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.m «Iritani:First to Last--ihe Truth: News ¦ Editorials - Advertisements

Vol I.WVI No. 2.5,681 'C'np*. right ISI7.The Trlhnne A»«n FRIDAY, MARCH !>. 1917 * * o

CIRCULATIONOver 100,000 DailyNet Paid, Non-Returnable

i.\r (T\t inyrw"."I I . t I.."*) I «loria. City

Reserve BoardNow IndorsesForeign Loans

November Warning Misun¬

derstood, It Say» in

New Statement

Gold Here AmpleFor Broad Credit

Investment in Foreign Se¬

curities Now Urged for

Economic Advantage

BSftl »area B. Ihe Federalgattrv« Beaxi ssnei to-night an un*

,xpf(... i ich will be cor.-

atrutd a« .in atteatl |o restore publir»(onf.àrnce in Kuropcan war loan» and-.fieie.-: eancel the unfortunate effect

rrodt¡' called "warnirrg" ta

November 21 lastAt . f. P. Morgan & Ct.

w..t |* tt print in this coun-

among commercial banks

in |rri or unlimited amount.¦ g-- ::y bills in place of

the short ttl rreviousiy placedboth wi'-'" btnkl and private investor*.

7),e >.erve Boarci *«v«s

itartlrd by Mill prtytaal of the Allita1tinker«, and put forth a state

egybtg ' B ita -»pinion it wouldbi nnwi»a for the bank» to "invest

ni tai« ohar-"

That Wta foi th« atntfll o* bank.«.

Thrn tt« b'-ar-i went on «o »«'stall tt ¡>r:vate investor, and sug-

UUtsi that dtmtn4 full and h i«

tharita* v« data before huy-ng th» warcountries, "partic-

- of unsecured leans."Whst rasulted P. Morgan

k Co thdrevr *h<» taTering of BiIE Treasury h «; thai the thought tfr-tfir,- ou- a large 'iii«ecur«id loan for

-.a« A ' htidoned, tl

»¦«Mrs general IV thereafter were less.ttbua-.s-' e tewiard «vtr lean«, All of

declined in value,«on«.

TV* Board'« Statement

In lU sU'ement to-n roaio

rstanding «¡th.orante w^

li"Fron statement« ¦« a attn

publishr- from tim« to *ime, both inIn pre«», 'here

tpp"r in:sunder«tant!ir.g ofDM » -'ne Federal P.» «erre

Bos- M <»ct to inveatme-'or»nn i* ore tr.an one octraaion endeavor»- i nue to remove this misun-

. ."ding. So far from ob;eplac -g af fortifn loan« in the

ll -a H-ki»*. it regards then-, aii \try important, natural and propernee Be the ba'anre* creat--- our '«vor by our large exporttrade. There are time« when «uch

d he encouraged a« an es-»:<>h: « of maintaining andI o.ir foreign trade

"Th* board has alreadv «tated thatf November 21

.-e finances'" any particular conn-

. principle«.rthlt tt empna-

oi d ' am existing at1 he objection then made

ird wga to the undue cm-

banks af their I->:gn ioari«. and

» r f foreign loans ast hoard was »hen. and

in« nuid-1 should not bedue or ni

- resource.» for lavestn

«rd with re-ha» not

thatgs should appen'

marBa beyond

:.d practice. In

r foreign trade,tb« oosrd deem* it desirable and in'"* r reat

» « left in the¦ " " wrho read th« tatt-

l''l'.

'.old Re«,.r>r'« Slrenglligold

"*'**" ' matei .ally«.« a broad

<'.;,rd

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taa-

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Pa i

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GROPING IN UTTER DARKNESS

Jitney MerchantFleet May BreakU-Boat Blockade

Plans Made Here for Mill¬ion Tons of Nimble

Little Shipsx .i ton Reel

the idea advanced b*j 1

Huntington «"lark, a mining eng«..

man high -r. Mr. «

plan « it n **ht by Hi r.r .

A. W i« v", .md a- ;, oint n

the Automobile t'iub of America, theAer«> lub of America and the Motor

i '. ¡ea, held i|Automobil«

a, ;>' -' 1" W «-1-" 1 r';- -'«un tha plan received the indorse-

ment of Rear Admiral Bradl«retiredlaow-l.ying (rait I rged

Wooden, motor-driven, little mer¬

chantmen, low in the «rater, quick on

their heels and without smoke oi tall

betray them at a distance, are

Mr. Clark.They ige 185 feelfeet b raught, with a

y of 1.000 'mis and ¦I estimated that

would' Mr. wood

.it with theii

all} onlitnit-N'o expenaive planta would be re

pie of »aw«

and a i raber «upply aa

th« H triet oithe Pa« oaal are the

onlyof lolling milli

would "' ¦.¦'. ' '.. indu: a year could

coat abeWOUI'I be

lid be fi om> '.a month.

What sM f««r «-ubmarine«i i -., 11

more: . ,

i|i«ft

m.,d art le to dodg«;.. moat red l oo

smalltoi pedo i ' he mil

propIjf small.

ild ai

«¦ ''<..

the «ea .¦

Mr«

.m «he blockade,ent ' hat '!-. little boat!

on i'l 1 ' r -I h;u> Ibeyi ou Id * "om

If »h<- m«« «! tat« ail

h » o an» il

be «if immense r/elu«and a rah «weep

er».- . that if

th« i-«.¦ . ' « ¦ si ..« «I "ii» a» planned. -1 ill AifM h 11 |

i: in,beibeei .. b

,, -i ad" . ,ng « »»her .«;¦¦

w. r- i ,e<,rg<- li Boeder, ofhe Amrfiraii Ambiiln t>< . i.rj.« m 'latir«', and Ml»«. Mary Lnwti.n.

30,000 WomenIn Britain EnlistTo Work at F^ron

Rush to Volunteer for Auxili.itArmy.Will \*» ear I rou

s«**rs and Boots

Bj C|irch B. Mere tl

have vol«lorn. iry army

mrt'i»' knotday. Within fith«Februaryhail though tli ol tad ¦ m

quart«

n groupol 200 a« hannel, and i(",|i. cted ha I bi fort many ..

0 will be working near thftring linea. Kci'or» any of them si'1

ka' trainingin Kngiantl.The immense »ucc«

ment so far Prove«; thai if i

women had been organized a' tlbi i ak .. as ;ho be' femininiintel'.

o n 11 c sit.'

try in i betantially d IT«Th« head of the corp»

Mr« T.'nn.-in» H»)d Mi«- Violet Markham. a'e botl ramed - intel-

theiiorganising work among women. An-fthrr. Lady Mackworth, daughter of

Lord Rhondda, i i t a

msiorit

with skilled hai ..re wantednot merelj in I-1.. i ee, but in Britain

:i ma

I»« lephone <t" atoi «. m. kth«-i di ker

I

rhe pa n ord | ne dulekly,

with 11 cents an houirr below i he cum Bi rat«

giv« n each won

.I '

tunii ."..i '..i lei h triombr« ro hat \ grant of I

runde n' < i-i .| ,,( 'I.,- ..

If the pi ¦ earcel«>, deter enrolment, for prti

snt expresa« ke« re to b«the arm] Ki

afanj ' r ari proud lo I"folk near I

bgttli A;-'-'-'ii/' t likely¦»et nearer thai

.,-iii -iioriiH| eonaidei:.r..-,'.¦ c « mderfu tl

I »h, -. olnnt«The mi « .luir-, c'-rp- foi »oik m

Franc« il o,i!^ tu« branch of «h.- ^le«»foi women'i nttitnal s, r .-.

rill ba formait* insugurtt« d «Ii n 'mg "i Albeit HmII an Nan

ira eipeeted toh#ai Lord Dart*, In lennant and

I the grttlkm.i

Of n«'i"nHl woi k A jcr.-iit g]'.. mad« '" » omen agi lealt uri

.

M «mm \ ««i ri.HMii« BKatTlt'l

Ttali - Dell III BVwi T«l M l(

German Wireless,Found in Mexico,Is Menace to U. S.

Threatens Neutrality andMay Be Used .^gainst This

Country in Case of War

¦.in a

tele-lirecl eom-

tal and Gei ihed

mportance, and

a C i tjipha leading into

the united ..< U tit

'he Aniet ¡can .i mpoaedupon

¡it Sayviüe ¡m,j luel-:< .-.rid French govern-

AtlanticFai

I

.ation

Amei ¡can poi G«|i m

rithrn i»rht

"

Zimmermann NoteReached Eckhardt,

Washington Is Toldi< n

.li diplommann note to i,.

..¦mant

¦¦

lid to be th

.' "¦ of the

a (¡erman | oj.h.11 ,-.,¦

Irish DeclareWar AgainstLloyd George

Issue Manifesto Appealing to

U. S. and Dominionsfor 1 lelp in fight

Charge That PolicyOf Premier a-\ids Foes

.Nationalist Bolt Brings HimUnder Fire.Asquith

Cains in Power

B] AltTHl R S. DRAPF.I*Cl i ta» T 'I

London, March I, l.loyd George a IIneed all his «kill as a mediator to han¬dle the Irish «ituation now eonfrontinj?him. .lohn Re.imond and his National-is» colleague« hav« declared open war

on the government, and they hold greattiower for geed or evil. A ma

by the Irish part] to day, «tatintrthat it felt bound to oppose the «¿overr.niet:- "b| all thé nie.,

power," ii a direct challenge ami muaibe met squarely hy the Premier.The Premier i«- nein;; a«-rii',pd 00

nesrly evil yThe raaaif« .. .1 by the Nal

alíate, calling for th« active assistanceof all Nationalists in Iniand, the BiIah dominiona and the United Stelbound to bun«- powerful luppori

l en from hn auppertera amon«? thethe Premier receiving no help,

The Liberal preai openly ahouapproval.

«.ra«.r Mtu.ition lor Allies

Whether question v. ill ue-

ependapartly upon th<- Premier's «nurse ai.dpartly upon mil Neither«

political criaii noi upm r.-Uei:

Ireland ia probable. Hither would (fivethe All 'hack.

«eral members of the«rameal face «oriom

. papen aie

attai ng Neville ihamberlmit.th« ¡.f 1., pr¦¦ .- - aaaailieg

\ laten Chamberlain for the hidiuf im;.,o«.e lire loiy ".Morn itisr Peat"

-'isfKer-t« -the appointment of s depulPromi« G«

un tt.» W ar Couru .1.In the midat ol th« ceafuaion ami

\ deapit een«.I the Dm !oom*

lit ommaadi tha oppoaiiͫhelp or check Lloyd George.

Th«- Nationali«!th« House of Commons tin« afternoon.being engaged in their meel

m uf their manifesto, copiesof a hich a be «eat to Pre

md ¦ premien Bril«iununioii«.

< h.trne lor l'ro-1.« rm,in«

be mantitude the Puni» Mil r. la«'night «hewed a total change on the

genenof Home Rule for Ireland, and

u breach of faith to the Iriah party andr.h':i>i, It

"liyet be «a*, «d, but onl)lata 11 .¦ and and, to pei ial de¬

li lacerilteil

"To them we appeal moto com. a . be a d ol 11 oac who lu.-, c

eacued Ireland rom being ma«paw and tool of Germany, and

trho an it« iggling again«: terriblenilu« ¦> keep open ¦' run,i t«

ful, eonatitntionalmeans a atruggl« in which we are

hampered l>v the British government,i«. Inch :¦ ... -.«.¦ th« bandapro-German revolutionary panStupid pen rr«ity «fOrthlact ion«, ia of Pel rograd.

Te Opp«>*c «.iisernment

"So .¦*.- :.« Ireland is coi

goven iliny'l ««.ork. and so long as thil

,,;,. < folio« Irish repre¬sentatives, while retaining our attitudetoward 'he war and remaining firmlyconvinced of the ¡uatiea of the Allies'

. «nd linchan)*«'.! in our resolve to

do all m our power to aid in "'

eedily to a « ic< «aafa ie, feel

bound i" opp«i-. th« go' ernne. «*r\ meant in om power.\ -, i.-ivc already

in luppori of Irish.I. in behalf ol

of Irish blood in thminion« and ihr United Slates "¦ .* .irl-

.,,,, lould promptly u«e allin their power to t«r-.'iif pressure

the Mnt:«h governmenttoward Ireland in acco th the

principle for which they ar,- figi irope; ami are especially appeal to

the American people »«. urge upon the

British gevernm« t the d itj of appljIreland pie« «a

splendidlj enunciated b>lent Wilson in hi« h itorical au

ríale "

Protect Your Copy!In .» Buburban < ommunity neai Vw ^ orli ,wn ,nrn

atarted foi thai morning train. One ol »n<-m stoPp»*H althe poatoffice, opened kit lock-bo« »nd took out hitliiliiinr- Th« "»lirr Mrollrrl on towar»! ill»* «l.ttion BM

approached 11. «e. nrwsrlrnlrr"What? Ml out »>f Tribune»?'' I"* «claimed .¦

momrnl l.it<~r I lis frienH appeared ¦¿.lancine; Ot/ei theheadline«*. "Where HiH you K«-t your Inbun«->

I lirough tin -nails." was the» answrr "M ith n-*w<

print M "»' <«frr M »t i«« -nil»«' rininjg is thr «îafcsf wav. I r"*

i itea ¡irr on ihr- I rlitonal PaR**Which '»'"" °f ihea** mrn arr you»

Ühe üribunefinteo latt thr Truth: New» Editorial» Advertitement*

Prussian FoodDictator Warnsof Famine Pen

Declares Reserves of Potato«and Bread .Are Gone in

Many Places

Intimates GermanyI aces Dire Distres

Dr. Michaelis Say.s SupplieMay Not Last Till

Next 1 larvetl_

London, Marrh I The Prussia

Food Controller, I"r. (ieorge Michaeli

in the Prussian Diet yesterdiwhat the "Cologne Gazette" callsserious speech on the food situado

Mjra a Reuter dispatch from Amate

dam,Dr, Michaeli« declarad 'hat thr dii

«.ich that a more sevei

.-.'. of thing«, «apacially it th

large industrial centre«, could hard!

be Imaginad. He indietted the possthat .ill «urplus atoeka of grai

would be e\'naus»etl antl said »hat vtl

radical metiurei '.«ere needed to ei

able the people to hold out until ne«.

"U" h,,- ,« m th« ih.rd '.ear of thFood ' introllti - uuote

.-. "discovered that among a

-'.«.lions of the peopl.- »he general feelene« i ¡a not one of that er

durance for which we had hoped. Thii*t human nature, but it. ia highly tl«

plorable and maj bava moat »onou

Hreatl Uener.e« 1 \ li.-» t, «, l ».<<

,\ .. iih\ e nut ptrctived m thtowm that «'em luptrviaitn arhithtbaaluttly Bacaaaary la the u;s.Lnbt'itiii of foodstuffs. Thete hgs beea ide«pread abuse of bread tickets, er

tailing grave consequences »« regardour it iK« Bread tickets have beel'egally u.-e.| on such a BhtcMfl

hi«, our entire rtatrvti »»et

lattd, it, tvhti wotatoe.« fu leand b**tad «rt« otuered as a sut.it'

than «rai nonc available. Flouhas been limilarly reduced, at

«fularitiei in the mill»."Dr. Michaeli« concluded by urgía

«veril to reined« thihortcoming «rhila there wa« y.-i r.m<

Some of the null« would have to bmunicipalitltl deprive"¦" powers: rationin

aaiag must beapplied with r- ''gg- ml,

Hadded

Wt ¦< onfi onted v.ith ththought o ,d happen if thi

ira ¦ ¦¦. iheuld fail and »hathen " oul.l be

during the closing month..'.'mi .¦ (rear, «r« ihould Am

couliMoid out. The ensuing

be nd« ii babltSoclalial Blames AgTtriat«ipeech caused a lenial

Socialist, Hufer. who followed, de

clarad, according to the "Rheini'clWeatfalieeha Zeitung." »ha* th«

Junkers were to blame if ¦ faminien-».I \:i attempt »a« btinj

made, he said, to «hift the bltmi or

K Igland."The at11 ¦.. agrai

| .; ¦-¦¦..,,..

i; would long «me«

d if everybody had U«iitTer hunger equally. The preaenlmea' ration ia insufficient. To with«hold guch a neeeaaary from the peo-

l inttreat only of agrariantariff i« datstable. I recall ProfessorAhbes'i retirtmtnl from the councilof the «rtr-fttding department; thestrikes of munition worker« n Ils«en

Berlin, o» ng to uaderfeed ng,have only 'on well juitifled him.*'The Minister of Agriculture then

ipoke, and vigoraualy dtftnded h.m

igainat attacha. Ha alluded tathe rr'.ral situation crra'.-d hv th«

par-'«' luceei of ihe Entente'« planof «tatvine Gtrmtnjr, and added."For »he small hresd ration ana can

make the Almighty responsible.Who ''.a« fa' given ui the harrea! v.«

r prr't d

Mikado Proves He's a Poet;Send» Own Verae to U. S.

Snow-White Peak of the» Fujiin Sight, It Reads

-. .i. -,

(Vaahingtti March I I poem cam

pr.«ed by th.- Kmt+ror of .inpsn hs»

ju«- h»rt' receivrd hero. (In .T ft ri tl a, r;.

II rt thi Hall of the Pbtania ia »h«

Imperial ptltee at ptklt, »heir male>

ties th» Rmperer *"d h"nn..« per

forr>ed the eerettany of thr- inauguraif gathering; for »atstttlag -tap

,n»»o poems for the pr<»v»nt \egr. Th«

Frr.peror'« OWB poem I II..Fno« arhitt high peak of th» Fut' (a

in BI r sight.Or th« hi.ugh of ihe p¡pr trr» of the

Anee.'rsl thron- ;n 11 .- ImperialPalsie "

«.HfcAT UmOM aWaUat%J m ATKit aOr.

th» rasa of als glass atoppcraii bottle*.Advt.

Senate, 76 to 3, VotesRule to Limit Speech;

| President Is Railed AtCapital Guesses

at Date of ExtraCongress Sessi<

M.iny l.xp«*ct Immediate Cand Karly Consideration of

Armed Ship Bill

rnra As M BBS >'« .- a

Washington. March 8. "'The o

remedy," said Mr. Wilson m hi« 8day night March 4 statement to

people, "is that the rules of the Sen

shall be so altered that it can a

! I'ntll that was done he said, it »o

be of no use to call .«n e\'ra

Conirress.The rules of the Senate were to

a'tcred as he wished them to be.In the same «tatemen the Pvesid

doubted his own authority to a

ships. That doubt has been remo-

by the opinions of the Attorney Geral and the Secretary of State.

Mr. Wilson, therefore, is free bothcall an extra «eaaien of Congress a

to arm ships withou' t'ongres«. Wrhe will act no one know-Tpon the passage of a mod

Senat« let« te .lay. auofficials expected that there wouldan immediate .ail for one and that t

armed ship bill would be thelation considered, .some of the«e m

said that the President might summ

the new HoUSC of tttftOOtnfativescould begin work this month.

Other« th" n extra sessi«vas extremely unlikely betöre June

The appropriation bill« can be held :

then without ¡BCOnvenieace. These m

are not irapri th the inferendrawn from the President's .«tateme

of Sunday, in which he said thatwould be useless 'o call :a -pei al -,

»ion a« long a« tue senate retained tlfreedom of unlimited debate. Oth«believe that th« President meantceavey th« mpreaaien that he teeecall at, extra le-Ifle« if the Senaadopted a closure rule.

-peaks inde&aitelsituation now doe« no-, «litter greatfrom »ne situation of February '.

wlien .h« Presldoni appeared bei««ongles- ai.u asked for power VBMne «aid he believed h« already had.

lie sanie preseUN from the countwhich 'l.i- Seiifite iias felt «inc.-

«o death the armed neutral jhill ii being felt by the Admin;«.tition. rhere ia HO attempt m ai

Quarter '» diapute the demand frothe country Mm- American ships i

prou.In th« ¦: in) on-":-« I

«¦at» apparue*->,-- in Withouting upon -¦ Several of tl

o« i .i« ,,.. o .'.' oteal '.:.. i pal

Senate Asked to SayPresident Has the RightTo Protect Commerc

Mott ¦ SeñalLewia, Democrat »hip, introducedresolution to-da\ declaring it ;,,

«ense of the Senate that the Presiden"by virtue of tile power of

ght to protect romn,

ign nation«, equally with commerci- «a

The resolution -s not con«

have effect c\cep: as an expression Ilentiment *»f the Senate, if ¡t

adopted. Tue text follows:"Be it resolved, by the United

of the Senate that the President of theStates has, by virtue of th« pewei "

his office, under tiie constitution an«¦ United Sta glu tommerce destined from ih

I'nited B.t« .¦¦ to foreign nalsame extent that he has to pro',tentât« .ommerce between theandI'n:»ed States."He i» r«««olvr.'¡. tha* ;:

of tha. Senate that this power I« not denor necessarily related to any a

the provision« of the eon«!law« that have to do with leclannj,«ear, but derived from th.« powei

.. ited m the President a

officer of the United States go'.ernmen'to execute 'hose pro\i«ons of the in:

...on and lawa a- relate to the foster ng o'' commerce between the l'niterjState« arid forego nations.

"*Bl ¡. that to secure r

protect On of omrierce between na-the President of the Unit i taten

..i- the power to protect commerce-»s -i'itiics by all the

means be ha th« ght 'o employ for'he proteetlOl ,,¦ ,-.,:nmerc» be!.-.. ,1

Wilson Has a Good Dav

Picsident la Improved, butWill Remain in Bed

Waahington, March * -Prer\ ¦¦ e, who has been conlined to bed.».th a cold sinee yesterday morning.

prai -omewhat impr« «d I sight H«saw no caller« to d»v, am| i» was rod

ra'rd «ha« he would remain In bed »..

purro»[>r ar\ T <,rs\ «or, .mrl t h

«at the President had «pent a

r,>-nfort.-.b!e dav. although he till hadsome fever- .

Woman to Quit MissouriIf Stone Stays in Senate

I'nless Senator William .1 Stone, one

of President Wilson'< "little group ofwilful Senator«,** stops represeptinpM «««"in in CongTOee a' onee. »diss |l»r

net Milton. ,,l" St .1 iseph, Me. willtr.sn«fer her a.legiance to New York oi

Michigan.Mis« Stilton, a suffrage leader, who

is «Uying at the Motel Majes'ir. said>esterdav that she would never returnto her native «tat* until it had rid it-

«elf of "'tis traitorous statesman."

La Follette, Gronna andSherman Cast Only Vote»

Against New Rule

Five Senators JoinIn Assailing Wilson

Resent Charge of Wilful-ness; Illinoisan Says Ship

Bill Is War Act

Timm ru» IM -« i .--.

Washington, March S. The Sen.ate to-night voted to adopt th«closure rule approved yesterday byth« party caucuses, providing thattwo third- of the Senators may voteBI any time, on proper notice, tolimit debate thereafter to one hourfor each Senator. The vote was 7»»ti .'.. The thret» Senatori votingagainst the rule were I.a Follette,Gronna anil Sherman.The only sort of filibuster now pos¬

sible would require the backing ofmor«' than a third of the Smator«.

This Braj tin» answer of tho Senateto the country's indignation at thetalkfest which Killed the armed neu¬

trality bill with the death of the «S4t1*l (ingress, leaving, an the Senator«,themselves thought, the Administra¬tion poweiie.«s to protect Americanshipping from (¡erman submarine?.

Stone Displays ( hagrinThere were many denials that the

aiiiiption of tío-tire to-day had any con-

n with last week'« event». Sena¬tor Moke Smith, who fathered the es¬

sential part.« af the rule just adopted,«a« placating Senator Stone by deelar:ng that there was no connection, andpointing tu the fact that the rule was

tl la.-'. June, when Mi. Stone, re¬

alizing how few of the public wouldbelieve tilia assumption, rose and said:"At !»a«.t. Mi. President, it can >|

.'at if thi.*. change in the ruli|did grow out o* last week'» event,thai making it possible for the Senititt do btaintaa, l«*.t week's events willnot have he- p .n vain."01 litt' three opponents,

I a I ellette and lironna played an ac

tiva pari a laa! nrtth'a tibbustei. l(iShermsn rather like« to fi!ibu«ter at

- ed 'hat the fault for'he failure af th« .urn».1 Btntralit* bill

rl for not comir.g-rreil soonei. and nut

Sri wl -i diataastd 'he meafure

Ka-I ilihu-ier« Yute for RuleSenator« u aided Mi I.a Follett»

| .« and thoto-day vtted for closure were Stone.I'uniu - aad .'ones. Three

ga tba mar

.- of shipsKenyon, Lan« and Vardaaaaa si««

rt tf tba tilibu«ters of la«t wef« P/trkl and Clsppare no longt-i wm.e MrO'Gertstn, wlio also refused to lign th»manifesto, and efptatd 'he hill in eom-

and by question« on tie floor, ha«>iso retiied to private

All of the new Senafor« even MrFiarte, af Mary and. ar.n ves'erday.with Sherman, vo'ed aga.n«» closure inthe Republican caucu«. to-day ¦¦ oted far

litia a --event y »ailSenator.« the voted for the rule, it was

announced by colleagues that fourteenwould have so voted had they

been BftBtflt, uh'ch would h»ve m»d»the total vote 90 to S.

Senator I.a Follette made »he onlyreal plea for '-lo«ure. Ifttl o' »he timewas teenpitd aritb iiteoaaitna hy Sena¬tor« who are being pilloried for theirnai' n tba * ling of the armed nru.

bill.Stone fur Sponger I,'ule

Mr. Stone talked ,» letgth, hut h, «

principal fear ua« tha» the n»w rul»BVfl He feared l»

he :n»ffec' i ¦*..>,' ought tohe done wa« to atv« a majority closureinstead of 'he two-third»' rule propo«»riMr ummin« d<»f.-nded h position, 8S

d'dai-M anatuara Norria aad ',ronnaMr. Shenttn a'facked ine Pre«id<--i'.

deeltring Mr. Uil«on »a« trying »o ahlalva himaelf bj pa««mg th» hlam» to

engrtat, H« srd the l're«'den» h,d'iei-iyed a.-'ion until .» arta almos' im-

po»j'b> »o p. . the BKntaura through.Mr la Follette made th» «nrne charge

"1 ht, r<«ad> t'» '...'<- Tet tbt arm»dneutrality bill." »aid Mr Sherman, "hutSenator« should vote fo-> || pritS th«sfall knowledge tbtl il pro o«e« a sta»»of de facto 'x ar."

"« aold the Preaidenl h«T» <..-».»»,,liking of the laconia*" inquired

. »'.o l.ew i«.

"lie could ha« i- ror<»«.»en that »h»nRelgium «»a- invaded." r»»or»ed .«her-

II» could have fore-<-»n i» «*h»rth» Lttitatta «a« «unk It has been'watchful «rtitlnc* with «¡.-rmany ai

well a« Mtl B"

InPr Farto H ar

"I m«n ¦" test ¦''¦! 'he President,". a'd 'he Senator. "»hen he seeks It

th» Senate and the Senate ru'e«,n«i a fc\, Senatori. th«' during a larg«part of tail 1 Bit ^* ha« ridiculed pre

parednes« Ile ha« ridiculed It tn ihearmy and in the nat yMr Sherman declared there was ne

«.tul.»' m hi? mmd that the armed n«u-