The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-05

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formal telegram Withdrawing
him from Berlin al 10 o'clock.
Sunday night.
Ne expected 20 deliver the
American governments state
rnent 10 Foreign Secretary zIn.
norman az ~ o'clock Monday
morning.
BERLIN. Feb. Sunday. Delay
81 Every american in Berlin Il
preparing for wa between the
Cnited states and Germany
News ~ the break IN diplomats
relations Was first printed In an ey-
TIA issued ~ noon today by the Der.
hner Zeitung
The report spread like wildnrr
thru Berlin. Anne cans telephonsi
the grave news Co each other and
called 40 tho American embassy fo-
further information
ID 10 o'clock this afternoon Am
lassador Gerard hal not received
cGcid notification % The break Al
that time. however. be- went for an
hours conference VITA German For
IN Secretary zimmerman. When
h. returned his manner was grave.
To observers here any drawing
back BY Germany FROM her an
fopneer1ent ot unlimited speo1arin-
., es would &c the greatest surprise
Of the war
German has now mobillzed every
ounce q ler energy Tor the expect
td-and dseisive--Ca paiEn
With troops con, tanuy going 20
lEe iront. With Zeppclins avins
ever The city. vith daily reports ~
submarine successts and the news
Il sBccrs sfgi thrOwing on OF Entcnte
stacks or sll fronts The public is
steeled "a .urther sacrifices
Tire feeling ners &c that Germany
IS gigantic powder magazine ere
raring fer an explosion IN a military
ssrse--and that tnif explosion Will
shake the universe.
rhe American embassy was pio-
ture o. gloom Secretary Joseph C.
Grew. Commando Gherar1i naval
= ache. stg8tl e. 2.aeF4-i srins- ami
employees paced tie corridors nerv-
ea-iy
Omcial word va. an1ioustv await
81. TIE brief wort issued IN meas
PAPER extras Was read and re-read
OUTSIDE on the streets and In the
-s+h-&aA--- -reaL-r2-pe per. sItralz -sold
: furiously Announcement officially
- The break vas calmly awai's b.
the American colony hoVeyer
The question every body in Berlin
asked waa bow American officials.
correspondents. Red Cross doctors
and citizens will reacn America
With all European liners stopped
The present Indication 20 tnat
/ Hundreds ef Americans viii &c
stranded. Neutral chip lines are re.
! fuEina 20 book any passages. a
Great number Of Americans Who had
arranged % sail during February
anc March were notified that their
Lsillnss had been cancelled.
But The exodus Of these Ameri
cans from Germany had already be
gun. II started In the middle OF Last
/ week
with all Scandinavian and Dutch
liners stopped. Spain appears 10 b.
tie only open route ON Saturday
the Ambassador received a Telegram
from the American embassy In Mad
/ rid Modifying him what liners were
scheduled from there.
One suggestion that was circulated
in Berlin was tina, Washington ar
range for a Norwegian chip 10 brips
| Americans from Bergen Norway. 70
New York. and returning TO besi
back from America Ambassa d
Bernstorff. hts star and German con
suls.
Newspapers have been pointing
out daily since announcement Of Ger
many's new policy that the small
European neutrals-D Denmark. Boi
land and scsndicAvia--sre not eI
pected 20 oppose the submarininss
because Of fear.
J No comment from American news
papers has vet been printed.
Discussing tho gencfal situation
created b. he submarine order. ~
lT.nkal Anzelger declared editorially
The public should be sstishe'
with one VAIN room. and not expec
tho whole aparfmcut The public !
warned that Il must not only sacr
fcc more, but mast expect eve
more discomfort ~ the proongatIoi
!. - the Wsr, N The public wants Z
help win."
Tho reference ~ Tho warn room
was particularly apt today. sine
Berlin g. now IN the grip of m
most severe blizzard in years Thsr
/ las aerr great SUFFERING. How eve
me- dratfs have got been reborted.