Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-17
Cabinet Members Spend Hour With Wilson Dis
 cussing U Boat Warfare.
DISPATCH QUERIES
 REGARD AMERICANS
spanish Minister Receives Information That German, Is Assisting tmcri- cans to Omit Country, but There's
 Delay in Concentration.

Berlin. Feb. 1G via I.ondon, Feb r this morning published two-column pro O-Gcrman appeal to Americans, to which was attached the signatures of 10 American newspaper cotrcspOnd- ! cnts, most of whom recently were residents of Berlin.
 The existence of this appeal, which was alleged to have been drawn up last November was wholly unknown to American newspaper men here, who promptly branded the document as forgery, insofar as their alleged sigma turCS were concerned
 In retraeting the appeal tonight, the Vossische Zeitune says it was framed by former New York newspaper man, now doing free lance work here, and who wrote it to order for an l American.
 Washington, Feb. 16.--The ruthless German submarine campaign and it's effect upon the United States were discussed late today by President Wilson and the members of his cabi- net. The meeting lasted only an hour, and afterward it was said no new steps had been decided upon Arming of merchantmen and the economic effect of the partial tie-up of shipping out of American ports were the subjects to which the cabi- net devoted their attention
 Consideration is being given by the government to all the different phases Of the situation that has developed since the break in diplomatic rela- tions with Germany, including the detention of the Yarrowdale prison CTS, the crisis with Austria, the plight Belgian relief. High officials took pains today, however, to emphasize that the great fundamental problem before the nation is the illegal sub- marine campaign itself. Against this Suupd tHc UHIlcu oldCeS udS made the most vigorous protest short of war. but the administration realizes that so long as it permits Ameri- can ships to be held in port for fear of attack by submarines. it. in effect, is acquiescing in the German policy. This state of affairs, it is admitted, can not be permitted to continue in- definitely. What the United States must do to end it, and when, are the only questions. The president is understood to have very definite opinion as to what should be done, but he has not yet decided that the time to do it has come,
 Queries for Germany.
 Press dispatches from Berlin, an- nouncing that the 72 American sea men brought by the prize ship Yar- rowdale had been released, would not be discussed, pending the receipt of official advices on the subject.
 A cablegram was sent to the Span- ish ambassador at Berlin, asking if IL vas true. The report is not doubted. as # has been assumed from the first that Germany would not hold the mel after the rumors reaching there Of alleged imprisonment of German sail OTIS in the United States had been cleared up.
 Another enquiry was sent to the Spanish ambassador at Berlin, .o ascertain the cause of the delay in the departure of the American train from Munich, which MT. Gerard had previously reported would leave some day this week." with S6 consuls and their families and an unknown number of Americans
 Berlin Promises Aid. An earlier dispatch from the Span- ish ambassador said Germany had promised to facilitate tine departure of the consuls and their families as much as possible. It is understood, however, that for military reasons the