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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28
Relates How Kaiser
Escaped Assassin

EDITORIAL NOTE. - William Le-
Queux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltzsndOrff,
the latter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court. has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope as the pOssessOr of it's innermOst
secrets.
The English "Who's Who- says of
him; "He has intimate knowledge of
the secret service of Continental coun-
tries and IL considered by the govern
ment (0f Great Brittany an authority on
such matters" Another authority says,
Stew people have been more closely MS
ISOLATED with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery of Ger
many than he"
LeQueux probably has more sources
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
a specially organized department with
which Leoueux works n voluntary
assistant
Count Won Heltzendorff became an in
innate of LeQueux several years prior
to the outbreak of the war; he has been
living in retirement in France since
August, 1914, and it 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the demOcracies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities of the two domi-
nant members of the autOcracy II IL
now arrayed against.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28

one of the imperial SerV-
ants, entering the kaiser's study, where
l was awaiting him.
AS l passed downstairs to the room,
to which entrance was forbidden even
to the crown prince himself, l natur-
ally wondered why I had been com
manded to audience there.
Have you any knowledge of the
contents of the letter which you have
brought from the crown prince?" the
emperor asked bluntly.
l replied in the negative.
"Where are you going nOw?' he ask
ed suddenly.
ITO Thorn. His imperial highness
inspects the garrison there on Thurs
day" l said.
"Ah! OF course. 1 intended to 90,
out it is impossible"
Then after a pause, the emperor
looked me straight in the face and
suddenly said:
"Heltzendorff, have you any knOwl-
edge of any man called Minckwitz?"
l reflected.
81 know Count Won Minckwitz grand
master of the court of the duke of
Saxe-Altenburg," was my reply.
mo. This is a man, Wilhelm Minck-
WITT, who poses as a musician"
l shook my head.
you are quite certain that you have
never heard the name? Try to recOl-
lect whether the crown prince has
ever mentioned him in your presence"
l endeavored to recall the circum-
stance. for somehow very gradually
felt a distinct recollection of having
once heard that name before.
"At the moment I fail to recall any
thing, your majesty" was my answer.
The emperor knit his brOws as
though annoyed at my reply, and then
grunted deeply in dissatisfaction.
Remain here in Potsdam," he said.
Telegraph to the crown prince re-
calling him at my orders, and l will
cancel the inspection at Thorn. Tell
the crown prince that | wish to see
him tonight Immediately upon his re-
turn"
lhClis liOtlNliiS lOI NllC III 81 llillC lItClI
the emperor held paper in his hand,
I realized by its color that it was one
of those secret reports furnished for
the kaisers eye alone-a report Of one
of the thousands of spies Of Germany
spread everywhere.
Minckwitz! l impressed that name
upon my memory, and, being dismissed
bowed myself out of the imperial pres
ence.
Returning to the Marmor palace l
sent long and urgent message over
the private wire to willie" at Al
tona, repeating his majesty's orders,
and recalling him at once. Quite well
| knew that such an unusual message
would arouse his highness' apprehen-
sion that for some offense or other he
was about to receive a paternal cas-
tigatiOn. But l could not be explicit,
because I had no knowledge of the
reason the emperor was canceling our
engagement at Thorn.
"Did He Ask You That"
At nine o'clock that night the crown
prince burst into the room wherein
was attending to the correspondence.
"What in the name of fate does all
mis- mean HeltzendorffT he demand
ed. "Why did the emperor fail to re-
ply to my message?"
81 delivered it," l said. And then
described what took place in the en-
peror's private dining room. When
mentioned the name of Minckwitz the
crown princes cheeks blanched.
did he ask you that?' he gasped.
Eyes. 1 told him that the only per-
son I knew of that name was Count
Won Minckwitz.'
"Ah, that little fat, old master of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28

LETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ApJUTANT
TO WILLIAM LEQUEUx, PoSSESSoR OF
SECRETS EUROPE
Nadon
at the etwOor
have dull Orrected
willy vhich 1 havere to
Of
war;,
1 If
world
My adutnn the prince
OF
Signed) HELTZEND0RFF.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28

TH HE emperor commands you
~ to audience at once in the
private dining ROOM" said
n one of the immortal SerY-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-28
The Crown Princes Fear.

That night I went boldly to willie"
finding him alone in a little circular
room in one of the towers of the castle,
to which he often retired to smoke and
snooze.
l stood before him, and without
mincing matters, told him what l had
overheard, and all / knew.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
SPECIAL MEETING OF
ROTARY ON TUESDAY

Malcolm D. Jones, Governor of the
Fifth District of International Ro-
tary Clubs will speak before the Pen
sacola club Tuesday night at eight
o'clock in the San Carlos Hotel, at
which time the regular dinner will
be held instead of at one o'clock as
is the custom.
Mr.. Jones is one of the leading
lawyers in Georgia and is a magnetic
speaker. He has a message of un-
usual Importance to Pensacola Rota-
rians, and his visit to the city is
greeted with much interest. The ar
engagements for Mr.. Jones to speak
here were made yesterday afternoon,
by wire, by President John A. Mer-
rift and Secretary J. D. Hendricks,
of the Rotrary Club, The visit Tues
day will be the first visit of Mr.. Jones
to Pensacola since he was elected dis
trict governor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
ALACHUA TAX
SETTLED
Cats
County Officers Promise
Support Tax Commits
sion's Rate.
FRIENDLY END;
NO ONE LOSES JOB
Case Grew Out of Commits
sioners Lowering Bank
Assessment to $50.
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal.

Tallahassee. Fla, Aug. 1.-THE
case of the Alachua county tax as
SCISSOR and county commissioners, who
were summoned by the governor tq
appear here today to answer charges
of non-perfOrmance of duty filed by
the state tax commissioners, was
heard this morning and amicably set
tied after the county officials agreed
in the presence of the governor to
cooperate with the state tax COM
m, sSIon and the state association Of
tax assessors IN the future. At the
request Of the governor. the attor-
ney-generaPs office was represented
at the hearing by Hon. Worth Tram
nell, one of the assistants to the at
tOrney-general. No one will be re-
moved, all who attended the hearing
arc ia g good humor and friendly to
ore another. They were represented
by counsel, Col. W. S. Broom, who
is the attorney for the board and
they had taken in the matter of
changing the basis for assessment of
the banks of Alechua county.
At the hearing were: Governor Sid
noy J Cats, Tax Commissioners
John Neel, h. j. Paterson and 5 j.
Blitcr 1.-THE full membership of the
"9mm,ssionD, Hon. Worth w. Tram
nell, of the Office of the attorney-gen-
cral, Tax Assessor E. F. Corbett and
County Commissioners w. E. Bryant,
chairman, r. L, Hodgson, J. T. Price
ard B. F. Carlton, of Alachua county.
County Commissioner T. c. Bryant
was absent on account of the serious
illness of his father and sent a writ
ten excuse to the governor, which
was read at the meeting. Col w, S.
Broom, attorney for the county off
cials, was also present.
The tax assessor in Alachua county
had assessed the banks there on the
basis Of fifty per cent, which is the
Continued on Page Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
NEGRO WOMAN ARE
CUT IN AN ARRAY

Three negro women, with blood
shooting from a number of knife
wounds, were taken in custody at q
late hour last night by Captain Tar
rants and Special officer Harrington.
Their names were Martha Pierson,
who is cut badly; Della Springer,
who suffered a number OF wounds
from the knife and also had a bottle
broken over her hand; and Florence
Taylor, who was cut badly on one
of her wrists when she endeavored
to separate the other two women.
The trouble occurred near the cor
ner of Gadsden and Tarragona streets
Vap Springer, husband of Della
Springer, was arrested also. 1t was
claimed that he had given his wife a
knife. The women received the
treatment of cssy Physician MOBILES.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
LA TOILETTE WANTS TO
KNOW BATTLE AIMS
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. IA peace
resolution was introduced in the SEN
ate By Senator La Toilette. It pro-
vides that the government define def
nitely the objects for which it shall
continue to wage war, and that the
allies also make a public re-statement
of the peace terms which they de-
mand.
The resolution seeks to put con-
gress on record az opposing support
by the United States for annexations
or indemnities for other nations, and
proposes the assessing of a common
fund by all the belligerents for resco-
ration of battle devastated territory.
Senator La Toilette made no speech
on his resolution and there was no
debate. On motion Of Senator Viii
liams it went over a day under the
rules.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. Ii
Much of the opposition to the Sc
lective draft being stirred up in
the United States is the work of
German propagandists and vigor-
Gus means should be employed
to curb the activity of the enemy
within, as we'll as without, de-
clared Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the military affairs
committee, in an address here to-
day before the lawyers of Flor
ida and citizens of Jacksonville.
Il do not believe" he declared.
that America has yet been
aroused to the dangers which con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
SWEET POTATOES ARE
PUT ON ARMY MENU
Washington Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Washington, Aug. 11.-For some
weeks Senator Park Trammell has
been active in his efforts to get sweet
potatoes placed on the authorized ra-
ton list of the United States army.
He has seen the department about the
matter several times in person and
today was informed that sweet pota-
toes have been added to the list.
Senator Trammell is much gratified
because there will be an immense
sweet potato crop in Florida this year
and with the additional market avail
able through the army purchases the
growers in Florida should be assured
a ready market for their crop.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
c. OF c. ENTERTAINS
HOME NAVAL COMMITTEE

An invitation was extended the
House Committee on Naval Affairs by
telegraph yesterday, to be the guests
of the Chamber of Commerce, at
luncheon to be given on the day Of
the committees arrival in the city.
The committee was in Gulfport
yesterday, and will stop in Mobile en-
route to Pensacola. The length Of
stay in Mobile is not known so the
time to Pensacola remains unfxed,
though it will probably be Monday
and Tuesday,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
SAILORS CRUTSED STREET
IN AUTO WITH 10 OUTS.

Ten quarts of liquor were taken
from two United States sailors Est
night by Special Officer Shackelford
The men were in an auto, the prop
erty of a South Palafox street groc-
cry.
The liquor was confscated and L
at the police station. The men gave
their names as Banner and Elklund,
and they are charged with disorderlz
conduct. The officers were endeavor-
ing to ascertain their source of liquor
supply, but up to late hour were not
successful.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
MEMBER OF EXEMPTION
BOARD is ARRESTED

New York, Aug. 12.-The third ar
rest is made in an alleged conspiracy
to evade provisions of the selective
draft law as charged against mem
bers of an exemption board in an
East Side district. Kalman Gruher,
a dentist, was arrested on a warrant
similar to that served on S. J. Bern
field and Louis Cherry. While not
officially connected with the boards.
it is charged, he handed out exemp-
ton blanks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
BELGIAN AND BRITISH
UNIFORMS SEEN HERE

Naval uniforms of at least two of
our allies were seen on the streets of
the city last night, the Belgian uni
form being worn by a group of eight
or nine frolT that country, while the
English naval reserves uniform
clotn-.g was worn by a number of
Britishers.
The Belgian naval uniform, was
seen for the first tinas on the streets
of Pensacola when the group of sail
ors walked into a downtown cafe.
where they attracted no niue atten-
ton. A number of officers and sail
ors from the Pensacola naval station
at once recognized the uniforms,
and the allies fraternalized pleas
antlv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
Fined $500 For
Not Cleaning
Premises

One fine of 81 and costs was
imposed in the recorders court
yesterday morning upon proof
being substantiated that the de-
PENDANT, a young white man, had
failed to comply with instruc-
tions of the sanitary inspector
to clean up certain portions of
the premises which he occupied.
From authoritative sources it
was learned last night that a de-
termined drive to see that the
laws of sanitation are enforced
without fear or favor will be
started and continued through
this week, and will be continued
as long as there are evidences of
the need of such activities on the
part of the city health depart
ment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
co. | WILL RECEIVE
CALLERS FROM 4 TO $50

This afternoon, Company I will
hold open house in the armory hall,
and everyone is invited to call and
see the boys of Pensacola's company.
Callers should see the men between
and $50 o'clock.
An entertainment for the company
was held yesterday afternoon at Chic
oway Inn when the management
treated the boys. The company
marched to and from the resort, the
hike being part of the drill work
given each day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
RELENTLESs|S
PRESSURE ON
TEUTON FORCE
Russia's Armies Are Con-
tinuing to Increase Their
Resisting Power.
rEUToN ATfAcK IN
LEMBURG, FAILURE
Austro-German Army is
Forced to Retreat With
Loss of 400 Prisoners.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
Russia's armies are continuing to
exhibit an increased resisting power
in an area of the Teutonic offensive
on the Eastern front.
In West a relentless British and
French pressure is showing results
in further recession along the Ger
man line in Flanders.
The Teutonic attack northeast of
Lemberg was a complete failure.
Teutons are pressing the Russo-Ru-
manians on three sides and are be-
ing met with a strong resistance.
Near the Russo-Rumanian frontier
the Austro- Germans were forced to
retreat in places, with loss of four
hundred men prisoners.
Won Mackensen's offensive in Mol
davia threatens the railway line along
the front.
The British advance in the West
hook region of Flanders is maintain
ed in its entirety. Berlin, however,
says the British attack was unsuc-
cessful.
Field Marshal Haig clinched his
hold last night on the ground won in
Fridays attack on the Flanders front
ca of Ypres.
The Germans made six heavy
counter attacks during the night, but
all without success. Not only did
the British maintain their positions,
but gained some additional ground
on their right wing near the Ypres-
Kenin road.
These new gains probably are i'm
portant to success of the British gen
erals plans for it was in just this
sector that the British had failed
to make all the progress expected.
On the remainder of the two mile
front running from the Ypres-Roul-
ers railway all the objectives were
achieved in yesterdays assault and
have since been held.
The German resistance was espec-
tally stubborn on the British right,
but the result of the nights fighting
as reflected in the London official &C
count shows that despite this the
British forces were also able to forge
ahead.
While the British and French have
been making another forward thrust
in the process of driving wedge
into the German lines in Belgium the
French forces have been heavily en-
gagged on their own soil to the south,
near st. Quentin on the Aisne front,
and in the Champagne.
In the St. Quentin area, General
Petain's troops regained nearly all
the section of line which the Germans
had penetrated in their sudden thrust
of Thursday night.
North of the Aisne they carried
out brilliant attack and recaptENgt
and held the whole of an important
trench which the Germans had re
Gently taken south of Allies.
The fighting in the Champagne was
of German initiative. An attack was
launched over a front of nearly two
miles which was broken up by the
French except at one point to the
north of Carnillet, and even here the
Germans were afterward elected from
the elements they had penetrated with
the exception of a str~tch of some
fifty yards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
RESIST CONSCRIPTION
BY IGNORING SUMMONS

Pittsburg. Aug. 12.-What is be-
lieved to be an organized effort on the
part of twenty-five men to resist con-
scription under the draft law was re-
ported to the department of justice
by members of the exemption board.
Registrars have ignored the sum-
mons, they declared. They said they
would rather go to Jail than serve in
the army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
MIS- Sis SIPPI GRAND JURY
BRINGS TRUE BILL AND SHEER
IFF WANTS TO GO AFTER.
HIM.
81 ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Meridian, Miss. Aug. r.
Upon the sworn testimony of
Representative Venable of the
fifth congressional district, who
was regularly summoned by the
Lauderdale county grand jury,
returned an indictment against
Emperor William of Germany, on
charges of robbery, arson. muir
der, plotting, bribery and CON
spiracy. Sheriff Kennedy in
formed the court he will go after
the kaiser if provided with prop
er papers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
Draft Opposition Due to German
Propaganda, Says Chamberlain

front her on account Of enemies
within and without, and / hope
:hat if the people Of Florida have
not yet considered this question
they may begin to do so and dis
cuss them"
Senator Chamberlain defended
the right and authority of CON
gress to enact legislation provid-
ing for the selective draft. He
pointed out that Washington
wrote time after time to the con-
tinental congress urging the nee
essity of draft and telling of op-
portunities lost for victory after
victory because of an inadequate
army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
KING GEORGE FELICITATES
KERENSKY. THE IRON MAN

London. Aug. liking George
sent a telegram to Prime Minister
Kerensky, of Russia, which said, cat
the commencement of the fourth year
of the great conflict which still RACES,
and at a moment when you are re
established in the Leadership of the
free Russian people, l desire to as
sure you and them that the British
people will never relax their efforts
against our common enemies"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
GEORGIA ANTI-DRAFT
MEETINGS STORMY

Atlanta, Aug. 12.-Opponents of
selective CONSUMPTION, gathered in
three towns of Georgia, adopted reso-
lutions asking repeal of the draft
act, One meeting those attending be-
came indignant at remarks of a
speaker. resulting in the defeat of the
resolution urging an amendment to
the CONSUMPTION law, it is said. Dele
gates said they were elected to the
state meeting at the Thomson meet
ing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
MILLIONS IN
FARM LOANS
APPLICATIONS AT THE RATE OF
A MILLION A DAY; SIXTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS LOANED
LAST MONTH.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug, 11-Applications
for farm loans are pouring into the
federal land bank at the rate of more
than a million dollars a day. The
July total reached thirty-four million
dollars, the farm loan board an
nounced. During the month the
board approved loans amounting to
sixteen million dollars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
TWINS SETTLE CLAIM
FOR EXEMPTION BY COIN

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 12-Harry Cros-
by and Claud Crosby, twins, came be-
fore the exemption board. Both were
acceptable but had a mother to sup
port Claud Drew a coin from his
pocket, saying "heads or tails"
Tails" replied Harry. The coin fell
tails, and Claud filed the exemption
claim.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
APPOINT NEW NURSES
EXAMINING BOARD
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Aug. 11-Some of the
terms of Office of the present men,
hers of the state board of examiners
of trained nurses having expired or
nearly so, Governor Cats is prepar-
ing to name a new board. He states
that some changes in the membership
of this examining board will be an
nounce5 shortly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
MOBILE FINISHES
UP ITS WAR QUOTA

Mobile, Ala, Aug. 12-With the
completion tonight of the national
army quota of sixty-seven men in
Mobile, the city exemption district,
number two, was first in Alabama to
clear up the work. it is announced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
IRON DISCIPLINE IN
RUSSIAN ARMY APPLIED

Petrograd, Aug. I'm. Savinkoff,
assistant minister of war announced
the government had decided to ap-
point commissioners with me troops
to replace the present commission
ers who were elected. This is part
of a program of iron discipline IN the
army. Commissioners control the po-
litical life of the army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
INDICT KA|SERNO HALT IN
FOR MURDER DRAFT EXAMS
SUNDAY MAKES NO DIFFER
ENCE; DOCTORS BEGIN AT 5 A.
NJ. - TOTAL QUALIFIED To
DATE NUMBER Els.


Almost the same average was
maintained IN the draft examination
work as the day before, and of the
ia men examined Sc were found
physically mt for service. The ratio
the day previous was 66 men out of
III examined. Two hundred and if
teen have thus far qualified.
The board will continue its work to-
day, from . a m, until noon. APP
phcants are urged to come as early
as possible
Following is the list of those who
passed yesterday:
I. d. BrenOn.
VIM. Goulden.
H. A. Berry.
VIM Andrews.
Owen Bell.
VIM johnson.
j. K. Labrato'
Z. A. Miller.
Andrew bikes.
B. L. Adams.
W. r. Address.
Leb F. Rozier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
EXPRESIDENT TAFT'S
CONDITION IMPROVES

Clay Center, Kansas, Aug. IL
Former President Taft's condition
was reported very favorable" by his
physician,
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-08-12
T H E w E A T H E R

Thcndershowers Sunday and probably
Monday. ligh variable winds.
Yesterdays temperature: Highest 81
degrees; lowest, Il degrees.
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