The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-18
GENERAL AMNESTY
For Dreyfus, ZOiO, Mercier ana
Other Drey&usards Is
PRO nnspd.

Rerlin. Sept. 1.-THE reported connect
To-, ~ Drevfus with Russia Us also com-
mon talk in diplomatic circles here wheIs
IL nnds credence 1t also stated Ano' e''
doncs of tbs was produced at the secret
session at Rennes and That Del'aaa''
hurled visit 60 ST. Petersburg lus' 9nIoie
the court martial lis cited in support Oh
this theory
ON the question of joining In a boyeolt
oubie opinion Is divided The big major
uy favor participation in the eNpoHu"n
while a number OF leading and iniuentlai
napera like the Vossiche Zeitung' the
Frankfurter zeitung and Tageblatt advo-
cate abstention. 1t ia reported that
few important firms ana several com
merc.al associations have declared tneit
J determination 20 abstain, hut thAse' 80
| far are the exception ana not the rule
The bulk OF influential opinion seems u
await The action OF Germany's prlncipa
competitors in the commercial race, es.
peclally Great Britain and the United
| states and viii be guided thereby
The army manoueyers this year are
| regarded as a mediocre success owing to
various causes, chiefly unfavoable wcalh
er. During four days OF sham warfare u
South Germny Il raned iu torrents. For
one entire day the operations had to Doc
suspended as TO the emperor modified the
suspended as the emperor modified ne
plan OF the campaign accordingly. The
roads part OF the time were simply m
pass.ble and tho condition OF the troops
was indescribabe. though most OF them
found shelter, and the commisarlat hc-
Quilted itself excenenty. The manoueyers
ended earlier than arranged because Of
the intended visit OF the Czar 20 Potsdam
on Thursday which was subsequently
abandoned. Thus Emperor william has
his preparations for this important visit
for nothing. Aside from these untoward
| circumstances other features aroused ser
Ious criticism OF the mntary value OF
these big manoueyerz IN which three ar
my corps, numbering 5000 men partei-
pated The troops marched well 90 infant
ry covering. in spite OF the weather being
often knee deep iu mud from % 20 40 kl.
omoters daily. But some OF the command
ers made some egregrious bunders Gen
Own Valkenhausen. commanding The i2u
corps got separated from the 18Th and On,
plan of campaign had % bo licked int
shape fOr the next meeting
The Emperor's dashing charge al "a,
; head Of two cavalry divisions OF Wednes
day was a fine sight But an the experti
present agreed that such q charge IN oc
tual war and under tho same condition.
would have led 10 The complete ann,hiia
ton OF the whole cavalry
There was, however. the rcmafliDN
: feat. that the physical condition ana NOR
,i- u The troops on both sides remhnet
I'M fine shape n spite OF the weather. on'
few cases OF serious hines We're report
ed.
Fxperts assert that the new field ar'l
lery and automobiles we're both found q
= be easily transportabie. Automobiles
hsnceforth VIII be- regularly used in af
my transportation. Some automobile
|, made during the night and over unknown
and unfavorable roads, from 30 10 10 mile
! without breaking down.
, Perhaps the most interesting feature o
the manouevers was thai the lJth corps
: mainly recruited 10 Alsace. fraternize
merely with the men Of the l3th an
, itth corps. VINO we're from other parts o
70 the empire
The Alsahon Press thf8 week dweit o
: the emperor's StrassbuTg speech ln
way SHOWING Lhdt ms HlalNthf p aNf'NN ~
1 the clergy 70 keep good friends with a.
7 empire has borne fruit
! Samoa stll greatly exercises th
/ press The opinion seems 20 be about un
nmous that the new agreement. 4
comes IN force. must be modified. ~ IA
) foreign office the officials are very ret
! cent regarding the matter An ofhoa
= empowered 10 speak 20 the Associate
\ Press correspondent that Baron Spec
! Won Otenberg the German commissions
Z er. who has been III al Samoa, hss bee
3 granted sick leave Indefinitely The pr
8 positions submitted BY the commissions
Z are now being considered b. the thr'
= governments and a. 20 seriously hoped M
3 al points al Issue VIII be finally an
|. amicably settled.
Tho terrific rain storms in the who
n eastern part Of southern Germany d
= great damage. The temperature drops
z almost TO the freezing point IN many !
y cailsisS Much snow fell In the Bavar'
= Alps and even IN tho valleys. The IL
Z rose suddsBly Munich was overfiowed a.