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 2016 PROCLAMATIONS, 1914. 6. Retaining another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be enlisted as aforesaid. _ _ 7. Retaining another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be entered into service as aforesaid. P·'¢’**·*°'*¤°°‘°°”· (But the said act is not to be construed to extend to a citizen or subject of either belligerent who, being transiently within the United States shall, on boar of ansy vessel o war, whic, at the time of its arrival within the United tates, was fitted and equipped as such vessel of war, enlist or enter himself or hire or reta1n_another subject or citizen of the same belliiflz-rtpnt, who is transiently within the United States, to enlist or enter self to serve such belhgerent on board such vessel of war, if the United States shall then be at peace with such belligerent.) _ _ 8. Fitting out and arming, or attempting to fit out_ and arm, or procuring to be fitted out and armed, or knowingly being concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel with intent that such shi or vessel shall be employed m the service of either of the said belligerents. 9. Issuing or delivering a commission  the territory or jurisdiction of the United States for any ship or vessel to the intent that sliplmay be employed as aforesaid. t ba d 10. creasmg` or a en, or rocu o. increase or augmented, or knowing1yl@ingt1::)•§n;wrrIied  or augmenting, the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel, which at the time of her arrival within the United Sta.tes was a shi of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of either of the said bedigerents, or belonging to the subjects ofeither, by adding to the number of gums of such vessels, or by changing those on board of her for guns of a larger calibre, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable to war. 11. Beginning or setting on foot or providing or preparing the means for any military expedition or enterprise to be carried on from the territory or `urisdiction of the United States against the territories or dominions oi; either of the said belligerents. · N"¤t}__'°¤¤¤'S °' **°*· And I do hereby further declare and proclaim that any frequenting u@¤¤¤¤¤s ¤¤. in and use of the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the Unite °'"""“'“°” States by the armed vessels of a belligerent, whether public ships or privateers, for the purpose of preplaring for hostile operations, or as posts of observation upon the s 'ps of war or privateers or merchant vessels of a belligerent lying within or being about to enter the jurisdiction of the United States, must be regarded as unfriendly and offensive, and in violation of that neutralit which it is the determination of this government to observe; and to the end that the hazard and inconvenience of such apprehended practices may be ayoided, I further proclaim and declare that from and after the eighteenth day_of August instant, and during the continuance of the present hostihtios, no ship of war or privateer of any bel.l§erent shall e permitted to make use of any ort, harbor, roadstea, or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from which a vessel of an opposing belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war a {pnvateer, or a merchant ship) shall have previous] departed, until a ter the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. If any ship of war or privateer of a belligerent shall, after the time this notification takes effect, enter any ort, harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States, such vesselpshall be requued to depart and to put to sea within twenty-four hours after her entrance into such port, harbor, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or for repairs; in any of which