The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-06

ordinary crisis arises it will not be
necessary to call an extra session be-
fore late in the spring.
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, March
i5.-General Candida Aguilar, the pro
visional minister of foreign relations,
formally denied that the Mexican Gov
eminent has been approached by
Germany with the object of forming
an alliance hostile to the United
States.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Paricipatiop
in an elaborate spy plot organization
to send men to Great Britain under
guise of being American newspaper
correspondents whose real purpose
was to serve as spies and supply Ger
many forbidden information as to the
civil and military conditions in Eng
land was charged against Albert a
Sander, Carl w. Wunnenberg and Geo
VauX Bacon, in indictments found
here by the Federal grand jury.
1t was said additional indictments
had been found against other Ger
man agents in this city, to be filed
when it is thought eXpedient to do
so. The grand jury is to continue its
investigation of spy evidence to be
brought before it by the United States
Attorney Sander and Wunnenberg
furnished bail bonds and were re-
leased.
DIES MONIES. IA March 5.-The
Iowa Department of Justice has ruled
that newspapers printing the Ameri-
can flag at the head Of their editorial
columns or at any other place are
violating the Federal law. The stat
ute provides that no flag or repreSen-
tation of a flag shall be printed or
stamped on any article of merchan
disc.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Frank H.
Simonds, the noted writer upon the
great war, who has just returned
from Europe, arriving on board the
Finland. the last American ship to
leave Liverpool, brought with him the
story that in the first fifteen days OF
the unrestricted German submarine
warfare, the British disposed of TWEEN
ty-five German submarines, account
ing for five of them in one day.
TOXIC. March 5.-Japan has receiv-
ed no proposition from either Mexico
or Germany, directly or indirectly, to
join in a possible war against the
United States, Viscount MotOno, Japa-
nese foreign minister said
NEW YORK, March 5.-The six
passenger ships of the Amelican line
held in this harbor by the German
blockade are ready to take on guns as
soon as Congress authorizes the gov
eminent to arm American merchant
vessels. A naval constructor and two
ordinance officers from the navy yard
continue an inspection of the Ameri
can line ships.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The ma
val appropriation bill was sent to the
President shortly after / O'Clock Sat
urday morning, when final Congress
sional action was taken. the Senate
agreeing to the conference reports
previously accepted by the House.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Naval
officers and administration officials are
incensed at Senator Stones disclosure
in the Senate debate that the nav
had planned equipping merchant
ships with light, swift submarine
chasers TO guard them against sub
marines in the prohibited zone.
BERLIN, March 5.-The admiralty
made the following announcement to
day:
ION March 1 expired the final periof
of grace allotted for sailing ships II
the Atlantic. From this date NJ
special warnings will be given TO an
boats by submarines"
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Ge
many. in note delivered to the Stat
Department by DR.. Paul Ritter
{ Swiss Minister, promises the releas.
of the Yarrowdale prisoners on Marcl
4. saving quarantine regulations VII
- hava heen complied with by that date