the arnnxixG oregoxiax Thursday, October 25, 1917.
FRANCE EXULTANT
CHANCELLOR QUITS
OVER LATEST
2
GERMAN IMPERIAL
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Question of Successor to
Michaelis Is DeBated by
Reichstag Leaders.
MANY CANDIDATES NAMED
Foreign Secretary Von Kuelilmann
and J'rince Von Euclow Are
Mentioned, but Kaiser's
Action I Uncertain.
LONDON', Oct. 24. Dr. Georff Mi
chaelis?, the German ImDerial Chancel
lor, has placed hit portfolio in the
hands of Kmperor William, according
to an Amsterdam dispatch given out
by the Wireless Tress.
COPKN'TIAGEX, Oct. 24. The leaders
of the Iteichstasr parties, with the ex4
option ot tne i oiiservauves ana me
rxtrcnie .Socialists, who began a series
of confidential conferences on the
C hancellorship crisis in Berlin ester-
lay, seem, as far as indications in the
newspaper reports pive any clow, to
he attempting to unite on the line of
advice to be jriven Emperor William
should he decide to consult them re
garding' a change of Chancellors.
Apparently the conferees have es
ta blished no particular unity of pur
pose and the number of candidates
mentioned for the post does not seem
to have decreased. The Center and Na
tional Liberty members differ sharply
with the Socialists and a section of the
Itadicals rejrardini? the propriety of in
frininfr in any way upon the throne's
prerogative in the selection of the
Chancellor.
I'rinre von Benlow continues to re
ceive hard knocks from the press of
the .Left parties, which have raked up
the inconsistency of Mathias Erzber
Kcr. the Centrist leader, in supporting
a candidate whom he did the utmost
to oust from office before. The similar
Inconsistency of the Conservative de
fenders of the "di vine-rifrht" theory is
pointed to in their attempt to force
upon the Emperor the appointment of
a man towards whom he still bears a
p.rudgre because of his belief that Prince
von Beulow in a telegraphed inter
view on the crisis showed a lack of
gratitude.
Foreign Secretary von Kuehlemann
is the candidate most prominently men
tioned against Prince von Beulow. but
it seems, not impossible that a dark
horse aprain will be selected if Chan
cellor Michaelis poes.
What People Are Saying.
Condensed From Preens Iipatclie.
i ifT HE power in.
JL initial stages;
the air is in its
the infernal weap-
ns of the deep are hardly developed,"
rays Lloyd George. "All those chemi
cal elements, which have been used for
f the first time, if repeated after 30 years
of scientific work and application, will
jnean the death of civilization."
"lermany, in my opinion, will only
make peace now on terms enabling1 her
to benetit by the war. That means that
Germany will profit by her own wicked
- venture, and it will be an encourage
ment for any buccaneering- empire in
the future to repeat the experiment.
"Napoleon's failure taught France a
lesson she never forgot. A similar les
son must be burned into the hearts and
memories of every Prussian before this
war is done."
Exultant over the success of its sev
enth war loan of three and a third
billion dollars, the German government,
through its official press agencies, is
sending out announcements on the sub
ject to the few remaining neutral coun
tries. "This proof of economic and financial
strength until now unheard of in war
history,' the statements say, is the
best answer which the German people
can give to Wilson's note and to the
hope expressed by its adversaries and
. other people of the economic break-
down of Germany."
That memorial services for men of
. the Navy who have given up their lives
for their country thus far in the war
would he observed in the churches of
tho T'nited States next Sunday is the
NEURALGIA PAINS
LOSE THEIR TERRORS
All such nerve aches relieved
counter-irritant effect of
Sloan's Liniment.
by
Are you tormented by Xeuralprla,
Iv.imbaKO. Sciatica, or any of those
aches that require a counter-irritant?
Then let the soothing", warminpr appli
cation of Sloan's Liniment stop the pain
by drawing the blood away from the
congested part.
It is the pressure on the-nerves by
the blood rushing to the inflamed mus
cle or joint that makes you ache. So
when Sloan's Liniment relieves the
swollen blood vessels by setting? up a
counter-irritant on the surface, the cir
culation is equalized. sympathetic
nerves all soothed, and soreness or
lameness disappears.
Physicians prescribe many counter
irritants. Sloan's Liniment is probably
the counter-irritant most widely used
to overcome painful Inflammation in
cases of neuralgia. sore muscles,
wrenched joints, strains, bruises, Rout.
Rubbing1 is not required. This clear,
clean liquid is easily applied, as it does
not stain the skin. Generous Pixe- bot
, ties at your druggists. 25c, 50c, $1.00.
It's a Mistake
to believe that furs cost a lot. At
CHKHKY'S you can buy lovely stoles,
scans and capes at reasonable prices
and on easy terms of payment. - 3C9-91
Washington street. I'lttock block.
J tv.
ELL-AM S
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
proves it 25c at all druggists.
hope expressed by Secretary of the
Navy Joseph us Daniels.
"Twenty-eight young' men of the
Navy already have sealed this war with
their blood," says Secretary Daniels.
'".Let us consecrate ourselves to the
cause for which they died and let us
contribute of our means to win this
war, that liberty may not perish from
the earth."
"Give to Woodrow "Wilson, President
of this republic," says Secretary Lane,
"of your sold and of your silver, that
he may fashion therefrom a spear with
which to overthrow the champion of the
divine right of kings to make war
when they will, where they will and
how they will. For this is the day of
trial In which all men shall prove them
selves whether they be for government
by the soldier or government by the
will of the people."
The greatest enemy of the allied sol
diers is not the Germans, but intem
perance and the social evil. Bishop
Luttter B. Wilton, of New York, tells
the board of bishops of the Methodist
Kpiscopal Church. Bishop Wilson,
just returned from a visit to the French
anil the Italian battle fronts in the in
terest of the Y. M. C. A., says General
Pershing has "sensed the danger and
has banned the American boys from
Paris."
Bishop Bassford, of Pekin, China,
says a Teutonic victory will throw civ
ilization back 500 years, while an allied
victory will mean a leap forward of
100 years. He predicts the end of the
war will witness a large political in
fluence for women, an improvement in
social conditions and the opening: of
the American door to the Chinese and
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Commenting on suggestions that the
rank of KleM Marshal be created for
,,, Mm,nn,l,r.in.
hef of tho American expeditionary
f orcfg Secretary Baker says he is not
disposed to propose the change, feeling
the Government should preserve the
traditions of the service, which would
make the rank of General the highest. I
Premier Llovd Georsre. in acknowl- I
edging the gift of $1,000,000 from the
American Red Cross to the British jtea i
Cross, declares "it will be a further 1
means of strengthening the real under
standing between the United States and
Great Britain.
Immediate adoption of universal
military training is urged in resolu
tions adopted by the state committees
of the medical section of the Council
of .National Defense. Only two states
were without representation Maine
and Delaware.
WAR SENDS PRICES UP
FOODS GENERALLY ADVANCED 47
PER CENT OVER 1913.
Flour Values More Than Doubled in
Four Yearn Other Commodities
Similarly Raised.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. Food prices
as a whole have advanced 47 per cent
over the year before the war.
Latest compilation of prices, an
nounced today by the United States Bu
reau of Labor statistics, shows prin
cipal articles of food as a whole 6 per
cent higher on August 15, 1914, just
after the outbreak of war. than they
were on that date in 1913. There was a
drop of 6 per cent in 1915, but in 1916
prices advanced 14 per cent and during
this year they have Jumped it per cent
From July to August this year there
was a 2 per cent increase in the com
bined prices of the principal articles of
food. Flour prices in August were two
and one-quarter times what they were
in August, 1913. The increase was 130
per cent. Cornmeal advanced almost
as much, with an increase of 120 per
cent. Potatoes, 87 per cent; sugar, 77
per cent; lard, 72 per cent, and pork
chops, 58 per cent.
During the year ending August 15
onions were the only article to decrease
in price. Cornmeal doubled in price;
flour advanced 70 per cent, beans 59
per cent and other articles to a lesser
degree.
NEW OFFENSIVE OPENED
TEUTONS PLAN TO STRIKE
ON ITALIAN "FRONT.
War Olfloe at Rome Says Enemy Will
Find Troops Steady and
Prepared.
BERLIN', via London. Oct. 24. An
Austro-Uerman offensive has been i
stituted on the Italian front. Army
Headquarters announced today. Ger
man and Austrian infantry, this morn
ing captured the foremost Italian posi
tions near Flitch and Tolmino and ir
the northern portion of the Bainsizza
Plateau.
HOME, Oct. 24. The Austrians have
concentrated strong forces on the
Italian front for offensive purposes.
Army Headquarters announced today.
A large proportion of these troops are
Germans and the war material em
ployed is likewise of German origin.
The V ar Office announcement de
clares the enemy blow will find the
Italian troops "steady and prepared.'
HOLLAND STATES POSITION
German Shipments to Belgium Can
not Be Watched Indefinitely.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 24. Explaining
in the second chamber today the situ
ation with re-.pect to the difficulty that
has arisen between Holland and Great
Britain over the transit of sand and
gravel through Holland from Germanv
to Belgium, jonkneer Loudon, the Dutch
Foreign Minister, admitted the possi
bility that the use the Germans were
making of the sand and gravel was not I
in conformity with the results of Jhe
Inquiry into this matter, which nat-1
urally could not be extended to con
tinual surveillance.
Holland, said the Minister, was ready
to examine all suggestions from Eng
land, but would consider it contrary to
her dignity, as well as her neutrality,
to evade, because of pressure exerted
by one party, her duty toward another.
Special Tax Is Proposed.
CAMAS, Wash.. Oct. 24. (Special.)
A school election has been called by
the directors of school district No. RS.
for the purpose of voting a special
S-mill levy for general operating ex
penses. The election will be held Octo
ber 23. The County Commissioners ap
portion 10 mills of the regular levy
tor school purposes and any amount
in excess of that must be authorized
by special election. This will make
total of 13 mills for this district.
Banish Steamers Blown TTp.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 24. The Danish.
Foreign Office reports that the Dan
ish steamers Anglo-Dane 08 tons)
and Flynderbourg (1400 tons), bound
from England for Denmark, have beeu
blown up by mines in the North Sea.
One man on board, the Anglo-Dane was
killed.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
Capture of Important Fort on
Aisne Front Rouses Gen
eral Enthusiasm.
ENEMY LOSING STRENGTH
Germans Beaten in Flanders, Are
Obliged to Give Ground Another
'Strategic" Movement Rear
ward Hxpccted Shortly,
PATHS. Oct. . 21. It would ce nard
to exaggerate tho enthusiasm aroused
throughout the length and breadth of
France by yesterday's splendid achieve
ment of the French army on the
Aisne front, railing' on the anniversary
of the recapture of Fort Douaumont
by Oeneral retain.
The -blow apparently fell with all
the force of a surprise, for it is un
derstood that the German Oeneral Staff
held the opinion that, after his in
complete success in the Sprinff offen
sive, the v rench leader would not find
it advisable to resume offensive op
erations before the end of the year.
and this opinion was shared by many
renchmen
the military commentators empha-
size tle great Importance of the re
capture of Fort Ue Alalmaison, the key
to tne wnoie nage extending to era
onne.
New Position Good One.
The French, from their new posi
tions. are able to enfilade the German
positions, not only along the Chemin
lies Dames line, but at Anizy Lp Cha
teau and to direct their fire directly
along the valley to Laon.
According to Marcel Hutin. of the
Echo de Paris, yesterday's victory
brings out rive main points first, that
the enemy now on tho western front
has not been able to take the initi
tive since February, 1916; second, the
enemy continues in a state of infe
riority: third, he has been obliged re
peatedly to withdraw his line between
St. Quentin and the Ailette; fourth, he
has been beaten in Flanders and
obliged to give ground: fifth, he will
be forced to resign himself to an
other "strategic" movement rearward
ir he wishes to eseapf. disaster.
i. nuun in tnis connection savs
French aviators have reported seeing
in tne baon region trees sawed
through and villages demolished.
The writer concludes that he is con
vinced the victory just gained is but a
prelude to decisive actions which will
be carried out with the clock-like reg
ularity characteristic of General l'e-
tains methods.
TORPEDO GOES UNDER SHIP
American Freighter Has Narrow
Escape in Mediterranean.
AX ATLANTIC PORT. Oct 24 The
lucky escape of an American freighter
rrom Deing torpedoed by a Teuton sub
marine in the .Mediterranean was re
lated today by officers of the vessel,
now m this port.
two days out from Genoa, a tornedo
was sighted close by, heading straight
for the bows of the ship. To the sur
prise of the officers, when the torpedo
reached the freighter there was no ex
plosion.
The ship was In ballast and rldine- no
iiigu me lorpeao passed under It-
TURKS DON'T LIKE KAISER
Common People Hope Germany Will
Be Defeated.
WASHINGTON', Oct. 24. Most com
mon people of Turkey hope for the de
feat of Germany and were disappointed
at the temporary failure of the British
army In the Euphrates district. Dr,
Otis A. Glazebrook, American Consul a
Jerusalem, saia toaay alter a call on
President Wilson.
"The Turks know they are beaten
particularly since the entrance of th
i nited btates Into the war," he said
but I see no indication that Turkev is
seeKing a separate peace. The peonl
of Turkey are very favorably inclined
towara tne united states."
BOYS ENLIST FOR SERVICE
Big Fond to Be Raised for Recrea
tlon for Soldiers.
KEW YORK. Oct. 24. One hundre
thousand members of the boys' branc
of the Y. M. C. A. are to raise $1,000
000 for the recreation of American sol
diers in cantonments and trenches
abroad, under a plan made public by
the eastern department of the Aationa,
war work council.
Kach boy will be required to earn
minimum of 10 toward the fund b
his own endeavor. That amount will
furnish recreation for one soldier for
one year.
Candy Makers Get Xo Sugar.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24. The sugar
supply of all candy factories in thi
I city was cut off today through a tele
gram received from George M. Rolph
sugar representative in the Federal
I Food Administration.
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OVERTIME COT OUT
Parties to Shipyard Contro
versy Settle One Point.
SHIFT SYSTEM PROPOSED
Question of Union Recognition Is
Still Far From Decided Organ
ized Labor Pledges Support
to Government.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24. The elim
ination of overtime in favor ot a two
or three-shift system in accordance
with the Governments plan was
agreed upon by all parties in the hear
ing before the Federal Shipbuilding
Wage Adjustment Board here.
The representatives of the worker?
ALL THIS WEEK
warn ar rxxLU.-rt-T jrr-;
'PEOPLES'
THEATER
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And Her Son,
RUSSELL THAW
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REDEMr.iiliW.
Also: Oregon Industrial
5C0MING SUNDAY
Julien Eltinge in
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" NORTHWEST BUILDING
SIXTH AND WASHINGTON
declared that sufficient men would be
supplied "if the employers created the
proper wage and other conditions." The
employers' representatives said the
plan would be excellent if the unions
allowed them to hire men without re
strictions. "The fact seems to be established
that overtime should go," declared V.
Kverit Macy, chairman of the board.
"The only question remaining is to
get sufficient men under proper condi
tions." Andrew Moore, president of the
Moore & Scott Company, the second
largest shipbuilding plant involved in
the wage controversy, said the labor
shortage was due to many of the men
Quitting work in search of better jobs.
Pierre Flaherty, one of the representa
tives of the workers, stated that con
ditions at the shops forced the men
to quit.
James Wilson, president of the Pat
ternmakers' League of North America,
said organized labor is ready and will
ing to take men out of positions com
paratively non-essential to war work
and put them . to building ships "if
the eternal agitation and petty disputes
between employers and workers on the
Coast and elsewhere would cease.
Adjournment? was taken until tomor
row morning because of the "liberty
loan" holiday today.
By the trend of questions. V. Everitt
Macy, chairman of the hoard, indicated
Evelyn Nesbit demonstrates great
talent in this powerful portrayal
of a maimed soul sti-uggling
toward the light.
News No. 5
S
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"Countess Charming'1
If a grounH-floor clothier sold tHese
Overcoats and Suits for the same
price as we do, he would lose
money on every sale.
Your pick from five thousand gar
ments, up-to-the-minute belted;
trench and conservative styles, in
sizes to fit every figure.
Because of our upstairs cash selling
system and our supreme buying
power, we duplicate for $15.00 any
Overcoat or Suit value shown at
ground-floor level for
s.oo
NG f . . ' :
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that it was the probable policy of the
Government to inaugurate the three-
shift basis in the shipyards. He said
that for every man sent overseas to
help in the fight for democracy five
tons of bottom was needed. The pres
ent programme of the Government will
produce 1.000,000 tons of shipping by
next March.
One of the principal questions raised
at the forenoon session was the pos
sibility of the unions having a suffi
cient supply of men to work three
shifts in shipyards.
Andrew Moore, of the shipbuilding
firm of Moore & Scott, asked M. J.
McGuire, of the ironworkers' confer
ence committee, if the boilermakers
would permit the shipbuilders to es
tablish the three-shift basis.
McGuire replied: "There will be no
difficulty in getting men if the com
panies provide facilities for protection.
There is nothing more likely to kill
men than working at night. There
have been instances where men have
been killed for the sake of an elec
tric light."
More v Haven Stock Authorized.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Oct. 24. Au
thority to issue preferred stock was
given the directors of the New Tork.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com
pany by the stockholders at a special
meeting here today. The issue pro
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THE ADVENTURER
It's Brand New
Also:
ALEXANDRA CARLISLE
in
"TIDES OF FATE"
El
ALTERATIONS FREE
Open Saturdays Till 8 P. M.
posed would take up floating indebt
edness now represented by notes to the
amount of 145.000.000 for which collat
eral of 96, 612,516 book value has been
pledged.
GOVERNMENT IS HAMPERED
Clique of Financiers Working- Again
Against Liberty Loan.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct 24. A
"ring" of New York financiers is ham
pering the Government in its liberty
loan campaign, endeavoring to make it
a partial failure so -that the next loan
will bear a higher rate of interest,
declared Speaker Champ Clark here to
day. He delivered the principal address
at the Liberty day celebration.
Mr. Clark did not disclose the man
ner in which the conspirators were
working, but declared they are "spiri
tual descendants" of a similar grroup
which, during- the Civil War forced
Government bonds down to half their
face value.
Canada Abolished Patronage.
OTTAWA. Ont., Oct. 24. Patronage
Is abolished in all departments of the
Canadian government by an official
memorandum issued today.
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT
CHARLIE
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A Show for the whole family
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