TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, 3fAT 11, 1917,
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GERMAN AIRPLANES
RESEMBLE GOBLINS
Paint Used Apparently After
Fashion of American In
dians on Warpath.
COLORING IS FANTASTIC
Teutons Are Sending "Cp Hundreds
of "Nv Machines In Attempt to
Wrest Mastery of Sky From
Britishers and French.
rom a Staff correspondent of The Associ
ated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, via London, May 10. The
righting in the air has taken on an
entirely new interest recently because
of the new German policy of painting
their machines in most grotesque pat
terns. They seem to have gotten this
idea from the old American Indian cus
tom of painting their faces to frighten
their opponents, or else the Spring fan
cies of the German airmen have been
allowed to run riot with vivid color
effects.
Each day the British pilots bring
home from over the lines new reports
of fantastic creations encountered
amid the clouds. The gayest feathered
songsters that have come north with
the Spring cannot hope to rival the
variegated hues of the harlequin birds
that rise daily from the German air
dromes. The coming of this fantastic order of
things was first heralded by a squad
ron of scarlet German planes met 10 or
12 days ago. It then was noticed that
some of the enemy machines were
striped about the body like yellowjack
ets. Nothing la Too Gnudy.
Nowadays nothing appears too gaudy
to meet the tastes of the enemy air
men, who seem to have been given
carte blanche with the paint brush.
There are green planes with yellow
noses, silver planes with gold noses,
khaki-colored planes with greenish
gray wings, planes with red bodies,
green wings and yellow stripes, planes
with redi bodies and wings of green on
top of blue, planes with light blue body
and red wings.
Virtually all the. gaudiest machines
pro in for red body effects, with every
possible combination of color on their
wings. Some have one green wing and
one white: some have green . wings
tipped with various colors.
One of the most fantastic met in the
last few days had a scarlet body, brown
tail, reddish-brown wings with white
maltese crosses against a bright green
background. One machine looked like
R pear flying through the air. It had
a pear-shaped' tail and was painted a
ruddy brown, just like a large, ripe
fruit.
1,oti la Not Reduced.
One of the piebald squadrons encoun
tered was made up of white, red and
green machines. There, were still oth
ers palpably painted for what has come
to be known as Canioaflege's purposes,
as guns, wagons and tents are often
painted to blend, with the landscape and
thus avoid detection.
This lavish use of paint, however, has
not reduced the heavy daily loss in
flicted on the Germans by the British
filers. But it must not be imagined
that the Germans are not putting up a
stalwart fight. Just as their resistance
has been srensrthened on land, so it has
been In the air. .lust as the Germans
have thrown In new divisions of in
fantry and new batteries of artillery
to check the allies offensive, so they
have sent aloft hundreds of new ma
chines to contest for the mastery of the
air. an important phase of modern war.
More than once the theory has been
put forward recently that this strang
est of all wars may directly or indi
rectly be decided deep in the sea or
high in the air.
Irnnan Seldom Crom l.lnrn.
The best evidence of the way the air
battles are going is the fart that vir
tually all of them take place miles over
the German lines. At times the Ger
man planes come over on reconnais
sance work, which they attempt to
carry out at a height of J5.000 feet or
more. It is the rarest thing, however,
that fights are seen on the British side
of the line. All the general air engage
ments occur back of the German
trenches, about the only " machines
brought down in British territory be
ing those which have been deliberately
trapped and surrounded and forced over
to this side.
So it is with bombing raids. T,ast
-night enemy machines dropped three
bombs near a railway station in the
British lines, but in one of the half
score of raids carried out last night by
the British, not less than 56 big bombs
were dropped on a single German en
campment. A tremendous ammunition
dump was blown up. The explosion
was so terrific that one of the British
planes 2000 feet above was blown com
pletely upside down and the surprised
pilot had a busy SO seconds getting his
boat on an even keel again. One Brit
ish squadron had had its eyes pn this
lump for some time and the fliers were
in high glee today over their success.
In the fighting yesterday the British
sent six Germans crashing and drove
down 11 out of control. As a result
of bombarding and fighting only five
British machines were missing.
HOOVER WARNS OF DANGER
a ("Continued From First TPs e. )
which the contemplated chain will pro
tect producer. legitimate distributer
and consumer.
"For Instance. I am assured that the
American farmer did not realize 1.30
per bushel for the 1916 wheat harvest
yet the price of wheat in New York to
day is J3.25 per bushel and flour is 14
per barrel, with all its attendant hard
ship and dislocation of social and in
dustrial life.
l"-IJoat Defeat Means Decrease.
"I have no hesitation In saying that
If the able, patriotic men representing
the majority of each branch of the
food trades were called in and clothed
with the necessary powers to force
the small minority of skunks that ex
ist in every trade, one result would be
that an equally nutritious flour based
on $1.50 wheat could be sold in New
York for a good deal under tS per
barrel, and every trade would re
ceive its legitimate profit. Without
control we may see $20 flour before the
year is out and a total dislocation of
-wages and consequent dislocation of
Industry and living.
"On the other ' hand, if we overcome
the submarine and if we open other
markets to our allies we may see wheat
at $1 a bushel and flour under $6. In
any event, with sufficient control, the
present price of flour can be reduced
by 40 to 50 per cent and at the same
time the producer treated in a liberal
manner."
Bread Cards Not Contemplated.
"Food control does not mean bread
cards to the American people. It means
the broad conservation of our food, the
better handling by elimination of waste
and speculation.
"Hoarding and speculation are rife,
yet there can be no particle of a doubt
that we have in. North America today
a surplus of from 50,000,000 to 70,000,
00O bushels of wheat beyond our ordi
nary consumption and beyond the needs
of our allies before the next harvest
comes in. Out of the next harvest, with
no economy in consumption. North
America, even with the loss in Winter
wheat, can give our allies 400,000,000
bushels of cereals of one kind or an
other. "But to protect our consumers from
today and legitimately to expand our
exports to our allies without breaking
Into our own necessary food, the Gov
ernment must have widest and absolute
Immediate powers."
FOOD CON'TROIi IS PROBABLE
Herbert Hoover Likely to Be Chosen
by Administration.
WASHINGTON, May 10. Suggestions
that Herbert C. Hoover may be made
American food controller were given
weight today by definite indications
that the Administration plans creation
of an emergency food organization to
direct food distribution during the war.
President Wilson went over the food
situation with Secretary Houston,
Chairman Lever of the House agricul
ture committee and Representative
Haugen of Iowa, a Republican member
of the committee. He urged imme
diate passage of the Administration's
food bills, one of which would empower
the President to take drastic measures
to deal with the food situation.
Plans for an emergency agency to
handle food problems have not been
completed in detail, but it is believed
probable the President wilt name one
man to be directly responsible for car
rying out emergency provisions of the
legislation that is sought. This man
would administer regulatory features
of the laws governing distribution and
price-fixing, leaving to the Agriculture
department enforcement of provisions
to stimulate production.
lhe emergency organization would
be formed to last only throughout the
war, ceasing operations with the re-
establishment of normal conditions.
Many Administration leaders are con
vinced, it is said, that creation of the
emergency organization is vital to con
servation of the food supply and nec
essary to prevent speculation and an
undue inflation of food prices.
The Senate agriculture sub-committee
today agreed on provisions of a
food control bill to be introduced to
morrow by Senator Gore. It is similar
in most respects to the first of the
food administration bills offered In the
House by Mr. Lever, and would make
Immediately available an appropriation
for a food survey. It also carries the
House bill's measures to stimulate pro
duction by giving the Secretary of Agri
culture power to see that seeds are dis
tributed more evenly and more prompt
ly. Hoarding for the purpose of manipu
lating the market would be made un
lawful, as would combinations to con
trol food resources.
Secretary Houston in a statement to
day declared early passage of the bills
essential to successful conduct of the
war.
RESERVE WILL-PARADE
COLOMiL M'ALEXAXDER TO HAVE
ESCORT OTV DEPARTIRE.
Officer Leaving Saturday for Doty at
Kl Paso Will Be Accompanied
to the Train.
Lieutenant-Colonel U. G. JMcAIex
ander. U. S. A., who has been ordered
to El Paso, will be escorted to the train
Saturday at 3 o'clock by men and of
ficers of the reserve regiment com
panies which he has been drilling.
Colonel Beebe. throuerh Kvprplt
Captain and Acting Adjutant, last night
issued me following orders:
"Companies A. B. C, 1. of this regi
ment, will parade In citizen's dress on
Saturday. May 12, as escort to Lieutenant-Colonel
IT. G. McAlexander, U.
S. A., upon the occasion of his de
parture from this city for El Paso. Tex.
Assembly on Fourth Btreet. between
Ankeny and Tine streets, at 3 o'clock.
"Field and staff will rennw .."
Colonel and non-commissioned staff and
nana to the Acting Adjutant at the
same time and place."
OFFICIALS NOT ENJOINED
Judge Tucker Thinks "Newspapers
I'nCitlcu to Pay for Tax Lists.
Circuit. Judge Tucker declined yes
terday to grant an injunction asked
for by Fred C King to restrain County
Auditor Martin, and County Treasurer
Lewis from paying The Oregonian and
the Telegram for the publlcatioln in
their advertising columns of the de
linquent tax list.
The principal contention made by
King was that the papers should be
paid on the basis of county circulation
only, and not on general circulation.
This contention was overruled by
Judge Turker.
"I am of the opinion that the lan
guage of the statute is explicit on this
subject," be said.
En listed Sailor Burned to Death.
MARTINEZ, Cal.. May 10. Daniel L.
Coughlin. an enlisted sailor, was
burned to death early today in a fire
that totally destroyed the saloon and
rooming-house of Antone Peters at
Vallejo Junction.
TIE BY WRIST IS
FIRST WAR LESSON
30 Portland Officers-to-Be
Take Manual of Watch
on Way to Camp.
1 OUT OF AWKWARD SQUAD
Circuit Judge Davis Makes Other
Recruits Envious by Dexterity
In Bringing Ticker to Port,
Just Like Military Man.
"OUNSMUIR. Cal., May 10. (Special.)
Wrist-watched in most approved mil
itary fashion. 30 of Portland's contri
bution to the Presidio training camp
for reserve officers are speeding
through Northern California tontfeht.
Only three uniforms are in evidence,
but wrist watches are quite numerous
among those believing in preparedness.
The ease with which George N. Davis.
Circuit Judge, glances at his wrist
without preliminary feeling In his vest
is envletj by such novices as Arthur
Murphy, John Falling and Walter F.
Geren. The Judge has been In train
ing since Christmas, when he was
presented with his watch by Mrs.
Davis.
George Koehn, professor of civil gov
ernment, Lincoln High School, who was
borne to the Union Depot In Portland
on the shoulders of two students at
the head of a procession of boys and
girls a block long: Harry Russell, Mis
soula, Mont., already a commissioned
officer, and Walter F. Geren, a veteran
of the Spanish-American War and the
Mexican border guard, are the uni
formed men.
War signs noted en route are search
lights and soldiers guarding bridges
and tunnels, troop trains headed for
somewhere in California and American
flags bedecking porches of all farmhouses.
3 60 CAXDIDATES REACH CAMP
Future Officers Get "First Taste of
Military Discipline.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. (Special.)
The first candidates for commissions
In the officers' reserve corps, number
ing 360, reported for duty and were
enrolled today at the Presidio training
camp.
Tomorrow 420 men will report and
Saturday 680 candidates are due to ar
rive. Sunday 600 will renort and hv
Monday evening 540 more. At sun-up
Tuesday morning the 2500 will begin
the three months' grind of training
that will turn out the Department of
the West's quota of the first 10.000 of
ficers for the new Armv.
Large signs direct the candidate
upon arrival to the entrance of the
registration tent. Passing down a
rop2d aisle, the candidate presents his
record card to the officer in charge.
The card la inspected and if not made
out properly the candidate receives his
first taste of army discipline by being
ordered to a special tent to correct
the mistake. He then returns to the
entrance, again presents the card and
proceeds along to a second tent, where
his baggage, or suitcase, is checked.
and he is assigned to one of the 15
companies which will compose the
camp.
Leaving this tent, the new arrival Is
taken In charge by a guide and piloted
to headquarters, where be draws his
uniform and equipment." Another guide
pilots him to barracks where he dons
his uniform and gets acquainted. He
will have no duties' until Tuesday
morning, but thereafter he will do 10
hours' work a day for three months.
None of the candidates will be as
signed to Army divisions for the first
month except the 150 men who seek
commissions in the engineer corps, and
all will receive during the first .10 days
Instructions " In elementary infantry
work. At the end of the first month
the candidates will be assigned to reg
ular divisions. Infantry, cavalry, field
and coast artillery.
Tuesday will be given over to or
ganization and the men will be vac
cinated and instructed in the care of
equipment.
Students of Stanford and the Univer
sity of California were among the first
to arrive and be enrolled today. The
University of California will be repre
sented at the camp by 115 students and
120 members of the faculty alumni.
Those in command will have author
ity during the training camp to dis
miss "slackers" and those for either
physical or mental defects. The ar
rivals are being housed in the quar
ters of the west cantonment.
Captain J. M. Hobson is in charge of
the work of equipping the men. Cap
tain J. A. Moore, of the Coast Artillery
Corps, Is mess officer, and Captain
Clifford Jones Is in active charge of
registrations.
Honor Gnnrd to Plant Potatoes.
SEASIDE. Or, May 10. (Special.
The Girls' Honor Guard of Seaside is
preparing to plant several acres of po
tatoes. A "spud day" was held by them,
and they gathered several barrels of
potatoes of every type known to the
spud culture in thin vicinity.
EMILY STEVENS IN
"THE WHEEL OF THE LAW"
The story of a woman's victory over circum
stantial evidence.
ALSO
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew in
"The Awakening of Helena Minor"
AND
BOY SCOUT FIELD RALLY ON MULT
NOMAH FIELD LAST SATURDAY
Sixth at Washington
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PAPER TAX OPPOSED
Publishers Going to Washing
ton to Protest.
BURDEN HELD EXCESSIVE
With Increased General K.xpense, It
Is Asserted New Postal Rate and
Other Additions Would Tiring
Bankruptcy to Many.,
CHICAGO, May 10. Many newspaper
publishers are now on the way to
Washington to attempt to procure fair
treatment for their business under the
proposed war tax. It wak announced
tonight by Hopewell D. Rogers, presi
dent of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association. Mr. Rogers said
the publishers would co-operate with
E. H. TRaker.' chairman of the legisla
tion committee of tne association. In
connection with the proposed increase
In postage. President Rogers made the
following statement:
"It is difficult to understand the pol
icy of the Ciovernment. not only In the
unfair If not illegal, practice of dating
taxes back, but also in putting so great
a tax on business in any form, and
particularly so heavy a tax on the
newspaper business, which has been
probably more severely affected in
the last year through increased prices
than any other industry. In time, of
war -they suffer particularly, owing to
the enormously increased expenses due
to the gathering of war news and-the
increased circulation for increased cir
culation means increased expenses.
"In the last year most of the news
papers In the country have been com
pelled to Increase the subscription price
of their papers, as well as their adver
tising rates. In an attempt to obtain
earnings sufficient to carry on their
business. Newspapers in normal times
seldom increase their advertising rates
fast enough to keep up with the In
creased cost of Increased circulation,
and the last year has seen most papers
facing a severe financial crisis. In
spite of those facts. the new revenue
bill proposes an increase in postal
rates which are particularly unfair as
to the first zones, a tax of 10 per cent
on print paper imported, and. I under
stand, a tax on advertising receipts
any one of which would wipe out all
the profits of most newspapers, even
In normal times, and nl such times as
these will tend to cause the discontinu
ance of publication of many newspapers
and force out of employment many men
specially trained for this work and
whose value in other lines is compar
atively small.
"The newspapers fully realize the
seriousness of the present situation
and appreciate that they must bear
their share of the burden, but the pro
visions of this proposed bill seem more
severe on newspapers than on anv
other line of business and are to this
extent unjust and Indefensible."
METHODISTS IN SESSION
Woman's Society of Conference to
Klect at Hillsboro Today.
HlLLSBOnO. Or.. May 10. (Special.)
At the free Methodist conference
here In the election of district elders.
Itev. Jr I. lSurns and . J. Johnston
were re-elected. Bishop W. A. Sellew
addressed the conference on "Present
World Conditions." He declared that
world peace could not be assured again
before the millenium.
The Woman's Koreign "Missionary So
ciety will hold its annual business
meeting tomorrow. General election of
officers will be held. Mrs. Mary 7K.
Coffee, conference president of the or
ganization, will preside. President
Tiffany, of the Seattle Pacific College,
and rtev. H. H. Alberts, financial agent
mm I ft tf X
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El Camino Real
The King's Highway
was the route of the old Fran
ciscan Padres between San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Many of. the old missions re
main. The more accessible are
Mission Dolores at San Fran
cisco and Mission Santa Barbara.
Daily Trains
FROM
Portland
TO
California
Standard and Tourist Sleeping
Cars, Coaches, Dining Cars.
CITY TICKET OFFICE
131 Fourth St.
Main SS00 A 6704
John M. Scott, Gen. Fass. Agt.
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5-j,-.-r JLi tr. isd n.-'-;.;.- ... '
of the school, and l:ev. J. H. Prittain.
of the Southern California conference
are visitors at the session.
Three Physicians Volunteer.
Irs. Charles Pillington. K. A. KIdd
end l.inwood Besson have volunteered
tor the Officers Reserve Corps. Medical
llranch. LT. S. A. The trio underwent
an examination by Or. Klagg, Ueuten
nnt I'. S. A., at Vancouver I'arracks
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Matinee Set for Toinoror .
A matinee under the auspices of th
Monday Musical Club will be given to
morrow at ::?! o'clock in the theater
at Hroadwny and Kast Nineteenth
street. The funds will be for the club's
patriotic service work.
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