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4 GERARD'S NEW BOOK Don't MUm This Expos of Han Duplicity to Start Next Sunday. DON'T MISS GERARD The Oregonian Will Print His New Book Starting February 24. VOL. LVIII.-XO. I7.8G3. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,- 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FRENCH ATTACK ON U. S. BATTLE PLANE RANCHER IS SLAIN PEAK OF SHIPPING SHORTAGE PASSED AMERICAN FLYERS AMAZE DIPLOMAT 20 PER CENT RISE WIDE FRONT WINS DURING EMBROGLIO SCHEDULE BEAP IN KXCESS OF 400 PRISONERS ARE CAPTURED. QUARREL OVER LAND RESULTS AMBASSADOR SHARP SEES U. BOYS SOAR OVER FRANCE. IX 1EATII OF E. McCUE. (0- II X I M GERMAN INVADERS DASH RUSSIA FOR Hfl URGED Masses Appear Not to Approve New War. AUSTRIAN FEELING STIRRED iCuehfmann Warns Reichstag Against Slav Peace. German Again Attempt Ha III Upon Amrrkiu Line, but Artillery Sends Huns to Cover. First Shipnt Is Made .5 Months Early. TROTSKY HELD INSINCERE Ilrnnomlc Advantages of Ukraine $ct Pointed Out Promise Made Poland Shall Have Voire la Cholm Settlement. !ERUX. via London. Feb, 20. Th forward movement of tha German troop aaatward Into Russia continue. according to the official communication Issued thia evening. Tha test of tha communication aays: "Tha forward movement eontlnuea In tha east. German troopa have entered Ksthoma- Werder haa been passed through la an easterly direction. German force on tha Russian front yesterday advanced to the northeast and east of Dvinsk. the German War Office announced today. The town of Werder. Eathonia. la slt ttated on the coast of Bol Sound. It Is probable that the forces landing; there cam from Moon or Oesel Islands, which 11 off the Ksthonla coast and which for a Ions time have been occupied by the German. Trateaa Near Herat. Werder la about (S miles southwest of the Important Gulf of Finland port. ItevaL VIENNA, via London. Feb. 20. The report from Austrian headquarter to day says: "General von Llnslngen'a troop have advanced further In the direction of Kovno tRuaala)." ' . . ... LONDON. Feb. 10 Germany's new war against Russia apparently la not popular with the German or Austrian people, accord ins to comment In - the press of the two countries. "When the Brest-Lltovsk negotia tions closed all talk In Germany was of peace. The school cnnaren were given holiday and joy bells were rung. The public apparently did not discriminate between peace with the Ukraine and with Great Russia, but acclaimed It as a general peace with Russia. Fit las of Blaase Deataaded. George Bernhard. in the Vosslsche Zeitung. emphasise thla point and wants an explanation of who waa re sponsible for this disappointment. The socialist Vorwaerta takes the same Una. A large section of opinion In Austria- Hungary also Is alarmed over the proa pct of a renewal of war with Russia. Dispatches from Amsterdam and Zurich quote Austro-Hungarian news paper to this effect, and a Vienna dispatch to the Vosslsche Zeitung re ports a rising of feeling against Ger many on account of her action against Russia. The Arbeiter Zeitung. Vienna's lead ing Socialist newspaper, insist em phatically that Austria-Hungary must not take part In a new offensive. Sew War Held IbsmmIM. "Austria-Hungary." It says, "cannot Binder the plan of the German im periallsta. but It cannot and dare not Join Germany In a new war on Russia. This appear also to be the view of the Emperor and the government, but the people demand from Count Csernln, the Foreign Secretary, absolute assur ance that Austro-Hungary regards her war with Russia a ended." MACHINES ON WAY TO FRANCE Liberty Motor Is Feature o Every Craft. PARIS. Feb. JO. French detachments made a heavy attack on the German In Lorraine today, enterln trip Ger man line over a large front and cap turing more than 00 prisoner, accord ing to the War Office announcement tonight. WITH THK AMERICAN" ARMY IN FRANCE. Feb. 10. (By the Associated Press.) The German again attempted a raid against the American lines last night, but the raiders were discovered and the artillery, responding to rocket most Instantly. The Germans' path BAKER ISSUES STATEMENT back to their line was markd by red lines. In the night a machine gun bullet killed an American private Knemr plane flew over the entire position repeatedly today. One American machine. In a dash over an enemy trench, sprayed it with machine gun bullets. LONDON". Feb. 10. Major-General Frederick B. Maurice, chief director of military operation at the British War Office, said today there had been no developments on the west front during the last fortnight to Indicate that the German offensive waa near. One of the most satisfactory feature of the work of the two week In the west haa been the continued British successes In the air. which had great Importance as the preliminary to any battle. He added that the rBitlsh air predominance ham pered the enemy tremendously In gain ing Information which waa required by him before any important battle. Remaining Problem of America's Sky-Fighting- Campaign Is De clared to Be the Securing of Skilled 31echanlcs. LUMBER PLANT MAY QUIT Baker Company Threatens Suspen sion; Unable to Get Car. BAKER. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) Unless car are received by tomorrow the Baker White Pine Lumber Com pany. employing 100 men, it Is atated br Frank Gardinier. president of the company, will be forced to suspend should not be exaggerated, and should WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The first American-built battle planes are en route to France, nearly five months ahead of the original schedule. In making this announcement to night. Secretary Baker said the first shipment, although In Itself not large, "mark the final overcoming of many difficulties met In building up this new and Intricate Industry." '"These planes." Mr. Baker said, "are equipped with the first Liberty motors from machine production. One of them In a recent test surpassed all records for speed and climbing for planes of that type. Kaarlae Prodoctloa Near Peak. Engine production, which began a month ago. Is now on a quantity basis and the peak of production will be reached In a few weeks. Only the U- cylinder type Is being turned out, as developments abroad have made It wise to concentrate on the high-powered engine Instead of the eight-cylinder." Optimistic as the following state ments appear, the Secretary said they operations and lay the men off. It la asserted by Mr. Gardinier that for the Jast four days .the company has received no cars at all and that the other lumber companies her are In the same Ax a bis company. Officials of the lumber - companies thia afternoon were considering the calling of a meet ing of Baker citizens to protest to the Oregon Public Service Commisaion and also to Director of Railways McAdoo. AMSTERDAM. Feb. 10. According to Berlin dispatches today. Dr. Her man Taasche. the Vice Prssldent of the Reichstag. discussed the Ukranlan peace and Germany's Inten tions In the east yesterday, and con cluded by declaring: -However mucn we desire peace, we are firmly resolved to hold out with genuine German loyalty until a peace is attained which guaranteea us. in a free country, washed by a free ocean, the certainty of healthy development." The Ukrainian peace. Dr. Paasche said, showed that the central powers were in earnest agreement with the Emperor's declaration that they were waaing no war of conquest. The liolshevlkl. when they found the Ger mans could not be enticed to destroy the foundation of civic liberty, he said, broke off the negotiations. Haa Deelarew to Sbadder. "We now shudder at the contem plation of the cruelties of the lawless bands which support the present so railed government of Russia." he con tinued, "and we hope that the energetic action on our part will help the races which severed, themselves from old Russia, according to the principle of the right of self-determination, to re turn to peaceful work, freed from the terrible scourge of the Bolshevik! bor der hordes." PETROGRAD. Feb. I. General Hoffman, the German military repre sentative at the Brest-Lltovsk peace ronference. haa telegraphed to the liolxheviki government for a written authentication of the Russian wireless peace message sent yesterday to Ber lin. General Hoffmann, according to a Russian official statement given out today, say that the authentication must be sent to the German command at Dvinsk. The Russian official statement says that a messenger from Petrosrrad is belnr sent to Dvinsk today tth the original peace message, which was iCoacuded ea S. Coiasa'Xi be considered In the light of these, faces: "That .ftri'.' throe, year ef warfare the total number of planes able to take the sir at any one time on either side of the western front has not been more than 2500. Each Marhlae Require 48 Mem. That 46 men are required on the ground for every plane in the air, mak ing a total of 115,000 men needed for the present maximum of 2500 planes. "That for every Diane In tha air TEUTON PLOT STIRS SPAIN there mu"t be two replacement planes on the ground ana one training plane for every pilot, who eventually reaches the front, with a spare engine for each plane." After reviewing the many obstacles that had to be overcome in getting the aircraft production programme under way, Mr. Baker said the great prob lem now remaining Is to secure the thousands of skilled mechanics, engine men, motor repairmen, wood and metal workers, etc. needed to keep the planes in perfect condition, and without which the machines turned out soon would be useless and the flyers helpless. 'At best." said the Secretary, "the (Concluded on Pare Column 2.) Fritx Rader, Long Creek, Fires Three Bullets Into Victim's Body. Slayer Surrenders. CANYON CITT. Or., Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) Fritz Rader. of Lonk Creek, shot and almost Instantly killed E. McCue this afternoon, eight miles from Long Creek on one of the Rader ranches where Mr. McCue was feeding stock It is supposed they quarreled over a matter pertaining to the ranch. Mr. Rader is the son of George Rader, a well-to-do farmer In that section. Mr. McCue came to this county last Fall and took up a homestead In Silvies Valley, where his wife and four girls were at the 'time of the tragedy. Mr. Rader shot his victim three times, the first shot lodging inthe temple and the other two in the stomach. He fell mortally wounded and lived about an hour. Mr. Rader later appeared before Sheriff Howell here and' was taken Into custody. COLLEGES GET MILLIONS Will of General Horace Carpentlcr Is Filed at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Large be quests to educational institutions were provided in the will, filed here today. of General Horace W. Carpentier, one of the original "Forty-niners" and a former Mayor of Oakland, Cal.. who died January 31 at the age of 92. His estate is valued at S3.500.000. To Barnard College was left outright 3200.000 "for scholarships or assistance from time to time to deserving girls. not excluding Chinese seeking educa tion there." The residuary estate, which is expected to exceed 32.000,000, ill go to Columbia University and Barnard, "share and share alike." To the University of California was given 3100,000, and a like amount was left to the Pacific Theological Sem inary at Berkeley. German Embassy Said to Be in League With Anarchist Leaders, PARIS. Feb. 20. Close relations be tween the Germaa embassy at Madrid and the most notorious anarchists in Spain have been brought to light, ac cording to the Matin. The newspaper El Sol had published documents to prove that Dr. von Stohrer. second secretary of the Ger man embassy at Madrid, sent money to anarchistic agitators and committed the Imprudence of writing to them. The propaganda thus financed, adds this paper, waa directed not only against public order, but even against the person of the King. The revela tions have had a deep effect in Madrid. OHIO SOLDIER MADE HAPPY Governor Cox Cables Lad Father Is Pardoned From Prison. COLUMBUS, O. Pol . 20. X - single word, "pardoned," was cabled to a boy with the American expeditionary forces in France by Governor Cox today. It s an answer to a letter Just received from the Ohio soldier, who asked that his father be pardoned from the peni tentiary. "I am willing to die for my country and I could die happy if I could but know he is free to care for my mother," wrote the boy. The man had been convicted of steal ing and had alr-.oet a year more to serve.. Low Point Hit About February 1. STEADY INCREASE IN PROSPECT Transportation Facilities Allies Growing. for U-BOAT POWER CRIPPLED COLLEGE TEACHER NAMED Miss Van Rensselaer Gets Appoint ment From Food Administration. ALBANY, N. Y.. Feb. 20. Miss Mar tha Van Rensselaer, of the department of home economics. New York State Col lege of Agriculture, Cornell University, has been appointed head of the division of home conservation of the United States Food Administration. I Improvement in Harbor Facilities and Defenses in France Has Contributed to Change for Better. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Overseas ship tonnage available to America and the allies passed its low point about February 1, several weeks earlier than shipping experts had predicted. Officials believe the upward curve will continue until the war is ended unless difficulties not now foreseen are encountered. In support of this belief attention was called today to the satisfactory results obtained In the campaign against enemy submarines; to the fact that Government ships now are coming from American yards and to the prog ress of negotiations for neutral vessels to be I'sed In the non-hazardous trades to release other shipping for overseas carrying. Expert Estimates I'pset. When experts first plotted the curve of the tonnage supply, taking into con sideration the greatest success of sub marines and all possible contingencies In the domestic situation, they found that the number of vessels available for transporting troops and for feed- ng the allies would be lower toward the end of this month than at any other period. t Just how -close to. the- danger point that would be they did not care to say. Knowledge that the Germans sank about 6,000,000 tons of ships in 1917, nearly three times as much, as was produced in Great Britain and the United States, did not change their esti mates. For the last three weeks the charts of the Shipping Board have shown steady upward trend. Officials think that from now on new factors will aid rather than retard the efforts to put more ships into service. Chief of these will be the restriction of Imports, made effective February 16 the results of which will not be notice- able for weeks yet. As more ships are needed they will be withdrawn from the neutral trade and commerce with those countries curtailed to that extent. Officials declined to say what was the dominating factor in checking the de cline in available tonnage, but it is well known that optimistic opinions are held regarding the anti-submarine campaign. Despite labor troubles, confidence is Astonishing Progress at Aviation Camp Abroad Reported French Instructor Lauds Yankees. (By tfto Associated Press.) PARIS, Feb. 20. A city of 4500 in habitant where six months ago there was a vacant field; many of the finest intellectual and physical specimens of America's young manhood, vieing with one another in mastering the art of flying, and hundreds of airplanes con Unually hovering or spiraling over head, are facts that caused William G. Sharp, the American Ambassador here, enthusiasm and delight at the achieve ments of the aviation department of the American Army when visiting the largest American aviation camp in France a few days ago. The Ambassador said he was greatly impressed by the work accomplished in the short time, as ground at the avia tion camp was only broken last Au gust. The boys are working under ideal conditions. The French officer of Instruction told the Ambassador that the American boys are marvelous fliers, quick to learn, courageous and energetic and will develop rapidly into "aces" com parable to the renowned air men in other armies. The men receive thor ough preparation in this camp, but have to take a post-graduate course at another aviation camp near the front for a few weeks before going over the lines to face the Germans. The full fledged aviators turned out daily at this camp are immediately replaced by other novices. '(Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.) WARMER DAY PROMISED Old Earns Dae to Retire Into Ice Caves Soon. Cheer up! It' going to moderate to day and that Pacific Coast Nemesis, old East Wind, I due to spend Itself. The weather man last night predicted fair weather with moderating tempera ture and "slight" easterly wind. Earlier In the 'ay he thought he saw indications of another drop In the mer cury, but these were dissipated later. when warmer weather started this way. It wasn't o cold yesterday. It only seemed cold. The temperature waa of ficially 32 at It lowest mi-k, and 38 at the warmest time of the day. OVER IN SEATTLE THEY HAVE PUT THE LID ON HIRAM GILL AGAIN. BLOW AIMED AT WEALTH J Montana Would Conscript All For tunes of Above Million. HELENA. Mont- Feb. 20. The Moo- tana House today adopted. SI to 27. a Joint resolution to Congress asking that the Nation conscript all fortunes above 31.000.000 for war expenses and a reso lution asking that Congress give the President power to fix prices on grain sack, binding twine and farm ma chinery. Adjournment of the Legislature. which waa to have come today, has been put off by the Impeachment pro ceedings against Judge C. L. Crum, of the Fiftieth Judicial District. PHYSICIANS ARE HOPEFUL Senator Chamberlain's Condition Said to Be Satisfactory. OREGONIAN NEW8 BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 20. Senator Chamberlain's condition tonight is considered by his physician to b satisfactory. No un favorable symptoms have developed sine bis operation. Tomorrow the doctors believe It will be possible, with reasonable certainty, to tell what progress to expect later IX hM considerable P4n t I- 5OLlTlCl 7HE LP AVIATION SIT SELECTED Sacramento Business Men Raise 950,000 Fund to Prepare Ground. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. A site at Sacramento, Cal.,. has been approved by the War Department for an Army avia tion school. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 20. The 870-acre site approved by the War De partment for an Army aviation school is situated at Mills Station, 12 miles southeast of Sacramento. A fund of 550,000 was raised by Sacramento busi ness men to put the site in the condition required by the Government. . It Is expected afleast 1100 men will be stationed at .the school, which will have' 72 airplanes. Minimum Wage Body Makes Compromise. INCREASE IS HELD NECESSARY Mercantile Class Scale Is Set at $11.10 Weekly. ' CONFERENCE IS DRAMATIC Objections Are Voiced by Workers Representatives, Who Contend for Advance Equal to Increase in Cost of Living. DRAFT EVADER SENTENCED Court-Martial Gives Colorado Man 20 Years In Penitentiary. CAMP FUNSTON. Feb. 20. A sen tence 'of 20 years in the penitentiary has been imposed upon Gordon Sprad lin, of Montrose County, Colorado, re cently convicted by a court-martial here of evading the draft, it was an nounced today. Spradlin also was convicted upon a charge of desertion. Death Is Confirmed. MARSHFIELD. Or., Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) Confirmation was received here tonight by E. XV. Bernitt, father of Sidney Birnett, of the reported loss of the young man in the Tuscania sinking. The dispatch came from the War De partment and said the sender deeply gretted having to advise that it was officially known the son had perished. H.USltJL SaVS-fc. a sMJLat3J3 L-L-J i INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 39 degrees; minimum temperature, 31 de grees. TODAY'S Fair, with slowly moderating temperatures; iigm easterly winds. War. First shipment of American-made battle planes on way to France five months ahead of schedule. Page 1. American aviators amaze Ambassador Sharp by progress. Fage 1. Secretary Baker in war review says Ger mans pin hope to big smash on western front. Page 4. Last Increments of first Army draft to go to camps tnia weea. page 3. Foreign. German Invasion of Russia unpopular with masses of central empires, page National. Railroad financing difficulties disclosed s real reason for Government control. Page 2. Method of preferential coal distribution is worked out. Page 4. Agreement reached on war finance corpo ration Din. page a. Colonel Dlsque appointed lumber and timber dictator of Pacific Northwest. Page 0. Domestic. Peak of shortage In allied shipping passed. Page 1. Sports. Vancouver. Wash., to decide about appli cation for franchise today. Page 16. Shipbuilders' League rounding Into form. Page 10, Columbia wins title of League A in lnter- scholastlc basketball. Page 16.- University of Washington wrestlers leave tomorrow for Corvallls. Page 16. Portland Revolver Club finishes three matches In championship series. Page 16. Pacific Northwest. Livestock conference and show open at Spo kane today. Page 6. Commercial sad Marine. Local barley market continues its sdvance with no sellers. Page 17. Oats sell at record price in Chicago pit. Page 17. Stock market under persistent pressure. Page 17. Policy of shipping Northwest lumber to southern shipyards slows up work here. Page 13. Portland and Vicinity. L. J. Simpson, of Coos Bay. seeks Republi can nomination for Governor. Page 7. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. Judge Rossman calls traffic law violators to account. Page. U. "Red" Rupert, alleged bond thief, and wife reconciled. Page IS. Portland motion picture standard reported to be high. Page 11. Price of salmon doubles between Xu&erjgan ana conauuex, ?g . Twenty per cent increase over exist ing minimum wage scales for women workers of Oregon, in recognition of the materially increased cost of liv ing, was recommended yesterday by a majority vote of the special confer ence committee appointed to investi gate conditions and to make report to the Industrial Welfare Commission. The session was not without dra matic elements of objection, voiced by workers and their partisans, who ar gued that the proposed advance does not adequately meet cost increases, and so fails of its purpose to provide an actual living wage. - Proposed Rise Defended. To this argument members of the commission, led by Chairman E. C. Bronaugh, replied that the proposed wage Increase is equitable in every re spect, conserving the interests of both employes and employers, and that self denial and sacrifice must be expected from both during a period of unprece dented stress. The proposed increase, however, rep resents an advance of from 1 to 2 per cent over that suggested at the pre vious session, for experienced workers, and of approximately S per cent over that proposed for apprentices. The pur pose of the session, to hear comment and suggestion on the wage tentatively proposed last week, was fulfilled by ex haustive discussion which won the ad vance. Farther Rise Argued. "Then this tentative wage, in the minds of the committee, is a sufficient wage?" was a query launched at the opening. "Yes, It is,' 'answered Chairman Bro naugh. "Not entirely adequate," demurred Mrs. W. L. Brewster, member of the committee. "The wage should have gone up as high as the cost of living has," said Mrs. Elizabeth Love, of the committee. "If living expenses have gone up 30 to 40 per cent, then the minimum wage should reach at least 30 per cent." Chairman Bronaugh explained that the establishment of a minimum wage does not recognize the assumption that workers are always to remain in the minimum class, but merely provides a basis for advancement on merit. Conditions Are Discussed. "Does the committee think that the minimum wage is a wage that a girl in the working class can live on?" pur sued Professor W. C. Morgan, of Reed College. "To put up the wage to anything like 30 per cent," replied Chairman Bron augh, "would be entirely out of bounds by comparison with neighboring states, and would put tne burden of stress under which we are living entirely upon one class. My sympathies are en tirely with the workers, but the in crease must leave the business man and manufacturer a chance to meet competition." From the ranks of auditors came the (Concluded on Page 5, Column 1.) THE SAILOR'S BOOK IS FREE. The United States Navy wanjs e, clean-cut an think fast I more men. 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