Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 17, 1917, Page 1

London, Feb. 16, 9:15 British steamers BLOCK SUBMARINES - Mines Are to be Strewn Along the Whole Route of Exit Towards the Atlantic of German U-Boats %72 Conflict With State to an an- —_— IF. AMENDMENT 7O o. SHOULD PREVAIL BILL '|A PROHIBITION MEASURE Amendment Would Make It a Criminal Offense to Ship Liquer Into States, Where It is Allowed by State Stat- . utes—Also Would Prohibit Liquor Advertisements. ‘Washington, Feb. 16.—With its add- Champagne, ed their reputation for tion. THOMAS G. PATTEN TO BE POSTMASTER OF NEW YORK. Nomination Made at Suggestion of Committee of Postal Experts. ‘Washington, Feb. 16 —Representa- tive Thomas G. Patten was nominated by President Wilson today as post- master of New York city. Mr. Patten will succeed Postmaster Morgan, a republican. Mr. Patten's term in congress expires March 4. A NEW DANGER ZONE HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED orate System of Nets, Mines and Patrols—Scheme to Avoid the German Submarine Zone is to Have Vessels Swing Around Ireland and Scotland and Down Norwegi- an Coest Instead of Touching British Isles—Effects of senate wrote into the bill a provision making it a criminal offense to ship PRICE TWO CENTS T Vessels Were Sunk Yesterday ALL THE SHIPS SUNK WERE OF BRITISH REGISTRY TOTAL OF 9,536 TONS Midway Between Verdun and Rheims Troops of the German Crown Prince Have Taken Ground to a Depth of Half a Mile Along Front of a Mile and a Half. Striking at the French line in Cham- midway between Verdun and troops of the German crown ave taken sroumd to a depth prince a fof half a mile on a front of a mile and ‘week of vigorous debate. It was sent a back to the house, which will ask for |358 prisoners, including 21 officers, and a conference on the amendments. The |20 machine guns. half. The attackers _captured The crown prince had not been ac- tive since his partly successful attack liquor into states which prohibit its on French positions northwest of Ver- Several months ago President Wilson nominated Robert F. Wagner for the position, but he declined it. After today’s cabinet meeting Post- | master General Burleson gave out the following statement on the appoint- ment: “It had been my intention-to take no action in the matter of the New York city appointment until after the committee of postal experts now en- gaged in the examination of the New York office had completed its labor; but the first assistant postmaster gen- eral at a conference with the chairman of the committee engaged in the ex- amination has submitted a memoran- dum advising me that the interests of the postal service required a change In the postmastership and that the roper examination of the office would facilitated if the chafige could be made at an early date. the German Submarine Campaign on the United States Were Discussed for an Hour by President Wilson and Cabinet, But No New Steps Were Decided on. 5 — ‘Washington, Feb. 16—The ruthless German submarine campaign and its effects on the United States were dis- cussed late today by President Wilson and his cabine. The meeting lasted only an hour and afterward it was sald no nmew steps had been decided on. . Arming of American fherchantmen and the economic effects of the par- tial tieup of shipping out of Ameri- can ports were the subjects on which Tofary Mchdoo is compiling a list ot re! a list o vessels held in port and Secretary No doubt is felt here that they will soon arrive at Berne. Two Important Moves by Great Brit- ain. Two important moves by Great Brit- ain to meet the submarine menace were announced during the day. A new danger zome was proclaimed, seeking to block virtually the whole route of exit towards the Atlantic of the German U-boats from their bases in Germany and Belgium. With the English channel virtually closed by an elaborate system of nets, mines and patrols, the means of exit for the submarines has been through the route north of Scotland and down the Irish coast. The new danger zome, designed to clobe that way out, is to have been liberally strewn with ‘mines. To Change Port of Call. Details of plans for changing the port of call and examination for boats between this country and the north- ern European neutrals- from Kirkwall to Halifax were made public. The idea is to aliow the vessels to avoid the German submarine zone by swinging around Ireland and Scotland and down place. PATTEN IS {DENTIFIED WITH TAMMANY HALL. He is Now Head of the Patfen Steam- boat Lines. New York, Feb. 16.—Representative Thomas Gedney Patten, who was nom- inated as postmaster of New York city today by President Wilson, has been affliated politically with = Tammany Hall, having been elected by Tammany to the 62d and 63d congresses from the 17th district. He was defeated for re- election to congress last fall from the . Fis appointment, it is The most satisfactory method select a newspaper which has the paper which goes into the homes Different Phases Considered. The government is considering all the different phases of the situation that have developed since the break in relations with Germany, including. the of the Yarrowdale prison- the crisis in_Austria, the plight of ‘Americans in Turkey and Belgian relfef. High officials took pains to- day, however, to emphasize that the great fundamental problem before the nation is the illegal submarine cam- Moving the Stock in Trade The moving of goods is the problem which every merchant faces. The excellence and variety of the stock in trade doesn’t amount to much if the goods cannot be dispgsed of. everyone is seeking and it all depends upon the number who are made acquainted with the trade opportunities as to how rapid this takes The logical step in such a situation people an invitation to get acquainted with the goods which are to be had and those which they undoubtedly want. letting them know that the business is not here today and gone to- morrow, but firmly established for the filling of the purchasers’ wants. rely upon for the advertising as well as for the news. Such a paper in this city and this end of the state i= The Bulletin and it furnishes daily a service which no merchant can afford to be without. The week just passed the following matter has appeared in Telegraph Locil Gemeral Total It is distribution which Give the is to advertise. Give it to them daily, of securing this advertising is to circulation beyond question, the and the paper which the people its paign itseif. Against this campaisp |the Norwesian coast instead of touch- Saresable 66 095 B Tniten States has mads ‘the moct |ing the Dritish ifes. & Second. port | aacr ogd, il be agrecable to Fam- EE 195293 0 § s for the cxamination of southern c ieatton. bave asseried that no effo ‘Monday, .~ - A2 .. =69+ 109 219 397 to long as It permits American ships |Bahamas or Bermuda. o lror s madlto Ghiu the basitianilh: Tusdyy: Feb. 13.. 66 111 270 447 o TPort for fear 0 exporters will 2 el by Submarines It in effect is_scau) jo- |forded the opportanity of securing | scnr 15 ven Wag Dot In New York ||| Wednesday, Feb. 14.. 94 133 193 420 ing In the German polley. This/ fate | lletiers of assurance' from the Brit- |patten steamboat lines, operating be- Thursday, Feb. 15.: 78 120 236 434 Of affairs, it is admitted, canm/ ¢ be|ish embassy here that their Eoods are | 7LD 2ionmbORL lines operating be- . % Permitted to continue indefipitely. ~ |mot consisned directly or indirectly to | i father Teynina e Bor oYD Friday, Feb. 16.. -85 96 171 352 President Has Definite Opinion. |Pnzland’s =~ enemies, =The British |equcated at Mount Pleasant academy, —= What the United States must do to | 100" and Seandieavie ol eEnomua o | Ossining, N. Y., and at Columbia uni- 485 705 955 15 to end it, and when, ate the only Ques- | Horore and o now 1ot oF Mrtee ool | versity. Patals .. . .. 485 (] 1955 3145 tions. The president is understood to bave a very definite _opinion as to what should be done, but he has not cannot be imported into England will be published shortly in order to save cargo space and prevent unnecessary TURKEY WILL FIGHT TO DEATH FOR CONSTANTINOPLE yet decided that the time to do it has | expenaitures. Submarines Are Doing Less. The falling off in the rate of daily destruction by submarines to a few thousand tons has made a great im- pression here and given rise to specu- lation as to whether the return of submarine fleets to base or the suc- cess of British precautions is chiefly responsible. Despatches from Ambassador Pen- field at Vienna are awgited with par- ticular interest because of press re- ports saving the ambassador has “broken ' off negotiations” with the Austrian foreizn office_and Americans had been ordered out of the country. There has been no official confirmation of either of these reports. So far as the state department knows, the am- bassador still is presenting the views of the American government in regard to Germany’s submarine policy, to which Austria has adhered, although a_ final report from him showing a break with Austria to be inevitable is expected at any time. The council of national defence con- tinued its work preparatory to mobil- ization of the nation’s resources dur- ing the day. Offers to turn over in- dustrial plants to the government in case of war still are pouring in. manufacture and sale, thus nullifying the statutes of certain. prohibition states permitting the importation of limited quantities of liquor for per- sonal consumption. Bar Liquor Advertising. Another provision would bar from the mails letters, postal cards, circu- lars, newspapers and other publications containing liquor advertising in states having laws against such advertising, violation to be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed six months for the first offense, or more than one year for the second offense. An amendment was added making it mandatory on the postmaster general to remew for another year pneumatic mail tube contracts in large cities and providing for a commission to investi- gate the tube systems with a view to their purchase by the government. Determined efforts made by _the postoffice committee to increase second class mail rates and to establish one- cent postage on drop letters were made and bitterly contested and the pro- posals finally were thrown out on a point of order. % GENERAL DEBATE ON ARMY APPROPRIATION BiLL Members of House Giving Their Views On National Defense Problems. ‘Washington, Feb. 16.—General debate on the $247,000,000 army appropriation 41 continued in the house today, many members giving their views on uational defense problems. Repre- sentative Shallenberger of Nebraska, a democratic member of the military committee, attacked the war depart- ment and the general staff, declaring that if proposed plans of the staff were carried out the army would cost a billion dollars a vear. He said the department had faiied to provide suf- ficlent rifles and artillery for success in_case of war. Representative Olney of Massachu- setts advocated universal military training and Representative Caldweil of New York, gave notice that he would offer an amendment to provide Declaration Made by the New Turkish Grand Vizier. nouncing that the seventy-two_Ame; can seamen brought in by the Yarrow- dale had been released caused the de- mand that the men be freed to be withheld pending official advices on the subject. A cablegram was sent to_the Spanish ambassador at Berlin asking whether the report was true. It is not doubted, as it has been as- sumed from the first that Germany would not hold the men after rumors reaching there of the imprisonment of German sallors in the United States had been cleared up. Another inquiry was sent the Span- tsh ambassador to ascertain the cause of delay in the departure of the Amer- ican train from Munich which Mr. Gerard previously had reported would leave “some day this week,” with 36 consuls and their families and an un- known number of other person: An earlier despatch from the Span- ish ambassador said Germany had promised to facilitate the consuls’ de- parture as much as possible. It is understood, however, that for military reasons the Germans insist that the remaining Americans all go out In one irainicad and that there has been de- lay in concentrating them at Munich. London, Feb. 16, 5.50 p. m—Turkey will fight to the 'last man to retain Constantinople, declared Talaat Bey, the new Turkish grand vizier, in R statement before the chamber on_the policy of the new cabinet, according to a Constantinople telegram forward- cd by Reuter's Amsterdam corres- pondent. After referring to the sac- rifices Turkey had already made, Ta- laat Bey sai “We begin our labors in full con- sciousness of the heavy responsibility we are assuming. Our country, which always has been exposed to external difficulties, has found itself compeiled to. make sacrifices such as our past had never known. Our enemies have declared their in- tenticn of thrusting us back into the depths of Asia Minor, turning us out of Constantinople and driving us from the straits. To these ridiculous threats of our enemies, who took flight at the Dardanelles as the result of the defeat inflicted upon them by our va- liant army, we reply that we shall not relinquish ' Constantinople as long as there s a single Ottoman left. “We shall persevere in this gigan- tic strugele in close fraternity of arms with our brave and victorious allles until we have compelled our enemies to recognize our rights to existence. That is our aim.” It was impossible in the present great crisis to undertake important in- ternal reforms, Talaat Bey declared, as the efforts of the nation must be concentrated on the difficulties created by,_the war. The chafber passed/ a unanimous vote of confidence in the government. UNITED STATES GUNBOAT PETREL IS AT SANTIAGO Foreign Ships Are Allowed to Enter and Leave the Post. Santiago De Cuba, Feb. 16.—The United States gunboat Petrel, Com- mander Knox, nrrived here yesterday. The military “savern or has_informed all the consuls that all foreign Would' be allowed to enter and ave the port of Santiago but that no Cu- ODEUTSCHLAND CAPTURED AND IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR. Along With 186 Other German Sub- marines—Story Told at Baltimore. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 16.—That the hant submarine Deutschland has captured and that he saw her in Plymouth harbor with 186 other Ger- man submarines was the statement made here today by Willlam Palmer, yecond engineer of the American trans- port liner Magnolia. Palmer said that the British had captured 400 ememy submarines and that 187 of them were In Piymouth, chained together and in the center of a huge network of chains attached to buoys and wharves. - Captain Koenlg, commander of the subsea ter, and his crew are in English said Palmer. The Mon- golia left th Jan. 27 and ar- rived at New York Feb. 7. Palmer was tormerly an_engineer here with the |eeLiEves AmMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ENTER WAR NOW Douglas W. Johnson, Member of the American Rights League. New York, Feb. 16.—In reply, to a recent speech in conmgress by Repre- sentative Moore of Pennsylvania, ai tacking the American Rights League for urging formal recognition by the president “of the state of war already existing” between this country and Germany, Douglas W. Johnsonm, the league’s executive committee chair- man, issued here today a statement declaring that the organization “be- lieves the American people should en- ter war without any more ‘watchful waiting.’ “It considers it cowardly, dishonor- able and dangerous for this great na- tion to stand selfishly aside while oth- ers fight to subdue the submarines for it. Representative McKenzie of Iilinois declared he believed the people of this drifting to universa: 3 “It Dbelieves the present war is a contest between au- tocratic militarism and human liber- ties and that the place of America t day. as it has been in the past, is by the side of those who battle for lib- erty.” ban citizen would be allow 5 ban e ed to em. It is reported that a small body of insurrectionist troops attacked the forces of President Menocal at Palma Soriano, taking six prisoners who join- od the rebel forces. ccording to another rumor, Captain Arsenio Ortiz, comimanding troops of President Menocal, was killed in am- bush near Cacocurn. VILLA IS ESTABLISHING A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. A “Citizens’ Convention” is in Progress urgd that earnest attention be given the subject between now and the as- sembling of the next congress. #aid all were put into as soon as the vessel wes to port. He 814 not learn how the Deutschland was CAUGHT DEATH COLD AT A FLAG STATION Through a Misunderstanding Train Failed to Stop for 60 Year Old Wo- man. TO ENLARGE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Bonate Urged to Expedite Action as PATRIOTIC EXERCISES IN CHICAGO SCHOOLS Pupils Are to Pledge Their Allegiance Danbury, Conn., Feb. 16.—Mrs. Jo- sephine McAvoy of New York died to- er Stockholm, Gothenburg, via Hali- dun on Jan. 2 . The latest thrust in Champagne comes a few days less than a year after the beginning of the at- tack by him on the outlying fortifica- tions of Verdun. Germans Gain Ground. South of Ripont, between Tahure and Cernay, was ihe scene of the German success. Most of the ground gained was contained in the Maisons de Champagne farm and gn Hill 185, which lies about one-third of a mile south of the farm. The latest French official statement mentions only ar- tillery activity in the vicinity of Maisons de Champagne and declares there was no infantry activity there. Berlin's supplementary report men- tions no further activity in Champagne. Except for raids by British, French and German troops at various points along the front in France, and two small engagements in Galicia, there has been no important infantry fight- ing on the other battleficlds. Offic communications report much aerial - tivity on the western front. Shipping totalling at least 9,536 tons has fallen prey to the German sub- marines, according to the latest re- ports. All the seven vessels sunk, which include a sailing vessel and a trawler, were of British registry. Of the five steamers sunk. the fonnage of one, the Kynusti, is not available. The Hopemoor, of 3,740 tons, was the largest victim reported. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF “LEAK” INCIDENT Stock Exchange to Prohibit Employ- ment of Newspaper Men by Brokers New York, Feb. 16.Measures aimed to prevent a recurrence of the presi- dent’s peace note “leak” incident were voluntarily taken here today by the New York stock exchange. Resolu- tions were adopted at a special meet- ing of the board of governors con- demning the employment by exchange brokerage houses of newspaper men to give them advance or confidentiai information. “The direct or indirect employment of representatives of the press,” the resolutions said, “by a member of the New York stock exchange. or by his firm, for the purpose of obtaining ad- vance or confidential information is an act detrimental to the interest or welfare of the exchange.” The resoliition pointed out that the investigation of the house rules com- mittee into the “leak” brought out that certain members of the exchanse employed newspaper men for that pur- pose. This referred to evidence ad- duced at Washington that E. F. Hut- ton and company, brokers, received advance information on the peace note from a newspaper man employed by F. A. Comnolly and company, the Hut- ton firm’s Washington correspondent, enabling them and their customers to anticipate the break in the market that resulted when the note was made Public. Movements of Steamships. New York, Feb. 16.—Sailed: steamer Tuscania, Giasgow. New York, Feb. 16.—Sailed: steam- fax. . Condensed Telegrams The French Line steamer Chicago arrived at New York from Bordeaux. Roland _Luecke, a national liberal member of the Reichstag, died at Ber- lin. s The Minnesota State Senate passed the Minnpeota “pone dry” bill, 49 to Three attempts were made to shoot sentries guarding the State armory at Oswego, N. Y. The 74th New York Infantry left McAllen, Tex., for Buffalo, to be mus- tered out from service. . Fire destroyed one of the buildings of the Mass & Walstein Chemical Co.'s plant at Newark, N. J. ~ Geld to the amount of $7,000,000 was received from Canada for the account of J. P. Morgan & Co. ° Two additional cases of smallpox were reported to the state board of health from Waterbury. > Exports of general merchandise from the port of New York Wednesday were valued at $19,048,501. The French line ship Rocham- beau, which left New York on Feb. 4, arrived safely at Bordeaux. % A farewell reception to Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight was given by officers of the Newport naval station. Bids for six new scout cruisers, o cost 36,000,000 each, will be opened at the Navy Department March 14. Representaitve Gardner of Ma urged the . vernment to furnish arm- ament for American merchant ships. A “bone dry” resolution failed to pess finally in the Texas house by a vote of 93 to 4. Two more votes were needed. One woman was others seriously Fairmont Mill, C., collapsed. led and eight injured when the near Spartanburg, S. The weekly statemnet of the Bank of France shows an increase of 6,022,000 franes in gold, and a decrease of 2,- 290,000 francs in silver. The State Department received in- formation that a train containing American consuls in Germany is pro- ceeding from Munich to Switzerland. William R. Willcox, chairman of the Repubiican National Committee, call- ed on President Wilson and offered his Co-operation in the international cri- sis. Eight foreign steamers were loading at Boston under hurry orders which | ‘would enable them to sail for British and French ports within the aext few The Federal fisheri bureau re- ported that the total catch of fish landed at New England ports in Jan- uary amounted to 12,483,073 pounds, valued at $505,033. The railroads of the United States have informed President Wilson that the resources of their organization are at the disposal of the government in the event of war. Richard Sack of Richmond, S. I., who was “convicted two weeks ago of complicity in the automobile insur- ance frauds, was sentenced to Sing prison for one year. Democrats of Michigan met in State convention at Grand Rapids to nomi- nate two candidates for justices of the Supreme Court and to choose for sev- eral minor state offices. Patrick Cox, 70, was found un- conscious from gas poisoning at his boarding house at New Haven and died later at a hospital. Death is believed to have been accidental. By a vote of 38 to 15 the Senate rejected an amendment to the post office appropriation bill to make it lawful to send cigarette advertise ments of any sort through the mails. An embargo on carload shipments of all but perishable goods and coal to the Tast was announced by the At- chison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. A delegation of suffragists from Bal- timore, New York and Philadelphit jand Washington called on Cardinal | Gibbons in an effort to change his hos- tile attitude toward votes for women. R. W. Bolling, President Wilson's brother-in-law, who testified. during the House note leak investigation, re- signed as a member of the Washing- ton brokerage firm of F .A. Connolly & Company. Proposed increased freight rates on grain and flour from Minnesota and other parts of the north to gulf ports for export were suspended by the In- terstate Commerce Commission until June 15 for investigation. Nine women and three men were arrested at the opening of a strike of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers' Union at Chicago while dis- tributing handbills giving notice that the strike had been ordered. Students of Smith College, acting through class meetings, have reject- ed a new honor system prepared by the student council and sanctioned by the majority of the faculty, it was an- nounced Friday. The vote was 745 to 466. A prize of $10,000 for the crew of any French, Allied or neutral vessel which succeeds in destroying an at- tacking submarine {s provided for in a resolution introduced in’ the French Cahmber of Deputies by Andre Le- revre. Gale Smith, 8. T. Knudson, C. L. Davis and C. C. Fowler, former officers of the Northwestern General Trading Co., and its subsidiaries, were convict- ed in the United ~States District Court at Spokane of having used the malls to detraud. Cluett, Peabody & Co), Inc., are pre- paring 2 profit-sharing plan, the de- tails of which will be made public on April 10. All of the employes of the company in bath the manufacturing and the sales departments will enjoy the benefits of the plan, which will be effective ffom January 1st of this year. Octave Mirbeau Dead. Paris, Feb. 16, 2.35 m.—O Mirbeau, the. author, dlea here foday. s Population NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS VICTORIOUS News Print Paper Manufacturers Have Been Forced to Make Concessions cepted, officials say, expansion of the fun ferences between twi future. business of print ernment which in arbitrat up 2 wide field of possibill the answer will be an acceptance. Victory for Publishers. The action of the manufacturers gives a signal victory to American newspaper publishers, who in the face of advancing paper prices, have seen vothing ahead but ruin for o ot their number. If the propos: - an it will mark ctions of the gov- g the dif- o industries opens ies for the Will Avert Criminal Prosecutions. Although nothinz has been cerning the continuance of grand jur 1 con- proccedings in New York, it is weil understood the manufacturers’ move was predicated on the assumption that there would be no criminal prose- cutions. The manufacturers, in their proposal, “while denying there had been any violation of the law, agree that the trade commission, if it find: it necessary, may make necessary rec- ommendations for such changes in the aper manufacture, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION MAY FIX PRICE Manufacturers Themselves Have Informed the Commission That They Are Agreed to Make Such Changes in Bus- iness of Print Paper Manufacture as May be Recommend. ed—It is Understood That the Offer of the Paper Malk- ers is Made Upon the Assumption That There Would be No Criminal Prosecutions—If Reasonable Prices Are Fixed at Least $30,000,000 Will be Saved to American Publishers This Year. ‘Washington, Feb. 16. print ( commission's investigation of the paper manufacturers, facing criminal | dustry. The administration has show prosecution in United Si courts | the keenest interest in the proceedings for alleged combination in restraint of |and it was id toda Secretar X trade, proposed to the federal trade |Adoo’s aid had made pssible the re commission today that it fix a rea- |sult. President Wilson has watched sonable price for the output of the |the situation since the trade commis principal plants of the United tes | slon began its inquiry eight mont ind Canada. The commission an- | ago. hounced fonight it had the proposed Trust Violations Allsged. under consideration and would Teply | The investigation was put under immediately. It 4s generally believed |way last summer under a resoluth adopted by the sena gathcred tending to show tions was turned over to Inform trust the justice department, while all bearing economic phases of the situation wa collated by the commission. At he s held last fall and as ns Jn uary, the manufacturers, is sa discouraged the commission’s effs to find a solution for prohibitive prices. After the grand Jury procesd- ings werc started they came volms tarily to Washington with thelr prop osition. Will Save Publishers $30,000,000 This Year. It is estimated that if the P is accepted and reasonable prices fixed, at least $30,000,000 will be s to American publishers this ye Nothing is said of increased pre tion, but it is understood the manu turers are willing to keep enough chines on news print to insure a pa ver supply for the entire countr 2 1-2 Cents a Pound in Canada. It was learned today that the Ca dian government will under Order-i out the country, and ysis of shipping resu ubmarine activiti Coal Brokers and S Advantage of Re-C Columbus, 0., Fe brokers and speculat tage of the re-cons re-consigning coal tion, public _utilities which began today a the coal situation, w and the interstate c: sion in attendance. At the outset of t man clared the commissio; “that certain people ers, Supt. G. W. Tho; instances of the re-cc cars over that road were re-consigned u in his opinion, amou: acy to boost prices. representatives told re-consignment rules | president of the Lehigh from another, holding it for the highest bid- der, are responsible in a jarge measure for'the coal shortage and car conges- was_the charze made before the commission of the state and federal of Indictable offenses” to the original sender. FREIGHT CONGESTION | Placed on Transportation Conditions in the Middle West. New York, Feb. 16.—Transportation | conditions in the section west of Buf- {falo ana Pittsburgh, extending to the { Mississippt river, are chiefly responsi- ble for the freight congestion through- not partial al- Iting from German 2} Thomas, alley rail- V ad, asserted today. He sald that 1d is_now in_better condition to handle freight than at any time since last_winter. “Were it not for the embargoes placed by the lines west of Buffalo,” Mr. Thomas declared, “we wouid be able to accept and handie promptly all carload freight for destination beyond our lin: The embargoes placed by these lines, however, have compelled us to refuse to receive such shipments “Because of the inability of our western connections to accept business from us in a normal way,” he added, “we are holding a great many cars for them in our Buffalo territory. We are handling less than carload freight for the west currently, although the plac- ing of embargoes on this class of freight by other eastern lines may di- vert such a quantity of this business to ofir line as to compel 50 to embargo it for the time belng. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO BOOST PRICE OF COAL. peculators Taking onsignment Rule. b, Th: ors, taking ignment rule and one point to 1 oal of Ohio, public hearing on ith representatives government ommerce commis- he hearing Chair- Hughes of the commission de- n had information have been guilty in connection with_the car situation and that “there has been a criminal conspiracy to pre- vent the prompt delivery of coal”” Without mentioning names of brok- mpson of the De- troit, Toledo and Ironton railroad gave snsignment of coal , where the cars nti] they retur: 1 This, he said, nted to 4 conspir- Other railread of abuses of the and recommend- ed that thé rule be suspended. Notice of Dangerous Area in North Sea ‘Washington, Feb. 16.—Notice of a dangerous area in the North Sea ba- cause of operations has been given by th ty. ruary 7 a prescribed waters off Germany against Germany e Dritish armiral- 1t_warng shipping that ater Feb- arw including all and g rts of Hol- lJand and Denmark will b3 dangerous ‘and should be avoided. that the industry “may maintain its | &, . oreantzntion, managament and. con- | (i "ere Wi Cents ' pound @n ey duct of business in accordance with | gri ORCIAIE, PN T RONRE S e it leaving the price to be chariged Amier Several Days of Conference. icans_to be determined in this coun Tie_announcement came after try. The two governments have work days of conference between ed In concert in the situatiom trying resentatives of manufacture to find means of averting threaened [make enouzh of the continent disaster to publishers. paper to control the market, The trade commissfon's report & for the commission, hea congress on its investigation will be J. Heney, of San delayed until a decision is rendered who was retained especially today’s proposal. RESPONSIBILITY FOR NO GERMAN SEAMEN ARE BEING DETAINED Except Those Who Are Believed Have Violated Some Law. Washington, Feb. 16~ Germ scamen on ships in American harb are being held, except those believed to have violated som : This, was indicated today by report taken to the c t meeting | torney General Gregory and Secreta | Wilson, in charge of the immigration | service: | “One ‘of the purposes for collecting facts was to e the state tment in a many that the ing up to its tre treatment of seamen on ¢ in_American harbors In cases where man ships has bee torney general s will be brought. actually been sunk in harbor ever, violations of law are involved which probably will lead to action be ing_taken So far as the immigration sery concerned, Secretary Wilson said, ¢ the usual procedure has been followed with the German seame wishing 1o enter the Unite as immigrants have been d with in strict conformity with th NO EXTENSION OF REVOLUTION IN CUBA | th achinery o damaged, no pre Where. vemsuid 1aw Revolt is Now Confined to the Prov- ince of Camaguey Havana, Feb. ment was made 16 toni; )Mcial announce= nt that quie s in_the provinces of Hava ¥ ar del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara and that a large force of troops is in the province of Camaguey operating against the insurgents, Aurelio He via, secretary of government, departed today for Las Villas, Santa ( province, where he will irect all mil itary operations. The schoolship Patria sailed today with 507 men on bonrd. Pablo and Fusto Menocal, brothers of the presi- dent, satled with the warship. Wiilum E. Gonzales, the Ameriean minister, today issued a note in ans- wer to many petitions for him to urge clemency for military prisoners who were likely to be shot. The note sured the petitioner that the minis- ter knew the government intended to “follow the usual legal course.” afonal report was in ciren y that American marines hed been Janded at Santiago de Cuba. This was denfed. LUNCHEON IN PARIS IN_ HONOR OF GERARD To Be Given by Premier Brand st the Foreign Office Today. Paris, Feb. 16, noon—Premies Braind will give a luncheon &t the foreign office tomorrow in homor Of James W. Gerard, the former Amer can ambassador to Germany. Willlam Graves Sharp, the Lmerican ambas- sador at Paris, and Mrs. Sharp will ve a dinner tomorrow for Mr. and rs, Gerard. Mr, Gerard today authorized The Associated Press to repudiate all in- terviews that have been attributed to him, men 3 ly one that was' published this merning In (he Matin,