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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1917
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KILLING OF BALTIMORE SAILOR
ILLEGAL; BERLIN MAY DECLARE
WAR ON U.S. IN ANSWER TODAY
Reply to Notice of Diplomatic Break Ex
pected to Be Formal Order for
' Hostilities Bernstorff Threat
Recalled at Capital
Slaying of Negro Seaman, Fleeing in Lifeboat, Held
Unjustifiable Act All Branches of Government
Busy Marshaling Forces for Conflict.
Navy Speedily Re-enforced
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. fl. Captain Frank Heifer, of the Hamburg-American
freighter Saxonia; Captain Johannes Wohlcrs, of
the German sailing ship Steinbek, and twelve other German officers
and sailors are under arrest here today, charged by Government offi
cials with having destroyed the Saxonia's engines while Ihd' vessel
was lying interned in Eagle Harbor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. (5 All Americans have been advised to
leave Germany. It was learned tbday that instructions forwarded to
Ambassador Gerard and American consuls in Germany Saturday
were to give them this advice and to assist them in leaving, wherever
possible.
The killing of Richard Wallace, a negro sailor from Baltimore, by submarine
ihellfire when the Britisher Eavcstone was sunk, renders America's situation
cute. Wallace was fleeing the ship in a lifeboat when slain. This act is a
; jiomuon 01 an international law, wnetner
America interprets this act to mean Germany has thrown down the gauntlet.
' Germany will answer America'3 notice of a break in diplomatic relations
today. This reply, defending her ruthless sea campaign, is expected to be a
formal declaration of war.
Count von Bernstorff last spring said a diplomatic break would be fol
lowed by a war declaration by Germany. Hence, this course is expected in
Washington official circles.
President Wilson's call to neutrals for a concerted pressure on Gel many
Is expected to bo Berlin's excuse for a declaration of hostilities.
Every branch of the Government increased its efforts preparatory to actual
hostilities. Work is being rushed, especially in strengthening the navy.
The attitude of other neutrals is as follows:
Spain will send her reply to Germany's threat today. The reply will con
stitute either a direct break of diplomatic relations or a strong protest and a
threat of a break.
Brazil will confine her answer to a. vigorous protest, against unbridled U-boat
activity. All Brazilian shipping has been suspended.
Switzerland will again proclaim her neutrality.
Holland and the Scandinavian countries are likely to delay action until
actual hostilities between the United Sv 's and Gormany.
SHELLING OF LIFEBOATS VIOLATES
LAW, CAPITAL OFFICIALS SAY
WASHINGTON, Teb. C.
Apparent proof that Germany intends to wage her war of "ruthlessness"
on the seas, as evidenced by the Eavestone case, made war a closer certainty
today.
The State Department's official word on the destruction of the Eavestone
with the loss of an American negro sailor's life indicated to officials that Ger
many has cast caution overboard, for the report said that the men were shelled
after taking to lifeboats.
The United States hereafter will use its own judgment on submarine cases.
The State Department declared today that there was virtually no chance that
Germany would attempt, or be given the chance, to discuss any of the cases, as
in the past. Moreover, it declared that the Eavestone case, involving the killing
of one American, apparently hinges on the question of shelling-an open boat.
"You had better wait," was the counsel of an official as to passing judgment
as to whether the incident would involve war or be passed over as justifiable.
The fact that the American negro killed was employed on a British pro
visional collier made him virtually a member of Great Britain's armed forces
and the fact that the vessel was a provisional collier apparently gave her the
status of a warship, subject to unwarned attack.
Nothing in international law, however, excuses the shelling of a lifeboat.
Officials pointed out, however, that while this Government might have the
right to protest against the apparently wanton killing of an American citizen
who happened to be employed in the British naval forces, there probably would
be no cause for more than protest now and perhaps settlement of the matter
at some future date.
In the meantime dispatches were immediately prepared, requesting Ameri
can representatives to rush affidavits containing details from any who may have
been saved from the Eavestone. These must be in hand at the State Department
and White House before a final decision is reached
Confirmation of the killing of Richard Wallace, the negro seaman, reached
the State Department today in a cablegram from Consul Frost at Queenstown.
T The message showed Wallace was .killed in the shelling of the boats after
the crew had left the provisional British collier.
The message said:
Provisional British collier Eavestone sunk by shellfire of German
' submarine In vicinity of Fastnet yesterday (February 4). American
negro, Able Seaman Richard Wallace, of Baltimore, killed during shell
ing of boats after they had just 'left the Eavestone. Details not yet
available.
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LONDON, Feb. 6. The American Consul at the port where the survivors
ot the British steamship Eavestone were landed today telegraphed American
Ambassador Walter Hines Page a full report of the sinking of thsjt vessel by
a German submarine.
Page declined to make the report public, but instructed the Consul to in
vestigate further and report from the survivors, first, whether the Eavestone
. was warned "by the U-boatj second, whether she offered resistance, and, third,
whether, she attempted to escape.
- k, WHhr Awerica would find a cause
or not the sailor's craft was an enemy
for war in the Killing wuw American,
WAR REFERENDUM
PLEA OF HEXAMER
German- American Alliance
Leader Starts Campaign
to Get Vote
URGES POPULAR APPEAL
Hcxamcr's Broadcast Pica
for U. S. War Referendum
TJERE is Or. Charles .1. Hexnmcr's
appeal fi . a popular vote on this
countiy's entering the war, sent to
seventy friends throughout the ooun
tiy and signed for the EW.MNt;
Lt.noF.ii:
"Arrange peace meetings, adopt
ing resolutions requesting Congress
to submit question of declaiinir wnr
i to a referendum nnd send j evolutions
I to members of Congress by wire and
letter. '
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A plei for a lefetendum In Urn United
Stales before tltf lountrv Is plunged Into
war w.is Issued todi by Pr Chat Irs ,1
Ilcvamer, president of the National i!ei
inan American Alliance anil genernll re.
garded as the rpokromin of 1 000,000 Herman-Mnerlcan
voters
It was Doctor Hexamer s (list public
statement since rreldent Wilson lrnke
dlplonntlc relitlons with Gcrman S-vtur-d.u
Doctor IIeamer toda ont tevent mes.
sages to personal friends throughout the
couutr. urging them to nrrange meetings
tii adopt and send to Congress resolutions
asking that bodv to submit the question of
declaring war to a popular olc The mes
sage, read
' riango penic meetings adopting reso
lutions requesting Congress to submit the
question of declaring wai to a referendum
nnil send resolutions to members of Con
gress by wire and letter"
It was signed by Doctor Hcxnmer as a
private citizen
should si:r i:.ami'i.i:
Seeing a terrible warning In the pec
tacle of the warring nations of Kuiope en
gulfed In war ' without the consent of the
people," Doctor Hexamer declared that this
Government should set the example by
submitting the question of cnte lng the war
to a popular ote Should the ote decide
in favor of war, he added, he would be
the ' last man on earth to hold the nation
back from war
'I would give nij last drop of blood to
defend the United States " said Doctor
Hexamer "Hut before i.ar Is Inevitable I
would feel that I lnd shirked a sacred dull
if I did not express m earnest cinMctlon
at this time In case of sudden attack bj
another countrv, i ailing for Instant action,
a referendum Is, of course, Vmposslble Ilut
for n countr dellbtratelj to enter Into wai
without allowing the people the opportunity
Cnntimirit on race Two. Column bit
FIERCE BATTLE
IN MESOPOTAMIA
Bloodiest Fighting of "War
in Asiatic,Theatre Now
Raging
2000 BRITISH KILLED
POXSTANTINOru:. Feb 6
The bloodiest lighting that lias taken
place In Mesopotamia since the war tegan
is now raging between Turkish and British
armies Two thousand Hrltlsh were killed
In one thunderbolt of lighting, the Tuikish
War Office annoumed today At one point
south of the Tigris river, the Hrltlsh suc
ceeded In penetrating a Turkish position,
but were soon thrown out.
On January 31, the report adds, four
hostile (probably Russian) ships were
sighted north of llafui in the Black Sea
There was nn explosion on board one of
them, after which It sank
l'AHIS, Feb G
Successful leconnalssance raids In Alt-ace,
In which Herman lines were penetrated at
three points and their dugouts destroyed
without loss to the raiders, were announced
In todays official statement.
On the right bank of the Meus9 (Verdun
front), the statement said, two enemy raids
around I.ouvemont and Kpargcs. were re
pulsed. i:isewhereiltwas calm.
ni:iU.IX, Feb c
Artillery duels between the Anire and
S'omme rivers and leconnolterlng raids on
other parts of the western front were re
ported by the War Ofiice today, in the
Somme sector, on the Metise Itlver and
on the frontier of Lorraine German raiding
detachments captured more than thirty
prisoners und some machine guns. Fog has
Interfered with artillery and aerial actlvl-
On the Macedonian front there has bee'n
lively firing temporarily In the bend of the
Cerna Itlver and on the Struma lowlands
On the eastern front -and In Jhimania
there have been no events of Importance,
the War Office said.
Fire In School Promptly Extinguished
Fire In the Fox Chase public school,
rthawn and D streets, was discovered early
this morning by the, Janitor, William
Drlccln. In time to save the building-, Jle
rounu iieuiitta ivwm p.v ut rctfiBifTj in
a art. moor roam and'iuLB .t uiin.tu,.
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BRAZIL SCORES
U-BOAT WAR IN
NOTE TO BERLIN
Denounces Violation of In
ternational Law in Ruth
less Campaign
REPLY TO U. S. UNCERTAIN
Will Await Germany's Answer
Before Acting on Wilson's
SupRcstion
Ily II. D. ROHKRTSON
f-lirrml ( nblr v , rr nt ilir rnlfrrf I'mi nnd
Firntng I rdorr. '
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Ht.i7il his s,-nl in N ihont tn send, to
German n not mil note protesting ,igalnt
vlohtion of Inlernntlonil tonventlons In
the German Mihmaiino pollr and delat
ing it 'impetus thn Hies of Hrizlllui lt.
7rns and Is a blow at Hiarlllau Inleirsts"
Announcement to this cITcct wis nude
tod iv Foreign Minister l.-im.i Muller ills
Hissing the mliiMethl rnnfeMuto which
last night decided nn this polli v icmiikcd
"If the storm strikes us we must hear
It, but we neeil not run tn meet it
What .inswet Ilrazll sn irtuin to thn
founal request of the I nltcd States for
Joint action l neuti.ils In bic.iklng off io
Htlons with Germany h.u not vet been
determined b the Cabinet
Uoi the piesent, It Is Mitcd Hr.izil will
(onrlmlril on Piies lour ( nliinm Three
OPENING BIDS
Diiector Twining, of the Depaitment ot City Tiansit, bcfoie membcis
of his department, at noon, opened the bids for the contiacts of Urn
subway delivery loop around the central section of the city. There will
be three distinct contracts nw aided for a total of trom 0,000,000 to
$7,000,000. - - -
VARES GO AFTER
.SUBWAY CONTRACT
Company Backed by Senator
Bids for Work on De
livery Loop
McNICHOL A COMPETITOR
When bids were opened tills afternoon h
Transit Director T Ining foi the construc
tion of the tiubwnv delivtrv loop It was
discovered tint a mand-new rompiii In
which Senator Kduln II Vaie Is Bald to be
the dominant figure was mining the bldib rs
This concern Is known as the Philadelphia
Subwa CoCJtructlon Coinpan its head
quarters are In the olllio of the Vales In
the Lincoln Hulldlng Cicorge I) drover, a
Varo engineer, Is one of the lncoiparators
Norm m G negnon another one of the,
Incorporators of the Philadelphia Construc
tion Company, is head of the negnon Con
struction f'ompui of New York, which
built more HUhnua than nny other con
cern In Manhattan
The wot It on ttie loop will bo divided
Into thiee distinct contracts nnd will total
nearl 7 000 000
The Ko stone State Constiuctlon Coin
pan, Senator McXIehol s concern, which
now has the contracts under Cltv Hall
was among the biddeis for the loop con
tracts The contracts on which they bid are num
bered S01. 202 and 203 Contract No 201
calls for a two-track subway and two sta
tions In Arch stieet between liroad and
Eighth Tor this there weio six bidders
Contract No, 202 Incudes u two-track
subway and one elation on Eighth street
between Arch and Ldcust There were five
bidders for the work
No 203 provides for a two-track subway
on I.ocupt between Eighth and Ilroad
streets .Six contractors submitted bids
The ordinance covering tho loop provides
$-,000,000 for the work.
Ten davs after the contracts are awaided
the contractor will be allowed ten da s to f
get their contracts In legal rorm. Each con
tractor must be ready to begin work on
thirty days' notice and Is allowed thirty
three months from the time the work Is
started to complete the Job
The bids of the Ke stone Company on
the three contracts were as follows;
No. 201 l,57B,00O.
No. 202 2,ls6,O00,
r No. 20r-M13.000.
A total of lf.TIH.000,
rORBIER U. S. CONSUL FORMS GERMAN-IRISH CLUB,
BERLIN, Tob. 0. former Auueicnn Consul Gciieial St. John.
Gaffney, who was bom In Iielnnd, Is. one of the foumleis of a "Gei-lima-Iilsh
Association" repotted oignnlzed In Bcilln by the official
new j buictu teddy.
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE PLEDGES AID TO WILSlM
SPKINGriELD, 111., Teb. 0. The Illinois LegUlatuie In jo.nt
tesMon today adopted a leaolution pledging Its suppoit to l'lt-Siucnl
Vilscn. Govcinoi T O Lovvdcn, ltcpubllcnii, scut a metbige j ...
I.cgilatui( uiging the action taken, l'llty-siv yeais age wi, .
-v jJoviiilrs,, tiu'ii a State Senrtoi, audiesicu a ui..r.,u t-c ..
lcsoiutiun va. adopted siippoitiug Abinhim Lincoln,
u. 0. V. PATRIOT QUITS CONGRESS SEAT
PITTSBURGH, l'eb. 0 Declining that he will not negteu tin
nitlon's busiuesb in the midst of a ciibU foi any peisona? coiibldu
atlrfus, William II. Coleman, Republican, todny wlthdicw '.its con
test toi tbu Thiitictli Fcunbylvnnln Dlstlict beat In Congiebb. W.
Clyde Kelly, Dcmociat. thub gutb thu beat vslthout tuithci opposition. '
He vv.ib elected un the lace of ictuins In Novembii.
FOR DELIVERY LOOP
ROCKEFELLER'S 5311,000,000 UNTAXED IN CUYAHOGA
CINCINNATI, (), l'eb l The I nltcil Stales ( ucult Com if Appeals ilichlcl
tod.i the Trcasuici of CiiMihoga Count ciiinot nillcct tuos on $.111 000 t00 vvoitb
of bonds nml othci propcit nt Joint I) KocKcfttlu
DELAWARE PLEDGES RESOURCES TO PRESIDENT
DOVKU, Del, l'eb o The Houtv, iiclins iiiulei hiiniiouslon of i ulcs, this morn
ins unanimous! adopted the Senate joint i evolution tommcmlliiK I'H'sldent Wilson
foi his action In sevetinK illplomatli idatlons vvltli (lerininv rpon motion of
Repiesentathp Council, n telegram was, pnt to I'lcsldtnt WINon pliilcinK Deli
ware's loal support and ciimblucil iumiiiiccs In t lie i.iso of war
GALLERY CLEARED AS SENATE ROWS OVER GRAYSON
WASHINGTON, 1'cli fl TIid Senate became embroiled tn mich u fuiinus low
toda ovei the President's nomination of Ills personal plivslilan, I)i Cm,v T 5i,i
son, to be naval nndle.il illicdoi with lank of leat nilmlrnl, tint Vice I'lesldcnt
Marshall, on motion of Sennlni rittnuin of Nov ml i, nnlerul tho galleries cleared
and the doors hatred
SAILING OV ST. LOUIS STILL INDEFINITE
NIJW lOKK, l'eb C The ilato tm tlio Kallltiff of tho Ametlcau liner St. Louis,
otlKlnnlly sclieduleil to leave tills port last week foi l.heipool, toda was Just ns
Indefinite as bcfoie, Sho has been announced as read to iltpiut tomonow, but
oinclals of the lino fcald there was nothing cot lulu In tho announcement. It Is be
lieved hero the line's owners are endeavoring to pen simile the Government to neml
n navat convoy, Inasmuch as she will earn -I'tilted States mall
FOUR FACE TRIAL FOR PLOT TO KILL LLOYD GEORGE
URRI1Y, Hng, l'eb. C I'ormal commitment foi tiiul of tho fom alleged eon
hplrators In the poison plot ngalust I'lemlcr David Uol Gcoro nnd Minister
Arthur Henderson was oiilercil toda The fom Mis Allco Whoeldon, Mlsi Hntilet
Wheeldon and Ml anil Mis Alftcil Mason pleaded not guilty to tho chargo of
"conspiracy to Kill "
$500,000 LOSS IN JERSEY CITY BLAZE
Ni:W YORK, l'eb, C I'ire of unknown oilgln stalling for the second time
within seven hours destroCil tho ltoal Cocoa Manufacturing plant In Jersey city
today. It Is estimated the itamago wm exceed $500,000. Hundreds of families In
adjoining buildings were dilven to tho htreet foi a good part of ll.e night while the
mercury hovered around tho zero maiU. "riiemen vvero hampered" throughout their
long battle by the cold.
NEW MEXICO TO VOTE
SANTA I'B.'N. M., l'eb. C. Governor Ue Bac.i will cxpiesa his approval by
signing today the measure passed esterday by both houses of tho State Legls
lature providing' for the submission to a vote of the people of u constitutional
amendment for Stale-wide prohibition. The measure provides that prohibition In
New Mexico shall go lato effect October 1, 1918. The question' will be oet on
next November.
NEUTRALS TO TAKE OVER
CONTRACTS
t?1 ' V jr?"
ON STATE PROHIBITION
BELGIAN RELIEF WOI
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Penrose Wins Democrat :
Senators, Defeating" f,C
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THREE-VOTE MARGIN i:
ASSURED TO MEASURE-
Minority Party Believe'V
Taken Out Teeth
CHANGE AIDS
GOVERNOR''!
Lessens Dancer by Rcauiring
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l'juriy iupori iiowevei, vuwi
May Bo Used tv"
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I I lrlt.llt'P. I 1aI. C Tl, UnMSMl $ '1
resolution, providing for an Investigation of3.
Hi ilmces tint have been made ngnlnst
liincrnra ItiumbauKh nnd the State nd
ll it n I t r.i t lm will lln-illv inn thn Krn.lt "" j
when the incisure tomes up for third rA4 .'
Itig on u special urdei nt l o'clock thbi o
aflcinooii ?
'I ho ivinnip leaders nre conlldent that
Ihpv villi hue tuentv-nliifl votes for tht '
losolutlon thiee moie thin a majority.
'I he Penioi t.itle inenibeis agreed today
to nuppott the I'eiuoo probe, apd nine of
tho ten Iieniocr.itli Kennlors have lined
up foi the nieauurc
'I he Demounts believe the Tompkins
amendment nilnptid I isl night, took the
teeth out of the resolution and removed th
poiliilll of the propisel commission being
used .if a i lub our the heads of the anil-I'emo'-o
femes in Hie lampalgns next fall
and nct cnr The amendment required
tlie comnil'.rlon to mil.e iti final report to-
tho I.eglslatuic not later than June 1 next. ,'
'I ho adoption of the amendment Li ) t
t-lgniil v it tor for tho VareHrumbauh'
fori ch, sliue It foiced the renrose leader ,
to luck down In urging a Lcxoiv Com.ml-"'
Finn wllli lilnulvi t political powers. j.
Tlie frlitids of the State administration
admit th.it the iiinuot pi event the passac?''
ot the resolution this afternoon andarJ
counting upon the Governors veto to Um
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1110 11KMM1IC l-,.
The Democrats still hold the vvhtp han ' j
In tho Hltuatlon, and leadeis of both thr?
renro'e foicc3 and the Htate admlnlstra (
tion forces fianM admit that "It all d- t5
icnds how tho Democrats line up'' Jtf
i ne i-ciirue penpie aro uaiming pine o
tho ten Democratic Senators, while th
Vnre-IIrumbiiiKli forces declare no mora f'
than clx Democrats will vote for the reso
hit ion
'I ho Demounts ar-- mnktiig no secret ot
the fact tii it the would have lined up
solldl foi the resolution hat! not th
amendment offered list night by Senator
Washers of Yolk been uiled out upon corj.
Mltutlon il grounds.
so m: at ii:ni:o.si:
Milinuirli thp foiced tic Ssnate In adoDt tir.
.in imirmlpipiit offered bv Sen itor Tomoldn
of Cambria, which nroldel that the com.t
Ull-WTM'll DHUHIII i-l w I. IV- ln.Hmil -
bj June t next. the are "tore" at th rt$f
i.Kuloii utintili) t rvtuirt t it flin I.jile1a lltiak '
Penrose fnncs for .ciua-nik to let tnem c
haw n chance to line the Washers arpend' j '
incut considered ri
Ah soon hn AVnhhei s Introduced his amend T J
limit , lit. ti t i.i in Ail thn i ntiiiiitf.lnn nnd In LI
tluiled a clause tliat would liac made nny .
.. !.. iolUi IniT fntcAlt liofnrn tllJ nntMi vlo'i
mlKHluii liable to prosecution for perJurV
4..1.1 Willi (it-ii n Sttirmil. nf Twlnvvnrii i
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I OUIll tIIUI--llI ll lilt: I'lWtPO Itovmiivm X
ii no hit of orucr aim insisieu mi no- i
Wapbers nmendment would be delegare g
to an out'ltlo bod poweis that be1op4 ifi
only to the I.egislatuie Lieutenant Oov- i
einor I'ranU II McClaln, who was pr- P
elding over the stormy session of the Sep
nte. uunted tho State Constitution In sup-, '
port nf Sproul nnd bowled out the Dem i '
, i side ninendnicnt , l
Tho defeat of the Washers amendment,' ,J
tod iy was laid to only one source th Ti
llnunr Interests of the Ktnte. T
Tho nmendment would have made It Pos-V '
bible for a thorough probe of the liquor,
"slush fund' that helped re-elect Bole ij
l'emoso to the United States Senate hk
1014 i !
i,iiai,. service CnninilFsljner William AJ?
Magee. of Pittsburgh, Is credited with belnf ,
uu..b ..... r y
the iiutlnir of that part or tlio amenam
that dealt with the "slush fund." butfyj
his leiuteil eillier iu luiihiiii wr uc-n'
reponslb'liy In the matter. j ,. j
Under Section 10. ot Article 8 of the StaC
('..MKiltutlon. nnv liidulsltorlal body
pointed b act of the General Assen
has the power i c-uhuiui uny wnnv
testify even against mmtscir in
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