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U President Is Urged to Call Congress Together I er Next Week Instead of Three Weeks Later BULLETIN By International News Service NEW YORK March 19 Rumors of a revolution in Germany were widely circulated circulated circulated in brokerage and financial financial financial finan finan- cial circles here today They could be traced to no source Wall street was wasp wasO filled with I disquieting reports all day By International News Service WASHINGTON March 19 That That President Wilson is determined the rights of the United States shall be protected protected protected pro pro- at all costs was shown this afternoon Following a conference with him Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of the Navy Daniels announced announced announced an an- that the president had lad made immediately available available available avail avail- able the carried by jy the naval law for use in incase incase incase case of emergency By John Edwin Nevin International News Service Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON March 19 The file time lime for talking has I passed That was the thc position taken by the country's capital today following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing Germanys Germany's latest submarine submarino outrage In sinking tho the Cit City of ot Mom- Mom phi Illinois and Vis Thero There was little disposition anywhere to lessen the lure gravity vIt of ot the situation The few officials who have been hopIng hop hop- In Ing against hope that tho the German Germun nn- nn an announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare did not mean what It il situ said and and that the American ships would bo IiI hea a spared pared today admitted that the they had been heen In error No ro American ship shil is 11 j safe ao anywhere on the high h seas otel- otel Continued on page pae 2 ARMED NEUTRALITY CONFERENCE HELD BY OFFICIALS President Urged t to Set Ahead Date for N New v e Congress Session Continued from page 1 daIs said unless adequately armed for Cor defense Had hind the City of ot Memphis and tho the Illinois been adequately arme armed for defense thc they would not have been sunk Tho The saw no trace of ot the tho submarine which destroyed her bet and armament would have made no dIfference differ dIffer- ence in that case President Wilson and Secretary of State Mate Lansing Lansing- conferred at great lt length It was very plain from the sec see s s attitude that the tho gravity ll of ot the situation could not be lC overestimated o But he had no comment to make male either cither on entering or 01 leaving the tho White House Any statement to como come will come from the pr president himself It was stated stat stat- ed In this ver very connection Counselor Polk of the state department in re refusing refusing re- re fusing to legally define whether as a result of the latest outrages a state of war existed summed up the official position b by declaring that the situation was too serious for comment Tho The president Is Js being heing urged to call congress ss to together ether next week instead of oC on April 16 as already aheady directed Ho He also has been beer urged to announce that a a. state of ot war between Germany and the United States exists Ho He ma may do I both but hut officials said paid that he ho was sas carefully weighing all of the facts before be- be fore foro acting and would tako take no hasty I Judgment cid gme at Ono One vc very sl significant development was the making public b by the state de department department department de- de of oC all aU messages dealing with the submarine outrages immediately on receipt Heretofore man many of this character have haye been held up To suggestions that the tIme City of ot Memphis rem Mem and the Illinois were warned state stale department officials said that the warning was not of ot the le legal al character which the United States demands New and aggressive action to pro American shipping against German German Ger Ger- man submarines appears certain With American ships already being armed the tho most probable step will bo boan boan boan an active campaign by fay United States warships to clear submarines rines out out of f- f the shipping lanes There appears to be no plan to have havo the tho United States enter tho the war in the sense that the European nations have entered it That definite action will be decided on by the president and that it will bo ho announced very cry soon was the general expressed opinion here this afternoon And there was no disposition to hurry him The situation Is so grave gravo that it must be handled with the greatest de deliberation do- do liberation officials said After reading over o tho the dispatches available dealing with tho the sinking of or the thc American ships President Wilson early this morning left with Dr Cary Gary Grayson and Mrs Irs Wilson for or the Virginia Vii Vir ginia Country club for a a. round of or golf This was the first time that President Wilson Vilson has been able to try his regular exercise since 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