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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
HINDUS MUTINY, KILL
OFFICERS IN EGYPT
! Berlin Hears Of Clash in
Which Twelve BritOns
Lost Their Lives.

BERLlN.' via London. Fen. iS.-The
transfer of Mohammedan troops now
guarding the Suez Canal to another
theatre of war where they will not have
10 fight coreligion!sts has been ordered
by Sir John Maxwell. commanding the
British forces in Egypt. according to
the Volksseitun9. The paper asserts
that there have been many dissensions
among tho troops.
The Overseas News Agency issued the
following statement:
1.-The Voiks:ctfung publishes a report
received from reliable sources In Cairo
that strong opposition TO the British
has developed among the Hindu troops.
A CAPTAIN of Australian troops named
Brown on January 10 shot two Moham-
medan servants who had mad a mis-
take. Two Hindus who witnessed the
Incident killed the Captain with their
b~ayonets. The whole regiment then
mutinied. A majority of the officers
saved themselves by flight. but twelve
Of them. including the commander and a
Major. were killed.
.Other Hindu troops were sent 10
suppress the uprising. but refused 10
nre on the mutineers. to whom part OF
them went over. After two hours
fighting with Australian regiments part
~ the mutineers fled into the desert.
The others were killed or wounded.
.There have been other cases OF
mut,ny. but the British have prevented
publication Of the details"
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Won PAPEN'S BRIBE REJECTED.
offered Huge Sums for Bridgeport

BR!tGEpoRT. Conn. Feb. ls.--The
bridgeport Morning Telegram prints a
story to-day alleging that capt. Franz
Won Papen offered "A large sum Of money
to Egan von Biaukenfeld. alias Solomon
Trump.tter. 10 be used to blow up mu-
nitions plants in This city.
Non Blankenfeld declined the job. the
story says, because he did not wish to
kill or injur. innocent men. The story
says a statement to this effect was OBJ
'ained from Won B~lankenfeld by Nil
Chalmers. an aHni Of the Department
Of Justice. who was in bridgeport yes
terday on another case.
The Er"n'ng Post carries "A story to-
night, which Is said 20 have come from
Washington. that six bombs were found
tins week in the Remington arms plant.
Officials of the company deny they know
anything about II.
A. the result Of az explosion of VI
cases of primers to-day az the Union
Metallic Cartridge Company. John Bly,
deuhurg Of III High street is dying and
Nestor IIaverukh Of SIP Myrtle avenue
is seriously injured. The cause OF the
explosion Is not known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
NICARAGUA TREATY
RATIFIED, IS TO 1S
Five Democrats Vote No on
Plan That Gives q. s.
Second Canal Route.
80, 100000 FOR PRIVILEGE

WASHINGTON. Feb. ls.-By a vote of
So to IA the Senate to-day ratified the
treaty with Nicaragua under which the
United States acquires a strip Of prop
erty In Nicaragua known as 1.-THE canal
route" and the right 70 establish a naval
base on the Gulf of Fonseca For this
concession the United States agrees to
pay Nicaragua the sum Of 33.000.0 600.
Fifteen Republican Senators voted to
ratify this treaty and i've Democratic
Senators voted against ratification.
The grants to the United States under
the terms OF tho treaty comprise the
executive proprietary rights necessary
operation and maintenance Of an inter.
oceanic ana by a Nicara&uan route. the
lease for n~inety-nine years Of Great and
Little Corn Islands In the Caribbean Sea
and the right to establish q naval base
on the Gulf Of Fonseca." Tit treaty
also gives an option Of renewai for a
further term Of n~inety-nine years. TIL
territory leased Is to pass under the laws
and sovereignty OF the United States.
The consideration from the United
States IL the payment Of 8 5000. 900 in
United States gold coin to be applied BY
Nicaragua upon its Indebtedness. This
was the provision OF the text Of the
treaty. but the resolution OF ratification
carries the following amendment rs to
how the money Ia to be used. In addition
to the reduction Of the public debt
"Or other public purposes for the ad-
vancement Of the welfare OF Nicaragua
In a manner TO be determined by the
two hiEh contracting parties" All dis.
bursements by the Minister Of Finance
OF Nicaragua are subject TO the approval
of the Secretary Of State.
The treaty originally was submitted to
the Senate by Secretary Of State Bryan.
The resolution OF ratification carried a
proviso submitted by Senator Broussard
assuring certain Central American re-
publics which protested OF the good Ia
tentions OF the United States and declar-
Ing that the rights Of these States would
be safeguarded. This proviso TO the reso-
luton Is as follows:
Provided. as whereas Costa Rica, sal
vador and Honduras have protested
against tn. ratification Of said conven-
ton In the e or belief that said con-
vention might In some respect impair ex-
listing rights Of said States.
Therefore. II Is declared by the Sen
ate that in advising and ons nting TO
the ratification Of the said convention AS
amended such advice and consel; arc
given with the understanding to be en-
pressed as a part OF the ,nstrumen, OF
ratification. that nothing in said conven-
tiOn Is intended to affect any existing
right of any Of the said named states"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
AVOID ARMED SHIPS,
SWEDEN'S WARNING
Sounds U. 3. on MOve-Lan.
sing Says He VIII Stand by
international Law.
FAvORS

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1s.-1n view Of the
German-AustrIan plan to attack armed
enemy liners without warning. the Gov
eminent OF Sweden has issued instruc-
tom to It's foreign representatives TO
advise Swedish citizens Of the danger
they will incur in travelling on such
vessels.
The Swedish Minister to the United
States. NJ. Ekengren. notified Secretary
Lansing to-day Of this action by Sweden.
The Swedish Minister later made public
the following instructions which he had
received from his Government:
The Governments Of the Central
Powers have declared that after Feb
ruary 20 armed merchant vessels be.
longing to the enemy countries will be
torpeoded without warning. You and
the Consuls are to warn Swedish sub
Jec's known to be intending to travel
over the Atlantic and the Mediterra.
mean on such ships.
Before issuing the instructions the
Swedish Government had caused dts
Minister At Washington to sound the
government as to It's attitude toward
the contention Of Germany that armed
merchant vessels are not entitled to i'm.
munity from attack without warning.
secretary Lansing. II is understood
advised the Minister that the American
Government. affected by It's recent dis.
armament proposals. was Of the opinion
that merchant vessels should not b.
armed. u was disposed to stand by the
rule or International Law permitting de.
iehsive armament II the Entente Powers
declined 10 agree to the American sug
gestions.
The belief expressed In Washington Is
that Germany has persuaded Sweden to
adopt the stand II has taken hoping
thereby to influence the United states
toward a policy Of warning its citizens
In a similar way.
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FRANCE SEEKS y. s. PRODUCTS
COn,mittee Of chamber assei
Industrial ENJOYS Report.

PARIS. Feb. ls.-The strengthening Of
business relationship between the United
States and France was discussed to-day
by Maurice Damour. Secretary Of APP
preparations OF the Chamber OF Depu-
ties. before "A committee composed of
members Of the Chamber.
VI. Danour. who was the head Of a
French industrial commission which re
Gently investigated American factories
and general industrial conditions. told
Of the products needed by France In re-
building her industries which could be
secured most advan,ageous!y from
American sources.
Arrangements were mad for the re.
csption Of the American Trade Commits.
sion which will visit France In the
spring. The Americans will be taken 70
the war ruined section of France and
the principal industrial centres Of the
country.
NJ. Damour was received BY Premier
BRAND and other Government officials.
They agreed thai closer commercial re-
lationshlp between the two countries was
much To be desired.
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TO HALT DANISH GOODS.
sweden Plane to Bar CommodStie
on Way to Russta.

LONDON. Feb. is.-It is announced | n
the S~ndciipostcn. a Swedish newspaper.
according TO "a Cophehag.n despatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company. that
a royal commission has been appointed
by the Minister OF Justice to forbid the
transportation through Swedish waters
or commodities which are not permitted
to be exported from Sweden.
The newspaper states that the prohibs.
ton would practically make the Baltic
Sea an inland sea. especially since a
large mine field has been laid recently
ny the Germans at the opening into the
Baltic. II Is stated that the prohibition
Is meant to prevent the transportation
OF commodities through Swedish waters
to Russia by Danish merchants.
The Swedish Social Dcmokrdten saws
II expects that Sweden will formally
protest to Germany n any intention IL
shown by Germany. through the laying
OF mine fields. TO place she entire traffic
in the Baltic under German control.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
AusTRIANs TAKE KAvAYA.
>"'a""c with Alba Ia ns-RcpOrt
Esssd Pssha's Forces In flight.

Nit'N', VIA Amsterdam, Feb. IS
rN' following official report vas issuet
n,aaF b. the Austro-Hungarian Wal
ofico:
NlSiro-Iiungarian troops. reinforced
Aih1u'ans. have occupied kavaya-
iNe garrison there was composed OF
I"Sid i'isha's geudarmes. who escaped
cdp'lre by flight on board a ship,
'" IN" Italian ront> the artillery
" general has been less active. NAL
oors"i'i again has been shelled by the
tremN.
"n'n cleaning up the foreground
., 'h" N"mbon district the AustrO-
WI sir.tns ook thirty-seven prison.
~ ana ou" machine gun. An attack
" several companies of Italians was
r,rul,'d
N'u'' mo ,tst "ombats near Oslavia
'N'n hi''in" guns. W mine throw
ar! LOO rifles have been cap.
tur'd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
COLOMBIA SPLIT A RUM0R.
state department. Gets No Hint Of
Br~ak Over Treaty,

WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.-From the lcga.
ton occupied by Don Julio Rctancourt,
Minister to the United States from
Colombia. many runors are emanating
as to what Colombia may do and also
what Senior B%etancourt ma do to mani
fest displeasurc over I'll" action OF the
United states Senate in altering the
Bryan draft OF the Colombian treaty.
Certainly the Minister will not stand
sponsor for these reports. and while the
State Department does not appear con-
cerned over them. il l. rumored among
other things that Colombia may with
draw from membership In the Pan-Amer-
lean Union.
The state Department processes to
have received no hint. official or other
wise. OF this threat. Officials, however,
are not inclined to think that Colombia
would seriously consider such a step,
which would not operate as a rebuke to
the United States without at the same
time offending all the other republics
constituting the union.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
CAUCASUS DEFEAT
A R0UT, RUSSIA SAYS


Bulgarian and herman troops are now
massed to exert a menacing pressure on
king ~Ferdinand's forces. An allied Of
fensive against Bulgaria. with alonica
az a base. Is also predicted. The Allies
In Greece. II IL hoped. will by that time
be reinforced by the newly equipped and
~reorganized Serbian, Montenegrin and
Albanian armies,
In the capture of r.rzerum IN, Grand
Duke Nicholas gave "A genuine illustra-
ton OF his powers OF shrewd militia ~
calculations which only last fall brought
him world fame AZ Russia's master STRAIT
egist when he managed to extract his
army OF "A million men time and again
from Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
traps during the great German drive In
western Russia.
II is learned that the Grand Duke
had let the Turks believe that he woul'
launch tn. final attack At Erzcrum on
their right flank. After the Ottomans
had concentrated their bulk on that hanl.
To withstand the onrush the Russians
drove "A powerful wedge into the Turkish.
centre, the defenders weak point. at the
same time exerting pressure IN both
sides.
The Gear sent the following telegram
to his uncle upon receipt OF the latter's
m. ssagc reporting the fall of f;rxerum:
"My heartiest congratulations upon
the splendid achievement OF your gallant
troops IN capturing Erzerum after such
hard lighting, which. ! trust, will have
far reaching effects
The capture of the Armenian strong
hold and its possible consrqu. noes as re-
CARDS the whole wal situation. particn-
larly IN the Near East. il not underesti-
mated In the ';.rInanic empires. This IL
Indicated 10y dispatches from German
sources quoting gloomy press vi, VIZ.
Thus the koelnisrhc Icitung's i'etrograd
correspondent says:
~ the news IL confirmed the Russians
have achieved a success which probably
cost them great sacrifices. but which
nevertheless remains a success"
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INFORMS BERLIN VIA LONDON,
tn Forward Report ~ Flight,
Snfctai Cdhle DcSpdfch 10 THE SrN
ie Despdfch 10 THE Sun

LoNpoN. teh. ls.-The War ONCE il.
sued the following statement to-day.
Cen. loitli forwards a telegram
from Herr I.bermai"r. Ex-Governor OF
the k,morun. which tlr latter requests
hc forwarded to the Minister of Colonies
AT berlin
"Waut 81 munitions ron,pcls me Ia
have the @'rot."turatc and cross into
Spanish ierritur, with troops and staff.
All sj,k aud wounded In safety. Troops
began to cross the frontier ON the eve
ming of the fourth. first deta chments
reaching tine coast Yesterday.
"~'SpHu'Sh tu>"rihucnt desires To
TRANSPORT 4" Fernando al those coming
from I'roterioratc. Negotiations and
details of int"rNment not yet com-
ylctcd. This report written en- route
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STORM CARSO TRENCHES.
Italians Report Heavy Losses In
Etght SOuth NJ GOrits.
SpeciaL Cable Despatch 10 Tny SuN.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THv Sus.
ROME. Feb. is.-Thc following Official
statement was issued by the War Onice
Tonight
The enemy shelled the inhabited re-
giOns In the I.amarita, Tagliamento
and Sugana valleys. doing only slight
damage.
In tho Bugana Valley In infantry
encounters we repulsed the enemy. TAX
ing some prisoners. In the region Of
the Middle sonzo we shelled shallow
craft which the enemy had hidden.
On the CarsO Plateau, south ~ Cor
itz. we broke into the enemy's en-
tr%enchnient east Of Vermigliano, in
nicting heavy losses.
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WILSON'S u BOAT POLICY
TO WAR, AVS

we took officially at the outset Of the
war In regard to armed merchantmen
would be an unneutral act.
"TN1c merchantmen of one b~elligercnt
have been swept from the seas. There
fore II we should abandon all the pr1n-
ciples on this subject that we have ever
sustained, IL We should abandon the
rules laid down by MIR. Lansing In his
circular Of September. 1914. and de-
clare that our ports were closed to
armed merchantmen or that goods and
passengers from the United States could
not be placed on All uncommissioned
merchantmen armed solely for self.de-
fence our action would affect only
belligerent; II would alter conditions
created by the war and would therefore
be unneutral.
1T would make us at once the ally
of tho %belligerent Whose merchant
marine have been driven from the ocean.
II would put us in a position Of hostility
to those belligerents whose merchant
marine still freely sail the seas.
1T would make US the ally Of one
belligerent and Expose w to the Just
hostility Of the others. II would b q
step toward war. For these reasons I
cannot believe hat the reports which
possibly be true. and I hope the contra
dictions are well founded"
No HasGIins with Britain.
Citing authorities in support OF the
recognized right Of merchantmen TO use
| arms In self-defence, Senator Sterling
said:
"Of all the peoples in the wide world, Il
III becomes us to deny Great Britain
that right nov or IA spend one hour In
diplomatic haggling to secure her re-
nunciation OF II. Our export trade has
been growing by leaps and bounds. The
manufacturers Of munitions OF war are
not the only beneficiaries. but the prod
ucts OF the farm. the forest, the mine
And "A foreign demand, and a market
never In the aggregate eQualled but
with our poor and inadequate merchant
marine, how would II have been were
she not mistress Of the sea-
cor suppose the ships flying the Amer
lean flag were multiplied many times
and the naval strength of the respective
| beliigerents now at wal we're nearly
matched. what Of the annoyance. the In.
Juries Of trade. the grievances suffered
what OF them"
as IL reasonable then that a British
or French merchant vessel carrying -four
, small guns astern for defensive purpose
and bringing their cargoes Of British or
French goods fo- consumption by our
people and ready TO carry away food
supplies produced by our people for their
peoples or their armies. Is II reasonable
because Of the defensive weakness OF
any murderous underseas craft that we
should treat them as warships and in
tern them during the war;"
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BEDOUINS CLASH.
E.astera Tribesmes Turn From
Quoudam AlIies to British.

LONDON. Feb. lS.-FiEhting between
the eastern and western tribes Of
BedouIns, who are hereditary enemies.
has driven many eastern tribes to the
Egyptian refugee camps under the pro-
lection Of the British authorities. ac-
cordink 20 Reuters Cairo correspondent.
Although both the groups Joined In
the fghting recently against the Brit
ish and suffered heavy losses In the
battles, the eastern tribesmen prefer
TO take refuge with the British rathei
Thar face fighting In their weakened
state with the western bedouins.
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NO CIVIL LAW FOR WAR ZONE
Ist-d."> -rnment Maturity gao.
Sn1ciaL Cahle DeanQich 10 THR SrA

pNls. feb. lS.--Fremier BRAND de-
mand"d a vote of confidence in the
Chdml"r Of Deputies to-day after an
nouucing that the Government had re-
fused to consider the proposition Of
Abel Ferry, a Radical Socialist. The
measure" proposed by Ferry invited the
Government To extend It's parliamentary
to the military zone. Zen, ,;al.
lieni, Minister of War, spoke against the
proposition.
The Government had n majority of $40.
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I.oNroN. Feb. is.-For publishing a
cartoon entitled "Reported Missing rep
~resenting a British soldier lying under "a
tree with a bottle of rum In his hand. the
proprictors of the Bystdndcr were fined
fi0O ,s5O0) to-day. vivian Garter. the
former editor, was fined ESQ $25O), AS
was Lieut.. IIcrnard. the cartoonist.
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RUSSIANS CHECK N


nrErhoGl,b, via London. Feb. 18.-The
russian War office issued the following
"'"h'nt today with regard to the
operations in Western Russia:
~. the Dwina, between ~Jacobstadt
',p p"insk, III" enemy bombsrded the
Unions ~ Nitzgal. Lavronskaya and
"a'srai' In the Dwinsk section an
'"fhf attack on GarbounOvka was re-
p'l''h oar sirmen dropped several
.'"'h f'"nbs on the enemy's DISPOSE
'"Ns facing the Dwinsk section.
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RrNLiN. via London, Feb, lS.-Army
headquarters ISSUED In" following state
mrnt to-day regarding operations In the
Balkans:
"t.nemy avia,ors attacked the rail-
way STATION AZ Iudova, In the VardaP
Valley south Of Strumitsa."
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NICHOLAS SEEKS CAPITAL.
Mo.tenesSin Royal Family May
Reside - BOpdeaus.

PARIS, Feb. ls,--The Journal des
pebats states that the Montenegrin royal
family IL going to bordeaux to seek u
chateau tor a permanent official resi-
dence.
King Nicholas decorated three French
avlators yesterday after he had seen
them In exhibition Nights.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Tas Appellate Division ~ the Su-
pi-me Court affirmed Yesterday the
judgment obtained by Mari. Dresslcr
.hc actress, for an arcoul ting from the
Keys'oHC FilW Company ~ the profits
Of "Tillic'- P~uuctursi Romance
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AsoUITH TO ASK TWO BILLIONS
New Credits VIII Brine Britsin's
War Cost Up to RIO,3IO,OOO,OO 900.

%IoNpoH. Feb. Is.-Premicr Asqui,h
viii ask for new votes OF credit amount
ing to about 1900 0O, 900 $4,000
O0O. OOO) on Monday In the House of
Commons.
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BOMBS ON STEAMER FROM U. s.
Dynamite Reported In Hold 81
Ros~bank. for British Ports.

MADRID, Feb. s-Two dynamite
bombs We're found in the hold o. IN.
British steamship Rosebank. bound to
English ports from Philadelphia with d
cargo Of coal, according TO q Valencia
despatch received here to-day.
The bombs were sufficiently powerful
to blow the vessel TO pieces had they
exploded.
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PHILADELPHIA. Feb. lS.-The Rose
bank left this port on January - under
command Of Capt. Woodrow with a
cargo of coal valued at $1,000.
The Berwind-W White Coal Mining Com.
pany. which N erintcndcd the loading
Of the vessel. has not received any cable
messages from Capt. Woodrow telling
Of the finding OF the bombs.
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When this amount In granted by Par.
lament the war will have cost Great
Britain the sum Of i3.0s2. 900. 900 (SI0,.
$40, 900, O00).
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Continued from First Page.

whether by her acts or by the character
OF her armament and the numbers Of
her crew she WAS within the rules APP
plying to the merchantmen. or whether
she had taken herself out Of those rules
and had come within the class Of the
ship OF war or the %privateer.
Armed In SeIf.Defence.
1T was universally agreed by all au-
thorities that the rmame Of the mer-
chantman could be used only In self
defence. although that self-defence might
extend to capturing the vessel which at
tackled. III an armed merchantmen took
the offensive she at once passed out OF
the category OF merchantmen, and not
having any commission or letters Of
marque. like a p~rivateer. would have
been treated not merely as a ship OF
war but would have been within range
OF the definition of piracy.
The first qualification therefore was
that the armament OF the merchantmen
could be used only FOR defence. The
next qualification was the character OF
the armament. n that had to be- de-
termined In each case. II was a ques.
ton OF fact. No exact line as 10 the
amount of armament had EVER been
drawn"
The Senator read from modern mari
time codes to show that the broad
principles established In past centuries
as to the right Of a merchantmen to be
rmed without thereby losing Its charac.
ter has not changed In modern times
with the new conditions of modern com
merce n warfare.
Il now come to the more important
question which most Immediately con.
Germs us. the right OF a neutral to ship
cargo or take passage OF the merchant.
man OF a belligerent In time Of wal
when that merchantmen IL armed solely
Tor self-defence. the authorities all hold.
ing hat the arming does not alter the
character OF the vessel" he added.
senator Lodge declared that the mos,
important decision was one by Chief
Justice Marshall in the case of the Ne.
reide. later confirmed by the Supreme
Court In the case OF the Atlanta.