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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21
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5 Roman N.ps. W. Collin.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. llllIlJIlIIIIJIJS'
Pfesvedceni, ze byla mi tuto
nastrojena past, do ktere dosti
neopatrne jsem vlezl, sklico-
valo mne velmi a proto ami ne
odvazil jsem Sc ku zbytecne-
mu zapasu dvema muzi, kterl
kazdym spusobem byli by mne
snadno premohli.
Jakysi sedlak pracoval media
lcko ma poll a musil videti, co
Sc ma ceste prihodilo a proto
jsem no vyzval, ably nasledoval
mas do mesta. Zavrtel hlaWou a
Easel do domku, jenz stranou
silnice Sc nalezal. Oba muzi,
kteri stale mne drzeli, prohla-
sill, ze obzaluji mne pro utok,
ktery pry proti MIN byl jsem
podnikl. Byl jsem nyni tax mou
drym, re nepustil jsem Sc nj
mi do zadnych vykladu. "Pust
te mne,' pravil jsem, "pujdu $
vami dobrovolne d) mesta." z
pocatku se zdrahali, avsak
pozdeji prece za:dosti me vyho
veil nechali mne voln6 stre-
du SVEN jiti.
Asi "a pill hodiny dosli jsme
do mesta, kde hned v prvnf uli.
ci pptkal mas straznik, .7ehoz je
den z mych prlvodcich zavo-
lal a udal mne co rvace, ktery
je ma NeEejne ceste beze vsi pfi
ciny prepaid. Straznik preme-
ril 81 mas cd hlavy k pate, "a
vrtel neduverive hlavou a pra-
vii, re dovede mne ma urad,
kamz take ostatni diva jiti mu-
sill.
Spravce mistniho policejni-
no uradu byl muz nevlidny a
neochotny. Vyslechl obzalobu,
kterou oba nicemove prpti mne
pfednesli, sepsal jakysi proto-
kol a hrube ami nedbal ma me
ramitky.
"Vse Sc musi vysetriti a pro
to bude treba vyslechnouti sve-
dka," parvil zapsal 81 jmeno
sedlaka, jehoz oba moji odpur-
ci divnou nahpdou znali, nebot
vedeli ihned jmeno jeho. "Pro
zatim zustanete zde We vazbe.
nebot jste cizinec," dodal je-
ste uradnik a opovrzlive Sc ra
mne podival.
Ucel cele teto pletky byl mi
Eyni patrnym. Obema muzum
SO to ,abych zadrzen byl po
n6jakou dobu ma miste, kde H..
pine byl jsem neznamy. Mezi
tim mohl baron Percival najiti
prostredky, ably zamezil vseli-
Ike mole dalsi patrani. Po uply
mutt dvou neb tri dnG byla by
snad zaloba vzata zpet me
rvezneni bylo by Sc vysvetlilc
jako pouhe nedopatreni, zavi.
meme ukvapenosti dvou muzu
ktefi pp nepatrnou vec mne
obzalovali.
Rozhorccni a zoufalost mac
timto neblahym porusenin
mych zam6ru div mne smysli
nezbavily. Trvalo to hodnol
chvili, nez mohl jsem Sc vzpa
matovati a nez mohl jsem klic
ne uvazpvati O tom, co bycl
dal b mel pociti. A tn jsem s
vzpomnel, re v obci, asi ctvr
kodiny odtud vzdalene, bydi
IA SVEN statku jeden z mycl
pratel, ktery by byl ochote1
slOziti "a mne zaruku, abycl
mohl byti propulsion ma svo
bodu.
Spravce policejniho ufad
mi doV)lil, abych opatril S
zvlastniho posla, ktery slibi
re pill hodine bude zas zpe,
Odevzdal jsem mu dopis,
nemz mole situace byla vylice
ma. O svych zamerech a vnbe
ucelu sve cesty nepsal jsem
l.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

zem pripravilo jmeno, o dd-
!stojenstvi, o veskery majetek.
! A osud muze tohoto mel jsem
|nyni We svych rukou.
Toto vedomi naplnilo mne
|neskonalym uspokojenfm. UNI
noval jsem 81, ze budu iednati
s nejvetsi opatrnosti, abych mic
Inepokazil, abych naproti zlo-
synovi vyuzitkovati mohl vsech
okolnostf. Bylt jsem 81 nyni ia
ke toho vedom, ze baron Perci-
val nebude Sc stititi zadneho
nasili naproti me osobe, jen a.
by mne ucinil neskodnym.
Chvili jsem uvazoval a tu VI
znal jsem "a potrebne, abych
mel opis toho, GO jsem videl v
knize, v sakristii We Weming-
hamu ulozene. Opis te knihy
''byl v rukou pana Vansborou-
|gha dobre uschovan, ne tax ale
pdvodni kniha chramova.
Proto jsem 81 umfnil, ze Sc
Timed Ease vratim ke staremu
kostelniku DIP Welminghamu a
ze drive nez toho dne ulehnu k
Iodpocinku, opatrim 81 opis pod
vodneho zazhamu. Zaplativ po
|platek "a ochotne pGjceni kni
hy vysel jsem spesne z kance-
laTe.
Jiz Sc stmivalo. Napadlo
mne, ze baronpvi vyzvedaci bu
dou ma mne cihati a ze mne
pfepadnou. Nez z mesta jsem
vysel, opatril jsem 81 tlustou
hdl, ktere chtel jsem uziti po
pripade ku sve obran6. Ostatne
spolehal jsem Sc take ma sve
nohy, nebot ode davna byl
jsem dokonalm behounem.
Pfipraven ma vse, opustil
jsem rychlymi kroky mesto a
kracel stredem silnice.
Mad krajem snesla Sc husta
n1lha a nemohl jsem tedy z po-
Icatku rozeznati, zdaz mne ne
kdo pronasleduje, Gill mic. Te-
prve kdyz urazil jsem asi po-
lcvici cesty, zaslechl jsem "a
sebou spesne kroky. Tim byl
jsem pobidnut jeste k vetsi ~
chlosti, avsak seznal jsem, ze
take kroky "a mnou sc urych
luji brzy. seznal jsem, ze Ia
mnou spechajf tfi muzi.
Kracel jsem sp6sne ku pre-
ldu maize hill stale pripravenu
k odrazeni utoku a napinaje
zrak sluch ,abych pronikl te-
mnotu. Asi sto krokG jsem tax
to kracel u vedomi, re jiz opet
jsem sledovan, kdyz v tom "a
slechnu praskot vetvi mezi kro
vlskami po prave strane silnice.
Ackoli byla tina, poznal jsem
rfece, re oni tri muzi uchyli'i
Sc prime cesty re chteji mi
nadejiti no prave strane, skry
vajice Sc pri tom We kfovis.
kach.
Dal jsem Sc ma utek co mi
jen nohy stacily. Jeden z muzu
|pustil Sc "a mnou a brzy mne
dohonil. Uhodil mne holi dc
zad; spesne ,obratil jsem Sc pre-
ii nemu a oplatil mu ranu dvoj
nasob, zasahnuv no do hlavJ
tax prudce, ze Sc razem k zem
svalil. Padl prave k nohoum O.
statnfch dvou svych spolecni
XII, kteri prispechali -jemu n:
pomoc. Tim ziskal jsem znac
} ne a mohl jsem aspoh civil
, bez pronasEedovani prchati, IL,
, bot ostatni diva zabyvali Sc n,
| nj Sc svym ranenym soudruhen
Avsak netrvalo dlouho a OBJ;
: dali Sc "a mnou ma utek. PRIV
| mich pet minut jsem citil, Z,
: vzdalenost mezi mnou mynl
: rronasledovateli Sc nezvetsu
1 je. Teprve kdyz ppcinala cest'
5 liiti do vrchu novoro,yol ;eoco
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nv.
no zatceni, ochptne slozil zada
nou zaruku a tim ma svobodu
mi pomohl. Pc tom chtel, a.
bych sci S MIN do jeho domu a
abych u neho zdstal toho dne
pres npc. Nabidky teto nemohl
jsem ovsem prijati, a proto
jsme Sc zahy rozloucili.
Kazda chvile byla mi nyni
drahou. Baron Percival dovi sc
zajiste jeste do vecera o mem
propusteni a proto ,musi1 jsem
pracovati rychle. Odebral jsem
Sc k panu Vansboroughovi,
!jenz prave byl We SVEN kance-
Ilari.
Byl to statny, dobrosrdecny,
jeste dosti mlady muz, jenz po
nekud uzasl, kdyz jsem sdelil,
re preji 81 nahlednouti do OPT
su stare chramove knihy. Az
posud jeste nikdo neptal Sc ma
tuto knihu, jez cd smrti Vans
horoughova otce odpocivala ne
tknuta We skrini We zvlAstnf ko
more. Rekl jsem, ze v rodin-
nych zalezitostech rad bych z
knihy te vyzvedel nekterych
zprav, jichz mi nezbytne jest
tfeba. Dodal jsem jeste, re o.
ochotne zaplatfm obvykly po-
platek.
Pan Vansborough nerekl jiz
niceho a obrativ Sc k jednomu
re svych pisaru naridil mu, a.
by komory knihu prinesl. Ne
trvalo to dlouho kniha ocit!a
Sc v me ruce. Byla teze veliko
sti, jako jeji original v sakri-
stii, jenom ze vazba ieji byla
dukladnejsi. Rozlpzil jso,n kni
hu ma prazdnem stolku. Ruce
Sc mi pri tom chvely a tvare
jen horely vnitrnim poboure-
MIN, jake sc mn'e v teto chvi.i
zmocnilo.
Ma prvnim listu bylo napsa-
Ino vlastni rukou zesnuleho
'spravce zadusniho, ze kniha ;ob
sahuje verny opis seznamu sna
tiki, obsazeneho v chramove
knize We Welminghamu.
! Vyhledal jsem mesic zari ro
ku 1903. Nalezl jsem snatek
muze, jenz mel Sc mnou stejne
kfestne jmeno, nalezl jsem o.
statni diva snatky, jez krone
tohoto ma .iedinem listu byly
napsany, avsak ma konci listu
nasel jsem - prazdne mi
sto. -.
! NebylD tn ami stopy po sna-
tku otce barona Percivala ba
roneskou Elsterovou. -.
Nechtel jsem ami veriti sve-
mu zraku a vzdy znovu zno-
, WI dival jsem Sc ma prazdn6
misto. Ano, snatek rodicI ba.
'ronovych nebyl zde vdbec "a.
! znamenan.
Toto prazdne mistb ma konc
listu vypravovalo celou histo
!, rii! Prvni, CO mne nyni napa
i dlo, byla myslenka, re Perciva
!, Clyde ami neni baronem, ze n,
: ma zadneho prava ma statky
1 jichz posud uzival a ze vseho
4 co posud mel, domohl Sc jenon
i podvodem.
t Byl jsem primo ohromen nj
( cemnosti, dotiravosti prostret
h ku, jakym podvod byl prove
n den, a velihosti a smelosti zlo
h cinu, jemuz tuto prisel. jsen
: patrne ma stopu. Nynf teprv
pochopoval jsem nepokoj
u podivny spdsob zivota bidnik
ii va, jenz stale vezel v nebezpe
|, ci, ze bude prozrazen. Pocho
t. roval jsem take bezohlednos'
V s jakou Annu Katherikovu, KIT
; ra o jeho tajemstvf Cd sve ma
c tky byla Sc dovedela, zavri1
0 dal do blazince a jakou poe
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

PRIME Sc divka ktera ma
zkusenost We vyprave DAM
skych kloboukG. Haste sc
hned v {. 1880 E. los ul. Tel.
Garfield 1884 w.
8-22
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

PRODA Sc truck, ktery snese
naklad tunu a pIl. Cena $3.50.
Haste Sc v {. 1880 E. 112 St.,
z Buckeye Rd. 8-21
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SHIPS CRASH; 800 U. S. SOLDIERS DIE

when he was caught between the two
vessels
Private =. Roman. of Philadelphia.
said that when the order was given to
jump the men simply jumped without
asking any questions. He was washed
over the side of the destroyer twice, he
declared. only 20 come out all right
All the men landed were most cheer
full and praised the efficiency of the Red
Cross workers. At Belfast the soldiers
were unanimous in their praise Of Lieu
tenant Commander Craven, who COM
manded the destroyer and forced ID eight
times alongside the Otranto to take off
the men.
Praise for Lieutenant Craven
The soldiers clamored to give the ut
most praise
He Is nerve and iron" declared
Private Hubert Sayler, OF Ashland. Ky.
III there are any medals to be passed
out he wins them. He refused TO give
up his efforts until he couldn't take
another man"
Lieutenant II. NJ. Conwell OF Lamar.
Col. added unstinted praise 10 these
words.
The Otranto's lifeboats were loaded
for the purpose of acting as tenders be-
tween the Mounsen and the Otranto, but
they had little effect Nevertheless, SOL
diers declare Lieutenant Commander
Craven kept his ship alongside, although
there was danger that she would be
smashed against the side of the trans
port.
Word, reaching here early today. de-
clared bodies OF forty soldiers had been
washed ashore and that twenty surviv-
pis mad reached lslay In safety. 1slay
is the point where the Otranto was
driven on the beach American authori-
ties have sent a ship loaded with sup
plies to Islay and British relief ships
also have put out.
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AMERICANS CALM
IN FACE OF DEATH


cpettuf tCOP 10 EttHHg Hot" beuSt'
Copyright f9IS, By N,i" YORK Times co.
Belfast. Oct. 10.
grave collision in the North Chan
mel. between the Irish and Scottish
coasts, has involved the loss of the
American transport steamship Otranto
and many lives of soldiers, officers and
crew The vessel with which the otran-
10 co'ldcd was the kashmir OF the
p & .. line. As far as could he CLEANED
at this time, the Kashmir's wireless and
other gear had been broken down. and
becoming unmauageable, she crashed
In the Otranto with appalling effect.
Collision During Storm
The following graphic account OF the
collision was given by one Of the crew
of the Otranto:
"Thc convoy was somewhere about
northwest of ireland when the nccident
occurred 1t was very stormy at the
time and mist obscured everything. /
got only one glimpse of land, on the
starboard end and couid see breakers
washing over cliffs.
THE Otranto had 3S0 men of the crew
and $50 troops The Kashmir was
abreast of her on the port side. She
suddenly vecred as If her steering gear
had jammed in the wrong direction. We
maneuvred to get clear, but could
not do so in time, and we were rammed.
There was a tremendous hole made
in our ships side, and we thought at
first she had been struck by torpedo.
The damaged vessel hoeled over. but
righted herself again. Steam was shut
off and the engines were stopped.
saw one of the engineers make his es-
cape through a yentilator. All the sea-
men lined up at their collision stations.
Z 4 iTt
orders. There was neither panic nor
excitement. thong the ship took several
heavy lists and it looked as IL every
moment was our last.
"AIl this time the fog was almost
impenctrable. and a heavy sea was roll
ing. other ships Of the convoy. In ac-
( cordance with instructions, continued
their journey. but after a while n de-
stroyer came to our aid. The way the
destroyer was manipulated was splen.
did
! "A bugle then sounded Abandon
ship" and 1t was every man for him
self If there was loss of life or acci.
dent II was the result of jumping al
the wrong time or in the wrong di.
rection. ! was carried into the destroy
or on the crest of one wave and dashed
back into my own ship with the back
wash of another but 7 got safe al
last on the rescuing vessel"
Torpedoed Again. Yelis Deckhand
The man spoke of his own thrlllns
experience Of being washed from on
ship to another like a cork, as If il wal
an item in nautical routine. but ever,
time he spoke Of the way the command
OF the destroyer navigated his charg,
through the maelstrom, battling with
hurricane and mountainous seas, hi
eyes filled up and he calculated: IL shal
never forget It II was fne,"
Describing the advent of the destroyer
an Otranto survivor said that her com
mander deserved double Victoria Cross
II have spent my life at sea-" he de
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Roma. IL Ottobre.
Da un communicate pubblcato dal Min
istero della Guerra, mel pomeriggio di
ieri. 81 rileva che lie truppe italiane.
inglesi frances hanno con successo
operate degli attacchi contro lie linee
austriache sulle montague.
II communicate dice quanto appresso: {:
"Sull'atiplano di Asiago auesta mat
tina truppe italiane, francesi ed inglesi
hanno effettuato settle vigoros attach
di sorpresa.. penetrando profondamente
nellie trinces nemiche a Canova, Aven.
sui Sisemol fino ALA destra della Vale
Franzela. a Sasso Rosso ed ALA fine
della Vale del Brenta.
I'll nemco. riavutosi dalla sorpresa,
apri' un violento fuoco di artiglieria Q
srinse inanzi / riparti di sostegno. ma
non riusci' ad impedire posteriormente
Il complete sviluppo ed II pieno successo
dell'azione. durante la quale ebbc
soffrire gravissime perdite. Piu dl quat-
trocento prigionieri furone contati.
lie batterie avversarie sono state plu'
attive lungo II Plave, dal Montello al
mare"
/! Presidente del Consielio del Minis
tri, ON. orlando, di ritorno in Italia da
Parigi, ha proseguito drettamente per
Il fronte d battaglia senza venire in
Roma. Al QUARTER Generate italianO
egli ha conferito per piu' di due ore con
Re Nittorio Emanuele e con II Generate
Diaz. Lon. Orlando rimase in Parigi
tire giorni. durante quail s'incontro'
col Presidente del Consglio del Mlnistri
francesi, on. Clemenceau. col Maresciallo
Foch col Ministro per gil AFFAIR." Es-
teri. On. ,Pichon.
Samuel Gompers, presidente della
F'ederazione Americana del Lavoro. e.
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SURVIVORS RELATE
HORRORS OF COLLISION
Br the nifed Press

London, oct. 12.-ConservatiVe esti-
mates early today placed the number
of soldiers lost when the British steam
ship Otranto. acting as an American
TRANSPORT was sunk in collision with
'hc Eashmir at $50.
The Otranto was da shed to pieces on
the rocks off the Scottish coast early
Sunday morning, after she had been
ra mined by the Kashmir during a fierce
storm.
Captain r. s. Heimer. army medical
corps unattached. whose home is at
Iamden. ~ Y. arrived here today with
25O survivors Of the crash. Three hun
drpd and seventeen soldiers and l5o
members Of the Otranto's crew were
rescued by British destroyer. he sa,;,
CAPTAIN Heimcr said the collision oc-
CURED at nine o'clock Sunday morning
"A raging storm was in progress, he
gtatcd. with high seas sweeping across
our decks when the kashmir hit us
nmdships. The GOODNESS and calmness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
APPROVE u. S. STAND
By the Associated Press

Copenhagen. oct. l2,-With the ex-
ception of the incurably cnauvinistic
Tages Zeitung. of Berlin, the German
press generally. even the conservative
organs. see in President Wilson's note
an upright desire to judge the situation
effectively and pave the way for peace,
If honorable peace shall appear possible
The Tages Zeitung finds the note "ut-
terly unacceptable" and hopes the Ger
man Government will give fitting
answer" IL Is. however, Significantly
symptomatic of the new order of af-
fairs in Germany that this newspaper
stands virtually isolated in its antipathy
to peace. Even Otto Hogtsch, in the
Kreuz Zeitung. and Professor Max Lens,
in the Taeglische Rundschau. recognize
the seriousness of the situation. The
latter says; We will not obstruct those
who have taken the rudder, but will
rather help them bear their terrible
burden OF responsibility. Let there be
no more ordinations and recrimina-
tions"
The semioffiesl North German Ca
zette reminds its readers that what
ever decision may he reached, the Ger
man people must realize that men who
with exact knowledge OF all factors ar
rive at verdict have no other inter-
ests to represent than the guaranty and
security of Germany's future welfare"
Inquiries concerning the meaning OF
the German note can be answered. The
German Government has accepted
President Wilson's entire program with
out exception as a basis for peace. and
the aim of further deliberations must
be to reach a compromise on practical
subjects
Nor as regards the evacuation of oc-
cupied territory does ii seem impossible
that an agreement can be reached II II
can be guaranteed that Belgium will
not again become a war theatre"
The Frankfort. Gazette asks whether
the President demands the evacuation
OF all the occupied territories, declar-
ing that the result Of this would be
the delivery of those in the east to
the Bolshevikl. Nowhere. not even In
Poland. II declares. are the local forces
strong enough to prevent this.
The Polish Government, the Gazette
says. already has requested that the
German troops remain as a police force,
and thinks that without doubt the Bar
tic provinces will do the same. Presi-
dent Wilson, II adds must perceive that
complicated problems cannot be set
tied In every country by simple. binding
formulas.
The vossiche Zeituns says; Following
the wild rawlings OF the enemy press,
the ohtectivity Of the American note
came almost as a joyful surprise" The
newspaper considers Americas questions
Of absolutely honest intent and dictated
BY . desire 70 remove obstacles.
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ciered. ''but I never saw such mag.
niAcsnt niece OF maneuvering and shin
handling In all my life. with the seas
heaving SO turbulently II was n miracle
how he got alongside. and how the
small boats were lowered to act as
tenders"
The most tragic moment of the tragic
morning was when the order came that
the men might jump for themselves.
The destroyer looked a very small boat
beside the former Orient liner. and many
of the Inexperienced American landsmen
thought they would be safer on board
the larger vessel than the smaller naval
craft. This was their undoing, and ex-
planned why so many were lost.
II was a dizzy jump from the deck of
tho Otranto to the destroyer. but hum
tlreds made 1t and owed their lives to II.
Many suffered In the experience. but
fractured limbs were preferable to death.
Some missed their jump and met ter
ribe fate in the raging sea. or. worse
still. were crushed between the vessels.
Captain Goes Down with ship
Tho last impression on the mind of
an engineer when leaving the Otran,o
was that of her brave captain standing
on the bridge and waving TO them as
they moved off. 1t was a signal of fare
well for the gallant skipper true to Brit
ish tradition of the sea, stayed by his
charge to the very end.
one of the soldiers gave the following
picture Of the scene when the transport
was struck:
The soldiers lined up as IL on parade.
and at the word of command stood to
attention like statues. They never wav-
cred They remained there in military
formation. cxemplfying during the crisis
the noblcst traditions of the army for
heroism and discipline.
THE same thing applied to seamen.
while the greater number stood by their
Respective boat stations, awaiting final
orders, others went about their duties as
IL nothing had happened. mcnding gear
and attending to one detail or another,
all the while the gale was shrieliing out
its angriest and most mcnacing warn
ings and the sea was washing over the
listing ship as if TO hasten its doom"
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UUBfkAlSER
WILL STEP OUT
3 |ohcnzollerns and Junkers
Expected to Hang On
Till the End
NEED CHANGE OF HEART
Dalfour Declares That Reor.
4 ganizatoin of Government
Will Not Suffice
|peciel Cable 10 Evening Public Ledger

*k Copyrioht. Jafs h. Nc,r York Times co.
Lsndon. Oct. 12.-Scant attention Is
paid In authoritative quarters to re-
ports that the Kaiser will abdicate
such step would he appreciable evil
4ence OF the difficulties into which the
German governing powers have got
themselves. but might be merely sub
ferfuge. Il IL held.
I. The Kaisers dynastic beliefs are pos
nlbly sincere and strong enough to inn
Del him to make the sacrifice of his own
personality IL he saw a chance of i'm
proving the prospect of saving the
throne.
But abdica;ion in favor OF his son
would not affect the worlds view Of the
Hohenzollern regime and the elimina-
uon Of the Grown Prince to make way
for his eldest son is ruled out of the
Probabilities
It In expected here that the Hohenzol-
hrn-Junker regime will in the last eX-
Uemity have recourse to all possible
expedients to retain their power and
the pertinence .of President Wilson'S
question as to for whom the Imperial
chancellor was speaking is increasingly
Recognized.
A noteworthy point was made in this
oonnection nv Mr. Balfour in his speech
at the luncheon given by the English
speaking union to visiting American
journalists. Referring 10 the torpedo
jng Of the Leinster he said:
Our enemies. who are attemp'irg to
change their Constitution. appear to have
no notion that what we want is not
% much change OF tuo ,urmai APP
paratus of the Government as a change
IN the hearts by which the Government
n to be directed and animated. and II
We are TO be judged (and surely we may
Judge without unfairness of "A mans
heart by what he does). ! would ask
you whether those who made mankind
pale with horror for their early bar
barities and brutal excesses in Belgium
show the least sign that four years Of
var have In any material respect i'm
proved their disposition"
The sinking of the 1.einster. accord
ing to details given him by his neigh
bor at the luncheon. .,t hiral Sims. was
pure barbarism ana pune frightful-
ness, deliberately carried out"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12

slunto nella scna di guerra italIana in
unione aglI altri membri della missicne.
Egli 81 e. recato al Quarter Generate
ftaliano owe e. state rlcevuto dal Mag
gior Generate Treat della Missione Mill
tare Americana. La conritiva ST reco'
posca a visitare II fronte del Monteuo.
Tn dispaccio da Parigi annunzia che
notizie cola giunte recano che la stnmpa
tedesca pubblica che Ia Germania, IN
rlsposta ALA domanda per una evacua-
zlone del territori invasi. chiedera' come
compenso levacuazione dele Colonte
tedesche loccupazione del territorio
turco. Secondo | COMMENT d alcuni
giornali pubblicati in Germania, II
Principe Massimiliano non avrebbe al
cuna difricolta' di accettare senZa re-
strizionl II programme del Presidents
Wilson.