The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 11, 1915, Image 3
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VAR ZOHCIMI
KIIAHI lETAUATEi AGAIRST
EMiUil RATAL NUCT.
ATTEMPTS A BLOCKADE
Ammooncett Intention to Proceed
Against Shipping of the Enemy—
Bays Ships North'of Shetland Is
lands and Within Thirty Miles of
the Netherlands Are Safe.
The German government Saturday
gave out at Berlin the text of “the
memorandum o( the Imperial Ger
man government concerning retalia
tion against the measures taken by
England, in violation of international
law, to stop neutral soa commerce
with Germany. It follows:
“Since the beginning of the present
war Great Britain has carried on a
mercantile warfare against Germany
in a way that defies all the principles
of international law. It is true that
the British government has announc
ed in a number of decrees the Lon
don declaration concerning naval
forces, but in reality she has renounc
ed the declaration in its most impor
tant particulars, although her own
delegates at the London conference
on naval warfare had recognized its
conclusions to be valid as interna
tional law.
“The British government has put a
number of articles in the list of con
traband which are not, or, at most,
are only indirectly useful for mili
tary purposes, and, therefore, accord
ing to the London declaration, as well
as according to the universally recog
nized rules of international law, may
not be designated as contraband.
"She has further actually abolish
ed the dlctlnction between absolute
and relative contraband. Inasmuch as
she has subjected to capture all arti
cles of relative contraband Intended
for Germany, without reference to
the harbor In which they are to beun-
loaded or to the hostile or peaceful
use to which they are to be put.
“She does not even hesitate te vio
late the Paris declaration, as her
naval forces have seized on neutral
ships German property that was not
contraband In violation of her own
decrees concerning the London decla
ration she has further, through her
naval forces, taken from neutral
ships numerous Germans liable to
military service and has made of
them prisoners of war. ,,
“Finally, she has declared the en
tire North Sea to be an area of war,
and if she has not made impossible
the passage of neutral shipping
through the sea between Scotland
and Norway has rendered it so diffi
cult and so dangerous that she has to
a certain extent effected a blockade
of neutral coasts and neutral ports.
In violation of all international law.
“All these measures have the ob
vious purpose, through illegal paraly-
atison of legitimate neutral com
merce, not dbly to strike at the Ger
man military strength, but also at
the economic life of Germany, and
Anally through starvation, doom the
entire population of Germany to de
struction.
“The neutral powers have general
ly acquiesced in the steps taken by
the British government; especially
they have not succeeded in inducing
the British government to restore the
German Individuals and property
seised in violation of international
law. In certain directions they have
also aided the British measures,
which are irreconcilable with the
freedom of the sea, in that they have
obviously, under the pressure of Eng
land, hindered by export and trans
mit embargoes the transit of wares
for peaceful purposes to Germany.
“The German government has in
vain called the attention of neutral
powers to the fact that it must face
the question whether it can longer
persevere in its hitherto strict observ
ance of the rules of the London dec
laration; if Great Britain were to
continue its course and the neutral
powers were to acquiesce in these
violations of neutrality, to the detri
ment of Germany.
“For her violations of international
law Great Britain pleads the vital in
terests which the British empire has
at stake, and the nteutral powers
seem to Atisfy themselves with a
theoretical protest. Therefore, in
fact, they accept the vital interests
of belligerents as sufficient excuse for
every method of warfare. *
“Germany must now appeal to
these same vital interests, to its re
gret. It, therefore, sees itself forced
to military measures aimed at Eng
land in retaliation against the Eng
lish procedure. Just as England has
designated the area between Scot
land and Norway as an area of war,
so Germany now declares all the
waters surrounding Great Britain end
Ireland, including the entire JSnglish
channel, as an area of war, and thus
will proceed against the shipping of
the enemy. For this purpose, begin
ning February 18, 1915. it will en
deavor to destroy every enemy mer
chant ship that is found, in this area
of war, without its always being pos
sible to avert the peril that thus
threatens persons and cargoes.
"Neutrals are, therefore, warned
against further entrusting crews,
passengers and wares to such ships.
Their attention is also called to the
fact that it is advisable for their
ships to avoid entering this area, for
even though the German naval forces
have instructions to avoid violence to
nentral ships, insofar as they are rec
ognisable, in view of the misuse of
neutral flags ordered by the British
government aqd the contingencies of
naval warfare, their becaming vic
tims of torpedoes directed . against
enemy ships can not always be avert-
MANY WITHDRAW.
FORHIGN DIPLOMATS MAT UKAVC
MuooD orrr.
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Relations With General Carranza
Have Become Tease—Cables Home
for Instructions.
So serious Is the fr'ction between
the Carranza government and meni-
beri of the diplomatic corps In the
City of Mexico that the withdrawal
of many foreign legations is now
threatened.
Some of the prominent diplomatic
representatives of European countries
already have cabled thoir uome gov
ernments suggesting that, inasmuch
as communication is growing more
and more restricted and little respect
is given them by the Carranza au<
thorities, it might be advisable to
unite with other governments in a
movement to abandon all foreign le
gations in Mexico. 1
State department officials Friday
night declined to discuss this phase
of the situation. As the American
embassy has been closed since the
rupture with the Huerta government,
the action on tne pan oi tue outer
diplomatic ihissions is being consid
ered without consulting the United
States, so far as is known.
The plan of the diplomatic corps
in the City of Mexico, which is un
derstood to be acting as a unit, is to
leave affairs in Mexico in charge of
consular officers. This will mean
practically the severance of diplo
matic relations by all countHes and
present a unique status for Mexico in
the family of nations.
The situation in the Mexican capi
tal ban been replete with diplomatic
embarrassments since the rapid
changes in executive authority en
sued.
When Gen. Carranza, in his capac
ity as first chiaf of the Constitution
alist army, first abandoned the City
of Mexico and moved his capital to
Vera Cruz, he invited the diplomatic
corps to accompany him. The diplo
mats formally declined on the ground
that such step might be construed as
a recognition of his government.
Since then the relations between
Carranza and the foreign diplomats
in the City of Mexico have not been
cordial.
The return of the Carranza author
ity to the City of Mexico, where Gen.
Obregon is In command, has now de
veloped into a menacing situation,
berause the latter has threatened, by
direction of Carranza, to deport the
Spanish minister unless Angel del
Caao, who claims to be a confidential
agent of the Spanish government, is
surrendered from his hiding place In
the Spanish legation. He Is accused
of complicity in the Villa govern
ment.
W'lth the strict censorship on press
dispatches, the most rigorous known
in Mexico in years, and the difficulties
of foreign diplomats In communicat
ing with their home governments,
the situation has caused much anx
iety among officials and dlplomats’at
Washington.
Some of the embassies at W'ashing-
ton tried s few days ago to communi
cate with their missions in the City
of Mexico and had the cipher mes
sages returned to them, the Mexican
telegraph officials refusing to receive
them. Since then there has been s
modification of the embargo on code
messages, but diplomats declare the
uncertainties of communication have
not been removed.
So far as Is known from official
telegrams, the City of Mexico is quiet
Comparatively little news of military
activity In the southern republic
reached the state department Friday."
No reply had been received to the
telegram sent by Acting Secretary
Lansing to the Brazilian minister to
exerclre his good offices In behalf of
Angel del Caso. and officials admit
ted they had only meager informa
tion about the situation.
flGHI irnE EAS1
itINAR AmU CIRTIRRtS IR
riMT MIAIUV
WEST REPORTS QiliET
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Masses of German Troops, Numbering
Thirty Thousand to the Mile, At
tempt to Tate Russ ion Positions—
Petrograd Gives Account of Battle,
But Berlin Has Nothing to Say.
Petrograd reports: While the Ger
mans with three-quarters of their
forces along the Bzura contalnued to
hammer at the Russian line, the Rus
sians threw their forces across the
Bzura at ivamion, near the Junction
of the Bzura with the Vistula, and
captured the German fortified posi
tion. At the same time they drove
the Germans across the Bzura at Dak-
hovana, close to Sochazew.
, At Kamion the Russians captured
steel bullet-proof shields, a numl'sr
of quick-firing guns, and in this dis-
I trlct and on the upper Rawka river
: they captured several German out
posts.
Near Bolimow the Gormans were
unrelenting in their attack, and the
Russians countered with equal feroc
ity. Germap forces repeatedly used
armored motor cars, but shrvpnel
from the Russian lines forced them
to retire.
Russian military authorities be
lieve the desperation evidenced by the
Germans in Russian Poland is a
shield for the removal of forces to
ward the western front, and they
compare those attacks with others de
livered by Gen. von Hindenbcrg early
in the war, when six corps of German
soldiers were rushed toward France.
At Shabno. north of Tarnow, Gali
cia, the Austrians aimed at Russian
fortifications on the left bank of the
Hunalec. They tried to approach
through an elaborate system of
trenches, but were driven out at the
point of the bayonet.
In the Carpathians, from Dukla
pass to Uzcok, thence 50 miles direct
ly south of Przemysl, the Russians
report a continued advance, In which
they are pushing the enemy to the
south. Three thousend prisoners are
reported to have been taken In the
past three days.
“Our troops on the left bank of the
Bzura river near its juncture with
the Vistula, have undertaken a fur-
NAVAL MILITIA OUT.
“At the i
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the North
time It Is sped rally
north of the Shet-
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Gov. Manning Takes First Step To
wards Clearing Up Tangle.
First steps toward clearing up the
militia tangle in this State were taken
Saturday by Gov. Manning, comply
ing with the request of Secretary of
Navy Daniels to remedy conditions
complained of by Former Governor
Blease.
This action of Gov. Manning con
sisted of mustering out of the ser
vice for Inefficiency the first and
fourth divisions of naval militia, lo
cated respectively at Charleston and
Georgetown, effecting about 110 men,
and retiring Lieutenant Commander
DuBose. of thte South Carolina naval
militia battalion, whom the navy de
partment referred in an official com
munication as the seeming "stum
bling block in this situation.”
Gov. Manning stated he would mus
ter into service two new divisions to
fill the vacancies in the corps caused
by the disbanding of these organi
zations.
Negroes Shot Officers.
Firing upon C. W. Deen, special
agent at Waycross, Ga., at such close
range that his face was burned by
powder, two negroes Saturday led
officers a 7-mile chase that ended in
their capture at Ruskin during the
afternoon.
Dacia at Norfoljk.
The American steamer Dacia, about
whose recent change froi& German to
American cegistry questions of inter
national law have arisen, arrived at
Norfolk, Va., Sunday for coal before
proceeding on her voyage.
sqch early notice of these measures
that hostile as well as neutral ships
may have time accordingly to adapt
their plans for landin.; at ports in
this area of war. It is to be expected
that the neutral powers will show no
leas consideration for the vital inter-
eats of Germany than for those of
England and will aid la heaping their
eitliaas and property of the latter
from this area. This Is more to he
expected aa It la to the tatereat of the
aeotni powers to see this
ther offensive movement and have
captured s very important point of
support of the enemy north of the
village of Vitkovitze.
"On an estate near Barjlmow we
have raptured a considerable section
of the Germans' entrenched line; also
a portion of the second line trenches,
taking six rapid-fire guns. In the re
gion of Borjlmow the enemy has
made three pronounced attacks with
out sucecss.'
Not since the battles around I^odz,
Russian Poland, early in December,
have the Germans delivered such vici
ous attacks as *hen they attempted
to break through the Russian lines
near Borjlmow. Probably never be
fore in the east have they concen
trated such a force upon one point.
For six miles between Hnmin and
Borjlmow the Germans threw 10S,-
OOO infantrymen and heavy forces of
cavalry, supported by lOO batteries
of artillery—OOO guns. It Is esti
mated there were nearly 30,000 men
to the mile, coming on in ten or
twelve lines like waves of the sea.
“In the Carpathians the fighting
continues along the front which is
between the Dulka Pass and Mount
Wyszkow. We advanced at a point
near Slvldnlk, in the valley of the
river La Bortch. moving in the direc
tion of Oujok. We took 2,000 prison
ers and ten machine guns.
“At Mount Houkholka and at
Beskld our troops during the last
few days have been confronting the
enemy with a desperate resistance.
They accepted no less than ten en
gagements at the point of the bayo-
nte. On February 3 we resolved to
withdraw our soldiers from the
mountain positions previously select
ed and organized by us. The offen
sive strength of the enemy in this
vivinity is very considerable.'’
Vienna reports: “Rtssian attacks
have been renewed at certain places
in the Carpathians, but have broken
down with heavy losses to this enemy.
Our attacks continue in the forest
region. The number of prisoners
taken by us In the Carpathians has
been Increased by 4,000.”
Berlin reports “Russians Friday at
tacked on the east Prussian frontier
and south of the Vistula, against the
German front from Humin to the
Bzura rivqr. All attacks were repul
sed. Tiie Germans made 1,000 pris
oners and took nix machine guns.
“Especially from the British, but
also from the French side, the alle
gation is repeated continuously that
the Germaps, to commemorate the
emperor’s birthday, made attacks on
a large scale, which were attended
throughout with heavy reverses for
the Germans.
“All German official reports of
events on the days in question prove
that this allegation was Invented,
with perfidious intent. Of course,
such fighting manners cannot touch
the emperor's person, but the Ger
man army headquarters would not
fail to expose their baseness to
shame.”
London reports: On his chosen
ground west of Warsaw, General von
Hindenburg, German commander, is
continuing his costly lunges to break
through to the Polish capital. At the
same time the Russians further to
the qorth have pressed forward and
after crossing the Bxura river they
are seriously threatening the Ger
mans with an outflanking movement.
Thus, another great battle for War
saw is on. involving perhaps greater
toes of life than any other conflict tn
tho war. The Issue remains unde
cided. bat the Russians claim the In
itiative has Reseed to thees. allhoegh
■ore fnrloaa German attacks are «g-
It appears that la
the western half of tho hauls region
tho Russians are making progress
while la the seat era half they appear
to have fallen hock from Lupkow aad
Beskld passes on prepared positions,
whore they are attempting to stem
tho rush of largo Auatro-Oermaa
forces. .
Austria announced that Russian
attacks in the Carpathians had brok
en down and that the Russians had
suffered heavy losses. In some sec
tions of the front the Austrians are
on the orensive, and the capture of
4,040 more Russiana is reported.
Particular significance is attacked
by military strategists to the out*
come of the Carpathian campaign be
cause it probably will decide the mas
tery of that region for the remainder
of the war. Should Austria gain a
definite victory her territory would
be freed from the menace of invasion.
The Russian counter blow on the
massed assaults of Gen. von Hinden-
berg’s men is, to British observers,
the most interesting development of
the eastern struggle. Temporarily it
overshadows operations of the Rus
sians in East Prussia and is taken in
some quarters to indicate they have
ceased playing the role of merely
holding their lines west of Warsaw
and determined on an effort to expel
the invaders.
In the meantime the Russians are
making slow progress in East Prus
sia and are withstanding the at
tempts of the Austro-German forces
to take the offensive on the river Nida
in southern Poland and on the Duna-
jec river in Galicia. The Austrians
admit the loss of Tarnow, Galicia, an
important centre, Russian possession
of which insures the main line of
communications in western Galicia.
In the midst of the snows of the
Carpathians the two armies still are
contending for the passes which lead
into Hungary. The Austro-German
forces have driven the Russians back
from the passes which they had occu
pied on their extreme right west of
Dukla pass, but, elsewhere the Rus
sians claim to be making progress, or,
at all events, to be holding their own.
Fighting in the west Is a repetition
of that of the preceding days. There
have been lively artillery duels and a
few Infantry attacks, in which both
sides claim to have gained some
ground.
No further fighting in Egypt is re
ported. The Turkish account of that
which already has occurred there re
fers to it as an encounter of van
guards and adds that the battles are
still in progress. This probably is a
delayed announcement.
The Italian report of the return of
Baron Durian, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, from his visit to the
German emperor says the Austrian
cabinet found the results satisfactory,
but were not inclined to give Tren
lino to Italy and part of Transyl
vanla to Roumania as the price of
continued neutrality on the part of
those countries.
Turkey has given Italy satisfaction
for the Hodeida incident. The Brit
ish consul has been released and the
Italian flag saluted.
English refugees from Constanti
nople declare the former cruiser Goe-
ben. now owned by Turkey, was so
badly damaged by striking a Turk
ish mine that it will be Impossible to
repair her at Constantinople. This
virtual loaa of the Goeben reduces the
Turkish fleet to a state of inferiority
as compared with the Russian Black
Sea fleet, which Is about to be
strengthened by a new dreadnought
constructed at Sebastopol. It Is be
lieved that when this ship joins the
fleet Russia will attack the Bosphorus
and the Blrck Sea while the allied
fleets attempt to force the Dar
danelles.
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WARNED OF SUDNAIINtS
Lusitania Hears of Enemy's Pres-
✓
ence and Navigates Irish Sea Un
der the Stars and •Stripea—Inter
national Law on the Subject—No
Official Report Received.
London reports: The British steam-
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WANTS LAW ENFORCED.
Manning Insists That Sheriffs Have
All Necessary Power.
Gov. Manning has determined that
the laws of the State shall be enforc
ed, and he also hopes that each local
ity will attend to the enforcing of
these laws without his having to ap
point any special constable or detec
tive. The sheriff of one of the coun
ties wrote to him that he did not see
how he could enforce the law in his
county. In reply Gov. Manning wrote:
"In reply to your letter. I note
that you say that you feel it iA almost
an impossible undertaking to enforce
the law with locrl aid.
“I will have to differ from you in
your view on this matter. I do not
see why it should be impossible for
the local authorities of your county
to enforce the law. All the corporat-
ed laws of your County have their
local organization, which should be
ample to enforce all the law in that
Community. Each magistrate in your
county has his constable, all of whom
have power in enforcing thb law.
Finally, you have your deputy, and,
if-necessary, you have the power to
swear ih extra deputies. With this
machinery in your county, as in all
other counties, I do not see why the
law can not be enforced.
“I expect the officers of each local
ity, whether municipal, magisterial,
district or county, to do their duty in
enforcing the law. I do not expect,
either, that these officers should re
main passive until initiative for the
enforcement of the law comes from
outside forces. Wherever the sheriff
or other peace officer knows or sus
pects violation of the law, it should
he his business to follow up the clue
to a conclusion.
“The law should be enforced Just
as much in regard to illegal liquor
sales, gambling, slot machines, or
any other petty violation, the same As
it would be enforced in a case of ar
son or murder.
"I trust that you will view this
tnatteV as I do. and that you and all
other officers of your county will do
their ntmost to enforce the law; that
they will not. by non-enforcement,
confess thit they ere -unable to pre
serve the taw In your county.
*T hope that yon will let me hear
from yon nt an early date on what
progreas yon are making la this mat
ter I am.
er Lusitania, of the Cunard line,
which sailed from New York Janu
ary 30 and arrived at Liverpool Sat
urday afternoon, flew the American
flag from the time she passed Queens
town until she entered the Mersey.
This Is vouched for by American pas
sengers who crossed on her.
The Lusitania received a wireless
from the ualtic of the White Star
line, that two submarines had been
sighted from that vessel. The cap
tain, in reply to a question of one of
the passengers, declared he had a
right to fly the flag of a neutral coun-
try for protection of neutral passen
gers and malls which the ship was
carrying.
After being delayed by heavy
storms, which raised seas deck-high
and injured eleven passengers, the
Lusitania arrived off Queenstown
late Friday. She cruised off the Irish
port for two hours and without pick
ing up a pilot, as is usually done,
proceeded for Liverpool at full speed,
arriving at the Mersey channel at
daybreak with the Stars and Stripes
still flying.
While the British foreign office has
received no official advices concerning
a report current in shipping circles
that the Cunard line steamship Lusi
tania flew the American flag on en
tering Liverpool and will make no
formal statement until the matter is
presented in deflnite form, a promi
nent British official said that inas
much as the British government
grants ships of other nations the
privilege of using the British flag to
escape capture, it naturally feels that
such s privilege would be granted to
its ships in s simitar emergency.
The British Merchant Shipping act
passed in 18S4 contains the following
paragraph:
“If a person uses the British flag
and assumes the British nstionsl
character on board of ship, owned in
whole or in part by psrsons unquali
fied to own a British ship, for the
purpose of making the ship appear to
be British, the ship shall be subject
to forfeiture under this act unlees
the assumption has been made for
the purpose of eecaping capture by
the enemy or by a foreign ship of
war in the exercise of some belllger
ent right."
American officials have received ao
official report of the use of the Amer
ican flag by the Lnsitanla. but they
indicated that Inquiry mlfbt be made.
Pending receipt of full information,
comment was reserved.
It was regarded by some as not
unlikely that the occurrence would
fnrnlsh a basis for discussing the en
ure subject of the use of neutral flags
by belligerent merchantmen on ac
count of chargee to that effect made
In the German admiralty’s statement.
The rules of internation-J taw are
clear in that each nation has the
right to determine for itself the con
ditions under which Us flag may be
bestowed on a vessel. One recognis
ed authority holds that “tho ossump
tion of the flag of a foreijn state
without Its ..uthorizatlon is consider
ed as a violation of international law,
as s device both fraudulent and in
jurious to the honor of the state
Both the state whose flag ia wrongly
used and that in regard to which the
use of the false flag have their right
to demand the punishment of the
guilty persons.”
Examination of the statutes of the
United States reveals that there is
no law prohibiting mlsusg- of the
American flag by foreign vessels,
though the state department has in
the past ordered its consuls always to
communicate full information as to
such incidents.
Upon the outbreak of war with
Chile in 1879 Peru inquired of the
United States what conditions must
be complied with In order that a
merchant vessel might be considered
as belonging to the United States,
and under what conditions the United
States flag might be used.
The American' legation In Peru
sent a note in reply which was sup
plemented by a memorandum from
the secretary of state, Mr. Evarts,
who said that “there is no prohibi
tion of the use of the American flag
by a foreign vessel beyond the Juris
diction of the United States, or any
penalty “provided therefore
The use of the American flag by the
British steamer Lusitania, of the Cu
nard line, in its voyage across the
Irish Sea has aroused great interest
in London Sunday night, and, al
though it did not mention this in
stance specifically, the British foreign
office issued a statement Sunday,
night .dealing in a general way witlv
such usage.
It argues that the only effect in the
case of a merchantman flying a neu
tral flag would be to compel a bellig
erent ship to investigate the vessel’s
nationality and the character of her
cargo before capturing her.
The statement points out also that
by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894
foreign vessels are permitted to use
British colors for the purpose of es
caping capture.
From stories told by passengers on
the Lusitania It would appear that
instructions to the captain of the
liner to hoist the Stars and Stripes
came from the British admiralty. Al
ready he had been warmed of the
presence of German enbmartnea.
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years,
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Visit of
resets tative to Rwope.
Senator Simmons, personal repra-
esntatlve of President Wilson la tho
fight for the administration ship pur
chase bill, told the president Satur
day he believed an extra session
the 64th congress onght to be called
if the Republicans’ filibustering coo*'
tlnued until the close of the present
session.
Senator Stone, chairihan of the for
eign relations committee. Is of thn
same opinion. There was no materi
al change in the situation at the cap-
itol Saturday.
The revelation of the day was the
agreement of the Republicans to as*
cept a straight-out government own
ership and operation scheme under
control of the navy department as n
substitute, perfected by Senator Cna-
mins of Iowa provides simply that
the navy department shall use $39,-
000,000 worth of Panama canal
bonds to purchase and construct van-
sets for a naval Auxiliary and that In
time of peace, these vessels shall ha
operated by the department in the
ocean carrying trade of the United
States.
Senator Cummins stated Saturday
that his new .measure would command
the entire Republican vote in the
Senate as an alternative to the ad
ministration bill unless the latter
should be" so amended as to get the
support of Senators Norris aad L*
Follette. r
Opponents of the bill affirm their
purpose of promptly resuming their
filibuster when Mr. Gore calls up hie
motion to discharge the committee.
They claim to have their forcee well
in line and a sufficient number of
long distance speakers to occupy the
time, even If continuous sessioas are
ordered.
Beginning Monday, thers will re
main only 22 working days tn the ses
sion. Only one appropriation bill hae
been passed In the Senate. Fourteen
of the great supply bills remata en
acted upon.
Another Washington dispatch say*
plans, which l*reM<tont Wilson mmm
have looking to the eventual tens9>
nation of the European war, worn thn
•abject of ranch ■ peculation among
foreign diplomats. Sunday as a re
sult of the arrival In London of Cul.
E. M. House, the president's Ino
rnate friend, on a tour of the Euro
pean capitals.
At the White Hones U waa stated
that Mr. House was not authorised tn
carry on peace negotiations while In
Europe, though the president natirnl-
ly expected to learn much of Internet
about the diplomatic situation these
when the colonel returned la the
spring.
It was said authoritatively that
Mr. House bad planned te go te Eu
rope of hit own tnlttatlve, hot theh
the president asked him to de what
he could toward co-ordlaatlng varteed
relief measures .adertaken by l■■^
cans abroad.
Only incidentally does Col. Heenet
mission bear on the poeeiMtlhr at
making pence, aa the president. It M
known, does not Intend to renew his
original tender of good offices far
mediation until there Is aa accept
ance or strong Indication to that af
fect by one or more of the belliger
ents.
Many diplomats la Washington,
however, were Inclined to believe that
the trip of Col. House might he In
strumental eventually In
unofficially an understanding of
dltlona under which the
would make peace.
Col. House bears a letter saying he
Is the personal and unofficial repre
sentative of President Wilson, ao that
Americana in charge of vartopn
branches of relief work will not hesi
tate to discuss their plans and eo-wp-
erate with him freely.
Seas Dry.
Gov. Rays of Arkansas signed
state-wide prohibition MU. which
hfMts the granted ef further ml
the
TRAIN IS ROBBED.
1
Florida Limited is Boarded by Font
Masked Men.
The Palm Beach Limited train od
the Florida East Coast railroad, Jack
sonville to Miami, was boarded by
four masked men at Stuart, Fla., ear-
ly Sunday night and the male pas
sengers on the observation platform
robbed of their money and jewelry.
The amount obtained has not been
learned, but it is not believed to have
been large. »
I No attempt was made to molest
the women. They were forced, how
ever, at the point of revolvers to
enter the car, where several of them
fainted. After completing their
search of the men the robbers made
their way through thq observation
car, but found that a braMman, who
had caught sight of them," had locked
the door.
Revolvera were then levelled nt
him and he was ordered to*9011 tho
bell rape to stop the train. When, It
slowed down the fou^men jumped to
the ground and essglRbd. Posses are
now searching for them.
I
Jap CTiitaer is Safe.
The Japanese cruiser Asanas,
aground in Turtle Bay, near Port
Bertolomo, near lower Califorait.
“is in no immediate danger," accord
ing to a report to the navy depart
ment from Rear Admiral Howard,
commanding the Pacific fleet.
Villa to Planning
Mexican advices are that Gen. Villa
is at Irapuato, one hundred miles
north of Mexico City, directing an ex
tensive campaign which has for its
object the capture of Tampico aad
domination of the northern half oi
Mexico
at