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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
7
President Wilson announces severance of diplomatic relations with Germany and warns of war if American lives are harmed. Governments are notified, consuls recalled, and German interests shifted to Switzerland and Spain while the United States seeks legal power to counter subversive plots and convoy options are discussed.
Four American built steamships, the Hamburg liners Seleed Panima Four Hemub, were seized in Crimea harbor near the canal leading to Night harbor Arwttic by Cristutul Younstinpyred on Saturday afternoon.
The president has ordered Ambassador Gerard to leave Germany immediately, signaling a diplomatic expulsion. The brief note records an abrupt severance of diplomatic ties and understates surrounding context.
The New York state militia, summoned after a conference between Governor Whitman and Major General John F. O’Lhyan, faces an unspecified future day night deployment as part of a statewide security measure.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a reference to a Philadelphia Navy Yard event or exercise. Mentions the United States and a vessel or fleet activity near the Delaware area. Details are garbled and names are unreadable, but imply a naval procedure or attempt at docking or maneuvers at the Philadelphia yard.
Diplomatic break with Germany is declared as a protest short of war. Rights of Germans in the United States and Americans in Germany remain largely unaffected. Treaties stay in force unless a year’s notice is given. Consuls operate without diplomatic supervision. no private property sequestration, ships may be used with eventual compensation. Mail moves under Geneva rules. travel restrictions limited to war zone access.
Former President William A Taft urged conscription to bolster national defense in a Sunday address at St Joseph Missouri. The event was reported amid chaotic scenes with multiple deaths and a hazardous incident linked to smoke from improvised stoves, causing concern for local authorities.
Neutral shipping is held in port as Europe awaits the US response to Germany’s submarine note. Americans in England hasten homeward bookings, while shipowners foresee continued sailings. Lloyds shows no dramatic shift yet, with only Holland America and Norwegian Atlantic lines delaying some trips. Washington insiders acknowledge a leak of President Wilson’s peace note to brokers, affecting confidence.
Tulsa Ohio March 1 The Cherokee Nation volunteers its territory in case of war and petitions the War Department for permission to organize a regiment. Signed by Principal Chief W C Togers the document requests authority to raise and equip troops.
In Toledo the Propose Referendum group held a mass meeting and adopted a resolution urging that the war versus peace question between the United States and Germany be decided by a national referendum of the American people.
Argentine cabinet summoned in Buenos Aires after receipt of Alepate Washington and new German aubmaring carn balan.
In Columbus on Friday the lower house of the Ohio legislature voted unanimously to back President Wilson and urged state citizens to support the broader international effort.
President Wilson calls all neutral powers to imitate the United States by breaking off relations with Germany after its submarine threat. He directs American diplomats to report reception and hints at congress' power to defend citizens at sea if war follows, while officials prepare for any eventuality.
Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador to Washington, was handed his passports in a formal ceremony. The event marks a notable credential handover amid ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
Major Henry Harrott of the Maryland National Guard is removed from rank and command for one year by presidential order amid alleged misconduct. The British firm Britons May Fulfill Contract faces claims over armor and shell shipments valued over $3,000,000 tied to Navy orders, with geopolitical friction noted regarding the British government’s stance.
report states German steamers in Manila Cebu and Zamboange have most machinery damaged by their crews. Seventeen at Manila, three at Cebu, three at Zamboange. Filipino crews discharged. Cebu vessels barred from engine rooms. Loyalty pledge from Utah leader to President Wilson amid U.S.-Germany break.
Officials consider scrapping public inauguration ceremonies on March 4 and having the president take the oath at the White House on Sunday. Supporters argue that critical international affairs require the president avoid public functions. No official decision or briefing with the president has occurred.
Japanese papers condemn severed U S Germany ties calling Germany a wild beast needing world unity to crush it. Washington seeks authority to commandeer private plants to speed naval vessel and ammunition production for war effort. Princeton announces provisional battalion to train undergraduates in mining war learning.
Immediate conscription of accumulated chaltt to lighten general war burdens demanded by a unanimous Labor Party resolution at its annual meeting in Manchester England. An arbitration board in New York denies an eight hour day in the water and shirt industries in a decision led by Julian W Mack of Chicago. A Cheyenne train incident reports Churchill aide shot near a Broadway passenger train.
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