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VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 14.
ABSOLUTE MILITARY RULE IN BERLIN
LEADERS SURE
U-80ATW0ULD
im mw
Counted All the Costs and
Decided World Would
Admire Their Power.
PLAN UTTER FAILURE
Year of Unrestricted War-
fare Finds Effectiveness
Rapidly Declining.
By the Aswrinted Press.
One year of ruthless warfare by
German submarines brings this an-
swer from Sir Eric Geddes first
lord of the British admiralty. “The
submarine is held.”
Coincident with this announce-
ment comes the disclosure by a
Dutch newspaper that German mili-
tary and financial leaders expected
the U-boats to bring Great Britain
to her knees in six months and end
the war.
This disclosure also shows that
German commercial leaders realized
the possibility of drawing the United
States into the war against her but
that this was waved aside as unim-
portant because it was believed the
U-boat would quickly bring the
world to Germany’s feet not only in
submission but in admiration for
her unscrupulous use of her power.
Sinking of merchant shipping has
dropped below’ the level maintained
before the policy of unlimited de-
struction went dnto effect on Feb-
ruary 1 1917.
SCOFFED AT AMERICA.
Knew War Was Coming But
Thought Vs of No Consequence.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2—The Han-
delsblad today published a series of
documents obtained secretly from
German archives showing the steps
which led to the adoption by
Germany of her unrestricted sub-
marine campaign a year ago. The
following is a summary of the docu-
ments:
At the clcse of 1915 the German
admiralty prepared a memorandum
to show that unrestricted U-boat
warfare would compel Great Britain
to sue for peace within six months.
The wording of this memorandum
indicates that the admiralty already
had decided to adopt this intensified
warfare but desired to convince the
emperor the imperial chanceLlar and
the foreign office of the certainty of
the good results on economic and
general grounds rather than mere-
ly on military grounds.
Accordingly the memorandum
based its arguments on statistics of
food prices freight and insurance
rates in Groat Britain. It pointed
out the effects which even the re-
stricted submarine war had shown
on prices of the essential commodi-
ties on the balance of trade and on
the morale of the English people
and deduced from this that with un-
restricted submarine warfare Eng-
land could hold out only a short pe-
riod against these factors.
Helfferich Rejected Plan.
The memorandum first was sub-
mitted to Dr. von Bethmann-Holl-
weg the imperia) chancellor and
then to Dr. Karl Helfferich vice
chancellor. The latter rejected it on
the ground that it was impossible
to set a limit on England's staying
power and the absence of authentic
estimates of her stocks on hand and
also because it deferred the action
which would result from neutrals
especially the United States.
The authors of the memorandum
then sent a reply in which they
pointed out the gravity of the inter-
nal situation in Germany and as-
sured Dr. Helfferich that a desperate
remedy was necessary. They rein-
forced their argument as to the se-
riousness of the internal state of af-
fairs by calling in nine experts rep-
resenting German finance commerce
mining anh agriculture to reply to
three questions: First what would be
the effect on England of an unre-
stricted submarine war; second what |
would be the effect on Germany’s •
relations with the United States and I
other neutrals and third to what ।
extent did the internal situation of ।
Germany demand the use of this
drastic weapon?
All the experts agreed on the first
point that England would have to sue
for peace in six months at most. One
said England’s supply of foodstuffs
was smaller than in peace time and
therefore a ruthless U-boat war
would probably accomplish the pur-
pose in three months. Another as- .
serted England's position was vir-
tually vulnerabie owing to her de-
pendence on foreign capital and the |
absence of a spirit of s^lf-sacrifice '
among the English people. He there- 1
fore thought six months was an ex- 1
ecssive estimate.
On the second question. Paul 1
Reusch Prussian councillor of com- *
merce said: j
World Would Respect PoVer.
“The neutrals despise our restrict- 1
cd submarine warfare. Every ship in
British waters enemy or neutral 1
should be torpedoed without warn-
ing. The world only respects those *
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THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
MEXICAN STANDS OFF
100 POLICE FINALLY
KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Killed Two of Would-Be Cap-
tors After Shooting Wom-
an and Slaying Children.
! EL PASO Tex. Feb. 2. —- After
j withstanding a siege by more than
100 city and military policemen
Felipe Alvarrez who late last night
shot and dangerously wounded Mrs.
Trinidad Lucero killed her two
small children and killed a police-
man and civilian who sought to
capture him was dislodged from his
refuge in an outhouse in the densely
populated Mexican quarter at 3
o’clock this Dooming by a charge
of dynamite.
Four charges of dynamite were
exploded before the buildnig was
wrecked and Alvarrez’s body hurled
high into the air. Examination of
the body disclosed that he had re-
ceived six bullet wounds from the
policemen and soldiers who exchang-
ed hundreds of shots with the fugi
I tive.
Alvarrez’s victims were;
Killed:
JUAN GARCIA deputy city tax
collector.
OCTAVIANO PEREA. police-
man.
SALVADERO LUCERO aged 3.
ALFREDO LUCERO aged 2.
Dangerously wounded: Mrs. Trin-
idad Lucero.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
AT MADRID ORDERED
THE GIRALDA SUNK
;
Feeling Runs High in Spain
and Cabinet May Split
Over Future Course.
London Time* Strike.
Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and ihe Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Copyright. ISHB by The Public Ledger Co
LONDON Feb. 2.—Filson 1 oung.
a well-known correspondent tele-
graphs from Seville Spain to the
Daily News as follows:
“The sinking of the Spanish ship
Giralda continues to be the chief
topic of conversation and for the tie-
liberations of the government. The
indignation at this insult to Spanish
dignity is even higher than when the
submarine U-293 escaped from Ca-
diz. A study of the facts gleaned
from conversations with the mem-
bers of the Giralda’s crew satisfies
the public that the incident bear: a
deeper significance even than was
gathered from the facts previously
published.
“The chief officer of the Giralda
was ordered on board the submarine
with the ship’s papers and was kept
On board for four hours while the
submarine commander made wireless
signals to Arnajus from when e
there is direct communication to
Madrid asking instructions whether
he should sink the ship.
“An answer tame back presuma-
bly from the German embassy sav-
ing ‘yes.’ A party from the subma-
rine then boarded the Giralda or-
dered the crew into the boats be-
haved in a deliberately insulting
manner robbed the officers of their
money’ and effects and bombed the
ship.”
The correspondent adds: “I am
satisfied as to these facts. It is said
that at the cabinet meeting the gov-
ernment was divided on the ques-
tion as to the breaking of diplomatic
relations with Germany. It is al-
most certain that Germany is now
acting upon a deliberate policy of
forcing Spain into the war. either as
an enemy through irritation or as an
ally by terrorization.’’
Ex-Scotland Yards Chief Dead.
LONDON. Feb. 2.—William Mel-
ville ex-chief of Scotland Yards
died here today.
THE WEATHER
TEMPI HAU RES.
FEB. 1. 2 a. m 23
3 p. ni 24 3 a. m 23
4 p. m 21 4 a. m 23 ‘
5 p. m 2 1 5 a. in 23 !
6 p. 25 s a. m 25
7 p. m 25 7 a. m 2<> I
s p. m 25 R a. m 25
9 n. 24 % a. m |
io p. m 2 4 10 a. in 2 2
11 p. nt 23 11 a. m 33 I
12 midnight. ... 25 12 ni 35
FED. 2. 1 p m 40
1 a. m 25 2 p. m 45 |
♦
WEATHER FORECAST. <
For San Antonio and vicinity: Tonight I
ind Sunday cloudy; freezing tonight; Sun-
lay warmer.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOVRISTS.
।Forecasts by The Light.)
ST. LODIS: Temperature 14. clear. 4-
mile wind from tho southwest; warmer;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours 10: I
highest 16.
CHICAGO: Temperature. 2: clear; 14- J
mile wind from the southwest; warmer;
owest temperature in last 24 hours 2;
highest. 12.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature zero clear.
10-mile wind from the south; warmer:
oweM temperature in last 24 hours. 2 bJ-
ow zero; highest. 8.
KANSAS CITY Temperature. 6; clear;
4-mile wiad from the southwest warm- :
•r: lowest temperature in last 24 hours.
highest 14.
NEW YORK: Temperature S clear; 4- ।
nilv wind from the southwest; warmer i
tunday : lowest temperature in lart 21 (
lours. 6; l.ighest. 20. j «
WASHINGTON: Temperature IR clouuv. r
-mile wind from the south: warmer Sun- I <
lay ; lowest temperature in ln«t 24 hours. I <
6. hisheM. 3« I
MARCH SUITED
FOB POST OF
STIFF CHIEF
To Be Named to Succeed
Bliss If He Can Be Spared
by Gen. Pershing.
MAY BE MADE GENERAL
Promise of More Thorough
Uniting of War Agencies
Seen in Appointment.
t
WASHINGTON D C. Feb. 2.—
Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March Is slated
to become acting chief of staff of
the army if General Pershing can
spare him from his present duties
as chief of artillery of the expedi-
tionary forces. No reply has been
received as yet from General Persh-
ing.
The qualifications of General
March for duties have been highly
spoken of by officers of General
Pershing’s staff. Secretary Baker
has had»under consideration for some
time the urgent necessity of putting
a young man at the head of the staff
to co-ordinate the military branches
of the army. Several of the general
officers have been discussed for the
post.
Biddle to Be Assistant.
Maj. Gen. John Biddle assistant
chief of staff and now acting < hief.
in the absence of General Bliss will
continue as assistant so far aa is
known.
Army officers see in the appoint-
ment of General March promise of a
more thorough uniting of all War
Department agencies than has been
po/sible heretofore owing to the pe-
culiar situation in which the general
staff has found itself since the en-
trance of the United States into the
war.
When the war began Major Gen-
eral Scott chief of staff was prompt-
ly detached for duty in Russia with
the Root commission. General Bliss
as his assistant took ov. r the work
but did not succeed tn the title of
chief of staff until General Scott’s
retirement.
Organization Has Flaws.
Immediately’ after his elevation to
that post he was in turn detached to
go to Europe. It is an open secret
at the War Department that there
has been a lack of carefully organ-
ized staff work due to this situation.
The selection of General March
neans that Major General Bliss chief
of staff is to remain permanently
in Europe as American military rep-
resentative at the supreme war coun-
cil. No official statement was avail-
able as to the action contemplated
but it is expected that General March
will undertake his new duties in the
near future.
The permanent assignment of Gen-
eral Bliss to the war council may re-
sult in a request to Congress for au-
thority to appoint an Additional gen-
eral. As General March will be in
fact head of the army it is regarde 1
as probable that he will be given
the rank and title of chief of staff
later. General Bliss being continued
in similar rank hut relieved as (hief
of staff tn permit him to devote him-
self exclusively to his work abroad.
Has Had Active Career.
General March is 53 years old and
was born in Pennsylvania from
which state he went to the military
icademy. Ho has been attached to
the artillery branch continuously
with the exception of duty as major
and later as lieutenant colonel of
volunteers infantry in 1899-1901 for
Philippine service.
General- March commanded the
Astor battery* in the Spanish-Amori-
?an war. Ho graduated from tho
artillery school with high marks in
1898 and served on the general staff
from 1903 tn 1904.
During the Russo-Japanese war
to was military observer for the
American Army with the Japanese
roops.
REPORT FOR DUTY
Hirer Of fleers .Assigned Io New Cav-
alry Regiments Arrive.
Three officers who have been as-1
signed to the cavalry- regiments to be
irganized in the Southern Depart-
nent have reported for duty. They)
ire Col. George O. Cress who is to
•ommand the 306th regiment to be
rganized at Fort Clark; Lieut. Col.
^itzhugh Lee. who is assigned to the
104th regiment at Leun Springs i
ind- Lieut. Col. C. S. Haight who is
^signed to the 303rd regiment atj
^eon Springs.
Colonel Cress corner from Camp:
irant. Rockford 111. where Brig. I
•en. Maivern-Hill Barnum former-!
y Colonel Barnum chief of staff
Southern Department is stationed.
Colonel Cress was formerly Southern |
Jepartment inspector general an 1
vas transferred to Camp Grant only
short time ago.
Lieut. Col. Fitzhugh Lee was for-
ier!y stationed at Fort Sani Hous-
on as aide to the late Maj. Gen.
’rederick Funston. Lieutenant Col-
nel Loe was captain of the South-
rn Department polo team which
on the championship at San Frar-j
Isco. B »th he and Lieutenant < i
nel Haight come to San Antonio |.
rom Camp Lee Petersburg Va.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SATURDAY' FEBRUARY' 2. 1918.—EIGHT PAGES.
John L. Sullivan Former
Champion Boxer Is Dead
. Sudden Attack of Heart
Trouble Ends Career of Fa-
mous Fighter at His Home
Near Boston—Was One of
t Most Picturesque Charac-
ters in History of Prize-
fighting.
J j ABINGTON. Mass. Feb. 2.—John
jL. Sullivan formerly heavyweight
I champion of the United States
1 died at his home here today.
Sullivan vho was 59 years old
had lived on a farm here for the last
ten years. He was taken ill with
heart trouble three weeks ago but
his health quickly improved and he
I went to ’ Boston yesterday. This
f morning he arose as usual and plan-
t ned another visit to the city but
during the forenoon had an attack
s ! of tho old trouble from which he
- I tailed to rally. He died at noun
j ' Sullivan's wife died some months
ago.
Fighting Spirit Remained.
; Sullivans ola lighting spirit rc-
। ; mained with him to the end. The
■ in. t i;unti;i» spell 1 tt him uneon-
• s/ious lor ten minutes and when he
* rallied Gcorgv M. Bush a iriend
- aho lived " .th him was applyinj
ice b;.gs to his head. Bush told the!
former champion that he had sent |
» fur a doclor.
f I don t want any doctor ’’ John'
. L. said. I'vc listened to a lot of 1
। them in my life and I know l anil
ail right and can doctor mysell." ‘
He protested when Dr. Rann who
had been summoned by Bush told 1
j him he had belter go to bed for a I
couple of nours. Wnen Dr. Rann I
I ieft. Sullivan called Bush.
AY anted to Take Bath.
• Is the bathroom warm George?
he asked.
“Yes."
“Well that's Une. I want to take
a bath."
' Ten minutes later lie was dead.
. William Kelley a 15-year-old boy
tho had been adopted by Sullivan
and Bush were with him when he
passed awa^.
John Laurence Sullivan was one of
he most picturesque ‘hiracirrs inj
the hi< Ty of prize-fh;liiin’4. For.
up i than ten \ears fi >ia the : 1
h«» deleaUC Paddy Ryan it in
a bar? knuckle fight under the Lon-
don pnre ring rules i.ntii he was
defeated by James J. C jvbett in
1892 his personality and methods of!
fighting completely dominated spoil-
ing circles in the United Stites.
In the annals of pugi ha i in ’his
country two notable distinctions
were his —he was the last c h:-nipion
< f the United States to figh: under
London prize rinf rules. It was
largely through his achievements
that the championship title vas
made prize of great monetary value.
In the earlv days of his career
>lOOO a side was looked on as a
»reat sum. He received only $53 for
tile fight that made him a national
< haracter in fisticuffs and won him
the right fo challenge Paddy Kyan
lor the championship.
I'ricnd of Kile* King Edward.
His friends ranged all the way
from the ordinary "fight fan’’ to
many men of social and financial
distinction in the United States and
it is said he was on chumming terms
with the late King Edward Vil of
England
He began his fighting career soon
after he was 17 when as the “Bos-
ton Strong Boy’’ he took part in
amateur boxing contests in several
cities in Massachusetts if Sullivan's
< ustomary procedure in Ins early
youth could be called boxing. Tac-
tics strategy plans of campaign
were all swept away when John L
hammered his ruthless undeviat-
ing way* to the front. His style was
atavistic a return to the simple pri-1
native principle of battering an op-
ponent into insensibility. His suc-
cess coupled w ith his free manners. I
a certain social triumph and hisi
subsequent position as a semi-publk-
character proclaimed him a sort of I
dignitary in the sporting world.
After his nine-round fight withf
Paddy Rvan on the strip of green-
sward on the Gulf of Mexico the I
word "knockout” was manufactured
by Billy Madden Sullivan’s trainer j
'< describe the effect of his blows
' w hen properly delivered.
Fought 75 Rounds.
His hardest fight was with Jakej
Kilrain. It was fought near New
• < irleans and lasted for 75 rounds
i That was the last championship con-
test in the United States to be fought
। with bare knuckles under the old
I rules.
That fight practically* decided the
uselessness of trying to beat Sulli- ]
pan by* combating him in his own
( sledge hammer style. A 39-round ;
right with Charley Mitchell a wary i
and skillful boxer seemed to show j
| fighting managers that the great
i John L. might be vulnerable to a!
man who could box well and stay!
’ ’ ith him long enough to wear hind
(’ow n. The opportunity* to try this I
i.iethod on the champion fell to I
James J. CorbetL The purse was]
| the largest ever put up in a ring bat-j
tie up to that time. The purse was I
$25000 and the stakes $20000. The)
tight that was to end John L.’s |
championship was fought before the
t’lympic Club of New Orleans. When
’he fight was over there was a new
< bampioh of the world. Sullivan
was 34 at ’he time of his defeat.
Sullivan said himself that he mad.*
two millions in the fighting bus!-
•toss and that he spent one million
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FIFTY PATIENTS ARE
TAKEN FROM BURNING
AUSTIN SANITARIUM
■ i
Presbyterian Institution De-
stroyed by Fire —Student
Flyers Aid in Rescues.
4 — ’
AUSTIN. Tex.. Feb. 2—The Aus-
tin Prrsbylorian sanitarium. just
north of the capitol building is prac-
tically a total loss from a fire which
broke out at 2:45 this morning.
All of (he 50 patients were re-
moved from the building without in-
jury and with a minimum of excite-
ment. Five new born babies were
among tbcuu
About 100 volunteers from the
school of military aeronautics assist-
ed the nurse*- in the work of rescue
and aided the firemen in plying
■streams of water on the burning
'structure. Private homes near by
‘were thrown open for the reception
of patients. Toward morning some
w re taken to their homes and the'
i others were .sent to tile city hospital
and the Seton infirmary.
The sanitarium building which
[was of bri-1: veneer was valued at
I sL'a.ooo and was Insured for $20-
p o °.
TO TRY ARMY OFFICERS
I
Three Arrotcsl in \ ice Raid* to Face
Court-Alartial Alonday.
A general court-martial has been
ordered at Camp Travis to try three
army* officers of the camp who were .
arrested in vice raids in San Antonio.
The court v>ill convene at 1 p. ni.
Monday. February 4. Detailed for '
the court are four colonels three
lieutenant colonels and five majors. .
They are Col. Edmund M. Leary.
Col. Edward T. Hartmann. Col.
Fr ink C. Boggs Col. Henry B. Far- ।
rar: Lieut. Cols. Mark Wheler. Le- ‘
j Vert Coleman and ^amucl Franken- ‘
berger: Majors James W.. Evoring-
ton. E. Kearslev Sterling John M. 1
True. Louis V. Greer and Birdsall P. (
Briscoe. 1
M il. Hood Boone was named judge I j
advocate. His assistants will be
Lieutenants James Raker and Law- v
renco Lipper. It is announced the ’
trials will be public.
Army Mule Skinners
Forbidden to “Cuss”
Army Mule in France
The picturesqu- "army mule
skinnei" is to go. In his place 1
' there is to be t’e now “army <
I packer” ami the new “army* t
| teamster” who ar? chiefly to bo •«
| distinguished from the former If
type by the fact that t»iey do not
“cuss" the army mule.
I For an edict has gone forth ! t
I from the powtrs that bo in tho ?!
I army that it is no longer good c
' form t-o swear at the army mule. I I
I He is to be handled /ith gentle •-
consideration and allowances are It
to be made for his peauliarities. I
A’eteran army* mule skinners say* ;c
it can not be don': that there is v
onlv* cne language the army mule r
understands and that it is not
found outside of the historic vo-
। calmlary of tho m le skinner. I
However tho army is working c
| upon the theor. of evolution so ।
to speak. They believe that the j
: reason it was always considered |f
1 necessary* to swear at tho army* c
mule in tho past was because n
the said mule’ early education \
was neglected. The army pro- r
poses to begin at th beginning. c
Army* mule recruits are now* be- t
ing trained at the San Antnnio a
’ remount stations to respond to ।
endearing phrases and soothing p
words. The matter is in ton n
much of an experimental stage . ( ]
just yet to declare th.it it is a
success but theoretically it ought a
to be. Veteran mule skinners. e
however look at such a policy' a
askance.
“Just wait unti’ an eight mule j.
team gets mired down in a mud- y
dole in France—just wait!” say*
the veterans. -
AHMS IN
FRANCE CLOSE
TOENEMFUNE
Pershing’s Men at the Front
Occupy Muddy Trenches
in Marshy Ground.
GUNS ROAR STEADILY
Thrilling Scenes Nightly
When Signal Flares Tell
of Coming Raids.
By Ilie Associated Pie««.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE Feb. 2. — American
gunners and riflemen have made it
hot for enemy snipers during the
last 24 hours. < »ne German sniping
post discovered by* a patrol was
obliterated completely by our artil-
lery fire. An enemy machine gun
I secretly placed during a fog where
|it could enfilade our lines had to be
I withdrawn.
j JFMM*iale«i I’.T-is < <'rre»pondtfii<’e
WITH Till-] AMERICAN ARMY
।I N FRANCE Feb. I.—American
troops in trenches on the French
front at one place are onlv 60 feel
from the German line. In another
place a mile of ground separates thr
opposing positions. At this point
however there are a number of
ponds and neither side apparently
desires to occupy tho vv uer-cov er U
ground.
The American trenches all are in
more or less marshy ground mak-
ing tho use of "duck boards” neces-
sary at all times except when the
trench water and mud are frozen.
The trenches wore shallow when the
Americans moved in but since then
they have been deepened and im-
proved. Every dugout the soldiers
work almost constantly at the pumps
keeping out the water which sweeps
in. The watery conditions are unfa-
vorable for trench rats and few of
them are seer!.
In some places the artillery is on
ground but little higher than the
trenches although a number of our
batteries manage to keep “dry feet"
most of the time. The enemy artil-
lery in some places is on higher
ground than the Americans and
within sight of one of our positions
there is a German observation post
overlooking much territory. Thia
has been shelled repeatedly nnd
doubtless has been hit on several oc-
casions.
Thrilling Night
Dn clear nights the hill upon
.which this post stands out against
the sky is illuminated oc asionalh
by rockets sent up by one side or the
other so that the men in the line
may see the shadows which mean
that the enemy’ is near.
Tho scene at night is thrilling nnd j
inspiring. On the firing platform*’ i
the men stand near their r iles. ()th-i
era splash through the tren h some- ।
times slipping from the duck board- I
into the water above their knees. ।
They are probably going out on pa-
trol.
If tho position is near the enemy*
!in 3 hardly a word is ever spoken
and when a word is necessary it i’
spoken in a whisper.
Far away to one side of the posi-
tion a white stream shoots up t”
the sky and breaks in white balls
that throw a light as if from power-
ful electric batteries. Tho reflec-
tions show wire entanglements ami
s( rubby bushes on the hills near by.
then tho lights die out.
Guns Roar. Shells shriek.
AH the while there is tho intermit-
tent roar of guns and a whistle as of
(‘Xpress trains as projectiles of dif-
ferent calibers go rushing over the
American tren hes seeking a Ger-
! man target. Tho American soldiers
have become so .accustomed to such
I sounds that now they apparently pay
[no attention to them.
Ijvory man in tho line at all times
ihas his eyes open for two kinds of
[colored rockets. One is green and
the otner is red. The first means
asphyxiating gas and the other calls
for barrage.
Intermittently during the night
there comes from different parts <«f
the lino the single crack of a rifl?
as a sniper fires or the rapid spit
of a machine gun at some suspected
point of object for th? machine
•-runners shoot first and a^k ques- j
tions afterw’ards.
In tho da.y time it is different be-
catiJo tho men in the line can sea
what is before them and there are
no <b ■ eptive shadows
Fog Stops Aerial Activity.
During tho post few days there
has been no aerial activity because
of tho fog hut during the clear days
preceding tho bad weather the nien
in the line witnessed many thrilHn?
fights in tho air. German airplane* s
coming over at a considerable hoprh*
on observation trins would he shelled
via* roi’sl v as the v come within
range. Usually they fly in groups
of three but they separate when
the shrapnel puffs begin to b^enk
among them. A trail of snloke from
bursting shells follows the enemy
planes across the ^ky until they are
out of range. If the Germans after
du< king and dodging shrapnel get
hack of the American linos French
airplanes climb un after them -and
e\* r\ time tho Germans turn tail
and retire.
At other times our men watch
French airplanes under Die fire of
Gorman anti-aircraft batteries.
On at least one occasion ihe men
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PLAN NATIONAL PROTEST
AGAINST THE ARREST Of
NOTED SOCIALIST LEADER
Severe Measures of Repression Adopted in Ger-
many to Curb Peace Strikes May Bring
Retaliation by Workmen
FACTORIES PLACED UNDER MARTIAL LAW
— . 1
Serious Rioting Reported in Spandau Where War
Plants Are Located—Soldiers Attacked by
Mob While Others Rob Food Stores
By ihe Associated Press.
Severe measures of repression have been taken by the Ger-
[ man government against the workers whose strike movement in
[important industrial centers during the week has tied up many
plants engaged in munitions and war supply work. In retalia-
tion tor one of these measures—the arrest of an independent
[socialist deputy—a nation-wide demonstration is threatened ac-
[ cording to advices through Holland.
Berlin in Hands of Military.
Berlin the center of the movement is entirely in the hands
of the military governor of the district by the confessed power-
lessness ot even the highest civil authority the imperial chan-
cellor himself to take action in the present situation.
Ihe feature of the situation dev eloped after the arrest of
the independent socialist leader. W illiam Dittman for attempt-
ing to address a crowd ni a Berlin suburb. An appeal to Chan-
cellor von Hertling for his release made by Hugo Haase author
of the leading independent socialists met with the response ac-
cording to a news agency dispatch that the chancellor was help-
h ss. as Berlin was entirely under military control. •
Factories Put Under Martial Law.
Other advices report the militarization of factories in Ber-
lin where strikes are in progress. Seven of them are said to
have been placed directly under martial law and the announce-
ment made that the strikers would be subjected to military dis-
cipline if they did not return to their work by Monday morning
at the latest.
News of fresh disorders in the Berlin district came through
Saturday. Ihe disturbances were notably violent at Spandau
where soldiers are reportetd to have been attacked by a mob.
The daily Berlin semi-official statement minimizes the troubles
which are declared to have been isolated and insignificant. Tt
also claims the resumption of work in Hamburg and Danzig.
MABTIAI. LAW IX I Al TOBIES.
Serious Outbreaks Re|>ortc<l in War
Industry Localities.
LONDON. Feb. 2. —Seven Berlin
factories have been placed under
martial law and the strikers ordered
to resume their work by 7 o’clock
Monday morning at the latest ac-
cording to a Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam today.
Their failure to return it is an-
nounced. will be punished according
to military discipline.
Serious rioting on Thursday in
Spandau where important German
war industries are located is report-
ed in German newspapers an ex-
change telegraph dispaten from Am-
sterdam says. Soldiers were attacked
by a mob. A policeman was drag - ■
ge<l from his horse and beaten.
Four thousan*! men who have been .
employed at the harbor works are
on strike the dispatch reports. Strik- ।
ers cut the railway leading to one of ■
the factories. I;
At Siemenstadt. a suburb of Span-L
dau. tram ears were overturned. A|
mob stormed a baker .’ and com-J
pelted the proprietor to distribute)
bread without bread cards.
AMERICAN PLOT ALLEGED.
l*
Berlin Says Stone and Fngli*hmen
Fonientrd Strikes.
——
LONDON. Feb. 2. — Berlin dis- ।
patches detailing an alleged Anglo-
American plot to foment revolution i
in the central powers are published <
bj Cologne newspapers according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam. la Washington;
on New Year’s Day. it is said that 11
250.U00.000 marks were subscribed ’ i
lor this purpose. The revolutions i
were to be organized in Germane. ।
Austria-Hungary. Turkey and Bui-';
garia. 11
The organization was to be under i
the leadership of Senator Stone and I
Earl Reading and Viscount North-’
cliffe. It was to have branches in ;
neutral capitals surrounding Ger-1
many and German-speaking neutraNi
were to be sent into Germany in an
CITY EDITION
4:00 P. M.
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
effort to incite the workers in mu-
nition factories to strike. The dis-
patches declare that there was also
to be sabotage in the German muni-
tion-making industry.
BERLIN MINIMIZES STRIKES.
oilier Reports Tell of Scriou9 Riots
for •'Bread and Peace.”
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2— “Isolated
and insignificant excesses” in Berlin
yesterday are reported in a semi-
official statement received here to-
day from the German capital. Work
is said to have been resumed at
Hamburg and Danzig.
For the most part traffic was
maintained in orderly manner the
statement adds. Publication of all
newspapers has been resumed.
The main centers of the German
I strike movement according to the
semi-official statement are the dis-
tricts of Berlin and Altona. The
Hatter includes the armament cen-
Iters of Hamburg and Kiel. The other
'armament manufacturing districts
the Rhineland Silesia the Saar dis-
trict and the kingdom of Saxony
। have been comparatively quiet up tc
I this time.
i The frontier correspondent of the
Handelsblad speaks of secret meet-
I Ings held in Western Germany tc
decide whether to join the strike.
। Should the decision be in the affirm-
i ative the workmen are declared to
I be determined to make the cessation
of work general.
The Koclnioche Zeitung declares
that a majority of the workmen in
Cologne are opposed to the strike.
The newspaper Tyd learns from *
re! oource that the rioting In
-
I by a shot fired when the police were
! trying to disperse a crowd which
was proceeding towards Uharlotten-
; burg crying “peace and bread.”
A panic ensued when the shot was
' fired and the police charged the
I crowd with drawn sabers
The strikers sought shelter behind
[overturned tram cars and fired or
hurled projectile at the police who
! were unable to keep the excited j»eo-
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