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THE MOBNIXO OBEGONIAN, 3I0XDAT, OCTOBER 28, 191S. IIS GULP WILSON'S 1 nOTEVVITHWRYFACE President's Words Swallowed Despite Humiliation. DEFEAT NOW RECOGNIZED German Press Admits tos of "War and Are Ready to 'Accept Hard Terms, Though Hope Exists RT A UNO DOSCTT-FLETTtOT, tff Correspondent of the 'w, T' panr. tn rew w A rranrement. COPENHAGEN-. Oct. i7. (Special.) German newspapers, beginning to rep resent the real sentiments of the Ger- m.n show that the Presidents note was found acceptable, though they made a grimace. They swallowed the v.... m f hnmiiiatlon and await terms of the armistice. They know they are defeated, and are ready to ac cept even hard terms, staking all their bops and assurance of Justice upon President Wilson s 14 points and sup plementary speeches. It Is significant that on the day 01 the receipt of the note th Reichstag gave its first vote of confidence ever given to a German Premier. The Socialist paper Vorwaerts says: "All of Germany's allies have capitu lated or are about to do so. Germany has beid out to the last, but in the end will be compelled to go the same way. A fight of despair for a few weeks or months can alter nothing in the un avoidable ultimate results. According to President Wilson. Germany came into this horrible war by her own fault. The diplomacy of her former domina toM worked with lies and ambiguities. It forced Russia to a peace dictated by the policy of force, conflicting with the principles of democracy. "Having such views. President Wil son considers it a great step of accom modation to Germany when he declares himself willing to transmit the demand for an armistice to the allies. Against the old dominators he carried on ruth lessly to dictate peace. Kalaer'a Ellmlaatioa Foreseen. Continuing, the paper says that while the old system has gone, the re sults of Its work are not yet over. "Wilson leaves no doubt that the mistice terms will make resumption of hostilities impossible by Germany. Vorwaerts interprets the note to make the distinction that if the Kaiser is eliminated am armistice will be granted immediately, but that If the Kaiser's Influence remains Germany must ex pect the complete dictation of peace by her opponents. The paper says that Wilson Is mis taken if he believes that Germany's for tner masters can ever play a deciding role again. "In the future." continues the paper, "there will be no power in Germany, except the German people, who will exercise their will through a popular assembly, w hue we put our bouse in .order, we await the publica tion of the terms of the armistice and have a moment to consider what the interests of the people demand. "Today we can only say that the terms of the armistice will cause less headache if we know the terms under which peace Is possible. Having ac cepted President Wilson's programme, it is senseless to oppose further by arms, but we must not close our eyes to the danger of the peace table, where President Wilson's peace programme may be a mere covering beneath which may appear the naked desire of the victor. We must ask ourselves whether this danger will be increased or de creased by further resistance that is the only decisive question." Kclchstag demanding the supremacy of the civil over the military author! ties, but admits himself- that it is not sufficiently satisfactory. He complain that President Wilsons tactics are brutal, but nowhere does he say they ar"unacceptable. , W'hile with bad grace throughout. woifr makes It clear that German must accept President Wilson's terms. He shows a lurking fear of Bolshevism if Germany refuses by saying: De mocracy must show it will have noth ing to do with Bolshevism. We sha await what may come. Every one mus reel the seriousness of the day. AMSTERDAM. Oct. 26. The Nord jdeutsch Allgemeine Zeitung. in an ar ncie commenting on tne peace note 01 President Wilson, says: "The German people are in the mlds of rendering secure a new system, the fundamental importance of which Pres ident Wilson recognizes. Other peoples have required decades of stormy devel opment for this task. It is Impossible to solve the questions of such import ance in Independence upon an armistice. We. therefore, assume that President Wilson, whose care above all is hu manity, is using all his influence to reach a positive result in the negotia tions with bis allies." Jiote Termed Humiliating. The Cologne Gazette says: "The issue solely depends on whether the military advisers of the entente allies make the armistice condition question of capitulation, as in the case of Bulgaria, and demand that occupa tion measures be placed on Germany similar to those on Bulgaria, or whether they would be accessible to the idea that evacuation in Itself is a sufficient guarantee." The Frankfort Zeitung- says: "The conditions in President Wilson's note are assuredly the most humiliat ing that Germany. has experienced since the days of Napoleon.. We must, there fore, seriously reflect if such conditions are really demanded. INFLUENZA TOLL IS HUGE Armistice) Terms Awaited. George Bernhard In the Vosslsche Zeitung says that the note shows prog ress in diplomatic correspondence as well as in diplomatic negotiations. He ays that Germany must wait for the ntente to make clear the terms of the armistice. "L'nless we decide ourselves, the con ditions will not be easy for us, or for any government which demands an armistice, and shows it no longer has confidence in the final victory of its troops." , Bernnara snows the Germans are till blinding themselves, however, by complaining of the bombarding of the Rhine cities after the submarine war fare and are ever continuing to ignore the air attacks upon London, Paris and other entente cities. Theodor Wolff in the Berlin Tage blatt admits that Germany must accept quarter, and saya that even if Germany ahould answer the dictatorial attitude which ha expects from President Wil son by making a stand. It will be use less. He suspects President Wilson of a bope to cow discord in Germany, and reluctantly mentions what he admits is the center of the problem by saying: "President Wilson tries to give the note a milder interpretation when he fays he will not deal with the military and monarchists autocrats, but is not the wish fulfilled when now be is deal ing with the people, rulers and the Reichstag?" He asks President Wilson to be satis lied by the introduction of bills In the More Than 250 Persons Die in Dub lin Since Monday. LONDON, Oct. 27. Influenza is In creasing throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Two hundred and fifty-five persons have been buried In Dublin since last Monday. The authorities arc sprinkling the streets with disinfect ants. One hundred and fifty-two deaths have occurred at Leicester during the week. All public functions have been canceled. One thousand cases are reported at Newry. The spinning mills are short handed and the, schools have been closed. OFFICERS TO FACE TRJAL Army Heads Accused of Violating Health Regulations. BATTLE CREEK. ,Mich.. Oct. 27. Eight officers at Camp Custer face court martial, five are to be called be fore efficiency boards and 40 are con fined to camp for laxity in obeying orders, according to Brigadier-General II. L. Laubach. commandant. Some of the officers, it Is said, are charged with allowing men in their command who had Just recovered from the influenza to leave their barracks too lightly clad. K TRIBUTE EXACT II ALLIED TERRITORY Civilians Tell of Hardships Imposed by Germans. RURAL CROPS CONFISCATED Persons Refusing to Meet Demands of Boche Are Heavily Fined or Sent to Prison. LUDENDORFF QUITS POST Contlnned From First Page.) have been the originator of the plan or the German offensive of 1918. The plan called for offensive operations on the western front which would split the British and French armies and compel the allies to beg for peace before the strength of the American Army could be available to any great extent. It was planned that if the offensive failed then Germany would resort to a diplo matic campaign in order to secure peace. Tnere something about the youlllil. PARIS, via Montreal. Oct. 27. Ren ter's.) The Echo de Paris says that General Ludendorff resigned because he saw the impossibility of continuing the war. The Matin says: "Germany will rep resent the retirement of Ludendorff as a new proof of the subordination of the military to civil power, but this will deceive no one." LONDON. Oct. 27. The resignation of General Ludendorff is popularly inter preted here as heralding Germany's ac ceptance of the allies' armistice terms. Whether this interpretation is correct, the resignation of the First Quarter master-General cannot fail to affect se riously the German army. Unofficial advices report the situation in Germany Is daily growing worse. Persistent reports tell of riots In vari ous parts of the country, conflicts with the police and loss of life and declare that lack of raw materials is seriously interfering with the production of mu nitions. TJ-Boats Fly White Flags. CHTtlSTIANTA, Oct. 27. Crews of vessels arriving at Stavanger from Karroo Island report that several Ger man submarines flying a white flag at their masthead passed the island Sat urday bound south, according to the Morgenbladet. The submarines are be lieved to have been returning home to their bases. Save Land Products EAT MORE FISH. THEY FEED THEMSELVES Dan Kellaher, City Commissioner. HALIBUT ROAST and BOIL, per lb. He, sliced, lb 13J BLACK COD, whole, per lb... 100 TOM COD. per lb. 12i RED SNAPPER, per lb 10 SALMON SILVERSIDE, per pound 15 CLAMS, per lb.. 8 CRABS, each 20 OYSTERS IN SHELL, East tern transplant, per doz.. . . .3o MUNICIPAL FISH MARKET 183 THIRD ST. Wnf THE WORLD WILL WOT D1SCI SS PEACH WITH THE GERMAN GOVEIU'.E.T. The German government be lieves that it should dominate the earth. The democratic na tions believe that each people should determine its own des tiny. The German government be lieves, and has stated, that WAR SHOULD BE MADE HORRIBLE. The democratic nations believe that war can be waged by civil ized men without deliberately re nouncing qualities of MERCT, DECENCY AND S E L l'-R E STRAINT, which lift man above the other animals. Tou can understand neither the spirit of the war. nor the conditions upon which peace must come, unless you realize that the German government de liberately embarked upon a pol icy expressed unequivocally by writers, statesmen, generals and by the German Emperor himself of Germanising the world through FEAR. Altogether there is no common ground upon which to base the peace discussion the German government requests. The evidence upon which Ger many has been indicted by the rest of the civilized world as a murderer is contained in a book let published by the United States Government, and called "German War Practices." This work is not an emotional protest, but compilation of authentic ments of the German policy actual instances of how it has been carried out. The edition is nearly exhausted, but The Ore gonlan Information Bureau is able to offer copies to those of its readers who apply at once. Send a 2-cent stamp for return postage, clip out this announce ment and mail with your name and address plainly written'to the Portland Oregonlan Informa tion Bureau, Frederic J. Haskla, Director, WasRington. D. C. J t , out a state- Icy and t it has REPUBLICAN HOUSE SEEN (Continued From First Paire.) only states with large representations where the political outcomes seem to be in much doubt. In Ohio and Penn sylvania the liquor question has con fused the campaign. It is in the smaller Western states where the ma jority of changes are likely to take place. In rsew York the Indications are for 2b .Republicans and 13 Demo crats in the House, with four seats in the doubtful column. Some Districts Donbtfol. Districts considered doubtful are the Fifth, 10th, 12th and 21st, all in New York City. In Pennsylvania issues and defections in the campaign for Gov ernor and state officers are sure to have an indirect effect upon Congres sional elections. In Ohio, six Congres sional districts are clearly recognized as doubtful because of the loyalty and liquor issues presented, and some esti mates place nine districts in the doubt ful column. In Kansas dramatic changes in Coa- WITH THE BRITISH ARMT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Oct. 27. Further evidence of the hardships en dured by the civilians in allied terri tory occupied by the Germans is fur nished by recently released residents of Bertry, near Le Gateau. They state that they were fed almost entirely from supplies imported for relief from Amer ica, latterly administered by the Span ish government. The rations seem to have been Issued t fairly regular intervals and .were sufficient to keep body and soul to gether. The food was brought by the French local authorities from Caudry. The bread was distributed twice a week, the civil ration being about 300 grammes a day. This was the usual heavy black German bread. The Amer ican wheat sent for civilian . relief, which was of excellent quality, was confiscated by the Germans as soon as it reached the mills at Valenciennes, and a low quality of rye flour issued instead. All Crops Are Con8scatrd. All crops in the last two years were confiscated and any civilian found cut ting grain was fined, usually about 0 marks. No fresh meat ever was issued to civilians. It either was salted or pre served. American powdered milk occa- ionally was issued in very small quan- ities. Coal was rationed, about 60 kilo grams being allowed each house every three months. Some idea of the prices paid for food- tuffs in rations is shown by the fol lowing: Fat costs 270 francs for 600 grammes; coffee. 45 francs for 200 grammes; sugar, 30 francs for 250 grammes; peas, 52 francs for 400 grammes; lard, 225 francs for GOO rammes; salt meat, 120 francs for 40r grammes; salt, 4 francs for 200 gram mes. Defaulter Heavily Fined. German requisitions on civilians were never-ending. They centered chiefly on clothes, brass, copper and livestock. All wool clothing and mattresses were re- uisitioned, except a small Bupply actu lly in use. Linen also was taken. All brass and copper articles were de manded shortly after the arrival oX th invaders. Sewing machines and the like were called in. Frequent searches were made to see that everything had been given up and persons defaulting were heavily fined. One woman, who had not delivered three chickens was fined 125 francs. Most or the horses were taken a year ago and only a few were left for th most urgent work. Early this month the remaining horses and all other livestock were removed. The morals the inhabitants appeafs to have been splendid. Only in certain cases where pecuni ary gain was concerned was any tend ency to show good feeling exhibited by the German military. There were several instances of most devoted pa trlotfsm. One woman harbored two es caped British prisoners and fed them and a friend of hers gave them a map. Women Sent to Prison. The men were captured and the ad dress of the first woman was found on one of them. Both the women were arrested and were imprisoned for three months, awaiting trial. They were fed on bread and water and were guarded by soldiers. One of them was released as the British soldiers would not iden tify her at the trial. The other, whose name and address had been found on one of the British prisoners was sent enced to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary at Valenciennes. To the best knowledge of the corresondent's informant, she 'still is in prison there. Two young Frenchmen aided two British soldiers to escape by giving them civilian clothing. The Frenchmen were caught and sentenced to one and one-half- years' solitary confinement each. N Home Liberties Are Curbed, On the whole, the civilians do not complain ' of the treatment they re ceived at the hands of the Germans when the latter were left to themselves. All the suffering was caused by un necessarily severe orders issued by the higher authorities. The male civilians were compelled to salute the German officers. The penalty for failing to do so was imprisonment for a week on bread and water. This order was most strictly enforced. Circulation beyond the village was allowed only in most exceptional cases. The penalty for violation of this rule was imprisonment or fine. A Bertry girl, found at Troisvilles nearby, was Imprisoned for three weeks in a small cell with 25 others. During the last few days the enemy was at Bertry houses were pillaged and everytning or value taken to the rear in lorries. ITALIANS DIE OF HUNGER Soldiers Reveal Cruel Treatment Ac corded Prisoners by Huns. WASHINGTON. Oct. 27. Official dis patches describing the cruel treatment accorded Italian soldiers In Austrian prison camps as revealed by two es caped officers who have just reached the Italian lines in Albania, were pub lished last night by the Italian em bassy. At Camp SIgmund Sherberg, from which Lieutenants Vincenzo Eimma and Galileo Ianiello escaped, after be ing confined there since their capture last year, the prisoners were naked and starving. Last Winter, the offi cers said, from 30 to 50 prisoners died daily from hunger and cold. gress may be expected, with notable Republican gains. SenatorKnute Nel son, Republican, will win in Minnesota. President Wilson has indorsed him, and while some Democrats are largely sup porting the independent candidate, William G. Calderwood, he can hardly pun mrougn. Three Vote Against War. In Missouri, four Democratic dis tricts, the Seventh, Eighth, 13th and 15th. are in doubt. In the last three the present incumbents voted against war. There are only two states, Indi ana and Wisconsin, in which the Dem ocrats seem likely to gain in the House. In - Indiana the Democrats have a fair chance for a net gain of one in the House. The Republicans may lose two, with one in doubt. Doubtful districts in other states include the Eighth, in California, now represented by a Re publican, one at large in Delaware, now Democratic; the First in Rhode Island, now Democratic: the Fifth in Washington, now Democratic, and the First in West Virginia, now Demo cratic. E IS EFFECTIVE LATEST DEVICE IS ME.VACE EXEJIV SUBMARINE. TO Secretary Daniels Tells of Important Part Played by America in Frolectine Allied Waters. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Mines used in laying the submarine mine barrage acVoss the North Sea were of a new typo produced by the mining section of the Navy Department's ordnance bureau. Secretary Daniels disclosed to day in a statement telling of the part the American Navy played in putting down the barrage in co-operation with the British Navy. v The problem first to be solved, Mr. Daniels said, was the development of a new type of mine, none of the old being suited for use against subma rines. The mining section of the ord nance bureau, under the direction of Commander S. P. Fullinwider, suc ceeded in developing a type which has surpassed all expectations, the secre tary said. A new firing mechanism was neces sary and for this purpose naval ord nance officers made use of an electri cal anti-submarine device which was invented and submitted to the Navy Department by Ralph Browne, an American, in May, 1317. The first adaptation of this invention was tested in July, 1917. The first mine parts were shipped last February and frorri that time there has been a constant flow of mines tp supply the several hundred mine plant ers under the American and British na vies' laying the barrage that is now a menace to every German submarine venturing into the Atlantic ocean. I LM Kra&mLjNm On w&a ii i it i capi UV W 7- Our High Ideal BELIEVE that the personality of this bank is the composite impression which its individual members create in your hen you transact business here. rally, we want that impression to be a pleasing; one ; to that end we hold SEK VluE as our ideal a service in which capability, effi ciency and courtesy are firmly united. The United States National Bank Sixth Street Stark tal and Surplus OOOjOO stS" "r V'- CHEHAXIS BANKER TELLS KANSAS CITY MEETIXG. OF INFLUENZA UNDER CONTROL Police Arrest 110 Persons for Re fusing to "Wear Masks. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27. A de crease in the number of Influenza cases was announced tonight by the Board of Health. Dr. William Hassler, City Health Officer, said Indications led him to believe the epidemic was un der control. Reports today showed 1250 new cases and 78 deaths. One hundred and ten persons who refused to wear gauze masks or to wear them properly adjusted were ar rested by the police today. They will appear Jn the police court tomorrow morning. Basalt is being used in Australia as the raw material for "mineral wool," which is required as a heat-insulating packing for machinery and refriger ators and substitute for asbestos. Dry Land and Settlement Congress Lays Plans for Future Dc . velopmcnt Projects. CHEHAL1S, Wash.. Oct. 27. N. B, Coffman, Chehalis' well-known banker and leader in various liberty loan cam paigns and other war work in Lewis County, is at home after a trip to Kan sas City, Mo., where, with nine other citizens of this state, he attended the National Dry Land and Farm Congress and the Land Settlement Congress of the United States. Mr. Coffman says there were about 300 delegates present. But one session was held daily by the general organization. The real work was done in smaller meetings or com mtttees. State Commissioner of Agri culture Benson, of Olympia, was made a member of the executive committee to represent the state of Washington. Oregon was not represented officially and Mr. Coffman was named to repre sent that state on the executive com mittee. Twenty-six states were represented at the meeting. Dr. Elwood Meade, of California, consulting engineer fdr Sec retary Franklin K. Lane, being, among the number. As a result of the meet ing there will be held in Washington, D. C, November 4 and a meeting of the commissioners of agriculture of the various states to consider the work of the convention, and in early Decem ber a meeting probably will be held to prepare national and state legislation to be submitted to Congress and the various Legislatures to carry out work planned at the Kansas City meeting. The land settlement question was the chief problem considered. A resolution was aaoptea ana sent to Secretary Lane expressing hearty approval of the latter's land policy outlined in a letter to the President to provide useful employment and homes for returning soldiers and a desire to co-operate in bringing tnat policy intv effect. Recent expressions of American sol- diers in France, secured by a careful canvass of the men of several regi ments in various quarters there, show that 44 per cent of these men desire to engage in agricultural or kindred pur suits when the war is over. This land settlement"plan contem plates the launching, after the war is over, of the greatest public and private improvement project in the United States, the world has ever known. It will include road-building on a gigan tic scale, the clearing of cut-over lands, the drainage and development of swamp lands and immense irrigation works. SHIPYARD WAGES RAISED (Continued From First Pw.) crafts and shipyard managements is provided in the decision and shipyard owners not parties to joint agreements with their men are directed to co operate with their employes in putting this phase of the decision into effect. This decision by the shipbuilding la bor adjustment board is part of a new Governmental policy toward labor rec ommended by the war labor policies board and agreed to by all the govern mental departments employing labor directly. Approximately 25,000 men, or SO per cent of the number employed in ship yards in Portland and vicinity, will be affected by the revision of wages an nounced from Washington, D. C, Ar thur W. Jones, of the shipbuilding la bor adjustment board, said last night. Fixing the basic rates for the principal skilled trades at 80 cents means an in crease for the 80 per cent of workmen, whose basic rate now is 72 cents, he pointed out. Mr. Jones said he did not believe" that the remaining 20 per cent. men whose basic rate now is 82 cents. would have their rate decreased. The brief announcement of the wage revision made no mention or tne 44 hour week asked by the Boilermakers' Union. For three successive Saturday afternoons here the boilermakers have quit at noon, to protest, they said, against the delay in the Macy board wage announcement. Any decision affecting common labor Is awaited with interest here. Un skilled labor now is being paid $3.96 a day for eight hours and it is said that many of the men in this class are leav- j ing the shipyards to accept work at 50 cents an hour where they can work 10 hours a day. WAGE KISE IS RECOMMENDED T ' Coal Miners and Shlpworkers Proj, by Labor Ruling. 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. The 5 tional Labor Adjusting Committee aifr'ie" nounced today that It has recommended awards of wage Increases for anthra cite coal miners and workers in ship yards, the first under a National policy of stabilization of wages for all labor, skilled and unskilled, employed on Government work. The general policy formulated several days ago is in the hands of President Wilson for ap proval. Under the plan for equitable scales for all labor, adjustments of wages in the many occupations engaged in Gov ernment war activities will be brought about through the National Labor Ad justment Committee so that the shift ing of the men from one j- b to another can be stopped. At the same time some balance will be found that will prevent continued inflation of wages beyond control, as has nearly resulted in various indus tries through bidding for labor. JAPAN INDORSES WILSON Attitude Toward Germany Praised In Official Circles. I TOKIO, Oct. 27. (By the Associated Press.) Unqualified approval of President Wilson's attitude toward Ger many is expressed in official circles. The reply is praised highly as deserving the moat profound attention of all the belligerent nations fighting a common enemy, who is a deliberate transgressor of the cause of peace, justice and humanity. President Wilson s note is considered to be fully comprehensive. His refusal to treat with the Prussian rulers of Germany, according to opinion here, is so explicitly and unmistakably ex pressed as to arouse admiration worthy of the leading champion of interna tional Justice. The reply is considered to be worth treasuring as a most val uable addition to, official war-time correspondence. Wh 4- Other Food Helps To Conserve . as does Saves Wheat- made partly of barley. Saves Fuel -fully baked. Saves Waste eatable to -the last bit. 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