Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-13

The State Department has made pub
lie the agreement negotiated by the ten
leading maritime powers of the world at
the recent conference in London, and
which will be known in history as the
declaration of London. This declaration
now makes clear for the first tine what
articles are free from seizure in times
of war and what are absolutely and con-
ditionally contraband. Chief among the
free articles are the raw materials which
enter into the necessities. Those abso-
lutely contraband are firearms, powder
and all kinds of military equipment The
list of conditional contraband articles is
made up of food supplies. 1t is agreed
that blockades should be confined to the
ports and coasts, belonging to the enemy
and that to be .lnding blockade must
be effective, in fact as well as in law. A
neutral vessel captured by belhgerents
may not be destroyed. but must be con-
Quoted to the proper port. Persons be-
longing to the armed forces of the enemy
may be arrested on board neutral yes
sci. as in the case OF aAason and Slidell.
What is eft of the fighting section of
the Russian revolutionists has recently
suffered a great shock from the unmask
ing of one of its members. namely. Eu-
gene Azef. who has been denounced as a
secret agent of the government. or pro
vocateur." It was found that he had
given to the police information about the
shipping of revolutionary literature into
Russia in ice chests and the names of
persons to whom TIE packages were adj
dressed as well as fun details of the Par
is conference of revolutionists.
Throughout Italy elections we're held
for a new Chamber of Deputies. after .
campaign of small interest. Partial re-
turns indicated that the existing minis
try of Premier Giolitto had won large
ma jority of the seats. The feature of the
election was the general participation OF
the clericalS for the first time since 1870
The Conservatives in the German
Reiehstag announced that they would q
ahead with their scheme of financial re-
form. regardless of how they could get
a majority.
King Merelik of Abyssinia. whose
death had been reported not long ago. was
shown to be not only alive. but in active
control of his government about week
ago. when be gave to Italy $4,000 for the
earthquake sufferers.
The original S-inch outlet of the oil and
water volcano al Dos Bocas. Scyenty-five
miles southwest of Tampico. Mexico. has
increased in size until now it covers an
area If forty acres or more The tenn
pcfafure Of the fluid was increasing nj
the rate of degree day at last ac-
eouufhs. having passed the 200 degrees
Fahrenheit. X is now seethiez. boiling
c,laron or lake. and scientists predict
thar soon lava will begin to fow.
suits have been brought in the high
federal court of Venezuela against Clip
riano Castro former l-reSident. who i
nov i Europe. on the charge thar he
caused the murder in February Of IsUs
at Gen. Anfonia Paroles. and a number
az his revolutionary companions
The British House OF Commons passed
Oh secord reading the bin giving the bal-
Ia, 10 all men and women over y who
have lived in Que constituency for th-ee
months. prenliey Asquith then explain
I'd thar the cabinet Vas divided on the
woman suffrage question and asked thar
the bin BE- referrc.. 10 the COMMITTEES Of
the whole. which waS sanfanount to Ia
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