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- A ON A WAR WILSON TAKES STEPS TO PRE PARE AMERICAN NATION . • * • ^ . — ♦ ■ « CONGRESS MOST fiECIDE SIX MILITARY DISTRICTS DIVIDE UNITED STATES Keor^anizatioli of Anny Into Six l>iA- tricts is a Step in Direction of Full- Fledged ^‘reparednc^ss for Any •’ V , . ; - Flventunlity—Federal tiovenunent . • * • . • \ ' • /l : •• • to Assume Burden of (iluard Duty. r i . President Wilson took steps Sun day to place the nation on a war footing. By executive order he directed that the k navy be recruited without delay to’the % full• authorized war .strength/ ST.uoo. eiiiisted men. Taken in con nection' wifh emergency naval con struction already ordered, this means that tha-president lias exercised the fulHimit of his legal powers as ,coiu- mander-in-chief to prepare the navy for war. •* ♦ For the army the president direct ed that two nfilitary departments be created in the Aftantic roast region. .The or^ux means that.the:task (if or ganizing whatever army Congress may authorize wUl be divided among nix deparlnientaf commanders In- atead of four in the interests of 8|>eed and efficiency* in mobilization. The<tliirU steps was to assume as a national duty the task of protect ing American industries from domes tic disorders in the event of hustili- fan try regiments, two separate bat talions and one separate company of the National Iluard were t ailed ba< k Into the federal err\ ice to art as na tional police in important districts. Hopple men ting 0»e*e troop* n regi ment of tvnnitylvania gnard and two ^ * "WTm^wr 1 We f w s * ^ *1 rouit* borne from tke border for name let nnt. were ordered retained in tbe Muj. (ten. Wood, Senior Offlrrr of -. Army, in (Vnuniand of S<»utlie^t- ern ISatHctr at (TiaricMton. Division of the United States tato six instead of the existing four mili tary departments was announced Saturday bydhe ■ War DUtfartment. The two' new departments are. the Southeastern, comprising the States in the old South, and the Northeast ern, comprising the New r England States. - Major Gen. Leonard- Wood is transferred from command of the Department of the East td the South- easterri* Department with headquar ters at Charleston^ S. C. Major Gen. J. Franklin B^ll goes from the Western Department tp fhe Eastern Department; Major Gen. Hunter Liggett from the Philippines to the Western Department, and Brig. Gen! Clarence K. Edwards from the ("anal Zone to the Northeastern Department. Major. Gen. Barry, of the CentraFDepartment, and Major Gen. Pershing, of the Southern De partment, remain in their commands.- The chauges were outlined by the -department in the followyn^ state ment : ‘‘To- facilitate decentralization of command the United States is divid ed Jnto six military departments in place of (he four now existipg r The new organ(xmtions become effective *May 1, 1HI7, and comyiriHe the fol lowing: . **A —Northwestern Department, to embrace the States of MaNew liauipshire. Vurniont. Massachusetts. Ithode, Island ami (’onnecfh ut, liread- qiiarrers at BOkton “IF—Kastern Departm»*nl. to em brace tbe States of New York. -New Jersey, - Pennsylvania, Delaware. MarvtaniF ami Yirgltiia. West Vir ginia. Dlfttrbt of Columbia and the Canal Zone and tbe twlaml of Potto It Ft*.- with (lie island* and key* ad* ia«« i*t tliefetir Iteadiuaiiert at Uo%* CITIZENS URIiED TO PLANT I jUll/y RIISHFn HARDENS TO INSURE F00Di l1,ni i | V ,,UU, Agricultural Deimrtment ('alia omIeio fleet of u-boat chasers ('itizens. to Adopt Policy of liaising More Foodstuffs • 1 », ^. statement urging that as a pa triotic duty,city residents transform thehr yards into gardens and farmers so diversify their crops as to make each section self-sustaining was is sued Saturday night by* Carl Vroo- mah, assitant secretary of agricul- ture. ' ... r The great need in war time, Mr. Vrobman said, would.be a surplus of wheat with winch the nation could feed its allies. He also declared the acreage ot soy beans and cow peas should be increased to augment the resources for protein which in time of emergency .could .take the place of meat for human consumption. Two or three crops of some sort should be raised during the coming .'summer, lie said, on every vacant square foot in the cities. v ‘ If the natioiial’policy decrees that there should be a big increase in our acreage and yield per acre of food cr.ops.” the Statement says, “then the nation as whole and not the farm ers as a cfass shopld and must as siime the major/part of the risk in volved. The department is urging each section of the country to be come as nearly as practicable agricul turally independent. This- is good poiity in time of peace and-win be a vitally important policy in time of war. when our transportHtion system necessarily would pc chiefly occupied with the transportation of soldiers and, war supplies. “In view of the apparent world wide wheat shortage and present and pros |hm live hij^h pro-rs. In ttu»»e par% of the country-where spngc wheal at normal price* T* a* proitt* able or almost as protltable as oats, farmer' would do w**|| to seed a pari ”f* Houttieaslern Department to e mb no r the Stale* of feno* NEEDED IMMEDIATELY WAR PRACTICALLY EXISTS HERMANS PLAN NEW DRIVE ON THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL Russia Turns From Reconstruction the lm|ielllng Foe Who - . * ^ s Threatens Fierce Attack to Every Action Indicates Arrival of Emergency Which (.alls for Action —Naval Militia to Be Called Out— lletlred' Officers tt» llelieve Active for Duty at Sea-—Plants to Hindi Wqrk.. Wit H ppin ion _g£neraL in. Washilig- ton that an actual state bl war exi^th between-the United States and G<*r- many, no statement came, front the \\ Irtte Holne or any other authorita tive source as to what the course of the government will be with refer ence to the sinking of three? American mereiiant vessels by (jermau subma rlnes. % Biit President Wilson had a long conference at. the White House with Secretary Lansing and afterward went to the navy departjncnt for a talk with Secret ary Dcniel*. Which •bore fruit in the issuance of orders for speeding up work on warships under construction, the issue - of bonds to obtain money for thi*^ pur* pose, the abandonment of tin* eight- hour. day for government naval con st ruction. and,tty' graduation of two duH-es iff midshipmen ahead of time. •Everything that can be done Is being done or will be 4»Kie/ % was the stkteinetff made try Josephus D;»n* iels. S«*<’ret«r) of thjff Smvy. # ‘‘The only action tbm«»far taken ba- !•«••• n the •placing erf aimed guards on \n»** r i« an ^hlps/ Mr. Daniel* add**! ^ From internal troubles ami: the problem of reconstruction, the atten- tten or ilu^slg has suddenly'tH'^n dL vetted to a new danger nyhlch threat^ ens from without. There now la in disputable evidence that Hhe Ger mans are massing great numbers of troops along the northern / front ready for gn effort against Russia's capital. ■/':./" ^;// ' ' a ; ' The country has been apprised of the new juenaco "by a Series of proc- lamationa .from its ministers. Alluding to the military situation in Russia and the effect of the invo lution on the ; men at the f ront, Reu- ter's Pet cog rad corses pondenisay^t “War Minister Gtitchotf s state ment that the foe is at the gate is no mere figure of speech. The slightest relaxation of vigilance aiid-the ene my would be at Petyigrad.'’ The correspondent then cautious ly reiers to* the reperctimve action xm—t-he—troitpa -<4—the consciousness / BREAKS ITS WM BELHIAN RELIEF MUST STOf BECAUSE OF FRICTION r " • _ ~ , • • PROTEST DNANSWEKB Minister Whitlock Baa Been Witlfr- - drawn-—Hoover ar.d Hit HCaff orw to IHFoct Relief W ork as Bosk They ('an F'rom the Oat.Hide—Dutch Cit izen* Take Workers, Place of Amertran Because of the “German gow^ra- ment's disregard of its written un- dertakirigs’’, for the protection of Americans and American, relief work in Belgium, the stkte 1 department announced that American Minister Beand Whitlock hie* been withdrawn from Uruireels and the staff of the Wf than that •IInp I nltc«| stair* •boutd That the army has been the arbiter of .Russia's destiny. Which has mani fested itself* in demands incompati ble with military discipline and s%ys that already tlnre is news *fn»m va rious fronts of the prevalence of- "se< ond thought*.*' ^ , ‘/But.'* conthnies the correspond eni,, “where the men resptHf their j • hicfs.’and the army is fortunate inljj n its commanders, it is unlikely that L persistent •• in .untutored claim* will he allowed to prejudice the spring I inti summer campaigns. „ | • Tl.. r.. h.« lH-n atiuMi^ i!ip tinmriiu. in- T ,„. . . nooullwm#-l . nil' 2 . I '! y r T !»>>• th. m.M>« ~rr'r indl I t . .. ' r, f' r k T" • , '*» <:-»>»«* JH 4ra«n U; 11^ I'aliatf (..•.d lb.- Pr«.. »bl.b b.. -I- lhal r.^irtrtli.0. l..f» American ('ommiseion for Relief-In Belgium advised that they should not remain longer in German occu pied territory. Minister Whitlock, who has beein kept on Belgian territory chiefly to aid 4he relief work, wiU xo lb Havre, the teiiiporary capital of the RelgiaA government. The places of the with- \mcric*n relief Workers will be taken by Dutch eitisena. and t’m (ommission through that meen* Will emit Spue from outside buaqs asbepl tt ran tbe work of raring for ten mll- al lea*i of their liormal ouu a rvuge Jitttbef a* t»o«i ha^ twy*n d*i el«>l 'IWI "Wfiegf? 1 In cg*e of war few on Hut everythTng that ran lie «tt>nr offb tal *tateio«*uta i* sued by >OCh- lUrpiftimgs—N— ■*>*. 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Iff wpw-d apply Ifobi IWo lo toor | •t O* Vi • »o*be«J ttbiraloba p*f O* te | Ve ati bf* » car mod. »*#• bat*oau»t *op- pt| m bre4Mi*«offa lb* VCPOf O04»td b* abgbooted to o •wrpfDtog owmbv* »f mllitob boabeto * TRANSFER SU\ C4HTIL Intvtcy In Me .Transfer of fbe Ra*»ian ebpllil frc»m IVtrof rod to'll* abrlent alle at •Vithus J» iigoxdrl no bmbit prob able in Eatebte Hrcleo, which hove 3B l*Td rtuoeb #d*Lrd regarding tile rtipdb.^ . The belief to toiindcHl upon tei*ori * that tVtr**Krad ie* aw^irtbing with spies: that It Is strongly uniler the Influence yif tlie |vn>-Ueriuan eje mVMti; inht ItF real seat of reform is in jfbaeow. and that such a change would a|»i»cal sirongly*to |he sentl- ment of the great mass of Oie p«MT- ple. Except in Its lack of communica tion with, the sea. Moscuw' is h» M to Im* quite as a« cessihle and convenient a center as’Petrograd. and it «is re- •tukes cotiiniand of the East»»rn .de- bglMmeiRt. Im ing his immedlgtl junior III'some quarters it was. suggested that the new Southeastern depart ment might prove to he the center of interest should the present interna- tionaA .situation, develop need for military operations to the South' „ Indications were thiwt the adminis tration planned to await action by Congress before further warlike pre parations, are ordered. President Wilson has authority to direcU that the regular army be brought up to full war strength at once, and also to call out the ( remainder of the Na tional Guard and the naval militia. In ’designating State troops* 7 to he CfiTled out. it is apparent y that the War^ Department has, carefully sur veyed the field of' priv'at(* % • enter prises, which might be assailed iw event of domestic disturbances;. The number of troops from each State summoned to duty bears a direqt re lation to the shipyards, .munitions plants and other, industries in that State, wh ; tie* I military pro Jection.' . ' The president, follow in gjiis con- fer**n-with Gov MrCall of Masiig- ebusetts Fri4lay night ah«PSaturday with Secrytary Baker, reacheu VHe con^lusloii tlvai ag the federal gov ernment Is tiiclijiTua- tion which creates (he danger **f in- ferr •! dieor*lerf. i* aisb should a 4 - gbrte tbe bordeb of provl ting ade qnf»V** pr*4ertion. lifter the policy be baa Feawtved bp#b abd pat Mb exenittab* g * Mlafe gbd b# petlbt# Kaaufa^t irer will he railed wp** lb beg* Ik** ry* • At ARDS MXM SUPS *1 lb rngkibg Ibw award* «b dswiiwy* |f||- ^jpgdll^MMWMblJ UbblrlB or- repted the bmtimbm ewttmble «wl ca* b Ibe three ratapabl*-* ■bbbiil- Dbg Mire* III lb# iwebiy lowr «#- defvd. wlbe will be bwlM under tbe u. rg^bef I gbd. • obgre** ba«lbg >gHNrlb*bll> anik#n*»d wbly hftreb IN Her b***ld**r» were tb rubferebe# wjtb of tb la I* a»*i Ibdlrblwma are I bat Hbtwvday'a efdera will be *|i»*» bled t*r eveb trehk I tf factlittea for «oti*trurut)% k u( Ibe t fobbd In awarding robtrart* for the Iwenly-foar dewtri*yet* ob the tame day Md* were opebeik the ngvy de part mctti *- tahli'h*** a prv-ceilejit fog «|tlirk action. All of the * v****e|« ^ kiUUJLiil duplir4te tbe thirty-live- knet ty|H* alrtgidy • builcling will be Intilt 4»n a ha is of ctisl plus in per cent pro Hi. (‘ontrarta for ten went to the Union Iron Works. $*:n Fran- cImo; eight to the Fore Riyer Ship- htithnng Uomfiany. (juimy. Mass., •ind six to William ('ramp and thins. iMiitadclphiu. of his grade, Gen. B^ll, who now- garded as much more secure against a drive by the German army, which is believed to lie* impending. Armed Ship Goes 1'liiougli. .The America^ liner 6t. Loliis, Srst nimed Ameru ah ship to cross tbe At- lamic, has arrived safely at her des tination. Secretary Daniels announcr Monday*. # ;• d fc;arned that. Congress also would be requested to authorize an increase beyond the S7.000 war* strength limit for enlisted personnel now ? set. 4dim organization of great fleets of •submarine chasers will tiiajre neces- ery the enlistment of ijiany thous and fnore nien than planned for when the present ait-was framed. Every existing ship St^w in the service or soon to be ^completed couhl be manned wylh the vT.OOU. The order to recruit to war strength was sighed by President Wildon—wJum~ he-aiMt Mrs. Wilson eh Bed at Secret^ ry^ Daniels’ office. It was not made public, however, nntiUdetalls for «arrying it but htd |)efp arranged. The rccrulting ser vice has b« v n running recently with redorubhd energy and accomplishing good n sulta. The p’residrm found l! necessary to take further measures to 4*onHerve his own time for official ionf«Tence* in ennr.rction with fh«» present na- •lottal emergency. Ue directed tbit Hereafter only i»*nlvrrn«*s of ihf m«e*t prv #tpg bntnfe ae arranged for • . .Tf":. •* : • III b* bd #d A |i ja wor'—iM uicyva •lob M ^bJbbPvd* bl • pd Wmmmmrn in n boo * Vlrb tlMl4r M war I I Urn Tbfb CM» bMHur BRAND DIKE QHTS IlMssian* Prefemsl That Nikolas l.«;»\r Uic \rin>. The retirement of Grand Duke Nicholas fnntT his po-,t as command er-in-chief jof the Russian armies is officially^confimietr. according to a Beuter dispateb from Petrpgrad. Pcdlng the appointmotU of a succes sor. tfve dispatch rays, Gen M. V. Alexitrff, chief of the general staff, will act as Yommamler i'n-ohief. The retention of jGrand Duke Xich- blas :>s connqander-inchief was ctui- •sidered uixlesirahle by the Uussjan atininter of war. because of’ the Grand Duke’s connection with the Romanoff dynasty. .* ‘ v It was announced several days ajfp .in a Pefrogratl dispatch to. the Lon don Titt cs that th% government bad foumt it ji(s*essary in order to check mate migehievous propaganda to ap point i generalissimo, not connected wl.th the Uorniinof: f .tiiiiy 'r.,» ••m- peroi bn his alHllcation Iransferfed the supreme command of. the’ Rus sian army to Grand Duke Nicholas. lo the bsvy will Im* done . | do iu*i car# iw *II«m tt** detail* t«»-«lay Iwf* dkate* 1)4 a I that the ”iut>«abal fiiterk*b*f“ •ontcbiplat* d lb l«dt»*>bMi»b rer**ml»* rbartwd by t’wbarwwa ba# arrlvwd It was *taied that tbs prr.|4wbl wwwH stall him wetf bf aR tb# #M#rgebry awibwrtiy srbbVed In bilb lb Ibr vartuO* «‘«ib *fc*f«t«bal cbxtbirbt* * Order* war** |—swd by drerrtary I table la t# tbw n* * %«»i k bwvy yard lb prtw'bwd bl ••we** witb Ibr ibbdirtir’ (Iwb wf *1 tty wabaiartbr fbb«#is Tbr yard bbwt«d a bflow bl flw.wwa tbf rarb •*#»• »i»b>pl> i#.» r%«rpf tbs boa caisbty, bbd «ab lay dwwa t*«fty at MMb* Tbr drMvwtv bf Ibswr' ^abb-attbr flMHbf* Is |b boplb lb ft«db *f%t> 9a stsidf 4ayw. abb bssHw w Ml br drfi % • tail. 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It i* |\dJ|iint D* assemble the vidutUrers within a rV*w—ilavs to joumu u hu stio|)vj*»d(» tnn).)« utXoq of training, pending orders from the president for complete mobilization of the navy. . 7 Recent navy contracts were let with the uiuiorstandhu: tlmt Ifeb eight-hour law would be suspended because of the shoftOKe of skilbul Tabor. Builders have agreed to con- strm t the five battle cruisery ami six scout cruisers recently assigned to them at. the greatest possible s^pee^l employing at least Ta per cent, of all their men on this.work. The department will meet extra pay roll and other expenses due to the.' rjjefidingup. paying, time ^ind a hail for all work in excess of eight hours. Under this agreement .it is hoped to eomplefe the battle cruisers In three years and the scout‘cruisers in ’♦‘'•s than two. /V^ '•!>an4els said there was no present need of exercising the au thority to commandeer shipbuilding or other plants b> hasten navy buildi ing;- T^e builders arc co-operating ht artily; and^4niilar agreements with which the lUMMtgale* to lb** imr|tt»t\ and nbrlnblMMi again*! war loan* The rv*rTe»pMn«|bnt eb*». lud**- by dwrinrinn Yhbl the. rc|Mibii#*ti form ••f government* n«»w I* awn*r**d H awl* Jb.Mbb Mrm 9 IM Mi fbe \n«y. F*d’4.» lb# |» Ibe riernttve tbe bnvy %p ta itb been Irnpo-ted on *tbe “w Ub under ordlbari Wonld never bate heed and that Miblater WbMInrk bn* laebi denied diplomatic prlvllecen aMf rtmrimt 11 —in ibnt. ibgi »lwa* «• me within •* % cml Jiw jHji >ehlpn bate mt few day*. f"tim?**u»a •‘nffneked bill wanting by Oenann eab flagrant vlotsUob bf Ibw • b«* wf ib* Gcrama war bringing atrebgtb * Ilf yirfne mf Ibe nbtbbftty «# lb tbe pr***d*'W* by tbe pvt wf t’wb • •e«bcr German! will mat I a we bn make tbe relief work diffirwii fbr efbef «4minf*trnf«*r* In bat kawwb me eb grw* tnM»»*d Aw iMMI Ab wl mak Itf the batwl weveke f**? tbr b«*wl •eat fbdibt Jwbr tb. tbt;. abd fw# ether parymaen./ 19 1* brrebf dtreed* 1?* I Ikal tbe nWtbmHn j awIMwd 9b*® • iior* kcwdM by |f* llebeer, will l heir eflwrte far VWIgiwm 1 era •‘•ab** wetm* bl H * bfWM bt mmmmm 'Wwmlfew *• magi *> %T #4»W meg 1 ecabcd» 11>«*» wa* * mn •pffbvlmalcly xk.www me the rewwtfM •Ifrwgtb Kn* D •wpgbr M* nted It gbbbl t* »**f*m* tw nen 1 ^ tbf* alt wget tbe cewblrv wrging thetb •• aid tbe depart meat ta every wav 9b tbnr eweer te ebteib the Wihnab m J^ewibiy wMb^m* Tbe fallnwibg ft tew mm bf Vb# atbtg tty dlrm t|ob ef *ke #• HewMod* I tw wiibdvab «• Matte a.. HLHM SHU HUN I Her Tbr Ur*mb fartea abd tbe Get man* nggtn bate heavy bgbitag «>n *everal Ibe frwbt beiweeb lie the %Mbe nrerw. abd nsaib the Frea* b bate made advaace* toward the *trwbbl> defebded towb bf lb IJwebDb* Areordibg tb the Frearb war off Ire ^ the French tr«M»p* bate pw*bed fwr ward over a front wf about twa aad a pnpilibba. taking in tb# Iowa of rn» tres. three mile* Minthweat. and K«- ftigny l*-Graml. four mile* wnutb of Mt. Quenlln. tin in* alio were made *. * 4 r i SINK 25 VESSELS m IVrlin Bc|K*rl* Re«*t nl D«-*frw<4ion of Mir.iNHi Ton*. The sinking of 2.7 more steam- ship*. 14 sailing vessels ami 27 Irawl- eis. with an aggregate gross tonnage 01 KO.inmi in t)i4> last few daV* Is an- nouheed by the (fernian admiralty. 11;h statement follows: . * \ “In addition to tht* losses of ships already puhlishetU In March/ German submarines during the last few days sank 27 steamers. H sailing ships and 27 trawlers, wiMi a total gross t. .n Da so Of Wi.fTOrt (W. Ma'rrlt a "a ^ Ofniaw KUbn.arin» annihilate.!. (,» w . ere pla<< ‘ <1 . under , Kreat cannoh. fire, a British biplane in the , English channel.’* TACKLES IRISH QUESTION' British Goveriwnc uh^ 4> Attempt Set tlement Immediately. In tjic .coupe of a debate in the House td Cothmons Thursday night on a resolution offered by Sir James Tfenry Dalziel, Liberal, urging the government to make another attempt to gettlq tb‘d Irish difficjjlty. Andrew- Bonar Lau. chancellor of the exche quer, announced that the govern- witb wN* tbe wl'bdra* tb* • »d r rrllrf #fbtb#bt »ad the ever felt a beevy m«»f •tv for jh* mtllbm* «f l»»* brbiwd tb# (Warn! *•• derided that tb* •pile all dlfftcwtnee nbtll Am*-re an parth ipatloa* pfHialbte * ''For o% er I wo y#wfg It be* beam the single-mjnded pvrpoo* of thl# gov*inm«nt and tbe 4-ommlmdeb u> ***■ that the*# t«*n mtlliona of efwfl- Ians pere fed and. with this end lb view, the Americans 4*om*erned barm • ubmltte4| to restri4-tIona forced am them hy the German authoritiew which.‘ under ordinary conditions. wouHl never have beeri tolerated. .“Immediately after the* break (tr relations the German authorltfen In BniHeels withdrew from Mr. Whit lock. the diplomatic privileges and immunities which he had up to that ►Fme enjoyed. His course serves to The ILigue was stopped; he was de nied the privilege of communicating with the department of state in cipher, huiI later even in plain lan- JT AERIAL ACTIVITY l!«»ftl Sid#* R>i*»rt l«a*t tew of I hr Tiert* bar tseef! e*#n "VH-rahle !*ght ns lb *th eblf. TU# Iterltb war af* dr* *c ofd*^ibw Ibas-gg yryentc* a. gif - Iblftbew |<b# Fr—fb gikd ItrtUb.. MlIbHlmMdMb-bnpbb r- ■«*♦. wdre drttNpb daw's wwt * ' »r Mfir Cbb*rwi bvd~MmV< tbygl wb bibib>bi'H tw bd tb e#fwfm I# tb# *mlw* bwww J F ® tuent already Jiad decided to juoke. ttlier cnntrui ;-or*—foe-m -- ■ t ii ;im attempt. ' '' ' ‘ (eriq.I prqhahly a ill lj4- arHv;«Ni at ' w If bill a week. Conf^encesr with the urew. al*d«ird, including the skilled 01 ■ontractors already have be« n called, men-4»f the engine rpotu and gunnery in ad<lit!on to correspondence with ebb companies, which ha* been in i#bgr*4a n.any days. . « In the e»ent nf iNimpl*-te naval nm- bilizaliott. three gteps would revtricthftts' of movements and com- inunicatUgwi which hampered the ef- ficiemV^MJormance of their task. U) tYYese difficulties* the government hnd commission w«ir» determined to keep the • work'going till the last possible moment. Now. however, a more serioua' difficulty has arisen. In the course of the past ten days several of the* commission’s ships have been attack ed without warning hy German sub marines in flagrant violation of the* solemn .engagements of the .German: govehvment. F’rotests addressed by this government fci Berlin ^fltrougjt the informedtary (B tbe Spanish gov- erfment have not \ kp answered: .. “The German government’s dUre- gard of its written undertakings, causes grave concern as to the future? of the relief W4>rk. in any event tt felt that the .American staff of the commission can no longer with advantage to Belgium. , “Although a verbal promise has been made that the member* of tbo l^rruittrd to .divisions. These estimate*, however, do mi* (ontemptate finding crewy for thi* ■] areat numiu-r of geout patrol'craff., 011 Id .b# j l*re«iiiiiabiy the young offiewrs lo p* |cotnn9l**iob # will be taken: Retirwd offtewra .wouM be , gtrduat* d fhU miinth will bb bibd^ t>l9 T ^ c * #rakM -•iHtmvr* I t<; luty at yards and oth.-r t either Jo CMnimand tb«*-r ewe!* nr t* rr:ii * l|, ' t observabr# of iU.. other litre tioB*. .r* ita« *ng aeti«*> .off:-11# - relieve -isior* •‘xp**rieta • d ,ui>44*r *• left** k jets has been stfeb I bag i#f* for se«r duts ; tb# fleet rewerv# [wffleer* bblUeshfb datr foe fbiat d##4rfmsnt #4>uld fc#l WafflMb* 1*0w atoai l.je# »tr>nf b btsbly )pur(■«*•• * ; ^ la brr##«tbc rfipubMblbly for JVkJbrd wwb. would r ! vi t*» tb*| Frwbbblf mabp bf 9b# wblrwla win 7 * n H 9b### 'AmflflaMl MttMMi Ml o!or». and tb# aaul bil rn ibru’pr r asbaiwdi • by'rembt wffWw#* oe .Or9bab orr ywcbttbMrw or mecebabi ■mribTbffl-l « btHod I -air twram 2 TW m «b tbabi btellabl#, I 9K*t «%«r# **.tb rtrwfl «i It la •#- M btary bbtgie ibr ,a<flbi * *t la dT#, •Mf