, said that the
President could have nothing to do with peace or negotiations,
now say he is the only possible mediator. This comes from high
government circles there.

The historic crown of St. Stephen was much too large for the
King, but the little crown prince made a great hit with the
populace.

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An Armenian woman came through here the other day. Her husband
had been captured or killed and her tale of the treatment of the
Armenians by the Turks was heartrending.

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Everything points to a coming crisis in the matter of food, how
serious it will be even the officials themselves do not know, as
there is much concealed food and much smuggling over the various
frontiers.

In some parts of Germany, the country police or gendarmes are
searching the farm houses thrice weekly.

I have secured permission to visit and inspect the enslaved
Belgians, have named as inspectors all members of our staff
speaking French, but as yet have not received passes.

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Here is a copy of a letter I have just received from a German:

"The hypocrisy of the German Government is really
disgusting! It is a well-known matter of fact,
that by hints and approbation, nay even by express
orders of the German military authorities the
troops in France and Belgium have been stimulated
to give no quarter at all in the case of British
adversaries, and that in Russia even whole
regiments and brigades have been annihilated by
grapeshot, although the poor wretches delivered
themselves on mercy and raised their hands, to
prove their submission. Both the Prussian and the
Bavarian crown-prince have expressly ordered to
make no prisoners, to spare ammunition and to
despatch the surviving by steel and bayonet. Has
the order been forgotten, issued by the Kaiser in
the beginning of the German China-Expedition, to
deal with the Chinese like the Huns, to destroy
and annihilate every human creature both men and
women and even innocent children!

Quis Aulerit Gracchos de seditione quaerentes?
Unus pro multis.

P. S.

The war would be decided and peace restored as
soon as the U. S. A. Government would intervene in
favour of humanity, liberty and civilisation. Down
with the Prussian Tyr