The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-02
Presidents Incredulous When He
Receives First Word of Ultin,atum
i and Spends Evening In Deep Study
OF Message, Which Officials Con-
fess Opens SUPERB Crisis For Natio1,
Plan TO STARVE ENGLAND
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)

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WASHINGTON February Ruthless submarine warfare
~ against all shipping approaching the British Isles to COM
msnes this morning on scale never before conceived
ced to the world yesterday afternoon dentc notes
handed to the various neutral diploma
tic representatives. MI -
Count BensorH ambassador Germany yesterday per
ed OF this Secretary of State Lansing receipt
OF bringing administration Il announces
Gmanys intention to on unrestricted submarine
blockade Of the British against shipping neutral as well
as with the exception that American passenger ship
week through lines under strict rules pre
scribed by the German government 49,
PLANS TO STARVE OUT BRITAIN
Is . Ds made 20 sarve the British people into an early
win be stopped submarine The blockade is to be
attempted scale the Like Of which the world
Thus begins the long feared campaign Of uhessness urged by
Germany and predicted sequel peace
fer by the Entente Powers in their refusal discuss proposal
The plan is credited Field Marshal ndehbug the Ger
chief Of staff and scale and with disregard
Of surprising the BY former
d. UNITED STATES FACES BREAK
the United States faces Of diplomatic relations
ing forced to enter the in defense rights upon
the I'll villa 5H 1..... ..s" y -
and the recent statement of Secretary Lansing United
states the verge Of war being recalled in the Capitol
~ the discussion of this latest by Germany
general feeling Of apprehension and msgvng
are openly expressing the opinion that nothing prevent war
the Germans in the Of their submarines attempted
Others express the hope that there be and that
the attitude be by government this country
act deterrent Germany. g. 7' 80 j
s s.a~ sUPER-cRIsIs IS AT HAND
II recognized every hand that this the neutral
Towers from Berlin brings the sper-criss which
aye stirred the in all the thirty
The United States face to face with which
be averted.,,. t}@F sF
All further talk of steps to bring peace in Europe and Of
means whereby peace be preserved the world after the
appears to have agmmering the face German
atum TO the people of the United States keep
Europe either American other shipping their peril
president Wilson ncredulous when he informed
press version OF the German note refusing believe that such
document could have eanated from Berlin He
for the official which had just been state
parpnen by the German ambassador to believe
the Official note and the unofficial version
paper men being practically identical
$50 H.. WILSON GOES TO BED
The President who studied the Of the carefully
TO make statement He spent the evening going
the document and refusing be interrupted He
eleven o'clock and thus disposed of any suggestion might
blockade IN its extended unrestricted form would go
this morning
No linking Of the Presidents disposition regarding the matter
was 70 be obtained at the department while
would make of his suggest prob
able would be- He refused
only that whatever might be the Presidents plans could
stated at this time #H-.a hi
FACES THREE POSSIBLE COURSES
There are three for the President
the leaders immediate