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V : * * «S •&r £ MvS» ; The government has chartered the fishing trawlers Foam, Crest; Wave, Billow and Spray und converted them into mine sweepers. The illustration shows men of the Crest with one ot the iron buoys used to support the nets. At the left Is Capt. P. C. Shea of Mattnpan, Mass., In charge of the mine «weepers. TfÄTTLESHIP NEW YORK AT FULL SPEED rn \ /«* O m Û j»*; Hi Ss* V___ S^5 /Tort «?nw h* " arl »e photoKraph showing the American battleship Ne «tossh.p. "* bead on « »Peed. leadin', the d'7l.don of which she is ti PICKED FOR HIGH POST i-: "7*; ß HARRIS «TWW E. L. Travis, now chairman of the corporation commission of North Caro lina, has been selected by President Wilson as a member of the interstate commission, to be named as soon a» congress passes the bill enlarging that body from nine to eleven. Women and War. Woman, according to legend and ro mance, becomes during the war the saintly Samaritan who ministers to heroes' wounds, but, according to a report made to the London city mis sion, woman is really demoralized by the loss of her protector and compan ion. Women carousing In public houses, drunk and vile of speech, have now become a common sight in the poorer quarters of London. The ad ministrators of the patriotic fund In Canada have also found that great so cial disorganization follows the leav ing of women alone nt the mercy of landlords ami others upon whom they are dependent in financial straits A Substituts for Cotton. The English have found that hog moss, known technically as sphagnum cymbilifolium. ' io n sterilized, makes an antiseptic, fight, soft end cool dress ing fur wounds, j* ;> parked in flai ;el bags PRUSSIAN DREAM OF WORLD POWER DROVE US TO WA 15 *±l %. Diplomat Reveals Kaiser's Plan to Draw United States Into Struggle. BIG LEVY IF VICTORIOUS If Germany Lost She Counted on Eas ier Peace Through Pacifists Here —Planned Formation of Great International Trust. Washington.—In a statement just Issued with the consent <>f the state department, Ulysses Grant-Smith, tor the past four years counselor to the American embassy at Vienna, casts light upon the steps by which America was drawn into the war. He boldly accuses the kaiser of forc ing American participation with this dual purpose : First, if Germany should triumph, she would be able to levy an enormous war tribute upon the United States; Second, if she should lose the mighty game into which she 1ms east her all, she might hope through the United States to obtain an easier peace, count ing upon the influence of millions of German-Americans and the American pacifists. Dream of a Commercial Trust. Ultimate German victory, or even the ending of the war in a draw. Mr. Grant-Smith believes, will mean tbe formation by Prussia of a great inter national commercial trust, against which the rest of the world would be all but powerless to battle. Austria Hungary is to be added to the Gorman empire, and, "through Interlocking di rectors," Bulgaria and Turkey. This dream of the mighty enmmer- ! eial trust, along with the desire for the annexation of Holland and Bel- ' gium and for the control of the North sea coast ns far south as Havre, sup plied the real motive for Germany's j •dunging the world into war, Mr. Grant Smith believes. After pointing out that hts statement expresses only his j personal belief, that lie does not speak for the state department, he says: "When the causes which precipitated the present war are thoroughly ex amined, it is my conviction that all residents of the United States, what ever their status, will recognize that the defeat of the German government in this conflict is in the interests of all. "Some months ago those of us who were stationed In thi central empires reluctantly arrived at the conviction that It was the deliberate Intention of the German government to force the lUnited States Into the war at what fche might consider the psychological moment. "Every good commander in making a plan of campaign provides not only for victory but makes provision likewise for the eventually of defeat, ns a matter of plain business expediency in the way of insurance. Germany, I am convinced, determined to force our en try on the side of the entente, with the intention, in case of victory, of making the United States pay an in demnity, which would mean the sad dling of this and future generations of Americans with an untold burden of taxation, or, in the case of her de feat, to get better terms of peace, counting on the large German and pa cifist element in this country to throw their Influence in that direction. Planned Indemnity Frofi U. S. "You may have noticed in the papers just previous to the outbreak of the revolution an interview with a Russian deputy who was at the time in Rome, I believe, in which he said that the Russians feared that should the United States enter the war she might use her influence at the peace conference to obtain better terms for Germar^v. So you see there are others to whom this same idea lias occurred. And in a recent issue the Volkszeitung of Co logne said: "We are entitled to a thumping wa Indemnity and we do not care who pays It. Those states whleh have sacrificed. Immense sums will be unable to pay il Therefore, America, which has earned thousands of millions through munitions find supplies, will have to unbutton its pockets. We need not force America it self to pay, but we hold so many pledges In hand that for the entente It is most important to have America as a banker behind them. "Recall the fact that each newspa per in Germany is subject to the strict est censorship; that whatever senti ments are expressed in them can be as sumed to be those of the government, •he result of Instructions received by • he representatives of the various newspapers directly from the govern ment censor before whom they dally appear. "Recall this. I say. and consider the statement that Mt is most Important tn have America ns a hanker behind them.' This Is not a' vague theory. It has been a matter of common knowl edge among thinking persons in Ger many and Austria-Hungary for months past, and is in line with Prussian pol icy followed in the wars of lSfiG and 1S70 which whetted tin Ir appetite for indemnities, monetary as well as ter ritorial. "The opening scene of the last act was- in complete harmony with the best Bisinarekian tradition. After months of careful preparation the moment had arrived 1> make the next move, to force the United States of America to sp n into th<* plac'. p, p|-iy the role ti. _ 1 ] - i.v We!:. Sz <'o._ of Ber i i i ' I ! : ! | j ! ! ! i I lin. Ever careful to save appearances in even supposedly secret moves, they prepare for the eventuality of the en trance of the United States into the war by the Zimmermann bid for .Mexi can and Japanese co-operation ag.iins. us. ''Since the beginning of 101. will lind practically no reference you * in ! ' j j the German or Austro-Hungarian press : to the United States of nn appreciative or complimentary character, in spite of the fact that American diplomatic and consular officers in the warring coun tries were working most earnestly and generously to care for German and Austro-Hungarian interests. The tens of thousands of civilian and military prisoners in France, England. Russia and Serbia owe an untold debt of j gratitude to America. Prepared People for War. "Gratuitous service all of it! Stile in spite of tiiis, frequent tirades j against this country were published, and everything possible was dune to prepare the people of Germany and Austria for the eventual state of war with the United States. "I find that even in our own country they have endeavored to create the i impression that American officials in ; the entente countries were derelict in > their duties. What in reality they de- j manded wus not neutral service; they j attempted to force on our officials a j whole-hearted espousal of the German j cause, and hoped to realize their ulms j by operating through their partisans j In the United States. "One hears various statements with j regard to the causes which brought on j this world conflict. To my mind, the j present crisis in our history is an in stance where the vital interests of the United States are brought into colli sion with those of the German empire and it depends upon us whether or not tlie logical development of our country shall be arrested at this point, for that is what will surely happen should the German arms prevail. "It seems to me that the history of Prussia is exactly parallel to that of many a corporation, particularly those which throve in this country some years ago before they had been regulated. They were above the law. They absorbed their competitors, by purchase whenever possible, but if not, they ruthlessly destroyed them and annexed their commercial terri tory. "With the determination of acquir ing an outlet to the North sea, Prus sia exploited the unimportant ques tion of the duchies to such advantage that while a British pacifist ministry looked supinely on, deaf to Russia's appeal for combined action, Schleswig and Holstein were, with Austria's re luctant assistance, wrested from Den mark in the war of '04, thereby gain ing Kiel and n strip of the North Sea coast—the entry of Germany into the field of world commerce, the founda tion of German sea power. "The results of the consolidation of 1S70 having proved so satisfactory, tlie time had arrived in the summe* of 1014, in the opinion of the then di rectors of the Prussian trust, to take the next step toward its logical devel opment. British Hait Prussian Plan. "Now, the plan to he realized in the west was, in short, to possess them selves of the mine' in Belgium and in Northern France and to acquire the const ns fur down as Havre. It was here that the British interfered with the Prusslun plans. They seemed con vinced for some unknown reason that Greut Britain would not enter the war for at least a month or more after its outbreak, and you can readily im agine what would have been the result had the British remained quiet and permitted the German fleet to sail to i the northern coast of France, taking i Calais. Boulogne and Havre and land i ing troops which would have swept ' across Normandy to join the forces which had advanced through Belgium. "It is this initial cheek which the Berlin general staff can never forgive the British. "The Germans have accomplished a I portion of their scheme in the seizure ! of th>' coast as far as Ostend, as well : as the Belgian and French mines, with ! out whose product Germany would have been seriously embarrassed dur ing the war. Had the plan carried through ns conceived, the next step would have been the absorption of Holland, peacefully, if possible, but absorbtion, In any ease. "The second part of the great plan is the formation of the largest com | mercial combination or trust that has j ever been conceived by the mind of ! man, viz. : The addition of Austria Hungary to the German empire, under Prussian leadership and through inter ! locking directorates (to use a familiar ! phrase) of Bulgaria and Turkey. It can be readily seen what an enormous power. In fact a power almost irre i sistible in international commerce, I would thus he formed. Dangers to U. S. "It is tlie operation either German victory termination of the war i might call a draw, v.oi formation of such a con evident that either n a; ly contrary to the ini United States and of < v this country. "The murder of the A Ferdinand hN v.ife tins gigan eome again , an'd since even the vhut people permit the nation, It is is absolut' - ■sts of the resident of ; m précipitât - *s into : j j i ; > j j j j j j j j j P.U4 for the purpose of seining sea coast and forcing her her dutches l.»r the formation of the Mitteleuropa trust. "And now, in U'17, Pros- a, si ill convinced that 'll is linportnic' ttnit she should he the one 'attack d.' de liberately forces the United States in to u stale of war, her greedy cove tous eyes us always fixed on the pos sessions of others, while with neck heroics she attempts to play the role of the persecuted one. Read her rec ord as carved with her sword, us writ ten in lier diplomacy, as evidenced by her propaganda und intrigues. In the light of our experience in Ibis country since the summer of three years ago, we cun understand something of the methods employed which provoked ;he wars of 181)4, 1800 and 1870. , "Many of our residents who them selves or whose forebears wi re horn in Germany have been able through the advantages afforded them here to reach positions of affluence ami influ ence. Wlmt would he their present condition, both financial and social, had they never emigrated to the Unit ed States? Why did they leave the place of their birth? Let them usk themselves these questions. They claim to be practical men of affairs; then let them look at this question from that standpoint, and I am sure they will realize that their Interests lie unques tionably with the corporation in which they have their uil Invested. "Let us keep our friendships, our affection for our friends in the central empires, but let us stand shoulder to shoulder and see this fight through. Let us strain every nerve to help our corporation to win this tight and not go down before the predatory Prussian trust." IS DOING HER BIT -3: Mi msm Miss Virginia Cannon Le Seure, young granddaughter of "Uncle Joe" Cannon, in the uniform her service for the Red Cross society has entitled her to wear, photographed on the steps of her grandfather's home, in Danville, 111 . "I never was so proud of anything in my life," Uncle Joe's favorite grand daughter confessed, in talking of her uniform and her work. "I'm learning the real Joy of service, of course there aren't any parties or anything of that sort now tTmt there is war, and I think it's beautiful to Ik* doing even a little something that is useful." Rut it isn't so small a thing that Miss Le Seure is doing. With the opening of tlie Red Cross classes in intensive training at the Chicago headquarters, this daughter of fortune enrolled and worked devotedly until she had com pleted her course. + t relentless j •r in giving f supplicant t should he la an st rt fit T he r*.....Ives •V person sh< - «L idleness. ti in • j-i-H-H-i-i o.f A -ah untu fuel has l.e j-P4..p4.+ + g. +++ 4. ++ 4. +++++< ^ ++4 , : NO EXCUSE FOR HOBO, f : SAYS DEFENSE COUNCIL | • Sacramento, Cal.—The tramp J and the panhandler rame iiûder ^ . the official ban of the state eoun- % I ell of defense. 4> ■ A letter wus sent to all county $ , councils of defense requesting J • the co-operation of citizens to en- Î ; force the vagrancy laws us a war r • measure. It snid, in part : ^ I "Housewives and every loyal £ • American citizen can give ltn- «j« ! measurable aid in eliminating + • chronic loafers by using keen, 4* for food required It U !' T is. Ever or slm to give i work for vh, unfair that au fist irj slfiftles • mrly at ttil 1er g-' 'line in the rr ,j e ■:t fm:i ! by a South Af in natalité, a (Titillais