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VOLUME XVII. NO 54. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME,
AMERICA NOW ON VERGE OF WAR
GERMANY REFUSES DUTCH INDEMNITY DEMAND
GERMANY HOLDING
AMERICAN CONSULS
BY REFUSING PASSAGE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—News has
been received from Switzerland that
four United States consuls are now
actually being held in Germany.
They are marooned there because
the Berlin authorities have refused to
assure them safe posage.
The fact of this unwarranted de
tention is regarded here as merely
another of the serious infractions not
only of international etiquette but of
international law of which Germany is [
guilty.
Tho German indifference to the
rights of Americans is not different
I
to the lack of respect shown other
neutrals. The brusque refusal of Ger
many to even consider Holland’s de
mand for indemnity for ships sunk i3
.ill of a piece with the luck of court
esy and consideration shown to Am
ericans and the American govern
ment.
Further attempts are being made
to obtain the safe departure of all
Americans including tHe Yurrowdale
prisoners from Germany at an early
date.
Mor FnN tTan a Funiral NotHin
cerius lika a wdedin.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
CARRIES HUGE SUM—
ALASKA IS REMEMBERED
International Newa Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—The sun
dry civil appropriation bill passed the
house today without roll call. The
total carried by this bill is one hun
dred and thirty eight millions.
Many Alaskan appropriations in
cluding the government railroad, In
dian schools, and lesser matters were
included. The Nome harbor project
is included in the rivers and harbors
bill and the Alaska road commission
fund now unprovided for having been
stricken from the tnilitury bill in the
he use.
Before passing the sundry civil bill
the hou3e included an appropriation
of four hundred thousand dollars to
be used to investigate the high cost
of living. This carried by a vote of
217 in favor and 158 against. It will
mean a vigorous prosecution of those
who are believed to have artiflcally
caused a raise In prices.
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ENGLANDS HATRED OF
GERMANY INTENSIFIED
DY LACONIA SINKING
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International Newt Service.
LONDON. Feb. 28.—The Laconia
outrage coming in the midst of a na
tional jubilation because of victories
on the Somme and in Mesopotamia
acted on the popular feeting in a
most remarkable manner. It served
to arouse once more an intense ha
tred of Germany and all things per
taining to that country.
The wave of anger and resentment
that has swept over England as a re
sult of the Laconia sinking has not
been paraded since the Lusitania was
sent to the bottom. The words La
conia and Lusitania are heard on
every side linked together.
The Times says that if Germany
had Intended to unify and consolidate
public sentiment in Britain against
herself she acted in a manner best
calculated to bring about this result
when the Iaconia was ordered sunk.
A further burden on Germany will
be imposed by th cLac.onia affair, it
is said, because it is expected to bring
the United States into the war.
BERNSTORFF
AT LAST SAILS
International Newt Servic*.
HALIFAX, Feb. 28.—The Frederick
VIII. with the Bernstorff party on
board sailed from this port lats night
at 7:30 bound for Copenhagen.
The Norwegian liner had been de
tained here since the 16th instant
in order to search thoroughly for any
thing that might benefit the enmey.
A longer time was required than had
bees anticipated because of the mtn
uto examination made up of the bag
gage of the Germans.
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH
GAINS ON SOMME
International Newi Servic*.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—It is officially
admitted that German forces have
been severely repulsed by the British
on the Ancre river in the Somme
section.
But to offset this the capture of
several points in the Carpathians from
the Russians is announced.
Office and Residence of J. F. McAl
lister, freighter and transfer, Elite
Bathe. Phone Red 167.
LACONIA SINKING WAS OVERT ACT
HOLLWEG’S INSULT TO UNITED STATES
THESE AND MORE SURELY MEAN WAR
V.ternational News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—It Is con
ceded by government officials in all
departments and by others who are
conversant with the facts and their
meanings that the United States is
or the verge of war with Germany
and that there can be no drawing
back.
1’resident W ilson tins characterized
the sinking of the Cunard liner La
conia as an overt act showing total
disregard of the provisions of inter
national law and tlie rights of neu
tral civilians to travel the high seas
on peaceful errands.
I The determination on the part of
the president to so consider the La
conia affair is alone believed to be
sufficient to show that war will soon
follow.
The tone of Von Beth rnann -
llellweg's speech in the reiehstng yes
terday has further aggravated a se
rious condition, as is freely admitted
in official circles.
The German chancellor denounced
the severance of relations in severe
terms and staid fthat the United
Stathes, while strongly professing to
respect and uphold international law,
had shipped war munitions freely to
the entnte nations but had refused to
sell them to contending factions, in
Mexico. This direct charge of hypo
cricy and doubtle-dealing against
America from such an authoritative
source is nothing less than an insult
lo the nation. He made other refer
ences in hi3 speech to this coutnry
which have been officially Interpreted
as veiled threats.
Germany has taken another step
which is characterized as even more
insulting. Having a few days ago an
nounced that the American prisoners
from the Yarrowadle were to be re
leased and given safe conduct to
Switzerland, Germany ho3 since
changed her intention in the matter
and now declares that they will be
held indefinitely.
The excuse for the detention is
given out to be the discovery that in
infectious disease has been found Id
their present quarters.
A state department official charac
terizes this excuse as more insulting
than if it were merely stated that
they are detained without giving rea
sons for the act.
Official and diplomatic circles now
see no possibility to evade war.
GERMANY REFUSES TO INDEMNIFY
HOLLAND FOR SHIPS SUNK -
SEIZURE OF INTERNED EXPECTED
In'c national Nows Service.
LONON, Feb. 28.—A dlsptech has
been received from the Hague stating
that the Dutch government is in re
ceipt of information from Germnay
that no satisfaction will be given for
the sinking of seven Dutch ships on
February 22.
Holland has received this answer
to the recent note to Germany which
demanded full indemnification for t!n>
ships sunk and their cargoes and
threatening to seize forty Germ
merchant ships now voluntarily in
terned in the Dutch West Indies for
failure to do so.
It is believed now that the Dutch
will carry out their threat and that
they will become embroiled In the
great struggle as a consequence.
There had been no announcement
I made, as yet by the Dutch govern -
I ment relative to the failure of Ger
| many to agree to make reparation.
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AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2S.—Dispatches
fn m Germany indicate that the peo
ple of that country do not believe that
the sinking of the Laconia will provoke
the United States to war. Rut they
do believe that war with America Is
not far distant.
LONDON, Feb. It 8.—There is a
gtowing feeling here that Holland and
the United States will go to war with
tiermany at about the same time In
the near future.
Developments of the past few days
tend to conform 'his impression.
HOUSE COMMITTEE DISAPPROVES
GRANTING SOME OF WILSONS DEMANDS
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The house
committee on foreign relations this
morning agreed to some of the pro
visions of the Flood bill and rejected
others by a vote of 17 to 4.
It was voted to recommend to the
house the provisions of tho bill au
thorizing the president, to arm mer
chantmen for their defence only.
The provision of the bill giving the
president authority to employ other
instruments and methods in case of
troubles befalling ships and American
ci'izens on the high seas was denied
so far as the committee's report is
concerned.
This action by the house commit
tee on foreign relations is not in har
mony with the recommendations of the
senate committee which approved late
yesterday aifte^noon the arming of
merchantmen and authorization of the
piesident to use other instrumentali
ties to adequately protect American
ships and American citizens in their
lawful pursuits on the high seas.
The house commtitee this morning
failed to follow the senate commit
ter ’s lead in approving a bond Issue
of one hundred million dollars.
It is declared to he the White House
attritude that nothing less than the
full presidential demands will be sat
isfactory to Mr. Wilson.
So rapidly are events tending to
wards war that it is thought that the
authority asked by the presdient's
speech will be of small consequence,
aa in a few days it is believed many
other larger and fuller resolutions will
pass as a consequence of a war dec
laration.
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Sanitary Aprons, 35e 50, 76c. Sani
tary belts at Mi38 Oeatreich’s.
New laid egg* at Prosser’* Harness
Shoo. $1.00 per dozen. Phone 8!ack 5.
MANY SURVIVORS
OF SUB. ATTACK
REACH AMERICA
International News Service.
NEWPORT NEWS, Fob. 28.—The
Dutch steamship Armindo arrived
here today from Rotterdam for Hamp
ton Roads.
On board were one hundred, and
seventy nine survivors of ships that
had been sunk by submarine attacks.
They were from five ships that had
been submarined victims.
The Armindo was crowded by these
extra passengers and had to draw
on reserve supplies kept for emer
gency in order to feed them.
The survivors all tell pretty much
the same tale. Their ships were sunk
for the moat part without warning
but owing to comparatively calm
water were able to get the small
boats into the water and make their
escape.
None of the suvrlvors were in the
open boats more than two days.
No Horsos olowEd on tHo FLoor.
AI*o ty tho BuL outeide. 8aT.
REAR-END COLLISION
WRECKS PULLMAN CAR
AND KILLS EIGHTEEN
Ir 'ernatiorial News Servic®.
MOUNT UNION. Pa., Feb. 27.—
Early this morning a sleeping car on
the Mercantile express of the Pennsyl
vania railway line was telescoped and
all the occupants except two were
killed outright.
As a result of the accident seven
teen passengers and one Pullman car
porter are dead.
The Mercantile express was stand
ing at the station herb eastbound,
when a fast freight came up from
behind at full speed. Orders were
given the engineer of the nA«senoror
train to pull out. The express gath
ered headway slowly but could not get
away from the oncoming freight which
crashed into the rear sleeper reduc
ing it to a tangle of steel and fur
nishings. One woman and a bay were
taken from the werck alive.
The accident was caused by a fail
ure on the part of the freight con
ductor to obey signals.
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