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Newspaper Page TextHANDS VP! HALT I I i With money in them for t Uncle Sam. 1 Your money or your VOL. LiVII. NO. 1T,TC3. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BRAZIL DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY Kaiser Has Another Foe to Face. ACTION DELIBERATELY TAKEN Vote in Chamber of Deputies Almost Unanimous. PRESIDENT GIVES SANCTION Senate Ratifies Procedure of Other Departments Galleries Filled to Capacity When Momentous Step Is Taken. HOW LATIX AMERICA LINES CP IJT AVAR. OX GERMANY. Countries which have declared war against Germany: Cuba, April 7. Panama, April 10. Brazil, October 26. Countries which have revoked neutrality or severed relations with Germany: Bolivia Relations broken April 14, 1917.. Chili Revoked neutrality June 29. Costa Rica Relations broken September 21. Guatemala Relations broken April 27. Haytl Relations broken June 17. Honduras Relations broken May 17. Nicaragua Relations broken Jvlay 19. Peru Relations broken Octo ber . Uruguay Revoked neutrality as regards United States June 18; relations with Germany brok en October 7. Neutral, but favorable. to United States: - Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, Salvador. Neutral: Colombia, Mexico. Neutral and pro-German: Vcneiuela. RIO JANEIRO, Oct. 26. The Cham ber of Deputies today, by an almost unanimous vote, declared that a state of war existed between Germany and Brazil. The vote was 149 to 1. President Diaz has sanctioned the proclamation of a state of war with Germany. Cbamber Killed to Capacity. The trmunes of the chamber were filled to capacity. After a debate on the opportuneness of proclaiming mar tial law, the president of the diplo matic commission spoke in favor of law worded as follows: "A state of war between Brazil and Germany is hereby acknowledged and proclaimed. The President of the re public is authorized to adopt the meas ures enunciated in his message of Oc tober 25 and to take all steps tending to insure national defense and public security." The virtually unanimous vote of the. Deputies was received with general ac clamation. Senate Approves Action. The Senate unanimously approved the proclamation of a state of war with Germany. According to the newspapers, tor pedo-boat destroyers have orders to proceed to Bahia and take possession of the German gunboat Eber, which has been lying there for some time. The Eber is a vessel of 9S4 tons. She Is 20S feet long and has a draft of nine feet, eight inches. She has a comple ment of 125 men. HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT SURE "War Relief Association ot Elks Supply Oregon Unit. NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Base Hospital. No. 46, of the University of Oregon, will be equipped completely at a cost of $60,000 by the War Relief Associa tion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, it was announced here tonight. The money will be taken from the 1.000,000 war relief fund con tributed by 600,000 members of the or der. The association already has equipped the base hospital of the University of. Virginia. Rlf5 HUM FAfYTflRY RflMRPn British Flyers Drop Six Tons of Ex plosives Near Saarbrucken. LONDON. Oct. 26 Six ton of bombs were dropped by British aviators on the Burbach works west of Saar brucken, Rhenish Prussia. Wednesday night, says a British official aviation communication issued tonight. The communication adds that four hostile airdromes also were attacked, 45 heavy bombs having been dropped and that direct hits were obtained on a group of hangar GIFTS MUST REACH NEW YORK BYDEC.4 RtXES ARE MADE OX "STTTLETIDE PKESEXTS TO 3IEX ABROAD. I Parcel Post Packages, In- oouen Boxes, JIust Not Weigh More : Than 7 Pounds; Express 20. "WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. The War Department made public .today rules governing- the handling of mail and express of Christmas presents for mem bers of the American expeditionary forces in France. All parcel post packages must be un- Ider seven pounds and inclosed in wood en boxes; express packages, boxed, not exceeding 20 pounds and covering to be fitted to facilitate inspection. rood products must be In cans or glass Jars. Packages should be addressed as now prescribed by postal regulations ana should be sent'to "Pier One, Hoboken. N. J." Every package, before shipment, will be searched for explosives or other dangerous matter. 'The regulations re quire that the contents of each box be stated clearly on the outside. The War Department order provides that shipment of Christmas boxes may begin at once, but that none will be forwarded which reach Hoboken after midnight of December 4. The name and address of the sender must be stated on the outside of each box. GOVERNOR'S CLERK TO WED Miss Esther Carson and Former Sa lem Man Will Marry Soon. SALEM. Or., Oct. 26. (Special.) Miss Esther Carson, chief clerk to Gov ernor Withycombe, will be married the middle of. November to Hugh Mc Cammon. who Is connected with t brokerage concern in Seattle. He for merly was connected with the Oregon Hopgrowers' Association in Salem. Who will succeed Miss Carson has not been announced. Twice she has acted as the Governor's private secre tary. Miss Carson is a daughter of the late John A Carson, of Salem, who was one of the best-known attorneys in the Pacific Northwest. She Is graduate of Willamette college of law and a member of the bar. ' 47 YEARS ON ROAD ENDS V. . s. Sally, Engineer of Coos Bay Limited, to Retire on Pension. EUGENE. Or., Oct. 26. (Special.) After 47 years of continuous employ ment on railroads now a part of the Southern Pacific system in Oregon, W. S. Sally, who daily pilots the Coos Bay Limited between Eugene and Port land, will soon make his last trip as an engineer. Mr. Sally, who makes his home in Portland, said today that he had been notified that he will be re tired on a pension November 1. Mr. Sally is the oldest engineer on the Southern Pacific system in Oregon He has been continuously on the pay roll since 1870. GERMAN HOST TO SOLDIERS Endicott Clergyman Dines 365 and - Will Entertain 2 50 More. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Oct. 26. (Special.) Rev. Mr. Meineke and Mrs. Meineke, who had been visiting friends In Castle Rock and vicinity, returned to their home in Endicott, Wash., this eek. Mr. Meineke was pastor of the German- Evangelical Lutheran Church of this place for 10 years. Mr. and Mrs. Meineke, before their visit here, gave a dinner to 365 soldiers who were leaving for American Lake, and expect to dine 250 more upon their return. They did this by themselves, showing the loyalty and patriotism of American citizens of German blood. FACTORY HEAD IS BLAMED Death of Portland Soldier Due t o Whisky Given by Cris Stiller. CHARLOTTE, N. C, Oct. 26. As the result of the death of Corporal Carl Manenke, of Portland, Or., attached to the National Guard division at Camp Greene. Crls Miller, superintendent of rubber factory at Wlnson-Salem, N. C, today was held for action of the Federal Court on' charges of having given Manenke whisky which caused his death Tuesday night. Government agents said Manenke 'as a visitor In Miller's home when he drank the liquor. DISTRICT BOARD APPROVES Denying of -Passports to Aliens Reg istered Under Draft Act Indorsed ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 26. (Special.) The action of the local exemption board in denying tbe application of six alien residents, who have registered under the draft act for passports, has been approved by the district board. This Information was contained In a letter received yesterday from Dan J 1 I board. TRAINS HIT IN FOG; 1 DIES Wreck Occurs on Southern Railway, Near Macon, Ga. MACON. Ga., Oct. 26. In a dense fog early today the Royal Palm, north bound, and the Kansas City special. southbound on the Southern Railway collided at Reid's Station. 10 miles south of. Macon. A negro fireman was killed and an engineer seriously Injured. SHIPPING BOARD TO BE EXPANDED Plan Is to ExpeH Bui- - r : SOME FRICTION IS REPORTED Rumor That Admiral Capps Is to Be Ousted Denied. MUCH - CRITICISM HEARD Bids Rrom Firms All Over Country Lost in Sruffle Lack of Ex perts on Boar dto Be Remedied at Once. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct. 26. Reorganization of the Shipping Board, or, rather. Its expan sion, is in immediate contemplation, that the Board and its Emergency Fleet Corporation may, with greater expedition, supervise and direct the building of ships for the American merchant marine. , When this fact became known it was reported that friction had developed between Chairman Hurley, of the Board, and Admiral Capps, head of the Fleet Corporation, and the rumor gained currency that Admiral Capps was to be forced out of office. This rumor Is flatly denied by Hurley and other officials of the Board. Admiral'a Work Expanded. What is going to happen is thl Admiral Capps, who is now shouldering a bigger task than one man can handle, that of directing the shipbuilding pro gramme of the entire United States, is to have a corps of expert assistants, both shipbuilders and business men who will take over mich of the de tailed work Incident to the letting of contracts, the supervision of construe tion and the designing of ships for the American fleet. Admiral Capps is to remain In the position once held by General Goethals, but will become an executive officer, under whose direction these subordi nate experts will work. Mok Complaint Heard. There has been much complaint in Washington of late because of . the slowress with which the Shipping Board has been operating, especially on pending applications for ship con tracts. This complaint has come not alcne from prospective contractors, but from the war missions of the various allied countries, which have been look ing to the Shipping Board to speed up the shipbuilding campaign! Many ship yards" In the United States have sub mitted to the Shipping Board bids for from 200 to 300 ships, but have been unable to secure contracts. Their bids are not rejected, they are simply lost in the shuffle, and no action whatever has been taken on them by the Ship ping Board. Many other shipbuilders, unable to get contracts from the Ship ping Board, have been seeking permis sion of the board to undertake con tracts on the allied governments, but (Concluded on Page 4. Column 3.) ALL I : .. .. . : ............. Progress of the War. Fresh gains of terrain by the British and French forces on the Tpres sector, by the French north of the Aisne River and by the combined German and Aus-tro-Hungarian armies In the Austro Italian theater are reported in the litest official communications from mdon, Paris and Berlin. The new gains of the British and French in - Flanders were obtained In another swift and decisive offensive launched in the early hours of the morning over the front between the southern edge ofthe Houthoist wood and the region of Gheluvelt. Bad weather and soggy ground hampered the operations to some extent and all the objectives set out lor could not De taken. A majority of them, however, rested in the hands of the allies at the end of the. day's fighting and a con siderable number of prisoners and guns also were captured. More than 800 prisoners fell Into the hands - of . Field Marshal Haig's men. With the important railroad junction of Laon their objective, the French troops are continuing their press against the forces of the German Crown Prince north of the Aisne River. In another attack on the right the vil lage of Filaln has been captured, a footing has been gained on the plateau north of Epine de Chevregny and the enemy has been forced to give ground north of La Chapelle Saint Berthe. These successes serve materially to bring the right wing Into alignment with the remainder of the front and place the entire line In a better position for another smash northward toward Laon. That the attack may not be neces sary. however. Is forecast by the mili tary experts of the Berlin Tageblatt, who, while belittling the chances of the ultimate success of the French opera tions. asserts that it is not outside the German rules of warfare voluntarily to abandon territory not essential to Ger many's tactical plan. In order that losses may be reduced. The Austro-German armies on the Isonzo front are fast developing their offensive against General Cadorna's forces. Already the Italians on th northern wing of the 25-mile front have been forced to give ground and at sev eral places are back across the Isonzo north and south of Tolmino, where the battle is raging on Italian territory. To - the south the situation of the Italians admittedly is precarious. . Even the Italian War Office announces the evacuation of the Bainsizza-Heillgen geist Plateau, Is . necessary, a retire ment which will render null in a great measure the brilliant advnee of the Italians in the Summer campaign. The combined German and Austro Hungarian forces up to the present are declared by the Berlin War Office to have captured in excess of 30,000 pris oners and more than 300 guns and it is stated that the figures hourly are being augmented. The German retreat along the north ern Russian front still continues. Rus sians endeavoring to take up the pur suit have reached the Riga-Orel Rail way, but have not come within sight of the enemy. On the Esthonian coast the Germans again have endeavored to make a landing on the Werder Penin sula to reinforce tbe troops put ashore there last week. The Russians, how ever, drove them off. Germany's 18th enemy hs entered the field against her. By virtually unni mous vote the Brazilian Congress has passed a resolution declaring that state of war exists-between Germany and Brazil. The President of the re public has sanctioned the proclamation of a state of war. Recluse, Age 8 7, Dies. MONMOUTH. Or., Oct. 26. (Special Patrick Mullan, ' veteran of the Civil War, died in this city last night. Mullan was a recluse, without known relatives and had lived alone in this city for the past eight years. He came here from Los Angeles, Cal., where he was a member of the fire department that city. He was born In Ireland, 87 years ago. He enlisted from New York City and had experience in, both Army and Navy during the Civil Wa and after its conclusion. He will b burled by the Grand Army of the Re public. TOGETHER, NOW, AND HEAVE IT TELE PHONES MAY GO DEAD' TONIGHT Girl Operators Ready to Quit Posts. RECOGNITION IS DEMANDED Company's General Superin tendent Gets Ultimatum. DECISION IS DUE TODAY Strike ' Planned ly Men Operatives Depends Largely Upon Com pany's Treatment of Girls' Organization. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 26. Accord ing to demands made today hundreds of thousands of telephones throughout the states of Washington and Oregon will be "dead" at midnight tomorrow night unless the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company recognizes the girl operators' unions in these states before 11 o'clock tomorrow. This ultimatum was served here to day on Major D. P. Fallerton. the com pany's general superintendent of plant,! by a delegation of four girls repre senting unions in Seattle, Portland, Aberdeen and Tacoma. The girls were told by Fullerton to hold tht -lives in readiness for another conference late today. It was later announced that this conference would not be held. The girl representative were Miss Lillian Schunke, of Seattle; Miss Hazel Holmes, of Tacoma: Miss Maxfield Miller, of Aberdeen, Wash., and Mrs. Gladys Carlton, of Portland. The strike being planned by the men operatives of the company for midnight tomorrow depends largely upon the company's final decision on the recog nition of the girls' unions, according to John' Morgenthaler. president of tae Pacific district council of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work ers. When the,, conference adjourned Miss Lillian Schunke, of Seattle, spokesman for the delegates, said Major Fuller ton had offered a wage increase with out promising the recognition demand ed.' This proposition was rejected, ac cording to Miss Schunke, and the ulti matum followed. . Major Fullerton said he would pre sent the-delegates' demands to the di rectors of the company- for decision. "Nothing .but recognition . of our union can .avert a striate which will involve 2000 women operators in Wash ington and Oregon," said Miss Schunke. The wage increase demanded is VI. 50 per day for beginners and advances un til $2.73 per day has been reached at the end of nine months. A new union of girl telephone op erators has been formed in San Fran cisco, it was learned tonight. It will be known as local No. 54 A as soon as its charter now on the way arrives from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. .. . ". "... . : When shown the dispatch- from San Francisco last night," -of ftolals of the Portland local of the Electrical Work- Concluded on Page 4. Column 2.) OVER! : TRAINING CAMP TO OPEN AT TAC0MA 600 EX I ""TED M' T AT LEWI"1 TO F.XTKU JANUARY 5. T -o Infantry Companies, One of Artillery, to Be Organized From Candidate Officers. TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 26. (Special.) That one of the third series of the officers training camps will open for a three months' session at Camp Lewjs January 5. 1918, with approximately 600 students to be chosen from the enlisted men of the 91st Division was announced at headquarters today. The men who successfully complete the course in this school will be recom mended for commissions as Second Lieutenants and as rapidly as vacan cies occur will be promoted. Two infantry companies and one' of light artillery will be organized from the students admitted to the training camp. All enlisted men of the 91st Division between the ages of 21 and 40 are eligible to apply for admission to the camp. Company and other unit com manders are to select what they con slder to be the most deserving of their men, the number not to exceed 10 per cent, for entrance to the school. Such lists are to be submitted by December 1, and a board of three regular Army officers is to pass upon the aonlica tlons. INDIANA SUFFRAGISTS LOSE Supreme Court Decides Legislature Had No Right to Give Vote. ' INDIANAPOLIS,, Ind.. Oct. 26. The Indiana woman suffrage law was held to be unconstitutional by the Indiana Supreme Court today. As a result thousands of women who expected to vote at the municipal elections to be held next month will not be permitted to do so. The court held that under the present Indiana constitution, which defines voters as "male citizens," the Legisla ture did not have the authority to con fer the right of franchise on women, as it attempted to do when in session in 1917. ESCAPED TEUTONS CAUGHT Government Rounds Up 6 of 10 Who Fled From Fort McPherson. ATLANTA, Ga.,' Oct. 26. Six of the ten German prisoners who escaped from the alien enemy detention camp at Fort McPherson Tuesday night were captured today by agents of the de partment of Justice. Five were taken at Surrency, Ga., and the sixth, Johann Adelhardt, a non-commissioned officer, was arrested here. Hotelkeeper Bound Over. KLAMATH FAlSLS. Or.. Oct. 26. (Special.) Mrs. M. J. Beebe and Ed ward Smith, of this city, have been bound over to await the action of the grand Jury on a charge of maintaining a nuisance, following action brought by the authorities on the recent discovery of a substantial quantity of liquor and a sack and a half of empty bottles at the American Hotel, which is conducted by Mrs. Beebe. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 58 degrees; minimum, 39 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; moderate northwesterly winds. War. Brazil formally declares war on Germany. fag 1- Russlans report check for. Germans In Esthonla, Page 4. French continue drive against Germans on W estera - front. Page 2. Foreign. Russia nearing crisis due to lack of food and other necessaries. Page 2. Italian Cabinet resigns. Page 7. Sinn Keiners propose to make Ireland an In dependent republic Page 11. Premier Palnleve's support in French Cham ber ot Deputies is waning. Page 2. National. Liberty loan near S4.0OO.O00.000 mark. Page 4. Domestic. Oregon and Washington telephone operators may strike tonight. Page 1. Christmas gifts for soldiers In France must reach New York by December 4. Page 1. Chain letter starts unmanageable flow of money. Page 8. Sport. Franklin eleven defeats James John. 14-0. Page 10. "Patsy" Cline may box in Portland. Page 10. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 2. Los Angeles 0; Salt Lake 14, Vernon 4; ban Tanciaco , oaKiana 3. Page 10. Oregon- Aggies to meet California Bears at Berkeley today. Page 10. Lnlverslty of Idaho gridiron artists meet Coach bezdeki green eleven today. rage iv. Pacific Northwest. Officers training camp to open at Camp Lewis January it. page 1. Tillamook County restrained from selling Donas, case its. Mrs. A. T. Brown, formerly of Portland, and baby found dead in Walla Walla home. Page 2. . Commercial and Marine. Wool makets affected by large prospective Imports from Australia. Page 19. Enlarged movement of new corn weakens - Chicago market. Page 19. Pressure against railway stocks is relaxed. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Liberty bond subscriptions reach $21,000,000. race i.. Weather report, data and forecast. Pace 16. Three thouianff sea 900 men of Third Oregon leave, page o. Red Cross sales average more than $100 day. Page 14. Lake County still leads In percentages. . Page o. Italian murdered; Black Hand plot sus pected. Page 4. Taylor-street Methodist Episcopal Church steeple pulled down. Page 7. Mayor draws crowd to flag-raising by false fire alarm. Page 1L 150.000 to be saved In steel for new grain terminal. page lo. Double guard thrown around Vancouver Barracks. Page 9. Newcomb Carlton, president of Western Union Telegraph Company, inspects Port land plant. Page 6. Coast mills will speed aircraft product. Page 16. - STATE IS SET FOR WHIRLWIND FINISH $21,000,000 Unofficial Bond Total. "DO OR DIE" SPIRIT ABROAD Leaders Hopeful $30,000,000 Mark Will Be Made. WALLOWA PRIZE COUNTY Rnral Race Rushes at Amazing Clip Portland "Urged to Take Advantage of Final Day to Equal Country Records. HOW OREGON RACED FOR LIBERTY LOAN MAXIMUM YESTERDAY. Official. Portland Reported by banks pre viously . $ 9,932,200 Friday 1.579,250 Total $11,511,450 Additional, reported by committees 600.000 t .$12,111,450 I Total Portland . . Outside Reported by mail pre viously $ 5,479.700 Friday 1.270.400 Additional reported by . telegraph 1,360,850 Total outside .$ 8.128.950 Total official $20,240,400 Estimated total $21,000,000 Like a game thoroughbred, strain ing every muscle to the effort, Ore gon today is racing a last lap for the goal of her maximum liberty loan quota of $30,000,000."" '"" By official figures last night the state had attained $20,240,400, ..or al most $2,500,000 more than the mini mum quota. But by unofficial figures, quite as reliable although not regu larly received. Oregon had passed the $21,000,000 post and was still running strong. Rural Race Rashes. The contest developed in the district outside of Portland In a race for lead ership of the liberty loan has grown t a pace so swift that headquarters was taxed yesterday to handle the rushing, stream of over-subscribed quotas thai swept in from the country. It was' a pleasing task, at that, to handle the generous response of communities that are as determined as joiire at tne Ma rne. Out of that maxe of figures, when busy pencils and machines had straightened them, emerged nine tri umphant towns which have the dis tinction of havlng exceeded the maxi mum quota, on the basis of 166 per cent, or $30,000,000 for Oregon. Bridal Veil Heads Honor Roll. The roll of honor reads: Bridal Veil. 229 per cent; Seaside, 201 per cent; Wheeler. 185 per cent; Echo. 181 per cent; Westfall, 180 per cent; Jackson ville. 174 per cent; Central Point, 173 per cent; Lafayette, 168 per cent. We have the $340 which It takes to put Rainier in the honor roll, that la your old maximum subscription, and will have Interest on same." That was the way the Postmaster at Rainier came back at C. C. Chapman, vice-chairman publicity committee of the. liberty loan. Yesterday morning Rainier had 148 per cent Of Its minimum quota. wr. Chapman urged them to make a try for the maximum. They came back finally with 164 per cent. , Challenge Promptly Met. Rainier is now 164 per cent, but 2 per cent snort oi maximum. auj old subscription would force Rainier Into the honor roll," telegraphed Mr. Chapman. And the postmaster proceeded to sell more than $300 worth of bonds and now Rainier is among the leading cities of Oregon. . At the close of headquarters last night, 19 Oregon towns, excluding the leaders, had attained or increased the minimum quota since last reports, while 26 additional towns still held the minimum quota figures already re ported. A telegram received last night re ports Wallowa as the first county to subscribe its maximum quota. Lake. Benton, Umatilla. Union and Clatsop Counties lead the rest of the state on the basis of subscriptions by counties, pro rated according to their quotas. A feature of yesterday's cam paign was the lightning manner in which Benton and Union Counties climbed up. while Umatilla County struggled to maintain Its position. Ckslnwa Get Rea-alta. In all these counties the showing made Is a tribute to the personal genius of the county chairmen. Bernard Daly Is Lake County's leader; A. J. John son, of Corvallls. "heads Benton Coun ty; "W. L. Thompson, of Pendleton, leads Umatilla County; F. J. Holmes Is cbair 1 (Concluded on Page 5. Column 3.)