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The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

Ida y. Fmvick. 80 years ll5 Wis ave. nv.
Annie n, Ward. &C.: T56 Newton pl. NV.
Ba1ahrh p. MouIden, %, Emergsucy Hosp.taI
drsih W. Davis. Sc st. E1iz1bsth's HOSPITAL
Mathew Dooley. 7s. 20 Seventh st. sw.
Ernest Hall. n. Emergency Hospital.
Francis A. Norman, "a, 304 Ninth st ne.
coLoRED.
Bsrtha Gray. - yeanA. Tuberculosis Hospital.
Eliza MePherson, 8. 100 HaH st. Ct. nv.
Mary 0rfhth, 70. Emergency Hospital.
Rachel ccopsr, 81, go N 4. NV.
asfes II. Gsmble. 81. 1879 Fifth ct nv.
Fannie CoIsnian, q. @ LIST. ~.
lana Lee. 81. Carried HospitaL
katis Watkins. a.. Frcsdmsn's Hospital.
fsnnis cietk. %. 9ios Il. NV
Amanda Brown. a. . suiihsns st So,
LILLIAN Dewa mrnths. Fresdnaeu's Hosnital
Arthur ]. AdamA II days. Casaalfy Hospital
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
Wilson Loses Wife
At Arcade Meeting

President wilson lost his wife
yesterday.
the Arcade. the President started
down the long line OF veterans.
who were standing 1t attention.
discovered Mrs. Wilson was not
with him.
Looking back. he saw that the
First Lady Of the Land had been
captured" by an old veteran. who
had known her for years.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABlE. -
Compiled by United States Coast and Goedet!c
Survey.D
TodaE-Low tide. 2:29 q. m. ana $50 D. m. :
high tide. SEA q. m and s:Ss p. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
CONDITION or 1sE WAITE

Temperature and condition Of water yest.rday
at 8 a. m.-Great Falls: Temperature. s5 copdi.
tion. clear. Dsleca-lia reservoir: Temperature.
i0; condition at north connection. cloudy; con-
dition at south. connection. muddy Georretovn
distributing reservoir: Temperature, 20: eondI-
ton at infuent gaishcuss. muddy; condition At
efhuent Eatehoase. very cloudy. - -
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
PROTESTS 10 BRAZIL

hio De JaneiTo, June b,-Gsrm.,y
merchant ships Nv RrazfI srcors,,.s. !.
70 report here today,
Brazl last week seized s Ger-ns n
ships lying in her ports and interned
the crews = : --
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
PRIMA DONNA GELS DIVORCE,

New York, June 5.-Mme. Marguerite
MatEenauer. the Metropolitan Opera
pitma donna. was granted a decree
of divorce today from her husband
Eduardo Ferrari-Fontana She was
also granted custody Of her three
year-old daughter.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06

Cuba h 10 advertise its sttrac-
uons N United States newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06

Notable June weddings.
Gudeh flowers and horal decoFations are
always most attractive. I2i4 Y st.-AdT.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12

down only by reason and the super
imam. 1 never believed it was anything
more than a fne-spun theOry-until
now. But now I know it is true"
He spread his hands.
81 can't help it, can II"
1.-THE man that you are now can't
help it; no. But the man that you
could be-if he would only come
back" she stopped with a little IN
comfortable shudder and sat down
again, covering her face with her
hands.
I'm going to turn Jibbey loose
after I'm through" he vouchsafed.
She took her hands away and blazed
up at him suddenly, with her face
aflame.
eyes after you are safe; after there
Is no longer any risk in it for you
That is worse than if you had killed
him-worse for you, / mean. Oh, can't
you see? It's the very depth of coward
~ infa1ny !"
He smiled sourly. "You think I'm
a coward? They've been calling me
everything else but that In the past
few days"
you are q cowardw she flashed
back. You have proved it. You
daren't go out to Little Butte tonight
and get that man and bring him to
Brewster while there is yet time for
him To do who +oI-o,, II ic +ba+ Won GRO
afraid he will do"
Was it the Quintessence of feminine
subtlety, or only honest rage and in
dfgnation, that told her how to aim
the armor-piercing arrow? God, who
alone knows the secret workings Of
the woman heart and brain, can tell.
But the arrow sped true and found its
mark. Smith got up stiffly out of the
big swing chair and stood glooming
down at her.
you think I did it for myself ?
just to save my own worthless hide?
III show you; show you all the things
that you say are now impossible. Did
you bring the gray roadsler?'
She nodded briefly.
Your father is coming back; hear
the elevator bell. I am going to take
the car, and don't want to meet him.
VIII you say what is needful?'
She nodded again, and he went out
quickly. 1t was only a few steps down
the corridor to the elevator landing,
and the stair circled the Gagged elevator
shaft to the ground floor. Smith halt
ed in the darkened corner of the stair
way long enough to make sure that
the colonel, with Stillings and a wom-
an in an automobile coat and veil-a
woman who figured for him in the
passing glance as Corona's mother
got of at the Office floor. Then he
ran down to the street level, cranked
the gray roadster and sprang in to
send the car rocketing westward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
CHAPTER XXI.
The CoIoneI's "Deh,"

Though it was only eight o'clock,
Smith sent his card to Miss RichIand-
er's rooms at once and then had him
self lifted to the meZzanine floor to
wait for her. She came in a few min
utes, a striking1y beautiful figure Of
woman in the freshness Of her morn
ing gown, red-lipped, bright-eyed, and
serenely conscious of her own re-
splendent gifts Of face and figure
Smith went quickly to meet her and
drew her aside into the music parlOr.
Already the need for caution was be-
ginning to make itself felt.
/ II have come" he said briefly.
: 'You got my note?" she asked.
"a few minutes ago-just-as was
leaving the breakfast table,"
+ "You will leave Brewster at once
while the way is still open|
; He shook his head. ST can't do
that; IN common justice to the men
who have trusted me, and who are
now needing me more than ever, /
must stay through this one day, and
possibly another"
''Mr. Kinzie will not be likely to lose
any time" she prefgured thoughtfuIly.
''He has probably telegraphed to Law
renceville before this" Then, with a
glance over her shoulder to make sure
that there were no eaYesdrOppers
"But not one of these Brewsterites can
identify you as John Montague Smith
Of LawrencevilIe-the man who is
wanted by Sheriff Macauley. My IA
Their, in his letter, after telling me
that he will be detained in the noun
tains several days longer, refers to Mr..
Kinzie's request and suggests"
The fugitive was smiling grimly. 'sEe
suggests that you might help Mr.. Kin
Zie out"
'sNot quite that" she rejoined. 'tHe
merely suggests that am to be prudent,
and-to quote him exactly-'not get
mixed up in the affair in any way SO
that it would make talk"
ST see," said Smith. And then: "You
have a disagreeable duty ahead Of you,
and I'd relieve you Of the necessity
by running away, if could. But that
is impossible. as I have explained"
CTo Be Continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12

Yes; a step or two. For week
Stanton has been busy on the paper
railroad claim, and that is what made
me buy a few cases of good rifles
and send them out to Williams: ase,
afraid Stanton might try force. He
won't do that if he can help it; he'll
go in with some legal show, if possible,
because our force at the dam far out
numbers any gang he could hire, and
he knows we are armed"
''He can't work the legal game" said
Starbuck defnitiveIy. 1--WE known
Judge Warner ever since I was knee
high to a hop-toad, and a sQuarer man
doesn't breathe"
"That is all right, but you're forget
ting something. The paper railroad is
or was Once-an interstate corpora
ton, and so may ask for relief from
the federal courts, thus going over
Judge Warmers head. I'm not saying
anything against Lorching, the federal
judge at Red Butte. I've met him, and
he is a good jurist and presumably an
honest man. But he is we'll along in
years, and has an exaggerated notion
Of his own Importance. Stanton, or
rather his fgurehead railroad people,
have asked him to intervene, and he
has taken the case under Amusement.
That is where we stand this morning."
Starbuck was nodding slowly. II
see what you mean, now," he said. eff
LOrchtng jumps the wrong way for US,
you're looking to see a United States
marshal walk up to BARLEY Williams
some time today and tell him to quit.
That would put the final kibosh on US,
wouldn't it?"
Smith was rising in his place.
I'm not dead yet, Billy" he re-
joined cheerfully. Il haven't let it get
this far without hammering out a few
eXpedients for our side. If [ can man.
age to stay in the fight today and to-
morrow"
A little new under clerk had come in
from the hotel Office and was trying to
give Starbuck a note in a square en-
velope, and Starbuck was saying: "NO,
that's Mr.. Smith, over there"
Smith took the note and opened it,
and he scarcely heard the clerks eX-
PLANTATION that it had been put in his
box the evening before, and that the
day clerk had been afraid he would
get away without finding it. It was
from Verda HIGHLANDER, and it had
neither superscription nor signature.
This is what Smith read
'My little ruse has failed miserably.
Mr.. KS. messenger found my father
in spite of it, ard he-the messenger
returned this evening. I know, be-
cause he brought note from father to
me. Come to me as early tomorrow
morning as you can, and We'll plan
what can be DONE"
Smith crushed the note in his hand
and thrust it into his pocket. Star
buck was making a cigarette, and was
studiously refraining from breaking in.
But Smith did not keep him waiting.
"That was my knockout, Billy" he
said with a quietness that was almost
overdone. "My time has suddenly been
shortened to hours-perhaps to min
utes. Get car as quickly as you can
and go to Judge Warmers house. I
have an appointment with him at nine
o'clock. Tell him I'll keep it, if can,
but that he needn't wait for me if I
am not there on the minute"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12

In this column will be found tbs
names of county officers. city off,
GERS, school board and library board
ana other officers for general infor-
nation.
COUNTY OFFICERS

County Judge-w. j. Conway.
Sheriff-John E. Normington.
Under Sheriff-Albert Natwick
County Clerk-Sam Church.
County Treasurer-Claus Johnson.
Register of Deeds-Henry Ebbe.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-A. B.
Bever.
District Attorney-John Roberts.
County Highway Commissioner
L, Amundson.
Register in Probate-Mra. Nellia
Dolan.
Surveyor-J. ". Severns.
Coroner-H. II. Helke.
Superintendent of Schools-Georss
A. Varney.
Assessor OF Incomes-Andrsw p.
Fen.
Superintendent of Poor Farm-Jas,
Case.
Superintendent OF Insane Asylum
y. E. Gibson.
State Senator-I. P. Witter.
Member of Assembly-Byron Whit
tingham.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12

q got Jtbbeg into It, de ftlo4Ffat . <Yas
we got out Of town he grew suspicious,
and there was a struggle in the auto.
II had to beat him over the head to
make him keep quiet; I thought for
the moment that I had killed him, and
1 knew, then, just how far I had gone
on the road I've been travelling ever
since a certain night in the middle Of
last May. The proof was in the way
felt; [ wasn't either sorry or horror
stricken; I was merely relieved to
think that he wouldn't trouble me, or
clutter up the world with his worth
less presence any longer"
"But that wasn't your real self n
she expostulated.
what was it, them"
ST don't know-I only know that 1t
wasn't you. But tell me: did he dep
"No."
What have you done with him?'
''Do you know the old abandoned
.Wire-Silver mine at Little Butte?"
81 knew 1t before it was abandoned,
yes"
'I was out there one Sunday after.
noon with Starbuck. The mine is bulk
headed and locked, but one of the keys
on my ring fitted the lock, and Star
buck and I went in and stumbled
around for a while in the dark tun-
nels. took Jibbey there and locked
him up. He's there now"
"Alone in that horrible place-and
without food?"
"AlOne, yes; but went out yester-
day and put basket of food where he
could get It."
"What are you going to do with
him?"
81 am going to leave him there until
after I have put Stanton and Kinzie
and the other buccaneers safely out of
business. When that is done, he can
go; and I'll go, too"
She had risen, and at the summing
up she turned from him and went aside
to the one window to stand for a long
minute gazing down into the electric
lighted street. When she came back
her lips were pressed together and she
was very pale.
when I was in school, our old
psychology professor used to try to tell
US about the underman; the brute that
lies dormant inside of US and is kept
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12

and Jibbey had been released gasping
and sobbing, to stagger back against
the tunnel wall, Smith CROPPED for the
candle and found and relighted it.
Tucker" he said gently, you are
more Of man than I took you to be-
a good bit more. Now that you're Civ
ing me chance to say it, can tell
you that Verda Richhnder doesn't fig
ure in this at all. I'm not going to
marry her, and she didn't come out
here in the expectation of finding me-"
"Then what does figure in it?" was
the dry-lipped query.
st was merely a matter Of self-pres-
erYat1on. There are men in Brewster
who would pay high for the informa-
zion you might give them about me-"
You might have given me a hint
and q chance, Monty. I'm not all dog"
That's all past and gone. I didn't
give you your chance, but I'm going
to give it to you now. Let's go-if
you're fit to try it,
''Wait a minute If you think, be-
cause you didn't pull your gun now
and drop me and leave me to rot in
this hole, if you think that squares
the deal"
I'm not making any conditions"
Smith interposed. There are a num-
Der of telegraph offices in Brewster,
and for at least two days longer I
shall always be within easy reach"
Jibbey's anger f1ared ND once more.
"You think I won't do it? You
think I'll be so glad to get to some
place where they sell whisky that I'll
forget all about it and let you off?
Don't you make any mistake, Monty
SMITH You can't knock me on the
head and lock me up as if 1 were a yell
low dog. I'll fx your
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Regular meetings of this Loard in
held on the first Monday of each
month at 1880 o'clock p. m.
EST ward-Mrs. E. P. Arpin and W.
Il. Reeves.
End ward. r. Ragan and Jacob
Searls.
3rd ward-T. W. Brazeau, W. F.
Kellogg.
4th ward-Guy o. Babcock, Pres,
Mrs. Sam Church.
9th ward-Otto Bein and Carl
Nord.
9th ward. P. Horton, Rev. Fl. B.
Johnson.
7th ward-C. A. Hatch and Mrs. B.
L. Browr-
9Th ward. w. Natwick, C. A.
Meilicks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
CITY OFFICIALS.

Mayor-E. W. Ellis.
City Clerk-Joseph Wheir, Jr.
City Treasurer-Louis Schan.
Assessor-Clark Lyon.
City Attorney. J. Jeffrey.
Justices of the Peace-F. W. Cal
kins, Edward N. Pomainville.
Chief of Police-James D. Gibson.
Health Officer-Dr. J. J. Looze.
Supt. of Pubic Works.-E. Mccarthy
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
President-F. J. Wood.
Treasurer-L P. Witter.
Secretary-Mrs. ]. E. Daily.
Commissioners-E. P. Arpin, Mrs.
.. j. Kaudy. The three officers also
act as commissioners and Prof. C. W,
Schwede is an ex-ofhcio member.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
TIME TABLES OF
PASSENGER SERVICE
Chicago & NOrthwesterm Ry.
Going Northwegt.

Chicago & Northwestern BY.
Going Northwest.
No. 433, Ar Fond du Lac--9:5S q. m.
No. 433, Ar. Grand Rapids--1:55 p. m.
No. 433, Ar. Marshfeld- ---2:35 o. m.
No. 433, Lv. Milwaukee----7.5O a. m
Ne. 400, Ar. Fond du Lac--6:55 p. m.
No. 400 Ar, Grand Rapids 1927 2. m.
No. 400, Ar. Marshfeld- -11:8O D. m.
Going Southwest.
No. 406, Lv. Marshfeld- 4:4O q. m.
No. 406 Lv. Grand Rapids-5:3O a. m.
No. 400, Lv. Milwaukee----5:1O p. m.
No. 406 Ar. Fond du Lac--8:50 a. m.
No. 400. Ar. Milwaukee--10:5O a. m.
No. 416 Lv. Marshfeld- 1905 D. m.
No. 416, Lv. Grand Rapids 12:48 p. IN.
No. 4l6, Ar. Fond du Lac--4:20 p. m.
Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul BY.
Going North.
No. 25, pass. (Sun. Only 11:1O q. m.
No. 5, pass. D. Eek Sum- 6:27 p. m.
No. l, d. lex. Sun. l------5:12 . N.
Going South
No. z, pass. daily--------9:41 .. m.
No. 6, pass. D. tex. Sum- 1919 .. N.
Green Bay & Western BY.
Going East.
No. 2, Lv. Grand Rapids daily,
except Sunday ----------2:14 o. "a.
No. 2. Ar. Green Bay----5:45 .. m.
No. 1, Ar. Green Bay----11:20 q. m.
Going West
No. l, LV. Grand Rapids daily,
except Sunday----------10:27 q. m
No. l, Ar. Winona- o. IL.
No. l, Ar. Minneapolis o. m.
No. l, Ar. st. Paul-------4:5O o. 10.
No. 3, Ar. Grand Rapids,
daily, except Sunday----9:05 p. N.
500 Line.
No. sol, Lv. Grand Rapids--9:25 o. m.
No. sol, Ar. St. Paul-----4:00 o. m.
No. 803, Lv. Grand Rapids--3:55 p. m.
10. SOB, Ar. Chippewa Falls 2:O6 .. "a.
Nekoosa Branch
South Bound
Lv. G. Rapids, 1880 a. m, 2:15 .. ~
Az. NskoosA- p. IA, $3.50 .. "a.
Going North
az q Banda 19.1h ~ 1a n
No. 4, Lv. Grand Rapids danny
sxsspt q. g.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
Copyright By Chas. scribner's Sons

T Stillings was a lawyer and had no
Iscruples, but the colonel had them in
just proportion to his Southern birth
and breeding.
ct don't like to drag a woman into
1T, any way or shape, Bob" he pro-
tested; and he would have gone on to
say that he had good reason to be-
Ilieve that Miss Richlander's influence
over Smith might not be at all Of the
melfOrating sort, but StiIIings cut him
short.
There need be no 'dragging.' The
young woman doubtless knows the
business situation; she evidently
knows Smith a whole lot better than
we do. It's a chance, and we'd better
try it. He's good for half an hour or
so with those vouchers"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12

Ne. 400, Ar. Fond du Lac--6:55 p. m.
No. 400 Ar. Grand Rapids 1887 2. m.
No. 400, Ar. Marshfeld-1 80 .. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
CHAPTER XIX.
A Little LeaVen.

The summer-night stars served only
to make the darkness visible along the
road down the Timanyoni river and
across to the mining camp of Red
Butte. Smith twisted the gray road
ster sharply to the left out of the road,
and four miles from the turn, shut of,
the power and got down to continue
his journey afoot. The mine workings
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.

President-George W. Mead.
Vice President-Mrs. |. P. Wittax.
Secretary-Mrs. G. Z. Boles.
Tressurer-Mrs Geo. III. Hill.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-05
WOMEN HAVE WON
FIGHT FOR BALLOT
sUFF~ AGE is ENDORSED BY BRIT.
18Th PREMIER AND WOMEN
MAY VOTE.
Franchise Reforms to be Granted i'm
Recognition of Sacrifices and Ser
vices of Women of England
in World War.

London.-After an interesting de-
bate on March % the house of com
mons by majority of 279 expressed
approval of legislation on the lines of
the speakers conference recommends
tons for franchise reform.
The small minority against such a
measure represented not the actual op-
ponents of reform but rather members
who were DESTROYS of postponing leg
islation of such a contentious charac-
ter until after the war.
The great feature of the debate was
the frank acceptance by ex-Premier
Asquith and Andrew Bonar Law, chan
cellor of the exchequer, of women's
right to vote as a result of their war
sacrifices and services, and Premier
Lloyd Georges whole-hearted accept
ance Of the conference recommends
ton. He was even willing to go still
further and make the qualifying pc
riod three instead of six months.
A small party in the commons ex-
pressed their continued opposition to
women's suffrage, but their numbers
were too small to carry great weight.
The nationalists announced that they
would support Mr. Asquiths motion.
AS the result of the debate the gov
eminent, as Mr.. Bonar Law announced,
will proceed with legislation to give
effect to the recommendations of the
conference.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-05
LABOR MOBILIZATION
PLAN IF WAR COMES
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRIKES
TAKEN IN PREPARATION FOR
WAR WITH GERMANS.
Labor Chiefs Meet With Secretary
Wilson to Consider Means for
Making Workers Available for
the Government.

Observation-Disclosures of labor
for government service in event of
war with Germany was planned We'd
nesday at a conference of officials and
labor leaders in the offices of Secre-
tary Wilson. Means were agreed upon
for making readily available enough
workmen to insure operation of gov
eminent ship yards and arsenals and
Of plants working on government con-
tracts.
Officials, profiting by the expert.
ences of England, are determined that
If the country takes an active part in
the European war, 1t shall not be EN-.
barrassed by labor troubles.
The American Federation of Labor,
which has pledged its membership to
support the government, was repre-,
sented by its president, Samuel Com.
pers. Through the federation the gov.
eminent expects to get trained work
men. The United States public EN-.
ployment service will furnish unskill
ed men and the civil service commits
sion will supply clerical help. The
postofrice department will advertise
the country's needs. The Council OF
National Defense, of whose labor com.
mittee Mr.. Gompers is chairman, also
will cooperate.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-05
GERMANY DOES
NOT WANT WAR
SUCH is DECLARATION OF THE
IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR IN
THE RElCHsTAo.
Says II United States Considers Sub.
marine Warfare Cause for Hos
tilltles, Germany Can Bear
and Overcome This"

Berlin.-Germany meyer had the
slightest intention Of attacking the
United States of America, and does
not have such intention now. 1t never
desired war against the United States
Of America, and does not desire IL
today, was the declaration made by
the German imperial chancellor, DR..
Bethmann-Hollweg, in a speech in
the reichstag on March 20.
Concerning German relations with
the United States, the chancellor,
whose speech is reported by the Over
seas News agency 1.-THE German offie-
ial news bureau) said:
Within the next few days the d.
rectors of the American nation will be
convened by President Wilson for an
extraordinary session of congress in
order to decide the question or war or
peace between the American and Ger
man nations.
Germany never had the slightest
intention of attacking the United
States Of America and does not have
such intention now. II never desired
war against the United States of Am
erica, and does not desire it today.
How did these things devIop?
More than once we told the United
States that we made unrestricted use
of the submarine weapon expecting
that England could be made to OBJ.
serve. in her policy of blockade, the
laws nf buunanfttr ond fnta.,at{onaI
agreements. This blockade policy
this | expressly recall--has been call |
ed illegal and indefenstble' (the I'm
perial chancellor here used the En-
glish words) by President Wilson and |
Secretary of State Lansing Our ex-
pectatlons, which we maintained dur
ng eight months, have been disap-
completely; England not only
lid not give up her illegal and indie
'ensible policy of blockade, but unin-
erruptedly intensified it, England,
ogother with her allies, arrogantly
elected the peace offers made by us
md our allies and proclaimed her war
inns, which aim at our humiliation
nd that of our allies.
Then we took unrestricted sub
marine warfare into our hands; we
lad to for our defense.
IF the American nation considers
his a cause for which TO declare war
gainst the German nation with whom
has lived in peace for more than
ne hundred years. If this action war
ants an increase of bloodshed, we
hall not have to bear the responsible
y for &C. The German nation, which
sels neither hatred nor hostility
gainst the United States OF America.
hall also bear and overcome this"