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ST. PAUL, M1NN..

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917.

PRICE

T‘VU CENTS

ON TRAINS
FIVE CENTS

 

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RAILROADS PUT
LID 011 EXPORT
GOODS T0 EAST

Virtual Embargo Declared by
Thirty Lines on All Freight
Except Wheat From Mill City
Needed on Atlantic Coast.

DOCKS AT PORTS CROWDED

Situation May BeyRelieved by
Sailing. of Steamships Via
Halifax: Under Plan Put Up
to Great Britain.

HALIFAX .EXAMINING PORT.
(By Associated Press.)

Ottawa, Feb. 15.—Official an-
nouncement was made here to-
night that Halifax Is to be made
an examining port for neutral
vessels crossing the Atlantic
east-bound. Whether ships
coming. west also will have to
call at [Halifax has not been de-
termlned.

(By Associated Press.)
W'ashington Feb. 15. -—Chief rail-
' fowl-,3 0f the country took summary
, action today to relieve the shortage

of freight cars and the traffic con-
. vzgestion at Eastern sea ports, again
,. approaching an acute stage because
of the curtailment of trans-Atlantic
sailings by Germany’s new subma-
line campaign '

“GENTLEIMEN"S A‘G‘REEMIENT. ”

Representatives of thirty roads, at
a meeting here attended by Inter-
state Commerce Commission officials,
Jeached Ia. “'gentlemens aIgIeement”;
for a new and drastic campaign of
relief, including the following meas—
ures:

Adoption of temporary regulations
'tantamount to a virtual embargo
‘on'. all export shipments through
Eastern ports.,. ,
‘ " - :‘fan lntelllgen
- i WeWnu-a ,
bound shipments.
A policy of
from loaded cars
yards- and sending
back.

Eastern [roads agreed to give In
addition an empty ’car to their
Western connections for every load-
ed car received.

EXPORT WILL STOP.

Export traffic tlhrough the East
will remain virtually at a standstill
during the period of adjustment and
cast- bound domestic traffic will be
greatly curtailed, if the plans Work
out.

Freight for export has
greatly at Eastern ports.

One road Is reported to have ev-
ery track crowded and In addition
cars loaded with export wheat
standing On ninety-four barges In
New York harbor,

Every Eastern grain elevator Is
said to be overflowing and In addl-
tlon there are 4,000,000 bushels of ex-
port wheat In Minneapolls which
have been awaitinai transportation
eaSt for more than two months,

TO MOVE WHEAT EAST.

In New England, railroad men
say, there is a threatened shortage
of Ig-rain, while the flour supply of
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Yorki
and New England cities is none too
large.

At. today’s meeting it was decided
to move two trainloads of fifty cars
each cast from Minneapolis daily,
one laden with wheat for New Eng-
land. and the other carrying flour
to New Enlgl‘and and the three cities
named.

Representatives of Minneapolis
milling interests promised to co-oper-
ate.

TO GET IRIGHT OF WAY.

The two daily tna'in loads of wheat
and flour are to be given the right of
,Way over all other traffic, except
passenger business.

Railroad officials believe the .plan
will succeed in averting any food—
stuffs shortage in Eastern cities.

TO LIFT L-lD LATER.

As fast as sailing ocean steamers
diminish the accumulation of' freight
awaiting export at Eastern ports, the
railroads will let down the bars of
the embargo, permitting the ship-
ment, ton for ton, of supplies to re-
place those taken away.

Sailing Via Halifax

separating empty
In the congested
the empties

increased

To Clarify Situation ~

(By Associated Press.)

New York, Fob. 15.—‘5t1‘rarnsh‘1ps
flying the flags of neutral countries.
which have been. detained here since
to new German submarine policy was
announced, probably will resume their
regular sailings if plans '10 substi—
tute Halifax for Kirkwall as a port
of call for examination can be ar-
ranged with. the British authorities.

Negotiations to this end are virtu-
ally complete.

IBIRITISH FAVOR CHANGE.

That the British regard the change
with favor was indicated by the an-
nouncement tonight that the Holland-
America line steamship Ryndam will
sail tomorrow for Rotterdam via
Halifax and that passengers are be—
ing booked for the possible sailing
early next week of the steamship
Noordam, via the same route.

OTHIE'R LINES TO AC\T.

Swedish-American line agents also
announced that the passenger ship
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Head of Church
Wed Her F aisee'y,
Girl Charges

_.__—..__

Polish ‘Bishop’ Was Priest and
Bridegroom at IMock Mar-
riage, Winnipeg Libel
Suit Witness Says.

Winnipeg, Feb. 15.—Marie Koval;
eski, a young Polish girl, created a
sensation in the assize court here
today, when she accused “Bishop”
»Paul, head of the Polish Apostolic
Catholic church, as the “bridegroom
and priest” .in a mock marriage cere-
mony with her.

Testifies in Libel Suit.

Testifying in the libel suit brought
by Bishop Paul against the editor of
a “Polish” religious paper, the young
woman told a pitiful story of her re-
lations with the churchman.

The bishop, the ‘girl said, went
through some mysterious rites, which
were unknown to her, and then she
said, “he pronounced us man and
wife.”

Sent to St. Paul HOSpitaI.

Grief-stricken with the thought she
soon was to become a mother, she
said, the bishop, in answer to her an-
peals, sent her to a private hospital
in St. Paul. There, Miss Kovalcski
testified, he came to see her.

Wife Bigamist,
, Farmer Cizarges

WOman Captured? at Detroit
After Leaving Clear Lake,
Iowa, With ‘Star Boarder.’

 

(By a Special Correspondent.)

Chicago, Feb. 15.—Possessed of one
husband too many and an over-
whelming desire for bright lights,
Edith Harkey IBcrthelson left Clear
Lake, Iowa, some weeks ago. \Vith
her it is‘allegcd, went $5,000 of her
putative husband’s money. She was

arrested in a Detroit cabaret yester-
day and will return to Chioalgo to
face a bigwmy charge.

She scraped acquaintance with C

‘ F .Berthelson, a Clear Lake farmer-

They met in Chicago. Berthelson’s
subjugation was so complete, he fail-
ed to wonder at the continued pres-
ence of one George Carson, also
known as Charles Clampit, supposed-
ly a stepbrother.

Berthelson and ‘Miss Harkey”
were married in Chicago August 9,
last, with the “stepbrother” as best
man.

Wifie just couldn’t bear .to be sep—
arated from her dear “stepbrother,”
so.Carson accompanied them on their
honeymoon, at Berthelson’s expense.
W'hen the family returned to Clear
Lake Carson matriculated as “star
boarder.” A week ago Carson and
the woman disappeared. Berthelson
notified the Chicago police.

BRITISH WARSHIP
FIGHTS 3 RAIDERS

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One Sunk, Another Beached, in
Battle With Cruiser Ame-
thyst Off Brazil.

(By Associated Press.)

Rio Janiero, Feb. 15.—A11 officer of
the British cruiser Glasgow has con—
firmed reports of a recent naval ‘bat—
tlc off Fernando de Noronha, 125
miles off the east extremity of Brazil,
according to the newspaper Run. The
Glasgow took no part in the engage—
ment.

The commander reCeiVed a report
of the fighting through a Wireless
message from the British cruiser
Amethyst, which alone gave battle
to the German raiders.

Before 6 P. M. on the day the
Amethyst sighted three steamers
which she signaled to come nearer.
They did so. clearing for action and
almost immediately they opened fire.

The Amethyst returned the fire and
steamed toward the enemy, where~
upon the German raiders fled, but
continued firing, with the Amethyst
in pursuit.

The real fight occurred near Fer—
nando do Noronha. One of the raid-
ers, seriously hit, was observed to be
sinking. The others escaped. One
r‘aide1 1s belie1ed to have beached in
a batte1ed condition.

The Amctm st suffered slight dam-
age.

TOWN'S FOUND'ER IS ILL.

Vilas, S D., Feb. l.5—~A. Garret-
son, an early 'day capitalist for whom
the town of Garretson, S. D., was
named, is critically ill 011 his ranch
near here.‘ He led in the building of
the Sioux City elevated railroad, the
third in the world. His fortune was
slwept away in the panic of 1893.

 

 

 

“L-l 2'0” Commander
Tells Own Story

of his adventures in the air—~

of raids over the Eastern parts

of England in the Zeppelin he
commands.

The first installment will ap-

pear in

Sunday’s Pioneer Press

and daily thereafter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 AMERICANS
SEIZED IN U.S.

S e a r c h e r Finds Mutilated
Bodies of Cowboys, Kidnaped
Monday, on South Side of

International Border.

RAID IS FEARED

ANOTHER

Columbus Commander Sends
All Available Troops From
Hachita Into the Corner
Ranch Section.

(By Associated Press.)

IHachita, N. M., Feb. 15.—Lem
Spillsbury, Mormon 'scout, and com-
panions late today discovered the
bodies of Andrew P. Peterson, Hugh
Acord and Burton Jensen, American
cowboys kidnaped last Monday, when
Mexican bandits raided the Corner
Ranch, sixty miles southwest of here,

The bodies, terribly mutilated, were
fOund on the Mexican side, three
miles south of International MOnu—
ment No. 53. It was believed the
Americans were taken across the in-
te1nationa1 Ii :19 and killed when they

 

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.siderable feeling tonight in this sec-

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attempted to escape.
Acting under instructions from

Colonel F. C. Sickle, commanding the
Columbus camp, Lieutenant Colonel

J. C. Waterman, in change at Hach—
ita ordered all.“ available troops from
here into the Corner Ranch section.
The troops left for their new posts
tonight.

HARD FIGHT INDICATED.

Accmding to the story told by
Spillsbury and companions, each 110-
tim had been shot in the head sev-
eral times. Acord’s head had been
mutilated with a machete.

The clothing had been torn from_
all three, and there were numerous
cuts and bruises, indicating a des-
perate struggle of the Americans
against heaIVy odds. Search had been
-kept up continuously since late Mon-
when news of the. raid and the

. ad..'.

ed
11: ' - Irmmn
\ionday rode unarmed into the camp
of the Mexicans on the American
side They were seized immediately
and made off with.

BORDER FEARS ATTACK.

‘The finding of the bodies of the
three men, considered in connection
with the threat of Jose Ynez Salazar

 

Villista to Asylum

(By Associated Press.)
EMINIG, N. .M., Feb. 15.—Je-
sus Pias, the 14 year-old
Villa soldier who was cap-
tured by the Americans during the
Columbus raid, and the only sur-
viving member of the band of
Villa prisoners brought to Dem-
ing, was taken to Albuquerque to-
day to be placed in an orphan asy-
lum there.

The boy lost a leg during his
stay at Deming as the result of a

wound received in the raid.

 

 

 

to raid American towns, caused co11-‘

tion.

While close observers of the border
situation professed to see nothing
alarming in Salazar’s threat, a ma-
jority of the population looked with
apprehension on movements of rebel
bands in Northern Chihuahua.

“We remember Columbus.” one
said. It was recalled that Villa be-
fore his raid on Columbus sent a
warning that he “as coming.

Later movements of the band which
killed the American cowbo3s are un-
known here.

TH REATEN DESTRUCTION.

It became known here tonight that
the $5, 000 demanded by Salazar of the
Warren intel ests not only inCluded
the ransom of Buck Spencer and his
11 ife, but also carried with it a threat
that, unless it was paid 1000 head
of cattle at Ojitos would be confiscat-
burned and
all property destroyed. Salazar was
said to have 500 men at Ojitos.

HEARST RANCH RAIDED.

El Paso, Texas, Feb 1.5—Julio
Acosta, 3. Villa commander, raided
the Naherachic ranch, belonging to
Mrs Phoebe Hearst two miles from
Madera Chihuahua, on February 8,
killing two Mexican ranch hands,
wounding several others, completely
looting the ranch houses and driving
off a number of horses, according to
a. message received here tonight

Madera is 250 miles southwest of
Juarez.

AFTE‘R ‘MUNITIONS?

Jose Ynez Salazar's real motive in
appearing near the American border
in the Ojitos district now is believed
to be to smuggle ammunition, shells
and rifles for the Villa force which
he is expected to command in the
event of an attack 011 Juarez.

_GUA~RDSM‘EN SEIZE BANDIT.
(By Associated Press.)

Laredo, Texas, Feb. 15.—~Twenty
Mexican bandits and a detachment of
Florida infantry engaged in a skir-
mish last night near Zapata.

One bandit was captured and sev—
eral horses belonging to the Mexicans
were corralled.

The soldiers fired on the bandits
shortly after they crossed the Rio
Grande, and the fire was returned by
the Mexicans, who then fled.

Saskatchewan Lawmaker Expelled.

Regina, Sask., Feb. 15.—Charles A."
Oawthorpe, member of the Saskatch—
ewan legislature, was expelled by a.

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SUFFRAGISTS LIVE OVER EARLY DAYS OF THE FIGHT'FOR IVO’l‘E-S

 

photographs.

 

These women figured in celebrations of Susan B. Anthony day in St. Paul and Minneapolis yesterday. They are:
Julia Ward Howe; (2) Mrs. ELIgIena B. Farmer, who had charge of the St. Paul celebration; (4) Dr. Ella Hurd as Elizabeth Cady Stanton; (5)'
Mrs. S. A. Stockwell as Miss Antl'ony; (6) Mrs. Alfred Bright as Sarah Burger Sterns.

(1) Mrs. Luther Jaeger as

No, 3 is a reproducticn of one of Miss Anthony’s last

 

 

 

 

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vote of the members. He was in—
volved in the recent liquor bribery
scandal.

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Asserthashington Less
Apprehensive.

I (By AssociatedP-resa.)

Havan, Feb. 15.—In spite’of the plot,
among certain members of the Ha-'
vana policc against the government.
there was n. [moreoptimistic‘ ton‘ein
government circles atonight, due to,-
the loyalty of the navy, of which sev-
eral vessels made their escape from
Santiago ,and also the belief that
Santiago boon will be recovered from
the revolu-tioni'sts by the government.

It is claimed by high officials that
the movement begun there by Rigo-
berto Fernandez is not popular.

Telegraphic communication has
been restored with the Province of
Camaguey, where heavy fighting ‘is
reported between 800 loyal tioops

against an unknown number of revo-i..‘.,,
..1-)'{,:-,y, the suffrage color

lutionists.

Baldomera Acosta. and Pino Guerro,
111111 their hands of revolutionists,
still 'are making for Pina del Rio
hills. Their rear guard has been at-'\
tacked in a two days’ running fight.

General Geraldo Cachado, a prom-
inent Cuban military oflicial and
member of the Liberal committee, is
reported to have been killed at Las
Vallas. Another member of the Lib-
eral committee, General Ernesto As-
bert, has been captured.

GUANTANAMC—EINS RIS‘I'N‘G.

Santiago, Cuba, Feb, 15.—The mili-
tary governor yesterday informed P.
Merrill Grifi‘ith, the American consul
here, that the military forces in
Guantanamo had joined the revolu—
tionary movement. He also said a
similar situation prevails at MaYari
and Baracoa. ,

CAPITAL NOT ALARM ED.

Washington, Feb. 15.—-Failure to re-
ceive from Cuba today reports show-
ing marked growth in the Liberal re—
bellion caused administration officials
to regard the situation there with less
apprehension.

- Satisfaction was displal’ed at the
State department 'over information
that so far the rebels have destroyed
no property. Representatives ofbusi—
ness interests in the island have fear-
ed , that the Liberal leaders might
cause the destruction of the Cane
fields. .

SOLDIER VOTE TO KEEP
BRITISH COLUMBIA WET.

(By Associated P1688)

Vancouvel, B. C., Feb.15.—Addi—
tional figures received from London,
where soldiers’ votes are being cou11t—'
ed, indicate that prohibition for
British Columbia has been defeated.
On September 15, last, civilians in
this province voted in favor ,of_ a
prohibition measure with a majorlty
of 6,000. Since then 8,750 soldiers have

Two thousand votes have been
counted, and show that the soldiers
are voting wet by about 9 to 1.

STEAMER MINNESOTA SAILS
" FROM FRISCO FOR LONDON

(By Associated Press.)

San Francisco, Feb. 15;-The 20:000—
ton American freighter Minnesota,
recently purchased from the Great
Northern Steamship company by the
International Mercantile Marine
corporation, sailed from San Fran-
cisco today for New York and Lon-
don. The steamer, which has been
laid up here since November, 1915,
carried a. large cargo of California
products.

 

OF BYOONE DAYS
‘RETORN’ FOR PARTY

famous Workers lmpersonated
at Susan B. Anthony Anni-
' . versary Celebration

' in Mill City.

has been dead
that insignificant cir-

famous suffragist,
eleven years,

lcumstan‘ce did not prevent her pres-

once at a. monster birth-day Iparty
givenin honor ofthe ninety-seventh
anigiversary of her birth at the home
of’Mrs.’ Eugene Day, 2729 Portland
avenue, _Minnea’polis. Nearly 150 'per—
sons from St. Paul and Minneapolis
attended. .

Miss Anthony, with her. white hair,
black dress and red shawl, so familiar
at old- time conventions, was imper-
sonated by 'Mrs. S. A Stockwell.

IOITHER SUF'FRAGlSTS THERE.

, Other famous suffragists present
were: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, rep-
resented by Dr. Ethel E. Hurd; Julia
ward Howe, by Mrs. Luther Jaeger;
LuCy Stone by Miss Florence Mona-

han; Sarah Burger Sterns 'by Mrs:

Alfred Bright, and Lucretia Mott 'by.
Miss Nellie Merrill.

The house was decorated with yel-
Candles and
candle shades, , cand3, flowers and
cven~the frosting on the cake sug-
gested the suffrage cause.

“Miss Anthony” made ashort ad-
dress on her life and work, telling of
her trials in her fight for women’s
rights. .

BA RRE‘D FROM! UNIVERSITY.

, Second only in interest to the guest
of honor was Sarah Burger IStcrns,
Minnesota’s best known sdffragist,
the first woman to ask for admit—
tance to the University of Michigan,
but who was refused on the grounds
“of the impropriety of allowing wom—
en to be educated in the same insti-
tutions as men."

The party was made complete by ,

the presence of a birthday cake with
thirteen candles, as a representation
of the thirteen states which have
woman’s suffrage.

A modern suffrage speech was made
by Miss Alma Binzel of the Northrup
Collegiate school. Music was furnish-
,ed by,Miss Ruth Thompson and Miss
Helen _Moody 'of the School of Music"
and Allied Arts. They were dressed
in the costume of the period of 1860.
Mrs. V. C. Sherman presided. ,
ST. PAUL WOMAN IE'NTERITAINS.

Another Susan B. Anthony party
was given by Mrs. Eugenia B. Farm—
er, Minnesota's oldest suffragist, at
the Purity Baking company’s Iplant.
Nearly fifty attended._

IMrs. Farmer, who recently cele-
brated her eighty—first, birthday, was
a ‘friend of Miss Anthonya

Mrs. Farmer was assisted by Mrs.
E. F. Leighton and Mrs. M. A. Luley.

CHICAGO OPENS CAMPAIGN
ON INFANTILE PARALYSIS

(By Assaciatcd Press.)

Chicago, Feb. 15.—«Seventy—five rep-
resentatives of professional and busi-
ness interests in and around Chicago
today formed an association. for the
prevention of infantile paralysis at :1.
meeting in the council chamber.
Work will begin at once toward
making clean» the city and adjacent
country and to teach the public the
necessity of cleanliness as conducive
to health.

RAILROAD SPENDS $100,0,00
PREPARING FOR BIG FLOOD

Bismarck N. D., Feb. 15. ——A11tici-
pating serious floods in the valley of
the Misso river and its tributaries
this spring. the Northern Pacific has
spent approximately $000,000 in rip—
rap and stone work strengthening its
bridges between Mandan and Billings
according to Supciintendcnt T. H
Bantry of the Yellowstone division.

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Scions Vote to *Make Measure
Effective in July, 1920—
Support Surprises '
». Prohibitionis‘ts.

in the amcndnwnt to the constituiion-

al prohibition bill passed yesterday by
the Senate by a vote of 49 to 16 was
predicted by leading representatives
last night,

The bill, as passed IbyIthe Senate,
differed from the measure passed pre—
viously by the House in that the date

 

 

Trick Bars. oration

ISTORY was deprived of an
excellent oration yesterday
afternoon through a clever

strategy of Senate leaders.

' Dr. J. W. Andrews of Mankato
had prepared a speech for the dry
bill. As the measure was about
to be taken up, Dr. Andrews was
called out of the chamber and was
held until just before the roll 011

,-the bill was called, and the time

' for oratory passed.

“It was a-fine Speech. anyway,"
Dr. Andrews. said, when he saw
how he had been tricked.

 

 

the proposed constitutional amend—
ment would become effective is fixed
at July 1, 1920, instead of January 1,
1920.

SCION READY FOR VOTE.

When the House had concurred in
this change and the bill is signed by
the Governor, the question or abolish-
ing liquor and liquor traffic in every
form will be put up to the people to
be voted on in November, 1918.

The bill, as passed by the Senate,
was turned over to Chief Clerk Oscar
Arncson yesterday afternoon and is
ready for consideration today.

The bill received nine more Ivotes in
the Senate than the drys had counted
on. In checking up the lists they had
counted forty votes for the 'bill as a
possibility and three of these were
111a1ked dou-.btful

LIQUOR LICENSES EXPIRE.

Had Senatdr w. s. Dwinnell of
Minneapolis been present the bill
would have received fifty votes, ten
more than had been counted in ad—
vance. Senator G. H. Sullivan was
excused.

In explaining their agreement to
compromise on July 1, 1920, as the
date fo1 the enforcement of the pro-
posed law, the d13s said it 119 s not
merely a case of splitting the differ—
ence with the wets, but because all
Federal liquor licenses expire 011 July

WISH‘ED‘ TO AVOID FIGHT.

It was admitted, however, the chief‘

1eason for the acceptance 01: the com-
promise was that the dry s would

avoid a fight on the floor of the Sen—‘

ate.

By mutual agreement the senators
had decided there should be no
specchmaking, to the great disap-
pointment of several orators and the
viisitors, who completely filled the
galleries and occupied every foot of
available space on the floor.

War Measure Sought
To Make Canada Dry

Edmonton, Alla., Feb. 15.—A11-
11o'uncement was made at the Alberta
temperance convention here today
that a Dominion-wide prohibition
campaign will be launched immedi-
ately. Parliament will be asked to
pass a war measure prohibiting
throughout Canada the manufacture
or importation of liquor for beverage
purposes, with a referendum after the
war to make the prohibition perma—
nent.

 

 

l
MMERIGIII RELIEF

COMMISSIONERS TO
REMAIN IN BELGIUM

. ,Represe "ta-
{iii—w ~ I”; moist-ac find“?
1i ' ormeI Foot-

Sur-
prised and Pleased.

ing—Washington

(By Associated Press.)
London, Feb. -
of the American Commission for Re-
lief in Belgium will not withdraw
flom the occupied porgion of Belgium
and Northern France, as previously
had, been arranged, but will remain
for the present, it now is stated.
The commission received a dispatch
from its office in Rotterdam today

stating that at a meeting held in Brus-

sels the German authorities announc—
cd that all representatives of the
commission might remain in Belgium
and Northern France 011 the same
footing as heretofm‘e.

WASH'I'NGTOIN‘ S'URPRISED.

Vifashing'ton, Feb. 15.—News of'Ger-
many’s retraction of 1101' order forc-
ing the American members of the
Belgian relief committee to leave
Belgium and Northe1n France was
received by State department officials
and by Herbert C. Hoover, chairman
of the commission, with both surprise
and pleasure.

The impression here is that‘Ger-
many did not expect the commission’s

,prompt and final response to the sug-
”.gestion

that “a few Americans,
among them Brand VVhitlock, might
reside ianrussels and exercise gen—
eral supervision of the work.”
‘COMPROMISE REJE'CTED.

The commission refused flatly to
accept this compromise and at. once
01 dered all its men to witl1d1aw from
the field. ,

Half lemerican control probably
never would have been recognized 'by
the Allied governments. If a handful
of Americans had continued 011 in re-
stricted supervision unable to leave
Brussels, there had been official inti—
mations from the British 1" 4:11)-
plies would no longer bc so
through the blockade.

BISIIOP’S SON RACES
DEATH FROM TEX-AS

.__.—-1.—__._

Edsall Growing Weaker and

‘May Not Live Until Lieu-
tenant Arrives.

Rochester, Minn.. Feb. 15.—Fervent-
ly hoping he may be victorius, a kha-
ki—clad figure .is racing toward R0ch_
ester tonight from the camp of the
First Minnesota field artillery in Tex-
as, 111 an effort to reach the bedside
of his dying father. ,

Bishop ls Weakening.

VVcakening as the hours pass, Rt.
Rev. Samuel C, Edsall, bishop of the
Minnesota. diocese of the Episcopal
church, 011 his deathbed in St. MarY’s
hospital here, .is making a great fight
that he again may see his soldier
son.

Lieutenant James K. Edsall- is ex—
pected at 9 P. M. tomorrow.

Only Wish to See Son.

When hope for the bishop‘s recov-
ery was abandoned a few days ago,
follov 1nCr an operation Monday for
abdominal cyst, friends assert the
piela‘tes only wish was for his son’s
arrival before he died. I

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SUDDEN ACTION
HOLDS OF NOTE,
SHARP IN TONE

Officials at Capital Pleased at
Disposal of Most Pressing of
Questions Arising Out of
Break With Berlin.

CRISIS STILL IS

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Many Incidents Show Wilson
Withdrawal of U-Boat Decree
Will Not Be Granted—Next
Step Is. Expected Soon.

NO REPORT ON CONSULS.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 1.5.—-—'Noth-

ing has been heardof the de- .
partvure of a train loaded with
some eighty-six American con-
suls and their families, to-

gether with an unknown num-

ber of other Americans due to
leave Munich for Switzerland

early this week. 5‘

(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Feb. 15' (via London,
Feb. .16, Friday).—Thc Ameri-
can seamen who were brought
prisoners to Germany 011 the
British steamer Yarrowdale
have been liberated.

CAPTURED BY RAIDER. _
The British steamer Yarrowdale
was one of the vessels captured by
a. German raider in the South Atlantic
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the star mcr 11 as taken into a German
harbor December 31. She had 460 pris-
oners on board, among whom wxc
seventy— tWO Americans. 7

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‘Y’ Corps May Return

(By Associated Press.)

A-SHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Ad-
visability Of the withdraw-
al by the International

Young Men's Christian association
of its twenty 0:: more American
representatives who have been
working among the prison camps
in Germany was discussed today
aft 21 conference between State de-
partment officials and Dr. John R.
Mott, international secretary.

While it was agreed that the
men must be withdrawn in case
of actual war, no decision was
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States government demanded the 1‘e- .
lease of the Americans.
The following day it was announc—

ed that Germany had acceded to the
demand.

.DEC'ID'ED TO HOLD MEN.

later it was announced from VVash-
Ington that the men were being held
in Germany until assurances had been
received from the United lS-tates as to
the safe departure of Count Berns-
torff and the German consuls and the
safety of German war Ibound ships in
American waters.

U. S. Demand Ready;
May Not Be Sent Now

(Pioneer Press W'ashinigtoin. Bureau.)

Washington, Feb. 15.—4Annou11ce-
ment in a Berlin dispatch received
late tonight that American sailors,
brought into [Berlin on the prize ship
Yarrowdale as prisoners of war, have ‘
been. freed by the German govern-
ment brought a lessening of the ten-
sion felt in official circles.

D‘EMAND WAS R‘E‘ADY.

A peremptory demand had been
prepared by the Department of
State with the approval of Presi-
dent Wilson for the release of the
men held by Germany.

It was ready to be sent to the
Spanish ambassador at Berlin for
transmission to the German gov-
ernment. There were rumors that
the note was on its way. This
was offlcially denied.

DATA FOR PIROTEST.

The State department has gathered.
data on the treatment of German
sailors in American. ports, and it is
believed it was intended to include
this infmmation in the note to Ben-
lin. It is not thong Iht that the note
will be sent now

ACTION WAS FORECAST;

Officials, had declared their c011-
fident Ibelief Germany, on receipt 01"
the American demand, would free the
sailors at once.

Although this action has been
taken, according to dispatches, there
was no disposition to .admit that the
situation as regards the submarine
'wtarfare has been relieved in the
slightest of its critical aspect.

The matter of the freeing of the
Almerican sailors is regarded as en-
tirely beside the issuo of illegal U—
boat operations.

WILSON TO ACT SOON.

Many responsible officials of the
administration have come to the
conclusion that unless there is a
prompt and decided change in the
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dent Wilson before Congress to
ask authority to afford protection
to American lives and property is
only a matter of days.

'GROWS MORE. GRAVE DAILY.

Any doubt as to the ruthless char—
acter of the, new submarine cam-
paign and its violation ot neutral
rights long since has disappeared,
and the situation is mzde more and

more grave‘ daily by aggravating in-

cidents. .
PRESIDENT IS CAREFUL.

President. Wilson himself still, was
moving slowly in order that no se—
rious step be taken in advance of an
unmistakable demonstration of Ger-
many‘s disregard Of the interests and
rights of the United States. ’

' He is relying only on official infor-
mation. .

No HINT OF PEACE MOVE.

Beneath the surface there is a
strong undercurrent of discussion
of various possible means of
averting war, including sugges-
~-tions that a conference of neu-
trals be called.

There are no indications, how-
' ever, that the President. contem-
plates any such move. ‘

The President paid another visit
to the State, War and Navy depart-
ments during the day, but i't'was
explained that this did not fore-
shadow any immediate important de-
velopments.

A cabinet meeting will be held to-
morrow, and at that time the entire
situation will be canvassed.

Three British Ships
Sunk by Submarines

(By Associated Press.)

London, Feb. 15.—During the past '

twenty—four hours three British ves-
sels have been sent to the bottom by
submarines—the steamers Cilicia,
3,750 tons; Margarita, 375 tons; and
Ferga, a new ship, the tonnage of
which is not. known.

STEAMBORT MEN COMPLAIN
ABOUT KEOKUK POWER DAM

(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. lei—A delegation
of Mississippi river steamboat men,
accompanied by RepresentativeII—i‘ain—
ey of Illinois, protested to the House
rivers and harbors committee today
that the great power dam at Keckuk
interfered with navigation on the MIS-
sissippi and charged that the dam
owners, with the acquiescence of the
‘army engineers, had raised the dam
:several feet higher than the law per-
mitted. ‘

Hugh L. Cooper, New York, who
built the dam, and others represent-
ing the owners, denied the statements.

FOUR SHIPS BRAVE DIVER
* DECREE; SAIL FOR EUROPE

(By Associated Press.)

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.——-Four steam-
ers, all of foreign registry, sailed to-
day for points in or near the war
zone.

Those the British
for Gibraltar
with a cargo of general merchandise;
the Cheyenne, British, for Barrow,
with 2,400,000, g‘aIIOnS of Ibenzinc; the
Joaquin Mumbru, 'Spanish,’for Barce-

sailing were

lona via. New York, with lumber, and .

the Drammcnseren, Norwegian, _with
grain for Gibraltar.

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