woman was really not a soldier but a red cross worker. It was
explained that he had been wounded and was not responsible for what he
did. The testimony of the woman, however, and of other witnesses,
showed that the man at the time he attacked the American was dressed in
a soldier's uniform, which is grey, and which could not he mistaken for
the black uniform of a red cross worker.

It was often said in Berlin, "Germany hates England, fights France,
fears Russia but loathes America." No one, not even American
officials, questioned it.

The hate campaign was bearing fruit.

In January, 1916, there appeared in Berlin a publication called _Light
and Truth_. It was a twelve-page circular in English and German
attacking President Wilson and the United States. Copies were sent by
mail to all Americans and to hundreds of thousands of Germans. It was
edited and distributed by "The League of Truth." It was the most
sensational document printed in Germany since the beginning of the war
against a power with which Germany was supposed to be at peace. Page 6
contained two illustrations under the legend:

WILSON AND HIS PRESS IS NOT AMERICA


Underneath was this paragraph:


"An American Demonstration--On the 27th of January, the birthday of the
German Emperor, an immense laurel wreath decorated with the German and