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S7 BI STERLIXO Emia P . AKI3. June 21. Speclal- Ererr- one Is talking about tbe war.. All agree th on great and etern phenomenon will be a spontane ous drying np of social Intercourse with the Germanic nations. Finished, the chic of German spaa, Baden-Baden, Naunhelm. Carlsbad! Finished, the Rhine trips of French and English tourists. Finished, tbe rich Russian colonies of Berlin, Dres den and Vienna! Finished. German hol idaying in Paris, Italy and the Ri viera. The Germanic peoples would not hare It otherwise. The social boycott will be mutual. "It Is Impossible to admit." says Professor von Leyden in the Frank fort Gazette, "that friendly relations ever can be re-established with the English or Italians. Russians should be boycotted in almost the same de gree after the peace. No self-respecting German can .remain in the same room with an Englishman. Ital ian or Russian. As to the French, we do not, perhaps, feel tbe same violent hate; but they must bear their share of our contempt. All Frenchmen must be exiled from our circles. Finally, the neutrals. Most of them manifest eympathy for England, France and Russia. Let them be banished!" He . adds: "Germany wishes to remain alone, and -ought to. Her destiny is to gov ern the world and direct the other na tions for the good of humanity." How forget It? . As recently as the fifth of the pres ent month (June 8, 115) the great German National Liberal party not the "Junkers" or the "military caste" by its executive committee voted "the annexation In the west of territories necessary, to assure and strengthen the situation of the empire on sea and land." How shall Holland and Belgium for get it? The courage of the German under taking is collossal either in case of success or failure. The programme of the Wehr-Vereln (Military League), nucleus of the Pangermanlsts, is so widely spread over Europe that it can- not possibly be withdrawn. "Germany to take the French de- partments of the Vosges. Meurthe-et- Moselle and Ardennes, with the cities of Epinal, Nancy, Luneville and Sedan. France to remove the present innani- tants, the migration to be effected within a year and a half. The land to be divided into rural domains of 40 acres and distributed to worthy Ger man soldiers. Town and city proper ties to be divided on the same princi ple." The annexation of Alsace-Lorraine in 3.871, whose hatreds have been fairly lasting, was mildness in comparison, It respected the landed property of the Inhabitants, and only forced them to and colonies, except Algiers, and sign hold strategic cities during years of black on. Js" Pl"fu' Intercourse, become German or accept the esti- a preferential treaty of commerce, tribute collection. These armies pro- Against all this, a great Independ- 1 think that Germans scarcely real mated price and get out. breaking all existing treaties with tect German merchants selling to th enc day Is preparing in Europe. th situation they hav mad for So for Belgium. England, the United States and Rus- vanquished under preferential treaties. a European Fourth of July -promises themselves. "Belgium and Holland to enter the sia. Her cash indemnity is placed at while German mine and railway work- to celebrate the evacuat'on of Belgium. If they cannot win and annex, they UNDER CAPTAIN ARMITAGE came to a dead halt in the doorway. ' It was the third time that night be had found his wife dancing with Lieutenant Aehford and it had been the same many other nights. The Captain had, through experience, come to take It for granted that Jane should be found with Ashford. In his soldier's way he faced the thing and took the hurt, but there was nothing in his code which taught him bow to fight it. He was as helpless as a man wounded. It was too late to fight. What good to run Ashford out of th corps if Jane cared, for him. It wouldn't change her heart. She loved life. gay. ety, dancing, youth, for all of which Ashford stood, while Armltsge loved aimply Jane, the corps and the flag. The Captain sought a spot behind a clump of palms where he could watch the warships anchored in the harbor, and, lighting a cigar, sat down with his hurt. Lost In bitter thought, he did not hear the swish of silk and th mi m mm German Empire. France the Walloon inhabitants to take all Belgium of and settle them in her remaining ter- ritory. The migration to pllshed within three yea lands distributed as above. I pity any German who ventures into Belgium after the war unless be has an army to protect him. They will kill liquid fortune of France." Herr Ru him! Never has a people so suffered dolf Martin, former- Minister of the from another. But. some say, it is their Interior, lumps the cash indemnity own fault why did they refuse pas- sflsre to the O e r man a r m v ? Otherwise. Belgian independence would have been respected. Pardon, reply the Belgians, an tnese Wehr-Verein plans of annex- Btion and forced migrations date from before 1911. when Tannenberg inserted them , nls -Greater Germany." And the brand-new German White Book (rj0 Voelkerrechtswldridge Furung des Belglschen Volkskriegs, June, 115) now claims that Belgium must have known for years that she wrould be "drawn Into" the next Franco-German warl To continue: What England and Italy must pay. the Pangermanists are still calculating in spite of the imperial command "not to discuss." As for France, she must accept the entrance of Luxem burg and Switzerland into the German Empire, give Germany her war fleet firm trea'd of a strong man that might have told him two of the dancers had approached. They sat down on tne other side of the bank of palms behind which he was hidden. It was the girlish voice of bis wife that startled him into knowlngness. "Fred, I must be going. Poor old Jim will be looking everywhere for me." Armltage winced. So he was 'poor old Jim" to her. She pitied him and showed It to this man who Was robbing him of life. Red anger blinded him. Ha started to rise, to do he knew not what, but the impulse passed and he remained motionless, silent, where ha was. "Not one mora waits?" pleaded Ash ford. "Oh, Fred. I cannot," Jane said. If only she bad simply declined. Her "cannot" stung Armltage in the raw. The man was speaking again, very low. very fast. The Captain could not make out the words. He despised him self for his lmpotency to cope with TTTI3 ST7XT3AY A 7 ft. to ft if 1 17.000.000.000, calculated as "half the from the allies at 20.000.000.000. Pin fhv n.v inch nimi? Baron von Sedlls Neuklrch. budget reporter of the Prussian Landtag, has Just exposed the imperial hope in aa official document. "Germany." says the budget reporter. "may not be able to demand such prompt cash installments as In the case of the 11,000.000.000 won from France In 1871-3. because now the sums in question are enormously greater. Money payments may be replaced, in part, by forced commercial treaties. concessions of mines, monopolies and railroads and cessions of territory. Ilka the iron regions of France." We see the picture of domination. Entire populations are rooted up and forcibly migrated from their homes and property. Do not expect them to become cordial. Armies of occupation, as In 1871-3. this thing which had com to ssp th happiness of his Ufa. despisad himself for listening there, even to th man who was wrecking It for htm. When Jan spoke he could hear her distinctly. There was a certain rrank ness, a goodness about her voice, and yet how th words seemed to give th 11 to It! "Fred." she said, "this evening, many other evenings, hav been full of pleas ure for roe. but If you it would b bet ter for ma If I should never see you again." There was a little catch in her vole like a sob. The words stabbed Arml tage to the heart, and yet with all his anger be longed to go to her. to help her in her trouble. She was such a child, and yet his wife who loved an other. His fingers Itched to doe on Ashford's throat, for it was against him that his resentment rose. He could stand It no longer. He must get away. A couple were passing on a gravel walk in front of where he sat. OREGOXIAK, rOTlTLANT), JULY 11, 1915. Jr. so I'' 'ill $ 1 1 ers exploit forced concessions. But do not expect the natives to be on calling terms with them! I remember, as late as 189220 years after the Franco-Prussian war being with three German students In a Paris Boulevard cafe. We spoke German, not loud, but modestly, politely. All the same, black looks were focused on us. and the waiter came up. troubled, saying "Pardon, messieurs, it is begged you speak not German!" What shall It not be with the new souvenirs of burnings, pillage, execu tions of civilians, factories wrecked, mines blown up and flooded, cathedrals bombarded, chateaux gutted, and farms ruined by system? Meanwhile, according to the former German Minister of the Interior. Brit, ish navvies are sweating over tbe con struction of a Channel tunnel "to be guarded at both ends by German troops, and all young men to serve in the German army." Herr Rudolf is probably bluffing. but th lnltabl picture of victor and vanaul.hed llvlna- aid fcv aide Im. posing and Imposed. In silence, with -vertei i00v, ,, forced nollteness. Is and under cover of the crunching ot their shoes he slipped noiselessly away, keeping th bank of palms between himself and his .wife. A dosen paces and he stopped, star ing out over the water intently. From the flagship- they were signalling with lighted scmaphorea. Armltage was th soldier-sailor again, all his conscious ness bent on reading the message of the lights. Th firat part of the mes sage he had missed. "At once" was all he read. As he watched Ardols lights winked from the slgnsl halyards of vry ves sel in th crescent harbor: "AH hands report on board at enc." They wer repeating th flagship's maaaage. Armitage's first Impulse was to bid his wife goodby; then he remembered, and before Ashford and Jane could be aroused by the commotion which the fleet message was already causing he hurried to the hotel deak. scribbled a note of farewell and sent It to her room. Across th water came tbe sound of v ; 4 a- ' f - if f .1 V 5 T a' lite '.7 stifi&j th return or Alsace-Lorratn to France, tbe re-establishment of th Kingdom of Poland and certain other restitutions. Ilk Schleswlg-Holsteln to Denmark and Irtrla-Trentlno to Italy. The allies, too, hire a bill for dam age. All the ravages of German armies la Belgium. North Franc and Russian Poland must be rebuilt st German x pena. and- damages paid their citisens In proportion to their losses. Terrific bill of damages! Blocking sll the expenses, th allies arriv at a flirur of 121.000.000.000. to be paid by Germans. Austrlans and Turka. Germany must pay two-thirds of It. Csn Oerrnar.y pay? Why, certainly. According to Oerman actuaries the acquired fortune of Ger many is valued at ISO. 000. 000. 000. If th war brings It down a quarter, they will still hav 10.000.000.000 with which to pay th bill of damages. Jean Flnot and Paul Leroy-Ueaulleu. leading French economists, better that Germany really has this fortune. If you add up th valu of th soli, build ings, railroads, porta, canals, forests, domain properties, customs, foreign loans possessed by Oermana and their capital invested In Franc. England Italy. Russia. Asia. Africa and Oceania. "Also." says Flnot. "numerous monopolies. Ilk transports, tobacco, wtnss and beers, tc. llttl taxed In Germany heretofore, will furnish them Important resources to pay up. Why. Germany's annual f400.0O0.000 of war and marine budgets which ah will no longer need Justify. In themselves, a OI I.uuu.vuu.u v II a per cent But no annexation or forced com- rT1rc! 4 bugles. Like huge luminous bugs launches darted her and there. Matal clanked as officers belted on tbelr swords, and the commands of petty of ficers In charge of boats rose abov th hubbub. A hundred goodbye wer being said, a acor of promts being repeated, for all felt that this was no Idle order and realised that some of th men who with waits tune on ti.elr llr Jumped gayly into launches would return to the beat of muffled drums and th music of rumbling caisson whaels. As Armltage stepped into bis launch he beard at his elbow the vole ef a golden-haired girl who was saying farswell to an ensign. "It will be after you ar bark from Santa Vara." ah whlapered. "Just a soon as u ar back." The Captain sat in a gloomy corner of the cockpit and gave way to gloom ier thoughts. Two days befor th warships reached Santa Vera there was a rea- (Tien 7 fV I. A; V -ir. K C vHe s4 7 1 SYsi., 7A:&. los$ r- s sxr " say that they will mak an honorabl memorandum of axpensea An oraa pear and go on doing business as mental clock stands on th ground before. It is a great hop. Now and then. In personally-con ducted trips to prison camps, w get .,- ,ow on th- c)oualh writing opportunity to talk with Oerman offl- on tn- .,u of pi.ht.r-. fM,t. cera. recently captured. The second painting shows old Fre- "Th allies will not cross th Rhine." ident Thiers, seated, after his labor, one said. He Is crowned by Peace. His fet are Then, winking, he added: on th dragon. And Agriculture. Com- "Suppose we evacuate North Franc mrc. Industry and th Family take and Belgium. Suppose th allies pass up their life again in France, the Rhine. What then? They will meet The third painting explains th sec such reslstanc In German territory ond. The work of Thiers had been the that they will finally get tired and "liberation of th territory" th gl mak an honorabl peace. Which hon- gantlo effort by which Franc, aaton orabl pesc will fool them. How? lahlng the world, paid off tbe entlr Why. they will b busy dressing their. Indemnity In three years. In a scene wounds, rebuilding their factories, rail- of bombarded houses and weeping wid roada. mines, cathedrals and farms all owe the Ocnlus of Liberty warns th that we Germans have destroyed. Dur- German army of occupation of the Ing that time Germany, whose territory has not suffered, will manufacture, sell, mak money, and prepare a new wart" A great hope! An honorabl peac avoids th bill tor damage. Speak those words to 'the Gallery of Mirrors, at Versailles! They will echo Man. Men. Tekel rpharslal In a stlenc that has lasted 40 years. Tou can look up the prophet's In- Tbe Gallery of Mirrors Is the grandest, terpretation of them la th book of emptiest hall of th grand, empty pal- Daniel, chapter I. ace of th eld French Sun King. ah the power of th German army Her th King of Prussia, with his cannot keep the pictures out of Bel troops surrounding Paris, was crowned glum. A newsboy or cafe waiter whls Emperor of Germany oa January 18. pars: "I hav got than!" And th 1871. while Bismarck arranged th col- Belgian slips him flv franca. lection of the indemnity. Three pictures only hang la the Gal lery of Mirrors. They were palntad la 1873. The first represents, amid bags of gold and wagons of household booty, the old Kaiser Wl'.helm and Bismarck seated at th tribute table. Behind Bismarck's rhalr stands Von Moltke. while the Kronprlns fsther of th present Kslser presents a personal deavoua at sea. For purposes ot con centration Lieutenant Ashford with his squad of 40 marines was trans ferred by small beat to th ship whsr Armltag waa commanding officer ef t'i marine This waa distasteful to Armltage. When it was necesssry Ashford made reports to him. but at other times th ma kept out of each other's sight. Th Csptaln mad up his mind at one that th Lieutenant knew nothing of bis overhearing th conversation behind th palms and attributed Ashford's un easy, embarrassed manner to bis guilty consolenea. Armitag waa on th quarter deck when th big ship glided lata th darkened harbor of Fanta Vara. Ash. ford was In th Admiral's quarters, his squad manning th stx-lnch rifle that stuck ominously from th stern. As the big anchors splashed over board Armltage want below to bis cabin and sent for Ashford.' Th Lieu tenant's face was pal when he stood befor his superior officer. Armitag w jti. 7; - . v. - A- r. Beald It weep two sisters. Alsace and Lorraine, while th Latin Vulgal WOrda far lena M.n Tkl I'fihtr. soil. "Tou hav had your money. Go!" ' Today these historle pslnllngs. re produced In postcard, circulate every where la France, Belgium. F wltierlaod. Holland. Italy and England. They are th handwriting oa th walL Men. Men. TeL.aU Upharsin! Cautious In Finance. Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald. "Could I interest you la a llttl avcham to mak you rich?" ask4 th suave caller. "Tou might," answered the busy person at tbe desk. "If you would pay me th first dividend In ad- vane." knew enough of th bey in ifuae It was not from fear of what was to com oa th morrow. Th Captain began to spak vry carefully, very regularly. He had decided that there should b no sign of motloa In his voice, no hint of heroics. He had determine upon a course wtal;h waa to b beat for him. best for Jan, and h would follow It- Aahford entered Into It merely as an- agency. Armltsge told himself that to him the Lieutenant was not a personality. Whether good or bad should coma to htm did not matter. "Lleuteaant Ashford." h said, "a landing will be effected at daylight. Th City of Santa Vara wtil be occu pied by our forcea- Marines from this ship will hav th honor of th most difficult task. Thy will advanc and tak th naval barracks, only a suffi cient number of marines remaining on board to man tbe after six-Inch batter ies In the Admiral's quarters. Accoxd Coaciu4 en rasa -) r i'
