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TE MORNING OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917. FIRST MAIL MAKES AMERICANS HAPPY FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF HOLLWEG'S SUCCESSOR AS CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY. RADICALS' REVOLT IS BROUGHT TO END IOCXOI "THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH" Offers This List of Unmatchable Undeip7iced Friday Spec'ls . t o n o Letters Reach Army in France After Following Soldiers to Many Parts of World. jar Small Proportion of Loyal Troops in Petrograd Is Able to Keep Order, An Extraordinary Underpricing of Dainty and Well Made Corset Covers and Drawers Friday only ' Q C I Three Garments C 7 ll for OOC for .v.. 0JL.UU Women who know values best will be the first to purchase generously at this saving sale. It is a closing out of broken lines, odds and ends and sample garments dozens of styles in dainty lace or embroidery trimmed Corset Covers and Drawers go on sale Friday at less than factory cost. See our window display and attend this sale early. a o CAMPS ARE INSPECTED ARMY AT FRONT IS LOYAL 2 1 T Troops Are Still Eating "Durable" l'rench Bread and Have 'Wines a hut They Cannot Touch Be cause of Xew Legislation. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN FRANCE, July 19. Several thousand soldiers were -made happy today when as many letters or packages arrived and were distributed among the vari ous camps. It was lor many, if not most of the men, the first mail they had received since leavins the United States and it was more welcome than anything else could have been. The original addresses on the letters Indicated often how long the families of men had been out of touch with them. Every third or fourth missive was addressed in care of the former assignments of regiments, for instance, the Mexican border and Western forts. Others had found their way over to "somewhere in France" notwithstand ing the addresses; others had been ad dressed to the recipients at Washing ton in care of the War Department, while others had been forwarded from the sailing point of various regiments. CHaplain la Postmnster. The mail here has been put in charge of one of the Army chaplains, who thus has a busy week between his Sun day duties and his work as postmaster. All letters and packages are forwarded from Paris and must be ported and dis tributed under his direction. Likewise he has charge of all the outgoing mail. Major-General William L Sibert went through his entire camp today on the first official inspection tour he has made. From early morning until late in the afternoon he made the rounds and did not call it a day until he had examined each set of quarters and inspected virtually every man In his command. Yesterday an American corporal opened a barber shop in the abandoned Quarters of a one-time French barber, who now is at the front. Almost im mediately the American cornered vir tually all the trade in town. He had so many customers, both French and American, that he announced that bus iness here was far better than in his previous army shops in Manila, Ha waii, Alaska and on the Mexican bor der. As the kits have been unpacked, phonographs have made their appear ance and the daily military concerts are supplemented by informal phono Kraph recitals. Durable Bread Distributed. The busiest of all the American troop departments these days is -the quarter- master's, which is working almost fe-. verishly to perfect its system of sup plying the men with all the necessi ties. The work has gone ahead so fast that the quartermaster already has a three months1 supply of all foods within a. short distance of the camp and a constant 10-days' supply here. The troops are still eating the dark French bread which is being paid for with American flour, but within three days bakeries will have been estab lished and the rations will change to white bread with a heavy crust, which makes it transportable and durable. The American Army will then be the only one in Europe eating white bread. It is today the biggest meat consumer, as the men receive a ration of 20 ounces dally. The American ..oldiers are now living on the so-called field ration, which con sists of 20 ounces of fresh beef daily or 12 ounces of bacon, or 16 ounces of canned meat, or 16 ounces of canned salmon; is ounces of soft or 18 ounces of hard bread or flour or beans; 20 ounces or potatoes with a similar umouni or onions: an ounce and one quarter of coffee and three ounces of sugar, with salt, pepper and syrup, as well as prunes, dried apples or peaches or jam. When the supplies all arrive mere also will be butter, which will De distributed as an extra on special Gift of Liquor Not Used. The department is still trvinsr to de, cide what to do with the gift made by uie trench government to t:.e Amer ican troops in honor of the 14th of juiy, me trench national holiday, con Misting of champagne, red wines, jellies. ana otner ueucacies. There is considerable quantity of champagne and red wine for each roldier and offi cer, but for the present the authorities have not been able to decide whether the distribution of these wines would ie in violation of the spirit of the r cent legislation covering the question ui liquor to soiuiers. The first death occurred at the camp yesterday, when Private Nolan, of the iniamry, was drowned. Pueblo Cheers Belgian Mission. PUEBLO. Colo., July 19. The Bel gian war mission was cheered through Colorado today. Jt was almost the busiest day since the mission started its thanksgiving tour of the country, July 1. Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo were visited and each welcomed the guests with characteristic Western hospitality. f - v 3i Pi- Corps on Way to Capital to Stop Disorders Ukrainian Soldiers Seize Kiev Arsenal, but Order Is Restored. k. GEORGE MICIIAELIS. KILLING IS ADMITTED George Tompkins Confesses to Triple Murder. DETAILS TOLD MINISTER Officials Do Not Make Public State ment in Regard to Tragedy Sun day on Road Near Cor roltown, Pa. JOHNSTOWN, Fa., July 19. George C. Tompkins, of Philadelphia, held in connection with the shooting to death of Edmund I. Humphries, prominent coal operator, his wife, Mrs. Carrie Humphries, and their 15-year-old son, Edmund I. Humphreys, Jr., on a coun try road near Carrolltown, this county. last bunday, confessed to the three murders today, according to announce ment by the police. The confession was made in the presence of Jailor Ed ward Knee, of the county Jail, and Tompkins' attorneys. Tompkins was a member of the Hum phries automobile party. Following the shooting he went to the home of a friend and declared that the party had been held up by three masked men, who shot and killed the members of the Humphries family. Despite this story, Tompkins was held and formally charged with the murder. According to Jailer Knee, Tompkins was sitting In the office of the Jail talking to his wife pnd. his lather, George C. Tompkins, Sr., of Clinton, N. J., when he burst forth, saying: I killed those three people. 1 killed them all. I killed Humphries in the cornfield. I bought the pistol in Johnstown." Later, it is said, he made a detailed verbal confession to Rev. B. V. Henry, but this confession was not made public the remaining counties in proportion to their respective populations. "This, however, gave several other counties an excess, due to the fact that they were enlisted nearly up to their required quota, and these excesses in turn had to be apportioned among the remaining counties. After these adjust ments had been made the net quota re maining to be supplied by the respec tive counties were those shown in the table. Absolute AccuracT Required. "In calculating the quotas and credits assigned to the counties, the Govern ment required all proportions to be calculated to six decimal places to in sure entire accuracy in the results." On account of the great amount of work necessary to be done speedily and accurately today in listing and making public the names of those drawn for service, the office of the Adjutant-General will be closed to the public all day. Only accredited representatives of the press will be received. Even th telephones will be disconnected for the day. The following complete official table, showing the population of the state as a whole, and of each county. according to the latest Census Bureau estimates, and the gross quota of each the number of voluntary enlistments in the Army to be deducted from the gross quota and, finally, the net quota to be furnished by the state whole and by each, county, was given out by General White: DRAFT NUMBERS TO COME (Continued From Firt Pk. Rrad The Orernnian classified aJ!. WAR TIME NERVOUSNESS In these war times many people are living in an unnatural condition of nervous excitement. Unless something is done to correct it the inevitable result will be a nervous breakdown, an exhaustion of nervous energy that may take a very serious and unfore seen turn. Neurasthenia is one such result with Its accompaniment of worry, irritabil ity, oversensitiveness and severe head ache. It means that the patient has Jost the power to recover and store up energy. The condition will grow worse if not corrected. The treatment is one of nutrition of the nerve cells, requiring a non-alcoholic tonic. As the nerves get their nourishment from the blood, the treat ment must be directed towards build ing up the blood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills act directly on the blood and have proved of the greatest benefit in many cases of neurasthenia. A ten dency to anemia, or bloodlessness, shown by most neurasthenic patients, is also corrected by these tonic pills. Two useful books, "Diseases of the Nervous System" and "What to Eat end How to Eat," will be sent free by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co.. Scheu Tctady. N. Y. Tour own druggist sells Xi: WMiams' Pink Tills, in order to provide enough men to cover the probable exemptions and re jectlons on account of physical dis ability. With 717 men to be furnished by Ore gon, 1434 names would be drawn if this system is followed. Of these 1434. however, only 717 would be actually taken into the military service. Their selection, of course, would be in the order in which the numbers were In counties like Multnomah, which have already furnished their full quotas on this draft through volun tary enlistments in the regular Army and National Guard, there will be no names given out. Men in such coun ties having numbers that would have called them out had the counties not already furnished their quotas will be called out in the same order on the next draft, however. Some mighty faBt work was done In General White's office yesterday morning, when official notification was received from the Provost Marshal General iat the state's gross quota is 7387 and Its net quota 717, as pre viously announced in press dispatches. Within one hour. General White was able to report back to Washington that the apportionment of quotas In each of the counties of the state, called the allocation of the draft quota, had been completed and notification tele graphed to each county. Quota Table Is Prepared. This quick action was made possible through the fact that General White had assumed that the press dispatches were correct, and on that basis had had a tentative allocation table made out. As soon as the press figures were officially confirmed, all that was nec essary was to make the tentative al location table an official one, and send copies, which had also been pre pared, to the proper authorities in each county. Thus much delay at a critical June ture was saved. General White gave out the follow ing statement in explanation of the method whereby the net quotas for the various counties were calculated: "First, the gross quota of 7374 as signed to the state was apportioned among the counties in proportion to their respective populations, as esti mated by the Census Bureau on the basis of the registration for conscrlp tlon. Knllstmenta Are Credited. "Next, each county was credited with the total number of its enlistments in the National Guard and regular Army to June 30. and the difference between the gross quota assigned to the county and the total credit was found. "Several counties had an excess of credits over grosa quota, and these credits were next, apportioned autoes State of Or iron U7."..(ii2 Kaker county j:.1 111 Benton County 11. (Ill", jis Clackamas County . .:148 310 Clatsop County 2:i,7oJ Columl-la County ... J.'.t Coob County 22.243 24:1 Crook County 4.S2S 4! Curry County ...... :t,2.M X" Deschutes County . . s.niii im Douglas County .... 17,210 IKS Gilliam County B,r:m Grant County H.7:l9 74 Harney County O.o:."! 1'S Hood River County.. 0.410 70 Jackson County . . .. 14.MIT 102 Jefferson County ... 4.120. 45 Josephine County ... ti.Mi) ! Klamath County ... 13.179 144 Lake County 7.4S7 si Lane 27.414 2!'! Lincoln County 4.270 4T Linn County 10.24O 210 Malheur County ... 13,204 144 Marion County 32,:!N2 3.14 Morrow County .... 0,60.'$ 7H Multnomah County.. 11.031 I'lO Portland (city) . ...204,fi2 22:!,-. Polk County 12.S00 140 Fherman County . . . 4.7S5 r.2 Tillamook County .. 7.BH2 S4 Umatilla County ... 2.-..41S 27S I'nloii Cuunty 30.70i 3S3 Wallowa County ll.U'.tS 12S Wasco County 12.1m4 137 Washington County. 20,10:t 221 Wheeler county .... 3,745 41 Yamhill County 15,7M:i 172 Enlist Gross ment Net Uta. Crdts. Ota. 7:174 60.-.7 717 113 inn 172 132 01 182 44 4 no 242 . 12 45 10 17 2 S3 12 04 04 15 4.14 1 t 231 44 42S 12 123 2455 200 7 164 1 r.s 121 7 78 122 20 2u'J 2 60 30 0 43 11 14 23 MILLS' RUN IS RESTRICTED Guardsmen at Iloquiam Supervise Shipment of Munitions. HOQTJIAM. Wash., July 19. Troops arrived pn Grays Harbor today as the result of a request from Governor Lister in connection with the Indus trial Workers of the World strike in the loggine camps and mills of Gray Harbor County. The Uuardsmen perintended the shipment of the cargo of rifles and ammunition, taken from the schooner Annie Larsen two years ago. to the Army camp ac American Lake. Conditions in the strike zone are quiet. The situation in the mills and camps is practically unchanged sine Tuesday. Only a few are running thei sawmills, although practically all are operating planers and shipping crews, Some camps are taking out a few me and will get work under way to some extent, although no attempt is yet be ins made to start up the full outfits. 19c BY AP.NO DOSCH FLEUROT. (Copyright. 1017. by the Press Fubllshlni Company. New Tfork. PETROGRAD. July 19. (Special.) The Bolshivikis (the rebellious radi cals), especially the Red Guard of the Viborg district, under the leadership of machine gunners, who refused to go to the front, having- forced the issue by a demonstration in front of the Tauride Palace (after it had been for bidden by the United Provisional Gov. nment and Councils of Workmen, Soldiers and Peasants), no course was eft open to the government out to end the revolt by disarming the discordant lements. That the government was strong enough to disarm the agitators was demonstrated by its having maintained today a rigid control throughout the istrict .with a small proportion of the loyal forces in the city. But the army t the front was so disgusted at the continual disturbance in Petrograd that it has started a corps, which is now on its way here, to suppress the trouble-makers. Radicals Alarmed mt Own Aets. Many of the Bolshivikis are coming over to the side of the government, be ing alarmed at the violence they aroused by disclaiming against the ich. They have done great harm to the cause of radical socialism by trying to bring .on civil war. PETROGRAD, July 19. With the re pentance of the military elements con cerned in the recent demonstrations and their repudiation of the cause in which they temporarily enlisted, the danger of further disturbances by the Maximalists appears to be over for the time being. Today the city is normal. As a safeguard the troops were kept in readiness for any trouble that might arise. During the night several companies of infantry arrived from the front to assist in the preservation of order. A detachment of Cossacks also reached Petrograd to patrol the streets. Tele grams have been received by the min sters and council of deputies from various parts of the country protesting a lack of sympathy with the Maximal ist movement and giving assurance of support to the workmen's and soldiers' and peasants' organizations. Special CongKH Called. A special congress of delegates rep resenting all the councils of Russia has been summoned to meet at petrograa. July 28, to determine the future com position of the cabinet and the govern mental policy. Until then the present ministers have been given assurances of support. The congress will consist of delegates from the local and district councils of the workmen and soldiers Socialists, Maximalists and Minimal' ists organizations and the regimental committees. Disturbances similar to those In Petrograd also took place in Kiev. Five thousand Ukrainian soldiers seized the Kiev arsenal, but according to the lat est reports prompt measures taken by the general In command resulted in the restoration of order. A letter from General Brussilofrs chief of staff states that Nikolai Lenine. the Radical Socialist leader, is in agent of the German general staff. The evidence was traced through the confession of Lieutenant Ermolenko that he was sent to the front of the Sixth Russian army to make a propa ganda in favor of early peace with Germany. Lenine's task was to compromise the provisional government in the eyes of the people by every possible means, Funds were "sent through the inter mediary of an employe of the German Legation at Stockholm. The alleged chief German agent in Russia is Maxsta Koslovsky, to whose account, it is stated, two million rubles are now standing. Moscow Hay Be Capital. M. Tseretelli, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, and members of the Coun cil of Workmen s and Soldiers' Dele gates said yesterday the general as sembly of workmen and soldiers and peasants would be held at Moscow to prevent the interference from an irre sponsible section of the Petrograd gar rison. M. Pereveizeff, who held the port folio of Justice, has resigned. IflNDON'. July 18. A Reuler dis 3000 Yards of Voiles Priced Friday at. Yard 38-inch Voiles of best standard quality, priced to close at less than mill cost. Included are all wanted colors in stripes, dots, figures, flowers, checks and plaids. Fiber Silk Sweaters CT0 QO Priced Friday at V- sO Women's fine Fiber Silk Plaited Sweater Coats un dervalued in an attractive manner. They come in styles with V-shape neck all sizes, in gold, Copen hagen, green and old rose.' D o No Other Sale Will Compare With This Great Embroidery Offering Friday Choice From 5000 Yards at 35c a Yard The most beautiful and crisp new Embroideries in patterns especially adapted for Summer dresses, waists, undergarments, corset covers, infants' and children's dresses, etc. Included are 40-inch Voile, Organdy and Batiste Flouncings embroidered in pretty colorings 10-inch Allover Voile and Rice Voile Flouncings, embroidered in white and in colors 27-inch Baby and Dress Flouncings 17-inch Cor set Cover and Flouncings in Swiss, nainsook and cambric of extra good quality. Every yard a (Won derful value at 3o yard. D o o D o D o in BELGIANS SEEK LAND Opportunities for Colonization Proj ect in Vtali Investigated. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, July 19. In search of land suitable for coloniza tion jJtirposes. the Belgian government is having some Investigations made as to the opportunities for such projects in Utah, according to information re ceived here yesterday. It is reported that a representative of the Belgian government has been making some investigations in the Pa cific Northwest and at his suggestion a representative of the colonization de partment of the Union Pacific system Is making an inspection of some of the lands in Emery County. No de tails of the colonization project ere available. GERMANY UPHOLDS U-BOAT fContinu.-d From First Paife.) now serve the cause to the utmost of my power. I beg from you your trusty co-operation in the spirit which has been splendidly maintained in this body during the war." Phone your-want ads . to The Orego- Eiau, AlaLu 1010, A 60 S5, No Increase Food Prices Here! For example: Breakfasts and Lunches, 25c and upward. Dinners, 50c and upward. Sale of Men's Sus penders at 19c Pr. The celebrated President Suspenders for men. Neat patterns and desir able colors. One day only at this price. Sale Men's Shirts at Ferguson & McKinney Shirts in coat style, with double soft cuffs, and separate soft collars to match. Palm Beach color. Sale of Cur tain Goods at Sc Yard About 1600 yds. of Bun galow Curtaining, 22 to 26-inch widths, in styles with colored border and braid edging. Sale of Barefoot Sandals at 99c Misses and Children's Barefoot S dais in tan willow calf. Sizes 5 to 2. They come with Good year stitched soles. n o A Timely and Important Sale of Women's and Misses' Fashionable Summer Dresses Pongee Silk and Wool Jersey, all sizes, 16 to 42, OO O C Friday Only at 0y.s4O At this opportune time we have underpriced our stock of Women's and Misses' Pongee Silk and Wool Jersey Dresses in an unusual manner. Included are the most fashionable styles and all sizes from 16 to 42. Those in pongee have cuffs, collar and belt of contrasting color, and the Jersey Dresses are shown in gray, plum and white. Don't fail to see them. D o n o 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. Q o aoi I0E30J patch from Petrograd says the number of killed or wounded in the two days of disorder there la estimated at about 500. MINE GUARD TO WITHDRAW Soldiers Will Be Removed From Arizona Properties. PHOENIX, Ariz., July 19. Federal troops now guarding Arizona copper mines will be withdrawn on Augast I. according to correspondence between the War Department and uovernor Campbell, made public by the latter today. The withdrawal will be in accord ance with an order by Secretary of War Baker to the Governor on July 10, di recting the removal of all troops from all public and private utilities except those of primary importance. U. S. ASKED TO CONFER BALKANS AND MILITARY SUBJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED. Read The Oregonian claKs'.fied ads. America Will Participate In Paris Meeting to Get In Touch With After-War Problems. WASHINGTON. July 19. The United States has been officially invited by the allied governments to participate in the. inter-allled conference to be held In Paris some time this month, but has decided that for the present it will not be necessary to take part In such meetings not directly affecting this country's part in the war. It was officially explained at the State Department that while this course was followed at present, it was not to be taken as an indication of a permanent policy. The Paris conference was stated in the Invitation to be largely military and upon the Balkan situation. The United States at present has no direct interest In that question as affecting' its own war plans, it was stated. Nevertheless it is realized that as a final settlement of the world-war Is reached, the voice of the United States will have to become increas ingly -important in its attempt to se cure a just peace which shall free the world, from causes of future wars. On that basin, the Government Is examin ing the various plans of reconstruction suggested and will, when it deems the moment ripe, suggest suitable adjust ments. This time, however, is thought not yet to have arrived. Sunburn, Tan and Freckles Prevented by tlmrly un of Santtwptlr. lnarintTj rHleTL-il sunburn. Cool. Kootli(.tf and hfuli xkln. oov. All drugfc'lsti. Take it on jour outings. I am Guided by the Lamp of Exp erieKce. Patrick. He tWa I M Smpertalotel developing the Firestone Super-size Cord Tire only the facts of road performance dictated manufac turing policy. Perhaps the relentless Firestone road tests are responsible for the marked differences between Firestone Cord Tires and others. Super-size, that is, greater feirth. and larger air column, is one of these differences. A special arrangement of the cords is another. The Firestone tread compound is another. All of these have been definitely tested and proved by experience, road experience. 0 0 c .nm - . Your preference for Firestone Super-size Cord construc tion can coma only as a result of your experience with them. But you'll find that just a short test is neces sary to convince you of their greater resilience, speed and feasoline economy. Conviction reardin& Most Miles per Dollar will follow later. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. 63-07-69 Park Street IV., Portland, Home Office end factory: Akron, .Ohio .Branches and Pcalers Everywhere