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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-12
URGES THEIR AID In THE
MAINTENANCE OF PEACE
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY BY ExERTINC
THEIR INFLUENCE TO PREVENT THE GERMAN GOV
ERNMENT FROM TAKING wARILKE STEPS
expresses Entire Confidence In Their
Confuse Differences With Germany and England
Different Says President Is Unusty Criticised

WAsHiNcToN, June ff.-Wii-
liam Jennings Bryan tonight Is-
sued an appeal addressed 10 The
oermsn-Amerieans" urging them
TO aid In maintaining peace be-
tween the United States and the
Fatheriand by esertine their in
nuence with the German govern
uent 10 persuade " not TO take
any steps that would lead In the
direction OF war.
With this statement Mr.. Bryan
expects TO end for the present hls
efforts 70 lay before the public
the situation which caused him
TO resign the portfolio OF secre-
tary Of state. on Wednesday he
gave out an explanation OF why
he left the cabinet rather than
sign the last American note TO
Germany regarding submarine
warefare; yesterday he Issued an
appeal 10 "The American People"
10 stand for persuasion rather
than for force In asserting rights
under International law and today
he made a brief statement cs-
pressing qualification at what he
termed change Of tone on the
part Of lingo editors" regarding
the note TO Germany.
Referring to cerunan-Amerieans
as "FeIlow citizens In whose
patriotism have entire con-
fidence," Mr.. Bryan, besides ask.
Ing them TO use their Influence
with the German government,
urged:
That they forget, never 10 be
recalled, any suspicion Of lack OF
neutrality or friendship toward
the German people on the part
Of the President Of. the United
States. That they should not at
tempt TO connect negotiations be.
tween the United States and Ger.
many with those between the
United States and Great Britain
because "the cases are different
mat Germany should aequlesee In
demands that have been made bv
the United States without condl-
tons, trusting the Omitted states
to deal Justly with her In the con-
s'derstion Of any changes she may
propose In the international rules
that govern taking OF prizes"
growing out Of submarine war.
fare.
Mr.. Bryan declared that PresI.
dent Wilson had been unJustIy
criticised by partisans Of both
sides In the European conflict; ex.
pressed confidence that German
Americans would stand by their
adopted country In case Of war be-
tween the United States and GER
many; maintained that kilIino Of
innocent women and children.
either by drowning or starving,
could not be Justified, and suo-
gested change In the shippIno
laws 10 exclude passengers from
ships carrying eontrabsnd or am
nunition.
6ryan's Statement.
Nr. Bryan's statement follows:
June IL, 1915.
To the German-Americans:
Permit me to address a word
'ou as one American citizen speakir
% fellow-citizens I'm whose PATRIOTS
he has entire confidence. II is naturi
hat In a contest between your Fathe
and and other European nations yo,
should be with the countr
n your birth II L. no cause for &C.
'ure that this is true: II would be
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-12
BRiTisH TRAWLGR SUNK ~ eFe
MAN SUBMARINE.

LONDON. June n. SIS p. m The
Irawler Intrepid has been sunk by q
German submarine In the North Sea
The members of the crew of the YES.
sci. who have been landed b. a steam.
~ a. Iowestoft were in one of me
ships boats Tor ~ hours and without
food before the steamer picked them
I'd.
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WASHINGTON. June iI,-Forscastf
West VirFinia-Fair Saturday and
sunday.
Wsstsrn Psnnsylcania-Fsfr Saturday
and probably SUNDAY
oh'o-Fair Saturday Sunday partly
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NOTE Is NOT
MADE PUBLIC
GERMANY RECEIVED DOCU.
MENT YESTERDAY But
DECLINES COMMENT.
Regarded As COnciliatOry In Dip
lOmatis Circles-WiH Await
Arrival Of Gerhard.

BERLIN. June II, via London. June
II. 2;31 a. m.-No steps have yet been
taken here for the publication OF the
American governments note 10 Ger.
many concerning Germany's methods
Of naval warfare.
The German government which
plans to defer an answer TO President
Wilson until the arrival in Berlin OF
Anton Meyer Gerhard. the representa-
tive OF Count Won Bernstorff. the Ger
man ambassador to Washington.
would. IL is said. have been better
pleased IL the note had not been given
out for the present In the United
States, In order to avoid newspaper
comment in the interim.
Immediately upon the receipt OF the
American note. which reached Ambas.
sador Gerard last night IL was de-
coded by the embassy stan early this
morning and delivered at the foreign
Office at 1:10 y. m today. Herr Won
Jagow. the foreign minister had copies
of IL made for the chancellor. head.
quarters and the admiralty. Herr Won
Jagow asked to be excused from any
comment on the note until the various
officials directly concerned had an op.
portunity TO familiarize themselves
with it's contents
In diplomatic circles the note was
regarded as decidedly conciliatory in
tone. far more so than the first stories
reaching Berlin by cablegram had led
the foreign diplomats to expect.
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PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
WITH GERMANY PREDICTED
OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES OVER THE oil IT.
COME OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GERMANY
WILL ACCEPT AVENUES OF APPROACH

Much Importance Attached To Willingness States
Good Offices Between Beleerents Nlighl Result m
Correspondence Leading Eventually % Peace
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ton in convincing the German govern.
ment that the United States would
maintain the same vigorous position
on the fundamentals In International
law with respect TO the allies az nas
been the case in the American CORES
pondence with Germany.
Oirered as TO Time.
The statement issued tonight by
William Jennings Bryan revealed that
while secretary OF state Mr.. Bryan
favored the sending OF note urging
prompt adherence by the allies to the
requests OF the American note o.
March 80 to Great Britain and France
concerning the order in Council Mr.
Bryan disclosed that the President hal
differed with him as to the time when
the note would be sent. but that the
Intention to send such communica-
tion was fixed
Close reading I'm diplomatic quarters
of the American note to Germany pre-
scented by Ambassador Gerard todak.
the second since the Lusitania was
sunk. brought out n variety OF pre-
dictions and views as to the manner in
which Germany would reply There
was general feeling OF confidence.
however. that Germany would accept
some Of the several avenues OF ap-
Continued on Page Rourtesn.)
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Takes Rap at Lansing.

AMSTERDAM. via London. June IL.
9:35 p. ma dispatch from Berlin to
the Kolnische Volszeitung. a copy OF
which has been received here. says
Without doubt Mr. Lansing, In
comparison with Mr.. Bryan. is a man
Of very sharp tone. but the German
press will do well not TO enquire too
anxiOusly whether he is a man OF
sharp or OF peaceful tone
Our submarine war will not cease
on that account. II American ships
OF Americans IN British ships enter
the war zone they must. despite Mr..
Lansing. and President Wilson. take
the risk involved in such a voyage.
America can claim the right to Judge
neutrals' rights only when she her
self maintains neutrality. Such was
not the case under the pacifcist Mr.
Bryan and probably win be just as
little the case under the international
law expert. Mr.. Lansing"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17
Far From Original

The lachrymose lady who propos-
es sex strike" as a means of end
ing the war Is hailed by herself and
her press agent as original" This
claim is not quite correct. II the
lady will get translation Of the
works OF a gentleman named Aristo-
planes, she will there find q play
written. IL memory serves, In 412
b c.. in which the same idea is put
forward with a keener wit than any
modern pacifist has displayed, and
4 freer imagination than would get
through the mails In our finicky day.
II would seom. therefore, that the
lachrymose lady missed being orig
inal by a little matter OF 1927 years.
Even at that. she came closer to
starting something new than most
OF her fellow self-advertisers. Yet,
one sweetly solemn thought comes
to the harassed citizen whose eyes
and ears are assailed increasingly by
quack devices for stopping the
strife" These things have proved
the national vitality. A country that
has endured the abysmal WEAKNESS
of pacifst preaching is not likely
10 be frightened by the comparative
ly mild and variegated horrors OF
war.--Chicago Journal.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17

with It's full skirt and ripping edge.
the most startling change is no.
ticed; there's suggestion OF a
curve at the waist line and the
sleeves are rather small
In the matter OF muffs, the fat
nun OF other seasons may just as
well be left smuggling in its moth
bali wrappers; the new nuns are
round and plump as a football. and
there is always fluffy tail Of fox.
lynx or raccoon dangling from its
ribbon trimmed edge.
A nun style that may Jar the
sensibilities OF the tender hearted
is the animal muff" You1l have
TO look. twice to assure yourself that
1t isn't q live little red fox that's
offered to you. so life-like are the
cleaning eyes, the sharp nose and
shining teeth OF the little beastie
that's lined with padded satin trim
med with fiuttering ribbons and lab
eled a mum.
The fox viii change his color win
the change OF season, but he'll lose
none OF his popularity. The white
fox is taboo. but red fox, cross fox,
silver and black fox will be the
leading furs when winter comes.
The old reliable mink is, OF
course. in the forefront; fitch. squir-
rel. skunk and muskrat and Hudson
seal are conspicuous, too. And most
OF them are In warm colors-
brown or red, or stripes OF brown
and red, and rare Is the mum or
scarf that doesn't faunt the grin.
ming teeth or the fluffy tail OF a
once much alive little animal.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17

Ainsworth. No. 157 Palmer-ave.
west.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Graves
Meredith gave dinner, Monday, in
honor of Baron Rappard. United
States minister from the Neither
lands. Mr.. Meredith also gave a
luncheon at the Detroit club. to en-
terrain Baron Rappard.
%
Mr.. and Mrs James Shaw, Mrs.
James A. Venable and Francis Nc
Math are motoring through the
east. They will stop at Syracuse
and be the guests of Mrs. Herbert
Edwards, formerly Miss Marion Nc
Math.
Miss Agnes Meyers. who will be
married in September to Frederick
r. Ingram, Jr.. was entertained by
Miss jeanette Arthur. Wednesday
with a miscellaneous shower. The
table was decorated In pink anc
white. Twelve guests were pres
ent
Aaron Parker Dennis leaves this
week for a six weeks visit in Cali
fornia, where he will be the guest
OF Mrs. willard WILLIAMSON. OF Pied
mont, and Mrs. Louis Ghirardelli
at Oakland. When he returns, he
will enter the university OF Pennsyl
vania.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Petzold
gave family dinner last week, at
which SO members of the family
were present, including four chill
dren, 10 grandchildren and three
great grandchildren. Mr.. Petzold IL
the only remaining member OF q
corps OF % men who went to the
civil war He has been q member
OF the Turner's for So years, and will
be given a party by them nex'
Thursday. He Is a member Of the
Second Michigan regiment and tool
part In % battles. being wounded
twice, at Fair Oaks and Cold Har
Dor. Mr.. Petzold was born In Neu
market, Germany, 1S43.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17

Fashion no longer Is satisfied with
half a fox 10 keep It's hands coy
il demands the whole animal. fluffy
tail. nose, ears and all.
1t was one of those life-like little
Reynards Miss Pearl Germonde-
she who tips so airily in Heisen Fol-
lies dc Vogue at Chicago-wore when
she posed the other day In this
stunning set of furs designed by
Mayer Miller. Chicago's exclusive
furrier. The muff lie a cross-fox;
notice the cross on his shoulders.
and the fox is all there from the tip
Of his brush" to his little black
nose. AS the interior Of the animal
nun is seen as often as the exterior.
it's lining mus be decorative. Gold
tinted satin thickly shirred lines this
muff. A big bow Of lowered yellow
ribbon nestles beneath Mr.. Fox's
nose.
Just as popular as the animal"
nun Is the foot ball nun, and
"pfgskin" was never rounder than
the striped fox mum Miss Germone
carried when she posed for the pic.
ture shown at the left. The ball OF
fir Is lined with flaming orange sat
in and II extends in deep frills at
either end of the muff. The scarf
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17
Society Music
Fashions = Art
The Confessions of a Wife
The Sentence Is Death"

physically nauseated me. Some way
II seemed indecent. like barring ones
soul and at the same time making
mock OF II.
We are so helpless. and have
almost said hopeless In this world
We. too. can go out as Aunt Mary
did with courage and love In heI
eyes and come back just a piece OF
quivering flesh moaning and culver
ing with half-conscious pain.
IL can't bear II. can't bear II.
| said to the nurse. "She looks al
though she we're dying"
"Oh. she will be all right as soor
as the effects OF the anesthetiS
have worn on"
"Then the operation was success
fulY"
81 don't know. was not In the
operating room" II seemed to me
that this was an evasion, and look
ed about for Dick. saw him Just
outside the door talking very earn
estly to the inferno.
rushed out to them. What II
IT," | asked. els Aunt Mary dying?'
mo. dear" said Dick. rs he came
forward and clasped my trembling
hands.
Then why are you looking 40 un
happy"
Because. dear. Aunt Mary's case
was found to be inoperable.'
what does that mean?"
1T means. my dear Mrs. Waiver
ly." said the inferno. who took pity
on Dick In his struggle to break the
news to me gently. that Mrs. Wa
verify seniors condition is very Sc
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17

Mrs. B. W. jerks is at the Battle
Creek Sanitarium.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. William May are at
Cedar Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p. Joy will
return today from a l0-days motor
trip east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Grand
blvd. west, left yesterday for the
Berkshires.
Mrs. Adolph Dawsler. Seminole
ave.. Is entertaining Mrs. Benjamin
Sheets, Of Lansing.
o
Miss Florence l., Land and Eugene
l. Muffat will be married next Sat
friday. in Trinity Episcopal church.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Jones. No. 10S
Warren-ave. east, have been the
guests for the past two weeks Of ID.
o. Jones, Gage Lake. Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Whirl, OF
No. 1119 Second-ave, announce the
engagement OF their daughter, Hell
en-, to John K. Shuman, OF Chicago.
o.
Mrs. Kenneth Anderson and
daughter, Irene. and Miss Lawson
and Miss Marshall are home from
Harbor Beach. where they have
spent the past few weeks,
o.
Mrs. Nathalie Hall Scott, OF
Crosse Pointe. left Wednesday for
Whitefeld, N. FL. where she will
visit Mrs. Charles W. Casgrain.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Caulkins
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Sarah, to Charles
Russell Johnson. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
8. Olin Johnson.
James RI. Poole and family have
left for Mackinac, where they will
be at the Grand hotel until their
bungalow. which Is being built, is
completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Austin. OF Cass
ave-. are entertaining Mrs. George
b. wightman and son. Of Long Isl
and.
Mr.. and Mrs. John y. Patterson
Earl Hill and Miss Margaret I.oobey
leave Wednesday for an extended
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17
Household
and ~
Beth; The Girl
WHO Went Right
By Etllel
Lloyd
Patterson
No. 109-A Party of My Own.

tefore my dazzled gaze, rhfty RI 4
fectly good iron men!' ! have ~
my first first magazine cover; e1
OF course. didn't know how much a
should get for II till this caz105
through the mail today. TomogxoN]
! shall cash II. I wanted to ask yolg{
Il you wouldn't help me spend tut
a small cross-section OF Il? have0f15
been to good theater and = COED
restaurant In a thousand years. WIIs
You go with ne Saturday night ~ M
But" l protested. III we 80 u "a
theater and good restaurant torl
supper I am afraid II will cost more
than cross-section-o your money.
don't think you should throw oQs!
much OF 1t away. Do your Can't'
We go to the moving picturesf's ~
NO" said MIR. Sawyer decide61Sf|
"My one form of amusement for to
past century has been an occasiourx|
moving picture show. With nifty do1I
lars In my pocket, refuse ~ tnno1
In another. I couldn't do ~ =
by lingo. Let's have regular tye0t'
for once!" He looked at me aN1
smiled. Better come along" ~
said. Nothing will stop me. And ~
you don't go. then I'll Just ct -
a girl who will; that's ALL Yo&
might just as well have the Otho
half of this party for its gU1nG
to be-" ;ls
"Oh, WELL" conceded, III you a1o
desperate" And then know ~
cheeks flushed little with excite
ment. III tell you secret ! wti1.
pered. 4 haven't been to . really
good play or to . really good
taurant for long while myself. Ia
love It,"
"Shake!" said Mr.. Sawyer inele
gantly. You're ont"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17
DETROIT TIMES PAGE FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME

rious and It Is only short time
that she has TO i've"
"Oh. Dick"
"Here. Margie. courage. courage"
But dear Aunt Mary. can't let
her 60"
Dick said nothing but stroked my
hair AZ he let me cry softly on his
silk shirt front
''It seems terrible TO think she
had to go through this II II was not
to do any good"
"But II will do good. Mrs. Wav-
erly." earnestly reJoined the young
inferno, who had not yet been prac-
ticing long enough to become cal
loused to the SORROWS OF the friends
OF his patients. I'VE have probably
prolonged her life in comparative
comfort for many months, for we
will know just how to treat her SO
that the end will be comparatively
painless"
Come. Margie.' said Dick. Let
me take you home. You can do
Aunt Mary no good here. and you
will want to come back as soon as
she has recovered from the effects
Of the anesthetic."
What shall tell her, Dick?
What shall / tell herr"
Don't think anything about H.,
dear, until the time comes"
ITO Be Continued)
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17

motor trip. during which they win
visit all the principal cities of the
east.
Mrs. Ella o. Druillard, No. sos
Cass-ave.. and her sister. Miss Ada
Rice. OF Howell, returned Sunday
from a four weeks trip to New
York city and Long Island.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wynne, jr.,
of Crosse Pointe Farms, will spend
a month at Roarink Brook, Mich. in
company with friends from Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew II. Green.
Jr.. and Admiral and Mrs. Robert
Berry, Of Bloomfield Hills, will tour
through the east and spend Septem-
Der In the woods of Maine.
%
Mrs. Josephine NJ Lancashire an
nounces the engagement OF her
daughter, Hazel. to Rossman Sea-
man Bird. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sea-
man Bird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Payne Dris-
col. No. 434 Forest-ave. west. have
returned from Omaha. where they
were the guests Of Mr.. Driscors
father.
o.
Mrs. Allen Mosher has as her
guests Mrs. Grovenor X. Trowbridge
and Mrs. Trowbridge's father. Col.
Joseph II. Horton. U. s. A., of Buff
falo.
o.
Miss Ella Winters left Saturday,
on the Noronic. for Duluth. Later
she will 60 to Montana and spend a
month on a ranch. and from there
she expects to go to San Francisco
TO attend the exposition.
o
Mrs. Mary III. Christie Is in Peter
borough, n. H.. visiting her daugh-
ter. She In also spending some time
at Mary Ware Laughton's camp for
the Outdoor Players" and is en-
joying some OF the plays and
classes.
o
Mrs. Howard {. Marshall md
daughter. Helen. OF No. 40 Van
Dyke-pl., are spending the week at
the North Channel club. They will
entertain over the weekend Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bladen. No. $50
Helen-ave., and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17

YOUTH will stand just about so
much expression before Il breaks
free. There Is no middle course for
" then between a normal outlet and
catastrophe.
Thus Fannie Freeman, or Fan" as
| called her, soon became quite a
factor In my life. Several times
she dined with me. And although
my mother complained she had no
manners" and was therefore not OF
my class and not made for a friend
ship with me: and in spite of the
fact that my father seemed to take
no particular interest in her one way
or the other. We became quite close
friends. Almost every weekday, at
the end OF the working hours. we
took a walk together: although Fan
very frequently would have to stop
in drug stores and phone.
Goodness | said one day, you
do spend lot OF money in tele-
phones. Fan. Why don't you do
some of IL In the Office during the
day? ! don't believe they would
mind"
We'll, have to telephone to men
know: friends who ask me out oc-
casionally." replied Fan evasively. IT
hate to do 1t where there is a room
full of girls and men to listen to
everything you say. Not that it's
private, particularly. but Il makes
you feel SO silly"
"Yes. It does" | agreed.
But remember now that II cross
ed my mind several times how
strange 1t was that this girl, who
apparently went to as few homes as
F, | did. should yet have always to
phone two or three times each after
noon as soon as we had left the
Office. Also, Fan never could wait
for me on Saturday afternoons. She
| was always In q great rush. "She
had to run home and get dressed for
dance or for the theater" And
always she seemed to motor on Sun.
days. Monday she came to the ONCE
"eary and half-interested In her
work. Yet she never told me the
details OF any Of her parties as
Stella or Hattie would have done
Nor did she ever seem to mention
the names of the persons who had
given them. Older and wiser as
am now. ! would feel warranted In
my curiosity concerning them. But
at the time, ! dismissed any ques
tons which crossed my mind, witt
the thought IL Fan wished to tell m
anything she would tell 1t withou
my asking her.
However, as II happened, I was Il
lave party" OF my own. II wal
the early part of the week in the ar
class when My Sawyer. the art stu
dent, who had called on me once be
fore, came over TO my easel where
was working.
ooh, Miss Barmore," he exclaim
I'd, II have had great piece o.
luck! II seems almost too good t6
be true He put his hand in hi
Pocket and drew out check for $50
Look" he cried. as he waved :
The Detroit times., 1915-08-17
EARLY SHOPPER ALREADY ON WING
TO CATCH THE NEW MODES IN FUR
There's Football Mus Melon Mus, Flarng Coats and Heaps
O. New Things Ready for Her, Says Betty Brown

Now's the time 10 pack your sum-
ner fox furs in moth balls and go
a shopping for the real furs We'll
year when Jack Frost comes along
with eager AMI hipping" breeze
August may be ever so swelter.
ing. but it's the appointed time to
buy your winter furs. The new
models are now ready for inspec-
tion--the football nuns. the ribbon
scarfs. the swirling coats and some
other novelties Dame Fashion has
devised TO keep women folk comfy
and pretty in winter time.
But the best news that comes
rom the furriers Is that furs will
cheaper this season than they
We been for several seasons past
md the decline In prices is said to
be due to the turmoil In Europe, for
war works havoc with fashions, and
except the cheaper skins used to
clothe the soldiers. very little fur
IL crossing the ocean this summer
Exports In fur last April were
$404,057, In contrast 10 $7s6.21S In
the same month in 1914.
This falling OF In the European
demand means that America will
keep the greater part of her fur
harvest at home, the supply will
be large and the prices will be cor
respondingly small.
As to styles, the most radical
change II noted in the coats. and
fur coats will be worn great deal
next winter--the shops are fairly
loaded up with them. NUNS and
scarfs have veered OF from the
styles Of yesteryear, but In the coat.