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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Vessels Will BE ApprO-
priated Unless Bought
or Leased.
DANIELS ADMITS
TENTATIVE ACTION
New York. st. Louis and
Philadelphia Mentioned
for Naval Service.

WAsHINGroS. Feb. 21.--Tentative
arrangements have already been made
by the Navy Department for armng
and taking over the American Line
ships, including the st. Louis, New
York and Philadelphia, in case of hos
tilities with Germany. As things look
now 1t is not unlikely that these ves-
sells will leave New York as converted
cruisers of the United States navy.
This was made clear to-day follow
ing reports that the crew of the st.
Louis was being relieved and that
plans for sending the vessel over as a
passenger carrier were apparently be-
ing abandoned. 1t is understood the
Government would prefer to have
these ships on this side of the ocean
when the open rupture comes and that
as soon as this status is reached the
ships will be at once withdrawn from
passenger service.
This does not apply to other vessels
flying the American nag, but II is likely
that in the event of war most Ameri-
cans will travel or British liners to
Europe. II will be OF more value to
tnis Government to have the use of the
American Line ships converted IA
cruisers than to send them rs pas
senger carriers when there is no short
age of British ships.
= Secretary Daniels explained to-day
that the Navy Department had plans
whereby the American Line ships could
be taken over. Presumably the Gov
ernment would work in complete har-
mony with steamship heads, The ships
might be bought outright or leased.
In case there should h. wide dive rgence
OF opinion between the Government and
ship owners as to price an arrangement
has been perfected, according To Sec
tary Daniels, whereby the ~hins could be
appropriated and then sold TO the Navy
Department
Mr.. Dariels denied that any direct
move toward pu,tin- any Of these plans
into operation had been begun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 21.-with potatoes
selling for SO n bushel retail in Omaha,
with n top price of $3.20 n bushel. an
Omaha commission man has received a
permit from the Department Of Agri-
culture to import twenty-one carloads OF
potatoes from Canada. The commission
man believes he can make profit after
paying the freight and 10 per cent i'm
port duty.
Current prices In the best family
grocery in Omaha are:
Round steaks, % to 80 cents per
pound pork chops, 20 cents bacon. SO to
40 cents; ham. 81 cents: lard, 25 cents
eggs. As cents a dozen: bread. five cents
FOR a twelve ounce loaf: butter, As cents
per pound carton; 40 cents for country
butter; navy beans, 10 cents pound
onions. Ii cents pound apples. 60 cents
a peck, or $2.40 n bushel bananas. 25
cents per dozen oranges. 30 to 40 cents
n dozen canned Tomatoes, l3, l7n or 20
cents per can corn. 10 to 20 cents a can
peas. Is. l7La or 20 cents per can; sugar,
twelve pounds for a dollar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
CALLS FOR SINKING
OF AMERICAN SHIPS
Cologne Newspaper Declares
the Rochester and Orleans
May Be Destroyed.

AMSTERDAM, via London Feb. 2l.-
The kOlnisCho IOlls ZcituH1. assuming
that the American Government is seek
ing to prove that Germany does not dare
sink American ships. declares that
should the steamers Rochester and Or
leans meet a German submarine their
fate would be sealed.
"It makes no difference" says the
paper. that they are not carrying con-
trahand, II would hc absurd. after the
German official declarations. that even
IL II single case any regard should he
paid to the possibility Of avoiding con-
tilct with the United States"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
u. s. TO TAKE OVER LINERS;
WOULD RAISE SEA FORCE;
THE ST. LOUIS UMOADED
Losses of Shipping
Since February l

Losses of shipping of the A.
lies and of neutrals since Febru-
ary I. when the German unre-
stricted submarine warfare COM
menced, are as follows:
Ships reported sunk yes
terday ............... 10
Total tonnage reported
sunk yesterday. ....... 23,3oo
Total known tonnage pre-
viously sunk. k....... .252,6aI
Total known tonnage sunk
since February I......276,oI1
Ships sunk since February 7:
Other neutrals. 40
DiitiSH 0S
Other belligerents.. ......... IL
Total ships sunk. k..........13S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Boom In Naval Recruiting.

WAsIIISGToN. Feb. 2l.-Navy recruit
ing is'boomine, according to official an
nouncement made at the Department to-
day. There were l,4l3 recruits during
the first twenty days In February. bring
ing the total enlisted force close to
$4,000. The maximum authorized en-
listed force Is 7i.500, and in case OF ma
tional emergency II may be raised to
$1,000,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Barton's Case Ordered for Trial.

Judge Mulqueen In the Court Of Cen
cfal Sessions yesterday refused to dis
miss the indictment against John r.
Burton, editor of the NeW York Curb.
u financial Journal published in 25
Broad street. The case was ordered
put on the trial calendar. Burton's
indictment Is based on the charge of
Louis A. Friedman, president OF the
Rochester Mine Company. rs Broad
street. that tho editor tried 10 extort
5000 from him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Losses Not Concealed.

Sir Edward said there was not a
particle Of truth in the allegation that
the Government had forbidden the pub
lication Of the losses of shipping. and that
so far as he was concerned he would not
ne party to a concealment of these
losses. Turning To the desirability Of
giving details of German losses in sub
marines, Sir Edward said the policy Of
silence was policy least liked by the
Tcutonic allies.
paign of murder and all that Is known
by the German Admiralty is that she did
not return" said Sir Edward, Every
thing else is a mystery
Another objection to the publication Of
such losses. he said, was the difficulty of
establishing with certainty the destruc-
ton of submarines. From day to day
and from week to week reports Of en-
counters were received. and the reports
ran from cert ainty. through probability,
down to possibility and improbability.
In the face Of the sinkings and the ac-
companying sacrifices and trials, the
First Lord of the Admiralty said he had
not heard of a single sailor who had re-
fused to sail. That was what was going
to win the war. he declared. Ncutrals
might be nervous and frightened but
they would follow the British example
and. he believed. would shortly resume
their sailings.
Sir Edward said he proposed in the
future. daily II possible. to publish to-
gether the number OF losses by mines
and torpedoes. and the number OF mer-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
GERARD REACHES SPAIN.
Will Sail Next Monday for Home
May Go TO Havana.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain. via Paris. Feb.
2l.-A special train with James w.
Gerard. the former American Ambassa-
dor to Germany. on board arrived at
the Spanish frontier this morning. Span
ish officials welcomed MIR. Gerard and
passed his baggage without examination.
This courtesy also was extended to q
,rainload of Americans, who arrived
this afternoon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
BRITISH HONOR AVIATOR.
Flight Commander Hall Gets Free
dom Of NOttingh ham.

NDecIW tdbTe DespdfcN 10 THE Sun from ne
London Times.
LoHpoS. Feb. el.--Flight Commander
Albert Ball, ID. s, o.. who brought down
twenty-nine enemy airpanes. has re-
ceved the freedom of the city of Not
tingham, The certificate of freedom Is
enclosed In "A silver gilt casket. the lid OF
whicn forms n stand for a model OF
Rall's alrplane. Tn" reverse shows him
attacking n German machine.
The Mayor of Nottingham read n let
ter OF warm praise and Lord French
congratulated Commander BAN on hav-
ing fought more than 100 air battles be-
fore his twentieth birthday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
GERMAN CENSUS AT 10000. 900.
Figures Falsiacd, Say
Reports From berlin.

L0NpoN, Feb. 2l.-pcspa,ches from
Berne say that a report is now being
industrlously circulated from Berlin
through neutral countries that the popu-
latlon of Germany at tho last census was
not Gj.000.00O but sh.00o. 900. ACCORDING
to this report the German Government
falsiiied the census returns before the
war in order to conceal the true power
of Germany.
The presence of tho unsuspected I5,-
o0o,0oo Germans explains Germany's un-
expected capacity To produce reserves
and man power, according to this tale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
st. Louis Is FarIns better.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. characterization OF
the st. Louis markets this afternoon
shows that the rise in prices Of food
stuffs and household necessities has not
been 40 great in this community as In
the East Retailers declared that prices
have been steady here for several weeks
and that no advance at the present time
Is anticipated
Potatoes have remained steady here at
s2,75. while going to So in Chicago and
New York. Strawberries. which were 7b
cents "a quart, have dropped 10 and 10
cents. Eggs hold steady at 4S cents n
dozen. as against the higher prtces paid
both Fast and West, this being due In
some measure to the enormous egg pro-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

referring TO shipbuilding. Sir Edward
said that not single slip would he left
unocouped during the coming month and
that steps would be taken To meet the
demands in this respect both of the Ad-
miralty and OF the mercantile marine.
He appealed to the workers to labor with
unremitting energy and to the nation to
consent 20 the restriction of imports in
order 70 make easier the task of the Ad-
miralty. The arming of merchant ships.
he said, involved an enormous amount OF
work. hut was progressing more rapidly
each week.
Commenting upon the figures showing
the losses OF shipping from submarine
attacks in the first eighNen days OF Feb
I1iary. Sir Edward said our losses
are bad enough, but they are not equal
to the blatant, extravagant hravado OF
the German account OF them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Transport Sent 10 Bottom.

Besides these German submarines arc
reported to have sunk two armed steam
ships OF 5000 and 1900 tons respectively
with important Cargocs for Salon!ca"
and an Italian transport crowded with
men.
THE German newspapers note that
the real successes undoubtedly have
been much larger" says the Berlin dcS-
patch. "as the majority of the subma-
r!ncs have not yet reported, In addition
the paralysis OF neutral navigation must
DC taken into consideration"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

Incidentally II was ascertained more
correspondents sailed yesterday for Nor
way. Sweden and Denmark. where it In
believed. they would meet agents from
Germany, thus providing more avenues of
communication from Germany to Amer
lea and other countries.
The authorities are said to be inter-
ested in having an interview with Virgil
McNitt, head OF the Central Press AS
sociation, who agreed to accept articles
from George Naux Bacon, the corre-
spondent arrested In England and now
on board steamship bound for New
York. MCNitt is said also to have
syndicated articles written by an emil
nent statesman in behalf Of peace
1t was said yesterday that Bacon mas
made n fairly full confession to the
British authorities, but he Is expected
to tell more on his arrival here. 1t also
was said that two men detained In Hol-
land are Charles Il. Hastings who for
years worked as a reporter In New York,
and Ruuedge Rutherford who wrote
signed articles for an evening newspaper.
Mrs. Rutherford was In the office Of
William NJ. Offey. head OF the local dlvi-
sion OF the Federal bureau of investiga
tors. on Monday evening when Sander
and Wunne Iherg were arrested.
Safe conduct. II is said, has been
granted to Hastings and rutherford
from Holland by the British.
Before some Of the pseudo news
paper men sailed abroad, II Is said.
they received money with which to buy
clothes and also received lump sums
varying from $1,000 to $4,000. Life
Insurance policies also were taken out
In their behalf. Enough evidence has
been obtained so that the Americans
who have had n part in the spy plot
will te glad to tell all they may know.
United States Attorney Marshall de-
cided yesterday to summon the Federal
Grand Jury into session at . o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. instead OF waiting
until Monday. He desires to present
part of the evidence in the new spy
plot In the hope of getting indictments
before the two defendants are arraigned
for a hearing next Tuesday. BY so do
Ing he would avoid the necessity of
producing evidence in public at this
time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

Il Wis said yesterday az the Office OF
the Plnilios Line. 50 Beaver street. which
owns the steamship Infanta Isabel. that
nothing was known OF the truth Of the
report tha. former Amba sSsldor Gerard
would sail aboard her for this port. She
is scheduled 10 sail from Spain FOR Ha-
vana.
II Is suggested tha; Mr. Gerard may
plan to cross to Key West from Havana
and come north by rail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Big spy SYSTEM
COVERED U. S.
Pacifists Here Played I'M
pOrtant Part in New
Plot.
NEW EVIDENCE Is FOUND
Indictment of Sandcrand Wun-
ncnberg Expected Before
Arraignment.

As the secret service and the Depart
ment Of Justice dig deeper into the evil
dencc unearthed against Albert A. SAN
der. German newspaper reporter and al
legged head of IL new spy group in Amer
lea. they find the horizon or Sanders
tion.
1t was learned yesterday. despite or
ders from Washington To all Govern
ment employees not to discuss the case
with reporters that the ramihcaticns of
the new spy plot reach to hundreds Of
persons. Many of these are IN America
There are others in Canada. some in
England and others in Holland. who are
In close touch with the master intrIguer
In Berlin. The authorities are seeking
many pei sons as witnesses III New York
and other parts Of the country.
From the facts obtained II seems the
activities of the new group of spies in
which several American reporters are
said Ia have heen used AZ the catherers
and the carriers Of information were
divided in three parts:
:, The collection of facts in Eng
land that would be OF value to the
German Government.
.. The assembling of information
about forts ard other military and
naval matters in America for the Ger
man War stan
3. The upbuildng OF a still greater
system OF spies for Germany's use and
plans Tor acts that We're not friendly
10 this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

MADRID, via Paris. Feb. el,--,James
W. Gerard Is expected 10 arrive here
tomorrow morning He will be met at
the station by Joseph r.. willard, the
American Ambassador. Mr.. Gerard will
leave Spain Monday for the United
States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
SOC; the case OF SIX glass stoppsrsd bottlsA
-A6v.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
PRICES ALSO UP
IN THE WEST
Kansas City, Omaha, Milwau-
kee and Chicago Hard Hit
by Food Costs.

Market conditions and the raryi9
prices Of food commodities IN cities out
side Of Nec York are shoun in the fol-
locin9 special dispatches to TIE Sun,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

TONS, ARE SUNK
Activity of U-BOats in the
Mediterranean Reported
From Berlin.

Destruction of more shipping tonnage
than in any other one day in the last
two weeks by German submarines is
added to the record OF their commerce
depredations by reports from three
sources yesterday. Ten ships. with n
combined tonnage estimated at 1880,
are known to have been sunk.
London and Paris report seven sink
ings. Five are announced from Berlin
by the semi-official Overseas News
Agency. but this report includes two
ships, the names of which are not given,
whose loss may already have been an
nounced through Entente channels.
Lloyd's announces that two British
ships have gone down. The larger is
the sailing ship Centurion of 1,s2s tons.
Her crew was landed When last re-
ported the Centurion was sailing from
Pensacola. Fla, on December 81 for
London. The other is the small British
steamship Brigade, 425 tons
Five ships Destroyed.
From Paris comes the announcement
that The following ships have been sunk
on the dates given: Minas, February
l6: Skosland, February IS: Giuseppe,
FEBRUARY is Guido, February 10; Ros-
allie. February 90.
The Minas Is believed to have been a
Greek steamship Of 2,5O6 tons but there
is an Italian ship OF the same name
Their" are two vessels bearing the name
or Skogland. One is Norwegian, 3,04l
tons. the other Swedish. 326i tons. Both
sailed last month from American ports
There are two Italian steamships G!u-
seppe. of 1856 and 1921 tons. The
Guido probably is the British steamship
Of that name, 2,093 tons. though there
are small Ruyian and Italian sailing
vessels so named. The Rosale probably
is British steamship of 4,243 tons
which sailed from New York on Janu-
AIRY 2S for Salonica. There is an Amer-
can ship Rosaie. 329 tons. owned in
San Francisco.
Mediterranean waters probably were
the scene OF the sinking Of one or two
OF the above named AS well as the ships
named in the Berlin wireless message
These were the Italian steamship
Oceanic, 1900 tons: the French steam
ship Mont NentauX or Moventaux, 3.233
tons. and the French sailing vessel
Aphrodte, GOO tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22
Spy system in This Country.

The acts charged against Sander and
his assistant. Kari W. Wunnenberg. in
connection with the establishment of IA
system Of espionage in England. are
said TO be only part of the new spy
structure the Germans We're rapidly
building in this country, for readiness
In the event OF war. II is asserted the
American newspaper men were only
minor figures in the big conspiracy and
the question has been raised as to
whether they had any knowledge Of the
parts they were playing. Many OF them.
however, were supposed to know they
were helping Germany against England,
but nothing more.
In this connection il was learned yes
terday that agents OF the Department OF
Justice are reported to be shadowing
men who are believed 10 be lurking
around mun!t.on factories. Secondly,
Mrs. Ada Fisher. who kept boarding
house In Brooklyn where Wunnenberg
and Robert Davis. now a convict IN Sing
Sing. formerly lived. called on Assistant
United States Attorney John =. Knox
yesterday and verified IN part the story
related by Davis concerning Wunnen-
berg
Mrs Fisher said she had seen dyna-
mite and fuses In baggage belonging TO
Wunnenberg. and that she had seen
Nunnenberg with the aid of distilled
water and vinegar developing invisible
writing on letters mailed from Germany.
She tod Mr.. Knox she had one of those
letters and would turn il over to him.
The new spy group, 1t Is said. had
ram!fications extending TO the pacifists
in this country and were really supply
ing good part OF the money raised for
those organizations. One OF the men In
terested in the pacifst movement IL said
10 have been witness on the applca-
tons Of several correspondents for pass
ports prior to sailing TO Europe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-22

Continued ON Siath Page.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-21

Donald Ignored the Covert Sheer.
land and go into the raising Of live
stock"
"Oh, you want to ride around in
chaps and a flannel shirt-cowbOy
eh?"
Donald ignored the covert sheer.
81 want to do something where there
is foOt-roOm and sky-rOOm."
you seem to have left the girl to
whom you are engaged entirely out
of the scheme. You can't have any
idea that she would take chances
with you in that wild, uncivilized
life"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-21
= . . =
PAINE, REBEL
BY Hi Akers

BY Hi Akers
tas = - =
It's no use, dad, I can't do it."
Donald Paine sat back in the libra
Y chair and looked squarely in the
.ace Of the elderly man on the other
side Of the table. He was a good
OOking, wholesome specimen Of a
Young American, about "A years of
age, and when he spoke seriously 1t
had the tang of sincerity.
His fathers brow gTOOved itself
ntO a fTOwn.
Il haven't any patience with peO-
pie who say they cant" he snapped.
If I had said can't I'd never have
built up the business I have from
nothing. It's a big business now.
The money it has made has given
you every advantage Of education
boy ought to have. Ever since you
we're a little lad I've loked forward
to the time when you would come in,
learn the business and help me, be
partner, and-in course of time take
control.
CDs ACLNAs L hA4O W. AClL Ou "a
pected that of me, and I tried-tried
hard. But hated it. hate it
worse all the time"
There must be something wrong
in the training of boys these days"
responded the elder man thought
fully. 'They don't like to work"
"Oh, yes, they do. But they want
to do the work they like. It's no use
grinding your heart and soul to dust
doing the thing you hate when there
is so much to do that you feel is your
work"
will you be good enough to state
what you think is your work."
His fathers tone had an equal mix
ture Of incredulity and sarcasm, and
he threw a strong accent on the
your"
q hate sitting at a desk, being
cOODpd I'm inside walls all dav and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-21

wasn't it that you used to recite eV-
cry chance you got? It must have
got into your blood"
NO" answered Donald, 1T was
born in the blood. That's why I al
ways liked the poem"
well, what do you want to do"
asked his father returning to the
charge with businesslike directness.
I'D like to go west, take up some
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-12-06

q '(otg;z .
BEER AND STUPIDITY
CONDUCTED by the National w.
Shristlan Temperance Union VV"iahi

The most sinister thing abor, ,..
IS its apparent harmlessness Soe' Oeei
Or. Edwin F. Bowers. "Whlskv v,c' Du"
gin, brandy and other so.colIod " "'us
drinks long hid behind the p,h',"V, v
bulwark, for the stomach's sake Eva. a.
last science and common sense oo1. m
bined to prove that they have no ,T ~
culiar medicinal value. Then ~ , pe
picked up the fallen banner The .fOoa
values OF beer and ale have been n,o'
claimed so widely and entertoIn,ra,. @
that the average person fatuousIv 81
ueves In them. Besides, beer Is suu M
posedly the beverage of that trulv nor p
tral country lying between sobrletv ora @
inebriety. 1t is the cup of comnrO
mise. i can drink beer all night Win
out feeling It, is q common enonah
remark. e'
"But can you?
Modern scientific research h.,
SHOWN that, contrary to general hello,
beer Is proportionately much mors
noxious than are wines or liquors. Tn,
Bremen Anti-Alcohol congress- a con.
clave of many of the most famous nbv
sicians In Europe. concluded tbo,
while spirituous liquors make n man
brutal and dulls his judgment an ado
Quate amount Of beer makes him Glow.
wltted, and abolishes judgment. Will,
wine or brandy in sufficient quantity
makes a man crazy, beer tends to make
him stupid"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-12-06
BUMPER WORLD CROPS SEEN.
Wheat, However, Is Below The Five
Year Average.

Observation-Disclosures world crops
OF corn, oats, potatoes, rice, sugar
beets and tobacco for this year are
shown by estimates compiled by the
International Institute of Agriculture
at Rome. made public by the Depart.
ment of Agriculture. Wheat, rye,
barley and faxseed, however, have
fallen below the five-year average Of
production from 1911 to 1915.
The production Of wheat In II coun.
tries. not including the Central pow.
ers, will be 1,S6S,000,0O0 bushels, S5.6
per cent of the five-year average.
Corn raised will amount to 1912 ,000,.
900 bushels, which is 14.1 per cent.
greater than the average production
for the last Ave years. Other crops
are estimated as follows:
Rye, 147,OOO,OOO bushels, 1922 per
cent.
Barley, 5S7,OOO,OOO bushels, 96 per
cent
Oats, 1852 900, 900 bushels, 1889 per
cent.
Rice, 100000 bushels, 1859 per
cent.
Flaxseed, 3S,OOO,OOO bushels. 69.S
per cent.
Potatoes, 71s'OOO,OO bushels, 1924
per cent.
Sugar beets, 100000 short tons,
1866 per cent.
Tobacco, 1,1S6,OOO,OOO pounds, 1905
per cent.