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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11

AAAAAAU oCOAO Cl 1lOI1 Qc OuW
sic Sc inteteau; Virgil deveuise
10 vibratie. Amintiri dulci ii lega-
nau inchipuirea. Trecutul redes-
desteptat Use ivi deodata 81 in
lacramile de pc pagina, el IL ceti
|pe tot.
In ce calda imprejurare scri-
sese poesia aceea! Par'ca fost
ieri, par'ca fost Wis. Dupa un
amor nefericit si NUT, in care d
trebuit sd iubeasca de la distan-
ia, dinsa il parasea. Barbatul eli,
telegrafist, era mutat la Botosani
81 ca trebuia sal urmeze. Virgil
trecea intro ri pc dinaintea ca
sci lor, ca de obiceiu. De unde
fsa-si inchipuiasca ell nenorocireaY
Cine avusese sd 10 spuie? Cind
Isl arunca ochii. inauntru 81 va
zu bagajul strins piramida in mi
jlocul odaiei, 0 neagra presimti-
re ii intuneca inima.
A doua ri, cind sd ia informa-
til, telegrafistu 81 telegrafista dis
parusera. ST nici eel putin NO
cunoscuse.
Sc pomenise asa ca iubeste,
si-o iubeste, si-o iubeste foarte
multi, In ziua aceea, rataci pc
strait fluerind. Sc duse intro ca
fenea, ceru absint, ce nu facuse
ell nici odata.
fntra acasa despre ziua, scirbit
de viata, gindindu-se la cite fndu-
rase inca din anil copilariei. A.
tunci incepu el poesia. Din tre-
cut pentru poesia aceasta avea
cea mai mare evlavie. Lucrase
la ca o saptamina, o saptamina
de t1mple strinse in mini Gu pu-
tere, saptamfna de lupta Gu rit-
mul, Gu rima 81 Gu amintirile. A.
ceasta nu era poesie pentru toa-
ia lumea. Putini aeau sa inte-
leaga 81 so pretuiasca, pentru ca
putini sunt simtitori la durerile
altora, pentru ca astazi poesia a.
devarata nu mai exista. S'a gasit
insa o fiinta, o IMMUNE, o zeitate
de fata, care sal ceteasca 81 sal
suspine durerea, Natalia. Cit
trebuit sa sufere ca, pentru ca
piinsul Ell sa ramina dovada vie,
nestearsa 81 nepretuita pc foile
cartel. Lacramile de acolo vor-
beau mai multi decit orr ce. Poe
tul simtea ca de acum inainte ce-
va il leaga sufleteste de fata a.
ceaSta.
,,Dinsa ma fntelege 81 aceasta
e multi. Ce nenorociti suntem
cfnd dusi de soarta trecem cite
odata pc linga comori straluci-
toare 81 nepriceperea noastra ne
orbeste 81 nu ne lasa ca sd lie We
dem. A, dar cind, odata descope-
rite, ele ne dau extazuri, ar ii o.
crima sd lie perdem! Hotarit, tre-
bue Sal Ger nina. Viata fara ca
mi-ar Fl de acum un Chin.
ST in minte ii venira fara vote
versurile:
Deceit 0 viata moarta
Mai bine-o moarte vie...
Natalia sfirsise valsul 81 Sc a.
propiase de Virgil. Cfnd zari yo-
lumul deschis la pagina patata,
Sc facu stacojie:
Iarta-ma, domnule Virgil, e.
ram la masa intro seara aveam
de pui Gu sm7ntina. Nu
stu cum am facut, dar cind sd
tai un picior mia alunecat cuti-
tul 81, hop! au sarit stropii drept
pc poesie. Ceas rau. Ce necajita
am fost. +.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11
NoTITA sPEcIALA.

Toti membrii Societatii ,,R. Car
patina" din Cleveland, Ohio, sunt
'rugati a-si plati cotele lunars Ia
Domnul Secretar financiar George
Gardulescu, 5701 Detroit Avenue.
Dinsul va Fl IA dispozitia membri-
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11
IACRINI CATTLE.
De: I. A. Bassarabescl.

Convorbirea suferea de pauze.
M mai aveau ce-si spune; Sc We
dea bine. ST lui Virgil nu-i venea
in gind sd piece odata. NJ. Mai
bine Isl chinuia mintea cautind
mereu prilej de vorba.
Din c7nd in cind, muma sc cio-
canea usor Gu trei degete peste
gura. Mar fl vrut femeia sd ca
ste. Fata, de la vreme, era
multumita sal aproabe din cap
81 pc unul 81 pc altul, daca moro
cul lie mai aducea 81 acestora une
orr graiul pc buze.
In sfirSit mumei ii veni idee
Natalie, cfnta-ne ceva la
plan.
ST Natalia n'astepta poftita a
doua CARA. Rosie, ca un apus de
scare, merse la clavir, 81 incepu
valsul obisnuit, singurul, pc ca
rel stia fara gresala 81 fara note.
Natalia era fata sfioasa, foar-
ie durdulie 81 Sc rosea din mimic.
Avea par frumos, roche sempla,
sta menaj, stia un walls 81 Sc in
curca in vorba.
Virgil era poet. ST ell avea par
mare, mustati mici, ochi visato-i
81 un volum publicat de o sap
tamfna. Purta redingota Sill pla
cea roseata din obrazul domnisoa-
rel Natalia. Cunoscuse famil,a
Cicescu de curind 81 acum era la
doua vizitd. Vrea sa auda pa
rerile dcmnisoarei asupra volu-
mului.
I'm ceas Sc ,orbise numai dies
Pre- asia, cfnG muma venea sa 70
strice sirul, vestindu-i ca ticaloa-
sa de Anica, lasind poarta des-
chisa, cinci curcani 81 sapte rate
s'au dus pc copca pentru tot
deauna. Negresit, a trebuit sa Sc
vorbeasca dupa aceea despre pa
sari. Prin legatura de idei, dis
cutia alunecase asupra menaju-
lui 81 fetelor. Virgil vedea CT
amaraciune cum Sc departeaza
vorba de volum.
ST volumul lui sta pc masa, Gu
o panglicuta galbena fnauntru.
Virgil il lua 81 incepu sal ras
foiasca.
Sub accentele fermecatoare ale
yalsului recitindu-si poesiile, lie
gasi 81 mai pline de armonie, 81
mai muzicale decit lie stia.
Frau parti in care valsul 81 yer
surile, faceau 0 singura vibrare.
care atingea inima lui de poet
drept pc coarde; fiori de fericire
ii strabateau atunci doios 81 gin
dull lui sbura spre o poema viitoa-
re, mareata. Degetile mergeau in
Get peste fol care Sc intorceau ca
de adhere usoara Linga tine.
Reverie, Iubire, In tintirim, Pc
mare, La luna, Sub luna, sburau
titlurile unul dupa altul 81 me-
lancolie dulce ii odihnea sufletul
Natalia repeta valsul pentru a
treia CARA. - Mama Ell atipise, GU
aratatorul pc mas, fncruntata ca
statua neisbutita gindirei. Mi
ma stinga ii atirna pc rezematoare,
jetului, tinind strins 0 sfloare de
indrisaim
Ochii lui Virgil Sc oprira la pa
gina Gu panglicuta. in dreptul po
eziei trei pete mici, usoare. Vir-
gil vazu titlul: Din trecut 81 ba-
nui indata: "A plins aici; fata
asta simter' Si Sc uita Gu drag
spre Natalia.
Profilul Ell Sc zugravea frumos
sub bogatia parului prins in ne
regula 81 avea miscari cochete,
cind Sc inclina usor in masura
cintecului.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11
osPATUL TIGANULUI.

Tn biet smoli-murg, de neam
Rom1n nou, ba char tigan,
Avea obiceiu de mers
La cumatru-sau cam des,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11

: =
oi-apoi cnd I! Iocmal ia pont
sCind vedea IumM prln pod
y atuncl Stia ca sc ntlnde
Masa mare cu merlnde.
AZ asa Miinl iar asa,
uiuma 'sa TOT lngrasa
pre- cumetre ga. "a tine
Cmo mel poItl ~ pc mlne3
Aoieu, cumetre draga
Nsalu cloara 90 null saga
y am sa Irlg un purcei-
blne %
a uoua ~ mop, soseste
l.omlnui' = MIL gaseste
va purceiul ia cuptor
81 cu YIN negru n ulcior.
~ Oumetre' Dlne-am gaslt!
= Cumetre' olne-al soslt
Ia. =. doar null prea II Ilamind
Nu prea' oar. ce al de glnd
Cumetre' nal sa dormim
81, dupa &c ne trezlm'
ga spunem ce-om II visat;
oi-apol' MAZDA "a mlncat.
Clne-o avea Wis Irumos
oa manlnce pm Ia os
rurcelul' GU e de gros.
- Dine' nal Sd ne culcam'
oa Vedem GEO Sd Vlsam.
oa cuica ei' rganui uoafMe
Lar !somlnui, cam Pc Ioame'
MaHihca Irlptura toata
81 pea Vihul pm Ia toarta.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11

S0 ~
hoi MAVEN nici q.
Q, mica Lori, 3
cea, si cum slinpk
primele ei yorbc, i
ltia unor sclipiri'
aerl Dan se asexa
lnusel, dc subtior
Ana ii bates din 1
fetita ~ salts pe
dificultati tile u pri'
Tori sga AZ lnnei,
III I'm ~ seardk.
/ lcorda piciorllgele,I
Chi mari
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-11

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The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
MS:1ssse|YALAIS ~ ROYAL:
Wed1esdayIsHousehoLdDay

Day to Choose New Things for the Home New Furniture New Rugs New Cur
New Dspes and Decorative Hmg New Table Bed Linens
Ges New Time Trouble and Labor Saving UptDse Kitchen;
Buy Seeds for the Garden and Things Garden Things
Help Tighten the Spring Houedeang Task Opportunity
at Saving Particularly Interesting This Week.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
CLERKS WILL
GET RAISE In
PAY OF S12O
Borland Amendment Killed
Appropriation Bill Ready
for Passage.

Permanent doom OF the Borland
eight-hour law was written yesterday
when the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was re-
ported to the Senate by Senator
Martin, chairman Of the appropria-
tons committee
It is practically certain that ths
Senate will concur in the action or
the committee and 1t Is expected the
House will accept the Senate amend
ment.
As reported to the Senate the legis-
Iative bill carries the increase Of $40
a year for the employees up to those
receiving $500 a year. The Senate
committee advanced the increase
from the 1000 limit to the $500 limit.
The bill as reported to the Senate
carries SO, ,09S, 1926. This Is about
$500, 900 more than the bill provided
as it passed the House, and 1t Is
about A,T00,0 900 less than the' e'estimates.
The increases were granted as fol-
lows:
Senate: Salaries and miscellaneous
items, $123.O5O. Capitol police: Sal
aries, $4,000 Library Of Congress-
$1,000.
Department Of the Interior. General
Land ONCE. $4,000.
Postoffice Department, $lO7.7O0 Of
which $4,000 is for the enforcement
of the espionage bill and trading with
the enemy act.
Department of Justice, 5000.
Department of Commerce. $sS.O65. in
cluding $4,000 for securing informa-
ton for the census report.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10

The dogs of Fizzbra are gifted with
laziness. When happy. they let the
I,ind wag their tails for them.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
HUN DRIVE failure
means end OF WAR
If Drive Fails War Will End in Fall,
Representative Says.

Germany will be a defeated nation,
and the war will end next fall II the
allied armies succeed in smashing the
present Prussian drive" declared
Representative Dill at last nights an
nual banquet of George Washington
Law School, held at New Masonic
Temple.
IF our armies give way before the
Huns, then America must bear the
brunt of a long and terrible war, and
there will be no course but to buckle
on anew the determination to fight for
rights triumph in all the world" Mr..
Dill added.
George F. Moore urged a common
language for every resident OF this
country. I'VE must have American
culture and ideals untainted with any
other form OF kultur under the sun, I"
he said.
Justice Wendell P. Stafford gave
voice to the allies intention OF losing
everything they now possess before
they will be brought to their knees
before the Kaiser. Rear Admiral
Stockton. president OF the university,
also delivered an address. Merton L.
Ferson. dean of the Law School. pre-
sided as toastmaster.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
ST. MATTHEW'S drive
Brings IN $34,3O8
Canvass for Church Debt Has Six
Days More.

Even the steady rain yesterday
could not dampen the zeal of the St
Matthews parish campaign organiza-
ton in its drive for $4,000 Liberty
Ponds i'm ten days, to be applied on
the church debt
As a result Of the days canvass
A.1lS was turned in at the dinner in
the Ebbitt Hotel last night This
brought the total for four days work
up to S34,3OS.5O.
Contributions were made bringing
the total gift OF the Sands family up
to S1.75O The gifts Of the Manning
family counted up to $500. The larg-
est contribution during the day was
$50 from Blaine Coppinger.
wins Banner -Four Times.
The silk banner in the women's d.
vision was won for the fourth con-
secutive time by Team G. OF which
Miss Marian Sands is captain, with
returns Of S.156 Miss Sands turned
this banner over to Team E, of
which Miss Isabelle May is captain.
Team 1, captained by Blaine Cop
pinger, won the silk banner in the
mans division.
The reports by teams were as fol-
! lows:
IN the women's division:
Team A. Mrs. H H. Benson. IS;
Team c, Miss May Penwick, 500;
Team D, Mrs. Anna F. Haney. S146;
Team z, Miss Isabelle May, $425; Team
F, Miss Mary Mccarthy. $50: Team G,
Miss Marian NJ. Sands. 81 ,l5G; Team I,
Mrs V. Zalesak. S51.
In the mems division: Team /, Blaine
Coppinger. $500: Team 2. Henry R.
Cover. $40; Team 3. Paul E. Johnson,
$3.50; Team 4, NJ. W. Mangan, $40;
Team 5, Edward A. O'Brien, $40.
The summary of the campaign to
date Is as follows: Women's total,
S2,46S; mems total. 81 $50; days COM
pIete total. s4113; previously acknowl-
edged. S5o,l95.50; grand total to date,
S34. .3OS5O Women's winning team, E,
Miss Miriam Sands captain, amount
S1.156: mems winning team, 1, Blaine
CoppingeT captain, amount $500.
Give 800 or More.
Those who gave 800 or more yes
terday were:
$5OO-Blaine Coppinger.
S25O-Miss Rosa B. Sands. Miss
Marian NJ. Sands (each.)
s2OO-Mrs. Blanche Emory.
$125-In Memoriam.
From each of these S1Oo-Mrs.
Frances VI. Miller, A Friend. Miss Isa-
belle May, Two Maids, Medical Di-
rector Charles H. I. Lowndes, In
Memoriam, Miss Anna NJ Sands, Miss
Mary Murray. Mrs. Thomas Moore,
Miss Irene v. Manning, c. T. Ford, |
Miss Mary L. Morris, John H Mag
ruder. Miss Annie Burns, Miss Cath
crime Morey, Mrs. Thomas Kirby and |
Edward A O'Brien
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
Is 0ratory Dead?
No, Sab! Not Yet!

Yesterday when Senator Reed.
Of Missouri. made an Interrupt
ton, Senator James Hamilton
Lewis replied with q sweeping
bow. and outstretched hand:
Il will have him assured that
my observations on certain pro-
visions at that time were cool
ly calculated, deliberately utter
ed and now reaffirmed. But 1t
was not a spirit of poetic ef-
fusion within me that inspired
the utterance. The Senator from
Missouri was my chief debating
antagonist at that hour.
TT was the inflaming thrusts
Of the distinguished Senator
whose keen lance penetrating at
my bosom forced the fianfOfrom
my forge that might burn
away the blade"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10

DRAFT QUOTA
now ASSIGNED
l13 of 492 D. C. Regis
trants Under Calls l6l and
146 from Boards 2, E, 8.

Local board quotas for the draft of
492 District registants under induction
calls 161 and I46. issued recently by
the Provost Marshal General. were
assigned by District draft headquar-
ters yesterday. =
Local boards Nos. and s will each
furnish fifty-seven men and local
board No. will furnish fifty-six.
These are the largest Quotas Of the
Districts local boards.
The calls are divided between
"colored men physically qualified
for general military service" and
white men physically qualified for
general military service"
Call number l46 orders the induc-
ton of AT white men. Call number
161 demands seventy-five colored men.
The quotas are divided as follows:
Under call 161:
Local Board No. !, 20 men; No 2,
IS; No. 3. So; No. 4. s; No. 5. a: No.
Is. a; No. I, .; No. s, 4s: No. 3, 80;
No. 10. 43. and No. II. q men.
Under call No. lS. for colored
reSistrants only:
Local Board No. /, men: No. 2, 9:
No. 8, 6: No. 4. s: No. 5. :: No. 6, 9;
No. I. 4; No. 8, 3; No. 9, 6; No. 10. s;
No. II. 4 men.
Following the statement giving the
number of men required from each
local board. these instructions to
local boards are presented by the Act
ing Adjutant General of the District.
Local boards are hereby instructed
to furnish this headquarters not later
than the close of business April II.
1918, one. and one-half times the num-
Der of questionnaires of the number
Of men that each local board is re-
quired to furnish under this call. who
have been finally classified in Class 1.
and have been found to be physically
qualified for general military service.
These questionnaires must be
selected strictly i'm accordance with
the order of liability for military
service of the registrant. The ques-
tionnaires must be ACCOMPANIED by
the original questionable cover sheet,
three copies II the report OF physical
examination of each registrant and
one copy OF the registration card of
each registrant.''
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
CREEL SHOULD GO,
DECLARE SENATORS
AND MEMBERS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
degree able to render efficient assist
ance to the allies in this greatest
emergency the world ever saw"
And would not Won Hindnburg ap-
Illinois.
VIII Cheer 1. w. w.
II was about to enunciate that
precise sentiment" replied Long
worth. 1.-THE only individuals abroad
to whom such a message will bring
cheer are the commanders of the
Central powers. and the only ones
at home are the I. W. V. and Boil
shevih of America.
This was a particularly sinister
utterance to go forth. at such a time
as this. this derision OF the principle
for which our late colleague, the
Honorable Augustus P. Gardner, a
short time ago laid down his life.
I hope that a very efficient censor
sship should be placed hereafter upon
the utterance of this gentleman, and
that future utterances on his part
should come from him in a private
capacity"
IT he had uttered It in his private
capacity. he would have been ar
rested" declared Madden, of Illi-
nois. amid laughter.
II think very probably" Long
worth continued. He ought to
have been. What Mr.. CreeI may
think as Mr.. Creel is a matter of
absolutely no Importance. but what
he says in public in his official ca
pacity as Chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Information is of the
highest Importance, because the
American people have a right to be-
lieve that he represents the views
OF those higher up"
'If that is not the views Of those
higher up. then Mr.. Creel should
resign or be removed at once"
Does the gentleman himself ad-
nit we were totally unprepared? -
asked Chairman Dent, of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee.
Il say" replied Longworth,"
that We were grossly unprepared,
and that in many cases the commit
tee of which the gentleman is
chairman was somewhat to blame"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
u. S. Aero Branch
for Controlling all
Production Planned
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONIlNUED FROM PAGE ONE.
with the work in a big way. General
report is that Edward R. Stettinius.
formerly Surveyor Of Purchases and
now Second Assistant Secretary of
War, may be put at the head of the
reorganized department. There will
be an absolute divorcing of, the pro-
ductiOn end, according to the belief
last night, from any interference by the
Signal Corps. Howard n. Coffin, now
head of the Aircraft Board. will not
be shelved. 1t is reported that he
will be used In q bigger and more
valuable way. He never wanted to be
in the executive chair. He sought to
get out among the factories to push
the work along lines with which he
was most familiar, but his familiarity
with the whole air program at the
time made him seem the most avail
able man at the time. His board has
been acting only in an advisory ca
pacity and plans which were submit
ted to the Signal Corps were changed
again and again. Secretary Baker
himself said that three distinct sets
OF drawings were sent over, and
changed. necessitating great initial
delay.
One phase OF the criticism of the
aircraft program was not that there
had been so much delay in getting
the enormous program under way-a
thing recognized by some as inevita-
ble-but that existing airplane fac
tories were not made use of. Several
thousand planes. OF different makes,
would have been available and then
could have been scrapped IL neces-
sary when the whole Standardization
program had been got under way.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
Last Night at the Theaters
PoIis-'.very Good, Eddie.s

VERY Good Eddie at Polls last
night resulted in making the large
percentage OF the theater-going pop
ulation present forget the inclemency
OF the weather. Being the farewell
week OF the Poll Musical Comedy play
ers there was naturally, among the
audience, many who would not have
missed the performance, no matter
what the weather.
With Billy Lynn as Eddie Kettle
and Miss Jeane Thomas as his wife,
GeOrgianna Kettle. the play progressed
rapidly until the Interference of Percy
Darling. played by George Natanson.
with his bride, Elsie Darling, played
most admirably by Miss Eulalie
Young.
Leaving the boat, while on the hon
eymoon. the wife of Kettle and the
husband OF Elsie Darling, managed to
get left behind, causing the audience
much amusement and putting both
Mr.. Lynn and Miss Young into some
very ridiculous situationG
The play came to a close with the
arrival of the "left-behind" parties,
who registering at the Rip Van WinkIe
Inn which had for the clerk, maid.
chauffeur and general worker, Roger
Gray, under the name Of AL Cleve-
land, found their long lost husband
and wife registered under the name
of Kettle and wife. With the close of
the piece the once henpecked husband
-Kettle-asserted his rights and Miss
Young-Elsie Darling-found the real
scarlet past of her husband, in his
arms.
Miss Sarah Edwards playing the part
of Madame Matroppo. devises a system
of remembering names by which a
party called Rivers is often misnamed
Brooks, Lake, Stream and anything
else that pertains to water. Roger
Gray sang "All Dressed Up and No
Place to Go" and received his usual
share of the encores.
The parts were played in a most ex-
cellent manner and accepting the opin-
ion of a perfectly humhl critic It
may be said that the Pl:' among
the hits OF the season.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
REP. POWERS RETIRES
BECAUSE OF ILLNESS

Lexington, KY, April s.-Represen-
tative Caleb Powers. who is seriously
i'll in Baltimore. tonight announced
his retirement from public life. His
prosecution for alleged connection with
the conspiracy leading to the assassi-
nation OF Gov. Goebel forms one OF
the most interesting chapters in the
history OF Kentucky political history.
Following his pardon Powers ran for
Congress. making persecution he had
suffered his principal plea for election.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10

A new wave resembles an old wave
in many respects in shape. only It
takes several storms to make It as
flexible as an old wave.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10

A soft boiled egg can be made hard
by boiling 1t. but the same results
cannot be obtained by doing the same
with soft coal.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
EX-KA|SER NOW HAS
abb ARRANGED FOR
AIMS TO SHIFT WAR BLAME ON
THE SHOULDERS OF HIS
FORMER MINISTER'S
Won JACOW GETS HARD JOLT
Names Bethmann-Hollweg Also-Ex-
Ruler Pleads Ignorance-Says 1t
Was Against His Will That He
Was Sent to Norway.

penhagen.-Former Emperor Will
liam of Germany attempted to shift
the blame for the war to the Shout
ders of Dr. Theobald Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, former imperial chancellor,
and Gottlief Won Jagow, former min
lister of foreign affairs, in private
conversation he had with DR.. George
Wegener five days before he fled
from Germany, according to a report
of the interview written for the Co.
logne Zeitung by DR.. Wegner.
The emperor told DR.. Wegner the
governments policy of the last weeks
before the outbreak of the war had
been carried on by DR.. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg and Herr Won Jagow
alone.
81 know no more about it than
that" he declared. Against my will
they sent me to Norway"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
LAW DECISION UPSETS
SMALL WAR CONTRACTS
Comptroller of Treasury Holds That
Thousands of Orders Are Not
Legally Binding.

Washington. - The governments
maturing program for canceling big
war orders with the minimum Of dis
turbance to business conditions was
thrown into confusion this week by
decision of Comptroller Warwick of
the treasury, that thousands of or
ders placed by telegram, telephone or
mail are not legally binding, and that
consequently they may not be recog-
nized through the negotiations of ter
minating contracts without special
legislation by congress. Officials es-
timated that hundreds of millions of
dollars in contracts are involved.
At the same time Secretary Baker
announced that the war department
will direct its own canceling of con-
tracts "in a spirit of fairness and
hopefulness to all concerned"