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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-06
FOR SALE-RcaI Estate


HIGHLAND Springs, stop 80, opposite
Methodist Church. handsome S-room
dwelling, modern convenicnces. con-
tinuous chicken house of 90 feet long
VIII sell cheap If sold at once.
FOR sale or rent. hotel property in
south Bethlehem, Pa. containing 100
rooms, up-to-datc hotel, bar: doing
good business: located near Bethle-
hem Steel Works: population $4,000:
opera house adjoining. Giving up ac-
count sickness Possession at once
inquire Sam Weisenberger, South Beth
iehem. Pa.
TO be sold for the highest dollar at
auction September 3. 10 \. NJ 229
acres OF good land. 7-room house. barn
45xb5; orchard; on macadam road, 8
miles from Orange Courthouse. For
particulars write II. l.. Wheeler 6 Co,
Real Estate, Charlottesville, Va.
100000 feet pine saw timber on water
transportation. Price. $4,000 Geo.
T. Taft & Co, 80 North Eighth Street.
FOR sale, 7-room, frame, detached.
modern house. West End. $4,000.
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SUMMER BOARDING

BOULEVARD Inn. on Hampton ROADS.
Beautiful location. country and sea-
shore comt4s ed, with city conveniences.
Excellent table. Terms, 50 to s12 per
week. Near golf links. Open all the
year. Misses Tabb. Boulevard Inn,
Hamilton Va
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WANTED. experienced bon-bon dipper
Apply to Shepherds, 400 East Broad
Street
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WANTED--Agents

WANTED. S good Industrial Insurance
men; none but hustlers need appiy:
good money TO the right men, See Mr.
.Hill. at All East Broad Street. between
and % a. ST.
WANTED. streetmen and fair follow
crs. to demonstrate: agents TO ham
die: salesman to sidelIne our latest
patented and copyrighted worlds
vertisemant for sample, prices and
proposition. Positively the most an
propriate> selling novelty on the mar
young and old. Write now, right now.
Worlds War Puzzle Co.. Desk Is. Pitts
burgh. Pa.
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THE Bon Air Inn for September; nice
rooms with bath. The Bon Air Inn,
Bon Air. Va.
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IDEAL SEASHORE RESORT 50 ", WEEE

Surf and Inland Bathing. Boating. Fish,
ing. Clam Bakes Fish Fries. Free Bowling
and Pool. etc. Special fishing rates ESQ to
zoo hsh ordinary catch). Send for booklet.
a. II. G. MEARS. Wachapreague. Eastern
Shore. Va
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SUMMER REsoKTs-v,rsin.a
ELKTON HOTEL. ELKTON VA

On Shenandoah River. Open lever
ground, surrounded by mountains. Cool
house, high ceilings, wide porches. Elk
Lithia Water for rheumatism, malaria
and insomonia. Booklet D. c. GRAZ
HAM Manager.
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WANTED. gentlemen boarders in re-
fined private boarding house; meals
the very best. References required
Address * sos, care Times-Dispatch.
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FOR RENT-Apnrtments.

FOR rent. nice bright apartment, :
rooms and bath: possession Septcm.
her /: no children. The Franklin. 30l
East Franklin
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POULTRY AND BIRDS.

FOR sale. stereotypers' mats, 1sx24:
:, flexible and tough; just the thing to
line chicken-h ousas and outhouses; 81
per 100 pounds at the office; 20 cents
extra for ont-of-town orders for cart
age. Address Times Dispatch.
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AUCTION Sales.--future Days

BoWLEs & JONES CO.. INC.
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
4 North Eighth Street.
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AUTOMOBILES.

COMMERCIAL bodies in stock for
Ford cars. We can save you
money on your body requirements.
Any style body built TO suit your
business on short notice. Repairing
and painting wagons ana automobiles
is our speciality. y. Meyers Sons, 731
East Cary Street
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1915 Ford touring car, has been run
only 5000 miles. Will sell cheap
One Hudson roadster, in excellent con-
dition. 1925. one Crow roadster. $500.
one Maxwell roadster. seas. A r.
Tiller. lI0S Wcst Brond.
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HELP WANTED-Female.

EXPERIENCED colored woman for
general house work. Apply 62l Sem
mary Avenue. Ginter Park Phone
Ra ndolph 3195.
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FOR SALE-Farmp


MARYLAND-Three fine farms on the
water; fish, oysters and CLAIMS: good
land and buildings: 90 acres. $4,000;
l3b acres. $4,000: TAI acres. $4,000. T.. L..
Settler. Owner. Marumsco. Md.
THIRTY-ACRE farm near station: s.
room house, horse, cows. chickens,
pigs. crop and some fruit. Robert Toy,
r. T.. D., No. ., Midlothian, Va
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PERSONAL

IF you have tried everything else and
received no lasting benefit, try
Chiropractic Adjustments and get we'll.
DIR. l.. d. Greasy, Chiropractic PhysI-
clan. 9l2 East Marshall Street Phone
Madison 70lO-J.
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Pursuant to the terms of two decrees
of the Circuit Court of Henrico County
entered July u and August 10. 1915,
m the cause therein depending styled
Iahner Paint and Oil Company and
others vs.. J. w. Jones Admr and
Others tho undersigned will. on
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER I. 1915.
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LADIES' TAILOR

IF you want an up date suit. see
]. Katz. Ladies' Tailor, ga North
Second. Commercial Building. Special
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days.
BY POLLARD & BAGBY,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE

TWo-SToRY FRAME. DOUBLE FLAT
BUILDING. KNOWN AS No. 24I6
WEST CARY STREET
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INSTRUCTIONS.

RICHMOND SCHOOL OF sTENoGRA-
PLY
FALL session Will commence Septem-
Der 3. Apply for terms and ali par
ticulars at 9l9 East Main Street, or at
residence. 40l East Franklin. Miss
Poythress, Principal.
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FOR KENT-ReaI Estate.
FOR RENT-Flats.

BEAUTIFUL Groom Nat. ALI modern
improvements. hot water heat, cleo
trio lights 3c2 North Harrison.
FOR rent, fiat of front rooms for
light housekeeping, with running
water, furnished or unfurnishcd. SIP
West Grace.
FOUR rooms and bath West Cary
Street. Adults. SIS. Address b SOL,
care Times Dispatch.
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ICE. COAL AND WOOD

WOOD FOR SALE
ORDER your supply of kindling wood
now. Prices advance after Septem-
her 5 to sl.75 short and 50 long haul
David NJ. Lea & Co., phone Randolph
coal. and wood that all burns to ashes
makes all heat. Try me, because
have been testing 1t with my customers
Is years, economiZing for them. Or
fee 1906 West Broad, Longs.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16
Remember that you on
ly have to-day and to-
morrow-Friday until
five O'Clock to get a
chance at the Sewing Ma
chine to be given away
by The Vidette. Pay
that subscription now.
W. o. W. Resolutions.

In the death of Sovereign
John G Callicott, Iuka Camp
297 w. o. w. has lost one of its
Oldest members and Tishomingo
County one of its honored and
respected citizens. Even through
ont his long illness he continued
loyal and faithful to our Order
until death called him from these
Earthly Forests of Woodcraft.
Therefore be it resolved
That we, the members cf this
Camp do hereby tender our sym
pathy to the bereaved family of
our departed Sovereign and COM
mend them to that Friend who
sticketh closer than a brother"
and to that Sovereign who is the
Resurrection and the Life"
Resolved further; That copy
of these Resolutions be spread up
on the minute book of this Camp,
copy sent to the family of our
departed Brother, and copy
furnished The Vidette for publi-
cation.
Charles H Cowan.
Wilford Harwell,
E X Harvey,
af Committee
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16

record behind them, to stoop to
the foul gutter where some poor
miserable recrean, has stumbled
and fallen by the wayside, and
with warm brotherly clasp of a
cordial hand. lift him to his feet
again and, pressing in the rough
palm that potent something that
brings relief, send him rejoicing
on his way.
And the same type of woman
who, in the fastidious past, in
passing a fallen sister on the
street would draw the drapery of
her robes closely about her that
they might not even touch the
hem of the others garment, now
trails her dainty gown Ger. the
filthy floors of the tenement how
els of the slums, slipping jeweled
fingers under poor, 'einaciated
shoulders, lifting the tortured
head to receive the curativei drug
or the refreshing draught, talk
ing the while iaiow, soft tones of
the blessed Babe of Bethlehem,
and reaching dowll into the faith
omless abyss of sin for the poor,
lost soul struggling in its depths,
bring it up again into the blessed
sunlight of Gods infinite love and
forgiveness-Stainless Woman
hood and bloated corruption kneel-
ing, with clasped hands, at the
mercy-seat crying out to the great
heart of God for deliverance from
evil. Well may the angels Of
heaven hush their hafps and pause
in their praises to the most High
King to contemplate a scene like
this; while through the boundless
fields of space comes the echo of a
voice, "Inasmuch as ye have done
it to the least of one of these ye
have done it unto Me-
And yet they would have me
believe that the world is degener-
atingl Whence cane the miser-
able Stork that dropped from its
talons this huge --.is-shapen con
ception of a fevcrgd brainf Take
not into your hearts but send it
back to its nesting place where it
should have died in the Matching.
Let the glorious, grand work of
healing, uplifting and regenera-
ting the human race go zealously
on. Keep the altar-fires burning
warm and bright on every hearth
stone and on the hil1sides every
where and Life win come to us as
rich in fragrance as the heart of
the ripe pomegranite blossom of
the Isles that yields its scented
leaflets to tn caresses of an Ori.
ent sun and floods the hilltops and
the valleys with the delicious
aroma of its presence.
The world degenerating indeedl
AS we'll may you say that the rose
had lost its bloom, the Nightin-
gale its song and the soul of man
its power of reaching after inn
mortality.
Glenwood, Tenn.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16
From a Motherless Baby to Santa
Claus.

Dear Santa Claus:
Will you please come to see me
Christmas and please bring me a
toy horse and some apples and
anything else you wish to.
Please don't forget me as you
pass by. / have tried to be good
and Grandma says I am good
and Santa, please don't forget
Grandma too.
| Little Gorden Bingham.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16

No better idea can be had of
the extent to which the fight
against tuberculosis has been car
ried in Mississippi, and the in
terest of the people in the matter,
than the fact that one million
two hundred thousand seals have
been distributed by the State Com
mittee for sale throughout the
State. This is exactly twice as
many as was sent out last year,
To date forty towns are selling
through local agents, two counties,
Washington and Tate, are con-
Quoting local county sales; while
every other town in the State that
can boast a handful of individ
uals is receiving Seals through
the mail order sale. Eight thou
sand letters have been sent from
the State Headquarters alone.
Each of these letters contains one
sheet of hundred seals, or one
dollars worth. The little sticker
are sent on approval; in each let
ter is stamped and addressed
return envelope in which may be
returned the seals, or else the more
welcome and much appreciated
check. In many instances the
checks are. for $500, $500 or even
$500. The letters to the State
Committee which accompany
/ these generous checks are worth
even more to the Campaign than
the actual money, indicating as
they do how thoroughly the indi-
| viduals of this State are begin
ming to realize the pressing need
for some immediate steps to be
taken toward providing proper
places of treatment for person:
suffering with tuberculosis, the
most prevalent and deadly of al
diseases.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16

/. Parent Teachers Associ-
alton Miss Annie Wren, Prof
Howard and Miss Lula Cooper.
2. Boys Clubs"-Mr Olen
Miner, Miss Lydia Wrenn and
Mr. John Savage.
8. Girls Clubs Miss Bell
Center, Miss Sophia Alston and
Mr. w M Glasco.
4. Regular Attendance at
Teachers Association-Prof. Loo
ney, Mr. Amos Babb and Mr. w
r Creel.
S. Reading Course"-Supt
N L Phillips.
The Teachers Association will
meet at Spring Hill Jan. 8, 1916
Hope to have a full attendance.
The Committee.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16

1t is just as easy to pay that
dollar on subscription NOW as it
will be later. Now you get a
chance at the machine, later you
won't.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-16
Santa ClausLetters.

Colt, Ark,
Dec. 6, 1915.
Dear old Santa Claus:
have been awful good ever
since last Xmas, and I know i
will come see me Xmas.
want u 2 bring me a doll about
as big as me, and a ring 2.
would like for you 2 come before
Xmas if you can. am going to
be good till you come.
Your little friend,
Annie Johnson.
Colt, Ark,
Dec. 6, 1915
Dear Santa:
Pm a title dirl. Youse be sure
and tum Trismas and bring me {
drate big doll and sum tandy-
Bruver Beecher," he wants (
wagon and doat. Be sure al
tum, for I'ze is starbing to see
youse.
Your same title blue eyed dirl,
Ruth Johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
ANNUAL COMMUNITY Patty.

Mrs. W. W. Bolts, of the Mexico
hospital board, announces the an
nual Community Party will be held
again this year. 1t win be either Sat
urday or Monday, as July 4th comes
on Sunday this year. The positive
date will be announced shortly.
The Mexico band will be one Of the
features of the day. The refreshment
sold on the grounds will be for the
benefit of the hospital. The Com
munity Party last year was one of
he biggest successes ever held in
Mexico and this years entertainment
promises a very interesting and en-
tertaining program.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
MRS. JAMES L. ACTION DIES
Formerly Miss Lucy Lee Mcintyre of
Mexico-Liyed at Benton.

Mrs. James L. Acton passed awoy
at five fifteen Tuesday evening at her
home two miles north of Benton City
from a complication of diseases. Mrs.
Acton was formerly Miss Lucy Lee
Mcintyre of this city. She was
born here Jan. 8, 1886 and was 29
years, 5 months and IL days old at
the time Of her death. Sept, 4, 1912
the deceased married James L. Acton
a farmer living near Benton City,
Mo-, and made that place her home.
\ Besides her husband Mrs. Acton
leaves to mourn her death, two
year old son, John Alfred, Mrs. Claud
Lee Of LaSalle, Col, sister; and
four brothers, Joe S. Mcintyre of st.
Louis, Eugene Mcintyre of East st.
Louis, Clarence T. Wash and Claud
7. Wash both of Washington, D. c.,
She leaves two relatives in Mexico,
Mrs. John Mcintyre, sister-in-law
and Mrs. Pate Morris, great aunt.
The funreal viii be held in Mexico,
Friday afternoon at 1870 at the Chris
tian church. The remains will be
buried in Elmwood cemetery.
Mrs. James L. Acton was a mem
ber of the Christian church and was
a lady of high ideals. She leaves
many friends in Mexico and at Ben
ton City to mourn her loss. The Led
ger joins others in extending sympa-
thy to the bereaved family and
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
EPWORTR LEAGUE CONFER
! ENcE At N. {. CHURCH
The Mexico District of Epworth Lea
que has Conference Here June
18th and 18th.

The annual conference of the Mex
leo district of the Epworth League is
now in session at the Mexico Meth
odist Episcopal church. The conven-
tion viii last June 16 and II and one
hundred delegates representing IS
churches are present.
The convention was opened at
o'clock Wednesday by Grand Song
service lead by Chas. W. Penn of
Centralia. Then at 2:SO Missc Lena
Green of Moberly, conducted Devo-
tional Bible Study. Roy Bryarly, of
Mexico, gave the address of welcome
and after the response the reports Of
the different leagues was given. Af-
ter the Round Table Discussion the
afternoon session closed.
The main feature Wed. evening was
an address at $40 by the Reverend
James W. Lee, D. d. who has held
the pastorate of the st. Johns church
in st. Louis for three consecutive
terms, and has been pastor of the
Trinity church at Atlanta, Ga. DR..
Lee has also written several books
among which are: "The Making of
q Man" and Religion and Science"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
Maxwell-simmons.

Miss Maize Maxwell of this city
was married to Guy Simmons of near
Emden Wednesday morning, June
End at the Christian parsonage, Rev.
]. 7. Bloom, performed the ceremony.
The wedding came as a surprise to
the many friends of the young couple.
Miss Maize is one of Marion coun-
ties successful school teachers, hav-
ing taught at the Sites school for the
past several years. She is daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Max
well and a sister to the former county
treasurer, Wade Maxwell.
Mr.. Simmons is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Simmons and is splendid
young man. They will make their
home on farm near Emden.-P Palm
yra Spectator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17

TIE Columbia Missouri States
man, referring to the splendid out
look for crops in Missouri, editorially
says: We talked with a Missouri
farmer Monday last who was in a
really cheerful mood. "Yes," he said
"my grass is fine; oats promise fine
crop; wheat is better than I ever saw
it this near harvest; corn came up
well and is looking nicely, though the
weeds got a little start of me dur
ing our fine rains--but I'll soon have
them in hand. In fact / never saw a
better outlook and I have been farm
ing in Missouri ever since the close
of the Civil War. He did not have a
"kick coming" on any subject and we
believe this grand old state has thou
sands Of healthy, happy farmers just
like that one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
NEW TEXT BOOKS CHOSEN.
Others are Under Consideration by
County Commission.

Part Of the new school books for
Audrain county have been chosen by
the Commission composed Of County
Superintendent Of schools w Clyde
johnson, chairman, Of this city, q. d.
Coakley Of Laddonia and d. u. Tugel,
Of Vandalia, secretary. There are
some boks still under discussion but
those chosen are as follows;
The Everyday Arithmetic, pub
lished by Houghton, Miffiin & Co., 8
books. prices 25. So and 80 cents.
Bourne & Benton's U. s. History,
d. c. Heath & CO., 81 cents.
The Practical Drawing Books, The
Practical Drawing Co., books, First
4 are is cents others 20 cents each.
Tarr & McMurry's Biographies,
The Mcmillan Co, two books, So and
95 cents
The Merrill Speller, Chas. +. Mer-
rill, "a cents.
Webster's Elementary School Die
tionary, American Book Co., II cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
Real Estate Conyeyed.

Hugh Magorian to James T. John
son, Quit Claim, Consid. $1.00 N "
Of 9-517, lying S of r. R.
John Bass ct al to J. J. & Lebia H
Wood, Warranty, Consid. $4,000 S V
of Lot 5, City Surveyor 80, Mexico.
Molicia B. Morris ct al by Shift. 70
0. D. Hall, Partition Deed, Consid.
$500 97ta acres in NE Sc of 80 &
in N X Of 29-50-8.
Grace Southwick to Lizzie P. Davis,
Warranty, onsid. $1,000 N " of S X
of Lot 12, City Survey 4s, Mexico.
Thomas H. Mildred to James w.
Gallaher, Quit Claim, ,Consid. $1.O0 Sc
sW of is and NE NV of 19-5O-1O.
Rosa Lena Reynolds to J. A. Chill
ders, Warranty, Consid. $125 VI int.
in W " of w " of N " of NE NV
of 25-51-t0.
Cassius M. Clay et al to W. B.
Peeler, Warranty, Consid. $672O 1913
A in NE Sc Of 1929 & in Lot 8
sW & in Lot NV of 6-52-s.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
On Long Motor Trip.

f.. J. Champion and wife, Miss Hazel
Champion, Of Montgomery, Ala, Miss
Edith Merriman, Cullman, Ala, and
Mrs. Jane BeBolt, of Saginaw, Mich,
passed through this city Tuesday in
a Chalmers car going from Montgom-
cry, Ala, to San Francisco, $500
miles. Mr.. Cramton is interested in
the newspaper game and stopped here
to call on the Junior Editor of the
Ledger, who is a personal friend. Hc
complimented Mexico on the efficient
manner Of marking the roads to this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17
MCKINLEY DISCUSSES BUILD
ING MISSOURI IATERURBAN
Tells Columbia Tribune Representa-
tive Road From Capitol to Col
umbia Best Plan.
COLUMBIA Tribune.)


"An inter-urban railroad between
Columbia and jefferson City is the
best proposition Of the kind in the
state of Missouri today" was the
statement which W. B. Mckinley, the
Illinois traction magnate made over
the long distance telephone, 10
The Daily Tribune while he was in
consultation with Mayor Cecil R.
Thomas in the latter's Office in Jcif-
erson City Monday afternoon. Be-
lieving this, purchased the jefferson
City electric light and power plant
and the electric railway system Of
this city, together with the line that
runs to North Jefferson.
"Your Missouri statute which for
bids any outside corporation from
owning over 10 per cent of the stock
of any Missouri corporation has mill
tated greatly against the development
of inter-urbans in this state. The
same may be said of development Of
other lines of business by outside cap
ital. Had it not been for this law,
the inter-urban between Columbia and
Jefferson City would in all probabil-
ity now be in operation"
Regarding Mr.. McKinIey's visit to
Jefferson City, the Capital-News says:
San effort was made last winter
to have the law repealed but the
amendment as proposed by the pub
lie utility board was Incorporated
with other features and the bill was
not passed. It might be that Mr.. Nc
Kinley can find a way to circumvent
the operation of the statute and then
an effort might be made to construct
the line."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17

very solemnly rene,ss the representa-
tions of its note transmitted to the
Imperial German government on the
18th Of May and relies in these rep
reservations upon the principles Of hu-
manity, the universally recognized
understandings Of international law,
and the ancient friendship of the Ger
man nation.
The Government Of the United
States cannot admit that the pro-
cIamation of war zone from which
neutral ships have been warned to
keep away may be made to operate
as in.any degree an Amendment Of the
rights either of american shipmas-
sers or of American citizens bound on
lawful rerrsnds as passengers on
merchant ships Of belligerent nation
ality. It does not understand the
Imperial Gcrma1 Government to
question those rights.
It understands il, also, to accept as
established beyond question the prin-
ciple that the lives Of non-combatants
cannot lawfully or rightfulIy be put
in jeojardy by the capture or des-
truction Of an unrksisting merchant
man, and to recognize the obligations
to take sufficient pfecaution to ascer-
tain whether suspected merchant
man is in fact of belligerent nation
ality, or is in fact carrying contra
band Of war under a neutral flag.
The Government Of the United States
therefore, deems il reasonable to ex-
pect that the Imperial German Gov
eminent will adopt the measures nee
essary to put these principles into
practice in respect Of the safeguard
ing of American lives on all Amer
ican ships, and asks for assurances
that this will be done.
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary Of State ad Interim.