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,. IMva siky f Orf son 4$flA WEATHER Maximum ycsk-i'dav, 10; lniniiniini to.lav, 20. FORIOCAST Tmiiylil and Iouuhtuw, fair; pooIit tonight with frost. WccliH'sdav, fair. tjflprt ' Pfe imedford Mail Tribune Wm I tB?ir-Ki?vT-Tfnr. MEPFORD. OKWi()Nr, Tn:s)AV. MARCH (i. 1917 XO. 205 fc AUSTRIA ADWESW 80BiARBMElMRl VIENNA HRM uiHEitEOf ? wilson seeking filibustersheld IN WIHRMN AVERTING BREAK r $ f WAYRUtARMNB UP 10 SCORN Bf I ' n , n to is kmi MERCHANT SHIPS OTHERSENAIORS IU U UUn I U E'fort to Substitute General Waniinq I j $$ t'tAZiX Stf President Awaiting Report Upon His Austrian Reply to American Note Holds. Neutrals Responsible for Losses They Suffer by Entering Territory Where Warlike Opera tions Are Taking Place Neutral Persons A 'ward Enemy Vessels Not Entitled to Freedom of Seas. LONDON, March G. The American ambassador lit Vienna lias been hand ed the reply of the Austrian govern ment to the American note inquiring OS to the position of the Austrian government in regard to unrestricted fuibniniinc warfare, according to a Vienna dispatch to Kenler's by nay of Amsterdam. The reply declares that neutrals are responsible for losses they suffer by entering territory where warlike op erations are taking place. Itcply to America, The American note which was dis IKitchcd to Vienna on February IS asking specifically whether the Aus trian assurances given following the sinking of tho Ancona and the Persia had been nullified. The reply says that "whatever attitude the Washing ton cabinet may take as to individual questions raised here," the Auslro llungarian government is "essentially in accord with the American govern ment in regard to protection of neu trals against endangering their lives." The memorandum then maintains that "neutral subjects have to bear themselves all losses they suffer by entering territory where warlike op erations are taking place." After a lengthy discussion of the Itritish blockade, which it declares is illegal, the memorandum continues: Xeutl-nls Warned. "The principle that neutrals should cujov in war limes the advantages ol the freedom of the seas refers only to neutral vessels and not to neutral persons aboard enemy vessels.' The reply further contends thai belligerents are entitled to decide for themselves what measures should he taken against an enemy in sea traffic and concludes: "Jn such cases neutrals have no other legitimate interests, and there fore no legal claim, than that a bel ligerent inform them in time ot a pn hihitinn directed to an enemy so that they can avoid entrusting their live and their goods to enemy vessels." CHICAGO, March . Threat en in; letters which have been received by Chicago financial and business lead ers have been turned over to the ted oral secret service men and oper atives todav were seeking the author Among those who were said to have been singled out for attack were Jos eph P. Griffin, president of the Chi cago board of trade; ,1. Ogden Ar mour, head of Armour & Co., packer and Kelson Morris, chairman of the board of directors of Morris 4c Co. packers. Guards have been placed at tin homes of the men against whom th threats were directed. NKW YORK. .March 6. The fed eral grand Jury which has been In vestigating the high cost of food and fuel, returned two Indictments todav naming us defendants in the first. ICS corporations and 55 Individuals. In the second ten corporations and 1 Individuals In the liusiuess or producing or selilns coal. for Individual Warning Cannot Be Lr- t m ' 11 Powers From Attorney General Accepted by the United States f& JiJ&?f ' f j Extra Session Before July to Pass Armed Merchant Vessels Cannot Be I f v , jr -y .,); f W f Appropriation Bills Which Were Regarded as Pirates. . si"" I Killed by Filibuster. WASHINGTON, March 0. -Aus tria's note declaring adhesion to the ;eneral principles of unrestricted sub marine warfare liolds out little, if any, hope that a break between the United States and tho Vienna gov- nn.cut may bo avoided. It was con sidered probable that the course of tho United States toward Austria might, tentatively at least, bo deter mined at today's cabinet meeting. 11 Austrian Invasions. Austria's effort to substltuto f'-r tho individual warning every mer chant ship Is entitled by international law to receive before being torpedoed a general warning to all vessels not to enter barred zones, cannot bo ac cepted by this .government. 1-ur-thermoro, the United States cont-mds now and always has contended that neutrals aboard enemy Merchant ships ore entitled to safety. One portion oC the communication which undoubted); will not me;t with the approval of tho United States is that having to do with defensively armed merchant ships. Austria's declaration that armed merchantmen 'are to bo regarded as pirate vessels. which may be destroyed," wa i re garded as being especially siiillicniii in view of the Intentions of the Unit ed States regarding armament for Us merchant shipping. Iteluctant to Itrrak. 1 Notwithstanding the perplexity cre ated In the minds of officials with a portion of the Austrian argument the extreme reluctance felt hero for a break with Germany's chief ally and the fact that Austria also does not do- sire It, will assure tile note a most friendly reading and every effort will be made to harmonize, the relations of the two governments if it can be done without surrender by either. A break willi Austria probably would be followed by one with Itul- aria and Turkey, jeopardizing Amer ican interests in those countries. Ambassador Peniefld at Vienna under instructions from t!e state de partment, has made full preparations for a break if it comes and for the withdrawal of the native Americans' and consuls. DEFENDS PLOT TO IE LONDON', March (. The Gcnnan jjovemincnt'-. plan fur involving Mex ico and Japan in war with the United State, in event ol hostilities between (iennany and America, wo defended in an address before the rcich-.ta? by the foreign secretary. Dr. Alfred Zim ntcrniaiin, as quoted in a Itettter dis patch from Amsterdam. Replying to objections raised by a socialist mem ber to the proposals, Zimmeiiiiann said : "We were looking out for all of us in the event of there beme a prospect of war with America. It was a nat ural ami justified precaution. I am not sorry that, throiij-h its publication in America, it also became known in Japan. 'Tor the dispatch of the-e instruction- a -ore way v.a- chosen which at pre-, nt is ;it (lermany's disposal. How th- Americans came into o- si. mi of the text which went to Amrr ica in special sccrei code we do not know. That these instructions should have fallen into American hands i- a misfortune, but that does not alter I In- I. o that the step was licics-aiv f,i- our patriotic 'interest-. EIGHT LIVES LOST IN HOTEL BLAZE VAXCTVHK. U. C. Match C Kiglit lives were lost thi.i morning when the Cifinahalla liotol at Hope., iSO miles east of Vaiu-ouve:, hunu'd. The bnildins was an old frame stnnv I are, there were .'10 peopu in the hjud and os.aped in thoi niht clothes, Homo l.eing forced to lea U'H'.v. nppei' s'Oiiiy. The knc.vn d iad c. r. : Tom Wilson, dominion poveri:n:ent fiutt Int-pecl-jr of Vancoiivr. iJert Head'', miner. WilliHm 'cKeevor, miner. Kobort f'ai'ii'heil, miner. Tliomus Taylor, lumberman of Van couver. Tom Kehoe, lumberman of Van couver. Keeble and I'almer were owners ol the hotel, which is u tutul loss, unin sured, 10 BE REAR ADMIRAL WASHINGTON', Marcn ;. Renom Inution of In. Cary T. Grayson, as medical director in tlm navy rank of rear admiral, which failed of confir mation in the senate during the last session after n prolonged fight, was sent to the senate today by President Wilson. ' ' Kiuhteen per-oi(s were killed which was a sleeper, near Altonnii, ,rK?s7, - ' ftp 4 4- V Mf ' 9f "4 SAX KKAXCMSCO, March fi. Ma jor General .1. Franklin 1K-1I, com mander of the western department, of the Tnited Slates army, designat ed today the following points and dntofi for civiliun military training i ! in i iiv ue.a.,ci.L i- vcar: ' Santa Barbara. Oil., (First campnienii .lane j 10 June .,o; i sec- ono eucaiupmcau .liny i 10 .iiny .;o. Suit Lake City Utah. August 4 to September -1, American l.alic, Wash., August -1 to September 'd. All men between the ages of IN and 4-1 Inclusive are eligible to enlist. Men past 4." years old may attend by special permission. Army officers expect to train f,,.",u0 men in all three camps. ECl I IP f I fV 1 P''l'i'iiec aauiM the proliuMtion lau W AVI" 1 Ar!i,ml w!"lil,'r lil'w lhl' Itillinslc; OLniL UnuLjlnother win. arc to I..' -overnmen WASHINGTON, March C The u prnnie court today refused to re-open or re-consider Its recent decision in the iJifcKs-t'aminetti white tilavu iuihch and denied tlie application of K. Drew Ganiinetti of Sacramento for re-hear- iits-; of it.s de: Tee affirming his conviction. FIRST PICTURES OF WRECK THA T KILLED instantly when a !'ns freight crashed I'u . Si-veta! tr.-ibt cars rolled over the Mali's iiu'iclmiit lii)s will he imncd hy the I'nited Stiitcs il" rrosident Wilson lias tlh1 power and il is tk't'iiled In riirnisli j" tins and ,mim-is lor ships crossing tin Atlantic in ilctiancc tin (ii'inian "inad d;M Mibinariiu caniain. Tlirci'-inch ir tour-inch yans will lie ununited on the sterns of ships and expert gunners provided to upenile them. The "tins will he used onlv for defense. TO TRY HI GILL SKATTI.i:, Wash.. March l .Mayor Hiram ('. tiill, t'hicl' ol' Police Charles L. llcckini:ham, Koraicr Sbcr ilT Hubert T. Ilod.e and City Detec tives M. -M. Peyser, John I'onhnau, lames Doom and Diiniel Mi'l.cntiau were placed on trial in the 1'nilcd I States dir-trict court todav, cbarued .,,! M.iro. v to violate section '.':! lot the -criminal laws of tho Unit en-jsl.(i ,, ;,,.,.,. ,,.,. Uy ..i.i,,,,,,.,,, r liquor into the jjij,, Vabiii"lon Six other men indicted uiih ,he defendant s placed I on I t in I today ill be witnesses for I I he ii'4eeu(iun. (till, I lee Ui nulla ill, ! Ilnde and the dcleelivo have separ- ate enin,-el. The defendants having been already irrai'-incd and pleaded nut guilty, the iic-linnin of j urn ix was beun ipi-Mijiplly when court opened today and eilit had been accepted when adjournment was taken at noon. Tin I'irM juror. .), S. Harris, former em ploye of a coal company at lietiton 'ah., ua aked uhethi-r he had judicc aaint the prohibit ion law, it witueMs. Harris denied that he had -aid to aiioliiei- maii in the hallway this morhiri'j: "Cimdi Gill.' Couiim.I lor fiill aked Harris: "You know of Mayor Gill's earnest endeavor to en force the prohibition law.''' Jinl.ue Netteier ruled that the quc 1 ion w;is iuiproperlv worded, and "eauic-t" was tln-rcfore omitted. EIGHTEEN into n pas-enuer train, the los( car of euiloinkmcut. The ,ii-uro sh,, ws the WASIIIXUTON, March C Presi dent Wilson, It was staled authorita tively today, will do evorythiug pos sible to find a way to urm American ships and protect them In other ways from submariuo duiiKcr, in spito ol thu failure ot tho senate to pass the bill kIvIiik him specific power. A final decision on whether the president cun legally arm the ships without specific authorization Is ex pected shortly. The opinion express. ed during the senate debate of the bill that without action by congress the president has no right to arm Ameri can niercliiintmeii, was taken into careful consideration, however, and tho president will not act until he Is certain. Kxtrn Session (Vrt4lin. In deciding on the lemil status of Iho question, It was learned, the presi dent and his advlHers arc considering tho Intent of tho old statuto passed in 1S19 which was cited In the sen ate as prohibiting the arming of mcr cbantmeu for action against armed public, vessels of nations In iinilty wllb tho t'nlted Htates. An extra session of congress be fore July 1 to pass appropriations. If for no other purpose, seemed today to be certain. If tho senate amends its rules so prompt action can be taken on an armed neutrality bill, an extra session of congress may be expected within tho next two or three weeks. , Appropriation measures that failed included the urmy appropriation bill, carrying $1!70,iiuo,uuii; the sundry civt! appropriation, carrying $1:!!), 000,000; the general deficiency, W, 000,000; thu rivers and harbors bill, $:S!i.OUO,uoo, and the military acad emy, f 1,1)110,(100. .Messages, apparently spontaneous, which came to government officials today from all parts of tho country, criticized In bitter terms the senators who prevented action on the armed neutrality bill. Democratic Caucus. Iiemocrats of the senate in caucus today elected Senator .Martin of Vir ginia majority floor leader and Sena tor King, the new member from 1'tali. secretary of the caucus. Ko tho dem ocrats might ciii'cuh the senate ad journed at I2;;i0 o'clock until noon Wednesday. The senate democratic caucus late today appointed a committee of six senators to confer with a republican committee with a view to bi-partisan agreement on u rule to limit debute in the senate. Senators Iteed, Owen, Swunson, Moke Smith, , lames and Walsh were named to represent the democrats, 1 lie caucus adjourned to meet again tomorrow. Senator Saul.shur.v of Delaware was selected by senate democrats ill call cos late today to succeed himself a president pro tempore of (lie senate. Senator Lewis or Illinois was re-elc, t ed democratic whip. SEATTLE IE IANDS WASHINGTON. Morel, II.- John W. Seholicld. receive!- ,,r ilh. i 1 1 -.!-.--cut Merchants' National Hank of So altlc, the supreme court decided to day, is i nl II I, , In Seattle tide lands and harbor lenses, ..aid ),, . Wlirt)i .t:HHi,lMiii. now held by rhm-lcs II. lin ker, former reeoivcr ,,' the bank, ami thu Seal He Waterfront 1,'eall v u- plili v. 'I he eolll'l II I I i I in . 1 decrees re iplirilig Ih.I.er and the really company to I ii in oer the propeity. Lower courts he, ihai Maker had the prop erly in Ii ii-i f,,- , i-,.,i,,r- of the ,,.. funel bank, Williams Grills Vat daman and Others Who Deny That They Sought to Prevent a Vote on Armed Neutral ity Kenyon Also Favorable to Bill Lodye Reintroduces Resolution. WASHINGTON', March- ti. Sen ator Lodge of Massachusetts reintro duced in the senate today the armed neutrality bill which failed of passage Stinduy. When he nsked its referenen lo the foreign relations committee, Senator Thomas of (.'olorndo mndo the point of order that congress was not in session, which Vice-President Marshall sustained. Senators Vurdaiuan, democrat, oE .Mississippi, and Kenyon, republican of Iowa, two of the twelve senntorK who did not sign the senate manifesto in favor of the armed neutrality bill, and who were included in the group referred to by President Wilson as "u little group of willful men," who had rendered the country, ''helpless mid contemptible" before the world, ex plained to ihe senate today that llley had not been in complicity to prevent a vole oii''the bill. Williams Iteplies. " Senator 'Williams, replying to llis colleague, declared emphatically (lint I'vesidcnt Wilson was right in - hi criticism of a few senators who iiiudo legislation by nil overwhelming ma jority impossible in the tuition's crisis and that whatever might have been their motive, they, und not congress, were responsible for the I'niled Stales being "helpless and contemptible" be fore the world. ' ' ' ' Senator Vnrdamnn rose to a ques tion of personal privilege lo state that be diil not desire lo prevent u vole on the bill, but would not have voted for it. "It is nnl my purpose lo make an explanation," said Senator Vurda iiiiin. "I prefer lo let iny uctions and words interpret themselves. Hut I notice that my name appears lis one. of the 'liltlc group of willful - men' charged with Ihe crime of preventing the president's program from being; i-arrjcd out." Should Legislate. "My colleague says congress has -omc I'lglits, rejoined Senator Ill inois, and I think one of them is to legislate. A filibuster may be rightly used against some things, but when the honor of the nation is at stake and when il renders llicgoveruinenl; of the I nit oil Slates helpless and con temptible, as I h.. president says, be fore the world, it is not excusublc. My colleague sys he occupied only sixteen minute. it is also true that the senator from Wisconsin, Mr. I,a l-'olloltc, did not occupy liny time, but il is also true that he was against the bill. "I don't want this occasion to pass without an opportunity to impress on tin- people of this country and tho world that coii'jrcss was in supnort of tlie president for the legislation he asked. We were bound,, manacled, held helples- oud contemptible by the-e men. Not only congress, but the ureal majority id' the people of tlie I'nitcd Stales arc behind the pres ident in this ci-i.-is," People With President. Senator (iroiim, of North Dakota, k iiskcl if Senator Williams was sure of that, and Mr. Williams declared he was as sure of it as he was that (Continued on Page Two.) ASK PRESIDENT 10 SAN KKANUSCO. M;irHi li. I'rrMtltnt WiUon will he nkit to pimlnii V. ln'v Cainiiii'tti, m of An lliony ( 'iirniiM't ti, rnmnikMoner , .Kt'ii crnl of inmiiynitioM, nml Mniiry I. liiiL', wlm-i' ji)iioiils Corn rohciirin were ileninl Imhiy by Ihe I'nitvd Statt-j upt'emc coiirl, w
