Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
SENATE AUTHORIZES USE OF
GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN YES
sells IN COMMERCE.
GIVE u-soATs CHANCE
TO SHOOT AT THEM
Order In Nature Of Reply to Germany's
Boast Over Success Of Submarine
Campaign--America Tells Allied
Commissions Of Plans to Rush Ship
Building.

Washington, May 1.-The senate yes
sSay adopted a resolution authoriz-
he president to take over the Ger
and Austrian informed ships and
,te them in any commerce.
announcement from Germany
loo, 900 tonnage had been de-
by submarines within sixty
hused senator's to brush aside all
questions and devote their en-
me yesterday to getting the Ger
Ind Austrian ships into service.
the debate there was a yelled re-
for the administration for not
ing in this matter more hastily.
SMator Knox precipitated the sub
ject by introducing a resolution TO au-
trorize the taking over and use OF the
ships.
Let Teuton Ships Be Target.
1--WE are informed by this mornings
papers that the imperial German chan
ceflor has within the last few hours
notified the reichstag and the German
people that the result of the unre-
stricted submarine warfare within six
1900, 900 tonnage. and that Germany.
thru that method, will win In spite Of
the United States" Senator Knox said.
ct is high time. Nj. President, That al
most an equal amount of tonnage be-
longing to Germans lying in our ports
should be made the target for this at
tack; and II it be true, as Mr.. Lloyd
George says, that the necessity in this
war is ships, ships, and then ships. we
are not only guilty Of a blunder but Of
a crime in allowing these bottoms TO
tie unused"
Senator Overman interrupted to say
that the judiciary committee had under
consideration bill to take over the
informed ships and would report It dur
ing the day.
Court Has Upheld Right.
Mr. Knox cited a supreme court de-
cision to show that the government has
al legal right to requisition the ships.
The court held that an assistant quar-
ternaster of the army. who requisi-
toned a steamboat upon a west ern
4 river in 1871, by a. mere order under
| the Authority Of the president as COM
! rnartiler in chief OF the army and navy,
was within his rights.
I'D za1o Rush Ships to Allies.
"reminiscences between British and
FreasehTcommssio and members or
the EOrernment shipping board began
hese TO work out definite plan Of co.
apssA3sea in handling international
ss1IbbRfx In the crisis due to the effec-
tive destructive campaign Of German
SiuSnaarines
afl lox r<nra -x-S$ h he
Ing board the foreign commits
rs discussed the situation with
Bafour, the British foreign min
and NJ yiviani, the former pre-
Of France.
Ship Turned Over to Italy.
The problem now being worked out
IS the distribution among the allies Of
. the United States new ships which are
being procured by the shipping board
for oversee traffic and also the pro-
duction and distribution Of wooden
ships, work on which already is be-
Ginning all over the United States.
At the joint session yesterday an
nouncement was made by the ship
ping board that the German steamer
Clara Mining. which has been under
repair here, will be turned over TO the
Italian authorities today II viii be
made Immediately available for ship
! inent of SUPPLIES to Italy.
Rush Repairs on informed Boats.
Repairs on German and Austrian
ships TOW being made by the shipping
board II was revealed, are being
rushed and many of them will be ready
for service within a few weeks. 1t also
was announced that the shipping board