The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-20
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DECLARE FOOD
ASCONlRABAND
Will Retaliate Against Ger
man an Policy Of
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l.sS (By Associated PresO
LONDON, Feb! 20!-The third day
OF the German submarine blockade
was ushered in without Great Brit
aims retalitory policy declaring all
food destined for Germany TO be abso.
lutelyi yicontraband being definitely pro-
mulgated through the foreign office.
The British reply TO the American
note regarding the Wilheimina Incl.
dent, presages such action will be TAX
en-, and, as the document points. Great
Britain hopes when she takes this
step to meet with no objections from
neutral countries.
German movements on the northern
extremity OF the eastern front hold
first place In the military situation,
particularly SO as Petrograd believes
that Field Marshal Won Hindenberg ia
trying to flank Warsaw from the
north, a task which the Russians think
rather daring and Rfraught with great
risk, unless the German commander's
forces are Overwhelming.
The first rush of the Germans over
the East Prussian frontier seems to
have spent itself. The Germans are
reported to be locked with Russian re-
Inducements at many points from the
Niemen below Koyno down to the
right bank Sof the lower Vistula, and
military experts In London say II is
difficult ttosyisualizei this condition.
The condition in the Austrian crown
land Of Bukowina continues with pros
poets developing into q decisive battle
on the banks Of the river Pruth.
In the west the Germans are ham-
.mering away In an Sendeavor to cover
lost ground, and are reported To- be
keeping the British troops busy to- tho
southeast OF Yores. In Belgium and
elsewhere along tehir comparatively
extended front, but, according to tho
French and British claims. without
meeting appreclable gains.
LONDON, Feb. 2o.-The British
government has announced that IL had
decided that the cargo Of the Ameri-
can steamer Wilhelmina should be
held for the decision OF the prize
court. r.
Z This announcement was made by
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary. sIttseems to make clear the
purpose Of Great Britain TO declare ali
foodstuffs for Germany contraband as
well as! to lforeshadow other reprisals.
In his note Sir Edward Grey reviews
the German methods Of warfare and
denounces them as absolute violations
of all International lusages.
81 II, therefore, His Majestyss govern.
mentt should hereafter feel constrain.
ed to declare odstuffs absolute con-
traband or to take other measures for
interfering with German trade by way
Of reprisals, they confidently expect
that such action viii not be CHALLENGED
on the part OF neutral States, by ap.
peals to laws and dIusages Of war whose
validity rests on their forming an In.
tegral part sof that system Of interna.
tional doctrine, which. as q whole,
their enemy frankly boasts the inten.
ton to disregard, as long as such neu-
trail States cannot compel the German
government to abandon methods OF
warfare which have not In recent his
tory been regarded as having the sane.
ton OF either law or humanity"