Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1915, Page 1

Call Tyler 1000 if You Want to Talk to The Bes or to Anyome Conmected THE OMAHA DAILY BEE [ "% | VOL. XLV-=NO. 1 & © AMERICA TO SEND FRENCH REPUBLIC A SHARP PROTEST United States Preparing Vigorous Note Against Removal of Teu- tons from Uncle Sam’s [ iag, ACTION IS HELD UNJUSTIFIABLE Trent Case During Civil War Prob- ably Will Be Cited as a Precedent. HREE VESSELS ARE HALTED WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—A vig- orous protest is being prepared by | the State department against the re- moval by the French crulser Des- cartes of Germans and Austrians from the American steamers Caro- lina, Coamo and San Juan on the high seas. that removal of citizens of any nation from an American vessel on high seas i¢ without legal justification. It will be asserted in the note, as it was a year ago in a protest to France in the case of August Piepen- ‘brink, that the men removed were mnot embodied ‘“‘in the armed forces of the enemy,” in the gense of that term in established international law. No Justification for Act. The communication probably will also declare that there is no justification for the removal of an enemy subject from a neutral vessel on the high seas bound to a neutral port, even if he could prop- erly=be regarded as a military person. The Trent case during the civil war probably will be cited as a precedent. The State department was not advised Jjwhether any of the Austrians or Ger- mans seized had declared their inten- tion of becoming American citizens. In- formation on that point is being sought and should it develop that such is the case, the protest may be even more firm. Facts of the Case. The facts in the case siready at hand were summed up in this statement issued by the department late today: “The State department has received yeports from the collector of customs at San Juan, Porto Rico, indicating that three ships of the New York and Porto Rico line have been stopped on the high ®seas and searched by the French cruiser Descartes. The steamship Carolina, north- bound, was stopped six miles off San Juan and the German chlef steward, named Schade, was taken off by the ‘boarding officer, The steamer was allowed to proceed north after delay of about two hours, e Case of Coamo. . “The steamer Coamo, southbound, was stopped about twenty miles off shore by two shots across its bow and the fol- lowing persons taken off by the board- ing party: J. Luscor Rutter, Anton F. Dolioroch, Austrians, of the engine room, and H. Kreger, a German of the stew- ard's department. It appears that other Germans in the crew with American citi- zenship papers were not molested. “The steamship, San Juan, southbound, is reported to have been stopped north- east of Porto Rico and two second cabin passengers, Willlam Guntherodt and (Fritch Lothar, German subjects, taken oft ship.” DYNAMITE IN RAIL PATH OF MUNITIONS TRAIN OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 12—A package containing _aix cks of dynamite, equipped with caps and fuses, was found today by an Italian fisherman under a bridge over Alhambra creek, a short die- tance west from Martinez, which carries the main line tracks of the Southern Pa- cific rallroad. Over this bridge pass trains carrying the output of the Her. cules Powder company, and the Standard Oil ‘company to the east. Authorities expressed the opinion that the dynamite was placed under the bridge by some person desirous of impeding the progress of war munitions, which, it is sald are shipped over the main line in large quan- titles MAILING CONDENSED MILK TO CHILDREN OF TEUTONS NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—The first ship- ment of condensed milk, lard and rice, which is to be sent to the children of Germany and Austria as first class mail, has been turned over to the Postoffice de- partment says an announcement made to- ay by the citizens committee for food shipments to Germany and Austria. Dr. Menry J. Wolf is chairman, Dr. Jacob W. Loch, secretary, and Carl Sehurs, treasurer of the committee which also includes many women, including Mrs. Samuel Untermyer. The Weather lowa—Fair For Nebreska and no change in temperature. Yomperaturs o1 335333333 CEEF] Comparative Highest yesterday 5 B Lowest yesterday. B T N Mean temperature. o B “ Frecipitation .. wree 80 0100 Tepperature and precipitation depar- tures from the pormal Normal temerature.. Kxeceas for the day........ Total deficloney since Mar Noi precipitation. “ ra ce cy since 1 for cor. perfod, 1914. i The note will contend | ABE RUEF, FORMER POLITICAL BOSS of San Fran. cisco, has shown a fondness for his little niece, Bertha Alt- man, and she, in turn, is very fond of her ‘‘I2%:le Abe,’* who declares his intention of beginning life % ABE ROXF AND DIITGE BERTHA AUTEAN ! OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1915 'GERMAN JOURNALS | | | FILM SERVICE- WEST IS FRRLING FORCE OF STORM Bnow, Sleet anq High Winds Sweep the Mississippi Valley Section. TRAFFIC I8 INTERFERED WITH CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—8now, sleet and high winds swept this section today, causing delayed traffic, great loss to property and, in this city, a number of personal injuries. ‘The storm had its origin in the eastern slope of the Rockles on Thursday, and yesterday had advanced in a widening circle until it reached from Arkansas to the morthern tler of astates. The storm here cdme up quickly in the momning and lasted all day. Passenger trains from the west arrived hours be- hind their schedules. Telegraph com- munfeation was demoralized and in some instances cut off entirely. Snow General Over Yowa. DES MOINES, Ia., Dec. 1L—Snowfall, the first of any consequence in lowa this winter, was general over the state {today and this morning. From an inch In the extreme northwestern part of the state to half an inch in the southern half was reported. The fall was wel- comed by farmers, who say the soll needed moisture badly. Wires Are ‘Down. ST. LOUIS, ‘Dec 11.—A sleet storm of St. Louis today seri- | north and east | ously interfered with telegraphic com- munication, Wires along the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & 8t. Louls raflroad between St. Louls and Mattoon, IlL, and on the Chicago & Alton and the Wabash I north were out of commission. A drizzling rain fell in St. Louls today but the storm had ceased here tonight. Kansas In on It. TOPEKA, - Kan., Dee. 1l—Snow, sleet and rain were general over northern Kansas today, Topeka and other Kan- sas points reported from half an inch to an inch of precipitation. Light flurries of snow occurred, after which the tem- perature rose slightly. Florence Swedish - Mission ‘Church Is Dedicated Sunday The Swedish Mission church building, | newly moved to the lot across the street from the Masonic temple in Florence, was dedicated Bunday afternoon at 3§ |o'clock, with a large congregation pres- ent. Bishop Frank M. Bristol of the | Methodist church . conducted the dedica- |tory services at 3 o'clock In the after- !noon. Rev. U. G. Brown, district super- !intendent, ,preached in the evening. | The new Swedish Mission church re- places an old structure that stood on |the same ground. THe old hullding has |been moved to the rear of the lot to make room for the new. Though this bullding Is only now dedi- cated as the Swedish Mission church, the | church buflding was purchased of an- | other congregation and moved to the new !location bodily. A lot of improvements were made. The bullding was modernized in every way and given finishing touches that make it a very creditable edifice now for a new and growing congregation such as that of the Swedish Mission. The new church, including the ground, represents a cost of -between $2,500 and 3,000 England Thinks of n[ Abolishing the “Cat” 3 | NEW YORK, Dee. 12—Francis Augus tin Wellesley, visiting judge at Wands- worth prison in London, returns to that ety today after having spent two months in this country, during which he has visited some American prisons. On the eve of his departure, Judge Wellesley announced his intention to abolish the cat o'nine tails an instrument of punishment in Bi prisons. Judge Wellesley sald he considered Warden Os- borne's system at Sing Sing better than anything in England. | The United States was urged to see that | building itself is not entirely new. The | | the ‘sea was belleved by officials here to SWISS SOCIALISTS | MAKE PEAGE MOYE, Attempt to Bring About End of War | by Interpellating Parlia- { ment, LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS i PARIS, Dec. 12.—The attempt of the Swiss socialists to bring &bout peace ne- gotiations by interpellating the Swiss | government on the subject probably will be without result. The Gazette de Lau- sanne, as quoted by the Havas corre- | spondent at Lausanne, says that the in- | terpellation presented in the national couicll yesterday will not lead the coun~ cil to propose an armistice preparatory to pedce’ negotiations. ? 3 GENEVA, Dee. 12—(Via Paris.)—The socialist group has deposited the follow- ing interpellation in the Swiss Parlia- ment: “Does the federal council alone or co- ointly with the governments of other countries think of offering the belligers ents its good offices in order to obtain the conelusion of an armistice and pre- pare for negotiations for peace.” The value of the German 100-marks | dropped on the Bourse here today to 103 trancs, the lowest since the war. In peace times the value wae 125 francs. Hundred Killed When Munitions Factory Explodes PARIS, Dec. 12—~One hundred and ten persons are reported to have been killed in yesterday's explosion in the Belglum munitions factory at Havre, says a dls- patch from the city to the Temps to- day. “The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined,” says the newspa- mer. “The Investigation has developed | that one of the bulldings contained boxes Gf .ammunition, which came -from the United States some time ago. It was discovered that In one of these boxes was an apparatus designed to cause de- flagration. The box of . explosives . was rendered harmless and the laboratory examination disclosed interesting facts. “It is also pointed out that a: Ger- man prisoners’ camp is located uot far from the factories and that nine months ago yesterday the Desmalris OIl com- pany's oll plant, also near the priosners’ camp was burned.” Hocking and Genesee Are Off to London| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Great Britain today notified the State department | through Ambassador Page that it w taking the steamers Hocking and Genesee of the American Trans-Atlantic company to London for prize court adjudication. the company co-operated in expediting trial by prompt appointment of consul and speedy preparation o. its case. The decision to transfer the cases across explain the action of the prize court at Halifax in turning the Hocking over te agents of the crown. The United States is not likely to obfect, because only in. ferfor prize courts exist at Halifax and 8t. Luela, from which appeals eventually would have to be taken to London. In these particular cases it Is pointed out, | both governments desire speedy and final | settlement of the lssues involyed | McNish to Locate | In Omaha in Spring| WEST POINT, Neb., Dac. 13«4Special.)| —Jesse C! McNish of Wisner, president of the State Bankers' assoclation, will re- move to Omaha In the spring. He will devote his time 1o a new business which he i developing, that of & broker in cattle paper. Through New York con- nections he will dlscount paper glven to the local banks by cattie feeders of this #sction, thus beunefiting western feeders. i ther |tion in the case of Austria, DISCUSS WILSON I AN ANGRY MANNER Comment of Newspapers of Father- land on President's Actions and Press Attitude Here Gen- erally Bitter. SETTING THE DOG ON TEUTONS Needn't Worry, Says Editor, as U. 8. Doesn't Want War and Wouldn't Matter if It Did. CHARGE DOMESTIC POLITICS BERLIN (Via London), Dec. 12.— The Berlin morning papers publish a special wireless dispatch from New York to the semi-official Wolff bu- reau, stating that public opinion in America is greatly stirred against Germpany by the alleged German at- {tacks on American neutrality and fagainst ammunition factories and by reason of the disclosures at the trials ©* Germans recently held. It quotes New York newspapers as saylng some of the congressmen intend to ask for a rupture of diplomatic relations, The Vossische Zeitung publishes dispatch with the headline: “American Incitation ~Against many” and comments as follows: “It was to be expected that at the con- vening of congress the British party would make every effort to bring about & new excitement against Germany in order to distract the attention of congreas from the question of British pressure on America, This is also Pres.dent Wilson's Interest.” the Ger- Use Word Hetse. Several of the other papers use similar headlines, with the word “Hetse'' which is @ hunting expression describing the setting of a dog on its prey. Iy few of the papers print the news | of the possible demand of the United States for the recall of Alexander von Nuber, Austro-Hungarian consul general at New York. The Morgen Post, how- ever, makes it a leading front page article and comments: “Mr. Wilson rages among our dtplo- mats. Thus he preserves the impartiality which we miss from him as soon as it is a case of the British or the French,” The Morgen Post also publishes a mes- sage to the Wolff Bureau quoting Sec- rotary Lansing as saying that the recall of Captains Boy-Ed and von Papen, the nasvl and military attaches, respectively, of the Germany embassy at Washington, has no political back ground. The Morgen Post comments sarcastically: Reiips - Mr, W ion m««\nm’u o do the two officers & favor by helping thém to return to their beloved home, and, perhapa_the molsture which he shed over German-Americans came from the seat of his love for everything that fs German." An “Unfriendly Aet.” The Morgen Post considers the Amer- fcan note in the Ancona case, as & fur- “Hetze." The Kreus Zeltung says of the Lansing statement: “If the demand for the recall of the attaches has no political background, it is an unfriendly act, which fits perfectly into the frame of President Wilson's gen- eral policy toward Germapy." Count von Reventlow, in the Tage Zel- tung, has a leader headed: “‘Wilson's policy toward Gerthany.” He says it is impossible to discuss the ques- tion fully because the negotiations be- tween Germany and the United States have recently been carried on secretly and by the regulations forbidding the touch- Ing of certain questions. He declares that the American wishes in various direc- tions have been complied with by Ger- many to the fullest extent, and adds: “'One is astonished to learn from a New York dispatch to the Wolff Bureau that the Lusitania affalr is not yet fully set- tled.” Wilsen's Motive. Count von Reventlow declares that the press campaign against Germany is in line with Mr. Wilson's attitude, and con- tinues: One might almost assume that as Mr. Wilson 1s convinced that he.cannot win the German-American element for him- self; anyway, he now abandons further attempts and pictures German-Americans as the country's enemles, according to the old rule, ‘Now give it to him good!" Probably he desires also to take the wind out of his rival, Rr. Roosevelt's salls, for Roosevelt has always demanded a rup- ture of relations with Germany." Count von Reventlow says that a feel- ing of general surprise exists among Ger- mans over President Wiison's language and the tone of the Ereat part of the American press after Germany had gone 80 far in meeting ‘the wishes of the United States. Comment on Ancona Note. The Lokal Anselger and the Kreuz Zeltung comment on the Ancona note. The Lokal Anseiger, while casting doubt on the correctness of the summary of the note as sent here, remarks: “If true, then President Wilson grcssly violates international law, whose guardian he pretends to be. Much is possible, we |admit, with the diplomatists of the White House, but we must await the publica tion of the Ancona note before believing that they have abandoned the lexal posi- which the president only a few months ago laid down in the negotlations with Germany respecting submarines. “It the dispatch received here is true, then perhaps President Wilson wil] be 80 kind as to demoustrate before the Germean and Austrian nav! the trick of bringing into safety passengers of a ship trying to escape pursuit by flight.’ Action Disappointment. The Kreuz Zeitung treats President Wilson's action as “dictated wholly by the exigencies of domestie politics” and thinks that all those will be bitterly disappointed who hoped that after the settlement of the Arable case and the sending of the note to Hngland that American policy would grow more pro- nou against Fngland “Nevertheless,” it concludes, “we ad- here to our view that the Washington cabinet and the American people are far from desiring war, which, moreover, need Cause us Do fear' 'HALR BILLION NAVY ' BUILDING PROGRAM Seoretary Tells How He Expects tn'. Spend This Sum in New Con- | | struotion Within Five Years | FAVORS NEW PLAN IN moxo-nonl WASHINGTON, Dee, 12.-~Details | | of the $500,000,000 navy bullding | program under the five-year continu- ing plan recommended to congress | are contained in the annual report of Secretary Danlels, made public to- night, The report shows that for the first time in the history of the department the secretary's recommendations in- crease the expenditures proposed by {lhe general board. In this connec- tion the secretary says: “My recommendation of a five-year | program embraces the same number as | propcsed by the general board in the | distribution it made in the five-year pro- gram of dreadnaughts, bLattle crulsers, scouts and destroyers. 1 repommend fif- | teen fleot submarines where the general board recommends nine, and 1 recom- mend eighty-five coast submarines na against fifty-olght recommended by the general board. For additional reserve ammunition, my recommendation s $3- 000,00, whercas the general board recoms mends $11,000,000, They recomrhend some- | thing more for other oraft. My tota! for the five yoars is §502,482.214. The genera! board’s total ls $490.576,000, & very slight difference for the five years, though the board's recommendation for the first year is much larger than the department's estimate.” The five-year program for new ships and completion of those already author- ized reaches a grand total of $512,453.214, with large appropriations for reserve | ammunition - and aviation. | Strength of Proposed Navy, | TFollowing will be the composition of the | fleet In 1921, bullt or bullding, it the pro- &ram ls carried out according to the gen- eral board's calculations, the secretary | | | Battloships, first line Battle crufwers......... Battleshipe, second line Armored crulsers. Bcout crulsers... 1187, . 8 2! (1 ahips 15 Transports Tenders to torpedo vessels.. 8 Bpeclal types. .. ! Ammunition ships... R ! Urging the necessity of a continuing ! Ie the ‘“‘surest way to ralse the stand: ard.of naval efficiency,” and that, little | is, to bo gained by ‘sudden fluctuations | Drograim recommended, the ‘secrefary snye: ‘I hope congpess will Indorse it by a0 large ‘a vote of its members as to make certain its continuance by congresses to dome." Two Hundred Milllons This Yedr. The full total of the navy budget for the year is $217,662,17¢; all but $133,280,047 of which will go for ships now under con- | struction or to be authoriged. The re- mainder contemplates the increased per- | sonnel and genmeral running expenses of | the navy afloat and ashore. The secretary comments at length on the need of battle crulsers of the pro- posed thirty-five-knot type. The events show the part these craft have played and the reasons for including six of them in the bullding program. As to the bat: tleships of the future, the secretary says the suggested veasels are of much greater displacement and heaviér armament than anything heretofore contemplated for any navy. The department is now discuse- ing plans for ships of 3,000 tons and teen-inch guns, The sécretary says the plan has not yet been approved, but his estimates are based on ships to cost $18,000,000 each, which would allow for the increased : ize. Promotion by Selection. Becretary Daniels takes another radical step in his report In urging that present system of promotion of officers by senlority be abandoned In favor of promotion by selection, He goes at length into the results of the senlority system to find that it produces ‘stagnation {Continued on Page Two, Column Four.) | To Plan for the Semi-Centennial Celebration Here The general committee in charge preparations for the semi-centennial cele- lhrlHDn of the admission of Nebraska | Into statehood will be notified of plans | executive mittee, when the members at a banquét to be held Wednesday even- | ing at the Fontenelle hote! | These plans, according to John L. Web- ster, president of the Nebraska Histori- cal “soclety, ome of the first advocates of the semi-centennlal observance, in-| clude the Inauguration of the celebra~ tion In Omaha next fall under the au- | spices of Ak-Sar-Ben, to be followed by ceremonies in every school of the state, and by public gatherings in every county seat and in other towns A great film spectacle, deplcting hise | torical events of the early days of Ne- braska, Indian scenes, batties, immigrants | and changes in polioy.” Of the fln-mr, of the European war are recounted to ! armed with sixteen-inch or perhaps seven- | the | of | | of great magnitude siready made by its | Sl NGLE COPY TWO CENTS SUN YAT SEN implicated in Chinese rebel plot. AUSTRIA IS TOLD WHAT IT MUST DO IN ANCONA CASE Latest Note Does Not Mince Words Regarding the Sinking of the Italian Liner by Sub- « marine. ABHO RENT T0 CIVILIZATION Calls fl “Illegal and Indefensible Act and Calls for Repara- SHANGHAL, Dee. 13.—8un Yat-Sen, the rebel leader who was made the first pro- visional president of China after the |, WASHINGTON, Des. tion. BREAK DEPENDS ON ANSWER 12.—The text of the American note to Austro- Hungary regarding the sinking of the Italian steamship Ancona, made public tonight, reveals a formal de- | mand by the United States for prompt denouncement of the “illegal and indefensible’” act, for punish- ment of the submarine commander, and for reparation by the payment of Indemnity for the killing and Injur- ing of innocent American citizens. “These demands follow a state« ment informing Austro-Hungary that “‘the good relations of the two countries must rest upon a common regard for law and humanity.” The note arraigns the shelling and tor- pedoing of the liner as “inhumane,” barbarous” and “the . wanton dlaughter' of “helpless men, women and children." In efficlal and diplomatic circles the communication s regarded as being the moat emphatla declaration te eoms from the United States governmeni sincs ths bexinning of the Murepean war, Na al- tempt 18 made to conceal the faot that unless the demands are quickly complied with, diplomatio relations between the two countries will be In grave danger of Being severed. i ‘The text of the note, which was handed to the Austrian forelgn office, Thuraday by Ambassador Penfield, follows: i Tawe At Noate “Reliable information obtained from overthrow of the monarchy, is said to be the leader of the latest rebel plot, which resulted In the selzing of the gunboat Chaoho last Sunday. At the trial of the rioters testimony was given that com- missions signed by Sun Yat-Sen were were captured. These commissions were seized by the Chinese officigls who boarded the Chaghe. (is: yyir oo ALLIES RETRBAT OVER GREEK LINE Anglo-French Tmoyc'lhinn Across Border from Serbia, is Berlin Report. EQUIPMENT LOSS VERY HEAVY BERLIN, Dec. 12.—The Anglo- French forces that have been under ~attack by the Bulgarians in southern . Berbia, are retreating at places over th Greek fromtier, it was announced in today’s officlal report by German rarmy headquarters, Their losses in !arms and equipment of various sorts ' have been heavy, it {s declared. | The capture of 6,500, pjrisons and forty guns in the Montenegrin and Albanian campaign by Austro-Hun- | arian torces is rey.i:rud.' ' London Reports Loss. LONDON, Dee. 12.—Casualties of 1,500 and the loss of eight: fleld guns, which they were ‘unible to re- | move from emplacements, are told of |in an official communication {ssued this evening dealing with the retreat of the British Tenth division from Lake Doirat, Serbia, in conjurction with the French, Young Girl Found Dead in Hotel; Had Trouble with Heart Margaret Tangney, aged 20 years, 62 South Twenty-eighth street, was found dead in bed at the Savoy hote Sunday morning. Coroner Crosby has taken the body and a post mortem examination re- ivealed that she died of heart disease, from which flincss she had suffered for | some time, according to relatives. She is | survived by her mother; four _sisters )|and two brothers | had motored to Millard Saturday evening and upon returning to Omaha was not companions to the Savoy. Her death was discovered by one of the party Sunday morning and a physician called, but she had been dead for some tifne, on the wagon tralls and many other | SHENANDOAH PASTOR DIES scenes to be shown In the Auditorium wil be ope of the principal entertains FOLLOWING OP*RATION ments features. The showing of this | lim, which will be made after the plan SHENANDOAH, Ia Dec. 12.—(Special of The Birth of s Nation, and will be {mejegram.)—Followlug an operation for | produced at a cost of mbout $5.000, will | take the place of the Ak« ar-ben street falr, according to present plans. Rev. D. €. Fackin- Presbyterian church, died at 8 o'clock this morning. acute appendicitis tosh, pastor of the Ak-Sar-Ben parades next fal, accord-| e iy gurvived by his widow and two ing to these plans, will be describtiVe | guughters, Mrs, F. 8. Ther and Helen. i”{ ploneer history in Nebrasks There ! v Mackintosh has held the pastorato will be civil and military parades &nd|ypecq gince April, 1912, and was formerly | publie gatherings at which historieal | 4 yyopkinton, Audubon and Storm Lake. speeches, wil be made. | Mr. Webster is now endeavoring to ob- tain the original treaty signed In 184 by Chief Logan Fontenelle, granting vast areas of land to the whitos in this ter- ritory. He was born In Mill Shean, Nova Scotia, and was educated at Dalahousis upiver- sity, Hallfax, and Princeton university, | where he recelved his A, M. ree. | Later he attainded Chicago university and lowa State university, With a party of friends Miss Tangney | feeling normal and was taken by her | American and other survivors who were ‘passengers on the steamship Ancona shows that on Nevember 7 u submarine flyng the Austro-Hungarian flag flerd & solid shot toward the steamship: that building program, the secretary says it |left behind on the ship when the rioters | thereupon the “Ancona attempted to ve, but baing everhauled by the sub- q it ' stopped: it after £ & number the vesvel And tirially it whilé there were yet many. on bohrd; and that by gun foundeting of the vessel a large number of persons lost their lives or were seri- ously injured, among whom were citizens of the United Btates. “The public statement of the Austro- Hungarian admiralty has been brought to the attention of the government of the United Statés and recelved careful con- sideration. This statement substantially confirms the personal declarations of the survivors, as it admits that the Ancona after heing shelled was torpedoed and #unk while persons were still on board. Knows U, 8, Attitade. “The Austro-Hungarian government has been advised, through the correspondence which has passed ' between the United States and Germamy, of the attitude of the government of the United States as to the use of submarines In attacking veasels of commerce, and the acqui- escence of Germany In that attitude, yet with full knowledge on the part of the Austro-Hungarian government of the Ylews of the government of the United Btates as expressed in no uncertain terms to the ally of Austria-Hungary, the coms mander of the submarine which attacked the Ancona falled to put in a place of sofety the crew and passengers of tha vessel which they purposed to destroy, decause, it Is presumed, of the impossi- bility of taking it into port as a prize of war, Vielates Laws of Humanity. ‘The government of the United States considers that the commander violated the principles of international law and of humanity by shelling and torpedoing the Ancona before the persons on board had been put In a place of safety or even given sufficlent time to leave the vessel. The conduct of the commander can only be characterized as wanton slaughter of defenseless noncombatants, since, at the time when the vessel was Shelled and torpedoed, it was not, it ap- pears, resisting or attempting to escape; and no other reason is sufficient to ex- cusp puch an attack, not even the pessi- bility of rescue. “The government of the United States Is forced, therefore, to conclude either that the commander of the submarine |acted in viclation of his instructions or that the imperia] and royal government | falled to issue instructions to the com- | (Continued On Puge Two, Column One) Two Are Ordained Ministers of the Episcopal Church Two candidates were ordained Into the Episcopal priesthood at St. Matthias’ church by Bishop A. L. Willlams. They were Rev. Carl M. Worden and Rev, Mr. Darling. Bishop Willlams was the leader in the solemn services, by which the Eplscopal church marks its acceptange of its minis- ters into its service and It was to him that Rev. Mr. Worden and Rev. Mr, Dariing made thelr promises of obedience and conformity to the teachings of the church. Every man truly called to the priest- hood. they were told, has a vision of the grandeur of God and of His need for human workers, ‘every minister having his choice whether to keep his ear to the ground to hear the world's demands or to keep his head In the clouds te hear God's commands,