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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
6
President Wilson broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and warned the Kaiser the United States would take action if submarine warfare continued. Congress prepared measures to protect seamen and vessels, while diplomatic ties with Germany and Austrian interests were severed or shifted to neutrals.
Hundreds of persons with known German sympathies were placed under surveillance in New York Saturday and Sunday under orders from Washington. Four Hamburg line ships were seized. In Panama four Hamburg American steamboats bound for crimeable harbor were seized Saturday afternoon by the cameral authority. Night harbor traffic at Cristobal has been stopped.
New York militia and naval reserve were ordered out Saturday night by Governor Whitman after a conference with Major General Joba Orryn. The action follows a presidential order amid tense international situation involving Ambassador Gerard.
An attempt to scuttle the United States torpedo boat destroyer Jacob Jones was made Saturday at the Philadelphia navy yard by opening several sea cocks, according to ragged regalia.
President Wilson pledges a fully lawful and humane American stance as the world weighs peace or war with Germany. Officials seek to avoid any act that could invite reproach, while German rights in the U S are protected by law. Ambassadors move to secure passports as Berlin signals no retreat, and Princeton announces plans to train students in marching arms.
Washington President Wilson met Senator Walsh at the Highland apartment on Monday and conferred about the legislative situation in the senate as affected by the present orkies.
Seven survivors of the Shackleton Antarctic expedition were rescued by the relief steamer Aurora, arriving at Cape Evans on January 10. In New York, Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate, was convicted of disseminating prohibited information and sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse.
Washington reports that breaking diplomatic relations with Germany does not mean war, though it may lead to conflict. Rights of Germans in the United States and Americans in Germany remain largely intact, with treaties continuing unless one year notice is given. German and American consuls operate without direct supervision, and normal commerce continues except contraband dealings. Private property is not to be seized except under certain war conditions, and ships in U S ports or territories may require compensation if war occurs.
Cheyenne reported that C. EB Churchill a leading New York City businessman was killed when he stepped in front of a westbound passenger train near Rawlins Wyoming, stepping directly into the oncoming locomotive.
Washington reports President Wilson has urged all neutral nations to sever diplomatic ties with Germany, matching the United States’ action and instructing American diplomats to report reception. The move aims to rally international law at sea, with war looming yet peace efforts continued.
Count Von Bernstorff German ambassador to Washington has been handed his passports. In Washington Representative Ma sought to push a bill opening Utah glisonite lands to entry, but Representative Mann objected and blocked passage. Kansas City banks offer aid to President Wilson to mobilize finance and promote preparedness.
Congress began work on urgent legislation in response to the international crisis. Leaders from both parties, while hopeful for a break with Germany without war, urged timely action. Naval, military, and revenue committees moved quickly as the Senate judiciary panel worked on conspiracy measures. The Senate prepared to officially sanction severing relations with Germany.
Machinery and engines of twenty three German steamers docked in the Philippines have been damaged by their crews. Seventeen vessels are interned at Manila, three at Cebu, three at Zamboanga. Filipino crews were discharged. Cebu crews barred from engine rooms. Washington officials debate abandoning public inauguration ceremonies on March 5, preferring the president take oath March 4 in the White House.
Salt Lake City reports Governor Bamberger sent a telegram to President Wilson pledging Utah’s loyalty and support as the United States contemplates relations with Germany. Utah House passed a memorial to Congress and the president urging unity. In Manila, the Philippine Senate approved Quezon’s bill to form an army division of 25,000 men under the defense act.
Former President William Howard Taft urged conscription in New York, saying a draft is needed for immediate and future national defense as war looms. In Missouri, six men died from gas asphyxiation in St Joseph rooms, four of them packinghouse workers found in one hotel room.
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