The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-09-09
GERMAN SUPPLYOF
FOOD IS LIM|TLESS
Won BernstOrif Says Country
Is Self Sustaining.
CONSULTS ABOUT WIRELESS

Kaiser's Ambassador to United States
Says Hospital Was Made Inside of
Fortress and That Attack by Zeppe-
lin FolIowed-Is Only One Author
lied to Speak For Germany Here.
Washington.-"Our crops are excel
lent, and our supply of food could last
forever" said Count Won Bernstorf.
the German ambassador. Germany is
absolutely self sustaining If she wants
to be. We are reaping the results of
a policy, condemned by certain per-
sons, of keeping up our agriculture at
any cost to the nation, so that the coun-
try would be able to sustain ITSELF"
but If the men are all gone to war
how will the crops be gatheredT'
"There are sufficient men to reap.
We have so many people that we can
not put them all In the army. Ger.
many has a male population of at least
30O0O.0O0. AS for our factories, l do
not know how many Of them are being
kept open. There is now hardly any
export trade. though goods still go to
Italy, to Copenhagen and to Christia-
mia. Some factories are undoubtedly
closed, and their workmen have gone
to the front. You see, we are at war.
and it is likely that all the manufac-
turing that is being done is Of mate
rails that have to do with war necessi-
ties.
81 should like to make a statement"
the ambassador had said. Nobody Is
authorized to speak for the German
government over here except myself
and any statement that is not covered
by my name can be regarded as a
fake.
81 have nothing new to say regard
ing the situation with respect to the
wireless station at Tuckerton, N. j.
have been consulting with people to
whom the station belongs and with
lawyers about it, and the situation is
still absolutely open. l am trying to
get information as to the state Of the
matter"
The attack on Antwerp by a Yep
penn oA4AP anu lnC consequent par
tial destruction of a hospital were
mentioned.
"As to whether a hospital In Ant
werp has really been touched by
bombs l know nothing" said Count
Bernstorff. But there is this to say"
he added. Antwerp is a fortress,
made for the purpose Of resisting at
tack. Fortresses have always been
bombarded. If hospital is touched
that is deplorable, but it is absolutely
the result of hospital being inside q
| fortress"
An article quoted in one Of the New
York newspapers, from the pen of a
German military writer and published
some time ago in Europe, pointing out
how easily it would be possible to in
wade and subdue the United States, was
brought up.
81 never heard of that writer" said
the ambassador. 81 should not sup
pose bis work would be of great value
If he writes such ridiculous thing"
Americans have complained that au-
tomobiles have been seized" was sug-
gested.
I'm war every kind of private prop
erty becomes the property of the gov
eminent. Most of my friends sold
their automobiles to the government.
No Americans car was taken without
a receipt being given, and the car or
its equivalent will be returned. Why.
In France automobiles have been taken.
My daughter. the Countess Pourtales,
has little property in Savoie, near the
frontier and not far from Geneva, and
the French seized her car and gave her
just three days to get out of the coun.
try. They gave my son, who was WIS.,
iting her. Just twenty-four hours to
leave"