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VOL. LVIII. NO. 17.854. PORTLAND, OREGON. .MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 250,000 SKILLED WORKMEN WANTED SHIPYARD RESERVE TO BE OR GANIZED THIS WEEK. AMERICANS GUESTS INTERNED ENEMIES' ENVOI ID TALAAT EARL WITHYC0MBE VERY ILL IN EAS ESCAPE PLOT FAILS OF TCXXEL FROM PRISOX AT FORT GOVERNOR ADVISED OF SERI DOCGLAS IS DISCOVERED. OCS NATURE OF SON'S CASE. 32 OREGON li'S UBIIED FOR 1 TO E G RAD IRISH SOLDIER S CREDITED TURKS BY FINLAND 4 War Department Checking Tuscania Survivors. 3 POBTUID MEN INCMCED Men Not in Official List Defi nitely Known to Have Escaped. 345 NOT AMONG SURVIVORS Possible Victims May Be ' Transferred to Saved '. -w Column Later. nPFfinVTiV vm-c n-prJi. Washington, Feb. 10. AH except three Portland men aboard tbe Tus cania had been accounted for among the list of survivors tonight when the War Department announced that no more lists of survivors would be "riven out. These three Portland men who were not included in the lists were Alex J. Dunn. Guy W. Jameson and William I. Morin. ininy-iwo urefron men wno were aboard the Tuscan U were not listed u surmror. Oregon List Cannot Crow. None of these 32 men, however, is necessarily to be clashed as lost, but the lists as checked make absolutely rertain that none other than the S: win oe added to the list of unac counted for. A complete check was made with tk. ..:,'., i; r r j . .. , I af the names nf anmnvnr .lM.ilf .... " - I cabled from Lnj-Iand. There were 345 men aboard the transport who.e names have not as yet been sent in as sur-l"re YiTors. There were approximately 110 Americans lost. m of the 345 not yet reported as savei, approximately 235 are yet to be to reported. Names of additional Oregon men will possibly be received when addi tional lints of urvivors are sent from England. The work of checking will be resumed today Other Mi--aig Troopers. On this basis other Oregon men still unaccounted for inc.ude: Peter A. Agren, J-wcIl. Harry G. Bates, BtVrr. Sidney W. Bernitt, Marshfield. George N. Bjork, St. Helena. Vrrner G. Branland, Cotton. Edwin J. Burgess, htti. Hand M. Erickson. laverton. llallie M. Hoeelton, tobnrf. Elmer A. Houston. Hdd. Carl V. Jacobson. Elk City. Gus Johnson. Reed-por. Clarence A. Knott. Raiiier. John A. Laakke, Astorm. Walter T. Larson. Was-en. Bugler Theodore E. Lev ton. Forest Grove. George Montray, Grandvrw. Henry C Murphy, Wallova. Kiley F. Murray, Eugene Wilber S. Nutt. Spring VJley. Edward F. Farkcr. Grants Vss. James L Pierce, Creswell. Roy E- Powelson. Mill City Joe R. Red field. Glendale. Archie D. Roberts. Salem. Lester L. Smith, Gal ice. EMn O. Stevens. Springfield. Tercy A. Stephens. Bend. Corporal Terry Tattle. Elgin. Curtis W. WUlson, Salem. Idaho Names Not Reached. At the incomplete list now stands the following Idaho men are yet to le accounted for: Edward II. Parker, Coeur d'Alene. John C. Robinson. Potlatrh. llarcourt L. Murphy, Mullen. Samuel W. Pinnock. Sugar City. William L Wat kins. Kooskia. Fred J. Groomer. Horseshoe Bend. Edward Harbough, Mountain Home. Fate Still Unsettled. The name of the following Wash ington men reported to have bean aboard the Tuscania. have not yet been included in the list of those saved; their fate will not be known until returns are fully in: First Lieutenant Richard H. Con Bor, Harper. John W. Cheshier. Lucas. Charles L. Hall, Vancouver. f Jesse R. Kime, Deer Park. Laurence J. Leahy, Spokane. Roderick D. MacDonald. BeRinghaoL William Matthews, Bellinham. George S. McLean. Ccwiche. tCeatiaee4 ea fags 4. Cotiu&a X of WASHINGTON. Feb. !. An effort to nliat at kin a quarter of a million skilled workmen In Ita shipyard volun teer nHrrt will b made thla week by the EmtniDcy Fleet Corporation SS5 through atata council of defense. Tba bn designated aa Teserva- In every state. Tbe purpoaa la establishing the re- Berre la to create a body of Samoa workers who can be called on for serv ice in the shipyards aa they are needed. "The organisation. said Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board, tonight. "Is to be composed of workmen who are willing- to aire a food day's work for a good day'a pay. workmen who are not asked to sacrifice present positions to rnab madly off to the shipyards which may not be able to accommodate "T toVh' m2tnu bu.' w-ho 'T? tlcular Job for a particular wage In a particular place and who enroll them- I selves so that when needed they may be readily reached." CHICAGO. Feb. 19. On the era of the opening tomorrow of the Nation wide drive for 250.000 shipyard workers Illinois officials tonight declared that the state ran spare at least 100.000 killed mechanics, although Its quota Is only 2S.sJ men. ARMY CANDY "DOCTORED Discovery of Ground Class In Sweets Spurs Officers to Action. WRIGITrSTOTVN. X. J.. Feb. !. Di corrry of bits or glass In candy on sale at Camp Dlx. the National Army cantonment here, resulted Saturday the confiscation of all the products of Boston randy manufactory, and the starting of an Investigation by Govern ment officfala. No charges have been made, but it was said that employes who handled the candy just before was shipped will be examined. Prompt discovery of the glass, it was though, probably has prevented any serious consequences. ' V.'ACO. Tex.. Feb. It. Gronnd glass, mixed with feed, caused the death o 17 horses of a Cnlted States Infantry "TO' company, which arrived here today from ort Oglethorpe, ua, ac cording to military authorities, . Th armual were found dead in the cars and a carefal examination of their feed revealed the pulverised glass. Agents investigating. GIRL OF 13 LEAVES HOME Daughter of City Engineer of Marsh field Cannot Be Fonnd. MARSHF1ELD. Or.. Feb. It. Spe deL Justlna Heuperman. It years old, aaugmer ot iiy engineer tr. lieu perman. has not been found after two days' absence. The girl left home Friday night and was heard from afterwards nut once, when she took breakfast the next morning at Joha Frame's home In wild section of tbe wooded district southwest of Llbby. There are a num ber of forest roads In that vicinity and all of them are being followed to locate the young lady. Miss Heuperman told tbe Frame f am lly she waa going to Bandon and sail for fan. Francisco, but a search by her father, of Bandon. and the country this way developed no news. ARMISTICETERMS VIOLATED Agreement With Rnvian Not Kept When Troops Motc to West. LONDON". Feb. !. A British official communication calls attention to tbe German and Russian armistice, signed on December IS, that no German troops should be transferred to tba western front, save movements already begun. It haa been definitely ascertained from prisoners captured on the west front, says the statement, that seven named divisions from Vllna. Lemberg. TarnopoU Flnsk. Warsaw. Riga and Novgorod left the east front betwVen December It and 11 and arrived on the west front between December St and Janaary 7. 1000 CHICAGO THUGS HELD Police With Rifles Comb City to End Reign of Terror. CHICAGO. Feb. It. Five hundred rifles were distributed to Chicago pa trolmen today and a scora of automo bile squads were organised to bunt down gangs of gunmen and armed rob bers who have been terrorising the ity for the last few weeks, in the greatest round-up of criminals k the history of Chicago, more than lit persons were being held tonight a a result of police activity of the last llhours. FUST JAP ARMS LANDED Marine Cao, Artillery, Rifles and mrnanllloa Reach China. SrLVnHAL China. Feb. It. The first ltallment of arms for China under Se Japanese anna loan waa re ceived Chin Wan Tao. Chi 14 nrov- Ince. os load y las, according to dla pauhralom Pektn to the China preea. The syanent. it Is stated, constated of t Uchlne guns, Sl field guns, . n,a and 4,vtf,(4 rouuda of! aaimunitv. Aim I to Have Large Body 3Ien Ready for Service at Yard When Needed. Tus-v-'Victims Roy uily Entertained. CONCERT AND SMOKER GIVEN Hospitable Citizens Make Short Stay Pleasant. LEAVE TAKEN SATURDAY Lord Mayor Addresses Departing Troops raying Tribute to Cnlted ' Slates 'Never Backward Where Liberty Is 'Jeopardized.' BELFAST, Ireland. Feb. 10. The Belfast Telegraph says that a party of Americana, who were rescued from death In the Tuscania disaster, took farewell of Belfast Saturday afternoon. entraining for the south. Continuing, the Telegraph says: , "The departure of the Americans was not generally known, else the crowds that cheered their progress to the sta tion would have been many times larg er. Aa it was their passing created quite a atir of Interest and the en thusiasm was noted for Its fervor and good-mill. "One contingent of the Americans left Victoria Barracks and the other waa from Carrick-Fergus, the home of Stonewall Jackson's forefathers. Each contingent bad a military escort and waa given musical honors. -Irish Rifles Are Heats. Previous to the parade at Victoria Barracks, which was under command of Lieutenant-Commander McAmmond, of the Irish Rifles, the Americans had been the guests of the Rifles' Ser geanta at a amoker and concert. "Aa the Tuscania survivors moved out. headed by a band, they were heartily cheered by groups of men of the garrison, who were off duty. "There were involuntary 'eyes right' as the little 'column passed the Tele graph office, the men eagerly scanning the conteuts of the bulletin board Members of the Reform Club ratred a rigorous cheer aa the men with the Stars and Stripea swung pant In their four-deep formation. At. another point en route, a hen the General of the li ster division of reserves ps.slng in his motor car came to a - standstill, the General took the salute. "The platform at the station was re served for the departure and the men were addressed by Lord Mayor John ston, who waa attended by the Mace Bearer. News Is Mere Eaeearsgtag. "The Lord Mayor said: " 'We sorrow with you that any of your comrades have been lost and we'ra glad that the news today is more encouraging In the reduced extent of losses. Tou are going In. the cause of liberty and humanity to do your share. The Cnlted States has never been back- 'ft.'ene'ud.d en I'hs 2. foluno t- LOOK THIS Authorities Frustrate Four Attempts to Dig Out One Prisoner Uses Razor as Weapon. SALT LAKE CITT, Utah, Feb. 10. W hat is believed to have been a care fully laid plot to bring about a whole sale delivery of -dangerous enemj e- viie i uiu in, uiirq war prison cam pound at Fort Douglas was frustrated last night by the prison officials when they discovered the fourth of a series of tunnels through which the prison ers have been striving to dig 'their way to freedom. ork on the fourth tunnel closely followed three previous unsuccessful attempts by the enemy aliens to dig out and an attempt by Karl Backer, civilian prisoner, to carve his way to freedom with a raxor. Backer, after dimbingr a barbed-wire fence that separates the civilian from the military section of the prison camp. made a rush in the darkness of night upon tbe guard at the main gate, ,but he was seized and his razor confis cated. Colonel George L. Byram, prison commandant, found that the plotters haa dug straight down through the floor of the dinlng-hall to a depth of six feet and then turned their tunnel straight for the fence. COOS MILL MAKES RECORD Sitka Spruc Company Ships 220,- 000 Feet of Lumber in 31 Days. S i .. MARSHFIELD, OrJ Feb.10. (Spe. cial.) The Sitka Spruce Company mill at Coqullle made a record run in Janu ary on aeroplane stock, shipping during the 31 days 220,000 feet of lumber. The 10 cars, forwarded averaged' 22,010 feet each, and were sent to Eastern oolnts for the United States, British anc Ital ian governments. Manager Roy Wernich, of the com pany, recently received orders to route all cars forwarded to Galveston, Tex., the order evidently being issued to re lieve the congestion in the Eastern terminals. . OWDER PLANTS MENACED Several Tlvonsand Workers Threaten to-Slrlke'on February IS. COLUmrS. Kan.. Feb. 10. That members of the United Powder & Ex plosive Workers of America will strike February It, unless thei demands for gher wages are met. was the ' an- ouncement made here - by H. A. Ellis, secretary and treasurer of the National organization. It is aald the strike, if called, would tie up many powder plants of the coun try. 700 CANADIANS RETURN cterans of Trenches Sing as Ship. Arrives at .Atlantic Fort. AN ATLANTIC PORT. Feb. . Sev enteen hundred Canadian soldiers in valided home, Joined in singing the songs of the trenches as the ship on hich they arrived from Europe waa arped Into her berth tonight. The majority of the men tiad been broad since 1914. Immediately after the ship docked a guard of American soldiers was marched on board. FELLOW OVER CAREFULLY, UNCLE SAM. by PEOPLE NOW EXPECT DEFEAT Masses Generally Would Wel come Entente Triumph. HUNS HATEFUL TO WOMEN When Shall We Get Rid of Bodies?' Is Cry of Feminine Islam Aus tria ns and Hungarians Are ' Much More Popular. (Copyright. MIS. by Gforge H. Doran 4 Co. Published by arrangement. Xtnth instalment?) BY DR. HARRY STUERMER.' These were those days of excitement snd smolderlna- unrest when Admiral vonSouchon, of the Goebcfi and Bres- lau, with complete lack of discipline toward his superior, Djemal Pasha, ar ranged with the German government to pull off a coup without Djemal's knowl-edge-r-chiefly because he was Itching to possess the "Pour le Merlte" order and sailed off with the Turkish fleet to the Black Sea. (I have my infor mation from the former American Am bassador in Constantinople, Mr. Mor- genthau, who was furious at the whole affair.) , These were the days when Enver and Talaat threw all their cards on the table in the fateful game of To Be or Not to Be, and brought on their coun try, scarcely yet recovered from the bloodshed of the Balkan war, a new and more terrible sacrifice of her man hood in a war extending over four, and later five, fronts. The whole result of this struggle for existence depended on final victors for Germany and that waa becoming: daily more doubtful; in fact. Ottoman troops had. at last to be dls patched by German orders to the Bal rkans and Gallcia. ' Turkey bad. too,' to submit to the irnon-y of making friends with her very recent enemy and preventing ira minent military catastrophe by hand ing over the country along the Maritza, right up to the gates of the sacred city of Adrianople. to the Bulgarians. ,Sae had to look on whjle Armenia was con quered by the Russians; while Meso potamia and Syria, In spite of Initial successes, were threatened by English troops: while the "holy war" came to an untimely end. the most consecrated of all Islam's holy places, Mecca, fell away from Turkey, the Arabs revolted and the'Caliphate was shattered; while her population in the interior' endured the most terrible sufferings, and eco nomic and financial life tended slowly and surely toward complete and hope less collapse. Dictators Are Discredited. Not even yet, indeed now less than ever, is there any general acceptance 'among the people of the views held by Enver and Talaat and their acolytes. (Concluded on Page S. Column 2.) Nation Is Betrayed Two Dictators. Young Engineer About to Leave for France When Stridken Brother to Hasten to Washington. SALEM, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) Although relieved for a day or two because their son. Earl Withycombe, was not aboard the ill-fated transport Tuscania. Governor and Mrs. Withy combe were cast into gloom again to day by a dispatch from his commanding officer, saying that the young man seriously 11L A message that came today said "Tour son. Earl Withycombe, is i serious condition at Walter Reed Hos pital, Takoma Park, D. C, 'Signed Truby, commanding." . The Governor and Mrs. Withycombe received word a short time ago, in directly through a letter . sent to friend of the family, that their son had been ill with the measles at a hospital in Washington since January 21.- The report did not Indicate that his condi tion was graved But with today's mes sage at hand, Robert Withycombe, another son, will start tonight from Union for Washington.' Telegrams also were sent to Representative McArthur and to Earl Withycombe himself, while Mrs. Boise, sister of Senator McNary's wife, telegraphed to the McNary's ask ing that they ascertain further details. Chester A. Moores, private secretary to the Governor, said thaj "fears are entertained that the condition of the executive's son may be even worse than is indicated by the contents of the tel egram. Earl Withycombe is 26 years old. He is a graduate of Oregon "Agricultural College and is a ' sergeant, with an engineering detachment. But for his illness he probably would have been aboard the Tuscania- He is known in many parts of the Slate where he has been connected witti highway engl neering work, and just previous to his enlisting with the engineers he was in charge of the work at New Era for the State Highway Commission. T. R. NOW qUJ0F DANGER Complete Recovery Only 3Iatter of Time, Say Physicians. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. -Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt, who underwent two op erations at Roosevelt Hospital last week, is steadily improving and his physicians believe tonight that his re covery is simply a matter of time. While Colonel Roosevelt will, in atl probability, suffer acutely for several days, the surgeons look for his com plete recovery, Was announced. The essential thing now is absolute quiet and rest. Mrs. Roosevelt tonight received this message from King George of England: "The Queen and I regret the illness of Colonel Roosevelt and hope for his speedy recovery." FIRST TRAIN REACHES U. S. Rail Traffic With Mexico, Inter. . rupted by Villa, Resumed. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 10. A passen ger tram arriving here Irom .Mexico City today was the first since . Fran Cisco Villa resumed his train robbing more than one month ago. A regular schedule to the capital will be resumed tomorrow, officials said. The train brought mail and newspapers monfi old." . INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 00 derfees: minimum, 47 degrees. TODAY'S Probably rain; ireah southerly wioaa. Tuseeanla. War Department announces 32 Oregon men on Tuscania unaccounted far. Page 1. Americana royally entertained by citizens and ftoldtena'at Belfast. Pate 1. Ca n ta I n Mclean coolest man aboard Tus-H cania. rage 4. Soldiers on Tuscania unreported number aia; full Hut given. Page 5. War. Germans ambush American patroL Page 2 Germans' send ultimatum to Roumanla de manding peace. Page 3. Germans' brutal treatment of Italian pris oners fully proved, page 3. "' Foreign. Finland ' bars diplomatic couriers and for eigners from entrance to Fetrograd. Page 1. Rnver and Talaat Turkey's discredited dic tators. Page 1. Kaiser praises subjects in birthday decree Page 2. National. United States Government wants 250.000 killed workmen. Page 1. Control of Senate is now Republican aim. Page 3. I Domestic German, believed to be dangerous enemy. arrested in Milwaukee. Page J. Interned enemy aliens foiled In attempt to escape. Page 1. Committees named for twelfth reierve dls- trict to pass on war securities. Page 4. Sports. Shooters make good scores. Page la Many boxers seek bout with Bronson. Page 10. Many league stars enlist of late. Page 10. Average tenure of big leaguers between eight and ten years, rage iu. Iaw of averages applies to golf as other sports. Page 10. Pacific Northwest. Karl Withycombe, Governor's son, very ill in Kaat. Page 1. Portland and Vicinity. Rev. Vernon Cooke speaks at First Congre gational Church. Page 8. Lincoln's life Interpreted for present-day needs. Page 8. ' Oregon Retail Grocers' Association will meet In Portland Monday. Page 7. Men willing to work la shipyards wanted to enroll Immediately. Page 11. Draft evaders gradually rounded up by Gov ernment. Page 14. Armenian-Syrian relief campaign ends to day. Page 14. Hallbnt found in large quantities on New port banks. Page 11. Cablegrams from abroad bring joyful newa Pago 4. Women seek jobs in protective division of Police Bureau. Page S. Thursday will be St. Valentine's day. Page S. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11. Diplomatic Couriers Held in Stockholm. RED GUARDS' CRIMES MOUNT Streets of Helsingfors and Tammerfors Run With Blood. LENINE IN SINISTER MOOD With Trotzky, Bolshevik Leader Is Determined to Crush Small States and. Force All TTnder Ban- ncr of His Own Slaking. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10.-A11 diplo matic couriers on their way to Petro grad have, been detained in Stockholm on instructions received by the Fin nish Minister here to vise no passports for foreigners. Ira Nelson Morris, the American Min ister, has received information from Tornea, on the Finnish border, that a train had left there for Petrograd. but that there was no pertainty that it would get through to the Russian cap ital. . ' Reds Outrages Terrible. A Swedish relief boat will leave to morrow for Manty-Luoto, taking pro visions and money furnished by Min ister Morris for the American Consul at Helsjngfors. Scandinavian refugees brought to Stockholm by the first Swedish relief expedition tell . harrowing stories of wholesale murder by the Red Guards Helsingfors and Tammerfors. In the latter city, according to reports, 70 youths were placed against a wall and mowed down with machine-gun fire, while they wept and pleaded for mercy. Their bodies were then stripped and mutilated. i Students Are Slaughtered. The Red Guards are reported hunting down students remorselessly and the total murders in Helsingfors, it is esti mated, will reach into the hundreds. Persons familiar with Finland believe the majority of the country's Socialists are fighting on "he government's side. They point out that the district where the White Guards' strength was chiefly recruited is normally a Socialist strong- old. The revolt, they contend, could be quickly suppressed if it were not for the Russian soldiers and sailors who are fighting on the side' of the Reds on orders from the Smolny Institute in etrograd. . , Finland Crimes Only Rehearsal. That Lenine, Trotzky and their as sociates in Russia regard the Finnish struggle as a first step in spreading the Bolshevik revolution westward is indicated by an interview with Lenine, published In the local Bolshevik organ, the Politiken. He declared: "We shall soon dispose of the small states." Upon the interview the Politiken comments thus: . i "What is going on' in Finland now is only a rehearsal for the European drama, of which the curtain shortly is going up." Italian Flyers Ordered Home. NORFOLK. Va., Feb. 10. The squad of Italian aviators wno have been act ing as instructors for American, fliers at Langley Field have been ordered home. They include three iamou pilots. Resnati, Baldioii and Tappl. FREE WJJt .COOK BOOK FOR -EVERY WOXAX READER OF THE OREGOXIAX. The food that America eaves -will go far toward winning the war and saving civilization. And the women of America control nine-tenths of the con sumption of its food. Therefore there ts a solemn re sponsibility resting on every American home today. The woman who plans the meals and buys the "food for the mouths that must be fed each day, when she makes those se lections scientifically and eco nomically, not only serves her country but saves for her family. The War Cook Book for Amer ican Women, compiled from offi cial sources by Frederic J. Haskin, and issued by the United States Food Administration, is from the press and ready for free distribution. It is a digest of the Hoover doctrine of saving by proper se lection and prevention of waste. Its SO pages are packed with new recipes, original formulas and suggestions showing every woman how to do her part in the great American campaign to put the Golden Rue above the Iron' Law. Write at once for your copy. Do not delay. Ask for the War Cook Book, inclose a 2-cent stamp tor return postage, and address Portland Oregonian In formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin. Director, Washington, D. C' t J. nm 109