South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-06

is "a great fleet OF privately owned
motor boats which can be equipped
with experienced men and small
caIibered guns 10 hunt down sub
marines that might try 10 enter any
OF the big harbors- The bureau OF
navigation has compiled "a complete
list Of all of these vessels owned in
east and west coasts and on the
Great Lakes and they can be inn
pressed the moment that the emerg-
ency for their use arises.
The question OF what is 20 be done
in the case OF Austria remains UNI
settled. The president has taken no
action on it's memorandum wh' y in
effect endorses the German plan FOR
the unrestricted Use Of the sub
marine Certain Instructions have
been sent TO Ambassador Penheld
who is reported 20 have had YER,
lengthy conference with the Austrian
foreign Office chiefs on sunday and
another yesterday I'm accordance
with the policy adopted OF with
holding information until a definite
plan OF action is decided upon. Of
fcials refuse TO say what the am
bassador was expected 20 discuss or
whether reports have been received
from him.
VIII PrOteCt property.
Again today officials impressed al
callers with the declaration that the
plans Of the United States viii be
carried out in a manner justified by
the laws Of nations and or humanity
All German property in the United
States and all German subjects viii
have all possible protection. II pos
sible the government viii lean far
backwards in order that Its entire
course shall be above criticism But.
the hope that because of the manner
i'm which the United States was act
ing would have the effect Of caus-
ing a change ina the German sub
marine plans has almost disap-
peared.
Confidential adviCes reaching here
today declare that the submarines
viii 20 ahead and If they do not
take a record breaking toll Of ship
ping en- route 20 entente ports IT, viii
simply be because OF the precautions
taken BY the British and French adj
miralties 10 meet the emgerency
The president planned 90 spend
most OF the day ar the white house.
He had no appointments that We're
announced and ne called Off his
usual Tuesday conference with the
newspaper correspondents
Waiting WonI From Ncutrals
The United states stnl was await
| ing today a reply from Pres't Wiz
SONS appeal 90 neutral nations 90
foin with this country iu hrea king
OF diplomatic relations with Ger
many as q protest against violation
Of international law I'm her new SUBJ
marine warfare. To- was stated that
there would be pro announcement
whether such replies were favorable
or uufavorab1e ar this time
Administration officials were re-
calling the speech made hy Prr-t
wilson the Gridiron club in F'ebru-
arv as indicating the attitude % the
administration against amy action
AT that time The president declared
that wherever the impulse arose
au7oDe, Americans 20 settle any in
terrational controversy in a short
way 60 would be well 90 remember
that this has not been the policy q
American statesmen Of the past
American. DE held. never nata
been either rash or cOVard.F. Hut
have followed the course that ras
10 be- FOR the best o. an mankind
Under such a policy it was pointed
out there would be no move oy rhis
country until uuQUe-t0red pr0fOca-
zion has been Ei>er.
Rem William s Green of Mass
arh-fsetts today .-alied on SeeE Dam
iele and ora behalf OF a. Phunp~-
head OF the Mechanic Foundry and
Machine 60 % ram River. ceere'L
the use OF the parr t0 the eoyern-
ment iu case 81 war
Specific denial was made hy rie
state department today OF report
that an Americans had been ordered
out ~ Germany. The administra-
ton has not changed the original in-
strucrious sent 10 Am hasSsdor Ger
ard 70 advise American, to ie1f8
and 90 make ID plain rhst chose ~-av-
ling did SO on their own responsible
lD."