Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-04

cerned in increasing or augmenttns,
/ the force of any ship of war, cruiser
+, or other armed vessel. which at tine
time of her arrival within the Onlteu
States was a ship of war, cruiser or
armed vessel in the service of either
OF the said belligerents, or belonging
to the subjects of either by adding
to the number of guns of such YES
sells. or by changing those on boaru
of her for guns of a larger cahbfe,
or by the addition thereto of any
equipment solely applicable to war
'1l--Beginning or putting on ioot
or providing or preparing the means
for any military expedition or en-
terprise to be carried on from inc
territory or jurisdiction of the bnlIeu
States against the territories or 90
minions of either of the said being
erents.
"And I do hereby further declare
and proclaim that any freqd ehllhs
and use of The waters within the yer
ritorial jurisdiction of the Gnlteu
States by the armed vessels of bel,
ligerent, whether public ships or prl-
vateers, for the purpose of preparing
for hostile operations, or as posts OF
observations upon the ships of war or
privateers or merchant vessels or
belligerent lying within or being
about to enter the jurisdiction Of the
United States, must be regarded as
unfriendly and offensive, and in VIC
lation of that neutrality which IL is
the determination of this government
to observe, and to the end that the
hazard and inconvenience of such
apprehended practises may be avoid
ed. further proclaim and declare
that from and after the fifth day OF
August instant and during the con-
tinuance of the present host'litles be-
tween Austria Hungary and Servla
and Germany and Russia, and Ger
many and France no ship of war or
privateer of any belligerent shall be
permitted to make use of any port,
harbor, roadstead or waters subject
to the jurisdiction of the United
States from which vessel from an
opposing belligerent whether the
same shall be q ship of war, a pri-
yateer or a merchant shipl, shall
have previously departed, until after
the expiration of at least twenty-four
hours from the departure of such
| last mentioned vessel beyond the
| jurisdiction of the United States.
IF any ship of war or privateer of
| a belligerent shall after the time this
| notification takes effect, enters any
| port, harbor, roadstead or waters of
| the United States, such vessel shall be
| required to depart and to put to sea
| within twenty-four hours after her
entrance into such port, harbor, road
| ster, or waters, except in case OF
| stress of weather or of her requiring
| provisions or things necessary for the
| subsistence of her crew, or for re-
| pairs; in any of which cases the au-
| thorities of the port or of the nearest
| port (as the case may be-, shall re-
| duire her to put to sea as soon as pos
| sible after the expiration of such
| period of twenty-four hours, without
| permitting her to take in supplies be-
! yond what may be necessary for her
immediate use, and no such vessel
| which may have been permitted to re-
| main within the waters of the United
| States for the purpose of repair shall
| continue within such port, harbor,
| roadstead. or waters for a longer period
| than twenty-four hours after her nee
| essary repairs shall have been COM
| pleted, unless within such twenty
| four hours a vessel. whether ship OF
| war, privateer or merchant ship OF
| an opposing belligerent. shall have de-
| parted therefrom, in which case the
| time limited for the departure of such
! ship of war or priyateer shall be ex-
| tended so far as may be necessary to
| secure an interval of not less than
| twenty-four hours between such de-
! parture and that of any ship of war
| privateer, or merchant ship of an OPP
| posing belligerent which may have
| previously quit the same port, harbor
| roadstead or waters.
mo ship of war or privateer of q
belligerent shall be detained in any
| port, harbor, roadstead or waters OF
| the United States more than twenty
| four hours, by reason of the success
/ N
| Dor, roadstead or waters of more thar
one vessel of an opposing belligerent
| But if there be several vessels of OPP
j posing belligerents in the same port
| harbor, roadstead or waters, the or
| der of their departure therefrom shall
| be so arranged as to afford the op
| portunity of leaving alternately u
| the vessels of the opposing belliger
| ents, and to cause the least detention
consistent with the objects of this
| proclamation.
mo ship of war or privateer of
| belligerent shall be permitted, whil'
in any port, harbor, roadstead OF wa
| tiers within the jurisdiction of thu
| United States, to take in any supple!
| except provisions and such othe
things as may be requisite for thu
subsistence of her crew, and excep
so much coal only as may be suffi
| cient to carry such vessels, If with
out any sail power, to thu
nearest port of her own coun
try, or, in case the vessel Il
| rugged to go under sail, and ma.
also be propelled by steam power
then with half the quantity of Goa
| which she would be entitled to re
ceive if dependent upon steam alone
and no coal shall be again supplied
to any such ship of war or privatee
in the same or any other port, mar
Dor, roadstead or waters of the United
States, without special permission
after the expiration of three month
from the time when such coal ma.
have been last supplied to her with
in the waters of the United States, un
less such ship of war or privatee
shall, since last thus supplied, nav
entered a port of the government T.
which she belongs.
And l do further declare and pro
claim that the statutes and tn
treaties of the United States and thu
law of nations alike require. that M
person within the territory and Juris
diction of the United States shall tax
part, directly or indirectly, in the SAT-
wars, but shall remain at peace VIII
all of the said belligerents, and shal
maintain a strict and impartial neu
trality.
And I do hereby enjoin all citizen
of the United States and all person.
residing or being within the territor,
or Jurisdiction of the United States
to observe the laws thereof, and t
commit no act contrary to the pro
visions of the said statutes O
treaties or in violation of the law o
nations in that behalf.
"And l do hereby warn all citizen
} of the United States and all person.
residing or being within it's terr1tor!
| or jurisdiction that while the free ant