The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-02-13
President Wilson Is Not Expect
ed, However. 10 Modify the
Stand He Has Taken.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Germany
mas taken steps TO open a discussion
with the United States of means oe
preventing war between them.
In seeking an exchange OF views on
the subject, however, it is not nudeT-
stood that the Berlin government has
proposed notifications of its ruthless
submarine campaign, and officials here
feel they can not enter upon such a
discussion while vessels continue to
he destroyed in violation of interna
tional law.
The new move is understood to be
predicted upon a willingness on Ger
many's part to discuss especially the
safeguarding of American ships and
American lives on the seas, and back
ed by a renewed expression of the
desire of the German government 10
prevent the diplomatic breach from
leading to actual hostilities.
WASHINGTON Feb. 12-Secretary
Lansing, speaking at a banquet of Am
herSt alumni here, said that though
the United States undeniably was near
the verge of war, there is always the
hope that our country may be spared
the terrible calamity of being forced
into the conflict.
i can only say this, that with the
same patience, the same fOrbearance,
the same deliberation and care, with
which he has met the previous dlih
c,llties in our foreign affairs, the Pres
ident will meet the present crisis"
LONDON. Feb. ian important
conference at headquarters has been
called by Emperor William, presuma-
bly, TO discuss the submarine question,
SAYS the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany's Amsterdam correspondent DIR
Won Berhmann Hcllweg, the Imperial
Chancellor and high army and navy
officials will attend, and it is reported
adds the correspondent that the pos
sibility of negotiations with neutrals
for modifying the terms fthe recent
German memorandum will be dis
cussed.
ZURICH. SWITZERLAND. via Paris.
February 1.-THE American Ambassa-
dor. James w. Gerard, arrived at the
Swiss boundary, at Schaffausen, at
o'clock this afternoon. He was met by
the American Minister TO Switzerland.
Pleasant A Stovall, and representa-
tives of the Swiss army. Swiss
military guard of honor also was il
waiting and a big delegation of citizens
greeted the former American Ambassa-
dor to Germany. The trip from Berlin
was made without noteworthy inci-
Dent although some curiosity was dis
plsyed by those who gathered along
tbo ,-outa fl1rOuQh GERMANY
PEKIN. Feb. 1.-THE Chinese cab
met has endorsed the American action
against Germany on the submarine
campaign. The cabinet has assured
the American minister, DR.. Paul 5.
Reinsch. that China associates itself
firmly with the United States.
The Chinese government has adj
vised the German government that
China will break off diplomatic rela-
lions if the new submarine measures
are pursued.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 12-The machine
sbon building of the Union Switch and
signal Cmpany, the largest plant for
the manufacture of switch signals III
the United States and until recently
enGdR6Q IN UllluS llluiii1AO"
the European government, located al
Swissdale. a suburb, was DESTROYED Dy
FIRE with a loss estimated at S4,OOO
G0O The cause of the fire has not
been determined, although off1clals Oh
the company believe it resulted tron'
spontaneous combustion.
BERLIN. Feb. 12.-Germany iateSt
TYNE of submarine carries lnNlsipie
neriscopes. if the following dlspaIcr
from Strassburg is correct:
"Acnerican's naval power does noe
,loru our navy. Our submarines VI
tho latest type cannot, owing 10 Tue
;nvisibility of their periscopes. De Sde
iIv attacked by large warshlps; WheIt
g. the same reason they can Dc
verv dangerous to the latter pecause
thew can. approach within rev nuu
dred Yards and fire torpedo "i'hou
being seen.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Fep. e
rbroats to detain Americans III oel
many were due to wild press report
- American action and an enort Vi
the mart of the German Goveonhnen
IN reaffrm the treaties OF 1893 az.
1903 fn an, amplif1ed form, accorutn'
- an Associated Press correspondent
Tho reached Copenhagen SatuIuay
,or;cans are being shown couroeS!
,I,a German inhabitants, he SAID.