Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-04

ship shall have previously de-
parted until after the expiration
OF at least twenty-four hours from
the departure of such last-men-
toned vessel beyond the jurisdic-
ton of the United States.
II any ship of war CT 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 required 10
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 (aS the case may
be- shall require her to put to sea
as soon as possible after the eN-
piration of such period of "a
hours, without permitting her to
take in supplies beyond what may
be necessary for her immediate
use, and no such vessel which
may have been permitted to re-
mann NillllIl the waters VI lIlG
United States for the purpose of
repair shall continue within such
port, harbor, roadstead or waters
for a longer period than "a hours
after her necessary repairs shall
have been completed, unless with
in such "a hours a vessel, whether
snip of war, privateer or mer-
chant ship of an opposing bellig-
erent, shall have departed there
from, in which case the time limit
for the departure of such ship
of war or %privateer shall be eS-
tended so far as may be neces-
Sary to secure an interval Of not
less than "a hours between such
departure and that of any ship OF
war, privateer or merchant ship
of an opposing belligsrent which
may have previously quit the
same port, harbor, roadstead or
waters.
No Ships Detained
No ship of war or privateer OF
a belligerent shall be detained in
any port, harbor, roadstead or wa
tiers of the United States more
than "a hours, by reason of the
successive departures from sucn
port, harbor, roadstead or wa
ters of more than one vessel of an
opposing belligerent. But if there
be several vessels of opposing bel
ligerents in the same port, har-
Dor, roadstead or waters, the or
der of their departure therefrom
shall be so arranged as to afford
the opportunity of leaving alter
nately to the vessels of the oppos-
ing b~elligerents, and to cause the
least detention consistent with the
objects of this proclamation.
No ship of var or privateer of
a belligerent shall be permitted,
while in any port, harbor, road
stead or waters within the jurls-
diction of the United States to
take in any supplies except pro-
visions and such other things as
may be requisite for the subsist-
ence of her crew and except so
much coal only as may be suffi-
oient to carry such vessel, If with
out any sail power, 10 the near
est port of her own country, or,
in case the vessel is rugged To go
under sail, and may also be pro-
PEELED by steam power, then with
half the quantity of coal which
she would be entitled to receive,
if dependent upon steam alone,
and no coal shall be again sup
PAlOh ~ any SuCll SHIP pl war OF
privateer in the same or any other
port, harbor. roadstea1 or waters
of the United States, without spe-
cial permission, until after the ex-
piration of three months from the
time when such coal may have
been last supplied to her within
the waters of the United States,
unless such ship of war or priVa-
teer shall, since last thus sup
piled, have entered a port of the
government to which she belongs.
And l do further declare and
proclaim that the statutes and the
treaties of the United States and
the law of nations alike require
that no person, within the terri
tory and jurisdiction 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 a strict and impartial
neutrality.
Wants Laws Observed
And | do hereby enioin all citi-
zens of the United States and all
persons residing or bein. within
the territory or jurisdiction of the
United States to observe the laws
thereof, and to commit no act
contrary to the provisions of the
said statutes or treaties or in vio-
lation of the laws of nations in
that behalf.
And I do hereby warn all citi-
zens of the United States and all
persons residing or bein- within
its territory or jurisdiction that,
while the free and full expression
of sympathies in public and pri-
vate is not restricted by the laws
of the United States, military
forces in aid of a belligerent can
not lawfully he originated or or
ganized within its Jurisdiction
and that. while all persons may
lawfully and without restriction
by reason of the aforesaid state
of war may refuse and sell within
the United States arms and NUM-
tions of war and other articles
ordinarily known as c%ontraband
of war. yet they cannot carry such
articles upon the high seas for