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VOL. L.VII. N'O. 17,82.?.
PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CLASS I WILL DO
STEFANSSON STILL
FIRE IS STAYED ON
JAPANESE VESSEL
HOOVER AND REED
III SPIRITED TILT
MEXICAN BANDITS
AGAIN RAID RANCH
TROTZKY EXPOSES
IN ARCTIC REGIONS
EXPLORER SAID TO BE OX HER-
WARSHIP, STANDING BY, SAYS
FLAMES ARE PARTLY OCT.
PLACE ATTACKED CHRISTJIAS
6CIIKL OK I1AILEY ISLAND.
SCENE OF ANOTHER FORAY.
EXPRESS COMPANIES
MAY BE TAKEN OVER
NATION'S FIGHTING
TEUTON
Young Unattached Men
Held Sufficient
PROVOST MARSHAL REPORTS
Million Available Under Pres
ent Registration.
700 000 MORE COME YEARLY
"
11 rM Draft Surpasses Highest Ex-
trrtatlons of Army Authorities.
' German Efficiency Ila. Noth
Jos to Compare With It.
TVASHrNGTON. Jan. 1 All men for
t war Annie. stlM to be raised by the
t r.lfed State, will come from Clas. 1
. ... ...
"""" "w --...v. ....... "" pedltlon bav. been received. A Royal
That mean, the Nation1, fighting Is oK-orthwe,t Mounted Police patrol left
r done by yoang men without families
pendent upon their labor for support
and unskilled In necessary Industrial
or agricultural work.
Trovost - Mars.lal - General Crowder
announced the new policy In a report
en the operation of the selective draft
lw submitted today to Secretary
Piker and sent to Congress. He .ay.
Class I should provide men for all mill
tiry needs of the country and to ac
complish that object be urge, amend
ment of the draft law so a. to provide
that alf men who hava reached their
list birthday since June C. 117. .hall
be required to register for classifi
cation.
Also, la the Interest of fair distribu
tion of the military burden, he propose.
tKt the quota, of state, or districts
b determined hereafter en the besl
of the number of men la Class I and
Hot npoa the population.
Mium Mea Available.
Available figure. Indicate, tbe report
ar. that there are l.oeo.00. qualified
xti'n under the present registration
who win be found la Clas. I when all
'i-s;lonrtalre. have bea returned and
t classification period ends February
Is To tM. the extension of registrar
tion to mn turning 1 since June I of
last year and thereafter wilt add TOO,
0-a men af year.
Clas. I comprise, single men with
at dependent relatives, married men
who have habitually failed to support
their families, who are dependent upon I
wives for support or not usefully en-1
gaged, and whoa families are sup
ported by Incomes Independent of their
1-tbor. unskilled farm laborers, un
skilled Industrial laborers registrants1
bv or In respect of whom no deferred
classification la claimed or made, reg-
1.,...,. .,t .V. ., I
rial re and In respect of waom no de
ferred classification Is claimed or made. I
and all registrants not Included In any
ether division of he schedule.
The plan places -upon unattached
single men and married nsen with In
dependent Incomes most of tbe weight
of military duty, for tbe number of
v-.'-n In the other divisions of Class I
la very small.
Draft Exceeds) Expert a tUaa.
General Crowder finds that the first
draft surpassed the highest expecta
tions and pays high tribute to tbe
thousands of civilians whose services
- made the plan a success.
"At the President's call." be sayi
"all ranks of the Nation, reluctantly
entering the war. Bevertheleaa Inatamt-
Nation with a vigorous and unselfish
co-operation that submerged all Indi
vidual Interest In a single endeavor to
ward the consummation of the Na
tional task. I take It that no great
National project was ever sttempted
with so complete a reliance upon the
voluntary co-operation-of citizens for
Pa execution. Certainly no such
o-nsome ana sacruicuu statute Bad
ever before been executed without
great hierarchy of officials.
"This law has been aimlnlstered by
civilian, whose offlcia. relation lies
only la necessary powers with which
they are vested by the President,
designation of . them to perform the
duties that are laid upon them. They
have accomplished the task. They
bare made some mistakes. Tha system
offer, room for improvement.
Gersusi Efnesraey OwtaOae.
"But the great thing they were
called upon to do they have dona. The
vaunted efficiency of absolutism of
which tha German Empire stand, as
the avatar can offer nothing to com
pare with It. It remain, the ultimate
tst and proof of the Intrinsic politi
cal Idea upon which American Insti
tution, of democracy and .elf-govern
ment have been based.
Analysing the first draft. General
Crowdtr show, that .H.80 men be
tween the age. of 31 and 31 year.
registered. t"p to late In December
I .... . . . . w . I
tuoee who sought to evade reglstra-
tlon. and of that number 33(3
that number X3(J ware
r.lcas.d after having registered, and
titers remains only 30)S case, to be
prosecuted. The , report declare, that
In the final analysis of the records It
III be show, that only .00: per
cent ef the met) within draft age
reded registration.
A rough figure of 13 per cent I.
given as the, number of registrants I
who failed to appear wha called by I
iu.ii ivcai Mwroi lur examination, out I
General Crowder hastens to explain I
that moat of these men already are In I
P.rtT Rrnorted In Good Health!
- - - r
.ml Auraltlnz -Ice Break to
Come Oat Next Summer.
SEATTLE. Wash, Jn. J. Vilhjal
mur Steranssoo. me explorer.
; men 01 nil nnum. r
lion. h.v. not y.t left th. Arctic Ocean,
i W...
according to rfporn i r. . . .....
dav from Divion. T. T Fairbena.
Alaska, and Ottawa. Can. Ottawa aia-
k rwmh.r .mid tha explorer
had left the northern seas and had ar-
rired at t ori xuaon, an lnianu
Ai..ka.
Dawson dispatchers said every mem
ber of the party was in good heaim
According to the various report. Ste-
l rinmnn nrooaDiy win iptno
ter m th. Arctic and puot hi. ship..
I . . ti-- tj '.Hh Rtar around I
Point Barrow .and through the Bering
Strait, to Nome. Alaska, when the Ice
break. In the Arctic Ocean next Sum
mer.
stefansson'a exact location I. not
known. The dispatches from the North
said arrival, at Fort Tnkon from the
Arctic reported him at Herchel Island.
which Ilea In tha Arctic off the Cana
dian Coast near the Alaska line. The
Ottawa, renorta said the marine depart-
I m.nt of the Canadian government be -
I lleved hlra to be at Bailer Island, which
1 ,n ,n" Arcuc 0,1
I No detail, of the result of the ex-
I r,.lon today for the Arctic Coast and
Lis expected to return In March with
I reports 'of his findings..
FAIRBANKS- Alaska. Jan. 1.
tain Alexander AleTa recently arrived
at Fort Tukon. Alaska, over the trail
from the Arctic bringing word that
Vlthjalmur Etefacsson. the explorer.1
was at Herechel Island and Intended
to leave next Spring for an Ice trip
north and west. Ending his travels on
the Siberian Coast.
ALIENS MENACE NEBRASKA
Thousands of Germans, Long Voters,
Renounce Allegiance to I. 6.
OMAHA. Jan. 1. A serious menace
has developed In answers to the -ques
tionnaire filed with tbe Nebraska
emptlon boards, which show thou
sands of Germans who have taken out
their first papers and. under the Ne
braska laws, have been voting for
years, nave claimed exemption from
Army service on the ground that they
are alien enemies.
From Scott. Bluff County alone Tit
such answers have been received from
men who have 'been voting regularly.
Frank A. Kennedy, chairman of tbe
first district exemption board. 1. au
thority for the statement that liter-
ally thousands of "first-papers" voters
are now claiming to be lllen enemies
and exempt from military service.
U. S. AFTER PRICE-RAISERS
(One Pittsburg Coal Baron Arrested
. . . i,,Ia
" -"
riTTSBCBXl. Ps.. Jan. 3. With the
president of one coal company under ar-
rest charged with violating the price
fixing order of the I'nited States fuel
administration, warrants have been Is
sued. It waa learned tonight, for the
arrest of five other coal company offi
cials. Department of Justice agents In
timated, that additional warrants may
be Issued within the next it houra.
Complaints of violations of tbe Gov- '
eminent order fixing the price of coal
are said to have been under Investiga
tion for soma time by Department of
Justice agents. Open violation of the
order Is said to have been revealed.
CANADIAN DRAFT OPERATES
Machinery of New Measure Declared
to Work Perfectly.
OTTAWA, Jan. 3. Th. machinery of I
Canada', military service act wa. put
In motion today and worked smoothly. I
Men eonsciinted in the first draft re-
bur-rDorte ,. batche. a. previously sr.
...... 4 . ril.trtrt reaiatrara anrf will
go Into training a. rapidly a. they caul
be handled and equipped.
Tbe new legislation call, for 100.000
men. Tbe rirst orart la .aid to exceed
30.000, although the exact number was I
withheld for military reasons.
'PAUPER LEAVES $250,000
Inmate) of County Hospital Dies
Owning Valuable Property.
DENVER. Colo, Jan. I. John I
Knowles. 7 years old. who died In the
County Hospital. December $0 last,!
friendless, alone and apparently penni
less, was tbe owner of an estate which I
local real eatate men value at $3S0.000. j
It developed today.
A real e.tat. man with whom
Knowlea once had been associated I
started the s4arch which brought tol
light Knowles holdings.
ENGLISH URGED TO FARM
Appeal Made to Agricultural Labor-1
er by Lloyd George.
LONDON. Dec. t. Premier Lloyd
I George ha. Issued a strong appeal to
the agricultural laborer, of the king-
Idom to do their utmoat to Increase the
production of foodstuff a
The Premier declared that the world
snona.v y.. ui.j u com-i 4
pelled to feed the array and navy as I t
well as ourselves oa what we ar. able
Mr.McAdoo Has Subject
Under Consideration.
i n . .. v vet hia iniirn
PNrN KUU KfllNN M ANHh i
I HWWIIWtall . . Kill . w .
Withdrawal of Sleenina' and
i , ,
ranor uars rroposea.
1 i
bKU In tnnUUU HtAU5 UAL.L
President. Goes "'to Congress Today
for New Laws Governing Com
pensation of Individual Lines
Under Federal Rule.
I "WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.,-Hundred. of
passenger train, on railroads east of
the Mississippi will be withdrawn from
service under order, soon to be Issued
by Director-General McAdoo, based
upon recommendations made today by
a committee of Eastern passenger traf
fic officers.
The committee waa divided as to the
advisability or withdrawing most par
lor and sleeping cars, leaving, only
those considered most necessary for Im
portant travel routes.
Hours of labor o railway employes
I under government operation were dis
cussed by the director-general with
heads of the four railway brotherhood!
and tbe question of wages will be
taken up tomorrow.
Bill. Are Drafted.
Tomorrow President Wilson goes be.
fore Congress with recommendation for
legislation providing a basis for com
pensating railroads under Government
operation and for continued financing
with Government assistance. Bills ap
proved by the railroad administration
will be Introduced immediately and In
dications are that they will be rushed
to speedy passage.
With regard to passenger train re
duction, it wa. made plain today that
there 1. no Intention of Interfering
with commuter or Interurbad traffic
or with any other train, necessary for
dally and. regular travel. Some of the
director-general, advisers have urged
that practically all' parlor and sleeping
ears be withdrawn from service and
that traveler, be required to go large
ly In daytime In ordinary coaches. It
Is not considered probably, however,
that Mr. McAdoo will approve such a
drastic course at this time. ,
Overtime Work Considered.
The railroad brotherhood leaders
spent nearly three houra with the
director-general, most of the time be
ing devoted to discussing the possi
bility that the Government may- call
on railway employes to work much
overtime In order to clear present
fregnt congestion.
This would In-
volve extra wages, which tbe railroad
administration Is said to be willing to
pay on the basis of "time and a half,"
(Concluded on Paga ft. Column 1.)
.PITY
2 . too
After Hard Race for Pacific Port,
. Destruction Seemed Almost In
evitable In Sight or Goal.
, A PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 3. An Amer
ican warship standing by the Japanese
freighter Shlnyo Maru No. 2. which at
last reports was doomed by an uncon
trolled fire In 'her hold, rent a radio
gram here tonight that the fire had
been partly extinguished. According to
the message the steamer was continu
ing under full speed for this port.
All day long the Shlnyo had been
racing at full speed against the spread
of the flames toward a Pacific port,
where It was expected that the fire
might be combated successfully. To
night as she was almost within sight
of her goal It seemed certain, accord
ing to the advices, that she would be
destroyed. ' together with her cargo of
"600 tons of steel, cotton and other
merchandise. The fire had been re
ported out of control of the crew to
day. The cause of the fire remained a
mystery here. The Toyo Kisen Kal
sha, charterers of the vessel, had re
ceived no direct communication from
the boat subsequent to the first mes
sage last night, which told of the out
break of the flames. ' "
YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Eugene Boy Examining; Revolver
Happens to Pull Trigger.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 3. (Special)
Oren Watson, aged 1. was seriously
and perhaps fatally Injured here to
night when he was accidentally shot
by Melvln Harford, aged 16. The
shooting occurred in a hallway over
the Avery Theater. Harford said they
had entered the building to examine
a revolver which Watson had In his
pocket.
"I took the gun and turned 1t over
In my hand." he said. "I mast have
struck the trigger in some manner,
It went off." T ' " "
Toung Watson Is a .on of Sirs. Eliza
beth. Watson, a widow. She has another
son. Gilbert, who I. serving with the
Oregon Coast Artillery.
FIRE SUSPECTS ARE FREED
Norfolk Releases All but Two Who
Are Unnaturalized Germans.
. .J".'
NORFOLK, Vs., Jan. 3. Alt but two
of the 25 suspects caught In the po
lice dragnet thrown about the city to
find responsibility for the $3,000,000
fires New Tear's have been released.
Johannes Emmor and his son. Otto,
still are held because they are un
naturalized and have no alien enemy
passports to be In a barred sone.
OPERATION AT 77 SUCCESS
James Miller, Brother of Joaquin,
Rallies at Crestvell Home.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.)
James Miller, 77 years old. pioneer res
ident of Oregon and brother of the
late Joaquin Miller, underwent a se
rious operation at his home In Cres
weil this morning.
His physicians report that he is re
covering nicely.
THE POOR C0XGRESS3JAN THESE
Clash Develops at Com
mittee Hearing.
SENATOR GETS SHARP REPLY
Food Administrator Denies
Usurpation of Authority.
RESULTS HELD MAIN NEED
Controversy Reaches Climax Over
Sugar - Price Arrangement;
Charge - That Cane Refiners
Were, to Benefit Is Denied.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-
-Examination
Hoover ..was
Senate com
of Food Administrator
completed today by the
mittee Investigating the sugar and coal
shortagea after Chairman Reed and
Mr. Hoover had enlivened the proceed
lngs with a clash that .had been ex
pected since the inquiry started.
Yesterday when Mr. Hoover took the
stand Senator Reed, a critic of the food
administrator, . since the beginning of
his work, yielded the task of question
lng to Senator Lodge and the examina
tLn progressed very smoothly. Today,
however, their chairman went Into
cross-examination himself most vig
orously: Ne attacked the policies of
the Food Administration, said Hoover
had usurped powers in handling the
wheat situation and sought to develop
that sugar price agreements were made
to benefit Eastern refiners.
Hoover Replies Sharply.
Mr. Hoover's replies were as sharp
as the questions. The wheat situa
tion, he said, was handled with the
approval of President Wilson and the
farmers now were getting more' for
their wheat, while flour waa selling for
less. He denied all of the chairman's
charges and said the Food Administra
tion would save the )eople en sugar
alone between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000
in the year beginning October 1.
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, ques
tioning the witness about support given
the Food Administration by the coun
try, drew a ripple of applause from
spectators In the committee-room by
a brusque retort when Chairman Reed
Interrupted.
Okie Coal Sltuatloa Heard.
When Mr. Hoover left the stand the
committee heard a statement on th
coal situation in Ohio by Joseph Me
Ghee, Attorney-General of that state.
Mr. McGhee blamed priority orders for
shipments to the lakes for most
the trouble and told of ineffectual ef
forts to get relief through the Fuel
Administration. xhe people are still
suffering for want) of coal, he said,
adding that he thought the situation
would improve under Government op
era'.'on of railroads.
Tomorrow the committee will return
to the sugar inquiry and hear Frank C.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 8.)
DATS.
Column of Federal Troops Reported
In Pnrsuit of Rebels Under;
-Villa, Reyes and Lopez.
MARFA, Tex., Jan. 3. Another raid
by Mexican bandits occurred late to
day at the Brite ranch, 35 miles south
west of Tiere and an equal distance
from Valentine, Tex., according to re
ports received at the military head
quarters of the Big Bend district here
tonight. No details of the raid were
given in the meager message received.
This ranch was raided Christmas morn
ing by Mexican bandits and one Amer
ican and two Mexicans killed. -
EL PASO, Jan. 3. A message 'was
received at the Mexican General Con
sulate tonight from Presidio, 1xas,
telling of heavy firing which had been
heard below the border south of La
Jitas, Texas. While no couriers have
yet reached Ojinaga, opposite Presidio,
with news of fighting in the field south
of that border port, it was announced
tonight that General Pedro Favela and
his column of 1500 Federal troops were
In the field in pursuit of a column of
1000 men under Francisco Villa, Canuto
Reyes and Martin Lopez.
CATTLE POISONER AT WORK
Sixteen Thoroughbred Heifers
Killed on California Ranch.
Are
SAN DIEGO, CaU" Jan. 3. Reports
that 16 thoroughbred heifers had been
poisoned on a ranch near Pala, San
Diego County, were investigated and
verified today by Sheriff Conklin. A
veterinarian found that virulent poison
had been placed In the water drunk by
the cattle.'
Many animals other thin those killed
were endangered by the poisoner to
whose identity the county authorities
have no clew.
MINERS TO WORK SUNDAYS
.
Voluntary Offer Made to Relieve I
Shortage of Coal.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 3. The
miners at Peabody, Tenn., have voted
unanimously to work on Sundays to re
lleve the coal shortage. The movement
was voluntary on their part.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. At the sugges
tion of the marine authorities, the Navy
Department, it is announced, plans to
coal warships at two Southern ports
instead of at New York, until the fuel
famine here is ended.
GOTHAM STREETS FLOODED
Telegraph Service Crippled by Burst
ing Water Mains
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. All telegraph
wires entering the Postal "Telegraph
building
at Broadway and Murray
street. Including the trunk lines, were
put out of commission tonight when a
12-Inch water main burst in front of
the building.
Water' mains also burst in Eleventh
and Twelfth streets, near West street.
flooding an area covering many blocks.
Geysers shot 30 feet into the air,
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, B0
degrees; minimum, 46 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; strong southerly winds.
War. "
Secretary of War says war mission's recom
mendations win not cnange nis policy,
Page T.
Teuton attempt to cross Paiv. River failure.
Page 2..
Hun butchery of Nurse Cavall told by Hugh
Gibson. Page S.
Trotzky denounces Germany's hypocritical
peace proposals. Page 1.
National.
Express companies may be taken over by
Government. Page 1.
Food Administrator Hoover and Senator
Reed . clash over price-fixing methods.
Page 1.
House committee hears arguments of suf
fragists. Fags .
Ooethals to be called to explain deals. Page 2.
Pago 2.
Secretary Houston wants rf8.000.000 grant
to buy seeds for larmers. rage 3.
Men In class one will do Nation's fighting.
Page 1.
Supplies committee seizes upon millions of
dollars worth- ox. contracts. Faga 4.
- Domestic-
Mexican bandits asjala raid Brlte ranch In
Texas, rage J, f
Cold weather cause Intense suffering In
New York. Page 0.
Sports.
Jack Carter heads move to standardize
wrestling rules. Page 8.
Outcome of Seattle-Vancouver hockey game
tonight Is awaited with Interest, rage B.
Directors of Northwestern League to meet
In - Seattle January 17. rage a.
Pacific Northwest.
Fire on Shlnyo Maru . 2 is partly ex
tlngulshed. Page 1.
Tacoma's water supply contaminated by
flood. Page 8.
Stefansson yet In Arctic. Page 1.
Grain handling In bulk Is necessity, M. H.
Houaer tells farmers' congress, rage s.
Commercial and Marine.
Fall mohair sheafing tried by Oregon goat
raisers, rage 17.
Big gain in cattle transactions at local stock-
yards, rage 11.
Suspicions of foul work on steamer Kllburn
not Justified, rage 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
State financial aid for Irrigation projects
urged, rage e.
Owner arrested when watch dog bites neigh
bor. Page 18.
Late Mrs. Xarlfa Fallng regarded Insane
by Charles Davis, negro waiter, rage 12.
ngllsh authority declares Nation is In favor
of free seas, rage 10.
Canadians will describe war life here Sun
day, rage 7.
School Directors object to cafeteria carry
ing candy, rage 7.
Oregon stands first in point of naval re
cruits, rage p.
Incomes of 25,000 Oregon residents af
fected by war tax. rage v.
Dredging of Columbia Slough Is proposed.
rage 14.
Publicity helps to find registrants. Page 9.
Spurious Peace Pro
posals Denounced.
FRONTIERS TO BE DEFENDED
Rights of Baltic Provinces
. Will Be Maintained.
DEMOCRATIC PEACE SOUGHT
Council Committee Adopts Resolu
tion Declaring Project of Central
Empires Is Wholly Unaccept
able to Russian People.
LONDON, Jun. 4. Developments in
the Rosso-German negotiations, the
Dally Chronicle says, are likely to
eaaae the Western power to give de
facto recognition to the Lenlne gov
ernment In Russia. A statement of en
tente allied policy of a democratic
character, It adds, shortly will be aent
to Russia.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 2. The Bolshe-
vikl Foreign Minister, Leon Trotzlry,
declared today that the government of
the Russian workers would inot con-
I sent to the German peace proposals.
M. Trotsky's declaration was made
before the central committee of the
council of soldiers' and workmen's dele
gates, during an address In which he
denounced In scathing terms "Ger
many's hypocritical peace proposals."
Assertlng.that the government of Rus
sian workers would not consent to
such conditions, be said that. if the cen
tral powers did not agree to free dis-
posal of the destiny of the Polish and
Lettish nations it would be urgently
necessary to defend the Russian revo
lution.' He said the needs at the front
would be satisfied, whatever efforts
might be necessary.
Representatives from all1 the fronts
who attended the meeting declared the
troops would defend the revolution, but
sald Dread and boots wero necessary.
German Design Exposed,
The resolution adopted after M.
Trotzky had delivered his address fol
lows: This assembly confirms the fact
that the programme proclaimed by the
I r,nr,a,ntatlT, n f th. mi a H iMinl nil- .
"- -.
aiit; a. i j-m col-ui l(j 3k rccos Ilizes 111
principle the conclusion of a peace
without annexations' Or indemnities.
This recognition establishes the basis
for further pour parlers with the view
of a general democratic peace.
"However, already in this declara
tion, the representatives of the German
government have refused to admit the
free right of oppressed nations and
colonies seized before the beginning of
the war in 1914 to dispose of their own
destiny. This restriction, t which was '
immediately reported by the Russian
delegation, signifies that the dominant .
parties in Germany, compelled by a ,
'popular movement to grant concessions
to the principles of a democratic peace,
nevertheless, are trying to distort this
idea in tho sense of their own main-
policy. "
Troop. Must Be Withdrawn.
The Austro-German delegation, in
setting forth the practical conditions of
peace in the east, alters still further its
Idea of a Just, democratic peace. This
declaration is made In view of the fact
that the Austrian- and German, govern-
ments refused too guarantee Immedi
ately and ' Irrevocably the removal of
their troops from the occupied countries
of Poland, Lithuania and Courland and
parts of Livonia and Esthonia. In fact
the free affirmation of their will by the
populations of Poland, Lithuania, Cour
land and all other countries occupied by
the troops of other states is impossible
until the moment, of the return of the :
native population to the places they
have evacuated."
PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT COM
PANY DISBURSES 15.000 IN
WAGES EVERY MONTH.
With the demands of the trade
exceeding those 'of any former
year, local manufacturers of
foodstuffs are finding it Impossi
ble because of the curtailment in
their output Imposed by 'the Na- ,
tional food conservation cam
paign to fill orders. I
This state of affairs is report
ed by the Pacific Coast Biscuit
Company, which reports that the
demands for the output of its
factory never were so great. The
restrictions placed upon opera
tions by the National Food Ad
ministrator have made It impos
sible for this company not only
to supply the ordinary volume of
business offered, but to enlarge
its output to meet the unprece
dented .demand.
Operating under this handicap,
this company, however, today
employs. 200 employes, the same
number required a year ago, and
disburses In wages $15,000 every
month.
lCeacaia4 ea t-a 2, CeUiu VJ to grow at home.
ther report, data and forecast. Page 14.
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