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THE MOEMXG OEEGOXIAH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1918. S MAJESTY OF EMP HE Beyond question we "We are not near our THRILLS VISITORS Reserve Power of Great Brit- ' ain Still Enormous. WAR INDUSTRIES ARE VAST Materials and Resources of Great Nation Declared Far From Exhaustion. ITha enclosed article on the tait of the American editors to the River Clyde and ;ia0jrour la by Frank L. Kent, of the Balti more Sua. Jt will constitute the eighth tier in the aeriea from England sent by tiil-ir a. rtper.j GLASGOW, Scotland. Oct. 19. (Edl torial Correspondence.) When the hand of the British government draws back the curtain, tne glimpse revealed of the might, the .majesty and the power of the British empire Is a tremendously thrilling and Impressive one. Such a glimpse was given today up and down the narrow and famous ltiver Clyde, in and out of the great city of Glasgow, where more than a quarter of a million men and women who formerly engaged In the industries of peace are now engaged in the, in dustries of war. The literal truth of the statement that this war is a war of materials and resources and that the battle fronts in France and Flanders and Mesopo tamia are only the points of contact. was driven home hard. Reaerre Power Still Enormous. So. too, was the conviction that this great nation of Knglish-speaking peo ple has not been distended by four years of fighting; that it still has enor nous reserve power; that it has not yet put forth the supreme effort, and that if the need arises for a stil greater expansion of war industry, yet more complete mobilization of its re sources for war work, still further sac rifices at home for its fighting forces abroad, that need can and will be met. Some Idea of the giant shoulder muscles, behind the blows of the Brit ish nrmies at the front, and back of the British navy on the water, and Its ability to transport troops, bottle up the German high seas fleet, and keep open the trade paths of the ocean, is obtainable on the Clyde, and near it. Source ' Strength feea. .The source of it all military strength and naval strength, too when the last word is said, lies In these great ship yards, gun factories and munition plants with which the British Isles are Mudded. souje of tho very greatest of which a(e found here. More of a deep water canal than river, less than 200 feet wide for 20 miles, this stream, across which ' 80 years ago a man could easily wade, is now packed for many miles with ves els ranging from the lowly barge to the final thing in modern battle ships, including submarines, destroyers, I jS an ardent advocate of constituted treighters. mine layers, mirtw sweepers, authority and is afraid that the break till further, could," he said. limit yet." Higher Wages Paid la America. The wage earned on the Clyde and in the great war factories in and around Glasgow, while tremendous for this country, are by no means as large as is paid for corresponding work in Amer ica. The explanation, of course, is that the scale and the cost of living in the two countries are vastly different now. Just as they have always been. The average wage lor a woman here in a munition factory is about 916 a week; for a man about $25 a week. Riveters earn, it is said, a pound a day or about $30 a week. The average week's work Is about 64 hours. The usual day's work for five days a week is 94 hours. Bonuses are paid practically to every one, and the same labor problems that exist in American shipyards and Amer ican munition plants have to .be met here, the chief of which seems to be that men and women earn so much more money than they need In two or three days that they won't work the rest of the week. Jt Is the same old story. Also, the housing problem has been very big and a very vexatious one here. With governmental help, how ever, it Is now in process of solution and hundreds of houses are being built for working men in this locality as well as in England. Strike Effectively Stopped. The strikes among the Clyde work ers, for the time being, appear to be over, although . there will not be great surprise if there should be other flare- ups. However, it Is believed the govern ment now has the situation well in hand, and the settlement of the last trouble is attributed practically alto gether to the firmness with which the government faced the situation and rendered its ultimatum to the men. What, in effect, it said to them was this: "If by Tuesday you do not go back to- work, your exemption from military service will be repealed, and the machinery will be put in motion at once to muster you into the army. It is a case of work or fight." And the government meant it. too. It was not a bluff. As soon as this was realized, the strike was over. I have talked with men of all classes In Glasgow heads of reat war industries, workers in these industries, the president of the University of Glas gow and various members of the Gls gow Municipal Corporation. Without exception they assert th-.: the vast body of laboring men in the shops and plants of the Clyde and elsewhere, are sound" and loyal at heart. The trouble comes. they say, from a relatively small but vociferous group of Bolshevist agi tators, not. themselves, tollers, but who by political shrewdness have ob tained influence in the trades unions. sufficient to mislead many of the men. Peace Party Ko Sponger. Aiding this influence always Is the pacifist element here. The peace party in Great Britain, men say who ought to know, is not a single man stronger today than It was four years ago. There have been over 120 elections in the past four years and in not a single instance has tho peace candidate been success ful or even nearly successful. Yet there are times when it' makes a lot of noise. I asked whether Lord LanB- downe was its real leader. "Kmphatically no," was the answer. "Lord Lansdowne Is a respectable figurehead, put forward at every op portunity by the peace party people. The peace party people and Lord Lans downe are both for peace, but for dif ferent reasons. He is a very wealthy man filled with horror and apprehen sion over what he conceives to be the growth in the world of Bolshevism. GE11S PILLAGE N SUBURB 0 BRUSSELS Military Steps May Be Needed to Enforce Armistice. A A A-XTrVft rt'A ATe eX A A -nwnn-nnnnnwB-n: m The Lesson of War BELGIAN CAPITAL IS CALM London Advices Say Entry of King a,nd Queen Into Brussels Has Been Postponed. LOXDON, Xov. 18 Confirmation has been received here that Germans are pillaging or destroying property in the suburbs of Brusseis. Although the movement is In no sense revolutionary It is regarded probable that allied mili tary steps will be necessary to enforce the armistice. Advices received in London today stale the entry of the Belgian king and queen into Brussels has been post pond. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Saturday, Nov. 16. (By the Associated Press.) Thousands of German troops were seen in Brussels by the correspondent last night while Belgian cavalry was ex pected to arrive today. Meantime, both Imperialist and Republican officers were laboring under the forced armis tice to get the Germans out of the city The Republican soldiers have failed to keep the promises to maintain order, which they made when the new order of things was established. Home Discipline Maintained. Owing to the shattered discipline, it was Impossible .to get the soldiers en trained by Friday and the Burgomaster was asked for an extension until Sun day to complete the evacuation. Yes terday a committee of the soldiers' and workmens council left Brussels, pre sumably for Berlin. Their adherents, still in Brussels numbering thousands. are maintaining a sort of discipline among themselves. The excesses in the past week have been numerous, but less than might have been expected. Imperialist offi cers took the situation In hand and executed revolutionary soldiers charged with murder, against a drumhead court- martial.. One case was that of the slay ers of a restaurant keeper and his wife, both of whom had been brutally killed for refusing to hand over the key to their safe. cruisers, colliers and cnasera. Wlvrr Lined With Planta. Both hanks for miles are lined with great shipbuilding plants and literally hundreds of boats visibly grow under your eyes, while the hoarse rasp of the titanic cranes, the clah of steel against iron, the myriads of hydraulic hammers and riveters create an uproar on the river from which there Is no escape. Actually every inch of space on both sides is in use. and the boats and plants aro Jammed in .so closely that, to the Inexperienced eye, it seems to be inextricable tangle. Some idea of the rpeed at which ships are being built in Great Britain and of how the strength of the navy is being increased, to gether with its power to dominate th enemy submarine, can be had from the fact that many destroyers, com plcte in every detail, are launched every month. Of course, all of these are not built on the Clyde there are many other shipbuilding plants in the kingdom, but many of them are. Other figures of interest and significance could be given if it were permitted, but it is not. Shipbuilding Only a Part. Shipbuilding is only a part of the Clyde and the Glasgow war activities. Here are great munition plants. In which literally armies of uniformed women labor; aeroplane and airship factories, tank and gun and gas fa tories. There is no branch of war in dustry that cannot be found in this region of Scotland. 1'robably the greatest certainly the most interesting of the big plants on ing down of all authority in any coun try will tend to its break iown every where. Hence he does not favor the demoralization of Germany and is for negotiated peace. The other peo ple use him to play their own game." As a matter of fact, however, both the Bolshevik labor agitators and the peace advocate can do only a limited amount of harm. Because of over whelming public sentiment, as well as by reason of a vigilant and alert gov ernment, he is forced to work In the dark, and as the time goes on and the day of the great victory approaches their real insignificance becomes more and more apparent. REMOVAL OF DED OPPOSED i 'WHERE THE TREE FALLS, THERE LET IT LIE." Ex-Presldcnt Plans to Visit Grave of His Son, Quentin, and Erect. Suitable Monument. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. Colonel Roose velt today authorized the announce ment that he and Mrs. Roosevelt would visit the grave of their son. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, in France at the spot where- he fell after his airplane the Clyde is that of William Beardmore had been shot down by the. Germans. t Co. Before the war this concern! r-ninnt T)nnvit m.-iH nnhlli- nm. U.Ut 1l.BvJl7u, lddM?a 10 test he sent to General March, chief of chips, it makes guns, shells, aeroplanes. ,. .. . . . , airships and tanks. It has expanded staff of the United States Army, against from a pay roll that Included 4S00 men the planned removal of his son's body to a pay roll that includes 35,000 per- to this country. eons, about 12.000 of whom are women. General March consented that Lieu- I asked the general manager, Mr. tenant Roosevelt's hotly should remain Campbell, of this company, if it be came necessary could his firm expand HERVES UNSTBU G BY BUSH OF WORK In these war times we all want to :ppp ourselves at the highest point of rtuciency to be able to uo our snare to the many demands for service that are made on all. Unless you stop the mental fatigue and build tip your nerves you will be fortunate if you es cape nervous breakdown, some form of paralysis or other severe nervous disorder. "The strain of a rush of work at the ill, duo to war orders, was gettingon my nerves," says Mr. Thomas Wagner of 67 Marshall street, Lowell, Mass., "and I had stomach trouble. My ap petite was poor and I could not digest food. I was uneasy all the time. X was restlessand rolled and tossed about in bed. Whea I pot up I did not feel like working. A friend recommended lr. Williams Pink Pills, and I gave them a trial. I soon noticed that they were helping me. I can eatbetterand liave more ambition. My nerves are Steadier and I rest well at night. I certainly can recommend these pills after what they have done for me." Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills are a nere tonic. They build up the nerves in the only possible way, by enriching the blood with elements the nerves need. The treatment is one of nutri tion of the nerve cells, requiringanon aleoholio tonic, and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have proved useful in so many severe cases that every sufferer is justi fied in giving them a trial for any form of nervous debility. They contain no opiate or harmful drug. Your own druggist sells Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills. Price fifty cents per box; six boxes for $2.00. Writeto' the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schen ectady, N. Y., for free book oa ner T0U3 disorders. - r , in the grave in which it was burled by the Germans and Instructed General Pershing to' carry out Colonel Roose velt's wishes. In his letter to General March Colo nel Roosevelt referred to the report that the American dead would be taken home after the war and continued: "Mrs. Roosevelt and I wish to enter most respectful, but most emphatic. protest against the proposed course so far as our son, Quentin. is concerned. We have always believed that Where the tree falls. There let it lie." We know that many good persons feel entirely different, but to us It is painful and harrowing long after death to move the poor body from which the soul has fled. We greatly prefer that Quentin shall continue to lie on the spot where he fell in battle and where the foeman burled him. "After the war is over Mrs. Roosevelt and I intend to visit the grave and then to have a small stone put up say ing it is put up by us, but not disturb ing what has already been erected to his memory by his friends and Ameri can comrades in arms." BRUSSELS,' Belgium, Nov. 14. (By the Associated Tress.) Brussels has not as yet been liberated. German patrols and some other enemy troops are still lingering in the city, but "the heart of Belgium," which has been stilled for four years, began again to bat today as King Albert's forces re sumed their march toward the capitaL Belgian outposts are now within sight of the city. Tho towers of St, Gudule Church and the massive court house are plainly discernible. Belgian Capital Calm. No allied soldiers have as yet trod the streets of Brussels, but the corre spondent slipped through the lines to day, dressed in civilian attire, and spent two hours in the city. He found the Belgian capital calm and expectant, awaiting the departure of the unwel come guests and -the arrival of King Albert's soldiers. The disorders of last Sunday and Monday are over. Outwardly Brussels is intact, except for a few houses near the North sta tion, which have been wrecked. The North station itself and buildings along tho boulevard of Anspach suffered se verely, being riddled with machine gun bullets. Window panes were shattered by the rain of bullets during the riot ing. Many Hnns Pay Penalty. It is authoritatively stated that only seven civilians were killed and several wounded, but many Germans lost their lives. Retreating German troops are not passing through Brussels, but ar avoiding the city. Machine guns were posted yesterday at Laaken to drive back unruly soldiers wishing to enter Brussels. Several who were bent on pillaging the Belgian capital were turned back and forced into the allied lines. German General Levej. Senor Saura, the Spanish Consul-General at Brussels, told the correspondent that Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba varia left last night for Holland. Prince Eitel Frederick, son of the former Ger man Emperor, was still at Louvaln yes- The people of America have learned to save. War has taught us the value of Thrift. Let us not forget the lesson. Put the interest on your Liberty Bonds into a Savings Account and add to it weekly from your earnings. Then watch it grow! Fourth Liberty Loan 20 Payment Due Nov. 21 Meet it promptly. The United States National Bank On Sixth at Stark Capital and Surplus $2,500,000.00 lit terday being guarded by 100 faithful soldiers. General von Falkenhausen, who has been Governor-General of B; "gium, has disappeared. The food situation in Brus sels is serious. HUNS RUSH ON IN PANIC (Continued from First Paffe.) republic and all estates owned by princes are made public property. Itadrn Made Republic. A special dispatch from Karlsruhe says that the provisional government has announced that Grajid Duke Fried rich II has abdicated and that Baden a free republic. A constituent as sembly will later determine the form of government to be established. COPENHAGEN. Saturday, Nov. 16. Duke Charles Edward, of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duke Frledrich Franz IV, of Mecklinburg-Schwerin have abdicated. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 17. (By the As sociated Press.) The former Imperial German Chancellor, Prince Maximilian of Baden, has issued a pamphlet, say ing: "My peace policy was entirely upset by the proposal .for an armistice, which was handed to me in complete form on my arrival in Berlin. I fought against it for practical and political reasons. It seemed to me a grave mistake to al low the first step toward peace to be accompanied by such an amazing ad mission of Germany's weakness. . Prince Is Chagrined. "Neither the enemy powers nor our own people regarded our military situa tion such as to make, desperate meas ures necessary. I proposed that the government as a first measure should state exactly its programme of war aims and demonstrate to the world our agreement " with President Wilson's principles and our readiness to undergo heavy national sacrifices to fulfill those principles. "I was told in reply that there was no time to wait for the effect of such a statement and that the situation at the front demanded that a proposal for an armistice should be made within 24 hours to be supported by publication of the names of a new and Jinimpeachable government. "A week later the military authori ties informed l.ie that they had been mistaken in the judgment they had formed concerning the situation at the front on October 1." Prince Max says he Informed the Emperor it would have an importan effect, if the Emperor decided volun tarily to abdicate, as he would prob- Take This And No Other! INDUCTIONS ARE CANCELED Registrants Notified Not to Report at Camp Fremont. Registrants who have been -inducted to 'attend the officers' training camp at Camp Fremont are directed to report to their local boards and to turn in their transportation, according to in structions received yesterday by Major R. A. Roos, Benson Polytechnic Insti tute, and Alma D. Katz, by telegram from Washington, D. C. The telegram follows: Telegrams from department com manders state that they have received written inquiries from draft regis trants who were selected for the Camp Fremont School, stating they have been inducted, furnished transportation and ordered to report not later than Decem ber 1 at Camp Fremont. In all such cases direct these draft registrants t report to their local boards. The local board will direct the registrant to turn in his transportation and will cancel his induction." Phone your want ads to The Orego- nlan. 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Endorsed by physicians everywhere. n5m llOr lick'S The Original Thus Avoiding Imitations ably be able to save tne country from serious disturbances. But other im portant circles tried to convince the Emperor abdication would be the sig nal for the breaking up of the German front. GENEVA, Nov. 17. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The Lauzanne Gazette says it learns the people and parlia ment of Luxemburg will demand the abdication of the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, who is considered the sym bol of German intrigue. The members of the Liberal party desire, the Grand Duchy transformed into a republic, at tached to France. Duchess Balks at Demand. Tho newspaper adds that the Grand Duchess, learning of the general opin ion of the people of the country, re plied she would not abdicate until after a general vote of the people. LONDON, Nov. 17. The former Ger man Empress and the wife of the for mer German Crown Prince will leave for Holland in a few days on a special train provided by the workmen's and soldiers' council, according to Potsdam reports received at Copenhagen by the cor respondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company. COPENHAGEN. Nov. 17. Former Grand Duke Ferdinand of Mecklinburg Schwerin, who abdicated last week, has arrived here with his English-born wife and children. Tho Danish king, who is a brother of the former Grand Duke, received the party. BERLIX REPORT IS DENIED United States Blamed for Ousting of Bolshevik Representatives. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 17. According to a Berlin dispatch to the Berlingske Tidende, President Wilson has informed the German government that mainte nance of law and order is a prerequisite of the armistice, and that if the Rus sian Bolshevik representatives are re ceived in Berlin the armistice agree ment will be dissolved. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. It was stated authoritatively tonight that Ger many has not been informed by Presi dent Wilson that the armistice will be denounced if the Russian Bolshevik representatives are received in Berlin. No reference has been made to the Russian Bolsheviki in any of the diplo matic correspondence between Wash ington and Berlin, it was said, nor has the- new German government been in formed that the maintenance of law VICTR0LAS IE! Music is the language of the soul. The man with a song in his heart is compelling and indomitable. A famous General once said: "The only enemy I fear is the army that goes into battle with a song." Put a Victrola in your home and it will fill vour hearts with the glory of song. It will give you anew the old home songs, Southern melodies and the best of band, or chestra and grand opera music. EASY MONTHLY TERMS. G.F.JorasoNPiAiCO; 149 6th, Bet, Alder and Morrison Mehlin Packard Lindeman Pianos Victrolas and Records ' HAYNES UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN REPORTS , As Received From Oregon Counties Up to 6 P. M. Saturday. County Quota. Deschutes '. ? 6,500 Hood River 6,800 Multnomah 6,050 Clatsop 20,650 Malheur 11,400 Crook 4,150 Benton 10,600 Klamath 10,800 Grant 5,500 Baker 18,650 Tillamook - 8,550 Umatilla 34,200 Clackamas 26,700 Coos 18,150 Gilliam 5,600 Jackson (So) 6,950 Josephine , 7,100 Morrow ; 6,750 Sherman 5,250 Union 15,150 Wallowa 9,800 Wasco : 13,250 Wheeler 3,050 Lake 6,350 Marion 37,650 Linn 22,500 Columbia 10,350 Yamhill 18,550 Jackson (No) 13,900 Polk 12,700 Douglas 18,400 Jefferson 3,050 Lane 29,800 Washington 21,550 Curry. . 2,550 Lincoln 4,650 Harney 6,500 Amt. Reported. Per Ct. $11,000 10,300 9,100 30,000 15,100 5,007 12,000 12,000 6,000 20,000 9,098 35,000 26,700 18,150 5,600 6,950 7,100 6,750 5,250 15,150 9,800 13,250 3,050 6,350 33,000 20,000 8,100 14,761 10,000 10,000 11,250 1,800 15,300 10,915 1,022 1,800 No Report 169 151 150 145 132 120'o 113 111 110 107 105 102 100 100 100 100 100 1,00' 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 88 78 78. 72 70 60 59 51 50 40 "r.rr and order is a prerequisite of the arm istice. Tho only reference to the disturbed state of affairs in Germany made by the President is said to have been con tained in Secretary Lansing's note of last Wednesday informing the German government that the President was ready to consider and take up with the allies the matter of supplying food to Germany, provided he could be assured that "public order is being and will continue to be maintained." It is assumed here that the Berlin dispatch to the Berlingske Tidende was based on this note. Auto Driver Is Injured. George Schermerhorn. of Lents, was I Injured last night by the overturning of his automobile, at East Ninety-first I street and Foster road. Ho was at tended by Dr. O. A. Hess. The machine turned turtle when it skidded into a gutter while Mr. Schermerhorn was making a ehort turn. Mr. Kchermer horn was injured about the face. Chinese Resort Itniilnl. Tolice last night carted to headquar ters a heavy safe to be held as evidence against Lee Sen, a Chinaman charged with conducting ii lottery game at Flanders street. The resort was raided by Patrolmen Teeters and Myers, who arrested Lee Sen, William Klin; ami Arthur Overton. Lee Sen's bail was fixed at ?."00, which he furnished. King and Overton were charged with visit ing the game, and released on $100 bail each. Seven Chinamen were arrested in a raid at 91 Second street, and hold on chartres of gambling. I ' m II mi II mm Have You These Victor Records? These Records are exceedingly popular thousands are enjoying them why not you? 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