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(Alls OK liOVUNOK liHS tSISHClUNI Sldlff Tl LRfllCC LAVS HAYOB GETS CONFERENCE Amoatpanled by OouncUmen Mid Clatof of Police Mayor Griffith Saya Conditions in Capital City Are Clood—Oiiel Has All Authority— Gorernor Saya Liquor is Sold. After the publicati n of Gov. Man ning’s announcement that he had •ailed upon Sheriff McCain several days ago to enforce the laws in Co lumbia, especially those prohibiting the sale of liquor, the city council held a special meeting Saturday, at which, on the grounds that the laws were being upheld iu the city, there was an undercurrent of protest at the action of the governor. » After their session the city fathers interviewed Gov. Manning, presum ably for the purpose of asking him for his information in regard to vio lation of the law in Columbia, but at the conference with the chief execu- this question was not put, the mayor and councilmen contenting themselves with telling the governor, through J. W. Richardson, chief of police, that the laws relating to whis key selling and gaming were being enforced with the greatest possible strictness. In the publication that occasioned the special me' ting of the city coun- etl and the subsequent joint confer ence between Gov. Manning and the members of council and the chief of police of Columbia occurred the state ment that the governor had been moved to call on Sheriff McCain on account of “continued complaints as to violation of the law in the city of Columbia." In the Interview with the city coun- eil Goy, Manning, although very cour teous and to all apcarances open to conviction, did not mince matters. He told Mayor Griffith that 1>e had had one talk with h m Jn which he had made it plain that the laws must be enforced. In consequence, when he heard that liquor was being sold Illegally in Columbia after the talk, he had called on Sheriff McCain to put a stoo to it 4 1 believe in local self-govern ment.” the governor told the mayor, "aad I called on you to enforce the laws. When I found that they were not being enforced, then I called on Sheriff McCain, mother local officer." dev. Manning told the members of •ouncll that he had souBht the co operation of the city authorities and had not wanted to go over their heads. Mayor Griffith said that the •htef executive had the co-operation •f the city officials. "We must Judge of that by re- •elts,” replied Gov. Manning. "I do not want to discredit any one, but In the matter of law enforcement I must have results." Both at the meeting of the city •ouncil and at thq conference with Gov. Manning, Cbief Richardson was the principal source from which In formation wes sought about the en forcement of the law in Columbia. At the special session of the city coun cil, Mayor Griffith called on Chief Richardson for a statement The chief of police said that he had never known a time in the last 15 years In which “blind tigers” and gambling houses had been so "tight." “The ‘hip pocket blinds’ are the onlv ones doing any business and they are mighty hard to catch," Chief Richardson told council. Mayor Griffith said that when they had called upon him he had told rep resentatives of the Metropolitan, Co lumbia nnd Elks clubs that under the new law there was nothing for them to do except stop handling liquor be cause they could not do so legally. He agreed with Chief Richardson that the only "tigers" operating in Co lumbia were of the elusive “hip pock et” variety and declared that since he had lived in Columbia he had never Tnown of so little gambling. Councilman DuPre remarked that he had heard that gambling went on In pool rooms, but could not say so of his own vnowledge. Mayor Griffith told the council that he had authorized Chief Richardson CUTS OFF ALL CABLES GREAT BRITAIN STOPS USE Of WIRES B YENE1QB8. ] No Oamm uni cations Can be Bitted if Enemy is Party to Either End of Message. Great Britain’s Intention of atop> ping all messages sent over cables under Britlok. control relating to trade in contraband or non-contra- band, "to which a resident in an enemy country is one of the parties," has been communicated to the United States government through Ambassa dor Page, at London. A memorandum given to Mr. Page, and cabled by him to the state de partment Friday, contained the first formal announcement of Great Brit ain’s cable censorship policy since the early days of the war, when neutral nations were reminded of the right of the British government to stop all communication over cables It con trolled. At that time It was announc ed that, to minimize Inconvenience to the public, messages In plain English or French would ba accepted for transmission, subject to censorship. All cable communication between America and Europe has to pass through Great Britain since the cut ting of the German cable. Under the latest notice officials at Washington understand that, in line with the allies’ blockade program, messages can not be sent from the United States to Italy or any other neutral country if they refer in any way to a transaction In which a resident of Germany, Austria or Turkey Is inter ested. The memorandum says: * "The necessity for the control of cables 16 its relation to matters which may be described generally as being of a purely naval or military nature is obvious and needs no dem onstration. In addition, it is clear that, in view of the great Importance of restricting the enemy’s supplies and withholding facilities from them for carrying on their trade, his Ma jesty’s government can not be expect ed to afford the use of British cables to enable neutral and enemy coun tries to make arrangements with each other for the conduct of that trade, and the principles upon which the censorship of commercial tele grams Is conducted Is to withhold, so far as British cables are concerned, all faculties for carrying on trade directly or Indirectly with an enemy country. “Accordingly, all cables are liable to be stopped which show clear evi dence, either by the text of the tele gram or by the known facts aa to the sender or rddresaee, that they refer to a transaction, whether In contra band or non-contraband, to which a resident in an enemy country la one of the parties. “This principle. It will be observed, Is applied Impartially to British, al lied or neutral subjects who endeavor to trade with the enemy through the medium of British cables.” TELL OFIUICO imicutl KCUlf IEIIUI iff MIS ME cuinc I LOOKS FOB PBOTECTIOR Colony in Mecdco City Write State, ment Alleging it is Their Desire to Assist Washington in Solving Per plexing Problem—Country is Drift ing Toward Destruction. A statement from the American colony at Mexico City declaring the situation there “more chsmtic and helpless than ever” was brought to the border near El Paso, Texas, Sat urday by Arthur Bullard Johnson, representing jointly the two thou sand Americans and the international committee of the capital district, composed of more than ten thousand persons. Mr. Johnson is on his way to take up the matter with United States officials. The statement was drawn March 10 at a meeting attended by about 200 members of the American colony | In answer to a communication from | Washington again suggesting that , the Americans leave Mexico. “The last request that Americans leave was sent by Mr. Bryan at a time when he must have known there was no railway exit,’’ said Mr. John- 1 son, who Is an American attorney of the Mexican capital. “My arrival here was after a trip of the utmost uncertainty and only accomplished by the greatest luck. There remain about fifty American women at the capital." The message of March 10 request ed Mr. L>ryan to make its text public, to which the secretary replied that he did not consider this wise. On March 12 tho American colony sent the following and final reply: I “The Americans resident In Mexi co City do. In mass meeting, express their appreciation of the secretary of “ SHOOTING AFFRAY AT CENTRAL. Clement Wounded by Ray- Kelly mood Taylor, Raymond Taylor, aged about 22, Thursday shot and wounded Clement Kelly. Little is known of the shoot ing. as there were not witnesses. Five shots are In the stomach. Kelly was taken to an Anderson hospital, where &n operation was performed. It was learned that the operation was suc cessful and Kelly was resting very well. Taylor was carried to the county jail by the sheriff. ment of law In Columbia. Mr. Rich ardson made to the governor practi cally the same statement he had made to city council, asserting that he had done everything In his power to en force the laws and that everything was “tight” *“Have yon full sying to act as you see fit in enforcing the laws’" Gov. Manning asked Mr. Richardson after he had finished his recital of the presnt virtuous state of Columbia. “Yes, sir,’’ answered Chief Rich ardson. “I have full authority.” Gov. Manning said that he had felt that one interview with city officials on the matter of law enforcement was enough and that when he had become satisfied that everything possible was not being done to enforce the law he had called on other authorities. “It is not our province to interpret the laws,” said Gov. Manning. "We entry Into the City of Mexico on August 15 last. “The arbitrary taking from Mexi to use any amount of money he need- must enforce them as t^ey stand on ed to employ extra assistants to help the books.” him enforre the laws against gam-1 Mayor Griffith told the governor hllng and liouor selling. He said that that he believed that Chief Richard- he had not heard of Sheriff McCain, son had done his full duty, doing anything in the city. ’ "Upon you as mayor of Columbia "I believe that somebody has been 1 rests the chief responsibility of en- mlsleadmg the governor about the forcing the laws,"' Gov. Manning situation in Columbia," declared ; raid, as he turned toward Mayor Grlf- Mayor Griffith. J flth. “If I have proof that liquor Is Councilman Keenan suggested that 1 being sold illegally, then I must act. tho '-"'•e-nnr he asked by the mayor If I can not get results from one local to give him his information about violation of the law In Columbia. Fi nally it was decided that all the mem bers of the council call on the gov ernor. An Interview was arranged by Mavnr Griffith. At this Jancture Sheriff McCain eanie into, the mayor’s office, where the special session of city council wa»' D10r e results than \ye have In enforc- authorlty, it is my duty to turn to an other one. I took first to the police in cities and to the sheriff In coun ties to enforce the law. But It is not enough for me to say, ‘Enforce thb law.’ I must know that the lawa are enforced." Has Sheriff McCain showed any be'ng held, on business not connected with the meeting. He was called'on by the council to tell his opinion of eonditions in the city. Sheriff McCain said that the situa tion in Columbia was the best he had dng the law In Columbia?" Chief Richardson asked Gov. Manning. “Results In law enforcement can not be achieved in a day,” replied Gov. Manning. "They come after continued and determined effort. It over known. That no clubs were run- 8eem ed for * time after my confer^ nlnjr and If liquor were being sold w, th tho city authorities that re- lllegaliy It was by "hip pocket” deal-! 8 «lts had been obtained and the laws ■era. Sheriff McCain told the council "er e bc,n * enforced; but since then that after his conference with the >t appears from my Information that governor he had instructed the Met- conditions have gotten bad again." ' ropolltan, Columbia and Ridgewood! Councilmen Rice, Keenan and Du- clubs to stoo handling liquor. The ^ th »t they believed the conferdbce was held three weeks ago. j town was “tight" Mavor Griffith made the remark | - After some farther diaennion the tmeftre cowl* lay claim..to Aadiare in conference between the governor and tile city ocronrll ended. the c'osing of theee clnbs. and tbe special meeting of eonndl broke up. The conference between the gov ernor and city council hagai at 13:SO o’clock by appointment and 1 anted half aa hoar. Mayor Griffith opened tbe confer- mm by asking Chief Richardson to Tote Down Honda. By a vote of nearly thirteen to one. cttlxeaa of Anderson, county Tneeday voted down, 111 votes, to t.SSd. a proposition authorising the of eluding houses here, automobiles, garages, furniture, money and crops; the issuing of decrees so in contra- I vention of right, fairness and justice as to be almost Incredible, the Nellb- erate, persistent and ill-oncealed at tempt to starve a city of 500,000 In habitants, depriving them of water, fuel and transportation; the shipping of defenceless women in locked cat tle cars to Vera Cruz, the carrying away of the controllers of electric street cars, thus paralyzing transit; the closing of the courts and schools; the holding of priests for ransom; the arrest and detention of 300 busi ness men who had assembled at the request of the general in charge of the city; the persecution of Span iards, suppression of mails and vio lation of sealed correspondence, both foreign and domestic; the removal of public archives and the stripping of public buildings; the open invitation to riot and loot; the sacking of churches and desecration of images; the killing of men and the outraging of women—are events too recent and well known to permit their being overlooked In forming judgment. The wantonness of such acts renders It impossible to acecpt the professions of the factlonlsts or their counsels as to the course to be pursued by for eigners.” i “It is the earnest defelreupf the I Americans In Mexico," the statement concludes, "to assist the Washington administration to find a solution for the perplexing international situa tion that exiss, and to this end they request that their efforts be regarded as made in good faith and that their knowledge of experience of the Mexi can situation be accorded full weight. They are willing to make sacrifices If through them any ultimate good may accrue to the M ex lean people or American prestifle, but they feel that thus far the very opposite has the re sult. ^ey consider that American clvlHxattdn Is on trial and thaj It has JuLoty.to perform to humanity which bo longar shouM-be puenWOTff WAFFS ON AR1BUERT VILLA truer ARES TO FIGHT AT MATAMORJH Battle la Southeast of Uaave Troops are Goins. While Villa forces are delaying their attack on Matamoraa pending the arrival of artillery, the stage Is being set for another battle at Lam- pazos, about severity milea soutbweat of Nuevo Laredo. * Border advices to the state and war departments said the Villa forces bound to attacMthe Carranza garri sons at Nuevo Laredo were expected to reach Lampazos Tuesday, "where a battle probably will be fought." Earlier messages said Carranza troops were being assembled at Nuevo Laredo. The garrison will number 1,200 and presumably a part of the force will be sent out along the National Railway to meet the Villa troops at Lampazos, if the bat tle is not already in progress. Should more troops be necessary on the American side at Laredo, Texas, in the event of an attack on Nuevo Laredo, a regiment of Infan try is In readiness at Texas City. The situation at Matamoras and at Brownsville, across the border, was unchanged. Th e Villa troops, re pulsed Saturday in their first attack, were encamped five miles from the city, the state department was advis ed, expecting to renew the assanlt on arrival of their artillery. Latest es timates of the losses Saturday said 300 Villa troops were killed and an equal number wounded, while the Carranza garrison had ten killed and thirty-eight wounded. On the American side a dozen guns from the third field artillery are ready for an emergency. Secretary Garrison said the instructions sent to Gen. Funston were similar to those given when bullets end shells fell on the American side during fighting at Naco. The secretary refused to say. however, whether orders had been given to return to the fire if the same thing happened at Brownsville. buLmea- state’s message of arch 12, as com municated to them by the Brazilian minister. However, they must re spectfully submit that it Is their fixed opinion, deduced from the past four years’ experience, that the time has come to accept the Mexican situation for what it is and not for what it might be hoped that it may become, or what Interested leaders or warring factions may try.to represent It to be. “The record Is clearly written In facta which show tbe true value of the pretentions of contending groups. They note the opinion of tho presi dent that be does not think It would contribute to their welfare to grant their request to make public their communication of March 9. They ask that It be made known to the president that It is their firm convic tion that their duty requires them to take tbe people of the United States and of tbs civilized world Into their fullest confldencs, and In the Inter ests of humanity to lay before them the whole train of the Mexican situa tion. and In the performance of this duty they earnestly invite and ardent ly hope for the aid and co-operation of the administration. “They desire, insofar aa they can, to controvent the systematic misrep resentation of the Mexican situation, to put an end to evasion and repres sion of the truth In regard thereto, especially as to their own situation and attitude. They are not surpris ed that Gen. Carranza should renew his promise "to exert himself to the utmost to protect lives and property of foreigners,’ but they submit that the true value of a promise should be estimated by what Gen. Carranza has Fears that the steamer Prlns Man done and decreed since Me triumphal rttls, of the Royal Dutch. Weal Indies ger advices from Mexico City. Bee re- ft-gnrtfed as hoaoreble opponents, but tary Bryan characterizing the sltna tion as "uncertain, but with no dis orders." No report tending to con firm statements that the Zapata forces were again preparing to aban don the capital had reached the de partment. The food situation Is again somewhat critical, Mr. Bryan said, but Gen. Garza bad given assurances tbat something will be done to meet the emergency. Reports from the border that Villa had demanded of Zapata that Gen. Felipe Angeles be Installed aa rovl- aional president in place of Gen. Gar za lacked confirmation at tbe state department, or st the Villa agency. Some officials were Inclined to credit tbe reported action of Villa, saying tbat ha probably considered that Gen. Garza was coming too much under the control of Zapata and hie adviser*, and that Gen. An geles could dominate the situation In tbe capital. No foreigners have yet left Mexico City, Secretary Bryan said, although both the Carranza and Zapata offi cials have promised to afford them facilities to reach Vera Crus. A re port from the latter place aald El Potrera sugar plantation, alxty miles from Vera Crux, had been looted by a rebel band and the manager had ask ed for a military guard SHIP LOST. Brief Wireless Report Tells Story of Fresh Sea Lost. company line, had gone down, pos sibly with all on board, were express ed In a wireless message received cans and foreigners of property, ln'J^ rom Ibe steamer Algonquin, which Saturday went to the aid of the Prlns Maurltis, reported In distrees off Cape Hatteras. The message from the Algonquin said the last heard from the Prlns Maurltis were the words, "sinking fast." The Algonquin’s message adds; “No later news was received from her but all hairdt 1 suposed to have per ished.” Word that the Prlns Maurltis was In distress came in a wireless mes sage Saturday, supposed to have been relayed by a British cruiser. She re ported her latitude and longitude and asked for prompt help. Several ves fcels, including the Algonquin and the City of Macon, went to her assist ance. No further word came until Saturday night’s message, Turks Assure Protection. Assurances that protection would be given to the entire population of Urumiah, Persia, where attacks on Americans and other foreigners and on native Christians have been re ported, has been given Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople by Turkey. e-o J sighted off the Hook of Holland by the Holland-Amerlcan liner Potsdam, which arrived at New York Thursday. They followed tbe Potsdam tot a short distance without attempting to stop her, then branched off in differ ent directions will mmm t.— SEUAM IBLIIIt TKlTKir M UHaUINE UIUII NOT KEPT AlPRISONEBS Greet Britain Refnees to Co—Mer the Members of the Sabmaii— Clews ee Prisoners of War—Ger many Plana to Retaliate With Sim ilar Treatment of British. A German protest and threat of reprisals on account of the treatment by Great Britain of the prisoners taken < n board submarines was made public at l/ondon Friday. This pro test was tranr-mltted by Germany to Great Britain through the United States. The reply of Great Britain also was made public. The German gov- ernn.ent in Us protest asked whether Great Britain intended to accord less favorable treatment to captured Ger man submarine crews than to other war prisoners, and if so what form this discrimination would take. Ger many stated that if Great Britain adopted such a course a British army officer held prisoner In Germany would receive correspondingly harsh er treatment for each member of a captured German submarine crew. Foreign Secretary Grey In bla re ply said' that the prisoners from Ger man submarines bad been placed In naval detention barracks and segre gated from other war prisoners, but were being treated humanely and permuted to take exercise. Further more, the foreign secretary said, Ger man prisoners In England are better fed and clothed than are British pris oner# of equal rank In Germany, and the Germans are not subjected to forced labor. As the submarine crews have been engaged in sinking neutral merchant ships and unarmed British vessels. Sir Edward said, they could not be WILL BE PUBtiEHED IE Right to Garry — Trade With were “offenders against the law of nations and common humanity." The foreign secretary said that one thousand officers and men of the Ger man navy had been rescued during the war, but that none from the Brit ish navy bad been rescued by the Germans. However, he made no sug gestions for a change. Under dato of March 20 the Ameri can ambassador wrote Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, as followa: "The American ambassador the honor, under Instructions fron the secretary of state, at Washing ton, to transmit tbe hereto annexed text of a telegram dated March 17, which Mr. Bryan has received from the German foreign office through the embassy at Berlin: “ ’According to notices apeparing In ~the British press the British ad miralty la setd to have made known Its Intention not to accord to the of ficers and crews of German subma rines. who have become prisoners, tbe treatment due to them as prisoners of war. and especially not to concede to the officers the advantage of their rank. “ ‘The German government 1* of opinion that theee reports are not. correct, aa the crews of the subma rines acted In the execution of orders given to them, and In doing this have solely fulfilled their military duties. " ‘At any rate the reports In ques tion have become so numerous In the neutral preej that an Immediate ex planation of tbe true facts appears to be of most argent Importance. “ ‘The Imperiol foreign office, therefore, requests the American em bassy to have aa inquiry of the Brit ish government by telegraph as to whether and In what way they Intend to treat the officers and crews of Ger man submarine boats who have been made prisoners in any respect worse than other prisoners of war. “ ‘Should this prove to be the case the request is added that, In the name of the German government, the sharpest protest he lodged with the British government against such pro ceedings and that no doubt be left that for each member of a crew of a submarine mad e prisoner a British army officer held as prisoner of war In Germany will receive correspond ing hasher treatment.’ " Sir Edward Grey replied to the American ambassador, under date of April 1, as follows: “The secretary of state for foreign affairs, with reference to his Excel lency’s note of the 20th ultimo, re specting reports In the press upon the treatment of prisoners from German submarines, has the honor to state that he learns from the lords commis sioners of the admiralty that the offi cers and men who were rescued from German submarinea U-8 and U-12 have been placed in naval detention barracks, in view of the necessity of their segregation from other prison ers of war. “In these quarters they are treated Saw* Three Submarines. "Ith humanity, gi ‘en the opportunity ThrM German enbm.rlne. mere The reply of tbe United States gov ernment to tho British order la < oil decreeing a virtual against commerce to and from Ger many, was cabled to A Page at London Tuesday night for presenution to the British foreign office. Aa soon as the communication has been delivered, it will be made public In thia country and In London. Mean while officials decline to intimate what Its contents are. Beyond the fact that the United States stands firmly for Its right to carry on legitimate trade with neu tral countries, even though they bo contiguous to belligerents, little is known of the administration’s posi tion In view of developments since the last note was dispatched Inquir ing how Great Britain and her allies Intend to enforce their prohibition against trade of “enemy origin, own ership or destination." Officials have pointed oat, how ever, that the American government wanted more definite Information as to the radius of action of the allies' blockading'fleets, and that the ques tion of whether the order-in-coancll was to be enforced under Interna tional law governing blockades or under the rules of contraband, had not been answered. Diplomats of other nentral conn- tries have displayed great Interest In the note. Several were among Seo- retary Bryan's callers. Since efforts to bring about Joint representations regarding the rights of nentcals on th e high seas failed, It Is understood that the Latln-American republics are anxious to move along Hues set by the United States to establish their record, which will form the basis of claims for damages suffered by thetr citizens through the activities of tho allied fleets. It waa said at the state depart ment that the usual practice of await ing judgment by prime court waa fol lowed In the case of the cargo the American steamer AnUlla, seised Mat month. The records show that the steamer carried lard and machinery, both of which have been declared contraband by Great Britain. Aa IP the ship herself, no reeaon far hag detention, bow that the carge ban been discharged, is knows, and 4n* pertinent officials expect her to ha te Hawser Breaks Again . Efforts to raise tho sunken subma rine F-4 off Honolulu harbor were temno'-arlly suspended Tuesday after who, at the orders of their govern- books, subjected to no force! labor and ar e better fed and clothed ’than British prisoners of equal rank now In Gormany. "As, however, the crews of the tyo German submarines in question, be fore they were rescue 1 from the sea, were engaged id sinking Innocent British' and neutral merchant ships and wantonly killing non-combatants, they can not be regarded as honor able oponents, but rather as persons a hawser with which the boat was being draeeed toward shore snapped ment, have committed acts which are offences against the law of nations and contrary to common humanity. 'Hif Majesty’s government would "Americans in Mexico look to the j also bring to the notice of the United administration for the protection States government that daring the which thev believe It is their due to present war more then one thousand TFlTITn |ii T TTiii ■itmliilniiaMeg'e do officers «nd men of the German navy “Mexico Is drifting toward total da- sire and unoueet'onahle dutv to »f- bare been reseuetT Troa»~lhg ■traction, from which a mistaken a!-'ford, and they further TesnectfuHy aou.ettfuee in spite of danger to tbe trnism la powerless to save It. The express the hone that their views, mav' -ewuera and sometlmea to the prejn- frreeaot struggle does not represent j be given such rnbMeatfon as mav he A're of tbe British naval one rations, the efforts of A people to secure Ub-1 e»ertlv«ty assist the American poo- No ea*e hss, however, occurred of •rty and ^onl righto ao-mneh aa • ! pla tn form ♦mg a sound opinion of tho any officer or mu of the royal navy sttnation." being maenad by “ Saturday’s coast atom claim* victims la the vicinity of tho ware capos. They were th# the Consolidation Coal oc barges Nos. • sad t, fro* for Boston who won thetr crafts foundered near Capo Hralopen. Tho bargee broke adrtEk from the tug Cumber land. Despite heroic efforts la tho fhao nd a blinding now storm and a Ct-mile gale, tbe Cumberland's crew was an- able to gat another Une to tho barges. For hours the tug stood ty, but the fury of the sea mads It tm- poKslble to render assistance. Final ly tbe bargee broke to pieces and sank with all hands aboard, bodies of Capt. Johnaoa. Bat Karl Larsen, a Swedish subject, Dempsey Jarvis, also of washed ashore late la the day. The wind at on« time blew seventy miles aa hoar. Coast guards and life-savers from tbe Lewes and Ite hoboth stations made refeated efforts to launch a Ufa boat, but could ant gat through the boiling surf. ^ ^ ^ is. ORDERED HOME. U. H. Military From Paata. The American army offleara on duty as military observers with Ger man armies have been ordered homo and their places will not be flllnd. The reason assigned by Secretary Garrison for the recall order waa that their mission has been fnlfllled. That explanation, it was announced, would be the war department’s last word la tbe matter. It is known, however, that other reasons largely of a per sonal character were considered by army officials In determining to with draw the observers. The American observers hsvn found their positions somewhat diffi cult because of tbe high tension to which at least a few of those with whom they must come in contact in Germany have been strung by months of warfare and press reports in Ger many criticising the attitude of tho United States on varions subjecta re lating to the war. \ Five Steamers Sail for Europe^ Five steamship* Tuesday cleared from Galveston for “European porta with aggregate cargoes of 27,000 bales of cotton and 722,800 bushela of wheat, valued at Sails With Cotton. The American steamer City at Memphis sailed from Wilmington, M. C.. Tuesday, carrying approximately 10,000 bales of cotton for Rotter dam. Her cargo 1q valued at $M0,- • 00. Over Five iliousand Lost. Since the beginning of the war tha British army on tbe continent 1.503 officers killed and 2.833 ' «d, while 70S have bean missing. rsasftsOwM. Tha sts ' tha bottom Saturday off coast by jM