NEWS SECTION
PART ONE
PAGES ONE TO TWELVE
Omaha Sunday
Bee
THE WEATHER
Fair; Cold
VOL. XL VI NO. 38.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1917 FIVE SECTION FORTY PAGES.
SINGLE COPY -FIVE CENTS.
A.JXE
AMERICAN LIKE
ASKS WILSON FOR
CONVOYS OR GUNS
President Franklin Says St
Louis and Other Ships Won't
Sail Unless Guarded by '
U. S. Force.
CANNOT EQUIP VESSELS
7 '
Cannon, With Men t Man
Them, Demanded Unless
Warships Attend.
DANTE ALIGHTERI IN POET
New York, Feb. 10. Unless the
United States government provides
convoys or guns and gunners to pro
tect its ships, the American Line,
owners ofthe steamships, St. Louis,
St Paul and other, liners, will not
send them across the Atlantic, it was
announced here today by P. A. S.
Franklin, president of the Internr.
tionarilercantile Marine.
u Safe arrival at Genoa last Thursday
of the Italian steamer, Sante Alighieri,
which left this port January 24, was
announced here today in a cablegram
received by the ship's agents. It
carried between 400 and 500 passen
gers. . Depends on Government
This decision was reached after the
failure of efforts to provide their own
defensive armament Mr. . Franklin
said. "The 'only source of supply of
guns in ' mis country, ne added,
"seems to be the United States gov
ernment, and our government seems
disinclined to afford this protection."
"As far as the American line is
concerned," said Mr. Franklin, "we
have done our best in trying to se
cure tne necessary guns and gun
crews, but it does not seem possible
that private corporations will be able
properly to equip their ships with de
fensive armament.
Otherwise Can't SaiL
"The American Line steamers will
not be able to sail at all unless the
government decides either to provide
convoys or put on each of our steam
ers the guns and trained gunners es
sential to the safety of the passen
gers and the crew."
The sailing of the Swedish-American
liner, Stockholm, from this port
Monday, February 12, for Gothen-'
burg, has been postponed indefinitely
by instructions received today by the
line's home office.
Woman Run Over
When Auto Turns
- To Avoid Crash
Trying to avoid collision with an
other, auto, H. O. Friedrichs, 3115
Davenport street, drove' his car up on
the sidewalk at Seventeenth street
and St. Mary's avenue. The machine
struck down and ran over Miss Bar
bara Bulin, aged 22 years, of Coun
cil Bluffs, who was on her way from
the City National Bank building,
where she works, to the Young Wom
en's Christian Association building.
Mr. Friedrichs took Miss Knlin tn
the Ford hospital. Her face and
hands are badly lacerated and her
legs were bruised. But she suffered
no injuries that might prove fatal,
doctors report The police are inves
tigating the case and seeking to de
termine who drove the car that Freid
richs sought to avoid.
Despondent Farmer Shoots
Himself Dead in His Field
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 10. (Special
Telegram.) Randolph Schcll, 52
years of age committed suicide last
night in a cornfield near his home two
miles northwest of Cortland by shoot
ing himself through the head with a
small rifle.
Mr. Schell left home last night and
when he failed to return searching
parties were organized, 200 farmers
with a pair of bloodhounds form this
city joining in the search. The body
was found this afternoon in the field.
Mr. Schell was an old resident of
Gage county. He leaves a widow and
several children. He had $150 on his
person. Despondency is supposed to
have been the cause for his act.
Fair and Warmer Weather .
Is Prediction for Week
Washington, Feb. 10. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday issued by the weather bureau
are:
states and upper and middle
Mississippi . valley, generally fair;
warmer.
.. The Weather
t - ,
l for Nebraek Fair and continued cold.
TflfaperiuT at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. Deg.
ft a. m ;.. &
a. m 12
7 a. m ft
a. m ft
I a. m t
IS a m . i
11 a. m 10
11 m ,12
P. m 14
3 p. m 16
P. m it
P. m li
ft p. in II
ft p. m-. 18
1 P. m It
local Record.
t 1111. 11. IMS. 1114.
Companttvi
Blahest yesterday..., 21
Lowest yesterday . , ft MB 3ft 11
Mean 4emperature. ... 14 . 31 40 2ft
Precipitation ........ T . .so .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from too normal:
Normal temperature... 22
Deficiency lor the day II
Total siceas afnee March 1 121
Norma! precipitation 04 lorn
Deflclancy for .be day. . 04 inch
Total rainfall since Maroh 1... .17-43 Inrhea
Deficiency alnee afaroli 1 12.84 Inchea
Deficiency for cor. period. 191S. .12 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 114. 1.9ft Inchea
1 "S" Indicates trace of precipitation.
1 A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
HOWELL ADMITS HE
ERRED IN JUDGMENT
Senator Confesses His Mistake
in Sponsoring Original .
Ward Election Bill.
TRYING TO MAKE AMENDS
State Senator Howell yesterday ad
mitted publicly that in sponsoring the
original ward-election school board
bill, he erred, eggregionsiy erred, and
in a contrite manner he said lie was
doing his level best to make amends
and get beyond the range of the with
ering fire since directed gainst Him.
He explained that his bill had been
withdrawn and that he proposed to
offer amendments to a similar bill
comping up from the house.
The meeting at the council club
rooms was attended by a goodly of
prominent men and women, who ex
changed a wide range of views and
at time engaged in sharp polemics.
The net result of the meeting was
that M. A. Hall. secured adoption of
a resolution, that it was the sence
of the meeting that the Douglas
county representatives and senators
use their influence to defeat any legis
lation which would require election of
Omaha school board members by
wards. Mr. Hall tried to secure
adoption of another resolution against
the primary school bill, but he failed
in that effort Senator Strehlow an
nounced that on next Thursday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock, in the state sen
ate chamber, the committee on privi
leges and elections, will grant a
hearing. ,. , ... ..... .
Committee To Protest.
Special committee of two women
and three men will be selected to
represent the protestants. It is be
lieved the meeting will yield interest
ing expressions of opinions. ,
Senator Howell explained that he
proposed to amend the Goodall ward
election bill in the nouse to provide
that an election would be held in
1920 and every two years thereafter,
which would not legislate any mem
bers of the present board out of of
fice, but would extend the terms of
some of the members. He said he
was opposed to legislating anybody
out ot omce.
"This is not a ward-election bill.
because everybody would vote for the
candidates of all wards and at the
regular election would likewise vote
for the nominees of all wards." ex
plained Senator Howell. He added
that the primary school bill aDnlied
to all cities of the state having more
tnan iu.uuu population.
Goodall Defends Bill.
Representative Goodall. defendinz
his bill in the house, said: "I will
stand by my bill. Our present-system
of electing school board mem
bers is staxation without represen
tation. We should have members on
the board from the -districts where
Ihey raise kids by the bushel."
'Beat the bill if vou can. but
don't try to beat it over my shoulders.
I have done my. best to correct my
mistake. If you resolve to oppose the
primary Dill yon will antagonize the
legislature. The legislature mav do
away with your entire school board,"
was the consolation offered by Sen
ator Howell, when the discussion
greweloquent.
"We got good results last t fall
without any school board primary. It
is hard enough to got good men to
run for the board without imoosine
the primary, feature upon them, to say.
notning 01 ine aanea exoense. inter
jected M. A. Hall. Senator Howell
took vigorous issue with Mr. Hall and
Dr. Harold Gilford. S. Arion Lewis
an dFred Hoye supported the ward
feature.
Women Disapprove.
Mrs. C. R. Thiem, president of the
Miller Park Mothers' club, expressed
her disapproval of ward election of
school board members in this man
ner: "Every ward may not have men
capable of serving as school board
members," Mrs. Halleck Rose and
Miss Kate McHugh opposed the ward
bill.
City Attorney Rinc, Robert Smith
and J. H. Dumont were among those
who led the fight in favor of the
primary election for school board
members, with the result that the
meeting finally agreed not to take
action against the primary bill, par
ticularly in view of the fact that it
applied to all cities of more than
10,000 population and said to have
been made state-wide with a view
of purifying school politics in Lincoln.
The Douglas county senators made
it pain that if Omaha people want to
kill this school board legilation, they
must prevail upon the privileges and
elections next Thursday afternoon at
Lincoln.
Bill to Tax Dogs Meets
Opposition of Fanciers
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 10. (Special.)
Through the Fremont Kennel club,
which has been instrumental in pro
moting the largest dog shows heVI
in this section of the country in th
laef f7 v4-c 1ia-: ...:tl L"
...... ..... jva,, iiviuiv tJluua Will UC
made to defeat the bill introduced to
tax owners of dogs to make an "in
surance fund for sheep owners," as
Secretary Otto Pohl of the Kennel
club put it' Mr. Pohl, with other
Fremont dog fanciers, will go to Lin
coln, Tuesday, to present when the
bill is presented. The bill is known
as House Roll No. 477, by J. A. OUis
of Valley county. It is said to have
the backing o the sheep raisers of
the state. Mn, Pohl contends that is
the bill becomessa law it will cost $12
a year to keep a dog. He denounces
the measure as an injustice to dog
breeders.
Grand Jury Will Probe
Rise in Price of Paper
WashingtonFeb. 10. It was stated
today at the Department of Justice
that the federal grand jury in New
cirk is about to begin investigating
whether there is a criminal conspir
acy in restraint of trade in the news
print paper situation. Bambndge
Colby and Mark Hyman will repre
rent the government as special as
sistants to the attorney general.
VON BERNSTORFF
AND PARTY WILL
-GO WEDNESDAY,
German AmtTI
New York atdn the
Scandinavian Ship
N Frederik VHX
GEEAED TO START HOME
American Diplomat Will Be
" Met at Border by Agents of
Swisa Government.
STATEMENT B7 LANSING
(By Associated Frees.)
The Swiss legation, in Washington
has been informed that Ambassador
Gerard, his staff and that the Ameri
can citizens would leave Berlin Satur
day night by special train for Zurich,
Switzerland.
Arrangements have been completed
for the departure from New York on
Wednesday next of Count von Bern
storff and his staff on board the
steamship Frederik VIII for Chris
tiania, Norway. Agents of the Scandinavian-American
line in New York
received permission from the owners
in Copenhagen to use the vessel to
carry the German ambassador across
the Atlantic. .
Madrid (Via Paris), Feb. JO. A
wireless message from the Spanish
ambassador at Berlin to the American
ambassador here, transmitted at the
request of Ambassador Gerard, asked
passage for the ambassador, Mrs. Ger
ard and the ambassador's suite be en
gaged on the Alfonso XIII, leaving
Barcelona on February 21, or on the
Infanta Isabel, steaming on Febru
ary 25.
Washington, Feb. 10. Arrange
ments today were completed for the
departure on Wednesday of Count
von Bernstorflf and his. staff aboard
the steamer Frederik VIII for Chris-
tiania, Norway. The former ambas
sador and the personnel of the em
bassy will leave Washington Tiies-
day nignt.
New York,' Feb. 10. The steam
ship Frederik VIII was given per
mission by its owners in Copenhagen
today to convey former Ambassador
von Bernstorff and his suite to a
Scandinavian port, according to a
cablegram to the Scandinavian Amer
ican line offices here. It' was an
nounced that the' Frederik VIII will
sail Wednesday afternoon at 2 oVlock.
In addition to the : ambass&V i J
suite provision has been made is V
carrying about 200 German cons fi
Berlin, Feb. 9. (Via Lonoon, Fjfeb.
rvmoassaaor ucrara s tram win
leave Berlin approximately as ached
uled, but will enter Switzerland by
way of Singen instead of Basle i as
originally planned. Americans who
will travel witn ttic ambassador were
informed late this afternoon that their
haggage must be at Uie depot for in
spection not later than 11 o'clock to
morrow morning, so as to avoid de
lay and confusion at the frontier.
Despite the fact that details of
Mr. Gerard's departure have been in
definite until this evening, the Amer
icans in Berl'n have shown little ten
dency to worry and the; delicacy of
the situation has not affected the
serenity of tne German public. .No
more attention has been paid to for
eigners than is, usual, Americans have
been treated with rigid courtesy and
no objection has been raised to Eng
lish being spoken publicly.
Ambassador Gerard authorized the
Associated Press today to say that he
has neither given nor will, under any
circumstance, give an interview of any
kind or description to anyone be
fore he reports personally to Presi
dent Wilson.
Lansing Doubts Von Sturm Story.
Washington, Feb. 10. The state
ment attributed to Dr. William von
Sturm, German under secretary for
foreign affairs, that Germany has de
tained Ambassador Gerard because
Count von Bernstorff had been pre
vented by this country from tele
graphing that he had received his
passports, was held by Secretary
Lansing today to be improbable. The
secretary said:
"I loubt he authenticity of a state
ment of that kind, which is S" directly
contrary to the facts. Every facility
and convenience has been placed be
fore Count von Bernstorff, and he
would have been allowed to send a
full statement by wireless regarding
the severance.
"Whether he availed himself of this
or not is his responsibility. The Ger
man government has been informed
with the fullest detail of all events in
this country through two different
sources, the Swiss minister here, who
has been empowered to represent Ger
man interests, and the Spanish ambas
sador in Berlin, through whom com
munications have gone. 1 - have no
reason not to believe that there has
been a very unusual delay m Ambas
sador Gerard's departure."
secretary Lansing announces todav
receipt of advices from the Swiss min
ister here that Mr. Gerard, his staff
and fifty other Americans would leave
Berlin tonight for the Swiss border,
where he will be met by officials of
the Swiss government.
A Berlin dispatch last night said
that Mr. Gerard's departure had been
again changed and that he would not
leave Germany until Count von Bern
storff and his suite leave this coun
try on February 13 has not been con
firmed through official channels. Ab
solute incredulity was expressed,
however, that the German government
would take such action. , ......
Nebraska Field Hospital -Leaves
Border February 18
San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 10. The
Second Wisconsin infantry left here
today for Fort Sheridan , to be
mustered out.
Additional schedules announced to
day were:
First battalion Minnesota Field ar
tillery, at Llano Grande, February 17;
Fourth South Dakota infantry, at San
Benito, February, 18, and Nebraska
Field Hospital corps, at Llano
Grande, February 18. ... ,
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U-BOATS INCREASE
AVERAGEA TRIFLE
Submarines Account for 3,000
Tons More Friday Than on
.Previous Day.
FOUR STEAMERS GO DOWN
(By AaMebhteet Prose.)
Four steamers, aggregating 13,535
tons, snnfc or believed to. have been
sunk, conf$ituted the harvest of the
German submarine campaign Sator
day. Three of these were British, the
Mantola, 6,826 tons; the Lullington,
2,816 tons, and the Becchtree, 1,277
tons. The fourth was the Norwegian
steamer Solbakken, 2,616 tons. This
is an increase of upward of 3,000 tons
over the amount of tonnage destroyed
Friday.
the total number ot vessels de
stroyed in the period of suhmarine
operations of February 1 to 9, inclu
sive, is said to be eighty-nine, of
which twenty-one were neutral ves
sels. During that period, it is stated,
more than 1,100 vessels arrived at or
sailed unharmed from ports of the
United Kingdom.
Small Percentage Sunk.
New York, Feb. 1U. More than
1.100 vessels arrived at or sailed un
harmed from United Kingdom norts
during the first nine dayt of Ger
many's unrestricted submarine war
fare in British waters, according to
an announcement made here today by
persons in authoritative touch with
British admiralty officials.
Seven hundred vessels entered
United Kingdom ports safely and 410
departed, according to this informa
tion.
Admiialty officials are declared to
be convinced that Germany's renewed
undersea activity is a failure, insofai
as it tends to bring .bout starvation
of the people of the British isles,
Other figures declared to have been
received from admiralty sources cov
ering the U-boat operations from
February 1 to February 9, inclusive
show that sixteen ships escaped aftet
being attacked. The total number ot
vessels destroyed within the period
according to these figures, was eighty
nine, . Of these twenty-one were
trawlers and smacks. The summary
.(assifies these losses as follows:
Torpedoed: British steamships.
twenty-five; entente steamships other
tlian British, thirteen; neutrals
steamers, twenty-one; trailers and
smacks, twenty-one.
Sunk by mines: Nine vessels, class
and nationality not stated.
Sinks Ten Ships.
Berlin," Feb. 8 (By Wireless to Say
ville, Feb. 10). A German submarine
has returned from the Atlantic, where
it sank ten ships of an aggregate
tonnage of 19,000, the Overseas News
agency says. In addition, it sank in
the North Sea a British steamship of
about 3,000 tons, the British trawlers
Shamrock and Thistle and two other
trawlers, one British and one French.
Teutons Moving Food arid
, Fuel from Roumania
Berlin. Feb. 10. (By Wireless to
Sayville.) Enormous amounts of sup
plies captured in Koumania are now
being transported to Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary, says the Overseas
News agency. More than 400 steam
ships and 2,700 tugs are carrying! corn,
wood, leather and other raw materials
up the Danube. The steamers tow
ten barges each, carrying as much
freight as 650 railroad cars.
Hens Same as Dollars
In Hall County Now
Grand Island, Neh., Feb. 10. Spe
cial Telegram.) .Robert Watson,
wholesale poultry dealer, today paid
Mrs. Tagge, a farmer woman, $8.13
for eight hens of the Plymouth Rock
variety. ; , , ... , ... .. ,
Looking Backward
China Will Break
With Kaiser Unless '
U-Boats Called In
Peking, Feb. 9 (Delayed). The
Chinese cabinet has endorsed the
American action against Germany on
the submarine campaign. The cabinet
has assured the American minister,
Dr. Paul S. Reinsrh, that China asso
ciates itself firmly with the United
States.
The Chinese government has ad
vised the German government that
China will break off diplomatic rela
tions if the new submarine measures
are pursued. , ,
OFFEREDlONEY TO
BLOW UF-ARSENAL
Former . Iowa Negro Lawyer
Says He Was Asked to
Form Plot.
PLANT AT ROOK ISLAND
(From a Staff Correspondent. )
Des Moines, la., Feb. 10. (Special
Telegram.) George Woodson of Los
Angeles, formerly of Buxton, la., a
negro attorney, has made affidavit
that he was offered a big sum by a
mysterious stranger if he would work
out a plot to blow up the government
arsenal at Rock Island. This was on
November 23, 1915. He told of the
plot to Federal Judge Wade and word
was sent to the government at Wash;
ington.
Mrs. Floyod Smith Loses
$15,000 Damage Suit
Denison, la., Feb. 10. (Special.)
Mrs. Floyd Smith lost her $15,000
damage suit against Richard Kinnev
and Mrs. Flora Wright, which had
been tried in the district court for
ten days,. Her father, Michael Mo
lony was a roomer in a building
owned by the defendants and she was
there when it collapsed, caring for the
room occupied by the father. Six
persons were buried in the ruins and
injured. Mr. Molony was killed. Mrs.
Smith had spent some $1,000 in medi
cal fees. as a result of the accident.
The defense set up that she knew of
the condition of the building and
entered it at her own risk. The case
will be appealed. ,
Thomas Brown, who would have
been 99 years old in August, died at
his home west of 'Denison, la., Tues
day. He was a native of England, He
had been a farmer in Crawford county
for over fifty years and very active,
until a few weeks before his death.
Early Settler of Logan
Dies at Rock Island, III.
Logan, la., Feb. 10, (Special.)
The body of Mrs. B. F. LaPortc, one
of the pioneers of Harrison county,
who died Thursday at Rock Island,
III., will be brought here for burial
Sunday. Mrs. LaPortc, nee Harris,
was the first school teacher in Harri
son county, teaching in Elk Grove in
1853; the following year she was
married to B. F. LaPorte, and thev
were the first couple to build a home ,
in Logan after the town was laid out, j
and resided here until a few years i
ago, when she went to live at Rockai
isiana witn ncr aaugnier, fteiue. ine
LaPorte family had a large acquaint
ance in Harrison county.
Four Million Dollar Fire
In Former Shell Factory
Pittsburgh, Feb. 10. The machine
shop building; of the Union Switch
and Signal company, the largest plant
for the manufacture of switch signals
in the United States and until re
cently engaged in filling munition
orders for the European governments,
located at Swissvale, a suburb, was
destroved by fire earlv tonight, with a
loss estimated at $4,000,000.
0. S. FREIGHT SHIP'
SAILS M FRAME
Rochester, Flying Stars and
Stripes, Leaves New York
for Bordeaux. , -
NEW ORLEANS IS CLEARED
New York, Feb. lO.-Wtih the
Stars and Stripes flying over its rait,
the steamship Rochester,.- owned by
the Kerr steamship line, which cleared
yesterday with a general cargo for
liordeaux, passed Uuaraiitine out
ward bound shortly after i p. m. to
day. The Rochcsteris the second
American ship to leave this port since
the announcement by Germany on
January 31 of its new submarine cam
paign. American shipping circles "were
stirred today by the announcement
that two freighters flying the Stars
and Stripes would sail for the Euro
pean war zone. ,
These ships are the Orleans, owned
by the Oriental Navigation company,
and the Rochester of the Kerr Steam
ship company. Both are bound for
Bordeaux, France. The two ships al
ready have received their clearance
papers. The Orleans has an Ameri
can captain, Allan Tinker, and a
crew of thirty-five, of whom yirrty
two are citizens of the United States,
The Rochester has thirty-three of
ficers and men, of whom two-thirds
are Americans. Both vessels have
their names and "U. S. A." in large
letters on their black sides, but are
not striped or marked in the manner
prescribed for Amer::an vessels by
the Germtn blockade repulations.
Neither is. armed. .
, Baltic at Liverpool.
The arrival of the Baltic of the
White Star line at Liverpool removes
from the danger zone another British
vessel carrying American citizens.
Bankers, manufacturers and railway
men said today that tl e reduced num
ber of sailings from American ports
was beginning to be 'elt, although as
yet there was no serious congestion
of cargoes at the railroad terminals,
It was said that many shippers are
withholding their goods from the rail
roads at the point of production be
cause the., could not obtain the neces
sary ocean tonnage.
New York Due Sunday.
The American line steamship. New
York, from Liverpool, the first Amer
ican ship out of that Pr' 'ter the
reccjit German submarine decree was
made public, will reach New York late
Sunday afternoon,. : ccording to a
wireless message received by ofiicials
of the lina here today.
The Kroorland, also from Liver
pool, will reach Sandy Hook at mid
night tonight and dock early tomor
row morning, the line announced.
Lid on Ship Movements.
All information with respect to the
clearing of vessels at the custom house,
including their names, is being held.
Officials said today that this was be
ing done for the present on orders
from Washington.
Names of vessels and the dates of
their arrival or departure must not
be given in the same message in dis
patches for wireless transmission be
vond Honolulu to places either in
Hawaiian territory or the South Sea
islands, it was announced here today
by the Commercial Cable company.
Advices received from the company s
Honolulu offices informed the com
pany that this restriction had been
imposed, but without further explana
tion officials said.
Devonian at Liverpool.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 10. The ar
rival at Liverpool of the Leyland
liner Devonian, for whose safety some
fears had been expressed in local
shipping circles, was announced in
a cablegram teceived by agents here
today. The Devonian sailed from this
port Janu.ry 29 with munitions and
1,000 horses. Eighty tenders, most of
them Americans, were aboard.
KAISER WOULD
TALK SAFETY OF
U. S. LIFE AT SEA
Note Suggests that Govorn
i ments Discus's Ways and
Means to Prevent a
Conflict. . , '
PROPOSAL NOT SPECIFIC
Washington Asked to Indicate
Steps that Might Preserve
, Peace Between Nations.
COMES VIA SWITZERLAND
' , Bulletin.
Washington. Feb. 10. It Is under
stood that tlie German suggestion
that t means of avoiding hostilities
with the United States be found, is
predicated upon a willingness on the
part of the German government to
discuss possible measures to safe
guard the lives of American passen
gers on the seas. , '
Washington, Feb, 10,Gsrniany is
understood to ' have addressed to
United States a communication sug
gesting that the two governments dis
cuss ways and means of preventing
actual war between them. If infor
mation regarding the channel through
which communication is addressed is
lacking it is probable it is being for
warded by the government of Switzer!
land.
Germany is understood to have made
it clear that although diplomatic rela
tions have been broken it greatly de
sires that peace be maintained. Pre
liminary outlines regarding the com
munication do not indicate that it car
ries with it any suggestion that Ger
many may modify its submarine war
fare. However, the whole communi
cation is said clearly to invite this
i government to make suggestions re
j garding steps it thinks might prevent
war." :. ,!'
! Avoiding Damage to Neutrals,
In connection with the coming
I communication information obtained,
i here is to the effect that while Ger- ,
many was arranging for .its new cani
I paigu of unrestricted submarine war
j fare, certain German diplomats in
various parts of the world were in
formed that while "military neces
sity" prevented the granting of a
norirwf in whirh nfMirrala mialit nrlitKt
their maritime interests, every caru
would be exercised so that neutral,
passenger carrying ships would not be
subjected to unwarned torpedo at
tack. :-. .: -i ... :. 1 :
When the State .department was
closing for the day it was said the
communication from, Germany had
not yet arrived, but the department
view was that the United States might
not wish to carry on such a discussion
while ships were being sunk in viola
tion of international law.
Hitchcock Blocks Move to
Raise Postage on Newspapers
Washington, Feb. 10. The pro
vision in the postal bill increasing ,
postage on newspapers and period
icals and reducing to 1 cent the rate
on drop letters in cities, towns and
on rural routes, was thrown out to
day in the senate on a point of order
made by Senator Hitchcock (dcm.)
Senator Bryan (dem.), for the com
mittee, gave notice that on Monday
he would move to change the senate
rules to permit such legislation on
appropriation bills and then would
again offer , the provision as an
amendment. . .'
A provision forbidding the carrying
by the mails of papers containing liq
uor advertisements into territory
where such publication is illegal was
stricken out on a point of order by
Senator Hughes.
Senator Jones gave notice he would
move Monday to suspend the rules i
and then move to have the provision
inserted. A two-thirds vote is re
quired to suspend the rules. A scna
rate bill to accomplish the same end
already has passed the senate, hut not
the house. - ,.
Nebraska Congressmen
Attend Lincoln Memorial1
(From ft Btatf Correspondent.)
Washington, Feb. 10. (Special Tel
egram.) Representatives Sloan and
Reavis were among the congressional
contingent who went to Cumberland
Gap, Tenn., today to attend a two
days' Lincoln memorial celebration
at the Lincoln Memorial university
which was founded by General O. O.
Howard for the special benefit of boys
and girls in the mountain sections of
upper east Tennessee, southwestern
Virginia and southeastern Kentucky.
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