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SLAYER OF HUSBAND TELLS CORONER SECRETS
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'PAY NO MORE
BIG GERMAN FLEET AT SEA!
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LONDON, March B—Verdun
is in greater peril now than at
any time in the sixteen days of
fighting which have made the
battle the greatest in all history.
New German gains make a total
advance of three miles on the
west of the fortress in two days.
Crushing southward on the§
west bank of the Meuse in the
drive which captured Forges and
adding more than a mile to the
desperate advance of yesterday,
the Germans swept into the Cor-l
beux woods on the line from
.
Bethencourt, east to the Meuse,
routing the French from strong
positions and forging another
link in the chain which is threat
\
ening to strangle the defenders
of the great fortress and take by
siege the positions which can not
be taken by force of artillery and
men. |
Enver Pasha Is Dead;‘
(By International News Service.) {
LONDON, March B.—An ‘Exchange
Telegraph Company message frorn‘
Athens says it i{s rumored there that
Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister of
War, recently reported wounded by
wn assassin, has died. ;
3,346 More French
2y ore rrenc i
Taken by Germans
(By International News Service.) ‘
BERLIN, March B.—ln their opera
tions against Verdun on the west bank
of the Meuse, German troops have
pcaptured 3,346 prisoners and taken the
villages of Forges and Regneville, the
Yeights of Rabor «nd Cumieres. |
By their advance to and capture of
Cumieres Height they are now less
than four miles from Verdun on its
northwest front.
The official report announcing tha
decided German gains about Verdun
also state that the French launched an
attack in the Champagne region last
night, the battle still being In prog-
Yess. *
Of the priso, aken on the west
bank of the 4¢ 58 are officers,
Followin the text of the official
report:
“West Front—At 10 o'clock last
night the French delivered a counter
attack against our position to the east
of Maisons de Champagne. Hand gre
nade fighting still continues, but oth
erwise the attack was completely re
yulsed.
“In order to improve our new lines
which had been pushed forward on
the right bank of the Meuse across the
southern slopes of Cote de Telou, Cote
de Poivre (Pepper Helghts) and
Douaumont, enemy positions on the
left bank of the Meuse on both sides
of For{.@ Brook below Bethencourt
were sf\ 'med over a width of 3.6
miles. A
“The enemy positions were pene
trated a distance of 11-8 miles. The
villages of Forges and Regneville and
Rabon and Cumieres forests are now
in our possession. Counter attacks
by the French against the southern
tringes of these woods were repulsed.
Sanguinary losses were inflicted upon
the French, a great part of the occu
pants of the captured positions being
killed. Fifty-eight officers, 3,277 men,
10 cannons and much other material
were captured
“In the Woevre region the French
have been driven out of the last of the
houses which they retained when we
captured the village of Fresnes. The
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Gary and Steel
Firmslndicted
in Riot Prob
In niot rrooe
(By International News Service.)
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, March B.—
Elbert H. Gary, as chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation and
the Republic Iron and Steel Compa
ny, the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company, the Carnegie Steel Compa
ny, the Brier Hill Steel Company, the
Youngstown Iron and Steel Company
and the United States Steel Corpora
tion, as corporations, were indicted
here to-day by the Grand Jury prob
ing the disastrous riots at East
Youngstown January 2. The strike
outbreak at that time resulted in a
property loss of $1,000,000 and a
week's stay here for several National
Guard regiments,
Indictments against Gary and the
steel companies were returned for
conspiracy to fix the wages of labor
and to fix prices of iron and steel
products in the Mahoning Valley.
Indi 0
naictmentsOQutrage,
Declares E. H. Gary
(By International News S/.rvice.)
NEW YORK, March B.—“ The in
dictment is an outrage,” said Elbert
H. Gary this afternoon when inform
ed that he personally and six steel
companies had been indicted at
Youngstown, Ohio.
“There are no facts to justify the
indictments issued against the United
States Steel Corporation, the Carne
gie Steel Company, or, so far as I
know, any of the other companies,”
he added.
Speaker Clark, 66,
Is Given Ovation
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March B.—The bit
ter struggle over the McLemore reso
lution in the House was interrupted
late yesterday while the House paid
tribute to the sixty-sixth birthday of
Speaker Champ Clark. Republican
Leader Mann called the attention of
the House to the Speaker’s birthday
and the crowded floor and galleries
went wild in an ovation that lasted
five minutes.. The tense fight over
the warning resolution was forgotten.
Speaker Clark referred to Repre
sentative Mann s action as “Yone of the
flowers that grow over the walls of
party politics,” and said:
“If this country is ever in danger
there will be no party division here.
We are all Americans and all patriots
and anyone who intimates anything
else simply degrades his own intel
lect.”
.
Four Soldiers Burn
In Alaska Barracks
(By International News Service.)
SEATTLE, WASH., March B.—
Four soldiers of the Fourteenth
United States infantry were burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the
barracks at Fort Gibson, Alaska, last
night.
A score of Infantrymen were forced
to leap from upper windows.
“A Garden is a
Lovesome Thing”
A poet sald it when he saw his own garden lin bloom—You
will realize it If you begin now to convert that garden plot in
the yard ilnto a beauty spot,
Put thrifty seed, plants and trees Into your soll, tend them
with care, and you will be richly rewarded with beauty and
the added vigor which comes from work in the out-of-doors.
The first step toward this desirable end is to read the
“Plants, Trees and Seeds” column over in the Want Ad pages
of The Dally Georglan and Sunday American.
This will tell you where to find the best varieties, and after
that it will be easy to communicate with these dependable
firms and obtain what you desire,
. .
The Georgian- American
’
Atlanta’s Want Ad Directory
Read for Profit—Use for Results
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VOL. XIV. NO. 186.
BRITISH LINERS WILL BE DISARMED
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Mrs. L. E. Pannelle, charged with
the murder of her husband at their‘
home, No. 47 Chastain street, early
Wednesday, was expected to testify in
her own defense that Pannelle had
sent other men to call upon her in an‘
effort to make a “white slave” of her.
She is known to have told this story
to Chief of Police Mayo last Monday,
when she told him how she feared her
husband, and asked his advice.
Mrs. Pannelle, who is 32 years old,
told the police her husband, 35 years
old, was beating her with a razor
'strop and she had to kill him. She
’wu taken to the police station and
locked in the matron’s room. She and
Attornéy John Boykin held a two
hour conference soon afterward.
“It is a long story and there is a
great deal behind it,” said Mr. Boykin.
“We are not ready to make a suto-i
ment to-day.” ‘
Coroner Donehoo shortly before
noon obtained a statement from a{
close relative of Mrs. Pannelle, which
he guarded closely and declined to
discuss. He said the statement con-‘
tained revelations, which were given
him only on his strict promise not to§
disclose any phase of them. 1
Domestic Troubles Bared.
This statement was believed to bear
directly on the charges made to Chief
Mayo by the wife against the hus
band, and on other details of the here
tofore hidden domestic troubles of the
couple, including the barng of al
leged affairs of Pannelle with other
women.
The Coroner announced that he
would not hold an inquest, because of
the presence of eye witnesses to the
tragedy, Mrs. Pannelle's three little
children having seen her shoot their
father to death. It was expected that
the wife would be given a prellmlnary‘
hearing Thursday morning before Re
corder Johnson.
Mrs. C. B. Bell, a sister of Mrs. Pan
nelle, who lives near the Pannelle
home, declared that the slain man hadf
been beating his wife and children
brutally at various times for several
weeks,
Mrs. Howard Farmer, mother of
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ATLANTA, GA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916.
Germany Ready to
.
Fight U. 8., Asserts
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Envoy From Berlin
(By International News Service.)
EW YORK, March B—~“The
N Germans regard the United
States as more of an enemy
than England, Russia or France
and they do not care how soon war
is declared between the two coun
tries.”
This statement was made by Roy
Samuel Macelwee, secretary to the
American Consul General in Ber
lin, upon his arrival on the Nor
wegian American liner Kristiania
fijord. Mr. Macelwee, who has been
in Berlin for eight years, contin
ued:
“Germany has reached the limit
of her patience with the United
States. Germany believes that the
greatest obstacle to peace is the
obvious friendship of this country
for the Allies and especially Eng
land. The diplomatic element of
the German Government is trying
to preserve peace, but the attitude
of the military men is: ‘To hell
with America’ Military Germany
laughs at the armaments of the
United States.
“Germany can not be starved.
You can live cheaper in Berlin
right now than you can in Copen
hagen, Stockholm or New York.
Germany has no starving babies.
There is a shortage of milk and
cream, but other foodstuffs are
plentiful.”
Husband Jealous of
.
No. 1, Declares Wife
Angus M. Dudley was jealous of his
wife's former husba.ngl. according to
evidence Wednesday before Judge
George L. Bell, in Superior Court, in
the alimony hearing of Mrs. Carrie
Lee Dudley's petition against Dud
‘ley.
~ Dudley told the court he considered
that the former husband, C. O. Hard
!wlck, was paying entirely too much
attention to Mrs. Dudley. The wife,
‘however, declared this was all “imag
ination” on the part of husband No,
12. explaining that Hardwick merely
visited her home tc see his three
children.
i Judge Bell ordered Dudley to pay
‘Mn. Dudley $lO per month as tempo
rary allmony, and sls as attorneys’
fees for her counsel. Attorney L. G.
Fortson represented the husban,d.
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2,000 More Motor
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“Licenses in Office
- With 24,000 motor vehicle licenses
already malled or handed out, A. T.
Harris, automobile clerk of the State
Departinent, has applications for fully
2,000 more In hand and the applica
tions are coming in by mail in a
steady stream.
There has been no decrease of
these, but there are fewer personal
applications being made, indicating
that all Atlantans who Intend to use
their cars immediately have atout
been supplied,
Fondles Sweetheart
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On Head With Brick
Ed 4 Womble, a young negro, Wed
resday told Judge Andy Calhoun, In
the City Criminal Court, that he was
“Jest playing” with his sweetheart
when he struck her on the head with
a brick, smasiing the brick Into hun
dreds of small bits,
“Jedge, it didn’t hurt her!”™ he ex
claimed, with a grin,
The judge gave Ed twelve months
in the chaingang. .
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Supt. Connor, of
Deaf School, Is Il
CAVE BPRING, March B.—Profes
eor W, O, Connor, supsrintendent of
the Georgia SBchool for the Deaf, is {ll
here with pneumonia, and grave fears
are feit for him,
He is 72 years of age,
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' THE HAGUE, March B.—The Va
derland this afternoon stated that the
icaptsln of a Dutch fishing lugger
which arrived in Schevingenen re
ports that about noon Monday while
about 35 miles north of Ymuiden he
was halled by a German battleship
forming part of a fleet of 29 warships,
The German fleet, the captain said,
included battleships, battle cruisers,
small cruisers and destroyers. The
skipper declares that the officers of
the warship asked him if he had seen
anything of the English fleet and then
sailed in a northeast direction.
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Deny Wilson Plans
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Warning Statement
WASHINGTON, March B.—A re
port that President Wilson now plans
to issue a warning to Americans to
remain off armed ships gained wide
circulation In Washington this after
noon. At the White House the report
was denied flatly. |
. It s preposterous,” Secretary Tu
multy declared, |
The report reached the floor of the
House, causing a mild sensation
there. Representative Elston, of Cali
fornia, brought the matter up offi
cially, declaring he had heard the re-1
port. |
The President’s supporters asserted
the report was being spread to em
barrass him and that there was “no
truth in it at all.”
Senate Seeks to End
.
Dam Bill Deadlock
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March B.—The
Senate went into action early to-day
in an effort finally to dispose of the
Shields general dam bill, over which
it had been deadlocked for more than
a month.
Despite the apparent certainty of
the Shields bill passing In the Senate,
the conservationists say their reports
from the House show the measure
either will be defeated or radically
amended before it becomes a law. A
careful canvass of the House by the
conservationists shows that a ma-
Jority favor the Government getting
substantial compensation for water
power rights conferred under the
Shields bill,
2 Americans Slain
.
In Mexico, Report
~ (By International News Service.)
| EL PASO, TEXAS, March B.—An
unconfirmed report reached here m.‘
day that two Americans, mmnl|
Franklin and Wright, were killed on
Monday night by Villa bandits near
the village of Pechaco.
The message came to General Ga
vira, commander of the forces at
Juarez,
Maude Allan Better
Following Operation
(By International News BService.)
NEW YORK, March 8. —Miss Maude
Allan, classic dancer, to-day was sald
to be recovering rapidly in the Ger
man Hospital from an operation for
appendicitis
“Miss Allan is almost well and in no
danger of death,” was the statement
of the hospital head
The dancer, who has numbered
among her acquaintances seven Ea
ropean monarchs, was stricken with
acute appendicitis on Monday.
C«Rnf gnt. 1904
By e Georglan Co
YRNT'SQ PAY NO MORE
2 CENTS SAT%Romion CENTS.
eDN TRAING. § CENTS.
{TO-DAY’S RACING
l RESULTS.
1 : 1
AT HAVANA, |
‘ FIRST—Five and one-half furlongs:
Quick, 111 (Watts), 2, 4-6, 2-5, won;
Jabot, 111 (Hinphy), 16, 4, 8-5, second:
Bulgar, 111 (Wolstenholm), 8,3, 3-2,
third. ~ Time, 1:07 3-5. Dancing Star.
Thrill, O'Tis True and Mr. Sniggs also .
ran. ‘
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| Entries. ©
AT JUAREZ,
FlßST—Solllnf. 3 geul up, 7 fur
longs: Infidel II 96, Salvado &ueen 100,
Dad Davies 102, Waxemall 1 , Endur
ance 105, Favorite Article 107, Miss
Edith 108, Electrowan 108,
SECOND—Selling, 4 years up, & fur
longs: Flossie 8. 96, Tiger Bill §B, And
H. 98, Goddess Stokes 100, Dovie 103(
Oklahoma Babe 100, Tempy Duncan 100,
Knight of Psthiu 103, Foeman 104, Ada
105, Noble Grand 107, Barsac 107, Odd
firgu 107, Prairie 10%, California’ Jack
THlßD—Selling, 3 years, 6 mrlons:
Zolzo 98, Circulate 100, Jennle Small 1 b
Hone{ Cut 103, C. M. Johnson 106,
FOURTH--Selling, 3 years ug 7 fur
longs: Meal Ticket 92, Vireo 101, Phyl
lis Antolnette 101, Lesbia 103, Eck Da
vis 106, Francis I'oß, Charley McFerran
110, Mud Sill 112. |
!"!FTH—SQIH%, 3 years up, 7 fur
longs: Thalia 100, Tommie Coleman 102,
Strange Girl 103, Blue Point 103, Louis
Descognets 105, Katharine G. 106, Jolly
Tar 106, Airline 107, Miss l"oll( 108,
Teeto 108 Sheffield 110, Ortyx 115.
SlXTH—Belllng, 4 years u& mile and
one-eighth: Ofi;lcnlatlon , Nannle
McDee 101, Rey 102, Cantem 102, Moilie
Cad 106, Lone Star 107, Barnard 112,
Weather clear, Track fast.
AT HAVANA,
FlßST—Maidens, 2 years, 4 furlongs:
Cyclora 97, Bray 104, Doc Meals 107, Lu
clle P. 107, Ayers 109, Positano 114.
SECONES—-'IYM“ years up, 6 furlongs:
Blue Rodk 92, Galeswinthe 96, Rustic
Maid 99, Ford Mai 105, Euterpe 107, Dr.
R, L. Swarenger 108, Bun Guide 109.
THlßD—Three rem up, 6 furlonf:
Argument 94, Belle of the Kitchen 94,
Rfi“RQnd 98, Peg 100, ud‘ Rankin 108,
Crisco 110, Prince Chap 113.
FOURTH—Three years up, 6 fur
longs: Cnlethumq‘un 105, Brown Prince
107, Claribel 108, Tener 110, Yellow Eyes |
110, Dakota 110, Ben Uncas 110,
FlFTH—Three years up, 6 fuflonfi:
Tom Hancock 86, Salvanity 95, Mike
Cohen 99, Tiger Jim 102, Borel 105, Mas
soent 105, Easter Star 106, Font 109, Sir
Offenbach 110,
Weather clear. Track fast.
Town Unheralded
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Unheralded by any of the weather
sharps—Messrs. Von Herrmann, Sni
der, Halifax, et al—a snowstorm hit
Atlanta Wednesday morning and for
an hour or so there was a steady and
Ir‘ther lively fall. It was the first
real one of the winter—that is, the
inr-t heavy enough to'get official rec
ognition at the weather bureau, —
and most of it fell while the sun
shone.
The snow completed the wierd
merry-go-round of weather Atlanta
has experienced in the last 48 hours.
There was a midsummer electrical
storm Tuesday forenqon, a severe
hail, a muggy evening with spring
‘llko breezes, a near-gale during the
night and then a young cold wave
with snow Wednesday morning.
Colder weather is predicted for
‘Wednesday night and Thursday
morning. “It will be about 28 degrees
by dawn,” sald Mr. von Herrmann.
Thrown in a Panic
By Escaping Steam
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 8.--Bteam
escaping from a broken pipe In the
Government Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Bullding threw hundreds of
work-bound employess Into a nurrv‘
of excitement this morning, and a fire
alarm was turned In, {
Following so closely on the fire of
several days ago, it revived rumors of
plots against Government bulldings.
The regular mootlnr of the Ansley
Park Clvie League will be held at the
residence of W, D. Hoffman, No. 48
the Prado, Thursday evening at 8§
o'clock.,
The constitution and by-laws will
be adopted and matters of importance
will be considered.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast—Fair and colder Wed
nesday night and Thursday.
Temperatures—B6 a. m, 38; 8
a m, 36; 10 a. m, 34; 12 noon, 34;
1pm,32;2p.m, 0,
Sunrise, 5:58; sunset, 5:40,
NIGHT
BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of the International News Service.
WASHINGTON, March B.—That an agreement will speedily
be reached which will preserve all the rights of the United States
under international law, and at the same time end the so-called sub
marine controversy was broadly hinted in official quarters to-day,
It was stated that Great Britain within the next few days will de
liver to this Government her promise that none of her vessels trav
ersing the Atlantic will be armed. Only such vessels as traverse
the Mediterranean will carry guns, and they will be specifically
‘pledged to use such armament only in defense. At the same time
Germany placed before the Unitd States a detailed explanation of
lthe reasons which constrained her to order armed merchantmen
sunk without warning.
This explanation reviewed the offers previously made by Ger
many to ratify the declaration of London and again charged specifi
cally that the ‘‘illegal’’ British blockade, by which ‘‘an effort is
being made to starve Germany out,’’ was entirely responsible for
‘the use of the submarine against British vessels. While making no
promise, it was accepted in official circles that Germany would
| willingly refrain from using submarines against an’fthm but war.
llhips if England would modify her blockade to follow tga lines of
the declaration of London.
, It is understood that the Brit
ish offer not to arm any vessels
}in the Atlantic trade would have
been presented before now but
was withheld until after the
President had won his fight for
noninterference by Congress.
OfMclals look for its receipt speed
fly, and 1t was believed that it would
be made the basis for a renewal on
the part of the United States of its
iolroru to secure a modus vivend! be
tween the warring nations for the
)"tnodom of the sea” that would have
‘an excellent chance of success. Unti!
it actually 1s received, however, offi
clals say they could not discuss it.
Count von Bernstorff, the German
Ambassador, presented the memoran
dum explaining Germany's orders to
submarine commanders to sink
armed merchantmen without warn
ing. This explanation, according to
the Ambassador, was Intended to
clear up what has been considered
as doubtful points by the [lnited
States, and especially to show that
the new plans of the German Gov
‘ernment In no way abridge or con
flict with the assurances given to the
United States Government.
- The Ambassador was with Secre
tary Lansing for less than five min
utes. On leaving, he said that he be
lleved the communication would make
plain just exactly what Germany
planned to do. He sald that at his
request Becretary Lansing had grant
ed him permission to make the docu
ment public. It was subsequently
given out
Amplifies Old Order,
“This communication,” the Ambas
sador explained, “ig Intended to set
forth the German position in the
armed merchantman controversy, It
is In no sense a new order or orders,
but is simply an amplification of the
orders that went into effect the first
of this month™
Following is the text of the memo
randum handed Secretary Lansing by
Count von Bernstorff:
“The Imperial German Government,
on account of the friendly relations
which have always existed botwun‘
the two great nations, and umuuy\
desiring to continue them, wishes to
explain the U-boat question once
more to the American Government,
“At the outbreak of the war, the
German Government, acting on the
suggestion of the United States, Im-‘
mediately expressed its readiness to‘
ratify the declaration of London, At
that time a German prize code had
issued, which was en
::lr':l.y‘!-u:. nwuhout mogmculou-—
based on the rules of the declaration
of London. Germany thereoy proved
her mmun':- tc; ml" Nllly‘:l't'u
t of In »
:v.i::chn,u'u“ro the freedom m LLEY
for the legitimate trade of neutral na
tions, not only among themselves but
also with belligerent countries,
“Great Britain, on the other hand,
declined to ratify the declaration of
London, and after the outbreak of the
‘War began to restrict the legitimate
trade of the neutrals in order to hit
Germany. The contraband provisions
‘Were systematically extended on
August 5, 20, September 21 and Oec
tober 29, 1914, On November 3 l"‘},‘
the Order of the British Admh'.l”N &
followed, declaring the whele N: s
Sea a war zone in which m.m;,
shipping woul be exposed to most -
serious danger from mines and men
of war. Protests from neutrals e
of no awall and h'om'-hutill.fi
‘the freedom of neutral commerce with
iGermnny was practically destroyed,
| Forced to Use Reprisals, 4
~ “Under these circumstances, Ger
‘many was compelied to resort, in Feb
’ruury, 1915, to reprisals in order to
fight her opponents’ measures, Ms
‘were absolutely contrary to interna~
tional law. She chose for this pur-
POSe 4 new weapon the use “M#
nad not yet been regulated by inter
national law, and n doing so ‘
and dld not violate any -
rules, but only took into account the
pecullarity of this new weapon, flqx
submarine boat, ¥
“The use of the submarine na
necessitated a restriction of the
movements of neutrals and co .
tuted a danger for them which .
many Intends to ward off by a Spe~
clal warning analogous to the warn
ing England had given regarding the
North Sea.
“Both bolll‘oronu-—Oormuy. in
her note of February 17, and Great
Britain In those of February 18 and
20, 1915—claimed that thelr proceed -
ing was only enacted in retaliation
for the violation of international law
by thelr opponents. The American
Government approached both parties
for the purpose of trying to re
establish international law as it had
been In force before the war. Ger- 3
many was asked to adapt the use
of her new weapon to the rules
‘which had been existing for the for
mer naval weapons and England not
to Interfere with the food supply ine
tended for the non-combatant Gers
man population and to admit
distribution under American wsu| P
vision.
“Germany, on March 1, 19185, 3
clared her willingness to comply '
| 1 of the American €
T:T-:m‘;:’xmunfluuna. on the other
hand, declined to do #o, 5{ the
der in council of Mareh "k:t“' TeN
Britain abolished even what had p
mained of the freedom of L
trade with Germany and her neat
neighbors. England's object ;»
Continued on ’lfi‘ .