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Win PLACES GERMAN CRISIS BEFORE SOLONS President Tells Congress He Has Sent Ultimatum to Berlin Government. PUTS BREAK UP TO KAISER Gives Notice That Diplomatic Rela tions Will Be Severed Unless Pres ent Methods of Subsea Warfare Are Abandoned Immediately— Killing of Noncombatants De nounced as “Wanton." House of Representatives, the Cap itol, Washington, April 20.—Sharply indicting Germany for its use of sub marines against merchant vessels. President Wilson yesterday, before a joint session of congress, issued pub lic notice to the world that unless that government changes its methods the United States will have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations. "The history in the making.” was witnessed by one of the largest gath erings that has ever been jammed into the historic chamber of the house of representatives. Every single inch of available space was occupied, while literally thousands were turned away. There was no questioning the seri ousness of the president's position. His voice, somewhat husky, penetrated every corner of the room, and the message was emphasized with an ex pression that showed its author was fearful of the outcome. That serious ness was shared by the audience, the usual applause given the president's utterances being absent. The message in every sense was an ultimatum. True, it contained no time limit within which reply must be made. But it flatly insisted that the German submarine warfare has reached the stage when this government will no longer tolerate it. The German explanations, previous ly made, have been accepted in good faith, the president said, in the hope that that, government would finally be able to so order and control the acts of its naval commanders as to square its policy with the position of human ity as embodied in the "law of na tions.” The United States lias been willing to wait, the president said, "until the significance of the fact became abso lutely unmistakable and susceptible of but one interpretation." That point, be said, has 'now unhappily been reached." Text of President's Address. Following is the complete text of the president's address: "Gentlemen of the Congress: A situ ation has arisen in the foreign rela tions of the country of which it is my plain duty to inform you very frankly. “It will be recalled that in Febru ary, 1915, (he imperial German govern ment announced its intention tc treat the waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland as embraced within the seat of war and to destroy all mer chant ships owned by itS enemies that might be found within any part of that portion of the high seas, and that it warned all vessels, of neutral as well as of belligerent ownership, to keep out of the waters it had thus prescribed, or else enter them at thpir peril. The government of the United States earnestly protested. It took the position that such a policy could not be pursued without the practical certainty or gross and palpable viola tions of the law of nations, particular ly if submarine craft were to be em ployed as its instruments, inasmuch as the rules prescribed by that law, rules founded upon principles of humanity and established for the protection of the lives of noncombatants at sea could not in the nature of the case be observed by such vessels. It based its protest on the ground that persons of neutral nationality and vessels of neutral ownership would be exposed to extreme and intolerable risks, and that no right to close any part of the high seas against their use or to ex pose them to such risks could lawfully be asserted by any belligerent govern ment. The law of nations in these matters, upon which the government of the United States based its protest is not of recent origin or founded upon merely arbitrary principles set up by convention. It is based, on the con trary, upon manifest and imperative principles of humanity and has long been established with the approval and by the express assent of all civi lized nations. Protest Was Disregarded. “Notwithstanding the earnest pro test of our government, the imperial German government at once proceeded to carry out the policy it has an nounced. It expressed the hope that the dangers involved, at any rate the dangers to neutral vessels, would be reduced to a minimum by the instruc tions which it had issued to its subma rine commanders, and assured the gov ernment of the United States that it would take every possible precaution, both to respect the rights of neutrals and to safeguard the lives cf noncom batants. "What has actually happened in the year which has since elapsed has shown that those hopes were not justi fied, those assurances insusceptible of being fulfilled. In pursuance of the policy, of submarine warfare against the commerce of its adversaries, thus announced and entered upon by the imperial German government in despite of the solemn protest of this government, the commanders of Ger man undersea vessels have attacked merchant ships with greater and great er activity, not only upon the high seas surrounding Great Britain and Ireland, but wherever they encounter them, in a way that has grown more and more ruthless, more and more indiscriminate as the months have gone by, less and less observant of re straints of any kind; and have deliv ered their attacks without compunc tion against vessels of every national ity and bound upon every sort of er rand. Vessels of neutral ownership, bound from neutral port to neutral port, have been destroyed along with vessels of belligerent ownership, in constantly increasing numbers. Some times the merchantman attacked has been warned and summoned to sur render before being fired on or tor pedoed; sometimes passengers or crews have been vouchsafed the poor security of being allowed to take to the ship’s boats before she was sent to the bottom. But again and again no warning has been given, no escape even to the ship's boats allowed to those on board. What this government foresaw must happen has happened. Tragedy has followed tragedy on the seas in such fashion, with such at tendant circumstances, as to make it grossly evident that warfare of such a sort, if warfare it be, cannot be car ried on without the most palpable violation of the dictates alike of right and of humanity. Whatever the dispo sition and intention of the imperial German government, it has manifestly proved impossible for it to keep such methods of attack upon the commerce of its enemies within bounds set by either the reason or the heart of man kind. As to Armed Merchantmen. "In February of the present year the imperial German government informed this government and the other neutral governments of the world that it had reason to believe that the government of Great Britain had armed all mer chant vessels of British ownership and had given them secret orders to attack any submarine of the enemy they might encounter upon the seas, and that the imperial German government felt justified in the circumstances in treating all armed merchantmen of belligerent ownership as auxiliary ves sels of war, which it would have the right to destroy without warning. "The law of nations has long rec ognized the right of merchantmen to carry arms for protection and to use them to repel attack, though to use them, in such circumstances, at their own risks; but the imperial German government claimed the right te set these understandings aside in circum stances which it deemed extraordi nary. Even the terms in which it an nounced its purpose thus still furth er to relax the restraints it had pre viously professed its willingness and desire to put upon the operations jf its submarines carried the plain impli cation that at least vessels which were not armed would still be exempt from destruction without warning and that personal, safety would be accord ed their passengers and crews; but even that limitation, if it was ever practicable to observe it, has in fact constituted no check at all upon the destruction of ships of every sort. “Again and again the imperial Ger man government has given this gov ernment its solemn assurances that at least passenger ships would not be thus dealt with, and yet it has again and again permitted its undersea com manders to disregard these assur ances with entire impunity. Great liners like the Lusitania and the Ar abic and mere ferry boats like the CS , „ ^ I, „ l_ . v -- — V uvv.il UI.IUV.ACU » HUUUl a moment’s warning, sometimes be fore they had even become aware that they were in the presence of an armed vessel of the enemy, and the lives of noncombatants, passengers and crew, have been sacrificed wholesale, in a manner which the government of the United States cannot but regard as wanton and without the slightest col or of justification. No limit of any kind has in fact been set to the indis criminate pursuit and destruction of merchantmen of all kinds and nation alities within the waters, constantly extending in area, where these oper ations have been carried on. and the roll of Americans who have lost their lives on ships thus attacked and de stroyed has grown month by month until the ominous toll has mounted in to the hundreds. Sussex a Late Example. "One of the latest and most shock ing instances of this method of war fare was that of the destruction of the French cross-channel steamer Sussex. It must stand forth, as the sinking of the steamer Lusitania did, as so singularly tragical and unjusti fiable as to constitute a truly terrible example of the inhumanity of subma rine warfare as the commanders of German vessels have for the past twelve months been conducting it. If this instance stood alone, some explanation, some disavowal hy the German government, some evidence of criminal mistake or wilful disobe dience on the part of the commander of the vessel that fired the torpedo might be sought or entertained; hut unhappily it does not stand alone. Recent events make the conclusion inevitable that it is only one instance, even though it be one of the most ex treme and distressing instances, of the spirit and method of warfare which the imperial German govern ment has mistakenly adopted, and which from the first exposed that gov j eminent to the reproach of thrusting all neutral rights aside in pursuit of its immediate objects. "The government of the United States has been very patient. At ev ery stage of this distressing experi ence of tragedy after tragedy in which its owii citizens were involved it had sought to be restrained from any ex treme course of action or of protest by a thoughtful consideration of the extraordinary circumstances of this unprecedented war and actuated in all it said or did by the sentiments of genuine friendship which the people of the United States have always en tertained and continue to entertain to ward the German nation. It has, of course, accepted the successive expla nations and assurances of the impe rial German government as given in entire sincerity and good faith, and has hoped, even against hope, that it would prove to be possible for the German government so to order and control the acts of its naval comman ders as to square its policy with the principles of humanity as embodied in the law of nations. It has been willing to wait until the significance of the facts became absolutely unmis takable and susceptible of but one in terpretation. "That point has now unhappily been reached. The facts are susceptible of but one interpretation. The impe rial German government has been un able to put any limit or restraints upon Its warfare against either freight or passenger ships. It has therefore become painfully evident that the po sition which this government took at the very outset is inevitable, namely, that the use of submarines for the de struction of an enemy’s commerce is of necessity, because of the very char acter of the vessels employed and the very methods of attack which their employment of course involves, in compatible with (he principles of hu manity, the long-established and incon trovertible rights of neutrals, and the sacred immunities of non-combatants Virtual Ultimatum Sent. "I have deemed it my duty, there fore. to say to the imperial German government that if it is still its pur pose to prosecute ruthless and indis criminate warfare against vessels ol commerce by the use of submarines, notwithstanding the now demon strated impossibility of conducting that warfare in accordance with what the government of the United States must consider the sacred ana indis putable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates ot humanity, the government of the United States is at last forced to the conclusion that there is but one course it can pursue; and that unless the imperial German government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels this gov ernment can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the government of the German empire al together. "This decision I have arrived at with the keenest regret; the possibil ity of the action contemplated I am sure all thoughtful Americans w'ill look forward to with unaffected reluc tance. But we cannot forget that wo are in some sort and by the force of circumstances the responsible spokes man of the rights of humanity, and that we cannot remain silent while Those rights seem in process of being i utterly swept away in the maelstrom : of this terrible war. We owe it to a due regard for our own rights as a nation, to our sense of duty as a pre resentative of the rights of neutrals the world over, aud to a joint concep tion of the rights of mankind to take this stand now' with the utmost solem nity and firmness. "I have taken it. and taken it in the confidence that it will meet with your approval and support. All sober minded men must unite in hoping that the imperial German govern ment, which has in other circum stances stood as the champion of all that we are now contending for in the interest of humanity, may recognize ; the justice of our demands and meet j them in the spirit in which they are 1 made.’’ Preserving Grant’s Banner. In order that it may be preserved i for future generations, a flag which i wr>. -d above General Grant's head : quarters during the latter part of the Civil war is being rejuvenated in the same manner as was the original "star-spangled banner" a year and a half ago. When Lee surrendered, the flag was presented by General Grant to one of his staff officers. Some years ago it became the property of the state of Massachusetts, and, while re posing in the statehouse, gradually fell into a bad condition. This caused it to be turned over to an eastern woman, who has gained a reputation as a restorer of old flags. The repair ing process is described in the April Popular Mechanics Magazine. It con sists in backing the banner with Irish linen of a certain weave. Special stitches employed to baste it to the re-enforcement give the flag a honey combed appearance when closely ex aruined. The thread used in doing this work is dyed to match the faded colors of the banner. A Modest Conclusion. Will you make many speeches In your own behalf?" "No,” replied the candidate; “a man In my position should be more talked about than talking." One Exception. ‘No man can always be guarded in his conduct.” “I know of one class of uen who can.” ''Where are they?” "In the penitentiary.” Miss Emily and Her Store. On the right side of the store, both in the counter and on the shelves be hind it. were the notions—spools, needles, calico, garter elastic and a hundred other things your mother was always wanting; while on the left side were kept marbles, paper soldiers, lead soldiers, slingshot elastic, air guns. bows and arrows, slates, whistles, school pencils, compasses, paint-boxes and a hundred other things you were always wanting. Misa Emily sat strategically at the rear of the store, and did not move till she knew for cer tain what it was you were after. Now adays this would be called efficiency. In those days our parents called it crankiness When Miss Emily took your pennies for an ''aggie" or a “snap per” or a big glass "popper,” she did so sternly, and she always examined them closely as if she expected counter feits. She never smiled sweetly on you, and called you "sonny” or "little boy.” She never smiled at all.—At lantic. How It Affected Him. There recently entered the office of a physician a young man making this announcement: “1 want to thank you for your valuable medicine, doctor.” “It helped ycu, did it?” asked the physician, much pleased. "It helped me wonderfully.” “How many bot tles did ycu find it necessary tc take?” “To tell the truth, doctor, I didn’t take any. My uncle took one bottle, and I am his sole heir.”—San Francisco Ar gonaut. HISTORYOFQUARREL Washington, D. C.—Here is a chron ological record of important develop ments in the controversy over subma rine warfare between the United States and Germany since its begin ning, February 4, 1915: 1915. Feb. 4—Germany notifies United States she will start submarine war in waters adjacent to British isles on Feb. IS. Feb. 10—United States notifies Ger many it will hold her to "strict ac countability” for any loss or injury to Americans as result of submarine war. Feb. 20—United States suggests to both Germany and Great Britain a ces sation of their illegal activities. March 28—British steamer Falaba sunk; 1G0 lives lost, including one American. April G—Germany voluntarily ex presses regret at killing of American on account of military necessity. April 28—American steamer Cush ing attacked by German aeroplane. May 1—American steamer Gulflight attacked by German submarine; three Americans lost. May 7—Lusitania sunk; 114 Ameri cans killed. May 13—President sends first Lusi tania ni^te to Germany, saying United States will omit "no word or act” to preserve its rights. May 28—Germany replies to United States note, dodging issues raised by Wilson. June 1—Germany offers reparation for Gulflight and Cushing attacks. June 3—Dr. Meyer Gerhard leaves for Berlin. June 8—Secretary of State Bryan resigns from cabinet. June 9—Second Lusitania note sent to Germany by President Wilson. July 8—Germany’s rejoinder received by United States. July 9—Steamer “Orduna” attacked without warning by German subma rine. July 21—Third American Lusitania i note sent to Berlin, informing Ger many that further attacks would be regarded as “deliberately unfriendly.” July 25—American steamer Leela nau sunk. Aug. IS—Count von Bernstorff as sures Secretary of State Lansing Ger many will end submarine warfare on passenger ships. Aug. 19—Liner Arabic sunk, two Americans killed. 1 Aug. 25—Von Bernstorff says Arabic sinking was contrary to German inten tions. Aug. 27—Von Bernstorff promises "complete satisfaction.” Sept. 1—Germany promises to sink no more liners. Sept. 4—Liner Hesperian sunk. Sept. 7—German note on Arabic re-1 ceived by United States. Sept. 9—Germany explains attack on Orduna. Oct. 5—Germany apologizes for at tack on Arabic, disavows act of sub marine commander, and offers indem nity to United States. Nov. 7—Italian liner Ancona sunk, with loss of American lives. Dec. 6—United States calls Austria to account for sinking Ancona. Dec. 15—Austria replies and at tempts to start argument cn fact. Dec. 19—United States sends rejoin der to Austrian reply, demanding com plete backdown. Dec. 22—Japanese steamer Yanaka Maru sunk in Mediterranean. Dec. 29—Austria backs down and apologizes. Dec. 30 — Steamer Persia sunk in Mediterranean, United States Consul McNeely killed. 1916. juu. o — i nuea s-iates senate ne bates advisability of warning Ameri cans "ff belligerent liners. Jan. 7—Ven Bernstorff gives United States new assurances on German sub marine policy, insisting safety of non combatants will be considered. Jan. 18—Secretary Lansing sends note to allied powers suggesting they disarm merchantmen or United States will regard them as auxiliary cruisers. Feb. 10—Germany informs United States after March 1 it will attack all armed liners without warning. Feb. 15—Wilson and cabinet decide to repudiate Lansing's note of Jan. 18. Feb. 1R—Wilson declines to enter into Lusitania argument with Ger many pending outcome of armed-ship . dispute. Feb. 21—Senator Stone, chairman of senate foreign relations eommittee. Chairman Flood of house foreign af fairs committee, and Senator Kern of Indiana call on Wilson at White House and tell him congress wants Americans warned off armed ships. Feb. 24—Wilson makes public letter to Stone declining to warn Americans. Feb. 27—Germany informs United States its order will go into effect. Feb. 29—-Wilson demands that con gress defeat resolutions warning Amer icans off armed ships. March 2—Senator Gore in speech in senate asserts Wilson is bent on rush ing country into war with Germany. March 3—Resolution of warning in troduced by Gore tabled by senate with provision in it that sinking of armed ships, resulting in death of Americans, would be cause for war. March 7—House tables McLemore resolution of warning. March 24—English steamer Sussex attacked by submarine—several Amer icans seriously injured. March 25—British steamers Man chester Engineer, Eagle Point and Ber wvndvale attacked. April 18—Wilson decides to lay en tire case before congress %fter cabi net approves note to Germany inform ing her United States will not argue submarine matters any longer. Properly Indignant. Son (enthusiastically) — “Yes. fa | ther, I have fully made up my mind to adopt music as a career. I feel It is the only one in which my soul can find its full expansion.” Father (in dignantly)—“Very well, sir; if you will persist in your evil courses, instead of following your father in an honest hardware business, let me tell you that, when you have reached the height of your ambition, you needn't come playing before my door expect ing to get any coppers.”—IjOtmIou Mail. FMSESNEWPROBLEM IMMIGRATION ACT MAY RENEW JAPANESE CONTROVERSY. LONE BANDIT BOBS II. P. TRAIN Forty-three Passengers Compelled to Hand Over Money and Valuables Near Hanna, Wyoming. Washington.—Japan has renewed objection to provisions in the pend ing immigration bill which are con strued as virtually enacting into law the celebrated Root-Takahira agree ment for the restriction of immigra tion to the United States and as in cluding Japanese with Hindus in an excluded class. The administration it is said, fears no difficulties in arranging the terms of the bill so as to avoid wounding Japanese feeling. The administration, while realizing the extent of Asiatic exclusion senti ment in the Pacific coast states, is de scribed as fully sensible of the disad vantage of agitating the long-stand ing controversy with Japan and is confident that the situation can be smoothed out satisfactorily at this time to all interests. Japan’s revival of the question at this time attracted much interest in the capital, but it was pointed out tiiat its representations could scarcely be delayed, if it were desired to do so, because the bill already has pass ed the house and has been reported to the senate for passage. Although the senate immigration committee made some changes in phraseology, the terms of the exclu sion section still are offensive to the Japanese. Union Pacific Train Held Up. Rawlins. Wyo.—A lone highwayman held up Union Pacific passenger train No. 21 a few miles west of Ilanna, Wyo.. one night just recently. Com pelling the guard on the train to take up a collection from the passengers in the observation car, the bandit forced the brakeman to receive the valuables of the passengers in one of the two sleepers. As the train ap proached Edson, Wyo., the outlaw dropped from the train and disap peared. Forty-three passengers were com pelled to yield their money and val uables. One shot, which went wild, was directed at James Sherlock, con ductor, when the latter hesitated a moment after the bandit's request, "All hands up!” The robber was described as six feet tall, brown hair and eyes. He wore a dark suit with a dark soft hat. Orders Given to Speed Up. Washington.—Orders to speed up repair and overhaul work on vessels of the Atlantic fleet have been sent to the commandants of the various navy yards by Secretary Daniels. In case of labor shortage the command ants are instructed to expedite the work by employing the ships' person nel. The move was explained as a “preparedness test,” the execution of which would illustrate how quickly the Vessels could he restored to nor mal conditions after their strenuous winter operations and placed in read iness for the battle practices and maneuvers beginning on May 20. Guard Receives Instructions. Lincoln, Neb.—All companies of the Nebraska National Guard have been sent a war package. This does not indicate that the Guard may he called out right away to go to war. but sim ply is a precaution taken so that in case of emergency each company would be in a position to get busy im mediately. Tiie war package among other things contains full information and instructions regarding mobiliza tion of the company and the methods to be used in rt cruiting the company, and is not to be opened until orders for mobilization have been received by the commanding officer. Cummins Strong In Montana. Helena, Mont.—Returns from the recent presidential preference primary in this state show that President Wil son polled mote votes than all of his republican opponents together. Sen ator A. B. Cummins of Iowa polled three to one over Colonel Roosevelt. The other republican candidate, Ed ward Randolph Woods of New Jersey, received but a few votes. Overland Factory Raises Wages. Toledo, O.— Notice has been posted in the Willys-Overland automobile factory that wages of all employes will be increased voluntarily June 1. It will benefit 1,700 employes. Swedes Plan for Defense. Stockholm, Sweden.—A private com mittee has been formed here which in tends to provide 700,000 kronen for the protection of Stockholm against air attack. The committee has prepared a plan of the necessary defenses, in cluding anti-aircraft guns and planes. Villistas Guilty of Murder. El Paso, Tex.—The six Villistas placed on trial at Deming, N. M., charged with killing Charles D. Miller in the Columbus raid, were found guilty of murder in the first degree. Emma Goldman Sent to Jail. New York—Emma Goldman, known to the police in this and other cities as an anarchist, was found guilty in the criminal court of disseminating improper literature concerning birth control and was sentenced to fifteen days in the work house. Borah Will Head Delegation. Twin Falls, Idaho.—Senator W. E. Borah was unanimously chosen to head Idaho’s delegation of eight to the republican national convention at the state convention here. t^iefe 2lbteilung ift fitr &ie ^cntttlicnaltsbcr, melcfye am liebften Deutfcf? lefen. | $mit Sduiitulflttf bc« enrofmifdicn asolfcrfricflc^. ©ei bcm VTngriff auf bie Slctb (roitt Don SBcrbun nut ber fid) barau anfdjtiefgcnbcn Sntiricftung tritt ber abftdjtlidic ffiecbiel iu ber Xiitigfcit ber eiiijclueu iSaf feu I’eruor, VI rtitlerie f eucr folgt auf bic Stulage ber 33atterien unb bic luanuigfadien liorfetjruugen fiir bie Xiitigfcit ber ©cfd)iitjc, unb batin, menu bie feiublid)eu fiinien erjd)iittert finb, nimmt bic ^ufantc ric fie im Sturm, unb bas Spiel be ginnt attfs none. Xaf) bcr 5ciu& mit alter ft raft biefcS ^neinanber grt-ifen afler Xcile feinerfeite gu ftb ren fud)en mitjj, lirgt auf bcr $anb. 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Infte 3ti3Ujicbcn, in iPcrbun fdmeaer | norgclicu. 27a 1: fantt fidicr gcljcn, bag bie n'iditigftcn 27aao - Stcllun-! gen in bcutfdicn .§anben fein tnerben, toctm cd int 'Jiorben lvirFIid) loo- i bridjt. 4.te nnnKt)c Cftentioe im 2iina burg - Jlbfdjniti ift ganjlidj gufam-1 mengebrodjen. 2en ffiuffen mar! cnfjcrorbcntlidj oid baran gelegen.: Por bem gintreten beS STaumcttcrs i im iBefi^c ber ®ilna - '2iinabnrg- ■ fBafm 3u fein ober fie bnrdjbrodjen j ju baben. 2icfeS Isorljabn* olS enbgiiltig gefdjeitert oetraduet tperben. 2er bcntfdje (Jicneralftab madjt mit gtofeem Wacbbrucf auf bie riefige SDhiniiionopcrfdjmeubung ber Slnffen anfmcrFfam. So [jaben fie cS andj anfangS beS STriegeo getrie-! ben. nnb fpeiter fam bann ftet§ bie ; 8cit beS 2Wangel§. ber curopdi-1 fdjeu ^reffe mirb bente ftbon ptel pon 1 eincr grofjen bcutfdjcn Cffenjire gr-1 Gen Dtiga 311 Staffer nnb 311 2anbe ge. fdjrieben. ©tma? mafjreS mag an ben SDielbungcn fein, mtb e6 ift nidjt nuSgefdiloffcn. bafe bie ruffifdie Of fenfme im JUiga - Hbfdjnitt. bi-3 bin unter 311 ben '-Briicfenfopfcn bei jvriebridjSftabt nnb SaFobftabt, eine ©cgeitmnfjrcgcl gegen bie beoorftc benbe bcntfdje SfFtion mar. ?ln ber ftaufafit? . grout finb bie firitn£fe sum Stillftnnb gefommen. 2)ie 2utfen baben ben mffifdien ?tn firiff nidjt mir 511111 Stebcn gebradjt, onbem ibn Pielfadj fogar suriidfge fdjlagen nnb finb fdbft sur Offenfipe tibergegangen. Scbon auf ber @trecfe erscrum - Trapeumt mar e§ mit ber niffijtfjen ©iegcSberrlidjfeit p0rbei unb nadj Siiben bin — bie flTnYTcn mdbm imiticr ftols &> ber fUidjfung mif ‘Pagbab — fmb fie nidjt Pid mntcr gefommen ?hif bem italienifdjen Jhuegsfcbau plaS boben fcbmcre ftcimpfc am mitt lereu iiaufc bes iofonao, bettor) uni Tolmein, ftattgefiinben. Sic iraren fiir bic bfterreiebifeb • ungarifdjcn Truppen giinftig, blieben aber auf lc fale i'lftioueu bcfebrdnft. ?(us ^erfieu nnb fKefopotamien Iicgeit feine neuen iDielbungen cor. 2nloiiifi non bcutftfjcn Jliegcrn an flegriffen. Tie ©riedjen baben bercitv Me fvolgcn fiir ibre unceranticortiicbc ^auberpolitif am eigenen Xtcibe in fiiblbarfter 2t*eife 311 cerfpurcn. ib'icht allein, bafa ficb bie Miierten m rud fiebtslofefter SiJeifc al£ perron ber be fcStcn Ofebiete bes neutralen (!) xian bes betrad)tcn, bat- Saitb ift jest bi reft 311m 2d)auplab bes fitieges gc tuorben, inbem 2alonifi fiiralid) be erften iifefucb con ffliegern ber 3en traimadjte 311 beflagcn batte. Tabei fiub iiber 200 Miicrte golbaten ge tbtet, 27 Gifctibabn - SBaggotis mit ^Munition unb 3aI)Ireid)e militarifcbe iffaraden aerfibrt trorben. 9latiirlid) ift es gaii3 feibftcerftiinblid), bag and) ^ricateigcntum befdjdbigt unb {Jicil perfonen eeriest ober getbtet nmrben. Tic ?UIiicrren iPreffe bat fid) altge tcol)’.item Ojebraucbe gemcife natiirlid) biefe Ofelcgenbeit nidjt entgeben Iai fen, fonbern ift mit SSollbampf ins (^efd)irr gegangen, uni bie SSelt, be fonbers bie gricdiifcbe Secblferuiig gegeu bic beutfd)en 93arbarcn, btefes neuen i’lftes bes llblferrecbtsbrudics tcegcit anfanbeSen. Xtc (nrtcdicn iebod) |tnb ring ge itug, mm fid) felbft ein ridjtiges Hr tcil ju bilbcn nub bie infamen Sii gen unb SSerfteliungcn ber SHiiertcn 311 burd)fd)auen. Xcr @iftp*cil bet ipcrleumbung unb .?>etje fdjued: ba rum auf bie fllliierten juriicf, inbent bic offcntlidjc i'ieiiutng im Sanbe bcr £>eHeneit in fdidrffter SPcife fid) ge gen bie frcmben Einbringlinge febrt. rueldu’ Salonifi trubcrrcdjtlid) in bie fc gcfiibrlidie Sage gebrcdit baben. in bent fie bafelbft ifjr miliidrifdics ^jauptguartier erriditeten. Xie SPci geruttg bcr Entente fRegierungen, ben nngeriditetcu £diabcn 311 erfefccn, bat ba§ Wefiibl bcr X'itterfeit mtr erbblit Xod) bamit ift nidjt gefjclfen. Xie ErfenniitiS fommt leiber 311 fpct. , Ericdhenlanb, tneldjcS fid) im '.'In fauge, menu attdi mattdjerlci iPeben Fen bagegen fprcdjeu, mit ficiditigfcit I'htte bcr atiibringlidien unertounfcb ten (>5afte cmtebren Fonnen toiri te benfallg nidjt ebcr toieber $err im eigenen ^aue-. al§ bis bie flHiierten £tdrcnfricbe burdi bie Scntralmiidjte liinansgemorfett trerben. ?lmcrifnncr ate „£rf)itfiettgel“ auf 3Jiitnttioitefd|iffeu. Xaf> bie Englcinber fid) bie grogte -tube gcbcu, Slmerifaner ale £d)ufc pngel auf iljre iPiiinitionst'dften ju cngagieren ttnb fie im SRotfaUe fogar 3ttingen, als foldie 311 fungicren, geld aits beu nadjfolgenben Xepejdjen ber per: £ t. ^ 0 b u, 9icm Sfrunsroid. Xcr biefigc amcrifanifdje jfrmful Eul ner crfliirt, bag ber Pom britifdicn Xampfer „EagIc ipoint" gerett.de Slnterifancr mnbrfdjeinlicf) ^oftpl) ©leafon con Lofton fei. Xicfer babe fid) bei ber lenten Steife an ibn ge meubct, uni feineSlbmuftening-spapiE re sit erlangett, aber ber flapitan ba be fid) pofitip gctocigcrt, iljn fringe ben. Xcr Stonful founte nidjte fiir ben iRaun tun unb bicfer mufjte bie Uteife mitmadjen. lit cm S 0 11 b 0 n, Eomr. fiapt toit \iatofsttuutb Pott Englanb, bcr bier amerifanifdje £eelente git liobett Sdlnten antrirbf, er fiarte cittern Sferidjtcrftatter bee bie figett ..Xelcgrapb" gatts offeu, ban fie gcbraudjt miirbcn, tint auf engliftijen £d)ifjen pon r'icm ?Jorf abtufaljim ^ bamit Jfnterifa cpcntuell in eitten ftrieg mit Xcttifdjlanb perrcicfcit Uicrbe. find) fndde er ©iirgcr mit guter 'Reputation als fpaffagierc, bc nen biUige llebcrfabrt perfprodiett tnirb. 1 3e~pnner £errcn im Stifleti 'Direr. con r a n c i 5 c o. ?Iuf ber bcutfdjcn Diarfd)aH* ober SaOronen* vinfdgnippe ini Stillen SDtccr, in ber Diitte jmifdicn .§amaii unb ben 'fbi Iippinen, Ijaben fid) bie Sapaner biinelid) uiebergdaffcn, crjiiblt ber con eincr jyorfdntngSreife nad) STorca beinifefjrenbe Slntljropologe Drof. fjrebericf Starr con ber iSfjicagoer llniperfitot. „^apan becbfitfjtigt nidit, biefe ^iifeln mieber oufjugeben. aut'gcjeid)ucter ifioftbairu'fer - 4>er* febr, Jdegrapb- unb fiabelbienft if* ciugeridjtet tcorben. Diajfenbaft itromen japanifdje 93cuem alS *ln‘ liebler in bie ueue S^olonie. i^n ganj •5°pati berrfd)t ba§ ©pefalationvfie* ber. 1,000 ueue 2>tiIIioniirc finb ent* ftanben." £r. Starr erfubr and) con aiu-gebefinteii ®efd)dftf* unb anberen ik'jiebiingcit ^apan§ mit ^nbien Uvof. Starr betont, bie ^nonner befianbelteit ifm mit au-3gefnditer Areuiiblidbfeit. Sic betradjteten bie Uer. Staaten al§ einen Js-rcunb. ber jn febr auf ©elbcerbiencn erpidit iej- v uni Strieg ju fiitjren ober fid) cntfd'd) ; an SHdtereigniffen bctdligen in f5n- j nen.