New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1918, Page 3

} “Boston Store DERNBURG'S SPEECH < «make you « Crepe and Silk. ‘PULLAR should | days think of cool These hot wearables. . They should also make you think of this store | where such things .can be| found, | [ | | Forest Mills Underwear. Essex Mills Underwear. Winchester Mills Underwear. B. V. D. and Porosknit in | all shapes and sizes. Embodying all the require- ments of comfortable Sum- mer undergarmet: An attractive assortment of fine, Sheer. Waists in Voile, Crepe de Chine, Georgette Stylish Voile Blouses with | colored collar and cuffs. Summer Hosiery. Summer Gloves. Summer Neckwear. | | & NIVEN MEASURE GAS BY BLOCKS ¥rench Sparing of Precious Fuel and Will Not Sell It, Mercly Lending to Red Cross. Gas consumption in France, at least on American Red Cross ambulances in Hurope, is measured by blocks to the liter rather than miles to the gal- on. Gas or “essence’ is a precious wurticle in the war zone and not at all easy to get, in fact almost impos- ible to buy for cash. Fortunately, the gas stations maintained by the French and American armies co-op- rate with the American Red Cross motor service and allow ambulances | and trucks to obtain limited quanti- ties of gas or “carnet” or triplicate orders supplied to Red Cress Drivers. Any gas obtained from a French sta- ion, however, is merely horrowed and the Red Cross must return it liter for iter from stocks reaching it at the rious ports, The official orders filled from American army stores are re- leemed in cash. The French, how- ver, will not part with their gasoline for money With gasoline, as well as motor cquipment so precious, the Red Cross 1as instituted unusual! gas saving measures governing its entire flcet of 4 ambulances, trucks and other chicles, Carburetor adjustments e unremitting attention. No car is llowed to continue to run with lea valves or any other defect, which will lower its “blockage” per quart, v waste oil. No chauffeur who is not Xp in getting maximum ‘blockage” remains long at the wheel Eve hance of joy riding i eliminated by system which well might be adopted by owners of pleasure cars and trucks f the Unitead State No ears leave the garage even for a Ltip of four blocks until the odometer ending is taken carefully and gas in the tank or in reserve cans measured ceurately. The driver starts out with trip card registering all these facts nd new readings are taken on his return to the garage or on his arrival at the next Red Cross motor transpor- station. If his odometer shows eviated from the shortest path ze and his objective, T his time indicates that he has lel ed he i called upon for xplanatior A\ doubtful excuse harp warning; a second of- fense him on the *“wash rack,” etween the ga vashing dirty cars for several d all Red Cross drivers are militar take his medici A third send him to the provost- the American army in s as a military offender. Various nishments are meted out, but the ired of all, they say, is an or- t the man be separated from the Red Cross and sent back to Amer- jca in disgra GOVE MENT CONTRACTS. i | Landers, Frary & Clark and Stanley | Rule Get Orders i manufacturing firms have eived contracts from the war tment. Landers, IPrary & Clark | sntra ¢ iteher knives and ind forks to be supplied ! Is division of the quarter master department, The Stanley Rule & Level mmmm‘i has a contrac for blacksmith’s rivet tongs and spike mauls. | Roam 613 at 1123 Broadway, where PASSED BY DR, HALE American Said to Have Headed German Propaganda New York. July 27.—The speech that Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, the for mer German colonial minister, who was in this country in the first ten months of the war as the Kaiser's chief propagandist, delivered at the Ifotel Hollenden in Cleveland, on May 8, 1915, the day following the tor- pedoing of the Cunorder Lusitania and in which Dernburg sought to justify | the murder of the more than 1,000 noncombatants who went down with the ship, was edited by Dr. William Bayard Hale. The speech was tele- raphed from New York to Dernburg arly in the afternoon of May 8, after it had been proof-read, edited, and ap- proved by Dr. Hale, who was then the American adviser of the German pre paganda machine and the secret editor of the propaganda sheet which was printed daily by the so-called German Information Service. The fact that Dr. Hale cdited the speech, the proofs being delivered to him by sections by the American Press Association, was announced last night by Deputy Attorney General Alfred L. Becker, who at the request of the Department of Justice, is con- ducting an important phase of the propaganda inquiry for the govern- ment. The testimony in the posses- sion of th government indicates that Dernburg did not write the speech, the delivery of which led to his expul- sion of the government indicates that was not revealed by the attorney gen- eral yesterday In Inner Chamber, The fact that Dr. Hale edited the speech came out in the course of the examination a few days ago of a man who was closely associated with Hale during the period that he was the “sub rosa’ editor of the German prop- aganda sheets. This man's testimony is substantiated by cther witnesse who have been examined by the at- torney general, the testimony dis- closing Dr. Hale as a member of the “inner council” of the propaganda machine, of which Dr. Dernburg, Dr. Heinrich Albert, Dr. Carl A. Fueher, and Captain Ewald Hecker, the “Red Cross” spy, were prominent members. In the course of his own examination by the attorney general, Dr. Hale ad- mitted attending the meetings of the propagandists, and named a number of other American citizens who, he said, attended. (George Sylvester Vie- reck, he said, was always present, while Julius P. Meyer, former vice director of the Hamburg-American line, attended some. The German government, according to the witness who was associated with Dr. Hale, employed Hale for many reasons, one of the principal ones being that, in the opinion of Berlin, Dr. Hale stood very close to DTresident Wilson. The witnss said that Hale's office, at 1,123 Broadway, which wa the headquarters of the propaganda, was facetiously referred to by those in the office of Hale as the “kitchen en- trance to the White Hous.e” The witness referred to what he termed the “trend” of the propoganda during the period he was associated with Hale. That trend he said was to an alarm in regard to the of the Japanse invasion and the necessity of Mexican intervention in some form or other. “In connection with the sinking of the Lusitania, Dr. Dernburg delivered a speech, did he not?” the witness was asked in the course of his examina- tion Yes, he delivered a speech at the Hollenden hotel in Cleveland. Ohio. “Was that speech delivered to any. body else before Dr. Dernburg deliv ered 1t?" “That speech passed through my hands at 10 o’clock on the morning of May 8, 1915. It was delivered in Cleveland at 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. It passed through my hands after being carefully edited and sub-edited by Dr. Hale, the sub- heads being written in his own hand. 1 delivered the instructions, a special order to the printers.” “Who printed Dernburg’s speech?” Hale Censored Proofs. “The American Press association. The speech was sent by messenger in what is technically known as ‘takes, and I went ta the printers about 12 o'clock on May § to read the proofs in galley form. There were certain minor corrections which were made then and there, and new proofs w » Dr. William Hayara Hale in his office in Dr. Hale had remained for the ex- press purpose of receiving the proofs and O. K.'ing them. The witness said that he was not in the possession of information which would how that Dr. Hale and not Dr. Dernburg was the authar of the speech. He knew, he added, that Hale edited it and wrote the sub-heads, but was not in a position to testify as to the authorship. “In the course of your employment is it true that you observed ali the literature that passed through the of- fice?” Mr. Becker asked “The greater part of the literature that passed through the office passed over my desk."” ‘Is it a fair statement to make to | say that all of that literature was gen- eral German propaganda ?' X absolutely every word of it “All of which was edited by Dr Hale?" Absolutely coming from Dr. Hale in many instances personally edited by him, technically edited by me.” “Did you ever have occasion to con- fer with Dr Hale regarding the ar- ticles 2" “Yes fluence with the administration?" “Yes. ‘Will You give me the substance of those conversat ons?"” “Why, Dr. Hale n general pointed out that at first the Germans had H'.-‘ HARTFORD Seasonable Suits All educed EVERY SUIT OF THE RIGHT STYLE FOR FUTURE WEAR. And Every Suit Will Go Out Saturday at These Compelling Prices. TWENTY STLK SUITS Were $49.50 to $05. Each Suit a classic for style and a marvel for value. Six taffetta suits Eight khaki kool suits. ix ponzee suits Good colors. Good range of sizes. The materials today would cost more than our price. TWO SLEEVELESS COAT UITs $25.00 Were $£49.50 One purple jersey suit siceve- less coat, patch pocket One gold color jersey suit sleeveless coat, wide belt, pearl buttons, sport pockets. It's like finding money to get such suits at this price. Don’t miss the chance. tle or no knowledge of the proper way to influence public apinion in America, and, furthermore, that one of the most serious defects of public life in Ameri- ca was a lack of knowledge of inter- nat onal affairs, whch was 2] vious in Washington a in other places, and that his efforts were to direct.that state of ignorance, help out the Germans and present their matter in acceptable form.” The witness then referred to the system of clipping German newspapers for articles which were considered 6su table for American consumption. The German newspapers, he said, came to Dr. Carl A. Fuehr, who had an affice at 1123 Broadway, and after Fuehr had pointed out articles that he thought worthy of translation the clippings were turned over to the of- ficial translators, Dr. Carl Mechlen- berg and a Mr. Page. When the trans ltions were completed they were sub- mitted to Dr. Hale, who had the final say as to which should and which should not be circulate dfor propa- ganda purposes. He also named Pro- fessor Horowitz, who s now in an in- ternment camp, and a Dr. Oberfohn, a financial expert, as among the at- taches of the propaganda machine. Urged Great Secrecy. After the translated articles had been approved by Hale they were sent to the American Press Associa- tion to be set up. The proofs were returned to the office of M. F. Claus- sen, former publicity agent of the Hamburg-American line, because Dr. Hale, the witness said, objected to their being addressed to his office. Dr. Hale made the specific state- ment,” said the witness, hat he Ud not care to have them addressed to his office. He said that he did not care to have his association with the Germans known.” “What other sphere of activities did Dr. Hale engage in?” “In addition to his editorial work in connection Wwith the sheet (propagan- da), as we called it, he was engaged in the preparation of various pam- phlets and booklets. The first of the pamphlets was entitled ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill' and the second had to do with the Anglo-French loan. Subse- quently he was engaged in the com- pilation of a book which purported to contain the correspondence ex- changed between foreign officers and their representatives in Belgium. This book was originally published under the imprint af the German foreign office.” Another witness who was present then interjected the following state- ment: Viereck told me in the carly part of January, just after Hale had seen me and asked me to come in_ that they had hired Hale primarily because he was an intimate friend of the presi- dent and enjoyed the confidence of the president, nd in the course of sub- sequent conversatoisn Hale was face- tiously referred to as ‘The Kitchen en- trance to the White House." In May, 1916, the witness said that Dr. Hale left New York and proceeded to Berlin as the corespondent of Hearst's Tnternational News Service. Heo then referred to some of Hale newspaper articles and the cable mes sage which he sent from Berlin after diplomatic relations were broken off, in which he announced his intention to staying there “in the hope,” witness expressed it, “of acting as a means whereby the differences be- tween the American people and the German people might be adjusted.” Knocks President Wilson. It was also testified that Hale had written that President Wilson’s mind was “warped” by the fact that he had never studied anything but English history; that he had gone to Bermuda, ! a British colony, to rest arter hig first election to the Presidency, and “that he had never drunk deep at the well of German culture subsequently to the publication of the volume containing the diplomatic correspondence, Hale prepared and published a volume entitled, ‘Ameri- can Rights and British Pretentions on the High Seas the witness said. This TWENTY-FIVE JERSEY SUTTS. $35.00 Were $49.50 to $65 Handsome, light weight sey suits in purple, green, rose, beaver, sand, Joftre blue. Suits in the very best models of the season. Suits that would cost more to make than we ask. SUITS YOU'LL LIKE AT $19.75 Were $45.00. Broke lots of — Navy blue serge suits, Joffre blue poplin suits. Sand color serge suits irline stripe. Tan jersey sui Choice at $19.75. You'll pay more then double for suits not as the | as good next KFall. v . i was a volume which embraced various alleged British efforts to dominate the eas and the hardships which Ameri- cans were suffering in consequence. He also ponted out the suffering due to the blacklist. He dwelt at consid- erable length upon the cotton situa- tion in this country, endeavoring to bring out the fact that American ship- pers had suffered severely from the British Order in Council, citing the cases of the ships Docia and Wilhel- mina, which purported to be Ameri- can ships and had sailed for Germs carried food and the other cotton. T were purchased through the medium of Dr, Dernburg.” When Dr. Hale was examined by the Attorney General he entered a general denial to a great many of the statements made by other witnesse He admitted attending the conferenc- es of the Propaganda Council, and when asked to name some of the others who were present at one or more of the meetings he replied by naming Dr, Dernburg, Dr. Albert, Captan Hecker, Julius P. Meyer and ‘George Sylvester Viereck. “One thing I should like to correct,” said Dr. Hale immediately after he was sworn, “and that is that I da not come here on any summons, as some of the newspapers have stated. I am here voluntarily, T am a gentleman and have a wife and two children. [ don’t want to get into the news- papers.” Dr. Hale was then shown one of the German propaganda sheets “That s my work,” he said, after glancing at it. He was asked if he knew Dr. Rume- Iy, the man who was publsher of that Evening Mail during the period that the Kaiser controlled that paper “In the Spring of 1915 there turned up a young man named Rum He was a special protege of Dernburg’s. The fact is that he was absolutely a special protege of Dernburg’s.” Dr. Hale admitted that he had heard his fellow-propagandists dis- cuss various publications, but that propositions to purchase them, if such were entertained, were not mentioned in his presence, Among the publica- tions he mentioned were The Sun, The New York Press, merged with the Sun: Harper's ‘Weekly, The Forum and the Interna- tional. 10 STUDYING AT COLUMBIA, lege Largest in Scveral Years, Ten young men and women from New Britain are taking special sum- Columbia university in New Those already enrolled arve: Lillie M. Hulbert, 6 Andrews street, studving fine arts and industrial arts; Bertha M. Hitchcock, 1173 Staniey street; Lillian Joyce Ginsberg, 227 North street, studving teachers’ col- lege course; Lillian M. Kolodney studying journalism and short-stor: writing; Lillian J. Ginsberg, 227 North street, studving teachers’ college course; Samuel Meyer Goldberg, 512 Main street, studying zoology and bi- olog Marguerite T. Reynolds, 10 Center street, studying advanced paint- ing, costume design and industrial ed- York. ucatian; Mary Reynolds, 10 Center street, studying advanced education; Helen J. Bunce, Hillside place, study- ing ITrench; George Andrevko, 147 Broad street, studying chemistry. WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM. Miss Florence L. Hanford has re- signed her position in the cost depart- ment at the Stanley Works and is now working for the government on re- search work in the intelligence bureau at Washington. Miss Hanford is a Braduate of Smith college in the class of 1814, and previous to Working in the cosf department Wwas a substitute school teacher. hich has since been | New Britain Colony at New York Col- | mer courses at the summer session of loaded with cotton. I believe that one ! understand that both of these ships | When you see the above line pre- ceeding a news story you know you are reading an account of something that happened on the battlefront. The Associated Press maintains a corps of skilled correspondents with the Allied armies and they make daily re- ports of the progress of the soldiers. These reports are bona fide news stories FROM FRANCE---they are not mauufactured in New York. Your only opportunity to read these articles is through the newspapers which have Associated Press service. NEW BRITAIN HERALD is the only Associated Press newspaper published in this city. If the Associated Press says it, it’s true. If the Associated Press doesn’t say it, it didn’t happen.