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and Get Another jEidjtnonii STitneS-PiSpatclj Powerful PullersT-D Classified Ads Almost

Always Bring Results

67th YEAR VOM .Ml-: 117M'MllKlt RAIN

TIP ON PEACE NOTEConnolly Specifically Exonerates

President's Brother-in-LawFrom All Blame.

examination unfinished

Broker Who Sent Out AccurateForecast Fails to Name Source

,of Information.

MOW YOHK. January is I. . FrancisA. Connolly, tlio Washington brokerand partner of It. \\*. Moiling. a broth-n-ln-law of President wil.w., who «.n

December 20 gave K. F. Mutton * Co..' ** rU broker*. an Hcniraf. resume'f thy 'resident's po;..,. note ten hour-before It win publish.'*!, fhi 1 oil i. two" n ,ha,f "f grilling examlna-

"r ,h® <;f">Kr« «.slonal Inquisitorial. committee to-,lay name the exact

.source of his Information. lie specific¬ally 'xortorate.l Moiling. however. Mom

b,wm* r"r "'e "leak" on the note1" the best of liis knowledge. Mr.

Connolly if! repeatedlv. his advices tothe Mutton firm were based principally..n gossip and rumor." gathered in Ims" R and ''Auctions he had made froma speech President. Wilson delivered tothe Gridiron flub in Washington onI ect-mber .». Mi vain did Sherman 1..\\ hippie, counsel for the committee,and all of it« members attempt to draw,from Mr. Connolly the name of a sin¬gle person who gave him any of theinformation he forwarded to NewYork."Any <le\fr person." Connolly said,

who would in in Kb* in the right circlesm Washington "with his .-ar on theground" could gather much informa¬tion of great value.CO.11 >| ITTICH AT l.oss

TO KNOW HOW TO I'ltOt. .onnoliy's examination was unfin¬

ished when the committee adjournedto-night. lie was still radiant andeager, apparently to help, but themlttce, according t«. certain menib-rs.was somewhat at |(lll8 njf ,n wh;|tangle his Interrogation should takewhen it is resumed lo-morrow.Although Connolly, in his resume, a

copy ..f which In- had drafted frommemory for the committee, the originalstill being missing, had described theforthcoming note as movement ..fgreat monient." he declared its sig¬nificance had not impressed him. Inproof of this in: said that his booksshowed he had not acted on the in¬formation In the market: " JV'tfict. he«ald. every one of his customer* loutmoney in the subsequent crash. Theirtotal losses between December !» andDecember 23. the so-called "peaa.period." aggregated J40.000. accordingto the teatlmony of K. y. Mutton, whopreceded Connolly .n the stand.Touching on Holling's partnership,

Connolly declared tiiat the fact that liewas a relative .f the President had notInfluenced him the slightest In invitingHolling to become a member of hisfirm. Ask Mi if he had consulted w ithMoiling In preparing his resume, hrasserted that he had not talked withHolling about tlie note either on Ik-ceinber 20, or any other time until afterHolling testified before the committeetwo weeks age.FOI.I.OWS ItKCKI I'T

OF "STOCK 1*1.A SII*'Dispatch of the forecast to New-

York. Connolly said, followed receiptby him of a "stock flash" from Mut¬ton & Co.. timed 12:.ri7 o'clock, whichwarned all the Mutton correspondentsthat a statement "Intended to promotepeace prospects" was expected fromthe State Department. Connolly furthersaid that he posted this "flash" on his"gossip board," and that great activityfollowed. Subsequently he heard fromthe crowd in his office, he said, othergossip about the forthcoming state-

mcnt. Connecting the "flash." thegossip and his own impressions ofwhat the note might be. gleaned fromthe President's Gridiron Club speech,he said, he grabbed a piece of paperfrom the win^lowsill and dashed off theprophetic resume.

After handing the message to theoperator on the Mutton firm's privatewire, he never saw It again. The futileefforts of the committee to swerve Con¬nolly from his story amused specta¬tors. and frequently the room was inan uproar of laughter.

Representative IJennet. of New York,took up with the witness the text ofhis resume of the note, phrase byphrase, in an effort to get an explana¬tion as to how he had happened touse language which resembled that of"statesmanship." but without success.Connolly said lie knew of no mem¬

ber of the Cabinet ever trading in themarket.TB8V1.MO.W AGItEICS

SAVE Foil O.VK 1)IOTAII.lestimony of Connelly and Mutton

regarding circumstances surroundingthe sending of the various messagesbetween their ofllces on the peace noteagreed save for one detail. Muttonthought Connolly's resume was in hisoffice before members of his firm tele¬graphed Chicago brokers that theywere in possession of "Washington ad¬vices about the note. Connolly timedthe sending of his mossage after that.

tieoige A. Kills, Jr.. who drafted theMutton warning to fls correspondentsfrom Connolly's peace-note "tip," wassummoned from near Savannah, Ga..to-day to appear before the commit¬tee without delay. Me is expected totestify on Friday.

Mutton, In his testimony to-day,blamed Secretary Lansing's "vcrgc-of-war" statement of December 21 morethan the President's note for the slumpin stocks.MOItK l,l(illT OX TKI,KC||A)|.S

SOUGHT FttO.1I IIHTTO.VMutton to-day said thai, although

having the Information as to tho Presi¬dent's note at least two hours beforethe market closed on December 20, nomember of his firm had taken advan-

(Continued on Third Pago.)

ti '5,1 V Itttfli .Si. a/ ./:<. >. ..-*, ,t y \

The Times-Dispatch Buys Its Own Home

fir- f. r*2BH2££;

TIMES-DISPATCH BUYSTEBTORf SKYSCRAPER

Acquires South Tenth St reel Fire¬proof Structure as lus l»er-

tnaiieiit Home.

PUllCHASK I'KICK IS $810,000

Was Krcetwl in 1012 l»v liryitii Ks-tate, Willi Special View of I'rovid-

j ing for Needs «>f Modern DailyXe« spaper.

Negotiation* were «...!!. plet «.. 1 yest*-r-'lay for the purchase by The Times-Dispatch Publishing Oimpany, !is'..» «»fthe ten-story office and newspn p«-rbuilding in South Tenth .Street, :n theheart of llii'liinond'^ business and linun-fiul district, which has been tit*- home

. >f The Times-1 ,:spat>h f'>r a 1 i111.. no>rethan three years. !><eds transferringthe property from t li .- Hryan ..state.tt'hii h creeled the building. to 111. I! w

(owners «. r»- ..xpeet.-d !>e j>1: li ..nrecord in th" ne>:» f..\« duvs The i>. sr-». h a se price was $ -I JThe htiildin-: u s .. r ¦-¦... t«¦ I l>y t ti

Hi van estate Id th< sumni' r «»f .is'a permanent h-.-v- for tills !... wstm r.The Titlles-! ..S|i;. t'll l> mi'V'-il oil De¬cember 1-. OIL'. fmrn the ..Id Tie ..-

UuildiitK. mor. i .entlv knuun as thePark Huildinn. which was located at'the southwest corner of Tenth >.ndHunk Streets. Al'oiit two years nuo,however, the nryan .state dispot-e.: nfIts interest in this paper, and now thepaper's modern home becomes in; ownproperty.l.OCATKI) IN lir.AKT

«!.. sivt s< It Al'IOlt \lti;\Located i.i St.nth Tenth Street. jt:wt

boluw .Main, tlo- building is ideallysituated for a newspaper plant and forbusiness purpose*. It is praeiuallv illthe renter >.f Richmond's sk> s.-iap.-rarea and the financial and wholesaledistricts. It is within a half a dozen'blocks of practically all the banks, thepost-office and Federal building, theCity Hall and courts, and the StateCapitol.The erection of The Times-1»ispatch

Huilding marked a new expansion ofthe business section. It was the firstskyscraper to be built on a cross street.Hefore that time all other tall, officestructures had been confined to Mainstreet. The sale of this building is the[second largest made in Richmond with-in the past twelve months, the site foran Addition to the post-office at thenorthwest corner of (eleventh and MainStreets alone exceeding it.

It has been asserted by architectsthat the building is one of the bestdesigned office structures in Richmond. .

jlf is of the most modern constructionand fireproof throughout. The build-

| ing fronts seventy-nine feet nine incheson Tenth Street, Just south of Main

jStreet, and extends hack ninety-eightfeet ten inches to an open court, whichfurnishes light and ventilation to theback offices.was I)ksk;\i;i) i:si»io< iai,i,v

KOH \KWSI'AI'MIt I'l Itl'osksSeveral novel departures in building

construction entered into the erectionof this building, nil of them designedto make it especially convenient as ahome for a newspaper. The steelframework is unusually heavy, muchheavier, contractors say, than in mostoffice buildings in Richmond.The building is of brick construction,

with a structural steel fr.ine, and re-enforced concrete, floors. In the oiliccsheavy oak flooring is laid over the mainconcrete base while the flooring in thecorridors is of tile. The front, is con¬structed of pressed brick, trimmed withterra cot fa, with copper decorationsand cornices.The first three floors of the building

aro occupied exclusively by various(Continued on Kifth i'ajfo.)

V .'. '/¦ / ..

BRITAIN Si Htn ALLIESPREPARED TO MEET MOVE

I'oris of Liverpool ami HortleauxWill He Kept Open at All

Ha/arris.

M.W t'OXVOY MIWIIAXT SHIPS_ ... r*v ...

(tovemmeut f<> Mert Kmorgcncy, forMonths Has Heeti Assembling

. biiKC Fleet of Fast Cruisers to He("set! as "Submarine Chasers."

H\ A :tI'. !N'KW V« >|>K. January ;;i .'ireat

I'.ritain and her sillies <re prepared totm- t < it riiianv's moves in h«i subma¬rine umpauri:. it was auth'oritativolyassri ti-i| ::i slilpji :iu i-iri'loj: 11« ; . to-niffbtTb" ports <.f I ,i veil I ami I >; deall X

will !>.. kept upon at !>il h <Is. llrit-.sh -tiantship ii'pri >ft. i.. I i v . as-a-^Mi-d.CVf.l iit li«- otneK ill- _v ||t lOtn'iij

mochnut ship which itiism - theAt la ii t i»-.The lir.s' stop to l.i' taken ly t!i*

Itri'ish Ailm ira 11 y. wlii'-h virtually viii-'i"l 'hi- tni-t i-hant ll ..t" t!,.- allies.

:'.l '... t" aim i-very -111 j . with cutisfor. aft I'l.r lie tfii.-i Vi> plirpos.-s, it« as i >icli« a ti'cl.

tN'.'i'l tli" I'liiiMSi nry, the I'.ritisligovernment lias hi-en ass-mhlini: forn:i«ri * !is, it was saiil, a. Ihtuto tl . ... T ofsmall, fast iruis'»rs in In- used as "siili-tna'i. i'Ii.i -i ¦ Till- type of war. ¦raft lias i>invi-r ver> effect i\>- againstu! i 1 . s .. a hr.a:-, tv.li-iiiforiii.il s. ipp.ng11. 11 d«*clai t il.

A'ji'iiis nf I:: it, ii li'ii s ill-. -lured theAdmiralty now has a Heet of -t >><f ves¬sels available lo k»-ep tin- >. a l.tiH-s..b ar of raidi t s ati.l suhmat itu-.s andto art a;; convny5.The Admiralty ha- so arranged snil-

ings and hookin;:s, -t .. as c ;.|>liiini'il,that tboy ran In- < lit il without delaytn nnet whatevi-r i iv u instances mayarisi-. Tilt* asuttion was made thatthere w ill tin ittti-t ruptiori in thesailings from Aup'ricaii ports . »(" shipsHying: tin- flag «»f tin' entente allies

It was i'onsiib.'1'i'd probable. Iiow pvi>r,that vessels (lying- notitml colors will1><- Ui-pt in port utiiil instructions ireri.'i-ofved from their govntnents.This is certain to be true in the caseof IMitch steamships;.A marked advance in marine insur¬

ance rates to-morrow was consideredt o-it bt to be inevitable. Mne wayrates to-day for American vesselswere 7 per cent, while there was aHi per cent war-risk rate on shipsclearing for Mediterranean ports.

Vffi'GINIANS^NOMINATEDI'rr.Hlilcnt .\nmcN Onr Second l.lrutcn-

11 ut in favnlry, Two in Field \ r-

tillerj null Two in infantry.WASHINGTON, January ol..f'res-

iilcnt Wilson to-day sent to the Sen¬ate the nominations of a number ofVirginians to be olllcers in the army,as follows: Joseph M. Hurt. Jr.. to besecond lieutenant In cavalry; HughChapman Million, of First Infantry,Virginia National Guard, and Guy II.|>rewry, to he second lieutenants inlield artillery; James 15. Wise. Jr.. andAlexander N. Stark. Jr., to be secondlieutenants in the infantry.

lileutenant Hurt, a member of TroopIt, First Virginia Cavalry, formerly theItichmond I'.lues, is well known inRichmond, where he has resided duringthe past several years. He is a younglawypr, with odices in the Mutualliuilding, and has taken great interestin military affairs since joining theIt I lies.

Who's a I'hc/.'.er? lie'n the fellow wholaHlt'H J'hoz.llke.i It.-rtwoiirM lis lite Krout-est id-Ink he evfcr tnHteil itlioy h(1 do), lmynit fur lit* frlomlK unil fiiintly. That's lilin.Are you ft Phe«7.er? t'hc* In the pureJtilco of the loiurnlierry. ItoUertaoiuParkerCo.. Diiitrlbutori/l-AdV.,

FOUR HELD IN PLOTTO SLAY PREMIER

Charged With Conspiring toMurder Lloyd George and

Arthur Henderson.

MAKE INDIGNANT DENIALS

Trumped Up as Punishment foriConscientious Objections toMilitary Service, They Say.

|t\ 1 |'|DKHBY. KMil.AM). January SI..

I'our |M'rsiiiis were .1 rth lu ned quietly Iin the I'i.'IIcc t'oiirt at tli'* D?rhy <luil<l- !hall tliis moinint; chart:* <1 with plot¬ting the murder of Premier LloydHeorfic ami Arthur Henderson. tli .

Premier's right-hand man in the War |Count il. The ii'j«'iis»ii ptmuis i 1«»1 itr-nantly denied tin- chart; "s, declaringthey had lu'eti trumped ii|> a« punish¬ment for their cons<*i«*ntioiv objections'to compulsory military setvYe

ProcciMlitiBf at tli" < . uiI'lli.iII. overwhich tlx- Mayoi |»r«-s»itlf-«l. were merelyof a formal nature. No details of thecharges or evidence were divulged, al-though gossip ha;< been bust withrumors of various details Siik'i- theni'vvs of 111 arrest was received lat**yesterday. The accused persons, whoare well known her»\ arc Mr?. Alic?Wheeldon. her two daughters. Mrs. AnnWheeldon and Mrs. Alfred (»eorge Ma¬son. anil the latter s husband. Two ofthe women are school teachers.I'll INOXKHS no NOT ASK

ItKI.KASi: ON II Ml.The prisoners made no formal de-

fens** move at to-day's hearing, merely |pleading not guilty. Tlo-y did not de-rnand release on bail, apparently r>-aliz-ing that the charges were too seriousf<»r consideration by the court of such!a reijuest.

information laid by an inspector <>fScot land Yard charged "that the de¬fendants on divers days between Dj-cember 'J."> and the date of laying thisinformation, did amongst themselvesunlawfully and wickedly conspire, con¬federate and agree together againstthe Uight Honorable David Lloydf.eorge and the Klght Honorable ArthurHenderson, wilfully and with malice,aforethought to kill and murder, con¬

trary to th« offences against personsact of ISt.l and against the peace ofour Lord. the King. his crown anddignity." .

kfcr the »nan in the. street the casewas a gt'eattsen cation. particularly asthe accused persons belonged to two..lasses against which there Is muchfeeling.suffragettes and conscientiousobjectors.

|{<>th Lloyd (.Seorge and Mr. Homier-s 11 are known as very democratic andaccessible. Recently there has beenj.nne agitation for better protection ofthe nation's leaders.DKt l.INK TO JIAKK

\\V STATi:«K\TMr- Wheeldon. who is fifty years of

use, resides in Derby with her daugh¬ter Ann, aged twenty-seven, who is a

school-teacher here. Mason, who istwenty-four. Is a chemist of Southamp¬ton. On being arrested, the defendantsJenled any knowledge «.f the charge.They declined to make any statement.No details were disclosed in the

p.dice Court proceedings, but it is un¬derstood the charge will be made thatthe defendants proposed to use poison.The inquiries by Scotland Yard l»e-

san during the week-end. The Wheel-dons, who in Pear Tree Iload, a pooddistrict, are well known in Herbv In¦onncction with the suffrage move¬ment. Mason is n conscientious ob¬jector to militarj service.

\ IM 1:0 AT <AtSlNi;IJKATH m POISON

1 Itv AsfOrlated l'i' 1I.< >NDON. January 31..A conspiracyto murder Premier Lloyd ilcurgp isreported by the Dally Sketch, whichsays arrests have been made in thisconnection. The persons arrested aredescribed as "three suffragettes : nd a

man, a conscientious objector to mili¬tary service."The Sketch says the persons charged

«vlth the conspiracy are the threewomen and the man whose arrest "ona remarkable conspiracy charge" wasreported in the tu tvspapers thismorning.

The. tidily Sketch &a.\s:"The police have unearthed what is

believed to be a plot to murder thePremier, with the result that Mrs.Wheeldon. of l>erl»y: Miss HettyWheeldon. her daughter: .Mrs. Mason,another daughter, and Alf Mason, thelatler's husband, have been arrested.They were taken lo the police stationand formally charged with conspiringtogether to murder Lloyd ticorge.They will !.e taken before a magistrateat Derby on Wednesday, it is under¬stood only formal evidence will hegiven then, but later in the week thecharges will be thoroughly investi-na ted."The details a"e yet unknot* r but

it is understood the conspirators aimedat causing the Premier's death bypoison."

LOSSES DURING JANUARYllrltlMh (iikiihI tics Sliow L'iii»*ldern!ile

hrcrrnNc Over Those of Pre¬ceding Month.

I It) Associated I'rc.sw. |LONDON, January 31..The total or

Hritish casualties, as reported i*i thej published lists during January arc JttiOolllcers and 31,3iH men.

Hritish casualties for January showa considerable decrease over those ofthe preceding month. No lists werepublished during the Christmas holi¬days, but the total for the llrst twenty-three days of December was Sl.f> officersand 30,360 men. The January totalbrings the sum of British casualtiesMnee the beginning of tho Sotnnio of-t'enslvc to &52.371.

Text of Germany's Note AnnouncingResumption of R.uthiess Sea Warfare

I liv AsMoeiatcd l'rcnsf. 1

WASIIINliToX, January 31.-.Theolliciul text of tin: German nolo ad¬dressed i<> Secretary Un.sinR. anil

»iK11 o<l by fount von Bernstorff. theGerman ambassador, is as follows:

".Mr. Secretary of State,.YourKxcellency was good enough t->

transmit to the imperial governmentu copy of the message which thePresident of the United States ofAmerica addressed to the Senate on

the 22nd instant. The imperial gov¬ernment has given it the earnestconsideration which tiie l'r« ideut'sstatements deserve, inspired as theyare. by a deep sentiment of respon¬sibility. It is highly gratifying tothe imperial government to ascer¬

tain that, the main tendencies ofthis important statement correspondlargely to the desires an«l principlesprofessed by Germany. 'I'hese prin¬ciples especially include self-govern¬ment and equality of rights for allnations. Germany would he sin¬cerely glad it", in recognition of thisprinciple, countries like Ireland andIndia, which do not enjoy the bene¬fits of political independence, shouldnow obtain their freedom. The tier-man people also repudiate all al¬liances which serve to force thecountries into a competition formight and to involve them in a netof selfish intrigues. On the otherhand, Germany will gladly co¬

operate in all efforts to preventfuture wars.

kiikkiioii or Tin-: shahPitKMM I \ A It V CO \ DITIO.X

"The freedom of the seas beinga preliminary condition of the freeexistence of nations and the peace¬ful intercourse between them, aswell as the open door for the com¬merce of all nations, has alwaysformed part of the .ending prin¬ciples of Germany's political pro¬gram. All the more the imperialgovernment regrets that the attitudeof her enemies, who are so entirelyopposed to peace, makes it impos¬sible for the wurld at present tobring about the realization of theselofty ideals. Germany and herallies were ready to cntor nowinto n discussion of peace, and hadset down as a basis the guaranty ofexistence, honor and free develop¬ment of their peoples. Their aims,as has been expressly stated in thenote of December 12, 1016. were notdirected towards the destruction orannihilation of their enemies andwere, according to their conviction,perfectly compatible with the rightsof the Other nations. As to Bel-sium. for which such warm and cor¬dial sympathy is felt in the UnitedStates, the Chancellor had declaredonly a few weeks previously thatits annexation had never formedpart of Germany's intentions. Thepeace to be signed with Belgiumwas to provide for such conditionstn that country, with which Ger¬many desires to maintain friendiyuntl neighborly relations, that Bel¬gium should not be used again byGermany's enemies for the purpose,of instigating Continuous hostileintrigues. Such precautionary meas¬ures are all the more necessary, as

Germany's enemies have repeatedlystated, not only in speeches de¬livered by their leading men, butalso in the statutes of the economi¬cal conference in Paris, that it istheir in tent lor m>t to treat Ger¬many as an equal, even after peacehas been restored, but to continuetheir hostile at'itude and especiallyto wage a systematical economicalwar against her.

"The attempt of the four alliedpowers to bring about peace hasfailed, owing to the lust of conquestof their enemies, who desired to dic¬tate the conditions of peace. Underthe pretense of following the prin¬ciples of nationality, our enemieshave disclosed their real aims inthis war, viz.: to dismember and dis¬honor Germany, Austria - 11iiugary,Turkey and Bulgaria. To the wishof reconciliation they oppose thewill of destruction. They desire atight to the bitter end.

"A new situation has thus beencreated which, forces Germany tonew decisions. Since two years anila half Kngland is using her navalpower for a criminal attempt toforce Germany into submission bystarvation. In brutal contempt ofinternational law. the group ofpowers, led by Kngland, does notonly curtail the legitimate trade oftheir opponents, but they also, byruthless pressure, seek to compelneutral countries either altogetherto forego every trade not agreeableto the entente powers or to limitIt according to their arbitrary de¬crees. The American governmentknows the steps which have beentaken to cause Kngland and herallies to return to the rules of in¬ternational law and to respect thefreedom of the seas. The Kngl'shgovernment, however, insists uponcontinuing its war of starvation,which does not at all affect the mil¬itary powers of its opponents, butcompels women and children, thesick and the aged to suffer for theircountry pains and privations whichendanger the vitality of the nation.Thus British tyranny merci^ssly in¬creases the sufferings of tli^ world,indifferent to the laws of humanity,indifferent to the protests of theneutrals whom they severely harm,indifferent even to the silent long¬ing for peace among ICngland's ownallies. Knelt day of the terriblestruggle causes new destruction,new sufferings. teach day shorten¬ing the war will, on both sides, pre¬serve the life of thousands of bravesoldiers and be a benefit to man¬kind.MUST 1'SK KVKit V MKANS

TO IIKI.NC 10XI) OK WAR"The imperial government could

not justify before its own consci¬ence. before the German people andbefore history the neglect of anymeans destined to bring about theeyd of the war. Ulke the Presidentof the United States, the Imperialgovernment had hoped to reach thisgoal by negotiations. After the at¬tempts to come to an understandingwith the entente, powers have beenanswered by the latter with the an¬nouncement of an intensified con¬tinuation of the war. the imperialgovernment.in order to serve thewelfare of mankind in a highersf:nse anil not to wrong its ownpeople.is now compelled to con¬tinue the light for existence, againforced upon it. with the full em¬

ployment of all the weapons .vhichare at its disposal.

"Sincerely trusting that the peo¬ple and government of the UnitedStates will understand the motivesfor this decision and its necessity,lie imperial government hopes thatthe United States may view the newsituation from the lofty heights ofimpartiality and assist, on theirpart, to prevent further misery andunavoidable sacrifice of human life.

"Inclosing two memoranda re¬garding the details of tlio contem¬plated military measures at sea. Iremain, etc.,

(Signed) ".I. BKRNSTOUKIV

Port of New YorfyIs Closed Tight on

Collector's Order|iii all matters affecting the. neutralityNo Vessel, Either Neutral) . , ,* l nder hi« orders the pol l was sealedtight during the night. Every exit wasclosed.

or Belligerent, Allowedto Pass Out Dur¬

ing Night.What caused the collector to take

this action could not be learned.<;i;it.MA\S MAY IIA VK

IM,A.\XKI> OASIf I'Olt SKAWhile there was no apparent basis

iffy AHMoetuted PrcHs. I for the belief that such drastic actionNI'AV \ oUI\, January 31..Order*;! resulted from Information that one orwere issued to-night to the torpedo- j more of the great German liners in-boat stationed at Quarantine to pre- tortied at lioboken was preparing to

.u... . .

*. make a dash for the open sea. it wasserve neutrality, not to permit any ... .... ,i significant that a deputy collector con-vessel, eitlie: neutial or living the Hag furred to-night on the Hamburg-Atner-..f one of the belligerents to pass out lean Bine dock with the Chief of Police

to-nighl. i of lioboken, and representatives of theCommander 1'pham, aide to Admiral steamship company.

Usher, commandant of the New York Twenty-four steamships, some ofthem the largest in the World, ownedby German Interests, are tied up at

Navy-Yard, declined to-night to com¬ment in any way upon the order.The order applied not only to steam- piers on the New Jersey side of the

ships, but to tugboats. Several tugswhich passed Quarantine early in lite,evening before the order was issuedwere compelled to return to port. Thepurpose of the order was not disclosed.

It was learned late to-nighl that theorder closing the port of New York

Hudson River, while three Austrianvessels are docked at Brooklyn piors.All of them have been under constantsurveillance of United States agentsto prevent any violation of tlio neu¬trality .

It has been understood rlnce the be-was issued by Dudley I'M eld Mm lone, ginning of the w<»»- that prompt actionj collector of the port. In whom Is vested would be taken if an International sit-absolule authority and sole respons}- uatlon should arise under which theblllly for the maintenance of the nou- crews or agents of the steamers mighttralfty of this port. desire to destroy their own vessels.Kven naval officers are under orders Olllcers and engineers would have to

to take Instructions from Air. Malono ^"(ConTfnucd oiT"^tTotid-PageJ-7"

TO SINK ALL SHIPSWITHOUT WARNING

BERLIN DECLARES

NAVAL WARFARECourse Expected to Cause

Break With AmericanGovernment.

WARNING GIVEN BY U. S.IN SUSSEX NEGOTIATIONS

Action Received in WashingtonCircles With Most Pro¬

found Surprise.XO IIIXTOK SUCH DKVELOPMKXT

Derision iid to Wliat Course Shall BePursued Lies With Presi¬

dent Wilson.

No Plans Yet Madeto Go Before Congress

W A S II I X <; TO N. January 31I'rcNldent Wilson vrcnt (o lied Hi I Io'clock' to-nlprlit nftcr xprndliiK thecvnilRK nlone In liln study nlth ncopy of the tJermnn note. Thin np-pnrrnlly dlxpnirri of RufccrnllonNtliat Home action mlclit lie liikcn tie-fore mornliitf.

'I'lie President *nn no caller*, l»utIn underntood to have unci! the tele¬phone freely. An far nn cnul<l helearned no plans linve hecn Inlil forhim to go before ('onfsrenn, ni hedid to nun nil lice the xenillni; of theSuMin note tlircn teninn to break offdiplomatic relation*.

I By Associated l'rens. |WASHINGTON. January 31..Ger¬

many's declaration of unrestrictednaval warfare, assumed to mean thesinking: without warning of passenererand freight vessels.the course whichthe L'nited States in the Sussex ne¬gotiations gave warning would causethe American government to sever dip¬lomatic relations was received herewith most profound surprise. Therehad been no official hint that such adevelopment was coming.President Wilson was In his office

when the text of the German notebegan coming on the Associated Presswires, and copies were sent to him asreceived, lie would see no callers.The State Department closed for tho

day soon after Ambassador von Bcrn-storft delivered the note, identical withthat handed Ambassador Gerard, atllerlin. Secretary Lansing went homewithout seeing the President or makingany comment.rttKSIIIKVI' A IIAKI >

AT (iKUMAW'S ACTIONWhen Associated Press dispatches

telltnir of the German note began ar-riviiiK at the White House to-day.President Wilson was in his office talk¬ing with a friend. Secretary Tumultyhurried to him with the news.The President could not believe it

until assured that the information wnscontained in a formal note already be¬fore the State Department.Cabinet members likewise received

the news with expressions of amaze¬ment. On every hand, in official circle:-*.the lirst opinion formed without de-tailed consideration, was that diplo¬matic relations with Germany wouldhe broken If the terms of the decree'

ja'-e carried <>ui,Pit us i nr.NT i;a\ !.: \\ mining

IN IMS NDTK ON SC'SSKXThe decision as to what tho course

of the American government shall belies with the President, who. in hisrinal note on the Sussex case, said:

"It" it is still Die purpose of the lm-i perial government to prosecute relent¬less and indiscriminate warfare againstvessels of commerce by the use of aub-marines without regard to what thel'nited States must consider the sacredand indisputable rules of internationallaw and the universally recognized dic¬tates of humanity, the government ofthe United States Is at last forced totho conclusion that there is but onecourse it can pursue. Unless the im¬perial government should now Immo-jdiateiy declare and effect an abandon¬ment of its present methods of sub¬marine warfare against passenger andfreight-carrying vessels, the govern-menl of the United States can have nochoice hut to sever diplomatic relationswith the German empire altogether.This action tiie government of theUnited States contemplates with thegreatest reluctance, but feels con¬strained to take in behalf of human¬ity and the rights of neutral nations.".vt'AIIVA'l iON lll.Ot KAUH

OK IONt;t/ANU Dtit'I.AUHDA starvation blockade of England,

the like of which the world never hasseen, was announced to-day In note3

| delivered to American Ambassador(ierard in Berlin and to th.> State De¬partment here by Count \on Hern-storff.Thus begins the long-feared cam¬

paign of ruthlessneas. conceived byVon 1 lindenburg. It Is said here, on a,magnitude never even contemplated byVon Tlrpitz.Again the United States facej *0V-

era lice, of diplomatic relations wlll»Germany with all Its eventual posifAbllities. President Wilson's reportedwarnings of "a world afire" and Sec-,relarj "Lansing's "verge of wsr" »tot*v