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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Line steamers will remain in port un.
less the government decides TO provide
conveys, or to place on each OF our
steamers guns and trained gunners
essential to the safety of the passen-
gers and crew. Unless We get con-
voy of American varships, or, in ex-
change for that, proper naval guns and
crews for each gun, the American Line
steamships will not sail"
Mr. Franklin discussed the general
question Of arming the American lin
ers. He said that even il 1t were pos
sible TO obtain the guns long time
would be required to mount them, en-
gage proper gunners, make the neces-
sary arrangements for carrying ans
munitiop and provide other requisites.
Since it was found impossible for a
private corporation to buy guns
through the regular channels, Mr..
Franklin indicated that the only other
source Of supply was the United States
government.
I'VE would sail the st. Louis with
ono gun said Mr.. Franklin, eff we
had that one gun. But our govern
ment seems disinclined or unable TO
furnish US that protection. The French
and British ships are sailing TO and
from this port with indifference to any
German orders because they are armed
The American Line, on the other hand,
has not even a single gun TO mount on
it's steamers for protection in case OIL
any emergency.
Eve should have two six-inch guns
or every ship, with proper crews and
enough ammunition to cope with any
situation that might arise.
Will Not Jeopardize Life
This is the situation which now con-
fronts the American Line" Mr.. Frank
lin concluded. I'VE do not wish 10
ieopardize human life, or our ships, IN
defiance of possible enemies on the
high seas
Mr.. Franklin did not say what ar
rangements had been made with the
Postotfice Department about the Amer
lean Lines mail contract. There are
now 5000 bags Of United States mail
on board the st. Louis. Il is believed
that the mail will be transferred to
.he White Star liner Lapland, which IS
expected TO sail tomorrow.
Although Mr. Franklin did not talk
Of the status of the American liners
Philadelphia and Finland, now at Liv-
erpool. it is believed that these liners
will not sail until they are armed. de-
spite the fact that the foreign offices
OF the line are continuing TO BOOK pas
sencers for sailings next week
The Finland is scheduled 70 sail next
Thursday. and the Philadelphia soon
after. The Philadelphia was scheduled
TO sail Yesterday from Liverpool. but
The sailing was deferred owing to the
inability 20 effect repairs 20 a broken
crank shaft which disabled her port
engine on her last voyage outward
bound.
MIR. Franklin's announcement that
American liners will not sail unless
couvoyed or armed is the result OF
daily conferences of officials of the
line for the last week. Hitherto all
reports of arming have been denied by
American Line officials, who have stat
ed that 1t was against the American
policy and virtually an admission OF
the right of the Germans TO conduct
submarine campaign against nedtrsls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
CHINA BACKS AMERICA
Oriental Nation Will Break OF Diplo
matte Relations with Germany

Peking. Feb 0 (delayed).-The Chi
nese Cabinet has Endorsed the Ameri-
can action against GeGmany. The
Cabinet has assured the American Min
stcr, Or. Paul s. Reinsch, that China
associates itself firmly with the United
States. The government has advised
Germany that China will break of
Diplomatic relations IL the new sub
marine measures are pursued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
u. S. S. Illinois Leaves
Vera Cruz Suddenly
Battleship Steams from Mexican
Port Under Special Orders

Vera Graz. Feb. tos-After a four
months' stay in these waters The
United States bst.leship Illinois sud
denIv ieft here this afternoon under
special order, The dcgtinst3on Of the
Illinois Is not known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
BernstOrff to Sail
on Frederick VIII


Washington, Feb. l0.-After days of
delay, arrangements have been COM
pleted for Ambassador Gerard to
leave Germany, and for Ambassador
Won Bernstorf to return home.
The State Department was informed
by the Swiss Minister here and by
cablegram from United States Min.
ister Stoyall at Berne, Switzerland,
that Mr. Gerard. his suite and fifty
other Americans would leave tonight
for Zurich, arriving there tomorrow.
They will be met at the frontier by
Minister Stovall and Mr.. Gerard will
nav the customary courtesies to the
Swiss government while he is in that
country. He will go thence TO Spain
and embark at Barcelona for the
United States.
No word has been received as TO
the German governments action on
the requests Of the other American
citizens there for permission 10 ac-
company Mr. Gerard. From the infor-
nation received il appears that they
are being detained. The number de-
tanned may include some or all OF
the consuls.
The department announced that
apparently all obstacles to the de-
parture of Ambassador Won Bern
storff and 200 other official Germans
next Wednesday had been removed by
a cablegram from Copenhagen per-
mitting the Scandinavian liner Fred
erik VIII to make the trip. A special
train has been engaged TO take the
party TO New York Tuesday. They
will be accompanied by a diplomatic
representative Of the State Depart
ment. as a matter of courtesy, and by
a guard of Secret Service men.
Increasing disguiet is caused by the
daily evidence that Germany's atti-
tude toward Ambassador Gerard, the
American consus and the American
private citizens in Germany has been
of the most unusual and unfriendly
character. In spite of repeated mes
sages 70 the Spanish Embassy in Ber-
lin, not a word even OF acknowledge
ment has been received from the
Spanish Ambassador to Germany, and
there appears 20 be no other expla-
nation than that Germany in some
way has stopped the Spanish Embassy
from communicating with Washing
ton.
London. Feb. 10.-An Exchange Iele-
graph dispatch from The Hague says
the German Emperor has sent one Of
his private equerries 10 escort Am
bassador' Gerard to Switzerland. and
that Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
wcgg sent his adjutsnt to Ambassador
Gerard yesterday to bid him farewell.
Ambassador Gerard, says another
dispatch from The Hague, sent 70 the
German Foreign Office through neu-
trail channel a formal protest against
the cutting off of the embassy tele-
phone by government order ten min
utes after ne had requested his pass
ports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Berlin May Ask Pdrley
To ADOid WQrUith U.s.;
Fear for 2OAn1ercQnS
Days U.BOat Toll
in the War Zone

The results Of the German s,sb-
marine campaign TO date are as
foloUs:
REPORTED SUNK YEsTEDAY
TONS.
Manitoba. British. .... 6,S26
Japanese Prince, Brit. 4,876
Lullington, British. :. 2,8l6
Elavore, Norwegian. 2,760
Soldakkon, Norwegian 2,6l6
Beachtree, British. =. 1,27T
Havgard, Norwegian. 1,100
Total ...........c. .c.22,27l
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUNK
Total ships, "a; total tom
mage, 148,624.
TOTAL SINCE FEBRUARY /
Total ships, 81; total ton
mage, 170,S95. British, 43;
other Allied, 7; American,
|; other neutrals, 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Americans Not Worried

Despite the fact that details OF Mr.
Gerard's departure have been lndeh-
mite until this evening, the Americans
in Berlin have shown little tendency
20 worry. and the delicacy OF the STU
alton has not affected the serenity oil
the German public. No more attention
has been paid 10 foreigners than Is
usual, Americans have been treated
with rigid courtesy and no objection
has been raised to English being spoh-
en- publicly.
Ambassador Gerard authorized a
statement to-day that he has neither
given nor viii under any circumstance
rive an Interview Of any kind or de-
scriptlon TO any one before he report
personally to President Wilson. Inc
ambassador made this statement 70
forestsll irresponsible reports when,
he said. his experience led MIN 70
zuticiD nate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
roxrAxrxExr Cans FOR HAVANA.

only IS hours Via Atlantic Coast IAne. 4
,rsius dsliy iIey B~ay Tel Mad. sq 1880
-AdYI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
By STEVENSON H. EVANS

ual hostilities between the United
States and Germany was made to-
day.
An inspired story was forced into
print 20 the effect that Germany
despite the fact that diplomatic re-
Iations are broken, greatly desires
that peace be maintained and wants
the United States to discuss some
way of staving eff war.
Nothing is said about ceasing even
temporarily the policy Of unre-
stricted' frightfulness at sea. This
government is invited to make sug-
tions-the more the better and
the more. debate the better-regard'
ing steps that it thinks might pre-
vent war.
BRYAN AND BERNSTORFF
Plans for this move were made
here last Sunday. ] have good in-
formation on which to base the as.
sertion that at least three men were
aware Of the plans and approved
them. Two of these men were Count
Won Bernstorff, former German Am.
bassador, and William Jennings
BrHen, the former Secretary of
State. The third was a member Of
the Senate.
Count Won Bernstorf was careful
to keep entirely out Of sight when
the story referred to was given out
this afternoon. However, it was
given out by close diplomatic
friend of his, and undoubtedly at his
direct instigation.
State Department officials noe
only denied that any such communi-
cation or intimation Of such move
had been received, but discerned in
the. report the fine Teutonic hand
OF Bernstorf. They hinted at an in.
vestigation into its sources. The
Swiss Minister, DR.. Ritter, said fiat
ly there was nothing in it," and
thereby demonstrated that he had
not taken over Count Won Bern
storff's propaganda along with the
other duties Of the German Embassy.
NO BACKDOwN EXPECTED
II such a communication does
come, however, and it is not unex-
pected, the United States will listen
to it solely on the condition that the
lawIess submarine programme bs
suspended during the discussion, and
that American ships and citizens
shall be accorded their full rights
under international law.
The United States will not hear Of
any compromise on that point.
There is no belief in any well in-
formed quarter in Washington, es-
pecislly the American State Depart-
ment, that Germany has any inten-
ton Of withdrawing the declaratiou
of unrestricted submarine fright
fulness. The story to-day made pub
lie is intended 10 have two effects:
First, on American public opinion.
Mr.. Bryan already is doing his ut
most to bring pressure 10 bear upoa
the President and Congress to AVOID
actual war at all costs. Letters sD4
kilograms are pouring in.
Second. TO open up discusa1e1
again on the submarine issue ~ -
the forerunner Of an attempt to pro-
duce a long-windsd discussion, DUR
inv the progress Of which the Ger
nan. may keep right on with their
sabn,arine campaign. II means
counter proposals. It means the
Presidents we'll known patiencs and
demonstrated intention to 90 TO the
extreme Of waiting are TO b -
posed upon as far as he VIII permit
United States Ready to Act -,
IT.. 6yst efSect undoubtedly WIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Route to Switzerland Changed

Ambassador Gerard's train will
leave Berlin approximately as sched-
uled. but will enter Switzerland by
way Of Singer instead of Basle, as orig
inally planned. Americans who will
travel with the ambassador we're IN
formed late this afternoon that their
baggage must be at the depot for in
spection not later than IL o'clock to-
morrow Saturday morning, so as to
avoid delay and confusion al the from
tier.
It /. probable that the special trains
baggage capacity will be taxed to the
utmost. as the embassy staff and others
permitted to travel with Gerard plan
70 carry most Of their belongings with
them.
The train will consist largely Of day
coaches. with a saloon car for the am
bassador and possibly sleepers for the
women. The route decided upon IS
shorter than the original one By way
Of Basic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
W Fl f r

81, and not so cold to-day. r
morrow. fair. Fresh west
winds.
Fun Report on PAGE II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Gerard Supposed
To Be En- Route
to Switzerland
Doubt as to the Fate of Other
Americans Bernstorfs
Departure Arranged

Berlin. Feb. g via London, Feb. TO-.
Although Ambassador Gerard, his
suite and fairly large number OF
Americans with more or less official
standing have received assurances that
they may leave Berlin on Saturday
night, the bulk of Americans in Ber-
liz are still somewhat in the dark as
to when they will be able to get away.
Most OF those who wish to leave have
already applied to the police for for
nal permission, but few, if any, have
as yet received it.
The rule generally enforced, but
sometimes relaxed, that at least fort
night must elapse between the date OF
application and the granting Of per-
mission to leave is apparently being
rigidly adhered to. The authorities
presumably intend to investigate thor
oughly every case, so as 70 establish
that no cause exists why the applicant
should not depart from Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Civilian Army To p. DRY"

vmesrs and enlisted msn Of the reg
A. is,lsless could be commissioned IN
~. '.'iisn army, but would receive the
81 their grades only while on Ae-
a1ty' not during training periods
,,7lsion also y made for cofnmis
'''ns volunteer officers. sejeeted by
"sissssd ss rage T. eoIsnn
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
BACK OF FIRING
LINE IN FRANCE

Washington, Sept. 1O.-To heart
eli Uncle Sans boys in France, and
give their French comrades real
token of American cooperation, the
American Red Cross is establishing
canteens and rest stations back of
the firing line.
Shower baths and laundries will
remove the accumulated filth of the
trenches. Quiet rest rooms will be
provided with plenty Of books, mag
azines, writing materials and games.
In many of the stations there will
be lunch rooms and dormitories.
Nowadays when the French sol
diers come from the trenches, they
are sent to the nearest railway juno
ton, where they wait, dirty, tired
and restless, for the trains that take
them back home.
1t is to meet the needs of these
men, as we'll as the American SOL
dieps, that the stations are to be es-
tablished by means of a $1OS,00G
fund set aside by the Red Cross war
council.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
(From Mondays Daily.)
Mrs. Erna Trost-Fowler s.

n Mrs. Erna TrostFowler spent
Sunday with her husband, Sergt.
James e. Fowler, of the ammunition
train in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Terrell
spent Sunday in Des Moines.
Mrs. Leroy Anderson returned
to her home in Radcliffe Saturday
night after a visit with Mrs. Bess
Mauch-W inslow.
The Misses Myrtle Jacobs and
Claire Richardson left this morning
for Ames, where they will be stu
dents at the State college this year.
Mrs. F. E. King and children OF
Kamrar spent Saturday at the w.
H. Norcross home.
Mrs. w. j. Zitterell and Miss
Clara Gabrielson left Saturday
night for Chicago for five days
sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reinhardt
returned home Saturday night from
attending the Minnesota state fair
in Minneapolis.
w. H. Alkire left Saturday
night for Hoopston, ILL.,, called there
by the death of brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Clabaugh
and niece, Mrs. Arthur Fisher, of
Benton, Wis, who is visiting here,
motored to Stanhope yesterday and
visited the r. Z. Fisher family.
-Nels Jensen of Rembrandt,
Mich, brother of Mrs. Nels n.
Torp of this city and former Ham
ilton county resident, left for Chi
cago Saturday to visit his niece,
Mrs. A. l.. Peterson. Mr.. Jensen has
been spending month here with
the Torp and Fl. ]. Tolstrup fami-
lies, making the trip overland from
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
GRAB THE GAME
LAW v|0LATORS
Hot Campaign Waged by Officials
in Webster County.

Fort Dodge, Sept. 10.-An earn
est campaign against state game law
violations is on hot and heavy in
Webster county. Four offenders
were fined SIS and costs by Judge
Bryant this week.
AS these were the first offenders
caught in the campaign they were
given the minimum fine. They were
charged with stringing, trout lines
from bank to bank of the river The
law allows these lines to be strung
half the width of the stream.
Deputy State Game Warden Sand
berg is in the city conducting the
campaign against law breakers.
A great deal of seining has been
done in the Des Moies river and
will receive the attention of the
authorities. Fish too small for use,
as well as a days catch larger than
allowed by law are other offenses
here.
Hunters without licenses will also
receive careful attention.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
Webster City Union Leads.

From the w. C. T. U. Champion:
Mrs. j. E. Clark, secretary of the
fine union at Webster City, reports
$50 sent to state for the ambulance
fund. They gave SIS for suffrage, SIS
for national prohibition, 50 for mile
of dimes, $12 for comfort bags, and
have just added twelve new members
to their list. They are now knitting
for the navy. Ninety young men
from that city have gone to war,
among them Mrs. Clark's only son.
The Misses Orlina and Genevieye
Albright, residing four miles south
of town, have the thanks of the
Freeman-Tribune for a bushel basket
full of the finest display Of vegeta-
bles from their garden that it is pos
sible to assemble. In times like this
when the securing of edibles is
among the serious problems, such
donations are fully appreciated by
the needy newspaper man, who must
eat, the same as people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

\C1OM SATURDAY O0AAy')
Mrs. Edmond Eastland and chill
dren, Mrs. c. r. McCanish and chill
dren, Miss Gayle White and Miss
Dorothy Jones, all Of Woodstock, are
Webster City visitors today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Johnson of
Latimer are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. II. H. Roemer and family, on
west Water street.
Mrs. Earl Mccullough and little
son, who recently moved from here
to Clear Lake, are making a week
end visit with the formers mother,
Mrs. K. G. McComb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stahl of
Marshalltown arrived here this noon
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Stahl on Second street.
Miss Anna Mesa, domestic in
the H. J. Buell. home, went to Bad
ger this noon to spend Sunday with
relatives.
Mrs. Clarence Johnson of Aus
tin, Mimi, who has been guest of
the H. G. Juhl and A. M. Johnson
families, ten miles southwest of the
city, returned to her home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Riley and
son Harold are attending the Old
Settlers picnic at Goldfield today.
The Riley family lived in Goldfield
for twenty-seven years prior to their
removal to Webster City.
Mrs. H. H. Johnson of Aber-
deem, S. b., who visited here this
summer. arrived here yesterday
from Plattsville, Wis, where she has
been visiting her brother, and will
spend the week end with Miss
Amanda Johnson while en- route
home
Miss Grace Roberts of Rockwell
City, who has been visiting at the
Martin Moore home three miles west
of town, left this noon for sojourn
with friends in Eagle Grove.
Ralph Baker, G. company boy
who was transferred to the Third
regiment, is in the city today, Wis
iting the w. H. Baker family and
other relatives. He goes back to
Des Moines tonight.
Mrs. F. w. Crabtree of Spokane,
Wash, is here for. visit at the
home of her father, j. w. Young,
and with her sister, Mrs. l.. A..
Lehnhard, and brother, Calvin
Young, and other relatives and old
time friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11
From the Freeman-T Tribune of Sept.
3 1897

o, XOOl.
The board of education held a
meeting recently and elected Miss
Nellie Stolty of Eldora to the va
cancy in the Kindergarten caused by
the resignation of Miss Agnes A..
Moore.
We have heard considerable COM
plant of the big sign that stands
near the head of Second street scar
ing horses and being responsible for
several runaways Sunday, Johnnie
Hanrahan's team became frightened
at this sign, SHE'D to one side of
the road, overturning the carriage
and serious runaway was narrowly
averted. Johnnie's family were
with him at the time, and he and
his little girl were quite badly
bruised, but luckily none was dan
gerously injured. II
James E. Clark, of the firm of
Troutman & Clark, has leased the
building on Seneca street immedi-
ately south of VIM. Blankenbuehler's
::,c5ta:raat and will occupy it with
stock Of general merchandise. He
and Mr.. Troutman will divide their
stock and conduct separate stores.
The almost unseasonably hos
weather with which Iowa has been
favored for the past week or two is
just what is required to insure a
golden harvest of corn. l.. j. Mott
left three ears of corn at this Of
flee Saturday which are beyond the
reach of frost. The corn is fully
dented, Of deep yellow, and fully
matured. Mr.. N. says he has field
of eighty acres, on the old McMur-
ray place, south of town, from
which these samples were taken,
which will all be out of the way of
frost in another week, if present
conditions continue.
After a vacation of three months
the, public schools were opened
Monday morning, and the boys and
girls are again hard at work on their
different studies. The attendance is
much larger than last year and
there are quite a number yet to
come. The opening exercises in the
high school were especially interest
ing. When all had assembled in the
room the Rev. DR.. Jacoby led the de-
votional exercises, after which short
speeches were made by DR.. Jacoby,
Hon, r. G.. Clark, A. H. Austin, +.
A. Edwards, Maud A. Crum, Supt.
Martindale and the high school fac
ulty. The remarks of Mr.. Edwards
were especially pertinent. He not
only advised the pupils what they
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-11

Boak, and three sisters, Mrs. J. e.
Quackenbush, Mrs. C. D. Carpenter
and Mrs. Elva Howard.
Mrs. John Barker daughter of
C. M. Studley, is spending some time
at the Studley farm near Woodstock
with her sister, Miss Sarah Studley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Seasholtz
returned to their home in Indepen-
dence Saturday night, following a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Trum-
bauer. Mrs. Seasholtz is a niece OF
Mr.. Trumbauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ingertson
spent Sunday with the latter's par
ents in Jewell.
Miss Annette Mcfarland spent
Sunday with relatives in Boone.
Mrs. L. A. Robinson and Miss
Tressa Slade, both of Ellsworth,
spent Saturday at Mercy hospital
with the formers husband, who I'M
derwent an operation for append
citis at the hospital over a week
ago and is recovering nicely.
Mrs. r. Greibel of Renwick ar
rived here Saturday for two weeks
visit with the G.. Wulkau family in
this city and at the Chris Stein
home south of town.
Frank .Whitacre left Saturday
afternoon for Iowa City, where he
will enter the State university.
S. X. Carey and daughter, Miss
Lulu, of Des Moines, former Web
ster City residents, arrived here Sat
urday for visit with the William
Arnold family and other friends.
--LaVey Farlen, son of MIR. and
Mrs. E. L. Farlen, left yesterday for
Trinity college, Sioux City, where
he will take preparatory course OF
study this year.
Mrs S. G. Thompson returned
to her home in Kamrar Saturday
night after visit with her daugh-
tears, Mrs. Fred Jansen and Mrs. j
F. Crawford, and families.
Mrs. Rhoda Johnson spent Sun.
day with relatives in Ames.