Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-06
Germany Is Not to Molest
Vessels With Cargoes
for Civilians
WORD FROM EMBASSY
Won BernSdorff at Washington
l1teTprets Import of Ber-
I'm Blockade Order.

Warrington y. O.. Feb. 6-Iu a
statement iu regard 10 thc decree piac-
.u= waters around the British isles in
rae war zone. the German embassy
today declared Germany does not in
send fl molest or seize American YES
aafr laden with foodstufIs FOR the civ
Hlr pcpliatiOn Of enemy c1untries-~
The sfltemcut expresses hope that
England viii not make necessary re-
confederation OF this attitude by seiz-
Ing American ships like he Wilhelm
i1a. Germany does. however. an
uolrce to the world that Il proposes to
continue 90 destroy ships belonging 20
rre enemy and adds notification TO
neutral powers that on account OF the
fact that the British are employing
Eelfral flags. according TO secret in
structIous known % have been issued
1F trs British government. neutral
vessels may actually be endangered"
German foreign Office accompanied
tla proclamation with a iong cxplana-
tory memorandum which Gerard re-
ported he would send subsequently.
Unless the memorandum explains the
precautions which German naval COM
mInders will take 20 ascertain wheth-
% a ship hyinE neutral flag g. really
a neutral vessel II g. probable that an
OPPRESSION from the United States viii
f1lioW pointing out that destruction OF
neutral vessels carrying nou-cOntra-
band carEocs or iniurinE passengers
would not meet with the acquiesccnce 1
of this government -.
Ofrfcf-f-T-1t -Dt-rrs=
The Official text OF the German ad- /
miraity proclamation transmitted By 7.
Nmhassador Gerard 90 the state de
partment today reveals that uaviEa- /
lion routes 90 the north of shetland 4
Islands and 20 the eastern part % the .
North sea. as well a. a strip 80 uauti- 4
cal miles along the Dutch coast. are .
not in the danger zone. but that waters .
directly around Great Britain and Ire
land comprise the prohibited areas
This differs from the published re-
ports
N wireless report of the official ad-
miralty proclamation said shipping
uorfhward around Shetland islands in
the eastern basin Of the North sea and
a strip 20 sea miles 10 breadth from the
Dutch coast g. endangered In the same
w1v' The text received from Ambas-
sador Gerard says the aforementioned
areas are not In the danger zone
Russian Attacks Repulsed. Ia
London. Feb. 6-Vieura asserts at
tacEs og Russians IN the Carpath-I
fans have been broken down
and that the enemy hss suf- /,
fersd heavy losses. In certain sec
tionE the Austrians are on the often /
sive- PetroErad adIuits the Russians ,
have retreatcd 10 the region OF the /,
mountain passes PetroErad dispatch
o. agree that a battle OF almost un-
CxampIed fury f. in progress along
the Warsaw front The Germans are
continuing costly iunEes 70 break the
Russian lines. Al the same time Rus
SLAMS. further 20 the north. have press
ed forward. crossed the Bzura river
and are seriously threatening the Ger
mans with an outfanking movement
The French war Office states artil- s
Iery engagements yesterday from Ar
Fam 10 Rheims were satisfactory 10 q
the french. In Argoune and Woevre 7
districts French dispersed German
ronvoys. setting fire TO n convoy train :
1f IS wagons. 4 captive balloon was
BROUGHT down behind the German INES
No important developments on any Z
81 Europe's battIehcIds are revealed :
1 today's dispatches Fighting IN the !
gest yesterday f. described by Paris y
- merely scattered artillery dueis- In
Poland the struggle on the Warsaw {
ront Is stfII undecided
Emperor William has gone 10 the G
.nsteru war zone. Russian attacks on
be east Prussian frontier south OF
be vistula yesterday we're repuised' ,