The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-11
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u. S.-7eutO11ic Break

q. S.-Teut01ic Break
An attempt by three men to enter
the arsenal reservation at Watertown,
Mass, by burrowing under fence was
reported by Patrolman David A.
Thompson, who said he fired five shots
at the men after two of them had fired
at him. The men escaped.
Four hundred and eleven officers and
men of the Kronprinz Wilhelm arrived
at Atlanta, Ga. The informed officers
and men of the Prince Ethel Friedrich
were sent to Fort Oglethorpe.
The United States government at
Washington has granted safe conduct
for German officials in China to pass
through this country. They will prob
ably land at San Francisco.
Twenty-nine members Of the Aerial
Coast Patrol, the ''millionaire flying
corps" left for West Palm Beach, Fla.
They were ordered out for training by
Secretary Daniels. The order was re-
ceived at New York following the en-
rolllnent of the corps in the naval fly
ing reserve corps.
The American liner st. Louis, first
armed American ship to cross the At
lantic, has arrived safely at it's destina-
ton, Secretary Daniels announced at
Washington.
J. P. Morgan & Co., it was an
nounced at New York, have agreed to
advance an amount up to $l,OOO,OOO,
without interest, to relieve. possible
embarrassment Of the depot quarter
master of the war department in the
purchase Of army supplies.
Congressman James +. Mann of Chi
cago, Republican leader of the house,
announced at Washington that in the
country's crisis he would forego all
ambition to be speaker of the house
Of representatives to prevent any pos
sible deadlock in the house organiza-
ton and the meeting of congress to en-
act legislation needed for the safety of
the nation.
Reports reached the state depart
ment at Washington that German
agents in Russia are seeking to foment
a counter-revolution by Russian So
cialists against the present provision
al government. So far their efforts
have been unsuccessful.
Corporal Frank e. Zellmak of L
company, Seventeenth United States
infantry, shot himself, his companions
said, rather than stand guard over
German interned sailors at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. He was native Hun
garian.
Unable longer to stand the ''intol'
cradle conditions imposed by the Ger
man government on American relief
work among destitute Belgians, the
United States has withdrawn Brand
Whitlock, the American minister, and
the American relief workers from that
stricken little country. The with
drawal was ordered by President Will
son himself.
The United States has formally de-
MED Germany's request to modernize
and extend the old Prussian-American
treaties of 1899 and 1928. The state
department at Washington has replied
through DR.. Paul Ritter, Swiss minis
ter, refusing to accept the protocol sent
through him to this government.
Twenty regiments and five separate
battaliOns of the National Guard will
be used for police duty in the middle
West under the direction Of Maj
Gen. Thomas H. Barry, commander of
the Central department, U. S. A., &C
cording to orders received at Chicago.
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, U.
S. N, retired, in an address at New
York, that he said had been approved
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels, de-
clared that eff Germany is beaten our
whole danger will pass away for the
present, but the chances seem even
that she will not be beaten"
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