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BEDFORD. OlK("iOC MONDAY. miK'TARY
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NO. 270
EFUSES TO MODIFY ORDER REGARD
Mail Trtritne
D
W 1
GERMANY R
Y
OUTLOOK i
FOR PEACE
.' IT BRIGHT
Germany Will Not Modify Orders for
Unrestricted Naval Warfare and Is
Determined to Enforce Prohibited
Zone Order Government Keenly
Disappointed by Terms of Wilson's
Reply Only Hope of Peace Is the
Avoidance of Proscribed Routes.
MERLIN", I'd). T. Accordim; In in
formation obtained in official iiunr
ters, there is no prospect of any mod
ification of the (inters tit submarine?-.
BERUX, Feb. fi Peaceful con
tinuance of Gorman-American rela
tions after tho departure of the re
spective embassies at Washington am!
Iterlin in the sense indicated bv Pre
idont Wilson in his address to eon
press, appears to be very slight, jud
iiiW by all the information, some ol
the highest authenticity, gathered by
tho Assoeiated Press.
Ko Modification of Order.
It was stated positively in hiuh pol
itical circles that the German orders
for the eonduet of a submarine war
oould not and would not bo modified;'
that in Germany tho determination '.o
enforce, the prohibited zone order waV
absolute and final utid tlint tli" only
soeurity for-'whippiny was avoidance
of the prohibited zone.
Germany, so tho Associated Press
was informed, resorted to this meas
ure after the "shameful' rejection hy
tho entente powers of ponce overt aro
und only after tho fullest determina tion
and as tho imperative weapon in
defense of its threatened interests;
Germany cannot relimpii.-h this wea
pon tho only one prnitiisinir a speedy
end to the war reluctant as Ger
many was to take this step.
. " Keenly Disappointed.
Tito government hud hoped that the
"Tutted States would sec it in this
liht and was and is actuated bv no
animosity to the Tailed States in il
determination. Germany, therefore,
fco the high informant of the Associ
ated Press continued, i very keenly
disappointed and grieved by the tonus
of Mr. Wilson's mes.-aue, but the rov
ernmont cannot alter or modify the
course upon which it has deteimiiied.
This official added:
"We can only hope and tru.-t that
American ships and American citi
zens will avoid tho danger zones laid
down in the Gorman memorandum."
Ambassador Juntos W. Gerard this
morning received instructions (n ro-
quest his passports. His plans for
departure are not yet decided.
E PRESI
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 5. A resolu
tion expressing support of President
Wilson in the present crisis was pass
ed by the Oregon house of repre
sentatives here today, hut action on
a similar measure introduced into
the senate was postponed until to
morrow. Senator Samuel M. Gar
land, Lebanon, who introduced the
resolution, wanted an Immediate
vote, but the senate passed a mo
tion for postponement introduced
by Senator W. T. Vinton, McMInn
ville, who said it was "too serious a
question to adopt hastily without
consideration."
1X)NTO.V. Feb. .".A neuter dis
patch from Heme today, -Says:
"The Swiss federal council at speo
inl sessions today considered Presi
dent Wilson's note inviting Swltzer-
imri m inln the United States in its
attitude toward Germany. The re-iho quartei niaster's department sus
nponse will be published as soon as'pendiim the return of all sMte puard
It reaches President Wilson. I troops here.
SENATE PLANS
E
Resolution Appt ovinr) Wilson's Ac
tion in Sever inn Diplomatic Rela
tions With Germany Introduced in
Senate and to Be Unanimously
Adopted Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ;. A reso
lution endorsing President Wilson's
acta n in severing diplomatic relations
with Germany was introduced in the
senate, today hy Senator Stone,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee", empha sizing particularly
tho president's expressed desire to
maiutuin peace.
The resolution recited the sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
Germany and concluded by declaring
"rhat the sciuite approves the action
taken hy the president as set forth in
his address to congress,"
Action Tomorrow, f
Senator Stone requested that the
resolution jo over lor a day under
the rules for action tomorrow, and it
was agreed to without debute.
Republican senate leaders, anions
them Ludye, Gnllin;;or and Smout,
were coiisiilated aitd the republican
will support the indorsement.
The text of tho resolution follows:
'Whereas, the president has, I'm'
the reasons stated in his address de
livered to tho congress iu joint sos--ioli
on Feb run rv il, 111 1 7, severed
diplomatic relations with the imperial
Gorman government by the recall ol
tho American ambassador at licrlin
iind hy handing his passports to tin
German ambassador at Washington
and,
Approves Severance.
'Whereas, notwithstanding this
seveianco of diplomatic intercourse,
the president luis expressed his de--iro
to avoid conflict with the imper
ia Geruuin government; and,
''Whereas, the president declared
iu this said address that if iu his
judgment an occa-ion -hould arise fur
further action in tho promises on the
piirt of the government id' the I'nitcd
Slates ho would suhmit the matter
to congress and fi-k for the authority
of eontrie.-s to take such measures as
he mii:ht deem necessary for Ameri
can seamen and people in the pro.-e-culion
of the lce.nl and legitimate er
rands on the high seas.
"Therefore he it resolved, by the
.-eniite, that the senate approves the
action taken bv the president as set
forth in his address delivered before
the joint sos-ion of congress as still
ed above."
FOR RETURN OF
SAX ANTONIO, Tex., Vch. 3.
Orders for the homeward movements
of the Second Wisconsin infantry at
San Antonio and tlie Fifth .Maryland
infantry at Eagle Pass have been
cancelled. Whether the approach
ins movements of other National
Guard organizations scheduled to
leave the border will also be halted,
could not he ascertained at depart
ment headquarters today.
IIOCSTON, Tex., Keb. .'.The
Fifth Nebraska guardsmen on their
way from Llano (Iraade to Fort
Crook, Neb., to muster out, received
orders here to continue in mobiliza
tion at the fort and await further or
ders from the war department, ac
cording to statements of Colonel K.
A. Paul, In command of the troops.
KL PASO. Tex.. Feb. H. After
the South Carolina and Tennessee
units stationed hero had already en
trained today for home, nn order ws
received from General Kunston by
1 IN 0 1
I ACTS
CAPTAIN TELLS
American Ship Cnrryinu Grain to
London Halted by Two Shots From
Submarine Seacocks of Vessel
Smashed Off Crew Ordered to
Leave ai.d Towed Toward Land.
PENZANCE.
Captain Enson
I'mjand, Teh. .-.--f
New York, master
of the
atonic,
Press
s iu kin:
Ameiieuti merchantman Hoiw
today gave the Associated
the following acciuml of the
; of his vessel, taken from his
In-:
"At l";:tn oVi.
saw a submarine,
about -M) yariU
two shuts, I he si
ok on Saturday we
flying no colors,
a .-tern. She fired
cond passiii" close
to the ship and striking the water just
ahead. We stopped the engines and
then rovor.-ed them. We were order
ed to take our papers aboard the sub
marine. 1 .on licit With (Ji'itin.
"When 1 hoarded the submarine
the commander sit first spoke perfect
English, lie said: l find tho vessel is
loaded with era hi lor London. It is
my duty to sink her.' I protested vig
orously. The commander at first took
no notice, ami then explained: 'You
are carrying food-tuffs to an enemy
of my country and though I am sorry,
it is my duty to sink you.'
"1 asked to he towed landward, but
the commander stiid it was impossible
luM-au-o the vicinity was full of Brit
ish warships. I ana in protested, to
no purpose, against the sinking of the
ship, sayinn it was a deliberate act
airain-t it friendly power, lie was in
different to my protests.
"He 'then gave the signal to tnv
jcrcw to abandon ship. After this sig
; mil was answered from the ship he
1 hoi-tcd the German flag for the first
time, lie kept the ship s papers.
Sunk in Twenty .Minutes.
''Then hi- third officer boarded the
llou'satonic, descended to the engine
room and with a hammer smashed off
-e vera seacocks. A ft or removing
several- hatches he ordered all on
hoard to take to the boats. I'eforo
he returned to the submarine I asked
this officer to u-e hi- influence to
induce the commander to low us to
ward- the land, lie agreed.
"The ship was torpedoed at 12:!0
o'clock on the starboard side, the
commander taking camera pictute- as
she sunk. He then threw us a tow line
and towed us to the norlhwnrd. The
lloiisatonie di-appeared in twenty
minutes. The submarine towed us
until 'J o'clock, when he approached
it P.iili-h patrol boat. The subma
rine disappeared utter ntlrneting re
tention o us by tiring n -hot."
WASHINGTON. Feb.
E. Goodwin, fop the last
jovcrniiiciit engineer in
road building iu the Critic
tioual patk. was appointc
pcrvi-or. vice Will G. Sic
siuncd lo become comriii
appointment siirnitii s cons
iiilmini-trativc and engine
."i. ( ico rue
four years
charge of
r Lake Na
il park sii
c, who rc
ioner. The
olidittion of
rrinu activ
ities under one
conliuuc iu ch;
Ho will leave f
tor an extciide
head. Goodtvin wilt
rue of the road work,
m Oregon at once nf
d conference with in
terior department official-.
WEST VIRGINIA SUIT
WASHINGTON, Feb. Virginia
w as today given pi mission by tlie
supreme coarl to instituip mandamus
proceedings against West Virginia to
enforce payment of $ I -t ,(t00,0()0 tU
creed to be West Virginia's share of
Virginia's I Mi 1 debt. The court or
dered West Virginia authorities to
show cause by March C, why a man
ramus writ should not issue.
UNITED STATES LAUNCHES
- . i- flTor
- IP ... t Si,
;
l.niini'iiiii;i of llic .Mississippi, tl'.c most po.vnTuI linltlrship in tlic
t'nili'd Stairs mi vy. ;il Ni-wpurt Ni''s, is piitini'il Iiitc. Tin? Mis
sissippi i-o-i Dim, linn, inis :t:i,iiini t.ms ,lii,l:i i'iiii'iii. niiii Iiui-i,,oui i-,
is iiil-lnirniiit: mill cim lil knots nn Innn. Tlu' sliip wits rlirisit'iicit liy
Miss
sippi.
t'nitiiiiillt' Mi-I'i'iitti ol' Mi'iit!i
REPORTED SUNK.
L
XI'.W VUK'K", Kcli. ."i. -'I'lic Anicri-! WASI i INC'i'i l. I-Vli. ."i.--Arniimc-
;'!" ,-'"1' ,u ,iniv'''1 i H-nls nr.. mini!, for nil lirnnnn
Liverpool jit 1 1 p. m. Suuda v, iieeonl- j , , ,
, i, , ' i Consu s am coii-e ale o icials in the
in; lo it citlilcram to olhcials o the)
International Mercantile Mariic. Tlie 1 'Ili,(,,l States to niM-ompaiiy Count
steamship (''inland, itUo of tlie Amor- j Yon I !ei u-toi l f and the ticrinaii cm
ican line, also arrived at Liverpool at huissy sljtff oul of tin mlvy. The
h a. m. this morniii!r.
NEW YOliK. Ccb. ."). Tho Ameri
can line received a cablegram today
sayimr thai the .-teiiiu-hip New York,
carrying passengers, left Liverpool sit
p. m. Saturday. She i- the fir-t
American pa onuer ship In sail since
Germany prom ulna led her new sub
marine Wiirl'are.
Tito New York carried passen
gers, incladin
is expected I
ditV.
many Americans. She
jiriive here next Sun-
NEW YOUK. Feb. ;
the International Mcr
nffici.'illy announced
Ol
ink
; nt ili Murim
1 his umriiiii
-tcam.-hip Si.
lal llic American hue
(lis
old
ot -ail today.
NEW YOUK. Feb. .V - For tlx
fir.-t
time ince the bcL'tniiimr of the war,
marine iii-uriiiiee rales on American
hips were today placed on a level
with those for hip- of the entente al
lies. The ralc were advanced, it was
learned from underwriters, from Ihe
veiiiuc of 2 o :i per ccnl )iievailini:
la-t week to Hi per cent, the same
rale which ha- been iu force for some
time on ship.- n lin-.it Hrituiu and
France.
WASHINGTON,
preiue ci'tti t Imlay
fere with eomiiiillii
York of Joseph M;
contempt of eonii
boine-lJay Tiiuzei
col pl)S pnn-eedin j-
Feb. :. The sii-l'ctu-ed
to inter
cut lo jail at New
i -hull for alle-ed
in the Oliver O--ea-e.
Ili- Imbea
was (!i-nii--ed.
AMERICAN LINER REPORTED
MIGHTIEST DREADNAUGHT
callnt llii' pri'Itii'si ii 1 1- in .Mis
TO LEAVE IN BODY
w hole pjirty
probably wil
nioi'e
io via
bun MUO in all
Culm and Spain.
Swiss nilnlsle,
(iiMiitaii tlisplo-
I)r
now
Paul Kittt-r,
l cliarso of
matie iaU'rosts here, ts coiiductln.g
negotiations with Assistant Secre
tary Phillips of the state department
for the departure of the stuffs.
Tho counselor of the Swiss lega
tion conferred today with Secretary
1 Phillips and it was said the plaa-j
were being delayed only while info -
illation of sleamship and transporta
tion facililies were being gathered,
i At liivt It had been planned for
.the party to depart on Home steamer
sailing from New York, but after fur
ther consideration it wrs thought
bettor that the departure lie mad'i
, from some less thickly se ttled com
j inanity.
j Coder the tentative plans the con
suls and their families will go to
Ha Viin a by w ay of Key West, from
various parts of the country, while
i tho embassy stal't'i! will go direct y
( so nt h from Wash! ng ton, A Spanish
; steamship large enough to accom
modate all Germans is due lo sail
from Havana for Spain, February
! 10.
j From Spain It is planned for the
'party to go to Switzerland, either
t by rail through France or hy sicum
. or to Italy and lio n by rail. In
; either case safe conducts will be re
quired for the parly and probably
' will be obtained by the Cnlld
1 States.
SUNK ARRIVES SAFELY IN PORT
s.s fru.apelf.ua
7i , -i
An xn i
1 1 v
DrDQUIMP Dinre i nnrnsninn
uui urmtAiuu nmmvpnD
MPS mEn ipJitr
Amr;lcnn Punitive Expedition
Crosses Border and Passes Before
Commander in Farewell Review
Like Perfectly Made Machine
Commander to Go to El Paso.
COl.rMlll'S. N. .L, Feb. r..- -Major
General .lolin .1. Pershing rode
oul of Mexico al 1 0 : n 5 a. m. today
at the tiead of more than ton thous
and soldiers of the American puni
tive expedition.
Generul Pershing crossed the
l.oundary at the border lino gate a
length ahead of his stall" ofliecus.
with Lieutenant J. L. Collins, his
aide do camp and Captain William
O. Rood, bis intelligence officer, rid
ing next.
As he crossed the line. General
Pershing saluted as tho guards at thr
gap In t he barbed wire rence pre
sented arms..
Covered With lUisl.
Soon after sunrise tho units of tlie
expedition started assembling on the
sand dunes. First came tho gene
ral staff with Us crimson guld-'or.
billowing in a west wind, tun hond
quarters company mid then the in
fant ry.
At !::;o tho long thin Hue or the
column started off, with' tho supply
wagons of tho infantry companies
forming .dar'j, spots against ti- curtuhi
of smoke from I lie burning camp at
Paloinas Lakes.
Swinging along the highroad wiHi
glinting accoutorinents, trudged the
infuutry. Their hobnailed shoe;;
sounded on tho pebbly road like tho
wash of waves on a searshore. Thi
Infantrymen's faces wore covered
wltli desert dust and Iheir field kits
caked with tho powdery silt from
tlie road, which had been pulverized
by hundreds of passing motor
trucks. Canine pets of Ihe column
trolled wearily beside their masters
and the tired horses hitched to tho
supply wagons lagged In their har
ness, reflecting tlie weariness lo be
seen in the faces of the soldiers..
Farewell lleview.
At I 1 o'clock General Pershing
mounted a little handstand iu front
J of the headquarters at Columbus and
I began his farewell review of Ills
! troops, while the band played "When
j Johnnie Came Marching I loiuo."
i
j The column moved past in perfect
;tlme to the music of the military
'band. Hard as nails, the expedition
ary soldiers passed in review like the
fuactionitiK of a perfectly made ma
chine. After the Infantry, came the
j cavalry column. Mehind rumbled
t the artillery w ith tho park trains,
sanitary corps, ambulance and other
auxiliary units.
General Pershing probably will go
Jo KI Paso Tuesday, after completing-
the details of tlie withdrawal
here today.
WASIIIS(!Tn. F,li. hi w
Willi lill' mti--v t,t ;l tjll niliillinu Ulllllr
I'lllli l i..N- V. Ill lr I'l- .u--ill.. I'rrsi-
,1, nl Wil-i.n I .!: v 1-. Ilril llic ii nn v
Mini niii v ri'i'i'i t mil .it tlu wliilf Iiuiisi'
-el lor Itiiiiurr-iu ni-jlil. I'ic-siiiv . 1'
llll-illl'-s Wil uiwil lis lllr nllii-iiil
n'.'i-nn.
'I'lic illl.-l inn 1,1' iili,'iln,iiiiM pnlilir
iiinii'juniliuii i-iTriiiiinii's hll i- mi
ll, r i-iin-ii!i.nii..ii. .
SKH'N H'Al.l.S. S. i.. I'eli. All
rnilrnml lines in Smith Heknln hnve
hi en hln.'l.iiil. .1 f 1 1 f i r, r llic In.-I Iwcn-ty-l'oiir
honiN 11- the result of 11
lii.HV snow -tnrin "hii'h liroke Sol
ui.hiy nielli 11111I rumlnil tlie imixi
iiinin uf il- fury yc-lenlny.
Iifl'i'inl- e.irlv IimIh cpie cil
hope of re-torniL' Ir.'ilhe In mi. si
pin I- nl llic -lute hy ninhl foil.
While United States Awaits Outcome,.
Conduct of Government Is to Be of
Calm Deliberation and Beyond
Criticism Hasty Actions Avoided
Ship Qwners Prohibited From
Tt ansferriiifl Vessels Empower
Government to Take Over Plants,
WASIIINIITIIN, Mi..".- While tho
I'liitril Slnli's nwnits tin- issm of will
..r U'iiri., I'ri'siiliMii Wilson tins taki'a
steps tlint I ho niniluft ut tli u'livern
uii'iit iliirin:; tin' tense iiriinl C wiiit -in;;
sluill ho inn' c,f I'iilin iti'lilii'i'iitiim
mill lii'vniiil i-rii ii-isni.
Tlic Aiiiorii'iiii iivi'miiiiMit, it wti
slnli'il iii'lii-iiilly, will lie very eurol'til
In sec tluil (ierinmiv niiil nil othi.f
rnrcii;ii iivcriiinents will hnve no just
cniisc Tor ciiniiliiinl.
(teneiiil instriielinns linvc lieeu is.
siicl tn Icilernl uiivcrnnicnt nl'licinls: '
in nil purls of the cuiiiilrv lo nvuitl
linsty neliiin unit iln iHitliini; nut
slrielly leu'iil niiil within the iniivinci)
ol' llic e,iiveriunenl .
Aitliciv (o l.inv.
The jjiivcninicnt, il wis imiiiteil oulj
hns nn leunl riulil In tnke ivcr w:v-.
Iniunil liii'i'elnint ship in Ainevicnii
linihui's.
Strict leunl riulit ninsl lm the ImsU
itv Ihe enndiiet of nil leilcnil iil'liecM
imilcr the nnninineeir policy of tlui
iMivernlllent.
No innlter wltiil tijlter niilions mil V
ilo in the present emel'ueney, it 'tH
-Inteil tluil Ihe I'nileil Sluice will inl
heic slrielly lo Imv mill iln nothiim
iiinlcr s ress nl' cNciicinenl wliidi it
woiihi imi he Iciiiil to lo in nrilinnry
linies.
The presiilent liiiiisell', il is slnteil.
is moving wilhoni pmiic or Inislp. mill
expei.'ls nil .siihui-ilinnic oliieers oL1
ihe liovcrninent l. ilo likewise. 12
wnr eoines he wnnts no possihle hlnnift
nlliielieil lo ihe Amei'iciin .41M ei'nineiit
or nny of its ol Tieinls ur people.
Ship OnnciV Onler.
I'rcsiilenl Wilson Imhiy issncil it
lii'iicliiiiinlion, ninler tlie i 11 ll if nil v of
the i'i nl shipphc.; net proliihitim;
Aiiiciienii sliiji owners Irom ( tn.ns-.
renins their vc--el In mi v oilier re;.-.
il ry.
In his ir,,i jimiiil inn Ihe pri'siilciii;
puillleil mil ( Mill 11 iniliimiil einel'S
enc' exists niiil Ihnl m.'inv ship own
ers nl' Ihe l iiili.il Slnles nre pcruiil
lini; iheir veseU to puss to nlieii re'
isleis unit In I'oieimi Irmle in whieli
e ilo 11 1 it pnrlicipiite, "unit from
which they eniinot he hron.L'ht hunk lo
scne Ihe needs ,,f om' wntcr-liorrin
commerce will I llic permission ol!
liovei iiinenls ul' l'ij'i'iuM notions." :
To Tuke Over IMniits.
Ciirryiiiti 1' provision to empower
llic picsiilcni In ii;c over rnilronils in
lime ul wnr. Ihe nilminislrtifinn rrt'il
wnv loiuo- dill w:is rein) roilnccil in tho
I1011-.C tiiitiU' williinil Ihe fimiimUitcc
I ti 1 hit nil ion t'c :t! 11 re.
I'lcsiilcni Wil-on ;ir conferences tn
ilny willi Sccieliirv linker of the. wnr
.lei;i 1 hnciii unit Sccrelnry Dnniels of
llic iiiiv v. ilictlseil cxpcililiim lesiis
hiUnii lo empower the i;ovcrnnicii to
tnke iii-csiun of shim nl'ils. mnni-
hinli-- phmts mill nihcr f.'ieilitics for
(Continued on P.ige Six.)
SANTIACO. Cli lie. Feb. S. l'resl
ilcnt Wilson's iiction toward (icr
inuny In unproved In Chile, ?ay tlio
Merciirio, tt nilds:
'l.iilill-Anierlcii. lioiind to l!io
t'nlteil Stillca Willi slrollK I ies, toduy
iiioin than ever before must mipport
President Wilson."
The ncwHiiiipcr ursca the Clillenn
Kinernnieiit to find 11 common
urounil on w hli Ii th nutlons of South
America niny Hcrond tho action of
.Mr. Wilson.