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AMERICA'S HELP.

WAYS OF ASSISTING ALLIED POWERS.

Telographing on February 6th the Morning Post', Washington correspondent

If Germany forces the United States inta war will she come in as n full mem- ber of the tente partnership, or only As a limited partner? That is a question which men are asking and about which there is much sproulation. Having entered the war, will the United States be asked to subscrily to the agreement made by the other Powers and make

uply in concert, or will she reserve perey of action to make neuer when it may be to her interest to cease fighting

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ENGLISH MOTHER'S ESCAPE THE LATE DUKE OF NORFOLK.

FROM GERMANY.

MR WILL CROOKS STORIES.

THE FOOD TERROR...

In the Daily Express recently wore some The conditions in Germany ure de scribed below by an Englishwoman who capital stories of the late Duke of Nor escaped to Holland to ensure food for folk, related by Mr. Will Crooks. - Ho her children: Married to a business described his Grace as good friend of maniu Dusseldorf, she was in fiery bis, adding The first notice I took of before the war and lived there matit | the Duke was when he was on the London Imíuary,

Chanty Council. They were selecting com There is partial starration in Gerini, nd one of my colleagues wanted many how, The German housewife fears to get on the Park Committee. Immer

when dalely in front of us was the Dake. - real starvation in the springs vegetables to seafrist, in duri res might as well nåle to becoins the Pope as I weighed only 90 (est. lb) when a member of the Parks Committee. exeted from Germany In eight days in The Dake turned rand and said, Holland 1 gained 3lb. In six weeks, with wouldn't vote for you for Pope, but I will nourishing food, I have gained by and though still, thin 1 h gusing duty

April.

I suppose, suid my friend, that I

for the Parks Commitice.

Who Segard this as a faveerable Now shildren; one died of diphtheris bi which to hang their speeches, so they oll

Ahoy, aged one year and nine montig she has serveded months; anden girl of her years and nine England after a series of

taking adventures that Po British

tenacity and Internal

denounced me. At the end here was the toast of the visitors. The Duke asked them who was selected: to respond. focal doctor, they said,

That won't do, answered the Duke,

1 had it, much to the disgust of the

TO SAVE BABIES My Crooks must have his chance.

I went some years ago to the Duke A great many Amorteansecoil at The sjuaker was a slight-almost fragile to induce him to take the chair at a din- thought of the United States making a young widow, the daughter of Mr. J. Her in Poplar for a local barity. At hard and fast greenient to be goed luck, 64, Endlesham Road, Clapham that time I was ant popular with the by the voler of Europe and would prefer Common & Her German Imshand, lite of Poplar. The dinner came off in

reali d'up

ay the outbreak of the war, was the council climater. The local maguntes They went and has killed it Ypres. She was left with three who spoke seebied to be short of a per of independence while milking, onunun 200KO with the Allies. But there are also men opportunity for the United States to eas off its isolation and to become in relive member of the family of nations. Eau given to understand by mumbers of the Government that the political eonse. Kuitude and quences: which may follow Trom the Unite 11 / In Dusselders we had a sportage of local magnates States entering the war Jure not

food lust, spring, she told a reporter The greatness of the main

the man in small overlooked by the Administration, but that and the faroine in butter and other fatletails came out in any ways. I remem the policy to be adopted will be influenced

measure by President

led to tremendous struggles in the shops, ber an instared in the middla nineties. and Souly determined by Wils At three shops one Saturday nigh, to my received a'r inviuntion to a grand preep- foolish aud when the decision has to be made, personal knowledge, there were casualtiction in the West-nd. Like a

Whatever may be the course adopted, 11 One woman was killed another had he insuchst young man, 1, accepted it. I is gratifying to note that the leading ribs broken, and I was thrown down and went in my ordinary blue piloc suite

trampled under foot. The our feal host said, Very good of you to come.” A members of the Administratam, as well fats grow until rioiing vet in, and the aux by his sithe drew herself up to th ne public mish, say that, if the Coife soldiers appeared to sympathize with the abnormal height and gazed it in through States

« is compelled to fight it must help? to win the war and exert all its power Wien Wren I moved to Crefeld and arguette: 1 said to myself, Bill, you to defeat Germany. Cntil the first she tried to do with new butchers I could were foolish to come here. This is no is fired there may be doubt as to how far Then we got our allowance and took it. round a big room. No one seemed to havə,

ges no meat until tickets were introduce place for you. I wandered all glone the United States ought to go, but once asking to questions. The soldiers in the any desire to speak to me or to know me. hostilities begin and the United States has reaches may be well fed, but I have secu

Presently I heard # voice imaouncing irrevocably committed itself there will no soldiers at home in training or on guard His Grace the Tuke of Norfolk. I stood longer he hesitation or any other though duty begging for bread from house in a corner and watched to the differ- except to fight until Germany is forced over 10ot of inad, is cultivated, ence between the duke's reception and my to surrender The military assistance

owing astonishment, the duke Gradually the situation grew

elamour

The

which the United States is to render the Specially near the camps, and worse ikea straight across the room to nie,

two

Allies has been practically determined by Now there are my pigs and potatoesslinked his arm in mine and eld. You the President, after consultation with the almost the only thing to be got, are grow and Crooks sem

he the only Secretary of the Navy and the Secretarying career. For a long time before wei without a companion for War 1 These plans are of course.

One day I was in Chandos-street, subject to modification according to away the allowance was 6lb off circumstances and after conference with potatoes per person each week. In Strand, continued Mr Cranks. I had September we could get no milk powder just come out of a coffee-shop, when I saw the Allied Governments, and therefore it or condensed milk for a fortuigh, I had, the duke coming along the pavement. I sease are tentative; but they will, it is to go without dinner and supper in order stepped into the road. He stepped into believed, meet with the approval of the that my children might be kept alive, the road too. Entente Powers as making the mast valu. Bear in mind, I had money to buy, but Were you going to pass me by he able use of America's resources,

could hit get food at any price. Six weeks ago the weekly allowance per person on food tickets in Crefeld was

PATROL OF THE ATLANTIC,

*** For the present at least the assistance of the United States will be purely naval. as it is recognized that this country will be unable to send an Expeditionary Foren under-

of any importance to Europe for some

asked

**I didn't think you wanted to see

Anything else?

Glh. of potatoes, lb, of meut, 34lb. of

44. Eve just accepted the position of brend 115, of sugar, 1oz of butter Postnasty-General, said the dike. or other fs, not more than one kind. Have you anything to say to me t ex CHEDER MOULes P'm told that petitions from

egg a Months The United State will

my children 1 could get only 31s, playre in the Post Offer ceminin in ake the patrol of the North and South

The news that a stare same pigeon-halee eighteen months and two Atlantic, this keeping the waters on the cheese causes a crowd to mob the entrance, yurs, and are not seen, What I want. side free from raiders and subinarings, and the cheese is sold at twenty times you to do us to have all petitions deale safeguarding vessels sailing from Amerithe normal price. Jam cannot be got for with in three mouths. can and Canadian ports, and releasing for love or mucy. The coffee substitute i active service, British and French cruis

cruisers frightful. A little coffee is muggled engaged in pairal duty off the American from Holland, and also cute, to be sold coust. The naval authorities believe that at exorbitant prices.... Prunes, rice and they have vessels enough at their disposal | white flour are 25 6d, a lb, when you can He smiled, and said he would carry to protect their ports as well as American get them Household saj such as solls out these things. 1 understand that he and Allied commerce, and that ly here at hve pence à har

costs Ba. You I did strategiò disposition of the Navy, mer- wish your hands in stuff made of clay. During the struggle over the Parlin- shantmen can be given adequate proter Hat lasit is is a yard, meat Act I uet the duke and he said. tion until they are well out at sea will to stove vegetables, and how to cook them with us going to abolish you-but The Germans know better than we how Well, Crooks, what are you going to do

"Free We're

responsibility for their future

when

Never sign a man's dismissal with out giving him a chance to state his side of the question."

there'll beacon in the Commons for you, I sail. He only smilediska

be taken over by the Allied Fl

or they would not have done so well. The The feasibility of convoys has been dis-spirits of the women are marvellous. But cussed, but it is not considered practic. in her heart the hemfrun believes that able by the navul authorities, nor does it unless the Government has someware darem hin going about with the offer as great a measure of protection in enormous resory of food for distribution sain fixed points. In addition to vessels England, too, is nearly as badly off for aches. I'm a duke, se I can dress as their opinion, as vessels stationed at cer she is close to starvation. Germans think of his silk bat the wrong way and one of his trousers turned up about five now in commission, the Nary Department food as

as the own country." proposes to take nyer as many merchant - CRAWL OVER THE PRONTIER, ... I like,' he said.??. melt as may be necessary and to equip them as puxiliary cruisers, and to press into the service a swarm of fast motor boats and other small craft to supplement the work of the destroyer Botillas and patrol boats.

FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ATD.

WORRY FOR SUBMARINES,

ADMIRAL BACON'S CONFIDENT

MESSAGE.

Finally she determined to escape. “Twice I tried," she said. « to guin the frontier, only to be stopped, '- Then one night I tried again and was pulled

UP by a sentry. He was insolent at first, But at last, when the guard changed, at 10 pm, he let me pass on my explani- tion that I was going to Holland to smug The use of the Naxy rather then of the Igle some things over. I got into the fields. Army, that is, the sending of an Expecì- that in trying to regani the main roud wi

At a meeting in support of the War tionary Force to Europe would be less lenght and landed over to another ghard Loan at Grenwich Captajn Hamilton objectionable to the great mast of Amer. This max finally said he would not hider Bean, M.P., Had the following message cans. By the United, Stafer confiping lany doing a litle magaling - I passed Ersin Admiral Sa Leginald Besong itself solely to naval warlant with its ven- | several barking dogs and ran into the ↑ • Do not worry too much about sub- sels operating on this side of the Atlant.c fields

zarines The Navy will give them all. these Americans will be able to save the flo

walking for au

an hour or au 1 the worry they want splendid conseille

by saying that the United came to a small forest Surrounded by pluck of our merchant seamen will upset States is fighting solely for defence, with barbed wire by the Dutch, I walked, the German counts 16 the end of ven the moi extreme pacifist sanctions round three sides trying to find my way the war as billy de did car Contemp while if the Azay sent to Europe, the ventually I struck the road again and bible little Ang at the beginning. war, arcarding to the perverted view of shu o sigapost that. I was close to the pacifism, would appear to be a war of, German fine, still. German gentries, in The Germing julge cher d

and therefore to be opposed fact, caught sight of me and stared is going to be pane-stricken wid our own standard Thay nink the country',

ARE YOU A SLAVE TO PAIN? ions paths rust elapse beldre Ame before I could move I heard a clock in going to be frightened, panic-stricken, or

Do You Ever Rest

American traditions, my direction while I crawled or my an American Expeditionary elbows and toes Turning, I saw another merchant seamen Trigowned by this Force is not a question of pressing to guard, and this time it was half on hour.newest piece of bluff. But you are not mehrt,

loops could be sent abroath the distance, strike 2 diam. At last I got There two other wave by which the away and came to a Dutch café with Baited States could be of great assistance veranda, three garden chairs, a mat and a sack With these I made a bed, and

discussed until it is seen how deeply the have a frozen tou.” United States is involved and what its COM set share Of the burden ought properly to

Or is your his a perpetual, burdon to the allies, Both have been given puss- wakeful,

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sander pledging their support, however, was no serious. It was very serious, the world but can also extend credit to if it is needed. The Post believes that But he meant that our sailets and mor Russia, Italy and other Powers needing Dr. Wilson's appeals to other neutrals chantmen would get the better of the assistance. The American Gey will be successful and that Germany will submarines. He was betraying no secret ermanent can also make a contribution in hesitate to outrage the moral force of the when he said that the losses had not beet kind to its Allies In lieu of American entire world, but the paper is more all on our side troops fighting side by side with English optimistic than the State Department, Mr. Hodge, Minister of Labour, said

which sees little hope of others neutrals the Germans thought their super-fright men and Frenchmen in France. On els breaking diplorantic relations, although it fulness would prevent our merchant munitions and other lies, and muni convinced that all of them would be seamen from going to sea, but one had tions and money might be more valuable glad to do so and to condemn Germany been frightened, and we ought not to

for barbarity now, then tren later on. Those questions restrukturity and defiance of most forget what we owed to them: "Money are bring given consideration, but

was wanted not only for munitions und United States is formally at war, and if tinues to be admirable. There is citor boasting nor panic. The Press recognizes some of the leading exponents of pacifism that war appears to be inevitaille, and age to be believed, the United States has gone as for as it need go, and will not have to do anything more

where, the Unitedpplies,

moral

ly no decision can be reached until the the attitude of the leading perth to build merchantmen to take the plic

of those sunk, but to construct hornets to chase the Gormar submarines over the recognizes also the sacrifices that may have even seas of the world until they bad been sunk. When the offensive staris moderation and patriotisin, and urges in the spring," he added, “as start, it everyone to forget politics and personal i will, there must be no unlimited supply interests and to remember only that he is of ammunition, so that when the Germans

American and that his country faces in are broken there shall be no hording

The New York Brening per to be made, but I counselr courage

the President as refusing to believe that Germany is deliberately trying draw the United States into war, and tells of

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peril.

up for lack of supply.