VOL. jLYII. NO. 17,8t.
rOKTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY
1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TEHTnU QHAM QCCH. MILWAUKEE MAYOR
PRESIDENT URGES
WATER POWER USE
BRITONS ADVANCE ,
MILE IN PALESTINE
Tl BILLIONS FOR
SHIPS IS ESTIMATE
U. S. TROOPS ROUT
MEXICAN RAIDERS
FLETCHER RELIEVED
ILUiuiiunniiiuLLn; DEFIES SOCIALISTS
SLAVS WILL FIGHT
LPOST
I IIO.LV declines to cojiplt
FURTHER reverse for enemy
REPORTED BY ALLEXBY.
CAVALRY KILLS 3, CAPTURES 4
IX BATTLE OX BORDER.
with st. locis platform.
FROM
I a wl" I -"ataal 1
a i AliriiuvC 10 curm vunsuiuiivu
nussiansuneeropeecn Held to Come First; Official Ma?
kw Trnf-rUi fnr Wot- Resign From Parly.
UJ I I UUIJf IUI II ait
Millions in Energy Now
Going to Waste.
SOLDIERS PLEDGE LOYALTY
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Jan. 4. Mayor
Daniel A- Hoan. elected to of flea ocr
tha Socialist ticket. Issued a statement
ody saying he could not comply with
the platform of the Socialist party
adopted at Ft. Louts and at the same
time obey the Constitution and laws of
BILL DRAFTED FOR PURPOSE
Germany Is Due to Receive Big I tha United States.
He said that the Milwaukee County
Surprise, Says Writer.
DISCIPLINE SEEMS GOOD
Arno Tkxoh Flentrot Say That at
PetrogTad Meeting IS of 14 Ar-
mJea Represented Report
Readiness to Battle.
Central Committee, the highest local
Socialist governing body, held the same
lew and had voted unanimously that
It was Hoan'a duty to execute and carry
out the laws of the United States.
Whether Mayor Hoan will resign
from the Socialist party will rest. It Is
understood, with tha stand the leaders
take on his statement.
T reported my conclusions to the
Milwaukee County Central Committee.
which agreed with me." Mayor Hoan
said. "It may not be out of place for
ma to aay that the Socialist party la not
an organization of one man. but that
every party member haa a Tolce and
ota In Its deliberations. Neither the
party nor Ita public officials can be
bosaed by Individuals."
Victor L. Bera-er. former Congress
man and Socialist leader In Wisconsin.
Aim Is to Establish Definite
Development Policy.
BIG SAVING HELD POSSIBLE
Full Tse of Available. Water Power,
It Is Held. Would Materially
Reduce Coal Consumption
and Relieve Railroads.
man who cannot atand on the St. Louis
. BT AT? NT) DOSCH ITeukOT.
Staff correspondent of the New Tork
World. Copyright. ll. by the Press
Publishing Company. Published by ar
yangement.
PETROORAD. Jan. S. Via London,
Jan. i. Russia haa turned again to
war. Realizing now that Germany will ,mtforjn or WBO cannot accept tha So-
gtv Russia a democratic peace only If I clallat International position, be that
Germany succeeds la gaining a general I man a Mayor or a constable, must get
peace. Russia sees anew t necessity I out of tha party In Justice to himself
for eentlnutna- tha flaht. I party.
This orientation of the Russian situ-
ion demand that the allies assume a PQLAR BEAR COMFORTABLE
new attitude toward Russia. I nave
.ked delegates to th Soviets and other I Monkry, ,, r;r,rre.-KTom South:
leaders or many typea wnai pan Amir
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Preslden
Wilson laid before a conference o
House leaders tonight the draft of a
bill designed to establish a definite
recently stated In connection with the I legislative policy to develop the Na
election of a State Senator that any tlon's waterpower. S5.000.000 horse
lea could play In the new situation. The
Inevitable answer has been: "If you
want to Bent with us for the freedom
rf the world, state your peace terms
and show that yon are with to.'
Trotsky Wta Chews.
Shiver
New "York Zoos.
power of which la estimated by Gov
ernment engineers to be wasted an
nually. The result of the conference
waa a plan to create a special commit
tee of the House to take over all juris
dlcatlon of waterpower problems now
dealt with by various committees and to
pasa the President's bill promptly In
the House and send It to the Senate
with the Administration's support be
hind It
The President told the conference of
his Interest In waterpower legislation
NEW TORK. Jan. 4. Only polarland urgent hope that both houses would
beara and seals are enjoying the cold I speedily enact the new measure, drawn
spell her. Ring-tailed monkeys from I by ths Interior. War and Agricultural
Brazil, giraffes from Africa, harte-1 Departments. He said the bill was de
beeata. aardvarka and other animals I signed to reconcile divergent views
Russia had been swept by tha de-1 from tropical cllmatea domiciled at thel which have Interfered with necessary
Bronx ana lenirsi rirx sooa are nou i jeitiiiiun.
T,a frnm tha untiiior were I The bill follows closely the provl
idealistic, paniy inspire oy war thrMlfMd wltn deatn br freeilng to- slons of the Ferris bill, which has
ttga. Thla transport of enthusiasm I dy nnllI ,Teral hundred requisitioned t wlc passed the House but failed
reached Its highest wave when Oer-1,. r N'aw Tork'i coal atirjttlv arrived through opposition In the Senate. Par-
" w w - . I
In time to maintain their quarters at tlclpanta In the conference expressed
something Ilk a homelike temperature.
a demo-1
inany offered what seemed
rat!e peace.
Put all that Is changed. Six hundred
delegates gave Foreign Minister Trots
ky's war speech before ths Soviets to
mitt the most enthusiastic and con
vincing apptause. No war speech by
Kerensky ever won applause so
earnest.
The reason Is that the soldiers know
now they are fighting for their own
democratic- peace terms. The rousing
HOOVER RULE HITS CATS
Dr.
Parish Reduces "Pets" From
II to Five to Save Food.
As evidence of the Hoovetlsatlon
which has struck ths horn of City
the view that favorable action In the
Senate now la to be expected.
Tsurt savlssr Coatess plated.
Th President-submitted to "the con
ferees a report signed by Secretaries
Lane, Baker and Houston, which closed
with this atatement:
We believe that some such legisla
tion as la her proposed. If enacted
would mean the early development 'of
a considerable portion of our water
resuttant sav-
Iderable lesaen-
demand on our
horn haa been reduced from II to I transportation facilities caused by the
five. I movtna- of coal and other heavy fuels.
-Tes." said Dr. Fartlsh. -w used to I The bill provides for a commission to
I'srht of mr knowledge of the army's b strong ror eats. just Detore tne i k. composed of the Secretaries of War,
condition la that this enthualaanl Is I Jloover Idea or saving rooa Became i interior and Agriculture. It proposes to
preparing a tremendous surprise for I necessary we had 21 of them, all of the I lease water-power privileges on public
Cermany. Fourteen of th 15 armies r"JT iyp- nav oniy live now,
at the front were represented at to-1 n two dogs.
Of thes II reported
areas attained Ita moat Inspiring height Health Officer Farrlah. attention was power resources, with a
. when the Baltic delegatea cried: cn.d yesterday by Dr. Parrlsh to the , , fu., and m consid
-Th Baltic flag will be th last to f,ct tbmt lh number of pet cata at his ,nt- of th, present del
come down.
Haas fa G Jatt.
Mr feeling and thla la said In ths
right's meeting
that the soldiers ar ready to return
to th fight.
Th troops not at th front now
offer a possibility, which haa not ex
Is ted sine th revolution, because they
fcav been taking on new spirit sine
they elected th officers who now com
Inand them.
Th most striking feature In th
?eac parade" on Sunday waa th new
discipline of th regiments with, officers
of their own cholc and th regiment
mad up both of soldiers and members
of th Red Guard.
Results Yet t B es.
Similar troops ar available through
out Russia and in Siberia. How far
this new enthusiasm will prov capable
of action has yet to b proved, but at
all events Russia will not capitulate to
Germany's terms.
(By the Associated Press)
PETROGRAD. Jan. 4. Dtsclosur of
details of th Brest-Lltovsk peace ne
gotiations makes It eleaV that Germany
assumed a domineering attitude, while
Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey were
very conciliatory and disagreed with
th German position.
There were difference also among
THREE CRUSADERS COMING
Canadian Army Officer to Be
Oregon Three Week.
In
lands, Indian lands. National forests
and in navigable atreams for not ex
ceeding 60 years, when the project may
be taken over by the United States,
again leased to the original lessee or
leased to a new lessee. All property
owned and held by the licensee at the
expiration of the lease, valuable and
(Concluded en Pace 3, Column 1.)
British Armx Now Is Approximately
Eleven Miles North of Jeru
salem on Jericho Road.
LONDON, Jan. 4. An official com
munlcation Issued by the war office to
night says General Allenby reporta a
further advance by a part of his lln
north of Jerusalem over a distance o
a mile.
With the advance reported today by
General Allenby, the British 'are now
approximately 11 miles north of Jerusa
lem on a line astride th Jerusalem
Jericho road. Reports indicate that
General Allenby's men have greatly
strengthened their positions to beat off
attacks by Turko-German forces.
Jericho la approximately 50 miles
north of Jerusalem and It is likely that
General Allenby Is aiming for this city.
In battles during the last week the
British have inflicted heavy losses on
their opponents.
Board Urges Placing of
More Contracts.
PRO-GERMANISM FLAUNTED
"Deutschland Uber Alles" Written
Across Lawyer's Questionnaire.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Jan. 4. Max
imilian von Hoegen, a young lawyer
of this city, who haa attracted notice
by German utterances, returned his
draft questionnaire to the draft board
here, it was learned today, with
"Deutschland uber alles" written
across it. and stating that he has an
overwhelming desire to see Germany
victorious In th war." At one time he
claimed to be an agent of the German
government and a representative of the
former German Ambassador to Wash
Ington. Count von Bernstorff.
Secretary Eliot Watrous, of the
board, said th paper had been turned
over to the Federal authorities.
OLD NUMBERS NOT WANTED
Soldiers Have No Use for
Year's Magazines.
Last
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 4. (Special.)
Postal officials are asking that only
current magazines and periodicals be
sent to the soldiers at Camp Lewis, as
the mails are becoming congested with
old numbers, which are of but little
use.
The soldiers wsnt to keep abreast of
the times, and as styles in fiction
change almost as quickly as news they
cannot us tha brain-burnings of
yesteryear. Such magazines find no
readers, so Calvin W. Stewart, xacoma
postmaster, asks that they be kept at
home.-
WOMEN DEMAND MONOGAMY
Germany Believed to Favor Polyg
amy at End of War.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 4. Th of
ficers and managers of th National
Congress of Mothers' and Parent-
Teachers' Associations, in session here
today, adopted a resolution demanding
that monogamy be made a binding con
dition of permanent peace when the
war ends.
Mrs. Frederic Schoff, president of the
congress, in an address, said it was
well understood that Germany was
drafting women to be mothers and that
there was open talk of polygamy now
and at the end of the war.
$701,000,000 OUTLAY ASKE
$82,000,000 Appropriated for
Expanding Yards.
STEEL SHIPS PREFERRED
Plans Contemplate Award of Some
Contracts for Wood Construction
on Pacific Coast No New
Building Plants Needed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. .Plans for
$2,000,000,000 Government ehlpbuildin
programme were revealed today, when
the Shipping Board asked Congress for
authority to place 1701,000,00.) worth of
additional ship contracts. At the same
time an Immediate appropriation of
$82,000,000 was made for the extension
of shipyard! and for providing housing
facilities for workmen,
Thus far the Board has been author
Ized to spend for shipbuilding 11,234,
000,000, contracts for most of which
have been awarded. Today's, request
for a further authorization and an ad
ditlonal appropriation brings the esti
mates of funds needed for shipbuilding
to 12,018,000,000. If th additional
funds are made available they will be
put largely into fabricated steel ship
contracts, although some contracts for
ordinary steel ships will b- let as will
a few for wooden ships on the Pacific
Coast.
No new shipyards are planned by the
Board. The fabricating yards have
contracts for about E00 ships now,
which will keep them constantly em
ployed Into 1919, but the Board is anx
ious to place more contracts and be
gin on the task of providing materials.
Yards to Be Expanded
The Board's housing plans call for
the expenditure of about $35,000,000.
The remainder of the $82,000,000 asked
will be used to expand shipyards al
ready built. The Senate commerce com
mitte investigating the progress of
ship, building took up the alleged
profits allowed In letting contracts.
wooden ship construction and the sub
ject of housing.
Questioning of Theodore E. Ferris,
chief constructor for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, In connection with
report by the corporation district of
fleer at Seattle, brought out that the
Clinchfield Navigation Company, of
New Tork, was alleged to have obtained
profits amouting to $743,000 on ship
contracts when in fact the company
was not an actual builder of ships.
The company. It was testified, sold to
the Government at a profit of $420,000,
four ships which the Sloan Shipbuild
ing Corporation, of Seattle, was build
ing for it, and that it received a com
mission of $323,000 on contracts it ob
talned from the Fleet Corporation for
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.)
VICTORIA. B. C. Jan. 4. At the
request of th Oregon Stat Council of
Defense, three Canadian officers' re-1
ceatly returned from Franc ar to I
conduct a thxe weeks patriotic and I
war crusade throughout Oregon, be
ginning with a meeting In th Port
land Auditorium Sunday.
Th three ar Lieutenant-Colonel J.
M. UcMllland. Major F. B. Edwards.
who lost both his arms In France, and I
Captain E. J. Cook.
CHORUS OF ALLIES SHAKE, FRIEND!
SALOONS STILL HAVE COAL
Closing of Schools Brings Protest In
New York City.
NEW TORK. Jan. 4. Charging that
It la a "monstrous thing for schools
to closed because of coal shortage.
while saloons are running." William H.
Anderson, state superintendent of the
th German delegates daring th gen- I Anti-Saloon League of New Tork, to-
eral meetings. Foreign Minister von day sent a letter to Mayor Hylan. call-
Kuehlmann and. General von Hoffmann I log on him to request Governor Whit-1
cUahirfj openly. Germany posed con- man to clos th saloons her for the!
stantly as a conqueror, while her three I duration of th war.
alllea shewed agernes for a ac I
and a disposition to compromise.
Cesmaaa ma PI via.
There were two distinct tendencies
notlceab! in th enemy delegation.
On was annexationist and was rep
resented by General von Hoffmann. A
more moderate view was upheld by
Foreign Secretaries voa Kuehlmann
and Ciernln.
There were frequent disputes be
tween th two tendencies. Thes were
settled by appeals to Berlin, which
always supported Voa Kuehlmann and
Czeraln. General von Hoffmann took
NORSE SHIPPING HIT HARD
St 7 vessels Sank In lear Danes
Have Lost 3 16 to Date.'
.
LONDON. Jan. 4. Last year ST Nor
wegian vessels, with an aggregateton-
nag of 544,000. wer 'sank, an Ex
change Telegraph, dispatch from Cop-1
enhagen report.
Sine th beginning of the war SIS
Danish ship with a total tonnage of
WIFE SLAYER CONVICTED
the por military point of view and 224.00 hav been sunk, and 214 Danes
complained wltn great Bitterness mat i BT cn killed.
the Russians wer using th armistice!
to ag:tat among German soldier a
Ther Is a belief among the Russian
tf-Iecatlou that Germany will yield to I
tha HiujlAfi demands concernlnar Po
land and Lithuania. o as not to loo Woman Slain for Love of Another,
th advantage she gains by seeming to I Jury Reports.
scree wita Kussia wnn in entente i
" TTAUZON. Ohio. Jan. 4. Frederick
Btahevth tra.t CtaaWg. Lehman was found guilty of first de-
Th reasons for wishing th aegotl- I gre murder of his wlf In a verdict re-
auons to o continued at uiocanoira ar turned by th Jury this morning. Thel
a d-air for greater publicity, and this I Jury was out 40 hours.
Idea la expreseed la a Bolshevlkl state- Lehman, th Jury found, murdered
tnent: hi young wife, Grace, oa th night
"While we recognise that Stockholm of September 1 for th lov of Alice
icaiu4e4 oa 4 7. caiwu l I Fcnton. th wife of a neighbor farmer.
Outlaws Are Chased and Overtaken
After They Have Abducted
Two American Officers.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Jan. S. Three Mex
leans were killed and four captured by
members of a troop of cavalry in a
fight two miles south of the Mexican
border which followed a raid yesterday
by Mexicans, who surprised two Amer
ican soldiers at the Slaughter ranch
20 miles east of here, and took them
prisoners across the line.
When word of the capture reached
Army headquarters the cavalrymen
were dispatched to rescue the Ameri
can soldiers. Two miles south of the
border they came up with the raiders,
who were all armed. The Mexicans
opened fire on their pursuers, who re
turned the fire. In quick succession
three Mexicans were killed and the
other four captured, some of the latter
being wounded. No Americans were
killed or wounded in the engagement.
The American soldiers were success
ful in retrieving the two officers of
their command captured by the Mex
icans. An ambulance has been sent
from here to briTig in the wounded
Mexicans. Conditions at an early hour
this morning were normal.
Rear-Admiral Wilson Is
Successor.
WATERS R00F-HIGH IN SIAM
Floods Worst In Many Years; Relief
Commission Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Floods in
Siam, the worst since 1831, are dev
astating the country. Dispatches to
day from the American Legation at
Bangkok say the water has risen to
the roofs of houses, causing great crop
and cattle losses.
A relief commission has been ap
pointed.
EMIGRANTS ARE HELD
CHANGE FOR GOOD OF SERVICE
Sweeping Authority Vested in
Pershing and Sims.
POWER ABSOLUTE ABROAD
Decisions of American Commanders
In France Not Subject to Revision
Except In Case of Gross Mis
carriage of Justice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Further proof
of (the sweeping character of the powers
vested in the commanders-in-chief of
the American naval and military forces
in Europe has been disclosed in connec
tion with the return to this country
for duty of Rear-Admiral William B.
Fletcher, former head of the naval de
partment In French waters, and Major-"
General William L. Sibert, who com
manded the first American troops sent
to France.
Confirmation was given today to re
ports that Admiral Fletcher had been
supplanted by Rear-Admiral Wilson
because Vice-Admiral Sims felt that
the latter officer was better fitted for
the particular duties Imposed by the
post.
Similarly, it is understood, although
70 Persons Intending to Leave Hoi- I there was no formal announcement
land Xose Passports. ' from tha War Department, the return
Pershine's conclusion that the arduous
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 4. According to t-.k ot trainine a division in France
the Telegraaf, 70 persons who intended COuld be performed better by another
to sail on the steamer Nleuw Ajnster-I 0j rjcer.
dam for the United States will be un
able to do so because their passports
have been withdrawn.
The newspaper does not give the
reason for the cancellations.
Change Antedates Antilles' Loss.
It was explained officially today that
the decision to relieve Fletcher had
been made by Admiral Sims prior to the
sinking of the transport Antilles, with
the loss of 67 lives.
The question reviewed by Admiral
Sims in reaching his decision, it is un-
Claims for Draft Exemption Will derstood, had to do with the use made
U. S. RESISTS ALIEN PLEAS
Be Taken Into Court.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The War
Department will oppose every effort of
men already drafted to obtain dis
charges on the ground of alien citizen
hip, it was learned today.
Adjutant-General McCain-has ordered
Army camp commanders in every case
o fight the matter out in the courts.
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
bhTBKDAl h Maximum temperature, 59
degrees; minimum, ou degrees.
TODAY'S Rain, strong southerly winds.
War.
Russians will fight, says Arno Doach Fleurot.
rage I.
British advance mile more north of Jerusa
lem. rage l.
Foreign-
Germany can cheerfully wait, says Chan
cellor, rage 3.
Grey, Reading. Chamberlain possible
cessora to Spring-Rice. Page 7.
National. ;
Rear-Admiral Fletcher relieved from naval
post By Sims. PagaL.
Two billions for ships is estimate of Ship
ping .Boaro. . rage i.t .
President asks Congress ce-operatlon in rail
roaa operation. - rage z. t
Federal railroad bill Introduced In both
Houses, rage z. 9
President urges development of waterpower.
rage l.
Thousands of soldiers at camps without over
coats. Para 7.
Coast leads all sections of country in ship- Vegetarian Diet Necessary for Many
Duuaing. rage 10.
of the limited number of destroyers or
other craft assigned to convoy work.
The number has been greatly increased
recently.
Both the War and the Navy depart
ments face the necessity of framing a
policy with relation to publication of
the names of officers relieved from re
sponsible posts. '
Fairness Issue Rained.
The question Is said to be a delicate
one because the officers involved may
have proved unsatisfactory only for a
very special and limited class of duties.
In such cases officials feel that it is
hardly fair to announce that they have
been removed for inefficiency.
It is indicated, however, that where
there is direct evidence of culpability
there will be no hesitation In publish
ing names and such circumstances as
military considerations will permit-
There is no case before either de
partment that warrants such action. It
is said, so far as officers of any impor
tant rank are concerned.
The decisions of the commanders
abroad on all questions of the sending
home of officers under their command
is absolute and will not be questioned
here unless some gross miscarriage of
justice or misuse of power is disclosed.
LONDON IS SHORT OF MEAT
Domestic.
Charles B. Henderson Nevada's new Senator.
Page 4.
Mayor Hoan. of Milwaukee, repudiates So
cialist party platform, page 1.
New York still In grip of cold, but fuel re
lief near. Page 1:
Chairman Wilcox, of Republican National
committee, to resign next month. Page 4.
Sports.
"Bobby" Evans, boxing promoter, is back
from San Francisco. Page 14.
Vancouver wins hockey game. Page 14.
Frankle Barren comes from San Francisco
to box Alex Trambltas. Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Amendment to drainage law is urged at
Corvallla convention. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Mills are warned by Food Administration
against charging excessive prices for
feed. Page 10.
Corn higher at Chicago, owing to small re
ceipts. Page 19.
Confusing reversals In Wall street stock mar
ket. Page 19.
Schooner Forest Home arrives In river with
wheat cargo from Australia. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Traffic law violators crowd Municipal Court.
Page 6.
Will contest witness says two nurses In
Mrs. Faling's service starved to death.
Page 8.
William Hanley would divide Oregon In
two states. Page 6.
Classified advertising for The Oregonian
must te turned is earner, rase
Y. W. C. A. war work drive to start Jan
uary 7. Page 9.
Paul Stark Seeley lectures on Christian
Science. Page 12.
Murder confessed after three years, but vic
tim recovered. Page 20.
Managers of Western railroads not chosen.
Page 16. ,
Only two registrants In Oregon assigned as
yet. Page 15.
Class of 52 young men who take ordnance
course will enter military service.
Page 15.'
Three Canadian army officers arrive 1n
Portland Ho deliver message from war
zone. Page 5.
Dairymen accused of violating Sherman
anti-trust law. rage o.
Americans defeat Mexicans In border bat
tle. Page 1.
at Week-End.
LONDON, Jan. 4. So meager Is the
supply of meat in London that the
first meatless day is expected for a
large number of inhabitants during
this week-end.
WOMEN REPLACE MEN, OFF
x TO FRONT, IN WESTERN
COOPERAGE COMPANY.
In the last year 100 young men
have quit their employment with
the Western Cooperage Company
and gone to the front for their
country. Their places have been
filled chiefly by women, who
now comprise 25 per cent of the
working force of 390 people at
this plant
General business conditions are
reported satisfactory by this
company, whose operations, how
ever, have been slightly handi
capped by a shortage of cars.
The labor shortage of last Sum
mer has disappeared with the
arrival of the rainy season and
help is plentiful.
The company has a monthly
payroll of $30,000. Although the
number of employes Is practical
ly the same as that of a year
ago, the monthly wage distribu
tion is about $8000 greater, due
to a general advance in wages
during the last 12 months. If
the labor situation improves the
company plans an enlargement
of its factory in 1918, the em
ploy of more help and a larger
output.
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