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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-
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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.
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Amer Srive Back
Hostile Planes.
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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.
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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
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