PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LIMIT OF ABILITY OF ALLIES IS NEAR OREGON STUDENTS REBEL OVER DRILL BRITISH PUSH Oil MORE OFFICERS ARE NEEDED IN RESERVE CANADA PLANS WITH I). S. TO CUT PRICE 266 PAROLED EARN $11,134 FOR MARCH CONVICTS MAKE AVERAGE WAGE OF $42.18 FOR MONTH. PORTLAND PUT BACK IN ON THEATRICAL MAP STIFF OVERTIME AVORKOVT CAUSES IiOUD PROTEST. WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES "PLENTY OF ROOM." VOL. LVII XO. 17,G13. Prompt Action by America Needful. FOOD IS GREATEST ESSENTIAL National Guardsmen Not to Be First to Go to Front. U S. WARSHIPS ACTIVE Right or Search on High Seas Is Be ing Exercised French Mission Accomplished Britain Is Ex pected to Reveal Truth. ,' B? JOHN C ALLAN O LAUGHLIN. "WASHINGTON, May 3. (Special.) Were the United States to fail In re lieving the situation of Great Britain and Francs they would come to the limit of their ability to prosecute the war by July. This fact is dwelt on by the officials as further evidence of the imperative necessity of prompt action on the part of the American people. It is not enough merely to hand money over to the allies. They must have food and have it quickly. Likewise they must have coal, oil and gasoline and railway material. British Admission Expected. Reports to the State Department show that German submarines have sunk as many as 80 vessels in one week. This is a much larger number than the British government has revealed of ficially. It is believed by British commis sioners here, that now the facts have come out in the United States,- that Lloyd George's ministry will deem It politic to tell the exact truth to the English people. When It does so. it is asserted, the statements made by the American officials as to the effective ness of the German submarines will be absolutely substantiated. French Accomplish Objects. The departure of the French mission this afternoon for Chicago means that M. Vivian! and Marshal Joffre have accomplished the prime objects of their visit to Washington. They have re vealed the grave situation of France and the high importance of. the pres ence of American troops in their coun try and American destroyers In French waters. They have urgently advised this Government to put everything it has afloat in use for the transporta tion of supplies and to act so as to In crease the effectiveness of the block ade against Germany. They have learned that President Wilson is de termined in his purpose to carry on the war to final victory. They have been impressed wilh what the Government has done and the plans it has formu lated. Free Hand Is filvrn United States. They know the United States Is not In the war for any materialistic advan tage, but solely for idealistic reasons, j Including the maintenance and spread of democracy and the protection of hu man rights, and they have found that the terms of peace they have in mind are in harmony with the view:, of the President. On their part, they have manifested deep appreciation of the disinterested action of this country and are disposed to give it a free hand or t- aid it in the protection of Its interests especially in the American hemisphere. Conferences Are Fruit fn So the visit of the French Mission to Washington and the conferences with the Fresident, members of the Cabinet and expert officers of the Army and Navy have been fruitful in results. The mission lias concealed nothing from this Government. The President and his subordinates have bet l equally frank. Mutual knowledge has created co operation, the effectiveness of which the future will show. Three problems are pressing for in stant solution. The first is to put an end to the submarine, which will en able an easy settlement of the second the supply of the allies. The third is the dispatch of troops to France. Because of the publicity given to the campaign for cargo boats the Im pression has arisen that the Admlnis tration proposed to devote itself to the construction of vessels and regard as secondary operations against under water craft. The Oregonlan Is not allowed to reveal certain facts which have come to Its 'attention, but it is known that this Government has already moved to aid the British and French hunt for U-boats. The help already afforded will be increased just as soon as con ditions permit. Blockade to Be Tightened. The United States will increase the effectiveness of the blockade, first by strict supervision over every shipment leaving this country, and secondly by prohibiting" the exports of any prod ucts which it has reason to believe has Germany as its destination. In addition American cruisers are xercining the right to visit and search upon the high seas, thus further cur tailing the chance of any cargoes get ting to Germany from South America through the i.eutral states contiguous to that nation. In the future Germany will find it exceedingly difficult to get (Concluded on Face 2, Column 1.) Mutiny Threatened Tonight If Army Officers Persist fn Exceeding Required Honr of Work. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, May 3. (Special.) The six student cadet companies tonight rebelled against continual '"over-drilling" by the Army officers. The outbreak came in a loud vocal demonstration when the faculty-required hour of drill was up. and though one or two men broke ranks, the insubordination was checked by dismissal. Leaders among the students threaten to mutiny tomorrow night if the offi cers persist in running over the hour of drill. The trouble arose as the result of the stiff callsthenic workout, which physically exhausted the men follow ing the tactical drill. In making the drill compulsory, the faculty required an even hour, and no more. But, from the first night on, the overtime length ened from 10 minutes to 40 minutes, and the pace, the students said, was too much for them in their untrained condition. Last week there was a general de mand for a change in the hour in or der to prevent the overtime, anoVTues- day afternoon Dean John Straub ap peared before the companies, telling them that the hour had been set ear lier, and that it would last from 3:55 to 4:55. But the overtime went on Tuesday and Wednesday, and tonight at 5 o'clock the rebellion broke forth in vocal protest and bedlam reigned In the ranks of the companies. "We will leave in a body tomorrow night," declared the student leaders as they left the field tonight. Many names were taken by the officers, who de clared discipline would follow tomor row's threatened demonstration. IOWA WHEAT LOSS HEAVY Oats and Corn Crops, However, Arc Reported Above Normal. DES MOINES. May 3. Only about one-third of the Winter wheat acreage in Iowa will produce a crop this sea son, according to reports received here by the Iowa Weather and Crop Serv ice, and made public today. At least two-thirds of the crop was Winter killed. Considerable grass and alfalfa also were killed by the dry season last year and by lack of snow during the past Winter, together with freezing weather. These reports show a larger oats acreage than normal and point to the planting of a large amount of ground to -corn. - Despite the retarding effect of good weather, the crop bureau an nounces, big acreages are shown for potatoes and garden trunk. Fruit prospects are generally considered fair. MOTIVE FOR 'BOMB' SOUGHT Baker Postofrice Finds Suspicious Package, Which Proves Harmless. BAKER. Or., :tay 3. (Special.) Baker city and county officials and Postoffice Inspector II. F. Peacock are searching for a clue as to what was B. Nlhart's motive in mailing to Sec retary of the Navy Josephus Daniels a harmless "bomb," evidently designed to be dropped from an airship. The contrivance contained no explosive. Suspicion was aroused by the address and by the appearance of the sender. Nihart maintains that he intended' it only as a suggestion to the Navy Department. Inspector PeacocK says that the con trivance, although in itself impractica ble for use as an air bomb, might be developed, and indicates that Nihart has some Inventive genius. Nihart is still held. NORTHCLIFFE UNDER FIRE Home Shelled by Germans and Two Servants Killed. NEW YORK, May 3. Lord North- cliffe's country home on the Isle of Thanet was damaged by shell fire when German destroyers made a raid on Mar gate and Broadstalrs on February 26. Lord Norihcliffe was In his home dur ing the attack, which took place about 11 o'clock In the evening. The wife and daughter of the gardener were killed and their cottage was practically destroyed. These facts were made known by steamship passengers arriving from abroad today. APE ADDED TO PARK ZOO Idaho Woman Sends "Mut" Plea for Kindness. With A new ape has been added to the Washington Park Zoo. His name is Mut and he hails from Kellogg, Idaho. Park Superintendent Convlll received ( the monk by express yesterday, along with a message from Mrs. D. E. Hardy, of Kellogg, In which she says the ani mal Is a pet, but will bite strangers. "So don't monkey with him," she warns. "I am going away and am unable to take him along. Please be kind to him and give him a good home." NAVY TO GET $15 PAY RISE House Committee Decides to Equal ize Wage With Army During War. WASHINGTON. May 3. A J15 dollar increase In the pay of all the enlisted men of the Navy during the war was agreed upon today by the House Navy committee. As an amendment to the naval bill. It equalizes the enlisted pay of the Army and the Navy. Portion of Hindenburg Line Rolled Up. CANADIANS CAPTURE FRESNOY German Artillery, Blind, Reckless With Shells. Is RESISTANCE IS DESPERATE Renewal of Drive on 18-Mile Front Results in Taking of Important Strategic Points Teutons Counter-Attack. (From a Staff Correspondent of the Asso ciated Press.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, via London, May 3. After four days of calm, fighting on a large scale was resumed along a wid . front today and more Important strategic points fell into British hands, includ ing the village of Fresnoy, several miles north of the Scarpe River, and the ground about Cherlsy, some dis tance south of that somewhat insig nificant stream. Between Fontalne-Ies-Croisllles and Bullecourt about 600 yards more of the original Hindenburg line, which ran from ueant In a. northwesterly direc tion toward Arras, was penetrated and rolled up. This fighting was close to the Queant-Hindenburg line new emergency trench system, extending north from there to Drocourt. Work on this new system is proceeding with feverish haste, according to prisoners, and the stubborn resistance the Ger mans now are offering is to prevent the necessity of their occupying the new line before it Is ready for pro longed defensive action. Advance on 18-Mile Front. Today's range of operations covered virtually 18 miles, although the pres sure was not exerted over this entire front. There was artillery activity at all points, however, and the stronger German positions were fairly deluged with shells. The fighting began just before dawn and continued throughout a day of glorious sunshine. The troops moving up in support of those actually in the firing line passed along roads whose overhanging trees were tipped with the first fresh green leaves of the re newed life of Spring. The field back of the battle front were yellow with cowslips and dandelions: birds were singing joyously, full-throated melo dies. A warm east wind stirred up great clouds of dust, and the men were white with fine chalk powder blown from the roads. Battlefield Scarred. Dead. As the marching colomns reached the battle zone, however, all was changed. The trees became gaunt, black skele tons, the once fair field had been pitted and scarred and withered under Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.) COME. I " t I . I Candidates Are Expected to Be Paid $100 Per Month, With Army Salaries, If Accepted. WASHINGTON, May 3. Although the 1 full alloted quota of 40,000 men prob ably will be enrolled in the officers training camps when they open May 15, there still is "plenty of room for men of the right qualities," the War De partment announced tonight. In a statement saying that each of the 16 camps seemed assured of its full allotment of 2500 applicants for com missions, the department appealed for further recruits among men of proved ability and pointed out that the camps. while designed primarily to train offi cers for the great war army, would pro vide excellent opportunities for civil ians to work their way into the line of the regular Army. "The difficulties of administration In the selection of candidates are being adjusted," said the statement. "The question of pay for the men in train ing Is expected to be settled shortly by Congress with provision for regular pay for reserve officers and $100 a month for candidates." WASHINGTON, May 3. Conferees on the Army bill today agreed on a pro vision to pity $100 a month to men in training camps seeking to qualify as members of the officers' reserve. SAN FRANCISCO, May S. Applicants for service In the training camp for officers of the reserve corps, which will open at the Presidio here May 15 should not change their residences until notified of their acceptance or rejection by the Army officials. Official notification to this effect was made public here today by Lieutenant-Colonel Melvin W. Rowell, In charge of military training camps for the Western Department of the Army. BANK AGREEMENT IS MADE Bank of England and Federal Re serve to Work Together. NEW YORK. May 6. Negotiations for establishing relations between the Bank of England and the Federal Re serve Bank of New York, which were begun by the governors of the re spective institutions some months ago, have been completed. It was announced tonight. The arrangements provide that the Bank of England will act as the correspondent and agent In London of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and . that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will act In a similar capacity in New York for the Bank of England. The plan also will create machinery by which transactions In gold and gold coin will be facilitated. GLENDALE TO RISE EARLY Clocks Will Be Set Hour Ahead Aid Food Preparedness. to GLENDALE. Or., May 3. (Special.) As a result of a visit to Glendale to day J. Percy Wells, of the state com mittee on food preparedness, the city will put all clocks ahead one hour Sunday night at 10 o'clock. Schools will start an hour earlier to allow the pupils to . work on the examinations and In the gardens. The sawmills in the vicinity also will make the change. A preparedness survey will be made Friday by the pupils of the high school. UNCLE SAM, SHOW US SOME SPEED. Joint Action on Wheat Is Proposed. DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDER WAY Bill in Congress Provides Ab solute Control of Food. SPECULATION IS TARGET Measure Declared Free From Any Feature That Might Disturb Le gitimate Business Activities. Fair Profits Assured. OTTAWA, Ont., May 3. Announce ment was made today In Parliament by Sir Thomas White, the Minister of Fi nance, that plans are under way for joint action by Canada and the United States to reduce the price of wheat. Sir Thomas said the price of flour wheat or any other necessity could not be regulated by the Canadian govern ment alone. To be successful, the reg ulation of food prices must be the si multaneous actio nof the United States and Canada, he declared . He stated that Sir George Foster, the Canadian Minister of Trade and Com merce. now In Washington, is discuss ing with the American authorities the fixing of maximum prices for wheat on the whole of the North American con tinent. Minister to Visit Washington. Sir Thomas will leave for Washing ton at the end of this week to relieve Sir George FoBter, who is representing Canada in the conferences between the representatives of the United States, France and England. WASHINGTON. May 3. Absolute au thority to regulate. In Its discretion, the production, distribution and prices of food and other necessities during the war was asked of Congress today by the Administration. In a sweeping bill, introduced with Administration approval by Chairman Lever, of the House agriculture com mittee, it Is proposed to empower the President, under the war clause of the Constitution, to take these measures whenever. In his opinion, the National emergency shall require. Production Regulation Provided. To fix maximum and minimum prices for food, clothing, fuel and other neces saries, and the articles required for their production. To prescribe regulations to govern the production of these commodities and. if necessary, to requisition the producing factories, mines and other es tablishments. To compel holders of necessaries to release them in amounts insuring equi table distribution. To regulate exchanges in such a way as to eliminate market m inlpulation. To compel railroads to give prefer (Concluded on Pair 3. Column 4. Decrease In Number of Violations Is Reported to Governor and Total Earnings Arc $138,110. SALEM. Or., May 3. (Special.) Two hundred and sixty-six men, but on parole from the State Penitentiary, earned 111,134 for the month of March, or an average of $42.4 8 a man, accord ing to the report filed with Governor Withycombe today by Parole Officer Keller. The total earnings of paroled men who have reported since July, 1915, has been $138,119.31. Of the 392 men out on parole during the month, only five violated their pa roles, four of these failing to report, and one committing a crime. Of the 888 men paroled since the passage of the law in 1911, 115 have violated their paroles. The total per centage of violations for that time was .33, while the total percentage from May 26. 1911. to March 1. 1915. was .3611. From March 1. 1915. to the present time the percentage was .2890. Indicat ing a steady decrease in the number of violations under the law. STOCKTON MARKET LAGS City Supplies Equipment, but No Vendors Patronize Place. STOCKTON. Cal.. May S. (Special.) Although the Stockton City Council provided all the necessary machinery for a municipal free market several weens ago. none of the 400 growers who bring' their produce to Stockton daily have taken advantage of the op portunity to sell direct to the con Burner. One of the prominent growers said today that it was his belief that the market never would be a success in Stockton because the Italian growers do not have time to spend at a retail market peddling out small parcels to housewives. He Bays that the growers much pre fer to sell their produce either by wagon load or box or sack to whole salers and dealers at the early morn ing wholesale and be on their way home to their farms by daylight. He says that the slight profit to be made at a free market is more than offset by the valuable time lost from farm work and supervision. GRAIN BROKER IS ARRESTED San Franciscan Said to Have Duped Banks of $80,000. SAN FRANCISCO. May 3. Arthur Bailey, a grain broker, was arrested here today on charges of forgery on complaint of representatives of two banks, alleged to have been duped out of 180.000 by Bailey through forged warehouse receipts. Bail was fixed at 110.000 on each charge. Bailey's alleged method of operation according to private detectives who have had him under surveillance, was to forge signatures of warehouse em ployes to receipts for mythical ronsig menu ot grain ana to obtain loans from the banks on the strength of these receipts. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The 'Weather. TESTERDAT'f Maximum temperature. 86 degrees; minimum. 4i degrees. TODAV'sS Fair, warmer; westerly winds. War. Administration bill in House provides for absolute control of necessities. Pace 1. Allies to center buying activities In this country. Page 4. French delegation begins 10-day tour. Pass 4. British transport sunk; 270 men believed lost. More candidates for officers reserve wanted. Page 1. Limit of ability of allies la near. Page 1. Treasury offers two millions In bonds. Pace 8. British driven back from advanced front. Pago 1. Talk of commandeering big Incomes spreads. rage o. National. Former Portland engineer named on com mission to solve Russia s transportation problems. Page 14. Plans made to form National service reserve. Page a. Passenger trains to be lessened to aid freight movement. Page 2. Doirmt lc. F. r. Oxman Is held to answer charges In San Francisco. Page 5. Pari fie North went. Two hundred and sixty-sir paroled convicts make 11,1.4 lor March. Page 1. State Institutions troubled by shortage of labor. Page 7. Iogan Bllltngsley must surrender before pe tition for writ ot error will bo heard. Pnge 0. Oregon Vnlveralty students rebel at "over. drilling." Page 1. Northwest Tourist Association enters field for patronage. Page & Albany food preparedness auditors show interest. Page 7. port a. Pacific Coast league results: Portland R. Oakland -; Vernon 1. alt "Lake 0: Los Anugles R. Pan Francisco 3. i'ace 16. Coast league clubs will cut to 14 players, i'age 14. Mike t.lhhons has brilliant ring career. Page 14. Many athletes nowadays own farms. Page 17. Commercial sad Marine. Capacity of local plants put at 60 steel ves sels yearly. Page 18. Oregon mohair prices held down by lower Texas quotations. Page 10. Chicago wheat higher on heavy buying for seaboard account. Page 10. Steady liquidation of high-grade securities In Wan-street market. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Wether report, data and forecast. Page l.Y. liood rosds gospel to be presetted vigorously throughout state. Page 1. Commissioner Taly alone opposes settlement of auditorium tangle. Page 8. Jefferson High School boys ask leava to go to farm. Page 9. Fifty-foot replica of Ptattte of Liberty to be festival feature. Page 15. New elrcult assures good plays to Portland and other Pacific Coast rltles. Page 1. TOaly Insists on putting light plant project on ballot. Page 8. Boys and Girls' Aid Society has annual meeting. Page 11. Wholesalers attribute price riaea to panicky food hoarding. Paga 18. Pacific Coast Assured of High-Grade Plays. CORPS RULE IS OVERTHROWN New K. & E. Circuit Head quarters in Oregon. CALVIN HEILIG IS AT HELM By New Arrangement Big Eastern. Syndicate Recovers Northwest and Promises Most of New York Shows Going on Tour. OUTSTANDING FACTS IN NEW THEATRICAL DEAL. Portland becomes the home of new Klaw & Erlanger Pacific Northwest circuit. Booking head quarters removed from Seattle to Portland. John Cort. theatrical Juggcr naut. who fought Klaw & Erlan ger seven years ago, practically deposed through his own neg lect in the Northwest. All Northwest cities from Mon tana to the coast restored to the atrical map. Calvin Heilig, dean of North west theatrical men, is vice-president of new circuit and general manager. Preliminary bookings prove that Portland will no longer "starve" for good first-class road shows. Registrations begun In Portland ten days ago to be continued In . Seattle today. By negotiations carried on by men representing millions in theatrical property, during the last 10 days in Portland. Portland and other North west cities have been restored to the theatrical map: the. seven-year fight between John Cort. one-time theatrical juggernaut of the country, and the "syndicate" composed of Klaw & Erl angcr. of New York, has been revived and finally settled, with Cort deposed, and the theatrical booking offices for tho Pacific Northwest and part of Cali fornia, formerly located in Seattle, will be moved to Portland. Tho negotiations will be continued in Seattle today. Calvin Heilig ad- " mittcd last night. Just as he was board ing a train for Seattle, that the Im portant details of the negotiations have been concluded and that a brand new Klaw &. Krlanger circuit, to be known as the K. & E. Pacific Northwest Theatrical Circuit, has been incor porated and definite arrangements made so that Portland and all other Northwest and lntermountain. northwest cities will receive every first-class production out of New York which goes on tour. During tho last three years these cities have been re ceiving practically no consideration. only plays which it was convenient to book in them, betnsr sent Joka Cort EUlnmlnated, The deal practically means the elimi nation of John Cort. of Seattle and New York, from the Northwest field, as he is now giving all of his time to play-producing in his New York ami Pittsburg theaters. The Klaw &. Krlanger Pacific North west theatrical circuit id headed by Philip Levy, of Butte and Helena. Mont., as president. Mr. Levy repre sents the owners of the Ansonia Amusement Company, operators and owners of the Broadway Theater iu Butte and the Helena Theater iu Helena. Richard (Dick) P. Sutton, of Great Falls. Mont., is vice-president. He is owner of the Great Falls Theater. Calvin Helllg Vice-President. Calvin Heilig. of the Heilig Theater in Portland, is the vice-president and manager of the new circuit and will make the circuit headquarters la Portland. . William Steege. manager of the Great Falls. Mont.. Theatre, will be the district manager of the associa tion and circuit. Charles W. York ,of Spokane. Wash., manager and lessee of tho Auditorium Theater In that city, is the treasurer ot the new clrcult- C. 1L Herald, prominent theatrical man of Taeoma, Wash., is the secre tary. Active links in the circuit will be Se attle, where Klaw & Erlanger now have the Metropolitan Theater, and Vancouver. B. C. Heavy latereata Represented. Marc Klaw, of New York, passed through Portland last week, when the officers and stockholders In the new circuit were in session. Representatives of Portland. Seattle. Tacoma, Van couver, B. C. Spokane. Great Falls. Butte and Helena were all in Portland during the conferer.e. The meetinK represented several millions of dollars in Northwest theatrical property, which during the last few years have been suffering from lack of attention from New York. While the popular significance of the new circuit lies mainly In the fact that I iConctuiled on Tag 4. Column l. 1