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Show EMPEROR EXPECTS" SUBIRliESIBll Central Powers Await Developments De-velopments in Subsea War With Eagerness. VIENNA, Feb. 16, via London, 1:05 a. m. It Is officially stated herd that the German emperor's visit to Emperor Charles had no specific purpose beyond returning the recent visit of Emperor Charles to German headquarters. The Nueue Freie Presse publishes the remarks of Emperor William to a. prominent promi-nent Austrian playwright, the gist of which is that the German, emperor looks to the future with confidence that the central powers will emerge from the war without the entente having been able to carry out its designs. The single reference refer-ence Emperor William made to the submarine sub-marine warfare was that Napoleon's blockade measure against England in its "continental sphere" now was being carried car-ried out. The emperor referred in warm terms' to the Swedish reply to President Wilson. Wherever the two monarchs were seen popular enthusiasm was shown. The newspapers intimate that if in certain quarters the hope was held that it woald be possible to sow dissension among the Austro-Hungarian and German peoples it was doomed to disappointment, as the two states were inseparably committed to the same course. During the last three days the active exchange of cipher telegrams between Washington and Vienna has been interrupted. inter-rupted. At the American embassy it was said today that the outlook was decidedly hopeful. It is understood that Joseph C. Grew, who was secretary of the American embassy at Berlin, was intercepted inter-cepted by telegraph by the state department depart-ment at Berne for the purpose of transfer to Vienna. So far he has not arrived and the delay is believed to be due to difficulties in crossing the frontier. On the whole, the interest of public and press in the intentions of the United States regarding the central powers appears ap-pears to be flagging considerably, a much greater interest being felt in the submarine subma-rine operations, the development of which is awaited with eagerness. AMSTERDAM. Feb. Ifi, via IvOndon, 12:03 a. m. The following imperial order, signed bv the German emperor and addressed ad-dressed ''To my navy," is published in the Marine Verordnungsblatt, according to a Berlin dispatch: "Tn the impending decisive battle the task falls to my navy of turning the English En-glish war method of starvation, by means of which our most hated and most obstinate ob-stinate enemy intends to overthrow the German people, against him and his aiiies by combatting their sea traffic with all means in our power. "In this work the submarines will star.fi in the first rank. T expect this weapon to be developed with wise foresight fore-sight at our admirable yards, in co-operation with all our other naval fi gluing glu-ing weapons, and. supported by the spirit which during the whole course of the war has enabled us to perform brilliant deeds, it will break our enemies' war designs." |