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When we read of the enormous losses suffered by Germany in the last two months alone, the question arising in every mind is apt to be. How long can Germany keep it up? The answer to that question will be a guide in forming an opinion as to the duration of the war, for discussion of the re cent battles by the allies shows that they have settled down to a war of attrition, in which their chief aim is to wear down the enemy's forces to tha point where he can no longer keep up the offensive, and then to the point where he cannot maintain a success ful defensive against the ever-increasing American Army and against the other new accessions to the allies which have not so far entered into the discussion, because their armies have not become active factors in the war. The power of endurance of Ger many and her vassals depends on the number of men they have so far lost permanently, on the annual incre ments of new men and on the new sources upon which they can drawor men and on a comparison with the same figures for the allies. As to German losses we have figures from a German source, which the Exchange Telegraph Company of Great Britain sends from Paris. They were given by the German 'military writer, Karl Bleibtreu, in Das Neue Europa, and they deal exclusively with men killed in fighting and taken prisoners; that is, with men known to have been put out of action till the end of the war. He states these losses from the be ginning of the war to July 31, 1917, at 2.604.961 on the western front and 1.48050 on the eastern front, a total of 4,089,511. He estimates the losses from August 1, 1917, to January 31, 1918, at 367,450, which raises the total to 4,456,961. Addition, of losses in naval . and colonial wars and deatha from illness and wounds, says the dis patch, would make- the grand total considerably exceed 6,000,000. If we add the 525,000 men whom the Brit ish estimate that Germany has lost in the last two months, the total will probably exceed five and three-quarters millions. German man power between the ages of 18 and 45 at the beginning of the war was about 14,000,000. If we deduct 5,760,000, there remain 8,250, 000. On his return from the front Representative Albert Johnson stated the present man power at 10,500,000. Enlistment of boys who have reached military age during the war presum ably explains the difference. Ho stated the present enlistment at 7,000,- 000, from which, presumably, recent losses should be deducted. That was 74.7 per cent of present man power, Austria began the war, according to Sir. Johnson, with 7,000,000 men en listed, had lost down to July 1, 1917 2.223,278 killed, seriously wounded and captured, and now has 4,000,000 men enlisted. No reliable figures are available for Turkey and Bulgaria, but 1,000,000 would be a liberal estimate for the number they can raise. That would bring the total armies of the central powers to 12,000,000 men. France began the war with a man power of 9,000,000, of whom 7.000,000 were put in the field in the first few weeks, had lost to July 1, 1917, 3,197,- 876, and had at the end of three years' fighting 6,000,000 men under arms, or the astonishing rate of 92.84 per cent of her present man power. Great Britain, exclusive of India and the colonies, started with a man power of 12,000,000, of whom about 6,000,000 had been enlisted before the present campaign opened and about 5,000,000 were with the colors at that time. In eddition the colonies had contributed far over a million men, and India has probably provided another million, supplying nearly all the forces for Mesopotamia, Palestine and East Africa. Losses of Great Britain and the colonies to December 1, 1917, total 1,030.000, to which must be added about 260.000 suffered since that date. The present man power is about 11. 000.000 in the British Isles alone, and could keep the army at present strength for several years after that of Ger many began to show a definite de crease, while India cart provide for the eastern campaigns almost unaided. Italy has published no definite totals f losses, but has announced that she has more than four million men under arms. When we add together the forces row in the field for the three prin cipal European allies with an addition of half a million for the smaller na tions of Belgium, Portugal, Serbia and Greece, we have a total of 15,500.000 men actually under arms against 12, 000.000 for the central powers in Eu rope, and there are far larger re serves to draw upon In Great Britain and Italy than in the central empires. With somewhat more thin half a million men in France, the United States has only begun to bring its power to bear. If this country's man power should be in the same propor tion to population as is that of Ger many, it could put 15.600,000 men in the field, or more than all the armies now arrayed against autocracy. Be hind them would still stand the na tions at war with Germany which have not put a man in the field. If tha forces of democracy remain united and exert their full power, they have enough men and resources to reduce the manhood of the central powers to the point where it will not be sum cient to hold the lines and to produce war material for the prosecution of the fight. The latters only hope of replacing- their losses is to subjugate other nations and compel them to fight and work for autocracy. Hence their conduct in enslaving the Bel gians, Poles and Serbs and in calling upon the Poles and Lithuanians to raise armies for them. They now try to extend the same policy to Russia and Finland. The facts above cited are as well known to the German staff as to the American people. It knows that its only chance of overcoming the huge odds against it is to knock out one or other of the allies, or to subdue it by intrigue as it has subdued Russia, be fore the full weight of America begins to be felt. Therefore, it risks all for a knockout in France this Summer. It hopes that at the worst it may post pone a decision until it gets such a grip on Russia that the men of that country will be manufacturing its re sources into war material for the Ger man armies to offset that which America supplies to the allies. When the stage of development and the de gree of skill and intelligence attained by Russia are compared with those of America, all the chances of this last hope will be seen to be against Ger many. Von Hindenburg must know this, wherefore he spends men the more lavishly in striking for a knockout. NOT A QUESTION OF FRIENDSHIP. Mr. West is anxious that the life long friendship of Mr. McNary and himself shall not be shattered, and he proposes that all danger of such a mis fortune be averted by a speechless, headquarterless and" moneyless cam paign. There are other reasons, re lated to the war and its necessities, which the ex-Governor presents with some cogency; but his chief anxiety appears to be the menace to the per sonal relations of the candidates. A campaign properly conducted on both sides involves no necessary con sequence of sundered friendship. Mr. McNary and Mr. West have always belonged to opposing parties; yet they have been close friends. Has their intimacy been maintained on eo infirm a basis that it will not survive this new ordeal? The larger question la, however, as to whether the decision as to a cam paign, or no campaign, rests with the candidates. Each is the chosen rep resentative of a great party for high office. Each has a trust to discharge. The Republican party seeks to elect Mr. McNary, not because he is Mr. McNary, but because he Is its chosen candidate: so with Mr. West and the Democratic party. It is easily conceivable that a politi cal campaign, in view of his previous offer for everybody to withdraw in favor of Mr. McNary. presents certain embarrassments to Mr. West. It is Just as easily conceivable that ac quiescence in any such proposal from Mr. West, suggesting inevitably an easy harmony of understanding be tween them, will present certain em barrassments for Mr. McNeary. It is quite certain that he will do nothing of the kind, unless, Indeed, he shall have consulted with the leaders of his party, and have been so advised. If there are any reasons why a Re publican Senator should be elected, and a Democratic candidate for Sena tor defeated, or vice versa, the people of Oregon are entitled to knpw them. The life-long friendship of Mr. Mc Nary and Mr. West should not stand in the way. It should, on the con trary, be a guaranty of a fair and creditable campaign. SHIPBUILDERS GET GOING. Completion of the first million tons of steel 'ships for the Government marks a distinct stage in the ship building programme. But for delay in providing engines, wooden ships would have added materially to the total, and we may look for quick re sults in that direction from the energy of Mr. Schwab. That is the result of practically one year's work of the Shipping Board, much of which has been taken up with the preliminaries of arranging a programme, adopting designs, letting contracts and building plants, to say nothing of the time wasted in quarrels and changes of programme and design. Production during the rest of 1918 should be several times that of the last year, for the Shipping Board has got going at last. The three big yards will soon begin sending out a steady stream of fabricated steel ships. Many more of the same material will be added by the other steel yards of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, a goodly fleet of wooden craft will come from the Pacific and Gulf coasts, and If the first concrete vessels prove a success, many of that type may swell the total. There is a good chance that the output for 1918 will exceed four million tons deadweight. If the U-boats should continue through this year -the rate of destruc tion which they accomplished in the first four months. American produc tion alone would show a net gain, and that of other nations would probably double the total. But the destruction of shipping is less nearly every month. while U-boats are sunk faster than they are built, and their effectiveness has been diminished by the blocking of Ostend and Zeebrugge. When the new American destroyer fleet goes Into service, it should be possible to patrol the northern exit from the North Sea as effectually as the Chan nel exit is patrolled. That sea would then be a trap in which the U-boats could be ruthlessly hunted, and dan ger to Atlantic shipping would soon end. The year 1919 should be the great year for American shipping and for the American Army. Ten million tons Is the mark set for our shipyards, and that tonnage should put an Amer ican Army in France during the year which, added to those of our three principal allies, should wreck the armies Of Central Europe. FARMS FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. A -plan to provide homes for the disabled soldiers who Will soon begin to return from France is put forward by Jay H. Upton, president of the Oregon Irrigation Congress. It is that the Government set aside 1.000,000 acres of irrigable land in each of the Western states and expend a total of half a billion dollars In its reclama tion, then divide the land into forty acre farms, to be settled by returned, disabled soldiers. He would then pro vide another half billion for loans to the soldiers, with which they could buy farm equipment and stock, the loan to be for twenty-five years with out interest. The work of improve ment would be done by interned ene mies and prisoners of war under guard of soldiers who are unfit for further service at the front. That policy has been adopted by Canada and is being carried out in British Columbia, which has 9000 returned soldiers. This plan has much to commend It. It would adapt to present circum stances the policy of the soldiers' homestead law, under which the armies of the Civil War returned to civil life with little disturbance'and became a great means of settling the West. There is little land ready for occupancy now, but the same reason for providing returned soldiers with farms will exist at the end of this war as ruled in 1865. Many men who have become uprooted from their homes and manner of life will wish to settle down and be independent of wages and risk of unemployment. Former dwellers in cities will have become enamored of outdoor, country life. Some, will seek relief from the din of battle In rural quietude. Sound public policy dictates that men be returned to a self-supporting life as quickly and with as little friction as possible. It also dictates that idle land be culti vated, both to develop our neglected resources and to restore the balance between urban and rural population. Maintenance of Interned enemies and of prisoners in idleness is both demor alizing to them and an imposition on the public. They should earn their living, and cannot do so better than by improving land to be cultivated by American soldiers. The general plan proposed by Mr. Upon might well be extended to cover not only irrigation of the arid land of the West, but drainage of swamp land throughout the country and clearing of logged-off land in the tim ber belts. The Nation will need the product of every available acre to hold the position In the world's commerce which It is destined to win and to. bear the burden of debt which the war-will bequeath. FBOFHFCY. Purely In the interest of an academic and philosophic research for the truth, a contemporary, the Journal, sent a trusted representative throughout parts of the state, prior to the recent election, with instructions to report in detail the exact majorities by which Mr. Olcott was to defeat Governor Wittycombe in several counties. It was a commission which was scien tifically performed. How could there be any error in ascertaining and pub lishing any fact already determined and known in the Journal office? Major premise: We want Olcott to beat Withycombe. Minor premise: Olcott will beat Withycombe, If we can Induce the public to think he will beat . Withycombe. Conclusion: Tell 'em so. It may be interesting to follow the inspired prophet on his rounds, at least part way. Let us quote his first great triumph In his forecast of what was to happen in Lane County. Here is a paragraph: There seems to be a man or less general Inclination among followers of the contest (In Lane County) to guess the Governor Into tho second place, Olcott being the leader, and the field trailing along. The modesty with which our peri patetic chronicler loaded on the dear public responsibility for this interest ing observation will be obvious. Seventy-five precincts in Lane are in, and they show Withycombe 1627. Olcott 604. Close, quite close. Passing on to Albany, our reporter gave forth this gem: Ths political prognostlcators (of Albany) . . say It Is nip and tack between Olcott and tha Governor in Linn County. Complete returns: Withycombe 1464, Olcott 850. That is not the general idea of nip and tuck. " The wanderer rose to further heights of anticipatory Inveracity (uncon scious, of .course) at Corvallis and Dallas. For example: Governor Withycombe will not carry his old home of Benton County, ... nor do the wise ones of Dallas and Polk County -believe he stands more than a fighting chance of carrying Polk County. Benton County was singularly un observant of our Journalistic neigh bor's desifes. The result: Withy combe 660, Olcott 468. Polk (incom plete): Withycombe 711, Olcott 646. Let us cross the Mountains to East ern Oregon and see what our faithful friend found there. He told it in this wise: Umatilla County la going to give Its vote to Olcott. There was no little excitement In Umatilla when the startling announce ment of what it was to do was made: and some frenzied financiers offered to wager $1000 that Withycombe would carry the county. But, of course, the Journal was calmly superior to all vulgar monetary considerations, and treated the proposed bet with the con temptuous silence which It deserved. Would It not shortly be vindicated by the event? It was, in this fashion: Withycombe 977, Olcott 487. Now, for the grand summing up. Coming home our traveler wrote at length of his impartial observations, and said: The country result will be relatively elose between Olcott, Moser and Withycombe, with Bimpson a close contender for place. Out side Multnomah County that Is, over the state at large ttfe conclusion Is easily de- duclble from ths apparent drlft-of expressed sentiment, supported by reports from all available sources, that Olcota will lead the Governor under tha wire. We have not yet at hand all the exact figures, but we are Justified in saying that the vote of Mr. Moser was not close to Mr. Withycombe's. The closeness of Mr. Olcott in the coun trymay be said to have been approx imately 18,000 or 14.000 votes (minus what he needed). He was shy about 5000 in Multnomah County, making the sunt of his closeness about 18,000 votes too little. Moral: Prophecies never count in the ballot box. FINLAND A GERMAN PROVINCE. That they may be appraised at their true value, reports of the welcome given at the capital of Finland to the White Guard should be read in the light of events and Of Finnish senti ment before the war. The prevailing sentiment was hatred of Russia, and, when the Red Guard was sent by the Bolshevik! to aid the Socialists, who are strong in Finland, in establishing a Socialist republic as a member of a proposed Russian federation, this fact seems to have been used by Ger man agents in arousing the people against the invaders and their Finnish allies. German policy was also aided by the murder, pillage and general lawlessness of the Red Guard. Hence the German army, which went to help the White Guard in crushing the Red Guard. Hence also the sending of troops by the western allies to co operate with the Bolshevikl in pre venting the railroad from Petrograd to the Mur man coast Of the Arctic Sea from falling into the hands of the White Guard, for that would mean the Germans. If any doubt existed as to control by Germany of the White Guard, from which the present government of Finland is taken, it would be re' moved by the hints at monarchy thrown out by General Mannerheim a distinct German name on his tri umphal entry into Helsingfors, and In the tone of an article which was pub lished on March 8 in the official paper Of the White Guard government, and of which a subscriber has kindly fur. nlshed The Oregonlan with a transla tion to be found in another column. This article contains evidence of hav ing been made in Berlin, for it breathes hatred of the allies' and is filled with fulsome eulogy of Germany. It also uses such a characteristically German expression as "steely strength. The flat contradiction between Ger man policies in Russia and Finland is an example of the readiness with which the Kaiser adapts any means to his end. In Russia he helped the Bol shevik! against the moderate revolu tionists because the latter are the pro war party, but in Finland he Joined forces with the White Guard against the Red Guard, which is the military arm of the Bolshevik!, for he desired to separate Finland completely from Russia in order to gain full control of the east shore of the Baltic Sea and to provide a throne for another Hohen zollern. If the Finns should offer opposition to his designs, their new government may expect the same un ceremonious treatment as was given to the Ukraine Rada, which no sooner proved intractable than it was dis solved by German soldiers, though a few months ago it was defended by Germany from the Bolshevikl. The .treaty recognizing the Independence of the Ukraine Is fresh" in all minds, but a little thing like that does not stand in the way; It Is just another scrap of paper The allies cannot safely remain In different to German movements in Finland, for Germany may be expected to move on to their exclusion from Kola, the Arctic terminus of the Mur- man railroad, and from Kem, where the road touches the White Sea. Kola is Russia's only ice-free port on the Arctic and the railroad has been built since the war began as a route for foreign supplies to reach Petrograd At the farthest point the road is only 150 miles from the Finnish border, and Germany would be as indifferent to boundaries there as in the advance into the interior of ttussla and the Ukraine, even to the Crimea. In its present disordered condition, Russia is powerless to protect this road, and the present nominal government is so frankly hostile to the allies that no nice scruples should restrain the latter from doing so. The British government seems to have waited until it had clear evidence that the Sinn Fein were acting in collusion with Germany before arrest ing them. Its aim may well have been to stamp the Intended revolt as a pro-German movement instead of a movement to "liberate" Ireland. It would thus deprive the Sinn Feiners of any sympathy which they might have won outside of Ireland on the latter plea, also of some support from Irishmen who are as averse to help ing Germany as they are to helping England. The government also struck before the outbreak had begun, not being asleep, as it was in. 1916. It may the more readily pass the home rule bill, because it may consider that the element which alms at lndepend ence and which plots armed treason has been eliminated. The American people will generally approve President Wilson's appeal for an army of which the only limit shall be the force necessary to win, but he can get that, in fact, without a blank check from Congress. Ik would only be necessary for Congress to authorize an Army with an ample, margin be yond the number of men who could be drafted, equipped and trained be fore its next session. An Army of 2.600,000 men was authorzled at the last session, but that force has not yet been raised, though Congress is again In session, ready to authorize a fur ther Increase. Even if the capacity to house, equip and train men should be unlimited, tonnage available for transportation will still place a limit until all shipyards are working to capacity. All Portland should do honor to Italy on the third anniversary of that country's declaration of war. Italy has suffered Intolerable wrongs from Austria and Germany, and was in veigled into alliance with them as a means of preventing it from exacting redress. Its frontiers were vulnerable, it was in the economic power of Ger many, and great courage was needed to make the decisive step, at a time, too, when Germany began the resist less drive into Russia. The land of Garibaldi should be hailed as a worthy comrade of America in the war for democracy. A deputy warden at the penlten tiary has resigned as outgrowth of fracture of discipline. If there is an other place outside the Army where discipline must be kept intact, it is that kind of institution, where the head is responsible for its conduct. The explosion at Oakdale had natural cause. In fiction, plants are blown up by means of long-distance rays, which cannot be done in real activities. Somebody blundered and is not alive to tell. Semenoffs campaign in Siberia may prove to be the small cloud in the east which shall glow Into a storm, gathering the latent might of Russia against the Germans and their dupes or tools. Elbert Bede Is a good editor of the Cottage Grove Sentinel, and the people of Lane County kindly Insist he shall stay such and keep out of the Legis lature. Really, the people know best. The two victims of eating raw pork. dead at Salem, are said to have been Russians, but even people of the be nighted race should know better in these days of enlightenment. A man given an indeterminate sen. tence in the Washington penitentiary has a record of two terms served in the California Legislature. It's a life of ups and downs at best. While arrest of Sinn Feiners by wholesale was necessary, the Idea of landing German troops to assist In an uprising is absurd. It cannot be done. Union of Japan and China to save Siberia from Germany means troops. and they must be sent. The ancient bugaboo of a "yellow peril is dead. Nellgh, Neb., scene of the latest de struction, is on the cyclone circuit. The county .has had much experience. Professor Lo Monaco's sugar cure for tuberculosis will go strong with the candy eaters. Only the blind cannot know of the Red Cross movement, and somebody will tell them. . Good time for the perennials to quit running. Are you eating as much ice cream as you should? A Line o Type or Two, Hets tke Lime, Let the Qalpe Fall -Where) They May. , After the WU. Von Hindenburg and all his crew. Immune" from condemnation. Can come to town and lecture to The Woman' Federation. W. R. Polygamy is needed to rebuild the German race, a Taut writer declares. but "a decent form must be found for It." What would be your idea of a decent form of polygamy? "Get up! the chambermaid she cried: "tiet ud. you lazy sinner! We need the sheets for tablecloths, and it's nearly time for dinner. (Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.) Experienced chambermaid wanted. who understands waiting on table; no washing or ironing; high wages and good home. Beg Tear Parson. (Port Clinton. O.. News-Democrat.) Tho Hun-Engliehr-Zeitung. edited by Kuesthardt, gathered in some more noose" last week. He accused tne restaurant men of increasing the price of regular meals to 60 cents, and prom ised to correct tne statement wnen a leading restaurant proprietor proved to him that it was not so. Restaurants have sot raited the price of regular meals. When you purchase a ticket meals oost 25 cents; regular meals are So cents. Mr. Warren says that as long as the prices of meats and vegetables remain where they are he does not con template increasing the price. "The boy Jumped down from off a railing. The Trlb. Why teach die scnonst lengevitcn in the publlo achoolsT Subscribe to the Trlb. A Wheese Krone Paaeh. Miss Nina Boyle has written sn arti cle for a morning paper on -wny i Want to be an M. P." we are re minded of the man whose son anxious to enter Parliament. He sought the advice of a seasoned veteran, ana was recommended to consult a doctor, as a piece of bone might be pressing on the young man s brain. Either Way. But Wheat Writing; to Ire land Do Not Place the Ued One Above the Green. Blr Having consulted CoL Ed., the H. H. Vox Pod- and other. I appeal to you. Is it good form, when owing a red and green one on out-of-town cor respondence, to place the green one in the corner, or vice versaT J. in- German papers are busy explaining why the German defensive has not gained further territory by Its gallant resistance. As the Cologne Gazette once assured its sweet scented readers. "the robber assault upon us has laiieo. The Dark Cava?!. Margaret Wddmer. "Death comes to set thee free. Oh greet him cheerily As a true friend." , . . Slntram. X am the Dark Cavalier; X am the last lover. My arms shall welcome you when other arms are urea; I stand to wait for you, patient In the darkness. Offering f orgetf ulness of all that yea desired. I ask no merriment, no pretense of aladness. I can love heavy lids, and lips with out their rose: Though you are sorrowful you will not wearr me I will not go from you though all the tired world goes. I am the Dark Cavalier; X am the last lover. I promise faithfulness no other lips mar keen: Safe In my bridal place, comforted by darkness. Tou shall lie happily, smiling In your sleep. Next to Prussian militarism the arreatest foe to democracy and world peace is the internationalist of the Trotsky stripe. Even those of us who are not crazy about democracy greatly prefer It to existence under a Bolshevik moon. Rlqaeeneta. No. Phyllis, habitues of the bald headed row are not necessarily In their second childhood; they are merely calf lovera. Amaryllis of Hyde Park buys three cent stamps to flatter lo-a admirers; Kansas Clfy Chloe. clinging to the ante-bellum twos, pastes a pair on her Interstate billets-doux. We find that the impartial green Is the only safe bet, and fill our pockets with none other. But it took us months to think of It. R1QUARIUS. All Be Get Was the Wagrea. (From the Duel County. 8. D., Advo cate.) In last week's paper was published a notice that Mr. Kluckman had pur chased my dray line buslnesa I wish to state that he did buy my dray wagon but not my buslnesa I take this means of notifying my many custo mers, and others that wish first-class service, that I am still In the draylng business and will continue such until 1 give notice myself of disposal. FRANK BOOTHBT. "The publlo will be adequately served under the new arrangement, said a railroad administration announcement, but probably more upper bertha will be sold." More briefly, the. publlo will be ade quately served with upper bertha The Bachelor Clam. "Shf ahuddera he. "It's a shy. sad Ufa In my sheltered shuttered shell. And I sometimes algh for a sly shad wife From the shimmering shining swell. But I love my shelf en the shingly shoal. Where the spent waves slide and hies. And I would not climb from the shield ing slime Of my life of shingle bllsa No, I would not gad with a mad sea shad Nor nest with a molluso mate. To long for the selfish lift I had As a shellfish celibate," PAN. 'T know I am at one with you In firm confidence that the Almighty will lead our good cause to victory." Dor Kaiser. As Agnes Reppller once happily re marked, the German is very much at home in Zlon. Other 8 twees t a ( Brow Please Write. Sir The gentleman from Massachu setts and I differ in regard to the locu tions "May IT" and "May I not?" The first Is grammatloal. the second Is not. By using It I am asking if I may refrain from doing that which I really want and Intend to do. It is neither "good grammar" nor "horse sense." I studied "Brown's English grammar back in old Pennsylvania. J. M. H. "Mrs- Wellington locates a site for preserving." Florida Times-Union. Can the Kaiser! As there Is no competition In rail roading now, there shall be no more advertising, and so the "Twentieth Cen tury" Is to be referred to as the "11:40." Thus Mr. McAdoO. aocordlng to report. That strikes us as an unusually good will win the war. Don't waste I them." WHITE GUARD IN )UD Willi HrX. Soeh Cooeluaaoat Cleasieel rna rtmu Official Paper hr Translator. ASTORIA, Or., May 18. (To the Edi tor.) The following' article Is a close translation of an editorial published on March S, 1918. In Valkotnen Suomi. -The White Finland." an official paper of the "White Guard government." printed at Was. Finland. It breathes hatred against the allies and eulogizes Germany In terms which should leave no doubt whatever but that the preaent so-called government of Finland Is nothing but s. part and parcel of the horribles Junker system of Germany, waging a common fight with it and for its ambitions and Katserlstlc' purposes: HA1U GERM ANSI Friends, allies! Welcome to our shore's! We. too, ahall now rise to battle; we. too, have, at last, the opportunity to alien our. selves asalnat the destroyers of nations. against oppression and barbarity. Gladly and proul;y ahall we step alongside you. Welcome to Finland! You. Germane, have been our teachers In the arts of peace and war. To your land we went to learn when nations rivalled only In the fields of science, art. economlo and Intellectual activity. In that rivalry also you held the hlshest place and that la why we obtained our best learnlas from yon. i And when the terrible trial of etrenrlh with arms and all means began between the nations, our moat enthuslaatlo young men hurried over to you to learn, while battling in your ranks, the alonous art of victory. Throughout this lone. ruMft-v.tr eon- inct we have admiringly observed your magniricent righting. We have had to keep our tnougnts hidden and restrain our tongues. We have not been able publicly to snow now our thoughts, hearts and sent! men is awelled with loo while vou wen breaking the horrible Iron shackles which were being prepared for you. for ua and tor many other natlona. to subdue your great strength and to destroy us. smaller. altogether. Now we can express our senti ments, give vent to our admiration and gratitude; now our thanks are due In pub lie: now we shall loin to you with our entnualastlc. blooming strength. vv come to your side as allies, friend We have seen that in this battle of nations your, and only your, arms have opened ways io ireeuom tor small natlona. lour steely strength has smashed and will further smaah the powers of egotistic nations of rulers and oppreesors. That Is why we trust In you and with calm, confident minds, bright look and unfaltering steps come to gether with you to wage the common fight. The cause for which you have strained your strengtn. shed your blood and saerl need everything, is great, most Important, uw ana diimiui to you. our, the Flour, cause is equally great, dear and lofty, and n possioie. we regard it even greater and more blissful. We hsva lust bn intro duced to the freedom which has been yours tor centuries. we iook to lire ss a youth who goes out to the world with big hopes and lovely mind. That la why we want to exert all our strength, that la why we rely on you. and that I why we are con fident of victory. Hall. Germans! Welcome to the shores ( our dear Inland. Hall, friends, allleal 6UBSCK.lBi.lt. Hew Kaiser Reads Tweaty-thlrd Psalm. 1. The Lord is my own particular German shepherd; I shall not want, though a few of my subjects may suf fer temporary inconveniences. 1. He maketh me to lie down In green pastures, formerly the property of Bel gium, France, Roumanla, Russia and Serbia, but now my own. because I have been allowed to lie there. He leadeth me beside the still waters of the Dar danelles, which I will keep forever after. 1. He restoreth my soul, but says nothing about restoring the devastated portions o France. Belgium, snd Ser bia, so I can't be expected to do lt He leadeth me in the paths of righteous ness for his name's sake", thus show ing that those who consider my glo rious deeds to be wrong are hopeless Idiots. If he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, there can be nothing wrong In killing women and children and encouraging my brave troops to acts of f rightfulness In order to make my enemien respect me. 4. Yea. though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. and my mailed fist and my staining sword do the rest. 6. Thou preparest a table before me In the presence of mine enemies by giving me the Russian wheat fields through the folly of the Bolshevikl; thou anolntest my head with oil by giving me the Roumanian oil wells; my cup runneth over, though not as much as It will when I have Imposed my will on the foul and traitorous Americana . Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell In the house of the Lord forever. If I find anyone else trying to crowd in with me. I'll use any Influ ence to have him sunk without trace. KENNETH L. ROBERTS. Beldler and Faralture Installment. PORTLAND, May 18. (To the Edi tor.) In case a man la drafted and taken to war who has bought furniture on Installment and has It half paid for, can the furniture company step In and take It without first reimbursing him, or waiting until the parties holding it car. hear from him? Please answer at once as the furni ture company wants to take possession of the furniture. O. B. Under provision of law approved In March 1918. the furniture company cannot exercise the forfeiture provision of an installment contract entered into prior to approval of the law by a sol dier subsequently drafted, except by action In a court of competent Juris diction. It Is a misdemeanor punish able by fine or imprisonment or both for It to resume possession otherwise. Upon the hearing of such action the court may order repayment of prior Installments as a condition of termin ating the contract or may on Its own motion and shall, on application of the soldier or some one active in his be half, order a stay, unless the court finds that military service does not affect the ability of the soldier to pay. Xe "Xatloaal" Holidays. PORTLAND. May 18. (To the Editor.) It is with no small degree of hesita tion that I venture to take issue with The Oregonlan, - buttressed as it must be with so many sources of information not handily in reach of ths ordinary newspaper reader. Twice, within a few weeks, it has replied to inquirers that there Is no such, thing as a "National legal holi day, that la In the sense of being au thorised by Congressional enactment. There are several days observed as "holidays,": and. by custom and con sent, so known, and there is one made "legal" by Congressional statute La bor day. After all these years of "holiday" ob servances this will com as a surprise to many, as It did to me, that the on and only "legal" holiday is Labor day. H. E. T. MANN1NO. The act of Congress making Labor day a legal holiday, applies only to the District of Columbia ' Weight of Yellow Ptaex. PORTLAND, May 18. (To the Ed itor.) Will you please publish replies to the following: (1) Weight of green yellow pine log It feet long, 14 inches diameter large end. 18 Inches diameter small end. tl Weight of green yellow pine logs per cubic foot. (J) Weight per board foot of green yellow pine lumber. (4) Weight per board foot of seasoned (or dry) yellow pine lumber. A SUBSCRIBER. These figures here are all for West ern yellow ptne and are furnished by the United States Forestry Office. (1) 1101 pounds exclusive of bark. (J) 48 pounda 1 S 8S4 pounds. (4) l.U pounda In Other Days. Tweuty-Sve Tear As. From The Oregonlsa of May It, ls. Governor Pennoyer, because of the President's action in reference to the Geary Chinese registration law, says Mr. Cleveland should be impeached. Mr. Pennoyer said that the President had "entered Into collusion" with the Chi nese Minister. Quarantine. I. X. The Spanish steam er having on board the Spanish Infanta Eulalia. the official representative In this country of Queen Regent Christina, has arrived. Henry Villard has authorised the statement that he would retire from the Northern Pacific Rallrosd soon. He had planned to quit March 1. but stayed to help handle some of the financing. The contract has been let for a new opera-house at Pendleton. The Citizens' cartv was laid awav by ths two old political parties yester day. Half a Ceattarr Age. From The Oregonlan. May 20, 1968. The Union Republican National con vention assembles today in Chicago. Samuel F. Kerns and Mlsa !.!! Claggett, of East Portland, and Oliver H. Clement, of Montana, and Miss Ara bella R. Shrlner, of Portland, were mar- nea Aiay is. Stephen Coffin has resigned as presl dent of the board of directors of the Oregon Iron Works. W. K Leverldg was elected in his place. Frank McCann's soiree at Ore Flno Hall tonight promises to be a pleasant affair. The daughter of John P. Walker fell downstairs and broke her arm. Judge Smith returned Monday after an extensive stumping tour in Willam ette Valley counties. Pershing Repudiate Statement. PORTLAND. May 18. (To the Edi tor.) For the honor and good sense of the commander-in-chief of the Amer ican expeditionary forces 1 beg you to publish the following cablegram sent by General Pershing to the Morning Star, of New Orleans: Amerleaa Kxpedltlonary Fore. Office of the Commander-in-Chief. Franc. Feb. 2. 181S.H Editor th Morning Star. 805 Camp street. New Orleans. La. ) With reference to your article quoting from other paperu a meesag purporting to be a warning from me to the American people In which I com mented on the strength of Germany and the probable duration of th war snd th attitude of th Vatican toward the Central Powers. I wish to stats emphatically that the statements contained therein and at tributed to me were never made by m. Your very aincr)y. JOHN J. PERSHING. This brands as false "General Per shlng's Message to the American Peo ple." which was printed by the Chris tian Science Monitor and by the Amer ican Patriotic Educational League, re printed In a leaflet for a gullable few whose prejudices will make them be lieve even the most absurd and ridicu lous statement. M. A. BALESTRA. Meaning ef Nationality. AURORA Or. May 18 (To the Edi tor.) What Is a person's nationality, who was born In a foreign country, for instance. In Germany, Austria or Switz erland and who became an American cltlsen by naturalisation? A claims that they are Americans by the act of being naturalised while B says th land they were born in would designete their nationality. The liberty loan com mittee In this part of the country marked everyone born In a foreign country accorrlntr to their nationality, notwithstanding the fact that they are American citizens. Who Is right? AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. "Natlonallty"may be properly used In several applications. It may be em ployed to Indicate membership of a race or birth in a particular country or allegiance to a designated nation. The Intent of your liberty loan committee was clear and w think cot subject to criticism. Aurtloa of Elk frire. PORTLAND. May 18. (To th Edi tor.) I understand that it Is the inten tion of the local lodge of Elks to give a picnic next Sunday somewhere In th mountains and at the same time lib erate the herd of elk now confined In the City Park as the local authorities are unwilling longer to bear the ex pense of the upkeep. I would like to make the suggestion that the animals be butchered and auc tioned off some day during the present week and that the entire proceeds of the sale be turned over to the Red Cross' fund. Meat Is scarce and high In price and venison Is a delicacy that would be appreciated by thousands of our citi zens. I believe a handsome sum could be realized from the auction for the most deserving of all war funda A prominent citizen should be select ed to conduct the auction. DR. B. E. WRIGHT. Oregsa's Draft Contribution. TOPPENISH. Wash.. May 18. (To th Editor.) I have been advised that previous to April. 1(18. Oregon had not furnished any men under the selective draft that the enlistments had been so great none were drafted. . Please advise me If this la correct and if Incorrect the approximate num ber of men who have been drafted out of Oregon up to April 1. B. R. 6TURM. The city of Portland and 14 eountles of the state had no quotas In the first draft. From the remainder of the state 717 men were furnished. FREE BOOKS FREE I3TFOR MAT! OX. The service rendered by The Oregonlan Information Bureau at Washington In distribution of publications is designed to be continuous. From time to time new books have been listed, but those pre viously announced are still avail able. Either of the following may be obtained for a.l-cent stamp to cover cost of mailing. There 1 no charge of any kind: Book on Canning. "German War Practlcea" Book on Colds. Garden Book. Book on Knitting. War Cookbook. Book on Navy. Book on Drying Frulta Book of Recipes. Bread Book. "How War Came to Amerioa." Write today and aSk for free copy. Inclose a 8-cent stamp for return postage and be sure to write your nam and address plainly. Direct your letter to The Oregonlan I nformatlon Bureau, Frederic J. Haakln, director, Washington. D. C. P. S. The Oregonlan Informa tion Bureau at Washington will answer ny question you may nhmlt. Answer will be sent by letter. Just Inelos a l-cnt stamp for return postage. Do not writ to The Oreronlan at Portland for the books or for letter replies to question. Not carefully th addraas given abova f