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I OREGON QTY ENTERPRISER The enterprise It te enl? Clachamas CauMy Newapeper thai prints all the new ef (hit trowing County, OKEGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917. IITAILIIHIO 1M flFTY MBIT YIAA-HO. II. A FIRST CALL TO IS AM & ISSUED IY GOVERNOR I'llllTUMi, Ore., March S3. Art tti at undiT orders from (Jon-rimr Wltliycomhn. tlm KIkIiIIi 1(imiuny, CiimkI Artillery Corpe, Ort-Kon Nitlloii ill guard, of I rl I n iirt. was inllrd mil lant night t r Ailjulnnl (ii'lHTal lia-org A. White In guard thti North Hunk railroad hrldK" the Columbia rlr, connecting Oregon and Wah Ington. ami the llurrlmaii railroad rtilat' l I'ort lutnl No other triMia aro In b rulli'd out fur tlin prraht. lint tlm n.itlnlial guard la ready fur any emergency. It waa 5 .10 o'clock hin CI en mil Whit x'lit out I ln onl'T for Mobili sation at tlm Armory at K o'clock of the Klght lonipany, ulildi la atu tinned In I'orllniid 70 Man Thar. When that hour arrived Cupula l-Yank W. Wright and nl at tho full strength of 70 iiii'ii In tlm roiniiiiind worn at tlm Ariiuiny with full fl-lil equipment, rvudy to move. One ilntiNin, under 1-1 rut Lleilteliulit K. T. Htrftihor, marched down to tho O W. It. ft N. brhlxn and In abort or der arini'd a"iitrli'a were on patrol. Two (ilatiMiiia In command of t'np taln Wright boarded tlm rlerlrlc cars for Vancouver Inrtl y before 9 o'clock Thry will Kiinrd both tlm Oregon and Washington ends of tlm bridge, aa ' well ah the Ionic approaches n th Oregim aide, which Included the sep arate bridge, across Oregon slough. In Storm. When the troops moved away through the driving mln laat night, they wero fully equipped for the moat arduoua field acrvlc. Kurh man had hla nvorroat and bla blunkele and rain proofe. ty arrangements made by Ocnerul White with t'aidnln Krnhnrh, I'nlti-d ftnten army, In rommnnd at Vancou ver barrack, tun two plat.mna of the Klghth rompnny will bo quartered In the) bnrrncka there. Arrangements also havo been made for their sub alstence at tho army post. Thn platoon guarding tlm lliirrl. an brldKo I" Portland will bo quar tered In the armory. Tho men not on guard will alip there and they will get their meals there. IS THE PRESENT WORRY OF THE GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, Mnrch 20. The navy, having boon put in order, inao fur aa presidential authority now g-oea, tho chief attention aa roRnrda tho defenao of tho nation in today contcrod In tho land protection prob lorn. Whnt form, or ayatom, land defense Bhnll Uko ia still boinK dnlmtod. Tho "jtcoplo Itnck homo" nro ex proHtin(f thcmselvca to the president aa to whothor there should be uni versal training, a call for volunteers Sovoral state legislatures hnve passed resolutions favoring- universal militnry trnlninff. Hundreds of tele grams and lottors from college stud ents and yotinR rnon in all parts of tho country urRO adoption of such a system. Many voices are raised In opposi tion and thus far President Wilson has not declared himself. LAST OF ANCIENT LI OF NOTORIOUS ROADHOUSES WILL BE PROSECUTED AS NUISANCE Exit the Friars' club. Following the confession of William Lacy, omployo, and tho discovery of 20 quarts of champagne and whisky on the Fralrs' club grounds Monday, District Attornoy Hedges and Deputy District Attorney Hurke Tuesday startod action against Sullivan and Denny, owners of tho club, to close tho place under tho nuisance law. Laat of Line. They expect to ob'taln an order from th circuit court here within a few days which will permanently close the last of the notorious string of road bouses which once covered the dis trict lying within a radius of 25 miles of Portland. As a sequel to the discovery of the llqnor Monday, Sheriff Wilson and his dnmitlns Tuesday went over the THIRD OREGON TO REACH ITS WAR STRENGTH SOON I'OIITUM), Ore, March 2 -Tlm Third OrKoii Infantry, called Into federal service Hunday night, la to I recruited up I" foil ar elreiiyth Immediately Acting on tlm anaumptloil that the ar deparliuent would require thn rcg Imeiit to Imi on a war baala, a recruit Ing campaign waa begun Monday but oil th receipt of ordere from the western department tbla morning re cruiting efforte will hit redoubled Inntmrtlona to iinderliikn a niont vlKorou re nililun rum pa leu to fill thn rnnka of tlm regiment a iiuli kly an MiKallil pr tranmiillted to Col onel John I.. Muv. rommuiidlni tlm Third r Klment, thla inornlnc Thn Inntrui tloiia of the wentern de- I'artiiiint ii ro uinlerntiMHl to lm dlrert anil p" Ifle In reuinn t to tlm Third, but no Intimation na to their tenor will bit inad public at I hit prcannt time. Him rulla am urgently needed. "More turn" la thn alngnn and rvry effort to fi-t rnllatmcnlH la to be mude. The reapoiiM In Wlllamettn valley cltlea la aald by guard of fit-era to ho moat rratlfylng, but remitting l Portlund la termed alow In proportion to the population and the number of men needed. To l mi a wr foot lug tlm Third regiment muni lint it 2000 men and !6 offleera Largest Gift To Charity la Announced, NEW YORK. March 22. Tht larir- rat contribution aver made by an In dividual to charity wat announced today when Juliua Roaenwald, preal- drnt of the Sear a Roebuck company of Chicago, wired to the Jewiah war iifTerem relief committee here that he would contribute 11,000.000 to the cauatf. SEEK 87,000 MEN BATTLESTRENGTH WASHINGTON, MarcU 2G.-Nav-al recruitinir ofllcers throughout the country, under orders from President Wilson, today redoubled their efforts to bring- tho navy up to its full au thorized strength of 87,000 enlisted men. Meantime, regiments of national guard troops In various status were reassembling to act as nntional police In important districts. Arrangements wore also being niado to creato on May 1 two new military departments on tho Atlan tic coaMt About 20,000 men will have to be enrolled nt once in order to bring the navy up to tho required strength. MOBOLIZE AT VANCOUVER rOKTI-ANI), Ont Orders to mobil ize tho Third Oregon Infantry nt Van couver ban-neks next Friday wero re ceived last night In a messago from tho headquarters of tho western de partment, United States army, at San Francisco. Salem Associated Oil Co. to build $:i0,0000 dlHtrubutlon plant hero. Friars' club grounds and building with a fine tooth comb, but they wero un able to unearth any more booze. However, they did dismantle tho bar pack ull the moveable bar equipment In boxes and bring It to Oregon City. Truck Load. There was a huge truck load of par aphernalia and soft drinks Biich as ginger ale, mineral water nnd the Uko. With them they brought William Lacy. Lacy waa placed in Jail as a material witness. He was unable to give the necessary J 1000 bond. While the sheriff and his men were at work Sullivan entered the club. He was promptly arrested. He gave bonds. Denny has not yet been ar rested. Hla bond In the case arising out or his fight Sunday night with Lacy has been raised to $1000. TO BRING NAVYTO Franoo Wanto Americana to En tor Tranches PARIS, March 28. "W, with to aaa Amarlca't troop In Franca at toon aa poialblt," daclarad Scr tary Gtnaral Julaa Cambon In an Intarvlaw grantad American cor. rtapondanta al th Francrt foralgn off lc today. "Tha publle fatla confidant In Ita anticipation of Amarlca't mili tary aid," tha formtr fortlgn mln latar aald. CEMN KAISER WASHINGTON. March 2C. tier nn ny attain today wan bitterly ar ral(iied by the United Htutea for Ita flngrctit violation of treaty ubllKutlotia t'ecrctary tanalng. In permitting puli lliatlon of tli forruapundeucit In whli h tlin state department rejected the tiermnn protixol ditilKned to give (iermaua tlio Inutility ronfrrn d In tli Pnmainii treaties or ITS', IT ft 3 and 1K2K, threw thn wanhllglit of public ity on (ierimtn effort to hold the Unit ed Ht. ti'ti to a ono-nldcd agreement. Brokt Neatly. Tlit secretary, In thla corrt'aimnd enro, aeiit to the KwIh minister, who repreaenta (lermun Intereata in the United Htutea, declarea flatly Germany has consistently violated all of the provisions of these treaties, commenc ing with tho sinking of the American schooner Frye. He makea It plain that In his opin ion the aetuul treaties themselves havo been mado Inoporatlve by the German actions, although the corres pondence Itself simply reji'cts the pro posed protocol. In connection with the treaty pledg es, the secretary says: Flagrant Violation. "I feel conslralnod, In view of the circumstances cited, to add that this government Is seriously considering whether or not tho treaty of 1S2S and tho rovlved articles of tho treaty of 17S5 and 1799 hnve not. In effect, been abrogated by the Gorman govern ment's flagrant vlolntlons of these treaties, for It would be manifestly unjust and Inequltnblo to require one parly to nn agreement to observe Its stipulations nnd permit tho other to disregard them. "It appears tnat the mutuality of understanding has been destroyed by tho conduct of the German authori ties." Throughout the entire coinunlcatlon, Secretary UinHlng flays German meth ods. U.S. PREPARINGFOR t WASHINGTON, March 26. The United States government is prepar ing measures of far-reaching and nggressivo character in the event of war with Gormnny. It will not be satisfied with mero attempts to pro tect American morchant vessels. Its preparations will bo designed to meet any eventuality a long war, if ne cessary. This program was agreed upon at a long cabinet meeting yesterday, and it guided the council of national do fenso whon it met today with its ad visory commission. Tho program decided upon includes military, naval, industrial and finan cial mensures. The question of send ing an army abroad will be left for future consideration. Whether political alliances with tho entente allies will be formed is not known, although military as well as nnval co-cperation is possible and tho government will furniish both money and supplies to the allies with out stint. Suggestions before President Wil-! son today included the possibility or floating a loan of $5,000,000 for the entente. More Guardsmen Are Called to the Colors By President Wilson WASHINGTON, March 28. Four more national guard regiments were called to the colors today. They are the First West Virginia, 74th New York infantry, Second Connecticut In fantry and the Second New Jersey in fantry. DIVORCE GRANTED. Circuit Judge Campbell Friday granted a decree of divorce to Mrs. Harriet Lund from Olaf Land. U1G DEIS TREATYCUIHOF LONG WAR MAKES NO HA FWAY MOVE WASHINGTON, March ? (Managing Editor Entarprlaa, Oregon City, Ore ) Tha Presi dent laat night signed an execu tive order directing that the euthorlied tnllatad strength of the navy be Increaaed eighty seven thousand. He waa au thorued by congress In caeo of emergency, to direct such In crease In Allotment. New shlpa and ships In reserve are being fully commissioned as rapidly as posslbls snd tha need Is Imperative for larger on lietment to man them. There has been a net Insresse of over sla thousand, five hundred In enlistments sine congreas re cently suthorlied an Increaaa. But many mors are needed, and needed. Will you net emphnue this need by giving special promi nence Monday on the first psge of ysur paper, and also by mak ing an editorial appeal for new recruits for tho navy. The navy offers exceptional advantages to giving men of stuff snd ambition to servo In the flrat llns for the national defence. In this emergency you havo the opportunity and the privilege of performing this public service, and I am confi dently appealing to you for your cordial and helpful co-operation. JOSEPHUS DANIELS. SIX 1018 AGITATION Pure water Is so great a boon to people living between Oregon City and Mllwaukle, that agitation has boen started to form a water dlstict, under the Dedman act, passed at the recent legislature. It Is proposed, broadly, to Incorporate the territory from Clackamas river to the south to Mllwaukle on the north, and to the Willamette river on the west and to the summit or a range of hills running north from the Chautaugua grounds on the east. 1000 People. This area would embrace a district about l'-i miles east and west and five miles north an south, with a pop ulation or 3000, an assessed vaulatlon or approximately (1,000,000 and about 1000 prospective water consumers. Within the territory Is the Incor porated town or Gladstone and the villages or Meldrum, Jennings Lodge, Oak Grove, llonniman, Concord and other stations on the lntcrurban line between Gladstone and Mllwaukle, which Is now served with Hull Run water under a contrnct with the cltj of Portland. J. Dean Puller, or Oak Grove, said Friday that people or the afTected ter ritory who had been approached, were receiving the proposition kindly. Un der tho terms or the net, a petition of 15 per cent or tho voters in the dis trict would first be presented to the county court nnd on eloctlon ordered, and candidates for water commission ers would appear on the same ballot. Issue Bonds. The signatures or 25 voters are re quired for nominations, and the dis trict may have three or five commis sioners, as specified in the petition. Should a majority or the people vot ing on the proposition ravor it, then tho district is formed and the commis sioners are permitted to Issue bonds up to two per cent of the assessed val uation of property for development purposes, and the voters of the dis trict may authorize an issue of bonds up to 10 per cent of the assessed valu ation. One commissioner would be olectod each year In December, after the district is formed. Incorporated towns nnd unincor porated communities may Join togeth er for the organization of a water dis trict, and they may purchase water from an established system, such as Oregon City or Portland, or they may proceed to Install a system of their own. Tried Often. For several years the people be tween Gladstone and Mllwaukle have endeavored to Becure legislation that would permit them to obtain water aa one community, end at the 1915 ses sion of the legislature. Representa tive Klsley introduced a bill covering the situation, and after It passed the house, it was killed in the senate. Representative Dedman secured the passage of a similar measure at the 1917 session, and after it had passed both houses and had gone to the gov ernors office It was withdrawn on the last night of the session and amended at the request of representatives at large timber companies to prevent the organization of a district unlesa there was a reasonable demand from owners of property located within a proposed district STMT NEW OR PORTLAND RATES L BE CUT BY P.R.L.&PXOHPANY POIlTUtNO. r., Marrli 27. (Hpe rial. I Anticipating an order from tbe Oregon public service commUaloa, tbe Portland Railway, Light at Power Co. la prrparlng for a rut In Ita rites that will average It pr crut on r! litri rtiiiini.ri lul and bower ecTtUe1. The company antlilpatra that the order will b niadn to be oina rfti live May 1, so that tbe flrat reductions U! appear on the bills aubmllted to Ita cuatumrrs by tb compauy Juntt 1. Tbe commiaalon has practically fin lahMj ita valuation! of tho PortUud Hallway Light Power Co, and hat lopped off about U.OOO.OOO of tbo val uation claimed u, the company. thl reduction being the baala on which a curreipondlng reduction In cbargea for scrvif would be ordered. It la doubled If tho anticipated order of tha commiaalon would bring about a reduction In tbe t burgee of th Northwentern Electric company, chief competitor of the Portland Railway, Llcht & Power Co., as the rates of the Northwestern company are now alout IS per cent lower for r.-eldence and 17 per cent lower for commercial aervlre. EFFORTS TO CRUS H PETROG RAD. March 28 Menace nr a Herman drive Into Russia Is serving to accelerate tremendously the reorganization of democratic rtussia. Th prmiest enerry was apparent today at the war office. Eitraordlnary efforts have , been made to apprise troops at the front with the exact con ditions uner which Russia slipped fmm the bonds of autocracy Into de mocracy, as well aa with the provis ional government s plans lor me ru- ture. Much Mud The ministry of the Interior Is bend tn everv effort to speed up to a maxi mum the output of munitions and sup ply factories and other governmental agencies are centered on the rapid transportation of these supplies to the Trent Entire confidence Is expressed here or Russia's troops being able to with stand German assaults. The weather thn defenders, soring thaws hav ing loosened the ground to an appre ciable extent, making progress oi an attacking army difficult over muddy ground. The svstem of food supply, wnicn hos relieved the shortage hero in Pe- trodgrad, was today being extenaea throughout the larger cities of Russia. Chsee Brusiloff. Rviilonetnff the new spirit in the army, dispatches from the southwest ern rront today told or a great aomon Rtrntlon accorded General Brusiloff on his taking the oath, with his troops, or loyalty to the pew provisional govern ment. Pruslloff personally received his tmnnn an A witnessed their repledglng or realty. Then his men carried him on their shoulders to army headquar ters. There great red chiclds were brought out, inscribed: "Those in the mp.r ponnuered a dynasty: we at tne front will conquer an enemy. Lons live Prusiloir, the nation's hero!" Election Reforms In Germany Expected From the Chancellor BERLIN. March 2S. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg may decide to grant electorlal reforms in Germany looking toward increased democracy In the empire before the end of the war. according to a significant story contained in the Cologne Gazette to day. EXPEL CHILDREN SALUTE THE FLAG BAKER. Ore.. March 28. Children of German families in the Sumpter high school who refused to salute the American flatr Tuesday at the patriotic exercises, held in observance of patri otic week, were expelled from scnool after the authorities learned that they had refused to salute the flag on in struction from their parents. Business men of Sumpter will at tend high school assembly today to participate in exercises, at wnicn tune children will be given another chance, which, if spurned, will result in per manent emulsion. Feeling Is high In Sumpter against tha parents, more than the children. . . RUSSIA RUSHES INVADING GERMAN WHO VOULD NOT OFFICIAL QUERY IMMWR HAW l NEARWARSTANDS COAKLEY TO WASHINGTON, Mrrch :. In the vent of noetllltlee brtae.n tbe I'nlted States and Germany, what will be tha attitude of tbe govrronicnt to wliPb you are accredited reapwtlug tho ad minion of armed mer hanimrn to !ta porta T" This question, tabled by Herrrtary of Htate Ijinalng to tha diplomatic rep reaentativea of the l'nltd HUt-s In all neutral rapltala abowt' more clrarly the president s expectation of war than any step, even military, which the gov ernment has taken. Sentry Challenges Prowler; Get Shot By Way of a Reply I-ORTMND, Me.. Murch 23. Pri vate John Poor, a sentry on duty at Fort Williams, was shot and probably fataly Injured early today, when he challenged a man whom he caught prowling about the fort. A revolver shot was the only anawer Poor got from the challenge. The unknown as sailant escaped. POUNCE ON LAON IN FIERCE DRIVE !X)NDON. March 28. General Nl velle waa driving his wedge with sledge-hammer blows against tho Ger mans today north or La Fere and at the same time, by hot pursuit, forging another such wedge and thrusting at Laon. The most bitter fighting of the ad vance and the retreat so far Is center ing around the point of this second wedge near St Gobaln forest Military experts here today express ed their admiration for the marvelous speed with which NIvelle has moved In following up every advantage or the German retreat and in forcing the en emy, In adance of Its carefully laid plans, to give way before the tremen dous pressure of the French forces. SHADESOFCOLIMBUS! NUGGETS IN STREETS NEWSIES GLOM GOLD HELENA, Mont, March 27. Messenger boys and newsboys reaped a harvest In Helena's prin cipal street today, when a flood of melting water from the hills washed more nuggets Into the city. In one heap of sand thrown together by streetcleaners, five nuggets, with an aggregate value of about $20 were found. MAYOR DEFIES TONGS. PORTLAND, Ore.. March 28. De termined to stamp out the Chinese tong war raging in Portland, Mayor Albee, acting in conjunction with May or Anderson, of The Dalles, and Acting Mayor Curtis, or Astoria, Issued an ul timatum yesterday to the effect that ir leaders or the tongs do not show positive proor within 48 hours from 8 o'clock this morning that they have signed a peace pact, every Chinaman in this territory will be arrested and held in Jail until able to prove his right to be in tho United States. FRENCH TROOPS THS COMMANDEER FRENCH WOMEN; FORCE Ml TO CO TO WORK IN GERT-IANTERRITORY WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD, March 23. Not only did the Germans sweep that part of France they are relinquishing- clear of homes, supplies and roads, but in many cases they swept it clear of its womanhood. In some districts women between 15 and 50 were forced to go back In to the interior of Germany. Tbe in habitants left behind were given to understand they were being; forced i: work for Germany. id IIHIUliu Ilooie cases and yet more boo rases hsve Doodad Into the district at torney's office during tha laat few days and thr-atrn to overshadow all other bualneaa. Developments Wednesday Included tha arraignment of Miles Cookley and Ed Harria, former proprietors of the Hell hotel at Mllwaukle. who were ar rested several days ago nnder a grand Jury Indlrtment on a charge of violat ing th prohibition law. Plead Not Guilty. Both men pleaded not guilty. They were r-preeented In court by Dan Powers. Portland attorney. At ths time both the men were sur rendered to the court by their bonds men, but they were able to raise bonds aggregating $4000 from other aonrces and regained their liberty without looking Inside ths Jail. Sheriff Wilson spent a part of th day In Portland looking for Martin Denny, wated In the action of Clack amas county officials brought In an attempt to close the Friars' club under the nuisance clause of tbe dry law. Denny was not found. Under Bond. He la now under $1000 bonds In tbe Justice court ease against blm at Mll waukle which grew out of his fight with William Ucy, an attendant at the Friars' club, Sunday night Larry 8ulltvan. co-owner with Den ny In the Friars' club, perfected hla bond Wednesday and was not de tained by the officers. Lacy, who Is held as a witness, Is In Jail here as a result of his failure to procure $1000 bonds. Olson, Too. 1 In addition to the Bell hotel and pyiara' club cases District Attorney Hedges and Deputy Thomas A. Burke will go to trial today In the case against August Olson, of Mullno, who was arrested on a botleggtng charge last week following hla Indictment by the grand Jury. SELF AND DAUGHTER CHICAGO, March 26. Once again, seemingly, the loan shark has caused a death. This time it is two deaths. The authorities are -working: in the belief that Mrs. Katherine Keyes killed her daughter, Genevieve, 22 years old, and ended her own life be cause she was in the toils of the loan agencies and financial troubles were more than she could bear. Dr. E. H. Flinn, for whom she kept house, told the coroner of the trage- , dy. He said that few days ago Mrs. Keyes unfolded her story to him. Her wages, she said, had been threatened with garnishment by a firm of loan agents. New Dates Set By Rose Festival Board For Portland Fete PORTLAND, Ore., March 22. Port land's Rose Festival this year will be beld on June 3, 14 and 15. At Rouoy le Grand today it was learned over 400 women and girls be tween those ages had thus been driven to the interior for work. When asked why, the refugees merely shrugged their shoulders. There is no doubt of the strength of the new German line, on which scores of French civilians had worked. As the Franco-British forces ap proached nearer it today, the fighting became stiffer and stiff er. The Brit ish and the French are pinning the retreating Germans tighter against the Aras-Cambrai-St. Queentin-Lsv-fere-Laon line. FACE TIL COURTS