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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
OLD PARTY
HiDE NEN
Republicans Have Sow
ed Their Wild Oats
And Repented

The>e are days of 'u.fet'urnt nnf
alone i'm ulattcrs ot hnarsr. hrt hkcui..
in shairs political ln ,ar.u- i.fn-
and under MANY n-futs ra.i.I.i.n f.ft
high carnival pa 1872 \ hH-f .f rf..
inteilects a~p'r,ri q, i.--.f... .l.....,,.i. f-
Of new worlds in fr. ,..,.f-. OBJ. rs.
ernmeut and e., aft .i cr,.sf.... il,. l,r..-
perity thar ..s .l..If.f' -... .'i. .i,..
Ia the tuil liun..r l.if far.. s..r- ha,..
sufhce,i a. rNtinsni~h naaas irl.htf,
burning Hires The hrrai -runs oi im.
practical ths-rri,.- la- i,..n enlarged o.
provide r~tiug par,- f,r fh- r,fsnt
dead. A violent ,iiaklrc cap has h,.n
followed 10y eradual .stf ir- down n
signs OF -tagnsiirn .nn cti.irii.,.Nf f,.t
but merely -Ninciu4 oi .l.r 4..,inIu.t
in the opposition. ihefc hs- ia-n 3D.
-urfeiting oi Adventure a ....4,... col e..
pertinent in uniamil.r h-.i i.ut oni ..l
II all has come itt,r tnat nli .uluf,.
r"iay'- mo~' cherished 40 NUS. ..
that the OLD trail uiil r0or gain ie
sought and fnufd "a tran fItt hs- BONA.
been the "higl ros.i of che. E,.pri,li
cat party The il,~ oi the ia-t lev year
have empha-i<.~l thc g'eafnc-- aud min
inized the sh"rt-roning- OF thr part,
that from it, foundation has ia,n tl.
champion of t8c lau,lai,it aui ..,n~frur.
tive sentiment a greater and l,ffsr
republic The thee. fr,cr-i.- ni fnftun,.
suffered by thr Republican !: rarty durins
the last fifty year have ia-.n firu,lt hnf
the purgIng oi strong srI re.. tly -y
TEN OF tine in-Idiou- evils. r-fir-f ui..at
UNIV mixing vigilanrt a..t- ciu fr.t.iI
Adherencr To right pr,nc,l....- niaIe ti.,.
Republican party r-raf. bat now and
anon thu party has oau,i.r,.l an s.. iur..
and begiled 10y men Wlln i,.ar,.i filr iIrlf
becau-e their de,,i- craye.i lllr g.rDtcctiDn
Df the shadows.
The Democratic party has h'.rn ih.
mop" with Vhicl 'i.. E-..ri,' can h.n-..
hold has heen rlesp.,.i when nsr,.--.t,
ordered. The present --.lrt.- like o.
viii not prove ai.ir ~ -i..-
reed Itself in tli'. aImini.frltfln g ih.
81 thr lif.I ~tatt-. IN.
national Dem ,crafic uar.t hl. uD i4.ur..
Today II live trinlrr,n t a.r-. au.
tine baby by, aDd l.tlal er.- n
he oi v"ting al'. i.fi4r,. tI,. 81. a.,l.. ,t
Democracy agaIn make t rounds Iir
-ts,o - 49,. Il.t....... &c.. ...t.. ..T
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
Senator Clapp and Or. w. E. B.
Dubois Address Large
Audience.

~ hirrten. p-t IA capacity an.
a 'r,' ia~i evening attended tlr. n,,~,tins
cot ihr irihe' ii.rrars aud Historical ~
.iafi'n. a' ti. Metropolitan \ VI r.
'Iiursh. when ~ " a. B Dubois. an
n g 90 thr pageant. rAe Star of Eth.
cd. e.. -if'>e. br. Dulip'r was enthusiast
l0 Niy r' 'lte.i. A. Was also >>rnator Moses
.ri'. ohn spoke briefly. senator Ciapp
,' lftunrnf.i ~ psE,i- np,n the sue
r.... 0. r.r pas ant
Nr.I. Nl. lIrnl-ll,~i by the chorus ol
..t- af..-n a--i.f.-i at the pageant
ga lps ~ rhh- ,hr,~.t,~l the chorus
81 Miss Mary Ear,ir act.i a. accom-
..i'i-t 1920 t'.s riaue Talk We're ma,ir
h' irli. t..or-r ~. t,ok. Mrs Cnralir
Css1. Prai D.. VI lirr-ha~. Dr. q
~ ~trpiran AMI ten. Henry Forest
Miss VI 10 Malr.. the president of
.l.' "r. tutyati'n. presided
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
GIVEN
BIG STATE JOB
Former Ccllsctor OF Internal Reve-
nue Appointed Supervising
Agent of Agricultural
Department
TOOK NEW OFFICE ON NOV. |
x Federal Government Employee
ard Militant Republican Get,
Si.0JJ Position From Governor
Whitman
Whitman

Nr~ York. ct "a. In naming Hon
tla- ". Anderson. tx Collector of Ia
t.rnAl !; ,cnuc. an illn- ripu- son of
'1l'. e'e Whitman ha- done that
winch ia- lrru happily anticipated 10y tf,.
r i"rri i.-'p'c. npt only oi New York
Ntt ti,r country over While in the oi
i.' "i Collector 81 Internal l;evrnur. Mr.
l.drfa,n made record for himself. tll-
r'''. afi.i the 8; l;.pui,liran Administration.
q i,at hr vill ds none the les a. 81
,..r, -'rJ tsrut no one will QUESTION
..',i''-. O" SAY % - pleasing to all cIti-
q u- tilai tlie rN-t'ollertor wa- designated
tt lr.rrl-gry As-nt oi tl,r STATE Agri-
'H turu Department 20 salary of sg.pgp
f.r year There nr. about 80 Inspectors
.i.I'i 80 c.ir'n,-t- and eN iininrr-. aud 81,
r.-si- aud -ten"grai,llrr- who will h..
lud .r Air hlfirr-nn'- supervision
500 "fr a,upi- the ability oi tl,r eN-
to..'rf,r @, cr,riitpl,ly hll the tr,-ition.
Ipr i, i. o. niau "f eNrcp, ma ability. "a
.ii.,u.f. ani %. ever rcady o. s,ince
tnat e.ngrnial nature With which be
-o nfuiF sndD~ed
'''t. whitman D. O" i,e congratulated
upon ni- -li,f'.ld --l,.ction that ~ bound
o. fri 20 credit up,n hi- jpigm~1t anil
ilr l;.J,ID.lctI A'lnInI-trati,n II.. ha-
iaHn tlr recipient of many ,pngfAtuia.
o. .I.. anlr. p-riaiJ from hos hollow eit-
q .n- il ri. i.'r,uyn oi Manhattan.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
Governor in Mcdowell


Governor II. ID. Hatfield arrived in
WEIGH Monday morning on M. . and
WAS met by q large number Of friends
and admirers. After greeting ma ny
friends and acqnsintences he went to the
West Virginia Welch Hospital where no
will be acting superintendent for week
or 80. There are several cases i'm surgery
in the hospital that will receive the at
tention of the emirent surgeon statesman
and while here he will get some much
pe~sied re~t and wise ones say that he
will also guage political sentiment i'm his
home county TIE people Of Mcdowell
arr always glad to have Governor Hat
field. or rather DIR. Hatfield. in their
midst and are whole >ouls a and sincere in
thsie welcome 10 the distinguished citi-
zen.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
PROGRESS
IN SCHOOL
DR.. Washington Sub
mits Gratifying Data
in Report
C0TTON-6AoMInG SECTION
HAS TRyM6 EXPERIENCES
Annual Ststenest Year Esdins May
81, 1915, Slows Important
Work Dsss at Tuskesee

Gratifying progress along all lines in
spite of the hard conditions in the south
during the past year. and in the face Of "A
destructive fire at the institution, is indi-
Gated in the annual report just issued by
the principal. DIR. Booker T. Washing
ton. TO the trustees Of the Tusk eyre Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute. The re-
port is for the year ending May 81. 1918
During the psss year this part Of the
south. writes DIR Washington. in part.
especially the cosson-erowing section.
has been passing through one Of the
most trying experiences since the civil
war. Conditions have been seriou.
among both white and black people. Tn.
institution has been doing an unusual
amount. of work in trying u teach the
people how n overcnme them by plant
ing something 70 eat. ! have devoted
considerable time both in the state Of
Alabama and in Other portions Of the
south in urging the Negro people to di-
ver-isy their crops and get away from the
hard conditions slwsys 70 he expected
when q rsne or section h more or less de-
pendent on one crop for its sust-n nce."
Tuske9ee has never passed through a
year when 20 much interest IN what il is
trying To accomplish has been manifested
by the white people of the south. accord
ing To the principal. and individuals rep
rssentins nearly every part ~ that -~r-
ton are consts ntly visiting the SCHOOL.
Only q few weeks ago there Was held on
it's grounds q meeting Of the university
commission. composed of q member of
the faculty Of esrh of she state univ~rsi-
ties OF the south
NATIONAL HEALTH WEEK PRO
NOTED
\ matter gwen special emphasis Nv Or.
Washington a. an illustration of the work
done by the school away from is grounds
j. the promotion j.intly with Hampton
institute. 81 q nsti~n ''hsaith week
IN order to bring about letter health con
ditions among the ten millions of the
colored rare
tContinned on Pse~ Four
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05

valuable oil land allotnlents in the Oilton
district. and whose immense profits in
the past have attracted aide attention.
The fight over the job OF being her guar
dian il being rene~ed in the conrts.
Her tract of land is operated ~ B. B.
Jones. millionaire oil man. who holds .
lease negotiated by T. J. Porter. a. the
Riri's guardian. Its production for Octo-
Der will he approximately I6O. .opo barrels
and Sarah Rector will get one eight. or
". 90 barrels. which she has contracted
to sell for 90 cents barrel.
A recent decision of Federal Judge
Campbell at Muskokee that the producer
must psy the royalty i = oil, if the owner
30 desires. has added 10 cents a barrel TO
the girls income. Before that she had
been getting royalty on only 30 cents.
the mark-t price when handled through
an operator. But now, owing to the
great demand for oil, she sells il indepen-
IDENTIFY st q premium of Ia cents a barrel.
The Sarah Rector allotment has been
a good revenue producer since it Was first
opened. about two years sgo The girl
has received from her land in royalty ap-
S6o.ouo in cash mp To May
this year, and on that date her royalty
oil that had accumulated during the
previous four months was sold at the
then market price of ~ cents a barrel.
netting her An additional s65,Oco.oO.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
WEST VA. c. |.
BEATS B. c. |.
Score SO to 0 in Favor
of Institute--Four
Players Injured

The foot bail game between the teams
Of the West Virginia Collegiate Institu sr
and the Bluefield Colored Institute which
wss played upon the Bluefield Graham
fair grounds last Friday resulted in an
easy victory for the Collegiate Institut~.
out played at every stage of the game.
This IL the second foot ball season for the
Bluefield team while the W v O. l. has
been giving much time tn the great col
lege game for ten years or more. having
played some Of the leading schools in
Kentucky and Tennessee and have an
annual game with Wilberforce Univer-
sity. Their general knowledge OF the
game and superior weight gave the In
stitute boys an advantage u start with
and in addition to this start they were
excellent foot hall players and mt mp n
remarkable defence The Bluefield boys
were game anu worked hard hut could
not break down the splendid defence of
the Collegiate bows. The score wa s9
to % THREE OF the Bluefield boys were
injured and one )f the Institute boys
None Of the injuries were serious.
The game drew out OF the city and
coslfield large crowd OF rooters for each
team and from the grand stand was kent
M a great noise from start To finish The
B. G.. urls stood by their boys like
little soldiers. si-ging school song-, yell
ing ard crying when a boy Was brough
from the field II their boys could not
win il was not becsnse they did not get
encouragement from the grand stand.
The w. Va. Institute WAS not without
Its ~ynps 'izer- either. because there were
many former grsdustes of that school
there from Keystone. Northfork. Bran
well and other points. Line IN Of teams
folloUa.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
$39 FOR OLD LETTER.
Massive BY Victor Hugo on John
Brown Brings that Sum

New York. Oct. ~ -Victor Hugo
wrote in April 1850. 'etter To- Henry
q Msrqnsnd sl'out John Brown. II
vs- soId yesterday IN tho Anderson gal
ieries from the library Of the late Adrian
VI. Joline 10 Jsme- = Drake for So
4" II something could 10 compared v,tl,
the Golgctbs." Hugo wrote. lit should
b. said Of the liherator ~ the colore,i
people that his gsllovs were raised on the
n~~ world a. the cross on the sncier.t.
America y not any more to-day the vir-
On Americs; sbe has nov her crime -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
n. & ". Gets Big Order

The Norfolk and Western Railroad. sc-
cordins 10 Information given out recent
" vii shortly begin the construction OF
600 steei coal cars. The order will be
died st the roads shops IN Roanoke,
We. Each car ~iII have hauling ca
pscity of go tone, which means they will
he the largest cars for this purpose yet
constructed BY any rosd Az the car.
- so@passsa - VII - 30 into &C.,
u1niA~
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
s iERiFF FIGHTS MOB OF zoo

inr'.r ff. or y- single hants-i
I-.1'y -..r1 NI'iDri -tp,i on a rnoh
tI fn.u and saved Negro ri-nner
t.,n tlry hai threatened o. lyucb
I.r nn, ranei entry b. the I-iI on =
ar 'exf huf Wi'ilDrl. 0h0 acts - jsllr-.
I| rl-t l.- ri 'oi INTO fl,r -i'le 81 the lead
r. arf Forced hin and h.- feilower~ o.
.ark ort I1en hii'ng ne key o. the
..I. fir iepufy vent outside and told
fIc m.. he intended ~ iight - lohg a.
.i. smmgn'tipn lasted d they persisted
in their attempts. The moi departed
~iihout more disorder.
The Negro Is chsrged with .s-sultins
n youn0 wsxs~ vounan
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05

Halloween was celebrated in keystone
Saturday night and right merry did the
spooks walk. Gates we're taken off,
wagons moved from Burke To the lower
end OF Keystone, wheels taken off and
some Of them hung upon telephone poles,
streets and bridges blocked up TO such
extent that Street Commissioner Mans
field had TO get out his strong arm men
Sunday morning before traffic could
move, stores blocked up. great stones
and discarded boilers moved into the
streets. In fact it seemed that all man.
ner OF machinery, wood and rubbish
found Its way into the streets Much
Inconvenience was caused but almost
everybody found their property with very
little real damage done. Th.re was no
fighting or real rowdy.sm, no one was
molested upon the streets or in their
homes.
HALLOW'EEN MASQURADE BALL
There Was . very fine mssqn-sde ball
at Lord'- new hall Friday night and the
young people with some OF the older cn.-~
sprnt . very pleasant evening. The hall
was beautifully decorated with stresmers.
autumn leaves and flowers and there was
sweet cider, ehestnuts. fruit. ginger
bread and other delicsses. The masks
were very unique and csu-ed much mer-
riment. prize wa given u the fir-,
and secood couples who waltzed the
most graceful, with Mes-r- w r sam
pie ard .. r. Hill ~ judges. The first
prize vent n Miss g T.. Sinkford and
Mr.. skinner. the second tn Miss Alberts
Robinson and Mr.. ~ J. Capebart.
Music was furnished by Messrs Besrden.
Sspper and skinner
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05

Substitutions: For w. v. G. L.. Lock
EFT for Cunningham; Bu'ke for Morgan !.
Lewis for Kincaid at quarter: Kincsid
for Crawford a. half hack
Referee: DIR. Brown Of shaw I'm
pire. Prof Wilkerson Of W V. @ !.
The Mcdowell Times will give you all
the news both local and national. Read
the.Times.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05

.Ncry Eepnblican has had =
'rcr - sew aIl at th. political Wild
= III; he desired hi- blood has cool
D,i ari Do acart ysarns for the happi-
".s. rreurfy and iuline~- of hir THAI a
i- ric mission oi the Republican, party to
a.. ae aitaiuAhls
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-11-05
NEGRO GIRL GETS 500 A DAY
Owns vsluable OIL Las1--Mes
Fight 10 Be Her Cuar1ian

Oilson. OKLA. Oct p The rising
price Of oil hss boosssd 70 $500 day
- income u sarah Rscsor, lSysas-o,d
xaus -. - 49, - q - -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
OPERATING STREET CARS.
No Regular Schedule, However. N
Columbia Yet

Columbia, Sept 15.-For the first
time since Friday street cars were run
in Columbia today. There was no
regular schedule and only a few cars
were run. These were manned by in
spectors and men whom the company
had hired locally. Regular running
of the cars will begin in the morning
according to announcement here this
afternoon.
No excitement attended the running
of the cars today. The strikers are
standing firm, and the company is 60
ing ahead hiring other men, They ad-
vertised this morning that they would
hire motormen and conductors within
the State, and it was understood here
this afternoon that they had succeeded
in getting enough employees to run
all of the cars tomorrow.
Whether any of the shrinking car
men will break ranks and return to
work is not known, but it is accepted
here that the strike is over.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
BOTH PARTIES RIGHT.
German Observer Sees Without Malice

Berlin. Sept. 13 (via London) -
In an article in The Vossische Zeitung
entitled Tension" George Bernhard,
the political writer. discusses the
Dumba incident as a prelude to a sur
vey of the general European situa-
ton. He states that the course pur-
sued by Ambassador Dumba might
not have been diplomatic. but whether
1t was justifiable under international
law Is a debatable point.
THE Austro- Hungarian ambassa-
dor, however, rendered indirectly q
great service" Herr Bernhard con-
tinued. "for he has called attention
to the exploitation of poor working
men in ammunition factories. This
Is absolutely reprehensible. The am
bassador desired to sever the bonds
of the white slaves. 1t was the
more his duty to make the attempt
since these people invited severe pen
alties by their inimical acts.
The ambassador was not only JUS
tined but was under obligations to
point out either personally or
through consuls. the undignified and
punishable procedure of the Austrian
and Hungarian ammunition workers"
Regarding President Wilson's note
to Austria. Herr Bernhard SAYS: "It
Is absolutely correct" and adds:
indications give specific assurance
that the relations between the two
nations shall remain as of old"
Herr Bernhard expresses the belief
that there Is no likelihood of more
serious complications arising out OF
the difficulty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
EVIDENCE ON ARABIC SINKING
WILL BE PRESENTED TO BERLIN
BY AMBASSADOR BERNSTORFF.
United States Will Communicate Facts
Which it Has Secured in Case.
Viewpoint OF Washington Given In
formally-TwO Weeks Delay Before
Answer

Washington, Sept. 15.-Ambassador
Gerard has been instructed to present
to the German foreign office a sum-
mary Of evidence gathered by the
United States and accepted here as
conclusive proof that the White Star
liner Arabic was torpedoed without
warning, causing the loss of two
Americans.
Secretary Lansing, making this an
tnouncement today, made it clear that
no representations or expression of
opinion by the American government
had been made in the communication.
The viewpoint of the United States and
| its position on the principles involved
were stated informally to the German
Ambassador, who then communicated
with Berlin.
Yhe outcome of these two steps
examination by the German foreign
| Uffice Of the evidence and receipt by
Berlin officials of Ambassador Bern
stOriff's suggestions-is awaited before
lWashington's next move is deter.
mined.
The general expectation is that pos.
sibly two weeks will elapse before
Berlin's decision is made known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
MOMENTOUS PARLIAMENT
MEETS.

British Nation Confronted With Ne
cessity for Cpnscription-Cost Of
War Also Alarming.
London. Sept. 1.-THE most i'm
portant parliament In centuries was
opened today. A hard fight will be
made TO adopt conscription. Though
IL Is proposed by Premier Asquith and
Foreign Minister Grey. and II is beiiev-
ed Lloyd George and Lord Kitchener
will urge conscription. influential
members among Laborites are bitterly
opposed. England Is confronted with
a daily deficit OF sixteen and quarter
million dollars and the budget is like
ly to cause bitter differences. All eyes
are turned toward the United States
whore the Anglo-French commission
Is trying to arrange q billion dollar
loan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
GERMANY WOULD Be FRIENDLY
DESIRES BETTER RELATIONS
WITH AMERICA.
United States Ambassador Gerard
COnfers With Foreign Minister Ja-
gov on General Topics. =

Berlin, Sept. 13 (via LOndOn).-
American Ambassador Gerard had a
long conversation this evening with
Herr Won JagOw, the German minister
of foreign affairs. The discussion did
not specifically concern tho subma-
rine question nor was it evoked by
any new developments, but it was in
dictated after the conference that both
the imperial chancellor and the for
eigp minister are endeavoring to i'm
prove German-American relations.
Prominent and we'll informed per-
sonages in Berlin express the belief
that diplomatic and military leaders
In Germany are doing their utmost to
prevent a recurrence Of misunder-
standings and incidents in the subma-
rine campaign which heretofore have
clouded those relations and to elimi-
nate as far as possible the chances of
torpedoing ships under conditions to
which the United States objects.
1t is pointed out, however, that they
are working under difficulties, partfc-
ularly in view Of the keenness and
ambition of the naval officers and pub.
lie opinion, which is proud of the sub.
marine achievement and is quick to
protest against any open indication OF
a backdown.
The reflex of this attitude can be
seen in the press, from which an acri.
monious and abusive tone toward
Americans of late has been conspicu.
ously absent. This is shown particu.
larly in the comment on the Dumba
incident, almost all the papers which
comment admitting frankly and with
out bitterness that the United State.
Is justified in the action it has taken
| and pointing out that it need not af
feet Austro-American relations al
though at the same time attempting
to excuse DR.. Dumba through his pa.
triotic interest in Austro- Hungarian
workers. Little Is heard upon tn.
munitions question, and some com
ment Ia in friendly tone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
ALL CARGOES CONFTSCATED.
English Prize Court Condemn Many
Million Dollars Worth of Goods.

London, Sept. 16.-All the cargoes
seized on American and other foreign
merchant ships. valued at many mil
lion dollars, were contiscated to the
Grown by the British prize court today,
Except a small portion released to
neutral claimants, owned by the ship
pers, who proved absolutely that the
consignees were neutral and the
goods would not fall into the hands of
the enemies of England. England
contended that the real destination of
the goods seized was Germany and in
tended for use as military and naval
supplies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
SEES QUICK ADJUSTMENT.
German Ambassador Says FOrtnigh,
Will Bring Settlement of Difficulties

German Ambassador Says Fortnight
Will Bring Settlement OF Difficulties.
New York, Sept. 15.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
believes difficulties between the United
States and Germany will be settled
within fortnight. he told newspaper
men here today The ambassador was
just back from Washington. Seen
athis hotel he said:
Ordinarily I give only prepared in
terviews over my signature Today I
shall make an exception. You may
say for me that 1 am sure that within
a fortnight all supposed differences
between the United States and Ger
many will have been settled and per-
manently settled and the nations will
be more friendly than they ever have
been."
Count Won Bernstorff added that he
felt gratified over the outcome of his
conference with Secretary Lansing.
Later the ambassador amplified the
statement, saying:
I'm my opinion everything as re-
CARDS the situation between the United
States and Germany will be settled
within fortnight. 1 do not expect to
have anything more to say with ref
erence to this matter in the next two
weeks"
Count Won Bernstorff discussed the
sinking of the British steamer Hes
perian, insisting that his first claim
as to what caused the ship to go down
has been verified, despite what he
called "the suspicion of the American
people about the ship"
The ambassador emphasized the fact
that under present conditions eX-
change of communications with his
gOvernme we're necessarily a tedious
proceeding and he added that it was
due to this fact that he fixed the time
for a settlement at two weeks.