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Terms Forced UponRumania Likelndemnity Kuehlmann Tell? of Gains for Kaiser Through Peace Treaty - Predicts Relief in Teuton Food Crisis Foreign Minister Says Prus? sia Will Renew Trade Conquest After War LONDON, May 24.?Economic ad? vantages which Germany has obtained ? in the peace treaty with Rumania are equivalent to an indemnity from that ? nation, in the opinion of the German experts, Dr. von Kuehlmann. the Ger man Foreign Secretary, told the Berlin Chamber of Commerce in his recent . speech, in which he discussed the Ru- ' manian treaty before that body, the i German wireless repon of the ad-! dre_3 shows. Germany's control of the coming Ru manian harvests caused the food ques- ' tion to be looked forward to "with a certain amount of confidence," Dr. von Kuphlmann declared. German trade privileges also were most important, and these included the lease to a Ger? man company for ninety-nine years of the Bueharost-Czernavoda-Constanza j railway line, thus trivine ready access : to the petroleum fields and grain cen? tre., i Referring to the geographical situa tion, which eliminated the question of territorial acquisitions. Dr. von Kuehl mann said that therefore it was all the more necessary to obtain economic advantages up to a limit consistent ' with the maintenance of Rumania's capacity for production. Provides Thoroughfare to East I Two points, he indicated, "must be taken into consideration, first, guar- ! ?nteeing Rumanian agricultural and I petroleum production as urgently nee- ' cssary for the carrying on of the war by the Central Powers and for the transition period; and, secondly, the important r?le which Rumania has to ! till in providing a thoroughfare to the i East, especially as she dominates the ? lower course of the Danube. "it i? here," continued the minister. . "that there comes into effect the In? ternational Danube Delta Committee, upon which only states on the banks of the Danube can be represented. Only if the states agree to it will the coun? tries lying on the Black Sea be able to ."oire into it. Therefore it is especially important for the German seaborad traffic that we have been able to secure sites for dockyards. "Along with the Danube, the im- : portance of the Rumanian railways must be considered, especially the Buchares t-Czernavoda-Con stanza line, over which Germany must have control. Tf has been agreed with Bulgaria that this railway to Constanza, which is to he made a free port, with grain silos and petroleum tanks, is to be leased to a German company for ninety-nine years." Alluding to the agreement by which Germany had secured the Rumanian harvests of 1918-MO, and the farreach ing option upon the entire Rumanian harvest for the next seven years, Dr. : von Kuehlmann said' "One can look forward to the whole fcod question with a certain amount of , confidence. . . . Formal war indemni? ties were not demanded by Germany,! but the numerous privileges we secured are equivalent, in the opinion of ex- ; perts, to anything which would have been yielded by indemnities. When, some day, the damage caused by the U-boat warfare shall have been made good by newly built ships, the sea ? White Russian Republic Proclaimed Under German Military Protectorate LONDON. May ...- The White Rus? sian Republic has been proclaimed ? with Germany's consent, the Exchange Telegraph corre, pondent at Moscow re? port... telegraphing und.r date of May 16. A coalition government has boon formed, the dispatch states, and ne? gotiations are proceeding regarding the unity of Lithuania and White Russia, with the idea of forming a separate state under a German military pro? tectorate. White Russia has no definite bound? aries, but is the term roughly applied , to the region north of the Ukraine, east of Poland and the Baltic prov- ' inccs, and bordered bv Great Russia on the north and east. As generally used, the term indicates only a gcn i ral ethnograph-C division. The White Russian., a Slavic race, intermingled to some extent with Great Russians and Ukrainians, occupy the upper part, of the western slope of the central Russian plateau. In 1910 they ?lumbered ?? ,S23.:.8:_. The greater part of the White Russian population lives in Lithuania. Lithuania has already been recognized by Germany as ai? in? dependent state allied to the German Empire. The name "White Russia" was given by Catherine II to the governments (-provinces) of Vitebsk and Mohilev. but was abolished as a political desig? nation by Nicholas I. route from Constanza will regain its I importance. "It would be a mistake, however, to turn our-eyes only to the Last. There nre the mouths of the Rhino and Libe. Future policy will have to ?ee to it ? hat German trade strives with re? doubled daring and energy to travel once more on xhe open sea. The day will com. when the genius of our lead? ers and the incomparable courage of our army and navy shall have obtained victory and peace for us -a day when ships will again sail the oce-sui under the black, while and red flag. On that day the German merchant and the Ger? m?n shipowner will prove to the world that they have no equals; that severe trials have only made them better qual? ified to lake up competition again, and will prove that the proud motte 'Nulli secur.dus' is appvopriate to '.hem." Teutons Indorse Plan For Mussulmans to Head Government of Crimea i By The Assoeiaterf Press) MOSCOW, Friday, May 17.--The Contrai Powers, says an official Ger? man wireless telegram, indorse the view of the Turkish government that Mussulmans should be at the head of the government in the Crimea. Latest statistics on the Crimea show that the Russians constitute the bulk of the population. There are airo a great number of Tartars, who are Mahammetans. * German Submarine Enters Spanish Port MADRID, May 24.?It is officially an? nounced that the German submarine No. 65 entered the port of Santander at 6 o'clock this morning. This is the second time within a week that a German U-boat has put into a Spanish harbor. On the evening of May 18 the C-Sft, which bears the same name as the destroyer of the Lusitania, entered Cartagena harbor in a seriously damaged condition as the result of a battle with an Italian steamer. She was immediately in? terned. -a-? 80 Italian Societies Parade in Brooklyn Red Cross and Italian flags mingled yesterday as thousands in Brooklyn paid tribute to Italy. Borough Hall and vicinity were literally draped with Ital? ian flags. Beginning at 2 o'clock, representa? tive Italians, from eighty societies, began passing the reviewing stand at Borough Hall. Borough President Rie? gelmann was reviewing officer. For al? most two hours the men, Red cross nurses and Boy Scouts swept by. As an Italian chapter of the Red Cross filed by, the women suddenly loosed a shower of red roses and green and white carnations, Italy's colors, on the -eviewing party in the stands. The na rade vas headed by Michael Laura and John Savarese. Wilson Calls Upon U. S. to Celebrate New Ideals July 4 _ Wants AH Americans to ? Join Foreign Citizens in Observance of Day WASHINGTON, May 24.?Native Americans were called upon by Presi- I dent Wilson to-night to join with the foreign born of the United States in ! celebrating on the Fourth of July this I year the birth of a new and greater spirit of democracy. ' Committees representing national or- I ganizations of nearly every element of j the foreign-born citizenship recently ! sent the President a petition announc- ? ing plans for a great loyalty demon- i strati on on the Fourth, and asking the entire country to join .with them. The President to-night made public this reply, addressed to "our citizens of foreign extraction" "1 have read with great sympathy the petition addressed to me by your representative bodies regarding your : proposed celebration of Independence Day, and I wish to convey to you, in ! reply, my heartfelt appreciation for its , expressions'of loyalty and good will. "Nothing in this war has been more, gratifying than the manner in which our foreign-born fellow citizens and: the sons and daughters of the foreign- j born have risen to this greatest of all j national emergencies. You have shown I where you stand not only by your fre- | quent professions of loyalty to the : cause for which we tifight, but by your eager response to calls for patriotic I service, including the supreme Service ? of offering life itself ip battle for jus-j tice, freedom and democracy. Before ; such devotion as you have shown all distinctions of race vanish and we feel ourselves citizens in a republic of free spirits. "I therefore take pleasure in call? ing your petition, with my hearty com? mendation, to the attention of all my fellow countrymen, and 1 ask that they unite with you in making the inde? pendence day of this, the year when | all the principles to which we stand pledged are tn trial, the most signifi? cant in our national history. - "As July 4, 1776, was the dawn of democracy for this jiation, let us on July 4, 1918. celebrate the birth of a new and greater spirit of democracy, by whose influence we hope and be? lieve, what the signers of the Declara? tion of Independence dreamed of for themselves and their fellow country? men, shall be fulfilled for all man | kind." ,-a C. W. Fairbanks Reported As Somewhat Improved INDIANAPOLIS May 24.?Reports; from the bedside of Charles Warren Fairbanks were that his condition was somewhat better than yesterday, and ! that, all things considered, it was sat-1 : isfactory. 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The j leaders of the Nationalist party, he added, had nothing to do with it. '1 he Premier said regarding the ac- [ tion taken against the Sinn Feincrs that no taunts would drive the gov? ernment to give away the sources of j its information. From the evidence in the govern? ment's possession, he declared. U was clear that the moment when the (?er- | mans were attempting their operations j in France was deemed the time for stimulating the rising. The Premier said if was not relevant I to assert that England had treated Ire? land badly in the dim past. This was ? not England's war. Jt was a struggle of Belgium, Serbia and other small na tionalities, and of Italy and the Rus? sian Empire. "I am sorry to say." he continued, i "that Ireland has iot merely sulked,j but that many Irishmen seem'to have; been swayed by that military autocra- : cy which oppressed small initions." The Premier concluded his reference to Ireland as follow.-: "All the indications in our posses- '? siqn point to the fact that the blow was timed for the moment when the | German i. it-vh command deemed its preparations 10 crush the British army! in France had reached the culminating point. Had we shirked stern action without delay we should have deserved '? inrpeachment. "Let me make one point clear. The Irish Nationalist leaders had nothing to do v. ith it. They were not even cog- : niz^nt of it. Of that I am convinced, from the evidence, I am therefore not in the least surprised at the doubts they expressed as to its existence. "1 i\o not despair of Irishmen realiz? ing soon that they are not doing well for the credit of their great race to stand out in this struggle. Opportu : nity will be afforded them to come for? ward of their own accord, and I am hopeful that the response will be ! worthy the best and highest traditions I of their race." The Premier's words evoked loud ap | plause. The Premier referred to the brilliant I achievements of Scottish divisions in the recent battle, and added: "The Irishmen fought as brilliantly as they always did when face to face with dancer, but the vast majority of the manhood of Ireland .unfortunately held aloof." ' ^ LONDON, May 24. The Official Press Bureau has issued a statement regard? ing the Irish arrests and the revolu i tionary movement in Ireland, which j culminated in the arrest: of a num ber of persons last week. The story of the active connection j between the leaders of the Sinn Fein ! movement and the Germans, as dis- ! closed by documents in the possession I of tf!e British government, falls into' two parts?the period prior to and ? that, since the abortive Irish rebellion ! of Easter, 1916. The events of the first period are dwelt upon in some j ! detail, but those of the second period j j permit of no more than a summary.: I the bureau says, as a full statement of ? the facts' and documents in the pos- ! session of the government, would dis- ; close the names of persons who were j loyal to Great Britain and the chan- 1 neis of communication through which the German government acted, and which it is not in the public interest to feveal. The story of the period before Eas? ter, 1916, takes up in detail the work of German agents, prominent among whom was Count von Bernstorff, former I German Ambassador to the United I States. _.... __ 1 Anti-Draft Fund of $1,000,000 Is New Problem in Ireland \ DUBLIN, May 24.?The anti-con- i cription fund, which in less than a month has grown to nearly $1,000,000,1 bids fair to become one of the most im? portant factors in the development of j the internal political situation. It is the largest fund ever raised in Ireland for i a political purpose, and, being in con- I trol of the Mansion House conference, ? that body finds itself in a position of greater financial power than any po? litical organization in Ireland to-day. Thus, the conference, unless man? aged scrupulously, would be able to influence tremendously the action of any Nationalist political organization. 1 This opens many dangerous poesibili- ' ties to which the moderate leaders in | Dublin have devoted anxious attention j during the last forty-eight hours. A considerable proportion of the ' subscribers to the fund are moderate Irishmen and women who, while ob? jecting to the forcible application of conscription, are firm supporters of : the war and equally firm opponents o?' Sinn Fein and everything for which it stands. But should the representatives of i this moderate opinion attempt to re- ? strain their extremist colleagues it is ; evident that a situation might arise | where the resignation of the moderate;; would be inevitable. Serious problem; regarding the control of the fund then might be presented. The resignation of the moderate del? egates to the conference would be re- ' garded as a tremendous victory for the ? Sinn Fein, card Sinn Feiners may do all in their power to embarrass their Na- . tionalist opponents. Tins is the reason 1 the situation in which John Dillon and . Joseph Devlin find themselves is one j of the most delicate in the history of Irish politics. Unionist critics are alive to the sit? uation and are doing their utmost to make capital for themselves by point- > ing out a moral to the Irish. "The j Irish Times," in an editorial referring to the decision of the conference to j use the fund for aiding the dependents : "of men whose activities are gravely ! incompatible with the safety of the nation," asks if Dillon and Devlin were content to sit silent while the confer- ! ence "resolved away Ireland'.; honor." and asks if the bishops have nothing to j say about the use of the funtl. i the arrival of Walter Humo Long in Dublin caused a great commotion in political circles here to-day. As a mem? ber of the War Cabinet and the high <? i '?.dviser of the government on Irish affairs, Mr. Long's presence here is re? garded nn event of the highest sig? nificance aid importance. The Nationalists are openly hostile, and their official organ, "The Free? man's Journal," says: "The arrival oT Walter Hume Long suggests that the drama is rapidly de? veloping, and we make bold to say that flint development, will be along lines of coercion and melodrama. When the re? cent proclamation was published we suggested that, although it was signed by Field Marshal French and Edward Shortt. Chief Secretary for Ireland, its real inspirer was Walter Hume Long. Mr. Long has proved himself to be a sturdy henchman of Sir Edward Carson." Gossip in political circles here has been stimulated by the arrival of Herbert L. Samuel, former Home Sec? retary and one of the chief supporteis of former Premier Asquith. He has conferred with prominent Irish Lib? erals. League Defies Declares Threat to Father Magennis Will Not Deter Friends of Erin Controversy as to whether Catholic : priests shall hereafter participate in . anti-British mass meetings held by the ! Friends of Irish Freedom took en new | zest yesterday when the Irish Progres? sive League, 164 East Thirty-seventh | street, issued a statement that it would j defy the order of Cardinal Farley j which prohibits priests from taking ! part in such gatherings. Peter Golden, secretary of the ! league, made, public resolutions adopted i _>y the league's executive committee, declaring that "neither the action of! (?ardi?al Farley nor of any one else j will in any way swerve us from our ; determination to aid in bringing Ire- j land again into her place among the! nations." The resolutions were an answer to ', Cardinal Farley's public letter censur? ing Father I'ecer E. Magennis, of the Carmelite Church, Twenty-ninth street. : and Second avenue, who on May 1 pre? sided at fin Irish, meeting at Madison Square Garden, and threatening to ex? pel Hie priest from the archdiocese of New York if he persists in participat? ing in such meetings. Father Magen? nis has been elected president of the Friends of Irish Freedom, whose anti British activities are under scrutiny by the Department of Justice. Here are the league's resolutions: Whereas, Cardinal Parley has censured the Rev. Peter E. Magennis for having ! presided over a mass meeting held under ! the auspices of the Iris h Progressive League at Madison Square Garden on May 4 to demand the independence of Ireland in accordance with the principles for which President Wilson declared America en : tei'ed the war: and Whereas, Cardinal Farley's action is a ! direct stab in the back of the hierarchy ; and clergy of Ireland, who are helping and counselling the Irish people in a fight ? for the very existence of the Irish race ; ? and ? Whereas, Cardinal Mercier is held up ! to the world as a paragon of patriotism i for doing for the people of Belgium what father Magennis is doing for the Irish people : be it Resolved, That we, the Irish Progressive League, condemn this action of Cardinal Farley as an attack on the Irish people in America, who demand that President Wilson's principles of self-determination he applied to Ireland ; and be jt. further Resolved, That neither the action of Cardinal Farley nor of any one else will in any way swerve Us from our determi? nation to aid in bringing Ireland again into her place among the nations. Officials at the Cardinal's residen?;', would say nothing yesterday regard? ing the league's action. Father Magennis was reported t.o have gone to Washington with a dele? gation of Irish leaders to present to President Wilson a petition for inter? vention in behalf of "Ireland's fight for self determination." Other members of the delegation were said to be Robert E. Ford, Mat? thew Cummings, John A. Murphy, James O'Sullivan, Ex-Judge John Jerome Rooney and the Rev, Thomas J. Herten. All Catholic priests in Brooklyn yes- : terday were warned by Bishop Mc? Dowell not to take part in any Sinn Fein demonstration. More Arrests in Ireland; 2 Men Face Court Martial LONDON, May 24.?Walter Hume' Long, Secretary for the Colonies, and ? who is chairman of the committee drafting the Irish Home Rule bill, ar? rived last night in Dublin, and is stay? ing at the vice-regal lodge, according to a Press Association dispatch from the Irish capital. Several more arrests have been made in the country districts. Two of the men arrested Sunday, Collins and Mul lins, will be court-martialed on charges of having illegal possession of explo? sives. Italian Naval Crew Found WASHINGTON, May 23?Definite ? announcement that Commander Pelle? grini and his men, who torpedoed an* Austrian battleship in the harbor o?, Pola May 11, were taken prisoners was contained in a cable dispatch to the Italian Embassy to-day from Rome. Press dispatches have said it was not known definitely what became of the Italian commander and his men. who entered the harbor in a small craft which they sank after torpedoing the battleship. The Motor Car's Fountain of Youth is the common-sense kind of lubrica? tion found only in the specially selected flake graphite known as GRAPHITE Automobile By eoverintr.the bearings with a lonir Iastintr veneer that prevents mctal-to nietal rub, Dixon's prolong the life of your car and greatly improve its daily performance. There's nothing else that does the job like Dixon's. Ask your dealer for the Dixon Lubricating Chart. JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. Jersey City. New Jersey DXXXN Established 1827 ?VVVtV Are Total Invalids Half Are Tubercular; Re? turn to Own Country a Great Problem Exchange Is Going On Repatriation Of 5,000,000 Rus sian Refugees Hampered by the Germans (By The Associated Prsss) MOSCOW, May 17. One million of 3,100,000 Russian war prisoners held in Germany and Austria-Hungary are total invalids. In Germany there are ? 1,000,000, and in Austria 1,200.000.! Half of the invalids are tuberculous, most of them in the last stages of that plague. Many of the remainder , were suffering: from serious contagious diseases. ! Their return to Russia under pr?s- j ont conditions is a great problem on account of the lack of food, proper ac? commodations and medical assistance. The exchange of invalids has been go ing on for some time. A mixed commission of Germans and Russians is now arranging for the ex? change of able bodied prisoners. Petro? grad and Moscow are to be the clear? ing centres, with other places to be designated later. Plans are being made for the re? patriation of 5,000,000 refugees to the Russian provinces occupied by the Ger? mans. Some of the refugees are in Siberia, while the others are in Russia. So far the Germans have shown great unwillingness to admit them in large numbers. Severa! hundred thousand already are gathered at the frontiers, but only small parties are admitted, the Germans asserting that the trans? portation facilities are limited. ?TE/W HATS A xl/^?T^i __, Incomparable new styles, in which quality luis in no wi.se been sacrificed for price. Shown in ample variety by an interested, and pleasant sales force. Yacht shapes of sennit and split braid, bangkoks, leghorns and panamas. tab Fifth Avenue ni ?jrr!. Fijth A-i ni 40th Sirte! ibi Droati-a Germans Making New Outlet at Zeebrugge Photographs Show Attempt to Cut Piers to Outflank -Blocked Channel LONDON, May 24.?Having failed in attempts to blow up the two concrete laden ships sunk in the entrance to the Bruges Canal at Zeebrugge, the Ger? mans are now engaged in cutting away the piers in an attempt to outflank the obstruction. Photographs taken three days ago by British naval airmen show this and uiso how completely the ca.ru! entrance has been Mooted. The Germans have adopted the expedient of remov>ng the piers on the west side of the canal hi order to make a Urge enough channel tor torpedo craft a:u\ other vessek larger than submarines to nass out to sea. 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