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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 20, 1914- 5 PICTURESQUE IS . GERMAN GENERAL Von Moltke Is Real Soldier and "Declared to Be Sane if Not Brilliant. KAISER HAS CONFIDENCE GERMAN OFFICER UPON WHOSE CONSERVATIVE MENT KAISER DEPENDS. JTJDG- Kully 5,000,000 Mten Also Believe ' .Nephew of the "Organizer of Vic tory" Has Ability to Vindicate Traditions in His Keeping. BT TRETDERICK W. WILE. (Berlin Correpondent of "The Tribune.") For nine years another Moltke Teutonic synonym for invincibility in war has been chief of the great gen eral staff of the German army. The decisive arbitrament of the present campaign will be necessary to deter mine whether Lieutenant-General Hel muts von Moltke, nephew of the "Or ganizer of Victory," is entitled to his celebrated uncle's other sobriquet of "The Battlewinner." His supreme war lord, the Kaiser, and the tremendous organization of 6,000,000 officers and men which Lieutenant-General Von Moltke heads, at any rate have unalloyed confidence In his ability to vindicate the traditions entrusted to his keeping'. Meantime, emulating the habits which gave the conqueror of France still another pop ular title, "The Great Silencekeeper,'' Von Moltke's energies are devoted to hammering into still more deadly per fection the mightiest war machine the world has yet known. The victories which the ' German army has won on the first six weeks of war are a striking tribute to his genius. Count Von Schlieffen Is Predecessor. Von Moltke succeeded a brilliant sol dier. Count Von Schlieffen, at the gen eral staff on January 1, 1906. He had had a somewhat more than an ordi nary career in the army up to that time, won his Lieutenancy and Iron Cross in the field as a stripling in the Franco-Prussian campaign, and ac quitted himself creditably in various prades of the service until he reached his Lleutenant-Generalcy In 1902. But men Inside and outside the army looked askance on his elevation to the post so long adorned by Schlieffen. They declared he owed it primarily to Emperor William's passion for the picturesque and a gnawing desire once again to have the magic name of Moltke at the head of the "brains de partment" of the German army. Detractors were destined to have their skepticism dramatically under mined. Having scoffed at Von Moltke as a decorative figure, they rubbed their eyes over the first "Kaiser ma neuvers" held under his auspices be fore he had been head of the general I staff 10 months. The great Autumn mimic campaign for years past had been distinguished by operations which that oft-quoted Marshal of France would have called "magnificent, but not war." The Kaiser had an uncon querable passion for thrilling cavalry charges over barefields, which would make splendid cinema films, but cost the lives of a division In war. With the taunts of his rivals ringing in his ears that he was a "Kaiser staff chief pure and simple. Von Moltke's first innovation was ruthlessly o ob literate the picturesque from the Au tumn maneuvers, and substitute gruel ling, practical operations night fight ing, forced marches, and all the other trappings of "real" war. Count Schlief fen. who had opposed William II's pre dilection for pyrotechnics, finally had to leave the general staff in disfavor. Von Moltke. revealing a will of steel, succeeded speedily where his eminent predecessor had failed. His growth in the esteem of the army was consistent and rapid thenceforth. That the Ger--man army today is essentially "work manlike" is to a large degree the achievement of its present chief of staff. General Von Moltke, born n Meck-lenburg-Scliwerin in 1848, was 66 years old in May, 1914. He is often mis takenly -called "Count" Von Moltke, for the title of Count, conferred on his Rreat ancestor in 1870 on the day Metz fell, was inherited by the elder brother of the present Moltke, Count Wilhelm von Moltke, and ceased with the lat ter's death a few years ago. The "Organizer of Victory." whose wife was an Englishwoman, Miss Burr, had no children. General Helmuth von Moltke served as Adjutant to his distinguished uncle at the general staff from 1881 until the Field Marshal's death in 1891. While escorting the lat ter to the grave. Emperor William in formed the then Major Von Moltke that -hevliad deoddso elevate him to the rank of a personal aide-de-camp. ! ive years or service in the Kaiser's entourage were succeeded by regi mental and divisional commands in the guards until in 1904 Emperor Wil liam created a Quartermaster-Generalship to the general, staff, hitherto filled only in war time, and designated Lieutenant-General Von Moltke to oc cupy it. The post is that of a vlce- rhief and Von Moltke thenceforth was looked upon as Count Schlieffen's eventual successor. Von Moltke's qualities are not of the dazzling order. Bulky and stocky of exterior, with the ungainly outlines of a Bismarck, blue-eyed and blondish gray haired. taciturn to a degree, a famed charac teristic or the Mecklenbursrers and Kchleswig-Holsteiners, from which the Moltkes have sprung, the chief of the general start is a man of indomitable force, unfailing candor, and mental ca pacity more distinguished for sanity than scintillating brilliancy. He cares Tar less tor show than a guard lieu tenant. i The Kaiser offered him the Imtierlal Chancellorship when Prince Buelow fell and Von Moltke, believing that a soldier should stick to his trade, de clined the invitation. Though he con trived to keep himself thoroughly In the background, his powerful Initiative and relentless perseverance are known to have been the Influence chiefly re sponsible for the vast increase in the peace establishment of the German army, carried out at a cost of $250, 000,000 in the year, immediately preced ing war. it v i 1; .:.'.'" t m, rwrtlnlMnWaaifl l 1 1 l lIMl I GENERAL COUNT VON MOLTKE. LOSSES HEAVY, SAY GERMAN PRISONERS Artilleryman in Hands of Foe Concludes Modern War Is ' Height of Folly. MAN, 79,- IS HORSETHIEF Septuagenarian, Palsied and Totter ing, Has Mania for Steed. POTTSVILLE. Pa., Sept. 14. John J. Kllnger, 79 years old. who has the palsy and totters as he walks, was sentenced by Judge Bechtel today to three years for horse stealing. Klinger has a mania for stealing horses and running off with them, and when he is at liberty he keeps the State police busy chasing him. He has erved two terms in the Eastern Penl teniary for this offense, and after just coming out of there committed the crime again. Kllnger said he was horn In Virginia, but that his family resides in Philadelphia. - MANY OFFICERS KILLED Men Fight From 5 in Morning' Until 8 at Night, Without Eating or Drinking Rain of Shrap nel Falls Incessantly. pate, including John and Fred Spain, Buffalo Vernon, world-champion iiull dogger; Baldwin, the champion roper of the world; Cuba Crutchfield, Roach Brothers, Max Gaunt, Darrol Cannon, Babe Lee, Hazel Hoxle, Hazel Walker, Maude Bolin and nearly 100 others. Extra seating accommodations have been provided at the Rodeo grounds. Hotel and restaurant proprietors have agreed not to raise prices. The Portland Elks are planning to run a special train to The Dalles, and special excursions arranged by com mercial organizations in various Ore gon cities are expected. The big feature of the evening enter tainment will be a free dance on the hard-surface pavement of Second street, the main thoroughfare of the business district, every night- A 30 piece band will furnish the music Be sides the dance, there will be all kinds of carnival attractions. A big street parade will be held every morning. The big event of the Homecoming celebration will be the Pioneer pro gramme at the Courthouse Thursday night, October 1. ' The 24th annual Wasco County Fair will be held in conjunction with the Rodeo, and promises to surpass all for mer exhibitions. BORDEAUX, Sept. 19. There was given out officially Information con cerning incidents of the fighting and personal experiences which had been furnished by German prisoners or ob tained from documents seized by French troops. It relates particularly to the fighting around Rheims between September 11 and 16. A German artillery officer wrote: "Modern war is the greatest of fol lies. Companies of 250 men in the Tenth Army Corps have been reduced to 70 men and there are companies of the guard commanded by volunteers of a year, all the officers having disappeared." Captain Loses Hia Company. The following is taken from a letter written by a German Captain of infantry: "We were surprised by the French i and I lost my company. Searching for it in a village, I was made a pris oner. Now my fate is in the hands of God." Another German officer captured at Rheims said: 'For tactical reasons, the guard had to retreat. We had many killed and 800 wounded. The first battalion of the first regiment of the guard has not an other officer. The French artillery de filed so well that we could not discover its sight. General Von Schack and the Colonel of the second regiment of artil lery of the guard are among the killed. Night Brings Its Griefs. "With grief we learned each evening of the death of our comrades. It is necessary to have lived the battle and to find oneself in the evening without food and with only the hard earth for a bed to appreciate the truth of the words. 'Warm was the day and bloody the battle; cold is the evening and calm is the night.'" The following Is from a letter by a Lieutenant of the Twenty-sixth German Artillery: "The Tenth corps has been con stantly in action since the opening of the campaign. Nearly all our horses have fallen. We fight every day from 5 in the, morning till 8 at night, without eating or drinking. The artillery fire of the French is frightful. We get so tired that we cannot ride a horse, even at a walk. I til in of Shrapnel Lasts Three Days. "Toward noon our battery was liter ally under a rain of shrapnel shells that lasted three days. We hope for a decisive battle . to end the situation. for our troops cannot rest. A French aviator last night threw four bombs, killing four men and wounding eight and killing 20 horsed and wounding 10 more. We do not receive any more mail, for the postal automobiles of the Tenth corps have been destroyed." An officer of the Prussian Guard regiment said: "My regiment left for the front with 60 officers; it counts today only five. We underwent terrible trials." GERMAN BOYCOTT PLAN WRITERS WOULD BLACKLIST ALL GOODS BOUGHT FROM ENEMY. BIG CELEBRATION IS NEAR Rodeo, Fair and Homecoming at The Dalles at Same Time. THE DALLES, Or., Sept. 19. (Spe cial.) The biggest week in the history of The Dalles will be the one commenc ing September 27, during which the big Wild .West Show, The Dalles Rodeo, the annual Wasco County Fair and meetings for homecoming pioneers will be held. It will be Homecoming Week in The Dalles, and all former residents of the city have been invited to return. The Dalles became famed last Fall for furnishing some of the best Wild West exhibitions in the West. This year's show promises to eclipse all nre vious ones. The Rodeo will last four days, from September 29 to October 2. Many noted performers will . partici- Inriua trial Defeat, Woman's Corps for Army and Use of Prisoners In Harvest Field Suggested. "The surest way to secure continuous employment In this country is to get more business. Let us with renewed vigor attack our enemy in the markets of the world with our army, of "com merce." Thus H. E. Morgan, of Fetter-lane, England, writes to the London Daily Sketch of August 19. The Sketch prints his letters with a number of others, all suggesting ways and means cif contributing to the downfall of Ger many. The most startling' suggestion con cerns the organization of a "Thomasina Atkins corps," to be composed. In the words of comment made by the Daily Sketch, of "ladies that can ride and shoot" A woman signing herself "A Would Be Member" writes to ask If another who had signed herself "Thomasina At kins" would tell her where to apply for membership. The Sketch gives the address desired, so that British female militancy, expressing itself before the war in window-smashing and incen diarism, may find an outlet In prepar ing to repel a foreign Invader. "Our crops must be saved and the land cultivated during this war," runs another letter. "Why not use the Ger man prisoners for this? Thev would thus repay their keep Instead of resting In lazy luxury and it would save our old men and women from doing work beyond their strength." "As a public official I should like to point out several German-made articles that our gas, water and municipal au thorities should strongly boycott in the interests of British manufacturers." writes a man who signs himself "Clerk of Works, Yorkshire. He names as among the articles of German make that should be boy cotted "gas, steam and water pressure and other gauges which of late have been largely dumped into this country irom uerraany. Another writer declares that "thr is danger in allowing a great portion of our bread supply to be in German hands. I hope the British public will sea that they obtain their bakery supplies irom jsriusners. tnereby giving bud port to their fellow countrymen, who tor years have had to face the severest competition from Germans and cheap German labor." None of the writers seem to consider the fact that trade with Germanv is completely suspended. Apparently their purpose is to persuade British con sumers from using anything of Ger man make that may be in stock In the shops of the country and to discourage luture Duying or uerman goods. The London Times, the London Weekly Dispatch and other English papers bristle with patriotic senti ment. There are poems calculated to stimulate enlistments and the most hopeful spirit throughout. Among the notable literary men who have letters printed on the editorial page of the Times of August 19 are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who writes concerning the work of the London Volunteer Defense Force, and Israel Zangwill, who writes as a member of the Jewish Territorial Organization. Mr. Zangwill expresses a hope that England will insist upon the enfran chisement of the Jews In the adjust ment following the war. POISON OAKt IVYT Use Santlseptic Lotion. Instant relief. Druggists refund money If it fails. 60c. Adv. This Store will be closed on Monday in observance of A Jewish Holiday Ben Selling- Morrison Street at Fourth KAISER NOT BEATEN Notwithstanding Losses Rein forcements Come. ADVANCE IS EXHAUSTING Germans, Maintaining Their Front Unimpaired and Meeting Aid, Using Cantlon at Every Move. Reserves Are Conserved. NEW YORK, Sept. 16. An associate editor of the Army and Navy Journal, reviewing the European struggle, says: The Germans are now being sub jected to the same test through which the allies passed successfully during the first month of the war, but the conditions are very different. The left wing of the allies was retreating through a friendly country, where they had railroads and highways in perfect condition. The inhabitants also ren dered every assistance possible. The Germans in their advance found all bridges destroyed, and even the roads blown up in many places. Their ad vance was necessarily more exhausting than was the allies' retreat. At lta best, a long-continued forced march is almost as severe as a battle in the loss of strength that It causes. A notable example of this is shown in the campaign leading up to the battle of Antietam in 1862. Although the Confederates had been disciplined and hardened by more than a year of war, and. although they had just won the great victory of second Bull Run. with its consequent increase of morale, the forced marches of the succeeding two weeks leading up to the invasion of Maryland and the occupation of Fred erick caused the army of General Lee to lose more than one-fourth of . Its strength. Losses From Exhaustion Heavy. The German losses from exhaustion during their advance from Belgium to the Marne River must have been much greater than those of the allies. In this retreat they find conditions even worse. Their men. already over strained, are called on to repeat their exertions on Insufficient food and de prived of the stimulus of pursuit which sustained them during their advance. Such conditions are a constant tempta tion to the frail and faint-hearted to take advantage of opportunities to be come separated from the column. The man who considers his side beaten is tempted to say to himself: "What's the use? Demoralization .spreads. It should not be assumed, however, that the Germans are in immediate danger of being captured by the French and British. While their losses may be large. both from the above cause and from casualties In battle, they are maintaining their front unim paired and are steadily meeting rein forcements as they fall back. A study of the reserves that Germany has avail able to rush to the aid of this army shows that the Germans are far from beaten. In the effort to encircle and crush the allies' left wing the Germans over taxed the armies assigned to this task. Such a move depends upon constant aggression for its success. it can not stand still. If stopped it must fall back to refit. Germans Use Caution. The Germans are now in the latter stage of this operation. Caution re quires that they should steadily with draw their right wing until they have gained time for their reserves to add sufficient strength to Improve their chances in a general battle. This does not mean no fighting at all; there will be a continued series of rear-guard actions, the Germans holding every ad vantage of their position long enough to delay the allies' advance as much as they can. Little news has been allowed to come through concerning the situation be tween Amiens and Laon. German de tachments from Lille and Brussels have been rushed toward Laon. Unless the allies have a new army to extend their left flank across the Oise River, near St. Quentin. they again will be in danger of an attack from their flank. In case the German right wing is forced to withdraw still further, their lines of retreat can be predicted with some assurance. The fifth army, under the Crown Prince, would fall back on Montmedy and Longwy. The fourth army, to the west, would have no choice but to retreat straight north through the Ardennes toward Sedan. This army would so crowd the roads through this hilly district that the armies on Its right the first, second and third armies would also be forced to retreat by lines straight to the north, running through Mezleres, Rethel and Vervins, respectively. Allies' Morale Improved. The greatest gain to the allies from this victory on the Marne lies in the Increase of morale that must ensue. The smoothly moving war machine of Prussia broke up the great armies of Austria In a seven weeks' war in 186t In 1870 they destroyed the boasted armies of France in a like period, though the national guard and the vol unteers kept up the unequal struggle for four months longer. The events in France will have their Influence throughout the entire thea ter of the war. Germany is now be ginning to feel the strain of the large armies required. It is no longer a que tion for her of sending to every field of action all of the men who can be transported. She must now save her reserves for the most important fight ing at the expense of the other dis tricts. It seems probable that the en tire defense of Austria hereafter will be left to the Austrian army. Here Comes the Big Cut Just Look at the Prices This Sale Authorized by Order of the Court Terms $1 Down, $1 ler Week. Pay more or all at any time Almost any piano sold on terms of 2 to 4 years. Many really good ones at only $44, $68, $74 think of it! The better ones also included, cost a little more. Chickering, Kimball, Behning, H. P. Nelson, Ivers & Pond, Steinway, Ludwig, Weber Pianola, Many Other Pianolas. Emerson, Schuman, -Wegman, Steck, Lester, Kingsbury. . Crown, Melville Clark Player Piano. We now have all of these makes in pi anos, player' pianos or grand pianos. LOGGING BUNKS ORDERED Demonstration Train to Show Way to Safeguard Workmen. SALEM, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.) Having decided to make compulsory the use of the safety logging bunk, Labor Commissioner Holt announced that he would invite the six companies offering the bunks for sale In this state to equip a train with their devices for demonstration purposes. Each com pany will be asked to equip one car of the train so the representatives of the logging companies may have little trouble in determining which they in tend to adopt. According to the Commissioner, the Oregon conception of logging bunks for many years was four stakes driven In opposite sides of a flatcar. To un load, two stakes must be chopped in two at the bed of the car, it being up to the chopper to find a place of safety when the logs began rolling. Many failed to do so. and. as a result, bus tained injury or were killed. Think of Buying Pianos, $44-$66. Snre they are up right pianos. Read page 5, this section. The Moyer Stores will be closed on Monday in observance of A Jewish Holiday MOYER First and Yamhill Second and Morrison Third and Oak C?y;;:v New ' l-jjr y i f&Z&lA Piano 4l2rr- M W ,.C J 97.50 fjlr JJ Sii350 Values tills , s-vvr:-sr-- - v ... 5 Talking Machines Must Go! Columbia, Edison or Victor and lots of Records. SHEET MUSIC. Mast go at any price it will bring. Sharp & Mack own it, bnt they have no place to move. Sheet Music 2S some a little more. Violins, $2 to $S, a few more. Everything equally low. Total Values Sale Pr. $1050 Weber Pianola. . , .$537 The Finest and Best Made by the Aeolian Company. $1500 Lester Grand Pianola $666 88-Note $500 Eurmeister Pianola $218 $450 Emerson ..$227 $575 Weber ....$288 $250 Ludwig What will you give? $600 or $700 Kings bury Player Piano, Late 88-note S335 Would you like a Steck Piano?.. $48 Terms: 75c per week Or a Steinway, same terms, for $88 or a beautiful upright $287. We Can Show You the Biggest Bargains in Electric $500 values $88 or $600 values $166. $650 values $278 or $750 values 388. We must also close out all fix tures. Four Desks, two Safes, a number of Chairs, Music Bolls, Bugs, Stools, Benches, Cabinets and Typewriters. 450 Values SasnlsassiWMMnnv ' 1 $166 Iplli J rr juu fames S s8? IBS, tpg750 Values r..1 1 yrr:T??r 850 Values galues I$688 fsJjf snnnnnMta 4 " ' sag 700 Values p ;;C g337 Y Jr to SOULE BROS. FAILED 3S8 Morrison St. Open Evenings Until 9 o'Clock c. LUGOIRE Agent and Creditors' Representative