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""5kTs--.' -' V VOL. I VIII. NO. 17.851. PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PERSHING ASKS FOR "BRIDGE OF SHIPS" GOERAL EMPIIASISKS NEED OF ;-c - I I J U J . -fM i r bb I M I I U ' M i 1IISP0HI WITH CACHE OF DEADLY EXPLOSIVES FOOHD Dynamite Is Discovered Near Steel Bridge. FIRE AUTO CRASHES INTO BANK EDIFICE FIGHTING FIERCE OH SKY BATTLEFRONTS CARRANZA GREETS KAISERON BIRTHDAY PRESIDENT VILSOI. SEEKS HEW POWER Bill Carries Blanket War Authority. U.S.TR00PSSUNK SIONTKSAXO FIREMAX JDIES OF IXJTRIES; 5 OTHERS HURT. MEXICAN PRESIDENT SENDS BEST WISHES TO MONARCH. ADEQUATE TRANSPORT. 1912 of 2179 Soldiers on Board Saved. SDRVIVDRS LAND IN IRELAND Torpedo Strikes Tuscania, British Ship in Service of United States. MANY UNITS ON VESSEL Small Detachments From AH Over Country Involved in Disaster. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Cunard liner Tuscania, carrying 21 American soldiers, has been tor pedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. I-ate tonight 1912 survivors had been reported. The first news of the disaster came in a brief dispatch to the War I)epartment from London. Hope was built here upon the fact that the survivors were landed at two widely separated Irish ports and indications that relief vessels were at hand quickly. The first report received in Wash Inirton stated that only 1100 survivors were accounted for. Later the num lr was reported increased to 1912. Army Units on Board. The War Department announced that its records showed the following were on board the Tuscania: Headquarters detachment and Com panics D, E and F of the 20th Engi neers. - One hundred and seventieth engi neer train. One hundred and seventh engineer train. One hundred and seventh military police. One hundred and seventh supply train. One Hundredth Aero Squadron. One Hundred and Fifty-eighth A'ro Squadron. Two Hundred and Thirteenth Aero Fquadron. Replacement detachments Nos. and 2 of the C2d Division. Fifty-one casual officers. The S2d Division is composed of National Guard troops from Michigan and Wisconsin. The division trained at Camp Mc Arthur, Texas. Many From Middle West. The 107th Engineers was com posed of the First Battalion of Mich igan' Engineers, the 107th military police was made up from the Fourth and Sixth Wisconsin Infantry, and the 107th supply train from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Wisconsin Infantry. The soldiers on board the Tuscania were small detachments from almost every section of the country- There was no distinctive military unit from any state, and for this reason War Department officials announced that it would be impossible to announce at list of those on board until com plete reports had been received. Details Promptly Sought. Instructions were sent by wireless and cable by the War, Navy and State Iepartments to their representatives in England and Ireland, directing that every detail be forwarded at the earliest possible moment. At first department officials thought it would be unwise to pub lish the list of soldiers on the ship until the names of survivors could be. given, fearing it would cause un necessary anxiety on the part of the ami lies of the men laved. Relatives' Feelings Deferred To. Later, when it was pointed out that delay in giving out the list would give heart-breaking hours to nearly every family in thje country with a boy in the service. Major-General Mclntyre. chief censor, announced that it has developed that it would be impossible to give the names from the department's records because there was no distinctive military unit on board. Official Statement Isaoed. The disaster was announced in this statement, following receipt of first advices, which were later modified by information of comparatively small Joss of life: "The War Department has been vea;iti4 Co. tuna i.i Eevy Person In Cnlted Slates Is Called Upon to Think and Act for More Sea Tonnage. WASHINGTON. Feb. . "Make a brtdg of ships to Franca" wa the mes sage from General Pershing and every man of his command, delivered to the American people by Major Frederick Palmer, chief censor on General Per hint's staff. In an address at the Na tional Press Club. "Build ahlps and let every woman and child In the land think ships." aald he. "We ought' to be wearing little metal ships In our buttonholes. Chll dren ouitht to play with toy ships. The woman who tarns from knitting to en course a shins riveter to ao more rtveta a day Is servlnc her country. And every time you think ships you are thinking- of our men fighting for you In France. "Toward our shipyards for the power they mean during and after the war the German general staff strains Its vision. Build, bolld and continue to build ships. Make a bridge of ships to Pershing." 'SOURDOUGH" HEEDS CALL Charles Tousley Comes From Frown North to Join Colors. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. ( (Special.) Charles C. Tousley. a real Alaska "sourdough." traveled far to Join then Army. Garbed In mackinaw shirt, heavy trousers and heavy shoe parks, he arrived at Camp Lewis today and enlisted. Tousley has been serving aa packer for the Government geological survey in Alaska, with headquarters at An chorage. He enlisted as a private, giv ing up a 1100 a month job and expend ing tS for boat far to get to the col ors. "t guess I will be more useful pack Ing sheila In France than packing grub In Alaska." commented Tousley. EARL OF DERBY MAY QUIT England to Have w Secretary of State for War, It Is Said. LONDON. Feb. (. The resignation of the Karl of Derby as Secretary of Stat for War In the British Cabinet Is imminent, says the Yorkshire Post today. ""His successor, the newspa per adds, "will prove as great a sur prise as waa the appointment of the brothers Oeddes to their respective posts. Tbe choice will not fall on any man tn the public eye. the devlr be ing to select a business man." Questioned regarding a report that his resignation aa Secretary for war waa imminent, the Earl of Derby said: "Anything may happen, but It Is ab solutely news to me." The Geddrs brothers referred to by the Torkshlre Post are Sir Eric Camp bell Geddes. First Lord of the Ad miralty, and Sir Auckland C. Geddrs. Minister of National Service. CAR SHORTAGE DISAPPEARS Mirplu Reported for First Time in loreThan Two Years. tvW.KM. r Feb. i. For the first time In more than two years the South ern Pacific Company has overcome Its car shortage In Oregon and today re ported to the Oregon Public Service Commission a surplus of l cars. The surplus was IS closed and tl open cars. The road began reporting Its short age dally Auguat 1. 11. Shortage had existed previous to that time. "The change Is mainly due to the apeeding up of shippers In loading and unloading cars." said Public Service Commissioner H. H. Corey-today. EAST TO EAT HORSEMEAT Nebraska Company Will Slaughter MaMangs for Market. OMAHA. Feb. . Horse meat is to be put on the market in Omaha, Kan sas City. St. Louis. Mo , and Sioux City within a few weeks, according to an- nouncsment of the Equine Meat A Packing Company, recently Incorpo rated In Nebraska with 150,900 capital. The company h.-s been selling horse meat at Grand Island. Neb. several weeks. Only wild, unbroken "mustang" ponies are to be slaughtered. 500,000 ACRES ARE OPEN ast Tract la New Mexico Available for Entry March 11. WASHINGTON, Feb. . Mora than half million acres of land in western CHauvee County. New Mexico, and in cluding a portion of the Roswell land istrlct, have been designated for entry March 11, under the stock raising homestead act. Announcement was mad by Secre-1 tary Lan today. TRAINING CAMP PROLONGED Two Weeks Added to Give Instruc tion la "Paper Work." WASHINGTON. Feb. . So th stu dents may receive special Instruction 1 tsaeatlal Army "paper work." th I War Department today decided to post pone for two weeks th graduation of th 17. SO men now attending th third I serlas of officers training camps. Th camps war to hav closed Apr' BOMBS ALSO ARE UNCOVERED Stuff Sufficient to Wreck Bridge Brought to Light, OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED Recent Finds of High-Power Mate rials Now Total More Than 500 Sticks Every Effort Made to Locate Source of Supply. Discovery of five small home-made bombs "somewhere on the East Side." and the additional discovery near the Steel bridge of 91 sticks of dynamite s heavily charged with nitroglycerine that the high explosive seeps from the dyna mite sticks, has caused county and Fed eral officials to redouble their efforts to locate the supposed cache of explosives from which youths In the Mount Scott district have been obtaining dynamite, caps, fuses and other explosive ma terials during the past week. The tl sticks of dynamite were found Tuesday night tn a small shack ap proximately a block from the east ap proach of the Steel bridge, by Joseph Slmmonds, an officer of the Juvenile Court. Mr. Slmmonds was called to that vicinity late Tuesday by an Ital ian who was searching for his son who had been missing for several days. The ftalian had found the dynamite and was seeking Information aa to what he should do with It when he called to Mr. Slmmonds. Dymasslte High-Fewer Staff. According to W. A. Satchel, superin tendent of county properties, the dy namite Is so dangerously explosive It would have blown the huge steel bridge almost to atoms had it been exploded beneath the structure. Authorities have not stated just where the five small and- apparently crudely made bombs were found, nor have they yet made a chemical exami nation of the bombs. Inasmuch as their search for more eploslves has not been completed. These bombs, as well as the other explosives, are kept under guard at the Kelly Butt camp. Although a thorough investigation has been prosecuted for the past week. the authorities have not yet learned the source of the quantities of explo sives which have been found. A small quantity was found to have been stolen from Schultx Brothers, contractors at Lents, but It Is not as yet known where the remainder came from. Msrrkoas Broken Open. Tn one Instance Mr. Eatchel, who is lending every assistance in the search, was compelled to break open a small storehouse in the Mount Scott district, where he suspected dynamite was stored illegally. He found a quantity of CO per cent dynamite, a highly dan- I (Concluded on Pas -. Column 2.1 ............................... .................. ................. . . , IX THE WAKE OF THE NEWS. ' Yrlc;; C BEHOLD MYL.OYAU 1 t . 'PM f. v75a SsS - ALLY Itl AMERICA AN 1 t HYTo- west oaxs yJek r nmrt I . I 1 , (rr I tv V kiis Xl-orn : : K J ANrA MTcannery "T JXS $Oi : 1 ' . ' I a -.............- 4 Cuts and Bruises Received by All Occupants of Machine Which Collides With Building. HOQUIAM, Wash., Feb. 6. (Special.) A. Howard Winters, aged 37, a Monte sano volunteer fireman, died this after noon at Montesano from Injuries re celved last nlgnt when an automobile in which firemen were hurrying to re spond to an alarm crashed into tbe Montesano State Bank building, wreck ing the automobile and Injuring five of its occupants. Winters' leg was smashed, his hip crushed and he sustained Internal in juries. This morning it was thought he had an even chance for recovery. He was the senior member of Winters Bros., a well-known Montesano firm, and unmarried. Others injured were Lloyd Pickering, manager of Pickering & Sons; Ray Shorey, 16-year-old son of Engineer S. S. Shorey; Jack Cross, court stenog rapher, and E. Hill, a shingle weaver. All sustained cuts and bruises. PASTOR IS RECALCITRANT Rev. Frank Dyer, of Tacoma, Re fuses to Pay Fine. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. . (Special.) Rey. Frank Dyer, pastor of the First Congregational Church, occupied cell No. 1 at the city jail today noon for few momenta and says he'll go to jail and stay there before he will pay a fine. Dr. Dyer left his pastoral automo bile parked on the approach to the Eleventh-street bridge yesterday. Along with a dozen or so others, the police y, he was given notice to appear In Police Court and bail was fixed at 12 Rev. Mr. Dyer neither appeared, nor did he put up bail, declaring he would rot In Jail first." G. 0. P. OPPORTUNITY HERE Senator Penrose Urges Party to Push War Through to Victory. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Senator Pen rose Issued a statement tonight, call Ing for unity In the Republican party and urging every member of the Re publican National Committee t attend the meeting in St. Louis next Tuesday. Ho tsaid there had been 150 days' delay in "poshing preparedness" since the United States went to war, and that the best way to speed up waa to make the Republican party a party of con structive criticism as well as of pa triotic co-operation. RATIONS WILL BE CUT British Home Forces Must Get Along on Less Meat, Sugar, Tea. LONDON, Feb. 8. The Earl of Derby, Secretary for War, today notified Field Marshal Viscount French, com mander of the home forces, of his de cision to reduce the rations of meat, sugar and tea for all the home forces except youths under 19 years training for abroad. He explained that the reduced ra tions compare favorably with the field ration of most other armies. , TV r )f(, .v. Amer Srive Back Hostile Planes. ot - YANKEE LINE IS IMPASSABLE Tons of Bombs Dropped by British and French. GERMAN MACHINES FALL Tenton Airfleets Conti nue Raids onjrny best wishes for your personal hap Italian Cities of Venice, Mcstre and Trevlso Without Ef fecting Casualties. WITH THE AMERICAN. ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb. 6. (By the Associated Press.) Twenty enemy airplanes which endeavored to cross the American lines were violently shelled by tho anti-air- craft batteries and driven off. LONDON, Feb. 6. British aerial oper ations are reported in an official state ment issued this evening as follows: "Nearly five tons of bombs were dropped Tuesday on hostile targets. Five German airplanes were brought down in air fighting and four were driven down out of control. A hostile observation balloon was brought down. Four of our airplanes are missing. Airdrome Under Fire. One and a half tons of bombs were dropped at night on an airdrome south east of Cambral and on enemy billets." PARIS, Feb. S. The War Office an nouncement says: On February S one of our bombing escadrilles flew over Saarbruck, drop- ping at-iu Kilograms or projectiles. ""-"- "J "l emy aeroplanes, onr crews accepted battle and brought down three German macnines ana tnen returned intact to their: own lines. Masy Maehlses Brought Down. "It is confirmed that two enemy ma chines, reported as bavlmr been se riously damaged on February 3 and 4, were really brought down, thus bring ing up, respectively, to five and nine for those two days the victories of our I pilots." ROME. Feb. . Hostile airships con tinue to carry out raids against Ven ice, Mestre and Trevlso. These cities were bombed again last night, according to the official state ment from Italian headquarters, but there were no casualties. IT Register in Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) Since registration of enemy liens opened February 4, 17 have reg istered 10 with the postmaster in the new Federal building, and seven with L. E. McCurdy, chief of police. One re porting to J. W. Shaw, the postmaster. ad lived in this country for the ptfst 0 years. All enemy aliens must reg ister by Saturday night, or they will be arrested. Indications Are That Argentina Will Not Take Part in Proposed Neutrality Congress. LONDON, Feb. 6. Venustiano Car ranza. President of Mexico, sent a fulsome birthday message to Emperor William of Germany recently, accord ing to Reuter"s Limited. President Carranza in this message used the phrase: "Tour Majesty, who celebrates his anniversary today with just cause for rejoicing." Reuter'r Limited learns that, ac cording to a telegram from Copen hagen. President Carranza sent the following, telegram to the German Emperor: "To Your Majesty? who celebrates his anniversary today with Just cause for rejoicing. "I have the honor to send Tour Majesty my most cordial congratula tions and am pleased t,o express to you Iplness and that of your august family, as well as for the prosperity of this I great, friendly nation.' BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 6. The spe cial Mexican mission, which arrived ! here some weeks ago, it is announced, will disband next 'Sunday. Regarding the probable time when the proposed neutrality congress which the Mexicans came to attend will be held, the Argentinian Foreign Minister says the date is very remote, inti mating that the plan has been aban doned indefinitely. - AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6. Replying to the birthday greetings sent him by the President of the Upper House of the I Prussian Diet, Emperor William sent I the following by telegraph: "The intimate union of the crown and the people, which I received as a sacred heritage from my father, dates from the hard times by which Prussia was trained for its world-historic mis sion. "May these hard years of strenuous ness, which I feel more deeply in con sequence of the responsibility placed upon me by God, strengthen and deep- en thls intimate relationship so that it may stand the test in the battles which 8tllI lie befor , ln the CTeat t,skfl which, after a victorious -peace, we shall have to fulfill in an altered I woHd THURSDAY IS 'POTATO DAY' Food Administration Authorises Sale of Spuds With Wheat Flour. OMAHA. Feb. 6. Potato day, for the encouragement of potato consumption, is the latest addition to the special days suggested by the Food Adminis tration. Thursday of each week, beginning February 7, is so designated by G. W. Wattles, food administrator for Ne braska. Dealers are authorized to sell pota toes with wheat flour that day as a 'substitute for flour." INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53 degrees; minimum temperature, 47 de jrreea. TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly winds. War. British transport Tuscania with 2179 Amer jean soldiers aboard sunk by torpedo. France promises to equip American dfvi ions with artillery before July 1. Page 4. Pershing asks for "bridge of ships" France. Page 1. King of England welcomes entrance of America in war. Page 5. German cowardice in dealings with Turkey unexampled, says ur. biuerner. fa.ge 1. . . ., ForeltTB' ; President Carranza sends cordial birthday greeting to ivaiser. .rage a. Russian economic situation grave. Page 3. Finns capture Uleaborg ln battle with Bed Guard and. Russians. Pago 6. National. , Blanket war authority sought for President In Senate bill. Page 1. Senate bill introduced to effect reform In war administration. Page 3. Allen slacker bill debated in House despite protests of Mate Department. Page 4, Domestic Theodore Roosevelt undergoes second opera tion. Page 4. Proposed conference of Governora will not be held. Page 0. Sport. Fans criticise action of P. C. I. Z. officials. Page 14. Washington basketball team wine from C. B. B. C Page 14. Foundation Shipbuilding Company applies for franchise ln proposed baseball league. Page 14. John I Sullivan laid to final rest. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Montesano fireman dies as result of auto crash. Page 1. Western Pine Manufacturers to move head quarters from Spokane to Portland, Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Shortage of wheat flour substitutes will be relieved, but prtees may oe nigner. Page 19. I Com advances, owing to indications of larger consumption on farms. Page 19. I Marine shares strong feature of Wall street market. Page 19. Shipbuilding at Foundation Company's yard is rushed. Page 10. Shipping Board demands detailed reports of vessels. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. I Quantity of high-power dynamite found near steel Drtdge. .rage a. I Government's big- spruce cut-up plant to start today. Page 6. I Roadmaster Yeon gains point in fight with Commissioner Hoi man. Page 13. Portland's Armenian drive proceeds encour aging- y. pag-e is. Homer Ford, defaulter, springs double sur prise by confessing and marrying Miss Langman. Page 9. Mr. Hauler In hurry exceeds speed limit and is fined XO. Page 15. Rev. Father Daly charges Judge Tar well with breaking faith by sending lad to reform school. Page 15. I United States worried about leniency to aliens. Page 12. I Portland automobile show to open tonight. Page 15. Landslide closes Columbia Highway for month. Page 20. 1 Weather report, data, and forecast. Page 16. SURPRISE SPRUNG IN SENATE Administration Makes Reply to Agitation. BAKER AGAIN QUESTIONED Secretary, In Course or Answers, Admits His Stale or Cnprepared ness In Matter of Informa tion Sought by Committee. "WASHINGTON. Feb. S. Almost co incident with Secretary Baker's reap pearance before the Senate ' military committee today for cross-examination upon his recent statement of what America is doing in the war, th Ad ministration's answer to Congressional agitation for a war cabinet and muni tions director was given by introduc tion in the Senate of a bill transmitted by President Wilson which would give the President blanket authority to re organize and co-ordinate all Federal departments, bureaus, agences, officials and personnel. Tbe new measure was taken to the Capitol by a personal representative of the President, and introduced by Senator Overman, Democrat. 1 Powers to Be Sweeping. It would empower the President to make over completely the executive branch of the Government for the period of the war, rearranging exist ing agencies and their functions and establishing such new ones as he might see fit. , ... There has been no intimation of any specific action the President has In- mind. The bill was referred to the Judiciary committeeof which Senator Overman is rairktng Democratic mem ber. - . - . . - - - - :- - ..-.. One move which some officials say s contemplated is the appointment of a chairman ol the war industries Board a post now 1 vacant and the investment of the office with powers similar to those proposed for ' the director of munitions. Baker Reluctaat to Reply. Mr. Baker, In his examination, de murred at telling in open session the basis for his assertion that the pros, pects were not unpromising for enough ships to put a million and a half Amer ican soldiers in France this year. After much discussion, during which Senator Hitchcock, who has termed the secretary's statement "wildly exagger ated and preposterous," insisted upoi an answer to his question, the com- mittee agreed that the information should be given in secret session, and Mr. Baker promised to prepare a state ment. In the meantime the committee will proceed with its general war inquiry," examining tomorrow Major-General Wheeler, acting chief of ordnance, re garding production of chlorine, pow der and other explosives. TL', S. Sblpplns; Insufficient. Secretary Baker told the committee that more American troops had been got to France on January 1 than called for by the schedule. He explained that in his calculations as to what could be done he did not rely entirely on Amer ican shipping, but would go no fur ther at the public hearing. In explaining functions of the reor ganized War Department bureaus, the secretary said that while Edward R. Stettinius. the new surveyor-general of supplies, lacks technical legal author ity, he had broad powers in securiig production, with larger duties than England's munition director. Legislation is unnecessary to secure Government co-ordination, he contend ed, other than that he suggested and which is proposed in the Overman bill. w Factor Enters Into Ftsht. . Introduction of the Overman bill came as a surprise, and promises to change . entirely the character of the controversy over war machinery reor ganization. Administration spokesmen, who, in view of the President's state ment last week that he desired agita tion over the military committee's in-' vestigation to cease, were prepared to check discussion as far as possible, now will Join in reorganization debate as champions 01 the new measure, which will be vigorously fought , by members who oppose granting the President further powers. Sessions of the Senate and House to day passed without revival of the con troversy, but tomorrow addresses in both bodies are scheduled. Magaslne Attack; Answered. Secretary Baker's cross-examination. was begun today by Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, Republican, In connec tion with the number of troops to be sent abroad this year. Senator Weeks asked if it were true that the War Department had 791,000 tons of ships available for transporting troops on February 1. Secretary Baker did not know, but thought that an underestimate. The much-discussed editorial in the Metropolitan Magazine, of which Colonel Roosevelt was associate editor, attack ing the War Department's preparations to send troops to Franc came up again. Secretary Baker had replied to the (Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) Y X