New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1915, Page 5

e .y uary was declared deliverable only to 2 Greal Britain Issues Repy to ] s ) BRUARY “WILELMINAS CARGO * HELD FOR PRIZE COLRT United States Note. London, Feb. 19, 7:15 p. m.—The British government announced tod that it had decided that the cargo of the American steamer Wilhelmina should be held for the decision of the prize court. This announcement was made by Sir Xdward Grey, the British foreign \secretary, It seems to make clear the purpose of Great Britain to de- clare all foodstuffs for Germany con- traband, as well as to foreshadow other reprisals. In his note, Sir Bd- » ward Grey, after reviewing the Ger- man methods of warfare and de- nouncing them as absolute violations of all international usages, “If, therefore, his ma] ernment should hereafter feel strained to declare foodstuffs lute contraband, or to take other | measures for interfering with Ger- man trade by way of reprisals, they confidently expect that such action will not be challenged on the part of neutral states, by appeals to laws and usages of war whose validity rests on their forming an integral part of that system of internatiopal doctrine, which, as a whole, their enem ly boasts the intention to d so long as such neutral states cannot compel the German government to abandon methods of warfare which have not in recent histo been re- garded as having the anction of either law or humanity. Text of English Reply. Great Britain's reply to the Am ican note on the Wilhelmina which was handed today to V ‘Hines Page, the American amba; Gor, follow; . “The communication made by the 3 United States ambassador in his note ta Sir Edward Grey of the 16th in- sfant, has been carefully considered Mpa the following observations are of- fered in reply: “At the time when his majesty’s government gave directions for the seizure of the cargo of the steamship Wilhelmina as contraband, they 'had Jbefore them the text of a decree made by the German federal council on the 25th of January, under article 45, of which all grain and’ flour imported into Germany after the 31st of Jan- . EH gov- con- abso- alte certain organizations under direct government control or. to municipal authorities. The vessel was bound for Hamburg, one of the free cities of the German empire, the govern- ment of which is vested in the mu- nicipality. This was one of the rea- sons actuating his majesty’s govern- ment in deciding to bring the cargo of the Wilhelmina before a prize court. “Information has only now reached them that by a subsequent decree ! dated the 6th of February, the above provision of article 45 of the previous decree was repealed, it would appear for the express purpose of rendering difficult the anticipated proceedings against the Wilhelmina. ' The repeal was not known to his majesty’s gov- ernment at the time of the detention of the cargo, or indeed, until now. How far the ostensible exception of imported supplies from the general government monopoly of all grain and fiour set up by the German govern- ment may affect the question of the centraband nature of the shipments | seized, is a matter which will most | suitably be investigated the prize court. erman Raid on English Coast. 1t is, however necessary to state ; by Interior of Big Gun: Warship Texas Makes World’s Record IN TERIOR OF BIS & A world’s record was made with the great fourteen inch guns of the Ameri- can battleship Texas during recent target practice. A perfect score of eight hits in eight trials at a moving target twelve miles away was made This is remarkable shooting and proves that the United States navy s the best gun pointers in the world. One of these pictures shows the in- terior bore of a giant gun. The object of rifling is to enable a gun to fire an eiongated projectile with pre imparting to it rotation, which tends to keep it in the direction in which it is pointed when discharged. In mcdern guns the rifling is effected by cutting spiral grooves down the bore, leaving raised ribs, termed “lands,” between them. Fastened on the shell near the base is a band of soft copper which, as the shell on discharge passes up thé bore, is cut into and gripped by the “lands” forcing the shell to take the twist of the rifling and rotate. The other picture shows the double deck turrets of fourteen inch juns on the Texas. the United 'States government to the considerations put forward in Sir Ed- | ward Grey’s note to Mr. Page, of the 10th instant, as to the propriety of awaiting the result of prize court pro- ceedings before diplomatic action is ivitiated. It will be remembered that they have from the outset given defi- | nite assurance that the owners of the Wilhelmina as well as the owners of her cargo, if found to be contraband, would be equitably indemnified. Contraband Question. “There is one further observation to which 'his majesty’s government think it right and appropriate in the present | connection to give expression. They | have not so far declared foodstuffs to be absolute contraband; they have not interfered with any neutral ves- sels on account of their carrying food- stuffs, except on basis of such food- stuffs being liable to capture if des- tined for enemy forces or govern- ments. TIn so acting they have be guided by the general principle, of* late universally upheld by civilized nations and observed in practice, that the civil populations of countries at | war are not to be’'exposed to treat- ment rightly reserved for combatants. This distinction has to all intents and purposes been swept away by the ! novel doctrines proclaimed and acted upon by the German government. “It is unnecessary 'here to dwell upon the treatment that has been meted out to the ecivil population of | Belgium, and to those parts of France which are in German occupation. as to any neutral i by appeals to laws and | recent history ! helmmina, merchant vessels in the future, as well ships that may hap- pen to be found in the neighborhood of the British Isles. Altogether Unrcasonable, “Faced with this situation, his majesty’s government consider it would be alfogether unreasonable that Great Britain and.her allies should be expected to remain indefinitely bound, to their grave detriment, by rules and principles of which they recognize the justice if impartially ob- served as between belligerents, but which are at the nt moment openly set at defiance by their enemy 1f, therefore, his majesty’s govern- ment should hereafter feel constrained to declare foodstuffs absolute contra- band, or take other measures for in- terfering with German trade by way of reprisals, they confidently expect that such action will not be chal- lenged the part of neutral states usages of war whose validity rests on their forming an integral part of that system of in- ternational doctrine which, a whole, their enemy frankly boasts the liberty and intention to disregard, so long as neutral states cannot compel Gierman ‘government to abandon of warfare which have not in been regarded as hav- sanction of either law or hu- on as the methods ing the manity. Only Brief Hearing. London, Feb. 20, 1:58 P. M.—The of the American steamship Wil- whose cargo of foodstuffs ‘case 00D DEMAND FOR | ernment credits were | any of the allies whose credit may be | ceedingly | settled. OUR FOOD PRODUCTS fudamenial F-gtor Upan Which to Euld Confiderce, Says Clews. Herald.) 20.—War (s to Yo Ieb, continue to dominate the stock the New ences rk, influ- This week sterling exchange | 4.79, lowest flgure re- corded. A sharp followed | upon rumors that large foreign gov- to be estab- but the crisis in adjust- which market. broke to the recovery lished xchange ment to on this side; necessitated fresh war conditions, are | row being more keenly felt than at any time s struggle began. | Our foreign trade is being conducted | under very abnormal and unstable The net result of Decem- | ber's foreign trade was an excess of | $130,000,000 in exports. The balance has been growing during | January February; that it now estimated that the excess of nce the conditions, steadily and s0 is ports has arisen considerably above $200,000,000 beginning of the the exchange | market by un- vsual conditions, measures were since the ot is demoralized and necessary. war, course such emergency Phenomenal Strength, London displays phenomenal finan- clal strength, not only in its ability to finance Britain’s war, but also by | its capacity to render financial as- sistance to the allies. Under the cir- cumstances the most rational relief to the exchange crisis suggested is the establishment of big credits in this market for Great Britain, France, or Displays satisfactory. The belligerents will continue to want foodstuffs and war | materials, and we are fortunately in a strong enough position to easily give the credit necessary on such pur- chases until more normal conditions are once again in sight. General busin. is again marking time. Industry is somewhat more ac- tive, but there is still room for a large degree of improvement. Orders are being placed with more freedom by the railroads for steel products, and to this extent improvement can be re- ported in the great basic steel in- dustry, all of which is at least encour- aging and strengthens the belief in a permanent turn of the tide. The building trade also shows partial signs pf recovery, the easier conditions of the money market and the law price of many raw materials serving to somewhat stimulate constructive op- ations. The most prosperous sec- tions of the country -continue to be the agricultural districts, where the god harvests of last year and the high prices obtained for agriculturai prod- making certain regions e prosperous. Some interests are, of course, also profiting from the are still run; to fifteen per ldle cars sho with No- are un- are | clearings { per cent. last year. compared carnings 3ank twelve below a large increa vember. Railroad satisfactory. Investment Situation Unchanged. investment situation is un- changed. There has been a fair de- mand for new issues; quite as good as could be expected in view of many perplexing conditions. The possibil- ities of large foreign demands for new capital appearing on this side keep the investment outlook somewhat un- It is' quite certain that to offset the losses from war there will war. ning cent. t The « c 1 « THO BOMBS PLACED Story of Sinking of Vilie de Lilie steamer’s boatswain which pursued the Ville de distance we fire on you,” (d RICE mm-ncumm a;.e HARTFORD. SUITS FOR STOUT WOMEN SPECIALTY. Last Call A Neglected Opportunity Never Returns and April show- these garments good many times. || dressed during | | of the season practically new with next fall 18 A March winds ers will bring into rvice a You'll look well these last days and you’ll have things to begin we down know, the Late in the season but we've shaved prices accordingly. One lot of big bargains. One lot of men’s suits, worth $18.00. Other suits and coats which sold up to $22.50, now §$13.85. The remainder at $16.85, were up to $27.50. coats at half price. bargains in men’s at cost. men’s coats, $§5, $7.50, Spe- Ppants. Fur cial Furnishings | STORE MONDAY. ON FRENCH STEAMER by German Submarin. Cherbourg, Paris, Feb. 20, 2 p. ~The story of the sinking on Feb- ruary 16 of the Ville Lille submarine off Barfleur lighthouse, east of Cher- told night via m. French steamer le by a German the bourg, was by The he gubmarine which boatswain said, was sunk them, the U-16 Lille some and maneuveréd in such a prevent escape. Thaen the hoisted the signal “stop or whereupon the Ville and the submarine y as to fermans le Lille stopped ame alongside, Given Ten “I will give eave the shiy ommander, according to the boat Minutes, you ten minutes | said the to German | | short market session, declines ranging | from 1 to almost two points in lead- | | tial recovery in | Am | Am bk, [, MEMBERS NEW yoQ Represented by K. W. KDDY x b - AMERICAN HARD! STANLEY LANDERS, FRA WORI RY & STANLEY RULE & LE F. N. GILFIL STOCK B 409-410 NATIONAL ROKER | BANK NEW BRITAIN FRIVATE WI "Phone DIRECT RE TO 1621, FINANCIAL NE MANY DECLINES NOTED IN LEADING ISSUES | | | \ | Marke! Priczs Depressed to Lowsst . level of Current Movement. | New York, Feb| 20.—Prices were | of the today's | lowest level during depressed to the current movement ing lssues. The selling was all in the first hour, however, with substan- later dealings. | also the Miscellaneous ‘specialties were affected by the early depression with declines: to new minimums. Condi- tions were further aggravated by re- newed weakness in foreign exchange and the grain markets. The closing was heavy. Bonds were lower on ad- | ditional foreign offerings. Wall Street, 10:30 A. M.—The heav- iness which marked yesterday's late dealings became more accentuated in tdday's early trading the entire list tending downward. 'The average of | | prices was almost the lowest since | the culmination of the January rise. United States Steel was offered in round amounts and other leaders showed signs of renewed ligquidation. Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Read- | ing and Amalgamated Copper falling | | a point or more. The approach of the double holiday, with its attendant un- certainties in the foreign situation, was again the outstanding feature. New York Stock Exchange gquota- tions furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy National Bank building. February Low 20 High. Cle Beet Sugar.. 7% Copper Car & Foun Co Can . Can pfd.. Locomotive. . . Am Am 42 27% % % 92% 219 Am Am 92% % OFFICIAL Planned at Wi Urng Washington, official entert: by honor of Dr. Uruguayan mi wha was expec| today to retw Root in 1906 ax {he Panam Blanco will co week In addition resentatives to the distinguish Wilson’s name| designate a gd accompany hi United [ States) Bianco bomes title of “‘envoy ister plenipotel sion.” ranged INDIAN Bombay, Vial a. m.—The Hol hale, an Indian| dent of the In died suddenly the representat] members of th the viceroy's twenty years. | self to the e his Mahratta d as a professo He was 49 RAILROAD Providence, to amend the ¢ New Haven ail connection with the company, legislature corp the house of day. The legal is preparing a will be presen soon Is the big tra sickness — cal irrits spirits, imperfect m'fi be heavy inroads upon' the supply of riew capital, and good rates of inter- est are equally sure to be demanded. Quite a number of securities, how- ever, can be selected in this market which already offer handsome returns to the purchaser, and the growing belief of brighter times ahead seems to be an effectual barrier against any important decline. The market is ihoroughly liquidated and foreign selling is far from being the element of weakness that was feared. When the end of the war is in sight, a sharp upward movement must be expected. | Meanwhile, however, stock market operations should be conducted with | persistent conservatism. Sharp fluctu- | ations are inevitable owing to the chances of the uncertainties of which are proverbial, There is one fundamental factor upon which to build, confidence: that is there will be a good demand for our food products for months to come, or no war. We have plenty to | for yort from the crops of and all indications point to acreage in 191 Europe, it i certain, will raise small crops next vear, even if the war terminates carlier than expected. For many re: KEuropean soil cannot ade- tilled this year nd it will be | vears before the devasiated districts can fully, recuperate, We may be sure therefore of profitable prices for ocur surplus food products for some | time to conie. Additional reasons | for confidence are the early adjourn- ment of congress and the faiilure of | the ship-purchase 61% 613 1011 118% Am Smelting Am Sugar .102 Am Tel & Tel.. 1183 Anaconda Coppe 25 A T S Fe Ry B & O.. B RT. Beth Steel . Canadian Pacific. . Central Leather Chesau & Ohio. Chino Capper | Chi Mil & St When Germany, long hefore an mines had been laid by the Britisa authorities, proceeded to sow mine upon the high seas and by this means sunk a considerable number not only of British, but also neutral merchant- men with their unoffending crews, it was, so his majes government hold, open to them to take retaliator measures, even if such measures were of a kind to involve pressure on the civil population, not, indeed, of neu- tral states, but of taeir enemies. They refrained from doing “When subsequently English towns and defenseless British subjects, in- New York for Germany the British authorities, probably will be taken before a prize court very shertly, and it is expected that the hearing will be brief. A. G. Hays, atotrney for the owners of/ the Wilhelmina, is of the opinion that there will be no dispute as to the main facts and that the prize | court will have nothing to adjudicate beyond the international questions in- volved. swain's story. The crew complied with the order and took to the boats, pulling toward Barfleur. Meanwhile men from the submarine went aboard the steamer and placed two bombs, one in the captain’s room | apd the other in the forecastle. Ten minutes later there were two ex- plosions and the ship began to sink | stern first The captain and crew wept as they saw their ship go down. Stopped Dutch Ship. After the bombs had been piaced & Distillers Sec aboard the Ville de Lille the subma- | Erie rine stopped a Dutch ship, which was | Erie allowed to proceed after the Germans | General satisfied themselves there was no con- | (ireat Nor pfd traband aboard. Interborough The submarine then returned to the | Interboro pfd. Ville de Lille’s boats and took them | Lehigh Valley in tow until the Barfleur was in | Mex Petroleum sight | Missouri Pacific Germans. [N Y ¢ & Hudson. steamer did not | Nev Cons have time to dress fully before %e | Northern | was ordered to leave his ship, and in- | Penn R R jured his chin in clambering into the | Pressed Steel | boat. The German commander, ob- | Ray Coris erving the captain’s injury, took him Reading aboard the submarine and gave him | Southern first aid treatment, The Germans | Southern Railway. also supplied the master of the steam- | Southern Rail pfd er with a fine pair of sea boots, d.‘*‘i renn Copper he had compelled to leave his | Union Pacific own behind ‘ Jtah Copper | that the German decree is not the only ground on which the submission of the cargo of the Wilhelmina to the | prize court is justified. The German goevernment have in public announce- ! ments claimed to treat practicall) every town or port on the English coast as a fortified place and base of | cperations. On the strength of this contention they have subjected to bombardment the open towns of Yar- mouth, Scarborough and Whithy, among others. On the same ground ! a number of neutral vessels sailing for English ports on the east coast, with cargées of goods on the German list of conditional contraband, have | cluding women and children, were de- + been seized by German cruisers and | liberately and tematicaly fired | brought before a German prize court. | upon and killed by ships flying the flag | “Again the Dutch vessel Maria, hav- | of the imperial German navy; when | ing sailed from California with a | quiet country towns and villages, void cargo of grain consigned to Dublin ! of defences and possessing mili- | and Belfast was sunk in September tary or naval importance, were bom- last by the German cruiser Karlsruhe. | harde by German airships, his This could only have been justified if | majes government still abstained among other things, the cargo could | from drawing the logical have been proved to be destined for | quences from this form of attack on | the British government, or for armed | defenseless citizens. forces, and if a presumption to this | “Further steps in the same diree- effect had been cstablished owing to | tion are now announced and in fact | Dublin or Belfast being considered ‘ have already been taken hy Germany! | | bound from we zed by e Paul NEW HAVEN COUX Hartford, Feb. 20. new county building at New Haven as shown by the report of the county commissioners distributed to memberss of the New Haven county legislative delegation here yesterday v $1, 869. The’total indebtedness of county is shown to be at the present time $789,000 and the deficiency for the year 1913 and 1914, $114, The i inventory of the property owned by the county aggregates $2,332,367.06. 'Y REPORT. —The cost of the war; the no \ided The captain of the By A 123 101% 105 conse- A Pacific spare 1914; large £} NG 20.—Protes gainst the new car “spotting” tariffs tiled by the rail- | roads with the interstate commerce commission were heard by M. A, Pat- terson, pecial examiner for com- missi sterday. “Spotting™ tariffs are ed by the railroads for shunting ears over private in the yards of the shipy PROTEST “SPOTT Boston, Feb. Iingland shipper s of tortified places or bases for armed | British merchant vessels have been - Pacific force torpedoed at sight without any at- | tempt being made to give warning to | cannot | the crew any opportunity being kave it both ways. If they consider | given to save their lives. A torpedo 2 themselves justified in destroying by | has been fired against a British hos- beombardment the lives and property | pital ship in daylight similar of the peaceful civil inhabitants of | treatment is threatened British English open towns and watering claces, and in seizing and sinking ships and cargoes of conditional con- traband on their way thither, on the ground that they are consigned to a | , fortified place or base, a fortiori his majesty's government must he at liberty to treat Hamburg, which iy in part protected by fortifications at the meuth of the Elbe, as a fortified town and base of operations and supply for the ptirposes of Atticle 34 of the Declaration of London. #“If the owners of the cargo of the Wilhelmina desire to question the validity in international law of the aetion taken by order of his majesty’s ».gOvernment, they will have every op- pertunity of establishing their case in Gue course before the prize court, and kis majesty’s government would. in this connection recall the attention of § M be Cannot Have Both Ways, e : “The German government cor heen 8 Rubber Co S Steel. 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