./ -"-J' .. .,- .". -,/? •-, ,-»- -x .• ••. •••••:. ..0». .r .: v.v ....* 4 L, i:* INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS TEXT OF AMERICAN WARNINGS TO BRITAIN AND GERMANY MADE THE PRESS THE KAISER'S LATEST ULTIMATUM. PURUC AT WASHINGTON. D. C. Gott, Gott, dear Gott, attention blease Your bartner Vilhelm's here, STATIONERY Und has a word or two to say BRITAIN INFORMED and would even seem to impose Indo your brivate ear MISUSE OF U. S. FLAG upon the government of Great So durn away all udders now IMPERILS NEUTRALS Britain a measure of responsibility STORE Und listen veil to me, for the loss of American lives For vat I say concerns me much, Washington, Feb. 12.—The full and vessels in case of an attack Meinself und Shermany. text of the, American governments by a German naval force. note to Great Britain, under "You will impress upon his date .of Feb. io, was made You know, dear Gott, I vas your friendt, majesty's government the grave public by the state department We always have on hand some of Und from mein hour of birth concern which this government simultaneously with the text of feels in the circumstances in regard I quietly let you rule in Heffen, THE FANCY PACKAGE the note to the German government. to the safety of American Vile I ruled on earth, STATIONERY It strongly protests against vessels and lives in the war zone Und ven I toldt mlein soldiers the use of the American flag on and you will do well to come in declared by the German admiralty. W Of byegone battle days, British ships to prevent capture, and see it before buying elsewhere. I gladly split de glory, pointing out the serious consequences "Yon may add that this government Also linen, kid, or plain Und half gave you of praise. which may follow. The is making earnest representations pound packages of'society note note, directed to Ambassador to the German government I1- papers with wallet flap envelopes Page, is as follows: In every way I tried to prove in regard to the danger to Mein heart to you vas true, "The state department has been to match. American vessels and citizens if advised of the declaration of the Und only claimed mein honest share the declaration of the German admiralty German admiratly on Feb. 4, indicating In great deeds dat ve do. is put into ffect." that the British government You could not haf a better friendt had, on Jan. 31, explicitly In sky, or land or sea,. GERMANY WARNED authorized the use of neutral flags Dan Kaiser Vilhelm number two, U. S. SHIPS MUST on British merchant vessels, presumably De Lord of Shermany. NOT BE HARMED for the purpose of avoiding Our Supply of recognition by Germian naval DENNISON SPECIALTIES So vat I say, dear Gott, is dis, Washington, Feb. 12.—The full forces. ft is very complete and includes Dat ve should still be friends, "The department's attention has text of the American government's also been directed to reports in note to Germany has been Und you should help to send my foes crepe paper, table sets, table the press that the captain of the made public by the state department To meet dier bitter ends. covers, doilies, place cards, tally under date of Feb. 10. It Lusitania, acting upon orders or If you, dear Gott, vill dis me do cards, sheet tissue paper in an information received from the recites that the secretary of state I'll nothing ask again, endless variety of shades besides has instructed Ambassador Gerard British authorities, raised the ji| .-f-iwr Und you and I will bardners be the striped and checked—gummed American flag as his vessel approached at Berlin to present the note For evermore, Amen! labels, tags, etc. to the German government and the British coasts, in continues: order to escape anticipated attacks ©ennieon But listen, Gott, it must be mighty quick by German submarines. "The government of the United Imlrr nptr Mil fcM Your help to me you send, "Today's press reports also contain States haying had its attention an alleged official statement Or eke I- haf to stop attack directed to the proclamation of of the foreign office defending the And only blay defend. the German admiralty issued on use of the flag of a neutral country So four a'nd twenty hours I gif Feb. 4, that the waters surrounding •"tea by a belligerent vessel in To make de Allies run Great Britain and Ireland, including order to escape capture or attack the whole of the English Und put me safe into mein blace— by an enemy channel, are to be considered as De middle of de Sun. "Assuming that the foregoing comprised within the seat of war reports are true, the government that all enemy merchant vessels If you do dis, I'll do my bart: of the United States, "reserving found in those waters after fhe I'll tell de vorld dot fact, for future consideration the legality 18th inst. will be destroyed, although *1 But if you don't den I must tink NO. 3 and propriety of the descriptive it may not always be possible It is an hostile act. use of the flag of a neutral to save crew's and passengers power in any case for the purpose Den var at once I vill declare, and that neutral vessels expose avoiding capture, desires very of Und in mein anger rise themselves to danger within respectfully to point out to his this zone of war because, in view Und send mein Zepp'lin ship to wage Britannic majesty's government of the misuse of neutral flags said A fight up in de skies. the serious consequences which to have been ordered by the may result to American vessels British government on Jan- 31, Dis ultimatum now, dear Gott, and American citizens if this and of the contingencies of maritime Is von of many more, practice is continued. warfare, it may not be possible Mine mind is settled up to clean "The occasonal use of the flag always to exempt neutral De whole vorld off de floor. of a neutral or an enemy under vessels from attacks intended to Because you was mein bardner, Gott, the stress of immediate pursuit strike enemy ships, feel it to be and to deceive an approaching An extra chance is giffen its duty to call the attention of enemy, which appears by the the imperial German government, So help at vonce, or else I'll be press reports to be represented with sincere respect and the most De Emperor of Heffen. as the precednt and justification friendly sentiments, but very —Mesaba Ore. used to support this action, seems candidly and earnestly, to the We are exclusive agents for the to this government a very different very serious possibilities of the REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS thing from an explicit sanction course of action apparently contemplated by a belligerent government under that proclamation. right of visit and search to have of neutral rights wheh it would and supplies for its merchant ships generally been recognized. be very hard indeed to reconcile to fly the flag of a neutral power "This governmnet has carefully with the friendly relations now so "The government of the United within certain portions of the noted the explanatory statemnet happily subsisting* between the States views those possibilities high seas which are presumed to issued by the imperial German two governments. with such grave concern that it be frequented with hostile war-! government at the same timje feels it to be its privilege, and "If such a deplorable situation ships. I w'ith the proclamation of the German indeed its duty in the circumstances, should arise, the imperial German Cut Your "The formal declaration of such admiralty, and takes this occasion to request the imperial government can readily appreciate policy of general misuse of a to remind the imperial Ger-! HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES German government to consider, that the government of a a pa he man goernment very respectfully States would be con- before action is taken, the critical by keeping an account of them. the United & sels of the neutrals'visiting those' that the government of the Unted' Ger_ situation in respect to the relation strained t0 hold the imperial Our Poinsettia Household Account waters in a peculiar degree by States is open to none of the between this country and Germany ac- a go to a Book is just the thing for raising the presurription that they their which might arise carrying criticisms for unneutral action to countability for such acts of a re of be re at on a it that purpose. They are in columnar which the German government out the policy foreshadowed in naval authorities and to take any gardless of the flag wihch they believes the governments of certain the admiralty's proclamation, to form, arranged so that steps it might be necessary to •. may carry. I other neutral nations have destroy any merchant vessel of each day's expense, and the take to safeguard American lives laid themselves open that the "In view of the announced purpose the United States or cause the and property and to secure to month's expenditure for meat, government of the United States of the German admiralty to death of American citizens. American citizens the full enjoyment groceries, or any other item may has not consented to nor acquiesced engage in active naval operations "It is, of course, not necessary of their acknowledged be found in an instant,. in any measures which may in certain delimited sea areas adjacent to remind the German government rights on the high seas. have been taken by the other belligerent to the coasts of Great that the sole right of a belligerent We sell Card Index Receipe Files. "The government of the United nations in the present Britain and Ireland, the government in dealing with neutral States, in view of these considerations, war which operate to Restrain ft of the United States would vessels on the high seas is limited which it urges with the neutral trade,'but has, on the contrary, view with anxious solicitude any to visit and search, unless a sincere purpose of making sure taken in all such matters a general use of the flag of the blockade is proclaimed and effectiely that no misunderstanding may position which warrants it in United States by British vessels maintained, which this government arise and no circumstances occur holding those governments •responsible fc traveling those waters. does not understand to that might even cloud the intercourse .in the proper way for "A policy such as the one which be proposed in this case. To declare tt FOR THE SCHOOL of the two governments, anv untoward effects on American to his majesty's government is said or exercise a right attack We have a large assortment of expresses the confident hope and shipping which the accepted principles to intend to adopt would, if the and destroy any vessel entering pencils, pens, tablets, 6x9 package expectation that the imperial German of international law do not declaration of the German admiralty a prescribed area of the high paper, theme paper, etc. will government can and justify and that, therefore, regards be put in force, it seems seas without first certainly determining give assurance that America^ itself as free in the present clear, afford no protection to its belligerent nationality citizens and their vessels will instance to take with a clear conscience of British vessels, while it Would be and the contraband character be molested by the naval forces of and upon accepted principles a serious and constant menace to its cargo would be an act so unprecedented Germany otherwse than by visit ft the position indicated in the lives and vessels of American in naval warfare that vessels and search, although their this note. citizens. to if* this government is reluctant may be, traversing the sea ar^a "If the commanders of German believe that the impeiral government "The government of the United ill delimited in the proclamation of^ vessels of war should act upop the of Germany in this contemplates case States, therefore, trusts that his the German admiralty. presumption that the flag of the it as possible. STATIONERY majesty's government will do all United Sattes was not being used "It is added for the information in their power to restrain vessels "The suspicion that enemy ships in good faith and should destroy of the imperial governm,ent that of British authority from the deceptive are using neutral flags improperly on the high seas an American vessel made representations have been use of the flag of the can create no just presumption STORE It or the lives of American citizens, government 'k to his' Britannic majesty's United States in the sea area defined that all ships traversing a prescribed it it would be difficult for, the in respect to the area are subject to1 the in the German declaration, government of the United States warranted use of the Ameii since such practice would greatly! same suspicion. It is to determine, of to view the act in any other light flag for the protection British mm M. *::m exactly such questions that endanger the vessels of a friendly ft is? at f/ JU than as an indefensible violation ships." power navigating those waters this government understands the /, ii!i tVl 11 «'h* '.A V* 2