The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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UNITED STATES AGAIN FACE8
SEVERANCE OF DIPLO-
MATIC RELATIONS.
COTTON LOSES fl5 A OALE
ON OPENING OF MARKET
The cotton speculators went wild
Thursday morning on the opening of
the New Orleans and New York mar-
kets. At the close of business Wed-,
nesday good cotton was worth 17
cents, but in a short while the market
broke 516 points. The cause of the
p break was due to Germany’s reply to
President Wilson, In which a declarer
tion <<or unrestricted naval warfare
“■pfa* made.
The market recovered before noon,
the price at that time being 13.75.
Local receipts to date:
Farmers Union yard ___________5,634
Compress, local ......................... 5.629
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meeting of canning club demonstrat-
on which takes place at Austin Feb.
12-14. '
NORTH SIDE BAPTISTS
CONTEMPLATE BUILDING.
Some advancements are being made
by the North Side Baptist church. On
Sunday night six new members were
added to the church.
At the last business meeting of the
church the deacons recommended the
purchase of a plot of land for a new
buildups place for the new church
house which Is anticipated. The rec-
ommendation was approved by the
church by a unanimous vote and on
the 27th of January the deed was
made to the church. The land was
bought of Dr. L. P .Lanier, and is just
east across the street from the pres-
ent church house. These lots are 1,
2 and 3 In block 17 of Carter’s addi-
tion, and are on the corner of North
President’s Warning of “A World
Afire" Are Being Recalled in
Washington.”
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Washington, Feb. 1.—Germany has!
declared unrestricted submarine war
fare. *
A starvation blockade of England,
the like of which the world never hat
seen, was announced late Wednesday
in notes delivered to American Minis-
ter Gerard in Berlin and to the state
department he?e by Ambassador Von
Bernstorff.
Thus begins the long-feared cam-
paign of ruthlessness conceived by
Von Hindenburg, it is said here, on a
i pecUted passenger ships sail-
ii|t on prescribed courses with agreed
dkltinguishink marks and carrying no
contraband. President Wilson reject-
ed the proposal promptly on the
ground that the United States was
contending only for its rights. ,
The new German ^proclamation
brushes aside all the perplexing col-
lateral iBsues which have surrounded
the submarine controversy and brings
it back to th^ point where it was left
at the conclusion of the Sussex case.
The new decision is exactly the one
forecast when the Sussex negotiations
were closed.
“Neutrals," said Germany in the
Sussex note, “can not expect that Ger-
many, forced to fight for her exist-
ence, shall for the sake of neutral in-
terest restrict the use of an effective
weapon if her enemy is permitted to
continue to apply at will methods of
wirfare violating the rules of inter-
national law. Should the steps taken
by the United States not attain the
object ♦ * * to have the laws of hu-
manity followed by all belligerent na-
tions, the German government would
then be facing a new situation in
which it must reserve its complete
liberty of decision.
To any such reservations the Unit-
ed States demurred in no uncertain
--------------------------— terms. “The United States feels it
magnitude never even contemplated ^ t0 8tate," said President
hv Vnti Ttrnit* ___
New Canning Club Agent
Mis« Mary Sue Maddox today re- w ,____________—„___
ceived notice from Miss Bernice Car- Main and First streets, being 150x200
ter, stating that Miss Lilia Pierce ofj feet. The consideration was |300.
Richland, Navarro county, had been
appointed as canning club demonstra-
tor for Parker county. Miss Peacre
had charge of the work in Atascosa
county last year. She has had two
years’ experience in the work and
. .Is a graduate of the College of Indus-
hrlBal Arts al Denton. She comes high-
er ly recommended. Miss Peacre will
arrive In Weatherford to take up the
work immediately after the state
ThO buildings on, the land are to be
removed in 60 days. C. H. Ray, C. P.
Osborne, W. D. Baker, J.' R. Vanda-
grirf and G. M. Jones were elected as
a building committee.
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Hair Cut and Shave, by-Roy Dyer,
at King A Dyer’s Barber Shop.
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impossible for the world at present to
bring about the realization of these
lofty ideals. Germany and ber allies
were ready to enter now into a discus-
sion of peace and had set down as
basis the guaranty of existence, honor
and free development of their peo-
ples. Their aims, as has been express-
ly stated in the note of Dec. 12, 1916,
were not directed toward the destruc-
tion or annihilation of their enemies
and were according rto their convic-
tion perfectly compatible with the
rights of the other nations.
“As to Belgium, for which such
warm and cordial sympathy is felt in
the United States, the chancellor had
declared only a few weeks previously
that its annexation had never formed
a part of Germany’s intentions. The
peace to be signed with Belgium was
to provide for such conditions in that
country, with which Germany desires
to maintain friendly, neighborly rela-
tions, that Belgium should not be used
again by Germany's enemies for the
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by Von Tirpitz.
Again the United States faces sev-
erance of diplomatic relations with
Germany with all its eventual possi-
bilities. President Wilson’s repeated
warnings of “a world afire” and Sec-
retary Lansing’s “verge of way” state-
ment are being recalled in the capital
with feelings of apprehension and mis-
giving. Germany’s aotion is the super-
cools of all those that have stirret
the American government in two anil
a half years of world war.
Talk of peace in Europe and of
means of preserving the peace of the
world has gone glimmering. President
Wilson, incredulous at first when the
unofficial .text, of Germany’s warning
waB brought to him. at once called for
the official document, which had just
been presented to Secretary Lansin
by the German ambassador
The President has the task of decid-
ing what shall be the course of the
United States. Three Immediate steps
appear among the possibilities. The
United States might solemnly warn
Germany against violation of her
pledges; it*might be decided that the
German warning is sufficient notice
of an intention to disregard those
pledges and a sufficient warrant for
breaking oD or diplomatic relations;
might J>e decided to await the re-
sults of the blockade and determine
the course of the United States as
the actual operations develop.
On almost every side Germany’s
drastic action is interpreted as an
open confession of the effectiveness
the British food blockade. It is
regarded as a determination to strike
back in kind.
German officials in the United
States estimate the food supply on
the British Isles will last a month.
Admittedly the plan is to carry ^star-
vation to the doors of England, with
swift, staggering strokes as a fulfill-
ment of Germany’s announced deter-
mination to use every weapon and ag-
ency at her command to end the war
quickly. v
She counts on the operations of an
unheard number of submarines to de-
liver blows to bring England to her
knees within sixty days. One German
official here predicted the war would
f>e over in a month.
Conveyed to the world as her an-
swer to the refusal of the entente al-
lies to talk peace, Germany’s latest
warning says:
“Prom Feb. 1, 1917, with in barred
zones around Great Britain, France,
Italy and in the Eastern Meditorra
nean * * • all sea traffic forthwith
will be opposed.”
It virtually is a renewal and an ex-
tension of the celebrated submarine
blockade of the British Isles proclaim-
ed on Feb. 4, 1915, and which became
effective Feb. 18, 1915. Under it ships
were sunk without warning until Ger-
many abandoned the practice and gave
her assurances, in the Sussex case, to
abide by international law. The Lus-
itania, Falaba and scores of other
ships ,were sunk under the decree.
American citizens and American
ships are warned from entering the
war lonfs, although certain precau-
tionary measures are suggested for
distinguishing American steamers not
carrying contraband according to the
German list. These conditions in al-
most in the same form were rejected
history the neglect of any
tined to bring about the end of tBa
war. Like the President of the Unto
ed States, the Imperial governtotortfe*1^
had hoped to reach this goal by nego-
tiations. After the attempts to eoBW
to an understanding with the entente
powers have been answered by tbA
latter with the announcement to SB
intensified continuation of the war,
the Imperial government—to order to
serve the welfare of mankind in S
higher sense and not to wrong its own
people—is now compelled tof
the fight for existence agai
upon it with the full
all the weapons which are at its to*
posal.
"8incerely trusting that the poopto
and government of the United Stites - :
will understand the motives tor this
decision and its necessity, the- f
rial government hopes that tke U
States may view the new attB ,v<
from the lofty heights of impartiality >
to
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purpose of instigating continuous bos- further misery and unavoidable aao- ’
tile intrigues. Such* precautionary riflee of human life,
measures are all the more necessary,) “Including two memoranda rpRjjjg^ -
as Germany’s enemies have repeated- ing the details of the contemplated
ly stated, not only in speeches deliv-, military measures at sea, 1 remain,
ered by their leading men, but also in etc. J.
the statutes of the economical con-
ferences in Paris, that it is not their
Danger Zone Outlined
Berlin, Jan. 31, by Wireless to
intention to treat Germany as an equal ville.—Following 1b the annex
Wilson’s reply, “that it takes it for
granted that the Imperial German
government doek not intend to imply
that the maintenance of its newly an-
pedneed policy is in any way contin-
gent upon the course or result of dip-
lomatic negotiations between the gov-
ernment of the United States and any
etier belilgerent government, notwith-
standing the fact that certain pas-
gages in the Imperial government’s
note might appear to be susceptible of
that construction.’’
In completing the declaration that
there must be no misunderstanding
that rights of American citizens must
got be made subjeot to the conduct
at some other government, the note
concluded by saying: “Responsibility
in such maters is single, not joint; ab-
solute, not relative.
even after peace has been restored,
but to continue their hostile attitude,
and especially to wage a systematical, zones around Great Britain,
413
to in the German note: ‘
From Feb. 1. 1UT. «ltW Urn*
economical war against her.
“The attempt of the four allied pow-
ers to bring about peace has failed,
owing to the lust of conquest of their
enemies, who desired to dictate the
Italy and in the Eastern.,
nean, as outlined in the foil owing,
sea traffic forthwith will be
Such barred zones are; ,/
“to the North Sea, the
conditions of peace. Under the pro-1 around England and Franc*
tense of following the principle of na- j limited by a line twenty
tion&llty, our enemies have disclosed mites; the district along the
their real aims in this way. viz: To coast as far the Terschelllng
dismember and dishonor Germany, the degree of longitude of the
Austria-Hungary, Turtwy and Bulga- schelling lightship to Ufjir,
rla: To the wish of reconciliation they from there across the point
oppose the will of destruction. They greea. - north latitude, S
desire a fight to bitter end. .V^«t#ard along 62 degrees to a
“A new situation has thus been ere-1 three nautical miles south of the
ated which toroes Germany to new de- point of Farover. From there "
cisions. Since two years and a naif the point 62 degrees north, —
Rngl‘«qd ig using her naval-power for west, to 61 degrees north, 16
a criminal attempt to force Germany west; then 57 degrees north,
into submission by starvation. In bru- grees west to 47 degrees north,
ilute, not relative." tel contempt of international law, the (trees west; further, to 63
The developments Wednesday came .group of powers led by England does north 15 ^egr^s west, teen
as a staggering surprise. For weeks not only curtail the legitimate trade gree latitude 43 degrees Stott*
inspired, authoritative and almost of their opponents, but they also by point twenty nautical miles
semi-official statements have been ruthless pressure compel netural Ftnlsterre and twenty
coming from Berlin indicating an ab- countries either to altogether forego distance along the Spaniih
solute decision not to resume unre- every trade not agreeable to the en- coast as far as the French l
stricted submarine warfare. The com- tente powers or to limit It according Concerning the sotofr *fc„
plete agreement of the Emperor, Chan- to their arbitrary decrees. The Ameri- terranean: For neutral
ceUor Von Bethmann-Hollweg, Gener- can government knows the steps rematas open the so
ai Von Hindenburg and General Von which have been taken to cause Eng- of a line from Pt. De Les
Lvldendorff, the four men in whose land and her allies to return to the SO degrees 20 mtautes north and
bands Germany’s destiny lies, has rules of international law and to re- grees east, as weU as
been mentioned frequently in die- spect the freedom of the seas. The of * *°“ d
patches Passing the censon 5 west longitude.
- at - affect the miU- “to order to connect this sea
of sea forces has been under way reJ^^
represent*/ that it would be tojpo,J-ft£“
sible noi^or President Wilson toget)^ mercUessly increases the
the Amenban people behind him ina indifferent to
declaration of war. Congress Las rep-1 ^ J* to
resented as opposed to wan ^ prote8tg of ^ neutral8 whom u,ey
ex 0 . . ’ I severely harm, Indifferent even to the
“Mr. Secretary o a . h silent longing for peace among Eng-
“Your Excellency was good enough
to'transmit to the Imperial German »•-« allies. Each day of the
government a copy of the message terrible struggle causes «w destrue-
governmwm. * united ti°n, new Bufferings. Each day shqft-
which the President of ^ United on both 8iaes pV
States of America addressed hd ®en- ^ ^ of lhousanda of brave
ate on the 22d instant. The Imperial I * . . ma_uinj
“ . a . „ u soldiers and be a benefit to mankind,
government has given it the earnest imperlai government could
consideration which the Presided:» ju8tity before its own conscience
statements deserve inspired as they ! ^ ^ Qwman people and bef0re
are by Aideep sentiment of responsi- j
It is highly gratifying to the
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trict with Greece, the zone*
sea miles in width north or
lowing this line: 30 degrees
6 degrees east, 38 degrees
11 degrees 30 minutes east to
grees north and 11 degrees 30 nc
east to 34 degrees north, and. 22
grees 30 minutes east. From t"
leads to a zone twenty ze*
broad west of 22 degrees and SB J
utes east longitude Into Greek f
torial waters. '
Neutral ships plying within
barred zones do so at their own '
Although precautions are being '
to spare neutral ships which on
1 are on the way to ports in t
ed tone, during an appropriate ____
yet It is urgently to be advised that
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bility.
Imperia) government to ascertain that
the main tendencies of this important
statement correspond largely to the
desires and principles professed by j
Germany. These principles especially
include self-government and equality
of rights for ail nations. Germany j
would be sincerely glad if in recogni-
tion of this principle countries like
Ireland and India, which do not eu-l
joy the benefits of political indepen-1
dence. should now obtain their free-
dom. The German people also repu-
diate gll alliances which serve to
force the countries into a competition
for might and involve them lu a net
of selfish intrigues. On the other
hand, Germany will gladly co-operete|
in all efforts to prevent future wars
“The freedom of the seas being a I
preliminary condition of the free ex-
istence of nations and the peaceful j
intercourse between them as well as
the open door for the commerce of all
nations, haa always formed part of
the leading principles of Germany’s
political program. All the more the I
Imperial government regrets that the
the Lusitania.
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early in attitude ot her enemies, who are
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