TIIE MORKIXG OREGOXIAJT, FRIDAY, JAXUABY 1, 191 A.
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RETIRED MARSHAL
DARING O'j FIELD
iGERMAN AnAGK AT
NIGHT IS REPULSED
GERMANY'S MILITARY GENIUS OF THE EAST.
Count Haeseler, Permitted to
fDebouch in Woods on Left of
Goio Front, Rides Horse
Into Firing Lines.
i Meuse Fails, Reports War
T. Office at Paris.
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ARTILLERY DUELS GO ON
"Violrnt Baltic I age or Possession
7 or Steinbuch, V'pper Alsace,
Numerous Houses Being De
slrojcd by French Shells.
- LONDON. Dec. 31. The follwins
Jeommunlcation was received from Paris
unight:
Ist night an attack from the en
'ny. who. after lively firing endeav
ored to debouch from the wood of
J-'orges ton the left bank of the Meuse)
.' was immediately repulsed.
"The positions which our troops have
' trained in tsteinbach have been kept and
we continue to attack those of the en
emy. ' "From the other parts of the front
j'e have received no information worth
mentioning."
t'. Artillery Duels C'oatlour. -
The French ' announcement given
-out in Paris this afternoon relates a
'continuance of artillery exchanges
Aith the enemy and further advances,
-measured by yards, of French soldiers
It various points on the line of battle.
jCounter-attacka of the enemy were
tlrlven back, and in Alsace. Stetnbach
ta held half by German and half by
Kreneh troops. . The fighting here has
leen from house to house, and it con
tinues today. The text of the com
Imuntcation follows:
; "From the sea as far as the Aisne.
j esterday passed with relative calm.
jThere were artillery exchanges on
'.ome points of the front. In Cham
lBne, to the west of the Alger farm,
."which is north of Sillery, In the sector
vf Rheims. the enemy during the night
. blew up two of our trenches and de
livered against these positions an at
tack which our men repulsed,
i,. 'To the north of Mesnil-lcs-Hurlus
'we occupied certain positions on the
enemy's second line of defense. In
-this same region, at a point to the
Juorth of the farm of Beausejour, we
nl.so occupied some trenches. The
Mucwy delivered a counter-attack, but
he was driven back. We then resumed
'the offensive and were successful in
jgaining some more ground.
X..: Grra Treaeaea Takes,
mr -In this same .one and farther to
the east, certain German forces which
were advancing to deliver a counter
M. attack against us were brought under
' r the fire of our artillery and dis-
- persed.
-Jn the Argonne, In the vicinity of
Fontaine Madame, we exploded a mine
and occupied the resultant excavation;
" -this gave us a slltrht advance.
' ' ' "Between the Meuse and the Mo-
selle. In the rctrlon of Forest of Morte
" mart, about ISO yards of German
trenches fell into our hands.
"In Upper Alsace. French troops
have entered the village of Steinbach
"'and occupied with house-to-house
fijrhting one-half of the community."
Fierce warfare over the possession
- of t hevlllage of Stetnbach, Upper Al-
sace, is being waged. Conflicts between
. the French and Germans are taking
place from house to house and street
- to street. The Kaiser", staff reports
his army still holds the town; the
French War Office that half of It Is
occupied by Gallic troops and half by
their foes.
;j I-rear, isratrey noaaem,
i:; The German official statement given
'."iont in Berlin this afternoon, and wlre
'J. '.leaned here, relates that in Steinbach
.'.house after house was destroyed by the
French artillery, but that the com
Immunity is still In possession of the
.Germans. An entire French company
;: was annihilated on the northern end
i.'i't the line; French attacks south of
!; itheims were repulsed: in the Arsonne
i;.the Germans occupied several French
J! trenches and captured 230 prisoners.
;;,and their artillery broke down French
.: 11 Hacks in UpperajAlsace. The detailed
! "statement reads, as follows:
ii'. -In the western arena of the war
', vcilerday passed comparatively quietly
the coast. The enemy directed his
;;iire on Westemle and destroyed parts
.ot houses there, but without causing
lljnv military damatre.
.'. "An entire French company w,as an
.': jiihilatrd when we blew up their line
linear the Alger farm.
"South o Khcims strong French at-.".'tac-ka
north of Camp Chalons were
.'everywhere repulsed.
"In the Western Argonne region we
drained considerable ground, capturing
"J several trenches situated behind one
'-mother, -wli taking 1!50 prisoners.
.'.French attempts to attack In the re-:;-ion
of Flirey. north of Toul. failed.
"In Upper Alsace. In the region to
'('the west of Sennheim, all the French
si I tacks broke down under the firo of
.ur artillery.
;j; "The enemy's artillery systematically
''destroyed house after house in the vil
jjjge of Fteinhai-h (Alsacei which is
'-in our possession. Our losses are
flight."
MiiSERBS TO INVADE HUNGARY
I: '.Troops ow Amply Supplied With
Ammunition, Sjs Minister.
::!
PARld. Dev. "si. "The Servians will
!-not inarch on Sarayevo," said Dr. M.
11. Vesnltch. the Servian Minister to
France, according to an interview with
lum published here. "They will pene
trate either to Syrmia. the easternmost
country of Slavonia. Hungary, by way
Zvt Scmlin, or Banat. a region of South
ern Hungary, by way of Panosova.
"The invasion of Bosnia and Herxe--jrovlna,
populated by Slavs and which
2 fire destined to become Servian, would
(la-ave the Hungarians Indifferent. An
2 invasion of liuncary. however, espe
j it ially if made by way of the region
2 Jnorth of the Danube, would greatly
Jincrease the apprehension now reign
p fins lu that country.
J J "The Servian troops are now amply
'provided with ammunition and sup
! h lics."
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IjALLEGED BURGLARS HELD
Two Aceused of Kobbing Army Pool
Sent to Taeoma.
VANCni'VEn, Wash.. rec 31. (Spe
cial. Unable to arive tli'00 bonds, im
posed by lu. M. Scanlon, United States
Commissioner here. K. P. Schillaire and
iinv BaKsbr. charged with burglary in
Vancouver Barracks, were held to the
Federal Court. John Secrist took the
nrisoners to Taeoma tonight, lhe m:n.
who waived preliminary examination,
are charged with stealing about 110
pounds of bacon irom storerooms la
tn rnst
I tarry Noyea. a soldier, one of the
trio, is bow in the guardhouse and will
J K - a ms m, . .... . ....,, ' 1
BOER POLICY CITED
Britain Urged to Adhere to
Policy Announced in Past.
INCONSISTENCY IS SHOWN
Rules Enforced Against Cargoes to
Sweden and Italy VaryDiscus
sion of Propriety of Contra
band I-ist Vi'alTed for Time.
(Continued From First Page.)
gain undue commercial advantage that
this Government is reiuciuj .w.
to the conclusion that the present pol
icy of His Majesty's government toward
. j nnQ Tppda the
neutral snips aim
manifest necessity of a belligerent and
constitutes resiriti..u --
of American citiiens on the high seas
which are not justified by the rule, of
. . .i . i i n ... t-niiirftd under the
inurnauuiiai - " "
principle of self-preservation.
"The Government of the United State,
aoes not intend at this time to discus,
the propriety of including certain ar
ticles in the lists of absolute and con
ditional contraband which have been
proclaimed by His Majesty. Open to
. . Am tn THIS
objection as some "i i.,.oo ......... -----
Government, the chief ground of pres-
ent complaint, if i" - -
Soe. of both classes of article, when
bound to neutral port.
"Articles listen a .
,and. shipped from the ITnlted State.
and eonsignea i" "
have been seized and detained on the
round that the - - "
ere nestinea v V,
;portatlon of such articles. Lnwar
intcd as such detentions are. in the
ex
ra
opir
,inlon of this liovernmem
,pparent indecision of the British au
horities in applyins their n"le
o neutral cargoes. For enPle-
hipment of copper from thi. country to
t specilied consignee In Sweden wa.
letained because, as was atated by
ireat Britain. Sweden had placed no
mbargo on copper. On the other hand,
taly not only prohibited the export of
opper. but. as this Government l in
ormed. put in force a decree that . ship
ments to Italian consignees op to or
?e7 which arrive in ports of Italy can
lot be exported or transported.
The only exception Italy makes la
f copper which passes through that
ountrv in transit to another country,
o spite of these decrees, however the
Sritish Foreign Office has thus far de
lined to affirm that copper shipments
onsisned to Italy will not be molested
,n the high seas. Seizure, are nu
nerous and delays so Prolonged that
xporters are afraid to send their cop
er to Italv. steamship lines decline to
iccept it. and insurers refuse to taw
,oli-ies upon it. In a word.
nato trade Is being greatly impaired
nrough uncertainty ae to the treat
ncnt which it may expect at the hands
f the British authorities.
We feel that we are abundantly
lustlfied in asking for information as
o the manner in which the Br.tish
government propose, to carry out the
policy which they have aoopo,
order that we may determine the steps
.ecessary to protect our
gas
ged in xoreign ;
ind
from the serious i
. , . v. ..oh IrmrAIICB Of
the
r are iibdib i.n w..
hazards to which their cargoes are
the
ex
posed. .
-In the case of conditional contra
band the policy of Great urltain ap-
pears
to this uovernmom i j- J
. .... . k ABaKithkH rules of
injus
luslltied oy iwe "--"
ernational conduct A. eridence of
inte
this
b. attention is dlrectea to me
t a number of the American car-
that
soes
t which have been seizeo. consioi i
. a ntKor articles of common
food
Tn all countries which are admitted-
use
ly
relative contraDano. in pi
prcs
lumntion of innocent use Because
. . , IK, Rrit-
dest
tmeo to neuun - .
authorities made these seizure, and
I all
detentions without, so far a. we are
in
formed. Being in possession vk
whi
h warranted a reasonaoie u
.w w ; k.j rallv bAllia-erent
tha
dest
ination as that term is used In ln
lational law. Mere suspicion is not
tern
ev
idenco and doubts should be resolved
in
favor of neutral commerce, noi
inst it. The effect upon trade in
agai
the
se articles Detween neuinii iuiiiuu.
resu
dcta
ilting from interrupted voyage, ana
linen ciw? " -
reimbursement of the owners for
by
the
damage, wnicn tney nn buuqicw
at
tcr
XalllOg to eavauiiau a ii v. ii t lii j wvs-
l'-t
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FIELD MARSHAL GEAERAL VOX HI3iDEKBtRG (FRONT) AND STAFF,
tination. The injury is Jo American
commerce with neutral countries as a
whole through the hazard of the enter
prise and the repeated diversion of
goods from established markets.
"It also appears that cargoes of this
character have been seized by the Brit
ish authorities because of a belief that,
though not originally so Intended by
the shippers, they will utlimately reach
the territory of the enemies of Great
Britain. Yet this belief is frequently
reduced to a mere fear, in view of the
embargoes which have been decreed by
the neutral countries, to which they are
destined, on the articles composing the
cargoes. -
"That a consignment "to order of
articles " listed as conditional contra
band and shipped to a neutral port
raises a legal presumption of enemy
destination appears to be directly con
trary to the doctrines previously held
by Great Britain and thus stated by
Lord Salisbury during the South Af
rican war:
" 'Foodstuffs, though having a hos
tile destination, can be considered as
contraband of war only if they are for
the enemy forces; it is not sufficient
that thev are capable of being so used;
it must be shown that this was in fact
their destination at the time of their
seizure.'
contraband the views of this govern-
. .. in atiHrA nfiinrd And unon
this historic doctrine, consistently
maintained by Great Britain wiiou
belligerent as well as a neutral, Amer
ican shippers were entitled to reply.
"The government of the United
. . . . 111.. jn.t,. hm full i-icrht of
OlttLCa 1 r-u u 1 1 j. bii ii 1 1 1 .1 .... - - - -
a belligerent to visit and search on the
high seas the vessel, of American citi
zens or other neutral vessels carryins
American goods and to detain them
i . i ...I ,r;,.i lint ovirinnre .to
wnen iiifio jo .... .. -
justify a belief that contraband articles
are in their cargoes; out. nis iuj:tj
government, judging dv- mcir
-i.. in ih tim Kt must realize that
this government cannot without pro
test permit American snips or Amencnu
cargoes to be taken into British ports
. j . i j,iii f nr. th nnrnose of
searching generally for evidence of
contraband, or upon presuinijuwuo
ated by special municipal enactments
whinh a r-o rtniirlv nt variance with in
ternational law and practice.
"This Government ceneves ana ei"
estly hopes his majesty's government
in n. ti,A Hump, belief, that a
source of conduct more in conformity
with the rules ol international w
v.;..v. -f nritnin h strongly sanc
tioned for many years, will in the end
better serve the interests oi
erents as well as those of neutrals
...r. i,. i. tha situation a critical
one to the commercial interests of the
United States, but many ol mo
tries of this country are suffering be-
i,ii- nrnrincts are denied long
established markets in European coun
tries, which, tnougu neuirai, nro
u . 4 1 1 . n tintinna at Wftr. PrO-
ducers and exporters are pressing, and
... 1 i ..9 4 r r .Tl thA
not without reason. i"r icnc
menace to trans-Atlantic trade which
, , I1T.i, Hofitroving their
business and threatening them with
financial disaster.
"The Government of the United
. -.in vaivinir ii tmn the deep
sense of justice of the British nation.
which has been so oticn nanunnu
the intercourse between tne two --""-x.i
-t : .r. mnnv vears of inter
rupted friendship, expresses confi
dently tne nope mm nm i.,j.. -government
will realize the obstacles
i j;f;,.i,!Aa whirh their present
policy has placed in the way of com
merce between tne uiineu oia
the neutral countries of Europe and
instruct its officials to refrain from
all unnecessary interference with the
freedom of trade between nations
which are sufferers, though riot par
ticipants of the present conflict; and
will in their treatment of neutral ships
and cargoes conform more closely to
- the maritime
iituoc i " . i -
relations between . belligerents and
neutrals, wnicn nave receiveu. m
tion of the civilized world, and which
. D.italn hae in nthnr wars. SO
strongly and successfully advocated.
in conclusion, ii uuuia ""i"
upon His Majesty's government that
the present condition of American
trade with the neutral European coun
tries i. such that if It doe. not im
prove it may arouse a feeling contrary
to that which has so long existed be
tween the American and British peo
ple.. Already It is becoming more and
more the subject of public criticsm
and complaint There is an increasing
belief, doubtless not entirely unjusti
fied, that the present British policy
toward American trade is responsible
tr the depression in certain Indus
tries which depend upon European
market.. The attention of the British
government is called to this possible
result of their present policy to show
how widespread the effect Is upon In
dustrial life of the United States and
to emphasize the Importance of remov
ing the cause of complaint.
U W. Jorasn, of Kllrwortli. Me., recently
caueht a (ox in hi. furn.ee. It turned out
to be Suutl Youngr'a pet fox, hicJ a
eicetd in the night and had craled Into
by Underwood & Underwood.
i INSURANCE PLAN
Scheme Brodched to Affect
Cargoes of Neutrals.
UNDERWRITERS TO OPPOSE
Permanent Loss of Great, Profitable
Business Is Feared Moral Wrong
Denied Agreement With
United States Is Advised.-
IxNDON;, Dec. SI. A proposal to
withhold marine insurance from ves
sels carrying contraband to neutral
ports is being generally discussed
among underwriters here. The plan has
not passed the tentative stage. How
ever, and already has met with the
strongest opposition.
A member of a large nrm of under
writers said:
"Underwriters a. a whole are as
patriotic as banker, or any other busi
ness man, but we are not convinced that
we would be justified in withholding
insurance from neutral bottoms carry
ing contraband to neutral ports, mere
is nothing immoral in business of this
nature and In the past our shippers
have engaged in it to their great profit.
It is like certain social offenses which
are wrong only when you are caught
Permanent lMnn I. Feared.
"Withdrawal of insurance at this
timn hv British companies might also
result in the permanent loss of a great
and profitable business of so attractive
a nature that new companies might
soon be formed to take it over.
"A sense of gratitude on the part of
the KhiDOwners might lead them to
continue to give their business to such
companies after the war."
Underwriters are inclined to Denova
tht tha American note concerning the
detention of American vesstls by Brit
ish warships was inspired largely oy
the unreasonable delay on the part of
tha Admiralty in examining suspected
ships which have been detained. Ship
charterers and snippers nere agreo m
this regard.
Unreasonable Delay Cited.
A shipper who is heavily interested
said that one neutral ship was de
tained 15 days before the examination
was even started, and that it subse
quently was released because there was
absolutely no ground for holding it
Complaint is also made that the ex
aminations themselves are slow and
that payment for seized cargoes is de
layed, and when made is at the low
est possible rate.
Opposition among underwriters to
the proposal to withhold insurance
from vessel, carrying contraband is so
strong that there is little likelihood
that the initiative came from them.
They feel that the government should
come to some understanding with the
United States whereby the present vex
atious delays will be eliminated.
AUSTRIAN PORTSHELLED
THIRTV WARSHIPS ARK REPORTED
ATTACKING IX ADRIATIC.
Anglo-Preach Vessel. Bombarding; Pola
and RohIksio, Copenkaxea Bean
From German Soarce.
V-Apt-vHiriRV Dec 31. via London.
a wienntrh received here from
Berlin says more than 30 French and
British warships are at present engageu
In bombarding Pola, the Austrian naval
i Aurinttf. ana also tne sea
port of Rouigno, about 15 mile. away.
i-i i. OBnTi tn exnect naval ag
gression on the part of the allies at
Pola. Recent reports have indicated
activity in this field. Several days ago
a French submarine went into the har.
bor of Pola, but did not return. A dis
patch received in London last night de
scribed how another submarine had
been successfully torpedoing the Aus
trian dreadnought Viribus Unitis and
a, tiavn indicated that an
Anglo-French attack would not come
as a surprise.
EOlefsen's wish you a happy 151?-
LIFE IS THOUGHT CHARMED
At Age of 78, German Warrior Re
mains In Saddle 14 Honrs at a
Time, and Scorns Danger to
Self, but Cautions Others.
T r- -n in f Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)-Count Haese
ler, the retired field marshal, playing
a unique role in this war. o.. --
man. both German
years ago uiiuuuj .
and foreign. were accustomed to look
to him " '"'rT '. had ac-
In the event oi -
ouired a great reputation as a-strategist
Buthe war did not come in time
to give him his great opportunity. He
. . x o-h three wars
againsTa n mist An s
tria in let, ana as . - - -.
. , vnnntr to attain
high rank, and when the present war
Srlke out he was too old to command
an army. Though he was aPPJ0"1""
his 79th year, he went to the Kaiser it
Is said, and begged permission to ac-
. l?iinnnn TA.n
company tne Troops iiiiu , ----
. i . . v. .. , Vi hflj lost a rlD
lng numorousiy i.iio.i. w - .
there in 1870 which he wanted to find.
Haeseler got tne raisers i.u..i...
. , -..v.. Vi wnc following the
German armies, astonishing the sol
diers with his utter contempt of dan-
' . .. .
Firing l,lne i. r.airrru.
tt; rrm.r nivlerlv. Arnold Rechberg,
tells tn a German monthly some inter-
., 1 , i hi. i,llv life with
BBUli. siorica " " " ,
the old field marshal. It has repeated
ly occurred, says Rechberg. that the
Count has ridden in the firing line of
..i- : ..-'nil- msVinr an attack.
me ii""j -
The men were advancing only by rushes
and leaning low to tne grouuu,
ti i ..niiij rMe ealmlv forward
XlKCaClUL ii .... i . -
with his attendant the target of
French rifles; ana at Times '"
4t i ... ,v mnjihinii euns and can
non without being hit In this way a
superstitious traoiuon nas iuuuu I
hold, among Tne aumieia J
marshal being supernaturally bullet
proof.
An incident illustrating nis oti un
i .1 1.... tn a I'-i-tii in battle when
iil,, uviiuiim
he was approaching a village in which
tne natives were iiriue mi
mans from their barred houses. To the
I..-. i ii.. ..ia-Vi tha r.nrmaii lines
icil aim mi . -r. . - --
were advancing. Somebody warned him
not to ride through tne village, owins
. . l. .i(iiit trninsr nn there, but
lu inn .im I'n'o c " o -
he rode through without getting a
scratcn. .
He Fear, for Aaother.
. : i .. . tha tgrllmp c ill i. he met a
uiw w .. i. .- "
. i 1 0 t liiiliniont rnminir back
IUUI U1I111.1 .wi.-i'uw..- c - -
from a reconnaissance, and remarked
to him: "Comrade, I advise you not
to ride through this village; the citi
zens are firing from their windows, and
you would be in danger."
On anotner occasion Tne oiu vrenerai
MntAUinw tfnm tha nil " nf a wnml
a battle in which the Germans were
trying to dislodge the French from a
village wnicn was strongly occupies.
After a time, firing from the village
9 I. . i i . . ... still tinfiprtnin
whether the French had withdrawn, so
it was decided to Beno lorwaro a pa-
. 1 hrh.ii Ilia natml inin inlr, tha
village the first man it met was Count
Haeseler, accompanied ny nis oroeriy
and a French prisoner. He had antici
pated the patrol on the guess that the
French had left. Both he and the or
derly were unarmed, but when they
- tp..... enlilia- Unnorinir i 11 tha
village, Haeseler galloped up to him
anl said in a tnreatening 1011c: iou
are my prisoner." Whereupon the
Frenchman threw down his rifle, made
a military salute, and replied: "Yes, my
General."
Great Endurance Displayed.
In another battle he sat under a wal
nut tree at the edge of a village and
watched the lighting with a group of
officers around him. Suddenly a French
shell dropped about 200 yards ahead of
them, and a few minutes later another
only 100 yards short An officer was
calling Haeseler's attention to th Is when
a third shell fell only 50 yards away;
"Two more, gentlemen," remarked the
old marshal, "and they will hit the
walnut tree." As the party moved
away another shell exploded still near,
er, and a moment later the tree was
squarely hit It was soon ascertained
that the Mayor of the village was in
telephone communication with the
French battery and was directing its
fire. The story does not tell what was
the fate of the Mayor.
Despite his great age, the Count still
has a remarkable endurance. It is said
that he has remained in the saddle as
much as 14 hours a day in some parts of
the present war. He is abstemious in
food and drink; he lives chiefly upon
milk and eggs, eating only a little
meat; and he drinks no alaohol what
ever. ,
DISPATCH OF XOTB DKIAVED
Washington Long Hopeful British
Would Relieve Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. High offi
cials of the Washington Government
said tonight that no specifio cases had
been Included in the present note be
cause these had been dealt with at
considerable length in a voluminous
correspondence covering a period of
flya months, and' that the British For
eign Office was fully familiar with the
detailed position of the United States
in each case. It is quite possible, how
eveithat a brjef summary of some of
the typical cases will be made public
tn a few days by the State Department
The note itself was distributed to
night to members of the diplomatic
corps. The preparation of the docu
ment was begun a month ago in the
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White House to President Wilson, who
. . . ,.i . i
rewrote portions oi it aou. icvmwv
in detail.
T. i . i Vi nfflrinla
XL was idoi iicii i " ...a.. -
. . . . . ........ ,ha a m ,
mat it was iii'l aiun- ." -"
careful perusal and study which de-
, i tv. .. .1 ; r-, f . . il rtfln m ,nt tillt
latytJU Hie ODUViHft v
the confident belief of the Government
here that each day wouia oring rm
the British government in response te
America's numerous protests In
specific cases, a no:e saying ceiinueiy
conditions would be relieved.
Secretary Bryan today gave caller,
an idea of the numerous step, which
. i . i n ..i.inii. ? tha, AHmlnlit.
were inncu " - -
tration'a policy on contraband, when he
said- Senator Stone, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, and other
Senators had been in close consulta
tion with tne ueparimeni rwpi;u
. , . : I ...... i .... rl T t was re-
Lno ciur.aiJiiiu j i. ...... ... - - -
in jininmoiin eirrles that Sen-
liAHW I"
ator Stone, several weeks ago, deliv
ered a warning speecn sini
. -j..n,lAn nf Imarlpiin ahiBfl.
warrsium ihlv ii i.uii '
and, although it was not known at
the time, the aomission came irum
ficials todav that he spoke with the
knowledge of the executive brafceh of
the Government
The communication on contraband,
i i v.,, mail ImnnrlAnl
regaraea a uy "ij ' . . , ,
document dispatched by the Washing
ton uovernment to any -"'-
. - .lana tha, W r be fcTH Tl . haS been
for several days almost the sole topic
of discussion among aipium"
. . .... t w ctn Vi m u awakened much
enthusiasm among South American dip
lomats, who think it paves tne w.j
a more vigorous interest on the part of
the united atates in mo "- re
posals looking to an assertion of the
rights of neutrals. Incidentally it wa.
. ... .antlmant in favor of the
saia mi" a,....... -- --
proposal made by Veneiuela for a con-
vocation oi hclio.!
. i j .. r Tar. waa runidlv srrow-
contrauanu m -. . .
ing and It would cause no surprise if
one of tne results oi m- iiot- -
tion is the convening of such a congress
in Washington.
Diplomats from neutral European
countries thought the correspondence
. ,w iT-iiaa atataa and Great
Detween tuc " 1 - : -
Britain might develop a standard of
usage that wouia otnniu .- ..mv.--
. ... arhlh nn ta late
tonight. Ambassador Page had made
since presenting tne nu
the tone of the British press, which he
thought was reasonauic
, : .. ... lu munifARlM thrOUgh-
out the capital as to the reply of Great
Britain, wnicn prooaDiy win
. it,- inpniivh the Rritlsh
Ambassador in Washington. Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. although Ambassador
Page, according to custom, will be
simultaneously advised of It. contents.
GERMANS PREDICT AGREEMENT
Berlin Newspaper Says Great Brit
ain Daro Not Risk Supplies.
BERLIN. Dec. 81, by wireless to Say
xr v Tn the absence of any
striking battle news today all the
newspapers of Berlin print in a promi-
a .ia.a innitfhM dealina with the
UCUl . . . . ,
note of protest sent by the United
States to Great Britain n-saronn i--
detention and searenmg oi ,t..
ships. . . , . .
t a n.alvaT i rennrt or tne
incident declares that Great Britain
will be obliged to grant an ni""''
principal demands, since she d.re not
make of the United States an opponent
ho could cut on a great y' . v .a.-
nd's importatlona
la
Emergency Currency Still Out.
n.iMiTvnwiM Tirkf ai. Kmerrenry
currency amounting to 160.83,692 wa.
Still outstanding at nm
. - , that Tmuurv Deoart-
nesn iuua. -
ment. according to an announcement
bv Comptroller or tne currency t n,
. ' ci . t-iet f this riirrenrv
lums. .
was issued $233,645,333 has been re
tired Of the mount outstanainn more
than' one-third is in the Southern
States. .
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