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WEDNESDAY,
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JANTJAKY 1.0, 1016..
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BRITISH FLEET
ABLE TO ENFORCE
REAL BLOCKADE
Plan to Shut Off All Ger
man Supplies New Prob
lem for U. S.
WOULD HIT SWEDEN HARD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.
With the declaration . of an actunt
blockade by C3rc.it Britain of German
ports believed Imminent, the Govern
ment has turned Its attention to the ques
tion of England's ability to enforce an
actual blockade. The conclusion reached
Is that England Can do It. Information
furnished the Stato Department by the
Navy Department Is considered convinc
ing on the point.
Naval odlclalfl are virtually of one
opinion. From three admirals today ex
pressions were obtained which, nllowlug
ror variance in inr.sunge, can be summed
up thus:
"tt would take no more ships and no
redistribution of her ships for England
to establish an effective blockade of Ger
many as the term Is understood In Inter
t national law."
Great Britain's plan may create n. new
problem to pcrplox American diplomacy
but the ndded restrictions Imposed prob
ably will not have the effect of reducing
to any great extent the trndo of thn
Lnltcd States with neutrals, according to
the view expressed today by Acting Sec
retary or l ommerce Kdwln r. sweet.
DANOEtl TO V. S. TltADK.
"England's action brings us face to face
with another situation, the possible dan
cers of which to American trnde can
not be definitely foretold at this early
stage, but It Is Inconceivable tlint the na
tion's commerce shall suffer greater hard
ships tin ouch the stoppage of shipments
not Intended for the enemy," the Secre
tary said,
"The, expected declaration would first
be felt most severely by Norway and
Sweden. Hhlpmcnts to these countries
will most llki-ly be subjected to more rigid
Inspection, mid trade with those nations
may bo slightly Impeded. England sus
pects that a great deal of the goods des
tined Jo these two neutrals finally gets
through to Germany.
"It IS utterly Impossible to disprove
this. In the absence of records, but It Is
unfair for Orcat Britain to assume that
the greatly Increased purchases mado of
America by Norway and Sweden ar
being rcshlpped to the Ceiltrnl Powers.
A vigorous renewal of the effort to force
congressional action against the British
Interference with American commerce Is
belnc planned by Senate leaders.
"The Idea of "a blockade, ns anno-, need
In dispatches from London, Is simply ab
surd," said Senator Hoke Smith, Demo
crat, of Georgia, today. "The situation
has reached sUch a point where It Is be
.comlng ridiculous. It will no longer be
po'sslblo for the demands for action to
be burled in the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. The committee Itself will have
to take, cognizance of the growing senti
ment for doing something to offset the
Illegal proceedings of Great Britain."
SMITH WANTS ACTION.
Senator rjmlth tomorrow will address
the Senate on the British Order in Coun
cil, by which American ships and cargoes
nave been seized or detained. He will
declare that the time has como for aban
donment of the policy of quibbling with
Great Britain and Insist Hint steps be
taken toward, retaliatory measures.
That the Ainertcan' Government would
fc bound b' Civil War bloo 'ado prec
edents In this situation Is an embarrass
ing prospect. During thn blockade of
the Confederacy, Ilrltlah ships with car
goes destined for Mexico and Nassau
Were seized, over British protests, tho
seizures being upheld by the Union Gov
ernment's proof that the goods were
destined for blockade runners willing to
take a chanca of getting by the warship
cordon at Confederate ports.
British warships would not have to lie
off German ports or evpn nearby. They
would only haVe to demonstrate nblllty
to prevent ships 'carrying supplies of any
kind from-reaching erjemy ports. This
coutd.be done at considerable distance
from Auslro-Gormrin harbors.
British men-o'-war could stop and seize
all the cargoes en route t'o neutrul ports,
also, upon proof of ultimate enemy con
sumption. This would be the principal
hardship upon neutrals of an actuur
blockade a probable seizure upon mer
susphdon of neutral-bound cargoes, with
out substantial evidence.
Bitrnsn Ami 50,000 jIkx
TO XAVr FOR nLOCKADE
LONDON', Jan. 19. Provision for the
addition of 50,000 more men to the British
navy was looked upon In some quarters
today as a preliminary step toward tho
1 ylng of a bloc:cide of the entire Ger
man coast
The public has not been permitted to
(earn how many new ships have been
added tn the navy since, the war began.
It was recently stated, however,' that 11
sunerdreadnaughts, as well . scores of
mailer craft, have been completed and
aie ready for service. The fact that 0,000
men are to be added to the navy person
nel Indicates that the Increase In new
i n i surprisingly large.
The addition of these forces will place
about IW.WO men at the disposition of
the Admiralty,
PLAN TO LIBERATE UKRAINE
Germans Organize In Interest
Great Fplisn District Now
Under Russian Rule
of
Under tho name, "Free Ukraine, Union
of German Promoters of the Ukrainian
Movement for Freedom," a, society has
been organized In Berlin and Munich to
educate the German people regarding the
Importance of this district of Poland, the
greater part of which s under Ilusslan
rule. Tho first public meeting of the
society In Berlin is reported. In part, as
follows. In the North German Gazette of
December 14:
"Generai Baron K. von Gebsattel, the
chairman, drew attention to the Im
portance of the Ukrainian territory con
taining some 30,000,000 souls. How lit
tle la known about It! The strict policy
Of repression and Isolation enforced by
the Russians, who let no Information
cither In or out. has certainly been suc
. cessfuL Sometimes even barn Russians
'"V-Ainew nothlmr about the Ukr&lnn n,l
Uiicoudltrons there. Germany, too, had
trqubfetl herself far too little about the
uroblern of Jhe peoples of tne East.
hto must be completely changed.
- "The union, 'Free Ukraine,' will take
ttM that when the flaga of the Central
Powers are carried further east tho Ger
rom people will be better pasted regard
iaer Ukraine, It Is not our task, said
General von Gebsattel, to take a band In
the actual source of events. We simply
want to make Central Europe understand
that a great people of Indo-Germanla
origin la looking- for freedom from the
barbarian semlcivlUzaUon of the Uusco
vltea 'and wishes, a union with Central
IXiroe, the guardian of ctvWzattoa and
culture.
' vIr.. Eugene Lewtcky, a. member of the
Austrian Xlclcysrath and bora Ukrsin-J
. jHKicu4 hi lue ajaa customs of 'His
fslIew-BAtlves of theUkralne."-
WrmmUm IwUHute Lecture
iUlville JB. moat.- of the Associated
Vmm. win teJBt at the Franklin
IcsrUtfte, IS BtutM, 1th street, oa "u-
Todays War Development
Montenegro has rejected the
peace terms proposed by Austria,
it is officially announced by the
French Embassy in London.
The complex i situation in the
Near East and Ihe Orient proper
has forced a sudden council of tho
Allies' War Board.
Three, hip features which now
stand out predominantly in the war I
Bltuation were uiscusseu uk mo
council of war. They are!
England's determination to in
crease tho effectiveness of the
blockade. Diplomatic situation in
Grecco and the campaign in the
Balkans.
Sensational reports concerning
Greece have been received. Ac
cording to one of theso a revolu
tion is threatened In Greece. The
strength of Venczclos, who favors
the entrance of Greece into tho war
on tho sido of tho Allies, is said to
be growing dally.
Tho Russian offensive in tho
Caucasus has been checked, Con
stantinople reports.
The situation on the Tigris is
unchanged.
Tho Germans have evacuated
Lutsk, one of the three great for
tresses in Volhynia, a province of
southwest Russia.
SLAVS DRIVE GERMANS
FROM LUTSK FORTRESS
Stronghold in Volhynin Re-
gnincd by Russians Berlin
Says Foes Lost 70,000
in Galicia
I'KTnOGRAD, Jan. 19 Lutsk, the Im
portant fortress In Volhynia and one of
tho triangle of defenses there, is being
evacuated by the Germans, according to
Information obtained from prisoners ar
riving here.
Four thousand prisoners have recently
arrived here from the southwestern front.
Lutsk was occupied by tho Anstro-Gcr-nmn
forces September 1 last, following
their great drive through Poland. It is
the westernmost of the fortresses of the
Volhynlan triangle, tho others being Dub
no and Hovno. All three have been cap
tured by the Austro-Germans In the last
four months, but apparently no great ef
fort was mado to hold Dubno nnd Bovno,
and they haVe changed hands repeatedly.
The last reports placed them hi the hands
of tho Russians. Lutsk has a population
of 20.000.
BERLIN', Jan. 19. A communication Is
sued last night by Austro-IIungarlan
headquarters In Vienna says:
"Tho New Tear's battle In East Gall
da and on the Bessarabtan frontier can
now be considered finished. The Aui-tro-Hungarlan
arms were victorious on
tho front of 130 kilometres fubout SO
miles). Our Infantry, which decided tho
engagements, assisted by the artillery,
maintained nil Its positions against tho
enemy, who at some places were several
times superior numerically.
"The great battle, which began Decem
ber 21 and was only interrupted during
some days, ended January 10. numerous
regiments during this time were for 17
days In the hottest of the fighting.
"Tho Russian losses were at least 70.000
men killed or wounded, and nearly 6000
Russians were made prisoners. All the
AuBtro-IIungarlan nations took part In
the Now Year's battle.
"The enemy Is bringing reinforcements
to East pallcla."
KAISER AT NISH; DRIVE
ON SALON IC A EXPECTED
Continued from Pace One
Ish "War Office announced today In the
following official statement:
"In the Caucasus the Russians have
been compelled to cease operations on the
whole front. The Russians have suffered
heavy losses.
"As the result of fresh reinforcements
for the Turks the situation is favorable
for us Bt every point, despite the fact
that during the lost eight days the Rus
sians continually attacked with superior
forces."
(Petrograd dispatches on Sunday said
It wna officially announced that 'the Rus
sians were advancing on u 300-mlle front
In the Caucasus.)
CHEEK TROOPS TO LEAVE
GUAECO-BULGAR BORDER
ATHENS, Jan. 19.
All Greek troops, except one battalion,
will be withdrawn from the Graeco-Bul-gar
frontier. It was announced today
because of the difficulty of obtaining pro
visions for them. It was officially stated
that England has agreed to export S0O0
tons of coal to Greece, eliminating the
possibilities of a tie-up of the Greek
railroads.
It Is possible that a reason other than
the difficulty of provisioning the Greek
tioops forced their withdrawal from the
Graeco-Bulgar frontier. Allied diplomats
for several weeks have urged the Greek
King to withdraw troops .from both the
Serbian and Bulgarian frontiers.
VIENNA. Jan. 19.
A Sofia dispatch to the Frele Presse
says that the Greek Government on Tues
day sent h note to the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the Entente Allies de
manding the evacuation of Greek terri
tory occupied by Anglo-French troops.
Broken Truck on Car Causes Tie-up
Thousands of persons living south of
Market street were late for work this
morning because of a tie-up on the South
COth street car line due to the breaking
of the front truck of a northbound car.
Packed to Its capacity, the car struck an
obstruction on the track at Catharine
street and came to a sudden stop, throwing-
many passengers from their seats.
The damage was repaired after a delay
of nearly an hour.
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Syrian E&sert Jmnv
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Turkish forces aro fiEhtlnjr desperately to hold oft" tho British relief
columns mnrching northward nlonjr tho Tigris to tho relief of tho
belengucred British garrison nt Kut-cl-Amnra, in Mesopotamia.
Meantime, Russian troops, under Grand Duko Nicholas, aro pushing
southward from the Cnucasus across tho Persian border with the
intention, it, is believed, of joining forces with tho British, thus
cutting- in two the land route to India.
1IINDENBURG STILL AN IDOL
German Cities Continue to Confer
Honors Upon Field Marshal
Field Marshal von Ilindenburg, despite
being held up by the Itusslans before
i.lga nnd Dvlnsk, continued to be thn
Idol of the German people. Laudatory
articles and news of honors conferred
on him aro numerous In recent Issues of
Gorman papers.
Itecently the Senate of the city of
Bremen sent him Its official congrat
ulations on his 67th birthday, together
with some excellent wine. Both were
duly acknowledged by the busy Field
Marshal in a telegram, -wherein he ex
pressed the hope that Brei..n might soon
regnln its position as a leading centre of
niantl.ne commerce. The Field Marshal
also found tlmo to send a telegrnm of
thanks to the municipal authorities of the
town of Gumblnnen In East Prussia,
which recently made him an honorary
citizen, and nnother to the hei. of an In
stitution for children made orphans by
tho war, which has Just been founded at
ituhlsdorf, Prussia, and called tho "Ilin
denburg Home."
Patriotic demonstrations contlnuo
around the fiugo wooden statue of Ilin
denburg erected In Berlin, Into which
thousands, of nails, purchasable at prices
ratrglng from one mark upward, are
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iment, marched to the statue and drove
nails Into It. while a boys' band played
at tho base of the statue.
Gcorg Marschall, tho sculptor who de
signed tho "wooden Ilindenburg," has
gone to the Field Marshal's headquar
ters on tho eastern front, having been
commissioned to get sketches of von
Ilindenburg on which to base other
monuments to be erected In various parts
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ENLIST, SAYS DERBY
Recruiting Head Declares Con
scription Scheme Will Cause
No Strife in Labor
. Ranks
TEUTONS OUTNUMBERED
LONDON, Jan, 19. Lord Derby, who
conducted the recent voluntary recruit
Ing campaign, the failure of which re
sulted In the Government's demand for a
System of "modified conscription," re
ceived correspondents yesterday after
noon and talked freely of recruiting nnd
of the war. He said therd was no doubt
that Germany. waJ greatly surprised at
tho vast number of men who had como
forward under the voluntary system and
nt the acceptance of compulsion by such
a largo majority In the House of Com
mons. "Then you do not expect nny riots
similar to tho draft riots In tho United
States at Ihe tlmo of the Civil War?" the
correspondents asked.
"Well," Lord Derby replied, "there may
perhaps bo some hotheads, hut I do not
look for nny trouble, because, as you
must realize, tho strongest opponents of
the bill agreed, onco the bill was passed,
to accept It without protest. There Is no
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