TOE MOTIVING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917.
ARG N
OF LOSSES'
AT SEA NARROWING
British Premier Delivers Mes
sage of Hope to People in
Commons Speech.
GERMAN POWER IS WANING
farther Sacrifices to Stiffen and
Support Armies Declared Neces- .
eary America's Advent Into
World Politics Momentous.
' LONDON. Dec 20. Speaking- In the
House of Commons today, David Lloyd
George, the British Prime Minister,
eald that the margin of losses at sea
was narrowing. The sinkings by sub
marines, he declared,, were decreasing,
.while shipbuilding was increasing.
The Premier said the sinking of sub
marines was Increasing. Although the
merchant tonnage was down by 20 per
cent, he added, the loss had been only
( per cent of Imports over that of last
year.
Regarding the military situation, Mr.
Lloyd George said it was idle to pre
tend that the hopes formed had been
realized. This disappointment he, at
tributed to the Russian collapse.
Germans Score One Success.
The Germans, the Premier said, had
had only one success, which was due
to surprise and this was now engaging
Inquiry. The Germans, he stated, had
lost 100,000 prisoners, valuable positions
and hundreds of guns.
Complete restoration of the terri
tories taken by the enemy, together
with compensation, was demanded by
Premier Lloyd George in explaining the
war aims of the government.
The Premier said that the losses In
hipping had been lighter by hundreds
of thousands of tons than he had anti
cipated In his August estimate. -
ItuKMf an Collapse Deplored.
The Premier said if the Russian army
had fulfilled the expectations of its
generals, , by this time the pride of
the German military power would have
been completely humbled.
On the. whole, the British campaign
had not achieved the expectations
formed, he said, but there had been
military successes in Palestine which
would have a permanent effect, on the
history of the world. Jerusalem, he
stated, never would be restored to the
Turks.
After referring to the Italian
reverses, the Premier said it would be
necessary for Great Britain to make
greater sacrifices to strengthen its
armies in the coming year. The need
would arise to increase the nation's
man power by taking some men now
exempted.
The Premier's speech was delivered
when adjournment for the holidays
was moved in the House of Commons
this afternoon. He dealt first with the
'problem of food. Two causes, he
aid, had contributed lately to the
gravity of the situation the failure to
obtain margarine and butter from Hol
land and Denmark and the fact that
England had been required to make
sacrifices in order to supply deficien
cies of her allies. Owing to the efforts
of the food controller, an improvement
was visible in circumstances which
had caused so much anxiety in the last
few days. More tea was coming in
and It was hoped by increased manu
facture to improve the situation as
regards margarine shortly.
Germans Are Deteriorating.
Owing to the food difficulties In
Germany, the Premier went on, the
physical deterioration of workmen
there had been so marked that the
output per man had been decreased by
S3 per cent.
As for the British casualties, Mr.
Lloyd George said they had not
amounted to more than one-fourth or
one-fifth of the Germans. Opposed to
Germany, Austria and their allies, he
asserted, were man power and reserves
' more than double those which the
Teutonic allies possessed.
The government, said the Premier,
would confer next week with trades
' unions on the man-power proposals.
The advent of America into world's
politics, the Premier declared, was an
event which would loom large in the
future. This was true also of the
establishment of the International
council at Versailles.
Colonials Must Be Heard.
As for the disposition of the Ger
man colonies, the Premier said, that
must be settled by the peace congress.
The future trustees of those countries
must take Into account the sentiments
of the people themselves.
The Premier told his hearers that a
league of nations In which Germany
was represented by triumphant mili
tarism would be a hollow farce.
Great Britain did not enter the war,
the Premier asserted, to increase by a
yard the territory of any one else, but
because of the belief that Britain's
honor, the question of standing by her
word, was Involved.
The next few months, said Mr. Lloyd
George, would be most trying ones, as
one great power had gone out and
another had not fully come in.
Former Premier Asquith, following
Mr. Lloyd George, said the primary
n id at this moment was ships, for
which the new construction must be
supplied 1.' Great Britain and the
United States. Everything turned on
transport, he pointed out, and In every
discussion on man power that must be
the dominating factor.
TURKEY PRICES GO UP
choice: birds now selling at si
cents wholesale,
Under Agreement Obtained Some Time
Ago. Dealers Are Allowed Mar
gin of Five Cents.
Christmas turkeys may cost one or
two cents a pound more than was paid
for these birds at Thanksgiving time.
The supply of turkeys on which the
Portland householder may draw his
Christmas feast Is light and the de
mand Is heavy, according to Federal
Food Administration heads and repre
sentatives of the distributing agencies.
Choice turkeys are now being sold
at 31 cents a pound wholesale. This
means that the consumer pays 36 cents,
the margin of 5 cents -being officially
allowed the retail dealers. This ar
rangement was obtained at Thanks
giving time and was found so satisfac
tory that It Is to be continued over the
holidays, says Administrator Ayer.
Turkeys not classed as first-grade
will- sell for 35 cents and possibly down
to 83 cents per pound. At Thanksgiv
ing 35 cents was the top price, yet
there was a good run of the fowl, at
23 and 32 cents.
The Food Administration is not def
initely fixing prices, contenting itself
with keeping tab on supply and de
mand and limiting the retailer's gross
profit margin. Outside demands have
this year made heavy Inroads on the
Oregon turkey supply. It is said to be
barely possible that traffic interrup
tions, occasioned by the floods, are
holding back shipments, but It was
calculated yesterday that something of
a shortage will exist, despite the arri
val of any delayed consignments.,
COUGH BOYS WILL HELP
YOXTXGSTERS TO RAISE VVKU FOR
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
BALFOUR REPLIES
TO PACIFIST CRITICS
War Policies Rather Than War
Aims Declared More Desir
able Consideration Now.
WILSON'S VIEWS LAUDED
Miniature Christmas Trees and Mannai
Training School Products on Sale
Soon at Liberty Shos.
The live-wire lads of the Couch
School have formed a new organiza
tion called "The Couch Patriotic Jun
iors." This new club has undertaken
to do patriotic work and to gather
funds to help the 7 0 or more Couch
graduates that are In service in the
Army or Navy and to buy a service
flag for the school.
But the money part constituted &
problem at first. It didn't grow on
trees or the boys would have found it,
but it Is to be forthcoming If the Jun
iors sell the fine little Christmas trees
they have dug and potted and will have
on display in the Liberty Shop in the
court of the Portland Hotel on Satur
day. These trees are "just the thing"
for the center of a table or for a sick
room or for people who live in apart
ments: And they will be on sale cheap.
In addition these enterprising boys
have made some fine holiday articles.
They did the work In their manual
training classroom, and the girls of the
school, every bit as loyal, contributed
some handbags, dainty, attractive gifts
that should find ready sale
All patrons of Couch School and
friends are invited to attend the sale.
The shop is open to the public.
Assertion Made That United States
and Allies Are in Thorough Ac
cord and Formal Conferences
Would Accomplish Nothing.
LONDON, Dec. 19. Foreign Secre
tary Balfour made a spirited reply in
the House of Commons this afternoon
to attacks by Arthur Ponsonby, Liberal
member for Stirling Burghs, a pacifist,
regarding the war aims of Great
Britain and her allies, the published
versions of which Mr. Ponsonby said
did not tally with the proposals of the
secret treaties.
Mr. Balfour in his response, declared
that President Wilson's statements on
war policy were absolutely identical in
spirit with those of the leaders of
thought In Great Britain. He did not
think there had been in the whole his
tory of the war a more powerful state
document than that issued by the
President of the United States.
When Mr. Ponsonby sneeringly
charged that the allies were shelter-
ng themselves behind the Presidents
reply to the Pope, continued Mr. Bal
four, he presumed the member meant
no more than that when a statement
of policy was admirably made by the
head of the great American Republic
it might not be necessary, and very
often was unnecessary, that it should
be at once repeated on this side of the
Atlantic. The British government, he
continued, had not refused a confer
ence on war alms, but the problem pre
sented enormous difficulties and it was
his belief that friendly .conversations
were, better than a formal conference,
for the discussion of these delicate
matters.
In any event, added Mr. Balfour, all
the allies, including Russia, were
trongly of the opinion that this wai
an inopportune moment for such discussion.-.
What was desirable was a
discussion of war methods rather than
of war aims.
Mr. Balfour defended at length the
government's procedure with regard to
the agreements between the allies con
cerning Constantinople, Persia, etc. He
declared that Italy properly deserved
some rearrangement of territory in
her favor.
Great Britain, continued the Foreign
ecretary, never desired or encouraged
the Idea that a bit of Germany should
be severed from the parent state and
erected Into a sort of Independent re
public or buffer state on the left bank
of the Rhine. The government, he de
clared, had never been aware that such
proposal was seriously entertained
by any French statesman and he pro
tested against the British government
being charged with lack of faith or
honesty on such a flimsy foundation.
STUDENT SOLDIER DIES
Dale Melrose Victim of Diphtheria
at Camp Lewis.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., Dec. 20. (Special.) Word was re
ceived here today of the death of Dale
Melrose, son of P. G. Melrose, of Cary
vllle. Wis., ;and a member of Ambulance
Company 361, stationed at Camp Lewis.
Death was said to be due to diphtheria
and scarlet fever.
Mr. Melrose was a Junior in the uni
versity last year, coming to Oregon
from Whitman College. He was prom-
nent in literary circles and was a
member of Tibbard Inn chapter of
Sigma Upsllon National writers' fra
ternity. He was 22 years of age.
A Sterling Silver
or
Sheffield Silver
gift is beautiful
pleasing and
practicable
Tea Set, Pyrex
Lined Casseroles,
Baking Dishes,
Bread Plates
RESCUE WORK RUSHED
EVERY AVAILABLE MAW ASSISTING
AT WILKES.03T MINE.
Little Hope Held Oat That Five Men
Entombed Tuesday Xlgst
. Are Alive Yet.
TACOMA, Wash- Dec 20. Under the
direction of pit bosses, mine superin
tendents, the state mine Inspector ana
representatives of the United States
Bureau of Mines, every man that could
find room to work is laboring to reach
the five men entombed in the Willce
son Coal & Coke Company mine at
Wilkeson since they were cut off by
cave-in Tuesday night. There is little
liKelinood that the men are living.
The workers have little idea how far
they are from the unfortunate men.
Endeavors are being made from every
possible direction. A large portion of
the roof of that part of the mine where
they were working fell and the min
ers working to reach their comrades
have to contend with fallen timbers.
caved-in-roof and high waters.
The Wilkeson Coal & Coke Com
pany management Is unable to tell pre
cisely how the accident occurred.
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386 Washington Street
Bet W. Park and 10th St.
Earliest Jewelry House in
Northwest
Optometrists 30,000
Prescriptions 21 Years
MILLS TO CLOSE 3 DAYS
Lumber Plants of Booth-Kelly Com
pany Observe Government Order,
EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 20 (Special.)
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company's
mills at Wendllng and Springfield, to
gether with logging camps, will close
down Saturday night.
Operations at the . Springfield mill
and in the camps will be suspended for
three days only, the usual week's holt
day vacation - having been abandoned
at the request of the Government. The
Wendling mill will be- shut down three
weeks to permit of repairs. The com
panys mills have been making full
time, weather permitting continued
operations In logging camps.
MORE RECRUITS NEEDED
Call Sent Out for Division No. i
Portland Contingent, Red Cross.
A call for new recruits to the pres
ent membership campaign of the Ameri
can Red Cross, to serve In division No
5. of the Portland contingent, has gone
forth from local headquarters.
Fifty field workers, preferably
women, are asked to report at once
for service in the campaign, that Port
land may not fail in its quota of mem
berships. Applications should be made
this morning or today at the office of
Charles Kichton, in the Morgan build
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FINELY TAILORED
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The first noticeable feature of our house, so kind friends have told
us, is the genial atmosphere of fellowship that prevails. We accept
the flattery good-naturedly, but we do try our utmost to make
trading in this store pleasurable quite as much as dependable.
Good Merchandise
the Reason
Primarily, it is the merchandise that prompts
men in coming here; the very great values we
have for them have established a permanence of
trust that we are proud to share. A vast number
of men, which we might allude to as an army,
trade exclusively here.
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By finely tailored we mean these suits and coats are cut to
precise model lines. That the seams are just as accurate and
carefully stitched as you would want them, and that linings
are good buttonholes, buttons and all of splendid order. We
have an enormous lot of these $15 garments on our big second
floor all ready to put right on for immediate service. They
are WOOL, and there is an abundance of patterns to choose
from. Come in!
Ready-to-Wear Clothes 15, $20, $25
Tailored-to-Measure Clothes $25, $30, $33, '$40
OPEN EVENINGS
For the convenience of those who cannot spare the time to
shop during the day we are keeping open shop evenings until
Christmas.
You'll find here, EVERYTHING FOR MEN!
" MILL - TO - MAN "
Principle Means Real Economy
Our goods are, as you know, chiefly woolen.
We contract for them a long time in advance,
which, in the face of terrific advances now in
effect, gives us a genuine advantage over houses
having the "buy-today-sell-tomorrow" methods.
Gentlemen, we'll be glad to prove our statements
facts. No jobbers, no commission men we con-
tract with the mills direct.
We Really Do Save
You Money
If you could speak to all our customers as one,
you would be more than satisfied that ours is one
of the most deserving Woolen Goods stores in
existence ; that we really and truly merit the tre
mendous business we enjoy. From mill to you
with just one small profit added.
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3HS2ESEKE!
C1TYMILKSUPPLYSH0RT
FLOODS REDUCE SHIPMENTS FBUT
THOUSABTp GALLONS.
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Home Deliveries Made for Welfar of
Babies, but Hotel and Restaurant
Keepers An Slighted.
It wasn't split milk, but merely
mil lr that failed to arrive, that fig-
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uratlvely brought tears to the eyes 01 1 aunt for the last three years. Prior
100 pounds. He had apparently been
dead three or four days. In his pockets
were a watch, $3.63 in silver and cop
pers and $76 In postal savings certifi
cates issued by the Portland postof
fice, the last one being: dated October
31.
Clarence Beidelman' was the nephew
of Mrs. C. H. Knapp, 121 Russell
street, Portland, who was much dis
tressed last night to learn of his death.
Mr. Beidelman left Portland about a
month aero, leaving considerable money
and effects In his room. He did not
say -where he was groins and it was
thought at that time that he had gone
on an outing: trip. He was 21 years
old and had lived in Portland with his
Oregon, City Soldier Promoted.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec 20. Pri
vate Edgar N. Terrell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Terrell, of Oregon City,
who enlisted in April at the age of 19
years, has received a promotion to
bugler of Twelfth Company, Coast Ar
tillery, and stationed at Fort Canby,
Wash. Mr. Terrell takes the place
made vacant by Sidney N. Carnine who
s leaving for the East to take up radio
work with the Government. Terrell Is
well known here.
. Fire Risk Decided Too Great.
SALEM, Or., Dec 20. (Special.)
State Fire Marshal Wells received a
telegram today in -which he Is advised
that the headquarters of the American
Red Cross has instructed its local chap
ter to disregard suggestions made rel
ative to placing a candle behind serv-
ive flags which are hung in windows
on Christmas Eve. The suggestion has
been withdrawn owing to the addition
al fire hazard which would be caused
by placing candles behind the flags.
Republican Chairman May Qnlt.
NEW YORK, Dec 20. William R.
Wlllcox may resign as chairman of the
Republican National Committee at a
meeting of the committee here In Feb
ruary, it was authoritatively learned
today. He is understood to have told a
number of his personal friends that his
business activities have become so
pressing that he would prefer to be re
lieved of the post.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
PnrUanil dealers yesterday.
The prevailing floods ' cut short
Portland's milk supply for the day by
at least 1000 gallons, according to
M. Kiger, manager of the Oregon
nnlrvmen's League, and the Portland
Milk Producers' Association. Absence
of shipments from the Salem and Esta
cada lines particularly reduced the
city's dally supply. ...
"Portland's supply of milk is always
so close to the requirements," said Mr.
Kiger,. "that the shortage that the
floods are causing was instantly felt.
Customers who did not receive their
usual allowance must Diame me iraj.ni.
interruptions, for we did the best we
could to supply them.
"So far as I Know, aenvoriea " '
made to all the homes on the custom-
K.t, Tt in nnr practice always to
get the milk to the homes where the
babies may be deepnamg on it
n.iix of this nollcy the dealers.
hotel and restaurant keepers were the
n.,n.a who were slighted yesterday.
We do not know Just how long the
supply may be curtaiiea, dui moni
tions are that the shortage will be Just
as serious tomorrow as n was iuuj,
YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD
BODY OF CLARENCE BEEDELBIAN
Discovered near astoria.
to thatlme he. lived at Seaside. He
was formerly employed at the Bolls
Wall Paper Company as salesman and
with the Central Door & Lumber Company.
Phone your want ads to The Orego-
nlan. Main 7070, A 6095.
SIRE OF THREE IN COURT
EDGAR STAFFORD ACCUSED BY
RED CROSS WORKER,
Profanity Defended on Theory That He
Was Called Slacker When Three
Sons Are ifk Army.
Edgar Stafford, an elderly man- who
wears a service flag with three stars
on his coat and runs a photographic
studio at East Seventh and East Burn
side streets, was arraigned in Munici
pal Court yesterday afternoon for al
leged profane and abusive language to
Mrs. Isabella W. Moody, when - she
came into his shop to solicit his mem
bership In the Red Cross. Mrs. Moody
failed to appear against him, and he
was released.
ters Wednesday and told Deputy City
Attorney Deich that Stafford had
called her a fool.
Mrs. Moody, who Is the wife of Alex
S. Moody, vice-president of the Pacific
States Electric Company, In swearing
out a warrant for Mr. Stafford's arrest,
said that he had called her a fool
and ejected her from his place of
business.
In court yesterday Mr. Stafford tes
tified that Mrs. Moody had called him
a slacker and pro-German.
"If you had three sons in the Army,
as I have," he demanded of the court,
"would you take such a remark as
that from anyone?"
Six-Year-Old Girl Attacked.
FILVERTON, Or., Dec. 20. Speclal.
The six-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Lyons was attacked
Tuesday night by an unknown man as
she was going to her home on Liberty
Hill. She gave a very good description
of him and the officers believe they
Mrs. Moody came to police headquar- will apprehend him.
Kefkr of Airs. C. H. lnapp, of Port,
land, Left City About Month Ago. "
Formerly Salesman Here.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec 20. SpeciaL)
The body of Clarence Beidelman, who
is supposed to have lived In Portland,
was found this morning under a tree
near Smith's Point. It Is believed
death resulted from starvation and ex
posure. A man had been seen wander
ing about the woods there for several
clays and he Is thought to have been
deran ged.
Beidelman was about 30 years of
Hire and very small, not weighing over
V X For Patriotism i
JMBlMFor Humanity j
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This National CHRIST
MAS CAMPAIGN for
members, of which 240,000
must come from ORE
GON, is now under way.
You Can Do Your Part "Over There"
By Joining the Red Cross Over Here
Your opportunity to serve your country at home" is offered
through membership in the American Red Cross. Help
carry on the great humanitarian work of making: the life
of "Our Boys Over , '
There" safer, bright- i?cw l7 j s, W?,
Enlist ,rettJt?JWl?r
"Your Heart and aii
Dollar" today.
Red Cross Booth,
Main loor.
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V1CTROLA 1
to the family this Christmas
You have been planning every Christmas to surprise the folks with a
VIC 1 KOLA then why not make this one that long-promised Victrola
Christmas? We have Victrolas to suit every purse as low as $20,
with a wide range of prices upward $20, $30, $45, $57.50, $85, $110,
$165, $215, $265, and up to $380. You have no idea how easy it is to
. have a Victrola so many styles from which to choose and such
easy payment terms.
Open Evenings
Dealers in StemlPay and Other Pianos, Pianola Pianos,
Victrolas and Records, Player Music, Music Cabinets, etc.
Sixth and Morrison Streets
Opposite Postoffice)
PORTLAND
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Join the Red Cross Today.
A. duty everyone owes to humanity.
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