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FOR RENT


3O4 West 18th, room modern house.
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New England Bldg. Established 1856.
HARRISON ST, 1031-3-room house, gas
and electric light. city water at sink in
Kitchen Betzer Realty and Loan Co, New
England Bldg.
EIGHTH AVE. West, No. FOG. modern, D.
room dwelling With bath, kitchen range
and furnace. J. d. Norton. Phone 4O61.
GROOM house. 2 lots. barn, well and
S. w. II. Seguine. BOG West Sth.
FOR RENT-030 Monroe St, store room
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able. Phone 323 or 1924 Black.
1864 TOPEKA AVE, strictly modern, in
first class condition, $40 per month.
Phone 1923 or 1924 Black.
zoos WEST ST, s room house. cistern,
gas barn, 10 TT. front. Inquire house
south.
1850 MULyANE, s room, modern except
Blue.
NORTH SIDE, four-room house. 800 cash,
balance 500 monthly. Phone 1898 Red.
TO FAMILY without children. modern 4
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FOR RENT-Good cottage and barn: also
close in apartment. Phone 2525 Red
FOR RENT-3-room cottage AS East 9th.
Gas, water, electric lights. 2121 Blue
7-ROOM HOUSE, modern except furnace
9lS Fillmore Phone 2433 XII.
1890 CLAY-Six room mouse, modern ex
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MODERN g room house, 205 western
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s12 MADISON ST.-March list, room
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1119 WEST 10TH. lower floor, garden, gas
electric lights. $40
S-ROOM HOUSE CIT West 3rd st. Phone
SIX room house, SIS West First St Phone
1883 Red.
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TEN ROOM HOUSE


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FOR SALE-POUIiTRY

PURE WHITE Orpington cockerels, large
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FINE SHOW bird eggs, White Rocks and
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SHAWNEE INVEST MlENT co.
534 Kansas Ave. Phone $3.50
LADIES AMID GENTL EMEN

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Read. Good as new 7-room modern resi-
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ton, on Fillmore. Price only $1,000.
Large modern brick residence with 3
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roe. 1000; part cash.
Beautiful T-room new modern residence
with east-front lots. One of the finest
locations in Topeka. Price, $4,000.
Six-room residence in Auburndale. lots,
good garden land, city water, gas.
Wv. T. DAWSON & CO.
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FOR SALE-REAI. ESTATE
SUBURBAN

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Small cash payment, terms.
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FOR RHINESTONE ROOMS


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FOR sA1E-REAL'EsT
FOR SALE LIKE RENT

FOR SALE LIKE RENT g.
rooms, entirely modern, with sleeping
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$500.
rooms, new, entirely modern, with
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rooms, entirely modern, on Topeka ave.
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WANTED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

$1,000 -~-~~~-~~~--~ ~~~~<--o~--~-~~-~
POSITION WANTED by expert stenog-
rapher and accountant. Best of refer
ences. Address "A. H." care Journal.
STENOGRAPHIC or clerical work by an
experienced stenographer- Phone 17T4
Black
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l.. wv. WILSON
Phone $3.50
WANTED-Couple to take furnished
West side cottage with one acre rich
ground two blocks from street car. Parties
to board and room elderly man for use
Of house and land Address "S 10O." care
Journal,
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NOTICE
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of Drainage District
No. l. Saline County. Kansas. at the office
of the BOARD, 100 NORTH Santa Fe Street.
Salina. Kansas, until the hour of ten a M.
March l. 1918 for the purchase of the bonds
of said district in the sum of Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars tS1500o00) in denominations
of Five Hundred Dollars tS5O0o0l each.
bearing five and one-half per celr interest
payable semi Seven Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars (ST500.oO) Of said bond
issue maturing July l. 1923. and One Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars tS1J00.OO) OF
said bond Issue maturing each July 1sc
thereafter until the whole amount is paid
both principal and interest payable at the
office of the County Treasurer of Saline
County, Kansas. At the above time the.
Board will open the proposals and award
the purchase of the bonds to the highest
responsible bidder. This notice is given in
accordance with a resolution Of the said
Board as provided by law.
Board of Supervisors. Drainage District
Number One, Saline 'ouLty, Kansas. 80
BY j. N. BELL, Chairman.
p. A TOXIN, Secretary. 4
Thirst published in The Topeka State Jour-
nal February 30, 1915.
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LEGAL

the City of Topeka, Kansas, on the 18Th
day of March, 1918, at two O'Clock p. NJ.
at which time said creditors may attend
prove their claims. appoint trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting. -
If Won desire to examine the bankrupt.
notify me promptly. he will not be re-
quired to attend the meeting.
J. G. SLONECKER,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Topeka, Kansas, February %. 1918.
First published N The Topeka State
Journal, Thursday, Feb. II. 191S.l
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WANTED-AGENTS
WANTED-TO RENT

WANT TO RENT improved so or 100
acres grain rent. Box 50, Route 2, Della,
Kansas.
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WANTED-FARMS


WANTED to hear from owner of good
farm for sale. Northwestern Business
Agency Minneapolis, MINI.
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Published in The Topeka State Journal,
February %, 1881
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
ENEMY AC CT|V|T|ES
REPORTS EXAGGERATED
Auorncy-Gcncral regory Writes
Michigan Congressman rs to
Conditions
COUNTRY is WE'LL poLICED
Every Possible Effort Is Being Made
to Ferret Oui and Punish Every
Crime Against or Attack Upon
This Country and It's Citizens.
IRv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. April I5.-Hcports Of
enemy activities in the United states
are grossly exaggerated. says Attor-
uey-,;encral Gregory, in letter TO
Representative Curric. of Michigan.
made public Tonight by Mr.. Gregory.
Replying to a letter from MIR. Curric.
saying that a strong feeling exists
throughout the country that the gov.
ernmcnt II dealing too lenieutly with
spies and dangerous enemies, the At
torucy-Gcneral explained the extensive
work Of the Department of Justice in
policing the country under the war
conditions.
'''rhc public assumes Mr.. Gregory
wrote. that there is great deal Of
enemy activity going on in this coun-
try and il j. but natural that vague
rumors are magnificd into dcfnitc and
sensational stories. The talk of dam
age done by enemy aliens in causing
incendiary fires is an illustration OF
this"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
BRITISH DEFENSE
WITHSTANDS FOES
American Officer Predicts New Drive
at Another Point on Western Front

WA>HINGTON. tpriI i5.-Iatc
cables from abroad convince the mn
jorlty OF the cncm.'> strategic ca
pcrts stationed here Tint the Ger
man effort to capture .tmIcns and
the channel ports is the supreme
motive of the Prussinn general
star, and tim: tho success or fall
urc of The British lines To hold will
spell victory or defeat OF the Ger
man plan of oTensivc. small mi
nority of the stan. however. hold
to the belief thnt another drive by
the Germans AT another point on the
western front iS In process of or
Ennizntion.
Ono Of the prominent officers. who
holds TO the Inter theory. defended
his position to-day in this wise:
1--WE must remember TINT Ger
many's military party /. skating
on thin ice. They must carry their
battle lines forward. or they will
suffer dcfcnt from the hand. OF the
outraged citizcnry OF Gcrmnny. The
Grcnt danger they fncr Is the pnliti-
cal Rttrition which will come ns the
reaction OF the masses OF Germany
when they find that thousnnds of
their loved ones have brcn killed i'm
win effort 10 rOut tho forces Of
the allies.
"tndcr such circumstances. II Is
apparent that they give Srnnt con-
sidcrntion to tho loss Of men, Fail
ure 10 achieve II military victory
4,
fore. hold that there is excellent
reason TO believe Tint another blow
will he mined nj the allies.
"it is tho belief of most military
mon thnt no crushing blow cnn bc
administered 10 the allies by my
drive such as IiindcnburC is now
engaged in ON tho northern end of
the allies line. From tho losses In
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16

Cured by tho German army In Saiu-
ing the first Hftccn miles, IL Is rem
sonnblc to believe that he stands
rcudy To lose I.100. 900 men in put
Ting the British forces out OF ac-
tiUn temporarily.
''Thcre is no doubt hut TINT they
nrc trying tn draw NIL the allies
reserves To Northern France.
"Ihc British have fought nv tho
men of their nation never fought
before. They have given tn the
world 81 brilliant example OF the
power of the mnn fighting in just
cause. see no reason to think that
the German pressure against the
north line will he lcsscned. The Ger
mans tried {" sever the contact OF
the French and british. Then thcr
tried To drive wedge between tho
British md tho Portuguese. II t.
logical Ia expect their next nttnck
in this district will he Mt the point
where the British and Belginns
meet. This point iS lo,vlnnd. and n
difficult area for lighting, hut Of
hccrs wh" hnve recently returned
another advance could be ATTEMPTED
ut that point.
at would appear that tho Germans
arc confident that II they can Put
tho Hritish temporarily out of nc
ton they cnn cnsily brush inside the
French nnd American forces.
"Thc situation iS grave from the
standpoint that the Germans mny
yet be nble TO do n lot of damage
on the north end of the line. nut
u is not grave, if we nre consider
ing the chances or ultimate victory.
The Germans Will he too badly
smashed by tho i:mc the British get
through with them ever nEain to Mt
tempt Offensive powerful enough
tO cndanGcr France"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
NO MORE WOODEN SHIPS
Policy "f Shipping Board VIII Conrcn
tratc Upon building steel
Tonnage.

WASHINGTON. April 15.-"No more
wooden ships" is the new policy of the
United states shipping Board. accord
ing TO an official announcement to-
night.
The wooden ship program will be
continued only 10 the extent of the
present wooden ship engine and ma :
chinery program. The new policy viii!
he to concentrate on those larger steel
vessels that Will give to the Uuitcd
States a merchant marine power after
the war,
II was announced also by the board
tonight that enough ships had been
made available for the nitrate trade
t. bring 10 America +5.657 tons of the
chemical for fertilizer and munitions.
Meanwhile III anticipation of the new
supply. IL Is understood that the farm
crs will get some OF the present stores
cf nitrates held for munitions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16

First reports from tho Minneapolis
district where the selling campaign
began to-day, Viii be announced to.
morrow Initial returns there. how.
ever. arc most encouraging.
Tho -. Louis district today main
tAinel it's lead in percentage Of sub.
scrintions obtained. II already has ~
pc- cont. The greater majority OF its
subscriptions have come from individ-
uals.
Missouri; leads all states included In
tho 81 Louis district. with 4 total. cx-
elusive OF the city. OF slc,ll6,i5o
Tacoma. Wash. went over tho top
Saturday might, its committee wired to-
day. without single subscription from
q bank. One out OF every five per
sons in tho city bought bond. and
4, midnight Saturday the ci,y's quota
was ovcrsuhscribed 30 per cent
Mount Angle. Greg, with u popula-
tion OF which 90 per cent arc German
and Austrian born. was another North
west town that won the honor flag
to-day by oNersubscribing It's quota.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
SEAY ISSUES FIGURES
FOR FIFTH DISTRICT
tho following nSures last might. show.
ms subscriptions reported Yesterday:
DRIVE ~ RICHMOND
BEGINS ~ EARNEST

The drive for subscriptions in Rich
mond WAS begun in earnest yesterday
hy tho local committee. Speakers de
iivcred short talks at the theatcrs.
and plans We're being made by which
employees OF all Industrial plants in
the city viii be reached during the
next two weeks. Members of the com
mittcc expressed satisfaction at their
meeting yesterday afternoon over the
progress being made here, but urged
every one To greater cndcavor.
Employees in the administration de
partmcnt of the Chesapeake and 20
tomac Telephone Company were ad.
dressed yesterday morning by William
II. Adams in the Chamber of Com.
merce. the meeting was extremely en-
thusiastc. and many subscriptions arc
expected TO result from the gather
ing. Jesse c. Duke and Mayor George
Ainslic. speaking at the afternoon and
evening performances. respectively. at
the Lyric Thcatcr, were wcil received
by the audiences, and the committee
believes their work will bring results.
Dr. d. X. Anderson will make 4 shor.
talk at the afternoon performance a.
this thcater to-day. while Alvin NJ.
Smith promises his audience rare
treat lie will sing IL patriotic an
peal--"What are you doing 20 help the
boys?"--at hotn performances Tonight.
4 short talk was also delivered from
tho stage Of the Academy Of Music
last night. and win be repeated Fri
day when that theatcr plays again.
The local committee issued n request
yesterday afternoon that every ono
CONTINUED on Third pagc1
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Buy Your Bond
Without Delay!

IIcmc, country and civilization arc
calling 4" you for protection from
the dreaded Hun war machine.
Likcwisc is your city asking you
TO subscribe to the third Liberty
loan to-day, that Il may raise Its
allotment. SOon~r or later you arc
going to pinrr your subscription
with your bnnk. but you Rrc asked
not 10 delay that duty. The s0oncr
You net, just NJ much less work
must there bc done by tho campaign
workers, and they will hn,c more
time i'm which 10 go after thosc
who will not do their duty unIcss
they nre proddrd on.
You nrc not going TO he found
wunting! Here's one tip: think how
you'd feel to he cnught dead with
out Liberty bond in your estate
No amount of rpitnphy would wine
the stnin OFT your tombstone TINT.
ut time OF nntionni stress md
peril. YOU were tried and found
wanting. Any Individual who fails
30 respOnd now to the countr,'S rnii
forfcits NIL rights and cininn to he
called IN American.
Every bank and trust company
has pledged TO the government its
every facility to help you help win
the wnr. 60 to-day and fulnH your
oblit:ntion.
rhr I<niscr hnteth cheerful Eivrr;
60 buy your bond and make him
shivcr!
Nnn hold within your power his fate,
'1Is not time 10 hesitate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
SILENCE OF SHIPS RADIO
SUGGESTS HER SEIZURE
In No Other Way Can Cyclops's Fail.
urc to Call for Help BE Ac-
counted For.
no wEECKAGE HAS BEEN SEEN
Encmiess on Board May Have Taken
Possession and Are Now Keeping
Ship Out of Usual Trade Routes
in Effort to Evndc RcCapturc.
tBy Associated Press. |

WASiiTNGToN. April l5.--Ordcrs for
greater efforts TO find the missing
naval collier Cyclops. overdue from
South American waters tor more than
a month, went out to-day to American
ships. In addition, allied naval craft
on patrol duty in the south are aiding
in the search.
So FAR not one word has come to
clear up the mystery of the collIcr's
disappearance. Secretary Daniels said
to-day, however. that he still clung TO
the hope that the vessel would report.
as many other navy ships have done.
after they had been given up for lost.
Naval officials were no nearer to-
day to a solution OF the disappearance ce
than they were three weeks ago. when
anxiety over the safety OF the ship
first developed. There is absolutely
planation. The big carrier has simply
vanished from the sea.
No possible theory was rejected by
officials in seeking an explanation.
Suggestions heard most frequently
were that German agents had boa ardcd
the ship in port and captured her
from her people at sea; that she had
broken III two and gone down in a
sudden squall: that she had been over
taken by IL submarine and sunk with
out trace, and that an internal cx-
ilosion had sent her down
ALL THESE SUGGESTIONS
SEEM TO HAVE FLAWS
All of these suggestions had flaws
in them. it was said \ theory that
she had been captured by a group Of
German agents aboard appeared to be
The only one that would account for
the silence of her radio equipment.
Since the ship failed TO appear. naval
vessels have patrolled all coasts in the
vicinity of her route. looking for
wreckaEe or survivors. Nothing has
been found. Every vessel known to
have been anywhere in the region at
the time has ben communicated with.
None saw or heard anything or the
collier. Reports from every source
showed nothing To warrant the storm
theory. It is the mild season of the
year in those waters. The route the
Cyclops would have followed was
somewhat sheltered.
The ship had aboard an insufficient
quantity OF coal Tor a journey 10 the
nearest German port had she been
captured. Some officers think that il
the ship was captured. her captors
may be holding her out OF trade routes,
waiting for Il chance steamer from
h.ch 10 secure fuel.
NO EXPLOSIVES on BOARD
EXCEPT GUNS AMMUNITION
The explosion theory Is met by the
fact that only sufficient ammunition
for her few guns was on board. The
ships cargo OF manganese ore was
not explosive.
Secretary Daniels said the depart.
mcnt had no word. that would indi-
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
CHEER ENTENTE AND WILSON
Ihousnnds nt Prague Participate i'm
Grcnt anti-Gcrman Demonstrn-
tion, berlin Hears
IBy Nssocintcd rrossi

AMSTERDAM. April l5.-Thousands
of persons gathered in the streets of
Prague, capital of Bohemia, on Satur-
day. denounced the Germans and
cheered the entente and President Will
SON says dispatch from that city to
the Lokal Anzciger. OF Berlin
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
BIG FIRE AT TORONTO
DnmnEc at ibattoir Plnnt Estimated
at SI.Hp0.OOO. With Blaze
StiIl iia.inc.

TORONTO. Apjril l.-Firc which
broke out late last night on the load
ing platform of the Harris Abattoi-
Plant at the Union Stockyards. West
Toronto. At . o'clock this morning was
still burning. The damage at that hour
was estimated at $1,000, 600.
The coolingrooms. with meats and
other foodstuffs. stored in them, valued
Al about 100000 were threatened
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
City OF Wilmington Lost.
[By Associated press.I

Ify NSsOVIaIcU I'ress.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Amcri-
can steamship which was burned OFF
the coast OF Nova Scotia Saturday
night was identified here to-day as
tho city OF Wilmington, formerly tho
Barber Lines frcighter Canine. She
was vessel Of 1900 tons gross. and
was on voyage from a Southern port
Tor France with cargo Of cotton
and flour.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
CHARLES TO WILLIAM
Austrian Emperor Says Cannon I'm tho
NcSt viii Answer CIcmcnccnu's
Accusation.
nm .Associntcd rrcss.l

EASEL. SWITZERLAND. April i5.-
Emperor Charles OF Austria has sent
ne following telegram to Emperor
e'iii'2n' or Germany. according TO ad-
'ccs from Vienna
't.cmenccau's accusations against me
are so low that | have no intention
lager 10 discuss this affair with
France. My cannon in the west is our
last reply.
I'm faithful friendship.
tSiGncdD "CHARLES"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
Aviator Mcchnnician Killed.

NEW YORK, April 15.-AIax Bessler.
mcchanician for Lieutenant Joseph
Stehlin. Of the Lafayette escadrille. was
Instantly killed at Shcepshead Bay to-
day. Besslcr was testing the mechanism
when the propeller started to rcvolvc
hurting him to death.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
CECIL ANSWERS QUESTION
No Definite Assurance MS to Time of
Withdrawal of Troops from
NlndlvOstOk.
LEy Issociatcd prs

LONDON. April l5.--Lord Robert
Cecil minister OF blockade. answering
question in the House OF Commons
to-day, said:
mo assurance has been given that
The British and Japanese troops will be
withdrawn from Vladivostok as soon as
order is restored. but IL is hoped that
the incident Will soon be closed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
i.AN LAWS RELATING
TO DISLONAL II0rER ANCES

Most of the disorder throughout the
country is caused by the lack OF laws
relating to disloyal uttcrances. Con-
grcss did not pass the original espion-
age act in the form in which my de-
partment prepared it, and section ;
OF the Law rs passed by Congress has
been the only weapon with which the
government could attack this danger
Gus evil. My department has succeed
cd under that one clause in securing
the conviction Of more than $50 offend
ers I'm different parts of the country
and In obtaining the imposition OF SEN
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-16
SUGGESTED An EXCHANGE:
OF VIEWS MITII AMERIEk 4

In the peace offensive" OF tn" pres
ont year. Count Cxcrniu. in the Aus
trian Reichsrath, on January -. sug-
gcstcd An exchange Of views between
Austria Hungary ana tho United states.
lie announced also that Austria based
ner negotiations with Russia on the
policy OF no aunexations or !mdcm-
mites, but there always was some
doubt whether his paciiis, maucuvcrs
Mere honest, OF werc inspired by Ber-
In in an effort TO bring abou; split
among the entente allies.
Count Czernin on April & in AN ad-
dress At Vienna declared that Pre-
m!"r olcmenceau had sought peace nc
Co,iations with Austria The French,
Premier replied that Count C2cruin
li"d. The French auI Austrian Foreign
offices ;hcn issued statement explain
ing tho unofficial negotiations in
Switzerland.
Early last week tho French govern
mcnt declared that Emperor Charles
and Count Cz"rnin both had said that
tho claim OF France - Alsacc-I.or-
rainc was Just This brought de-
nial from Emperor charles. in tho form
of Il telegram To- Emperor william. 10
whom he reiterated his loyalty 10 tn,
';"ifnau cause, and d.uicd ,ha, he
mad said Franc" was justified in want
Ing Alsacc-Lorraine returned
This immediately brought from the
FrcUch government the publication Of
4 letter from Emperor Charles TO his
hrother-in-law. Prince S.Xfus of Bour-
bon. which MAS autographed. and
which the Emperor asked be given TO
PRESIDENT Foinrarc. In the letter the
Emperor said that France should have
AISace-Lorrain and that Belgium and
serbia should be restored lie also
ASKED that London and Paris be felt
out as 10 proba BILE paac.: tor,ns