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RICANS WILL BE SAFE ON
NEUTRAL SBIFS
GRAVE ISSUE IS CREATED
Orman
Restricted
Reply Proposes
Modns Vivendi and Offers Guaran
tees With Reservations—Omits
Reference to Reparation for Loss
of Life on Lusitania.
"Berlin, July 8.
“The undersigned has the honor to
make the following reply to his or.-
eellency, Ambassador Gerard, to the
note of the 10th ultimo re the im
pairment of American interests by
the, German submarine war.
“The Imperial government learned
with satisfaction from the note how
earnestly the government of the Unit
ed States is concerned in seeing the
principles of humanity realized in the
present war. Also this appeal finds
ready echo in Germany and the im
perial government is quite willing to
permit Its statements and decisions
In the present case to be governed by
the principles of humanity Just as it
has done always.
“The imperial government wel
corned with gratitude when the
American government In the note of
May 15 Itself recalled that Germany
always had permitted itself to be
governed by the principles of pro
. gress and humanity in dealing with
e law of maritime war. Since the
e when Frederick the Great nego-
A»d with John Adams, Benjamin
'ran kiln and Thomas Jefferson the
treaty of friendship and commerce of
September 8, 1785, between Prussia
and the Republic of the West, Ger
man and American statesmen, have,
in fact, always stood together In the
struggle for the freedom of peace
able trade. In the International pro
ceedings which since have been con
ducted for the regulation of the laws
uf inarlttme war Germany and Ameri
ca have Joihtly advocated progressive
principles, especially the abolition of
the right of rapture at sea and the
protection of the interests of neu
trals.
“Kven at the beginning of the pres
ent war the German government im
mediately declared its willlngne***. In
response to proposals of the Ameri
can government, to ratify the decla
ration of Ixmdon and thereby subject
itself In the use of Its naval forces to
nil the restrictions provided therein
In favor of neutral*. Germany like
wise has been always tenacious of the
principle that war should be conduct
ed against the armed and organized
forces of an enemy country but that
the enemy civilian population must
be spared .as far as possible from the
measures of
ernment cherishes the definite hope
that some way will be found, when
peace la concluded, or perhaps ear
lier, to regulate the law of maritime
war In a manner guaranteeing the
freedom of the seas, and will wel
come It with gratitude and satisfac
tion If it can work hand in hand with
the American government on that oc
casion.
“If in the present war the princi
ples which should be the ideal of the
future have been traversed more and
more, the longer Ua duration, the
, German government has no guilt
therein It Is known to the Ameri
can government how Germany's ad
versaries, by completely paralyzing
peaceable traffic between Germany
and neutral countries, have aimed
from the very beginning and with in
creasing lack of consideration at the
destruction not so much of the armed
forces as the life of the German na
tion, repudiating In doing so all the
rules of International law and disre
garding all rights of neutrals.
“On November 5, 1014, England
declared the North sea a war area
and by planting poorly anchored
mines and by the stoppage and cap
ture of vessels made passage ex-
" tremely dangerous and difficult for
neutral shipping, so (by) that ac
tually blockading neutral coasts and
ports contrary to all International
law. Long before the beginning of
submarine war England practically
intercepted legitimate neutral navi
gation to Germany also Thus Ger
many was driven to a submarine war
on trade. On November 14, 1914,
the Et glish premier declared in the
House of Commons that It was one
of England’s principle tasks to pre
vent food for the German population
from reaching Germany via neutral
ports. Since March 1 England has
been taking from neutral ships with
out further formality all merchandise
proceeding to Germany, as well as
all merchandise coming from Ger
many, even when neutral property.
Just as it was also with the Boers,
the German people is now to be given
the choice of perishing frym starva
tion with Its women and children or
of relinquishing its Independence:
“While our enemies thus loudly
and openly proclaimed without mercy
until our utter destruction, we were
conducting a war in self-defense for
our national'existence and for the
sake of peafce of an assured perma
nency. We have been obliged to
adopt a submarine warfare to meet
the declared intentions of oqr ene
mies and the' methods of warfare
adopted by them in contravention of
International law."
"With all Us efforts In principle to
protect neutral life and property
from damage as much as possible,
the German government recognized
unreservedly- in its memorandum of
February 4 .that the interests of neu
trals might suffer from the. subma
rine warfare. However, 'the Ameri
can government will also understand
and appreciate that 4 n the fight for
exiateace which has been forced upon
Germany by it* adversaries and an-
noeneed by. them tt ta the aacred duty
^ of the Imperial government to do ail
within It* power to prelect and save
the Jlvea of German •abjecu. If
before God and history of the viola
tion of (hose principles of highest
humanity which are the fo^idation
of every national existence.
“The case of the Lusitania shows
with horrible clearness to what jeo
pardizing of human lives the manner
of conducting war employed by our
adversaries leads. In the meet direct
contradiction of international law, all
distinctions between merchantmen
and war vessels have been obliterated
by the order to British merchantmen
to arm themselves and to ram sub
marines, mid the promise of rewards
therefor, and neutrals who use mer
chantmen as travelers thereby have
been exposed in an increasing degree
to all the dangers of war.
“If the commander of the German
submarine which destroyed the Lusi
tania had caused the crew and pas
sengers to take to the boats before
firing a torpedo, this would have
meant the sure destruction of his
own vessel. After the experiences In
sinking much smaller and less sea
worthy vessels. It was to be expected
that a mighty ship like the Lusitania
would remain above water long
enough even the torpedoing to per
mit passengers to enter the ship’s
boats. Circumstances of a very pecu
liar kind, especially the presence on
board of large quantities of highly
explosive materials (word omitted
possibly “dissipated”) this expecta
tion. In addition It may be pointed
out that if the Lusitania had been
spared thousands of cases of muni
tions would have been sent to Ger
many’s enemies and thereby thou
sands of German mothers and chil
dren robbed of breadwinners.
“In the spirit of friendship where
with the German nation has been im
bued towards the union and its in
habitants since the earliest days of
Its existence, the imperial govern
ment will always be ready to do all
it can during the present war also to
prevent the jeopardizing of lives ot
American citizens. The imperial gov
ernment therefore repeats the assur
ances that American ships will not be
hindered In the prosecution of legitl
mate shipping and the lives of Ameri
can citizens in neutral vessels shall
not be placed In jeopardy
1 “In order to exclude any unfore
seen dangers to American passenger
steamers made possible In view of
the conduct of maritime war by Ger
many's adversaries. German subma
rines will be Instructed to permit the
free and safe iMUtsage of such pax sen
ger steamers w hen made recognizable
by special markings and notified
reasonable time in advance. The im
perial government, however, confl
dently hopes that the American gov
ernment will assume to guarantee
that these vessels have no contraband
on board, details of arrangement for
the unhampered passage of these ves
sels to be agreed on by the naval
authorities of both aide*.
X “In order to finish adequate facil
ities for travel across the Atlantic for
AaMlMa' citizens, the German gov
ernment submits for conaideration i
proposal to Increase the number of
available steamers by installing in
passenger service a reasonable num
ber of neutral steamers under the
A ms ~
be agreed upon under the'same con
MAKES HIS APPEAL
' T+ 1 "
GERMAN EDITOR PLEADS FOR
COMMON UNDERSTANDING
PEOPLE HAVEBEENMISLED
Those of Each Nation Know More of
' . i eV-fr-
the Worse Side of the Other Than
the Good^—America is Right in
Selling Ammunition to the Allied
Nations.
(Signed-)
‘VOn Jagow.
MANNING EXTENDS MER(T
Follows Recommendation of State
Board of P. rdons.
Gov. Manning Saturday commuted
to life imprisonment the death sen
tance of Greenwood Rogers, a negro
convicted of arson, and paroled dur
ing good behavior Wllllr.m Cantey,
negro, convicted of assault and bat
tery of a high and aggravated nature
and Joe Caldwell, a negro, convicted
of failure to pay road tax and for
broach of contract. The commata-
tion and paroling of Can toy was on
Ih* recommendation of the hoard of
and the paroling of Caldwell
•; tho supervisor of
Ml NOT CONFER WIH US.
OVER ARMING TRABE SHIPS
' V ^ .
Great Britain Said Nothing to This
Country as Lord OKU in.
timated of v/thera.
Maximilian Harden, editor and
publisher of Die Zukunft, one of the
leading German n >wcpr.i ers, writes
as follows In the New Ydrk World,
inf giving the side of hio country in
the present diplomatic exchanges
Sin may be committed on both
sides of the Atlantic. The average
American has heard far more out of
Germany about lack of freedom, feu
dal autocracy and aristocracy, lack,
outwardly, of culture, and militar
ism, spirit of self-sacrifice, and the
regiogious ideals of the German peo
ples. ' / .
“On the other hand, to many Ger
mans the American is known too
much as a dollar chaser, a money
maker, without idealr,. Too little has
the German been told of the intellec
tual and idealism; what a tremen
dous power to do good, and deter
mination and will power to work un
selfishly in assisting its development,
exists in the people of North Ameri
ca
“Your countrymen certainly
should have been able to judge and
recognize from the Gcrman-Ameri-
cans living in America—although,
perhaps, each one of them is not al
ways an example of our best—that
Germans are neither barbarians nor
slaves, neither dishonorable nor un
fit and Incapable of self-determina
tion of their lives.
“From afar off, the German saw
only a small crowd of American tour-
Lsta. rich men or globo troWers. not
always representing tho best ele
ments of your country. The masses
of both nations see one anotlier too
much as caricatures, reflected In the
distorted mirror of satirica publica
tions. That is revenging itself in the
tremendous crisis of this war.
"The policy of the united States,
the main Interest of which lies in
South America and the Far East,
perhaps doesn’t recognize yet that
this war will answer tho question.
Shall England, which Is a world
power hat not a European great pow
er, remain the Judge of Europe—on
a continent on which she lias hut one
small point of support. Gibraltar?
This question is already answered to
day by an effective and revolutionary
development of tecTfaology.
fare will in its evolution make Im
possible any tyranny at sea In the
future. The war has already decid
ed that England has lost the undis
puted and absolute dominion of the
sea. She wtll fc have to adr.pt herself
ta that. No successes on lend will
offsatthat.
“America, even motivating her de
mands on the ItfMi* of principles of
humanity, can not ask us to give up
this form of warfare, the only form
that remains to us In the blockade of
England against Germany. America,
a great but young nation, inspired by
progress for the future, can not use
Its |K>wer to support what is obso
lete, something that is passing away
and must pass away.
“The majority of Germans believe
that America Is supplying our ene
mies with arms and ammunition in
violation of law and customs This
Is a wrong belief. According to The
Hague Conventions American private
firms can sell to whom they like what
they like. But the realistic intellect
of Americans must ask itself these
questions:
Can we demand of the Germans,
on the strength of friendship for
us, to give up the possibility of de
stroying ships the cargoes of which
would kill, maim, wound uncount
ed numbers of their sons and
brothers?
“Could wo do~lt1f in their situa
tion? . ♦
“Is this manufacture of arms
and ammunition so important in
our business and national econom
ics as to justify us in engaging
the enmity of a people which, like
ourselves, is not in the descend
ing but the ascending scale of
humanity and development, civili
zation and culture?
“Wouldn’t it be more rational
either to Influence England to give
up. her blockade on foodstuffs,
ALUESJIL WIN
WAR CERTAIN TO GO THROUGH
THE COMING WINTER
The United States government has
not been asked by Great Britain
whether it would permit merchant
ships, armed for defense only, to
trade with American ports. When
the press dispatch from London, tell
ing of the statement of Lord Robert
Cecil In the House of Commons was
read to a high official of the state
department, he said that this govern
ment had not been sounded.
The position of the United States
as to armed vessels. It was explained
had been set forth in a statement of
the department of State on Septem
her 20. In this statement these para
graphs related to this particular sub
ject:
"A merchant vessel of belligerent
nationality may carry*an armament
and ammunition, for the sole pur
pose of defefase without acquiring
the character of & ship of war.
“The presence of an armament and
ammunition on board a merchant
vessel creates a presumption that the
armament is for offensive .purposes,
but the owners or agents may over
come this presumption by evidence
showing that the vessel carries arma
ment solely for defense.”
• The statement also defined in de
tail the course necessary to establish
that a tfierchant vessel was not armed
for offensive purposes.
The matter of determining what
constituted an armed vessel was
made necessary by the action of the
German government early In the
European war In complaining that
the steamship Adriatic, then at New
York, was armed, and that to permit
her to clear would be a violation of
neutrality. The United States gov
ernment ascertained that the Adri
atic’s armament consisted of a gun
mounted In the stern for defensive
purposes, and Secretary Bryan ruled
that to be so armed was proper and
that clearance of the vessel would
not constitute a violation ot Ameri
can neutrality.
Th* matter, was taken up infer
mally, however, with the While Star
Line, to which the Adriatic belonged,
and as a result of a private arrange
ment the gun was dismounted It
was explained at the state depart
ment at the time that in dismount
ing the gun the White Star Line act
ed voluntarily, out of courtesy to the
United States, and that it was not
required by any principle of inter
national law to disarm.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
dition as the abovementloned Ameri
can steamers.
“The imperial govirnment believes
it can assume that in this manner
adequate facilities for travel across
the Atlantic Ocean can be afforded
American citizens. There would
therefore, appear to be no compeil
ing necessity for American citizens to
travel to Europe in time of war on
ships carrying an enemy flag.
“In particular the ini|ierial gov
ernment Is unable to admit that
American citizens can protect an
enemy ship through the mere fact of
their present'd on board.
“Germany merely followed Edg
land's example when she declared
part of the high sea an area of war
Consequently, accidents suffered by
neutrals on enemy ships In this area
of war can not well be judged differ
ently from accidents to which neu
trals are at all times exposed at the
seat of war on land when they betke
themselves Into dangerous localities
In spite of previous warnings.
“If, however, it should not be pos
sible for the American government to
acquire ^n adequate number of neu
tral passenger steamers, the Imperial
government is prepared to interpose
no objections to the placing under
the American flag by the American
government of four enemy passenger
steamers for passenger traffic be
tween North America and England
Assurances of ’free and safe’ passage
for American passenger steamers
would extend to apply under the
identical pro-conditions to these for
merly hostile passenger steamers..
“The president of the United
States has declared his readiness, in
a way deserving of thanks, to com
municate and suggest proposals to
the government of Great Britain with
particular reference to the alteration
vpf maritime war.
"The imperial government will al
ways be glad to make use of the good , . , . „ . . ,
the present «ul Jimaj to deyel.p
that his efforts In the present case
as well as In the direction of the
lofty Ideal of the freedom of the seas,
wlH lead to an understanding.
"The undersigned requests the am
hassador to bring tfrb above to the
knowledge of the American govern
ment and avails himself of the oppor
tunTty to renew to his excellency the
assurance of his most distinguished
consideration. . .
-still further German—economical
traits, or to forbid the export of
arms and munitions.
“America is free answer these
questions as she sees fit. Neither of
these twp couptries can hope
through fear, to gain anything of the
other. Both must learn to respect
one another. I have no criticism to
pass on America I believe the
American government has an earnest
desire to be and remain neutral in
the best sense of that word, but I
feel ttu|t America In its international
intercourse is now confronted by the
same problem that has occupied the
American people so much In their
domestic politics.
"Is special privilege, private profit
of certain small groups and concerns
or the benefit, welfare and happinesa
of the entire American people to be
decisive In the poller of the nation?
It 1* not a matter of getting around
momentary difficulties with fine
word*. Both peoples need an open
sober, reasonah'e trade and bnalnea*
treaty agreement, without secrecy or
back door.
“Whatever to done, it
will fix
WILSON TO TAKE UP NOTE
AT FRIDAY CABINET MEETING
Premideut Will Return to W’asblngtoa
Pi'in ui minTwqi—w
BLEASE OUT FBI i
SAYS RE MAYBE
Report to That Ticket WIO be
The Cause of the Present Deadlock
the Number of Men Great Britain
Has on the Front, and Wlty Eng
land to Holding Such a Small Part
of the Battle Line.
A special correspondent of the New
York World writes from the French
Battle Front, under date of June 28;
“In the past three months I have
visited every sector of that great line
of battle which stretches Its unlovely
length across Europe, from the Chan
nel to the Alps, like some monstrous
and deadly snake. 'Not only have
been permitted to see a very great
deal which has been denied to others
but I have learned much of what is
really happening along that battle
line from the officers and men who
are holding it. Now I am going back
to America. When I reach there
people are going to ask me certain
questions. As I know perfectly well
what those puestions will be, I am
going to answer them to the best of
my ability beforehand.
How long Is the war going to
last? I do not know. No one knows.
Every officer and man with whom I
have talked In three armies agrees
that the spring of 1916 will see prac
tically no change in the western bat
tle line. That there is to be another
winter campaign is a foregone con
clusion. Every one expects it and Is
preparing for It, just as they expect
another winter. The allies have or
dered enormous quantities of winter
clothing, and in the Argonne and the
Vosges the French soldiers are al
ready hard at work building warm
and dry winter habitations. I might
add that the Germans do not show
the slightest sign of weakening.
What is the reuse of the present
dendlork? The rretreher occupied by
the opposing armies ate, to all intents
and purposes, forts, and these forts
have been rendered so nearly impreg
nable by applied science that to take
them would entail a sacrifice of life
which none of the warring nations
can afford Hence the armies remain
hidden and almost stationary in sub
terranean caves and labyrinths, each
waiting for its opponent to weaken.
“Why have the French not
the offensive? Because the Germans
are so strongly Intrenched that the
cost In Uvea of breaking through
their lines would stagger the nation.
If necessity required It, such a sacri
fice would be made, but it la felt that
H would be unjustified whefi shells
and patience will eventually achieve
the same result. ‘The duration of
of the State.
The News and Courier prints the
following from W. F. Caldwell, Us
Columbia representative: '■
In all probability I will be In the
race for governor next summer,” said
.former Gov. Cole L. Bicase Saturday
morning when asked the -question by
newspaper men, who directed his at
tention to a story in sn Atlanta paper
which quoted Warehouse Commis
sioner McLaurln as caylng that the
former governor would run again
next summer. He would not make a
definite statement, as he stated that
it was too far off, but left very little
doubt in the newspaper men’s minds
about the matter
The former governor said he had
received many letters from people
throughout the state and many had
called In person urging him to run .
for governor. He read part of an
answer he was writing to a friend,
in which he made the statement that
he would probably rqp for governor
next summer.
It has been openly tslked around
Columbia for some weeks that former
Gov. Blease would make the race for
governor again next anmmer. It to
also understood that the Blease fac
tion wilj run a complete state ticket
in the next primary and a legislative
ticket In each connty. No definite
information has been obtained as to
the plans, bat it Is known that sev
eral leaders have been In Colombia
recently, and U la the general under
standing that plana are forming for
the next state primary.
With former Gov. Blease at the
head of the ticket "ginger” would be
Injected Into the campaign. While
he has made no statement, it Is pre
sumed that Mr. B. Frank Kelly, of
Blshopville, will run for lieutenant
governor. The plans of the faction
are said to Include a candidate for
every state office. Whether Attor
ney General Thomas H. Peeples will
stand for re-election or seek higher
honors is not known, he having not
yet Intimated anything. There baa
been some talk In political circles
that If Mr. Blease sboeid happen not
to run for governor that Mr. Peeples
would enter the race. Bnt their
plans are for a candidate for secre
tary of state, comptroller general,
state treasurer, commissioner of agri
culture, railroad commissioner, adju
tant general and all other state offi
cers, so it is stated.
Gov. Richard I Manning sad
Llent. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea will be
candidates to succeed themselves and
the other atate officials win probably
seek re-election.
The entrance of a Biases trleket
presages a fight for control of the
Democratic clubs end of the next
Democratic atate convention, state
executive committee end the primary
rules. However, the prescnVruloe.
requiring personal enrolment sad flx-
Hwn. unuNwR bu
ment Is at Hand
'• Prectdent Wilson has been giving
careful consideration to Germany’s
latest note on submarine warfare
He is believed to have mapped out in
a general way the next step the Unit
ed Sta en will take, although there
will be no final decinion until the
situation has been discussed fully
with the cabinet.
It now- seems probable the presl
dent will be back In V ashington in
time for Friday's cabinet meeting
Originally it had been planned to
have Secretary Lansing coqie to Cor
nish, with the view to drafting the
reply there.
This was changed because data at
the state department must be at hand
when the writing of a reply is under
taken and the president will get into
communication with Secretary Lan
sing AndxSecretary Tumulty regard
ing the advisability of Lansing’s com
ing to Cornish,
No inkling has been given of what
Mr. V'ileon things should be the
policy of the United Stateo in view of
what officials consider the unrespon
sive and unsatisfactory nature of the
German note.
FACE MEXICAN SITUATION
Ionising to Lay Facts Before Wilson
for Decision.
Secretary Lansing h;.s decided to
lay the whole situation in Mexico be
fore the president when he returns
to Washington this week. The con
tinued refusal of tho warring chief
tains to accede to the suggestions of
the president’s rfccent tote has pro
duced- a situation which in the opin
ion of ’officials at Washington <le-
mands other action. ‘ 3r-
The state department does not be- ^
by the recognition of one leader over
all the others. ‘They held that such
a solution would contravene the spe
cific demands or suggestions of^the
president’s note, or that the factions
should get ‘ogether and agree on a
man or group of men. Carranza has
already told the state d partment
that he regards Villa and Zapata as
rebels and will not treat with them.
r—,
Held Up In Yellowstone.
A dispatch from Livingston,|,Mon-
tana, Friday states lhat three .hun
dred tourists, believed to be Shrin-
ers on their way to their national en
campment at Seattle, were held up
and robbed In the western side of
the Yellowstfitfe Park. No details
have come to hand.
there be a real friendship, founded
on ration al egotism and good will
toward mankind?' v
“The best Germans earnestly de
sire and wish that together we may
prepare the seed for the harvest of
the future. The masses of both coun
tries undoubtedly wish the same
when once they have learned to nee
each other In the right light To
bring them toAhto point to the grant
doty ot the preen’
the French armies In Alaaee said to
me. ‘entirely depends upon how fsst
we can kill off the Germans. Their
army has reached and passed its
maximum strength, so that every sol
dier that we kill makes it that much
weaker. Ottt,Pl§n. therefore, la to
kill as many as possible of the enemy
while at the same time conserving
our own men."
“What to the condition of the
French army? It could not be bet
ter. The men are keen aa razors and
hard as nails. They are well fed
well clothed, and afforded every pro
tection that human Ingenuity can de
vise. They seem absolutely confident
of ultimate success, though they ad
mit quite frankly that they have
long, hard Job in front of them.
“What do the French’ think of Gen,
■loffre? They do not consider him a
military genius by any means, but
they have implicit confidence in him
Particularly the government, which
knows him t9 be eminently “safe. ”
Were Gen. Foch, for example, to sue
reed to the supreme command and
achieve a striking success, there
would be great danger of his being
hailed as ‘the Man on Horseback.’
Joffre does not want to be a Man on
Horqebacjs. He has said repeatedly
that when ce war is over he wants
to go fishing. He will, therefore,
^probably remain in supreme com
nutad.
. “How many troops has England In
France? About seven hundred and
fifty thousand.
“What is the condition of the Brit
ish army? It is a new army It is
without experience, and it is without
experienced regiments to stiffen it
and give it confidence, for the regu
lar army which England sent into
France last August has ceased to ex
ist. The old regimental names re
main, but the officers and men who
composed those regiments are to-day
in the hospitals or the cemeteries.
The losses suffered by the. British
army In France have been appalling.
The West Kent Regiment, for exam
ple. has been three times wiped out
and three times reconstituted. The
Princess Patricia‘s Canadian Light
Infantry landed In France fourteen
hundred strong. To-day only one
hundred and fifty remain. The pres
ent colonel of the regiment was a pri
vate in the ranks last October. The
crying need of the British army at
the moment is for trained officers
and non-commissioned officers,
“Why are the British holding only ^
forty miles of battle front, as com
pared with seventeen held hy the Bel
gians and upward of five hundred by
the French? Firstly, because the
British army is composed of green
troops, while the French ranks,
tranks to the Universal Service Law,
are filled with men all of whom have
had three year* with the colors. Sec
ondly, because the British sector Is
by far the most difficult portion of
the western battle front to bold, not
only because of tbs configuration of
the country, which offers little nat
ural protection, but because It lies
squarely athwart the road to the
Channel ports—and U to to the Chan
nel porta that tb* German* are going
If men and shells can get them tberd.
Thirdly, the fighting to ef a more dea-
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changed by tbs next convention, for
they have been enacted Into law, sad
tt would take ui act of the legisla
ture to repeal them. Therefore there
Is a guarantee that the next primary -
election will be held undsr the same
rules and-regulation aa that of 1114.
EXPORTS FOR WAR USES
CAUSES RM TRABE JUMP
Growing Call for Barbed Wire, Steel
Rods, Horse Shoes and Metal
Working Machinery.
The increaae In exports that are
converted Into battlefield supplies is
rapidly growing larger. In addition
to a demand for foodstuffs and muni
tions of war, there la a growing cah
for harmed wire, steel rods, horse
shoes and metal working machinery.
Wire exports Jumped from 27,775,-
000 pounds in May, 1914, to 83,500,-
000 pounds In May, 1915.
Horseshoes increased from 250,-
000 In April, 1914, to 4,000,000 In
April, 1915,
Wire rods Increased from 98,006,-
000 pounds for the eleven months
ending May. 1914, to 180,000,000
pounds for the same months In 1915
The Increase In other rods In May
was from 22,750,000 pounds to 83,-
500,000 this year. These rods are
used in making shrapnel.
Metal working machinery Increas
ed from $1,235,000 worth In May,
1914, to $3,762,000 in May, 1915.
Shells are made on these machines.
The demand for saddles and har
ness is growing rapidly. The exports
for the eleven months ending May,
19.14, as compared with the same
period of 1915, was $722,000 against
^le.ooo.
The United States imported much
more cheese than she exportedtbefore
Ihe ’war commenced, but American
cheese is in great demand at
now. Export figures for May of 1914
and May of 1915 are 1,423 pounds
against 12,068,00fi:
In May, 1914, the United States
exported 1,300 horses; May, 1915,
the number increased to. 33,500, and
mules 273 against 18,600.
perate and relentless nature along
the British front than elsewhere, be
cause the Germans have a deeper
hatred for the British than for all
their other enemies put together.
“Do the French want the .Unified
States to enter the war? Generally
speaking, they don't care. The gov
ernment and the military anthorltlee
are afraid that If the United States
shouldf’etater the war it would reault.
in cutting oft the' allies’ supplies of
ammunition. Moreover, they say
quite frankly that. In her present
state of unpreparedness, they
see how she eould to of any
ance anyway,
“Who do YOU think to gi
win the war? Tha allies.”
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