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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 10, 1918. PEACE PROPAGANDA IKES NEW STAR! J Count Czernin, in Published : ( Article, Professes to Speak I" for German Majority. . CROWN - PRINCE ASSAYED Fan-Germans and Socialists, Two Extremes of Party Lines, ITnlte in Condemning Recent War Interview. ' AMSTERDAM, SepL-S. Another shot from the Teutonic peace propaganda artillery has been fired by Count Czernin, the former Austro-Hungarlan Minister of Foreign Affairs. In an ar ticle Jn the Vienna Neue Frele Presse lie favors the idea of a league of Stations. The Count saya an overwhelming majority of th German people, with the Emperor at its head, honestly de- Fires Mr lasting peace. Be holds that i the authoritative factors !n the Berlin J cabinet today 'openly favor the pro- posal of a league or nations ana tnat Karon Burian, the Austro-Hungarlan i i 3 ferlng from the pernicious campaign of falsification. The government now actually prints the few journals still appearing In Petrograd and Moscow. Instead of there being a demand for a Bolshevik regime In Finland, as the Soviet papers represent, nine tenths of the Finns hold up their hands in horror when Bolshevism is men tioned. Swedes Object to Bolshevism. The Bolshevik idea is equally for bidding to the great majority of the Swedes who are paying no attention to the violent propaganda of the Bolshe vik agents in Stockholm. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. British and French consular and other officials throughout - Bolshevik controlled Rus sia are under arrest pending the out come of negotiations now going on be tween the allied governments, and the Soviet authorities. Armour Reports Arrests. News of the wholesale arrests reached the state department today In a message from Norman Armour, sec retary of the United States embassy in Russia, who has arrived at Stock holm. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 9. The Soviet government of Russia is willing to prepare for the exchange of diplomats with Great Britain If Holland. Norway and Sweden will undertake to guaran tee that the Bolshevik representatives at London are. given a safe conduct home. WILSON AND DOUBLE CREEL TARGET splracy to obstruct the sale of liberty bonds, declaring he believed those re sponsible for the prosecution were war profiteers. - Shafts of Criticism Hurled by Fofdney of Michigan ifi House Debate. POLITICAL CHARGE MADE Foreign Minister, is not antagonistic tionaries have been shot as a reprisal to this idea. s "Threfore," Count Czernin concludes, "there is nothing to prevent the cen tral powers working out the funda r; mental, principles -of this new world I order and in bringing ' them beiore 1. the world." . ' AMSTERDAM. Sept In a lecture t en the war in Berlin, Lieutenant-Gen -j eral von FreytagrLoringhoven. deputy r rhief of general staff, contended tha J the present crisis on the western front t lees than many others during the i' 'ar. ' . -Nanking Declared Lacking. c He added that nothing like a dec! anon was in prospect. He said: g "The thing now is to push things f so that Great Britain and America f; recognize our Invincibility in defen V sive war. We lack neither men, war 2 material nor raw material to hold out WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. From the ' two extremes of German party lines, t the Socialists and the Pan-Germans, the Crown Prince Is being attacked for f liis recent interview denying respon sibllity for the war. 2 An official dispatch from France to - days says the Socialist paper, Chim 2 lit Volstimme, declares that if the government premeditates a peace of 5 fensive, the Crown Prince must not be X named as one of Its spokesmen, as "his bellicose past, his notorious attacks, his T "untimely manifestations at the Reichs - tag and elsewhere, are ' In complete Z contradiction with the way of speak lng he now wishes to adopt." T Bellicose Speech Recalled. ; Another Socialist paper, the Arbel- ter Zeitung of Essen, ironically recalls , the Crown Princes speech to a regl 5 xnent at Langthur, in which he said f "The happiest day in my life will be - the day when the war breaks out. Germany is not on the verge of starvation, Ira Nelson Morris, Amer- lean minister to Sweden, said today in . reminding the American people that f every energy must be put into the war. - Mr. Morris said his statement re- garding the food situation was based on many reports from reliable sources which had reached him at Stockholm. ; It was prompted by many published - reports regarding conditions in the German empire which had come to his ; attention since he recently returned ; to the United States. i "There can be no question," the i minister said, "that there is a shortage . of most of the essentials of life, but tj to state that this borders on the verge of starvation is erroneous and mis- leading. " - Army Fed First. i "In the case of the army, there has been but slight deprivation. The army f. Has been fed at the expense of the i civilian population X "In the manufacturing districts and , the more densely populated sections of German Poland there has been much , Buffering, Mr. Morris said. v While this had impaired the effi J eiency of the German workman, it was A a mistake, he added, to believe it had provoked a strong sentiment . toward a. revolution or a general lessening of 7 me loyalty oi tne people. SEMETIC ELEMENT RULES fContlnoed From First Page.) watched the rise and decline of the Bolshevik power those acts appear as the brutal efforts of ambitious leaders to perpetuate the rule of a minority ao small and ao unjust that It could not maintain Itself for single day witnout tne aid or armed force. Tne soisneviK ana German news papers and propagandists have the field all to themselves in supplying iiussia witn information. Iaolatloa Almost Complete. Bolshevik Russia now stands In ab solute telegraph isolation from the rest or the world with the single exception of the outlet through Germany. Telegraphing is no longer possible through the Ukraine. Finland, Siberia or isortn Russian ports. Consequently the Bolshevik wireless service and the German censored and German colored dispatches alone supply the outside wurld with Russian news. As a matter of fact, there is con stant friction between the Bolshevikl and the Germans over the transmission of information and they are making wholesale charges and counter charges of unfairness In the treatment of the news. Meantime the neutral nations, ins well as the belligerents, are suf- Get Rid of That Persistent Cough If yen are subject to weak latin, heed the eoush as a warning. ECKMAN'S ALTER ATIVE may aid you la stopping tb couch, la addition. It Is a valuable tonlo and , health-builder In each cases. 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In Smolensk, 24 large land owners and the former Moscow Archimandrite, Makarl, have been shot as a reprisal or for the attempt made on the life of Premier Lenine. The first list of hostages who, it is threatened, will be shot in the case of a fresh attempt at a counter revolt. contains 121 names, including those of the Grand Dukes, M. Verkhovski, War Minister under Premier Kerensky; Prince Shakhovsky, Minister of Public Aid in the Lvoff cabinet; a number of bankers and Serbian officers, the edi tor of the Bourse- Gazette and a number of generals. - Free Trade Literature Declared to Be Circulated Through Malls by Committee on Public Information. DENTISTS TO HAVE AUTOS M ucli Seeded Facilities at Camps to Be Provided. NEW YORK. Sept. . In an effort to provide greater service facilities for dentists attached to the 42 American training camps, members of the Pre paredness League of American Dentists are raising funds to supply an automo bile to the dental department at each camp. At some camps these officers have been obliged to walk long distances daily going from one dental clinic to another, wasting much valuable time. It is said that their working hours have been in some instances from 6 in the morning to 12 at night. Already three cars are on their way to the camps, those with the greatest need being served first. Camp Green leaf-Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and Camp upton will be the first to receive these cars. 1 DEMOCRAT SEEKS OFFICE Thirty Republicans Are After Jobs in Clarke County. 18 VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) Tomorrow will be primary day in Clarke County and voters will se lect from among the 30 Republicans for the 18 offices to be filled, and one lone Democrat, Carl Landerholm, who aspires to be County Superintendent of Schools. Little Interest has been taken in pol itics this year. The vote no doubt to morrow will be light. What the Demo crate will do is not yet publicly known. but they have not filed a ticket, save for the one candidate mentioned. This is a strongy Republican counay. 25 COUPLES ARE MARRIED Cupid Continues to Enjoy Rush of Business In Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash- Sept. 9. (Spe claL) The rush for the marriage 11 cense counter continues this month, and today no less than 25 couples were married here. Of this number 18 men will be in the draft and will register Thursday. Most of the men were over 31. but some were under 21. In August 303 couples were married in Vancouver, the largest number in any month since the county has been organized. DIVORCED PAIR REMARRY Couple Separated Three Tears Are Wedded at Albany. ALBANY, Or, Sept.- 9. (Special.) After having been . separated about three years, Thomas J. era t tree, of Elmira. and Mrs. Sadie Crabtree. of Scio, were remarried here today. Before being divorced they had lived together many years. RENCH CLOSE IN ON FOE (Continued From First PagaO is based upon an excellent method through which the allied commander-in-chief was able uninterruptedly to retain the initiative for a period of more than six weeks. In connection with the probable fur ther course of tne fighting in the im mediate future, the Echo de Paris points out that the allied command la not of the type to gamble with fortune and that it is not likely to hurry an ffort to capture lines so strongly held that losses disproportionate to the re sults could be risked in taking them. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. Criticism of the war revenue bill by the Republican spokesman occupied the House today in the general debate. Inequalities and Inconsistencies in levying taxes, characterized as un necessarily high, and charges of waste in Government expenditures were the principal complaints made In speeches by Representatives Fordney, of Michi gan, and Moore, of Pennsylvania. Both promised to vote for the bill despite their criticisms. Hearings by the Senate finance com mittee on the bill resumed today -were confined to objection to minor provi sions. Excessive taxation and a failure to raise tariff rates were -emphasized by Representative Fordney, who said the bill proposed to secure 45 per cent of this years actual expenditures ti,- 000,000.000 exclusive of allied loans) by taxation. As alleged extravagance In expendi tures, Mr. Fordney cited Government contracts, some, he said, netting profits up to 1000 per cent. - Minority Declared Helpless. ' There were touches of politics In to day's discussion. While partisanship had not entered into framing the bill. Representative Fordney charged that President Wilson alone has shown par tisan politics, and Mr. Moore said the Republican minority was helpless In framing the bill. Among instances of alleged waste of Government money. Representative Fordney Included certain publications issued by Chairman Creel, of the com mittee on public Information, who, he said, should be "kicked out." Repre sentative Moore called attention to the aircraft expenditures and "cost plus" contracts covering contractors' taxes. The President, Mr. Fordney declared, was the only official of the Govern ment for whom politics had not been adjourned. Mr. Creel, he charged, was circulating free trade tariff literature through the committee, on public in formation. "At a time like this," said he, "when the people are called upon to contribute to the point of complaining, their money is spent for political clap-trap." Democrats Rally in Defense. Attacks on Mr. Creel's bureau rained from the Republican side, but a defense was made by the Democrats. Urging an investigation of Govern ment contracts which Include taxes on contractors' expenses. Representa tive Madden, of Illinois, declared they "are not only an outrage, but also an iniquity, and the sooner investigated the better." Suggestions by Mr. Moore for a tax of 33 a bale on cotton stirred members from the cotton states. Representative Hardy of Texas, pro tested that wheat and corn were not taxed, and Representative Crip, of Georgia, declared cotton-growers were patriotic enough to pay a tax, but it would be unfortunate. Mr. Moore replied that the Govern ment was controlling prices of wheat, corn and other agricultural products and ought to tax cotton to equalize conditions. Steel, he said, already was heavily taxed. Representative Moore, citing Presi dent Wilson's revenue address to Con gress, said the "President's hand in the preparation of the bill is plainly evi dent." "There was little else for the Re publican minority to do but help in good faith to bring in a bill as free from injustice and inequalities as could be obtained under existing conditions," he said. "The bill would not have come to the House In" its present form if the responsibility had rested upon a Re publican' Administration." . - Democratic Factions Defined. In the committee' work, be said, there were "several kinds of Demo crats the 'eat- em-alive variety ana the 'go-slow' brand," and an "Adminis tration or Treasury wing," wnose raa lcalism was tempered by discussion. Facility in floating liberty loans, he said, apparently was responsible for abandonment of plans to place a heav ier surtax on unearned incomes and also for failure to make a greater in crease in larger Income surtaxes. The changes, he contended, fllscrim- lnate against men with smaller in comes and hamper their purchase of liberty bonds, largely left to extremely wealthy men. If this bill, by raising me normal income tax," he said, and reducing In proportion the higher surtaxes, will have the effect of preventing the masses from purchasing liberty bonds it may not be satisfactory, to its trainers." Political Coincidence Cited. As an Inequality he cited that 78 per cent of all corporations and income taxes in 1918 were paid by 10 Northern, mid-Northern and Western states. We might suggest," he added, nhat the Administration received its strong est political support from 10 states which pay but one-fifth of the taxes. "It is undeniably true that she North ern states are most heavily taxed." Voicing one Republican complaint against- the bill, -Representative Ford ney declared, "this is tne iirst time in history that a nation at war did not increase Its import duties. "Now is the most appropriate time ; for tariff for revenue," said he. "Great Britain, the great free trade country, is collecting 310.70 per capita for its 45. 000,000 people, and we are collecting but 31.72. Two Programmes Contrasted. "You Democrats take orders from the White House and we follow good legis lation," he added, in contrasting leg islative programmes. The Republicans nave as loyally supported the Government as have the Democrats," continued Mr. Fordney, HAIG JAKES NEW GROUND (Continued From First Page.) showing how the Germans are sua-j taining serious losses in men during their retreat in the present battle is reported from the field. Three staff j J officers advanced in front of the j British lines in a certain area to ex-j amine the positions ahead. At about j 2500 yards distance they observed; ! an enemy battalion retiring: in a for mation of fours, accompanied by ar tillery and transport. Germans Are Routed. The officers immediately communi cated with the British artillery and a field gun was rushed up.- Opening fire over open sights, the gun did great execution among the retreat ing enemy, who became completely disorganized and fled. It iB reported that the German in fantry always is complaining about its artillery shelling its own front line. The .commander of a German infantry unit placed a white notice board in front of the line of the sec tor in which his troops were operat ing in a position visible to the ar tillery men, hoping thus to avoid short-range shelling from the Ger man guns. The evidence indicates that the Germans are again combing out their air service' very rigorously. There are two suggestions made in account ing for this. The first is the urgent need for the enemy to strengthen his depleted infantry battalions, while the second Is that the Germans have realized that they cannot hope to ob tain the mastery of the air. Further Indications of the growing discontent In certain sections of the German army have been received. A number of Germans recently captured were formerly in Russian captivity. They express themselves most bitterly against their military leaders. They say they had been told they would be usea on the line or communication, but Instead they were put through the field recruit departments and Disced as infantry in the trenches. Winter Prospects Worry. Many Germans are becoming increas ingly worried over the prospects for Winter, not only for themselves but for their families, who, In many cases, ac cording to the Germans who were cap tured, are near starvation. Nearly all the German soldiers going home on leave are taking with them to their families whatever food they can lay their hands on at the front and in as large quantities as possible. Many captured letters to the Germans at the front mourn the lack of food and warm clothing. BERLIN, via London, Sept. 9. "On both sides of the Feronne-Cambrai I road renewed British attacks failed." says the report from headquarters this evening. The text of the morning statement 1 reads: 1 "Local engagements occurred north i ul riucs&LBtjri wooa ana i " uassee Canal. North of Armentieres the en emy again attacked. Wev. repulsed him and took prisoners. Allies Lose, Is Assertion. In the . Arleux-Havrincourt canal sector artillery activity and reconnoi tering engagements are reported. South of the Peronne-Cambral road the enemy continued his attacks with the employment of strong forces against the Gouzeaucourt-Epehy line, to the north of Templeux. The attacks failed, with heavy losses. Yesterday our advanced troops con tested against a superior enemy force an advance across St. Simon and the Crozat canal. Reconnolterlng engagements oc curred between the Oise and Ailette. Betwen the Ailette and the Aisne, after repeated fruitless partial attacks, the enemy advanced toward evening to the attack in close formation. He was re pulsed on the whole front with san guinary losses. In part In hand-to-hand fighting and In part by counter thrusts. "Between the Aisne and the Vesle partial attacks failed. 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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. An amend ment to the espionage act designed tc reach draft slackers and to punish dis loyal talk was passed by the Senate to-1 day and sent to the House. It fixes a maximum penalty of 20 years' Im prisonment or a fine of $10,000, or both, for making false reports or statements with Intent to interfere with the United States military or naval suc cess. The bill was lntrdduced by Senator Culberson, of Texas,, last January. his staff and Hon. N. W. Rowell, Presi dent of the Privy Council of Canada, arrived in Chicago today to visit the war exposition. Tomorrow will be Canadian day at the exposition and the Duke and his party will be the icity's guests of honor. - Apple Pickers to Be Scarce. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) Numbers starting- training to day at the annual Apple Growers' As sociation packing school were disap pointing and indicate a serious short age of packers for the approaching harvest. With more than twice the number absent In the service, but 40 students registered. All but six were women. Dnke Will Be Guest of Honor. CHICAGO, Sept 9. (Special.) The Duke of Devonshire, Governor-General af Canada, accompanied by members of . - Belgian Froat Vlaltea. Premier Clemenceau. accompanied by General Mordacq. head of the military cabinet of the French Ministry of War, spent Saturday and Sunday at the front. On Saturday morning Premier tuminr- to a recent eneech of ReDre Clemenceau visited with th King of j .entative Ferris of Oklahoma, whom tne seigians one or me mosi interest.- he quoted as saying Republicans sup ing spots on the Belgian front. Iport war measures "because they fear The Belgian ruler entertained tne that'll t hell If thev didn't-- Premier at luncheon and Clemenceau "Even the Kaiser knows the Repub and the King conferred until late in j Hcana are loyal and we hope to ehow the afternoon. The Premier then visit ed the devastated regions of Kemmel from Bailleul to Neuve Englise, re cently reconquered by the British and their allies. From a point or vantage the Premier watched the operations against Armentieres, which Is burning, and he could see the first group of houses in the southwestern part of Lille. . For coal call Broadway IS, Standard Brick & Tile Co. Adv. him so more thoroughly. Hearings on the war revenue bill continued today before the Senate finance committee. George P. Hampton, managing direc tor of the farmers' National headquar ters, told . the committee the farmers are being persecuted because they ask that a large proportion of the cost of the war be paid by current taxation. He defended William Bouck. master of the Washington State Grange, re cently indicted on the charge of con- VERY MAN BOTH A I INCLUSIVE to 45 Except Those Previously Registered UST REGISTE SEPTEMBER 12 M R FOR THE SELECTIVE SERVICE DRAFT WAR DEPARTMENT U.S.A. 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