THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. MARCH 15, 1917.
HOUSE MACHINERY
NEEDS ADJUSTMENT
Democrats' Steam Roller Slips
ai It Moves and Big Com
mittee Gets Away.
ANOTHER SNARL IN FIGHT
(From . Staff Correspondent.)
' Lincoln, March 14. (Special.)
The democratic house steam roller
slipped several cogs at the caucus last
night, and as result a majority of the
democratic members selected belong
the: the insurgent crowd. They or
ganized the committee by the selec
tion of Mr. Reifenrath, and, take it
all around, there is not much joy in
the machine camp while the insurg
ents are wearing smiles today which
will not come off.
Cronin of Holt takes delight in
telling the democrats they are up
against it and that the republicans
may get out a little steam roller of
their own, which they have hid away
and run it over the whole outfit. So
many democrats are disgusted with'
the situation that they will not be ad
verse to giving the republicans a
chance to save the state, rather than
go home with the "nothin' doin'"
sign attached to them.
' Democrats in Dilemma.
The democratic committee on com
mittees was instructed by the caucus
to name as republican members of
the sifting committee the men picked
by the republicans themselvej, with
the proviso that none of those who
served on the republican selective
committee at the beginning of the ses
sion, except Miller of Washington,
should be a member of the sifting
committee.
. It happens that Mr. ePterson, the
minority leader, is one of the men
whom the republican caucus desig
nated as its choice for places on the
silting committee, to represent the
First congressional district. Peterson
is chairman if the minority selective
committee. The democratic caucus
rule, therefore, bars bim if it is rigidly
applied. At the same time, the dem
ocratic committee on committees has
no power-to name a republican who
has not been recommended by the
minority party.
i The general expectation was that t
meeting of the democratic committee
on committees would be held tome
rime during the afternoon or evening,
to go through the motions. of appoint
ing a sifting committee, whose mem
bership, in fact, has been already de
cided, except at to Mr. Peterson.
AMERICAN SHIP
ALGONQUIN SUNK
WITH NO NOTICE
ICwtiwi M Pftff Om.)
wages until they returned to the
ynited States.
' Does Not Chant Situation.
'..Washington, March 14. In the ab
sence ef official dispatehet on the de
struction of the steamer Algonquin,
officials withheld comment, but the
unofficial view wat that nothing in
the incident changes the situation be
tween the United States and Ger
many, President Wilson already hat taken
steps to place the nation in state of
armed neutrality, which, with the
breaking of diplomatic relations with
Germany, it practically the last meas
ure possible short of war. American
ships now are being armed to defend
themselvet against unlawful submar
ine attack. The general view today
is that arming of thips is the only
answer to submarine operations thort
of a declaration of war, which may
be1 made only by congress.
The circumstance that the Algon
quin carried foodstuffs, which are con
traband, and that it recently was
transferred from British to American
registry, a transaction Germany
might plead it would not recognize,
are not taken to outweigh the fact
that the ship was reported destroyed
without warning. Neither doet the
fact that apparently no livet were lost
mitigate the tituation.
Not the Overt Act
But the real fact, as unofficially ex
pressed, is that while the destruction
of an American ship in such, a manner
is serious, the American government
already has taken all the ateps it can
take to meet such a case, unless it
vuhes to take the last step and de
clare war.
The real issue of peace or war is
vxpected to come when an American
armed ship has a clash with a Ger
man submarine.
A series of destructions of Ameri
can ships probably would arouse con
gress to a declaration of war, if, in
deed, Germany should not declare war
on the United States, as many expect,
as a result of the first encounter with
one of its submarines.
Up to the present in the absence
of action by congress, all that could
be done to meet such a case as the
destruction of the Algonquin already
haa been done. It is generally ac
cepted on first reports as not being
the "overt act.'
According to later advices frntn
Plymouth, the German aubmarine
opened fire upon the Algonquin from
a distance of 4,000 yards, firing about
twenty shells. These were not suffi
cient to sink the steamer, so it wat
lioarded by men from the submarine,
who placed four bombs, and the Al
gonquin was then blown up. The
crew wat given plenty of time to
leave the vessel.
The Captain's Story.
Plymouth, via London, March 14.
Captain A. Nordburg of the American
steamer Algonquin, which wat torpe
doed by a Grman submarine on March
12, it now at Petance. He will arrive
with hit crew in Plymouth tomorrow
morning. In an interview Captain
Nordburg said that the Algonquin was
bound from New York for London
with foodstuffs.
"On Monday morning,' he said,
"just after daylight I wat on the
bridge. It wat the mate's watch. I
taw two tteamert, apparently colliers,
steaming west, one on the starboard
ind the other on the port side. Two
minutes later the mate called my st
tention to another object and at once
I said, 'I think that it i submarine.'
"The submarine wat about three
miles distant, at were alto the tteam
ert. Immediately I saw a flash of a
tun and a shell fell short. . At once I
Bernstorff Says if
Sink American Ship It Is War
Count Asserts Destroying Brit
ish Craft With Yankees on
"Not the Same."
QUITS DANE CITY TOR HOME
London, March 14. In an interview
granted to the Copenhagen corre
spondent of the Berlin Tagblatt, lays
an Exchange leiegrapn mspatcn,
Count von Bernstorff, interrogated as
to whether he thought there would be
war between Germany and the United
States, replied, "That depends on our
U-boats' wa'fare. If we sink an
American thip, we thall get war. If
not I suppose ve can avoid it."
And it. askea the correspondent,
"Germany sinks British ships with
American citizens aboard r
To this von Bernstorff replied:
"That is not the same."
The Hamburger Fremdenblati, ac
cording to Reuter't Amsterdam corre
spondent, prints an interview itt rep
resentative had at Copenhagen in
which Count von Bernstorff, former
German ambassador to the United
States expressed proud joy at the way
the Oerman people are bearing with
their heads held high, the results of
the breach in relations with America,
which he (Bernstorff) to long pre
vented. Count von Bernstorff, is quoted as
saying that he was keenly affected
by the news which he received for the
first time at Christiania that instruc-
stopped the engines and then went
full speed astern, indicating this by
three blasts of the wistle. The sub
marine kept on firing, the fourth shot
throwing a column of water up which
drenched me and the man at the
wheel. It was a close thinj."
Owner Calls It Overt Act
Albany, N. Y., March 14.-John
Stephanidis of New York, owner of
the steamship Algonquin, first heard
the news of the sinking of his ship by
a German submarine when he arrived
at the capitol on a business errand this
afternoon.
"If this does not constitute an overt
act," he sad, "I do not know what
does. I expect to go to Washington
tomorrow to take up the matter with
President Wilson. I am sorry if the
destruction of my ship must be a casus
belli, but I believe that this Occurrence
must be the subject of action of some
kind against the German government.
"The Algonquin carried no muni
tions, but was laden with foodstuffs.
She flew the American flag and the
flag was also painted on her sides."
Mr. Stephanidis laid he paid $500,
000 for the steamer w'hen he purchased
it from the American Star line Feb.
16 last.
Captain an American.
Penzance, England, March 14. A
member of the crew of the Algonquin
said today that the ahip't cocipany
numbered twenty-six, of whom eleven
were Americans. He added that the
captain was an American citizen.
TRAINMEN WILL
MAKE MODIFIED
OFFER TO ROADS
(Oatunwel Ito Om.)
ment was made that if any statement
was made as to the action taken it
would be given out tonight
Rail Managers Stand Fat
Representatives of the railroad man
agers said today that they were still
without information at to the nature
of the propotitiont which the broth
erhood chieft would tubmit to them
and reiterated their contention that
their hinds were tied until the su
preme court renders a decision on the
constitutionality of the Adamson act
The brotherhood chairmen, after
hearing from the chiefs a statement
of the questioni at issue with the
managers, were to be asked, it is un
derstood, to ratify their proposition
ana inc caning 01 a smice in case trie
manageri refuted it. The chairmen
were afterwards to discust the car
rying out of the detailed instructions.
Ueneral instructions, it was learned.
were issued some time ago to the lo
cal chairmen as to their duties in case
of a strike. They were informed they
would be expected jointly to supervise
the prosecution of the strike in the
territory over wmcn tney nave luris-
aituation, "use every honorable effort
to further the cause" and make daily
reports to their general, chairman as
to conditions.
Officials Hold Conference.
While the chairmen were holding
their meeting the national conference
committee of the railroads was called
together preparatory to the joint ses
sion with the chiefs tomorrow.
While professing not to know what
the brotherhood chieft would demand,
railroad representatives said just be
fore the national conference went into
session that they would not be sur
prised if they demanded that the pro
visions of the Adamson law be put
into immediate operation, together
with a provision for time and a half
for overtime, or, in substance, com
plete compliance with the original de
mands which began the controversy a
year ago.
President It Amazed.
Washington, March 14. President
Wilson is amazed at the proposal of
a nation-wide railway strike at this
juncture of international affairs. It
was stated authoritatively today that
he expects the railroads and the men
at their conference in New York to
morrow to consider the state of the
country's foreign relation! and make
every possible effort to agree.
It is possible that he mav anneal
to both sides on that ground. Today
the president wat being kept in touch
with the tituation through Secretary
rvii.on or ine ucpartment oi tabor.
The stipulation, signed by counsel
for the government and all railroads
last November and made a part of
the supreme court test case, provides
that all other litigation should re
main in abeyance pending the court's
decision. Brotherhood represents'
tives were not parties to the itioula
tion and it doet not provide that
changet in existing wage scales shall
not be made while awaiting the out.
come of the test case. The brother
hoods are not parties to the test suit.
The court it regarded as without
jurisdiction over any brotherhood
representatives, at none arc parties
U-Boats
tiont which had passed through his
hands to the German minister in
Mexico had coire to the knowledge of
the American government
"It is natural that itt publication
caused the greatest sensation in
America," Count von Bernstorff said,
declaring, "we always strictly declined
to mix ourtelvet in the politics of the
American continent"
All American assertions about tuch
intrigues in Haiti, Cuba, and Colom
bia, are fairy tales, von Bernstorff is
quoted as saying, and added that posi
tively so lonf as he was ambassador
at Washington he was never aware
of the slightest indication that the
German government tried to influence
the policy in Central and South Amer
ican states in any sense hostile to the
United States.
"We even sometimes subordinated
great economic interests which we
have in all of those countries, to spare
the sensitiveness of the United
States."
The interview concludes with the
declaration from Count von Berns
torff, that from instructions to the
German minister in Mexico, it was
clear that the Mexican government,
if the United States did not declare
war on Germany, would never have
heard of Germany's intention! from
a German mouth. "I believe it it
hardly possible to have acted more
correctly," he said.
Count von Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador to the United States
and his party left Copenhagen, on a
special train at 7:45 p. m for Berlin.
to the litigation, but attorneys be
lieve ine court has jurisdiction and
authority to compel adherence by the
government and railroads to the stip
ulation as faf as itt provisions extend.
The committee of eight railroad
presidents, headed by Hale Holden,
president of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad, that conferred
with President Wilson at the White
House when the Adamson act was
passed by congress was in the city
today keeping in close touch with the
situation.
Atkt Government Operation
A circular alleged to have been tent
to the 400.000 members of the broth
erhoods from the Cleveland head
quarters in the last week and signed
by W. S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, wat made pub
lic today by the railroad managers.
It was headed "Compulsory Arbitra
tion Bulletin No. 2" and in part said:
."If there it a tincere public de
mand that the railroad employes thall
not ttrike for the eight-hour day,
then let the federal government oper
ate the railwayi and assume responsi
bility for the wages and working op
erations of the employes."
Buy Ground for
Norfolk Hospital,
Not for Kearney
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, March 14.(Special;) A
man suffering with tuberculosis is of
little account compare! with t man
who is insane, according to the idea
of the house, if its action in turning
down an appropriation of $14,000 to
buy a small tract of land for the
Kearney hospital for tubercular pa
tients and accepting another for $31,
400 for the hospital for the insane at
Norfolk is to be taken into account
The house refused to reverse the re
port for indefinite postponement made
by the finance committee on the
tame kind of s report on the Norfolk
proposition.
Auten of Boone informed the house
that he had been told the head of s
certai ninstitution near Lincoln had
caused the board of control to recom
mend the purchase of a tract of land
at a price that would net the owner
a profit of someting over $4,000.
Mr. Gerdes of the board denies that
any member of the board or anyone
connected with the penitentiary re
ceived a cent ot the proht made by
the Falls City man of $31.50 per acre
on the tale.
Mr. Auten believes that he hat a
hunch, but just at this time will go
no further than to advise caution.
William A. Black, Head
1 Of West Point Bank. Dead
West Point. Neb.. March 14. (Spe
cial Telegram.) William A. Black,
president of the First National bank,
died today at the family home in this
city after a short illness.
Mr, Black came here in 1885 and
with a few associates bought out the
Crawford-McNnish-Graham private
bank and established the First Na
tional. He was cashier until 1911 and
since that time has been president
He was bornin 1842 at Manchester,
Vt, and enlisted at the age of 20 in
the Fourteenth Vermont infantry and
served with marked distinction dur
ing this term of service. He has,
since his arrival here, been actively
interested in all movements for the
betterment of this community and the
upbuilding of this city and county and
was held in high esteem by all classes
of citizens. During his long life here
he held many positions of honor and
trust Of unswerving integrity and
unblemished lite, he held the confi
dence of the people in a remarkable
manner. He was a prominent Mason.
Iwo children and his widow sur
vive, besides sister residing here.
Funeral services will be held the last
of the week, the exact date not being
set ,
Employment Agency Fees in
Cities Fixed at Sixty Dollars
(From a Buff CorrMpona.nt)
Lincoln, Mar. ,14. (Special.) In
committee of the whole today, the
hout e took up a bill regulating em
ployment agencies snd imposing s
yearly license fee of $60 upon them.
A similar law wat paused in 1915,
but wat subsequently knocked out
by the supreme court on scount of
certain unconstitutional features
contained in it An amendment re
ducing the fee to $25 outside of Lin
coln and Omaha was adopted. Mr.
Ellis offered one to relieved teach
ers' agenciet from theicope of the
bill. The bill wat advanced to third
reading.
Cold! rtUM trip LaxattT. -Brorao
Quinine remove, raua. Thr hi only one
"BROMO QUININE." S). W. OroTt's) !(!-
lure oa box. :k. AavortUfmMt.
WORDS OF WEATHER
WISDOMBY WELSH
Doughty Colonel Surprises, As
tounds and Instructs Visi
tor at His Sanctum.
APRIL NOT RAINIEST MONTH
By A. R. GROH.
"Nothing could be so abnormal as
a normal month."
Who was it that uttered this cryp
tic sentence? It was none other than
Colonel Lucius Aquatapulqua Welsh,
our own trained weather prophet.
I scented something interesting. So
I registered attention and the colonel
elucidated as follows:
"The 'normal' (or average) tem
perature for March 13, for example,
is secured by adding the tempera
tures for each of the March 13s in
the forty-one years of the weather
bureau's existence in Omaha and di
viding this sum by forty-one.
"The normal temperature for every
other day is secured the same way.
The normal rainfall or snowfall for
each day is found by this process
also.
"It is a rare thing for even one
day to correspondent in temperatures
and rainfall with the average temp
erature and rainfall for that day. So
you can see that nothing could be so
abnormal as an absolutely normal
month."
"Astounding, but true, no doubt,"
I agreed.
We wandered on then through the
meteorological gardens. The colonel
showed me the stately thermometer
tree and the beautiful barometer
plants and the hygrometer bushes.
He brightened our scientific conver
sation by, stories. There was one
about a man who met a beggar on
the street "I've seen better days,
sir," said the beggar. "Well, so have
I," grumbled the man. "Go to the
weather bureau and kick about it."
The Rainiest Month.
Suppose somebody asked you what
is the rainiest month in the year,
what would yon say? You'd say
April, wouldn't you? I would have
said so, too, in spite of my great
wisdom.
But as we stood there in the me
teorological garden beside a bloom
ing temperature hedge the colonel
whispered sweetly to me the infor
mation that June hat 5.05 inches of
rain, while the well-known "showery"
April has but 3.01 inches of rainfall.
Stifl another mystery was revealed
to me by this unveiled weather
prophet. It was about our annual rain
fall. Listen closely.
"Many people imagine that we get
more rain now than we did in the
early days," he said. "But we don't.
The average rainfall at Omaha dur
ing the first twenty-hve years ot the
weather bureau's existence was 31.69.
When we took the average at the
end of the first thirty-six years it
showed the annual rainfall only M.bo
inches.
Where the Water Goes.
"The reason for our big crops to
day it not that we get more rain, but
that the rain is conserved because of
the plowing up of the sod, planting
of trees and so on. Rain sinks in in
stead of flowing off.
"For this same reason our streams
are smaller today than formerly. At
many places on the Bad, the Yellow
stone and the Big worn rivers wnere
they used to have to ferry wagons
across they can now drive through.
The Missouri is much lower than it
wat years ago. The water't in the
ground instead of in the streams."
You have elucidated most lucidly
the great problem of why the rain is
wet, I told the colonel.
"Kindly close the door as you pass
out," he said cordially.
Landlord Lien Bill
Passes by Close Shave
(From a Staff Correnpondent.)
Linclon, March 14. (Special.) The
landlorl lien bill, S.F. 164, had a
close shave in the senate today, pass
ing by s vote of 17 to 14. It gives
the landlord s lien, on all personal
preperty of the tenant for rental, with
a few minor exemptions.
Beat of Custer voted "no," explain
ing that the bill gave the landlord
more rights than any other class of
creditors, and that the ordinary ex
emptions were withheld in this case.
It would give land owners a right
not only to hold crops but personal
effects as well, said Sandall of York
in voting "no."
Senator Chappell't S. F. 194, re
quiring deeds to contain the name of
the bona fide grantee, was killed, 18
to 12, and Adams' S. F. 170, requiring
the losing side to pay attorney fees
in tuitt brought against railroad com
panies for ttock killed on tracks, lost,
19 to 13.
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thankfulness.
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C01ELL BACKED OP
BY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Health Commissioner'! Vacci
nation Policy Endorsed by
Douglas County Doctors.
INTENDS TO CARRY IT OUT
Health Commissioner Connell was
backed up Tuesday in his policy of
vaccination by scarification as a pre
ventive against smallpox by resolu
tions of the Douglas County Medical
society. He wilt demand that all
pupils of the Saratoga school be vac
cinated, he says, and will persist un
less stopped by the courts.
Yesterday's report from the school
showed forty-seven children in thirty-nine
homes who had refused vacci
nation. These homes will be placard
ed today. Forty-one children of the
school are yet to be checked up.
Eleven, who had refused, yielded and
were vaccinated.
Dr. Connell quoted President Ernst
of the Board of Education as in sym
pathy with the policy of refusing ad
mittance to the school of children
without a certificate from the health
department.
Fifty Doctors Attend.
Fifty physicians attended the meet
ing of the Douglas County Medical
society last night at their rooms in
the City National bank building. Dr.
J. M. Banister presented the resolu
tions, which were adopted without
dissent. In a letter to the society. Dr.
Connell recited the conditions at the
school, one paragraph of which re
cites: Recently twelve casei of emallpox de
veloped In the Saratoga chool district. Of
thene five were adult! and Mven wersj chil
dren attending the Saratoga achool, Three
ot these children continued to attend achool
after their mother was taken ilck, from
February 7 until February 16. In other
word, they were In ichool nine days after
the mother wa sUrlcken with smallpox,
com in it In direct contact and exposing all
th children In the ichool.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted follow:
Whereat, The evidence before the Omaha
Douitlae County Medical goelety, hor s that
there have been twelve caeei of smallpox In
the Saratoga, ichool district, of which five
were adults and eeven achool children, and
that three of the school children were from
a home where the mother waa sick with
smallpox from February 7 until February 18,
before they were excluded from school, and
Whereas, The health comminninnor, R. XV.
Connell, haa ordered all the children attend
ing achool to be vaccinated by the scarifi
cation and virus method, and those refusing
to be vaccinated to be barred from school
and quarantined at their hornet during the
Incubation period, and
Wheraa, The health commissioner, R. W.
Connell haa refused to accept the powrier
vaccination taken Internally as complying
with his order to be vaccinated and in
sisting on those who have taken Internal
method that they must be vaccinated by the
soarlflcatlon and virus method, and
wnereas. Believing it Is the duty of this
society to go on record pertaining to health
and sanitary matters Involving the spread:
of disease and brought to Ua attention.
Therefore, be It
Resolved, That w the members here
assembled at the regular semi-monthly
meeting of the Omaha. Douglas County
Medical society heartily endorse the action
taken In enforcing vaccination at the Sara
toga school by the health commissioner. R.
V Connell, and pledge htm our Individual
and society's support In every way we can
to enforce his ruling. Be It further
Resolved, That we endorse the health
commissioner's action In not recognizing the
internal vaccination aa complying with his
order that all children must be vaccinated.
Resolved, That the Omaha Douglas County
M dlcal aolcety state for the Information 1
of the people of this community the terse
facts connected with the fatal statistics of
the city of Montreal aa furnished by Prof.
Osier, in his "Practice of Medietas," which
facts show the dangers connected with non
vaccination against smallpox.
"In 1870-71, an epldemle of smallpox
started In 7'ontreal and persisted until 1875.
In consequence of a perjudlce against vac
cination on the part of the Ignorant masses
a large population, unprotected by vaccina
tion, waa permitted to grow up between
1876 and 1884.
"On February 2S, 188!, a Pullman car
conductor from Chicago, arrived in Montreal
with the smallpox. Within the next ten
months thousands of persons were stricken
with the disease and 8,164 died." Practice
of Medicine, Osier, Page 68 and 61.
National Guard Affairs Set
For Discussion on Friday
(From a Stiff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., March 14. (Special
Telegram.) Friday will be National
Guard day in the house, Beal of the
committee securing favorable action
to make the bill reorganizing the Ne
braska guard along lines laid down in
the federal law a special order for 10
o'efock on that day.
If the bill is passed, Nebraska
troops will be entitled to receive from
the government a considerable sum of
money and a large amount of military
equipment.
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
You have swollen feet .and hands! Stiff,
achy Joints! Sharp-shooting rheumatic pains
torture you. Tou have aching back, pain In
the lower abdomen, difficulty when urlnat
Ing! Look out! These are danger signals.
Trouble Is with your kidneys. Uric arid
poisoning, In one form or another, has set
In. It may lead to dropsy or fatal Brlght's
disease if not checked.
Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
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thousands in their dally practice. The Cap
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"patent medicine," or "salt," whose effect is
only temporary. They are a standard rem
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But when you go to the druggist, Insist on
getting the pure, original Haarlem Oil In
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1311-13 F.rnem St,
Not Spinal Meningitis,
BvA Dill PickUitis
A young father residing on
Evant street telephoned to Health
Commissioner Connell to state he
believed hit infant Son wat afflicted
with cerebral spinal meningitis.
An investigation disclosed the
fact that the youngster had made
a raid on his mother's supply of
dill pickles. The child it doing
nicely snd the father is much re
lieved. "It't best to be tafe when you
are uncertain," remarked the health
commissioner.
Taxi Driver Who
Killed 9-Year-Old
Boy is Acquitted
A jury it) Judge Sears' court re
turned a verdict of "not guilty" in the
case of Calvin T. Lambert, 33 years
old, a taxicab owner, whose machine
struck down and fatally injured a 9-ycar-old
boy, William Gorhman, at
Twenty-fifth and Karnani streets, on
August 15, 1916. The jury was out
twenty minutes.
Lambert was on trial on a charge
fif manslaughter. Witnesses testify
ing in the taxicab man's behalf told
the court that the accident was una
voidable. The lad, a son of Ira O.
Gorhman, ran into the street in front
of Lambert's car.
The father is suing Lambert in dis
trict court for $10,000 damages for
the death of his son.
Daniels Protests Against
Reports in Two Papers
Washington, March 14. Secretary
Daniels sent a protest today to the
New York World and the Washing
ton Herald against publication of
news stories today in those papers
relating to the arming and move
ments of American merchant ships.
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CHINESE REPUBLIC
BREAKS WITH KAISER
Chinese Remove Crews from
Six Vessels and Place Them
Under Guard Ashore.
! ARMED GUARDS ON SHIPS
tlTTT T 1TTTM
Washington. March 14. American
Minister Reinsch at Peking today re
ported to the State department that
China had severed diplomatic rela
tions with Germany and that the
German minister had been handed
his passports.
I Washington, March 14. China ha
j severed diplomatic relations with Cier
many, taking possession of all Ger
I man merchant ships in Shanghai.
about six in number, placing tneir
crews on shore under guard and
nlurorl arm.-rt miarrU nn the vessels.
Advices to the Navy department to
day from the senior officer in Chinese
waters gave no further details.
China's severance of relations hat
been expected here for weeks. 1 The
action of the United States in break
ing relations was received with ac
clamation by Chinese officials and
press, particularly young China. Feel
ing against Germany has run high,
not only because scores of Chinese on
the way to Europe havo lost their
lives through German submarine oper
ations, but from memory of th
kaiser's order to his Boxer punitivs
force to make the word German
dreaded in China for a century and the
seizure by Germany of the whole
province of Shantung for the murder
of two missionaries.
British Troops Thirty
Miles Above Bagdad
London, March 14. (6:32 p. in.)
The British have advanced thirty
miles above Bagdad, it is announced
officially.
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