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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917.
TANGO BIRRED BY
EMPEROR'S EDIGT
German Rulers Believe Too
Much Pleasure Bad for
Army Discipline.
SAXONY'S KING RESENTFUL
German Merchant Prince Suggests
Vast Sum as Possible Indem
nity Realization of Failure
v Believed to Be Deatli Cause.
BT JAMES TV. GERARD,
American AmbaMador to the German Impe
rial Court. July 8. 1313, to February 4.
1U17. Copyright. l'Jli. by the Public
Ledger Company.
At the court balls the diplomats are,
of course, in their best diplomatic uni
form. All Germans are In uniform of
come kind, but the -women do not wear
the Ion? trains worn at the Schleppen
cour. They wear ordinary ball dresse3.
In connection with court dancing. It
Is rather interesting to note that the
tango and turkey trot, having made
their way over the frontiers of Germany
in the Autumn of 1113, the Kmperor is
sued a special order that no officers of
the army or navy should dance any of
these dances nor should go to the house
of any person who, at any time,
whether officers were present or not.
had allowed any of these new dances
to be danced. This effectually squelched
the turkey trot, the bunny hug and the
tango, and maintained the waltz and
the polka in their old estate.
Knjoyment la Discouraged.
It may seem ridiculous that such a
decree should be so solemnly issued.
But 1 believe that the higher authori
ties in Germany earnestly desired that
the people, and . especially the officers
of the army and navy, should not learn
to enjoy themselves too much. A great
endeavor was always made to keep
them in a life, as far as possible, of
Spartan simplicity. For instance, the
army officers were forbidden to play
jjolo, not because of anything against
the game, which, of course. Is splendid
practice for riding, but because it
would make a distinction In the army
between rich and poor.
The Emperor's birthday. January 27.
Is a day of great celebration. At 9:30
In the morning the ambassadors, min
isters and all the dignitaries of the
court attend divine service in the chapel
of the palace. On this day, in-1914, the
Queen of Greece and many of the reign
ing princes of the German states were
present. In the evening there was a
gala performance In the opera-house,
the entire house being occupied by
members of the court. Between the acts
in the large toyejr. royalties "made the
circle," and I had quite a long conver
sation with both the Emperor and Em
press and was "caught" by the K.ing
of Saxony.
Saxony's Kins Resentful.
Many of the Ambassadors have let
ters of credence not only to the court
at Berlin, but to the rulers, of the
minor German states. For instance,
the Belgian Minister was accredited to
13 countries in Germany and the Span
ish Ambassador to H. For some rea
eon or other the American and Turkish
Ambassadors are accredited only to the
court at Berlin. Some of the German
rulers feel this quite keenly, especially
the King of Saxony.
1 had been warned that he was very
anxious to show his resentment of this
distinction by refusing to shake hands
with the American Ambassador. He
was In the foyer on the occasion of
this gala performance, and said that
he would like to have me presented to
him. I, of course, could not refuse,
but forgot the warning of my pre
decessors and put out my hand, which
the King ostentatiously neglected to
shake.
Itoynl Woman Qnlcfc-TVItted.
A few moments later the wife of the
Turkish Ambassador was presented to
t!ie King of Saxony and received a
similar rebuff, but, as she was a daugh
ter of the. Khedive of Egypt and there
fore a royal highness in her owjt right,
Bhe went around the King of Saxony,
seized his hand, which he had put be
hind him, brought it around to the
front and shook it warmly a fine ex
ample of great presence of mind.
Writing of these things and looking
out from a skyscraper in New York,
these details of court life seem very
frivolous and far away. But an Am
bassador is compelled to become part
of this system. The most important
conversations with the Emperor some
times takes place at court functions,
mid the Ambassador and his secretaries
often gather their most useful bits of
information over teacups or with the
cigars after dinner.
Aside from the short court season
Tterlin is rather dull. Bismarck char
acterized it as a "desert of, bricks and
newspapers."
Ambassador Is Dinner Guest.
In addition to making visits to the
royalties custom required lne to call
fi-Bt upon the Imperial Chancellor and
the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The
other Ministers are supposed to call
first, although I believe the redoubtable
Vou Tirpitz claimed a. different rule,
bo, during the first Winter, I gradually
made the acquaintance of those per
sons who sway the destinies of the
German empire and ita seventy mil
lions. I dined with the Emperor and had
long conversations with him on New
Tear's day and at the two court balls.
All during this Winter Germans from
the highest down tried to impress me
with the great danger which they said
threatened America from Japan. The
military and naval attaches and I were
told that the German information sys
tem sent news that Mexico was full of
Japanese Colonels and America of Jap
anese spies. Fofsibly much of the
prejudice in America against the Jap
anese was cooked up by the German
propagandists whom we later learned to
know so well.
Few Merchants Met.
It Is noteworthy that during the
whole of my first Winter in Berlin I
was not officially or seml-ofttcially af
forded an opportunity to meet any of
the members of the Reichstag or any of
the leaders In the business world. The
(rreat merchants whose acquaintance I
made, as well as the literary and artis
tic people. I had to seek out. because
most of them were not Hot-faehi. I
did not come in contact with them at
any court functions, official dinners or
frn in the houses of the court nobles
Sell
.-AIM
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
or those connected with the govern
uient.
A very interesting character whom I
met during the first Winter and often
conversed with was Prince Henkel-Don-
nersmarck. Prince Donnersmarck. ho
died in December, 1916. at the age of
S6 years, was the richest male subject
in Germany, the richest subject being
Frau von Krupp-Bohlen. the heiress of
the Krupp cannon foundry. He was the
first Governor of Lorraine during the
war of 1870, and he had a. finger in all
of the political and commercial activi
ties of Germany for more than half a
century, lie told me. on one occasion
that he had advocated exacting a war
indemnity of 30 milliards from France
after the war of 18T0. and said that
France coud easily pay it and that a
like sum, or much more, should be ex
acted as an indemnity at the conclu
sion of the world war of 1914. -
Protective Tariff Advocated.
The Prince said that he had always
advocated a protective tariff for agri
cultural products in Germany, as well
ag encouragement of the German manu
facturing interests; that agriculture
was necessary to the country in order to
provide strong soldiers for war, and
manufacturing industries were needed
to provide money to pay for the army
and navy and their equipment. He made
lne promise to take his second son to
America, in order that he might see
American life and the great iron and
coal districts of Pennsylvania.
Of course most of these conversations
too'i place before the world war. After
two years of that war and as prospects
of paying the expense ft the war from
the indemnities to be exacted from the
enemies of Germany gradually melted
away, the Prince quite naturally devel
oped a great anxiety as to how the ex
penses of the war should be paid by
Germany, and I am sure that tn:a anxi
ety had much to do with his death at
the end of the year 1916.
Ambassadors Are Visited.
Custom demanded that I should ask
for an appointment and call on each of
the Ambassadors on arrival. The Eng
lish Ambassador was Sir Edward Go
schen, a man of perhaps 68 years, a
widower. He spoke French, of course,
and German, and accompanied by his
dog was a frequent visitor at our house.
I am very grateful for the help and ad
vice he so generously gave me doubly
valuable as coming from a man of his
fame and experience.
Jules Cambon was the Ambassador
of France. His brother, Paul, is Am
bassador to the Court of St. James.
Jules Cambon is well known to Ameri
cans, having passed five years in this
country. He was Ambassador to Spain
for five years, and at the time of my
arrival had been about the same period
at Berlin. In spite of his long resi
dence In each of these countries, he
spoke only French, but possessed a
really marvelous insight Into the po
litical life of each of these nations.
Bollati, the Italian, was a great ad
mirer of Germany. He spoke German
well and did everything possible to
keep Italy out of war with her former
allies in the triple alliance.
Ambassadors Most Entertain.
Spain was represented by Polo de
Barnebe, who now represents the In
terests of the United States In Ger
many as well as those of France, Rus
sia. Belgium, Serbia and Rumania. It
is a curious commentary on the ab
surdity of war that, on leaving Berlin,
I handed over the interests of the
United States to this Ambassador, who,
as Spanish Minister to the United
States, got his passports at the out
break of the Spanish-American War.
I am sure that not only he but all his
embassy will devotedly represent our
interests in Germany. Sverbeew rep
resented the interests of Russia.
Soughimoura, of Japan, and Mouktar
Pascha, of Turkey. The wife of the
latter was a daughter of the Khedive
of Egypt, and Mouktar Pasche himself
a General of distinction in the Turkish
army.
An Ambassador must keep on inti
mate terms with his colleagues. It
is often through them that he learns
of important matters affecting his own
country or others. All of these Am
bassadors and most of the Ministers oc
cupied handsome houses furnished by
their governments. They have large
salaries and a fund for entertaining.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
TOUR ENDS III PRISON
PRETTV "CHAIFFEIR" AND SALES
MAX ARRESTED.
Oregon Wife Charges Desertion and
Son-Support When Drummer .
Is Caught With Another.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 29. (Special.)
George Faber and pretty 20-year-old
Caroline Linkes, of Claire City, S. U.,
are in jail here awaiting grand jury
action, Faber being charged with
polygamy and non-support, and the
girl is held on a statutory charge.
Faber and Miss Linkes, or possibly
Mrs. Faber No. 2, had to face Mrs.
Faber No. 1 in St. Paul, Or., when they
appeared in Justice Webster's court to
answer the informations against them.
Faber is a drummer, and, according
to District Attorney Gehlhar, he left
Claire City, B. D., a number of weeks
ago in his automobile with Miss Linkes
as his "chauffeur." They traveled west
ward. Whn they arrived at St. Paul, Or.,
In this county, Faber visited his par
ents, who live a lew doors from Mrs.
Faber. Faber and Miss Linkes then
left for California, where they were
caught at Duusmuir. It is alleged they
were residing In an apartment.
District Attorney (iehlhar ran that
Faber was introducing Miss Linkes as
his wife. Fab-r denies hero that they
are married. The real Mrs. Faber is
mother of three of Faber's children
and asserts that Faber deserted -Jier
long ago and has failed to provide for
either her or the children. She mar
ried him in 1903.
To add complications to the case,
officers have telegraphed from Sisse
ton, S. D.. asking officers here to hold
Faber, as they were coming armed
with requisition papers to take him
back there. They did not state what
the charge Is against htm in the East.
KLAMATH MAN IS KILLED
Walter Turner Victim or Blast on
Crater Lake Park Road.
KLAMATH FALLS'. Or., Aug. 29.
(Special.) News of the death of Wal
ter Turner, of this city, caused by an
explosion of powder on road work in
-raier uiKa national rarK, was re
ceived here today by telephone. Under
taker Whitlock and Justice of the
Peace Gowen started immediately for
the body.
Mr. Turner was 45 years old. and had
resided here about seven years, coming
from Jamestown. Colo. Ho was a
brother of Mrs. Harry Stilts and uncle
of Mrs. L. L. Brownell, of this city.
British Recruiting Ofrice Opens.
Headquarters for the enlistment of
British subjects for service in the Brit
ish and Canadian armies have been es
tablished in the rooms formerly occu
pied by the United States National
Bank at the Northwest corner of Third
and Oak streets. These rooms' have
been placed at the disposal of the Brit
ish recruiting commission, with . the
compliments of . J. C Ainsworth,. presi
dent of the bank, and one of the own
era of the building,
OFFICER TRAINING IS
TIEN UP BY 1500
Age of Personnel at Second
Camp Is Greater on Aver
age Than at First.
CURRICULUM IS CHANGED
Few Differences Noted and Arc
-Based on Experience. Gained In
First Camp Men Are Warned
ot to Try to Vse "Pull."
PRESIDIO, San Francisco. Aug. 29.
(Special.) Reveille at 5:30 o'clock A.
M. Tuesday sounded the signal for the
official opening of the second reserve
officers' training camp and approxi
mately 1500 men scrambled from their
bunks to begin the three months' in
tensive training that will transform
most of them into officers.
The Presidio reminded nearly every
body of the first dar at college Satur
day. This was reporting dav for ths
Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Utah and
Montana boys and a constant stream of
bronzed huskies filed into the grounds
laaen witn bulging suitcases, -which In
some cases resembled young trunks.
This camp's crop of candidates is re
puted to be of a greater average age
mn mat. oi m newly commissioned
officers who attended the first i-amn
The students found everything in read
iness ror them. The Californlans al
ready had reported and were bustllne-
around in their new uniforms arrang
ing minor details or camp life.
Student officers also were immediate
ly assigned to companies and to quarters.
Nine Companies Organised.
The men have been divided Into nine
companies of infantry, three batteries
oi neia artillery and a battery of Coast
Artillery. J. O. Convill. ex-Multnomah
Club football star and park superin
tendent or Portland, drew an assign
ment to the Coast Artillery Corps. A.
E. Burghduff, Langdon Spooner. A. M.
Fleming and several other Oregon pro
teges drew berths with the Third Bat
tery, but the big majority will do in
fantry duty for the next month.
Quite a number of the Oregon con
tingent found themselves occupying
near-cots In the Company Nine bar
racks, among them Barge Leonard, Ar
thur Geary. Aaron Cohn and Roscoe
Fawcett. Portland, and Russell Holton.
of Drain. Frank Korell and Perc
Brown are in Company Seven: Ellis
Bragg, in Company One: Dave Jordan.
ex-Multnomah and Oregon football
hero, in Company Eight, with W. H.
McKee. of Medford. Bob McMurray is
in Company Four. Only two candidates
out of 35 applicants were named from
from Medford, the other student being
Alfred S. V. Carpenter.
K. L. Murray, former coach of The
Dalles High School football team, is
quartered in Company Nine barracks.
Many Gridiron Stars Present.
There are dozens of gridiron satel
lites and erstwhile stars in camp. The
University of Washington is tmrticular-
ly well represented with Warren Grimm.
Markham. Pullen, Harry Dorman, Louis
Seagraves and two or three others.
"Big" Deanor, famous star of Washing
ton State College about eight years
ago, is here as an Idaho candidate.
Imus, who used to bump 'Cherub" Cher
ry around at center at Pullman about
the same period of medieval history,
also is here from Idaho with a broth
er. Louis Pinkham, ex-Oregon football
star and for one year coach at Eugene,
also is in the bunch from Montana or
Idaho.
Gordon Voorhies, of Portland, ex
Captain in the regular Army, says It
reminds him of old times at West
Point.
Lieutenant-Colonel Fred Sladen ad
dressed the student officers at the
Y. M. C. A. Saturday night. He told
the students what was expected of
them, what they could and could not
do, and specifically warned them not
to attempt to use "pull." He said that
all letters to Congressmen, Senators,
the Secretary of War, etc., were sent
back to him and not one ever reached
the board which recommended ap
pointments. Although there will be some few
changes based upon the experiences of
the first camp, the curriculum in gen
eral will parallel that of the first period.
COPPER MINERS STRIKE
Shasta County, California, Industry
Is at Standstill.
CORAM, Cal., Aug. 29. More than
1000 miners now are on strike in Shasta
County and in the entire copper belt
mining is at a standstill, with no pres
ent prospect of settlement. Saloons
are closed in Kennet and elsewhere In
the mining belt and Deputy Sheriffs
are out in force to preserve order.
Sheriff A. F. Ross appealed today to
William D. Stevens to furnish guards
so that work in the mines of Shasta
County might bo continued regardless
of the miners' (strike.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29. A compro
mise settlement was announced here
today In the strike of about 350
women's garment workers. A wage
increase of 7'.4 per cent was granted.
Thirteen shops affected had offered 5
per cent and the strikers demanded 10
per cent increase.
MISSION SEES NAVY-YARD
Japanese Will Visit West Point and
Conferences Will Begin.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Viee-Ad-miral
Takeshita, Ma jor-General Sugano
and other naval and military members
of the imperial Japanese mission were
escorted through the Washington Navy
yard today. They were much interested
in the guns under construction and in
the relics of past naval wars.
Viscount Ishii will address the Senate
tomorrow and Ambassador Sato will
give a reception tomorrow night. The
mission wants to visit West Point soon
It has not been definitely decided
when the conferences with Government
officials will begin, but a programme
is being arranged.
Women Pickets Fined $2 3 Each.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. The 10
women arrested yesterday In front of
the White House, making a demonstra
tion in behalf of the National Woman's
party, were fined $25 each In Police
Court today. They gave notice of an
appeal and were released after fur
nishing $100 bond each.
Silver Quoted at 89 Cents.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. The price of
silver continues to move rapidly up
ward. , Today bar silver was quoted
at 89 cents an ounce, a rise of 1 cent
since yesterday,
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win the war.
By efficient selling, we can
give you for $15.00 a Suit or
overcoat equal in style and
value to any offered at ground
level stores for $25.00, and equal
in fit to the best tailor-made
clothes you can buy.
NOTE:
The total rent of
the ground floor of
the Northwest
building is about
$2000.00 a month.
The rent of the
whole second floor,
which we occupy, is
less than one-fifth
of that amount.
The difference of
over $1600 a month
is one of the reasons
why we can give
you better value for
your money than
you can get any
where else.
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FINLAND IS RIOT SGENEU
FINNS CLASH WITH SOLDIERS OF
RUSSIAN GARRISON.
Fighting Continues Several Honrs and
Several Persons Are Killed Sep
aration Move Opposed. -
LONDON. Aug. 29. Seriou3 rioting at
Bjorneborg, Finland, is reported in a
private telegram from Haparanda to
Copenhagen forwarded by the Central
News to London. It is said fighting be
tween Kinns and soldiers of the Rus
sian garrison lasted for several hours
and that a number of persons were
killed or wounded.
This is the day set for reassembling
of the Klnni.sh 1-andtag In defiance of
he dissolution order of the provisional
Russian government. In his add-ess at
h? opening of the Moscow conference
Prem.cr Kerensky gave warning that
the government would prevent by force
reopening of the J.Met and the carrying
out of the plan for a separation of
1'lnlalid from Russia.
NEGROES PUT IN STOCKADE
United States Officials Investigate
Conditions Before Riot.
Eli PASO. Tex., Aug. 29. One
hundred and forty-two negro sol
diers of the Twenty-fourth United
States Infantry arrived here
this afternoon as prisoners under
gruard from Columbus, N. M-, and were
transferred from a special train to the
military stockade at Fort Bliss, where
they will be held awaiting court-martial
on charges connected with the
Sour Stomach and Belching
"When I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets
three years ago I was troubled most of the time
with belching and sour stomach. I also had
headache and constipation. This remedy was
just what my system needed. It strengthened
my digestion and restored me to my former
good health," writes Mrs. A. D. Smith, Jordan,
N. Y.
rioting and killing at Houston last
week.
HOUSTON, Tex.. Aug. 2!. Inspector
Oeneral J. I Chamberlain, of the
United States Army, arrived here today
to conduct a thorough investigation of
conditions leading up to the outbreak
of nefrro scoldlers of the Twenty-fourth
Infantry, which cost 17 lives last
Thursday night.
An alloy of 2 per cent palladium with
silver is said to form a good substitute
for platinum in contact and spark do-vires.
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threads park-like forests at alti
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route to the East.
Back -East Excursion
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tain days during September. Begin your trip
in one of the favored dates and effect a substan
tial saving inthe cost of the journey.
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