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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-03

Immediately transfer 20 the auto
mobile corps and thence into the
air service.
The captured aviator referred
TO had. however. transferred direct
ly from the ambulance service into
the air service. Another carried a
certificate in which the dates Of
several transfers were officially in
dicated."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-03

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-03
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Ruler of the Road"

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and big "a in
drama CaneW will in
PATFiE NEWS WEEKLY BREED
IFF," "NEARLY PAPA" Christie comedy
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09

move to avert tho impending cata.stro-
phe by diplomacy and compromise.
One revelation after another has
shattered the Prussian structure Of
falsehood.
First came the story Of the secret
war conference at Potsdam in July.
Austria virtually admitted the truth
of it. Then came the official declara-
ton of the Burgomaster Of Nurem-
berg that no French airman had Wis
it that or any neighboring city prior
to the German invasion of Belgium.
The myth of a Russian invasion of
East Prussia was also exploded. The
most staggering blow at the Kaiser's
hypocrltlCal moral offensive, how
ever, have come, remarkably enough,
from leading German statesmen.
Bethann-H ollweg, the Imperial
Chancellor at the outbreak of the
war, has had to acknowledge the au-
thenticity of secret dispatch which
he sent to the German amba ssador in
Paris on July 81, 1914. and in which
he demanded that France surrender
the fortresses of Verdun and Toul as
pledge of sincerity in the event of
the French Governments promising
to maintain an attitude of neutrality.
The significance of this demand can
not be obscured by sophistry. Ger
many did not intend to permit France
to stay out of the war. Perilous and
intolerably humilia ting conditions
were demanded of that great nation
in order to force it TO enter the con-
tict
Finally. the markable ncmoran-
dunn of Prince LichnoWskS, German
Ambassador III London in 1914 which
is vehcmc ltiy denounced by the junk
crs as the document of a renegade or
a mailman. has revealed the designs
Of the German Emperor and his ad-
viSers in and before that fateful year.
Prince Lichnowsky says in his me-
m oir-which was not intended for
general circulation-that his mission
to London was wrecked not by the
tricks of the British. but by the trick
cere Amba ssador worked successfully
for an understanding with Britain but
the authorities in Berlin wanted war,
not a peaceful settlement that would
give Germany "a place in the SUM-.
They were Unsuitable. They were bent
on the subjugation Of Europe, if not
of the world. They expected a speedy
victory over isolated France and Ger
manized Russia.
Brutal junkerism stands unmasked.
The verdict of history upon its crimes
cannot be doubted.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
Ge,many's Case Co1lapses-
(Chicago Daily News)

When in the Hateful days Of July,
1914, the military caste of Prussia
and the German monarch undertook
to force a general war in Europe in
order to realize their insane ambition
of world hegemony it suited their
purpose to pose as lovers of peace
who were being forced to undertake a
defensive campaign against envious
and jealous Powers determined to
isolate and destroy the German En-
pire. France, they said, had invaded
German soil and had thrown bombs
on Nuremberg. Russia had mobll-
lied and had marched into East Prus-
STA even before the Kaisers ultima
tum expired. These were some of the
lies circulated by Berlin to confuse
and poison the minds of German So
cial Democrats and foreign neutrals.
Nothing now remains of the fabric
Of falsehoods, inventions and shams
that constituted the Kaisers moral
offensive. To those who are not will
fully blind to Prussian perfidy and
brutality it has been made absolutely
clear that the Kaiser wanted war in
1914, was determined to force war
and stubbornly resisted every honest
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
THE GERMAN CODE.

there are some amusing features
! at the German code used by the
htsche Bank in carrying out the
2otage, propaganda and business
|ructions in this country and South
|erica, which has just been deciph-
b by the Attorney General of New
Fix State. ..r.
While the Germans probably
Fught and called President Wilson
|ny hard names, his code name was
plain Herbert Miller. The Kai-
is probably beginning to under
nd now that this particular Miller
Ids slowly but exceedingly fine.
, German brand of humor is evil
It in the code word selected for
flin. The Teuton capital was
Pwn as 'French1ike". The Ger
|ns herein agreed with the rest Of
world that Berlin is like France
Ehat it is SO different. Won Papen
b appropriately described in the
[e, his name being Hoggson, al
ugh it is not clear why the pork
billy should be brought into dis
Ice through the relationship. Hugo
bmidt, former manager of the
blk, who is now in the federal pris
at Atlanta, had several code
|nes. One Of them was Sidney
|kford. Another was Andrew Bro
Herr Schmidt took so many
knces that he should have been
led Steve Brodie instead of Andy.
b names seem to have been espe-
&y favored by the Huns. For in
ice, Ambassador Dumba, who was
Ned back to Austria by the State
*Artment, was called Lawrence
Kay, while the notorious Karl
nz was designated by the good old
e Of John Kearney".
ZEN diplomatic relations became
Strained between this country
erInany this fact was made
TO Berlin by a code message
Bread Father sails today.
SScr's spies evidently consid-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
New York SUM

Prince Lichnowsky's revelations add
damning specifications to the lndict-
ment on which that unspeakable
murderbund of Potsdam at no dis
tant day, measured by standards Of
national longevity, will be arraigned
for judgment before the stern tribun-
al of impartial history.
But the Lichnowsky exposure, VAL
liable as it is for the final record,
brings no weight to our arms in the
deadly life and death struggle now In
progress. 1t is not how the beast got
loose that concerns us. 1t is on how
to kill him before he kills us that all
our energies are now concentrated.
There is, indeed as scant patience in
listening even to Prince LchnowsIy's
revelations at the present as there
would be in listening to reminiscent
maddening uproar of Il tornado.
madening uproar of a tornado.
What are these revelations at best
save added details to the already
overwh Ginning sum. total of what we
knew months and years ago? We
knew then and we know now that
Germany long and coldly planned to
let loose this terrible deluge of hor-
rors on the world. We know now and
we knew long before Prince Lich-
nowsky added his confirmatory testi-
mony to the record that Germany for
years had her enormous machinery
for wholesale slaughter and devasta-
ton tuned UP and ready to launch on
it's appalling career. We knew, too,
as we know now, that all that was
wanting was the pretext, and that if
the pretext did not come it would be
created. ~.
But irrelevant to present mental
attitudes AS is the bulk of these Lich-
nowsky disclosures, they contain one
prediction which will evoke prayers
for ful1lIment from the heart OF all
civilized peoples:
1.-THE struggle Germany has pro-
vol<ed will end in triumph for her OPP
ponents and she will stand acne with
Austria and Hungary"
Such is the punishment Germanys
former Am bassador to Great Britain
sees in store for her. Defeat and dis
honorable isolation are what 1t comes
to, and scant retrbution indeed for
crimes so appalling.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
Wheat.

A possible $50, 100000 bushels, the
greatest winter wheat crop since the
record breaking yield of 1915, to-
gether with q probable increase of
is per cent. in the acreage of spring
wheat-that is the forecast made in a
report on the condition of winter
wheat issued by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States through
it's Committee on Statistics and Stand
ards.
1.-The present acreage now standing
in winter wheat" says the report lis
20 per cent greater than the acreage
at the same time III 1917. But the
greatest promise of a high yield of
winter wheat is found in the general
high condition of the wheat, a condi-
ton which has improved steadily
since the first of April.
Estimates Of coming yields are
always uncertain because of the pos
sible vicissitudes of weather and
depredations of insect enemies. But
the crop has come through the trying
month Of March with a higher condi-
ton than it entered it, and with
moderately favorable weather from
now on there is promised production
of at least 600,0O0,0oO bushels 1t
may go high as 650,000,000
bushels If all goes Well.
On the subject of spring wheat the
report says: There is little to be said
of spring wheat, but that little is most
encouraging. Seeding is nearly COM
pleted and under most favorable con-
ditions. One of the most important of
which is the large amount Of moisture
in the sub-soil. The outlook is for
an increased acreage over last year of
about 5 per cent. The increase is so
large in Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebras-
ka, that it reads like the operations
Of an adding machine. Where the
plant is up the condition is excellent.
The report continues, with refer
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
RED CROSS WEEK.

resident Wilson has designated
week beginning May 20 as Red
Es Week" yduring which period
american people will be called
h to contribute s100,0Oo,0 to the
Cross.
his proclamation the President
] US ito give generously to the
tinuation of the important work
relieving distress, restoring the
tie of war, and assisting in main
ling the morale Of our troops and
troops and peoples Of our Allies
this manifestation of effort and
+ifiee on the part of those, who,
@agh not privileged to bear arms,
l of ono spirit, purpose and deter
5ation with our warriors
his is the second call made by the
Cross for such AN amount. The
fund of 1917 has been practically
busted by appropriations for the
tare of the men in our military
naval forces, as we'll as for those
.endent upon them and for the ur-
ecessities Of our Allies.
lew Britain will be asked to con-
bite 100000, or a thousandth part
khe total There Is no question
Int subscribing the minimum in
city. The only uncertain feature
by how much we will exceed the
IN assigned us. For a city which
led $3.0OO.000, twice the amount
bested from it, in the Third Liber-
,oan campaign. there should be no
cultv at all in obtaining one
|tieth' of that sum for the Red
SIS. New Britain has never yet
h known to fail when called upon
war funds, and it will surely not
h such an enviable record the
|lx of the goth. The campaign be
+ one week from next Monday.
pare for it, ."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
More Frighti.ilness.

(New York Journal Of Commercel
When that costly lo1g-range gun
was devised for reaching Paris with
explosive shells, comments of Ger
man newspapers show that the pur
pose and expectation was to democrat
ize the spirit of the French capital
and thereby weaken the support Of
the allied armies. 1t was certain
enough that it could have no great
effect in the direct destruction of life
and property alarming though It
might be on account of fatal results
in spots. What it was expected to
produce was terror and weakening of
spirit. Some of the German news
papers. like the Cologne Gazette and
the Berlin Tageblatt, have declared
that such was the real effect merely
sticking to the assumption that it
must be SO: but not only the, Paris
press but all reports from that quar-
ter show that It had exactly the OPP
posite effect. 1t strengthened the de-
termination OF the French, If that
was possible. i certainly brought to-
gether the political elements to i
more united support vi the Govern
ment
This miscalculation is in the same
line with that of the harbarous mur-
der of Edith Cavell, the English
nurse in Belgium, and the sinking Of
the Lusitania with hundreds of pas
sengers on board, including several
Am orleans. Those things were TO ter
rorize and weaken the resistance of
the enemies of the Teutonic Power.
Instead, it increased the number Of
enemies, intensified their enmity and
ngthened the determination 10 de-
feat the ruthless power at whatever
cost. The making of that costly
long-range cannon and the close sci
entific calculation which enabled 1T
to throw a she'll over such an enor-
nous curve in the air and drop 1T In
the midst of the French capital, was
marvel Of ingenuity. The material
and mental calculations seem almost
miraculous, but the moral calcu latlon
was an utter failure, and the thing
has proved not only not worth Its
cost but worth more to the enemies of
it's owner than to the owner itself 1t
has helped like the submarine, to
convince the world of the utter ruth
lessness Of the Teutonio Power and
the necessity of destroying it for the
salvation of the German people and
the safety Of the world.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09

pealing for a book fund and in its
appeal shows the feelings of the SOL
diers in the field. Burroughs are be-
coming more and more rare. relatives
are not allowed to send delicacies to
the front, German forces are holding
part of the line in Macedonia and
find conditions so trying there that
their very voices seem to have be-
come extinct"
The zeitung is collecting bosI,
books and money, the Allies also are
Going their best to supply Fritz with
reading matter by sending over revo-
lutionary pamphlets tied to little bali
looms. W.
In an appeal for more books one
officer wrote ~
In these three and half years of
stupidity, during life lived in reaIi-
ties that are stern and frightful, we
1aVc learned to value a good boolx'
and it has happened to many to be-S
como attached to books and to be-
come Weancd away from a lifelong
devotion to skat. ! believe that more
than this has been gained 1t has
been our endeavor, 10 bring within
reach of the army only the really
coed books.' ~
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09

ence to winter wheat, "the strilxin 3
Improvement in the condition of the
growing crop is general save the
usual exceptions here and there which
fortunately fail to affect the general
total. S.
Ihe prospect in Michigan does
not compare we'll with that of her
nelghbor1ng states because OF an UNI
favorable start in the Fall, followed
by winter killing and dry weather we'll
INTO the spring. Recent rains, how
ever, have greatly helped matters
ONO and Indiana had somewhat the
same experience; and in consequence
they have some plowed-up fields.
Both of these states have come back
strong because of recent abundant
rams The middle states are in much
the same condition as last year.
The south will raise more winter
wheat than ever before. 1t will raise
at least rs per cent. of all the winter
wheat grown in this country. Texas
and Oklahoma alone will fall some-
what behind last years production.
because of prolonged drought and
cold high winds, which blew the soil
away from the plants and left the
roots exposed to the long and bitter
winds did some damage in Colorado
and Nebraska, and much in the
northern part of Kansas.
Among the southern states
Arkansas in particular, has learned to
raise wheat and likes it, as this
years yield will demonstrate Tlli-
nois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska, will have bountiful crops.
Kansas should double. and Nebraska
triple, last years production, if the
weather goes we'll and predatory in
sects be absent
Through the west and northwest
to the Pacific the general story is of
a largely increased acreage and gen
orally high condition. The percent
age of abandoned acreage is very
small, especially as compared with
year ago. There is some in Michigan,
Indiana, Ohio, more in Oklahoma,
particularly in the southwestern and
northwestern portions, a good deal in
Texas, and an unpleasantly large
quantity in Kansas, although what is
left in the latter state is nearly double
that harvested last season. There are
no records anywhere of insect dam
age"
Conditions in Canada are reported
as excellent. Favorable weather and
early seeding conditions there fore
cast an unprecedented acreage of
spring wheat. In short, we shall
doubtless have wheat. The real job
will be to get it to Europe. The rift
in the lutte is ships.
The Committee on Statistics and
Standards is composed of as follows:
A. w. Douglas, chairman. ST. Louis;
A. Ross Hill, Column bia, Mo-. l. N.
Stone, New York City; Sturgeon Bell.
AUSTIN; M. c. Rorty, New York City;
l.. D. II. Weld, Chica CO. M S. Wild
man, Stanford University, Cal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
Cotton In Liquidation.
{From the Wall Street Journal.)

{ETOm the WI all SIreel JOuEllH1J
A remarkable liquidation in cotton
is now in progress. Following a bad
break OF Wednesday, there was a loss
on Thursday of around IS a bale in
the future contracts. May cotton
dropped $7,35 bale and spots $9.25
The total loss in the past two days is
SIS bale for May, $10.25 for Octo-
Der and SLABS for spot cotton.
On April A. the market reached its
crest at $3.50 cents for May, 32.4S for
October and SO cents for spot. Then
something happened. The market
began a downward slide, which, with
occasional reactions. reached the low
points of Thursday, representing a
loss of $3.50 a bale in May, s34.50 In
October and $4225 for spots, and
closed at the low prices of the day.
The seemingly insatiate demand for
white cotton for immediate consum-
ton was the principal factor in push
ing prices to the top. Mills needed
cotton, and holders, knowing their
need made their own. prices. The
spinner could only plead my poverty,
not my will, consents
But the great battle raging since
March q has changed all this 1t is
now clearly seen that men and NUM-
tons must be rushed to France
rapidly possible for months to
come. In such case cotton is almost
q non-essental. War is our only
business, and all available tonnage
must be pressed into service. AS ships
are built they will be devoted to that
use. Therefore, there Is less hope for
the export situation than ever before.
Then, too, the price fixing question
is like Banquo's ghost The friends
of cotton are confident that such q
measure will never pass congress. But
the 1ever-recurring question disturbs
tn EN-.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
Brantienburg Murders.
New York Times. }

The burning alive Of seven prisonerss
of war--onc English sailor, one
French soldier, and five RusSians--ia
the German prison camp at Branden-s
burg, is officially esta blished. Tho
statements of the British and German
governments agree or tho fact. TRe.
fire was accidental, thai is to be ;ta-4
sumed. Eye-Witnesscs assert thGt
when the prison shack took fire tho
Germans made no attempt to rescue
the seven inmates; that they forciblY
prevented other prisoners from going
to the rescue; and that when the en-
dangered mon tried to climb out
through the window, sentry bayonet-
ed them one after the other and they
fell back into the flames. The first
to suffer in this way was John Gep-a
over. the English sailor, and his fato
is thus described in meme ran1unl
drawn up by eight Spanish sailors
who saw 1t:
Those inside the dungeons were
being cholled. The Engnshmana
broke the panes of a small window
with the idea Of freeing himself aeTFl
his companions. Then sentry, seeing
his leaning out of the window gave
his tremendous thrust in the chest.
The wounded man fell like lead. A
small but revolving struggle then tooll
place. The prisoners attempted to
get out and the German soldier
Redeemed his bayonet again and again
with the blood of the men shut up.
who saw with horror that the fire wGs
increasing
SO say the Spanish sailors. An
English prisoner of war. who tells the
same story, adds that after the bay
onetine of CIenower "a rush forward
was made to break the place open,
but we were driven off by other armed
German who had arrived on the
scene"
Another eyewitness said when no
and other prisoners attempted to go
to the rescue "they placed a corS6n
of German soldiers at a distance of =
sixty yards around the cells with
rifles loaded and fixed bayonets, so as
we could not get near n
The German government, while al
hitting the death of GcnoWer from
fire, denies the other allegations. The
German governm ents word ON aSy !.
subject is worth nothing unless un-
In this case 1t is con-
tradicted by the testimony of eyes
of the eight Spanish sailors
taken from the Gravina, and of two
prisoners of war. 1t will lac assumed
by everybody that tho eight Spanards
and the two prisoners of war are tell
ing the truth, especially as thcir
stories all agree, and that the Ger
man government is tellin" as muclf
truth as tdid when it Officially AZ
sured the president of tho United
States that its submarine did not at
tack the Sussex
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09
".AMFZRICA."


AS the Kaiser would have 1t sung
My country you would be
And all your liberty
I'd crush with might,
If I could have my way;
I'd take your land today
And then would make you pay
What I thinks right!
My natives over there
Will thwart you in the air,
On land and sea;
AS spies, they're on your hills
And working In your mills
MY heart with rapture thrills,
For they love me!
"Kultur" shall fill the air
And murder those who dare
Oppose 1t sway;
Let mortal tongues be still
Before the war lords" will
The great and only bill"
That's me. l say!
Our fathers God is Mars
The people bear his scars
My sons go free!
Long may the land be bright.
With subjects cowed in fright,
Verify. might is right
Take it from me!
II. B. FAUCETT,
In New York Times.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-09

cred Bernstorff their father. That's
apparent.
But clever as they were, the Ger
mans found our officials even more
clever. Cipher messages were ap-
pretended and decided and the alert
Government to reveal to the world
the extent and ruthlessness of Teu-
tonic treachery