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Chicago Live Stock.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, dan. 3.-The hog mar
ket closed today active and strong at
yesterdays average. Receipts were
1900. The top for hogs was $1O.45.
The cattle market closed steady to
shade lower. The top was $11.so.
Sheep market closed strong. yhe
top on sheep, Slo.2s. Top for lambs,
$3.50.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Jan. Seattle receipts
1900; market steady. Steers. s7.50@
l1.5O: COWS and heifers. $4.50G2.oO;
stockers and feeders, $6.00@9.25;
calves, $7.5091o.25; bulls and stays,
s5.O0@7.50.
Hog receipts l9, 500: market steady,
sc lower. Bulk, s9.6o@s.s0; top.
Sheep receipts 5000: market slow.
lower, Yearlings, $10.O0@11.75; weth-
ers, &e019 10 rs; lambs. Sl225@
l3.15:s ewes. 1850 $40.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3.-Cattle re-
ceipts 1000. market steady, strong.
Steers, $6.5O@11.5O; cows and heif-
ers, $5.25@1O.50; stockers and feed
ers, s6.250S.50; calves, $6.50011.50.
Hog receipts 10000: market steady.
SC lower. Bulk, $9.75@10.30: heavy.
$1O.25@1O.4O; medium, 100000 40:
Sheep receipts 1000; marriott
steady, shade lower. Lambs, $l2 .aG9
13.4O; ewes. $S.0o@s.25; wethcrs.
s6.o0@12.00.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS. IAN. s.-cattle
receipts 5000; market steady. Texas
receipts 400; native beef steers, $3.50
@ii. 90; .yeariins steers and he:fers.
SS.50@11.5O; cows. $5.5O@s.70; stock
ers and feeders, 35.s017.75; calves.
S6.00@12.25; Texas steers. $3.50Q
500; cows and heifers. 4.25Q7.5o.
Hog receipts $4,000; market steady.
Mixed and butchers, 10000 1915;
good to heavy, $10.4O110.45; rough.
$s.s5gs.90: light. S1o.0o11o.35; bulk.
10000 1910: pigs, $7.7509.25.
sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. Ewes, 6.O0@9.50; yearlings.
$10.00911.65; lambs. $4,000 1885.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-Butter-Extras.
39c; firsts. 3793sc; dairy extras. 34h
@36kc; dairy hrsts. 1914 Q34c.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 35936c;
firsts. 3904oc.
Cheese - Twins. 22hc: Young
Americas, 23a@24c.
Potatoes Receipts Is cars; fancy
westerns, s1.90Q2.O9; Wisconsins.
$3.50; Minnesotas, $3.50 per bushel.
Live poultry Fowls, 1501shc;
ducks, 17@19c;. geese. 14@16c; spring
chickens, 1915; turkeys, &c.
New York Produce.
! NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Flour market
dull but firm.
Pork market quiet. Mess. $4,000
$3.50.
Lard market weak Middle west
spot, SIS 40615.50.
Sugar, raw, market quiet. Centrtfu-
gal test, 1921; Muscavado SO test
$3.50.
Sugar, refined, market quiet. Cut
loaf, $3.50; crushed. $7-15; powdered
s6S5; graduated. $6.7518.s0.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, 9Ac.
Tallow market quiet. City. lie;
country, 11Ai@11Ac; special, 11Ac
Hay market steady. Prime, $1.o5;
No. 3, 10000: clover, 50695c.
Dressed poultry market dull. Tur-
keys, 1s1s4c; chickens, 15932c;
fowls, 1874 9231se: ducks. 15@24c.
Live poultry market dull. Geese.
17m2oc: ducks, 17@20c; fowls, 200
22c: turkeys, 2SG30c; ROSTERS, 15c;
chickens, 2a@21c.
Cheese market dull. State milk
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.tsIeshln 1orpedoed.

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rUnite6ress Leased Wire Service
BER1, via Sayville wire.sss]
Jan. 3.-orpedoing OF the Frene1
battlest ver'te by a German SCI
marinelar Malta is reported by ~
ZuericbPost.
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common to special, 201s @25c: skins
common to specials, 13@21c.s
Butter market quiet. Receipts 10.
282. Creamery extras, Ale; dairy tubs
3011x @40c; imitation creamery frsts
321s@33c.
Egg market. quiet, easy. Receipt,
1904. Nearby white fancy, 58@57c;
nearby mixed fancy, 47051c; fresh, 40
ttG@5ic. Il
Horse and Mule Market.
4 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 1.-Horses-
The market for medium to choice
big buyers appeared for these, but,
knds, turned their attention to buy.
god, weighty draft horses and some
eftern trade is looked for this week.
Tie common grades of horses sold
hEses was especially felt by the war
bters. In this quarter. buying was
tn lightest it has been in MANY
NJ tlths. Total purchases were z7z.
talen by French and Italians. There
Q,irters, according to dealers, and
uOlUIScS Will UC 1clI III Tie UidTktt
at Ehe close of the year. leaving the
oubok for the New Year very en-
couaging.
HeSy draft. extra. ... $500 go
EaSern chunks -.......... 150@is5
Soutern horses, good. ..... 100@I40
SouMern horses, plain. -. roo IS
Soutern horses, common. 40@ 65 /
ChOfe saddlers ........... 1000 200
Plug SO rs
Mes-Totai receipts of mules TIE
past week we're 1928 head, a ma.
terial lighter supply than arrived
the yeek before. A shade of i'm.
provNent was noticeable in the ac-
tion q better grades. including fat
cottonmules Is to 1872 hands and
sugar aules, 1853 to 16 hands and the
clearare is reported better than the
preyi0s week. Small, bad hal ed
kinds sere lower and harder to Move. |.
War irts 14-2 to ISL are selling
about ne same. Shipment Of 523 Of
these yas made, French taking 367
apd Tttaus SS head
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THE WEATHER.
Weather Conditions.

10. 8. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
For Keokuk and vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Thursday, with mod.
crate temperature.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday: warmer tonight west
and central portions.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Thursday, with mod ,rdta
temperature.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and
Thursday: somewhat colder tonight
east portion.
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Read Gate City advertisements
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Weather Conditions.

With the pressure low along the
entire northern boundary, the tenn
perature is moderate in all districts
this morning.
a disturbance is passing through
the lower lake region, which has
caused rains in that section and
thence southwark over the Ohio val
ley and the southeastern states.
Throughout the west the weather
is generally fair east of the noun
tains, while rains have continued on
the Pacific slope.
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Precipitation, trace
Stage OF river a. m, tenths
below low water.
Change in past "a hours. rise i.
Mean temperature End, &c
Highest, As.
Lowest, %.
Lowest last night, 20.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
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Advertise in the Gate City.
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likewise by "storming "-and two ad-
ditional towns occupied.
In Dobrudja it appeared that the
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iCIissisi I
closer toward Macin. Here TO-DAY,
Berlin described tenacious resist.
ance" from the enemy.
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INSULTED BY
REFUSAL OF ALLIES
fCon.inued from page l.,

There are rumors of great movements,
new inventions and new war plans.
There is no doubt the Germans want
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-20
ASK FOR LAW
OF WIDE SCOPE
SENATE Is ASKED TO PASS BILL
AT ONCE GIVING PRESIDENT
UNRESTRICTED POWER.
To PRESERVE NEUTRALITY
Iii Bill Passes President Can Em-
pioy Army and Navy to Enforce
Compliance With Laws
of Nations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 30.-Secre-
tary Lansing and Attorney General
Gregory today asked the senate ju-
dietary committee to pass a bill I'M
mcdiately which will give the presi-
dent power 10 handle the internation-
al situation without recourse to war.
The bin empowers the president 60
employ the naval and land forces
To force compliance with and prevent
violation of the laws of nations.
Briefly such law means that the
president could employ this country's
army or navy in engaging in any
trade or commerce. as long as inter
national law, understood aud agreed
To by this government, is not violated
by any such trade or commerce.
Ii this bill passes it is undertood
that the president will not so befors
congress at all unless some act oc.
ours which viii force him into 1
declaration of war.
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FUNERRI
TH|sAF TERN00h
FOLLOWING CEREMONIES RODY
WILL LAY IN STATE WHERE
HEROES DIED.
FULL MILITARY H0h0Rs
Funeral Cortege From Army Post
to the Alamo Will he Headed
BY Nineteenth United
States Infantry.


SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 20.-
The body OF Gen. Fred Funston. the
f1ghtingest man of his inches In
the army. will lie in state from $3.50
till night fall in the Alamo, on the
very spot where David Crockett eni
lis heroes perished three quarters
OF q century ago.
The body OF the dead general
was moved from the undertaking
establishment to his quarters in the
lower post OF Fort Sam Houston
under escort OF the Nineteenth
United States Infantry. Captain
Perry. chaplain OF the Third Field
artillery. will conduct the funeral
services at the post at 3.30 o'clock.
A. the conclusion of the services the
body will be taken to the Alamo
rnder escort commanded by Gen.
Greene. commander of the Twelfth
division. The escor twill consist OF
the 37th United States infantry. two
troops of cavalry and one battery
OF the 7th field artillery.
The procession will pass along
Grayson street to Avenue d and
then to the Alamo plaza. After
lying in state there until dark
the body will be taken to the
Southern Pacific station and placed
aboard private car and forwarded
to San Francisco. The active pail
bearers will be four senior colonels
of the regular army and four colo
| nels from the National Guards.
They will be Colonies Miller. Waltz.
Skunk and Sturgiss. regulars. and
Col. Morrison. 2nd W. Va. Infantry.
Lang. 4th Illinois Infantry: Lucy,
tst Minnesota Infantry, and Nei-
man. 4th Texas.
Accompanying the body to San
Francisco will be Capt. Fitshugh
Lee. Funsten's aide, two non-com
missioned officers and six privates
as a guard The body will arrive az
San Francisco at o'clock Friday.
Col. Bynum. who is in temporary
Charge at the southern division
pending the arrival OF Gen. Perish
ing. announced this afternoon that
Funston's death would have no eft
feet on the scheduled movements
lot the National Guard troops.
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MOURN DEATH
FIGHTING FRED
FLAGS AT HALF MAST AND
KHAKI CLAD MEN MOURN
THEIR CHIEFS DEATH.
TO Be BURIED SATURDAY
The Body of General Funston Will
lie Shipped to San Francisco
fer Burial at the National
Cemetery.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 20
Flags were at half mast, every kha-
ki-clad man was mSurner and the
body OF Major General Erred" Fun
ston was at Fort Sam Houston.
Tonight the remains of the "best
two-fisted fighter in the world ac-
cording to his inches will be trans
ferred to San Francisco. Then on
Saturday he will be buried with full
military honors at the Presidio.
Few men were more popular with
than Fighting Fred" who died sud
denly last night at the st. Anthony
hotel A prodigious worker. officers
said his place would be difficult to
fill. Tireless work and close appli-
cation to duties caused the generals
death. He had become greatly weak
ened by the steady grind OF details
with the forces under him, but it was
just like him to make no complaint
and to work on just the same.
General Pershing, who has just
returned from Mexico, assumed tenn
porary charge OF the Southern de-
partment today in place of his late
chief.
General Funston's death was
caused by enigma sclerosis of the
arteries O. the head. His death was
almost instantaneous and without
pain"
This statement was given out by
Lieutenant Colonel ireland. who had
been Funstou's physician for some
time
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BODY OF FUNSTON TO
REST IN PRESIDIO CEMETERY

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-The
body OF Major General Frederick
Funston, who dropped dead last
night at San Antonio. will be buried
at the National cemetery at the Pre-
sidio here Saturday. according to the
announcement OF Major General Bell,
commander of the Western depart
ment OF the army, today.
All the troops at the posts around
San Francisco bay will participate
in the military ceremonies which VIII
precede , the interment. General
Bell announced that the body, In
charge of one of the staff officers,
would arrive here Friday morning.
The interment will be at the side OF
Funston's little son, Arthur McAr-
thur Funston, who died several years
ago.
Ms. Funston is Frustrated with
grief at her home in the Presidio to-
day. She came to San Francisco
about month ago in order that thS
children might attend school. Hel
daughter Is i'll in local hospital.
Mrs. Funston was giving a dinner
party last night in honor of her sis
ter. Mrs, William Cullen. when tn,
news was received OF the generals
death.
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THE HOUSE
KILLS PROBE
By VOTE OF 104 TO 81 HOUSE
REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE
THE GOVERNOR.
FERGUSON MAKES SPEECH
The Chief Executive Addresses the
House Before the Vote
Is Taken--iS Given
An Ovation.

AUSTIN. Texas, Feb. Ely 4
vote of 104 to 81, the house at 8
O'clock yesterday tabled Mr., o.
Banions resolution calling for an
investigation of certain alleged
acts of Governor James E. Fergu-
son. This action came after four
hours of debate, listened to With
marked attention by the members
aud by the crowded galleries. AZ
times the galleries We're so demon
strative with applause that Speaker
Fuller threatened to have them
cleared. The orators for both sides
were cheered. The climax came
when Governor Ferguson addressed
the house by invitation OF the body
and was given an ovation. He
followed in the main his speech to
the senate of last Wednesday, which
has generally been pronounced IS
one of his best efforts. He was in
good fettle yesterday and in good
humor
1t had been predicted that the
resolution would be tabled, but the
overwhelming vote against il came
rs q surprise even to some OF the
governors friends. With one or
two exceptions, West Texas and the
Panhandle went solidly With the
governor. This fact was noticeable
TO many on the floor.
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WILL DEMAND REDUCTION
IN PRICES OF FOOD

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.--Drastic ac-
tion to reduce the cost of food Will
be demanded today by a citizens
committee which will call on Mayor
Mitchell and Food Commissioner Dill
lon. following riots in three OF New
York's congested tenement districts
las night. Push carts were stripped,
turned over and burned by frantic
women.
In the Williamsburgh section OF
Long Island an open air market was
wrecked and the dealers hid behind
locked doors. The police reserves
were forced to battle with the riot
ers to retore order.
The riot followed a sudden 1umr
in the price of onions and potatoes
In the Brownsville section and on
the East Side of Manhattan riots al
most as serious as the trouble ir
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was threatened when Marie Ganz
was arrested after the main body
Of women had been dispersed. The
crowd in City Hall park by this time
numbered thousands.
Sweet Marie" had been identified
as one of the agitators here and the
police sought to arrest her. She was
hurried into the police precinct sta
tion at the city hall and then into
q patrol. Sighting her in the patrol
wagon the women made rush. yell
ing and screaming and demanding
ed q patrol and drove the women
away.
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SPY SYSTEM
IS REVEALED
TWO ARRESTS. MADE IN NEW
YORK IN CONNECTION WITH
SPY OPERATIONS.
sELLING c INFORMATION
Men Held Are Accused of Gathering
Information in England, send
ing 1t to America and
Thence to Germany.

NEW YORK. Feb. 20-Some OF
the troubles Of possible spy sys-
tenn in the United States were
brought home to New York today
in a tangle of wiles and synthetic
ink OF the strong arm OF intimlae-
ton of enemies and OF the secret
service emissaries were revealed in
the arrest on federal warrants OF
S. A. Sander and Chas. w. Wunnen-
berg. The two spent the night IN
Jail and were scheduled for appear
ance in court today in the hope o.
making bond.
The prisoners-both of whom
claimed to be naturalized Ameri-
cans. though Of German birth-are
charged with gathering and dis
posing of British information. most
ly to Germany.
The department Of justice agents
developed the evidence against them.
They are charged With sending
pseudo newspaper men to England
TO gather information of value and
brought it back or sent ii back to
America. To obtain this informa-
ton the British guards used syn
thetic ink and all the subterfuges
known TO spies were employed.
Sander was an employe of w. R,
Hearst's Deutsehe Journal and was
president of the Central Powers
war film exchange. Wunnenbers
was his assistant.
This is not the first time San
der has been under police suspicion
in connection with certain near-spy
activities. He was one of two Teu-
tonic sympathizers of Cept. Boy-Ed 5
who tried to get Mrs. Richard steg-
ler. wife OF a German reservist and
prime witness against Bey-Ed $
propogandiss activities, to recant.
Wunnenberg is also we'll known in
German circles.
secret service operators had inVestl-
gated the case on tip from the
British authorities es-more than two
months. Since May. 1916, the
government charges that the two
men sent fictitious newspaper men
ever to ENGLAND.
Attorney Oyerwater, retained by
Sander and Wunnenberg, insisted
that his clients were victims of false
Information which was seized by
tie department OF justice. He said
they were engaged in the distrieu-
ton of war movie films of the Ger
man army. Sander flatly denied
Ell charges,
The first alleged activities OF
| the two defendants came. it was
said. BY the authorities discovery
| OF alleged activities in England o.
George vaux Bacon. a former Cleve
| land newspaper man. His pictur,
Twas brought back TO this eountr!
and he WAS subsequently, ARRESTED
in England.
Inquiries have been made OF tn
/ state department for information
as to Baeon's whereaouts and OF
what charge he was held in Eng
land.
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EN|ANDlMADE
FOR RELIEF
MEN MARCH To CITY HALL
AND DEMAND REDUCTION
IN FOOD PRICES.
ID CHARTS WRECKED
In the Streets Attacked BY
Women and Wrecked--Ped-
dlcFs Are Forced to
Seek Safety.

EW YORK. Feb. 20.-Crying
want bread more than three
lred women. bareheaded and
tily clad, stormed the steps OF
city hall today. demanding re
rom the high cost of food. Some
he women said their families
starving. Most OF the women
ed babies. faces pinehed from
,er. In their arms.
fie women were headed by Mrs,
Harris, president of the Mothers
ance League, and Marie CAM,
4n as Sweet Marie. y
icy came from the Ruttger' s
-re tenement district where push
peddlers had been steadily rails
lrices until the women declared
Is now impossible for them to
their families.
&c he babies are starving and we
bread" was the constant cry
an d by the women who surged
v"t the entrance to the city hall
alking quietly across the City
park the women were almost
the steps before they were dis
. ed. They swept up the steps
| mass. The doors We're banged
In their faces and wild yells
Implications followed A swarm
ain clothes men and police re-
IS drove the women down the
,rie GAM then mounted tho
- and addressed the women. She
the women to remain in the
IS and do nothing to give the
,an excuse to arrest them. Al
the crowd quieted and Mis-:
sought admission to the City
as representative of the women
o. IldIIlS uSCidICu tldt Hii' w e'
representative OF no political or
alton OF any kind.
So y husband Is a matchmaker,
Mrs. Harris. eve have three
iren and we can hardly ge
,nrIgh to eat. Others can't set any
W Women come to me with tear
.,m seir eyes and ask what TO 10.
laa promised a school building il
"A to hold a meeting of protes
hay. by that time hundred
i be starved SO we determined t.
ss~h to the city hall to see tn
r."
q. Harris was told the mayo
not in his office. but she wa
lsed that he would meet ther
today or tomorrow,
a noon delegation of wome
ID fgathered In front OF police head
p ers. demanding to see Commi:
r Woods. At the same tim
police received word that tw
i lsh and additional women wer
.ng in Ruttger's square to mare
Ase city hall. A serious outbrea
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First u. S. Ship
in Barred Zone

NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-The
steamer Orlean, the first Ameri-
can ship To carry contraband
to brave the German blockade
since the break in German
American relations. which sailed
from this port February 9th,
is due in the submarine zone
on her way to Bordeaux today.
The Oriean is 5000 ton
freight steamer laden with
contraband for the French
government. Whether news
viii come today that she has
been sunk without warming by
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Enter Guilty Pleas
Peonage Charges

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. .o.--
Four persons charged with
peonage announced to Federal
Jndgo Meek today that they
would plead guilty.
The were G. H. Sullivan,
wealthy land owner; W. ID. Col
vim, Justice of the peace; W.
y. Hickman, constable. and ID.
n. AutreY, deputy constable.
All the parties live in Ellis
county. Sullivan owns extern
rtye farm lands few miles
,narth Of Ennis.
llo others are citizens and
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officials of Ennis.
IL is claimed in the indict--
ment that G. II. Sullivan, u
planter, was assisted by the
other three men in the capsici-
ty CT officers in holding Rich
ard Black, Tom Powers and
Janelie johnson, negroes. in
Illegal restraint OF their lib
erty because OF debts alleged
to be due Sullivan. The ne
groes ieft the Sullivan farm in
Ellis county and went to Fort
Worth, where, the Indictment
alleges, they were arrested and
returned to Sullivan.
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Germans remains to he seez
The Orlcan sailed unarmesi, m
striped, flying the Americas
flag and owned, officered And
mostly operated by AmerfcAIls.
The Orlean n owned ~ tn
Oriental Navigation conipany ~
II BATTERY Place, New Fort.
and il Is her first trip under
American registry. should this
boat be sunk without warning
by submarine comlnantier Il
might bring to sharp climax
the strained situation betWeen
Germany and the United States.
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PENFIEL.D'S CALL
BRINGS CONFERENCES

LONDON. Feb. ao.---A Central
News dispatch from Zurich TODAY
says:
THE Austrian emperor has given
a long audience to Count Czernin. the
minister of foreign affairs. who pre-
viously had conference with Fred
eric c. Penfield. the American an.
ibassador."
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]. s. WARSH|PS
MAY co TO TURKEY
GOVERNMENT Is TO ASK FOR
SAFE CONDUCT FOR SHIPS
TO BElRUT.
VIII BE Sent There te Bring Home
About One Thousand Ameri-
can Citizens Now In
That Country.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--
This government will shortly
ask Turkey to obtain safe con-
duet from Austria and Germany
for passage OF the United States
collier Caesar and the cruiser
Des Noines Ia Beirut, where
about one thousand Americans
are awaiting transportation
home.
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PUTS ISSUE UP
TO AUSTRIA
GOVERNMENT Is ASKING Fol
STATEMENT OF ATTITUDE
ON SUBMARINE WAR.
Made by Ambassador Penfteld
Who Called at Foreign
office.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 90
Ambassador Penfield at Vienna
has asked the Austria-Hungary
foreign office what attitude
that government is taking ON
the submarine warsfare, uis-
patches today declarei. Inquiry
was made spccificaliI as tn
whether or not Aust Ia has
Withdrawn as In the Ancona and
and Persia summarizing.