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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20

II has now been nix months since took
any medicine at all. ! hope my little
note will assist you In helping other wo-
men. now feel perfectly well and In
the best of health" g. Mrs. AUGUST
W. KospNER, 1852 Hollins Street, Bal
umore, Md
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs. and to-day holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know Of, ind Thousands
OF voluntary testimonials ON file In the
rinkham laboratory ut Lynn. Mass..
seem TO prove this fact
For thirty years II has been the stand
ard remedy for fcmaie ills. ard has re-
stored the health Of thousands Of women
who have been troubled with such ali
merts mn 6isplscemrnts. inflammation,
uiceratim, tarnors. irregularities, etc
III you want special advice
write TO Lydia II. Pinkham Med
icine Co, confidential Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will he opened,
read and answered by n woman
and held In strict confidence.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
GAS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
APape's Diapepsin' settles sour,
gassy stomachs in five
minutes--Time III

You don't want allow remedy when
-FOUR stomach IL bad-or an uncertain
one-~cr a harmful one--your stomach
Ia too valuable, you mustn't inture II.
Pape's Dtapepsin Ia noted for it,
speed In giving relief its harmless
ness its certain unfailing action In
regulating sick, sour. gassy stomachs.
Its millions of cures In indigestion.
dyspepsia. gastritis and other stomach
trouble has made II famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor In
your home keep II handy get n large
fifty.cent case from any dealer and
then II anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them, IL
whnt they eat lays like lead. ferments
and sours and forms gas, causes head.
ache, dizziness and nausea. eructA-
lions Of acid and undigested food
remember as soon as pape' Diapepsln
comes In contact with the stomach all
such distress yanishes It's prompt.
ness, certainty and ease In overcoming
the worst stomach disorders Ia q reve
lation to those who try it.--Adv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North, returning 20 his room In
Mrs Muof.'g boarding house at % a. m,
discovers the body 81 Capt, John HanskA.
another roonsr. with knife wound on
his breast, Suspicion rests upon man
giving the name " Lawrence wade, who
had called on HanskA IN tbs evening ana
bad been heard quarrslng with Hhnska
During the excitement Htrang" woman
vito gives her name As Rdaaile fetIrAhse,
appears and taksa into her own honf
across the street all Of Mrs, MoorW's
boardeTs, including Miss FAtrllla, an n
valid. who WAA confined 10 tho room s1e
ocrupled and whose BROTHER was FAVOR
tie among the other bOardsrs. WAds u
arrested as lie IN about 20 leave the couh-
try Mrs, LAGrange. who, while plylEE
bar trade aa q trance medium, had aiusu
Police Inspector Martin hcfiee several
times. calls ut hts office 20 tell what shs
knows Of the crime. While she IL thsfe'
Constance HanskA widow 81 the murder
cd man, whose existence had been IN
known. appears Mrs ltanska. says she
bad eft her husband and disctosas the
fact that Wade represented her ana Wis
tied Hanaka on tho night OF the mufnsr
In an EFFORT TO settle thslr AFFAIRS sne
admits Wade was In love With her. wade
n held by the cotoner's Jury for tho death
OF Hanaka Tommy North. who had been
hsid by the police, IL released AMI re-
turns 60 Mrs Ie0rnnge's house.. ne De
comes Infatuated ~ once with Betsy Bar
bsra Driven by the belief that Betsy
Barbara loves Estriila Tommy North gets
drunk and Is discovered by Betsy haT
bara The next morning Tommy apollo
mtsra 10 nctsy Hathara and ~ her urging
prepares to establish the Thomas w
North Advertising Agency, Mrs. Le-
Grange, with Inspector MeG"e, examines
the house where fTAnskh was killed and
nnia on the hra escape outsia" HAnshas
window u red shoe button which SHE con
osais Mrs. L~1rangs secretly examines
the shoes OF her boarders IN search ot
ono tho red button will A. Ste pretendH
10 go into a trance In Miss Eairilla's SOON
and communes with spirits
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
PUT BAN ON MOSQUITOES
This story should Convince skept.cs
az to Size and FeroeIty Of the
New Jersey Species

A struggling young artist In New
York who. last summer. felt Ill and
respondent. decided that II he we're
to accomplish anything during the
coming winter. he must have a *aca'
ton Ia the country Accordingly. he
repaired to New Jersey resort In
the hope OF being able 10 obtain re-
tuced rates,
Well. said the old chap, who ran
tho place. j cant see Why should
take YOU for less mouey than the
others; but tell Won what IN do
You paint ME a mace, fancy picture
OF the hotel and grounds. and I'll give
you months board
The young artist set caeerfuliy
about The task In . short while he
submitted for his hosts approval
highly idealiEed picture Of the little
house and its grounds To one OF
the outbuildinss he had added dove
cote. round hich several birds which
the discerning eye might have seen
were doves, sere lowering
The landlord didn't think much Of
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER XII.


Two days later, and In the middle OF
the afternoon. Resale was again In
Miss Estrlllas room suffering from in
ciplent control" Her eyes stared.
Sorry" said Rosalie. on her en-.
trance. but I've got It agatnan |
can't beat IT, 10 you mind II lock
the door? | wouldn't be disturbed for
tarm~-dont know what II would do
to met" She pumped down into a
chair, giving d yAwn which shook her
whole body Gradually she relaxed.
With one heaytne sign she settled
back Her ewes closed; she fell as
into sleep And pre~ently she was
tabhl'ns first tn the baritone o. Doctor
Carver ard then in the loud accents
* Laughing Eyes
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20

Yes"
We'll, wan, him"
All right When does he report r
Tomorrow morning at seven
o'clock. Battery Park-with a descvip.
tion OF me. He amt to call my name
first wait until tell him who am
sees"
Give him . description OF you r
said Niece. verging on compliment
III | do and Maxine Elliot. or any OF
them. happen 10 be taking an early
morning stroll In the park
Tell him." said Resale, breaking
In. TO watch out for dear old lady
with hair getting white on top an
lookin' es II she'd seen better days.
He'll never find you."
Again thanktn' you for your kind
attentions. but resumin' business. -
said Resale with asperity, '11l wear
my plum-colored suit an black tar.
ban--you know what turban ls-~-it's
one OF those hats"--and she Indicated
a passing girl~-"an' In place Of the
regular red carnation for meetings in
the park. I'll be- carryin' she con.
sidered a moment--"a purple automo-
bile veil That ought TO settle me In
his mind"
They walked while In silence.
then Rosalie stopped,
That's all arranged then. We'd bet.
ter be getting back III take cross
town car We shouldn't be seen to-
gether in the middle OF the city"
Say" said Niece as they turned,
why don't YOU ever let me see you
between tlmes7 Course you must keep
away from me now, but after this
thing Is settled, want you to come
out to lunch and dinner We might as
well be friendly"
After this thing Ia settled oh.
you're cop after ALL" said Resale
BEFORE McGee could unravel this cryp.
tic. she resumed
Haven't you ever though, what
we're doin'-ws two, yaddinK about
talkin OF lunch and dinners7 Yon'y We
been cop too long, guess had
sitttn' with myself last night, II
we succeed--if you make good case
OF II, an II | git what I'm after--some'
body goes TO the chair That's what
we're doin', You don't think OF It.
You're man an cop. But | do"
Not enough to make you stopf" In.
qu!red McGee. regarding her narrowly
mo, but enough TO make me sure
tho right one goes, and enough to
make me want TO stop thinkin OF
what viii happen whom we get
through" Her voice caught on this.
Niece looked at her sharply. Her
eyes we're swimming
They were ut the car. 'I'll send for
you when wanted. Martin MeGee." she
said An rememher--a purple auto
veil In my right hand"
Resale did not return home at once,
Instead she proceeded to that house
In the Latin Quarter before which she
had paused and considered problem
three days before. 1t liz one OF Rosa.
lies peculIaritice that she shrouds CIV
erythiug In mystery, but let's out a
clew hero and there to puzzle the OBJ.
server and to satisfy her individual
sense of humor | who write OF her
have caught that trick from Rosalie.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20

/ Wtli reveal noa~--as Resale would
have revealed Il with fash Of eyes
and dmplesthat this place bore the
s.kn. y, Martinez. Teacher OF Lam
e3ageS," and that the photograph
vhtta she Kept In her closet Was a
device Of the Martinez Method In Ian.
evaEes She was refreshing her some
what scattered knowledge Of convsr-
sa'.oral Spanish. gained years ago
Nheu SHE played = profitable season at
trance, tees, and development work In
nj Fase, Ssh Autanic. and other points
near the border she spent n bali
hG4r In conversation with Professor
Martinez, 40 a FEW necessary errands,
and reached her house q; i've O'Clock
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER X.
A Lone Hand.

Martin McGee waited To kaep his
latest appointment with Resale lie
Orange on "a bench In Stuyvesant Fish
Park, dead center for the Hebrew pop.
ulation in New York Ha speculated
laxiiy and with Koms amusement upon
tho habits OF Roaalie Le Grange~-so
much her own, yet 40 we'll conceived
for her purpose. For example, this
method OF holding business confer
.nees on secret affalrs--tor she al
ways set her appointments In some
out OF tn" way open space. II was
highly original, highly effective
plan ono could enter without at
tracing attention. ono could watch
the approaches. a meeting in Il pub
lie park graut that It were dlscoy
cred IN such a rem3ta part OF the city
could be- pasacd OF a. au accidental
encounter, uot conference That
WIS ene Of tho thousand ways In
which her mind Thought faster and
further than his
Martin NctIoa was approaching
my, the second period ot sentiment
In man In The lusty summer Of his
days. he had Sooed aud lost She
had chosen the other arm of munlct-
pal warfare and married or'mhn
Since then woman had cut but shad,
owy hgur" In his bachelor ne And
here, IN His middle age tho fnce and
nEur", III" form and move of woman
was PLAYING h'deahd'seek among HIS
Thought of police duty and police priv.
n"ee l'e recognized ever a certain
embarrassment over tho coming meet
Ing llR" that " youth who has been
tlapp'd ny u perky girl,
Ito" do you de sRtd A voice he
slide MN Ant Nosn'es aclf settled
do"h o0 lh' park h"hth
IA" looked " hrr without rising,
MIS- htFt tn'@eh' '' '"l ln shose eyes
OF h'iN. WHICH e"".'rJ 40 many emo
lions, her A'''t'" "NHd hm The
eye" were m@&.H.t
ho" 90 YOU a" ". #}rat"d after
har Aad iN"H ' se mast BE-
out "th VI
say. ! En""s .b.rN" an apology
'ou1t IF'm ae
'H tAer" U.s. aA'| }".a.' tharc's
ono tvm'n@ tr"H .w. ..t mAa |
ever h"e" it3 thH "A. " a ant
mai tia il na0t '. n" .lnt rum.
piimEUt Fa {h4 llfR .t.1.." &... t.fu
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
BY Will Irwin
1912 BoBBS MERRILL CO

medltated. again her finger stopped
its drumming on her lin
Molly" she was saying to the maid
bali an hour later. Il guess I'll take
up Miss EstrilIa's dinner tonight-"
I've brought yoar dinner myself.
she said ID Miss Estrllla. She put
down the tray. adjusted the napkin.
bolstsred the invalid with the pillows.
and took up cup of bouillon.
There nov. Ill help-oh. dearte.
I'm so sorry For Rosalie had stun
BLEED slightly In approaching the couch,
and the bouillon had splashed over the
/ napkin. the spread. and Miss Estrilla's
hands. Resale dubbed apologies m
she hurried about the room. getting
cloth. towels. warm water. Miss Ea.
trills was very gracious. but Resale
continued to apologize ~ she began 10
scrub her hands,
Didn't burn you. did it, asked
Rosalte.
mo: bu, It's very sticky" replied
Miss Estrilla
Il can't get under those rings--let
me--there. my dear" Rosalle deftly
removed the rings. laid them without
glance on the edge OF the tray. and
continued to chatter as she scrubbed
Il brought you up the evening pa
per-" she said. You can't read II.
but thought you'd like 10 see the pic.
lures OF that new Spanish tenor
they're maxim all the fuss over--you
asked me about him the other day.
Remember" She had finished wiping
Miss Estrillas hands; and now she
gave her the newspaper. the photo,
graph OF the tenor folded to the front
| Miss Estrslla took the bait She
moved the paper close to her eyes
| In that second, the def Rosalle had
made three motions and used her
quick perceptions, There Was line
inside the big ring;
Miguel r Victoria. 1878"
NOW we're ready for dinner" said
Rosalie, Shall send down for more
SOUP Mo-" Miss Estriila seemed in
that moment to miss her rings, She
perceived them on the edge OF the
tray and slipped them on
Before she left, Rosalie spun and
tied another thread OF the web she
was weaving SO deftly and yet so eau
| tlously
Il hate even to mention H." che
said. but I've been feelin them comm
on today my spells, ! know you said
could have EN- In here alone with
YOU. but | haven't wanted to bother
you. / sensed the beginnin' OF one
this afternoon. beat 1t this time by
workin' hard an shuttn my teeth. II
| Ii really gets meif cant hold II
Of any lonser~l'm likely to be In here
most any time"
Miss Estrilla her face and her emo
tions hidden from view by the eye
shade, answered In a voice which be.
gan calmly and evenly:
Il should be very glad whenever
you wish" There was a little break
on the last word. Resale noted this
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
Easy 70 TINT Candies.

Candies can be tinted in any color.
or painted In any design by using
fuchsin. methyl violet or any others
OF this class OF eolors, dissolved In
wood alcohol They may be dipped
into bath OF the dye, or this may be
applied with a paint brush.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20

v eg g I aDle Iofil~
pound did for me.
] suffered dreadful
pains and was very
Irregular. | became
alarmed ard sent for
Lydia T.. Pink ham =
Vegetable Com
pound | took Il reg
ularIy until ! was
without n cranp or
pain and felt like
another rssrgnr1 ard
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
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49, T~E0. . 90 110oN~0

this effort The picture as a whole
said be, amt half bad. but / cant
stand for these mosquitoes. You must
paint them out. or the bargains Oh.
They're calculated to scare folks Oh
Instead NJ attraction them here
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER X.


In a remote werner VI Central Park.
Rns4jss Was s;,!a.as a conference with
Grmaltt her specially assigned detect.
I've III the 8Anska case. Il thiak. ="
said Gr,ua}d!. that the real asme 10
Fere7
How did ycH get THAR
1T took 4 ligtle time First trisked
his room, went In A. gas inspee-
tor" ...".
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
Low Susniclon.

"Twobhie il a young man OF ingra.
dating manners"
80 he is I'll bet be never pays
his board bill promptly"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20
THIS W0MAN'S
SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Baltimore, Md. :" am more than
glad to tell what Lydia f. pinkham's
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-02-20

Az home IN her can rcor, again,
Resale fou3eret long, a nervous in.
ger picking at uusius jip~-pondered
until she stood syoEen with 4 new idea
Those rings - Miss Estrillas-she
had long wanted look at them. Els,
pectaily that htg diamond with curt.
ops ongI and gold setting which she
wore on her left hard Resale had
noted Miss Estrtiias care OF yhat
ring; noted how she washed her
hands without removing IT Chance.
therefore. would nsver give the oppor.
tInity. She herseh must make L. Sha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
THOUSANDS IN PARIS
WORTHLESS AND m \t,VI-

PARIS. September 2l.--M Georges
Berry. one of the deputies still in Paris,
explained day that he considered his
presence necessary to assist in organ
izinS for the relief of soldiers fam
iltcS and that of the starving popula
ton lie estimates that there are $50 =
600 persons without work in Paris
Free meals have been given. and al
ready in the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENT.
which he represents. $1,000 have been
served The committee, of which NJ.
Berry is member. Is trying TO set
business going again, trade being prac-
ticaliy at standstill. especially i'm the
wealthy quarter, owing TO the dcpar-
ture or the customers from this city
one great problem. he said, was the
manufacturers lack of raw material
due to the difficulty of obtaining ships
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
USING OUM-DUM BULLETS
Charge Nude Against british by Ger
man Officer


'corrcSpondcncc of Associated Press
NNSCtiEN tAiX-la Cha pelle) SEN
,cinber 6.-The head OF the Red Cross
division in T,hineland to-day showed
American correspondents dunn -dum
nuHets. 900 of which, he said, had
pccn found on English soldiers taken
NJ ManhcuSc. The end of this bullet
was unJackcted and tipped with lead.
""ith contained Il copper core. II was
a .49-ca hhre make. similar to cartridges
bullets have caused ugly injuries to
personally treated. said the Red Cross
chief
Tho officer spoke without animns.
and only gave evidence which he said
ne had personally gathered lie said
many English bullets were made like
The sharp nickel pointed German bull
lets. The French bullets were uni
formly good, he declared. and made
small wounds. and did not spread
According To the officials story, he
treated German wounded who had been
shot with English buckshot.
The Rod Cross chief said he had seen
a Ecd cross automobile fred on nj
BaitiSte by belgian civilians lie told
a remarkable story OF 4 Belgian trlc-
phone girl at Dalhcm, who tclcphoncd
belgian officers at the forts that they
were not properly placing their shells.
liN following her instructions they
were able TO regulate their firing Of
icctivc!y. aud the telephone girl was
killed by shot which destroyed tie
Office from which she was directing the
operations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22

enemy has been everywhere repulsed.
with considerable losses. In the coun-
unGerta Ken amy infantry attack, CON
Inning himself 10 artillery fire. direct
ed against our front. from heavy Guns.
Second. on the centre, in the Cham .
payne country and on the western
slopes of the ArConne River. an cX-
c"puon being made of Souay, We hay.
taken McSntl-lcs-l iurlins and Massiycs
IN ihc Wocrrc district the enemy still!
holds the region OF Thiaucourt and has
cHuuonadcd ilasSonchatcl
ON our right wing. Lorraine and the
\oSScs. there is nothing new. The
Germans ar" certifying themselves in
me vicinity of Delmiet 10 Chateau Sa-
lines"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
st Battle in Worlds Warfare Still Without Definite Result
CREWS WELL TREATED
BY GERMAN CAPTORS
They Arrive Mt Calcutta and Tell of
Seizure or Six British Steamers

CALCUTTA. September 2i.-Tho
crews OF the SIX British steamers can
: turcd by the German cruiser ,mdeu
! in the Bay OF Bengal, five of which
were sunk after the crews had been
taken off. arrived here to-day. They
! speak highly OF the treatment accord
ed them by the Germans
! George Read. second officer Of tho
Indus. says his ship was sighted the
morning of September 10 BY the Emdon
The Germans had intercepted all wire
! less messages and so knew the posi-
tons Of all the vessels In the bay. The
cruiser fired ten shots at the Indus
which was not sunk until more than
an hour after the attack began, the
German craftsmanship being poor
The next afternoon the same pro-
gram was followed with the British
CAST reported at Calcutta. September
- was sighted and an armed crew
ga aboard her. Two hours later
inc KILN WAS captured and an armed
III" TOOK possession OF her During
Nc night three other vessels we're
slEhted| by the Emden, hut were MOI
ii.TtiitHiu"u. III" crew placed aboard the
Min was removed in the morning and
she also was sunk
Apout midday the Germans boarded
NIP" m"in.ns "a a mine then was placed
"n"rr c me bow Of tho Diplomat. and.
"tnter nve shots had been nrcd at her.
she went down bow FIRST. The ;mJ.n
'hen chased another vessel, which "s.
capcd. '''' -
On the morning OF the lith the can
,,ufcu crews were transferred Ia ITO
NhnihEa ana AN hour later the TRAD
po'h was captured. After her crew lad
ncch sent to the kabingu AN extrcmoi,
, nlhc was placed under her
"oM hhn shc SANK Immediately
Immediately aftcrward TIA. ,:cr,r.,,,
UrlIc crew Was taken OF tho I[nbitit.;
ana IN" TWO German VCascis nrro,T =
panied her 10 Within seventy 1.-Two mill.
81 the sand heads at tho mouth Of ia.
hugh River When last seen the E,i-
u"n ana tue Markomnnnia were iyin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
GERMANS ARE OBJECTS
OF WARS BARBAR|sMs
Berlin Correspondent Tells or Fright.
full Cruelties Practiccd by French
and Bclginns.
KAIsER's SOLDIERS PATIENT
RcprisaIs Made Only After Court
Martial While Rights of Noncom-
batants Are Itespected-AInny
OutrageS Are Committed.

Correspondence Of Associated Press. |
BERLIN. September IA cry Of in
dignation has been called forth
throughout the world" wri.os w.
Schcucrmanu. Il Berlin war ceres pom :
dent. who accompanies the German gen
erai STAFF. by the Germans so-callcd
cruelty In all countries that get their
news through English and French
sources. stories Of German harharsin
are repeated. II is, therefore. doubly
the duty of war correspondent. who
can speak of wha; his own eyes have
seen, TO report what he can answer
for before the forum OF historical
truth.
IL have spent days i'm the worst reg
ions Of Belgium and France. My frs,
Impressions OF the horrors OF war were
obtained at lattice. ON the road from
Aachcm to Licgc. whore lighting be
tween French ana German soldiers
went Oh FOR days. Instead OF u flour
iShinc village, one sees there to-day
charred ruins stretching along the
Ia 10 .Nss f,.,. MI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
JAPANESE DESTUOYEItS
SHELL GERMAN BARRACKS

PEkING, September 20 t2:ll T.. Nh
Correspondence from Tsingchau. dat ec
September 10. says
Japanese destroycrs shcllcd the Ger.
man barracks on the coast, fourteen
miles north or Tsingchau Bombs
dropped from hydropla mes to-day dam
aged neither the town nor it's dcfeuscs
because the constant firing of the gar
rSon kept the airships about 1000
yards above the town"
The British dc;s ,hment. which left
Ti"n Tsin TO cooperate with the Jap
ancSc ut EiauchaU, sailed nominally for
Wei iIai Wei, Shan Tung. but it is
believed that the men would land mt
Laoshan Bay, thereby avoiding a vio-
In ton of Ehina'S neutrality
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
DI, DI,tf-l, II


NEW YORK. September 2l.-Thc Ger.
man government denies that peace
heSotiaiions are going forward nj
Washington. according to n wireless
message which Count Won Bcrnstorff
German ambassador to the United
states. tonight said he had received
from Horiin, by way OF Sayviile, l.. l.
me message, which the ambassa,Io or
said could be put down as an official
statement coming from him, follows:
The news. evidently originatins
from Paris and Antwerp, that Field
Marshal Won Der Goltz issued a procla
nation that Germany intended to cvac-
uatc Brussels. ana that they had offered
separate peace 20 Belgium. is an in
Vention
Likewise. there is no truth i'm the
!umor that peace negotiations arc GO
ing on at Washington. All these in
ventions recently have been denied nv
the North German Review, the official
organ OF the German government"