The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
Leishman Denies That
He Has Received Order
From Washington.
.GERMANYDOES NOT
FEAR REPRISALS
Believes Feeling Against Oil
Trust in This Country Is So
Strong That Hand Will Not
Be Raised to Assist
It in Foreign
Fields.


Especial Cable - The Times-Dispatch.l
Berlin. October 3s.--Mr. Leishman.
tho American ambassador. In IN inter
view to-day. denied the report that 10
had received Instructions from WASH
ing,on to make representations to the
German government against the war
on the Standard OIL Corporation" by
the establishment Of . monopoly IN Pc
troleum, which 10 to be sanctioned ana
controlled by tie government. 1t -
learned from trustworthy source.
however. regardless OF the ambassa-
doris denial. that there had been speci-
fic diplomatic steps At this stage: that
the American embassy has been max
ing inquiries at the Foreign Once and
watching the situation closely. Init
nations are said to have come from
Washington that the United States may
make reprisais affecting German ex-
ports.
The belief - expressed here. how
ever. that American public opinion IL
strong against the Standard OIL trust.
and that 1t will be pleased with Ger
many's deciaration OF war on the cor
poration. and VIII not permit reprisals
because the country Is trying to shake
Off the grip of the trust This Is es-
pectally the hope here In case DEM
ocratic majority is returned to Wash
ington at the coming election ;.
i. 10 expected that tie government
will soon announce its decision to
participate In the Panama Pacific Ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915.
The appointment Of a permanent ex-
position commission is not favored.
but It was virtually decided during
the visit here of Count Won Bernstorn.
the German ambassador at Washing
ton. that Germany for political and
commercial reasons could not AFFORD
to hold aloof from participation in the
big show. There Is lukewarm feel-
ing In Dig Industrial and manufactur-
Ing circles. however. and up to the
present II has been only through much
effort and urging that they have been
induced to promise to send exhibits.
Inness Of CsafevateA.
! Z, From q trustworthy Russian source
| II Is learned that the Czarevitch fs
suffering from serious abscess In
| the groin, caused by an injury. which
he received while playing. The injury
! attracted NO attention at first. as the
boy made no complaints. Comp!fca-
lions are feared The Czarina is said
to be greatly worried This recalls
al, incident four years ago when the
Czartns received q shock from which
IL II said she has never entirely re-
covered. It Is her nightly program
70 70 to her sons bedroom and kiss
him good night In the autumn es
1905 the Czarina, after she had donned
her ownA night robes. felt uneasy and
made q second visit to the Czarevitchs
room. She saw the bed empty and the
window Open
She ran out into the corridor. where
q satlo. whom the Czarevitch himself
had selected as o BODY guard was stand
ing. The Czarina informed him OF
her sons absence and then fell I'M
conscious. The sailor gave the alarm
and was the nrst to hurry to the park
outside. He heard q child crying In
bush and found the Czarevitch Ia MS
night shirt and half-dazea. The mys-
terry as to how the boy got out into
the park was never cleared up The
boy was only Eve years old and could
not have gone through the window
himself The palace guards declared
that they had not heard or seen any
thing suspicious. but everything point
ed TO the conclusion that some one
had climbed one story to the WINDOW
and took out the sleeping boy. drop
ping hin. when the alarm was given.
The personnel Of the Czasevitch body
guand was entirely changed next day.
except for the sailor. who Is now In
the room all night. guard has oeen
posted beneath the window
The Czarina Is said still to believe
that an ATTEMPT was made to ktdnap
the heir to the tho
ksSser CuatinG ExveDses.
The Kaiser Is getting economical.
He ordered his zach, Hohenzoilern THIS
week to winter quarters at kiel with
less than half OF the crew which for
merry had q pleasant and easy winter
aboard the royal yacht The Kaiser
states that his activn was taken to
scduce expenses.
Enrico Caruso. the tenor. sang be-
fore the Kaiser and his family In the
new palace at Potsdam on Tuesday. the
Kaiserin's birthday. The Kaiser. for
the second time. decorated tie tenor.
As Caruso finished the 'Ba;asso Aria"
the Kaiser stepped up and satd: "fon
have again sung wonderfully. and I
have brought scu this token OF dist;ne-
sion. which I hope VIII give you pleas
ure.- He ten handed the singer the
Exd EsSIe decoration Of the third class
This 10 an unusually high distinction,
aud - rarely given to civilians.
Putnam Grtswcii. tire American bari
tone, and hts wife sailed Tor New York
to-day on the Eror Prinzessin Ccriise.
Nahler's Song 80 Earth Vas heard
for tie frs, time in Berlin to-day. IL
-.s rxcHc-~d ~ frc philharmonic Or