The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-17
GERMAN BLOCKADE
OF ENGLAND TO
BEGIN T0A|GHT
Vessels to Have Name Of Coun-
try Of Registry and Flag
Painted on Side to Aid Sub
marinesinR Recognizing Them

Loneon. Feb. ~ (ia;f7 .. m.l--At
the stroke OF midnight the waters
surrounding the coasts Of the United
Kingdom will become, 20 far nn lies
within the power Of Germany a.
make them. q war zone. which all
vessels. neutral or otherwieo. Will
penetrate at their peril.
Some Of the services across tho
channel probably will be cufiaiicf.
but majority of the neutral ship
ping lines win acoept the rlai< and
continue their nallinRA The names
and nationality of the vea8nIn ana
the flas Of their nations will be paint
cd ON their sides IN the hope that
German submarines viii not sink
them by mistake.
Engiand's announcement OF the
"details OF her proposed retaliaforf
policy BY which she plans 20 shut
on the German food supply from the
outside IL expected momcntnfily. and
apparently there In not the nliehteat
prospect that this country VIII ac-
cept the German proposal 10 cali or
the blockade " ENGLAND will relax
naval pressure on shipping. England
was notlceably chcered hy the sec-
ond big air raid on the German bases
on the belgium coast. but. ~ waa sho
case at the previous raid. the official
report does not Indicate the extent
of the damage.
Berlin IL again celebrating the mic-
cess of Field Marshal Won Hsnden-
burg, as further details OF the East
Prussian operations are received II
Il officially claimed In Berlin that
$4,000 RuaEian prisoners were taken
while all dispatches agree that tha
Russians stlil are belns pressed
further eastward. fighting rear
guard action In an andeAv0r 20 pre-
vent the Germana from surrounding
their wings. The western end and
The center OF the Russian line IL hold
| Ing. Notwithstanding repekte6 and
violent attacks. but IN Hakowina the
Austrians have pressed on 10 within
twelve miles OF Cxernowllz.
IL Is believed that recurrence Of
the general German offensive IN tho
western theater depends largely upon
tho outcome Of the present eastern
tsituation.
ALLEGED PRIZE CREW
TURNS OUT no m GUARD
London. Feb. ~ Oais ,. MI
The report whlrh wac current last
night and received wide publicity. 20
the effect that a prize crew OF three
British officers and sixtssn men had
been placed on board the American
steamer Wiihclmina al Falmouth.
proved today 10 be erroneous. The
: officer commanding the men IN
charge OF the wilhelmina said the
detachment was not prise crew But
merely guard
AGENTS or wIIAIErNINA's
SHIPPERS EXPLAINS GUARD
New York. Feb. iT.--Norvsn X
Llnhcim. counsel for the shippers OF
the wilhelnlna's cargo, received the
following cablegram today from hlH
representative IN England.
"uuard charge of vessel. not prize
Icrew No prize proceedings yet. Pre-
liminary steps detention"
MOsiA:Nf HfssEIsytSrs MUST
/ SERVE OR PAY 4f20
II Constantlnople. Feb. II (via AM
stcrdam and London, i2;5s p. m,>---
For the double purpose ~ rainine
funds and for releasing persons uf+
willing t0 serve la the army. aha
Turkish chamber of deputies today
passed as an urgent measure \ bin
granting military exemption % All
trained and untrained Moslem roecrv-
lists and certain other classes OF un-
trained Moslema on payment of q tax
OF ti20.
Antesinac SupeFfluans Now.
Medford. Mnas.. peb. i7.-~.HN Nperl'
ments coudu,ted rs the wireless 30
clety Of TUFTS college have shown. Il
was announced today. that radio
messages may be transmitted and
received without the use of aerial an
tennae