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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-05
GRAND ISLE.

David Dunning OF Wirooski visited
friends In town the last of the week.
II. w. Ladd was in Barre Thursday.-A
number from here attended the automo-
bile show in Burlington last weekly. L.
Hurlburt is quite Ill with throat trouble.
Miss Marion MCGOWAN is visiting
friends in North Hero.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago. April T.
Close:
WHEAT-May 2.o2c: July L7ohc: Sept.
1.56Mc ~
oATs--May si%c; July 6oNc; Sept s4Sc.
Provisions;
PORK-$55.15.
LARD-May $20.s5.
RIBS-May 1855.
Cash quotations:
PORK-$55.1b.
LARD-$20.65.
RIBS-$1S.<2G1S.75.
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY
ALBURG.

The Rev sydney Dawson will hold
special service Of song, called Love Tri-
uiuphant' Easter Sunday at the regular
hour, 1890 a. m, at the Union Congre-
gational Church
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BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Boston. April 4.
s.rIns shipment sprns
special short patents s1191125: jobbing at
sil.75; winter patents ss.7oa 1885; winter
SIS paS s %'n sacks ''sss
CoRNMEAL AND Observation-Disclosures
eosnmssi ssso a. bolted esrnmeai ss55 bag
rolled oatmeal $3.50: cut and ground oat
meal $3.50: rye -four ss.io@s.s5; graham
CoRN-spot or lots. No. . yellow,
si.Ss No. : yellow si.s7; sample yellow
sl;'s; for shipment. No. ? yellow, $3.50
y @isv' , HG S ytiGw ''@ 1885, sample
OATs-spot. car lots No. clipped white.
SIC; No; 2 CLIPPED white zoe; No; 3 clipped
@soc: fancy So lbs, 1874 @7sc; regular IS
HAY AND sTRAW.Hay. choice. sa; 0
:isSis; No. grad. si4.5oai15 So stock gray hay
$3.50; rye STRAW SIS; oat straw :l1911.5O.
MILL FEEp-aili shipment, spring bran.
sH@45; mixed feed s45B4s; red dog s48;
cottonseed meal $45. so q $3.50; 1inseed meal
:.s.sS: gluten feed s4Aos: hon,ny feed
| PORK pRopuCTs-Hesvy backs and
long cuts Sal; raw leaf lard 2sNc; rendered
lear 2SMc; pure lard ease; country dressed
FRESH MEATs-Boef extra sides. 1914 q
!eNc: heavy kinds 1sQ1shc; heavy fores
IAN @15c; cows 1915 d15c; lambs Is @ zoe;
mutton 1!01Sc; yearlings 16p17c; hot
mouse lambs $10T15 each; veas 15G19c.
POULTRY-TurSeys fancy western $40
SAC; northern fowl rs a 26c: medium IS q FAC:
western fowl. large. asa csc; medium IS %
24c; native broilers 55n40c; western brol-
ers 26n2 sc; western roastcrs, large, rs n 2Sc;
medium 20 q 25c; native green ducks rs a 26c:
western 204 22c: native green geese % n 24c:
western 1ST1 oc; squad s2.50u4.50 doz.;
pigeons s2n2.25 doz
LIVE POULTRY-Fowl 24d use; ROSTERS
lf49i5c.
EGGS-Fanoy hennery and nearby SAN O
soc; eastern extras 54T5iisc; western extras
54I54Hc; western prime hrsts IS q 551a {;
western 1rsts 52Ia q $50.
BEANS--Car lots, choice pea beans.
S7s5IS; California small white s,.a5 a i;
red kidney s7.50M7.75: yellow eve 1915 n 4:
Scotch green peas s6.4on6.5O; Canada peas
S57b q AIS; lima beans 15c h.; jobblng prices
10 q 15c above car lots.
APPLES--Baldwins. fancy. s4.50G5; No.
S3.60G4.50; No. SAYS q $50: Northern
Spy S5W5: Ben Davis S2.5o05.25; Russets
S260d4: bushel boxes soc @ $3.50: western
box apples seI5.25.
MAPLE FREDERICKSBURG s1.55 a l. so
gal; cakes "a q CSC h.
FRUIT-Oranges. California. So.5o04.25
poxi Florida s1.50N4; grapefruit $1,000:
pineapples s4d5 crt.; cranberries s1251o.25
crt.. S25OM6 Dbl. strawberries 15I25c box.
REFINED SUGARS-The American quotes
granulated and fine basis at 7.a5 cents
LOT lOO-barrel lots and 1855 cents for 90 bar .
rel lots. Wholesale grocers quote $50 cents
Tor less than 20 barrels.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUED from page three.)

in FIetcher.--NIlss Jessie Southland has
returned to Jeffersonville. John Quinlan
IL confined to the house by illness.-Af-
thur Ballard is taking his place in j.
NJ. Parsons grocery store. .-.....
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER

To.day's Chamber of Commerce quota
lions, the price OF commission merchants
to dealers, follow:
Creamery extras. <SHc; creamery hrsts
<2G6 lyc; creamery seconds, %lc: dairy butter,
IS b 400; ladies' Sic; renovated butter, SIC;
storage creamery extras. tsc; storage cream
cry hrsts 41is @42c.
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BOSTON BITTER MARKET.

FURNISHED by the Associated Press)
Boston, April I.
BuTTER-Northern l4944hc; western
45Q44c.
CHEESE-New York twins. choice. $50
2Shc; good rs @ 26c.
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JOHNSON.

W. II. Stearns attended the auto show
in Burlington Friday.-Glen Fitzgerald
went to Fletcher Friday to remain few
days with his grandfather. Mr.. AUSTIN
c. C. Drown of North Hyde Park was In
town Friday.-Mrs. J. l.. Pierce is visit
ing her brother, c. c. Drown, Of North
Hyde Park
Leonard Pearl returned to Bakersfield
Monday night.-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Gray of Burlington spent Sunday with
Mrs. Frank Miller here.-Mrs. Jane Tu-
liper of Morrisville has rented rooms OF
Miss Mable Austin and will soon move
here.--Mrs. Eugene Holmes is keeping
house for c. r. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B.
Stearns has moved to Burlington, where
Leonard Eutchins has rented the Morris
Hill farm and will soon move there. r.
J. Caswell on account of i'll health was
obliged to give 1t up.-Waterman Broth.
ers have commenced saving their stock
OF logs. Lewis Robertson Is doing the
saving Dana Gilbert and son
Arthur, have returned from Morrisville.-
Burleigh Smalley spent a few days ir
Cambridge last week, the guest of Ed
do Mills.-M. f. Brewster recently In
stalled an Empire milking machine. o
N. Campbell Of Hyde Park set It up. Mr.
Brewster has also installed night com
mander acetyline lighting outfit made II
Jackson, Mich, Mr.. Montgomery Of st
Johnsbury doing the work.
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FREE PRESS WANT ADS. PAy BEST
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F. y. Abernethy
Head Of Church Street.

THE BEST DRESSED MEN
WEAR "KEISER" CRAVATs.
Our April Sale
Mems Fine Neckwear
And Other Spring Furnishings
now in progress
alone affords purchasing high grade articles
of mems decidedly low prices but also assures the pur
chaser of their perfect the mnute't detail
Easter Neckwear Suggestions
MEMS KEER sGAR5s 1,,I.e R sss.a
shown in crepe. falle and the snd ned fournbanJ
fashionable foulard fourn .carf grade. actually worth
hand. also plain Barathea G from '' '~~ ''"s'
Tie. each 50 cents. $i.oo and $3.50 to $3.50.
BAT WING TIES
An assortment of plain coors stripes and changeable ef
fects priced at cents
-~.. Mems Shirts.
Our collection of shirts is extensive and unusually smart
n' and p
"''~~' '"N $50 $l75, $500 and $3.50 each
SILK SHIRTS
Made of fine quality silk either plain white striped effects
also the fibre silk shirts in plain color moderately priced
Mems Half Hose,
10 CENTS PER PAIR
Fast black and stainless seamless and of fine quality.
anteed to give best of service.
price 10 per pair or pairs 50
Mems Silk Isle Seamless Half Hose black. white and
ors - cents per pair
Plain colors. black and white.
- pair s. cents
~ ~ ~ ~ Black grey or white, contrast
ing clox per pair .$lO5
Mccalum Silk Hose for .sl.l5 per pair
MEMS LINEN COLLARS.
Our of styles in the Corlss-
Coon brand of linen collars prominently features the follow
ing new styles:
UNIVERSITY. COMMONWEALTH.
IS each. $l.75 per dozen.
Mems Cloves
| SMART STREET STYLES.
including Tan Cape Gloves Dents Glove. and Reynier ce
| to $500 per pair
| Stitched in self color. ST. so
| Stitched in black ..$275
i MEMS HANDKERCtIlEFs
show touch Of color which pleasantly with the spring
New Colored Initial Handkerchief rs and so cents
Novelty Color Bordeed Handkerchief rs and 50 each
III
Our Custom
Tailoring Section
i upon this occasion advises patrons to take ad-
i vantage of the excellent service which this de-
Il partment renders.
II The materials stock many of which cannot
be duplicated later requisite of the tailored
durable here and everything points the advsaby placing
i your order Immediately.
II PLAIN TAILORED SUITS
tie fact that these appeal strongly many women moth
ing fact quite replacing them there
cded leaning toward simple models with the
II vancng
The late models of this type feature jackets fitted t
more than those for drey They be single
double breasted aad finished with shawl collar that
notched with of mannsh Sleeves plain and
setn without fullness For variety of machine
stitching be added decorative Jacket
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CAMBRIDGE.

MIR. and Mrs. NJ. D. Young are spend
ing few days in Greenwich. Conn.-Miss
Margaret Perley of Burlington was q
guest of Miss Nellie Smith last week.
The Misses Gerra!n Of Burlington were
| over-Sunday guests Of Mrs. Rex Gates
Miss Dorothy I.eavens returned Monday
evening to her school work in Bakers.
fleld.-Miss Ruth Brownell Of Burlington
was guest of Mrs. Earle Gates last
| week.--The Misses Marjorie and Marion
Newton spont Friday and Saturday in
IMorrisvilie. Helen Tulley returned
Monday evening from Malone, where she
has spent the Easter vacation.-Lysle
Boyce of st. Adams spent Sunday with
| his, sister, Mrs. a. D. Cutting. An
derson, who has been employed in Hood s
| creamery, has gone to st. Adams. where
he has n similar position.-Mss Mary
| Wells is confined to the house by illness
H. G. Leavens and daughter Of Lyndon
Vile are spending few days with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Linus Leavens. -
Leo Homer Of st. Johnsbury spent Sun
day with his family.--John Stafford died
Monday at the home OF S. ]. Hooper
where he has been cared for the past
few yearsLAIiss' blanche Payne Of Essex
Junction is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Payne
Mrs f. A. Smalley and son OF Norris
vile spent last week with friends ir
town.-Mr. and Mrs. w. y. Lang visited
his daughter. Mrs. j. G. Gaines, in Enos-
burg Falls last week.-Mrs. r. II. Boyder
and daughter, Nell were in Burlington
Friday.-AIrs. Matthew Mcguire spent
Thursday and Friday in South Royaltor
with Mr.. McGuire-A daughter was borr
to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Blodah March rs
Miss Vera Fulington Of Hyde Park spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Julia Full
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Mems Shirts.

Our collection of shirts is extensive and unusually
both plain colors and featured in the best imported
Madras and French Percale priced at
$i5O $l.75. $500 and $3.50 each
SILK SHIRTS
Made of quality tub silk either plain white striped effects
also the fibre silk shirts in plain colo moderately priced
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22
Omaha Boy Leaves for France With
Uncle Sans Force of Navy Airmen

An Omaha boy was one of fifty of
Uncle Sans navy aviation experts
who have sailed for France. =.
He is Harry Wendell. formerly in
charge of the soda departments of the
Unitt-Docekal and Beaton DTpg COM
panies.
Wendell enlisted in the aviation
corps of the navy May IL. He was
sent to Pensacola, Fla, for training.
He graduated as seaplane mechan-
ician. -.. H.. -
Last Saturday fifty out of 1000 men
were chosen to go to France for ac-
tive service. Wendell was one of the
fifty men selected. He earned the priv
ilege by passing a stiff examination
with a very high mark.
while officially mechanician, WeR-
deli "gets his hops" as they call
making flights, just the same as a
pilot. In letters to Omaha friends he
has told of number of flights made
at Pensacola,
The accompanying photograph of
Wendell was taken Saturday just
prior to his departure for overseas
service. .na- ~1
Wendell has brother in Omaha,
Pete Wendell, we'll known in local
swimming circles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22
DRAFT Order
IS
OFFICERS HERE
Acceptance of General Crow
der's Recommendation, May +,
Force All EIigibles Into
Army and Navy at Once.

With the acceptance of General
Crowder's recommendation that all
registered men be given their medical
examinations Immediately, voluntary
enlistments in the army and navy I'M
mediately will cease, in the opinion of
army recruiting officers stationed in
Omaha.
Army officers are divided in their
opinion as to the advisability of the
new plans. Young men between the
ages of-2l and 81 will be automatical-
ly barred from enlisting under the
rulings of the draft law that examined
men cannot enlist.
Some consider it a plan to encour-
age recruiting among men who are
over the draft age limit.
Secretary Baker has signihed that
in all probability the plan will be
accepted.
Will it mean that all msn will be
immediately called into service?
Will recruiting cease and the army
be raised entirely by draft?
These are the questions that are
now puzzling recruiting officers.
Seventh Into Service.
National Guard organizations with
the status of the Seventh Nebraska
undoubtedly will be called into i'm
mediate service upon the acceptance
of this rtiiing. 1t will be impossible
to maintain and recruit a regiment
after the acceptance of this plan, Of
fcers say. An attempt to enlist a
regiment of men outside of draft age
in this state would be almost impos-
sible, and Seventh regiment members
are now looking for call to service.
IF this suggestion is,carried out 1t
will mean that not man in the
country between the ages of 81 and
81 can volunteer" said Major Firth
of the army recruiting station this
morning. s~ -.
For the physical examination of
every registered man in the country,
will cut them all out from voluntary
enlisting." :: .
Expect Rush Of Recruits
e All recruiting Offices anticipate an
increase. in resraitiag They are plan
ming to keep open day and night and
additional help has already been called
for. ri .E
7: .'As soon as the numbers were
drawn, a large percentage of men
drafted hastened TO enlist" said Ma
jor Firth. Those who came after
the order to appear for physical ex-
animation had beep sent them could
not be accepted sThis new order
which is to 60 through at once, it
seems, will call in every man for ex-
~, y.
81 advise every man who wishes
to get the advantages of volunteer
enlistment to come in at once"
General Crowdei recently submitted
the question to the state governors
and is awaiting their replies. :
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22
Germany Suppresses =
Catholic Newspaper

Stockholm, Sept. 2l.-Dispatches
from Berlin say that the newspaper
Germania has been suppressed by the
German authorities until further no.
tice. Germania was the leading organ
Of the Catholic center and stood mid
way between the annexationist wing
represented by the Cologne EVolks
Zeitung, and the Erzberger school. IT
represented such powerful influence
that the action of the German censor
appears to be decidedly daring. ]
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22
\
PEACE REPLY
GOES T0P0PE
Emperor Charles Sends Answer
to Recent ConCiIiatory Sug-
gestions to PapaI Nuncio
at Vatican.
Kaiser Takes Interest.

The German government in its
reply to the peace note of Pope Ben
edict, a copy of which has been re-
ceived here "cherishes lively de-
sire" that the appeal may meet with
success.
Amsterdam, Sept. 2l.-Peace would
come from the recent proposals of
Pope Benedict if>the belligerent ma
tions would enter into negotiations
in the sense of the pontiff's sugges-
tons. Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary says, in his reply to the
vatican note. The emperor sees in
the pope's peace plan suitable basis
for starting negotiations toward a
just and lasting peace and expresses
the hope that the nations opposing his
own may be animated by the same
idea.
Austria -Hungary's ruler received
the pontiff's note with a thankful
heart and with an expression of hope
that the pontiff's efforts may lead to
the realization of the emperor's desire
for lasting and honorable peace for
all parties. "a 80.
Wants Freedom of Seas.
Freedom of the seas is one Of the
peace hopes Of Emperor Charles, inr
order that heavy material burdens
could be taken from the nations of
the earth and new sources of of-prosper-
ity opened to them. - -
The reply, received here in a dis.
patch from Vienna, was handed to
Monsignor T.. Valfre di Bonzo, the
papal nuncio at Vienna, on Thursday.
The Austrian emperor admits that
the future arrangement of the world
must be based on the elimination of
armed force and on the rule of inter-
national justice and legality.
Emperor William, the German note
says, has Been fAlowing the efforts of
the pope toward peace for a consid-
erable time with high respect.
The text of the reply follows:
Holy Father: With due veneration
and deep emotion, we take cogrizance
of the new representations your ho1i-
nessNi in ful6llment of the holy Office
entrusted you by God, make to US and
the heads of the other belligeren
states with the noble intention of
leading. The heavily tried nations to
unity that will restore peace to
them. ,.#
Has Thankful Heart.
with a thankful heart we received
this fresh gift of fatherly care which
You, holy father, always bestow on all
peoples without distinction, and from
the depth of our heart we greet the
moving exhortation which your holi-
ness has addressed to the govern
ments of the belligerent peoples. Dur
ing this cruel war we have always
looked up to your holiness as to the
highest parsonage, who, in virtue of
his mission which reaches beyond
earthly things, and thanks to the high
conception of his duties laid upon him,
stands high above the belligerent peo-
Piles and who is inaccessible to all in
huence was able to find way which
may lead to the realization of our own
desire for peace, lasting and honor
able for all parties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22
OMAHA BOYS AT
FUNSTON START
WORK WITH Will
Don Two-Piece Denims in
Lieu of Uniforms, for =
. Which They Are
.- --r .a4 Measured. e

Frank Roach of the advertising de-
partment of the Union Pacific is back
from Camp Funston, to which place
he accompanied. the Sixth Nebraska
regiment Of the national army. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Roach, the Omaha and
Nebraska boys enjoyed the trip and
arrived in Camp Funston in fine con-
dition, not member of the party
having been sick. < .tE
During the trip Mr.. Roach asserts
that the Nebraskans were in fine fet-
tie until they came in Sight of the
cantonmept. buildings at Camp Funs-
ton. Then their spirits seemed to
droop slightly, but they quickly
braced up, and when they detrained
they marched, away to their quarters
like well trained soldiers ~
As soon as the Nebraskans de-
trained they were checked against
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22

REBUTTAL FOR DEFENSE.
Through the rulings of Judge Boies
Kelly's attorneys were unable to push
the Jones-Mansfield feature of the
case by which they had hoped to
show that the murders might have
been committed by some. person
other than Kelly. Mrs. Kelly took
the stand for few minutes as the
last witness of the day, She swore
there were no blood spots on h-r huse
bands linen when he returned from
Villisca and that he did not speak OF
the murder till he received letter
telling him about it.
COURT IS INSISTENT. :
1t is evident the court wilp not
admit any evidence for which a
foundation has ont been laid. and di-
rectly connected with the ak murder
at the Moore home.
Judge Boies admitted evidence of
Ed Landers, who testified Thursday
that about 8:l5 on uSnday night of
the crime he observed Albert Jones
enter the Moore home. The testimony
of r. H. Thorpe, Jefferson, Ia, re-
garding having met man on train
whom he identified as "Bilp' Mans
field by photograph, was stricken
out On Thursday.
KS Rules Out Slander Testimony.
This afternoon Frank Archer, 1927
Myrtle avenue, Omaha, began to tes-
tify having met two men in an auto
mobile early in the morning OF June
10, 1912, near Villisca. a.. ..,g.
Sensing the line of testimony which
would follow, Attorney Faville en-
tered an objectica and the defense
then agreed to submit to the coart
typewriter offers of the testimony
they intended to present by eleven
other witnesses. All of this testimony
related to Albert Jones and Bert>Mc-
Caull having been seen in an autofno-
bile and was thoroughly gone over in
the Jones-Wilkerson SANDER suit last
fall.
When written offers were made the
state objected to each and the court
sustained the objection in each in
stance.
In the case of George Lunny, At
torney Mitchell got so far as to ask
if he knew Albert ones and Bert Nc
Caull. p;
The names of those whose evidence
was not admitted on this phase and
which the defense sought to present,
were: Frank Archer. jr.; Frank Ar
cher, sr., w. ]. Lunny, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Shipper, Mr., and Mrs. James
Kimmell, Ray Dunn, Mrs, John Nor
ris, 6. w. Baker, Miles DeVoss. Lou
Saemish, Jim Bridwell and George
Rhue.
Z It is believed the defense will rest
soon, but Attorney Mitchell replied:
1T may be an hour and it may be a,
week"
Kelly May Take Stand.
y Present indications are that Kelly
will be put on the witness stand. The
state will have rebuttal.
Mrs. Kelly, wife of the defendant,
was called to the witness chair short
ly before adjournment. She appeared
composed and spoke in an accent
which left no doubt as to the truth
of her statement that she came to this
country from London.
) Il am so years of age" she replied
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-09-22
TEXT OF MESSAGE.

} TEXT OF MESSAGE.
The text Of the message, dated
January 22, 1917, made public with
out comment, follows:
Il request authority to pay up to
$s0,0o0 (ffty thousand dollars) in or
der. as on former occasions, to iniiu-
ence congress through the organixa-
ton you know of, which can perhaps
prevent war.
7 am beginning in the meantime to
act accordingly"
Whether the State department Is
In possession Of other evidence indi-
eating the ambassadors activities has
not been revealed, but the extraordi-
nary disclosures already made have
fixed the belief chat agents Of the
United States government have col.
lected and compiled the entire story
OF German duplicity and intrigue and
that additional chapters will be added.
KNEW GERMAN PLANS.
The reference to avoiding war is
taken as an indication that Ambassa-
dor Befnstorff had prior knowledge
of his governments intention to pro-
claim nierciless widespread subrna-
rine warfare and that he was equally
confident that the United States gov
er1iiient could not be easily placateds
by mere promises. The German an
nouncement of, its intention to ex-
pand its submarine activities was not
made public until January 81, when
the world was startled not only by
the determination to remove all re-
strictions, but by the statement that
It would become effective on the fol-
lowing day. Three days later the
United States government had ex-
pressed its disapproval by severing
relations with Germany.
That the German ambassador knew
OF his governments intention was as
sumed by some officials, although at
the same time he denied prior knowl-
edge and those in close touch with
fAe embassy were given to understand
that he did not approve the course
and worked to secure modification.
1t has not been assumed that the
ambassador actually attempted to
bribe or personally influence any
member Of congress, and doubt that
such was his purpose is supported to
some extent by the comparatively
small amount Of money he asked.
Fifty thousand dollars, ii was pointed
out, would go but short way to-
wards buying the influence Of any
congressman. Judiciously expended,
however, it might do much in COM
pensating paid agents, such as are,
now known to have belonged to the
elaborate machine Bernstorff had SO
carefully built up for the production