- . NIGHT EXTRA tfSTR4 tainting UefrgFr NldHtf EXTRA & AL EDITION NJ" "T n V 5-. VOL. III. NO. 120 U. S. REPLY TO GERMANY WILL BE ISSUED SPEEDILY TWO THOUSAND AMERICANS ON SHIPSIN PERIL Bound on Vessels Steaming To or From U-Boat Danger Zones PORT OF N. Y. REOPENED Close Watch Kept on Interned German Liners by Officials Vessels Now Ncaring U-Boat War Zones AMERICAN liner Finland, Ameri . can liner Philadelphia, Norwegian-America liner Bergcnsfjord, French liner La Touraine, Greek liner Themistocles, White Star liner Baltic, Holland-America liner Ryn dum, Italian liner America, Cunard liner Saxonia, Anchor line Califor nia. These ships are due in Allied ports within a Tew days. Many British vessels are undoubt edly on their way to the United States unknown to shipping on this side, due to orders of the Admiralty veiling with secrecy all movements of British ships. SEW YORK, Feb. 1. Two thousand Americana, It Is estimated, are on steamships bound to or from the danger zones prescribed by Germany's declaration of "slnk-on-slght" submarine warfare. Sailings last week for European ports were more frequent than they had been recently. On January 23 the Cunarder Pannonla left for London, but she sailed tinder orders to put In at Halifax nnd car ried no passengers, so that It Is possible that she may have been neld at the Cana dian port or recalled by wireless. On January 24 the big Italian liner Dante Allghlerl left for Naples with pas sengers. She Is dug to pass Gibraltar on ,J3aturday . , The American liner Finland sailed for T.lvflrnnnl n waelr Mpn tnri'nv with naRKen- jV s gerfe and Is due there on Sunday. She was fnllnworl nn S.itiir.lnv hv thfl American If liner Philadelphia, due at Liverpool on Sunday. The Philadelphia carried 126 passengers, Including Captain Itoald Amundsen, the " famous explorer: L'eu tenant John M. Eager, of the United Slates army: Mrs. Whltelaw Reld and George Gordon Moore. The Norwegian-American liner Bergens fjord also left on Saturday for Bergen, Norway, nnd should reach the Scotch coast on Sunday. , The French liner Touraine left1on Sun day .with passengers for Bordeaux, and on the same day two Greek ships left for Piraeus. The biggest passenger liner on the ocean i'l at present is tne vvnne Mar snip name. wmcn nniiea xor Liverpool on aionuay wiiu twepty-flve first-class passengers'and nine teen second-cabin passengers. She Is due to reach Liverpool next Wedmsday. On the same day the Holland-America liner Hyndani, carrying a big passenger list, left tor Falmouth and Rotterdam. (Falmouth Is the "excepted" port In the Continued on Tare Six, Column Three SINKING GERMAN SHIP IN U. S. REFUSES HELP Seamen Believe Freighter in Charleston Harbor Deliberately Sent to Bottom CHARLESTON, S. C, Feb. 1 The Ger man freighter Llebenfels, In harbor here since the war started, mysteriously sank at her anchorage today In forty to fifty feet of water. Tugs standing by offered assistance, but It was refused, their cap tains said. While absolutely no reason has been found for the sinking-, shipping men In gen eral leaned to the rumor that the Lleben fels might have been deliberately scuttled. Captain Klattenhoff commanded i the Llebenfels. Aviator Kendrick Getting 'Better ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Vet. I There Is a slight chance for the better in the condition of Beryl 11. Kendrick, aviator who was planning to try out the first of three "aero trains" for service between At lantic City and Phlladelphlawhen he be came seriously 111 with typhoid, i THE WEATHER FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Cold leave: generally fair tonight and Frldav, with rapldlu falling temperature to about to degrees Frldav morning, probably reaching 10 degrees Frldav night; strong norfhtoest xclnds. LENGTH OV DAY Bun rlti.... 7i00a.m. I Moon M.U, 8:18 a.m. gun ti,,..o;i8 p.m. Moon touthi,, 8:17 p.m. nr.LAWARE B1VER TIDE CHANGES CHESTNUT BTilCBT Low wtr..,3!T.m, I 1-V". water.i, 434 p.m. Hill) wtr -"-3 "' 1 ,,1n ".. it p. tbjiitjiAtubb at kach hock PASSPORTS HALTED AS CRISIS IS FORCED BY REOPENING OF RELENTLESS U-BOAT WARFARE United States Committed to Act if Lives Are Lost Ultimatum May Be Sent in Final Effort to Avoid Rupture . WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 It can be said, on authority, that, in the event of a condition of war between the United States and Ger many, the first hostile move by this Government would be the seizure of all German ships now detained in American harbors. These represent a value of more than .S60,000,000. The second step would be to establish a thorough patrol of the United States, thus releasing a the Allies for service in European LONDON, Feb. 1. "It is impossible to dispute the gravity of the situation," declared former Premier Asquith today, addressing a meeting at Ladybank and commenting on the new German block ade order. "But with the navy supplementing such other measures as the arming of merchantmen and acceleration of new tonnage we may hope to counteract it," he added. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. President Wilson is nbout ready to announce this Government's answer to Germany's warning of future unrestrained naval war fare. Acting upon instructions from President Wilson, Secretary Lansing has prepared a communication, the nature of which is guarded in secrecy. ,t At the same time it is learned the State Department has issued a new order refusing passports to travelers planning to sail for European ports. This action by the State Department serves only to increase the tension and mystery surrounding developments following receipt of the German note. It was pointed out that refusal to issue passports might mean that either this Government was planning drastic action and foresaw an inevitable break in relations between the United States and Germany or that President Wilson had determined to modify his former standby preventing Americans from traveling on the high seas and thus maintain this country's neutral status. Following an hour's conference with the President this morning, during which the forthcoming communication from this Government was discussed, Lansing declared he would probably see the newspapermen later in the day, causing general belief that there would then be an official announcement of this Government's decision. LANSING EVIDENCES GRAVITY OF SITUATION While there was no hint from any quarter ns to the President's decision in the case, the gravity of Secretary Lansing's expression after talking with the President indicated plainly that a most serious situation had developed. Added to this the announcement of the new passport regulation led to the conviction that a break with Germany appeared imminent. It was with a rather weary gesture House, threw down on the front seat of his carriage the little, black portfolio which during the last two years and a half has carried between the State De partment and the White House all of tho communications and memoranda bearing on the many crises this country hns gone through with Germany. The Navy Department insisted today no orders of any kind had been issued United States merchant or war ships regarding their movements. It was explained that any such action, or any additional precautionary measures contemplated by the Treasury Department in the line of strict preservation of neutrality, would have to be taken up by the Treasury, Navy and State Departments. It was also explained the navy, as part of its routine work, always has at hand plans for "meeting contingencies" such as convoying American ships or assigning war vessels for neutrality work. An ultimatum to Germany or an immediate break with her that was what Washington believed today would be the President's course over Germany's announced intent to strike, unrestrained at shipping in a big "barred" area. The President has not yet spoken. And i'n these circumstances officials and in ternational experts recalled that he has always held that war or a break must be avoided up to the last. . The present situation appeared to be "up to the last." But officials were not certain Wilson would so regard it. At any rate, they said, if he followed his Sussex note threat he would break with Germany. That threat was to sever relations if Germany violated her pledges. Germany now has served notice that she will break them, scatter them to the winds. There is no time for long thought. Tho new, gigantic war started at midnight, although neuti-al shipping has a few days' grace. NOTE REPUDIATES PLEDGES TO AMERICA While the break or the ultimatum holding Germany accountable under penalty of a break seemed to many to bo tho logical courses, authorities point out that the President has these courses of action open, in addition: Await an act involving American rights or lives. Make a quick move to get a relaxation of the British starvation blockade and a modification of Germany's new move. Make a big eleventh-hour peace move intended to call a halt to.- hostilities. ' Either of the last two courses, however, appeared to be too big and daring a stroke to have prospect of success at this late hour. The President is said still to feel he should follow the idea of "no war" in so far as that call can be answered honorably. But few persons in authority believe a break in diplomatic relations can mean other than war. And officials gloomily recalled today the President's past warlike warnings "the -sparks are flying" and Secretary Lansing's "verge-of-war" comment De cember 21 last. Officials admit they have seen the possibilities of these hints coming true that this nation has been over a keg of dynamite for months and it is believed they had some advance knowledge of Germany's intent to renew ruthless warfare 'if peace maneuvers failed. Allied sources claimed to have known it for three months and to have pre pared armament for it. COLONEL HOUSE TO ADVISE WITH PRESIDENT The President had the advantage today of counsel from his personal ad viser, Colonel E. M. House, who hastened here secretly overnight. It was ex pected the lid would be kept on congressional discussion for the moment if possible and that as quickly as possible the Presioent would consult Chairman Stone, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and others high in his counsels, including Secretary Lansing and perhaps his full Cabinet, The President studied the .German war note alone H-Jast evening, and American waters by the navy of large number of the warships of waters. that Lansing, alter leaving the White PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY SIXS AS U-BOATS IN BAM Threat of Ruthless Under sea War Has Early Fulfillment DUTCHMAN FIRST VICTIM LONDON-, Feb. 1. Gcrmnny'H new subiii.nlno campaign of riithlcssiicss Is under way. Several vessels h.no nlrcndy been Kent to the bottom Tho Hute'i stontnsh'p I bullion w.is the first victim In the new "barred zone" today. Tlneo British fishing chunks, tht Men It, Watt nnd NVtherlll, wero also aiming tho curly vessels known to hao been mink In pursuanco of the new German order. Two more vessels, tho llrltMt steamship Tiev.in nnd tho Belgian tscnmshlp Eu phrates, ueio icported this afternoon in victims nf the new Ceim.m ruthlcssuess. This makes n total of sW essels so far repotted ns sunk slrfec the Oeiman "barred 7011c" decreo went Into effect at midnight. The l'psllrm was n steel scrcm steamship of 3211 tons cross, built In nnttcrdam In 191.1, and owned by tho Vrachvnart Mnnth Bothnia. She was rcglsteied nt Amster dam, nnd Lloyd's Register gtcs her master as K. Bykeboer MIGHTY U-BOAT FLEET SAILS FOR BIG DRIVE AMSTERDAM. Feb. I. Germnny has sent to sea the mightiest fleet of submarines ever known to enforeo tho new blockado which she. has proclaimed In the waters of the Allied countries. Fish ing boats putting Into Hutch potts today said that they had slfthtcd Kre.it numbers of submarines proceeding westward through (bo North Sea on tho surface. WASHINGTON'. Pen. 1. Herman submarines are scattered far and Wide on the sccn seas. This was admitted in nanl rlreles here today. Not alone are they In tho prohibited zone ns outlined In the Oennan wnrnlniviof .-yesjerday, but at least two arc lepui lotto bo i'n mid-Atlantic, In the path of Biirope-bound trael. and others are believed to bo lurking near tho Azores, A report that a strange subma rine has bten reported near the West Indies Is being Investigated by the Navy department. Oilier ieporls that submarines nnd com mereo raiders have reached tho Pacific off Conllnuri on I'aite Mi. Column Stitn GERMANY'S ACTION HITS STOCK PRICES Values Fall From 5 to 36 Points on Avalanche of Selling Orders BETHLEHEM IS WEAKEST How Stock Values Fell on Germany's Decision THE following table shows some of the losses sustained by stocks as tho result of Germany's decision on undersea warfare. The first column gives today's prices and the second last night's close. Bethlehem Steel 305 Marine preferred .... 05 Marine common l!)?i Reading 03 Central Leather 70 Steel common 0!) Atlantic, Gulf 100 401 8U58 28 98 112 113 NKW YOUK. Peh. 1. The nctlon ot Ocrinauy In deciding to pursue a new under sea program hit the stock market sharply at tho opening today Stocks fell from fi to 'JO points, tho laigcst' loss being In Bethlehem Steel. Theie was an avalanche of selling orders which flooded the exchange floor, holders throwing over their stocks without legard to what they received for them. In tho afternoon Bethlehem dropped to 305, ort 30 points. Tho boardroom floor was crowded nnd tho attendance throughout the financial dls trlct was large. Orders to sell came from nil parts of the country. At times around the opening the speculators virtually fought to unload stocks. There wcro reports nil around the Street that many professional traders had sold short yesterday, some of them having sensed a (lennan submarine crusade. Among these It wus reported that Jesse I.. I.Uennoro had sold 60,000 shares of United States Steel common short. I.lvermoro Is the broker who paid olt $2,000,000 In debta since the opening of the Stock Kxchange in December, 19H, through market win nings. First pales of United Slates steel com mon wero fixed nt 35,000 shares at 105 to 100. with it further drop, to 90 In the next few minutes. Murine preferred de clined 17-i points to 05; Pittsburgh Coal, 11 u points nnd 35: Anaconda Copper. 1!V to ISO; Central Leather, 13 V, to 70, and deneral Motors, 10. Bethlehem Steel opened oft 20 points nt 375, In the rail group. Union Paclno fell 7U to 131i. Utah Copper, which was the strongest feature yesterday, when It closed at lllU, sold down to 97.. Utah Copper rallied to 107. S(ccl common ,to 101 and Anaconda 4 point to 7 it. Owieral Motors rose t JM,, Marine 'prefer to 70H nd I, 1917 CorrmaiiT, EXTRA WILSON IAS NOTIFIED GERMANY BREAK WILL COME, SAYS REPORT WASHINGTON, Vrb. 1. Conrjifb-slonnl lndeis. clotc To the Ail minlbtintlon this afternoon hcaitl u wtll defined tumor Hint Piesltlu t Wilson nlrcndy hntl notl'etl Gcimany that if tnc kUeiiUon. outline it. yc1" i'il.iy'3 natp were nilheied to there vJib no otlirv touiac open ty This Government than to hand Count von Bcmstoiff his jKiaspotto nnd lccall Ambaasatloi Octnrcl. Accoidtiij; to these vouoilu Ui..-t ah.. a uvt, t.iitcn nt midnight lnM nlfht lolluwlnt; the stcict conlcvtiuc between Ihu ricbiilcut nml yccictniy ol State Lausiujj. REPRISALS ON U-BOAT WAR TOPIC OF ALLIES' COUNCIL VnTItOGKAI), Teh. 1. Mcnsuica of tcprlual against Gel-ninny f 01 her Hithless btihinnilne ranip.iiRn will bo dit-cuscd nt llie Aillcl Council of wai, 'Vhlch was toimally opened today. Z' ts r.il'oi I n i,r.n.tcd tii.tt naval activity will be uuduitnkfi by nTi the Allri Povci on a hlpr-vr hcalc th.'n nt aJiy other tint" sin th cuthit-Mt, ot the v.'itr. Mighty flotillas, of toipcdo boats aie expelled to seour tin- UoUh Sea, the 1'icuch coast and the Meditciiaiieun. GERMAN PRESS ENDORSES KAISER'S U-BOAT WAR STATW T1ERT.JN, Feb. 1. The Geinian press biippits H'c G-p'i" ' in ile innvi' fni n "bnned zone" about Ocrmrnv'' nuni'cn an' niov.il of icstiictioitb on ivu'.il waifaic. So iar tliuic have been in dsmongtiatiuns. Tho Geinian people appear satisfied with the de cision leached by the Government. GERMAN CHANCELLOR CONFERS WITH U. S. ENVOY AJISTEKDAJT, Feb. 1. Impoil.il Chancellor von IkUimrm:i Hollwtff held a long confeience today with Ameilcnn Ainlmbsadm Gerald. DihpatUics, fiom Eeilin did not tcveal tho ltattuc 01 their dt&cutbiuu. MARINE INSURANCE RATES TO RISE 10 PER CENT NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Marine insurance rates -will probably aveiago ton per cent hereafter In view of tho Geimun blockade. It was as-scrfed tod.iy by prominent agents. Underwriters expected to confer today and fix a definite mte. BOSTON', Keb. t Boston agents announced that all rates have been wllhdiavvs on niailno Insurance and that no quotations at nil will be made tod.iy. CONGRESS BALKS AT $500,000 PRICE FOR MONTICELLO WASHINGTON", Feb. 1. The present Congress will not authorize purchase of Montlcello, former homo of Thomas .Jefferson, for half a million ilollais. Its present owner, Jefferson l.ovy, of New YoiU. former Itepresentntlvc in Congress, bays he will not sell It for less. Members of tho House Public lliilldings Committee who have Inspected-the property say that the price ought not to exceed $100,000, nnd that they will oppose pa.lng nny nioie for it. HOG PRICES HIGHEST SINCE CIVIL WAR CHICAGO, Keb. 1. Hog prices established a new record today. The top jirieo at the opening of the market was Jll'.'JO per 100 pounds, the highest sineo the Civil War. Yearling sheep opened at $13.50 per hundredweight, tho highest over known here. BALANCE IN CITY TREASURY NOW $20,995,695.-15 Tho balance In the City Treasury today, not Including tho sinking fund account, is $'.0,995,695.45, necordlng to the report of tho Controller's olllco today. Amounts paid Into the treasury this week up to today total $876,290.15 and disbursements for the same period wero $712,744.70. HOUSE VOTES TODAY ON REVENUE BILL WASHINGTON, Keb. 1 Debate In the House on the Administration revenue bill is nearlng n close, with Dcmociats defending tho measute and Republicans de nouncing It and what they characterized as reckless Democratic extravagance. The vote will be taken today. GRAYSON'S CONFIRMATION AGAIN DELAYED WASHINGTON, Keb. 1. Republican opposition caused tho Senate again to defer action on President Wilson's nomination of Dr. Cory T. Grayson to be a medi cal director, with rank of rear admiral. Nominations of Samuel McGovvan to bo pay dliector, Krcderlo R. Harris to bo civil engineer and Surgeon General William C. IJraisted to be medical director, all with lank of tear admiral, weie confirmed. HEARINGS NEXT TUESDAY ON DEFICIENCY BILL HARRISDURO, Keb. 1. The House Appropriations Committeo arranged for a public bearing for beads of departments on items In the deficiency bill to bo held Tuesday. The chairmen of tho Senate and Ilouse committees discussed Items with officials in order to gain infoimatlon on reasons for the bill of $720,000. SANDBAG WAR DEPARTMENT, SAYS GENERAL WOOD WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, General Leonard Wood appeared for tho second time before the subcommittee, of the Senate Committee on Military Affolra, Declaring again that the National Guard system was "vicious nnd indefensible," General Wood acknowledged that the regular army bad defects. The Genoral saUV "Yes, and I would co after tho War Department with a tandbag rtnd reorganize it." ENGLAND TO KEEP GERMAN COLONIES- LONDON, Feb. l.-AddressIng a meeting In Westminster City Hall, AVulter Long, Secretary ot Stata for the Colonies, declared that tho conquered German colonies would never revert to German rule. Lonsr. In making this announcement, said ho was speaking with the knowledge of the full responsibility In romrd'te'tha German colonle of v4Wl Britain has acnulri',poeeln alace'war frfrftr-,Ht,imfc?9 a rfUK-wwotntlvV t viwt, ovwhi domMijWt,'- .$ L "tv" ''ffj 1017, nt ins I'ciilio LrDors CouriKi , f price: two citifl THIS PORT SENT MANY VESSELS TO U-BOAT Z01 Ships Worth $20,000,000' Qvw-.-. r1r.n.i.T DUi'l t kjunic vauy x una delphians li SAILING LISTS HELD BY LINERS' OFFICES, 6 Port Not Sealed, and Other'$ Vessels Are Free to 1 Dare Loss , RISK RATES UNCHANGED-. J No Precautions Taken to Pre vent Sinking of Interned Craft Ti. milt. ...Illlmi rlrillnfa worth nf !thln ..nil iq.miA! frn.M Pl.llriflrtlnliln. am nn thft L?. IiIrIi seas, bound for ports of belligerent natloiiK. haired from commerce by the crea tion of Germany's now "war zone." 5fl This Is the fact that most Impressed snipping flteics tunny, wnue oiuciaiuoia lemaliicd silent on the notice served by' Germany that sea traffic In contraband must stop PiisHcimer lists show that few Phlladel- m phlans arc aboard ships In or approaching Vl the danger zane American passengers oa British vessels arc exceptionally Bcarce. The port of Philadelphia remains open, ' nvvaltlng oiders from Washington. Col lector Hetry and Special Deputy Collector Lathy tod.iy said that up to noon no ad vice. bud been received and until order came osrebi will bo freo In leave for any, poit they choose. no iii:sTiti("rioNS iikke .Similarly, no lestrlctlons on shipment' have been placed by the Pennsylvania Rall load or the 13. 1. du Pont de Nemours Com pany. Jlailne liibuianca rates remain th All executive of the du Pont company X"M ..... .. .1 .. .1. . 1. t n nn.h.nn ...... M..!a C mi9 ..nil for dellverv of explosives at. thfHl - . . " factoiy. nnd therefore the company is not j concerned with the oversea shipment. Thtiy3j .luu.i; ,,.....,. -... , "ivyejm afreets only me purcnasem, iua nifs, 'f nnbl? Vn vmharco would bo placed by the . n ... 1 M 1U. AI..M.nl. - "1i Pennsylvania jiauroau un ir.-ib"i iui.iirc..y! fnr noris barred bv the "war zone uniew tho .ports of Philadelphia and New X&H w-eio closed Indefinitely, railroad oracw saui. ! About thlrty-fivo ships that have fleft .,., . ..,.. Tninnrv 1K nnw are on lllia i'Mi C1U..V ..... rf -- .--- f the hlch seas. It Is estimated. Thero are fifty foreign steamships nt anchor here, 'h?,'? majority of them having arrived within tha ,1 last ten days. A heavy fog today Kepi- all shinning at a standstill, no Bhlps moored'j between here nnd "Wilmington going sea-l: waul The Greek steamships Theodoria ana4 Pandla A. Palll, anchored olt Chester, wcr scheduled to sail today for Greece with ,.na nr eoal. but probably will leave to. -"" j, morrow. Shinning men were muth excited vyheiu' the news nf Germany's declared IntenUo jJ reached them Some of the finest vessel ... . ... ?.. tl.fu tinrt Jira nn thft hlcli vnai put uui 4.11, .. . - . .a teas moving lovvaiu iiuiuu, ... ..0.-,.to Kiaiuo and Italy. The cargoes carried byS 'bese steamships Include general merchan- Use. munitions, petroleum and grain. Fol-.l lowing Is a list of somo ot the ships "oa J (heir way io war-on ihmhui. .t.. H.Ia VnpiuirlDn Motor steamsnip "" i..v...m.., -j, for ATonmouth with cargo ot on. oanea January 51. i ' Str. Sun, for London with oil. owned byi Sun Oil Company. Sailed January 31. Str. Plcton, for Manchester with merchan-fl disc, owned by Furness & Withy Company,. t .itn.l Intinnrv ?R. yl Str. W. L. ItadcIIITe (British), for Gitl raltar with merchandise, Furness & WlthyJH Company. Sailed January J7. - '1 Str. L'Lrdre (French), for Marseilles vfita petroleum, Karn Line Steamship Company. S Sailed January 27 u '$ Str. Lovvmoor (Drltlsh). for GlbralUr, r-S vv Ith general merchandise, Furness & Withy. r. ........ CqliA,! .Tnmmrv ?6. Str. Vnsl Point (British), tor Londpa, with general merchandise, Furness & Wlthy Company. Sailed January SB. j Str. Netherlce turmsn;, tor nunKirK w ML- . Continued on rat Two, Column' Tfcre'ij TROLLEY CARS PULL FIRE j i.nixTno viim ty TTT"i Four Apparatus aiucK in west, r; delphia on Return Trip From ,' UlUiH '! Four fire apparatus HtucH In the n while returning from a fire today.Wi dragged out of the mire by trolley at Island toad and Dicks aveBH.J cars pulled the Bteam engine. vimoi& ladder and otner apparatus tor . j able distance. They then proceed; usual courso wnen ino nro mm bpen "landed" at a point where and Ice were not so thick as t' with Ha progress, ina iojtwh unhitched, but were forced to- rars in tha tracks. t The fire was at Eighty-first ' Madison avenue, where the frn !,.nri-r Johnson was IIhtlv dai a blase, caused .by sparka Artist bonfire siariea Dy oy. w moved -with dimoulty on t-J lire, but not until; th .return h.v stuck In the read. Th discovered by McKenna. a mourn man. who rode for aeout a uu rarest ,fir alarm tea. whi k MW, Wtme, fyT9? " ",W v. v,-- AW ". ? "JSa'ilaB .
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