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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09
OKLAHOMA ACCIES
PLAY L0NCH0RNS
Coach PritCbard Has Planned
Special Aerial Attack,

sTlLlWNrliR. okla Nov O. Tsp,
'OnlN Tho Oklahoma Agglcs viii meet
tho University Of TrKnS, IN their annual
loothrl Enm, M Nusun Saturday Coach
ltrhmd eff tho Nggles has trained his
suund lu q rp"ylpl aerial attack which he
expects 10 result In his team getting tho
Ions end of tho scuro
Al thls week The ApEicS has shown
nplrit and determination, and 'On. To
rcVns' H the slogan tina has boon
adopted
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Javhawkers Leave
for Norman, Okla

NNTrNrE KAN Nov Osuocinl
'Th, lWy'rhW ~ Kansas football
r.uud lVrutN two HtrunN. 'ou here Inst
wahl fui Nufmpu Vbrrv 'huy viii Sal
utdpl m,ot the eleven Of the University
ui OklUhnmn The sunnd waE In charge
ul thy Bona Nh0 has rucCcedcd Her
man Olculi. Ms coach
Tho pny'A arc. confident of victory.
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NISSOURkVALLEY
RACE NARROWS
leans Enter on last tap Of
Season

hANSAS CITY. Mo. Nu, o.. Enter
ing upon IN, last lap Of the Missouri
valley conference championship COutrrt
with the wife AZ THANKSGIVING m sight
the representatives Of the valley schools
hay, unnnsrd pInccs Nv IN" Htctngrr
Amcs after u flHah OF what seemed H.
hr pusslhl, championship form I'm hcr
FIRST ,Uuf'l enc" game against Missouri
luur their thauCa iu tho race mud guyo
their plRc, tu the Kansas Juyhrwkors
When the hitter tdaln defeated them by
10 to count ~ LpWr,ur,
Tn, def,nt. however, wns largely %
turn oi luck for the Kansas score rlmu
I'm The fourth quarter 'n'. M, Two clcy.
ems had hntll,d consistently az re- 10 in u
II, win the lWll iu tho Kansas Territory
during the greater part of IN" iirrt three
prriuds \ SECOND game might poEihl
hruR u different score, hut r"gurdlosr
Of predictions ana post -mortcme upon
th, uHri of the vull,y follow crE tho Jas
hnwkcrs jumped mto u place Of proml-
uDrDr next lu their fellow citlL'nr, the
knuHu Ng0ios. p tho top of Tho confer
tnrC averages
Scores BY Forward Pass
The Kansas tenn wns able 10 vrurr by
means NJ q long forward pHss. Nl'lsru
tu llrdshUrg, thus breaking IN tho val
lpl hopes M ih, Iowa aggregation uu-
l,Ns ihuru should lee p further uuSDi Iu
ihr valley nN'uEcs bN Nh, games bon No
yomb,i
nosu'rc 'he go TO u defeat ny Nich'
gan. 'Nr Nebraska eleven stands tho
choice ur fhu sport critics Oi thH confer
uc, for tine valley ,lu,. IN, better
Michigan i1u yrFr the turuhustprS
HtrrtrIru' 10 sowing MOO th, iirst pyIIul
How 'N,r uulotH ih. CUruhuskrr' ar0
badly battered iho, VIII be- n u'htWH
iflm lor Missouri ul iholr Lincoln wu'
ms nest saturday and tho puf lllr'n.
..IfFIII9 Ns. Ittll,.tt ttF
rHdIruu sport I'm the conference, ihr'
ih' Nls-uuriHus viii find dlfnyulu Iu
t.,uiur Nh, representatives OF Nebraska
from uliut no huF. -rur,
Drake Fights Nopels" Battle.
Tho Kansas Ngglrs are picked Ton uu.
NJ the three high places ni M, top ~
the conference final AVERAGES with Anne"
Missouri Washington. and Drake per
muUuu'E eliminated tr Ter ~ "a Glen
'ntr fur 'hp season is cuBO.fucd The
Kansas farmers ur, ndlhg their time
md Uuduubirdl, lgNr the fastest urprr.
uliun i''N have lvvu able tu plr,u on
tl, rr '.u Iu uHuN years dUvnii. o..
',ur'H n'.rfrr.u., of tho uHI with ihr
spnr' .u p,uHul
urt, iH nrhuug n hopeless Not', unI
'N, EI.iur 90. TH, NirguurIHus u,ur Ih'm
Pos I Q, Zoo 70 lH.N only served tp cub u.,
ihu' weakness The school hu- Urru
wukuu nn unNNl NVht ulI .puaur VIH
m, mH'NrI' ui lir veterans |u M, army
nui Tine tlDAnv'F q 70, coach also slack
"uinu Is u1.D bUuul', uuuyl,ea i- in,
rruau,Df u. NN, Wuhngfuu .l.N,W
ihuuvn apparently ~ h uo frull ui tu,ul
RutNruNd. lur du. rrthor lu dewil
Of mNlr~i.' Tho eleven Rsi year uud'.
'u0rN l'ww1s u'nv'I l1f- hearted
rpm' pud experienced many thHf'uu'
during 'Uc -"nfOu. Hu pu,ruSui HuiN
'r'Nd III Ngru riIlmu'IuU iIIf Hr1i
NIIIwn' HMN HHII'ul results
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shean MAY AId chrl,tY

All maior clubs have waived on Dave
'h"an, Nlt hc may Nill stick around
he blr show The latest report rom
'incinusti is thnt he is TO h. made n
sort ~ assistant manager 20 Chrlsly
Na'hevaon. \ good idea There nro
"veral major League managers who
ould use such lieutenant 10 advant-
,go n they were game enough tu admit
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09
stnyan NAV Lo.a M, Job.

Ivan Ohou yctorrn indrlder, may
tgo,r"d GouIWy StOvHl ne manager -
Vernon next srhson II nrnukNn can A..
,uru wol'rrH uu him Tom Darmody,
Nuluon owner lnunntcd to several
trluudp here Inst week Tint he wanted
Olson to nHuBEo his club parmndy tried
10 ncnulrr Olson mrt year. hut Brookliu
couldn't set waivers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09

'...H'ug POO "uNiuus received I... fH.
t.t r|f.m'gh mud i've uual1r ll.I .u,
''. iH.H"Ing 'h,n attention uu '...
ROLES. N,iDHu Nu.rl t.f.N,r unU NH.
COS 'n bu, or max, uad. fu hm Hu.
iup the uT.aunanr
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expense, together with thRt of his
railroad fare and meals on train com.
Ing TO St Louis from his home Is
paid by the club.
The PLAYER h. taken 10 some southern
training camp where h' b. housed iu n
nlsi-,iuae hotel for % month ur *
weeks HI. cNuruscs VhIl, Eor,mE him
SELF iu condition To earn hls splHr,. arc
paid and h, ls allowed 10 draw advance
money Thr Hnh ',uftvrlug the plul 20
f. umpcllcd lo ruutrnd with i- 'uat un
must Tis, in the morning about y and
practice twice H dRN when the weather
permits \ trainer ls carried Tor rho
purpose Of IpokluE after rh, plnNers at
tending ,hl,fN 'u son, mu-lrr Some
players have their arms rubbed H'r.
frequently
When the team returns from the
south the players are allowed to 70.
main AZ a flr,t.class hotel until such
time as the season 10 officially
opened Then they are compelled to
pay their own expenses while play.
ING In their home town
Allowed $3.50 Daily for eats
"Ns soon rs tho team h,gius @ rptl
trip the players once HErlu i've Ht the
rKpcnFr ui IN, bal. club On q lonu lump
they are alVen dollar for breakfast \
dollar for lunch and a dollar and q hlf
Tor the evening meal. Last Nrur % mo.
lurllA Of the hrlu.tNrIh Kicked 10 lIn
managers. claiming thnl II Wns lwpn.
hl' 'O eat ON trains lu ihD evening iul 81
Al the managers In the American
consented 90 come across with the
extra haf dollar And that's not all
Each player taken on trip receives
his cariare IN all towns made. Th..
yurfnr' account may prrhHpt mot Hu.
pear io be- much NJ Hu Item, hu' where
team BE- making 'our-ln, stand
around the circuit tine account VIII ave.
rage between t15 and tSU for n squad of
twenty five ncu
Tho players are put ur in hotels
where they get the very best Of every
thiur thai Is to be- had. nrN-rhss meal
consisting ~ ycry'hmE both lu and Ou'
ot season, Hnd outside suites ~ rooms,
always with single beds There Is ale
ways q roar made n the room happens
iu he dprK
club Pays Tor Bat Fads.
\nolher Item that amounts 'u great
dcp' iu, o. season fur major league IlI
club II hnta Each PLAYER carries Nur
io eight bats Sometimes there Hrc su
many bats that ~ lf impossible tu rrCo
them an iu the Hrg, hD' bag n ID
PLAYER happens 10 Crt lu slump n,
VIII order y hAlf dozen now models
~ bats sent TO him {, o, D, and tho
club pays the BIN,
Suits, one for home and one 'or
travelling, together with heavy
sweater are purchases by the club
At the beginning Of the season.
"lt 20 PLAYER becomes sick Or he injured
1ud ho Ia sent 10 hospital h'~ ,NpsnHu
a the hospital together With that o' M,
doctors bl' are paid hy rhu club ST..
the Owner ulvuys selects the best hos
pIial 0ul . doctor of reputation
Waited on Llls Drummrr
The HltNrF of TODAY really hu. | ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09
Phillips Eleven
Ready for Central

ENlJ Okla 80, o. Especial -.
dg, ior ihr gam' With EaI CrrtrnI here
ihig afternoon tn, iuErrd work Of the
'hillus lrum Inst Friday when they
plptnl tr.Duds vns due 10 o,prronn-
lrnrr To-day tho Philippians look Ike 1
different TENN though the rpnOh htf
announced hle d"t.uAnhtlon Of running
Ip HH large U H.u.. HH pus.lhl.
~ uu shouldn't WUrr, over what the
newspaper, say about you Of don't, ,"
rphcd Senator sorghum 'Nmt
'rkcs me A. omulu, +, lh, tact TIA,
Ig are o'crlpokng me a, topic
Washington N'lr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09

Joe Jackson and Fred Msrkle
formed another brace who could lay
the temrorrd hickory auAlnst the bali
And stlll another 10 DhVs Robertson.
Robertson and Jackson have out.
ranged tho tIold ~ the Polo grounds.
although ono OF Mike Donilr's Anolsat
blows 10 stlll nlVen a draw by mrre
than fow 70 recalled Mixes iona.
st bmash good many seasons back
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09

the mstlesl punch Aud thcrc was also
NalN ppm, nm crrHtlc hitter. hut one
hlcH-cd with icrlnr driving force, oncs
ho connected with hs completes power,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09
The Two Wallopers

Some one started tho argument AZ TO
tho hurdrW hitlrrr or tho hardest bitter
baseball has ever produced
The range including somr fiiA J Htrr
nud trum $1,000 to 10000 oulrlus, l'n
plenty NJ room for debate
Ihoy began with Iop Annou picked
up with Larry LnJulr ana Uudud the
lnl, urt with babe Ruth
", put the query lu u few 'rtcrnn".
sim l,f us mrunror ur inspections, who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09
rhoy had two votes 10 turn In The
first vac FOR I'd Dclshnntyi the other
waI for Sam Ctnwiord

li WtH the combined uplmou of lhuAr
Wdgus that bolphRutN pud crawford
ruuld hlt hnsrbNl harder lhuu uuf
.ulhrt m'u up and down the rutcr not
uNrrluuiUuR AnHou. lnlulo. NuEuvI.
Baker. schultz. trnvnlh or other home,
ran wounruhs NnuWu 40 tho .luREiuE
fame uf the sport
trrtnul, he htt ten N,us have pro.
duocd no hnrdnr hupr lhuu sun truW
furd The Wnhuo barber had ihr Nuilop
hryoud All competition hul tho did birds
snN that DrlchnutA could oulhll cvch
Crawford when II HslIlcd down tn mat
tu ot iurro
rho verdict war that for the cluHlnu
year Inh, Roth headed the parade with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09

Eruest ! liaulWlu tho eminent ktAtis.
urlnn ot Hvrt M. had one OF Two nddi.
tlu1ll gurg,rtIuU. put through Tor tho
neat batch pt averages, to bc published
nt an early dNt,. ~ The time Erneat j
fnlshp Win h,s system there viii h. no
drlnii In nv Mhuobnu lifr of nny athlete
that haau' been rmokcd out
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-09

"Thl club hoy i, paId SO Nv tht

Visiting club FOR each series Of
games Towels are sent out 10 the
park ty the hotel, ana for this serv.
lee the club PAYS the hotel "
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
Photo by international.

that the British ambassador had
asked for his passports and that
Great Britain had declared war.
At this news the rage of the popu-
lation of Berlin was indescribable.
The foreign office had believed. and
this belief had percolated through all
classes in the capital, that the Eng
lish were so occupied with the Ulster
rebellion and unrest in Ireland that
they would not declare war.
After dinner / went to the station
to say good-by to the French am
bassador, Jules Cambon. The route
from the French embassy by the
Brandcnburg Thor to the Lehrter
railway station was lined with troops
and police, so that no accident what
ever occurred. There was no one at
the station except a very inferior Of
fetal from the German foreign Of
flee. Cambon was in excellent spirits
and kept his nerve and composure ad-
mirably. His family. luckily, were
not In Berlin at the time OF the out
break of the war. Cambon, instead
OF being sent out by way OF Switzer-
land, whence, of course, the road to
France was easy, was sent north to
Denmark. He was very badly treated
on the train, and payment in gold for
the special train was exacted from
him by the German Government
CTO BE Continued Tomorrow.J
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versation in which the chancellor,
while making no promises about the
French colonies, agreed, If Great
Britain remained neutral, to make
mo territorial aggre ssions at the ex-
pense OF France"
The chancellor further stated to
Sir Edward that sever since he had
been chancellor the object of his
policy had been to bring about an
understanding with England. and
that he had in mind a general neu-
trality agreement between Germany
and England"
On the Both Sir Edward Grey re-
fused the bargain proposed. namely,
that Great Britain should engage to
stand by while the French colonies
were taken and France beaten, SO
long as French territory was not
taken" Sir Edward Grey said that
the so-called bargain at the expense
of France would constitute a dis
grace from which the good name OF
Great Britain would never recoSe-.
He also refused to bargain with ref
erence to the neutrality of Belgium.
Peace talk continued. however, on
both the Goth and 31st, and many
diplomats were still optimistic. On
the 3lst I was lunching at the Hotel
Bristol with Mrs. Gerard and Thomas
H. Birch, our minister to Portugal.
and his wife. i left the table and
went over and talked to Mouktar
Pascha, the Turkish ambassador, who
assured me that there was rn dar~"r
whatever Of war. But in spite Of his
assurances and judging by me sItua-
tion and what l learned from other
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ars in Germany"-By Ambassador James Watson Gerard
'Fine,' Says Pershing
Thanks Says Haig
We VIM Say Both

PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE uniting OF
the allied and American forces
will make for an early and de-
cisive victory, according to Field
Marshal Haig In q telegram to
General Pershing. acknowledging
his letter OF congratulation over
the recent victory in Flanders
The message from General PerGh-
ing follows:
Permit me to extend sincere
congratulations to you and your
magnificent army upon the recent
important gains in front OF Ypres.
They give q striking answer to
the weak-kneed peace propa-
ganda."
Field Marshal Haig's reply was:
II wish to thank you heartily
in behalf OF, the British army
under my command for your
most kind telegram. We look
forward to the day when the
American armies Join US on the
western front. and we are quite
confident that the allies. so re-
enforced, will night the war to an
early and decisive issue"
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diplomats, l had cabled to the State
Department on the morning of that
day that a general European war was
inevitable.
On the S1st "Kreigsgefahrzusta !"
or condition OF danger of war" was
proclaimed at p. m, and at Z p. m.
the demand was made by Germany
that Russia should demobiIize within
twelve hours.
On the 3Oth had a talk with Baron
Beyens, minister OF Belgium, and
Jules Cambon, the French Rmbas-
sador. in the garden of the French en-
bassy in the afternoon. They both
agreed that nothing could prevent
war except the Intervention of the
United States.
Both Ambassador Cambon and Min
lister Beyens were very sad and de-
pressed. After leaving them ] met
Sir Edward Goschen upon the street
and had a short conversation with
him. He also was very depressed.
Acting on my own responsibility, l
sent the following letter to the chan
&C llor:
Your Excellency:
Is there nothing that my coun-
try can do? Nothing that can do
toward stopping this dreadful
war?
l am sure that the President
would approve any act of mine
looking toward peace.
Yours ever,
JAMES W. GERARD.
To this letter never had any reply.
On the LIST OF August at p. m. the
The Washington times., 1917-10-12

paratus. says the report, has pro-
creased steadily but slowly.
Experience with motor apparatus
has demonstrated beyond question its
superiority over horse-drawn appara-
tus, both in efficiency and cost OF up
keep. The saving In maintenance,
while fully shown to an appreciable
extent. has not been demonstrated to
its highest degree. owing to the fact
that best results could not be OBJ
tained with the two types Of ap-
paratus (motor-propelled and horse
drawn) operated in conjunction"
Fire Loss Small.
The total estimated loss by IRE dur
ing the year ended June 80. accord
ing to the report, was $206. .2s7, COW
cred by an insurance of $s.o33. SOS.
The loss was a decrease OF $3.50. $50
over the preceding year.
Pensions were granted during the
year to the following: Capt W. A
Clark, Mrs. Sophie N. ohle, widow Of
NJ. T. II. Ohle: Private G. c. Berry
man. Mrs. Mary OLeary, widow OF J.
O'Leary; Mrs. Evelyn Koch, widow
of Sergeant F. Koch: Mrs. Pearl Watt.
widow OF Capt. c. A. z. Watt: Lieut..
J. W. Covington, Private J. NJ. Rober,
Private J. B. Leayille, and Private C.
G. Birch
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More Motors.

Increase in the motorization OF the
Fire Department is recommended by
the chief. and has been provided for
by the Commissioners. The motor.
Ization Of the Fire Departments ap-
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BY JAMES W. GERARD.

American Ambassador TO Germany, July 3.
1913. to February Z. 1871.
(Copyright. United States. Canada. and In
ternational, 1917, b the Public Ledger Col
After my return from Kiel to Ber-
lin period of calm ensued- No one
seemed to think that the murders at
Sarajevo would have any effect upon
the world.
The Emperor haG gone north on
his yacht, but, as believe, not until
a certain line of action had been
agreed upon.
Most of the diplomats started on
their vacation. Sir Edward Goschen,
British ambassador, as well as the
Russian ambassador, left Berlin.
This shows, of course, how little war
was expected in diplomatic circles.
/ went on two visits to German
country houses in Silesia, where the
richest estates are situated. One Of
these visits was to the country house
of a count, one of the wealthiest men
in Germany, possessed of a fortune
Of about twenty to thirty million dol
lars. He has a great estate in Silesia,
farmed, as l explained, not by tenant
farmers, but by his own superin-
tendents. In the center is beautiful
country house or castle. We we're
thirty-two guests in the house party
Ultimatum of Siberia.
Some days after my return to Berlin
the ultimatum or Austria was sent to
Serbia Even then there was very
little excitement, and, when the Serb
ian answer was published, it was
believed that this would end the Incl
dent and that matters would be ad-
justed by dilatory diplomats in the
usual way.
On the 26th OF July matters began
to boil. The Emperor returned on
this day. and from the morning Of the
27th took charge. On the 27th, also.
Sir Edward Goschen returned to Ber-
lin. I kept in touch. as far as pos
sible, with the other diplomats, as
the German officials were exceedingly
uncommunicative. although / called
on Won Jagow every day and tried
to get something out of him. On the
night of the 2eth the chancellor and
Sir Edward had their memorable con-
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FIRE CHIEF URGES
DOUBLE PLATOON
SYSTEM FOR D. c.

Backed by the accommodation OF
Fire Chief Frank ]. Wagner and the
Endorsement of practically every eiti-
zens' association in the District, the
Commissioners will urge upon Con
gress the establishment of the double
platoon system in the Fire Depart
ment While the annual estimates
viii not be made public until they are
submitted to Congress in December, Il Is
understood, as predicted In The Times.
that the Commissioners have provided
for the double-platoon system in the
budget to be submitted to the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury October Is.
Chief Wagner, in his annual report,
submitted to the Commissioners to-
day, describes the need of such a sys-
tenn, as follows
Twenty-four Hours q Day.
"The officers and men OF the Fire
Department are now required to re-
main on duty at their respective quar-
ters twenty-one hours each day, with
the exception OF every NTH day on
duty. This confinement works I'M
told disadvantages in many ways.
The men are unable to exercise any
OF the rights of citizenship; they see
their families during a very limited
period each day; and II Is ori-- at
widely separated and irregular inter
walls that they are able to attend re-
ligious services.
This condition has been made the
subject for mature thought end con
liberation, and 1 believe TINT the
adoption of the so-called two-pIatoon
system will best rectify the evil. BY
rhiT system, the men arc required to
work in two shifts, either :Welve
hours on and twelve hours OF, or
ten on, and fourteen of II has been
adopted in many OF the larger and
more important cities of the United
States, and has successfully passed
the experimental stage
"I believe its adoption will ma
terially improve the health of the
men and their living conditions, do
nestle, civic, and departmental; end
an item covering the additional num-
Der OF men necessary to place it In
operation will be included in the estI-
mates for the Fire Department, when
they are forwarded to the Commits
sioners. The additional cost will be
more than counterbalanced by the
benefits derived"
More Motors.
Increase in the motorization OF the
Fire Department Is recommended by
the chief. and has been provided for
by the Commissioners. The motor
lzation of the Fire Departments ap-
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Vital Records.
Births.

George Y. and Ruth +. Wen. girl.
Nathan p. and Celia Shipiro. boy.
Charles W. and Blanche T. Steers, girl.
John and Mary Rubino. boy.
Daniel II. and Bessie NJ. May. boy.
Wilbert NJ. and Bertha NJ. Marsh, boy.
James c. and Florence N. Lombard. boy.
Horace z. and Esther NJ. Howes boy
William =. and Nora Barry. boy.
William z. and Morn Barry. boy.
George N. and Lena NJ. Oliver girl
Lonna and Lucie Dozier. girl.
James Z. and Minnie v. Crenshaw, boy.
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DR.. HALEESPLAINS !
HIS ACQUAINTANCE
WITH DERNSTORFF

NEW YORK Oct. 1e.-Dr. william
Bayard Hale. replying to the mention
of his name In the dispatch from Won
Bernstorff. made public In Washing
ton yesterday. said:
"Yes. / know something OF The
American embargo conference Early
In the year 1918 tmore than two
years before the United states enter
ed the war) / was surprised BY .
visit Of a gentleman from Chicago Il
do not remember his naTne), who had
seen an article or two Of mine depre-
eating war. He asked me to make
speech In Chicago before an assem-
bly, OF ladies and gentlemen who
hoped to preserve peace. and who.
as I remembered. he thought would
form an organization to promote pub
lie opinion against the further ship
ment OF arms and ammunition from
America
ExDressed Sympathy.
"I expressed some sympathy with
the idea, but declined to 90 to CHI
caRo to speak A few months later
was astonished TO ind my name print
ed on the stationery OF The American
Embargo Conference as chairman OF
the national board
Consulting my letter hIes, ! ind
that on December Z, 1915. wrote
to the executive secretary OF this
organization, expressing surprise that
they had used my name. and asking
them to withdraw Il from their sta
tionery. Some ccrrespondence fol-
lowed, as / CLEAN from q hurried re-
view Of my letter nles, but the
executive officers of the conferences
apologized for the unwarranted use
Of my name and withdrew II from
their stationery.
Declined Associates.
"On my part, I expressed sympathy
with their movement 50 far Rs was
acquainted with Il, but declined to
associate myself with the organi-
ration.
These perfectly proper and inno-
cent events took place IN the closing
months Of the year 1916-tWo years
ago.
'I never saw Count Bernstorff and
had never communicated with him.
either directly ,or Indirectly. until
May 81, when, upon leaving for
Europe I called at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel and spent probably two
him q perfunctory standardized let
ter, such as II given to all Newspaper
correspondents. II he used my name
as a reference for the embargo con-
ference II must have been purely
upon that unauthorized letter head.
Furthermore, nobody in Berlin ever
mentioned this obscure organization
to me-"