Waterloo Evening Courier (Newspaper) - February 18, 1915, Waterloo, Iowa Universally the Favorite Paper in Waterloo AND WATERLOO DAILY REPORTER FORECAST Chicago Feb tonight and Friday except possibly fair in northwest portion warmer in east and colder in northwest portion tonight colder north and west por tions Friday CENTS Iowa House Votes to Repeal Mulct Law by Vote of 79 to 29 FDR EFFECT DF English Shipping Interests Pro fess to Feel No Alarm But Nev All Passenger Traffic From England to Holland Has Been Tied Up TO AMERICAN NOTE GET ATTENTION Admiralty at London Takes Pre cautions to Protect Nations Newspapers Now Concede Russian Defeat in East Prussia London Feb 18 p The blockade of the Kingdom by Germany is on With the dawn of Feb 18 there went into effect the German notice warning neutral ship ping to avoid British waters What will be the effect of this dec will take a day or two to demonstrate British shipping in profess to feel no alarm but nevertheless all passenger traffic from England to Holland has been tied up In the meantime the British public is perusing the German note answer ing the American communication concerning the war zone blockade I perceives no yielding on the part o the imperial government and it now awaits the pronouncement of Grea Britains expected retaliatory cam Illustrations showing British an German submarines are now beim distributed to acquaint skippers o merchant vessels with the of their own and hostile under ses vessels so that they will not fire on or ram a British submarine by mis take It is not known what the admiralty instructions to skippers are altho a hint was found in the recent declara tion of the captain of the British steamer Laertes who refused to sur render to a German submarine RUSSIAN DEFEAT CONCEDED The British press now concede that the Russians must have log heavily in their retreat in east Prus sla hut the newspapers refuse to credit Field Marshal von Hindenburg with a great victory pending the out come of the rear guard action before the fortified line on the Nieman river It is argued by British military ex perts that the German double flank ing movement apparently has fail ed and this view also is held at Pet In the Champagne and the Ar gonne regions in the western theatre the Germans seem to he putting forth all their strength to capture the Around they are reported to have lost last week SCANDINAVIANS ANSWERED Copenhagen via London Feb 18 reply to the joint note of the Scandinavian powers on the blockade question has been received but no announcement has been made as yet regarding its contents The Danish commercial and politi cal situation was discussed yesterday at a secret session of parliament DECLARES RUSSIA BEATEN Berlin via London Feb 18 a president of the province of east Prussia at Koenigsberg has received the following telegram from Emperor William who has been on the eastern battle front The Russians are completely beat en Our beloved east Prussia is free from the enemy The official report on the progress of the fighting given out in Berlin today says that the Russians taken prisoners by the Germans in east Prussia now amount to 64000 men Traffic Tied Up Feb 18 p immediate effect of tlie German sub marine blockade of the British isles beginning today was to tie np all passenger traffic from England to Holland The Scandinavian lines however have not as yet been affect ed Both tlie Zeeland and the Batavier lines have cancelled all passenger ser vice to Holland altho they We con their freight and mail traffic The Wilson line to Scandinavian ports is running as usual VESSELS TO HI ESCORT New York Feb Brit ish and French destroyers will meet all threatened steamships flying However Position of German Government Is Firmly Maintained ENGLAND BLAMED FOR BLOCKADE PROGRAM Suggests That America Prevail Upon Great Britain to Observe International Law Austrians Occupy Town of Kolomea Vienna via London Feb 18 a reports given out in Vienna say that after two days of hard fighting the Austrians have oc the town of Kolomea in Ga licia This success was achieved yester day afternoon by means of a general attack on the Russian positions the report says We drove the enemy in spite of his stubborn resistance out of his last positions in front of Kolo mea thus reaching the own at one operation We prevented the Rus sians from blowing up the bridge over the River Pruth The town clear of retreating Russians was oc by us We captured 2000 prisoners and several machine guns and light cannon In the Carpathian section as far as fighting continues with great ferocity Four thousand addi tional prisoners have been brought Berlin a m via London Feb reply of Germany to the protest of the United States against a blockade of British waters is couched in the most friendly terms but firmly maintains the po sition of Germany as already an The answer which is a lengthy document was converted into code at the United States sy under the direction of Ambassador Gerard and has been transmitted in full to Washington GREAT BRITAIN TO BLAME The note explains that proposed action is rendered sary by Great Britains policy of at tempting to cut off the food supply for the German civil population by a method never recognized in interna flags of the allies and escort them law Englands course in or to port according to cable messages dering merchantmen to fly neutral received by officials of steamship flags equipping them with artillery companies with offices in this city The receipt of the messages officials of British and French lines ed today made them confident that the German sea decree which went into effect today would have little ef fect on shipping to and from ports in England and France Inquiry at big steamship lines brought forth statements that there was no intention of changing routes or sailing dates The White Star liner Adriatic from this port with many prominent passengers is due at Liverpool about noon on Friday The officials of the line say she will undoubtedly be con voyed by war vessels thru the war zone Harold A Sanderson president of the International Mercantile Marine was a passenger on the White Star liner yesterday He said he did not believe the danger to pass enger steamers was any greater now than before decree went into effect The will call at Halifax N S and should reach Liverpool next Thursday The of Transport line was to the Atlantic depart from London yesterday She probably will have no more than a dozen first class cabin passengers and little freight The White Star liner Zeeland will sail on Saturday from Liverpool for Halifax and Portland Me with sec with orders to destroy submarines the German reply contends renders nugatory the right of search thus giving Germany the right to attack English shipping Germany holds that she cannot abandon the right under the stress which England haa forced upon her Since Germany must compel the nations with which she is at war to return to the recognized principles of international law and restore the freedom of the seas she argues that the stand she has taken IF necessary MAKES RECOMMENDATION The note recommends that the United States government send war ships to England to convoy merchant vessels thru the danger zone as secur ity against attack with the under standing that vessels thus guarded shall carry no war supplies Hope is expressed that the American govern ment will understand the position in which Germany has been placed and appreciate the reason for its course The reply closes with an expression of the hope that the United States may prevail upon Great Britain to return to the principles of interna tional law recognized prior to the outbreak of the war and in par obtain the observance of the London declaration by belligerents P NO LINERS I Elf Boats of Line Not for Sale to Any Govern ment Says Director NEVER OFFERED BOATS TO SECRETARY MADOO Would Sell In Any Event Only Nine of Smallest and Oldest Craft Washington D C Feb nine of the lines smallest and oldest vessels are for sale Wra G Sickel one of the two American vice directors of the cor today told the senate in committee Advices from headquarters In Ham burg he said showed the corporation was able to stand the losses of the He said he and positive war for five years his assistants had to make no sacrifice because of financial conditions in Germany Sickel testified he had no reason to believe any of a hundred or persons who had inquired if the com pany wanted to sell ships since the outbreak of the war represented the United States At no time he said had any shipa been offered for sale GERMAN DIRECTORS SIT TIGHT Prior to last October he added the American directors had consider ed selling 20 of the 40 ships laid up but instructions came from Herr Ballin managing director of the com pany in Hamburg to withdraw all but nine boats Under Senator Burtons questions Mr Sickel testified he sought a loan of thru Kuhn Loeb Co of New York and other bankers soon after the outbreak of the war but was refused Sickel said Secretaries McAdoo and Garrison had consulted his associates about ships to bring Americans home from the war zone We never solic the sale of our ships at that time The government sent for us he said In November Bernard N Baker of Baltimore asked him to meet Secre tary McAdoo NO EFFORT TO SELL I wired him said Sickel that if I was to see Secretary McAdoo on the question of the sale of ships I pre ferred not to meet the gentleman Our financial independence was such as to place us in a position where we had only a few ships of small value general ocean y on freight rate situation opposed to If were for sale Mr Baker replied Mr Mc done the note explains Germany jAdoo wished would be enabled to import food plies and raw materials Germany would recognize in this says the re ply an invaluable service toward a and I did meet him You made no effort then to sell any boats to the government and the more humane conduct of the war and government made no efforts to buy would act in accordance with the new m and steerage passengers Situation thus created and freight The French liner cago escorted leave Havre leave by destroyers fnr for will this Wh Cer Washington D C teo 18 uer rav nr ay or is g rep to the American note on of whom gave up berths engaged on other liners that fly the British flag The commission for relief in Bel today gave out a list of forty seven chartered steamships plying between American ports and Rotter dam the war zone declared by Germany A majority of these ships fly the British flag but the entire fleet is operating under American control and with the full sanction of the German as well as the allied gov by the state department Dispatches from Ambassador Berlin yesterday said he had delivered the American note but that the German reply had not been delivered to him The out line of the German reply contained in news dispatches commanded close at tention in official and diplomatic quarters but comments are being re served until after the text has been received English Papers Approve Reply British Mind on 3 Angles of War London Feb reply of Sir dward Grey to the American note j proval editorial in the Times m the subject of the seizure and says of American cargoes destined i it is a powerful defense of the or neutral European ports Geri British position founded upon those manys threat of a submarine blockI arguments of law and fact which ap de of Great Britain and Englands peal with particular force to Ameri measures against it are can winds as to our It comes the attention of the on a day when Germany London Feb reply of Sir Edward Grey to the United States shipping protest is given hearty ap sh public Sir Edwards reply concerning American of delays to which her argo ships have bee by he British navy was discussed but i boasts her intention to trample all any boats from you asked Senator Reed That is correct Hindu Soldiers in Small Revolt Tokio Feb revolt has broken out among the Hindu soldiers at Singapore one of the Strait settle ments belonging to Great Britain ac cording to newspaper dispatches re here today from the Malay archipelago Marines were landed at Singapore from Japanese and French warships and some fighting has taken place be tween the mutineers and the men from the war vessels The Hindu mutineers numbered about SOO but later half of this num ber is reported to have surrendered and the revolt is said to be ing 4 More Ships for Kronprinz Wilhelm Changes Ordered in Waterloo Postoffice Office of Abol ished and Hint Officer Becomes of Twelve Carriers to Work Out of Station Effective the First of March Washington D C Fob department to day announced the reorganization of the Waterloo postoffice under the plan which is in effect in many large cities The office of the deputy ter is and that officer is made superintendent of finances The mail department is created and Gep delivery of mall IB made superintend ent of mails The now order promotes John M Barlow and Fred K Busby to fore men of carriers Twelve curriers 01 the main office are transferred to sta tion A for service The chances become effective the first of March When the above telegram was shown to Postmaster M H Kelly this afternoon he would make no state ment further than to say he had not received official notice of the changes and until he does he can say nothing The system referred to In the dispatch is used In large cities where the department of malls and depart merit of finances are sep and all other branches of the work are consolidated under one or L Corson formerly in charge of the the other of these heads Cardinal Gibbons Sees End of World Coming Via War Baltimore Md Feb looks as if the scriptures are being fulfilled and the end of the world Is approach ing Cardinal Gibbons said last night The prelate made the statement dur ing a general discussion of the war The news coming from Europe is terrible he declared It awes me It is beyond our realization We cannot grasp its magnitude or what it means It is Indeed Does It not look as if the scrip tures are being fulfilled Nation shall rise against nation and there shall be sorrow the world which will be a sign that the end Is near he was asked Yes it does he admitted Think for a moment what this war means if you can I cannot When one life is lost on board ship all the country is startled When the Ti tanic sank with more than 1000 of its passengers the world was hor rifled That was a thing that occurred only once LOBS of life in great num bers occurs only once in a while Bui now in this great war of the world lives are being sacrificed BLAME 1 S S Second and Complete Reply to American Note Shifts Respon to Others SHORTAGE OF SHIPS IS ONE CAUSE CITED Special Attention Called to De struction of Many Neutral Vessels by Mines Washington D C Feb treat Britains second and complete reply to the American note of pro test which on Dec 28 last asked for an early improvement In the treat ment of American commerce by the British fleet was made public last night by mutual agreement between he state department and the British office The note addressed to Ambassador Page by Sir Edward Grey under date of Feb 10 denies that the depres sion In American industries is due to he activity of the British fleet and among other causes the of shipping facilities the diminution of cotton rade and the destruction by ine mines laid by the enemy indis of many neutral vessels After giving a lengthy and detailed answer to the charge that American hips and cargoes were being unduly the communication contains n its concluding paragraphs the an that Great Britain in ends to take retaliatory measures against the German submarine cam laign against enemy ships but does not reveal their nature TO CLEAR DIVISION Conceding that foodstuffs intended or the civil population of a country re not contraband the British gov points out that in any coun ry in which there exists such tre mendous organization for war as now in Germany there is no clear ivision between those whom the is responsible for feed ng and those whom It is not It will still be our endeavor says the final paragraph to avoid injury and loss to neutrals but the an by the German govern ment of their intention to sink mer Buenos Aires Argentina Feb 18 chant and hfr German steamer Holger which verification of heir nationality long and carefully laws and customs of the sea arrived here brings news without making any her feet during the months of January and i lhc of B Indianapolis Ind Feb spite of warnings in regard to viola tion of platform pledges and much oratory among the Democrats the di rect primary Introduced in the senate by Senator RInear went to its grave yesterday afternoon the vote being 23 to 21 in favor of a motion to adopt the report of the senate elec tion committee which was for the indefinite postponement of the In closing the debate in opposition to the Senator Van Demo cratic floor leader severely criticised Secretary of State William J Bryan and other Washington politicians for trying to tell Indiana Democrats that they should enact a statewide primary law When the statewide primary plank was incorporated in the plat form at the Indiana state Democratic convention he said it was not put there on account of the wishes of the people of Indiana but at the be best of certain Washington politi cians who are not as close to the peo ple of Indiana as those of us who live here all the time He accused Secretary Bryan of in consistency saying that the secretary of state came to Indiana and advised constitutional convention for In diana after the people of Indiana had said by their votes that they did not want one Let the state be con he exclaimed The Bryan doctrine of let the peo ple rule he said was a good doc rine but the people are the major ty of voters and the majority of had decided against a consti convention in Indiana I am for the proposed suffrage jill and will do nothing against it ov Ralston said when asked his at toward the providing for part suffrage for which was in the house by represen ative rule Sir Edwards reply the Post the German auxiliary cruis batant crews or giving them a chance gues in an editorial already is antier Kronprinz Wilhelm operating on of naR it nec because of Winston Spencer the northern coast of Brazil sank the hls majesty s government naturally the German threat of a Churchills announcement in steamer Hemisphere wll measures they blockade and Great Brit ins action to counteract its effect fere uppermost in the minds of ship and traders As Germany has or some time been attempting to ink all British ships which her stib narines could approach her blockade Itimatum has caused little alarm Smoke El Verso Havana lOc cigar advertisement ment Monday of reprisals proposed British steamer the sailing against the German threat of a Sumatra the sailing hip pdo The Post welcomes it however Wilfred L Tho mws of these vessels are on board the to a realization the war cannot bi prosecuted successfully by Indulging in ideals Let Germany do her worst says tions of London and Paris and per the Post She has done the allies our to exercise the cause excellent service because hei full pressure of our powers as it was threats have destroyed the In the days of Nelson should adopt to protect inter ests It is impossible for one belligerent to depart from rules precedents and for the other to remain bound by them 10000 WORDS IX Crew of Wrecked Zeppelin Rescued London Feb mem ers of the crew of the Zeppelin dir gible which was destroyed by an ex plosion on Fance island were res cued and will be interned by the Danish authorities says a dispatch from Copenhagen to Reuters Tele gram Co The Zeppelin was cruising over the island with another dirigible when it caught fire and was compell ed to descend landing before the ex plosion took place REVERSES DIVORCE ACTION DCS Moines Feb supreme court has reversed Washington D C Feb President Wilson virtually has decid ed not to cull an extra session in con gress on March 5 no matter what the fate of the ship No official announcement of his Intention was made but In congressional quarters It Is well understood Work was begun today on mapping out the details of the presidents trip to the San Francisco exposition That was taken as added evidence that there will be no extra session KILLED BY T CAUGHT BETWEEN OARS AT LAST NIGHT Employe of Illinois Central Leaves Widow and Children George Brannan 522 Iowa street was crushed to death between cars on the Illinois Central railway near Buncombe last night The remains are expected in Waterloo this after noon and will bo taken in charge by Edward F Kistner Mr Brannan left Waterloo yester day morning at aboard freight train No 93 with Conductor William Riedell At 9 oclock last night they reached Duncombe and It was while engaged in his duties as brakeman that Mr Brannan met with the acci dent Deceased was about 38 years old and had been employed with the Illi Centra for years He had pass ed the examination of conductor but was working on this trip as brake man in place of the regular man He is survived by a widow and four children two boys and two girls The children range in ages from 5 to 14 years Younger Men to Take Commands Paris Feb 18 a generals of a brigade have been transferred to the reserve list by Gen the French commander in addition to the nine gen of division whose transfer was announced yesterday The vacan cies in brigade commands will be filled by younger men Among those promoted is Count Edouard de Mac Mahon son of the former president of France who has been a colonel of infantry Zapata Again in Mexico City Washington 0 C Feb ranza forces have again evacuated Mexico City official dispatches today o the state department report and the Zapata forces have reentered It was not stated to where the Carranza roops withdrew No Atrocities by Turks in Syria Alexandria Egypt via London IS a of he American cruiser Tennessee has been bringing refugees rom the coast of Syria to Egypt are authority for the statement that while no actual atrocities have been committed by the Turks in Syria a number of persons have been mal The population of Syria al ho fanatical is remaining calm Verdict of Lower Branch of Gen eral Assembly Was Not Doubt ed Before Was Measure Already Has Passed Senate and Governor Is Expect ed to Sign It BRONSON WITH WETS WITH DRYS Opponents to Repeal of Mulct Law Attempt Every Known Tac tic to Prevent on Main I s s u n e Representative Leaves Hospital in Order to Be Recorded Des Dec Iowa house of representatives today passed the Clarkson which repeals the mulct law effective Jan 1 1016 by a vote of 70 to 20 The measure already has passed lie senate and will now go to the governor who has indicated his in tention of it Under its provisions Iowa re turn to statewide statutory tion WETS ATTEMPT The wet leaders employed every parliamentary tactic they could to delay the final vote Eleven differ ent amendments were introduced as a part of a filibuster program and voted down as fast as offered For two hours the house chamber was a scene of excitement filled with sharp clashes between leaders of the op posing forces that at times became personal The session had a somewhat dra matic ending When the on the main issue had been taken just before noon there was a demand that the vote be verified Represen Ring moved that a delay be granted until Representative Bram mer of Polk who had been confined at a local hospital for a minor opera tion could the house The de lay did not materialize as Brammer reached the chamber just In time to cast his vote The entire member ship voted on the Clarkson All that remains to make the a law are the signatures of Lieut Gov Harding and Speaker Atkinson and Governor Clarke These signa tures are expected to be attached during the present week RECORD OF The vote on the Clarkson in the house was as follows of Davis Ander son of Greene Anderson of Mont gomery Anderson of Winnebago Ball Barry Bauman Bingham Brady Brammer Bruce Buxton Clark Coast Cochrane Craven Cro zier Darrah Doze Durant Eggler ston Elwood Freeman Carton Gil bert Gilmore Grason Gray Greene Hadley Hall Herman Jessen John ston of Humboldt Johnston of Lu cas Jones of Cetro Gordo Jones of Dickinson Kepple Kopp Lee Len ocker McFarlane McFerren Mackie Moore Munro Murray Neff Nichol son Nordyke Pitt Purdy Rayburn Rees Reese Richards Ring Rob erts Rone Rowles Schmedika Shaeffer Shortess Slaught Smith Stone Sullivan Swain Taylor Thompson Turner Wen strand wigdahl Wilson of Cherokee Wilson of Louisa Wilson of Mahaska Wilson of Mitchell Witthauer Speaker Atkinson Total 79 Bailey Bronson Coakley Griffin Hale Helming Hol bert Horchem Ingwersen Jamison Kane Kelso Kimberly Klinker Lueders McDermid Michael Miller Oldenburg Petersen Rogers Saw yer Spotts Stokes Swen son Tucker Total 29 NO DOUBT OF RESULT Interest in the fight of the anti saloon forces of Iowa and the general assembly to put the state ically in the ranks of prohibition centered today in the hotise where the repealing the mulct law and the Crozier to the same effect were a special order of busi ness Even in the ranks of the liquor forces of tire house there seemed but El Tovar Havana advertisement Continued on Page Three grant a divorce Continued on Page 7 At this morning Consta j ble F A Graf conducted Andros Pa poles to the county jail where the latter will spend the days as the result of an order issued by Justice J T on an assault and battery charge If thru error of the carrier boy or other cause this paper should not be delivered at your home by 6 oclock please phono 3330 and a copy of paper will be sent After oclock call 2059 TURKEY SATISFIES GREECE London Feb 18 a Turkey has yielded to the demands for satisfaction made by Greece be cause of the insult offered an at tache of the Greek legation Con
