Evening Advocate, 1917-02-23

              THE EVENING ADVOCi
Official Organ of The Fishermen's Protective Union of Newfounilajiit
Vol. IV.   No. 44.
ST.  JOHN'S,   NEWFOUNDLAND,   FRIDAY,   FEBRUARY 23, 1917.
Price;: One Cent.
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IjlOST CILOMES}
In Spy System in the Inter-
ests of Germany in
the U.S.A.
OTTAWA NEWS BUREAU
One Man Sent to Ottawa to
Gather Information Will
be Arrestefl
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—Tho "World"
this morning says that thc Federal;
:■ p.irimenr of Justice In Its Invcsti-
pfllon of the spy system alleged tc
Have been conducted by Albert A.
Zander and Charles W. Wunncnburgj
and that one man was sent to Ottawa
ostensibly to do newspspcr work, but
■ ii reality to gather Information to be
lorwarded to Germany by way of New
THE BIGGEST BAG
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.—A strong' 	
emlnder has bcen unofficially  com- Lloyd George's Statement-ill
iiuuicatcd    to    this    Govcmnicut     House To-day an Event
a,My8viowsnw1thadia-p^ovaiiauiear-!       of First Importance
orts of thc  United Slates to lsolati' 	
lu.trla-liungnry from the alliance ol DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS
hc Central   Powers.       Through  tho 	
ZJrtZXeZZTZiTeZ 0nl>T 25 Pcr cent, of Existing
ng the keenest interest In the plans' Importations Will be
ow in process of development in this; ' Allowed   ■
ountry lo prepare for any eventual- j
ly that the execution of her threat       LOJcnoXi  ,.-eb.  23._Tho  speech  ol
nd     warning    may    Involve.      Thc
- ed After ihe War
JAPAN ANDJCIAO-CIIAU
Possessions of the Allies will iLondoners now Hold Record
Not be Scattered and      j    For Bringing Back Most
Irregular in Future
While tl
.- ol tl
plana of an essentially warlike char
.States Is merely eoeklng an excusi
for Inviting a state of war. It Is thi
ofliclal German view that thc Cnlloi
States means to test Ihc value of thi
German submarine decree by coun
tcnai.cing the arming of American
passenger and cargo ships and en
couraglng the owners nnd command
era of them to disregard tho strue
lures prescribed in the "barred zone'
»>•   imports' will
is not made public. It Is
ic'conduetcd a news bureau
i during the "rcclpcocity"
,v years ago. and later did
work tor several Now
;r. The Grand Jury will
rl an investigation Into the
ma of the Bureau conducl-
der and  V.'unnenburg.
SPANISH PREMIER
AND GERARD
LONDON^lrab. 23.—Renter's Madrid
REDUCING
RAILWAY TRAFFIC
ing railway passenger traflile,
sporl Minister-Hcrriot has pub-
t ., decree suppressing all circu-
iekets. family  tickets, excursion
■nt of baggage and other per-
I belongings ts limited to two
red pounds tor each person.
conference with Joseph K. Wil
American Ambassador and Jame
Gerard, former Ambassador to
many, on Thursday.      Later    S
French and German  Ambaaeado
making   i
ly de .1 v. i
It wilt probably
rationed in Ihis
c foci of shipping
TRYING TO BLOW
UP RAILROAD
i ™
ARRESTS IN       *       ffi.ff'i,
IRELAND'nltro-glycerlnc
KW HARBOUR. Me.. Feb. 23.—
■ce men. said to be Germans,
rged with having attempted to
« up thc railroad station of the
•Uie havc been ar-
mkcag. Tbc trio
efcitlsetf-as tramps and a considerable quantity of dynamite and
ras   found    In    llv'ir
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Allies Declare That German |S
Colonies Will be Retain-
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Krisoncrs
BROUGHT     BACK
120
ol Colonics Long, I
-Canadians   Had   Held   the
sj    Record Previously With
100 Prisoners
Togcthor these s
t ther
will t
of her colonies I
r the Pacific. This
only held by Japai
Colonies chiefly coi
33 the lacking ol
the French Govcrnr
the largeBl lntere3i
Colonial    Afric
quilh  opposed;	
British Colonial possession in Africa,
whereas  new   Premier   Lloyd-George
approves of this extension as in line
with  aspirations  of   British   Colonies
In Africa.  T'hls in turn has   cstsb-j <;"™, v"u    ""
Ushed that there wlll be a general re-j n™°*...*"-*""
shifting of African Colonies, so that'
possessions cf Britain,    Frauco   and
Portugal and Belgium will   bo   made
more  homogeneous  instead   of  being
as at present scattered aud irregular.
HEADQUARTERS      I>
Feb.   23~Furthcr    detail
how that thcy entered thi
!S to a depth of 300 yardi
(I thero for half an houi
lug     outs   and    varioui
They found the enemy
support lines full ot dead from bombardment which preceded raid. Forty
four prisoners brought back by them.
This Is but oue of the successful
raids carried out yesterday.  London
high i
1 for r
>• bringing b
120 prisoners near
 "    previously
held record for 100. Men from Can-|
ada say they arc .determined tc
Londoners   b<
t'hau in China and Pi
cupied   by  Japanese
Prcslden
If  of  1
Small'engagements by raiding and|
reconnoitring parties and reciprocal
bombardments, which- arc considered]
Intensity on various poluta still
Ing on in all war theatres. Nowhere]
has engagement taken placq, Germans in  Belgium,    near Roodepoort.
.i.-i;.
t according to
____________ l '°r approvi
in  Serbia.  Belgium    and
espccls.  but pointed out th
ns omitted any reference
Colonics ot Kiao Chau.   ai
Islands. In which   Japan lis
Fra
■re made prisoners,
activity continues]
at Cote-Du-Polvrr
RESTRICTION OF
ENEMY COMMERCE
In Council.
i Is a inatler of
:;■.!! he glad If J
e a place In thc
r=3.m7_
I Buckingham  Palace.
e IGth. day of-February, IM7.
at: The Kinir*^   .Host   Excellent
Majesty In CenncIL
!   lhe
s by a
igc of such good-,, provided that
e case of any vessel whleh calls
a appointed British or Allied po
r lho examination of her cargo,
pronounced In respect only of th« c<
rlage of goods of enemy origin or di
ucd a memorandi
m thc 1st. February]
., by o
nemy pow
And Whereas thc orders embodl
•he Hitid memorandum arc In flagrant
•mtradlctlon with the rules of 1
national law. the dictates of humanity
■nd tlie Treaty Obligations    of    the.
And Whereas such proceedings on
l!'c iiart of the enemy render it nc-
r-essary for His Majesty to adopt fur-
ther measures In order to mainialr
the efficiency of those previously lak-
' n K. prevent commodities of any kind
'rom  reaching ur  leaving  the fnems
Not Yet Decided
,' The case of Marshall vs. the]
] U.S.P. & P. Co. will not be Uecid-1
r ed for some days to come;. Judge'
Morris has bcen very busy of lato^
il with  thc railroad enquiry nnd as;
r.r..ll..,l
.   Jar.
S  Of  t
i Llcnr:
s gon» throuRh both
s nnd the public must bc con- perly
to await "till judgment day." lure
we fail to understand, bu the   factor;
ic are certainly interested in j appro>
celebrated
le of Europe wc
so that Jnpnncs
safeguarded am
1-ONDOX.     (Later).  —   War  Office[
inimuiilca'lion  Issued    this    evening]
  Hows:  Hostile raids attempted ear-
iraca anything' •>' <l,ls morning, cast of Vernicllcs.
ier. but confine' south of Neuve Chapelle. wore sue-
to a readjust-' rcssfully repulsed. Enemy suffered a
iurope. Later' number of casualties and left prlson-
the luirire ot era'ln our hands. UBual artillery ac-
il    possessions   tlvlty contlni
ild    bc consld-i ' 	
would bo pro-) south of Ypres.
secured for fu-', 0—
hlB was satis-'     In a sound amplifier. Invented by u
li then nave its California scientist the fall of a feath-
ccd  north  ot Somme
of anj
]atlon, shall be Hi
Nothing  In
(deemed lo offect
esscl to be goods
of enemy aestln-
to condemnation,
s Order shall be
• liability or any
capture or coudem-
n Independently of this Order.
This Order Is Supplemental /to
the Orders In Council of the 11th dayij
of March. 1915 and thc 10th. day ofj
17  for restricting    t
ALMERIC FITZROY
Coastal Boats
S.S. Ethie arrived at Lawn at 1
i.m. yesterday, going west, and ba
iot since been reported.
S.S. Cloncoe left Placentia at 3 p.ts
S.S:    Kyle    Is    due    at    Po
[Jasques   and   Is  expected   to
J»<"t lo capture and condemnation ves-
«-ls carrying goods with an    «-ggJU
destination or of enemy origin, unless! there this afternoon.
ibey afford unto the Force* of    His      S.S.  Sagona   left    Loulsburi
Majesty and His Allies ample eppor-   nlgbt for Port aux Basques.
'unities of examining their    cargoes.      S.S.   Portia   left   Fortune  at  10.S
i   subject   such   goods   to   this morning, coming i
••oademnatlon. ■    o	
e pleased by.
Ills    Privy f (
i  Is    hereby , I
•ring directions ]
The   Mauna   1
.  fish  laden. >
READ THK  ADVOCATE
Wholesome
Palatable
Economical
Island Brand
BONELESS and FLAKED CODFISH
—■   Packed by   —-
Newfoundland-American Packing Company, Inc.,
At their plant in Bay Bulls.
—   Sold by   —
THE LEADING GROCERY STORES
IN ST. JOHN'S AND ELSEWHERE.
had
TAFT HAS SOME
PLAIN TALK
BALTIMORE,  M.D..  Feb.   22—1
mcr President Taft at a banquet
the Maryland branch of league
force peace, declared tonight
nothing but disgust for pcacc-at-any.
price  pacifists,   with  type  which  hc
dcacril-w* as sort   which    must    tx
"kicked  Into war."    No  rlght-thlnk-
thing except for righteous cause. Taf
declared, when peace finally came l
should bo accompanied by worl
police league, strong enough to sur.
press war in future. Ho said ho b«
llcvcd Germany was making no al
lompt lo avoid war with the Slatei
Invasion of rights, he said, was often I
NO HOPE OF
FAVORABLE REPLY
WASHINGTON', Feb. 22—No move
;as made here today ln the crisis In
•ctatlons botwecn the t'nlted States I
uni Ihe Central Powers.    Indications!
I bc followed by ar-
r the President to ad-
s with request for au-
1 with any emergency
c    after    adjournment.
Stale   De;
The (Jove
■Ivod   by   I
day.
cmcial
confirmation of news despatches telling of thc release by Germany of American prisoners on the Yarrowdale.
Report trom Ambassador Penflcld at
Vleuna on Austria's attitude gives
ut Americans
virtually    no
it.-d    to
TORKUOT Iff
They Cannot Send Forces to
Help their Allies on
European Front
KUT-EL-AMARA   NEXT
British Advance Steadily and
Are Now in Position to   ■
In Vest Kut
—Present British
LONDON, 1
a the Far
s hat-
Austrian Foreign Office asl'liis]
ether pledges concerning submar-
warfare given to United States In
effect. An answer that wlll make'
erance of diplomatic relations':
h Austria Inevitable Is expected at j
WHITE STAR
LINER STRIKES
A MINE
NEW YORK, Feb. 22-
clatcd Press this afternoon carries!
the following: Soon after the Philadelphia left Liverpool passengers i
heard that a wireless message had'
been received saying that the White
Star liner Celtic, which preceded the
American liner ont of port, hadj
atruck ' a . mine. Tho Celtic kopt|
afloat, but had to put back for Liver-[
pool about the same time.   The Cel-j
Ing a Quite effect on the general situation, by preventing Turks from
sending forces to Join the Allies on
.European front, according to General
Maurice. Chief Director of military
movements. Our recent operations
at Kut-el-Amara and on the Slnal
Peninsula, said General Maurice, are
having Important bearing upon the
general situation by reversing the
condition prevailing last year, when
It gave them a chance to send troops
to their Allies on the Eastern front.
Conditions aro now reversed. Turks
are not only unable to despatch such
reinforcements to Europe but aro
compelled fa» hold their available resources to enable them to bold positions at Kut and ln the Sinai operations. General Maurice said that at
Kut-el-Araara the British General
has been maklug a wide swing with
his left wing, pivoting on his right,
which remains slanting at Sannsi.
His advance bas been steady resulting In the taking ot lino alter line,
followed by successful actions. Dears
Abcn and Big Bend of the Tigris are
cleared of the enemy. Wo aro now
In a position to Invest Kut-et-Amaxe.
On riio right at Sannalyat, Turks occupied a nsrrow front protected by
river on one flank and by a marsh on'
the other, so that a few machine
guns can play havoc with the attacking force, therefore our advance
therc may be held up for some time.
In Sinai region we bave been successful in clearing out severs) posts that
the Turks attempted to
feeling Ihe nccccsslty of
holding their own at Kut a
Turks have stopped troop movemet
towards Europe and sending all
slble reinforcements ot the threateni
points. We havc noteworthy
that Germans made a aucccssful
at l^e Transloy on the Somme front
where ibey took 35 prisoners, which
show against
•    Of    I
Hi. ir
COMMUNICATE
WITH DUTCH
EAST INDIES
AMSTERDAM, via London. Feb. 18.
\ Rotterdam despatch to the Haa-
Ucsblad says that the question Is be-
np discussed thero of maintaining
wmmunlcatlon, between Holland and
hc Dutch East Indies by way ot New j
!■ I'm
sal.
proposed  that certain   1
in from Holland to
irk and others  from New Yo
I Java.
FIGHTING IN
ROUMANIA
AND RUSSIA
LONDON, Feb. 22—Repulse of small
Russian attacks In Lake Narocz region, in Russia, Is reported. Successful raids by Germans In Gallcla J
near ZlocholT. where 2
made prisoners. Small
wooded Carpathians wit
resting wl
Russians
Allies
MM
however.  Petrograd  c
pulse by Russians of
In Roumanla heavy snow-storma
hamper operations. Considerable artillery activity continues in Macedonian front whero also trench rald-
|ng operations are being carried out.
PIRATE ACTS
OF GERMAN
SUBMARINES
LONDON, Feb. 22 — Lloyd's announce Swedish steamer Skoglana.
3264 tons, sunk Sunday. British motor-steamer Tro-»yn. MI Ions, j sunk
by gunflro Wednesday, crews landed.
Central News says British steamer
John Miles. 689 tons. sunk. Four ot
the crew Injured, bodies of two men
who werc killed landed. Remainder
ot ship's company missing. Steamer
Skogland last reported sailing January 26 from Norfolk for Bagnoli.
Italy.
LJONDON. Feb. 23—Owners of the
.tteamcr Rosalie, previously reported
sunk. learn tbat nine ot the crew arn
saved, all thc officers and 21 of the
crew lost. Captain aad engineer ant
two seamen of the British steamer
Corso made prisoners. Others ara
landed, according to owners lnforma-
LONDON. Feb. 23—Lateat reports,
trom London and Paris ahow vesels.
ot aggregate tonnage of more than
21.000 tons been sent to thc bottom
by submarines or mines. Vessels sunk
are four British steamers, a trawler,
one Russian steamer, one Swedish.
one Dutch, one Norwegian steamer.
Swedish'steamer had several Americans aboard. All of them and the
remainder of the crew rescued.
will
RAIDS AND HOCKEY
LONDON. Feb.  22.—Between
on ihe'llun  trenches, the Canadi
arc enjoying  cold  weather und
of their best  recreations, well
in thc shell soon, is lcebock-.r. .
have been obtained frost London, a
a league has been formed.
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