Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-06
CONGRESS PASSES
WAR MEASURE
force of custom men had gone on
board the Vaterland.
100 Detained in Berlin.
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force of custom men had gone on
board the Vaterland
100 Detained in Berlin.
The Hague, April 6.-About loo
Americans are being detained in Ber-
lin. according to information received
from the German capital today. Some
Americans have been arrested at. Der.
lin and are sunering keen privations
in prison. Among them is j. W.
James. New York journalist.
Among the Americans who are un.
able to get passports from the Ger.
man foreign Office is Mrs. Maud Hofer.
who gave valuable assistance to Am.
bassador Gerard as he was leaving
Germany.
Warn Against Submarines.
New York, April 6.-Wireless warn.
inss we're today flashed to allied shin.
ping that German submarines were
sighted last night between Porto Rico
to the Great Circle trade route be.
tween New York, the West Indies and
South America. The warning read.
Submarines reported . ap. m. April
8, latitude 26 north. longitude 56.42
west. Take all precautions.
Seize Vessels at Boston.
Boston. April 6--iFour interned Ger.
man vessels at East Boston were
seized by detail Of 100 blueiackets
from the navy yard and $50 customs
inspectors early today and the Ger.
man crews routed out OF their hunks
and transported to the immigration
station.
The vessels seized are the Amerika
koln, Wittekind. and Cincinnati
The German sailors made no resist.
ance.
Baltimore Ships Taken.
Baltimore. Nd. April 6.-The Ger.
man Liners Rhen, Neckar and Bul.
garia. informed here, were seized early
today by United States Marshal
Stockham. supported by 100 deputies
and two companies of the Four. 4
Maryland lnfartry. The machinery NJ
the three chips was found to have
been entirely disabled.
Are Enemy Aliens.
Washington, April 6-Coincident
with the seizure by Customs officials /
OF German merchantmen in ports all /
along the United States coast line to.
day. 1t was announced here that the
crews taken from them will be in.
termed as enemy aliens Their i'm.
prisonment will not be as captives of
war. as their ships are not war YES
sells.
Start on Good Friday.
Washington. ID. C., April 6-Altho
this, Good Friday, MARKS the official
entrance of the United States into the
world war, this nation rs not at war
with Germany's three allies-Austria
Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey-and
viii not be until acts by these coun.
lries force the break. Great pressure
has been brought to bear by Germany.
particularly upon Austria, but altho
neither this country nor the dual mon
archy Is maintaining an ambassador
n the other country. diplomatic rela.
Ions have not been broken.
Tho summoning Of Ambassador
Penfield from his post at Vienna has
not been explained by the State De-
but In official circles there
3 the belief that it is due. In part at
east, to President Wilson's feeling
hat he cannot receive Count Tarnow-
'kt Won Arnowski. the Austrian am I
'assadOr-designate. This situation
'Ould easily lead to diplomatic
rcak. but war would not necessarily 2
ollow unless Austrian submarines
'ursued the tactics of the German T.
'oats.
Woman Votes No.
! Washington. April 1.-THE first vote
yer cast by woman representative
n an American congress was against n
his nation going to war. i
Weary and haggard from hours of t,
naccustomed excitement and turmoil.
Hiss jeanette Rankin, of Montana.
ose to her feet when her name was
allied on the Flood Marin resolution
MS morning. There was catch in 4
er voice and she swayed slightly.
very eye was upon her. q
Il want to stand by my country. but
cannot vote for war" she said brok
My
She was led half sobbing from the
pom by two of her colleagues. I