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October 20, JH17
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WAR DELIBERATELY PLANNED
Now comes Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador
to Turkey, and shows conclusively that the. kaiser had
determined on war some time before it was actually de
clared. He tells of the German ambassador at Constanti
nople informing him that a conference had been held
early in July m Berlin at which the date of the war had
been fixed. The Austro-Hungarian ambassador also told
him that Emperor Francis Joseph had told him in May
that war was inevitable. This war was the result of plans
that had been in the making for twenty-five years. When
the conference was held in Berlin which was presided over
by the kaiser, the German military leaders were present
- and also the leaders of German finance. The latter
' pleaded for more time in which to get their affairs
straightened out and as much money gathered in from the
sale of German foreign holdings as possible.
; The war was undertaken to advance Prussian imperial
; ism and undoubtedly had the United States as one of its
final objects of plunder. There can be no doubt of this
left in any mind after reading Mr. Morgenthau's state
ment of facts, and there can be no excuse for any Amer
ican sympathizing with "down trodden Germany."
It was the intention to first over-run France, collect
another great war indemnity from her and then to turn
attention to England. The outlines of the program after
that can only be surmised, but that it was the dream of
the kaiser to conquer one after another the countries of
: Europe, absorbing even his allies, and then with the cap
tured fleets of England and the other allies making an
attack on America, which being" unsuspecting and unpre
pared, would fall an easy prey and the kaiser would be the
dictator of the world and Prussian militarism would have
its iron heel on the neck of civilization. 3
This is the plot as it can be seen reading between the
lines and this is the plot that has so far been foiled, and
which it is up to the United States to destroy utterly. No
other country can meet this menace, and without our help
the kaiser can yet carry out his plans. The United States
today alone stands between a world ruled by Prussian
militarism and a world of freemen. We must win or ve
must come under the domination of the kaiser. That is
all there is to it. The kaiser is an outlaw against whom
every American must wage unceasing war until he is
, destroyed politically and shorn of all power. .
The e.nd of the Portland shipyard strike is said to be in
sight, and the mediators having gotten the employers
and men together will leave today for San Francisco to
see what can be done toward settling the strike there.
It is stated an agreement has been reached in Portland
under which the men will return to work early next week.
It was an uncalled for strike in the first place and has
been a series of blunders and mistakes, mostly on the part
of the men, ever since. The strike was costing the city in
one way and another, a loss of probably $200,000 a day.
At half this there has been a dead loss of more than
$2,000,000. The result might have been reached the first
day of the strike, or even before the strike was called had
the men used average judgment, or their leaders common
intelligence. It is however a matter of congratulation
that they have at last seen what they should have seen
at first. "
The capital may be removed from Petrograd soon, says
a recent dispatch from that city. The capture or the
islands at the mouth of the gulf of Riga opens the way,
or would if it were not that winter already prevents land
movements of any extent, for the speedy capture of the
Russian capital by the German forces. It is hardly pos
sible the Russians m their demoralized condition could
put up a successful resistance under good weather con
ditions, but with the elements working with them they
can easily stop almost any German advance overland.
This means that for six months the Russian capital would
be safe, but with the opening of spring, unless the Rus
sians can in the meanwhile pull themselves together,
Petrograd would be doomed. It is hardly probable, though,
that the Germans will undertake any extended campaign
in Russia. The main object was accomplished, in the
capture of the forts at the mouth of the gulf and the driv-j
mg back of the Russian fleet. This is being heralded in
Germany as a great victory, while in fact it gets the Ger
mans nowhere and in its results, outside of heartening
the German people, amounts to nothing.
If the capital is moved it will be more for political pur
poses than anything else, though it will make it safer
should the kaiser take a notion, as did Napoleon, that he
could successfully invade Russia. Her vast territories
are her safeguard, for her armies can fall back a thousand
miles,- burning everything behind them as is the Russian
habit, and thus limit the distance which a German or any
other enemy can safely penetrate her territory. If it was
spring no doubt Germany would make a desperate at
tempt to cripple Russia to such an extent, that she could
withdraw a large portion of her army now on that front
to meet the forces the United States will hurl against
her- with the opening of the spring campaigns in the
west, but winter and the elements are against this.
. . . THE FIRST STING QF WAR
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By JANE PHELPS
t The Daily Novelette t
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Answering a dodging statement of the Southern Pa
cific in which it tries to lay the blame for car shortage on
shippers not unloading cars or holding them for loading,
W. T. Bettis, of Coburg, in the Oregonian, calls attention
to a case where he had a car of feed billed out of Port
land October 8 and it arrived at Coburg, 112 miles distant,
on the 13th. It required five days to get this distance or
was rushed along at the rate of a trifle more than 22 miles
a day. A good lively pair of young steers hitched to the
farm wagon could have beaten the S. P. f reight train, but
then considering it was the S. P. 22 miles a day was sure
"going some."
The sinking of the American transport Antilles, Octob
er 17, news of which was made public yesterday after
noon, brings the war that much nearer home and serves
to awaken the people to the fact that we are really at war.
Seventy Americans are missing out of 267 on board, and
while these or some of them may yet be found safe, it is
also possible that they have perished. !
It should stir the country profoundly and cause those
who have thought of war as of being way off, and .not
threatening America, to come forward with a rush to
furnish' the money so necessary to prosecute the war with
all the vim and vigor of this great nation. We owe it to
the boys at the front to do everything in our power to
make their exposure to danger just as brief as possible.
The hardest blow we can give Germany is united action
in every thing that tends to shorten the war. We must
show her we are in it with all our strength and all our
money, as well as men, and that we will leave nothing un
done that will help to achieve victory and that as quickly
as possible. When Prussianism realizes that every en
ergy, every resource, every dollar in this country will be
exhausted in the prosecution of the war before we will
talk peace on any lines except such as will cause a treaty
backed by the German people instead of militarism, pos
sible, when they understand this, then the beginning of
the end is .not far away.
The new bridge is showing how badly it has been need
ed. Commencing early Monday a steady stream of loaded
wagons has been coming to the city. , Hops, beans, hay,
wheat, potatoes and onions, livestock on foot and crates
of chickens piled on top of an otherwise big load, all in
dicate how the Polk county farmers have been holding
their products and waiting a handy means of crossing the
river. It sure is a great improvement on the old ferry
although that did good work and it would be unkind to
speak ill of a ferry as well as of a bridge that carried us
safely over.
THE ONLY WAY
CHAPTER XXXVI
always annoyed me exceedingly
when Elsie intimated that I did not
know how to manage Bob. I was pos
itive that my way was tho only way:
that to work on his feelings by a pose
THE SPIDER
Percy do Vcre, heart breaker and
home wrecker, sauntered jauntily into
McDooley's Turkish Bath and Swedish
Massage Parlors.
"I want a massage," he said sneer
inRly. .
Si, Hi, genorooto," bowed the at
tendant, a tall, bnrly man with jinsle
wood buttons on his vest. Bpwing and
scraping, he- led Percy de Vere into
Room "No. 19, and bade him disrobe.
Then, stretching his arms above his
head, he handcuffed his wrists and
dealt him four blows on the chest that
made de Vcre see the milky way from
four hundred simultaneous angles. Tho
stars were still dancing when the at
tendant seized tho victim s angles in
a grip of iron and, after dashing him
twelve times against the marble walls,
flung him violently to the other end
of the room, a bruised and unconscious
wreck.
Ptillin? a flask from his pocket, the
operator forced brandy down Percy de
Vere's throat until he revived. Then,
with a sudden gesture, he tore off his
red mustache and jinslo-wood buttonB.
"Yon!" butered do Vere weakly.
"Me!" jeered the other. "For nine
years, like a spider in its wob, I na'e
waited for this hour. Purposely, know
ing your habits, I built this costly Tur
kish bath, knowing that if evere you
passed its luxurious exterior, you
would be unable to resist. Jt is your
boast, ha ha, is it not, that you have
visited every first class Turkish bath
in the country T And now, robber of
my wife's affections, I will conclude
the massage! "
Jot until ten years later was Percy
de Vcre able to walk without crutches.
just as she left she said mischievous
ly: "Don't scold poor Bob too hard!"
"I never scold him!" I replied. I
did not then realize that I was grad
ually developing a nagging spirit. 1
didn't until years after. Not that
of misery would sooner bring him to I nagged him about anything' Bave the
my way or tunning, tnan anything i one tnuig: nig irienas, nis duty to me.
Chambers
and
Chambers
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Here we are again telling
yon about those Ranges and
Heaters. Really when we
know we have a good-thing
we like to tell others about it
Those up-to-date Ranges running-
in price from $38.75 to
$47.50 must be seen to be ap
preciated. They are jast
what we claim for them, the
best on the market at the
price. You will not be just
to yourself if you bay a
Range before at least looking
at our stock.
else would do.
What man could enjoy himself if he
know that the woman who loved him
so dearly was alone, and miserable,
not because she cared to go out; or
that she craved excistoment; but bc
eause she loved him so well she was
unhappy when he was away; because
she wanted nothing, no one but him.
I made no renlv to Elsie ' remark
anent the mistake I was making in I
"I'm not so sure!" Elsie returned,
"Tell him from me that he missed
some wonderful dumplings."
How could Elsie be w Kght-hearted
when Tom wa outT She certainly
did not love him as I did Bob, or she
couldn't run around having a good
time when he left her alone.
It was about one o'clock when Bob
came in.
"What in the w'wld are you sitting
ray way of managing Hob, and soon Up tor " he queried as ho kissed me.
she was all interest in-my work. Ij "For you! " I answered pleasantly
was making a lovely toilet set for as I could. T' You didn't think I could
mother's Christinas; a lounging robe go to bed when you' were out, did
for Father; and the smartest smoking you?" '
jacket for Bob. "Of course I did! you are old
"You are wonderful with your enough to be sensible about such
needle, Margaret!" Elsie said, "and things."
a perfect housekeeper I wonder if
it paysf"
"Why of course it pays! Bob loves
his home. He is proud of my good
housekeeping. He often tells me so."
"Proud yes. But "
''What do you mean, Elsie f" -
"There are other things in life be
side good housekeeping, I wonder if
it is the part of wisdom to have all
your eggs in the housekeeping basket,
Margaret. All men like their homes
to be comfortablo; they like good
I never shall go to bed when you
are out without me for the evening;
no matter how old I get."
"It's too bad you didn't come down,
Margaret," he remarked changing
the subject, "we had a dandy dinner,
and a very interesting evening."
I almost told him what Elsie had
said about the dumplings; but stop
ped myself in time.
"What did you dof" I asked in
stead. "John and I dined alone; then
Ifood; but don't you think that they'went directly to his-rooms. Maud
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CHEER UP
Cheer up, cheer up ! If you are sound, no
sign of illness giving, you have no right to
paw around about the cost of living. Mo
man has any right to snort, or let tears run
in rivers, unless we know that he is short
some legs and arms and livers. Cher up !
Though it is quite a chore to stock the bin
and larder, a gloomy mug won't bring you
more just buckle down the harder. Cheer
up ! The prices make you yell, when you go
forth as buyer; but when you've anything
' I to sell, the price keeps going higher. I sell
sfo.LT hotu my labor every day for quite a roll of dol
lars; what matter, then, if I must pay high
price for shirts and collars? My father got a lot more
flour than I do for a shilling; but I earn more in half an
hour than he by all day's drilling. Cheer up ! There's
work for every lad. success for him who pushes; the
hustler finds the shining1 send is growing on the bushes.
Cut out the worries pnd alarms, toil like the bees that
bumble: the man who hps no legs or arms alone has right
to grumble.
f I
also like ' companionship; intelligent
and congenial friends; aud well lots
of other things as well as a well kept
home. A man can hire a good house
keeper, you know. He doesn't have to
get married to have one."
Delia just then announced dinner,
and so I was saved a reply. Elsie
wa a very mediocre housekeeper;
and she never seemed to know or
care that she did not excel in any of
the things which I believed were ab
solutely necessary.
"Take rt all back! Margaret," she'
laughed, "there is nothing in the
world equal to being able to cook as
you can! these dumplings are delic
ious! or did Delia make thrtn,"
"I made them ma'am," Delia re
plied, "but it's Mrs. Garrett ' recipe;
and she learned me how ! "
"I wish you'd come over Delia and
'learn my cook how' the ones she gives
us are hard ag rocks."
"If Mrs. Garrett lets me ma'am!
Mrs. Green never would give nobody
none of her Tecipe's," Delia replied.
Mrs. Barton may .have any re
cipts we have Delia," I told the girl
who was delighted at the attention
paid her.
The remainder of the dinner, and
also for the time Elsie stayed after,
we talked of impersonal things. But
Warren came in, and we three took
turns reading the manuscript. John
is so keen about. It's a corking good
story tool I wish I know author
rather the authoress. A woman wrote
it. It was crude; needed lotg of edit
ing; but the story itself was a rattling
good one. Only a woman with a keen,
analytical, observing mind could have
written it she must have a great per
sonality too, judging from the book.
It is her first one."
"It is nice you were so well en
tertained, while I sat here alone. I
should think you would have more
respect for me than to have any-
thing to do with that Mis
The idea of her spending the evening
alone with two men. It'B disgusting."
To my surprise, Bob laughed.
"Jealous of Maud Warren Why
she's just a delightful book-worm.
She is one of the best judges of
whether a book will sell on John's
staff. We- never think of her as a
woman, she's just a good pal; and
we enjoy her just as we enjoy each
other."
"Just the same I cannot under
stand nor approve of your acquaint
ance with her. Not because I am jeal
ous; for I am not!" and I meant it.
I was not.
To be continued Monday.
Complete unofficial returns from Iowa give the wets
the victory by the narrow margin of 887. This may pos
sibly be overcome by the official count, but apparently
Iowa has gone back into the wet column.
You will run no risk at this
store of buying a used stove
that has been polished up and
made to look "just as good as
new," because we do not han
dle second hand goods of an?
kind.
Those coal and wood com
bination Heaters are a decid
ed success, and the price,
$15.95 to $22.507 is very low
for these tcr.es. We also have
a splendid stock of all coal
fers, $9.75, $12.75, ud to
$18.75, and thoss $11.00,
$12.00 and $13.00 Wood
Heaters are at least three
dollars under the market
We have one nrice for all:
nave any- - , . . -
iss Warren. RO lOHg prOfitS at tiLIS StOrC
The old time methods of
"quick sales and small prof
its" has been sent to the rear,
and "big profits and long time
terms" has taken its place in
most business houses; not so
with iSy and to be entirely
frank with you, we are after
As trade who like to buy at
close prices, pay their bills
aud can say as they draw cp
to the fire these evenings,
"This fire feels srood. and f m
The dispatches yesterday announced the three billion miffhhr erfarl wo ImiiU
minimum was now assured. This means that evervone' L i ,i' .
should get his or her shoulder under the wheels and give "7 !S
a lift for that other two billions. ind we are not hebci? nav
the bills the other fellow
America nas always Deen considered tne leader in j:
societies. She is so no longer since in Switzerland has , pd"'
been organized the "Ancient and Honorable society of! uS easy to get into (kbt
not so easy to get cnt
As the bond loan swings around into the home stretch. av.cas J0 won't have
it gainers speed, and the way it will come under the wire
will set a record that no other country can even hope to
equal.
Food Controller Hoover is deserving the thanks of all
good house wives for he said nothing about conserving
sugar until the canning season was over.
to hide when vca see ths cA-
wo pa? trcK
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