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New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Ready for Action"

a never had SO mach fun and
noise. Noise? we'll, you just ask
Mother, but she doesn't care cause
it's so safe. My Dad thinks it's fine;
why you wouldn't use a 15-cent can
of that Bangsite in a whole week
and lighted match won't burn it,"
/. ITS lots of fun with soldiers,
tents and forts-almost real with it's
Flash and Bang in military games
and firing salutes. Then ! shoot it
any time, you know it doesn't use
powder or matches.'
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

~HE upright instrument illus,
t5ated d is the famous Style 100
~ Aeolian~Vocalion, price S285.
Many people consider this the
most beautiful Of any of the regular
Upright Vocation hne. 1t has a
pure, full tone, of great power and
richness Its volume may be beau,
tifullys modified in two ways; by
the wonderful Graduola, with which
you may graduate the flow of melody
as you will, or by the Volunome-
an ingenious device for setting the
Vocalionto play at Piano" Forte"
etc. until change in volume is
desired.
The superior Vocation Automatic
Stop, the famous Vocation Univer.
sal Tone Arm for playing all
records and eight record albums
are included in the equipment of
this VOCATION
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
S157, 100000 More for

Army, Is Senate Plan
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
OVERLOOK

The influenza epidemic is not so
serious now and most of the sufferers
are convalescing.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Houston Of
Georgetown have moved to the farm
with their son, John.
Mrs. Susie Greene and family have
recovered from the influenza and have
moved to Milton.
Mrs. Norman Neff and daughter, lit
tie Elva, have moved to Philadelphia.
Miss Mildred Greene spent last week
with her aunt, Mrs. George Workman,
at Georgetown.
Charles Dickerson and family have
moved to the property recently vacated
by Mrs. Susie Greene.
Miss Villa Hastings is spending
some time in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carpenter and
children spent Sunday with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Dut-
ton, of Cave Neck.
Miss Emma Greene is now attending
school at Milton.
On occount of the illness Of the peo-
pie of this vicinity, the church has not
been having its regular meetings.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17

Edith Olson died on Wednesday, the
Sth inst. Of pneumonia, aged 80 years.
Funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. Barratt at her late home and
burial made in Red Mems Cemetery
at Glendale by s. J. Wilson & Son.
Jesse Frances, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Alfred Walls, died in Slaughter
Neck on Saturday, of pneumonia, aged
! year, A months and Is days. Fu-
neral at residence on Monday, con-
Quoted by Rev. C. II. Atkins. and inter
ment made in Slaughter Neck M. Z.
cemetery by S. ]. Wilson g. Son.
Carlton NJ, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Davis, died in Slaughter Neck
on Monday OF pneumonia, aged 25
years. Funeral at Slaughter Neck
church on Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. c. H. Atkins and burial made in
the adjoining cemetery by S. J. Wilson
& Son.
Nellie. wife Of Ashur Campbell, died
in Coolspring on Monday of pneu-
monia, aged 81 years. Funeral was
held at the residence on Thursday af-
ternoon by the Rev. Murphy and bur-
ial made in COolspring Presbyterian
cemetery by S. ]. Wilson & Son.
Two arrests were made last week
for failure of autoists to blow their
horns at crossings. They were prop
erly fined by Alderman Porter.
Who stole George Atkins turkey
George had turkey that he confined
to an outhouse on Thursday evening
for future reference. The next morn
ing the bird was gone. George, after
nosing around for awhile, located his
turkey in a shipping crate nearby and
the jokers did not have much on
George.
Mrs. J. B. Welch. who has been In
Wilmington for three weeks assisting
in attending to the family of a sick
daughter. returned home on Tuesday
evening.
D. A. c.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
HARBESoN.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Mirch of Chester
town, Nd, are spending some time with
the formers mother. Mrs. H. B. Mirch.
Miss Mary Bryan of Milton spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs. T..
NJ. Jarvis.
S. j. Warrington was home over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raphael Reed have re-
turned to their home at Chester, Pa,
after spending some time with Mrs.
Addie Veasey.
Clarence Virden has moved into the
house vacated by N. T. Webb.
The influenza is very bad around
here aagin.
W. P. Smith has been visiting in
Wilmington.
Mrs. 7. A. Walls is improving at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wrixham McIlvaine
and Thomas Perry are visiting rels-
tives in Washington, d. c.
Our school is closed again as our
primary teacher, Miss Torbert, has the
influenza.
Mrs Benz. McChesney and daugh-
ters. Alice and Estella, Of Bridgevtlle,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Steele
last week.
Miss Mary Veasey spent the week.
end with her sister, Mrs. Kendall
Warrington.
NJ. A. Smith is assistant operator at
the railroad station now.
Mrs. Foskey of Milton visited her
niece, Mrs. Harry Rust, last week.
Herman Murphy, who is attending
school at Milton, spent the weekend |
with his parents.
Thomas Veasey is visiting his sis
ter Mrs Howard Pettyjohn.
Mrs. G. A. Rust is able to be out .
again.
c. A. Davidson bought a Chevrolet
from n. T. Webb last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore of Ocean
View and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Muny
If Frankford spent Suncay with Mrs.
Benjamin Chamberlain.
Milford chronicle., 1919-01-17
DOCTOR SAYS
YINOL IS THE
BEST TONIC
Honest Opinion Doctor Gave
His Patient

Bedford, Ohio.-"I was in a pitiful
condition, weak, nervous and run
down so could not do my housework.
1 had doctored for years and tried
everything under the sun. A friend
told me about VinoL I asked my
doctor about it, and he replied, 1T
certainly is the best medicine that can
be had today. I couldn't give you
any better I took it, and today I
am as well and strong as any woman
could wish to be, ard it was Vinol
that saved e."-Mrs. Frank A. Hor-
key, Ash ST., Bedford, Ohio.
We guarantee this famous cod liver
and iron tonic for all such conditions
Pettyjohn's Pharmacy.
2. H. BrattoR, Druggist.
And Druggists Everywhere.
The sun., 1919-02-02

that he did--to the general dissatisfac-
ton of the foreign correspondents.
Personally he was not bad sort.
He was very fond of the product that
made his family name famous. and he
had one hobby. He was collector
of after dinner liqueuTs. OF these, he
, told me one day, he had some 200
different brands, varieties from all
over the world. In the press Depart
ment his chief function seemed to be
to stall" any request for particular
news made by correspondent.
Il think that can be done notwith-
standing the Foreign Office" remarked
Macmillan Harden when told him OF
my plan and my defeat on the Will
helmstrasse. you know. the Crown
Prince simply loathes the Foreign
Office and he might he willing to re-
ceive you If for no other reason than
to annoy the Wilhelmstrasse."
Harden gave me a letter to friend
of his, requesting that friend TO recon-
mend ME to a friend of the latter for
an introduction to Baron Won Malt
zahn, political adviser and instructor
in statecraft to the Crown Prince.
II worked splenddly. Won Maltzahn
was in his official capacity also "a
Landrat on the Island of Ruegen, Nn
Office that corresponds to the judicial
| functions of a county Judge with the
executive powers of n Sheriff. He was
junker, but of rather a more liberal
and broad minded type than is general
among that class. He reminded one
of the English county squire, was not
| o. M
modestly. But he had many of the
political views OF his party, the Con-
servatives; was opposed to universal
male suffrage in Prussia, to the par
liamentary form Of government, to n
change in the constitution making the
Chancellor responsible to the Reichs-
| tag.
| Later he was a strong ally of Tirpitz,
supported the ruthless U-boat war
! but became fearful when the danger of
America loouled up and was for keep
ing America ont of the war. He was
one of the leaders in the Conservative
Cabal against Won BethmannH ollweg.
Democratic as he was in his contact
with everybody, he believed in n
strong Germany" under Prussian
| leadership, and il was very evident to
ME that he was not guiding the mind
of the Crown Prince politically in such
a way as to prepare him to become
president of German republic.
Once during the acutest stage of the
submarine crisis Maltzahn asked me
for my personal opinion as to what
might save the situation with America.
Immediate suspension Of the U-boat
war, universal male suffrage for Prus-
STA, taking the power of making war
and peace from the Kaiser and plac.
ing it in the hands Of the Reichstag
changing the constitution to provide a
parliamentary. democratic form OF
government" I answered.
THE first Is out of the question
the other steps would but lead to a
republic" he answered. "Give the So
cialists that much and they would
want everything"
! That is a glimpse into the mind Of
The sun., 1919-02-02
Ski kiorirg at St Morltz wL,le still
a royalty

usii% speaking. those knuckles were
s"ie ana contributed to soreness of
mind. found him deeply resentful
chine No SocialN't distrusted the
Foreign Office more than he did, but
his were different reasons His charge
was that the Foreign Office was
weak" and "unr"liahle." That atti-
tuIc toward the Wilhclmstrasse was
illustrated when in one Of the acutest
phases of the submarine crisis one day
in 1916 he called me up in Berlin by
telephone from his headquarters in
Stcnay Ia ask what the latest de-
velopments We're in America. 1t re-
called To my mind what he had said
ON the occasion of my visit to him,
that "thc Foreign Office tells me little
ana ! am never certain of that little"
The Foreign Office never was exactly
u lress agent for him. They looked
upon him as mischief maker. The
military ccuSorS were always pleased
To sec his name mentioned in des-
patches. but the Foreign Office Ccnsors,
on the other hand, had n way of dis
Couraging il. one day after tho
Crown Prince had called at the For
oign Office on ono of his rare visits to
Berlin during the war Zimmerman
remarked to nc: II washed his head
thoroughly for trying TO mix in where
81 does not concern him"
hanging by the neck on strings sus-
pended from the chandelier over the
table in the dining room were little
mannilNns painted in tho uniforms of
the British. French, Belgian, Serbian
and Russian soldiers, ! thought il
poor taste to hang your enemies over
your fcstal board. Seeing me glance
up at them one evening At dinner "A
member of the staff, believe it was
Major Won Mueller, remarked: 81 won
der whom we will have TO hang up
there next"
"Well, one thing is certain" replied
Lieut.-Gcn. Won schmidt -knobeisdorfT,
nj that time Chief Of Staff to the
! Crown Prince. "it will not be an Amer
| lean"
zone cannot bc too certain about
| that" said the Crown Prince,
But. your Highness, Surely your
/ Hghness does not mean that" Choir
used several shocked voices from
! around the table.
Nothing is impossible for our diplo-
mats when It comes to making us
: enemies" he answered
Impossible Impossible that Amer
/ lea will come against u.s." declared
! several.
Not at all. You don't know uur
! diplomats" quietly insisted the, Crown
! Prince, His .misgiving proved wei
founded. though there may be diSputcs
as to whether the German diplomats
! or German military leaders brought
! America into the war.
Mere FiEurehead OF Command.
The Crown Prince was in command
| of the Fifth German Army. Tina,
army held the Nerdun sector. That Is
the Crown Prince at that time com
manded" very much in the sense that
| King George "rules' England. ~
course he signed all general orders
but the drawing up of those orders, the
making OF plans and decisions wa,
done by LieYt,-Gen. Won Schmidt
The sun., 1919-02-02

/ the man. His reaction on those politI-
cal subjects was representative OF his
entire class.-the Prussian Junker ele-
ment in the Prussian Diet or parlia-
nent, OF which he also was member.
To him Harden had sent me ny in
direct channels. Maltzahn was not
aware of that. Like all Conservatives
he regarded Harden as a traitor.
The Baron forwarded my request to
the Crown, Prince and added to it his
own recommendation. A few days
later the message quoted was the an
swer.
! AS neither the Foreign Office nor the
| General staff were 10 know anything
about my visit the problem of the nee
| essary pass presented itself. The fol-
lowing day n so-called Kaiser pass"
was placed in my hands. How ii was
obtained | never learned, nor did ask
any questions. II could be issued only
by one. OF two departments. and the
subsequent Investigations established
that it was issued without the proper
/ authorization.
! Kaiser pass" is n misnomer. There
/ was no such thing as a pass signed by
the Kaiser. 1t was also known as
"Wir Wilhelm (We William) pass
Both names came from the wording
II was an impressive black and gold
sheet of foolscap size, surmounted by
the German imperial eagle in black
and began I'VE William, by the grace
| Of God King OF Prussia and German
Emperor, herewith command our civil
and military authorities to let pass I'M
hindered and give every necessary as
sistance,' &C.. 1t had facsimile OF the
| Chancellor's signature and was coun-
tersigned by some one in the Chancel-
! lery.
1t was the second pass of the kind
had had The first had been obtained
| for me hy Ambassador Gerard three
months before to go TO Holland. A
similar pass was given at that time
also to the Associated Press CORE
spondent.
| Between the Rhine and Metz SOL
diers and military intelligence officers
| in plain clothes several times came
through the train to examine the
passes OF passengers. The big fortress
was closely guarded against spies.
Though the pass did not have either
my photograph or my own signature
for Identification purposes, and there
fore any one could have used II, no
questions were asked when | produced
It. Not one OF the officers who held me
up had ever seen such a pass. In the
Metz station | passed the double bar
rier with equal ease. ! reported TO the
Military Governor, Gen. Won Falken-
| hansen.
4 In x1yhi ~
The sun., 1919-02-02

plomacy and the weaknesses Of the
German governmental system as
judged by more modern standards.
Il is a far cry from the bankers
villa in France, with its pretty Eng
fish garden, TO the preachers drab
house on Wieringen, which means sea-
weed; from the natty Imperial Crown
Prince in his field gray uniform of a
Lieutenant General, with the Iron
Cross, first class, over his heart and
the beautiful blue and gold Pour lie
Merite cross at his collar, to the very
ordinary looking young man III Scotch
golf cap, rough knickerbockers and
with sabots on his feet who is shown
in recent pictures. He now knows
what happened when the truth finally
penetrated the ''mauer" (walD around
his father and reached him-too late.
But to tell the story of how an
American correspondent reached the
headquarters of the German Crown
Prince in France against the positive
Introduction OF the Government and
spent the greater part of week with
him.
one day in November q believe il
was November 16) l was sitting in the
office of the United Press in Berlin
when the telephone rang. His lmpe-
rial Highness commands that the
American journalist Wiegand be at his
Headquarters within the next three
days, as he will be absent on an in
spection tour after that. - Won der
Planitz, Major, Adjutant." That was
the telegram that Baron Won Maltzahn
political adviser TO the Crown Prince,
read 20 me over the phone"
The message proved to be the sue
cessful elimination of my efforts to get
permission to visit the headquarters OF
the German Crown Prince. Keep quiet
about this" cautioned Won Maltzahn.
Interview Idea Thought Joke.
When ] first conceived this idea OF
attempting to visit the Crown Prince
possibly 10 interview him. everybody
treated II as an American joke IL
never had been done. therefore it was
quite out OF the question TO think that
It could be done. There was no prece-
dent.
The Foreign Office more than
frowned upon my request to be per-
mltted TO visit the Crown Princes
headquarters. It positively forbade it.
I'VE want the Crown Prince to fight
not talk" was the brusque reply OF
Baron Won Mumm. a relative of the
family OF extra dry" renown. when
asked the reasons for the refusal
Baron Won Mumm had once upon a
time been attached to the German En-
bassy in Washington, later had been
Ambassador In Toxic. and because OF
the knowledge thus gained Of America
| some twenty years before, he had beer
considered the proper man to handle
| the foreign section of the press de-
partment in the Foreign Office. And
The sun., 1919-02-02

mans wanted the war, he frankly adj
mitted that our diplomats had their
full share in the laundering that made
the war possible" He was indeed bit
terly hostile TO the German Foreign
Hollweg and had contempt of the
little Foreign secretary Won Jugow
If had my way ! would clean out
the whole damn office excepting per-
haps one man
Strangely enough, that one man was
Zimmerman. at that time Under Sec
rotary in the Foreign Office, who posed
as friend of America but who know
ingly or unwittingly played Tirpitz's
game
Baron Won Mumm's exclamation,
I'VE want the Crown Prince IL fight,
not talk" no longer mystitied me, nor
why the Foreign Office did not want a
newspaper man To visit and talk with
his Imperial Highness. The heir to
the throne was not choice in the words
i'm which he described the stupidity of
those who shaped Germany's foreign
! policy"
little Influence on Policies.
| one morning, commenting upon the
| little influence he had in matters Of
policy. he remarked: Sometimes
feel like II man who knows that any
day he may he called upon to take over
the wheel of big ship and steer it
| through dangerous waters, all the
while realizing keenly that he knows
/ nothing about navigation because he is
not given "a chance to learn and mas
/ ter it's secrets That is l." Now he
will not need that knowledge.
/ There was considerable truth in it,
Harden had described the Crown
Prince as mot bad sort. A chap
who has many good impulses, but
knows little, is given little opportunity
to learn the things he ought to know
has little to do, therefore learns things
not particularly good for him and
often gets into mischief" He attributed
It to the SILLY Hohenzollern tradition
that n Crown Prince is treated like a
boy, no matter what his age, and must
keep out of sight as much as possible
until he is called to the throne, for fear
that he may gain popularity with the
people. of which his father, the En-
peror, invariably Is keenly jealous
The Crown Prince had so often beer
raped over the knuckles for what
was called interference when he sought
20 make suggestions that. metaphors
The sun., 1919-02-02

Germans mad. So far as / know I was
the only foreigner who during The way
got into Metz without having an officer
as escort
We reached Stenay on Sunday AZ
midnight in a pelting rain. | was bill
leted in the home Of charming old
French lady, but ate my meals with
the Crown Prince when | was not out
in the Argonne forest with the troops
At the next morning ] reported at
the Crown Princes villa. where ! met
his Adjutant, Major Elder Won der
Planitz and Majors Ehrhardt and Won
Mueller of the staff. A few minutes
later the Crown Prince came down
stairs. greeted me cordially and very
soon plunged into the discussion ~
political subjects. He was Surpris-
ingly informal and lacked all the stiff
ness that ! had expected. He spoke
English much better than I did Ger
man; in fact the genuine British
English. He assigned Captain of the
headquarters staff of the Fifth Army,
who also spoke perfect English. to take
me out into the Argonne. He asked
his personal physician, Il well known
joCularly remarking "in case you get
hurt"
Ample Chance TO Talk.
In the several days that followed
had an unusual opportunity for for
eigner to study the Crown Prince.
Until in the evening | was with tho
troops at the front. Breakfast and
n, Nx.it', Ia ri
The sun., 1919-02-02

knOUels iorlf assigned by the Geuerd.
STAFF TO the Crown Prince as Chief or
staff. He was close to 80 and n
brusque and gruff old martinez, but
regarded as fine soldier and strate-
gist.
Young Wilhelm had rapidly been ad
vanCed from Colonel OF the Deaths
Head HuSsars to Licutonant-Gen
in command of an army. Hohenzol
lern tradition demanded that the hei!
to the throne must have martial glory
Whether his own genius or the genius
Of some one else Won il mattered little
so long as it was credited to him. Kno-
belsdorff was Chief of staff. military
instructor and military adviser to the
| Crown Prince. From time to time both
got on the nerves of the other upon
occasion. Later KnOOelsdorff was sue
Ceeded by Gen. Won I.lttwitZ
I II was dlr1iCult 10 reconcile the real
Crown Prince as found him with the
stories / had heard about him being
! such a war firehrand. With weak
face, II figure AZ slender as IA young
girls. of which he Is not a little vain
almost offeminate appearance and 2
soft. almost womaulilSe voice, he
makes AN impression that is anything
but warlilic. Often Germans re-
marked. "If he could only grow
! beard" There was little Of strong
masculine timbre in his voice. He al
ways spoke in a low tone. once when
he was deplorinG that he was painted
as "war firehrand," which he said
he was not, | called his attention to
speeches he had made to his regiment
| What regimcntal commander has
not made such speeches to his menu
he asked. THAT is part OF the game
OF being a soldier. II does not neCes-
sarily mean much and should not be
taken too seriously. Others have made
such speeches and worse, and yet you
have never heard Of them"
| Wilhelm looked years Younger thar
he was at that time. His appearance"
was extremely boyish for a man in the
thirties and father of -four children
He had little patience with rigid fot-
malities and stinish dignity ana had
n boys delight in shocking some ~
the stiff-necked statesmen and persons
around the Kaiser.
Nursed GrudGeS Against ,Isny.
I ~ frequent ''iiltldll4l va NV II = Nh'N
that the Crown Prince lacked proper
dignity and did not appreclat" the high
position he held. | have seen more
formal etiquette at the dinner table
of n Division General than at dinners
in the Crown Princes villa. Young
wilhelm had an antipathy to Old men
With the exception of Gen. Won Kno-
hrlSdorfi ana his personal physician
all the others of his personal staff We're
Young. With those he seemed 10 h"
on terms of equality. Dispatches In
dictate that one of them, Major Won
Mueller, accompanied him into exile
The Crown Prince nursed grudEe
against several of the men close e.
the Kaiser. His friends said They
were always misrcpresenting him 20
lis father and telling tales on him
He dislked Mackensou intensely. A.
those men knew that on the Crown
CoBiidtCd on EO{IOfnSstO Pd0a