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-vv 1_ • i »•. : .s TSn, L KRtPP DIRECTOR CONFIRMS LICHNOWSKY’S DISCLOSURE GERMANS PLANNED WAR KnNer Wan IN'tormlniMl Tliorc Would *> IW- No >'a< , illatlou In I p AustHana .— IViitons liUNincHK Sayn ritimatun^ to Serbia Wuh Monntrout*—Heard of War rUint* From Two Separate Source* —ItcnoiinceH <«ermany and Say* Her ladder* Have Juxtly Won Hat re*I of the W’orld/ Coincident with the publication in Germany of the famout memor andum of Prince Lichnowoky square ly putting the blame for the out break of the world war upon the Kaiser and the German* militarists, there also appeared In circular form In Germany a letter written by a cer tain Dr. Milhlon, a former member of the Krupp Directorate now liv ing in Switzerland, corroborating the charges made by the Prince. The Milhlon letter was briefly referred to in an official dispatch from Swit zerland received In Waahington on March 2« as having produced an an* ,imafr*<! dlsrusalon throughout the empire A copy of the I.Hpilger Volka- leitung of March 2«. Just received here, tells how. tn * dt< ussion of the I.lrhnowsky and Milhlon mem orandum before the Main Commit tee of the Hlechstag on March If. Vice Chancellor von Payer tried to mtnlmtie the value of Dr Mllhlon’s statement* by aeaernag that the for mer Krupp Director was a sleb nerv ous man who no doubt did not In tend le tnjore bis reentry s cunee but vbe was bardly ruwpnu«4b|p tm bis nctlons bernnee of bis mnny nerv •us bruubdewus Lulnr. tbe Nerltn er Tadwblett printed tbe letl of Dr Mubbsa s letter wblrb wae evident If written before tbe reetpaatloa ef Hr Karl Nelffervcb as View Cbaareltor Times Hr MabDaa'a nseu a* I live attitude t< • •• 4. I (Iff tbe alH- »ah. Dr Metf ee la wMb e very I be Tbe ulnmatuai will roatala de meads •urb a* paaubmeat of a aem ber of offiror®. dle^dutloa of pall Ural saeortafloav criminal tave*tl gaMoas in Serb a by Aastrian offi rial* sad. In fact a sbole series of definite »att*fartioas stl| be «le- minded si oare otherwiec Austria- Hungary util declare »ar on Her bin/ •*f>r. HHffeclih addr'l lhat the Kaittcv hml j|prmaed HD i loci* lev I a|5*e«»«al of priMcvlare «»s the part <»f \ u«l rta-llungar) . He lia«l •Mild that he repanted a roiiflht with SechU a» an Internal affair lM*twe<*n these two countries. In which he would permit no idher Slate to interfere. If Hu'oda n»oh- Ifi/i'il, he would tmditflae alv«». Hut in hi*t cH**e niohili/ation meant immediate war. TliU time then* wmild Im* no <»%« illation, llelffer- ich said that the lustriatis were e\iremHy well satisfinl at this de- tennimsl attituile on the part of the kaiser. “When I thereupon said to Dr. Hdfferich that this uncanny com munication converted my fears of a world war which were a9ready strong, into ahsolue certainty, lie re plied that it certainly looked like that. But perhaps France and Rus sia would reconsider the matter. In any case, the Serbs deserved a les son which they would remember. This was the first intimation that 1 had received about the Kaiser’s dis cussions with our allies. I knew Dr. Helfferich’s particularly intimate re lations with the .personages who were sure to be initiated, and I knew that his communication was trust worthy. Kaiser for War. “After my return from Berlin I informed Herr Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach. one of whose Direc tors I then was at Busen. Dr. Helf- ferich trad riven me nermlttlon and at that time the mention was to make him a Director of Kropps. Herr voa Bohlen i that I>r. Hetfferlch ahoot. The Kaiser’s repeated I ence that thla time nobody would be able to accuse him of Indecision had. he said, beta almost comic In Its et- fect. * . * . German Duplicity. w (hi the very day indicated to me hy Helffericli the Austrian ultima tum to Merida appeared. At thi* time I waa again In Berlin, ami 1 told Helffcrich that I regarded the tone and eoivtenta of the ultimatum a* simply monstroub. Dr. Helfferlch, however said that the note only had that ring in the German translation. He ha<J seen the ultimatum In French, and in French it really could not*be regarded ac over-done. * ' . “On thi* occasion Helfferlch also said to me that the Kaiser had gone on hi* northern cruise only as a ‘blind’; he had not arranged the cruise on the usual extensive scale, but was remaining close at hand and keeping In constant touch. Now one would happen. The Austrians, who, of course, did not expect the ultima tum to be accepted, were really act ing rapidly before the other powers could find time to Interfere. . “The Deutsche Bank had already made Its arrangements so as to be prepared for all eventualities. For example. It was no longer paying out the gold which came In. That could easily be done without attracting no tice. and the amount day by day reached considerable sums. “Immediately after the Vienna ul timatum to Berbla the t^rmjin Gov ernment i»«ned derlsration® to the effect that Austria-Hungary had act ed all aloae. without tierataay'a prr» krnmledge. When one attempt ed reconcile these declarations with the events mentioned above, tbe only possible explanation waa lhat the Katsar had tied himself down with* nut Inviting the co-operation of hti Government, and that,- hi the con versations with the Anetrtana. the (iermane took care mm to agree ap- ua the teat of the altlmnlnm. ■ For I have almadyl the rentesta of the aittmotaml pretty errimtety known hi Germany. Herr Krspp von Bshlan. with whom I epoh# nhont thane Onrmns dfrinm- G«os—whftrh. el any rate In their effort, wees Bee one else hy no meons •dMed^'lfer. mb* sold. Oev* •• tme the #mf ef S^tahShtanEb men to dnmnnd. both of Ihn^HHH end of oor altxn thm the Am mm\ raUrns end the attimatnm In herhln •honld be ilmaBisd In mlnntn d#u»t nnd irflnlielp m tbst mid thni. Hate tbe the of 4,000 cattle. Official ermtlnlxe every part of this supply from the Time it comes on the hoof to the abbatoir until It vanishes from the mess tin of the soldier. Inspection begins at The stock yards, where the living animals un dergo the examination of an official for any evidences of' physical defect which might be difficult of detection later. Where there ia doubt the questionable animals are separated for closer examination. Where there is certainty oj defect, the animal is rejected as unfit for food supply. Next'comes a rigid examination of the carcass: Only when found “sound, healthful, and wholesome” Is the meat passed as acceptable for food and duly branded with a non- polsonous vegetable ink. * “United States Inspected and Passed/’. The unfit carcasses a re 4 destroyed. Fresh meats thus indorsed go fur- ward in regular shipments, but those which are to undergo curing, can ning, or manufacture into sausages, lard, oleomargarine, etc., are sub jected to reinspectlons at each step. For these there Is a final.inspection Just previous to their dispatch for army use. Samples are regularly collected for chemical analysis In the Government laboratories. When the meats arrive at the ar my stations they are again Inspected either by Inspectors of the Bureau of Anlmsl Thdustry or bv veterinarian officers rtf the army. They must siso obtain the approval of the officer of the Qusrtermrvter Corps receiving th**m And they undergo their final test when the soldier's t ganlaatlon commander looks them over before be permits them to be served to his men. COURSE TO SLAV NATION ‘8 to soldiers: 'j “Recent reports from commanding generals of certain army divisions in dicate that one of the fruitful causes of soldiers absenting .ihemselves without leave is the discouraging letter from home. Such letters fre- quently give alarming and exagger-^ ated reports of conditions surround-1'^***” Robert Cecil'Says Lnlees Tew* GERMANY NEEDS REEF Tto ftaHnaad Wa* fth# pros—t trend to blgbm Mtc lorrooa* In the history of the irld. The railway worhers of the lhat Cblted alee who have hewo makii a month ate to semi whlrh win data hodh to hi Jaooory Tho loopM tmrraoae orboi eled h| 111 o moth, which spphse ho received eoder fti o mooih. and tho raio of hirront i:t «o |J4 a mao mmtesioo • I of Mvtno BrtoAp Aocod* tho •dy ••• that the woe owy lawsw of CcwHl hi lo hie sense «o Ho Fereigo her re lory, Diood of hie woo 0 ' and m go? of torrews ▼hoi hove o creel effect Cf lo Op* 3l eftt have lo of tho ea TtelhlOh •hoi o body *. nod lb# ootftoo win he hotMr off If wapna ice ocoerolty rhoco If “A* e resell of this | Herr von Hob Im I old mo the I How tea Jason e«orh firmly to hie 00* •eft tun that he had had ! d«> nlth the letl of the A gariea ultimatum, aod lhat Uermooy had sever made any aorh demaoda la rooty to tho ohlhctioo that Ihfta wm (mahcafihhhk. JAom-awm-Ji rcpHod that he. ns n dlptoomtlot naturally thought of making sack s demand ’ When, however. Herr von Jnguw was occupying himself with the mat ter ami was called In. the Kaiser had so commuted himself lhat It was too late for any procedt|re according lo diplomatic custom, and there was nothing more to he done. The situ ation was such that [t would have been impossible to intervene with drafting proposals. In the end, he < Jagow ) had thought that noninter ference would have Its advantages^- namely, the good Impression which could be made in Petersburg and Paris with tl)e German declaration that Germany had not co-operated in the preparation of the Vienna ulti matum.’’ Herr Muhlon authorized the Humanite, a Paris Socialist pa per, through its Swiss correspon dent. to publish the following re markable letter which he address ed from Berne, on May 7,‘1917, , to Herr von Bethmann Hollweg, then Imperial Chancellor: “However great the number and weight of the mistakes accumulated on the German side since the begin ning of the war, I nevertheless per sisted for a long time in the belief that a belated foresight would at last dawn upon the minds of our Directors. It was with Uilk hope that I put myself to m certain extent at your dispoMil, In order to collab orate with you in Hnmsiiia, and that I Indicated to you that I was dis posed to help In Swltserland, where I am living at present. If the ob ject of our efforts waa to be rap prochement of the enemy partlee. That I waa. and that 1 remain, hos tile to any activity other than re conciliation and restoration I prov ed soon after the opening of hoe- Ulltlee by the definite rasignntion of my Directorship of Kraft's vesta. IflT I end gw It. rra tu a rlnus of lera uhe do net eer ey shoo Id hot It has hson commonly at n day laborer la the reveal past mold get more money than » trait* man. that a elesh mho learn his business for years drew ls« than s rough laborer whoee only tools were his hands That has been right, bat was doe In large measure to the surprising requirements of the war for laborers, and will be equalized In time. ’ Italy has yet to look for the of fensive. which for her front. ing the soldier’s family, that some member is desperately ill, that all are starving, or that they are* (being in some way harassed. In instances such letters have so preyed upon the minds of soldiers that tfyey have ab sented themselves without leave to go home, only to find that condi tions had been grossly exaggerated. “Meanwhile, Abe soldier had been absent without leave—a serious mil itary offence. His problem then be came one of facing the penalty or getting deeper info trouble by de serting. Sometimes a man’s pride or fear has led him to desert. - “Every soldier wants to receive letters from home. They should be ton* Are Able (pi Organize Russia , V * 1 . ^ ■ *' ■ They Are Bound to Go Dowi*— i .«• ■ •, ■ „ * *«* . Revolution in Ukt*aine as Ger man* Prepare to Take Over That Country. • - / Ixml Robert .Cecil’* statement that Germany can only hold on • •by organizing the resource* of. Russia was regarded officially a* emphasis of the wisdom of the policy of the United States. ** , ♦ f . Aside from sympathy for' war- weary Russia the motive behind this frequent, cheerful, hopeful, and ap- ; friendly was to make the uhdertak- preciative of the sacrifice that he is ln& difficult for Germany. Di- makfng for his country. They should plomatic dispatches fndicate that be full of family Incidents and cheer- ©vents are working powerfully in aid ful home gossip. They should pro-j of the American alms. They show: tect him from the trifling alarms and the small annoyances of every day life. * They should encourage him by giving full confidence that hls family and his friends stand be hind him in the great enterprise he has undertaken. “The valne of such letters to sol diers |s beyond estimate. The harm that discouraging letters from home 1 do to him Is clearly Indicated by ra«! ports at The Adjutant General's of-. lice. Here are some extracts from recent reports of division command ers: . . “T Had. also, that many of the families of the men write lo ihemi of nnsallafnctory rendition* at home ticks#** of relatives and how *«rh various members of the family wish to seo the soldier so fnr ns tick ness, sic ed. nr# often overdrawn but. com bined Olth the homr^s feeling of tmi rase It In the mb goinj Wit bool Ira vs aod ft nail? as a deserter * ■ note, through the lad lass sad tbrooab lertar- LeotefOjr. whoa the ovnae of tl of tho! drasoring In advise the hi ef those meo ef the tbra* offenses sad I ha I thetr fcHB BdB i^mmMnM ramngpMra m nmnraeup^p ww ggMMHpnra qpMraetejF m perfects lag the doty that has te lighten lo m- MflMk relumhtbs **** > • was n • sod sll te prspsr heht I Mall ala gw the Vest Virginia 9 •titst* a root pa Mrs ef •i«>eg *«miIs# linna.* -A dNI the f el leu tag In this ""Whfta statMood oi Shin, low pone I of O gsoeral eoort-monisl •hoi triad aopraslmaaWy It# soFntsd for deaewton from Wattaasl Him ■!Is stoiloosd O0 t I hetlovs | am sale in rar ing that at Danse to per rant of them gave as their raoaoo tor derartlsn the fort that they hod raeslsnd let to the effect that a ac metbec ess c It bee Ilk ec »a desit ste rtr- cumataares. and h*gg*d the man to erase at sore Maay of fbe men admitted that whoa they arrived - they faund that Jbe **1toc «»f letter had exagverateJ cos# 1. The Austrian* gmperor has had to prorouge the Austrian par liament to have the von Seydler government, deprivetf of all sup port by the food shortage and the political agitation of the subject nationalities., 2. The German army leaders la Ukraine are subvening revela tion against tbe rsda..They seek an exense for wresting from the starving peasants the pit If uU food supplies sitn ramalafpg la tbWr hands (Good already has been shed. S. The It at* la a soviet govern ment has once more been com pelled tn* lodge violent prote*! with Berlin This lime It I* ov*r the gee acre ace <•# the moel brutal of s’r.M by the German ar my In P-:*" • 4 Count Karoiyi great Hunga rian aslioaallef has gone in Vi enna in organise the opposition tn the Burian-Ttea §■*■ rumsat •pen a demand for H angaria a eler local reforms Vienna's announment ef tarveaoei the liahao free. was ee< Md Italmn uweeters Tin d fts regarded ne a Inn effort in diesel from the mraeunl a that raettad efrinry of Amor- 9l If hoBoved ni and the staio do- enoiffhatsd Rot than tho 'BBMtaB to tho the rs at V legal m pence lath ^ of the 1 sited (w the At •I a m w # than a nsah “Many voung as m ■howl lo make their land tamdraraMp had to am ures have discs, fresh from hamralfhaeaB. no officers may try igs pleasant e proper hy the War •4 s sit pecoc Chsrftet aothiag more the <*orai«a liaioer Both the Austro- pies and the Bosoinns are to he acuninng a mood obirb must alttmatetv blast the ambition* of the Prsvoiaas in rastetn Kurops The brutatitv of the German armies la It so* la has greatly aggravated the Baaetan situation An Intercepted ulreiess mmage te*?* of “rcuel eires*eV'vdy Germs a M.Ui.cr* la iNstaad The remmuatra- t on uaa from the holshevlki focelga minister. Trhorln. to the Ka*eiaa f. * ill directed to demand that be fak»a by the Ger- artllolv eo-» aaB * aa * i,w *' rn, ocot to put an end lo «nrtrtn-’ •k* If also charted that iad'ronifori, ItaT . ■ of p-omm-n' Ru-.i.", *.® w. w* necn incarceraieq witnout just cause Midler wlllfl" *J* Bobrina Department during the past year lo beep the gaged whit# amusements. lor fnunrily convinced that they are disqualified forever for the elal>- oration nnd conclusion of h Kin- cere and J»i*f ngr< > eiiient. Tlie per- sonalities may change, but they cannot remain the representative* of the German cause. “The German people will not he able to repair the greivous crimes committed ’against its own present and future, and against that of Eu rope and the whole human race until it is represented by different men with a different mentality. To tell the ti-uth, it i* mere justice that it* reputation throughout the whole world i* a* bad a* it i*. The triumph of It* method*—the method* by which it ha* hitherto conducted the war both militarily and politically— would contstitute a defat for the idea* and the supreme hopes of man kind. One has only to Imagine that a people exhausted, demoralized, or hating violence, should consent to a peace with a Government which has conducted such a war, in order to understand how the general 4 level and the chances of life of the peo ples would remain black and decep- “Aa a ra of the yearn for home and fall Into a brood Ing mood. It la obvious how harm ful to him and to the service a dis contented letter from home might The peac Rtfetrt Get | the United •• WORKERS ARE NEEDED Many Trained Worker* Are Needed hy Army and Navy The peace drive predicted by Lord Cecil haa been expected In States. There la no dif- of opinion with the Brit ish minister of blockade that the purpose of such a German move will be to gain time in' which new strength can be drawn from Rusaia.- “In well informed circles in Swit zerland it Is not Ignored that quite recently agents of Baron von Mumm and Eichorn distributed arms and munitions to their partisan* ‘Considerable funds were distrib The civilian branches of the Army; J" « «« t an,I Navy are in need of thouaand.i ^ "‘Cfetly by the Oerman .taff tor of hiirhlv trained workers and i th ^ succe8S of the C0l, P d etat. \ Ibefore the end of 1918 these I '' Tl ' e Frankfurter ZHtun« reco*- . ' j h ,. , nize* that the revolution now hein* branches must be increased oy a: a .. ... . ... . ., ' least 20,000 according to the Civil wl,h ln * , k . ra, " e l! ' * ,lel >, ^ ncvwvrwfacicvr, consequence of tlje demands of the The Ordnance Department of thei centraI em P ire8 wh l lfh want food - Arw “eeda^arge^numbers of ^‘i^'to^ chanical engineers, draftsim n^^chem-1 (h(nK to 0 | )tain them. ists, and metallurgists, of inspectors are wanted to pass on quality of ordnance, ammunition, and other supplies. For office work statisticians, accountants, assistants in business administration, and spe cially trained clerks are needed. “According to accurate informa tion received in Zurich combats also took place at Ekaterinoslav, at Kmarkov, Kherson and Oessa be tween the Qerman^ and the Ukrain ians In revolt. “Deportations Into Germany con- The Quartermaster Corps wants At p ^ “ ^ TTu 7™. ,vw?,!™j„zv™ nwH i„ ! tinue. The commanders of the Uk- ^ ‘ ; j) n • d j , I i rainian militia have been relieved specters, and passenger and freight . ... /clerks are needed. The Signal Corps la short of draftsmen. The Navy haa an unlimited num ber of places for draftsmen, and a long Hat of positions for technical workers. Practically all branches of the service need stenographers, typ ists, bookkeepers, and clerks. ■ “We will fight all the summer and In the end It will be a question of of their offices and rmany thrown Into prison. Despite all these meas ures certain German papers said that ’It is to be feared that the gov ernment of Kiev cannot fulfill prom ises to the central empires on the question of food supplies/ “Naturally the German authority throws all the blame upon the rada of Kiev and consoles Itself with scenes of murder and plunder which have taken place In the country, •ays Varbatlm, and the New 8M*» ulaiions regarding the of prisoners of Arar and Inter emy aliens are the following ments: All classes of prisoners, excepting commissioned officers and such oth ers are physically not fit for labor,, will be required to perform work necessary ! for their comfort or for the upkeep of their prison barracks. Interned enemy aliens will not be held for compulsory labor except as provided in this paragraph. Prisoners of war, excepting offic ers, warrant, petty and noncommis sioned officers, majT be required to - work for the public service—they may be authorized to work on their own account. -Under exceptional circumstances, when specially au thorized-by the Secretary of War, they may, upon their written request, be authorized to work for private* persons or for corporations. Petty and noncommissioned officers may be authorized to work on their own account, and, upon their written re quest. may be authorized to work in the same manner as other prisoners of war; except that they will be em ployed in a supervisory capacity only. . An ordef for labor will be regard-, ed as a military command, and pris oners Calling to obey such order will | be punished accordingly. * When employed on work that Is necessary for their comfort, or for the upkeep of the prison barracks In whlrh they are interned, prison ers will receive no compensation. When the work Is done for the Gov ernment prisoner* will be paid at a* rale according lo tbe work egerwtad? when the work la for other branebee. of the public service or for prlvat i persons, the conditions of and tb# . rompenrailoa for such work will he settled la agreement between yepr»* •entnilve* of raid branches ar per- . tons and (he adjutant general of the army, Tbe wage* of the prtraaeri shall 0n toward traprovtaa their nralttaa. •M the halanre *hatl he paid them •a their relrase. after deducting .he rasf ef their matmeanare MTHTS DAY SUNDAY d Ffcnaaw Are AraOnd to Bo letter* 11*000 DNscvOtog has isaand the aadet to alt naira at tho eapsdtthorary traera m Mm mabth Te OH eoraaraadiaa a# nwh every ofllsef and ssldinru la the Amsrvrna *af il#tinary forvra oppid nftte a letter boras an Mother • Imp This ts a huts thing Me sash was to d^ hat these M# tors wilt carry hoc A oat eoora#s and tar aflmttea to the patriot c omana whara Dana and prayers maplra ra and phase s* ra ra vtrtery •MaBsdi ~#sraBiaa~ puBiirnBi aad set prated director of military ©per- j Are yen dotag all yra ran.It fart to that Ukraine today Dt rarad dtpaad e©* ta aewa at feds moem meats from Bartrh he has aDuody •farted • tael prapaainda among the verhtag rftesaee eantosi any rsmpro raise ta theftf demand fra Msagar- laa f«’f*i ♦ .rm official rtr- rtoo are reported gravvty wormed ever the reralt*. As t hips nag the German stniiety. Freshtent W ll*on has taken steps te tec ream the Cenlitle* fra pre—ottag and 4t*ramiaa*ia« among the Ra*- MMMPWOua *|t nation Into whlrh the Tenton policy of rnlhtora conquest on the east has brought the central power* I* already rec ognised by neutral critics. The !*o- lltlken of Stockholm rays. “This conflict will show the valne the policy followed by the cen tral powers as regards their eaters neighbors. The Baltic provinces of Ru**la and Ukraine as well are crushed and the only thing Ger many has done is to create new balkaniC province* In the east/’ The new* of the prorogation of the Austrian parliament was quick ly attributed to the ministerial cri sis already reported in diplomatic dispatches. Scandals over the dis tribution bf food, fts actual short age and open accusations of ineffi ciency and worse against the von Seydler cabinet had deprived it .of every single supporter ift^the Aus trian house. Under suebx circum stances the cabinet had to resign. The emperor several days ago was reported to have refused the resi„ nation. He has now apparently pur sued the only alternative and dis solved the chamber. But as one diplomat expressed it this is merely trying to lighten the bonds of autocracy against which the Austro-Hungraian peoples have begun to kick. Whether the bonds break or hold it will mean an in ternal struggle of the most vicious character. The same desperate situation faces Germany in Ukraine, accord ing to Berlin and Vienna informa tion reaching Switzerland. Except in Ukraine the Germans are opposing military and revolutionary methods to the demand for popular rights. A diplomatic dispatch received says. ‘The news of Ukraine does not permit of a doubt but thal~wa are face to face with a cony d’etat of the ceatral empires. Driven by It to from Ukraine the An aBll contains