1) ' TURKEY UNDER HEEL German Oppriia Bared, la The Orefoniaa Sunday. THE HUN IN TURKEY Dr. Stuermer's Story Starts in The Oregonian Tomorrow. VOL. L.YII. NO. I7.H1T. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SAFE AT YAMHILL POSTOFFICE RIFLED FIST GRIPS THREE SLAV CITIES TAKEN BY STORM WOMEN BET ALL AS PET DOG WAGS TAIL EST STEEL SIXTEEN COMPANIES WILL TOUR CAMPS STRIKERS PLANT THREATENED i TIIIEVtS VSE MTRO-GLYCERIX TO PRY IX TO DEPOSITORY. PEKINESE MASCOTT MATCHES LCCK WITH POMERAXIAX. CANTONMENT THEATER SEASON OPENS FEBRUARY' 15. MAILED N0T1 RAMP CONVICTED ON GERMAN S State of Siege Drastic at Berlin. UL BRANDENBURG INCLUDED Indiscriminate Use of Arms Threatened. BLOOD FLOWS IN CLAS One Rilled. Coarse of .awraa Several Wounded I Itlots Dlsl nrba nee Munich Worker Declare 3-Day Walkout. AMSTERDAM. Feb. I The Com 7maader-tn-Chief of (be Braadenbur district, which Includes Berlin. has I oed a warning to th population against disturbances, which, he say will b suppressed, according to ami-official statement from Berlin to day. The warnlnc proclamation follows Slaving now Introduced a more drastic state of alec. I shall not bare the population In doubt that I Intend to suppress every attempt to distur peace and order with all means) at my disposal I. therefore, warn every orderly clttaen not to take part In any way la public meetings. Everyone must quietly carry out bis duties and keep away from crowds. All Dtetlacttsaa Waived. "If arms have to be used, no dlstiac tlon can be made between disturbers f order and tboeo who are not taking aart la such disturbances." LONDON. Feb. 1. A dispatch t the Kschans Telegraph from Copen baa-en. quotlna Berlin advices, saya th Commander-in-Chief In the Brandon burs; district, which Includes Berlin. baa dissolved the Council of Five Hun dred appointed by the workmen to watch over their Interests during the strike. The dispatch adds that the eoca- aaaaeWr also baa prohibited tho ir -ointment of any organisation for d rrtcting the strike movement. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1 There was clash between strikers and the police la the northwestern part of Berlin Tbsrsday. One policeman was killed and a dosen strikers Injured. There were minor disturbances In other sec tions and in the suburbs of Berlin. Tbe Carman press) generally asrees that the outbreak baa reached Its ell mas In Berlin and Is now recedins. Tbe demonstrations are said to show lack of centralised control. tappers Said e Weaken. Reports from the chief Industrial aecttoaa of Germany Indicated that the trlka movement nowhere la finding the support necessary to carry It alone. LONDON. Feb. L A throe-day strike has been declared In Munich, according to a Central News dispatch from Am terdan today. In Berlin, the dispatch adds, the Oreneteln and Koppel locomotive works employes have Joined tbe strike move ment. Tho latest telegrams received li Copenhagen from Berlin report the sit nation as unchanged, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from the Danish capital. The Berliner Taseblatt reports that the police seised tbe Trade L'nlon building In Berlin and arrested Deputy Jtoerstea and other leaders. WATER SUPPLY IS ASSURED t now fall la Ball Run Reserve Good Thine for City. Tho big snowstorm brought a sigh cf relief yesterday for officials of the City Water Bureau, for It means an abundant supply of water for seal Fummer. Up to this time the Winter had been without snow and the water officials were afraid that next Summer's supply might bo seriously curtailed. Through out the Bull Run reserve the fall of snow yesterday ranged from a foot to 1 feet, the larger depth, being drifts in sheltered places. CONGRESSMEN MUST PAY fro-Called Occupational Tax Will Be Levied oa Solon. WAMIINOTON. Feb. 1 Members of Congress, although exempt by law from the so-called occupational tax, which operates oa Incomes of more than $eo In addition to the regular Income tax. wtll have to pay It nevertheless. A ruling to this effect was made to day by Internal Revenue Commissioner Jtoper. HYPHENATED ONES UNITE German- American Aseoc-tatioa W ace War oa Kalaertam. win Drj MOIN'FA la. Feb. 1. Organisa tion was effected hero today ef the lerman-American Patriotic Associa tion, with membership limited to I'nttsd Mates el I liens of Uormaa parentage, Tbe purpose of tho ra-eatantloa la tho furtherance of tho Intereete of this isjaiiy la th war oa Kaiserlera. Robber Raid Blacksmith fchop and W ith Tools Procured There Bore Ifolo Through Brick Wall. TAMHILU Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) One of the moat daring robberies In the history of Tamhlll County poatof fleea was that which netted the thieves close to SllO In currency and supplies here some time between midnight and t o'clock yesterday morning. Postmaster Culst saya be figures now that the robbers got away with lie in currency after blowing the safe with nltro-glycerln. and he esti mates that postal supplies carried away total between 0 and f TOO. Tbe men raided the blacksmith shop of Theodore Johnson, which is located near the postoffice. and with the tools there procured bored a hole In the brlrk wall of tbe station. They left by the same rout. No trace of tbe robbers has been found, but It Is expected that when they attempt to dlsposs of some of the postal supplies they will be apprehend ed. All Coast cities have been notified to keep a close watch for the men. It Is not known how many were In the party, but from the work done they are believed to be experienced In their line of endeavor. EXTRA SESSION PLANNED Montana Legislature to Consider Several Important Matter. HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 1. Wttbln the next it hours Governor S. V. Stewart will call a special session of the Leg islature to amend the seed grain law. to meet the requirements of a state Su preme Court decision banded down to day, nnlesa word comes from tbe East that trader the Federal seed plan, every condition will bo met to provide Mon tant farmers with seed for Spring sow Ing. It was announced tonight. Other matters which the Governor In dicated he would ask the Legislature to consider Include amendment of the ab sent voters act to permit soldiers In Franca to vote, providing funds for the state council of defense, sedition and sabotag acta, organisation of a state guard and ratification of the Federal prohibition amendment. MINISTER SEEKS DIVORCE Raw. R. 8. Morton. Spokane. Says Wife Refugee to Live W ith Him. SPOKANE. Wash, Feb. 1. (Special.) Florence Morton, wife of the Rev. R. 8. Morton, refused to come to Spokane from Salem. Or, he testified today la bis divorce suit before Judge Oswald. The Rev. Mr. Morton, mho has been pastor In the vicinity- of Spokane. aald his wife wrote him after he came here that she did not rare to live with him and would not come to Spokane. Judge Oswald Instructed Deputy Prose cutor Robinson to write to Mrs. llor ton for further particulars. AIRPLANE FLIGHT FATAL orporal Pre ton C. Slyer, of Spo kane, Dlea in France. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. General Pershing today reported the following death: Corporal Preston C. Myers. bronchitis, lilt Bridge avenue. Spc ane. Wash. LONDON. Feb. 1. Roy O. Garver. a oung American cadet attached to tbe Royal Flying Corps, died In a hospital of Injuries, according to the Central News. He was hurt In a fall of lio feet while flying on tha south coast of England. GERMAN AIR RAID KILLS 45 7 Injured When Huns Attack Paris and Suburbs. PARIS. Feb. 1. Forty-five persons were killed and SO? Injured In the Ger- i air raid of Wednesday night, ac cording to the latest revised figures today. Of these. 31 persons were killed nd 111 Injured In Paris, while M were tiled and Injured In the suburbs. Tbe killed include 11 women and five hildren. The funeral of the victims of the raid will probably be held Sunday. All ex pense will be defrayed by the govern ment. ARREST CUTS ACT SHORT Vaudeville Performer la Charted With Flcelns Army. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1 Sarafftno Fruytler. a vaudeville actor appearing a theater here, was arrested today by Federal authorities as he was about to ga on the stage for bis performance on a charge of desertion from the Si- lonal Army. He will be sent to Camp Lewis. American Lake, tomorrow. Fed eral officials aald. Laymen' Convention Indorsed. CENTRAL! A. Wash, Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) At a meeting held last night by be directors of th Commercial Club th convention of laymen, which It la proposed to hold In Centralis In March. was Indorsed. Th proposition will be placed before th business men of th dty at meeting to b held In th near future. A committee composed of Dr. K. pay. R. W. Edinger and J. H. Ttowsrt was appointed to bring th nnnal doer breeder field meat to Con trail ai Fail. Odeff vrenburg Fall v' to Bolsheviki. RUMANS CAPTURE KISHINEV Russians Seize Forty Vessels in Black Sea Ports. WARSHIPS CHANGE HANDS Entente Fleet at Vladivostok Re inforced by Five Vessels to Pro tect Allied Subjects From Dis orders That May Arise. JASST, Roumania. Sunday. Jan. 27. Odessa was captured by tbe Bolshe viki Saturday night. The Bolshevik troops are now In full control of that city. Odessa .la tbe roost Important city and seaport of Southern Russia and the fourth city of the empire in pop ulation. It is situated In tha govtrn tnent of Kherson, a short distance east of the mouth of the Dnieper River. SO miles southwest of Kherson and about 40 miles northeast of Constantinople. Tbe city is of moderp. growth and well laid out and wears a West-European rather than a Russian aspect. The Imperial New Russian University, founded In 1S65. Is located here and bad before the war more than 2000 students. Grain Experts Isasseaae. Immense quantities of (rain are ex ported from thia port, as it Is the nat ural outlet for tba southwestern prov inces of the empire. The last available census, that of. 101. gave the popula tion aa approximately 130.000 persons, of whom one-third were Jews. PETROGRAD. Feb. . L The Bolshe viki have captured Orenburg, capital of the government of Orenburg-. Orenburg is situated on th right bank of the Cral River in European Russia, a short distance west of the Aslatlo frontier. It is a railroad Junc tion of considerable Importance and also a manufacturing center. Oses Objective of Kaledlaea. When General Kaledlnes, hetman of th Don Cossacks, aided by General Kornlloff. started a revolution against the Bolsheviki. General Dutoff was given command of that branch of the counter revolutionary army which was to proceed northeaetward through Or enburg;, capture Orenburg; city and thence go northward and endeavor to Isolate European Russia from the food supplies of Asiatic Russia, especially Siberia. JASST. Roumania. Sunday, Jan. 27. Kishinev, capital of Bessarabia and the scene of Jewish massacres la years mo. was taken today by Roumanian (Concluded on I'ase 2. Column 3.1 Jf-voir L"a-oo I , ,S M cVv"" V VtT tr"V ( -S''"G- QrS A - vv I who's e orr ir Luxurious Gamins Establishments In Xew York for Women Will Be Exposed, It Is Asserted. NEW TORK, Feb. 1. Luxurious gambling establishments known to be frequented by wealthy women and lo cated in fashionable residential sec tions of the city are to be investigated through taking- of testimony In open court sessions, it was announced today by the District Attorney's office. Information in the prosecutor's pos session, according- to an Assistant Dis trict Attorney, shows that the wife of a prominent New Torker lost $10,000 within two hours In one of the places. On the upper West Side there are more than 30 splendidly appointed gam bling; places to which women motor every afternoon, taking- their pedigreed dogs with them as mascots, and are served with tea and often stronger beverages while they engage in games of chance, according to the District At torney's Information. Evidence that the proprietors of these houses are guilty of crooked practices in dealing with the patrons will be adduced at the Inquiry, it was said. "Pedigreed dogs." Assistant District Attorney Smith declared, "are said to be regarded as mascots by th fern! nine gamblers. The story reaching me today is that the women often bet their heads off If they think their pet Pom meranlan Is roascotting successfully against the mascottlng of another woman's pet Pekinese or perhaps an other's more formidable English bull dog." PRISON CRUELTIES BARED Ex-Convict Tells of Being In Soli tary Confinement for Years. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Edward MorrelL who told the House labor com mittee he had been for 1 years' a con vict, for years In solitary confinement in the San Quentin Prison dungeon and once held in a straightjacket for 10$ consecutive hours, all for holding up Southern Pacific trains, testified today In support of the Booher bill to employ convict labor in production of war supplies. Morrell told the committee 200,000 prisoners were available to labor in the production of war supplies. PEANUT BUTCHER' DOOMED California Railroad to" Replace Six teen Men With Girls. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1. The Oak- and. Antioch at Eastern Railroad, run ning on the east side of San Francisco Bay. will replace It male "peanut butchers" with girls. It was announced today. 50 "TANK" PILOTS WANTED Major Allen Specifies That Men Must Be "Adventurous." CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Fifty adventur- us young men to operate four "tanks' are wanted by Major W. H. Allen, of the Sixty-fifth Infantry, who opened a recruiting office here today. IMPRESSIONS OF A SNOW STORM IN PORTLAND. Night Fire Discovered at-Lunch Time. SNOW HAMPERS AUTO ENGINES Loss in Machinery and Shops . May Be $25,000. CAUSE IS il0T DETERMINED Incendiarism Theory Not Substan tiated by Developments in Early Stages of Investigation by Fed eral Government Agents. TWO OREGON SHIPYARDS HIT BY FIHE IN 'NIGHT. The Northwest Steel Company's plant in Portland, where several Government steel vessels are building, was hit by fire at 9 o'clock last night. Just three hours after a fire threatened the wooden shipyard of Sommarstrom Bros, at Columbia City, two and a half miles from St. Helens, where Government wooden ves sels are building. The fire at the Northwest plant started from causes not definite ly determined, but probably a broken oil pipe. The damage Is 320,000 to 325,000. Tho fire at Columbia City started in the rooming-house and was checked before it spread to the ways. Estimates of loss were 35000 to 36000. Executives of tbe company had been warned that "something would happen." The Northwest Steel Company's big plant at the foot of Sheridan street was threatened last night by a fire which broke out in a plate room in the center of the yards at 9:10 P. M, and did dam age estimated at from 320,000 to 325,000 to the building and the machinery. The cause of the fire has not been definitely determined, although the po lice, at a late hour last night, had found no reason to suspect incendiarism. Fed eral officials, representatives from the United States Shipping Board, and horde of police and special agents rushed to the fire and began an inves tia-ation before the flames had been quenched. Second Fire la Two Days. The authorities were especially- on the alert because of another blaz which started in the plant last Thurs day night and of the fire which last night threatened the shipyards at Co lumbia City, near St. Helens. The fire last night broke out in the (Concluded on Pas. 4. Column l. Programmes for Soldiers to Include Legitimate Plays and Variety With Frequent Changes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Jasper J. Mayer, general manager of the Army camp theaters, announced tonight that eight of the 16 companies which will present performances at National Army cantonments will be on the road by February 15 and that the entire mira- i ber will be playing March 1. Thirteen of the 16 camp theaters have been com pleted and the others are expected to be ready by the end of this month. Twelve of the theatrical companies will carry a personnel of 14 players and present legitimate plays only. The other four will give variety entertain ments. The companies will play each cantonment one week with nightly per. formances and matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays. The bills will be changed every two days. Managers of the 13 completed the aters were announced tonight. They include: E. A. Braden, Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash, and Julian An halt. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. "Smileage books" will he accepted for admission at all of the theaters and though the campaign for the sale of the books has been in progress only short time, more than 3500,060 worth of them have been sold. Sales agencies are being established in every city and town in the country and purchasers are expeeted to give the books to their friends among the soldiers in the camps. MEN TO SALUTE 4 HOURS When Solon Protests, General Orders-All Troops to Practice. T A COMA, Wash., Feb. 1. (Special.) The military salute has been assailed by a Representative in Congress, who wants the salute abolished in the Army and Navy. The answer comes from Camp Lewis in an order issued today by Brigadier-General F. S. Foltz, of the 91st Division, that every man shall have four hours' salute drill next week. It will be served in two portions of two hours on each of two days. The Commander intends that each officer and man shall know the correct method before he knocks off training. FATHER SLAIN BY SONS Ex-Indian. Fighter Killed When He Intervenes in Quarrel. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Feb. 1. John Wilkinson, 70 years old, ex-Indian fighter, was killed yesterday at Anna bella, Utah, when he intervened in an altercation between his sons, George and James Wilkinson, according to word received here today. George Wilkinson was held by the police. He asserted the shooting was accidental. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TODAY'S Rain or snow; moderate westerly wind.. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 32 decrees; minimum, 22 decrees. Wat. Three Russian cities fall In course of Bol sheviki and Roumanian military opera tions. Page 1. Argentina believed to be on verge of war with Germany and Austria. Page 4. Foreign. Berlin strike reaches stage of violence and Diooasnea. rage 1. British labor urged to unite for honorable democratic peace, Page 2. Premier Wekerle proclaims Hungary's de sire lor peace, .page 3. National. Forces lining up for fight on war cabinet bills. Page 3. Domestic. Gambling establishments in New York for women to be exposed. Pago 1. Sixteen theatrical companies to tour Army camps, .rage a. Bergman and Emma Goldman ordered to surrender and serve prison terms. Page 3. Ford to make submarine chaser every day. r-age li. Heat I ess Mondays In East may soon be abandoned. Page 4. Flood danger great In Middle West. Pago 4. Ex-Governor West blames delay In spruce output on lumber barons of Northwest. Pago 11. Pacifies Northwest. YarohlU Postoffice robbed of $1100. Paget United States Senatorial candidates may run for long and short terms. Page o. State Superintendent Churchill candidate for re-election. Page 8. Governor Wlthycombe expects to run for re- election on past recora. .rsge 11. Sports. . Outfielder Iee gives his side of three-cor nered squabble. Page 10. Columbia defeats Franklin In In terse hoLa tic Lreague. Page 10. Former Bantam Champion Williams losing old-time form. Pago 10. Portland team may pitch training camp in Pendleton. Page 10. Commercial and Marine. Federal control of hide market Is expected by dealers. Page 19. All classes of livestock In Northwest de creasing. Page 19. Advance in call money rates unsettles New York securities market. Page 10. Lumber and labor survey to determine Ore gon s shipping contracts. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Portland has five inches of snow. Page 8. Interest In coming liberty loan steadily growing. Page 20. Road master Yeon and Commissioner Holman come to showdown. Page 8. Dr. William A. Waldo arrives to take charge of White Temple. Page 14. Portland caterers organize to aid Food Ad ministration. Page 14. City Council orders appraisal of car com pany s property, rage o. Floyd Ramp, Roseburg Socialist, convicted on charges ox sea. u on. rage i. Call for facts on 6-ceat carfare brings little new light. Page 6. Registration of German enemy aliens will start Mon aay. rage u. William Tyler charges he is victim of "bad ger game. Page 5. Community church plan gains favor at Forest Grove, page 15. Northwest Steel Company plant damaged by big fire. Page i. WesAber report, data and forecast Paf e 15. 1 Jury, Deliberates Only 45 Minutes. BOND IS RAISED TO $15,000 Socialist Has Ten Days to Ask for New Trial. RANKIN FLAYS DEFENDANT Convicted Man Makes Rabid Argu ment in Defense of Charges Against Him, and Preaches Typical Socialist Sermon. After deliberating only 45 minutes, a jury in the United States Court yes terday found Floyd Ramp, active So cialist of Roseburg, guilty on each of two counts in an indictment charging him with a violation of the espionage act. The specific charge was that of striving by seditious speech and lan guage to incite insubordination, dis loyalty and mutiny among the military forces of the United States. On the recommendation of Assistant United States Attorney Rankin. Judge Wolverton increased Ramp's bond from $5000 to 515,000 and remanded him to the custody of the United States Mar shal until the additional bond is fur nished. Ramp was granted 10 days in which to file a motion for a new trial. He will not be sentenced until after the expiration of that time. The of fense of which Ramp was convicted is punishable by a fine of not exceeding 510,000 and 20 years' imprisonment in a Federal penitentiary. The statute makes no provision for a minimum penalty. Ramp Preaches Socialism. Closing arguments were concluded and the case submitted to the jury at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, follow ing exhaustive instructions by Judge Wolverton. Forty-five minutes later the Jurors, through their foreman, M. M. Burtner, returned their verdict into court. The other members of the jury were: J. T. Adkisson, George W. Bibee, Otto Brandes, Elmer E. Burton, W. H. Aldridge, Albert L. Estes, J. M. Toom- ey, Aden Keen. H. B. Stout, Xj. Berland and E. L. Barnett. In his address to the jury Ramp made rabid argument in defense of the charge against him and preached a typical Socialist sermon. He vigor ously denied that he ever had sought to discourage men from enlisting for military service or to incite insubor dination among the armed forces of the country. He attempted to justify his various seditious utterances on tho grounds of freedom of speech, a right which he affirmed was conceded to every citizen by the Federal Consti tution. ' Rankin Flays Defendant. Mr. Rankin refused to permit him self to be drawn into a discussion of the principles of Socialism in his clos ing argument, which bristled with patriotic oratory. In a masterful way, he flayed Ramp and severely denounced his disloyal and un-American conduct, as well as his manifest insincerity aa It was reflected In his demeanor during the trial of the serious charges. The instructions to the jury by Judge Wolverton were lengthy. In view of the fact that Ramp had relied mainly . on the right of free speech to justify the seditious utterances with which be was charged, the court gave a clear exposition of the freedom of speech and the limitations imposed on the privilege by the law. On this subject he said: Free Speech Is Limited. "Reliance is had by the defendant oa the right of freedom of speech under th Federal Constitution for justification of his acta. That instrument declares that Congress shall make no law abridg ing freedom of speech. The guarantee is a blessing to the people of this Govern ment and great latitude is - preserved to them in the exercise of that right. But a citizen may not use his tongue or his pen in such a way as to inflict legal Injury upon his neighbor or an other. This is akin to the principle that no person has a right to use his own to the detriment or injury of As other. "Nor has any person the iignt, under the guarantee of freedom of speech, to shape his language in such a way aa - to incite disorder, riot or rebellion, beoause such action leads to a breach of the peace and distarbs good order and quietude in the community. Nor is he privileged to utter such language and sentiment as will lead to infrac tion of law, for the laws of the land are designed to be observed and not to be discouraged and overridden. Reasonable Liberty Allowed. "Much less has he the privilege, no matter upon what claim or pretense, so to express himself, with willful purpose, to lead to the obstruction and re sistance of the due execution of the laws of the country, or as will indue others to do so. A citizen is entitled to fairly criticise men and measures; that is, men in public office, whether of high or low degree, and laws and ordinances Intended for the government of the people, even the Constitution of the State or of the United States; thi3 with a view, by the use of lawful means. to Improve the public service, or to amend the laws by which he is gov erned, or to which he is subjected. 'But when his criticism extends, or (Concluded on Page 6, Column 1.1 lim 107.0