Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 21, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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    THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, 3IONPAY, JANUARY 21, 1913.
PAH-GERMANS ARE
FIRMLY IN SADDLE
Removal of Von Valentini Is
Hailed as End of Beth-mann-Ho!Iweg
System.
AUSTRIAN STRIKES MENACE
Oat.'poken Press TJtterancs In Yirn
a Interpreted as Renertlnr;
i btroag Movement .Against
Delaying Peace.
UbSVOX, Jan. . Ths Pan-Oannan
newspapers of Germany are hailing tha
remoTai of tha emperor's secretary.
Rudolf Von Valentini. n a triumph for
their cause and tha disappearance of
the laat remnant of tha Brthroann
Holrweg uttcm. llerr Von Valentini
was one of tha most hated men In tha
eyes of fan-Germans. Ilia iurccor,
llerr Von Bers. former governor of
Kwt I'ruesia. enjoy the complete con
fidence of the Conservatives.
Tha Taallx:he Rundchau recalls a
remark of Von Valentini after the bat
tle of Sicizirrick. rexretttng that event
"because we had been Just on the point
of an understanding with , Ureal
Britain."
While It seems undoubted that tha
raa-Uermane thus again, at least for a
time, are firmly In the saddle, the
frankfurter Zeltunr sounds a note of
disquietude regarding events In Aus
tria and their effect on the situation.
The Frankfurter Zeltung's Vienna cor
respondent Interprets the serious
strikes and outspoken press utterances
aa reflecting the strong movement
against delaying peace through 1'an
ierman and annexationist aspirations,
lie declares that It Is becoming clearer
that with the seml-ronnl vinCv of the
government, the European peoples. In
cluding Germans, will only wage war
until the entente is ready for peace by
understanding.
' A mat rt Strike Msirsirst Straas.
Nothing has had such a bad effect
upon the relations between Austria
Hungary aa the bearing of tha Father
land party, according to thla corre
spondent, and ha adds:
"It la trua that the strike movement
(at Vienna and other cltiea throughout
Austria) arose through the reduction
of tha flour ration, but now has as
sumed a political character. It de
manda speedy peara with Russia, and
has grown too strong to bs stemmed
by force
Tha article published Friday in the
Vienna Fremdenblatt. organ of Count
Caernin. the Austro-Hungarlan foreign
minister, has given the greatest of
fence to a section of tha German presa.
which In acrid articles revaals its
pent-up animosity toward Austria- The
Fremdenblatt denounced Prince Von
Buelow as a traitor against Austria
and also expressed the dissatisfaction
f tha Austrian government wrth the
agitation of tha German annexationists
for the Incorporation of Great Polish
districts Into the German empire.
German Papers tlapresa Wrath.
Tha articles In tha German papers
express wrath because of the rremden
blatt'a statements, which are regarded
as semi-official.
The latest German reporta through
Amsterdam, to which city they were
forwarded by the semi-official Wolff
Bureau, flatly assart that th military
party has gained the victory In Uie
territorial policy of Germany and show
what face that country proposes to put
on annexations In the east. The guise
In which these ara represented are that
the peoplea of these countries already
have determined their future status
through existing representative bodies
and that this determination la ir
revocable.
whether the German newspapers
from which these reports have been
taken represent the general feeling or
are extracts culled by the censorship
for circulation abroad remains to be
seen.
Military Gets Frea Hand.
The Lelpstc Neueate Nachrlchten says
the political leaders have given aa
auraacea that they feel no obligation
to apply . the formula of no annexa
tions and no Indemnities to the wast,
but will, rather, go In tha direction of
giving the military an eullrely free
hand.
"It la not forgotten In Enarland. the
paper continues, "that the Emperor Is.
In tha present circumstances, the
dictator of Germany's destinies, and
aa far aa Germany's' policy affects
them, of the destinies of the rest of
the world. The military leaders and
diplomatists have been conferring with
him Jointly and Individually during the
past fortnight, urging their views. The
Crown Prlnca Is the only other per
son admitted to these supreme councils.
"The great commercial and other In
terests axe not represented, save as the
Chancellor or Foreign Min.ater may
speak fur them. The Emperor la the
supreme court, and with him la the
final decision of policy.
whose officers In part have been
posed or have fled.
de
IKK.U.MAX
RAD A
SCORED
"President Comrade Troukjr" Sends
Message of Bluer Reproach. .
"LONDON. Jan.' lO. A wireless mes
ease from Petrograd shows that the
split has occurred between tha BoUhe
vlkl and the Ukrainian Rada almost to
the point of hostilities on the part of
the Boishevikl.
"President Comrade Trotsky." has
sent to tha Rada a message reproach
ing that body bitterly for carrying on
secret negotiations with the German
and Austrian representatives. Ha ac
cuses tha Rada, of violating an agree
ment for unity of action with the
Boishevikl and says:
"Aa tha asseottal Interests of tbs
laboring classes of Russia and TTkratnta
are Involved, wa ara repudiating
tha responsibility for such negotia
tions and ara addressing directly to
tha Ukrainian central co nun It tea at
Kharkov a request that they take all
measures so that the interests of the
Ukrainian people's republic shall be
defended from tha unprincipled and
treacherous secret gag of tbo central
secretariat.
"It Is no secret to you that the
Ukrainian central executive committee
has at the present time much mors to
represent Ukrainian republic than the
Rada at Kiev."
BOLSHEYIKI HAVE REAL POWER
British Ambassador Prclnres Food
Situation In Petrograd Serious.
IyO.vnoX. Jan. 1. Kir George Bu
chanan. Brltiah Ambassador to Russia.
-ho now la in London on sick leave,
today stated that while the Petrograd
dispatchea Indicated that the ocla
Revolutionaries had an actual majority
In tha Constitutional Assembly, that
did not alter the fact that the Boishe
vikl have the real power. The Boishe
vikl doctrines are spreading through
out the whole of Russia. Sir George
declared, lie added that while he was
unable to forecast the future, he wa
convinced that Russia was not fin
labed. because such m vaSt country
could not be destroyed.
The food situation In Petrograd was
very serious, he said. ins general
opinion there Is that the food may fall
absolutely this month. Blr George
concluded. "And If famine comes one
mar expect anarchy and with that
everybody would be In peril.'
TERROR REIGNS IN MOSCOW
Red Guard Sailors From Empress"
Yacht t"e Machine Cans on Crowd.
LONDON. Jan. It. A Petrograd' dis
patch to Reuters. Ltd. says regarding
the street fichtlng In Moscow:
"Processions were not allow-d any
where near Tauride Palace. There waa
considerable shooting near Llteiny
bridne and In Llteiny Prospect. Sail
ors, who did most of tha firing. Includ
ed members of the Polar Star, formerly
the yacht of the Dowager Kmpresa.
"Machine guns were fired from the
roofs of houses, processionists fled tr
threw themselves to tha ground. Sev
eral were killed or wounded.
"One soldier carrying a flag re
malned In the middle of the road and
shouted to the Red Guards: 1 have
been three yeara at the front! Kill
me If you wish." He was shot dead.
"Red Guards tore off the badges of
tha paradera and several bannera were
burned. There were many women and
girls, as well as officers and disabled
soldiers In ths procession.
SENATOR STONE 10
BOMB REPUBLICANS
Big
Drive on Opposition
Leaders Is Expected in
Senate Today."
LIVELY DEBATE PROMISED
Congress . CommiUees Xow Busy
Preparing for legislation and
Little Important Business on
" Calendar ' for Week.
5000 TRAINMEN IN SERVICE
W. G. Lee. Brotherhood Chief. Says
3Iore Than 100 Have Met Death.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 20. With a mem
bershlp of lso.000 men In train and
yard service, the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen today has more than
6000 men In the military forces of the
Nation, according to a statement Issued
here today by W. G. Lee, president of
the brotherhood.
The National Union, according to Mr.
Lee, has paid mora than 100 death and
disability claims aa a result of tha ex
periences of members overseas. Of the
5000 men at the front more than 600
were residents of Canada.
Tha organisation Is paying the duea
and assessmenta of all members In ac
tive scvice.
FOOD SHORTAGE IMPRESSES
United States Food Commission Re
turns From France and England.
AX ATLANTIC PORT. Jan. SO.
The V. S. food administration's com
mission, which left last November to
Investigate the food situation In 'rance
and England, arrived here today and
proceeded at once to Washington. ' Jt
la announced they were greatly Im
pressed by tha shortage of foodstuffs
abroad.
Their report as to the allies' food
needs. It was said, probably will be
made public from Washington after
they have conferred with Food Admin
istrator Hoover.
WASHIXGTOV; Jan. 30. Political de
bate will enliven ' proceedings In ths
Senate this week if Senator Stone car
ries out his Intention of delivering to
morrow a speech criticising Republican
leaders. Republican spokesman are
preparing replies and If the Missouri
Senator makes his attack ths most spir
ited political discussion Congress has
seen since the United States went to
war may renuit.
Senator Stone'a address was to have
been mads last Thursday, but waa post
poned, and It is reported he has been
urged to withhold It, for the present
at least. . .
The Senate military committee plans
to launch tomorrow its bill for a war
council of three members under the
President. Chairman Chamberlain has
been directed to Introduce the meas
ure and negotiations have been begun
to enlist Administration support.
All Committees Active.
Committees of Congress are now at
the height of mldseason activity in
preparing legislation and little impor
tant business Is on. ths calendar of
either house for action this week. Lead
ers are conferring on a "speeding up"
programme to deal with the vast
amount of work already in sight
Pressure first is to bs placed behind
the Administration railroad legislation.
Director-General McAdoo will reappear
tomorrow before the Senate Interstate
commerce committee in behalf of the
bill and probably later before the
House committee. Both bodies hops to
conclude their hearings this week or
early next week and begin work on
amendments. One change -strongly
urged, especially by Republicans, would
limit Government operation of the car
riers to the period of the war.
Tha numerous lnvestigatlona of va
rious war preparations are rapidly
drawing to a close. The coal and sugar
shortage Inquiry is scheduled to 'lose
tomorrow.
Favorable Report Coming.
The House naval committee's inves
tigation of naval affairs will close this
week, to be followed by a report voic
ing satisfaction with the Navy.
Further Inquiry Into Army affairs
is planned by the Senate military com
rolttee, which may resume hearings
some time this week on cantonment,
aviation, sanitation and other ques
tions, suspended to press legislation
resulting from the investigation of the
Army organization, ordnance and sup
ply problems.
Chairman Hurley, of tha Shipping
Board, and CJtarles Pies, general man
ager of the Lmergency Fleet Corpora
Hon, will be re-examined tomorrow by
the Senate commerce committee In Its
Investigation of tha shipbuilding pro-
gramma.
GRAIN TRADE AFFECTED
E.VFORCED HOLIDAYS AND HEAVY
TRAFFIC DISTURB MARKET.
BOLSHEVIK! MAKE BOLT
tCeatiimed Krem First Pji-.l
workmen s and soldiers deputies fur
a democratic peace and approves the
decree repudiating all Russian loans.
Article sas: "There having even
aa election on cne electoral register,
drawn up before the people had begun
to organise a social society, the con
stituent assembly considers that It
caa In no way oppoaa the power of the
workmen's and soldiers' government.
At the moment of the decisive struggle
of the people against those who have
exploited then, the latter can find no
place la the governing body. The
power must lis exclusively In the
hands of tbs working classes and their
representatives, ths sovelta"
The all-Russian railway men's con
rress hss passed by a vote of I7J to
1 a 'resolution supporting the con
stituent assembly and calling upon the
people's commissioners to arree with
the majority with a view to tha forma
tion of a government responsible to
tha assembly.
Xsxew ritlaewa Shot Dow a.
From Moscow It Is reported that
many persons were wounded and others
hilled there as the result of the Red
Ouard ftrinr on demonstrators In favor
f ths constitueat assembly.
Ths Jepaaeee embassy here. In an of.
flrial statement, made denial of the
reports that Japanese forces had been
landed at Vladivostok, Regarding the
peace negotiations at Brest-Lttovsk.
Count Ciemln. the Austro-Ilungartan
foreign minister, la quoted here In an
interview aa declarlns that If peace
did net result from the negotiations It
would not bs "because of any Inten
tions of ours In regard to conquests."
German newspapers draw an ex
traordinary picture of the state of af
fairs e the Russian front. The
Vooaleche Zeltung declares the Russlsn
frost lias Is melting away through the
desertions la their entirety of units.
ACTIVE ENEMIES ARRESTED
Traveling Salesman at Minneapolis
Talks Derogatory to Government.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn, Jan. 10
Frederick W. Legler. a traveling sales
roan of this city, who Is alleged to
have made remarks derogatory to the
United States and to have boasted of
the ease with which mall could be sent
from the United Mtatca to Germany,
and Robert Albrecht. said to be wanted
on a charge of Interfering with the
draft while employed at Clear Lake.
Wash., were arrested here last night
by Department of Justice officials.
I'.oih are held pending further Investi
gation. Legler came to thla country four
years ago from Germany. Albrecht
came from Germany less than a year
ago.
FREIGHT DEPOT IS BURNED
Flr of Unknown Origin Cansea
Damage ICslimated at $100,000.
PORT ARTHUR. Tex., .as 10 The
freight depot of the Kansas City South
ern Railroad waa destroyil by Are of
unknown origin sarly today, causing
an estimated loss of 1100,00.
Firemen prevented ths blase from
spreading to the yards, where hun
dreds of csrs containing export ship
ments are waiting their turn at the
dock.
Receipts of All Grains Handled by Chi
cago Dealers Laat Week Smallest
Sine Tear 1800.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10. (Special.) The
grain trade, like nearly every other
kind of industry, is affected by the
unsettled feeling resultant from the re
cent fuel regulations and the enforced
holiday and unprecedented traffic situ
atlon on Eastern and Western lines.
Every effort Is being made to move
eoal and perishable freight, with grain
a secondary consideration. Western
railroads have done remarkably well In
overcoming the effect of the most seri
ous snow blockade the Central West
haa known. They have distributed cars
for loading corn as rapidly as possible
and are now In shape to move corn and
oats more freely. It haa been estimated
by some persons In the trade that there
are about 5, 000,000 bushels of grain,
mostly corn, headed for primary mar
kets. Receipts of all graina here last
week, totaling 1.I7J.000 bushels, were
smallest since 1000. The mors bearish
traders assumed that this corn would
come to market all at once, which is
not presumable.
Farmers in sections where the corn
Is poor are anxious to sell, regardless
of price, ss they realise that the bulk
of the product will have to bs moved
inside of the next 0 days or not at all,
aa Ha keeping qualities are regarded
as poor.
Elevator Interests are buying low
grade corn and drying It, as Eastern
buyers refuse to handle It otherwise.
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GOVKRVME!fT ARRANGES TO BRING
90,000 FROM P.ORTO RICO.
PRISM A Ml.MSTRR OF WAR IS
(Jl OTED AS BEIU PREPARED.
ROADS BATTLE STILL ON
(Contlnue'l from Kirst rr.
pliancs with Uie Fuel Administration's
ortier waa passed at a special meetlnn
today of the executive committee of
the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association
of Oreater New York.
All of the 10,000 salnon proprietors
were ura-ed to close their places at
sunset tomorrow end If they kept open
during ths dsy they were directed to
use no coal or llahu
rts relieve the saow.
LAXATIVE BROMO yCININS TaSleta taka
la time will prevent oris E. W. OROVII
ifor ss. Sea. v.-Av.,
Air Flak tins .o Hecarded as Decisive
Factor, bat Mack Is Said to Depead
a Eaalaeera aad Crews.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. Z0 I do not
know the Americans, nor do, I know
w.hat they ara capable of dome in this
war. said oeneral von riteln. Prussian
Minister 01 war, in an interview in a
recent Issue of the Budapest! Hirlah.
ine uenerat is quoted, however, as
derlarins; that the central powera are
well prepared tor meeting; America.
Tha War Minister said be did not re
gard air fighting; aa a decisive factor.
He had heard of extensive American
plans In this connection.
"But," he said, "much depends upon
what the American engineers can do
and still more dependa upon whether
efficient, experienped crews can be ob
tained by them.
Speaking of the present situation,
General von Stein said:
"All humanltyjAeslras peace and nat
urally so do I. As a soldier, I know
only one possibility for ending the war,
and that Is victory."
Thers will soon bs a "corps of fer
rets" on ths battle front In France for
the purpose of helping to clear out the
rats now Infesting the galleries In the
ortalk hills left by ths Germans in their
retreat. The ferrets are now being
mobilised. .
As Sooa as Teaaaare Is Available
60.00O More Mea W1U Come to
States to Help. Railroads.
WASHINGTON. Jan. J. Arrange
msnts for the early transportation of
SO.uoO.comnwin laborers to the United
States from 1'orto Rico are being made
by the employment service of ths De
partment of Labor. As soon as ton
nage is available C0.0O0 others will be
brought from Porto Rico and the
Virgin Islands, sufficient, the depart
ment announced today, to take care of
ny shortage In the domestic supply
01 railroad and agricultural workers.
Director-General McAdoo has asked
ths employment service to assist In
supplying the railroads with labor for
maintenance and shop work. The first
men Imported will be sent to tha South
and Southwest for railroad work, with
the understanding that they will be
released for farm service during the
press of tbs agricultural season.
LASTING PEACE IS SEEN
Dr. 3. K. Uart, of Reed College, Dls-
casees Russian Revolution.
In the Boishevikl the Russian com
mon people ees an expression of Tol
stoy's Ideals of a lasting peace. Dr. J.
K. Hart, head of the department of
education at Reed College, told those
gathered at the college vespers yes
terday afternoon. In them, he Indi
cated, were the precursors of the big
world ideal which will come to take
the place of the big guns when the
material issue of ths war has been
swept away.
Dr. Hart spoke from an educational
and psychological analysis of the Rus
sian revolution and with academic free
dom of discussion. He made no effort
to estimate the Boishevikl as a po
litical factor other than to conclude
that should their treating with the
German Imperial government fall. It
may be expected their Influence would
next be felt on the German people as
a whole. "It is a marvel," he said,
"that the German people have not thus
far revolted under their government."
LINE IS DRAWN ON ANT
Mascot of United States Marines
Balks on Insect Diet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. "Jimmy, the
ant-eater." mascot of the United States
Marines in France, just won't eat
ants.
He'll eat anything but ants, although
once in awhile the cook slips it over
on him by camouflaging insects in
scraps of bread. Of course. Jimmy
thinks he's eating raisin bread but
what's the difference? ,
Jimmy became attached to the Ma
rines at Vera Cms. more than two
years ago. and since then has led an
adventuresome life. When the sea
soldiers went overseas he went along.
He greatly puzxles the French pollu
with his choice of foods. He eats all
tha scraps even cigar and cigarette
butts don't go amiss.
In short, he eats anything and every
thing but ants.
INDIAN SCHOOL FUND ASKED
Special Appropriation of $250,000
Urged by Commissioner.
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. TVash
Ingtort, Jan 20. Instead of recommend
ing a special appropriation of 6500
to meet the abnormal expenses of the
Chemawa Indian School, as recommend
ed by Representative Hawley, the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs has asked
for a lump sum appropriation of $250,
000 to meet similar Increases in cost
at Indian schools generally. It devel
oped at Chemawa that because of the
advance in cost of food, supplies, etc,
the regular appropriation made for the
current year will not be ample, and
unless more funds are forthcoming the
school will have to be closed Ions be
fore the end of the present term.
Japan has a population of 84,000,000,
spread over an area of 147.655 square
miles, a territory just a trifle larger
than the state of Montana, which has
a nonulation of 445.000.
Portland
Crematorium
THE
1 cin
man of medi-
Cremation from the
san itary standpoint.
Right In Portland we
have examples of
where the city Is en
croaehlng on the
ceremtery." Dr. Earl
Smith, County Cor
oner. With a better knowl
edge of the comforts
of cremation and the
beauty of such Insti
tutions as the Port
land Crematorium. It .
will rapidly take the
place of all other
forms of disposal.
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