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MARCH THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, 21, 1915.
COMMERCE RAIDER PREPARES TO CONTINUE DARING CAREER
Converted German Cruiser, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, With Hastily Gathered but Undaunted Crew Soon to Resume Cruise That Is Mystery of High Seas.
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YORK, March 20. (Special:)
After one of the moat daring
and thrilling trips ever recorded
for a war vessel, the Prinz Eitel Fried
rich is in Hampton Roads. In drydock
undergoing repairs, aft'.-r which she
will sail out to sea and defy capture
by the allied warships waiting outside
of! the three-mile limit. How the con
verted cruiser sailed the high seas,
raided the enemy's shipping and eluded
capture Is still a mystery.
The crew of the Prinz Eitel was
made up hastily at the beginning of
the war from several small German
war craft lying In the harbor of Tslng
T40. from where the cruiser started
icr adventuresome cruise. Under the
command of Caotain Thierichens the
converted North German Lloyd mer
chantman sailed across the Pacific,
abound the Horn and up the South At
lantic, sinking 11 ships in all. Some
oT the plucky Germans, former mem
bers of the Luchs and the Tiger, are
seen here on tho deck of the cruiser,
not in the least daunted by their thrill
ing escapades.
The 31 members of the American
schooner William P. Frye, which was
sunk in the South Atlantic by the Ger
man cruiser frince Eitel Friedrich.
breathed freely for the first time in
months when they planted their feet
on terra firma before the Custom
Xiouse at Newport News. Though treat
ed with the utmost "consideration by
their German captors, every time they
eaw the smoke of a vessel rising on
the horizon they fully believed their
last moments had come, for had a Brit
ish or an allied warship been sighted
there would have been a "scrap" to the
linish.
The schooner Frye was owned by
Arthur Sewall St Company, of Bath,
Me., and was en route from Seattle,
Wash., to Qucenstown, Australia, with
cargo of wheat, when the Eitel Fried
rich came across her and sent her to
the bottom after taking off the cap
tain, his wife and their two children I schooner William P. Frye by the con
and the crew of the ship.
Captain Moussion. of ithe French
Company s liner Floride, which was
sunk on February 19 by the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. was especially grateful and
appreciative of the consideration shown
to him, his passengers and crew by
Commander Thierichens, of the Ger
man cruiser.
The captain told how his ship was
sighted and how in a businesslike man
ner the passengers were transferred,
a bomb was placed in the hold and the
Floride was sent to her doom. The
steamer was bound for Bahia from
Dakar and had 86 passengers and a
general cargo. On the left is Captain
Moussion, of the Floride, and on the
ht is Norman R. Hamilton, Collector
of Customs at Newport News, who is
conducting the neutrality investigation
at the latter place.
The searching inquiry instituted by
the United States Government into the
sinking of the American wheat-laden
verted German cruiser Prince Eitel
Friedrich. will include a personal re
port from Captain Kiehne, of the
American ship, to officials of the
Treasury and State departments.
Aboard the Eitel Friedrich, from the
moment Captain Kiehne was compelled
to leave his vessel before she was sunk
by the daring German raider, his wife
and their two children received every
attention from their German captors.
James Brown Scott is the head of the
neutrality board at Washington, which
is considering the case of the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich. He is a Canadian by
birth and a lawyer and educator by
occupation. He taught law in Los An
geles, Chicago, Washington and Balti
more. He has been a member of vari
ous boards and was expert with the
peace conference delegation at The
Hague in 1907. He is a member of the
Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace.
AID FROM AMERICA SAVED SEVEN
MILLIONS OF STARVING BELGIANS
"If They Are Allowed to Die While There Is Food on Earth, It Were Better the Earth Shbuld Die Like the
Moon," Says Compton MacKenzie.
BT COMPTON JIACKEXZIE. i future may be more black than the
iCopyrisrht by The commission for Relief inj blackened shells of their churches;
they may have lost mothers and sis-
Belslum, 71 Broadway, New York).
IT IS with a consciousness of deep
humility that I take up my pen to
write these words about Belgium.
"When others have pleaded her cause
so much more worthily than I can ever
hope to plead it and when I have seen
even the most pashsionate eloquence
turned to an idiot's tale, signifying
nothing In its attempt to express a
nation's crucifixion. I ask myself by
what right I dare intrude with those
poor words of mine.
The cities of Belgium are razed and
her people are crying out for bread.
Louvain is become a heap of rubbish
about which women scratch aimlessly;
Brussels, that once was a gay princess,
has been debased to the similitude of
a starving drab; in Charleroi and
Dendermonde, in Maestricht and in
Biankerburghe the children are whimp
ering for food; in Antwerp the chil
dren have clawed their victuals from
the hands of the German soldiers; in
the windows of Malines, windows that
are now as empty as the eye-socket of
a skull, little ghosts are peering, not
the ghosts of the happier dead, but
the ghosts made by that hunger wfcich
is Death-in-Ijife.
Tlie world has read of the destruc
' tion of cathedrals and shuddered for the
loss of great monuments of art; the
world has uttered paens for the herO'
Ism of a nation that esteemed honor
above gain and laid down her life for
an ideal; it is not too much to say
t'.iat the world has actually been
hypnotized again in the blood of Bel
g.iuiu. Now comes a paler story, and
one that is horrible with all that de
spair can bring of horror. Women
stand shivering in the Winter slush as
they wait for as much bread as once
upon a time they would have seen
thrown away without a second glance.
Children are kneeling to gnaw at the
sodden roots of the fields. Rich and
poor must behold themselves degraded
from their bumanity to lead the lives
of-rats. Nothing that misfortune can
five of oncleanliness and indignity,, of
age and youth humiliated, of pain and
hunger has been spared to Belgium.
i Sera mlllona Alive la a Bask.
?Yet with all that they have endured
and with all that, whatever the world's
compassion, they must still endure,
7,00.000 Belgians are still alive In the
husk of what was once a country. They
may be trampled upon by the march of
the conqueror; they may be denied all
news of their devoted army: they may
be taxed and lined and paid for their
labor with bits of paper: they may be
rained upon and snowed upon and
frozen and thawed and frozen again;
tae very foundations of their shorn
houses may have vanished like the
foundations of Babylon and Troy, the.
ters and daughters in that vile fog
which follows in the wake of war; they
may have lost fathers and sons and
brothers, some gloriously on the field
of battle, some with bandaged eyes
shot against the doors of their own
cottages not less gloriously; and yet
7,000,000 Belgians are alive in Belgium.
But and if ever that conjunction
was fraught with a heavy alternative,
it is fraught with it now these peo
ple will not be alive much longer un
less the sum of 15.000.000 is found
every month to pay for food and for the
transport of food to Belgium. I wish
that "but could be printed in letters
of blood in letters of blood, did I say?
Nay. rather than in letters of imperish
able fire that would burn the alterna
tive into the eyesight of humanity fed
so full with horrors as scarcely any
more to be able to heed their reiteration.
World's Responsibility Pointed Out
The fate of these 7,000,000 people is
the world's responsibility. This is not
the moment to try to say who is
guilty of their state; the wrangling of
diplomats and the. clash of arms will
not drown the moans of 7,000,000 starv
ing for. bread. We have read before
191-1 of earthquakes, of pestilence and
shipwreck, of railway accidents and
mining disatsers; and yet if all the
lives lost in 50 years by sudden vis
itation of calamity were added to
gether, they would not nearly equal
the sum of these people who are at this
moment actually dependent for the
breath of life upon 55.000.000 a month.
It is costing the powers of Europe
more than J50.000.000 a day and 10,000
lives a day to determine the future of
the land of Belgium: let us at least,
SOO times as cheaply, preserve the
7.000.000 lives to whom that country
belongs. We read now in a small
paragraph (such a shuttlecock have we
made of human life) of losses that a
year ago would have occupied a jour
nal for days with tbeir harrowing nar
ration. Yet even this dreadful induration of
our senses must be softened by the
prospect of 7,000.000 starving slowly to
death. How forever it haunts one to
meet in the swirl of a great city's tide
of humanity the eyes of a starving
man: but at least in a city that
wretched creature, could he conquer his
pride or his scruples, might obtain
food by breaking the window of a
baker's shop. These 7.000,000 cannot
do that. Their land is empty of nour
ishment. When the last scraggy cabbage stalk
is devoured when the last hen has
starved, when the last rind of cheese
has been raked out of the darkest cor
ner of the desolate house, unless they
can nourish themselves upon the earth
of the land to protect the violation of
which they have martyred themselves,
these 7,000,000 must die, and when they
die, Belgium is dead.
If the World Would Let Belgium Die.
What will peace bring to the world
then? To what shall we ever look for
ward again?- If these people are al
lowed to die while there is food on the
earth, it were better that the earth
should die like the moon and human
ity itself become not even a name
among the spheres of the universe.
For the fact that these 7.000,000 Bel
gians are 6till alive we owe an un
paragoned debt of gratitude to the
American Commission for Relief; and
because of the amazing difficulties
which that commission has already
surmounted one is tempted to place for
the future an even greater, an even
more strenuously exacting faith in the
American people. This commission was
organized by American citizens living
In London.
Amid the blood and tears of Europe
a few gentlemen resolved that the
ultimate reproach of a people's starva
tion should not be leveled against this
time of ours. It was Brand Whitlock,
fine Mayor of Toledo, and now the
American Minister In Brussels, "who
made the first appeal. He saw starva
tion and, caring nothing for the petti
ness of diplomatic restraint, he ap
pealed for help through the American
Ambassador in London. Dr. rage, upon
his own initiative, appointed a commit
tee OI American citizens resident m
London in order that they might apply
themselves to organize the feeding of
a nation. Consider how fantastic and
improbable that scheme must have
looked and think of the stupendous
quixotry of it.
Americaa Hearts Are Moved.
"War which is resorted to for that
solution of political problems offers no
solution for the misery It entails upon
humanity. War, with its myriad ten
tacles squeezing the life out of Europe
and squirting forth a murky and loath
some juice to poison the tide of pity,
was nevertheless impotent against the
determination of these men. They were
armed with the conviction that their
countrymen at home would support
them and with a serene faith that has
already been magnificently justified
they brushed aside the objections of
the Chancelleries end walked over the
prejudices of Generals.
Nor would they listen to the croak
ing of financiers who spoke of the cost;
and their resolution prevailed even
against the uncertainty of shippers who
pointed oit the restriction upon the
export and import of foodstuffs. Final
ly they allayed the doubts of the allies
when they procured from the Germans
an assurance tnat tne relief would be
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Capias n Yauysor?,
ortie orae.
Cztsom& fernsfort.
G.B.&coiZSeacfo0
did more the persuaded the German&
to facilitate the distribution.
The organizer and chairman of the
committee was H. C. Hoover, a Califor
nian and probably the greatest mining
expert in the world. This gentleman
had already presided over the American
Keller Committee, which financed over
10,000 Americans' and sent them back
to America in the early weeks of the
war. Night and day for a month Mr.
Hoover, Colonel Hunsiker, Captain Lu-
cey. John B. White. Edgar Rickard,
Millard Shaler and other well-known
Americans living in London devoted the
whole cf their time to the collossal task
of proving to the warring governments
of Europe the feasibleness, nay, more,
the positive success of their scheme for
the relief of Belgium.
They assimilated into one perfect or
ganization, known as the Commission
for Relief in Belgium, the Belgians
own central committee at Brussels and
the various charitable activities of
Italy and Spain. They did not appeal
to the people of England, but they got
without asking thousands of dollars;
and from America, with the generous
aid of Lindon W. Bates and Robert D.
McCarter in New Tork, they have re
ceived millions already. Thirty-eight
steamers, with aggregate tonnage of
150.000. are speeding at full steam
across the Atlantic, bringing 123,000
tons of food, valued at over $8,000,000
and costing in collection, shipping and
delivery another $2,000,000. But more
is wanted. Five million dollars every
month is wanted to keep 7.000,000 Bel
gians from dying of hunger amid the
ruins of their homes and churches,
America's Opportunity First in History.
The opportunity of America at this
moment is one that has surely never
been offered to any nation before in
the history of the world. The task of
preserving from the lingering death of
hunger 7.000,000 human beings de
mands self-sacrifice, determination and
magnanimity. Great victories on the
field of battle have been won by these
virtues, but every victory in war car
ries with it also the horror and the
misery of war. A victory is afforded
to the American people that will not
cloud one star or smirch one stripe
upon her banner. A victory is offered
that will indeed add to her banner a
star which may seem ever more bright
then any star there posited.
There is no one in tnat mighty re
public who can afford not to give;
there is no one who can afford to
know that a nickel given now will
keen a child alive for two days and
not act upon his knowledge. This is
not an appeal that calls lor money
abont the spending of which effacious
ly there can be any doubt or delay.
The need is Instant; merely a nickel
iven now is to save a chtld drowning
one would allow that to happen with
out calling himself a coward for the
rest of his life; surely no one will
think a nickel too much to give.
But I do not write these words be
cause I have the least doubt that
America will give again and again as
generously as she has already given.
The thought is indeed unimaginable.
These words of mine are intended to
try, however Inadequately, to bring be
fore the notice of an immense and
charitable people the violent need for
haste in giving.
People are dying now who can be
saved; those who have been kept alive
have been only kept alive by America
in defiance of the Inexorable results
of war.
. Belgians Are Grateful.
When the history of this time la
written to the last streak; when the
last bugle has sounded and the last
widow is left to her mourning; when
all the heroes of all the warring na
tions have fought their last fight and
Europe turns to regard the bloody
work she has accomplished, you, O
great Republic, must say, "We took not
one life. We robbed not one mother
of her son nor any woman of her
over. We saved 7,000,000 from a slow.
inglorious death."
They are grateful already In Bel
glum. A well-known New York law
yer, who was traveling by special per
mission from the German authorities
in order that he might see personally
the work that was being done by the
American Commission for Relief, speaks
of many Instances of appreciation ac
corded to him by that forlorn Belgian
people. Amongst others he tells how
In one village a woman, with a child
on one arm and a loaf of the Commis
sion's bread on the other, came up to
his car and touched with her lips the
little flag of the Stars and Stripes
fluttering upon the bonnet. "For the
love I bear your flag." she said, "it
has saved our lives."
Whoever In America, whether he be
in New York or Illinois, In Iowa or
Texas or California, in Louisiana or
Mlchlgnn, In Virginia or Tennessee. In
Montana or Ohio or Arizona, at this
moment gives a nickel, gives a loaf to
a starving woman and offers the flng
of his country to be saluted by the ad
miration and affection of the civilised
world.
TEACHING MANLINESS
IS HELD TO BE BIG JOB
Barbara Boyd Asks What Characteristics of True Manliness Are and Sug
gests Purity, Gentleness and Love of Fellowman.
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Barbara Boyd.
allowed to be distributed; indeed, they in shallow water before your eyes. No
BY BARBARA BOYD.
E was. a guard at the San Diego
Exposition and in his light blue
uniform, with Its yellow strap
pings and white cap, he made a pic
turesque note of
color against the
white background
of "Old Spain" that
has been dropped
down on the Pa
cific Coast for a
brief while.
He was a rather
good looking young
fellow with blue
eyes, ruddy skin
and square jaw;
and his bearing as
oe marched up and down his "beat"
bore out the best traditions of military
training. Our little party stopped to
ask directions and fell into a few mo
ments' chat with him. We found he
had been a student at West Point but
had been expelled for hazing. He was
still bitter at his chastisement, though
It had occurred 15 years ago.
We didn t do anything, he ex
plained scornfully. "A mamma's dar
ling came- up there and we thought
we'd teach him to be a man. -
They undertook rather a big Job,
didn't they, especially if they expected
to accomplish it over night.
Short Cuts Discouraged.
They may have been perfectly slr-
cere in their belief that they were go
ing to do their victim good. But if
thev really went to their task
in good faith, wouldn't it have been
well for them to have considered . a
bit the magnitude and importance of
the work ahead of them.
It is no easy matter to teach a fel
low being to be a man. Dipping him
in a river and tossing him in a blan
ket and otherwise shocking his ner
vous system doesn't seem just the best
process. But that is the way some of
us go about it. is it not, and is not
this guard's remark rather, a good il
lustration of our, shortsightedness in
this tremendous matter? We want a
short cut. We want to vaccinate with,
the courage virus. We want to shame
Into being brave or anger into hitting
back all with the Idea that by so do
ing we are making manhood.
Such teaching is inculcating a rathe
low ideal of manhood, do you not
think? Wouldn't It be better to go
deeper until we strike a solid founda
tion of the truth about the matter
and build upon that? Many of course
would like to do this and ask. "How
can we find this foundation?" They
query, like Pilate only with more sin
cerity, "What is truth?" "How can
we know what to teach? How can we
get away from the superficiality
these hazers?"
To get to truth requires some In
dependent thinking, most of us I be
lieve will admit. We may have to din
card some traditions. We may have
to create some new Ideals. But if we
could reach the ultimate truth
wouldn't it all be worth while? And
if we could pass through a door into
some perfectly fresh new world oi
thought without carrying any worldly
beliefs or ideas with us, I have an idea
most of us would agree, whether we
believe in the Bible or not, that we
have been given one great example
of true manliness. And I think we
would agree to this because of some
inner voice of conviction and not be
cause of any accepted stanaaras or
beliefs.
' Parity Plea Preseated.
Will not most of us admit that pur.
ity is a quality of true manliness, not
worldly manliness, perhaps, but true
manliness. And no matter what a man
may be, do you not think in his secret
heart he reverences purity and would
have his own life pure?
Do we not feel also that gentleness,
and by this Is not meant weakness or
effeminacy, but true gentleness, is a
quality of manliness. And also kind
ness and honor and loyalty and love
for one's fellow men. Personally, 1
believe that if today a man could cure
as the Great Master cured, the lame
and the blind and the sorrowing, that
he would rejoicingly do it. I think
love for his suffering fellow men woull
so well up in the heart of any man wbvJ
possessed this power that he would
heal without money and without price.
Some I know will not agree with this.
They will contend that any one who
had this power would charge all the
victim could stand. But I think love
of his fellow men Is In every ones
nature, no matter how deep It may be
buried; and that the possession of so
great a gift would cause it to blossom
forth in great beauty.
So Is it not possible, by listening
to the Inner voice, to discover a
'.oundation of manliness that will
stand, because it is composed of qual
ities that endure? It may not be the
manliness these hazers were going to
inculcate over night, hut will it not be
something bigger and finer, the kind
of manliness we would like to see all
the present generations of boys grow
Into?
At any rate, the guard In his pie.
turesque uniform patrolling the
grounds'of "Old Spain" Iihs given up
a thought, has he not? which It has
done no harm to turn over and look
at from all sides.
Mow He Broke tin Xe.
(Puck.)
"A relative of mine that I never saw
before came to the house last ulaht."
"Never saw before, eh! what's his
name?
"He hasn t got any yet. but we Intend
to christen him Wllllnm."
Your Freckles
Kee Attentioa la Kebraarr aaa Marra
or Face JHay Stay Covered.
Now Is the time to take special care
of the complexion If you wish It to
look well the rest of the year. Ths Feb
ruary and March winds have a strong
tendency to bring out freckles that may
stay all Summer unless removed. Now
s the time to use othlne double
strength.
This prescription for the removal of
freckles was written by a prominent
physician and Is usually so successful
that it is sold by druggists under guar
antee to refund the money If It falls.
Get an ounce of othlne double strength
and even a few applications should
how a wonderful Improvement, some
of ths smaller freckles even vanishing
entirely. Adv. ,