- VON BERNSTORFF GIVES PASSPORTS BY WILSON cabinet and senators, came to the conclusion that there was only one course for the United States to pursue. Breaking off diplomatic relations brings the United States to the verge of war. Never in the history of the world have two first-class powers severed their diplomatic relations without hostili ties following. President Wilson, in taking the momentous step, has counted the consequences carefully as have all his advisers. Germany, all her officials have openly said, had counted the cost of a break with the United States and was prepared to pay it in the hope of shortening the war. When the President returned from the Capitol last night he apparently had made up his mind that nothing re mained but breaking off relations. At once he began pre paring the address which he will deliver to Congress. No announcement of the break was made at the White House as that was reserved for disclosure to the public in the address to Congress. Secretary Tumulty would only say that the President would address Congress this after noon. Immediately all the machinery of the government was set in motion to safeguard the national interests and fur ther prepare the country for the unprecedented and momen tous situation in which it now finds itself. Secretary Daniels issued an order barring all but offi cers and men from navy yards, ships and stations. Orders to safeguard American ports were issued through the Treasury Department to customs collectors and the coast guard service. Not unmindful of the possibility of disturbances by German sympathizers, officials said steps had been taken to meet the situation. Washington, Feb. 3.—Just at the time when the decision to break became known Secretary Lansing went over to the White House and had a brief conference with the President He too, would no further than Secretary Tumulty's brief announcement that j the President would address a joint session of Congress this after noon. At the Capitol the news of the President's decision came like £. thunder clap. Everywhere there were expressions of support and approbation. Administration leaders in the Senate who had talked with the. President last night were not surprised, but were deeply moved by the climax. Thought There Would Be Another Note One of the first to hear the news was Senator Lodge, of Mass achusetts, Republican, of the Foreign Relations Committee. "Can that be true?" He fairly shouted. "I did not believe the President would do it. I thought there would be another note. I'm w ith him,' the Senator emphaticallv declared, pounding his desk after a moment's hesitation. "Now we'd better see to it that our marines prevent the dismantling of any more German ships in our harbors." Vice-President Marshall, notified to arrange for a joint session of Congress, said: "It is sincerely to be hoped that this necessary break will not drag the United States into the war. There are limits, however, to endurance beyond which a self-respecting nation can go. This government cannot permit the defiance of all law of civilization by any nation to pass unchallenged."' Senator Tillman, chairman of the Senate Naval Committee, said : ' "I'm mighty glad of it. I was in l'avor. when I heard of the note first, of telling Mr. Bemstorff to pack up his duds and go home to his barbarians. We will do the best we can and I have no doubt that we will live up to our past record in taking care of ourselves. We don t take any passes from anybody to go anywhere we please on the seas." Only Tiling to He IK>nc pondent of the Associated Press: 'l'm "It was the only thing that could be so sorry. However, I expected it. -lone," said Senator Chamberlain, There was nothing else left for tho ■ hairman of the Military Affairs Com- United States to do. I wonder how T : mittee. jam to get home?" • I thought last night that this would Felt Break Was Coming happen." said Senator Fletcher. The ambassador and other officials Count Von Bemstorff. apparently of the embassy seemed to feel this was very much affected. When the morning that break was imminent, al-i information came to him his eyes though they said they had no definite moistened and he said to a corres-! information that it was coming. The: j For 'telephone Service \NoyHalf as Gobd? \ Just "because the European war has helped make you prosperous, is there any good reason I I why you should pay $3.00 for a rrfanual tele phone when you can have an Automatic with PRIVATE NUMBEI/ / PRIVATE RING/ / SIW Use theDialylt/Costs Cumberland jv alley Telephone . Company of Pa. FEDERA^^QUARE ||lp : SATURDAY EVENING, f Continued From First Page] HAKRISBURG sftfefo TELEGRAPH l v A NEST OF GERMAN SUBMARINES LiAKSUBmRINfS * ~ '" 11111 According to report, the Germans are prepared for the resumption of ruthless submarine warfare with several nundred supersubmersibles. This picture shows a German submarine base near Kiel. These probably are only a few of tho vast number of U-boats which the Germans now have ready for their war on allied shipping. first question asked by Coynt Bem storff of his first caller to-day was whether any definite action had beeft taken. When informed that no in formation was available he quickly began to talk of other related subjects. | especially what prospects of peace • would remain should the United States I sever diplomatic relations. He said j he believed that even if a break should | come President Wilson would con • tinue his efforts to restore peace to the world, possibly through the Swiss . government, it was during this dis cussion that his private telephone rang. "You say relations have been broken off and that the President is going to Congress at 2 o'clock,' he said in re | sponse to what was told him over the | wire. "Are you sure? Well, maybe that is right. No, I have no comment j to make and nothing to say." Confirmation of the information i quiekly was obtained and then the j ambassador informed Countess Von ; Bemstorff of the news. Upon return ! ing he explained how sorry he was I that the break had to come, and I added: i "X am not surprised. My govern- Intent will not be surprised either. The | people in Berlin know what was bound | to happen if they took the action they , have taken. However, I have simply 1 been here to carry out the orders of jmy government. I have had no offl juial information either l'rom my gov ernment or from the United States i since 1 presented the note which brought this about." | Attaches of the embassy were called I to the ambassador's library imme | diately afterward and told what had | happened. Many began preparing to remove their personal effect*-. The i embassy itself quickly became silent. ! The clicking of typewriters ceased and clerks stopped working to talk of possibilities of war and how they were going to get back to Germany. War Will Follow- In the mind of every person in the embassy, from the ambassador down to the butler who answers the front ; door, there is now and always has ; been the conviction that the severance : of diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany could be followed by nothing else than war. They all feel that the first American life lost as a result of the new sub marine campaign will bring the crash. President Calm After sending his message to the public printer and arranging for the joint session of Congress, President Wilson set calmly about his routine work. Going to the cabinet room in the executive offices, he signed a number of letters and commissions. Having decided on his move, he awaited with confidence renewed signs : that the country stood back of him. [ Secretary and Secretary j Tumulty, the only two men who raw i the President during the morning, said I he was grave but undisturbed. Count Von Bemstorff at once ar -1 ranged with the Swiss minister, I>r. Paul Ritter, to take over the German embassy. 1 Details of the transfer will be ar ranged when the German ambassador says good-by to Secretary Lansing. BemstorlT's First Experience Count Von Bemstorff said he did not know the manner of his leaving the United States or what steps would i have to be taken. "This is my first experience of the kind," said he, "and I will have to inform myself." It is thought doubtful by some that the entente allies will grant many i such safe passage as was granted the Austrian ambassador. In that event,' the German ambassador might choose j to go to South America or to Mexico. I After Count Von Bemstorff had called the Swiss minister on the tele phone and asked him to take charge of the embassy. Dr. Kitter hurried 1 over to the German embassy build-; ing and the two men conferred. After that Count Von Bemstorff de- j olined to answer questions. "Ask the | Swiss minister." said he. "I am only I a private citizen now." Mrs. George Dewey, widow of thej Admiral, called at the White House; executive office and left resolutions; from the women's section of the Navy ! League, pledging unqualified support to President Wilson. "Now we must look out for some thing like Dewey at Manila." remark ed Senator Sheppard, of Texas. "The President has done the only thing that any self-respecting nation could do," said Senator Keed. of Mis souri. "I approve the President's action." said Senator Poindexter, Republican. ! "I think the country will unitedly sup port it. It was the only thing to do." | "We have to show our virility as a nation." asserted Senator Saulsbury, . Democrat. "Any other course would merely be a postponement of what we ! are doing now." Chances of Avoiding War Remote Seceretary Lansing, questioned as to I I IJL^H We give the 1f 17 look to those 1915 automobile parts, as we repair and refinish radiators, windshields, and We Repair • Auto Lamps We refinish, repolish and repair all brass and art metal work, in cluding band instruments. Charges I moat reasonable. All work guar anteed. Bell Phone £S33 Harrisburg, i'enna. I i details, said: i! "It is perfectly clear what has hap pened. 1 can make no- further state : ment til after the President's address." Chairman Flood, of the House For eign Committee, evidently expected the chances of avoiding war were re i niote. ■— i! "If an American ship is sunk by a i : German submarine," said he. "It will j be followed immediately by a declar i, ation of war by Congress." i The news of the break was received in the House as the naval bill was be s ing considered. Admonished to Keep Cool Some of the pacifist element, liead ' ed by Representative Callaway, of [ Texas, decried the possibilities of the ' United States being drawn into the ; war. "1 can't conceive that we should go into the war over a little zone J around Great Britain," said Callaway. Republican Leader Mann admon ! ished the speakers to 'keep cool" and | hear what the President had to say. I >lay Use Interned Ships The ninety-five or more German • i merchant ships tied up in American | ports since the beginning of the war ; 1 may be used by the United States, but the German owners ultimately must . be compensated. Only in case of war there is a possibility of their being confiscated, and even then such action ' is doubtful, for the United States, in ' the world court of nations, has been 1 the leading exponent of the invio lability of private property. Mails Will Continue to Move | Mails will continue to move under the Geneva convention and other ex | istlng special conventions. There should be no restriction upon the free ■ movement of travelers between the two countries other than the fixed 1 policy of the United States to issue no passports to Americans wishing to visit the war zone unless they have pressing business there. In fact, so far as individuals are | concerned, the status remains prac tically unchanged by a break in diplo | matic relations. Upon the conduct of | Americans in Germany and the con | duct of Germans and German sympa -1; thizers in the United States depends j the attitude of the respective govern -1 j ments regarding them. Nonintercourse Acts ■ j There is. however, one relation be : tween the United States and Germany '! which ceases through diplomatic rup '. ture. It is the humanitarian task of ; i guarding the welfare of soldiers in the ' i prison camps of their enemies and the ! care of German civilians detained in i the entente countries. Precedent for the severance of diplo ' matic relations is foulid in modern his - 1: tory only between lesser nations and between first class powers and lesser ones. The United States suspended diplomatic relations with Mexico and only recently were they resumed. After the breaking of diplomatic re lations comes the possibility of other measures termed "nonamicahle modes of redress," which also are "measures : short of war." These modes of re dress may include,reprisals, retalia tions. nonintercourse and display of force, and still there may be no state of war. There are precedents of vari j ous sort and range for cucli action. Nonintercourse acts can be passed I by Congress to stop commerce between the United States and .Germany, but as the war already has put the trade : at a low ebb the effects will be negli gible. Harrisburg Will Be Busy Center in Case of War Says McCaleb j "We will be ready to do our part if , war is declared." to-day said William 18. McCaleb. superintendent of the Philadelphia Division, of the Pennsyl ' vania Railroad. Mr. MoCaleh expects to be called upon to furnish cars for troops and shipments of munitions, and other supplies from local industrial plants. [Superintendent McCaleb said: ' "Harrisburg will be. a busy center in (the event of war with Germany. With largp classification yards at Harrisburg. Enola and Marysville. facilities arc right to movide a largf simply of cars. Passenger equipment will be needed to haul the troops. Ijocal industrial plants will no doubt bo called upon to furnish supplies, and freight cars will be re quired. The Philadelphia Division is in shape to meet all requirements. We will do our part." PRICE DIA'IKS CHARGES Washington. Feb. 3. W. VT. Price, a newspaper correspondent at the White House, named by Mrs. Ruth Thomason Yiseonti, according to homas W. Lawson. as a go-between for Secretary Tumulty and others in alleged Wall street* operations con nected with the peace note leak, j categorically denied before the inves tigating committee to-day that he had any knowledge of the President's note from the White House or any cennec tion whatever with Secretary Tumulty ; in the matter. BANQUET FOR LEBANON CO. I Lebanon, Pa.. Feb. 3. A banquet .was given to the members of Com pany 11, Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry lasf evening. Dr. Joseph L. Lem berger was toastmaster and Mayor Spang made the formal address of welcome. Other speakers included Dr. T. E. Schmauk, president of the general council of the Evangelical : Lutheran Church of North Amertca; A. D. Smith, president of the Corn wall and Lebanon Railroad; ex-Sena tor C. R. Lantz, and ex-Assemblyman Gabriel H. Moyer. RUN OFF TO NEW YORK: LAND IN MILAiERSBtTRG Elsie Sinton, 627 Reily street, and . Minnie FYazler, 139 Sassafrass street decided that they would ndt report for school yesterday morning so told i their friends they were goi-* to New 1 York City. Instead of New York, however, they went to Millersburg, where they were picked up by the i authorities. They will be .returned, 4iome to-day. GERMANY FORCING WARJAFT AVERS If It Conies to Americans He Asserts It Will Be Because of German Defiance Washington. D. C., Feb. 3.—-Ex- President Taft prefaced a prepared speech on the League to Enforce Peace here last night with a reference to the new German crises, declaring that it the United States were drawn into war, Germany would force it by "her defiance of plain principles of justice and humanity which should obtain be tween civilized nations. Mr Taft said: "The responsibility which now rests on the President and Congress is very heavy. "They should know and do know that the American people will back them to the.end in their decision. "May God give them good deliver ance." The former President was speaking before the Chamber of Commerce of j the United States, answering particu ] larly criticisms of Theodore itoosevelt, i William .J. Bryan, Senator Borah and ; others of the league to enforce peace • idea. President Wilson had intended I to be present, but sent word that owing | to the gravity of the war situation he j would be unable to attend. | Continuing, Mr. Taft said: CrMp Kmpiinsizcs Need of League "X had prepared this address before Germany startled this country and all neutrals by Iter last note. The actual dangers with which it brings us face to face may seem to make what I have been discussing theoretical, tame and inappropriate. The truth is, however, that this great crisis only emphasizes the importance of the purpose and plan or' the league in the future his tory of this country. "Of all things, we would avoid war. We are not prepared for it. Its awful consequences we know from Europe's sufferings. "Our prayer is for some escape from it in this critical hour, if consistent with our national honor. But we must face the facts. "In her campaign against, her ene mies Germany proposes ruthlessly to age war upon the property and lives of neutrals in flagrant violation of their rights. She began with Belgium. She now includes them all. Our na tional conscience is void of offense against her. Her cruel and inde fensible drowning without warning of more than a hundred innocent Ameri cans on the Eusitania we condoned, in view of her pledge against a repe tition. That pledge is now withdrawn, and she avows her purpose to resume her shocking course. Germany Is Aggressor "If war is to come between us, she will be the unprovoked aggressor. AVe would avoid being drawn tnto the European vortex by every honorable concession. If she forces us into it, she will do so by her defiance of plain principles of justice and humanity which should obtain between civilized nations. "In spite of her great strength and marvelous efficiency, Germany's mani fest weakness has been in a failure to understand other peoples and to ap preciate the moral forces working in them. She may not know the spirit of the good-natured, tolerant, war-hating giant she now challenges. She may overestimate, as she has done before, in the case of other nations, the in fluence of sordid motives, of the inertia of comfort and of dissentient elements among us. which she may expect to paralyze our actions. She may stir an active patriotism in our people which she does not suspect. She may shock us into a real preparation for war and the sacrifice it involves as nothing else might. "She may push us at once into a League to Knforce a Just Peace. She may force us Into an organization of our potential military strength on the one itand, and into a moral leadership In the maintenance of international justice on the other. Thenceforth, our isolation from the wars and welfare of the rest of the world would be at an end. When peace would come, the eyes of our neoplp, in spite of warn ings of statesmen who are looking backward, would be opened not only to the wisdom, but to the necessity of our leading the nations into a perma nent world's league to enforce peace." Replies to Roosevelt Answering Roosevelt's criticism of the league, Mr. Taft saJd In his pre pared speech: "With deference to the ability of our opponents to grasp our proposals by intuition, we submit that before they arc ' ontemptuously rejected or scat tered Into bits by verbal lyddite they aro entitled to study. "Mr. Roosevelt, apparently without reading its proposals, denounced the league as 'feeble folly' and as prompt ed by motives peculiarly base because it would enforce the judgment of courts of arbitration. Then, upon learning that the prbpo&als do not in volve enforcement of judgments, he characterizes them as a 'flagrant de ception of the public.' Senator Borah denounces the plan of the league to be 'heinous. Immoral and vicious.' These are three formidable adjectives, of which one would seem adequate to carry the argument. The senator, how ever. qualifies his words by disavowing intention to assail individuals. The senator should look to his laurels in the field of verbal warfare and slaugh ter, because such leniency may exclude him from the class of cpithctlcal statesmen." "The purpose of the league," Mr. Taft explained, "Is to organize'the world's strength into an international police to enforce a procedure with respect to issues likely to lead to war, which will i prever.l all wars but those which noth ing can prevent." FEBRUARY 3, 1917. BRITAINS ARE NOT WORRIED See German Desperation and Abandonment of Hope of Military Vietory l,ondon, Feb. 3.—Twenty-four hours reflection over Germany's latest threat appears to have loft the British public less worried than appears to be the state of puhlic mind In most neutral countries. Two points of the issue stand strongly in alt public criticism, l-'lrst. that the German decision is the counsel of desperation and a vital con fession that she has abandoned liopo for military victory in the field, and, second, that having shown no restraint in recent months in her submarine warfare on shipping bound to opposing belligerent countries It is needless to feel dismayed at what she is likely to do in tiie future since probably all available submarines have, been in full employ and It is unlikely that in the near future Germany can have a much greater number of underwater boats at her command. It cannot be said that the British public is displaying any special alarm, rhere are some who are even inclined to welcome the threats as providing a useful stimulus to the government and the nation. To the former, as tending in the direction of inducing the ad miralty to take whatever steps are pos sible to counteract submarine activity and to measures on the part of the government to speed up the construc tion of merchant shipping in order to replace dally losses; to the nation in deciding a stronger recognition of urgent economy, especially in the con sumption of food. In this connection there has been considerable criticism °f the government action in taking skilled farmhands for the army when the imperative need of the country was to conserve the food problem at home the utmost. This question of the con flicting interests of the army and agri culture may be brought to a head by the present situation. Kafferly Wntcli \Vahina<oit The German press, on the other hand, appears less confident of the happy re sults of the latest stroke. The Ger man papers are warning their readers not to expect too much immediately Jrom the new submarine campaign. Disappointment seems to be reflected in the German press that the new move has failed to bring about further ne gotiation with the United States on the peace question. American dispatches to the newspa pers are being watched with undimin ished anxiety to see what, decision Washington will make, this b*ing a S? uc v. , niore absorbing question to English readers than the actual re pulse of German submarine activity. The point is noted here that in the Ger man note is the expressed intention I tor the first time not to annex Belgium. Spaniards Want More Time to Return Ships London, Feb. 3. A Madrid dis patch to Ueuter's says that the Span ish government has telegraphed the central powers asking that the time allowed Spanish ships to return to port be extended. Many towns are protesting against the note of the central powers and have sent appeals to the government to support with dignity the interest of the nation. The administration has prohibited an anti-German meeting which was called at Santandre. The consulates of tile central powers at Barcelona and the camp of interned Germans near that city are being guarded by the police. Extra Armed Guard Pace Around Warships in Docks NorlolK. \ a.. Keb. 3. — JCxtra arm ed guards were placed around the battleship Louisiana and torpedoboat destroyer Benham at the navy yard last night. The Louisiana was brilliantly illum inated, armed men walked her decks and the dock where she is moored. There was similar activity on and about the Benham. The Louisiana is undergoing ex tensive repairs and is not ready to sail unless her services are urgently needed. She is having new suns in stalled. Break With U. S. Was Considered, Paper Says Berlin, Feb. 2, via London. Feb. 3. The first editorial expressions on the submarine issue from the United States which were eagerly awaited were received here in the course of the day. They included short excerpts from the leading New York papers After saying that a break with the L. S. has been considered the Lokal Anzeiger concludes: "Our entire at tention should be turned now to the German submarines to which we have entrusted our fate." Americans Have No Fear of Getting Home London, !• eb. 3.—A large crowd of homeward-bound Americans took the boat train at Buston station this morn ing. There seemed little apprehension of danger, as to-day s sailing was ex empt under the German warning it being the last one with such exemp tion. K It turned out that the demands for transportation by Americans desiring to get away from England were less urgent than expected and virtually one entire deck with first class accom modation on the departing steamer was not taken. The plans for the time and place of the next sailing are in abeyance pending advices from the United States. Colonel Spencer Cosby returning American militarv attache at Paris, and Mrs. Cosby we're among the passengers. Big British Cruiser Off End of Long Island New \ork. Feb. 3. A British cruiser, identity not learned, lay in the vicinity of Montauk Point, which is at the eastern end ot Long Island, at sunset last evening, according- to the officers of the American steamship Amazonia, which arrived here to-day from Liverpool. The warship had four funnels. She was of the Essex type. Toe Amazonia and other incoming vessels reached here ice-coated due to the severely cold weather ut sea. Border Troops Held Ready For Trouble by U. S. War Department El Paso, Feb. 3. Evidence of War Department preparations for dif ficulties was received here last night, when General George Hell, jr., received orders to hold the 17tli Cavalry here Instead of sending it to border duty at Brownsville and also to hold tl.e r.th, 7th, 11th and 13th Cavalry regi ments of Pershing's army hero. The 11th and 13th were under orders to remain at Columbus. Army men think the mobilization of troops hero is for quick movement when needed. HOLLAND LTNKR RECALLED Amsterdam, via Ix)ndon, Feb. 3. The Handclshlad, says that the Hol land American lines Kieuwamaterdam which was on her way to America and had been recalled by wireless, arrived off the llook of Holland this morning. CITY RED CROSS READY; IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS Prepare to Start Work at Once Making Bandages in Case of Hostilities SHOUT ON LINENS Ask Public to Contribute Funds to Help Carry on Society's Operations "llarrisburg's Red Cross Society is prepared to start work at once upon a call from the National Association," declared City Commissioner E, Z. Gross, president of the local organiza tion. "We wculd be only too willing to turn over what little material wo have on stock in preparation for foreign shipment to the National Association," said Miss Anne I?. McCormick, chair man of the Ited Cross Committee. Tho Red Cross Committee has just started work on preparing a shipment of a new lot of bandages, and chil dren's kits to foreign countries. This material will be willingly turned over to the National cause. The committee needs volunteers to assist in making these essentials for the work, declared Miss McCormiek. The committee meets every Monday and Thursday, from 9 until 12 anil from 2 to 5 in the Harrisburg Acad emy of Medicine. Members of the volunteer corps who have been for sometime making these things for the foreign countries have shown their patriotic spirit in dis cussions at several of the meetings, by offering their assistance in all the work should tills country be at war. A small stock of linen is in the hands of the Ked Cross Committee but much more.is needed and tho committee appeals to the public for contributions in linen and money. Note Makes Germany Outlaw, Hall Caine Says London, Feb. 3. "Such a com bination of cant and criminality as is contained in the German note to neu tral nations and the German Chancel lor's exposition of it, is not to l>e found elsewhere in printed words. Germany is the .Uriah Hecp of na tions, but she lias out-Heeped herself. To talk about attaining peace bv methods of murder is like trying to force the gates of heaven with skele ton keys that have been forged iu hell" • These were the phrases in which al Caine described the German threat to America in a speech delivered to an audience of American businessmen in London at their weekly luncheon at tlie Savoy. Asserts V. S. Knew It Was Coming Hall Caine said Knglishmen had not been surprised by the latest German threat, except by its barefaced bar barity. The L'nited States also knew it was coming, and its imminence was the true cause of President Wilson's latest note and speeches. 1,425,000 Teutonic Aliens in America; Protected For' Nine Months by Treaty Washington, Feb. 3. There are in the United States approximately "!50,- 000 unnaturalized Germans anil L -075,000 Austrians and Hungarians who still are aliens. These aro the residents ol' the country who would be subjected to the rules of war in the event of devefopments more serious than a break in diplomatic relations. But the treaty with Prussia would ex empt the German citizens from mo lestation for nine months after war is declared, and German merchants may depart without restriction. The same applies to America in Prussia. The foregoing figures aro based upon the number of unnaturalized im migrants from the Central Powers in the United States at the time of the last official census and on immigra tion from those countries up to Janu ary 1. League Island Closed First Time Since 1898 Philadelphia, Feb. 3. The Phila delphia navy yard was to-day closed to all visitors for the llrst time on a week-day since the Spanish-Amer ican war. Extra marine guards were placed about the entrance and a cen sorship of information regarding activities within the yard, it was said, probably would bo put Into effect. The torpedoboat destroyer Beale has stearrt up ready for immediate serv ice in connection with the enforce ment of neutrality regulations. Loading of steamers is proceeding as usual, and as fast as the ships are ready they will sail. Half a dozen boats with capacity cargoes, obtained clearance papers yesterday and some gf them were expected to leave soon. Among the number Is the American tanker Gold Shell with gasoline for Bordeaux river and Floren. Two torpedoboat destroyers were to-day patrolling the lower Delawuro river to enforce neutrality regulations. One of them was stationed just inside the breakwater and the other below Wilmington. Their commanders had instructions to examine the papers of every outward bound vessel and to detain any that could not show proper clearance credentils. 'DEMAND RELEASE OF PRISONERS Washington, Feb. 3. The United States has formally demanded of Ger- I many the immediate release of the ! Americans who were taken prisoners 'on prize ships by the raiders in the South Atlantic. In all there were sixty-four Ameri cans taken from the steamers Geor- Klc, Mount Temple and Voltaire. Sixty of the prisoners are confined in the prison camp ut Duelmen in West phalia. FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE is best for COLDS Ho Alcohol or Dinteroui Drue* 3
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