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' " i COAL IS f80 A TON IN FRANCE KEEP THE HUT FIRES BURNING VOL. LVIII. XO. 18,091. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OREGON SOLDIERS MAY BOLSHEVISM IS SAID PEACE CONFERENCE HUNS MUST PAY FOR ATROCITIES AT LILLE FRENCH INDICT BOCHES RE SPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES. BE FIRST TO RETURN TO JVIENACE AMERICA TO BE TILL JOB. IS DONE PLANS FOR RELEASING BOYS SERIOUS COXDITIOX IX THIS OVERSEAS UXDER WAT. COUNTRY PREDICTED. GOMPERS MOYER POLITICAL SKIES WORKERS TO STICK DENOUNCE GERMANY CLEARiNG HASTENED Bolshevism in America Repudiated by Labor. RUSSIA'S WOES RECALLED lericans Champion Law and Order at Laredo Meeting. iUJLT OF HAYWOOD TOLD ormer Associate Declares "Bis BUI False, to Federation y. Thai. Once Aided Him. LAREDO. Nov. 15. "The I. W. W. In I he United StAtes Is Just exactly what ha Bolshevik! is In Russia and we are seen what they have done to the orbing people tn Russia, where the people hare no security, no peace, no lind and no bread." This statement was made by Samuel rompers today In an address to the I in-American laor conference In this ity. Another highly Interesting- feature of I he session was the denunciation of 'IIIiam D. Haywood by Charles H. I :oyr. former associate of the i W. W. chief. The attack by the two American bor leaders on the L W. W. was pre llpltated.by an attempt of Mexican lelegates to have adopted a resolution liming at the release from prison of I adust rial Workers of the World. Moyer Leads Oppoaltloa. The opposition to the Mexican reso htlon. offered as a result of I. W. W. -tfluence In Mexico, was led by Moyer, ho. as president of the Western Fed I ration of Miners eeTeral years ago, I ad as secretary of that organization William E. Haywood, now secretary Ind treasurer of the I. W. W.. who is I erring sentence nder the espionage ct. Eamnel Oomp"ers, after the resolution lid been introduced, drew out the fact roat it was Intended to aid imprisoned W. W and at once all the execu I to council of the American Fed era on of Labor attacked the movement 1 hich was warmly defended by some If the Mexican delegates. Moyer Dramatic Fla-are. Moyer. who is now president of the rine. Mill and Smelter Workers, had frerlously taken no part in the con- krence proceedings. He arose to answer a statement by a Ifexlcan delegate that the X W. W. had pnvinced many Mexican workmen that Ine American federation of Labor Iiught the Haywood organization lerely because the two organizations '--ere seeking the same end by dif- jrent means. Moyer, who with Haywood had been Iharged with the murder of Governor Iteunenberg. of Idaho, presented a Iramatic figure when he arose. "My name is Moyer," he said. "Re member that name and go back to ICexico and tell them what I say, fwelve years ago Moyer, Haywood and ettlbone were on trial for their lives Ind. although we were not affiliated -1th the American Federation of Labor. laat organization contributed the Ijnds which enabled us to prove our aocence and saved our lives. Haywood False to Frleads. "Fettibone died and on his deathbed e gave thanks to the American Fed- Ira ti on of Labor for the help it had liven him. Moyer lived and served and Las tried to" bo true to the organiza- on to which he owes his life. He Is low paying part of the debt he owes I .-tern. "Haywood was false. He started at I nee an organization to undermine his benefactors and to Injure his -country." The resolution which brought out lebate was amended to provide that Ine executive council of the American f ederation of Labor should investigate I ay report of men In prison Improperly nd take what action the members saw lit. The resolution as adopted reads: That an agreement be reached as o the best way for finding honorable leans to exert influence so that Justice (nd protection will be imparted to aose working men who, for various lessons, are deprived of their liberty Li the Jails of the United States." Release of Prlaoaera Sought. Mr. Gompers started the debate by mending the exact meaning of the solution. Ho was answered by Peres Ruiz. lelegate from Torreon, who conceded I hat the influence of the L W. W. had liade itself widely felt In Mexico, and lhat the resolution had been lntro- laced as the opening wedge to obtain I he release of the L W. W. prisoners tow confined in the Leavenworth prison. The arguments presented by various Irexican speakers included the conten :on that the L W. W. and the Ameri in Federation were rival organise. I.ons. animated by Jealousy, that the .merican onion had planned to put Into Jail all working men who did not elong to It and finally ended with the lea that the Federation should for- j Ive the convicted men their past of fenses and obtain their release. Mr. Gompers related to the delegates the part organised labor has played in I tiding the people of Mexico In years ra.'t. Including Its Secretary of War Baker Unable to Say Whether Soldiers Will Re tarn for Christmas. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. The War Department has made no definite plans for the return of the American expedi tionary forces to the United States, it was learned tonight, and it is not re garded as likely that the movement, except of sick and wounded, will start soon. Asked specifically if any of the men could be "expected home by Christmas, Secretary Baker said he did not know, adding that no estimates of the time required had been made. General Pershing, it is understood. has been considering the question of getting the Army back home, but It Is eald that many factors In his plans have not yet been decided. Among these s the question of what proportion of the guard duty In Europe the Amer ican forces will assume. Mr. Baker has previously Indicated that the fundamental desire of the War Department in mustering out the Army would be to release first those men who had been longest in France and the first In action. In that event it is to be expected that the first and second (regular) divisions and the Twenty- sixth (New England), Forty-second (Rainbow), and Forty-first (Sunset) National Guard divisions would be the first to be sent home. Socialists Seem to Have Grip on Situation. RED GUARDS WILL DISBAND Fighting in Berlin Results in Hundred Fatalities. : SOLDIERS PLUNDER TOWNS 'Flylns Division" of Army Desert . ers Formed at Bremen lor Purposes of Pillage. Included in the Sunset division when it left the United States for France were the 162d Infantry, previously nown as the Third Oregon regiment. and Batteries A and B. BALTIMORE, Nov. 15. Secretary of War Baker has stamped with his ap proval the suggestion that returning troops from Europe be landed at ports nearest their home ports. The plan as proposed Is to have the transports bringing them back directed to pro ceed to those ports from which the soldiers may at once proceed to their respective homes without being obliged to move in relays. PHONE OPERATORS ARE OUT Twin Cities Service Badly Crippled as Result of Strike. ST. PAUL. Minn., Nov. 15. Telephone service in the Twin Cities, with the ex ception of the automatics, was badly tied -up tonight as the result of the strike of operators of the Trl-State Telephone & Telegraph Company in St. Paul, and the Northwestern (Bell) Tele phone Company In Minneapolis. Bust ness in general was seriously handl capped in both cities during the day. Postmaster-General Burleson tonight telegraphed the companies to proceed at once to hire operators to take the place of the strikers, who are given hours to return to work or be barred from further employment with the com panies. The girls demand a 40 per cent In crease in wages, which the companies contend they cannot pay without in creasing telephone rates. PROVINCES TO BE HONORED Paris to Hold Bis Celebration for Alsace and Lorraine. PARIS, Nov. 15. Next Sunday a great manifestation will be held in honor of Alsace and Lorraine, which promises to be the most important Paris has seen for many years. For the proces sion more than 200.000 participants have inscribed their names. Six French bands and one American military band and the Royal Horse Guards' Band will accompany the procession. Two thousand pigeons will carry President Polncare's address to all parts of France. THIS LIZARD OVERGROWN Reptile Sixteen Feet Long Seen in Borneo by Scientist. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Distinguished ichthyologists and herpetologlsts met here today to hear about the largest lizard ever discovered. The enormous reptile was found In the wilds of Bor neo by II. C. Raven, of the American Museum of Natural History. This lizard, officially described as a flesh-eating monitor," was larger than any reptile of its species ever be fore encountered, measuring IS feet from nose to tall. UBLIC KISSING NO CRIME Judge Holds Antl-Oscnlatory Ordl- ance Invalid. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15. When the City Council of Long. Beach attempted to make kissing In public a crime It acted arbitrarily and tn violation of the Constitution, according to a decision here today by Superior Judge Willis. The decision was given In a case ap pealed from the police court of Long Beach by a man who was arrested for an alleged violation oi wnat was known there as the "anti-klsslng" ordi nance. (By the Appelated Press.) COPENHAGEN. Nov. 15. All reports reaching here from Germany are of a more hopeful tone. A good Impression has been made by the Socialist government's pronounce ment concerning the constituent assembly. The Vorwaerts declares the pronouncement "makes the constituent assembly a certainty." The Hamburg Fremdenblatt reports a large part of the members of the Soldiers' Councils at Berlin have re moved red bands from their sleeves. Not all danger for democracy has passed, the correspondent adds, but he says the government can rely on the soldiers, who are the "real holders of power." At a meeting of soldiers, the with drawal of the order for the formation of a civilian red guard was demanded. One Socialist speaker who said: "But, comrades, you are Socialists," was an swered with the shout: "We are sol diers." LONDON. Nov. 14. The Berlin Sol diers' and Workers' Council has de cided to dissolve the Red Guards, ac cording to an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Copenhagen. . Red Gnard Leader Dismissed. Captain von Beerfeld, tbeleader. of the Red Guards, has been dismissed for making revolutionary plans. German army deserters who formed a "flying division," at Bremen are plundering German towns, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. Thirty-six were arrested in Berlin and three of them were Immediately shot. A score of the others were sen tenced to death by a courtmartial. Some of the marauders were driven out of the Hanover Railway station on Thursday. A number of them were cap tured and will be shot About 100 persons were killed in the fighting in Berlin which' marked the overthrow of the imperial govern ment, according to a report from Berlin received in Copenhagen and forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph Company. The dead were burled In the Friedrich- strasse church yard. More than 100 men. mostly German (Concluded on Pago S. Column 1.) Representative of Secretary Baker Asks Lutherans to Help Fight the Propaganda. " ' ..." ' . NEW YORK, Nov 15. Bolshevism entered' into the discussions of the Lutheran delegates here today, who In corporated the United Lutheran Church in America. . The delegates were urged by Cap tain Eugene L. Swan, representing Secretary of , War Baker, to aid In combating the Bolshevik propaganda in this country. "There is .a very serious condition abroad that Is coming over here," said Captain' Swan. "There is a spirit of unrest about which we are very much worried. "You all know that here In F.fth avenue the . other day some people started to march up the avenue carry ing red flags and that they were at tacked in the streets by men in uni form, soldiers and sailors. 'The Bolshevik propaganda is spreading like wildfire in many un dreamed-of places and by people that you would think-would adopt a spirit of honor." - NEWSPAPER BOMB TARGET Attempt Is Made to Wreck Plant of :Youngstown Telegram. YOCNGSTOWN, O., Nov. 15. Bombers attempted to wreck the offices of . the Youngstown -. Telegram shortly before midnight Thursday. A bomb placed Just outside the pressroom exploded. breaking windows and crushing doors and otherwise damaging the building. The Telegram has been strongly pro- ally. BAVARIAN JONG MISSING Ludwlg III Disappears, According . to Dispatch From Munich. . AMSTERDAM. Nov. 15. (British wireless service.) The whereabouts of Ludwig, III. former, King of Bavaria, is unknown, according to a dispatch from Munich. . The Frankfort Gazette announces that the Bavarian government has adopted . an eight-hour working day in all state departments. Menace of Revolution Europe Recognized. in RELIEF MEASURES URGENT Lansing, House, Brandeis and Root May Be Delegates. WILSON LIKELY TO ATTEND American Airmen Land at Cologne, Armistice Terms Censored in Enemy Publications. MRS., WILSON NAMES SHIP iflflntn." lo Tftlo Ctv.il TMv&t. PAnl . .. crete . Vessel. -PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 15. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the President, has given the name "Atlantus" to the first concrete ship built for the United States Shipping Board, the Emergency Fleet Corporation announced today." The vessel will be launched at Bruns wick, Ga., next Thursday. MINNESOTA TO STAY WET Official Count Shows Dry Amend ment Failed by 756 Votes. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 15. Minne sota will remain "wet." Complete official returns announced tonight by Secretary of State Julius Schmal showed that the proposed dry amendment to the state constitu tion failed by 756 votes at the general election November 5. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Develop ments in Europe, not only military but in International politics, and the ten dency of the revolutionary spirit mani fested by the demoralized civilian pop ulation of the central empires to spread to neighboring states, have Influenced the allied and American governments to arrange for the meeting at an early date of the great peace congress. The Atlantic cables were burdened today with Government business be lieved to have been made up for the most part of exchanges between Wash ington and Paris, where the inter allied council is endeavoring to reach an agreement as to the time and place for holding the conference, the condi tions under which it shall be held and the nations that shall be admitted to participation. New States Born Dally. Consideration of this last question will probably occupy much time, for almost every day witnesses the birth of a new state. There has been a disposition to delay the holding of a peace conference until the political situation In Europe had somewhat crystallized, but it was un derstood today .that other considera tions finally led to a decision by the associated governments to proceed to assemble the conference at the earliest date that can be set, having regard to the difficulty of insuring the attend ance of commissions or delegates at Versailles, which seems mast likely to be selected as the place of the meeting. Economic Relief Necessary. One reason suggested for the change of decision is the necessity of restoring the channels of trade and industry in the late enemy states so as to afford employment to labor and thereby re lieve the threat ' of Bolshevism and anarchy. Another Is the general desire now expressed by all of the allied govern ments to relieve the civilian popula tions of the central ' powers from the danger of famine. It Is recognized that this relief work can best be carried on after formal peace treaties have been negotiated. There also has been some apprehen sion that delay in the consummation of Following Verdict of Commission, Criminals Will Be Punished if Ever They Are Discovered. PARIS, Nov. 15. (British Wireless Service.) As a result of Investigations made in Lille and the region of the department of the north, very precise charges have been made out against German officers guilty of giving orders or of having themselves committed shocking crimes. " In the presence of evidence that has been revealed by a commission of inquiry, the Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice has ordered that criminal proceedings be insti tuted at once against the German offi cers In question. They will be tried by court-martial In their absence if the allies are unable to secure their arrest, but whatever sentences may be passed will remain valid. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASED United War Work Crusad ers Not Quitters. QUOTA PROSPECT PROMISING Indications Are Portland Finish Monday. STATE TOTAL NOW $680,000 Goal Is $1,150,000 and Campaign Generally Is Reported to Be Go ing in Satisfactory Manner. (Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) GIVE AND 'HELP CHEER THE LONELY VIGIL OVER THERE. HONOR FALLS TO WILSON President Will Be Invited to Lay Cornerstone In France. PARIS. Nov. 15. (British Wireless.) President Wilson will be invited to lay the cornerstone of the proposed monument at the mouth of the Glronde I River commemorating the help given to France by the United States in the A national fund for the purpose has protests which been started and now amounts to 300,- loOO francs, - . : . -r I U,'KSiSA4 fSSc 2TZ5- ' V ifl W It i v i 'I' ' ' 1 1 ii 1 ' f - . s. is-rs sk1 - ' I . i . .J. . -.1 J . A .. ....... . .... . ............. ... ... . . . Washington Commission Rules That $13.20 Is Necessary. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 15. (Spe cial.) The' Washington State Indus trial Welfare Commission h.-is set the mimimum rate per wsek for women in this state at 113.20, this amount being deemed necessary for the cost of living and to maintain them in health "and comfort. Women will be prohibited from the following occupations: Working on the railroad section; certain wosk In ship buildinir plants: certain work in lum ber mills; certain work In hotels, such as bellhops; certain work with molten metal, all underground work, all work In shooting galleries, penny arcades and the like. Women doing, equal work with men are to receive equal pay ati men TELEGRAPH MERGER DUE Postal and Western Union Consoli dation Assured. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Investiga tion of the feasibility of consolidating Western Union and Postal Telegraph facilities, begun by a special commit tee when the Government assumed wire control last Summer, has been practically completed. Orders providing for the consolldat- I ed which are expected to find place in Ing in a number of cities over the I tomorrow's totals. B- BEN HCR LAMFMAN. If they cannot finish the chore in the allotted time, of which Monday Is the closing day, then will the crusaders of the united war work campaign show their mettle for to the last worker of the statewide organization they are pledged to "carry on" until the last dollar of Oregon's quota comes jin gling in. As for Portland, there is high hope that the city may fly its standard of victory from the ramparts of achieve ment on the day set. City Director Ames, reviewing the field in which his thousands of campaigners are at work, declared last night that Portland stands a good chance of winning by Monday. Total to Date. $680,000. Last night's late returns showed the entire state to have reached the total of $680,000 in its drive for the $1,150, 000 quota. Of this amount Portland has contributed $350,000, against Its quota of $450,000. Outer-state coun ties have contributed $330,000, while their share of the gross quota is $700, 000. "The campaign Is progressing more satisfactorily," said City Director Ames last night. "The canvass of the city is fairly well completed. There are a few large subscriptions not yet report- country shortly. probably will be Issued WOUNDED VETS RETURN "Whether we reach our goal or not on Monday," continued Mr. Ames, "will depend largely upon the returns from the employes of large. Industrial plants. These have been well organized by Wilbur E. Coman and his committee. Four Hundred Americans Are Home and we have reason to anticipate a From France. I commensurate response. In other words, I if we eet what we have every reason NEW YORK. Nov. 15. Major-Gen- to expect the city will conclude Its eral Beaumont B. Buck and Brigadier- campaign on Monday." General John G. Barrett! and 400 vet erans, many of tnem wounded, arrived this morning from Prance. vvnen the ship steamed past the Sta,tue of Liberty at dawn the men lined the rail and cheered themselves hoarse. PUBLISHER RESIGNS PLACE Emll Jj. Scholz, of Xew York Even- ins Post, May Enter Army. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Emll L. Scholz. publisher of the New York Evening Post, announced today his res- I lgnation, effective at once. Field Is Only Scratched. That the industrial field, on the face of present returns, has scarcely been scratched, is the report of A. T. Bonney, of the industrial division, who con tends that today and Monday will wit ness the full flood of these subscrip tions, which are .now in process of completion. The Peninsula Lumber Company. 200 employes, reports $800; the Western Cooperage Company. 400 employes. $1420; tho St. Johns Lumber Company. $443.30; the Portland Woolen Mills, $950; the Standifer shipyards. Incom-' plete, $1004.46; the Peninsula shipyards. Incomplete, $1500; the Portland flour. lng mills. Incomplete. $300; the East ern & Western Lumber Company, $595; the Multnomah Iron Works. $304.18; 4 "in ajjjjiivaiiuii mai uionin lor a I commission in me Army Has been ap- " : ... ... k k,. -,,.h k .v- the Portland Manufacturing Company . I - - - . " "... . I service, depends, he said, on the peace 25 employes, $198.60. time plans of the War Department. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th Wratber. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, degree.; minimum, 46 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; westerly winds. Wsr. Official casualty list. Pace S. Forelffn. Political situation in Germany Improves. rage l United States peace delegates said to have been chosen. Page 1. Revolution tn Holland threatened. Page 3. Huns must pay for atrocities at Lille. Page 1. American editors spend day with King and uueen at sananngnam. rage 4, National. Senators clash over League of Nations. Page Z. American expeditionary forces to be brought home speedily. Page is, lomestlc. Bolshevism said to laenace United States. I by counties, page x. I. W. W. declared by Gompers to be Amer ica's BolshevikL Page 1. Oregon soldiers may be first to return. Pas L Sports. Camp Zewls and Multnomah teams meet here today. Page S. University and O. A. C. teams clash today on gridiron. Page S. Pacific Northwest. Suit for injunction against telephone com pany promised. Page 5. Coos Bay Jetty wrecked by storm. Page 2. Commercial and Marine. Oregon hops advance to quarter mark. Standard Oil Total Blc. The Standard Oil Company, for its Portland branch, announced yesterday that the city subscription on behalf of the company will be $11,000, with an additional $1000 from employes. Outer state districts will share an apportion ment of $6600. The subscription In Oregon of the company and Us em ployes will aggregate $18 COO. Orlando W. Davidson, campaign di rector for the state, stated that cu counties will undoubtedly have passed thetr original quotas when tonight's returns are in. Difficulty has l;een experienced In many counties by reason of storms, interrupted 'phone service, bad roads, etc., and it is predicted that reports will continue to coma in long after the official close of tha cam paign on Monday night. Twelve counties have ' outstripped their original quotas. Of the situation Director Davldsou issued last night the following summary: County Showlns Given. Counties over the top: , Hood River, Union, Deschutes, Wasco. Crook. Sherman, Umatilla. Benton. Mult nomah, outside of Portland: Marlon, Mal heur, Jackson, south: Wallowa. Counties with original quotas and sums reporiea. Baker. $1S.630. raised $18,800; Benton. JIO.UOO, raised $12,000; Clackamas, -'6.700, raised $23,830; Clatsop. $20,650. raised $10,- 000; Columbia. $10,350, raised $8000: Coos, $18,150, raised $15,000; Crook. 41o. raised $5000; Curry, $2550, raised $5000: Deschutes, ! 17 Food shortage in Europe has bullish effect s;i00- ral"ed 10 5 DouSlaf- '-00- lsed on corn. Page if. Steel stocks strong features of Wall-street market. Page 17. New steamer ready for endurance trip. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. Ex-Governor West is recalled to stand. Page T. Portland schools to reopen Monday. Page 13. I United war work crusaders will stick until quota is in. Page 1. Bright future is seen in lumber Industry. Page IS. Multnomah plans for road campaign. Page (1. Influenza deaths lowest on record. Page tt. Portland women say allies will deal Justly with Huns, page 4. Multnomah Guard ordered to vacate Armory, Colonel campDeu says, page l. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14. $8000; Gilliam. $3600. raised $4000: Grant, $5500, raised $2750; Harney, unreported; Hood River, $6800, raised $10,300: Jackson (north), $13,000. raised $6000; Jackson (south), $0900, raised $6950; Jefferson. $3u50. raised $1500; Josephine. $7100, raised $5110; Klamath, $10,800, raised $8000; Lake. $:i50. raised $4000; Lane, $20,800, raised $11,381: Lincoln. $4650. ' raised $1000; Linn. $2.,10O. raised $10,500: Malheur, $11,400. raised $13. 6S0; Marlon. $37,650. raised $23,000; Multno mah, outside of Portland, $6050. raised $7777; Morrow, $0750, raised $6750; Polk. $12,700, raised $6000;- Sherman, $1,1,250. raised $5250; Tillamook. $S550, raised $5050; Umatilla, $34,200. raised $3S,000; Union. $13. 150, raised $15,150: Wallowa, fOSOO, raised $9800; Wasco, $13.250, raised $13,250: Waah- (Coucluded on Pago 3, Column 3.1 Concluded on Pag Z. Column 2.1 I' rFHl 1 07.2