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■ V-- • « w UNCOVERHIIOE PLOT IfiENTS FIND BIDDEN BERMAN BAND IN MANY STATES jAUMf* 1 . y*. TO SEND OTHERS HOME The New York World S«y« Crisis Is Ahead of the United States in -.*» . - • ' . * Relations With Germany—IjosU tanla Question Still Remains Un settled. ' ■' • * t '•••.’. ",v ■ t. The trend of recent and expect ed, developments affecting the re lations between the United States and the German empire indicates a speedy coming of a crisis even more grave than tliat which imme diately followed the sinking of the Lusitania. , ^ N. The failure of German^xto make adequate apology and reparation for the destruction of the British liner and the loss of one hundred and fourteen American lives still remains the overshadowing issue between the Berlin and the Washington gotfdrn- ments. The effect of the recent steps taken by this government And those in the course of execution to rid the coun try of officials of the central Euro pean empires who have been proved guilty of ‘'pernicious activity,” as also of hyphenated Americans whose patriotism has been debauched by either the influences of the father- land or its 'gold, aro mainly Impor tant as contributing to the paramount I tg^ue Involved in the destruction of Vfe Lusitania. *• f /That the government will continue Sp efforts to rurtail the activiUee of r kplnnuitic and other officials of the Austrian and German governments In tills country, width have resulted In the retirement of Austrian Ambas sador Uuniha and German Military and Naval Attaches von Papon and Boy-Ed, is clearly foreshadowed- by officials of the department of state and department of justice. At least two German consuls and four rn>re»niting Austria, as well as •*^^ehetmrath*• Albert, financial * adviser of the German government, aad chief of the < lerman secret ser- .vice In the United Slates Koenig, are slated to follow the trail bla/ed by Dumba, von Papen and Boy-Ed. The department of Justice and grand Juries In at least two centres have nearly completed their Aeveetl- gatlons of the adtlvltles it some pf the more aggressive and defiant of the hyphenated promoters of German and Aostrlan plots to control public sentiment, cripple munition plants and create discord by strikes, whose undertakings beve been rovealed. Whether diplomatic officials of a higher rank tliaa those whose recall the gmeramrat has already demand ed will be Involved In the revelations which the government hopes to make la the courts of justice !• a matter of conjecture. The undertakings of the •" American government In this direc tion so far have been restricted to representatives of the armed forces of the kaiser's government. Secretary Lansing made plain this fact the other day when bo consent ed to limit the general reasons for 4he recall of von Papen and Boy-Ed to "offensive military activities.” thus exculpating for the time being any official holding purely diplo matic relations with the United States. . Count von Bernstorff seems to have been gratified at this conces sion, as It sets at heat reports that portenedd an even more drastic step on the part 6f this government, which, in logical requence, would have compelled a severance of rela tions between the Washington and ■ governments. ^ p The officials of the American state iMepartiitcnt have the very best rea sons for heJteTtng that.Germany will Immediately comply with Its request that CaptM. Boy-Ed and von Pa|>cn be translated to more congenlan spheres of action. This government will undertake to guarantee safe conduct to the depart ing officials of the Jtaiser If the lat ter decides to summon them to their respective divisions in the naval and army branches of the service, al though Great Britain may object. It was suggested by some that the Allies probably would refuse to grant safe conducts. .Great Britain and France, it was stated, may take the position that safe conduct willingly would be granted If the two men were civil.attaches not actively con nected with the fighting forces of Germany. The attaches, it was pointed out, would be frep to proceed to Mexico. Should they be allowed to return to Germany, however, they might not only take part Ur, the hostilities but impart to German officials Informa tion \khirh mig.it prove of great mili tary value. • It was made clear at the state do- ' partment that ip have the attaches remain .in this country even as pri vate citizens would be undesirable.. . The possibility of the German gov ernment undertaking reprisals for the dismissal of its naval and mili tary attaches at tlie American capi tal does not find lodgment in .the minds of any officials of this govern ment. . . The suggestion that the American naval and military attaches attached to the American embassy -at Berlin may he sent home and that Brand* Whitlock, the American minister credited to German-governfed -Bel- ^^lum, may be declared persona non 4A-ata is not given the slightest cre- ^Bfence. No comtdaints similar to those J which Influenced the American gov ernment to demand the recall of Gapts. Boy-Ed and von Papen have either bfcen officially received of cas ually intimated In aiby cotnjnunica- ' tiers between the tWp gov^fnmenta. The department announced that - the report from Amsterdam that Ber tie would aak todtpve Mr Whitlock kept at hams wa* without (he eUght- lt waiKaMifttit Mr. Whitlock will return.to hla post shortly after the Chriatmaa holidays. Count von Bernstorff made' ho communication to the department of state regarding the manner in which the demand of the; United States for the recall of von Papen and Boy-Ed had been received by his govern ment, other than to say that an ac knowledgment of the demand had come. J , ■' If the German ambassador were disturbed by the incident, ho did not indicate it In his guarded conversa tions. He seemed to view the fate of his military and naval aides as among the fortunes of war, to-be expected In such acute circumstances as those that have existed between his own country and the United States ever since the beginning of the war. He declined to make any comment' regarding^the action of this govern ment or venture any prediction as to the effect upon his own. He dli^hot appear to entertain the slightest doubt, however, that Berlin would imdedlately accede to the demand of the United States and remove Boy-Ed and von Papen from America. I Capf. Boy-Ed hurried to Washing ton and conferred with his chief. Capt. von Papen Is expected any time. The naval attache, with characteris tic urbanity and even poise, declined to make any comment regarding the request for hiu dismissal from this country.-' He merely shrugged his shoulders and replied to all questions ^blandly, with a terse “I have nothing to say about anything.” A ranking official of the govern ment saKl that within two months the department of justice will have convicted virtually every nmn who has played a major role Ip the <Jcr- man conspiracy in this country. A federal grand Jury at New York Is not analyzing evidencA\Whlch Is expected to result in the. indictment of a number of prominent Americans along with several German consols. It is impossible to get the names of the men involved, because the depart ment is extremely anxious to block all publicity until the true bills have been returned. 7 ■ On December 17 the Sacramento conspiracy case will he laid before a jury In San D’Vancisco. The evidence collected by the department shows that Capt. Boy-Ed furnished the money for the ship which was expect ed to supply the German fleet under Vice Admiral von Spee. The money was shipped from New York to Mexico by the Wells Fargo company and then returned to a point in the Middle West, from Ahlch It waa sent in small sums to a San Francisco bank. It has been charged that the supply ships which sailed from San Francisco, with the assist ance of Capt. noy-Eds financing, made it possible for von Spee's fleet to destroy the British fleet under Ad miral CradockX. The next criminal procedure will be the trial of Ylcturiano Huerta, who is confined at Fort Bliss on the border. The department's Informa tion Is expected to cstabllrh the fact that Huerta was furnished with great sums of money with which be was ex pected to start a ‘fresh n volt In Mexico. X. The eventual purpose of this scheme, If the Information collected by the ilepartment ran be accepted, waa to have Huerta declare war on tlie United Ktntew In the event that America Joined in the European war. Capt. Boy-Ed’s name will be men tioned in this action along with-a number of other-prominent Germans and Americans. The department of Justice has been Informed that a German settlement has lieen estaMIshed on Magdalena Ray. Southern California, and that a wireless station has been constructed. The report will be laid before the state department for such action as It deems necessary. It is probable that the department will send the re port to the.de facto government of Mexico, with the suggestion that the Information might be of value to the southern republic in preserving Its neutrality?" It Is assumed at the state depart ment that the reported nse of Low er California as a w irelesa base may be a part of tlie plan whlctv Ger- many has been perfecting for sev eral months to use this hemisphere ns a propagating field for creating a revolt In India. The copy of Capt. von Papen’s code message tb the Berlin war 3f- fice, which was tagen from James F. J. Archibald refers In great part to the Indian situation. Because of the fact thet the mes sage is a Jumble of words and num bers it has been impossible foi?the expert translators in Washington to make a detailed translation of its meaningi • The Incomplete translation seems to establish the fact that Capt. von Papen was in close touch with the active agents of the anti-British gov ernment in India, who are operating in the western states of this country. It is believed the wireless station may have been constructed for the purpose o,f keeping the German em bassy in -Washington acquainted with the developments in India. It was learned from an authorita tive source that the activities qf the propaganda at work in this country in 'violation of neutrality and pass port laws led directly to the doors of the two German attaches, Capt. Boy- Ed and von f’apen, “ - t Months ago, when agents of the’ department of justice began their in vestigations. under Instructions from President Wilson, of alleged viola tions of the neutrality laws of this government, each clue that was fol; lowed and all the information fur nished these agents had a direct bear ing upon the actions of the two Ger man diplomats. .’ - -~ There was not a strike among em ployees at any of the large munition plants In this country that was not finally traced to the work of Capt. Boy-Ed And von Papen. The Investi gation of the agents of tlie depart ment |of Justice disclosed the fact that both these men were behind the work of fomenting trouble la the pltnt# which were furnishing War material to- the Allies. Violations of passport and neutral ity lava, both on «the Atlantic and Pacific porta, which were Investigate! by agents of the department of J Ba ilee, were likewise found to be ma- chlaatlons ef the two Germans who tgva bees asked by the FORD PEACE SDP READY; LEAVE FOR EUROPE TO-DAY - Steamer Sails From New York With Party of Peace Enthusiasts Aboard for Christiana. The Scandlnavlan-American Line Steamship Oscar II, on which Hen^y Ford has taken passage for hia peace expedition to The Hague, will" leave New York Saturday afternoon on schedule time, according to agents of the line, who were seen Friday. Mr. Ford has engaged her first and sec ond cabins for hia peace envoys. Halvord Jacobsen, the line’s man ager, aaya the Oscar II should be at Christiana by December 14 or 16. Concerning the possibility that Brit- ish warships might take the steamer to Kirkwall, he aald that few of the line’s steamers had been taken there recently! as the British government has been content with stopping the vessels off the North coast of Ireland and sending an officer on board to examine the passenger and cargo manifests. jpP% In a signed statement Mr. Ford de^ dared that “envoys to thirteen bel ligerent and neutral European gov ernments have found overwhelming evidence of a universal peace desire. We have further evidence In hand that the belligerent governments not be opposed to a conference of neutral nations.” Mr. Ford said the expedition ex pects to stop first at Christiana, Nor way. From there It will proceed to Stockholm, Copenhagen, and The Hague. He asserted he had definite letters of assurance that the mission will be welcomed with enthusiasm. 7 ♦ ♦ AUSTRIAN CABINET QUITS AFTER KAISER’S VISIT Amsterdam Says Three Members Have Resigned—Austrian Em- •1 peror Confirms News. Amsterdam reports via London Wednesday: Reports that several members of the Austrian cabinet have resigned are confirmed by an autograph letter from Emperor Francis Joseph, published in the Wli ner Zeltung of Vienna. The emperor has accepted the resignations of Dr. Karl Hemold d’Udyntkl, minister of the Interior; Dr. Rudolf Schuster von Bonnett, minister of commerce, and Baron Engel von Malnfeldon, minis ter of finance. ^ - Acceptance of these resignations Is qualified with the proviso that the services of the retiring ministers are to be available, if required. BIQ MILITARY SPECTACLE TAKES 0V§ SHIPS HOCKING SEIZED BY ENGLAND WITHOUT COURT FORMALITY PROTESTS TO BE JADE Emperor of Japan Reviews Forces In Tokio. Tbs greatest military specetacle of peace times In the history of Japan was witnessed In Tokio Thursday. Fifty thousand eoldiors—Infantry, ar tillery and -cavalry—wars reviewed by Emperor Ydkblblto In celebration of hla coronation. Ten aeroplanes and several dlriglblee represented the gerlsl branch of the service. Before the parade tbs emperor rode through the ranks.. He waa ac companied by the military attaches of the various embassies, including Col. James A. Irons, the American attache. The review was witnessed by the diplomatic corps, including tho Amer ican ambassador. George W. (Guth rie, all the members of his staff and their wives, and Roar Admiral Al bert G. Winterhalter, commander of the Asiatic fleet of the United States, and the officers of the cruiser Sara- ifiOi Foreign military experts express the opinion that the review demon strated the thoroughness in Japan of the military situation. PARIS FEARS GREEKS Prolonged Silence of Hellenic Gov ernment Arouses Suspicion. Paris reports Friday: Th^prolong- ed silence of the Greek government respecting the demands of the Enten te allies has again aroused the suspi cion of the French press. One news paper goes so far as to assert that Greece has concluded ojris about to conclude a treaty with Bulgaria by the terms of which Monastic and the Vardar Valley in Serbia are ‘‘ceded to Greece in return for aid against the Anglo-French expeditionary forces.’’ French correspondents at Saloniki indicate that the Bulgarians notwith standing promises made by the Ger mans that Bulgars would not enter Monastlr, have resolved to take that city which is their real objective, realizing thatXh&.Germans are npt in a position to-stop'them. . . to leave the country. As the information was gathered by the departraent of justice officials it was . turned over to the state de partment. ‘‘There was no particular charge against Capts. Boy-Ed and von Papen lodged with the state department -which’ resulted in the repuest for their recall,” said an official of the. department of justice. “It was the mass of evidence gathered by agents of the department which has he^n accumulating since the activities of the propaganda were first brought to light.” In connection with the recall of the tFo German attaches, It was stated in official circles that Ambassador von B&rnstorff had been notified of the activities two aides by the state department, an dthat he .must have had full knowledge of whatever they were doing. Whether or hot the ambassador sanctioned their ac- ” tions Is not ststed, but, In any evr_nt It is Apparent that he did nblhiag to call a halt upon thejr work. Department of Justice officials ex- pretoed surprise that the demand for the recall of the two Germans has been so long delayed by the state de partment In view of the maae of ovt- Unltcxl States Awaits Report From Ambassador Page In London— Washington Believes British Gov ernment Intends to Take All Vee- sets of American Trans-Atiaatic Company. * Official announcement that the American steamship Hocking had been requisitioned by the British gov ernment without the formality of prize court proceedings reached the state department late Thursday in a dispatch from Consul Young, at Hali fax, where the ship has been detain ed since she was seized by a British warship while on the way frota New York to Norfolk. This procedure will be contested vigorously by the United States as be ing illegal under International law. Department officials, who had been more or lees sceptical regarding un official reports of tlie intentions of Great Britain, expressed frank amusement when they learned that the Hocking actually had been re quisitioned. The United States, It was said, would demand that the ship be re tained in prize court, on the charge that she is partly German-owned and that the prize court act promptly In the case. Confirmation of unofficial reports regarding the action in tho Hocking case led officials in Washington to believe that Great Britain intends to take ovei' for its own usd other ves sels of the fleet owned by the Ameri can Transatlantic company, if it has not done so already. The company has '‘Informed the state'department that its ship Gene see, at St. Lucia, WMf'Tndles, has been requisitioned, and that the Kan kakee. now at sea, bound for Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, in charge ^of a price c{pw from the British cruiser Macedonian, will be requisi tioned on her arrival at port. Repre sentations regarding the Hocking probably will Include also the rases of the Genesee and the Kankakee. Attorneys acting for Great Britain base tbolr motions for orders for re quisition upon a British order In council. Issued April 2D, which th< United States Is not prepared to ac cept as In accordance with Interna tional law. The state department is awaiting a report fropa Ambassador Pago, at London, who, after the department had received unofficial intimation of the intention cf the Britlah govern ment. was Instructed to Inquire late the matter and to enter a vgoreua protest If he found that requisition was contemplated. No information had been received from Ambassador Page Thursday night. ('onsm General Young’s dispatch said that when the order allowing re quisition was granted by the prize court in Halifax It was stipulated that the Crown should give an un dertaking for the appraised value of the ship. The Crown, under this ar rangement. agrees to pay the amount of the appraisement Into the Court should final adjudication In the case be agalast the British government. The report contained no details re garding the appraisement. Dispatches received by Counsellor Polk, of the state department, from attorneys for the American Transatlantic company, however, stated that in the ease of the Genesee the undertaking had been fixed at two hundred and twen ty-five thousand dollars. Officials of the state department already are arranging the legal argu ments which may be used in the case. They have found that during the civil war certain neutral ships were seized and requisitioned by the Unit ed States before prizes court adjudi cations. Most of the shipc, however, are said to have been blockade run ners. ""The department also was informed that the American Transatlantic com- ptrtiy had nearly completed its collec tion of affidavits from the holders of stock in the corporation, which will, iit 14 claimed, prove that the company is owned wholly by American citize. s. All but two of the affidavits, it was said, had been collected. The Hocking was requisitioned un der authority of a rule of prize court procedure r provided for by the order in council, reading as follows: , "Where it is made to appear to the Judge on the application of the prop- e*r officer of the Crown that it is de sired to requisition on behalf of his Majesty a ship in respect of which no final decree of condemnation has been made, he shall order that the ship shall be appraised, and that upon an undertaking being given . . . the ship shall be released and delivered to the Crown.’* The American Transatlantic com pany' is a Delaware corporation, which was' formed recently by Rich ard Wagnef, of New York, and asso ciates. It purchased ten ships, near ly all of which before the war wer* flying the flags of foreign countries now neutral. The status of’the vessels was ques tioned by Great Britain and for a time applications made to the depart ment of commerce for tlielr transfer to American registry were held up pending investigatjon of statements that their ownership was largely Ger man. The state department ruled, however, that tbb vessel's were en titled to American registry on a prima facie showing, that the/ were owned by an American corporation. BIG POWDER EXPLOSION CAUSES DEAT1 OF TOTT Dapoot Powdea Yard Blow-up—Entire House Dis appears With Workxaea. Thirty workmen were killed and six fatally Injured at Wilmington, Del., Tuesday when four tons of black powder exploded at tha upper Hag- ley yard of the Dupont Powder com pany. Nearly all the victims of the blast were Mung men between six teen and twenty-one years of age. Most of them lived in and about Wil mington. >„ Tho explosion waa In a packing house, where black powder pellets are prepared for shipment to the warring nations. The packing house was one of a large group of small buildings which make up the upppr Hagley plant, about three miles northwest of thei, city. - The blast-rocked the Brandewlne Valley and shook and startled Wil mington. Workmen ran from every building and shack In the wide-area which the’ company’ll plant covers. When the great column of smoke which rose from the spot where the packing house stood, disappeared, there waa only a big hole in the ground. Twenty-six men were In the house that disappeared. The others killed and wounded were hit by' fly ing debris. The pellet packing bouse waa a one-story frame building, eighteen by twenty feet, sad was divided Into six rooms. Nearby buildings were dam aged. Company officials aald the property lose was small. One theory advanced by workmen la that the explosion may have origi nated In a spark from a horse’s shoe or from a spark caused by a small car running over some spilled pow der. A workman said that just be fore the explosion a car In which there were several thousand pounds of black powder had been drawn by two horses along a narrow-guage track to the entrance of the packing house to be prepared for shipment. The powder is packed Into boxes hold ing about fifty pounds each. Some of the powder, it waa aald, may have spilled from the ear. Either a horse’s shoe or the wheel of a car could have Ignited the exploeive and caused a flash to reach the powder In the house. Explosion an Accident. | The Dupont offtclaf announce: “We have no ground to easpert the explosion was the result of anything other than accident' Many seaaa- Hrtnl ramors have hnaa current, bat all am gronadlana as tar aa oar BALKAN STATES MUDDLED; " BOTH SIDES ARE WORRIED PEACE FlLltllS RAftO I."' dan Hot Gtvn —Warring Nations Will likqiy ' Hot ReccGvs Tbeaa. r“ ' ' - £ —^ . Bevnral European nation*, neatral . as well aa belligerent, have Inquired . of the United States coneertring tho status of tho pose* party sail la vessels chsrtersd by Henrv Ford. Tb each SecreUry Lansing hai replied that tho American government not only has no connection with the ex pedition, but assumes no responsibili ty for any actlvltlsa or negotiations of tboee engaged in the movement The fact that Mr. Ford had con ferred with President Wilson before starting his movement to and the European war gave some ambasse- ° don and ministers at Washington the Impression that tha Washington gov- . ernment might have some connection with It. . ‘_ It became known that since the publication of the plans of the party the state department has been re ceiving Inquiries, moat of them in- ” formally through embassies and lega tions. Secretary Lantlng has explain ed that the party would carry no cre dentials front the stabs department and din ot differ from any other body of Americans traveling in Europe, ■ Applications for passports by mem bers of the expedition have been sub jected to the closest acrultay have been subpjeeted to the closest scrut iny, and passports have been granted < only for travel In neutral countries. v -v Seventy-five were issued Thursday. In several instance* passports were refused because of Improperly pre pared applications or because the ap plicants were not Americans. Rules of the department prohlbtV the is*nance of passports to p*r*oa| who deslra to visit belligerent coun tries unless they state hualueas of an absolutely necessary and argent char- * acter. Officials class the members of the party.aa tourists. At the British embassy It was in dicated that without passports in proper form no one would be permit ted to land In Great Britain from tha Ford ships. BRITISH LOSSES FOR WAR Tha Total t 510,290. Action of Greses White aa Action Affects 1 London reports Wednaaday: ” Tbs' Balkan states continued to dominate both the military and diplomatic sit uation In Europe. Rumania's atti tude apparently la causing the cantral powers great uneaalnees while Greece's refusal to limit her military effectiveness la of equal concern to the Kntents. Rumania Is said to be only await ing the pretence In the Balkans of preponderant Entente military forces before dispatching an nltlmatnm to Anatria. and German military critics, according to dispatches reaching Lon don, express considerable dissatisfac tion with conditions In the Balkans, predicting both military and diplo matic differences ahead despite the brilliant Serbian campaign of Field Marshal von Mackensen. Moreover. It la reported that Ana- trla la opposed to the poeelbllity of Bulgarian domination of the Balkan States, and It la suggested that de sire to forestall any friction In this connection waa responsible for the German emperor’s recent visit to Vienna. Greece steadfastly-refuses to con cede Entente demands for the unre stricted us* of the Greek port of Saloulki, as a base, and furthermore, declines to remove her army from Macedonia. TEUTONIC ALLIES QUARREL OVER RUMANIAN QUESTION Paris Asya Hungary la Determined Not to Grant Territorial Ooa- cesalons to Rumania. Paris reports Wednesday; Diplo matic circles at Rome believe, says the correspondent of the Journal, that the visit of Emperor William to Vienna was made to reconcile, it pos sible, divergent views of Germany and Austria and obtain a pledge of territorial sacrifices from Hungary in the hope of assuring the neutrality of Rumania. Negotiations between Berlin and Vienna, the Journal says, webe fruit less owing to the determined opposi tion of Hnngary and it is asserted that the German rlter is endeavoring to induce Emperor Francis Joseph to consent to the sacrifice of Trans- sytvania upon the understanding that Germany will return to Austria two provinces of Silesia annexed to Prus^ sia in 1866. AUSTRIANS TAKE MONASTIR Flag of Hapstmrg Empire la Raised Over City of the Serbs. I/melon reports Friday: Occupation of Momsstir by an Austro-German force at three o’clock Thursday after noon is reported by Reuter’s corre spondent at Saloniki.' . The correspondent, who says his information was received Da a tele gram from Florins, Greece, adds that the only flag hoisted waa tha Aus trian. The Bulgarians did not enter Monastlr. remaining at Kenalt, south ■of the-city. R 1* reported, however, that they -will march Inot Monastlrf; to-day. British War Vaaaet Hunk. A Dally Telegraph <l:*p*tch from guaboat la ■aak hr a ( a British The total of Britlah military aad naval looses from the beginning 0 | the war to November D waa 110.2SD. This figure was glvaa la.a writtaa reply by Premier Asquith to a ques tion addressed to the government la the House of Commons. Tha looses were distributed as tal low*: France—Officers. 4.ISG kilted. ».• 764 wounded, 1,(12 missing. Other ranks—Kilted, (1,272; wounded. 240,214; missing. (4.441. Total. 271,1(1. Msditerrmneen Officers, kilted. 1,(44; woaaded, 2,144; mi>*ing. 2(4. Other ranks, killed. 21.121; woaaded. 74,141; mlaalag. 14,211. Total. 144,414. Other theatre*—Officers, kilted. 227; woaaded. 227; missing. 74. Oth er ranks, killed. 2,4(2; woaaded, (,- (17; missing. g.22(. Total. 11.44t. Navy. Marines—Officers, kilted. (4; woanded, 1(1; mlaalag. (2. Oth er ranks, killed. 4,121; wounded, \j- 424; mlaalag. 214. Total, 11.144. Oread total, (14,224. The totals given aa kilted tnclnda those who died from wounds or other causes as well as the officers aad men killed outright In battle. AUSTRIA WANTS SEPARATE PEACE WITH TIE ALLIES Rome Bays Kelear Hashed to Vteane to Force Ally to Stop Dickens for BetUesaeat. Rome reports via Parts Wednes day: "The real object of Emperor William’s visit to Vienna waa to pat a stop to efforts Austria is making by means of negotiations through Madrid with the Vatican to obtain n separate peace with the Quadruple Entente.” says the Trimuna. "Vienna and Berlin disagree on the question of peace. Berlin deslree to treat separately with each of the AUlee so as to break up the Quadruple Enten te and then to crush England, but Vienna desires a real mnd lasting peace to end the tension which rap idly la becoming too great for Ana tria to bear.’.’ SERBIANS IN SALONIKI Government Officials Find Refuge ta Greek City. Athens reports via Paris Fridap: Members of the Serbian chamber of deputies and the minister of war have arrived at Saloniki, while the minister of finance is at Fiorina, Greece, fifteen miles southeast of Monastlr. Other Serbian governmen tal officers now at Elbassan and Ko- ritsa will be removed to Avion*, Al bania. Asks for Qenuan Potash. Senator Smith of South Carolina asked President Wilson Thursday to have the government assist la getting potash from Germany for Southern cotton planters for use In fertiliser. The president said that the state de partment would do everything pos sible. Argentine May ' Protest. The Argentine chamber has ap proved a demand for interpellation of tfae government on the subject of the sedenre by the Britlah of the coasting passenger steemer Presidente Mitre on the ground that U la owned by German capital. Bnforead aria troops la Ptestj# ad