Morning Oregonian., August 18, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

THE 3IOKXING OREGOXIAIf, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917.
TROOPS TO COME IF
I. W. W. STOP WORK
No Half-Hearted Measures to
Be Taken to Keep War
Industries Running.
APPREHENSION IS FELT
Government Officials Consider as
Ridiculous Demands of I. W. AV.
That All Members in Jail
lie Released at Once.
WASHINGTON; Aug. 17. Govern
mental agencies were placing them
selves in readiness today to meet any
situation which mav develop in the
Northwest and on the Pacific Coast as
a result of the threatened strike of
Industrial Workers of the World,
August 20, in Washington, Oregon,
Montana and Idaho. Extreme meas
ures, even to the despatch of Federal
troops into the affected section, will
toe taken if necessary. ,
Troops will be sent, it is said, only
in case of serious disorder which local
etate and Federal authorities may be
unable to meet adequately or to in
sure the non-interruption of war in
dustries. Officials are united, how
ever. In the opinion that there must
be no cessation of activity In such in
dustries as are regarded as essential
to prosecution of the war.
Civil Authorities Relied On.
The civil authorities are prepared to
take extraordinary measures to keep
War industries moving. Should these
measures fail and serious disorders
or general tieups of industrial activi
ties result, troops are available.
Reports from the affected districts
today showed little change in the sit
uation and officials here, while not
minimizing the extent of the threat
ened disturbance, are hopeful that it
will not assume such magnitude as to
make extreme corrective measures
necessary.
Labor Department Interested.
Secretary Wilson, of the Labor De
partment, returning to Washington af
ter an absence of several days, re
ceived reports on the situation and be
gan to determine if the service of his
department could be utilized in avert
ing the threatened strike. Conciliators
of the Department are already in the
districts affected.
The food administration Is encerned
with reports that the strike might re
tard harvesting and that damage had
been done to fruit and vegetables in
California which are needed for can
ning. The board of mediation and concilia
tion, while without direct representa
tion in the territory affected, is pre
pared to act quickly in case the threat
ened strike should result in interrup
tion to train service. G. W. W. Hanger,
of the board, is at present in San Fran
cisco. Apprehenftlon Is Felt.
Department of Justice investigators
are inclined to view the situation with
some apprehension, and United States
Attorneys in the four states mentioned
in the proposed general strike call are
authorized to act quickly In case of
disorder.
So far as the Department of Justice
Is concerned, only an overt act can re
sult in action.
Should the civil authorities deem It
advisable -to have Federal troops sent
to guard industries, they could be sent
upon the request of state authorities
or the Department of Justice itself.
o Half Measures Wanted.
Officials unite in saying there will be
no half-measures by the Government
with persons attempting to hinder in
dustries essential to prosecuting the
war. Extreme measures, it was said,
would be resorted to without hesita
tion. In view of the nature of the de
mands made by the Industrial Work
ers of the World, ncluding the release
of all members of its organization at
present in prison in the four states. It
was thought likely that the strike
would be called. The demand . is re
garded by officials here as preposter
ous, and one that could not possibly be
acceded to.
DETROIT, Aug. 17. Declaring their
belief that Industrial Workers of the
World are responsible for recurring
labor difficulties at the plant of the
Great Lakes Engineering Works, near
River Rouge, a suburb, authorities of
that village have issued notice that
every member of the organization must
leave immediately. Those who fail to
obey the order, it was announced, .will
be rounded up and placed In jail.
Three strikes have been called and
adjusted at the shipyards in the last
ten days. Although the company re
cently granted a general increase of
10 per cent, agitation among the work
ers, it was said, has continued.
It was announced today that 400 In
dustrial Workers of the World have
left River Rouge during the past
48 hours. A threatened strike at
a shipbuilding plant there has been
avoided and conditions seemed normal
this afternoon.
GRAND JITNCTION, Colo., Aug. 17.
A company of home guards at Palisades
last night arrested and deported 23
alleged I. W. W. members who per
sisted in camping in fruit orchards.
The men were placed aboard an east
bound freight train.
AMERICA IS NOT FEARED
Continued From First Pase.)
intimation of the coming ultimatum the
next day. Judging that the hint meant
the resumption of ruthless submarine
war, I telegraphed a warning to the
American Ambassadors and Ministers
as well as to the State Department.
On January 31, at about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, I received from Zimmer
mann a short letter, of which the fol
lowing is a ccpy:
"The Secretary of State of the For
eign Office, Zimmermann, requests the
honor of the visit of His Excellency, the
Ambassador of the United States of
America, this afternoon at 6 o'clock in
the Foreign Office, Wilhelmstrasse, 75
76 Berlin, the 31st January, 1917."
Pursuant to this letter I went to the
Foreign Office at 6 o'clock. Zlmmer
mann then read to me in German a note
from the Imperial government announc
ing the creation of the war zones about
Great Britain and Franc?, and the com
mencement of ruthless submarine war
fare at 12 P. M. that night.
Wilson Believed to Be for Peace.
I made no comment, put the note In
my pocket and went back to the em
bassy. It was then about 7 P. M., and,
of course, the note was immediately
translated and dispatched with all
speed to America.
After the dispatch of the note I had
an interview with the Chancellor, In
which, as I haven stated, he criticised
both the peace note of December 18
as not being definite enough, and the
speech to the Senate of January 22;
further, he said that he believed the
situation had changed that, in spite of
what President Wilson had said in the
note before the Sussex settlement, the
President was now for peace; that he
had been elected on a peace platform,
and that nothing would happen.
Zimmermann at the time he delivered
the note told me that this submarine
warfare was a necessity for Germany
and that Germany could Jiot hold out
a year on the question of food. He
further said: "Give us only two months
of this kind of warfare and we shall
end the war and make peace within
three months."
America Breaks Relations.
The President on Saturday, February
3, announced to Congress the breaking
of diplomatic relations with Germany.
The news of this, of course, did not
reach Berlin until the next day, and
on this Saturday afternoon Mrs. Gerard
and I had an engagement to go to the
theater with Zimmerman and Mrs.
Friedlander-Fuld-Mitford, a young lady
whose father is considered the richest
man in Berlin, and who had been mar
ried to a young Englishman named
Mitford, son of Lord Redesdale. Through
no fault on the lady's part, there had
been an annulment of this marriage,
and she was occupying a floor of her
own in the handsome house of her
father and mother on the Pariser-Platz
in Berlin.
We stopped for Mrs. Mitford and took
her to the theater, where we saw a
very clever play, I think by Thoma,
called "Die Veriorene Tochter" ("The
Prodigal Daughter")- Zimmermann did
not come to the play, but Joined us
later at the Friedlander-Fuld house,
where we had a supper for four In Mrs.
Mitford's apartments. '
Zimmermann Confident of Peace.
After supper, while I was talking to
Zimmermann, he spoke of the note to
America, and said:
"During the last month this is what
I have been doing so often at the gen
eral headquarters with the Emperor. I
often thought of telling you what was
going on, as I used to tell you In the
old days, but I thought that you would
only reply that such a course would
mean a break of diplomatic relations,
and so I thought there was no use in
telling you. But you will see every
thing will be all right. 'America will
do nothing, for President Wilson is for
peace and nothing else. Everything
will go on as before. I have arranged
for you to go to great general head
quarters and see the Kaiser next week.
Everything will be all right."
First News Breaks at Kaon.
The next day, Sunday, we had a Ger
man who is connected with the Foreign
Office and his American wife to lunch
eon, and another German who had been
in America also connected with the
Foreign Office. Just as we were going
in to lunch, someone produced a copy
of the "B. Z.," the noon paper published
in Berlin, which contained what seeiried
to be an authentic account of the break
ing of diplomatic relations by Amer
ica. The lunch was far from cheerful.
The Germans looked very sad and eaid
virtually nothing, while I tried to make
polite conversation at my end of the
table.
The next day I went over to see Zim
mermann, having that morning received
the official dispatch from Washington,
and told him that I had come to demand
my passports.
Of course, Zimmermann by that time
had received the news and had had
time to compose himself. The Amer
ican correspondents told me that when
he saw them on the day before he had
at first refused to say anything, and
then had been rather violent in his lan
guage and had finally shown great emo
tion. Break Was Intense Surprise.
I am sure from everything I observed
that the break of diplomatic relations
came as an intense surprise to him and
to the other members of the govern
ment; yet I cannot imagine why In
telligent men should think that the
United States of America had fallen so
low as to bear without murmur this
sudden kick in the face.
The police, who had always been
about our embassy since the commence
ment of the war, were now greatly In
creased in numbers, and guarded not
only the front of the house, but the
rear and the surrounding streets. But
there was no demonstration whatever
on the part of the people of Berlin. On
Tuesday afternoon I went out for a
walk, passing through most of the
principal streets of Berlin absolutely
alone.
(Continued tomorrow.)
WAR TAX OH AUTO
OWNERS ADOPTED
Levy of Between $40,000,000
and $50,000,000 Is Im
posed by Measure.
MAKERS OF CARS SPARED
Wine Feature Is Disposed Of Also by
Senate; Sliarp Figltt Over In
comes and War Profits Is
Likely to Begin Monday.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Disposition
by the Senate today of many uncon
tested provisions of the $2,006,000,000
war tax bill almost cleared the way for
the sharp fight which probably will
begin Monday over income and war
profits taxes.
Among important features disposed
of during the day were the wine and
motor vehicle schedules. The revision
of the finance committee levying be
tween $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 on
owners of motor vehicles instead of
$68,000,000 on manufacturers, as pro
posed by the House bill, were adopted,
as were the increased rates on wines,
estimated to raise $21,000,000 against
$6,000,000 under the House rates.
House provisions levying a 5 per cent
tax upon gross sales of many manufac
turers and designed to raise $118,750,000
were formally eliminated, the new auto
mobile and other reduced excise taxes
being substituted.
The Senate also accepted the finance
committee's action on striking out rthe
House proflsion for additional Federal
taxation of inheritances, designed to
raise $6,000,000. New England Sena
tors protested that inheritances are a
prime source of local state taxation.
and should not be interfered with by
the Federal Government.
Surtax Cut on Autos.
An amendment to the automobile sec
tion, suggested by Senator Knox and
adopted, imposes a surtax of $10 for
each $500 value on cars costing more
than $3000. As accepted, the section
now provides the following motor
vehicle taxes, payable by owners of
those not used exclusively for business
purposes:
Motorcycles, $2.50; automobiles cost
ing under $500, $5 annually; costing
between $500 and $750, $7.50; costing
between $750 and $1000. $10, with $5
additional for each $500 up to $3000,
and $10 for each $500 above $3000.
The tax based upon original list price
would be reduced by 10 per cent for
each year's use of the machine up to a
gross allowance of 50 per cent.
Senator Smoot said that the motor
tax would fall on those able to bear it.
Any person using an automobile wtth
present prices of gasoline and supplies,
he declared, can well afford the tax.
Makers Declared Prosperous.
Senator Kirby objected to the trans
fer of the tax from automobile makers
to owners, declaring that the automo
bile Industry is more profitable than
any other except munitions.
Senator McCumb-r, of the finance
committee, replied that a majority of
the committee preferred a tax upon
manufacturers, but could not devise a
plan to impose it equitably, as many
automobile manufacturers were mak
ing small or no profits and only a
few large returns.
The proposed special tax on pub
lishers' incomes and the increase in
second-class postage rates were debated
at length today, but action was de
ferred, probably until next week.
Senator Hardwick urged that the
Senate adopt his amendment approved
by the Postoffice Department placing
a special tax upon advertising por
tions of second-class publications and
eliminate the proposed tax on pub
lishers' incomes.
Senator McKellar spoke in behalf of
his amendment for a zone increase in
the publications' postage rates, de
signed to affect magazines rather than
newspapers.
IOE
SALOON RULE IS MODIFIED
ruthless submarine warfare against
Kngland. He said that three months'
time was all that would be required
to bring England to her knees and end
the war.
And. in fact, so cleverly did Von
'Tirpitz, Grand Admiral von Meuster,
the Conservatives and the enemies of
the Chancellor and other advocates of
submarine war carry on their propa
ganda that the belief was ingrained in
the whole of the German nation that a
resumption of this ruthless war would
lead within three months to what all
Germans so ardently desired namely,
peace.
German Peace Impossible.
It was impossible for any government
to resist the popular demand for the
use of this illegal means of warfare,
because army and navy people were
convinced tnat ruthless submarine war
spelled success and a glorious peace.
But this peace, of course, meant only
a German peace; a peace as outlined
to me by the Chancellor, a peace im
possible for the allies and even the
world to accept: a peace which would
leave Germany immensely powerful
and ready immediately after the war
to take up a campaign against the na
tions of the Western Hemisphere; a
peace which would compel every na
tion, so long as German autocracy re
mained In the saddle, to devote ita best
energies, the most fruitful period of
each man's life, to preparations for
war.
I received on January 30 a definite
HAZEL SANGER BURIED
EX-PORTLAKD GIRT,, FAMOUS ON
STAGE. DIES IJT SEATTLE.
Original of Howard Chandler Chrliity
Girl Started Theatrical Career
at 2V4 Tears of Age.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Hazel Braham, known to
the theatrical world as Hazel Sanger,
was buried here today In the presence
of a few friends and relatives. Mrs.
Braham passed her early life in Port
land and is survived Xj a sister, Mrs.
H. W. Monastes, of that city.
At the zenith of her career she was
regarded as one of the most beautiful
women on the stage and was the origi
nal of the Howard Chandler Christy
Girl. She died here Wednesday morn
ing following a lingering illness.
Mrs. Braham was born in Boston In
1SS4. At the age of years she ap
peared as Little Peep in "The Mikado"
in New York City. Her girlhood was
passed' in Portland and at the age of
15 she returned to the stage and later
Mrs. Bell Hopkins, 41. of 693S Forty
dora" and in that role she toured the
country.
Early in her career she was stricken
with heart disease - from which she
suffered until her death. She was
stricken at her hotel Tuesday night and
died at the City Hospital. She is sur
vived by one son, her mother, Mrs.
James Keefe, a brother, Joseph Keefe,
of New York City, three sisters. Mrs.
Fred Mayer. Mrs. J. F. Collins, of Ana-
cortes. Wash., and Mrs. H. W. Monastes,
ol .foruana.
War Department Not to Close Bars
Near Temporary Camps.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The War
Department has modified the order pro
hibiting saloons within half a mile of
a military camp so as not to be ef
fective where purely temporary camps
are concerned.
The modification was caused by a sit
uation in Kansas City, where many
saloons and leading hotel bars in the
city were closed because some troops
were being mobilized in Convention
Hall.
Under the new ruling such tempor
ary mobilization of troops will not be
caase for closing bars, and officers will
be depended on to restrain their men.
TRAIN SERVICE TO BE CUT
Vnion Pacific to Divert Crews to
Freight Transportation.
OMAHA, Aug. 17. Purely as a war
measure, the union pacinc Kail
way today announced that begin
ning August 22 a number of cuts in
Pacific Coast passenger train service
will be made, enabling a number of
locomotives and crews which have
heretofore been in passenger service
to be sent into the freight service.
Among the cuts will be the reduc
tlon of all excess fare Trains to regu
lar fare service. Chair cars and tour
ist sleepers will be added to the Over
land and Los Angeles Limited trains be
tween Chicago and Pacific Coast points.
881 1 SOLDIERS ON SICK LIST
Canadians Add 32 0 More to Those
Returned From Front.
OTTAWA. Out., Aug. 17. In military
hospitals in Canada there are 8S11
soldiers receiving treatment, 320 new
patients having been added to the list
of convalescents last week.
The number now in convalescent
homes is 7032, with 1104 in sanitariums
for the .treatment of tuberculosis and
675 in other institutions, chiefly gen
eral hospitals.
Salesmen Will Conserve Food.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Traveling
salesmen's organizations, comprising
about 600,000 members, have pledged
themselves to a wheatless and meatless
meal every day, the food administra
tion announced today.
Railroader Heads Xew Department.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. Ira O.
Rhoades, general purchasing agent of
the Southern Pacific Railroad for the
last ten years, is on his way to Wash
ington to begin organization of a cen
tralized purchasing- department for the
OMO dress shield demonstration Main Floor, Alder-street entrance
TJAVK your children's eyes
examined before school
opens I Dr. Dallas.
Second Floor.
cl "Merchandise cfei Merit
Only
KODAK printing, develop
ing and enlarging in the
Kodak Shop.
Sixth Floor".
MADAME RICHET'S CLASSES START SEPT. 4
Entire course for $1.00
Madame Richet will teach you practical dressmaking, NOT
THEORIES. After the third lesson you start to cut and make
your own garments. Why not join today as others are doing?
Tickets -for sale at Pattern Department.
Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Candy specials by pound only
Peanut brittle 19c I Full cream caramels, 39c
Cream wafers 25c AsVd creamy chews, 29c
Ice cream bricks, pint 20c quart 35c
Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe r Co.
The smartest early autumn hats
in rich black velvet
The prettiest, earliest Fall hats come to
us in straight and saucer shaped sailors; also
in novelty shapes with all black velvet; also
black velvet with colorejd velvet underfacing.
Third Floor Lipman
$6.oo
Wolfe & Co.
New hair bow ribbons 29c
New hair bow ribbons in all the popular shades have
just arrived. They are full five inches wide, of fine quality
taffeta, fancy satin borders and corded borders.
Alain Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
New jabots and new stocks
$1.00
More new Autumn neckwear has ar
rived. A shipment of smart new jabots
and stocks, made of white and cream net.
Every day we are showing new neckwear.
Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
For one day Today
Shedaker's silk top UNION SUITS
Very special $ 1 .25
Athletic style of union suits made with pure silk tops,
also with tops of silk mixtures. These finely tailored
union suits are made with reinforced seams, extra staying.
Many men are wearing these garments all the year round.
They come in all sizes. Buy all you require for the
year's service.
Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Salute! Girls' new dresses for school!
FLASIHHLffGffflTS
A sale of the famous
" WHITE-US-FLASH "
"A c nnnn a c tup j?rcT"
While' in camp, for automobiling, for
around the house, for a hundred and one
purposes, you require a flashlight. Here's a
sale at very special prices.
No phone or C. O. D. orders.
Baby two-cell flash .... 59c
Bulldog two-cell flash, ,65c
Big auto reflector flash . . 98c
Sixth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
in serges and plaids
$4.95
6 TO 14 YEARS
The plaid is high waist style, with wide
belt and white flannel collar, fancy pockets,
fancy stitching and button trimmed.
The serge comes in navy, brown and wine ;
V necks, wide belts with small slip pockets,
pleated skirt, collar, cuffs and trimmings in
contrasting colors.
Serge and serge and silk smart
school dresses for girls 6 to 16
years, $5.95 to $18.50.
Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
JACK TAR HO
SCHOOL MIDDIES VOC
All white middy cloth, or white with navy,
regulation style, lace fronts, long or short
sleeves and braid trimmed. Sizes 6 years
to 44 bust measure.
NEW WASH
SCHOOL DRESSES
$2.75
For girls 6 to 14 we are showing two
styles. One high waist in fancy striped
gingham, plain collar and cuffs finished
with fancy stitching, patch pockets. The
other style is made straight with wide belt,
white pique collar. Both styles have long
sleeves and come in pretty colorings.
Fourth Floor Lipman, W olfe & Co.
SATURDAY'S PICNIC NEEDS
Sanitary paper towels, 24 for... 5 c"
Fancy napkins, 24 for 9
Folded napkins, 40 for 11
Waxed paper, 3 rolls for .' 100
Wooden knife and fork sets 40
Picnic sets, complete, containing 1 ta
ble cloth, 12 napkins and 12 plates 150
Ice cream sets complete, containing
10 each of spoons, plates, napkins,
drinking cups and waxed paper 100
Auto lunch sets complete, containing
10 each of drinking cups, waxed pa
per, napkins and paper towels 100
Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
SILK SERVICE
HOSIERY
$1.25
We are pleased to announce the arrival
of this fa'mous hosiery in black, white and
in over 60 popular shades; in all sizes from
8 to 10.
SILK LISLE n C
HOSIERY... JJC
Women's black and white lisles in sheer
gauze with high splicing, double soles and
6-inch garter tops.- All sizes 8 to 10.
SCHOOL STOCKINGS FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
For boys, 25c, 30c and 35c
Our school stockings are here; good,
strong hosiery made for boys. Fast black
with double knees.
For girls, 25c and 35c
Girls' lisle and cotton stockings in black
and white with double knee and reinforced
heels and toes. Main Floor-
Boys' school suits
New Fall models. All sizes
6 to 18 years
$6.50 to $18.00
Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
SPECIALS FROM the DRUG SECTION
Fancy caps, attractive styles 49c
Pullman aprons in rubberized cretonnes, 59c
Rollups for soldier boys and trav
elers 49c
French ivory combs 49c
Lavender flowers, per bag 10c
Rose water, two ounces for 7c
Tintex for coloring silks, laces, etc ... . 25c
Lithia tablets, -three grains for 1 9c
Senna leaves, per box 8c
Rubber gloves, red rubber 35c
Beef, iron and wine 59c
Colorite hat dye, makes old hats new 25c
Main Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
No reason why any home should be without
A good piano
When such is offered at
the unusual price
$223
A piano of exceptional quality for the
money; a piano of splendid tone and
action; excellent in workmanship and
finish, too. Without seeing and hearing
it, the average person might be inclined
to think it "too cheap to be good," but
would be quickly convinced otherwise
upon investigation.
A CARLOAD OF THESE
passed through our receiving rooms a
few days ago and were immediately
entered in the
AUGUST PIANO CLEARANCE
of our new Seventh Floor Piano Dept.
Terms of
$7.00 monthly v
places this piano with
in reach of 'most every .
family.
FREE MUSIC
LESSONS
Inquire about our
attractive plan.
If you live out of
town, feel free to
write us for informa
Final clean-up WOMEN'S PUMPS
$4.90
With leather at the highest price it has been for years,
this special sale is extraordinary; quality extra fine.
Many smart, attractive styles are featured on this occa
sion in whites, patents and dull leathers.
Other pumps at $3.90 and $4.90
Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Buy this Victrola today!
$1.00 DOWN $5.00 A MONTH
A Victrola with $30.00 worth of (fQ OC
records and three record albums. . tpOl'.Z!
Mezzanine Floor Lipman, Wolfe Sr Co.
.PORTLAND HOME OF INNOVATION TRUNKS.
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United States, it was learned here to
day. Hughes Favors Exemptions.
NEW "FORK, Aug-. 17. Charles E.
Hug-hes, chairman of the district board
of appeals, said today that, although
the board would continue to follow the
law regarding exemptions, he favored
the adoption of some plan to exempt
policemen and medical students from
the ' draft.
France has prohibited Importation of
cut flowers from Italy between May 1
and November 1 in each year. The
object is to prevent introduction of a
parasite that destroys the mulberry
tree.
ELL-AM S
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
proves it 25c at all druggists.
MOTHER'S FRIEND
FOR
Expectant Filothors
ABSOLUTELY SAFE
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