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Rebec Mrs Georce lD-:8-U K ItT M A IT . TPTOToVTI? f FORECAST Kni n or Snow Tomorrow; Warmer Tonight. WEATHER Mav. Yi-u-riliiy ItT: Mln. Tuilny I'ici'lii. Lfy&J? JLVJSL Fortv-ilJtth Yuar. MKDFORl). OI.'KdOX. MONDAY. "l-'Kl'.l.'l'AI.'V '(. 1917. NO. L'SS BIG CUNARDER LACONIA SUNK OFF BRITISH COAST n J -A U m M n B m, m m B ES I I vi Pi A t WILSON ASKS AUTHORITY TO USE AW AND NAVY FOB ARMED NEUTRALITY Congress Hears Appeal by President J for Authority to Place United States in Position to Resist Subma rine Menace Continued Invasion of. Neutral Rights and Intolerable Blockade of American Commerce Have Taken Place of Oust Act. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i. 'Presi dent Wilson appeared before congrev nt I o'clock this afternoon and asked: for authority to place the Tinted; Slates in a state of "armed neutral-! it ""' to resist the German submarine j menace. i Continued invasion of the. plain; rights of neutrals on the high seas,; fiit'ther sacrifices of American lives j and ships, the intolerable blockade of j American commerce almost as el-i feetual as it' the country were at warf have taken the place of a dreaded j "overt act" which was expected toj shock the world and have forced the j i.riwidiu.l inl.. Axr. iw.-.-t ...1 I war. Arming of Ships, President Wilson in asking lo lie empowered to take such steps as un necessary, which includes the arming of ships, the convoying of merchant men fly Mill f.sscis, 11111411' piillll agaill j that he wanted cnce, but not at the price of American lives and rights, nr by driving the American flap1 from Ihe seas. News of the .sinking of the Cunnrd liner Laconia with Americans aboard was reeeived here as the president was on his way to address congress. Although without details, its grave possibilities added emphasis to the jA'sitlent's words. With a full realization of the sol emnity of the occasion, the president, took his action todny with the calm confidence that congress and the country will stand behind him. The grim-faced body of senators and representatives heard in tense sil cnee and grave attention the words which carry the American republic a step further in its stand against ruth less sacrifice of neutral rights and lives and a step nearer war, if it must be. Still Hopes for Peace. Devoutly expressing Hie hope (hat it would not become necessary to "put armed force into action," the presi dent specifically asked for authority lo supply American merchant .ships with defensive anus "with the means of using them' and to "employ any other instrumentalities'' as well as a "sufficient credit' to enable him tit provide "adequate means of protec tion." Xftis, without being specific in terms, was n request for tiie use of the army and navy and the necessary money to make them effective. Jlcliind the rights of Americans, the president declared, he was thinking of the rights ff humanity, but through it all, he proclaimed to the world a pol icy of peace, if peace be possible. He disclaimed thinking of war or steps that might lead to it, and declared that the American people wanted to exercise none but the rights of peace. Resolution Introduced. "No course of mv choosing, or of ( Continued on Pagi Six.) f NRV YOliK, Feb. 2i. If Pn-si-dent WiUnn is nuthorized bv eoncre-s to ann ships to protd t American nicrchnntmen on the hiuh sea, lb American line steamship tied up here will resume sailing an soon as jrun- can be provided, it was stated by the line's officials Jjere today. President in Speech Hopes That It Will Not Be Necessary lo Put Armed Force Into Action Presi dent Asks Authority fcr Arming American Shijs and Employing Any Other Instrumentalities t3 Enable Him to Provide Protection. WASHINGTON, Feb. Pre ;i- dent Wilson arrived at the capltol ju:-t hcfo:t one o'cioi-it. lie spoke as follows: 'Gentlemen oT the ci ngross: "I have again, asked the privilege of addressing you because we are moving through critical times during which It seems to me to lie- my duty to keep in clone touch with the house1 of congress so that neither counsel, nor action shall run at cross pur poses between us. "On the third of February. I offi cially informed you of the midden and unexpected action o the imperial German government In dec-hiring its intention to disregard the promises it had made to this government in April last and undertake Immediately the submarine operations against all commerce whether of belligerents or of neutrals, that should peek to ap proach Great Britain and Ireland, the .Atlantic coasts of Kit rope or the har bors of the Eastern Mediterranean and to conduct those operations with out regard lo the established restric tions of international practice, with out regard to any considerations of humanity which might Interfere with their object. That policy was forth with put into practice. It has now been in active execution for nearly four weeks. liesjilts in Doubt. "Its practical results are not fully disclosed. The commerce of other neutral nations Is suffering severely but not, perhaps, very much more se verely than'il was already sectoring before the first of February vhen the new policy of the Imperial govern ment was put into operation. We have asked the co-operation of the other neutral governments to prevent these depredations, but I fear none of them thought it wise to join us in any common course of action. Our own commerce has suffered, Is suf fering, rather In apprehension than in fact, rather because so many of our ships are timidly keeping to their home ports than because American ships have h en sunk. "Two American vessels have been sunk, the llousatonic, and the Lyman M. Law. The case of the liotisatonic. which was carrying foodstuffs con signed to London, was essentially like the case of the Frye In which, it will be recalled, the German gov ernment admitted its liability for damages and the lives of the crew, an In the case of the Frye, were safe guarded with reasonable care. lEuthlfssncs of .Method. "The case of the Law, which was i i (Continued on Tage Six.) UCKNOS Alii KS. Arueutinc llepub- ; lie. I"cb. ''(!.- According Lu Na-. cion, the Argentine irovcrnment is en-j de.-n orir.L' to brini: almtil joint action by lilt- La l in-American republics ui u !'c: in-i mediation for ending the war. 1 iic tmtcd States will not he u-ked to take part becau-c oi its rup tare with (term any. Neotmt nn with the diplon.atie repri-'entative-heve of the other I.Jtt iii-Amci'i' aii re-piildie- will be initi.tted by Argentine, the new .-paper ay. SENATE DRAFT OF WHAT HE DESIRES WASHINGTON, Feb. 2d.-When tin president was at the cupilol it was i learned lute today, he ;jjivc Chairman t Flood of the lio'iM- foreign a f fairs j committee a draft id' lit- idea of what the resolution lo be adopted by con gress should be. The resolution was broad and embodied exactly what the president proposed to congress. A copy of the draft also was given to Senator Oliver. It would ;tuthor izc the president lo supply and man guns for merchant ships, give general authority to "employ any other in strumentality that may be necessary" and provide for a special bond issue of $1(10,1)0(1,0(10. Sentiment generally in the lion c seems to be that if the legislation proposed limits the president to arm ing ships or supplying convoys, it will carry. Republicans pai l i'-nhn lv, however, oppose an attempt that might be made to give the proident 1 blanket authority whieh would involve the country in war. Chairman Hood said that his bill would meet this ob jection. The president, he believes, has no desire to be entrusted with power tti make war. FIVE BILLIONS FOR LONDON, Kelt, lid. n the hone of commons today, Andrew llonar Law , chancellor of the exchequer, mi U'Hinecd that the total uY applieatioii for the war loan, treasniy bills and w ar savings eertif ieates tluririir the period of the war loans applie.itioiH wa LoO(i,:tlJ,!i-"i( poiuuls new money. ILLION I I'.KI.'LIN, l'i b. Jii. Men hant j pin up- Ul'j'irj to entente and neutral na tion-. U;t. been df-!P'ed or con demned as prize- by the central pow ers -nice the beinnin:: of Ihe war, it was officially announced today. TO ARMS! BOMBARDIHH CUT-a-AMARA WATERING PLACES! LONDON. l-eb. (Icrman de stroyers homln'i-th d itroadstalrs and .Margate early this morning. One woman and one child were Killed and two persons were injured. Two hous es wore dnmanetl. This announce mtnt was made In the house of com mons today I iy Sir Kdward Carson, first lord of the admiralty. Margate is one of the most popu lar watering places of Holland. It Is situated on the Isle of Thanet, i: the North Fea, a few miles from the North Foreland and eighty mile southeast of London. It has a popu lation of ahoal twenty four thous and. Itroadslairs is also an Knullsli wat ering place on the east coast of the Isle of Thanet. It is two miles north east oT Wamstfuio and has a popula tion of ahoni n;un. Sir Kdward ('arson said that one of four British torpedo boat destroy ers on patrol duty In the KniUish channel last night encountered sev eral German deM rovers and a short cnnaKcmeut ensued. The British de stroyer was not damaged though she was under heavy gun and torpedo fire. The German vcnels were tost sight of, the first lord said, hut in the darkness another toree of German (le st ro t'VA homhaniMl the undefended ports of Broadstaiis ami Margate. British light foiees In the vicinity closed in on the German warships, wiih h only reinaiiieil a short time, ho added, and were gone heforc the ap proach of the British vessels. The follow iic "l t ieial ac(-oiint of the raid wa- i--it(d by Field Mar-hal i-eount I'reneh. i ii'iiniander in chiel' f the li'iine t"ie( -; "Some enemy toipedo boat de-troy- ei npproaehed tie- Kenti-h coa-t at I 1 1 :l."i o'doeli a-t nihl and lire,) a number of shell- af the unfortified towns of Lroad-tair.-. and Mary ale. The fire wa- e"ii!inucd fur about two tiiinule-. The material damage caus ed w a -Vliuht. Oae tM-eiipied and one ulioeeupied hou-e were wrecked and about ten hou-e- were djiinayed. It i- regretted. h-tweM r, that one woman and one child were l.ilh d and I wo oth-er- -erion-ily in ja red. Bepres' -ntalive Ben Sheldon has returned from Salem and Portland. FROM THE TURKS i LONDON, F.-b. 'Jti. lut-el-.nuira has been captured from the Turks by the Uriti.-h forces, nccordini; iit ji statement made in the hoiie of im.ih moiis today by Andrew Bonar Law, member ol" t he British war council. The Turks are in retreat toward Bag hailah. J I mile-, to the west of Kul-el-Amara, pursued bv British cav alry. Kut -el-Amu ra, a trateyic military position on the Tigris liver leading to j Bagdad, was surrendered I o 1 he j Turks April 2S. l!H(i. iiflei- (Jeneral 'Towusliend with a Briti-h I'oice of I some 1MMMI troops had with-lood a siege since the previous December Mr. Bonar Law announeed that as a result ol' tin operations on the Tig ( lis river front all of the Turkish posi jtions from Sanuai.Mit to Kiit-el-Am-Jara have been sei'iired and that Ihe jtowu of Kul-el-Amara automatically I pa--ed into the hand- of the British. ! BFBLIN. Feb. Jii. -Aeeordiug lo ; the official new s aycii'-v at Con-tan-; linoplc, the lo. es o' the Briti-h in the I recent f ighting along the Tigris c.- eeed .'Ht.OI'O men. Secral sleaniships crowded with wounded Brit i-li sol diers have been -ent away, (lie news agency sav-. CONSTANT INOPLi;, l-Vh. 20- The Jwar office today announced with drawal of the forees at Kut-cl-Amara. j The nnoiincement follows: ; "According to a pre-arranged plan 'and in order to effert a junction with I reinforcements which ha ve arrived, jour troops whieh have held for a ; year advanced positions at Kut-et-lAmara, as well as positions ro the (asl and west of the 'own, have heen withdrawn to the rear In an iisterl direetion. The movement was en tirely unnoticed hy the enemy." f GlHCAfiO. Feb. JO. -Members of Ihe "Sukol Ciiion of America," n to I heuiiau organization nl' gymnast-, I PJ.OIU) in number, many o whom hae I had nhv-ieal Irainiiig-. lodav were j called (li to icpoi't to their di-tne( of- tieels uiMl ll view o turmuig- a So;o legiiui to he ready for service should President Wdson call lor volunteer-, : m in g!u in LINER WHEN TORPEDOED; ! 26 AIRICAIIS ABOARD , Laconia, I8,0.D Tolls, Cue of Largest Vessels of Cunnrd Fleet, Sunk at Sea Si:n.iay Night Sailed From Hew York February 18 for Liverpool ' 28 Survivors Lam'cil Details Lacking One Known Dead anJ I Some Missing Carried War Supplies, But No Explosives Six Amcri- car. Passengers and Twenty Americans in Crew 5000 Sacks of Mail, Containing Many Valuables, Aboard 75 Passengers and 216 In Crew None in Stcoraije Is Larcjesl Verse! Sunk Since Warfare Begun. XV.W Villi K. I'VI,. Twi-iily Ami'i-it-:)!!, u4l halivi' limn, wi-iv , mi'iulu'is til' tin- rivvv nl l!n' l.arnitia. ' I.ONlXlX, Fcl,. -Jii. - h i: ' dl liriiilly Ihnl the l.:wunii ! ll'lilt'tl illhiul n rnitiu. Mali'il - Inr- QIT.KXSTOWX, I'Vli. li(. - Tli Cnnaril lint' Mcmnhip l.ni'tniia, nl'i IH.IIHD Inns vi", wliii'll Inini j Ni'W Vnrk. I'YImiiii'v IS, I'm- Liver j MMil, lijis liivn sunk. I I.HXIiUX, .',.,. -Jii. - UYslry I'n.sl, ' Aincrirjin I'lmsiil nl (Jni'i'iistuwn, trl ' :,i'uniilir lln1 Anicrii'jin I'lnhn.sy ln.ft. Imlny: "('unnr.li'i' I i- ii'ln-cl ll:.'ill ' Snmliiv hiulil. Two liniMlrcl mill sc,.iv-i'ii;lii siirvivm-s IuihIimI. In ; Inils l;i'"!.in, lint knnu'ii "siiino niiss ; iiiir. niir ili'inl." ; Sinking- ( 'oiitirnicd. j NKV VOBK. Mi. 'Jii. The Cun nrd line announced at ::hi p. n:. that I they had received con I i rmal inn IVoni I I lie Biiti-ti admiralty ol' the dc-truc-jliou of the Laconia, and that (heir ad : vices stated there was only one cnsii I ally thus ('nr known. She was tor i pedoed last ni-hl, the line announced. ni:v V(h;k. ivb. oi;.-Five tiiou- and sacks of I'nited Stales mail were earricd by the l.aeoiiia, of whieh BUHl were t ratisl'ei red from the Amer ican liner St. Louis when it was de cided lo h"!d the Intler essel in port. Many valuable securities and dorii nienls -cut by Amerieari bi:-iiii'-s lirnw were -uppo-ed to be in the St. Louis mail bags. The Laeonia wa-- one of the large-l es-els of the Cunaid Meet and the large-l thus far sunk since the new German submarine warfare was com menced. She i-ei-j.-d-red M.tl!l!l tons, NFAV YOliK. Feb. Food riol - ing broke out again here (odav on Ihe Fa-t Side, police re-er e- w ere ca IL ed out lo ili-pi'i-i seveial huml red woju,..; v.'h. attacked u v.-gctable w:ig. on and .started lo dump barrel- uf pit- : tallies and union- into the -treel. The wuhien were rc-i-led b the owner,! who drew a revolver and threatened lo -hoot, lie was arre-led and wns followed to the police station by a nieiiaeing crowd "f women. '. OAKLAND WHITE SLAVE CASE IS DISMISSED OAKLAND, ( al., Feb. "JO. Mad ame Pauline Poiii-h, alias peail San born, foi mcrly of I lehna. .Mmit.. ehaige.l wiih alleged ullentpl ft. in duce Mrs. Pearl It'aillon enter San Francisco night life, wa- di-mi--ed today lor htek iA' c iib nec FOURTEEN KILLED WHEN FRENCH AIRSHIP IS STRUCK IlKI.'I.IN', VVIi. TmimIi i-ii j V.I-IV In- III,. il,..lli-lin ... i l-'nmli mi -hii ii'n,i inl in f.i'iil:i y'- ; illllriill titlttlMllliii'.'llH'll III IlitVf llt't'll ' 1 1 r ii t iIiiwm liv liif (Ii'iiniiit ili'h'ii-i -if I in-. was tiiip iVel long, 71 feet beam and HI feet depth. She wa.s built in ltU 1 at New Castle ami was commanded by Captain . D. r inc. I'asscngcrs A hoard. FirM enhin nisscuers aboard Mm Lneoiiin totalletl thirty-three and .sec ond cabin forty-two. The crew num bered UHi. There were mi steerage passenger,-. . The Ainericajis aboard were: Arthur T. Kithy, Biiinbridgc, N. ,L; Mr-. F. K. Harris, New York; F. 1 Gibbous of the Chicago Tribune; Mrs. Mary F. Hoy and Mis Kli.abelh Hoy ; of Chicago and liev. dames Wareing i of New York. ! The war supplies in the Laconia's j cargo included :!000 tons ,,f shell ease-, but llieic weic tin explosives on ibonrd. it wa- learned. Other items were (O.dOO bushel- of wheat, L'H-BI ! bales of eollon,' !I(H ions of provis ions. 1 Jos boxes ol' fruit, jnn steel ! plnles and casing-, T)0 tons of sun : dries ami limn hats of silver. A list of I wen I y Anieneiins in the crew of the Laconia on file in the of fice of I lie Briiish shipping commis sioner here, contains the following mimes ; V. Wrote.'. Ball imorc; 1 1. Smith, ! I i-ville. Ky.; M. Shimled. J. T. "- liam-, B. licdiie, B. CIcvidand, F. j Smith, .1. I'uinpines, ,, ), Bmll, ,1. ll.ewar, .1. I'.owniaii, D. Adamson, !1. Shepherd, .1. .bduison, II. Young, L. j Dnanell, It. Carter, T. Coffey, A. Dwyer and C. Me York Citv. .burg, ail of Xc Among I be nas-euger- (Mi ihe La ni.i were Mr. and Mis. G. Boston of LiM i j I. Mr-. V.ostnn is a fds- j ler of Mr-, Corning Kenlcy of MVd I ford. They were oil their return I home from n business and social visit ! in the I nited Slate-,. i WASHINGTON. Feb. -Jii.- Newspa- i per pabli-liei's from tlinuighoiil, the i Cnitcd Slate-, nn'etiu- here today u it h (he lederal trade conunissiuu. voti d unaa inioii-ly to co-operate with I he ''omiui--ion il it decides to ac cept the propo-al bv la ws pi'iut iiiim-ulact;irei- liiat the eoimni ion fix a price for their product-. The pub lishers agreed to reduce (heir re ((uiremcnl - if necessary to make ihe, plan successful. PASSES WAR ZONE I'AKIS, l'cti. mi. ... Tim AincTH'Ull rn-ii;lii"r Orlcar.s hiis rnUjreil tlin iiiiiiiih of Hip (ilromic, .iim oiiIIiik to a l.oi ill :iu k 1iMinlrh In lln? O ;i v n.s om'ii- Thf Oili'tnis anil lln' fri'ljihlm- Ho (liislfr Kfiu tliu fii-nt AtniMiraii vm wis to liai thu t'liliMil Slali'H for r:urnic nl'H'i' illploiiuuir rulutlnus with (aTiiiany wne .scvui'imI.
