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Show ; 00 LANSING 1EARS Rumor Has No Significance and Has Been Told Many Times. AUBURN, N. Y., Oct 10. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, who is here attending the centennial of the Auburn Aub-urn Theological seminary, in discussing discuss-ing the rumor which came from Stockholm Stock-holm today that Emperor William had abdicated, said: "That has been current for some time. Unless we know in whoso favor the kaiser Is abdicating, the story has no significance whatever. If it is simply sim-ply setting up one of- his sons In his place, the situation would not be changed in the least; but if he should abdicate In favor of a democratic Germany, Ger-many, it would mean something." The secretary also warned against a lft-up In the Liberty loan drive. He said: "It would be a grave mistake tolet up for one moment. If peace were declared de-clared today it would be over a year before the troops could be brought back from across'the sea and demobilized." demobil-ized." 00 |