Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-08

the American ministers In Germany
and France instructions to sound the
governments to which they were ac-
credited with a purpose Of securing an
agreement to have their forces then
stationed In China restrained from
flying at each others throats. Mr..
Fish's move had been anticipated
however. by the French and German
commanders In Chinese waters and at
the Instance OF the latter the French
admiral had agreed 70 truce which
lasted until the end of the war.
AT present there are new phases In
the situation which may mako the
task much more difficult. japan is
now tho must poteHt factor and IL
commonly understood to cherish a
strong desire for the exclusion of the
Germanic element from the Far East
A cable was received at the state
department today from Argentina. an
nouncing that a proclamation OF neu-
trality in the European conflict had
been issued by that country. Argen-
tina and Brazil have issued dccrees
Of moratorium for the protection OF
credits Peru took such action sew
eral days ago
The Cedric is to remain at Halifax
for the present, line officials said.
and It was believed here tonight that
Great Britain Will requistion her for
carrying Canadian volunteers to Eng
land. The change from the original
plan TO have the Cedric come to New
York. was due II was stated. to orders
issued by the British admiralty
The early establishment of nm
American merchant marine was fore
shadowed IN opinions expressed In
ed here today hy Collector Malone
from T.. s. sweet, assistant secretary
of commeree, directing him TO pre-
pare by Saturday night an estimate
of the number of officers, licensed
for ocean steamers now out OF en-
ployment here and available for ser
vice 10 Europe, Asia, Africa, South
America and Australia. Such officers,
especially those with transatlantic
experience, viii be advised by Col
lector Malone TO get in touch with
the depai tnent Of commerce.
Mail addressed to residents in Ger
many ana Austria viii leave here to-
morrow for the first time since the
war began. If the customs officials
allow the italian lner Europa to sail.
About 400 sacks were consigned by
way Of Naples. When the American
liner ST Paul left port for Liverpool
today with army officers, few re-
serVists newspaper correspondents
and others, She carried besides her
own mails. several thousand sacks
which, once on their way TO Europe
were landed in Bar tlarbor, Me.
when tho German Lloyd liner Kron-
nrlnzesin Cecelie, took refuge there
with her treasure
A cablceram was received here to-
lay from r. A. c. Smith, the citys
dock commissioner. who is In Ma
,les saving he had chartered ship
10 bring back many Americans, in
,udine women and children, who
we're stranded along the Austrian
frontier Mr. Smith said he had as
iistanee Of the American consul and
nat the sup NVulu ltAAt VH f1HiiAtA
II Monday for the United States.
Seventeen outgoing and incoming
'essels were boarded today and to-
light BIZ officers from the battleship
Florida Eight We're British and two
we're German.
one Of two German ships was the
lntina the Ward finer which took
mmunition Go Vera Cruz during the
aexican crisis Her captain was re-
uctant to open hatches upon re-
uest by the Florida searching party.
ut finally consented to do SO, Insist
az the while that his cargo com
lied with the manifesto filed with
he customs authorities Nothing of
ontraband character was found and
he Antilla was allowed TO proceed.
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