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,. - ' t = SUB REif ID 00 Wim FOOD AND CARGO IN BOLD W DEUTSCHLAND WAITS § MAY LEAVE AT ANY TIME m FIRMS ARE BARIO FROM AMERICAN TRADE ubsea Trader's Dash for Sea Only Honrs Away—Rubber and Nickel x Aboard Exceed 1,000 Tons—Brit- » Ish Freighter Nearby—Tug Plays Searchlight on Vessels and Keeps Strangers Away. The submarine merchantman Deutschland may leave Baltimore at any hour, and shejnay greet at Norfolk her sister submersible, the Bremen, before making a dash for the Atlantic. Capt. Koenig and the crew of the submarine Deutschland show clearly that they are anxious over the delay in the vessel’s sailing. They are ex ceeding the limit of time set to re main in Baltimore. “We will not be here longer than ten days,” the captain told the collec tor of the port when he arrived. Fri day was the eleventh day. It is known that Capt. Koenig is disappoint ed that he could not take advantage of the recent noreasters, that kicked up such tremendous seas that the British warships had t ■ run far out on the Atlantic. ‘ It developed in the last few days that a force of men had been keeping watch on the Deutschland. These are, no doubt, men in the employ of tlie Allies, detailed to report on the move- ruents of the submarine. Others have been stationed at strategic points all own the bay to the Capes, and so laced as to report th^ passage of the utschland. The Idea, It was said, as to flash the news of the vessel’s sailing by relays to the allied war ships oft the Virginia Capes. • Further to conceal the green deck and white-painted sides of the under- JUM . Siirii tAAM MS New York World Says Ship Owners Will Not Carry Goods to Th6se on Blacklist. The Netf York World has a black list Issued bythe. British consulate under the dates of June 7 and July 11 in which more than three hun dred and fifty Central and South American business firms and individ uals are included. This list has been communicated to shipowners and shippers in New York with the under standing that they will favor the British government by not doing bus iness with those named. With few exceptions the names on the lists are those of firms which in the past have done an extensive bust ness with American houses. They have traded largely in food products and machinery. Through the issu ance of the lists shippers are warned that vessels flying the British flag will refuse to carry cargoes cohsigned to the firms. They are also made to understand that if they ship to the houses on neutral vessels they may find themselves on the blacklist. BOMBS KILL SIGHTSEERS OF PREPAREDNESS PARADE J t ad t £ een chatting gal,y with Mystery Surrounds Killing of Soldier and OUmt Man's Wife—Public Asqrits T^m of Wrong. Mystery surrounds the native of Harry J. Spannell, manager of an Alpine, Texas, hotel, for shooting and killing his wife and Lieut. Col. M. C. Butler of the Sixth United States cav alry while the three were motoring Thursday evening. The shooting took place about eight-thirty o’clock while the party were out driving in Mr. Spannell’s car. Spannell, who was driving, oc cupied the front seat^nlone. Mrs. Spannell and Col. Butler Occupied the rear seat. The tragedy happened in the main residential section of the city. Span nell, it seems, suddenly stopped his car, turned in his seat and began shootlhg, using a small calibre auto matic and a revolver.’ Both victims were shot several times, death being instantaneous. Apparently Col. Butler was shot first and killed instantly, for persons nearby heard the woman cry out after the shooting had begun, Harry, don’t kilf me!” while the officer made no outcry. Previous to th^* shooting Spannell friends BRITISH BLACKLIST IS AN EN TIRELY ILLEGAL ACT RAISES GRAVE QUESTION T. S. Government Falls to Under stand British Policy and Will Vlgt orously Deny Her^fUght—Other Irritating Questions are to be Taken up With Island Empire. AffiSTOmit SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE SENATE FM DN MATT; I. VOTES 66 NEW Big Orders are Held up Because of Danger Under the British Blacklist of Neutrals. Orders from South American conn- tries for large quantities of food stuffs, farm'ng Implements, house hold articles and other materials KightCapttal Ships for Tint Year M as Maay More ta Following Two Yean. The naval appropriation bill with a three year building program 1»- cludtng the Immediate construction of four dreadnoughts, four great bat- used in domestic pursuits are held tie cruisers and 68 other craft. up by the action of the British gov-] ernment, in extending to this coun try the blacklist of tht foreign trade department under the British Trad-j ing With the Enemy Act. San Francisco Astounded at Explo-| sion Wldch Destroyed Store and Killed Six, Wounding 44. At least six persons were killed and forty-four or more injured by the explosion at San Francisco Sat urday of a time bomb In the midst of a throtig viewing a preparedness parade. The explosion occurred at Steuart and Market streets, two blocks from San Francisco’s m&ln thoroughfare. The bomb, concealed In a suit case packed with cartridges, bullets, gas pipe, glass and scrap iron, blew a gap through the crowd, blasting men, we- sP* further e Holland hotel, of which he was manager. Col. Butler only recently was pro moted from the rank of major and had been stationed at Alpine in com mand of the garrison for about two months and had become popular with the townpeople. He lived at the Hol land hotel and he and his wife and nine-year-old son were on intimate terms socially with Mr. and Mrs. Spannell and -their five-year-old daughter. The report received by the war de partment from latent. Col. J. E. Mach- ert, Fourth Texas Infantry, com manding officer at Alpine, regarding the death of Col. Butler, is as fol lows: "Answering your telegram request- details regarding the surrounding the preparations for her departure, the officials have pre vented newspaper men uklng a high pile-driver and barge for an obaerva- tory From this perch, over the heads of those ashore, the reporters had been keeping vigil through marina glasses on the activities of the Steve dores around the Deutschland. Annoyed at American newspaper methods, to which they are not accus tomed. Capt. Hlnsch and other offl rials of the company appeared to the McLean Contracting company, owners of the pile driver, to prevent the newspaper men going aboard the barge. Shortly afterward, policemen were placed aboard with orders to stop the news gatherers. Although employees shout the pier and warehouse ridiculed the Idea that the Deutschland would leave secretly under cover of darkness, all Indica tions pointed to a secret departure. If that's possible. It Is most llksly that the Deutschland will be towed down the bay between two barges by the tug Thomas F. Timmons, and at some point around Solomon's Island, where the water Is deep, will submerge and will lie there trimming cargo. Her dash for the open Is expected to fol low. For several hours Thursday the captain studied charts of the Patap- sco River and Chesapeake Bay with Capt. Hlnach, commander of the Keckar. The two mariners were in Capt. Hlnsch s office on the subma rine's pier. When Capt. Koenig went back aboard the undersea voyager he took with him a duplicate manifest of the ship’s cargo. Another copy wns ready to be sent to the Custom House. _ ••When will yon say farewell to your friends and agents here?” the commander was asked. “Oh. that can be arranged with out any difficulty, that is not a very portant detail, is it?" and Capt. enig indicated that he was thlnk- more of the perilous voyage be- l ore him than of saying good-bye. It Is expected that Capt. Koenig will go to Norfolk or Newport News, there take on some cargo, essential, or non-essential, and begin to worry those who are watching for him, fretting them and slipping out when their fret seems to be at the stage most advantageous to him. But it Is unsafe to speculate much on what that good humored little mariner, who can button his own counsel and a capacity for smiling agreeably so tightly within his dou ble-breasted blue coat, will do. He will make a jump straight from Bal timore for the open sea, his friends say, because that is just the thing he is least expected to do. There was a touch of the dra matic in the manner in which a big black-hulled British freighter swung into her moorings Wednesday, with in sight of the barges which screen the Deutschland. When Capt. Koenig and his crew start their voyage they will have to pass in full view of the Britisher. The tug Timmins kept her searchlight playing on the freighter all night. None of those associated with the submarine would say anything about the English boat. Both the Deutsch land and the Britisher carry wire less, but neither Is permitted to send messages while in port. Either ship may receive messages. But the United Stgtes government Is prob ably tak'ng good j^re to see that the freighter, even If she might be so dis posed, does ndt send any announce ment of the Ndeparture of the Deutschland. The Deutschland took on oil for fuel Tuesday: afternoon, two . lank beinc sMotrarked at her pier. men and children and babies, one-story ■ lilrtr ed. The death of Col. Butler, will state Colt The United States government con cedes the right of Groat Britain to forbid her subjects at home and In British territory to “trade with the enemy,” but denies positively the of the British government to cross cross the Atlantic and tell American citizens that they can no longer carry on their business. It is on this statement ot prlncip e that the United States will shortly address to Great Britain a vigorous protest against the blacklis’.ing of American citizens urder the Trading With the Enemy Act. Developments following a meeting of the cabinet Indicated that the gov ernment had stiffened considerably In its attitude toward the action of the British government in blacklist ing provisions of the Trading With the Enemy Act For the present all that will be done by the government will be of an Informal character, but this will be merely preliminary to very vigorous representations to Great Britain, ac cording to what wae said after the cabinet adjourned ' As a reminder that the United States Is determined that her rights as a neutral shall 1 e respected by Great Britain and her allies, Mr. Polk has requested Ambasa-dor Page In London and Ambassador Sharp In Paris to request that the reply to the second American note regarding the,> unlawful aeizure of malls passing be- ^ ft ■ ft . r l ftl — ed the Senate late Friday by a vote of 71 to 8. It carries ISIS,888,848 or 846,867,588 more than the total aa the measure passed the boose. Two Democrats—Senators Thomas The danger of lawauita and other | and Vardaman—and six Republicans complications arising out of the In- —Senators Clapp, Curtis, Oronna, La ability of shippers to fulfill contracts Follette, Norris and Works—voted because of the blacklisting led to against the bill, which has bad the numerous inquiries at the office of support of leaders of both parties the British consulate by individuals during the week of debate that pre- and firms who are engaged in the ex- ceded passage. Senators Tillman, port and import business. Some of Swanson and Lodge were appointed the largest foreign trade houses in-1 conferees on the bill. structed their clerks not to accept any shipments until the British agents had been asked about the status of the customers. • Under the order, as it is Interpret ed by American frms which have no German or Austrian connections, they will be banned from doing bus iness with Great Britain cr the col onies unless they refuse to negotiate with those on the blacklist. AMERICA TO RETALUTE AGAINST NEW DLACKLIST hotel about eight forty-five p. m July 20, when Mr. and Mrs. Spannell , drove up-in their car, Mr. Spannell SLAVS TAKE 12,000 TEUTONS ‘* r ‘ T ‘ n * » nd * n Spannell occupying ■ 1 1 the rear seat "Mr. Spannell called Col. Btitler to the car, reached back and opened the rear door, asking Col. UutlAr to take the seat with Mrs. Spannell. Col. Butler did so and the car Immedi ately drove off around the corner of the hotel. “After the Oar had proceeded about six hundred yards into the residential part ot the town. Mr. Spannell shot snd killed both Col. Butler and Mrs. Spannell. firing several shots Into each one. He then walked to the jail and surrendered to the sheriff. Just how the killing was dons cannot be positively stated as there seem not to have been any witnesses present. Col. and Mrs. Butlar lived at the Hol land hotel here, and both associated freely with Mr and Mrs. Spanaail. proprietors of the hotel. “Both couples took frequent drives In the auto of the Spannella In the evenings. “Mr. Spataell seems to have been of extremely jealous disposition. It is stated that be had frequent dis agreements with bis wife, who was a great beauty. “The general opinion here is that Mrs. Spsnndll has never given her husband any just cause for his Jeal ousy and the unsnimous opinion Is that Col. Butler was absolutely In nocent of any wrong. Whatever the cause. It appears like a cold blooded, premeditated murder committed by a mau crazed by Jealousy. Austro- Germans Fail to Check On slaught of Gen. Kakharoff. After their retirement from the salient formed by the Lipa and Styr rivers to the heights near Berestechk, It was expected the Germans snd Aus trians would make a determined stand against the Russian advance. The official report from Petrograd, however, indicates that the Austro- Germans have failed to check Oen Sakharoffa troops. The Russians are weat of Berestechk snd the fight ing still continues. The captured Austro-Oermane on Thursday and Friday are said to number twelve thousand. BRITISH ADVANCE Attack Starts at Midnight Saturday and Covers Ground. The British general attach on ths Somme front, begun kt mid night Saturday, has landed Austra lian troops In ths town ot Poxieres. snd has placed them astride the road In the directiln of Bapjmume. Late Sunday night, the British official statement says the fighting Is pro ceeding with the utmost violence, es pecially at Gulllemont and Longue- val. Both these places have changed hands several times. RIVERS RISING AGAIN GERMANS B0MBAR Weather Bureau Tells of Heavy | Rains in Eastern States. Flood warnings again have been issued for the rivers of South Caio- lina, the weather bureau announced Sunday night. Rains which have fallen generally throughout the At lantic and east Gulf states will con->| tlnue Monday and Tuesday in por tions of the Carolinas and Florida and on Monday In Qeorgia and Ala bama followed by generally fair weather Tuesday. It became ■tschlaad's known that the cargo consists of ing forty boxes, each weighing about five hundred pounds, total seven hundred tons. The cne hundred and thirty steve dores who have been working day and night loading the boat are pick ed men. Eaclv-has a check of pecul iar design that admits him to the vessel and a large number of these men are armed. These stevedores have been in the company’s service three months and w r lll be retained to unload and load the Bremen, which was expected<jBunday or Monday. Stored on barges off the prop erty of the Baltimore Copper Smelting and Rolling company at Canton is a large quantity of cop per which will form the bulk of the return cargo of the Bremen when she leaves this port. At Cur tis Bay one of the big chemical companies lias in tanks on a rail road siding thousands of tons of sulphuric acid, 7 juifi..oL.tho-nM>s4 essential requirements in the man ufacture of high explosives. ^ Large quantities of canned goods and sides of beef were stowed In the submarine Tuesday afternoon. Hith erto supplies for the Deutschland’s crew have been taken to the intern ed North German Lloyd .steamer Nybar. - _r An extrg hatch was pat Into.use In loading the rubber. Ixmdon Tells of Shelling of Fifty- Mile Stretch of Trenches. Massed German artillery is fnri- ously shelling the Francoo-Brltish front in Picardy on a stretch of fifty miles from the Aacre to Vermando- villers, according to London's advice from the battle ground Saturday night. The tremendous fire, In which gas and “tear” shells are Interspers ed with high explosives, Is taken to herald the greatest counter-blow yet struck by the Germans since the opening of the Allies’ big push. Berlin makes the statement that the Franco-Brit,lsh offensive has, for the time, at least, been stopped. The Germans unofficially intimate that the losses inflicted on the Allies have been so serious that it is inadvisable with their present weakened forces to attempt a further general offen sive in France at this time. No re ports from either the French or Brit ish commanders on the scene which have been made public, bear out this claim. CAPTURED 26,000 British and French Hold Prisoners Since July 1. The German counter attacks re cently delivered against the French front have proved unsuccessful and the entente allies now are fighting slowly In the direction of Combles, two milesfrpm Gulllemojik •AcMrdlng to" a reliable estimate the British and French together nave captured since July 1 more than twenty-six thousand prisoners, one hundred and forty guns and hun dreds of machine guns. This note contained a specific quest for aa early reply, bat weeks have passed since it was dispatched. The understanding Is that rs far as Great Britain Is concerned the reply has boon completed and awaits only the sanction of the French govern ment, to which the note was jointly MM. . . Vertaln pf the blacklisted Ameri cano communicated with the stats department, stating that they have no Ides on what ground the British gov- ernrrgnt has placed their names on ths blacklist and giving the facts as to their business trans: rtions.^ This Information was communicated *o ths embassy herewnd to Ambassador Page. The ..ctlng secretary of stats has not yet received from ths British embassy specific Information regard ing tho purpose and scope of tbs blacklist. Ambassador Spring-Rice advised Mr. Polk that this Informa tion Is not in possession of ths bossy snd mast be obtained by cable from London. Ths British amb< dor took steps to procure tbs desired Information It is understood that Ambassador Page also has been requested to maks Inquiries regarding ths underlying purpose of the blacklist and Its scops. Until spscifle Information is in ths bends o' tbs department no formal representation will be made to Great Britain. Officials do not anticipate any con siderable delay in getting the desired Information. Prompt action will fol low its receipt. President Wilson snd his advisers meanwhile are giv ing most careful consideration to ths British blacklist and Its possible con sequences. That the promulgation of this new Britlsli restrictive measure is fraugrt with grave consequences is freely admitted In official circles. Administration officials have no fault to.find with Great Britain or attempting to cripple her enemies In every way recognized by Int rna- tional law and comity From tho beginning of the war President Wil son has sought to compel the strug gling nations to follow the law In so fap as their acts have brought them In contact with American and other neutral rights and interests. The record of the United States on this point Is clear and unmistakable. Officials declared that this policy will be followed In the several controver sies with Great Britain of which the blacklist Is the climax. Many stores remain to be settled with the British foreign office/ Great j>atlenc« has been shown by the administration in its controversies with both Germany and Great Britain. Great Britain apparently has mis construed the position of the United States in holding human life higher than mere commerce and therefore forcing a settlement of the vital is sues in the submarine controversy with Germany ahead of a settlement of the numerous differences with the Allies. Every successive step taken by Ger many, and more recently by Great Britain and France, has tended to throw greater restrictions about American and other neutral com merce, always with the excuse that the blow primarily was aimed at the •enemy, Washington Says Government Will Take Positive Action to Pro tect American Firms. Indications that officials are con sidering the advisability of taking economic retaliatory measures against Great Britain for blacklist ing nearly a hundred American firms and Individuals under the trading with the enemy act were apparent Sunday in administration circles. In the event of economic reprisals lulitTre'aOT"TTIff“ffStfsrlnisnt of com merce, It was said, probably will de velop means of effecting them. Sweden’s retaliation when Orest Britain blacklisted Swedish business houses snd indlvldnsls by refusing to permit shipments for Russia to pass through her territory is understood to bsvs resulted In a modification by ths British government of ths black listing measures. lit ana stated positively that the Failed Stairs would take positive of Mime sort to preveat tajnry t<> Amcetraa concerns through oper ation of the act. Tho official mak ing this statement added. howsvsr. that he believed Orest Britain would modify her stand without ths nacss oily for resorting to retaliation. Administration leaders regard it as practically certain that In confer ences between the two houses at leaset four battle cruisers and two dreadnoughts to be contracted for at once will be agreed upon. An analy sis of the two building programs shows the following from which the' conferees must work out their com promise: House Senate Senate 8 yra 1st yr Battleships 0 10 4 Battle cruisers .... 5 0 4 Scout cruisers .... 4 10 4 Destroyers 10 60 20 Fleet submarines .. 0 9 0 xCosst submarine. .60 58 20 Submarine (Neff).. 0 1 Fuel ships 1 2 1 Ammunition ships. .1 2 1 Hospital ships ..... 1 1 1 Repair ships .... 0 1 Transports, 0 1 Destroyer tenders.. 0 2 Submarine tenders .0 1 Gunboats 0 2 1 Touts 72 167 64 iTwo fleet submarines previously authorized to be completed st ones. CAUSES MUCH CONCERN British Worried Over or government armor plats plaat; 81*.486,600 to provide ammunition for ships to be built in ths asst two yoan; 82,800 for batteries for mer- ebsat auxiliaries—11.460.000 avail able at oacs; 88.600,000 for avtailoa; 81.600,000 for fo# aaval nx-ntai and research lavoralory; 81.411.000 for government projectile plaat; 81/- 270,000 for aralag sad equipping ths naval milUU; 810,226,*16 for maiotenance sad enlargement of pub lic stations, navy yards sad docks; 860.226.112 tor pay of ths aary. TO GUARD NEUTRALITY Off Coast Near Chpa Haary. It became apparent at Norfolk Sat urday that whether by accident or 4a- slkn. ths Deutschland whan she does ■tart out to sea la to have tho strong est possible protection from say vio lation of the neutrality lews by her enemies. Capt Koenig has rap sets i ly asserted that Mb only danger lay failure of some hostile cruiser to respect ths asylum to wMeh tho ua- dereoa TraMhUr la entitled aa tahg aa ■ha Is within American territorial waters. The great now United States The reception ia-tha United flutes of ths publication of tho atatutofy blacklist of American firms ha* caus ed considerable misgivings la • Lon don’s flaaneiel circles, which fear what they term extra legal reprls- * ‘some weeks ago. according to 1"f»flrsaflaoaflht Pennsylvania, ports, csrUln neutral traders formed ‘ “i** 1011 *® M the Portsmouth sn International union for mutual action against various economic measures ot the belligerents lltuly to affect their trading InteresU. The smaller neutral nations which have been oa the blacklist for at yard two weeks ago. Isft to go to Newport to of the Atlantic fleet. Two hours after ths Pennsylvania had weighed anchor she was report ed stopped about five miles off Vlr- Ume arc said to have been awaiUag * <Bt * B «* ch - flT * “Uee beyond Capo a lead from the United States, which ” e “ r7 ’ the southern route sad they considered as not Inclined to at ■**" become effective ns long as Its trad-j tralltj’ zone. Inqnory at the nsvy era suffered only from the opora- * >ron * h t tprth statec^nU that tlons of a vaguely defined sub rosa < th ® Pennsylvania had deemed to 11a each MflrWMghing approximately m pound*,* totaling S40 tons; fur bar nickel each oat fifty poaads. total tnaa: sweaty car- 1‘rollis Name Harley. JL Freak Hanley, former governor of Indiana, was nominated for presi dent, and Dr. Ira D. Landrith of Further I Nashville (or vice-president Friday by the Prohibitionist national lion at St. Fault • side the barge that has been along side ths Deutschland for more than a^isek. Large pieces of burlap were bang between tbs barges, affectively shutting off ths view between ths •nds or the bergsa Memphis Cars Wrecked. Four street ears were badly wrack ed by mobs Saturday night and it is thought no further attempts will be Officials have marveled at the ag gressions upon American and other neutral commerce. How Great Brl tain ?nd her allies hope to retain the good will of the rank and file’of Americans by such a course Is beyond the comprehension of officials who have followed closely* the develop ments of the war. Administration officials are con cerning themselves Just now wlthftha British blacklist as applied to Ameri can citizens who powers, and some of whom, have not had busness transactions with Osss many or Austria sines ths war blacklist With America Included In the blacklist, however, it le expected that the International traders’ organiza tion now will develop activity, not only in seeking governmental redress but In commercial reprisals. Sweden, which Is the only neutral thus far to adopt any official repris als against the economic measures of the belligerents, Is reported especial ly active In support of the leagtlh of neutral traders. Notwithstanding Its commercial size, the United States has one of the smallest groups on tho blacklist. The large Asiatic list contains the names of a considerable number of Japa nese firms, while othe- firms of allied nationalities appear on various Euro- peap, South American and North American lists. there several days for turret and boat drills, tests of searchlights, and ex amination of guns. HITS VON HINDENBURG mads to the strikers’ triffle la ths face of “starvation” policy, the operations of which has seriously damaged the commerce of the United States and other neutrals. The British blockade will be made the subject of another vigorous note in the near future. From the outset the United / States has taken the ground that the blockade is illegal, and recent developments have served to confirm officials In this position. These measures have served to convince many that Great Bri- tains war Is a purely commercial affair and not a death struggle to uphold the rights of humanity and civil Uation, as is popularly sup posed. • The state department has assem bled a mass of data regarding the working of various restrictive meas ures adopted by the Allies under the leadership of Great Britain. The blacklist, although a new departus4 in the dealings of Great Britain with the United Mates, is not new to oth er neutrals. A similar measure was promnlgsted with regard to Holland snd other European neutrals In an f Kuropatkin, of Pre-War Fame, Puna trates German Line. . From the eastern front come re ports of continued Russian successes. Ken. Kuropatkin has cut Field Mar shal von Hlndenburg’s line at several points snd, according to an unoffi cial report, has penetrated a distance of five miles. Russian official reports of the operations In this sector—Riga—are exceedingly reticent but von Hinden- burg’s line was considered the strong est on the whole eastern front and that the Russians were able to break It Is regarded as most significant here. JOHN BULL MAKES REPLY ral powers. This Is oas of ths matters d od by Minister van Rappard NethecJaadi la Ms coaler tan Mr. Polk. Ths data sew cover ths sMrutiss af ths Memorandum on Mail Seizures Re 's.. ceived in Washington. Great Britain’s memorandum re garding mall seizures was received at the state department Sunday and was delivered to Acting Secretary Polk Monday. It has been indicated that nothing short of a readjustment of the censorship of neutral malls on the principles for which the United States has conctended would be ac cepted as satisfactory. TO BUY WEST INDIES? Switoerlaad ids Report of Sals by Denmark for fl25.000.000. Ths Lsusenns Gazette learns that negotiations have bsea completed be tween the United mark for the is stated, will pi dollars for ths