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, , . j t ■ i i GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. j Countrywide protest against the action of ear- I tain Iniled States senators in starting the fili- i buster, which defeated the presidents plan to arm Amine in sliij.s against submarine attacks and for the protection of American citizens, was heard Tuesday. Efforts to USSSSt Senator Lane of Oregon by recall; a petition asking Senator LafUtlette to resign and indignation against all the other senators who assist..! Lsjrollette, were some of the interesting events related to the filibuster. The British steamer Appani. brought into Hampton Roads over a year ago as a German prize ship, lias been awarded to its British owners. Decision came after the trial of the case before the Bwptesse court. To rule otherwise, the court adjudged, would be to make American parts a refuge for all warships of belligerent governments, thus destroy UM neutral character of our government. A military preparedness bill, authorizing the compulsory Berrice of boys between 10, 17 and 18 years of age. pased both houses of the New York state legislature. Tuesday. Vocational training in place of nilitary training between .September 1 and June 15 of each year, is provided, if the boys wish to. Three hours a week is the required amount of time to be given to military training. The first compulsory workmens compensation, or industrial insurance law — that of Washington State — to come before the Supreme court, was upheld as constitutional. The court also affirmed state decrees compelling the Mountain Timber Company of Kalama. Wash., to contribute to the state compensation, or insurance fund. Dutch authorities have been compelled to prohibit the exportation of bread to Belgium after Saturday next, owing t« the shortage in Holland, caused by the German submarine war. according to a B.ezcndaal dispatch to the Exchange Tide-graph Company. The dispatch says that the Belgians will be bard hit by this restriction. Count von Uevr.tlow. commenting in the Berlin Tages Zeitung on the Zimmcrmann note, says that those who place hope for peace in tin- inflict of opinions in the UsJted States will regret the administrations Mexican policy. The writer describes Heir Zimmernianns action as applying a fuse to a powd-r barrel. Orders frees S"eretary of the Navy Daniels dt conferring representatives of ship building com™ panics, all carry the order to rush with all possible speed, work on the battleships and navy auxiliaries now under construction or pending. Plans for speeding up the munitions works are under formulation, also. The PratSC hlaad. Germanys big undersea freighter, while two days journey from the Cslted States, was ordered back by wireless, according to dispatches received in this country Tuesday. The Deutschtsstd is said ta have had a big cargo aboard. Notification of a breaking off of diplomatic relations with this country, provided action is taken against Germany, has been made to this country by Pulgaria. They have notified the government at Washington that any action against Germany would be considered hostile to their interests as well. An armed transport steamer of 34.494 tons, one of 9.000 tons, another of 5.0H tons, and several passenger and freight steamers, were sunk by Getsaan submarines, according to reports from Berlin, received .Monday. Several hundred troops are said to have been drowned on the transports.
