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VOL. LVIII. 0. I7.85.-J. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TUSCANIA DEATH LIST HELD SMALL' MILLIONAIRE GONE; IliniPTCn BAD TIMES FEARED IN WAR ON DIVERS LUMBERMAN CALLS MAJOR TO ACCOUNT GIRL WORKERS JELL OF BATTLE TO LIVE t uu imuiuilu NO TRACE LEFT SEDITION CHARGE! HALE AND HEARTY C. LOOM IS ALLEN. OF SYRACUSE, MISSING 1IXCE JAM.VRV 10. JELLICOE PREDICTS IT-BOATS WILL MENACE tTNTIL AUGCST. MILLS TO FURNISH MATERIAL IF ARMY WILL TELL WANTS. OREGON SOLDIERS Stand 113. BRITISH ESTIMATES HIGHER List of Survivors Not Made Available. Ye 91 MEN IN HOSPITALS War Department Continue to Crt Dl.-patrnr Attesting Splendid Conduct of Soldiers In face of Peril. XAVY r.tHTtET BRCtK C4'ORD AS ROUT OK lKnb or TIK1MI. NfTW TORK. Feb. I As a re sult of the sinking of tb Tusca nta. tho number of volunteers to present themselves for enlistment at the chief Marino Corps recruit Ins stations her today was greater than that recorded any day sine the declaration of war by the L'nlted Slates on Ger many, the officer la charge an nounced. WASHINGTON. Feb. Seventy-two tours after tbs British liner Tusranla. latfea with American troop andtravel ng with a large convoy, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast, the War Department tonight was still unable ( relieve the anxiety of relatives and friends of those on board by an nouncing the Hat of survivors. Even an official statement on the Circumstances attending the sinking wss lacking and official figures still failed to accord with press accounts of she number losL The War Department has bad no of ficial report on losses to change the e'ttmate of yesterday, that SI persons were missing. Ill of them being Araert tan soldiers. Admiralty Reports Flgsrea. British Admiralty figures given to the Associated Press at London tonight Show lit missing. 147 of them Amerl lia soldiers, four officers and 111 men. There were 117 American officers and : men on board the Tuscan la and the Admiralty reports among the Survivors 111 officers and 117 men. In spite of the realization that the !os was remarkably small considering the number Involved, the revised Ad miralty report caused bitter disappoint ment. Press dispatches last night In dicating that ths dead might not exceed J'0 had ltd to the hope that not more than SO of the soldiers had perished, eattervd !urvlvere Omitted. A cablegram received by the Navy Jepartment during the day announced that J officers and 1:74 men of the Army had been landed at Buncrana. Ireland, that ft soldiers are lir hospi tals at Londonderry, while s70 officers an. I men are at Islay. This gives a total of 1011. but does pot Include the scattered survivor un officially reported In ports In Scotland. Additional details of the splendid con duct of the untried soldiers as described ii press dispatches today were received kith pleasure by officials. Tardlrei Kspre ea 8 yea pa tar. Captain Andre Tardieu. high com giiastvner of France In the l'nlted fcUate. telegraphed this message to secretary Bker today from New York: 'Accept my deepest feeling of sym pathy In the present bereavement of the American Army." ' air. Baker replied: "I'tease accept my deep appreciation f your telegram. Our lo Is not so treat as at fimt reported, but It Is Contribution to the great cause which we make with heavy hearts, but high pints." Tag Report Myeeery. War Department officials are unable to account for the statement made In Hs dispatches that blank Identifica tion tags were found on the bodies of 41 American soldiers washed aahoro. Kvea If the men had not been def initely assigned to aa organisation, the Army regulations reejtitrs that the tag bear oa one side the fall nam of the wearer. When the soldier Is assigned the number of his regiment, the desig nation of hla company and his Indi vidual number In that company are sup posed to be added Immediately to the tuber side of the tag. The organization commander la held responsible by military regulations for the completion of these tags, the pur Bos of which la to prevent just such a situation as la described la the dls atches from abroad. Piawiin List Aaiaf 1 4. The committee on public Information oday made thla announcement: "The paaeenger list of the Tuscan!, Compiled by the War Department at ne port of embarkation, a hews that the vessel carried 1177 military pas sengers and two civilian passengers. Khe military passenger consisted of JI7 officer and ZOtt enlisted men. "Sluca concern haa been occasioned throughout the country by confusion tf tho ISTth Regiment of Engineer With tho 107th Engineer train of the lid division. The 107th Regiment of tk'eaclsd.4 ea rase t. Caa . Official Figures Unchanged at Prolonged Search Falls for Member or Mar Board of Electric Railway Association. WASHINGTON." Feb. i. Officer of the American Electric Railway Asso ciation here are much perturbed over the disappearance of C. Loomla Allen, of Syracuse, a millionaire member of the association's war board, who has not been seen nor heard from by his family or friends since a committee, on which he was serving, was abolished by the Council of National Defense nearl a month ago. So far aa officials here know. Allen was last heard of in Baltimore early In January, when he was said to bo on his way to Washington. Allen had lived In a Baltimore hotel and commuted to Washington while acting as director of the American Klectrter Association's war Board. Last heard of. he left the hotel on the morning of January 10. Intending to take a train for Philadelphia on a busi ness trip. He carried a smalt travel ing case. Most of bis clothing and other personal effects were left in the hotel. Allen Is married, haa a son la Tale and a 10-year-old daughter. He la 48 years old and widely known In elec tric railway circles. Private detective agenclea have searched for the missing man In vain for seversl weeks. WHALE STEAK HELD GOOD .Vrw York Sx-irnti-l-Kplcures Give Meat Tryoat. NEW TORK. Feb. I. Scientists and business men Interested In food con serration and new sources of food sup- ply sat down today to a "whale steak luncheon" at the American Museum of Natural History. When It was over they declared the big mammal furnished as delicious and appetizing a dish as any meat market afford. The menu Included cold whale hssh la jelly, whale pot au feu. planked whale steak a la Vancouver and boiled skate. Celery, radishes and war bread completed the meal. EXPORT FILMS CENSORED Pictures for Use in Mexico Are Closely Scrutinized. LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. I. Motion- picture films manufactured here for export Into Mexico are all being een sored before shipment, according to a statement today by John B. Elliot. Col lector of Customs, who Is acting as cen sor for the Federal Government. Mr. Elliot declined to discuss the rea sons for the censorship. It was said by motion-picture men that In some Instancea scenes which might inflame persons against Americans In Mexico hsd been deleted. Mr. Elliot said the public might "draw Its own Infer ences. FIRST FERRIS SHIP DONE Standard Wooden Craft Ordered by Government to Be Laanched. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. . (Special.) The first standard wooden ship of Ferris design to be launched in the United States will be sent Into the water at the Seaborn yards here to morrow. It Is known as Hull 471 and Is, the first of the Government-ordered wooden ships to be finished. The hull was laid down in September and Is 181 feet long. Mrs. C. N. Seaborn, wife of the vice- president of the Seaborn Shipyards Company, will christen the vessel. U. S. SOLDIERS HAVE PAPER Iloj s la France Issue First Xamber of "Stars and Stripes." PARIS. Feb. I. The first number of "The Stars and Stripes." the official publication of the American expedi tlonary forces, appeared today. It la a weekly newspaper, authorized by the comrnander-tn-cbtef and written and edited by officers snd enlisted men. All the profits will be devoted to the benefit of the enlisted men. I The paper has eight page of ordi nary slse and 1000 words of cable news will be sent from the United States for each Issue. TWO AMERICANS ARRESTED Mea Held in London for Circulating Sedition Literature. LONDON. Feb. T. Clarence Boylng ton and Paul Aloyslus Manning, both American citizens, and William Lucas and Arthur Tilly were held without bail la the How-street Court today on a charge of attempting to cause disaffec tion among the civil population. It la alleged that they distributed In flammatory leaflets during a meeting of the Engineers Society In London. BAKERS TO BE INFORMED Production of Victory Bread to Be Taaght Throughout Country. WASHINGTON. Feb. (.Baking of victory bread I to be taught to bakers throughout th country. The Food Administration announced tonight that It will aend experts on lecture tour to advise the bakers end also Instruct miller concerning the administration' as w coining require ment. . Stunning Blow Lands onl.W.W.vs. HAYWOOD NAMED BY JURY Leader and His Followers Ac cused of Plotting 46 ALREADY IN CUSTODY Sweeping Action Taken at Sacra memo Conspiracy to Obstruct Execution of Laws in Prosecu tion of War Alleged. SACRAMENTO. CaL, Feb. 8 Three indictments, one of which charged H person with conspiring with William D. Haywood and other Industrial Workers of the World leaders, to hamper the Government In its prosecu lion of the war. were returned here today by the United States grand Jury. The report of the Jury terminated its investigation of the activities of al leged L W. W. taken" Into custody here In connection with the inquiry by Federal authorities -and the Sacra mento police in the attempted dynamit ing of the home of Governor William D. Stephens here the night of December 17 last. Specific Charges Made. The conspiracy indictment specifical ly charged the defendants with at tempting "to interfere with the opera tion or success of the military and naval forces of the United States, and to promote '.he success of Us enemies by obstructing recruiting and enlist ments in the military and naval forces. and by causing or attempting to cause acts of disloyalty, mutiny or refusal of duty." : It was further alleged that the de fendants had entered into a general conspiracy with others of the "300.000 members of the L W. Y. organization to overthrow the Government," snd to carry on a "widespread campaign of sabotage." Industrie. Crop Meaaeed. P. If. Johnson, assistant United States District Attorney, who conducted the probe, said that evidence collected in connection with the Investigation "had revealed acts of sabotage In many sections of the United States." He said the campaign was aimed at the de struction of Industries and crops. A second indictment charged Will iam Hood and George F. Voctter. who were arrested here December 22, carry ing a box containing nine sticks of dynamite, with having the explosives In their possession unlawfully. A third true bill charged Hood with Illegally transporting dynamite on a passenger train engaged in interstate commerce. It was the arrest of Hood and Voet- ter that led to a raid on the I. W. W. headquarters here. In which a number (Concluded on Pus. 4. Column 1.) essfi ;s4issvv jrvVw x-hSp" " "- British Admiralty Says Latest of Re ports Show 2235 Saved and 166 ' Missing From Tuscanla. LONDON, Feb. 7. Admiral Sir John R. Jelllcoe. ex-chief of the naval staff, speaking at Hull today, said he was afraid "we are In for a bad time for a few months. , but by late Summe about August I believe we will be able to say the submarine menace is killed.' The British Admiralty tonight in formed the Associated Press that the latest figures available on the Tub cania disaster showed that 2235 per sons had been saved and that about ISC were missing. The saved, it was added. Included 133 American officers and 1917 American men. The bodies of 12S American troops have been' recovered. Of the '148 survivors landed on the Scottish .' coast, 134 belonged to the United States Army, including seven officers.' Of these, one officer and 25 men are remaining where they landed to attend to the funeral arrangements for the American dead. TWO AVIATORS ARE KILLED Charles V. Ashbaugh and .Hubert P. Game Take Fatal Falls. LAKE CHARLES. La., Feb. t. Charles V. Ashbaugh, a stuii-nt aviator from Toungstown, O., was killed at the Army aviation camp near here yesterday when hla airplane fell 200 feet. WICHITA FALLS, Tex., Feb. 8. Hu bert P. Game, 22 years old. of Oakland, Cal.. an advanced aviation cadet, waa killed today when his plane crumpled at an altitude of several hundred feet. OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. 8. Hubert P. Game waa a graduate of the aviation school at the University of California and went to the Wichita Field last De cember. 'ROVINCIALS NOT ENEMIES Natives of Alsace or Lorraine Not Classed With Teuton Aliens. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 8. Native of Alsace and Lorraine, of French parent age, are not to be referred to as "alien enemies," but are required to register with government officials in accord ance with a recent order requiring Germana to register, according to ad vices received here today by United States District Attorney Clsy Allen from Attorney-General Gregory. The Attorney-General said they could substitute the words, "French Alsatlan Lorrainer." for "alien enemy," on their registration cards. FOUR WOULD BE SHERIFF Three-Cornered Fight Will Fcatnre Lincoln County G. O. P. Primaries. TOLiSDO, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) Chester Dixon, ot Elk City; B. M. Armitage, of Newport, and J. H. H. Anderson, ot Newport, have announced their candidacy- for Sheriff subject to the decision of the Republican pri maries. W. E. Simpson, of Elk City, will be a candidate for Sheriff on the Demo cratic ticket. The triangular fight for the nomination by the Republican can didates promises to be a lively one. THE ASSASSIN. .Boys "Over There" Are Well Cared For. PERSHING SYSTEM- PERFECT American Army in France No Running' Wild. PITFALLS ARE NOT- FEARED i To Fight Is Big Purpose Aliead for ; All and They Are Prepatln for It Charges of Exces sive Drinking Denied. BY WILL G. MAC RAE. (Staff Correspondent of The Oregonian With I II r 111 C ' - France.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Paris, Jan. 19. Our home soldiers are in France. Well, hale and hearty. Noth ing more Is necessary to say, unless one should add, they are glad they came, and more than glad they hav started on their college course of war training. When they shall graduate depends upon-many things, principally upon that one man who, night ana aay, and all "the time, ' Is "daddying the doughboy" as he never was daddied be fore. And right here let it be said that the care of the American soldier, the care of his spiritual and physical wellfare, has never been. In the history of the American soldier, so carefully safe guarded as it is being done in France today. The fact is that under the almost perfect system General Pershing has put in force, our soldiers, barring the comforts of home, are being cared for better in this direction than when they were allowed to roam loose around their home town. Charges Declared 'Lies.' At home I know the impression has gone abroad that the American Army In France was-ruimlng 'wild, that daily they were being subjected to all sorts of deadly moral pitfalls. That. is a lie. The short and ugly word is the only one strong enough to answer that false charge. Of course It is easy enough to find these moral pitfalls if one hunts for them. The truth of the matter is that the American soldiers in France are so busy getting ready for the big and vital game that for the most part he hasn't time to hunt for the pitfalls. Paris and the other cities and towns of France are no different from New York, Chicago, Washington, Portland or Seattle. If one hunts for vice it is easy to find it. Another false state ment that needs correcting is that our men over here are drinking. The Rev. W. M. Woodfin, who came - over to write "pieces" for all of the Presbyterian publications of America, found no evidence that the American soldier, either on Paris leave or stationed here, was imbibing abnor mally in wine or beer. 'Rev. Mr. Wood' (Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.) Representative of West Coast Asso . elation Says Camp Lewis Can Be Duplicated in 30 Days. . TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 8 (Special.); J. T. Gregory, of the fir emergency lumber committee of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, has tartly answered Major John Coffee Hays, In charge of utilities at Camp Lewis. Major Hays was quoted in the San Francisco Examiner of February 2 as having said that not more than one third of the 1,500.000 feet of lumber or dered in the last month had been de livered. Mr. Gregory replied that Northwest ern mills could duplicate the building of the entire cantonment within -30 days. Sixty million feet of lumber was used there in all. Major Hays was quoted as having said that he would make no recommendation to have the canton ment expanded unless lumber was forthcoming more quickly in the fu ture than in the past. "If they will but let us know what lumber they want, we will be able to duplicate every building at Camp Lewis within a few weeks," said Mr. Gregory. "With the proper co-operation we can duplicate the cantonment in 30 days. TWO NATIONS CO-OPERATE Canadian Government ' Announces Creation of War Trade Board. , OTTAWA, ' Ont., Feb. 8. The gov ernment announced todar the creation for Canada of a war trade board to co-operate with the corresponding au thorities in the- United States with a view to securing the most effective unity of action by the two countries for war trade purposes. The board, in so far as Canada ' is concerned, will have direction of licenses fpr export and import and will undertake such supervision as may be necessary of all industrial and com mercial enterprises to prevent wase of labor, raw materials and products. The board will work In co-operation with the Canadian War Mission at Washing ton. KAISER'S FUNERAL HELD Ohioans Joyously Bury Hindenbnrg and Crown Prince With Monarch. COLUMBUS, b., Feb. 8. An elabo rate funeral for the Kaiser, Von Hin denburg and the Crown Prince was conducted on the State House lawn here today. The last rites were participated in by wounded Canadian soldiers, one of whom drove the hearse. There were no mourners or flowers. Argentine Lines Tied Up. BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 8. A general strike was declared today by the men of the Central Cordoba Railway. The employes of two other lines are ex pected to go out tomorrow. These strikes will almost paralyze the ship ment of grain. The provincial governors are calling for troops to protect grain crops. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54 degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; increasing southerly winds. War. Official death list of Tuscania stands at 113, out iADQon xurnisnes nigner estimate. Page 1. Admiral Jelllcoe predicts submarine menace will not be solved until August. Page 1. Oregon soldiers bale and hearty in France. rage 1. German hold on Turkish allies Is precarious. Page 4 Foreign. Belief of French censor that Hearst Is pro- uerman aisciosea at trial ol oio-rasha. Page 2. Bolshevlkl revealed as being financed with German money. .Page 3. Minsheviki attempts test of power with Bolshevik! in re-election. Page 3. National. One fasting day a month for United States proposed in Senate. 1 Page 2. Heatless Monday order revoked In South eastern states. Page 5. Senator Thomas attacks war cabinet plan. rage o. President asked to- promote teamwork of Government ana rarmers. Page 5. Domestic. Fifty-five I. W. W.s Indicted at Sacramento on sedition charges. , Page 1. Roosevelt shows some Improvement. Page 4. Syracuse, N. Y., - millionaire mysteriously missing since January 10. - Page 1. Sports. Columbia wins from Benson Tech. in In- terscholastic Basketball League. Page 14. Pendleten fans offer McCredie $1500 guar antee to take team .ast. rage 14. President Baum, of Pacific Coast League, flies protest against use of name, P. C. I. L. Page 14. Two big events scheduled at M. A. A. C. tonight. Page 14. Pacific N.rthweat. Lumberman calls Army officer to account for complaining of lumber supply. Page L Commercial and Marine. Large stock of wool still unsold in Oregon- Page 1. Coarse grain markets ease off at Chicago. rage iv. Stock market stronger, but total sales not heavy, rage la. Northwest 8tee! Company launches War Pearl, seventh of war fleet- Page 16. . Volunteer shipyard workers enrolling by Portland and Vicinity. Registration of German enemy aliens closes today, rage 13. Arrest of two suspects may clear up series ot recent roDberles. rage 9. Girl workers tell of fight against rising prices. Page 1. , Weather report, data and forecast. Page 15. Lieutenant K. M. C. Nelll, of British army service corps, - tells of life on Western front. Page 20. Relatives of Oregon boys await list of Tus cania victims. Page 8. Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin appointed to high Gov ernment position. Page s. Select "calling list" may be bared during trial of Laura Mcintosh against Walter fiostnffjd, re 14. Welfare Board Ends "Wage Hearing. RISE IN PRICES IS STEADY 18 Food Commodities Up 50.5 Per Cent Since July, 1914. RENTS DUE TO SOAR SOON D. G. Woodward Says 10 to 2 0 Per ' Cent Rise Will Be Made Aver age Expenses of 2 8 Women for Year Shown to Be $501.80. Hearings by a board of inquiry, held for the purpose of determining a prop er minimum wage for women Workers, were concluded yesterda.y at a meeting with the Public Welfare Commission. This wage will be fixed at an executive -session ot the board which will be held at 8 o'clock Monday night. The con ferees include representatives from the manufacturers, the employes and the general public. The present minimum wage is 8.4 a week for women workers. Yesterday's hearing was held for the purpose of receiving data on the sub jects of the cost of fuel and rentals, but the information was supplemented by considerable testimony on the cost of living and the recital of personal ex periences by a number of women em- ployed in various manufacturing plants in this city. Rents to Advance. Donald G. Woodward testified that rentals had not increased from 1916 to' date, although an advance of from 10 -to 20 per cent was scheduled to go into effect next month. Discussing the ability of most work ers to. meet- this increase, he related having been told by a. jeweler that dur ing the recent holiday season this merchant sold to employes in the ship yards more costly goods than were pur chased by men of larger financial means whe were living in houses and apartments for which they were pay ing considerably higher rentals. A. H. Edlefsen told the board thai the cost of all fuels had materially in creased from 1913 to 1917. due chiefly to the increased cost of labor itself, cornbined with car shortage and in creased freight rates. He quoted the following advances on different fuels during that period: Cordwood, 22 per cent; slabwood, 46 per cent; high-grade coal, 15 per cent, and low-grade coal, 11 per cent. The increase in cost of these commodities between 1915 and 1917, he said, averaged 25 per cent. Expense Data Submitted. Professor Paul H. Douglas, of the department of social economics at Reed College, submitted some supplemental data as to the average annual expendi tures of the woman whose expenses for the year aggregated $501.80. His fig ures were based on investigations made by the . Washington Welfare Commis sion, considered together with his in vestigation of the individual experi ences of 29 young women attending Reed College. This total was distributed among the following items: . Clothing $103.81 Food and rent 273.1:5 Laundry and mending 27.03 Carfare 20.82 Amusements S.80 Other incidentals, including medical and dental care. In surance, etc 6t.29 Pet. 20. H 54. U 5.4 S..1 1.9 I 12. Total .$501.80 T 100.0 ' Food Rise Great. Professor Douglas also submitted figures showing that the increase in the cost of 18 food commodities in the Portland markets was 50.5 pet cent' be tween July 15, 1914, and November 15. 191". He also showed that the cost of 22 food commodities in the same mar kets had increased 32.8 per cent be tween July 15, 1916, and November 15, 1917. Mrs. Elizabeth Love told of two gfrls employed by Neustadter Bros. who earned 10 and $11.60 a week, respect ively. The one with the larger wage, she said, had managed to buy a liberty bond, but both barely were able to meet their actual expenses with the money they were earning. Girl Workers Cite Expenses. "My sister and 1 live together in an apartment and our rent and living ex penses amount to $48 a month," testi fied Miss Ana Nelson, an employe of tho Pacific Coast Biscuit Company. "We earn about $10 a week each. This leaves us only $16 a month each with which to pay carfare, purchase clothing and provide for sundries." Questioned by E. C. Bronaugh, of the board. Miss Nelson readily admitted that most of the employes at this plant were earning in excess of $10 a week. She estimated that probably 25 of the 90 women workers employed by this company earned on an average $15 & week, while 10 others were earning an average of $12 a week. -Few of the others, she said, were earning more than the present minimum of $8.64. Clothing Long Worn. Miss Margaret Howatson told of a girl acquaintance who lived with her parents and expended only $4.52 for food, paffare, fuel, magazines and pa-pers-every week. For shoes this same young woman spent not to exceed $5 a pair for two pairs each year. She also limited her investment in dresses to one suit in two or three years, for (Concluded oa E4e 3, Cojuiua 2J