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GENTfifiL POWERS

Answers Hertling and Czernin By Declaring It War of

Emancipation.

ADDRESSES THE CONGRESS

- ©ccrecUy Interpret his

a loiirut of n-:lon* whloh would und. take to bold Um* dpw balance of ptarer rteady against external dhturbsnw. -H mint bo evident to evcrwoao mhc I understands what this ~ha- * rotteht la the opinion and temper of the world tha: no ftem ral pence, no peace worth the Infinite tartifice* of these yean of traclcal tefferiw. can possibly tc arrived at in any such fajhlon. »The method the German Chancellor propoaec i* the method of the Concrees oi Vienna. We cannot and nill no: return to that. What It at stake now is the peace of the world What *e are striving for ts a new Is ternat.osal order hared upon broad and universal principles of right and

....... . /»• ,„ _ n(l justice—no mere peace of ah reds and Shows Willingness to Give ana u ,. powihieikai count Take Somewhat Homing does not m* that; doesn't

| grasp it: la, in fact, living In hli

- ■ ■ — ) thought in a world dead and gone' . ,^r r ! Hat he utterly forgotten the Reichstag

^l..h of JW. or Jon *««..! unnn tie German poaltlon out-

CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY. N. 1.

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1 upon the German poaltlon outlined by Count von Hertling. the German chancellor, In his recent add: an the Reichstag eoaunittee President Wilson today told a joint session of

The Prurddf-tK reiterated •trongest language that the German poeO-oa makes for continuation of the wor. The Austro-Hungarian attitude U directly the opposlu- of that of Gerhj(c>. lha President declared, and he praised the adder** of Count Cxemin. hut made k plain that Germany's control and dominance of Austria ha* prevented Austria being as frank as it

mcsi bn

Tha President's address follows: Genti< men of the Congrer*: On the fcth of January I had th* honor at addrwwlng you on the object* of the war as our principle concnlvnd them. The Prime Minister of Crea: Britain had rpoken In similar

he deliberately ignore them? They •poke of the condition* of a general peace: not of national aggrandizement or of arrangements between state and

state.

The peace of the world depends upon the Just srttlera*n: of each oi the eevera! problem* to which 1 adverted In my recent add res* to Congress. I. of course, do not mean that the peace of the world depends upon the acceptance of any particular set of suggestions a* to the way in which those problems art to be dealt with. I mean only that those problems each and all affect the whole world: that unless they art dealt with in a spirit of unselfish and an biased Justice, with a view .to the wishes, the natural connections, the racial aspirations, the security and the peace of mind of the peoples Involved, no permane^f peace wHl bare been attained. They cannot be discussed ;.sratelj or in corners. None of them

tone* oc the 51h of January. To tbes.- ronttitules a private or separate In •ddrteses the German Chancellor rv tertat from which the opinion of the (died on the 24lh and Count Ctemin. world may be abut out. Whatever after Austria, on she some day. It 1> feet* the peace affect* mankind, and gratifying to have our desire ao . nothing fettled by mHtUry force. If promptly realized that all exchange* | settled wrong, is settled at all. It will of view on this great matter should presently have to be reopened, be made in the hearing of all the | “Is Count von Hertling not aware world. I that he Is speaking in the court of “Count Czemln's reply, which I* dl- 1 mankind: that all the awakened naractrd chiefly to my own addrea* of | tiocs of the world now sit In Judgment the eighth of January, is uttered In a on what every public man. wbatwary friendly tone. He finds in my ever nation, may say on the issues of t sufficiently encouraging a conflict which has spread to every h to the views of hi* own gov- region of the world? The Reichstag > Justify him In believing reiolulions of July them-'' e* frankthat it furnisher a basis for a more dr ly accepted the decision* of that court, tailed discussion of purposes by th< There shall be no annexations, no cor. two goveroments He is represented tributions. no punitive damages. Peo to have intimated that the views be pies are not to be handed about from was expressing had been common!- one sovereignly to another by an Interested to me beforehand, and that 1 national confer* nee or an underrtaadwa« aware of them at the time he was lag fcetw.-en rivals and antagonist*, uttering them, but in this 1 am sure National :> pleat too must be raspect be was misunderstood. I had received ed: peoples may now be dominated no Intimation of what he Intended •„ and governed ooly by their own con

•ay. There was. of course, no reason sent.

ertiy be should communicate privately - 'Self-determinatiaa' is not a mere with me. I am guile content to be one phrase. It Is an Imperative principle of bir public audience. at action, which sutcamen will hence Hsrtlieg't Reply Confusing. forth ignore at their peril. We can“Count Von Hertllng's reply is. 1 n “ h * re P*ac* tor the asking, must nay. vary vague and very coafue- or ^■ V t * 1 * cl *f* arrangements of a log It Is full of rguivxml pbmsee P**" conference. It cannot be pieced and leads k U not claar where. But ow of Individual understand it la certainly in a very different tone ,n * fc b ** w ®** P 01, ^ ul »t«tee. AH the from that of Count Csernin. and ap l‘* rU w U> this war must Join In tha parentij of an opposite purpose. It •* w,,mw K of «wy •••oe anywhere con firms. ; us sorry Ui say. rather !nTol,re ^ ,B because srbat we are (ban remotes the unfortunmt. impre^ MW ' k, « that ws alon made by wba: we had learned of unltf 10 ^ aArAD '^ and maintain and (he conferences at Ureit-Uiovsk. His txrnr M *’ m 01 11 1,1 aubmlttod dlscueelon and soce;iUDt( of our gee. th *‘ < 00,B>0n Judgment whether H be ersJ principle* lead him to no prar r ?* ,,t *° d faU - “t 1 °f Pustice. rather

involved In It: beesu. gard as fundamental are already where accepted as Imperative, i irept among the epokesmer of the military and .vnaaxatlonlst patty lb Germany. If they have anywhere else been rejected the objectors have oot b.-en

sufficiently numerous

make :hetr voices audible.

"The tragical circumstance i* that tbl* one party In Gertnaay is apparent-

H ___ ■ willing and able to send mil in* of

oepti h< ray*, the prlarlplt- of public ' U * ort * r 10 lotP^e her own will upon to ,h, '* r ,SM,h *'• prev«*t wh»t all

dlpknary. tut heaj.j--sr* to ins:*t that * noU “ r Sh * k Vdt* rrady to lbr ,ror, ' , now 10 »>*■ !■»* k be confined , 0 > r.:» tn this cas*. •* >olrn 'he settli-mrix* she hm- would not be a true epok-

(o r>-ne;alil<W end t.iit tri» sru ' : ^rg , -*ted arc not the best or to* most l»<*ple of the Cnlted 8t*:. - if I i °f ottmass. In Chelr muln anxiety to particular quet’ii n- of territory *r..: ^ c<lBr1a « They are only her own pro ! *** “o* *J- r <>nce more that ere en i-red 1 ® oa, l ,!f tt' H»t of dead and misainr

ties] conclusion^ He refuse* to appp tlem to the subetentlvt item* whch a «•< constitute the body of any final

•ettleaeat

Ha la Jiwloo- of Internationa] action

f intetnationsl counsel.

than a bargain between sovereigns "The lluiu-d States hat no drainInterfere In European affairs or to act as arbiter in European territorial dispute*. She would disdain to take advantage of any Internal «eekn<

zr.-3 (‘-reoTucrr cad guarsne ?. .-at.ltI expert tb)4 to be coacrJrdL— If the ether mutters to b<- dt-u nu$Mby tbr articles of i>eic« are not head ied la the same way as Items in At ilnal accounting. "He cannot ark the benefit o! ccc r_cn agree .nent la the one field with sut according In the other. 1 t*ke 1: :or mated that he •eta tha ^c?lr»tfc and relfish compcetl with lecarfftRc trade and the ct •cnttnl ntatcriAla «' toanufrctnrv would effurd no fc lion for peace. Neither, he mu' assured, will separate and pacts with regard to previs; c. peoples. "Count Cxerntn eeems tn rc 'undxmeatxl elemenia of poeee ritl.; clrar ey« and does not reek t > oi. ►cure them. He sees that an IndcpraB ent Poland, made up of *11’the putably Polish peoples who lie co*Jguous to one another. Is u m-.tter ef Eurcpeaa concern and must, of coara*. be conceded that Belgium mux; be evacuated and re.tored. no :.-.att*r wba: sacrifices and eoneerdon-. tuxl may involve: sad that nation! arptratlons must be satisfied, even within Ids own am;ire. in the common ir.crest Of Europe and mankind. If he la silent about'QueaGcn* which touch the Interest and purpose of his allies more nearly than they touch those of Austria only. It must, of course, be because he feel* ronurata ed. 1 supppovc. to defer to Germany and Turkey in the circumstances. Seeing sad conceding, as be does, (he e*seatla’. principles inrolrrd and the necearity of candidly applyin- them, he naturally feel* that Austria caa-re-spond to the purpose of peace as expressed by the United States with less embarrasamem than could Germs**. He would probably have gone much farther had It not been for the embarrassment of Austria's alliances and Of her dependence upon Canaan; “After all. the teat of wtetki possible for either governmcc io go any further In this comptrson cf is simple and obvious. The principles i be applied are these: "First, that each part of the fins’ settlement must be baaed upon the essential Justice of that partlcnUr and upon such adjustments as most likely to bring a peace thst will be permanent: Second, that peoples and provinede are oot to ba bartered about from sovereignty to aoverlgnty os If they wese mere chattels and pawns In a game, even the great game, now forever dl* credited, of the balance of power: but

that

“Third, every territorial sett!'■meat Involved In this war must ba made la the Interest and for the benefit <.f the populations concerned, and ao: ms * pan of any mere adjustment or compromise Of claims among rival etaMR

and.

"Fourth, that all weU-defincJ national aspiration* shall be nooorc-d the utmost satisfaction that oka be accord* od them without Introducing new or perpetuating old elements of discord and antagonism that would be likely In time to break the peace of Europe and consequently of the world. "A general peace erected upon such foundation* can be discussed. In til such a peace can be securedV* have no choice but to go on. So far a* we Judge, these principle* thgJ wV rei .. »— i a:

OFfffiSMEO

Still Unable to Account for 345 on Tuscania.

PWROLMW IH i MAWS LAND

Five Americans Killed, Four Missing and One Captured.

KNOWN LOSS STILL 113 MEN BUtOAGE FIRE LAYS ENEMY

etretary Of War Expresses Keen Appreciate Of Work Of Rescue By British Navy—Eighteen Hv«drod And Thirty-two Officially Accounted For. Washington.—Eighteen hundred and :h!:ty4»o names of Americas soldiers rocued from the torpedoed User Tuocanla bed bees reported to the War riepartaent. leaving >£S of the soldiers on board unaccounted for. No official report ha* reached the departchange the estimate that all except U| of the men were saved, but iee have been coming In very slowly over the cab:a*, gnd there ts no •uranee a* to when the Itrt wHl be

jmplete.

The preparation of the 1M. even in s Incomplete form represent* aa cgcregaie of 140*hour* of labor. War Department ha* only team official roU of those on the chip. The Committee on Pul tlon has made no effort to compile a list of the missing, merely issnlng list* of rnrvlvore. In order to compile a lift of missing and unreported. It was to rearch for a both Usta. a laborious process In dealin- with more than 2,000 names. 8t?Tl without official detail* of the attack, the Secretary paid high tribute to the coolness ond discipline of the troop*. He exprersed keen appreciation ofi the work of rescue by the British Nary. His statement roads: "At dusk on the evening of February s, off the Irish Coast, a torpedo launched from as enemy submarine a truck the oonvyed liner Tuscania. haring on board American troops. Otsr loss at the latest report appear* to be. approximately. 113 men The fine dlacipUne of the men and the efficient bundling of a difficult situation by those in command contributed to account for these relatively alight casualties. "At the svne time we must ex prteo our profound appreciation lor the splendid work of the British Navy ‘ i rasejng our forces. ' Notwithstanding the fact that hostile submarines were lurking in the vicinity the British destroyer* rea-

WTfD l«U*Em(H| aOCDIEM Ott TUSCAMiA C> When boat* were smashi Tribute Paid 'To The Won-

Shell* Kill On* And Wound Flvw— U. S. General Takes Command Ol Sector Held By

At the smell ports of Ireland and

Scotland where our troop* landed.

met with a moat warm-hearted

reception on the pan of the people,

who did all la their power to adxln Uter every comfort and care * LnteM report* received war# that the death list would remain at 212

The list of eurvivers. which has been coming hr elovly. ba* accounted lot just under 2.0*0 of tbs 2.m aboard. This leaves some name, *uil to eome la. but ft I* ffnnjy believed at (he War Department that they will make up fully the deficiency between the name* received *o far and the IM of IIS

•oveielgnty, the M-vera! queetior. whose sritletcra*. n,u>; 4•-i.cn<i

(oral sketch of principle* and of ,,l! ' w * r “’oo no small o

The failure of the British re presen

UUv *» to get a complete story of the attack la fully explained, in the belle* general commanding " — '- ««« « U.. I rto AnD ,

have control

American Army American *ril!!arytnan was fire artillerymen were wounded Sat* urday night by shell fire. The Americans iprtnkled the enemy trencher with shrapnel ell during tha day. There waa considerable patrol aMlvity. but reported. The early reports of the encounter between 'he Americans and Germans Friday night Is front of the American wire entanglements hare been confirmed The enemy patrol cried “Kam*rad!“ a* they opened fire and eontlDOci the fight. Vella from the enemy aa the American bam.ge foil verified the accuracy of the aim of the Americans One of the American patrols, consisting of n men. rent out to inspect the wire. The man were moving cautiously along when the leader heard suspicious noise* ahead. The formation of the patrol was changed, when suddenly, according to tha survivor*, the men foc-d tbemsHvee almost eur rounded by large number* of the

enemy.

A German cried '’Kamerad." and then hurled a hand grenade The American infantrymen opened fire with their rife* and pistol* and hurled their grenades. The Germans followed suit, unu also brought into action their

automatics.

The fight lasted only about a minute and a half, the German* all the while yelling “Kamerad." The; then retreated. taking with them lour Americans. and leaving behind four dead and two wounded American*. One of .wounded m<r eraaried to where a wounded comrade lay groaning and gave him water, while the other ounded soldier dragged himself

through the wire.

Quickly a hall «f machine gun amt rifle bullau was directed again** the r<treating Germane. Meanwhile the wounded man. who waa a sergca.it, the arms of a private a be was endeavoring to give him aid. The mra In the trenches and the •wvtvors bad a gleam of satisfaction when the shells from the American heavy guns and 76’* b*w*n hittlnc In a barrage Crira and jells in German were mingled with the expindoos then the barrage, widened end there further crira, proving that the

enemy had scattered

Another palro! quickly went the top out Into No Man's i-end ns* found their fire drad comrades . one uninjured survivor of the Arat tvol. who had remained besdde the bodlra and was ready to give battle

the enemy returned.

‘ r * , « grvat**; courage asaa exhibited by th* entire patrol, every ■»«n of which fought hard until killed or the

-J«my had withdrawn.

Ar. Amen ran general now commands the sector of the from recently taken over by our troop*- Waen the Americans fire: entered U.» sector It ond ' r *be. command of * French

. «* **« «*d th* torpedo streak the Uorr ■M » »*o0a aaalgr.ee

tha transfer ?tori the gradual'-. , lag deck. "We stood s men wax taken off. who. u c . r v.' expected, waa the oommandr: c - ship. The pattern* la the shn - Mtal. ladadtog aararal o tins and fever, .were an taken off ” The corvee ponder t oi Ike Pr™ , •Delation at aa Irish port tan a survivor* of tha T there were greatly the safe ardeaLed of Benjamin F. - a -

Collin* and Mr*. 1 a rope Into a ! „ aaid that when their bml left 4 Tu*ca-.i* many of th* troop* w H

We were immodlataly surrouti ien in the icy water wearinz bails,* eh* said. “We had och men la our boat wh* could ma.it oar*. They did their beat, and e acroae a swimming or fica: we gathered him Into tbr i the boat waa very full, wltneaaed many diatreMtiu. « Eventually we gM on board a de*m r. I don't rcaurndiai ■ bmrdi ork.“ A soldier who heard Mrs. Collin stewardess, tall the story, aaid “Tea. and you* did as much . wt man in the world could

They been teadlad DowA young officer, answering a t Hon aa to what tha aoldlsr* did v waiting for the destroyers *n»:

dials!

bo: hood He a •hould be free. an; :m4i«Uoc t.

by the netioov

they should be ap *"■ can nvrer turn back from a it slit- set, red this war b» couree cbtiaen upon principle. Our rewjui made a parim r. whetbr »°orc*a arc In pan moblllaed no* and I or n-.t. in the auffertnr* aad " y* 1 *' 1 i»au»,- until thi xr* nflirted by the mllHar; noblllxcd in their . r.tirrty. f '■•'many against the pear* "Our anrles are tapidly going to 1'.' «<! mankind: and the roc j ttlf fighting front, and will more ***'•■ touch her aa near- i m<>r»r rapidly Our whole »ti. igih will touch aa> her nation wlHb> put into thU aar of emam ipn. i cn-ruiico a leading tmrt tIon— emancltwtlor. from the threat ir.t,nance of rivlliutioa Khc atteoxj.ied masterly of . .flab *_ k, r W *J t® peace until the ~roup» of autocratir nilcr*—w: ;,(»vqr remqtnj. it, n 'he difficulties and pi,went parti..: de- j

indomitable In

and | Aaa ***** A complete det*u*d repon

Irotn General Georg. T Bartlett, mill tar; MUchc of lha American Efcnbax*; In I-ondea. t* expected a* soon aa the Immediate teak of caring for the aur vlvor* ha* bran finished The \*vj Dm»rt»eot Is roafldent that a luil report will be aent in by Admiral sim* The TaeranU. bring a British ship I under British renre,. AdminJ Blar j will be fupt-lied with a cop;- ot the

In turning the sector prar to the American general on February i the French commander Uread a general order != which be .-xprearad coapM# aatiafaction with our troop* and warn confident that the rector * a* In good hand* and. if attacked, world defend

It with great valor.

REVENGED ON THE U-BOAT.

British Admiralty's report, wlilch he ! American Officer bars It w.. -re ^ wU! forward a. «>on ra re^rivsd. | ! 9M According to cable 0 •“Ok.

:ewx. rendered a* nearly _

id possible

'TltS war had its roots lu aid of the right► of small ns '• nationaMtlee which tarknd

e their

own allari*nre* aad !

of independent action and r • ci.t-umefanrea consent to ll\r>:ld »-o\ ernad b; intrigue and - believe Uu.: our own deal--:--rnattonal order uadsr ■

] According to cable advice* from William Endlcott. Ameriren Rad Cm

and the

id shall prevail i me -n<-d men ever; ».irra. order the Wor l *111 and human 1.:- will idliion* of eai .-nca >t Having e» „ ar i of acblevlnr - t» not nsKv, tor

e apirlt Of Ann • Jerr may knov rtlre and for •>

com ml: sior.-r to Engiasd. ej»<lal , forts are being made by the Americtn Red Croas agent, to aid Is the work of e-:abll,hlng the Idestiflcatiou of th•pld'er. whose boCle, w ,r* cither picked up or waaiisd upon tb* Irish I Coast. ' —

Thu work. Ui» cable t

Ixmdoudrrry.

Ireiand^-Th# , U V

manne which torpedoed lb* Tuacaata »*» attacked fa; , dratroyer An Am.rlcaa officer gave an Intimation TbU ^ ,Ubt “‘' ln " dretroyad. Tbl, officer was one of the law u, the Tuaranla Th. u,, I-do fir, d b, the submarine mWad He mark, he aaid. Thereupon - --

—— — t.i r-w« «o jar. t-—-, uee the 1 *ttYryer. which a aa near t survivor,, who are raattered tn lour I ,,n * r - da*bed off toward or five port,. ka«* been unable to td | • *--mb dropping'^

rb*

• inking

e tale of the u

GENERAL BLIM tN LONDON. U. ». Army Chief Of tuff Confers With French M-nister*. London -fjoneral Ta-k»e u «m,.

»dtd bj Ards, a Bt, or ot the Ex.bnquer ‘ involved in the re

j vice. The cialm j, , I submarine wa» "Ood, j bo “^ lha* exploded

CAPITAL PAPERS RAISE PRICE, Washington SUr And T lm ., Incra,*,

Frtc# To Two Cents.

Washington Itoll , ^ £2 th, ‘ Evening Star and t ba xinnln” w” 1'°“ * Brn ' lar ** that ba-

"Oh. w« noon Staadiet: d, caged about aad tanked br didst venture below tn gather cr i beioogluga for fear the ahli- » suddenly oxpalxa. W* talks: » th* misfortune of croealcz ■ UaUc only to U oaaght la ttt ^ W# cheered the Bret 4«:r which ca

whelmed us with A young trooper, vfcaa sake:' he thought of the rvpertaoc «• wo«u not have lira ad It for thing. “1 w*a on deck talking u chiun,- he w«K on, “when I tw 1 bang, aad up went a whole bwj wreckage and water over ov-

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AIR RAIOC KILLfC 1 I Tout Of Dewbie Attack Higher Than At F«r*1 K ' !

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