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HOME EDITION
TODAY'S PRICES
Mexican bank notes state bills. 10317:
pi-j 60 Met Role 63 nacionales
19. bar s.vr H & H. quotation. 7SS.
cnpper $31$".! 50 Grains lower. I-it-tork
steady Stocks irregular.
EMB
i
I WEATHER FORECAST.
j F.I ra-o and Wnt Teian. fair. colder
'New Sfvnrfro. onA-tHrd: Arizona fair.
rubier frertlnr outlirant portion.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS.
EL PASO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY M. 19! 7.
IEL1VERED -NTWHERK 6e IONT.f
FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY.
Bernstorf f and Consuls Go To Germany
Ef.
PASO c iMERf-e1D
OUNTISiT
HENILT
GUARDED
Special Train Carries German
Suite From Washington
l o onip s rier.
ENVOY COURTEOUS
IN HIS FAREWELL
Expresses Regret At Leaving
and Appreciation of Treat-
ment in United States.
TTOBOKE.V. N. J
Feb. 14 Count
f" 1 von Bernstoff.
former German
' ambassador to the United States.
countess ron Bernstorff and a large
number of embassy and consular of-
ficials and attaches left the United
States today to return to Germany.
They took passage on the Scandinavian-American
line steamship Fred-
erick VIIL for Copenhagen.
The special train carrying count von
Bemstorff. and his suite from Wash-
ington arrived at the railroad terminal
iere at 6:56 a. m.
The train immediately was surround-
ed bv a guard of Hoboken police and
l-ovemment secret Bervice men and no
t ne was permitted to approach -without
credentials. Count von Bemstorff
and the members of his party r mained j
i their stateroom for half an hour af-
ter the train stopped about two blocks
irom the dock of "the Frederick VIIL .
Then the count and countess sur
t rised the crotm of newspaper men.
. as
photographers and movtng jiicrare
'Delators who were permitted to pass
the police lines by appearing on the
rear platform of their car. The former
ambassador smilingly acknowledged
the erreetlnrs of several persons ne
3new and for five minutes posed good '
x.aturedly for the benefit of the camera .
jnen. f
Although he txenanged lniormai re-
vnarira th count reinsert to euomiL io
an interview. :
At 7:37 oclocK tne count ana coun- i
ttfs; von Bemstorff stepped into ai
i losed automoDiie sa were ianen iu aam aispaicn io lieuiers says ii " consent or the senate Dut nis appear-
the pier. They had breakfast with se! obviously inspired article has been pub- i ance was the signal for cheering both
cral of their immediate friends on
board the Frederick VIIL
Ererylhlnc I Gnnrded.
The train made no stops between
Washington and Hoboken except
pauses necessary for switching. The .
19 city blocks between the Erie yard j
ut AVeehawken and the end or the .
journey here were picketed with police
The route from the train to the pier
lay between lines of policemen and de-
tectives ana a iorce oi iou inspector-
Jrom the neutrality squad of the col-
lector of the port was on duty at the
ier. A New York police boat pushed
Its way up and down among the ice
floes in the Hudson in front of the
Scandinavian-American docks and two
femaller police launches guarded the
north and south sides of the pier.
Collector Jlalone of the port of Xew
Tork with ten officials from the cus-
tom house spent the night on the
Frederick VIII ready to receive the
former ambassador when he came
aboard.
Carrie Heavy Passenger Liat.
The Federick VIII parries 409 pos-
Fengera in her first and -50 in her
recond class cabins the largest number
i-he ever booked Among them is the
baroness Zwiedinek. wife of baron
Jvrich Zwiedinek. who was designated
charge d'affaires of the Austrian em-
bassy after the dismissal of ambassa-
dor Dumba. Another passenger is Wolf
on Igel. who was arrested in connec-
tion with alleged plots to blow up the
"Welland canal and was permitted to
Jeave the country on t-0006 bond on
pending Indictments.
100 Canadian to Inapect Ship.
Halifax. J. S-. Feb. 14. One hun-
dred covernment officials and inspec-
tors arrived here today from Ottawa
to take part in the examination of the t
-teamer FreaencK viii wnicu win
atop at this port on her way to Co-
penhagen. Unusual precautions are being taken
to sruard the members of the party dur-
ing their stay here. The steamer will
not atop at quarantine but will enter
the harbor and naval patrol boats will
escort her to an -nchorage near shore.
It was announced that examination
of the cargo would begin immediately
upon the steamers arrival to aeier-
mine whether the steamer carried con- i
traband.
Farewell Statement.
In a. farewell statement count von
Eernstorff expressed the hope that war
between the United States and Ger-
many might be averted and that friend-
ly relations might soon be re-established
The former German ambassa-
dor said to a group of newspaper cor-
respondents: "In leaving the United States after
n. stay of eight years. I wish to ex-
tend to my many personal friends my
heartfelt thanks for the great kindness
nd cordial hospitality they have
shown me.
"My heart is full of gratitude to
those whose personal feelings never
v.avered during the trying years of the
war. In the last days I have received
ho many cordial farewell messages that
it was impossible to send thanks for
them individually.
"Countess von Bemstorff joins me in
this expression of our deepest personal
gratitude.
"I hope that war may be averted
and that old friendly relations bet-
"l' "" uniicu oiiira wiu ucnud.ii- .
y soon be rMtored.'
Prior to Ms arrival in Hoboken count
(Continued on Page 5. Col 3.)
Good Roads To Tie All
CUBAN REBEL
LEADER SLSI
Major General Is Wounded;
Ssveral Clashes With
Insurgents Reported.
Havana. Cuba. Feb. 14. It is report-
ed that Col. Baldomero Acosta mayor
of Maiianao. who is said to have led
the rebels which engaged in a fight
with rurales 40 miles from Havana
Tuesday has been killed and that Maj.
Gen. Enrique Loynaz del Castillo has
been wounded.
President Menocal is rtliablv quoted
as admitting that troops are in revolt
In Camaguey province. The insursents
will be attacked bv a heavy force un-
der Cols. Figuroa and Colazzo.
Seiernl CIahe Reported.
A small group of rebels in Orients
province clashed with loyal troopers
Tuesday afternoon. The rebels lost
seven killed and several wounded. Five
or six minor encounters between ru-
rales and rebels have also been report-
ed from various points r.l Mundo
quotes president Menocal as saying
that the yacht Julito. owned by former
president Gomez has been captured
near Casilda in Santa Clara province
by the captain of the port.
Warning From I". S.
Washington. I C Feb. 14. Secretary
Lansing sent to the Cuban people to-
day a warning that any government
that might be established by revolt
could not be recognized by the United
States.
GERMANY DENIES SEEKING
onDirv ta ivnin WAP
Berlin Germany. Feb 14. It is abso-
lutely denied here that German in a
note to the United States or through
other mediums is inviting suggestions
for the avoidance of actual war. It is
reiterated that the Imperial govern
ment is not ".1 "'
sumed in the submarine warfare and
that there can be no talk or thought .
-.racIAn frnni tn& nt-ftrram nirenov le-
;Vn-i.rf iW I
inT C-HTIPa Out.
In view or this it is declared in.au- .
thoritatie circles that any further
United States may be dismissed as un- '
warranted and Improbable. ;
parley or exchange of notes with tne
pcDMlNV WH I NOT ATTArif I
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NEUTRAL WARSHIPS CONVOYS
'
'
I.ondon Eng. Feb. 14. An Amster-
lished in a maloritv of the German
j papers dealing with the convoy of neu- I
J tral ships through the barred zone. :
wII be eIposea t0 an tne possibilities
of intensified submarine warfare.
It adds tnat submarines would not
altack neutral war vessels acting as
convoys but that su-i vessels would
risk n view ot the daneer from mines
FIRST PASSENGER SHIP FROM
U. S. HAS REACHED ENGLAND
New York Feb. 14 The White Star
line steamship Adriatic the first Xew
Tork passenger vessel to leave New
York after Germany's unrestricted sub-
marine warfare bgan. has arrived
safely at Liverpool according to a
i cablegram received here today by the
iiitciii.ii.iifii.ii luritiiiiuic ui.iiiiv
One American citizen W. G. Fridge
of San Francisco was among the 44
passengers The ship's cargo was val-
ued at several million dollars. The
vessel sailed February S. and was
armed with a si""c-inch naval pun
0NE BRITISH STEAMSHIP
AND TWO TRAWLERS SUNK
London. Eng Feb. 11. The F. D. !
Lambert a British steamship of 1"5 j
tons gross was sunk Tuesday night j
by a German submarine according Io J
notice posted at Lloyd s snipping ;
agency today. The crew has been I
landed.
Two British trawlers alSO l'a.e been
3unK- . i
' I
NAVAL 11II.L IS OW
I.N IIAMJS OI
Washington D C. Feb.
1 1 The
naval appropriation bill today was in
the bands of a sub committee or the
senate naval committee. The commit-
tee was appointed immediately after
the bill had passed the house y ester- j
day by a vote of 353 to S3 in order to i
speed up its consideration. '
The bill carries about S3Cg.OO0.OOff.
the largest amount ever appropriated
at one time for naval preparedness.
FRENCH PORT OF CETTK 1
EXEMPTED FROM WAR
ZOM1. i
Rio Janeiro Feb. 14. The German
legation has been instructed by Berlin
to Inform the Brazilian government
that the French port of Cette and ports
on the Iberian pelnsula. as well as
those of other neutral countries are
not included In the zones In which sea
traffic is prohibited by Germany
WOLLD PROVIDE PRIZES
FOR S.MKIXG MIIMAni.NKS j j.
Pans. France. Feb. 14. A prize of
36.00 francs for the crew of any '
French allied or neutral vessel which i :
succeeds in destroying an attacking
submarine is provided for in a reeolu- '.
tion introduced in the chamber of dep- j
uties today by Andre Le Fevrc I
I
GCRJIAM'S WAR COST TllLs J '
FAR ! !' RILLIU .MARKS .'.
Loudon. Eng.. Feb. 14. Germany's !
. ... j;. v.. -M-t....i .w- ;
of 69.0(00oo0u0 markT says a tele- j
S?."" .Berlin forwarded j- the
-j i tiM" tuciii at .iiublc(iu v xt-jU'-
ter"s Telegram company
is i be iif "
GOVERWQR'SAGTS
Charged in Resolution With j
Injecting Politics Into
State Boards.
Austin. Texas Feb. 14. Senator
Johnson of Hall created a sensation
In the senate today when he Intro-
duced a resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee of five
senators to make an investigation of
the official acts of governor James E.
Ferguson.
In order to relieve the lieutenant
governor of the responsibility of nam-
ing the committee the resolution names
it. the five senators being: Dean.
Hudspeth. Lattimore Johnston. of
Harris and Buchanan of Scurry.
It is charged in the resolution that
the governor has violated the decisions
of the supreme court and of the con-
stitution of the state in allowing cer
tain deficiencies
Inject Politic Info Hoard. Charge
"It has been specifically charged and
it is now here charged." says the reso-
lution "that through the boards which
control the state university and the in-
sane asjlum. effort has been made
and is now being made to inject poli-
tics into the management of said in-
stitutions and to control them by polit-
ical boards under the domination and
influence of said James E. Ferguson."
Governor Defie Accuser.
Governor Ferguson took ti.e initfa-
' tive in the matter of an in estimation
f his affairs by the senate and in the
midst of a discussion of a point of or-
der. as to whether the resolution pro
viding for sacb an Investigation should
be ordered went before the senate and
defied his accusers to show that one
of the charges made against him is
true.
"If the chaiges made in this reso
i oBht not to be governor rt tie S .
lution are true" he declared "then
nJ r..iTi4 j" vA-ir i ? tr (tiaa
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ma(Je tnem OUKht to r.Sign frora this
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" fJ1. ""'"""S" i lore uv auti certain that the Mexicans had the three i ns """'"' 5UK"1 """ "-
rann that Kv f- nnr rrftrth - At. .. . ....... .. ... . .
mber of this body nor to be an
member of this body nor to be an
American citizen "
Ileille To CharK .
Governor Ferguson took up the
charges in order and replied to them.
-''ther entering a general denial or ex-
iitafninir snwffic pharees in j. much
different light than they were made
tn nn.4 v
.to appear.
The governor spoke by unanimous
. hA rvr- .r rh nafA nnH th iral
jeries he was frequently applauded
during his remarks.
Ilrdlrrlctlng To lie Acted Upon.
Final disposition is expected to be
taken in the house during the week to
the Boner bill providing for congres-
sional redisricting of the state. The
senate ha already passed its congres-
sional redisricting bill and the senate
measure may be substituted for the
house bill although there may be
opposltlon to this plan. The pure seed
i bill is on the table subject to call and
may be taken up at any time.
Mar Not llnke Probe.
The senate is expected to dispose of !
the question as to whether or not
k iiuvauuu 4 w nwi i v
ere will be an investigation of the j
fairs of the university within the
!Xt day or two. Despite the fact that j
th
affairs
next
the students and faculty of that msti
tution appear eager for an investiga-
tion the senate does not seem disposed
i Jo have such an investigation a- is
being urced
Hn nill Igain-t link 1orni.
Representative Iienton has intro-
duced in the house a bill w hich seeks
to prevent the introduction into Texas
of the socalled pink worm which is
laiined to be more destructite to cot-
ton than the Texas boll weevil. This
worm flourishes in Mexico and a re-
cent investigation by experts from the
state department of agriculture has
disclosed that this insect has already
invaded certain border points in Texas.
To lmh rontrnllon Krxolntlon.
Senator McXealus is to make an effort
this trrrk to have ronsirierri hi rfso.
lution providing for
hJ . Z t
.... i
iveiition. He aaifl that he would not
f i ow wait until the submission ques-
ia TU ' "on is settled in the house but in-
leitutu li pioteti nun III" riuuyu
There is also pending in tlte lmusc
constitutional convention resolution.
WRIT OF ERROR DENIED IN
BL0CH VS. RIO GRANDE BANK
Austin Tex.. Feb. 14. Motion to dis-
miss the application for a writ of er-
ror was granted today by the supreme
court in the case of Herman Blocb vs.
Rio Grande Valley Bank and Trust
company irom i rasu. tne applica-
tion for a writ of error was dismissed
for want of jurisdiction by the supreme
court.
TWO MORE JLDfins FOR
HAWAII ARK NOlIirVATED
Washington D. C Feb. 14. Presi-
dent Wilson today nominated Samuel
B. Kent of Honolulu as second judge.
and W. H. Heen of Honolulu as third I
inrlprA nf tl. first
circuit court o!
Hawaii.
: : : : : : : : : :
THE DAY l CO.MIRESS.
Senate.
Resumed debate on Postoffice
appropriation W1L
Foreign relations committee
considered bill to establish pro-
visional government for Danish
West Indies.
Met with house in joint con-
vention and canvassed the elec-
toral vote.
IIoue.
Recessed until 1 p m lor
jo.nt electoral Vote cam ass.
:.
The Southwest In To
Dl TS L 0 0 Ti
'Ml
RICH! SEIZE
AIRUS
Cross Into the United States
South Of Hachita Get
Captives and Escape.
12TH CAVALRY IS
AWAITING ORDERS
Nogales Ranch South Of
Border Is Also Raided
By the Villislas.
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
HACHITA. X. M Feb. 11. Ameri-
can cavalry may cross the Inter-
national line in an effort to res-
cue A. P. Peterson Hugh Acord and
Burton Jensen the three American
Mormon cowboys who were carried off
Monday afternoon by a band of armed j
Mexicans under Prudencio Miranda
aid to be a commander in Jose Ynez
Salazar's Villa army.
Lieut. CoL J. C Waterman command-
ing a squadron of the 13th U. S. cav
alry oa this sector of the border has j
aispatcneo two troops oi cavalry to tne
border from Hachita to make a search
for the mi"iing Americans. Asked by
The Associated Press correspondent if
he would follow a "hot trail" across the
border. Lieut. CoL waterman said he
XcerTand Tolld'ifdw.T.SS'.nS
before acting.
xiowever. it was Deuerea nere today
uiai in tne e.eni if. oecame Knownior
crisin tht th f.-rf-r vH th i.r
American prisoners on the Mexican aide
V ".XT! w" 5" . Tr ..'. "? '.Z
of the border cavalry troops will cross
in an enort to rescue tnem. i
Raider Walt Until Troop Par.
Eugene Romney. a relative of one of
the missing Mormon cowboys said to-
day the Mexican raiders crossed the
border Into the United States Monday
afternoon after cutting the line fence.
The raid occurred he said soon after
a troop of the 12th cavalry had passed
Dy tne corner l-ancn on patrol duty.
The raiders rode to the Corner ranch i
I ordered all the Mexicans employed
there to Join their band took cattle
and horses and then went In search of
trie inree jiormon cowooys wno were
out on the range rounding up cattle.
Romney siid. The raiders were be-
lieved to nave obtained their lnforma-
tion as to the
whereabouts of the cow- :
boy s from the Mexican ranch hands.
SpllUbury Glr t of Itnl.l.
Romney said he obtained his Infor-
L"f""n. "1 i" a Irom - P".-
'"'" "' '""" "". r."- " '"''.
J
r. ri ii --v.v ituu nao - i
Carrizal and was taken prisoner to-
gether with negro cavalrymen bv de I
facto troops. Spillsbury has a ranch
a short distance from the Corner ranch.
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which is owned by the Palomas Land
and Cattle company an American com-
P"''-
The raid Monday followed a raid ati;
the Nogales camp. 40 miles south of
the order. which occurred on February
10. according to information received
here This raid was also made by Mi-
randa's commar-d cattlemen here be-
lieve. Ten horses were killed 3nd a
large quantity of stock and supplies
taken there. This rancn is also owned
by Americans.
Ranch Completely Looted.
Columbus X. M Feb. 14. Three
Americans seized and taken into Mexico
by a band of Mexican raiders Tuesday
are believed held for ransom accord-
ing to reports today.
Reports from Hachita late Tuesday
stated that a Mexican band invaded .
jMJirriran son. miirc son in ot t-m
iu. and raided the Corner ranch car- i
rying
off three American Mormon cow-
boys some Mexican families living on
the ranch and all livestock wagons
and supplies They then crossed the
line into Mexico.
The "Corner Ranch" is owned by the
Palomas Land and Cattle company
wlili h also owns large holdings in the
vicinity of Palomas. C K. Warren of
three Oaks. Mich. is one of the princi-
pal stockholders in the company.
Raid on Nogale Ranch.
A laid on the Nogales ranch which
Is located 40 miles from the border in
Mexico and 100 miles from Hachita. N.
M.. occurred on February 10 according
to a message received here.
As far as has been learned here no
one was killed during either raid al-
though only the most meager details
have been received from "The Corner
Ranch" and the Nogales ranch because
or inetr isolation.
Name of Mormnn.
The Mormons liring in the section
where the Padomas Land company has
i us rancn were saiu to De Jonn fierce
j Miles Pierce Andrew Peterson jr.. two
Drotners named Jensen and a young
UU liaiUCU AUillllE I
leteron One of the CnptlTe.
One of the Mormons carried off by
Hie raiders was Andrew Peterson jr.
according to a telegram received Tues-
day night by a relative . from Lem
Spillsbury. a Mo-mon scout with Gen.
Pershing's expedition. Spillsbury. who
was the only white man taken prisoner
by tha Carranza troops in the Carrizal
engagement last June is now living
near the scene of the raid. He sent his
telegram from Hachita. .
Vllllstna Leate Paloiua.
The Villa cavalry band that occupied !
"u""ia 1JJM:s ueiieieu "" to oe
(ixmtinued on Fas . Col. .).
U. S: HAS 2S00
SLIT PITHS
j Can Turn Out 25 Boats a
Day Available for Chas-
ing German U-boats.
i
Washington. D. C Feb. 14. Ap-
proximately 2500 power craft of vari-
ous types are available for duty as
scout patrols about American harbors
according to navy department figures.
Of these 150 boats have been surveyed
and formally enroled in the new scout
patrol sen ice 1809 others are known
to meet the full requirements of the
service and the remainder are desig-
nated as second rate but nearly all
of them could perform some war time
duty. The department expects to com-
plete plans this week for two new
types of boats to be used as submarine
chasers.
They will be big and fast enough to
form the outer line of patrol main-
taining themselves at sea lor two
weeks or more. They will be construct-
ed of wood. It is estimated that within
two months after work begins vessels
of this type can be turned out com-
pleted at a rate of probably 25 or 30
boats a day and with the production
increasing
-HisTRi-iwniii n i
! wmimm
Pi w I I 1 1 I li I 3 I it 1 1 '
Conversations Between For-1 Considers However Ger-
eign Office and U. S. many's Illegal Acts Leave
Envoy Are Peaceful.
I London Eng.. Feb. 14 The follow-
: . ... . M
'"E semi-of f Iclal statement from ten-
' na regarding the relations of Ac
J Hungary and the United State appears
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i in iiie iiencfai .ii-eiKer oi uussciaori.
"Negotiations have been taking
' place between count C7ernin tAnstro-
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs)
and Frederick O. Penfield (the Araeri-
can ambassador at Vienna since the
rupture of relations between the Unit-
ed States and Germany on the question Germany out that the T nited States that he Law was sunk in the Mediter-
of the future relations between the f;:f"SleaTe the old conventTons " ranean where Austria also :s conduct-
OI Ine re relations Detween tne
Lnlteil States and Austria-Hungary
n view of the fact that Austria-Hun-
arwlit.l har-.ir with nmr'
srr aBoOC'atetl "Pr8er nUh German-y s I
declaration of intensified submarine
warfare. I
-vjn t.
XJn the American side a desire has
been shown to avoid a rupture with ' government free to take whatever ac-Austria-IIungary.
because Washington ' tlon l deems best
shrinks from severing all relations I Tne seamen's bill proidd that un-
wlth the central powers. Berlin too ' ess foreign governments accepted its
would nrefer that thm .ii hrlrlr. ha t provisions as an amendment to com-
left unbroken.
o Concession
'The opinion prevails in Vienna and
Berlin that the decision to embark
upon an intensified submarine war- j
upon un intexisitieu suoiziarine war-
fare did not constitute an action which
i should have forced the United States I
- 'to such a policy as lias been chosen bv J
Washington towards Gerraanv. The
central powers have no intention of
canceling the new submarine warfare.
epciallv fn view of the impossibility
of establishing under present methods
or submarine righting whether there
are any Americans on board torpedoed '
vessels. No concessions could be made !
to the United States which would ren- J
der negative the nature of the new sub-
marine warfare not even for the sake
of the highly valued friendship of the
United States.
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o Rnnlt si. ir.
It therefore remains with America j
iv iiiiu means w men win permit tne
I maintenance of normal relations ac- I
wording to the American conception j
between America and the dual mon- i
.j. ci
with the continuance of
intensified submarine warfare.
me negotiations between t
the Aus-
tro-Hungarian foreign office and the
American ambassador have up to now
led to no result but a negative of posi-
tive settlement mav be reached In a
few days Count Tarnowski (Austrio-
Hungarian ambassador to the United
States) ha not vet presented his cre-
aentfals. but already hns had a conver-
sation with secretarv of state Lansing."
NAVAL EXPERTS AND MINING
ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS GUNS.
New York. Feb. 14. In an effort to :
increase the efficiency and life of guns
constructed for the United States gov- .
uiiiitieni memoers oi tne :saval con- r
suiting uoarn win uuring the next ;
two weeks meet with the American '
tue ot SIinlnS Engineers for dls-
cussion of an important phase of this
I neeitoA .. tkfm.k i " 1? caa.
I iiection with the 114th convention of
the institute to be held in New York
. v-i.
during the week of February 19 and
"iiii - cnt ot ine Army ana avy govern-
ment representatives and other experts j
win oe in attendance. ;
. deals with the erlsion of guns or th
h.runinfl. n .1. InA ... . -
. - t. ouujdv . irv UtOCUWIi
...u.iii vi mo nine auriace oi tile
gun tube a problem which is at pres-
ent seriously engaging the attention of
many of the country s leading scien
Mats.
A committee of the Naval Consulting
board headed by Dr. Hudson Maxim
will be present at the Mining Engineers
session and dlacuc tho subject after
which the committee will hold a meet-
ing with technical experts in the rooms
of the American Institute of Mining
Lngineers.
TH.. ah a ' ..... 1 .... : .. '.
- .. i... ..a mi uiiauiiinc uvti.ru i
nas been invited to attend the meeting
ot tne institute i
El Paso a
' PAfBDL BOATS
i GUARDING SNIPS
Sub. War Zone Swarms
With Armed Vessels Ar-
riving Ships Assert.
Xew York. Feb. 14. Travelers from
Euorpe arriving here on British ships
speak of the extreme activity of the
British patrol boats which they say
swarmed about them during their
Journeys through the submarine war
zone. Passengers on the Laconla and
Ascania which got in Tuesday testi-
fied that armed trawlers and other
patrol boats accompanied them part of
the way in relays.
The Rvndam. of the Holland-America
line reached her dock at Hoboken this
morning. She sailed from this port for
Rotterdam on January 2S but turned
about within 14 hours of Falmouth and
came back. The Ryndam carried 20
American passengers. Steel for export
is piling up on the piers and It is esti-
mated more that I.000.O00 tons are here
awaiting shipment.
Shippers say the British government
is preparing to send tank steamers to
take over large quantities of oil and
gasoline which have been accumulating
here since the Standard Oil company
refused to send out its own shipi.
o. s mruiE
UP TO TREATY
'
TJ. S. a Free Hand.
I
Washington. D. C Feb 14. While
" "-" ?"" consiuers iaa i.er-
.... . .....
the Halted States considers that Ger-
" miht properly and Jasliv denounce !
'. -." -- "-"
... . . - ..
uto i ruKt.iunenR treaty ot 1133
and IMS It was declared at the state
department today that the government
. will continue to live up to the spirit of
i the old conventions.
i It was indicated there will be no re-
i affirmation or extensions as asked by
th stand.
i The United
States considers Ger-
many's failure to accept the seamen's bill I
-.inenanieni to square tne law witn tne
treaty and the illegal interferences with
commerce between this country and
Germany s enemies by submarine war
fare. in defiance of the reaty. leave this
merciai treaties sucn as tnose in ques-
tiin fK. tr..u. ....1.4 V .a
that even in case of war the nation
remain-ng neutral shall have entire
freedom of commerce even with the
ireeaom of
ports of the
been iolat
warfar-
enemy. This prow-tton has '.
..T hi- rimnr. . i.-.n . .
" - " ...... -. - ..... .uw
12 Ships Enter French
Ports in a Single Dau.
Despite U-Boal Warfare
Paris. Trance Feb 14 The German
ubmarine tampaign has o far been
I ineffective according to Marcel Hutin. i
j editor of the Echo de Pan As proof. 1
" "U'n says tnat on Mondav li;
French or neutral yhips entered French :
ports.
NORWAY nCNMJDV CUCnCM I
LJ.iJ UVf. I
SEND PROTEST TO GERMANY !
tji i- r.w ut...... .. r. I
penhagen correspondent reports that '
Norway. Sweden and Denmark have
handed to the German ministers iden- !
tlcal notes protesting against the naval '
measures taken by Germany and Aua- volvlnc vlnl-iflrn nr a-...i- .i-v-tna-Hungary
and maklne all reserva- ro"nS ilolatlons of American rlghU
lions regarding the loss of life and
the material damage resulting.
ine nuie aixirms mat no oeinerent
has the right to prohibit peaceful nav- ; -'"""" omciais to be hasten-
igation through zones the limits of ns the approach of the' hour when tha
wnicn are very distant from enemy
coasts which could be blockaded only
in A Iei?lfimte manner Th .nr.rn.
ments recall the universally recognized
law on natal blockade! namely that a
"J""1 nP cnnot be captured if it is
not making an attempt to violate the
blockade and that in the event of a ship
capturea it must ot Drought before a
prize court.
Finally the note points out the
measures announced will be all the
more contrarr to the principles of ln-
ernat'"al w. if. as the tenor of the
mmnnitiin. ? th. i.. .
. - - - w-
ernments seem to indicate thev are to
be applied without distinction ' to all
-t..n . .i
v - '""" '
..
VTTLF IX TRANCE Is 1
LIMITED TO patrol ILAMU'
Pans Frame F b 11 "Patrol en-'
tountera occurred Tuesday night in the '
it. mon of Soissons and in the Cham- I
f.cal report. "In Lorrame Tn auack '
bv the enemy m the sector of Baccarat
bv the enemy m the sector of Baccarat
was broken uf. In Alsace east of
Metzeral we made a surprise attack
.and tool. nnnn.N
"This morning: a German aviator
diopped bombs on Dunkirk There weie
no victims and no damase was done. In
the vicimtv of Pomn. v Mirth...
Jiosene. Dornna were
. ' - --. - u.
dronped. Two I
civilians
were
killed and two i
woumletl "
Big League
18 YET
KNOWN
The Captain and Crew ofi
Schooner Lyman M. Law
Are Reported Landed
SHIP CARRIED
NO CONTRABAND
Whether She Was Given
Warning Has Not Yet
Been Determined.
Lomio.V Feb. j The Amen-
can schooner Lyman 31. Law.
was sunk by a aubmarlne ra
Monday according to a dl patch
from the Mefanl agency of Rome.
The crew including eight Araerl-
enn u rt -prtcd to hate bees
landed.
The Lvmaa M. Law. Capt. Chatfleld.
was last reported on her departure
i Sicily. She was owned by i he Benedict-
Hanson Marine company of Sew
Maven. Conn. Her gross tonnage was
l . She wm built in 1S90 at West
Haven. Conn.
. -ASHIN-TOJC D. C Feb H
H . -.
. nr un we oasts of news dls-
;e ; r T Ti?ith. hA -.......... i
! -
.buu. tut: bdCiiUUCUfc OCK21
(ouay seeking of
fficial informatloa of
the destruction of the American schoon.
er Lyman 2L Law by a submarine to
determine at once how the case affects
j the delicate situation between Ger-
many and the United States.
The dispatch was taken to Indicate
i "'s submarine operations.
AVa Ship Warned;
The main points to be determined
are. whether the ship was attacked
withoui warning whether she carried
contraband and whether any American
iiveK were lost.
The United States considers the sink
ing of a ship carrying contraband a
doubtful right but as in the cases of
the sailing ship William P Frye and
' the steamer Housatonic. has not con-
i sidered it a violation of international
law to be compared to destruction
which entails loss of life
Whether the destruction of the Law-
will turn out to be "the overt act" of
the submarine campaign will have to
uepena on tne exact facts.
. j -- -.
Carried
""i - .oniranand.
. Advu e from Ban -Or. Maine sfat-e.1
tie schooner Lyman M. Law sailed from
11.. - v ""U'V D. Willi
. 0 bundle of lemon box ehooks.
t -L ..v.vu . nccn earner.
I 1 nere tens in. -Awt. l.n r.i.A...a
I IflKln An t. tA.L-ln. ..1.
Sr.nVo?. e TshfPPf TTtli
The schooner was to go direct to
Palermo without touching at any other
J"Ft Thf cargo was valued at 331-
"w anrt was ""ired There were nine
men n addition to the captain in the.
- .
"' 1omh"' 'r Snbraarlnc.
Consul Treadway at Rome cabled
repon today indicating that the
Ly-man M. Law was not torpedoed bn
was destroyed by a bomb pUced on
'oard ? submarine
Vn' ireaaways report said tha
out flew no n'"' Wa3 An3triaa
- '
irritation Accumulating.
The accumulation of ;--... --
since the recent diplomatic break;
with Germany is generally believed by
.i..i-. .- .....
president again will so before
gress.
con-
retention of 7 Americana
brought in or the prize ship Yarrow-
dale Is regarded as another indication
-... . -
f Germany disregard of American
A definite sentiment gained ground
in administration quarters today that
an accumulation of acts indicating a
disregard for American rights will hav
.
AH TVlVleh tft Hn with .h.nln h& ..!!
.. .. ...... s "
m itjucii io uo wriin soaniitir ma nnitrit
hSf "?T &tatea as. an'r ovfrJ act
Which mav be committe.t nffTlin:t Amer.
lean ships.
Wo ilil Keep Whole Blame on Germany.
While it has been indicated at tha
state ceportment that there can be
no legal objection to the government
supplying suns to American ships.
president Wilson is understood to bo
d'fif lned a
"L'FJ1' e Germany
any step which.
the slightest
ground for throwing responsibility for
any future troubls upon tae Ln'ted
States.
Reports of the piling tp of freight
destined to Europe the temporary
"hutting down of grain elevators an4
toe outer evidences of the effect of tha
nw submarine campaign upon neutral
commerce are regarded as -"-t of the
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