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The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
SINKING OF LAW" MAY
CAUSE AUSTRIAN BREAK
Administration Tensely Awaiting De-
tails of Latest Disaster.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

volving American or neutral rights since
the beginning of the German ruthless
campaign on February !. While no single
one of these incidents has proved the
overt act'' which President Wilson
deems necessary to force the next step
In the clash with Germany, it was stated
last night that the cumulative effect OF
the continued minor violations of neutraI
rights might dispense with the need for
a great disaster or a direct attack Oil
an American ship. The steady disregard
of neutral rights in minor cases. 1t was
intimated, might prove of sufficient
weight to prompt the President to lay
the situation once more before Congress,
with demand for authority to use the
military and naval forces to protect
American rights. All of the complete
evidence in each minor incident is sub
mitted to the President as soon as 1t is
complied.
Loss Reported Twice.
The destruction of the schooner Law
which yesterday brought the Austrian
situation to the fore was reported in two
cablegrams from Consul General Tread
well at Rome. The first read:
The ministry of marine received tele-
grams from Malta: Latitude north 3s
degrees 80 minutes, longitude east of
Greenwich Z degrees IS minutes-Ameri-
can four-masted sailing vessel Lyman NJ.
Law, in flames. No trace crew.
Following from Cagliari, dated 18TH:
'F'our-masted American sailing vessel
Lyman M. Law, owned by Maritime
Transportation Company, New York,
l,3oO tons, at O'Clock on 18th, set fire by
bomb seventy miles southwest Cape
Spertivento by Austrian submarine with
out flag. Coming from Stockton. Me-,
directed Palermo, cargo lumber. Crew
ten persons saved. Two boat loads.
Submarine length forty meters. Painted
ash color. Deck black. With cannon of
20. One periscope, stern turret Crew all
American citizens except two English
men," g.
The second cable from Consul General
Treadwell read:
British consul at Cagliarl, Sardinia, re-
ports Capt. McDonough and nine men.
crew American sailor Lyman M. Law.
reported destroyed by submarine yester-
day. have just landed here"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
WHITLOCK CUT OFF
FROM U. S, IS RUMOR
State Department Refuses to Discuss
Fate of Minister.

Unofficial reports that American Min
lister Brand Whitlock, in Belgium, and
American relief workers there have been
cut on from all outside communication
met with absolute silence at the State
Department last night Secretary of State
Lansing fatty declined to discuss the sit
uation in Belgium, and Counselor Frank
Polk declared that he had heard moth
ing of it.
According to the unofficial reports Min
ister Whitlock had been ordered by the
German military forces to lower the
American flag over the legation In Brus-
sells, and had been barred from all COM
munlcation with Washington. American
reiief workers In Belgium, the report
said had been practically made prisoners.
The situation of Americans In Belgium
mas been a matter of concern to the State
Department ever since relations with
Germany were broken off. Minister
Whitlock, while accredited to the Bel
gan government, has maintained his res
idence In Brussels, occupied by the Ger
mans, and American relief workers have
oeen active throughout the territory un-
der German military rule. Within the
past few days II has become apparent
that Minister Whitlock would be forced
TO leave Brussels, and that the American
renef workers would be withdrawn.
The State Department would not say
last night just when they had last heard
from Minister Whitlock.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
SINGLE TAKERS ASK
REFERENDUM ON WAR

Declaring there is concerted sya-
tematically organized effort being made
throughout the United States to plunge
this country into war with Germany"
the Single Tax Association of the Dis
trict at meeting in the Public Library
last night unanimously passed reso-
luton opposing a declara ton of war by
the United States until the matter has
been submitted to the people by referen-
dunn at which men and women alike
shall vote"
Congressman David J. Lewis. author OF
the bill for government ownership of
telephones, at the invitation Of the So
ciety, explained his measure Others who
spoke were Col II. Martin Williams
Jackson H. Ralston and Charles S. David,
the president, who presided.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
FORCE SAFETY LANE"
in U-BOAT BLOCKADE
Britain Forces Passage Through Ocean
Barred Zone" Say Reports.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

fully negotiated the submarine zone.
Private advices received here today were
that the vessel reached Liverpool this
morning
Amsterdam. Feb I-German subma-
rines will not attack neutral war vessels
acting as conveys, but such vessels enter
the submarine zone at their own risk
The authority for the statement is not
given, but it is obvious that it has been
printed with government sanction. Neu-
trail merchant vessels, whether conveyed
or not, are subject to all the risks of an
intensified submarine warfare, the article
concludes.
Berlin. Feb. II, (via Sayville wireless,
Feb. 1O.-The war office today Officially
announced that all delays in putting the
unrestricted submarine warfare edict into
operation, insofar as neutrals are con-
cerned, have expired. The periods of
grace allowed neutrals ended as follows:
North Sea zone, night OF February 81;
Mediterranean zone, night of February
io-11; Atlantic and English Channel zone,
Light February 1918.
The above dispatch officially confirms
Eews reports carried from London yes
terday to the effect that all periods of
grace in the barred zones have expired.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
GETS Five FOR ONE,"
Then GETS ARRESTED
Storekeeper Thinks Case Note Is a
"Fiiniff."

Yesterday afternoon Louis Mandis,
% years old, a Greek, who gave his
address as SO7 II street northwest
wanted a cigar.
He went to the fruit stand OF David
Rockelli, at Four and a Half street
and Pennsylvania avenue and tend
cred the boss a bright new dollar
bill of the latest issue. Folded up il
looks like a certain series of 'fives"
and the keeper OF the stand started
counting out change accordingly.
Later he discovered his mastake and
telephoned the police. with the result
that Louis was arrested.
Later a report was received from
Morris Wolf. 701 Seventh street
southwest that he had fallen for the
same game. worked by two men
whose identity is not known.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
Three PLAYS GIVEN
BY DRAMA LEAGUERS
One-Act Skits Staged at Wilson Nor
NAL School.

Three one-aCt plays were successfully
staged last night in the assembly hall OF
the Wilson Normal School by the Drama
League Players of Washington.
A mystic play entitled "Cathleen Nj
Houlihan," by William Butler Yeats;
James and John" by Gilbert Cannan,
and humorous play, Suppressed De-
sires," by George Cook and Susan Glas-
pell, won many plaudits for the players.
The Drama League is a national insti-
tuition with leagues in many large cities.
The local league consists of $50 members.
The plays are given to stimulate a neigh
borly feeling among interested persons.
Three more plays will be given this sea-
son, about the middle of March
The Drama Study Club will hold its
next meeting at the Drama League
Workshop" 1882 v street northwest,
Tuesday, February 20
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
Students Nab Burglar;
Duck Him in Ice Water

Chicago, Feb. I-"John Doe" an 1S-
year-old burglar, today was congratu-
lating himself that he was in jail and
not a college boy. He got a touch Of
the life or the latter and he didn't like
H.
John Doe" and a companion were
robbinC the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
House when they were surprised by
three students.
His companion escaped but John was
detected hiding in a closet The stu
dents prepared brimming cold tub Of
water. stripped John, ducked him un-
til his teeth were chattering and warm
ed him up again with barrel slaves. Then
they called the policA
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
Oh Ladies, Just Look!
You're to Be Entertained

Ladies night will be observed this
evening at the headquarters of the
peace committee of the International
Brotherhood Welfare Association, 5Os
Eleventh street northwest. Miss Vivian
Pierce, organizer of the Congressional
Union of San Francisco, will be the chief
speaker of the evening, taking for her
subject THE Road to Peace"
Others on the committee who will speak
tonight are James f. How, the million
aire hobo; Charles Kruse Cora D, Har-
vey, NJ. c. Walsh and N. Klein.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
CAMPAIGN IS STARTED
FOR "CLEANER MOVIES

Closer cooperation between the par
ents and their children was advocated
by Mrs. Marguerite S. Gerry, speaker
at the regular meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association, OF Brookland,
at the Brookland School last night
Cleaner movies" were strongly
urged by Mrs. Gerry and she pointed
out that their force for good would
increase in the same ratio they
were instructive, elevating and moral
She defended the board of educa-
tion in its abolishment OF the school
fraternitIes.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
LECTURES ON CREDITS,

Arthur ]. May. president of the Wash
ington Association of Credit Men, yester-
day delivered the second of a series of
lectures being given at Business High
School on credit topics.
Opening an Account was his subject
He told what steps should be taken by a
prudent business man before putting a
new customer on his books.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
GEN. SCRIVEN RETIRES.

Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven, CHIEF
signal officer of the army, was placed
upon the retired list yesterdays on his
own application. He is succeeded by
Brig. Gen. George o. Squier Gen
Scriven, who has been in the army ser
vice forty-five years, has just rounded
out his fourth year as chief of the signal
corps.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
"CASCARETS"F FOR
COLDS,
LIVER, bowels
Enjoy Eifel Don't Stay Bilious, Sick.
Headachy and Con-
stipated.
Get Rid of Bad Breath, Sour Stom-
ach. Coated Tongue. Indi-
gestion.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get a 10-cent box now.
They're fine. Cascarets liven your
liver, clean your thirty feet of bowels
and sweeten your stomach. You eat one
or two, like candy. before going to bed
and in the morning your head is clear,
tongue is clean. stomach sweet, breath
right and cold gone. Get a box from
your druggist and enjoy the incest,
gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced. Cascarets stop sick
headache, biliousness, Indigestion, bad
breath and constipation.
Mothers should give whole Cascaret
to cross. bilious. sick. feverish children
any time. They are harmless and never
Gripe or sicken.-AdH
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15

one having painted it during the
night. Ben Ross has been brought
before Judge Spencer, charged with
having done the work, but pleaded
not guilty and was released on $500
bail Herman says the ridicule stten-
ing the decoration to his horse made
him vow that he would never rest
until he found the guilty person.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
PLAN SUBMARINE BASE.

To carry out the recommendation of
Rear Admiral Helm, relative to the
acquisition of a site in Los Angeles for a
submarine base. an amendment to the
naval bill was introduced yesterday by
Senator Works, of California. The amend
ment authorizes the government to ac-
Cept tract of land offered by the city
of Los Angeles, for a submarine base
site, and appropriates $500, 900 for the
development of the tract.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
Aliens Foot-Ease for the Troops

Many war zone hospitals have ordered
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antLseptic pow
DER, for use among the troops. Shaken
into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot
bath. Aliens Foot-Ease gives rest and
comfort. takes the friction from the shoe,
and prevents the feet getting tired or
fOotsoTe- Drug and Department Stores
everywhere sell it, sc. Don't accept any
substitute. Try 1t today.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
Twas a Terrible Mix-Up
But Net a Soul Got Hurt

Biscuits. garbage, three horses, a wagon
or the National Biscuit Company, a cart
of the Washington Fertilizer Company,
and Traction Car No. 701, met in collision
yesterday afternoon at Seventh and NJ
streets northwest, with the result that
all were badly mixed for few moments.
No one was injured, and but slight dam
nge was done to the vehicles
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
BURLESON PLAN KILLED.

Postmaster General Burleson's plan to
the pneumatic tube service
in the postoffices of several large cities
was fatty turned down yesterday when
the Senate. by vote of As to 25, agreed
to committee amendments to the post
office appropriation bill, authorizing con-
tinuance of such service in New York
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and st
Louis
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
HAWAIIAN JUDGES NAMED.

President Wilson sent to the Senate
yesterday the nominations of Samuel B.
Kent and William H. Heen to be second
and third judges, respectively, of the
District Court of Hawaii. They will be
stationed at Honolulu
The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
PAINTED HARNESS ON HORSE

Appleton. Wis. Feb. IA year ago
Frank Herman, OF Ellington, was sur
prised to find that when he brought
his horse from the stable there was a
harness on him, a bright cardinal one.
1t proved to be a painted one, some
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
"65e Store Of Service,
Important Store News Coming Soon!

it is said He remained there for
several minutes. II being necessary TO
call truck company No i from the
central fire station to place a ladder
TO the roof. Fire chief John ". Wray
and several members OF the depart
ment assembled TO the roof and lowered
Clements 10 the ground. from where
he was sent 10 the emergency hospital
Brighten the home with sole Proof
Colored Narnishes. Lander Lumber Co.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
PRODUCES HALF
IF Il. NJ. SILVER
Mogollon in 1916 Produced
1881 Ounces of Gold;
Shelter Excluded.

Nogouou. y ". Feb. 5.-The Socorro
mill marketed during 1916. 1o.5o0
ounces of gold and sl6.52O ounces Of
silver. Not taking into consideration
shipments made direct to smelter. the
MogoIlon district during 1916 produced
L. S1 ounces of gold and 9S7.S70 ounces
OF silver. This is 30 percent Of the
silver and % percent Of the gold pro-
duced in New Mexico last year.
Tor the past Is years or more the
8TosolIon camp has produced without
a break at the rate of SL0ooooo and
over a year. With the prospects Of
cheap hydro-eIectric power and that
the lower grades OF ore can also be
treated at q profit. the past produc-
tion viii undoubtedly be materially
increased
Width Of Vein Increases.
Development in the face of the main
Gold Dust tunnel shows an increased
width of vein with fair values. y
crosscut into the fOotwal has not as
Yet cut the wall.
The Oaks company developing the
Queen vein through the Mckinley tun-
mel encountered some good looking ore
during the week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
FRIENDLY ELK
EAT HAYSTACKS
Herd Imported From Wyo-
ming Two Years Ago I'm
expectedly Domesticated.


Flagstaff, Ariz-. Feb according
to state game warden Willard. the rs
elk shipped from wyoming into north
ern Arizona a couple or years ago have
thriven wonderfully well. Very few Of
the original shipment are missing and
i'm the two seasons since the impOrta-
ton have been born 19 and 80 calves,
with this years crop not counted Con-
ditions in Arizona are ideal for the elk.
the winters in the forest region being
milder than in Wyoming The animals
winter southeast or Flagstaff When
warmer weather comes, the ranging
ground is in higher attitudes. nearer
this point,
Elk and antelope were as common as
deer in northern Arizona when the
white man came. but both were eXter-
minated years ago. the elk going first
Now both are protected by stringent
law Jut now the principal trouble APP
pears to lie IN an unexpected domesu-
cation Of the imported herds. which are
said 10 show disposition TO frequent
door yards and 10 pick up the farm
kitchen leavings- In two cases indig-
UalU farmers have reported 10 the
game warden the loss Of hay stacks,
eaten by elk that had broken down
protecting fences. A bill for the reim-
bursement of both has been presented
in the legislature
More elk are TO be secured for plac-
ing on the new game preserve 10 be
established in the Graham mountains
Of southeastern Arizona. where even
Of transportation from Wyoming here
10 fore have been borne by the order
OF Elks. but the cost Of placing new
herd in the Mount Graham forest is
10 be betrayed from a fund offered by
the Boone and Crockett club of New
York city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
THREE MEN SAY
WERE STABBED
Pedro NeTrea, Herbert Ray
mond and F. Perosa Re
port Injuries to Police.

Pedro Nerrea. who resides at Seventh
and Florence streets. told the police
sunday that he had been seriously
injured Saturday night at eight o'clock,
when he was set upon 10y two unideu-
titled men at the corner OF Ninth and
Campbell streets. one Of the men,
according TO Nerrea. was armed with
knife. with which he sIashed Nerrea
in the back and arm. Following the
assault. Nerrea went 20 his home. ne
said. hut was compelled 20 come TO
the police station Sunday. when the
wounds panied him.
Herbert Redmond stabbed.
Herbert Redmond. aged about 40
years. was seriously injured saturday
night when he was stabbed in the right
lung. following quarrel ar the Lone
star automobile stand. Redmond was
taken to the emergency hospital. and
later sent to his home. Efforts are
being made TO locate his assailauts.
Unknown ASsailant slabs +. PerOSa.
Francisco Perosa. aged p. was
stabbed in the back Saturday night near
the corner of Seventh and oregon
streets by an unidentified assailant.
Perosa was sent to the emergency hos
pital and later taken TO his home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
DAILY RECORD

re the Perry-Rirkpatrick company, %
suild a brick bungalow On Lebanon street.
To The Perry-Kirkpatrick company. TO
build a brick bungalow on Montana street,
G. Huff. to build brick garage At
Arizona and AnEe. cost 1900
Deeds Filed
E7se,,esr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Mar 10 "
D Rrebau1n lot 20 and east 20 feet of lot
q. block n. Hagues' subdivision %4-9v'
T,b,y,. nsrr sdd.tion-Anna ". Tobin 20
Z J. MezEher, the westerly . feet Of lot :,
robins park addition; $500; Feb J, 1871
Tobin's park sddition-Sarn sto!ier q =
:. Neagher. lots 80. 81 %. block ,. Tooinr
PARK addition: $1O75; Feb ? 1917.
west side Of Hawthorne. near West 45oule-
vard-Dr- W-R Jameson and wife 70 =
= Neei lots IS. Is. block 1e, Sunset heignts'
$500; Jan p. 1917
Wet side Of Cotton. near Newman-W- z
Barnes TO z. W Khyser. lots y. IS. IL, 70
block IS, Franklin heights; s1o.5oo; Jan
North side Of Texas, between virginia
md st Vrain-J- c Sorenson to the Border
Isud Auto Supply company. lots ?, 10. block
zzT. Campbell's addition; f15.Soo; Feb l.
P c. Dornheckter and wife 70 Maggie r
Gobiel. lots !. :. ;. block :. Altura park
5000: FEB = R IsIt,
To Mr. D. Macias. 7os Oregon, Jan %
Birfhe-BOys.
To Ms. 4 F Torres, s15 South St Fraln'
To To Mr.. O. D Hawkins. 700 Santa Fe.
Automobiles Licensed.
s5se-A s Garcia. 1917 Montana, Ford
S5s7-Loretz-Pegram Co.. Ford
s5ss-L. Il sheay. 2o7 Ochoa. Excelsior.
s5se-M- Scrazano city, Buick
S5eO-El Paso Furniture Co. Chevrolet
sseI-E. Wehle. Mesa hotel. Hudson
S5sz-w. A Tunstill. 321 Texas. Ford
S5ss-W. " Threadgfn. 241o Wyoming,
s5s+s Dreben. 341s Montana Owen Mag
SSH Il GILES. sos Rio Grsnd-. MAJ
s5ss-c. L For-ythe. III West Rio
Grande, Chalmers
S5s7IC L Forzythe. Psthfindeg.
S5ss-H. z. Jackson. 1904 Idalia, Over
s5ss-Jos Smith. sos Campbell. Hupmo-
ssOe-H. L FIagle. los Tays. Ford
s6o1-W. H. Rucker. TT Bliss. Velie.
ss02-Col. ". r Martin. city. Overland
s60s-V B. Pickens. city. Flanders.
s6o4-George Stil~ell. city. Ford.
sso5-E. H Price. 7oS East Missouri
FORD
Licensed to MARY.
Fidei Jairrse and Maria Hernandez
2 Potash NJ Rose StolarofE
Roland c mons and Ethel hA.ar-
Andrew Leaks and Maria Dlaz.
y. Purcy and Ethel RADON
Deaths.
Robert DentIer Simpson. aged two months,
1904 First street. February 1: buried in Ever
{. r. wheeler. aged 40, county road. Feb.
II buried in Concordis-
Carrie Pollard. aged g.. local hospital.
Psb. 3: buried IN Evergreen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
GOVERNMENT OVERLOOXS
SI03.O0G,GGO ITEM OF DAM

Phoenix. Ariz- Feb 5-Accordinc to
president John Orme Of the SAT- River
Valley Water Users Assn. the interior
department forgot a little matter Of
million dollars in making out its esti-
mate of what this valley must repay
for the construction of the Roosevelt
dam and the valley irrigation system.
This item was in connection with adj
ditiOnal power plants which were
financed 10y the local association and
not by the government. The charges
viii be fought hy the associa ton.
which IS confident that deductions VIII
1e made Of several million dollars.
money that was spent by the govern
ment engineers in experimental work
and in carrying out of plans that had
20 be abandoned as expensive mistakes.
Much of this experimental work was
done at Roosevelt. where the dam
erected was the first of the sort
handled by the irrigation engineers.
who. in effect. were educated AT the
expense of the salt river valley farmers.
according TO the claims OF the farmers
repre- entatiTes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
Red Cross Has 10000
Physicians and ZOO
Nurses For War Duty

Washington. T. G. Feb 5.-The Red
Cross society has available. in the
event of war. 10000 physicians and zoe
nurses. il was announced today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05

professional bookkeeping and manual
instruction.
A second course is open TO those
who. while retaining their profession.
wish to qualify for special work and
improve themselves in some particu-
lar branch. Soldiers who have lost
their right hand. for instance. are train
ed in a few weeks to use their left
hand For men who have been en-
ployed in the building trades. for in
stance, there is special instruction to
enable them 10 rise from the workshop
to hold a position in the Office and
drawing room. The men who have
been employed in metals may take
curriculum including German gram
mar. correspondence. labor law. arithme-
tic. geometry, workshop. bookkeeping.
physics and mechanics. electricity. pro
feSsiOnal draughtsmanship and the
reading Of technical drawings. The in
is supplemented by visits to
the industrial plants.
There are besides ten weeks courses
on a variety of subjects which enable
q man to pass his masters OF journey
mans examination. An artisan who
isles to train himself to open a small
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-05
Five Fires in Five
Hours, Sunday, Keep
Fighters on The Jump

Five alarms OF fire within an equal
number Of hours set record for the
fire department Sunday afternoon In
cidenfally. the record for four days was
also broken. II alarms having been
received since February /. an unpre-
cedeuted number in the history OF the
department
The first alarm received Sunday was
from 1915 East Nevada at 1858 o'clock,
burning fiue causing alarm TO the
residents Of the house. The second
was at 1875 from 401 South oregon. it
being another flue fire. An overheated
furnace at 3208 Bliss street caused q
slight fire at o'clock. while a quantity
of trash at Second and FL PasO caused
an alarm at o'clock a quantity Of
ashes piled against a fence at 3119
Bliss street caused a small blaze
short time later