the arojjxiXG okegoxtax, Wednesday. .rArccir -c. iois.
AMERICAN RELIEF
WORK IS
SPLENDID
Gerard's Diary Records Feed
ing of 2,200,000 of Popula
tion of France.
GERMAN BARBARITY NOTED
f-olMlliy lt in Ikrlln That Amer
ica Has .Voililnjc to Do With
Condition; DeMruriion
of Sucm Canal Planned.
m ! roLL.P9K -ori:;i:fa.
In the article published today
the former Ambassador to tier
many flvfn his. impression of
'rmii condition In May. June
and Jnly. JMS. Prom this It la
seen that with the aort of tacit
trurf bftvtrn the Austrlans and
Ituslns on the eastern front In
Mar. began the "f rsternlaa-
lln' that led. a year later, to the
collapse uf l(u!.
I1T J.VMCS W. CCR.tRP.
Jt"nHran AmhMtidnF at tl: ft.rmin tm-p--il
iWl. Ju:y 'J-l. l!t."l. tn Keuruarr 4.
1S17. Author of "Mr Kiur Vssrs In tlsr
mai -prr!(hi. 115, tjr i'ublic Ledger
ARTIH.E XI.
(Ambassador's rrlvate LMary Contin
ued. I
Mar. I dellrered the last Amer
ican note to Von Jatrow today. He said
thry prnhablv would not answer, and
t"i-n engaged me In gossipy converii
tlon. The people want peace and will
gladly accept the President a mediator.
The lpe. thy think, will want brok
erage a "Makler lhn". aa they call It
concession for the church, such aa
th return of the Jesuits, etc.
If thev a-ef Kood and slrk of war
here, perhapa they may not ferl like
revense. after all but there la an ever
present danrer we must prepare for.
The f-tit that I w klvm detailed
Instruction aa to leaving, etc. which
tby undoubtedly learned, with their
wonderful spy ayalcm helped the bus-
it settlement.
. The Chancellor and I became great
frt-nde as a result of my stay at the
ltauttjuartier. The Leaa-ue of Trust
:n attacked me lately. The frovern
ment published a rertlflrate In the
ffictal i;aaette to the effect that I waa
thlr falr-hairrd boy. etc. very nice of
lhm. ' I really think they recocnlze
that the propaganda was an awful
failure and want to Inaugurate the
era of Kood feelina:.
I did not ito to the front at the Haupt
auartier as reported. I bad eiiouab to
do In Charts ille. but did witness the
splendid relief work being dne by the
Americans, who are feedlna .3M.wuO
of the population of Northern France.
Twenty thousand of the Inhabitants of
I-ille. Hnuliili-Touro.inc. are belns;
snt und'-r circumstances of great bar
barity to work In the fields In small
vlllssjes. I spoke to the Chancellor and
be promised to remedy this.
(.eraiau Bat They A III Take Vrrdaai.
;ermans say they will take Verdun.
A military treaty with Swollen la re
ported: a lance Swedish military com
mission la now hare recelvlns much
attention.
While at Cbarlevllle In connection
with American work I asked at one
village to see the German army stores,
so aa to convince myself thit ttie tier
man army was not using the stores
from America. I saw that one-half the
tores came from Holland.
I think the psychological moment la
appro-vnlng when t'olonel House should
appear as the President's while emis
sary f peace.
While the food question here Is press
Ins, the harveet will be icood. If present
Indtcatlona continue. Kye Is the princi
pal crop, and this la harvested about
July f I think, however. tSermany
ran last, and la very desperation may
try a great offensive which may break
the French lines and cbanice the whole
Ignition. The people, here, althoush
tired uf war. are well disciplined and
will see IMt thins through without
revolution.
(haaeeller llostea fee Peace.
W are rather In calm after the last
crisis. The Chancellor sent for me and
aald he hoped we would do something
to Kngland or propose a genera! peace,
otherwise bis position here will become,
be thinks, rather hard. Ix-lbruck. Vice
Chancellor, very hostile to America, la
out failure aa Minister of Interior to
organize food supply Is the real rea
son. Yesterday t had a talk with the
Cbam-ellor. The occasion waa the I'ollsh
relief question, which I shall row take
up direct with Helfferlch. who. aa I
predicted. Is the new Minister of the
interior and Vice-Chancellor. He la a
verv businesslike 'man and did much
for the favorable settlement of our Lust
crisis.
Ths Chancellor seemed rather down
cast vesterday. without apparent cause.
He sas that Germany from now on
will have two snontha of 'hardship on
the food question, but that after that
things will be all right. The crops, as
1 h seen on my ehootlnjr place, are
magnificent, and the rye harvest will
probably begin even before July. 13.
-r'ratereHlaa" vtlth Haaalaaa Beg las.
Mrs. ;erard has Just returned from
a week In Budapest with her sister. The
Hungarians are' once more Itay and
confident. The Italian, their r.eredl.
tary foe, are being driven back, and
on the IU.ian front there lomi to
be a sort of ta-lt truce no fighting
and vlsitlnc In iren.he. etc. terms of
r4t friendliness.
tThts was. the beginning of the fra
ternisation which led. a year later, to
tie ro'Iiee uf liussla )
At the races here lest S'ndiy there
was an abso'ntsty record crowd and
more money bet dan on any prsvloua
d. In German ra-tng history. The
th?-r field and stands were so fall
of sol tiers lest the crowd seemed array,
w hic.v ge to show that the last man
Is not at the front.
Slate ovtatlsm makes advances over
trr. A proposition Is now discussed
to compel the younc men who are earn-tna-
!are waaes to save a part thereof.
, the iue uuestion I aot a col -lesoe
to ask aoo 'it the punishment of
the commander and to say at the For-
it ffire. after he had once been re
f;ad any tnfortivation. that I bad heard
that the people at larae In America he
ttevf the commander has received
"Tour te Merite." Von Jaaow said
tlat he was sare that this was not so.
and that it was not "usual" to tell
what punishment had been fit's. o
that I surpoee the matter win rest,
rnless I (t oedera to ask formally
a"otit tKe pqnlshment.
The terman military people and
rjllnar junke- class are furious at the
settlement with America, and abuse
Am.rl.a. the iTeetdent and n.e Indls
crtniLnstelv. Anvthlnc the rresldewt says about
f'a'-e is prominently placed la the
news papers.
Mlhsesa AasseesJ fa Retcbetaa-.
Testerdvy In a debate In the Kech-
ta( over the CsmoralUp, Member
Stresenmann. National Uberal (the par
ty which now holds the balance of
power, violently abused Tresldent Wil
son and sri be was not wanted aa
Peace maker. All applauded except the
.wlallsts so I think the 1'resident had
better say nothlnc more about peace
tor the present. What he has said has
done much (rood and has pleased the
government here. If not the ltelchstas
Although Von Jaaow Is a junker of
Junkers, the Junkers are against him
and claim he is too weak, lie may be
pounced.
The crops are very fine.
Undoubtedly we shall hare another
crisis when the extremists here de
mand a "reckless" l'-boat war because
we are doing nothing to England.
liermany will last through on the
rood question.
I have heard reports that the Turks
are tired of German rule and almost
ready to flop.
I am to meet Prince Eueiow, ex
Chancellor, tomorrow and may fih up
something Interesting.,
The Kaiser baa gone to the front
probably Kusslan. Next war loan will
be 13 milliards.
Hrlfferlch lunched here last Sunday
He speaks Kngllsh fairly well. Zim
merman Is laid up with the gout.
In the Reichstag debate yesterday,
Ftresemann. applauded by all except
i-oclallsts. said that Germany threw
away Wilson as a peacemaker. How
ever, the government Is pleased with
the President's peace talk, as It keeps
the people from thinking; of food and
L-boat crises.
l--boat question will come up again,
w-hen Pan-Geruani.sts and- Conserva
tives demand a reckless U-boat war be
cause we havejons nothing- against
Kngland.
Harden' paper has been confiscated
again.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF
S
LAUNCHED
W. J. Bryan Head of Largest
Organization in World
Opposing Liquor.
CAMPAIGN IN PROSPECT
Membership Includes Many Promi
nent Americans, Including- Gov.
ernor, Vultcd Slaes Senators
and Kcprcscntatlvcs.
Releaatasr Debates Iaterestlag.
June. 116. The debates In the
Reichstag have been quite Interesting
yesterday and the day before. The
Chancellor, Irritated by the anonymous
attacks on him in pamphlets, etc., made
a fine defense. In the course of the
debate allusions were made to Presi
dent Wilson and the l'-boat Question.
The U-boat question may break loose
again any day.
1 do not think that either Austria
or Germany wishes President Wilsou
to lay down any peace conditions.
There maw possibly be a congress after
the peace congress, but meanwhile all
parties here feel that America has
nothing to do with peace conditions.
America can bring the parties together,
but that Is all. The speech about the
rights of small peopUs has. I hear.
made the Austrlans furious, as Austria
Is made up of many nationalities, and
the Hermans say that If the rights of
small peoplea and peoples choosing
their own sovereignty Is to be dis
cussed, the Irish question, the Indian
question and the Boer question, the
Kgyptlan question and many othera in
volving the entente allies must be dis
cussed. 1 think that generally there
la a big change In public uplnion. and
the Germans are beginning to realize
that the jTesldent Is for peace with
Germany.
The Germans expert that by fteptem
ber preparations will be finished and
that the tiues Canal will be cannonaded
bombed and mined so that tl will dry
up. and then the Indian-Afghan
troubles will begin.
Ve Kssreter tun Heckles War.
The I'restdent's peace talks carried
over the dangerous moment after the
submarine submission. Von Jagow told
me that because of debates In Itelclis
tag. the President must not think he
Is not welcome as mediator.
Crops look welL
The break In Austro-Russlan line Is
reported to have been caused by whole
sale desertions of Ituthenlan troops to
Russians.
The editor of the National Zeltung.
responsible for the fake Interview with
me, has been "fired from that paper,
which has published a notice to that
effect. '
Great Admiral von Koester made
ip"ch. im1,n ,ih?i r.Zll'" "b; ALLIES AGREE ON SIBERIA
Kngland thus defeated.
CHICAGO. March 5. Formation of a
National dry federation, which will be
composed of practically every leading
prohibition society In the country and
-will be the-biggest organization in the
world opposing liquor, was announced
here tonight.
William Jennings Bryan Is president
of the organisation and active speak
ing campaigns will be started at one.
The fundamental objects of the or
ganization are ratification of the Na
tional prohibition amendment In the
shortest popsible time, success of the
prohibition campaigns in the six states
which vote on the question in Novem
ber and. Immediate war prohibition for
he avowed purpose of "conserving the
man power and resources or me na
tion."
Prominent Mea Interested.
Included In a long list of Governors,
Senators. Representatives and Con
gressmen who are expected to take He
lve part In the work of the orsraniza
lon are Governor Milllken. of Maine,
and Governor Whitman, of New York:
Senators Kenyon of Iowa. Koran of
Idaho. Sheppard of Texas and Sherman
of Illinois: Representative Webh, of
North Carolina, and Representative
Randall of California. Representative
Kesa, of Ohio: Representative Kurkley,
of Kentucky, and Representative Kel
ley, of Pennsylvania.
National headquarters of the organi
sation will he In Plttsjliurg. Branch of
fices will be opened Immediately in
Chicago. Washington and New York,
and many other bureaus will be estab
lished. The federation starts work
with more thsn 1100,000 paid Into the
treasury and several hundred thousand
dollars in addition pledged.
Other Organisations Merged.
Besides Independent prohibition so
cieties), the National trades union pro
hibition organizations are merged Into
it. and State Senator Richard Jones,
of Minneapolis, president of the Na
tional Trades Union Prohibition So
ciety, will be one of the active cam
ps tuners.
The federation was actually orga
nized In New York a week ago at
private meeting of more than 30 of
the chief National prohibition socie
ties, but announcement of Its formation
was withheld until Mr. Bryan accepted
the presidency.
Dr. Charles Sranlon. of Pittsburg,
who was appointed by Presidents Tait
and Wilson to represent the United
States at international congresses
gainst alcoholism, was elected acting
president at the New York meeting,
but now becomes general secretary.
taken
He is retired.
but la head of the Navy League, a con
cern backed by the government, poa
sesslng l.onn.ouo members and much
pullticsl Influence.
Apropos of hyphenated Americans, a
friend telta me that when he was Sec-
retary here some years ago a certain
Congressman tried for six years to get
presented at court. Insisting that he be
presented as a "German-American.
The Kaiser turned him down, saying
he knew no such thing aa a "German-
American." and the Congressman
finally consented to be presented as an
American.
The I -boat question will come up
again, say In three months, unless we
get In serious trouble In Mexico, when
It will come up sooner.
Kdwin Kmerson has been sent out of
the country, I think to serve In the
Turkish army In some capacity, per
haps paymaster or some such Job.
The f oreign Office continues to pro
tect these American mudslinger;
such as the "League of Truth," which
Is run by a German named Marten,
posing as an American; a dentist
(American citizen) named Mueller.
These circulate a pamphlet entitled
"What Shall We Do With 'Wilson
etc., and are the gang who Insulted
the American flag by putting it
wrapped In mourning on a wreath on
the statue of Frederick the Great with
a placard. "Wilson and his press do
not represent America."
atelllaenee Psseggled le Brrs'Urff,
letters, codes, etc.. for Bernstorff
and .Individuals are sent to America
as follows: The letters are photo
graphed on a reduced scale, so that
letter a foot square appears as an Inch
and a half square. These little prints
are put In the layers of a shoe heel
of a traveling American, or elsewhere.
book cover, hat band. etc. and then
rephotographed and enlarged In Amer
lea. Also messengers travel steerage
and put thing In the mattress of
fellow-paasenser and go back to the
ship after landing In New York and
collect the stuff.
A German friend. Just returned Trora
Austria, says the feeling there against
America is very strong on account of
the immba Incident.
Yesterday I was told by a Herman
that the German army had airplanes
which develop J00 horsepower and
would soon have some of 19u. horse
power.
July, lilt ) Everyone la this Em
bassy Is getting to the breaking point.
fC-onflnued From First Pare.)
learned that tier allies Heartily ap
prove of her entry Into Siberia if that
shonld be necessary to carry out Ktr
obligations.
L". 5. Assurance Unnecessary.
So far as the United States Govern
ment let concerned, the officials apar-
rently believe that tt Is not necessary
for them to give formal assurances on
the subject, though It Is believed this
course can be outlined to Japan in a
way to make It perfectly clear that
there is no' lack of understanding of
Japan's position, so that no strain will
be placed upon the relations between
the two countries through the failure
of America to record a formal approval.
- It Us understood that there Is still a
chance that peace and order In Siberia
nd the elimination of German intrigue
and propaganda there can be secured
by the Japanese without resort to
actual force.
Mtaatloa Thorongly Canvassed.
Information is being collected from
every quarter as to the extent of the
danger to bo expected from German
prisoners of war or the extreme Maxi
malists Russian party. v
It is stated that special Investigation
is being made Into the strength of the
Cossack General 8emenoff, who. it is
believed, really brought the Siberian
Issue to the fore by an appeal to Japan
for aid In suppressing the Bolahevtki.
It Is suggested that these Cossacks
are the "loyal Russians" referred to In
today's Toklo dispatch as an element
which must not be antagonize J.
LONDON, March 5. The Evening
News says the question of Japanese in
tervention In Siberia has been settled
and that all the allies, as well as the
United States, have s greed to immedi
ate action to safeguard the Interests of
the powers.
Jaaaa Metes With Cast lew.
It is understood, according to a Reu
ter dispatch from Tokio. that the Jap
anese government Is extremely well in
formed of the? developments In Siberia,
but at present Is adopting a policy of
watchful waiting.
Japan is carefully avoiding arousing
swiftly and efficiently solely in 'the
Joint allied Interests.
"The American Ambassador Is not ex
pected to Join In the request. Although
the United States Is not a formal party
to the allied proposal, no opposition to
the step now imminent is expected."
Japanese Seatlnient Divided.
' f P.euter dispatch from Tokio under
date of March 3 says:
"Public and press opinion Is radically
divided on the question of Japan's in
tervention In Siberia. One of tiie
strong political elements which is also
commercially powerful, urges Japan
to remain inactive. Insisting that the
talk of a German menace through Si
beria is merely a mare's nest, and op
posed to the mobilization of men and
resources. ,
"Another, Including the best ele
ments in Japan, is dully and more loud
ly demanding action. The leading
newspapers In the capital belong to
this side.
"The newspaper Kokumln. which is
regarded as frequently expressing the
vltws of the President, unequivocally
asserts that the government is run
ning the risk of Irreparable loss if it
longer delays action against Germany
and the Bolsheviki in Siberia, which
must shortly come under their com
plete control."
PARIS, Monday, March 4. Signifi
cance is attached to a meeting of the
foreign affairs committee of the Cham- i
ber of Deputies this afternoon, which
was attended by Former Minister
Pichon.
French Discuss Siberia.
The understanding is that the Bus
elan situation, a it affects the Kar
East, was under discussion.
While the committeemen, as a matter
of course, declined to make known the
exact terms of M. Pichon's statement,
thev nevertheless, fays the Havaa News
Agency's report of the meeting, allowed
it to be understood that it now seems
certain that all the allies' are in agree
ment to leave to Japan the task of In
tervening in Manchuria and btberla.
IS1III DECXIXKS IXVITATIOX
Japanese Ambassador Will Hasten
on to Valiington.
A PACIFIC PORT, March 5. Viscount
Ishii, newly appointed Japaneso Ambas
sador to the United States, cabled the
Chamber of Commerce of this city
that he would be unable to attend en
tertainments on his arrival, as urgent
business would call him to Washington,
as soon as he steps on American soil,
it waa announced here today.
The cable was filed at Tokio in
answer to telegrams sent him from
here, asking if he would be able, to
attend affairs held in his honor if ha
lands at this port.
XO ALLIANCE, DECLARES LEWIS
Illinois Senator Says V. S. and Japan
Not Agreed on Siberian Issue.
WASHINGTON, March 5. Discussing
reports of possible action by Japan in
Siberia, Senator Lewis, of Illinois,
Democratic whip in the Senate, today
declared there was no agreement or
understanding between the United
States and Japan on the subject.
To an inquiry whether he had con
suited the State Department before
making his statement. Senator Lewis
replied he spoke "on his own authority
and knowledge of affairs of my coun-
try.'
Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut,
and Senator Johnson, of California,
questioned the wisdom of such a dis
cussion in the Senate at this time.
Senator Johnson said that by "mere
silence" he did not wish "to subscribe
to the matters which are pending.
Pacific folks. Senator Lewis said, had
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PEACE LABOR'S PLEA
Campaign for General Election
in England Begins.
"CONCILIATION" TALKED OF
Arthur Henderson, Leader, Believes
.Length ot War Depends Largely
Upon German Socialists' Influ
ence on Their Government.
LONDON'. March 5. The campaign for
the next, general election has already
begun. Arthur Henderson, secretary of
the Labor party, addressed a meeting
last night in liastham. making a strong
expressed fear of Japan's Intentions I appeal for the abolition of secret dlplo-
was a struggle In the central powers
between the military caste and the
forces of democracy.
"We must tell the German Socialists,
Mr. Henderson continued, "that we have
done our part. Whether the struggle is
to terminate soon or is to be indefinite
ly prolonged depends largely upon how
soon they can produce a change of
mentality In their government. When
they induce their government to accept
the broad human principles which In
spire the proposals of allied labor and
socialism, then a world peace is insured."
and advised him that an alliance gov
erning Japan's action provides fori
freedom to enter Siberia in return for
protecting the Philippines and Ameri
can Interests In the Orient.
There is no alliance between the
1'nited States and Japan of any kind
whatever." said Senator Lewis. "There
is no compact between the United
States and Japan of any nature what
soever contracting on our part as to
Siberia or Russia, nor allowing privi
leges in the Philippines or Mexico not
macy, for peace by conciliation and a
league of nations.
He said that It had to be recognized
that no greater disaster had occurred
during the war than the j'atal omission
to do the utmost to ceep Premier
Kerensky and his government In power
in Russia. The people must be on their
guard against a repetition of tne same
fatal policy over a wider fluid.
It Is highly Improbable, Mr. Hender
son declared, that the war can be ended
by a decisive Prussian military tri-
enloyed by any other friendly people. umpn. but it might end by a process of
v natever japan is uoing in reia-1 exhaustion.
tion to the war Is In pursuit of her
alliance or compaol with Creat Britain.
Whatever Japan is doing in .-meria
or aa arainst. Germany, Is In compli-
nce with the terms of an arrange
ment, offensive and defensive, made
with Britain to oppose any wrongful
advance from any soupee in the Last
against the rights of either.
"Japan is not In the war at ihe de
mand of the United States and Japan
In no wise exacts anything now or does
There remains, he said, a third alter
native a policy of conciliation through
the combined forces of labor and so
cialism to obtain a real people's peace.
That did not mean a surrender to
the enemy or a patched-up peace, or
peace at any price, or that the people
are willing to condone German brutal
ity or to leave Germany with all her
power for mischief unimpaired.
What the policy of conciliation meant
was the destruction of militarism, not
she expect anything in the future from only in Garmany. but everywhere.
tlio antagonism of loyal Russians, who.
ere do not last foreter, and the notwithstanding their dire need of a
nostne country ,.,... fa D(, ..tremelv nensl-
straln of living In
is great. in uerman. too. are on
edit. They are Koine to take away
our privilege of .apenklnc to prisoners
alone: this because they think i learned
of the shootlna of the second Irish
man at LlmbursT front prisoners. As
a matter of fact I did not. but cannot.
of course, say bow I did learn It.
The Kusslan prisoners are being
lowly starved, the French and English
get paekaces from home.
There are rumors that a Bavarian
reclment. hlrh was ordered a second
time to take a' position which the Prus
sians had lost at Verdun, refused and
was ordered to be decimated, and that
the Crown ITInre of Bavaria threat
er.ed to march all the Bavarian troops
horn unless the order to decimate was
rescinded. I do not believe the rumor,
bat Its circulation and other events,
such as the rejtusal of the Bavarians
lately to adopt a common postage
tamp, shows there Is a little irrita
tion rrowlna! between Prut and
Bavaria.- 'or year before the war the
Bavarian comic papers cartooned the
Prussians, common and royal, but. like
every other movement, nothing will r-
ult.
fContlnaed tomorrow.)
rttoa t-aeed Dor
renestB reed mwnsy tf FAZO
nivT.
MOT fl' o furs lie fins. Hllnd. FWsxltne
r mtrudias Piles, fust BBOt.tlloa Hm
tlv'e to outside interference.
Recognising also that China Is en
titled to consideration as a protector
of the frontier on which Japan does
not actually border, Japan, the dispatch
says, probably has agreed with China
on a plan for prompt co-operation.
The Ially Mall says that the joint
representatives by the British, French
and Italian Ambassadors In Toklo that
Japan - Intervene in Liberia will be
tantamount to a request that Japan
take steps necessary to afford prompt
and adequate protection to entente
allied Interests there, the -immediate
object being to safeguard the military
tores at Vladivostok and along the
Trans-?lberlan railroad.
Japaaesnp Military Decide.
"The Japanese military authorities."
says the Dally Mail, "will decide how
far Into Siberia It Is feasible to carry
the protective measures, which, be
sides safeguarding the military stores,
also would seek to prevent the vast
food supplies in the Siberian area, bor
dered on the west roughly by a line
parallel with Omsk, falling into Ger
many's hands.
There Is every reason to believe
Japan. In return for a free band, de
sires and is prepared to give the allies
every assurance of disinterestedness
and of the single-minded purpose to act
the United States as a result of any ar-
ranaement -or alliance ever made or
contemplated to be made between this
country and Japan.
'The status as to Japanese and
Orientals entering into the United
States Is fixed by a treaty well under
stood between the United states and
Japan, called a gentlemen's agreement,
and which neither nation has assumed
to change.'
GERMAX PE.VCE KEPCDHTED
Siberians Organize Conncil of Na
tional Commissioners at Irkutsk.
By the Associated Press.)
VOLOGDA. Russia. Sunday. March 3.
A new Siberian Council of the Work
men's and Soldiers' Republic at Irkutsk,
which has determined not to recognize
anv Imperialistic German peace, has
organized a Council of National Sibe
rian Commissioners, composed of 11
members of the Bolshevik! and four
Left Social Revolutionaries.
The president of the Council Is M.
Shoshaktsy and the Minister of For
eign Affairs, M. Weinbaum.
A Siberian central executive com
mittee to act as an independent legis
lative body also has been formed.
MARINE COMPANY INSURED
254 of 255 Men Take Ont 910,000
Policies, One Takes $5000.
The speaker quoted a recent speech
of Pliilipp Scheldemann. the German
Socialist leader, and articles In the
Socialist Vorwaerts proving- that there
WILSON TALKS AT THEATER
President Praises Theme of Play of
Patriotic Nature.
WASHINGTON. March 5. All official
Washington was talking today about a
little speech President Wilson made last
night from his box at the theater. It
was the first time within memory of
anyone here that a President bad done
such a thing. '
The President had enjoyed a play de
picting the conversion of a disloyal
German-American into a loyal citizen.
When one of the leading actors ex
hausted his curtain speech and the au
dience demanded more, he suggested
that probably the President might say
something.
Rising in his box, aa a wave of ap
plause and cheerinic swept the theater.
the President thanked tiie actors fori
an admirable performance and said how
much he had enjoyed the theme of the
play. x
Former Premier's Funeral Held.
VICTORIA, B. C March 5. The fu
neral of the late H. C. Brewster, Pre
mier of British Columbia, was held
here today. Hundreds of citizens
crowded the legislative chamber of the
Parliament building, where the body
lay in state, before It was removed to
the Metropolitan Methodist Church for
the religious services. Interment was at
Rose Bay Cemetery.
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Coal Shipments Again Normal.
WASHINGTON'. March 5. Priority of
coal supplies for railroads, domestic
consumers, cantonments, public util
ities and hospitals, established by the
Fuel Administration January 17, was
suspended today In all states east of
the Mississippi River except Pennsyl
vania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
and Eastern Kentucky.
R. N. STANFIELD 5
Farmer, Stockraiser and Busi- zr
ness Man. S
A man who does things.
Who has accomplished some-
thing.
Who knows how to work and E
get results. E
Who knows Oregon's needs, E
requirements and resources. E
Who has the experience, knowl-
E edge and business understand-
E ing. E
E Who, as a State Legislator E
for six years, has already done
much for Oregon.
E Whose Republicanism is un- E
E questioned and whose ability ha3 E
zz been proven. r
E (Paid advertisement by Stanfleld E
Committee, Stanfield, Or.)
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WASHINGTON. March 5. The 80th
Company, I". S. Marines, on active serv
ice somewhere in i'rajicc, is insured
for 11.545.000.
This undoubtedly establishes a record
for Individual company Insurance sub
scription. Of the 255 men In the com
pany, 254 took out Insurance for $10,000
each, the remaining member subscrib
ing to a J5000 policy.
In addition to this, 188 men of the
same company made allotments totaling
12830.50 for the "folks back home.
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