The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22

PREPARATION GOES MEAD
More Ships Defy Subs, stand,
ard Oil Steamer Being
Among Those to Sal,
Despite Warning.

Washington, q. EBb. 1S.--
President Wilson Isl expected TO gc
before congress this week ~ net
forth the German situation and the
German act of invasion Of Amer
can rights, and ask authority "a
protect life and property on the
high seas better. Asccntro9ersy
will be aroused over any attempt
to get such a. resolution MS is
wanted passed, Bryan men and
paciists, and those who think the
president ought not be- clothed
with too sweeping powers unless
there is actual war will oppose it.
CANAL ZONE sEcREcY ORDERED
Panama, Feb, 2o.-The canal zone
authorities today ceased the publica-s
information concernAnx nova.
ments OF traffic through the canal.
u. S. Prepares For War.
Washington. DC, Tch 2N-Thc Ssh
marine situation seemed at q ~standstiAl
with the government appnrently closely
watching developments. steadily pre-
pairing itself for eventualitiea - adj
Il ASAtHS W LLS piAIt5 IOT J6Nlu6 0CStUu 10
protect American rights Wbea the mo-
ulent arrives.
The s~Iacken;ng OF the ruthless CAM
paign In the last three or four DAYS iS
regarded as decreasing the chance of
an attack on an American ship or lnss
OF American lives, but with the COM
ing warmer weather, 1t Is sexpected 10
increase in intensity.
Sailors Will Be Freed
Through the Spanish embassy the
state department. has been Informed
that the American sailors taken al
prisoners to Germany on the prize
steamer Yarrowdale win be released
shortly"
Tho state department, through the
Swiss minister, forwarded TO Berlin
Saturday a request for their tnlmedi-
ate release. A previous message in
CURED as to the reason for keeping the
men prisoners and insisting npon their
release.
Because OF the slow and uncertain
communication between washington
and Berlin, state department. OFFICIALS
were unable to decide whether tolay's
dispatch was in aflswersto it's Inst re-
quest or the previous one. State de-
partrnents officials are watching the sit
nation with some impatience.
Worry About Austria.
Austria's real attitude perplexes al
thcrities. There is hope that Ambassa-
dor Penfield will find some way to In
fuence the Vienna government not to
formally sanction the extreme position
taken by Germany. No answer. has
been received TO q direct inquiry as "a
whether Austria intended to follow
Germany.
1t was au~thoritatively stated at the
state department today that 80 far
nothing has been heard from the CEN
tsal powers as to what course they
would take in the event thai the United
States authorized tho arning of .Ameri-
can merchant ships.
Standards Ships Sail.
New York, Feb. 19.-F1ve steamers
from war zone ports arrived here to
day. The British steamers FolAa, frolr
Bristol and the Sebastian, from Rouen
both left after Germany's new sub
marine campaign was announced. The
Folia, q Cunard freighter. came by way
of Halifax. The other arrivals were thu
Belgian steamer Recaut, from Cardir;
French steamer, GEyane, from Bor.
deaux and the Dutch steamer Moor
dWyk, from Rotterdam.
The Standard Oil steamer Wyoo
sailed from here today for al unarrlet
European port. the first vessel OF tn,
Standard Oil fieetto cay an American
port since he U-boat campaign wa.
inaugurated. The Wyco was rot armed
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