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PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LVI1. NO. 17,837. PORTLAND, ORE(iO?J, TUESDAY. .JANUARY 1918. FIGHTING MEN TO OBSERVE SABBATH GERMAN SPIES TRY TO TIE op com AIRPLANES CRASH; CHINESE FIRE UPON AMERICAN GUNBOAT SAILOR NAMED O'BRIEN KILLED AND TWO OTHERS WOUNDED. STATESMEN FIVE MEN KILLEDi E TWO LIVES LOST IX COLLISION' PRESIDENT WILSON NOTIFIES ARMY AND NAVY. AT KELLY FIELD, TEXAS. ROOSEVELT TEUTON AGENT, SAYS STONE Most Seditious Man in America, Is Charge. II D RED DD0MEDBYWILS0I1 Official Washington Sees No Chance for Plan. chjmeiuiii to persist Veracity of Oregon Senator Is Seriously Questioned by Executive. SPEECH HOTLY RESENTED Secretary Baker Defended as One of Ablest Public Officers President Ever Met. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. AH doubt as to President Wilson's view of proposals in Congress for reor ganization of the Government's war making machinery was swept away tonight by a statement in which the President said the War Department had accomplished 'a task of un paralleled magnitude and difficulty with extraordinary promptness and efficiency, denonnced the Congres sional war investigations ar.d declared that reorganization by legislation was proposed after effective measures of reorganization had been perfected. Verification Sought on Phone. The President's' statement was is sued as a result of a speech in New York Saturday by Senator Chamber Iain, chairman of the Senate military committee, and after he had asked the Senator on the telephone whether he had been correctly quoted. Senator Chamberlain's reference to "Inaction and ineffectiveness of the Government" the President flatly called an "astonishing and absolutely unjustifiable distortion of the truth.1 He said he regarded Secretary Baker as one of the ablest public of ficials he had ever met. Struggle to Collapse. Is the statement most observers at the Capitol saw the collapse of what promised to be a historical struggle. Senator Chamberlain, whose commit tee had framed ills to create a war council all powerful under the Presi dent and to provide one-man control of munitions and supplies, declared he would continue to fight in pite of Presidential opposition. It was rather generally conceded. however, that the measures would have but little chance in the Senate and probably none at all in the House. Senator Chamberlain made a state ment in reply to the" President, say ing he spoke extemporaneously in New York and that his criticisms were directed at the War Department only and not at other branches of the Government. Astonishing, Says Wilson. President Wilson's statement fol lows: "Senator Chamberlain's statement as to the present inaction and inef fectiveness of the Government is an astonishing and absolutely unjus tifiable distortion of the truth. "As a matter of fact, the War De partment has performed a task of un paralleled magnitude and difficulty :th extraordinary promptness and efficiency. "There have been delays and disap pointments and partial miscarriages of plans, all of which have been drawn into the foreground and exaggerated by the investigations which drew in dispensable officials of the depart ment constantly away from their work and officers from their com mands and contributed a great deal to such delay and confusion as had inevitably arisen. No Mistake Repeated. "But by comparison with what has been accomplished, these things, much as they were to be regretted, were in significant, and no mistake has been made which has been repeated. "Nothing helpful or likely to speed or facilitate the war tasks of the Government has come out of such crititcism and investigation. "I understand that reorganizations by legislation are to be proposed I have not been consulted about them, and have learned of them only at sec ond hand but their proposal came iCecMioded. aa J" ate S, Cotuma .) Three Cadets of Royal Flying Corps Thrown to Earth by Mishaps at Canadian Field. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Jan. 51. Cadet Frank L. Berry, of Evanston. I1L. was almost Instantly killed, and Cadet V. C Dunham, of Rochester. N. T suffered Injuries from which he- died at the baa hospital. Fort Sam Houston. In a collision of airplanes at Keller Field today. TORONTO. Ontario. Jan. JL Three cadets of the Royal Flylns; Corps N. M. Milne, IX E. McMillan and Cadet Ben- dyck van killed while making prac tice flights here today. Milne and McMillan met death when they collided at a fairly high altitude and fell to earth. Apparently McMil lan's machine bunt Into flames, as his body waa burned. Bendyck was mak ing his first flight, and waa killed whea his machine crashed SO feet to earth while he was flying at a high peed. It Is not known whether the mechan ism was faulty or whether the frigid atmosphere prevailing numbed the fly ers and made It Impossible for them to handle their machines. WOMAN SLAYS HUSBAND Sirs. George Burke Exonerated by I Jury on Plea of Self-Defense. BOISE. Ida.. Jan. 21. George Burke. of Mountain Home, near here, was shot and Instantly killed by his wife. Mon day, aa a culmination of a family quar rel. Mrs. Burke accused her husband of attempting to beat her. She saya he fired the first shot, which went wide of the mark. Mrs. Burke fired two I shots, both of which took effect. Mr. Burke waa S5 years old. The coroner's Jury late Monday ex onerated Mrs. Burke, who pleaded self- defense. AID OF CLERGYMEN ASKED Pastors Will Appeal to Congrega tions to Pay Income Tax. WA5HJSUTON, Jan. Zl. Clergymen of every denomination have been asked to assist In the collection of Income tax. Letters have been sent by the Treas ury to 124,000 ministers asking them to Impress upon their congregations that It la their duty to pay the taxes cheerfully and willingly. Hundreds of letters have been re ceived from clergymen promising co operation. POTATOES GROW IN WINTER Plants 15 Inches High Thrive Patrolman's Garden. In New potato planta 15 Inches high Is the latest freak of Portland's present Winter. Patrolman Fones. who pa' trola the City Hall beat, displayed some of the vines from his garden yester day. He says his wife went Into the gar den and found the potatoes thriving. The sprouts started from small po tatoes left In the ground during the harvest last FalL Patrolman Fon Uvea near St. Johns. AIR SUPREMACY SOUGHT j Billion-Dollar Programme Is Ex plained to House Committee. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The $1,000.- S00.000 aircraft programme, presented first to Congress in the regular esti mates last December, waa explained to the House military committee tonight at a confidential seaslon by Major-General Squler, the chief signal officer. The great sum is to be Included In the Army appropriation bill. ALL NORWAY DISSATISFIED t Terms Offered by United States Re garding Food Not Accepted. COPENHAGEN. Jan, 21. A Chris tian la dispatch to the National Tldende says all political partiea agree that the terms offered by the United States to Norway regarding food supplies and shipping cannot be accepted. Norway will propose a new basis for an agreement. LESSON' GIVEN MANAGER Fine of 9600 Imposed for Aiding 3 Germans to Enter Canada. WINDSOR. Ont, Jan. 21. For as sisting three Germans to pass from the United States Into Canada. AI- phonse Bachelder. road manager for a New Tork operatle company, was fined JiOO and costs by a magistrate today. Bachelder professed Ignorance of the law. NAVY WANTS COST CLOTHES Secretary Daniels Makes Request of Senate Military Committee. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2L To ths bill requiring the War Department to fur nish Army officers with uniforms at cost Secretary Daniels today asked the Senata military committee to add a provision for naval officers. SENATORS CLASH IN DEBATE Laughter From Galleries and Floor Greets Speeches. POLITICAL PLOT ALLEGED Republicans Declared to Be Adroitly Contriving Embarrassment of Ad ministration and Spreading Poison of Discontent. E.T-PRESIDEXT R O O 9 EVELT RI SItES FOR WASHINGTON. OTSTER BAT. N. Y, Jan. II. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt left hero tonight for Washington, where he will remain aeveral weeks. He declined to comment on Senator Stone's speech In the Senate today. Colonel Roosevelt , Intimated that while In Washington he would not make any publlo speeches or statements or attend any publlo functions. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Smoulder lng fires of partisan feeling were set ablaze In the Senate today by Senator Stone, veteran Democrat, with a long prepared speech accusing Republicans of playing politics In their criticism of the Government's conduct of the war nd ratline Thndnri RnmvAVelt "the most seditious man of consequence In America." There bad been plenty of advance notice of the speech, which Administra tion leaders sought vainly to Induce the Missouri Senator to abandon or postpone. The Senate galleries were crowded and Republican spokesmen were wait lng with replies. Vlfjsrsaa Defeases Offered. There were many sharp Interruptions during the two hours Senator Stone was speaking and when he closed Sena tors Penrose, Lodge, New and others ion the Republican side answered with vigorous defense of their right to make proper criticism of - inefficiencies and with counter charges of partisanship. Senators Lewis, . KIrby and other Democrats Joined In the fray, which lasted until the session ended tonight with adjournment until Thursday. It was suggested In the lobbies that the two-day recess was arranged In the hope that both sides would cool off and permit the controversy to be dropped. Another Clash Likely. Many Senators who did not take the floor today were busy with notes, how ever, and doubt Is generally expressed that another outbreak can be prevented. Senator Johnson, of California, was (Concluded on Page Column 1. ) I r ' Ti rAnr rrniT'T ttxt orf l DUO TV TTTT7 CTT"T A THR JT?r.f XfTQCfiTTRT I I ft &lJSkCd O J. 1J1 L LA A. AV J l.JlAnikI jV S.V-H, iaajv avmwM T I American Minister Will Demand of Foreign Office That Responsi bility Be Fixed. PEKIX, Friday, Jan. IS. The Amer ican gunboat Monocacy was fired upon by the Chinese 50 miles above Tochow, on the Tangtae Klang yesterday. sailor named O'Brien was killed and two other sailors were wounded. The firing luted half an hour. It Is pre sumed that the assailants were a de tachment of the southern revolutionary forces. The reason foi the attack and de tails- of Jt have not yet been received Dr. Paul 8. Relnsch. the American Minister, . will demand of the Foreign Office that responsibility for the attack be fixed and the offenders punished and also that measures shall be taken to safeguard shipping. Dr. Relnsch does not believe that the attack Indicates an anti-foreign feeling, but rather that It was Intended to bring up compllca tlons for the central government. BOMB PLACER SENTENCED Rhelnhold Faust Will Serve From to 2 0 fears in Penitentiary. CHICAGO, Jan. 21. Rhelnhold Faust, who confessed to placing a bomb In a theater here during an opera perform ance, was found guilty by a Jury to day of attempting to extort $100,000 from Frank Wetmore and James Forgan, Chicago bankers. He was sentenced to an Indeterminate term of from .1 to 20 years In the penitentiary. METRIC SYSTEM ADOPTED War Department Makes Change at Suggestion of France. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Adoption of the metric system of measurement for artillery and machine guns and maps for the American overseas forces was announced today by the War Depart menu The change was agreed upon at the suggestion of the French government to avoid confusion in France, where the metrlo system Is used exclusively. MRS. DE SAULLES IN HAWAII Desire for Rest Said to Bo Sole Rea son for TrlpJ HONOLULU. Jan. 21. Mrs. John De Saulles. who recently was acquitted of murder charge In connection with the - death of her husband, a former Tale athlete, at their home In Mineola, T., arrived here today, accompanied by her sister. Mrs. De Saulles said a desire for rest was the sole reason for her trip. RUNAWAY CAR KILLS TWO Fifteen Others Are Seriously In jured in Omaha Wreck. OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 21. Two persons were Killed ana ia seriously injured here early tonight when a railroad coal car loaded with cinders, broke away from a switch train and crashed nto a streetcar loaded with passengers. Kokoshkine STain While Still Asleep. SHINGAROFF AWAKENS TO DIE Both Victims of Crime III in Petrograd Hospital. ASSASSINS MAKE ESCAPE Former Followers of Kerensky Shot to Death by 12 Men, Who En ter Refuge of Doomed Men and Seek Them Out for Death. PETROGRAD, Sunday, Jan. 20. A. L Shtngaroff, Minister of Finance In the Kerensky Cabinet, and Professor F. F. Kokoshkine, State Controller under Kerensky, were murdered In their beds last night In the Marine Hospital. M. Shlngaroff and Professor Kokosh kins were removed recently to the hospital from the Fortress of St. Peter and St Paul because ef Illness. Twelve armed men entered the hos pital and demanded that they be shown the beds of the former Min lsters. Professor Kokoshkine was killed as be slept, two bullets being fired. M. Shlngaroff awakened and protest ed. Six bullets were fired Into his body. The assassins then left the hos pital. M. Shlngaroff and M. Kokoshkine were arrested by the BolsheviKl last month, notwithstanding the fact they had been elected delegates to the Con stituent Assembly and nominally were Immune from arrest. They were prominent members of the Constitutional Democrat party, which Is opposed bitterly by the Bolshevikl as the representative of the bourgoisie. GERMANS THREATEN TROTZKY Accede or Peace Parleys Cease, Says Unofficial Ultimatum. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 21. The Lokal Anzeiger. of Berlin, says that unless Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik Foregln Minister, accepts the demand of the central powers when he returns to Brest-Lttovsk on January 29 the cen tral powers will break off peace ne gotiations. LONDON, Jan. 21. A long report of the proceedings of the commission for the regulation of political and terri torial questions at Brest-Lltovsk Fri day, sent out by Berlin, discloses the fact that the centra powers and the Russians are no nearer agreement on the point of how the population of the occupied territories are to record their desire for self-determination. The dis cussion concluded with a reply by For eign Minister Trotzky that the Rus sians adhered to their proposal that (Concluded on Page 4, Column 4.) Statement Says Sunday Order Based on Reverent Example of Ex ecutive's Predecessors. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Observance of the Sabbath by all men in military and naval service was directed by Pres ident Wilson In a statement Issued to night at the White House. All Sunday labor, he asked, be reduced to the meas ure of strict necessity. "The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy," said the state' ment, "following the reverent example of his predecessors, desires and enjoins the orderly observance of the Sabbath by the officers and men In the military and naval service of ths United States. "The Importance for man and beast of the prescribed weekly rest, the sacred rights of Christian soldiers and sailors, a becoming deference to the best sentiment of a Christian people, and a due regard for the divine will, demand that Sunday labor In the Army and Navy be reduced to the measure of strictest necessity. "Such an observance of Sunday Is dictated by the best traditions of our people and by the convictions of all who look to divine Providence for guid ance and protection, and in repeating in his order the language of President Lincoln, the President is confident that he is speaking alike to the hearts an9 to the conscience of Aoae under his authority."- ARTILLERY FIRE INCREASES Both Sides Reconnolter on Italian , Northern Front. ROME, Jan. 21. Increase in the ar tillery fire on . the Italian northern front, between Brenta and the Piave, Is reported in today's War Office state ment. Some reconnoiterlng operations were carried out on both sides. The enemy's fire waa directed against Italian positions south of Col Caprile. West of Osteria II Lepres, a few pris oners were taken in a small surprise action. Northwest of Monte Asolone and in the valley of Ponte Delia Prlula, attempts by enemy patrols were promptly frustrated. BRITISH ADVANCE IN AFRICA New Territory Occupied by Column Operating " In Nyaaaaland. LONDON. Jan. 21. A British official communication dealing with the opera tions In East Africa- issued this even ing, says: "About Pamuni Hill southwest of Port Amelia, our advanced troops are in contact with an enemy force. In the Mwebemtarlca area our column in Ny- assaland has occupied Luvambula Bo ma, in the angle formed by the con fluence of the Luvambula and Lujenda rivers. The enemy's withdrawal north ward is being hastened by the destruc tion of his bridges by floods." INDEX OF . TODAY'S NEWS War. Turkish survivors or sea battle rescued by xriiiHn. rags British losses at Cambral said to have been Immense. Fag 2. Three vrssels, one American, sent to bottom Dy u-boat oil Spanish coast. Page & Foreign. Strike disturbances spread in Austria. Page a. Sir Edward Carson resigns from British Cabinet. Page 12. Chinese fire upon American gunboat Mo nocacy; one sailor killed. Page 1. Two Russian statesmen. Ill In hospital, mur dered in their beds. Page 1. National. Senator Stone opens greatest debate ef war with attack on Roosevelt. Pago 1. President notifies Army and Navy to ob serve Sabbath. Page 1. Senator Chamberlain not to yield in fight with Administration. Page War Cabinet bill doomed by President Wll son. Page 1. Stoppage of shipbuilding due to lack of material, says Plez. Page 4. Domestic. German agents try to block efforts of Fuel Administration. Page 1. McAdoo declares United States control of railways should not abruptly follow end of war. Page 2. Five student aviators killed la collisions. Page 1. Sports. High School of Commerce and Hill Mil itary teams to clash today. Page 13. "Bill" Rodgers proves to be live publicity agent. Page 13. Ortega and Sommers ready for battle tomor row night. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. Governor Withycombe to review University Battalion units today. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Grain bags advance to almost prohibitive price. Page 17. Cattle and bogs higher at local stockyards. Page 17. Gains of one to five points In war stocks in Wall street. Page 17. Corn crop is again moving, and Chicago prices weaken. Page 17. New Government order for marine boilers placed here. Page 14. Portland and Vlcfnlty. Yesterday eventful one for Shrlners In Port land. Page 12. One delivery system to take place of many in Portland. Pago 5. 191S promises to be most prosperous year. Page 14. Turn Jitneys loos, says Commissioner Kel- laher. . Page 18. Conference Board on women's minimum wage holds first session. Page 7. Municipal abattoir is recommended by Chief Meat Inspector Chase. Page 13. Seld -Back makes statement regarding dis missal of charge against him. Page 7. City milk inspector reports on work In 1917. Page 11. Motorcycle police arrest many motorists. Page 11. New plan for routing streetcars In down town district proposed. Page 14. Roadmaster Teon submits 191S road budget. Page 9. War savings stamp sales In Oregon yes. terday pass $300,000 mark. Page 6. Oswald West and Senator Pierce may run for Senator and Governor. Page 4. Mrs. Fallng declared victim of paranoia In 1911. Page 12. Labor work of Chicago paper accomplishes nothing, says A. W. Jones. Page 12. Oregon State Guard called out to help pa- i trol city. Page & I Weathsr report, data and forecast. Page 14, Paralysis of Traffic in ; U. S., Teuton Aim. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ALERT Shipping Guards Doubled at Eastern Ports. FUEL IS MOVING FREELY, Administrator Garfield, in State ment, Tells of Progress in Bunk ering of Government Ships on Atlantic Seaboard. NEW TORK, Jan. 21. Definite In formation said to have been obtained by the Government that German agents bad been Instructed to use all means to paralyze the effort to move freight and clear ships Is understood here to be responsible for the doubling of guards today at all piers, shipyards and terminals. j - Copies of the Instructions sent to German agents by the headquarters of the German spy system are reported to have been obtained by agents of the United States Government. Orders were received here last night to take all precautions to prevent at tempts to do damage. All Guards Doubled. Guards of all kinds, military and, private, have been doubled at all points where shipping and shipping interests are concerned. In addition to extra guards. It was learned that orders were also issued to scrutinize with more than -usual care the credentials of persons seeking: to pass the barred zones. The orders came from Washington and were Issued by telegraph. It was learned they called for prompt action. It Is pnderstood they applied not only to New York, but to every port on tho Atlantic and Gulf coasts. General observance of the first heat- less Monday was reported today throughout the country. Little Freight Moved. Many railroads were assisting in the effort to supply homes and trans Atlantic shipping with coal, and were) moving little general freight. Coal and food were virtually the only commodities moving, aside from a small amount of necessary war sup plies. The volume of coal reaching seaoarflj for bunkering ships was steadily in creasing. State Fuel administrators reported most office buildings, although per mitted certain exemptions, were burn ing only enough coal to prevent freez- lng of pipes. ( Many Stores Closed. Department-stores and other retail establishments generally were closed. Dr. Garfield today Issued the follow ing statement: "Despite zero weather over practi cally all the northeastern part of the country, reports to the Fuel Adminis tration today Indicated progress in the bunkering of ships at Atlantic porta and the supplying of domestic con sumers under the administration's in dustrial curtailment regulations. Railways Slow Down. "Railroad operation was reported as slackening in certain parts of the coun try under the tremendous pressure of the cold wave. "Coal destined for South Atlantia ports for bunkering ships was moving promptly and the bunkering machinery at ports was handling the coal as rap idly as possible. Much of this coal waa frozen in the cars and In many cases it was necessary to thaw It by steam or to build fires under the cars. Much Coal Handled. 'Over the- week end Southern Atlan tic ports handled approximately 40,000 tons of coal for ships. More than 125,000 tons was on hand at these ports at noon today avail able for loading. 'Preference was given to ships load ing for Government account at South ern ports today. "Northern ports over the week end handled about 45,000 tons, of coal for ships and had on hand upwards' of 50,000 tons. Reports from local officials of ths Fuel Administration throughout ths country Indicated almost complete co operation of ail establishments effected by the curtailment regulation. In many cases establishments, which, under ths strict letter of the order would not have been required to close, had patri otically volunteered to suspend busi ness to meet the spirit of the order. Car Movement Speeds Up. "Reports of general railroad condi tions in the eastern part of the coun try indicated an Increasingly rapid movement of empty coal cars back to the mines. Railroads reported a steady flow of empty cars from East to West. "It was clear that at the end of from 10 to 20 days usually allowed for the round trip of coal cars from mine to consumer, the full effect of tha order would be shown in securing for the mines a car supply greater than has been available for mining purposes since the beginning of cool weather. "Cars were being rapidly unloaded Concluded oa Page 2. Column 1.) I Iri'l i r-w I