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Show UNITED NATIONS KING BOREAS ANDJ1IS COURT AT ST. PAUL WILSONS HOPE Advises Neutrals to Break Off Dip- lomatic Relations With Germany to Bring About Peace. Proper Maintenance of Public Roada i Believed That Neighbors of Teutonic Nation Will Hesitate to Take Step Proposed, Fearing That They May Bring --j Down Wrath of Germans. Washington. Following the break-relations with of diplomatic Wilson hag made President Germany. force a bold stroke to range the moral countries neutral along gn other with that pf the United States in the " of peace. to all has suggested The preeldent ! 5 1 I Is More Important Than Building Lax Methods Used. (By E. B HOUSE, Colorado Agricultural CollrHetut Collin, Colo.) , r The waste of public moneys that is being committed today is in surfacing our country roads und then apparently abandoning the same. No county that engages in real road building can afford to dismiss iu workmen when the road has been con- ' structed. the government are abating their pre-0f-f parftiona for any eventuality. Steps to protect American cities and property against attack by for- eign sympathizers are day and night going forward, actively, although --- It rurely ever happens thnt the initial work oa the road la done wisely. The people of St. Paul, Mlnu., and their guests are having a lot of fun out of the curnlval of winter sports. The photograph shows King Boreas and his cifurt in front of the ice palace. lntly. Preparations to prevent the dle- off break of German d that ahling neutrals they snips in other as American are with but relations Germany ports taken, being f diplomatic The question I the United States has done and has they are unannounced. all American diplomats in of convoying American ships on their r instructed to report immediate- - voyage to the submarine zone still is countries f those I ' received. undecided, although the first impres-- J y how the suggestion is In dlpoimotic quarters elon is to let American ships proceed The opinion I here is that European neutrals at the in, the usual lawful way on the as- has been very doorstep of Germany, threatened sumption that Germany to warned that an overt act means war, hesitate will her power military by take such a step. The effect of the HASTENING WAR PREPARATIONS. ) juggestloh In other countries Is being f eagerly awaited. Congress Working to Put Nation in The presidents Invitation to neu- State of Preparedness. trals to follow his action was con dl-Washington. Congress began earn' I ! tained In instructions to American to announce the break with estly on Monday t pave the way for rnwyTo the governments to which any development in the international they are accredited. crisis. Still hopeful that the break The invitation was contained fix the with Germany will not involve the following order: United States in war, leaders of both the You will immediately notify recognized that preparations parties accredare whloh you government to should not be delayed, and there was ited that the United States, because recent unusual activity in the naval, military of the German governments while the renew and revenue committees, to announcement of its intention senate of the committee unrestricted submarine warfare, has Judiciary measof on a worked series all day no choice but to follow the cdurse laid to ures against relating conspiracies 1916 down in its note of April 18. (the the government. fiussex note) The senate, as the coordinate It has therefore, recalled the Ameribranch of the government having to can ambassador from Berlin and has do with foreign relations, prepared to amdelivered passports to the German give Its official sanction to the sever- bassador to the United States. of relations with Germany. i Say also that the president is rein taut to believe Germany actually will GERMANS DISABLE SHIPS. carry out her threat against neutral) commerce but if It be done the presi- Machinery and Engines of Interned dent will ask congress to authorize use Vessels Damaged. of the national power to protect AmeriManila. B. I. It I is reported that can citizens engaged In their peaceful virtually all the machinery and enand lawful errands on the seas. German gine ot the twenty-thre- e "The course taken is to the presl-- j steamers in ports Philippine lying dents view entirely in continuity with have been by their crews. damaged the principles he enunciated in kl seventeen of these vessels are in- dress to the senate January 12. (The tenxed at Manila, three at Oebu and address proposing a world league tor three at Zamboanga. peace.) The damage fix home cases vs said He believes It will make for the hours to have been done thirty-sipeace of the world if other - neutral before the first report of the break powers can find it possible to take fix the relations between the Unltd similar action. and Germany. ' The Filipino States on "Repprt fully and. immediately crews of the steamers here have been the reception of this announcement The crews of the steamand upon the suggestion as to similar discharged. been excluded from Cebu ers have at action. rooms. the engine Thus it becomes apparent that fix the shadow of war the president has Abandon Inaugural Ceremonies. not abandoned bis efforts for peace While . no ' decision "Washington. and as the first step has moved to there is rect the moral force of the -- neutral has been reached officially, official all in sentiment decided a very world to compel Germanys return to cereal the abandon to public quarters an observance of international law at 5 March on monies of inauguration sea. take the president The danger that broken diplomatic and simply have in the White House relations between the United States the oath of office 4. Those officials and Germany will develop into a on Sunday, March the public cerewho favor abandoning state of war is by no means minimized by President Wilsons course monies feel that with the president af-- 1 and neither he nor other officials of facing such critical International fairs the good of the country demands that he shall not be called upon to COUNT VON BERNSTORFF participate in public functions. The matter has not been taken up with the president himself. I I greatest war-boun- SUBMARINE BUILT IN AMERICA FOR SPAIN I c? I owriiti ii - V i I IK '"' am ' Road in National Ettea Park. but there are a multitude of Uttls things that later must be added or. repaired la order that the road may be in good condition. Buts and chuck holes are sure to form and these must bs filled or tbs road soon goes to These things should bs pieces. sad done quickly If the for planned road is to do the fullest Improved New London, and this Is the one thing that Spanish submarine, the Isaac Teral, largest war submarine afloat, leaving Fore River shipyards for vessel to b service, war first the is submersible sea. This where It took on ammunition for use in practice tests out at seems to ms some of our county it built fix the United States for Spain. It was built at the Fore IUver plant Quincy, Mass. The vessel is 190 feet long commissioners are neglecting. They deck gun and four torpedo tubes and is capable of, cruising 6,000 miles without renewing its fuel become so imbued with the Idea of has a four-incf knots per hour and a surface speed of fourteen knots. supply. It has a submerged speed of ten and building good roads that they fail to prepare for the maintenance of roada already constructed. GOMPERS FAMILY h one-hal- "celebrations FOR THE NEGLECT SEEN ALONG ROADS Many Farmers Fall to Clean Up Strip of Land by Side of Road Keep It Seeded to Crass. surprising bow many folk have not gotten around to slicking up the strip ot land by tbe side of the road that belongs to them. It Is x That Is a part ofthelr domain-cl- ear to the center of tbe highway, and it is their right, as well as their duty, to put It in the finest shape possible. It makes the farm look so much ter to clear out the old hedgerow seed I it bet- and1 down to grass. IMPROVED ROAD ADDS VALUE Good Highways Ars Wise Investment As They Bring Farmer Into Closer Touch With World. , , The department of agriculture is atw thority for the statement that road lms provement in Dallas county, Alabama has added $5 an acre to the value ofl lands vrlthia half a mile of the improved road. Sampel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Lubor and Mrs. Gompers celebrated their golden Good roads are a wise investment. wedding anniversary January 29 Samuel J. Gompers, their son, and his wife celebrated their silver wedding bring the farmer Into closer They Loyalty of Utah Pledged. anniversary January 29. The younger Gompers is a bureau chief In the department of labor. In this gronp touch with the world, increasing his . j Salt Lake City. Following action Samuel Gompers, tbe elder, 'and his wife are at the ends. access to markets and his opportunity m ----by Governor pamberger on" Saturday iiiiifor Joy of living, as well as adding in sending a telegram to President value to his farm. MAILS WITH FLY WANTS TO STRANDED U. S. SUBMARINE H-- 3 Wilson, assuring the executive of the fix any nation of Utah's hearty support RURAL ROADS AND BRIDGES course he may deem wise In the break the between of diplomatic relations Increase in Annual Expenditures of United States and Germany, the Mors Than 250 Per Cent In house of representatives of the Utah conPast Twelve Years. to legislature passed a memorial introduced by gress and the president During th past 12 years the annual; Representative R. W. Young, Jr., of expenditures on the rural roads and Salt" Lake, pledging the loyalty and fix Its and people bridges In tbe United States have insupport of the state creased from about 290,000,000 to the crisis at hand. about $282,000,000, or an Increase of Philippine Arm Planned. more than 250 per cent During this senate Philippine Manila. The same period the annual expenditures from state funds for road and bridga adopted a bill introduced by Manuel senate, T,. Quezon, president of the construction and maintenance have in-- . to $53, ."2 icveasftd.lsian.J2JSQ.000 'organization , authorizing the. Count Von Bernstorff, German am-- Philippine army division of 23,1)00 bauador to Washington, who has! men. In accordance with the national I been handed his Increase Farm Land Vsiuex. defense act. passports. An increase in farm land valu- -j Taft Urges Conscription. Gilsonite Bill Sidetracked. varying from 25 to 194 per c.nt has -TYdshingtcm. Under the unanimous New York. Conscription to build been produced by jmprovei vzt cf consent rule. Representative Mays I up an army, for the country's defense ' s, main market tried to secure the passage of his now the war is on us. and for the statistics collected ty the fr 1 :.l c bill opening Utah here fice of public retds ail r: il t gilsonite lands to! future as well was advocated cctry. An objection by Represents-- Sunday by former President William gineering. Tive Mann served to prevent passage. Taft, in hn address here. Mrs. John J. Parker of New York, c who was known on the stage as Laura :i :::.u r Banks Offer Aid to Preatdeni. Six Men Asphyxiated. : I cvG t 000 r link in j Guerlte, in her $15, airplane, Kansas City. The services of the L Joseph, Mo. Six men were found cr: ; Ilk t til a is for which she ccscth, TT.G00 pilot f practicing member hanks of the Amer- dead fix their rooms here Sunday as: "i r : r. r t a to She Intends for license. apply ica Bankers association, to aid in phyxiated by gas escaping from small x c 3 tr.1 contract to carry the malls 17 I. i ; mobilizing the national finances and heating stoves. Four of the men, government on some market. New York towns and between in promote plans, have packing house laborers, were found been offeredpreparedness Long island, to .President Wifion, one room in a hotel. , vi- -- - r- ---- 1 rc-d- -- J 1 J j |