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Show KAISER TO CONFER WITH AMBASSADOR AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN- VITED TO VISIT EMPEROR AT BATTLE FRONT2 Believed That American Note Has Produced nn Impression of Importance. Impor-tance. Outcome Regarded With Keen Interest. Washington. Press reports announcing an-nouncing Uiat tho German emperor had invited Ambassador Gerard to confer with him at tho battlo front woro rend Sunday night with keen Interest In-terest by oflolals or tho United States government. Aside from the indication indica-tion that tlio American noto had produced pro-duced an impression ot supremo .Importance, .Im-portance, it was thought that the emperor em-peror had docldod on a conferonco so quickly hocauso only four dayB remained re-mained boforo tho German admiralty's proclamation for a submarine campaign cam-paign on merchant ships goes into offecL It was bollovcd 'hora that the ambassador am-bassador might explain at length the Anicrlcau viewpoint, as he 1h reported to have dono In a conference with tho imperial chancellor, and that perhaps per-haps ono or tho chief purposes or the Informal conferences with Ambassador Ambassa-dor Gerard wa3 to ollclt from tho American govornmont somo understanding under-standing as to its position regarding shipments of conditional contraband destined to Germany's civilian popu. latlon. Inasmuch as the German sea war zono proclamation is described as a retaliatory step against tho allies al-lies because of tlio alleged interior enco by tho latter wltli shipments ot foodstuffs destined for tlio population of Gormnny, tho growing importance of thiB question was gonornlly admit-tod admit-tod here. There is every ronton to beliovo that it will bo ono of tho chief points mado by tho Unltod States In Its next communication to Great Britain Brit-ain on the subjoct ot contraband. HHHHHPHJHHHHHHHHk ' HHHHPflHKk HHjHnf flflflflflflBifl&Mi99Sraii&lBSH IflflflfllBPTU&&SSlHl HBBBBBkL npg$j3iijEjfci$SBlPJjBBtf Gen Sir Henry Mncleod Rundlo who Is In command or Great Britain'! Firth army corpfl, was born In 18C5 and in his 30 years or military Borvlce has distinguished himself in manj campaigns. - |