OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1918.
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WOOL FACTORIES
TO OPERATE Oil
FEDERAL OR
PORTLAND, Aug. l7.-Not another
pound of wool will be turned over to
manufacturers for civilian use. Every
bit that can be secured will be taken
'by the wool bureau of the war In
dustries board, according to Lewis
'Pen well of Washington, D. C, head of
the wool department, who is In Port
land today.
The annual production of the Unit
ed States to 280,000,000 pounds, he
ays, and the army and navy will re
1 quire 900,000 000 pounds this year. Of
the 150 000,000 pounds alloted for
civil use, much already has been man-
ufactured, and no more will be turned
over.'
' wrhere is no prospect that wool will
'be given manufacturers tor civil use,"
said Mr. Penwell, "Indian blankets,
automobile robes and such products
will be stopped Immediately and fac
tories will be turned to war work or
to the production from the remaining
civilian supply of articles more im
portant. 'At present many unnecessary
things are being manufactured, and
the need for woolen wear for loggers,
lumbermen and sailors of the merchant
marines is much mors pressing.
"No more yarn for hand knitting Is
to be permitted. The wool supply
nust be conserved, and the war in
dustries board Is taking every step
'possible toward this end. Ordinarily
the consumption of wool In the United
'Stares is about 650.000 000 pounds,
'and in war-time we find it nearly a
third greater, with the supply decreas
ing. 'iThe solution is the raising of sheep
by small fanners, and not until sheen
Se as common on farms as chickens
will we meet the demand.
"England and the United States, It
is possible, may buy the South Ameri
can wool output, and In this case Am
erica would have to turn in her sup
ply at a much lower price than is paid
the producer, the government stand
ing the loss.
1 "Every article containing wool, not
'absolutely indispensable, will be pro
hibited. Under this head, pianos, us
Mng wool as well as copper and other
'necessary materials.' are - no longer
'made in the United States.
"A result of this wool shortage will
be the use of finer wools and mohair,
and the government in a few days will
fix the price of mohair and limit its
use."
PACKINGHOUSE
EMPLOYES BACK
AT FORMER WAGE
LOS ANGELES, August 19. The
strike of the Swift and Armour pack
ing house warehouse employes which
began Friday was ended today when
the men agreed to return to work un
der the old conditions and the com
panies promised to take them back
without discrimination.
PHILADELPHIA, August 19. Four
hundred workers, Including many
foremen at Cramps shipyards, went
on strike Wednesday because of dis
siatsfaction over the present wage
scale. The strike has tied up several
departments of the yards.
WILLOWS, Cal., Aug. 19. Pending
the decision of the company regard
ing an increase in the rates of pay,
practically the entire force of line
men and groundmen of the Northern
California Power company at Wil
lows today refused to go to work.
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Salvation Army Captain
in Her Mask at Front
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CAPT. TMEL RENTON
Captain Thel Renton of the Salva
tion Army was so near the front lines
In France during the year she spent
there that she had to wear this gas
mask much of the time. She has just
come back to' the United States to
tell her war experiences.
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AMSTERDAM, Aug. 19. The com
plete agreement existing between Ger
many and Austria-Hungary hag been
demonstrated again at the meeting of
the emperors at German main head
quarters, an official statement from
Berlin today declares. ,
The statement, which is dated at
German headquarters, August 15,
reads:
The meeting of the august sover
eigns once again has manifested the
close understanding and complete
agreement on political and military
tasks and an identical and most loyal
Interpretation of the alliance. The
intercourse of the monarchs was
characterized by a cordiality com
mensurate with their personal rela-
tions as well as the interests of the
people.
"Leading statesmen and military
leaders have conferred with complete
and fruitful events. The kaiser gave
audience to Baron Burian. Field Mar
shal Arz and other Austrian minis
ters, while Emperor Charles received
the German minister and Field Mar
shal Von Hindenburg.
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and spirits following his brief t
rest at the summer home of i
Colonel House at Magnolia, Mass.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 1, thous
ands upon thousands of dollars of new
money should go into circulation tn
Portland and through Western Oregon
If orders of the shipping board Just
issued are carried out Back pay on
Increased rates, due since March In
PAD AT ONC
many of the wooden shipyards In tholmore than 8,000,000 men, with more
Columbia rivex district, is etill un
paid and after the labor conference of
all Western yard managers In Phila
delphia, General Manager Plea, of the
Emergency fleet, has ordered Imme
diate action. Just how much money
this will put Into circulation cannot
b estimated here, but the amount Is
very large. The telegram sent by Plei
follows:
"Our failure to meet promptly and
fully the conditions Imposed by the
Macy board is causing discontent and
distrust among organized labor and
every possible step should Immedi
ately be taken to pay retroactive
wages due. Please make It your
particular business to assign ene man
to this task who will co-operate with
the district examiner for the purpose
of bringing about an early compliance
with this order.
"It seems advisable at this writing
to reaffirm statements heretofore Is
sued, that all matters pertaining -to
hours, waces and conditions are whol
ly under the control of the Msey
board and their officers, and district
supervisors have no voice in these
matters, but are charged with the re
sponsibility of putting Into execution
the decisions of board and examiners.
Please advise all shipyard owners
that no departures from classifications
or dclsions of either board or exam,
inere will hereafter be permitted "
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AMSTERDAM, Aug. 19. The whole
German press is sending up an urg
ent prayer to the government that it
should abandon its policy of silence
regarding war aims and undertake the
arranging of propaganda otherwise
a peace offensive throughout the
country, so the Gorman people may
know definitely what they are fight
ing for. The Hamburg Nachrichten
even pleads for an announcement of a
change in war aims.
"The two reverses which German
arms have suffered," it says, "have
produced a deep emotion in the Ger
man people. There is no use denying
that, nor ought It to be denied."
It wants, Hertling to follow up "the
initiative of courage " displayed by
headquarters, for "more than ever it
is now necessary to raise the spirits
of the German people."
It actually thinks the best policy
for the government Is to support a
league of nations ideal indeed, a
strange attitude for such a preposter-1
The Rhelnisch Westfaellsche Zel
tung supports the demand, but with a
view to having such things, as home
rule, evacuation of Egypt, etc., def
initely placed on the German pro
gram. So Hertling will certainly have
great difficulty In pleasing all sec
tions of his pan-German friends
should he agree to the fervent peti
tions for enlightment. That he is
moBt likely to do so, is clear from a
statement by the inspired correspond
ent of the Cologne Gazette, who,
writing obviously to dictation, shows
how necessary it is to have clar
ity regarding the situation, and that
those of the government "who are
good speakers" should go up and
down the country making speeches,
and not merely wait till the relchstag
opens. So the next German peace of
fensive will probably take a form ot
a flood of government oratory.
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NORTH BEND, Or., Aug. 11 Priv
ate A. J. Koehlz, of the spruce divis
ion at North Bend mills, waa refused
naturalization papers because he said
he was of German descent and would
not fight against Germany. Last night
fellow soldiers at the barracks rode
him on a rail and threatened him un
til officers rescued him. He was In
the draft from North Dakota, and
will be returned to Vancouver bar
racks immediately.
MAN WHO PLACED
BOMBS ON SHIPS
RETURNED TO U. S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Robert
Fay, who was convicted of placing
bombs on ships carrying supplies and
troops to Europe and who escaped af
ter being sentenced to the peniten
tiary, has been apprehended In Spain.
Secretary Lansing announced today
that he is being brought back to the
United States without extradition.
$ WIVES MAY SERVE
$ WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Flf
j ty thousand women will be need'
ed to care for the sick and wound'
ed of the American Army. Youn? 4
$ wives with husbands fighting in
4 France will be accepted as hos- 3
5 pltal assistants. ' '' ' ' '
3,000,000 MEN
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UNDER ARMS
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17,-Oeneral
March at his conference today with
the senate military committee told
the senators that the American army
.now under arms numbers slightly
than 1 450,000 men In France and Itus
sla and Italy or on the way and ap
proximately 1,650,000 In cantonments
at home, ,
Senntors also were Informed that
the Russian situation Is very bad be
cause of the general complexity of af
fairs there. They were given to under
stand that there was not much chance
of establishing a real offensive on the
Eastern front, because of the great
number of men that would be required.
General March also met newspaper
correspondents In hts semi-weekly
conference. He said official reports
through the Spanish embassy give no
evidence that American prisoners In
Germany are singled out for mis
treatment, as has been reported. Very
detailed reports, including the dally
menus, are received and show that
the; question of ttfoatment of pris
oners has largely become standardlx
ed.
Discussing the battle situation In
France, the chief of staff drew at
tention to the fact that the Germans
have now voluntarily surrendered por
tions of their lines at four different
places. He placed no construction of
his own on this, but it was taken as
an Indication of an expected further
withdrawal by the enemy. In a general
way. the lines generally are stabllls
ed on a front closely following the
1916-1917 positions in Tlcardy and
along the Alsne-Vesle line to the
south.
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NORTH BEND, Or.. Aug. 19. Big
barracks will be built by the Ruehner
Lumber company, of this city, to
house additional forces of soldiers to
be sent here for work In the com
pany's sawmill and camps. The com
pany Is the most extensive employer
of soldier labor on Coos Bay and
when It receives its new force of men
for which preparations are to be made
at once, its Boldler force of laborers
will form 60 per cent of Its entire
crew. The company has practically
completed its big planing mill and
finishing plant.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Ail former
employes 9! the Western Union Tele
graph Company who were discharged
because of their affiliations with the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America during the recent difficulties
between the company and the union
before the company was taken over by
the Government will have the privil
ege of reinstatement, it was announc
ed by the company today.
i.DE
TO IDLE WOMEN
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. An appeal to
"women of leisure' of New York
state to save the harvesting by vol
unteering for farm work at good pay
was made here today by Ihe indus
trial commlsHion of the state depart
ment of labor.
The appeal says that several hun
dred women between the ages of 18
and 35 are needed this week.
4 OREGON'S BUILDER DIES
S OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 17.
4 George W. Dickie, one of the
most noted naval architects and
4 marine engineers of America, 3
v builder of the famous battleship. &
& Oregon, died at his home here.
Howia Like to P a y
oitet
Huge Mail Shipment
What is believed to be the largest
single shipment that has ever come
through the local post office was re
ceived Wednesday by the Hawley
Pulp & Paper Co, The Shipment which
was a consignment of dye Btuffs
weighed 4000 pounds and cost $C00to
ship from New York to Oregon City.
Each of the 100 packages of which
the shipment was made yp weighed
50 pounds. The dye materials in each
package weighed 40 pounds, but the
wooden kegs with their ' Iron bands
brought the gross weight tip another
ten pounds.
The dyes were needed for an order
from Japr-.n for kraft paper and as the
psipcr company wanted them In a hur
ry they took the speediest means of
shipment possible. ' 1
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Russians In New York City have leased this house. No. 99 Riverside Drive,
at the corner of the Drive and 8!nd street, they say (or former Premier Alex
ander Kerensky during his stay In the
and Is expected to come to America in
TRIAL IS SUDDENLY
CHICAGO. Aug. 17. One hundred
leaders of the Industrial Workers of
the World were found "guilty as
charged with the Indictment" by the
Jury after one hours deliberation at
their trial for conspiracy to disrupt
the Nation's war program late today.
Arguments for a new trial will be
heard next week.
The defendants. Including William
D. Haywood, general secretary-treasurer
of the I. W. W., the highest po
sition In the organization, face a
maximum penalty of 27 years In pris
on and a $10,000 fine each.
Federal Judge K. M. Landls. In his
charge to the Jury withdrew the fifth
and last count of the Indictment,
which charged conBplracw to violate
the postal laws, and particularly that
section excluding from the malls en
terprises In the nature of schemes to
defraud.
The ramainlni; four counts of the
Indictment specifically charge viola
tion of the espionage act, the section
of the criminal rode prohibiting In
terference with the civil rights of
citizens, the selective service act and
the conspiracy statute.
The close of the ease, which has
been before the court for 13S days,
was sudden.
WEST' FDR PARTY GOOD
Washington. Aug. 15. President
Wilson has changed 'his mind again
and will positively visit Portland and
other Pacific coust points, after decid
ing yesterday to not go, tentative ar
rangements being made this morning
for a special train to leave Washing
ton within the next fortnight for Ore
gon and Washington points.
The complete reversal of the presi
dent's attitude is due to the report ot
Director General McAdoo, who urged
the trip on many grounds, political
necessity predominating.
He believes that the necessity for
some action instantly to save con
gress is imperative, and while the trip
will be camouflaged as rest and rec
reation for a much overworked pres
ident, In reality It will be a master
stroke to save congress to the Demo
crats. Republicans are alive to the
situation and will follow the president
with Colonel Roosevelt or Borne other
strong speaker.
Salem, Or., Aug. 15. The State In
dustrial School for Hoys la cock
full and the state board ot control has
authorized Superintendent Gilbert to
notify county courts that no more
boys will be received until room is pro
vided, which will not be until some of
the boys now at the school are pa
roled and sent home.
There are 149 boys at the school,
which is equipped with only 143 beds.
Boys-have been coming In so fast, and
to maket room for them others have
been paroled, that no trained farm
hands or trained workers In other de
partments are left, reported Superin
tendent Gilbert.
Since last December, 175 boys have
been received at the school and more
than that number discharged, he said.
Boys do not average more than five or
six months at the school, at the pres
ent rate, ' . r
- Premier
During Stay in United States
United States. He Is now In France
the near future.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. lnforma
tlon furnished by oilUers of the vj
sets attacked by German submarines
along the American const has strength
etied the belief held by many officials
that the envmy raiders huve hud com
iiiunlcatlon with persons on shore
und may even have landed mum. hts
of tlieVr crews to secure Information
Positive statement that he nivt an
officer of a submarine thut sank an
oil tank steamer, the O. 11. Jennings
In a New York saloon Is made by the
first officer of that vessel, according
to a story reaching the dv'purtmont
The recognition between the Ameri
can and German is said to have been
Instantaneous and the latter escaped
when the American appealed U a
brother officer accompanying him for
confirmation of his belief.
One story along this line was that
the captain of a constwhie vessel, be
ing ordered to the submarine with
his papers, saw on the commander's
desk New York newspapers of the
same date. '
Communication between the raiders
and the mainland is possible at scores
of places along the Atlantic shore,
naval officers believe. The Irregular
ity of the American coast at certain
points makes such possible.
From authorltlve sources It was
learned there Is reason to believe
three German submarines have been
operating on the American coasts, at
three different points.
Two of these have recently ' ceased
operating," either because their stores
have been exhausted or as a result of
datnago received In contact with the
patrol fleets.
It Is known thut the activities of
one boat ceased Immediately after a
destroyer reported having discharged
depth bombs near the spot where the
U-bout submerged
One of the threo submarines, It Is
thought, wus equipped with a cable
cutter. This Is held to explain the
parting recently of two Atlantic cables.
A naval repair shop, escorted by fight
ing craft, spliced both.
Descriptions of the submarines give
their length as 300 feet and their arm
anent as two guns of either 6.7 or G.9
Inch caliber. Naval experts udduce
that the craft hnve a cruising radius of
not less than 17,000 miles.
The German admlrolty now has in
commission between 160 and 180 sub
marines, while tho tota number de
stroyed by the allies has passed the
200 mark, according to the latest re
liable information available here.
ir correct, these figures would Indi
cate thut new Geriwm construction
has but barely held Its own over the
period of four years, as at the begin
ning of the war tho Germnns wero)
known to have had about l.r0 sub
marines. E
FOR AGGIE COLLEGE
Salom, Ore., Aug. 19. The Oregon
Agricultural college will -need $1,103,
650 to meet tls requirements during the
next two yonrs, according to a tenta
tive budget filed today with the state
tax commission. This Is $205,450 in
excess of the colloge's Income from
the state millage tax and federal gov
ernment support.
The budget shows $730,000 for sal
aries, $259,650 for goneral mainten
ance, $8,000 for Improvements, $56,-
000, for betterments and repairs and
$50,000 for contingencies, making a
total of $1, 103,650, while total income
is $898,200.
Of the fund for contingencies, $30 000
Is to provide for war work while the
report says tho other increases . are
also due largely to the work requested
of the college by the war department.
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EADERS
: OPPOSE PLAN OF
HA I.EM, Or., Aug.-Determination
thut tho state department f ' l,))r
shall be kept unuuttllfiodly repre
Wntftlve of tho Ittbotlnil tilusw's f
Oregon, and it suspicion that the In
surance companies niny huve design
upon the workmen's compenstttltm
act, will bring upon tho labor pro
gram of tho consolidation comitilsslon
the united opposition of orgunUod
labor. This opposition Is .npect.id to
carry with It the solid bucking of the
Grange and the Farmer union.
Tht Information emanate from n
source closely related to tho labor or-
gatihation of Ihe tat, Ubor will
take up the eudgoit tiK!t nny move
ment that will make the head of the
stnte labor department appointive by
the governor Instead or eiocuva oy
the people, and It expects tho farmers
to help block any effort of that kind.
Tho same objection I Mng used that
Is quite generally hoard relative to
the merger board's plan of consoli
dation as announced In Sulnm last
Tuesday. The objection I that, wlih
all department head appointive by
tho governor with tha exception of
the secretary of state and the state
treasurer who are elective through a
constitutional provision, tho governor
would huve an autocratic power that
would be contrary to the principles
of a democracy.
If the office of director of labor, as
proposed by the consolidation cam
mission were an appointive one, It Is
pointed out. there would be danger
that th governor might appoint a
director who would not be representa
tive of the Interests of labor.
The consolidation board proposes a
department of labor with a director
at Its head. Tho department would
embrace tho Industrial accident com
mission, the Industrial welfare com
mission, the board of lnctor ot
child labor and the work now done
by the labor commissioner. The di
rector of labor would have two
deputy directors under him. and thr
three would constitute a state Indus
trial commission.
It Is said that the labor orgnnUa
Hon makf no objection to the wel
fare commission and. the Inspection
of child labor coming under the pro
posed department, but that If any
considerable change from the present
system of operating the accident com
mission Is attempted Jt will be Inter
preted as an effort by Insurance com
panies to gain access to (he huims
nf grcldent Insurance under the work-
i.ien's compensation act.
A conference of labor leaders and
members of the consolidation commis
sion was held In Portland some time
sgo. It Is ssld and the attitude of
labor made known at that time, hut
It Is declared that the mergsr hoard'
report doe not show that any of the
labor men' suggestion hrve been
followed.
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VICTORIA, B. C Aug. 19. Trem
ors of a severe earthquake, believed
about 8000 mile distant, weri reg
istered on the Gonzales llolghts ot
servutory seismograph here today. F.
Napier Lcnlson, superintendent of the
observatory, asserted the earthquake
was one of the most severe wver re
corded ljer.
The registration commenced at
5: HO A. M. and continued three hours,
vwrylng but little In Intensity during
the whole time. Mr. Lenlson said the
earthquake center probably was In
the Malay archipelago, Java or Su
matra. PLAN TO DEFEAT
REf
WASHINGTO.N Aug. lS.-RaisIng
ot tax valuation on the property of
landlords guilty of charging extor
tionate rents to war workers, It. whs
announced today, Is one method by
which the bureau of Industrial hous
ing, through the cooperation of local
city governments, Is undertaking to
check rent profiteering.
BOYS BETWEEN '
18 AND 20 TO
7 BE HELD BACK
con
IDATION
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
GOVERNMENT HAS A
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, A favor-(
ablo report wns voted by the house
military committee toduy on the ad
ministration man-power bill with an
amendment providing that youths
from 18 to 20 years of age shall be
placed in soparate classifications to
be called Into military service after
men from 20 to 45.
Another (intendment by Chairman
punt provides that the fact that a
soldier has not reached 21 shall not
bar him from a commission ,
SENATOR VARDAMAN DEFEATED
JACKSON. Miss., Aug. 21. Dofeat
of Senator Vnrdumun for the Demo
cratic nomination for United Stales
senator from Mississippi by Congress
man Harrison In yesterday's primary
appears certain, Harrison has a ma
jority of 5091 votes over Senator Var
dnmnn. . ;