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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
BERR1EN SPRINGS. MICH.

Aug. u.
Mrs William Jacobson. with the
Misses Edna and Zilpha Virgins Of
Benton Harbor. visited her mother.
Mrs Anna Wire, Saturday.
Mrs. T. +. Patterson and son, Neil,
visited relatives in Dowagiac Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Patterson Of
Chicago are visitors at the home Of
the formers grandmother, Mrs. l..
r. Patterson
Mrs Maude Smith of South Bend
is a visitor at the home of her par
ents. Postmaster and Mrs. J. G.
Hoopingarner.
Clarence Tallman OF Benton Har-
Dor is visiting his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. c.. w. Tallman.
The Aid society of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday after
noon in the church parlOrs.
. Dorothy Names is in Benton Har-
{ Dor TO a two weeks visit at the
home of her aunt Mrs. j. II. Long
Lynn Dudley and family Of De-
Il oft visited friends here Saturday
Lynn is a former Berrien Springs
boy and was enroute home from
visit with relatives in Dowagiac.
Arthur Bennett and family were
weekend visitors at the home %
Mrs. BENEFITS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. b McTate in Arden.
j. T. Chen Of Champaign. H., who
was one of the helpers At the chau-
I 60
OF several weeks.
Five bands in which Alvin Willis
plays and of which he is the leader
enjoyed a picnic in the Indian fields
Saturday A picnic luncheon was
enjoyed al noon The Hinchman,
Arden. Niles. Buchanan and st. Jo-
seph bands and their families were
present.
3 demonstration of the Cleveland
caterpillar and Fordson tractors
was held at the Willim II. Graham
farm Saturday. drawing a large
crowd from this town and vicinity.
The Zion class o. the United
Brethren Sunday school will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Valina
Summers.
Mrs Griffith Parce and daughter.
Miss Jennie, of Ludington. Mich.
are visiting relatives and friends
here this week
Mrs James Bowen OF Chicago is
visiting her mother Mrs. Ellen Des-
ter
George T. Kmmel OF Chicago was
a weekend visitor with his family.
who are visitors al the home of Mrs.
KimmeTs parents. Mr. and Mrs W
+ Booze
Harold Storlck. who has been at
tending summer school an Ann Ar
Dor. b. al home for a short vacation.
Walter Storick and family. Mrs
VIII Storick and Mrs Lotte Helm
were 81 Joseph visitors Friday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
INDIANAPOLIS MEN,
"lIGHTLESS" DEPUTIES

News Times Special Service
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 49,
Given their choice of keeping their
business esta bIishments lightless
three nights. in addition 10 the two
nights a week ordered by the fuel
administration. or serving as deputy
fuel administrators TO search for
violators of the "lightless night" or
ders. seven Indianapolis business
men agreed TO act as deputies. They
We're charged with having failed TO
have their lights turned off on nights
supposed to be "lightless."
The seven men were notified 10y
the county fuel administrator, Mar
tin Rehfuss. Jr., they could assist
him i'm enforcing his orders or not
turn on their own lights All read
lily agreed 10 help him. and each
was given special district TO pa
troll on Monday and Tuesday nights
of each week They must make de
tailed reports to the county admin
istrator
Mr.. Rehfuss says that he will give
persons charged with violating the
orders concerning lights choice OF
serving as deputies 20 see that 9TH
ers obey the orders. or keeping
their places dark He believes the
deputies he will get i'm that way
viii see that only proper lights are
turned on on lightless nights
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
TO PAY S4,000:000

NeWs-Times Special service.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug Ia
Indiana automobile owners viii pay
about 100000. IN taxes 10 the
federal government If the proposed
new war tax on automobiles Is
adopted by congress, according TO
estimates based on figures compiled
from the licenses records in the of
fee OF the secretary of state, Viii
liam A. Roach.
The number OF state licenses is
sued is more than 213.6OO. Oficials
i'm the Office of the secretary of state
estimated that approximately 90
per cent of the licenses were for
machines which originally cost less
than $500, on which the tax pro
posed is $40. The numbe OF auto
mobiles in the state on which the
proposed tax ranges from SO Up 10
$50 is 1895. and taking the aver
age Of this class OF cars. or $50
tax. the amount 10 be paid in would
be S2.3O6.SSO. Only four per cent
of the total number Of the auto
mobiles in the state are estimated
10 have cost more than $4,000. and
the war revenue they would WELD
is estimated at $12.640.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
STRING BEANS.

String beans for canning should
be tender and fresh When the
beans within the pod have grown
To any size canning is more difficult
and the finished product Is Of poor
Ell quality The Refugee is a good
variety for canning Use only we'll
sorted. small, tender beans Wash
and pick over the beans. String the
beans and cut them into 2-inch
lengths. Cutting diagonally or "on
the bias" gives a pretty product. II
desired they can be canned whole
and packed los-ca bin. fashion in
square jars.
After the beans are prepared
blanche by placing i'm a cheesecloth
bag in boiling water for from three
10 eight minutes, according 10 the
age and size of the beans. Blanch
only until the pods will bend with
out breaking. then plunge the hot
beans into cold salt water II table
spoonful salt TO ! quart OF water
for tn instant Drain we'll pack
quickly and cover with hot brine
(212 ounces of salt TO I gallon Of
boiling water) Partially seal Jars.
Processing with steam under
pressure is recommended. Process
pints 80 minutes under pressure of
10 pounds Seal Immediately cool
i'm a draft-free place. When cold
test for leaks and store in o cool
dark, dry place
If the intermittent boiling process
is used, boil for go minutes oE the
first day. and 60 minutes on the
second and third days. Before each
subsequent boiling the covers must
he loosened and after each boiling
the covers must be securely tight
ened 10 make sealing complete
Cool. test and store
If a single-period boiling process
is used. place jars i'm the Gamer and
boil for at least three hours. Seal
cool. test and store
Lima beans are treated the same
as string beans, except thar a sea-
soning Cone-third level teaspoonful
salt and tNyo-Jhirds teaspoonful SUI
gar) is added after the jar is pack
ed with beans. When the jar is
filled with beans. cover them with
clear hot water Paddle with
wooden paddle TO remove air bub-
bIes and partially seal lids Process
as with string beans-U. 5. Depart
ment Of Agriculture
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

speed After taking the girl 20 "a
physicians office where her injuries
were dressed, DeGuy told his story
60 the police. He was released.
One hundred members Of the
Athertou clGu. including 10 who
were in uniform. enjoyed the annual
picnic Of the organization which
was held al Culver's landing Eagle
lake. sunday
AIRS. Anna PiersOn Lapp. % years
Old a former resident Of this city.
s dead at Racine, Wis, according
90 word received here by her daugh-
ter Mrs. Chester BODICE, Monday
The body will be brought 20 this
city Tuesday and burial viii be
made i'm Gracelawn cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Kline we'll
known Elkhartans. will leave We'd
uesday for Pekin. China, where the
former will engage in Y. NJ. C. A
work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
DUTCH ISLAND

AUG. y.
Ellza oeth Cro"eii spent 'he week
eho WIN her Srdhu parents MI ana
MIS-. Nllllam Dohhey.
Charles Schroeder and family Of
south Of Mishawaka, were Friday
evening guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward BrockmUeller.
Rev Tundrv and wife of NIisha-
vaka were sunday guests Of Fred
Wedeu
r...,,, .,...:.t, .. - c-..L D-..I
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
ONLY 48 NURSES ARE
ENROLLED IN JULY
o. TImes snecLaI servIce

News-Times Special Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, md, Aug 10
Only IS nurses We're enrolled during
July for active Red Cross service. ac-
cording 10 announcement by Miss
Anna Gladwin. acting director of
nursing. Lake division with head
quarters at Cleveland The results
of the recruiting campaign have
been made public here.
The July enrollnents brought In
diana Red Cross enrolment this
year 10 1876. The states quota of
nurses for the year is SOS. and 10 fn
ii. 312 nurses must be obtained
during the remaining five months
of the year
Ohio and Kentucky, the other two
states i'm the Lake division. i'm July
furnished 245 and eight nurses re-
spectively. Ohio has 1887 vet to
enroll and Kentucky 372, to mn
their quotas.
The pay of the nurses enlisted
for military service of the Red
Cross has been raised To SO a
month for overseas duty and 500 a
month for work in hospitals al
American camps and environments
Heretofore the pay has been 500 a
month for overseas duty and $50
a month for work in this country
At the Lake division headquarters
it is hoped the higher pay Will get
more nurses TO enroll The new
salaries. it is said. are about the
same as the level paid i'm hospitals
In addition 10 the pay the govern
ment provides the nurses with the
same war risk insurance as is pro
vided for soldiers and sailors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
CAPITAL WILL HAVE
HONOR TABLET FOR MEN
News.TLmes SpecLaI servIce

News-Times Special Service;
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. "a
Plans are being perfected in Indian
apolis for the erection Of tenn
porary tablet i'm a prominent place
Of the business district or which
will be recorded opposite gold stars
the names OF Marion county men
who give their lives for the United
States in the war. The tentatiy 3
plans have been announced publicly
by Mayor c. ". Jewett
The plan for the tablet is sepa-
rate from those announced some
time ago, which contemplated the
keeping of a public record of the
city's war work.
The tentative arrangements will
be carried out by committee.
which will look after the building
Of the temporary tablet, and keep
ing il up 20 date until the end of the
war After peace is declared il is
planned 10 erect a permanent tab
let or memorial with all the names
of indianapolis men killed in the
war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

Basel Seiber from Great Lakes
training camp visited home folks
over Sunday He expects 10 leave
there this week.
Mr.. and Mrs oscar Carlson have
moved TO South Bend
Cyrus Hoap and family left for
Michigan. where Mr. Hoap will be
interlocker for The Wabash Railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas from Gary.
Ind. visited p Q. Drury and family
sunday
Mrs Hugh Frazer returned home
Saturday from a visit in Ohio.
Isiah Ginger and son Fred OF
Coshocton. O., visited Frank Felger
and family over sunday.
Ray Lewsader, who has been dan
serously sick with ptomaine poison
ing the past ID days is slowly i'm
proving.
Mrs. Hattie Fair is visiting in
Michigan
Mrs. Marion Anderson returned
from a visit i'm Ohio. Saturday.
Miss Edna AIcKesson is spending
a few days in South Bend visiting
her sister, Mrs. Make.
Miss Ethel Egger. who has been
visiting John Egger and family the
past three weeks, returned home
today.
Or. Hardy and wife spent sunday
with home folks at Lakeyille
Mrs. Blanche Williams is visiting
relatives in Bloomington and IL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
WILL CURTAIL HAND
KNITTING UNTIL WOOL
SUPPLY Is CHECKED

WASHINGTON, Aug Island
knitting for the soldiers and sailors
Is 10 be checked until the war in
dustries board can survey stocks
and ascertain whether there IS
enough wooden and worsted in the
country for winter uniforms and
overcoats The board Monday di-
rected spinners 10 discontinue man
ufacturing WOODEN and worsted
yarns for hand knitting and the
shipment Of YARNS or wool until
further notice and 70 furnish in
ventories OF their stocks with full
information concerning the con
tracts on which they are working
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
GOODRICH Is HEAD
WAITER AT LUNCHEON

NewS-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug Ia
Guests at the luncheon 10 be given
by republican state officers and
candidates for state offices in honor
OF the republican State Editorial
association, if not pleased with the
service may complain 20 Gov. James
P. Goodrich. The governor has
been selected 10 act as head wait
er al the luncheon. Edmund NJ.
Wasmuth. republican state chair
man viii be the governors assist
ant.
The midsummer meeting OF the
editorial association will convene
here Aug. so. The session will be
gin with a business meeting at 10
o'clock in the morning
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
ANDERSON HUSBAND
ATTEMPTS TO KILL. WIFE
AND END HIS OWN LIFE
News-Times Special Service

News-Times Special Service
ANDERSON, Ind. Aug. 49,
Mrs Catherine Brown, - years of
age is believed TO be fatally
wounded as the result Of having
been shot by her former husband.
Charles J Brown. a. years old who
attempted a murder and suicide at
the home OF his former wife here
late Sunday Mrs Brown is AT
local hospital and her former hus-
band is being held IN jail pending
the outcome Of her wounds II is
believed the bullet fractured her
skull Browns self-inAicted wounds
are slight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
OVATION FOR BRITISH

LONDON. Aug. 13-British troops
who were landed al NIadivostok
proceeded 10 the Varii river front
where they were given an enthusiast
tic reception by the Czech SIovak
forces with whom they are cooper
atIng. according 10 an Official state
ment issued Monday night here
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
HOSTESS HOUSE AT
TT. BENZ. HARRISON

News Times Special Service.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug. 49,
A hostess house under the auspices
Of the Y. ". c. A at Fort BENJAMIN
Harrison is assured practically, IL
is said. ARRANGEMENTS also are UNI
der consideration for the cOnstruc-
ton OF "a Liberty theater al the fort.
the tentative plans calling for a
building with seating capacity of
AT least 1900.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
REDUCE WASTE POssIBHIT

News Times Special Service;
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. "a
To reduce the possibilities OF waste
Of grain in threshing and also TO
prevent clashes i'm authority as 10
the best methods 20 reduce the
wastage, Fred a. Stewart, food ad-
ministrator Of Davies county In
diana. has given the separator men
of all threshing outfits within his
jurisdiction the powers Of deputy
food administrators with authority
10 give all final orders regarding
pitching grain into the feeders. or
other handling Of the grain 10 elm
mate waste Mr. Stewart has noti-
fed the state food administration
here Of his action
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
WAITING At THE TOWER.
eWS-Iimes Special Service !.

News Times Special Service.
HAMMOND. Ind. Aug. a.
Lieut.. Maurice Weinsten of New
York. spent several days thu first Of
August at "A lonely railroad tower
on the Pennsylvania railroad, known
as Prairie View FIVE miles east of
Crown Point. wondering what he
was 20 do The officer was i'm Flor
ida when he received orders to re-
port NJ Prairie View. Ind He took
the first train FOR Cincinnati. and
there began inquiries as to how TO
reach Prairie View The only point
known 10 railroad officials by that
name was the tower i'm Lake coun-
ty. A through train was stopped at
the tower the lieutenant got off. and
made himself as comfortable as pos
sble while waiting further orders
from Washington
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

onier 20 Cromwell and Ligonier
Westward and the Middleburv
brick road 20 the Jefferson
township lire i'm Flkhart county
The drm has no additional road
contracts and does not expect 20
take any on account of the scare
IT'S OF labor and the high price for
materials
Through action Of the Elkhart
county commissioners guard rails
have been placed at various points
along the Goshen Elkhart high
way. Locations include the north
side OF the approach TO Yellow
creek bridge and the south side OF
the approach 10 Keely ditch.
The Rosey cottage. located near
the Jones landing. Wawasee. and
formerly owned by Ms H. r.
Whitmer OF Goshen. has been sold
70 Arthur Jay of Marion for $4,-
600
R W. Monger Of Elkhart has
purchased the Jones cottage.
The Elkhart county corn crop
will be very short. il is now certain.
Immense damage was caused by
the June frost and July and Au-
gust drouth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
NORTH LIBERTY, IND.

Aug -
Eddie Weaver from Great Lakes
training station visited home folks
over sunday.
Miss Jessie Worster left this morn
ing for Washington. D. c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

experience which have
found 80 valuable as organic
iron-NuXHted Iron. saws bT. James
Francis sullivan. formerly physician
N Bellevue Hospital Outdoor Dept
New York and The Westchpster Coun
o. Hospital NuKsted IRON often Boz
-lea-es fhe strength and endurance ~
weak nervous run down people In
two weeks tifne 10 is now being
used hv over three million people an
nuaIlv inc.udilg such men a. Hon.
leslie 81 shaw, formerly Secretary of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John +. Hoover and Cora
Weaver. both Of Nappanee.
Rex A L. Lamport and Lauche
NJ Pool OF Goshen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
BIRTHS.

a son was born 20 Rev and Mrs
Jonas II Dressler Of Racine, Wis
Mrs. Dressler was formerly Miss
Helen Tiedemann OF Goshen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

Ruby. 7-vear-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Boyd Hines of this city.
was seriously injured Sunday even
ing when she was struck by an au-
tomobiIe owned and driven by
Clarence r. DeGuy Of Chicago.
Witnesses of the accident declare
that the girl ran directly i'm the
path of the machine. which was be-
ing operated at "a slow rate of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

The Reed Construction company
Of Frankfort Ind, with a capital of
$1.5OO.0OO. will proba bly, be award
ed war contra cts within a short
time
There are between / 3 and 90 per
sons Interested in the company,
among them Lawrence ". Seaman
OF Goshen.
Henry Grippe of this city. who was
in the highway contract business
with Mr.. Seaman. has retired from
the construction field and will give
all his attention TO farming. He
has three farms.
Grippe & Seaman have finished
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13
Goshen News

Rulings have been made by the
district board at Fort Wayne on
numerous cases sent by the local
exemption board for final disposi-
ton All OF the following regis
trants were placed I'm class two
with the exception Of Douglas Wal
gren. now employed as govern
ment chemist, who was given third
class rating: George A Culp. c.
c. Neff, Elmer II. Bowman, Orville
Pollock Albert w. Gordon, Ray r.
Kindis. Roy Burkholder. George ".
Sailor, +. Sample, Harold Silver,
Forest s Fetzler. Everett Miller.
Noble b. Culp, JOY. d. L. Smith.
Cecil a. Carver. Thomas c.. Walker.
Roscoe z Wise. Atlee Miller. War
rem Graft, Glenn Click, John Stern
berg. Cecil Carver. Chris Moser and
Boston Rink
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

Fire. starting from presuma bly,
spontaneous combustion. totally de
stroyed a barn and all its contents
early Monday morning on farm
owned by Elias Lutz and which is
tenanted by Melvin Swartz. four
miles souteast Of Goshen near the
Lincoln highway. Tt is estimated
that the loss will reach $4,000 The
owner is partially protected by in
surance.
Included i'm the contents OF the
barn were wagons, buggies and
considerable grain. Owing 10 the
Roadway that the flames had gain
cd before they were detected. it was
impossible to save anything in the
structure.
An alarm was sounded for the
Goshen fire department at about
o'clock Excellent work on the part
OF the department. which respond
ed. together with the volunteers
from that locality and Millersburg
prevented the fire from spreading 10
other buildings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

The 10th annual reunion OF the
Middleton Dowling families was
held at Island park Sunday after
noon with an attendance OF So.
Many South Bend residents We're
among those present The feature
OF The reunion was the unfurling Of
% service flag containing u stars
and triangle. The latter was for
Clarence Middleton of Mishawa ka.
who b. now engaged in y. NJ c. A
work iu France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

Miss Eliza Dean. 96 years old.
who has been making her home in
this city with a sister Mrs. J. b.
Slaughter. at lis 5. Sixth ST.. for
bout a year. died Monday morning
Death resulted from infrmities Of
advanced age. Prior 10 coming 10
Goshen Miss Dean lived in Mime
apolis Mimi.
One sister. Mrs ] E Slaughter.
and a brother, Harry Dean, Dan
vile. H., survive
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
from the late residence. Rev. FIR.
Duncan Weeks officiating
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

Grippe & Seaman have finished
the Noble county brick roads Gig
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

Mrs Lewis T. Keith and Miss Eff
He Thompson. both of Elkhart.
were injured Sunday afternoon
when am automobile in which they
were riding turned over five miles
west of this city Mrs. Keith suf-
Tered "a fractured collar bone and
bruises while Miss Thompson s.
right foot was partially crushed
The accident occurred when the au-
romobIIe struck deep sand i'm the
road
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-13

To help make strong
keen. red bIouded AMER 81
cans there is nothing II my
experience which have
FOUND ~ vl.naMle as nrgan--
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
Passed Up IS Barrels.

The RoXai~.l Petroleum. Com
pany on the Schroeder farm, south
west 1928 west, passed up IS bar
rel production in sand at l,loo
feet and is putting in pipe to l,22o
feet. No. is timbers in the mid
die of the west line. No. 3 is 4
location west OF No. on the south
line. The same company has rig
up for 70. on the Wolfe farm, in
the northwest corner 1924 west.
The Prairie Oil & Gas Company
is plugging the test on tn" Mitchell
farm. northwest l0-20-3 west, three
miles south OF Harvard. This well
was started in June, 1915, and was
one OF the three wells at that time
drilling in Garfield county. II
reached a depth OF 3.2l5 feet.
The Kantexo Oil Company is
drilling below ISIS feet in No. ]
on the Bowers farm, northwest =
2l3 west.
The Lindsburg Oil Company No.
| on the North farm, northwest 20
2l-4 west, is underreaming pipe to
l,o40 feet.
The Garfield Oil Company IS
rigging up No. on the Shaffer
farm, southeast 1928 vest. On
the LeEorce farm, northeast 20-22-
3 west, tools are being moved in
for No. |. The rotary tools are 60
ing slow but steady in No. 3 on
the Kisner farm, northwest 1922
3, and is drilling at l,44l feet. This
company will at least add nine
strings of tools to the evelen it is
now running in the field it is an
nounced. A rumor says that the
Sinclair people are going to con
centrate a lot of their deNelopmer.
held by their subsidiary here dur"
ing the next year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-21
THE HUNS PAWN.

London, July 2U.-Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour was a speaker at to-
DAYS celebration in London of Bel
GUMS independence day, taking up
in his address the recent utteranccs
Of Count Won Hertling. the German
imperial chancellor, regarding Bel
GUM. Mr.. Baliour called attention
TO the chancellor's announcement
that he was prepared to treat Bel
gium as a pawn. That meant, de
clared the foreign secretary, that
the chancellor was prepared to give
up Belgium if he were allowed to
retain some other territory in Eu-
rope.