Notes

A Berlin correspondent of the Svenska Morgenblad, Stockholm journal, reported that President Ebert of Germany had bought a chateau in Switzerland. From this it was deducted that the President will shortly resign.

With the mark at one trillion for 50 centimes the Swiss Bourse decided to discontinue quoting it.

COOLIDGE FOR FIFTY MILLION BUSHEL WHEAT CREDIT FOR GERMANY. COOLIDGE WARMLY FAVORS AMERICAN WHEAT FOR STARVING GERMANY. Such were the headlines appearing in the German press to put heart into suffering Teutons. In Berlin, U. S. magnanimity was the sole topic of a single day. The announcements were premature, being possible but not yet probable. In any case relief measures, if undertaken, will be upon a sound economic basis.

Chancellor Stresemann arranged to visit Chancellor Seipel of Austria at an early date. Austrian support in a German plea to the Vatican for intervention in the Ruhr was said to be the object of the visit.

Herr von Rechenberg, former Governor of the East African Colonies, suggested to Chancellor Stresemann that he pawn the Crown Jewels of the Imperial Family and those of the Princes of German States. This would net the Reich, according to Herr von Rechenburg, 2,000,000,000 gold marks, or more gold than is in the national treasury.

Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, German Ambassador to the U. S., returned from a visit to his native land. He expressed faith in the Republic and felt sure of the failure of Communists, Separatists and Monarchists. He was, however, apprehensive of the coming Winter, in which, he said, thousands of Germans will starve.