Show I 1 FOLLOW U U. S. S ACTION IS r i P PLEA EA I IN N SOUTH AMERICA 1 jk t. t C I By Charles P. P Stewart I I By Sy United Press Staff I BUENOS nUE OS ARIES J S Feb S. S ous Otis excitement ed Colow-ed news nes or of a German-American German break here hero today Bombs which the Uie newspaper offices exploded from their roofs to call attention attention at at- to tho news posted on their bulletin hoards boards called a big bij crowd to to- gether Thi This scat reat gathering made pra practically no distinction between the diplomatic break announced by bv Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and a declaration oC or war var r. BeI Being Be Be- ing inS pro-ally pro and pro pro American they I cheered the thc Buenos Aires newspapers do lo not is issue issue issue is- is I I sue sue extras thc they they hlo blow whistles or fire oft off bombs on the roofs of their buildings to call can the publics public's atten atlen attention i I tion to big news posted on the bulletin boards There was a perfect t of bombs and noises today todar calling at attention II tendon to various news bulletins i ARGENTINE ARGE TINE STIRRED It was evident Argentine felt the most intense in the decision reached by President The Thc same crowds and cheerers about newspaper offices of or varying varying according to local sympathies sym athies were reported from Rio Rio De DeJaneIro DeJaneiro I Janeiro Santiago Chile Chite Valparaiso and other South American cities No Nowhere o o. where it was significantly noted was as I there apparent any sign of hostility against America for her course evenIn even evenIn I In cities where there Is Ib an unusually large German population A dispatch I from Cram Rio De Janeiro received recci tonight I quoted Deputy Souza Silva as declaring i ing tug the situation may force Brazil to toI modify her neutrality and support the I United States Slates In anything President resident Wilson Nilson may determine upon The Brazilian foreign minister So Souza za Dan Dan- Dan i I tae refused I t I The nc N of ot Rio Riv ca carte came lc out editorially ll today demanding d dema lUa that t Brazil seize German property properly there f in n l I sufficient amount to compensate the nation for whatever damage she he suffers suf stif- I fers from rom Germany and Germanys Germany's new submarine war ar I FOLLOW U. U S. S IS PLEA Montevideo dispatches tonight quoted quoted I ed cd the newspaper Democracia South American governments tonight tonight to to- night confront an au emergency and can foresee a serious peril to South American American Amer Arner- ic ican n trade We e urge measures to toI minimize the situation I The Tho Montevideo Siglo urged that Uruguay imitate the thc United States In ill its severance of or relations I Tho Uruguayan minister of foreign affairs however declared Before Defore deciding on any action we ought to consider all factors and not act precipitately It Is unnecessary to consider the German Gelman logic asserts tho the Montevideo l newspaper Tiempo because it Is il illogical il il- logical t Wo e believe however that a awal war warr between Germany and antI America will be avoided No official at the Argentine foreign office would discuss the situation to to- night The portfolio of foreign minister min min- minister ister is vacant and in the absence of or ofa a head no official felt he lie could com corn t 1 ment went Former Minister of Foreign n Affairs however declared I hope the United States will be wise enough not to enter actual war because she is the only neutral able to promote a firm ne negotiation o a tion of or peace and to lo arrange o a fair fall settlement between bet between be be- t tween een belligerent nations I |