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Not To Accept The Liberty Loan Biilion Excess
SKELETON HI OF
BOTH CRUEER IS
FOUND IN EELLJR
Nation-wide Search For Girl
Who Disappeared February
13th is Ended _
FIND REVEALS GRIM
EVIDENCE OF CRIME
Found Under Eight Feet of
Concrete and Debris in Cellar
of Shop Where She Was Last
Seen to Co.
my TMt uniteo rut** >
New York.— Pr.ll' 17 ’car-old Ruth
i-nmtr. miwun* <" <"'> r month* will not
*„ Sown annsl* a* ono «f ho
If OIK) • »iio ppear from lh>
street*of Now V'-rk every year and »ro
n#y#r h#*Hrd es again.
Thanks to on* of Mr h*x. who f lung
to th# «#*rch after parent*, frlenrl* arid
police had given up all hope of ever dls
oovering tran« <*f her. ehn was found her*
late today -Amt daad. Her body WM
hurled »<*n fi et below the concrete floor-
Ing of she dingy haaament bicycle repair
shop of Alfredo rocf-bi into which aha
w Hiked on the afternoon of Tueedny. Feh
)’i to haVe b* t ekate* nharpened, little
suspect Ins iha i all* would never coma
out alive.
Thun wa* Gear t<\ up An* of th<* 'loop
e.-t and mo»l baffling disappearance myn
forl«« in nil th* thousand* of auch ray*-'
torl*o on «i»o records of th« Now York
police books
Cocchl In Italy.
f'altny engaged in hla work of tinker
ing wish bicyrpur in far away Italy, la
Cocchl. sh« under-f hairy armed lit
tie Italian whore fiendish infantility at
concealment, the police believe, was only
exceeded by what they believe was hla
crime.
The ap-kenlns’ detaila of the gruesome
of two overfilled laborer* digging beneath
the t eller floor of the blcy* I* shop un
der th* direction of Mrs Grace mini la
ton, the woman lawyer who refused to
five up the search. L»-ggara the fabled
iitchery 'Him* Beard" l« said to have
visited upon hla victims.
Clad as she wa t}»<> moment she enter
ed the ehob. In her winter coat, school
frock, tan shoes and stockings, tan gloves
and brown velvet turban, the little girls
body wan unearthed
Stron a Hemp Rope.
A strong hemp rope about her f**t had
Simon! entirely disappeared tindgr the
get ion of the quick lime ghlch enveloped
her body
Her clothing, slashed from the wnlst
to the shoulder nr d torn aside, the jag
gs-d hole crushed In lor skull and th«
ropo which bound the child's arms light
th her side bore mute evidence to the
tragic fair she suffered in that murky
11111* underground shop that gray win
ter afternoon.
The body lay on it*’ back In the vault
prepared for it by the murderer
The agony in which the little girl died
was clear in the rigid, cramped position
of the leg*, which were drawn up almost
avsn with the shoulder*
The Ohsatiy Find.
Khrqpding the «>m*e fresh pretty face
wa* a heavy towel, which completely en
veloped ihe head and which, ns it was
unwrapped, dimmed the enfe brown tur
ban Sftiled down upon the wasted skull.
Dangling from the ones neat shirtwaist
was th* little gold watch Hath (’ruger's
father gave her. On the ends of the
arm* bona# hung the tan kid gloves.
With her body lay n blood-stained suit
of motorcycle toga and around It had
been packed rags and bits of clothing and
refuse of every description.
To within four feet of the concrete
flooring above the body was weighted
down with a mliture of earth, aahes and
debris.
The Mock •»/ concrete flooring hack
ed out beneath two heavy chests st the
hick and to on* side of the cellar to
g.v#» the murderer a chain * to bury hi*
victim deep, hud been skilfully re-lald
ai d the chests rolled Into lilacs, with ths
dirt and debris at each end of thsm care
fully undisturbed.
Sneered at Digaer*.
Mrs. Bocchl. wife of the shop’s pro
prietor. who had persistently sneered at
Ibe d’fffer* and tn addition to insisting
tlu*v would not find anything for thelf
trouble turned them out two days ago and
refused to lot thorn enter the premises
again, had s*»ld the shop and started
away Just a few momenta before the
bodv wo* found. She is detained by the
*
Little believing that any trace of hla
daughter would bo found. Henry D.
«’ruger. father of the girl remained at
home with Mrs Cruger while Mrs. Hum-
Iston directed the search
On being told by Mrs Humiston that a
girl's body had been dug up In Coochl’s
cellar, the ftahei still r-kenticul. hurried
to the squalid neighborhood of the repair
ahup. a few blocks across town from up
per Riverside Drive.
Police opened the way for Cruger to
entqr the shop on his arrival. The crowd
Stepped back hut the man hesitated
•topped “T do not want to go in.’’ ho
said Send some ont to tell me about It.”
He stood in the Ntreet. staring at the
garish red ign on the glass basement
w inflow.
Police Inspector Cray came out from
beside the body lying on the cellar floor
and described it In detail to Cruger, who
made no sign until the inspector men
tioned the character of the clothing, the
watch and the Wnflltgh High school ring
found on th# left little finger
“My God’ My Daughtsrl'*
“Oh, my God. that's my daughter!" h#
exclaimed as the Inspector stopped
He fell forward, reeled and would have
collapsed had not the Inspector caught
him.
After he recovered he would not look
at the body and ' bon a where
the girl’s mother watted
Singularly enough, Jehn Spittle, the j
man wh«* saw Cocchi coming out of the
cellar shop ah »ut midnight of the «la\
the Cruger girl disappeared was the man
•ho unearthed her body today Ths
suspicion that the girl was burled be
neath the shop has always been strong
in his mind, he said
Discovery of the body was accidental.
Notice ami private detectives had search
ad every foot of the cellar over and over
They had (lug it up In many places It
remained for Inspector Cray to push the
two chests out of the way and discover
that the concrete flooring had been dis
turbed
Immediately upon being notified of th#
find. District Attorney Swann said every
effort would be made to have Cocchl re
turned to this country.
May Return Cocchl.
I'nder Italian law. the evidence must
be taken to Italy, ts Ooireht Is held for the
girl’s murder, and the trial held there
An effort will be made to reverse this
proceedure and bring him here
Police Commissioner Woods was out of
town when the body was found but was
reached by a tel ear am and immediately
returned New York personally taktng
charge of the Investigation
Wouflg at once got In touch with the
state department at Washington and
after talking with government official*
over the long distance telephone, cabled
to the Italian authorities to hold Cocchi.
now in Bologna.
Mrs Cocchl was taken to detective
headquarters and questioned by Commit
sloner Wood*.
Wife denied knowledge where ho had
gone It waa only a few weeks ago
that he turned up in hla nattvs town of
Bologna, Italy and opened a tepalr shop
t!r*4 of 'hiT‘*’,7»" jea'lot" and
and went back to his native land because
he couldn't stand It any more He also
said be had reason to believe that Ruth
i'rugsr wa* alive and well and some
'cJSSrito daughter of wali-te
doMr and Mr* Henry n <Tuger taufht
a Sunday echooi class and attended
IViduiith High school f*h* left home
her ekaUe*?* Cocchl’f* toT*. Sharpened**
Bh# did not return home that night and
next morning search was begun for her
Cue* hi disappeared three da>e later.
AMERICA - RUSSIA
TO FIGHT AS ONE
Y Continued from page one).
government and laws which you are
.'•bout to create An we have develop
ed our Inntltutlons to jferv© the needs
of our national character and life, ao
we assume that you will develop your
institutlone to serve the needs of Rus
sian character and life.
"As we look across the sea wf* dis
tinguish no party, no qIAM. We see
great Russia, as a whole, as one mighty
striving, aspiring democracy Wa
know the self-control, essential kind
liness. strong common sense, courage
and noble Idealism of the Russian
character.
PROCLAMATION TO
TOE HELLENES
Greeks Told By M. Jonnart
That Allies Intend to Defend
Them to the Last From
German Yoke.
,BY THE ASSOCIATED PRES* )
Athena, via London.- M. Jonnart, the
hlgh c commissioner representing France
Great Britain and Russia, who recent
ly brought about the abdication or
King Constantine has published the
following proclamation addressed to
tthe Hellenes:
France. Great Britain and Russia de
sired the independence, greatness and
prosperity of Greece. They Intend to
defend the brave little land they have
Ibierated against the united efforts of
the Turks, Bulgarian and Germans.
They are here to checkmate the man
euvers of hereditary evils. They will
put an end to the repeated violation of
the constitution of treaties and the de
plorable Intrigues which led up to the
r Assacre of soldiers of the allies.
Under German Yoke.
"Yesterday Berlin was In command
of Athens and was gradually leading
the people under the yoke of the Bul
garians and Germans. We resolved to
re establish the constitutional rights
and unity of Greece. The protecting
powers, therefore, demanded the ab
dication of the king. They have no
intention of tampering with the con
stitutional pre-rogatlvep; they have
other aims, namely, to aasure the reg
ujar and constitutional progress of the
country, to which the late King Qeorge
of-glorious memory has always scrup
ulously faithful, but which King Con
stantine has ceased to respect.
* "Hellenes, the hour Of reconciliation
has arrived. Your destinies are close
ly associated with those of protecting
powers; your Ideals are the same as
theirs, your hopes are Identical. We
appeal to your good sense and pa
triotism.
Pitiless Repression.
"Today the blockade Is raised. Any
reprisals regardless of whatever party
they belong, will be pitilessly repress
ed No breach of the peace will be
tolerated. The liberty and prosperity
of every one will he safeguarded.
"This la a new era of peace and
labor which is opening before you.
know that, respectful of the national
sovereignty, the protecting powers
have no Intention of forcing upon the
Greek people general mobilization.
"Long live Greece, united and free."
LADMLUS' CLODS 111
MEET HENE JOLTS
Annual Meeting of Savannah
Valley Associated Farmers'
Clubs to be Held at Court
House on That Date. Great
Meeting Planned.
Advance Indication* point to the
great succesH of the 'hlg meeting of
the Savannah Valley Associated Farm
era' clubs which will be held on July
6th, at the Richmond County Court
11(>\i*r One of the biggest meeting
In the history of the dull* Is expect
ed. l'reaent conditions will he dis
cussed. the chief topic being "More
Food "
Clans for the big meet are rapidly
nearing completion The executive
committee is working faithfully and Is
making all arrangements for a most
successful meet. The executive com
mittee is: H. C Hahn. Aiken. J. A.
Meyer. Rennett Spring*; J M. We*t
brook. Beach Island. Oscar Foreman.
Hephzthah; C. L. Butler. Schultz Hill;
Dr J. E. tlreen, president, and Dr.
W E. Mealing, secretary
several prominent *p*aker» will be
heard All agricultural clubs of the
Savannah River Valley section will be
represented, a full quota of member*
being expected from each.
Fire Starting In
Closet Does SSOO
Damage Saturday
Fire starting In a closet Saturday
about 9 o'clock did damage amounting
to SSOO. The fire was at 111* Miller
Street, Louts Ferady is the owner of
the property which la occupied by 81-
mon William*,
Immediately upon the discovery of
the fire the fire department was call
ed A quick response wa* made, but
by th* time the firemen arrived th.*
flames had gained great headway.
Excellent work on the firemen’* part,
however, kept the damage to compar
ative low figures. It Is estimated thnt
the house was damaged to the extent
of s3s*. while the damage to the fut
nlehinga aggregates about $l6O
At 2: t*s p m. Saturday an alarm
waa turned In from box 71. Respond
ing the fireman found the fire at 1245
Reynold* Street. Spark* on the roof
did damage amounting to $5.
Mr. Harry M. Cook
Has Passed Away
The many friend* of Mr Harry M
Cook will deeply regret to learn of hi*
death which occurred about 9:10
o'clock Saturday night at the home of
hi* mother, at 19J* Fenwick Street.
Mr Cook waa 4$ year* old He had
been In falling health for some time
He era* well known In railroad clrclee.
having been formerly employed In
Tampa, but returning to hie home In
Augusta a few month* ago on account
of his falling health.
The funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 4; $9 o'clock frdm
Sacred Heart Church.
THE PATRONAGE OP READERS CAN BEST BE SECURED BY ADVERTISING IN THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DECLARES AMERICA
MUST WAKE UP!
"America Must Recognize That
She is in a’War of Selfpreser
vation,’’ Says Marcosson.
New Cork. —"Self preservation la the
first law of patriotism. America muat
recognize that she. is In a war of self
preservation."
Isaac r M H r(-fi««n American mag
azine wrltbr arid pulbicl»t Just back
from five months in Europe today
“iimm«l up for the United Press the
reasons, demanding a red-blooded,
whole-hearted nation-wide participa
tion by America In the great war.
I ieft England thrilled with the
thought that I would find America
aroused and at work” he continued.
"I had watched an American destroyer
flash Its flag In the van of a British
ship. Its sole protection; f heard Amer
ican troops and American Jackies
cheered to the echo In I.ondon streets,
I had seen on all sides a proud and
grateful aeknewlodgement In Great
Britain, France and Russia of Amer
ica’s line-up for the great cause of
world democracy.
America Indifferent.
Rut to my amazement I find Amer
ica indifferent even a pathetic frantic
appeals for enlistment; a deluge of
Utetjature urging the nation to buy a
liberty bond which should he self
selling; everywhere the ocho of that
deadly slogan “Business as usual,”
America is making precisely the same
mistake that England made during the
first year of the war. Then there
was a mighty flag waving but with it
a deadly interia feeling of self satis
faction.
The Englishman so laced himself
with the Idea that the war would soon
be over--therefore why disturb his
business of his habits? The net. re
sult was that the flower of England’s
young manhood was eliminated before
the country realized that the Germans
had put a ring of terror around Great
Britain.
’’What happened?
"Famine stared the nation In the
face and there had to be recourse to
conscription.
"Here I find that same fatal self
sufficiency feeling that came so near
being England's undoing.
With Delusion.
"Millions of Americans are still bit
ten with the delusion that the At
l»n»lc Is a Ood-glven bulk against the
enemy.
’l ie y have forgotten the exploits
of the U-B8 off the coast of Nantucket
which anihilated the security that an
ocean barrier once offered, they do
not reckon with Germany’s possitile
developments of aerial warfare mak
ing possible an oversea air craft whose
endurance will be equalled only by Its
destructiveness.
"In other words, the battle front of
Europe Is slowly but surely spreading
from the old world to the new.
“This Is one definite reason why It
Is up to the whole American people to
regard the war as their war; to feel
that every advance by the allied ar
mies Is one more step In the direction
of their own national security.
On Our Own Shores.
"If Germany is not beaten on the
battlefields of Europe then the deadly
conflict must be fought out on our own
shores A huge American army In Eu
rope today is the best Insurance
against the crimsoning of our own
land.
’’The war already has a message and
a meaning for every American citizen,
he he a hanker in New York, a ranch
man In Texas or a street car conduc
tor In Spokane.
“Success of the allied arms In Eu
rope this year means peace and se
curity for the free nations of the earth
for years to come.
“Failure means the constant threat
and ultimately the effort to Impose
autocratic German Ideas of govern
ment upon every democracy In the
western hemisphere.
' Americans must realize that our
army Is going to France to fight for
America.
“The scene of the fighting Is In Eu
rope.
"The Issue at stake is here In Amer
ica.
'To eee this war Is the best cure
for shortsighted optimism that I know
No mistake that America can make no
bigger mistake than the feeling of self
sat lsfaction. Germany Is fur from
beaten.
“Germany Is still a going concern.
The empire is full of fight and Amer
ica's war Job is cut out for her. The
sooner we realfze it the quicker It will
be finished."
Mrs. A. Markwalter
Died Saturday P. M.
The many friends of Mrs Annie M.
Markwalter, the wife of Mr. Albert
Markwalter, will deeply regret to learn
of her death which occurred Saturday
afternoon at 3:1 Oo'elock at th* Uni
versity Hospital. Mr*. Markwalter
had been ill about four months. Ev
erything that loving hearts, careful
nursing and the beat of medical aid
oould suggest waa done to prolong her
life but without avail, ahe passed
away quietly surrounded by those near
to dear to her.
The* funeral services over the re
main* will be held at the Church of the
Sacred Heart on Monday morning at
9:30 o’clock.
Other than her husband, th* deceas
ed U survived by her mother. Mr*.
Katherine Kennedy, three brother*,
Mr. Tltomaa J. Kennedy, of Asheville,
N. t\. Mr. John J. Kennedy and Mr.
E. A. Kennedy, of Augusta; three sis
ter*. Mr*. J. H. Oetjen. of Jackson
ville. Mrs J. D. Scruggs, of Wichita
Falla. Tenn., and Miss Mamie Ken
nedy, of Augusta.
THREATENED STRIKES
!N THE SHIP YARDS
, Washington. Threatened strikes In
ship yard* and munition* factories
will go Unsettled a* far a* the depart
ment of labor i* concerned. It I* fear
ed by department officials, unless con
gress takes some immediate action
on a new appropriation for concilia
tion
The last appropriation for $75.0A0
for conciliator* to handle strikes ha*
been expended, due to th# large num
ber of munition* factorle* and rail
| road strike*.
CALLED TO WAR AT LAST
Copenhagen, (via London),—Anton
Long, the "Chrlstus" of Gherammer-
I gau's posatou play, ha* finally been
I called to th# color*, according to a
dispatch to th# Berlin Tageblatt from
Aug*b«rg. Bavaria. Herr Long hith
erto ha* seen service although It had
been reported repeatedly that he had
been killed in th* war.
300 British Enlist Here in One Day
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Great Britain haw opened n recruiting atatlori in New York to enlist those
of her HubJectß who could not get to. Fnglano or Canada before. Nearly 300 ap
plied for enlistment the first day. Capt. J. A. Robertson Durham is here shown
recruiting the men
WOMEN OP EAST
SIDE IN N. I RIOT
March to City* Hall and Attack
Police With Hat Pins, Bites
And Kicks. Police Use Clubs.
New York.—A raid, a riot and the ar
raignment of Alexander Borkman and
Anna Goldmap on a charge of anti-con
scription propaganda wa* the record of
the anarchietß here today. A crowd of
300 Kant Side mothers which marched
yelling and singing from Rutgers Square
to City Hall to present a petition to May
or Mitchel waa incited to riot by friend*
of Berkman and Miss Goldman, who were
passing the massed police and the crowd
of mothers in City Hall Plaza on their
way to court.
Thus goaded, the women, shrieking and
veiling, attacked the police with hat pins,
bites and kicks. The police responded by
free use of their clubs and blackjacks.
The free-for-all tight, audible if not vis
ible for blocks around, was* stopped only
when the police commandeered passing
motors and bundled the ring leaders off
to jail.
About a dozen of the women were ar
rested.
Merkman , and Miss Goldman were
meantime arraigned before United States
rommtssioner Hitchcock and held in
$25,000 hail each after they had pleaded
not guilty to the charge of conspiring
and actually attempting through articles
in "Mother Earth" and “The Blast" to
block enforcement of the draft law.
An attempt will be made to bail them
out Monday.
While this was going on a squad of de
tectives under Lieutenant Busby raided
the headquarters of the Russian anar
chists at 634 Fifth street and arrested
thirty men.
Pamphlets about the meeting place
contained such phrases as “You are be
ing drawnwinto the nooses of militarism'
and you to he drafted during strikes
to do the dirty work of bosses."
WOMEN TO WORK
IN RED GROSS 1
Organizing Committees of Non-
Profesional Women of Land in
the $100,000,000 Effort
This Week.
Washington—"To organize non-pro
fessional women to aid in relief work
the Red Cross war council has creat
ed a woman's bureau and has appoint
ed a national advisory committee of
women which will endeavor to enlist
evry possible woman in the country
for adequate fields and supplies.
The new bureau will be in charge of
Miss Florence M. Marshall of the
Manhattan trade school who wfll come
to Washington and open a permanent
office about July Ist. Mrs. W. K.
Draper, prominent In Red Cross work
In New York City, will head thg ad
visory committee.
On th* advisory committee with
Mrs. Draper are Miss Mary Goodwillle
of Baltimore, vice chairman; MiRS
Mabel T. Boardmun. Washington; Mrs.
Joseph Cudahy, Chicago; Mra. P. V.
Hommer. St. Louis; Mrs. E. H. Har
dman. New York; Miss Lavtnia H.
Newell. Boston; Mrs. George Whar
ton Pepper, Philadelphia, and Mr*.
Leonard Wood, Charleston.
The Red Cross war committee,
charged with the task of raising a
$100,000,000 relief fund, has started Its
campaign with a rush and expects to
have its work underway by the begin
ning of Red Cross week on June 18th.
Atlanta, recovering from a fire loss
of eeveral millions, sent word today
that a parade, great street signs and
many other agencies would be employ
ed tix eecure Red Cross contributions.
The posts! service, which took so
active a part In advertising the Lib
erty Loan will help also In raising the
big I'ellel fund.
Only Five Arrests
Made Last Night
Up until 3 o'clock Sunday morning
there had been only five call* at police
headquarter* for the patrol and each time
a "drunk" waa brought back to apend
the night aa tha gueat of the city. That
wa* all.
In the day* of not ao long ago police
headquarter? waa a huay place of a Sat
urday night. The patrol got ashamed
of itaelf for consuming no much gasoline,
so to apeak, for tt was on the run all
the time. The lock-up was over-crowded
This waa when demon rum was un
chained—before the state prohibition law
and the bone dry law went Into effect.
Hut what’e the uae to dwell In reminis
oenses. the past cannot be recalled- as
some other brilliant man said before us
DENIED JN ' BERLIN
Amsterdam. No German stihnymn*
was sunk by th* American merchant
man Kroon land on May ISth. an of
ficial German admiralty statement re
ceived her* .today asserted. All Ger
man U-boats assigned to the Irish pa
trol on that date had returned to
bases, tt was declared.
ONCE REJECTED.
FLIERS TO FRANCE
Aero Club of America Recruit
ing Eligibles and Will Send
Twenty on Competitive Basis.
New York.—The Aero Club of America
is recruiting eligible fliers for the LaFay
ette eeeradiU© for the front ,in France
who have heel rejected on technical
grounds by the war and navy depart
ments, it became known here last night.
The club announced that it already
had started several American youths to
France and is aboyt to select a contin
gent of twenty more on a competitive
basis, to be sent along soon.
The club will pay the cost of a hun
dred minute test flight for each man at
Newport News, and give them transpor
tation and personal expenses to Paris
and the training camp for the escadrille,
the independent flying unit of Americans
connected with the French flying forces
at the front.
“These are young men," said the an
nouncement, “who enlisted in the militia
of the various states on the promise they
would be trained for the air service and
were rejected by the government when
the militia was federalized, because they
were not commissioned men or because
they had not had two years’ colldfee
training.
“There also are other young men who
have applied for duty in the air service
of the escadrille through the club.
"Many of these men are thoroughly
capable flyers. The selection of the next
twenty will be made through rigid com
petitive tests at Newport News and the
basis is a rigid physical examination."
DOGS IN PURSUIT
OF LT^HENKEL
Norfolk, V«.—Scores of detective*
with several bloodhounds are search
..ing for Arnold Henkel, a former lieu
tenant in the German army who es
caped from the Norfolk city Jail her
fore daybreak this morning.
Henkel was being held for the fed
eral authorities, who were engaged Iti
hivestlgatlng his alleged activities in
benalf of the German government. He
is reported 'to have escaped from a
British army camp where he obtained
information of value to Germany.
U. S. READY TO
PAY THE PRICE
Prlncaton, N. J. —America has counted
the cost in entering the war and is ready
to pay the price, no matter how great
the sacrifice, to secure world triumph
of democracy over absolutism and the
crushing of Prussian despotism. Secre
tary of State Lansing said today at ‘the
170th commencement of Prlhceton Uni -
versify, at which Mr. Lartsing was one of
those upon whom the honorary degree
of doctor of law’s was conferred.
SPAIN’S ENTRY
‘VERY LIKELY’
New York.—Spain’s entry into the war
on the allies' side “is very likely.” ac
cording to a report by the Papal Nonclo
at Madrid to the Vatican at Rome, print
ed today in the Sun. King Alfonso was
declared to be convinced this step cannot
be averated much longer.
NEUTRALITY FOR MEXICO
Mexico City.— A newspaper article
suggesting the possibility of Mexico’s
entering the war alongside the allies
brought forth the statement from the
foreign office today that Mexico’s
stand had -been outlined by President
Carranza as one of strict neutrality
ar.l that she would stick to this atti
tude.
TRAVELERS ELECT NEW
HEAD
'•* cr. R, . S 3 ASS
.wattonal praal
dent of the Traveler*' Protective Aaeo
clitkm et their annual convention In Sa
vannah.
THROUGH GERMAN EYES
THEGERMANSANDTHE DEAD.
. »
Hsrr Zimmermann’s Defence.
Th* German foreign Secretary.
Herr Zimmermann. referred in the
Reichstag last Friday to Lord Rob
ert Cecil's reply in the House of
Commons to questions about the
German Corpse Utilization Estab
lishments. Herr Htockscher, the
Radical Deputy and bead of Herr
Ballln's Intelligence Department at
Hamburg, was put up to ask "what
the Imperial Chancellor Intends to
do In order to counteract this most
pitiful of all English calumnies
Herr Zimmermann said;
The assertion that soldiers' bod
ies (Soladatenleichen) were used
for the production of fat stuffs
first appeared in the French Press,
and passed from the French Press
into English and neutral newspa
pers. The inventors of the asser
tion seem to have made use of the
fact that there are Corpse Utiliza
tion Companies (Kadaververwer
tungsgelschaften) in Germany. No
reasonable person among our ene
mies can have been in any uncer
tainty about the fact that this has
to do with the bodies of animals
and not of human beings (tierische,
n-icht menschiiche Kadaver). The
fact that the word "cadavre" in
French is used for human beings
and animals has been exploited by
our enemies. We have rectified
this subtle misunderstanding,
which, against its better knowl
edge, has been used by the enemy
press to mislead public opinion. In
neutral countries, in so far as there
is tangible slanderous intention,
criminal proceedings will be taken.
Herr Zimmerman went on to
abuse Lord Robert Cecil for having
said that there is "nothing incred
ible'' in the charge against the
German military authorities—“es
pecially as the Deputy Dillon had
expressly called attention to the
facts."
It will be observed that the Ger
man Foreign Secretary, in spite of
his violent language and threats
to neutrals, does not give any di
rect denial whatever to the allega
tion concerning the. German use of
human corpses. By the use of the
phrase "menechliche Kadaver,” he
himself disposes of the false state
ment previously sent out by Ger
man Wireless that the word Ka
daver only refers to animals, and
he also makes nonsense of his own
reference to the French word "ca
davre." Moreover, as Herr Zim
mermann must be aware, the al
legations do not concern the exist
ence of Corpse Utlization Compan
ies in Germany, but the German
admission of the existence of
Corpse Utilization Establishments
in the field.
As to the meaning of the word
"Kadaver," we published on April
26 a German certificate which
proves clearly that Kadaver iB the
word used by German anatomists
for the dead human body. A cor
respondent at Zurich has now sent
us the title-page of a book pub
lished at Berlin (sth edition, 188.1)
by Dr. E. Gurlit, Professor of Sur
gery at Berlin University. It is
called "Leitfaden fur Operation
subungen am Cadaver und deren
Verwerthung beim lebenden Men
chen” (Guiding principles for oper
ations on the dead body and their
utilization in the treatment of the
living human being). As our cor
respondent observes, Kadaver defi
nitely signifies the dead human
body as distinguished from the
living human body.
A document of special interest In
connetion with the German “Corpse
Uttßzatlon" establishments was
recently found on the Western
front. It runs:
A.H.Q. 21-12-1916.
HEADQUARTERS 6TH ARMY,
ARMY DAILY ORDERS. 21-12-
1916.
Delivery to Corpse Utilization
Establishments.
It has become necessary once
more to lay stress on the fact that
when corpses are sent to the corps
utilization establishments returns
as to the unit, date of death, illness,
and information as to epidemics, if
any, are to be furnished at the
same time.
(Signed) V.S.d.O.K. J. A. Braun.
The German original of this doc
ument is in the possession of the
British military authorities. There
is reason to believe that it will
shortly be published In facsimile.
SECOND ZEPP IS
BROUGHT DOWN
London.—British aviators sent a
Zeppelin to earth today. Details of
the air battle have not been made pub
lic as yet.
The Zeppelin reported drown in to
day’s dispatch is the second brought
dov/n within the last week by British
airmen.
TAKE EVERY MEASURE TO
AVOID ATHENS TROUBLE
Athen* (via. London). —Former King
Constantine, who abdicated the Greek
throne last Tuesday, has left Greek ter
ritory.
Both the government and the high
commissioner representing the allies are
taking every measure to avoid disorder.
The general commanding the first army
corps has ordered the temporary’ clos
ing of the military club where royalist
officers were accustomed to meet to dis
cuss the situation. The authorities at
Piraeus have posted notices In the street
summoning all those who possess arms
to deliver them to the authorities by to
morrow. Thereafter all persons found
concealing arms will be liable to severe
punishment in accordance with French
law. More allied troops were landed at
Piraeus Saturday.
GERMAN VIEW OF THE
WILSON NOTE TO RUSSIA
Amsterdam (via. London). —What evi
dently may be considered the official Ger
man view of President Wilson’s note to
the Russian government 1* published by
the semi-official Norddeauteche AUge
meine Zeltung of Berlin and telegraphed
abroad by toe official German news
agency.
"According to hi* own earlier declara
tion*." the newspaper eay* In part, "the
onlv ground for war waa the endangering
of American shipping by the unlimited
U-boat campaign Now when It ta a
queztlon of winning the patronage of lib
eral Russia It is adequately Inadequate;
hence the big word* that Amarlc* went
Into th* war to do away with German
autocracy. This la a contradiction of
I fact* and come* th* more strange from
President Wllaon'a llpe. when It la con
| eidered that in bringing about the decla
i ration of war he ex*rct**d a degree of
I autocratic power the like of which wa*
hardly permitted to the tate emperor of
Russia.
GERMAN IS TORPEDOED
Amsterdam. —The German steamer
Thuringen has been torpedoed and
sunk while enroute from Hamburg to
Rotterdam, according to word re
ceived her# today.
SUNDAY, JUNE Mr
J. HAM LEWIS Oil
SUCCESS OF LOAN
Illinois Senator Calls World to
Witness Spectacle of a United
America Rushing & Attack
Prussianism.
Washington.—Exulting over the suc
cess of the liberty loan, Senator Lewi*
of Illinois, speaking in the senate tod
day called on the world to behold the
spectacle of a United America, rush
ing eagerly to thd attack on Prus
sianism. ,
“The American nation has delivered
$3,000,000,000 In response to a call for
$2,000,000,000 for the first installment
for national defense against Prussian
invasion of American rights,"
declared.
"Let the once doubting world note
that the people of the United States
when suddenly precipitated from peace
to war, on a day's demand wrested
thmeslves from obligations,
commercial undertakings, banking in
dustrial pledges, and in 15 days paid
to their nation a sum of money the
equal of which the warring notion of
Britain took six months to deliver;
France five months; Germany eight
months, and Russia more than a year.
“If there be those in Amer'ca who
doubted if American zeal in this war
was aroused, or her interest weaken
ed. or her people unanimous'y enlist
ed. let them heed this response to the
call of the p.-esident, and the appeal of
the secretary of the treasury. Let the
world behold that upon first cell to our
nation by her commanders, her re
sponse was that of the prophet to th*
Lord. 'Here am I.' For victory quick
and certain. America responded with
the largest sum in a given time, re
corded in all -history.”
WILL liNTINE
PINK BOLL 111
Secretary Houston Asks Con
gress For $500,000 to Qom
bat Pest’s Etrance Over
Mexican Border.
Washington.—An immediate appro
priation of $500,000 for an effective
Texas - border quarantine against the
pink boll worm of cotton in Mexico to
supplant the $50,000 appropriated in
the annual agricultural bill for the
coming fiscal year was asked of con
gress in a letter which Secretary
Houston sent Chairman/ Lever of the
house agricultural committee today.
A deficiency appropriation probably
will be made.
While the pink boll worm so far
has gained only a slight hold on the
border, causing a quarantine of a small
area in Texas, heretofore the depart
ment of agriculture officials fear its
spread with large damage unless there
is some quick drastic action. The
small appropriation in the current ag
ricultural act was to meet the emer
gency caused by the existence of the
pest in Mexico and the movement of
600 carloads of cotton seed from the
infested districts in Mexido to the
milling points in Texas and else
where. $t was to enable the secretary
of agriculture to prohibit movement
of cotton and cotton seed from Mexico
into the United States, inspection of
cotton fields and watching of the sit
uation generally. Since the spread of
the insect has alarmed the federal of
ficials.
GOV’T CONTROL OF PRINT
PAPER UP, ON MONDAY
Washington.—A resolution proposing
that the government take over and
operate news print paper mills during
the war will be introduced Monday by
Senator Owens. Direction of manu
facture and distribution of print paper
by a federal agency under the de
partment of commerce also is proposed
by the resolution which suggests co
operative action with the Canadian
government to insure equitable ditri
bution.
In providing for government distri
bution and co-operation with Canada,
the resolution would carry out the
recommendations made to congress the
federal trade commission. The com
mission did not recommend, however,
that the mill be taken over.
VENEZUELA_DENIES IT
Caracas, Venezuela. —General Ignacio
Andrade, minister of foreign affairs,
today authorized an unequivocal de
nial of reports that Germany or Ger
man interests had sought to purchase
Margarita Island or any concession
there, or elsewhere in Venezuela
A Washington dispatch on June 2
said reports had reached the American
government from a source described as
reliable that Germany was attempting
to obtain control of Margarita Island
for use as a submarine base.
ARREST U. S. SOLDIER
San Antonio, Tex**.—Herman Kra
mer. saloon man near camp Kelly,
great aviation post here, and an Amer
ican, soldier whose last name the au
thorities admit is Ludwig, were ar
rested here tonight on complaint
aworn to by Edward Tyrell, chief of
the government secret Bervic* here,
charging conspiracy to violate section
one of the federal penal code.
NEGRO IS_ LYNCHED
Wewoka, Okla.—An Oklahoma posse
!of a hundred men who clung to th#
trail of Henry Conley, negro degen
! crate, over more than a hundred miles
of foot hill* during the past week,
lynched him late today.
“NAT'L ARMY OF THE U. 3."
Washington.—Fearful lest the new
•army of 500.000 men for European war
service be Anown to hlatory a* a
"draff 'or "conscript" army. Repre
sentative Borland, of Missouri, to
day introduced a resolution in th*
house asking that th* army be term
ed "The National Army of the United
State*.” .