THE MORNING OREGOMAN, FRIDAY APRIIi 13, 1917.
CALL FOR 500,000
VOLUNTEERS READY
COMMANDER OF NEW CAVALRY TROOP GAINS RAPID PROMOTION.
PEACE WITH SULTAN
AND SOFIA DESIRED
"THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH'
Store Opens
at 8:30 A.M.
Store Closes
at 5:30 P. M.
Department Plans to Enlist
Regulars and Guards for
Length of War.
OFFICERS ARE SKEPTICAL
Belief Is That Opponents of Con
scription in Congress Will Bo
Shown That Old Methods
Will Not Meet Necessity.
"WASHINGTON. April 12. The War
Department prepared today to issue In
structions to recruiting officers which
would be in effect a call for E 00.000
volunteers to fill up the regular Army
and the existing units of the National
Guard.
All recruits enlisted since the dec
laration of war and those to be en
listed hereafter will be notified that
they will be discharged at the close of
the war, putting them In the status of
war-time volunteers.
43SS Enlist In 10 Days.
A total of 4355 men already have
been enrolled In the regular Army who
will come under such status. This num
ber of recruits was accepted durinsr the
first 10 days after the passage of the
war resolution.
Analysis of the pending Administra
tion bill as it affects the regular Army
and the National Guard shows that
provision Is made for the absorption of
617,868 volunteers. Of these 161,519
will be needed to fill up the regular
Army and 206,349 for the National
Guard.
As 150,000 men must be withdrawn
from these two services within six
months to train the first 500,000 incre
ment of the selective conscript army,
their places must be taken by that
number of additional volunteers.
Arm y Men Skeptical.
By this plan, while absorbing the
volunteer spirit of the country, the
feasibility of depending entirely upon
volunteers will be demonstrated. Army
officers are certain that it will show
Congress, where there are some doubts
of the selective conscription plan, that
conscription is necessary to maintain
an army adequate to meet the present
situation.
The House military committee today
agreed to close all hearings on the new
Army bill next Saturday, when oppo
nents of the conscription plan will be
heard for three hours. Afterward the
bill will be taken up for drafting it
in its final form for prospects of report
to the House next week.
Conscription la In Doubt,
Chairman Dent, eager for a unani
mous report, while personally opposed
to conscription, is willing, if necessary,
to yield his own convictions in the in
terest of a united stand.
Whether the committee will retain
the Administration conscription pro
vision or compromise with a volunteer
plan for a certain period with ultimata
resort to draft is yet to be determined.
HOME GUARDS TO GET ARMS
Units Organized in Several New Mex
ico Cities.
SANTA FE, N. M, April 12. Organi
sation of home defense volunteer units
In Doming, Silver lty, Lordsburg,
Hurley, Santa Rita, Tyrone and other
principal towns and mining camps in
the New Mexico border counties. Grant
and Luna, has begun.
The Governor today made final ar
rangements for the supply of National
Guard rifles and ammunition to these
organizations.
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by Grove.
CAPTAIN CHARLES GJED5TED. Photo
HEW TROOP FORMED
Oregon Cavalry Enlists
Navy Takes in 72.
75.
REGULAR ARMY GETS 60
Two More Mounted Organizations
May Be Formed Here to Com
plete Full Squadron Troop i
A to Furnish Officers.
(Continued From flrrt Page.)
MR. LANE VISITS OFFICE
Senator Shows No Improvement and
May Return to Oregon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, April 12. Senator Lane, whose
condition shows no material change.
spent an nour at his office this aft
ernoon. He 1' attempting to straighten
out some of his affairs which require
personal attention, but has not yet def
initely decided to leave Washington.
The Senator's family is still trying to
persuade him to leave, and he may de
cide to return to Oregon instead of
going to California.
U. OF 0. STUDENTS
Returning to Eugene from Easter va
cation will leave Portland via Oregon
Electric Ry. Sunday. April 15. Fast
service. Leave North Bank Station
2:05 and 4:40 P. M., and 15 minutes
later from Jefferson street Adv.
Astoria Enrolls 523 In d Cross.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 12. (Special.)
Astoria is to have a chapter of the
American Red Cross Sc ;lety. That was
decided at the meeting today when the
secretary reported that 523 members
were enrolled and this number will
probably be increased by at least 200,
Formal application for a charter has
been made to the Coast headquarters.
Commander Blackburn to Speak.
Lieutenant-Commander Blackburn
will speak at the Hellig Theater dur
ing the patriotic mass meetings to be
held by the Home Betterment League
April 13 and 14, on the present military
crisis, lime. Lucie valair will sing,
Clifford's Orchestra will entertain from
7 to 8:15.
ELL-AM S
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists
mi
Perfectly
harmless
Pleasant
q to take
Acts like Magic
which he says the Russians could tell
a tale.
The Vorwaerts says Ironically that it
is now considered good form to Join
the anti-German world league. The
Socialist organ declares that Brazil,
Peru and Chile, professing to be pre
paring to fight for humanity and civi
lization, are really Instigated by their
material dependence on New York,
London and Paris and the ease with
which rich German trans-Atlantic com
munities can be attacked.
The Kreus Zeltung says:
"Thirteen hundred millions of the
world Inhabitants are fighting 70,000,
000 Germans.- Let the rest of the earth
come as well; we will beat them alL"
Wilson's Wishes Likely to Be
Opposed Strongly by
. Berlin Government.
FUTURE LOANS ARE FACTOR
quarters in the Worcester building.
Captain E. J. Huebscher kept up his
good work by enlisting about 60 rc-
rults. His record of the day before.
105 men. is believed unequaled in the
United States, so far as recruiting for
the regular Army is concerned.
Captain Huebscher received official
confirmation from the Adjutant-General
of the Army at Washington, yes
terday, of news dispatches to the effect
that men who have Joined the Army
since the declaration of war . will be
considered as enlisted for the period of
tne war only. This applies to ail
branches of the regular service.
Most of the applications for enlist
ment so far have been in the Infantry.
Recruits are needed also in the avia
tion section, and in the Coast Artil
lery Corps. In case American troops
are ordered to France, Coast Artillery
troops will be kept in this country to
protect home soil.
Quick Reernltlng Demonstrated.
The enlistment of 75 men. the full
peace strength of a cavalry troop, in
one day for the new Troop B yesterday
was a remarkable demonstration or
how quickly new units can be formed
when needed after recruiting has been
systematized. Adjutant-General White
has the work of raising recruits down
to a system, and, what Is more to the
point, the system works.
The formation of the new troop, fol
lowing the telegram from the War De
partment authorizing its organization.
was discussed at a meeting of the
Oregon National Guard general staff
last Sunday. It was decided to pro
ceed with the work quietly and without
publicity until publicity should be
needed. Not until all the preliminary
details had been arranged did actual
recruiting for the troop begin. Captain
Gjersted. of the new troop, was in
charge of the recruiting offices, while
the men were being enlisted.
L'nlformB Are Xeeded.
Although drilling of Troop B began
last night, it may be several days
before uniforms are issued. As no
National Guard cavalry outfits have as
yet been called into the Federal service
for the .war. though a call Is expected
at any time, troops formed now are
on the peace footing of To men to the
troop. The war strength is 10a men.
Not a married man, nor one living
outside of Portland, was accepted for
Troop B. No requests were sent out
for men. All the work of actjai re
cruiting was done yesterday afternoon
in the recruiting office at 1U6 t ourth
street.
Lieutenants for the troop will be
designated later by Captain GJedsted.
They will be trained cavalry men, and
probably will be chosen 'from the non
commissioned officers of Troop A.
Captain Gjedsted has been in Troop A
for two years and has seen hard cam'
paigning before he joined the Oregon
Guard. He was duty sergeant and then
first sergeant with Troop A at the
border, and on Its return was made Sec
ond Lieutenant.
BELGIANS FREE, IS RUMOR
Germans Report Thousands of De
ported Are Repatriated.
THB HAGUR via London, April 12
The first chamber- of "the Dutch Parlia
ment was informed today by the for
eign minister that the German Govern
ment had notified the minister of The
Netherlands at Berlin that steps had
been taken to repatriate all Belgians
who had previously taken refuge In
Holland, then had returned to Belgium
and thence as unemployed persona had
been deported to Germany.
. The German Government, it was an
nounced, also had promised to repatri
ate all Belgians who had been wrong
fully deported as unemployed. Thou
sands of such persons. It was declared,
already had been returned to their
homes.
MORAHTRIDIGULESARMY
GERMAN MAJOR JEERS AT MILI.
TAUT AID OS" UNITED STATES.
Golden West Coffee
o audi rijiii
Krens Zeltnns; Declare Germany
Will Defeat Thirteen Hundred
Millions of Enemies.
AMSTERDAM, April 11, via London,
April 12. The American Army is held
up to ridicule by Major Moraht, writing
ir. the Deutsche Tages Zeltung, who
jeers at the Idea that America can
give any effective military aid to the
allies. Major Moraht says:
"The American Army is no danger to
Germany. Tha Civil War cost 500,000
lives because neither side hai a trained
army. Now Wilson, forgetful of his
tory, is trying the same thing but it
will be s1 l once more that the
braggadocio of his countrymen is In
Inverse ratio to their fighting value."
Major Moraht concludes with a sneer
at "shoddy. American war material,'' of
MINERS' CONFERENCE IS ON
Representatives of- 225,000 Work
ers Present Plea for Increase.
NEW YORK. April U. A confer
ence through which 225,000 miners In
the bituminous coal regions of Illinois.
Ohio, Indiana and Western Pennsylva'
nla seek wage increases ranging from
zu to ii 1-3 per cent was begun here
today.
Thirty-two operators entered Into de
liberations with 35 men representing
the united Mine Workers of America.
ALLIES MAY RECRUIT HERE
Webb Prepares Bill to Assist Europe
in Raising Troops.
WASHINGTON, April 12. With the
approval of Attorney-General Gregory.
Chairman Webb, of the House judiciary
committee, will Introduce tomorrow
bill to allow the allied governments to
recruit their citizens in the United
States.
Chairman Culberson, of the Senate
Judiciary committee, will Introduce the
same bill. .
SEIZED SHIPS WORKED ON
Staff of Repair Men Busy on Ger
man Vessels In New York.
NEW YORK. April 13. Repairs on
some of the German liners seized here
by the Federal authorities upon the
declaration that a state of war existed
with Germany were begun today.
A squad of 100 machinists under the
direction of Government experts Is em
ployed. '
United States Is One Nation Left
In Which Kaiser's Eastern Al
lies Slight Borrow Money
at Close of the War.
BY JOHN C ALLAN CLAUGHLIN.
' WASHINGTON, April 12. (Special.)
President Wilson is seeking to avoid
a break in relations and possible war
with Bulgaria and Turkey. This fact
developed here today.
Instructions have been sent to the
American charge d'affaires to Bul
garia and the American Ambassador
to Turkey to advise the Governments
to which they are accredited that the
United States has no Intention or de
sire to pursue a course with reference
to them other than of continued friend
ly relations.
Berlin Likely to Insist on Break.
The responsibility for a rupture has
been placed squarely upon these coun
tries. It is highly possible that Berlin
will seek to have them follow the ex
ample of Austria-Hungary and dismiss
the American agents. In this way the
German statesmen would show the
solidarity of the central powers.
But It is not to the interest of either
Bulgaria or Turkey to observe the Ger
man request. A single country in
which nations can borrow money for
their rehabilitation after the war is
the United States. They do not want
the market here made more difficult
by the development of an anti-Bulgarian
and anti-Turkish sentiment.
Russia No Longer Feared.
On the other hand. Bulgaria and
Turkey are being informed by German
officials that a continuance of relations
with this Government will create an
apparent division in the councils of the
central powers. The Turkish answer
to this is that the new Russian govern
ment has announced it will not prose
cute a war of conquest. In other words,
Turkey has nothing further to fear
from Russian designs upon Constanti
nople. The Bulgarian people, who are
friendly to the Russian people, have
likewise lost apprehension of Russian
conquest as a result of the downfall of
the Czar.
The fact that the United States is at
war only with Germany- will have an
Important bearing upon the instruc
tions from the President which Secre
tary Lansing will carry out in the ne
gotiations he will conduct with Mr.
Balfour. British Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, and ex-Premier- Vlvianl. rep
resenting France..
War With Austria Likely.
The operations on the sea which
the American Navy will engage in will
be directed primarily against German
submarines and German raiders, and
our merchantmen with guns will fire
on sight on submarines flying Austro-
uungarian colors.
The supplies we will send to Europe
will be used- by the- Russians against
the Germans - and Austrlans. by the
Italians against the Austrians and by
the British and French against the
Germans.
A state of war with Austria-Hungary
consequently Is certain to result.
By furnishing supplies, those pro
duced or manufactured in the entente
countries can be shipped for the use
of the allied troops in the Balkans
and to Mesopotamia. This will create
an anti-American sentiment in Bul
garia and Turkey and may cause them
eventually to declare war Bginst this
country.
But until this condition Is arrived
at, it is pointed out that this Govern
ment must be exceedingly careful in
the kind of engagement it will make
with Mr. Balfour and M. Vlvianl.
Allies Alma Not Known.
If the view of the country would
sustain the President, unquestionably
he would authorize Secretary Lansing
to sign an agreement whereby the
United States would pledge itself to
co-operate both in the war and in the
negotiations for peace with the allies.
But the concrete aims of the allies
are not known. Russia has become a
democracy. This means that the im
perial ambitions for conquest have dis
appeared. But democracies, notably the
United States have not hesitated to
extend their sovereignty when the op
portunlty came. Great Britain has no
desire for additional territory, but her
people undoubtedly will seek to be com
pensated for the blood and treasure
they have poured out.
France Wants Lost Provinces.
France only wants Alsace and Lor
ralne in return for the' suffering she
has gone through. Both Great Britain
and France propose to bring about the
restoration of Belgium, Serbia and
Montenegro, the demolition of German
power and the creation of a condition
which will prevent Germany from ever
again aspiring to world domination.
Those countries are seeking to
achieve' the democratic ideals laid down
by President Wilson. Thus along gen
eral lines, there is unity of thought. It
is the way those lines will run which
is concerning ' this Government and
which will give them anxious consld
eration before and during the confer
ences with the distinguished represen
tatives of Great Britain and France and
with those who will be sent by Italy
and Russia.
Saturdays
at 9 A.M.
The Most in Value-The Best in Quality
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
A GREAT UNDERPRICED SALE
Ne w Sp ri ng Embro idery
Beautiful New Patterns in 9 to 27-Inch Widths 1 Qr
and All of High-Grade Quality, at, yard J-
An out-of-the-ordinary trade event puts us in possession of a fine lot of new Spring Embroideries at
far below real worth, and at this sale we have priced them to you in the same way. You have choice
from a wondrous assortment of beautiful new patterns. Included are 27-inch Batiste Flouncings in
small baby patterns and bold dress designs 17-inch Corset Cover and Flouneings of fine cambric
and swiss also 9 and 12-inch Swiss and Cambric Skirtings, in hundreds of new designs. Purchase
at this sale for both present and future needs.
Beautiful Voile Flouncings, Full 40 Inches Wide, at 39c Yard
Attractive deep scalloped Embroideries in a variety of pretty colored patterns. Crisp new goods,
considerably underpriced.
LOAN IS, OVERSUBSCRIBED
Australians Bid for $110,000,000
When $90,000,000 Is Wanted.
LONDON. April 12. A Melbourne dis
patch to Router's says that the total
subscriptions to the recent Australian
war loan were 22,400,000. The loan
was launched in January for 18,000,000
at per cent.
A previous loan of 10,000,000 was
Issued in February, 1916, and was over.
subscribed.
Vice-Consul Renter Released.
EL PASO, Tex.. April 12- German
Vice-Consul Frederick Reuter. of Jau
rez, who was taken into custody by
Government officials and held at Fort
Bliss, was released today upon lnstruc
tions from the United States Attorney'
General. He signed an agreement to
remain in Juarez and not return to the
United States unless given permission
by American authorities.
Austrian Change Announced.
LONDON. April 12. Field Marshal
von Schleyer, chief of the war control
department, has been appointed tern
porary Minister of War for Austria
Hungary, according to a Vienna dis
J patch to the Central News by way of
Amsterdam. - Field Marshal von
Schleyer succeeds General von Kloba-
tin. who recently resigned.
Read The Oregontan classified ads.
EXTRA!
For Friday Only
BLEACHED
MUSLIN
at 10c Yd.
2000 yards of standard quality
Bleached Muslin In 36-lnch
width. Only 10 yards to each
customer at this sale price.
FEATHER
PILLOWS
at 98c Each
Fine Pillows, filled with sani
tary feathers "and covered with
best quality fancy art ticking.
They are SVi pounds in weight.
Only two to each customer.
CEDAR
POLISH
at 49c Bottle
200 bottles of Cedar Polish In
one-quart size one of the best
oils for polishing and cleaning
woodwork, floors, furniture or
automobiles.
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EXTRA!
A SALE OF
A Limited Number of
S Complete I
I Flag I
Outfits I
On Sale Friday at
I $1.29 I
A fine cotton Flag. S by 5 feet, and
of fast color, together with a 6-foot
jointed pole, rope and holder. About :
60 outfits. While they last,
Bargain Friday at 91.29 E
No Phone or Mall Orders.
5mmiimiiimimtimuiimiiiimiMiimimr:
1 CORSETS
FRIDAY AT
69c and
$1.19 Pair
11. A O. MERIT O A.ND LADY
RCTd CORSETS in popular
models; they come In coutll, ba
tiste and brocades and in both
front and back lace styles:
samples and surplus lots on
vale at a third to a fourth less
than regular selling prices..
SCARFS
AND SQUARES
at 19c Each
Odds and ends of Scarfs.
Squares and Centerpieces in
embroidered, hemstitched, scal
loped and lace trimmed styles.
All are of good size.
MOST REMARKABLE VALUES
WOMEN'S TAILOR-MADE SUITS
Fine Navy Serges and Black and White Checked &C
Fabrics Priced for Friday at J40.00
Through special arrangements with the manufacturers, with every unnecessary Item of selling expense
eliminated, means these Suits can be purchased at a worth-while saving. You have your choice from
five popular Spring styles In navy, serge and in black and white check fabrics. belted effects and
those with large collars skillfully tailored garments with silk or satin-lined coats all sizes. A sale well
worthy of your best attention.
WHITE PLAGUE SPREADS
150,000 FRENCH SOLDIERS SCFFER
FROM DISEASE.
COLLEGE SPIRIT PRAISED
President Wilson Gives Interview to
Yale Publication.
NKW HAVEN, Conn., April 12. Presi
dent Wilson, in an interview in the
Yale News, today pays a tribute to
the spirit of American colleges In the
present National emergency. He says
"The patriotic spirit of the American
college man' of today has never been
surpassed in any other age. Our Amer
ican universities are the sources of
production of efficient and well-trained
men for all branches of National serv
ice in time of peace or war. Upon
such men as Tale has given to the
country has been based the strength of
the American Nation.
State School Head on Tour.
ROSEBURG, Or.. April 12. (Special.
J. A. Churchill. State Superintendent
of Schools, spent yesterday at Wilbur,
where he assisted in standardizing the
schools of that place. Mr. Churchill
later visited the Sutherlin schools,
where he made a brief address. County
Superintendent Brown entertained Mr.
Churchill during his visit In this district
Paris Government . Assumes Germans
Are Inoculating; Noneombatmntn
Before Releasing Them.
NEW YORK, Ajrll 12. Dr. Herman
M. Biggs, State Commissioner of
Health, who recently returned from
France, asserted at a dinner last night
of the Society of the Alumni of Belle-
vue Hospital, that from 150,000 to 160,-
000 French soldiers are at present
suffering from active tuberculosis.
Concerning the deported population
of France being returned from Ger
many, Dr. Biggs said:
"Of the first 20,00' returned In 1916.
6000 were tubercular. They were wear
ing the same clothing they had worn
eight months before, when they were
deported."
Dr. Biggs asserted that so many
French prisoners returned from Ger
many because of Ill-health were af
flicted with tuberculosis that' 'it has
been assumed they were Inoculated In
Germany."
He added, however. - that he did not
believe there was any "real ground
for the assumption that French pris
oners had been inoculated.
"Great Britain now has 5,000,000 men
who have been subjected to rigid
physical tests, and among these there
is little tuberculosis," said Dr. Biggs.
night by the Chicago Retail Grocers
Association as means for reducing the
high cost of food.
Sol Westerfleld. vice-president of the
National Association of Retail Grocers,
told the association that the publlo
was becoming hysterical and playing
into the hands of speculators by buying
great quantities of food which they do
not need.
"THE DARK
n
BAN ON GAMBLING FAVORED
Public Playing Into Hands of Spec
ulators, Eays Expert.
CHICAGO. April 12. Prohibition of
all gambling in foodstuffs, cessation of
all trades on the Board of Trade except
for actual deliveries and restriction of
dealings in futures were Indorsed last
ROAO"
The story of a modern Cleopatra whose song of passion
wrought havoc with the ambitions of a man.
Starring Versatile
Dorothy Dalton
in a vampire role of unusual power.
EM
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4
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Ml
il
The Grab Bag Bride"
A new comedy featuring
Al St. John
The Bounding Boy.
COLUMBIA
Sixth at Washington.
Jewish Philanthropist Is Dead.
NEW YORK. April 12. Jonas Well,
a widely-known Jewish philanthropist,
died at his home here yesterday in his
80th. "year. - - - -
Leather Is Real Test
In the selling of shoes the ralne of the leather in them is of great
est importance. While shoe men may boast, with just pride or for
' advertising purposes, of the style and finish of their shoes, yet
the real test of the merit of shoes is the durability of the leather
in them. A pair of shoes that wears well is kept in service long
after fine finish has been kicked off and the new style has been
forgotten. If the leather wears well, the wearer calls for a pair
of shoes like them. When you figure the wearing qualities, EX
CLUSIVE STYLE, comfort and
lasting satisfaction to be ob
tained only in HAN AN SHOES,
you will find, as we have found,
that they are really THE
CHEAPEST SHOE TO BUY
IN THE END.
We offer the season's latest
models to our patrons with the
conviction that no better value
is obtainable.
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