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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30
London Money Market. London.

IDHUUH NUHtN TdIhVI' I4UIuDII' Nh
Money was in increased demand
for the payment Of the final call for
the war loan tomorrow and the dis
tribution of dividends amounting to
about e4O.OOO,0OO on Friday. Ruling
rate, 404A per cent. Discount rates -
Short bills 11-l6 per cent, three
months bills AZ per cent. Gold prem
ium at Lisbon. $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30
Other Gold Withdrawals

Canadian bankers withdrew $1,000
600 in gold from the Sub-Treasury. yes
terday and shipped it TO Montreal. 1t
was stated that the operation repre-
sented an exchange transaction. The
heavy movement of grain into the United
States from Western Canada since the
opening of navigation on the Great
Lakes. it was pointed out, has result ted
in the accumulation Of large Canadian
credits here. As a result Canadian
funds in New York are at a slight
premium for the first time in months.
Other gold Withdrawals for export
Yesterday included sl,066,000 taken for
Spanish account. A local bank took
s24l 900 for shipment 10 Mexico.
The purpose of the consignment was
not stated. Besides this, $2,00O,O 900
was taken for export to an unknown
destination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30
Bank Clearings.-Th days clearing'

Sub-Treasury.-N York banks lost
to Sub Treasury $2,7l9,000.
Silyer.-Bars in London, 377s pence;
New York. 74%s cents; Mexican dollars,
5Sis cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30
Japan to Take
S5O,OOO,OO0 in
Gold from u. S.
Tentative Plans Made for
Withdrawal in Next
Three Months
Heavy Trade Balance
Projected Credits to Britain
and France May-Lessen
Outflow
Heavy Trade Balance

Gold to the aggregate value of $780,
100000 will be shipped 10 Japan from
the United States in the next three
months. Tentative arrangements fo'
such exports, il was learned from an
authoritative source yesterday, have
been made. If the United States gov
eminent does not interfere, one IN
portant Japanese banking institution
expects TO withdraw s30,000,000 from
this country on behalf of its clients in
the Far East, while another intends
making shipments to Japan of approx
mately S2O,OOO,OOO.
From the information obtained it is
evident that Japanese bankers, acting
for exporting interests in that coun-
try. are going ahead with their pro-
gramme of Withdrawing gold from the
United States, regardless of the atti-
tude of the Washington Administra-
ton. The Treasury Department has
communicated with Japanese bankers
in this city relative TO the recent heavy
outflow of gold to Japan, asking an ex-
PLANTATION. These bankers have pointed
TO the heavy balance of trade in Jap
ans favor as indicating the real cause
of the movement.
Asks L. S. to Acquiesce
One Japanese banker, in urging that
the United States take no steps toward
restricting the flow of gold to Japan,
said that early in the war, when the
balance of trade was running against
japan, that government made no at
tempt to block the exports of the metal
10 the United States, and s2S,000,0oO
was shipped in this direction. He also
stated that during the Russo-Japanese
War. when his country became heavily
indebted to the United States, approx
mately S4O,0OO,0O0 in gold was shipped
here to settle the obligations.
II was said Yesterday that large
part of the gold which Japan is draw
inc from the United States is going
on to India in payment for Japanese
cotton purchases. II is known that one
Japanese bank alone expects to ship
$50. 900 900 TO India on this account IN
the next year. The gold is needed TO
nav the Indian cotton growers, because
the exchange channels through which
settlement would ordinarily be ar
ranged have become blocked as the
result of the war.
A representative of the Yokohama
Snecie Rank in this city, discussing the
gold situation yesterday. stated that ne
regarded il as highly probable Japan
might arrange TO grant credits to Great
Britain and France and turn over New
York funds to their use. If this should
take place or if the United states gov.
eminent should block the movement
the flow of funds TO Japan, he SAID
probably would be checked, but not
otherwise, for time at least.
Other Gold Withdrawals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30

Commercial Paper.-Trading con
tinues light. but the rate holds steady
at per cent for the best regular ma
turtles.
Official rates of discount of each of
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30

though the low rate for the day was "a
per cent.
Closing rates on money yesterday,
compared with year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30

Canadian Pacifc.-April gross OF the
system totalled S12,355,520. compared
with $1o.SS1, 306 in the corresponding
month of 1916; net. $4.174.97S. against
$3.733,736 in April last " Net earn
ings i'm the first ten mo- the cur
rent fiscal year were ,43.4O4 $50,
against S41,164.OO4 in the correspond
ing period of 1916.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-07
Newfoundland Doos.

A reliable authority states that orig
inally the colors of the Newfoundland.
dog were red, brown, brown and white.
bronze, red and white, and black and
white; but these have given place to
two orthodox colors-black (which is
generally preferred), or black an
white. The famous English artist,
Landseer, in his celebrated picture, "a
Member of the Royal Humane So
ciety," painted a specimen of the lat
ter colors, and hence, the black and
white are sometimes called "Landsee1
Newfoundlands."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-07

unimportant persons who are COM
manded to a grand court, wives and
daughters of military nobodies, Of
whom we at the palace never took the
trouble to inquire 81 long as their
gilt commandments, issued by the
grand chamberlain, were in proper
order.
That slight contraction of the m
peror's eyebrows caused me to ponder
deep, for, knowing him so intimately,
I saw hat he was intensely annoyed.
For what reason? 1 was much mysti-
fed.
Naturally I turned to glance at the
ed him. She was fair-haired, blue eyed,
petite and pretty. Her age was about
twenty-five, and she was extremely
~good-looking. Beside her stood a big,
f~air-haired giant in the uniform of a
captain of the First regiment of the
Hussars of the Guard, of which the
crown prince was colonel in chief.
Within a quarter of an hour 1 dis
covered that the officer was Count
George Won Leutenberg, and that his
pretty wife, whom he had married two
years before, was the eldest daughter
created a baron by Great Britain's
rule-of-thumb politicians.
An Interview With the Crown Prince.
Next day, just before noon, On enter
ing the crown princes private cabinet,
1 found willie" in the uniform of the
ing me in that cozy apartment, which
is crammed with effigies, statuettes,
and relics of the great Napoleon, whom
he worships just as the war lord re-
veres his famous ancestor, Frederick
the Great.
elegant highness, waving his white,
well-manicured hand to a chair near
by, and putting at his cigarette. at is
really pleasant to have an hours rest J"
he laughed, for he seemed in merry
mood hat day. Look here! Dc you
tenberg, of the Hussars of the Guard?"
"By sight only" was my reply.
"He is a very good fellow, l under
stand. Do you know his wife-a pref
ty little Englishwoman?"
Unfortunately, 1 have not that
pleasure"
Neither have I, Heltzendorff. But
1 soon shall know her, 1 expect. In
that direction I want your assistance"
Il am yours for your highness to
command" I replied, puzzled to know
what was in progress. After a few
seconds Of silence the crown prince
suddenly exclaimed:
$50 good is the report of Won Leu
tenberg that has reached the emperor
that-though he is as yet in ignorance
of the fact-he has been promoted to
the rank of major, and ordered upon a
London. He will leave Berlin tonight
to take up his new post"
"And the countess?"
"By a secret report / happen to have
here it is shown that they are a most
devoted pair" he said, glancing at a
ShOOI u Jul popCi upoH WIlSu was
typed a report-one which 1 recognized
as emanating from the secret bureau
of the Polizei-Prasidium, in Alexan-
der Platz. "They live in the Lenne-
s~trasse, No. A, facing the ~Tiergarten.
Note the address,"
A Sudden Promotion to London.
Then his highness paused, and, ris-
ing, crossed to the big writing-table set
in the window, and there examined
another report. Afterward, glancing
at the pretty buhl clock opposite, he
suddenly said:
"The count should call here now. 1
have sent informing him of the en-
peror's good will, and ordering him to
report here to take leave of me as his
colonel in chief"
! Scarcely had he spoken wen Count
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-07

sided in the comfortable old-fashioned
country house which you assisted me
to purchase on the border of the love-
~ forest of Fontainebleau.
And now, you have asked me to
reveal to you some of the secrets of
Potsdam-secrets known to me by rea-
son of my official position before the
war.
You are persuading me to disclose
some facts concerning the public and
private life of the emperor, of my
imperial master, the crown prince,
known in his intimate circles as
"Willie," and of the handsome but long
suffering Cecil, duchess of Mecklen-
burg, who married him ten years ago,
and became known as "Cilli." Phew!
Poor woman! She has experienced
ten years of misery, domestic unhap-
piness, by which she has become pre-
maturely aged, deep-eyed, her coun-
tenance at times when We talked wear
ing an almost tragic look.
A Strange, InexpIicable Affair.
In the early days of 1912 1 found
myself, as the personal adjutant of his
imperial highness the crown prince, in
volved in a very strange, ever mex
plicable affair.
The drama opened in the emperor's
palace in Berlin on New Years night,
1912, when, as usual, a grand court re-
ception was held.
In the famous White salon, with it's
ceilings gaudily e~mblazoned with the
arms of the Hohenzollerns as bur-
graves, electors, kings, emperors, and
what-not, its walls of colored marble
and gilded bronze, and it's fine statues
Of the Prussian rulers, we had all as
sembled and were waiting the entrance
of the emperor.
OF a sudden the tap of the chamber
lain's stick was heard thrice, the gold
and-white doors instantly fell open,
and the emperor, his decorations
cleaning beneath the myriad lights,
smilingly entered with his waddling
consort, the crown prince, and their
brilliant suite.
The Cause of the Kaiser's Annoyance.
All of us bowed low in homage, but
as we did so I saw the shrewd eyes of
the "all-highest one" which nothing es-
capes, fixed upon a who stood
close to my elbow. AS he fixed his
fierce gaze upon her, / saw, knowing
that glance as I did, that it spoke vol
umes. Hitherto / had not noticed the
lady, for she was probably n of those
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-07

EDITORIAL NOTE. - William Lee
Queux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltzendOrn,
the latter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope as the pOssessor of its fnnermOst
secrets.
The English who's Who" says of
hims "He has intimate knowledge of
the secret service of Continental coun-
tries and IL considered by the govern
ment (of Great Britain) an authority on
such Matters" Another authority says
Stew people have been more closely as
ISOLATED with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery OF Ger
many than he"
Of secret Information at his command
than any contemporary In civil life, and
for the last six years the British Gov
eminent has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret information through
n specially organized department with
which LeQueux works as a
assistant.
Count Won Heltzendorf became an In
Innate of LeQueux several years prior
TO the outbreak of the wary he has been
living In retirement in France since
August, 1914, and 1T was there that Lee
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal adJutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
inner life of the HohenzOllerns-that
the demOcracies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities of the two dOmi-
nant m of the autOcracy 1t Is
now arrayed against.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-07
How the Kaiser and His Heir Conspired for the
Undoing Of the Beautiful English Wife OF a
Member of the German Nobility.
A LETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJuTANT
TO WILLIAM LEQUEUx, POSSESSOR OF THE
SECRETS OF EUROPE.

February 10th, 1917.
MI ear LeQueuxs
7 bav inst finished reading h proofs of you articles describing
m life as al omdal 1t h imperial curt at POtsdan, N thu w o
three small errors 20 made 1 a duly corrected.
The gross scandals n willy intrgues which related TO you
were many II them known to yourself, for Is h intimate friend OF
Luisa, h ex-crown princess of saxony, o were, before The a
closely associated with many Of those at court whose appear in
these articles
here, are ut a the Il tn sclOsure which, could mak n IL thu
even more startling details, which you ms also put int print.
Nv service as persona adjutantt to tn German crow prince H., hap
piy. at an enc, and now, will the treachery o Germany against civnn-
xntionp IaringIy revealed, 1 feel, in my retfremen 10 in
exporting all I know concerning h secrets IF tn kaiser n his sn
With most cOrdtI greetings %
Your sincere friend,
fsigned) ERNST Won HELTZENDORFF.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-07

N AUGUST 5, 1914, 1 shook
the dust of Berlin from my
feet, crossed the French
frontier, and have since re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
PONY EXPRESS GIVES
 WAY TO MOTOR TRUCK

No incident shows more decidedly the permeation of modern methods throughout the state Of Texas and the west than the recent substitution of an automobile truck for the famous pony express said George Keening' Of the local branch of the United State Tire company "W P Wilson. an old rider who runs the express between San Antonio and Charlotte. has become an automobile owner and chauffeur
 "A1r. Wilson is enthusiastic over the substitution Finding his ear free from tire troubles. he works strictly on schedule. irrespective of road or weather conditions. Mir Wilson's car. equipped with six United States 'NoJ- by Tread tires has proved greet time saver and a boon to the ranches and settlements on his route"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
B|G STEEL
 INTERESTS BEHIND
 FIGHT ON PLOTTERS
This Is Indicated Line of Defense in the Trial of LabOr's Peace COun-
 cil Heads

New York May 5.-Indications that the defense will seek to prove that the pros ecution of members of Labors National Peace council, charged with conspiring to disrupt the intuition business in this country, was brought about by a con- spiracy of great capitalistc enterprises engaged in that line were frequent in the trial here today of Capt. Franz Rintelen of the German navy and seven others charged with fomenting strikes to pre- vent the entente allies war orders from being carried out
 Martin Dolphin, council for David La mar, one of the defendants, when blocked by the court from asking direct questions in cross-eXamination intimating that the United States Steel and other corpora tions were behind the government S case, declared:
 sTestimony will be rendered in the course of this prosecution showing that the finding of these indictments was it. self conspiracy"
 This occurred in the course of his crosses examination of Ernest Bohm sec retary of the Central Federated union and formerly treasurer of the peace coun- ell. MT. Dolphin asked the witness whether it was not true that Henry B. Martin, another defendant, had told him the indictments were brought about "by the influence of the United States Steel corporation and other corporations. This with other questions along the same line, was ruled out by the court as inadmissible, since they had to do with conversations held subsequent to the finding of the indictment.
 After the adjournment of the trial until Monday, Judge Cushman had a local newspaper editorial writer summoned be- fore. him and ordered him to show cause week from Monday why he should not be punished for contempt of court for an editorial commenting on the trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
CONGREGATIONS ID HEAR SERMONS ON
 PROBLEM OF FOODS
Only 76 Preachers in South Declined to Talk on Sub ject - Thirty From
 Alabama

Atlanta May 5.-Thirty- three hundred and fifty-fve ministers of practically ali denominations in seven southern states tonight had signifed their intention of preaching tomorrow on the necessity for greater food crops. They were urged to do this in a letter signed by Clifford Pin chot representing the government, by civic bodies of Georgia and Atlanta, and by bishops and numerous other church men. In Florida the governor issued a proclamation calling on every preacher to urge planting more food crops as once
 Besides getting the request by mail S4Si ministers were reached by telephone and asked to state whether or not they would held the request. Only 75 declined The telephone employees reported to the Att lanta office tonight the following results:
 Alabama, 43 yes % no.
 Georgia. 632 yes, 31 no.
 North Carolina, 4s2 yes, no.
 South Carolina, 379 yes. no.
 Mississippi, 152 yes, 1 no,
 Kentucky. 9l4 yes. no.
 Florida, 37O yes, no
 The letter was mailed out in Louisiana and Tennessee, but 1t was ascertained that similar campaigns had been waged in those states, so the matter was not pressed further The report from Missis- sippi was not complete tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
ALLEN EXPANSION IS
 NOT HALTED BY WAR
Work Now Being Rushed on New
 Body Plant

"The confidence with which many of the large automobile manufacturers look to continued good business, de- spite the fact that this country is now at war, is we'll evidenced by the an- nouncement of the Allen Motor com pany that work has been started on the Dale Body company's new plant the first building to be erected in "Al- lendale addition the new automobile community founded by the Aliens at Fostoria, O., said Charles Denerre local Allen distributor
 The Dale Body company will de- vote itself exclusively to the produc- tion of high-grade bodies for Allen cars. The main building will be 500 feet long and will afford upwards of 30 900 square feet of floor space. Throughout, the latest body machinery will be in- stalled, and when running at capacity the plant will deliver 100 bodies a. dav
 Work on the Aliens new body plant is being rushed and it is expected that the building will be ready for occu- pancy by July l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Another bad day was experienced at the army headquarters yesterday. but this is coming to be expected. The re- serve officers training corps, the navy and the marine service are filling up very tional Guard are getting very few men, compared with the number needed.
 It was announced yesterday from Washington that the existing coast ar tillery organizations were filled up, and that only men who had had previous ex- perience in this branch would be accepted for enlistment. When the conscription bill becomes operative, new organizations will be formed, but until that time only men with previous experience need ap- ply.
 The cavalry, field artillery, infantry and medical corps are by no means filled. There is a great need for men in all these divisions, and no one need fear to apply thinking there is no place for him. There is still room for many thou sands in all these branches
 Secretary of War Baker has estimated that troops will begin to be assembled two weeks after the termination of reg istration, end that it will take two more weeks to completely mobilize
 The registration will begin as soon as possible after the conscription bill passes so that by June 1, the war department expects to begin the training of 500,ooO men.
 WAR COLLEGE FIGURES
 The war college has prepared figures outlining general plans that will give some idea of the number of men needed General J. E. Kuhn, president of the war college, has issued the following memorandum:
 That we begin the training of 500,000 men, by June l. 1917, with the expecta- tion of having them in the field by April | 1918, fully trained, equipped and or ganized
 That we begin the training of another 500000 men by October 1, 1917. with the expectation of having them ready for the field by August l, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Ugh! Ca|ome| Sickens;; SaIivates!!
 Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
I sincere! My medicine does not upset liver
 and bowels so you lose days work,

You're bilious Your liver is sluggish You feel lazy, dizzy and all knocked out Your head is dull, your tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach sour and bowels constipated. But don't take salivating calomel. It makes you sick you may lose days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Cal omel crashes into sour bile like dyna- mite breaking 1t up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
 If you want to enjoy the incest, gen tlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to- night Your druggist or dealer sells you a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
PATERSON PRESIDENT SAYS BUSINESS NOT TO BE RETARDED BY WAR
Prosperity Will Be Widespread and Only Thing Needed Is to Elimi-
 nate Waste

"Elmer Apperson, president and gen. eral manager of the Apperson Bros. Auto mobile company of Kokomo, Ind, was seen at French Lick Springs this week. said J. H. Lindner, of the Lindner Mo- tor Sales compony, local distributors. With, his family he is taking a much needed rest at Tom Taggarts we'll known West Baden place Naturally, Mr. Ap- person was asked for his opinion of the effect of the entry of the United States into the world war on the automobile industry. Optimistic indeed was his re- ply.
 Keep the prosperity agong-that is statement I read or heard the other day" said MT. Apperson, and it is good one. It really covers the crux of the business situation here in this country There is absolutely no reason for pros- perity, which is present with a big "P", to leave. If she does go the people them selves will drive her away. There is more money in the country now than there ever was before. ana there is rap. idly going to be more as soon as our allies can make the needed arrangements loI the HuSe purcHdseS ol 1000, clOtnlnE and munitions they are going to need to prosecute the war to successful end ing.
 Useless extravaganza must be done away with, and an absolute elimination must be made of waste. But this does not. mean that our standard of living should not be maintained As Howard Coffin said. The declaration of war can have no evil effect on business. We need at such time more business, not less
 "So far as our company is concerned, we are going ahead just as we have done every year in the past We are building all the cars our factory can turn out. and we are selling them-in fact when l was at the plant last week the sales de- partment told me that we were 30 days behind in our orders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

ernment. a government for the peo- pie?
 Tuscaloosa voted bonds to build a s50.0O0 wharf What general move in Birmingham to materialize our water ways? I make this proposition to the citizens: Secure a pro rata mileaee rate from Sheffield Riverton and De- catur ana l will be one of 20 citi- zens to subscribe s5000 each for q barge line to run on the Tennessee and continent rivers to run In the ip- terest or Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Mrs. D. NJ. Lewis of this city has been elected corresponding secretary of the Alabama division of the Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy at the Friday meeting of the state cor vention. which is in session at Selma Mrs. Lewis is member of Stonewal' Jackson chapter, United Daughters Of the Confederacy, of this city.