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
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