The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-24
AMERICAN KILLED
Continued from First. Page.)

rhr., DAYS stay at White Sulphur
Springs. ". Va. w;>s varl"uSlE inter
i.r..t,.d IN connection wlih r"SSihIe DE-
N"tu;,rn"utS. in the German CRISIS Al
rrS, there WAS 4 general tendency TO be-
li.vc that il meant til" government dld
uut contemplate, taking any new step
before thu. middle 1T next week. that Il
decisions mad been reached and plans
w"rkd out IT," head of the stat" depart
:,l.at cnul,! II" spared for rev days
rest n"w better than later.
Tn.r.. vas Il Two hours cabinet meet
:ng this AFTERNOON. followed by tho an
nruur,ul"ut that tho international Sltua-
ton had UNDERGOING Il" change. Members
.,lrr.. NOR. tlau usually rcticcnt in dis
t,II"S~irn aft. rWardS. although they IN
rd.cat.,i thar President Wilson stu had
,nadr no plans FOR his expected visit TO
Congress 10 sock authority I" protect
Nm. -t"ans and their ships from SUD-
MARINES.
! Administration officials
v.";iI not comment on TIL" probable eff
fec; upru tho prs Sidcnt'S course OF the
E.pGHlIcun litihuStcr started IN the sem
. ;li, with tn" apparent Intention or forc.
iuS an extra session and til: threats or
! som. Republican l:ad'rs to oppose
yraatinE ANY additional power TO oa
u.s.. by ;hc executive after adjourn
lucnt.
,$pa;ch announcing the t"rr"dntns
. without warning Of the French liner
Arh"S and til, drowning of AN American
missionary on hoard as q passenger.
My idea. however. that this might no
tn" c.crt act which would prccipitat"
wns war cleared away later by press
, c.Errtrn"s telling how tn" liner was
hing us"d rs u troop ship under
Convoy of two destroyers.
y" "ord has h"cn received from Am
i;isS;tIOE Prntirid concerning Austria
reply To In. request for Il statement rs
, To- whether the Nr.nna government adj
; ii"rcS fully !" i.rlnanys submarine
; polio. and whether In" pledges given IN
the AncUna and Persia eases are repNdl-
at"d. Germany Misunderstood Ia be cN-
r"t!uc sjr"n" y"rSSur" On Austria FOR q
,"iuul.t" defiance nf this country and
"cij"i:IlS h"r;. Il" u"i conceal their be-
lat M, {. break !" inevitable IN spite
IF the r"!ictauc" of both governments
: I|aran Zwi.din.', "tars: If the AIS
/ TRAN .mbnSSy. called at h" state depar q,
: !I.rnt today AMI iS aid I" h;tT" earned
: that M iit.lc would b" SGT Tor. the pre-
S..ur:,ti"u II credentials :" he president
t.. rnUnt f'acn"wSf;f. III" ~" am"aSsa-
dor, Entit the ISSUE win nus S"F'InUteHl
wa, i.rdrl
Th.. i,,,.-r,tinu mr Secretary Lansing 20
leave. Washington for = short vacation,
tii.. frs; h.. has :.ad sine" carry last talI,
hacatn.. known shortly after The cabinet
Takes Precautions.
T. Th. secretary Will TAX" with MN z
confidential secretary familiar WITH All
;!l.. r,v,rnsucnt codes :t$ 4 mater Of pre-
cant l"u 1T caSr II new CRISIS Sh"hlu a.
,r!uit huf viii "uh"aE"r - Keep ms
,aiui as irr.. AS possible from p"rplcN-
Il:y details Only the inr"rihnt de-
s;atch,.>, viii b. sent /" him. II" IS sad
- h,v,. been working r"c"ntIr On an I'm
! ;,uriant ,!n,'Urn.nt FOR tn" Pr"Sid"nt.
winch nov : believed +" h" completed
Til" Question ri armInS Aii"rlcan
ships has h,"n further compllr:urd 10y
, - request from T. y. :: t-auki'n' nl tns
.A,u.rlcan line. not only for guns. but