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TITE 3IORNIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAT 19, 1917. -AMERICA'S PART IN TRADE IS AGREED MARSHAL OF FRANCE PAYS HOMAGE TO LITTLE MISS AMERICA. GUARD UNITS TOLD S'.-sr ' o Charming. Silk Dresses In Three Great Assortments At $10, at $1425, at $20 Just such dresses as YOU would adore are in these assort ments and they are priced most moderately. Charming straight-line effects that give a youthful appearance to any figure, as well as the tonneau and flaring models taffetas, satins, crepe de chines, crepe meteor, pongee, Jersey and Mal linson's silks plain colors and sport combinations all sizes from 16 to 44. A personal inspection will convince you of the wisdom of selecting from these offerings. TO RECRUIT FULLY s Allies to Have Preference, With Friendly Neutrals t Receiving Favor. Adjutant-General White Issues Orders on Call of Secre tary of War. 2 s x i NECESSITIES TO GO FIRST Useless Chances of Loss of Snipping by U-Boats Are Not to Bo Taken; Membership on Al lied Committees Offered. WASHINGTON, May 18. Broad prin ciples underlying- America's economic participation In the war, subject to Congressional legislation, were agreed upon today by the final general trade conference of British Foreign Secretary Balfour, Secretaries Lansing and Red field and British and American trade experts. Sub-committees, appointed at the first meeting soon after the British mission arrived, submitted their reports, which were accepted In principle, and the few remaining questions were left to the committees to be -worked out in prac tice on the basis of whatever legisla tion is finally passed. by Congress. Generally It has been agreed that the United States shall devote its re sources preferentially to the allies. In devoting a share of the scarce supplies and tonnage to neutral trade, those countries evincing a friendly disposition toward the common cause will be favored. All shipping so far as possible will be devoted only to emergency transportation, to decrease the chances of destruction by submarines. The United States has been asked, but has not yet decided, ' to accept membership on all the allied economic committees now sitting in London, in cluding the shipping, munitions, wheat, executive and the more general com mittee Internationale de revitalllement. Likewise it has been suggested that a general allied committee be formed in this country to draw together all the various needs of the allied committees In London and secure the most efficient purchase and transportation. The Inroads of German submarines and the shortage of shipping have made it essential to safeguard every available ton, and as a result absolutely no sur plus overseas movement of tonnage will . be permitted if Congress gives the Ad ministration the necessary authority to co-operate with the allies. ; "DAD" TO GET FLAGPOLE 9 r Silk Flag Also to Be Given to le . fender of President's Name. . TACOMA. Wash.. May 18. (Special.) A. J. Babcock, 86-year-old sparmaker, is trimming the flagpole which will be raised over W. H. ("Dad") Stlmpson's store. The pole and a silk flag are to be presented to "Dad" as a token from his friends for swatting Colonel Albert E. Joab, when the latter is said to have made disparaging remarks about Presi dent Wilson. Firemen in the station next door to Etimpson's store started the fund and their -efforts met with ready response. Colonel Joab prosecuted Paul E. Haf fer and caused his conviction for slan dering the memory of George Washing ton " by saying that the father of his country was a tippler and a slave owner, and at times used hard language. When he compared the President unfavorably with Colonel Roosevelt and made a number of sharp attacks on the former, "Dad" swung a left to the Colonel's nose. ELMA SELECTS TEACHERS Treasurer Ordered to Cut Warrant Interest to 6 Per Cent. ELMA, Wash.. May 18. (Special.) ,.- The board of directors of school dls . ' trict No. 108 passed a resolution Satur- day afternoon directing the County ' Treasurer to pay 6 per cent interest 2 -instead of 8 per cent on registered i'nn warrants of this district. ! The school year beginning next Sep- tember will be for nine and one-half ...months instead of nine as heretofore. oi .i The following teachers were engaged !;,'-for the coming year: S. A. Claflin, . u . superintendent; W. T. Wait, principal of High School; F. E. Beal. manual . training; Maud Dedger, domestic Bel li ,-,.... nce; Ida Anderson and Clara Minard, -:;! High School; Frank Michael, Sadonia Kittlesby, Rosemary McDonald, Char . a- lotte Driskell, Alice E. Parker, Marie ir, jjSticklin and Ida Olson . for the grade .'teachers. VANCOUVER BRIDE IS 15 ' S is f I f 1 ly 2 " ' " 1 " ' f I ' I ' i t - ' ' f- f t . ; - v, jf h ' l" ' " f fV t , i - i 71 i w , i ' I f : 'I ' ' - ' - iS L . ? fts - j , - ?a ; : Photo Copyright by Underwood. "Papa" Joffre. Klaslnir Little Iary Cnrley, Danghter of Mayor Cnrley, of Boston. After She Had Presented Him With Check for 9150.00O for Soldiers' - Orphans In France. Many photographs have been made of "Papa" Joffre while In this coun try, but none so unusual and compelling. A kiss from this great man Is something to be remembered. The sojourn in Boston was one of great triumph for the distinguished Frenchman. The most effective and striking feature of his visit to the Hub was the reception given htm bj the school children, who turned out en masse with a host of French and American banners. ARMY BILL IS SIGNED v Machinery for Selective, Draft Is Set in Motion. GUARD TO GET EARLY CALL Dispatch of State Forces to France Following Six Weeks' Intensive Training: Beginning; in Au gust, Is Indicated Plan. Mother and Stepfather Consent Early Marriage. to '-.I: !!! r.i ;; VANCOUVER, Wash., May 18. (Spe-TjJ-.TCial.) Born January 26, 1902, and a bride May 18, 1917, at the early age c'of 15 years. Miss Viola Gentls today ,-:-was married to Roy J. LeBlanc, 22 of Battle Ground, Wash. Miss Gentis is a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Steele, who married Clinton R. Steele. Mrs. Steele wrote a consent -ire to the marriage, adding that she gave -'.a;i her consent for Mr. tSeele to give his - (f,i iconsent to the wedding. The girl was born in Sunnyside, Santa f;; Clara County, Cal. tg! . . . . ,,r r -r... ...-. --y 'iiit I" ELL-A JSbsolutely' Removes . Indigestion. One package ! t ij. or l n j WK proves iu suuatauumggisis. Santiseptlc GlTes Skin . Comfort. ;IotTiUjr relieves, enres and prerents chafed or -cleanly, bealtby odor. oOc Ail vugguts. Continufd From Flrat Page.) will comprise seven of regulars, four of which will be available for. mobile duty in continental United States, sup plemented by 16 National Guard divi sions and later by 16 selective Army divisions. Behind this force a second call on the selective forces, provided for In the bill, will add 16 additional divisions. Estimate May Tint Be Exact. State and municipal officials already have received a preliminary outline of the work that will fall to them in car rying out Administration of the new Armies. General Crowder, who will supervise the work, believes full co-operation and quick action can be relied on. Allowances must be made when the military census of men between the specified ages has been completed, for probable variation from census bureau estimates as to the total number of persons-in this classification. It is re garded as unlikely that the registra tion will show the exact 10.200,000 per sons liable fixed by the census estimate. Hotels to' Help Registration. There will be some delay also in hearing from men absent from their homes who will register by mail. The officials of every state and town, how ever, have been authorized to issue cards to such men in their communi ties to avoid the delay of application to home precincts, - the forwarding of registration blanks and their return. It is expected hotels and other pub'lic places in big cities will be made dis tribution points for cards of this character. Analysis of the War Department's statement regarding mobilization of the National Guard shows that equipment for all the force is not expected to be ready until August. By that time, how ever, the redoubled output of American factories will be able to furnish cloth ing, small arms and other equipment for the selective Army, to be assembled a month later, as well as lor tne lull strength of the regulars and the guard. 200,000 Inistnicioti Needed. During the interval between the mob ilization of the guard and regulars and the -calling to the colors of the first 500,000 of the selective Army, a force of 200,000 officers and non-commissioned men must be selected to train the new Army. They will be taken from tha officers training camps now In progress and from all ranks and grades of the regulars and guardsmen. The reserve battalions will be called upon to fill up the first line forces after the training draft has been withdrawn and efforts will be made to have the reserves under training simultaneously with the active battalions for that reason. All cavalry units of the National Guard will be drafted dismounted. It is regarded as probable that a num ber of these organizations will have an opportunity to be converted Into field artillery forces, as the gun divisions must be supplemented without delay. The National Guard Is far below its proper quota of artillery and even the regular proportion of guns per regi ment must be increased because of the nature of the fighting in Europe. The dates of assembly of the Na tional Guard in the Western states fol low: July 15 Minnesota, Iowa. North Da kota. South Dakota, Nebraska. July 25 Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. August Oklahoma, xxaj, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah. California and Nevada. Arrangements for formally incorpo rating the Guard into the armies of the United States, terminating for the war period their status as militia or state troops, are understood to be based upon the possibility of supplying full war equipment for the troons. The following sites have been ap- vi uvj mr nve or tne 32 divisional cantonment camps to be established: Ay re. Mass.; El Paso. Tex.; American Lake. Wash.: Atlanta and Aus-ntn The formal announcement of the War ui.rimeEi iixing the date for exerci i tne arart says that all National Guard Coast Artillery companies will pe araitea July. 15 . Alter being drafted." the statement continues, "organizations will be held at company rendezvous for about two weexs ana will then be sent to con centration camps in . the Southern. Southeastern and Western Departments. Supplies Expected In Time. All National Guard omnlzitlntii "oil in ana out of the Federal serv ice will be rained at once to full war strength. The necessary arms. equipment and clothing for recruits is not at present on hand, but It is hoped all supplies will be available by tha time tne troops are sent to their con centration camps." The order informs the Adjutant General that all enlisted men of the National Guard reserve, as well as of the . active forces, will be drafted on the dates given. The divisions of the National Guard and selective army, which will be sum moned about September 1. will be lo cated by military departments as fol lows: Northeastern Department First di vision, selective army. Eastern Department Second,' third and fourth divisions, selective army. Oregon In SIxteentk. Division. Southeastern Department Sixth, sev enth and twelfth divisions, selective army; and fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth, tenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth divisions. National Guard. Central Department Eighth, ninth tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth divi sions, selective army. Southern Department Fifteenth di vision, selective army; and eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth and fif teenth divisions. National Guard. Western Department Sixteenth divi sion, selective army; and nineteenth and twentieth divisions. National Guard. GOVERNOR TO NAME HOLIDAY Resist ration Day to Demonstrate United Loyalty. ' SALEM, Or., May 18. (Special.) "Registration day" in Oregon, under the Army bill, will be declared a legal holiday, according to an announcement made by Governor Withy com be today, and when that day arrives every effort will be made to convert it Into an actual holiday a state-wide demonstration of patriotic fervor. . W. S. Gilford, director of the National Council of Defense, has sent a letter to Governor Wlthycombe in which he urges a united movement throughout the state. I hope that Oregon will assist in making this day a magnificent dem onstration of tne unity of our country," stated Governor Wlthycombe today. It is expected that local committees will be named in various communities to assist the state council of defense, commercial bodies will be called upon to assist, and patriotic ana defense so cieties will also be enlisted In turning this day into a big celebration In itself. LUMBER MEX WILI BE CALLED Foresters and Loggers to Form Unit in Engineers' Corps. Foresters, logging engineers, expe rienced woodsmen, loggers and other men of similar experience and training will be called to the colors Immediately. Word was received yesterday at the office of A. G. Jackson, department supervisor of the United States Fores try Service, that a regiment of men for Immediate use In France will be organised- by the Forest Service under the direction of the War Department. This regiment will be sent to the front as one of the units of the Engineer Corps now being selected for immediate duty. Complete equipment for conducting logging and milling operations will be taken and portable sawmills will be used. It is uodaratwe MEN ALREADY AVAILABLE Coast Artillery, Principally Affected by Order, Has Waiting List. ' Fourth Troop of Cav . airy Is Planned. Orders to recruit all units of th Oregon National Guard to full war strength Immediately, by direction of the Secretary of War, were received yesterday by George A. White, Adjutant-General of the Oregon National Guard, from Brigadier-General Mann, chief of the Bureau of Militia Affairs at Washington.' General Wnite immediately sent out telegraphic instructions to National Guard officers commanding units out side Portland to recruit at once to full war strength. This latest order affects the Oregon Coast Artillery, which is composed of 12 companies, as well as Battery A. of the Oregon Field Artillery, and three troops. A, B and C, of cavalry. 11 Artillery Companies In State. Eleven companies of Coast Artillery are stationed outside Portland, but all the other units mentioned. Including one Coast Artillery company, one bat tery of field artillery and three cav alry troops, are In Portland. Though so far as could be learned, no date has been named to General White for the mobilization of the Oregon Na tional Guard for Federal service, dis patches from Washington Indicate that mobilization will take place about July.25. - General White has received Instruc tions that when mobilisation orders do arrive, the troops of cavalry are to be lateen into the Federal service dis mounted. This ,1s supposed to be due to lack of horses Immediately available ior mounting them. - Fourth Troop Projected. In addition to the three troona of cavalry now in the National Guard, General White expects to have a fourth "OOP. u. organized in a few days. It probably will be formed at Pendleton, where Captain C. E. GJedsted. of Troop B, Is now arranging to recruit men. City officials and officers of the Pen dleton Round-up are taking great In terest in the new troop. Among the first recruits to It Is Del Blanchett, champion rider at the Round-up last year. Captain GJedsted has received applications from cow boys and other star riders at the Round-up. Portland Companies Lack Few. lienerai wnite has Impressed upon all National Guard officers the urgency In compliance with the War Depart ment Instructions of bringing their commands at once to full war strength In the case of the Portland com mands, -this will be easy to do. Not more than 120 men will be required to fill the ranks of all the organizations here. The Eighth Company of Coast Artillery, stationed here, already is up to war strength of 150 men, and has enough men on the reserve list to send to other companies that may be short. General White expects to have the outside companies filled up in short order. For some months they have been recruited up to peace strength of 10 men, and about a month ago he dl rected commanding officers to list and make out all papers, except actually en listing them, for enough men to bring the companies up to war strength of ID 'J. Most of the companies will be able to fill at once by calling on the men on this watting list. The Twelfth Company, at Hood River, and the Sixth Company, at Cottage Grove, coming from smaller towns- may have to have help. Reserve Battalions Planned. As soon as existing commands are filled. General White plans to form an ambulance company and a field hos pital. After this has been done, it will be necessary to organize two reserve bat talions in this state, one for the Third Oregon Infantry, and the other for the Coast Artillery. These battalions are to be kept at full strength and men will be sent from them to fill gaps in the other regiments caused by bat tie. sickness and the like. These reserve battalions very t likely will be formed by selective draft under the provisions of the Army conscrlp tlon bill. ARTILLERY HAS RESERVE LIST Of 400 Men Jfeeded, Many Have Sign ed All but Enlistment. EUGENE. Or., May 18. (Special.) The Oregon- Coast Artillery has a re serve list of men who had agreed to enroll 1. the event of a call to bring the organization near to war strength, Colonel Creed C. Hammond stated to day. There are now about bo officers and 1100 men assigned to the various companies. The number of officers will not be increased in reaching war strength., but 400 men will be added The peace strength of the various corn- Dan ies Is from 6s to lus) men. war strength is 150 men to the company. Colonel Hammona saia mat company 8, of Portland, has 100 men who have signed agreements to respond in the event of a call and that Company 5, of Albany, also has a reserve list of men much larger than needed In reaching war strength requirements. men not needed In companies where they have volunteered will be transferred to corn- Dan ies in other towns. The Second ana inira companies in Eugene will need about 100 men. Both have a watting list of those who have agreed to resDOnd In event of a call. About 30 students or tne university or Oregon have agreed to enroll In the Second company, which ia already largely an organization or university boys. - . All men actually, in tne various com panies are thoroughly equipped and equipment is already in stori within the state for tne regiment wnen in creased iO war strength. Colonel Ham mond added. Three Frenchmen Sunk in Week. PARIS. May 18. Statistics for the week ending May 13 at midnight show that 952 ships, exceeding 100 tons, en tered French ports, while 991 vessels sailed. Three ships of more than 1600 tons were sunk by submarines. Four French merchantmen were attacked but escaped. 7 00 Foreign Editors Loyal. WASHINGTON. Hay 18. Represen tative Sabath. of Illinois, today pre sented to President Wilson resolutions adopted by 700 foreign language news papers in the United States pledging their loyalty and support and approv ing his course. RIBBON SALE Saturday 1 Yards of Any of Our 25c Ribbons for 25c Included are plain Taffetas, Moires, Hairbow Ribbons plaids, checks, stripes, Dresden effects and , novel ties. . All wanted plain shades and the most popular-color combinations one-and-one-quarter-yard lengths for twenty-five cents. Ready-Made J C'x Hair Bows at. wOC Each bow contains IX, yards of fine quality ribbon in a good width. You have choice from both plain colors and novelty effects. . .A Special Saturday Sale of Georgette Crepe Neckwear The latest new shapes in dozens of styles in plain Picot, Hemstitched, Embroid- S Qs ered with Lace Trimming. Choice About One-Half Their Actual Value The popular medium and large shapes in dozens of pretty styles in white and colors plain picot, hemstitched and embroidered and venise or lace-trimmed effects. One of the most important Neck wear sales it has been our good fortune to announce this season. See Our Third-St, Window Display Well-Known Makes in Reliable Qualities Women's and Misses' Pumps Shown in the Best Styles and Leathers $237, $3 and $330 Pair Children's Pumps sizes 8 to 11, now at .$1.7o Infants Pumps, 5 to 8, $1.50 Infants' Pumps, 2 to 5, $1.25 Boys' Scout Shoes sizes 10 to 13, at $1.98 Boys' Scout Shoes sizes 1 to 5, now at $2.48 Men's Scout Shoes sizes 6 to 11, now at $2.98 Great Saturday Sale of Drug Sundries 6 bars of Fairy Soap, priced this sale at 25 Bocabelli Castile Soap, on sale at special price 8 Queen Castile Soap, priced at lOf, or 3 for 25 Palmer's Fancy Toilet Soap, at 10, 3 for... 25 Large bar Castile Soap, specially priced at... 25 Peet's 8-ounce bars Palm Soap, 4 for 2," Peroxide Bath Soap, 10, or 3 for 25 Pint bottle Cedar Polish, special this sale 35 Veda Rose Rouge, special sale today 35 No. 18 Rouge Cake, special today at 19 Lip Rouge, specially priced for this sale at... 15 Liquid Rouge, on special sale at 150 Pond's Vanishing Cream, special this sale.... 150 Mentholatum, priced this sale at 2O0 Milkweed Cream, on sale at ; 400 Hinds' Honey and Almond Cream, priced at.. 4 00 4 ounces Aromatic Castor Oil, special at 250 4 ounces White Pine Cough Syrup, priced at. . .200 16 ounces Puroline Oil, this sale at 1-.5O0 Breast Shape Nipples, special at 1O0 Paper Flags, for windows, priced at 2 for 50 English Cambric Envelopes, 2 pkgs. for. 150 Diamond Point, Self -Filling Fountain Pens.. 500 Store Opens at 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A.M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P.M. IK ft IBS. LIT PUT ON DRAFT Senate Would Stop Conscrip tion 4 Months After War. ployed. There the quarrel was re newed. Officers charge llat the woman beat Tull to death with an Iron chain. EX-FIRE CHIEF IS SUED SHIPPING VOTE DUE TODAY Adoption of Section of Budget Pro viding $750,000,000 for Merchant Vessels Expected; Comman deering Is Opposed. WASHINGTON. May IS. The pro posed expenditure of J750.000.000 for construction and purchase of merchant ships engrossed the Senate today, when It resumed consideration or the J3.390. 000.000 war budget bill. The section probably will be adopted tomorrow. Democratic and Republican leaders joined in urging that the money be speedily provided, both to aid the allies and for possible use of American mili tary forces. Before taking up the merchant ma rine section the Senate reopened debate on the Army draft bill, already sent to the President, and adopted without a record vote a "rider" amendment to the war budget limiting operations of the draft law to "four months after the present war with Oermany," instead of the "existing emergency." Opposition to the- merchant marine programme came mostly from the Re publican slda and largely upon the question of conferring power upon President Wilson to commandeer ships, shipyards and factories. Senators ob jecting said they feared what was termed "dangerous and far-reaching" power might harmfully affect business interests. Senators Martin. Underwood and others told the Senate that the com mandeering power was regarded as es sential by President Wilson, the Ship ping Board and Oeneral Goethals. who will have charge of the building pro gramme, although It was not thought It would have to be used. Its exist ence, they said, was desirable to Insure complete success in acquiring ships. Senators Weeks and Smoot objected to provisions permitting the Federal authorities to take over shipbuilding contracts for the British government. They contended that such ships would be used for the same purposes as tne American Government would employ them. Senator Smoot's amendment to strike out such authority was over whelmingly defeated, 48 to , after Senator Martin again urged the Senate to give the President and General Goethals the power they asked. Senator Weeks also unsuccessfully attempted to fix the compensation for ships and other property commandeered at cost and s per cent prom. MAN SLAIN; WIFE, 70, HELD Woman ChaTfeed With Beating Mate to Deatli With. Chain. STOCKTON. Cat. May 18. Mrs. Matilda Tull, aged 70, of San Joaquin County, was arrested in Linden today, charged with the murder of her husband, R. D. Tull. aged 65. Tull and his wife separated three daye ago fol lowing a quarrel in which the Sheriff had to Intervene. Today the wife went to a ranch near Linden, where the husband was em- Agnes Bradley Says Husband Often Attempted to Choke Her. OREGON CITT. May 18. (Special.) Charges of cruel and Inhuman treat ment ever a period of several years. were made by Agnes Bradley who filed suit in tha Clackamas County Court Thursday for divorce from Harry Bradley. Mr. Bradley last year was chief of tha Oregon City Fire Department and has long been an employe In the finishing department of the Hawley Pulp s Paper Company. In her complaint Mrs. Bradley al leges that her husbsnd frequently in sulted her by calling her vile name and that on several occasions he ha l attempted to choke her. British cavalry swords have blade 32 Inches in length and, with their hand guards, weierh two pounds. All Glee; No Gloom l i C a. jiSMll H'KfejJiS 1 1 nihil Today 10 :30 A. M. to 11 P. M. Doug Fairbanks In his newest, best, funniest production, 'In Again -Out Again' It's all joy, crammed with surprises and thrills. PEOPLES Alder at West Park Today Your Last Chance Today Lovely Ethel Clayton With an all-star cast of Brady players in a stir ring, powerful drama of modern marriage and the dangers besetting it, " The Web of Desire " Also Mollie King in the absorbing "Mystery of the Double Cross." A fascinating programme. Tomorrow Mary. Mills Minter and Charlie Chaplin. 11A.M. to 11 P.M. STAR Washington at Park