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No. 19,864. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1915-EIGHTEEN PAGES. ^ ONE CENT.

END FOOD EMBARGO,

NO SEA WAR ZONE,

IS BERUNPROPOSAL

Bemstorff Presents Note to

Bryan Giving Basis for

Commerce Settlement.

DECLARES SUBMARINE

BLOCKADE RETALIATORY

* - * ? Ti

uraerea Dy Benin ?s xicpusai iui

English Violations of International

Law.

CITES NEUTRAL FLAG ABUSES

Asks Non-Belligerent Vessels to Sail

Via North of Scotland, as Foes'

Merchantmen Are Arming

to Fight.

Count Bernstorff, the German

ambassador, today presented to

the State Department a note from

his government announcing that

Germany stands ready to consider

receding from its announced intention'of

attacking British merchantmen

if Great Britain will

withdraw its efforts to prevent

foodstuffs from going to Germany

for the civilian population.

The note declares that Germany's

plan to attack British merchantmen

was a retaliatory measure, adopted because

of the alleged violation of international

law by Great Britain in

trying to starve the non-combatant

population of Germany, and that the

latter government is ready to withdraw

from its purpose as expressed in

the naval war zone decree, as far as

It applies to merchant vessels, as soon

as Great Britain, either of its own volition

or as a result of representations

from the neutrals, expresses her willingness

to return to the usual practices

of international law on the question

of foodstuffs.

Says British Ships Armed.

The German note adds that the Berlin

government has information that

English merchant vessels are being

armed and have orders to sail in

groups for protection, and, further,

that they would try to sink submarines.

It declared that there was now

no question of searching them, but the

result would be that German ships

would light them, because they are

now held to be warships.

The note declares further that Great

? _ .1 : , ? ,v,? Ufni-moHnri rtf

jjriiaiii, aucuiuiiipi w mc i>nw> xiavivn ??

Germany, intended to use neutral flags,

and that therefore neutral shipping

would be in danger in the war zone. It

was urged, therefore, that meanwhile

neutral shipping observe the request

of Germany and go around the north of

8cotland in the course which had been

declared outside the war zone.

Not a Reply to TJ. S. Note.

It was stated that the note received

by the ambassador today from his foreign

office and promptly carried by him

personally to the State Department

was not a reply to the recent American

note to Germany in regard to the war

zone decree. A more comprehensive

and detailed reply to that communication

is expected soon, although it was

not known officially here when it might

be looked for.

Today's note from Germany, it wap j

pointed out, constitutes a sort of in- j

termediary reply, possibly presented to j

thi*? government because of the fact

that the date when the war zone decree

goes into effect?February 18?is

o close at hand. !

Gerard to Explain to Kaiser.

Press reports announcing that the

1 'erman emperor had invited Ambas- j

vador Gerard to confer with him at the

battle front were read with keen inter- J

est by officials of the United States i

.overnment.

It was believed here that the ambas- j

sador might explain at length the j

American viewpoint, as he is re- '

ported to have done in a conference j

with the imperial chancellor im- !

mediately after the note was pre- J

Rented at the foreign office. In many

quarters It was supposed that one

of the chief purposes of the infor- I

mal conference with Ambassador

Gerard was to elicit from the American

government some understanding

as to its position regarding shipments

of conditional contraband destined to

Germany's civilian population.

Germany's Attitude Toward U. S.

It became known today that Count

on Bernstorff, German ambassador,

pointed out to Secretary Bryan that

Germany desired to encourage American

shipping. This was clearly shown

by his government, the ambassador asserted,

when shortly after the beginning

of the war Germany expressed its

willingness to accept fhe declaration

of London as the law of the seas, applicable

during the war.

_"It was Great Britain,'' he told the

secretary, "wno had declined the suggestions

of the United States that the

declaration of London be adopted by

belligerents and neutrals, thereby compelling

the United States to announce

Its purpose of being guided by the

general international law on the subject

of naval war."

British Regard U. S. Note

to Germany as Ultimatum

LONDON. February 15. 12:10 p.m.?

The threatened submarine blockade of

the ports of the British Isles is still

an absorbing topic for English newspapers

and the English people, and,

judging from dispatches reaching here

from the continent, Germany Is equally

interested.

The report that James W. Gerard, the

American ambassador, has been reQuested

to meet Emperor William at

once on the eastern battle front is

taken In London to mean that Berlin

probably will make a prompt reply to

the Amerioon note to Germany.

Claim Bight to the Flag.

German comment on the situation

which has arisen since Germany declared

a war zone around the British

Isles Insists that Washington should

prevent the use of the Amerlean flag

by Great Britain and a strict observa

lContinu?d oa Second Paga.) *

k - -

SHIP TRUST INQUIRY

VOTEDBYSENATE

Burton Resolution Amended to

Probe Part Concern Took

in Purchase Fight.

Investigation of all charges of Influences

at work for or against the administration

ship bill was ordered today by

the Senate.

Administration democrats and filibustering

republicans unanimously voted

for a resolution to look into charges of

lobbying by the so-called shipping trust

and to inquire into any negotiations by

administration omciais to buy belligerent

ships.

A resolution, introduced by Senator

Burton of Ohio, providing for an investigation

by a special committee of

the Senate to ascertain whether any

firm or corporation oi' individual which

might have an interest in having the

United States purchase the interned merchant

vessels has had any dealing with

any official of the government, was

favorably reported to the Senate today

from the committee on contingent

expenses of the Senate, and later

adopted unanimously.

The resolution was amended so as to

provide for an investigation by the

same committee to learn what effect

the so-called shipping trust or any

firm or corporation had matle to defeat

the administration's ship purchase bill.

The committee is also instructed by an

amendment to ascertain whether any

senators are holding stocks or bonds

of the United Fruit Company or other

shinniner rnrnorationa.

The report of the resolution was

made by Senator Williams of Mississippi.

The Burton resolution, which was Introduced

Saturday, has commonly been

understood to strike at Secretary McAdoo

of the Treasury Department,

though Senator Burton disclaimed on the

floor of the Senate any intention of reflecting

by an innuendo or otherwise

upon Secretary McAdoo.

Reed Criticises Burton.

Senator Reed, however, took the floor

and roundly criticised Senator Burton

for the introduction of his resolution.

"I will say to the senator from Ohio

that he need not disturb his soul over

any opposition which the Secretary of

the Treasury may make to his resolution,"

said Senator Reed. "The Secretary

of the Treasury will welcome any

kind of investigation the Senate cares

to originate. He has always been so

ready to furnish information that -it

was not necessary to introduce this

resolution, which, in effect, reflects

upon the character of the Secretary of

the Treasury.

"This innuendo should never have

been made in this chamber unless a

senator had before him the evidence

to prove the charges. This is a very

fc-rave charge to bring against the Secretary

of the Treasury.

"This body ought to be something besides

a mere vent for scandal. No resolution

ought to be introduced in this

body for the purpose of spreading evil

reports which have been expressed

only on the lips of the irresponsible.

"I will not ask the senator from CJhlo

if he has any information of any trustworthy

source to substantiate such a

charge as has been made by innuendo

in his resolution."

Burton and Reed in Tilt.

"I am glad to hear," replied Senator

Burton, "that the senator from Missouri

is now taking his stand against

irresponsible utterances in this body.

It was not so long ago that he adopted

another course."

Senator Reed challenged Senator Burton

to state when he had reported irresponsible

statements.

Senator Burton replied by referring

to the charge of "insidious lobby"

which had been made in the Senate

during the consideration of the tariff

| bill, and which Senator Reed had supported.

"Those charges came to us." said

Senator Burton, "without any tangible

evidence to back them up.

"Yes, and we made good on them."

[said Senator Reed. Senator Burton

fillcwl ottontirm tn thu fa<>f tV??? thmirrVi

many months had expired since the

Semite lobbying investigating committee

had completed its investigation no

j report ever had been made by that

committee.

Burton Denies Innuendo.

Senator Burton denied that he had by

innuendo made any charge against the

Secretary of the Treasury.

Senator Reed said: "I am glad that j

the senator from Ohio had stated thathe

did not intend to reflect upon the

i Secretary of the Treasury, and that he

I does not vouch for any of the rumors

I that have been heard."

j The Burton resolution as originally

! submitted provides that a committee of

! five senators be appointed with the

' power to compel the production of

books, summons witnesses and take

testimony in order to ascertain whether

any individual, firm or corporation in

the United States has made loans or

advances to any Individual, firm or

corporation owning ships that are detained

in the ports of the United States !

or elsewhere to avoid the consequences

of war; whether any individual firm '

or corporation in the United States!

has at any time obtained option upon

any such ship or ships; whether the

person, firms or corporations having

made such loans or obtained such option

have any connection direct or indirect

with the government of the

United States.

Resolution Adopted.

When the Vice President put the ques

tion on the resolution as amended *t

was adopted without opposition.

The Vice President then immediately

appointed the following committee to

make the investigation: Senators Walsh,

Simmons, Heed, Rurton and Weeks.

Continue Fight for Cloture.

The democratic leaders of the Senate

today said they would continue to fight

for a cloture rule such as that proposed

by Senator Reed of Missouri, to

bring about an end of debate and a

vote on the administration ship purchase

bill.

A conference was held in the office

of Senator Martin of Virginia this

morning, attended by Senators Kern,

Simmons. Fletcher, Swanson, Lea of

Tennessee, Heed and other democrats.

In conformity with the action of the

caucus Saturday night, it was determined

to keep the Heed resolution for

cloture and a vote on the ship bill February

19 before the Senate. At 2

o'clock today ?he Reed resolution came

up as the unfinished business of the

Senate.

Senator Norris' amendment to the

Reed resolution, providing for general

cloture rule, was the pending question.

Soon after the Senate met today. Senator

Norris gave notice that tomorrow

he would offer an einendinent to the

Senate rules which is identical with

(Continued on Twelfth Page.)

CAR BARN ROBBED

AT PISTOL'S POINT

Two Masked Men Get Away

With Nearly $2,000 From

W. R. & E. Co.

CLERK AND HIS ASSISTANT

THREATENED WITH DEATH

Office at East Capitol and 14th

Streets Visited Early This Morning?Thieves

Make Escape.

Two masked robbers, each armed with

a pistol, visited the car barn of the Washington

Railway and Electric Company at

East Capitol and 14th streets this morning

about 3:45 o'clock, covered Jeremiah

Hagerty, night depot clerk, and Roy

Brady, his assistant, with their weapons,

helped themselves to nearly $2,000 and

walked quietly from the building. They

overlooked about $4,000.

Leaving the building, the robbers went

south on 14 th street to A street southeast,

turned east and disappeared. Detectives

found their footprints in the mud

on a vacant lot near 14th and A streets,

and the driver of a bakery team saw the

men when they turned off 14th street. The

driver was unable to tell if the men were

masked when he saw them.

Depot Clerk Hagerty, 1337 North Carolina

avenue, and Assistant Brady, 1425

North Carolina avenue, were so greatly

alarmed and excited over the affair, it

is stated, that it was with some difficulty

that they managed to summon the police.

Bicycle Policeman German of the ninth

precinct responded to a telephone call and

reached the barn not more than five minutes

after the robbery was committed,

being closely followed by Policeman Batson.

Detectives Hurried to Scene.

MaJ. Sylvester, who was informed of the

robbery shortly after it happened, directed

a number of detectives to hurry to the

car barn and join in the investigation.

Detective Weed on, in charge of the detective

force at night, and Detectives Burlingame,

O'Brien, Vermillion, Mullen,

Warren and Evans were sent to the scene

of the robbery.

Hagerty and Brady had not fully recovered

from their fright when the

detectives reached the car barn.

The depot clerk and hii assistant

were the only persons in the office

when the hold-up men appeared. In

adjoining rooms, however, one the

poolroom and the other the conductors'

lounging room, several men were

sleeping, but so quietly was the robbery

committed that they knew nothing

of what transpired until the masked

men had departed.

Then one of the men left the Luilding

for the purpose of trailing the robbers.

He found them at East Capitol

and 14th streets, just outside the car

barn, where they ' esitated a moment

as if to determine in what direction

they would go. Their pistols were

quickly turned in the direction of the

man who started to trace their movements

and the latter retreated in the

direction of the car barn.

When the men entered the office

thrnusrh the door used bv emnloves of

the company they made very little

noise. Hagerty arose, turned toward

the men and took a step in their direction

before he saw the glistening barrel

of a revolver pointed toward him.

Commanded at Pistol's Point.

"Sit down there or I'll kill you," commanded

the robber who wore a white

mask made of a handkerchief, the

mask being over the lower part of his

face and a cap covering his forehead

Hagerty saw on the mask what he

thougth were blood spots, suggesting

that the robber's face probably had

been cut or scratched.

The other robber wore a black mask

which completely hid his face. Both

were shabbily dressed, and one of them

"had his coat turned to prevent the men

in the office from getting an idea of

the kind of a garment he wore.

The robber who wore the black mask

and took the cash, the police were told,

wore gloves, probably for the purpose oi

avoiding the possibility of being tracked

by linger prints.

Closely following his order to Hagerty

to be seated, the depot clerk stated,

the man wearing the white mask directed

him to hold up his hands and

stand on the chair at his desk. Brady

was made to stand nearby in order that

he might not give an alarm and upset

the plans of the two early morning

visitors.

Carrying a small sack in one hand

and a revolver in the other, the robber

wearing the black mask rifled the several

drawers in which returns of conductors

are temporarily kept, display-,

ing a familiarity with the surroundings.

The cash contents of the drawers

and few tickets were emptied into the

sack the robber carried, and when the

drawers had been emptied the robbers

; went to the safe In the room, taking

a quantity of car tickets from it.

Employe Pursues Bobbers.

Having obtained all the money they

saw, the two men backed out of the

office, their weapons still pointed at

Hagerty and his assistant, and left the

building. Satisfied that the robbers

were out of the building, Hagerty

sounded a bell to give an alarm, and

it was in response to this call that the

one eemploye went in pursuit of the

robbers.

Hagerty telephoned to the police. Because

of his excited condition he was

li. . ? ..1 ..r. nm/th infnrma tinn nt'cr

unaoie iu b?'? ???,.

the telephone, but did manage to say

enough to inform them of what had

happened. Bicycle Policeman German

made a quick response, learned of the

seriousness of the affair and notified

Detective Weedon at headquarters.

Maj. Sylvester was aroused and he gave

instructions as to who to send to the

car barn and what should be done in

the matter of notifying authorities outside

the city, directing that a reward

of $200 be ottered for the arrest of the

men. _

Lieut. Charles Breinerman of the

ninth precinct went to the car barn

with a detail of officers shortly after

word of the robbery was received. From

the car barn several of the men went

in the direction of 14th and A streets

southeast, where the robbers were last

teen, and managed to find the fresh

footprints in the mud. They lost sight

of the prints at the other end of thex

lot, however, and failed to find any person

who had seen them after they

were seen by the man on the bakery

company's wagon.

An examination of the company's

office showed that $1,867.89, $17 worth

of car tickets and a relief check for $21

had been taken. From one drawer the

robbers took a package containing

$1,070 in cash, while a package in another

drawer contained $594 in cash.

The other money they took included

$122 in half dollars, $3 in dimes, $1.35

in nickels and four pennies.

Office Not Well Protected.

Some Qf the officers participating in

the investigation of the robbery said

today thai the company's funds in the

office at the barn were not wall pro

Igsll

IS

ENGLAND TO WID<

rn PRF.VFNT N

CARRYING FO

LONDON, February 15, 5:fl

house of commons today Wins!

admiralty, intimated that furthe

allies to prevent the importatioi

to Germany.

TRENT IS OFFERE

TO BECOME AL

To Be "Treated Worse 1

Unfriendly, Is J

of Von I

ROME, Sunday, February 14,

sion).?The Idea Nazionale, a nev

of the nationalist party, in its issui

German proposals to Italy, which

"Before the end of February

ambassador to Italy, will present

crete proposal for Italian particip

Germany.

OFFERED PROVI

"This consists of the cession b_i

and the rectification of the eastern

a strip of land going as far as th

many will pledge herself to conclu

will afford protection to Italy's M<

"In exchange, Italy is to take

occupy Tunis and help Turkey dri1

will return under the dominion of t

the Italian fleet will attack the J*

Mediterranean."

CANNOT GIVE

Continuing, the Idea Naziona

referring to Trieste, made this stat

"It is impossible to give Triesi

the lung not only ot Austria, out o

At the conclusion of one of li

statesman Prince von Buelow, ac

use of this phrase:

"Either Italy will be friendly

worse than we are treating Englai

ROYAL FAMILY OF

UNDER FIRE J

CETINJE, Montenegro, via London,

February 15, 2:15 p.m.?The members

of the royal family of Montenegro

were subjected yesterday in their residence

at Reika to machine gun fire

from two Austrian aeroplanes.

Reika is a village near Lake Scutari,

where the royal family passes the wintected.

There was nothing ahoift the

entrance to the office to interfere with

robbers who wanted to enter, they

stated, nor was there a burglar alarm

or pistol about the place.

About fifteen years ago a similar robbery

was perpetrated in the barn of

the Washington Railway and Electric

Company, at 13th and D streets northeast.

Only $500 was obtained at that

time.

Officials of the railway company conferred

with Inspector Boardman, chief

of detectives, and offered to assist the

police in their efforts to capture the

IT A SAFE FLAG TO FL

EN ACTION

EUTRAL SHIPS

OD TO GERMANY

IS p.m.?In a statement to the

ton Churchill, first lord of the

r action would be taken t>y the

1 of foodstuffs in neutral ships

D TO ITALY

LY OF GERMANY

"han England" If She Is

Alleged Threat

Suelow.

8:30 p.m. (Delayed in transmis.-spaper

published in the interests

e of today publishes a forecast of

reads as follows:

Prinrp von Rnplnw thf* frPrman

to the Italian government a conation

in the war on the side of

NCE OF TRENT.

r Austria of the province of Trent

Italian frontier by the addition of

e Isonzo river. In addition, Gerde

a new treaty with Italy which

:diterranean interests,

part at once in the war. She will

:c the English from Egypt, which

he Sultan of Turkey, In addition,

inglo-French naval forces in the

UP TRIESTE.

le says that Prince von Buelow,

ement:

te to Italy, because this seaport is

? Germany."

lis conversations with the Italian

cording to this newspaper, made

toward us or we will treat her

id."

MONTENEGRO

"ROM AEROPLANES

ter. King: Nicholas, the queen and the

princesses watched the aerial raiders

from their palace windows. Several of

the bullets fired from the aeroplanes

fell near them.

The Austrian fleet Sunday morning

made a sortie from the Gulf of Cattaro

and commenced the bombardment

of the port of Antivari, Montenegro.

robbers. The robbers are described as

being not more than twenty-five years

old. One wore a gray suit and cap and

the other dark clothes and a slouch

hat.

Czar Returns to Fetrograd.

PETROGRAD, February 15.?Emperor

Nicholas today retih-ned to Tsarslcoe

Selo from a visit tofithe Russian ariqy

headquarters at the front. /

I

Y?

Fne year of war,

mmmm

Figures Given by Lloyd George

Embrace Onlv ExDendi

ture of Allies.

COST OF GREAT WARS.

Napoleonic war* eat. $6,700*000*000

U. S. civil war 5,000,000*000

Franco-PruKHian 2*524,000,000

U. S. va. Spain 1*165,000,000

Boer war 1,000,060,000

Ruaao-Japaneae. 2,500,000,000

Balkan wara 2,100,000,000 '

LONDON, February 15, 3:53

p.m.?In a statement explanatory

of the arrangement made at the

recent conference between the

finance ministers of France and

Russia, and himself, in Paris,

David T.lovd f*pnrcrp tfdd thp

house of commons this afternoon

that the expenditures of the allies

on the war would be two billion

pounds sterling ($10,000,000,000),

pounds sterling ($10,000,000,000)

during the current year, of which

Great Britain was spending more

money than were her two allies.

World's Costliest War.

The present war, Mr. Lloyd George

said, was the most expensive in material,

men and money that had ever

been waged.

Great Britain, the chancellor of the

exchequer told the house of commons,

could finance the war for five years

out of the proceeds of her investments

abroad. France was able to do so for

about two or three years, with something

to spare.

Russia Lacks Cash.

Russia, he said, although prodigiously

rich in natural resources, was in a different

position.

Mr. Lloyd George said that it was decided

at the conference of the finance

ministers in Paris not to issue a joint

loan.

FILIPINO REBELS ARRAIGNED.

jugnt rieaa jsior uunty?inai set

for March.

MANILA, February 15.?Eight of the

men who were arrested charged with

participation in the abortive uprising

in the suburbs of Manila or the night

of December 23 were arraigned today

and pleaded not guilty. Their trial has

been set for Marcft.

Disorder occurred at a number of

Manila suburbs on the night of December

23, with the chief seat of

trouble at Navetas. The police and

military were prepared and the trouble

was quickly suppressed. M^ny arrests

were made.

Artemio Ricarte, who was banished

from the islands by Governor General

Forbes, is said to have returned and

was the leader of the seditionists.

Bills Passed By the House.

The Palmer bill to permit manufacture

of denatured alochol by mixing

domestic and wood alcohol while in

process of distillation; a bill authorizing

a bridge across the Mississippi at

Muscatine, Iowa, and a resolution in- j

viting foreign nations to send dele- (

gates to the international dry farming

congress at Denver in September were

passed today by the House. |

BRITAIN IS BLAMED

FOR UAPROTEST

Berlin Editors Continue Comment

on Note to Germany

Regarding War Zone.

POSITION IS UNCHANGED,

CAPITAL PAPERS ASStKI

This Government Has Two Ways to

Protect Herself From Harm,

Krenz Zeitung Says.

BERLIN, via London, 11:20 a.m., February

15.?The newspapers of Berlin

continue commenting today upon the

recent diplomatic exchanges by the

United States and Great Britain and

Germany concerning the protection of

American shipping on the coast of the

British Isles. Generally they characterize

the American note to Great

Britain as too mild when compared

with the note to Germany, but they

make u3e of this note to support their

contention that Great Britain is tc

blame for the situation. The Kreu2

Zeitung says:

"The American note properly takei

the British government to task for th

contemptuous misuse oi the Americar

flag, a course which menaces the safety

of neutral shipping. Therefore it it

more difficult to understand what th

American government wants of us. Th?

German people will not be able to for

get either the questions addressed tc

us or the form of their asking. Oui

position has not changed in the slightest

degree since February 4.

"The United States has two ways tc

protect herself from harm. The first it

to stop Great Britain's misuse of the

American flag and the^ second is tc

keep her ships and people and contraband

of war out of the war zone. 11

she adopts this method she will noi

only avoid harm, but bring a quick enc

to the war."

The Lokal Anzelger says:

"It is evident that the United Statei

is pressing the matter with the sam<

forcibleness in London as in Berlin

The British have now been told fairlj

and squarely that the entire responsibility

is upon them if American livej

or property are sacrificed through misuse

of the flag. There is no different

in the tone of the two notes."

Sees Difference in Notes.

On the other hand, the Morgen Pos

has a different opinion and calls th<

American note to Great Britain notabl]

different from the German "in its sof

and flute-like tone."

The Tages Zeitung says that th<

United States in its note to Great Brit

ain. with "helpful care," leaves Eng

land "a convenient door of escape.'

This paper says it does not understand

why neutral powers will not see the;

are sawing off the branch on whicl

they sit when thev do not Drotest witl

all the means at their disposal at thi:

disgrace of neutrality which fore

shadows their destruction.

"Why do not the neutrals, with th<

United States at their head, demand o

all the warring parties that they fol

low the London declaration in all it!

particulars. In that event the Britisl

North sea blockade would become in

operative, the contraband questioi

would be controlled internationally ant

the course of action Germany intend!

to pursue after February IS would n<

longer be necessary. The United Statei

jshould take this step," the Tages Zeitung

says in conclusion, "for the rea

(son that the expressed purpose of th<

declaration of London is the protectior

of the rights of neutrals."

Criticises U. S. Course.

"When something does not suit th<

Yankees," says Die Post, "they are accustomed

to adopt as threatening anc

as frightful a saber-rattling tone a!

possible. They reckon that the persoi

thus treated will let himself be frightened

and give in. If this does not com*

to pass, however; if the person thui

treated and threatened with the strongest

expressions pays no attention anc

shows that he is not scared and wil

not let himself be driven into a stat*

of funk, the swaggering Yankees calir

themselves soon and quiet down."

t>i?a post comnlains that the Uniter

States did not protest against the British

declaration of the North sea as wai

territory, "that is to say. they are ir

benevolent agreement with England

j but make a threatening protest againsi

us. If the North American government

would show Germany the samt

neutrality as is shown England, th?

entire present note with its threatening

tone would be superfluous."

Count Ernest Reventlow, the nava

expert, in an article in the Tages Zeitung,

says the full text of the not<

gives further ground for his criticism!

of Saturday. He declares that the request

of the United States that ships

be searched before further action is

taken against them shows "that th?

people in Washington do not or will nol

comprehend the meaning of the Germar

measure."

Says Search Is Impossible.

"We have so often demonstrated,'

Count Reventlow continues, "the impossibility

of search that we car

merely refer to our earlier remarks

Washington must know this, and, therefore,

the demand of the note for a

search and the establishing of the identity

of neutral merchantmen amount!

ue ? " *"" ? *** ?

man declaration respecting war territory."

Count Reventlow repeats the German

order, tt*e declaration of which he declares

is a considerate warning, and

adds:

"Whether it is regarded or protested

against is of secondary importance."

"If its consequences are depicted as

inexcusable,' Count Reventlow continued,

"we may believe that the United

States government misjudges its

ground. The same can be said of the

remarkable phrase in the note that the

United States government will see itself

impelled to hold the German imperial

government responsible for such

action of its naval authorities. One

cannot escape the conclusion that

President Wilson and Secretary Bryan

in their communications with the Mexican

pretenders and rebel leaders have

accustomed- themselves to a tone that is

not suitable for communications with

the German empire."

Count Reventlow says the American

government's request for assurances

that its ships and citizens will be subjected

only to search, even in the war

zone, is utterly out of question.

"The only way to preserve the existing

relations between the German empire

and the United States," says

Count Reventlow, in conclusion, "is

actual American recognition of the

German war zone declaration and regard

for the warning expressed therein."

Submarine Alters Conditions.

The Vossische Zietung says that while

the searching of ships for contraband

previously has been the acknowledged

procedure, the entry of the submarine

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CZAR'S ARMY NOW

FORCED TO BAnLE

ON THEDEF ENSIVE

Driven From East Prussia and

Bukowina, Campaign Plans

Are Changed.

HOPE, ON RUSSIAN SOIL.

TO CHECK TEUTON FOES

Petrograd Claimi Object Sought in

Taking the Offensive Has

How Been Achieved.

AIDED ALLIES IN THE WEST

Germans Forced to Withdraw Troops

From France and Their Defeat

on the River Marne

' Resulted.

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forced retirement of the Russian

army from East Prussia is expected

to result in a reversion bv

the Russians to their original

plan of conducting a defensive

campaign on their own territory.

It is pointed out here that this

i should result in an advantage to

j the Russians, in that Germany

will be deprived of the trarrsportaj

tion facilities which she was able

. to use with great effectiveness

[ during the fighting within her

| own borders.

Say Object Is Achieved.

When an offensive campaign was unt

dertaken and the Russians invaded

s East Prussia and Galicia early in the

r war the Germans were forced to witht

draw a large number of troops from

the west. This was considered here

I to have contributed largely to the

- German reverse in the battle of the

-j Marne. Russian officers say that the

y object of their offensive campaign has

J been achieved, and that the disposib

tion now is to fall back to their orig*

inal plan of defensive operations on

e Russian soil along a line from the

\ Niemen river in the north- through

3 Ostroienka-Raigrod and on to Graevo.

. Expect to Hold Germans.

J With this program in operation, Rus3

sian observers say. it pHbbably will be

> possible to retard the German advance

3 j and at the same time defensive oper\

j ations will bo e;. sier because the Rusj

* sians will be harassed no longer by

i the lightning changes along the German

front.

In the southwest the Russians are

holding the Carpathian passes of Wis5

kow and Xadworna against the German

j assaults, and, according to reports

reaching here, are daily capturing

German and Austrian prisoners and

* | guns.

Another battle, in which bayonet at'

tacks were made byx the Russians, is

reported from Smolnika. During- the

I night the Russians surrounded an Aus[

trian position and took prisoners, tea

; officers and 40y men. Battles have oc1

curred also at Kuriinka, near Dukla,

1 and at Baligrod.

Think Lemberg Is Safe.

1 Russian staff officers assert that not[

withstanding the reoccupation of the

crown land of Bukowina by Austro

German armies it does not constitute

; a menace to the Russian Jlank or to

the Russian position about the town

L of Bemberg.

This is due to the fact, the Russians

maintain, that to the north and south

are mountain ranges which render that

section of the country isolated, and because

the Russian positions in the

Beskid range on the south preclude the

v possibility of a successful attack.

Russian newspaper comments on rumors

recently in circulation that the

Russians contemplated the evacuation

? of Dernberg and the publication of a

statement that Russian authorities had

placarded the city with announcements

to that effect have brought forth denials

from the Russian general staff.

The northern and northwestern slopes

of the entire Carpathian range are

claimed to be controlled by Russian

lorces, uiua " ~v, w

i situation in eastern Galicia.

At Mesolaborch the Russians are reported

to have begun an offensive

movement.

, Sorties From Przemysl.

Military authorities admit the possibility

of an Austro-German attack on

I the Russian positions around Prsemysl,

which Austrian fortress has shown

' new signs of activity. In the last few

days the garrison has maoe a number

' of sorties apparently aimed at breaking

the Russian ring to the south and

forming a junction with the Austrian

main force approaching faom the

direction of Laipkow and Rutovlska.

Thus far the sorties, according to Russian

sources, have been unsuccessful

and disastrous. Renewed attempts at

aerial reconnaissance also have been

made by the besieged forces. In the

mountain passes, where much fighting

at close range is taking place, the

Germans have produced new fighting

machines in the shape of bomb throwers

and tire spouters.

The former contrivance consists of a

small apparatus capable of being carried

by two men. It throws a 30-pound

bomb for a distance of 200 or 300 yards

into the lines of their opponents, it

is used when artillery is not available.

The other contrivance consists of a

tube through which a stream of burning

oil Is forced for a distance of

eighty yards, and which covers with

dame everything it touches. This apparatus

is reported to be employed

against bayonet charges, favorite mode

of Russian fighting.

Austrian prisoners relate that the

Austrian forces lack horses. On the

left bank of the Vistula river there u

evidence that the Germans fcre regrouping

their forces, and they svt