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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1917
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. S.-AUSTRIA BREAK NEAR
tMERICA PREPARES TO FIGHT
AS CENTRAL POWERS UNITE IN
PLAN FOR RUTHLESS SEA WAR
Resident Appeals for Support of Neutrals,
Hoping to Force Berlin to Operate
Within Law and Bring
War to End
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inking of Housatonic Eliminated as Cause for Hostili-
4 .ties financial, industrial and Military America
I Rushes to Aid of Administration and Is Ready
; to Meet Eventualities
WILL BRING PHILADELPHIA
CHILDREN FROM' SYRIA
U. S. S. Dcs Moines to Carry Them
From Ileiiut to n Mcditcr-
inncnn Port
The four children of Mr. and Mrs. Sallm
A I.otliiff. 1110 passjunk nvemii", who
were IitlriK- their grandparents fn Syria
at the outbreak of the war. will be trans
porteil within a short time from Beirut
on the I" S S 1'es Moines to some port
on the Medlteiiane in This nnangenient
was made by the lulled States Uovem
ment at the instance of Congressman .1
Hampton Mooie
Tho (lov eminent alo announce") that lire
.lolnt Distribution Conimlttee, 20 Hxchangc
place,. New Yoik is arranging to obtain
transportation foi others of tho Amei leans
who will bo on the Dei Moines and th
Caesar and will be landed tit Mcdlteirancafl
seaports,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 Warning through the press to the
country Government officials and citizens against doing anything
? in panic or haste that might embarrass the Government seriously
1 in its present international situation was issued today by the Gov
ernment.
LONDON, Feb. .". Four members of the crew of the British
steamship Evestonc were killed when that vessel was sunk today.
f Besides the Evestone the Danish steamship Larskru. also fell vie
S tlm fn flip German snhmnrinp wnrfnrp.
LONDON, Feb. 5. Spain will follow the United States against
'Germany, even to the point of declaring war, according to a wireless
t received from Rome today, quoting the Spanish Ambassador there.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Spain today formally accepted the
jequest of the United States to look after American interests in
Germanv.
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been canceled by President and Mrs. Wilson. These include the
uthern Society relief dance tonight and the noted army and navy
eption planned for tomorrow night. In calling off the reception
lie following statement was issued from the White House:
"Owing to the pressure of public business the President has
ecled the army and navy reception scheduled for tomorrow
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LONDON, Feb. 5. The Kaiser has just returned to German
at headquarters after a conference with King Ferdinand of Bul-
a at Poestyn, says a Rcutcr dispatch from Amsterdam
.America today speeded her preparations for war, awaiting an overt act
r .Germany in illegal submarininc;.
I, Financial, industrial and military forces throughout the country ofTcied
ntelves to back President Wilson s stand.
tAn official note from Ambassador Penfield states that Austria will join
trmany in her ruthless sea warfare.
London hears Germany will make concessions "without prejudicing its nur-
Ifotes." This is not generally credited. V
The sinking of the Housatonic "is removed as a cause for war.1 The Germans
v due and legal notice of destroying its contraband cargo.
President Wilson called upon all neutrals of the world to join the United
Iltates in breaking with Germany. Such action, he said, would tend to force
ice.
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Kj uispaicnes varied on tnis pnase. tsrazii may join Amcnca; Norway also,
JM probably Spam. Holland is expected to keep out.
l The United States has continued "isolated action" so long it is believed
M Other neutrals will not. lnln her now. "
'r The Americans held prisoners in Germany Have been released. American
ins now In the empire are preparing to leave.
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INANCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, MILITARY
' AMERICA RUSHES TO AID OF WILSON
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.
President Wilson held himself in readiness today for any emergency that
t arise in the German-American crisis. All appointments have been can-
and the President tilans to remain close to the White House, ready to deal
jWUi any new situation and to confer from time to time with the Senate and
WU8e leaders retrardintr needed legislation.
(! A dispatch that created some interest Mas from London to the effect that
Jk Admiralty wireless has picked up a Berlin message saying:
negotiations 'are Droceedine as to further concessions in the U-boat warfare,
Wtkeut prejudicing its purposes.
Washington knows nothing of such negotiations and the report is not
edited.
I. At the same time, three momentous developments have come to improve
tilt some nffoMnla Insist nr nftssihilitics of n.neaceful outcome:
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IX Germany has yielded to this country's demands, made a few hours
', before the break in relations came, for immediate release of sixty-two
D Americans held prisoner in Germany. ,
President Wilson lias asked all neutrals to follow his course in scv
fttlng diplomatic relations with Germany, believing such action "will
t make for the peace of the world," and
S Germany has met the full demands of international law in the
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On the other hand, it is now definitely known that Austria will pursue the
submarine nolicv as announced by Germany.
i Austria has sent tho United States a note virtually the same in language
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ww uerman declaration of sea, wariare, dui uesjuLc mm me siuiiuiusirimuu is
ing every effort to get a change on Austria's part and avoid a break similar
IMS G(rman itinfnra U
il These negotiations have proceeded for the last two days.
f Because of them the State Department nas witnnem tne text oi me aJs-
n note and has refused all comment regarding it further than to say it had
ommunication from Austria. Tho purport of the note has been generally
lerstood. .,,t onnr,mntion of its exact nature was not available until today.
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?, WAR PREPARATIONS BEING PUSHED
Meanwhile war preparations, were in progress on a gigantic scale. Con-
wnal leaders have assured the President xnai ne cuuiu v . mo in,jr
Hdi for. any purpose. Leading bankers in the financial centers of the nation
let t bo known that. a bond ssue 01 not less umii "-. - " ""..
W be absorbed in almost no time. '
Mt'addltlon, Congress was, in readiness to pass a score o. measure ".,..
INTERN BRYAN. SAYS
LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN
Following Nebraskan's Suggestion, Du
luth Man Advises His Represent
ative What to Do"
WASHINGTON'. Tcb. S Intern William
runlne Bryan. That is tho recommenda
tion mado in a letter rprplcd today by
Representative Clnrpnie Mlllci, of Minne
sota. It nm slRiied by William K. Rich
ardson, of Dtilutb
'William .lennliiRS Rrjan aUs people to
ndlsp their Ilppresentatie) In Congiss
of theli nlslies In this crisis." sajs Mr.
aichaidson's lettci. "In nerordance there-
with I would say to 1,011 It Is my opinion
that the Interests of our country would be
ronsencil by the immediate Internment of
the said rirjan "
SALOONS KEPT CLOSED
BY REMONSTRANCES
Whole Ward in Mahanoy City "Dry"
Pending Decision of License
Court
I'OTTSVI l,l,i;. IM, Keli 5. No decision
was liandp'd down In tho License Court to
da in tho lemnnstrances against upward
of sltj old stands In .Mahanoy City, nnd
these stands are closed, and the entire First
Ward of that ilty, with a population of
moie than 5000 Inhabitants, continues drj
The follow Iiik old stands were refused bc--tiH.s-c
ot 'latlon of tliailrooks high llrcnso
la :
rottse, A n. Carpenter, hotel, selling'
to minors; Vine C!roe, John Dunnoycr,
selling lo Intoxicated persons; Ashland,
I'ennls Jtowan, selling on Kundaj , West
renn, Jacob Pilcf, selling on Sunday, Shen
andoah, William Trice, keeping a disorderly
bouse; Heglns, John I'. Conrad, selling to
Illinois,
Licenses were granted to eight other old
stands against which remonstrances had
been Pled, tho most Important of whlcji
wete the Hagle Hotel and the Little Cafe,
of this clt
ARSENAL HERE TO HAVE
GUNS TO HIT AIRCRAFT
Houje Committee Favors $700,000 for
Such Equipment for Plants
Throughout Nation
l'r.inl(foid Arsenal is to be equipped with
antiaircraft guns to protect it from pos
sible all raids in case the United States
becomes lnoled In wai Similar provision
was made for all arsenals In tho country,
Interior ns well as on the coast, by the
Hous.e .Military Committee now rushing the
nrm appropriation bill to completion, which
voted todas to Include In the measure an
Item of $,00,000 for this equipment. Tin
committee decided to include J 100,000 for
ammunition to be used by the weapons.
LEAGUE ISLAND
SHIPS READY TO
SPEED TO SEA
Steam Up, Men on Duty,
Ships Await Word From
Washington
MAYOR SMITH ISSUES CALL
City Police Guard Government
Buildings Plants on
"War Footing"
The itservo form of the Atlantic! fleet,
now at League Island, Is ready to dash to
sea.
Steam is up, the men are 'at 'their sta
tions" on tho sea fighters at tho Philadel
phia Navy Van), supplies are being stored,
and tbp ships nro reads to leave at an
hour's notice .from Washington. These
ships would defend tho Atlantic seaboard
and form tho socond line ot defenso should
tho fighting units ot tho Atlantic fleet be
called to sea.
AH of Pennsylvania's vast military ln
dustrlts, coal, oil, steel and munitions plants
virtually will bo placed on a war foot
ing today, It was said
linnets of many large manufactmlng
plants In Philadelphia have announced that
they aro ready and willing to turn over
their establishments and equipment to f e
Government almost at a mtnuto's notlco
it needed
Tho picsidents of two big Philadelphia
plants announced todav that their woiks
were icady to servo the fiovornmont
Alba Johnson, president of tho It.ildwln
EXTRA
MARINES TAKE CHARGE OF
TVCKERTON WIRELESS
A Bedrid of eight marines was bimt fiom Lengtie Island this
ntinnooii to take charge of niul gunul the Get man-owned wneless
htation at Tucket ton, N. J.
PRESIDENT FORBIDS SALE OF SHIPS UNDER U. S. FLAG
WASHINGTON, i'eb. b. Piesltlent Wilson has prohibited baly
or lease of nny vebsel under the Ameiicau tlg.
Continued on Tiice Pour. Column Two
100,000 TEUTONS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO U. S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Senatoi Wntlswoith today picieutcrt
to the Scnatn .1 telegiam fiom npic&cntativub of 500 Get man and
Auslilii-Hungailan bocictlcs pledging the svoin loyalty to the United
Stall's of 100,000 mcmbeis nnd uiging that nil steps be taken to
prcbcivo pence.
STATE GUARDS
LOOK FOR CALL
TO DUTY TODAY
Men on Toes for Instant
Mobilization When Har-
risburg Speaks
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STEWA'RT WAITS ORDERS
Adjutant General Says He Has
No Instructions From the
Department
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KENTUCKY GUARD TO BE HELD IN SERVICE
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 5. Oldeis weie leceivetl tiom the Wnr
Depaitmiut at Washington today not to mustci out the Second
Kegtinent Kentucky National Gu.ud. The legiiucnt has. just letmur-n
ftom Hi" botik'l.
BLIZZARD DAY IN PHILADELPHIA
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Officers of the National Guard ot Penn
sylvania await tho official call to arms
which they bellcvcwlll be Issued today. In
structions from Warlilngton nro tlis only
hlndianco lo the troops assembling and it
Is expected that a few hours only Intervene
untlt the summons Is given
This belief Is general, although Thomas
J. Stewart, Adjutant Uencral of th Penn
sylvania National (luard, said thu morn
ing ovei the long distance phono fr. n. liar
rlsburg that bo had received no deflnltt
orders fiom Washington as jet. lie refused,
to discuss the probability of tho troops
being called out today
Munitions idanls arc requesting guards
for their piopertj in anticipation of trouble.
The lletlilcliein Steel Company, It Is re
ported, las alicady made demands for
guards lui their plan'n at Bethlehem and
Steelton, togaihci with the Joncs-Laugblln
Steel Compau.v of Pittsburgh.
Willi the Jt'eiond Iteglmcnt speeding
homeward thiough Oklahoma, the other
troops, some of whom have Just returned,
will ba ready when tho time comes. Of ths
SHOO men at home, all are fit for duty. The
KoOO guardsmen at tho border aro equally
primed.
While npthlng definite is known regard
ing the future assignment of the National
Guard in case of hostilities. It is believed
that It will again Join the regular army,
while the State Constabulary will do guard
duty at munitions plants and consulates.
Mayor Smith lecelvcd a message from
Governor Urumbaugh today requesting that
the German consulate here be protected. A
similar message was also sent to Mayor
Armstrong, of Pittsburgh Both were In
response to a message from Secretary of
State Lansing
Whether or not the State Constabulary
will be given the order of looking after the
German consulate Is not known. Major
John C. Groome had a lonr conference with
Governor Brumbaugh. Neither woulc'. di
vulge the outcome of the conference.
The mobilization plan for the guard has
been ejected by. Adjutant General Stewart
after w-or- under pressure. Where troop
are without armory facilities, regimental
headquarters will be established and large
quarters leased to house the troops.
The troops In Philadelphia are ready. This
was assured today by Bragadler General
Price, Commander of the First Brigade.
"Should a mobilization call be Issued," ha
said, "It will find the Philadelphia regi
ments prepared. In this their service on the
bo.-der will have proved of untold advan
tage."
Virtually nil the regimental heads. In
cluding Colonel Allen, of the First Regi
ment, and Colonel slohn I'. Wood, com
mander of the First Pennsvlvanla Cavalry,
were unanimous In refusing to discuss pos
sible orders "This Is not a tlmo to tallt
about orders of the War Department," wa
their only comment.
Shipments of munitions for the Allies
have been stopped nt all the big munition
plants, was the rumor this morning. Whether
this Is due to official orders from Washing
ton or becausn of the great shipping danger
could not be learned
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Whirling winds driving
feathery snowfall before them make walking most uncomiortuble, and hazardous, too,
on the city stiects.
MOURNERS INJURED
IN CRASH WITH CAR
Carriage Containing Six Persons
Struck at Twelfth and
Market Streets
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SU persons who were riding In a funeral
carrlago were injured thl afternoon when
tho vehicle was struck by a trolley car
at Twelfth and Market streets They were
all removed to the Jefferson Hospital
The Injuied aie;
xtn.S. JOHN C1AFF.NEY f"rt lean M 11311
South Klghth street, nuffcrlns from shock,
MnS. NR1I.L OAKPNUY flftv ear old. 'J328
Mouth KIghth street, jiosulule fracture of the
breastbone
MISS M. QUIN. twenty-five sears old. Merlon,
Pa , contusions of the chest
MIPS M. MANNING, fort ear old, Merfort,
Pa., possible fracture of the collarbone,
MISS M. CUHICK. fhlrtv-ftve eara old, iaccra.
ttons of the. head and face
JAMES BLLIS. 018 Newton avenue, Camden,
N. J,
The carriage loaded with the mourners
was going west on Market street on the
vyay to Old Cathedral Cemetery, where In
terment was to be made. According to the
police. Kills, tlio driver of tho Carriage,
turned out of the westbound tracks for a
trolley car and failed to notice a car ap
proaching lp the opposite dlicctlon., The
carriage and tho street car collided nnd
the jcarrlage was overturned. Hills and
the mourners were dumped Into the ,snovy
qovered street.
Market street shoppers and trdffta police
men ran to the assistance pf the injured
persons and had them sent to the hospital
In a patrol wagon.
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Overcome Trying to Quench Fire
' While attempting to extinguish a 'Are she
discovered on the Becond floor of her home,
1017 Porter street, Mrs. Daniel rtugowlt
was overcome by (moke ttcd had to' ba
i on' carried to the street by neltehbos.
WHIRLWIND WEATHER
. HOLDS UP TRAFFIC
Ferries and Trolley Cars De
layed in Storm That Blended
Ice, Snow and Hurricane
Winds accompanied by a blinding snow
Bwept thiough the city this morning, caus
ing heavy damage and detaving tiatllc.
The usual freak accident due to the wind
was staged for those spectators around
1'io.id and Aich stiects bhortlv befoio II
o'clock, when tho twenU-mlle gale deftly
overturned a wagon of the iilobe-Wcrnlckc
Company, of 1012 Chestnut street. The
Oliver was thrown out. but unhurt
Ferries plying from Camden to this city
has gicat dltllculty lauding their workers
on t'me, lea and snow caused considerable
delay for a tlmo In the rchcdiile. commuteis
usually bound for Chestnut street being
shifted to South btreet A Jain at the South
street elevated station resulted. Trolley
service was rlso held up nnd many cars
were delay 1 bv stalled trucks and drays.
The Inch of snow that had fallen up lo
S o'clock wan about all that fell, the storm
stopping at that time. Trolley traftlc was
delayed and telegraph lines blown down.
The temperature fell to cloven degrees,
twcnty-ono below fieezlng, at 8 o'clock,
bung theie for almost an hour and then
started a climb upnurd. All In all. the
situation was triost uncomfortable, with the
drifting flakes of snow seeping Irrto shoes
and under overcoat flaps,
British Ship Hits U-Iioat
ItlO JANniRO, Feb. 5, The British
steamship cAmuzon, which has Just arrived
In port, reported damaging. If not destroy
ing, a German submarlne'ofT the Spanish
nort of VIko. The U-boat tried to torneda
f the Amazon, but missed. The Amazon fired
three shells, one of wmen caused an explo
sion 'on the submarine. The submersible
disappeared under the water, leaving a
trail ,ot oil behind.
PHILADELPHIA AND FINLAND DOCK AT LIVERPOOL
NI3W VOIIK, l'cb. r The Ameiiian Line today tinmiuur-ort tho anival of tho
liner Philadelphia at Liverpool at 11 o'clock l.iht night and tho nnival ot tho
Finland nt S a. in. today nt the muiio port. Both of these vessels have passed
thiough the rcstilctcd zono Mnoo Germany's! minouncrinuiit of her Hiilimaiino wai
fair. Among tho passengers on the Philadelphia vcie .Mrs. Whltcluvv Held and
Captain Raold Amundsen, explorer.
CENSOIt OF NAVY NEWS NAMED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 Lieutenant Belknap, of the Buieaii of Opeiutlons,
today was designated censor of nuvy news In tho dcp.utinint nnd at once mado
plans to pt event tho leakage of secrets that would aid an enemy. '
DECISION ON ADAMSON ACT WITHHELD
'WASHINGTON. Feb. 'Tho Supieme Com t took no action on the Adamsor.
eight-hour law. As tho Supieme Court tool; a recess until Alntch C, nn opinion
before that day Is impossible.
SHIP BRINGS JAPANESE
U-BOAT VICTIMS HERE
Norwegians Picked Up Torpe
. docd Sailors 210 Miles
From Land
PANAMA CANAL UNlJEIi STRICT GUARDIANSHIP,
PANAMA. Feb. 6. I1tta precautions nio being taken by tho United States
military authorities to kimicI tho Panama Canal. Colonel Morrow, acting Governot
ot the" Canal Zone, said today the Canal ports aro being blockaded at night. AM
suspicious persons aie being kept under surveillance.
U. S. SHIPS CHARGED BELLIGERENT INSURANCE RATES
NHW YOIUC, Feb. C For the first time since tho outbreak of the European
war, American vessels sailing for the war zone aro being charged the same insur
ance lates as the belligerents. American ships are being quoted a flat rale of
ten per cent by locnl marine insurance underwriters. Quotations on ships ot
all nations leaving forthe Mediterranean aro ten to twelve per cent, while rates
to Atlantic ports from'Bordcaux to Gibraltar are fixed at tho same levels. Here
tofore about two per cent has been charged ships flying the American flag.
TAX COLLECTIONS FOR JANUARY UP $37,913
W. Freeland Kendrlck, llecotver of Taxes, announced today that the lax, col
lections for January were J530.618.14, an Increase of $37,913,13 over the corre
sponding period df last year. The taxes were, in part, as follows: Delinquent
taxes, $114,922.10; school taxes, $48,247; city taxes, $96,668, and water rents, $81,569.31.
I Tho city books were opened January 26, thus allowing six; days Tor the payment
of these taxes.
CIALVl'STON, Feb. E. The Norwegian
steamship Ageroln, Captain Anderson, ar
rived here today from aibraltar, with the
master nnd forty members of the crew of
the Japanese steamship Chlnto Maru,
picked up In open boats 210 miles from
land. Tho Chlnto Maru was sunk by sub
marine gunfire January 4.
The trevv vas In open boats twenty-four
horns when rescued and an offshore wind
was driving them to sea. They were al
most exhausted ,
AGAINST MILITARY TRAINING
N. J. Commission Opposes It in llith
Schools Favors Physical
Culture
TfWNTON. Feb. D. The legislative
commission appo'nted last ear to Investi
gate the matter ot Introducing military
training in tne nigu sqiioois cu ni jrraey
today submitted Its report to Governor
i.-rttr for transmission to the Legislature.
declaring that such training would not be. -
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physical training, ror pupus in an tne
Two bills, embodying this Idea, are sub- V
mitted with the report. ,5
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crnlj fair tonight and Tuesday; tUghttff
colder tonloht, with lowctt temperature
about eight or ten degrees; Jomet
ttarncr Tuesday; westerly gales, d.m(n4e
inn late tonight.
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Hun sets. 6:-'Sp.m. ( Moon souths. 11 al 4
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