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VOL. LVII NO. 17,603. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THREE FLAGS GREET BALFOUR AND PARTY CALAIS BOMBARDED BY GERMAN RAIDERS READY TO LABOR BACKS WAR VACANT LOTS WILL KAISER LAUDS SON FOR HOLDING LINE D1LLINGSLEY AFTER HOT DEBATE - i i E CONCESSIONS BE MADE TO YIELD WAY TO VI ATTACK BELIEVED ATTEMPT TO HOLD TJP IiljOYD GEORGE. SEATTLE MEETING PLEDGES CROWN PRINCE IS TOLD GREAT .. 4 - 1 . PATRIOTIC SUPPORT. FRENCH DRIVE IS FAILURE. BRITAIN SAWS FREEDOM 1 v ' 1 . i " '. V .1 ' American, British and French Colors Fly. CROWDS AT CAPITAL CHEER America Expected to Put Forth Great Effort for Allies. CALM IMPRESSES PARTY Mr. Balfour Thinks Kaiser Would J"ot Have Forced War Had He Realized Extent of Assist ance to Be Given. WASHINGTON, April 22. The Amer ican capital today extended a simple but heartfelt welcome to the British Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arthur J. Balfour, and the other members of the British commission which has come to Washington, as Mr. Balfour himself ex pressed it, "to make co-operation easy and- effective between those who are striving with all their power to bring about a lasting peace by the only means that can secure It namely, a successful war." The weather was perfect, and Wash ington In the bright sunshine, clad In the light green foliage of the season, never looked more beautiful than when the special train which had brought the distinguished visitors with their official escorts from the north drew Into the union station. Few British Flags Fly. Everywhere bunting flew in the light breeze, mainly the American National colors. The British Union Jack and the French Tri-Color were in evidence in many, places, but the local flag-makers had been unable to meet demands for them. There were no other decorations, and even at the union station the only touch of color was lent by the three large flags, the American, British and French, which were hoisted on the three great masts adjoining the plaza. Nor was there any music to greet the visitors, the original plan, Including the presence of the marine band, having been amended to conform to the view expressed by Secretary Lansing that this was a grave and serious event In American history and not to be re tarded as a festive affair. Troops Hold Thousands Back. On the plaza and overlapping the great building at each wing were gathered some 5000 persons, restrained at a proper distance by hundreds of blue-coated policemen and by two troops of the Second Cavalry, com manded by Colonel Fenton. Within the station all of the police captains of the district had been ranged In a double line as a guard of honor and to keep back intruders. De tectives swarmed everywhere through the crowds and at various angles where any danger might lurk. Altogether the precautions taken to insure the safety of the Nation's visitors exceeded any thing ever known In the history of the district. Lanslnjc Welcomes Party. Exactly at 3 o'clock the train bearing the British commissioners drew Into the station. Aside from the guards only a few persons had been per mitted to enter the train shed. These Included Secretary Lansing, Frank L. Polk, counselor for the State Depart ment: William Phillips, Assistant Sec retary of State, and Hugh Gibson, sec retary of the American Legation at Brussels, who distinguished himself by his extraordinary efforts to save the life of Edith CavelL Representing the British government were Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador, and attaches of the Em bassy. Official Photograph Taken. As the special train stopped two of the military officers of the British party stepped to the floor of the shed preceding immediately Mr. Balfour. The Minister for Foreign Affairs descended, hat In hand, and was Immediately pre sented by the British Ambassador to Secretary Lansing. The two Secretaries exchanged hearty handclasp and chatted for a few moments, while the remainder of the party emerged from the train and ranged themselves to permit of a pho tograph being taken by an official pho tographer, the only one which is to be permitted, according to the present plan. Crowds Along: Route Cheer. When this was done the visitors moved along the tralnshed to the sta tion. The Foreign Minister walked uncovered, with head erect, smiling his greetings to the handclappings and cheering of the people within the con course. The party passed Into the President's room, at the entrance of which a num ber of automobiles had been brought up In line for their reception. When the signal was given for the start the cavalry guard closed around and enveloped the party. This was the same guard which President Wil son had chosen as his personal escort on the occasion of the last inaugura tion and the troops were disposed in the same way as on that occasion, so as to afford the extreme measure of protection to the visitors. As the party started on its way up (Concluded on Fas 3. Column . Base for Armies on Arras-liens Front Is Target for 100 Shells and Civilians Are Killed. CALAIS, France, April 21. via Paris. April 22. German torpedo-boat de stroyers today fired 100 shells In the region of Calais. Some civilians were killed. Twelve persons were slightly wounded. Calais Is the western terminal of the main railroad that supplies the British armies on the Lens-Arras battlefront in Northwestern France, The town lies directly opposite the British Channel port of Dover, near which place two German destroyers were sunk In an attempted raid on British shipping Fri day night. It has been suggested that the ob ject of the Teutonic naval raid was to Interrupt the return of Premier Lloyd George from a conference with the French and Italian Prime Ministers. The German destroyers which escaped from the Dover battle may have been the vessels which bombarded Calais on their return to the naval bases at Zee brugge or Antwerp. RUSSIA CALLED WEAK LINK Ex-Presldent Taft Says Revolution Has Weakened Nation. BOSTON. April 22. Russia was called the weak link in the entente allied chain In an address by ex-President Taft Saturday night. "Tou cannot have a grave political change like the Russian revolution without demoralization," he said. "Should there be a movement for peace In Russia or should there be a success ful German drive Into Russia, then, if I may use a colloquialism, we would be up against It. "We ought to make our preparations now with respect to that possibility. We ought to raise an Army of 1.000,000 men, perhaps 2,000,000, and we ought to have the law prescribing how it shall be raised on the statute books today." THREE GUARDS FIRED ON Soldiers Wound Two of Prowlers at Des Moines Plants. DES MOINES, April 22. National Guardsmen in tbrae different parts of the city were fired upon late last night. One soldier was shot through the hat. He returned the fire and wounded the man. Another man fired on a soldier who was guarding a manhole In a water main and is believed to have escaped by a boat on the Raccoon River. A third Guardsman was fired upon at a local starch factory by two men, one of whom he wounded. The man was brought to police headquarters early this morning, but was too weak to give an account of himself. SNOW OUT OF HIGHWAYS Hood River Fields Still "Under Un usually Heavy Blanket. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 22. Spe clal.) "I have never seen the snow In the mountains around here deeper at this season of the year than at the present time." says Homer A. Rogers, proprietor of the Mount Hood Lodge. Although the most of the snow is now gone from the highways. It is a foot deep in the fields, and In the forests the depth Is two feet." Mr. Rogers says that it will take sev eral weeks of warm weather to clear the late heavy snowfalls from the foot hills. SHRINERS CANCEL GAIETY All Social Features for Minneapolis Session Dropped. ST. LOUIS, April 22. Cancellation of all social features at the 1917 session of the Imperial council. of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, to be held in Minneapolis June 26, 27 and 28, were determined upon today by Henry F. Niedrlnghaus, of St. Louis, imperial po tentate, who met delegates from other cities in a conference here. The decision was made because of the war. U. S. PAPER $1 DECLINES Havana Quotations Show Currency 3 Per Cent Below Par. HAVANA. April 22. The exportation from Cuba of gold and silver money o Cuban or American coinage is pro hibited by a Presidential decree issue yesterday. A large quantity of these coins has been exported, especially to Spain, since the declaration by th United States of a state of war with Germany. Friday the American paper dollar was quoted here at a discount of 3 per cent. BUTTE HAS EARTHQUAK Center of Disturbance Seems to Be Three Miles East of City. BUTTE, Mont., April 22. An earth quake shock was felt here tonight, the area of greatest disturbance being in the southern part of the city. Toward the continental divide of the Rocky Mountains, three miles east of Butte, the shock was strong. America Can Name Its Own Terms for Help. ESTROYERS WANTED FIRST Steel Cargo Boats Are to Be Asked For at Conference. DREADNOUGHTS MAY WAIT Question of Protection to Be Expected From England After War in Case of Trouble With Ja pan Is to Come Up. BT JOHN C ALLAN O LAUGHLIN. WASHINGTON, April 22. (Special.) Formal recognition of distinctively American policies will flow from the allied conferences which will be held here this week. The Administration confidently ex pects that by the time the conferences close the allies. In return for the early financial, economic and naval and mili tary support this Nation will give them. will agree: 1. To announce their entire sympa thy with and purpose to fight for the extension of democracy. 2. To respect the doctrine of na tionality. 8. To aid In the movement to estab lish a league of world peace. 4. To declare their acceptance of and respect for the Monroe Doctrine. Foil American Support Wanted. There will be other understandings. If not agreements, reached by this Government and the British commission which arrived here today. Before leaving London, Mr. Balfour and the men accompanying him had their knowledge of England's policies sup plemented by the views of Lloyd George and other associates. They are here to obtain American upport to the very limit, and they are prepared to give any guarantees the President may consider necessary. In short, the United States is in a po ltlon to dictate the future control and even conduct of the war and. the kind of peace which shall end It. Security to Be Only Object. Mr. Wilson and his Cabinet advisers, however, do not propose to take ad vantage of the allies' need. Only those conditions will be exacted which are In the interest of American security and not one of these conditions Is in the slightest way harmful to the allied cause. On the other nana, they are cer tain to popularize American co-operation and thereby make that co-operation more effective. A list of subjects to be discussed by the British commission with the Presi dent and subordinate officials has been obtained by The Oregonian correspon dent. Here It is: 1. Shipping. (Concluded on Pag. 4. Column 1.) Conscription and Overseas Expedi tion Opposed Some Don't Care If Remarks Are Treasonable. SEATTLE, Wash, April 22. A con vention of the Washington State Fed eration of Labor, which met here today, adopted resolutions setting forth the belief In the democratic purpose and cause of the entry of the United States into the world conflict, and pledged the support and patriotism of labor. About 250 delegates were present. In the resolutions adopted the con vention emphasized the bc'"rf that labor must sacrifice none of Its rights during the war, and must Insist upon conduct of the war In accordance with those rights. In setting forth labor's views on the war, the delegates protested against se idlng an expeditionary force to Europe, declared against conscription, demanded th-t speculation In foodstuffs cease and recommended that the Gov ernment take over "the means of trans portatlon and communication. They also called upon the Government to guarantee to the enlisted man a wage equivalent to that paid Government employes In the civil service, and de clared themselves in favor of paying the expenses of the war by graduated Income tax. Hulet M. Wells, an electrical worker, led an unsuccessful attempt to write Into the resolutions an expression of disapproval of the war. After hot dls cusslon and the utterances of several speakers of remarks which they de clared "might be treasonable for all they cared," the- amendment was voted down, 50 to 31, each organization repre sented being allowed a vote. E. P. Marsh, president of the State Federation, presided EXPLOSION WRECKS PLANT New Jersey Factory Damaged by Blast Ambulances Called. KEARNEY, N. J.. April 22. The plant of the Bi-Products Company, on the outskirts of this town, was badly damaged by an explosion followed by fire at 8:30 o'clock tonight. Fire fighting apparatus and ambu lances were summoned from Jersey City and other nearby places. SARAH BERNHARDT DYING Physician Says Case Is Hopeless, Following Relapse. NEW YORK, April 22. Sarah Bern hardt, after rallying from the effects of the operation she underwent last week, apparently has suffered a re lapse and Is again In a critical condi tion. One of her physicians said tonight "The case is hopeless." ANTHEM IGNORED; 3 JAILED Men Refusing to Stand for "Star. Spangled Banner" Arrested. CHICAGO, April 22. Three men who refused to stand when "The Star Span gled Banner" was played at a concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saturday night were arrested. SAFETY FIRST! V Sunday Finds Activity in City Gardens. iVOMEN PUT ON OVERALLS PnrtlonH Ancurape DroeirloriT'e Call for Preparedness. ALL SECTIONS IN MOVEMENT Irrington Man Puts Potatoes Be tween Rose Bushes Conserva tion League Lists Many Lots Available for Planting. WHAT A SPRING DAT RE VEALED IN PORTLAND. Women out with plows, hoes, rakes and spades in every part of the city. Men and women planting pota toes between their prize rose bushes. Thousands of pec 'e digging in their home gardens, evidently an answer to the high cost of living and the President's call for economic preparedness. Vacant lots being plowed In every part of the city, from he fashionable dlr'ricts to the set tle: ;nts. Plowshares and pruning hooks liter ally were turned into economic swords and spears yesterday in Portland. A vast army of men and women. heeding the President's call for eco nomlc preparedness, and beckoned as well by the high cost of living, took advantage of the first genuine Spring day and invaded the back yard and va cant lots. The result was that in Port land alone on conservative estimate several thousand men and women were at work with plow, spade, hoe, rake and harrow. Pota planting followed In the wake of the usual - Sunday morning devo tlonal. No section or the city was im mune from the household gardener. On Portland and Willamette Heights, In Alberta and Alblna districts. Mount Tabor and Mount Scott, Sellwood and South Portland, the work was under way from early until late. All Districts at Work. The picture in almost any part of the city toward sunset last night was modified, modernized "The Angelus, or "The Man With the Hoe," and the spirit of the times that of military and economic preparedness was manifest in a hundred different ways. The work was calculative and pur posefuL In one part of Irvington, near Wasco and Nineteenth streets, a thrifty husbandman sowed potatoes between the promising rose bushes. On Washington street, near Twenti eth, lay a small but Intensely cult! (Concluded on Paso 6. Column 2.) Emperor Sends Thanks to Troops and Declares Deeds of Bravery Shall Long Be Remembered. AMSTERDAM, via London, April 22. An official dispatch ' from Berlin says Emperor William has sent :be following telegram to th crown prince: "The troops of all the German tribes under your command, with steel-hard determination and Btrongly led, have brought to failure the great French attempt to break through on the Aicne and In Champagne. There, also, the in fantry again has to bear the brunt and thanks to the Indefatigable assistance of the artillery and other arms has ac complished great things In Its death defying perseverance and irresistible attacks. 'Convey my and the Fatherland's thanks to the leaders and men. The battle on the Alsne and In Champagne Is not yet over, but all who fight and bleed there shall know that the whole of Germany will remember their deeds and is as one with them to carry through the fight for existence to a victorious end. God grant it." STEEL SHIPS NEEDED, TOO Builders May Be Summoned to Con fer on Increase. WASHINGTON. April 22. Govern ment plans to Increase the output of the steel merchant ships reached the point today where it appeared probable that builders of this class of vessels will be asked to come here next week to confer with members of the Ship ping Board and of the Council of Na tlonal Defense. The Administration takes the view that while It Is desirable to build as many wooden ships as possible, it also is necessary to keep up the construc tion of steel ships to provide for the future. ARMY RECRUITS FALL OFF Illinois Holds Records, But Enlist ments Decline Fast. WASHINGTON, April 22. Illinois holds all records for regular Army re cruitlng, according to figures Issued at the War Department showing the progress made since April 1. The figures show a steady decline in the number of men applying for en listment, however, despite the fact that those now enlisted are taken In for the war emergency only and are really volunteers who will serve with the regulars for that period. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. degrees; minimum, ss degree. TODAY'S Showers; southerly winds. War. Calais Is bombarded by German raiders. Page X- Two British hospital ships sunlc without warning;. Page 3. . British. American and French flairs greet Balfour party on arrival at Washington Page 1. Kaiser commends Crown Prince for holding line against French drive. Page 1. Food demonstrations are held In Sweden. Page 3. Russian private elected Vice-President of Army Congress. Page 2. Austria Is swept by peace agitation. Page 4. Herbert C. Hoover says food problem up to United States to solve. Page 2. Gigantic German Intrigue among Russians in America bared. Page 2. Britain ready to make concessions for American assistance in war. Page 1. French and British report further gains. Page 4. National Jury wheel to be used in drafting men for American Army. Page 4. Papers to give free space to help Govern ment's nation-wide campaign to sell .bonds. Page 2. Army bill Is before both houses to4y. Page 3. m Domestic. Former opponents to Administration rally Co support of war plana. Page 5. Cave-In floods two-thirds of Treadwell Mines. Page 6. Sport. Klrkpatrlcks beat Ba.hr Beavers. S-2, In eigntn. rage Pacific Coast Learue results; Portland 2-6, Oakland a-3; Vernon 4-7. los Angeles i-o; San Francisco 9, Salt Uke 1. Fags 12. Giants get Jump in National and White Box in American, rage 12. Hollocher does stellar work at shortstop. Page 12. Woodburn has high mark at opening of hoot. Page 13. Bronson tackles Plnkman tomorrow night. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. H. J. Rossi threatened Arlth breach of prom ise suit. Page 7. La Grande holds patriotic rally and, flag raising. Page 6. Both sides speed up Tracy trial. Page 7. Logan Billingsley saws way to freedom. Pago 1. Washington labor votes war support after hot debate. Page L. Service Commission backs Its car-shortage figures. Page 6. Portland and Ticlnlty. City dwellers spend Sunday preparing tar dens. Page 1. Army wants 2500 officer candidates at once. Page 11. " War bonds to be offered in all denomina tions. Page 10. Boy apprentice describes rescue at sea. Page 10. Oregon General Staff discourages formation of "home guards." Page 5. Hundreds go to Sandy Elver for 'smelt. Page 16. Military men take part In Mount Tabor flag raising ceremony. Page 10. Rev. L. R. Dyott says America must be world-moulding power. Page 10. Youth killed Instantly, crushed In elevator shaft. Page . Many recipes handy for preserving smelt. Page 16. "Monte Crlsto" at Baker Is big hit. Page 16. Rev. E. H. Pence counsels flock to be sen sible through, war. Page 5. Milton A. Miller gives patriotic talk at Cen tenary Methodist Church. Page 3. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. Logan Cuts Cell Bar in Federal Prison. MPORTER STILL IN SEATTLE Reporter called on Telephone and Told of Whereabouts. BUSINESS AFFAIRS LURE Whisky Graft Witness Declares Ho Has Been Double-Crossed" and Sentenced While Others Go Free Wife Is Visitor. SEATTLE, April 22. Logan Billings- ley, under sentence of IS months im prisonment in a Federal penitentiary for conspiracy to violate the Federal laws by importing: alcoholic liquors into the State of Washington, and the) principal witness for the state in the recent whisky graft trial here, sawed his way to freedom from the Immigra tion detention station where he had been held since his sentence had been imposed last Thursday, some) time be tween midnight last night and 7:30 this morning. Early tonight Bllllngsley called A Post-Intelligencer reporter by tele phone, and said that he was still in the city, that he had escaped to fin ish up some private business, but that he Intended to give himself up at the McNeil Island penitentiary. A few hours later a letter came from him by messenger to the editor of the Fost- Intelllgencer, reiterating that state ment, and treating quite extensively of his treatment and bis Intentions. "Donble-Crosalna-" Is Cksrged. He wrote that he had been sincere In his Intention to turn over a new leaf, and still was. He declared, how ever, that he had been double-crossed. In that others, as guilty as he and his brothers, had gone scot-free, several even escaping prosecution. He said that he and his brothers had been told by the assistant Federal prosecuting attorney that they could withdraw their pleas of guilty at any time before sentence was passed, enter pleas of not guilty, and stand trial. This was not allowed by Federal Judge. Neterer, who heard their case. A hacksaw was found In Blllingsley"s cell this morning, when his escape was discovered. He had cut through an Iron bar In his window and apparently had made his way from there along a telephone conduit to an overhead walk which leads from the detention station to First avenue. Wife Is Last Visitor. He was last seen shortly before mid night. The guards who went on duty at 12 o'clock declared that they heard no sounds from Bllllngsley's cell dur ing the night. Bllllngsley's wife was the last vis itor to the cell last night. She ex pressed surprise today when told of her husband's escape, and denied any connection with It. Bllllngsley was held here to await the result of an argument which his attorney was to have presented tomor row in Federal Court, contending that the prisoner had earned Immunity by his testimony against Mayor Gill and the other defendants In the recent trial. Woman Reports Loss of $2100. Logan's two brothers, Fred and Ora. were taken to the Whatcom County Jail Saturday afternoon to serve sentences of six months and 30 days respectively. Deputy Marshal A. Rooks, who took the two brothers to Belllngham, believes that they had no Inkling that Logan contemplated a break as late as the time of their departure. Before his wife left the detention station. Bllllngsley indorsed a cnecK for 12100 on the Union Savings & Trust Company, and gave It to her. Sunday forenoon Mrs. Billingsley reported to the police that she had lost the check and other money which she carried in a handbag, belonging to Mrs. Fred Billingsley. She believed that she has left It In a Jitney "bus. Besides the check she reported the loss of about $20 In cash and five shares of stock la the Union Savings & Trust Co.. owned by Logan. POLICE NOTIFIED OF ESCAPE Portland Force Asked to Keep on Lookout for Fugitive. A telegram was received yesterday afternoon from United States Marshal Boyle, of Seattle, at local police head quarters, asking that a sharp lookout be maintained for Bllllngsley. The telegram Indicated that Bllllngsley had escaped from a detention station late Saturday night but no word was re ceived here until 4:52 o'clock yester day afternoon. A physical description was Included In the telegram received by local de tectives. Clubs Urged to Help Red Cross. CHICAGO. April 22. A National movement to urge all clubs and socie ties to contribute 10 per cent of the receipts from their banquets during the war to the Red Cross was launched by the Forty Club here last night. J"." t I;,, h' U - , I.- ' h I - i- - i. r r - fa hi r " J.' i--