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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Bakers and Hotel Men
Secure Flour Permits
All Comply With New Federal Food
Regulations Relative to Max
ing Wheat Bread.

The new proclamation issued by
President Wilson. which was to the eff
feet that all bakeries. hotels and res
tauran,s that baked all the bread which
is served by the proprictors would he
TO secure licenses on Fcbru-
AIRY from the United States food ad-
ministration was put into effect yes
terday.
All of tho above listed places had Sc
cured licenses yesterday.
The act was decided upon to prevent
any boarding. scarcity or speculation OF
wheat -four or other commodities used
in the manufacture of bread. The
places that can prove that they use
irss than three barrels Of -four a month
are the only oncs exempted from the
proclamation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
VH%H1AH or CIVIL War, PROM
HHNT BUSINESS MAE AND
WIDELY KNOWN LOCAL
CITIZEN.
was Z Guard Over and Witnessed tho
Tagging Of John Brown-Was
in Ninetieth Year.

Col. August Rolf. one Of the most
prominent and widely residents of the
CITY. passed peacefully away at the
home Of his daughter. Mrs. ~. L. Meyer.
SO, Fifteenth street. last evening ut b
o'clock. He had been i'll for three weeks
and slept away into eternal rest. lie
was In his nineti"th year.
August Rolf was born in Hanover.
Germany. August IS. ISIS. He came TO
this country when he was is years OF
age, and soon after his arrival In Amer
lea he came to this city and mad since
lived here.
In Germany Mr.. Rolf learned the tai
lor trade. Soon after coming to this
CITY he entered the employ Of Mr.. Kan
rnerer, who conducted tailor shop at
Tenth and Main streets. Al this place
he worked for number Of years. lattr
going to New Orleans. He remained Ia
the Crescent City for several years. but
returned to Wheeling: when he entered
the restaurant business. in which he
was engaged for n number OF years.
In the early sixties at the uprising OF
the South preliminary TO tho Civil war,
Mr.. Rolf enlisted In the stat. militia.
and was soon made lieutenant OF the
company c.. OF the famous 1l:man
Rifles.
GuaSQS JOh4 6tUWu
One Of the interesting events nf Lieu
tenant Rolls lit,. was when he was
stationed at Charirstowu iu 1860 Ak Il
guard over John Brown. who had been
captured and was waiting TO be- hanged
Lieut.. Rolls company mad been called
into action with company T. by Cow r.
nor Wise, of Virginia. and H. ihcn
served under Major L"rinS. Fills COM
pany witnessed the hanging "f John
Brown.
In 1851 Lieut.. Rolf and his entir"
COMPANY enlisted In thr Union army.
Company T. then became Il par, Of Tn"
Second regiment OK West Virginia
troops one OF the most famous "f tn
Civil war. lie scr"ed under Captain
Edward Planke: IN this company. In
1863 he was chosen aS adjutart Of .Iia
regiment which position h. held until
/ the close Of the war. He was III action
many times and present at IN" surr"n-
n Of several Southern army d.tach-
nts.
Prominent In Business Life.
IN after returning at tn. close or
ar. Colonel Rolf engaged in the
manufacturing business and was
ted with the Central Glass Com
He worked here for a number
p. For some time he was super
ut Of Wheeling Park. while the
set car line Of this vicinity was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
One Store Open Monday

There are still some who do not com.
prehend the order of the fuel admins
tration and are keeping their stores
open on Monday and in so doing are
not showing the patriotic spirit in
which the fuel order Is meant
The place in question Is the Bern.
hardt store in the Bjou building TO
prove that the proprietor was there
for business, reporter on a local pa,
per went into the store yesterday and
tried on hats. but refused to buy for
patriotic reasons.
All other stores were closed yester.
day, and it is hoped that this store
was not open for business unless
through misunderstanding Of the
federal order.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Z BELOW =
At 3:15 a. M, Tuesday, the ther.
mometer at the steel bridge shows
II below zero, within 2 degrees
Of the winters record here.
RED CROSS CHAPTER
ENLARGES QUARTERS

Th, ladies of tho Rcd Cross Of this
city celebrated "h"atloss Monday" yes
terday with making number Of
changes about the work room of the
hcadouHrtcrs NJ. Somehow OF the
Hub company permitted the ladies I"
use the whole front pnrt of the second
floor Of the building for thei work.
The surgical dressing department is
now in the front part Of the room near
cs, the windowss Tho clerical oftice
comes next to the surgical dressing de-
rartmcnt and then comes the sorting
dcpartmcnt Next to the back wall Is
the sowing department. where the la
dies will operate the sewing ma
chimes.
This arrangement will be great I'M
provcment and the ladies are very
thankful TO Mr: Sonneborn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
WOOL STOCKS IN THE
u. S. 562,000,000 LBS.

Washington. Feb. 4.-Wool stocks In
the United States were about .56@."OO.n"n
pounds on December 81. last. III" depart
mrnl of commerce announced to-day, IN
its third quarterly report. That "a1
a decrease of 66.00n,000 pounds from
stock September. 30, 1917. The stocks
were held Ivy manufacturers and dealers.
Two hundred and siXty-two reported no
wool on hand.
Grease wool holdings were 32a.oQO.oo"
pounds. n dPcrens" or 59.009.OI0 pounds
from September 40. Secured. $1,000
put;uds. Il decrease Of 7.nn0.00h pulled.
Il 600 600 pounds. a decrease Of 3.0h0,hc0
pounds Tons. c3.0n0. 00". no change,
noils. 81, Don. non a decrease Of a.00h.on0
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
INJURIES FATAL : IF
TO WELLSBURG BOY

Levi Philabaum Of Wcllsburg. who
was badly crushed in n mine accident
at rkinlryvElIr Saturday died Of his
injuries at the N"rlh Wheeling hospital
at l2:1h O'clock TINS morning after Suf-
fcrinE two days intense pain. The young
man was suffering internal injuries.
Levi Fhlnbaum WAS in his twenty
first year. and. had been working at
tho mine Il short time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Mrs. Josaphina Xerrsll.

Mrs. Josephine Ferrel. we'll known
resident OF South Wheeling. passed
away at the Ohio Valley General hos
pital at noon yesterday. following
lingering illness OF several weeks. MIS-.
Ferrcll was in her slxty-eightn year.
Arrangements for the funeral arc rs
yet incomplete but will probably nc
held from the family nome 1T Sc Twcn-
ty-cighth street. Thursday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
BELLAIRE MAN WEEDS
EAST WHEELING WOMAN

Last evening at o'clock the Rev.
Father Edward Galway OF ST. JoscphK
cathedral. united In marriage. In, the
cathedral residence. Mr.. John a.
Books, popular nnd well known Bel
laire. Ohio. man. and Miss Elizabeth
-Sta,zcr. esteemed yound lady of East
Wheeling.
Immediately following tho ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs Books left for IL several
weeks eastern and southern trip.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Red Cross Notes.

Miss Edna Miller. who has been con-
fined to her home In Woodlawn with n
very sore hand. was able to be at work
in the general office of the hcadquar-
tcrs yesterday.
\ large number of tho ladies OF the
surgical dressing class are expected. TO
attend today's session and Mrs. Fl. &.
Whitaker will be In charge. This de-
partment has been doing great work
and hundreds Of garments arc being
made weekly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
picty Funeral Ysstsrdsy.

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at the family home In Wood.
lawn for the late James V. Dicky. who
passed away Friday evening. Entomb-
ment was made In the Greenwood maui
solemn. Intermcnt will be made later
fr the Stone Church cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Mrs. May Glass Funeral

The remains Of Mrs. Mary Glass for
merly Of this city but more recently
Of Detroit Mich. who passed away
there Sunday will arrive here this
morning at $40 o'clock, and will be
taken to the Mendel parlors, where
the funeral services will be held.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
OBITUARY


Funeral services for Harry Porter.
who died in Chester Saturday. will be
held this afternoon at 1880 o'clock in
the home Of his sister. Mrs. Edward
McGrannanan. 423 Erie street. Wheel
ing Island. with interment in Stone
church cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
APPOINT TRAFFIC MANAGER.

The Carbon Steel company has ap-
pointed w. c.. Austin its. traffic man
ager. Mr.. Austin is a well known
railroad man having been In the em-
nloy Of the baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the past II years. and until
recently soliciting freight agent with
offices at Pittsburgh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Common Pleas Court-New Cases.

charles f.. Gates. plaintiff. rs. VII
liam Brailly. Action for n"n"y. Amount
claimed. s737.4s.
Mnnae V. Truck Us. g. W McNirh-
OILS. Action for money. Amount claimed
s1.7nn.
Chcvcr ". rcttay, as guardian nt
Lindley GREGG vs.. II. f.. Kuhn. Action
for mn accounting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
Marriage Licenses.

Charles J. Eiscnhrud Of Whccling and
Vcda ". Lewis uf Martins Ferry.
Giro Stropoli and Mary Pctit" Peri
.Iiosi both Of Martins Ferry
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

WASHINGTON. Feb. THE death
of Private Karl Hansen. kilIcd IN
France as the result Of m explosion.
was reported to the war department. To-
day by General PcrshinG. li"hseh
emergency address was chicago
Second Lieutenant. Lawrence D"lsEt.
.rnnch mortar battalion. died, February
. ~ .nneumonia. His godfather. John
Dandridge Henley Luce. lives in Bos-
ton. Mass.
General PershinG also reported tho
Jo,,b from scarlet fever of Private
william, c. Ronncy of Silver Lake.
plymouth. Mass.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

II Is reported In the Danish press
that new butter substitute (butyrunD
has been invented by director OF ono
OF the Danish cIealncries.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
BIG FOOD SEIZURE
MADE AT PITTSBURGH

plTTSBI'EGH. Feb. a.--Unttcd States
secret S"rvic" agents. acting under or
drrS ur W II. t;"pre". food adminiStrh-
tor for Allegheny county late today
r;li,I.rh four priNat" rrSIdrncS III inns
city nnd seized 1000 pounds or flour ann
"np pounds "f sugar. which, II IS al
legged. WAS hring huard"d in. violation OF
IN. federal food control act Owners Of
,hr foodstufrS were called before United
S,airs District Attorney T.. Lowry
lI,lncs and r"primandrd. Three Of the
cuur PROMISED tn turn over the food
siufrs Iu thu food adninisl I'll ton and
were. released from prosecution. Action
in the case Of The fourth. Il baker, has
moi been decided upon. e,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON. Feb 4.-Royal Allen
Lcese. first class gunners mate. was
lost overheard from the submarine Ii"
on january 25 the navy department To-
day announced. His home was In Get
tysburE. Pa. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

tn remove SNOW from city sirH"tS Il
Irniur-drivrn machine has been invented
shat cleanscs an ciGht-f""t swC;h al
the rat" Of 900 feet Il inmate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

To-night's games POSTPONED until
Wednesday. February 6. al 900 p. MI:
Three Birds VS.: z. A. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Bad Weather Checks
City's Coal SdUing

Continued FRO n rage One
shipmcut. and the fuel arrivals in phla-
dolphia in the last twcuIy-four hours.
1000 tons over the Pennsylvania lines
and. It is believed, similar amount, at
least. over the phi'adclphta and Read
ing Railway Tor philadelphia consump-
tiou alonc-thc Philadelphia coal situa-
ton took on a frightened aspect
As the fve-day closing order does not
apnly to saloons. they are all open to-
day. They will close again ueNt Mon
day and ON each Of the eight Mondays
thereafter. when the Monday holidays
viii end.
Faw exemptions were granted from
the 'hcatles-" order. Several firms en-
gagged iu war wuYl, are stI closed aud
unless special permission Is received,
viii stay closed on each of the succeed
ing nine Mondays.
Some of these firms are pctsCoc Broth
ers Il CO.. manufacturing 10000
shirts for the War Industries Board of
the Council OF National Defense; the
Aiuslic II. Fox Company, which is maxi
ing rifles similar in pattern to the REM
ingtou guns aud the Continental Elder
down Company, which has several large
mills engaged in manufacture Of woplcn
spiral puttccs for the army.
Bi'um.uuus coal operators are coutiu-
ruug than' meeting in the University
club. They hone 10 arrive at som plans
whereby cooperation with the admin
istratiuu will give a steady flow OF coal
for industrial plants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Cold on Heels
Of Heavy SnOlr

Continued rrom Page One
many cases the loaded wagons had To-
he towcd away by motortruckS.
Dealers notified patrons in cases where
delivery was impossible and as result
many of the coal yards were thro'seu
with men. women and children who car
ried the coal home in bags, baskets and
barrows.
Animal ambulances of the anticruelty
societies were kept on the jump tlis
morning and found numerous Instances
where horses collapsed from oyerWcrk.
Their owners were reprimanded. but
very few arrests were made in view OF
the general conditions under which many
of the dealers are compelled to operate.
With all places Of amusement and
recreation closed today the streets were
deserted as a result Of the storm, which
incidentally redounded to the benefit
of the saloons Most Of them were
packed to the doors from early morn
FEAR ICE DAMAGE IN RIVER
The heavy snowfall, il Is feared, VIII
add to difficulties caused by the ice Jam
i'm the Schuylllill,
chief paws said officials are helpless
In the face Of the ice jam and there IS
nothing that can he done except to let
the weather take its course. To use
dynamite at this time would endaugci
the dam.
The principal danger is from a sud-
den thaw. rele sing a volume OF water
loo great to be controlled and causing
"A food of rhe proportions that brought
damage in 1909.
Ice in the Delaware continues to be
a serious hindrance to shipping. the river
on both sides OF the channel being a
solid mass Of ice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
400 STATE COLLEGE
BOYS ENTER SERVICE
President Sparks, in Annual
Report, Reviews Institutions
Great Assistance to Nation


FIFTY years of Unconscious preparation
for war by the Pcnus, wanna state col
lego arc reviewed by Dr r. E sparks.
the college executive iu his annual re-
port presented today 6, tho board of
trustees at its annual meeting. He
emphasized the work dore by the iu-
stitution along the lines Of military I'M
strucuon. engineering and agriculture.
owing to this preparation, Doctor
Sparks pointed out, the college has been
able TO furnish more than aoo under
graduates for various lines Of military
duty. Many Of these men now ho'd
commissions In the army. lie declared
the college boastcd Of 90 per cent of its
living graduates in war service.
In response to requests by the War
pcpartment. said President SPARKS the
state college is giving special aid in
war material manufacture and agricul-
tural production. Negotiations are now
pcuding with the Federal authorities
whereby the college equipments in cngi-
uccriug. mining and chemistry will be
devoted largely TO training special
r'aesp4 for needed war service.
lie reported the college year had been
condensed by emitting all vacations and
holidays so that It is possible To- close
tho academic year on April % instead
oi June H.. a- heretofore. The trustees
were asked to consider proposition To-
omen a special term for technical stu-
dents which will close August I. en-
abling them TO save half year in
graduating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
ALLOW GAS COMPANY
25C SERVICE CHARGE
New Jersey Concern Permit
ted to Increase Rate by
Utility Board

TRENTON lam aa
The Board of Public I-tility C,u,pIi.-
sioucrs has filed reports on the prtitiou
Of the New Jersey Gas COMPANY for
permission To increase its rates. Tho
New Jersey Gas Comuanv serves soy
cral municipalitics i'm camden. Cumber.
land. Gloucostrr and Solan, ,,ountics
Except i'm the hnrouphs or NiueIand
and Swcdcsboro. and i'm Iandis town.
ship the company has heen charging
81 80 gross for gos .,ld tb,.oucb ordi-
nary meters loss \ nor cent discount
for prop1ut unyp,,r, ANA 81 IA not for
gas sold through prrn9id motors In
the borough of Syy,drshorn trc rI,arg,
has been 81. SO cross for ras sold througr
ordinary meters with 10 uer cent lis
count for prompt payment. and Sl.lO
net for gas sold through rrrpaid meters
In the borough of Niuclaud and Landis
township. thc rnrnnany.s charge has been
81 nor thousond ruhir foot for ras soId
Through bntb ,rdinnr,. and nrennid me-
ters 'rbo cop,nan,. nrnnossd IN charge
81 40 not nor tbousoud ,r1bi, feet OK
ront I'm rho horouqb ,r vircIond and
I.nrdis t,,.ugbfr
Tb, ho,rd r.unrts t,,, rop,p,uv as
,,oratira .,t o. I,ys th, 1,ss nr 1017
,l'.''',.,'57 opo'''s,'7 '' -, 49,
,l,,,,,.,s, ,I1,, r.. ..,,,,,,,,. ybnr,Id r,,riy.
rr',n, d,,,,,,..,i., ,...r.,,,,,,,s Sog1 5so Nor,
,'oa,'. tba, r. , month";, service charge
- a- cont, T., ,Iln,,.d tbo r,rrnon,. win
IT,, c,.,,,,, ,,,i, s,,,r,c So5 oo0 Icavinp
Sooc 5co ~ hn dori,a6 from the sale Of
,,a. v,.ri,h f,,. ,I,o on,,,,nt or pas rur-
9IgboI ,yo,,1d ros,,It in a nrire of SI.25
,a+ NO.. tb,uso,,d cubic faat THE hoard
,I,ornfaro has -r,lod th,t cacb connected
,...'.,, 'I,,.,, .ro,dinrse-to.
49, ,r,,,rn ,,r ,,.,rtv-Gyr cents net
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
U. S. TAKES S1,OOO,OOO
HOTEL FOR HOSPITAL
Navy Will Use Big Resort
Hostelry at Cape
May

('AIB MNl. JAN.
The Navy Department has taken over
IN. Cane May Hotel. one OF the largest
and most modern hotels along the New
Jersey coast for naval hospital mus
,,otoi contains 500 rooms, and is mile
Ia n baIr from the Governments Coast
nofense Training school, at Scwclis
point and the aVi alton field at Wissa-
biclon. across the harbor
rbis Is the second big New Jersey
r.sort hotel the Government has taken
over for war hospital work. Recently
,ho famous Lakewood Hotel was taken
ana has since been turned into Base
ITospital No. . for army purposes.
n is believed the Navy Department
,ot onlv nlans to have the hospital a.
cane NAV care FOR the thousands in tn-
Two coast defense camps and in th,
aviation camp. but that 1t also plans
10 make Cold Spring Inlet and the new
tarbor at Cape May naval base Tor
feet operations Off the Delaware Capc%
In that case the famous Cape May
haybor improvement and city building
,nterprisc. launched fifteen aycars ago
and backed by the Government with
81 600. OO0, will have realized its pun
pose.
when Peter Shields. a real estate pro.
motcr. came from Pittsburgh to tim.
citv fifteen years ago, backed by syn
dicate headed by William Finn, Pitt.
burgh contractor he took the marSnl
stretch of Upper Cape May, lying be-
tween the little resort Of Cape May ano
the Cold Spring Inlet on the north
which separated the southernmost point
Of New Jersey from the famous Seven
mile Beach. as a field for his labors.
He built miles Of mosquito-rtldcn
swamps up to six feet above high tide
and got the Government interested I'm
the enterprise to the extent that it should
dredge cold, Spring Inlet to admit the
largest ocean liners and battleships and
then to drcdgc Cape May harbor a shIl.
low stretch great enough in cNpauSo
to float the whole United states navy
He obtained a concession from tn,
Government Of a million dollars and the
work was performed. and a stone jettl
built out from Sewells Point for nearly
a half mile to form a breallwater for
the channel.
A milion-dolar hotel, with 500 rooms
was built upon the newly made land
and many fine homes hive been built
upon the same tract, Then came the
war. The Government realized the value
of this improvement and Immediately sci
about TO realize upon the investment il
had made years before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
TWO MEN NEAR DEATH
AS TRAIN HITS WAGON

christopher Wieland, a baker Of sixth
and Birch streets. ana Louis Meister.
SO Vine street, camden, had mar
row escape from death when the wagon
in which they were riding was struck
by an electric train at the Cumberland
street grade crossing, Gloucester city,
this morning.
Meister was driving Blinded 10y tn"
snow he did not see the train until 1t
was fairly upon them. He called to
his employer and both leaped from the
vehicle. Wieland landed against the
watchmaR's shanty but escaped with
slight injuries NIeister was unhurt
The wagon was demolished, the horse
sustained a broken back and had to be
shot. Bread. cakes, pics and buns lit
tered the crossing.
\ There arc 10 gates at the scene Of
this accident and many serious aCct-
dents have occurred there
suit was entered yesterday by Earl
Stangcr. Of Gloucester city, for Sl",ooo
damages for the death Of his father, who
was killed at this point ON November
II. 1914. when his auto stalled ON the
track
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
GERMAN HELD AS SLACKER
Woman Tells Authorities Man
Burned American Flag

charles Nailc twenty-five years old.
ut Germantown avenue near Cambria
street said by the police to bc Ger
man. is being held by the Federal au-
thuritcs for failing to register
\ telephone call from Collingswood,
y. Jo by "A woman who declared the
man had burned an American flag in
the presence of his three children re-
suited i'm his arrest Male, according
to Government officials, admitted that
he was of German birth and signed u
confession in which ne admitted stealing
uuantitlc# Of copper from the Victor
Talking Machine Company. Of Camden.
lie refused To make q statement regard
ing the alleged burning Of the flag.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
WASHINGTON. Jan %.

Gcmany's iron domination plus po.t-
ical reorganization within Austria will
stem for n time the growing poltico-
economic unrest there, Government au-
thoritics believed today.
They warned that while the internal
problem Of Germany and Austria as re-
noctcd by the best available official re-
ports is grave, there is yet no reason
to feel that collapse is at hand. For
that reason they Counselcd against the
building Of false hopes within their coun-
try that sheer physical and economic
exhaustion will halt the Tcuton just
now.
Government authorities. however. arc
waiting eagerly for the long-dclaycd hut
still expected statement Of Germany in
response to Premier Lloyd George and
President Wilson. This, they think, will
bc the most accurate barometer thus tar
as to the Teuton internal problem.
april and May will be the worst
months the Central Empires have faced,
said Government official And If the
pcoplc Of the empires stand FOR what
they will haze to stand for. then the
war ought to go ON to a knockout
Word pictures Of the Central Empires
reaching this Govorgmcut through Of
fetal channels ctCh a scene OF misery
and want.
From Dutchman just back from tcr.
many the Government has this state
mcut.
PICTURE OF MISERY
The Germany which ! saw was q
perfect picture Of misery which could
only arouse feelings Of compassiou.
To this is appended scmiofllcia
comment thus
Nearly all the concrete statements
made iu the CDutcmau'sD article arr
amply supported by German evidence
aud undoubtedly present conditions am,
future prospects are extremely Elooml
and there prevails In Germany a mou'
| of denressinM which not oven the recon