The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-01
ALL SHIPS MUST
KEEP CUT OF BARRED
ZONE OR BE SUNK
Germany Expects to Starve
Out England in Thirty Days
by u'tiae off All Food I'm
por ATOMS But One u. ).
Ship a - eek

wa hinGton. Jan. 5t.--Thc
tnited States was brought to the
verge OF /" diplomatic break with
t.cl nsais ~ the delivery at note
10 Secretary of STATE | au>inx in
dicut,IS ;ht intention ~ t,crInany
Ia do away with ali restrictions III
The use al submarines on the high
sea,>-
,sn ths, heel. al Pre- .dCnt vii
on rfTttrl Is bring about peace
in Emrol'~ and the support herr
tofots, zsACit the {. efforts by Ger
ss,nns. the nn:c stunned official
VI aS-h.uSton. ;ssaing in the face
of tir declaration ncari, u year
u-a tisat reieutIc~s warfare would
if,rs.te this country 10 seste all
tiipIoma;ir relations with Ger
many. II was accepted ~ making
n break ifl.n.nttgt.
But il Wa pointed out that
break In diplomatic. relations
would uef mex r~>,,riis IN. followed
bS War between the two conn
tries
ne German note, reply Tn
President Wilson's world peace
pru zraIat in his recent speech 10
tftsN iNt'llIts. WIS ftt-hfttt't fFt
nlany ta tmha~~ador Gerard in
Ecriiu But late Thu, .afterno"st
tasrt Ven Bcr,,eturff. the German
ap.il> adm. called at the State
Department and delivered to See
,s;nr, ~ STATE Lansing a trans
lat.en ot the communication. The
,,mtes,~ .ai3s was at the state Dc
pa,tncn opi, few moments,
nn.t tfSff f,s,rri,stt, annurs.ntty
worried ard shaking his head inn
petient,, nj all q'fc~tioncrs,
STUDIES STU ATION
few moments later Secretary
Lansing left the department. APP
p:trcatiy concerned and anxious.
He declined 10 receive newspaper
men, and through his secretary
announced that tIe tv,uid mot Ills
eus> the situation in any way.
Before he left the department he
communicated tho contents of the
German note to President Wilson.
The latter Immediately Cancelled
al engagements and hurried from
tir White House offices 10 his
stud, In the White House proper.
There tonight he studied the mo-
nicntous document.
\ cloud OF deepest anxiety settle
.ver the White House and the Stat
De q .rtment tonight. The Fresi len
nd his advisers were apparently con
ronted with the greatest intern1tiona
,robiem which the European war ha
ct presented 1t was pointed GU
hat the President probably would nc
Iecide on course of action withou
aying the entire situation before tn
abinet. The cabinet will not NEE
n regular session until Friday, bu.
vas believed possible that the Presi
lent might summon his lieutenant
o the White House at any time.
was likewise pointed out that tn
nearly year ago promise
leaders that he woui
,ot break relations with any Europea
,ation over it's relation to the wa
without first consulting them. 1t wa
believed that before decisive action
AIKEN the President will call a Join
session of Congress and lay the ontir
natter before them.
Washington tonight saw two pos
fble diplomatic courses open to tn
Expect Gcrard's Recall.
Ambassador Gerard might be q
,nce recalled from Berlin and Am
"a ssports, thus breaking off all diple
matte relations between the two coun
ries. That this course seemed mos
likely was apparent There wer
.umors that the recall of Gerard ma
,een forwarded to Berlin. Thes
JUNIORS were promptly denied. how
,ver.
The United States might confer
tself for the present with a diplc
matte protest against the new re
entless submarine warfare outline
" Germany in her note, ana ,r
accompanying it. Th
course was pursued when the Gr'
war zone" order of the Germai 40,
.rnmsnt was issued early in the wa
Ultimatum in Sussex Case.
Nearly year ago. in a note on tn
,ttAck on the Sussex. the Unite
rates delivered an ultimatum on tn
question Of the use Of submarines.
hen stated that relentless and indis
.riminate" warfare on merchant shir
would force this country to brea
WITH Germany. At that time Gle,
many agreed to restrict the use I
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