Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-01-18
Carranza Soldiers are Clearing Mex.
leo Of Bandits and Want the
World to Know It.
ALLIES PREPARING BLOCKADE.
Diplomatic Exchanges Made With
Washington to Forestan Out.
break in Congress

Washington to Forestal Out
break in Congress.
Berlin, Jan. 1S.-England and
France have issued an ultimatum to
Greece that she demand the passports
of diplomats of the Central powers
and that they leave the country
within forty-eight hours. This step
is taken that Greece may be forced
into the war on the side of the al
lies. The allied armies are within
a short distance of Athens and may
use force.
Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 19--Maxwell
Baca Wales, bandit, was kiiled be-
fore firing squad today along side
Of General Jose Rodriguez to demon
strate to the populace that Carranza
troops are clearing the country of
all bandits. Two train loads of ref
ugees from the interior arrived here
this morning.
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 1S.-SiX
persons lost their lives and the prop
erty damage will amount to one mil
lion dollars as result of the flood
conditions in this section of the
coast. The Pang district has been
.leveled by wind, wires are down and
trains are stalled.
Rio De Jaurio, Jan. 1S.-The gov
eminent has caused the arrest of one
hundred petty army officers on the
charge of promulgating rebel risings
among the people.
London, Jan. 1S.-Large forces OF
Allied-French troops, presumably
from the Dardenelles, are stationed
on either side of Saloniki in the ex-
pectation of an attack by the Aus
tro German forces. Greek parliament
will convene on Monday and it is ex-
pected that developments will fol-
low. 1t is rumored that the, allied
governments will attempt to depose
King Constantine.
Washington, d. c., Jan. IS
Plans of the entente allies to declare
formal blockade Of German ports, it
was learned last night, have been
the subject OF exchanges between d.
plomatic representatives OF the al
lies here, and, in an informal way,
between the diplomats and officials
Of the state department,
According to information here,
the program contemplates a virtual
extension OF the blockade to the Eur
opean neutrals by rigid application
Of the ultimate destinat ion" doc
trine, and delay in putting the plans
into effect is attributed entirely to
reluctance on tile part of France
and POSSIBLY Italy 10 accept the Brit
ish view of the rights Of a belliger-
ent in this respect.
The subject has been approached
here with great caution and it is
said with thorough appreciation
of the probability Of an outbreak OF
anti British feeling in congress. An
effort is being made by the diplo-
mats to determine the strength OF
American feeling generally on this
subject, and the European chancel-
tories are being kept fully advised
of the daily developments
Application Of the blockade to,
neutrals, for which the British con-
tend the United States established a
precedent in the civil war, is fully
expected to result in experimenting
the opposition of the United States
by the very bitter protests OF Hol-
land, Denmark and Sweden and pos
sibly Norway.
Except for this feature there
might be little objection to the sub
stitution of a real blockade, for
what are regarded here as the Who'll
ly illegal orders in council.
At present the allies are stopping
all commerce with the Teutonlc
powers directly by these orders in
council, and are restricting indirect
commerce by actual seizures through
agreements with the neutral coun-
tries of northern Europe to embargo
exports into Germany and Austria.
One of the interested diplomatic rep
resentatives pointed out yesterday
that therefore the PRONUNCIATION OF a
blockade really would not very
greatly change existing conditions
SO far as the admission of American
goods into the Teutonic countries
was concerned.
A substantial difference, however,
would, be the claim of belligerent
which seized an American ship or
cargo of the right to confiscate her
az chm cn,ght IN ruin tho blockade.