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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
GERMANY EXPLAINS
DANGER ZONE LIMIT
Only Waters Directly Around
Great Britain and Ireland in
Prohibited Areas.
OFFICIAL TEXT IS RECEIVED
Officials Await With Much Inter
est Arrival of Explanatory
Memorandum.
OFFICIAL TEXT is RECEIVED

WASHINGTON, February s-Ger-
many's proclamation of n war zone In
the waters surrounding Great Britain
and Ireland does not. as at first re-
ported. include any seas adjacent to
neutral countries.
The official text OF the proclamation
received to-day from Ambassador
Gerard. reveals that only areas direct
ly bordering on the territorial waters
of France and Great Britain are held
TO be in the zone. where neutral ves-
sells may be subject to the hazard of
naval warfare. The original wireless
report stated that the waters north
of the Shetland Islands, in the eastern
basin Of the North Sea, and for thirty
nautical miles along the Dutch coast,
also had been included in the zone.
The official text says expressly that
the routes of navigation around the
north Of the Shetland Islands in the
eastern part OF the North Sea and in
strip thirty miles wide along the
Dutch coast are not open to the danger
zone"
ASK FOR INTERROGATION
OF TRANSLATION
State Department officials sent a
message inquiring If there was not
some error in translation of the last
phrase. mot open to the danger zone"
but they said later they had no doubt
the particularization of these waters
meant they were the suggested routes
Tor neutral ships. and that shipping to
Norway. Sweden. Denmark and Hol-
land would not be affected
Arrival tonight Of the unofficial text
O %
less to Sayviile confirmed the view of
officials that neutral coasts were not
included. and cleared up all doubts as
to the accuracy of Ambassador
Gerard's earlier message
The text of the proclamation. as re-
ceived Mt the State Department. reads
az follows:
The waters around Great Britain,
including the whole of the English
Channel, arc declared hereby to be
Included within the zone of war, and
that after February is all enemy mer-
chant vessels encountered in these
waters Will be destroyed even III st
mRy i'ot bet possible, always to save
their crews and passengers
3 within this war zone neutral yes
sells are exposed 10 danger, since. in
view of the misuse of the neutral flags
ordered by the government of Great
Britain on January 81. and of the
hazards of naval warfare. neutral YES
sells cannot always be prevented from
suffering from the attacks intended for
enemy ships.
The routes of navigation around
the north OF the Shetland Islands, in
the eastern part of the North Sea, and
In strip thirty miles wide along the
N fph net.
zone"
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
SENT TO AAIBASSADt


Acting Secretary Lansing. in n state
mcnt containing the proclamation.
said:
The German Foreign once sent to
the ambassador a long memorandum.
explanatory of this proclamation"
Officials are awaiting with much in
terest the explanatory memorandum
referred to. for If it outlines measures
which German naval commanders will
take to verify the real character OF
vessels flying neutral flags and assures
the American government that every
effort possible will be made to save
passengers and crews of vessels carry
Ing contraband, it is believed there
VIII remain little ground for protest
against Germany's action in advance
Of any specific violation
CARGOES OF FOODSTUFFS
WILL NOT DE MOLEsTED
The German embassy declared. in \
statement issued to-day in regard to
the decree placing the waters around
the British Isles in the war zone. that
Germany does not intend to molcst
or seize American vessels laden with
foodstuffs for the civilian population
OF enemy countries"
The statement expresses hone that
England will not make necessary n re-
consideration of this attitude by seiz-
ing American ships like the Wilhel-
NINA The statement follows:
The German ambassador has not
received instructions regarding the do
cision of the German admiralty, but.
according to the text Of the decision.
the following seems clear:
There Is nothing new In the com
munication made on February by the
German admiralty with respect to the
attitude of the German imperial navy
toward ships OF the enemy or toward
neutral commerce., 1t is absurd to de-
scribe this as the proclamation of n
paper blockade of the British Isles
The communication Is simply n state
ment OF what has been, since the be-
ginning OF the war. the attitude of the
navies OF all of the belligerent powers
toward ships OF the enemy.
HOPE ENGLAND WILL NOT
FORCE RECONSIDERATION
"A few months ago the English ad-
miralty proclaimed tho closing of the
North Sea, the waters of which are
essentially neutral. Germany does not
profess to close even the English Chan
mel to neutral commerce, and she does
not intend to molest or seize American
vessels laden with foodstuffs for the
civilian population of enemy countries:
1t Is to be hoped that England will not
make necessary n reconsideration of
this attitude by selling American ships
like tho Wilhelmina.
Germany does, however, announce
to the world that 1t proposes to con-
tinue to destroy ships belonging to the
enemy. and 1t adds the notification to
Continued on Second Pnge.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
.SEA-BORNE TRADE
OF GREAT BRITAIN
IS NOT DISTURBED
Believed There Is Little
Danger of Interference
With Shipping.
LITTLE NEWS OF BATTLE
IN CENTRAL POLAND
Kaiser's Forces Unable to Break
Through Strong Russian
Lines.
LOSSES PROBABLY ENORMOUS
Along Western Front Day Is One
OF Quietest for
Weeks.
Incident Bears Out
German Allegation

lie British atenmcr Lusitania
used the American fnr In
crossing the Irish Sea. and nm in
auiry by the American government
into the subject OF belIigercnt gov
ernments using the nngn of neutral
states probably will result. The
incident bears out, In n mensure nj
lcnst, the German allegation TINT
Hrftfsh merchantmen hnve been nd
vfsed to employ the nng of a neutral
nation under certain conditions.
The cnptnin OF the Lusftnnin, nc-
coriinE to American pnsscnrer..
claimed the right to use the Ameri.
cnn fng to protect neutral pnssen-
gers nnd malls aboard his ship.
The text of the German memo-
rnndum regarding the retnlintory
measures undertaken by Germany
nsninst Great Britain, with respect
to the waters surrounding Great,
Hrftain aud ireland, Stncindfns fshet
English Channel, specifically notes
TINT shipping north of the Shetlapd
Islands, I'm the eastern area of the
North sea, ana In strip nlons the
Netherlands const thirty miles In
width. is not imperiled.
Germany Expresses hope that neu-
trails "'vfll show no less conaidern-
tion for the vital interests of Ger.
many than for those of England,
md will aid I'm keeping their citi-
1cns md property out OF this aren,n
Only menEre news has been re-.
cefved from Central Poland to indf-
cnte the trend of the great battle
being wnged west and southwest OF
Warsaw, where Field Marshal Won
fiindenb"rE hns bcen huriing his
reinforced army furIousIy aeain.t
the Russian lines, I'm another Mt
tempt to break through to War
snw.
II is believed the battle continues.
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MADRI GnAs VIA SOUTHERN Kwy

Continued on Fifth Page.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

which heretofore were obliged-as Bel
yium. for instance, was obliged-tO bow
TO the behests OF English domination.
No, not the dream Of world-dominioH
is the eyer-inspiring thought in Ger
man literature but the striving after
freedom i'm the fields OF religious, Of
Intellectual and Of political develop
ment. From Won Hutton and the in
teIlectuaI heroes of the reformation
down TO leasing and Schiller liberty is
the leading motive. In the wars Of in
dependence, with their inspiring poets,
the thought Of freedom takes even a
loftier ascendary, while from our
great historians. from SchlOsser and
Haeusser TO Treitschke, the ideal of
liberty has been the bright guiding
star Of their thought and their work
never the longing for unJustifiable
World-dominiOn:
'Freiheit die ich meme. die mein herr
Komm nit deinen Scheme. lichtes
Engelbild-"
Freedom. that's my longing. is my
hearts delight.
bright"
So sings Max Won schenkendorf
from the deepest heart Of the German
people.
We never wanted war with England
how often shall L repeat it? Our
only aim, our sole ambition, was TO
develop ANONYMOUSLY alongside OF
England. Always we have given fun
recognition 70 the Importance Of Eng
lsh culture; nothing would have been
more 10 our taste than to work hand
in hand with England Tor the prOgr ass
OF civilization and the advancement OF
mankind. Certainly no more complete
proof Of this could lie asked than the
history OF the years during which We
have with such care and patience kept
the peace OF the world: than the tire
less efforts Of our loftyminded en-
peror for the maintenance OF good will
among the nations.
War Forced by England.
Now, however, when war has been
forced upon US by England, we viii
fight 10 a finish with all the means OF
technique. with all the resources Of
the art of war, and on land and on
sea, in the air and beneath the ocean,
with all the heroism TO which the Ger
man heart has steeled itself il Ions
years OF peaceful work; If necessary,
TO the last drop of blood. until Eng
land itself offers the hand for peace
England. which too late will realize
how dangerous it is 70 drive to the
uttermosu q patient and peaceful but
not all enduring nation like the Ger
man. which now viii never lay down
its arms until England shall have sur
rendered its self-assumed policy OF
world-dOminiOn, shall have prOfessed
itself satisfied at last to be that which
peace, one OF the great cultural ma
tions alongside Of other cultural na-
tions.
And should just fate give US victory
in the war now rasins, then shall an
amazed world realize that We SHAH
never attempt to build for ourselves
a world dominion upon the ruins OF
vanquished neighbor states.
The Lesson Of History.
In the course Of q history often I'M
happy and tragic, the lesson has come
10 US that the conquest Of territory
populated by strange people. that do
minion over foreign nationalities,
where practiced to a large extent can
never lead to healthy development;
that the endeavor TO obtain even linn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

have Of imperative necessity devel-
oped in the course Of or often traglc
history. are extremely dlt1erents loL
instance. from those OF nation punt
UP on lines such as those which the
United States Of America has followed
in its development
No Reason for AnimOsity.
In this fact. however. surely there
side. Nobody in Germany thinks OF
exerting unjustified influence upon
America. our victory I'm Europe would
never mislead us into the political the
military and the auti-soclaI stupi,aiils
of suggesting for America aims when
would be unnatural TO the interests OF
she United States our purpose II tLs
victory be ours will be an entirely ull-
ferent one For US victory would De
new command to respect American IN
terests. especially as we would have
to expect on the other hand that
America would not interfere disturb
ingly with our sphere Of interests
To all other nations moreover our
good wishes would go forth, and our
endeavors would be directed for their
free and independent development, IN
order that their best traits which can
thrive only I'm freedom, might be de-
veloped, together with our own, Tor
common contribution toward world
wide peace and the furtherance Of the
highest problems Of humanity.
Germnny's Aim Worthy.
and a more worthy aim than that o.
England. TO fiji all mankind with the
English spirit. such an aim is indeed,
the most cOngenial to the German na-
tion, which Treitschke delineates IN
Depth Of thought, idealism. cosmo-
politan views. a transcsn0eur philOso-
ply which boldly oversteps cor freely
looks over the separating barriers OF
finite existence; familiarity with every
human thought and feeling; the desire
to traverse the worldwide realm OF
ideas in common with the foremost in
All that has at all times been held 10
be Characteristic OF the Germans and
has always been praised as the prtvi-
lege Of German character and breed
ing"
From the United States we expect
neither direct nor indirect help in this
gigantic struggle fO- existence. Long
ago We understood that only the vic
tories attained through its OWE
strength count in the history OF a ma
tion. We shall therefore fight our
battle to the finish alone with Ger
man iron and with German blood.
Should there really be in the United
States no comprehension OF the epic
civilization OF the heroic struggle
which Germany today is compelled to
wage against an entire world in arms
For my part. too highly do I esteem
the American people TO allow myself
10 believe that there can be, or can
/. long endure there such a total lack
OF standing.-Copyright 1915, BY
Friedrich Won Bernhard.
TO Be Continued.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

be tn kag firm a facthry where it
was put up be a man he nlver see an
who has tn ordher filled be sayin' to
a small boy. 'Jawnny. take a SCOOP
shovel an fill this ordher firm thin
bar'ls in tn corner. ] want three
pounds each iv arsenic, quinine, Gallo
mel. rOugh-on-rats, an rock-candy-
Don't get thin mixed up- They look
a good deal alike I'm goin' 10 III ball
game We niver think what chances
ye take whin ye take medicine On'y
there's wan thing in We er favor Flz-
ems ar-re iNpinsive.
Anyhow. IN new kind iv docHs
don't give much medicine. some puts
their customers on a dite. which names
atm something that We don't like. An
other feeds ye on little Boolgahryan
sour milk germs that at wanst pro-
ceeds TO make war on tn native germs
an massacre thin. so that soon ye'er
interyor is turned into q kind iv a Bal
kan peninsuly an tn sthruGgle goes
on fr years till tn Er-reat powers
Intervene. Wan cock asts We what
We want TO do an says. Don't do it
Five dollars Another makes ye tell
him we're dhreams an be chanGin' thin
keeps We alive. Wan cures We iv
headache be putin ir'n clamps on
ye'er ankles an another makes ye
sleep out on tn front stoop where IN
neiEhbOrs can see ye undhress-
Dock O'Leary says that tn dock
who shOrtens his prescriptions len
thens tn lives iv his patients. He
says he sildom Eivce amy medicine
that his customers cudden't ate with
a soup ladle. But ne says. II I told
thin TO take a ladleful hefure lvry
meal they'd despise it. so I purscribe
-tayspOonful ivry other day an
they think it must be very pow ful
stuff. I give a good dale iv nirhrO-
glyceriue in me practice, an 10 always
cheers tn patient up. IL he's a sthrong
man with a digestion Of q horse that
bucks whin he overlOads it.
Hes seen tn thooryputick effeck
iv this here lotion on rock an he says
TO himself: TIL Docks got tn right
idee.' An he makes a picture in his
minds eye iv an Eyetalian runniu'
out in front iv him wavin' a red flag
to stop tn sthreet-ca-ars an yellin'
Blast" an tn medicine goin' Off with
a bang an BLOWN tn pain I'm his chest
TO splinters. Il give some TO ye'er
fr'ind Hinuissy.' he SAYS. He come
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
The Planet Neptune
BY GEORGE FITCH
Author Of AT Good Old SiWnsh-7

-HE planet Neptune is the most
distant member OF the solar sys-
4 TEN. It herds by itself 2,6z1,-
600 coo miles from the sun. and re-
,-o1,-es about it once in 165 years
This i'm itself is q PROFOUNDLY sac
fact Think Of the millions OF lonu
fathers and mothers on Neptune Wno
bri-v their precious little ones any
--bs-e from 80 TO 165 years before they
have celebrated their first birtnday
Neptune is a very large planet ~
600 miles in diameter. ne " ~ ia Ne u :
fune Is not visible to the naked eye,
md even through telescope as Dig
40 a howitzer, IL only appears as a
male disc about the size OF the RepuD-
iican vote in Mississippi, 10 mas one
satellite. but no other forms or amuse-
ment so far as known henoee rom
am companionship and eAc!LeInenyS; ll
nursues its lonely course mar a Dllllon
--flee from its nearest nelghbOr-as
Isolated as a socialist in the house OF
representatives at washington
Neptune revolved patiently FOR count
less ages without attracting the slgnt-
est attention until the early aus OF lne
last century. AT that time aslrono-
mers concluded that something was ex-
, ercisfne an influence on the planet
Uranus a large piebald star on the
next track outside Saturn Uranus was
coDrfnuaIlv checking in at control
nofuts a minute or two Denllds Wnlc4
Is a terrible thing in astronomy Wnlcn
has no relation whatever 70 the sclence
ar rafIroadfng For years, mathemarl-
clans worried over Uranus and covered
acres Of paper with figures in an ef-
fort 10 discover what was delaying IL
III was finally determined that an IN
visible government OF some sort was
producing a marked error in its hello
centric longitude as well as its radius
vectcr. Almost everyone hastily con
Guided that this would be all right.
whatever il was, but John Couch
Adams. young English mathematician.
sat down 10 work and after figuring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
Hamburg Housewives TO
Be Taught Value Of VA
Food Economy in Cooking

Hamburg, Germany, March 20.-The
Hamburger Housewives league is pre-
pairing 10 open a bureau fer housewives
and cooks, at which the latter may be
given instruction and advice regarding
the value Of war food supplies and the
nutriment qualities OF various products.
War coolIbOoks and pamphlets viii
be distributed without cost II necessary.
The bureau will maintain an employ
ment agency for the benefit OF house
wives who, now that their husbands
are at war must seek employment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

Uranus was continually checking IN NJ
central points a minute or two be-
hind. which II a terrible thing In as
1rouomy.
three years. announced that Uranus was
in poIitics-that some unknown planet
beyond had a pull with il, and that II
the telescope shippers would look in
a certain spot about 1856 to 3-45 a m
on September "a. 1876, they would PROB
ably detect the stranger. This was
done. and Neptune was caught IN the
act
Neptune is not important except as
IL has demonstrated the almost unbe-
lievable ability OF astronomers TO find
things. And yet. We persist in relying
on detectives for the suppression OF
crime.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

Tn higher scundin' Their names are at
Palm Beach tn less clothes they wear.
It's all right T. look fer trouble if you've
got a second hand AUTO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

, dominion. but even at q dominion OF
merely German intellect and German
culture.
While this supposed purpose is rep
resented as one that must lead 10 war
with England for the reason that Il
could be established only upon the
ruins Of the British empire, no mem
ton is INDUCED Of the fact that the
British dream can be realized only BY
the destruction OF Germany, whose
spiritual ideals and mental habits are
in many ways inconsistent with Brit
ish standards 1t is q prerOgative,
self-claimed as a matter Of course for
English WOrld-empire, that all human
beings are to be pressed into the Eng
fish pattern and raised to look al
everything in the world from the
standpoint of an Englishman.
Assuredly il is a great and daring
conception to attempt to make the
whole world English, a conception
which Lord Rosebery once expressed:
yet the conception cOnceals a gigantic
self-deception and is in itself so full
Of contradiction that the world need
hardly be expected to take 1t seri
Ously.
Freedom and Justiee9
Where would remain the higher
, freedom and justice, when human be-
iEgs throughout that part OF the world
which the British empire dominates
should think and feel as Englishmen2
Where then would remain the free de
velOpmenr Of national Municipalities (,
where the just representation OF varied
interests If the British standpoint
alone is to rule?
How can that country prate OF
higher freedom and justice which for
centuries has held ireland enslaved;
which for low mercenary motives
robbed the Beers Of their freedom,
granting them finally a certain meas
ure Of self-government only because
according 10 English testimony
England was unable to conquer them
absolutely in a military sense. switch
by treachery and brute force subju-
gated India and for selfish purposes
exploited it: - which in Egypt, stands
in the way of cultural development be-
cause therein lies no direct advan-
tage or gain for England: which keeps
the Fellahs in virtual slavery: which,
IN an hour Of perfect peace and with
out gllmmer Of justification. seized
possession Of the free Malay states:
which. wherever Germany tried by
honest means to increase its colonial
possessions and its sphere OF influence
without violating even a shadow Of an
English right, in East Africa, in the
Pacl1lc and IN Morocco. opposed Ger
manys natural development with
threats OF war; which today in the
United States, through the aid Of an
influenced press and news agencies
helplessly dependent upon the British
foreign office, lays its heavy hand up-
on public opinion, GistOrting the events
OF every day, supDressing the truth,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

lErsklne ChilsIera: war and nc arm
blanche To aim at so cowiuE the Boer
national spirit 10 gain a permanent political
ascendency for ourselves, was the object be-
Tond our power To achieve PeaceabIe
political fashion under our own flag was the
utmost, we could secure That meant con-
ciuonal surrender on the promise OF future
autonomy
- India is claimed TO pay alone about
-FOUR hundred million marks for the pen
slonlng q ENGLISH officers and osfIcIals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

mus docs IrO1. CramD picture the
beautiful aims Of British Imperialism
while Germany is accused not only OF
aiming at a merely material world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

IN the course Of a history Jften IN
happy and tragic, the lesson has come
to US that the conquest Of territory
populated by strange people, that do
minion over foreign nationalities,
where practiced to a large extent can
never lead to healthy development;
that the endeavor TO obtain even linn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
LAWRENCE NEEDS P. M.
No Successor for Charles Finch APP
pointed-Threc New PostmasterS

Washington, D. G., July 19.-Al-
though the commission of Charles 5.
Finch, postmaster at Lawrence, Kan,
will expire within a few days, no one
has as yet been agreed upon to sue
coed him. Mr.. Finch is publisher of
the-Lawrence Daily Gazette and was
appointed seven years ago by the late
Congressman Mitchell of the Second
Kansas district.
At least a dozen Democratic poli-
ticians are seeking the job. Among
them are Henry Albach, Charles Sc
wir and Joseph Fugate. AIbacll
served as police judge of Lawrence.
while the other two candidates named
are editors. Samuel ]. Sweeney has
been prominently mentioned for the
postmastership, but it is well known
that he has not been candidate in
any sense.
1t is expected that Congressman Jo-
seph Taggart will soon make an
nouncement of his recommendation
for the appointment
Kansas postmasters appointed to-
day: Lola F. Yeager at Nettleton,
John E. Cummins at Blaine, and John
Raber at Portland.