The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-02-12
SITUATION With
REGARDT0SHlPS
GROWS DELICATE
United States Warns Both Great
Britain and Germany That
General Use of the American
Flag by Foreign Ships Will Be
Viewed With Grave Concern.
Washington Expresses Emphatic
Displeasure at Use of Stars
and Stripes by British Mer-
chantmen in Passing Through
Bl0ckaded Waters of Europe.
lBY ASSOCIATED PRESSA

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PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE evacuation Of
fE by the Germans has been con-
fRmed, according to a Petrograd dis
patch to the Havas Agency, which
states that the stores, offices Of the
commissariat and transports have
been hastily removed to Kalisz. Re-
fugees have escaped t. Czenato-Chovva
The dispatch states that the Germans
have resumed with redoubled vigor
construction of the heavily forti-
fed lanes which was suspended six
weeks ago.
Lodz, the second city in Poland, was
captured by the Germans on December
6, when Field Marshal VonHindenburg
began his dash for Warsaw, Is miles
to the northeast. The Russians were
driven out Of the city only after des-
perate resistance, according to the
Germans, although Petrograd con-
tends that it was evacuated for strate
gic reasons.
The Russians were reported yester
day to have resumed the offensive on
the Warsaw front in an effort to push
back the Germans, who are said to
have transferred many troops from
that region to East Prussia, where a
Russian invasion Of German soil is
threatened and where for several days
great battle has been in progress.
Protests Made BY U. S.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE United
States has warned Great Britain and
Germany respectively that general use
of the American flag by British ves-
sells will be viewed with grave concern
and that the destruction of any Amer
lean vessel by Germany in the newly
prescribed war zone would lead to
serious complications. 1t became
known here today that the text of the
two notes sent last night to Great
Britain and Germany expresses much
more emphatically than was generally
known, the displeasure of the United
States at the use of neutral flags by
! British merchantmen and the implica-
| ton that neutral vessels were liable to
destruction by German submarines III
waters around Great Britain and
, ireland.
Wilhelmina Seized.
Falmouth, Feb. 1.-THE cargo of
the American steamer Wilhelmina
was seized by British authority here
today, according to decision of the
/ foreign Office. The cargo goes to the
prize court.
Case to Take Normal Course.
! Washington, Feb. 1.-THE state
department this morning concluded
that the Wilhelmina case must be al
lowed to take its normal course
which involves going into the prize
courts because of the issue raised by
the British contention that Germany
has justified the seizure by its de-
cree appropriating the home grain
supply.
Food Question Considered.
London, Feb. 11.-Dealing with the
food question in the house of commons
Premier Asquith said the determining
factor in the price of wheat was the
, speculation on the New York and Chi
cago markets. The premier said these
markets were in highly nervous and
"jumpy" condition, but that he an
ticipated that this fever Of speculation
would abate before June.
To Take More Stringent Measures.
London, Feb. 11.-Premier Asquith
announced in the house of commons to-
day that the British government would
take more stringent measures against
trade with Germany.
Peace Talk Premature.
London, Feb. 11.-"Recent public
utterances in Germany give no reason
to suppose that the purpose in view
| "OuAu US pAO1uOVeu Oy oAOpIuA8 LAX
> course suggested" was the answer o1
Sir Edward Grey, British foreign sec.
retary, to question in the house o1
= commons asking whether with a. view
- to ending the terrible loss of life ii
the war, Great Britain was prepared
: publicly to willingly discuss peace
terms. The members of the hous1
. greeted Sir Edward Grey's answe,
!, with cheers.
Dacia Sailed Today.
:Norfold, Va, Feb. 1.-THE Ameri
can steamer Dacia finally sailed toda!
with cargo Of cotton for German,
Great Britain has threatened to seiz
d the ship, questioning her transfe
d from German to American registry. ]
+ is generally expected 4 British cruise
e will take her into custody somewher
d bsfore she reaches European water
dIand that the case will be fought ont i
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