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VOLUME XX.NO. 25&
ASHEVILLE, K. C., FRIXf AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 10, 1915.
PRICE 2 CENTS0" T",n 5 tc'
THOUSANDS HOMELESS,
RESULT
DESTROYED MOPEWELL
Scarcely a Building Remains
in Main Part of Munitions
Town of 25,000 People,
Started Year, Ago.
LOSS CONSERVATIVELY
ESTIMATED AT MILLION
Little Insurance on Buildings
of Flimsy Construction
Du Pont Plant, Though
Menaced, Was Saved.
. Hopewell, va., Dec. 10. The town
of .Hopewell swept by. Are yesterday
afternoon and last night, was almost
as bare today as the corn field In
which the first building of the town
was erected a year ago. Four hundred
liouses, mostly of wood and construct
ed with feverish haste to take care of
the Influx of people who had been
brought there by tne activity or me
Du Pqnt Powder company's plant,
were licked up by the flames.
In the main part of the town of
?5 000 people hardly a building re'
mains, though the great explosive
plant and the company villages at
either ena or me town escapeu un
damaged. The loss Is put at $1,000,
000, which Is said to be a conservative
estimate
Thousands of refugees, who through
out the afternoon stood help'ess as
they watched their homes going up In
smoke, were housed during the night
at Petersburg and Richmond. Many
Who saved their household goods stood
on guaril over' their effects with Re
peating rifles all i night .
Many Injured.
Militiamen from Richmond and spe
cial guards from Inside the Du Pont
plant helped the Hopewell police In
keepins order. Although many people
were injured during the Are, only one
death occurred. A negro caught loot
tnr Is said to have been strung to a
tree at the edge of the town.
The fire started . In a restaurant,
when an oil stove fell off of the top
of a box in the restaurant kitchen. - A
hotel caught next and soon the flames
driven by a stiff wind were eating
their way through banks, stores, ho
!ele, and dwellings. The only church
In the town was one of the first build
ings to go.
i TUiv Is Hero,
An 11 -year old boy was the hero of
the lire. Twice he rushed Into burn
Ing buildings and each time reappear
ed with a baby.
The explosive plant which during
nay nnd night at top speed Is turning
out war munitions for the allies, ceas
ed operations long enough to make
mire that none of the buildings of the
plant would burn. Once when the
flames came close to the plant build
Ings all hands were turned out to pour
water on the fire, but a shift In the
wind turned the. flames In another 3 1,
rectlon and the factory employes
started to work again.
There was little Insurance. It Is said
on the buildings, which were jammed
together of wood and brick In a
space covering about 60 acres.
Martial Law.
Martial law was proclaimed last
nlht with the arrival of six companies
of militia, rushed from Richmond by
rder of Governor Stuart. .
Available Ore fighting apparatus was
utterly inadequate to eope with the
situation. The flames eating their way
through the flimsy frame structures
nulckly thrown up during the early
flaw of the town last summer, like
o much tindor. "...
Several times spak set fire to mule
hedi. of the explosive factory, but the
lame whloh followed were quickly
wtlngiiUhed.
There was little disorder, although a
treat deal of confusion and excitement
existed. The force of eighteen police
men aided by the guards from the Du
Pont plant, numbering over iOO men.
were on duty In the town.
A negro was found carrying ol?
clothing from a pile In front of a
burning store. He was seized at once
y Party of citizens and hurried into
llo street. After a moment's con
sultation, a rope was procured and
Placed about the man's neck,' The
Party, numbering by this time about
lty men, then hurried tho man down
railway track for a' distance of a
quarter of a mile to a grove. The
wny was halted, the rope was thrown
"rr limb of a tree and the negro
swung Into the other world.
The two banks were burned. In
i?w thr wa considerable trouble
WJ foreigners who, as they saw the
nul dings In which their money was
oeposlted about to burn and to be
proved, U frantic efforts to tako
.UV M bnk the cashier had
hi.tM,' th"f'ntlea men from the
"""ling ,t the point of a revolver.
A bank nfflrnp ...... .u.. .ii .(..
fait, . . u L"-
"n ana papers of th h.ni,. r.
In v ; to ''"burg and deposited
18 luts here.
tAr.M. '"r"'"nt belief, ap
t'.r ,, ' w,,nou P('lno reason there.
n of lnrrndlnry
OF FIRE
Taking Relief
For People
Richmond, Va., Dec. 10. Governor
Stuart this morning was awaiting
word from L. B. Driver, a special
representative sent to Hopewedr to
Investigate in regard to the necessity
of .state ' relief measures for the peo
ple made destitute by the fire which
destroyed the town.
Hopewell was such a mushroom
settlement that It could not be In
corporated as a village, town or city
and the governor feels that Prince
accomplice of a German arrested In
the Du Pont plant yesterday, with a
bottle of nitro-glycerine in his posses
sion. .
The officials of the company refuse
to discuss the arrest. It is learned,
however, that the. man was followed
here some days ago from Wilmington,
Dei; He secured work in' the plant,
but had been under surveillance for
several days. When arrested yester
day he was in the act of placing the
explosive in one of the beater houses
of the plant.' ' ;
He is locked up in the jail at the
plant. .. .
Water Supply Short.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon
one-half of the town's water supply
was cut off when poles which sup
ported a portion of the high tension
cable of the Du Pont company col
lapsed, snapping the wires which feed
the current to the Appomattox river
electric pumping station. It was fear.
ed the remainder of the wires would
go, but prompt efforts by workmen
prevented.
Hopewell policemen, assisted by a
special force of the power company,
held the situation well in hand until
tho troops arrived. There was the
greatest confusion, and, bewilderment)
but few attempts at looting., ..
1 Every street in the place was swept.
The Norfolk & Western railway sta
tion and the Southern Express com
pany's office were among the first
buildings to go. Among the well
known places of the community which
are now marked only by ashes, are the.
International restaurant, the Dudley"
hotel, the Aristocratic hotel and the
Blue. Mouse , hotel. Only remain
ashes on all sides. . '
As the buildings were of cheap con
struction, their loss will not be of
great value. But the various shops
carried enormous stocks, some par
tially and some not at all Insured, so
that the practical loss will be that of
merchandise.
E
TO
Washington, Dec. 10. Secretary
Daniels has announced that contracts
for the construction of battleships
Nos. 43 and 44, authorized by the
last congress, had been awarded o
the New York and Mare Island 'navy
yards, ' respectively, their bids being:
New York, $7,090,926; Mare. Island,
7,413,16.
The decision to build the ships In
the government yards was reached at
a conference between President Wil
son and Secretary Daniels. All bids
submitted by private firms exceeded
the cost fixed by congress for con
struction of the vessels.
The secretary announced that he
would .ask congress to authorize the
equipment of the navy yard at Phila
delphia for battleship construction at
a cost of approximately $1,000,000 In
order to be better prepared for the
Increased building program contem
plated in the administration defense
plans.
Keels of battleships Nos. 43 and 44
Mr. Daniels said, could be laid In
August or September of next year.
The battleship California, now build
ing at the New York navy yard, will
be off the ways by that time.
The Mare Island estimate Included
several hundred thousand dollars for
enlarging stocks to take a 32,000 ton
ship. Material for this work will be
purchased Immediately and contracts
for the structural steel of both ships
probably will be awarded today.
In submitting Its estimates the New
York yard proposed to build either a
turbine drive ship or one equipped
with the combined steel and electrical
machinery first authorised for a heavy
warship when this system was decid
ed upon for the California. The Mare
Island yard estimated only on a tur
bine drive vessel.
Secretary Daniels ' said a decision
would be reached later. as to whether
the elsctrlo drive system should be
Installed on one or both of the new
ships. Estimates for electrlo drive
were lower than those of the straight
turbine type.
Secretary Daniel said Ms determi
nation to order the construction nf
the ships In rmvy yards had been
talked over with the chairman of the
sennte and house nl committees
end the rennnns for the derMnn
1
(IMS
MS
As
WHICL
Measures '
Of Hopewell
George county should have state aid
if it is required to care for the sud-1
denly destitute thousands.-
Acting Mayor Adams of Richmond
called a jo,int session of the : city
council to Tneet at noon to consider
relief measures. The Richmond cham
ber of commerce also is taking steps
in this direction. A newspaper fund
has been started. It is said that Pe
tersburg and Norfolk are starting
similar measures. ;:Vl
New York, Dec. 10. Another pur
chasing and inspection commission,
which seeks to place in this country
orders for vast amounts of general
supplies and war munitions, has ar
rived from Russia on board the Krls
tlanlafjord, of the' Norwegian-American
line. The commission, numbering
slxtyone persons. Includes metallur
gical and mechanical engineers and
army officers and they come prepared
to stay in the United States for two
The duties of this . commission,
which will report at once to General
A. W. Sapojnlkoff, head of the various
Russian bodies now in this country,
with offices in the Equitable building,
will be similar to that of the French
commission which arrived here re
cently, Besides inspecting war muni
tions, ralJroad supplies and general
mechanical equipment he members
will endeavor to establish closer com
mercial relations between this coun
try and Russia, and they will seek
here rather than In Germany the
enormous quantities of supplies of alt
sorts which will be needed to build
up Russia at the close of the war.
Within a month' or so, It was said,
another commission of manufacturers,
merchants, engineers and army offi
cers will arrive in this country, swell
ing the number of purchasing and in
spection agents to be stationed here
to more than two hundred. Many of
tho commissioners who arrived Wed
nesday brought their wives and in
some cases their household goods.
In pharge of the party was Colonel
Theodore Kolontaleff and Simeon K.
Koshkin, metallurgical engineer for
the Sormovo Steel and Iron Works,
Ltd., at Ntjny Novogorod and at Kal-
omno, Russia. The latter point Is
sixty miles south of Moscow. These
plants are the greatest munition cen
ters in Russia, they said, and they
are employing 40,000 men, working
twenty-four hours a day, turning out
forty-eight per cent more artillery
guns than ever before In their history.
On of the first duties of the en
gineers of the commission, Mr. Kosh
kin said, would be to Inspect 4,000,000
rifles being manufactured for the Rus.
sian army by the Remington and the
Savage arms companies. These rifles
are to be used to equip the He'd force
of 4,000,00 soldiers which will be
ready to drive Into Austria in tho
spring. Behind them will remain an
other force of 4.000,000, which will
be ready by next summer. Mr. Kosh
kin declared Russia is determined to
win the war and that she rapidly Is
overcoming the terrible handicap of
espionage which threatened her ruin
at the beginning of the war.
OTHER SHIPS TO BE
SEIZED, ENGLISH SHY
Washington, Deo. 10. Ambassador
Page at London has advised the state
department that Great Britain wilt
accede to the American protest against
requisitioning ships of tho American
Trans-Atlantlo line.
Test cases will be made of the
steamers Hocking and Genesee, which
will not be requisitioned but will be
held pending decision of the British
prize court.
In the meantime assurance Is given
the United States that no other vessels
of the company will be seised.
GERMAN STAFF TAKEN
PRISONERS, IS CLAIM
PetrograU, Deo. 10. The entire staff
of the Klglity-iecoml Gorman army
division have oeen captured by Rus
sian mounted scouts and brought as
prisoners to the Russian lines, as the
result of a daring night raid recently,
according to ao unornolal account Just
received here. .
TO FORM A NEW
SPANISH CABINET
Madrid, Deo. 10. Count Alvsro da
Itomanoues has bet n cliomin by King
Alfonso to form a now Kinnlun gov-ernm-nt
in succeed th Im'o cnlilnr-t
COMMISSION
RUSSIA
1
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klfll DEvELOPWltnT!RTflTF RflPTIRT
IN H RTELEH CASE
New Witnesses to Appear in
Investigation of Alleged Ger
man Agent's Activities.
New York, Dec. lO.Important and
unexpected developments have occur
red in the government's investigation
into the alleged activities of Franz
Von Rintelen and his associates to
incite strikes In munition factories, It
was learned from federal officials to.
day. ' "'":', . .;
After United States Attorney Mar
shall was suddenly summoned to
Washington Wednesday. It was an
nounced today that the grand Jury
which Is Investigating the case of
Von Rintelen will probably not re-
convene before next week and that
a large number of new witnesses will
appear before It.
It was stated at the federal build
ing that "thing -are sizzling," but
officials refused to. give information
as to the new turn the Inquiry had
taken.
Officials admitted that certain
German and Austrian consuls might
be mentioned in the report of the
grand jury. It was also stated that
one of the subjects which would be
given chief attention by the grand
jury was the strike at the General
Electric company's plant at Schenec
tady last summer. Twelve thousand
men were Invotved In a strike which
lasted several weeks.
The General Electric company had
large contracts to furnish munitions
to the allies.
Assistant United States Attorney
Wood, chief of the criminal depart
ment in the district attorney's of
fice said that the government had
been given valuable aid by labor lead
ers who had volunteered to tell what
they knew of the work of German
agents. . i
TEOTO
0fH&-
Says His Deposition in Inves
tigation Might be Taken at
at Florida Home.
Miami. Fla., Dec. 10. William J
Bryan stated yesterday he will not
appear in New York for the Investi
gation of the sale by the United
States of two warships to Greece. He
said it was impossible for him to be
there on Saturday the time stipulat
ed for him to give what information
he may have; but that his deposition
might be taken here.
An effort Is being made to ascer
tain whether na'al secrets, such as
gun control or other operating meth
ods of operation, were discussed
when the warships were delivered to
the Greek government.
IS. SINCLAIR LOSES
SOIT COSTS
One of the Suits She Recently
Filed Against Many South
ern Newspapers,
Greenville, Miss. Deo. 10 Mrs. Up
ton Sinclair's suit for $10,000 against
the Greenville Democrat for alleged
libel has been dismissed In the
County Circuit court at the plain
tiff's cost, the case not being prose
cuted. This wss one of the suits filed by
Mrs. Sinclair against newspapers
throughout the country In 1114,
which printed an article stating that
Mrs. Sinclair was arrested with her
husband and several women for mak
ing a demonstration In front of the
Rockefeller offices in New York.
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H London. Deo. 9. The largest H
t labor organisation In the history H
H of England, representing about st
t 2,000,000 people was formed to- It
t day. Its purpose Is for offensive st
M and defensive work In matters
H concerning wage and working H
t conditions of labor. st
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THE LARGEST
Avertlsement appearing In The
Oasette-Nsws today la that of
H. L, FINKELSTEIN
ON PAGE SEVEN
ANNOUNCING CliLasTMAfl
SPECIALS
W I II I hm Ulll I IU I
MEETING
ENDS
Convention Will Go to Eliza
beth City Next Year Re- ,
ligious Education Dis
cussed at Last Night.
STATE MISSIONS AND
COLLEGES MADE REPORT
Retiring Secretary Made Soul
ful Address Gave All of
Salary, Excepting Living
Expenses to Church.
Charlotte, Dec. ' 10. The Baptist
state convention at 10 o'clock last
night suddenly discovered that It had
transacted all Its business except the
memorial service. So, instead of hold -
ing over until today for that It held
it last night and then adjourned to
meet in Elizabeth City In 1916.
"We have seen the brain of the
convention for the past two days; wo i
saw its heart this morning;" That j
summing up of the day's events was
made by a member wtio was speaking
of the remarkable demonstration giv
en to Rev. Dr. Livingston Johnson in
connection with the discussion of
state missions but the brain resumed
its ascendency tonight when the col-
eges absorbed the attention of the
body.
Dr. R. T. Vann, secretary of edu
cation, made his first annual address
in that capacity. Dr, Vann represents
fourteen high schools and three col'
leges In the Baptist educational sys-
tern. He disclaimed any Intention of
antagonizing, the. .state's educational
syBtem. On the contrary, he favors the
state's schools provided that they be
run economically, democratically ana
not politically; that they abstain from
teaching religion, and fighting the
denominational schools.
Rev. I. N. Loftln, offered a resolu -
tion calling for Hm.f.atlon of other
man capusi leacners in capum.
Hc.noois wunin a term oi years.
"I hope every member of the con
vertlon will vote against that reso
lution," said Archibald Johnson
ng to his ?eet "It's the bigge"st
foo.ishness I ever heard of."
"Will Brother Johnson
repeat
that asked Mr. Loftln alter a
mo
ment of dazed silence. Brother John-
son did with emphasis. Then sever-
al others rose to their feet protesting
against the introduction of an acrtmo -
nious element Into the debate, and ne was engageo. in nina ana ronu
when It appeared that the remark gal
was stirring up a tremendous uproar 1 Mr. Fletcher went to Chile as mln
Mr. Johnson withdrew his remark, lister in 1909 and when Chile and the
Then Mr. Loftln claimed the privll-! United States decided to raise the rank
ege of presenting his idea In writing! of their corresponding represenatives
the resolution. He said that there is a to ambassador, he was advanced to
tendency in the state to lose hold of the higher post.
the basic tenets of Baptist belief. He Practically all of the principal pow
dld not know that It comes from the ers of the world with the exception of
colleges, but not that it does not 1 Japan have npw followed the lead of
hence the resolution. the Pan-American nations and recog-
At 11 o'clock the president recog-1 nlzed the Carranza government,
nized "Dr. Johnson our own beloved I
Livingston Johnston, our generl who
hns led us always to victory and nev-;
er to defeat, and who is about to
make his farewell address to his sol
diers." Everyone realized that something
was going to be said as soon as the
secretary began to speak. He review
ed briefly the 15 years during which
he has held the office, paid a tribute
to the new secretary, to other denom
inational leaders and to the denomin
ational organ; and then he began his
speech.
For the first time In 15 years he
said he had the bridle off and
meant tto give the convention some
plain talk. If the Baptist work Is to
continue to flourish there are three
things the denomination must look to
first, they must be true to God,
second, true to His word, and third,
true to one another.
Then he added the stntement that
really startled the convention. He
preceded it with an apology for In-
troduclng so personal a matter. hutjpincnot and William B. Tracy, presl
since some of the messengers hnfldent ot the Columbus chamber of
made mis-statements, and erroneous commerce. A large guard of regulars
information had been furnished thei,n(J ot the Ohio national guard were
press he adeemed It due to himself on axitf wltn th epollce to protect th
"and the one who had supported k1 president. The entire route between
stained me. contributing reHllylne Bn(i the hotel where the
more to the work than I." to say that I ,,,,, tnyt.d wnl ,n,d Wlh na
of the salary paid by the Rnptlsts t)onn, uardmen and a troop of cav
nil but necessary living expenses has; , d b,ildo tnt pridenf auto
nne back Into the church treasury, j . ,.B
"I shall not take .way on. dotlv of ' n h , ,h, prtMfnt k(.d to
vear? brethren "He ? .lETVJ " th m'm ' lh W'Ptln
Ophtr cannot buy In th wealth ofl
affection you have lavished upon me. -
Put the emotional climax of the
day wss yet to come it arrived with
.- .v.. ..
f m.VAirin.. . -nJL.
a testimonial of th. .fr.rtion
his brethren of the state mission coming campaign with Secretary Tu
board. The presentation speech wss nul,J, ... . v
mad. fcv n.v. Dr. R. T. v.nn t..r.' The program Included a luncheon
haps the greatest master ot such an
occasion In th state. . .
nr. Johnson stood anenchtMu tnr
perhaps 10 seconds after Dr. Varn
flnlshed. and when he did find his
voire It was hukv an( Mntov
whn he concluded his two minute
nr"h with Tiny Tim's benedlrtlon.
"find bless us. every one." th "amen"'
warn i
MEXICO NAMED
Eliseo Arredondo Appointed
By Carranza to Represent
His Government in the
United States.
MEANS RENEWAL OF
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Henry P. Fletcher, Now Am
bassador to Chile, Will Prob
ably Be Sent by United
States to Mexico City.
Washington, Dec. 10. The first step
toward the resumption of full diplo-
matic relations between the United
States and Mexico has been taken in
ji - he appointment of Eliseo Arredondo,
, General Carranza's confidential repre-
sentative in Washington, as Mexican
ambassador to the United States. The
appointment of an American ambassa
dor to Mexico in all probability Hen.
ry P. Fletcher, at present ambassador
to Chile will be announced soon.
The resumption of diplomatic rela
tions means that Mexico will soon take
her long vacant plaoo in the diplo
matic councils of the world. For near
ly three years, since the days of Mad
ero, no government in Mexico has
been recognized by the world powers.
Eliseo Arredondo is General Car
ranza's cousin and enjoys the general's
closest confidence. In addition to be
ing one of the leading jurists of the
! country, he has taken a leading part
l in many public Affairs,
Henry P. Fletcher has been selected
! for the delicate task of representing
. the United States during the recon
-truction Deriod of Mexico, partlcu
j arly because of his familiarity with
Latin-American affairs and the mark-
led .ucceM wnlch has attended, the
conduct of his miSSrf0n in Chile. Mr.
pjetchp,. worked up to his present
rank from the lower grades. He Is a
republican.
Mr. Fletcher's home is at Cham-
i be"bur' f' e l f
l'8 unn?arJried ,and a Iay
i. ,i
the Rough Riders as a private and
later was lieutenant In the volunteer
infantry in the Philippine service
His first diplomatic service was with
;the American legation to Cuba; later
Columbus, Ohio, Dee. 10. President
Wilson arrived here today to deliver
two addresses and to attend a public
he reception In the rotunda of the capital.
j The president was greJvd by an cn-
thusiastlc crowd.
In spite of the cold weather the
streets were lined with crowds which
applauded as President Wilson passed.
The presldont had refused to consent
to have a parade escort him and the
cepectlon was simple.
Mr. Wilson was met at his private
ear by a committee headed by G I fiord
BrumbauKh of Ohio.
j, 'r- Z .L .a "
n" room . WT? S. ?.!ilT?
Mr. Wilson then decided to remain
; nw" lo """" ''" JLV.h.
In the crowd whlrh parked the ho-
tel lobby were may politicians who
i discussed campaign prospects for the
hv ,h 'hmh'"' commerce at neon
In the Masonic temple, a reception la
the afternoon at the state capital un
"r h ausrlces of th Franklin coun-
democratic campaign committee
and an sddrees at the country life
. meeting tonlsht of the Churches of
i Christ of Amerlc
President Wilson was to leave lm-
PRESIDENT WILSON
VISITS COLUMBUS
ARE ATTACKING
ILIEJTOB
Heavily Reinforced and Well
Supported With Artillery
Have Renewed Violent As
sault on Macedonia.
ATTACK APPROACHING
CLIMAX OF INTENSITY
Outcome of Battle May De
termine Future Course of
Anglo-French Operations
In the Balkans.
London, Dec. 10. The Bulgarians
heavily reinforced and well supplied
with artillery have renewed violently
their attacks on the French and Brit
ish forces in Macedonia. The assault
now is approaching the climax of its
intensity.
Although the pursuit of the Servians
still continues, it is apparent from the
proportions which the Macedonian
conflict is assuming that the major
part of the Bulgarian army is direct
ing its attention to the allies. The
outcome of the battle is awaited have
with great anxiety, as It will determine
that the British or French troops have
found It necessary to withdraw fur-
in great measure the immediate future
of the entente movement in the Bal
kans. - ..
The numerical superiority of the
Bulgarians was demonstrated in the -Initial
engagements with the British
troops. Grave doubt Is voiced la Eng- ,
land as to the ability of the British
forces to repel the increasing momen
tum of the Bulgarian attack.
There are no indications, however,
ther from the positions mentioned in
recent official communications.
With the Bulgarians in possession
of Demir-kapu and alvanclng west of
the Vardar river in th eneighborhood
of Petrova, south of Strumitsa, tho
strong French wedge in Macedonia is
threatened on both sides. L
The allied retreat toward the Greek
border thus far has bcn accomplish- -
ed in good order without serious loss.
The resistance of the Montenegrins!
has lost none of its stubbornness anil
the flight of the Serbians in Albania !
is said to be growing less serious; but
the military affairs in that section
have become of comparatively small
importance and have little effect on
the main Balkan situation, which since
the Serbian retreat has shifted south
ward. Hard fighting continues on the west,
em front, where tho Germans have
been compelled to relinquish all but a '
small portion of an advance trench
they captured east of Butte de Soualn.
There have been no Important de
velopments on the other fronts.
IT
Was Responsible for Publica
tion in London of Famous
"Kaiser Interview."
Berlin, Dec. 10. Relnhold Klehmet
who retired from the German diplo
matl service In 1911 with the title of ,
envoy extraodlnnry and minister pleni
potentiary after having served his
country for several years as consul
general at Athenn, died here Novem
ber 12. Minister Klehmet's title to
remembrance will rest chiefly ton the
part he took In the famous "kaiser
Interview" In the DmIIv Telearann of
London, which was passed by him for
publlratlon after the emperor had
submitted It to the then chancellor
i nnre von Buelow, for an opinion
as to Its advisability for publication.
The article did not come under the
eyes of Prince von Buelow, the seer,
tary of state for foreign affairs, and
other high officials owing to lllnem,
absence and other causes and finally
came into the hand of Klehmet, then
a promising attache In the foreign of.
nee. h saw no objection to lt;hl
opinion was endorsed In turn by his
superior officers before whom th In
terview came In its return course: and
in due time the Interview appeared.
When th storm over' the Interview
burst, responsibility for reading and
approving It was traced to Klehmet,
who exchanged his post In the forelKn
ornc for the consular appointment at
Athena Since his retirement a con
sul general h had been th Oermsn
delegate on the InternsMo ) Finance
commission at Alhena
rrl, Deo. . In the Champm
district Krenrh arttllrty raiisrd '
eiploslon of a Oerninn drpnt of rm -tlons
at a point n-r Ht. H"nt li t,
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