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T.R. TELLS HOW
HE MADE KAISER
GIVE UP SCHEME
Threat of War Won For U,
S. in 1902 Contro
versy
Chicago, Sept. 28. Theodore
Koosevelt has given his version of the
secret conferences he held with the
Jterman Ambassador in 11)02 relating
to the occupation of Venezuela by
Germany, an incident that then
threatened to bring on a war between
Germany and the United States.
Colonel Roosevelt,( in an address at
a luncheon li£re, yesterday, told the
?.V y tlle time, he said:
•) v^ s , abl ! ut a y pa r after X took
ornte, Colonel Roosevelt began. "Ger-
J nay m . wa3 engaged in striving to ex
tend her dominion. She had in view
certain chosen positions in South
America. She aimed to turn South
America into a German appendage.
Venezuela at that time had a dic
tator named Castro, commonly known
as . J" 0 Monkey of the Andes.'
I was determined that Venezuela
snouid not become a German posses
sion. Germany said it was not to be
permanent and did not define what
was meant by permanency.
( Warned C-ermnu Am turn mini or
I permitted John Hay to write
notes, and then I sent for the German
Ambassador and said to him:
"This Venezuelan business has
r>een going on long enough, and I can
not afford to let it get to the point
where it will cause trouble for this
country.
At that time England was backing
Germany, and while I had both
against me. I paid little attention to
England. It was the last flicker of
England s antagonism to the United
States.
I called the attention of the Am
bassador to the fact that Germany
had a squadron of warships near
\ ener.uela. threatening the mouth of
the proposed Isthmian Canal. I de
manded a statement of what Germany
meant by temporary possession say
ing: I did not propose to have any
ninety-nine-year leases.
"The Ambassador told me he did not
feel he was at liberty to discuss such
an important question. That confer
ence wound up with the followinc
ultimatum:
Tell your Government that In ten
days It must arbitrate the matter, or
I will send Dewey down there.'
" 'I cannot send such a message, Mr.
President: I do not think you realize
what ft means,' the Ambassador re
plied.
"'You think it means war?" I
asked.
"'I do not want to say what I
think.' was the reply.
" 'lf It means war. yau have chosen
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FRIDAY EVENING,
THE TRUTH ABOUT
GERMANY
By MARIE BONINI BROWN
Adjoining Neutrals "Bled" Germany in
the Matter of Food Supplies Now
Frightened by U. S. Food Embargo
Not only Germany Is suffering from
the high price of food, but the othe!
countries contingent as well. By the
way. these other countries—Holland,
Denmark and Nor- f—
way—now are bit
terly regretting their
"generosity" in sell
ing food to Germany. IBS' JSC;
While I \Vaa pass- ,'yj
ing through them I
heard of much dis- T
tension because ot
the United States'
smbargo on food ||| jtji
iupplies. which for
merly had been com- J '<
ing in freely and f , pfl t WlTi
which had been sold \Jjj'
to Germany, through
the neutral countries. Marie llrown
at double profits.
There is no question but what Ger
many was "bled" beautifully by the
neutral countries in the matter of
food supplies.
I have heard or hams selling for $lO
and SSO over the line, and other foods
in proportion. I know that, for a
time, Germany traded with Holland,
giving coal for potatoes, and giving
double the value.
Many Holland people did not ap
prove of this trading, and, at ono
time, there was danger of a revolu
tion among the Dutch because of it.
But there, us everywhere, when some
individuals saw a chance to make
money, all else was forgotten.
The Norwegian boats have been
paying a tribute of half the fish they
catch to Germany for permission to
fish unmolested. This has been going
on since the war, but, when I was in
Norway, there had been so many in
stances of Germans sinking Norwe
gian boats anyway that the Nor
wegians had grown tired of paying
the one spot where you cannot fight
us,' 1 replied, and then I showed by
maps our commanding position.
"When he retired I sent word to
Dewey to be ready to sail on an hour's
notice. About a week later the Am
bassador called on me and admitted
that he had not dared send the mes
sage.
"I then told him that I would order
Dewey to sail In forty-eight hours. He
told me it would be an awful thing
for this country.
"'Yos. but it will be more awful for
your country,' I replied. Inside of
thirty-six hours he came back smil
ing and said he had received instruc
tions from the German Government
that they would arbitrate."
tribute and getting nothing in return.
COO Per Cent. Profit
There are stories flying thickly
through these countries of fortunes
amassed by men who "got in first" on
tiie smuggling across to Germany of
foodstuffs. There are tales of men
making 500 per cent profit on their
goods. This was while America was
sending food to the neutrals In such
ouantities that, I have learned since
1 came home, the prices here became
exorbitant.
For months America has been de
pleting her own resources to feed
Germany through the neutral coun
tries. I, for one, am heartily glad to
see that this has been stopped. As I
said before, we cannot hope actually
to starve Germany out, but we can
cause such suffering that peace will
come sooner than it would if the
Germans were getting adequate food
supplies.
lii Holland food is high priced, al
though not so high as |n Germany.
r lhe food in Holland, of course, is r.f
th-> best quality and there Is a largo
vai'igty. But Holland, too. Is begin
ning to feel the pinch of the em
bargo.
In Denmark the people are hungry
—not starving, but the high cost of
living has cut down the supplies on
many tables. All through Denmark
now you can hear the people say how
scrry they are to have sold food to
Germany and thus have gotten them
selves "in wrong." with America,
llrend Cards in ellnmark
Bread cards are being issued in
Denmark. "When I was going over
there. I was given my bread card on
the boat so 1 would have no trouble
in getting an immediate supply.
I brought it home with me. pre
ferring to go a little hungry so 1
could keep it.
German money has depreciated in
value n all these countries. Ameri
can money of any kind is as good an
solid gold.
When I left Germany I had SSOO in
American money. This, of course. 1
had to be exchanged into German
money before I could leave. As soon
as I got out of Germany I had to get
it exchanged back into the money of
whatever country I was in. In ex
changing, I lost about SIOO altogether.
The other countries will not give
equal value of their own money for
German money. Also, I could not get
any large quantity at a time. I had
to get twenty and thirty marks ex
changed at a place.
From what I could see, I don't
think there is a country in the world
so solid financially in Europe as the
United States.
Fabuloua reports of our wealth are
current there. The old. old stories
told of emigrants "picking up money"
in the streets" of the New World al
most have been revived. Reports of
the wages paid our laborers, of the
state in which our money people live,
df the money we spend on pleasure,
are exaggerated in Europe to ridicu
lous proportions. But many of the
people believe these tales.
Wlint Germany Hopes For
Germany, too, has big ideas of our
money and there is not a German
who does not hope for a big share in
the wealth of the United States when
the war is over—if Germany wins.
They think, fn Europe, that every
American is rich. When you try to
tell them that we have thousands of
poor people here, that we have even
destitution, they do not believe you.
They think that America has been
piling up money through the sale of
munitions. Then they point, also, to
the immense amounts of money sent
over by America for relief to the va
rious countries. They cannot believe
that any person in America made any
sacrifice to send these great sums. In
this way they really depreciate the
good we have done, although they do
it unwittingly. They simply do not
understand.
•Since I have come back I have seen
a number of newspaper notices that
Germany claims her crops this year
are plentiful. This is not true. Even
befre I left the people were in de
spair because of the shortage of crops
to what they had expected. The
weather has been too dry there.
In addition to this, the farms have
been worked by children and inexpe
rienced women and old men. These
could not bring the results that the
experienced farmers could. And the
fanners all have gone to the war.
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But next year the results will be
better, for the Germans have learned
by their mistakes of this year.
Dread Thin Winter
The children who have been on the
farms these last few summers are
learning fast. The women arA learn
ing, and. so far as growing things are
concerned, Germany will be In better
shape next summer than she Is this
year. But, oh, how the people are
dreading the coming winter! They
have no hope that the war will be
over this winter, and as they have no
Idea of giving In. the German peoplo
are looking forward with sick dread
to the cold weather.
Last winter we had only about one
third enough fire all through Berlin.
We had very little gas and less elec
tricity. We depended for comfort on
the "briquettes"—brick-shaped pieces
of fuel which are made, I think, by
compressing coaldust and, maybe,
sawdust and other things of that sort.
They burn steadily, but do not give
out much heat, and they cost a great
deal.
Many a morning we have gotten up
and the temperature in our flat was
below zero. Ice was thick on the
windows ahd we nearly froze before
we could get dressed and get some
thing to eat.
I feel afraid for the Americans in
Berlin-. I think there are about 200
there now. It may be, before w'lnter
Is over, that It will be practically im
possible for them to buy anything.
And there always is danger that the
money sent to them never will reach
them and, in Berlin, I really don't
know to whom they would turn for
help.
I was glad to get out when I did.
I would not have remained so long,
but I wanted to finish my musical
course. Just as soon as that was done
I was "on my way." I realize now
hew foolish I was to stay as long as
I did.
Food Restrictions
In telling Americans of the restric
tions governing the buying of food,
sometimes it is hard to make them
understand Just how.severe those re
strictions are.
Every person in Berlin—all over
Germany for that matter—ls regis
tered. Each person is allowed to buy
only in certain stores.
I bought my bread in one store, my
butter in another, my canned goods
in another, my green goods, my meat
—all in certain stores.
1 could not take my bread card and
go into any store and buy. Every
store was given each week enough
supplies for the cards which, it was
known, would be presented at that
store. Occasionally, by paying three
or four times the ordinary price, 1
could get an extra bit of butter or
meat, through some person being
away for a few days and not present
ing his or her card. But this was
risky for both the storekeeper and
myself. I would have been sent to
prison and he would have had his
store closed. But graft of all kinds
went on Just the same, even with the
danger.
A policeman stood at the door of
every store and permitted only so
many people in the store at one
time.
People stood in line for hours to be
permitted to buy their portion of sup
plies. I co.uld not take my bread card
and go to my store and buy my bread.
1 would get there at about 6.30 a. m.
and stand in line sometimes until
noon before I could get to the store.
1 have seen lines extending two
squares before stores.
Cod Liver OH na Food
I could only get so much at a time,
too. I could not take my bread card
for the month and get my four week
ly allowances all at once —I must get
one a week. I could not buy more
than one pound of beans, of peas, and
such things at a time. We were not
permitted to store up anything, even
goods not perishable.
I know of one big corporation In
Berlin which made counterfeit bread
cards and sold them to people hungry
enough to take the risk.
They were discovered of course and
there was a big scandal In the papers.
The corporation was lined 50,000
marks. Every person found to have
voluntarily aided in the deception
also was fined or Imprisoned.
Speaking of medicine reminds me
that in Berlin, to help counteract
the starvation of the body through
having no fats or oils In the body,
many persons are taking cod liver oil
regularly. It is very expensive, a
bottle holding about four ounces cost
ing about 75 cents. But It does help
that terrible empty, hungry, "dried
out" feeling that you get when you
never eat any fats at all.
X took it for several months and
sometimes X think if it had not been
for that I would not have pulled
through.
(Tomorrow Marie Ilrown will write
about "What They Eat in Berlin.")
(Copyright, 19X7, Pittsburgh Press.)
NEXT QUOTA NOT TO
LEAVE UNTIL OCT. 6
[Continued from First Page.]
first contingent, and now that an ad
verse ruling has been received the
matter of getting the required num
ber of men ready to leave on Sat
urday has turned out to be a hard
task.
Certifying Men
The district appeal board at the
Capitol has been acting with great
rapidity on the claims that'have been
submitted to them. This board is
the only hope of some of the smaller
boards. If this board certifies back
enough names by the middle of next
week, thalocal boards will be in good
shape to meet the demand Saturday.
As the matter now stands, it is up to
the district board. Nearly a hun
dred names wore certified back to
the Steelton exemption board this
week. Of this number only four were
found to be available, as the remain
der were all colored and could not
be sont with the second contingent
As this board will have to send
twelve men with the second quota,
the district board will have to cer
tify back to the board more names
of white men. The Puxtang board
is one of the boards that sent more
than the required number with the
first contingent. This board sent XOO
men where only 90 was required. As
ten is the number that must go with
the second quota from this district.
It was thought thitt the board would
not have to send any. However, this
board received a list of names last
evening that were certified back by
the district board and as a result are
in a position to meet the demand.
The exemption board of district No. 3
at Elizabethville is the only board in
Dauphin county which at present
feels sure of sending away the re
quired number of men. . As far as
could be learned, no ruling has been
made regardifig the disposition of the
colored men. They have been sent
notices to hold themselves in readi
ness, but just when they will be sent
and where, is not known at present.
The schedule of the departure of
the men from Dauphin and nearby
counties, place of entralnment and
the quotas required Is as follows:
Adams county, Gettysburg, 12 men;
Columbia, No. 1, Bloomsburg, 7 men;
No. 2, Berwick. 7 menj Cumberland,
No. 1, Carlisle, >4 men) No. 2, Car
lisle, 4 men: Dauphin, Nos. X and 2,
Harrlsburg. 12 and 10 men; No. s|
EUzabethvllle, 7 men) Franklin, No;
1, Waynesboro, S inon; No. 2, Chatn
bersburg, 8 inen; Juniata, Mifflin,
5 men; Lancaster. No. 1.
110 men: No. 2. Ephrata. 10 mar-
No. 3, Christiana. 9 men; Lebanon,
No. 1, Lebanon, 8 men; No. 2, Ann
ville, 8 men; Lycoming, No. 1, WU
ltamsport, 7 men; No. 2. Willlams
iiort, 6 men; Mifflin, Lewlstown Junc
tion, 3 men; Northumberland, No. I,>
Milton, 7 men; No. 2, Sunbury, 7
men; No. 8, Shomokin, 11 men; No. 4,
Mount Carmel, 9 men; Perry, New
Bloomfleld, 7 men; Snyder, Middle
burg, 1 man; York, No. 1, York, 10
men; No. 2, Red Lion, 11 men; No. 3,
Hanover, 16 men; York, No. 1, York,
1 man; No. 2, York, 1 man.
Acting On Appeals
The district board was In session
to-day at the Capitol. Every effort
Is being made by the board to cer
tify enough men to warrant the full
quota of all the districts for next
Saturday. Yesterday the board acted
cn a large number of agricultural
and Industrial claims and rejected
most of them'. To-day the board
started acting upon appeals. Tl\ese
appeals will be taken in rotation and
according to order numbers. Those
who appeal first will have their
claims acted on first. This Is done
in order to be fair to some of the
men who have passed physical ex
aminations and asked no claims.
Many of the men who made appeals
have ,done so in order to delay their
going away to camp.
The Paxtang board to-day called
fifty men for examination. Of this
number nineteen were discharged as
unfit, eighteen passed and filed claims
and six passed and did not file
claims. Six did not show up. The
Fix men that did not show up are
as follows: Jovo Marin, Bressler;
Franjo Sucec, Bi+ssler; Berardo Zln
canl, Derry Church; Joseph Stro
mayer, Steelton; Charles R. Harris,
Oberlin; Curtis L. Miller, Ruther
ford Hteights. Raymond M. Holmes,
of Paxtang, reported that he had
alredy enlisted. The Paxtang board
will finish its examinations Monday
and will not call any more until
reports are made from the district
board.
The Steelton board is endeavoring
to find sufficient men to send away
next Saturday. The board has been
sending out the pink and green cards
to the available white men and these
men will report Tuesday morning at
9 o'clock. The Steelton police have
been rounding up the "slac'kers" in
To the Merchants
of Harrisburg
Q Because it believes in the re
sult-producing power of its ad
vertising columns—
Because, with its circulation
reaching 75 per cent, of the
homes in this community, it be
lieves it will reach YOU—
Q Because, in a nutshell, it has
faith in the art'clc it wants to
sell you—
The Harrisburg Telegraph
will employ its own advertis
ing columns fro-n time to time
to address messages of adver
tising importance to -you.
Read them.
B. M. Ogelsby,
Advertising Manager.
this district and the board is examin
ing them as fast as they are
brought in.
The Elizabethville board made no
examination yesterday or to-day.
This board Is preparing Its quota and
awaiting the certification of names
hack from the district board.
Telegrams giving notice of SSO re
ward for all deserters under the
draft law were sent by state head
quartres to all local draft boardß to
day. The telegram states that "a
reward of SSO Is payable for the de
livery at the nearest army camp or
post for a deserter. This reward Is
In full satisfaction of all expenses
incurred in said delivery. A person
who falls to report to his local board
for military service at the time speci
fied In his order to report Is a de
serter. A person who falls to report
for military service to the adjutant
general of the state by the date
specified In the order of the adjutant
general to said person Is a deserter.
It Is highly desirable from every
standpoint that an effort now be
made to round up all persons who
are detinouent in reporting for mili
tary service."
It Is discretionary wit,h military
authorities to decide whether deser
tion was wilful or not. In either
case, however, the reward Is payable.
Must Pay Taxes
Notice was also given to inquirers
that men forwarded on the last ship
ment in excess of the quota will not
be credited on the next shipment.
The next shipment must contain the
quota specified. Where excess men
are offered, It Is a transportation
problem.
Chief Clerk George D. Thorn, of
the State Department, to-day ar
ranged to send 20,000 blanks to mo
bilization and guard camps for sol
diers who may want to sign to give
authortiy to someone to pay taxes at
their homes so that they can vote at
the November election. Payment of
taxes Is a requisite to voting In camps
the same as at home
MRS. CYRUS McCAHK DIES
Mrs. Cyrus McCabe, 1052 South
Cameron street, died at the Harris
burg Hospital this morning, at 7
o'clock, following an illness of sev
eral weeks. Mrs. McCabe was aged
S2. She was taken to the hospital
August 27.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1917.
M. Brenner and Sons
Buys Big City Property
M. Brenner & Son, of this city,
has purchased the property belong
ing to the W. It. and B. F. Blough
estate at 1702 North Third street.
This purchase was made vesterday
through the agency of 8. Friedman
iind '.v&s in connection with the pur
chase of the building formerly owned
and occupied by the Harrisburg Au
tomobile Pompany. Brenner & Son
have made extensive pliins for their
new purchase. The building bought
from the automobile company* is to
be enlarged and used to conduct an
up-to-date automobile business. Bren-
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HARJRISBURG TELEGRAPH
The Harrisburg Telegraph sells for
two cents a copy.
It isn't likely, is it, that anyone will
buy two copies of the same issue at a
cost of four cents per day?
That means that every copy of the
Harrisburg Telegraph reaches a differ
ent home.
All waste all doubling up all
lost motion is eliminated.
The Harrisburg Telegraph offers in
its circulation, volume that means
more than papers printed it means
volume of homes And it's individual
homes the advertiser wants.
In 75 per cent, of the homes in Cen
tral Pennsylvania the Harrisburg Tele
graph is wanted more than any other
paper that's certain else why
would people be willing to pay more
to get it?
And when you reach 75 per cent, of
the homes with a newspaper that eost£
more than other papers in its commun
ity, vou get pretty close to 100 per
cent, of the MONEY-SPENDING
HOMES.
Harrisburg Telegraph circulation is
pure gold no dross no alloy
and it costs less.
ner & Son are one of the largesl
grocery delaers in the city and hav
been located In Harrisburg for th
; past eight years.
Chicago Man to Direct
U. S. Merchant Fleet
By Associated rress
Washington, Sept. 28.—Edward F,
Carry, a car manufacturer, of ChU
cago, was to-day made director ol
operations for the Shipping Board.
He will be directly in charge of the
government's merchant fleet. Mr.
Carry now is a member of a ship
building wage adjusting board.