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THE STJXDAY OREGOIAX, POSTLAXD, OCTOUER 14. 1917.
KAISER BEGINS TO
SEE HANDWRITING
War Lords Anxious to Create
Peace Atmosphere Is
Belief.
GERMANS REALLY ALARMED
''Business" Seen in Knelilmann's
Kecent Speech and Proposal to
Convert Alsace-Iorralne '
Into Monarchy.
BT ARTHUR S. DRAPER.'
LONDON', Oct. 13.' (Special.) Offi
cialdom fn Germany is" striving: des
perately to create a pea.ee atmosphere
by brinprinsr up the question of the Al-eace-Lorrairtc
province which the Kai
per jropose to turn into an independ
ent monarchy with a Koman Catholic
prince as King-. To the outside world
this can have only one meaning- in fur
nishing- additional proof that Germany!
is row thoroughly alarmed at the turn
v.hich events have taken during- the
pbst fortnight, and further, tha Ger
many is about to' make radical altera
tions in its policy toward Alsace-Lorraine.
Lloyd Georgre's emphatic statement of
British attitude toward the restoration
of France's lost province puts the issue
clearly before the German people, and
this is doubtless what Kuehlmann and
the rest are anxious to do. However,
from the allies" point of view,
there is food for interesting thought in
the knowledge that Germany's states
men find it necessary frequently, and
more often of late, to soothe the peo
ple at home with excerpts from allied
leaders' speeches setting forth the de
termination of Germany's enemies to
continue the war until the allied claims
are attained.
Of greater interest even than the
news of the mutiny in the German
Navy is the speech of Kuelmann on the
question of Alsace-Loraine.
Belgium Lens Important.
Readers of these dispatches will re
call that I reported on Monday the
plan of the Germans to declare the in
dependence of these provinces, with
provision for a plebiscite of two or
three years. I also stated that Belgium
was no longer the main obstacle to
peace.
Nothing7 has been said in the mean
time to revise this forecast. On the
other hand, Kuehlman's speech rather
strengthens it. The efforts of the Ger
man rulers to create a peace atmos
phere are. being gradually increased.
The German postmasters are keeping
the secrets well within the frontiers,
and there was not the slightest reason
for lifting the veil for such a signifi
cant disturbance as a mutiny unless
they considered it good business.
Political business prompted Kuehl
jnann's speech. The objectives seem to
stand out clearly. First, he hoves to
sow discord among the allies; and,, sec
ond, he desires to prepare the German
people for the change in the porlcy
toward Alsace-feorraine.
Furpoxe of Speech Clear.
The first object seems transparently
clear. Having declared his Opinion that
the Alsace-Lorraine question is the only
obstacle to peace, he hopes the Rus
sians. Italians, Belgians, Roumanians,
Serbians and Portuguese will turn to
France and ask whether sha thinks the
sacrifice necessary to recover the prov
ince is worth while.
It was a clever diplomatic stroke,
because Kuehlmann stands to win
whatever the answer may be. Only
one answer is possible at this stage,
and Kuehlmann wins. France's "yes"
will mean that Kuehlmann has suc
ceeded in reeonciliating the German
people to the continuance of the war.
According to the Vossiche Zeitung the
Reichstag majority supports the idea
which includes the formation of Alsace-Lorraine
into a monarchial Fed
eral state with firm, democratic, par
liamentary guarantees. It adds that
the plan is favored by the government,
which, . it says, has abandoned the
scheme for the partition of Prussia and
Bavaria.
Michaells, whose usefulness seems to
be about over, Is expected to make an
announcement shortly to the effect that
a Roman Catholic Prince, possibly
Prince Karl Antoine, has been selected
as King-. In the coming months a
lively controversy around the question
of Alsace-Lorraine is bound to rage,
not only in Germany, but also in some
of the allied nations. Officially, 'Eng
land is pledged to fight for the prov
inces as long as France is willing to
continue the flht.
CROPS SHOW INGREAOE
Ol'TPIT OF OXIOAS, cabbage: and
, BEANS EXORMOIS.
Department of Agriculture Reports
Acreage TJila Year Far Above
That of 1910.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Enormous
increases in production of Fall onions,
cabbage and beans over last year are
fhown in estimates announced today
by the Department of Agriculture. Fall
onions production is forecast at 13,554,
150 bushels, compared with 7,832,500
last year. The acreage this year is
41.300 against 2S.400I last year. Cali
a'ornia leads with 3,318,000 'bushels;
New York is second with 2.881,200
bushels and "Ohio third with 1,966,000.
Production of cabbage is forecast at
691,920 tons, .compared with 252,310
tons last year. The acreage is 73.200
against. 40,800 last year. New York
leads in production with 349,680 tons,
almost four times as much as last
year, and Wisconsin is second with
121,900 tons.
Almost double the quantity of beans
is forecast, with a total of 15.314.000
toushels in the five principal growing
states New York, Michigan, Colorado
New Mexico and California. California
leads with 9,278,000 bushels;. Michigan
is eecond with 4.006.000- bushels.
"REMOVE THOSE STAINS"
Government Tells How to Take Spot:
From Garments and Fabrics.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. To give
clothes a longer period of service and
to conserve garments or fabrics which
may appear to be hopelessly stained
is the object of a new publication just
issued by the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Lady Macbeth might have bad less
trouble with that spot If she could have
read this bullet on "The Removal of
Stains From Clothing and Other Tex
tiles." Uncle Sam says that if the
.usewife- knows the cause of a. stain
itie can And -common-sense way to
get rid of it by following the direc
tions given in this bulletin." Methods
are outlined for the removal of practi
cally any, kind of stain, from "acida"
all the way through the alphabet to
"whitewash." They have been tested
by the home economics experts of the
department.
One of the first requisites in remov
ing stains, says the bulletin, is to know
the kind of fabric which is spotted
and. if possible, the nature of the stain.
Some stain removers which will give
admirable results on cotton or linen
may, if applied to woolen or silk, re
move pieces of the fabric as well as
the stain. Likewise stain removers
which are entirely satisfactory for
cleaning silk or- woolen materials can
not always be used for removing stains
from vegetable fibers, such as cotton
or linen. Similarly, treatment which
win remove some stains immediately
will cause those of a different nature
to take firmer hold on the fabric.
The second cardinal principle in spot
removal is to work while the' stain is
fresh. Cold or lukewarm water Is
usually the housewife's best bet for- a
first step, the bulletin indicates, ff the
nature of the stain is not known and
If the fabric is not injured by water.
Hot water should not be used until it
is determined that the staining ma
teriaj is such that it will not be "set"
by heat. Stains from meat juice, blood,
egg. milk and other materials contain
ing protein are set by hot water.
If staains are of such a nature that
they will not yield to laundering or
sponging with water or with water and
soap, it is necessary to use one or more
of a number of chemicals. Besides
water and soap the bulletin names as
the substance most useful in removing
stains Javelle water, potassium per
manganate solution, oxalic acid solu
tion, ammonia water, carbon tetra-
chlorid. Frenoh chalk and cream of tar
tar, each of which may be used success
fully provided the right one is used at
the right time. Detailed instructions
ror treating various stains are con
tained in the publication. Copies of
the publication. Farmers' Bulletin 8G1.
may be had free so long as the supply
lasts on application to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington. D. C.
fJD HELD UNBALANCED
ALIENISTS DECLARE MARK SCHLITS
SEL IS PARANOIAC.
Realty Man, Suffering From Delusions,
la Said to Have Slade Threats
Asalnst Many.
Mark Schlussel. realty dealer with
offices in the Stearns building, was yes
terday adjudged a paranoiac by a com
mission of alienists, consisting" of Drs
S. E. Joseph!. W. M. House and J. G.
Swenson. and ordered committed to the
State Hospital at Salem by County
Judge Tazwell.- The commitment of Mr.
Schlussel was deferred until timiorroir,
when his attorneys, Russell E. Sewall
and Edward J. Braze, will ask for a
parole. In the meantime Mr. Schlussel
is at liberty under a bond for $10,000.
The arrest of Mr. Schlussel was made
on complaint of Wilson T. Hume. A R.
McKinley and C. C. Brown, manager of
the Madison-Park apartments, 'each of
whom testified that Schlussel had
threatened to kill him. Detective B F.
Smith and Special County Agent "Har
rington also told of Schlussel's con
duct. Aside from testifying that Schlussel
had threatened his life. Mr. Hume said
that Schlussel told him that he be
longed to the "Society of 31." through
which the politics of the United States
were controlled. According to the wit
ness, Schlussel had- also told1 him it
was the purpose o'f this same organiza
tion to make .President Wilson Christ
and end the world war in three months.
It was al.so testified by the same wit
nesses that Schlussel had said the so
ciety intended "to get" ex-United States
Senator Joseph. Simon, County Judge
Tazwell, Mr. Hume and others.
City Attorney W. p. La Roche. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred L. Olson and various
employes of Mr. Schlussel testified that
they regarded him as a business man
of exceptional ability, with not th
slightest evidence of an unbalanced
mind.
Forty-Xiner Burled at Prosser.
PROSSER, Wash., Oct. 13. (Special.)
The funeral of Timothy Dooley, a
pioneer of the Pacific Coast, was held
here yesterday. Rev. G. A. Moorhead
officiating. Mr. Dooley was born in
Ireland about 85 years ago, his exact
age being unknown. He removed with
his parents to Eastern Canada while
an infant. His parents died while he
was a child and at the age of 7 or 8 he
drifted to the city of New York and
sold papers on the streets. He was
a "Forty-niner."
the -early '60s he moved to Eat
eriiOregon, were he embarked in the
sheep business. About 1870 he settled
in Benton County, remaining here until
his death.
Camas Paving Completed.
CAMAS. Wash., Oct. 13. (Special.)
The United Contracting Company has
completed the last of its contracts for
hard surfacing the streets in Camas,
all of which have been accepted by
the city. Twenty-eight blocks of
bitulltbic pavement have been laid this
Summer at a cost of approximately
$48,000. The bridge over the North
Bank Railway was also covered with
bitulithic, and with the exception of
two blocks the city now has hard
surfaced streets between the city limits
and a connection with, the "Evergreen
Highway.
Prosser May Get Station.
PROSSER, Wash., Oct. 13. (Special.)
-A -telegram received by the Prosser
Commercial Club from Pullman yester
day indicates the probable location of
the Irrigation experiment . station of
the Washington State College at this
point. It is understood that an ad
vantageous site for the station has been
donated by the-Northern Pacific Rai
way Company and E. F. Benson, Com
missioner of Agriculture, owners of tne
land selected. The location is approx
imately 2 miles northeast of this city.
Company G Boys Landed.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Oet. IS. (Spe
cial.) liberal subscirption to the sec
ond, liberty loan by Company U- won
for it the proud distinction of being
mentioned in the United States Army
orders, which were read in every
American training camp and canton
ment in the United States and France.
Concerning the liberty loan and Com
pany G, the order says: "Every man
of Company G. Second Washington
Infantry, has subscribed. "
Soldiers to Get. Jelly.
WTNLOCK. Wash.. Oct. 13. (Spe
cial.) The domestic science class of
the local school will have enough jelly
at the end of this week to supply every
man in one company of soldiers with a
glass and an extra large glass for
each of the Winlock, boys at Camp
Lewis. Arrangements are being made
to have it taken to Camp Lewis by
someone who will drive up to the camp
within the next few days.
TVoodcraft - Officers Give Party.
The Officers' Association of the
Neighbors of Woodcraft will give a
card party tomorrow night at the
Neighbors of Woodcraft building. Tenth
and Taylor streets. There will be four
card and two draw priaes.
GERMANS BEGIN
PE
Troops Are Landed on Island
in Gulf of Riga Threatening
Russian Naval Base.
COAST BATTERIES SILENCED
German Dreadnanglits Are Now at
Mouth of Guir of Finland, at
Head of 'Which Is Krbnstadt,
Defending Petrograd.
LONDON, Oct. IS. The Germans have
landed troops on the islands of Oesel
and Dago, in the Gulf of Riga, accord
ing to a Reuler dispatch from Petro
grad. Oesel and Dago islands are at the
entrance to the Gulf of Riga and pro
vide easy access to the mainland over
small intermediate islands. They are
off the coast ot the Russian province
of Esthonia. Dago Island is about 200
miles from Petrograd. Its position de
rives additional importance from the
fact that it is almost at the mouth of
the Gulf of Finland, at the head of
which is Kronstadt, which defends
Petrograd.
Oesel Island is nearly 100 miles north
of Riga, which the Germans captured
recently. The landing of German
troops in Esthonia would threaten the
outflanking of the Russian line and
probably would compel a retreat on a
wide section of the front if. indeed, it
did not open the way to Petrograd it
self. Way Open Naval Base.
From -the shore's edge at Hapsal, op
posite Dago Island, a railroad line runs
direct to Reval, the Russian naval base
on the Gulf of Finland, and thence on
to Petrograd.
Oesel Island, the larger of the two,
is 45 miles long and has an area of 1010
Sfti'are miles ajid a population of about
60,000. It has a difficult coastline in
the form of precipitous limestone
cliffs.
The islands have been bases of no
little importance to the Russians, es
pecially for airplane activities. Their
seizure would undoubtedly hamper
Russian' naval scouting work, effectu
ally close the Gulf of Riga to Russian
use and apparently offer an excellent
starting point for a land expedition
for Petrograd, if one should be contem
plated by the German command.
Drive ou Petrograd Pelkle.
The lateness of the season has
seemed to preclude any attempts by the
Teutons to make a drive toward Petro
grad this year. It has been pointed
out that such a move probably coald
be carried out with comparative ease
at present, with the Russian armies in
their admittedly disorganized state,
whereas next Spring there, is a govern
mental promise of a Russian military
regeneration after a Winter's organi
zation work along new lines.
PETROGRAD. Oct. 13. The Germans
landed detachments yesterday on the
coast of the Gulf of Tagalah, on the
north of Oesel Island and near the
village of Serro, on the southern part
of Dago Island.
Coast Batteries Silenced.
The Russian coast ' batteries were
silenced by German dreadnoughts.
The Germans are working stub
bornly to clear the entrance to the
Gulf of Riga near Courland." says to
day's official statement. "The activi
ties of the enemy in landing forces
were rendered difficult by holes con
structed by the Russians and by bad
visibility. The garrison or Oesel Isl
and is fighting German forces which
landed there.
VON TIRPITZ IS HOPEFUL
SUCCESS OF SCBMAniXE WAR
IS
CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED,
Germany's Position Ifovr Stronger Than
That of France or Italy.
Says Ex-MlnUter.
AiMSTERDAM, Oct. 13. Admiral von
Tirpitz, ex-Minister of the German im
perial navy. Interviewed by the Bruns
wick Landes Zeitung, is quoted as say
ing:
"We can continue confidently to ex
pect a final triumph over England as
long as we continue to sink vessels
faster than she constructs them. A sub
marine war success cannot be expected
immediately, however, but if we pursue
our aim firmly we shall find after
some months that our position for
negaftjations with England will be
quite different. " England desires
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comparatively favorable. The decisive
factors are the shipping losses suf
fered by the entente and by neutrals
who expose themselves to our U-boat
wa r.
"No definite time can be fixed for
our success. Economically and as
regards raw materials, our position
today'is stronger than that of France
or Italy. How far England will be
able to make her supplies last cannot
be predicted.
"But the decisive factor is that while
we supply four-fifths of our economic
needs from our own productions, Eng
land has to fetch four-fifths of hers
from overseas.
"We are now at the fateful hour of
our existence. Germany cannot main
tain lier position as a world power
against England unless her position is
founded on might."
GERMIY IS REGRETFUL
GOVERNMENTDEPLORES DISPATCH
OF VOX LVXBl'RG MESSAGES.
Assurance Given That Friendly Rela
tions With Sweden Will Not
Be Disturbed A sain.
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 13. The Swedish
Foreign Office lias received the Ger
man reply to its inquiry regarding the
action of Count Karl von Luxburg
while he was German Minister -to Ar
gentina in sending messages through
the Swedish, legation regarding the
"sinking without trace" of Argentinian
vessels. Germany expressed regrets
last month and promised a fuller state
ment later. The answer now forwarded
confirms the arrival in Berlin of the
Luxburg cablegrams as published, al
though one of them was mutilated at
an essential point.
The German government states that
it is unable to make a declaration re
garding authenticity of the dispatches
as no confirmatory correspondence has
taken piaee with Von Luxburg. The
telegrams are said to have had no ef
fect on the submarine war. The gov
ernment deplores "the fact that they
were dispatcrred and that Von Luxburg
employed the facilities extended by the
Swedish authorities in a manner which
might have been construed as abuse of
them. Assurance is given that inci
dents calculated to disturb the friendly
relations between Germany and Sweden
will not occur again.
VICE-PRESIDENT IS COMING
La Grande Plans Big Reception to
Thomas It. Marshall.
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LA GRANDE, Or., Oct. 13. (Special.)
When Vice-President Thomas R.
Marshall comes to La Grande Novem
ber 5, under auspices of a Lyceum Bu
reau, to speak under the management
of the Methodist Church here, he will
be given a municipal reception of all
the pomp that can be mustered. The
Woodrow Wilson Club, the Commercial
Club, the Press Club and the Methodist
congregation are t take the leading
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Great Demonstration.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Oct. 13. (Special.)
F. J. Holmes, a chairman of the local
liberty loan week announces a public
demonstration for Monday night that
will probably outclass any previous at
tempt. The event will forerun the
speeches by Judge McGinn. Attorney
Spencer and Phil Metschan. of Portland.
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Bootlegger, Pleading Guilty, Fined.
Entering a plea of guilty and prom
ising not to engage in the. business
again. Joe Furro, charged with boot
legging, on the recommendation of the
District Attorney's office was fined
$150 by District Judge Dayton yester
day. Farro has been conducting a soft
drink parlor on North Sixth street,
where the alleged offense was com
mitted His arrest was made by special
agents employed by the state.
Taconia Teachers AsU for Store Par,.
TACOMA, Wash., Oet. 13. (Special.)
A 32 per cent increase. In salary was
again sought by principals of Tacoma
schools in a communication to the
beard of education this week. The
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I'oiir Ask IMvorce.
Cruelty or desertion was alleaed in
each of four suits for divorce filed in
the Circuit Court yesterday as fol
lows: Riila Stafford s. Seamon Staf
ford, married in, Portland June 28. 18!-,
cruelty; Jennie Gertrude Warner vs.
Walter Warner, nvnrried at St. Joseph,
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