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mediately upon his promotion from a
circus wrestler to the Bolshevist dip
lomatic service Kalve changed both
his personal appearance and style of
living. From a dirty, unkempt creature
in ragged clothes he became an over
dressed young blood, with fingers COW
cred with costly rings, gold cigarette
case studded with diamonds and heavily
gold-mounted walking cane. He began
to patronize the Grand Hotel Royal,
giving expensive champagne lunches,
dinners and suppers and always ac-
companied by representatives. of the
demimonde. He was always escorted
by his lieutenant, Swede named Eng
strom (also reported murdcred).
when Vorovski returned. from his
visit to Berlin in the summer of 1918 a
strange thing happened. Kalv6, who
had been fanatical supporter Of the
Soviet system of government, suddenly
began openly to condemn Bolshevism
saying that now he had seen it from
the inside he was disillusioned; that
he had come to the conclusion that all
Bolsheviks were scoundrels, and that
he had resigned from the Bolshevist
service. His late colleagues of the
Bolshevist Legation gave another
version of the story. According to
them, Vorovski, on his return from
Germany, alleged that his two chief
lieutenants, Kalv6 and Zimmerman,
had in his absence helped themselves
to considerable sums of Swedish
crowns from the legation funds.
"a couple Of months later 1 learned
that Kalve had offered his services to
the Swedish police and was furnishing
very serious evidence on the secret &C.
tivities Of Vorovski and tho Bolshevist
organization in Sweden. The result of
this evidence was that the Swedish
government severed diplomatic rela-
lions with Bolshcvist Russia and I'm
vited' Vorovski and his staff to leave
Sweden, which they did last February.
On applying for safe conduct for
himself and his staff Vorovsk insisted
on including HALVES name in the list
(although Kalv6 had resigned several
months before), and on being asked
why no was so anxious to get safe
conduct for Il man who had robbed him,
answered: 4 want to get that scoundrel
into Russia; then we can hang him.
But this Swedish authorities refused to
Ka1vA IN tho liat md ho r6-
msiusd behind"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
The First Shots

One of the first big shots was fired
by Count Botho Wedel, the former
German Ambassador at Vienna, who,
IN an article published in the Ham
burger Nachrichten, brought a
series Of grave charges against the
Vice-Prenier and Minister Of FL
nances, Matthias Erzberger. Count
Wedel's article dealt chiefly with
Erzberger's famous peace visit to
Vienna in 1917, and proceeded to
prove, first, that the enterprise of
the Centrist statesman had lacked
authorization; second, that by indis-
creetly communicating to the En-
tente Count Czernin's confidential
report about the desperate situation
OF Austria Erzberger wrecked the
prospects of a favorable peace.
Count Czernin's report, Count
Wedel alleges, which was forwarded
to the kaiser's Headquarters at
Homburg by Count Ledochows
was intended ITO shatter the Ger
man governments confidence in a
favorable outcome and to induce
Germany to make a peace of conces-
sions, thereby acknowledging de-
feat" Count Wedel continues:
"On visit to Homburg the En-
peror Charles and Count Czernin sug
gested that Germany should return
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
tria- Hungary, considered first rate
in fighting quality. But for the vigil

trla-H Hungary, considered first rate
in fighting quality But for the vigil
lance of the Italian navy the trans
port Of Allied troops to the Balkans
would have been impossible.
The Contc di Cavour belongs
with her sister ships, the Julius
Caesar and Leonardo da Vinci, to the
dreadnought squadron of the Dante
Alighieri class. She was launched
at the naval yard of Spezia, Italy,
in 1911. Her displacement is 22,-
$50 tons; her engines develop 80
600 horsepower. She has length
of 575M feet, with a beam Of "a.
Her speed is % knots at a draft
of 26 feet. Her armament consists
OF 13 guns Of II inches, placed in
five turrets; IL guns Of Al inches,
guns of 8 inches and torpedo
tubes. She is protected by g.
inch armor diminishing fore and aft
to 5 inches; the turrets carry an
armor Of 915 inches; the 4-7-inch
guns are protected by 4-inch Shields
The reception Of the Conte di
Cavour is in charge jointly of the
Royal Italian Consulate and the
Italian Chamber of Commerce of
New York. On September IS a
banquet will be given at the Wal
dorf Astoria in honor Of Admiral
CONF and the officers, while the men
will be entertained by the Italian
population of New York at a fete
on the goth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
A I5O-Foot BRIDGE
of Bamboo

4 BRIDGE built without even a
~ trace of metal is thus described
IN The Scientific Americana:
The natives of Java have bridge
building technique which utilities to
the limit their slight resources for
work of this character Of raw ma
terlals they are acquainted with but
I two, and one of these is really a prod
uct of their own ingenuity. They have
no nails, no iron, no true wood; thew
are forced to rely entirely upon BAN
boo for the structural parts, and upon
rope OF their own manufacture to
effect the junctures
The span is almost 1870 feet and the
width of the roadway some four feet
The four bamboo columns at either
side Of the stream are built ND of n
double length of from so to 60 BAN
boos, tied up with rope and firmly
pressed together by forcing uuan-
tity Of wedges between rope and BAN
boos. Such columns are found to be
- N'''N- iNs~Dic StiSi4Plu ana pidSClcl1V.
THE original element which the
Javan natives have brought to the
construction of these bridges, as re-
marked, is the rope This is made of
fibre taken from the native aren
palm, which grows all over the island.
1T makes q rope that resists eff
fectlvely the heavy decaying action
Of the hot and damp tropical climate
with its legions of fungi; in fact, it
lasts for many years without any in
dications Of rotting. SO between this
rope and tho bamboo, the natives are
able to achieve semi permanent
structure for which it would be hard
TO find peer on the ground of cheap
ness and durability Perhaps the
most surprising feature of the whole
thing Is the degree to which has
been approximated the best type of
bridge arch. How does an ignorant
savage know that bridge ought not
to be built perfectly Aatf"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

AS can be seen, prices, although
IN every instance higher than the
pre-war level, have decreased con-
slderably in comparison to those nre-
valllng during the war. On the
other hand, the Rotterdam CORE
spondent of the Vossische- Zeitung"
adds the prices of fruits and vepe-
tables are to-day higher than at anv
period during the war. Strawber-
RES, cherries and gooseberries
winch prior to the war sold at from
10 to 20 cents pound, are now
selling for from As to 60 cents.
In Denmark, the Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Berlin newspaper
says, prices are still high above
peace level, but they are constantly
gong back, as far, at least, as food
stuffs are concerned. Thus non-ra-
toned butter cost in Copenhagen
about July 10 something like 1910
marks (S2.6O) a pound, whereas in
Berlin Struggled butter was BOUGHT
at the rate of 20 marks pound (S5
prc-war eXchange). The prices of
textiles, clothing and shoes are still
high above the pre-war level in
Denmark.
In Germany the fall of prices in
the last few months has been, in
some instances, remarkable. In Nav
linen goods in colored patterns cost
in Berlin about S3 a yard; in July
it was about $3.50. On July 2 a
pound of coffee was IS; the same on
July 9 cost only 1926.
In Eisenach the price Of Ameri-
can lard fell in a few days from
1925 to 1926 pound; of ham and
bacon, from $3.50 to $3.50 and
S3.75.
AS late as May it was almost i'm
possible to buy leather shoes at any
price, even though one possessed
shoe tickets issued by the govern
ment. In the beginning of July,
the "Vossische-Zeitung" says shoes
were displayed in abundance in the
store windows.
In Frankfort-on-Main soap eng
fish and French), which sold the
first week of July for about S. a
pound, was only 1918 on July 10
and abundant quantities were Of
fered. English covert coat cloth,
which in June cost about $40 a
yard, was on July 10 reduced to
ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

a T THE beginning Of August
| IA the police Of Stockholm dis
1 "a covered what they believed
to be political murder
league" in the Swedish capital. Ac
cOrdlng to the police, the league was
composed of Russian Monarchists
! and its purpose was -Bolshevik.
-FOUR murders were attributed to it.
sixteen persons were arrested, in
Guiding five women, and fifty others
were under suspicion. The theory
held by the Swedish police was that
the league intended to end Bolshev-
Ism and restore the monarchy in
Russia BY numbering all the Boil
sheviki.
correspondent of "The London
Morning Post" recently returned
from Stockholm holds the opposite
: sosory, that the murders were tex
ecutions" by secret Bolshevik agents
OF traitors to the Bolshevik cause.
He says:
While I was in Stockholm during
'ne years 1917-1919 had the oppor-
unity of constantly seeing the muir
oefed -Ardasheff, Kalve and
nngstrom-and their murderer, the So
called 'Cossack colonel, Mohamed-
DECK Hadjetlache. All these men were
constant habitu6s of the Stockholm
GRAND Cafe Royal, of notorious fame
Inc meeting place during the war
VI scores of German, Austrian, Bull
ssFian, Turkish and Bolshevist agents,
P'opagandists and other shady per-
.o"ages. During the summer and au
'umn Of 1918 the Grand Hotel Royal
a"a Its cafe were crowded with Boil
e.eWst agents and representatives,
''i'c1al and secret, the Swedish gov
~f"ment having semi rec
osnized the Bolshevist government and
.u'norized the creation of Bolshevist
'esstion at Stockholm. Among the
"'"ners Of this legation was Kalve,
sne ol the murdered men, who arrived
rom Germany with Lenine, but chose
" remain in Sweden. This Kalve called
l'"seif civil engineer but, as /
earned, he had spent a couple Of terms
=. one OF the Belgian secondary tech
s''si schools and then became pro-
-'.''onal wrestler and 'st.ong man in
unwilling circus In Germany. Kalve
va appointed by vorov3d, tho Min
s'esA ~ his technical yettaehl!, I'm,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

Abroad

DIT. Karl Renner, head of the Awe
trian delegation to Paris. signed
the treaty. The Austrian National
Assembly IN voting to accept the
treaty protested against 1.-The viola
ton of Austria's right of free dis
posal of herself" Meanwhile the
Rumanian delegation to the peace
conference in Paris announced that
1t would not sign the Austrian
treaty.
he British trade union congress. in
session at Glasgow, voted for CO.
operation with international labor
representatives in their effort to
have Germany admitted without
delay to the league of nations
and for Immediate revision of the
harsh treaty provisions" The
congress by vote of 4,4TO,OOO to
1900 rejected the governments
proposals for settling the coal
mines controversy and insisted
on naturalization of the industry.
The vote virtually gives the miners
the support of all British organized
labor in their demand for complete
naturalization of the coal industry.
The Mexican government has pro.
tested to the United States govern
ment against American army air.
planes crossing the international
border.
A strike of municipal employees in
the Paris suburbs has suspended
temporarily marriage and burial
services for persons in the sub
urbs.
King Albert will present President
Wilson with a complete table set
Of Brussels porcelain, with repro
ductions Of the principal Belgian
monuments on the various pieces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

Count Wedel now turns to an eX-
posure Of Erzberger's methods. The
Centrist leader, he charges, fire.
quently undertook, during the war,
trips abroad. He did 90 on his own
initiative, but in each instance he
called, before leaving Berlin, at the
Chancellery or Foreign Office, with
the purpose of gathering Informal
ton. when abroad he referred to
these conversations, and on their
strength he was then considered an
emissary of the German govern
ment."
Erzberger got acquainted with
the contents of Count Czernin's re-
port on a visit to Vienna, Count
Wedel says, and continues:
1t was both for Berlin and vi
emma most painful surprise when
one day discussion of Count Ger
n;n's report was published in a
Rhineland newspaper. 1t appeared
that Erzberger had made use of the
report in a meeting held, if I am not
mistaken, at Frankfort on Main"
Wedel found his match, however.
IN the shrewd Centrist politician who
answered with long and unusually
bitter Indictment of Conservative
strategy and policies. "Whatever
charges Graefe had made against
the revolution now were hurled
back by Erzberger at the German
National party the ''K0lnische
Zeitung" says. 1t was the famous
speech, extensively reported in the
cables, IN which the one-time peace
mediator told about the attempt Of
England in 1917 to obtain peace
through the good services of the
Pope attempts which foundered on
the uncompromising attitude of the
German war lords. Erzberger named
the then Imperial Chancellor Mi
ehaelIs and General Ludendorf as
the persons chiefly responsible for
the failure of the peace move.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

EVELATIONS are the or
der of the day in Ger
N " many. During the last
few weeks almost every
major statesman of the Fatherland
hurled rhetorical or journalistic
hand grenade or two right into the
reputation Of his neighbor, and
some of them scored regular hits,
with the audience wildly applaud
ing. The fun started on july 25.
when, in the National Assembly at
Weimar, the Conservative repre-
sentative, Won Graefe, staged, as
the 'Kolnische Zeitung" puts it, a
dashing cavalry charge against the
government, and in particular
against it's supposedly weakest de-
fence; that is, the person of the
Vice-Premier and Minister of
Finances, Erzbergcr. He said that
the forces backing the present gov
eminent were largely responsible
for Germany's breakdown in the
war and attacked Erzberger for
running the German treasury. The
"Kolnische Zeitung" reports: "All
that which in the course of time
had been charged against the bal
ance sheet of the revolution was
lndustriously collected and dished
up by Graefe."
Ever since the signing of the peace
treaty there were rumors that the
Conservatives, or, as they now call
themselves, German Nationals, would
start general offensive against the
government, attempting to fix the
entire blame for the disastrous out
come of the war on the men who
went to Versailles, and thus shield
ing the junker politicians and gem
erals really responsible for the catas-
trophe. The objective of such a cam
palgn was, according to the press
friendly to the government, to dis
credit the coalition of majority So
clahsts, Democrats and Centrists
and pave the way for a Conservative
and counter revolutionary victory at
the next elections.
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Alsace-L Lorraine to France. Austria.
it was said, was ready to yield ter.
ritory, to join Galicia, considered
lost at any event, to Poland, and to
cede Poland with Galicia to the Ger
man sphere of influence.
cat German General Headquar-
ters this report did not make the inn
preston desired by the Austrians,
chiefly because of its exaggerations.
can article published on July g
Of this year in the 'Deutsche ALICE
meme Zeitung' spread the impress
sion that Chancellor Bethmann-
Hollweg had, in April, 1912, con-
fided the contents of Count Czernin's
report to Erzberger and sent him to
Vienna with the purpose of bracing
up the Emperor Charles and pre-
venting precipitate peace action,
an errand successfully executed by
Herr Erzberger.
Il understand now that Herr Won
Bethmann-Hollweg denies that he
ever communicated the contents of
Czernin's report to Erzberger. Such
confidence, l may add, would have
been ineXplicable on his part
Herr Won Hollweg also
denies the allegation that it was he
who sent Erzberger to Vienna.
There was no necessity of such spe-
cial mission, as the German En-
bassy in Vienna and the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy in Berlin were
at the Chancellor's disposal.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

but, considering that 1t Is now nine
months since the armistice, we may
reasonably ask for some improvement
in what Is, by general consent a
thoroughly inefficient service. The only
evidence which we have so far per-
ceived that the complaints Of the busl-
ness public have been heard Is the
recent appearance In the telephone
directory Of useful aphorisms-Re-
place receiver when finished.' If wrong
number connected, advise telephonist,'
Answer telephone promptly and SO,
forth,
"This Is supplementary to the sug-
gestien that the muddle and da1ay IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

caused by the telephone user not know
ing how to use the instrument, Il sutfi-
ciently ridiculous excuse. At all events.
1t is not the fault Of the public that it
don call. hours to get trunk call,
and months to get telephone installed,
or that (aF was recently admitted by
responsible authority it costs seven
pence to telephone from Harrow Weald
to Harrow, distance Of two miles.
In this connection we note that the
postal telegraph companies of the
United States have celebrated the
handing back by the government OF tho
telephones and tslegraphs to private
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

ownership by reduction on rates of
20 per cent.
"Wo fully admit that just before the
war the national telephone service was
bucking up and we had evidence that
the officials were keen on promoting
efficiency. But the war-strain, which
was accompanied by certain amount
of discomfort in the lower branches Of
the service, seems to have been too
much for them; and instead of an I'M
provement since the armstice we have
all noticed serious deterioration.
Meanwhile profanity among the sub
scribera is increasing by leaps and
bounds,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

N'itA<1AI CNtllC ia JllC QlS1OCV
~ of Italo-American relations
4 "a. will be the arrival at the
port Of New York Of the
Italian dreadnought Conte di Ca
YOUR, scheduled for September IS.
The vessel, one of the most power
full of the royal italian navy. is
commanded by Captain Giuscppe
Sable and carries on board Rear
Admiral Ugo CONF, chief Of the
Naval Staff. Before coming here
she visited Boston and Newport.
She will proceed, after few days'
stay, to Philadelphia, Norfolk and
Charleston.
Some Of the most spectacular
naval exploits Of the late war Will
be revived in the memory of New
Workers by the visit of the Italian
dreadnought. The task of the Ital-
ian fleet consisted chiefly in main
tanning Allied control in the Adri
attic and in patrolling the Meditcr-
ranean, at whose ports more than
500 ships were discharged weekly.
No mean item of this task was the
defence of 800 kilometres of the
Italian coast, almost undefcnded
by nature, against an enemy pos
sessing the best and safest harbors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
European Food Prices STAY
Up Except in GERMANY

A1HE Germans may have per-
III fectly good reasons for not
HI being over-enthusiastic
about the peace treaty,
,.rheless the end of the war
!. left them in one respect, at
.s better off than any Of the
Husd and associated nations. Ger,
r,ry is the only country to-day
-s,re prices have gone down con.
,rably in the last few months.
r.,e was no reduction in the cost
living in England after the arm.
Ike; no reduction to speak of in
!. United States-in many in
ksn,es, indeed, prices have ad
,wed; in France everything is as
,,,ensive to-day as it was a wear
10. Il not more so, and in Italy
took near-Bolshevistic revolt
|. the population to effect a fall
the price Of necessaries. In
r,lland and Switzerland, as we'll as
y The Scandinavian countries, the
fleet of the cessation of the re-
1sn,tions on imports was counter
,tsd by the increase in exports to
4. Central Powers. Alone in Ger
nsny was the signing Of peace fol
arsd by general decrease in
,ices; the decrease is noticeable
almost all instances, considerable
IN some.
The "Vossische-Zeitung," of Ber-
Lin, has, in the course of July, pub
;shed survey of the cost of neces-
aries in Germany as compared with
,nces prevailing in other countries.
summary of the rise of living
msts in Allied countries, as COM
lied by the Statistical Society of
Bsme, was printed showing that
tie general level of prices has ad-
arced since July, 1914
In Italy, 4Sl per cent.
lin France, 36S per cent.
In England, 24O per cent.
In Canada, 215 per cent.
In the United States, 2O9 per cent.
The report adds that in the first
NO years Of the war the rise was
Omparatively small Gin France 1SS
per cent, in Italy 210 per cent?. But
re submarine warfare soon caused
skyward move of all prices. In
.ngland the rise Of prices advanced
rom 100 per cent in June, 1916, to
20 per cent in June, 1917.
Turning to the after-war tendency
+ price movement in neutral coun
res, the Berlin newspaper pub
shes the accounts of it's correspond
MS in Rotterdam and Copenhagen.
according to the testimony of the
otterdam report, not only did the
gning Of peace fail to produce a
eneral fall of prices in Holland, but
n many instances it actually caused
rise. This was especially so in the
ase Of vegetables and fruits, owing
o the increased export to Germany.
n regard to other articles the trend
'as generally downward and the
icit traffic in foodstuffs, which in
holland had iiourished no less than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

don watt whisperings Of situation
by no means normal. A writer in
Land and Walter" says:
"However tolerant one may be, 1t IS
hard to find good word to say for the
present state of what one Of ou1
laughter-makers has called the daily
phone Cor, Of course, 'dillyphone) SER
vice. During the war every allowance
was made for depleted stats, afraid
aarves, and governments priority calls,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

Il" 'he pelllgerent countries and sup
phed considerable portion of the
needs of the more wellto-do classes
mas disappeared from the scene. The
o'iy ar'icle still sold surrcptitiously
IN Holland is sugar. The fluctuation
oA inc prices of certain necessities
is given below:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

of the Adriatic and making I'M
scrupulous use of the submarine
and other barbarous methods of
warfare.
1t is the consensus of opinion of
naval authorities that the Italian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

navy discharged the ponderous
duties devolvcd upon it with the most
brilliant success. From the very be-
ginning the Gordon Of Italian men
of-war bottled up in the harbors of
Istria and Dalmatia the fleet Of Aus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
The Coute di Curour and itsT
commander, admiral Ugo
Cons

a GREAT event in the history
IN of Italo-American relations
l. "a. will be the arrival at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

pPARENTLY, New York is
not alone in the expe-
l. riencing of depleted tele-
DbOpe corvico Lro,,, To-,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14
Russian Murder League rs
Found IN S1Uedish CupifnL

A T THE beginning of August
Ia the police Of Stockholm dis
1 "a covered what they believed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

Erzberger Is Accused of
Running German Treasury

n EVELAT1ONS are the or
e der of the day in Ger
" many. During the last