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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago, July 16.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market strong, 10c higher; re-
ceipts, 1900; estimated tomorrow, s.
900; left over, 1873; quality fair; bulk,
S7.10@7.60; light, $7.45dD7.97; mixed,
s765@7s5: pigs, $6.90@775; heavy,
$6.so6760; choice heavy. $6.95@760:
rough, $6.80@6.95: Workers, $7.S5@7.95.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, l.
900; estimated tomorrow, 200; beeves.
$6.4o@1o40; Texas steers, $S.60@S.26:
western steers, $710@s.25; cows and
heifers, $3.3o@s.25 calves, $7@1o.26.
\ Sheep-Market steady; receipts. s.
900; estimated tomorrow 1000; natives
$5.60@6.60; westerns, $5.S5M6.75; year
lings, S5.6067; natives. lambs, $6.25@
$40: westerns. $625@s.s0.
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ORANGES MEET FOR
A SOCIAL EVENING

The White and Highland oranges
met Thursday evening at the Wilson
Presbyterian church north Of the city,
for social evening A program Of reci-
tations, music and speeches was furn-
ished by the Highland grange. About
one hundred and fifty attended the
meeting and following the program re-
refreshments were served The next
meeting viii be held at Highland Sep
TENDER 2, and the program will be
furnished by the White grange.
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k.nsa. City Cash Grain.

Kansas City. Mo. July s1e.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, $1.ss@1.42: No.
2 red, $1.17@1.2s.
Corn-No. 2 mixed. TIC; No. 2 white,
TIN @7sc: No. yellow, 7S@7skc.
Oats-No. 2 white, Sac; No. mixed,
49@5oc.
Rye-92@93c
Hay-Unchanged.
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Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr., July 16.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts, s.
800; heavy, $6.70@7; light, $7@7.5O;
pigs, s5.25@6.75; bulk, $6.s5@725
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, 900;
steers, s775@10.1O; cows and heifers,
$6@s.75: calves. 5000.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, 49,
700; yearlings, $5.25@6.5o; wethers, IS
@6.25; lambs, $70S.10
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St, Louis Live Stool

st. Louis, Mo-, July 16.-The live
stock market follows:
-Hogs-Market strong; receipts, g.
900; pigs and lights. $7@7.25; heavy,
$715@74o.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.
500; steers. $4,000 1895; cows and heif-
ers.. $6@9.65; calves, $6@10.50.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts. L.
200; muttons, $50 5.25; lambs, $7@S.15.
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kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo, July 1s.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady; receipts. g.
900; bulk, s730@755: heavy, 1880
40; light s7.30@7.so; pigs, $7@7.25.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts 800;
steers, S7.50@10; cows and heifers,
$4.50@9.75: calves, 5000.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, L.
900: lambs, $7.9O@s.25; yearlings. $3.50
@7.5o; wethers, s6@6.60; ewes, $3.50
6.35.
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Toledo Grain Seed,

Toledo, o., July 16.-Clover seed
Prime cash, $3.50; Oct $s.67k; Dec.
$3.50; March. ss.67h.
Alsike-Aug., $3.50.
Timothy-Prime cash, $40; Sept.
$500; Oct, 1910
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Chicago, July 16.-Today's car lot
receipts:
Wheat-13 cars, with Of contract
grade.
Corn-213 cars, with 147 Of contract
grade.
Oats-175 cars, with IS Of contract
grade.
Total receipts Of wheat at Minneapo-
lis and Duluth today were 14S cars,
compared with 1875 cars last week and
2O6 cars the corresponding day year
ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, IL; corn, 1873; oats, 49,
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha, Nebr, July 1s.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No 2 hard. $1.34h @135h. /.
Corn--No. white, TAX @75c; No.
yellow, TAX @75c: No. 2, 74A @74hc.
Oats-No 3 white, 50A isle.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago, July 16.---The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market Is to 25c higher; re-
ceipts, 10000; estimated tomorrow. o.
900; bulk, $7.2O@7.65; light. $7.55@s:
mixed, $715@790; heavy, $6.s0@7.65:
rough, $6.s0@7.
Cattle-MarlSet steady; receipts, L.
900; top, 5000.
Sheep-Market slow, weak; top,
$6.75; lambs, top, $3.50.
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Chicago Hay Market

Chicago, July 16.-No. / timothy, $22
OPS; No. 2 timothy and light clover
mixed, $1,000; No. 3 timothy, $3.50
1885,; choice old timothy, $23@24: new
timothy, s14@17; No. clover hay, S1a
@ is; grass mixed, good colors, $15.50@
1850; timothy hay, $9@12
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Miss Florence Larrabee Silsby,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wilson Silsby Of Washington, is to
become the bride Of Lieut.. George
Lamberton Smith, U. S. A., in Sep
TENDER. Smith is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradish Johnson Smith of
Stamford, Conn. The news of the
engagement has just been made
public.
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Peoria Cash Grain

Peoria. ILL.,, July 1s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. / white, 77Ac: No. 2
white, THO: No. 6 white, 76Ac; No.
2 yellow, 7711c; No. yellow, THO; No.
yellow, 76Ac; No. 2 mixed, 77kc; No
5 mixed, 76Ac: sample, 71@75hc
Oats-Standard, 54kc.
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CHICAGO Produce.

- chicago PFouuce.
Chicago, July 6.-Butter-Unchang
ed
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts, 1897
cases.
Potatoes-Unchange receipts, 30
cars.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls, 12kc;
springs, 1S@21c.
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New York Money; Closing.

New York, July 16.-Mercantile p
per-3@3h%.
Bar silver-479sc.
Mexican .dollars-36Ac.
Time loans-2H @3A %.
Call money-Ruling rate, X %.
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'Courier's Markets of World
NOT ENOUGH HOGS
TO MEET DEMANDS
RECEIPTS AT CHICAGO YARDS
LESS THAN HALF THOSE OF A
WEEK AGO TODAY.

Chicago, July 16.-Hogs gained in
value today owing to arrivals being
less than half as numerous as on the
corresponding day week ago.
The cattle supply was small, but so
also was the demand sau
Sheep and lambs could only be sold
by making concessions
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Minneapolis Closing Grain.
Mimi, July 16.-Closing

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 16.-Clos1ng
grain:
Wheat-July, s1.3e: Sept. s1.oeN;
No. hard, $1.49k; No. l northern.
$1.39@1.49: No. northern. 1880 Las.
Corn-No yellow, 77@77hc.
Oats-No. white, 52A @52Ac.
Flax-$168@1.70H.
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e. o,,;e H.v Marka+

st. Louis, July 1e.-Choice hay, s2t
@23: No / timothy, S20@22; No.
timothy. $17@2o; new timothy, sl2@l4
$6.50@12.
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New vo.k euo.r

New YORK sugar.
New York, July 16.-Raw sugar
Steady; centrifugal, 4.S3@4s6c; mo-
lasses, 4.06@4.09.
Refned-Steady.
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Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 16.-Butter
eggs and poultry unchanged.
Potatoes-New, per bu., 50@60c.
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Grain Review

Although reports Of storm damage In
parts Of Kansas and Nebraska had
bullish effect today on the wheat mar
ket, the effect failed to last. After open
ing unchanged to INC higher, prices
slightly advanced and then fell q
about yesterdays close.
The close was unsettled at ~ to nc
net rise.
Corn was governed by the action OF
wheat. Opening prices, which ranged
from Nc off to " advance, were FOL
lowed by q moderate drop.
The close was firm, non to Nc up.
Sentiment regarding oats appeared to
be against the bulls
CHICAGO Cash Grain.
Chicago. July 16.-The cash grain
market follows:
,Wheat-No. 2 red new, $1.24h: No.
o hard, nominal.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 7sX @7sc; No.
yellow, 7S@78Ac.
Oats-No. white, 55@5ec; standard.
551a@56c.
Rye-No. Q, ST.
Barley--74@7Sc.
Timothy-$4.75@6.2s
Clover-sS.5O@13.50.
Pork-$15. gt'
Lard-$S.o7@s.17.
Ribs-S9506 10.
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St. Louis Produce.
St. Louis, Mo-, July 16.-Poultry-
Unchanged except springs, 17@1Sc.
Butter and eggs unchanged.
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Primary Movement.
Car Lot Receipts,

Seaboard clearances-Wheat, 1900;
corn, $4,000; oats. 2S9,000
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-01-29
CHAPTER Nv.

The Secret of the Haunted Hills.
IDERHAPS month elapsed with
- out any puzzling case coming
under Hassam Ali's notice. Zu-
dora and Storm had their meet
ings, always previously arranged by
the carrier pigeons, about which Has
| sam Ali pretended to know nothing.
Besides, he was busy with numerous
clients who wanted to know about
their business investments, their own
futures and somebody else's past.
And he continued to build his pyra-
mids Of phantom gold.
The one mistake he had made was to
acquaint Zudora with the knowledge
Of her immense fortune. 4
The trustees had always addressed
their letters to him, and it would have
been an easy matter to have kept her
in ignorance. But evil as he was
himself, he had profound respect for
ZudOra's word. She had given it, and
there was three years grace.
If in that period of time he could
not rid himself of that meddling at.
torney he would tear down the black
| velvet curtains with his own hands
| and make a bonfire of them.
Storm had urged Zudora a dozen
times to marry him secretly. but she
steadfastly refused to accede to his
wishes.
OF what use to marry If they could
not have home Of their own?
OF what use to burden themselves
with a secret which would interfere
with their pursuits and hang threaten
ingly over their heads?
More than that, she reasoned, her
friends would always look askance at
her II, after some months, it became
known that she was married and was
not living openly with her husband.
No; she had given her word, and she
would not break 1t. SO John surren.
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zUDORA
SYNOPSIS.

ZudoRa II left an orphan at an early
age. Her father Is killed In q gold mine.
Zudora and the fortune from the mine,
which grows to be worth s10000,000. are
left In the guardianship Of Frank Keene.
Zudora's mothers brother. Zudora, CIV
ing promise of great beauty. reaches the
age Of eighteen. The uncle. who has set
himself up az a Hindu mystic and is
known as Hassam Ali, decides that Zu-
dora must die before she can have a
chance to come into possession Of her
money. so that It may be left to him. the
next Of kin. Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
to his scheme in the person Of John
Storm, a young lawyer. for whom Zu-
dora has taken a fancy. and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out Of her
mind. Zudora insists that il she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
WELL we'll" says Hassam All. III you
take such stand I'll compromise. Solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him: fail In single case and you must
renounce him"
Zudora, using the knowledge gained
from years Of association with her uncle,
unravels a battling mystery and wins her
first case-a case in which John Storm is
saved from being convicted OF a murder
instigated by Hassam Ali himself.
Zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
SnanS mouse, Wnere sleep overcomeS ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
~ princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, is
made prisoner. zudora foils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess to her original
lover and saves Storm from death.
A maker of diamonds tells Hassam Ali
his secret. Storm informs Zudora that
his life is being attempted frequently.
Storm suspects Hassam Ali. Storm is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems, but Zudora discovers the real
thieves-a pair of mice.
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once month and making holiday Wis
its whenever there WAS opportunity.

once a month and making holiday Wis
its whenever there was opportunity.
Often he had sent checks home. but
invariably these had been returned.
They did not need the money; they had
enough for their simple wants, and
when they died all they had would be
his.
His mother had written that an
alarming mystery had confronted
them, one that promised to decimate
the negro servitors on the various
farms and estates. And just now, when
all the crops were ripe, it meant ruin
for great many whose sole income
was derived from their crops.
The negroes were not dying; they
were fleeing. This mystery was no
idle fancy, no idle rumor It was a
living fact, visible to the eye. She
and her husband had seen the thing
themselves. and they were normal
minded people.
Something must be done soon or
there would not be a servant left In
the county.
The hill back Of the Storm place
was haunted. Night after night, against
the side of the hill, there appeared the
heroic skeleton of human hand with
a black spot in the center of the palm,
as If it had been made by an enOr-
nous bullet
No one could get close to it In
variably it vanished at the approach
Of any living being. This CHASTITY
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dered gracefully. But ne was always
feeling that mysterious cloud which
hung lowering over them both.
Many a night while alone he tried to
figure out the basic cause for Hassam
Ais attitude. Some day, when work
easied up a bit. he determined to go
back over Hassam AlPs past with all
the searching inquiry of first class
lawyer.
There was something more than
mere physical antagonism. He never
confessed this belief to Zudora. how
ever.
It did not look quite fair to her to
put doubts into her heart when he had
nothing back of these doubts but in
stinct
But there was no getting around the
plain fact that he feared HassaIn ALI
feared him for Zudora's sake
One day Storm received letter from
his mother. and the contents first
amused. then alarmed him. His par
ents were well to do country folk In
the south. Their forbears had been
southerners of wealth and position up
to wartimes.
Piece by piece the fine double fnheri-
lance had vanished, and at the time Of
Johns birth they had sunk from af-
huence to the ordinary comforts of life.
There had been enough money to send
the lad to college. to fit him for his
own battle in life.
He was a good son. writing home
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1
thing waxed and waned, something
after the manner Of the coal of
mans pipe.
| OF course it was plain trickery, but
one could not impress the excitable
negro mind with this fact. and, more
than this, there were many white peO-
pie who were quite assured that this
skeleton hand presaged the coming of
the end of the world.
| Something must be done at once.
Would her dear son come Immediately
and see If he could put this mystery
| where it belonged? He wired back
that he would.
OF course there was no doubt In
his mind that some one was playing
practical joke Of a grewsome sort, but
he also realized that 1t might turn into
serious affair If 1t was permitted to
continue.
He laughed at one moment and
swore at the next why the perpetra-
tors Of the joke had selected the hill
back of the Storm place set him think
ing deeply.
He decided to go home and lay the
| ghost, as the saying goes. He packed
| up, sent a letter to Zudora and left
| town.
When Zudora received the letter she
was greatly perturbed. 1t seemed to
her that what appeared as bit of
! coarse foolery might have as its base
something serious regarding the well
fare Of her love and his people. Rather
efficiently she sought Hassam Ali's ad
vice.
Her uncle shrugged. Some country
pumpkin is playing joke on the more
simple minded. Go and solve it If you
wish. only you'll have your trouble for
your palms."
But how do you account for the
hand?"
"Trickery, pure and simple: phos-
phorescence mayhap. The negro mind
at least the southern negro-is full Of
kinks. like his hair. He will take it
an end"
"Some negroes have already desert
ed. 1t looks to me something more
than an idle jest"
Hassam Ali gave her quick, shrewd
glance. He wondered what was going
on in the girls mind. Had she any
suspicious? 1t was inherent for her to
speak the truth.
"Have you intimated to Storm of the
gold?" he asked.
NO." rather scornfully. II have
given my word. You ought to know
that never break it."
But often regret giving it?"
Perhaps"
well. my advice is, stay home
There Is no reason why you should
take any risks on account Of Storms
people"
You said It was probably bump
kin's joke"
Eyes, but the negroes cannot be
trusted In case where their imagina-
ton may get the better Of their COM
mon sense. Better wait until you hear
from this fool Of lover of yours"
II am better able to Judge John
Storm than you" coldly. He is not
fool"
"Hoity-toity! Hasn't it ever occurred
to you that Storm is young, alone and
built like most young menT
'sWhat do you mean by thatr'
HAS be told You everything about
bis life before he met yol?"
"Will you kindly explainr
LET him explain. 'Isaid Hassam Ali
and, having planted this barb Of doubt.
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she appeared in the flesh they had en-.
tertained some doubts about this niece
Of a man whose business they held in
supreme contempt They fell In love
with her at once. rather shamefacedly
when up to that moment they had
been quite positive that she had laid q
sirens trap for their boy
Old man Storm pondered a good deal
1t did not seem possible that this slen-
der, handsome. dark eyed girl was a
detective. 1t did not match up with
the tales he had read in books. She
was just like any other girl. nothing
mysterious whatever.
tits really serious. Zudora," sale
John. I've tried my hand at detectiv.
Continued Next Week.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-04-02
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE
WITH FULL CREW LOST
"a Sinks in 1870 Fathoms of Water in
Honolulu Harbor-Grapplers
at Work.

Honolulu, T. H., March 27.-The
American submarine F-4 is lying sub
merged at depth of 100 fathoms two
miles off Honolulu harbor, and it is
feared the crew has been suffocated.
The vessel was submerged at 9:15
a. m. Thursday and failed to come to
the surface. The F-4, commanded by
Lieut.. Alfred L. EIDE, carried crew of
Is men.
Attempts to bring the vessel to the
surface with graphing hooks have
failed. No signal bells have been
heard from the submerged craft, and
this fact leads to fears that the subma-
rine's tanks have burst, suffocating the
crew with sulphuric acid fumes.
The three other submarines of the
"F'' group stationed here, the naval
tug Navajo and launches secured the
ocean for miles about the harbor en-
trance before trace of the vessel was
found. Naval officials at first were
hopeful that no serious mishap had be-
fallen the F-4, but as hour after hour
passed without any trace of it their
apprehension grew.
The little flotilla of submarines was
engaged in target practice. 1t was not
regarded as unusual that the F-4 should
remain under water for an hour or
more in the course of the maneuvers,
but when noon came and the vessel
continued submerged anxiety began to
be felt. This increased as the after
noon wore on, and the other subma-
rines began a systematic search.
Most of the Is men aboard the F-4
are married and have families.
Rear Admiral Charles B. T. Moore,
commandant of the Honolulu station,
said the men on the F4 would be in
no danger of suffocation ordinarily for
at least twenty-four hours, and that If
the vessels air apparatus remained
in good order the crew might live
week submerged. He said, however,
that the F-4 lacked food supplies.
The F type is about 40 tons dis
placement, has a surface speed of II
knots and underwater speed of eight
to ten knots an hour.
Lieutenant EIDE was born in Nevada
on July 4, 1887. He entered the naval
academy when eighteen years of age
and graduated we'll up in his class.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-04-02
TWO GERMAN CITIES ARE
BOMBARDED BY FLYERS
Allied Aviators Attack Metz and
Strassburg, Escape in Heavy Cum
fire-Zeppelin Sheds Attacked.

London, March 29.-F'rench avia
tors raided the Zeppelin sheds of the
Germans at Frescaty, within the Dor
ders Of Germany, bombarded the rail
way station at Metz and the barracks
at Strassburg, and escaped in a hail
of shells and gunfire on Friday, &C
cording to the French communique re
ceived from Paris.
Slight advances before ST. Georges
in Flanders and scattered infantry
and artillery engagements on other
sections of the battle front are re-
ported from Paris.
The official statement says:
'In Belgium, in the region of Nieu-
port, there was artillery fighting dur
ing the day. Further south were car.
ried and occupied a farm north of ST.
Georges, in front of our lines.
I'm Champagne there was a bonn.
bardment without infantry attack
I'm Lorraine, north of Badonviller,
we have solidly organized the ground
gained since March %.
"In Alsace at the Reichacker Kopf
the Germans have thrown burning
liquid on our trenches without re-
suit.
Six of our aviators bombarded the
Zeppelin sheds at Frescaty and the
railway station of Metz. They threw
a dozen shells and caused a panic.
They were subjected to a violent gun
fire, but were all able to return safe
ly. We also bombarded the barracks
east of Strassburg.''
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CAR SEEKS PEACE,
WASHINGTON HEARS
White in Berlin Before Death u.
S. Is Informed.
SPECIAL ENVOY TO KAISER
Negotiations May Be Continued
Though Revolution Threatens Ruler
If Peace Is Made--France
Also Involved.

Washington, March 30.-The state
department has received authoritative
information that Count White, EXPIRE
mier of Russia, was in Berlin negoti-
ating peace with Germany prior to
his sudden death
The negotiations interrupted by the
decease of the great Russian peace
states man will be taken up anew by
another representative of the cZar.
When This will be done is not
known, but the Berlin government all
along has realized that if it is to win
in the great contest under way it
can be only through the detachment of
Russia from France and Great Brit
ain.
Indeed, the diplomatic plans of the
German foreign office contemplate also
the withdrawal of France from the
war and consequent isolation of Great
Britain.
The cZar and Witte were for peace
with Germany. The party of Grand
Duke Nicholas is for continuance of
the war with the allies. This party
is the military party, and If its aims
are thwarted there will be danger of
revolution in the great Slav empire
and the overthrow of the present en-
peror
Exactly what terms Germany was
willing to offer Russia as the price of
withdrawal from the struggle, repre-
sentatives of the United States have
not been able to ascertain.
1t is assumed the kaiser's govern
ment would agree to the reconstitu-
ton of the independent kingdom of
Poland. Undoubtedly also it would
aid Russia in acquiring free access to
the Mediterranean by means of con-
cessions to Turkey.
The Germans had everything to gain
and nothing to lose by peace nego-
tiations with Russia. If the negotia-
tons were successful, then a great
step toward German victory would be
achieved.