St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 22, 1915

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’ te ited to Thomas W. Whalen. LOO ee RT Le ARE. MT RT BRT I 5 ~ "A Tribute to Post- co A a : Sf i Bo eis Te oe She pee oo 2 _- t Was} a oy 2 PE = a eae 7 s . . ¥ 2 Bates % i wr ath. os a. ; v eM LF ” s c « os pauetee. "a aly 7 ) ae rye ae * _ WANT AD RESU TS! $ Again Yesterday: y | POST-DISPATCH WANTS. .. .6909 TWICE as Many as the Globe-Democrat. oI. LOUIS POSI-DISPAICH Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press News Service. PIVE TIMES as Many as the Republic. VOL. 67. NO. 186. ———— ———————— SECRET AGREEMENT|"™ ua 10 PUT REILLY ON SCHOOL BOARD Says Pledge Was in Return for $1500 Committeeman Daley Campaign Contribution. RECORD SHOWS $500 GIFT 17 Members of Democratic Or- ganization Made Promise of Support Last November. At a secret meeting of the Demo- tratic City Committee last November, 17 members signed an agreement to sup- port Charles Reilly, an optician at 615 Locust street, for the Democratic nom- {nation for the Board of Education this spring. According P. Daley, to Lawrence wice-chairman of the City Committee, |. the agreement to support Reilly for the homination was made in consideration of a contribution of $1500 to the cam- paign last fall. In furtherance of the agreement, active campaign is now being waged by members of the City Committee ‘n behalf of Reilly. The nominations for members of the Board of Education will be made by a convention of dele- gates appointed at ward meetings called and controlled by members of the Dem- eocratic City Committee. The commit- teemen’ have the power to deliver the nomination to any candidate or candi- dates upon whom they agree. Under the bi-partisan School Board system, the names of the Democratic, and Republican candidates are printed on the ballots of the two parties, so that a nomination is equivalent to elec- tion. an $500 Contributipn Audited. The record of campaign contributions received by’ the: Democratic City -Com- mittee last falk filed in the Recorder of Deeds officé, credits a contribution of $500 to Reilly. The date of this con- tribution is given as Nov. 2. On the same day two other $600 contributions are reported as having been received by the committee. One of the $500 eontributions is cred-. ited to the name of Charles E. Beard- sley, formerly a partner with James J. (Jiggers) Gallagher, member of the House of Delegates, in a produce com- mission business on Fourth street. The other $500 contribution was cred- There is ne Thomas W. Whalen in the city di- rectory. The Beardsley & Gallagher firm is nct now in business, and Beardsley is said to be tn Springfield, Ul). Delegatr< Michael J. Whalen, who is in the com- gnission business on Third street, had a brother narned Thomas Whalen, but he has been dead for 18 months. ‘Wife Says Beardsley Didn’j Have $500 Mrs. Beardsley is living at 1922 Wag- @ner place. She said today that her husband was somewhere in Illinois, but she did not know just where. “Do you know whether he gave $00 to the Democratic City Committee last fall?’ she was asked. “If he did he fever said anything to me about it,’’ ghe said. “I do not think he did, for Rhe very good reason that he did not ave the money to give.”’ Dr. Y. P. Robards, treasurer of the Democratic City Committee, told/a Post- Dispatch reporter today that he signe: gn agreement last fall to support Reilly for the Schoot Board nomination. He paid he did not remember whether he @igned the agreement before or after TONIGHT = AND CLOUDY TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. WOULD GEORGE HAVE GIVEN A CONTINENTAL FOR THE JITNEYS 2 fore- St. Official cast Rain and tonight, lowest ity: colder with temperature about 36; to- morrow cloudy FED 22 j 115 and colder. NETTING OVER BUCKINGHAM PALACE AS BOMB SAFEGUARD Wire Sereen Is Put Above Roof and Many Anti-Air Craft Guns Are Mounted. LONDON, Feb. 22.—The north wing o? Buckingham Palace is now being cov- cred with wire netting about 2 feer above the roof. This is the wing con- taining the living apartments of the roy- al family. Additional anti-air craft guns have been’stationed in the neighborhood of the palace, on@having been set in the center of Green Park. If a Zeppelin should be seen hovering over the palace there are at least a half dozen guns which would open fire upon it. Almost every day additional prepara+ tions are being made to fight airships over London. While many of the art treasures in the museum have been re- moved to places of greater safety, there have been vigorous complaints in some papers that many of the most valuable pictures, sculptures and objects of art still remain exposed to the possibility of aerial attack. BILL- IN CONGRESS PROVIDES FOR'75 NEW SUBMARINES Senator Smoot Asks That $30,000,000 Be Appropriated for the Purpose the First Year. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Senate Re- publicans intend to put a larger subma- rine building program in the pending naval bill than has been provided wy the House. Senator Smoot today introduced an amendment for 8 submarines of a sen- | going type and 2% smaller ones. For the first year it would appropriate $30,000,000. ‘The European war has demonstrated beyond any question,’”’ .said Senator Smoot in offering his amendment, “that submarines are invaluable for defense of coast cities and coast line. That is the sort of G@efense we want in this coun- try, more than anything else.”’ AUTO CUP RACE POSTPONED Weather Conditions Prevent Vander- bilt Classic at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.—On ac- count of the unsatisfactory condition of the course on the Exposition grounds, and the Vanderbilt Cup automobile race was postponed today until one week from Saturday. The drivers made one exhibition round of the course for the benefit of the spectators. Thirty-three had entered for the race. The Post-Dispatch is the only evening news. paper in St. Louis that receives or publishes $750,000 FIRE I BUSES SECTION OF EAST ST. LOU Ziegenhein Building Destroyed and Four Other Structures Are Damaged. r Louig and yvicin- ner-Crowe store. threatening weather, news gathered by the Associated Press. STARTED BY AN EXPLOSION Furniture House Aflame on Every Floor After Blast; St. Louisans Chief Losers. An explosion in the four-story Ziegen- bein Building, a furniture establishment. at the southeast corner of Collinsville and St. Louis avenues, East St. Louis, at 12:30 a. m., today, was followed by a fire which destroyed the building and its contents, and which, leaping across the street in three directions, destroyed the Fellner-Crowe dry goods sture on the iortheart corner, and damaged the four- story Josephine Building and the three- story Coloma Building, on the north- west and southwest corners. A row of business houses in the two-story Lucv Building, which includes the Fellner- Crowe store and extends for an entire block, shared in the damage. Owners of the buildings estimated the total loss at more :than $150,000. Interurban car service was suspended until near daybreak, and late passengers vound for Belleville and other towns watched the fire, then went to sleep in the cars. Electric light and power serv- ice was cut off in the downtown district and was not restored up to lv a. m. Two Firemen Penned In, In saving the Coloma Building, two firemen of engine company No. 7, WL- liam Failon and William Walsh. foun’4 themselves penned in Dr. ©. J. Culbert- son’s office, and were almost overcoine by smoke. Assistant Chief Thomas re- leased them by battering in a rear dvvr. Capt. Joseph O’ Neal of No. 1 was struck on the head by falling bricks as he worked on the second floor of the Lucy Building, near a falling wall of the Fell- ide was stunned, Dut was later revived. The business houses and offices dam- aged were the Central Shoe Co., Mur- phy’s bar, six physicians’ and dentis'‘s’ offices and the Young Women’s Christ- ian Assuciation. in the Coloma Building; the Holten Tea and Coffee (o., Heldel- berg bar, the Grand latindry agency and the Pioneer Poultry and Supply Co., Lucy Building; Brockmeyer’s’ vhoto- sraph gallery. the offic of Drs. Littl» and Short, and a vio, ea athiog in the Josephine Building, and the Schmitz & Shroder clothing stvre. south of the Colenia Building. A row of family apartments was on the second floor of the Lucy Building, and the occupants of these apartments had to leave hurriedly. Those in James Cooney’s apartment, nearest to the burning clothing store, went out by a back stairway, as the heat in front was intense. St. Louisans Chief Losers. The loss falls largely on residents of St. Louis. The Ziegenhein Building be- longed to the estate of the late Henry Ziegenhein, a former Mayor of St. Louis, and the Ziegenhein Furniture Co., which occupied it. is controlled by his son, Fred W. Ziegenhein. The Lucy Building, part of which was destroyed, and all of which was damaged, be- longs to Russell A. Richardson, a St. Louis real estate man, and the Jose- Continued on Page 3, Column 6. ny — —— conditions. SARAH BERNHARDT LOSES RIGHT LtG BY AN OPERATION Expressions of Sympathy From All Parts of World Sent to’ Famous Tragedienne. COURAGEOUS PATIENT Shé Refused to Submit to Delay, Declaring’ She Wanted ‘‘Re- ' lease From Bondage.’’ By Associated Press. BORDEAUX, Feb. 22.—The right leg of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous tragedienne, was amputated today at a hospital in the Rue d’Ares. The opera- tion was made necessary because of an injury to her knee many months ago, The knee was hurt when she was kneel- ing on the stage. Up to the moment anesthetic, Mme. Bernhardt appeared cheerful and courageous. Mme. Bernhardt, who is 70 years old, has received a large number of tele- grams expressing sympathy from al! parts of the world.: A» enormous letter mail arrived this morning from her En- glish and French friends. The operation was performed by Prof. de Nuce of the Bordeaux University. Prof. Pozzi was to have conducted the operation yesterday, but he was called to the colors to serve at the Val-de- Grace Hospital in Paris and he found it impossible to leave his duties for several days. Mme. Bernhardt refused to submit to a delay of what she courageously called her release from bondage, and it was decided that Prof. de Nuce should perform the operation. A bulletin issued immédiately after the amputation of Mme. Bernhardt’s leg said: “The operation was decided upon at a consultation on Feb. 13 of Profs. Pozzi of Paris and Denuce and Arnozan of Bordeaux. It took place on Monday morning and was endured under the best The condition of Mme, Bern- hardt after the operation aso Was as good as possible. DENUCE.” Bernhardt. Wrote to Poet's Widow of Coming Loss of Leg. PARIS, Feb. 22.—The Intransigeant prints the folowing letter from Sarah Bernhardt to Mme, Jan-Catulle Mendes, widow of the poet, who is abuut to leave for the United States: “My gDear: As you perhaps have learned, they are going to cut off my leg Monday. They should have done so last Sunday, but it seems I was nbdt suffi- ciently prepared for that first perform- ance. The principal artist, my right leg, had not learned its role. It now has learned it, and it will be charming. “Here are some photogyaphs. Mav God aid you in your voyage. It matters little to me, one can die but once. Good- by, my dear. I embrace you tenderly until our early meeting.’’ GEORGE H. BADGER, OLDEST. OF THE CITY DETECTIVES, DIES Gained Fame When He Went to New Zealand for Murderer of Arthur Preller. George H. Badger, dean of St. Louis detectives, who gained fame when hv» went after Walter H. Lennox Maxwell to Auckland, New Zealand, and brought him back to answer for the murder of Charles Arthur Preller at the Southern when she became unconscious from the}. | a “ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1915—14 PAGES. Famous French Actress Whose Injured Leg Is Amputated ——_—. SARAH BERNHARDT sae WORD ‘ITNEY" 1 DROPPED IN PLAN TO. BAR NEGROES Motors Service Cuts Nickel Charge From Sign So Pro- hibitive Fare May Be Asked. All automobiles controlled by, the Mo- tors Service Co., after tonight, will drop the word “‘jitney’’ from their banners, and henceforth will carry only the name of the company. The change is the re- sult of Police Judge Hogan’s decision, last week, that negroes who desired to ride for a 5-cent fare should be carried. This change, it was said, will be made as a solution of the negro-passenger problem, It will enable the driver to charge any fare he pleases, and ii negroes climb into a Motors Service car the driver will not be required to haul them unless they pay the price demand- is would be PASTORS REPORT Two Who: Visited Evangelist in Rev. Billy Sunday in Philadelphia last week and invited him to meetings in St. Louis, made a report to the Evangelical Alliance, at the Central Library this morning, which was wholly favorable to the much-discussed evan- gelist and former baseball player. ernacle in Philadelphia,’’ row, “Billy Sunday said nothing that he might not properly congregation of any church in St. Louis. He did say that his Bible taught him FAVORABLY UPON BILLY SUNDAY Philadelphia Found Nothing to Criticise. The Rev. Dr. 8. H. Woodrow and the Dr. J. Layton Mauze, who visited hold evangelistic “In speaking to 25,000 men in his tab- said Dr. Wood- have said to the in the Mazurian district has come to an end. During the clearing itp of oper- ations to the northwest of Grodno and in the battles reported during the last few days in the Bobr and Navew dis- trict, one commanding General and four other Generals and approximately 40,000 men have been taken prisoner up to the present. . Seventy-five cannon and some machine guns, which and much other war material has been captured. battle in the Mazurian district as a re- sult of these additions has been increased to date to seven Generals, more than 100,000 men, upward of 150 cannon and quantities cf other material of all de- scriptions, the amount of which cannot yet be approximately estimated. munition frequently are buried by the enemy or sunk in the lakes near Loetzen and in the Widimer Sea. Eight cannor of heavy caliber 4vere dug up or pulled out of the water yesterday. Baron Sievers, been destroyed. at Grodno and to the north of Seicha- wolas. za, as well as those at Przasnysz, are 10000 3 —) FINANCIAL PRICE ONF CENT | — a — — i a en nn a 0 PR ISUNERS, / GENERALS, TAKEN BY GERMANS IN Tht EAST Pursuit in Lake District Ends With Destruction of the Russian Tenth Army. LOSS OF THE EVELYN TO CAUSE NO COMPLICATIONS 'Owner of American Ship, Sunk Off German Coast, Will Not File Protest — One Member of Crew Was Frozen to Death After Leaving Vessel By Associated Press. today by the War Office announce ot the Mazurian Lakes District of to seven Generals,and more than non number 150. “The pursuit after the winter battle, the actual number of has not yet been ascertained, “The total booty taken in the winter “Cannon of a heavy caliber and am- “The Tenth Russian Army, under Gen. is considered as having ‘New battles appear to be developing It is reported that the battles to the northwest of Ossowetz and Lom- taking their regular .course. “There is no news from Poland, to —_—_—_—_—— BERLIN, via London, Feb. 22.—The official statement issued es that the captures in the battle East Prussia have been increased 100,000 men. The pieces of can- : = the south of the Vistula River.” An American correspondent, who has been at Augustowo, telegraphs . from Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s: head- quarters that German officers gre high in their praise of the Russians for their bravery and the manner in which they saved most of their artillery. ‘It is said that when aviators rted the arrival! of ‘large German — orc: ts, the Russian commanders ordered an imme- diate retreat, thus saving a large por- tion of the guns. It is said the Rus- sian Commander in Chief deliberateiy sacrificed his infantry to save his guns. The Russian losses in dead and wound- ed have been enormous. Trench Near Ypres Taken, Regarding opérations in the west, to- day’s statement says: ss “Another hostile trench was taken by us yesterday to the east of Ypres (in Belgium). The enemy’s counter attacks on the captured positions remained un- successful. “In the Champagne district there was comparative quiet yesterday. The num ber of prisoners taken by us during the last battles in this region has been in- creased to 15 officers and more thas 1000 men. The sanguinary losses of the enemy have been extraordinarily high. “The enemy made an unsuccessful at- tack on our positions to the east of Verdun during the night. “In the Vosges the villages of Hoch- rad and Stossweler were taken by us after a short engagement.” Loss of America n Ship From Mine to Bring No Protest Si RRR TY atts SIRS ee a oe. Ee Bert ae For 412 consecutive Sundays that the drunkard woyld lose his soul. and he asked what would become of the man who sold him drink and the church member who rented his property for sa- Joon purposes. ‘I'll tell you,’ he said, answering his own question, ‘He!! Hotel, died at 7:15 o’clock this morning at his home, 912 Bayard avenue, aged 35 years. He was the oldest detective on the force. ay Badger had been a_i sufferer from bronchitis for two years. He had taken Reilly had made a contribution to the City Committee. Emtered Names They Gave. “My reports show that Reilly made a contribution of $600 and that is all ! Dr. said. ed, which it understood, prohibitive. Motors Service drivers have accepted che word ‘“‘jitney’’ as indicating the fare is 5 sents. Desiring to avoid the neces- Owner of Evelyn, Destroyed by Two Mines Off Germian Coast, Decides Not to File Complaint—One Mem- ‘know about it,” Robards "They also show that two other $5v0 contributions were made the same day as the Reilly contribution. The only recollection I have about it is that some peopie brought in the cash and con- tribu it, and that I entered in the books the names they gave me."’ “Was it in consideration of the cam- paign contribution that you signed the agreement to support Reilly?’ he was asked. ) Dr. Robards evaded the question. He admitted that at the time he signed th: agreement to support Reilly he had never seen him. He said he never met Reilly until a few days ago, at one »t the business men's conferences on the House of Delegates nominations. John Seufert, member of the commit. tee from the Fourteenth Ward, aiso ad- mitted that he had signed the agreo- ment. Seufert was at the Rallway E.- change headquarters of the committee Saturday discussing the Schooi Boar nominations with a Post-Dispatch re- porter and several committeemen anJ party workers. “You know, Seufert,"’ one of the work- ers said to him, "that it's a cinch thy Reilly is going to get the nomination, and you know that you have got to be for him.” “Well, I know I signed an agreement to support him," Seufert answered. ‘‘But binds only me. It does not bind the members of my, delegation. tt p that [ will not be able to con- them.” Brought Up at Executive Session. John Boy of the Second Ward, chair- man of the sre gente Committee of the ee et Ta newspapers in the volume of over 7/2 years the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH has led all other.St. Louis advertising carried. This is an unparalleled record. No other metropolitan proached it. Yesterday, Sunday, Feb. beat both of its Sunday competitors—the Globe-Democrat atid Republic—added together, by 5320 agate lines in the total volume of advertising carried. The total count was as follows: Post-Dispatch, 270 Cols, Globe-Democrat, 160 Republic'..... Post-Dispatch excess over Globe-Democrat. .110 Cols, Post-Dispatch excess over Republic........179 Cols. In local merchants’ display advertising The Post-Dispatch alone carried. . .124 Cols. The Globe and Republic combined .112 Cols. Sunday newspaper in the United States has ever ap- 21st the POST-DISPATCH ee we 91 all 4 THE ON: Sunday...... SS AML OLLIE LLM LI LIE IBLE MAGE AIEEE EE ‘During a period covering 60 consecutive weeks the POST-DISPATCH has; on 89 days, equaled or exceeded the other St. Louis papers combined in columas of city ncchants’ display advertising carried on the same day. ‘Cireulation Last Week: Daily{except Sunday ), 181,631 .... 354,020 a a in Everything several trips for his health, but had con- tinued on duty most of the time and was working Saturday. He was a patrolman when, on April 14, 1885, the body of Preller was found jammed in one of his own trunks in his room at the Southern. Chief of Polfce Laurence Harrigan as- signed Badger to work with Detectives James Tracy and William Tucker. Sue- picion fell upon Maxwell, who had been the associate of Preller, whv was a trav- eling man from England. Badger tracec Maxwell to San Francisco and learned that he had sailed for Auckland. A ca- hlegram that’cost $400 was sent to the Auckland authorities. Maxwell was ar- rested on board his ship when it docked. Badgcr and Tracy went to Auckland and a him back. He Is survived by a widow, three ‘sons and three daughters. The time for the funeral has not been set. WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED IN CAPITAL President Attends Exercises by Pa- triotic Orders but Does Net Speak. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—George Washington's birthday anniversary was celebrated today in every department of the capital. President Wilson at- tended exercises under the auspices of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion. the Sons of the Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution, but did not make an address. Senator Townsend was the principal speaker. In Congress Washington's farewell address was read and both houses cele- brated the day by working. All the ex- ecutive departments were closed. The Women's Peace Party had a mass meeting at which John Barrett, director- general of the Panamerican Union, was ss the principal speaker, sity of having a Court define the word, they will eliminate it, but, it was agreed, the charge for white passengerg will be cnly a nickel, as heretofore. Company to Mark Cars. | The company plans to mark its cars with a small aluminum pennact, screwed to the radiator cap, on the front of the machine, which will bear the words ‘‘Motors Service Co.’’ Manager W. A. Fears today estimated the cars carried about 20,000 persons last week, and about 15,000 the pre- vious week. At meeting of drivers Saturday night a plan of operation was adopted. Henceforth drivers who absent themselves or are tardy are to be \fined, unless it can be shown they failed to appear for service through illness or trouble with their cars. operation today. Twenty of these op- erated on the Delmar-Washington routc and five over Easton avenue. Jitney service now begins at 6:30 a. m. and continues until 10:30 p. m. ° Two hundred persons were carried to Art Hill yesterday. Four cars were opérated from Taylor avenue to Fourth street on Olive. This Sunday service will be continued in the future. PROF. CULLEN TAKES CITY JOB Charles E. Cullen, professor of civics and economics at Central High School, was named today as chief examiner for the Efficiency Board, which will apply civil service standards in selecting ap- pifeants for city positions. Prof. Cullen lives at 38644A Connecti- cut street, and has been ih St. Louis four years. He is a graduate of the Chicago High School, Michigan Univer- sity and Benton Law School. In a com- petitive examination for the position he made the highest percentage, 91. The salary is $2500 a year, and at the end of five years it may be increased The Motore Service Co. had 2% cars ins their feet esque thing he said,’’ Dr. Woodrow coni- will’ be so full of those fellows that will stick out.’ “That was perhaps the most pictur- mented, “‘and I have no fault to find with it. I think the Almighty will stand right with him on that statement.” He told how 3& men came forward as converts at the men’s meeting, and that the men were not “‘down-and-outs,”’ bur were a fine grade of business and pro- fessional men, many of them being em- ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Defends Free Will Offering. Dr. Woodrow said he had no sympa- thy with persons who criticized the free. will offering, given on the closing day of a Sunday series of meetings, f: -n which the evangelist gets his sole com- pensation. “After collections for 10 weeks have been devoted to incidental expenses 4nd to charity,”” he said, “if the people choose to give Mr. Sunday $100,000 for his 10 weeks’ work, I would say he was getting not a dollar too much, and that it is none of my business, or anyone's, what he does with it." He said he knew of no man who was “feared by the forces of evil” as Billy Sunday is. He said it may be neces- sary to wait a considerable time for the evangelist to come ‘here. Marty Cities After Sunday. Dr. Mauze said many delegations from other cities were asking Sun- day to fix dates for them, and that there could perhaps be no certainty, for some time, as to a St. Louis date. He said that, in way, ae with him and Dr. Woodrow, Sunday asked about nearly everything but money. He predicted that Billy Sunday would “show Misseuri how to pin the white ribbon on her bosom and drive the liquor traffic into oblivion.” — Sentieemmnettiiieeetttee aie ber of Crew Was Frizen to Death. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Feb. the American steamer Evelyn off the German coast, in the North Sea, pre- sumably by a mine, although the crew was saved, brought vividly before offi- cial Washington today the dangers to which American vessels are exposed in the waters adjacent to the belligerent coasts of Europe Danicls Orders Inquiry. Secretary Daniels today ordered Com- mander Walter R. ‘Jherardi, American naval attache at Berlin, to investigate and make a full report on the destruc- tion of the American steamer Evelyn. Secretary Daniels explained his purpose was to obtain technical information, which perhaps might not be included in the Ambassador's replies. It was, of course, understood that Commander Gherardi would be guided entirely by Ambassador Gerard in making his in- vestigation. It was said at the Navy Department that from present indications it would be difficult for the naval officer to gain exact tnformation of what actually de- stroyed the Evelyn. Uniess Capt. Smita or some of the members of the crew of @e steamship actually saw the conning tower or periscope of a submarine, of- ficials say, it would 1.0t be possible to deny that the Evelyn was sunk by & mine. The fact that the Evelyn lies at the bottom of the North Sea would make it difficult to examine her hull. It was pointed out, however, that German officials might disclose to the American naval officer in confidence the map of their \mine fields in the vicinity where 20 —Sinking of ernment had received about the Evelyn, Chairman Stone of the Senate For- eign Relations Committee said he could see no complications arising from the destruction of the Evelyn. “An American vessel,” said the Sena- tor, “ventured into en area known to be mined and unfortunately struck one. So far it is not known what nation laid the mine. It is probable that a claim for damages might be made when all the facts are established, but I can- not see how serious complications could come from the incident.” | The American note t& Germany warn- ing that country against attacks on war applied only to submarines. 568i the outbreak of the war the North to $3000. He will be required /to give al! | nis time to the offic’) ~~ — : . : The !'ost-Disvatch is the ony e. ening newe- paper tr. St. Lculs that es publishes news the Associated . eatin ? - ee ee ee