Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, November 12, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt VOL. LVII. yp. 17,776. ' - PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVE31BER 12, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. STATE OF WAR NOW EXISTS IN FINLAND BREAD PRICES 10 BRITISH RATIO OF LOSSES 7 TO 100 RUSSIAN HO "TAKE 2 SOLDIERS HOME TO DINNER" PORTLAND IS READY FOR Yi! CI DRIVE PROVISIOXAL SOLDIERS' COM MITTEE TAKES CONTROL. AMERICAN CASUALTIES LIKELY TO BE LESS IN FRANCE. 900 LONELY MEN TO GET LEAVE THANKSGIVING DAY. HUNS CHECKED IN ITALY, BERLIN SAYS Troops Make Stand on Lower Piave River. BFcO DOWN r I' HEARS COLLAPSE Kerensky Is Returning at Head of Troops. 200,000 TROOPS ARE LOYAL fTsarskoe Selo Reported Cap tured; Rebels Retire, to Pet rograd in Disorderly Mobs. COSSACKS FACTOR IN FIGHT Latest News by Wireless, Un censored, Says Battle Going On in Streets of Petrograd. LONDON, Nov." 11. The Bolsheviki revolution in Petrograd is reported to be approaching collapse. Regiments loyal to Premier Kerensky are march ' ing on the capital an fighting is un der way in the city, kccording to re ports from Petrograd An organiza tion, which has adopted the name of All-Russian Committed for Saving the Country and the Involution, an nounced that the defeat of the Bolshe viki movement was a matter of days or hours only. 1 i The town of Tsarskoa-Selo, 15. miles south of Petrograd, where ex-Emperor Nicholas lived much oA the time, is said to ' have been captured by loyal forces, after which the Rebels retired to Petrograd in disorder!- mobs. , Loyal TnPs Controljwireles's. The chief wireless station now is controlled by loyal troops. 1 The Red Guard has been defeated in Moscow. Premier Kerensky is saidjto be ap proaching Petrograd. ' ' The following was received today by wireless from Russia: "To all army organizatipns and commissaries: j "The revolt against the Bolsheviki is increasing in Petrograd. Today open attacks against them began and fusillades are taking place in the streets. "In Moscow the Red Guard was de feated. Kerensky Is Expected. "Premier Kerensky will approach Petrograd toward evening. Communi cation with him has been established. A declaration from the Committee for Saving the Country and the Revolu tion has been sent to M. Kerensky. "Liquidation of the Bolsheviki ad venture is only a matter of days or hours. For the more successful liqui dation of this adventure ft is neces sary that all democratic forces unite around the All-Russian Committee for Saving the Country and the Revolu tion." Tsarskoe-Selo Occupied. Another Russian wireless dispatch Bays : "A regiment faithful to the govern ment and the revolution, ii full agree ment witli the Cossacks, the soldiers' and workmen's delegates and all democratic organizations, occupied the town of Tsarskoe-Selo and the chief radio telegraphic station. The rebels are retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. "Severe measures are being taken against marauders and pillagers. Those caught with stolen goods are being shot immediately.' Those guilty of rebellion are being handed over to the military revolutionary court." Proclamation to Soldiers Issued. A proclamation has been issued "to the "soldiers of Petrograd" by M. Mal coski, who describes himself as a member of the All-Russian Committee for Saving the Country and the Revo lution and a commissary of the Petro grad military district. This proclamation is given as fol lows in a . wireless message ' from Petrograd: "Gallant regiments from the front, faithful to the revolution and the country, have approached the capital. In order that there be no shedding of Innocent blood arrest immediately all those who are betraying and ruining the country. "In order to indicate which regi ments are faithful, send delegations to the regiments moving from the front." Cossacks Oppose Bolsheviki. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd dated Saturday says the news that Premier Kerensky was iCoucluded oa Page Column 2.J T:lnlp"T:tZ n!s I Says Professor Von Wendt. HELSINGFORS, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 10. A state of war has been de clared in Finland. The provisional soldiers' committee has appointed a sailor named Schlecks aa Commissary of Finland in place of Governor-General Nekrasoff. The Diet is in session and Russian representation in it has been com pletely ignored. It has voted to elect a state directorate with supreme power. Professor von Wendt, a delegate of the Diet, has telegraphed President Wilson that owing: to the poor harvest the country faces . starvation unless food can be obtained in the United States. MR. OLSON'S NAME IS USED Portland Senator Picked to Succeed Justice McCamant. . SALEM. Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) It is generally conceded here that Sena tor Conrad Olson, of Portland, will suc ceed Justice McCamant on the Supreme bench in the event of that Jurist's res ignation. One of the vacant Circuit Judgeships in Portland was tendered to him when Judges Gantenbein and Davis resigned, but was refused, owing to the condi tions attached. - Senator Olson was one of the Gov ernor's loyal supporters during the last Legislature and that he will be the ap pointee is not denied, by .Governor Withycombe. Justice McCamant, who was in Port land last night, said that he has deter mined upon three things not to be a candidate for his present position at the coming election, not to resign at present and not to resign at the first of the year. "Further than that, I do not care to bind myself Just now,'." he said. HOTEL IN ROME CLOSED Germans Have Headquarters, Where Italian Reverses Are Celebrated. ROME, Nov. 11. The police today or. dered the closing of. the Palace Hotel, perhaps the most largely patronized here by Englishmen and Americans. The proprietors of the hotel,, who were- Germans, had put it into, the hands of Individuals declaring them selves Swiss, the lessees maintaining it as a center for reputed Swiss visitors, who celebrated the Italian reverses in the field. The press of the city expressed the hope that this is the beginning of an energetic policy for repression of Aus-tro-Oerman propaganda which it de clares is still widely active in Italy. HOME LEAVE IMPOSSIBLE Oregon Soldier Now In East Refused Attendance at Faiher's Funeral. WITH THE OREGON" TROOPS. Nov. 11. (Special.) It Is no longer easy, for soldiers to get extended furlough, even when there is a death in the family. Sergeant Pierre Mead received a tele gram three days ago that his father, V. C. Mead, of McMlnnville, was dead. Both he and his brother-in-law. Harry M. 'White, applied for a 30-day furlough, after being notified by the folks at home, who were holding the body for burial until the two men could ' Private White telegraphed today that it would' be impossible to get - home leave. WAR GIVES WOMEN WORK Variety , of New Occupations in Of fice and Factory Undertaken. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Results of an inquiry by the Industrial bureau of the Merchants' Association, made pub lic Saturday, indicate that the employ ment of women as substitutes for men gone to war has not been on a large scale. Women, however, are entering a great variety of new occupations in office and factory on account of the situation caused by the war, the re port states. PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND Training Camp Men at Fort Niagara to Be Honor Guard. BUFFALO, N. T., Nov. 11. President Wilson will speak at the opening ses sion of the American Federation of Labor convention here Monday morn ing. it was announced today by Samuel Gompers. president of the federation The men of the officers' training camp at Fort Niagara have been or dered by Secretary Baker to act as a guard of honor to the President and his party during their stay in Buffalo. AIRPLANE TRIP SUCCESS Military Aviator and Civilian Expert En Route to San Antonio. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 11. Lieutenant John M. Foote, a military aviator from the Government field at Rantoul. III., and C. W. Blakely, a civilian aerial ex pert, arrived at Scott aviation field, near here, in an airplane today en route from Rantoul to San Antonio. The trip from Rantoul field was made without mishap. Al I Bakeries Must Have Licenses. DECEMBER 10 IS DATE FIXED Size and Ingredients of All Loaves Will Be Standardized. POUND COST 7 OR 8 CENTS Amount-of Sugar WUr Be Reduced One-Half and Vegetable Oils Must Be t'sed In ! Place '" of Lard. WASHINGTON, .Nov. 11. Definite steps to standardize bread and lower its price will be taken tomorrow, when President Wilson issues a proclamation placing all bakeries under Government license December ' 10 . and subjecting them to food administration rules pre scribing ingredients and i weights of loaves. Prices will not be fixed, but with the standardization it is expected that competition and simplification of distribution will force down prices for pound loaves to 7 or 8 cents. Fancy breads will be eliminated, and the multitude of sizes now produced will be reduced to four with standard ingredients. The weights will hr o:u . ni l, one and one-half, two anil t'oni ids.' The loaves will havo a t i . .- in the middle to permit thel; Half In halves. In baking only three pounds of sugar will be tC allowed for a barrel of flour instead of an average of six pounds now used, and two pounds of vegetable oil shortening must be used instead of six pounds of lard or oil. The food ad ministration expects to save 100,000,000 pounds of sugar and the same amount of lard in this way. -Bakers may use only skimmed milk for broad, and rolls will be permitted Orry if mad.yin stand ard sizes, and of regulation "bread dough. ' -, "Cash an Carry" I Plan. Through the co-operation of' the baking industry and also with the backing of he licensing system. Food Administrator Hoover hopes to work reforms in the present methods of dis tribution from wholesale bakeries to retailers and from retailers to custom ers. He will urge grocers, for instance, to buy regular quantities of bread, lim iting their purchases to a single bakery instead of buying from four or five, as at present, and to make lower charges to customers who pay cash and carry their goods home than to those insisting on delivery and credit. On the cash-and-carry basis, he says, bread can be sold at a profit of one cent a pound loaf. In addition, an at tempt will be made to persuade whole sale bakeries to sell their product di rect to customers who 'Will pay cash and arry their purchases. In licensing the baking industry. which produces about 40 per cent of (Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.) HELP V . , ...... ., 't Government Officials Point Out - German Propaganda to Create Impression of Higher Totals. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. (Special.) The ratio of losses sustained by all of the British expeditionary forces sent Into battle in France Is less than seven to every 100 men. It is not ex pected that American losses in the war against Germany will exceed this percentage, despite the fact that Ger man propagandists in this country are circulating unwarranted reports in an effort to make the American people believe that the American Army is go ing to meet with wholesale losses when it reaches the battlefront. Senator Saulsbury, of Delaware, has written Secretary Baker on the ac tivities' of those propagandists, show ing how the smallest discouragements have been, "with Prussian thorough ness, magnified into the gravest dangers."- He suggests it would be wise if the percentage of British casualties were made public. Secretary Baker Informed Senator Saulsbury he has ignored these rumors, "because all of us know that the American people "are not chil dren to be frightened out of the path of , duty we have chosen merely for the reason that the duty is grim." PRINCE JOHN IS FLOATED Vessel Found Seaworthy and Pas- senders Again Taken on Board VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 11. The Grand Trunk steamer Prince John, which ran aground yesterday near the entrance of Aliford Bay. Queen Char lotte Islands, was floated at high tide early this morning and has sailed for Massett. After the steamer had grounded the passengers were taken off and landed at Lena Island, but as the vessel was found to be seaworthy after floating they were again taken on board. The extent of the damage sustained by the " steamer la not known. The weather has moderated. DANDL BAVARIAN PREMIER Otficc.Lcft Vacant by Von HertMng's Promotion la Filled. AMSTERDAM. Nov. 11. Advices' re ceived here from Munich announce the appointment of Otto von Dandl, of the Bavarian ministry of Justice, to the post of Bavarian Premier. He takes the portfolio made vacant by the recent- appointment of Count von Hertling as : Imperial German Chancellor. AMERICAN WOMEN LOYAL More Than 10,000,000 Housewives Pledge Support to Hoover. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. More than 10,000,000 American housewl-es. It was announced, now have pledged them selves to follow the food administrator's conservation directions. The pledges were obtained in a two weeks' intensive campaign. The exact number of pledges reported signed was 10.215.240," with returns incomplete. THE Y. M. C A. PROTECT THAT TEUTONS CAPTURE BELLUNO Holding of War Council Fol lowed by Immediate Results. ALLIES PROMPT WITH AID Generals Foch, Wilson and Cadorna, Confirmed as Permanent War Council to Sit at Versailles. General Foch Now Controls. BERLIN, Nov. 11. The Austro-Hun-garian troops which are carrying out the new offensive on the Trentino front were attacked yesterday by strong Ital ian detachments which pressed them back at one point, the war office an nounces. The Italians have made a stand on the lower Piave River. The city of Belluno, on the Upper Piave, has been captured by Austro German troops. PARIS, Nov. 11. Premier Painleve returned yesterday from his visit with French and British officials to the Italian ' front, and expressed confi dence In the victory of the forces of freedom. War Council Meets. - A meeting of the war council was held yesterday afternoon. After the cabinet meeting a semi-official note was issued confirming the new estab lishment of a permanent inter-allied staff under Generals Foch,' Wilson, Ca dorna, to sit at Versailles. The note adds, that nothing has Im pressed the Italian government and people more than the extraordinary celerity with which their allies arrived at this decision. 'It is the first time that unity of action on a united front has been truly realized," says the note. "Nothing will do so much to heighten the prestige of France." General Foch In Control. The Matin says it was decided at the conference in Italy that France and Great Britain would increase the armed support already given to Italy, the effort .to be shared equally by the two powers. The United States also has been considered, the newspaper says, in planning for future co-operation. The Italian campaign will be directed by the inter-allied war committee. General Foch. the French representa tive, will remain In Italy for the time being and will play a preponderant role lrt direction . of . the operations which must take a 'wide scope. The British Premier, David Lloyd George, who attended the conference of British, French and Italian representa tives in Italy, and Premier Venizelos, (Concluded on Page 4, Column 3.) BOY. Movement Started to Get 4 50 Port land Homes to Entertain Two Boys From Vancouver. "Will you entertain two soldiers from Vancouver Barracks in your home Thanksgiving day?" That is about the form in which the question will be put to families in Portland by the Progressive Business Men's Club and similar organizations, within a few days. About 900 soldiers, in barracks at Vancouver, will be released for Thanks giving day. Many of them are far from their homes. Following a suggestion by D. J. Sidwell, of Portland, the Progressive Business Men's Club has started a movement here to furnish those boys a real dinner in hospitable homes. "We want to place two boys in each home," said J. P. Jaeger, who Is taking an active interest in the home dinner plan. "It should be easy for a big city like this to provide enough homes to entertain 900 enlisted men. The plan to invite them to the homes is believed to be much better than providing a formal dinner in some downtown hotel. The Idea is to give the boys a real Thanksgiving spread and to make it as home-like as possible." Volunteers will be sought when the club holds its meeting Thursday of this week. Other organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, have sig nified willingness to be of assistance in the plan. GERMAN 'AIR PILOT KILLED Santa Clara Youth Has Thrilling Experience Over London. SAN JOSE. Cal., Nov. 11. Emil C. Jahnscn, of Santa Clara, was the first American air pilot to bring down a hostile raiding airplane over London, according to letters received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jahnsen. Voung Jahnsen said he was wounded three- times and his machine was struck 500 times by shot from the en emy's machine gun. 'Ho is recovering. The German pilot was killed and his observer captured. "FIRST LADIES" SUBSCRIBE President's AVife and Mrs. Lansinz Aid War Camp Recreation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Mrs. Wood row Wilson and Mrs. Robert Lansing "adopted soldiers yesterday by sub scribing $30 and $6, respectively, to the war camp recreation fund. Mrs, Wilson will be credited with having "adopted" 10 soldiers and Mrs. Lansing two. The campaign for the $3,750,000 fund closed last night. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEPTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 57 oesrees; minimum. 4 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; strong southerly winds. mr. Congressmen visit war-scarred battle dis tr.cts. Page 7. Teutonic forces checked in Italy. Berlin ad suits. Page 1. State of war declared In Finland. Page 1. British ratio of losses 7 to 100. Page 1- Foreign. Russian revolt nears collapse. Page 1. National. "'Save, fuel" Is Oarfllds plea, yet Ad minis trator's janitor "cooks' coke men and others. Fage o. All ship workers to be exempt from second draft: men now in National Army to be returned to yaras. t age ;j. Standardizing bread will forco dova price. fage m. President will address American Federation ql Laoor on nation & needs. Page 4. Domestic. Sinn Fein plans recounted in letters found by Federal officers. Page 2. Zionists build up stronghold of 100,000 Jews in Palest ine. i'age Russian author In Cleveland says Lenlne government cannot last. I'ag z. Queen UUIuokalanl. of Hawaii, dies at age or 7 years., fage . More than :iS,000.000 worth of food found unreported. Page o. Chicago girl of 20 found dead In river. fagf. i. Phone mediators will visit Portland. Page Sport. Elisabeth Tucker, who manages brother's pugilistic career, here looking for matches. rase 12. Aggies furnish "Westerners grid surprise. Page 12. Dud Clarke gets lieutenancy by coaching Tootoan team, .rage jj. Aggie-Oregon game up in air, rumor says. Page 12. War to cause big baseball changes. Page 13. Dobie still wizard of old. Page 12. Pacific orthwet. Camp Lewis rodeo attracts IS, 000. Page 4, Alleged officer who takes North Vskima girl and money arrested in .Montana Page 14. Blue ribbon, winners on parade at Lewiston. Page . Portland and Vicinity. "Kick-off" meeting to mark formal opening of l. -M. v. a. anve. rage i. Movement started to invite prvn Vancouver soldiers to home dinner Thanksgiving day. Page l. Report by Fire Underwriters Engtneern In censes Mayor and ex-Mayor. Page 1. Sunday concert at Auditorium well attended Page . Washington representative of Portland Cham ber of Commerce accomplishes much in brief time. , rage l.i. Portland V. M. C. A. quota budget published. Fage iu. public urged to remember boys who will spend Christmas away fighting for them. Page 10. Recent shake-up in Emergency Fleet Corpo ration to help Portland. Page 11. I Series of community health talks arranged ty sunnysiae congregations. Fage 11. Fred G. Taylor, ex-copy editor of The Ore gonian, enjoys life as marine. Page 11. Boys promise to earn funds pledged for Y. M. C. A. work. Page 10. Thrift campaign questions are being pre pared. Page 4. Madame Alexandra Kollontay leader of new Bolsheviki regime in Russia. Page 16. Weather report data and forecast. Page 14. Message to Be Carried Into Every Home. CHURCHES PLEDGE SUPPORT "Kick-Off" Meeting of Mana gers and Workers Tonight. ARMY OF ORATORS TO TALK .Marshaling and Drilling; ot Volun teers Will Be Completed Today, Preparatory to Active Drive, Which Begins Tomorrow. TODAY'S Y. M. C. A. WAR. FISD DRIVE ACTIVITIES IX PORTLAND. 9 A. M. Addresses before all high school assemblies by promi nent campaign leaders. 12 M. Addresses at the "red triangle" stand, corner Sixth and Alder streets, by R. B. Sinnott, Ralph Coan, David E. Lofgren and Conrad P. Olson. Address to members' council. Chamber of Commerce, by Charles E. Coch ran. 3 P. M. Talk before the Laurelhurst Club, Ankeny and Thirty-ninth street, by George X. Woodley. 6:13 P. M. Crand "kick-off meeting of 300 city-drive work ers in the Portland Hotel dining room. 8 P. M. Talk before Ship wrights' and Joiners' Union No. 1020, Auditorium Hall. Third street, bet en Taylor and JlaCi eon. by Walter S. Asher. 8:20 r. M. Talk before the Montessorl Association, 438 East Twenty-fifth street North, by li. G. Skulason. Today Is to witness In Portland the final marshaling, instructing and drill ing of the hundreds of volunteers who are tomorrow to throw themselves with whole-hearted vim Into the campaign to round up J200.000 for war work of the Y. M. C. A. Throughout the day Y. SI. C. A. lead ers are to carry the spirit of the great movement into schools, clubs and civic bodies: commanders and their team workers are to confer over details of the crusade, and in the evening 300 citizens, consecrated to the task, are to get the inspiration of the hour and re ceive the signal, "Double-quick. March!" at a rousing rally at the Portland Ho tel. Veterans to Participate. No more thorough preparation has ever been made for a similar enterprise in Portland. Other fund-raising drives on behalf of the liberty loan, the Red Cross and Y". M. C. A. have given a training to these same leaders now starting the new crusade which makes them veterans in work of the kind. They felt yesterday that they know just how to "go after" that $200,000, or will know at the close of today's prepara tion. There is no spirit of over-confidence, but a grim determination to ac complish what this city is asked to do for the good of the khaki-clad Amer ican, boys in home, camp and on Euro pean battlefield. Churohca Hear Message. Messages' depicting the needs for war work such as the Christian Asso ciation is doing and undertaking, and pleas for Individual support to the cause were carried to hundreds of churchgoers yesterday from Portland pulpits. General Secretary II. W. Stone was to have carried these vital messages to the audience at the 'Whito Temple, but when he found himself in disposed and unable to appear sent in his place W. M. Ladd, chairman of the National War Work Council for the eight states of the Western - military division. Mr. I add presented a business-like statement of the aims and needs of the Council In carrying on ils work among soldiers of the American and allied armies. Fiance, he said, has just sent an urgent call for 300 American Y. M. C. A. secretaries to or ganize for its army just such work as is being done to hearten and help the American soldier. Kick-Off Meeting Tonight. The climax of all preparation for the Portland drive now centers about the big "kick-off" meeting, of mana gers and workers to be held at the Portland Hotel dining-room at 6:13 o'clock this evening. Through talks, inspiriting "stunts" and good fellow ship it is planned at this rally to spread the contagion of enthusiasm to the last humble worker present. The programme for the meeting con tains these features: The Part the V. M. C. A. Is Playing in Winning the War," Vi". M. Iadd. "The Why of the 200,o0." Nathan Straaiss. Motion pictures of the Y. M. C. A. In action, accompanied by an explanation by Genera! Secretary H. W. Stone. Address of the evening by Dr. Allen Stork dale, of Toledo. O. I Verbal parry and thrust by and between tCoacluued on t'aso 10, Column o.)