The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
ENGLAND AT WAR
WITH THE GERMANS
i. 5. IS NEUTRAL
WILSON DECLARES NEUTRALITY
OF UNITED STATES
issues PROCLAMATION

President of Our Country Warns Cit
izens Against All Acts of Belliger-
ency With Powers Who Are on
Terms of Friendship and Amnity
With Our Government.
Neutrality of the United States in
the great European war was formally
proclaimed Tuesday by President
Wilson Reciting the fact that "a
state of war unhappily exists between
Austria-Hungary and Servia and be-
tween Germany and Russia and be-
tween Germany and France, and that
''the United States is on terms OF
friendship and amity with the con-
tending powers, and with the persons
inhabiting their several domains,
forbids, under severe penalties. the
performance of certain acts "Tithin
"the territory and jurisdiction of the
United States
The acts prohibited are as follows:
II. Accepting and exercising q
commission to serve either Of the
said belligerents by land or by sea
against the other belligerents.
"2. En1isting or entering into the
service of either of the said belliger'
ents as a soldier or as a marine, OF
seaman on board any vessel of war
letter of marque or privateer.
"s. Hiring or retaining another
person to enlist or enter himself in
the service of either of the said bel,
ligerents as a solder, or as a marine
or a seaman aboard any vessel ol
war, letter of marque or privateer.
~. Hiring another person to &C
beyond the limits of jurisdiction Of
the United States with intent to oe
enlisted as aforesaid.
"5. Hiring any person to go be
yond the limits of the United States
with intent to be entered into service
as aforesaid.
sc. Retaining another person to ge
beyond the limits of the United States
with intent to be er listed as afore
said.
"7. Retaining another person to &c
beyond the limits Of the United States
with intent to be entered into ser
vice as aforesaid. (But the said ac'
is not to be construed to extend to
citizen or subject of either belliger
ent who, being transiently within the
United States, shall, on board of an!
vessel Of war, which, at the time Of
it's arrival within the United States
was fitted and equipped as such YES
sci of war, enlist or enter himself OF
hire or retain another subject or citi'
ednt of the same belligerent, who /:
thin the United States
to enlist or enter himself to serve
such belligerent on board such vesse
of war, if the United States shall
then be at peace with such belliger'
ent J
'ts. Fitting out and arming. or at
tempting to fit out and arm. or pro-
curing to be fitted out and armed, OF
knowingly being concerned in the
furnishing, fitting out or arming Of
any ship or vessel with intent that
such ship or vessel shall be employed
in the service of either Of the said
belligerents.
"s. Issuing or delivering a commts'
sien within the territory or jurisdic'
ton of the United States for any ship
or vessel to the intent that she nsy
be employed as aforesaid.
40. Increasing or augmentlns, OF
procuring to be increased or aug
mented, or knowingly being concern
ed in increasing or augmenting, the
force of any ship Of war. cruiser. OF
other armed vessel, which at the time
of her arrival within the United
States was ship OF war. cruiser. OF
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 board
of her for guns Of larger calibre or
by the addition thereto of any equip
ment solely applicable to war.
ell. Besignning or setting on foot
or providing or preparing the means
for any military expedition or enter
prise to be carried on from the terri
tory or jurisdiction Of the United
States against the territories or do
minions of either of the said bellig-
erents.'
Use of American waters by armed
vessels of belligerent "for the pur-
pose of preparing for hostile opera
tions or as posts Of observation
upon ships of a belligerent must, the
proclamation declares, 'be regarded
as unfriendly and offensive? In en-
forcement of this provision it is pro-
claimed that after August 5 "no ship
of war or private 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 a vessel of
an oposing belligerent (whether the
same shall be ship of war, a priva-
teer or merchant ship shall have
previously departed, until after the
expiration Of at least "a hours from
the departure of such last mentioned
vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the
United Etates."
No ship of war or privateer of
belligerent will be allowed, under the
proclamation to remain more than "a
hours in any American port except
Gin case of stress, of weather or of
requiring provisions or things neces-
sary for the subsistence of her crew
or for repairs"
Provisions which may be taken