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PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LVII.- SO. 17,844. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, .1 AM AH Y 30, 1918. VILLA MEN BLOW UP TRAIN;-110 KILLED RAILWAY WORK CREW AST) SOL DIERS BANDITS' VICTIMS. U. S. AHEAD IN WAR U. S. RECEIVES HALF OCA TPIP nHWfiCPQ TEUTON RIDICULES flF STPFI FARNINRS 0Ln 11111 UIUIUl.HU U. S. WAR EFFORTS WITH SUBMARINES U1HKSUGH $O,9S0,34 GOES AS INCOME, MILITARY EXPERT PROFESSES EXCESS PROFITS TAXES. TO LAUGH AT AMERICAN'S. 90,000 WORKMEN AT BERLIN STRIKE Labor Troubles Extend to Other Points. OREGON PLANS FOR THIRD LIBERTY LOAN 5 15,433 Gross Tons on Credit Side. 69 YESSELS SUNK IN YEAR 300 American Lives Lost in U-Boat Raids. MANY SHIPS SAIL SAFELY Percentage ef Disaster la Twelve Month Small la Comparison With Successful Trips Made Across Atlantic and Back. the i: SEW TORE. Jan. I. Ta months of unrestricted warfare I shares llnnrV ...I... .thi i cent. shipping by Oermaor one year ago . Friday, there bar been sunk by sub marines, nines and raiders l Amerl ran vessel, totaling; 171.061 gross tons. according; to a carefully compiled re Port of records of sinkings which bars been mad public during the period. Offsetting this loss of American ves sets, most of which were sailing ships, the United States since February 1 has added to her merchant marine by the elsure of former German and Aus inan-ownea snips a total of 107 ves sels, having a gross tonnage of ISC.434. leaving on the credit side of the Amerl can ledger In the account with the central powers a net gain of (15.411 gross tons. Less of Life Heavy. The loss of Ufa caused by the sink Ing of the (i American ships was more than 100 persons, however. I percentage of sinkings of . American ships compared with the number of vessels which have sailed through the war sone successfully Is smau. Records of the Department of Com aaerce show that for the period begin nlng with February J. 1117. and ending wit .December I. there were cleared from American ports la the foreign trade ships aggregating lT.T3J.soe net. or approximately 24.l4.40 gross tons. The number of ships making; up the total or tons was not made public Farther offsetting the loss of ton nage occasioned by the submarine war fare, the United States through the Shipping Board requisitioned In Ameri can shipyards 4: vesskt. totaling mora than 3.009.000 gross tons and contracts have been awarded for 114 ships. vs. auuu.r i wdiu ore now nnder way and are being rushed to comple tlon. Mar Teaaac, Keejalalttoaed. In addition, the shipping board on October 13. last, placed under Govern ment requisition t3J American vessels or over 250t tone) dead weight capacity which wars already afloat and lmme lately assigned them to the task of carrying: supplies for the allies and the American forces abroad. Included In these requisitioned ves sels were SI ships In Creat Lakes trade and In addition there were commen aeereq z steamers building on the Great Lakes for foreign account and ready for launching. Virtually all of these were brought to AtlanUo coast ports and Immediately put Into service. Another difficulty which faced the Cntted States la the task of putting- to sea vessels to offset the ravages of the C-boata waa the repairing of the "willful damage"" done to the former German ships by their officers and crews before the ships were seised. Dsaeage Cast Millies. This cost millions of dollars, and In many Instances called for the highest engineering skill to make and replace parte of forclgn-bullt anglnea and boilers removed or broken. Indicating that the .task has been attended by success, the statement was made today by a prominent official connected with the Shipping Board that every eel led vessel was now com pletely repaired and In service. Many of them have made as many as three and four round trips through the war sone. Three of the former German ves sels have been the objects of success ful attacks by the submarines. The Act aeon, formerly the Adamstrum, and the Owasco. formerly the Ailemanla, were sunk and the Armenia was hit by a torpedo, but was saved after be ing beached. Several other former Oerman ships have been attacked but escaped. ' The announced sinking of British ships for the yesr up to and Including the week ending January S3 bavs been 1023 vessels, of which 741 were over 1(00 tons and 370 were under that fig ure. The Joint losses of France and Italy have averaged three to four large vessels weekly. Big; Industrial Still la Position to I Declare Preferred nd Common and Extra Dividends. NEW TORK. Jan. 2i. The United States Steel Corporation paid to the Federal Government more than half Its earnings In the final quarter of 11T. according to a statement of thej corporation. Issued today. Total earnings for that period amounted to 5J.72.125. after making allowance for $S0.9S0.34 paid Into the Government Treasury as war Income and excess profits.' Net Income for the final quarter was 14t.03S.244 and surplus for the earns period amounted to SK.SSS.37S. This compares with total earnings of IS8.I42.7I4. net Income of 151.245. 377 and surplus of tn.SSt.BSl for the previous quarter. la keeping with expectations the di rectors declared an "extra dividend" of per cent on the common stock. In addition to the regular common divi dend of l'-i aid preferred of IV Including a Red Cross dividend of 1 per cent voted in the second quarter. total disbursements on the common for 117 amounted to It per CheeringMessageSent to War Mothers. EVERY SON OBJECT OF CARE Government; Takes No Chance With Precious Lives. CONVOYS EVER ON GUARD Physical Well-Belnr Food, Recre tlon of Soldiers Sent by America, to Fight In France All Best Available. AMERICAN TO WED DANE Bride-to-Be Is Daughter of Count Raben-Levetxau. COPENHAGEN. Jan. 11 Lithfow Osborne, former attache of the Ameri can Embassy at Berlin and now second secretary of the legation here. Is to marry the Countess LIU Raben-Levet-tao, daughter of Count Raben-Lsvet-xau. former Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The marriage will be cele brated la April. t The mother of Countess Ltll la an American woman Rtrmia 'w'httaker. anther ef the fell Ins article, which Is the first of a irm .a war tonic, br him. la a well-known author. H. ha. cone to Europe as an ictrrenw corrosDondant. Mr. Whltaker Is familiar with armv affairs, having bean formerly th. British. He haa traveled widely, has Km. tar vara a contributor to blrh-el AM--4.n ma.ailii.i. mn 1. th. author Of expected mis amount will oe increaseo i MVeral book a to :35,000.000 when the final returns I (Copyright br Herman Whltaker. author m.rf. t w..hliMnn I of "Th. Planter." "uvar m. .... . i-i - I AN ill,, wnvu uu .luti'L'uii. r- w Total earnings for 1S17 amounted to t331.CSS.131. after charging off $212.- 4C7.241 to Government taxes, etc. It Is BT HERMAN WH1TAKER. In a recent article one of our woman writers put a question that Is foremost In the minds of all American mothers at present. In substance it ran: -we mothers are willing to give our sons mads for war Income and excess profits, the corporation's total earnings were 1342.SJ7.09. The statement for the last quarter of 1S17 also shows that $55,000,000 has been appropriated for expenditures a .4 mrtA A V. mail. fnrlurilnr n.w nlants and construction. The balance our country, but we are not willing of surplus for the year, amounting to that they ahould be offered up. useless iS2-7Ct.o21. compares with a net bal- sacrifices, on the altars or meiriciency. ance of $90.6S1.62 reported in the final We want to know that they will be quarter of 1J1S. I properly safeguarded by land ana sea. Chairman Gary stated that the cor- Are the transports wnicn are to uh noration haa no new financing In con- them to France to be properly con templation, and that Its liquid assets are more than sufficient to meet all requirements. voyed? Will their comfort and health be conserved during transit and upon their arrival? Are our military opera tions to be conducted with wisdom and fnr.it.Kl tn nr.v.nt nnntecisarr loss SPRINti ArTLAK of lifer- These questions are legitimate and Almond Tree Is Good Advertisement should be answered. It is Just as neces sary to maintain a nign morsie among (or Portland Weather. Still they cone, tha signs ef Spring! W. B. and FL Mallels yesterday pro duced the moat recent la a bouquet of blossoms from an almond tree In the Duffy yard at East Twelfth and the folks at horns as with our soldiers abroad and this cannot be done on a diet of doubts and misconceptions. - Katies Sees Rising ta Arms. Lately, In passing from San Francisco to New York. It was my privilege to se cure a close-un view of the great mili- Caruthers streets. The tree Is almost Ury movement now In course through- In full blossom and presents a pretty commentary on the balmy Winter Portland has had. The tree Is a good hearer of almonds. out the land. I saw the California troops In their camps; the Chicago drafts. In civilian clothing, leave for theirs. In the towns I passed through the high school boys were drilling. Offi cers packed the trains. On the sidings we passed long military trains or met them on the way. Washing-ton was aflame with martial spirit. New' Tork buzzed with the same. Tha movement attained Its last high KANSAS CITT. Me, Jan. 29. Two significance when the vessel en which 2 AMAZONS HOLD UP STORE Women Armed With Revolvers Flee ' With Pairs of Trousers. women, eacn armee witn a revolver. today held up a dry goods store on the outskirts of the business district. Unable to obtain any money from 1 the woman proprietor of the store, who I was alone at the time, they seised a I quantity of clothing. Including six pairs of trousers, and ran. GREECE SENDS MESSAGE Premier Tcnlzelos Fays Tribute to President's War Alms. NEW TORK, Jan. II. A message from 'Prime Minister Venlieloe ofl Greece to the American Hellenic So ciety waa given out here tonight. "Greece la fighting in conformity with, the noble principles so clearly defined and with such a profound con viction by President Wilson in his recent message." It declares. my passage was booked turned out to be one of a convoy carrying American troops to Europe. It Is almost unnecessary to state that all transports are convoyed. But (Concluded on Pas 3. Column S. ) Attack " Follows Massacre of 40 on Passenger Train and Carrying Away-of 18 Girls. JUAREZ, Jan. 29. More than 110 sol diers and passengers were killed by Villa followers Saturday, 25 miles south of Santa Rosalia, when the Villa troops dynamited a work train going to Rel lano to repair the railroad line and re move the debris of the passenger train which was robbed and wrecked there Wednesday. This Information waa re ceived here tonight by a number of re liable persons, and was not denied by the officials. The work train was proceeding from the yards at Chihuahua City to the scene of the train hold-up, January 23, when 40 were killed and 13 girls car ried away. The Villa, forces attacked from both sides of the railroad and al most annihilated the train guard of 100 Federals and killed or executed many of the repair crew. Troops were sent out from Chihuahua City Sunday, but the Villa force jad fled to the mountains.- Many wounded and mutilated Federals were brought back to the state capital on the train. All train service between Chihuahua City , and Torreon has been auspended because of - the activities of the Villa bands. Francisco Villa led the attack on the work train In person, according: to these sources. . with Martin Lopez second in command. After killing all of the Mexican workmen and train guards, who fought for eight hours, the Villa followers proceeded to Santa Rosalia, where only 125 soldiers were stationed. They killed a number of these during the fighting, executed others and then looted the place. Villa did not partici pate In the sacking of Santa Rosalia, according to reports received here. KAISER DISTURBED AT CRISIS Birthday Message Expresses Concern Over Unity. WAR FACTORIES AFFECTED Rhlneland, Westphalia and Bocbom Mlnlns District Said to Be Scenes of Walkouts Socialist Lead ers to Be Arrested. CARNEGIE HERO GETS $1000 H. W. Carson, of Eugene, Wins Cash as Well as Medal for Rescue. H. W. Carson, to whom a bronze medal has been awarded by the Carnegie hero commission for rescuing Lawrence Parks, aged 9, from the McKenzie River, today received a letter from the commission stating that his award also Included the sum of $1000. Mr. Carson at the time he saved tha Parks boy from drowning was an em ploye of a Eugene laundry, driving a wagon.. He is sowan sont of an in surance company. The Parks boy Is a son 'of B. Parks, Eugene Councilman. CITY MARSHAL IS ROBBED St.. Helens Official Captures Much Whisky, but Loses It Soon. ST. HELENS, Or., Jan. 29. (Special.) About 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Mar shal Potter saw a man carrying' a suit case which seemed to be heavily laden. He called to the man to stop, but' he ran at full speed, leaving his suitcase behind. The Marshal ' fired several shots without effect. The suitcase, which was filled with quart bottles of whisky, was taken by the Marshal to his room, but while at breakfast, some one entered the room and carried off'the whisky, leaving only the suitcase. 1 LONDON, Jan. 29. Dispatches from Switzerland and Holland tell of a gen eral strike in Berlin and other parts of Germany. According to Central News advices from Amsterdam, nearly all the work men of the Daimler, Boerslg, Ludwlg and General Electrical Works are on strike. Trades unions are not at the head of the movement, hut several trades are almost completely at a standstill. The Independent Socialists have car ried on an active propaganda during the last few days, the dispatch says. The movement appears to be very serious, and in industrial centers meet ings are prohibited. Airplane Plants Affected It is particularly grave In the suburbs of Llchterfelde, Heringsdorf and Johanlsthal, where electric works and airplane factories are situated. Strikes also have broken out in Rhlneland and Westphalia. The Frankfurter Zeltung says the movement Is directed against the de lays' in passing the Prussian reform bill and the agitation conducted by the fatherland party. The same paper adds that the strike has spread to the Bo chum mining district, nine miles from Essen. .'.. A dispatch to the -Exchange Tele graph Company, under date of" Jan uary 28 says that a thoroughly trust worthy report from Kiel declares the workers In the torpedo factory at Friedrlchsport went on strike Friday afternoon. In consequence of . this number of the men's leaders are being called to Join the army. Dock Yards Employes Out. The employes at the Germania dock yards struck Friday, the dispatch adds. AMSTERDAM. Jan. 29. Up until evening of Monday, according to a Ber lin dispatch, not a single incident con nected with the strike was reported. In Berlin and environs the total number of those who failed to appear for work was 90,000, most of them youthful workers of,both sexes. Editor Reported Arrested. The German government has decided upon arrest of six Independent So cialist leaders. These include ' three Colonel Gaedke Declares That Army Cannot Bo Transported in Time to Safe Entente. LONDON, Jan. 29. 'The Truth About the American Army," is the title of a long article written by Colonel Gaedke In the German Socialist newspaper Bremer Zeitung. The entente now has pinned its faith entirely to American help," says Colonel Gaedke. "It, therefore. Is im portant that the Germans know Just how serious Is this American menace. The Americans are coming to Eu rope to meet the most perfect Instru ment of war that, any age has ever seen. Can they do it? . "Secretary - of War Baker recently told us that a million and a half men were under training. With all modesty we call his attention to the fact that the men who are still being trained cannot terrify us. "How are the Americans off for offi cers? Where are they to get 4500 Gen erals and staff officers? Mr. Baker said he had 9000 officers of all ranks in April, but now has 110,000. "That is truly an American master piece of accomplishment to sew epau lettes on a hundred thousand men and call them officers. - "What about non-commlssloned offi cers, who are so Important for train ing- and holding together an army? It Is an insoluble programme. , "Of the total strength the Americans are able to muster, only a half million can get to Europe. But when? The entente leaders have got to expect them before next Autumn neutral observers say six months later. 'Moreover, these men will arrive still untrained. While perhaps they may bo used for a defensive, they may be con sidered negligible for any offensive. 'The greatest possible American mil itary effort will be too weak and in significant to make good the loss of the Russians and the weakening; of the Italians." (Concluded on Pase tt. Column 2.) AS THE WAR GOES OX. 3000 SALOONS DOOMED New Jersey Governor Signs Meas ures for Local Option. TRENTON, N. J- Jan. 29. Governor Edge today signed the Mackay and! Wells local option bills. It Is estimated that through the local option electlona which many of the I citlea and towns of the state will now I have, about 3000 saloons will be put I out of business In New Jersey. MONUMENT AIDS IN WAR Great Elevator at Nation's Capital Closed by Fuel Order. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The Wash ington monument today waa placed In I the class of amusements falling under the fuel administration's closing order. I Hereafter, on Tuesdays, visitors desir ing to see the view from Its top will have to walk up the 600-foot stairways. EGGN0G PARTY KILLS 7 More Than Score Are III From De-1 matured Alcohol Csed In Drinks. MUSKOGEE, Okla.. Jan. 29. Seven persons are dead, two others are ex pected to die and a score are 111 as a vault of an eggnog party Sunday at I Francis. Okla. Denatured alcohol was used by mis-1 take. L Exrr wvxc? " - I ' &J0 0T osy. fcr f. ,)ID fA. Jjilrl BOLSHEVIKI SEIZE GOLD People Ordered to Turn Over All Articles Above Certain Weight. PETROGRAD, Jan. 29. The people's commissioners have decreed a state mo nopoly of sold. Gold articles weighing more than 16 zolotnik, 96 of which go to make up the Russian pound, belong ing to private persons or shops, must be handed over to the state at fixed prices. They will be confiscated unless delivered within a month. Informers will receive one-third of the value of the articles. - - Churches, museums and other public Institutions are requested to place their gold " articles at the disposal of the state. Representatives From Each County Confer. BIG DRIVE IS DUE IN SPRING State's Quota May Be $50,- 000,000, It Is Pointed Out, CAMPAIGN TO BE THOROUGH With Month of Endeavor Some Time Between March 1 and April 15, Preparations to Canvass Every Section Are Discussed. Italy Raising Fifth Loan. ROME. Monday, Jan. 28. The sub scriptions during the first 11 days of the canvass for Italy's fifth national loan totaled 2,555,000,000 lire. Of this amount 1,520,000,000 was In cash. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, degrees; minimum, 41 degrees. TODAY'S Fair and colder; moderate north easterly wlnaa. War. American war mothers reassured as ta safety or aona tney are aendlng to xifht la France. Page 1. Telegraph and cable lines to Russia mys teriously cut. age z. Italians deliver smashing blew to Austrian xront. fage z. German army expert ridicules America's in' Iluence on war. Fage 1. Foreign. Villa bandits blow up work train, killing 110. ago x. Thousands reported on strike at industrial centers of Germany. Fage 1. ' German air fleet raids Britain ' again and drops bombs In suburbs of London, Fag. . National. United States ahead la submarine Fage 1. Department of Labor will be reorganized ana piacea on war oasis, .rage 5. Women capable of doing farm work to be registered. Fage 7. Domestic Goethals and Cotton to testify regarding Eioan-cuncnneia snip contracts. Fage . Packers rule prices and often aell below coat. Is testimony. Fage 4. United States Steel Corporation pays over half Its earnings to Government as taxes. Page 1. Freight congestion tn East likely to con tlnue until late In March. Page 2. Second draft may call for another million men. Fage o. San Francisco banker interned as dangerous alien. Fage 3. Sports. Lincoln High defeats School of Commerce, Bu to z&. Fage o. Rosebuds return from Vancouver and are In trim. Fage S. . Girls' swimming contest Is success. Page 8. Frank Kendall announces Intention of turning to ring. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Government regulation of oata prices Is planned. Fage IT. Apple movement Increases since holidays. Fage 17. Builder of steamer In Tillamook Bay opti mistic. Fage 14. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon lays plans for third liberty loan. Fage x. John McCourt demands rigid enforcement of laws prohibiting social evil. Fage 7. Man eonvlcted for third time wants to serve country Fage 11. City Council to discuss 6-cent fare Issue to day. Page 12. Miss Grace Phelps receives call for 40 nurses' aides for service In France. Page 12. Funeral services of late Charles W. Fulton simple and Impressive. Fage 13. Liquor found In raid on Southern Pacific dining-car. page is. Dynamite stolen at Lents may be German plot, reared, page is. Dramatlo scene marks trial of Floyd Ramp. Fage a. Prominent Portland men Included in boot legging investigation. Page 18. Victory bread will be placed on sale in Port land toaay. page 4. Mrs. R. S. M. Emrlch tells story ef German atrocities. Page 3. ather report .data and forecast. Fage IT. Through representatives of the coun ties, assembled with the executive com mittee In a conference of the liberty loan state central committee, held yes terday In Portland at the Multnomah Hotel, patriotic Oregon spoke its pur pose toward the Impending third drive for liberty dollars. Sometime between March 1 and April 15 lies the month of endeavor. Speaker after Speaker took the floor. with never a waver In determination to carry the third liberty loan through to a victory In keeping with Oregon's rec ord in other calls, when the state gave freely of her men and money to Amer ica, Behind this discussion, which dif fered only on Immaterial points of pol icy, gradually grew the comprehensive plan of the coming campaign. Blar Task Is Foreseen. The delegates, who will hold re sponsibility for their counties In tha days of the drive, were told that, In all probability, the National quota of the third loan would be from $6,000,000,000 to $3,000,000,000, and that Oregon's share of the bonds may be placed at not less than $50,000.000 a task ti tanic by comparison with all that have preceded It- To meet the demands of the coming campaign, they were told, all citizens must be enlisted In the bombardment of dollars against the Hun. With a ' probable quota of double the amount raised during the second drive, the number of individual subscriptions must be greatly Increased. Pride Felt In State. As chairman of the executive com mittee, Edward Cooklngham opened the forenoon session. He told of his pride In reading. In a New York paper, the headline, "Oregon Leads the Union," and tracing- the list of' 14 Oregon coun ties that bad been cited to the Secre tary of War for the volunteers they furnished, far in excess of their quotas. Such should be the slogan of the state In money as well as men, declared Mr. Cooklngham. But three classifica tions exist for its citizenry under tha liberty loan test those who will, those who. won't and those who can't as serted the speaker, in ' introducing A. L. Mills, chairman of the sub-committee on organization, and recent dele gate to the San Francisco conference. Larare Contributions Necessary. Mr. Mills sketched the probabilities of the campaign and the certainty that It will be greater In Its demands than, ever before. Only 50,000 subscribers participated in the last liberty loan purchase, or an average of $500 to each. If that record is to be doubled, de manded as the third quota, an equal number of subscribers would be forced to subscribe $1000 each if the pace Is held. "What does that mean?" queried the speaker. "It means that we must get a far larger number of subscribers than ever before. We must comb the stats with a fine-tooth comb In the sale of bonds. We must perfect an organ ization that shall reach every citizen who Is able to buy the bonds." Cenaty Leaders Responsible. Direct responsibility was placed by Mr. Mills upon the county members of the central committee, who will serve as chairmen for their various counties. Broadly, the campaign tactics will In-, volve two phases solicitation by lrw dustries and an intensive drive by districts. For the various banking towns In their counties, the county chairmen were instructed to name local chair men or managers, who in turn are to appoint four assistant local committee men. These will be responsible for the liberty bond , progress of their towns. Each county will be districted. either by school districts or by pre cincts, and chairmen appointed by the county chairman. The last unit of the campaign plan. committees of 10, led by a captain, will constitute the actual corporal's squad which explores each nook for lurking1 dollars and which focms the fighting backbone of the great drive. Aid Will Be Given. "If you need assistance," promised Mr. Mills, "you will have all that we can give you speakers, puoiicity whatever Is at our command. But upon you men rests the question of whether your counties will be in the honor col umn or the slacker column You are asked to name local committees, to ar range for captains or committees In each school district or legal precinct. But your county Is yours to deliver." Mr. Mills spoke of the plans dis cussed at the seven-state conference In San Francisco, detailed recitals of which will be furnished, as they con- Concluded oa Pag 8, Column 1.) I