Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — U. S. ACTS AGAINST SPAIN [ARTICLE]

U. S. ACTS AGAINST SPAIN

Ships Held in American Ports by Government Order. Washington, Feb. I.—Because of certain conditions in Spain, which the government considers to the advantage of Germany and discriminatory against the United States and, the allies, the war trade board ceased to issue licenses for exporti of merchandise to that country, and held five ships about to sail for Spain. Recently when General Pershing was authorized to buy 200,000 blankets in Spain for American troops, and attempted to buy other merchandise, some influence suspected of being German intervened. Other incidents convince the government here of German activity. Measures similar to those recently adopted toward other European neutrals are in preparation. An Atlantic Port, Feb^l. —The sailings of five passenger steamships making ready here for voyages to Spain were suspended, it was announced, on orders from Washington.