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s THE 3IOISMXG OKEGOMAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 191. come General Gains'rCre Reported on Western Front. FJGHT ON FINNS RESUMED nemJes Evrywhere Said to Have Been Driven Back Atrocities In Riga, Section Continue lONDON. April 17. Con tinned sue M for Russian soviet forces lions' almost the whole of the western Rus sian front from the Baltic to the Black e Is claimed In a Russian official wireless dispatch received here today. West of Riga, the Letts' have been driven southward to within four miles -f Mi tan. Vest of Proskurof, the bolshevlkl have taken Volochysk. on, the former Russian Galtclan frontier 'and within 25 miles of Earnopol. In the Crimea soviet forces have crossed the salt lakes and advanced In the direction of Simferopol, capital of the Crimea. The statement adds: "We have compelled the enemy to withdraw across the frontier In thi region of Lake Sander, north of Olo- nets. On the whole of the Courland front the offensive continues to meet with success, especially In the region of Brhlotsk. where the enemy's right has been cleared as far as four miles from Mitau." The mention by the Russian soviet irovernment of fighting; in the region north of Olonetz indicates that the bol shertkl have resumed the campaign against the Finns. Olonetz Is north east of Petrograd and on the opposite side of Lake Ladoga. LOXPON. April 17. Eighteen hun dred persons. Including- 400 women, were murdered by the bolshevik! at Ufa. according; to a telegram from Omsk. Ufa. one of the principal cities In the Orenberg district near the Siberian border, was taken by the bolahevlkl early this spring, but late In March was recaptured by forces of the Omsk all-Russian government, which have continued to press back the bolahevlkl In this region. libpatches from Omsk, dated April 5 and received on Tuesday, announced the massacre by the bolshe vikl of more than -000 civilians In and near the town of Osa, to the north of Ufa. in this district. BOLSHEVIK GOVERNMENT HEADS WHO WERE EXECUTED TWEXTY-FOUR PICTURE WAS TAKEN. HOURS STOCKHOLM. April 17. The bolahe Tiki are carrying out a rapid and sys tematic annihilation of all the bour geois elements In Riga, according to reports from Llbau. The victims are taken to the Island of Hasen In the lvina river and are said to number 70.000. Including women and children. WASHINGTON. April IT. Interpella tions in the Finnish diet have brought a denial from the prime minister that Finland Intended to intervene In Rus sia, it was said In official dispatches received here today from Helsingfors. In the meantime, however, information reaching Stockholm from Helsingfors declares that the Finnish voluntary corps has crossed the Russian frontier north of Ladoga for the purpose of nafcguardlng Finland's Interests Carelta. Rumors of bloody fighting have been circulating. Masses of fugitives were said to be fleeing to Finland to escape brutal treatment by the Increasing bolshevik forces. Red guards have crossed the Finnish frontier at the village of Hyrsle In the parish of Salmi, plunder ing and burning. A FTTB THIS I l i flrgj ? U , , x t 2 ' - t' w , ' .. , . - - - - II : " , . . t - . - - , rf ",rt,w-i - o - . . 4.--.'. i , ., S. 'r. omctA. photo-jpost cvvoevmroDG irtjrjfiooo,sr.y. II aei ioc IOESOI THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH" Timely Undervalued Offerings for Prudent Pre Easter Shoppers Our 962d ain Friday Sale Special effort has been put forth in every department of this great store to place before you an unusually attractive list of underpriced offerings in the things most suited to meet your requirements at this time. Style, quality and low pricing are united in a sale of wonderful saving possibilities. Don't fail to attend. Barg These are the raerared ringleaders of the Tomsk government. They are bolshevik government heads who were Im. prisoned by the Cseehs at Ekaterinburg, Raaala. The four principals Im the foreground are (from left to light) the secretary vk promoted holahevlk propaganda, the town eommlsaalre and the girl stenographer, while Immediately above ker to tfce right la tee chief Justice. The entire quartet were executed 24 houra after this picture was taken. a GENERAL BUNQUET SLAIN REVOLUTIONIST MEETS OF ZAPATA. FATE Rebel Leader Said to Have Been. In volved In Movement Against Carranza Government. LOSS OF LEG MERE SCRATCH Brave Soldier Keep Serious Crip pling Front Ills Parents. SAN FRANCISCO. Referring to the loss of both legs in the battle of Ar gonne as "mere scratches." Corporal Jo seph Schlcfr wrote a letter to his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. l'eter Kchlefer. of liil Fulton street, this city, not to worry, aa he was getting along nicely. The young man was a hero of the great battle at Argonno forest, bring atteched to the 33d. the famous fighting regi ment of the 91st division. The letter to his parents was written by Corporal Schiefer October 6 from a base hospital nine days after the bat t.e In which he was wounded. They wrote at once congratulating the young man on his lucky escape from serious Injury. Then In December came a let ter from Mm M. A. Walsh, the nurse, telling the story of how Corporal Schie fer lost both of his legs In battle. PAJAMAS BREAK UP HOME YVlfo Says Husband Brought Home Strange Garment. SAX FRANCISCO. A pair of silk pajamas with the initials "A- A. IV worked In them, has broken up the home of Arthur A. Delfino. leader of the orchestra In a local cafe. Mr. Florence M. Delfino, Sis Twenty second avenue, filed suit for divorce averring that her husband came home tat on the night of March S last. Next morning she saw that he was clad In a strange pair of brightly colored silk pajamas. He told her that they were a present from a woman admirer. She packed her clothing and Wt. Judge Sturtevant Issued a restrain ing order tying up Delfino's salary pendinc trial of the divorce action. MEXICO CITT, April 17. (By the Associated Press.) General Aureliano Blanquet, war minister In President Huerta's cabinet, who recently was re ported to have landed in the Vera Cruz region for the purpose of starting a revolution against the Carranza gov ernment, was killed yesterday in a fight near Chavaxtla village, according to press reports from Vera Cruz, which quote a report from General Francisco L. trquise. chief or military prepara tions In the region of Cordova and Ori zaba. According to telegrams given out by General Urquize, the commander in the region of Chavaxtla, General Guada lupe Sanchez met a party of rebele under Blanquet late yesterday after noon, defeating them. The dead body of General Blanquet was found later. General Sanchez telegraphed that he was bringing General Blanquet s head to Vera Cruz to establish the identifi cation. General Francisco Alvarez was taken prisoner, together with the famil of Pedro Gavay, one of the most activ lieutenants of Felix Diaz. General Aureliano Blanquet sailed from New York for a port in the Wes Indies January 8 last. He wis pro vided with passports and credentials, but the fact of his departure was known to only a few Intimate friends. He was accompanied by General Juan Montano and Brigadier-General Enrique Gonzales, with some minor officers. The party landed at an unfrequented Mexican port late in March and was met by a guard cent by Felix Diaz and escorted to Texpalaxco, headquarters of the Diaz forces. Since that time there have been reports of operations by iencral Blanquet and his chief, Senor Diaz. General Blanquet was 71 years old. Pah- A REAL IRON TONIC I.Ike peptlrea May Be Jaet What Yea ed Thla !r1ag. Probably nine people out of ten have lost or are losing their grip on health In these trying months of awful epi demics, exposure to damp, changeable Weather and association with sick peo ple in overheated homes. Depleted blood, loss of the red cor puscles, shattered nerves, loss of ap petite, dull, dozy feelings In the heed. Irritability, all loudly call for the real tonic strength and. nourishment that I'eptlron wlil give you. It la a won derful corrective of anemic tendency, paleness, languor, nerve exhaustion. I'eptlron restores the red corpuscles to the blood and gives a natural vigor and snap that keeps up courage, makes you cheery and helpful to your family and friends and contributes wonderful ly to the health of all. Remember thla one thine as vitally, positively true I'eptlron Is a vl tonic Adv. i Peggy! ZAPATISTA IXFIXEJfOE GOXE Removal of Rebel Means Much for Mexican Government. BY ROBERT H. MURRAY. (Copyright by the w York World. Ilahed by Arrangement.) MEXICO CITY. April 17. (Special Cable.) Both from a military and sen timental standpoint the Importance to the Carranza government of the death of Emillano Zapata, leader of the south ern rebels in the state of Morelos, can not be overestimated. Zapata's death marks the final epl sode of a campaign to bring the Zapa tista country completely under the con trol of the government which was be gun several months ago by Gonzales. Latterly Zapata,accomnanled by a hand ful of troops, had been taking refuge in the mountains and conducting; a de fensive fight. Although endeavors were made to take the rebel chieftain alive his men resisted so fiercely that no quarter could be given. With the elimination of Zapata, the backbone of his cause has been deft nltely broken and peace prevails throughout the extensive section of the republic close to the capital which, since 1910, has not recognized any au thority save that wielded by Zapata. Kconomtcally, the vanquishing of the Zapatistas and the fall of their leader Is Important because it means the re lease for cultivation of one of the rich. est sugar and agricultural regions in the country. BOLSHEVIKI STREAM WEST Vn tin Ufa Krom First Pag. characteristic of all persons in Hun gary, who have been apprehensive for weeks as to what would happen next It is a common thing to see a party of men and women walking aiong the streets or promenades or sitting in cafes and to see one woman burst into tears and then laughingly wipe her eyes. Thus la shown the tension under which people are living who have lost all their property and the hope that came with the end of the war. Foreigners, especially Americans, are receiving attractive marriage proposals from families of wealthy young women who expect by thi means to save something from the wreck of their for tunes because of the fact that foreign pro;erty will be exempted from nation alization. Women who marry foreign ers will be enabled to travel froely over the frontiers with their families. There is a disposition on the part of the new government, however, to allow middle- class Hungarians to leave, provided they do not take property with them. Raagarlaas Very Peer. The condition of many Hungarians who have fled to Vienna Is one of ab ject poverty. Count Alexander Ester-' hazy, who lost his son in the war, and who was with ex-Emperor Charles un til the latter went to Switzerland, is finding means of subsistence by sell' ing the furniture In his house here. There has been a recent exchange of visits by officials of Hungary and German Austria. Minister of War Boehm and Herr Pogany of the Hun garian foreign office are here from Budapest with an army of clerks, ostensibly to liquidate the affairs of the two governments. BERLIN. April 16. (By The Asso ciated Press.) The Vienna corre spondent of the Zeltung Am Mittag says there has been published there a letter alleged to have been written by ex-Emperor Charles of Austria, to the ex-German crown prince. The letter. It Is said, was dated August 20, 1917, and among other things said: "Bulgaria is- on the point of drop ping out of the war and the situation demands that peace should be conclud ed -before winter. I have positive In dications that we could win over an opponent If Germany would be willing to make certain territorial sacrifices n Alsace-Lorraine, but I do not want Germany alone to make sacrifices. will myself bear the lion s share in this direction." Pointing out that Austria In 1915 of- fered Trentino to Italy to avoid Italy's entrance Into the war, ex-Emperor Charles proceeded: "Germany is in a similar but far more helpless situation and you, heir to the throne, have the right to throw a weighty word into the scale. I beg- yfu fo unite your efforts with mine to end the war quickly and con orably." CHAMBER DELEGAETS GO MEMBERS BOUND FOR CHICAGO AXD S.W FRANCISCO. DIVORCE CASE IS DELAYED Sudden Illness of Frank Lonergan Halts Milln Action. Sudden illness which attacked Attor ney Frank J. Lonergan delayed the contested divorce action of Ralph S. Mllln against May Milln, on trial yes terday before Presiding Judge Staple ton. Attorney Lonergan represented the plaintiff. Mrs. Milln waa on the witness stand yesterday. She denied many of the allegations made by her husband the day previous. Including that of habitual drunkenness through the drinking of witchhazeL Mrs. Milln admitted consuming quite a bit of witchhazel internally, but alleged that she took it as medicine. She is of Scotch descent, she asserted, and until recently was accustomed to having some liquor in, the house, saying that her husband was not averse to occa sional drinks. The wife protested that she had never attacked her husband with & butcher knife and had not threatened to throw crockery at him. The case was continued indefinitely. due to the illness of the attorney, who recuperated from a severe attack of "flu" not very long ago. Dry elabwood ana Inside wood. greeo stamps, for cash. Holman Fuel Co, Main 3i3. A 1363. Adv. Advertising and Foreign Trade Con ventions to Know Facts About Portland's Commerce. Members of the delegation that will represent the Portland Chamber of Commerce at the meeting of the Pa cific Coast Association of Advertising Men at San Francisco, Saturday, and at the sixth annual foreign trade con vention at Chicago, April 24, 25 and 26, departed at 1 o'clock this morning. The members of the delegation are fully equipped to acquaint the con vention with facts and figures concern ing the port of Portland and the part It is taking in world commerce. Occupying- a special car. the delegation wHl join with a special train bearing other Pacific coast representatives for the trip from San Francisco. Headquarters of the Portland men will be at the, Bellcvue hotel. San Fran cisco, and at the Hotel Stratford. Chi cago. Following the Chicago meeting the delegates will return via St. Louis, attending the annual convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce to be held there April 29, 30 and 31. Members of the delegation to San Francisco were: W. P. LaRoche. A. C. Callan. David F. Morrison, E. N. Welnbaum. Christian Peterson and Charles Dyette. The following mem-1 bera will proceed direct to Chicago: Max Houser, Kurt Koehler, Edward H. Sensenlch, John G. Fitzgerald, H. P. Ferguson and H. F. Bolce. It Is ex pected that several additions will be made to the delegation. Including sev eral members of the chamber who will join the party at San Francisco and some who are now in the east and will be at Chicago. Many of this season's most favored styles in Women's Handsome Suits $32. 95 Both Box and Belted Models in Fine Serges Are Now Underpriced at $32SS There is yet time, if you act promptly, to secure a handsome new suit for Easter and at a very attrac tive, price for we have undervalued a splendid line in navy blue serges. Included are both box and belted models in several popular new styles in sizes 14, 16, 18, 36 and 38. Suits that have been finely tai lored throughout. Coats with fancy lining and trimmed in the most pleasing manner. They are suits of unequaled value at $32.95. SHOULD ALTERATION BE NECESSARY A PEKFECT FIT IS GU AKApi I EliiJ J Three Wonderful Values in Fine Silk Envelope Chemise $1.59, $1.98, $3.19 Beautiful and Exquisitely Trimmed Garments See Our Special Display in Third St. Window. Never be fore and not again in the near future will you be pre sented with the opportunity to secure such beautiful high grade undergarments at such great savings. It is a manu facturer's close-out of a fine lot of samples and small lots of silk envelope chemise. You have choice from more than a dozen different styles at each of the above prices. The ma terials are fine wash satins and crepes. Some are trimmed with dainty laces and ribbons and others are shown in silk embroidered patterns. It is a sale worthy of the attention of the most critical buyers. Come and see for yourself. Nothing to equal these garments at $1.59, $1.98 and $3.19. J EXTRA! EXTRA! For Friday Only! Curtain Scrim. 23c Yard Crisp, new curtain scrims in ecru. A fine quality shown in hemstitched styles. A bargain at 23c a yard. Asylum Inmate Reappears. SALEM. Or.. April 17. (Special.) Officials of the state insane asylum were astounded today when Theodore Llndfors, a Finn, presented himself at the Institution and asked that he be recommitted. It was nearly two years ago that, he escaped from the asylum and all trace of him had been lost until he reappeared today, roughly dressed In a wandering mental condi tion. The only statement the officials could gain from him was that he had been In California a part of the time. Head The Oregonian classified ads. The English title "yeoman" is of mil itary origin and the yeomen were so styled because, besides the weapons fit for clcose engagement, they fought with arrows and the bow, which was made of "yew," a tree that has more repelling force and elasticity than any other. After the conquest the name of yeoman, as to their original office In war, was changed to that of archer. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A .6095. EXTRA! EXTRA! For Friday Only! Children 's Sweaters 98c A special closing out of a fine line of children's wool plaited sweaters in cardinal and navy. They come only in sizes 26 and 28 and that's the only reason why you' can purchase them for 8f. EXTRA! EXTRA! For Friday Only! White English Long Cloth 12 Yd. Bolt, $4.75 Beautiful chamois finish Eng lish long cloth in 40-inch widths. Priced for this sale at $4.75 for 12-yard bolts. EXTRA! EXTRA! For Friday Only! White Plisse Crepe 23c Yd. Several bolts of dainty white Plisse Crepe in 30-inch widths to sell at above low price. Fine for undergarments. Plaited Bosom White Shirts At 95c A broken line to close out, in sizes 14, 14i, 16, 17 and 17 only. Anyone wearing these sizes will secure a bargain at this sale. NONE EXCHANGED EXTRA! EXTRA! For Friday Only ! Dainty White Voile Waists At $1.99 An extensive assortment of dainty white voile waists in both high and low neck styles and in all sizes 36 to 46. On sale Friday at $1.99, If d&contii Held mtloe hands of men who think ardffeitishebinl greatly to sohe the reconstructions problems of the world. T3eadyto write instantly argrwhero L.E. Waterman Co. i9t Broadway New York Chicago Boston San FrznocOD icuow im If f .fcbty . 2.50' a aruitrp It j Deateas It j Special Pre-Easter Showing and Sale of Women 's Pumps and Oxfords Reliable Makes in Fashionable Leathers at $5.50 to $7 Step down into our Basement Shoe Section and see bow splen didly ready we are to supply your shoe needs at prices youll be pleased to pay. Less than shoes of equal quality and style are sold f or elsewhere. Take this sale for example: The very latest and best new styles in women's patent colt and vici kid pumps and oxfords, with low or high heels are offered this Bale at $5.50 up to $7.00 a pair. Patent Leather Mary Janes For Misses and Children Sizes 1 to 5 at $1.75 Pair Sizes 5Yt to 8 at $2.00 Pair . -Sizes 8'i to 11 at $3.00 Pair Sizes lV2 to 2 at $3.50 Pair White Canvas Mary Janes For Misses and Children Also Emmy Lows Sizes 8j to 10', at $1.75 Pair Sizes 11 Vi to 2 at $2.00 Pair Sizes 2i to 7 at $2.25 Pair Women 's Ha n d Bags Popular Styles in Silk and Leather Friday at $1.19 Quite an extensive variety of popular new styles to select from at this spe cial sale of wom en's hand bags. They come in rich colored silks and durable leathers. Youll find-them to be unusually good values at $1.19. ' '.mm Women 's Silk Hose With Lisle Top. Heel and Toe, Black, White and Colors at 39c a Pair LESS THAN HALF PRICE Youll be surprised, as we were, when yon see these splendid stockings and learn of the out-of-the-ordinary low price at which they are offered at this sale. They are made of pure silk, or fiber silk and with reinforced lisle top, heel and toe to insure long and satisfactory wear. They come in black, white, light and dark gray, mode, lavender, champagne, gold, sky blue and pink. Here's a saving opportunity few women will care OQ to miss. Friday only at pair JJ7C ' I ' " Housekeepers, Look! One Bar of Creme Oil Soap 300 Splendid fZQn FREE with each purchase of Brooms on Sale at Good, heavy brooms with 17-inch sweep, smooth three bars for twenty-fwe cents. handle and 4 rows of stitching. Come early. . , , it tuic cirr None will be sent C. O. D. and no phone orders f bars for coC ll 1 II IP filled at this sale. ' Store Opens at 8 :30 A.M. Saturday at 9 A.M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5 :30 P.M. Saturday at 6 P.M. D o D o (OS D o n o a o a D o n o a o n o O n o D o a o D o D o D o D o D o D o