The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-07
GERMAN UPPLYO OF
FOOD IS L|M|TLESS
Won B0rnstOrff Says Country
Is Self Sustaining,
ABOUT WIRELESS

kaiser's Ambassador to United States
Says Hospital Maj Made Inside Of
Fortress and That Attack by Zeppe-
lin Followed-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 Bernstorff,
the German ambassador. Germany Is
absolutely self sustaining IL she wants
to be. We are reaplng 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 II the men are all gone to war
how will the crops be gatheredf"
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
100000. AS for factories, l do
not know how many Of them are being
kept open. There Is now hardly any
export trade, though goods still 90 to
Italy, to Copenhagen and to Christia-
bia. Some factories are undoubtedly
closed. and their workmen have gone
to the front You see. we are at war,
and 1t is likely that all the manufac-
turing that is being done is of mate
rails that have to do with war necessi-
ties.
II 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.
II have nothing new to say regard
ing the situation with respect to the
wireless station at Tuckerton, N. ]. l
have been consulting with people to
whom the station belongs and with
lawyers about II. 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
pelin airship and the consequent par
tiai destruction Of a hospital were
mentioned.
As to whether a hospital I'm Ant
werp has really been touched by
bombs I 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. IL a hospital is touched
that is deplorable, but IT is absolutely
the result Of a hospital being inside a
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 1t would be possible to in
wade and subdue the United States. was
brought up.
II never heard of that writer said
the ambassador. 81 should not sup
pose his work would be Of great value
II he writes such a 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
It's equivalent will be returned. Why.
In France automobiles have been taken.
Ny daughter. the Countess P~ourtales.
has q little property in Savoie. near the
frontier aud 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 t~wenty-four hours to
leave"