Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 06, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba weather forecast fair and cold. Winnipeg temp. Yesterday High 4, above vol. 41. Rises . Sets . Moon rises Midnight sets . M Schoss Bzura southward from vis and capture German position near Dakova French slight Advance forts of germans to gain ground at notre Dame de Lorette Are unsuccessful. Feb. Following communication from the Gen eral staff of the russian army was if Suei tonight the combats on the Bzura and raw a Rivers continue with undiminished Energy. Our troops began an offensive movement crossed the Bzura near its Mouth captured a portion of the enemy s position near Dakova and dislodged the germans from their Bridge head. In the Vicinity of Borj mow Gou mine and Wola Szydlo Wicka our at tacks alternated incessantly with those of the enemy under an unbroken Artil Lery fire. The remainder of the left Bank of the Vistula front South of the skier Kiewice Warsaw railway tile artillery firing has diminished somewhat. We blew up a Bridge on the Nida which had been constructed by the enemy near the Village of Cerniki and repulsed some attempts by the enemy to launch an offensive on the Nida near Rembow and on the Bank of he Doun Tetz opposite the Bridge head at Conar. In the carpathians in he direction of Wujok we continued offensive and took As Man Ajolo prisoners. To the Southeast o Wujok we Are still being subjected to Sarnia men drown in River St. Clair Sarnia ont., feb. James Mcdougall and Gabriel Benoit Brothers in Law of Points Edward a Sarnia suburb were drowned in the River is. Clair shortly after 6 o clock tonight. The men had rowed across the River to North port Huron in a Small Row boat in the afternoon. Preparing to re turn they found that their boat had broken adrift and in an Effort to reach it Mcdougall stepped onto soms honeycombed ice thinking it would hold him. He went through As did ice Nix who sought to Rescue him. Aoth men disappeared from View each seeking to Shore with the other. Up to a late hour tonight neither of the bodies had been recovered. Life in Hack fire tragic sequel to social gathering at Fig a comrades escape the flames. Very High pressure by the enemy s free press special Portage la Prairie Man., feb. 5 Ziomas Parker sen of mrs. Agnes Beaton who resides at 974 Ingersoll Street Winnipeg lost his life at an Early hour this morning when a Shack burned to the ground about four Miles East of Higler Bluff. The particulars of the affair were not known until late this afternoon when Constable Owens of High Bluff re turned with the body after making an investigation into the cause of fire. Parker s body was beyond re cognition and in fact it was impossible to handle it. It appeared that Parker went to spend the night with three other men at the shanty they being t. Currie c Mitchell and c. Veilie and Constable Owens states that they had a Jol Ifica Tion and that it was late when they retired. At about 2 o clock this morning the men heard the crackling of flames and finding the Shack afire catching from the overheated stovepipe they beat a Hasty Retreat outside. They then found that Parker was missing but the fire had gained such headway that the roof had fallen in and it was impossible to save Parker who evidently was Over come by smoke and never a Voke. Currie had his hands badly burned but otherwise the men Are none the official French report. Worse for their experience. Was saved in the fire the Shack and contents being burned to the ground. Constable Owens is holding the remains o to i. K i a. Or m i of Jparker pending instructions from Paris feb. French official Winnipeg and h is not known if an communication made Public tonight says during the night of feb. 4-5 Somo German contingents endeavoured but i without Success to Advance from their trenches before notre Dame de i Lorette. Our artillery has done some very effective shooting in the Valley of the in Champagne to the North of inquest will be held. Eight vacant seats. Candidates Likely to be elected to British House by acclamation. Canadian associated press London feb. Appointment of Cecil Harmsworth to the Home office Secretary ship and of to the foreign office Secretary ship necessitates two More elections bringing the total number of pending elections to Wisbech and Chaster Beausejour our troops made in Cambridgeshire Lai ton. In bed flight Progress during the night. To it Ord Saffron Waldorf in Essex wig North of massages the enemy began an attack during the Day of Friday which was repelled. In the Argonne we have Consoli dated our position on the ground which we captured feb. 4 at Baga Telle. In Alsace a German attack to the of Altkirch was repulsed. An aviator dropped several Bomba Saint die and it is reported that few civilians were 110 expectation of contests anywhere. The appointment of lir. Primrose makes the most interesting political event of recent years for his father. Lord Rosebery becomes More and More out of touch with the party of which he was once the head and prime min ister and now his son is drawn still closer toward it. Last session he was head of a group urging the Grovern Ament to take a stronger line upon the army crisis which grew oat of the Curranh incident in connection with the threatened trouble Over Home Rule. London feb. With the i arrival at the front of emperor Nicho Jas the russians have assumed the Onen Sive directly West of Warsaw and. According to a russian official state meat have crossed the Bzura River to taken some German positions. Jlius in the opinion of military experts Jyun if the russians have sufficient forces at their disposal break the of deadlock which has existed in the in Central Poland for so Many since it threatens the flank of von Hindenburg a army which is engaged in the violent struggle in Nisi lately to the Southwest in an of to break Down the russian defend in the Region of Borj mow. Russians according to from Petrograd to have Cross i Bzura Ngar us Junction with the Usrula and working southward have Arjen part of the German position near South of Sochaczek Vrbich As the Point at which the germans made their original attempt to Brealy Jiae Warsaw line. This new offensive he part of the russians explains Weir anxiety to Clear the right Bank to lower Vistula of the germans. Or having accomplished this they Are threats of an out flanking move ment from that direction. Desperate fighting continues. Still there has been no slackening h aspirate fighting which has or 7 proceedings for some Dai a in the and along Tho right Bank of it ska River from Borj mow to of skier Kiewice Warsaw Road. Here of the germans alternate with the russians under an Artil Illoso violence has never been would be grave abuse. The meantime the russians ire slow Progress in East Prussia the t e withstanding the attempts of off forces to take the on the River Nida in South and and on the Dunaj fic River the austrians admit the m Tarnow Galicia. An important a Possession of which by the insures the main line Oahu citations in Western Galicia. For Mountain passes. E midst of the snows of the car is the two armies still Are con for the passes which Lead into t. The Austro German forces the russians Back from the which they had occupied on 1 extreme right to the East of a pass but elsewhere the russians tiny be making Progress or at v to be holding their own. Fiery engagements and a few Sant attacks make up the front operations on Tho Western that v Hefe Are indications however allies preparing for an in the Arras re where their artillery has been Musyl and where they have Cap Conan sea in Page fourteen Briand gives reason for non arrest of woman in desc Aux Case. Feb. Briand the French minister of Justice today re plied to m. Delahaye member the chamber of deputies who on Widnes a last demanded that the minister of Justice furnish information As to Why mme. Bechlof to whom Francois Des Claux general paymaster of the army is alleged to have sent stolen Mili tary stores has not been arrested i. M. Briand declared that the interference of the minister of Justice in the judicial proceeding would constitute the gravest abuse that the question con Cerns the military authorities and not the minister of Justice. Desc Aux was arrested the latter part of january and at that time it As charged that he had been sending army provisions to a woman and that Large quantities of these stores were found by the military p olice in her mansion 5n the Avenue Henri Martin the woman was said to be the wife of a German. It was she was. Suffering from appendicitis and tha for this reason she had not been taken into custody. American Grain blocked . Paris feb. Switzerland has come complaint that american Grain reaching the Harbor of Genoa is often detained Many weeks before it can be re shipped and sent on to its destination. At the present time there Are no less than 40 cargoes of Grain Worth about waiting to be unloaded . These in clude 25 shipload from the United states and 15 from South America the greater part of this Grain is for Italy but there Are four cargoes for Switzerland. To curlers during the Bonspiel which commences on february 10th, tie free press will As usual publish full and accurate reports of each Day s contests. Those desiring to keep their friends acquainted with the results of the games nitty have the free press mailed to any address in Canada United states or great Britain for two weeks postage paid for the sum of 25 cents each subscription. Leave your orders at the free press business office. Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Winnipeg saturday february 6, 1915. Twenty eight pages. No. 186. Will masses or classes Canadian government puzzled Over Best Way to raise property. May be taxed assessment of one Mill on the Dollar would bring in half of amount needed free press special Ottawa. Feb. Is a difference of opinion among the members of the government As to How Best the 000 additional Revenue which is needed to defray the Cost of administration during the coming fiscal year can be raised. The proposed new measures of taxation prepared by the minister of finance have not apparently met with the favor of All the members 6f the Cabinet and there will be a revision be fore the budget speech which was at first scheduled for next tuesday is delivered. Shall the masses or the classes Bear the greater part of the Burden is the question which has to be decided. Increased taxes on sugar and a tax on Tea Are said to be among the pro posed methods for raising the required Money. Here it is pointed out the poor Man with the Large family must pay More proportionately than the Rich Man with the Small family. In the matter of Tea there is said to be a difference of opinion As to whether a specific or and Valorme duty should be imposed. A specific duty would raise More Money but the Man consuming the More expensive blends would not have to pay any More per Pound toward the new taxes than the Man who consumed the cheaper blends. With an and Valoi pm duty on the other hand the Tea would be taxed according to its value. Tax raw products. The taxing of raw products is said to be another proposal which the govern ment has in View. Such taxes it is said would be accor pained by a Cor responding increase in the duties of the finished product and the consumer of the finished product would be assessed the additional Cost while the manufacturer Ifould be Little affected. Increased excise duties on tobacco and liquors Are always considered defensible As Are also the taxes on the luxuries of life but the income to be gained from such increases will necessarily be infinitesimal. May place tax on property. 1 there is a Large mass of opinion among members Here of a tax of say one Mill Oil the Dollar upon All assessable in the Dominion and it 3s . This method will find May a advocates w Hen the question of taxation is being discussed. Such a tax during War times Only would meet with a very general measure of approval throughout the Dominion and net an estimated amount of about the question May arise As to whether the Federal government has Power to raise taxation by such a method but the British North America act defines one of the Powers of parliament As the Raisin of Money by any Mode or system of while therefore the Taxa Tion of property has generally been conceded to be exclusive right of the municipalities it would appear that present extraordinary conditions should continued on Page. Nine two battleships to be added to . Navy Washington feb. A strenuous protest of Leader under Wood the House in passing the naval appropriation Bill tonight retained the provision for the construction of two new dreadnoughts. The Bill As it goes to the Senate carries and authorizes the following construction programme two battleships of he largest and most powerful design each exclusive of Armor and Arma ment. Six torpedo boat destroyers 000 each. One sea going submarine torpedo boat eleven submarines one Oil fuel ship or. Underwood pleaded earnestly for Economy asserting thai the nation was in no More danger of War now than it was a year ago and thai the would continue to grow smaller if the United Stales pursued its own Way. On the other hand he warned that if America entered into an armament British inflict defeats on Tims Sultan Stroop sustain heavy losses in series of fights in Egypt Britain is satisfied victories show that territorial and australians have proved Mettle As fighters. Cairo Egypt via feb. There was no engagement of any importance yesterday in the Vicinity of the Suez canal. There has been no fighting since the action of feb. 3 at race it would mean War at the end Toussoun. Of the fort Frances loses Job Pps Noi unseated for non payment of taxes and corrupt election practices. Two Hundred additional prisoners fell into British hands As did three machine guns and 90 camels loaded with stores and ammunition. During the fighting in the Vicinity of Toussoun the turks left behind them 400 men in killed and a total of 600 prisoners. Judging from tie reports the total casualties of the turks num i Ber at least men exclusive of prisoners. The body of a German officer has been found among the turkish dead. The British casualties were Given originally As two officers and is men killed and 58 men wounded. Subsequent reports have not increased these lists. Satisfaction in England. London feb. Failure of the turks in their preliminary attack on the Suez canal gives a Good of satisfaction to England As it is Felt that the territorial and australian troops engaged there have proved. Their Mettle. Military men express the belief that the turkish attack was Only in the nature of a feeler and that an organized assault will be delivered Lurt Frances ont feb. By the ottoman army when it is Able protest in regard to the unseating of i to collect its main strength within vote May be Given canadians at front Ottawa feb. Evening citizen says zealand has a Law which permits members of its expeditionary forces on service at the front to vote in the elections being held at Home. A copy of the Law has been received in Ottawa and similar legis lation May be introduced Here this ses Sion. The new zealand soldiers Given ballots while on service voted Accord ing to the constituencies from which they came on the same Day As the elec Tion at Home. The ballot however would need to be a general one allow ing the Soldier to vote for the govern ment opposition or Independent can didate., if any and not necessarily Bear ing the names of the Stormy session of House not expected business facilitated by announce ment of War Date of budget not fixed. Judge comments severely on action of firm in assisting in election of employee. D. C. Mckenzie As mayor of fort prances was heard by his Honor c. R. Fitch sitting As master in Cham Bers on Friday january 29. The charges As Laid by the relator were under several counts namely that of non payment of taxes corrupt prac Tice by the said Mckenzie or his agents including persons to vote who were not British subjects and by using undue influence to influence the Vot ers of the town in his favor. The question of non payment of taxes was taken up and the evidence of j. W. Walker and George Campbell town officials showed that at the time of his. Nomination for mayor he was in arrears for taxes due. The court at the request of the. Solicitors for respondent adjourned the until monday february 15. Alleged threats. The count of using threats at the Public meeting in the town Hall was taken up and c. J. Hollands police magistrate gave evidence As to what was said or. Mckenzie at that tune. Or. Hollands who was chair Man of the meeting was Clear in his evidence Ahat the statement used by the respondent was that if he the said Mckenzie were not elected on the monday night the Light would be in shut off. This was corroborated the main by h. Williams. Or. Mckenzie who gave evidence on this Point in his own behalf de a continued on Page ten striking distance. Correspondents at Cairo say that a very warm reception awaits it from the ships and troops. Twenty Miles from canal. Rome feb. Main body of the turkish army advancing against the Suez canal is now at Moya Harah Only Twenty Miles from the canal according to a despatch to the. Secolo from Cairo which quotes As its authority the statement of a turkish officer captured in the fighting yester Day. The army consists of turkish soldiers and bedouins with a number of German officers and engineers. The army is weak in artillery be cause of the difficulty in transporting heavy guns Over the desert and has nothing larger than 15-centimetre guns. Campaign was continued. Plan to abandon the Campaign against Egypt which was strongly considered in the Turk ish official Council of state two Days ago was abandoned because it was feared it would antagonize the follow ers of the deposed Khedive to whom the pledge had been Given that the Campaign be prosecuted with vigor. British naval officer wounded. Canadian associated press London feb. George. P. Palmes according to a casualty list issued tonight hag been seriously wounded in the a lighting in the persian Gulf. Sub Lieut. Claude Vivian Cardwell has also been wound Contr sued on Page ton britons regard lightly German threat to blockade the coast cannot be made effective with Fleet penned up ignominiously in Teutons prepare to make desperate attempt to recover falling combined air sea and land attack on allies on Newcastle tars gladly anticipate big naval fight kindly letters to canadians Are pleasant souvenirs of life at Salisbury Plain. London Jan. Reply to the German declaration of a blockade of the British coast is that Tho Block Ade to be valid must be effective. Ger Many with her Fleet penned up in Harbor cannot make it effective. The times describes the blockade As farcical and absurd. The chronicle says obviously Germany not having command of the sea cannot fulfil this first condition of a blockade by Mak ing it effective. Submarines give her nothing equivalent to sea command. She cannot establish consistent real surveillance of the British coast. Therefore the German proclamation of a blockade has no Validity. Any attempt to enforce it on particular Neutral ships she will make at her everything indicates that the Ger mans Are Bent on immediately at tempting a tremendous combined sea and land attack on the allies. The Kaiser is now making a tour of the German naval Zeppelin bases. Zee Brugge has apparently been made an effective submarine base. Authorities anticipate a further Zeppelin attempt on a much larger scale possibly against Newcastle. Sailors eagerly discuss the possibility of German dreadnoughts emerging and attempt ing a serious Battle with us. Nothing could Delight British sailors More. Plans belated. German attempts to mine the Chan Nel come somewhat late for prevent ing the passage of troops and supplies to the continent. It is Well known that tremendous forces with Abun Dant supplies have landed there since the beginning of the year. The main result of the German declaration is Likely to be upon food prices but abundant supplies exist in England and should submarines or mines seriously affect the arrival of fresh food stuffs the government would almost certainly take Over direct control of the distribution of the supplies. Undoubtedly we Are faced with a most serious phase of the War. The desperate efforts of the enemy failed and Defeated in her first Campaign and finding her Commerce throttled and her stocks of military material and food rapidly vanishing is endeavouring a scrupulously by any Means to re cover her falling fortunes. Naval losses. The naval and military record pub fishes the revised naval losses. Eng land and her allies have lost 24 ships about tons Germany and her allies have lost 60 units Over tons. Great satisfaction is expressed Here particularly in newspaper circles Over the lord chancellors Promise to re store the right of trial by jury to civilians. It is generally Felt that the defence of the realm act which places everybody under military Law went necessary affording the ministry Power if it so desired to sup press legitimate criticism. It has been particularly effective in blanketing newspaper criticism often when such criticism would have been a real pub Lic newspaper proprietors were faced with the menace of instant suppression of their papers should they offend. The newspaper proprietors association has recommended an amendment of the act providing that where proceedings Are taken by court martial the defendants should either have the option of being tried by Ordinary criminal courts up the right of Appeal from tha judgment of court martial to the court of criminal Appeal London newspapers do not ask for any relaxation of the Stringency of the provisions punishing offenders who provide information Likely to be useful to the enemy. All they ask is that such a form of trial shall be provided As will protect the accused from Mili tary Caprice. Above All countries England has earned Praise As one in which the course of Justice is unimpaired even in times of Strain and says the times. We must not lose that Good name in our War against militarism and its despotic pleasant souvenirs. One of the most agreeable remembrances of the Canadian soldiers at Salisbury Plain Are letters received from unknown English women often accompanying gifts. People wrote from All parts of England and Scot land asking soldiers How they could help them. If you will let me know what you Canadian boys and High Landers really want i would be glad to do what i is a typical extract. Canadian red Cross arrangements for keeping friends in Canada and elsewhere informed concerning the condition of the sick and wounded will be in full working order within the next few Days. A Strong ladies com Mittee has been formed including the wives of Many leading London canadians. Ground Fedov offices will be opened at Trafalgar Square. The com Mittee will probably not make the first intimation of illnesses and wounds to the next of Kin this being under taken by the militia department but will keep friends informed of the pro Gress of oases and., Cyril l watch Over the Slok and convalescent aiding them in every possible Way. Ottawa feb. Parliamentarians Are having a breathing spell after the Nutter attending the opening yesterday. A few have gone away till monday but tie greater part have re get settled for the session and to attend to departmental Busi Ness accumulating since the last ses Sion. The government s action in promptly bringing Down the Resolution pro Viding for a Hundred million War appropriation makes it possible to take up the real business of the session without delay. This question cannot be taken up until the speech from the throne is disposed of but it will be dealt with immediately thereafter and the main estimates tabled. The budget will come soon afterwards but Hon. W. T. White is not yet ready to announce the exact Date of it. The Bill of which w. F. Maclean is giving notice to prohibit the Export of Nickel during the War will give Rise to discussion but it is not believed that it will have tha support of the government. The limitations which have already been imposed by orders in Council and the precautions taken to ensure that none of the material reaches Germany Are officially regarded As sufficient. It has been set Forth in an official memorandum that absolute prohibition might have far reach ing and complicating results. Legislation emanating from private members promises to be inordinately Light. Speaking generally the Outlook does not indicate a Stormy session but there is just enough uncertainty about it to stimulate interest. Terrible injury from horse kick. Hamiota Man., feb. Watering the horses yesterday after noon Wilfrid Hogela Iid 18 years of age son. Of John Hogeland a Farmer of this District was kicked by one of the horses his left Eye being shattered and Cheek Laid open. The unfortunate youth was hurried to the Hamiota Hospital where or. Match son of Brandon removed his Eye and had to put several stitches in the wound. The victim of the Accident is still in a critical condition. Weather report. The weather report from the meteorological Observatory at St. John s College is As at .7 ., maximum for the preceding 12 hours 3.9 Kaiser enrages Neutral nations general denunciation of de Cree making War zone of British Waters awaits outcome no protest till american vessel is press thinks blockade fantastic 4 new York feb. Are signs in the comment today Orr Germany s latest War., move that the Kaiser has greatly injured his standing with the press of the United states. As Evi Dence of this is the following in the new York times the declaration of the German admiralty that a War zone around great Britain and Ireland is to be established from and after february 18 will be acquiesced in by no Neutral nation on Washington feb. Declaration of a naval War zone around great Britain and Ireland including the English Channel and the Northern passage by the Shetland islands is regarded Here As one of the most Seri Ous developments of the War. It was regarded As Leighly possible for one thing that it would hasten the movement begun by the latin Ameri can countries for a speedy conference of Neutral states to devise Means to reduce losses to Neutral Commerce to a minimum. The movement it is expected will have the support of the neutrals. _ at first there were some intimations m administration circles that the declaration might be the subject of a. Protest by the United states but the official View developed that there was Little or no ground for that. No precedent. There is 110 precedent in Denilin with the question because heretofore submarines have played no important part in warfare and All of the rules of International Law Are framed with Spe Cial reference to Ordinary ships tie Ordinary practices in taking prizes and dealing with the merchant ships of an enemy which it is not feasible to Tako As prizes Are clearly set out and established by Long usage. The merchant men must he halted boarded and either made a prize or sunk. But in the Lai cer Case Crew and passengers must be taken off. While it was noted that the Procla mation was directed against enemy ships and applies to Neutral ships Only when the attacks were meant for enemy ships through suspicion. Of misuse Neutral flags Flag expressed grave concern Over the implied threat to sink merchantmen ves Sels probably without warning or Tak ing of non combatant passengers und Crews. Must heed warning. During consideration of the subject by the state department american mariners probably will be expected to need the German warning and enter Waters j Only at their own risk precisely what they have been doing in. The North sea since notices several months ago from both the Brit ish and German governments that owing to the planting of mines it would be regarded As within tie War zone. The notice from the British govern ment that it is contemplating Retalia. Of Snow. The Canadian meteorological service weather observations taken at 7 o clock lat evening feb. 5, Winnipeg time were Battleford 16 fair Calgary 30 cleared Monton 18 Cloudy Medicine hat 34 fair Minnedosa. 4 port Arthur is Cloudy Prince Albert 18 current the weather has been Taimi Fegy Ocean steamships. Steamer carthaginian Verona arrived at Boston prom dozen big conventions during Bonspiel week Here is a list of More than a dozen conventions and important gatherings that will be held in Winnipeg during the period the Bonspiel is on feb. Endeavor convention Manitoba feb. Good roads gather ing. Feb. 16 and Home economics society. Convention of Royal templars grand Council Man convention Canadian growers association. Feb. 17 and of Agri cultural societies. Feu 18 and horticultural association. A Iwu Tui seed Grain fair agricultural col i reunion. Manitoba Mani the first of these conventions will Start two Days after the opening of Bonspiel and they will continue for Days. These conventions will draw visitors from All Over Manitoba and especially Farmers who Are vitally in run Many the to take place. A special single fare rate has been arranged on All railways the thousands of visitors who come to Winnipeg during the Bonspiel whether to participate in the roaring whether to attend conventions of in few Days midwinter to a Larse amount of Money in the City. To the out of town folks Bonspiel time is always shopping time. This Spring there will be a greatly increased acreage to put j a Jia. Pm need for supplies of All kinds. To Day has Given Rise to much speculation on the part of officials As to what the British have n mind. Al though it has been denied that an. Offi Cial declaration that food supplies Are contraband has been issued it is believed that the British notice forecasts i the speedy Issue of some such declaration. And in addition to this thus trying to Cut off Germany s food Supply by water it is believed to be possible that the British May make the blow More severe by prohibiting the transportation of Cotton to Germany. Cot ton is a base of some forms of smoke less powder As Well As the High explosive gun Cotton used in the War Heads of torpedoes and submarine mines. Heavy blow. Aside from depriving Germany of that necessary article the British enforcement of such an order would Deal a heavy blow to the German textile factories which Are now just beginning to receive almost Normal supplies from the United states. Officials indicated that the German proclamation was analogous in their minds to the strewing of mines in the North sea and. A similar announcement. By great Britain that Neutral shipping might be imperilled there. The statement in the German proclamation that there is in existence x British order to its Fleet permitting them to use Neutral flags May draw Forth an inquiry from the United states. Destruction to u. S. Ships. Officials manifested much interest As to the probable effect of the announcement on the of. American ships bearing ammunition and contraband of War to the allies. While such vessels have been Convoy de by French or English warships i the rules of International Law pro vide that a Neutral vessel can not be destroyed until taken to a prize j court and duly condemned. Before the vessel is destroyed All the persons on Board must be placed in safety and the captor must later establish that he acted in the face of Neces sity. Otherwise compensation to the injured shipper follows. Until u. Specific Case of destruction of an american ship in the new War zone develops it will be regarded As most unlikely that any protest would be made by the United states. Little effect on dutch shipping. The Hague. Feb. Ger Many s notice concerning the danger to merchant shipping in British Waters has not called out much comment in the dutch press diplomats and Busi Ness men Are discussing it with Anima Tion. In shipping circles it is declared that the notice will have Only the slightest effect on dutch most of which Are expected to continue to carry out their voyages according to schedule Al though some ships May choose northerly routes. The opinion expressed by the companies is that ves Sels May still take the risks of which notification has been received Especial continued on fourteen i Hijji ;