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RESOURCES OF THE NATION ARE READY SHOULD SUBMARINE ATTACK AMERICAN SHIP ALL FORCES WILL RESIST. SHIP OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED Vessels May Now Mount Guns and Will Have Full Backing of Govern ment Forces, But Shoot-on-Sight Policy is Not Announced. Washington.---The lnited Statew Government has begun actual prepar. ations for arming Germany's su.l marine warfare. Ship owners hav ing been notified of President W:1; son's decision that hie has full auwho ity to proceed withl thi- polik y. Il tails were taken up so there inht as little delay as possible : ra: :e requests for defens~v a:nca.n:.t. W hen vtessels sail u: -- : . of arnied neutraity. they.w... the full bar kic of Ad:ni tra tion, expre* l : :h t. rm of naval guns an- u:.: r- and1 war risk iniir arne. It v n ie 'bIar *hat thet etitre resou ces :eih nited StateS will b. r ady for ation should (Ger. any a:as k an Aii'k( an armed ship n vIlation of the warning of the American Governmeflnt. The State Departments view of de. fensive armanient. was that the mere appearance of a German submari n periscope near an American armed vessel would entithit the ship to take all measures of protection on the pra sumption that 1he U-boat's purpose was hostile. This was based on Ger many's announcement that her sub. marines would attack without warn ing any belligerent or neutral mer chantmen encountered within the barred zone. Whether this position will be em bodied in instructions to command ers of American armed ships. an-1 whether arms and ammunition will be furnished to vessels carrying con traband were up for discussion. but ic announcement on either point was authorized. President Wilson's attitude has been that no steps of a belligerent character should be taken and thal if a state of war comes. it must bc through Germany's commissio a acts in clear violation of internationa law. Despite the State Departiment': ruling, some effcials are known t( feel that in line with this policy th United States should not sanction shoot-on-sight program which inigh be construed as aggression. TORNADO IN INDIANA KILLS MORE THAN SCORE Newcastle Wrecked by Storm. Dab age Estimated at $1,000.000. Newcastle, Ind.--rwenty-one ar known to have been killed. several arn missing, more thant 10 pe jrsons wen injured. some fatally and pr'operty damaged to the extent of $1.000.00( was the toll of a tornado whicl struck Neweastle. The damage was eoughly estimnatel at $1,000,000, but may exceed tha figure. The storm swpet over the city In a southwesterly dlirection, de miolishing practIcally everythIng in: path almost two bolcks wide ani more than ten boleks long. lFor sever al hours the cIty was entirely cut of from conmmunicat ion. Appeals for help were sent out b: Mayor Leb Watkins, and Gover~no Goodrich was asked to send troopis t( polico the city, which Is In dlarknes: owing to the demolitIon of the powo: Splant. The exact number of dead my noi I be known for a dauy or two. as pra' tically all the hodilea thuts far foun' have been rug outt of ths' wreckage Although the skies had been thireat ening (luring i te ear'ly a ft ernoon there was little wat ning of the ap proachinug tourn adlo.. A huge funnuel shaped cloud sudiden ly a ppearied it the wvest. hanging low and sweeping towardi the city. G roups of persona ( ~ in the st reets began seeking shelt er mon and women running wvildly through the streets. GEN. CARRANZA ELECTED PR ES. IDENT WITHOUT APPOSITION. ' Mexico( City. -Gen. Vtinu'tianoa Car' ranza wvas elect ed l'r'esiden t of M *y! co by what is believed a have be'en S the largest vote ever ino in athe public. Although the voters hadth:m lege of wr-itinug in or de. larn. a name they (desired. G;enera: arra:: receivedl all but a faw sea :: :e : 12 lots. The estimated vot' tar u all the way from sever-al hundre! thousand to a million. APPALLING TOTAL OF TEN .MILLION IS WAR'S TOLL. r Washington.-Mor than 1 0.000.,OI' men are recorded a's killed, wounidedi iaptured or missing in the European War in the first' complete tabulation of official and attthenticated semi-of filal reports of tho various belliger ents Among the military proper. 4. -441400 are reported dead; 2.59S.500 wounded and 2,664,500 captured and missing. Among civilians, another 400,000 are figured as either dead ov wanndad through the war. ORDERS STATE OF ARMED NEUTRALITY PRESIDENT WILSON TAKES ONLY STEP TO KEEP MERCHANT MARINE AFLOAT. SITUATION IS VERY GRAVE Calls Special Session of Congress for April 16.-Decision Came Quickly Following Action of Senate Amend. ing Rules to Stop Filibustering. Washington. -- President Wilson1 fronm a sick hed ordered the arming of American merchant ships against Grmuany's ruthless submarine war fart:. and at the sane time issued :. proclamation calling an extra session of Congress to meet April 16. The P'7resident's decision came suddenly, fUliowing the action of the Senate in revising its rules to permit promtpt ac tion on important quest.ions and the su bmis sion of formal opiniions by Sec oetary 1.ansing and Attorney General Gregory that he has the power to arm merchantment without action by ('on gress. Details of the Government's armed neutrality plans for defending thc nerchant marine were withheld t, avoid endangering Americans and their ships by permitting the informa tion to reach Germany. The d(e-tton coming at the end -l a period of tense waiting. was gen erally hailed as the natural and un avoidable next step in the polies adopted by the President when th2 broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and gave warning that the United States could not tolerate at tacks on American ships and citizens in violation of international law. Fraught with the grave possibility of war with Germany. the action was taken by President Wilson only aftMr he was vonvinced that Germans actually was proceeding with her camlaigin of ruthlessness. Long before the order was given from th, White HIouse. all necessary preparatins for the arming of met chantmen had been completed at the Navy iepartment. Secretary Daniel. however. issued an1i app'al to the pre of the Nation to refrain from discus Sion of thete pre parations. The President's action sent a thril through the Senate. nieting in sp cial session and throtuh the Govern, ment Departments. Still hoping tha war w. th Germany wvill be avoided official. and Senators declared tha lie issue rests entirely with (rmasit FIRST COLLISSION WITH SUB MARINE MEANS WAR Washing'on.-Armed neutrality wil he the status of the United States th moment that the first merchant sh under the American flag puts to se, withi cannon mount ed for defense. President Wilson made this (lea it his address to Congress F'ebruar' I26. when he asked specific authorlt to arm merchant ships for defens against submarines. the steps he ot i dered upon his own responsibility, tWriters on international law hay held that armed neutrality consists i1 -placing the country in a position tlefend itself and its neutrality agains I threatened attacks or inroads by bel ligerents This state of preparednes may last an indefintit e length of timi through good fortune in avoiding con tact with belligerent forces atloat o ashore. or through the design of thi belligerent to contine' its declaratie' of purpose to in fra nge thle neout ral it: 'of a cont ry to mere threats unsuv ported by act ion. .AMERICAN SEAMEN HELD BY GERMANY ARE GIVEN RELEASE Berlin. hy wireless to Tuckerton. N .---Flift.: ino A mericans ta kon fron vessels s.tokt by the German raider it the South AXtlati andI brought t Siinmuende on Jlanutary I on hear< the captured British steamter Yarrow dale. wero releatsed fric quadrant in and left for the Swiss front ier. Th, route over which they departed ww the onte chosen for their rettu by the l'nited States Government GERMAN SEAMEN GUILTY OF SINKING SHIP mtnt !f the Germnui llansa Lin: frejit cr I i'lhenf. whih i begiz -:nkinc ini ('harb-2ten harbor on - ekiof .Tanuary 21 wee found~ mgut cliam by at jury itn the l'nitrd State I ti Court here. They wvere nec a tel. howev-er. of a cha rge of eeon aey1- to sink the steamter. C'ant Ihann~i 1. Klattenhoff is ill and w-u he only one of the mnen not tried. ADDITIONAL GUARDSMEN ARE ORDERED HOME El1 Paso. Texas.--Orders were re. ceved here from the Southern. De partment for all National Guard troops in tihis dlistrict to be ein route home by March 21. In order that they may be miusteredi out by April 1. Orders wore also received for the following units to len'-- Troops B. C and D of the First Tennessee Cavalry, to leave March 17; Companies A and B, North Carolina Engineers, March 13. M-ft oO WLLl TAKE NEW ACTION SOON VERY LIKELY THAT FEW DAYS WILL BRING MOVE IN SUB MARINE MATTER. That One Will Be Called Not Later Than May 15 Is Forecast of House Leader Kitichin.-May Arm Ships. Washington.-New action hv Presi lent Wilson within the next few days in the situat4on resulting from the German unrestricted submarine cam paign was forecast confidently in Ad ministration quarters. If the f*-m >f the action has been idetermined upon. it was not reveal d. The possibilities arec the arming of American i nerchant men by the Government in spite of (11d statutes constructed by some offi vials to prohibit such action. the con voying of the vessels by warships. the imnmediate calling of an extra session of Congress, and the placing of Amer! ran sh!ps desiring to pass through the (a nger z'one ulnder Government con trol. Reports convend to the President 'hat the prospects are excelle-nt for prompt and favorable action on his suggestion for a revision of the Sen ate rules so that action Can be secu Id on an armed neutrality res-olutioin were believed to bring the calling of an extra sesston nearer. While some officials. notably tho;e at the Stat.- Departmet:t. have ad -vised the President that he has full pow(r to arm merchantien withomx , igressional action. other feel that such a step would lie rtretching the law. It is pointed otit. however. that an, restriltions iurrounding the arm I of vessel, do not apply to sup p!ying convoys. The best judgment of the Navy Department has been against convoying for strategical rea sons. but it was considered possible that if no other way is found, this .course mIght he adopted. . Te:resident was understood ta fee-l that the tying up of American \'ssels in port cannot be allowed to cointne much longer. He also be. lieves that the Nation stands behind him In ad'-ocating steps to defend American lives and rights. Mr. Wilson was forced to retire to his room by a cold but previously h~ conferred with Secretary Lansing about the German crisis and talked wit h Senators about clotutre. When Representative Kitchin. the D'emotratic leader of the House. left for home. his parting informat:on to his colleagues wasi that an extra ses sion of! Congress would be called not late thn te mddl ofMay. Mr". Nlutchin made this prediction after a tonferer;..e with Prmesidlent Wilson. al :tough a Ca' 'aet meimber was auth' oritv fr 'he st a'emeint that an extra e io i utlikely h. fore "the first ,f IRISH QUESTION STARTS TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT. -Loyd-George Faces Fi.'Lt Embarrass. ment as Premier. I on don.- The presenitat ion bty th Irish Natitnalitt in the House of tommnon hia -lt ion railiig f, 'hY m:en.ie -a:ion of the ho of th.e me s'o::> in month . - h r e ofl :ir.r *ep wh*v - -: d with th. Goven ment' p met. ,ufferi ti erushd he- r peed wettle hmet WAY S CL ARE FO A~: tptblin of~ it :he te in cuu cered the. way fr searly modtflemet. ture.shen~ Democrats votd unani molee the suppor arly undrwich debate could be limited by a two thirds vote, and the Republicans voted 30 to 2 to support the same change. WND I A AU STRIAN NOTE ON U-BOAT VAR CORRESPONDENCE UPHOLDS GER MAN UNRESTRICTED U-BOAT CAMP/.IGN. Austrian Government Leaves Way Open For Further Discussions, Which Will Likely Sarve to Post pone Break. Washington.-Austria-s reply to the American requer' for a clearer defini tion of hler attitude in the submiarine -tuation wast stated officially here t, leave the door open for further nego tiations. delaying. temporarily. at least, the break which has been re garded as inevitable since the sever ance of relations between the Unitedi States and Germany. Although in substance the long com munication upholds and defends the unrestricted warfare waged by Ger many. it is couched in most friendly terms. and points out that Austrian submarines are operating solely in the Adriatic and 'Mediterranean Seas. and therefore an encroachment on Am. erican interests hardly is to be feared. There will be a reply to this note, and unless an overt act precipitates a rupture. the United States probably will not be inclined to force the issue for the present. The truth is that Germany is credit edi here with trying to force Austria to a step which that country does not wish to take. Germany wishes. it is pointed out, to have the ':omniplete moral support of her Allies in ilth submarine campaign. and is using hvr great influence with Austria to that end. Austria. therefore, is placed in the delicate position of either sa rificing the manifest benefits she receives from the continuance of diplomatic relations with this country, or of ap lpearing not fully to support her Ally. MODIFICATION OF RULES OF SENATE AGREED UPON. Would Prevent Filibusters as That Recently Conducted. Washington-odfcaion1 of the Senate rules urged by President Wil son to prevent future filibusters lhke the one that killed the armed neutral ity bill virtually was agreed upon by a conference committee of ten Sena tors, five D~emocr-ats and five Republi. cans, named by the party caucuses. The change proposed would put the powver in the hands of two-thirds of the Senators present at any time to shut off dlebate and prevent dlilatoty tactics. The comamittee is expected to reash an agreement on a resolution embod -- ing this proposition. which was ap proved by the ruiles commit tee ser. eral toonths aige. bitt which neve-r tamet up at the :ast sessIon. L ead ers cham n;'ivning the clha nge e"peM 'I-c ie to receive the niete.a y '- u c.'t en.-dorsemnent andI '. he precented to the .enatte assoot. as p sibe f. dertion anid av. "1 -'nate has long *~.-' the 'i'* onsidered fa way : . FOOD COST CX ~y ST - POSSIBILITV. f o r - h- f a iln u r e .~>leI g t pract: ~:n~:d scic ~...-..'.t staff anld NEWSPAPER NiAN HAS LANDED GOOD JOB. Washiington.- G-r L'. C~(ooksev was sworn in as -o *it!ant to the See retarv of the Tre,.-ury. a position re vived In the Treasury- lepartment after having been unoccupied mer than a century. A salary of $6.000 a year for the psisition was provided by the last Congress. Mir. (Cooksey has been private secretary to Secretary McAdoo and previous to that was a member of the Washington staff of the Associated Press. HAS AUTHORITY TO ARM VESSELS AGAINST SUBMARINES RULING OF SECRETARY LANSING AND AT TORNEY GEN. GREGORY. WHAT COURSE HE WILL PURSUE Whether to Act on This Advice or Call Special Session of Congress Will Be Determ!ned Soon By PresidenF. Washington. - Secretary Lansing 11 and A'torney General Gregory have advised President Wilson that he has full authority to arm American mor chant ships against illegal attacks by German submarines. It was to these two officers, the Gov irnmenit's authority respectively on in ternationial questions and law, that the l'resi(lent referred the contention raiu cC' in the Senate that old statutes en acted to authorize merchantinelt to n l st pirates raised an isiperable bar to t. step he desired to take to meut lie submarine meiince. They have re iorted that the statutes have no ap plicatio to th( presetit situation. Wheth'.-r the 11P-lr'suent will act im mhlediately inl accordaice with this op ilioni. or will wait to call a special session of Congress to pass a resohu tion inmilar to that killed by a lilibui t: during the last session was not re V iled at this time. In view ,f the action of the Senata in revising its rules to prevent an other filibuster, it was thought ill some Administration quarters that the PT-es idena would immediately call an extra session. One problem involved Is the prob able difficulty over the organization of the next House because of the almost evenly distributed balance of powe-r between the Democrats and Republic anis. A long drawn-out fight, such as has marked the organization of more than one ilouse. probably would de lay action on the armed neutrality <iestion. a contingency which the 'esidelnt is determined to avoid. It is taken for grunted in all quart ers that before Jul) M Alr. Wilson will summon an extra session of Congress. The only question open was whether it will be called immediately. At lea.-t a week's notice is considered impera tive. Many officials expect a decision by lie President. either to call an extra session immediately. or to arm Amer; call ierchantmen on his own author ity, before the end of another week. REPORT MEXICO AND GERMANY CONNECTED BY WIRELESS. Washington - Information reachedl the Government from a semi-official I ource that through a powerful wire 'es telegraph plant in Mexico Citj direct communication btween the \le'ian Capital and Germany I beeni estaiblished. Officeial- realize that if confirmed this news is of great importance. amil an mnvestigation has been ordere-l. Through connection by Mlexico Ci' y with the land telegraphs leading into the United States, Germany would be able to secure complete exemption from the c ensorship now imposedl on Its communications by the American Government at the wireless stations at Sayville and Tuckerton, and by the Briishi and French Governments in their control of the Atlantic cables. Far-reaching possibilities thus wyould be opened for the violation of Am'ier! can neutrality, or even foir menacing the National safety in the critical situ atlon existing. Sea raiders and sub mar-inesc might lie dlirected and full in format ion concerning the (departure of s-hips from American ports furnished. SERIOUS SPEECH ON F"OOD SITUATION MADE TO DIET. I ondon.--Th e Prussian food con tr(olltr. Dr. G;eorge Mlichaells, made in the I 'russian Diet what The K-oel. nisn he Zeiting calls a serious spee'!1 on lhe food sit tat ion, sav- a Rleuter d i-patchi from Amfsterdlamf. IDoctor .\lichaelis (declar-ed that the distre s was suah that a motre sev-ere state of thing-. '-p ecially in the lat-ge indus - rial lnt ers. couldl hardly be imnagi ned. NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFI CIALS ARE SURPRISED. XMan'ngon.-Wor d that min fro-n AmI, an war hi p had land..d at San eils- whL ,.ed just referred t) the Sta:c Ii. ar-n a requie-t .for suc h a n. The .: -ian naval co'fn. miander- N' br-e vd athority to take -- - - p:- t t u ericans. As th - -I:::'. s . ;is Gov irnment recog tize- 0:.17 !h. Mlenocal Governmen*. he tro~ubie a- Santiango presents a di f iltilt prolem.~ WITHDRAW WARNING AGAINST FOREIGN LOANS. Washington.--Ir a statement re iterating that its "-arning to AmerIcan banks not to inv-est too heavily In for eign securities had been misunder. stood, the Federal Reserve Board said It regardled the placing of foriegn loans as a natuaal and proper means of settling trade balances, and gave notice that the country's gold reserve now "has been materially strengthen ed and supplies a broad basis for addl tional crodit, In the Promotion of Health It is imperative that you keep THE STOMACH NORMAL THE BOWELS REGULAR AND THE LIVER ACTIVE ToThatEnd-Try HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters '0UGHonRATS1 i E ;nu1 Roger Williams. ltoger W'illh:eas waslte fo'under of the statei f Itel hn. il e was born) In L(111(146n ill eiter14tor 1005. l( ie lisel to .41i 111he cotnu rr e;ation it liion because tlei lcen iitu w uld not Ialnke. plie ( <ljtit lehara-1 tion i t I rI e Iet- nc I fo311 141r ha.vNinIIg beien-1 inl 4-4.11noun1ion with the t'hurebl 4of1, 1-:1igse iln1 l'.anished friltn the1 11.1eus ts iy 4co4II l ln Vn 1-',. Il escapied tli the slieirv- o' Nier r*31-ia se'tt l aey, n1(.4'l'iellu ivel b' 1y : few of the :eefhieIreniI ts of the' e xtr ineIv purl titiitii wIihih lie advien 1 t : he lP l r ch1:s'd hInd ' the l In ia. s I .ial foul( ed the city fIll Providenefe inl 1(30. I'hliladelhn1111 Ledger. SOOTHES ITCHING SCALPS * And Prevents Falling Hair Do Cuticura Soap and Ointment. On retiring, gently rub spots of dan druff and itching with Cuticura Oint ment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water using plenty of Soap. Cultivate the use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for every day toilet purposes. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address rosteard, Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. Swearing Off. "\\i'hy ar... o )'il So strorn : :'ilr prl hibition':" "\\'ell ... repllil-d Vnle lDill L tlt . "it (oniltry is a1 golold delal like un in dividual. After havin' had liquor wvith out hlmit filr a porit'd l .f ..:,S. jIt* a igihty ;:itid thii: to .. w'ithoult for awhile.'-\\'aehington S.r. Whtt Dr. R. D. Pattersor-in. ,f L;b erty. N. '.. says: ABOU*T MOTHER'S JOY SALVE. My buy had pulielUlila. his tlempera ture was 104. Hd1 ti ed lther salves, didn't have any etfect. Ued jar of Mother's Joy Salve on throat and chest, in one hour's time his tempera. ture wvas normnal.-Adv-. A1 lhlilosopherl~i gainis renowln b~y en dutrinig olther' Ipelel's troui,.'' withI res Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill. contaim Bothing but vegetable ingredienta. which act gently as a tonic and purgative by atimu lation and not by irritation. Adv. Bergen. Norway. is to have a schooel for chut T eursi'. That Knife-Like Pain H~ave you a lame back, aching day and night? Do you feel sharp pains after stooping? Are the kidneys sore? Is their actio~n irregular? Do yo~u have headlaches, backaches, rheumatic pains-feel tired, nerv ous, all worn-out? Use Donn's KId ney Pills--the medicine recomn mende(ld by so many pleoprle inl this lecality. Rlead the expe'rience that follows: A South Carolina Case S S. Fnterp::se S-, Ptt? tU n I o nl , S. C., t* A ltse mnation of the I bld- t dier anad my kidney-~s were in au' : shape. The pains in my lack were t-srrific. The doctor said I had gravel and dur ing one at-aeck. four physleians s a up with me all night; they thmnght I was ii nc to die. I fin lIC:1 ne l'ls a v w''son r invec I conrum:. idard the Get Doan's at A ny Store, 50c a Box D OA N 'S ' DNLlCY FOSTER.MLnUN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y. $6 .L A MEN ESS from a Bone .<.vin, Ring Bone, Splinlt, Curb. Side Bone. or simeilar trouble and gets1. lroe going sound. It acts mild!:, au quickly and good re mults are lasting D~oes not blister or remnove the hair arnd horse can he worked. Page 17 in pamphlet with each bottle tells how. $2.00 a bottle delivered. Horse Book 9 M free. ABSORBINE, JR., the antiseptic liniment for mankind, reduces Painful Swellings En larged Ghandfs,Wiens, Bruises, Varicose e'.ins; heals Sores. Allays Pain. Will tell you more if you write. $1 and $2 a bottle at dealers or duetered. I.lberal trial bottle for t~e stamps. W. F.YOUNO. P. D. F.. 3!O TempeSt..Sprtnfile, Ms. Tul t's Pills usable the dyspeptic te eat whatever he wishes. TIhey cause the feed to assimanate esd mewish the bed.tgve appetite, and DEVROP HLISH.my