TF'I'N A N'C'I A L ElD I T I O. N ,v. tfr t A3STR47V. feftgre NIGHT EXTRA ma imttng A EXTRA i- VOL. HI. NO. 127 PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1917 I'oi'tlllallT. 1U1" St Tltr. l't III 10 l.EMtS COMMM PRICE TWO CENT.: WILSON WAITS AND WATCHES AS U-BOATS ADD INSULTS BUT FAIL TO COMMIT OVERT ACT U-BOAT KILLINCT PHILADELPHIA VICTIMS OP U-BOAT QUICK NEWS OF 2 CHILDREN MAYBRINGWA1 M a V Itfr, . I K u k U lit $ President Will Not Be I except oy Jttuiniess siniang or (Jon tinued Indignities Confers With Cabinet Negro Sailor Killed on Turino Not American Citizen. Britain Grows in Wrath and Sees Reason in Each Act by Berlin Government for U. S. War AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9. Before launching her ruthless subma rine warfare Germany sounded the European neutral States and made sure that they would not break with her, according to an inter view with the Hungarian Premier, Count Tisza, in the Vossische Zeitung today. PARIS, Feb. 9. The Petit Parisien today printed a Madrid dis patch saying that Germany had granted a further delay of forty hours in her submarine warfare to allow neutral ships at sea to regain neutral ports. American patience with Germany's ruthless U-boat warfare will be stretched up to the breaking point to avoid war. This was the President's attitude as his Cabinet met with him today. Only an "overt act" or cumulative indignities will force the issue. Thus far, even in the sinking of the California and Turino, the shelling of lifeboats of the Eavestone and the detention of Am bassador Gerard, there has been no overt act. But they all are indignities, more or less, and even yet may constitute the beginning of the accumulation that will force war. The sinking of each steamship at first appeal's a casus belli. But full reports have changed the aspect of the situation. Great Britain, naturally, sees in amost every German act cause for war and scarcely understands American hesitancy. CONTINUED INDIGNITIES MAY FORCE WAR ISSUE , WASHINGTON'. Feb. 9. Outright Illegal sinking of an American hip, with nn accompanying loss of Ameri can lives, or a formidable accumulation of affronts to this nation will be the only ythlngs -to bring President Wilson to the point of war. ' . No case thus far, It Is said, presents an ettt-and.out violation of A.merlcan rights, although sacrifice of lives to date appar ently shows Germany's Intent to go the whole way In her gubmarlnlngs. This was the situation ns the Cabinet fathered today. Members of Wilson's official advisory body were expected to approve his attitude. And this attitude. It was said, was forrqed upon public opinion ns reflected In Wh(te House messages. Moreover, evidence ac cumulated constantly showing that Ameri can rights hae not been Infringed, at least not more than technically. The Turino case, at first apparently In volving loss of. an American negro's life, now appears to develop Into sacrifice of a life not an American, The supposed American negro, George Washington", who lost his life on the tor pedoed steamer Turino, was a British sub ject, Consul Wesley Frost, at Queenstown, cabled the State Department today, He was born In Alberta, Canada, and was never naturalized In the United States. No Ameri cans were lost on this ship. Officials pointed to tho fact that, despite the surface appearances of tho Housatonlc, the Eavestone, the California and then the Turino sinkings, which at first looked a black, they have not developed the "overt act," . - As for the Gerard detention, officials say It was no more than technical delay In Issuing passports. Some officials believe that, while Germany wants the 1828 Prus sian treaty to remain In force, her action toward Gerard has violated It. They Insist, however, In not taking the Gerard delay as serious. But with such nn Incident, plus the California case, where women and children were Involved, authorities see the possi bility of a clear-cut "overt act" or accumu lation of Indignities which will force the President to go before Congress, as he Continued on Tate Two. Column Two FRANK ROCKEFELLER ILL Estranged Brother of Oil King Under goes Operation ' CLEVELAND, O,, Feb. t). Frank Rock efeller, brother of John D., underwent an operation for Intestinal trouble at CharHy Hospital today. Physicians reported his condition as serious but not dangerous. Frank Rockefeller became a millionaire through his partnership with John D, In the early days of the oil boom. Later the brothers split and have not spoken to each otberfor nineteen years. Efforts to recon cile them last summer failed. THE WEATHER FOIIEQABT , ' For Philadelphia and vicinity Partly cloudy and much colder tonight, with low est ooottt 15 degrees; taturday fair and colder; strong northwest winds tonight becoming moderate Bafurday. LKNOTK Or DAY SX!! ..."" I-2l-'n- I 'oen rises.., s:t2p.m. Bun MU,,,,,o:2Sp.m. Moon souths. 1:17 a, m. ' , UKLAVVAHERIVKR TII1K C1IANOE8 " fa?.Urf.M!?-m' I Hlihwitir., sue p.m. , Ww wattr',, 1030 a.m. Lew water.. Ui p.m. jmtrmATVUK AT J6ACH HPU fciJiSF 4 A Forced to Hostilities GERARD TO LEAVE BERLIN TOMORROW Will Get Military Escort arid Special Train to Switzerland SOME AMERICANS STAY Ry CARL W. ACKERMAN Iinm.IN, Feb. 0. All preparations for departure from Ber lln of American Ambassador Gerard, his staff, American Hed Cross officials and consular officials were completed today. A special train In two sections will prob ably leave Uerlln tomorrow for lierne, un der military escort. On that same clay the Spanish Ambassa dor In Berlin will formally begin repre sentation of American Interests In Ger many. Arrangements for this step Iti the sev erance of diplomatic relations between America and Germany were made at n con ference which Gerard held Thursday after noon wIth'Oomit Montgelas, of the Imperial Foreign Office. Count Montgelas railed at the embassy and had a lengthy talk with Gerard, it was then that the American Ambassador was formally told that he could depart. Prior to this Gerard had received word that the German Government 'would have pa ports ready In time for departure Saturday and had Instructed his staff to prepaio to leave on that date. In talking with Count Montgelas, Gera'rd obtained permission for certain mnvBpoper correspondents In llerlln to depart with him on the first section of the train. The sec ond section, it was announced, would carry American consuls and Hed Cross officials. The Government's announcement that passports would be given for. Gerard Im mediately came after Its receipt of informa tion front America that Count on Bern storff had been furnished with safe-conduct from Allied Governments. The following Americans registered In Uerlln today as to thc'.r future plans: REMAINING IN GERMANY MRS. ALICE RERTZE. Savannah. Ga. ARTHUR 11 DENNING, Hath, Me. M. SHAEVITCH, New Yoik. MAX FR1CK AND FAMILY, New York. MRS. ANNA 1NGOLD, Chicago. Continued on race Two. Column One ONCE BAMSHED BY U. S.; NOW ITS BERLIN ENVOY Senor de Bernabe, Spanish Diplomat, Dismissed 19 Years Ago, Takes Over Affnirs in Germany WASHINGTON, Feb. ..Nineteen years ago Senor Polo de Bernabe, Spanish Am bassador to he United States, received his passport and was diplomatically Invited to Wve the United States. Today Sehor Polo de Bernabe represents the United States at Berlin. Through the International twist oc casioned by the break of relations between the United States and Germany, De Bernabe now Is handling the delicate maneuverlngs of the American Embassy at the Kaiser's capital. Senor de Bernabe has had long exper ience In diplomacy. He has been decorated with highest honors by the ten leading BIG ARTILLERY ORDERS RUSHED FOR ARMY USE War Secretary Directs Side tracking of Small Work for Large Pieces AIR SQUADRON OFFERED WASHINGTON. Feb. 0. Secretary of War BaUcr tod:i sent direct orders to the Bethlehem Steel pl.uit to cease work on minor orders for the war department and concenti.ito nil mailable men Immediately on the production nf thirty-nine batteries of four-inch and thirteen batteries of sl Inch guns for tho t'nlted States field ar tillery. These guns will he built from de signs completed ns the result of the ob servation of military officials In Europe. The Bethlehem plant also will Immedi ately commence to turn out a 0.2-Inch gun for tho United States which. It Is declared, will proo a far moro efficient weapon than tho forty-two-centimeter guns of tho Ger man army. These guns as a result of a new departure of design will ribfhe waste' ful and can bo handled more easily than any weapon of similar design now In uc In Europe. The new four nnd six Inch guns are to lie distributed to nrtlllery units ns soon ns they can bo completed. Up to the pres ent the guns In use have been tho three Inch pUces. and It Is admitted that they are of doubtful usefulness. Secretary of War Baker has taken per gonal charge of the rushing of work on field pieces and munitions. He now Is examining the offers made by the man agers of n number of plants, and largo orders 'for materials will be given ns soon a.s specifications can be completed. One arm which Is to be manufartuied In as l.irgo quantities ns possible Is the rapid fire gun All plants now constructing these fur tho army have been ordered put on nn extra-time basis Offers of old to the Government In case of war continue to pour Into the War De paitment from American cltzcns abroad OFFERS OF SERVICE J G. Bliss, a wealthy American, now re siding In London, cabled Secretary Baker today that In the eent of war he would furnish the army with one complete aero plane squadron A Miuadron in the United States army consists of twelve planes In active service and twenty-four In Reserve Elbert II G.uy. president of the United States Steel I'oiporatlon, declared his steel plant could manufacture one-third more Continued on I'afte Two, Column heten TWO. DIE WHEN U-BOATS SINK NEUTRAL SHIPS Norwegian Graft Sent to Bottom by Submarines in' Ruth less War , LONDON. Feb. 9. Two pel sons were killed when a German HUbmurlno Bhelli-d and sunk the Norwegluu steamship Ida. It was announced today. The Norwegian steamship llansktnck was also reported sunk today. There are two Noiwegian essels named Ida, according to Lloyd's Register. Both are iron steamers, one of 1300 tons and the other of 1172 tons. One Is registered nt Ilnugesund und the other at Langesund. Both were built In 1883, The Hansklnck Is not registered by Lloj d's. GUARDS WITHDRAWN IN N.Y. OVER INTERNED VESSELS Honor System Instituted and Austrian and German Sailors Allowed to Go Ashore NEW YORK. Feb. 9 Ouards over the eelf-lnterneM German nnd Austrian vessels were today withdrawn upon the orders of Collector of the Port Malone. Crews of the ihlrty-one Teutonic ships were allowed to come ashore today for the first .time since diplomatic relations be tween the United States and Germany were broken. An honor system was put In force, whereby captains of the ships will be held responsible for the acts of their men and will report on the conditions Of their ships to Federal authorities. The neutrality guard upon the piers Where the ships are docked will be main talned'for the protection of resseli ftnd Uj aurrounain- proriy. t . . v&at ' James O'DonnclI, nine years old, nnd his seven-year-old sister, Mary, who were horn in this city, are of ficially listed as nmonR those who perished when the California was sunk by a U-boat off the Irish coast. Their mother, Mrs. Mary J. O'Donnell, is still missing, while the eldest child, Cornelius, thir teen years old, is reported saved. STEVEDORES OUT; AID SUGAR STRIKE Thousand Men Walk Out, Leaving Raw Sugar in Ships REFINERS SUFFER MORE Strike in My Plants Tiglttens Sugar Famine SUGAR famine tightens ns re fineries remain closed because of strike. Stevedores and longshore men may go out today. Retail grocers boost price of re fined sugar its supply nears exhaus tion; refined sugar retailing today for ten and twelve cents a pound. Predicted that prico will go to twenty cents within n week. Whole sale price remains tho the same. Wholesale price of raw sugar makes radical advance, although market is glutted by stoppage of foreign exports and by closing of refineries. Refiners here charge that Cubnn sugar firm in New York has cornered the market and boosted the price. The famine In refined sugar, which began last Monday with the closing of all Phila delphia refineries because nf a strike of moro than 2000 workeis, became more serious today, when more than 1000 stce dores nnd Inngshoienien went on n sym pathetic strike, thereby stopping the Influx of raw sugar. The strike of the steiedores and long shoremen has added greatly to the help lessness of the refiners. SI ships and sev eral lighters are In pott with big cargoer of sugar, nnd unless tho strike Is settled ipilckly the demurrage losses on these es sels will aggregate JCOOO. The strike of the sugar workers and stevedores Is being di rected by tho lndustilal Workers of tho World. A representative of the Pennsylvania"! Sugar Company said today: "The Btrlko of tho stevedores and long shoremen will affect the refiners very seri ously. It means that we cannot get any raw sugar; Wo knew that the stevedore! nnd longshoremen were going out. but could do nothing to Btop It. It Is purely a sym pathetic strike; the stevedores are not look lng for more pay They now receive forty cents nn hour. Wo have a ship partly un loaded nt our wharf nnd two or three lighters which have not been unloaded," A representative of the W, J, McCahan Refining Company said; "I Bhould Judge that about 1000 men went out today. It means a great loss In demurrage for the refiners and means that we will get no mora raw sugar until the strike Is settled. The contest between the refiners and sugar workers today became a deadlock, with no hope for settlement In sight, No refined sugar Is being delivered from any of the three bhj refineries because of the Continued on rg Four, Column Oa i v U. S. EMPLOYE DISMISSED FOR DISLOYALTY WASHINGTON, l'eb. 0. Because he boasted that if Qcunniijr and the United States went to war he would "fight nnd do anything else he could for Germany" a watchman nt the Department of the Jnttuoi was dlsiiiisECd today. His name was conccnlcd, RUSSIAN GENERAL KILLED NEAR BR0DY LONDON, Tcb. 0. It is officially announced by the Russian War Office that General Knrdhnalevskl lias beeu killed on the eastern ftont near Uiody, bay3 a dispatch fiom Pctiojjiad today. KENESAW MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD TO BE U. S. SHRINE WASHINGTON, l'eb. 0. President Wilson today higned n bill nuthoilzlnj; the Government to accept the Kcnesaw Mountain battle field in Gcoigin. The gift of the hlstoilc spot was made by the Koni'snw Mountain Memoilal Association. TWO GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH IN EIRE CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 0. I'lnnccs Auwbiey, two yiais. old. and Kilecn Auwbiey, four mouths old, were burned to death and Maiie Auwbiey, four yeais old, was piobably fatally burned today when the Auwbiey home was dest toyed. NEW LOW FOR ANGLO-FRENCH BONDS A new low mark was established by trading on the New York Stock Kxclmuco this prico the rate of return is slightly more than K.40 per cent. This It the first loan floated In this country by tho Alllet In carry on the war, tho total being $.100,000,000. At today's price they wcie nt n "discount of $45,000,000 from the par value for the total Issue. At the nme time the new bonds nt the United Kingdom, Great Rrllnln and Ireland, maturing In 1019 and 1921, carrying interest nt the rate of fV per cent, Hold" nt 93, yielding tho Invcstois about CGI per cent. This is tho latest Issue. These Issues were tho moat active in, the bond division. The new low for the Anglo-French bonds can be explained by the fact that they nro unsecured, whereas the rjew loan Is secured by collateral and carries n conversion feature, giving the holder n right to convert Into twenty-year fiVi per cent bonds. ADDITIONAL GUARDS FOR THE CAPITOL WASHINGTON. Feb. . The Senate Utiles Committee decided today to recom mend employment of fifty additional policemen to'guard tho Capitol against bomb plots, feared ns n result of the Get man crisis. The committee alsoi voted to recom mend closing nil but the inn In doois of the Capitol pending a restoration of rela tions with Germany. HAY STATE PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PRESIDENT BOSTON, Feb. 9. Resolutions patriotically pledging support to President Wil son "in whatever nctlon he mny take to preserve tho honor, dignity nnd safety of tho country" were unanlmousl adopted by tho Massachusetts House of Repre sentatives today. JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE FOR 1016 SETS NEW RECORD TOKIO, Feb. 9. Japan's foreign trnilo in 1916 was nearly $1,000,000,000, accord ing to figures compiled hero today. Thlr was about $J:0.000,00Q more than tho foreign trade in 1915 and establishes last year as the most prosperous In the history of Nippon's foreign trade. This gain was entirely on tho export side. APPAM CREW TO HE KEPT UNDER WATCH HERE Lieutenant Hans Berg nnd tho eiew of tho German pilze ship Appam left Newport News, Yn., this morning nt 10:55 for Philadelphia. They will reach Broad Street Station this afternoon at 5:27 o'clock. Tho crew will go nboard the German crulsprs Krouprlnz Wllhelm and I'llnr. Kltel Frlcdrlch, which are Interned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The Appam crew, nrcording to Immigration officials, will not be Interned, but will be under tho nun eillance of tho commandant of the yard. WESTERN ROADS CALLING IN FREIGHT CARS NKW YOUIC, Feb. 9. Ti.iftlo conditions a-e more ncute. Kffeetlvo nt once, the following roads will not allow their ears east of Chicago: Itock Island, St. Paul, I'nlon Pacific, Burlington, Greul Noithern, Northern Pacific and Northwestern. A eonseivatlve estlmato Is that western roads have 50,000 less cars on their lines than they own. Most of them on eastern lints. Tho latter are trying to clear up congestion with the hope of Improvement bv next week. GUARDSMEN TO RETURN FROM BORDER ON SCHEDULE WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Tho movement of guardsmen from tho Mexican bor der to their home stations will proceed at once, the War Department announced today, as originally oideeed Secretary llaktr explained that lie had a telegram from General Funston Having that the apparent change In plan was duo to "con fusion " No further explanation was given, but it is understood that orders sent by the department were mlslnterpietcd nj the border. x POTATOES $3.10 BUSHEL IN HAZLETON; CABBAGE 10 CENTS HAZI.KTON, Pa., Feb. 9. Potatoes went tip to $3.10 a bushel here today and cabbage sold at ten cents a pound. A jear ago rabbage could be bought for four cents a head and tubers werd bringing only seventy Ivo cents. SECOND PENNSYLVANIA ARTILLERY HOME SUNDAY CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. Feb. 9. Tho Second Pennsylvania Artillery, 946 men, under command of Colonel Turner, left Chattanooga homeward-bound nftcr upending three hours here. The artillerymen are traveling In four-section trains. They told Inquirers that the health of nearly every man has been vastly benefited by life at the border. The troops expecf to reach homo Sunday. BANKS TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST RUNS BY ALIENS WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. The Federal Reserve Board lias taken steps to uafe guard any member bank threatened by a run by foreign-born depositors' p.nd will' aid any bank in the country whose stability is thus threatened.' In the case of member banks, It Is said, the board is prepared to discount virtually tig bank' entire holdings of paper into currency. Nonmcmber banks needing aid to meet such a run, it is understood, may receive It indirectly from the board througn member banks. BELGIAN OFFICIALS WORRIED OVER FOOD CRISIS TARIS. Feb. 9. The Belgian Government Is .greatly exercised over tho fftt of the Belgians In the territory occupied by the Germans because of the rupture between the United States nnd Germany, for one reason that tha rupturo is sup. posed to preclude the possibility of 'American citizens traveling on board steamships loaded with provision! for Belelutu. says a, dispatch to the llavas Agency from Havre, . Anglo-French ti per cent bonds In today, when they sold down to 90'. the At a Boy and Girl, Born iri;V, City, Called Citizens i ' t ' STATE DEPARTMENT y TAKES ANOTHER VIEW Americans, Says Thomai Rnphnrn WViifp TnfArnn-' - tional Law 'Authority DEAD MOTHER ENGLISH Facts About Philadelphia Family in U-Boat Tragedy TAMES O'DONNELL, nine years w old, nnd Mnry O'Donnell, seven years old, who perished, and their mother, Mrs. Mary J. O'Donnell, who is reported missing on torpedoed liner California, wero born in South. Philadelphia. Other facts known about family arc: Father Edward O'Donnell, Irishi man, somewhere in Philadelphia; may be naturalized citizen now. Mother Scotchwoman, returning to old home in Scotland with chil-. dren. family lived for a time at 316 North Thirty-eiRhth street, after Mrs. O'DonnclI separated from hus band. Children were baptized by the Itcv. F. X. Curran, rector of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Gray'a Ferry road and Fitzwater street. Eldest child, Cornelius, thirteen years old, reported saved from tor pedoed, liner. The citizenship of two Philadelphia clrtV dren. who perished when tho British liner. California was torpedoed and sunk by fV German submarine, may determine whether '.'i; or' not tho United States, shall go to war ajjj with Hermany. Horn In this city they are Amerl citizens, according to Thomas rtaebum 7 White, authority on International and .con-jJf stltutlonal law, of this city: apa tney ItrtKt nra British sublects. according to State De ,tr. .... ninnlnl. O'Monnell nnd seven-year-old Mary O'Ddn- f: nell, brother and sister, whose mother,, MrsA -f Mary J. O'Donnell, also Is believed to have i perished' with the Ill-fated liner. Another son of Mrs. O'Donnell, CorJ- rW n1lii thirteen vears old. has been reDorted- r' saved. iti Mrs. O'Donnell was born In Scotland ; her husband was nn Irishman. She lived In Philadelphia eighteen .years, but was not naturalized, apd according to all the In formation that was available, her husband never took out citizenship papers. SEAUCH FOB FATHER Search Is being made for William O. O'Donnell, the missing husband. He disap peared several years ago, when his wife, separated from him. He was not an Ameri can citizen at the time of his disappear-. ance, but may have taken out papers slho thprt. Whether or not thei parents were foreign jiAsj ciiht.na thnlr nMlriren. luivlnf- hn tinrn i -v.1 In Miln i-nnntr-. nr American citizens, ttft-'i r.'3 cording to a statement by Thomas Ilaeburifj j Whlto today. His view differed from thataJ of the State Department officials, who were.. iiuoted as saying that because the parenUjf , were not citizens the children were not. ,? He said: ' . Mh 'It i rhUi1rn vr horn In. Amrfia. .. thev are American citizens whether or netih.vl their parents were naturalized. In easily ,j they were born In another country and th 1 n.r.nii w.m naturalized American citizens: J "-;! the children automatically became Amerlcan'lkg citizens. If the parents were not naturalized, J&KM the children could have been British subi. Jects had they so desired." The O'Donhell children, though born fa this country, are not American citizens. .-..-.- n..n- .man. nffllnl. n. Wa.hlniA. OlaiD JJCllrtl VlltVM. v, ,. w. ,. Ma.,,,,.VM said today Their parents were British ub.'i Jects. but the children, when they became Of - j . i-nulil have chosen for themselves &-, -w- . -T , .... n.i.lal, atthAptM ln.i-mtlh n fhn fVTivn. if. . nu children never made tho choice of cltu'v. zenshlp, authorities held, the claim thtVf) they are American citizens because of their i American birth cannot be sustained, . V All three children were born In the south'- ' ern section of the city. They were baptbnd. i' by the Be v. r X. Curran, curator of.'8fc Continued on Fsze Kour, Caloiaa'Jftsji. J ., Mil T-r'H MAROONED COUPLE LlVjr ON OYSTERS FIVE DT Only Food Available During Their-? . prisonmen. in rieta oi ice...,. j. ATLANTIC CITV. N. J., Feb. Marooned In a houseboat aurroun Ice fields five miles wide In Qraaentl Mr. and Mr- John F. Conover, of th subsisted upon oysters alone for John Bowen, a bayman, discover M versed American flac on the pole eC'l verV habitation while scannln ttt with long-range glasses and broke, ; through the lc until he was wKMn j j of them. The impri-onea cowm chances wltn tne intervening ic reached the rescue boat after ' through several times. - Conover today said he had. never 1 was possible to rv dyitcre la ways. ThS marooned couple baked, boiled, broHed.J 1 roArwH pp smrw j HH ( -5.J . ra f drfiii r m J a y : 't it ' ? nf I ' iwtr-: 4.- v .". sJ,v j" v T i .u' .&?& " rw '.?!&&' '. ' m-'K-iMBii.ri .". rf.V -) ., t ML KA vy jkwnm.&.m.L'mwEti&. xry $mmm&4wm m tm-miFmmfflMMvziMUHmwm.i . vv? &imamgmsmm