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ii"oMy 'Mouthings.:;of :.; w , - - i . ' - '.. ...... . 1 BERLIiJ IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH REAL GEH SITUATION Contending . Factions in Capital City Plan and Plot' While States Are Made and Unmade. -y: - ' ... v-'i CAPITALISTS FINANCE REDS Bankers Contribute Toward Prop aganda Fund in Sejf Defense; Leaders -Must Abdicate. v By Bea Hecbt. Special Cable to The Journal and The Cnicaco Daily New i... - o - (Copyright, 1919. by Chicago Daily Vtm Co.) i' Berlin, -Germany.: April 26. It 1 diffi cult to regain interest in the garrulous profundities of the " Prussian political oracles after a sojourn In ,ihe heart of German Bolshevism. Berlin seems as peculiarly- out of touch with the actual German situation as with the interior of Abyssinia. A group headed by ; Von Bernstorf f, Harden and Reventlow has lieen formed. It calls Itself "the West erners," and has for Its purpose an alli ance with America and the Isolation of France. Another group called "Conti nental League,", headed by Bernhardt, has been Instituted. - Its purpose is to mak' an alliance with France to iso- 'late "IiAigland and America. I learn, also, that the Prussian statesmen are preparing an alliance with Russia. Count Ton Bernstorff, in an Interview, informed me that , the Russian Bolshe vism Is' growing more and more moder ate, and that enine is resigning to the capitalistic class. From a financier who desires to remain unnamed, I learn that a group -of German bankers has given 80,000,000 marks ($7,200,000) to the Bol shevists for propaganda purposes "in order, to Insure the lives of themselves and their families." Also I hear ru mors that one of the leading-mine own ers In the Ruhr district has urned over two mines to the Bolshevists for simi larly unexalted reasons. OLD LEADERS INTBIGT7I2TO Most important however, is the' new slant to the peace gossip In Wilhelm strasse. That the delegations to be sent to Versailles Is not authorised to do anything but to give the allies peace terms the "once over" , and report back post haste to Wiihelmstrasse is general- : ly accepted . as truth. That Germany will not sign the belated peace ,is another- seeming certainty.1: It is also known that the ' former monarchists leaders are ; intriguing. Rumors that Kbert and Scheidemann will refuse to accept ' the peace ' terms are - also cur- ' rent. .. .- - ' In contrast to this there are strong rumors to the effect that the Prussian statesmen are clearing the road for an alliance with. Russia, and - that a Bol shevist union as well as peace will be to) ilk: t i Ul all MM I II IS M a i - " a a - - A II II " Our Mail Order Department brings not only the Victrola but every, artist of importance to you. ' . . ; 11 ign m1 lb ad, full particulars and catalogs will W WW1CU Name ' MORRISON KT Stores Also, st Ssb Fraaelseo, Oakland, Address I refused. .What all of these maneuver ing have to do with the German situ ation is a. mystery to one - fresh from the center of Bavarian and Saxony ac tivities. - Viewed ;.: from anywhere out side of Berlin. Wilhelmatrasse Is a curi ously " uninteresting ' and unimportant seat of affairs. It is - almost certain that , Bavaria will declare Its independ ence as a soviet state within the next few -weeks, and that Saxony will follow suit. " Only.. Immediate and drastic con cessions by the - Berlin government ' can prevent Germany from falling into com munistic pieces. Such concessions in clude the abdication of the present lead ers, - Elbert and Scheidemann. - - Bavaria is willing to make peace today on any terms dictated by the entente - This magnanimity is not : so laughable as it sounds. The purpose behind the Ba varian policy It to send Bolshevist agents into France, England and Italy, overturning the governments - of those countries, and thus making : the peace imposed by v the alleged. - capitalistic regimes null and void. MAKr LEAVE MTJJTICH v- . I left Munich on, the first train de parting frtfm the city. ' There were seemingly some 90,000,000 people in the train. After progressing to Regensburg the train collapsed - and the Bolshevist refugees proceeded by devious stages to Hof . On the way I passed' dozens of small farms flying -red flags. ' In the doorways of the farm houses were placed machine guns with peasants wearing red sleeve bands on guard. By walking half the night and securing hitches on aagons, automobiles and locomotives I finally arrived in Leipsiz. Here I found all the trains at a stand still owing to lack of coal brought on by the general strike in the Ruhr dis trict. : Thousands of travelers were stranded in the city waiting for trans portation. After a roundabout journey through Dresden I - finally arrived in Berlin. Here I learned that two of the numer ous couriers I sent from Munich with telegrams have been arrested by the Hoffman government at Bamberg, the telegrams confiscated and a price set on my head for- issuing Bolshevist propa ganda from Munich. The foreign office in Berlin refuses to assist in liberating the couriers who, if they are still alive, will have to wait until .the collapse of the Hoffman regime before obtaining their fredom. Berlin Is quiet and funny. The break between Count von Bernstorff and Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau has at tracted attention. General Noske has sided with Brockdorff-Rantzau in the determination not to compromise with the radical Socialist elements. Count von Bernstorff, who Is apparently maneuvering for an alliance with Russia, is opposed tp this tactic. German' Ace Wants U. S. Press Agent For American Tour London, April 28. (U. P.) Captain Udet, German ace, is looking for an. American press agent, according to the Berliner correspondent of the Mail. Udet, the dispatch said, wants the press agent to smocth the way for him totMUt the United Slates with the Fok ker plane in whlcn I f claims to have brought down 61 allied aviators. The corerspondent further states Udet hcpes to enter the American army as u flying Instructor. An ''all'Starcohcert in your own home under your own management You ckocwe the artists you want to hear. You select the numbers yoa want them to sing and play. You arrange the program to suit yourself. ' The Victrola makes this possible by bringing to you the greatest artists of all the world: Caruso; Alda. Braslau. Calve, Culp. de Gogorza, de Luca. Elman. f arrar. Galli-Curci. Garrison. Gluck. Jascha Heifetz. Homer, Journet. Kreisler. Martinelli. McCormack. Melba. Murphy. Paderewski. Powell, Ruffo. Schumann-Heink. Scotti. Sembrich. Tetrazzini. Werrenrath WhitehUl. Witherspoon and Zimbalist. ' With thu wonderful group of famous artists at your command on Victrola Records, you can give your family and fnends such an entertain ment as they could not get'ia any theatre or opera house in all the world. Victrola Come in and let us demonstrate the VictroU You ara under no obligation to buy.- " I iT Roninuiv Sacramento, gaa Jose, Los Angeles. Prussian Oracles Unmceresuiig as GREAT: BRITAIN SEEKING CHEAP Bureau Has Been Established to Solve Problem and Unify Con trol Under Government fjule. UNDERTAKING STUPENDOUS Wbole .Question .Will Be Ad justed With View to Efficiency and Service for Big Empire. London. April 10. (I. N. S.) (By Mail.) Cheaper and more efficient trans portation,, linked with cheaper electric power, the first steps . toward state ownership as well as operation of all forms of transport, except by air. are embodied in two bills before parliament establishing' a ministry of transport. Sir Eric Geddes. the' handy man of the Lloyd George government, is to be the first minister of transport because of his ability to "get things done." There is much to, be done. Unquestionably, the ministry of trans port is the most stupendous undertaking commercially the British government has ever embarked upon. The proposed plan is the foundation stone upon which all reconstruction problems rest, and if the plan should not prove a success the whole industrial fabric of the empire wouU be Jeopardized. It Is not intended there shall be any bungling or failure. PROBLEM IS NATIONALIZED The whole problem of transport is to be tackled from a national stand point and in a national spirit tnstead of a sectional and private method bound to obtain some 250 separate railways. Geddes, a railway wizard by profession, who got his first experience in trans portation rroblems in : America, has the task of coordinating the railways into one-systent to de velop its connections with ocean ports and fishing - harbors and to link' with the .canal system, to make interurban lines . feeders ' of the railway system, to make possible the best use or motor trucks In conjunction with the railways, especially in rural com munities, and to improve and extend railways where , needed. That parlia ment will enact the measure, though with- perhaps some minor modifications, is regarded as certain.. Thus the new ministry would have control over all railways, interurbarts, canals, inland waterways, docks, har bors, piers, roadways, bridges, ferries and- traffic : thereon. It marks Great Britain's biggest - step toward " state socialism. State control exercised during the war was control of direction and operation of the railways, but did not Involve control of the physical properties of the various companies. Since the war rail way workers have received wage in creases and an elght-hcur day, involv ing an added expenditure of some $300,- TRANSPORTATION Sfc -isar - because of lack of labor and materials, 060,000 yearly, and -while-repairs slumped revenues did not. keep -pace with opera ting : expenses and , so the T government was ; compelled to meet : the deficit, amounting to about" 1300,000,000, so that the stock income which .bad been guar anteed, could be met. , ' 1 --To ; return -'the railways to,- private operation .now would mean disaster for cheaper i-ansportation as well and more efficient transportation would not be possible. ' So during the next two years, the ' time the government bound itself to . guarantee the stock Income after peace, the government is simply getting the. transportation lines in shape to purchase when the time comes. The transport bill authorizes the government to purchase any properties, "either by agreement c complusorily," at option The war taught the lesson of benefits to be gained by central operation of railways. "Miracles" in transportation were : performed, due ' solely to single operations, despite the fact that 25 or 30 per cent of the railway men were In the army. ? " . It is regarded that the chief means of making, transporation cheap will be by more extended use of electrical power. Hence, the bill authorising 20 super-power stations. A recent com mittee appointed to consider how more value could be Jtten from coal recom mended establishment of 16 great power stations throughout industrial Britain, which could furnish power to railways as well as factories. There being great areas of congested Industry, the outlet for current produced by such central stations could be readily utilized. Grad ual electrification of the railway lines also could be accomplished. Most hauls are less than 200 miles, so electrification not only Is possible, but would create a great saving in operation, including wages, replacement and even initial cost of engines; Way maintenance would be less. -s . . Thus the state, directing all forms, of inland transport by land and water, soon would be the greatest consumer of coal in the country, due to these nuper-nowr stations, hence nationalization of the mines or adoption of better mininp meth ods, with elimination of profit on val. would ie tne logical solution for cheap production of electrical current. i S DESIRE TO CHINA OUT OF WAR EXPLAINED Kotari Mochizuki Declares Yuan Wanted to Be Emptrorj Coun try Was Unprepared to Fight. By Jay Jerome Williams Washington, April 28 Kotara Mochi zuki, a member of the Konseikwai party ar d leader of the opposition iri the Jap anese parliament, which is here to ar range for an interchange of congres sional visits between Japan and the United States to promote good relations, Saturday made some new and startling revelations regarding the negotiations leading jup to China's participation in the world war,. He declared that Viscount IshM. the Japanese ambassador to the United States, and at that time, November, 1915. minister of foreign affairs, was actuated by two motives when he opposed China's entrance into the war. These were : 1 Because President Yuan thought war would further his imperialistic am bitions and enable him to become em peror. 2 Because China was absolutely un prepared for war and her activities as a cobelligerent would have meant a heavy load for Japan to carry. "The allies." said Mr. Mochizuki. "agreed to Baron Ishii's representations. The representatives of France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia accepted this explanation and declared it the only possible measure to adopt. But later, and without the knowledge of Japan, one of the allies secretly proposed to President Yuan that if China should enter the war it would assist him in his attempts to regain the throne. lAmbas sador Ishii could not make this public when the a charge was made that he selfishly prevented China from enter ing the war, But I can make it public and I have positive proof of what I say. At this time, though, I will not make public the name of the nation." Japan; according to Mr. Mochizuki, is simply a pupil of Ekiropean diplomacy, and diplomacy before America entered the war was duplicity. "America' is the only country which entered the war without a material ob ject," he continued. "This cannot be said of any ofth other nations." First Woman Fireman J Bellaire, Ohio a April 28.' (I. N. S.) Bellaire has what is believed to be the first woman "fireman" in the country. Miss Sarah Fitton. 16. daughter of Chief James R. Fitton of the Bellaire fire de partment, rides with her dad in boots, coat and helmet of rubber and helps fight the flames, too. ' . 111 KEEP fBa ' Kr SEALS EVERY. BOTTLE OF VP TO ITS 3TECK I3t COLDSOME, WHOLifcOME .TASTISESS The driak that take the "WBY" ot of "DBT" ,,: ; Buy it by the bottle or ease ' "' r-' PORTLAND BREWING CO. FINAL EFFORT. OF AMERICAN FORCES IS TOLD BY FOCH- Marshal ,in Command ' of Allies Declares Only 300,000 Yanks in France March 11. HIGH REGARD ' EXPRESSED After Hun Drive Began Troops Poured-Into France and Took Big Part in Stemming Tide. By Paul Seott Mowrer Special Cabl to The journal aDd Th Chicago Daily Nwa (Copyright. 1918. by Chicago DIly New Co.) The Daily News Peace Conference .Bu reau. Paris, April 28. Marshal Foch has gien to the magazine France-Amerique a concise statement of tne -final effort" of the American forces In France.. Its value lies In its military clearness and brevity. It summarizes better than any thing hitherto published the high Idea which the allied supreme command holds regarding America's part in the war. "On March 11." says Marshal Foch. "the American army in France num bered only 300.000 men. or six infantry divisions. They were in training. Thirty the u sand were arriving per month. "On March 21 the German offensive began at the junction of the allied armies in the region of St. Quentin. The enemy soon reached the River Scarp and advanced up to the Somme. which he crossed and descended to the Val ley of the Oice. The situation was sud-df-nly very serious. On this critical d:iy. Mirch 28, C.neiais Pershing and Bliss came and ger.c-ously offered to lead their divifl no into battle, both saving to me, We r here to be killed. Iet us go In with our v.ops." TKOOPS ABE BUSHED . "Soon afterward, on April 23. at Sar cus. we met the same generals. On May 2 at Abbeville In agreement with the allied ' governments we asked the American government to send to France each month 120,000 infantrymen or ma chine gunners and complementary troops. As a matter of fact, America sent us in March 69.000 men. in April 4,000. in May 200,000, In June 245,000, in July 295,000. and In August 235,000. "The American effectives went from 300.000 on March 11. to 954,000 in July, and 1.700,000 in October. Moreover, on June 2, the superior war. council at Ver sailles had asked President Wilson to continue the same transport of troops from 200,000 to 300.000 men a month and prepare for the spring of 1919 a total of 100 American divisions. Mr. Wilson had answered that he agreed, and if more divisions were necessary, they! would be provided. TASKS THKOWX tS "But meanwhile the American troops had not been inactive. As early as May. two American Infantry divisions were in battle with the First French army in the region of Montdidier. three In the Vosges, where they relieved French divi sions, end two in training. In June, two other divisions were at the Marne, at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau woods, where they! took a bif part in the re sistance offered the enemy. On July 18, five American divisions participated in the victorious counter offensive of the Tenth and Sixth French armies and con tributed largely to its success. "At the same time on July 24, the First American army was formed. Its task consisted of disengaging the Paris Nancy communications by driving the enemy from St. Mihiel. On September 12, of 14 American divisions, eight were in the first line and six in the second line. They took the St. Mihiel salient with 200 cannon and la. 000 prisoners. A few days later, on September 26, "14 American divisions were engaged in the great offensive between the Aisne and the Meuse. across the rough Argonne region. On the second day Montfaucon was passed; on October 14, Grand Pre had been taken ; on the 21st, Chatillon and Bantheville : on November 1, Bu zancy ; on the 5th, Beaumont, and on the 7th. the entire line of the Meuse from Mouzon to Bazeiller was In our power. BEAUT FOB GREAT DRIVE "Furthermore, at the same time two American divisions, collaborated with the Fifth French army towards Remains. Two others were with the British armies in the region of St. Quentirf. Two more were m cooperation with the Fourth French army and took the. formidable Orfeul position. Then two American di visions participated in the offensives of Flanders group on the Lys and Escaut. Finally six others were i getting ready with the French army for the attack of November 14 in Ijorraine when . the armistice of November 11) came and dis armed us. "It is thus that the American army, The drink that fit" Compared supported by a government, thoroughly resolved to pursue the struggle to the end, repaid "Lafayette for the "visit he made to the new born America. It is thus' that it aided powerfully in secur ing victory by an armistice which is virtually a surrender a complete surrender.- . ; . .At San Francisco Friday Eleanor St. John, aged 22. jumped from an auto mobile traveling 40 miles an hour and instantly killed. A Privilege As Well As Duuty As a patriotic citizen you very properly have thought of your Victory Bond Subscription as a duty. But have you duly considered what a remarkably fine investment the Victory Bonds are? If you do not know all the excellent points of this new Loan, it will pay you to inquire; the higher rate of inter est. the maximum of safety, the conversion features, etc. The Victory Loan should appeal to your good business judgment as well as to your patriotism. 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