Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-08
BIG LINER SINKS
OFF IRISH COAST

the Uui',d state which might proeipl-
tate hosulit,os.
The most important stop taken dur
ing the day was the sending Of telt-
Grams by So rotary Lansing formally
uotifying American ship owners that
the state department could not Iu-
Nisc them ns 10 whether their vessels
should sam on voyages thru 'ho w'r
zone. but dt the Same time stating fnai
thc ri"hts oi American vessels 10 tri-
verse AN parts OF the high seas are
the same as they were prior 10 tha
issuance ot the German declaration
and thpt Neutral vessel NAV tteo
any necessary measures 10 prevent ol
resent attack u II believes it b. liable
to be- attacked unluwfully
Campaign Thoro.
with the California the immediate
issue, Officials were deeply inpr. ed
10y the complete thuruncs of the Get
mani under oa campaign and lis
promise, ou the figures Of the last
two daNe, of carrying out GormaH w.
threat tp isolate England completely
lloNi's reports received hcgc anoV 70
total Of So coo tons for two da}g CT
destruction q. the rate Of S5O.UOO Z
month
German naval experts have said it
would bee necessary 20 cut Off one mil
lion tons month 10 completely iso-
llto Enplnud n the present. r3;. OF
NpO,O 900 tons month destroyed is
maintained IL b. suggested that IA.
ual1ncr win hc more tnan made up by
t.1c enormous amount of neutral ship.
ping bcli IN port hv The various ueu-
tral government and private shippers
Hereafter thc government VIII So. Is
10 hpyc kept secret the fact ol the
departure If yoSselg for the war zone
ln order not f. invite unnecessary
risks. The treasury department has
l,cvipuslv issued strict instructipus
against the publication Of manifcsts
and every offor' viii bc made from
now on To allow as little information
as possible 10 find its WY 20 Ge mon
submarine commanders.
Statement 10 shippers.
The statement to shippers was sent
today 10 all VINO had previously re-
Guostod g ruling by the department
and included both freight and pas
scuger-curtli vessels. Among 9TH
Crs it went 10 the standard on COM
ulny whose officers had ordered an
their huge oil-c4rryinE fleet t. hold
10 port Whether the implied invita-
tion given shippers 10 arm # thcy
saw III VIII cause that policy TO Dee
adopted is unknown. but information
dl the navy department shows that
guns are available i'm rractolilv all
navy wards ard that guuucrs could be
uialtly provided.
The Austrian situation seemed more
hopeless today than at any time since
the German declaration. Charge
XWiediuCk called at the department,
but no details were given out either
ass TO his visit or as 20 whether iu-
formation explanatory Of the Austrian
note has been received from Vienna
An iutert lew cahlcd from there. how
ever indicated Austria's total adj
hesion to the German policy and about
dispeled what little hope remained of
aNcrt!ng a break
World Behind L. :.
The most of the neutral world VIII
line up behind this country. at least
to the extent of protesting against
the German campaign, became cvi-
dent today with reports that Spain,
Norway sweden, Denmark. !razll,
BOLIVIA and probably other Latin
American countries would publish
thoir replies shortly. while It is not
believed that amy of these nations,
particularly tho Europeans conticu-
GUS TO GerWauN will formally sever
relations as this country has done,
their protest is valued as "a means of
moral ,undomn1tion
After consultation with the prcsi-
dent, Secretary Baker issued "a state
mcut pointing out that German ships
at Panama and the Philippine Islands
had not been seized, as has been re-
ported ana that nothing would be
done hN the American authorities
which might ho considered as Qucs-
tioning their ownership. Because of
the disabling of some of the ships.
however, precautionary measures
have been adopted
To Follow Law.
Spokesmon of the administration
went to great pains to emphasize that
the American government Will follow
the letter OF the law in dealing with
German subjects and property m the
United States and that no official OF
the government has been authorized
to take amy steps I'm violation of this
policy. Eyen should war come. Cor
man residents viii be treated with the
utmost consideration. II is under
stood that the government has de-
tcrmincd To observe the terms of the
old prussau-NmDrcan treaty of lN2N
under which the citizens of each
country iu the territory OF the other
would bee given nine months i'm which
to dispos, of their personal and real
property and leave the country.