Portsmouth Weekly Times (Newspaper) - February 27, 1915, Portsmouth, Ohio London Feb We are obliged ta say at once that there can be no bargaining on this says the Westminister Gazette the American BE NO BARGAINING r NEWSPAPERS notes tov Great Britain and Germany concerning the situation which has grown oat of Germany's zone decree The editorial continues The of our power is a perfectly mate operations of war GOT had full warning from her L own must happen if she risked war with a sea power By making grain supplies public property her population on rations she entitles us to treat these as contraband of- war own principle of limited consumption the supplies of the civil population could not be increased in the manner The would be to leave government largo supplies for military purposes Who can suppose that if the positions were reversed and Germany were tho sea power she would listen to such a proposition if made by It may bo a German necessity to win the war by starving her but it cannot be on us to facilitate her scheme of saving her civilian population from liabilities which she ately incurred on their be half S SEEKS TO HALT RETALIATORY ACTS OF Washington Feb interest is being manifested in official and diplomatic ters hero in the outcome of negotiations on the part of the Washington government with the Brit- ish and German governments with a view danger to American shipping in the I lory measures of the European belligerents towards each other The United Slates through its latest proposals seeks to secure tho elimination by of its naval war zone the tion by the belligerents of a definite policy regarding food to civilian population Officials here are said somewhat encouraged over the manner in which the proposals have been received by the Brit- ish government which mitted them to her and Hussia Unofficial ad vices re- ported Germany as inclined to accept the proposals although it was said that German officials did not believe Great Britain make concessions London Feb propos als of Washington to Great Brit ain and which iu Lon don arc assumed to embrace the abandonment of Germany's self war zone and tho adop lion hy the belligerents of definite policy regarding for tho civilian populations have noticeably quickened tho public interests both in this try and in Germany in this cate situation British press in general is restrained ill tone but tile HKC Englishman plainly resents what ho considers n hint ill an to with the of should Great Britain care en- force this with her KUII powers In the Great still off from declaring food tined to Germany to lie contra- Jt is believed if this step is liken Unit it will he postponed until tho American proposal lias been discussed at length How the British feels this matter would appear to been plainly indicated hy tho made hy foreign Gray Premier Asquith and Kirst the Admiralty all of whom have more linn hinted that dramatic tory measures might be expected kt moment Feb troops have on the four miles north of according to a dis- received by the Evening from iu Feb of comity shortly before llm convening suasion not to lare Imn fur 19 present hold the resolution jw in the curly future it Was snid BECKER ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL Berlin Feb has been made to tho ent time of the conference of man statesmen last night to dis- cuss the American identical notes on marine warfare and the ing of civilian populations sent by tho United States government to both Great Britain and many The meeting was held in tho idence of Dr Von the imperial chancellor Among tho statesmen present was Gottlieb von Jagow minister GERMANS I Washington Feb I the of J Wilson's nominees for tho I federal trade commission I begun today by a I interstate I committee Charles Becker Herman New York Feb motion a new trial for Charles r the former police lieutenant onvicted the murder of ian Rosenthal was made in reme court today Becker's el said he based his motion discovered evidence to the one of Iho state's esses to a material fact had tei falsely at Becker's second rial Attached to tho papers was affidavit of James Marshall lade in recently in which Marshall repudiated a part of his testimony at the second trial RAILROAD LOBBY BUSY AT CAPITAL Ohio Columbus Feb tive agents for railroads today were canvassing legislators with the purpose of urging favorable action on the Thatcher cent fare hill and advising tiie killing of another measure to regulate freight rates which promises to appear soon bucked by miners and coal operators interests Specific terms of tho coal rate intended to correct all od discrimination of roads against Ohio mined coal and in favor of that produced in Virginia ivero public today Berlin Feb crew of tho American steamer Evelyn which went down in tho North sea as a result of striking a mine apparently all have reached tho second boat having been picked up by a German Tho American consul at is taking tho deposition of matter of the Evelyn whoso statement for the Evelyn being off the corse described hy the German admiralty Berlin Feb London town of sian yesterday taken by storm by German forces cording to the official announce mont given out in Berlin today The Germans captured Russian prisoners The is dated February and reads as The town of Przasnysz Russian Poland been was stormed yesterday by the East Prussian reserves After a stubborn fight we were capturing nore than prisoners over 20 cannon a largo number of chine guns and a very large amount of war material In other engagements fought lorth of the river Vistula during he past few days wo have taken Russian prisoners General Didn't Know Antwerp Taken It characteristic that the commander forty-seventh reserve division after be- ng taken prisoner asked German officers whether it was true that Antwerp being besieged hy and soon would fall When Die situation on the was explained to this officer he refused tq that the western army was on French soil WILL BE NAMED AS OF STATE HOME Columbus Feb nor planned to send to the for confirmation today names of A S of Xenia and William 13 of ledo as trustees of the Ohio diers and Sailors orphans homo at MADAME BERNHARDT A fall on the causing permanent injury In thu was what brought amputation of Die right leg of llm famous French on Monday The cheerfulness of in the face of tho operation indicates her possible recovery hut her lie against her lecture platform will claim Iho world's most distinguished actress now that she can no attempt dramatic MARK ASKS LEVIES Washington Feb Spanish ambassador Junii Riano conferred again today with state officials about the of being made n Mexico City by General gon on and business concerns the time limit for which expires at G o'clock tomorrow night The ambassador said it a subject of serious concern that th have made a stand 01 eir own soil the in the Eastern arena of the war is re solving itself into a mass of con statements and claims The German claims of a victory lin Russian Poland arc tial and detailed The Russian de- while emphatic are sweeping and general It appears from despatches reaching London that at the ent moment neither the nor the Germans are making headway anywhere on the line from the Baltic to the ans British observers are calling attention to the fact that there has been no decisive tle at the northern extremity of the line to prove whether the re- cent advance will be of lasting value or not EVANGELIST DEFENDS WIFE'S Akron 0 Feb wife of the gelist who is conducting a six veeks revival in a tabernacle here ias a peach bloom complexion md Evangelist defended it on afternoon service It isn't he shouted She inherited it If of you sisters doubt my word you can come up on the platform and taste it Formally Dedicated San Francisco Calif Feb The Ohio Building at tho ion was dedicated today In the tho exposition was by President ho of California by or Johnson the state of Ohio by JD Colo who came as a cial representative of Governor Willis of Ohio and tho city of San Francisco by Mayor Four of tho eight commissioners from Ohio were present and the Ohio Society of California of which Clarence E Baen is dent was represented by a large contingent of DUD TO ID ACCESS TO THE London Feb Edward Grey the an- in tho house of commons oday that Croat Britain was in entire accord with de- sire for access to the sea Russia's desire for cess to tho sea is in en- tire the foreign said in response to from Frederick AV Jt whether England knew approved the statement of the Russian foreign minister M Hussia intended to occupy foreign secretary he wan unaware that 31 had any such but ho The 1 seen was that'll hnd Hint tho events on tho vould bring Russia nearer ion of tho political-economic bound up with to tho sea these ho in What form their realiza iion will take will no doutot be settled in the terms of peace Russia's Aspirations Would.Be Fulfilled The of Sir ward Grey marks one of the im- portant developments the Lu political situation since tho beginning of tho war Russia's liro for n warm water port an unrestricted outlet from Black sea has long been one of hei most national tions duma on 0 Premier Turkey has marched with our already lias been shattered by our Caucasian troops nml tho in future oC tho oh tho Black in beginning to dawn near Iho walls of The of Croat thc that tho of war should in Lho been im open Fob a plan which would in of n national hy tlic into a consisting of a corps of exports who would pans thoroughness economy of the various school systems Prof H Taft of Tale former president of tho Uni- ted States addressed tho ment of of tho Educational Association hero today If P of W Vu was elected president and K 0 of Mich secretary of the Department of Superintendence and ENGLISH UNIFORMS Columbus investigating tho state department under the of n nn or as decided today nt nn executive sion to refuse to Mr lo testify it wna said the left open for n similar offer nt ti Inter time Tho committee's WAS de- grouting immunity to nny suspected of i declared tho secret meeting Witnesses told how ordered closed for when tho hunks ly were not in immediate of failure Now York Feb hip sailing today or Bergen hns of tho on her sides ed with electric lights A finish ly nt the I nt night mid will con- hy of u powerful co POSTPONE ACTION ON CIVIL REFORM Columbus Feb j civil service committee decided today to postpone action on tho Hoy and Barnes civil service re- form hills until after the lias considered the Moore civil service which the senate civil service expected to report out soon Now York Fob U today bfc at bin homo at Pocan Jl ills iu an effort a personal property tax o levied upon him Ohio tux authorities Ir Rockefeller testified that hi not a resident of tho state Ohio had not been for the last 16 cars and that consequently I ould not be taxed in that state 11 r Rockefeller that n moved to York in mid established in domicile here I To said he wa ow a citizen of New York and nd regularly been assessed by the proper authorities in this and had his taken in this state Mi1 Rockefeller assessed on estate by the authorities of ty on tlic grounds that he had greater part of the year ending February 1 1014 in tjio of that ly ho had established a legal dence there The assessment was upheld by the board of complaints and Jlr Rockefeller filed a peti- tion in the federal courts asking for nn injunction to restrain the tax from collecting the tax A temporary injunction was granted llr Rockefeller then applied for u permanent tion Berlin Fob wireless to to dis- patches reaching Berlin from lorts on the North Sea tho steamer Orla when com- ing through the English channel recently sighted n quantity of wreckage in which were 0 be British military uni- forms It that this clothing was from some British transport had boon sent to the bottom CLEMENCY ASKED Columbus Feb R Thorndyke and Thomas Dean of Cincinnati today asked nor grant executive clemency to Jacob Baschang for- mer deputy auditor of Hamilton county serving in tho embezzlement DAKOTA S D for prohibition passed yesterday by the ate of the South Dakota ure The resolution or rago to 10 NO ACTION PROMISED ON FLOOD PREVENTION Columbus if senate ion this the Carver tho conservancy act today i I'M Don't blame mo if this weather suit you Th first o arch is oomin and I've gotta et busy and expect ler men on tho first of March ays and if we don't make good e as well shop out o th business Here's iy effort for flurries tonight older in northwest portion y fair tonight and riday Slightly warmer west on Friday West tonight snow flurries in Him Friday fair
