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THE 3IOKXIXG OltEGQyiATT. TUTJESDAT, JIAECH 22, 1917. " 3 EX-CZAR AND WIFE ARE UNDER ARREST Deposed Emperor and Consort Are Ordered Taken to Tsarskoe-Selo. MANY HIGH'OFFICERS HELD Duke of German Parentage and Three Generals Deprived ' of Iilberty Appeal Issued to 'Russian Army. IX5NDON, March 21. The Russian government has ordered that the de posed Emperor and his consort shall be regarded as having" been deprived of their liberty, and that they shall be brought to Tsarskoe-Selo, Reuter's Petrograd correspondent telegraphs. Nicholas Romanoff, as the deposed Emperor is now known, departed Sun day for his estate at Livadla in the Crimea. It has been understood that he would be permitted to live In re tirement at that place, far removed from the capital and the scenes of military operations. Empress' Attitude Mystery. The general policy of the new gov ernment has been represented as op posed to any acts of vengeance against persons connected with the old re gime. While It has been recognized that If Nicholas could obtain a fol lowing and were disposed to combat the new government, civil war might result, there have been no indications that he contemplated such a move or could obtain the necessary suppprt. Accounts of his last hours as ruler of Russia depicted him as resigned to his fate and determined not to stand against the wishes of the people. Nothing has been heard, however, In regard to the attitude of the former Empress, a German, whose powerful Influence at the Russian court is said to have been exerted against all dem ocratic tendencies. Many Officials Arrested. The orthodox clergy at Kiev, Russia, has recognized the new government, Reuter's Petrograd correspondent re ports. Governor-General Gondatti. of the Serbian province of Amur, and General Nestchenkoff, commander of the troops there, are reported to have been ar rested. The Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz has been arrested and brought before the Duma. (The house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is German, Duke Charles, a cousin of the Grand Duke, was nat uralized as a Russian a. few days be fore the war began.) General Baron Fredericks, who was Emperor Nicholas' minister of court, has been arrested at Gomel, being ap prehended at the railway station, and lodged in a hotel under guard. (Baron Fredericks was on the Im perial train with Emperor Nicholas at Vishera, 125 miles southeast of Petro grad, when the Emperor learned of his deposition. Gomel is In Southern Russia near the Black Sea coast.) Appeal Issued to Army. An appeal to the Russian army has ment, according to a Petrograp dis patch to Reuter's. The proclamation, which is signed by Premier Lvoff and Minister of War Guchkoff, says: "The people will be able to carry through successfully the reorganiza tion of life at home, provided they are well defended against the enemy out side. The government is certain that the army, mindful of this fact, will maintain its power, solidarity and dis cipline intact and will do its utmost to bring the war to a victorious end." The British government will lntro duoe in the House of Commons tomor row a resolution, the object of which. Chancellor Bonar Law announced to day, would be "to give encourage ment to the provisional government In Russia." DE FACTO KCLE RECOGNIZED tTnlted States Takes Temporary Ac tion Toward Russia. WASHINGTON, March 21. Recogni tion of the Provisional Council of Min isters as the ds facto government of Russia has been accorded by the United Btates through conversations carried on by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd. This was announced at the State Department today with the ex planation that full recognition of the new government would be delayed pending demonstration of Its stability. Today's press reports saying the ex Emperor and Empress had been de prived of their liberty and the former ordered back from his retirement to Petrograd caused uneasiness, as pos sibly indicating control by an extrem ist radical group. Officials here think the great dan ger in the Russian situation lies In the possibility of an attempt to destroy the moderates now in power either by the former ruling party or by the ex treme socialist revolutionary party. The arrest of the ex-Emperor and his wife is being watched, therefore, with the fear that it may foreshadow a long period of unrest in Russian in ternal affairs and the crippling of the country's resources of war. . For this reason, the immediate rec ognition of the new government which was desired because of its announced republican principles will be postponed until after affairs have had time to settle. Ambassador Francis Is calling regu larly at the Foreign Office, however. WHAT IS AN INTERNAL BATH? If you were to ask a dozen people this question probably not one would an swer correctly, although half a million Americans are now using it with a marked improvement in health and strength. The Internal Bath of today Is no more like the old-fashioned Enema than a Vacuum Cleaner is like a whisk broom. Now, by means of the "J. B. L. Cas cade," simple warm water cleanses the Lower Intestine the entire length, re moves all the poisonous waste matter therein and keeps .it clean and pure as Nature demands it shall be for perfect health. You will be astonished at your feel ings the morning after taking an In ternal Bath by means of the "J. B. L. CaBrade." You will feel bright, brisk, confident and as though everything is "working right" and it is. It absolutely removes Constipation and prevents Auto-Intoxication. Woodard, Clarke & Co.'s Drug Stores In Portland will explain it fully to you, and on request will give you a free book on the subject by an eminent specialist." Ask or send for this free book today, called "Why Man of Today Is Only 60 Per Cent Efficient," while you-, think of It. Adv. and transacting business as with the duly constituted authorities. Officials are following the difficul ties in Russia, not only because of the question of American recognition, which is admitted to be largely a for mality, but especially because of the vital effect they believe those devel opments may have in America's own interest. The crippling of Russia's 'military strength at this time or the possibil ity of a separate peace are vital af fairs to the United Stages through the practical state of war existing be tween this country and Germany. AMNESTY GRANTED BY RUSSIA Provisional Government Also Con firms Finland's Constitution. PETROGRAD, via London, March 21. General political amnesty has been or dered by the provisional government. The order Is embodied in the following ukase: "Yielding to' the demands of the na tional conscience in the name of his toric justice and in commemoration of the definite triumph of the new regime founded upon right and liberty, we or der general political amnesty." The provisional government also has published a manifesto fully confirming the constitution of Finland and order ing its application in full form. The manifesto grants comprehensive amnesty to all political prisoners. It also provides for the early convoca tion of the Finnish diet. The provisional government has in creased by 2.000.000,000 rubles the amount which the state bank may Issue in state notes. PEACE LEAGUE IS FOR PREPAREDNESS Ex-President Taft Issues Ex planation of Organiza tion's Purposes. PRESIDENT IS SUPPORTED 1000 KILLED BY AIRMEN IIOUIIS SPEIfT BY GERMANS IN ATTACK ON BUCHAREST. Civilian Victims Songht Oat by Loyt-CTylna- Machine! Before Evacu ation by Roumanians. ' LONDON, March 21. More than 1000 persons were killed in Bucharest by the attacks of German air craft prior to the abandonment of the city, by the Roumanians, according to an account of these raids given out at Jessy, the present capital, and forwarded In a Reuter dispatch.' In a single day 300 persons were killed by the Zeppelins and airplanes. On this occasion, the report says, a group of airplanes de scended to a low altitude and spent several hours in seeking victims, kill ing workmen and workwomen In the fields and streets. Two airplanes which were pursuing a two-horse vehicle on the road and a race to see which could reach it first. The vehicle was going at a good pace, but' the airplanes quickly over took it, killing the coachman, then the passenger and then the horses. The ac count also describes an airplane at tack on the royal residence, where the young Prince Mircea lay . dying of typhoid fever. The aviators evidently believed the Queen and Princess were still there. This attack, the report says, was the subject of a special tele gram from the Pope to the Queen, in which the action of the Germans was condemned. This Is the first Indication that such a large number of persons met death at the hands of the German aviators. A Bucharest dispatch late in Novem ber said that squadrons of German aircraft had flown over the city for five hours and that several persons had been killed. The death of Prince Mircea was reported November 3. NAVY PREPARATIONS RAPID (Continued From First Page.) in Its opinion, the development of the air services of both military arms of the Government should be co-ordinated and consolidated to a large extent. Orders to enroll women for nurse work in time of war as a part of the naval reserve forces were sent out to day to commandants of naval districts' and recruiting officers. Details for the enlistment of women as clerks, typists, radio operators and for similar positions so that the men occupying such places may be relieved of shore duty and used to strengthen the sea forces, already have been com pleted. The munitions standardization board. organized under the Council of National Defense, held its first formal meeting at the War Department during the day. conferlng with ordinance officials. Members of the board, just appointed by Secretary Baker as chairman of the council, are Frank A. Scott, of Warner & Co., Cleveland, manufacturers of au tomatic machinery; W. H. Vandervoort, of Root & Vandervoort, builders of ma chine tools; E. A. Dods. formerly gen eral manager of the National Cash Register Company; Frank Pratt, of the General Electric Company; Samuel Vaa clain, of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and John E. Otterson. vice president of the Winchester Arms Company. Commanders Antkority Wide. Most of these men for the last three years have been active in procuring munitions for the allies. At the War Department today Inquiries concerning preparations were met with the state ment that the Army and National Guard were already within the limits im posed upon them by Congress. Every lesson learned from the border mobili zation both of Guardsmen and regulars has been applied. Decentralization of all administrative features is the de partments watchword in the Interest of swift action. Departmental com manders will have wide authority in event of a call. Officers realize that In facing war with Germany the present Army can be viewed only as the nucleus around which can be rallied the huge force that must be trained. Their great ef fort is to make that nucleus as ef ficient for its task as Is possible. Senator Chamberlain, -chairman of the Senate military committee and staunch advocate or universal military training and service as a National policy, called on Secretary Baker today to announce that he would reintroduce at the com ing session a measure to that end. He sought suggestions as to the form of universal service which might meet the Secretary's approval. Two TralnlnK Plana Advocated. There are Indications that the ques tion may be taken up by President Wil son in his address at the opening of Congress. Two plans now are before the public, the Senate committee scheme calling for six months' training and the Army General Staff plan for a year's Intensive work. Neither President Wilson nor Secretary Baker has yet committed himself. It is known that the general staff has prepared detailed plans for mobili zation of an army of whatever char acter Congress may authorize. Whether it be organized under universal service or the voluntary system, and whether it is to number thousands or millions of men, the frame work on which the force would be built is ready. The staff cannot go beyond that point. Sole Aim of America In War Should Be to Bring About Right Kind of Peace for Whole World, Is View Expressed. RICHMOND, Va., March 21 Ex President Taft, who spoke here today under the auspices of the League to Enforce Peace, issued the following statement explaining the aims of that organization and emphasizing its duty to support the President. "The break with Germany and the Imminence of war furnish the strongest arguments for the League to Enforce Peace, and all who support the plan should realize that they can now do more effective work even than they have heretofore. "Preparedness is one of the watch words of the hour. Our executive com mittee has pronounced more than once in favor of National preparedness to meet all emergencies, and has pointed out the fact tnat the plan it puts for ward makes preparedness a necessity. Defense Is Favored. "Duty to support the President In his foreign policy Is plain. The league has declared a thousand times that it is not a stop-war movement and has pledged Its support in the defense of civilization and the rights of our cit izens. 'The reasons we have protested against Germany's ruthless submarine warfare and have broken off rela tions with her is because her conduct Is subservient of any peace that . is worth having. "As we are forced Into the war our sole purpose must be to secure the right kind of a peace after the war for ourselves and for the whole world a permanent and rlgheous.' peace. Fact Is Fundamental. "This fact Is fundamental to the whole situation, and ought to be kept constantly before the minds of all our people: We , are contending for a righteous and permanent peace and for nothing else whatsoever. Preparation for such a peace is the most important part of preparedness. The President has this strongly in mind. "During the, present crisis and throughout the war which, is at hand, the duty of the League to Enforce Peace is to stimulate military pre paredness on the one hand and on the other to spread its gospel of world or ganization for permanent peace after this conflict 1 over." . DISLOYALTY IS HINTED CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR. -SOUNDS WARNING OF DANGER. ; Two Castle Rock Stores Robbed. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. March 21.- (Speclal.) The A. B. Crosier store was entered last night and a raincoat, slick er pants, flannel shirts and a lot of groceries stolen. An old pair of over alls was left by the burglar and an Ore gonian. The Home meat market was also broken into and supplies taken. Hostility of Drill Squads to State Fore cast Politics StUl Rule at Wash ington, Is Declaration. HARTFORD. Conn., March 21. Gov ernor Marcus H. Holcomb told the in ter-church men at a gathering this aft ernoon that emergency military legis lation in Connecticut was hurried by information he had received which In dicated there were Connecticut men whose hostility to the state would be evident in time of war. "Connecticut is in a most dangerous position." said the Governor. "If you knew half of what I know you would be scared to death, as I am sometimes. I am Informed there is a great deal of drilling going on within the state every night right now and it is not in the interest of the United States. Also, we know of activities of rtfen in munition plants that will be a problem In time of war. "The affairs of the country are a disgrace. We have a small Army and Navy, even with filled ranks. The Army Is now 80,000 men shy and the Navy Is 20,'000 men shy. There are not enough guns and the arsenal in Spring field is working at one-fourth capacity. There ie powder enough only for about a good three hours' engagement. And in Washington they seem to be trying to learn if the Democrats or Republi cans or Socialists will have the advan tage: 'In my opinion we have been In war for some time. It takes two to make a war a. red-blooded war. The other party has been attacking our citizens and our property and making war on us lor some time.' AMERICAN HOSPITAL OPEN Women Dedicate London Institu tion to Officers. LONDON, March 21. The new Amer ican Women's Hospital for officers in the West End of London, overlooking Hyde Park, was opened today. The opening, which was informal, was at tended by 300 American women. Among those attending were Ambassador Page, Mrs. Page, Mrs. John Astor, Lady Randolph Churchill, the Duchess of Marlborough, Viscountess Harcourt, Lady Lowther and Mrs. Whltelaw Reid. The hospital, which will care for 60 patients. . was equipped by American women in London. The largest ward is named the Philadelphia ward, on ac count of the fact that women who for merly resided in Philadelphia sub scribed the money for It. Another is named the Mary Burns ward, after a sister of J. W. Morgan. NEW REVOLT IS EXPECTED Mining Men Advise That Obregon's Friends Are to Rebel. EL PASO March 21. American min ing men who were preparing to re turn to Central Mexico at once to re sume the operation of their mining properties, were warned today by Gov ernment agents to stay out of Mexico. A new revolt was expected to start within the next two weeks led by men said to be friendly to General Obregon. Two Returned to Answer Charges. Richard Andrews, aged 19, and Harry Hardy, aged 21, were returned to Port land from Tacoma yesterday by Detec-t- ' Hyde and Abbott, and placed in " 'ity Jail, to face a charge of hav ntered and robbed the home of Horace A. Askwith, 1192 East Davis street, early last week. It Is alleged the youths obtained a sum of money and also started to carry away some Silk fibre "sweaters $6.95 : Just in, showing the new shades of gold, rose purple and green. Third Floor. tler.chn2iscjj Pictorial Review Patterns Tell you just the right amount of material to buy no waste 1 Easiest to' use, newest in style 1 Second Floor. Specia Announcing a mighty series of sales for Thursday ! -and every item concerned is priced so extremely low that no woman, who delights in buying economically will be able to resist buying!' Any of these prices would have caused a sensation, even in the days "before-the-war" when SELLING prices were just about where COST prfces are today! -Because of the extreme lowness of these prices we reserve the right to limit quantities. We will send none C. O. D. or on approval. None will be ex changed and no phone orders will be accepted. - 60x60 -in. pure linen table cloths at $1.69 - We doubt if this value has been equaled in months and months! They're silver bleached cloths; some hemstitched, others neatly hemmed ready for use. 4 0in. thistledown taffeta today at $1.69 You'll have to think hard and fast to recall a shade that is not included in the color card of this re markable silk at $1.69 for today. Exquisite crepe de chine camisoles go at 79c 'There's no need to dwell on their unusualness, for every woman knows that such dainty things of silk and lace couldn't be made at home for so little! 36 to 40-inch bordered curtainings at 17c yard Marquisettes and scrims in white, cream and ecru, with neat hemstitched borders ! It should cause a stir at 1 7c yard ! Regaliste corsets, just 49 samples, priced at $3.95 Just one of a kind, but they're in the' most exquisite examples of the corset designer's, art that we've seen. You'll be wild about them! All sizes from 20 to 30. 8-rib. paragon umbrellas for today only 98c $traight-cord loop and English crook handle umbrellas for both men and women! The coverings are sturdy waterproof cotton taffeta. While they last 98c. A wonder lot of fancy hair ornaments go at 39c Stone set and inlaid shell goods that have been priced much more than 39c in regular stock! Included are hairpins, barrettes, side combs and .casque combs! , Seconds men's famous ' 'Not aseme' ' pure silk SOX 35c - They're seconds, but the imperfections are so slight that you'll have to hunt a long time to find them! Come in black only all sizes from 9J2 to 2- u - Kayser's vests with glove silk tops reduced to 95c Women will welcome .this news, for these vests have all the beauty of the all-silk ones at a mere frac tion of the cost! Made in low neck and sleeveless styles. Flesh and white. V Women's pure thread silk stockings 'to go at 89c Black and colored silk stockings, many of them with fancy clockings! All of them are made with high spliced heels and double soles ! Special at 89c. j 21 -piece tea sets of thin egg shell' china for $1.95 Steam's natural rouge, special 1 8c Just half price for today 1 This rouge comes in a dainty little box with small sized chamois I Two to a customer I 21 Piece.sSet This illustration shows the pieces included! The decorations are in a pretty blue bamboo design! Only about one hundred sets, so we would advise making selections as early as possible!' Sixth floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. The famous bicycle playing cards (while 5,00. packs last) at 15c clothing, when, they were insnwnm bv an early mbrning carrier for TheJ Oregonian. xney ai-uwo a few yards troro the house. SUGAR CUT 3Cf PER CENT Cuban Rebellion Reduces Prospects for Output. SANTIAGO, Cuba. March 15. (Staff Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Early estimates made by sugar plant ers indicated that the rebellion against the Menocal administration would re duce the island's output this year at least 30 per cent. If the rebels make good their threats of cane destruction, the shortage will be further increased and thousands of men ordinarily work ing In the fields and mills will be forced to remain idle or Join the ma rauders. General Fernandez, commander-in-chief of the liberal army, who evacu ated Santiago when . the American forces were landed, has declared he and his followers will fire every cane field they can reach, will destroy rail road and other property and conduct generally a campaign of devastation. American Consul Is Dead. WASHINGTON, March 21. State T- The Bewildered Purchaser How, among so many cough medicines, may I know which to buy? There is a safe rule. . Select one that has an estab lished reputation, and that your friends and neighbors speak well of. Ask them about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. partment dispatches today announced the death of Consul William E. Alger. 60 years old, of Boston, at his post In Guatemala. He had been In the con sular service 26 years, serving at varl- qua Central American consulates 3 "The Drink That Fife" ME E T It's a Live Drink the Friendliest One We Know Everybody Sells It The Portland Brewing Company's Master Brew