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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-01
ISSUES BRUSHED ASIDE

l Hc IcW 1cTIIldI pTOcldIndtlOn DruSneS aside all the perplexing collateral issues controversy and has brought it back to the point where it was left at the con- clusion of the Sussex case Today's announcement reciting the re- fusal of Germany's enemies to discuss her peace proposals and referring to the starvation blockade, says:
 Thus new situation has sprung up which forces Germany also to new de- cisions''
 SUSSEX NOTE RECALLED
 The new decision is actually the one forecast when the Sussex negotiations were closed.
 "Neutrals," said Germany in the Sussex note, "cannot expect that Germany, forced to fight for her existence, shall for the sake of neutral interest restrict the use of an effective weapon if her enemy is permitted to continue to apply at will methods of warfare violating the rules of international law. Should the steps taken by the United States not attain the object to have the laws Of humanity followed by all belligerent nations the German government would then be facing new situation, in which it must reserve to itself complete liberty of decision.
 UNITED STATES OBJECTED
 To any such reservations the United States demurred in no uncertain terms.
 'The United States feels it necessary to state" said President Wilson's re- ply that it takes it for granted that the imperial German government does not intend to imply that the maintenance of it's newly announced policy is in any way contingent upon the result of diplomatic negotiations between the government of the United States and any other beIlig- erent government, notwithstanding the fact that certain passages in the im- perfAl governments note might appear to be susceptible to such interpretation
 There must be no misunderstanding that the rights of American citizens must not be made subject to the conduct of some other government, the note con- cluded.
 AUSTRIAN ACTION EXPECTED
 It is expected that Austria Hungary will take action similar to that of Germany with regard to the opera tions of it's submarines in the Medi- terranean.
 Every public intimation from Ger many in the last few months has been that an unrestricted submarine war fare, almost certain to bring in the United States, would be adopted only as last act of desperation. German papers have. said Germany would not dare oppose neutral opinion unless she were willing to have the rest of the neutral world added to her enemies
 Two opDesing vfews of Ameri-,
 can hostility have been allowed to
 pass the German censor. The first
 was that the harm the United
 stateS could do Germany as an ac- s tive enemy would be no greater
 than neutral supplying muni-
 tf0ns and loans to the allies, and
 that the crippIing of allied ship-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
JERUSALEM TAKEN
BY CHRISTIANS
AFTER CENTURIES
Announcement Made To House of
Commons Will Bring Joy To All
Christendom and Garry Splen-
did Moral Effect 80

LONDON, December. IL Associated
Press has fallen The goal
Of the old Crusaders has been reached
utter il has been in the possession of
the Moslems for more than seven cen,
turies. Ii was surrendered by the
Turks to General Allenby and the Brit
ish forces under him have entered the
city and taken over its possession. An
nouncement of the capture of the Holy
City was made by Bonar Law TO the
house of commons yesterday.
BritaiU's movement against Jerusa,
lem was the direct answer to the move,
ment of the Central Powers against the
Suez canal. The Teutons and Turks
have failed of their objective but the
British have won.
For several weeks past the fall of Je-
rusalem has been deemed imminent.
British forces from the interior had
drawn in toward it and at the oppOr-
tune time landing was made at Jaffa,
it's seaport, and another British force
proceeded up the railroad. Recently
the exodus of Jews and Christians from
the city showed that the end was at
hand. Cut off from its seaport, thirty,
three miles away, almost surrounded by
the Christian forces which drew ever
nearer, the Turks had no alternative
but to yield TO the oncoming British
army.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
PRESIDENT TO ASK
ROAD UN|F|CAT|ON
Final Decision Is Reached Fol-
lowing Day Of Long and Inn
portant Conferences .

WASHINGTON, December ll-(As,
soeiated Press Following a consulta-
tion between the President and Sen.
ator Newlands it was determined late
yesterday afternoon that Wilson will
soon send message to congress calling
for unifcation Of the railroads Of
the country during the period of the
war. '...- g. Ill.,. .
The conference with Senator New
lands followed an earlier conference
between the President, members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
heads of number of the railroads. At
that conference"iio way out of the diff.
ficulties that confront the countries
other than through O. general pooling
under the governmental control could
be found, ii is said. . raar..
What the exact purport of the mes,
sage win be is unknown. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
AMERICAN DESTROYER OF
LATEST TYPE AND FIFTY
MEN SUBMARINE VICTIMS

WASHINGTON December Pe)The
Jacob Jones' commanded by Lieut. Com David w. age Of the latest
day last is officially reported One of and probably fifty warrant officers
struggled in the
The officer among the dead Ensign stanton Fak He wounded the
died brought
picked from the e rafts which they had managed to launch the
striking sinking
their launches
landed s Isles of the Cornish coast where the submarine
it's blow. r, , .
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
TO REASON
LISTENS TO REASON
Editor Publishes Announcement
He viii Give Whole Heart
ed Support To Country

CIRARD, Kansas, December ll-(As
Soeiated Pressl--The Appeal to Reason
the radical organ of Socialism and or.
ganized labor, which has been strongly
anti-war in its attitude, announced yes
terday, over the signature of it's editor
Louis KOpelin, that il would be found
wholly supporting the United States
and tNs Allies in the war against Prus
sianism from now on. q.
The conversion of the Appeal the
statement explains, has been brought
about by the recent message to con
gress of President Wilson, in which he
outlines the war aims of this country
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
SPANISH MERCHANTMAN
SHELLED BY SUBMARINE

MADRID, December IL Associat,
ed Press) An attack by German
submarine upon Spanish>steamer Off
the Spanish Coast was made yester-
day, it is officially reported, the sub.
marine shelling the merchantmen and
killing nine members Of her crew. The
CLAUDIO, the steamer attacked, arrived
at Balboa under her own steam last
night, bringing in the bodies of the
dead seamen. The incident has Great.
ed an unusual resentment against
Germany. Ea
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
FARMERS PAY HIGHER
INTERESTS UPON LOANS

WASHINGTON, December ll--(As-
sociatcd Press)-TIigher rates. must be
paid for farm loans, The farm loan
board determined upon this yesterday
in view of the fact that interest rates
generally have shown material ia
crcascs in nearly all parts Of the coun.
try. .t '...
The new rate fixed for farm loans
is FIVE and half instead Of five per,
cent.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
Once Rich Province

Palestine has an area only u little
more than the state. of Massachusetts.
There was a time when, even from a
material point of view, Syria could
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
American Employers Are Asked
To Assist Great Britain and
Canada In Reaching Those
Who Have Kept Out Of Warfare
ALLEGE AMERICANS ARE
REPLACED BY THIS CLASS
Should Either Be In Ranks Of the
Armies Of Own Country Or
Compelled To Serve the uni
Z ted States Under Draft Law

- HICAGO, December II ~
~ ASSOCIATED Press) Amer
ican employers Of British sub
jccts of military age who have
asked exemption from The draft
because of their alien citizenship
are to be urged to weed out these
men from their shops, stores and
offices and in this way assist the
drive being made throughout the
United States by British recruit
ing officers.
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
The secretaries of the various
British consnlates throughout the
country are about to launch a
.'oanpaign=for eniistnient 0f
the hundred and seventy thou
sand British subjects OF draft age
in the United States who have
expressed themselves as unwill-
ing to join the American national
army. These men, declare. the Bri-
tish secretaries, should either be
in the ranks of their own army
or willing to be drafted for the
American army, in this time Of
the Mother Country's trial.
REPLACE AMERICANS
These Britishers,. say the con-
sular officers, are now holding
back and replacing those Ameri-
cans who have gone into active
service. They are slackers from
the call of their own land and tax
ing advantage of the American
draft to better their own condi-
tions here. On that account, en-
ployers are asked to weed these
men out of their employ and force
them either to enlist at home or
in America,
The assistance of American
employers is thus asked. With
their cooperation, the British re-
cruiters expect to raise many
thousands of physically fit men
who would be in, the ranks if they
were living under their own flag.
The drive is. designed to enlist
175,000 men.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
FORMER AMERICAN Is
MARRIED TO BERNST0RFF

BERLIN, December 1l--(Associatcd
Press)--Announcement of the marriage
Of Count Christian Won Bernstorff to
Mrs. Marguerite Tbomason, formerly of
burlington, New Jersey, is announced
in the papers this morning.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11

Continued on Page 8, Column 81
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11

LATEST CABLED SUGAR QUOTATIONS
Gents u6laS
oe' oentrifugals N. Y. per H. psr -
Price, Hawaiian basis. 6.72 s134.l0
L'It previous quota
don. n................... 500 e1ss.0o
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11

I1ESTRoYER JACOB off
torpedo
forth their 1 psaE f844.s H.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01
CONTEST CLOSES nine O'CLOCK TONIGHT
Winners Will Be Announced In Friday Issue ofhe Review

But few hours remain of the
greatest prize contest ever held in
St. Mary Parish. Promptly at nine
o'clock tonight the campaign will
close and the tabulating of the final
returns will begin. No announce
ment will be made to any candidate
or to the public until the Friday is
sue of The Review is published.
The Friday issue will contain the
final complete returns and make
the announcement of those winning
the prizes. If prize is won by a
contestant who refuses to let his or
her name be published, The Review
will furnish the name and address
Of any winner to all the other can
didates.
The candidates are keeping both
The Review and the public in the
dark as to their actual standing.
Very few have reported their votes
to the contest manager for several
days. It is safe to say that every
contestant in the list will bring in
hundreds of thousands of votes be-
fore the closing hour.
The Review has reason to believe
that some of the contestants now
standing at the bottom of the list
may become dangerous competitors
for the main prizes. The activity of
Miss Fortin, Of Theodore Schmidt,
of Sterling Cant and others during
the last few days of the big race
may lead one to expect surprising
results from their efforts.
The competition for the first
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01

prize seems to be, by general con-
sent, a race between Mrs. Morse and
Miss Kreisle. The friendly contest
of strength between these two popu-
lar people has developed into an in
tensely interesting situation. Both
have scores Of friends who have CIV
en- loyal support and both are high
ly deserving of success. It is very
pleasant to know that rivalry be-
tween these two popular ladies has
always been of the friendliest kind
and it is certain that the loser will
lose with regret but will stand ready
to offer sincere congratulations to
the winner. W!t ever wins the ele-
giant first prize will undoubtedly de-
serve congratulations, but hardly
more SO than the winner of the
wondrously beautiful and valuable
diamond, worth $4,000, which will
90 to the second highest.
The Review has lived up to its
agreements in conducting the big
contest and has kept every promise
of neutrality and fair dealing to
all candidates. Whatever may be
the outcome and whoever may be
returned as winner, there can be
absolutely no question of partiality
or unfairness on the part of the
contest promoters.
Tomorrow afternoon the Review
will publish list of the winners and
no inform alton will be given out
concerning the winners until the af-
ternoon paper is ready for delivery.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01

Washington, Feb. 28.-The Asso'
ciated Press is enabled to reveal
that Germany, in planning unre'
stricted submarine warefare and
counting it's consequences, pro.
posed an alliance with Mexico and
Japan to make war on the United
States, if this country should not re-
main neutral.
Japan, through Mexican medita-
ton, was to be urged to abandon
her allies and join in the attack up
on, the United States.
Mexico, for her reward, was to re-
ceive general financial support from
Germany, reconquer Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona-lost provinces
and share in the victorious peace
terms Germany contemplated.
Details. were left to German Min
lister Won Eckhardt in Mexico City,
who by instructions signed by Ger
man. foreign Minister Zimmerman
at Berlin January 10, 1917, was dir
ected to propose the alliance with
Mexico to General Carranza and
suggest that Mexico seek to bring
Japan into the plot.
These instructions were trans
mitted to Won Eckhardt through
Count Won Bernstorff, former am
bassador here, now on his way home
to Germany under safe conduct
obtained from his enemies by the
country against which he was plot
ting war.
Germany pictured to Mexico, by
broad intimation, England and the
Entente Allies defeated; Germany
and her allies triumphant and in
world domination by the instrument
of unrestricted warfare.
A copy of Zimmermann's instruc-
tions to Won Eckhardt, sent through
Won Bernstorff, is in possession Of
the United States government. It is
as follows:
Berlin, Jan. 10, 1917.
"On the first Of February we in
tend to begin submarine warfare un
restricted. In spite Of this it is our
intention to endeayor to keep ncu-
trail the United States Of America.
IF this attempt it lot successful,
we propose an alliarce on the fol-
lowing basis with Mexico: That we
shall make var together. and togeth-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01
GERMAN PLOT UNCOVERED Which WOULD
DRAW JAPAN and MEXICO, Into FRAY
Details Of Gigantic Conspiracy Handled By Won Bernstorff
washington Believes Thai Proposal BOr5ers On
Warfare Action Of Congress Awaited
with Intense Interest

er make peace. We shall give gener.
al financial support and it is under
stood that Mexico is to reconquel
the lost territory in New Mexico
Texas, and Arizona. The details are
left to you for settlement.
"You are instructed to inform the
president Of Mexico of the above in
the greatest confidence as soon as
it is certain that there will be an
outbreak of war with the United
States and suggest that the presi-
dent Of Mexico, on his own initiative
should communicate with Japan sug-
gesting adherence at once to this
plan; at the same time, offer to
mediate between German and jap
an.
"Please call the attention of the
president of Mexico that the en-
ployment of ruthless submarine
warfare now promises to compel
England to make peace in few
months.
(Signed)
''ZIMMERMANN." +"
This document has been in the
hands Of the government since Pre-
sident Wilson broke off diplomatic
relations with Germany. It has been
kept a secret, while the President
has been asking Congress for full
authority to deal with Germany, and
while Congress has been hesitating.
It was in the hands of the President
while Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg was declaring that the Uni
ted States had placed an interpreta-
ton on the submarine declaration
"never intended by Germany" and
that Germany had promoted and
honored friedly relations with the
United States "as an heirloom from
Frederick The Great"
Of itself, if there were no other,
it is considered sufficient answer
to the German chancellor's plant
that the United States ''brusquely"
broke off relations without giving
authentic" reasons for it's action.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01
NEW WORLD ALMANAC

The Review is indebted to the
Fad Of which Mr.. Sam Blum is the
genial proprietor for a copy of the
new edition of the World Almanac,
10 book Of information which is in
valuable to newspapers.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
Issues Six War Prayers.

Six special collects authorized for
use in the Diocese of Maryland Prot
estant Episcopal Church, have been
issued by Bishop John Gardner Muir
ray, and the clergy are requested to
use them all, in at least one public
service each Sunday during the pres
ent war. There is a collect for cour-
age and decision, one for preparation,
one for soldiers, sailors and aviators,
one for "ministering ones" (clergy,
physicians, surgeons, nurses. ambu-
lance corps), one for comfort and
guidance and universal collect.
1t is perhaps the first time that
aviators have been included in the
Episcopal collects.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
P. r. r. Employs 1850 Women.

OF all the fields of activity that
have been opened to women by the
war, none seems at first sight less
promising than railroad work. Yet
signalwomen, locomotive dispatchers,
block operators, machine hands, sta
ton agents, ticket sellers, watchwom-
en-, drawbridge attendants. pump at
tendants, draughtswomen, station
and car cleaners, messengers, parcel
room and store attendants and up
holsterers are already on the payroll
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In the
operating department alone on the
lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie the
Pennsylvania is employing 1880
women.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
Cry Now "Make Sauerkraut." "

The rainy spell has resulted in
such an enormous cabbage crop that
the Agriculture Department has
issued an appeal for the making of
sauerkraut in large quantities in the
interest OF conservation,
The departments reports indicate
that cabbages have come into the
great market centres in the last few
days in unprecedented lots, and that
thousands of heads are about to rot
ten in cars and on wharves. The
Government food experts say sauer-
kraut can be made with little labor
from fresh cabbage, producing food
indorsed as healthful and appctizing.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
$87,783,872 For War,

The enormous sums which the big
industrial companies of the country
will pay to the Government in the
form of excess profits and income
taxes was strikingly illustrated Tues
day when the United States Steel
Corporation issued its financial state
ment for the second quarter of the
year. Total earnings for that period
were reduced to $50, ,579, 204, after
deducting s53, ,91S,S72, or about 81
per cent, as the amount which it is
estimated will be turned over to the
Government.
An additional allowance of S33,
SG3, 900 was set aside from earnings
of the first quarter of the year for
war taxes and excess profits, that
amount being based on the tax pro-
posed early in July, but not yet final
ly adopted.
But for the huge tax to be imposed
by the Government, total earnings
of the Steel Corporation for the Sec
ond quarter would have amounted to
$144, ,49S, ,O76, exceeding the previous
high record of the preceding quarter
by more than $31 100000.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
Navy Wants Young Men.

Maryland has completed its quota
of 80 Hospital Apprentices for the
United States Navy, assigned some
time ago by the Bureau of Naviga-
ton, and again has won commenda-
ton from the Navy Department.
There still is need, however, for
additional men in this rating and the
Maryland Recruiting Authorities at
Baltimore have not slackened in their
efforts to attract young men to this
branch of the service.
Special attention is called to the
opportunities for advancement for
Hospital Apprentices. They can
easily proceed through the Pharma
cist's Mate grade to the warrant rank
of Pharmacist, receiving the pay, al
lowance and privileges of an Ensign.
Although every military unit in
the State Is calling Tor recruits and
there is considerable rivalry among
tire various organizations, it is a great
satisfaction to the authorities at Bal
timore to note that Maryland mani
tests a preference for the Navy.
There never was time when
young men with the trade of a ma
chinist had better opportunities offer
ed them than are offered in the Navy.
There is an urgent need for machin-
lists and those going into the Navy in
this capacity are promoted as rapidly
as their qualifications warrant.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917.
SabiIIasviIIe News.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Saylor and
daughter Evelyn. of York, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Saylor and daughter, OF
Walkersville, motored here on Tuesday.
where they were the guests of Mrs. DIR.
C. l.. Wachter. Mr.. Harry j. Lichten-
berger, of Washington, nephew OF Mrs.
Wachter, has also been her guest this
week.
Mr.. Harry Stem, who has been i'll about
a week with typhoid fever, was taken to
Frederick city hospital on Sunday.
Miss Bernice Wachter left on Wednes-
day to spend some time with her friend
Miss Frances Rowe, in Emmitsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Willard and
daughter Margaret, spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. George Alexander.
Master Carroll Harbaugh is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Howard Wagaman, at
hhr home in Easten, Md.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
Maryland Peas For Navy.

Announcement has been made that
the Navy Department is placing Or
ders for 100000 pounds of canned
peas and that large part of the
supply will come from Maryland
Gamers.
These orders amount to a total Of
10000 cases. The tentative prices
run from S1.15 to $3.50 dozen
cans, but all orders are subject to re-
vision by the Navy Department, the
prices to be based on the cost plus a
reasonable profit. Ninety per cent.
of the tentative price will be paid to
the packers on delivery. By going
to the Gamers direct much more sat-
istactory deliveries can be gotten,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
Big Draft On Doctors.
Two Out of Every Nine of Mill
tary Age Needed For
War Service.

Two out of every nine physicians
of military age throughout the Unit
ed States and its principal possessions
will be required for war service. This
is probably the heaviest demand
made by war upon any profession
but the medical men of the country
are meeting it readily, according to a
statement from the War Department.
There are in the United States ap-
proximately $4,000 physicians OF
military age-22 to IS years-and
fully $4,000 of this number will be
needed, perhaps more.
They will be modified through
system of selection which will operate
in Alaska, Porto Rico and Hawaii as
we'll as in continental United States,
and will draw from each community
a contribution proportlonate to the
number of available physicians, but
will not strip any locality of all its
medical men, however anxious they
may be to engage in war work.
Some $4,000 officers and 10000
enlisted men in the Medical and
Sanitary Corps will be needed by
October /, when the national army,
the National Guard and the regular
army will all be in camp and at war
strength. These men will be trained
and ready when wanted. A detach-
ment from each national army regi-
ment will reach the cantonmcnts
ahead of the troops to supe rvise pre-
parations necessary for safeguarding
health.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-02
Test Shows TetanuS.

Chemical tests of courtplasters cir
culated in rural communities of Kan
sas by itinerant peddlels show that
at least one brand of the plaster con-
tanned tetanus bacilli, according to
announcement made by +. D. Rob-
ertson, U. S. District for Kansas.
He stated that tests upon guinea pigs
and other animals showed tetanus
bacilli in sufficient quantities to pro-
duce paralysis in a human, but the
psychologists were doubtful whether
there was enough to cause death.