Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-08-06
KAISER MAY DECLARE WAR AGAINST ITALY WHILE
THOUSANDS OF GERMAN SOLDIERS DIE IN THREE
BATTLES With BELGIAN AND FRENCH FORCE
MRS. WILSON IS
|. LITTLE BETTER;
IN GRAVE DANGER
'pecial By United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, Aug 6-At l o'clock
this afternoon Mrs. Wilson's condi,
tion was unchanged. Oxygen and
other stimulants were being admins
istered and the doctors would not
venture prediction of what the next
hour would bring forth. An air of
extreme gravity was upon the White
House. DR.. Grayson was extremely
moved when he came to the executive
of1ces for a moment and his de-
meanor indicated that Mrs. Wilson's
condition was most critical
The presidents daughters were sum-
moned here and arrived yesterday.
The statement that their mother was
seriously III was a great surprise, be-
cause every one at the White House
had been unusually optimistic.
Just three weeks ago Mrs. Wilson
was on the White House lawn. Dur
ing the past two weeks she had failed
to a great extent For the last two
days It has been more serious. :
The president has been up day and
night and has spent every spare mo-
ment with his wife.
Mrs. Wilson is said to be suffering
from a severe nervous breakdown.
partly the result OF a fall sustained
several months ago. A trip to White
Sulphur Springs few months ago
was believed to have caused marked
Improvement II her condition.
1t is said at the White House that
the presidents wife's condition was
| such that he prepared tho mediation
| offer and the new neutrality proclamn.
| tiop at her bedside.
The specialists consulted are %. {
| F. x, Dercum Of Philadelphia, q. A
| Davis Of Jefferson college. Philadef-
phia; Thomas Brown Of Johns Hopkins
and DIR. Kennedy of Washington
Grew Steadily Worse.
For the last two weeks Mrs Wilson's
condition has been growing steadily
worse. On Sunday night she had a re-
lapse. and since then she has been con-
scious only Mt intervals. Her serious
condition has been known to many Of
the presidents friends and others In
Washington, but 1t was the earnest de-
sire of the president that as little be
said of 1t as possible When the re-
ports of Mrs. Wilson's grave condition
spread the White House promptly con-
firmed them.
The president for the last two or
three days has reduced his official du-
ties to the minimum and has spent ev-
cry minute possible at the bedside. It
was while sitting there that he wrote
his tender of mediation services to the
belligerent powers.
officials understand that the extreme
gravity of his wife's condition and the
lack of optimism in the minds of the
physicians were communicated to the
president only Sunday.
The gentleness and kindness Of Mrs.
Wilson's character and her activities in
social betterment work as well as In
society have endeared her to many
classes outsiI Of officials, and tho
sympathy 10. the president and his
family whifn Is expressed comes from
all sections of the city.
Mrs. Wilson when she became mis-
tress Of the White House year and a
half ago looked the picture OF health.
The complications which developed
during the spring however, made tell.
ing inroads on her strength.