Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

aoboken are reported to have put their engines out of commission! A
ing the vessel today, with others Of the crew, that the engine on his
WI and the other ships had been damaged beyond repair.
hoooken police headquarters announced it was expecting the
arrival of United States marines to take charge of the vessels. II in
number.
Washington shg L. G, Feb. 4-German crews on some of the war
their machinery and the authorities have taken appropriate steps
There are % ships in Philippine ports, II of them at Manila.
Washington, D. G. Feb. 1.-The state department this afternoon
sador Won Bernstorff to enable him to return to Germany. The request request
probably will be made through Sir Cecil sprngRice, British ambassa-
p.o. LONDON 40 FEB. IA meeting Last night between the president of
which the terms of a protest by the Brazilian government to Germany
are SAID to have been drafted, is reported in a Reuter- dispatch from
According to this information, the Brazilian government is of the
for Brazil to abandon her impartial attitude and for the South Ameri
can nations to seek to establish a general uniformity of continental
policy.
London, Feb. 4-Reuters Amsterdam correspondent telegraphs
n up TO 1 o'clock this afternoon no news had been received there
IRON Germany relating to the German-Amercan crisis. The censor
Hoilp pnsyenfsd the sending Of German newspapers to the frontier to
Washington, D. c., Feb. president Wilson this afternoon sent
for Chairman simons, of the Senate finance committee. The committee
Will play an !; important part in providing additional money for the
revenue bill. NN " "" oS''N "
governors of the states asking them to protect the eonsuIates Of the
central powers IN their states.
idly n nat gn Sunday = msr fo disRatehs ssi in aa5 ETH. that . the country is being rap
i"yI pun U d d IO0tng. Inc he'd Gross units have been ordered to
call for volunteers and prepare and ship to headquarters bandages
and equipment for use in caring for wounded. The new York militia
has been called out and is now taking over the task of guarding the
bridges. Within the week 1 1000 men are expected to be OF duty At
Fort Monroe, Fort Wool and other government stations on the Allan
tic coast, the feverish rush of preparation recalls the DAYS preceding
the Spanish sn war; Additional men are being hurried to these places.
The crew OF the iousatonic has been landed at Pensance, Eng
land, and the manner OF the sinking of that ship is expected to be
made known in a few hours. The sinking has been Officially reported
to Washington. President Wilson held no conferences this morning
attending church.
New York, Eel. AT II o'clock a battalion of naval militia took
e charge OF TIE Williamsburg bridge relieving the police. The other.
bridges connecting New York and Brooklyn We're to be placed under
military guard during the day.
New York, Feb. "A marked scarcity of shipping along the
Travelled SCI lanes was reported here today by officers of the White
Star hner Cedric, from Liverpool, and the Scandinavian American
line steamship Frederick VII, from Copenhagen. Officers of both
ships reported on arrival at quarantine that the seas We're apparently
deserted.
London, Feb. According to Reuters Stockholm correspondent
of the Swedish steamer Edda, has instructed the Swedish charge
daffaires at Berlin to demand an investigation of the case by Ger
many. Sweden reserves her right for future action.
Washington, d. G., Feb. 4.-Ambassador Page, of London, mott
fed the state department today that the British admiralty had in
formed him of the sinking of the American steamer Housatonic at
either as to loss Of life or whether the boat was sunk by torpedo or
mine.
London, Feb. 1.-THE crew Of the American ship Housatonic sunk
by German submarine, was landed today at Pensance, England. In
vestigation is expected to establish before many hours the circum-
stances of the sinking.
Washington, D. G. Feb. 4.-strong offers of support were received
by President Wilson today from the Governors of South Dakota,
Virginia, Michigan, New Jersey and Wyoming, and from the legisla-
lures of South Dakota, Arizona, North Dakota and Idaho.
London, Feb. 3.-The American steamer Housatonic has been
sunk by a German submarine.
The Housatonc. was sunk near the Sicily islands.