Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-08

have previously departed until after
the expiration of at least "a hours
from the departure of such last men,
toned 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, enter any port
harbor, roadstead or waters of the
United States, such vessel shall be re-
quired to depart and to put to sea
within "a hours after her entrance
into such port, harbor, roadstead 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 repairs; in any of
which cases the authorities of the port
| or of the nearest port las the case
may be-, shall require her to put to
! sea as soon as possible after the expir-
alton of such period of "a hours, with
out permitting her to take in supplies
beyond what may be necessary for her
| imm Mediate use, and no such vessel
| which may have been permitted to
| remain within the waters of the Unit
ed States for the purpose of repair
shall continue within such port, har-
| Dor, roadstead or waters for long
! er period than "a hours after her ne
cessary repairs shall have been COM
pleted, unless within such "a hours a
! vessel, whether ship of war, priva-
! teer or merchant ship of an opposing
| belligerent shall have departed there
| from in which case the time limited
! for the departure OF such ship of war
or privateers shall be extended so far
| as may be necessary to secure an in
terval of not less than "a hours. be-
tween such departure and that of any
| ship of war, privateer or merchant
ship of an opposing belligerent which
may have previously quit the same
port, harbor, roadstead or waters.
mo ship of war or privateer of a
belligerent shall be detained in any
port, harbor, roadstead or waters OF
the United States more than "a hours,
by reason of the successive depar-
| lures from such port, harbor, road
stead or waters of more than one YES
sci OF an opposing belligerent. But if
| there be several vessels of opposing
| belligerents in the same port, harbor
roadstead or waters, the order of their
departure therefrom shall be so ar
ranged as to afford the opportunity of
leaving alternately to the vessels of
the opposing belligerents, and to
cause the least detention consistent
with the objects of this proclamation.
mo ship of war or privateer of a
belligerent shall be permitted, while in
any port, harbor. roadstead or wa
tiers within the jurisdiction of the
supplies except provisions and such
he
quisite for the subsistence of her crew
and except so much coal only as may
be sufficient to carry such vessel, if
without any sail power, to the nearest
port of her own country, or, in case
the vessel is rugged to go under sail,
and may also be propelled by steam
power, then with half the quantity of
coal which she would be entitled to re-
receive if dependent upon steam alone
and no coal shall be again supplied to
any such ship of war or privateer in
the same or any other port, harbor,
roadstead or waters of the United
States without srecial permission I'M
til after the expiration of three months
from the time when such coal may
have been last supplied to her within
the waters OF the United States, I'M
shall. since last thus supplied, have
entered a port of the government to
which she belongs.
And l do further declare and pro-
claim that the statutes and the treat
les of the United States and the law
of nations alike require that no per-
son within the territory and jurisJic-
ton of the United States shall take
part, directly or indirectly, in the said
wars, but shall remain at peace with
all of the said belligerents. and shall
maintain strict and impartial neu-
trality.
And ! do hereby enjoin all citizens
of the United States and all persons
residing or being within the territory
or the jurisdiction of the United
States, 20 observe the laws thereof and
to commit no act contrary to the pro-
visions of the said statutes or treat
les or in violation of the law of ma
tions in that behalf.
And I do hereby warn all citizens
of the United States, and all persons
residing or being within its territory
or jurisdiction tat, while II: free end
full expression of sympathy in public
and private is not restricted by the
laws of the United States, military
forces in aid of belligerent cannot
lawfully be originated or organized
within It's jurisdiction, and, that,
while all persons may lawfully and
without restriction by reason of the
aforesaid state of war manufacture
and sell within the United States arms
and munitions of war and other artf-
Giles ordinarily known as contraband
of war, yet they cannot carry such
articles on the high seas for the use
or services of a belligerent, nor can
! they transport soldiers and officers OF
Delligerent. or attempt to break shy
said war without mourning the risk
blockade which may be lawfully es-
/ tablished and maintained during the
said war without mourning the risk
/ of hostile capture and the penalties
! hu tho law IF nafinnc IN, Tho.