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VOL. LVII. XO. 17,734. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEFfEMlJEK 24. 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SHIPBUILDERS ALL HOOVER ASKS ALL TO USE LESS SUGAR PENDLETON ENJOYS HEAVY DOWNPOUR NOTE FROM BERLIN HALTS ARGENTINA MIDNIGHT DEED IS "GHASTLY DRAMA" LANSING EXPOSES DEADLY GERM PLOT VOTE FOR STRIKE FRANCE NEEDS 100,000 TONS, BCT StTPPL,V IS LIMITED. RAIX WORTH MILLION DOLLARS BENEFITS LAND. BODY OF FORMER MILLIONAIRE WOMAN EXHUMED. LOYALTY PLEDGED BY SCANDINAVIANS State Fair Prelimi nary Draws 4000. Steelyard Workers Will Walk Out Today. ' PRESIDENPS EFFORTS YAIN Telegram to E. J. Stack Read at Meeting of Strikers. MEDIATOR BEGS FOR PEACE As Result of Message From Chief Executive, Iron Monlders ' and Employes Reach Temporary Agreement in San Francisco. OFFICIAL, STRIKE STATEMENT. The official strike statement riven out last night by the press committee of the Metal Trades and Building- Trades Councils fol lows: "The vote was unanimous to strike tomorrow (Monday) morn Ins at 10 o'clock. "This action was caused by. em ployers shifting responsibility and not stating the truth con cerning the Government taking over the yards and refusing to meet representatives of the unions. "A unanimous vote was also taken to wire President Wood row Wilson that It was with deepest regret that we were, un able to comply wltti his request; that we assure him of our fullest co-operation and hearty support in the prosecution of the war to a successful termination." President Wilson telegraphed a direct appeal to the union men of Portland yesterday, asking them to continue at work on shipbuilding and assuring them of a "fair deal," but It did not suffice-to-accomplish the results sought for by the head of the Nation, for at a special mass meeting of the men af filiated with the steel and wooden .ship Industries here, held last night at the Municipal Auditorium, a strike order was issued for steel shlp plants, ef fective at 10 o'clock this morning; and It was ordered that the wooden work ers remain out. This means the complete tieup of the teel and wooden shipbuilding Industry of Portland and vicinity, insofar as the onions may be able to do so. Further Strikes Rutored. On top of this action there is a per sistent rumor that this is but the first of a series of strikes to be called for In this city In an effort to enforce the "closed shop" proposition of the ship workers. This could not be verified last night, as the officers of the unions would not say yes or no to it, but workmen who are in a position to know and who will be affected de clared that such is the case. There are about 4000 union steel worker, who will be called upon to lay down their tools and walk out at 10 o'clock this morning upon order of the meeting last night. Approximately 2500 to 3000 workmen are now out In the wooden ship industry here; these are to remain on strike, making a total of close to 7000 men out on strike. G. T. Harry, Federal mediator, rep resenting Secretary of Labor Wilson. - was at the meeting and urged the men to accept the situation, as requested by President Wilson, if they possibly could. He told of the urgent necessity of the vessels under construction here and declared that, as stated by the President, he felt a "fair deal" would be given the unions In due time. Strike Order Sarprises. The meeting last night was called by' the Joint order of the Metal Trades Council, the Building Trades Council and the District Council of Carpenters, with which all of the unions engaged In construction of steel and wooden vessels are affiliated. B. W. Sleeman, chief representative of the district Council of Carpenters, presided and representatives of every union in the organizations were on hand and re mained to the end. The session opened at 8 o'clock and lasted to 11:10, at which time the executive committee of the Joint organizations held a brief session and authorized an official statement to the public. To many the action of the meeting came as a great surprise, inasmuch as the telegram from President Wilson had been received during the afternoon and was read at the session, especially since Its receipt in San Francisco had sufficed to bring the strike there to a close. When the message was read It created much enthusiasm, and 'there was cheering for at least one minute. Later, however, it developed that the situation, as viewed by the unions, has become so acute that they could not eee their way clear to accept its terms, and hence the strike order, which was voted. Sympathetic Strike Held Likely. It was estimated that probably 2500 men. all members of affiliated unions, attended the meeting, although several iConcludea ea Pas S Column a.1 Food Administrator Wants Ameri cans to Eat Only One-Third as 'luch Candy as Usual. WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Food Ad ministrator Hoover appealed to the American people tonight to reduce their consumption of sweets to leave a share for their French allies, who are facing the prospect of two months entirely without sugar. "We have received a request from the French government." Mr. Hoover said, "that we allow them to export from the United States 100.000 tons of sugar dur- Jng the next month and probably more at a later period. "Our own situation is that we have just sufficient sugar to maintain our normal consumption until the first of January, when the new West Indian crop becomes available. "Sugar Is a human necessity. If our people will reduce by one-third their purchases and consumption of candy and of sugar for other uses than pre serving fruit, which we do not wish to Interfere with, we can save the French situation. "In the Interest of the French people and of the loyalty we owe them to divide our food in the maintenance of our common cause. I ask the American people to do this. It is unthinkable that we refuse their request." PRINCE DESIRES CAPTIVE First American Officer Taken to Confront Bavarian. GENEVA. Sept. 23. Crown Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, commander of the German army on the northern end of the western front, according to a patch from Munich, has issued an or der that the first American officer cap tured on his front shall be taken im mediately to his headquarters. Reports that the German military authorities had offered a reward to the first German capturing an American soldier were denied September 20 In a statement by the Wolff L -ream the of ficial German news agea 'V. The diary of the Prussian sergeant captured previous to September 15 men tioned that a German General on the western front had offered for the first American, dead or alive, 400 marks, two weeks' leave and the Iron cross of the first class as a reward for his captor. THREE OFFENDERS CAUGHT Quantity of Liquor Illegally J Held Seized at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Niels H. Christensen. a fisherman, was caught Friday night by Federal au thorities as he was coming up the river in his boat with 10 quart bottles of whisky which he had purchased at Fla vel for $20. He was fined $100 Satur day in the Justice Court. Friday evening- City Marshal Con. Bell, of War renton, caught Frank Miller and J. Alexander as they were leaving the steamship Great Northern with seven grips containing about 100 quart bot tles of whisky. The men paid fines of $100 each in the Warrenton Municipal Court yesterday. STOKES STRONG FOR WAR Socialist Says U. S. Would Have Earned Contempt Without Action. BELLPOET, N. T., Sept. 23. The I United States would have earned the contempt of the family of nations had it stood apart from the world war "in ease and safety, rather than share In the common task of checking whole sale violators of rights and liberties, common and essential to all," declared J. G. Phelps Stokes. In an address here last night before the Autumn confer ence of the Intercollegiate Socialists' Society, of which he is president. EARLY REPLY IS EXPECTED German Answer to Pope Likely to Affect British Action. LONDON, Sept. 23. The Press Asso ciation says it has reason to believe that the German reply to the Pope will certainly call for or produce an earlier British reply to His Holiness than would otherwise have been 'made. It may, on the contrary, says the as sociation, have an exactly opposite f fect. SOLDIER FATALLY BURNED C. H. Mattley Loses life In Hotel Fire in California. BRIDGEPORT, CaL. Sept. 23. Chris tian II. Mattley, member of the draft contingent leaving here today for the Army training camp at American Lake, was burned to death when a fire broke out in the hotel where he was sleeping late last night. Six other members of the departing contingent were sleeping In the place at the time. BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK Vessel Is Torpedoed by German Submarine; 50 Survivors. LONDON, Sept. 23. A British de stroyer has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the approaches to the channel, according to an Ad miralty announcement. Then were 50 survivors. PATRIOTISM RUNS RAMPANT Quadri - Centennial Reforma tion Is Celebrated. GOVERNOR LAUDS CITIZENS B. G. Sknlason in Main Address Declares Sons of Europe Will Shed Blood Freely for Coun try of Their Adoption. SALEM, Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.) Upwards of 4000 persons of Scandi navian descent testified to their loyalty and devotion to the country of their adoption today as they loudly cheered Attorney B. G. Skulason, of Portland, for his patriotic utterances at the Scandinavian-American Patriotic Fes tival, the preliminary opening feature of the 66th Oregon State Fair. If Sweden showed any pro-German inclinations "n connection with the A: dentine incident, it is apparent they have not affected the patriotism and Americanism of Oregon Scandinavians. Flag Half Wrong. A slight incident marred the open ing of the patriotic festivities at the State Fair grandstand when it was dis covered that an American flag was draped on a table with the Stars hang ing downwards and a woman arose and made a protest from the audience. ' The flag was speedily rearranged. "The Scandinavians might not know all of the details of etiquette in con nection with draping the American flag," declared Attorney Skulason, in the midst of his speech, "but when the time comes they will know how to carry that flag over . the German trenches in France. ... Loyalty Is Pledged. "From the time the frst Scandina vian placed his foot on American soil the Scandinavians have been true 'and loyal to their adopted country. They fought nobly for the cause of freedom through the Civil War and they will fight as nobly for the cause of lib erty in the terrible trenches of Eu rope." Two celebrations were held this afternoon, both under the auspices of the Scandinavians one the patriotic festival and the other the quadri-Cen-tennla! Reformation Festival and both were largely attended. Governor Is Laudatory. In his address of welcome to the Scandinavians Governor Withycombe remarked upon their loyalty and pa triotism, and he paid a high tribute to their type of citizenry. The feature of the programme was the appearance of Mme. Alma Webster Powell, prima donna, who is making Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) M-? Swat the kaiser. smsz t I 7l- if yt THREE BALLS 5t r " t I jgpi - I " JkJri-eMeA'' ( LST r2- --3: UC!Z I t A Us ? '""" YEA(?AT W A -wfeJ' I 1 I 3rv jlA',SY THIS TIME. yJk IfSiJ,, t I- Al'J'' 1"S VOUWOOiONV flf ! V- Xztkl 'J a' gae recoquize y i js 3 I t T) -ro csstr 1 ME j f . sgr t X VL ?ocxs ! V f &&CJ.SS . ) yS- WJE'S OUT TO StAAT ANYTHING X ' ' fTfe) -n I X ooo c-a." tvv -rssj tASA,SZ., vX? I f7iT VJ 41 fl X I J -s-c.-7- SYx-r- Ag -ajaxsiS I It PfZ J - 1 ........................... a... .................................... .4 Big Crop ot Winter Wheat Is As sured and Range Is Put In Shape for Stockmen. PENDLETON, Or.. Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) Nlne-tentns of an Inch, a 11,000, 000 rain, was recorded here during the storm last night. The precipitation was general over the county and means great possibilities for the farmers and stockmen of tho county. It makes a total of an Inch and a half of rain dur ing September and heavy September rains in this section are considered assurance of a big crop of Winter wheat. The rain was easily enough to start the weeds on the Summer fallow, and means that the grain growers n - not sow in the dust or wait until Spring, as many did last year. It will mean that this section may be depended on for Its share of the increased grain production needed by the country. For the stockmen it is equally a boon, for it will relieve the million acres of Sum mer range and feed the stock for sev eral more weeks. A condition that, with the serious hay shortage In the Northwest, will probably prevent the forced sale of a large amount of stock. Growers have been looking toward the markets to save them from the losses Incurred during the long feed ing season of last Winter, but with the range renewed their prospects are much brighter. WOMEN WILL BE GUARDED Rights Not to Be Denied Because of War Conditions. The venture of the Portland woman Into new fields of labor, which has re sulted from war conditions, will be made under the surveillance of the po lice bureau. This Is the result of an order Issued Saturday. The police order came by request of Lola G. Baldwin, head of the women's protective bureau. Mrs. Baldwin was Informed that the law governing the hours and occupatior-s of women were being violated. Prosecutions will re sult if this is found to be the case. HOLLAND WILL GET COAL England to Supply Fuel If Dutch Ships Carry Belgians Food. AMSTERDAM. Sept. 23. Holland has reached an agreement with Great Brit ain regarding the. supply of coal, ac cording to the Handelsblad. The newspaper believes the agree ment was reached under certain condi tions, the most important of which is that Dutch tonnage shall be placed at the disposal of the Belgian Relief Com mission. ITALIANS MAKE PROGRESS Austrians Attack After Heavy Gun fire, but Are Repulsed. ROME, Sept. 23 General Cadorna's forces made progress last night at several points on the Julian battle front. In the Balnslzza. plateau the Austri ans, after violent artillery preparation, repeatedly attacked . the Italian posi tions in the region of Kal and west of Volnik, but were repulsed. THE KAISER WILL GET HIS AT THE STATE FAIR THIS WEEK. 0 Declaration of War Is Postponed. SOME DOUBT LEFT OF MEANING Ideas Expressed by Count von Luxburg Are Disapproved. ALL NIGHT DEBATE HEATED Sweden on Verge of Ministerial Crisis Threefold Causes Are Buenos Aires Revelations, Ger many's Reticence, Elections. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 23. Just as the Argentine Chamber of Deputies early this morning was pre paring to vote on the question of break ing diplomatic relations with Germany, an official communication was received from the Berlin Foreign Office. The note disapproved of the ideas ex pressed by Count von Luxburg, the German Minister here, regarding Ger many's "cruiser warfare." Declaration la Postponed. The word "cruiser" Jeft some doubt in the minds of government officials as to whether Germany Intended to modify her submarine campaign. A declara tion of war on Germany was postponed by the receipt of the German note. Foreign Minister Pueyrredon later gave out two notes that he had re ceived from. Dr. Luis B. Molina, the Argentine Minister at Berlin. The first reads: "I confirm my telegram of Septem ber 21 and am transmitting the exact text of the note from the German gov ernment in reply to your communi cation. As you will see, the satisfac tion cannot be more ample or definite. "This note was delivered personally to me by the Imperial Chancellor, who has just returned from Munich - and who repeated the sentiments of .the note In a most expressive and definite manner.- There, la. no . doubt - therefore that the German empire condemns the conduct of Luxburg, whose opinions were purely personal, and it disap proves absolutely. - Tou may be sure the German government will faithfully keep Its promises." Von Lnxbnra- Bears Blame. The second message received from the Argentine Minister says: "I have to inform yon of the untruth of the report sent out by the enemies of Germany that the Kaiser has sent Luxburg a message approving his con duct and has offered another diplo matic post to him. The government has denied the report by wireless." The Chamber of Deputies will meet tomorrow afternoon to take definite action on the messages from Minister Molina. A heated debate on whether to de clare war or only to sever relations (Concluded on Page 4. Column 8.) Secret Autopsy Declared by Judge Bingham to Have Been Per formed on Body of His Wife. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Sept. 2S. The body of Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham, formerly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, se cretly was exhumed at Wilmington, N. C. shortly after midnight last Tuesday, at the Instance of Mrs. Bingham's rela tives and an autopsy performed in the presence of a detective of National rep utation and several physicians, somo of the vital organs removed and sent to New York and the. body presum ably relnterred. according to a state ment given out here tonight by attor neys for Judge Bingham. All of this was done surreptitiously, the statement declares, the secret close ly guarded until the object was ac complished, and adds "It belongs to the public to form its own opinion of this ghastly drama." "When, if ever." the statement con cludes, "whispered suspicion shall be come an audible charge, such, charge will be met with facts." Mrs. Bingham died in Louisville July 27 last. The death certificate gave myo-carditls as the cause. Mrs. Bingham left an estate having an estimated value of over $70,000,000, the greater part of which her will gave to members of her family. A codicil to the will executed about a month be fore her death bequeathed $5,000,000 to Judge Bingham. That this codicil would be contested has been indicated. BELGIUM'S RUIN GOES ON Germans Reported to Have De stroyed Steel Plants Near Liege. AMSTERDAM, 6ept. 23. The news paper, Les Nouvelles, of Maastricht, an nounces that 25 per cent of the German troops garrisoning Belgium have been recalled, the German authorities pro posing to use these "blind, maimed and halt" for the creation of new units for the fighting front. It adds that the Germans have de etroyed the famous Cockerill eteel plants near Liege, removing the build ing and blowing up the blast furnaces, Several other plants have been de stroyed and it is believed the same fate awaits all Belgian factories. The resumption of the deportation of all males between 17 and 45 from the city of Mons, Belgium, is reported by Les Nouvelles, of Maastricht. BADGERS RAP LA F0LLETTE Citizens Demand Resignation and Ask Senate to Impeach Member WASHBURN, Wis., Sept 23. At a meeting of the Washburn Loyalty League here today It was decided to send a telegram to Senator La Follette demanding that he resign his seat in the Senate. Another message sent by the league to the President of the Senate asked that La Follette be Impeached for his "treasonable utterances and disloyalty to our Government." INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTE RD AT S Maximum temperature 67 aeerees; minimum, 04 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds. War. paptured German officer ears British gas is learxuuy exxective. rase z. British artillery poundlns away at German lines. Page 2. Spain now Information depot for Germany. Pare 8. Foreign. Note from Berlin arrives in time to halt Argentina'! declaration of war. Page 1. Kernesky accused of planninc revolt. Page 4. Berlin papers consider Kaiser's reply to Pope dignified. Page 4. National. Secretary Lansing exposes German plot to use deadly germs in Roumanla. Page X. Senate and House conferees compromise on excess profits section of war tax bill. Page 5. Rainbow division passes in review before Secretary Baiter. Page S. Hoover asks all to use less sugar. Page L Shipping Board falls to end strike, so Pres ident steps In. Page 3. Iomestic Judge Bingham declares body of his wife, formerly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, has been exhumed and autopsy performed. Page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Oakland 8-3, Portland 8-2; Salt Lake 2-1, San Fran cisco 0-4 1 Los Angeles 3-1, Vernon 4-0. Page 10. Jones will manage Browns next year, Phil Ball says while in Portland between trains. Page 10. Plpal must build entirely new backfield for O. A. C. Page 10. Giants still need another victory before they can call flag, their own. Page 10. W. Allen high gun in Denny benefit shoot. Page 1L Art Griggs leads Beaver batters with .821. Page 11. Pacific Northwest. Scandinavians put on opening feature of State Fair pledging loyalty. Page 1. Third Oregon, on eve of departure, presents loving cup to William KeldU Page 5. Pendleton has rain worth a million dollars. Page 1. Portland and Vicinity. Three dental offices in Portland entered by thieves Saturday night. Page 7. Claremont Tavern and Holly Lodge raided by police and sheriff. Page 8. Tomorrow is Mothers day at State Fair. Page 0. Oregon ready for war - library canvass. Page 14. Layer of first hard-surface street In Port land Is visitor. Pace 1 Mrs. C. H. Fuller, attacked In hallway of her home, believes former husband la as sailant. Page 8. Portland steel ship workers vote to strike today. Page 1. The High Cost of Loving" delights big audience at Heilig Theater. Page 14. ADD FOREIGN Lectures for non-Catholics will continue. Page 8. Kentucky Kliek makes known its wants re garding deputy Marshal appointments. Page 9. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11. Microbes Planted in Roumania Before War. U. S. PROTECTION IS ABUSED Germans Leave Instructions for Destruction of Cattle. NEUTRALITY IS VIOLATED Powerful Explosives Also Taken to Bucharest legation and Burled in Gardens German Minister Admits Acts. WASHINGTON, Sept 28. How Ger many "shamefully abused and exploit ed" the protection of the United States by secretins in the German legatlo at Bucharest, after the American Gov ernment had taken charge of Ger many's affairs at the Roumanian cap ital, quantities of powerful explosives for bomb plots and deadly microbes, with Instructions for their use in de stroying horses and cattle, waa no-, vealed today by Secretary Lansing. It was another of the series of Mr. Lansing's disclosures of German In trigue, made public without comment in the same manner as the Von Luxburg- telegrams which have brought Argentina to the verge of war with Germany; the Von Eckhardt letter from Mexico City and the Von Berns torff telegram asking the German For eign Office for authorization to spend $50,000 to Influence Congress. Boxes Arouse Suspicion. The latest story is told in a report to the State Department from William Whiting Andrews, secretary of the legation at Bucharest, and a letter from Foreign Minister Porumbaru, of Kou manla. Parcels and boxes taken into the German Consulate at Bucharest" with display of great precaution aroused the suspicions of the Roumanian govern ment. On August 27, 1916. the evening prior to the date of Roumania's decla ration of war, some of the cases were taken to the German Legation, located in a different building from the Con sulate. Convinced that the boxes were not taken away from the Legation by the German diplomatic mission on its de parture from Bucharest, the Rouma nian authorities later ordered the po lice to find and examine their con tents. Bernhardt Admits Knevrledge. The police communicated with Amer ican Minister Voplcka, then in charge of German interests, who reluctantly assigned Secretary Andrews to observe the search. The boxes were found buried in the garden of the German Legation. Mr. Andrews' report says: "Upon my return from the examina tion, which resulted in the discovery of the explosives and of tjrfe box of microbes, both of which the Legation servants admitted having placed in the garden, the former confidential agent of the German Minister, Dr. Bernhardt, who had been left with the Legation at the German Minister's request, to assist in the care of German interests, admitted his knowledge of the explo sives placed in the garden; told me that more were in the garden than had been found; that a still larger quan tity had beenvburied in the-house of the Legation, and that still worse things than this box of microbes were contained in the Legation, and insin uated that they would have been found even in the cabinets of dossiers which I had sealed. Protection Shamefully Abused. "Dr. Bernhardt also stated that all these objects had been brought to the German Legation after our Legation had accepted the protection of Ger man interests, which agreed with tMa statement of the servants. A similar confession was made to the Minister by this man. "The protection of the United States was In this manner shamefully abused and exploited. In this instance, at 3ast, the German government cannot have recourse to its usual system of denial." Fifty-one boxes were taken from the ground in the garden. Fifty of them contained each a cartridge filled with trinitrotoluene saturated with mononi trotoluence, among the most powerful explosives known, one-fifth of each of one being sufficient to tear up a rail road track. Deadly Germs Secreted. In the other box were bottles of liquid, found to be cultivations of the micrBbes of anthrax and glanders. It bore a seal showing it came from the German Consulate at Kronstadt, Htm gary, and inside was found a typewrit ten note in German eayin : "Inclosed four phials for horses and four for cattle. To be employed as formerly arranged. Each phial is suf ficient for 200 head. To be introduced, if possible, directly into the animal's' throats; if not, into their fodder. Please make a little report on the success obtained there; In case of good results the presence of Mr. Kostoff for one day here would be deal. able. Foreign Minister Porumbaru accom- (.Concludc ua Page 3, Column l.i