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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
1
CAUCUSES VOTE 70-2 FOR SENATE CLOTURE. Walsh accuses filibuster as foes press country toward urgent action. New rule to be offered today by the Majority as Wilson La Foliette Granna absent from caucus. Leader Martin has support. floor opposition expected. Short decisive fight anticipated. majority overwhelmingly supportive.
Senator Walsh denounces a treasonous filibuster while Republicans and Democrats agree to limit debate to end the spectacle. The plan, backed by 38 to 2 votes, would impose cloture to allow action on the President’s foreign policy and avoid paralyzing the Senate. Leaders foresee a week of debate before final passage and an extraordinary session if needed.
Philadelphia reports details of nine British ships sunk, women and children rescued, and a week aboard a German raider. The Japanese steamship Hudson Maru, captured from the raider off Argentina, docked in port with a crew of nine, after 235 prisoners were transferred. Captain Takeshima says the raider is unidentified, not Moewe, and features collapsible funnels for disguise plus two torpedo tubes and guns.
Berlin reports via wireless from Stockholm that the Russian armored cruiser Ryurik struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland and was badly damaged. The vessel, 15 190 tons, 529 feet long, 75 feet beam, 26 feet draft, carries four 10 inch guns and eight 8 inch guns along with twenty 47 inch guns and four 3 pounders.
New York crews report Baltic and Rochambeau entering New York harbor after crossing the Atlantic under blockade conditions. Baltic carried 126 cabin and ten steerage passengers while Rochambeau is due to dock tomorrow after quarantine.
Paris reports the torpedo boat destroyer Cassini of the Mediterranean patrol service was sunk February 28 at 1 AM after a submarine torpedo attack. The explosion destroyed the magazine and the vessel sank in under two minutes. The captain six officers and 100 crew perished. two officers and 32 crew survived. Survivors described seeking rafts as a submarine fired a gun and shell that struck a raft.
Edison in Orange New Jersey refutes rumor of resignation from the naval consulting board over the naval laboratory site. He states the report is untrue and notes he filed a minority report yesterday after a meeting with Secretary Daniels while the board favored Annapolis and discussion centered on Bandy Hook.
A wireless message from the White Star liner Adriatic reports all well in mid ocean and indicates the vessel is expected to reach New York late Saturday or Sunday morning, providing reassuring progress amid the voyage.
Special to the Washington Post from New York reports 46 firefighters were overcome by chlorine gas while battling a blaze in a chemical laboratory at 311 West Fifty ninth Street. Firemen on the rooftop and inside the building were rescued as others carried out the audience from the nearby Fifty ninth Street Theater after the alarm. The Star-Spangled Banner prompted orderly evacuation of about 600 theatergoers.
London reports that Holland plans to lay up ships to avoid German submarine risk, risking entente retaliation if The Hague does not resist the war zone. A diplomat says entente may seize Dutch shipping or pursue measures to protect Dutch vessels if they sail. No U.S. complaint has been made. America already acts to avert war.
Cuban rebel leader Jose Miguel Gomez and his staff were reportedly captured after a multi hour battle near Placetas and Camaguey. Government forces under Col Collazo and Col Consuegra pressed the assault with machine guns playing a decisive role. Reports also said other rebel leaders offered to surrender and U S officers began moving toward Contramaestre as Menocal forces advanced toward Palma Soriano.
Maj. Gen Scott was reappointed as chief of staff by President Wilson. Due to his close ties with the War Secretary his term continues until September under normal rules, aging provisions apply, but in war he remains on active duty regardless of age. Ad notes Baltimore & Ohio trains every hour for $1.75 round trip.
Lord Bryce, ex British Ambassador, via cable to Armenian relief, says Turkish rulers sought to erase all faiths but Mohammed. Christians forced to Islam, children torn from parents, women sold into harems, thousands shot or drowned if refusing conversion. Only a remnant remains to seek aid from America.
El Comercio of Lima, a leading Peruvian newspaper, admitted editorial money from Germany to spread pro German propaganda. The piece notes the business page separation from the editorial and reports weekly pro German inserts and attacks on the United States over the past month.
Juarez dispatch reports Gen Jose Murgia and Gen Pablo Gonzales marching toward San Martin ranch with cavalry and auto mounted machine guns for a suspected Villa clash. In El Paso Fort Hancock defense grows as Villa forces near the border amid looting reports and smuggling concerns.
Lima reports heavy palace guards and strict censorship after a revolutionary movement. Demonstrations halted by troops following the assassination of Deputies Rafael Grau Arnaldo Bazan and Augusto Ugarte, signaling a critical rise in unrest linked to the Billinghurst party's bid to oust President Pardo.
President Wilson eyeing action within days amid German submarine threat. Options include arming merchantmen under new or old statutes, convoy by warships, or calling an extra session by mid May. Debate rages over legality, with Navy favoring no convoy unless needed and Kitchin signaling a May session.
A Zurich dispatch reports Austria has called the class of 1920 born 1899 and 1900 for service. Recruits must report March 10. It is also said Vienna may mobilize men aged 61 to 64 who are fit for military duty.
Mississippi Senator James K Vardaman is to receive a 40 pound iron cross for his 18 minute Senate speech opposing Wilsons armed neutrality bill. The Biloxi forged emblem bears Lest the Kaiser forget inscription and was shipped to Washington yesterday.
Brief page index listing multiple items across topics. Mentions cloting cloture, firemen, revolts, naval contracts, loans, spies, loyalty, city news, society, sports, finance, district court, and Confederate reunion plans.
President Wilson remains in his room at the White House with a severe cold. Personal physician Surg Cary T Gray directs rest and cancels all engagements. The illness stems from weeks of strain and exposure during inauguration duties.
Peking reports indicate Premier Tuan Chiu and cabinet plan to resume power and press for breaking off relations with Germany. President Lit Yuan Hung backs cabinet authority to shape foreign policy. Disputes over Germany severance caused a cabinet crisis. no final policy yet.
Havre France March 7 German government via confidential agents signals plan to publish terms of peace Belgium would be declared independent under German occupation with permanent garrisons at Antwerp Liege and Namur and the central German note notes Belgium may face future German control as part of the terms
London March 7 Nationalists led by John Redmond walk out of the House of Commons after pressing immediate home rule for Ireland Lloyd George declares no coercion but urges mediation and a possible Irish conference Asquith calls for mediation Ulster faction rejects the plan and Endorses continued resistance, with Lloyd George proposing a conference or inquiry and seeking a settlement acceptable to all sides.
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