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The sun., 1917-03-01
GERMANY PROPOSED ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN AND MEXlCO
PROMISED TO FINANCE CARRANZA IN WAR AGAINST u S.;
FATE OF ARMED SHIP BILL IN CONGRESS is IN DOUB
OVERT ACT CERTAIN,
VIEW IN GERMANY
Aiming Of Ships Will Hasten
II, Cologne "Volks Zei..
tung" Asserts.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Referring to rresi-
dent Wilson's statement to Congress In
asking for power to arm American ships
that the overt act had not yet occurred
the Cologne Volks Zeitung, a copy of
which has been received in Amsterdam
says:
'It Is only due to a lucky accident
that American ships have not been sent
to the bottom, and unless American
ships avoid the danger zone the over,
act Is bound to come. There Is no doub,
that the arming OF American merchant.
men will mean a fight between the sub
marines and American vessels. which
necessarily will produce state of war"
Commenting OH the sinking of the
Laconia the Cologne gazette says
I'VE can understand British sailors re
garding it as proof of courage and devo
ton to duty to brave the dangers oi
the submarine war on freight ship. but
we cannot understand shipping com
pany under British control permitting 6
passenger ship to cross the danger zone
foolishly exposing women and childrei
to almost certain death. nor the extreme
rashness Of those who thus risked theil
lives
The sun., 1917-03-01
WANTS u. S. CUNNERS
ON AMERICAN SHIPS
Franklin Would Arm Boats
So Attacking Party Would
Be Put in Peril.

WASHINGTON. Feb. rs. American
ships protected by American guns,
manned by American gunners-and any
one that interfercs does so at his peril,
That is the position taken by Represent
tative William s, Bennet of New York
and echoed in a letter received by him
to-day from i. \. s. Franklin. president
of the American Line.
The letter says:
What the United States ought 10 do
Is to announce to whom 1t may concern
that there is only one transatlantic pas
senger carrying service under the Amer
lean flag and that service is under com
tract to the United states Government
to sail regularly every Saturday, and
further, that the United States is deter
mined to have n transatlantic passenger
carrying service, available for its Citi-
zcns. Government officials and others TO
cross the Atlantic upon and that as it Is
imprac,icable properly to convoy such
steamers they are to be manned, gunned
and otiicered by the United States navy
and anybody that interferes with them
In any manner will do so at his peril.
Such position would have the country
behind it and would enable self-respect-
ing Americans to hold their heads up
The sun., 1917-03-01
ANTI.ALIEN BILL DOOMED.
Idaho Legislative Committee Makes
UnfavOrable Report.

RoIsE, Idaho. Feb. 2s,-The anti-alien
land bill, which was once withdrawn be-
cause of its effect on Japan, was reported
unfavorably to-day by the Senate Com
mittce on state Affairs. but the Senate
ordered the bill printed. Many who op-
posed the measure said they favored its
terms, but believed the time was mop
FORTUNE for such legislation.
Gov Alexander to-day received Il tele-
gram from Secretary Lansing asking his
opinion of the possibility of passage OF
the pending bill against the intermar-
riage of whites and MongOllans,
The sun., 1917-03-01
NAVY RUSH ORDER
FOR CHASER GUNS
Contracts Let for 2.4OO 3 Inch
and Several Thousand
One Founders.

wAsHiSGroN. Feb. oS.-The first step
toward speedy procurement OF additional
much needed guns for use against sub
marines was eaken by the Navy De
partment to-day. when bids were opened
for c400 3 inch weapons and severai
thousand I Founders. The manufac-
turers have agreed to complete the con-
tract within six months.
The 8 inch weapons. which are mod
elled after the types which British pa
troll boats have used effectively against
German U-boats. will be mounted on
merchantmen. patrol boats and partic.
ularly on a selected type of motor boat
designed as ~ submarine chaser The
I FOUNDER weapons will be mounted on
small patrol boats.
There Is much interest in the new type
OF patrol or motor boat which the Gov.
ernment has adopted to cope with pos
sble visits OF German C-boats In At
lantic waters The Electric Boa
Company Of New York built 800 of these
boats for Great Britain and many OF
them are doing excellent service IN tht
English Channel. 1t Is expected. how
ever. that the British Government no"
favors heavier type of boat, as prac
tice has shown that these craft must m
ocean going and at the same time
equpred with heavy enough armamen
to cope with the guns of the C-boat.
During the first months of the war th'
German submarines relied particular!
on torpedoes. it is said. but recent re
ports from American naval attacne
abroad show that practically all Ger
man U-boats are now armed with gun
Of about inch calibre.
The theory on which the British Al
miralty is proceeding with respect to II!
The sun., 1917-03-01
Losses of Shipping
Since February !

For the first time since Ger
many began her unrestricted SUBJ
marine campaign no reports were
received yesterday from London
or from Paris of ships having
been torpedoed by submarines or
sunk by mines.
The British official weekly
statement of arrivals and sailings
and submarine depredations con-
tains, however, striking con-
trast. 1t supplies the following
data:
Arrivals and sailings, merchant
vessels of all nationalities over
100 tons net, at and from British
ports: Arrivals, 2,a8o; sailings,
2,26I.
British merchant vessels sunk
by mine or submarine of 1900
tons gross or over, IS; under
1900 tons gross, 6; fishing ves-
sells, 4.
British merchant vessels un-
successfully attacked by sub
marines, II.
The announc ement that the
three Dutch ships torpedoed on
February az and believed still
afloat had sunk increases the to-
tai known losses by three ships
and 1a,8Io tons over previous fig
ures. The ships were the Eem-
land, s,77o tons; the Bandoeng,
s,8sI tons, and the Zaandijk,
Data available in this country
| give losses of allied and neutral
shipping from submarines thus
far as follows:
Ships sunk, 1883; tonnage lost,
4oo,A32. ~.
Losses indicated by Sir Ed
ward Carson's announced losses
to February I9:
Ships sunk, ao3; tonnage lost.
47o.736.
~
The sun., 1917-03-01
GERMANS OFFER TO
LOAN SHIPS TO DUTCH
Agree to Replace 2 Vessels
Sunk If Holland Will Buy
Them After War.

THE HAGUE, via London, Feb. 2S.--
The German Government has offered to
replace the seven Dutch merchantmen
which were torpedoed off the English
coast last week with German freighters
until the end of the war, on condition
that Holland purchase them afterward.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-At the Dutch Le-
CATION It was said to-day there was no
confirmation OF the report published
earlier IN the week that the Dutch steam
ships Bandoeng, Eemland and Iaandijk
were still alioat. On the contrary, the
latest information received by the Dutch
officials led to the belief that the ves-
sci, had been lost. 4 search for the
steamships proved unavailing.
The steamships Bandoeng. Eemland
and Zaandijk were three Of the fleet OF
seven Dutch merchant ships torpedoed
nv German submarines February ~ at
the westerly approach to the English
Channel. Three of the Dutch steamers
the Gaasterland, Jacatra and Noorder-
dljk, were known definitely to have been
sent to the bottom, and fourth ves-
sci, the Menado. was reported TO nave
been towed into Falmouth. An an
nouncement made in London on Febru-
ary 81 said the other three vessels
though severely damaged, had remaine'
afioat.
The sun., 1917-03-01
RECALL OF SWISS MINISTER
MAY BE REQUESTED BY u. S.
Administration Aroused by Pro-Gelman Activities OF
Dr. Paul Rtter-Immediate Release of Detained
American Consuls Demanded

WAsniNGroN. Feb. 2S.--Presdent Will
son may ask the Government of Switzer-
land to recall Dr Paul Ritter, the Swiss
Minister here, or to inform him that MS
present and past pro-German activities
are making him persona non grata 10
the United States. This became known
to-day, when the Administrations dis
Measure and embarrassment We're openly
expressed over the latest pro-tierman
move which has emanated from the
Swiss Legation
The swiss Minister. II now develops.
permitted to become public to-day the
contents of the latest not, OF inquiry
which Germany has sent regarding the
alleged detention of German Consuls.
and the added statement that four Amer
lean Consuls are being detained in Ger
many until the Berlin Government re-
ceivcs official adviccs that all German
Consuis in this country ordered to Cen
! tral and South America have been per-
mitted to proceed. The German docu-
ment. containing many false statements
concerning the situation and arguments
! from the German viewpoint. was made
public without the knowledge or pcrms-
sion of Secretary Lansing.
! II WAS later stated that the Swiss Le-
| CATION was responsible. At the State
| Department it was said full investiga-
! ton Of the facts in the case would be
made.
linn ediate release OF the four Amer.
| lean Consuls being detained In Ger.
many was asked in note sent the Ber.
lin Government tonight by the United
States.
| Another Case Recalled.
The Indignation Of the Administration
,tn~ ~. tt,.a1 Nf
the despatch. but to the fact that DR.
Ritter seems to be following in the foot.
steps of Count Won Bernstorr and en-,
deavoring to conduct q pro-German
propaganda in this country. State De-
partment officials take the view that his
present duties as representing Germany's
interests do not entitle him to play any
such role. He is supposed to act simply
as an Intermediary between Berlin and
and undue zeal for the promotion OF
such political moves rs the Wilhelm
lstrasse wishes to conduct.
1t is Furthermore explained that thu
present instance of giving out Gerrnany'
side Of a controversy without this Gov
ernment's permission is not the first cas-
which has attracted the Administrations
attention to Dr. Ritter. In the ease o
Germapys so-called informal proposa
to negotiate over the C-boat blockade
this fact was announced in the news
papers before either President Wilson o
Secretary Lansing had any idea tina
such n proposal had been addressed t
this Government by Germany. Their
could have been no means Of getting thi
news to the public except through tn
assistance of the Swiss Legation, 1t is eN
planned, for the German proposal wa
said to have been addressed to DR.. Rit
u ter here.
, There always has been some doubt a
to whether Germany really made tn
proposal in the form which DR.. Rite
submitted TO the State Department afte
its publication In the press. The GEL
man Foreign Office denied any such NOV
was made, but DR.. Ritter meantime ha
The sun., 1917-03-01
GERMANS PLOT IN MEXICO.


Nptc1W tuOIr HtsVuICN 70 THE oUN'
LONDON, Feb. 2S.--It is learned from
a reliable source that German agents in
Cuba and South America are plotting to
make trouble for the United States in
Mexico, and that German effort to do
tae same in Cuba was restalled through
the cooperation OF the British Govern
ment.
The Germans hope to bring about II
union Of Felix Diaz with Villa in order
to menace the United States from the
south. II the German plans carry. Great
hritain expects the United states to pre-
vent any move toward the destruction OF
the TampicO oil fields. Close cooperation
between the British and American Gov
crnments undoubtedly forestallcd the
German Vaccinations in Cuba,
The sun., 1917-03-01
Indiana Suffrage NH signed.

INDIANApoLrs. Feb. 2s.---Gov. Good
r!ch signed the woman's partial suffrage
oil this morning. The law gives women
The right to vote for Presidential cleo
tors, delegates to the Constitutional Con-
Nention to Ue held next year, for practi-
"ally all state officers except Governor.
Lieutenant Governor Secretary. Trea-
surer and Auditor, and for MI county,
city and township officers
The sun., 1917-03-01
Quarantine On BOrder Camps.

Ell. PAso, Tex, Feb. 2s.-Because of
the spread of pneumonia, measles and
mumps among the soldiers OF this dis
trict, a quarantine has been placed upon
all camps by order OF Gen. Bell. Only
soldiers on military business will be per
mitted to come into Ell Paso.
The sun., 1917-03-01
Edison's SON Underkocs Operation,

Charles Edison, the y-six-year-
old son Of Mr., and Mrs. Thomas A.
Edison, who has been associated with
his father In his laboratory work for
the past two years, was operated upon
Yesterday afternoon in the Orange Me-
mortal Hospital for appendicitis.
The sun., 1917-03-01

The outlook in the Senate Is unfavor-
able to the passage of the bill The op-
position of the Republicans. directed for
the most part against the granting Of
blanket authority to the President to use
the military forces to protect American
lives and American ships, was much less
apparent. but the legislative congestion
is such that II determined fight by two
or three members would block all prog
ress and prevent Il vote not on,y on the
armed neutrality bill but other impor-
tant measures
Administration leaders have m.sgiv-
lngs of the attitude OF Senator La Fol-
lstte and Of Senator Norris, who might
support him. There IL II possibility also
that other Republicans who believe that
its burden of responsibility and act ~ a
check on the President may join the
movement,
Many Republicans who were at first
Inclined to oppose the grant Of blanket
authority have decided to support tho
bill as reported by the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee. Among these H. Sena-
tor Smith of Michigan, who WAS listed
as an opponent of the measure. Senator
Smith said emphatlcally that ne would
vote for the bill and that he would dc
nothing to obstruct vote. He explained
that he had objected to the proposal 10
give the President author-,y to use
"other instrumental!ties" because he
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been persuaded by Secretary Lansing TO
put the proposal In writing, so he was
on record as having recei ved--or claimed
to have received--authorlty from Berlin
to suggest the negotiations.
The outstanding feature of this diplo-
matte mixup, however. was the demon
stration to the State Department here
that DR.. Ritter was very actively seek
ing to assist the German cause with the
public opinion OF this country and with
particular reference to the pacifists. 1t
has long been known to diplomats that
Dr. Ritter was not only great adnrer
and close friend of Count Won Bernstorff.
but that his personal sympathies were
strongly pro-German. In this respect
he is said not to reflect his Govern
ments neutral view. Throughout the
German peace moves and from that time
on his personal feelings have apparently
prompted him to go to great lengths to
assist Germany.
State Department officials say DR..
Ritter should now represent Germany
with the same scrupulous care for neu-
trality that characterized the actions OF
American Ambassador Page in London
when he was entrusted with German
interests in Great Britain. Whatever
Berlin desired to communicate TO the
British Government through the United
States Mr.. Page conveyed for the Ger
there would very properly have been a
! storm of protest from Great Britain had
Mr.. Page endeavored TO defend Ger
manys actions before the British pub
lie or otherwise to champion their po-
| litcal propaganda.
Ritter May Get Warning.
! It is regarded as certain that the
| Swiss Government will either warn DR..
| Ritter of this Governments displeasure
or replace him with another representa-
I tive who is not so imbued with the Ger.
man viewpoint. Especially II matters
| grow more serious 1t would make this
| Government most uneasy to have the
Swiss Legation virtually acting as an adj
| junct to the Foreign Office of Berlin and
having full access to valuable informa-
tion which the United States necessarily
feels must be closely guarded from Ber.
lin.
The German note Of inquiry to-day
added that the American. Consuls de-
tanned In Germany are Henry G. A.
Damn, transferred from Aachen to Har-
put, Turkey; John Q. Wood. transferred
from Chemnltz to Messina: Vice-Consul
F. Bruce Wallace, transferred from
! Magdeburg to Constant!nople. and Vice
Consul C. Innes Brown, transferred from
Mannheim to Constantinople
The German Governments action IL
based on circumstances which, through
no concern of the United States. de.
tained Consul Mueller at Havana. Cuba
while he was on his way from Atlanta
to quito, Ecuador. Two notes have beer
received from the German Government
: on the subject. the first, week ago
charging that the United States had de
tanned Mueller At Havana, and seconC
to-day asking for q reply to the tirs
and also containing statement OF
charges that American Consuls and the.>
: wives departing from Germany had beer
subjected to indignties. Germany com
plains of these statements and charges
} American officials with misrepresentinl
the facts.
The sun., 1917-03-01

THE GREENBRlER--whits sulphur
Syringe, West Va. Ideal time for the cure.
Only one night from New York.-Adp.
The sun., 1917-03-01

Mary PickfOrd in Poor Little Rich Girl"
Exclusively at strand Theatre next week,
--Adr,
The sun., 1917-03-01

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
soc. the case Of elk Slass stoppersd 6ottlss
-/6p.
The sun., 1917-03-01
HOUSE ISREADY,
SENATE is NOT
Renewed Threats Of Fill
buster Are Made in Lat
ter Chamber.
ia TOILETTE STARTS 1T
Measure Reported to Lower
Body Does Not Restrict
Wilson's Powers.
IA TOILETTE STARTS 1T

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--Wh,le the
President waited, the contending forces
in Congress arrayed themselves to-day
for the opening of the struggle over
the armed neutrality bill in the House
of Representatives tomorrow. The
fate of the measure upon the enact
submarine crisis largely depends. is
still in doubt. It's passage by the
House is reasonably certain, but in the
Senate, where the greatest difficulty
is to be met, there were renewed
threats to-day of a filibuster to force a
special session of Congress.
The situation tonight appeared
largely to depend on the action Of
Senator La Toilette. who although in
dicating by his action purpose to de-
lay legislation. has not declared his
purpose to filibuster to the extent of
blocking a vote on this and other i'm
portant measures remaining to be
acted upon by the Senate.
His attitude was indicated after the
passage of the revenue bill tonight.
Senator Stone. chairman Of the Foreign
Relations Committee. sought unanimous
consent to dispense with parliamentary
formallties in order to get formally be-
fore the senate the neutrality measures
as reported by the committee which
| would authorize the President to arm
| American ships and employ "other In
| strumentalities" to protect American
| life and rights on the sea.
Prompt objection came from Senator
| La Toilette. who insisted upon consum-
| ing time reading the journal of previous
' days. over the vigorous objection Of Sen
ators Fall and PoindeXter, Republicans
| Finally the Wisconsin Senator was In
! duced to withdraw his objection on con-
| dition that there should be no attempt
| to pass the bill before Friday. When
| Democratic leaders agreed to this. the
committee presented the bill with IA
vorahle report and Senator stone asked
| that 1t lay over until Friday.
/ II is conceded that Il the armed neu.
1 trality bin comes to "A vote Il will pass
the Senate with an ample majority
made UP of Republicans as we'll as Dem
ocrats II ii does not pass the respons''
! bility will again he thrown back upon th'
President. who will be called on to de-
eide whether he will arm merchant ship:
and take such steps Us lie may deem
necessary to protect American lives OF
whether he will convene Congress in spe
cial session and resubmit the question.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-03
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old-fashioned mustard plaster
burned and blistered while it acted. Get
the relief and help that mustard
plasters gave, without the plaster and
without the blister
Musterole does it. 1t is clean, white
ointment, made with oil of mustard 1t is
scientifically prepared, SO that it works
wonders, and yet does not blister the
tenderest skin,
/ Just massage Musterole in with the fin
ger-tips gently. See how quickly it brings
relief-how speedily the pain disappears.
7 Use Musterole for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma,
neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
SOC and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-03
Plant Old Rice Seed.

TOXIC, Dec. 3.-Rice grown direct
ly from seed grains one thousand
years old will be served the Emperor
Of Japan, when he attends the autumn
maneuvrs of the Japanese army in
Shiga prefecture this fall. The
ancient rice grains were found inside
a wooden image of Vaisravana in a
little Buddhist temple in the villgae of
Iwame
81 Valsravana is the god of wealth, and
his Image had become so old as to
need repairing. In the course of do
ing this there was found inside the
image a faxon bag containing the
seed and a paper with the following
instruction in ancient Chinese charact-
ers:
This image has been carved for the
Eeace of the world, If any one of a
later generation open it, he should
put in new seed" From the artist,
style of the carving and the traditions
relating to the image, it was estimat.
ed that the seeds were 1 900 years old
They were planted and yielded a good
crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-03
THE ARMY IN FRANCE.

There is no way of telling how
many soldiers in American uniforms
are now on French soil.
Certain it is, however, that the num-
Der Is in the hundreds of thousands,
probably approaching a half-million.
The sending Of all these men across
the broad Atlantic without the loss of
single life is an achievement nota-
BILE even in the annals of the war
which has electrified the world with
so many startling feats
The uacifsts." conscientious Oh
iectors,' and otner obstructionists who
opposed our entry into the war, bas-
ed some of their principal protests on
the fdCt that it would be impossible,
without a great sacrifice Of life, to
land ali army in France. But it has
teen Gone, and in manner success
iul beyond all expectation.
The army now facing the Germans "a
composed chiefly of regulars and of
national guardsmen Every state IN
the union is represented among these
men who represent the pick of the SER
vice and whose most striking charac-
teristic to the British and French is
their youthful appearance. 1t is like
y that the average of these men is
not above twenty-six.
Activities about the cantonmentg
such as the physical examination c.
officers and the equipment of the
troops with complete marching OUT
fit is taken to mean that an early
date there will be another great ship
ment of men. By the time, no doubt,
that the next draft Is completed and
the men assigned to their respective
camps, the present men IF the new
national army will be either abroad
or ready to 60
Americans must contemplate with
considerable satisfaction the efficient
way in which the sending of soldiers
to France has been dispatched, and it
must also be a source of discontinue
to the Germans that, in spite Of all
their submarines, they could not sto3
| or sink a single transport