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“ menu will 'be announced later. The ORAK , E dTHDA y I sod*‘y J * al “’ P lan,,ln K suppers for ! 75™ ' | March eleventh and April twentyOral"' celebrated .:,. ( -ond. The public is invited to at-WS-nnh birthday at the tend. r daughter, Mr *- BaHlll r . " ohio Sunday Feb-| The Psi lota XI sorority will spondinner was Sl)r a dance Friday evening at the on to the following Masonic Hall. Dancing wi’l begin "nd Mr’- B ai,il (i «P hlut at nine-thirty and the public is in J M ‘ r 'and Mrs. H. E- vlted to attend. family of Fort Wayne, I .k and Violet ,!ook ° f ln lhe lif ” l,f gueß,R who '‘'tended Mr and Mrs Den- t he gulden wedding anniversary din■O’'(Convoy. Ohio. Mr. and tu . r for Mr. and Mrs. Fred StelgDrake and family of meyer Sunday noon, the names of the honored attest. A)r aIU | Mrs. John Stelgmeyer were j unintentionally omitted. « ltlP afternoon. Mr. and Tambleson were callers. pLAY PRESENTED many beautiful T 0 WOMAN ' S CLUB many 1 The Dramatic Department was in relatives and 1 'charge of the general meeting of H, TTTdles- aid will ; 'he Woman s Club Monday evening st the home of Mrs.i nt the Central School auditorium, nr in '.ll dav meet- The department presented a oneKi r thimble. darning net play. -They Say" by Esther ■ i ~-issors to rconifort Olson. The acene was in the early Jt uck dinner will he 9O’» in the simple kitchen of on? all members ar- of the womans home. The characters were: presen . | M rg , Henley, a very plain woman ■ Aid of the Methodist'-Mrs. Felix Maier. u „nnr rto !>' I Mrs. Bascoti. always in for al! dining room' gossip-. Mrs. Harold McMillen. ,-^B I ' b .., ary eleventh from Mrs. Sneitzler. a meek sort of „■ o'clock The price is person-Mrs. Ernest Uhrick. rents a plate and the; Mrs. Foozle, always trying to boss ———l ■ V .ryone—Miss E' a Acker. I Blanch, a neighbor's daughterA Mrs. Carl Gerber. Are Two Ways * Preceding the play Miss Kathryi Knapp presented a clever melaKet at Constipation drama. The committee for the program ■ , , was Mrs. Lamoille Fogle, chairman; only two ways-be/ore «... -e i it happens.' Instead of Mrs. H. F. Ehinger, Mrs. r. J. those dull, tired, head- Metzler. Mrs. Eva Acker. Mrs. Ernthen hating to est Vhrick and Mrs. Carl Gerber. 1 emerge ncy medicine-why | regular with Kellogg's MR AND MRS. L. KREISCHER You can, If your con- CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY the kind millions have Mr and Mrg Lloyd Krischer celthe lack of "bu.lt in ,»i )ra te<l their twentieth wedding K anniversary Saturday evening at "bulk" you need. ,heir honle 1),,ri,1g the eVen " lg pi "‘ toasted nutritious ce- ochle was played and prizes were awarded to Albert Miller Albert into muffins-drink Russer and Mrs. Frank Liniger. water, and see if your The couple was presented with lovea whole lot brighter! i y gifts, a dainty luncheon was Kellogg'sin Battle Creek. served to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Milevery grocer. J ler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lin'ger, Mr. X and Mrs. Grant Fry, Mr. and Mrs.

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get a vest pocket edition of the campaign M-G-M staged to popularize Robert Taylor as a he-man star. In other words, Bobby is to acquire some rough edges and become a mire typical boy. First step was the withdrawal

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Iviiv muiuianai ild star's sister, Sally, as ger. Lesser wants the kid a man's influence, so manager, from now on, his 26-yea--old brother, i order will be the youngural curls. When you see "Way Down South,” they imbed as straight as napermit s King Vidor who is look■hc Lamarr picture, This Woman," with the he may take over the when production resumes e of months. Picture was / Josef Von Sternberg followed by Frank Bor- ° may not be available *-t«kes. Vidor is highly lon just now because he a fine job on "The Cita- * of Shirley Ross was ! funniest sights at Edgar costume party. She aphe wearing just an oldgown and the news pho- ’ paid little attention. , ’he turned around and ’ r coat, the boys leaped The back of the ’ cut out, revealing a corset and pantalets. ?n P ?L ntment 01 the Bill Field’s inability to : was ailing. >f the week in California ■ • Nat Pendleton may * councilman for the "T’n Ct i tt l Santa Monica, eer A\ adly sacriflce “I “ Pe ° Ple Os thls / feel they need me.” >£yer of Russell Gleason has just t /'° thousandth PSSKulntoaddtohiscol-.

I lection. Young Gleason still has a long way to go, though, before he acquires the largest penguin collection in the U. S. One of the Vanderbilts is said to own 10.000 varieties. Roland Young is another Hollywood penguin collector. Before being cast in "Alexander Graham Bell,” Jonathan Hale seldom thought of the telephone without wincing. Hale's father witnessed an early demonstration of Bell's invention and was offered a chance to buy into the company at 25 cents a share. This'll be more poignant if you take a squint at the financial page and see what A. T. & T. closed at yesterday. Nice gesture of Myrna Loy's. When the star was Myrna Williams and went to dancing school, one of her classmates was Marie Weise. On the "Lucky Night” set, Myrna ran across her old friend among the 400 players in a big scene. Now Marie Weise has an assured job in this and all of Myrna’s future pictures. It's things like this that make you feel better about Hollywood. Latest report is that Chaplin won’t be ready to start his comedy until May. . . . Add tb interesting foursomes: Norma Shearer, Brian

Aheme, Jean Negulesco and Geraldine S p re c k els at Marcel Lamazes. The El Mirador hotel in Palm Springs would like to locate Jack Doyle to return the fancy set of golf sticks he left there. . . . Shirley Temple

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was to get a Carthay Circle preview for "The Little Princess" on Feb. 17. It's her first in color. ... If Louise Stanley only had a few more ex-husbands, they could stage a revue. The other night at La Conga. Former Husband Dennis O’Keefe emceed the show and Former Husband Addison Randall entertained with a song. . . . Mack Gray is consoling Rose Heitner, the Earl Carroll beauty, for her disappointment over that phoney aristocrat. . . . Lionel Barrymore is fllmdom’s latest ranch owner. Will be a neighbor of Bob Taylor’s. . . . And what sold him was a real estate ad In a newspaper. . . . Betty Grable confirmed what Jackie Coogan told us about the reconciliation. fits'll be away for three jnonths, though.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, FEBRUAR Y 7, 1939.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Jeanette Winnee Phones I UP!) — KWi Tuesday f. L. Os C. Meeting K. of C. Hall, 7:30 P. M. Psi lota XI Meeting. Mrs. Paul Kuhn, 7:30 p. tn. Religious Play, Kirkland High School, 7:30 p. in. Monroe Better Homes Club, Mrs. Anna Amstutz, 1:15 p. in. Zion Reformed W. M. 8., Church Social Rooms. 2:30 p. tn. G. M. G.. Mrs. Louise Kless Sharpe. 7 p. m. Dutiful Daughters, Mrs. Ivan Stucky, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Harry Molts, 2:30 p. m. Historical Club. Mrs. Judson Passwater, 2:30 p. m.. United Brethren W. M. A., Mrs. Vos Baker, 2 p. m. Beulah Chapel Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Edna Shady. All Day. Zion Lutheran Missionary Society. 2 p. m. Thursday Little Flower Study Club, Mrs. Ed Berling. 7:30 p. 'tn. Calvary Ladies’ Aid. Mrs. E. W. Jackson, All I>ay. Christian Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Harmon Kraft, 2 p. m. Mt. Pleasant Ladies' Aid, Mrs. C. A. Sheets, 2 p. ni. Methodist Home Missionary Society, Church Basement, 2:30 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic Hall, 7:30 P. M. Baptist Woman's Society Mrs. C. E. Bell. 2:30 p. m. Friday Psi lota XI Dance, Masonic Hall 9:30 p. m. American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Home, 7:30 p. m. Pochahontas Lodge. Re 1 Men's Hull, 7:30 p. m. Saturday Evangelical Mission Band. Church Basement, 3 p. m. Zion Reformed Mission Band. Church Basement, 2 p. ni. Presbyterian Supper. Church Parlors. 5 to 7 p. m. Methodist Supper. Church Dining Rooms. 5 to 7 p. tn. Annual VaVlentine Dance. B. P. O. Elks, 10 p. m. Monday Research Club, Mrs. Leonard Saylors. 2:30 p. m. Junior Arts Meeting, Miss Kathryn Schroyer, 7:30 p. m. Ralph Roop. Mr. and Mrs Albert Ruesser of Berne. Mrs. Li lian Wilkenson and Mrs. Vera Nelson, both of Fort Wayne, Howard Elzey and Mr. and Mrs. Kreischer and family. SURPRISE BITHDAY HELD FRIDAY EVENING A surprise birthday party was held at the home of Mr. ard Mrs. Woodson Ogg Friday evening honoring Woodson Ogg, Roy Lehman, Wilber Suman, and Nina Deltsch. Those present were Mr. and Hrs. Roy Lehman. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Deitsch and son, Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Suman and daughter. M s. Reed Mrs. Mae Marshall, Cletus Engler and Mr. and Mrs. Woodson Ogg and children. A pot luck supper was served and a social evening was enjoyed. MRS. L. A. COWENS HOSTESS TO CLUB Mrs. L. A. Cowens was hostess to the Research Club Monday afternoon. Sixteen members answered the roll call and Mrs. L. A. Graham conducted the study of Bettei Speech. Mrs. O. 11. Haubold was program leader, presenting a fine paper on the subject, "Music of Washington's Day.” She gave the history of many of the songs brought here from England telling of some which had not been set to music until after the words were read in this country. The history of our famous old song. "Yankee Doodle" was especially Interesting.

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Woman to Woman By Marv Morris

Ambulance service? It's a problem which perhaps has never entered your life: which may never enter it. Yet the moment of emergency may be only a short time away, and if you will accept my recommendation, you’ll be prepared when that emergency does arise. It is every person's duty to know something about the ambulance services available. I sincerely invite you to inspect the fine ambulance maintained by the Zwick Funeral Home, and to compare Zwick ambulance service with ANY available.

To Sing At Lincoln Service VEm • • The Mt. Olive gospel four will sing at the special Lincoln service at the Methodist church in this city Sunday. Members of the group are Grace White, accompanist; Myrtle Jaggers, soloist: Robert Sullivan. James King, Henry Littlejohn and Thnrston Howell. Thomas Skelton of the Lincoln Life foundation speakers bureau will speak on "The Life of Lincoln." He Ims been a student of Lincoln's life for a number of years. The public is invited to this service.

i The English army hud played in as ' .iplrtt of mockery and ridicule when-| , ,-ver the American army was de-1 t ; 'teil. When the final victory was won by the colonies, Cornwallis ' gave up his sword and his soldiers i marched to their ships, whll° WashI ington’s troops retaliated by playing 'ong and loud, Yankee Doodle From that time on Yankee Doodle lias been a favorite American song. Ps origin was English but it became much loved by American people." Mrs. Walter Krick sang a group of songs that were favorites of George Washington, who insisted that his adopted daughter. Nellie Custer, play them on the Harpisi hord which he had bought for her I from England. Mrs. JTaubold played ' a piano solo written by Hayden. : who was born the same year as j Washington. Mrs. Haubold also ac-j eontpanied Mrs. Krick at the piano.. The next meeting will be at ths! ' home of the president Mrs. Leonard | Saylors, with Mrs. O. L. Vance as, I the program leader. The Baptist woman's society will meet at the home of Mrs. C E Bell ! Th trsday afternoon at two thirty I o'clock. o gPmONALS Miss Glennys Elzey and Miss; Ruth Winnes were week-end visitors at Pokagon State Park and l ake James. Charles Brown of Geneva was attending to business here yesterday , afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Green of Antwerp, Ohio were busittess callers la Decatur Monday. Harold Stump of Angola was a week-end visitor in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Myers of Fort Wayne visited friends in Decatur over the W’eek-end. Friends here have receive word that Harry Bollinger, well known >m tor and county chairm tn of the Democratic party In Whitely county is a patient ia Lindwell hospital at Columbia City. He suffered a f> c:« tured vertebrae of the neck ti all automobile wreck several daya ago. The attending physician reports he is recovering but will require several weeks in a cast. Mrs Bollinger suffered a similar accident about a year ago. J. O. Sellemeyer writes that he ami Mis. Sellemeyer have airived home safely after their trio here.' They went to Miami and drove fiom there to Los Angeles. 29»7 miles. The speedometer showed the car traveled 4t>B7 miles from Da t.-cit to California. They went through a terrific snow sto-m in the mountains east of Phoenix, hue enjoyed the whole trip and got through O. K. except they lost ( their Florida grape fruit in Arizona | so- they could’nt show Los Angeles what fine fruit they raise in Miami. ! Jesse Helm will insist there was something phony about it. Dick Boch has returned to Wabash after a week-end visit here. He is employed on state highway In , | at the present time. I C. D. Teeple attended the Gypsy ■ Smith meetings in Fort Wayne and reports them interesting. Charles Schwartz, Portland at-, torney, made a business visit here , today. i Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mclchi, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowman and Mrs J Sephus Melchi attended the funeral I ! services for Earl Bowman at Stur- j gis, Michigan today. I Lewis Mabegger of Berne, who was critically ill for weeks with a kidney ailment is reported improving at the Lutheran hospital in| Fort Wayne. Lee Myers, local factory employe, ; is reported recovering at his home near Monroe of pneumonia and com- , plications. His w’ife, Mrs. Margate. ' Myers, has been able to return to ’ her duties in the county school supperintendent's office. Leslie Sprunger, formerly of Berne, is reported recovering from | j streptococcic pneumonia at a Buff-j

alo, New York hospital. Miss Faye Martin, daughter of Mrs. F. O. Martin of Decatur route six, left this week to enter nurse's Gaining at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson and sons of Fort Wayne were Sunday supper guests at the Woodson Ogg home. Joe Geimer of north of Decatur was a shopper here today. Judge John Decker of Bluffton was a business visitor in the city today. oPOPE SUFFERS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) amenable to his physician's suggestions because he hoped his i throat might be in condition for ' a speech Saturday when he is to 1 receive the Italian episcopate in i commemoration of the 10th annii versary of the signing of the lat- , eran treaty with Italy. In token that he hoped to keep this engagement, and to participate In a special mass Sunday in ; honor of the 17th anniversary of | liis enthronement, it was an- ' nounced at the Vatican that Crown Prince Humbert would represent King Victor Emmanuel at the service and that Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign 1 minister, would represent Musso- ' lint The pope spent this morning resting in a lounge chair near the I huge windows of his private apartments, enjoying the warm sunshine. His intimates served him a cup of chicken broth at 12:30 p, tn. Dr. Giovanni Rochi. the pope's physician, watched him close’y. An authoritative Vatican source divulged that the slight fever which the pope had yesterday had abated today and he hoped to he able to resume his routine tomorrow or Thursday. o Berne Man Ordered To Pay For Support Robert Habegger of Berne has been given one week by Judge James J. Moran in the Jay circuit at Portland to make arrangements for contributing to the support ot his minor children, as ordered last May, when his wife. Barbara, was granted a divorce.

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TRAFFIC CODE CHANGES URGED Streamlined Traffic Rules To Be Submitted To Assembly Indianapolla, Feb. 7. — (UP) —' Streamlined traftlc regulations to i lit modern traffic problems will he proposed to the Indiana legislature within u few days it was announced lute yesterday by Dr. J. J. Robinson. chairman ot the recodlfh e- , tlon I'otumlttee of the Indiana traf , sic safety council. A new motor vehicle code will be submitted In the form of Qve new bills, three to amend existing statutes regarding title, financial responsibility and licensing of automobile owners, and the other two to revamp the motor vehicle traffic- laws and set up adequate court facilities to administer traffic problems Problems Were attacked from three angles. Robinson, who is director of the Institute of criminal law at Indiana university, said. The three were speed regulation, handling of crimes growing out of reckless or drunken driving and setting up a speedy and specialized auxiliary court system. The proposed Indiana code was designed to comply With two code of the national conference on street and highway safety. In handling criminal charges ‘

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CHAPTER XXXIV “You have heard rumors of this mobilization of the French fleet?” Sir Francis asked. Matresser nodded. “We censored it out of the press,” the Minister declared. “We trusted to Donaldson to keep things in etatue quo until we were in a position to offer our explanation. He seems to have bungled it or the French espionage is too clever. Anyway, they seem to have decided that we have earned our title of ‘perfidious Albion.’ The French fleet passed through the Straits of Gibraltar late this afternoon at full strength under sealed orders.” “Where on earth are they off to?” Matresser demanded. "The English Channel," was the grim reply. "This way, if you don’t mind, Matresser. This service passage here leads to my study. The Prime Minister '• there and Symons.*' They reached their destination. Tring almost out of breath. The Premier was talking earnestly to Symons, the press magnate. "Anything fresh from Paris?” Sir Francis asked Atkinson who was standing by the telephone. “Not a word, air," the latter replied. “We have sent messengers in every direction for Monsieur Debennet but I am afraid he is deliberately keeping away.” “Cut off Faria, then," Tring directed. “Do everything you can to find the French Ambaasador. He tnay have been Bent for. but it ia doubtful whether he can have left the house yet. He must be found, Atkinson. Do you understand that? There was always a chance of serious trouble if anything leaked out before tomorrow. Seems to me we’ve run up against it." “I understand perfectly," the young man declared, hurrying out of the room The Premier, cool and grave, led Matresser aside. “I sent for you,” he said, 'because I am anxious to know whether you will act once more in the capacity of—shall I call it envoy extraordinary—from St James’s?” "I am willing to do anything I can, sir." “Will you leave for Paris or Rambouillet tonight?” "Certainly. If Heston can give me a plane I can be there at daybreak.” “You wil. have a disagreeable task," the Premier warned. “It was not exactly child’s play, sir, in East Africa.” “You will have to stand up to a ▼ery excitable man and, if necessary, you will have to tell him why we did not dare to trust him.” “1 think I understand the situation, sir, except for one point," Matresser said. “That, I must confess, puzzles me.” "Go on.” “Why was full disclosure not made to the French Cabinet last night? I understood that that was the arrangement.” “A very serious interference with our plans arose,” the Premier confided. “How the news was kept out of the evening papers I cannot imagine. Symons here, with fifteen correspondents in Paris, knew nothing of it. You read of the crashing of the French plane near Boulogne?" “Os course. All three passengers killed, weren’t they?" The Premier nodded. "The unidentified one was Somerby.” “What—Lord Somerby?" “Lord Somerby, our Ambassador to France,” the Premier groaned. “Not one of us had the slightest idea that he was traveling by that plane I'm afraid there was something a little unusual—but never mind that now He was on the plane, burned to death and his papers with him. His appointment with the French Premier was never kept. Not • soul at our Embassy there knew what had happened to him. Our special wire to Paris has been cut on the French side.”

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growing out of traffic accidents the proposed code sets Up specific definitions of Intoxication ami reckless driving, thereby removing ' uncertainty os to validity of evidence. A new crime, reckless homicide, is defined, and makes it possible to prosecute drivers in fatal accidents without actually ihurglng them with involuntary manslaughter, the penalty for which Is more severe than warranted in many eases, Robinson said. In ull cases the law has | been broadened to make punishment fil the crime, although the stiffer penalties would be retained for severe cases under the new setup. The new court arrangement , would provide a special magis trate's court In each county, regulated by the circuit court and inaugurated upon petition of freeholders in the county. The magistrate's court would have exclusive jurisdiction over traffic cases wherever used. The code would also regulate safety specifications. prohibit hitch-hiking and set up restricted zones at danger points. Q ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Daniel 8. Durbin, corner of Ninth and Monroe Streets, are the parents of a baby boy, born al the Adams county memorial hospital this morning at 12:22 a. m. Tiie baby weighed seven pounds, seven and three-fourth ounces and has been named Robert Eugene. Mrs. Clara Myers of this city has 1 received word of the birth of a baby

Matresser was truly astounded. “But what made Somerby travel by that plane?” he demanded. “An act of idiocy,” the Premier said gravely. “He has paid for it with his life. It is for us to try to pull things straight again if we can. Your plane is waiting at Heston, Matresser. You must reach Lacheur and Desseiin before dawn, if you have to break into their houses. If you don’t, we shall be at war with France by midday.” “I’ll do what I can, sir," Matresser answered. • • • The British envoy extraordinary paused in some weariness. By means of cunning, tact, princely largesse and stoical perseverance, he had forced his way into an all-night conference between the Premier of France ind his Secretary for Foreign Affairs, but it seemed to him that he had never found so unresponsive an auditor as this stiff, gray-bearded and gray-moustsehed, stockily built little man—the Pre- : mier. “I trust,” Matresser wound up, “that you have now, sir, a clearer apprehension of this matter. You will realize, of course, that everything would have been put before you in a more statesmanlike manner many hours ago, but for the unfortunate accident to the plane in which Lord Somerby was traveling.” The conference which was being held between the three men in a magnificent bureau of the Quai d’Orsay had commenced at three o’clock in the morning and had already lasted more than two hours. There were Monsieur Henri Lacheur, Premier of France at that moment but only two months before a dresser of calf skin in Orleans, and Monsieur Gaston Desseiin, who had held the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs half a dozen times during his lifetime and who had now been hurriedly recalled to office. “Certainly,” the Premier admitted gravely, "your explanation throws a somewhat different light upon the subject, Lord Matresser, but we are still—my colleague here and I—what words can I use?— dumbfounded, shocked, that you should have proceeded without France so far as you have in these negotiations with a country which we consider our common enemy." “If you press that point, Monsieur," Matresser replied, “I must answer it. 1 shall have to ask you to believe that the government, on behalf of which I am speaking, can only offer you plain facts and beg you to consider these for a moment from its point of view.” “Your explanation is somewhat confusing,” the Premier remarked drily, “but pray continue." “The English Cabinet,” Matresser went on, changing his place slightly to avoid the first rays of sunshine pouring in through the high windows, “realizes that you may have some apparent cause for complaint but it offers you a frank and full explanation. I believe I am correct in saying that the French government has fallen and been reestablished six times during the last thirteen months.” “France remains!" Gaston Desseiin exclaimed with theatrical force. "Precisely,” Matresser assented, “but to whom could we turn to expound our scheme ? Since we opened tentative negotiations, first of all with a retiring German dictator and secondly with a small but powerful committee of German statesmen, three French cabinets have been established and fallen. You see the point of this, I am sure. Three of those men who must have answered for your country have abandoned politics and gone back into private life. At least one of these was an enterprising journalist who would have been free at any time to publish our scheme to the whole world and thereby destroy jp.” Matresser paused. Neither of his auditors had anything to say except that the Premier muttered a name under his breath.

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girl, born January 26 to Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Myers of Indianapolis ut the Colman hospital. Both mother and bwbe are doing nicely. The local holy 11 the mother of Dr. i Mvers. I ♦ ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital , Admltted-Murtln Reiter, route II one, Decatur; Peter Young, route -lone. Monroe; Kathryn R Sheets, ' t Dixon. Ohio. Yountf Berne Child Is Seriously 111 John Stucky, three-year-old son cf Mr. and Mrs. Lewellen Stncky lof Berne, Is seriously ill at his ' | ionic suffering from a streptococcic infection of the throat.

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“That fact and that fact alone is responsible for what must have seemed to you our secrecy, a secrecy which would have been ended yesterday before your Cabinet meeting if this terrible mishap had not befallen our Ambassador.” “I withhold comment.” the Premier said in reply to a questioning glance from Matresser. “I wish to hear all that you have to say, sir.” “The crux of Lord Somerby’s mission here,” Matresser continued, "was to explain why it had been necessary for us to work in secrecy, but there was never a time, nor has any modification or variation in this scheme ever been suggested, which lessened the security of France. The agreement which is drawing towards its final settlement. Monsieur Lacheur and Monsieur Desselin, contains the written pledge of Germany to abstain for fifty years from any act of war or aggression against your country and provides you with definite and cast iron pledges that this promise will be kept. For this you pay—what ’You pay nothing. England pays for you.” For the first time Matresser felt that he had impressed his auditors. It is true that they had flinched at that last baldly spoken statement but they listened to it without protestation. Lacheur rose to his feet and paced the room. With a glance of apology towards Matresser, he beckoned to Desselin and whispered for a moment or two in his ear. Matresser, grateful for the respite, leaned back in his chair The early morning fatigue of a man who has been without sleep for many hours was stealing upon him Presently Lacheur and his companion returned to their places. A glance from the former gave Matresser the cue to continue. “You must forgive me,” he went on, "if I have spoken too frankly, but it is at your own request and a misunderstanding between us now would be fatal. England is willing to offer as a free gift those colonies which have cost her millions to subdue, to say nothing of the lives of her soldiers spent in their conquest. I am an Englishman and yet I dare to say that no nation in the world has ever made such a gesture for peace or offered such a sacrifice to bring it about. I ask you. Monsieur Lacheur, and you, Monsieur Desselin. to recognize that fact and to impress it upon your President. Announce it yourself from the rostrum. Monsieur Lacheur, point to it—why not?—as a diplomatic triumph achieved by your government, and you should remain in office by popular acclaim. Banish forever from your minds any idea that England, who has never ceased to consider you her ally, has any selfish advantage to gain by the carrying out of this great scheme. It is simply a sincere effort to give peace to the world.” There was a brief silence. Monsieur Lacheur exchanged a few words in an undertone with his companion. “You must forgive us, Lord Matresser,” Lacheur said, “if I confess that you have left us—shall 1 say a little trouble. We recognize jour sincerity but the terms in which you have expressed yourself have been, to say the least of it, unusual.” “I am not a politician.” Matresser replied, “neither am I a diplomat. I have traveled all my life in different parts of tie British Empire and of Europe ail I I believe I can say that I was among the first to discover the real feeling in Germany. I have interested myself in that because long ago I came to the conclusion that European peace with a discontented Germany could never become a permanent condition.” “The conclusion was without doubt justified but I shall be as frank as you have been frank.” Lacheur declared. "Even after your very plausible explanation, neither my colleague nor I wholly understand how you ventured to proceed with these negotiations and preserve such extraordinary secrecy.” (To be continued) Coprrlsfit. HSt. M Klnr ruturai Srodteata. to*