Morning Oregonian., September 07, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 7, 1017.
TEUTONS REPORTED
NEAR FINLAND GULF
Russian Naval Bases, De
fenses of Petrograd, Are
l Believed Objectives.
FLEET IN GULF OF RIGA
Russian Front Broken on 40-Mile
Front and Germans Energetically
Pursue Offensive, Particu-
larly North of rxkull.
LONDON", Sept. 6. It Is reported
from Helsingfors, Finland, that a. Ger
man fleet has been observed at the
entrance to the Gulf of Finland, says
a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Copenhagen.
It Is supposed, adds the dispatch,
that the fleet is preparing- for an at
tack on Reval and Kronstadt, the Rus
sian naval base, and defenses of Fetro
rad. PETROGRAD, Sept. . It Is semi
officially announced that a German
fleet has appeared in the Gulf of Riga.
During- the Jast two days- the Riga
front has been broken on a width
of 60 versts (40 miles). Throughout
Tuesday the Germans energetically
pursued their offensive, particularly
north of Uxkull, in order to cut the
Riga-Vennen Railway.
RETREAT IS MADE DIFFICtTT
Heroism of Some Regiments Praised
; by Military Commentators.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 6. The retreat
of the Russians from Riga over a
neck of land a mile and a half wide
between Lake Kish and Lake Egel is
being accomplished with the greatest
difficulty and with the enemy con
stantly shelling the rearguard. This
route is along the Pskoff Railway, and
la the only exit from the cul de sac,
the German column having moved up
from the Uxkull direction, cutting off
the Russian retreat to the southeast.
The civilian head of the War Min
istry, Boris Savankoff, has issued a
statement saying that the success of
the measures which will be taken to
check the advance "depend wholly
upon the behavior of our troops."
Despit-) reports of the disgraceful
flight of certain elements of Russian
defenders of Riga positions, military
commentators praise the heroism of
certain regiments, among which were
some composed of Letts, who fought
bravely to stem the tide of retreat.
The chief of the General Staff, General
Ilomanofsky, expresses the opinion
that the evacuation constitutes no
Imminent danger to Petrograd because
the near approach of the rainy season
will prevent the enemy from advancing
far In the direction, of the capital.
Special committees from the regi
ments of the Petrograd garrison have
been appointed to work out a plan for
the defense of the capital.
BERLIN, Sept. 6. More than, 7500
prisoners have so far been taken by
the Germans In the Riga offensive,
army headquarters announced today.
Guns to the number of 180 have beeft
captures'. '
The Russians are still hastily re
treating and have evacuated their posi
tions along the Dvina as far to the
southeast as Friedrichstadt.
RAILROADS EARN MORE
PREL1MI.V1RY REPORTS SHOW GAIN
IX REVEXIE9,
Business of July Exceeds That of
' , Jane by Two Millions Larger
Ti. Growth In West and South.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Preliminary
returns for 106 of the 186 large rail
roads of the country made public to
day by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission indicate that the July revenues
will exceed those of June, which
established a new high record.
The 108 roads reported net revenues
of $63,308,195 compared with $61,299,
880 in July, 1916.
The increase is divided wholly among
railroads of the Western and Southern
districts. Eastern roads report net
revenues slightly under those of July,
1916, but it is believed that final re
ports from Eastern roads will show
an increase.
For the seven months ending -with
July the lines show net revenue of
$367,914,241 as compared with $360,
3 90,671 for the same seven months of
1316.
PRINCESSES SEEK SAFETY
Great-Granddaughter of President
j Grant Flees From Russia.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. Prince
Michel Cantacuzene and his two young
Bisters, Princesses Barbie and Zeneide,
great-grandchildren of General U. S.
Grant, arrived here today from Mos
cow. They were met at the. pier by
Mrs. Frederick Grant, their, grand
mother, wlio will take them to her
home in Washington.
Prince Michel, whose father is
Brigadier-General in the Russian army,
will retur.i to the front after a short
visit here, he announced. A refuge
was desired in America for the two
Princesses because of "unsettled" con
ditions in Russia, it was said.
MEDALS MAY BE ALLOWED
Senator Lodge's BUI Permitting
, Foreign Decorations Favored.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. A bill by
Senator Lodge to permit Americans re
ceiving military decorations from the
allies to wear them after returning to
the American service was favorably re
ported by the foreign relations com
mittee. Several Americans In the Lafayette
flying corps and other foreign serv
ices are said to hesitate serving under
General Pershing because of the pres
ent rule forbidding display of their
foreign bravery decorations.
FRENCH MISSION ON COAST
San Francisco Entertains Members
With. Tours and Luncheons.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 6. Members
of, the French High Commission, as
guests of San Francisco .and the Na
tion, started out early today to enjoy
a varied programme of entertainment,
including a sightseeing tour, followed
by a luncheon and reception under the
auspices of civic organizations, and a
dinner tonight tendered by the Friends
of France. The Commission also dedi
cated the Library of French Thought
at the University of California.
Members of the Commission, which
arrived here yesterday for a four days'
stay, include Lieutenant-Colonel Ed
ourd de Billy, deputy high commis
sioner; Colonel James Martin, Captain
E. J. P. Rouvier and Lieutenant Henri
Le Compasseur Crequy Montfort de
Courtlvron. They are fresh from the
French front. All have been wounded
and decorated for gallantry.
AMERICAN ROAT CHASED
SERIES OF THRILLING EXPERI
ENCES ENCOUNTERED.
Twenty-one Members of French Bark
Magdalene Rescued, and Two
L'-Boats Are Met.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 6. A
series of thrilling experiences with
German Submarines and the rescue of
21 members of the crew of the French
bark Magdalene, sunk by a submarine,
were told by the crew of an American
ship, which docked at an American port
today. -
Ten of the Magdalene's crew were
killed and nine were wounded by shell
fire.
The rescue took place when the ship
was about 120 miles southeast of the
Azores.
The Magdalene's survivors were
landed at en Algerian port. They said
that the German U-boat sunk five
other vessels within a short time.
The American, which was on her out
ward voyage to an Italian port, sighted
the Magdalene on fire, according to
the story told here today, and. went to
her assistance. The survivors of her
crew. Including the wounded, were
lying near by in their lifeboats. Be
fore the American craft got away from
the scene she was attacked by the
German, narrowly escaping being tor
pedoed. She replied with a shot and
the U-boat submerged. Five days later
she was pursued by a German sub
marine disguised as a sailing vessel,
but succeeded In escaping when dark
ness set in.
SENATOR JONES WARNS
AMERICA MUST CONQUER GERMAN
PEOPLE, IS VIEW.
Loyalty of Kaiser's Subjects Regarded
as Greatest Ever Knonn Russia
Declared Out of War.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The United
States is at war with the German peo
ple and must conquer the German peo
ple and the Imperial government before
peace terms can be laid down. Senator
Jones, of Washington, declared in a
peace speech today during the debate
on the .war tax bill. This country,
he said, must realize that the loyalty
of the German people to the Kaiser
is the greatest ever known.
"In my judgment, Russia is out of the
war," said the Washington Senator.
"If she doesn't make a separate peace
by Spring, she Will not be a potential
force and we will see German and
Austrian armies which are now facing
Russian troops facing our troops on
the western front.
"Let us not deceive ourselves." he
continued. "We are not at war with
the Kaiser, but with the German teo-
ple. We've got to conquer the German
people and the German government be
fore we have terms of peace laid down.
We face a people who are resentful
that we are trying to dictate their in
ternal affairs. It will require every
resource we have to fight this con
flict.". THOMPSON SUES PAPER
Chicago Mayor Demands. Quarter
Million for Alleged Libel.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6. Mayor W. H.
Thompson today filed a praecipe in a
suit for $250,000 damages against the
Chicago Herald Company and James
Keeley, the publisher.
The Herald, among others, has
vigorously criticised the Mayor's anti
war attitude. A statement Issued by
the Mayor attacking the newspapers
intimated that other suits were to be
filed by him.
"They (the newspapers) have become
bolder and more unscrupulous until
they have reached a point where they
are accusing me of being a traitor to
our country," says the statement.
WAR'S END IS PREDICTED
Failure of Guess About Submarines
Does Not Deter German.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 6. Herr von
Heydebrand, the ' Conservative leader,
whose ill fortune with an earlier
prophecy that the submarines would
crush England within two months and
end the war is fresh in mind, has again
ventured a forecast. This time he pre
dicts that the war will not last through
the Winter and probably will be ended
by the new year.
Herr von Heydebrand is opposed to
any extension of the war to present
neutrals saying that Germany now has
enemies enough.
Steamer Cancels Sailing.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 6.
Sailing of the Danish steamship Oscar
II, of the Scandinavian-American line,
which was to have left for Copenhagen
last Saturday with 600 passengers and
cargo, has been indefinitely postponed
and today the money paid for passage
is being refunded. Delay In obtaining
fuel and cargo licenses from the
UnlteH States is given as the reason
Wholesale. Retail
Established 10O6.
Oriental Rugs
Our Fall showing of these beautiful
floor coverings is the largest and
finest we have ever exhibited.
While Oriental Rugs are getting
scarcer and prices advancing, we do
not think you will ever be able to
purchase them as reasonable again
as now, as our prices are still very
low.
Cartozian Bros.
Importers of Oriental Rags
Washington at Tenth. PHtock Block
ITALIANS LOSE PEAK
Battle Continues Desperately
at Monte San Gabriele.
700 AUSTRIANS ARE TAKEN
Summit of Mountain on Isonzo
Front Changes Hands Several
Times Italians Return to
Attack in Mass Formation.
LONDON, Sept. 6. Italian troops
fighting stubbornly for Monte San Ga
briele on the Isonzo front have several
times captured the summit only to be
thrown back again, according to tele
grams from Austrian headquarters,
says the Central News Amsterdam cor
respondent. The Italians are continu
ing their attack upon the mountain.
The struggle in progress is a terrific
one, the Italians sticking stubbornly to
the offensive and making repeated at
tacks In mass formation. When the
Austrians finally regained possession
of the mountain, the Austrian reports
state, a brief respite was given them,
but the Italians soon resumed the at
tack, launching six attacks in succes
sion in a renewed attempt to gain the
peak.
ROME, Sept. 6. The desperate battle
for possession of vital positions In the
district northeast of Gorizia on the
Austro-Italian front is continuing, ac
cording to today's War Office state
ment. The Italians yesterday took more
than 500 additional prisoners in this
area and some 200 prisoners in the
Brestovizza Valley fighting, where re
peated Austrian attacks were brok
en up.
LAWS MADE IN ADVANCE
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marked with 25, 50 or 100. The total
of these figures constituted the al
lowance of each person in grams per
week. The person desiring to buy
bread either at a baker's or in a res
taurant must turn in these little
stamped sections for an amount equiv
alent to the weight of bread purchased.
Each baker received a certain
amount of meal at the commencement
of each week, and he had to account
for this meal at the end of the week
by turning in its equivalent In bread
cards.
Food-Card System Controls Staples.
As food became scarce the card sys
tem was applied to meat, potatoes,
milk, sugar, butter and soap. Green
vegetables and fruits were exempt
from the card system, as were for a
long time chickens, ducks, geese, tur
keys and game. Because of these ex
emptions the rich usually managed to
live well, although the price of geese
rose to ridiculous heights. There was,
of course, much underground traffic in
cards and sales of illicit or smuggled
butter and so on. The police were very
stern In their enforcement of the law;
the manager of one of the largest ho
tels in Berlin was taken to prison be
cause he had made the servants give
him their allowance of butter, which
he in turn sold to the rich guests of
the hotel.
No one more than six years of age
at the time I left could get milk with
out a doctor's certificate. One result
of this was that the children of the
poor were surer of obtaining milk than
before the war, as the women of the
Frauendienst and social workers saw
to it that each child had Its share.
Elephants Hani Coal.
In 'the third Winter of the -war.
owing to a breakdown of means of
transportation and want of laborers,
coal became very scarce. All public
places, such as theaters, picture gal
leries, museums, cinematograph shows
and' the like, were closed in Munich
for want of coal. In Berlin the suf
fering was not as great, but even the
elephants from Hagenbeck's show were
pressed Into service to draw the coal
carts from the railway stations.
Lights were economized. All the
apartment-houses (and all Berlin lives
in apartment-houses) were closed at 9
o'clock. Stores were forbidden to il
luminate their show windows, and all
theaters were closed at 10. Only every
other street electric light was lit; of
the three lights In each lamp, only one.
Women Take on Unnsual Work.
As more and more men were called
to the front women were employed In
unusual work. The new underground
road in Berlin is being built largely
by women labor. This is not so diffi
cult a matter In Berlin as in Nev York,
because Berlin is built upon a bed of
sand and the difficulties of rock ex
cavation do not exist. Women are er
ployed on the railroads, working with
pickaxes on the roadbed. Women drive
the great yellow post carts of Berlin.
There were women guards on the un
derground road, conductors on the
tramways, and women even became mo
tormen on the tramcars. Banks, Insur
ance companies and other large busi
ness institutions were filled with
women workers, who invaded the sa
cred precincts of many military and
governmental offices.
Words of FotelEB Origin Banished.
A curious development of the hate
of all things foreign was the hunt led
by the police president of Berlin. Von
Jagow (a cousin of the Foreign Min
ister), for foreign words. Von Jagow
and his fellow cranks decided that all
words of foreign origin must be ex
punged from the German language.
Removal Notice
We are pleased to announce that on September 10
we shall remove our offices to our new store at the
corner of Morrison and Front Streets.
The warehouse at Twelfth and Davis Streets will
be in charge of our Superintendent, who will gladly
serve nearby patrons. .... ,
We cordially invite our friends and patrons to visit
us in our new quarters and feel sure the change we
are making will enable us to still further improve
our service. . , .
W. P. FULLER '& CO.
, Phones: Main 6465, A 6041
The title of the Hotel Bristol, on the
Unter den Linden, disappeared. The
Hotel Westminster on the same street
became Lindenhof. There is a large
hotel called the Cumberland, with a
pastry department over which there
was a sign, the French word "con
fiserie." The management was com
pelled to take' this sign down, but the
hotel was allowed to retain the name
"Cumberland," because the father-in-law
of -the Kaiser's only daughter is
the Duke of Cumberland.
The word "chauffeur" was eliminated
and there were many discussions as to
what should be substituted. Many de
clared for "kraftwagenf uhrer," or
"power wagon driver." But finally the
word was Germanized as "schauffoer."
Dressmakers took down the sign "con
fektion." But the climax came when
the General in command of the town
of Breslau wrote a confectioner telling
him to stop the use of the word "bon
bon" in selling his candy. The con
fectioner, with a sense of humor and a
nerve unusual In Germany, wrote back
to the General that he would gladly
discontinue the use of the word "bon
bon" when the General ceased to call
himself "General," and called the at
tention of this high military authority
to the fact that "general" was as much
a French word as "bonbon."
Government Gathers tn Gold.
Unusual means were adopted in or
der to get all the gold coins in the
country Into the Imperial Bank. There
were signs In every surface and under
ground car which read that "whoever
keeps back a gold coin injures the
Fatherland." And If a soldier presented
to his superiors a twenty-mark gold
piece, he received in return 20 marks
in paper money and two days' leave of
absence. In like manner a schoolboy
who turned in 10 marks in gold re
ceived 10 marks in paper and was given
a half holiday. Cinematograph shows
gave those patrons who paid in gold an
extra ticket, good for -another day.
An American woman residing in Ber
lin was awakened one morning at 8
o'clock by two police detectives, who
told her that they had heard that she
had some gold coins in her possession,
and that if she did not turn them in for
paper money they would wreck her
apartment in their search for them.
She, therefore, gave them the gold,
which I afterward succeeded in getting
the German government to return to
her. Later the export of gold was for
bidden; even travelers arriving with
gold were compelled to give it up in
return for paper money.
Neutral Countries Feeding; Germany.
While, of course, I cannot ascertain
the exact amounts, I found, neverthe
less, that great quantities of food and
other supplies came into Germany from
Holland and the Scandinavvian coun
tries, particularly from Sweden. Now
that we are in the war we shall take
strong measures, -I trust, to cut off ex
ports to these countries, which export
food, raw material and the like to Ger
many. Sweden is particularly activve
in this traffic, but I understand active
sulphur pyrites are sent from Norway,
and sulphuric acid made therefrom is
an absolute essential to the manufac
ture of munitions of war.
Potash, which is found as a mineral
only In Germany and Austria was used
In exchange of ' commodities with
Sweden and in this way much copper,
lard and so on reached Germany.
Early in the Summer of 1915 the first
demonstration took place In Berlin.
About 5000 women collected in front of
the Reichstag building. They were
promptly suppressed by the police, and
no newspaper printed an account of the
occurrence. These women were rather
vague In their demands. They called
Von Buelow an old fathead for his
failure in Italy and complained that
the whipped cream was not as good as
before the war. There was some talk
of high prices for food, and the women
all said that they wanted their men
back from the trenches.
Jane Addams" Visits Berlin.
Early Summer brought also a number
of cranks to Berlin. Miss Jane Addams
and fellow suffragists, after holding a
convention in Holland, moved on Ber
lin. I succeeded in getting both the
Chancellor and Von Jagow to consent
to receive them, a meeting to which
they looked forward with -unconcealed
perturbation. However, one of them
seems to have impressed Miss Addams
for as I write this I read in the papers
that she is complaining that we should
not have gone to war because we
thereby risk, hurting somebody's feel
ings.
On July 27, 1915. I reported that 1
learned that the -Germans were picking
out the revolutionists . and liberals
from the many Russian prisoners of
war, furnishing them with money and
false passports and papers and sending
them back to Russia to stir up a revo
lution.
Field Glasses Give Notice of War.
A German friend of mine told me
that a friend of his who manufactured
field glasses had received a large order
from the Bulgarian government. This
manufacturer went to the Foreign of
fice and asked whether he should de
liver the goods. He was told not only
to deliver them, but to do it as quickly
as possible. By learning of this I was
able to predict long in advance the en
try of Bulgaria on the side of the cen
tral powers.
Even a. year after the commencement
of the war there were reasonable peo
pie In Germany. I met Ballin, head of
the great Hamburg-American line, on
August 9. I said to him: "When are
you going to stop this crazy fighting?"
The next day Ballin called on me and
said that the sensible people of Ger
many wanted peace, and that without
annexation. He told me that every one
was afraid to talk peace, and that each
country thought it a sign - of weak
ness to talk peace, and he said that
he had advised the Chancellor to
put a statement in an official paper to
say that Germany fought only-to de
fend herself and was ready' to make an
honorable peace. He. told me that the
Emperor at that time- was against the
annexation of Belgium.
In November, 1915, there were food
disturbances and a serious agitation
against a continuance of the war, and
in Leipsic a socialist paper was sup
pressed.
- The greatest efforts were made at all
times to get in gold. Some time before
I left Germany an advertisement was
Your New Fall Hat, Sir
It Is Here for You
At $2.95 and $3,45
Time to take off that sunburned straw and put on a new 1917 Fall model. We've
- the greatest assortment of clever hats you'd care to see and they're moderately
priced $2.95 and $3.45.
There are the new French Silk Felts, Angora Mixed and Plain Angoras, in black,
fog, mint green, gold, seal, angora, corn mixed, dark Oxford, light and dark green
and lots of other colors. The best hats you will see at the price come in and try a
few of them on today !
Stetson Hats . . -
Shoble Argyle ...
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published: in the newspapers requesting
Germans to give up their jewelry for
the fatherland. Many did so, among
them, I believe, the Empress and other
royalties.
Germans Sick of War December, 1915.
In December, 1915, & prominent
banker In Berlin said to me that the
Germans were sick of the war; that the
Krupps and other big industries were
making great sums of money and were
prolonging the war by Insisting upon
the annexation of Belgium, and that
the Junkers were also in favor of the
continuance of the war because of the
fact that they were getting four or five
times the money for their products,
while their work was being done by
prisoners. He said that the "kaufleute"
(merchant middle class) would have to
pay the cost of the war and that the
Junkers will not be taxed.
In calculating the great war debt
bUjilt up by Germany It must not be
forgotten that German municipalities
and other political districts have in
curred large debts for war purposes.
War
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Miller Hats . . .-.-.!-:.-..:. . .-. . $5
Pembertons .. . . ..;... $3
Just Inside Washington-Street Entrance,
Lipman, Wolfe 8 Co.
JWcr.and.se of 0 Mer.t Onl
such as extra relief given to the wives
and children of soldiera, etc.
In December butter became very
scarce. The women waiting in long
lines before the shops often rushed the
shops. In this month many copper
roofs were removed from buildings in
Berlin. I was told by a friend in the
Foreign Office that the notorious Von
Rintelen was sent to America to buy
up the entire product of the Dupont
powder factories, and that he exceeded
his authority if he did anything else.
Police Prevent Street Meetings.
On the night of the day of the peace
interpellation in the Reichstag in De
cember a call was issued by placards
for a meeting on the Unter den Linden.
I went out on the streets during the
afternoon and found that the police
had so carefully divided the city into
districts that it was impossible for a
crowd of any size to gather on Unter
den Linden. There was quite a row
at the session in the Reichstag. Schei
demann. the Socialist, made a speech
very moderate in tone, but he was an
Orders Rushed
THE magnitude of the great war in which we are now engaged has
necessitated unusual preparation. Mighty forces are marshaling,
great stores of food and munitions are being gathered, and the
energies of the Nation are focused on problems incident to the war.
At the very beginning of the war the whole Bell System was placed
at the disposal of the Government No nation has entered the war with
such a comprehensive and efficient telephone service.
As our military establishment grows, the demands of the Govern
ment upon the Bell System are bound to increase and always they must
take precedence over all others.
Increased activity in commerce and industry as the result of larger
demands for food and munitions from our allies and for our own use
means more need of telephone service by private business.
But private business must always be subordinated to the. Govern
ment service.
Each individual American will co-operate in this patriotic service,
and submit cheerfully to inconvenience or delay in his telephone service,
when he understands how vital it is that Government service shall take
precedence over all else. . ; ,l....u L t.
PACIFIC TELEPHONE
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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swered by the Chancellor, and then an
endeavor was made to close the debate.
The Socialists made such a noise,
however, that the majority gave way,
and another prominent Socialist.
Landsberger, was allowed to speak for
the Socialists. He also made a rea
sonable speech. In the course of which,
he said that even Socialists would not
allow Alsace-Lorraine to go back to
France. He made use of a rather good
phrase, saying that the "disunited
states of Europe were making war to
make a place for the United States of
America,"
The banks sent out circulars to all
holders of safe deposit boxes, asking
them to disclose the contents. This
was part of the campaign to get in
hoarded gold.
In January, 1916, we had many visit
ors. Colonel McClure. Hermann Bern
stein, lnes Milholland Bolssevain, all
of the Ford peace ship, appeared in
Berlin. I introduced Mrs. Boissevain
to Zimmermann, who admired her ex
tremely. (Continued tomorrow.)
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