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« * » NAVY INADEQUATt / J: - t . ‘ . IRAL FISKE SAYS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO FIGHT - TACTICS UNDEVELOPED This Country Faces Danger of Naval Action fat Any War—Effective In struments of Warfare Used by Oth er Nations Have Note Been Adopt ed—Criticism is Destructive. Rear Admiral Fiske. who attract ed widespread attention by his state ment to the House naval committee on the lack of’adequate naval equip ment and who later retired from the office of aide for operations in the navy department, spoke at length on the unprepared ness of the fleet at Annapolis, Md., Thursday night at the naval academy alumni dinner. This was the first alumni dinner ever held from which wine was ban ished. Admiral Fiske spoke of the needs of the navy and the necessity of making laymen realize them, and added: ‘‘If we fear to do this, lest we in cur displeasure and spoil our indl vidual careers, we are unworthy of the uniform we wear, and we fail our country in her hour of need, just as effe< tuatly as if we deserted her flag in war. ‘‘Evidently aa attack by one of the great naval powers in the only kind we need consider. Clearly, the at tacking force would be as great as the attacking power could spare in s order to Insure its success and mini mize its losses. This means that it would include battle cruisers, dread- nbughts. pre-dreadnoughts, scouts, cruisers, destroyers, submarines mine depot ships, mine-layers, mine sweepers, airships and aeroplanes. ;.ll fully manned and all strategically di rected by a general staff. . “What have we with which to op pose this force: A smaller number of dreadnoughts, pre-dreadnoughts and destroyers than the enemy would brfag; no battle cruisers, no effective scouts, one airship recently contract ed for. only three good aeroplanes not yet ready, an embryonic acronan- tical service; two mine depot ships one mine-layer awd twelvfe mine sweepers; also about forty-five sub marines of all kinds and ages, dls tributed over the Atlantic and Paci fic Coasts. Panama, Hawaii and the Philllpines, none of which have ever attempted feats like those so effec tively performed In foreign navies now. y “To man even this insufficient ma- • terial we have an enlisted personnel insufficient even in time of peace, and no trained recerve: and no gen eral staff, or similar agency td direct the whota. “This means that, if United States desires that the navy shall be able to guard our coast effectively against the only kind of attack that would be made, the navy must obtain several types of vessels and Instruments that we do not now possess (or possess in only insufficient measure); must learn to use them, both as units and as members of one great unit, with a skill at least equal to that with which foreign navies already use them; muq^ enlist and efficiently train es large a force of enlisted men, active and reserve, as our prob able enemy would send; and must develop a general staff or some simi lar agency as skilful and experienced as theirs. « “We have seen the battle cruiser, the scout, the submarine, the airship, the aeroplane and the mine being, developed by foreign nations into ef fective instruments of way. but we have not developed thent ourselves, and our officers and men havo not been trained in their use and tactics. "We have admiripgly noted the wonderful work of the general staffs, but have provided no general staff ourselves. We have no tested war plans of mobllzlation scheme. As to gunnery, the news hat keeps com ing in of achievements in long range firing by European ships shows us that our competitors have accom plished feats greater than any we \ave oven attempted. "This is destructive criticism^ some ^iay say. Sure, but until destructive criticism points out faults, construc- tiyeness will not ble used, and reme dies will not be applied. Although the country’s sentiment is behind the country’s navy, yet that navy itself is not a matter of senti ment, hut a matter of fact. Have we or have we not a navy of such com position, organization antf skHi that it could successfully josist a probably enemy in Wi*r? “4f ‘no’ is the answer then the rea son and the money of iTie one hun dred million people must work upon the navy until ‘no’ gives place to ‘yes.’ The one hundred million peo ple of this country, if they will pre vent their own undoing, must build a navy that can keep her coasts in violate, guarantee freedom from for eign interference, and further the as pirations of America and safeguard the happiness of her people.” KIKSTORFF SEES WILSON; RECEIVED IN BLUE ROOM SUBMARINES VERY BUSY; SINK SEVERAL BN SBirS TIIS MVERNIENT WANTS YES OR NO EXPERTS SAY NEBRASKAN WASDAMAIED BY TORPEDO 1 Ambassador RewllaM Critic*! London TtUs ol Unnaoal Activity of Germany Mart lUgaott All Inter**- tkmal Law—Cabinet IH*- RxaailtiatJon Convince* Authorities Situation Haa Arisen Be tween the Nations. Count Bernstorlf, the German am bassador, had an audience with Pres ident Wilson Wednesday at noon. The president received the ambassa dor in the historic Blue Room of the White Elouse. , The meeting between the president of the.United States and the ambas sador of the imperial German govern ment was the first sought by Count von Jernstorff since last September, when he returned from Germany af ter a summer’s visit. The call then was to pay respects. Wednesday’s visit was concerned with the delicate relations that have arisen between Germany and the United State* over loss of more than one hundred 'Americans when the Lusitania was sunk, and other viola tions of American rights on the high seas. The German ambassador has told friends that he realizes the serious ness of the situation and is anxious to do all he can personally to prevent a rupture in friendly felations. He is unable to communicate easily, how ever, with his government because German cables were cut by the allies. Consequently high officials did not believe the ambassador could bring any proposal from the German gov ernment differing from the answer vehich Herr von Jagow, the German foreign minister, gave to the Ameri- van note last Saturday. This was pronounced unsatisfactory in cabinet council Monday. The importance of the conference, however, lies in tha fact that al though the interview was sought without instruction from the German government, the vievs which the president might express to the am bassador would be transmitted by the latter to Berlin and would naturally be taken Into consideration there In connection with the note which the United States government plans to send before the end of the present week. Uwderse* Boats Daring the L*et Few Days. London reports Monday: German submarines have been usually busy while the German foreign office was engaged In preparation of its answer to the Washington note on the Lusi tania incident. The last few days, It Is pointed out In London, provided them with a heavy bag of big mer chant ships. These include the ‘steamer Ehi- ope, thirty-seven hundred tons and the Tullochmoor, thirty-five hundred tons, sunk by submerinea Friday In the approaches to the English chan nel. On Saturday the British steam er Ping Suey, belonging to the Holt Line, was attacked twice by Gorman undersea boats within the space of five hours, but she succeeded in es caping into Plymouth. Another victim was the steamer Gtenlee, of four thousand tons, tin-' der somewhere between the British and French coast recently. In the North Sea a German submarine sent the Russian ship Mars to the bottom a few days ago, and the losses of the British steamers Spennymoor and Cadeby have been reported. Thus within the space of three days six ships of considerable size have been sent to the bottom by Ger man submarines and six lives have been lost. Furthermore, the trano- Atlantic liner Megantic had a narrow escape from an attack by a German submersible. < Engine of Destrnriion GERMAN NATION UNITED, DECLARES LLOYD-GEORGE FUNDS AVAILABLE; GARRISON WRITES MANNING WILSON PLACES FLOWERS Decorates Graves of Ex-Presidents and Unknown Dead. President Wilson sent flower wreaths Monday to the grave of Washington, Grant, Harrison, Mc Kinley and several other former presidents and to the grave of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the Confederate and Spanish war leader. The grave at Arlingtoh containing many unknown Cfrtt-war 'dead was singled out by the president for an especially large wreath. ♦ . ■ V, French Boat Badly Hnrt. The French liner Champagne went aground • rlday morhing but her nine hatred pa—gars wore landed safe ly at St Naaslre. Pro pert) Survey Being SatlHfactor>, War Secretary Offers Money foy State Use. The property los* shortage has been adjusted with the federal gov ernment and South Carolina will now obtain the federal appropriation for the National Guard of this state. This Information was made known through a letter from Llndsley M Garrison, secretary of war. to Gov. Manning, in which the secretary said *T am now informed that the results of the federal inspection of .1915 have been communicated to you and the shortage in quartermaster end ordnance supplies for which therstate is accountable has been satisfactorily adjusted by survey proceeding*. It. therefore, gives me great pleasure t<f inform you that the suspension as far as concerns the use of the fed eral funds allotted to the state of South Carolina now remaining avail able for the present fiscal year is re moved.” The property shortage was origi nally $104,000, but this hr* been set tled. and the balance of the federal funds available for the National Guard of South Carolina will be about thirty-five thousand dollars Gov. Manning, Adjt. Gen. Moore and United States Senators Tillman and Smith will confer with Secretary Garrison and Brig. Gen. Mills, chief division militia affairs, in Washington on Friday regarding the South Caro lina National Guard, and it is the hope of the South Carolina officials that more credit will be secured from the government on the property and more funds released for the militia of this state. RELY ON ALLIED PRESSURE TO SAVE RUSSIAN FORTRESS Ijondon Hope* Germans Will Have to Transfer Galician Forces to Italy and the West. Around the great fortress of Przemysl a mighty battle is still rag ing. The Austro-German armies are making a supreme effort to cut off the stronghold and free three armies for operations against Italy and the allies.In the west. ' ^ . Althougn great human secriflces are being made, London says pro gress latterly has been extremely slow as the Riissians have had time to bring up large reinforcements. North of Przemysl the Russians appears to be more than holding their own, but to the southeast the Aus trians and Germans claim further headway and now command with their artillery the railway between Przemysl and Grodek, which ruhs just south of the main line between Przemysl and Lemberg. From Lem berg the Russians draw a large por tlori of their reinforcements and sup plies. The battle is still undecided and hopes run high in the allied camps that the Russians can hold their lines until the advance of the Italians and the strengthening of the Anglo- French armies compel the Germans to withdraw part of their armies from 'Qalicla. In Spirited Apfteal to Workingmen New Secretary of War Munitions Pleads for Their Assistance. In speaking to a body df working men for the purpose of encouraging an increased supply of munitions of war. David Lloyd-George, wTuT re~ cently took charge of the newly cre ate secretary ship, in charge of the supply o/ war munitions, declared that ‘ Germany is a formidable foe because it is a nation united.” The English employer and the English workingman should feel their reepon- stbillty for the successful supply ef the things necessary to carry the war to a. victorious conclusion. They must accept the reeponstbitity and work for their commop cause. Lloyd-George declared that the present was not s time for the ueual round-about methods of securing re sults He declared tha'. during the war not only trade regulations must be suspended, but even government regulations must be forced to give way to prime necessity of securing adequate supplies, ammunition and war material for tbe soldiers at the front ‘‘We don’t want any red tape.” said tbe speaker. The cabinet officer declared that “If Oeimany wins this war then God help labor.” for labor will suffer more than anything or any one. New Destroyer Launched. The U. 8. Jacob Jones was launch ed- at Philadelphia- Monday. Her armament constets of four 4-inch guns and four twin torpedo Lubes. Her spedd will be 29 1-2 knots. ■ , » ^ ■ * War ( oris 92,000,000 an Rotor. Capt. Edmund" Thery of Parle esti mates that the cost of the war now raging exceeds f2.Mt.009 per ^oar. SOME (X)MPLiMENT. It is not often an editor hands himself a compliment But this is the exception, and that Is just what we are doing, because a certain well known citizen of this community has and Is persistently recognizing the value of this paper as a reliable disseminator of local news, and has paid us this compli ment in a manner which speaks yol- umes for his knowledge of the good things of life. He is not destitute of this world's goods, but he possesses the rare fac ulty of holding onto that which he gets, lest the pangs of poverty over take him in his declining years. He possesses a wide knowledge of local affairs, because he is a constant reader qf this paper,' and the knowl edge extracted therefrom is turned to good account in his own behalf. If an important event is soon to occur, he knows of tt in advance, be cause he has read of it in this paper. If there is a bargain to be had any where in the community he is promptly apprised of the fact, be cause of that ,too, he has read in this paper.. And if. aja.acquaintance is sick, or death has overtaken some member of a family, or the stork has paid a visit to the home of some friend, he is among the first to extend his con dolences or congratulations—because of these, also, he has read the paper. He Is a man cf wisdom—a pillar of strength—with a brain which ab sorbs to the utmost the essence of life. Few things escape his notice, foP he is ever on the alert. ^ But the one thing which he never overlooks ia this paper, and therein lies the compliment which we take unto ourself. It gives us a feeling that we are something more than a mere worm in human shape, that we may be even a whole cog in the com munity wheel. True, he is not a subscriber to the paper—his dollars never reach this office—but he reads the paper just the same. For his neighbor is a subscriber and pays in advance, and in his gen erosity •he lends the paper to the “pillar of strength”—by request. But it may not always be so. tyi time we have hopes that the “pillar’’ will pay us tbe super-compliment of rmtttlng us to add his own name oqr subscription list—*>ald in ad- nce, of course. Time sometimes works wonders, even in the newspaper .field. An-d we have hopes, strong hopes. —N, N. B. American Killed. J. N. Bennett, aa-Arnsrican citi- aen. was shot’ and killed by soldiers of Gsn. Villa on the river near Pan- uca last Thursday while in s launch, ^rith tune soldiers of the Carr an xa faction. Consul Devon reports frona Tampico Wednesday afternoon that Villa soldiers fired on the tarnnch cusses Note. President Wilson determined that the United States must ascertain deft* nitely and promptly from Germany whether that country intonds In the future to be. guided by the accepted principles of international law and the rights of neutrals or to follow its own rules of maritime warfare. The president listened to a varied expression of opinion at the Tuesday meeting of his cabinet, taking little part in tbe dlocuSsion himself. Later he began the preparr ton of a note to be dispatched before the end of this week, embodyt-g his own Ideas and what seem to him the consensus of his official family. The verdict of a majority of the cabinet was that the German reply to the American note following the sinking of the Lusitania was unre sponsive and unsatisfactory, disre garding the good will of the United States, doubting its facts and Is claim ing all blame for the destruction of the merchantman with American lives. The question of'fact raised by Germany were regarded as irrelevant at this time. The trend of opinion was that the United States must learn soon wheth- er Germany Intends to recognize the hitherto accepted principles that neu trals may travel anywhere on the high seas on unarmed merchant ships, even if carrying contraband, and that a merchantman which does not resist capture must be visited and searched and the passengers and crew transferred to a place of safety be fore the vessel is destroyed. An unfavorable answer to this in quiry would lead, it was predicted in official quarters, to a severance of diplomatic relations on the ground that the United States could not con tinue intercourse with a government which repudiated these principles. Steps then would be taken to inform Americans of the dangers to' which they were exposed as a result of this action and such measures as neces adapted to- ssfagttsrd Ilia livaa and interest* of citizens of the I’nit- ed States. Should Germany accept the prin ciple in a way that would constitute a' guarantee for the future, th<> American government would reiter ate its demand for s "strict account ability’' for violations of this prln ciple and the killing of Americans on the Lusitania. The decision to base the American note on the principles of Interna tional law, to obtain an affirmative or negative reply, and not enter into a technical discussion of details raised in the German communica tion. was the single (toveloment of the cabinet council. Some members favored even excluding any reference to the facts asked for by Germany, settling first the point as to whether Germany Intended to disregard the American warning of last February that it would Insist upon the exerciee of the right of visit and search with] respect to vessels on which Americans were traveling. One cabinet officer believed the American government should enter into investigation of the points raised by the German answer, submitting Us proof and giving the German govern ment an opportunity to do likewise Others, however, declared that such a process would mean only delay and in the event of a deadlock of facts, would leave the I’nited States, which had already assured Itself of tbe authenticity of Its information, and whose good faith was at stake, with out remedy for the present or future, attacks off American vessels having bee n committed, notwithstanding as surances to the contrary. The opinion was general that the United States would restate that the Lusitania was unarmed and would ignore such ques tions as to whether the carriage of ammunition is a violation of Ameri can law. In come diplomatic quarters close to the German embassy. It was said that when the ambassador visited the president he would seek to elicit from President Wilson his views on how Germany rt)u!d co.nduct her sub marine warfare without interfering with neutrals, and might suggest the separation of passenger and contra band traffic or the giving of assur ances that the British government would not arm its merchantmen car rying passengers. None of these reported proposals. Officials conversant with the position of the government indicated, would be considered until a definite ac quiescence by Germany In the funda mental principles of international law was obtained. Tuesday’s cabinet meeting indicated that the govern ment did not intend to yield any of the rights which neutrals hitherto have possessed, and that it would stand firmly on the position as out lined in previous notes. The cabinet divided two and a half hours in discussion of the European and Mexican situations. The presi dent saw some callers earlier in the day. He showed calmness and no signs of strain. As the cabinet as sembled In the executive offices indi vidual members by thefr attitude re flected fhe gravity of the situ&ttoa. Expressions of confidence in the president came in telegrams from all parts of the country during the day. Members of the cabinet spoke of this, and declared that the president’s view-ef the entire problem was such that he could be depended upon In his action to maintain the honor and dignity of the country. It became known Tuesday night that when the note wfrN first drafted, it pointed ouf that lives of American citizens could not be lawfully placed in Jeopardy on merchantipeir “which did -not resist capture,” but on ma ture deliberation and An investigation of all the facts, the words "unarmed merchantmen” were inserted, cover ing all cases in 4trict conformity with recognised principles of international law in the past. - •'•J J ) A grave factor has been added to the situation by tbe finding of the American commission appointed by Ambassador Page that the American steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed without warning by n submarine. In German quarters the claim was per sistent that the vessel must have struck a mine. Lieut John H. Towers, naval at tache, and Naval Constructor Lewis B. McBride, of the American em bassy, and Consul Washington at Liverpool have reported through Ambassador Page that after a tech nical examination of the vessel and bn the testimony of the chief engineer of the Nebraskan that he saw the wake of a torpedo, they had no doubt that the ship was aUacked by a sub marine. Inasmuch as submarines of the allied powers have not attacked mer chantmen the presumption of officials is similar to that reached after an investigation of the attack on the Gulflight—that a German submarine was responsible, and an inquiry to the German foreign office for its report on the case is expected to go forward witnin a day or two. The preponderance of evidence showing an attack on the Nebraskan, after u was believed that submarine attacks on neutral vessels would cease, at least, while the negotiations were in progress, admittedly increas'- ed the tension in relations with Ger many. Lieut. Towers made a technical ex amination of the Nebraskan on her arrival of Liverpool, and took state ments and affldavHc from Capt Greene and members of the crew The chief engineer stated that he saw a submarine Just before the vessel was at’acked. The detailed evidence ic being sent by mall but this summary of the main features of the cable report was given out: “The American ambassador in London informed the .state depart ment that the investigation of the Nebraskan incident by Lieut. Towers brings out the facts aa follows: “The Nebraskan had left Liver pool bound for the Delaware Break water on tbe afternoon of May 24. and was in water ballast. Tbe words “Nebraskan New York" were painted on each side amidships in letters six feet high and shs flew tbe American flag continuously up to approximately 8.10 p. m. May 25, at which time the ship was about forty rails* southwest of Fastnet. “The flag was then hauled down because the sun had set and the ship was considered at sea. The chief engineer of the ship, at 8.24 p. m . observed a white streak in the water perpendicular to tbe ship on the star* board side, and a severe shock was almost Instantly felt, followed by a violent exploelon abreast hold num ber one. “Hatch covers No. I were blown off. also cargo booms above the same, and the air was filled with oil and debris, -tbs double bottom compart ments below hold No. 1 having been used for tanks for fuel oil. Bottom plating and pieces of the side were blown up through two decks. The ship settled Immediately by the head and officers and crew took to the boats. After remaining off the ship about one hour they returned and headed the ship for Liverpool. Un der orders of the British admiralty a British naval trawler came up at mid night and remained with the Nebras kan until she reached the mouth of the Mersey. "No one was seriously injured. The ambassador is sending by mall a detailed report of Lieut. Towera and depositions of three of the ship's officers taken by the council at Liver pool.” Officials who read the report close ly said it contained all the evidence of an attack by torpedo. There had behn some doubt whether it was not a mine. ' “ Flftr CONDmON 6R0WINS CROP STAND AT TBS THE War la an awful curs* for g nation, for to harm tU enemy it must harm itself Government I as nee dltion of the Crop toy Mate* Gives Comparison for and General Test-Year Condition at Pretfent Stage. The newly planted cotton crop of the United States showed u conditio* of 80 per cent, of a normal on May 25, the department of agriculture an nounced Tuesday in its first condition report of the season, which had bean awaited with interest by cotton, tsae- tile and other interests. That condi tion compares with 74.3 on May 2$ last year. 79.1 in lfil3, 78.9 in 1 fill. 87.8 in 191.1 and 79.5 the averac* for the past ten yefirs on May *5. » Until the official report of the gov ernment estimating the area planted is issued July 1, no calculation wt) be made by the department’s crop a perts as to the probable sUe of tb crop. The record yield last seasoi the decreased foreign takings beesas of the war. and the low pries of cot ton early this season, are believed to have Influenced planters to their planting to some extant. No official reports as to the of the reduction have been made, unofficial estimates place the planted at from 10 to 29 per ceat. less than last year. The preliminary estimates of the planted area mado last year by the department of agri culture last July was 26,960,fififi acre*. , — v While the early season netortf every* here In the cotton belt van backward for vegetation, planting operations were carried on succeao- fully. The soil in tbs western part of the belt w: s well supplied with moisture but eastward a drought dn- velopedT Toward May T excuse tvs rains in Texas and Oklahoma mad* a replanting necessary .to torn# extent, but the drought la the east continued. An unfavorable week, except ta ttor Central Statea. followed During Us second week of tbe month good rat* broke the drought In the Kasten Statea, but in th* West condlt were unfavorable because of i tlnued rains. The following * was the beet Hi all portions of belt the crop had this season Generally favorable weather vailed, but little rain occurred la tha belt during the final weak of tto* month. The soil In thooe portions of the belt where raiafall was light la most cases, supplied with safflc moisture for preeeat needs sad harmful effects wars produced, i locally in Mississippi and Texas where tbe late planted moisture and la Louisiana, where crop was suffering for lack of In Oklahoma and portions of sas tbs soil was too wot for tion and tbe crop wad grassy, bat In all other portloas the belt the early planted was np to * good stand and wall cultivated. Comparisons of conditions 25 by states follow: 10-Ys Al RENEW DRIVE IN GALICIA; RUSSIANS FALLING BACK Teutons Claim Grip on Pr/emysl Is ) Tightening While Buss Retreat From Han. In the face of the Russian claims that the Austro-German grip on Przemysl had been broken and that the offensive in the great Galician struggle had passed to the Russians, came both German and Austrian offi cial'statements Tuesday night assert ing that the Austro-German troops have been succc&ful to the north and the southeast of the fortress, that the forts girdling it to the north have fallen into their hands, while to the south they have wrested Stry from the Russians. In fact, says London, the Austro- Germans say that the campaign is running in their favor everywhere in the eastern zone from Libau in the north to the southern-most tip of the Galician battle line. It Is apparent that the Russians since being forced back, to the San have been rushing up heavy reinforcements iu the hope of averting the fall of Przemysl. ‘ B«t the Austro-Germans. undeterred by thp stupendous losses, have as yet shown little disposition to accept a purely defensive role'knd the British critics seem to have been a bit prema ture in saying that the German thrust had definitely failed. Bread Blots in Mexico. Washington advices Monday that there were riots in Mexico City con tinue and That the situation 4* grow ing more desperate. . ' ♦ o **' (fiiief of Police Killed. As a result of n wound received In arreetlng a demented person. Chief of Police Holcombe of GreeeviUe died Sunday night. v 191$ 1914 1812 Virginia M 83 83 . 8C North Carolina 85 78 78 82 South Carolina .80 72 88 7» Georgia .81 80 69 89 Florid* .80 82 83 Sd Alabama. . . . .78 85 75 89 Mlssiss'ppi. . . .82 *7 81 7» Louisians .. . .78 12 81 7t Texas ..... . .78 85 84 79 Arkansas .. . .84 78 85 89 Tennessee .. . .85 - 80 87 81 Missouri .90 88 90 84 Oklahoma . . . .78 68 87 81 California .. . .82 100 96 # ^ United States . .80 74.8 79.1 ,79. LEAVES FOR GERMANY WANTS TO SEE WILSON M *4 Amhensador Bernstorff’s Representative is' on His Way. Meyer Gerhar^wbo is understood to be the special agent Ambassador Bernstorff Is sending to Be’rlln. sailed from New York Thursday on tto* steamer United States for Copento*- gen, it became known- Friday. Mr. Gerhard’s accommodatio** aboard the vessel were engaged toy wire less than two hours before Ban ina time and he reached the about five minutes before the cast off. He carried documents bear ing the official seals of Great Brftatato Russia and France, giving gusranteo against molestation by officera of Of allies' warships. Mr. Gerhard booked from Net York city. Whether he is an Amort can citizen was unknown. He css rted, in addition to the official dbco ments signed by representatives off the allies’ governments, official pa pers signed .by American, German and Austrian authorities the nature ot which was not ascertainable Friday. It was assumed, tjowever, the Aus trian and German documents his credentials to the German ernment. -i i Von Bernstorff Bequest* and Aodfi* ence With PreMdeat Granted. The German ambassador, won Bernstorff, requested an audieac* with the president, and was D ed that the chief executive would i him Wednesday at aoosu It Is derstood that tbe ambassador to discuss the German reply will I president '' Will Lei Great Britain to let sugar beeti | to the United Statea