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JULIUS, member of Congress Baden, in 1861. At the age of five he came to the United States with his parents and was educated in the public well-known actors. He returned to San a time on the stage, playing with many schools of San Francisco. He was for Francisco in 1890 and began the study a time on the stage, playing with many of law. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1892. In

1899 he was elected to Congress and was successively re-elected. In the discussions in Conthe United States into the war, he took gress preparatory to the entrance of Foreign Relations Committee in the an active lead as a member of the President Wilson was enabled to pass the necessary legislation through Con- House, and largely through his efforts gress. His special efforts were employed securing passing of the Draft Act in the extra session of the 65th Congress. was a ican banker; born at Mannheim, Germany, in 1867. His father 65th Congress. Draft Act in the extra session of the naturalized American citizen. He was educated in Germany, and studied banking in this country. After serving in London banking houses, he became a ing in this country. After serving in educated in Germany, and studied bankin New York, in 1897. He was a directwork as financial advisor to the Governor of many important financial institutions. During the war he did important the governments of France, Spain, and ment, and he was awarded medals by Italy. the governments of France, Spain, and the Hoangho, where the great inundation ment, and he was awarded medals by occurred in 1887, long the chief settleabout 215,400 ,000 to 800,000. hanistan since are generally Itants differ ribes in their complexion. to render essary. workers 'ma), a town of the same siu Island, and porcepop., about led by the Brit- In 1914 a volcano on erupted and 100,000 mber of Congress Kuppenheim, the age of five he tates with his in the publice He was for turned to Son 7

1899 he was and was successively scussions in Conthe entrance of the war, he took member of the Committee in the through his efforts enabled to pass gislation through Conorts were employed of the Selective session of the He was studied banke cer serving in Lecame a a of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., direct dv ancial institudid important to the Governmedals by France, Spain, and of the Chinese near the S. bank of int inundation KAIL ment of the Jews in China. Pop., about by act of Parliament, and proclamation title of the former Emperor of Germany. KAISER (ki'zer), an emperor; the ment of the Jews in China. Pop., about by act of Parliament, and proclamation 200,000.

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