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session or the papers Of Cercay gave
to the Hohenzollerns over non-Prus-
sian Germany now will be transferred
, to France. 1t is doubtful whether ex-
Emperor William and his ministers
ever dreamed that the day would come
when they would be called upon to
surrender the papers of Ccrcay. They
probably Imagined that when in jan
uary, 1915, the historic chateau of
Cercay was first of all burned and
afterward its blackened ruins levelled
to the ground they had effaced all
trace of the means by which they
had become possessed OF the corre-
spondence and of the origin of their
power over the so-called "Must-Prus-
sian" States. 1t is well that the story
should be recalled here in order TO
show TO the world how the German
Empire, created by Bismarck, was
brought into existence, not through
the free will Of the people, but was
founded upon Hohenzollern terrorism
and blackmail.
The Skull and the Koran.
Equally curious is 1t to see in an
epochal document, the weightiest per-
maps ever drawn up by man, such
items as the demand for the return OF
the skull OF the Sultan Okwawa" and
the Koran of the Caliph Gilman"
The Koran of the Caliph Othman Is
one of the hottest of holy things to the
Moslem world. 1t is as sacred to the
Mahometan as would be manuscript
OF the Gospel according to st. John in
~ l, al,
tian world any such treasure.
Caliph Gilman was both kinsman
and son-in-law OF Mahomot. After tho
death of the Prophet considerable dis
Iute arose over the varying versions
OF the Koran which had developed
from careless copying or from passing
OF the texts from mouth to mouth So
the Caliph summoned to Medina Zaid
Abu Thabit, who had been amanuensis
to Mahomet, and, assigning three
learned scholars to help him. ordered
an authentic text prepared. This
done. three copies OF it were made.
The original remained in Medina. The
copies went to Damascus, Kufa and
Basra-
This was done In 664 and all earlier
copies OF the Koran were burned.
Thus for more than 300 years this
manuscript has been re,igiously pre-
served and highly venerated.
When Gen. Allenby neared Medina
during the campaign in the near East,
Enver Pasha and a body OF Turkish
troops in his command removed the
sacred original from Medina. Now II
will go to the King OF the Hedjaz, rec
oFnized by the allied Powers as the
political successor to Mahomet, and il
will do much to confirm his authority
in the eyes OF the faithful
The skull OF Okwawa, Sultan OF a
portion Of Central Africa, is to the is-
norant natives of the Dark Continent
what the kings seal was to subjects
OF medieval European monarch-the
symbol of all power and authority.
Whose possessed 1t was sovereign.
whose lacked IL was an imposluI. How
the Germans secured 1t is one OF tho
untold stories OF the war-locked per-
kaps, In the archives Of the British
Foreign Office. But back il goes to the
British Crown, TO be added to the
many other curious objects which at
test in native eyes the gcnuineness OF
the Kings right to rule-as for in
stance the Una Bird, a diamond brooch
which proclaims him rightful ruler OF
q section OF India
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dence OF the French Government with
the rulers and governments of Bava-
ria, WurttemDerg. Hesse. Prussia an
Austria from 1865 to 1870 was like
wise preserved in the Chateau of Ger
cay, and is now in the hands of Prince
Bismarck"
This was a warning addressed to
Prince Bismarck that II there were
any further revelations from Berlin
from the find at Cercay. he, Eugene
Rouher, would be compelled to retaliate
by giving to the world copies of the
secret dispatches from Berlin show
ing the negotiations of Bismarck in
the early part Of 1866 to obtain the
assistance and cooperation of France
In the then impending war of Prus-
STA against the southern German
States and against Austria.
This had the desired effect of
silencing Bismarck on the subject of
Cercay. He did not relish the idea
Of the story OF these negotiations by
him with France being laid bare to the
southern states of Germany. which
he was endeavoring to conciliate in
order to cement the unity of the new
fiedged empire. Moreover, he realized
that were the people of Wurttemberg
Bavaria and Hesse. in their enthusiasm
over Germany's victories. 70 become
aware that their rulers and their Pre-
miers had been secretly negotiating
with Napoleon III. for a French in
Nas!on of Germany, with their assist
ance and with the cooperation of Aus
tria, popular rlsings would take place
at Munich, Stuttgart and Darmstadt,
&c, which would sweep the states
men I'm question from Office, possibly
also the rulers OF the German States
concerned, in which event they would
be replaced by men beyond his power
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What Germany Must Restore.

Germany to restore within six months the Koran of
the Caph Ohman formerly at Medina to the King of the
Hedjaz and the skull of the Sultan Owawa formerly in
German East Africa to his Britannia Majesys Govern
ment.
The German Government is also to restore to the
French Government certain taken by the German
authorities in 1870, belonging then to NJ Rouher and to
restore the French flags taken during the 1870 and
ls71.-From the official summary of the peace treaty.
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Famous Rouher Letters That Enabled
Bismarck to Form German Empire
to BeReturned to France Under
the Terms of the Peace Treaty

Napoleon III. all the latter's confiden-
ti7l papers at the palace Of the Tui-
leries and of st. Cloud, among them
MS correspondence with foreign SOW
ereigns and statesmen, as we'll as the
most important documents from the
MES and archives of the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs on the Quai d'Orsay
hurriedly were removed by Rouher to
his chateau of Cercay so as to prevent
them from falling into the hands Of
the Paris populsce in the event Of its
breaking loose once more.
Almost from the very outset Of the
war of 1870 things went badly for
France. She sustained one defeat
after another, and when the GROWING
disaster came at Sedan. where Ma
poleon III. surrendered himself and
the army under his command to tho
Germans in order to save 1t from an
Inhalation. the revolution in Paris
which Rouher had foreseen took place
The empire was overthrown. the pal
ace OF the Tuileries was invaded and
looted by the mob. a republic pro
claimed, and the Empress, as we'll as
Rouher, the Due de Gramont and most
Of the other leading statesmen of the
Napoleonic era were forced to fec for
their lives and to seek refuge abroad.
By the beginning Of October. 1870. the
German army was before Paris, while
King William OF Prussia, with Moltke
and Bismarck. and the remainder of
the headquarters staff, had esta blished
themselves at Versailles.
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Bavarians squelched.

Wholly ignorant OF the find at Ger
cay, the bitterly anti-Prussian Prime
Minister of Bavaria, Count Bray; the
equally Prussophobe Premier OF Wurt-
temberg, Baron Won Narnbuler; the
Hessian Minister of State. Won Dali
WICK &c, arrived at Versailles in the
last days OF October, 1870, in response
to an urgent summons from Prince
Bismarck. His smissaries at Munich.
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A regiment of Mecklenburg cavalry
reached Cercay October 10 and took
possession of the chateau and the ad-
joining villages. The weather was
chilly. The troopers, while foraging
for fuel, came upon a large number of
packing cases stored in the basement
OF the chateau and commenced to chop
them up for frewood. scattering the
contents. which to the disgust OF the
men consisted not Of wines, provisions
or valuables, but merely of bundles of
papers and cardboard boxes and files
filled with letters. Before they had pro-
ceeded very far in their work Of Nde-
struction one OF their lieutenants ap-
peared on the scene and prompted by
curiosity TO glance at some OF the let
tiers, at once became alive to their i'm
portance. had them boxed up again
and after taking his Colonel's instruc-
lions conveyed the entire consignment
OF packing cases under strong escort
to IA Rue de Provence, at Versailles
where Bismarck had taken W his
residence with the members of bis
Foreign once stan.
The cases reached the Chancellor
October IL and the late Sir William
Russell, who was attached to German
headquarters as correspondent for the
London Times, mentions in his articles
In that journal about that time that
Bismarck, who had until then been
extremely gloomy and irritable. sud
denly became the most genial, Joviai
and happy tempered OF men, thanks,
SO Sir William heard, ito the chance
discovery of some very valuable state
papers belonging to tho French Gov
eminent"
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By F. cuNLIFFE-owEN.

THAT in treaty of such a mo-
mentous character as the one
Just drafted, disposing of the
destinies of nations and reshaping the
map OF the entire world. a clause
should have been inserted demanding
the return to the French Government
Of certain documents and correspond
ence confscated and carried of TO
Berlin by Prince Bismarck in the war
o. 1870 conveys some notion of the
extraordinary importance of these pa
pens.
The story of how they came into the
possession Of the Iron Chancellor and
Of the manner in which he used them
to blackmail the nom Prussian sover-
eigns Of Germany into electing old
William Of Hohenzollern as their En-
peror and subsequently to terrorize
them into more or less abject submits
sion to the dictates OF Berlin is ex-
tremely curious and instructive. II
ID known to few.
In the cable dispatches dealing with
The provisions OF the treaty the names
VI DE Reuer" and of "Reuher' are
mentioned in connection with the
papers in question. These names stand
Tor Eugene Rouher, the most notable
inquire OF the reign of Napoleon III,
the latter's most trusted and infiuen-
tai adviser, both in and out of Of
nee so powerful that he used to be
ncknamed the Vice Emperor Emile
Hoia portrayed him under the trans
parent pseudonym of "Son Excellence
Eugene Rougon" in his popular novel
OF that name and as permanent Min
lster OF State Rouher had the ear of
Napoleon at all times, no matter
whether in or out of office, as an
actual member of the cabinet of the
day
stolen From Chateas.
As one of the principal organizers
OF the sanguinary coup d'etat of De-
cemoer, 1851, which transformed
france for the second time from a re-
public into a monarchy. Rouher was
IN position to appreciate the weak
ness OF the foundations OF a throne
winch born of one revolution. was
ever IN danger OF succumbing to an
o'her' lie never lost sight of the role
winch The people of Paris have ever
"a'fd in bringing about the downfall
VI inc successive forms OF government
81 france and was quick to realize
N"en tho war of 1870 became newt
ao'e' that with the departure for the
"oh' " the picked trooos OF the Inn
PeF'aI Guard constituting the metro
p'"'an garrison, and by whom alone
WIG mob had been kept under control
VIC h''t news OF any reverses sus-
FAMED by French arms would resul,
rising ON the banks Of the Seine
''N IN" Imperial regime.
accordingly, with the consent o
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Bismarck silent.

Bismarcks biographies are strangely
silent on the subject OF this find of the
papers at Cercay. No mention there
of was ever made by him, either in the
interviews which he accorded TO the
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Stuttgart and Darmstadt had entirely
failed to remove the opposition Of
these statesmen and of their SOW
ereigns to the project for the organiza-
slon OF a united German Empire under
the supremacy OF Prussia, with the
rulers of the latter Kingdom as heredi-
tary kaisers. They reached Versailles
more determined than ever in their
resolve not to yield. bearing instruc-
tons from their respective monarchs
to that effect. Indeed, the Kings of
Bavaria and Wurttemberg declared
that they would sooner abdicate than
submit to the King OF Prussia as Ger
man Emperor.
During two weeks they held out and
then Bismarck had prolonged tete-a-
tete conversations with each OF the
Premiers in turn, during which he
presumably revealed to them his pos
session OF the confidential corre-
spondence Of their royal masters and
of themselves with Napoleon III. and
his Ministers pledging their support
to the French II they invaded Ger
many for the purpose of crushing
Prussia. At any rate each OF the
Prime Ministers in question emerged
from his interview with Bismarck
with a white and drawn face, show
ing extreme exhaustion and depres-
sion.
From that moment their opposition
suddenly ceased to Bismarck's project
for the creation OF a German EN-
pire. They even became ardent cham
pions thereof. Hurried visits home on
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Iron Chancellor Wins,

Even Count Beust. then Chancellor
OF the Dual Empire. was stricken with
so much apprehension when he learned
through his intimate friend and politi-
cal crony, the Bavsrian Premier, Count
Bray. about Rismsrck's possession of
all the secret correspondence of Ma
poleon III. and of Eugene Rouher
that he became from that time forth
an advocate, instead of an adversary,
of Bismarcks policy. For, as the for
mer Prime Minister of Saxony. he
did not relish the idea OF the world
becoming aware of his manpuvres to
bring about a French war against
Prussia, with the object of emanci-
pating from the latter's domination
the southern States OF Germany. In
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-23
GREAT FALLS NURSE
MEETS INSTANT DEATH
Caught Under Overturned Car-Her
Head Was Almost Severed
From Body.

Great Falls. S. c., Set. 2O.-Mrs
5. f. Belvin, nurse for the Republic
Cotton mills, was killed in an aut...
mobile accident Saturday afternoon
about o'clock on one of the residence
streets of Great Falls. A feeling of
sadness prevailed over our entire
town when the sad news was learned
OF the accident that crushed the life
of Mrs. Belvin.
While Mrs. Belvin was making her
round visiting the sick in her car. il
appears that she evidently lost control
OF her car and it plunged over an
eight foot embankment, turning a
complete somersault When found a
few minutes later she was penned
under the car with her head practi.
cally severed from her body
Mrs. Belvin came here several
months ago and accepted position
as nurse for the mills. and since her
stay here has displayed remarkable
efficiency as a nurse She had won
the friendship and high esteem of all
who knew her.
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FOOD PRICES DECLINE
MORE THAN PER CENT
Report Received by Department cr
Justice Indicate Fair Price Com
mittees Are Getting Results.

Washington, Sept. 22-Reports Ia
the department OF justice from IL
states indicate there has been a de.
cline of 10 to Is per cen. in food
prices since the time the fair price
committees began their work
From four states have come reports
on wholesale prices. indicating a de.
cline of two to five per cent. Vir-
tually no reductions in clothing prices
have been noted.
The reports on retail food prices
were said to have been from cities
and counties we'll distributed through
out the country, and the information
is believed by officials here to be a
fair indication of what is going on
everywhere. They think that results
now becoming evident will be cumu.
iative as the season advances, new
declines in wholesale prices being
reflected in retail prices, and addi-
tional reductions coming from the
campaign against boarding and pre-
fteering.
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Chester Wants New Denot

The Chester Chamber of Commerce
mas gone after the Seaboard Air Lin
for its failure TO live up to an agree.
iheht TO erect a new passenger sta
ton and viii carry the matter before
Director-General Hines. The railroad
company, the Chamber of Commerce
says, agreed on October 5, 1917 that
me new station would be built three
months after the determination OF
peace or within two years from the
date of the agreement.
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ALL HOUSES ON ISLAND
DESTROYED BY STORM
Survivors Without Water For Eleven
Days and Lacked Food Nearly
As Long.

Miami, Sept. ga tale of suffer.
ing, hardship and privation unsur.
passed by any growing out of the trip
lcal hurricane which passed over the
southern end of Florida and Cuba re-
Gently and did so much damage at
corpus Christi and other Texas towns,
mas been brought here from North
Ebow Cay by submarine ihaser 335.
waves swept entirely over the island
which is 40 feet high, destroyed all
houses except the lighthouse, and
hlled the inhabitants cisterns with
sea water. The islanders were with.
out water ii days and food almost as
long.
Wind and wave struck the islet
with such force that large pieces of
rock were torn away and swept into
the sea. Not a vestige of human hab-
itation was left, save only the light
house in which the IL survivors hud.
died and awaited the arrival of the
help they prayed for
North Elbow Cay is in the straits
or Florida about half way betweenn
the Florida peninsula and Cuba. 1t
is visited once in three months by a
Cuban government vessel with sun.
plies and mail
TWO goats of the comparatively
large flock on the island were left by
the storm, and these were eaten. All
other food supplies were washed
away.
Sepulchers in which bodies of
former residents were buried were
torn open by the giant waves and the
collins carried away by the waves.
A Cuban gunboat searching for the
missing Spanish steamship Vaibanera
was signalled on the 10th, but was un-
able to furnish the water requested.
wireless message from the gunboat
to Nassau, Bahamas, and relayed to
Key West and Miami caused the sub.
marine chaser 335, stationed here. to
be sent to the rescue with water and
food
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CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON OF
OKLAHOMA DIES SUDDENLY

Martinsburg. w. Va, Sept 22.--
Congressman j. b. Thompson. of Ok
lahoma, died of heart trouble on n
train an hour out of Washington
He was accompanied by his son,
Lieut.. j. b. Thompson, lately quarter.
cd at Camp Funston. His body was
removed TO local undertaking es
tabl!shmen. here.
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Birth.

Birth.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sapp,
September 10, 1919, a son.
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KILLED AS SHE TRIES
HER NEW BICYCLE
Girl Is Victim of Motor
Trucks Collision.

Marie Hertzer, 10, Of 10s Bay Twenty
sixth street. Bath Beach. Brooklyn, was
In the graduating class Of Public School
las. at Eighty-third avenue and Tween
ty-hrst street, and the other day her
parents asked her what she wanted for
q graduating present Marie said she
wanted q bicycle. so yesterday her
father bought one and had 1t sent to
the house
Last night Marie went out TO take
her hrst ride on tie wheel. Her con-
troll OF the bicycle wasn't the best In the
world, and when II ksokcd as II she were
going to run into q motor truck owned
and operated by Henry Dreenstein, 2s41
West Seventeenth street, Coney Island,
at Hsrway avenue anil Hubbard street,
near Ulmer Park. she hardly knew what
to do. But Dreenstein wwerved his car
closer to the sidewalk and was just
about to pass the little girl safely whom
another truck. operated b. Paride Fon-
cini. East Second STREET, Brooklyn,
struck his machine from behind.
The impact knocked Dreenstein's
truck forward. he lost control Of the
steering wheel for an instant and the
heavy car knocked Marie Off tho bicycle
and beneath the wheels. She was in
stantiy killed. Dreenstein stopped his
machine, but Foncini put on more speed
and hed toward Coney Island. PATROL
man Kimmelbein OF the Bath Beach
station Communicated a passing auto
mobile and caught him. Foncini was
taken back to the scene OF the accident,
where q number Of sailors from the
Erie basin threatened to kill him. He
was placed under arrest charged with
homicide.
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animation Of the books Of the Pictorial
Review Company for four years. 1914
lst7. He WAS arrested June after, II
In alleged, he had paid Gropper $500 on
account
Weber IL liable upon conviction to .
maximum penalty of six years imprison-
ment and q fine three times the sum
alleged to have been offered as BRIDE
$4,000. He lives. IN Leonia, N. J. He
has been free under $4,000 ball.
There are two counts in the indict-
ment The first deals with the alleged
offer Of $4,000 to Gropper while he was
verifying the accounts Of the Pictorial
Review Company for income tax pur-
poses. The second count deals with the
alleged payment by Weber to Chopper
Of $500.
Tue Indictment was presented to
Judge Martin T. Manton. who set next
Wednesday as the day for Weber to APP
pear before him and plead.
A hearing was to have been held yes
terday by United states Commissioner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-14
PHYSICIANS PLAN
TO HELP AVIATION
Will Aid Government in Main
tanning Supremacy.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 13.-Physi-
clans outlined plans to aid fiiers at a
meeting here to-day. The first society
in the United States to lay down what
are said to be scientific and accurate
tests to determine tho abilities Of an
airman organized and elected officers
Tho organization Is the outgrowth Of
the American Medical Association con-
ventiou.
This body will help the Government
in taking and maintaining the air su-
premacy of the world, according to Col
Jchn o. McReynolds. Dallas, Tex, who
was elected president OF the newly
formed Air Service Medical Association.
II is planned to popularize flying. and
1t Is expected thousands will become
aviators, he said. Tests will be made to
determine the special work for which
each Is fitted, the height to which he
may safely ascend, and other details of
a similar nature.
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NEW YORK SLAYER HANGED.
Toronto sympsthfzers Threaten
violence at Jail,

TORONTO, June is.-Frank McCul-
Tough. tho otsego county. N. Y, farm
hand. convicted OF killing Detective Will
Jams. was hanged at the jail here this
morning.
sympathizers OF the condemned man
and throngs of curious people held dem
onstrations outside the Jail throughout
the night. In the early morning hours
the crowd became so turbulent that
police reserves were callsd out, fearing
an attempt might be made to rescue
the prisoner. In a melee following the
arrival Of the police mounted con-
stable was endorsed by a brick thrown
from the crowd Several arrests were
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