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GERMANS BEGIN TO
QUESTION SITUATION
BILL FOR DRAFT IN
CANADA INTRODUCED
STAR THINKS PRICE PAID BY
WIFE FOR RING IS TOO HIGH
Miss Eleanor Henry, in "Flora Bella, Says Marriage Is No Through
Ticket to Paradise and That Way for Women Is Rough..
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THE MORNING OREGONIAX. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1917..
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Assurances of Kaiser Are Fol
lowed by Realization of
Hard, Cold Facts.
FRENCH STAND IS SURPRISE
Knowledge That Claim for Return
of Alsace-Lorraine Is Backed Vir
tually by Entire World Is
Slowly Forced Home.
BY RENE FIEBELMAN.
(Special cabl. to Chicago Dally News.)
AMSTERDAM, Juno 11. (Special.)
German public opinion has not yet re
covered from the surprise and disap
pointment caused by the attitude of
the French government relative to the
Stockholm Socialist conference, and
still more by France's plucky assertion
of Iron determination not to finish the
war before the tricolor Is waving In
Alsace-Lorraine.
The newspapers find It extremely
difficult to reconcile the French atti
tude with the Idea which they have
been Installing in German minds, that
France has become exhausted and been
"bled white." There is, consequently,
considerable confusion In the comments
of the German papers, which are be
ginning to wonder whether, after all,
France is not a more formidable enemy
to the fatherland than are the other
allies.
Still another matter that irritates
the Germans profoundly is their in
ability, despite all efforts, to break up
the allies' bloc. While the Anglo
French confidence in American help
has been ridiculed and derided for the
last three weeks, the situation is now
beginning to Irritate Berlin's nerves.
Plain Feebly Dismissed.
France's claim in Alsace-Lorraine is
feebly dismissed by the North German
Gazette, which, speaking on behalf of
the Chancellor, says that not only Is
Alsace-Lorraine German land, but that
Alsace-Lorraine is extremely well
pleased with the German administra
tion. Others consider it pure folly for
France to claim Alsace-Lorraine while
the Germans are still occupying por
tions in France.
Still, one notes that there is consid
erable nervousness over the Alsace
Lorraine question, which every German
formerly denied was an issue at all.
Now the matter is up before the whole
world despite the fact that it is con
trary to German Interests and German
wishes regarding its discussion.
Fan-German newspapers say that if
the French wish their former provinces,
"Let them come and take them." That
is a logical point of view for the Pan
Germans, but the people generally are
sorely disappointed because the allies
are backing France in the Alsatian
claim, and in asserting that there can
be no peace in sight until the wrong of
1870 Is righted. The question which is
beginning to be asked by far-seeing
Germans Is this:
"Is it worth' while to prolong the
war for Alsace-Lorraine?"
The people who take this attitude
may be merely a handful, yet one can
not be sure. Two years ago Lieb
knecht virtually had no following
while now it is difficult to say whether
the majority Socialists really have a
majority over the so-called minority.
It may be the same with the Alsatian
question.
Press Tries to Instill Hope.
Meanwhile most of the newspapers
are doing their utmost to instill confi
dence In the German people by publish
ing the Emperor's extravagant speech
to the Berlin troops on the western
front when 'h told them: "You will
dictate peace." He is the same Emper
or who a week ago announced to the
world that the Anglo-French offensive
had been blocked by. the formidable
resistance of the Germans. Today the
German communiques are compelled to
admit that the allies' offensive has
been resumed in Flanders, where the
British troops have been forcing back
the German lines on a most Important
sector near Ypres.
It is evident to observers here that
the Germans are being continually de
ceived by official and dynastic mis
etatements, though theee are refuted
almost immediately by the hard facts
themselves. The people, it is asserted,
are beginning to realize the incon
venience of being misinformed too sys
tematically to bolster up Germany's
waning prestige.
It must be added, that the govern
ment, through its semi-official organ,
is beginning a campaign of calumny
against President Poincalre, whom it
charges with the responsibility for the
war. Nevertheless the announcement
made by Premier Ribot that the French
government is about to publish secret
documents concerning the beginning of
hostilities is evidently causing cold
sweats to some persons in "Wilhelm
etrasse. Newspapers representing these
persons are wondering what M. Ribot
is going to divulge and when.
BY LEON CASS BAER.
IF YOU'VE seen the delectable, de
lightful "Flora Bella" at the Baker
Thftat.p 1 1 V. - V. - MAu
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ment when the fascinating Elea'ftor
Henry, playing the role of the good
little wife who was too good to be In
teresting to her husband, steps down
to the footlights and muses, the while
the orchestra tum-le-tums a sweetie
croon.
Thusly she muses. "And women think
when they marry the man they love
they've secured a through ticket to
Paradise. If only they knew. If
you're gay, you're unsympathetic If
you want to stay at home you are
crushing his youth. If you want to go
out. you're suspected, and If you're
jealous you're doomed. Rather a big
bill to pay for a little gold ring, eh?"
Aetreu Believes Her Lines.
Well, those are Eleanor Henry's own
sentiments. Of course, she didn't write
the lines into the book of "Flora Bella.
Cosmo Hamilton attended to that, but
when they gave the role to Miss Henry
she said, "Well, I may not be so de
mure as the goody-goody wife, and I
may not be as naughty as the Flora
Bella wife, but there's one speech in
the role that I can say with all my
heart and soul in It." The speech is
the one I've just quoted.
From personal experience in the
highways and byways of wifedom?" I
queried.
"Not a bit of it." she answered. Tve
never even really been in love, but
I'm a first-rate little looker-on at the
game as other folks play it.
'Take that line, for Instance, about
Jealousy. Why, you might as well
have the plague as let a man see you
mind his attentions to other women,
fve seen women in the audience fairly
send me the glad beam of recognition,
the we-get-you Eleanor password when
I say that line.
'Take that other one, for example.
the one about moods. Men don't like
women to have moods. They don't
want their wives to think, and the only
happy wives I've ever seen are the
ones who haven't anything to think
with or about.
'A man confuses temperament with
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temper In his wife, and If she wants
that through ticket to Paradise we
hear about, Bhe'd best not take any
moods along on the trip. Even one
little mood may prove excess baggage."
"Well," I suggested, "one can al
ways get a return ticket and start
again to Paradise over another line."
"Just so," agreed - Miss Henry, "and
that proves my point. All the wives
and husbands I've noticed are buying
new tickets all the time."
"Then I am to infer that you are
not going on any personally conducted
tours to Paradise?" I queried.
Miss Henry crinkled up her Irish
eyes and smiled the sassiest smile.
"I am going to see America first,"
she said.
$30,000 MURK IS PASSED
ONTARIO RECEIVES CHAMPIONS OF
BONDS WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Vale Also Is Interested In Liberty Loan
and Applications at Banks Take
Great Leaps In Number.
ONTARIO, Or., June 11. (Special.)
With a largely attended meeting at the
Ontario City Hall, C. C. Chapman, F. A.
Freeman, W. H. Cloutler and Mark
Woodruff tonight closed a most suc
cessful day's work In behalf of the lib
erty loan bonds.
At noon the business men of vale as
sembled at the Rex Theater to hear an
explanation of the bonds and at the
end of the meeting organized them
selves into a committee to canvass the
city of 1200 population and the ranches
of the surrounding country, whose peo
ple have $600,000 in the banks of Vale.
At night the tourists encountered an
enthusiastic demonstration here. The
enthusiasm had been under way all
day in the vicinity of the First National
Bank, where A. L. Cockrum and his
son were busy signing applicants for
bonds.
Ontario now has passed the $30,000
mark for bond purchases and as a re
sult of the meeting tonight a whirl
wind finish Is to be staged. Popula
tion considered, Ontario aspires to the
honor of sending out more bond sub
scriptions than any other city of Ore
gon. Little Ontario's banks are caring
for more than 11,000,000 of deposits and
her bankers are hard at the work of
Inducing the owners of these funds to
participate in the loan. Ontario and
Burns are the only two cities visited
by the Portland speakers where women
have made up a considerable portion of
the audience.
The Ontario committee is made up of
W. F. Homan, H. B. Cockrum, W. W.
Letson, G. K. Aiken and A. F. Riddle.
the intention of the Legislature in
passing these measures that the funds
derived from the licensing of automo
biles should be utilized in paying the
Interest of the bonds issued under the
$6,000,000 bonding act. and also In re
tiring the principal. The funds derived
from the road mlllage tax, he argued.
should be used for administrative pur
poses, and in maintaining highways and
the Federal appropriations be matched
by money derived from the 'sale of
bonds under the Bean-Barrett law.
Attorney-General Brown advanced
the contention that bonds could only
be issued to match the Federal appro
priations, if sufficient funds were not
available for the purpose from the au
tomobile license fund, and the road
mlllage tax fund. It was an emergency
measure, he contended, and must be
construed as such. If sufficient money
was not available from these funds
then bonds might be issued, he maintained.
SCHOOL HEARS HEGARDT
GRAIN GRADING STUDENTS TOLD
ABOUT ELEVATORS.
Conscription IVIade Necessary
by Falling Off in Volunteer
ing, Says Premier.
AGES ARE FROM 20 TO 45
DR. ELIOT RESIGNS ART
.PORTLAND ASSOCIATION REGRETS
- LOSS OF PRESIDENT.
A. E. Doyle Elected Trustee Summer
Conrac to Be Given by Artfcnr Wen
ley Dow, Columbia University.
After serving -for seven years as
president of the Portland Art Associ
ation, Dr. T. L. Eliot yesterday at the
25th annual meeting declined to accept
the office again and withdrew from the
board of trustees. To fill the vacancy
on the board. A. E. Doyle was elected
a trustee. The board will meet within
a few days and choose a president.
Appreciation for Dr. Eliot's splendid
leadership and unselfish devotion to
the best interests of the art association
were expressed by several of the mem
bers present.
Miss Anna Crocker, curator, said in
her report: - "No year has been richer
than the one just closed in the full
progression of the departments of
work."
Arthur Wesley Dow, director of the
art department of the Teachers' Col
lege of Columbia University, will give
a Summer art course in July.
Miss Clara J. Stephens is giving a
course of study for children. Henry
Wentz will hold outdoor sketch classes
August 1 to 18 in Portland. ' and at
Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain from August
22 to September 12.
(New members of the Art Association
are Mrs. Calvin B. Cady, Mrs. Howard
Fairfowl, Mrs. G. H. Marsh, Mrs. Agnes
C. Fenerty, Mrs. Lloyd Wentworth and
George Wllber Reed.
BOND QUESTION ARGUED
APPLICATION OF BEAN-BARRETT
LAW IS AT ISSUE.
Portland's New Municipal Elevators,
Enarlneer Asserts, Will Heatare la
Columbia Its Supremacy.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallls, June 11. 3. B. Hegardt, en
gineer of the Portland Dock Commis
sion, is now in attendance at the grain
grading school and addressed the
school today on the subject of Port
land's new municipal elevators as au
thorized In the recent election. This
action authorizing bonds to build the
elevators, he eald, will cause the
Columbia River to resume Its logical
leadership of the wheat business in the
Northwest. He spoke highly of the
efforts of the Agricultural College to
further the bulk handling movement
that has now united the Interest of the
city and its tributary country, greatly
to the advantage of both.
Mr. Randall, assistant secretary of
the Commission, also spoke on the
grading and storage problems Incident
to the new standardization laws as they
apply to the new elevator, which he
says will be in commission to handle
the 1918 crop. L. M. Jeffers will ar
rive tomorrow and discuss grain stand
ardization before the school at 10
o'clock.
Highway Commission Seeks to Compel
laanaace of Bonds to Match
Federal Appropriations. -
SALEM. Or-, June 11. (Special.)
Arguments were heard in the Supreme
Court this afternoon in the mandamus
proceedings instituted by the State
Highway Commission to compel the
State Board of control to issue bonds
under the Bean-Barrett law to match
Federal appropriations for- highway
construction work in the state. Jay
Bowerman, a Portland attorney, ap
peared for the Highway Commission,
and Attorney-General Brown for the
Board of Control.
Attora7. Bowerman contended It wu
Parliament Is Warned of Wrath, of
Returning Troops, If Not Aided,
and Makes Request That
Debate Be Modified.
OTTAWA, Ont., June 11. A bin r.
compulsory military service by Cana
dians between the ages of 20 and 45
years was presented In the House of
Commons today by Sir Robert Borden.
ine premier said that on January 1,
1915, he had authorized the enlistment
of 600,000 men for overseas service
and the offer was taken as a pledge
that the number would be raised. Un
der the voluntary system more than
uu,uoo men had been raised and their
services had brought cheer to the Brit
ish and glory to Canada, he declared.
Lately the number of men volunteer
ing had fallen off while the demand
for men had Increased. Sir Robert ex
plained. To date Canadians had suf
fered casualties to the number of 99,
000. There were under arms enouerh
Canadians to supply reinforcements for
some time to come, but for military
reasons he could not say how long.
During the next seven months, to
keep four Canadian army divisions in
the field the enlistment of 70,000 men
was needed and to keep five divisions
in the field 84,000 men were needed.
There was a greater number of suita
ble men in Canada. It had been de
cided that they should be brought to
arms by compulsion.
All Canadians Liable.
All Canadians under a law which had
been on the statute books for 49 years,
were liable for the defense of the coun
try and liable to be sent abroad if the
government decided that in defending
the country they should fight beyond
Its boundaries. Today the first line of
Canadian defense was in the North Sea
fwith the British fleet and in the
trenches of France with the Canadian
divisions. When the Canadians at
Ypres barred the Germans from Calais
on April 22, 1916, they barred the way
also to London, to Halifax and to Mon
treal "I will not shrink," he declared,
"from the determination to support and
maintain the Canadian troops at the
front. They have seen their friends
and comrades gasping in torture from
poison gas. They have seen their
friends struck down; they have grim
ly held trenches under enemy artillery
when we lacked guns and ammunition;
they swept the height of Vlmy Ridge;
they went forth splendid In their youth.
They will come back grim, determined
men who not once or twice but 60 times
have gone over the parapet to seek
their rendezvous with death. If what
Is left of 400,000 such men come back
to Canada with fierce resentment in
their hearts, conscious that they have
been deserted and betrayed, how shall
we face them when they ask the rea
son? I am not so much concerned for
the day when this bill becomes law as
for the day when these men return, if it
Is denied."
Moderation la Debate A liked.
The Prime Minister asked for moder
atlon in debate when the ' measure
comes on for discussion at second read
ing. The compulsory service bill, as ex
plained by the Prime Minister, does not
provide for a general enrollment of
Canadians of military age. but declared
all Canadians between 20 and 45 years
liable for service and divides them into
10 classes, which may be called in ro
tation. Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are unmar
ried from 20 to 23, from 24 to 28 and
from 29 to 34. Classes 4, 6 and 6 have
the same division of ages, but are mar
ried. Class 7 is unmarried from 85 to
41, and class 8 the same ages but mar
ried. Class 9 Is unmarried 42 to 45,
and class 10 is of the ages of class 9 but
married.
For the purpose of the act a marriage
after today does hot count. The bill
does not state the day It will become
effective, but leaves to the government
when it shall determine to apply It.
Men engaged in "essential national In
dustries." such as agriculture, are ex
empt from service, but they must ob
tain exemption by appeal to a tribunal
When a class Is called for service
every man In that class must respond
or be liable to conviction for desertion
with a penalty of three years' imprisonment.
Ambulance Corps Summoned.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 11. Orders
were sent out over the state today
summoning the 91 members of the Uni
versity of Washington Ambulance
Corps to report at the armory here at
4 o clock tomorrow afternoon. They
will leave late this week for further
training at Allentown. Pa.
YAMHILL PIONEER DIES ON
SIXTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY.
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YAMHILL, Or., June 11. (Spe
cial.) Warren Merchant, a pio
neer farmer of Yamhill County,
daedi at his home here Friday
on his sixty-ninth birthday anni
versary, after a short illness. He
was a life-long Republican and
a member of the grange for 45
years. He alo held several of
fices in Yamhill County. He
was a reader of The Oregonian
all his life. He is survived by
his widow and three daughters.
Mr. Ida B. Brown. Mrs. Lilly
Dale Banks, of Yamhill, and Mrs.
Carrie E. Pointer, of Carlton.
Funeral services were held Sun-,day.
SEA LIFE TALE GRAPHIC
JOHN S. HIDDLETON WRITES OF
SERVICE IN NAVY.
"All as It la In Books," Says Portland
Man Who Answered Call When
War Broke Out.
A letter, from mid-ocean maybe, for
it bears no mark or date other than
"Passed by censor," has been received
by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Middleton, of 518
East Twenty-sixth street North, from
their son, John S. Middleton, of the
Oregon Naval Reserve, who is on the
cruiser South Dakota. Rather graph
ically it tells of everyday life in active
service, while awaiting the thunder of
real fighting.
"The last two nights." runs the let
ter, "have found me sleeping out on the
forecastle, my hammock flat on' the
deck. It is cool enough out there un
der the stars to use a blanket. . Surely
a wonderful bed the kind one doesn't
get at home. I only use it at selected
hours through the night as my watches
permit. " '.
"We've been having wonderful
weather, with a smooth sea. From the
looks of things we are in for a storm
today, though. Clothes were piped off
the line half an hour ago, two hours
early, and things look pretty blaek.
Also, we are rolling a little, something
she doesn't do very much of.
"Our watch last night, 8 to 12, was
the kind you read about. A dim light
from the battle lamps, Just enough to
silhouette the gun. the men at the
sights and those sitting and lying
around on the deck. Stories going and
all as it is in the books."
And this, apparently a day later:
"The storm didn't amount to much, but
It did keep me from sleeping on the
forecastle, too wet. I 'flopped under
the stern of a boat on the superstruc
ture. Just as good.-7J5"-"
John 8. Middleton.N20 yeair Id. was
admitted -to the Oregon bar n April
2. On April 8 he enlisted. April 6 he
was called out April 8 he was gone.
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Bhlp and station today urging- every
man to subscribe to the liberty loan
bond Issue. The partial payment plan
will be applied tO the purchase of the
bonds.
SAILORS' CONDUCT COVERED
Bill Would Deprive Navymen of Pay
If Hurt After Using Liquors.
WASHINGTON, June 11. A bill
drafted by Secretary Daniels, designed
to deprive any member of the Navy
of his pay during: incapacitation due to
injuries received owing to the use of
drugs or alcoholic liquor or other mis
conduct, was introduced today in the
House. An existing law covers cases
where sickness or disease results from
these causes.
Another drafted by the Secretary
and Introduced would raise the pay of
machinists and water-tenders from $40
to $45 a month and give yeomen who
can take dictation at a certain speed
$10 a month additional.
GERMAN GETS NO PAPERS
Citizenship Granted to Allies, but
Xot to Enemy Aliens.
OREGON' CITY. Or.. June 11. (Spe
cial.) The allied nations won the nat
uralization contests here today, con
ducted by Q. W. Tyler, of Seattle. Gov
ernment Naturalization Examiner.
"Three Englishman, two Norwes-lans
and one Frenchman got citizenship pa-,
pers today, while they were denied "
German, a Swede, an Austrian and an
Englishman. The German's application
was continued indefinitely.
EMPEROR VISITS ALSACE
Kaiser Reviews Troops and Exam',
lnes Defenses Carefully.
GENEVA. June 11, via Paris. Em
peror William and his staff visited
Alsace on Thursday, going close to the
Swiss frontier at Walkenstag, Ivae
slnger and Ferretts, says a telegram
from Porfentruy to La Suisse today. '
After reviewing the troops and ex
amining the defenses carefully, the
Emperor left for Karlsruhe.
Jackics Urged to Haj Bonds.
WASHINGTON. June 11. Secretary
Daniels sent a message to every, navy
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A Cordial Invitation
and Important Notice
Rose Festival Patriotic Ball
Oaks Rink
Thursday, June 14, 1917
'All members of organizations and those participating in the Rose
Festival events and specialties and their friends are
cordially invited to attend the social event of I
the Rose Festival. "9
Funds will be used to increase the good work of the Fruit and
Flower Mission Day Nursery. Admission by invitation only.
Owing.to the inability of the patronesses of the ball to
personally call on all those who desire to go or con-
, tribute to the cause, invitations may be secured
, at the Oaks Rink on presentation of mem- '
bership card or introduction'of ;
any member. '
Invitations may be secured in advance at the Rose Festival Head
quarters Suite 220, Hotel Oregon. Phones: Broad
way 914 and 660. Invitations per couple $1.
ROSE FESTIVAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Mrs. George W. McMath, Chairman.
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