The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 13, 1919, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR-—-SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1919. KAISER REBUFFED VON LUDENDORFT BY GEN. ERICH VON LUDENDORFF atch worde were mere window | ness for peace to bo the necesnary P " | dressing nded to decelve the mul-| condition pr lent, and de I deeply regretted the events which took place in Ger=} (ruc ve might the appear-| getting Lloyd George to a¢ Many in the spring and summer of 1917, as I did all other | ance of ris APPEAL SEN manifestations of weakness. They were bound to react un-| The «« it, the relenstag and | pO THE KAISER favorably on our conduct of the war, and therefore on the | most of the people took It all for 80% | However, his view of internal con pol, In the reichstag, for the first] aiione soon became more hopeful, as Subsequent peace. time in the war, socialist representa Looking back, I can sce that our decline obviously began | tives openty threatened revolution, | W° MAY see from & telegram (o the NOW enthrall ng capacity audiences— emperor on July with the outbreak of the revolution in Russia, The govern-|'The “helots’ peace” (of which the tin: | "TT 't.. meanwhile, on June the Ds. 1 » € y » fes perial chancellor spoke to G. MH. Q | 6.14 marshal had himself written to Ment was oppressed on the one hand by the fear that it peril chaneeee ilich would come if tt id marshal him yermany, and on the other by the know! . : t spread to Germany, and he othe Wl | No. gave In. before the enemy. felt bp a edge of their inability to revive the resolution and War-| any inclination to peace, was on its! jioment however, In the deci like ardor of the people, waning as they were thru the | way : ‘ me ie the uadionae ait Th eomok 86 combination of innumerable circumstances. 0 doubt our) The Bigh command ct increas | revived, oF wo shall lose the war. i ary pos and, later, » want of success | f""" sonia Te ae. tae Even our allies need a powerful rious military position, and, later, the ant of € cs “ 4 > |, ra one alien needin penethe achieved in the submarine war, of which some people had mising attitude of the enemy| Semis. odluewhe there tee hie it unfortunately been too confident, made it more difficult to Ko i" tele bound to draw at fa tecessary to solve those eco that was being fouse our energy. It was obvious that it suffered from ; Sea eee nomic problems which are th a most diffieult are of the these causes. : ¥ gin m. More \") greatest importance for _ the But after all, owing to the collapse | They were bound to reduce F | 4 mars reported te futere The question arines of Russia, our position the ¥ r till further, I also con t atly @. whether the collor Is capable mer Of 1917 was better than that of}ered an election to be an injustice tased t pport © imperia of solving these probdleme—and the entente. We were justified towards the soldier at the front, | ct * \ 1 the latter they must be correctly solved, or being hopeful. Bur tt were ot . could, of urse, according to|far more frequ to strength we are feat! Feasons for our spiritual 4 1 th leas prevalent at that time, tak c r r f the nation. An outward indication of the fall er cnerss lacked the resolutic > no part in it. I was drawn sors the MARSHAL WARNS { off of our spiritual capacity for energetically with nN ' conflict by partisans and op | CHANCELLOR was afforded at the session of Behind it there was the reichstag, | ponents of the right to vote, alth ona ) 1917, Field Maret the main committee of the reichatag with no united will part sincerely ever expreased my opinion on t on Hind re wrote to him as f aly 6 Deputy Erzberger made l@mxious about our future, in part) matter tn publi I often spoke of warn him against the " oe b utterly surprised us striving for power trom self to the ministers. that the war would be over that tr bh he maintained that the sub: ' Zs 7 the s published a ¢ franchise difficulty might be t dang (of submarine and that it was quite impossible chise. 1 only heard of it after pub as Bismarck had had tn mind nking people the spirit of the reichstag Neither the emperor nor This, perhaps, might have ee ong our enemies, If in spite rok wn mpletely, The im e of et! ew vigor to our stagnant and sterile of this they oate continua rial an or had apparently mann, ever spoke to me about in “amt ces t he war, it ts because they n under a nalon ¥ Yor was it bus! yet reached that stage, Now we ave « apne of Gern y nged hia mind so suddtniy on ternal affairs. Nor it my bust: | ¥ Po po amar. + ib Prmrt p jermany red | wut bey ness to originate discussior " 4 . ea to take place be July 6. Now it was perfect ar gudject: ernal u the workmen's councils in the com . own w far we had sunk. If things con Bathing to do with oe ee omy cant” poms. te ma My th at they hope to n “ Germar if ‘connection betwee: fran t of representation by pro i about this ghise decree and the Russian revolu 4 t any rate, in the (ir tory on land, . tion was too obvious. That t en 3 ie ee ¥ far more on ecot 1 at was inevitable. made it so illadvived ang Cae cme © “ . . litical causes, such The war mink ed with u fn the franchise was nec y ¢ rights and the t #, shortage of raw tr ot the events b ty away i disuntot t and r plitary powit S in) WALKED INTO pre t D 1 it neceasary for the 1914, with @ grand geste, as | ENTENTE TRAPS : y jt arnhal e & report te fee ires « oe an a strong gov . ‘esas aan : \ ‘ ‘ < on the subse Bo t the government r waning our « of our power of t narst F proceeded t the crown the center of p og rs ance at t the growth « Berlin on the evening of the 6th Btical discussion, instead of keeping “ poo . oe mt ational sentiments, the state The emperor, however, regard clear of party strife. Besides, sary—defore the Russian revo: of our food supply, and the long =| ed t vents as an entirely x from a smal! section this step r disregard of the ing for peace to which we un- | domestic affair, which had noth ' lution. In disregard und fast! and plu only the enemy, who prob-| | off os eae enemy | fortunately give expression #0 | Ing to do with the military aq —- Bound fas’ plunged Grasped the reason for it with}... by reconciliats often. | authorities, and further consid into a seething whirlpool of ° ’ . evival of ov internal al o1 f 5, @ffect on the enemy, as well as those who feared the ef ans of persuading our the war minister, So our pres tery, romance, plots of war- " victory on thel ” futlity of prolong eee In Bertin on the 7th pro ‘ 7 . f victory on their politic! as ' , ng 8 naz advei 7ES ADVERTISED . samy until their own duced no result in any direetion ring m ation: , an ng a iven j NESS | During nd Jt u ‘ of existence are in danger and we returned to Kreusnach tures in New York, in Paris WEAKNESS r and June a f rgae temo 3 struct On the other 5 . é plied gp LOM Loming ielegates, 1 ths bee gy head. ev , eauuaenel Of disap that evening. | a on the seas. Such was her mation of the effect | St rn ustria-Ht pot pes, every wign of ex (Puditened by epecial arrangement wit fate, under the Dark Star by consideration of the ef Austria Hu haustion and longing for peace |the McClure Newspaper Byndicate, Copy. aee_ememy. The greater rau “ Ore inte eel on our part, or that of our al- | righted, 1919, by Harper and Brothers Until at last, Old Man Ne a t estions of . the Entente. Iw ening 7 “ “ “8 rights reserve: Copyriaht ° ' | Bema pas mage oyeh arlike . rne 1 so was th ae SES SANs Oe We wags or wed “rivets ielalinnes’ Gnd Cais land’s boy Jim and an ugly of the nation will sink. Any | manderin greg ge Winkie: aulicalgs, aan 6 . oe fee little Chinese idol—But come! | Statesman should know that emperor de a of th y i ihe decrees of 7th of April and|*"! " pasion of tae Generel wats s srs . ee it all for yourself. Bee oa a a Coe ie Ste = enn |] ROBERT W. CHAMBERS’ The enemy must have omg ers of Austria Hu to Stockholr § nking diffe n ow next Installment Gen ee : Puulnees fire saa orameare | From these supported by the Rus |“ ind © ¥ out. of th: tells bow Hindenburg smashing tule of love, in- sian revolution, the laboring classes | tM, and still less could he summon | and himself, alarmed by the unrest trigue and daring deeds. ore Lounge Lebar Fy the hostile states were to be called | & the energy to act. He was afraid among the German people, forced . s Some. He must therefore have| {11° o°C Cini and carry out of that “h < but talked the downfall of Chancellor von Beth. that he had only to — ponds adits ae iam re about a peace by understanding. al mann-Hollweg and tried to restore ie of human nature, and certainly took ne aereetion. 80 account of the spirit of the enemy | The effect of the April decree at| nations, nor of our own: t aid was very much what ft [35 tomate in some cases pursue de-/ ‘The revolutionary elements | cidediy revolutionary objects. the government's anxiety) No impression was produced on the ents or the Their enemy, but with us and in Austria ‘road strikes of the second the fighting spirit was weakened Miliaed. ‘They wore an ches of| mire ten eat Coonan nes Last Novel Written by by Jack London Russian revelution, and proved | own strength was lost. Government @readful was the lack of sym-/attowed the conduct of affairs to al with the fighting men at the) more and more from its grasp, and ‘They also showed to what/the worst of it was, it abandoned the mass of the workers had|tnem, not to the people as a whole from the control of thelr hut to certain groups which, thruout CHAPTER XXV their history, had alw es displayed Meanw 5 fter the anner of )The decree produced no soothing | critical and never constructive facul- | cross purposes in New York. wherein as the government had hoped. | ties Regan craftily proceded with his gt was too late for that, and the £0¥-| wet pg? cilias canto Gk wieeaar weleee YTS’ PEACE gantic raid on all Francis ine “se ae ‘@rnment itself was too weak and too wason rps WAY while Francie and Bascom vainly adity Mecapable of producing anything new) “assemblies and all the talk |##O¥e to find his identity, #0 In Paa-| No one was #urprised, not even the ‘ces. m * pee Ph oe ere oO © an purposes ris iL i ggamagae of peace by understanding suited the |°™&% were at w wees. purposes | P < NAVY SHAKEN Entente very well. They disclosed | ¥Ch Involved Leonica and the So-| “Appear tomorrow for sentence BY AGITATION {Par wines win, 4 cosas tae ce} yrFes and the jefe, and, not | Next « the people were not much affected | national feoling, they allowed no so-| in importar Ti Poon, tht!’ Having oo ordered, the Sodge pre By the Prussian franchise; only a few | cialist leaders to go to the meetings | Totund and moonfaced Chinese. pared 't [as aa eee iticlans and newspapers took ajand declined to be bound in any| The t e, who was the nap, when h w Torres and the interest in it. Unfortunately| way. They pursued quite different | Jefe's cr r eep in cou’ Jefe enter the courtroom. A gleam #% proved an instrument to widen | aims. San Antoni He slept plactdly for|in the jefe’s eye was his clue, and the split at home and intensify the} In the summer of 1917 the French two hours, occasionally nodding his he abru vaste hed: Donal ie: secret agitation. No one in the army | premier, Ribot, expressed his coun. head and muttering profoundly day, _ took any interest in the question.|try’s intention of destroying Ger-| the case was a grave one, inv f thadin edi, 06 Sede teal Perwae ‘The navy, which was nearer home| many so clearly that no misunder-|20 years In San Juan wher de’ Gh Sete Wak explalaiie ave not engaged in active operations, | standing was pc ie without delib | strongest could not survive 10 years. minutes later, in the empty court said to have been less apathetic. | erate self-deception. No one with the| But there was no need for the Judge room. “He says It was a neutral ‘The thought of elections in time of | slightest sense of reality could doubt |to consider evidence or argument.| gem, and that much would be lost In ‘War only filled me with anxiety. that for the Entente all the beautiful Before the case was called, decision | the cutt but that nevertheless he na. It was swallowed most ‘om Yest nd wentence were in his mind, hav ing been put there by the jefe soner’s lawyer ¢ 4 his pert ry argument, the clerk of the court sneezed, and the judge woke up. He looked about him briskly and said 1" th my TT LONTA " ould still give $600 gold for it.|picked out was a ragged old peon| “On the pulque slate at Peter and|taro Solano in the beck!” the peba . | if Show it to the judge, Senor Torres,| who looked as if he had been drink-| Paul's,” was the frank acknowle replied. 4 the rest of the handful of big} @ too much and yet would perish ment. “And the slate {s full. No| Altho he remained hidden and mo nes.” n his condition of reaction if he did | more pulq an I get credit for, I/tionless in his posture of repose be And Torres began to lie. He had/not get another drink very immedi-|am wrecked and suffer a thousand|hind the pillar, Yi Poon metaphor to lie, because he could not confess | ately aryeyed he was, and red-|torments without my pulque.” ally sat up. The Solanos were per |the shame of having had the gems | lidded, with desperate resolve painted} “You are a pig creature without | sons of place and wealth. That Torres ltaken away from him by the Solanos|on all his haggard, withered linea-|reason!”* should have murdered one of them V) With UA and the Morgans when they threw/ments, When the courtroom had| 4 strange dignity, as of wisdom | Ws indeed a secret of price, him Y out of the hacienda. And so/emptied, he had taken up his stand|»eyond wisdom, seemed suddenly to| “Beast! Pig without reason! Ank . y to} ~ my r onvineingly did he lie that even the | outside on the steps close to a pillar. | animate the old wreck as he straight-|™al of the dirt!” Torres’ hands it mH Ht Ta of was convinced, while the judge | INFORMATION OVERHEARD ened up, for the nonce ceased from | clenched in his rage. “Because T sia except in the matter of brands of| 44 445 a t trembling and gravely said kind do you treat me thus! One blab quer, accepted everything | O84 wir? Yi Even bad asked Bayi’ : , bing of your tongue and I will send PA poh go cst an ve. In| Self Inside remained only the three am old. There is no vigor left! \o to San Juan, You know what im shorn of the mu 2 of de-| chief men of San Antonio—the Jefe, |in the veins or the heart, of me. The/ tnt mean st only will you sleep 4 tails that Torres threw in, his tale} TOFres and the Judge. What connec: / desires of my youth ar ». Not) vith the terror of death, but never was that he was #0 certain of the| “on between them or any of them,/even may I labor with this broken |. a moment of waking will you nd the drink-sodden creature that|body of mine, tho well I know that) fe" Cr tne terror of living as * . ° jeweler’s under appraisal that he had |“ ‘ # h LISTEN, FOLKS—If you like pictures full of action— lixpatched the gems by special mos-| "MOOK aa if freezing in the sc nor 1 an casement and a forset’|stare upon the bussards that will : . . senger to bi ent in Colo with blaze o' he direct sun rays? Yi} Ung. os oven may aAbor and | ,. a dd shortl, ick your bones. with a love story that brings a lump in your throat— nee tlone to facward to New York | Peon did not know, but did know|forget. Food is a distaste in my| Surely and story mek Tees segs that | that it was worth while waiting on a| mouth and a pain in my belly.| Fyany i i i i ’ TT y ‘or aiseme’ t i if you like scenes of the big open spaces up in God’s to ‘Tiffany's for appralsement that! vance, no matter how remote, of| Women—they are a pest that is aj/Uam) | country—then come over today, or any day until Tues- As they ‘emerged trom the court.|{@ing gut. So, behind the pillar,| vexation to remember ever having] juan for the men I send there! S&B where no atom of shade protected | desired. Children—I buried my last|i\> | thought so. You will walt © room and ended the several steps , day night, and see at ware Badineds by. ats tot m from the cooking sun which he|* dozen years gone, Religion—it/ two woeks for the proper time Wills OM am y ne adobe | detested, he lolled on the steps w rightens me eath—T sle i y. Ifyou pfilars marred by bullet scars frorr he lolled on the ates 1 aii I sha in give you money. If J po ac revolutions, the Jefe Was) infatuated with sun baths, The old| God! the one tickle 6 Of ve oe ae eement in the bellies of aa And 00, needing the aegis of the| 260m, fottered a step, swayed ae it/ {ng lett to me zards will you drink pulque again!” tae tor our advantuve after, there | 200ut to fall, yet managed to deflect What if I drink over much? It] yorres whirled on his heel and was) Torres from his companions, who|ig because I have much to forget,| Yi Peon watched him and his” ‘ll the impersonation of one placi the terror 3 ‘ ) not wait, then never this side of ems, and, more than that, both of gone. paused to wait for him on the pave |and have but a little space yet to| two companions go down the st us loving our good friend the judge.| rent a done | ‘ the > eriil tet nin in tor a madaat anene( te nt a dozen paces on, restless and/ linger in the sun ere the Yarkness,|then rounded the pillar to find 7 1ot-footed as if they stood on a grid,|/for my old eyes, blots out the sun| oq peon sunk down in collapse at Bis] of whatever we shall gain, He shall ino deep. in earnest, conversation | farewy! paidhante t getting any 0 deep earnest conversation. | forever ot Be ‘aii os wo afl v lisappointment of not & represent us in San Antonio while| ang yi Peon missed no word nor ges | . and moaning and we are gone, and, if needs be, furnish | ;, Impervious to the ol® man’s phi-| pulque, groaning As ure, nor glint of eye nor shifting | jogoph Torres made an impatie \ sharp little yelping cries, his a . ° oh top us with the law's protection. | ¢noe dite 06: tho idiatoeab. hast phy c mpati mak a ov happened th vehind one paped Garegue threat of movement that he was go-|body quivering as dying &! mals Because that’s the kind of a picture it ts! oe pat: peeeet or liepps aa Ir etween the grand Torres and | j, ‘uiver in the final throes, his finge®@ ‘ BEM face, Yi Peon half sat, half reclined |the wreck of a pe | NOT A CENTAVO picking at hie and garments ag . . er ry “What now?’ ‘es deman¢ ing YT centipe Nor was he there by mere accident. | he rres deman: A few pesos, just a handful of | if picking F Long ago he had learned that secrets y pesos!” the old peon pleaded. (Continued Monday) RLIE . of value, which always connected the} “Money—a little money—for the! «Not a centavo!” Torres said with | (Copyright, 191 ternational Feature trodbles of humans, were markedly | love of God, senor, a Uttle money!” | qn | ‘esatd Bosal =” prevalent around courtrooms, which|the ancient peon whined “Very well,” eaid the old one with | GH APLI K were the focal points for the airing of] “You have had your money!’'| equa) finality, [CALIFORNIA CITY 1S such troubles when they became| Torres snarled. “When I went away “What do you mean?" Torres QUAKES TOO! acute. One Could never tell 1 gave you double the amount to last | rasped with swift decision. | SHAKEN BY WE NEVE , At any moment a secret might] you twice as long. Not for two weeks | “Have you forgotten?” was the re-| UREKA, Cal, Sept. 18—A slight 77) R FORGET “ leap out at one or brim over to one.| yet Is there a centavo due you!" tort, with such emphs of siznif:| earthquake shock yesterday mora iq THE LAUGH! Therefore it was like fisherman} “I am in debt,” was the old man's|cance as to make Yi on wonder | wag followed at noon by two bd casting his Hne into the sea for Yi) whimper, the while all his flesh quiv-| for what reason Torres gave the p: shocks with a jerky up-and-down Mes Peon to watch the defendant and|ered and trembled from the nerve-| what seemed a pension or an all n. It was the most severe temblor the plaintiff, the witnesses for and|ravishment of the drink Ipabl .. nths a of the drink so palpably | an here in mor i ugainst, and even the court hanger|recently consumed “I pay you, according to pe: | — on or casual seeming onlooker | “On the pulque slate at Peter and|ment, to forget it,” said Torres Let's go buy Holdt's Frenel a So, on this morning, the one per.| Paul's,” Torres, with a sneer, diag-| “I shall never forget that my old| try. Uptown, Mit 3d Aves son of promise that Yi Peon /had! nosed unerringly, beyea: aw you stab the Senor Al-! town, 913 2d Ave,