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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29

north OF Fells Street. known az Is and
Sl.0US.
Hugh L. Mcclure ct ux. to John Il.
welsh, trustee. 60x90 feet cast line Of
Louisiana Street. July &c, 1917; S3,245.
Henry Holmes TO Alfred Il. Cohen,
trustee. 16XlG5 feet south line Of Jack
Street: July 81. 1917; s1.272.
w. L. Wills to Alvin b. Hutzler, trus-
tee. 50xl35 feet east line OF North
Avenue. at south line of Brookland
Park boulevard July "a. 1917; s3.7l5.
w. Il. French to Chaplin & Chamber
laync. trustees, 100x180 feet east line
OF Chamberlayne Avenue. at north lire
OF Graham Road. July %, 1917: $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
FOR sALE-Rcnl Estate.
Special
Suburban.
Bargains
North Richmond

Garland Avenue: eight rooms: latrobe
neat; S3Js00.00 Easy terms.
Griffin Avenue; eight rooms, sleeping
porch. latrobe heat: $4.250.0O a bar
gain for you; satisfactory terms.
Bacon Road; eight rooms, hot water
neat; stucco new. Unusual price.
North Avenue; eight rooms, hot water
neat. Large concrete cellar; beautifully
papered throughout: shades at all win
dows. See this home.
Woodrow Avenue; eight rooms hot
water heat: large lot; stucco new. I'm
usual opportunity.
Home Street; eight rooms, latrobc
1o' large lot: Rented to September
1918. 100000. Only s3.250.0O.
we have large list Of suburban
homes for sale on easy terms Before
puylns. call US for appointment and
look over what we have
WHITE e COMPANY,
American Bank Building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
CHARTERS IssuEp.

The State Corporation Commission
Yesterday issued the following char
The Quantico Pharmacy. Incorporat-
ed. Alexandria; capital, $4,000: drug
business. Wills e. Collins. president,
rotary. Washington. d. c.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage license was
ISSUED yesterday by the clerk OF the
HustinEs Court Figures after names
Samuel b. Nickels (24), Wise County
and Lois Parsons (21), city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
,IeLr WOOD sAes.
WOODWARD & SON
J. A. CONNOLLY & CO.,
Seventh and Franklin Streets.

SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
FARMS
80, 75o-This farm contains so acres ne-haif
In cultivation. Balarce in timber. New
Groom house. Large barn. On gravel road.
Convenient to city.
Road; % acres. 4-room dwelling. Will
consider exchange for small city dwelling.
S7ooo.275 acres on River Road, 1-2 miles
OF station. Large brick dwelling in beau
tiful groce OF trees. Spring and shrubbery.
Half land In cultivation.
*i.0o-l00 acres. 4 miles of city limits; half
In cultivation. Price includes mules, 2
horses. SW chickens. gas engine and farm
$t,04.2to acres. 40 cleared, old house one
half mile OF high school. 4 miles of sta
ton. Terms TO suit purchaser.
u. A. CONNOLLY & CO.
MADISON 335l-MADISON 1852
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nENRrCo RELEASE DEEDS.

William Todd, trustee. to r. w. Ben
hampton Avenue. November 90, 5000.
"A: J.. Chewing. Jr. trustee, to Mar
shall r. Gillian, Jefferson Gardens"
on Bentley Street. July 90, 1917, $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
BUILDING PERMIT.

The following permit was issued ves.
teTday by the Building Inspector:
Fila Hill. to erect frame kitchen, 2S
Fairheld Street, to cost $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
FOR SALE-Real Estate

NICE ll-room house. Harrison Street.
on Floyd Avenue. large yard: electric
lights, newly papered. beautiful shade. Can
DO bought direct from owner cheap. Phone
Madison 3lTG.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-03-14
CREW OF LIEBENFELS
GUILTY OF overt ACT

John Luken, George Sunkel, Jonas
E. Jansen, Heinrich Wattenberg, Jo-
ham w. Buse, Meritz Won Thulen,
August Neuse and William Schwart-
ing, the eight members of the crew
of the German steamer Liebenfels,
sunk in Charleston harbor February
/, were tried and found guilty in the
United States court before Judge H.
A. NJ. Smith, at Florence yesterday,
Of an "overt act" in sinking the
steamer, or permitting it to sink in
a navigable stream. The men also
were tried on charges of conspiracy,
but were found not guilty on the in
dictment. Judge Smith announced
that he would pronounce sentence this
morning, and allowed the convicted
men their freedom for the night on
their present bail.
The case against Captain John r.
Klattenhoff, who is under indictment
on similar charges, was not called
Captain Klattenhoff is i'll in shis city
and was not able to go 20 Florence to
stand trial.
Big Surprise,
Logan and Grace, of Charleston, at
torneys for the defense, sprung a big
surprise when they announced, at the
conclusion Of the governments testi-
mony, that the defense would offer nc
witnesses. Mr.. Grace asked for a di-
recter verdict, but this was refused by
Judge Smith, who stated the jury
would reach verdict. The govern
mcnt rested it's case at 1:10 p. M
and, after an adjournment for lunch
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-03-14
until 3 o'clock, the arguments by the
,iafonca and tha oovernmopt hapop

until 3 o'clock, the arguments by the
defense and the government began.
The case went to the jury at p.
m. and verdict of not guilty on the
conspiracy charge and guilty with a
recommendation to mercy on the
charge of sinking, or permitting the
ship to sink, in navigable stream,
was returned shortly before 6 o'clock.
The jury in the Liebenfels case was
drawn Thursday and placed under the
care of Marshal j. l.. Sims.
First Witness.
The first witness introduced by
District Attorney Francis H. Weston,
of Columbia, and Assistant District
Attorney j. Waites Waring, of Char
lesion, was James P. Allen, an as
sistant United States civil service
engineer of Charleston, who testified
as to the location of the Liebenfels
in the Cooper river channel before
and after she was sunk. Mr. Aliens
testimony was to the effect that the
Liebenfels was sunk III the channel,
but there was plenty of room for
ships to pass on either side
Major Youngberg.
Major G. A. Youngberg, Of the
United States corps of engineers, in
charge Of Charleston harbor, next
the stand. On direct and cross-ex-
animation Major Youngberg said he
had made no move to stop the sink
ing of the Liebenfels, when he was
advised of the impending fact, and
had only assumed charge of the
steamer when instructed to do so by
his superiors at Washington, through
military channels.
Major Youngberg testified that a
great many ships of moderate or
deep-draught, could not pass the Lie
benfels in safety, unless extreme eau
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-03-14


eff there was no special crisis no
there would be no trial. he said.aRE'
member, while you deliberate, the
men, who have waited two years If
q sign of peace, wait here. in aWt
suspense" " n & \: "a
Mr.. Grace called attention: tol Z
trial by jury, saying it had been
corporated into magma charta fro
Germany, and asked that the spi
of jury trial be not lost sight Of.
J: "The spirit of jury trial, !" he sco
cluded, "is the sentinel on the wi
tower Of civilization! The wori 3
mad. Shall we become mad ? Isl SI
THING which the president
spoken, Of, that has driven the
mad, to penetrate an AmericaI u
house ?" ,SIIW
MIR. Weston Closes.
| District Attorney Francis HI
ton, of Columbia, closed in
appeal to the jury to try the
it's merits.
Judges Charge.
Judge H. A. NJ. Smith, in
charge to, the jury, outlined they 81
indictments, alleging conspiracy W
sinking, or permitting to sink, a
sci in a navigable stream. The a
matter Of law, he said, was whetl|
| the defendants sunk the ship in|
navigable stream. He directed q
attention of the jury, in detail, to q
evidence, and ended by pointing d
that the only question was ones
intention. 'i4st.}
After the verdict was returned III
gan and Grace announced their
tention Of submitting arguments n
new trial. 58 Is
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-03-14
No 3 efel,se iWIiItnessss.I., !.

No Del featse itnesses
Al tlib po isiit 81 nj essrs, Logan IS
Grace announce ed there would be no
introd ction of testinloi by the de-
fense. and asked for a directed YER
diet. u .s ,.
Mr.. Logan \ aid no proof had. been
established that any of the light de-
PENDANTS had opened \ the sc ea2yal Ives,
and that 1t was only e matter of irs-
fesrence. fer 81 q & \. },8
Sa%$ Judge Smith agreed Il to al limit. of
one hour for each side for arg gument,
with a 15-minuteS Srebutta1fbY the gov
ernment, and stated he would charge
the Jury on the following basis:
Whether the ,Liebenfels was sunk
IN. q natylgable stream; !; whether the
de1sendan I1se ll't nts sank her; and whether
there existed 4 aScoennsplracy eEn 3$J
Opens for Prosecution. F{
j, Waites ,Waring, Of & Charleston,
assistant United States district att
torney, began the argument for the
government. Mr.. Waring said, in
part, that it was a simple case; no
issue of who sunk her, but simply
whether the Liebenfels was permitted
to sink in a navigable stream. He
reviewed 'e the testimony, tending to
pioye 'ilat care hao neen taken 70
.liaee preparation against the SINK SINK
!hs' ana tnaI tne. pro1tered help was
'''l g uSeu' 's''-. Il
Inc testimony, said Mr.. Waring;
was tull' and complete, that the ship
was was sunk by opening the seacocks,
ana there was 8! conspiracy among
~, ny eie"' oeAei'a@li's 70 SINK the yes
.....s
Mr. Logan IN answer Tor, the de-
1ense' told the jury that they were
charged with the conduct OF case
VI tremendous importance TO the de-
teluants' ana they would pe untrue
~ '.ieli oatn ana 70 the tradition OF
sne oa'eeo states II they dld not give
u . D '"''e' ..s,.s
lhese men, salo mr.. Logan are
III. llo' oii 'rial for olsmantllng' thelr snip.
Aney are On criai 1or opening the sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Spain Will Take Over the Duties of
American Ambassador at the
German Capital.
ALL DIPLOMATIC ATTACHES
AND CONSILS COME HOME

Following the breaking diplomatic relations between Ger
many United States President Wilson, this afternoon
o'clock leangs international before
joint session of Congress.
The President, in concluding his address, said:
IF American ships American lives should in fact be
feed by naval commanders needless OF
obvious die
humanity shall take liberty coming before the
Congress that authority that
in the of their peaceful and legitimate eands the
high nothing less take for granted that all
governments will take the course"
1.-THE President added hostile conflict with the German
desired friends OF the Ger
people and earnestly desye remain with the
which speaks for them.
I'VE shall believe that they hostile unless and until
obliged believe it, and nothing than the
reasonable defense of the undoubted rights of people
I'VE selfish We merely stand
alike thought principles peo
pie which sought address Senate only
weeks merely vndica liberty
unmolested life.
These peace grant may
challenged defend them of wf the
the government of Germany"
Ambassador Gerard has
Office for his
Bernstorf.
Confident country
of the support Congress- Wilson,
after his conference yesterday with cabinet senator's
the conclusion there only States
pursue.
Chairman Flood the House foreign
tie although evidently expecting
likely be logical OF the Developments IF
ship sunk by German submarine" said foil
there nothing Congress
until further Developments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

IF it Is still the purpose of the i'm
perial government to prosecute relent
less and indiscriminate warfare agains
vessels of commerce by the use of sub
marines without regard to what the
government of the United States mus
consider the sacred and indisputablt
rules of international lazy and the
universally recognized dictates of hui
manity, the government of the United
States is at last forced to the con-
clusion that there is but one course il
can pursue. Unless the imperial gov
eminent should now Immediately de-
clare and effect an abandonment of its
present methods of submarine warfare
against passenger and freight-carryins
vessels, the government of the United
States can have no choice but to sever
diplomatic relations with the German
empire altogether"
In reply to this declaration the i'm
perial German government gave this
government the following assurance:
THE German government is prepared
to do its utmost to confine the opera
lions of war for the rest of it's duration
to the ngnIinB FORCES u the oeiiiSSi-
ents, thereby also insuring the freedom
of the seas, principle upon which the
German government believes. now as
before, to be in agreement with the
of the United States.
"The German government. guided by
this idea, notifies the government of
the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders: In accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and destruction of merchant vessels
by international law. such
vessels, both within and without the
area declared as naval war zone, shall
not be sunk without warning and
without saving human lives. unless
these ships attempt to escape or offer
resistance.
But" it added, ',ssutrals cannot ex-
pect that Germany, forced to fight for her
existence, shall. for the sake of neutral
interest restrict the use of an effective
weapon if her enemy is permitted to con-
tinue to apply at will methods of warfare
violating the rules of international law.
Such a demand would be incompatible
with the character of neutrality, and the
German government is convinced that the
government of the United States does not
think Of making such a demand. knowing
hat tbs government Of the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
BOY SCOUTS BRAVE COLD.
sixty-Three Camp in Open With
Thermometer Mark Near Zero.

NEW YORK, February 3.-Sixty-
three of the 400 delegates to the Boy
Scout workers conference here, led by
Dillon Wallace, the Labrador explorer.
showed their enthusiasm for the out
door life last night by camping in the
open after two-mile march in the face
of a keen northwest wind and with the
thermometer lowering around zero.
Belmorc Browne. who climbed Mount
Mckinley. helped erect the tents in
Van Cortlandt Park at the extreme
northern end of the city.
Cold" he exclaimed this morning.
81 never felt anything like it. Mount
Mckinley was picnic.
The actual work of demonstrating Boy
Scout activities was done today. This
included cooking. signaling, bridge
building, trekking. setting up camps
and wireless outfits. Delegates are
present from every state In the Union
and from some of the dependencies.
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, has repeatedly declared that 1t IL de-
termtned to restore the principle OF the
| freedom of the seas. from whatever quar-
| ter it has been violated
To this the government OF the United
States replied on the Sth of May, accept
ing. of course, the assurances given. bur
adding:
The government of the United States
feels it necessary to state that ii takes
it for granted that the imperial Ger.
| man government does not intend to i'm
ply that the maintenance of its newly
announced policy is in any way con-
tingent upon the course or result OF
diplomatic negotiations between the
government of the United States and
any other belligerent government. not
withstanding the fact that certain
passages in the imperial governments
note of the 4th instant might appear
to be susceptible of that construction.
In order, however, to avoid any possible
misunderstanding, the government OF
the United States notifies the imperial
government that it cannot for a mo-
ment entertain, much less discuss, a
suggestion that respect by German
naval authorities for the rights of citi-
zens of the United States upon the high
seas should in any way or In the
slightest degree be made contingent
upon the conduct of any other govern
ment affecting the rights of neutrals
and -combatants.
Responsibility in such matters 10
single. not joint; absolute, not rela-
tive"
TO this note of the sth of May the
imperial German government made no
reply.
On the 31st of January. the wednes-
day OF the present week. the German
ambassador handed to the Secretary OF
State, along with a formal note. a
memorandum which contains the fol-
lowing statement.
The imperial government. therefore.
does not doubt that the government
of The United States will understand
the situation thus forced upon Ger
many by the entente allies brutal
methods of war and by their deter
mination to destroy the central pow
ers, and that the government of the
United States will further realize that
the now openly disclosed intentions of
the entente allies give back to Ger
many the freedom of action which she
reserved In her note addressed to the
government of the United States on
May 4. 1916.
Under these circumstances Germany
will meet the Illegal measures Of her enc
mics by forcibly preventing after Feb
Britain. France. Italy and in the east
ern Mediterranean all navigation. that
Of neutrals included, from and to Eng
land and from and TO France, etc. etc.
All ships met within the zone will be
sunk
l think that you will agree with me
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
: Bill to Buy Bull Run Lands.

Representative Carlin Of Virginia Is
endeavoring to find an opportunity for
the passage through Congress of his
hill authorizing the purchase by the
government of certain lands on the
battlefields of Bull Run. The measure
calls for the purchase of the land
through the Secretary of War. COM
mission of army officers having already
recommended it. 1t also provides for
the repair and protection Of two monu-
ments on the Held.
The sum Of $4,000 10 authorized for
the purposes carried In the bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
q. s. on Verge Of War.

U. s. on Verge OF War.
p,., 90 a;,,o.,. r.,..,.
~ ,-,,,.a S.. 80 81. ,,o-o
a.. ,..
- N,. -.
WIN
% ieA' ieu
10 e'oou " A"e 'ie
Ae'ioh VI oei ."iS
ton Is eApeceeu " ioiio" IL IL HaS io'
ALREADY oeeh taken.
Ambassador Gerard's instructions are
to close his embassy as well as all
the consulates in Germany. All
embassy attaches, consuls, consular
agents and their STATS are to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
TEMPORARY HALT
OF DISTRICT Bill
Further Consideration Awaits
Disposition of Agricultural
Appropriation Measure.
AMENDMENTS BY SENATE

When the Senate met today Senator
District appropriation bill. stood ready
to call the measure up for considera-
ton at the earliest opportunity. The
agricultural appropriation bill had the
right of way in the Senate and until
that could be disposed of the District
bill had to wait.
In addition to the amendments made
by the Senate appropriations commit
tee to the District bill and reported by
The Star yesterday afternoon the COM
mittee has placed the following amend
ments in the bill:
Regarding the assessors office, pro-
vision is made that so much of the ex-
listing law as provides that the as
SCISSOR and the members of the perma-
nent board of assistant assessors shall
not be removed except for inefficiency,
flee shall be repealed. 1t is further
provided that in the future all records
and accounts in any way pertaining
to the bookkeeping, accounting and
collection of taxes and assessments.
now prepared and kept in the office of
the assessor, shall be transferred to
and kept in the office of the collector
of taxes, and the tax collectors shall
prepare and issue bills for taxes now
issued by the assessor.
Relating to Streets and Roads.
Amendments relating to the con-
struction of suburban streets and roads
are as follows:
Northwest and northeast-Longfel
low street from 5th street to Concord
avenue formerly Oregon avenue),
Concord avenue from Longfellow street
to Kennedy street and Kennedy street
from Concord avenue to 1st street
northeast, grade and improve, $25.SO0.
Northwest and northeast-Concord ave-
nue. from 1st place northwest to Blair
road northeast, open, grade and improve,
$4,000.
Northeast-South Dakota avenue. Bla-
railroad grade and improve, $4,000.
Northeast-Vista street. South Dakota
avenue to Franklin street, grade and i'm
prove. $500.
necticut avenue to 3Sth street grade and
improve. $4,000
MISUNDERSTANDING avenue between
23d and Gath streets, grade and improve
$4,000.
Northwest-Thirty-t street. Ritten-
house street to Pinehurst Circle, grade
and improve. $4,000.
Northeast-Sixty-fi first street. East
1dpltCl Street W ELdSlcEE dNc Huc, STduC
and improve, 100000.
Northwest-Belmont street. 10th
street to Crescent place. pave, $500.
Northwest-Crescent place, east of
Belmont street to end of pavement.
pave. $2,400.
Hats Widening of Woodley Road.
Provision is made that the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia be
directed to suspend all proceedings
looking to the condemnation of land
for the widening of Woodley road as
outlined on the map of the permanent
system of highways in the District of
Columbia until further action by Con-
gress.
Provision is made for alterations to
the old Emergency Hospital building.
now owned by the Uptted States, to
make it available for use as labora-
tory for the health department Of the
District, and $4,000 is made available
for this purpose. f s.
The following provision relating to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Germans Plan Sixth War Loan.

LONDON, February 2.-"An article
in the Frankfurter Zeitung intimates
the imminence of a German war
loan" says Reuters Amsterdam CORE
spondent. 1.-THE article says the au-
thorities, who IN fortnight's time
will have direction of the propaganda
for the sixth German war loan, would
do well to follow attentiveiy the Brit
ish war loan propaganda, which works
with tremendous ZEAL
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disturbances by German sympathizers,
officials said steps had been taken to
meet the situation.
Just at the time when the decision
! to break became known Secretary Lam
sing went over to the White House
and had brief conference with the
President. He too. would go no far
Their than Secretary Tumulty's brief
announcement that the President would
address n joint session of Congress this
afternoon.
No Orders to Fleets.
No special orders for increasing the
guard at the stations, arsenals, wire
less plants. naval magazines or other
reservations have been issued. but ca CHI
| take any steps necessary.
Secretary Daniels reiterated that the
winter cruising orders of the Atlantic
fleet. now in Cuban waters, had not
been changed. He met with q smile
questions as to what orders were in
contemplation. 1t Is known, however,
that the bureau chiefs of the Navy De-
partment have been instructed to give
out no III without
specific orders from the Secretary him.
self.
Never in the history of the world have
two frst-class powers severed their
diplomatic relations without hostilities
following. President Wilson, in taking
the momentous step, has counted the
consequences carefully, as have all his
advisers. Germany, all her officials have
openly said, had counted the cost of a
break with the United States and was
prepared to pay it in the hope of short
ening the war.
Prepared Address Last Night.
When the President returned from
the Capitol last night he apparently
had made up his mind that nothing re-
| manned but breaking on relations. At
once he began preparing the address
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