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U.S. RECEIVES BRITISH
BLOCKADE NOTICE; TO
SEND SHARP PROTEST
Text of Edict Creates Bad
Impression in Washing
ton, Though Both White
House and State Depart
ment Are Non-committal
Southern Senntors See New
Peril to Cotton Trade.
Pledge Support to President
in Any Action He May De
termine to Take.
WAStllNCITO.V, March 16.
The President nnd hl Cabinet today
planned America's next move In the
"blockade." Two notes from the Allies,
transmitted through Ambassador I'ai;o,
at London, were under cousldeiallon.
They wero;
The British Order In Council dccrcelm?
the BtoppriKo of all ttodo to nnd from
Germany, contraband or noncontrnband,
even though destined for transit through
neutral Ituly. Holland or the Scandl
navlan countries.
England refused to meet the micires
tlons In the "Identical note," which flei
lnnny In part accepted, asking u modifi
cation of the German submarine block
ade In return for the removal of the em
bargo on food supplies for Germany's
noncombntnnts.
An evidence of Just nhat this new de
velopment means to American business
men was Commerce Hecretnry Kedtleld's
announcement that last week's foreign
trade broke nil records. Kitlmates re
ceived by the Commorco Department In
dicate that the week's trade balnnre In
America's favor will rench IW.OOO.OCO, of
which cotton exports to Germany wl'l
make a considerable amount. It Is thl.'i
staple union? othem that England has
barred.
Though the l'rcnldcnt nnd his cabinet
would rnnko no comment It Is understood
they were a unit In their belief that
Engl. lid's action was without warrant
cither under International law or any
historical precedent.
Tho sharpest protest yet prepared as
a result of the European war will be tho
answer of the United States to KtiRlnnd's
btockndo proclamation, It Is unolllclully
stated.
Tho Inspection of the text of the British
order In council and realization that Its
reply to the suggestion that foodstuffs for
tho noncombntant population of Germany
Is a curt refusal have caused a feeling of
resentment In governmental circles. It Is
realized that part ot the latest order Is
for homo consumption, but the open at
tempt to make the United States a party
to tho stnrvatlon of Germany by having
It guarantee that none of Its products
shall reach Germany or AUHtrla has
caused a bad impression here.
Senators nnd Representatives loft In
the city got In touch with the 'White
IIouso to assure the President that hn
would be unanimously supported by the
country In any course he might take in
protesting against Knglnnd's action.
Neither tho White House nor the State
Department was prepared to make any
extended comment on the British declara
tion. It was pointed out that vigorous
protest already had been determined on,
and Just when that protest would bi
mado or In what terms It would bo
couched was left ns a matter of detail
Southern Senators who have returned
homo were today deluging tho Stnto De
partment nnd tho White Houso with tel
egrams, calling attention to the fjet that
inis latest Urltish order Is a direct blow
at tho cotton Industry of the South.
DDTCH MINISTER SEEKS
AID FROM UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON-, Mnrch 1C Tho Cheva
lier Van Itappard, Minister from the
Netherlands, held a conference with
Counselor Lansing, of the State Depart
ment, today, looking towurd Joint action
botween tho United States nnd Holland
to secure modification In the embargo
ordera Issued by Great Britain against
commerce to and from Germany.
After leaving Mr. Lansing's office, tho
Minister snld that file British embargo
created a most serious situation for tho
Government of Holland because of Its
euecton ino rood supply In that country.
The Dutch Minister suggested to Coun
selor Lansing today that In the last
clause of tho Order In Council a means
might be found by which the two na
tions could protect themselves against
what otherwise would be a most serious
blow to tticlr commerce.
This clauso In the order reads: "Noth
ing; In this order shall prevent tho relaxa
tion of tho provisions of this order in
respect of the merchant vessels of nny
country which declares that no com
merce intended for or originating In Ger.
many or belonging to German subjects
shall enjoy tho protection of Its flag."
BLOCKADE OF GERMAN PORTS
WILL HIT LOCAL IMPORTERS
Indirect Shipments From That Coun
try Likely Will Be Stopped.
England's blockade of German ports
will affect local Importers seriously.
Since the war was declared they havo
been receiving German goods through
Denmark, Norway. Sweden and Holland.
These goods were deemed free from
seizure because they had been contracted
for by Amerlcnns and paid for In Amer
ican money. Tho fact that they were
American property waa shown by large
letters stenciled on every package and
case Imported,
Tho text of the blockade declaration U
Interpreted here to mean that England
no longer will countenance these In
direct shipments. Chemical concerns will
b hard hit, If this Is true. They will
have to curtail further their already
limited production.
There have been no exportation! to
Germany through this port since the be
ginning of the war Neither have ships
sailed to this port direct from Germany.
Shlnpera here expect the United States
authorities to enter such a vigorous pro
test against the blockade decree that It
will be modified. "If a blockade Is ef
fected, It will mean the curtailment of
work of many Industries," one shipper
said today.
BRITISH RETAKE ST. EL0I;
FRENCH ANNOUNCE GAINS
Germans Driven From Captured Posi
tions Near Ypres.
PAniS, March 16.
That fighting U In progress all along
the line Is hown by the official state
ment issued this afternoon by the French
War Office. According to this announce
ment the Biitlih have recaptured the
ground they lost to the Germany near
St Elof, In West Flanders.
(Note In the German official state
ment Issued today the claim I made that
Vvm British were driven from their posi
tion around Bt Blot and the territory
occupied, by the G.rmans.)
ProjsreM for the French is reported
from Champagne., and It la stated that
the French now hold all the trenches
lit the forest of Lo P ret re whlah had
tMM last to U)e Germans. The French
Jutvy captured a, German trench on the
alafa at Ketch Ackerkopf, where some
l;riaooers were tabea.
u gI;,tuiu mo Belgians have cun
.luuted ieir ue poUloiu-
Official War Reports
AUSTRtAN
North ot the Utsok Pass, In the
Carpathians, there was fighting of a
furious character. Strong .tusslan
forces mado an nttack there Sunday
and advanced to near our positions,
where for a time they maintained
themselves. Our troops Sunday after
noon mndo a counter nttack, throwing
back the enemy on the entire front
nnd capturing- four officers and COO
men.
On our positions on both side of tho
Oplr Valley the enemy, reinforced, re
peatedly tried to gain tho height, but
failed with heavy losses. An espe
cially heavy attack collapsed Sunday,
and In View of tho losses these of
fensives probably will not be repeated.
South of the Dniester our counter nt
tacks gained ground, tho Ilundnns be
ing pushed back fiom sovctal front
sectors.
RUSSIAN
The enemy has brought some of his
bnttcrles rloser lo the fortress of Os
sotvlee, In view of the obvious Inef
fectiveness of tho bombardment at
longer range. The nttlllery in tho
lliiislnn fnrlrejs successfully shelled n
column of the enemy consisting ot
motors drawing pieces of nttlllery,
pMivlwlon w anoint niul ammunition
carts, righting nt moderato dlslanre
loft advantage constantly on the side
of the defenders (UumhIriis). Two Ger
man companies attempted to appro.irh
the frozen llobr River In the district
of Oonlondi! (23 miles south of Augus
towo), but, aftct being shelled, retired.
Their losics were heavy. In tho
neighborhood of ngsoiUtz our srouts
cat rleil some of tho positions of the
enemy nt night nnd brought prisoners
Into the foi tress.
At I'rxnsnvsx the Germans keep up
a very violent nrtlllery Urn, but their
infantry Is unable to resist our Ht
tai'lis. We ate holding tho enemy over
almnt the entire front. We have
achieved successes of particular Im
portance on tho battlefields bordering
the ftlver Owe
In the enemy's positions In the
Ilzura region much activity Is ob
servable at night, Indicating thnt the
Germans nre possibly reinforcing their
nrtlllery there.
GERMAN
Tho Kngllsh position on a height
near St. Klnl, south of Ypres, In West
Flanders, for which wo have been
lighting since the day before .voter
day, has been taken by u. South
of I.oretto Heights, northwest of
Arras, In Trance, uu engagement Is
growing In volume for possession of
a cliff.
In Chiimpngno several Trench nt
tiiL'Iifl broke down under the German
lire, the enemy suffering heavy losc.
North of Heausejour German troops
conquered several Trench trenches.
In tho Argonno nu engagement Is
still In progress. In the Vosgcs fight
ing li reported from several places.
On both sides of tho Orzyo Itler nnd
northwest of l'rzasnysz Russian at
tncks hnvo cvcrjwheie been repulsed.
Thorn has been especially violent
lighting for Jednnrozclt (Hogzurzynck),
whero 2000 Russians wero captured.
South of the Vistula there Is nothing
to report.
GERMANS LOSE 18,000
AT NEUVE CHAPELLE
General French Reports Ad
vance Toward Lille Repulse
of Counter-attacks.
LONDON'. March 16. It Is officially esti
mated that tho Germans lost 18.000 men
In the fighting around Neuve Chupelle,
north of La Ilassec, In France, during the
10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of this month.
These llgures are collected In the bi
weekly report of Field Marshal French,
which was made public today by the
Government Press Bureau.
Tho report, In part, was as follows:
"Tho operations In the vicinity of
Neuve Chupelle havo been continued. Tho
lino of trenches taken by us on tho 10th
and 11th east of the village lime been
consolidated and held In spite of the
repeated efforts of the Germans to re
take them. During tho night of March
11-12 several counter attacks woro re
pulsed. Sixty prisoners were taken. Tho
same night a skilfully conducted enter
prise resulted In the captme of IVKplnette,
with small loss on our part. Tho poses
slon of this village advanced our lines
MO yaids over an iOO-yard front. On tlio
1-tH tlie nghtlug around Neuve Chapello
whs very severe. Htiorig counter attacks
were lepulscd and M2 more (ii-i-mnn nun
oners weie taken. On the night of Maieh
12-13 the Germans delivered more violent
counter attacks. On tho Hth tho light
ing was confined mainly to nrtlllery.
"Prisoners taken by us slnco .March 10
number about 1700, of whom 30 uro ofll
cers. Judging from the number of Her
man dead on tho ground the total of
tho enemy's losses from the 10th to the
Hth on the Neuve Chappello front cannot
bo lesa thnn 17,000 or 18,000. During tho
evening of tho Hth the enemy rushed
Bomo of our trenches south of St. Elol,
in Belgium, after a very heavy bom
bardment. A mlno was also exploded
at this point. Those trenches were re
captured this morning. Fighting In this
urea continues
"The Royal Flying Corps has secured
further successes during the last few
days' although fog has Interfered some
what. On tho 12th tho Don and Dounl
Railway junctions were bombarded. On
tho 13th a train was blown up at Don."
GERMANS SEIZE SWEDE SHIP
COPENHAGEN, March 16. The Swedish
steamehip Gloria, currying a cargo of corn
from I-a Plata, Argentine, to Stockholm,
has been halted by u German warship and
Is being convoyed to Swlnemunde, on tho
Baltic, according to dispatches received
here today.
BRITISH SEA LOSSES REPORTED
LONDON, March 16.
From the beginning of the war up to
March 10, 166 British merchant ships were
Interned, captured or destroyed it waa
announced today by Winston Churchill,
First Lord of the Admiralty.
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'i tic Order in Council, just promtilfruti'tl, nlonjf the lines forcotist
by Premier Asquith late hist month, RwecpitiKly and drastically
blockades nil German ports and goods. Not only arc German
ports proper blockaded, but vessels from neutral ports, cnrryitiK
cargoes cither of enemy destination or enemy origin, are subject
to the totms of the decree, which affects potentially tho neutral
commerce of tho United States, Holland, Denmark, Italy and the
Scandinavian countries.
SLOWNESS OF BRITISH
BLAMED BY FRENCH
Early Advance of. Germans
Due to Failure of English to
Mobilize Quickly.
LONDON, March 10. The failure ot tho
Itrltlsh to mol)lllo an army more (illicitly
nnd tho rctrcAt of their troops before
tho CJerman udvanco dui-liiR tho opunlns
stapes of tho war is kIvcii by the 1'ionch
as tho cause of tlu'lr failure to check tin
Kaiser's tioopf In their rapid advance on
Fails. The review of operations Is from
otlldal fcources anil says In purt:
"Fi om the llrst week In August It waa
apparent that tho leimth of time iccpiired
for tho Urltish army to begin to move
would delay our action In connection with
it. This delay Is ono of tho reasons which
explain our failure at the end of Aimust.
"On tho 'Jllli nnd lith of August Its
(tho Hrltlih army's) retreat became more
hurried. After Lnnthccles and Lo Catcall
it fell back southward by forced marches.
It could not from this tlmo keep Its hold
until after rrossinK tho Mnrno."
It then tells of the failure of the early
operations In Alsace and Lorialnc, and
continues in part:
"There remained tho principal business
the battle of the North postponed ow
ing to the necessity of waiting fur tho
British army. On August a the con
centration of our lines was finished nnd
tho General in Chief save orders for our
centre and our loft to tako the offensive.
"Our object was to hold and disposo of
tho enemy's centre nnd afterwaid to
throw ourselves with all available forces
on thf left (lank of the tiertnan Riouplnc
of troops in the Noith
"On AiiRURt 21 our offeushc in tho cen
tre began with ten unnv corps. On
August 22 It failed, and thin reverse ap
peared serious. The reasons for it are
complex. There wero lit this affair in
dividual nnd collectlvo failures. Impru
dences committed under tho Ilro of tho
enemy, divisions ill engaged, rash de
ployments, precipitate retreats, a prema
ture wasto of men, and, flnully tho In
adequacy of certain of our troopi and
their leaders, both as regards tho uso of
Infantry and artillery.
"In spite of this defeat our maneuvro
had still a chanco of success If our left
and the British army secured a declslvo
result. This was unfortunately not the
case. On August 22, nt tho cost of great
losses, the enemy succeeded in crossing
the fiambre and our left nrmy fell back
tho 21th upon Reaumont-Ulvet. being
perturbed by the belief that the enemy
was threatening its right.
"On this same day tho British army
fell back after a German attack upon
the Mauhciige-Valenciennes Hue
"Tho rapid retreat of tho Kngllsh. co
inciding with the defeat sustained in
Rclglan Luxembourg, nllnueil the eneniv
to cross tho Mcuse and to an derate, by
fortifying It, the action on Ids right."
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TURKS REPAIR FORTS
WRECKED BY ALLIES
British Hospital Ship on Way
to Malta With Wounded.
Warships Damaged.
LONDON, March 1(1.
In spite of the cITcctlve lire of the
Anglo-French fleet, which is trying to
force a passage through the Dardanelles,
the Turks have been able to repair some
lF Mini,- ulto t , i.rml i'.,rbu .t .(. i, n...
guns, according lo udvlcoa fiom Athens
today. It wiih reported at the same time
that l'"Md .Marshal on der fioltz, of the
(Iciniun army, whii was sent to Turkey
to direct inllitnr affaiis. paid a visit to
tlio Turkish fort of Nugaiii where he con
gratulated the Turkish offlcers nnd tho
Herman gunners upon the accuracy of
their artillery tire.
In addition to damage to the Urltish
and French ships It Is said that the
Urltish honpltal ship Canada Is on her
way to Malta tilled with wounded.
A dispatch Iroin Athens says that tho
Tuiks aro v. in king feverishly to stiength
en the defenses on the llosphoms. Hlg
guns nie being mounted on the heights of
Scutari and Canllndjn. The possibility
oxistH that the Turks -will bombard Con
stantinople with these guns If It Is en
teied by forces of the Allies.
A Dedenghnlch telegram says that the
Sultan Is being pressed to leave Constan
tinople, but that he lefused, s.iylng:
"It would bo better for me to he u
prisoner of the Allies In f'oiistnntlnoplti
than a pilsoucr of tlio Young Tin 1(3 hi
Konln."
lilUTISH DIIIVEN HACK
NEAR YI'HES, SAYS BERLIN
St. Eloi Captured by Germans in
Thrcc-dsiy Kijrlit.
Hi:iM.I.V. March in.
Defeat of the llrltii-'ii snuth of Vpies
was announced In today's statement from
tlin War Olllce.
After three days of bloody lighting the
Germans havo driven tlie English from
their position on the heights nenr St.
IJInl, south of Ypres. Nortliwcst of Ar
ias an important engagement is In prog
ress for possession of a cliff In tho
I.oretto Hills region.
Tho KrcnCn have renewed their attacks
upon the Gcrmnn positions in the Cham
pagne. In cacli instance their assaults
havo broken down under German lire.
In the Argonne the Kaiser's troops havo
conquered several Prencli trenches. The
engagement in this region nnd in tho
Vosges continues.
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COLUMN AT PRZASNYSZ
General Francois Army
Makes Progress oil
Route, Berlin Declares.
Petrograd Claims Ad
vantage in North Poland.
JJcrlin's bulletin speaks of repulse ot
niisslan attacks nrnuntl 1'rwisnysss nml
desporato lighting nlonc the ro.ul from
Mlawn. to tho objective. Alotiif this
roulo General FratieolB Is forcing his
way to a Junction with lllmlcnburg's
ul my concentrated on tho Prrasnys
front.
Heavy German guns are busy nt both
ends of the North Poland line, retro
gmtl nonliowlcdges Ilia I tho fon has
gullied Krottml In tht Investment of
Ossowltc, which Is potiniled Incessantly,
rtetlrctncnt apparently lini boon forced
ut Augiistcnvo nml Kimnllil, where the
Invaders havo launched mi offensive tic,
slRiied lo nttack Wnrwuv from tho
north and rear. Tlio Ktistlnn War Of
fice, however, rlalniH n Rcnenil ntlvniirn
before Pr?asnys7. nml HlprltliiK or Von
lllndcnburK'B movement t vast forrefl
nlniiB tho Nnrcw and Hobr.
Tho Austrians have nliuod n new
thrust for tho relief of I'r?einysl, lint
this has been Imlled, nrrordltig to Itits
Kian nccount"). which niiimnncc tlio cap
titro of a post thrco liilleH fiom tlio
stronghold.
The lirlllKh hnvo repulsed u rninitcr
uttiick of the aennuiiH nnd iiguln no
nitiy St. Kloi. ncnitdliiK lo nn "IIU'lsil
I'rcneh report. In nn effort lo divert
the attention of the Allies from Ihelr
ndvnnco toward I.lllo tho liei minis tiro
making it terrific drlxo near Vines.
In the Argonno nnd Champagne there
Is tenewed nrttvlty. nnd tho French
claim to have advanced slightly.
oniclnl reports from Berlin clnlm tluit
tho British have been driven from St,
Hlol, near Ypres. after a throe-tiny l'-
tjo nnd Hint French tunichs in i'"'
riinmpnRiio and Argonno were lepulsctl.
GEHMANSUKAT HACK ATTACK
OX MFjAWA-IMIZASXYSZ 1.0AI)
Berlin Announces Furious Fip;liUtiK in
Advance on Objective.
IinilLlN, March If,.
Tlepulso of Uolcnt Russian utlticlts
around 1'rzasnjsr. wero announced In tho
ofllclal statement from tho War Ofllco
this nflcruooii. In tho flBhtinS for pos
session ot the Polish lllage of Jeduoiiizek
WOO Iliwsian prisoners have i-eii taken.
In Poland the most desperate light ng is
now uolng on along the PMtisiiys.-.MInvia
mail, wheie General Kinnrnls jorps imvo
successfully thrown back nil Ilusslan at
tacks. South or the Vistula there have
been no changes in the last bonis, tho
report adds.
GEltHAN HEAVY 1IUXS POUND
0SS0W1TZ AT CLOSER RAXfiE
PctroKrad Admits Advance on StrotiR
hold. IMCTIIOGUAD, Mill ell 1C.
Increasing intensity marks the lighting
around Ossowltz. the Slav stronghold In
Poland, where tho Germans havo been
carrying on .1 violent bombardment ot
the fortress with their heaviest guns. An
ofllclal statement Issued todny says that
tho Germans have been able to move
some of their battel Ies nearer tho city,
but that the cannonade bus proved Inef
fective o fur.
Night sorties of tho Hussions resulted
In tho capture of German prisoners. Ger
man columns havo attempted night as
saults, but havo been icpulsed. It Is
officially announced. An attempted
crossing of the frozen Hobr Illver was
checked.
German activity nt this extreme of tin".
North Poland lino all tho way to Augus
towo and Huualkl has been marked dnr-
10, IDlSy
inir the last "week. Indicating a ?'?"?
sweep upon Warsaw from the north thd
rear.
SLAVS CLAIM ADVAXCB
AtiOXO I'llZASNVSZ FRONT
Dcfcntlcrs Orfcnsivo Launched to
Unit HintlenburR's CnmpnlRn.
PBTltOallAD. March 16.
A general advance has been commenced
bv tho misMntis on the front extending
to Prznsnyss! nnd through tho Omulew
Valley and tho Orzyc Valley.
i ho Itusslans In that section are ma
neuvering to prevent Field Mftrh.it Von
Illndenburg from moving his vast force!
tilth anv degree of facility. Ilusslan
mllltarv men attach great Importance to
the fctory, announced officially, over
the Hermans at Malaltowlcz.
tSenoral XV. A. RouUllhomoff, Ilusslan
minister nf war and ntijutaiu 10 in
Oar. In n special notice to tho official
luei" savs that tnc reccni ucrmnn wm
palgn has ended In failure and predicts
a big lliislan success
Ileporti that the Hui'lans wero pre
paring lo evacuate Warsaw are officially
denied. ., . ,,
The nr office teporli that on tho
whole front In the region of l'rzasnysz,
from the Mian a Hallway to tho Orzyo
1tlcr, nnd nn tho left bank of the latter
tlver. Itttsslnn forces progressed, fighting
nil tlio way Herman counter nttaclts
everyivheie have been repulsed. It Is
nfflclntly iissorletl
!HKKl'K 'AS TO AID AliMBS
IX IXVASIOX OK TUUKEY
Hx-lTcmlcr Venizclos Hntl Promised
Army of JIO00 Men.
PA IMS, March 1C.-A pledge to the Al
lies tint Ulcere would (dace at their dis
posal ronn men for iho Dardanelles expedi
tion hnd been made to the Ohanecllerlcs of
tlio Triple Ihitente powers by Kt-Premler
Venizelos on .March t. sas the Petit
Pnrlslnn. The London nnd Pari Cabinets
expressed the desire Mint Petiograd be
Invlled to Indorse M. Venlzelos's action.
London nnd Paris learned on March 7
Mint M. Venlzelns had reslRtinl ns Pre
mier. At the same time foi mal announce
ment was received from foreign Mllnster
Saznno of ttnssla's adhesion to the agree
ment innjcitcd between tho Allies and
(Jieece.
Since that lime Hulgnrln. has assumed
an expectant attitude, but ltnows that the
Tilplo nntriilc will raise no objection to
her taking Ihn offensive and advancing
to a line between Mldla (on tlio Ulack Sen
const of Turke) and Unos (on Mie tiulf
of Sarosi.
IMIKSIHBXT AWAITS FACTS
JX IMIINZ BITEIj CASE
Scpnrnlc Inquiry Heine; Made in Case
oC Detained Sailor.
WASHINGTON. March IS. Until Presi
dent Wilson Is in possession of all the
facts legardlng the Merman raider I'rhi!!
Ullrl Krledtlch he will not determine tho
policy to bo adopted toward tho ship.
Jlo said today that the Inquiry into the
sinking of the William I. Ki.vo was still
being made.
Acting Sccirtnry oT the Navy Roose
velt today b.ild that the department had
not ot any report from the engineering
hoard which was detailed to examine tho
Merman cruiser l'rlnz Kltel Frledrlcli
and icport as to icpalis necessary to
make her seaworthy. Pending this report,
the Slnte Department declined lo discuss
the prospects of internment of tho Ger
main raider.
Counselor Lansing admitted that a.
separate Investigation was being made
into tlie caso of the Oermnn member of
the Kryo who is being detained on tho
Kltel. Counselor Lansing ilid not say
whether this man was being detained
against his will.
WAR FRHUITFUIj; RESULTS
WORSE, SAYS YON HUELOW
Terrible Disasters to Come, German
Ambassador Predicts.
CHICAGO, March IB. Raplnct Macken
zie cnbles to the News from Rome:
"At a dinner, speaking to a Human
woman, tlio wife of a Minister, Pilnco
von Huelow b.ild:
" '(ierinnny'H efforts nie indeed grent,
but she has an tinny, the best army hi
tho woild. Ne.t spring this army will bo
Incrcai-ed by 1,000,000 new men, and even
If wo do not win nt once our resistance
will bo long and may bo changed Into
victory.
" 'Tho war will bo frightful, monstrous.
It will exhaust both belligerents and neu
trals, who next ear will suffer famine.
Revolts will follow. And tho world has
neier seen anything equaling such a
gient disaster."
Two Bills
etter Business
When an employer finds that the machines that he
has provided for his employes hinder rather than help
them in their work, he loses no time in throwing out
those machines. His instant need is for other machines
that will do the work better.
Such is the present situation in regard to the Full
Crew "excess man crew" Laws. You citizens of
New Jersey and Pennsylvania have found that the cum
bersome machinery of these laws causes a waste of two
million dollars a year in unearned wages and seriously
impairs the efficiency of your employes, the railroads of
your States, Agreed that it is high time to be rid of this
wasteful machinery, your need now is for something to
take its place that will do the work better.
In the Legislatures of both your States bills have
been introduced putting the control of the proper man
ning of trains in the proper hands those of the
Public Service Commissions. If these bills are passed
they will do all that the Full Crew Laws were intended
to do insure safe and efficient train operation with
out the present huge waste.
As a straightaway business proposition, the imme
diate passing of these bills is a pressing public necessity.
Write to your elected Representatives' atjtfarrisburg and
Trenton, urging them to work and vote for these sorely
needed bills..
SAMUEL REA. DANIEL, WILLARD,
Pruldeot, PenDiylvsnla Rallro.d. Prfldent, iUltlmort sad Ohio Railroad.
THEODORE VOORHEES,
Prcatdcnt, Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
R. L. O'DONNEL, Chairman.
BilCiUiva Committee, Aaaoclatcd Railroad of Pennsylvania and Nt W Jcrtty.
) 7 Comiueiclal Tout Building-, Philadelphia.
ITALY CURTAILS
TO AUSTRIA AS BIB
GROWS TIIREA1
Ministers Orders Stohhij
Money Order and S
ing Postoffice sJS
Create Profound Impr S
oirii in "D... ",cr
Uiu" "i J.VUIUU,
The order of the S. 4
Posts and Telegraph, l.SuM '
suspending the exchange of , 1
money orders with Austria.,,,''.!
created a profound imprest "'$
It points unmistakably to lh, .""
of the breach botWM tll6 t '
wruers niso were Isbiib.i 7"""i
traveling postofllce on train, fcZj
the Austrian frontier M
I
iiuHuuaiiona cart-led on i,. tr 3
U low, he oermnn Ambas.auor tonS
with a view o having AMtrtinrtfa
porlant territorial concession, ,A
tho mice of thl ., " "ia
atlll continuing, despite ren0fi. .i".
Kmperor Krancls Joseph has an "
that ho will never consent to .Uch .
As regards the nnpmini, ...... fl
tho situation appears to bo th.. i.7
is will ng to yield a little, but hlfC?
astilrntlons are so grent that n . "
will be reached. On this ph h 'fi
owing uncenso, ed dispatch C V . f
Is receiv nir irrnnt mi..,i ' '"W
"Tho ICmperor I.'rancis Joseph Mr,'3
andlenco yesterdnv m it..- "-"'
rlan. the Foreign Minister, who ww'
quc.illy conferred with th. aZffe
oassauor. r ,0 audience and coafinS
obviously related to tho lUlooS
negotiations, which the newZ??
now allowed to mention, but not totS
nient upon. u,w
"The Umpet-or absolutely rcfula ,;
cede tho Tientlno to Italy and ta.
that tho negotiations bo broken off. T
has urged tho Kaiser to hend BatuS.
troops to tho Tyrol to aid tho AuilSa
in mo uuiciiso 01 Trieste and Triii
whero tho garrisons have been tr.-
cued, and the nuthoiltles have gWm ffl
not lo servo a fureliin Uovcrnment It tit
iciruory is invadeu. f
"The Kaiser still hopes to per,ui5'
hraucls Joseph to mnko a terrltftri.i.:..
l-ldco as tlio only remedy to avert Iltlnj
Intervention, llenco Prince on Buln I
nns iiceit insii noted to continue the .
gotlntlons, despite their appattnllr b.''
evltablo future. Sensational dnio'
mellts :ire otionl,l nu Tr-.i. i.-.V'
now threatens to announce publlch Uu :
tcirltorlat concessions to Italy att'lmT1
possible now and always will be." Jj
There was a riot hero yejtfrdirl
when Rcnubllcans trleil tn hnM a.-..'
stratiou In honor of tho patriot ndm,
olutionlst Mazzlnl. Soldiers dispersed tin
ciowds, which cried "Down with Am.'
trial" The rioters then catherdd at tT
.,nnijaiii statue, wnere many of thto
made speeches nssalllni; Germany ltd'
Austria and lauding Belgium.
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