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GARFIELD'S ORDER PROMPTLY OBEYED Thousands of Plants Close; Captains of Industry Fight to Last. MILLIONS OF MEN NOW IDLE Huge Sir ram of Coal Start Flowing Into Most rrgetit Channels; . SeTf rrly Cold Weather Settle Orer Eatern Slates. ?!TW TORK. Jan. 1J. Determination to obssrra the Instructions of th Gov ernment In carrying; oat lt war orders t steadily relieving congestion' In ths New Tork territory, according to rs ports recelTsd today at the office of A. H. Smith, assistant director-general of railroads. Efforta are being eon rer.trated lipon the movement of coal, especially fuel for the fleet of merchant ships tied up In this and other porta. More than 100 vessels were said to be waiting for fuel. Coaling of these snips was considered of first Import, ance and all efforts were directed to thst end. The car supply today at mines sup plying this territory waa aaid to be about SO per cent normal. Better Csmdlttaaa Rearle4. " "Conditions are Improving." waa the statement of Reeva Schley, county ad ministrator, when railroad figures showed there was more than 100.000 tons of anthracite and bituminous coal at ttde-rater this morning and that in the last ! hours more than 10.000 tons had been brought Into the city. Im provement In the unloading of rare at tidewater also waa hosrn In Mr. Pmlth's report. Possibly 40.004 establishments here and In adjoining cities complied with the order. Estlmatea of the number of employes idle run over 2.000,000. CHICAGO. Jan. li. Ten thousand manufacturing plants closed and an in dustrial army of 400.000 workers Idle was Chicago's response to the sweep ing order of the National Fuel Admin istration for the conservation of coal today. With the lifting of the burden of commerce from the atorm-harassed railway, great streams of coal began moving throusrh the traffic jama. Altnough captains of Industry fought until the last minute against Dr. Gar field s order, at the stroke of midnight all opposition turned to loyal compli ance and aupport of the Government. Only a score of violations of the nkase were reported during the day. Most of these were due to Ignorance and reaulted only In a warning. Organised efforts were being made to care for small wage-earners whoae families bad been left In distress. Soms plants announced that they would pay part of the salaries of their workers left In enforced Idleness. Others pre pared to relieve Immediately any dla tresa that their forcea might not be disrupted by migration of the employee. Meanwhile the j railways concen trated their efforta on clearing traffic Jams. The priority given fuel la ex ported soon to wipe out the shortage The first of Dr, Garfield's heat lass days for Industrial planta waa oahered Into Chicago with a boreal blast which for the third time In tws weeks sent the mercury under aero. . Jgei c nry A Betov, The temperatures ranged from, t be low In the city to 20 belew In some of the Western suburbs. , ATLANTA. Ga Jan. II. Hundreda of Industrial plants In the Southwest were closed today for five days under the fuel restriction order. . WASHINGTON. Jan. The first aeatlesa day found the Eastern aectlon .of the country with low temperatures prevailing almost everywhere and the prospect for much colder weather In some parte. Cold wave warnings were Issued from the weather bureau today for Wast Virginia and Southeast Ohio, with froat warnings aa fir south as Central I'lor Ma. Below-sro temperatures were re sorted from Indiana. MANY PLANTS TO BE EXEMPTED Tsrrntythre Bis Steel Mills Direct ed to Contlnne Operations. WASHINGTON, Jan. II The Fuel Administration has announced that a large number of plants about 1000 In all doing war work, would be ex empted from the fuel rrstrlction order. Practically all the principal Industrial .planta of the country are on the list In one way or another. The ruling In sure work for hundreds of thousands of men. Twenty-three of the country's larg est steel mills have been notified that they may continue operation If they run to 100 per cent capacity on orders for s'.eel ship pistes for ttie Navy and th Emergency Fleet Corporation. These 2 ateel plants are: Forgd FfM V'IimI Company. Butler. Pm-: WhUakwr - meaner Steel Compaoj. Fortsraoaca. O. : Toa&sstow Shre-i A Iroa Cempacv. Yooncstewn. O. ; Allen Woo4 Iroa A CimI Cempany. Coahoeton. Pa.; baiale hem Stssl Company plants at Steelton. Pa., aad Sparrows Point. Md.: Mldvale fclsal Company plants at Coalosvlu sad Johne InwD. Pa.; Lnkens Hteet Company plant at rnateovlile aad Cam!. Pa.; Crucibia Stool Company piout at Putsbors. Pa., and Uar ro. N. J.: La belio Iron Works, stoubon ilio. O. ; Otis Steel Company. Cleveland; I -kawanna Steal Company. Barraio. N. V. ; rilaois ecool Company. Chleaao; Jooee A -I.auinltfi Stool Company. Pmsourf; Doanor teei Company. Buffalo. N. T ; Inland Steal Company. Indisjra Harbor. Mtch.; Central Steel a; Iron Company. Harrlsbur. Pa.; Ho pubtlc Iron A Hteol Company. Younrvtown, o. ; Brtorhlll Steel Company. Xoansetown. O : CocTtaaa-MaUnnay tsieel Company. Cleveland. O. GERMANY SUFFERS HUNGER fCoettand From First Pars.) are wall founded. Dr. von SeydUer. the Premier, la opposed not only by the Czechs and the South Slav. It Is as sorted, but also by the Socialists, who. like fho rest, are rhnfrv under trie ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c Let Cuticura Soap Keep Your Face Fresh and Youn food difficulties, while the German deputies are hostile owing to the Pre mier's alleged weak attitude towards the Czechs and South Slavs.. PETROGRAD, via London. Jan. it. (British Admiralty, per Wireless Press. A Russian official communication is sued today announced that the com missioners for food have urged the workmen's eounclls to stop at nothing to establish order on the r-llwiji ly organising apeclal detach mtita of the Red Guard and other contingents. The communication saya the rail ways now are In the power of a plun dering mob and that be transport service Is entirely disorganlxed a fact which Is causing the worst possible ef fect upon the starving regions and the army. - TnOCSAXDS TO VOICE PROTEST Brltlh Stirred by Alleged Cnfalr . ness of Food Distribution. LONDON. Thursday. Jan. 17. Popu-. lar dissatisfaction with the food dis tribution, which Is particularly strong in the industral dstricts. will be forcibly expressed at Manchester and in that neighborhod January 26 when, according to a decision Just reached, a hundred thousand workers In the Man chester engineering shops will cease work for a day. with the purpose of protesting against the unequal distri bution of food and demanding a gen eral rationing order. Similar demonatratlons are to be helda simultaneously In Salford. Eccles. Al trlncham and Stratford. Increasing attention Is being given by the newspapers to food troubles and popular Impatience with what Is re garded widely as avoidable privations. The labor correspondent of the Times restatee the view of the workers that not only ara the wealthy people able to escspe queue troubles by the power of their pursss. but they are getting all the suppltss they require, while the poor stand for hours exposed to the weather and then often get nothing. The workera also are convinced that an artificial scarcity has been created by the farmers, dealers and specula tors. The unrest, the writer continues, will be allayed only when the food controller convinces the average work- Inrmin that curtailment Is unavoid able. PETROGRAD FACES FAMINE Popnlace Likely to Express Discon tent With Violent Outbreak. LONDON. Jan. Conditions of life in Petrograd as described by various correspondents suggest that the peo ple are likely to seize any opportunity to express their discontent. Food Is sometimes Impossible and alwaya dif ficult to procure, ssys the Dally News 'Correspondent, who adds that Petro grad has forgotten the taste of milk, though it is possible now and then to obtain an Inferior grade of butter at 10 rubles a pound. In telling of the feeling of unrest, the correspondent of the Dally Mall says that the tramways have not been operated since Saturday. The workers have to go to their tasks afoot and with empty stomachs, and return on foot In the evening. Electric light Is uncertain and some times whole districts are In darkness, the central power station having stopped from lack of fuel. The supply of paraffin, which la used for cooking and lighting, has atoppeC temporarily because the chief depots are snow bound. The dally ration is frve and one-fourth ounces, which Is said to be Insufficient, and potatoes are selling at one ruble a pound. ALL ROYAL THEATERS TO CLOSE German Government Will Take Ac tion to Conserve Coal. BASEL, Switzerland. Jan. IS. The Royal -Theater in -Btuttgart has been, closed by order of the government of Wurttemburg In order to save coaL ' All the other royal theaters In Ger many shortly will be ordered closed for the same reason. WAR COUNCIL TO BE ABOVE CABINET Prooosed New Board Will Have Authority Second to President's. THREE MEN TO BE NAMED SIX CHARGE DESERTION ABAJTDOXMEXT GENERAL COM PLAINT IN DIVORCE St ITS. Several Plaintiffs Seeking Separation Married Many Years and Have Children. Yesterday was "desertion" day in the Portland divorce mill. Six plaintiffs brought out thla allegation In seeking freedom from marital bonds. Dell Curamlnga sought a divorce from Daisy Cummings to whom he waa married in 1907, and who, be aaserts. deserted him In ltlt, taking their daughter with her. Jessie and Harry Hubler lived to gether 26 years before be deserted her, alleges the wife In asking for a di vorce. They were married In 1830. Merle Rea alleges Harry Rea treated her in a cruel manner before he left her. They were married at Hillaboro in 111. Desertion Is charged by Mabel Amos In her suit against Clyde Amos. They wore married In 190a and have three children. Elisabeth and John Ander son were married in 1912 and the hus band deserted a year later, the wife as serts. Delia Mountain alleges J. L. Mountain deserted her a year after their marriage in 112. Helen M. Barnea charges extreme cruelty In her divorce complaint against Thomas S. Barnea. an Eastern Oregon stockman. They were married In Cali fornia In 1912 and have three children. The plaintiff aaserts that her husband has deeded her certain property In East ern Oregon which will be sufficient for the support of their children and she therefore waives all claim for alimony or support. PEACE PROPOSALS COMING Popo and Kaiser Declared to Be Considering- Early Move. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Germany and Pope Benedict. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, declared today, both are plan ning new, early peace movemenla. -I have reason to know," said Sena tor Lewis, "that Berlin expects to withdraw her peace proposals to the Bolabevlkl and make new propose la, but proposals which will be applicable not only to Russia, but to all her op ponents. y "I have Information." he continued, "that the Pope is planning, with the acquiescence of Italy, another effort toward peace." For these reasons. Senator Lewis de clared, he Intended to defer discussion of bis Senate resolution proposing in dorsement of the President's peace pro gramme. 555-Pound Porker Sold. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Jan. 18 (Spe cial.) One of the largest porkers er marketed here waa brought to town the paat week by Howard Lilly, of the Gales Creek neighborhood. The big animal tipped the beam at SS5 pounds and brought the seller aa much cash as a good horse ordinarily does. FUea Cured la S to 14 Days. Drarrtsts refund moss? If PAZO OINT MENT falls to cars Iirblng. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Plies, fust appUcatlea gives relist, sue Adv. Vast Power Will Bo Lodged Wltn Projected Office or Munitions Di rector Wilson's AtUtude To ward Measures Xot Divulged. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Radical changes In the Government's war-making machinery are proposed in bills to establish a war council of three mem bers, all-powerful under the President, and to. create a director of war mu nitions, approved today by the Senate military committee The bill for a director of munitions waa placed before the Senate today and that for the war council will be Intro duced by Chairman Chamberlain Mon day. Both measures have virtually ths unanimous support of the committee. So far, there has been no intimation of what may be the attitude of President Wilson. Proposals to have the Secretaries of War and Navy as ex-offlcio members of the war council were rejected by the committee. The bill proposes that the three mem bers of the war council shall be ap pointed by the President, with confir mation by the Senate, and be directly under the President and above the Cabinet In authority, with power to "supervise, control and direct all de partments, bureaus and agencies of ths Government In the prosecution of the war. It Is proposed that the council mem bers shall have no other duties than to form and execute, with the Presi dent's approval and co-operation, broad war policlea and decide priorities and disputes between the different depart ments and bureaus. The director of munitions, slso a Presidential appointee and confirmed by the Senate, would have authority to control production, distribution and transportation of war supplies under the policies of the President and the war council. PLANTS CLOSE IN 28 STATES (Continued From First Pare.) taken we ehould have limped along from day to day with a slowly Im proving condition of affairs with re gard to the shipment of food and of coal, but without auch Immediate re lief as had become absolutely neces sary because of the congestions of traf fic which have been piling up for the last few months. Results Will Justify Action. T have every confidence that the re sult of action of this sort will. Justify It and that the people of the country will loyally and patriotically respond to necessities of this kind as they have to every other sacrifice Involved in. the .war. "We are npon a war footing and I am confident that the people of the United States are willing to observe the same sort of discipline that might be Involved In the actual conflict Itself." Garfield Appeala to Capital. Dr. Garfield, in a statement em phasizes the railroad congestion, which he declares Is threatening the food supply, points to the necessity for moving ships to Europe and carries an appeal to capital to bear Its share of the burden brought by the closing or der by paying employes for the time they are Idle. The statement follows: "The order suspending temporarily the operations of Industrial plants in portions of the United States Is drastic Yes, war Is drastic. This war is the most extensive and Involves greater sacrifices than any war heretofore. "The American people, led by the President, entered this war deliberately. They are staking everything for the realization of a great Ideal, and the Ideal is practical. "We know that democracy must be made a reality at home, as well as abroad, that its benefits must be shared by all and Its sacrifices borne by no single class. All Americans la War. "Capital and labor are embarked in thla war 'because all Americans ara in it. and the American spirit cries out agalnat the least suggestion that the burden be shifted to the backs of any one class, least of all of labor, for labor has less financial ability to meet the prolonged hardships of war than capi tal. "Wo are realizing the truth now as never before that capital and labor are not two, but one Their problems pre sent merely two aspects of the same vital question.' The unselfish and pa triotic Impulses and the calm look ahead will lead the country to approve of the order now In force. "Industry Is In an unbalanced condi tion. We lack many essentials, food, clothing, fuel. We have piled up enormous stores of things not essential to life, but very essential to war. We have piled up so high on our docks and In our storehouses that the ships avail able cannot carry them away as fast as they pile up. Ships Crowd IT arbor. "For lack of bunker coal held back by traffic congestion, the number of ships in our harbors increases menac ingly. "The food supply Is threatened to an even greater degree than the fuel sup ply. This condition is In large part due to the congestion that at many points holds the loaded cars In its grip. "To single out Industries not engaged to some extent In war manufacture la to select industries which in the aggre gate will bring relief only If suspended Indefinitely. To require all Industries except a comparatively small part to ceaae for a few daya quickly accom plished the desired results and perma nently Injures none. "The order as It stands puts all In dustry on an equal footing, favoring none and avoiding unfair competition, but this reason alone Is not sufficient. "This reason, plus the fact that the order will put coal In the empty bins of the people, will save coal, will aid In breaking up congestion of traffic and In furnishing an adequate supply of coal to the people who need It and to the ships which cannot sail. without It these are sufficient reasons and Justify the order. Only Esaeatlale Permitted. "Only those Industries' producing necessary war material that can be promptly delivered ara permitted to operate during the suspension period. To permit Industries with a coal sup ply on hand to operate would allow many of the least essential to continue, while soms of the most essential would be compelled to stop. "Moreover, to allow those fortunate enough to possess a coal pile Id con tinue would result in adding to the traffic congestion, and unless they also are suspended at a later period, the needed saving In consumption of coal would not result. "To have delayed the application of the order would only have added to the congestion. It is no condemnation of Industry to say that each would have striven to the utmost to Increase its supply of coal and other raw material during the days prior to the applica tion of the order." Early Improvement Dae. The situation in Atlantic ports drew most of Garfield's attention today, while his assistants struggled with the great volume of requests for interpre tations of the general terms of the order. Fuel Administration representatives were dispatched to the principal At lantic ports.' there to remain until every ship held up for lack of fuel has its bunkers filled. Reports tonight to the Administra tion said that the situation would be gin to improve Immediately and that the more than a million tons of ship ping detained would be on its way within a short time. Suggestions that a railroad embargo be declared on the shipment of goods from factories shut down and on the movement of materials to the Atlantic seaboard were disapproved today by Secretary McAdoo. director-general of railroads, who said that the railroad congestion would be cleared in a few weeks. Fubl administration officials favor an embargo and believe It would ma terially aid in Improving not only transportation conditions but the fuel situation aa well. - Few Violations Reported. Reports to the fuel administration said that observance of the order In the territory to which It applies was general. Some few violations were I noted and the Department of Justice will be asked te investigate through its local representatives. Most of the violations. It was be lieved, were due to misunderstanding and lack of information. In soms states Federal fuel officials themselves misunderstood the order and attempted to close down, plants . operated by water power over which the fuel ad ministration haa no control. Dr. Garfield declared tonight that while It would be comparatively easy for plants to evade the order he be lieved there would be few violations. Evasions to Be Baited. Suggestions that some of the factories might attempt evasions by operating on Sundays while closing on the 10 Monday half-holidays drew from him the statement that if that were at tempted he would take quick measures to cut off the supply of coal from the offending plants. There will be no general exemptions of planta. Dr. Garfield said, except over the sirrnature either of Secretary Baker or Secretary Daniels. Interpretations of the orders, however, as applied to industries on which the exempted plants are dependent for raw materials, the Fuel Administration probably will make liberal rules. 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Shoes of reliable make that will prove satisfactory in every way. Buy Boys' Shoes now and save. CLAIM GRANTED BY WILSON Centra Ha Man Allowed Exemption After Boards Refuse. CE.VTRALIA. Wash, Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) Torval Jensen, a farmer living near Agate, has been notified that his claim for exemption, which waa de nied by both the Lewis County and district exemption boards, has been al lowed by President Wilson, to whom an appeal was taken. Jensen was In service and on his way East from Camp Lewis before his ap peal was passed upon. R0UMANIA HAS ULTIMATUM (Continued From First Psg-e.) the movement, and with the assistance of the Roumanian army disarmed 15. 000 Bolshevlkl irregulars. The Bolshe vik! ultimatum recently issued de manded the release of these ringlead ers. The Roumanian army has refrained from armed conflict with the Bolshe vlkl, but, it Is declared, will not toler ate any plans on Roumanian soil against the royal family or the Rou manian people. Royalty oa Canned Diet. King Ferdinand and the royal family are still at Jassy, cut off from the world and living almost entirely upon canned food, with bread three times a week. STOCKHOLM. Jan. 17. Relatione be tween Premier Lenlne and Foreign Minister Trotzky are growing more strained dally, the Petrograd corre spondent of the Helsingfors Huvud- Lstadsbladets reports. Lenlne is said to be displeased both at the way Trotzky continuously occu pies the public eye and at his foreign policy, which Lenlne believes is con trary to the best interests of the Rus sian revolution. Trotsky formulates his own foreign policies without regard to what Lenlne advises and often without submitting questions to the Premier. Friends of Lenlne, the correspondent adds, declare that he Intends to submit bis resignation to the congress of workmen's and soldiers delegates in older to force a vote of confidence or lack of confidence. BERLIN, via London. Jan. 18. -On the resumption of the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk on Wednesday it waa of ficially stated today, a settlement In principle of the questions concerning the future political relations of the central powers and the Ukrainians was reached during a private meeting with the Ukrainian delegates. This settlement, says the official comment, marked a decisive step for ward. IX)XION. Jan. 18. Dispatches from Petrograd Indicate ferment In the city Is likely when the constituent assem bly meets. Large demonstrations are being prepared by the alliance for the defense of the constituent assembly, which is Usuing-appeals to the people In the streets and is carrying on agita tion In military barracks and among crews of warships. The correspondent of the uaiiy rews says trouble of some kind is almost certain. The feeling among the sol diers of the Petrogra garrison, a Petroarrad dispatch to the Dally Mall says, is becoming more divided and the government cannot place full reliance on them as it could a month ago. PETROGRAD. Thursday. Jan. 17. Barricades were put up today about the telephone station and at other strategic points and thousands of soldiers and sailors were brought Into Petrograd to reinforce the Bolshevlkl troops In deal Ins: with possible riots at the opening of the constituent assembly tomorrow. The antl-Bolshevlkl already have an nounced demonstrations and also their intention to open the constituent as sembly. The central executive commit tee of the workmen and soldiers' dele gates have prepared av declaration which they Intend to force the constit uent assembly to adopt, declaring that the assembly must recognise that Rus sia shall be declared a republic of workmen's, peasants' and soldiers' del egates, who are to have full power. The workmen and soldiers' delegates decree warns the people to stay off the streoU tomorrow. Store Opens at 8:30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality. Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. ILS. IS TO CONTBOL Washington Report Tells of New Timber Board. OFFICIALS HERE DOUBTFUL Belief Is That Coast Commission Refer red To Is Body Already Established Now In Con ference In Portland. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Unified con trol of all Government timber require ments from the Northwest has been ac complished by the establishment of a commission now on the Pacific Coast, which will supervise all nurchases and speed up delivery. . ... i . -i..M( PrniiM nn Board, the Shipping Board, the Army and the Navy are represented on mo tuiu...... Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the Air craft Board, announced today that the commission already had begun work in obtaining spruce for airplanes and big timbers for ships. No notification of the establishment of a general timber commission in charge of Government operations In the Northwest, as announced In a Wash ington. D. C dispatch, has been re ceived by Colonel Brice P. Dlsque. or by representatives of tho Shipping Board and the Aircraft Production Board, now assembled in conference in this city. Report May Be Erroneous. Wood Beal, representing the Shipping Board, and General Saltzman. of the Signal Corps, both declared that they have had no intimation of such a course, and were inclined to infer that the dispatch referred to the representa tives now in this city, although they are vested with no such powers as those indicated. The duty of the members of the present conference, as outlined. Is to master the problems of spruce and to take liner imiuci - eteps to facilitate the work. Moreover. the Navy is not represemeu m conference, which numbers Mr. Beal, of the Shipping Board; R. F. Howe, of the Aircraft Production Board, and General Saltzman, of the Signal Corps, ....t.kii1 In i-nnference with Colonel Dlsque, of the spruce campaign. "The creation or sucn a cunnmaomu Joan of Arc In Portland Victor owners who have wanted this supremely popular record may ob tain it today. We suggest you act vprv uromutly. as our supply is limited. Victrolas and Records G.F.JomsonPianoGq. 149 6th bet. Aldar aad Morrisom. We Tone Piano. li f,MlcsrV A w has been discussed, though never in a formal way,'' said Mr. Beal last night, "and I am practically confident that no such etep has been taken. I doubt whether such a commission will be created. We are here merely to bring about a reciprocal arrangement Be tween the interests of aircraft produc tion and shipping needs, and to speed up spruce production, although I have no direct share in the latter." Chairman Howe Is III. Mr. Howe, chairman of the confer ence, waa confined to his room at the Portland by a slight illness yesterday and did not share In the conferences, which are said to have been confined to routine matters. General Saltzman met with Colonel Dlsque. while Mr. Beal conferred with L. J. Wentworth. district officer of the Shipping Board. Further Investigations will be resumed today. With the party Is Louis Wulchet, of Chicago, who represents the Aircraft Production Board, as a consulting ex- pert on devices for riving spruce. Many devices for furthering this method of spruce production have been advanced, and it will be Mr. Wulchet's particular province to Investigate each and de. termine the measure of practicability. A considerable portion of the spruce supply is anticipated from riving ope rations, which consist of splitting rough timbers on the ground. " Prisoner Escape Surrenders. ST. HELENS, Or, 'Jan. 18. (Special.) Rosco Davis, one of the men who ea caped from the County Jail Thursday night, returned to St. Helens Friday morning and gave himself up to tho Sheriff. An officer from California ar rived here during1 the day and- took the young man to California to answer a charge of stealing an automobile. Davis explained that he had no intention of leaving the county, but wanted to sav good-bye to a young lady In Rainier before leavinc for California. Be Sure' It's , A frIOHLV NUTRITIOUS BWgaO MADE WITH BUTTERMILK See Page 12 ssjswsvssssbii sji n i tD wejffs. use? 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