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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03
Railroad Briefs

During the past month ct the Fair
mont shops there we're more engines
despatched than at any time previous
since November, 1918. THIS Is eeE.
tainly an indication o. o heavy IN
crease IN business IN this ection: For
the month OF May, 1925 engines we're
Forwarded from this point. Until re;
Gently the trains going west from
Fairmont were equip ped with e dont
BILE header. This seems to make INT
present showing all the more cred1ta-
BILE, as only single engines are now
used between Fairmont and HOBO l!ss I
way. e
sThej management Of the B: 9. 9 res;
taurant at this point has changed
hands. H. H. Ward, who has been
the manager for some time past, mas
resigned. turning the duties oyer. @
e. H. Snyder, OF cleveland O. MT.
Snyder has been connected with tne
railroad restaurant at Cleveland 1or
some time past Though many
changes are being contemplated TO
date, none have been started.
Howard @. Louden. machtn1st Is
visiting friends I'M Cleveland O:,s tor
a week or ten days.
Engineer w. E. Stanhagan is lay
ing off for a day or two taxing
much needed rest.
j. wv. Henderson, carpenter at the
local shops, is off sick. He is to leave
today for Wheeling, where he expects
to visit specialist.
w! M Henderson. machinist helper,
mashed the first finger on his LETT
L. sS1,a1y nd will from
duty one week. Y
r. g, Burnup, roundhouse foreman,
who has been sick for q month. Is pre-
pairing to resume duty this week.
Foreman C. E.. Summers and Night
Foreman E. X. Rogers left for Grafton
today on business. @
A. H. Kelly, locomotive inspector,
who has been away for. a week, has
returned to work. Mr.. Kelly was al
indianapolis, Ind, where he witnessed
the automobile races May 81.
]. F. Laughlin, who had the mistor'
tune month ago of having piece
of steel enter his eye. appeared TO be
on the road TO recovery. He. viii re-
turn to work in a day or two.
Engineer ]. A. Payton returned
from his farm in Stewartsgratf, Va,
this morning. He will resume duty
on the NJ. R. Monday,
C. W. Moore; furloughed fireman,
has accepted position cleaning tres
at the round house temporarily.
Engineers C. w. McFall and G. E,
southard who have been furloughed
for a month past, have been allowed
to resume duty. Both are wheeling
division men.
Engineer G. w. Robertson and Con
ductor G. o. Reed have been given
Iy15.days vacation. They will both
E5spend. the time In the mountains fish
ing and camping
Engineer F. Workman is relieving
@. w. Robertson on trains go and 6s
for is days.
Fireman T.. Stroyer and wife have
left for Pittsburgh, where they will
spend about two weeks.
Fireman T. Smith. Of Chicago street,
has been relieved for the purpose OF
taking his wife to the hospital at
Baltimore. The nature OF Mrs
Smiths illness is unknown.
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4 Bum LEI OF LLEEiR2T MS FUNNY
sTORIESS OFIIHE.B SEB al III DIAMOND

small New England town. On his sec.
ond trip with, the team we, put up at
ona of the best hotels in Boston.
1.-THE rooms were magnificent. Each
sleeping room had anafalcoye% and a
dressing room, all magniticently fur
nished. We hardly had settled down
until the catcher came to me with a
kick. i.g.
you've got to change my ROOM" he
said. II won't stand for it."
S5ssT''Isn't ft9 good enough for you?" I
inquired. What's the trouble?"
..Well," he clustered, both Of the
other tchersy have rooms Swfthspianos
In fhem:sand there isn't any IN mine.
Iswon,t stand forsyou playing favorites
halfway"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03

Miss Flossie Conaway, of Board
Tree, isithe guest of Miss Phyllis Wal
ker on East Park.
Miss Hazel Linn: of Benton's Ferry,
was in this city yesterday.
Miss Emma Fran berry, of Colfax.
is spending a few days with her sister.
Mrs, ]. Z. Carpenter, 'on Diamond
street.
Mr. James Thomas, of Diamond
street, remains very i'll at his home.
Mr. Darrell Linn, Of Benton's Ferry,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Criss on Bolton street. /. s.
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Motor D rii7vi'er. is
Kill In Crash

Erman Di Maria. an Italian miner,
operating cars in the mine at. Middle
ton, was killed yesterday when his
motor crashed into trap door He
received injuries from which he died
a few minutes later.
Di Maria is about 20 years of age
and single. He had not been working
at the mines long.
The body was brought to the Cum
nfngham Undertaking rooms in this
city, where it was prepared for burial.
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court session this morning. They
were charged with dtsorderly conduct
the trouble occurring at the end on
the East Side bridge. vultoggio
pleaded not guilty and Butcher and
lRhod eheaver pleaded guilty. After
nearing the evidence Mayor Bowen
assessed a fine Of So on Butcher and
nhodeheayer. The charge against
Vultoggio was dismissed.
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pTTvrsBuRGH June

PrTTsBuRGH, June s.Ye yesterday
morning die Pittaburgh security mar
ket displayed strength and activity,
VAS broader and I'm various respects
showed Improvement over conditions
q, tltev existed locally thorughout the
rreater part Of last week. The De,
,I,af1d Tor stocks more urgent and
myers fifd not hesitate about paying
ne iiiEher prices asked by sellers. Az
4 eonseuuence higher levels were ses,
fablishsd by the maj rity of leading
issues traded IN. I'M the afternoon
trading fell Oh; the market became
very siow and 81 fight reactions occur
red before the close: VII.
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DlEs. ga taLooD POISONING.

ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Watson,
of Masontown, died yesterday at her
home in Tunnelton OF blood poisoning.
Mrs. Poling.s mother, Mrs, Watson. is
sister Of Mr.. ]. NJ Hartley. and Mr..
Watson is a brother of Mrs. G. c..
Wheeler, Sof this city.
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The Oil Market.

FUNERAL TIME CHANGED.
The funeral Of Dale McDougal, the
young man who was drowned yester;
day at Downs, has been changed from
1880 tomorrow afternoon to 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
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Event Postponed,

The celebration Of the twentieth an
niversary of the wedding OF Justice
Of the Peace R. Leigh Fleming land
MIS- Fleming, of Castor avenue,
scheduled for this evening, has been
Cancelled on account of the serious ill
ness OF Mrs. Fleming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03

[By Hugh ! Fullerton.)

tsn,ss samuel Tilden Sheckard
,,,,Stp5 many a funny one while he was
s,Ss s,3F San. but one gof the funniest
srss iT 4 game In 9oS. Those who
~ fhsncesaw Chance grow furious
aver something his good friend anu
SOM player had done, never un DER
e7hance 6ad swift che the batting or,
49, Ia was hitting head of Sheckard
~, nv ana mad Smade al new hit ana
IN ism Late IN the game with tns
sc,,fe dea Chance reached tlrst ana
ave z,,,si siieekard the gnal:
= sheckard took q strike straight
.,,Ta,,sh the mate and never moved:
RI, IVA, es ma started but turned and py
= ', ,sesnefate slide got back to hrsts /, n
saf iss ia arose, gave Sheck ard me
ssis,, aFain and started. &ShecKara
took 4 second Strike and Chance was
''sS IT l,as Vas the matter sheck z? IN
uulred Ghaneei on the bench. DianIe
YOU zet that signal =.
yves, Frank, lied sheck SET.
ousIy, ~ got ,em both times, p ols,s ~
Won knoW lFwass standing there tr .s.n.s
to think whether they cant you ~ W. ss,I
going OF that Won weren Y ana 20 I lle % Z
ned over MO 6kElhSEs4s sfe-.5 ts49stt y
rast Hendricks, manager of Indian
,noIis. teiIaj 8 yarn ot one OF the odd
There wasS ia gam eawes won fwheh
had the Denver team, says Jack'
'.t,sat wss Won from the bench by a kid i
recruit in the strangest5 way eyer
tsw. We dnit understand st. our
-e,-,aa ,snfi srward! This kid was
4 n uitcher. ~ stEfe1low, who was slow
getting Acquainted and never nag t
IL Nv we we're we're playing Omaha. Our
n,teher rok Wild and pitched three
hafls 10 q batter and ] was getting
readv ia send IN anoth her pitcher. me
nert bail went straight over the plate:
no INV surprise 4 heard -Four balls,
seefnlngiy from the umpire.
Tie runner on hrst started 10r 3sss;
nhd. Cur pitcher tossed the ball over
% the afst baseman. who ran 4. a S2,..
aud tagged thes surprised rum 81: e
Omaha telioWs mad 8aS KICK cL ~
the umpire had lied NJ 2 osil an
;'Ti,e umpire said The II called ~ =
r.r,I,es IN fiie ninth inning their first.
h-sfer reached first, and the 1ext mad.
,h~ee bails aud no Is likes tcalled when
lie same thing fhapp ened. There was 1a
long wrangle !,
rThe umpire said he had called.
ssr,l.e and mad mot Toned strike: The
6maha piayers swore tn ys hear I'd nun "
caii Il hall. WeSwonG the game IN g,
tie dressing room ell our fellows were.
re ,si,ont the ecisions: Most OF
tbs IN vowed they heard the umpire
rall bali both times. and y ! was sure
III Il. The i'd pitcher was dressing l1.
1T called those balls, MT. Hen.
bricks. he aaid quiet ~ threw my
~olce 20 the man on first would near
nail and start on the bag: Il
aHe was q yentrilo qnist and he tolg
mn mat a lot 81 times he had called
AN s,,t from the bench and caused base
,"nners 10 ret up and wa away from
he bae ,thtnl ing the; umpire had made
The decision" :sSsl I.
Charlie WiIdamg, secretary Of the
Chicago Whales. has been seeing
loneer than anyone In the Nbnslness
ave Frank Bancrott, o. the Cincinnati
Reds. i. !:
Id Williams. i remember q tcheT
re rad once ON tlie old Chicago club:
ID. ,.,no frnrf 4 moor family In Il al
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. William Malette, of
Pittsburgh, will celebrate their. TWEEN
tieth wedding anniversary Saturday
evening, June s, at their home. A
number OF invitations have been re-
celVed by friends and relatives here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03
GIVEN SMALL FINES.

oscar Butcher, Theral hodeheaver
and Veto. Vultoggio, who were arrest
ed last night on Water street by
Chief Harr and Policeman Helms,
were tried before Mayor Bowen at
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SATURDAY. Exchange.

" Mrs. j. L. Cunningham and Mrs.
Hoult will hold an exchange Saturday
morning in the Smouse grocery; for the
benefit. OF the Junior Department Of
the Diamond Street NJ. E. Sunday
School.
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Returned Home.

Y Mrs. Nancy. "A Morris, Of near Rich
wood, who spent the past few days
here, left yesterday for her home.
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Returned Home his Morning.
Mrs Will Hall, ! Of Gypsy, Mrs. R..
Miller and ghters atherine, return
ed home this corning after q short
visit at Little Falls.
$MissSAgnes5A rn'ett, OF Little Falls,
returned ttoth her. home yesterda after q
brief yisitiwith Miss Katherine Miller.
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EAST SIDE
NEWS
. VIM IAN M'uneie.

Will Return to Auneie.83 u,
Mrs. Robert Gibson OF Muncte. ind.
who has been the guest $ofs her sister,
Mrs. ] rs. ssWalker, and other relatives
here will leave the lat ter part OF the
week for her home! Mrs. GibsonSar-
rived here today from Mineral county
where She visited Mrs. Judk inss for sew;
eraI dAVs ~ o 4 . So
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03
,WiII:VjsltiIn5Thfa CT,

\ Z! lWIll5Vlsltll In this City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Coffman and
daughter, NJ ISIS Gertrude Of Cumber:
land, Md, formerly Of this city, \ are
visiting ! In y Morgantown and are ex-
pected here Saturday for a few days
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w. C. r. u

A business meeting Of the w. G. T.
u. will be held, Friday afternoon at
the Diamond Street M: E. Church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03

Mrs. George Koontz, OF Jamison
Row, has returned from Morgantown,
where she has been the guest Of MT.
and Mrs. Omar Koontz.
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Finance, Oil and Real Estate

itetday ana To-Day that gratn vas under
ieTeaf pressure. and net7price losses for
lthel Two iaysswereg6 EtosS Sc. HadSnotsan
army OF Shorts with proat sputf in anfap.
lpeaFancej and absorbed at least part OF
ItheSo offerings, the d clinesE would have
BEEN sensatio gCondi lions are bear
sish. Il Wheat Is being harvested and
ithreshed and shippe ed from Texas and
Southern Oklahoma, but as viewed
from an simpartia standpoint. the de
:lines have been too sudden and pro
nounced. &, 6sl n .si
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A.pis ..:se,, .:

Al Discovery: IA &
Senior Partner-That new stenogs
rapher spells ridiculously
Junior Partner Does She Well,t
il she does, it's about the only word
she can spell, so far as my OBSERVE
ton goes. .s5
G. u. Richman, night. mac ist. ct
Bell View, Is OF sick for j; q Few days
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03

Charlie wiInams, secretary Of the
r,,,Ir s,,, Whaies, has been Seeing
tx cer than anyone In the business
Az. ~ Frank Bancroft. o. the Cincinnati
1--WE get some fnnny ones remark.
"a Williams. Il remember q catcher
Fe rad once ON tie old Chicago club:
BE came from . poor family in q
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I(Reporteed by George w. Eberhardt
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Jack Hendfieis, manager OF moan
,,eIis tails 8 yarn oEs one of the odd
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At Their CSay e franks

y, I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
READY FOR MORE TAXES.
German People Not Altogether Pleased
but VIII Accept Inevitable.

Berlin. Dec q, via Iondon.--Comments
on the announcement by DR.. Karl iielffc-
rich, the secretary of the imperial treas
ury In the Reichstag yesterday that taxes
mus. be increased We're made this morn
Ing by the Taeglische Rundschau, the
TageDlatt and the Vorwaerts.
're.A first OF these newspapers welcome
pr. Helfferich's frank statement IT SAYS
tho patriotisn of the German people,
which already has stood great sacrifices
Will bear the unavoidable future burden in
the first years OF peace The newspaper
adds that II Is plain that an increase in
indirect taxes must come which will af-
fect wide circle OF the people, hut that
the necessaries OF life will be exempted
80 far as is possible
The Tageblatt. which is less pleased
with the prospect. says its conclusion
WAC justified from the former speeches
OF DR.. Helfferich that while new tax
laws might come the collection Of taxes
under them would he postponed unit
after the war.
Now it Is announced that the new
taxes will is leviaole next year" says
the Tageblatt. "lIoWever. II heavy tax
alton must eventually come it might a!
we'll begin now. The German nation
will have to pay in any event
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
AMERICANS ARE
IN DANGER
Attacked by Yaqui Indians at
San Pedro, Mex.-Troops
Are Being Rushed to
Scene.

Guayamas. Mex, Dec 81. (by radio
to san Diego)--Carranza troops are
being rushed to the assistance of Amer
leans at San Pedro. who yesterday
were reported fighting Yaqui Indians.
Generals Madrigal and Estrada left
here with n twelve car train OF troops.
and train of 2S cars passed through
Hermosilo early to-day and General
Obregon, the Carranza commander.
has ordered sixty more cars made
ready to carry soldiers south.
Admiral Winslow. COMMANDMENT
chief of the Pacific fleet was in con-
ference here with General Obregon last
night and the military activity is be
lieved to be the result of the admiral 8
insistence that relief and protection
be afforded settlers in the Yaqul val
ley.
A. H. Stocker. a settler, telegraphed that
the Indians had taken possession of the
San Pedro and Cajeme ranches and that
fighting was in progress five miles south
Of Ontagola- where an American named
Bruss has a we'll protected blockhouse
and five seamen from an informed Ger
man merchantmen to help him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
JOHN E. BUTTOLPH DIES.
WeIl-KnOwn Middlebury Man. Former
Legislator, in Ill Health n Year.

Middlebury. Dec. la,-John Edward But
tolph, oldest son of the late j. l.. But
tolph, and a prominent business man of
this place died at seven o'clock his morn
ing at the Mary Fletcher hospita! in Bur-
lington. Mr.. Buttolph had been in Bur
lington for treatment for the past two
weeks and underwent an operation few
days ago He had been In poor health for
about year. but until n few days ago 1t
was thought that he had good chance
for recovery. The body was brought to
Middebury on the 12:49 train. A large
delegation of Masons was at the station
to meet the body.
Mr. Buttolph was born in Mddlebury 10
years ago and after being graduated from
the high school entered Middlebury Col
lege, leaving at the end of his junior year
After leaving college he devoted himself
10 various activities under the direction
Of his father.
He held many offices in the town ana
village, having been a member of the
board of selectmen and a trustee of the
village for several years. He had also
been a village and town road commission
er, and at the tie of hims death was the
Addison county road commissioner. a po-
He was Mason Of high degree and Ne
longed to the various lodges in this dis
trict In 1900 he was elected member from
Middlebury in the Legislature, and since
then, after having made distinct mark
among his fellow legislators. his bust
ness life and activities were confined
mostly to Mddlebury For a few years
Mr. Buttolph was a prominent merchant,
but his real vocation was that of farm
ing. being interested In several large
pieces of farm property,
Mr. Buttolph married Miss Fannie Smith
OF Monkton, who survives him with four
children; Miss Grace Buttolph and Lu-
cius Buttoph Of Twin Falls, Idaho, Clay
ton Buttolph of New York city, and Caro-
line, who lives at home. He also leaves 4
sister, Elizabeth. wife of DR. Fremont
Hamilton of Brattlehoro, Clayton But
| tOlph arrived to-day from New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
VILLA SOLDIERS
KILL AMERICAN
IN JUAREl RIOT

FL Paso. Texas. Dec. 2l-Three hundred
Mexicans. former soldiers of Francisco
Villa. rioted in Juarez. opposite here this
afternoon and before order was restored,
an American had been killed, and. &C
cording to reports, a number Of Nexicans
lost their lives.
The Villa soldiers reaching Juarez to-
day from the interior were in n desperate
condition for lack of food. Being mont hs
in arrears In pay and learning that the
de facto government was in possession
OF the town, they at once began looting
Reports tonight from Juarez were that
order had finally been restored.
Heavily armed Mexican and American
troops lined opposite banks OF the Rio
Grande Tonight One shot from south
of the border. believed by the UniteS
States military authorities to have been
fired on American troops killed George
A Diepert OF FL Paso, a brakeman, rid
ing on top of freight car.
Shortly afterwards two Mexlcans vera
shot at the Mexican end Of the Santa
re bridge by Mexican custom guards,
Reports of fatalities In Juarez varied
tonight from two to ten.
| Tonight II was stated Mt the Csrran-
II" 'o'"u'd'e mat the generals IN
Juarez who had turned the town over
| to the Carranza government had gained
| control and We're in conference upon the
| election of leader to take full charge
and to appoint a paymaster to receive
| 100000 pesos in Carranza paper currenc,
with which to pay off the soldiers. Tn.
official reports from Juarez We're tina,
IL an attempt was made TO pay In Car
rama currency rioting was sure to b,
| resumed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
Organization Says Connection of
Nine. ROsika Schwimmer with
American Expedition Looks
Unneutral.
FIFTEEN LEAVE PEACE ARK
Henry Ford Regarded by Papers
as a Curiosity but an Honest
Man-This Last Impression,
II Is Stated, Is Not Given by
Some of His Followers.

London. Dec. 2o-The Norwegian peace
party declines to have anything to do
with the Ford peace expedition according
to dispatches TO the London Morning pa
pers, as long as Nine. Roska Schwimmcr
Is connected with the movement. Some OF
the despat ches state that a demand has
been made for her expulsion, declaring
that IL is impossible To give the move
mont neutral appearance whilo Hun
garian woman is an active member di-
recting operations.
The Christiania correspondent of the
Times says that the main impression on
the Norwegian public Ia that Ford is an
idealist dreamer, a sort Of Tolstoy, whose
honesty and usefulness are beyond =
question. while some of his followers Ger
tainly fail to give that attractive impress
sion.
A despatch TO the Mail from Chris
tianIa states that the managers of the
mission announced to-day that tho Ford
party would start for Stockholm on
Thursday II also became known. ac
cording to tho despatch, that Nine.
Schwimmer had sent out Invitations to
q hundred prominent business men. bank
rs and others of Christiania to attend
receptions and other functions at the
| Grand hotel.
This attempt to stir up scmblance
Of interest in the mission met with no
success" the despatch declares, the
only thing the people want is to see
the man who is willing to spend 5000"
| GRO TO end the war, but Ford remains
| In hiding Another reception was given
| to-day, but neither Ford nor Nine.
| Schwimmer attended Fifteen members
| of Ford's travelling office staff are to
| he sent back to the United states to-
morrow.
| THE latest scheme to end the war Is
| said to he that Mr.. Ford Is to approach
| armament makers in the belligeren'
countries and by Offering them orders
| that will seek to induce them to cease
! turning out equipment for armies"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
ANC0NA CASE MAY
YET Be SETTLED
SATISFACTORILY

Washington. Dec. Offending receipt of
Austria-Hungary's reply to the second
American note regarding the Ancona,
Baron Erich Zwedinek. charge of the
Austro-Hungarian embassy. is conducting
or forming basis to conduct informal
negotiations with Secretary Lansing look
ing toward an amicahle settlement of tho
controversy. An intimation to that effec:
was received at the state department to-
day after the charge had conferred at
some length with the secretary.
1t is understood Baron Zwiedinek is at
tempting negotiations similar to those con-
Quoted by Count Won Bernstorf. the Ger
man ambassador following the sinking OF
the steamship Arabic. 1t Is considered inn
probable, however. that such negotiations
can develop to an important stage until
after receipts of the next formal commu.
nication from Austria Hungary, which Is
expected some time within the next week.
Just what authority Baron Zwiedinek
has been given by his government has
not been made known. 1t vas recalled
to-day that relations between the Uni
ted States and Germany were seriously
strained when the German amhass ador
was given virtually a free hand to con-
duct the negotiations. In some official
! quarters the belief prevails that it was
the negotiations conducted by Count
Won Bernstorff which prevented the sit
uaton from becoming more serious than
| it, at one time, admittedly was.
| Baron Zwledinek is now in virtually
the same position as the German am
| bassador then found himself. 1t is con-
sdercd that with a knowledge of Amer
| lean views and the advantages of per-
sonal contact with United states Off
| cials. the baron might be able To accom-
plish more than could result from ex-
| change of diplomatic communications
| The charge is known to have word or
some sort from his home government
1t also is known that his attention was
called To the reply which was made to
the first American note.
Word of the receipt in Vienna or the
second Anne rican note had not been re-
! ceived at the state department tonight