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LEATHER FORECAST,
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tonight; Thursday local thunder
showers. i
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VOL. XX11L Ndf 152.
CO&lnllflf l EMI I WELL KNOWN BANKER HERE.
UIPpiwll mm ;is?s; t
iii cut uki the A '
Uuiry Second Only, to the
J"H J 1 l-O . XV7.11
Kosenthal sensation will
Now Be Made.
bVER EIGHT HUNDRED
GIRLo AKt. MlDbIING
1
c Fivct nf Year ThU Hianti
Since hirst or lear l ms iant u
Number nas lisappearea
Investigation to Be Made of
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Police Department.
By Associated Presg.)
Xew York, June 20. More than 800
rls between tne ages oi iu ana
ears have disappeared from their
bmes here since January 1, it tran-
jjired today, co-incident with att an-
louncement uy roiice commissioner
irthur Woods that he had ordered be
an ttie most searching inquiry ; into
biiee conditions since that conducted
iter the Rosenthal murder.
The investigation is a direct out-
ime of the findings of, the body of
luth Cruger, a high school graduate,
nried ia the cellar of a motorcycle
Jhop, conducted by Alfredo Cocchi, for
torn the Italian government autnor-
" . . A 1 1 A
lies are searenmg at xne request oi
le State Department.
Commissioner Woods today order-
i Joseph A. Faurot, head of the de
rive bureau, to inquire thoroughly
to the methods and operations .of
detectives and police officers who
mi io suive me uruger mystery.
fhr girl's body was not found through
eir efforts, but was unearthed by
Hvate detectives employed by Mra.
rate Humistoir,-" a Womalt lawyer,
ho is counsel for the Cruger family,
jeveral policemen have been interro-
fern
led at Commissioner Woods' insti
tioa during the past few days re-
Irding their suspected friendliness
1th. Cocchi.
'Spare no one," was the cpmmis-
oners orders today m dijooting tne
vestigation. All the officers who
orked on the Cruger case were in
fracted to report to headquarters at
ce. Other detectives will co-oper-
e with Mrs. Humiston in an inquiry
the city's white slave traffic
The reports regarding -the missing k
rls are on file at police headquai
rs it was learned. It" was conceded
at the police were without accurate
Pres as t0 the number of these whofere bound one of robbers filed
fa returned nome. More aetecuves.
ucru anctcueu iu uc opened the strong box without appar
ent s bureau of missing persons.' zi ir
Humiston has been quoted as
lying she knew of a number of inci- wnich tne robbers obtained their plun
fnts, involving missing girls, which1 4J. raa 010Pt0H nniioo that
frailel the Cruger case.
Lommissioner Woods later ordered jHnTli nf thft Bhinmpnt of the coin, of
Mxcavation to be made of the eel-
F of every nlace where Cocchi Jiasv
L .
pea or had a motorcycle shop since
p "rrival in this country from Italy
veral years ago. Experts from the
"ce bureau of reDairs and suDDlies
test every floor and wall of erery
gilding and a search Will be con-
cted from roof to rp.llar.
The police received information to
y that Cocchi had lured other girls,
Unn prt"UB w "6Ci 13 1
Madame Mureal. a
s'dent of the neighborhood, said that
t September her dausrhter. PhiliD-
VPrir2 nl hob -vciffA tV o chnn
u UUO V V-' VI HIV Muwr
Cocchi's invitation to' be shown
,J a motor might be attached to the
uifjcie. Tne mother, becoming
5PlCi0US. follnwpd nnH sho tnld tho.
olife that she saw her daughter
Ogling with Cocchi, endeavoring to
caPe from his emhrafo Deslrine to
i!d notoriety, nd complaint was
rw oy Madame Mureal at the time.
ES FOR THE
FOR THE NAVY
lecretary Daniels Makes Sen
sorial Charges Against
Newport.
iy Associated Preas.) . ..
dS ni)iir, -r
i
IN
fes hat '.o," , .::L?7r hUced by Goldsboro people, out wnen
""nc 1 1 1 1 iiina vii sonanriMnH 1
sensauonaii
"port r t : t ovoimaae its eu"u ovf0'
... icw una v, .
"osed tr, r,' v. ..niKht it caused qurte-
"Pen gamDimg nouses,
resorts
and illegal sales of liq-.a""" 7
Wpro r 1 v A
M mdue oy secretary uamtsioi
r n ., .. . r . s
Nil- ,
auuouncine: mat ne nan ay-
r4'ea tn f:
Bint -u a yi jr vuu-i
there was,
jrtality in
war ne-1
thora was
UQUsul in lhnrstoi into mat
ft fou, '' - 17.
l, uauionahio nitv TV10 wor dp-
rent
Put,. " "-11 mc iwaiBiaui,c ui
nts of t-v t
LreuPon mrio EnnoMQ
ana hs c oi nnntia
Kewed his complaint to the Gov-.standing topic of. conversation through
STEAMER GOES
DOWN.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Mass., June 20. The
sinking of the British steamer El
Ele, presumably by a German sub-
marne, was reported im a cable
message reCeiyed today by the
Leyland Line from Captain
Pif?; her commander The ves-
col loft Rnotnn rm Tnno O -A.
f Chester, England, with a general
cargo. The message made no
4' reference to the crew.
EXPRESS ROBBERS
They Secure Nearly Thirty
Thousand Dollars and
Escape.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, June 20. Official an
nouncement that gold and silver coin
sWen from an express car safe here
late last night amounted to 'nearly
$30,000 was made today by G. M.
Curtis, general manager of the West-
bepartment pf the Adams Express
Company. A package of diamonds
thought to have been taken was found
in checking up the contents of the
safe.
Jack Roberts Andrews, of Burling
ton, Iowa, messenger in charge of the
car, which was attached to a Chica
go, .Burlington & yuincy train, ana
Ward R- Smiley, of Monmouth, 111.,
messenger on another car, who wasj
with Andrews at the time two -masked
men bound them and robbed the safe,
still were in custody today.
Both had been questioned at length
a Muna anA uv oroca mnnnv
., anA .anaoti thQ nf tho
occulTence without change, the police
ooiH T,rttVl Hor-iaro that after the v
duplicate knoD in tne safe dial and'
t.0q11C0 nf tho oppmin? ease with
mnt havft h advance informa-
tne charaeter of the safe and perhaps
-
After the robbery the masked men
dropped from the train in the yards I
and disappeared and no trace of themj
had been found. They left the two j
messeneers bound' back to back, with i
one end of the rope passed between!
their teeth as a gag. Andrews, in
whose car the robbery occurred, man
d t release his bonds and' freed
Smiley. The money stolen was
con-
signed to banks in Omaha, Neb.
STRANGE LIGHT
STIRS GOLD
C
u
Mysterious Glow and Explo
sions on High Causes
Sensation.
Special to The Dispatch,) .
Goldsboro, N. C, June 20. A bril
liant light moving in the northeastern
horizon of the city made its second
annearance within the past week here
last nieht at 11 o'clock, and it is a
km ie
BORO
a.S'2SL2.S,SI'o owed that a total of J16.802
who saw it. ItJiad the appearance 01
a powerful searchlight and many peo
ple are of the opinion that it was an
aeroplane of a large type.
t xrviiov Tiierht. this. liehL with
0.antra onT.oam.nre. was little no-
w .
j nnnfkaT.ano herp ast
sensation
7 v, hoonrod it
-o rxr rai1 whn resides lUSt OUt-
u. , . , . . . T
, tv a to tori tnrlv that he was
m - 7, ,
On niS iront porcn auu wn.v-"ov
lieht for several minutes un
til he heard a loud noise, sounding
like an explosion
UKe an espjuaiuu. "Ibourn, $4,771; White, t . Lacy num.
bursted into many parts and fe 11 o . Blue, Dr. C. P. Bolles, $5,
the earth. Several other people cor-
An obstacle. 01 nre
1
tne eaxin. oevct ai
.nhnmtaH -Dnil's statement.
Nobody
j
oooma nhie to define the meaning 01
invaHm.-t.hA'ob1ecL'but anyway such has nerer
wnr nnneared here ana it is tne out-
WILMINGTON, NORTH
W. A. HUNT, OF
Secretary and treasurer of the North
at his post at the convention being h
brother of Mr. H. Lacy Hunt, of this c
Reasoned
There appears to be a misconception on the part of some as to the
necessity for providing war relief funds through private means. The
question has been asked why does not the Government provide all these
agencies? and the objection has been raised that to respond to these
demands would be too great a tax on "charity." These imply a total
misconception of the subject and attention is invited to the following
exposition:
The Government supplies the necessaries; necessaries embrace
military munitions and equipments, including hospitals, Jbut the Gov
ernment cannot supply Red Cross service, because the value ;ipf this
service is its volunteer character. What the Government controls it sys
tematizes into rigid rules j of discipline, and women sub eetedj(o such
regime waald lose -"therery eflerminate quality which makes their nurs
ing at once so merciful and so effective. ...
Nor can the Government take any part in establishing religious
work, such as is supplied by the Y. M. C. A. field forces, which is under
taken largely by volunteers from college life. These young men un
derstand from personal touch the temptations of youth and the surest
means of bringing into play the moral influences necessary to main
tain home standards and avoid the pitfalls of disease and degradation.
' Red Cross service is the touch of a sympathetic hand, the evangel
of mercy, the message from home. In this atmosphere the despon
dency of the wounded is banished, hope revived, courage inspired and
health restored. Its psychology Is more potent to effect restoration
than the skill of the surgeon or the tonic of medicine.
It is not possible for Government to enter here, nor can the claims
of charity avail to satisfy the demand for patriotic service. It fs not
"charity" to minister to the wants of our own boys whose lives will soon
be offered -for the safety of the homes oi those who remain behind.
This is gratitude.
Government cannot supply the personal equation, the ministry of
mercy and sympathy the Red Cross can. Nor can charity compensate
for the life given in the country's defense gratitude can.
These are no ordinary times, and the demands are ho, ordinary de
mands. The time for sacrifice has come, and no sacrifice7 by those who
remain at home can be mentioned in the sameNbreath with that of the
boys who go to the front.
Our patriotism is now being put to the acid test. Patriotism which
involves no sacrifice is worse than a sham it is a snare and a delusion.
We need the discipline of sacrifice, and unless we are willing to deny
ourselves that our soldier boys may be ministered to in their hour of
need, we are unworthy of the blood that will be spilled in our defense.
J. A. TAYLOR, Campaign Leader.
REV. T. P. NOE, Chairman,
H. LACY HUNT,
W. A. McGIRT,
J. W. H. FUCHS,
W. H. SPRUNT,
REV. W. V. McRAE,
H. C. MCQUEEN,
J. B. HUNTINGTON, Secretary.
Executive Committee.
HALF-WAY MARK
NEARLY REACHED
War Relief ''Campaigners Re
ported a Total of $16,802
At "today's Gathering.
Reports of the Red, White, and Blue
Divisions of War Relief campaigners,
made at the luncheon served at the Y.
n A tni- afternoon at 1:15
of the $40,000 wanted, has been sub
scribed. At the gathering today, Rev.
Dr. W. H. Milton, rector of St.
James' church, made an most inter
esting and instructive address.. The
delightful dinner was served by the
npiiirnrnii uiiiiit-fi waa dc
ftf th rft
ut"'0"
The divisional flag was awarded to
the Red Divisionriieaded by Mr. C. C.
Chadbourn, and the team flag was pre
sented to Mr. George Honnet's team
Tha Reil Division again won the bonus
of $600 offered by the executive com
mitee. The totals of the three divisions
now are as follows: Red, C. C. Chad-
$4,771; White, H. Lacy Hunt,
703.
New plans were made by the cam
paign workers today and they are con
fident of securing :nore subscriptions
in the future and making better re
ports, ' T':Z Mv.'... - '
CAROLINA - WED NESDAY
HENDERSON,
Carolina Bankers' Association, who is
eld at Wrightsville Beach. He is a
ity.
Patriotism
WILL ELIMINATE
ALL THE DELAYS
Express Company Promises to
Remedy Trouble Between
Wilmington and Wilsonr-
(By George H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, June 20. The
Southern Express Company, in a letter
to Congressman George Hood today,
promises to eliminate delays complain
ed of in shipment of fruits and vege
tables from points oh the Atlantic
Coast Line between Wilson and Wil
mington to the northern markets. Mr
Hood had referred to the Superintend
ent of the Southern Express Company
complaints made to him that delays in
shipments 'of fruits and vegetables,
from eastern North Carplina was caus
ing considerable loss aid narijidyaice
to the shippers. The superintendent
of the company, in his letter to Mr.
Hood, -tates that he is surprised to
hear ol the complaints, as special
representative had. been' detailed- ta go
with each train and see that no de
lays were encountered. He will fur
ther investigate the matter, he said,
and make every effort to ' insure
prompt shipments. . ' "
AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, I 9 1 7.
THE GOVT.
TO HANDLE THE
L
Report Suggests Pool of Out
puts and Also Transporta
tion Agencjes.
COMMISSION MAKES
REPORT TO CONGRESS
Only .Means of Avoiding a Dis
astrous Coal Shortage Next
Winter, Says The Federal j
v Trade Body. '
(By Associated Press.) '
Washington, June 20. Government
pools of coal production and distribu
tion and of rail and water transporta
tion were recommended to Congress
today by the Federal Trade Commis
sion as the only means of avoiding a
disastrous coal shortage next winter.
"The commission believes," says
the report, submitted after many
months of investigation ordered by
Congress, "that the coal industry is
paralyzing the industries of the coun
try, and that the coal industry itself
is paralyzed Ify the failure of transpor
tation. There are enough coal cars
in the country, but not enough are
delivered to the mines and these cars
not moved to the point of consumption
with the greatest of expedition nor
are they promptly discharged."
In view of these conditions, the com
mission recommends:
"First, That the production and dis
tribution of coal and coke be conduct
ed through a pool in the hands of a
government agency; that the produc
ers of various grades of fuel be paid
their full cost of production plus a uni
form profit per ton (with due allow
ance for quality of product and effi
ciency of service and,
"Second, That the transportation
agencies of the United States, both
rail and water, be similarly pooled and
operated on government account, un
der the direction of the President and
that all such means of transportation
be operated as a unit, the owning cor-,
porations being paid a just and fair
compensation which would cover nor
mal net profits and upkeep and better
ments."- ....... ,-:.-.. --. ----- ..-fsti
These recommendations are approv
ed by Commissioners Davies, Colver
and Fort. Chairman Harris dissents
on the plan for transportation pool,
except as a last resort and suggests
instead "that during the war the Pres
ident be authorized to order rail and
water transportation agencies to give
preference to shipment of coal, coke
adn other commodities in the order Of
their importance to the public wel
fare." AMERICAN LINER
SUNK BY U-BOAT
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, June 20. The Warren line
Bay State, from Boston, May 31, for
Liverpool, has been sunk by a Ger
man submarine. Advices to the
company today gave nothing regard
ing the fate of the crew of the
steamer.
NO BALLOT ON CLOSE
OF COTTON EXCHANGE
(By Associated Press.)
New York, June 20. The managers
of the New York Cotton Exchange de
cided today, in'' response to a recent
petition,1 that it would be inadvisable
to grant a request for a ballot on the
proposition to xrtose the Exchange ott
Saturdays, beginning June 23.
Verdict favors bank.
Southport Institution Wins In Action
Brought Against It.
(Special to The Dispatcn.)
Southport, N. C, June 19. After
deliberating only a short time yester
day afternoon the jury which had in
hearing the case ef L. Miller against
the Bank of Southport, returned . a
verdict in favor of the defendant,
holding that the plaintiff was not en
titled to recover in an action brought
for usury. The plaintiff alleged that
he was charged usurous interest on a
loanof a little over $500. He sued to
recover the principle and penalty of
$500.
The cashier of the bank admitted
that he charged 2 per cent, over and
above the legal rate of 6 per cent.,
this being for brokerage, he said. This
view of the matter was accepted by
the jury and a verdict in favor of the
defendant was returned.
The action was brought about two
years ago and attracted right much
attention at the time.
Woodus Kellum, Esq., of Wilming
ton, represented the plaintiff, while
Cranmer & Davis, of Southport, ap
peared for the defendant.
v5-
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS
CRUIT WEEK.
RE.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 20. Presi
dent Wilson issued a proclama
tion today designating the week
'of June 23-30 as recruiting week
for the regular army and called
upon unmarried men without de-
pendents to enroll for war serv-
ice in order that the ranks of . the
regulars migt be filled prompt-
ly. - '-''
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PRODUCTS
BANKERS AGREE TO
BUY AND MAINTAIN
MOTOR AMB ULANCE
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DUTCH STEAMER SUNK.
, (By Associated Press.)
Boston, Mass., June 20. The
Dutch steamer Eemdikj, -which
left Boston, May 13, for Rotter-
fc dam, with grain for the Holland
government, has been sunk, ac-
cording to advices reecived by -Jf-
agents here today. First reports
gave no details as to the safety
of the crew. ' J
TORRENTIAL RAINS
EAST CAROLINA
y
Collapse of Drainage Canals
Floods Mattamusket and.
Causes Immense Loss
FOR REDUCTION
OF TRAIN SERVICE
Coast Line Asks Permission to
Discontinue Several Pas
senger Trains Travis'
Successor.
(Special to The DlSDatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, June 20. Rains that
have filled old Mattamusket Lake and
caused the collapse of the canals that
drained the vast acreage have been
reported here in State circles, and
damage in the hundreds of thousands
has been done growing crops.
As to the extent of the water in the
lake nobody has first-hand knowledge,
but it comes very straight that a suc
cession of great rains, called, water
snouts by the victims, rah rivers into
ttlHj oJd lake site and made so mushy
me earth throughv which the drains
ran as to wipe them out. If this is
true the work of drainage and pump
ing must start up again.
The rains covered a wide area.
whether they did all that the pessi -
mists fear or not. In Washington.
Beaufort, Pitt, Hyde, and other coun
ties these waters have well nigh de
stroyed the potato crop which was
being harvested. In Commissioner
Graham's office are repotts of ship
ments that have gone north and re
turned because the crops marketed
have gone bad on the shippers. In
Pitt and Beaufort counties this de
struction was ''tremendous. Bryan
Bonner, a big farmer, is said to have
lost irremediably his 75 acres in pota
toes and J. C. Cherry his 160. These
losses combined would run near $20,
000. The Thompson Brothers in Hyde
are reported losers in the sum of
$7,000 or $8,000 on their 100 acres of
vegetables.
Many farmers might have saved
much of this crop, but they waited
a week to give the vegetables a
chance to mature. Then the rains
came washing the potatoes out and
rdittihg them when left in the ground.
The tobacco fields suffered greatly,
too, but less than the vegetable crops
ready to take the market. The heav
iest rains in the recollection ofany
people in te east fell during those
several days last week.
The Atlantic Coast Line has filed
with the Corporation Commission a
petition, for the curtailment of its pas
senger service and the commission
appointed June 26, Tuesday of next
week, for the hearing.
The substantial certainty of Chair
man E. L. Travis' appointment to a
place on the Interstate Commerce
Commission, provided there are three
places tobe filled, nas made equally
as sure the appointment of A. J. Max
well as a member of the State Com
mission. RED GROSS FUNDS
REPORTED TO DATE
The South Stands Fifth
Among the Sections of
The Country.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 20. In the : Red
Cross subscriptions up to today, the
North Central division 3L11 was leading
with the Middle Atlantic division sec
ond, New England third; the West
fourth and the South fifth. However,
in the West, San Francisco, Los Ange
les, and Seattle, have not as yet been
heard from. Richmond, Va., has, h.w
ever, exceeded its allotment of $200,
000 by $115,000.
N
MAN
To Richmond belongs the credit for
"Being the first city of the South to be
placed on the honor roll of cities chat
have already reached their allotments.
Reports by States this morning in
cluded Alabama, $28,000; Florida, $30,
000; Georgia, $88,000; Kentucky, $117f
000; Louisiana, $168,000; Mississippi,
$2,000;' North Carolina, $41,000; South
Carolina, $13,000; Tennessee, $112,000;
Texas, $71,000; Virginia," 1375,000, ;
A - - '-; -
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
Two Thousand Dollars Voted
For This Purpose This ; ,
Morning.
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WILSON FINANCIER ASKS
ASSOCIATION DO THIS
Joint Session of Bankers And ,
Hardware Men Heard
Splendid Address By .tr.
Clement U. Ucker on Agri-
culture and Live Stock Rais- '
ing.
j Unanimous decision to contribute
$2,000 for the purchase . and mainte
nance of an ambulance in France for
a period of one year featured this
morning's session of the 21st annual
convention of the North Carolina
Bankers' Association, in session at
the auditorium on Harbor Island. The
motion to this effect was made by Col.
John F. Bruton, of Wilson, president
of the First National Bank of that
city, and was carried without' a dis
senting vote, every man In the assem
bly hall rising to his feet when Presi
dent W. S. Blakeney, of Monroe,, put
the question. The ambulance Is to
be given through the Red Cross So
ciety of the State.
The motion was made by Colonel .
Burton immediately following the ad
dress of Mr. Clement S. Ucker, of Bal
timore, vice president of the Southern
Settlement and Development " Com
pany, who spoke before a joint session
of the State Hardware and Bankers'
Association on "Live Stock as the Ba
sis for Permanent Agricultural. Pros
perity." " .
t In asking the bankers of . the State
to take this action Colonel BfOtotk
dwelt at length upon the harjUMpit'
that 'the young men of the nation yril
be" called upon to bear in the early
future, adding that the ambulance
which he proposed might be the
means of saving the life on one deaf,
to some delegate present. His re-
marks were well received and the
second to his motion came quickly.
Colonel Bruton stated 'that.' he,, did -not
think any one bank should .be aU
lowed to, contribute ttMram, IneXSeBBl
of $10 and that no contribution small
er than $5 be accepted .frpjn. wj-.jflf,
stitution in the State. While he et
cused the hardware men- present from
participation he stated that he was of
the opinion that the visiting bankers
! should not be denied the privilege and
; that contributions would be gladly re
ceived from any banker present,
whether a member of the-State or
ganization or not.
Preaching a doctrine of more and
better live stock founded on improved
agricultural methods as the salvation
of the South, Mr. Ucker delivered a
masterly address before a Joint ses
sion of the bankers and hardware
men assembled in the handsome audi
torium on Harbor Island. - He was
given the very closest of attention by
(Continued On Page Four.)
BIGKETT
THE DIRECTORS
Puts' End to Speculation, About
State Road Officers '
Young Man Shot,
(Special to Tbe Dispatch.)
Raleigh, N. C, June 20. Governor -,
Bickett today ended speculation as to .
the directors of the North Carolina
railroad, by reappointing as president. ;
Word Wood, cf Charlotte, N. C, and
six of the old men.
The Governor's campaign manager,
Bruce White of Wake Forest,' gets the
choice $2,000 plum of State Admlnis-.
tration in the secretary-treasurer-ship,
now held by James P. Cook, of Con
cord. Colonel P. M. Pearsall is reap
pointed attorney. Robert Hairston, of ,
Reidsville, is made State proxy and J,
G. Steed, of Mount Gilead, State ex- '
pert. ' ;
J. M. Allen, of Louisburg; John P.
Young, of Newton, J. Q. Gilkey, of
Marion; W. T. Brown, of Winston--Salem;
C. S. Tomlin, ef Statesvllle;
C. M. Vanstory, of Statesvllle; end T.
L. Gwyn, of 'Canton, are the board.
James W. McGee, Jr., who. was way--laid
and shot while riding in an auto
mobile last night, seven miles in the ,
country, was regarded aa out of danger,,
today. f
The young man, son of a prominent
physician, was shot by a man using a -twenty-two
calibre rifle. John Slkes,
a farmer filling description given by
the young man, is under arrest.
EX-KING CONSTANTINE
REACHES SWITZERLAND
(By Associated Press.)
Lugano, Switzerland (Via. Paris),'.
June 20. Former King Constantlne, .
of Greece, arrived here today,- Officers
and delegates of the Swiss govern
ment met him at the frontier and wel-J,
corned him in the name of S witter-'
land." A large number of German per--sons
waited for the King at the depot. .
Constantine and his suite drove direct
ly to the hotel, where rooms had been -reserved
for them. . A number of Oer-'
man diplomats arrived, here In antici
pation of the coming, of the 'former;
King, who was delayed by;thepmneBrk
of his wife. '
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