Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 6, 1917, Page 1

PRICE TWO CENTS grindstone killed Paul 39, at Higganum. A bursting Robeat, aged steamships due to leave Bar- u:‘m‘nymve postponed their satlings. Canada’s customs revenues for the month of January amounted to $12,- 963,314. s-insk |\ Shipsto Foreigners| Becomes a Law ask for his SENATE OVERRIDES PRESIDENT WILSON'S VETO PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY PRES- Belgian Relief Steamer Sunk. IDENT WILSON London, Feb. 5, 1048 p. m.—The . Belgian relief steamer Lars - Kruse Washington Officials Anxiously Awaiting Period Which Will Determine Peace or War With Germany carried a cargo of wheat from Bue. COURSE OF U. S. MUST BE BEYOND CRITICISM Fire destroyed the H. H. Freedman store at Bay Shore, L. L, at a loss of $60,000. The Standard Oil Co. has added three hundred guards to its plant in Bayonne, N. J. VOTE STOOD 62 TO 19 TO MEET EMERGENCY MARINES ARE GURDING GERMAN WIRELESS PLANT At Tuckerton, N. J.—Orders Came From Navy Department at Wash- ington. Philadelphia, Feb. 5.—A squad of marines, commanded by a corporal from the Philadelphia navy yard, early tonight left for Tuckerton, N. J., to guard the German wireless plant there. Officials at the yard said this action Jas taken on onders from the navy lepartmen ashington. Feverish activity on the ten bat- tleships of the Atiantic reserve fleet at the navy yard began today on re- ceipt of orders from Secretary Dan- iels that the fleet be prepared for im- mediate service. Steps were taken to bring the complement of ach vessel up to a war footing and complete what- ever repairs are necessary. The fleet, which is commanded by Captain John Hood, is expected to be ready by to- morrow. The destroyer Jouett, which has been on guard at the Delaware breakwater, returned to the yard late today for un- explained reasons. The guard of armed marines patrol- ling the piers where the self-interned German auxiliary criusers Prinz citel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelm are moored was materially increased to- day and all visitors were refused ad- mittance to the yard. The battleships North Dakota and Kansas shifted their positions in_the navy yard basin to within one hundred vyards of the In- ternea ships. All employes of the government ar- senals here were compeled today to show identification cards on entering the plant. Alba B. Johnson, president of the Beldwin Locomotive Works, announc- ed that he had advised the war de- partment that the s _pants, including the Standard 1 Works, were at the dispo sovern- ment. # An unusually large number of Ger- man and Austrian applicants for nat- uralization papers were heard in the Tnited States district court today. The Finds There is an Insufficiency of Maritime Tonnage to Carry Products of the United States to Consumers Abroad and at Home. Measure Contains Literacy Test Pro- vision Which Has Been Fought for Twenty Years—Senator Brandegee Voted to Sustain Veto. James C. Brower, of New York, was elected vice president of the New York County National Bank. The Utica national guardsmen, Companies A and B and Company of Mohawk, left Utica for Albany. Capt. Harold L. Colbeth, of Melrose, was appointed superintendent of the Cape Cod Canal, succeeding Capt. E. R. Geer, resigned. ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—President Wil- son today issued a proclamation under the authority of the recent shipping act prohibiting American ship owners from transferring their vessels to any other registry. This proclamation, it was stated, was not prompted by the internationai sit- uation, but was suggested formally by the federal shipping board upon its organization last week. Officials said it would have been issued earlier but for the fear it might be confused with Washington, Feb. 5—Congress has measures taken in connection with the/ break with Germany. Applies to Ships Under Registry. The order applies to ships aiready overridden a veto. by President Wil- n for the first time and enacted into law the immigration bill with its long- fought literacy test provision. The senate voted late today 62 to 19 to pass the measure notwithstanding the veto and in spite of eleventh hour in- formation that Japan had again pro- tested against the ianguage of the Asiastic exclusion section. The house cverturned the veto last week by a vote of 287 o 106, so the senate’s action ends the contest of twenty years' standing in which three presidents have repuidated similar bills passea by congress. The international _situation was brought into the closing debate in the senate, Senator Reed calling attention to the Japanese objection and pleading that nothing be done at this time to distrub or impalr the country's re- lations with a friendly nation. Sena- tor Smith of South Carolina, chairman of the immigration committee, answer- ed with the declaration that the pres- ent state -of international affairs em- phasized the necessity for a pure, homogenous American people, such as the bill was intended to protect. The vote on the repassage of the bill was as follow: Voted Against Veto. To override the vet Democrats Ashu; Beckham. Bryan, ton, Culberson, Fletcher, James, Johnson of Kirby, Lane, Lee, Myers, Overman, Phelan. Pittman, Pomerene, Robinson, Shafroth. Shep- pard, Shields, Simmons, Smith of eGorgia; _ Smith of South Carolina, Thomas. Tillman, Underwood, Varda- man. Williams.—34. Republicans—PBorah. Brady, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, German Rights and Property in the United States Are to be American Citizen to Refrain From Any Word or Act That Might Lead This Country Nearer to War—Work of Co-ordinating the Nation’s Resources is Going Steadily Forward—Preparations Are Being Made for the De- parture of Von Bernstorff—There Has Been Talk of a Conference of Neutral Nations to Reach and Agreement on What They May Ask When Terms of Peace Are Discussed—An American Sailor Has Been Killed by a German Submarine. The Turkish grand visier has re- signed, according a. Reuter despatch from Constantinople, received by way of Amsterdam. The records of drunkenness for 1916 in English cities, with populations of more than 200,000, show that there were 46,638 convictions. King Gustave of Sweden arrived at Copenhagen on board the torpedo cruiser Clas Uggla, escorted by tor- under registry and not to those build- pedo boats and an ice breaker. ing. Besides a large amount of Amer- ican tonnage that has gone to foreign ownership recently, much of that un- der construction in American yards is being built for Scandinavian and other forelgn capital. Statistics concerning this tonnage is misleading, it is de- clared, as many contracts that show American ownership have changed hands, some several times, going from American ship speculators finally to foreign buyers. ? The prociamation follows: The Proclamation. “Whereas, congress did pass ‘an act to establish a United States shipping board for the purpose of encouraging, developing and controlling a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the require- ments of the commerce of the United States with its territories and posses- sions and with foreign countri to regulate carriers by water engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States; and for other purposes,’ approved Sept. 7, 1916, pro. vide that ‘during any national emes h_steamships, all out- ward bound, are ashore within one mile of each other on the Middic Ground, directly off Cape Henry. Three Bri Gov. Whitman appointed George L. Ingraham as commissioner to hear the charges preferred against District At- torney Edward Swann of New York city. . Count Romanones, the prem nounces that Spain’s reply to the Ger man note on submarine warfare will be handed to the German ambassador today. W on, Feb. 5—While the United States stands before the world court of opinion in the anxious wait- ing period which will determine peace or war with , President Wil- son is determined that there shall be no word or deed to merit a reproach, even from Germany herself. Nothing is to be done which is not fully justified by the laws of nations and humanity; nothing is to be done expediency; nothing is to be done Which is not legal and just. 3 With @ hope for peace, and a readi- ness to meet war if it must be, the president has made it clear to ail his officlals that the course of the United tions works and other facilities in case of need. Henry Ford, the manu- facturer and pacifist, offered his great plant to the government without cost, in case of war, and volunteered to op- erate it himself without profit. His offer will be accepted if there be need. From Secretary Baker the president received a first hand report of what is_being done within the army. It has not been decided to convoy such American ships as now are sail- ing into the war zone and no new res- ulations as to armament have been made. These two points are to be de- cided later. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, the former American_minister at The Hague, ar- rived at London, from France, where he had been visiting the British and French fronts Mayor Clinton H. Blake of Engle- wood, N. J., offered to Governor Edge the services of the First Motorcycle Battery of Englewood in case of war Wwith Germany. Maine; Martin, Clapp. gency the existence of which is de- Fall, Sta difficult as it is, must be en- applicants included twelve Austrians, |clared by proclamation of the presi- | Gapn, G ; St WASHINGTON th % ;i allinger, Gronna. Harding, Jones,| The General Electric Co., at Lynn tirely beycnd criticism. ON CONFIDENT clght Germans and eight of other ma_|dent, no veasel. registered or enrolled | Kenyon, La Folieite, Lodge, Mo e AR At a0 chatracts tionaities. of applicants is ten. and 'licensed under the laws of the United: States, shall, without the ap- proval of the board, be sold, leased, or chartered to any person not a citi- zen of the United Stats or trans- ferred.to a foreign registry or flag:’ “And, whereas, many ship owners of the United States are permitting their ships to pass to alien reguters and to foreign trade in which we do not par- ticipate, and from which they cannot be bought back to serve the needs of our water-borne commerce without the permission of governments of foreign OF NO OVERT ACT In Killing of an American Seaman by a German Submarin: ‘Washington, Feb. 5—Thc grave concern with which the government has been waRing develop- ments .since the bresk with Germuny ‘Wwas not perceptibly _increased by press despatches from London tonight announcing that an America member of the Hritish setamer Kavestoe had been killed by shels from a German submarine. Confidence apparently was feit in all Qquarters that a full report would show that the vessel was attacked in ac- cordance with the rules of cruiser warfare and that the incident would not prove to be an overt act which will mean war. According to the stories of survivors, the master and three members of tie Eavestone’s crew, including the American, were killed when _they were leaving the ship in boats. There have been several instances in the past in which deliberate shelling of boats was alleged, but such a case never has been established to the satisfac- the for ber, Neison, Norris, Page, for Poindexter, ‘Smooth, Sterling, Suthe land, Townsend, Wadsworth, Watson, Weels, Works—28. Total 62. Voted to Sustain Veto. ipst over-riding the veto: Dem;scrats—Hollis, Husting. son of South Dakotn, Lewis. N Ransdell, Reed, — Saulsbury Thompapn, Walsh—11. \ Republicans—EBrandegee, C! Dupont, Lippitt, Sherman, Michigan, Warren—s. Total 19. Change of Votes. Senator Phelan, one of thoseé who oted to override the veto, had voted against the original passage of the DL Senators who voted for the original bill but would not vote to pass it over the veto were Hollis, Johnson of South Dakota and Thomp- son. democrats. and Sherman and Smith of Michigan, republicans. Senator Reed communicated inform- ation from the state department to the effect that the Japanese embassy had called attention to language in the bill providing that no alien now “in any German Rights to Be Protscted. To that end, German rights and property in the United States are to have full protection of Washington, and the president expects every Amer- jcan citizen to forebear from any word or act which might lead this country nearer to war. Hope that Germany might at the last moment modify her déclaration of un- restrieted submarine warfare was al_ be accepted hereafter asting woul manufacture of shell foreign nation. The Swedish Goverament has taken steps to request Germany to graut Sweden. the same. privileges. accorded to the United States and Holland for a weekly steamer to England. The Spanish Government has tele- graphed the Central Empires asking for an extension of time in Spanish vessels now at sea in blockade zones can return to port. ENTIRE PUNITIVE FORCE HAS CROSSED THE BORDER 10,000 Soldiers Showed Physical Fit- ness in Spectacular Parade. Coumbus, N. M.. Feb. 5.—The inter- national situation was the chief topic of interest tonight to the 10,000 sol- diers of the American punitive expe- dition who returned to the United |nations, States after ten months in Mexico. 4 Even the pleasures of their first leave| I"Suficiency of Maritime Tonnage. of absence in an Agerican town in| « nearly a vear were secondary to the discussions of recet developments in the submarine warfare and what the future might bring forth. Among the officers of Major Gen- erol John: J. Pershing’s command gratification was keen that the men showed such apparent phygical fitness in the spectacular pal le which marked the exit of the column from the southern’ republic. Tomorrow the men will resume their march to bord- er stations to which they have assign- there would be no turning back. Hope for Peace is Waning. With that hope waning, American officials now only wait an actual dem- onstration of how the decree will af- fect American rights. The news of the killing of an American seaman in shelling of the boats of the British steamer Eavestone is not now regard- ed as the feared overt act. It will be thorot investigated before it is as- igned to its proper place as a factor the situation. Austria’s Case Undetermined. Meanwhile Austria’s case still is un- y in the A bill to place ,000,000 <o hands of the pres complete submarines and destrpyers now in construction was introduced by Representative Emerson of Ohio. Now. therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred in me by said act of congress, do hereby declare and proclaim that 1 have found that there exists a national emergency aris- ing from the insufficiency of maritime tonnage to carry the products of the farms, forests, mines and manufactur- ing industries of the United States to their consumers abroad and withm the United States, and 1 do hereby admon- ish all citizens of the United States The plant of the New England Westinghouse Co., at Meriden, Conn which has been filling a rifle contract for the Russian government, has shut down until next Thursday for inven- tory. the There was no opposition before Public U es commission to the fetermined. 'While it is known that|tion of the state department. It is|®d: ¥ and every person to abstain from every | way” excluded from entrr into the|tition of U city of Bridgeport for |ie dual monarchy has officially ad- |believed here that the shelling indi- | Refugees from Mexico, numbering |violation of the provisions of said act | Umited States would in foture he per. | approval of plans for an . industrial bered to Germany's declaration. as it |cates the Eavestone was resisting or |Tore than 3,000, who preceded thelof congress, and I do hereby warn |mitted to enter [ie said the coiticom | spur track on Water street, in that punitive expedition, encamped here. The American Red Cross has been asked to assist in feeding them. In the prison camp are held 22 al- leged Villa bandits. Charges of murder in connection with the Colum- bus raid will be filed against a num- ber of them in the state courts, it was now stands before the state depart- ment, her announced intentions are jomewhat different from Germany's, but it is doubtful if there can be a real distinction. Rupture of relations with Austria seems no less certain than it did, but the situation must go through definite processes before a them that all violations of such pro- city. visions will be rigorously prosecuted, and I -do hereby enjoin upon all offi- cers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing viola- tion of said act, and this, my procl mation, issued ~thereunder, and in attempting to escape and that shells intended for the ship may have struck the boats. The Eavestone sailed from Newport News, Va, on December 25, with a cargo of lumber loaded at Galveston. She probably had discharged her car- g0 and started on a return voyage. was based on their belief that this language wrots into law the Root-Ta- kahira “gentlemen’s- passport agree- ment” against the entry of Japanese laborers. Senator Lodge Explains. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, The Kansas Legislature adopted = resolution directing a message to be sent to President Wilson pledging the support of the State to the fullest ex- tent of the crisis which confronts the nation. fecision is announced. Although engrossed in the task of preparing the country for any event- bality, President Wiison has not lost sight of the participation neutrals must have in the terms of peace— lerms which he fondly hopes will in- sure the world against another con- Bagration. said tonight. ranking republican member of the for- eign relations committee, explained the progress of the provisions to which Japanese objection had been voiced in the various stages of such legi: tion. He said when the present bill went to conference it was decided to phrase the language so as to exclude all aliens “in any way” excluded or prevented from entering the United States.” “It applies to all the world.” 52id he. “Tt does not in my judgment touch the treaty of 1911 (the treaty with Jopan, which is modified by the so-called gentlemen's agreement) at all. They desired that we not make any allusion to the gentlemen’s agree- ment and we've made none. We have cast no reflection on any race or made any discrimination. ‘The gentlemen's agreement will go right on if Japan chooses to uphoid it.” The literacy test provided for in the bill excludes from the United States all allens over 16 years of age, physi- cally capable of reading, who cannot read the English language or some other language or dialect, including Hebrew or Yiddish. Any admissible alien, however, or any citizen of the United States may bring In or send for his father or grandfather, over 55 years of age, his wife, mother. grand- mother or unmarried or widowed daughter, If otherwise admissible, re- gardless of whether such relatives can read. Immediately after the senate’s ac- tion. Representative Gardner of Mass- achusetts introduced in the house a new immigration measure to limit the bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same.” REMINGTON ARMS CO. AT DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT President Harry Kimball Has Enlist- ed in Naval Reserve. Richafd Fernandez Guardi form- erly Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs, left San Jose for Washington. Where he will act as the confidential agent of the present Costa Rican Government. Captain Eberle, BRAZIL'S NOTE TO GERMANY HAS BEEN COMPLETED Specifying Acts Which Will be Con- idered as Hostile. —_ Rio Janeiro, Feb. 5.—Brazil's an- swer to Germany in the matter of unrestricted, submarine warfare has been completed. Dr. Lauro Maller, the foreign minister, after a confer- ence wit hthe diplomatic representa- tive of the .United States, put the fin- ishing touches on the nmote in collo- boration with Clovis ua, who is the Brazillan representative on the arbitration. tribunal at The Hague. Dr. Lauro Muller _conferred also with the ministers of Chile and Ar- gentina. Later at a_meeting of the ministers, President Wenceslau Braz explained the situation and read the note of protest. All the ministers ex- pressed themselves as in entire ac- cord with the terms of the note, the modezate and firm tone of which evi- dences that the attitude of Brazil will be to safeguard its rights and inter- ests menaced by the submarine cam- paign. The text of the mote will be made public after it has been commu- nicated to the various chancelleries. The Gazeta Noticas declares that it has knowledge that the protest for- mulated by Brazil will be far from preventing the adoption of measures ‘which are to be taken in case of cer- tain acts, but will even serve as a basis for such measures. The Bra- FEAR NAVAL SECRETS WILL BE DIVULGED If Camp Shipbuilding Co. is Forced to Give an Accounting. Washington, Feb. b—A message from Secretary Daniels, expressing a fear naval construction secrets will be divulged if the Cramp Shipbuild- ing company is forced to give an ac- counting in a patent infringement case involving comstruction of four American destroyers, was among pa- pers submitted to the supreme court today in an appeal from an account- ing order issued\by a Pennsylvania “Th t d by th e account was requested by the Curtiss Turbine company, which al- leges that its patents were infringed by the Cramp company in building the destroyer. Secretdky Daniels’ let- ter, dated February 1, save review of the lower court order, “is of great im- portance. The court has agreed to review a similar suit of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph ~company against a navy department contractor and both suits will be expedited MANY MARINE DISASTERS FEARED OFF NANTUCKET Result of Blizzard Yesterday—Double Patrol of Coast Guards. superintendent of the Naval Academy, recelved word that the Navy Department has ap- proved of his recommendations that 72 midshipmen should be asked for their resignations. Conference of Neutrals Probable. There are intimations of thoughts of 1 conference of neutrals to reach an Lgreement on what neutrals may ask when the time comes. It is known that this on is being pressed by at jeast one of the European neutrals w~hich has been among the chief suf- lerers from the war, and it is be- feved that President’ Wilson has re- rarded it with favor. It Is realized, Jowever, that the idea is 'stil in ebulous form. Sengress to Endorse President’s Action The first step to place congress for- mally on record in eupport of the sreak with Germany was taken in the iénate today, and is expected to be lollowed in the house. Chairman Stone »f the foreign relations committee in- roduced a resolution endorsing the )resident’s action and it was placed n a pariiamentary position to be \dopted tomorrow. Republicans have riven assurances of their support. ‘reparations for Departurs of Bern- . storff. Preparations for the departure of ount von Bernstorft and his staff irogressed to the point where it was ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—President Har- ry Kimball, of the Remington Arms company, was formally enfisted in the Naval Reserve today by Rear Admiral Palmer, chief of the bureau of navi gation.” As head of the big munition works, Mr. Kimball is now subject to the orders of the navy department and in the event of war was assigned to manage his own plant. Admiral Palmer intends to enroll in the reserve the administrative and executive heads of shipbuilding and munition plants, whose proper place in war time will be in control of their plants and not with the military fore- es. It is expected many presidents and managers and probably supacintend- ents and foremen will take the oath binding them to the service in time of war. l l Orders to double the guard after dark _and to light the entire plant of the Fore River Shipbuilding Corp- oration at Quincy, Mass., which is building 35 warships for the United States, were issued. Operation of all transportation of the Belgian Relief Commission has been suspended, and the ships _in American, Argentine, Indian and Bu- ropean ports have been ordered to re- main there until further notice. Frank W. Dowling _and Edward Murphy. arrested in _Waterbury urday for stealing 75 pairs of shoes from a railroad car in interstate com- merce, were bound over to the Unit- ed States court at New Haven. TREATMENT TO BE ACCORDED SHIPS ON THE CANAL ZONE Defined in a Statement Issued by the War Department. ‘Washington, Feb. de- partment’s statement today defining James Speyer, chairman, and Albert H. Wiggin, treasurer of the Bankers’ Brokers _Auxiliary of _the United Hospital Fund of New York, report new subscriptions, which will bring the total for this vear to $23,895. ! | 5—A war { reasonable treatment to be accorded armed mer- chant vessels of bellizerents in the canal zone sald the same regulations would apply there as in ports of the United States. “The governor of the Panama Ca- nal will make due investigation in each case to determine whether the vessel is in fact armed for defensive purposes only,” said the statement. “To supplement such investigation, to expedite their passage throush the canal, and to facilitate the granting of clearances to all merchant vessels leaving the ports of the canal zome, the proper diplomatic or consular. of- ficer of the country concerned shouid, lscided that the former ambassader s well as all the German consuls in United States—a party of upwards if 300—will go home by the shortest oute, probably through Holland or denmark. It wag first proposed that hey go by way of Cuba and Spain and hence through France or Italy into Iwitswiang, bat_the. Beltish guvern. nen grant req £ tho United States for a safs con- number of aliens coming into this country to a total of 200,000 in excess, of the outgoing aliens. zilian government In its note says the paper will specify the acts which it considers hostile to its commercial 3dwendnnu and political sovereizn- ASKS FOR INTERNMENT OF WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN Constituent Writes to Representative Miller of Minnesota. ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—Willlam Jen- nings Bryan's presence in Washington at this time and his proposal of a pop- Four persons were burned to death and three others were injured in a fire which followed an accident to a passenger train on the Reid New- foundland Raflway near Glenwood, N F., an interior seitlement yesterday. acicer today. Fhe "eost X coast guard stations put on double tonight. The steamer A. Newport, was abandoned in the floes near the end of Green Foint today, the crew escaping over the to shore. Much anxiety is felt for the safety of the sloop Highland Belle, which was last seen wallowing in the heavy seas at the edge of the ice field in Nantucket Sound, _ where help could not reach her. She had three men on NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT 2 IS NEARLY SNOWBOUND Where 15 Inches of Smow Fell Yes- terday—Country Roads’ Biocke: Winsted, Conn., Feb. North western Connecticut is nearly snow- bound _tonight. Fifteen inches of snow: fell during the day and a high wind caused great drifts in country roads, making them well nigh im- Twenty-five firemen, most of them members of the volunteer department of Union Hill, N. J.,, were injured by falling walls in & fire which destroy- ed the factory of the International Pipe Cleaner Co., at Union Hill, N. . Swiss _legation ietalls of the departure and tae Ger- nan party is expected to be on its Tay rext wesk. The emergency bill proposed by the Qlar referendum question of the Unit-| The steamer Unecatena, with - | m event of a visit of such vessel. file 5 - |French government and requiring Co-ordinating Nation's Ressurces. sengers ‘and mail from New Bedlord, | with the Soverner o formal sssurance | passable. Railiond wramie was badly |French | soverment and reauiring as forced to return, after getting as|in writing. in the name of the for- | PandicaRbes. JUains WO TOMe B0 | o itary service for physical defects far as Cross Rip lightship. —_— ol UARY. Rear Admiral Edward May, U. S. A. Boston, Feb. 5.—Rear Admiral Ed- ward May, U. S. N., died at his home here today at the age of 1! - He years.. was retired in 1900 with the rank of eign government, that the armament carried by the vessel will bo used for defensive purposes.’ Spain/ is Preparing 'Reply. Madrid, via Paris, Feb. 5, 10.] n..-—n-d's—nm- wvarnnu:z &':u;-' ‘Washington, Feb. 5.—Senator Weeks ues the preparation of its reply to |again blocked a vote in thé senate submarine. Y s _sub ¢ on confiemation of Dr, Cary T, shall again undergo a medical examin- ation, was passed‘by the Chamber of Deputies were annulled. A snow plow train, hauled by three locomotives, was stalled at Canaan tonizht. A current resolution was passed by both houses of the Idaho Legislature instructing Gove~—r- Alevander to in- form President Wilson that the State stands firmly benind him with ali re- at its command in the pres- Blocking Grayson Confirmation. Condensed Telegrams |STEAMER ST, LOUIS HAS NOT SAILT Officials of the American Line Announce She Will Sail Before Wednesday Noon ONLY TWO AMERICAN PASSENGER SHIPS AT SE American Line Steamships Philadelphia and Finland H Arrived at Liverpool and the St. Paul Has Reached N: York—Only Two Vessels Took Out Clearance Pa at New York for European Ports—White Star Li Cretic Cleared for Naples and the British Ship Athersto for Bordeaux. New York, Feb. 5—With the safe, tion was made by the i, arrival at Liverpool of the Am an | the decisfon not to sail the Line steamships Ph land, the arrival I hiladelphia and Fin- here from Liverpool of the St. Paul, only two American passenger ships now are at s Kroonland, which sailed from pool . and the N whic 1 from t me por bruary 3. The Owego, an American hter, left here today for Genoa. Cable messages to officials of _ the ican Line in this city told of the I at Liverpool of the Philadel- phia and the Finland. The St. Paul, with 272 passengers on was compelled to anchor off Hook early today on account of to dock un als of t i tonight til o VY £now storm. She did not pro- the late afternoon. detained here singe So on ac- count of the international situation, would not sail hefdre Wednesday, Feb- ruary 7, at noon. It bad been an- nounced that the St. Louis probably would get away today but when the hour set for her departure arrived it was said It had been decided to await further advices from the state departmont at Washington before per- mitting her to procced. No explana- fore Wednesday “The St coal is o) the 'neces Louis board ary formalities o clearance papers have bee with,” said an offic t passengers booked been told in_plenty before the carries no « is loaded, su contraband. here have changes In her markings her as an American vessel gested in the last Germar Clearances here today Only two vessels were reported customs officers ag taking out essary sailing paper; Am were the White Star Line ste Cretic, with cargo for Naj Atherstone, (British) for I cleared by the French Line er ships cleared for coastwise Latin-American ports. Officials of the Scandina gian and Holland lines said the still awaiting instructions fro home offices and until these were ceived, they would contintie what vessels they have | 1 States ports. ORCHESTRA OF PHILADELPHIA PLAYED PATRIOTIC AIRS When News Was ance of Diploma London, Feb. chestra played Banner and other patriotic Received of Sever- Relations. he ar- m. the American liner Philadelphia, New York. jhen the news was ceived of the severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany. Passengers on the Philadelphia arrived at London tonight from Liverpool, where the liner dock- ed_early in the day. There was also some cheering when the y recovered from their surprise after reading a wireless mes- sage posted on the bulltien board at noon Saturda; s the Philadelphia was near danger zone off the coast of Ircland, but there was littie excitement. A majority of the Amer- zing the gravity of the moved off quietly. Little groups formed, and earnest discussions followed. Even the rumor, which spread quickly. that war hud been declared between the United States and Ger man: s received calmly and only few women refused to retire to their berths during the remainder of the voyage. Only the usual precautions such a. putting out the lights nd luminating the : and_Strips_on the liner's sides, were taken while passing through the d ger VAUDEVILLE PERFORMERS ON STRIKE IN BOSTON President of Whit Be Extended Boston, Feb, ers, membe Actors’ ass three theat one house at I.ynn Fitzpatrick, of yresident of that similar of tion, ed effective tonight at sas City and S extended t other sibility of becomin, The grievances of ing to the practices whic? violation of law h president, e Rats Says It May to Other Cities. Vaudeville perform- the White Rats , went on strike at is city and in to; James W. r international stated order- had_been Chicago, Kan- nd may be ities, with the pos- g national in scope. £ the actors, accord- are based on claimed to in Louis, e be “We want commissions kept within Timits sometimes stopped. We want mittee to settle a per RUBBER COMPANY and payments tion com- he said. with 10, cent an arbitra disputes, u. s. OFFERS ITS SERVICES To the Government—Sceretaries of War and Navy Notified. New- York, Feb. 5 — The Unit- ed States Rubber company which controls the resources of forty- seven factories and a number of large plantations and is said to be thé largest rubber manufacturer in the world, has placed its manufactur- dt. ing and service of the gover: nounced tonight. president of the company 80 advised the secretar; tary of the navy 1eb. 5. amer Hu doed with today. Three m the explosion and Jured, two of whi crew was lande Harvard Footb: Cambridge, Muss. H. of the ek of 1 rd_for a pro swimm Hitche Hary d ributing resou the ment, Samuel P. as well the secr m dent, ana telezr ish Steamer Torpedoed. 11.05 p. — The 118t WO 9 tons, out warning at noon en were killed by three seriously in- om died after the all Player Dies. Feb. ndolph ionoluly, a member otball team of last pminent member of ning team, died to- night at the collese infirmary. Hundreds of Canneries Available. Cleveland, O, Feb. 5—Delegates to the convention of the National Can- ners' aseocintion here tonight de- clared that hundreds would be placed & government in ¢ of cannerfes the disposal of the 3 of war with Ger- land GERMANS QUALIFYING FOR NATURALIZATION AT BOS Most of Them Former Membe Crews of Vessels Tied Up. Boston, Keb. On this, 11 court day since the diplomet with Germany, there wa Germans to announce thels to obiain American citizensl ty men, most of them forme of the crews of German up at this port, sought o g naturalization. = The apy all but one were accepted The exception, according t D. Grandison, the clerk | s naturalization, was a Germas id he was now a merchant in with the re . He proceeded ed forms and t rough the prelimi oath of his new allegiance, up t point of renouncing the soversignt the German emperor. Here Clerk Grandison said, explainin he “would have to this The man asked for to consider it, but the his _blank, returned fee he paid and told him to return had made up his r#ind The total of nineteen men whose tentions were accepted tod. T the high point of & recent ir demand fox citizenship by G subjects TESTIMONIAL BANQUET TO RT. REV. WILLIAM LAWREN Efforts to n Fund. in Recognition of H $5,000,000 Pen New Yor other dignitaries of the F Episcopal church, as well a nent laymen, at 4 testimonial here tonight to the Rt. Re Lawrence, bishop of ~Massachuse and president of the church pe fund, joined in singing America toasting President Wilson Fellowes Morgan, presiding, was chee ed when he said “Events of tremendous have taken place in our in the past few days that wherever an Am whether on land or sea, at home or away, priest or layman, let patr have tull sway. We pledge this that, come what may, the Stars Stripes foever.” The dinner was held of Bishop Lawrence's efforts to tain a pension fund of 35,000,000 aged and infirm clergymen of the testant Episcopal church. Amongthe high_church the dinner were Bishops Bunce Brewster and Edw pion Acheson of Connecticut Feb. Bishop, pr b ountry P officia Chaar rd < WILSON DEVOTING TIME TO GERMAN SITUATION Has Abandoned His Custom of Con forring With Legislators, Washington, Feb. 5 —President Wil on abandoned his custom today conferring with senators and re sentatives on legislative matters o Monday and devoted his entire atte tion to the German situation. Becay of the extreme cold he gave up hin regular morning game of golf. Ton: he and Mrs. Wilson were the gue of Secretary and Mrs, Daniels at formal dinner. Switzerland to Maintain Strict Ne trality. Berne, via Paris, Feb. 6, 1.60 a. m It is semi-officially stated that Swits erland, in reply to President Wilsos note, will decline to depart from the line "of strict neutrality which is vital principle of Swiss policy Japanese Cruisers Off Pacific Const Port Angeles, Wash, ¥eb. 5—Twe Japanese crulsers were reported off Cape Fladtery today. Shipping men the thi of & Fere expressed .the opinion that warships probably were sent to const because of a recent rumor German raider in the Pacifc There are. 263,315 girl stenographers typewriters employed im tia