The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

O. course, there were some notable ex- captions. The great majority of Germans
 who discussed these matters with me. however, not only defended everything Germany did, but complained because more rigorous measures were mot taken! Merely by way of example. and not
 because her suggestion was any worse than hundreds of others raised by my German patients, 1 may mention the sur- prising viewpoint expressed by the Coun-
 tess Sierstorpff. a relative of Won Henck- el-Donnersmarch. It was after Italy had joined the allies and when German re- sentiment against that nation ran very high
 What We shoald do at the very first available opportunity" she declared, lis
 to destroy every single work of art in Italy. Not single one of their land marks or art treasures should be left standing. Then when the war is over ana Italy no longer derives the enormous revenue she has been collecting for years from tourists, she will be sorry for what she has done to Germany"
 SUBMARINE WARFARE
 Did the German people countenance the submarine warfare and the slaughter Of
 innocent women and children, in defi- ance of all rules of international law and the dictates of common humanity2 They had only one criticism to make of it-it
 was not comprehensive enough It was absolute folly, if not crime they said, for Germany to prescribe safety lanes for
 neItral vessels to use. The whole world should have been declared war zone, that death and destruction might be dealt wherever and whenever the opportunity offered. Every ship that sailed should be sunk. and every American who ventured
 within range of German gun, on sea or land, should be shot. That was the uni- versal sentiment.
 The suggestion that continuation of the submarine warfare would inevitably bring America into the war did not per- 1 turb the people in the slightest. How can America do us anore harm than she is now doing?" they asked. American bullets are shooting down our men. American food is sustaining our en- eniies, American dollars are working against us in every possible way. Let America come into the war and give us chance to pay her back for what she has done to us She couldn't harm us any more If he were oelllgerent. Why all low her to remain neutral and so un- scarhed22"
 BY AMERICAN SHELL Barren Non Bredow, all officer in the
 army. cane into my office limping inquired the cause Of his injury. T have been on the eastern front, ana a riece of sn American shell hit me-" he
 answered. with toucn of bitterness. How do you know it was an American she'll baron?'
 'We could tell by the sound of the ex- plosion. The shells made in the United States have different sound when they explode from others''
 laughed at this suggestion, because 1t did not sound at all plausible to me, but
 heard the sane thing from number of others.
 T got into hand -to-hand fight with big Russts,n,'' the baron went on. He pulled q sword and swung at me so VI ciously that if he had landed he would certainly aavo taken my head of, but with the American revolver which I car
 ried in my holster I blew the whole tol of his head off That American pis ,ol
 saved my life.'
 It was a fact that while the Germans never ceased complaining of their enc
 n.ies using American fire arms and mu- nlt;ons. every German officer who could
 lay his lands on an American revolver
 used it as a side arm.
 Another high military officer who had seen service on the Russian front told ,lla
 that the Siberian sharpshcoters had beer so aCtlNe a1 (. so accuTFRte that II or ms officers had been shot sht between the eyes
 My officers always laughed at the little % high-rowe.' American Savage rifle
 carried IS de arm" he added. .They
 thought it was only tcy. Their opinion of the piece changed. however, when I set out with it to get some of those sharp
 shooters, ard got three of them. Ot course, I vsed the soft-nosed, or dunn