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ItEGANT ADIEU IS
SAID Blf BALFOUR
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Thanks to All Americans Ex
pressed in Farewell Talk
to Newspaper Men.
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WAR ACTIVITY COMMENDED
Wish to Return to America as Un
official Visitor Voiced by Brit
' ish Statesman Who Forms
Many Friendships.
WASHINGTON, May 24. In his
address to the American people today,
Foreign Secretary Balfour warmly ex
pressed thanks for the kindness and
sympathy with which the British war
mission has been received in the coun
try, declared what the United States
has accomplished during the 40 days
since the United States entered the
war was most remarkable, and said he
would carry back to the allies across
the water his belief that with as little
delay as human imperfections allow
the full and decisive weight of America
would be thrown into the struggle for
democracy.
The message was delivered through
the Washington correspondents gath
ered at the National Press Club to
hear the last speech of the British
statesman. It was spoken with evident
feeling.
Of those who say the war prepara
tions of the United States have pro
ceeded slowly, Mr. Balfour said, they
"know very little of the actual way
in which public life is and must be
carried on in free countries."
"I think what has been accomplished
In these 40 days most remarkable," he
said. "It is quite true that the execu
tive Government has been delayed by
the fact that certain measures placed
before the Congress took time to pass.
some of them have not yet passed. But
who is it that supposes that repre
sentative assemblies are going to make
great and new departures in public
policy solely at the waving of
wand?"
Faith Put in Congress.
He added that he felt confident that
Congress would give the President the
great powers necessary to successful
conduct of the war.
In expressing the mission's gratitude
for the reception given them, the For
eign Minister spoke of regret of their
inability to visit many sections and
voiced the hope that it might be done
at a later and happier time. To the
correspondents themselves and the
American press generally he paid a
tribute for their "accuracy and patriotic
principles.
Mr. Balfour called on President Wil
son at the "White House today for prob
ably the last time during the visit of
the mission. The two statesmen have
established a real personal friendship
during their meetings here, and the
final meeting today was more than
formal and perfunctory.
"Gentlemen," said Mr. Balfour at the
Press Club, "I came to the United
States conscious, on account of the im
portance of the mission with which I
have been entrusted by my govern
ment; conscious that the mission, from
the very nature of the case, was one
of the most important in whifch, either
of our two countries has ever con
cerned itself; conscious that the very
condition of the world in which we
lived gave weight and importance to
every action, to every word and to
every report of every word which
might take place during existence.
Iiavlnh Klndnma Acknowledged.
"The kindness with which we were
received, the warmth of the welcome
which reached us from all parts of the
country, soon made it plain the strictly
and narrowly business side of our mis
sion was not the only one which was
important at the present juncture.
"For my part, I have felt more deep
ly than I find it easy to express the
kindness of the reception which you
have given to the mission in general
and to myself in particular. That kind
ness has been shown me, lavishly
shown me.
"Gentlemen, you have shown during
the month's experience which I have
of your labors, shown that the Ameri
can press is animated by the highest
patriotic principles: that It is incapa
ble, or has shown itself, so far as I am
concerned, as Incapable of misrepre
senting or perverting in the smallest
particular anything which I may have
said or done. I know that It Is to you
and your friends that any word I have
spoken, be it worth listening to or not
worth listening to, at all events reaches
unperverted those for whom it is in
tended. For that I wish to express to
you my most grateful thanks.
"I came with high hopes to Wash
ington. Those hopes have been far
surpassed by the reality. I expected
from what I knew of American friends
on the other side of the Atlantic, that
I should be received with kindness
with courteRy and with sympathy; but
the kindness, the courtesy and the sym
pathy which I have received are far in
excess of anything which I dared hope
for, of anything which I can pretend
even to myself to have deserved.
Return Later Is Hope.
"It ia a sad thought to me that the
moment of parting has come, and tha
those whom 1 looked upon as my
friend!, before I knew them, and who
have become my friends in very truth
and indeed since I know them. I shall
be separated from at all events during
the continuance of the present war.
After that, may it be my happy lot
to return in a less responsible and
official position to renew the connec
tion for a moment severed by the
tragic events in which we are all
equally concerned.
"But, gentlemen, the mission could
not stay here forever. It has received
a welcome, a welcome which none of
its members will forget, and to me
falls the pleasant duty on my own
behalf and on behalf of my friends
POSLAIYI MEETS
EVERY DEMAND
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Tou will find in Poslam the quick
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active help you need to be rid of
Pimples, to heal Eczema, to drive away
Hashes, Redness and to clear Inflamed
complexions.
When Poslam Is applied, ansrv ski
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laved. Itching, however intense, i
ended. Nothing but a healing powe
rare and unusual could accomplish surl
complete and satisfying work. Tha
is what Poslam possesses in the high
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There's work to do
and it might as well be done
in comfort it will be if you
don these splendid garments
. we've assembled
Feminalls, pictured, $1.00
They're already famous and justly so
as a work-a-day garment. -Made of plain
blue or tan fabrics that wear.
Women's overalls, $1.50
Just what women have been looking fori
The feminine version of the regular overall
shoulder straps and all! Of plain blue
juvenile cloth.
The gardenall at $1.75
The newest of all! It covers one com
pletely, and leaves lots of room to reach
and bend. It's made of blue and tan, heavy
juvenile cloth.
Fourth flooi Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
JMercHancL's of J Merit Only"
JlSsJis
of saying to you and to all whom you
can reach how deeply we thank the
American public for what they have
done.
'In that belief I shall leave these
shores. In that belief I shall make
my report to the allied governments
on the other side of the Atlantic, and
n that belief I look forward with a
cheerful confidence to days which
will undoubtedly be days of trial and
difficulty, but beyond which we can
surely see the dawn of a happier day
coming, not merely to the kindred com
munities to which we belong, but to
all mankind and all nations which love
berty and pursue righteousness.
"Mr. Presid-ent. "T"will say no more,
thank you. Through you I thank
every well-wisher in America for all
that you have done for me and for
y friends. I wish you a farewell. I
wish for a reunion at no distant date,
under happier circumstances, when we
can meet, not feeling that we have
to deal with a great crisis which re
quires all our capacity, all our cour
age and all our perseverance, but that
we can look back upon trials already
successfully passed, upon days happily
accomplished, upon a permanent peace
for ourselves and for the rest of the
world."
DRAFT RULES ARE RIGID
Gl:AllD8ME JfOT IN FEDERAL
SERVICE MIST REGISTER.
PEACE PLAN FAILURE
Gompers Against Participation
in Stockholm Meeting.
CAUSTIC REPLY IS CABLED
Convicts and Allen Enemies Within
Age Limit to Be Listed, Too Se
lection Will Be Made by Lot.
WASHINGTON, May 24. Kmphasis
is laid by Provost Marshal General
Crowder on the fact that no man with
in the prescribed age limit except those
already in the Regular Army and Navy,
the National Guard in the Federal serv
ice or reserve divisions of the naval
service, are excused from registration
for military service.
'Even convicts and alien enemies are
required to register," says a statement
issued today, adding, however, that
those liable should not confuse regis
tration with actual drafting for service
In the army.
The statement points out also that
the application of the draft and calling
selected men to colors will furnish the
opportunity for those who believe they
should be exempted to submit their
claims. The process of selection will
be carried out, It adds, "by lot, the fair
est system that can be devised."
VARSITY TO GRADUATE 114
Class Evenly Divided, There Being
5 7 Men and 5 7 Women.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
May 24. (.Special.) There will be 114
seniors in the graduating class of the
university this year, according to an
announcement made this afternoon by
Registrar A. R. Tiffany.
Peculiarly enough, the class is evenly
divided' as to men and women, there
being 57 of each, who will appear in
the caps and gowns next week. This
graduating class exceeds that of last
year by 15 and is one of the largest
classes In recent years. The commence
ment programme will begin Friday
night of next week with the Failing
and Beekman oratorical contest. The
baccalaureate sermon will be Sunday
morning and the granting of degrees
Monday, June 4.
MRS. TUCKER WILL TALK
Girls Honor Guard Chapter Will
- Hear Speaker.
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 24. (Spe
cial.) Accompanied by her husband.
Colonel w. F. Tucker, U. S. A., retired
Mrs. Tucker arrived here last night
from the Tucker Upper Valley country
home, "El Corregldor," named for the
old fortress guarding Manila Harbor,
to deliver addresses to the local chap
ter of the Girls' Honor Guard and to
division of High School girls who are
studying Red Cross work.
Mrs. Tucker had experience as a
United States Army nurse in tha Phil
ippines. ,
GERMAN RADIO COMPLETED
Newspapers Demand Buenos Aires
Plant Be Scaled. '
BUENOS AIRES, May 24.-A Ger
man wireless station has been Installed
here and is expected to be in operation
In a few days.
Some of the newspapers demand that
use of the plant be forbidden.
Labor Officials Seo Hand of Kaiser
in Project, sis Conference Is
Called by Order of Carl
Legcln, German Leader.
WASHINGTON, May 24. Another ef
fort to get Americans to participate In
peace parleys at Stockholm failed to
day when President Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor, de
clined an invitation to send delegates
to a Stockholm trade union congress to
discuss the claims of labor in connec
tion with peace negotiations. The con
gress will meet simultaneously with the
SociaHst peace conference, on which the
state Department has put its stamp of
disapproval- by refusing passports to
Americans expecting to participate.
ine f ederation of Labor s invitation
came in a cablegram from President
Oudegeest, of the Dutch Federation of
Trade Unions. Mr. Gompers cabled this
repiy:
Long before the United States en
tered the war the American Federa
tion of Labor proposed an interna
tional conference after the war and at
.he time and place where the reore
sentatives of each government were to
meet to determine the treaties and in
lernatlonal relations. That proposl
tion was rejected. Now, after the
United States is In the war. you pro
pose a conference to be held at Stock
holm at the same time and place when
me so-called International Socialist
conference is to be held at Stockholm
and this proposition, too. without con
sultation with trade union centers of
tne imited States and other countries.
There Is no time by which American
organized labor could select delegates
to attend the Stockholm conference
June 8, and I cannot see how any good
1-ouia come rrom our participation in
sucn a congress a-t this time."
federation of Labor officials Inter
preted the Dutch move as having been
prompted ny German Interests, inas
much as the head of the international
iearation of trade unions, which or
dered the Dutch organization to ar
range the conference, is Carl Legein, a
German labor leader. No meetings of
the international federation have been
neld since the war started.
CHICAGO BANKERS ACCUSED
Forgery and Illegal Receipts of De
posits Charged.
CHICAGO, May 24. State's Attornev
Hoyne today applied for warrants.
charging forgery and receiving dennxlt a
aiier mey Knew the banks to be in
solvent, against Thomas E. McFarland,
president, and Mark P. Bransfleld, vice
president and cashier of the Auburn
state and the Morgan Park Stat
Banks, the doors of which were closed
Dy an examiner yesterday.
The deposits of the banks are said
to total $700,000.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
RAILROADS PLACE BONDS
Employes Will Pay on Installments
for Liberty Issue.
CHICAGO. May 24. A. J. Earllng
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway, today announced that
the company had arranged to sell lib
erty loan bonds to Its 70,000 employes
on tne installment plan.
It is said that this plan will be fol
lowed by every railroad in the coun
try.
ITALIAN STEAMERS ESCAPE
Only Two Sailers Are Sunk by Ger
man Submarines In Week.
ROME, via Paris. May 24. No Italian
steamers were sunk by submarines for
the week ended May 20. One was at
tacked by gunfire and sustained some
damage.
Only two sailing ships, both under
300 tons, were lost in the same period.
EXTREME REDUCTIONS
in
EVERY SUIT EVERY COAT EVERY DRESS
Now comes our First Annual Clearance Sale an event of timely interest and offering:
exceptional money saving opportunities. Without reservation we have radically reduced
every suit, coat and dress in the store. This sale is of greater significance, perhaps, when
you are reminded that every garment in the store is the newest and choicest, purchased for
our opening with extreme care and discrimination, and also, as this is our first sale of this
description, it is our desire that it be remembered as one of great value giving and perma
nent satisfaction. j
In this limited space it is impossible to embody complete, descriptions or
a complete range of prices the partial enumeration below will serve as
a guide to the other money-saving opportunities in the store. You are
cordially invited to inspect at your leisure without obligation. An early
call, however, will insure the best choice if you contemplate a purchase .
at this time.
SUITS
WHITE
Every white suit In the house reduced. Ma
terials are serge, polret twill,-gabardine, etc.,
in plain and fancy models, self and silk-braid
trimmed. Women's and misses' sizes.
$18.75, $24.75, $27.50, $37.50,
$42.50 and up.
SILK
Every silk suit in the house has been marked
at a price for quick sale: materials pre
dominating are taffeta, silk poplin, etc., in all
colors and combinations of colors. Special
now,
$18.75, $27.50, $37.50, $47.50,
$49.75 and up
CLOTH
Every cloth-suit In the second floor depart
ment has been cut. Most popular materials
are Poiret twill, gabardine, serge and man
nish mixtures. All the season's colors.
$18.75, $24.75, $27.50, $37.50,
$47.50 and up.
Jersey suits In all colors for women and
misses for sports, vacation or traveling
have been reduced. There la a wide variety
of styles to choose from and all colors will
DRESSES
EVENING
Every evening gown Jn taffeta, tulle, silver
and gold, lace and crepe chiffon has been
reduced only a few of the prices are listed
below countless designs in all colors to
choose from.
$14.75,
$19.75, $29.50,
$57.50 and up.
AFTERNOON
$47.50,
be found.
$19.75, $23.75, $25.00,
$45.00 and up.
$27.50,
Second Floor.
Every afternoon gown Is included in this
Clearance Sale. Leading materials are:
Georgette, crepe de chine, taffeta and rhar
meuse, la all popular colors and in latest de-
$12.75, $14.75, $24.75, $37.50,
$47.50 and up.
SERGES
Every serge dress has been reduced. A splen
did variety to choose from, trimmed with
gold and silver embroidery, braid, buttons,
self fabric and taffeta. Women's and misses'
sizes.
$12.75, $14.75, $18.75, $24.75,
$39.50 and up.
SPORTS
Every dress suitable for golf, motoring, ten
nis, yachting, etc., has been reduced. There
is a great variety of styles In Jersey, crepe de
rjilne, etc., in all colors. Women's and misses'
$14.75, $18.75, $24.75, $29.50,
$37.50 and up.
COATS
SILK AND JERSEY
Every coat of silk every coat of jersey has
been reduced. Many styles and all colors. A
limited number of Jerseys to choose from.
Women's and misses' sizes. Special,
$18.75, $27.50, $37.50, $42.50,
$49.50 and up.
CLOTH COATS
Cloth coats gunneburl, bolivia. burella cloth,
serge, covert, etc, are included in this sale.
All the new styles to select from and all the
season's most popular colors. Priced now
$12.75, $14.75, $16.75, $18.75,
$24.75 and up.
Whether you seek a coat fop evening or
afternoon, business, motoring or traveling,
you will find a most desirable one here at a.
price affording a tremendous sjivlng.
Second Floor
We Consider No Transaction Complete Until You Are Entirely Satis
fied All Alterations by Expert Fitters
Separate Skirts SWEATERS
For sports, traveling or utility
wear In all materials and all col
ors, including plaids, checks,
stripes, washable khaki and silk.
Special now
$4.00, $5.75, $8.75,
$10.75 and up.
STORE YOUR FURS IN OUR
In silk, fiber silk and Shetland in r . 1 i j 1 1 X" ' r iJJl I
all the plain and belted models in stOk ' kAi1 V " ' -S&-
all lengths. Complete range of lllrfTTSf. LvOV r l J ;Vr
colors and combinations of colors. U I rV I VjW
$3.95, $4.75, $4.95, MW S' (XmiWw
$5.75 and up. WmUIA L-W
COLD-AIR STORAGE VAULTS '( I L-rr ....f
149 1S1 B ROADWAY Y M Pill
1000 MEN IN EXPEDITION
AMERICA! ENGINEERS EXTEB
TAISED BY EARL OF DERBY.
pany will purchase tne amount of the
bonds subscribed by Its employes, ac
cepting time payments from the workers.
Conference "With War Officials In Re-
Bard to 'Worlt to Be Per
formed Are Begun.
IjONDON, May 24. The engineers
from the American Army who have
arrived , in England made a call early
today on Ambassador Page and later
separated for a series of conferences
with War Office officials in regard to
their various specialties. They were
entertained at luncheon by the Karl of
Derby, Secretary for War.
American khaki was much in evi
dence in London today. A number of
additional officers and hospital units
have arrived and nurses, especially of
the Cleveland and Harvard units, in
their blue uniforms with white arm
bands labeled with the Insignia of the
American Red Cross, already have be
come a familiar sight to the London
public
. More than 1000 persons belonging to
the American. Army are now in Oreat
Britain.
One Bond Buy Is $5,000,000.
' SCHENECTADY, N. T.. May 24. The
purchase of 15.000,000 worth of liberty
loan bonds has been authorized by the
General Electric Company, it was an-
Jnounced today. In addition, the com-
STEEL REACHES HIGH MARK
United States Common Touches 130
and Exchange Is Lively.
NEW YORK, May 24. United States
Steel common sold at the highest price
in its history on the stock exchange
shortly after noon today, touching 130.
The previous maximum was 129, made
yesterday and In the great boom of last
November.
Steel's rise was marked by the cus
tomary large overturns In that stock,
many individual lots of 1000 to almost
6000 shares changing hands.
JAP DEMANDS CITIZENSHIP
Appeal Is First to Reach Federal
Supreme Court in California.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 24. The first
appeal for citizenship by a Japanese
ever to reach an upper Federal Court,
according to officials, was filed here
today in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals by Takao Ozawa, a
merchant of Honolulu.
Ozawa sets forth that he came to
I the United States in 1902 and since has
been refused citizenship both in Ala
Imeda County (Oakland). California, and
In Honolulu. His point on appeal Is that
an act of Congress, passed June 22,
190f. and relating to naturalization.
does not refer to races or colors and In
Its na'ture supersedes other acts which,
do.
Ill H
YE OREGON GRILLE
Owing to the lack of space in the New Lunch Room recently
opened, we have been - compelled to reopen the Main Grille
for Luncheon.
Beginning Friday, May 2oth, 1917, the Main Grille
will be opened for LUJs'CH at 11:30 A. M., and we
will serve daily a
MERCHANTS SPECIAL LUNCHEON for
3 5c
Table d'Hote Dinner served in the Main Grille Room 5:50 to
8 P. M. $1.00 the cover.
Dancing and Music During Dinner and After the Theater.
THE HOTEL OREGON
Broadway and Stark St.