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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-06-11

R. w. Chamberlain, manager of
the Longfellow meat market, is con-
fined to his home this week by ILL
ness. e4
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-06-11

w t. Witt, chairman of the Board
of SUPERVISORS, was in Morenci on
business Monday
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-06-11

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The sun., 1915-02-18
Mig Increaaes
In Meat ship.
'nIents 10 Dem
mark In 1914.

OF the British Government 10 deal
ler."n'ly and Justly with neutral shin
ping. Sir Edward closes his note with
this statement
Il have given these indications OF the
policy which we have followed because
] cannot help feeling that II the facts
were more fully known as TO the EMO, Il
which We have made to avoid inf,ictins
any avoidable injury on neutral inter-
csts. MANY OF the complaints which have
been received by the Administ ration In
Washington and which led TO the pro-
test which your Excellency handed to
me on December es. would never have
been made
MY hope is that when the facts which
nave set out above are realized. and
when II 10 seen that our naval opera
tions have not diminished American
trade with neutral countries, and that
the lines on which we have acted are
consistent with the fundamental prin.
ciples or International law, II will b,, an
parent TO the Government and people of
the United States that his Ma sjesty's Gov.
ernment have hitherto endeavored 10 az.
ercise their belligerent rights with every
OF neutrais
1t will still be our end.ayor 10 avoid
injury and loss 20 neutrals, but the an.
nouncement by the German Governmen,
OF their intention to sink merchant YES
sels ana their cargoes without verif,ca-
uon of their nationality or character
ana without making any provision for
th' SAFETY OF non-combatant crews or
ewing them Il chance Of saving thor
.Nes' mas made II necessary for his
Majesty's Government TO consider wha,
measures they should adopt to pro,ect
their interests, Il is impossible for one
nelIlgerent to depart from r,,le. aoa
The sun., 1915-02-18
SIR Ed ward
Bla mes Mines
for I.nck Of
neutral Nes-
seIs.

much to the shortage OF shipping as has
the destruction OF neutral vessels by
submarine mines unfortunately laid
by the enemy on the high seas many
miles from the coast in the track OF
merchant vessels,
up till now twenty-five neutral ves-
sells have been reported MS DESTROYED by
mines on the high seas quite apart
from all questions OF the breach of
treaties and the destruction OF life, there
Ia far more reason for protest on the
score of belligerent interference with in
nocent neutral trade through tho mines
scattered by the enemy than through the
British exercise Of the right OF Selling
contraband'
The next question taken up In the
note Is the right OF belligerent 10
detain and examine neutral cargoes in
search of contraband destined to the
enemy, Sir Edward asserts that none
deny nowadays the right OF beliger-
ont to capture contraband goods on the
way tn an enemy; and he attempts to
show thu modern facilities for getting
contraband. facilities such as steamers
and railways and convenient neutral
ports have Imposed upon the opponent
an additional difioulty--to distinguish
from goods really on the way to neu.
trails and contraband actually meant
for the enemy. The United states, SAYS
Sir Edward, found Itself confronted
with a simdla- dif'cuity in the civli
war. lie quotes Secretary Of State
Seward NJ regards the capture of q GODS
or their way to Matamoras and believed
The sun., 1915-02-18

Officials in New York OF steamship
lines nying the flags OF the Allies were
confident yesterday that nothing was go.
ing to happen to any of their ships on
the way 20 or from ports OF England
and France. Their confidence was In
some measure due to cable messages
from home announcing that the threat
ened liners would be met of the Eng
lish and French coasts by swift de-
stroyers and escorted to port
England has swarm Of these
meteoric vessels. some big. as small
cruisers. dlsplacing 1900 tons. and some
or only zoo tons displacement The
finest and swiftest OF the great fleet.
built last year. are nearly 400 feet long
with speed OF "a knots. equipped with
four torpedo tubes and four inch rapid
firers None OF the fleet makes less than
25 knots an dmany are armed with 3
inch guns. otherwise known as twelve
Founders. n much dreaded weapon.
The officials OF all the British lines
here admitted tha, they had received
word that the destroyers were going
20 be England's dependence in defend
ng her shipping from molestation. Har-
old A. Sanderson, president OF the In
ternational Mercantile Marine Company.
who sailed yes, erday by the White star
liner Megantic for Liverpool, said he be-
lieved that the danger to passenger
steamships was no greater than II had
been before publicity was given TO Ger
many's submarine threats. and that he
thought that Germany would not find
Il 10 her interest to sink passenger car
r!ers that might have citizens or sub
jec,s of neutral countries aboard.
a rumor reached the White star Line
office yesterday that the steamship
Adriatic had been captured of the
British coast by German war vessel
A representative of the line said there
was nothing in the rumor, as the Adriatic
had been heard from by wireless yester-
day when 500 miles from the Irish coas,
and that she will not be due In Liver
pool until about noon tomorrow. She
will be the frst big ship TO be conveyed
homeward by destroyers This will also
be the privilege OF the Cunarder Orduna,
which sailed for Liverpool on Saturday
with fifteen first cabin passengers mostly
Americans, twenty-eight second cabin
and sxty-nine steerage passengers.
The German threat of submarine
devastation, II was said at the offices
Of the white star. Cunard and French
lines, will not cause any change In
schedules or routes The Baltic, sched-
uled TO sail from Liverpoo! yesterday.
got away and II WAS expected that other
ships would follow as listed. The next
Cunarder sailing from Liverpool will be
tho Alaunia, booked to leave on Feb
ruary 81. and she will sail according to
schedule, the line asserts
The sun., 1915-02-18
SHIPS IN DANGER ZONE.
Few Passenger Vessels Liable "a
Immediate Attack.

The German submarine squadrons will
have few passenger steamships for quarry
In the next several days. The White
star liner Battle which sailed from Llv-
erpool yesterday conveyed by destroyers.
should have been we'll on shore by
o'clock this morning The Atlantic
Transport liner Minnewaska Is scheduled
10 depart from London to-day. She
probably will have not more than
dozen hrst cabin passengers. tho only
class she carries. and little freight.
On Saturday the Cunard Line has no
sailing from Liverpool The White Star
liner iceland. formerly In the Red star
service. will sail on Saturday from Liv.
erpool for Halifax and Portland Me,
with second class and steerage passen-
gers and freight. The French liner Chi
caeo. escorted by destroyers. will depnr.
from Havre on Saturday for this port
With one class cabin and steerage pas.
sengers, The American liner New York
unescorted because she Is protected by
the stars and Stripes, will leave Liver
nool on Saturday with large number of
passengers some OF whom preferred 10
play safe and give up berths engaged on
other liners that ny the British nag.
The White ar liner Adriati> = ths
only British vessel now nearing the lr.
iish coast The next liner due on .he
'ther side from this port will be IN,
Msgintc. which sailed yesterday AMI
may reach Liverpool next Thursday.
There are many British freighters at sea
hound from several American ports with
food products. horses and war munitions
for the British Isles.
The sun., 1915-02-18
WARSHIPS TO GUARD
LINERS FROM j. S.
British Destroyers Will Meet
Steamers OFF English Coast,
Agents Hear.
NO CHANGE IN ROUTES
TEXT OF WAR ZONE DECREE
WHICH IS IN EFFECT TO-DAY

All the waters surrounding Great
Britain and ireland and all English
seas are hereby declared to he a
war area.
From the 18th February all ships
NJ the enemy mercantile marine In
these waters will be DESTROYED and
IT will not always be possible TO
avoid danger to the crews and pas.
senstrs thereon.
The shipping route around the
north OF the Shetlands. in tho east
OF the North Sea. and over n dis
tance OF thirty miles tnauticaD
along the coast OF the Netherlands
will not be dangerous.
These measures BY the German
Government, are worthy of note by
neutral countries as counter meas.
ures against England's methods.
which are contrary to international
law. and they will help to bring
neutral shipping into closer touch
with Germany.
The German Government an.
nounces its intentions In good time.
so that both neutral and enemy
shipping can take the necessary
steps accordingly
The sun., 1915-02-18
NOTE PLEASES LONDON.

l'oNpoN, Thursday. Fob ls.-rne
Da'y chronicle. In an editorial article
this morning on Sir Edward Crews
reply to the American note. says.
Its tone Is not less friendly and
's arguments are even more c,sent
than was the case with his first renlv
Sir Edward Grey reminds the United
states Government that their own pre-
decessors took merchantmen into har.
por 'or examination during the Amsri-
can evil war
The other polnt--the application to
con'rahand of the doctrine of continu-
Gus voyage-is stlll more difficult for
PRESIDENT Wilson to argue without
throwing his predecessors over for. as
every international lawyer knows. II
was the United States itself which f,rst
made practice Of applying the doc.
trine In this way"
The Times gays Of the note:
We cannot but think that IL will 20
rar to remove doubts which exist as
10 our cmduct across the Atlantic
The note is "a powerful defence Of the
British position. founded upon those
arguments OF law and fac, whIch
appeal with peculiar force 10 AmerI
can minds M 10 our own Il comes an
pcsitely on the day when GERMANY
boasts that she viii trample all the
law and all the custom OF the seas
under her feet
We shall wait and see before ne
believe that Germany dare perey.re IN
her project for blowing up American
ships after the warning which wa an
ington has administered to her II ,s
on the other hand. certain that we shall
lose certain number OF innocent lives
and certain number Of ships nv the
murderous methods which GERMANY has
deliberately adopted Neither the zen.
oral population nor our shippers or
sailors are at all alarmed at the pros-
pect. They do not make light of tho
RISK, but neither do they overesttmate
II or suffer It TO interfere with the reg.
ular prosecution OF their business"
The DdiIy NeUs and Leader saws IN.
passage recalling Bismarcks speech
NJ the kiel Chamber of Commerce IL tha
more piquant as II would apear from,
the interview between Admiral RehncLs
and the American Naval Attach. ,ba,
Germany Is contemplating an offer to
the United States IN express violation
OF the last of Bisma rck's provisions
Referring to Admiral Behncke's sur.
Esstion that American ships should wait
AT an IRISH por TIL American war.
The sun., 1915-02-18

\ better view OF the situation IS
obtained by looking at these figures
month by month. The exports 30
merchands Sc for the last Ave months
have been Gin millions OF dolarsl
August. 10. September l56 Octo-
Der. l9t t. November. 2O5 Decem-
ber. 2i6.
SIR Edward finds that the outbreak o.
war produced an acute. but temporary
disturbance Of trade. which affected all
neutral countries. but ne finds too tina;
there has been steady recovery. for
to-day the exports OF the United states
stand at higher figure than on the
same date last year
As MS next argument aeain~. Sec
retary Bryan's contention Of damaged
commerce Sir Edward analyzes the tig-
ures OF exports to Europe since the out
groups European countries under three
heads--C;rsat Britain and those coun-
tres fghting on her side. neutral coun-
tres and enemy countries He sets
forth his findings as follows;
80 far as II L. possible to distribute
the figures under the headings which |
have indicated above Gall the figures be-
ing given In thousands OF dollars) the
results are as follows
Total exports 10 Europe from the
lst OF August to the 3oth OF November,
1896. as against 5e1.3+2 or these
Great Britain and her allies took 2s5..
3l2. as against 3iS.s05 In 1918 Ger
many and Belgium took 1881. a.
against I77.l36 In 1913. whereas neu-
tral countries (among which Austria .
Hungary is unavoidably included) took
l23.SO2. as against lo3.ioi in 1919
The sun., 1915-02-18

- oo S'r tn uwErst'ts:
NtuiiiS "nCItrd "a homes tad.
with Nitdr or'~ mus' eNqec. 10
experience Inconvenience Tr m the
existing block ide os Brownsville
and the adjacent coast OF Texas
While this Government unfe!gnedlv
re-rets this Inconvenience. IL can
not relinquish auS ~ IFS belligerert
r'Lhts 20 favor contraband trade
Win .nsurseri territory. Bv insist
INK upon IN Sc rights. however. IL
- sure that the necessity for their
exercise A. all. which must be de-
plofed hv every friendly CONNER
cihl Power. will the more readily
be terminated.
ON this point. Sly Edward makes the
following argument
The opportunities now snjoyed hv ,
h'lligerent for obtaining suppl.s
through neutral ports are far greater
than they were hfty years ago. and the
geographical conditions OF IN. preson,
struggle end add tional assistanc. Ia
the enemy n carrying out such imtor.
tation We are faced with the prob-
lem OF interceptlng such supplies when
arranged with all the advantages tina,
;iow from elaborate organization and
unstinted expenditure II our helligsr.
on' rights are to he maintained. 4, is
or the first Importance for us to dis.
tlngn!sh between what is real bona
hde trade intended for the neutral coun.
try concerned and the trade Intended
for It's enemy country
The sun., 1915-02-18
VIENNA FOOD COSTLY.
4 ustrian Capital AIaO Feels Scare
ity Of Medicines.

Special cable Despo,ches 70 TnE srS
ROME. Feb, 1.-THE prices Of food in
Vienna have risen to prohibi,ive
height. according to dispatches from the
Austrian capital Pork IS selling at 81 so
y kilo tabout two pounds), beef at 81,
butter at $50 and nour AZ 30 cents
The scarcity OF medicines Ia very se-
verely felt. many common drugs being
lacking. and ordinary household reme-
dies have been exhausted. All the glyc-
crime has been used up in the manufac-
ture OF explosives
The dispatches add that the Ministry
OF Agriculture has ordered that inten-
sive agriculture be practsed through
out the empire. The Ministry urges
the raising OF vegetables. including
beans and potatoes, since the future ac-
tivity Of the army depends upon plenti-
ful crops the coming spring and
summer.
The sun., 1915-02-18

ships could convoy them through the
proclaimed waters the paper says:
1T is for the American Government
to consider whether tho proposed safe
conduct Is sufficiently valuable to Justify
teh apparent sanction OF n revresion to
a most outrageous form OF barbarsm
In warfare"
The Morning Post. while upholding
the general tone Of the note says:
"1rhe note is. nevertheless. a sad doc
ument. for It Is q record Of wasted op-
portunitles between August and Febru-
ary II adduccs convincing figures to
show that we have allowed enormous
quantities OF all manner OF provisions
to pass into Germany. II proves that
the United States have created great
trade with neutrais adjoining Germany
since the war began. and that the OBJ
ject or effect ~ this trade has been to
nourish and support the enemy.
This demonstration may indeed he
welcome to American merchants. who
have thrived by the trafY'c But how
does IL strike British subjects. who
feel themselves engaged in life and
death struggle. and looked to the navy
for an effective blockade Of Germany
The sun., 1915-02-18
GERMANY MAY SEIZE
ALL CATTLE IN LAND
Government Considers Meas.
ure to Combat High
Cost Of Meats
A Whisky that will
agree with you
ANDREW USHER & CO.. Edinburph


RrRiiH 'via Lordo-D. Jan IS -Ty,
SrS correspondcn' learned from an an.
thori,ative source to-day ,ha, tho Ger.
man Goverrmen; Is thinking seriously
OF taking radical steps 90 regulate the
meat consumption iu tus fatherland
Government seizure and administrator
Of Germanys meat supp may be con.
fdently looked 70. Wt tie u.N' f.y
weeks
The pardn,o. pu'- .rn which me
Government H. ccrsidc-.u. a. preser, %;
Where shall ~ begin. with the bul.l.
erS or VIZ the ftimcIsF II is prn5.
able that the nnai decision viii he o.,
start at the root" which means that
all cattle will ho seized by N. GOV.
ernment as all grain and cereal. we
seized recently
should the Government decide 20, n
60 so far, but to start with tie butch.
crs and wholesale meat dcaies. r.
stead, serious opposition from The, u..,,
industry would result. The butcher. d..
pendent as he is upon the prodI.c, o
wen as the consume. would be- ha-i
hit. while the farmer would NOT ...ra'
The price Of pork is rising cor-'ar,.v
Yet Germarv's supply o' hogs 4. v-.
usually gr"at this year. ~ c-c,, =,
'act that the Government iu sen. ..of,.
"lal exhorthtiouS and hints 70 IN. ,.i,.
lie fns contnuou-ly emphasized of Il.a
that pork is sufficiently ahundan' - ha
accessible to all classes ~ m. olr..
laion The contemplate! action W.V h,
aimed. therefore, A. speculation
I"ttl" is revealed I'm tho pr,Sc AS a
inc expected action Of tho Goy.--r.r,
me seizure of grains and cr',l'g W,,
by no means hailed with enthusiasm
by the German people at largo. ,l'hous,
all classes acquiesccd. and Govern.
men' seizure of cattle might serve p,
provoke 4 protest
tn" following - from = douhl. 'a4f.!
editorial by the financial ct.'H, - 'hs
Berlincr TdocblG,i
The situation is much u,ro r-7v4
than Il IL assumed N 'u. wd.~ r. -
OF our population D,Srt,o 's. "a.
mat We hav" coNsideratl, less gan
and cereals than usual 80. have .o~.
suned AZ l"as' IN, strfc 4uar'i'.es
perhaps more, than .' normal times
The consequence is '5a' now ,n 80
second half % the c-,0 yetr W a--
compelled 20 tighten our belts sow.
what
y, is true 'hs' tho Individual a.
do much. hg' ''.'' &c NOT su"l'sv'
Therefore the Cos. Ucu' had - 'sk,
action. lnd'"i '', o,,runor''s '"'s-
ference came very late. and 'lu .- -
be- regretted
The sun., 1915-02-18
CONDEMN SOCIALIST ACTION.
French Press Says German Party
Directed London Congress-.
cn.ci,J ram. p....,.I 4. r. o.

PANS. Feb 1.-THE Socialist Con
Ercss ~ London. at which Marcel Sem.
bat nnd Jules Guesde, Socialist mem
bers o' IN" French Cabinet. were pres.
crt. II strongly condemned in the
French press Even Gustave IIerve
editor OF La Guerre Socidic. long known
as an anti-miltarist. condemns the
proclamation issued by the congress az
too academic. saying that he read It
between yawns"
The Temps declares that the congress-
was engineered by German Social
Democrats, although tho French So
ciahsts, n says. attended the congress
without suspectlng this fact
The sun., 1915-02-18
No Sign of
I.OAs In 4. y.
Exports 20 Al
He'd Nations.

trail countries The naval opera
tlons OF Great Britain certainly do not
interfere with commerce from the
United States on its way to the United
Kingdom and the allied countries ana
ye, the exports Of Great Britain and
her allies during those four months
diminished 10 the extent of over saS.-
900 900. whereas those TO neutral coun-
tries and Austria increased by over s2O.-
600 600
The Inference may fairly he drawn
from these figures. all Of which are
taken from the official returns published
by the United states Government. that
not only has the trade of the United
states with the neutral countries of Eu-
rope been maintained as compared with
previous years. but also that substan-
tIal part OF this trade was in fact trade
intended for the enemy countries going
through neutral ports by routes TO which
II was previously unaccustomed
The shortage in shipping. a sreat in
convenience to neutral traders, is dealt
with at length by the Foreign Secretary.
who asserts that Great Rritain's inter
ference with neutral ships cannot be
blamed Only seven neutral vessels are
awaiting adjudication IN the prize court.
and it Is pointed out an application for
the release Of these on bail is not likely
to be opposed
\ point IL made that the British Gov
ernment makes every effort 10 insure n
speedy disposition Of all cases. and that
Great Britain In suffering from the short
age OF shipping and the rise of rates as
acutely as any other nation. Condemned
enemy ships are being made available
for use az rapidly az possible The real
cause for shortage in shipping SIR Ed
ward finds In the danger from subma-
The sun., 1915-02-18
YANKEE SHIP AVOIDS MINES.
Savannah Liner, Now In Foreign
Trade, Brings Merchandise.

The Savannah liner City OF Macon. ono
~ Z score OF hardy Yankee steamships
that have been for many years In the
coostwise trade and are now carry ing
cargoeS To Europe. arrived ycs,crdn V
from Bremerhavcn after stormy pas
haEe OF sixteen DAYS She took "A cargo
"t cotton to Bremen and returned with
general merchandise
Her skipper Capt Hammond decided
tna' the safest way bone was hv wov
ot IN" north 81 scotland and took that
curse 10 AVOID mines Two other Sa.
vannah liners are on thcir way h,ther
from foreign ports tho GUY of Sayannah
ana the city OF Memphis
The sun., 1915-02-18
ENGLAND TELLS IT, S. SHE CAN'T BE BOUND
BY RULES OF WAR GERMANY HAS BROKEN

done all we can to encourage neutral
merchantmen on their way to ports
contiguous to the enemy country to visit
some British port lying on their line
OF toIia in order that the necessary
examination Of ships papers and. II re-
qured. OF the cargo can be made un-
der conditions OF convenience to the
ship herself The alternative would he
to keep vessel which the naval off,
ccrs desired to board waiting. II might
b. for days together. until the weather
conditions enabled the visit to he car
rcd out at sea-"
The British note then sets forth the
uses Of the prize court as affordine
Justice to neutrals. The best evidence
Of the discrimination and moderation Of
British naval officers In dealing with
neutral ships Is found. Sir Edward
states. In the fact that up TO this time
no proceedings for the recovery ot COM
pensation for ships seized has been in
stitutcd
He recalls that In The civil war the
british Government. In spite Of remon-
strances from many quarters. placed
full reliance in the American prize
rour's and put forward no claims until
tho opportunities for redress In those
"lris had been exhausted. The same
.nurs, VS. followed by Great Britain in
W - 'nl"l-hUeIlCan war
After letting steps taken BY his Gov
".diGeHt 80 obtain speedy adjudication
~ prize court cases and In cases OF de-
'n'.cr Sir Edward comes 10 the i'm
rort1ut question OF conditional contra
tlvi iI.s note points out that IN the
yrds- N Council OF october 20 she
I'~.ii.h Government admits in a large
ma sue the principle . non-fntcrfer-
once with conditional contraband on its
NJv tn neutral port
But In three cases the right OF seizure
70 naintblnef Tho ffst two cases are
when ships papers afford no informa-
f"'1s nte Intended the third concerns
odt addressed to "a person in the
rcmy ,c~fitcry.
~ al 1ueS.ion connected with con-
a'tlnGil contraband ,he most difficult
SIR Edward points out, has to do with
n ;. pment of foodstuffs. Here he
Gu'Ees Upon the matter OF vital interest
= ~ sen The note contends that mo
r1un'ry has maintained moro stoutly
'han Grcn. Britain in modern times the
rr'nr!r!r that belligersnt saould an
s;l,r fIIm Interference with the food
..nns intended 'or the civil population.
II. circumstances Of the present
StruSei- are causing h!s MaJesty's Gov
"rr"rt; some anxiety as 20 whether the
oSis 'rg rules with regard 10 conditional
COZ -rH o1rd, framed as they were with
tn" objec; OF protecting so far as
POSSIBLE The supplies which were in.
tended fc- the civilian population. are
effective for the purpose or suitable to
the conditions present"
The British Government instances
Prince Bismarck's statemer, In 1854 20
the Kiel Chamber of Commerce on the
right TO declare as contraband foodstuffs
not Intended for military forces: The
measure in question has for its object
the shortening of the war by increasing
the difficulties OF the enemy and Is a
justitsble step In war II impar,ially en-
forced against all neutral ships"
His Ma iesty's Government" com.
fnents Sir Edward Grey, are disposed 10
think that the same view Is still main
tainel by the German Government"