Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-14
President Soon to Appear
Before lawmakers In
Line With Promise.
WANTS AUTHORITY 4
TO PROTECT SHIPS
Aeeumuia.ien of Alleged Illegal Aets
% Pars ef germany Causes Wilson
- pstsrmins TO Demand Proteeee"
FOR VESSELS and Lives Of Citizens
-Nil Net Ask For Declaration Of
War At Present.

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ION Is expected to defer 2 decision On
ne question: Of whether to iulnlsn
,,,ns for merchant ships until he de-
........ee neither TO go before congress
nd ask for additional authority for ole
protection OF American ships ana laves. g
,rha accumulation Of incidents IN
.a,,,;rp the rights Of Americans since
Ihe break with Germany are resaToeo
2 q otficials as Fastening the hour wnenn
ha nresident vii, again go before con-
gress.
y The redetention OF the seventy-lwo
narfcans brought in on the prize snip
tIvarrowdale Is regarded as anotner
crta indication Of Germanys als1s-
ard of American rights. i, IN tacs 9.
V. soorous protest has not ALREADY son0
,crward. Il viii be sent in the near 1u-
1tares unless 0eEmany promptly ~
lileaai Acts Aeearnulatin1. !.
Il dafn,fas sentiment gained groun1'
! ...e sd,r,niatration quarters today tnst
=. .rs : s..cnu,ula ion Of acts indicating
~. ~, ~ :for American rights WI
ses.ss - n,,ch "a % With shaping lne:
.,Sstsv ~ fhe United States q any.
..S.,+ .sr acts which may be ccmmittea
a a. fainst Ineyicarl SO ips- y. ~,
- yvni,as "a has been indicAted tHSS
...at. dena rtment that there can pc -. Ao
:,aoal objection to America Iurnisn.ns. MI,
{ 80 sss * merchant ships, President WI
p, l. understood TO be distnclinea 20
e,' son = anv stems that would give Ger
s,,,anv the slightest ground 1or thfo~
q, = the responsibility OF future tEoupio
on the United States =,
Vigorous denials were MADE To-Day -
ranorts Of q split in the cabinet oseI
tbe question 0f furnishing guns tol
Az Auar,can ships. Naturally. it was
Y .a,d, there may be differences OF 1uds-
rnant. but 1t was declared the members
,,ill stand solidly behind the presioens
i IN any decision he may make.
Rslisf Ships Held.
II developed today that the naval
collier Caesar, loaded with $250.OOo
! worth Of food supplies contracted Dy
Americans for Syrians and Armenians'
and the cruiser Des Moines, with !
cargo Of medical supplies, both bound
for Beirut, have been ordered heid az
Alexadria indefinitely by the navy
department.
After the break with Germany oni-
cials here decided that It was essential
u keep the two vessels from entering
s a Turkish port until sufficient guar
a1,tsss, Had bees. obtained that they
would come to no harm.
Much surprise exists here over cut
ting OF ali communication with Tur-
kev and Bulgaria, where the United
states is representing several bellig-s
erent powers.
100 Americans Dsstituts.
The plight Of the thousand Ameri-
cans who have been detained more
than year by Turkish military au-
tl,orities despite assurances Of the
Turkish foreign office, is arousing
alarm here because the whole section
is largely destitute Of food and known
to he infected with disease.
Turkey agreed to allow the Ameri-
cans to leave but the Turkish military
director refused for long time on the
ground that. the refugees would take
away military information.
Both the Des Moines and Caesar
were en- route to rescue the Americans
when the break with Germany caused
change In plans. It was reported
that the Turks intended to hamper or
prevent the distribution OF relief sup
\ plies. @
Anethsr Inquiry Sent.
Another inquiry was sent by the
tate department today to the ambas-
sador at atEonstantinople to develop why
ae had not been able to report about
The marooned Americans detained In
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