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... . t J* ̂ ."**••'£' - ,~~~. ".. . ̂ v, •'.' '." ' 1 . S- f ' ' » T v • ' . . v , , i 1 '"•! PI,A JL GERMANY YIELDS „ , ONE BIO POINT • ̂ ̂ ; . _., -- • I;K Ito More Merchantmen to Be ^Sunk by Submarines With­ out Visit and Search. I£PLY TO AMERICAN NOTE Berlin Still Doubts 8ussex Facts, Ac­ cuses United States of Favoritism and iterates .Britain's "Illegal" Warfare. Berttn.--Following is the text of the fcote of the German government's reply to the American note respecting stibma- Mne warfare, delivered by Gottlieb yon Jttgow, the foreign secretary, to Ambas­ sador Gerard: / The undersigned, on behalf of the Im­ perial Gorman government, has the honor tt> present to his exeelleney the ambassa- ' dor of the Uniteti States, James W. Ge? ntrd, the following reply to the note of ;April 20 regarding the conduct of German submarine warfare. 1 _ • ;.rr t-The German government handed over j 10 the proper naval authorities for early lavestlgatioh the evidence concerning the „ .fiussex as communicated by the groverri- «nent of the United States. Judging by .•<%> the results that the investigation has . feiherto yielded, the German government • IS alive to the possibility that the ship . jbenHoned In the note of April 16 as hav- • log been torpedoed by a German subma­ rine /is actually identical with the Sus- I Tl: ; * / • Further Investigation Cas«t to Be Made. The German government begs to. re­ serve further communication on the sub­ ject until certain points are ascertained which are of decisive importance for es­ tablishing the facts in the case. Should it turn out that the commander Was wrong In assuming the vessel to be a man-of-war, the German government will not fail to draw the tonsequences re­ sulting therefrom. ~ In connection with the case of the Sus­ sex the government of the United States made a series of statements, the gist of Which is the assertion that the" incident is to be considered but one instance of a deliberate method of indiscriminate de­ struction of vessels of all sorts, national­ ities and destinations by German subma- ftne commanders. Denies the Assertion; Facts Not Furnished. The German government must emphat­ ically repudiate the assertion. The Gor­ man government, however, thinks it of little avail to enter into details in the present stage of affairs, more particular­ ly as the government of the United States omitted to substantiate the assertion by reference to concrete facts. The German government Will only state ^t&at it has imposed far-reaching re­ straints upon the use of the submarine weapon, solely in consideration of neu­ trals' interests, in spite of the fact that .ttoesf restrictions are necessarily of ad- Vantage to Germany's enemies. Nonsuch consideration has ever been shown neu- -taals by Great Britain and her allies. Special Orders Had Seen Given U-Boats. The German submarine forces have had. In fact, orders to conduct the submarine warfare in accordance with the general principles of visit and search and the de­ struction of merchant vessels recognized toy international law, the sole exception being the conduct of warfare against ene- t»y trade carried on enemy freight ships jiS X Encountered in the war zone surrounding • 51 . . Qreat Britain. With regard to these, no assurances have ever been given to the government of the United States. No •tech assurances are contained in the declaration of February 8, 1916. I As the German government repeatedly declared, it cannot dispense with the use , 'fit the submarine weapon in. the conduct • Of warfare against enemy trade. The German government, however, has now decided to make it a further concession, Adapting methods of submarine war to Che Interests of neutrals. |r In reaching this decision the German' government Is actuated by considerations which are above the level of the disputed question.. ; Keeps Principles of humanity in View. The German government attaches no ..less importance to the sacred principles W humanity than the government of the United States. It again fully takes into ri4f ; ,-.account that both governments for many . years co-operated in developing lnterna- wonal law in conformity with these prin- % --Ciples, the ultimate object of which has *: 7 islways been to confine warfare on sea f*;, * and land to armed forces of belligerents 'y£r.\ And to safeguard as -f^r-as possible non- •' combatants against the horrors of war. ., ®ut although these considerations are of ijfreat weifeht. they alone would not under » • present circumstances have determined * the attitude of the German government. ]. , c for in answer to the appeal by the gov- ~ „#rnment of the United States on behalf 'Of the sacred principles of humanity and 1- "International law, the German govern- dSient must repeat once more with all #niphasis, that it was not the German |»ut the British government which ignored -fill accepted rules of International law and , ^extended this terrific war to the lives and .^property of noneombatants, having no re- Itard whatever for the interests and weights of neutrals and noneombatants that through this method of warfare have been severely injured. In self-defense against the illegal con­ duct of British warfare, while fighting a bitter struggle for national existence, Germany had to resort to the hard but effective weapon of submarine warfare. As matters stand, the German govern­ ment cannot but reiterate regret that the sentiments of humanity which the govern­ ment of the United States extends with Buch fervor to the unhappy victims of submarine warfare are not extended with the same warmth of feeling to many millions of women and children who, ac- ; cording to the avowed intention of the \ British government, shalL-he starved, and who, by sufferings, shall force the vic­ torious armies of the central powers into __ Ignominious capitulation. The German • government, in agree- - v _ • k I' ~ v i ment with the Germnn peeple, falls to uhderst&hd the discrimination, all thf more as it has repeatedly and explicit­ ly declared Itself ready to use the sub­ marine weapon in( strict conformity with the rules of international law, as recogjuB€cl before the catbreait of the | war, - if Great Britain likewise was ready to adapt-her ccAduct of warfare to these rules.* Several attempts mads^by the gov­ ernment of the United States to pre­ vail upon the British government to act accordingly failed because of flat refusal on the part of the British gov­ ernment. Moreover, Great Britain again anfl again has violated international la*^, surpassing all bounds In outraging' neutral rights. The latest measure adopted to Great Britain, declaring1 German bunker coal contraband and establishing conditions under which English bunker coal alone is supplied to neutrals. Is nothing but an unheard- of attempt by way of exaction to force neutral tonnage into tlie servUS of British trade war. Alleges Favoritism 2 Is Shown to Britain. The German people knows that the government of the United States has the power to confine 'the war to armed forces of the belligerent countries in the interest of humanity and mainte­ nance of international law. The gov­ ernment of the United States would have been certain of attaining this end had it been determined to insist against Great Britain on the incontrovertible right to fceedom of the seas. But as matters stand the German people is under the impression that the govern­ ment of the tTnited States, while 1 de- manding that Germany, struggling for existence, shall restrain the use of an, effective weapon, and while making1 compliance with these demands a con­ dition for maintenance of relations with Germany, confines itself to pro­ tests against illegal methods adopted by Germany's enemies. Moreover, the German people knows to what consid­ erable extent its enemies are supplied with all kinds of war material from the United States. It will, therefore, be understood that the appeal made by the government of the United States to sentiments of hu­ manity and principles of international law cannot under the circumstances meet the hearty response from the German people which such an appeal otherwise always is certain to find here. If the German goyernment. neverthe­ less, Is resolved to go 'to the utmost limit of concessions, it has been guided not alone by the friendship connecting the two great nations for over one hundred years, but also by the thought of the great doom which threatens the entire civilized world should the cruel and sanguinary war be extended and prolonged. The German government conscious of Germany's strength, twice within the lastWew months announced before the world its • readiness to make peace on a basis safeguarding Germany's vi­ tal Interests, thus indicating that it Is not Germany's fault if peace is still j withheld from the Rations of Europe. The German government feels all the mdre justified in declaring that respon­ sibility could net be borne before the forum Of mankind and in history if after twenty-on# months of the war's duration the submarine question under discussion between the German gov­ ernment and the government of the United States were to take a turn seri­ ously threatening maintenance of peace between the two nations. ' Tells of New Orders Given to War. yessels. As far as lies with the German gov­ ernment. it wishes to prevent things from taking such a course. The Ger­ man government, moreover, is prepared to do its utmost to confine operations of the war for the rest of its duration- to the fighting forces of the belliger­ ents, thereby also insuring freedom of the seas, a principle upon which the German government believes now as before the war that it IS In agreement with the government of the United States. The German government, guided by this idea* notifies the government of the United States that German naval forces have received the following or­ der: "In accordance with the general prin­ ciples of visit and search and the de>- struction of merchant vessels, recognized by international law, such vessels, both within and without the area declared a naval war zone, shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives unless the ship attempt to escape or offer resistance." But neutrals cannot expect that Ger­ many, forced to fight for existence, shall for the sake of neutral interests restrict the use of an effective weapon if the enemy is permitted tjO continue to apply at" will methods of warfare violating rules of international law. Such a demand would be incompatible with the character of neutrality, and Y the German government is convinced that the government .of the United States does not think of making such a demand, knowing that the government of the United States repeatedly de­ clared that it is determined to restore the principle of freedom of the seas, from whatever quarter it has been vio­ lated. Wants Demand on Britain To Obey International Laws. Accordingly the German government Is confident that in consequence of the new orders issued to the naval forces the government of the United States will also now consider all impediments removed which may have been fn the way of mutual co-operation toward restoration of the freedom of the Bebs during the^ war, as suggested in the note of July 23, 1915, and it does not doubt that the government of the Unit­ ed States will now demand and Insist that the British government shall forthwith observe the rules of Interna­ tional law universally recognized be­ fore the war, as laid down in the notes presented by the government of the United Stateft to the Brittsh govern­ ment December 28, 191$^and Novem­ ber 5. 1915. w Should steps taken by the govern­ ment of the United States pot attain the object It desires, to have the laws of humanity followed by all belliger­ ent nations, the German governnHmt would then , be facing a new situation, In which it must reserve to itself com­ plete liberty of decision. The undersigned avails himself of this-opportunity to renew to the Amer­ ican ambassador assurances of highest consideration. JAGOW. AMERICAN WA60N TRAIN FINDS GOOD CAMPING PLACE BRITISH RELEASE MIEN SEIZED FROM AMERICAN STEAMER CHINA ON FEB^.iK, 'iH •tfV'S HEI-D SOME PLACE IN ORIENT Wagon train of the American expedition in Mexico arriving on the outskirts of Las Cruces to camp for thty night. They had just completed a 32-mile hike through the thouutain passes of Mexico. The arid mesa of Mexico is not broken up with many watering places such as is depicted in the photograph, so much care-is exercised in selecting stopping places for the night * ST. PAUL SCHOOLBOYS ARE BIRD LOVERS in m England Llberates German# Following Demand Made by U. S.?--Wrongful Action to Be Admitted in This Par­ ticular Case. London, May 8.--The! British gov­ ernment has decided to release im­ mediately the 38 Germans and Aus- trians who were taken from the Amer­ ican steamship China. • The action of the British authorities An ordering the release of the seized passengers on the China was not un­ expected; as it was known that the last American demand declined to ad­ mit any form of legality in the reasons given by the foreign office for their de­ tention. The formal document in reply to the i final American notes on the "subject ia not yet in readiness, but according to Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war, it will be carefully framed so' as not to admit the general right of belligerents to enjoy the protection of a neutral flag. In the present case, Great Britain admits itself in the wrong In regard to tlie facts outlined in the American re­ monstrance, but the reply will be couched in such terms that no general precedent is established, and British doctrines In regard to the seizure of individuals of hostile nationality on board neutral ships will be safe­ guarded. The state department at Washing­ ton has contended that the facts in the ca^e arc similar to thdse of the famous Trent affair, but while it is not known what attitude the British reply will adopt toward this argument, j Lord Robert Cecil gives it as his per- sgnal opinion that the two cases pre­ sent witle differences. The prisoners are held at some place in the Orient. The Germans and Austrlans were removed from the China by the Brit­ ish auxiliary cruiser Laurentic Feb­ ruary 19, while the China was en route from Shanghai to San Francisco. The United States requested Great Britain to release these men and, being met with a declination, sent a second note. ' 1 The British authorities Charged that the 38 men were concerned in a plot for a revolution in India. The boys of the sixth and seventh grades of the St. Paul, Minn., public schools with their birdhouses on their way to the\bird exhibition held in the Auditorium, St. Paul. John Burroughs opened the exhibition by pressing an electric button at his home at Westpark, N. Y. Over 5,000 boys took part in t)ils unique exhibition, and the hundreds of different designs of birdhouses excited the interest of thousands of visitors. The exhibition is In line with the movement to jnake* St. Paul a city of birds and flowers. SHE RECRUITS IN CANADA MEXICAN RAIDERS UNDER GUARD i Mrs. Clara Sanderson Laub, here photographed in her military costume, Is the only woman recruiting officer in Canada. She has been at that work for several months in and about On­ tario after spending more than a year In hospital work in France: These Mexicans wure members of the party that raided Columbus, N. aiid were picked up in the mountains. They are guarded by American soldiers. FIELD HOSPITAL AT CASAS GRANDES pr. Nine Miles 8outbwest of Jerusalem.-J The story Is told of a teacher who was accustomed to ask the same ques­ tion of the same scholar each Sunday. Tom always had the question, "Where Is the lesson located?" H6 was always prepared on the question, and that being answered felt no further inter­ est in the lesson. Tom was away one Sunday. On the Sunday following the •teacher asked, "Where were you last Suuuay, Tom?" and he answered me­ chanically: "Nine mileB southwest of Jerusalem."--Christian Herald. m' 8peaking of Noise. Budd--I see the natives of Mada­ gascar are great lovers of music, and, In addition to their own primitive In­ struments, the accordion Is very pop­ ular. .1 udd--Gosh! I'll bet those fellows rould stand for bagpipes. • Deliberation. "IsH dlpiomat suppoeed to tell the truth ?w "Oh, yes. jBut he is often permitted to take his ttxn* about discovering Bullfighters Afraid of Cows. Moet Spanish bullfighters object to fightiug cows. The average toreador is sincerely afraid of a cow. And he has good reason. The cows of the half- wild breed used for the arena a,re. much quicker in their movements than are the bulls. Their horns are more poiutejfvand more formidable. They do not lower their heads to the ground, shut their eyes and charge like a loco­ motive upon the rails, but are alert and ready to follow every movement of their persecutors.--Exchange. Not Altogether. Nlpp--The vermiform appendix seems to be the one thing in the world that is absolutely useless. Tuck--Usejens? Why, it ha$ kept thousands of doctors from starving to death.--Life. ic& Great Invention. Bill--An Ohio inventor has patent* ed a machine that enables a person with a player piano to make his own perforated rolls of music. Jjll--Of ^course, he can malm biff own porous plasters, then, too, Precious Language. Language is the amber in which a thousand precious thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved. It has arrested ten thousand light­ ning flashes of genius, which, unless thus fixed and arrested, might have been as bright, but would have also been as quickly passing and ' perish­ ing as the lightning. Words convey the mental treasures of one period to the generations that follow; and laden with this, their precious freight, they sail safely across gulfs of time in which empires have suf­ fered "shipwreck, and the languages cf common life have sunk into obliv* ion.--Trench. - ^ V1 I .j - ' * .*••• ^ -rs2 22$m His Way. "I knew a man who was very much afraid he would be loved not for him­ self but for his advantages, so he put it to the test." v "How did he that?" "Wrote an anonymous letter to the girl he loved asking her to marry him." Tffo Generous. v '•What will you give me if I get this dW&rce for you?" asked the lawyer. "Oh, say," replied the client,, "you can have my wife. If you want her!" Seventh Held hospital corps at Casas Grandes, where ail the injured and the sick of the expedition are beitfg cared for. _ - TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES A pigeon roosted on the minute hand of the town clock of Poughkeep- sie, N. Y.. and caused the mayor to miss his.train. Eighteen thousand bricks can, be manufactured by tbe steam process in ten hours. Automobile headlight reflectors made of gdld rolled on copper bases art- said to4 be unaffected by lieat, dampness or salt air and to p: light of great penetration tn to*£-.?£. ^ v Statieticians figure that average Americans spend 45 per cent of their incomes for food acu 20 per cent for rent. Montana flax is being sold in Ire­ land for $400 a ton. The price before the war was $180 a ton. Admiral Jellicoe of the British navy was the champion gunner of the serv­ ice when he was a midshipman. Harness that holds chickens* wlnge down and prevents them flying «wsj from home has been yatented ky • THREE ZEPPELINS DESTROYED Allies Bring Down Dirigible, Making • Total of Thirty-One Vie* ' tims in War. London, May 8.--Two more Zep­ pelins were destroyed on Friday by allied gun fire, making three of the German dirigibles destroyed within three days and a total of 31 officially reported wrecked since the start of the war. Of the two latest victims one was brought down by one of the British light cruiser squadrons off the Schles* wig coast and the otner was brought down after a raid on Saloniki, only one of its crew of 30 escaping. The Zeppelin L-20 was blown ashor? on the Norwegian coast after return­ ing from a raid on the east coast of England and Scotland. When the dis­ abled balloon began to be carried away by a strong wind the Norwegian mili­ tary authorities at Stavanger blew up the fair vessel. The Zeppelin exploded with great detonation and was burned. SHOOT 4 MORE IRISH REBELS Plunkett, Daily, O'Hannahan and Wil» Ham Pearse Executed--Face Firing Squad,. Dublin, May 8.--Four more leaders of the Irish rebels have been shot. They had been found guilty of trea­ son by a general field court-martial. The victims were: Joseph Plunkett, Edmund Daily, Mi­ chael O'Hannahan" and William Pearse. v Plunkett was one of the seven Sinn Feiners who signed the proclamation declaring Ireland free and indepen­ dent of England. FRENCH TRENCHES ARE TAKEN Germans Make Violent Attack Against Foe's Positions North of Hill 304. . . Paris, May 8.--1German troops made a violent attack at night against French positions north of Hill 304. The Germans entered French ad­ vanced trenches at a few points, the war office announced in the day Re­ port, but elsewhere were repulsed. British Seize Mexican Ship. Washington, May 9.--Rear Admiral Winslow reported to the navy depart­ ment that a British cruiser had cap­ tured the schooner Leanor, flying tho Mexican flag, and belonging to the German vice consul at Quaymas. Trolley Men 8trike. Schenectady, N. Y., May 9.-*-Flve hundred trolley employees went out on strike, tying up the system and stopping cars to Albany and Troy. The strikers demand an |acrea«p of five cents per hour. Arrest Forty in Mexico City. Galveston, Tex., May 8.--Forty cur­ rency speculators in Mexico City have been arrested and will be given terms In the penitentiary, according to a message received here at Mexican consulate. Critic of Wilson Is Ousted. «p Washington, May 8-- Herbert Put­ nam, librarian of the congressional li­ brary, dismissed from office Ernest Bruncken of the copyright division, lor remarks alleged to have bean ^ . _ a. m « TfTllMAM'a ̂ Vfaen Housework Brags Keeping house is hard enough when well. The woman who has a bad back| blue, nervous spells, and dizzy headaches, has a hard lot, for the family tasks never let np. Probably it's the result of kid­ ney trouble and not the much-feared "woman's weakness." Strengthen the kidneys with Doan's Kidney Pills. They are as harmless as they are effective and may be used for children with weak kidneys, too. An HKIIOM Case Mrs. Geo. A. 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The guest viewed the tiny mite for a moment as he replied. "Well, of course intelligence has not really dawned in his .^countenance yet, but he's wonderfully like both of you!"-- Youth's Companion. :• Its Sort. "Yes, factually bearded the lioti in bis den." "Close shave, wasn't it?" QLA83 OF WATER Upset Her. People who don't know about food should never be allowed to feed per­ sons with weak stomachs. Sometime ago a young woman who lives in Me. had an attack of scarlet fever, aqd when convalescing was per­ mitted to eat anything she wanted. Indiscriminate feeding soon put her back in bed with severe stomach and. kidney trouble. "There I stayed," she says, "three months, with my stomach in such con­ dition that I could take only a few tea- spoonfuls of milk or beef Juice at a time. Finally Grape-Nuts was brought to my attention and I asked my doc­ tor. if I might eat it. He s®id. 'yes," and I commenced at once. "The food did me good from th# start and I was soon out of bed and re­ covered from the stomach trouble. * have gained ten pounds and am able to do aH household duties, some days sitting down only long enough to eat my meals. I can eat anything that one ought to eat, but I still continue to eat Grape-Nuts at breakfast and supper and lik® it better every day. "Considering that I could stand only a short time, and that a glass of water seemed 'so heavy,' I am fully satisfied! that Grape-Nuts has been everything to me and that say return to health is due to It. "I have told several friends having nervous or stomach trouble what Grape-Nuts did for me and in every case they speak highly of the food." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creak. Mich. Em read the akor* letter? A n< Me nppeara frem time f tiaae. Tkc^t , I'.'