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mm Oregon city enterprise iiiei rifTvriniT viar-no. u. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1917. ESTABLISHED 1M4 WA VENUE 18 VOTED WASHINGTON. April 14. Without a dissenting voice the I louse, nmid plaudits of members and the gallrrirs, late ttnlay scd the $7,000,000,000 war revenue authorization inranurr. One member. Representative loiidon, of New York, the only Sorialiiit in Conirrrss, voted "present." Owing to ieveral pairs of absentees only W) votes were recorded for the bill, but both Demoerntic lender Kitchin nnd Republican leader Mann nnnounced that oil their members would have voted affirmatively if present. The formality of a rollcall would have been dispensed with if several rnern lers who voted against the war resolution had not insisted uon the opportunity of recording themselves in favor of providing money to carry on hostilities, now that the nation is at war. T 10 BE GIVEN ALLIES HOUSE VOTE WILL BE ALMOST UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR OF DIO TAX WAHIIINiiTUN. April 13. Eight hours f i!'tiut on Hi" I7.oou.noo.0oo ur ri'vriiiiK Mil In tlm Houn'i oiUy iive'n'it u lllthi t!itlin Hint pas autin if tlm iiii'iimiro lumiirrow ty an almost unnnlinixm votn ln' uinu a fr tn.lnty. Ailon In tlm Hrniite prolmlily will follow rnrly ni't rh. Whi'ti tlm llouim inljounii'il at oYttx k tdli I K li t K' HiTttl iti'lmtn had uloKcil unit Hit) liuiliTi had ak'tf.-d to bigln (llm tiniiloii of kiiii'IkIiiii'IiIn uml'-r I lio five minute rultt ul II oVIim k li murriiw. Tlm vol" prolmlily will tr taken In the nfiiTiiiMin. Aiiioiidiiii'iit approved toiluy ljr 8'-c ri'lurjr Mi AUixi (n limit upcclflcully ill trlbutloii of the proposi-d $ 1,000 OoO OOt foreign toun, which tliu hill would an thorlrn to countries actually ul war with (iiTtniiny, anil only during hostll ltl, will l.o ailili'd to the, mi-asuro. Ilpprt'ii'nlutlvo l.rnroot, of Wlacon aln. anil olhitri liinlittcd todny that without these limitations tliu Secretary of thit Trury might make loam to Kuroponn neutrals Immediately or con tinue loan to ollmr countries after tlm close of tho wnr. CANADIAN WANTS TO BE UNITED STATES CITIZEN COOTE ALEXANDER CHAMBERS FILES PETITION FOR CITIZENSHIP LOITf LEAGUE ASKS FLAQ AND BUGLE CORPS TO BE ORGANIZED. GLADSTONE TO BE TAKEN IN The loyalty League of Orriton City itnili'l It inphora of Influence out hln I ho rlty lliulti at It nicotinic on Wednesday night, and took Into III membership ths aliulhir league Just or- gunlted at Olndatone. Hereafter the society will he known ai tho Clark amaa County Loyalty League. Tho leaguo adopted resolution to tho effect that messages should ho sent to Governor Wllhyrotnbe and to tho Oregon delegation In congress, asking them lo work for an Increase In tho pay of private soldiers from 115 to 130 month. Tho members also decided to Organlto a flue guard and a bugle rorpa. A committee consisting of Frod Miller, Tom Ilurke and K. C. Ilrownloe mi appointed Ui look aftor the organ lilng of the now brancbea. The Home Guard assembled In the Commnrclnl Club parlors Just before the meeting, but did not begin to drill, aa only a few were present The next meeting of the league will be next Wednesday night COMMONS CHEER THE UNITED STATES IN JOINING ALLIES LONDON, April IX -In llo. him ol coininona today approvul wiis (clw-n, uinld In erg. to iIid rcMil'illoii movi'ii by Androw llonar lw, i hniicel'or ol tlm liwm-r, and sci-oiidm! by tv Premier Aaillh, flprruallig appn" U I loir of the action of the I'liltud HUIm In Joining thn allied powers In war upon (ii-rnuny. A resolution sliiilllur to that adopted In the houxn of romiiiona was adopted unanimously In the home of lords this nfteriiiMin after speeches by Karl Curron, the lnr'iils' of Crown, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Vis ount Ilryre, In moving In thn commons this res olution. Mr. llonar lw suld: "We deeply regret thnt the promler Is unulilo to lio pri-Ht-nt lilms-lf In more thn resolution. Not only tlie niemliers of piirllinetil, but all the pcopln of thn llrlllnh Ktnplre and the allied rounlrlin. welromo the new ully wllh heartfelt sympathy. 'This Is not only the greatest event, but the turning point of the war. Tin new world has been brought in. or hat utepped In. to renture the balance In tho old. iicinn in, i no i oiled Males libs i.l rerdy shown Ihut her enemies in out be wrr of her and denplto the fu t thai the path Imcdiiiti'ly hrf.ro us Is more dlfflrult than ever tM-fore, I venturo to express thn hopo and belief that a rlmniin Is coining that tho long hlght of sorrow nnd anitubh which has den elated the world Is draw ing to a close." "Tho Cnlled Plates." Mr. llonur Law continued, "iios.iexses resources of all kinds, resources which In thn long run are derisive In war. to a greater ex tent probably than any other nation. LIVE WIRES W1U. JOIN Commercial Club Men Join Rrd Cross as One Unit Will The Ure Wires of ths CommereUI club will Join the lied Cross sorlety In a body. They also are planning to help finance the Y. M. C. A. atlons at the front. This conclusion wss rea b4 hy"TXs I.l o Wires at their Tiiesdsy lumheon In the Klectrlo hotel. W. W. Dillon was the principal speaker. II lined the work of the Y. M. C. A. In the camps on the Sicilian border, and suggeated that the people of Oregon Clyt assist them In their labor by raising fundi for them. A committee to take rare of this matter will be appointed by Chris Hchunbel, chairman of the Live Wires. The resolution to Join the lied Cross society was passed unanimously. ONE-THIRD OF MERCHANT MA RINE HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND SHIPS SHELLED CITY GARDENS PLANNED Coote Aloxandor Chambers, a book keeper, ofdlndttlone, Thursday filed n petition with County Clork Harring ton for admission to citizenship of the Unltod Statos. Mr. Chambers Is a Canndlan, and camo to the United States In 1901. Dr. Clydo Mount and II, J. Stunts nro his wltnosncB. U-BOAT 18 DISGUISED NEW YOIIK. 'April 18. A Gorman submarine disguised as a sailing ship, carrying throo mnnts, was sighted by tho Ilrltlsh steamship Southern Down on April 3 whon about 300 miles west of Lisbon. For two hours the British freighter was pursued, escaping cap or destruction through hor superior speed, according to offlcors of the Southern Down on arrival of tho vos aid today at an American port. Board of Education Approves Cultivation of Vegetables By the Students The board of education Wednesday night sanctioned a proposal submitted by City Superintendent Tooxo to pro mote city gardening by the studonts of the schools during the spring and summer months. The principals of the throe buildings wilt cooperate In car rylng out tho plans, and efforts will be made to Interest as many young sters as possible In the work. It Is proposed to start Immediately and plnnt vegetables, snch as corn, potntoos and other common vegetables, such ns nro used In every household, nnd which aro soaring In price. It Is likely that somo nrrangomont will be mndo to glvo credit to the students making creditable- showings. The work will bo dona out of school hours, and tho bolp of tho parents will be solicit ed by the toachors. Tho stato agricultural college has recently Issued bullotlns urging city gardening, nnd the plan of tho school administrators here Is the first organ ize doffort to carry out the suggestion of tho college.. CONVENTION MAY H E CLACKAMAS COUNTY CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ARRANGES FOR GLADSTONE MEETING DEUTSCHLAND WAS GERMAN SPY NEW YORK, April 13. The German merchant subma rine Deutschland, the 700-ton U-boat which, as it sailed into Bremen looked like a duck with two poles in its back swim ming up the Wieser river, was built by the Krupp interests to bring war supplies from the United States. German munition plants last year had to stop making, tem porarily, 42-centimeter guns and other cannon which require nickel steel, because several of the valuable minerals and ores needed could not be obtained in Europe. Either Krupp had to stop manufacturing nickel steel war munitions cannon, armor plate and armored automobiles or the materials had to be brought from America. About this time the German navy, was having difficulty in obtaining reports from the German agents in the United States. Before Captain Boy-Ed was sent back spy reports arrived in Berlin regularly. Sometimes information about events have reached the German navy before they were known at the American embassy. But the blockade of spies was becoming stricter. The German navy, which has been stirring up anti-American feeling wherever it could, selected the crew for the Deutschland and placed temporarily discharged naval intel ligence officers aboard to collect and bring back information from the United States regarding preparedness, public opin ion and to make soundings and investigations in American waters wherever the submarines went. Tho committee In chargo of plan for the Clackamas County Christian Endeavor convention, to be held at Gladstone May 5 and 6, mot Monday evening at the home of Dr. Roy A I'ruddcn, tho chairman. Details the program were discussed, the out line of which Is as follows: way 6 s:uo, registration and ox port examination; 12:00-1:30, lunch eon and address of welcome by Rev, O. II. Curtis, Gludstono Christian church; 1:30. school of mothods; dis cussion of Social work, led by G Evurt Ilaker; Mlsnlonnry work, Miss Estolln Ford; Lookout Work, Miss Holon Orr; Prayer meeting work Lloyd Carrlck; 4:00, recreation and business session; 6:30, banquet served by ladlos of Gladstone; 7:45, address cs by Rov. E. E. Gilbert, Oregon City M. E. church, nnd Dr. W. T. Mllllken Oregon City Dnptlst church. May 611:00, address by Rev. C, a. rnipps, urcgon Sunday school su perintendent; 2:30, address, Dr. Geo. n. rratt, Portland; 6:30, Christian Endotwor meeting, E. E. Pclko, load er; 7:45, address, Lloyd Carrlck. Sevoral short song services will be led by Dr. Roy Pnidden. Messrs. Tinker, Carrlck, nnd Folke have each Bcrved as president of the Oregon Christian Endeavor union, nnd nre forceful and, entertaining speakers. MIm Ford nnd Miss Orr are well known throughout the state and nre authorities on the phases ot endeavor work they will prosout. -The committee is preparing to en tertain 150 to 200 dclogntos. MEN GET 25 CENT RAISE Hawley Pulp & Paper Com pany Grants Increase of Wages From April 1 The Hawley Tulp & Paper sompany Wednesday Increased tho pay of their 500 employes by 25 cents a diiy each. ThiB rlso will take the place of the five per cent bonus previously granted. The chnnge will become effective since April 1. W. P. Hawley, Jr., explained that the change had boen made for the benefit of the men with small salaries, whose bonus would not be more than half of the 25 cent Increase. The low salaried men, Mr. Hawley says, lire the ones who aro pinched most by the high cost of living. Tho change will not docrease the pay of anyone whose pa was previously not more than $5 per day, as the 25 cents would be just five per cent of )5. ' CI1HISTIANIA. April ll.-Norway. which baa been mostly stirred by America's declaraUon of war against Germany, a showing Increasing Indig nation at the results of the German lubmarlne.war as It affects Norwegian shipping and shipping men are becom ing mors and more Insistent for the arming ot Norwegian ships. Nearly one-third of the Norwegian merchant marine bu been destroyed by the Germans and 450 sailors have been killed. Shipping men declare the submarines now are deliberately shelling the survivors ot torpedoed Norwegian crx5t t- prevent reports from the outrages reaching Norway, The Tldens Tegn says: "We have lost 420 ships ot 650.000 tons. Will the government wait until the whole merchant fleet Is destroyed before giving our ships defense? Our sailors are forbidden to defend them selves and the government even con tinues to perml the export of nickel to Germany tor the manufacture of torpedoes." The official paper ot the cabinet is noncommittal. "The torpedolngs of Norwegian ships," It says, "do not constitute a violation of neutrality making military action necessary." NKW YOltK. April H.-Travsillng one day lt fall from ('"per.hacen to llerlla with Julius O. Lay. i Amer ican ConsulOneral la llerlla, I met a Dane who had Just returned to Den mark from ths L'oltad States. He spoke KfiglUh, German. Spanlib and out-; his native tongue. Throughout the J trip, which lasted about 11 hours, be I sorted and collected bandies of news papers and papers, which seemed to have gotten disarranged at some time previous to bis srrlval la Copenhagen. During the conversation which fol lowed be said be bad been In South America, making a study of English propaganda. One of the books be car rted contained hundreds of clippings from Latin-American newspapers. An other volume contained thousands of articles and news dispatches from our press. At thst time It sppeared unusual for a Dane to be Interested In propaganda In America, but a fear days after our arrival In Ilerlln I saw him corns out of the foreign o.'.'Ice with one ot ths books of clippings In bis hands. That man was undoubtedly an agent of the foreign office press department which la In reality the Intelligence bu reau of the mlcUiry of foreign affairs. Decsuss be bad a Danish passport be could travel back and forth between the United States and South America without being seized by the British. I cite this Incident because It shows bow Germany has been getting; Infor mation from the United States. Nat urally the rirltUh have not permitted Germans to cross the Atlantic, as least on passenger liners, but they bavs not been able to stop the hundreds, and perhaps thousands ot Danes and Swedes who have been employed by ths different branches of ths German Intelligence service. PCD MA lil fi if if 10010 T IRE T FOR THE 'STEENTH TIME TRIALS OF TONY NISHISKA AND LOUIS ROSENFELD ARE CONTINUED The trials to Tommy Nlshlaka and Louis Rosenfeld, both formerly con nected with tho Friars Club, near Mllwaukle, Or., were Friday ordered continued until ufter the Sumpreme Court had decided the appeal of Jul ius Wilbur) formerly proprietor of the place. All tho men wore arrest ed on charges of selling Intoxicating liquor. Wilbur was convicted, and has appealed. The Friars Club, has since been sold to Martin Denny and Larry Sul livan and is now closed pending trials ot tho new owners for alleged violations ot tho prohibition law. mo i nor Tw.ra.r lU iiPtfU Org m r PARIS. April 1 7.Casua!ties estimated at 1 00,000, includ ing more than 13,500 taken captive, and loss of 40 miles of the strongest part of her line were sustained by Germany Monday and today in the new French offensive. Continuing their terrific attack against the German posi tions between Soissons and Kheims and east of the latter place today, the French carried German first-line positions over many miles of front, captured powerfully organized heights, occupied the important village of Auberive and on this part of the front, about two miles in eitent, took more than 2,500 prisoners. According to the official statement from the war office, strong German counter attacks were repulsed. The number of Cerman prisoners taken by the French on Monday is now placed at 1 1 ,000. Tlie attack began along a 25-mile front, from Soissons to Rheims, extending the great western battle a distance of close to 150 miles, more than one-third of the mighty line from Switzerland to the sea. Tlie Germans were aware of what was coming, as they showed by a number of furious attacks made, notably at Sa pigneul and Godat farm, with the object of finding out some thing definite in regard to the French preparation. The invaders had manned naturally formidable positions with effectives amounting to at least 20 divisions and an enor mous number of guns, well supplied with ammunition. iT AGIST BONO ISSUE HARVEY G. STARKWEATHER GETS ORDERS TO OPPOSE HIS PET HOBBY TO LLOYD GEORGE PRAISES UNITED STATES FOR HER UNSELFISHNESS. LONDON. April 12. Premier Lloyd George, In addressing the American Luncheon club today, said the advent of the United States Into the war had given the final stamp and seal to the character of the conflict, which was a struggle against military autocracy. The premier said he was not sur prised that America had taken time to make up her mind as to the character of the struggle, having regard to the fact that most of the great wars !n Europe In the past had been waged tor dynasty aggrandizement and conquest. Early in the war, Mr. Lloyd George continued, the United States did not comprehend what had been endured In Europe for years from the military caste In Prussia. Saying thot Prussia wos not a democracy, but that Emper or William had promised it would be after the war, he added: "I think the Kaiser is right." Sometimes ths fates tangle np the threads of a man's life so that he has to work almost against his conscience. For instance, Harvey G. Starkwea ther, one of the hardest workers In ths cause ot the 16,000.000 road bond Is sue, la a delegate from the Clackamas county Pomona Grange to the meet ing of the State Grange this spring. And Wednesday the Pomona Grange, meeting In ths Maple Lane Grange ball. Instructed him to favor a resolu tion opposing the bond ssue. Jt i understood that Mr. Starkweather will follow their Instructions, feeling that he goes to the convention merely as the representative ot the people who send him there. OREGON SHIPS DRAFTED Marblehead and Goldsborough are to be Taken From the Local Naval Militia SALEM. Or, April IS. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, has withdrawn the C. S. S. Marblehead U, S. S. Goldsborough from duty with the Oregon Naval militia. Notice to this effect was received Tuesday by the governor from the sec retary of the navy. The Marblehead was assigned to the Oregon Naval mi litia as a training ship under an agree ment made February 4, 1916, and the Goldsborough under an agreement made March 12 of this year. JURY PANEL IS CALLED FOR SK nSGOOBT MEN SUMMONED FOR BOTH GRAND JURY AND DUTY IN COURT The following list of Jurors have been summoned for duty In the Clack amas county court, beginning next Monday, seven of the number to serve on the grand Jury and the remainder in the circuit court for the ensuing six months: A. Engle, Molalla; John R. Oatfleld, MUwaukle, K. F. D. 1; Harvey Gibson, Barton; D. H. Purcell, Parkplace; Joseph Mclntyre, Oswego; S. B. Seoley, WJlsonvllle; John Ficken, Estacada, R. 2; E. W. Hornshuh. Ore gon City, R. 3; G. C. Pelton, MUwau kle; E. B. Albright, Marquam; W. O. Brickie. MUwaukle, R. 1; A. J. Mam, Oregon City, R. 1; L J. Palmeteer. Estacada, R. 1; Harry Ameele, MU waukle; A. D. Grlbble, Aurora; W. A. Hedges, Canemah; A. B. Hubbard, Mo lalla, R. 1; L. B. Yoder, Hubbard, R. 2; E. L. Palfrey, Molalla; Jerome Av ery, MUwaukle, R. Wm. David Catta, Gladstone; L. H. Wang, Canby; Wal ter Foster, Clackamas ; Fred M. BaUey, Gladstone; W. H.' Zlvney, Oswego,' Chris Moehnke, Oregon City, R. 4; N. Stingley, Eagle Creek; A. W. Botkln, Garfield; J. J. Tobln, Oregon City; L. E. Dlmick, Woodburn, R. S, and J. C. Edmonds, Willamette. NO MONEY FOR WILLAMETTE WASHINGTON, April 18. The riv ers and harbors board of engineers has reported adversely on the proposed Im provement of the Willamette river be tween Corvallis and Eugene. Representative Hawley has asked for a hearing In the hope ot getting the report reversed, as the cost of the improvement is only 11000 annually. STORES TO GIVE FEAST Merchants of Oregon Citv Will Have "After Supper Sale" With Barbecue E MAN IS CAUGHT IN ROOM BY DEPUTY KAMEL PRESSER, FUGITIVE FROM 8TATE INSANE A8YLUM 13 PRISONER Kamol Presser, the German who es caped from the Oregon State hospi tal for the Insane Wednesday night, to Join the Gorman army, was arrested Thursday night by Deputy Sheriff Frost, who had been asked to look out for Vie fugitive.' ' The man had walked aU the way here from Salem, and had Just taken a room In a lodging house when the deputy descended on him. He related his experiences since his escape In a One good celebration deserves an other. So the merchants of Oregon City evidently think, for following close upon the heels of their success ful Spring Opening, plans have been completed to hold an "After Supper Sale" from 6 until 9 o'clock on the evening of Wednesday, May 2. Prac- tlclaly every store In the city will par ticipate and besides providing some unusual buying opportunities for the people, they have arranged to have, what probably Is the first event of its kind ever held, a salmon barbecue. This Is to take place at 9:30 p. m. as a climax to the "feast of .bargains" the stores are going to offer. It Is planned to take care of one thousand people who will be served with baked salmon and tomato sauce, bread and coffee In some "out-door" dining room" yet to be selected. A band will render music and after the barbecue a dance will be held. The names ot the stores to take part In this affair will be an nounced in tomorrow's Issue of the Enterprise. From present Indications this unique event -will be the most perfectly coherent manner. He said he escaped by twisting sheets Into a rope I profitable and enjoyable to the public and lowering himself from a window, ever held. U. BOAT ATTACKS A WARSHIP BOSTON, April 1 7. The war was brought to the shore of this country today when the United States destroyer Smith reported by radio that an enemy submarine had tried unsuc cessfully to torpedo her 100 miles south of New York at 3; 30 this morning. Additional reports were received from the destroyer tonight and were forwarded to Washington. Noth ing of an official nature regarding the additional reports was made public here. A suggestion in shipping circles that the lookout on the Smith had perhaps mistaken a large fish for a torpedo in the uncertain light of the early morning, met with the reply that the Smith's officers "stood by their original statement." It was learned, however, that another destroyer passed near the position mentioned in the Smith's report without sighting anything unusual. The presence of enemy submersibles in American waters indicates that the threatened German submarine blockade of American Atlantic ports has begun. This announcement was made at the Navy department: "Reported from Fire Island lightship to the naval stations at Boston and New York at 3 :30 a. m., on the 1 7th, an enemy submarine was sighted by the United States ship Smith, run ning apparently submerged. "Submarine fired a torpedo at the U. S. S. Smith, which missed her by 30 yards. The wake of the torpedo was plainly seen crossing the bow. Submarine disappeared.' ' First information of the encounter came to the navy depart ment in a roundabout way from the Boston navy yard, which picked up the Smith's report, saying she had been fired upon by a German U-boat. The navy department, after communicating with Fire Island, Boston, New York and some other points on the At lantic coast, announced that the report of the Smith's encoun ter had been substantiated by official investigation.