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VOL. I. V.- XO. 1G.9T8. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1015. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TJ. GIVES VIEWS ON CONTRIBUTIONS Campaign Gifts Like Those for Church. HOPE OF REWARD IS SAME Ryan $500,000 to Help Parker Discussed in Testimony. OWN LIST NEVER STUDIED Colonel Says He Consulted Barnes, Who "Was Both Good and Bad, in Hope Dr. Jekyll In Him Would Overcome Mr. Hyde. SYRACUSE. X. T., April 2S. Theo dore Roosevelt told on this, the second day of his cross-examination, about his dealings with the "bosses," his per sonal relations with William Barnes, and his ideas about campaign funds of millions of dollars. He mentioned the famous $500,000 which Thomas Fortune Ryan contributed to the Presidential cause of Alton B. Parker, and swore he had 'never seen a list of the persons who helped swell the fund of $3,000,000 used In connection with his own cam paign for the Presidency. Tnc list contained initials of men whom the Colonel readily Identified as heing allied with the country's most powerful business and financial in terests. Hope of He ward Den led. In speaking of the Ryan contribu tion, the witness gave it as his opin ion that a leader of big business who contributed $500,000 to help elect a candidate for President of the United States was prompted by the same spirit which would cause him to donate a similar sum to a church, and that such a contributor has no more hopo of re ward in one case than he has in the other. Personally, he said, he would have been much surprised if 'many masters of big business had not contributed to the Republican campaign of 1904. Standard Oil Money Spurned. The' Colonel mentioned the Standard Oil Company and campaign contribu tions, too. He said that if the report of the Congressional committee which investigated his campaign contributions showed that "H. H. It." and "J. D. A.," which the witness thought stood for Jt. II. Rogers and John D. Archbold. had contributed to the Republican fund in 1904, he was astonished. He said he had given explicit instructions against receiving any Standard Oil contribu tions. Personally, he emphatically declared, he would regard Just as highly a con tribution of $25 from the station agent at Oyster Bay as he would a contribu tion of $25,000 from George W. Per kins, who, in 1904, was a partner In the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. He ex pressed the belief that there was a limit to the amount a campaign fund should total. Over a certain sum, he did not know how much, he thought that there might be some danger. Fund Denied by Harriman. The witness swore that the late E. II. Harriman himself had told him that there never was any such thing as a "$240,000 Harriman fund." He did Identify as being his a letter he wrote to Mr. Harriman in which it was said, "we are practical men" and that if Mr. Harriman thought there was any "danger" in coming to the White House at that time, he might come later and discuss a certain subject. Colonel Roosevelt said he regarded William Barnes as a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," who, like other politicians, had h4s "good and his bad sides." He said he had been persistent In his ef forts to make politicians do what he considered was right, and that. Instead of endeavoring to sever the ligaments between these "Siamese twins of poli tics," his aim had always been to haye the "Dr. Jekyll" in them absorb the "Mr. Hyde." Appointments Illacuaaed With Barnes. Many letters that passed between Mr. Karnes and the witness were identified by the latter and read to the Jury. In these letters the pair discussed politi cal and legislative matters and the ap pointment to offices in the state gov ernment of several men. In one of the letters Mr. Barnes expressed stern dis approval of a measure which proposed that State Senators should be elected for fours years and Assemblymen for two, because such a condition would give the voters "little opportunity to register approval or disapproval." There will be no session of court to morrow. On Monday, however, Colonel Itoosevelt will again resume hfs testi mony and, submit to further cross-examination by William M. Ivins, chief counsel for Mr. Barnes. The Colonel was Just as active on the witness stand today as on the three J.revious days. He moved around in Ms chair and addressed his owi and the plaintnfs counsel and Justice An drews. More than once he had the entire courtroom in ar. uproar. Some times the presiding Justice himself was forced to place his hand over his mouth to hide a smile. Barnes, Too, l.nin.T Himself. Mr. Barnes seemed to enjoy hlinsell slso. On one occasion, when tho Colonel was talking about bosses in states other than this, he solemnly remarked that there was considerable difference between the meaning of the "boss" in (Concluded on re 3, Column 1.) CUPID ANNIHILATES BACHELOR CLIQUE KOKCE OF' 2 7 DESERTED BY 2 2 IX 2 YEAKS AT EUGEXE. Oilier live Show Signs of Disloy alty -High Cost of Living Is Blamed as Canse. EUGENE. Or.. April 23. (Special.) Eugene la an unhealthful place for bachelors, say members of the Willam ette - Pacific engineering staff, that three years ago came here v.-'.'Ax 27 young unmarried men. Since then 22 have married, and they say some of the remaining five have matrimonial intentions. Even the woman rienog rapher has married. Bachelor quarters, established when the men first came, prospered for a time, but were discontinued a few months ago when the ' ranks were shattered. The announcement this week of the marriage of John Morrison to Miss Juanita Schroeder, at Florence, caused J. J. Delaney. chief clerk, compile the bachelor losses. He is married. It's the high cost of living," he says. "They all get the idea that two can live more cheaply than one." George Seitz. yet a survivor, is equal ly pessimistic. "After a guy works on the railroad two years he's foolish enough to do anything," he says. Those who have been married In the past three years are: Stanley Young, Benjamin Price, Richard Lidyard. E. C. Poole, George Bromley, John Hunsaker, Percy Stanky, C. H. Spencer, J.' A. Mar tin, W. H. Hoffman, J. C. OConner, W. L. Hallock, I. R. Risley, C. F. Goodall, Charles Darling, A. C. Palmer, J. H. Morrison. J. J. Kestley, Adolph Bock, J. K. Holt. T. O. Russell and "Tex" Mc Cullum. M'MINNVILLE MAN WINS Intercollegiate Prohibition Oratori cal Contest Is Held at Salem. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or., April 23. (Special.) M. S. Smith son of'McMinnville College, was award ed first place and $50 prize in the annual oratorical contest of the In tercollegiate Prohibition Association of Oregon, held here in the First Metho dist Church tonight. Mr. Smithson's oration was entitled "Social Unrest and the Liquor Problem." R. L. Putnam, of Eugene Bible Uni versity, was awarded second place on his oration, "Tho Twentieth Century Vision." "A New Plank," by Eric Bolt, of Willamette University, rece;..J third honors. Tho winner will represent Oregon at the .Northwest Interstate prohibition contest to be held at . Berkeley, Cal., next September. HIGH CAR STEPS DENIED Streetenr Line Answers Plaint of Oak Grove Women. SALEM. Or., April 23. (Special.) In an answer filed with the State Railroad Commission today, the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company denies that the steps to its cars are too high, as charged in a complaint to the com mission by the Women's Social Service Club of Oak Grove. The club complained that the steps were much higher than they should be, and that it was difficult for women to board the cars. Announcing that the steps are only 18 inches high, the company avers the height is proper for lnterurban cars. UNION OF CLUBS ADVISED Portland Men Tell Salem of Advan tages of Amalgamation. SALEM, Or.. April 23. (Special.) A union of the commercial and other civic organizations of Salem was urged tonight at a meeting at the Marion Hotel, which was addressed by J. Fred Larson and C. C. Colt, of the Port land Chamber of Commerce. J. L. Stockton, president of the Ore gon Retail Merchants' Association, urged the union of the various organi zations, and Thomas B. Kay. State Treasurer, introduced a resolution, which was adopted, providing for the appointment of a committee of three to formulate a plan for uniting the various organizations. NEW REGENT IS ALUMNUS Henry McKinney Known at Eugene as Good Student and Athlete. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON'. Eugene, April 23. (Special.) Henry McKinney, newly-appointed member of the Uni versity board of regents, is the sec ond alumnus to serve in this capacity since the founding of the state col lege in Eugene. When a student at Oregon Mr. Mc Kinney was one of the biggest men in campus life; he was an athlete of the highest standard and a student who ranked at the head of all his classes. He was graduated in 1907 and is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. CUPID NEEDS INTERPRETER Bride-Elect Translates License For malities for Husband-to-Iic. ALBANY, Or., April 23. (Special.) A bride-to-be acted as interpreter for her prospective husband while he ob tained a marriage license at the County Clerk'a office here today, when Martin Gisler. of Sclo, made arrangements to wed Elza Eggersch wilder, also of tfcio. Gisler cannot speak English, so the young woman and a friend who accom panied them translated for him. while he furnished the necessary data. Both are natives of Switzerland, and Gisler has been in this country only a few months.' PEOPLE TAKE PRIDE IN LIVING SIMPLY Duty Accepted in Ger many and Austria. BREAD LIMIT WORKING WELL First Confusion Overcome as Details Are Adjusted. MEASURE ONE OF CAUTION Country Xot Short of Bread, but In tends to Provide Against All Contingencies System Is Rigorously Enforced. BY JAMES O'DONNKLL BENNETT. (Copyright. 191T.. by the Chicago Tribune. Published by arrangement.) AACHEN. Germany, March 27. The people of Germany and Austria are liv ing much more simply than before the war. They are now taking .pride in doing It. An eminent preacher launched a shib boleth that has become a popular motto. It runs: Ich muss und will den Staut helfen. At first some of the people, especially devoted housewives who were thinking more of their families than of them selves, were worried by the new regula tions and the readjustment of stand ards. System Accepted Dutifully. "But, said one housewife who now sets a lavish table only on spe cial occasions, "it doesn't make any dif ference whether we like the new sys tem or not. It Is our duty Ao submit to it because It is good for our coun try." That there was panic or riot when the new bread regulations were laid down is not true. In some cities there was confusion and clamor, because th sys tem was so extensive that for the first few lours it could not be worked oas- I come now to the details of the, bread system and would like first to say that I am confident any stringency in the bread market is more precau tionary than real. What I mean is, the Imperial, royal and municip 1 author ities have established strict regulations for the sale of bread, not because the Empire is short of bread, but because the Empire does not wish in any cir cumstances to be short of bread. Minute Details Worked Out. Twelve days have proved decisively enough that the system works well. By Saturday vins, March 13, It had been worked out to its minutest de tail and the bread cards had been Is sued up to the 10th of next October for every man, woman and child in Germany. On Monday. March 13, the system went into effect in the Khineland. "For illustration, this town of Aachen, with a population of 155,000, was dl- (Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) ' 1 -i ON OVER.; y?,sZXQAj ''U -' AMni J I fe ' ' ' " ' ' J I K SAy wct - , I I u s Uf otCAy I I I n r .' TO 00m' Jrvs' -ZZ- I I l( rfCf COl?Vr?s . ' I I V rPKfx V vr ce I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. . YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 63 tlsree: minimum, 48. 9 degrees. TODAY'S Unsettled and occasion-lly threat ening; westerly winds. . -c J Auotrlans beg'TY-fa' heavy - S. Carpathians with Gerr- . o- makes hostile criticism of V v -ion's reply to Von Bemstorff. Pise 2. German people take pride in living simply. Pago 1. pat tie renewed In Flanders; Germans cross Ypres Canal. Page 3. National. Tear's exports will total 70,000.000. Pago 1. Oregon Attorney-General not permitted to . Intervene in land grant case, but files brief and appears as amicus curiae. Page 3. Domestic. Colonel Roosevelt glvees his views on cam paign contributions. Page 1. Harry K. Thaw wins jury trial for insanity. . Page 2. Sports. . Pacific Coast League results: Portland 18. Salt Lke 3; Oakland 2. L.os Angeles 0; Venice 3-2. San Francisco 1-1. Page 10. Philadelphia Nationals continue winning ptreak by trimming Boston, 2 to 1. Pa&e . 10. Howard Berry, of Pennsylvania, wins pen tathlon at Pennsylvania carnival of sports. Page 10. Pitcher Rieger and Inflelder Herbert Murphy released and Pitcher Bobbie Kcete ob tained by McCredle. Page 11. 1'aeific Northwest. Forgeries at Marshfleld investigated by grand jury. Page 5. Loss of F-4 Is described by Oregon City inun. Page 11. First Industrial school fair of state where exhibits minutely graded held at Junc tion city. Page :.' Bachelor clique of 27 shrinks to five in two years at Kugene, Or. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Europpan belligerent willing to pay ex treme prices for copper. Pago 15. Strong buying for Europe has bullish effect on wheat at Chicago. Page la. Stock speculation on reduced scale. Page 13. All commercial lines report expansion. Page 15. ' Early Improvement in lumber trade pre dicted by shipping agent. Page 12. , Portland and Vicinity. Weather report data and forecast. Page 15. Congratulations tendered Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Buchtel on 60th wedding anni crbary. Paue S. New York banker, here, says Eastern busi ness picking up rapidly. Page 7. Chamber of Commerce committee selected to entertain Governor of New Jersey. Page 7. Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, president of Canadian Pacific, la Portland visitor. Page 3. Commissioner Daly rules Council and It obeys without protest. Page II. Bevy of beautiful maidens to dedicate Celilo Canal May 5. Page I. S. Benson advocates "Warrenlte for county roads, with brick on hills. Page 12. Dr. Hegele on trial declares he is victim of conspiracy. Page 11. MAN FIRST KISSED AT 40 Bachelor Moralist-Legislator Re turns Enforced "Smack," SACRAMENTO. Cal., April 23. As semblyman Browne, author of a consti tutional amendment to Impose a tax of $10 a year on all bachelors over 30 years old and advocate of strict moral reform laws, boasted to a fair lobbyist In the House today that he was 40 years old and had never been kissed except by his mother. Without hesitation the lobbyist threw her arms around the neck of the tall Assemblyman and kissed him. The incident occurred while the Assembly was in informal session under a call of the House, and In an instant Browne's desk was surrounded by a shouting, cheering crowd of his colleagues. A near-riot ensued. Order was thrown to the winds and under urging in which a semblance of force was used Browne returned the kiss, and his reputation as the ultra- moralist of the Assembly vanished for ever. Browne is a bachelor. TOO BUSY TO LOOK' JUST NOW. OREGON'S ATTORNEY CAN ONLY FILE BRIEF Court Denies Right to Intervene in Suit. LAND GRANT ARGUMENT BEGUN Mr. Brown Cannot Take Oral Part in Appeal Hearing. EIGHT HOURS ALLOWED Attorney for Railroad Company Con tends It Had Right to Mortgage Holdings and That Iledenip tion Sales Were Legal. OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 23. Attorney-General Brown, of Oregon, was informed today by the United States Supreme Court that he would not be permitted to intervene on behalf of the state in the Oregon & California land grant case. He was permitted, however, to file his brief, as amicus curiae. Mr. Brown will not have the privilege of making an oral argument, but is following closely the arguments of other counsel in the case. Argument on the appeal was begun today and will be continued Monday and Tuesday, the court having allotted eight hours for the purpose. P. F. Dunne, of San .Francisco, of counsel for the railroads, had spoken one hour when court adjourned for the day. Fol lowing Mr. Dunne, John M. Day, of Seattle, will argue for the settlers and ex-Representative Lafferty for the cross-complainants. Then C. J. Smythe, special counsel of the Department of Justice, will present the contentions of the Government and ex-Senator Spoon er, attorney for the Union Trust Com pany, which holds mortgages on the land grant, will conclude. Emphasis Laid on Settlers Clause, Mr. Dunne, in the course of his open ing argument, said that the litigation hinged largely on the actual settlers' clause of the act of April 10 1S63". That clause, ho contended, should be considered as out of the case, arguing it was not competent for Congress by expost facto enactment to Impose bur dens on a title which he contended was vested in 1868. The East Side Company, later sue ceeded by the Oregon & California Com pany, he said, gave its assent to the terms of the granting' act when it In corporated to avail of the grant ing act and to earn the grant, when in October, 1S6S, it actually began con struction. He said the company ap plied to Congress for an extension of time, which was granted by the act of 1869, which also carried the additional settlers' proviso not in the first grant act- Under tho act of 1869 the, rail road company filed its written assent. The prime purpose of Congress in au thorizing the grant, he said, was to t Concluded on Page 2, Column 3.) Friday's War Moves WITH a big battle developing near Ypres. in Flanders, and reports of a. prospective naval engagement In the North Sea and of preparations for the beginning of a combined naval and military attack on the Dardanelles or some other vital spot in Turkey, the people of Europe are highly expectant. Of these three expected events, only one has actually reached fulfillment the battle near Ypres. That a severs engagement has taken place In this part of Flanders is confirmed by the official reports, but these are so contradic tory that the actual result of the pre liminary fighting is not known. To those outside the war offices of the belligerent nations it would appear, however, that following their losa of Hill No. 60 and their failure, after re peated attempts, to recapture it, the Germans have begun an offensive from the northeast against the Anglo-French line in front of Ypres. which was the scene o such bloody -battles last Autumn, and also against the Belgian line further wet. The Germans assert that, with a rush they drove the allies bark to the Ypres Canal, taking 1600 British and French prisoners and several cunt The French account admits that the allies had to fall back, but It says that this was due to the use by the Uer mans of asphyxiating gas bombs. Paris asserts that in counter-attacks the allies took many Cerman prisoners and that the Belgians repulsed attacks launched against them. It Is believed that these operations are only the be ginning of another battle of Ypres. Although a dispatch received from Holland gives a rumor that the Ger mans are about to fall back to the Liege line, in order to have troops ready for possible use against Italy should Italy Join the allies, it is con sidered more likely In military circles here that the Germans will give battle where they are, preferring to be the first to attack, having learned from re cent experiences that it Is difficult to hold th? strongest positions when an extremely heavy cannonade is direct, 1 against them. Fighting continues in the Woevre. and here also both the Kronch r.H Germans claim successes. The French in the region seemingly are still nr. i,.. offensive and apparently determined to attempt further to squeeze the Gorman weage wnicn lias its apex at St. Mihiel. The prediction of a naval battle In the North Sea, which is based on re ports from Scandinavia of activity by the warships, the prohibition of ship ping between England and Holland by the British Admiralty, and the an nouncement from the German Admiral ty that the German high seas fleet has several times lately been out In the North Sea without encountering Brit ish ships, are Incidents of the war that are calling forth much discussion. .The only news from the Aegean Sea comes from Athens and the Greek islands. It is to the effect that firing is heard at times in the vicinity of the Dardanelles and Smyrna and also In the Gulf of Saros. where It is declared the allies have made a landing in the vicinity of the Turkish port of Enos. There again have been reports of Zeppelin airships making their appear ance along the northeast coast of Eng land. These reports lack confirmation. No bombs have been dropped on the coast towns and it Is thought probable that if Zeppelins have again been along the Notrh .Sea coast It was for the purpose of reconnoltering In behalf of the German fleet. RENO MAY LOSE ITS FAME Easy Divorce and Gambling Laws Faced With Kefcrcndum. RENO. Nev April 23. (Special.) A state-wide movement la now on foot to refer the divorce bill, the present gambling law and pari-mutuel law to a vote of the people at the next general election. Not only Is the movement well or ganized in Keno, but In every county iri the state local organizations are be ing formed. It is also said that prohi bition may be included' within the scope of the movement. "We shall put ail of these measures to the referendum just as soon as this remedy may lawfully be invoked, and the referendum movement will be thor oughly organized," said a leader today. The Nevada Legislature recently passed the racing and easy - divorce bills. CITY MANAGED FROM CELL Terrc Haute Major, in Penitentiary, Telegraphs Instructions. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. April 23. Mayor Koberts, of Terre Haute. Ind., serving a six-year term in the Federal penitentiary here. Is continuing to ex ercise tho functions of Mayor of his home city. Roberta has sent telegrams to Terre Haute regarding the appoint ment of policemen. It is said that he has ordered the force to be cut down and that he will send on a plan by let ter to reduce city expenses. Roberts says that he will not resign as Mayor under any circumstances. AVIATOR THAW IS SAFE American Airman With Allies Not Killed, as Iteported. PITTSBLKG, April 23. Fears for William Thaw, 2d, who is serving as an aviator with the foreign' volunteers fighting for France, were set at rest today when his father, Benjamin Thaw, of this city, received a cablegram fron lawrencc Slade. a rcliitlve in I'ariti, which read: "William sa re." Thaw had been reported In dispatches from Paris as haviti -n killed while scouting near Verdun. YEAR'S EXPORTS HUH UP INTO BILLIONS Redfield Figures Total of $2,750,000,000. BRITAIN IS LEADING BUYER March Breadstuffs Trade 59 Millions; Year Ago, 8 Millions. FRENCH TERRITORY SECOND Breadstuff I mports !Si ncc' Ilcglnn I ng of War $118,000.000 Increases Slioun in Trade Willi Almost All 1'orclgn Nations. WASHINGTON. April i'3. Secre tary Redfield laid before President Wilson at the Cabinet meeting today his esti mates that American exports lor the current fiscal year will reach $Z.75(i. 000.000. The Secretary took to the Cabi net meeting tables showing that ex ports of breadstuffs from the United States last month amounted to j!. 0(10.00. worth, as compared with f 8 -Ono.OOO in -March. 19H. Breadstuffs exported from the United States since the outbreak of the war have totaled f4 18.O00.00O. Half (.Of. o llrlliKh Tcrrllory. Half of all exports from the United States during the eight months ended February 28 went to British territory, as against 45 per cent a year ago in the same period, nn atmlvsl. th. Department of Commerce shows. French territory ranks second for American products markets. havlnir .h..i..,..,.i Germany from that position. Exports to other nations. Including their dependencies, were in the follow ing order: Itah". Holland Ter.r,,ru Cuba, Sweden, Germany. Japan. Nor way, Spain. Mexico. Rus.sla ltrav.i Argentina. Belgium .-i.i. ' Chile. Switzerland ami Turkey! Trade Figures Anal) serf. Of the tm.-'9.UQ0 worth of mer chandise exported to British friltoiy S32r.000.000 went to Great Britain and Ireland. 1187.000,000 to Canada. 3J.jon. 000 to Australia and New Zealand, 9 -000.000 to British Kai I.n- .7 000 to British West Indies and I.S.7JO. 000 to Hong Kong. Exports to Britlxli territory Increased $5j,2S3,000 during th period. Exports to French i.r-rim,.- - --- - . , .j I18S.094.0U0. an increase of :i.l 13.0ti0; to Italian territory 1115.278.000. an in crease of $62,491,000; to Dutch terri tory, 1U, 007.000. an increase nf ci . 000; to Danish territory, $32,089,000. an increase of $40,790,000; to Cuba. $48. 462.000. an Increase of $321,000; lo Swe den, $17,593,000, an increase of $3H.039. 000; to German territory. 1 2x 7f.s nno decrease of $233,931,000; to Japanese territory. $28,021,000. a clecrenxc of $14.- ""; to Aorway, $27,491,000. an in crease of $21,319,000. Snia I'urrbasra Inerraard. All olher countries showed decreases except Switzerland, whose Imports from tho United States were $1,329,000. an increase of $980,000. The, United States, in the cfght months, bought from British territory one-third of all merchandise Imported. The aggregate of Imports was $1,036. 000,000, of which $334,000,000 came from British territory. Cuba, with $87,000. 000, was second; Germany, with $75, 750,000, third; Japan, with $i;9,000.000, fourth; Brazil, with $64,000,000, fifth; France, with $33,000,000. sixth ; Mexico, with $17. 730, 000, seventh; Argentina, with $40,000,000, eighth; Italy, with $33,750,000. ninlh, and Holland, with $28,000,000. tenth. TEACHERS' CLUB BIG AID lUlucational Benefits to Jackson County Are Cited In Report. SALEM. Or.. Anril 23. (Special.) A. R. Cha.e, School Supervisor of Jurk son County, in a report to Stale Super intendent of Public Instruction Church ill, says that the School Masters' Cluti. of that county, has been of great bone lit In educational work. The club was organized in October. 1913. Meetings have been held at Mcdford. Ashland, Gold Hill, Grants Pass, Central Point arid Talent. Recently Burt Aciamp, at Gold Hill, was elected president. "The club," says tho report, "has con sidered many of the educational prob lems of the present day, and in each ae has taken eojiferted action .for the whole section. One of tho direct renults has been the formation of the Hogue River Athletic Associat Ion." LUXEMBURG PROTEST SENT Grand Duchess Sajs Subject Are Ileduced to Verge of Starvation. LUXEMBURG, via Genoa nnd Paris, April 23 Grand Duchess Marie of Luxemburg has sent an official protest to Berlin against the method of distri bution of food supplies, which Is nld to have resulted in bringing nearly half of her subjects to the verge of ctarvatlon. Sho says that gifts of food, money nnd clothes have been sent lo Luxemburg from all parts of the world, but that only a small part of tlic:iu gifts reached the civilian population. Sho also saya that the German army Is reriiilsltlonirig provisions in exchange for scrip.