The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-08
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of diplomatic relations between the
two nations, in which to adjust their
business.
Most of the American newspaper
correspondents here desire to leave
with Ambassador Gerard. But list
of these correspondents submitted to
the foreign Office, has not yet been
approved, despite the fact that other
correspondents have been officially
granted permission to remain.
Ambassador Gerard announced to-
day that he would not leave unless
the American correspondents and
other American citizens could leave
also.
Berlin continues quiet. There are
no demonstrations.
! The following Americans have
signed the registry book in the Ber-
lin office of the United Press indicat.
| ing their decision to leave or remain
In Germany:
Jacques Mayer and family, New
York, remaining.
Margaret Glenn, Governors Island
N. Y, remaining.
| DR.. Elliott Lyons of New York,
going to Copenhagen.
Arthur Bates and family of New
York, going to Copenhagen.
w. p. Owen Of New York, going 10
Copenhagen.
Fremont Higgins Of New York
going to Holland.
O. w. Fox of Brooklyn, N. Y. re.
naming.
Frank Hall, Saratoga, N. Y, go,n
to Switzerland.
Fred w. Rente of Detroit, going tc
Denmark.
| A. C. Shearer of Springfield. Ohio
going to Copenhagen.
A. w. Henning Of Chicago. goins
to Copenhagen.
Andyew Foresell of Titusville, Pa.
going to Copenhagen.
Oscar M. Plug Of Florida, going tc
Switzerland.
A. Bienenwald and wife of Hamil
ton, Ont, remaining.
| Mabel Jacobs of Minneapolis, re
naming at Leipsig.
j. C. Osborne and wife Of Brook
Ign, remaining.
Agnes Schneider of Brooklyn. re
naming.
Oscar King Davis newspaper cor
responden) and family Of Rochester
N. Y. going to Switzerland.
Philip M. Powers and wife of Bos
ton, going to Switzerland.
James O'DQnnell Bennett (corres
pondent of the Chicago Tribune) and
wife, remaining.
Frances Macintosh, New York, re.
naming.
Lillian Goldman, New York. re.
naming.
Mrs. Bette Cohen. New York, re.
naming.
Stella Farlow. West Bend, Wis,
remaining.
Arthur H. vaneweyk and family,
West Bend. Wis. remaining.
Paul W. Peters and wife, West
Bend, Wis, remaining.
J. Gustav White, San Francisco,
returning home (route Unexpectedly.
Louise and Katherine Hoffman, Chi
cago, returning home (route inspect
fedD.
C. Lionel Marcas and wife, New
York, returning home (route inspect
fed).
Lewis W., Elizabeth and Nina Dunn,
New York, returning, (route inspect
fed).
Arthur G.. Abrecht, New York, re-
turning, (route Unexpectedly.
Louise Wolferiz, New York, return
ing, (route unspecified).
Arthur James. Milwaukee, return
ing home, (route unspecified).
James vaneweyk, Milwaukee. re-
turning home, (route unspecified).
Adair Hickman and wife, Chicago,
returning home. troute Unexpectedly.
J. S. Kennard, Jr., New York. going
to Switzerland.
Sollie Spiegel, no address, going to
Switzerland.
The American embassy and Amer.
lean consulates throughout Germany
are flooded with American citizens
seeking information and advice. Great
numbers find themselves with insult
ticient funds with which to pay pas
sage home, or to neutral nations out
side of Germany, and this has added
to the burdens of Gerard and his staff
Every effort is made to extend finan'
cial relief to these stranded Amer
| leans, under the special appropria-
| ton available for just such contin-
| gency.
Professors Aroused.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-"The hold
! ing of our ambassador in Germany
is fragrant act Of insult" Prof
JEl-ry c. Stowell. Column bia univer
1 sity authority ON interua; onal law
declared today. Many other authori
ties agreed with Stowell in branding
the action as without precedent in
International law.
'It is in all violation Of interna