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RHINE IS
RTURSL
BARR ER
MARSHAL KOCH SAYS THE B1V
ER IS THE ONLY GOOD
LINE OF DEFENSE!
HONOR FOR VICTORY
BELONGS TO SOLDIERS
Armistice M as Assented to in Face
of the Fact the German Armies
Would lie Certainly "Crushed
Lives Saved and at Same Time th"
French Assured of Victory.
(By Associated Press to The Observer)
PARIS, March 21. Marshal Focb
made the following rtutemcnt in an
interview today: .
"The Rhine is our only good line o
defense. I do not demand annexation,
but if we do nut secure that military
frontier we will have fought in vain."
The allied commander also said: ''I4
was the wonderful soldiers who gavo
us victory. My only merit was U
having faith and never despairing.-
"We signed the armistice despite
the certainty of crushing the German
armies, to avoid lulling more men and
because it gave everything necessary
to insure a French victory."
SENATOR DIMMICK
DIED LAST NIGHT
(By Associated Press to The Observer )
OREGON CITY, March 21. State.
Senator Walter A. Dimick died last
night, aged 39. A "veakdown believed
to be due to overwork during the leg
islature is assigned as the cause of
death.
Mr.' Dimick, who was born Augus
30, 1879, at Hubbard, Ore., was the sou
ot George W. Dimick,- well-knowr
Marion county pioneer.
Walter A. Dimick was educated in
the public schools of Hubbard and
graduated from Pacific university a
Forest Grove in 1902. He was admit
ted to the practice of law in 1904, be
coming associated with his cousin,
Judge George B. Dimick, at Oregor
City.
REPORT REVOLUTION
AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI
.LONDON, March 21. There are
unconfirmed reports that a revolution
tion of the Menshevik, or moderate
element of the Social Democratic par
ty, against the soviet government, has
broken out in Putrograd, according to
a German government wireless dis
patch received Wednesday night.
PAN-AM KI1ICAN SOCIALISTS
MONTEVIDEO, March 20. An
nouncement was made here yesterday
that. a Tan-American Socialist confer
ence will be held in Montevideo in
April.
HARRY FRAWLEY "
DIED AT HOSPITAL
Harry, the orty.snn of Crunty
Treasurer and Mrs. John Frawley.
pissed away at th-! Grande lionde
hospital :.t 1:110 o'clock this after
noon He was taken io tho hospital
yesterday 'morning. He has been
in pour health for a long period.
Funeral arrangements will prob
ably bi! announced tomorrow.
SAY WILL
DELIVER
GERMAN SEAMEN REFUSE
PARTICIPATE
Ground of Crtiecti'jA Is That Cermar
Has No Guarantee of Continu
s Food Supply.
(Ry A.."-ciatcd Tress to The OrtaeverT j
HAMBURG. March 21. Siamm a' j
a ma'ss meeting passed a resolution!
refusing to oarticinaie in tne coin-cry,
of the Cerman merchant hiJ - d-1
,n'
m by ttie entente .ieclariiip it the duty
of all sean en "and leliorers to rt-fu-e '.
in MM-f- nitt Ihn work on hciie h . I
ton the rieund th:iT i'lwrc has been no
ri,:.rantco that, German.:!! receive
M$f food cxce,.fethc initial deW.
w 9
MWRtACM sHilKI IIS PJCKKT
OT
SHIPS
TO
r, TF.SiF I( ri!.F. PLANTS !'-a?ed to supirt lieei.ora)ft- prm-j
I.A'!rN('T:,.Ma.-, Mar8l.-!ciph.".rmcr United Sloes Senator.;
i-k-n)-'g of the textile mill gate J..' Joseph W. Bailey of Texas declared in I
. ai.;.'. ....i.... ... rjB.ime.1 u"f,i-U .i!i here Thursday niirht that:
.4i :,u 'n...-l nf th.li5or
w ',l..i,.. TIB trik-.' nntrol
inclmlrua iSimW-Soliimen in army
SENATE WILL
WORLD
(By Associated Press
ST. LOUIS. Mo., March 21. Unit
ed States' Senator James A. Rood
Thuisduy, in commenting on the ac
tion uf 50 Democratic members "of
tho Missouri houso of representa
tives, who Wednesday adopted a rcs
oliislon calling on him to resign and
run for re-election, as a means of
determining public sentiment on his
vlewa.-said hb had na objection to I lie
members pausing the resolution, but
ho did object to luelr saying he
spoke disrespectfully of President
Wilson, and the text of the speech
would show it.
PROHIBIT!
MOVE WILL NOT UK MADE TILL
Ai'"r;;u peack
Claimed That lteferdum 'Is Neces
sary (n Several Stales Including
- ' - Oregon.
NEW YORK, March 21. -The
committee of distiller's of the United
States, representing the entire dis
tilling Industry, announced " Thurs
day night that steps were being taken-
to attack the constitutionality of
the federal - prohibition amendment
and the war time prohibtion act.
Levy Mayer ot Chicago, counsel
tor the organization, was Instructed
to arrange for a suit to test tho
emergency prohibition law after tho
treaty of peace had been signed. Ac
tion to bring about a Judicial review
of the eightfontlv amendment, it
was stated, would await the out
come ot referendum elections in 13
stntes whero petitions calling for a
popular vote on the "bone dry" en
actment have been filed or are In
circulation.
Mr. Mayor arivi30.i tho committee
that in states having referendum
laws and whose legislatures have rat
ified the amendment, the ratification
would have no effect unless a ma
jority of the votes cast in tho elec
tions favored the amendment.
To Test Jjcgalily of Act
The attorney alsj gave an opin
ion that if the war time prohibition
net is unconstitutional manufacture
ot distilled spirits, forbidden by the
nrer-idont under tho food consorvq
FIGHT ON
ft
tion lawB, could bo lawfully resum
cd as soons a:i tho wai Is ended
In their discussion of measures
to nullity tho federal amendment,
Iho distillers amid California,
Washington, Oregon, Novadit, lrtfho.
Utah, New Mexico. Celqradxf Mich
igan, Ohio, Missouri, Mlftne and
Nebraska as states where referendum
petitions havo been circulated. As
4 5 state legislatures ratified the
amendment, nlno moro than the
necessary throe-fourths, the distill
ers' announced plan or action wouiq
not be carried out If the people oi
ore than four states approveu inc
decisions of their legislative uuu-
ies-
The distillers" attack on the war
time prohibition act follows the line
laid down by counsi lor ine irw-
r In their test suit filed here Wed
nesday, allepjiiK that the law, hnv-
inp- been enacted niter tne aigninK
of the armistice, went neyonu un-
nower o! congress i" huui. ...
ures for the national
security andioweu either to discuss'
defense.
Awaitim; Signing of Peace
Members of tne distillers' coiiilllit
tno declared the decision to withhold
their litigation until the completion
of peace negotiations was based on a
ik-sire to proceed only after the war
jehiercency was formally declared a
fmattiT of history. It was said tho
;sult would be brought against the
collector of internal revenue and the
federal district attorney "In some
appropriate district."
While no distilled beverages have
been manufactured tince July 1.
I:il7. under tho food conservation
regulations, no ban his l-co pbed
on marketing of stocks except tbujt
Ihc wartime prohibition act. v.pH
forbids pale and all Wltmiraw
trnm bond exrept lor cxpoiV-Pflr
poses rfter .Tunc 30 next, until the
demobilization of the war time gill;
jitary forr.s. . J
'SOLID SOTJTH'.BREAKS -
'Red ofii io Lib-oly aid Increase in
Taxes Stir tormer hwaior.
f ' 8 u ,
cl ir.WAtm. n. -t"' 1
iwrtine that the DcnvKTaticoiaiT;
- !lie would icvor airain vote for the
. nndQtte of any party hich consUm
lly reduces our libcy and unfiecoa-jir.
NOT RATIFY
LEAGUE SAYS REED
to The Observer)
"I am not conducting (his cam
paign as seme are, by abusing any
one. who does not ag-oe with mo," he
said, "but I make no denial of the
fact that 1 do not ngno with l'roii
dent WilBon."
"1 will not resign, of course--n.t
unless .ill thesu othoi lillowa Willi
views for and against llio league of
nations resign. In lhat.cJso, I will
go with them and wc cuu have, a
general elecll'in with tho document
as the paramount is.u'ti.
"I believe it is coming to a general
referendum, for United States sen
ate will not ratify tnc document."
HOSPITAL UNIT UOITING UK
FOllE WAU nUPAHTMiOXT
Big Celebration Sure lo Take Pino
When I .a Grande Sees Her Sol-
tlicr Sons Agulll
Slating that he hud plaoed . the
wishes of the people ot La Grande,
regarding the routing of the La
Qraude Hospital Unit, before tin
war department, U. S. Sonator Chas.
L. McNary this morning replied as
follows to the wire sent him yester
day by T. J. Scroggius and Geo.
Cochran: "Matter of routing o'
Field Hospital Hundred Sixty-Seven
Sanitary Train Hundied and Seven
teen before wnr-department. No ac
Hon can be tnkon before arrival In
this country. Will keep you advis
ed."
Mr. Scroggius is writing Sonatov
McNary today, giving him full par
ticulars regarding the hospilul unit,
and he Is , qulto confldont that
through the Senator the war depart
ment can be influenced to afereu to
the request.'-"'-- ' .-'.;' , ;
"And whon the boy get : here,'
says Mr. Scroggius, . "there will be
one of the most enthusiastic colebra
(inti lA tlrande has ever seen. We
will get two or thros thousand dol
lars from tho countv, and another
thousand from tho city, and we'll
spend it all showing the boys Just
tow glad we are to bavo tnem oacK
SERB-CROATIAN-SLOVENI
KECOGN1ZEU BY SWib
ERNE. March 21. The Swis fed
era. council Thursday recognized th
now Serbian-Croatian-Slovene nation
IS SEEKING
(By AsoOiaCcd I'rena to Tho Ohaervor)
BASEL, March 21. Berlin advices
say that the president of the German
armistice commission at Spa has pre
jgented a note to the inter-allied dele
gates askintr if Germany should con
sider ns tiaie the statements in th
French and British press that the
neace treaty will, be ready for the
uermans as soon as wnson approved
j out mat Hie vieiiiniun win nui
modify
the document.
THli WEATHER
PORTLAND, March 21. For Ore
gon: rair; gentie nortnerly winds.
REPLY GUIS
FROM M'NARY
OR
TON
V . ' Jl ' -o'. ''.. ' 1.1
RED RUPERT
OHTHEVAV
TO MEXICO
EUG1TIVE WAS LAST 8EKN
UOARDlNf. A TKAIN AT GA
ZELLE. CALIP. '
BELEIVED HE HAS
. HELP IN THE FLIGHT
Escaped Man Would Have Had Hear
ing Before the Parole Hoard in
Month, but. Fear of Federal Charge
Presumed to Spur Him to Leave the
Country,.
(Rv Associated Preas to The Obsorver
SALEM, March 21. Warden Stev
ens has received word that Red Ru
pert was se?n boarding train at Ga
zelle, Cal., Tuesdny, after buying some
clothes from the fireman. It ia be
lieved he hud pre arranged help in es
caping and will probably go to Mex
ico or South America to escape the
federal charge lodged against him foi
the theft of Liberty bonds. Ho could
have gone before the parole board
this month, but did' not owing to the
federal charge impending.
RESTRICTION
NOT SO SEVERE
RESTRICTNON FIVE HED
LESS STRINGENT RULES OF USE
OE CABLE.
It Is Understood That the Censorship
Will L'caac Altogether in An- v
- ''" - other Month.
(By Associated Prcas to The Observer)
LONDON, March 21. Cable agen
cies say with extreme pleasure that
the rights of government department
to priority in the use of cables is to
be immediately drastically reduced
Government and non-government mes
sages will be sent at alternate half
hours. Previously the government of
ten occupied the cables for. twenty
hours out of the twenty-four. It in
also understood the censorship will
cea.se within a month.
I- ! i' ! !
J
I-I-I
'!'
GREAT ANNIVERSARY IN .J.
WORLD'S HISTORY -J-
i- .
I- Todny, March 21, is the first .J
I- anniversary of the date when i
I- the German army was at the
I- peak of its power. II is the day I-
-I- when the German hordes poured -J-
-I down on the British fh Picardy J
' wilh the boastful inlenl of win-
ning nn overwhelming vlrtory J
before the Americans should ar
rive in France in force. .J
Today Germany does not exist
as a-mililary power. .J.
J -t. j4 J
BAN ON INDIA1TS
HAS BEEN RAISED
JUNEAU. Alaska, March 21.
The ban which has been placed
upon all Indl-n gatherings, pot -
Inches and other meetings by - nor -
ern'.r Thomas Mugs. Jr.. in con -
ni-ction wilh the (iiiaianlllie atainst
jSpanlsli influenza lias been r.ilsnd.
GOING DPY!!
itii u irtnm iirn v nrpiminn nur
IIHL1 HDDULUICU ULDIf
OF THE HUNGARIAN TERRITORY
(By Associated frets
PARIS, March 21. The Italian lo
gation to the peace conference hdii
I unanimously decided to withdraw from
trie conference unloss Fiumc is ns
igned to Italy contoninornncoush
with the conclusion of peace.
Colonel House has promised Pro-
mier Orlando to present a project ir
IS IN CUSTODY
NO
CHARGE HAS YET BEEN
MADE AGAINST HIM.
Husband of Poisoned Woman Says He
Hants lo Help Out Girl Who
Did Hie Work.
(Dy Annorlntrd l'ress to The Ohs.rvT
SEATTLE, March 21. The pollen
today held in custody Dudley M.
Storrs, the automobile mechanic fov
whose love Ruth Garrison confessed
thnt she gave poison to his wife. Ni"
charge has been placed against him.
He denied that he knew of the girl's
intention to kill his wife. He said hn
did not even know they intended to
meet.
Ho said she enme to see him in
Okanogan, but that ho did not ask
her to como.
'I want to help that little girl ou1
of this," he told the police.
OIL COMPANY PILES SUIT.
U. S. Government Defendant in Actlor
for $2,193,251.
PHILADELPHIA, March 21. The
Atlantic Refining company today en
tered suit in tho United Statos court
here against tho government for
$2,103,261, alleged to he due for fuel
oil furnished to the hnvy.' The oif
company claims compensation nn the
basis of war priceB charged for its
pieducts, while Secretary Daniels set
tied at the lower rate fixed by Presi
den'. Wilson.
Other concerns, it is stnted, will on
tor suit for large sums in the event of
the government losing in the pre-fl.t
cotitnversy.
Mustering In of a national guild
company took place at MarHhfleld
Wednesday night. Bids for tbo con
struction, of.nn armo-y will bo called
for Immediately.
STEEL PRICES
ARE REDUCED
(lly As.oclnttd Prcus to Tho Ohnurvor)
WASHINGTON, March 21. Agree
ment upon a new schedule of steel
Prices nroviding a reduction in the
present quotations for the commodity
DUDLEY STORRS
was reached lute Thursday mgnt oy'BiiiliiK before sinning construction
eprescntntives of the steel industr
and the Industrial board of the di
nnrtnii-nt of commerce. Tho new
prices are for the year 11119 and an'!
.tive at once I
A partial list of the new prices was
made public ns follows: Basic pig ironj
'reduced to $2l.7r. a gross ton; four
, inch billets :iH..-,0 a gross ton; two
i inch billets $42 a gross ton; merchant
'bars, $2.Hr a hundred pounds; plute-l !
$2.(15 a hundred pounds, and structural i
i.steel $2.4.1 a hundred pounds.
IT
mud rnni
to The Olisorvorl
a few days concerning the Italian
Jugo-Slavo frontier which he hopen
will satisfactorily settle tho dispute.
Tho Italian delegation's decision
apparently brings to a head tho bittei
controversy between Italy and the
.lugo -Sl?v over the disposition of lant1
along the Adriatic. -
E, E. BRAGG IS
WILL HAVE CHARGE OE
THE
WAR STAMPS SALES
Fred Locku-y, Associalo IHroclor, Ap
preciates Work of I'awt Year and
Hopeful of the Future.
Fred Loekley of the Oregon .louruni
is in town for a brief visit. Mr. Lock-
ley is associate state director of the
War Savings committee and is making
a trip throughout Eastern Oregon ap
pointing county chairmen for tho War
Savings committee. "Union county
made a most excellent record laal
year," said Mr. Locktey. ''F. L. Mey
ers, the chairman for the county,
proved a good organizer and a haid
and faithful worker. He and his com
mitlce are entitled to great credit for
their excellent work. This year the
work is starting out most encourag
ingly. The people are realizing the
value of thrift and arc putting their
savings into Thrift stamps and Wnr
Savings certificates. , These certifi
cates aro issued in denominations of
$100, $500 and $1000, and are con
vertible into cash at any postoff.ro by
giving ten days notice. Iho stamps
arq issued in denominations of 25 centn
and $5. iho work this year will not
bo along tho nature of any special
duvOj but will be earned on through
the srhonls, poKtoffice and banks. We
havo boon exceedingly fortunate in se
curing for chairman for Union county
for this year K. E. Bragg, the post
master. Probably there is no one in
the county belter fitted to nerve in
this capacity than Mr. Bragg. He wan
county superintendent of schools for
fifteen years and has been postmnster
nt La Grande for the past six years.
This gives hi m a wnlo knowledge
ot conditions through the wholo conn
Ly. He personally knows almost -ev
eryone in the county and there ia no
question hut what he will bo ns siic
cessful in tho W. S. S. work as he hay
on every other drive with which he
has been connected,"
TO REBUILD IN
BURNT DISTRICT
.IIINEAU, Alaska, March 21.
Knli banks wlil rebuild the section of
iho city recently wined out by fin?,
according to Uepri-Kt-ntatlve E, B.
OolJIns of Faii-liunltH, who urrived
here to nl.lofid the legislative ses
sion. Collins says some rebuilding
has ntro-tdv begun but that Hie nin-
tjorty ,,f tim people will wait until
HOME LETTERS
FOR THE BOYS
HICCEITIOV COMMIT! EE I V MOW
yoiik i:si ni,lsiii;i)
All letlers for Helm iilug Soldier:
Will He Deliver. .1 by I iiiiiiiilltec
When .Men Llllt. I.
In order I lint all -..'lining Oregoif
foldier.-i m:.y fird ici'!rB rriim the
homo tolks In tlielr morning mall at.
soon iih IhcyJtrM on tbo Atlantic
;coa!.t, arrfiiiK'-ineh's havo been made
'by (lit; stub- iT Oregon fi-r tho estab
jlbh.tieiit oi an -'iri.-on reception
coinmill. e In New V r .ji Ji I y. All
jmall sent to riMu.Nli.g i,ol.ll..-rH In
UaTe of Iho 4lreon lie. en tion cyn
linlllee. Hotel Si . i ,!. New York
City, will be dellvi-r-d lo the H.felle.1
s soon us his b'i lands, whet hoi
'he arrives at YoiJ or at New
oil New.
Tlieie are many fi.IO riiaivorse
.rliobcH,-o ' V
la.-l that
they
bavo been mov i mea UMllld
ialf.- He. leltolew Kieks. ll.Si!
rere . e,l any wmil ir.iin noioe.
will In a gro.-.t 9l -io to such ini-n
lo find letter.: .welling them who!'
they arrive ouhls side of th Al
lanii O PKaln. and -.he Orel an Il.-. ep
i linn Cnmnilllen will likely ho given
lp,ly ot work lo ,! Tim slate i(il
Inner the expense of mi.lntnlnlnC
the t-oiWnlO-o In N-.-w Yoik-t-'iiy.
EW
CHAIRMAN
HIHGOF
. VILLA BAND
MEXICAN OUTLAWS ARE PUT TO
FLIGHT BY GOVERNMENT ,
' TROOPS UNDER ZUA.IJA
MANY OF THE BAND'
ARE REPORTED SLAIN
Included hi the LUt of Killed Is Mar
tin Lopez, Leader of the VilliBtas,
and Felipe Martinez, Famous Villa
General, and Ramon Vega Battle
Took Place Wednesday,
(By Assoctnted Irfs to Th Observer)
JUAREZ, March- 21. Government
t it) ops under General Zuazua routed
Villa forces under Martin Lopez, on
Wednesday, seventy miles south of
hero, General Zuazua has reported.
Lopez, Felipe Martinez, another fa
mous Villa" general, Ramon Vega and
forty-four others are among th
slum.
FLAX AMERICAN MICMOK1AL .
AT WF8TM1NSTKK ABBEY
LONDON, March 21. A memorial
sorvico for American soldiers and
sailors who fell in the war ia to bo
hold In Westmlnater abbey, April 4.
DANISH PREMIER IIA3
WITHDRAWN RESIGNATION
COPENHAGEN, March . 20. The
Danish cabinet, headed by Prcmior
Zahlc, at the request of tho king, has
withdrawn its resignation. Negotia
tions between political leaders during
tho last fortnight hnvo failed to solve
tho ministerial crisis by tho formation
of a coalition government or othorwiso
and tho king asked tho cabinet to re
main in office.
L
PLAITS OFF
PERFORMANCE OF "MR. BOB" IS
POSTPONED FOR WEEK.
One
of Principal Members of
Called lo Portland Makes
Showing Impossible.
Cast
Thero is a superstition lunong pro
fessional actors that a good dress re
hearsal means troublo for the final
production of n pluy. Miss William
son, conch of tho senior play, says that
she isn't superstitious, hut that the
final rehearsal of the play liyt night
was too good to he true. One of tho
principal actors has been called to
Portland, and the play must be post
poned. , Mrs. Tom Walsinger received a mes
sage in the night that her sisters son
in Portland had been injured, probably
fntully. Mrs Wulsinger was unable to
go to Portland, and it seemed impera
tive to send her son, Harold.
Harold is one of the principal actors .
in the play, "Mr. Bob." and no one in
school could take his pluce, even
though there were time for readjust
ment. -
Definite announcement of the timo
of the plnv cannot be nm.le ut the
. . . .... . f
present, nut jniirsoay ami rnutiy ....
next week are being considered ns tho
probable dates. Full particulars will
be given.
DR. PHY MANAGER
AT SANATORIUM
Item Taken Froni "..rllaii.l Piipcn ,
Misleading !' One Essential
Particular,
An ll.-m Liken, frmn a Portland
i.i.ner and niibllsh"d in the Observer
i yesterday lias led to a wrong linprns
Isloli In regard to the management
the lint Lake Sanatorium. Ir. W
T Phy Ik the head ot Iho institution
I Hi., same as ho has been and will
I col lime to be. . O.-jcr K. Lilly hat
'been engaged l.y'Hr. Phy n nn asia
RIGR
SCRDO
taut In the ho'el department or inn
Kaiiiitorium,an.t tint a "nunacer" an
Hie repnit frc.S tho Portland paper,
indicated. - o
WAftl IIA-N ill r.ir.i...-. 0
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SH II' 1 '. I I' " J r I." ' r" '
no1 W,OlllN''.T')N, March 21. in
It !shi0."l,' ''"aril was asked 1'hur.elay 0
by the eVc'Ove council or tne newly
.gdnized National Merchant Marine
association to remove the prohibition
against American shipyards accepting
orders for f.OiRn account. The as
sociation announced that Senator q
Omsdell of Louiiinnn had liccn elect
ed permanent president.
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uniform.
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