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JCTfSXRY PLAINDEALER, M'HENRT, ILL. :*4&. '.isf/seri \ •3Wv? O-vvVr.V*^-.* GERARD DELIVERS JUMERICAN NOTE V--A- #ew Attacks on Rights Detib- jratefy Unfriendly, Wilson SlSSSS^arns the Kaiseft" m:W' jfc- , '--I* Sa - ROM TO PEACE lEET. JPEN TWWdfeiflMf tr^fn m u nicatf on to Ger­ many Held Far Less Than Ulti­ matum--ft^f rains From Making >r?i DemandSubsea War Cnu. :y.\- <.v feVV". b .-•••J. •%' #* M M , r/i Washington, July 26.--The text of the reply of the United States to the German note on the Lusitania and the general subject of Germany's subma­ rine warfare was made public at the state department. Soon after It was given out the president went to Cornish for a vaca­ tion and Secretary Lansing left town. Secretaries Garrison and Daniels alqn will be absent until about Tuesday^ 1 Only On* Threat. , / The only suggestion of threat or menace to the Germans in the note Is in the last paragraph, and it is be­ lieved changes were made in it Just 'v,v^: before it was put on the cables. This paragraph says: "Friendship itself prompts It to say the imperial government that repe- v'* Ss the commanders of German naval vessels of acts in contravention of those rights must be regarded by the government of the United States, when they affect American .dtisens. as deliberately unfriendly." The general tone of the note dees not affect the German official mind here adversely. In the opinion of some German officials the note is least of all an ultimatum, and suggests new ways by which the diplomatic discus­ sions can be continued. sions can be continued;. The note in full follows: THE 8EQRETARY OF STATE TO AMBASSADOR "GERARD. Department of State, Washington, •' July 24.--"You are instructed to de­ liver textually the following note to the minister for foreign affairs: "The note of the imperial German government dated the 8th of July, 1916, has received the careful consid­ eration of the government of the United States, and it regrets to be y obliged to say that it has found it very $/$•!;. unsatisfactory, because it fails to meet rea* differences between the two . ;y-:* governments and indicates no way in "•* which the accepted principles of law |^,; V and humanity may be applied in the sfr. grave matter in controversy, but pro- P°sea» on the contrary, arrangements 'ill: ' *°r a PartJa' suspension of those prin- ^^^; Ciples which virtually set them aside. One Point Satisfactory. "1; "The government of the United ^ ' States notes with satisfaction that ^ the imperial German government recognizes without reservation the validity of the principles insisted on in the several communications which this government has addressed to the imperial German government with re­ gard to its announcement of a war • zone and the use of submarines against merchantmen on the high seas--the principle that the high seas are free, that the character and cargo of a mer­ chantman must first be ascertained be­ fore she can lawfully be seized or de­ stroyed, and that the lives of noncom- batants may in no case be put in jeopardy unless the vessel resists or seeks to escape after being summoned -'to submit to examination--for a bel­ ligerent act of retaliation is per se an act beyond the law, and the defense of an act as retaliatory is an admission that it is illegal. Cannot Discuss Great Britain. "The government of the United states is, however, keenly disappoint­ ed to find that the imperial German government regards itself as in large degree exempt from the obligation - to observe these principles, even where neutral vessels are concerned, by what it believes the policy and practice of the government of Great Britain to be in the present war with regard to neutral commerce. The imperial Ger­ man government will readily under­ stand that the government of the United States cannot discass the policy of the government of Great Britain with regard to neutral trade except with that government itself, and that it must regard the conduct of other belligerent governments as ir­ relevant to any discussion with the Imperial German government of what 4his government regards as grave and v. unjustifiable violations of the rights of ""American citizens by German naval ^v'fommanders. 1 "Illegal and Inhuman acts, however ^^..justifiable they may be thought te be •^'•"l^gaJnst an enemy who Is believed to ^^fcave acted In contravention of law ^ i-"*nd humanity, are manifestly Inde- 3?'&. -,,f«nalble when they deprive neutrals of1 ?* the'r acknowledged rights, particular­ ly when they violats the right to life Itself. If a belligerent cannot retaliate against an enemy without injuring the lives of neutrals, as well as their prop­ erty, humanity, as well as justice and a due regard for the dignity of neutral powers, should dictate that the prac­ tice be discontinued. If persisted In It would in such circumstances consti­ tute an unpardonable offense against [ the sovereignty of the neutral nation affected. Recognizes Changed Conditions. "The government of the United States if not unmindful of the ex­ traordinary conditions created by this war or of the ra<fical alterations of circumstances and method of attack produced by the use of instrumentali­ ties of naval warfare which the na­ tions of the world cannot have had in view when the existing rules of inter­ national law were formulated and it Is ready to make every reasonable al­ lowance for these novel and unexpect­ ed aspects of war at sea; but it can­ not consent to abate any essential or fundamental right of its people be­ cause of a mere alteration of circum­ stances. The rights of neutrals in time of war are based upon principle, not upon expediency, and the prin­ ciples are immutable. It ia the duty and obligation of belligerents to find a way to adapt the new circumstances to them. Could Avoid Criticism. "The events of the last two months have clearly indicated that it is pos­ sible and practicable to conduct such submarine operations as have char­ acterized the activity of the imperial German navy within the so-called war zone in substantial accord with the ac­ cepted practices of regulated warfare. The whole world has looked with in­ terest and increasing satisfaction at the demonstration of that possibility by German naval commanders. It is manifestly possible, therefore, to lift the whole practice of submarine at­ tack above the criticism which It has aroused and remove the chief Causes of offense. "In view of the admission of Illegal* Ity made by the Imperial German gov­ ernment when It pleaded the right of retaliation in defense of its acts and in view of the manifest possibility of conforming to the established rules of naval warfare, the government of the United States cannot believe that the Imperial government will longer re­ frain from disavowing the wanton act of its naval commander in sinking the Lusitania or from offering reparation for the American lives lost, so far as reparation can be made for a needless destruction of human life by an Illegal act. Cannot Accept Suggestion. "The government of the United States, while not indifferent to the friendly spirit in which it is made, cannot accept the suggestion of the imperial German government that cer­ tain vessels be designated and agreed upon which shall be free on the seas now illegally proscribed. The very agreement would, by implication, sub­ ject other vessels to illegal attack and would be a curtailment and therefore an abandonment of the principles for which this government contends and which in times of calmer counsels every nation would concede as of course. "The government of the United States and the imperial German gov­ ernment are contending for the same great object, have long stood together, in urging the very principles upon which the government of the United States now so solemnly Insists. They are both contending for the freedojn of the seas. The government of the United States will continue to contend for that freedom, from whatever quar­ ter violated, without compromise and at any cost. It invites the pract!cal co-operation of the imperial German government at this time when co-op­ eration may occoniplish itoost and this great common object be most strik- ly and effectively achieved. "The imperial German government expresses the hope that this object may be in some measure accomplished even before the present war ends. It can be. The government of the United States not only feels obliged to insist upon it, by whomsoever violated or ignored, in the protection of its own citizens, but is also deeply interested in seeing it made practicable between the belligerents themselves, and holds itself ready at any time to act as the common friend who may be privileged to Suggest a way. "In the meantime the very value which this government sets upon the long and unbroken friendship between the people and government of the United States and the people and gov­ ernment of the German nation impels It to press very solemnly upon the im­ perial German government the neces­ sity for a scrupulous observance of neutral rights in this critical matter. Friendship itself prompts it to say tp the Imperial German government that repetition by the commanders of Ger­ man naval vessels of acts in contra­ vention of those rights must be re­ garded by the government of the United States, when they affect Amer­ ican citizens, as deliberately un­ friendly. » * V-' 1 LANSING." REMOVING VICTIMS OF STEAMER DISASTER mini No bother to get summer meals with these on hand Vieuu Style Sausage and Potted Meats Just open and serve. Excellent for sandwiches. 4Y<v?i/a*M en L&by'a mt yer gnc*r'». iibby, MvNeffi A iibby, Chicago Self-interest. "Does our friend have in mind the will of the people?" , t "I think so. Only he regards it as some kind of a will that may oontain a personal legacy for him." ' PICTURE OF THE RESCUE SCENES Ufe Guards and Divers, Priests and Physicians Labor to Save Victims. E III A WAREHOUSE K Noise. There la fcn ancient proverb, now, a'as, almost meaningless, which says that "he who. loves noise must buy a pig." Today the lover of noise must have only two ears, perhaps even one _ Vould be sufficient, in order to get a ij^rfery full ^measure of the thing he de- ^ aires. When the warm weather cornea ! ;.rt the windows go up and the roaring - graves of sound dash in. Various kinds jbf clangs, cachinnations, creaks, cries, ^flatters and cackles strive for mastery » strident competition. Were a An Atrocity. '•*: - *7 vS-, Captain von Altheim was quartered *Uli his lieutenant of reserves--a col­ lege professor in civil life--in the . ,r feouse of a Polish priest who had no r • -living language to his tongue but Po- . and Russian. The captain rubbed • »"pP the Justy raemories of his own ^ School days and made shift to con- ^ . jrerse^ with his reverend Jiost--in l^atin. Afterwards, he asked his cont- %. what be thought of the perform l®ce. The ex-professor's expression % :«f #»in va# -Jwrdir <Hau»ed hgr the 'H- v . • , 1 deaf person to be seen putting a trum­ pet to the ear we should feel tempted to say, as did a certain politician who saw that thing happen when listening to an extremely stupid speech, "Look at that fool throwing away his natural advantages." Why They 8ting. Bill--Yod never see a bee trying to extract honey from the artificial flow­ ers on a lady's hat. Jill--No, because .the bees know there is more sweetness under the hat. thickness of his spectacles. "It was only one more of the hoi* rora_of war," he said resignedly. < * There Are Others. T left home at an early age," said the man who was telling the story of his life, "my parents having named hie Clarence Augustus." i Te"\ !aid blB sympathet- « » 6 you w®I"e" not the ~rst boy who was driven away from the family hearthstone by cruel treat* ***** . - > • : „ - ' V Row After Row of Bodies fill Great Rooms as Waiting Crowds Weep and Curse--Pathetic 8cenes Are Witnessed. Chicago, July !«.--The tug Kenosha, tied to the pier west of the Clark street bridge, formed an approach to the liner. From the tug's after rail one stepped on to the great iron side of the overturned steamer and scrambled up to the flat length, taking care of the open portholes, and the holes cut by the acetylene blowpipes. The side of the boat had become as a deck--a place where the rescuers might stand. - ( The scene was confusing. * Policemen, officers, flrenleii, sol­ diers, divers, men in bathing suits-- life guards--priests, reporters, physi­ cians and others jostled and bumped each other. Every second came the cry. "Stretcher!" and a dozen men would rush toward the spot. Then came the warning, "Gangway! Gangway!" and four men would go by carrying a still, blanket-covered figure. Now and then a policeman walked through the crowd, carrying a bundled corpse of a child in his arms. Here two men were pumping air to a diver down in the depths, there a group waited, pulling on ropes, watching someone down below-- ready to haul up another body when the signal came. Office of Ctttiroh. A priest stood by one such hole. There was a shawl round his shoul­ ders and he held an umbrella. "I have given them all conditional absolution," he said; "some who came out alive, but almost dead, received the last sacrament, the viaticum." "All ready upstairs!" came the shout from below. The firemen pulled on the ropei. The body came up bit by bit "Stretcher!" bawled someone, and In a trice there were two stretchers waiting. ' The hand of the priest made the sign of the cross as the body came into view and his lips muttered; "Ego te absolve a peccatis tula. In nomine Patris, ea Filil, et Spiriti Sanc- ti, Amen!--I absolve you from all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen!" It was the body of a young girl, dressed in a white dress. There were white pumps on the feet &nd white silk gloves on the. arms. She held clasped in one hand a gold watch. It was opened. "Ah, poor soul!" said the priest. "She was holding her sweetheart's watch, perhaps, and they were chat­ ting together- when the boat over­ turned." ' Up came the man from the hold-- Henry Bauer of 1127 Lawrence ave­ nue, a lifeguard at Dlversey beach. "I must rest awhile," he 6aid. "I'm all in. I must have fastened a dozen girls to the ropes. It seems there are piles of them. Somebody give me a cigarette." The bodies were carried down to the tug, across the tug, on the rigtit side, up the steps and over the bridge to the Reid-Murdoch storage room. Others were taken In the opposite direction, placed in one of the score of small boats at the end and taken across the stream to the warehouse. Thousands of men and vomen looked on, crowding the bridgej, fill­ ing every window overlooking th» riv­ er, choking the docks and the piers near by. Morgue in Warehouse. The Reld-Murdoch warehouse pre­ sented another picture of contasion. The dead were placed in long rows, side by side--men, women, children. There were boxes, and bundles, and barrels and articles of merchandise all over the great room. The police swarmed all around, com­ pany officials, doctors, nurses--and un­ dertakers who were embalming bodies. "Clear away all these things," bel­ lowed Schuettler through his mega phone; "make room!" ;,, , . "How many bodies aff h$re now?" he Ssked someone. "iix hundred," he was told. "There's twice that many on the boat yet," he said; "get some more men in here to guard these bodies. We caught one ghoul robbing on the boat --|uid one's too many." . . , ; „ Find* Girl's Body,. A man stumbled through the crowd around the corner and exclaimed r "I've found my little girl, I've found her and I want to take her home " The coroner shook his head. "We can't do it, we cannot release a single body. We're going to take *11 these to some central point--the Sec­ ond infantry armcry or the Coliseum or some place big enough. Write down the girl's name on a tag, the one who identified her, the address and the amount of the estate." And so it went all day, the stretcher men going and coming. Work to Restore Uvea. Upstairs in the storage building physicians worked to resuscitate many. Many were brought to life, many were given up after long motors had been used for hours in vain. i One of these latter waa a boy of eight years. A diver had found him clinging to the submerged rail. He was dressed In an "Indian" play - suit, with a bathing suit underneath. "We worked on him for more than an hour," said Dr. Joseph ROBS. "There were signs of life, but very faint. He's gone in spite of all we could do." A string of ambulances and auto trucks lined Clark street A cordon of police stood about the doors of the Reid-Murdoch building, and crowds sought to get past, claiming relatives, parents, children, friends. The police were forced to refuse most of them admittance--and the women went away weeping--the men murmuring, cursing . or threatening. And more came in their places. Suddenly Finds Wife. A man in overalls, who was thought to be one of the electricians at work putting in the emergency lights at one of the hospitals, suddenly sank by the side of a young woman who had Just been brought back from the embalm- er's table. The black-haired, pretty girl .wrapped in the shroud was his wife. cuuurea* via uuu u Important to Mothera Kxamine carefully every bottle of CA3TORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of In Use For Over SO Years. Children Cry foy Fletcher's Economy. "It pays to buy a good straw hat. Look at the one I'm wearing. I paid $15 for it last stfmmer." "Yes?" "And all it cost me to have It cleaned and blocked over Into this year's style was five dollars." TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS Quickly Soothed by Cutleum. Ing Better. Trial Fr*S» British Government Acknowl­ edges Aid of Fair Sex. Momentous Question at the Close of the War Will Concern the Dis­ position of Those Who Have Taken Places of Men. Especially when preceded !»y 4 hot bath with Cutlcura Soap. Many com­ forting things these fragrant super- ireamy emollients may do for the skin, scalp, hair and hands and do it quickly, effectively and economically. Also for the toilet, bath and nursery. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept XY, Boston.' Sold everywhere.--Adv. Family Headgear. "Where's my last years Panamaff asked the man of the house. "Why, I didn't think you'd want It. so I made tt over for Jennie." apolo­ gized bis wife. "You did, eh? Well, what's the mat­ ter with making over Jennie's last year* leghorn for me?" Not Posted. "You studied astronomy a} college, did you not, Mr. Sapbead?" asked the sweet young thing. , "Oh, yes indeed, and a ?erjr fascinat­ ing study it is." "Won't you please telf me the name of that bright star over there just &bove the spire of the Presbyterlati church?" "Let me see," said-Saphead. "Thttfs er--er--wait a minute- now, I--er--it must ,be--the fact hi, Miss Peachy, I'm afraid I'm not up on this year's schedule." True Fighters. "The Black Watch are fighting so well in France that even the Ger­ mans praise them. Wonderful fight­ ers, the Irish!** Tlie speaker was W. Bourkp Cock- ran He continued: "When 1 think of the valor of the Black Watch regiment I recall the story of Pat McCann. "Pat came home one night with a black eye, a broken nose and s split lip; a frodt tooth was gone as well. " 'Tim Sullivan done it* he told his wife, as he began to bathe hia wounds in a basin of water. " 'Shame on ye!" Bridget cried. 'A big feller like you to be licked by a little, hard-drlnkin' cockroach like Tim 8ullivan! Why he--' " 'Whist,' said Pat from the ba­ sin, softly. 'Don't shpake evil of the dead.'" In Great Britain there are two sub­ jects occupying the attention of wom­ en Just now. The first is how best to keep in touch and train the women who volunteered their services to the government at the beginning of the war and who have not yet been called Into service. The second Is whether or not the women who are holding positions formerly occupied by inen shall spend their wages or hoard It. Considering this Question the women point out that everybody, the whole nation, is being urged to spend, to keep the money in circulation and to help ease the financial situation for the sake of the country. On the other hand, the majority of these women are dependent on theij* exertions for a living,- and many of them had been out of work when taken on by the government in place of men gone to war. Now when the war ends and these men return they will lose their jobs. At club meet­ ings. Indeed at practically all gath­ erings of women, even over the tea­ cups, this question ia being seriously discussed. Along with it and of equal import­ ance is the question of keeping to­ gether and rendering more efficient that part of the 45,000 women volun­ teers for whom the government has so far found no need. The latest and so far the most practical solution to this problem is to establish a train­ ing school for these women volun­ teers. This school to be operated through the war office, the women to be paid for their time and work, and be trained for the fields in which they will sooner or later be needed. To get the best results It is urged that there should be a board of voca­ tional advisers in connection with the work. In spite of the fact that these wom­ en offered their services at the re­ quest of the government men in various occupations have refused to serve with them. The most pro­ nounced stand Vas taken by the tram drivers and conductors in Edinburgh When the first crowd of men left the company to go to the front the com* pany tried to put women in their places as tram conductors. The men forking on the lines refused to worlt. with women conductors, so the com­ pany was forced to hunt up other men to take the place of those gone to war. Opening ON TUESDAY. AUG. 3, (HUT At $9.50 Per Acre AUGUST 3D ONLY. Great opening of Swigart'8 Greenwood Township Tract of 4,000 acres in Wexford Co., Mich. 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Twenty one courses leading to depre** in Classic^ Modern Letters,Journalism.Political Economy, Commerce, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmac/, Engineering, Architecture, L>aw. Preparatory School, nritftoOMSaa i'; For Catalogues address BOX Hv NOTRE DANE, Reliable Painter Wanted We want a good, reliable painter in eacii town. Write at once. Send references KijsIom Varnish Co., 69 Otsego St, eroektyn,B.1L The principal Ingredient In a gooft time is a vivid imagination. t -- i . A barber's idea of an unenterprising citiien is one who shaves himself. , Drink Denieon's Coffee, • For your health's aakowi;- A Catty Girl. "Algernon called on me yesterday afternoon." • t "Yes; be told me he had some tup* to kill." v-i.; Circumstantial Evidence. v A girl who has been visiting In t country town, alarmed the family she was visiting by appearing at breakfast and describing pistol shots directly be­ hind the house during the night and the running and Bhouting of men. "I distinctly heard someone say, 'Did you get him?' and another voice answered, 'No, he disappeared in the long graBs,' " she said. "Then the first voice said, 'Well, we'd better look be- hlncf^the church,' and just then two shots rang out." The man of the family decided to tn> vestigate and found that the disturb ers were boys who were going fishing and were looking for worms, while the shots were torpedoes on a railroad track, a short distance away.--Worces­ ter Post. ® KAirr UTAH SOIHB HOWlTAg* Hav* ordared Allen'- Poot-Ease. the «iiU«a'nil> powder, for use amort the convalescent traopa Shaken Into the shoes or dissolved in th* foot­ bath, Allen's Foot-Ease tires refreshirr rest aai comfort and prerents the feet eettint tired or foot-sore. Try It TODAY. D;n't accept any •tttute. Sold Everywhere, 25c For FREE pie, address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy. N. Y.--AdC. A Great Musician, Two Lancashire boys were expati­ ating on the relative merits of their fathers as musicians. "My father is the greatest musician in the town," said one. "Oh!" tfoe other said. "When my father starts his music every man stops work." "How's that?" said the other. "What doeB be do?" "He blows the whistle for meals up at the mill." Not Missing. "The baby's got Maria's nose." "No, it hasn't, for she's been po]|» ing it into my business." The worst thing about the self-made man is that he usually looks upon the world as his doormat. Which Way la It Going? Uttle Dorothy had been looking her uncle's bald head intently for sev­ eral minutes. She was evidently ia such a seriouB study about sometliing that her aunt asked what was the mat­ ter. "Thay, ith uncle's hair comin*-la up goln' oat?" was the reply. ; ^ ' " - • From the Memories of a Critle. "Good morning, Mr. Scribble peat" said I, as I entered the sanctum saao> to rum of the famous author of "Noth­ ing Worth While," "would you min<| telling the American people through my paper, the Daily Blister, how yo« account for the rather mortifying con­ dition into which the literature of tlM day seems to have fallen?" "Why, it is perfectly simple, my dear fellow," replied Mr. Scribblepea affably, correcting the proofs of hia new novel, "The Worst Yet," with bis ' feet "Literature has been dead tor so long a time that mortification baa set in as a natural sequence to ita 4*,. cease."--John Kendrick Bangs. , ; •m Hunting Trouble. When a man just naturally wants trouble It is mighty easy to find an excuse for making tt. According ta Mike Hogan, Casey and O'Brien were having an argument of their own at Breckenridge street and Barrett are* nue It had progressed to the extent that each had forgotten what it waa about originally, and they were wholly oblivious of the gathering crowd until an urbane and genteel person In a frock coat put in. "Come, come, my man," he saM» gently plucking Casey by the sleeve. "You don't want to fight; I can ted it by your looks. Your face ia too benign--" "Two be nine? Two be nine, If at* ye scut?" bellowed Casey. "Me taea is two be nine, is ut?" And there as where the real tlM? ble begf.n.--Louisville Times. .. WOMAN TELLS OF DISASTER Mrs. William Peterson Says Waa Separated From Hus­ band and Child. She Is Chicago.--Among those . ̂aacued was Mrs. William ̂ Peterson..;.'" Mrs. Peterson was on the second deck with her husband, a foreman at the Western Electric company; her daughter, Ruth, eight years old, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Emily Chell- berg of 4129 Sheffield avenue, when Famous Gas Qusher. The Pelican Portage gas gusher. 170 miles from Edmonton, Alberta, has given ofT an average of 4,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas daily for the last sixteen years. Attempts made to cap it have proved futile, the enor­ mous pressure blowing off all villves. Indians occasionally camp in the neighborhood and as the gas seeps through the ground they merely heap a pile of stones over some crevice, touch a match to it and cook their food on. this 'mprovised heater. •• Ai'-'. - the steamer upset In describing her experience and rescue she said: "We were on the side of the boat nearest the dock and as the steamer suddenly listed I threw out tiy hands In an effort to catch hold of some* thing, but failed and fell into the water. I went under and as I to the surface I saw two hands reach­ ing out through a port-hole. They pulled me through. I do not knoit whether my husband, daughter apj sister-in-law were saved." The Faithful Horse. ^ A British lance corporal at the front writes: "One of our horses is a can­ didate for the Victoria Cross. It la a true story of animal devotion. The troops were charging at the time, and as one rider fell from his horse wound­ ed, the animal picked hixr up with hia teeth by the clothes and carried hia away to safety." An optimist believes that good l* tentions are better til an no pay man! j at all. "A- IN fij i Asia's iK.?;', a * v: --