VOL. L VII. NO. 17,833.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, .JANUARY 17, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TO
NEW YORK AGHAST
GAILLAUX EXPOSED
TWO TRAINS DASH
SOLDIERS' TRAIN IS
TARGET OF PLOTTER
NfA FREE IS
AT GARFIELD EDICT
THROUGH FLAMES
AST00L0FTEUT0N5
BOLSHEVIK PLAN
CLOSE 5 DAYS,
THEATRICAL IEX THREATEN
TO APPEAL TO WASIIEXGTOX.
WARNING TO TAKE SIDINGS IS
WATCH MAX FINDS CORDWOOD
OX TRACK AT ASTORIA.
DISREGARDED.
IIIDUSIBI
ufCUB
SPURS
Ahi
SHIPBUILDING
Eastern Factories Hit by
- " T-kTl.ka r.lt. In
Message- of Protest to Letters snow rertiav
of Ex-Premier.
President Wilson.
NEW TORK. Jan. Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield's drastic order is not
altogether pleasing to business Inter
ests of the metropolis.
A delegation of theatrical men an
nounced that they would go to Wash
ington and appeal to the Administra
tion to permit them to keep open Mon
days, but -close Tuesdays. It ""as ex
plained by them that the psychological
effect noon the nubile of baring a holi
day MondiT and no Disc to ro except
Tprritnrv Bevnnri Mississinni Uom would b demoralising to the
' rr - New Tor
Official Notice.
MONDAY HOLIDAYS ORDERED
GERMAN FAVORS WELCOMED
Intercepted Messages Given
Out by Lansing.
River Affected by New
l Fuel Regulation.
ACTION DUE TO COAL CRISIS
iew Tors public.
The nresldent of the Stock Exchange
said the exchange would remain open If JWO MORE ARRESTS MADE
toe iraaers on me noor ana ibi em
ployes had to wear overcoats.
E. H. Outerbridge. president of the
r . Try w - rinnni.ro. if ha RtstS Of
New York, said Ir. Garfield's order DcPntT I-onstalat and Paul Comb)
seems to giro" "great encouragement to I Taken Into Custody FoIIowlnr
I the enemy, great discouragement to our
allies and great interruption to the
war preparations of this Nation.
The following telegram was sent to
I President Wilson tonight by the pub
lishers of the World. Herald. Evening
Post and Brooklyn Eagle:
"We earnestly represent that the or
der Just Issued by the Fuel Administra
tor Is calamitous In Its character and
unnecessary under the fast-Improving
conditions. It will dislocate Industry.
16. Amer-I throw millions out of employment and
-. -.---- -.v I "npovensn iarauies who aepenu upuu
leas manufacturing; enterprises wiJi L(lr wa(res. A fw-.daT interruption
but few exceptions, in all states east land ten Monday shutdowns will wipe
of the- Mississippi Rirer, were ordered their living margin Why not order 0fflc how
. . , . .I five working days of It hours on coal . a " "
by the Government tonight to suspend d.uvrle. and mine production, bring- Arrentln ,n 1,15 Calllaux waa In com-
Plants Producing Foods May
Continue Operations; Huge
Economies Aimed At.
WASHINGTON. Jan.
Revelation Made In Bcrn
storff Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Evidence
which will play a part in the treason
trial of ex-Premier Calllaux In France
was given to the public by the State
Department today In another series
from the department's store of inter
cepted diplomatic correspondence.
The messages exchanged between
Count von Bemstorff. ex-German Am
bassador here, and the Berlin Foreign
Engineers Back Vp Two Miles, Get
Under Full Head and Go
Through at 70-Mile Rate.
OMAHA. Jan. IS. A Northwestern
fast mall train, loaded with mail al
ready delayed a week by storms
around Chicago, and & westbound pas
senger train on the same road dashed
through a sheet of fire at Honey Creek
la, today in order to get past the
burning railroad station at that place.
When the trains reached Honey
Creek they were flagged and told to
take sidings. "Rails are curling under
the heat." engineers were told.
Refusing to be blocked, the engineers
of both trains withdrew two miles, got
their trains under full head and went
through the fire at a rate of 70 miles
an hour.
Before the passenger train was sent
through the flames all passengers were
ordered to keep away from windows
and to get in the middle of the cars.
Paint was burned off the cars.
operations for five days, beginning! Ing certain relief, instead of destruc-
TriA.iv mornino . rlr,.ti, tion?"
. " Dr. Garfield's order was read tonight
lor reaenng the fuel famine. at th anual dinner of the National
At the same time, as a further Wholesale Drygooda Association. It
means of relief, it was directed that was received practically in silence.
industry and business generally, in-
eluding all normal artiTiti-t that re- AVIATOR BLAKELY KILLED
iuire heated buildings, observe as a
holiday every Monday for the next 10 1 Military Biplane at Mlncola, N. V..
weeks. This will close dowt on Mon-1 Crashes to Ground.
days not only factories, but saloons.
stores except for the sale or drugs I mineola. N. T Jan. i. Harold
and food, places of amusement andlBlakely. an experienced aviator, and
nearly all office buildings. mechanician. Edward Hlggins. were
.. , I killed today.
Shipyards to Continue. I A military biplane In which they
While the order does not mention I were flying crashed to the ground from
shipyards, it is known that they will
be permitted to continue operations as
height of about 200 feet.
Mr. Blakaly was on of the
municatlon with German agents, con
demning the French government and
asking that his position at home be
not damaged by praise from the Ger
man newspapers.
Ship Captala Notified.
A final dispatch gave notice that
the captain of the ship on which Call
laux was sailing carried Important
papers and urged that In case the ves
sel was captured Calllaux "in an on
obstruslve way be treated with every
courtesy and consideration.
The messages were furnished to the
French government before Calllaux'
arrest. It Is understood that they were
made publlo here by arrangement with
Paris.
Following is the text of the message
sent by Bemstorff:
"Buenos Aires telegraphed the fol
lowing: "Calllaux has left Buenos Aires
after a short stay and is going direct
to France, evidently on account of the
(group undecipherable) scandal, which
he regards as a personal attack upon
himself.
BrUad Spared.
"He speaks contemptuously of the
usual, although munitions plants will of the American flying squadron. He
be closed. was a brilliant filer and held altitude
The Government's more came en- wh"Vhlw" "J"!?'' 'n
.... la Aviation fcervlce of the Army,
tirely Without warring in an order or considerable Interest in Portland
issued by Fuel Administrator Garfield is the fatality by reason of the fact
with the approval of President Wilson "at Mr. Blakely married the former
prescribing Stringent restrictions gOT- wlf of " Goldstein, of this city. President and the rest of the French
., - . .... . . , three years ago In Fan r rancisco. He government with the exception of
emmg the distribution aw. use OfcoaL WM a t,orlt flier of the Bay City Brland. He sees through the policy of
It was decided upon hurriedly by the region for soma time, and It was there England perfectly. He does not antlcl-
President and Government heads as a I that the former Mrs. Goldstein met him I pate the complete overthrow of France.
i-rerate remedy for the fuel crisis I after her divorce from Mr. Goldstein. I He sees In the war now a struggle for
, , . ,. . , , ., i well-known newspaper man of Port-1 existence on the part of England.
nU fcliC IIMIU'J'ViUIUVU laYIJglV in UlCI. .
I -
IDAHO BOARD SETS RECORD
Only Thirteen Men Fall to Meet
Physical Requirementst
GRANGEVILLE. Idaho, Jan. 1.
(Special.) What is believed to be the
best physical test record of the North
west was reported here tonight by the
Idaho County local board as the con
elusion of a two days' examination of
young men called under class 1. Of
the total of 70 young men who sub
mltted to examination 57 passed.
They came from all parts of the
county and represented various trades
and stations in life, though moun
taineers and boys from the range coun
try predominated. Of the 13 who failed
to meet the physical requirements, two
had pronounced defective eyesight and
two others had sustained loss of limbs
and fingers.
Three physicians conducted the ex
animations. .
Eastern states.
Even munitions plants are not ex
cepted from the closing-down orders.
Official Opinions Withheld.
Officials would not discuss the far
reaching effects the action would
nave on xne industrial laonc, ana albant. Or.. Jan. i (Special.)
questions as to how the order was to I Cyrua H. Walker, of Albany, oldest
be interpreted to meet specific prob- living white man born west of the
CYRUS H. WALKER HURT
Oldest Living White Man Born
West of Rockies Hit by Anto.
Although he spoke much of the In
discretions and clumsy policy' of the
Wllhelmstrasse and professed to be
lieve In German atrocities, he has In
essentials hardly changed his political
orientation.
"Calllaux welcomed 'indirect courte
sies from me. but emphssised the ex
treme caution which he is obliged to
(Concluded ea Pass 2. Column 1.)
SON OF GOVERNOR DROWNS
Christy Hoax Carried Into Open
Water While Ice-Boating.
FORT COLLINS. Colo, Jan. 1.
Christy Houx. son of Governor Frank
Houx. of Wyoming, was drowned today
while ice-boating- on Llndenmeler Lake.
near liere. His companion. Carl .Olden,
was so chilled he could not go to the
assistance of Houx and has been taken
to a local hospital.
Both boys. 17 years old. have been
attending the State Agricultural Col
lege here. The drowning occurred af
ter the boys lost control of their boat
in a sudden gust of wind and were
carried into the open water.
ScathingRebukeofU.S.
Delay Uttered.
ALARMING CRISIS POINTED OUT
P. Langhart Pnrsues Man Suspected
of Crime and Removes Obstruc
tions as Train Comes In View.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. IS. (Special.)
An attempt was made last night to
wreck a soldiers' train on the S., P. &
S.. which left here at 11 P. M. for Fort
Stevens. The plot might have been
successful had it not been for the
timely arrival of P. Langhart, watch
man at the Union Oil Company's plant
at the foot of Second street.
While making his rounds after 10
o'clock Mr. Langhart saw a man stand
ing on the railroad track at the oil
company's crossing and walked toward
him. The man ran to Astor street and
disappeared. Langhart pursued the fel
low for some distance, but was unable
to overtake him.
T nntn rf wnt Via j. V- (a tVlA. mil-
Xorth Dakota Senator Recommends rmd and found Beveral plecea of cord-
That Dispatch of Soldiers Abroad wood on the track near a crossing. The
. , I wesmouna tram was aue wunin a iew
Be Held Vp and That Priority mlnutes. but LanKnart managed to re-
Be Given Food Shipments. I move the obstructions before the train
arrived.
Speaking of the Incident, Mr. Lang
hart said: "I never worked harder in
my life. I have a boy at Fort Stevens
This Country Must Send Over
5,000,000 Troops.
GLOOMY VIEW OF WAR HELD
Re-Birth of Nation Out
. lined by Decree.
LENINE SIGNS PROCLAMATION
Premier Narrowly Escapes
Assassination.
4 SHOTS FIRED AT OFFICIAL
WAsmNflTOfl. Jan. 16 Senator Mc-
Cumber. of North Dakota, today gave and be might have been on the train. 1
me n ' " Bpy
sition of the unltea states ana nBr That a dellberate attempt was made
allies in tmpurawns - t0 wreck thls traln ls believed to be
radical speeding up or tne snipounaing iof that German spIea are at work ,a
programme. He aeciarea mi "S""" Astoria.
was now Dearing me rum l "".""M The matter has been reported to the
and asked. "How long can she stana raUroad civU and military authorities.
this strain . I and every effort will be made to an
The United States musi sena o.uuu,uu nreh.nrt th ,iitv ,0,n
, , . m- " " - j f
troops to Daiance me man puwci -"
central nowers. he said, and 7,000.000
Roumanian Minister Diamandi and
Staff Liberated; Peace Nego
tiations With Germany Re
sumed at Brcst-Lltovsk.
would be needed to make the Germans BULL MOOSE PARTY FAILS
retreat.
"Russia and Roumania are out of the
war." asserted senator auxumiiir.
"Italy is losing ground. France ls un-
hl to make any headway. The wall
I Progressives in Oregon Unable
Get on Ballot for Primaries.
to
920 CHICAGO SALOONS GO
Revenue to City of $920,000 Lost
In 1917, When Bars Quit.
CHICAGO, Jan. If. During 1917 920
saloons In Chicago went out of busi
ness, involving a loss of revenue to the
city of 1920.000.
This was announced at a meeting of
the finance committee of the Council
to frame the annual budget.
of opposition at the eastern end of the
hattl line in continental Europe is
crumbling.
Italy's PoaitloB Critical.
"Who can say how long Italy can or
will withstand the Teutonic pressure
Optimistic. Indeed, must be the man
who will say a single year without
additional support..
"With Italy under the heel of the con
oueror. with trance assauea in me
flank, who can prophesy that that
country will not quickly be brought
under the heel of the same conqueror
and Enir land's ..srmy - left to. battle
azainat overwhelming numbers? This
is delineating two things:
First, the exact situation as It now
is, and. second, the possibilities of the
future, and It is presented with tne
hope that we will at least partially
awaken to a realisation of what ls be
fore us."
Shameful Nealeet Charged.
"When the United States entered the
war the allies cried: 'Give us ships!1
We allayed their fears: we assured
them we would supply that shipping.
We took the duty upon ourselfes, the
most important, the most vital duty in
cumbent upon us in this war. And we
have neglected that duty beyond any
other; shamefully neglected it.
"We appointed a Kilkenny Shipping
Board and then went to sleep."
Later in his address he said:
"We know we must supply Great
Britain and France and Italy. We
SALEM, Or., Jan. 16. (Special.)
The poor old Bull Moose party slipped
another notch nearer oblivion in Ore
gon again today, when Attorney-Gen
eral Brown held that candidates for
that party are not entitled to a place
on the primary ballot in May.
The Attorney-General holds that un
der the law a party, to secure a place
on the ballot, must have at least 20
per cent of the vote for presidential
electors at the preceding election and
the Progressive party failed to secure
that number. Consequently there will
be only Republican and Democratic
primaries in May.
INDEX OF ' TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tamperaturs.
SI
degrees; minimum, 47 degrees.
TODAY'S Kain; fresh easterly winds.
War.
Italians hurl Austrlans back In Monte Asa-
lone district. Fage 3.
Foreign.
Lansing gives out Bemstorff letters that
implicate Calllaux. Page 1.
Bolshevik! decree re-birth of Armenia as na
tion. Fage 1.
John F. Stevens Railway Commission leaves
Russia for Japan. Page 4.
Hawaiian Islands face shortage of fuel oil,
Fage -
National.
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.)
lems went unanswered.
The order prescribes a preferential
list of consumers in whose interest it
wu drawn. These users will get coal
in the following order:
Railroads.
Rocky Mountains, was struck ty
auto In Albany last night, but escaped
serious Injury. He suffered severe
bruises, however.
He was crossing a street and was
struck by a car driven by Lloyd Tern,
piston, who could not see him because
Household consumers, hospitals, LMj,Id Th- wa, running slowly.
charitable institutions, and Army and I which prevented more serious Injury.
Navy cantonments.
Public utilities, telephone and ti-kcH00L FOR BLIND NAMED
btnctiy Liovernment enterprises, I Pennsylvania Institution to Train
excepting factories and plants work- soidlfn Blinded In War,
injr on irorernroent contracts.
T-V 11 L!1J: ,
mouc oiuioinss ana necessary PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1 An-
Government, state and municipal re- nouncement was made at a conference
qcirements. her today by Frederick H. Mills, su-
Faetoriet) producing perishable foods perlntendent of ths Pennsylvania
..... ... .. Working Homs for Blind Men. that the
and foods for immediate consumption. rnnmenl h ,eUcted the ln,Utu-
Announcement Follows Conference, tion to be the Industrial training school
Announcement of the provision, of American soldier, mad. sightless
the order was made by Fuel Adminia- R.pre..nutives of similar homes
trator Garfield after a White House I throughout the East and Middle West
conference, which was attended J o I attended the conference.
by Secretaries Baker and Daniels.
STILL SHACKLED TO THE ROCK OF HIS FOLLY.
Earlier in the day Dr. Garfield had
sought the views of otLer officials
and it war said tonight the unanimous
opinion was that the measure contem
plated was necessary uoder the circumstances.
I IVAN NOCK WAR VICTIM
Engineer Is Said to Have Received
Wound In Attack Last Week.
PARIS. Jan. 1. Ivan Nock, a young
As first drawn and as approved at engineer cf Baltimore, on of the few
the White House the jrder called for Americans remaining In the French
the closing of factories beginning to- J 'Vound'r.
morrow morning. This was changed u w(eK in the attack made by the
upon consideration of the confusion Foreign Legion In the neighborhood of
which would result when millions ofiFiiery.
worker went to their duties unaware I Grenadier Ivan Nock was wounded
of the Gorernment's step. I several times, winning the French War
W. P1..t. TTava Cnrnlne Hnlnnta. I Cross and two citations.
Inclusion of war industries among
those to which fuel will be denied WEEK'S SINKINGS FEWER
caused some surprise, but fuel offi
cials .urplained tonight that wir U ' 8,1 British Ships oil
plants have been producing so much
more material than the transportation
systems can handle that no serious I
effects will be felt.
War supplies manufactured for ex-
1100 Tons Is Reported.
LONDON. Jan. 1C Another marked
decrease In the sinkings of British
merchantmen by mines or submarines
I. Ka tiaat wrmmln la Bfitd In tha rarwirt
port have moved to seaboard faster I of th Admiralty issued tonight.
than ships can move them. I Id this period only six merchantmen
Aa exception Is mad la the case of I of 1101 tons or over were sunk and In
Mpbuttdtnc plants, beeaas of the I addition two merchantmen under 1(00
. ACai.4 a r t CumIX 0B M two WBf esls,
e
a I f, I '' . 11
Garfield orders Eastern manufacturing plants
to snut aown lor live aays. Fage 1.
Labor Department receives orders to cut
red tape. Page ft.
Senator McCumber applies merciless spur
to shipbuilding. Fags 1.
General Crowder reports Oregon leads United
States in patriotic duty under draft law.
Fage S.
Domestic.
Two big mall trains dash through sheet .of
flames. Page 1.
Fuel shortage closes all places of recreation
to mining convention delegates at In- I
dianapolls: Page 4.
Inventor Maxim has devlc to reduce ef
fectlveness of. U-boats. Page 4.
Russian diplomat found shot at New York
may be suicide. Page 4.
New York City hard hit by fuel conservation
order. Page 1.
Wilson will be urged to take over operations
or all pacaing.nouses. Fage s.
Livestock men start campaign against meat
less days. Page 4.
WHIard's railroad, facing deficit, declares
dividend and he quits War "Board. Page 2.
Sports.
Northwestern League meeting to be held In
Seattle today. Page 12.
Battling Ortega arrives for bout with AI
Sommers. Fage 12
Vancouver hockey team defeats Portland,
1 to 0. Fage 12.
Del Baker, big league catcher, now in U.
8. Navy, here on furlough. Page 12
Pacific Northwest.
Oscar Main held under $7000 ball in con
nection with murder of Fred H. Swayne.
Page 4.
Phillip D. Sloan, shipbuilder, denies accusa
tion of irregularity in connection with
Government contract. Page 6.
Bend is selected as meeting place of next
convention of State Federation of Labor.
Page 13.
Olcott to enter race for Governor. Page 4.
Soldiers' train is target of plotter. Page 1,
College stndents not exempt from war serv
ice. Page 9.
Commercial and Marine.
Higher wheat costs may cause advance In
Hour and muireea prices. Fage if.
Corn lower at Chicago on prospect of in
creased movement. Fage 17.
One to three-point gains In stock market.
Page 17.
Forest Home, Oregon-made ship, sold to San
Francisco snlpmen. Fage 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Kellaher gets war declaration on car com
pany through council. Fage IS.
Police Captain Baty laid to rest in Rose
City Cemetery. Fage 11.
Twenty-four Chinese will face trial In Cir
cuit Court today on cnarge or murder
complicity. Page 7.
Many witnesses convinced of Mrs. Faling's
insanity. Fage iu.
Part of loot stolen from sporting goods
stores Is louna in nome oi w. J. Gotelll.
Page 11.
Vancouver airplane stock plant to be ready
soon. Fage 11.
Production of spruce for aircraft ls speed
ed. Fage s.
Car service normal with 6-cent fare. Page
14.
Portland to entertain hotel men of America
in June. Fage z.
R. F. Haines, draft registrant. Is held for
perjury. Page 13.
Knights of Columbus war camp drive going
on well. Fage o.
Draft questionnaires must be in it 5 F, 11.
today. Fage is.
Weather report, data and forecast. Fag 14.
(By the Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 16. An official
decree Issued to the people of Turkish
Armenia and signed, by Nikolai Lenine
and other members of the Bolsheviki
says that the government of peasants
and workmen of Russia supports the
right of Armenians In Russia and
Turkey to the extent of their complete
independence and the right to decide
their own destiny.
The decree enumerater the guarantees
necessary for this programme, namely,
the immediate withdrawal of troops
from the limits of Turkish Armenia;
the organization of a militia by the
Armenian people in order to assure the
security of the person and property
of inhabitants; the repatriation without,
hindrance of Armenian emigrants scat
tered throughout different countries, as
well as repatriation within Turkish
Armenia of Armenians taken by force
during the war by the Turkish authori
ties and the organization of a central
government of the people of Turkish
Armenia in the form of a council of
deputies of Armenian people, elected
according to democratic principles.
Lenine Dodges Bullets.
An automobile carrying Nikola
Lenine, the Bolshevik Premier, it is
reported, was fired upon tonight when
he was driving to a meeting of the
Council of People's Commissioners.
Four shots were fired.
Premier Lenine was not hurt.
The attempt on the life of Premier
Lenine was made Just outside the hall
in which he had been addressing 8000
of the Red Guard who were going to
the front. As his automobile swung
through the crowd four shots flashed
in the darkness.
One Bullet Close to Mark.
One of the bullets missed its mark
by only a few inches and the other
lodged in the hand of a Swedish
Socialist who was in the automobile.
Scores of arrests were made.
PETROGRAD, Tuesday, Jan. 15. The
Council of National Commissioners yes
terday sent an ultimatum to Roumania,
demanding the release of the Bolshevik
arrested recently in that country, -the
punishment of officials who ordered the
disarming, of Russian troops and a
guarantee for the future. A reply was'
demanded within 24 hours, failing
which, the announcement says, extreme
measures will be taken.
The Bolsheviki ultimatum to Rou
mania demanding the release of the
Bolsheviki concludes:
"Failure to reply within 24 hours to
our demand will be regarded as equiv
alent to a rupture of relations and we
will take the most energetic military
measures."
LONDON, Jan. 16. M. Diamandi, the
Roumanian Minister, and the other
members of his staff were set free by
the Bolshevik government Tuesday
afternoon, according to a Reuter dis
patch from Petrograd.
Germany Censors neports.
The Bolshevik government has an
nounced officially, according to a
Reuter dispatch from Petrograd, that
the reports regarding the progress of
the peace pour parlers sent out by the
Wolff Bureau, the German semi-orn-cial
agency, alter the sense of the
negotiations.
Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann,
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.)
MONTHLY PAYROLL IXMAN- T
POCLSEN MILL NOW IS
45,00O.
One year ago the Inman-Poul- t
sen Lumber Company employed i
275 men and disbursed J20.000 a t
month in wages. Last month 450 l
men were employed by this com- f
pany and its payroll for the
month .aggregated 145,000, or I
more than double that of 13
months ago.
Due to the increased demands
of the trade, this company dur
ing the last year doubled Us
output of manufactured lumber
by substituting a two-shift plan
of operation for the one shift
formerly used.
With the exception of in
stalling anew resaw plant, no
other improvements or enlarge
ments were made by the manage
ment of this mill last year. No
Improvements are contemplated
this year, although prospective
business will require the contin
ued operation of the plant to Its
full capacity.
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