Morning Oregonian., March 18, 1916, Page 6, Image 6

6
THE MORNING OliEGONTAN, SxVTTJRDAT, 3IAKCII 18, 191G.
FIVE ASSAULTS OH
VEBOUfl LINE FAIL
Counter Attacks, However
Expected, as Germans Are
Menacing Fortress.
French gain confidence
Counter Attack Expected Soon, in
Effort to Drive Heavy Artillery
From Positions Germans
Minimize Casualties.
BT FRED. B. PITNEY.
(War correspondent of the 'New York
Tribune. By special cable.)
PARIS. March 17. (Special.) Not
since the assaults on Douaumont has
such desperate fighting been witnessed
at Verdun as has raged during the past
24 hours. Hurled back at Le Mort
Homme yesterday, the Germans last
night shifted their attacks again to the
east side of the Meuse about the fort
and village of Vaux.
Here during the night they launched
five charges against the French. Two
were directed against the slopes of the
fort, two against the defenses and bar
ricades in the villages, while one was
aimed at the capture of the sunken
roadway leading to the fortifications.
Not one succeeded". At daybreak, ex
hausted and shattered by the French
pruns, the Germans gave up the at
tempt. Today has been unusually
quiet, broken only by the heavy artil
lery engagements which continued.
Fire Attacks Repulsed.
"East of the Meuse," Paris announced
this afternoon, "a recrudesence of the
bombardment was followed at 8 o'clock
last night by violent offensive actions
directed against our positions at the
village and the fort of Vaux.
"Five successive attacks in large
numbers were delivered by the Ger
mans in this region, but without suc
cess. Two of them were against the
village of Vaux; two others against the
slopes leading up to the fort and the
fifth was an effort to emerge from a
protected roadway southeast of the
village of Vaux. Every one of these
attacks was broken by our curtains of
fire and the fire of our machine guns
cost the enemy heavily.
With the failure of the assaults on
Le Mort Homme yesterday, together
with the unexpected diversion against
Vaux last night, French critics believe
the strength of the German attack has
now exhausted itself. In fact, it is
openly predicted that events are now
fo completely in the hands of General
Petain that the launching of a counter
offensive is merely a matter of his de
cision. Choice Lies With French.
He can elect to continue on the de
fensive, exacting a terrific toll from the
Crown Prince, or, if German demorali
zation appears complete, seek to re
gain the lost ground, in the opinion of
Paris observers.
Some counter-attack is expected
soon, however, as the German lines
have been drawn too close for the
fortress to be left in complete safety.
From the -present German positions it
is too easy for the heavy artillery to
subject the permanent works and
shelters to disagreeable annoyance.
When the attack has spent itself, it is
believed the French will take the
initiative.
BERLIN, via London, March 17.
The German official statement today
reports two attacks by the French on
"our positions on Dead Man's Heights."
Both of these were unsuccessful, it Is
declared.
Further confirmation of the report
that the German losses in the capture
of Douaumont, northeast of Verdun,
were not excessive, is found in the
regimental memorial to the dead of the
Brandenburg Regiment, appearing in
the German newspapers. The memorial
is signed by the regimental command
er, who gives the names of six Lieu
tenants and one ensign as having fallen
in the fighting before Verdun.
OLYMPIA CLUB ELECTS
Commerce Body Chooses P. M. Troy
as President for Xew Year.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. March 17 (Spe
cial.) In annual meeting the trustees
of the Olympia Chamber of Commerce
elected P. M. Troy president; H. L.
Whiting, secretary; Joseph Reder,
first vice-president; Jesse T. Mills, sec
ond vice-president; C. H. Springer
treasurer. Secretary Whiting has
served the Olympia Chamber of Com
merce for four years.
Trustees' elected by the annual gen
eral meeting are J. L. Peters, P. M.
Troy, Charles McCleary and Jesse t!
Mills. In retiring from the presidency
of the Chamber, Mr. Peters was pre
sented a meerschaum pipe by the mem
bership, C. J. Lord acting as spokes
man. Aberdeen Job Brings Out Bidders.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 17
(Special.) Seven general contractors
are known to have been figuring on
submitting bids for the erection of a
$150,000 Federal building here, the bids
for which are to be opened in Wash
ington, D. C, on the afternoon of
March 22. The land on which the
building is to be erected has been
cleared ready for the commencement of
work on the new building.
Your Ninety-First
Birthday how. are
you going to celebrate it?
You can live to celebrate it
by eating the right kind of
foods. Give Nature a
chance. Stop digging your
grave with your teeth. Cut
Jout heavy meats, starchy
;foods and soggy pastries and
eat Shredded Wheat Bis
cuit. It supplies all the nu
triment for work tr play
with the least tax upon the
digestive organs.
Made at Niagara Jails. M Y.!
LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
French.
PARIS, March 17. The text of this
afternoon's War Office "statement
reads:
"West of the'Meuse, the bombardment
diminished last night in the region of
Bethlncourt and Cumieres. After the
bloody check to the attack of yester
day, the enemy has not resumed his
movement on Mort Homme.
"East of the Meuse a recrudesence of
the bombardment was followed at 8
o'clock last night by violent offensive
actions, directed against our positions
at the village and the fort of .Vaux.
"Five successive attacks in large
numbers were delivered by the Ger
mans in this region but without suc
cess. Two of them were against the
village of Vaux; two others against
the slopes leading up to .the fort and
the fifth was an effort to emerge
from a protected roadway southeast of
the village of Vaux.
"Every one of these attacks was
broken by our curtains of fire, and
the fire of our machine suns cost
the enemy heavily.
"In the Woevre district, there Is
nothing to report further than artil
lery exchanges in all sectors west of
Pont-a-Mousson. A surprise attack
against a salient of the enemy lines at
the wood of Mort made it possible for
us to bring back some prisoners and
to inflict some losses on the enemy.
"The night was calm on the re
mainder of the front."
The supplementary official report Is
sued tonight says:
"To the north of the Aisne a German
attack directed against one of our small
posts to the southeast of the Bois des
Buttes was repulsed after fighting with
grenades. Spirited actions by our artil
lery in the region of Ville de aux Bois
and on the Craconne plateau have taken
place.
"There have been no events on the
remainder of the front exeept the cus
tomary cannonades."
Austrian.
BERLIN, March 17. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) Increased activity on
the Russian front is reported in the
offical Austrian communication of yes
terday as received here today. The
statement follows:
"On the fronts, of the armies of Gen
erals Pflanzer, Baltin and Boehm
Ermolli, there was increased activity
by the artillery on both sides. Rus
sian attacks northeast of Kozlov, on
the Stripa, were repulsed.
"Italian attacks on the Isonzo
front decreased in violence. Two
attempts to advance against the
Podgora position by strong Italian
HEW TAXES URGED
German Secretary Says Inter
est Must Be Guaranteed.
LIMIT NOT YET REACHED
Ir. Helfferich. Argues That Expendi
tures for War Have Benefited
Home Industry and Points
to Savings Banks.
BERLIN, via London. March 17. In
his speech, before the Reichstag, Dr.
Carl Helfferich, secretary of the im
perial treasury, insisted that, however
high hopes were raised concerning fi
nancial advantages .to be obtained by
Germany when peace was concluded, a
considerable increase of the nation's
revenues was necessary.
It is impossible. Dr. Helfferich con
tinued, to ask and accept billions of
marks from a patriotic people now of
fering its, eavings to' the empire for
the fourth time unless payment of in
terest is guaranteed; hence the neces
sity of the new imperial taxes.- He ad
ded: "I should like to see the man who
dares assert that 500,000.000 marks of
new taxation would touch the limit of
our strength."
Result Will Be SIgrnlflcmnt.
Mr. Helfferich said the result of sub
scriptions to the new war loan would
be of greatest significance in regard
to the issue of the international strug
gle. "Our monthly war expenses exceeded
two billion marks in the last month
of 1915. but they were lower for Janu
ary and February of this year ana
probably will be lower for March," Dr.
Helfferich continued.
'That is, they are hardly higher to
day than a year ago, in spite of the in
crease in troops and ammunition and
the high prices of foodstuffs and raw
materials. England s war expenses
clearly are 50 per cent higher than
ours. The daily expenses of France
are about as high as ours, and the
same applies to Russia.
Enem'i Expenditures Kutimated.
"I estimate the daily war expenses of
the enemy, inclusive of Italy, as 240,
000,000 marks at least. Ours and our
allies at the highest are 110,000,000
marKS. '
"I calculate the entire expenditure
of the enemy from the beginning of the
war until the end of March, 1916. at
100,000.000,000 to 125,000,000,000 marks,
and ours and those of our allies at 50.-
000,000,000 to 55,000.000.000 marks."
Dr. Helfferich argued that Germany's
war expenditures had benefited home
industries, and eaid:
"Our investments in savings banks
have increased since the beginning of
the war by more than 500,000,000 marks,
whereas in France they have declined
by 280,000,000 francs."
BRITISH BAR LUXURIES
(Continued From First Page. )
large body are in commercial houses.
and a great number are employed in
me anution or labor and in asrricul
tural work. More women are needed
badly on the farms. Two hundred
thousand could be used in the south of
England alone.
"Women are performing every kind
or work which is not too heavv far
their strength. In one firm they are
making electric motors; In another they
are doing all the work in manufactur
ing two-inch howitzer shells, including
the testing of them. And they are
aomg many otner Kinds or work re
quiring the employment of machinery
ana caning tor great skill."
Employment After War Studied.
Questioned whether the Board of
Trade had laid plans to find employ
ment for the great number of men who
will be released from the army after
the war, Mr. Runciman said this vital
question was already under considera
tion. "On the return of peace," said Mr.
Runciman, "the men will leave the
army gradually. There will be a dis
appearance of overtime work and a
reduction In the working hours. whlchJ
win ca.u lor tne employment or more
people. A great number of the men
will go back to coal mining and there
will be a considerable demand for la
bor In the export trade. The whole
question hinges largely on the restora
forces were impeded by artillery fire.
An Italian attack onthe northern slope
of San Michele was repulsed with
sanguinary losses for the assailants.
"At many places there were artillery
duels during the night. On the Carin
thian front there was artillery fire in
the Fella sector."
March 17. Today's report says:
"On the Stripa front successful en
counters were fought with patrols.
West of ' Tarnopol Austro-Hungarian
troops entered advanced Russian posi
tions and captured an ensign, 7
soldiers, one machine gun and four
mine throwers.
"On the Isonzo front the Italians
have ceased their useless attacks.
During their latest offensive all posi
tions of the Austro Hungarians were
held firmly by them."
Russian.
PETROGRAD, March 16, via London,
March 17. The following official an
nouncement has been Issued by the War
Department:
"West front In the region of Dalzen
Island a violent artillery duel has
taken place. Below Dvinsk, in the
region of Illoukst, the enemy threw
hand grenades loaded with high ex
plosive. "Caucasus front During the pursuit
of the Turks we took prisoner 19 offi
cers, of whom two are majors and more
than 250 Askaris, and we also took a
regimental flag."
German.
BERLIN, March 17. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) The official statement
of the War Office today says:
"Six British mine explosions south of
Loos were unsuccessful.
"In various sectors in the Champagne
and between the Meuse and the Moselle
there have been sustained artillery
duels.
"In the Meuse region (Verdun) the
enemy sent forward repeatedly a fresh
division, which as on the 27th ad
vanced on a comparatively small width
of the front and was noticed as soon
as it appeared against our positions on
Dead Man's Height. The first attack
was without artillery preparation, in
the nature of a surprise. A few com
panies succeeded in reaching our lines,
where the few unwounded men remain
ing were taken. Th second attack was
stopped by our curtain of fire."
Turkish.
BERLIN, March 17. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) The Turkish official
report received here today says:
"The enemy after .his defeat near
tion of our export trade and tonnage
to cope with it."
AMERICA GRAVELY AFFECTED
Absence of Discrimination Ijeaves
Xo Ground for Protest.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Issuance
of new orders In council restricting im
ports into the United Kingdom has
been expected here for some time, but
the belief has been that they would
apply only to neutral countries and
not to Canada or other British domin
ions or possessions.
American trade will be seriously af
fected by the action, but it is realized
that, since there is to be no discrimina
tion, there will be no ground for pro
test by the United States. .The subject
has been discussed and considered at
the State Department for weeks as a
result of unmistakable intimations that
the step was Impending.
While the urgent need of Great
Britain for ships to carry necessaries
is recognized, it is generally believed
here that another Important factor in
the situation is the desire of British
interests to equalize the rate of ex
change between London and New York.
With the imports from the United
States limited to articles and products
imperatively needed, the balance of
trade in favor of America necessarily
would be reduced, and the value of a
pound sterling on this side of the water
might get back to near normal again.
One of the most serious aspects of
the 'situation in the view of officials
here is the probability that Great Brit
ain's ever-increasing demands on her
merchant marine will withdraw Brit
ish ships now plying between North
and South America. With few Ameri
can or other neutral vessels available,
this would have a disastrous effect
upon the plans of merchants and manu
facturers of the United States to de
velop their trade with the southern
countries.
PEACE INSURANCE RISING
Lloyds Quotes Prohibitive Rates
Against Loss by War's End.
LONDON, March 17. Inquiries are
being received at Lloyd's for insurance
to pay total loss in case peace is
declared during the present year.
The inquiries are made by large firms
which have war contracts and who have
to give orders for material some time
ahead and at war prices. As a result
premiums are inclined to show an up
ward tendency.
One underwriter said that for an in
surance to pay total loss in the event
of peace by the end of June he would
quote a rate of 20 guineas per cent,
while for a similar policy extending
to the end of the year the rate would
be 70 per cent. Some brokers quoted
as high as 90 per cent for a policy in
suring against the war's ending by the
end of December.
These rates are Intended to be pro
hibitive, and no transactions were ef
fected. REICHSTAG IS TURBULENT
Dr. Liebknecht Arouses Members
With Fling' at Militarists.
LONDON, March 17. There were tur
bulent sceneB at yesterday's sitting of
the Reichstag, says a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany. Excitement was caused by a speech
made by Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the So
cialist, who is quoted as having said
that the assassination of Crown Prince
Franz Ferdinand of Austria, at Sarajevo
was clutched at in many circles in Ger
many as "a gift from God."
The president of the chamber thrice
called Dr. Liebknecht to order, the dis
patch says, and the sitting was closed
prematurely with the retirement of the
members except" the Socialist.
CAMP LIFE REPRODUCED
Y. M. C. A. Boys Show Parents How
They Frolic at Spirit Lace.
Commemorating the seventh annual
Spirit Lake outing of the boys' division
of the Y. M. C. A., an elaborate enter
tainment was given in the auditorium
last night. A mass of trees -and shrubs
made a Spirit Lake setting in which
blazed a large campfire, behind which
was a miniature cabin. In this setting
about 30 lads reproduced camp life for
the benefit of their parents.
J. C. Meehan, who for five years has
had charge of the excursions, directed
the boys. Speeches were made by H.
W. Stone, Alexander Kerr. J. C. Mee
han and Fred Lockley. The camp is
self-governing.
Felahie on March 8, while preparing
for a general retreat, attempted to at
tack by surprise the Turkish right
wing, but under the pressure of the
center was forced to desist from the
plan and begin a general retreat.'
"March 10-11, Turkish troops vigor
ously pursued the enemy and crossed
several lines previously fortified by
him. March 10, Turkish vanguards
reached Zenzir Height, which was for
tified. The enemy, considering the
Turkish forces insignificant, attacked
but Turkish reinforcements counter at
tacked, defeated the British and took
180 prisoners, among whom were five
officers, and also captured one machine
gun, arms a'nd ammunition."
Friday' War Moves
A GAIN the intensity of the fighting
jCX. around Verdun has dwindled per
ceptibly. Only the artillery arms of
the. opposing sides are active. No in
fantry or counter-attacks are being
engaged in.
Around Le Mort Homme, where furi
ous battles have been fought recently,
comparative quiet reigns. Even the
bombardments here are only intermit
tent. There also has been a slackening
in tne area of the big guns in th
Woevre region to the southeast of
Verdun.
Northeast of the fortress, however,
around Douaumont and Damloup, the
Germans are hurling shells against the
French . positions, but the French are
vigorously countering. North of Ver
dun, on the right bank of the Meuse,
important German ammunition depots
have been blown up by the French
guns at Champ Neuville.
Only one infantry action has taken
place along the entire line from Bel
gium to Vosges. This was to the north
of the Aisne, where a German attack
against a small French post south of
the Bois des Buttes was repulsed.
Constantinople reports that the Brit
ish, in Mesopotamia are in general re
treat from the Felahie region with the
Turks vigorously in pursuit.
The hard fighting between the Ital
ians and Austrians continues at vari
ous points, especially in the Isonzo re
gion. but no important changes in post
tions have resulted. Little fighting of
importance is taking place on the Rus
sian front.
Petrograd reports the capture by the
.Russians of the town of Mamahuatan
from the Turks. The town is some 60
miles west of Erzerum on the Euphia
tes River.
HO CHANGE MEANT
Tirpitz' Retirement Not to
Modify Submarine War.
REAL BLOCKADE DEMANDED
Fall of Minister of Marine Attrib
uted to His Advocacy of Build
ing Big Ships and Puttlag
U-Boats Aside.
BY RAYMOND E. SWING.
Special cable to the Chicago Dally
News.
BERLIN. March 16. via London,
March 17. Persons who expect that
the resignation of Admiral von Tirpitz
as Minister of Marine means any
change in the German naval policy mis
read the trend of political events. On
the contrary, if the step means any
thing at all it means that the govern
ment has decided against any change.
lnree announcements have been
made. First, it was said that Admiral
von Tirpitz was ill, then that the sub
marine war had not been given up, now
that Admiral von Tirpitz has resigned.
v nen Chancellor von Bethmann-
Hollweg declared that Germany would
not let the submarine weapons be torn
from its hand, he unquestionably ex
pressed the view of the great majority
of the German people. This view is
not altered by Von Tirpitz' resigna
tion, and the purpose of the statements
that submarine war has not been given
up was to reassure the German people
that the withdrawal of the builder of
the German navy does not mean a
weaker policy.
Reichstag; Is Behind Chancellor.
Basing all speculation on the Chan
cellor's statement, one may now draw
the conclusion that Von Tirpitz re
signed because on future policy his
views were not in accord with the
opinions of the responsible head of the
German government. It is no far cry
from this view of the situation to the
frequent expressions in the German
press, inspired from marine sources,
that a complete submarine blockade of
England would end the war in two
months.
The present outlook is that there
will be no open discussion in the Reich
stag of Von Tirpitz resignation. I
learn that a substantial majority of
that body is behind the Chancellor.
Whatever discussion there may be be
hind closed doors in the budget com
mission in the Reichstag, one may ex
pect eulogistic references to von
Tirpitz' great work as builder of the
German navy, eulogies in which all ex
cept the Socialists will concur.
Tribute Paid to Organizer.
One of the most interesting com
ments of the German press on Admiral
von Tirpitz' resignation is that by
Theodore Wolff In the Berliner Tage
blatt. He writes:
"Von Tirpitz surely has been one of
the few post-Bismarckian personalities
in Germany. He has created the Ger
man fleet as he wanted it. brushing
aside all opposition and obstacles. He
has shown himself a wonderful organ
izer. Nobody can attempt to minimize
such deeds.
"The criticism of his system came
partly from within the Ministry of Ma
rine, partly from without. The anti-
Tirpitzian critics were of the opinion
that his system favoring the building
of big ships, while leaving the sub
marines aside, was wrong. Von Tir
pitz always thought that when war
broke out the principal role would be
played by the large battleships."
System Blamed for Fall.
Herr WolfT tactfully Indicates that
Admiral von Tirpitz has fallen because
of this system with which he was iden
tified. He strongly condemns the Irre
sponsible persons who favor wholesale
and reckless torpedoing of all ships,
whether of the enemy or not, and con
gratulates the government on resisting
such pressure and proving its real
strength and steadiness. Herr Wolff
concludes his article by saying that
Admiral von Tirpitz is not responsible
for all with which he has been re
proached. He adds:
"At the time when he leaves his post
we must only view the greatness of hia
personality."
Ira Landreth Runs for President.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 17. Nomina
tion papers were filed today with the
Secretary of State for Ira Landreth, of
Tennessee, for President of the United
States on the Prohibition ticket.
i nmo m
main luuiuj iu
CHINA AFTER WAR
Plans Already Being Made to
Make Most of Opportunity
for Getting Trade.
RICH FIELD IS FORESEEN
Sarcastic Admiration Is Expressed
for Way America Obtained Rights
in Orient by 'Exploiting
Red Cross Work."
BY CAROLYN WILSON,
(War correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, returned from Europe, copy
right, 1916, by the Chicago Tribune.
Published by arrangement.)
For months the allies have methodi
cally planned a campaign against Ger
man import and export trade after the
war. At first this amused the Ger
mans, who reassured themselves with
glimpses at year books full or en
couraging statistics on German trade.
"What." they said, "will England cut
off her nose to spite her face? She
h n. lare-er trade with Germany than
with any other country in the world
she handled in 1913 over 3U.ouo.ouu
of imports into Germany and brought
out goods to the amount of J400.000.
000. and all this exclusive of trade
for Belgium and Holland handled
largely through Germany.
"Will she deliberately try to ruin
this commerce after the war, though
she, as well as we, will be suffering
from financial depression and quiet
markets?" -
Such reassuring arguments were all
right for a time, but as trade became
more and more stagnant, the war
longer and less prophesiable as to Its
finish, their anxiety increased. It in
creased, too, in proportion to America's
growing trade and Japan's widespread
activities.
Trade Prospect I Serious.
Germany has begun to consider
seriously the question of trade after
the war and various societies have been
formed to forward commercial possi
bilities. The one which seems to be
most flourishing and of which you hear
the Germans most often speak is that
which concerns China-
March 16, 1914. Baron Mumm von
Schwarzenstein. for a long time Am
bassador to China, founded a German
Chinese society which should have as
its purpose the founding of German
schools in China, hospitals, ambulances,
the sending out of German scholars,
teachers. Journalists, the publishing
and support of German-Chinese paper
and the increasing of consular activity
to watch over and encourage trade.
With the founding of the society
came a series of pamphlets, books,
maps, essays, all of which were des
tined to interest the Germans in the
little-known China, to instruct them in
the culture, religion and habits of the
people Lo lead to a clearer understand
ing in trade relations. A similar cam
paign is being carried on which ex
plained and introduced Turkish cus
toms to Germany after the two had
become allies.
China Is Rich Trade Field.
"We Germans must understand," Dr.
Paul Rohrbach writes in his "Germany
and the Chinese Mentality." "that no
one is so definitely fitted to help China
as we. We, unlike England, France,
Russia or Japan, have no boundaries
contingent to China, and we are so far
away that there could be no attempt
or possibility to gain anything for,
ourselves from it."
All Germans feeh whether with rea
son or not, that China has become
friendly to Germany during the war
and that, therefore, the time is ripe
for action. To the natural resources
of China they wish to bring their or
ganizing power, and the only two na
tions of which they are afraid are
Japan and America.
J apan, however, is not rich enough
or so completely developed industrially
that she can establish a monopoly
over China. She cannot fill China's
needs and all she can get from China
is coal and iron. In the rice and im
migration question the Japanese must
look elsewhere.
Japan Rushing; Shipbuilding;.
Undoubtedly, however, the Japanese,
as well as the Americans, intend to
profit largely from the Panama Ca
nal. Already In Japan 43 ships are
being built 13 of over 7000 tons, three
of 6000 tons and 17 of 3500 tons. In
addition to these, six new steamers,
each of 13,000 tons, are to be built by
the Nippon line for the Japan-Panama
Canal-New York Service.
Through this increased tonnage
planned it 300,000 tons the Germans
clearly see the danger to their freight
business, and this danger is only in
creased by the American plans for a
Chinese-American shipping line. Fur
ther American trade is also clearly
prophesied by the opening of the new
Chinese-American bank.
Germany's shipping may be In a bad
way for some time. Perhaps she can
never hope to get a footing again In
China. So Germans are working In
side China and endeavoring to get
concessions and rights to open up new
businesses which will mean tremendous
trade.
Railroad Across China Planned.
Their most daring proposition nearly
takes one's breath away, coming at a
moment when Europe is almost bank
rupt and when pessimists are declaring
the only end of this war will be Ger
many's complete financial breakdown.
The scheme is nothing less than a rail
road straight across China connecting
Bagdad with Tslnghai.
Before the war there was the Bel
gian-Russian-French group with rail
road concessions for north and west
China, the English In south China and
the valley of the Yangste, and the
Japanese for south Manchuria. The
Germans, on the contrary, had only
; two small side lines running from the
coast.
But with the end of the war the Ger
mans believe everything will be differ
ent. Belgium's financial and industrial
strength is broken and also that of
France, so they state. The Belgians,
however, had the concession to what
will be not only the most important
line in a political, commercial and
strategical sense, but ao will have a
world-wide importance, joining the At
lantic to the Pacific.
As planned, the railroad would run
from the coast, presumably Tslnghai,
over Shensi, Shansi and Chihli to Lan
chau, the capital of the province of
Kansuh.then through Chinese Turke
stan.
Its joining with the Bagdad Railway
would be distant and problematical, but
the Idea Is to build across Persia, using
the already active Russian-Transcas-
pian Railroad,' and through this gigan
tic prospect opening up the trafficless
centers of Asia, the hidden, undeveloped
sources of inner China, rich wealth of
Persia and Central Asia.
Pacific to Dominate World f
The Germans know that after the
war Belgium will not be in a condition
to carry on any such enormous proj
ect, nor will she be able to carry out
the conditions laid down for her in the
11LTI
'.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuuiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
I Wire Your Home I
EASY - PAYMENT TERMS
Electric
FREE
To each house wired during the special house
wiring campaign from
March 15 to April 15
by any of the following reliable firms:
Northwestern Electric Company
Bolcourt Electric Co.
Claggett Electric Co.
Crescent Electric Co.
Beaver Electric Co.
Drennen Electric Co.
Ellis Electric Co.
Grand Electric Co.
F. M. Harmon Electric Co.
J. E.' Kilkenny
E. L. Knight & Co.
The Light House
Morrison Electric Co.
Main Electric Co.
Pierce-Tomilson Electric Co.
Portland Gas & Electric Co.
Kern Park Electric Co.
Sellwood Electric Co.
Scott Electric Co.
Smith McCoy Electric Co.
Struges & Olsaver
P. G. Strom
Vanderlip & Lord Electric Co,
Union Electric Co.
M. J. Walsh & Co.
F. A. Bauman & Co.
VV. L. Stevens
L. K. Janin Electric Co.
Walker Electric Co.
v.
riiliiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiili iiiiiiiii iiiiiliilillillliiiiliiliiiilimii iiiiliiiiiiifliiiiiiiiiiiiiiini nr
concessions "and that is where Ger
many can jump in." Wolf von Dewall
says In a book entitled "The Economic
Possibilities of Germany and China";
"Who hesitates today, he says,
ought to know that the time will soon
come again for us when our former
markets will not be sufficient, and
when we shall not find room in any
other territory unless we begin now,
working under the good impression
which our victories make, to use every
possible means of acting on territories
up to the present closed or undevel
oped. . . . The Far East and the
Pacific Ocean will become the high
point of world interest politically after
the war. . .
"New constellations will build them
selves up and Germany, in her military
and economic strength, will surely be
welcomed as a friend by one group or
the other. The duty of our diplomacy
must be to ally Germany with that
party or group whose economic inter
ests in China are similar to ours, and
since under those conditions we would
have no distrust of military or political
ambitions, we could use such a friend
ship to good advantage without run
ning the danger of being drawn into
new international conflicts."
Concerning these concessions from
the Chinese government, von Dewall
says it is not sufficiently appreciated
in Germany that obtaining a concession
does not mean an immediate call for
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY
IS PLEASANT,
This Remedy Has Won a World
When a cough medicine mu,st be giv
en to young children it is desirable
that they take it willingly, which many
children do after tasting of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. It contains no
narcotic and may be given to a child
with perfect confidence. People who
have-used It for many years have found
it to be thoroughly reliable for chil
dren's coughs and colds.
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family for the children
time and again with excellent results,
and found it especially good for whoop
ing cough. 'I can recommend it to all
mothers for these complaints," writes
Mrs. Joseph McCartey. Pernassus, Fa.
"I bad a troublesome Lronchlal
cough about three years ago. I coughed
almost constantly. It was most annoy
ing, especially at night. I tried several
ramiiiciaraiiffliraEiii
ID)
asnini
easily stops
skin-troubles
Is
H
Doctors have prescribed Resinol
for over twenty years in the treat
ment of eczema and similar itching,
burning, unsightly skin diseases.
They use it regularly because they
know that it usually gives instant
relief and soon clears away the erup
tion. They know, too, that it con
tains nothing harmful or irritating
to the most delicate skin. See if
fi
Resinol does not
stop your skin
trouble quickly.
- f TinNMIiiffilli i'''i:';:''n'i!i!i:in;i;;mr"!!:iv:CTi;:'imn'rs;,fe: -
Pittock Block
4526 60th Ave.
164 E. 12th St.
402 Morrison
105 Grand Ave.
49 Grand Ave. N.
119 Killingsworth Ave.
127 Grand Ave.
193912 E. Stark St.
St. Johns
449 Wash. St.
245 Alder St.
Ill West Park St.
361 E. Morrison St.
286 Oak St.
286 Yamhill St.
6615 Foster Road
1570 E. 13th St.
81 5th St.
571 Wash. St.
264 Madison St.
1461 Cleveland Ave.
271 5th St.
519 Union Ave.
311 Stark St.
168 E. Broadway
992 Brooklyn
1199 Glenn Ave.
10th. and Burnside Sts.
money to develop it nor immediate ac
tion. The English obtained mining rights
in Sozehuen over 20 years ago and have
done nothing toward their development
The important thing is to "get in on
the ground floor" since as China Is
called "the opportunity of the century"
all the other impoverished nations will
also be out looking for concessions as
soon as the war is over.
Nor are railroads all. The Germans
want river and harbor rights. They
speak sarcastically but admiringly of
the way America obtained rights in
China by the exploitation of the Ameri
can Red Cross, which was to protect the
inhabitants of this river district from
floods. Mining rights are difficult to
get. but must be attempted and bridge
building offers enormous opportunities.
Germany sees the chance of getting
all of Belgium's trade to China man
ufactured iron and steel products, win
dow glass, paper wares, and leather
wares. These things were all sold
cheaper than Germany couud do it be
fore the war, but now "according to
the political relations in s which we
stand after the war. Belgium will be
either manufacturing for us as an ally
or weak commercially as an independ
ent competitor."
CopenhaKen ha prohibited the wearing
of unprotected hatpins by women in street
cars. SAFE AND RELIABLE
- Wide Reputation on Its Merits
cough medicines which never did me
as much good as one dose of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. The relief this
remedy afforded was very great from
the first." writes Mrs. Samuel Derbe,
Beaver Dam, Ohio.
"I have derived such wonderful ben
efit from the use of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy during the past five
"years that I can conscientiously rec
ommend it to anyone in need of such
a medicine." writes Mrs. Jennie Wilson,
Logansport, Ind.
"About two years ago I had bronchial
trouble. Every cold I contracted af
fected my bronchial tubes. Before using
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy this
would trouble me for months. Two
bottles of that remedy rid me of this
bronchial trouble and I am pleased to
recommend it," writes Mrs. Emma
Parks, Wabash, Ind.
nitiiii
o
I m
Resinol Ointment and Resi
nol Soap mre sold by all deal
rs in drugs and toilet roods.
:. !