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VOLUME XX.
ABILENE. TEXAS. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY t8 1917 T.WENTY.TWO PAGES tN FOUR SECTIONS.
NUMBER 292
Ships of American Transatlantic Line Oat of Business
ADMITS GERMANY I0L
OLE
v
1000 6IMRDSMBI HE 10
BE DEMOBILIZED AT ONCE
D DIM TO : :
. S. WATERS
ENOUGH REGULAR TROOPS
WILL BE LEFT AT BORDER
TO TAKE CARE OF ANV
EMERGENCY IN NO WAY
CONNECTED WITH U. S.
GERMANY CRISIS
Hy The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Feb 17 - CoImNfcnt
with the leopenlng of tiic American
ttitwi in Mexii' tl-e big arm ol
National Guardsmen towntruted on
the Mexican border will be ir piocp"."
f dissolution. Orders were ix.stn d to-
day by the war deportment directing
Uen. Funafuti to t-ejtfh the Immediate
demobilisation of all the guard units
remaining it border Binps. aad H t.v
expected "the last troop train will be
on its ny north by March 7
General Ftl'ieton ntlll vstll have on
the border nearly 60.OW troop of the
regular army diapowl on the Rue
from tirownsTille to Yuma. ArJi.
Secretory Baker wnphasliett that
th withdrawal of th itttc troops
In no way connected with the crisis
with Ootmany. but earrios out a .policy
decided on ihng ago by the admtnla-
t ration.
Tho order was lisned after Gajternl
Fuiston had reported that with the
new disposition of the rebels be felt
that he had enottgli.ttton to meet any
exigencies that mlgnl arl Tlie num-
ber of guardsmen to be demobilised
In '..t.OtH).
Administration offlr!nlr. plrce en-
tire confident c In Gen. FuhrtonV
I'ptnlun that the forte of regular- will
be sufficient. They are t4ndcr-.tood t.
iive len convinced by the re-port 01
special observers for the nt.nl depart-
meat and the army tht while It may
be possible for Villa and Zupata fol-
lower to commit minor depredations
In the pafly settled reason wei f
II Pano there t little posstbti'ty of
a recurrence cf raids la the lowt r 11 to
Urando country
it clao t dctrd thnl the Carrabn
gov eminent be embarrassed a little
nr possible In 5u effort to control
M.'ko and ire malntrlnance of a
Urge army at the border was coneM-
rrl a conrtant cauae ttt complaint
frtta the Mexican. Ttae reduction Ih
pected by official W have a bene-
fit la) effect oh lint rPlattott JuH-weeu
too two countri
ftmUSjwadoj' rnatfiUgp took ifbJco
a mas "of reiiwpHtwla wrwttfjirta
to UT taken up It t expected he will
all at th Mexican foreign office Mon.
ia to present hi cedent! I A mem-
orandum on t'w kltling of tho ihnv
nurl-an- s.vulh '; Itarh ta -N M
! ! furwaril.'il to lui.t ti'-xl i'-k
itli luatruriioi t trst h urn''- r. -
- -nt.it ions
COTTON MARKET QUIET
WAR RISK INSURANCE
RATES WERE LOWER
Iiy The Associated Preaa
KW YORK Vb tT Th.- ottn
i nrket waa rry lt todu) hut irU
ruled gcr.ll- nt.-ady m report
of a furthvr rifdutUon in t ri tn
.urac rates and covering for the
uoA cud After aelUn at 12" M
4.Haac4 to li and cload ut !"
. :tli th general lt at a .Ixanc
if 4 to 7 point r
I. The Associated lrea.
NKW OKU5ANS. Ib 17 A qul
b.t Yrj- sti4y tte prevall is th
oto wirt! today Tln-r a m
dlapoattkm to enter mto w bu
meiM. parity Invautc ot the politUal
UuatkM a lrt- of th''
tolldaj Tiy aud Thurda). 1"
the rly traM W re l" b
polats up and tk iro". !
ld0d loltltfH pol. The vluv
1 a- at a s gato of 4 to P"1
i s..rrn money ouhbk
SKKVH'K 1IBES SlSPEMn
r Aaaoriabid PrM
A ASltlNUltlN'. 1 17 -A stp
uu of bu.. our rtr W4 m
ihv railed t aad I'ufc Pmo
t . M hn I gr4d at lb rtt
nr tttr fBtwn twwititfnt - -
Th stP t uci V
1 . a fobs frwB rvrla -.
dl Alport ih;wgh th mm
WOLF SAYS
SUBMISSION BE
BROUGHT UP AGAIN
r Ihe "- sttd Press
PA14 rvtM-j : PWwi
t halriusa H H Wolfe W "
SUlVmlSjIlf would ' trwi I P
gala .lk laia4 t
H say a that th ' " n
ot ajt lustn-cUd katt4 th' I-uiui
; tbo rvsolaltoa
nS GIVEN
10 DISABLE A
GE
Ity Aftaoclated Press.
KOSTUN. .Mas K-l 17. -luplain
t'bRrle A. Inl9 -f the x rth tier-
tn&n i.l'yU1 nteamah'p Krou Pmresnin
t'edle teflifv n it the PcderU (". irt
hcftPlHK on a petition for th- sob-' f
the --.el wilrt that he had l "i or
dored by a man off-lalIy nntecter
with the 'lerman Kmbasoy to alMiMej
m r.iH'mn-rjr u preveni mi- use ot
the ahlp by the tnlted State In the
evetif nf hiit4tifla with C.orinniiv
. .... ... j t
l!- aJd tli- chief t-nulurer at h in-1
treti n diabb-d th engines of the
ieel ftipt ItdaeK fefiwwl to dl-
ulpre the name of the persona RfvtitR
thf order. .ay!ha "I am an officer of
the OniiH-i nary and might be tried
for trraon when I go 'home td Our-
inany "
TURKEY SENDS
FRIENDLY NOTE
10 IHE 0. S.
tly Tha Aawclatad Preas.
WASHINGTON. Fb. 17. Kxpreaa-
Jcnn 1 1 fr'endahlp for the lolted Sla
tM ar.d epretoji of the hope thai
friendly rotation tnay coottaue hare
l. jtivtm Amlmsaador ICIkwa at Con-
Dtantinople by the TurWah foreign
oifice.
The dUpatch receired here tOlay
wade no reffrence to Turkey aupport-u-it
CrtfPHuiBj'a pol!ey ot nnrttrtrtctwl
ul u arin' warfare.
ET TIME AT
By Th Associated Press.
II V1JFAX. K-t ;7 fount iu
Hernt.rff foruu r Uertnan amba-ta-d"P
10 (!. 1'nited State- pd numbr
of hi prt homeward bound on the
-andinai tar. merican liner l-ViMer
lk Mil bAd u ioinparatiel iui.-t
time ill Hriush watera today 1 ne
were frre from sery possible ditur-
yitif and none excjrt government
ufruiaU and tnpturs er permu-
ted to p ho cordon of uaxal bouts
that steamed baik and forth
The muoton of the eaforcd stay
was rttve.l some- hat wha
Americma ad toval nespr Bt?ti
erv laJieu aboard.
r:aJiuiutUpn of in cargo w wdi
uiuWr way tonight Sunt of to tn
speciors estimated that tt would ru-
qnuire a or mon to eowjtliK
the examination
CLOsTiiioN
CUBA CONTINUED
BY WASH. OFFICIALS
li xo-lted Pres
WASIHMJrUS rVb 17 -A clos
.. ... i. .... .i.u .ii.-dibui .TiittJ 11 Cubi
h) th- iur"tMa of Uw Lihrrals wa
.-oBim.'d by la le enii w
.. m. further st er ilsvideJ
- .
un BTtlWiaTrcrw iiu
rsdASl detopBi-u wr w iw iw
of the rebels or thtm of th 8ov-
niat Th. rbls stttl hold Santiago
mid lam'' anl .J' - cas)J:
in samtl 4tt sad i cuntrv
1 . rby -r rprte4 TV Uora-
utebt tioops H wa aid n uiving
sesd toward he 1 -upbMl disirct
Hoth tb slsi- d-PiMBt ud ths
ua r ualag .fi tator t gather
tufurmMtioa fru hiA cbjs
lysia wy b Hi-J
uuvirn ll TAKE OYKK
.MlilvXU I'HurennM
y Tks Asortatd Fr
ulv iii f-i 1 v m 1 1 t iv
iiJi goerMttl ha le wut v tst
r.u .1 irlis vkBo u u --
. t n 1 lot to outb and the uu
.'s o! l .-'i U.vauwf uuti'J .
.. - ..j Huiia ..naUcat eta tot
srs; o7t-t wm kkk
th Uil re to Be OF''1- "" "
latum ot by the foxerauiiMSt
Uiilii
11
o
HALIFAX
JQOiJ -v j A.S. FRAhTKLlTn ; - -HMlB
ttnf a .r. Mi.fin ni.....l lit... ..f l
cniiRp the managers fe-r to l""d them into the forhlddi t zont- e-tablihhed about Great Ilntam by the Orman
iilmarit . The New ar. ir St Paul nnl the St Toms it t 1 riii r fiatned are tied up at the Ch' leea I'lers
in New Nurk I it P A tt rrai.t.lin.pi Mdeut f tin- It ternatmni 1 Mer-antile Mprlne tompsny xvhhh nntrols '
them does not know when they w
GERMAN PUBLIC
SIAN0S SOLID
I
AMEUICANs HO HE VKUI INK.
ruoir swii.EHi.VM). su i
OKiniWs IMTl II
BREAK IS K0T UNDERSTOOD
CfaiHlnt.- o Son After lVUU'spreud
P.-avt' l Vttltmlc of the
People llfcmni II on of
rt Problrin.
By The Associated Press.
MKIJNK Feb. 7. Then fa no doubt
In the minds of the Americana who
have just come to Switzerland from
Ur;nny since th sovornttce of diplo-
matic relations that the Ornwm pub
He today prtMWtits a toltd front. Any
daagor of worloua Ititer-dlstiirtxinco
m&JmJmJMiAH0T ?om
iimo r roRaraetj nsuoinfr rawoto na
It was many months nRo. Nevrtlie-
tftsg U. atate of public opinion ban
become a presslnK problem esieclall
during the laat few weeks. FYotu these
American-" some or whom had excep-
tional opportunity to Etudy inter-coo-dltions
In Germany the followiiiR in-
formation expressed has been ob-
tained' "Th attitude of the. German
people became more of a problem when
the break occurred not lcaune of
nn oerw helming sentiment agiilnt
the bnaU. but because U fctlowHi so
lately the widespread peac talk."
There exists In Germany a ;ynlcal
though not dtf loyal minority which
frankly Ivellex-es the eaee offer "wj
not made mi the expecUUon that peace
could be hrvufcht about but to harden
a Urge but only potentially dangerous
part of the population whtch i tired
of v..r
LARGE NUMBER
OF AMERICANS TRY
TO LEAVE GERMANY
lv The A-wx-Ufed Press.
UKMCVA. Feb. 17 Many Ameri-
cans who haw lt'.-n llvtug In Germany
ere reported to be waitiUn near Slu-
geu and t" onsuince for permission to
.ros the front Ut into Svkiterlaad.
Th Germany are reported to hav
closed and sealed the Americas coo
sulate at Warsaw.
llltlllSlI STEAMEll SINK
i jiiNEt is ahe inssrxr.
tty The Arri8A4 Irss.
1XINDOK. Pea. 17 -Uoyd aanouac
es that the Hrltlsh steamer ljdy
Aaa uat been sunk a mine Two
of tfa ere wre killed au4 Ae la-
jurf.l and the caiuiiu and etghteea
men are 11: Using
10 SUCH THING
AS BENEVOLENT.
OR GOOD TRUST'
I . S Supreme I'ourt
By the AscUled Preas
WAJSUIKOTOK. WA- i -There u
ao . laiag as a good or laeTiU.-at
trut Nv.tiuu xae mmm or uu u
n.au aiiU-trust law. saj-a t govern
uie.1 hi Tied la t aupreoi's
c. art ioj4 tu tlw 4iaaiMUea sutt
a..att liv luuruaiueat Harvester
' oap. uj
Tbe eaa was apeaatai from Ue fed
t-ral court iu Miaaeaota which ordered
ihv vTiUiiin dUsoluilou
1nvnnt A.nt. .n I. ilui.(lnrhr . Imih
ill sa.l
SWi...........
RE
WESTERN A. & I.
WILL ( OM)!(T OlIET VM) !t(l-
miieh cuir.uo eoh m
nji.Er.cL'.
.WORK ALREADY STARTED
Directors of Cliambor of t'orcstcfee
Held .uYethttf Krliln) t rontmlt-
tee Nnmed to llutidle
Ut-hiflE.
Abilene la tfolas after the West Tax-
as A. and M. College but It isn't KO-
ItiK to carry a brta band along and
make a lot of fat about It to no pur
pose.
At least that Is what was announced
from the Chamber of COmmarco Sat-
urday. -Tjilreqtq ot jLh Cliaibar of
(dm1nStr5 Tiad a axecuflvo session
Friday afternoon to consider tho A.
and il. question. Committcos wore
appointed to hftndle the various phases
of the battle for the college. The
main inrt of the campaign will be In
the hands of five of Ab'lene's most
prominent business men '
"Abilene hattu't been asleep at all"
(aid Secretary ed T. Wood speak-
ing of the A and M. matter. "Wo
have been worklnipTor months oa the
thine. The citizens houid sit tight
and by alt minus not talk too much.
Nothing is to be gamed by launching
and conducting a catnpatKn of pub-
licity. What Abilene does to get the
collet;? will be fair and honorable
but it Isn't going to make the rounds
with a brasa band and beat up the
countryside. It's going to be a quiet
ditulfied and winning campaign that's
Hit-
Several town in the Wt. notably
Ban Angelo aad Haskell have or-
icaniied for the CHiapairm. At least
fifteen towns In Ute Weat are attar
the aeu-Jnr-aiilHon dollar college.
8 COMPAMES SBNT TO
nr.iiro aiiaixst uaids
Uy Th Assoeifttad preas.
IIA'HIT. N. M. Feb. II Three
companies of the Ut New Mexico in
faetry arrived here late today from
Columbus. Theae troop lft for Ala
mo Huecu aad Culberson's Haaea
where they Will be held subject to
order to proceed by motor trucks to
any point oa the border.
The &.O0O reason detaaaded by
Joe Yae Salasar for the release of
Ed Spencer aad hi Meieaa wife ass
been pa'd by check aad delivered to
Spr-ucer at the tntematloaal boundary
1. mi in m m f iiiiineww
''
WRATH Kit prKEAU
0. is Uepartment of Agrleultnre
O .
For Abilene and Ylojnltj ; Probably
ruin aud colder
For WM Ttsaa: Suaday probably
TSfc 4 colder.
For West Tes Suaday fair cold-
er V special forecast reeeiied by
Weather Obaerwr W 11 Uraea Sat-
urday afteraeoa u as follows
Cold wave m north portion of Hiist
I'euts Temperature due to fall $
deicreea or etoee S4y."
ABU
WHT
60N& Hi THE TBI 4t
B8A&e CROP 1 3 iS
pZimmie"
nr e I IV sunset v27
(
nl.fti .nMrmnM.. i..( r.i.t a.f T.i .n l.A '
fr0frJ
RITISH TROOPS
MAKE BIG GAINS
PENETRATE (JEItJLV LINES ON
HOTII SIDES OF lUVKJ: AX RE .
IX FKAME
2000 TURKS ARE CAPTURED
itrltMi ANo TnKc Important Positions
From TtirkH 011 the Itlrht Hank
of (lit Tlprli lUtcr; Turk.
Admit Adrunrc
By Tho Associated Press.
Attacking In force the Germans on
both ld8 of tho river Ancre In
France UrIUsh troopa on Saturday
penetrnted about 1.000 yards on a
front of one and one half miles south
of tho stream and gained ground on
the norths side
.- TheJaiesLBucaeaaea follawa.uo Brit
ish taplure of"3rancourt. aleo on ih
Bonthem bank and brings thorn within
a short distance of Miruumont and Fe-
ll t Miruumont. northeast of Grand-
court. Fl-ld Marshal Halg't forcoa
also arrived at an Important German
position north of tho Ancre on a front
of about 1.000 yards north or Dailies-
court farm.
German counter-attacks wcro with
stood by the British who report that
taoy liiriloteu heuvy losses. The urlt-
Jsh capturod aluo at least 26S prlson-
en. including five officers. Further
northward In Franca Ilrttlsh troops
carried out successful raids.
Continuing tholr advance on Kut el
A mar In Mesopotamia. British troops
have taken more positions from Turks
and prisoners Thursday to the number
of 2 000. including S officers. On the
right bank of the Tigris tho British
se.'sed strategic position. Belated of-
ficial Turk's! statement admits retire-
ment In this region.
U. S. CONSULS
HEM BY GERMANY
ARE RELEASED
By The Associated Press.
HKKNK Feb. 17 The American
legation received aotioe today that
the American coaauls which ware left
ia Genaany when Gerard departed
will arrive in SwiUerlaad Tuesday af.
teraoan. It is expected a large Mem-
ber of Americans la Germany w-Ul
come with them
Gerard to Leave Pari Monday
PARIS. Feb. 17 lames W Gerard
former ambassador to Gorman) ac-
cording to hbs pros eat plans will leave
for Madrid Suftday night to take a
steamer for the Tatted States
CLAIM BACKBONE
OF CUBAN REVOLT
HAS BEEN BROKEN
By The Associated Press.
HAVANA. Fob. It H Is otttcjaily
aaaauaeed that Cotoael IVJole' forvee
TlMtrsday oooupled Cieaw ArtU. th
reMei hw.duuarlrs Jba the CaJTCaquoy
Prv4aeG.
TVe govorameet fortfs bow bald the
Jucaro aad Maroa railroads aad kava
aptujd sutrtawut roiilag stock rap
tie traasportatloa of troopa.
Officials claim that the backbone ot
the uprising 'ba-s beea broken.
WILSON MAY GO
BEFORE CONGRESS
MSlTSNES MATTLK WITH MEM.
HEltSOr SEN VIE l'!U(
SATI'ItUAY.
HO DECISION YET IDE
DiHlociiUntr of Shipping Would He Otic
of Things nisctisxcd XS ould
(Site President Ilrond
Power.
Be Tha Associated Press.
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 17 The ad-
vistiblllty of going before CoiiRrose
1 before the end of tho pfraont session
March 4 to mako certain thai he be
clothed with sufficient power to pro
lect American Urea and property from
Gcrmnn submarine activities were
idlecuBBOd by Prealdcnt Wilson with
llll.ltlUl.M Vfc Hlv i'X IILIVX .VUUHJi
Afterwards ft was Indicated that the
President had not made up his mind
but had Much a step under con-
sideration because after adjournment
some emergency might arise to ne
cessitate action before congress could
be called again. The suggestion was
made that congress might be ashed to
pact? a broad resolution authorizing the
President to take any necessary mea-
sures and avoiding specific stipula-
tions as to how the protection should
be afforded. It was Indicated that tho
President remained a anxious a
ever to avoid war and that he gave
no suggestion that n declaration of
war Is even considered at present 1c
connection with the request for addit-
ional authority. Tho genoral feellnr
hero has been that tho submarine cam-
paign sooner or later will lead Inevi-
tably to such a violation ot rights n
will require tho future action lu the
President's address to congress. The
President is understood to feel thai
wjion time cornea the Itnesi In the 'atf-
droas should be followed literally.
Officials here arc much gratified at
a message front Seme today aaylng the
American consuls remaining In Ger-
many for w bom some concern had been
felt would depart early next week
but there was Ho evidence that the
development would lessen the tension
it his beau pointed out lhat the o-
ershadowlng issue Is the German sub-
marine campaign and that any other
controersy must be considered as of
minor eonseiueace.
There also was much gratitude over
a report from Amlassador Klkus at
Constantinople saying that Turkey x.
arranging to facilitate the departure
of the several hundred American ref-
ugees at Beirut. Officials regarded
the news as an indlcK'jott that the Ot-
toman government was disposed not
to break with the I'aited States if it
could be avoided.
There were no developments with
Austria but some officials are hope-
ful the bik with Gerataay will not
be extended to aay of her allies. Pres-
ident Wilson's visit to the eapltol is
understood to have been primarily to
discuss with senators the general leg-
islative Mils and tbe passage of bills
during the remaining two weeks.
With most of the senators seea he
did not talk of the Germjm situation
and the impression gaius round that
ho did aot consider ttieemergeacy aay
more louoediate than he did several
day ago. It Is known that th eon-
tlaued holdiatt of many eels In port
is a coaditioa for wbich some remedy
mast be found. If the President de-
cides to go before Coagrees before the
end of the session he is expected to
polat eat the dislocating 0 shipping.
Just before goiag to the eapltol the
Presldeat paid a brief visit to Secre-
tary Baker at the war depanweat aad
vvhlle it was thought possible that
they discussed wjtiveraal military
trataiag the secretary would make no
comment
3 BUDAPEST
PAPERS CONDEMN
SUB WARFARE
Bs Ta Aso.iated rrf.
BklKSK. Feb. IT i"bre Budapest!
awaaer cwiaemB ubmartA war-
fure. One of tbese atut.-k Cuuat voal
ftaxaMlaw as tb pruiciyjil xpiiMiet
at tHtbanae wartar auu aawitans jbas recalved orders to have demaged
tb&t be be ptav4 u reacrabat. ThejtJu. otber veaaels tied up here tha
Socialist orgaa Keaevava attacks Ad-Koaa aad tb Wittekiad The wttnwu
atlrai vaa TUpiu d aamaada a es-wa pUive that he bad spokea oaly
sattea at wbat it eaUa "murder at sea. tot bta owa ship but Judge Moiloa la-
Ccuat lvjf-lil. ta4Nf of the Uaagar-jtervaaad to aay that be also uader-
laa iadepeMeat party the papr aJdstsd tha witaeas as speaking ot
said' ! regret decpl tia pase of saij3. Captala Folaak bowever r-
tba war iato which we eatexe4 with peated that be bad referred oaly to
the dsclarattos. of submarine warfare " h:s owa vessel.
CAPT POLACK OF KRON
PRINZESaiN GECILIE TEtLS
OF CIRCUMSTANCES SUR-
ROUNDING CRIPPLING OF
HIS VESSEL IN THE BOS-
TON HARBOR.
By The AsocIated Press.
t'QRTOV Feb 17- The North Ger-
man Lloyd passenger liner Kron prin-
ttvwTn ' clli- while :n the custody of
t'nltml states m irsnal under a libel
Of tier fnn th f deral governinenl
waR .loll' eralely ('.iabled at the di-
"ect'on of th German commander.
Charles A Polark. captain so tcitlflfJ
in tho rnited.States district court end
added that he in turn had taken hl
orders from the Gorman government
The damage to the vessel was done on
the night of Jan. 31. three days before
diplomatic relations between the Fnl-
ted States and Germany were broken
off.
1'nder examination Capt Polaclt
salt! oil that day ho received orders to
render his vessel utiaenworUty from
an unnamed official of tho German
tfmh&Bsy. It was n tense moment
when tho w!tnrs was nakud the narao
of this official. He hosltated and then
turning to the court made this pica
"Your honor I am an officer of tho
Gorman navy. If I should have to dis-
close the namo in this hearing I might
be tried for Irenijon when I went hqmo
to Germany. 1 wish you would not
obPge me to answer that question "
Judge James 11 Morton Jr . confer-
red privat"ly with connsel for the
'Ibellants abd the owners of the xcj-
ael. and then announced that the court
would not '.uslst upon an answer .-i
10 good purpose would bo sorred
thereby and part!ularly at the reply
might be. of momentous importance to
Pohxck.
The vessel was Iwund frcm NV.
York to Plymouth and Cherbourg
iion her commander was warned that
war had been daclarcd. IJo turnetj
Nick and found refuge at Bar Harbor
Maine. On board the steamer was gold
shipped by the Gauranty Trust Com-
pany ?nd the National City Rank of
New York to bankers In London and
Paris and these banks llbolled the
vessel claiming damage of $2.2041000
because of the failure to deliver the
consignment- In November 19H a
United States marshal took possession
of tho steamer wbjch was brought to
Beaton where she. has been tld up
When Count Von pernstorff was glv-
on his passports that liballants sought
protection of the vessel from damage
cy the crow with the result that Cnl-
taT Marshal Mltrhel took physical
possuSision of the ship putting th
German captain and crew ashore II
was than found that the machinery
had been tampered with making it im-
possible to navigate the veasol until
many expensive repairs had beet
made.
The libllanU sought damages in
the Cnlted Suites district court when
tbry were refused. They appeilo
and the Fatted States circuit court ot
appeals overruled the court and sent
tie case back for a heat tag on a pe-
tition oa ts sale of the ship which
ia heard today and for tho assesa-
m.nts for damages argument on whi ii
will be made March 3. Tha plaintiffs
alleged that the vessel had been wan-
tonly damaged and asked that she be
sold forthwith. Counsel for the t ren-
ters asked for a delay ot two weeks uu
til orders could be received from the
officials of the North German Llod
line at Bremen aad also that the case
be delayed until the supreme court
had passed oa the petition for a re-
view ot the ease expected March S
This request came after the testi
mony of Captain Polae and the court
replied that the owners appeared 'n
contempt aad so had ao standing in
the court- The court ordered that tue
vessel be sold by U marshal i.d
April 11. ualeae oa or before Feb. 21
the owner had furnished a bond 0
iSe.uOO to repair promptly the ma
cblnery damaged aad protect the
steamer from farther iKjury. Th
east ot maintaining the ship pead-nx
the disposition of the case was alsa
put upeit the owners.
The court did aot indicate wbetlut
aay aetiaa tor contempt would be tak
a agaiwht Captain Polaek or Ch"et
Kagtaeer Stjwuad Belraas who was lu
truaatetl with readertag the machm-
ry of th veil laoparatiye.
J CuraiiOKtd by .uarsay dwar4 Et
tnodfett meM for the Hbell&nts.
Capt Poisck suui that last spr'ug
sua afuN: the Swssex was sank he wa
eauaoaed to New York by the com
1 .uiys af!o aad introduced to a gn-
lUatsii who said he represents tha
uitrM gveroiaat. This maa tol4
h:m trouble had arisea betweea the
l nit4 Stale and Germaay and that
:t wa about tiaw far him to destroy
Uu kbiat's twper. He was warned
bW kiu abould aot fall iato hostita
baadji.
la aubut quasUonlag Attorney
Mtodgett Usfated tbat the wltaess has
spelym ot ''abip' Instead of & saly
;tb talereoce beiag that the captalu
M
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