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TJTE 3IOKrG OREGOmX, 3IOXDAT, rEBRUAKT 2.T, 1918. NATIONAL LABOR POLIGY HOPED FOR "FIRESIDE CLUB" ON THE WESTERN FRONT. BOLSHEVIK TEUTON PEACE YOKE ewr i mm i f Last Week of SALE OF BROKEN LINES Women's Employers and Workmen Are Lenine and Trotzky Accept Terms Under Threat of Advancing Germans. mm . Called Into Conference by Government. . STOP STRIKES FIRST AIM CAPITAL IN STATE OF SEIGE Sh TV oes I BOW TO SfV W-: " .: w"3b t 1 V ii j Other Important Subject Are Wage I .Determination. Ir lee-Fixing and Method of Adjnl- ins llpotc. ASHI.VGTDX. Feb. !. Ftv repre sentative each of capital and labor will Bft her tomorrow at tha call I tha Government to lay down a basis or relations between capital and labor during the war. Out of their confer ences Government official hope will (row the foundation of a National labor xllcjr. Tha representative were named by tha National Inau.otrtal Conference Hoard, representing; employers and tha American Federation of Labor, repre renting employes, at the suggestion of l-rcretary of Labor Wilson, who has Ixen directed by President WlUon to formulate a labor programme for tha war. The representatives of employers are Loyal I A. Oxborne. New York, vice president of the Westtnxhcuse Electric A Manufacturing; Company; Charles K Brocker. Aneonia. Conn, president of the American Brass Company; V. H. Yaadervoorl East Mobile. III., pre! d'nt of the Root and Vandervoort En- g.neerlng Company: L. F. Loree. New York, president of the Delaware A Hudson ; and C. Edwin Michael. Koa noke. Va. president of the Virginia Bride and Iron Company. Laker Mew Praealaeat. Representatives of labor are: Frank 3 llaye. Indianapolis, president of the I'nited Mine Workers: William L. )lutcheson. Indianapolis, president of the Brotherhood of Carpenters: J Kranklin. of Kansaa City, president of the brotherhood of Boilermakers: Vic tor dander. Chicago, representative of tne Seamen's I'nlon: and T. A. Rickert. Chicaao. president of the United Gar- 1 tn-nt Workers. The ten men will name two others to represent la the conferences the gen eil public. ' The conferences will bet; In. officials declare, with the essential points of (Ufferenr few in number. The first aim in setting; the two sides together I to reach an arrangement that will do away with strikes and lockouts. ad make possible a' Government labor programme m blch will operate so that It will become necessary neither for t h- Government to take control of war Industries, nor to commandeer labor for war production. If an entire agree Ki.nl la not reached, officials gay, both these steps are within th rang of feasibilities. Other Habjeeta IsagwrtaBt. Besides strikes, other Important sub jects to be dealt with Includ basis for wage determination, price fixing: and p!ce-work prices, elimination of re strictions on output and measurce to , prevent the cutting; of piece rate pay practices to govern dilution of labor, discrimination agilnst union or non tir.ion labor, admission of union agents to plants, methods of adjusting; dis pules, rights of workers to organise. Th subject of strikes Is regarded as yerhaps the moat important to come before the conference. Strike called ire the war began bav been a large factor In slowing up production of war materials and Department of Labor ports show that they have been (uore rumemus sine th war began than at snv other period la th country bis- torv. la th shin yards alnneestrikea have produced more than . o Idle day, vhicb I equivalent In tonnage to more than .' !.' ton of ships, in other war Industries they bT been nearly numerous. , .e-fT . s N - i -e ' - VV . V X Wlt- y f rOt;.;, a.. '; .,... . I .'. J v, 'y-S - . ... - 1 .... , . J Winter on the Western front provided other problems besides flphtlnjr for the fighting; men. One of the greatest of these was keeping; warm. "Fireside Clubs" were Inaugurated and they have 'been mighty popular, un tne march small detachments of Tommies would stop fop a short while, build a fire, thaw themselves out. and then start on tne marcn again. I'sually a cup of hot tea or coffe was given the men. This British official photo shows a small body of Tom mies huddled around a fire on the snow-covered ground, getting warm preparatory to the march to the front lines. CURSED FLAG KISSED Disloyal Lumberjack Is Forced to Honor Old Glory. COWBOYS TEACH LOYALTY U lien With Woodsman Say "To Hell Stars and StrlpcT' Mon- tanan Vscs Brawn Right Arm Dreamland Reached. FRUIT MERGER STUDIED riT.tLLtrr ad roK: rinvs rus for tonno bkasos. Wnttra Vt a.hisigtsa Caea pa a r Will Sell Irdart Ueverwsaeat If Ie I air la Km pressed. " FTDK ANK. Wuh, . Feb. It (tpe r'aL W. 1L Faulhamus. president of th tfumner as Fuyallup Canning Com pany, spent .j esterday -In conference with th Spokan directors of th torn. -ny. S. R Coon, manager of the Spo kane branch of th company, and wiUi officers and director of th Spokane I ruitgeowers Company. No agreement was reached yesterday relative to a comhtratton of th selling agencies of th fpokan company with trios of th company headed by Mr. I'aulhamus. but th plan will b dis cussed further. At th conference with TTioma S. Orifflth. W. M. Burns and Frank T. McColloagh, of the Spokane Cannery. Mr. Faulbasnu talked over business plan for th coming season and after ward aald: -We will fflv th Government the first opportunity to purcbaa th pack this year and will pack Jam. largely. If the Oovernmrnt so desires. "We should be anla to make fl.09. worth of Jam at Puyallup this year la th three plant. If the Government wants It. We mad 1100.00 worth last season and the Government did not ask for It until th aeason was about closed." COVE RED CROSS ACTIVE Vrar's Report Mkm Total Receipt of S3S.0S, and Work Done Free. SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. H. (Spe cial.) Th smoking compartment of a chalrcar on a Great Northern passen ger train coming down th mountain near Glacier Park. Mont., yesterday afternoon was sell filled with Montana cowboy on their way to Spokan to enlist. A husky lumberiack Joined th crowd and entered into the conversation, which bad mostly to deal with riding bronchos and log. One of the group nulled a bunch or papers from his pocket and an Ameri can flag 'came with them. -My mother rave m this Just before started: isn't It a beauty?" he ld to the others aa he spread it out tor them to admire. Th woodsman, who had arisen from til seat, gaxed at th silk of th em blem and snarlrd: Itevllrr Seat 9ravl!ag. "To hell with the American flag Tha worda had hardly left hla Up when th owner of the flag had swung on him. There was some puncn in tne brawnv arm of the Montana plainsman. and Hi revller was sent hurtling through the glasa door of the car. He landed, bleeding, out In th aisle, and before he could recover himself a dogen men wer upon him. -Throw the blankety-blank-blank German spv off th train, wa th cry raised as th men swarmed about him. -No." said another, "brine him into the smoker and we will make him kiss the Msg." Instc th smoker he was dragged. -Now. you kisa that flag." said the men. -and do It as quicg aa in us will let you." in D It." Qalek Reply. "Not on your life." th lumberjack replied. A Jolt to the Jaw sent him reeling. -All right, boys. I'll do It." he oulckly shouted Th flag wa placed before, him and he kissed It, Here." declared one of tha cow- puncher, -take off your bat when you kiss Old Glory." -You go to hell, answered th bleed ing woodsnian. Th blow be received on Ms Jaw as his reply put him into dreamland, but he removed his hat. kissed The nag again and hurried to another part 01 the train. The lumberjack, who did not seem to be a foreigner, left th train at White fish. 60 mllea before th station his ticket called for. He was cut and badly bruised. LONDON RATIONS FOOD his food and meat cards Ilk every other person In the city. Voluntary rationing died hard. Long lines of people stood before the meat market and margarine stores yester day. In most cases thousands sought in vain to get extra supplies to tide them over tha still mora lean, days to come. Bidding farewell to the days of vol untary rationing in these scarcest prod ucts and greeting the advent of th first compulsory ration for everyon proved to be a more absorbing topi than the latest war news. Everyon in London and vicinity has for severa days concerned himself with the busi neis of hunting up his ration cards. few days of grace have been granted tardy ones through the Issue of emerg ency cards, which entitles them to sup piles until they receive their regular cards, but the majority have cards and have been card-indexed by the govern ment for the opening of the new ays tern tomorrow. SCHOOL IS SUCCESS J Irrigation Course at Redmond Is Appreciated. LOWER RANK ACCEPTED afAJOR-GEXEIlAl. JOH.VSO.X TAKES MAJORITY TO CKT TO FROST. Eighth DlvUlea Is .taw Being Mobil Ised at Cam Frrasoal Major General Mrrlaa t Csaaad. WASHINGTON", Feb. 24. Because of a desire for active service, Brigadier- General Samuel I. Johnson, command ing the Hawaiian Division of the Na tional Guard, has surrendered that rank and accepted a commission as Major In the National Army. Army orders show that he has been assigned aa Adjutant of the 15th In fantry brigade, regular, at Camp Fre mont. Talo Alto. lal. The case is the first on record during the present war, at least, where a general officer has voluntarily accepted much lower rank in order to see service at th front Th order also disclose that the eighth division is beinv; mobilised at I 'amp Fremont. It Is understood that Major-General John Morrlnon, now di rector of military training, general staff. Is to command th division Mrlgadler-Generala Joseph D. Leitch and I eter C Harrla have been as signed to command the two brigades of Infantry already gathered , at the camp. CAPTAIN REFUSES FIGHT ti'onllnoed Kmm First Tsge.) COVK. Or, Feb. :. fpeclL) Cov bra at h and auxiliary of th Ked Cross tomorrow will report total receipts be tween time of organisation. June, lll, and January I. Ilt. of t.; total expenditures of SJ . and a balance In the treasury of IT 7. Th Itemised report ihost that the totals do not Include tha Iecembr membership drive, and no salary, wages or present wer mad to officio! or other. Cov patriot believe such publlci lions are mora effective weapons to tis against pro-Germaa tale of graft and misappropriation than cash re ward tor proof against such traitor. CARDS XECF.SSARY SOW FOR MEAT, M tHCARIK AD BITTER. Intrrvrntlon I Approved. STOCKHOLM. Feb. St. Th Swedish Kigsdag ha adopted the government's proposal for military Intervention In tne Aland Islands. The vote In the sjppep hna. n without debate and In tne lower horn th proposal was adunll By vol oX Hi lo Rlddlagr Farewell ta Vlaatary System f Halloaing Prove A 1 1-A War lag Tasde f Talk. t IjONDON. Feb. St. Saturday was the last day on which persona living in London and th Immediate adjoining counties could buy meat, margarine and butter without producing a ration card. -When the stores open tomor row the new plan will be In operation and everyone wilt ba compelled to pro duce a ration card before making any purchases of the aforementioned ar ticles, which ar very scare. Th newspaper hare featured the details of the ration card plan to the exclusion of other news, giving prom I - acne to lb fact that King Gaorg fcaa tide of war. This charge recited that having taken an oath of office In which, among other things, he swore to support ami defend the Constitution or the Lnlted States against all ene mies, foreign and domestic, and that he ould 'bear true faith and allegiance to the same'" had written the letter concerning his resignation. Fort Leavenworth, Kan., was dpslg nated as the place of Imprisonment. WASHINGTON. Feb. ii. Evidence that In spite of his commission in the United States Army he was In touch whh German agents, contributing to Von Bernetorffs propaganda funds and working for peace at any price before America went to war. waa largely re sponsible for the heavy punishment im posed upon Captain Davled E. Menkes, sentenced by court-martial at Cover nor's Island to dismissal from the serv ice and imprisonment at hard labor for Z years. Ilenkr Active Propagandist. Thia evidence was discovered after Menkes waa brought back from France for trial because of his Insistent de mands that he be allowed to resign to avoid fighting relatives and friends in Germany. On landing he asked to be allowed to see his wife. ThUj was de nied, but be was permitted to tele phone and officers listening in heard hint instruct his wife to burn all his papers. Before Mrs. Menkes could carry out the order her home was entered and the incriminating letters and papers seised. According to officers of the Judge Advocate-General's department, these proved that Menkes not nly had been In communication with Count von Horneitorff, then German Ambassador to the I'nited States, but had contrib uted to German, Austrian and Turkish funds and had been an active propa gandist. Menkes was born In towa In 1S7S and entered the Army at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War as a private In Company G. First Wisconsin Infantry. Me mas made a corporal and then a sergeant. He became a Second Lieutenant in February. 1901. and in 1!07 he graduated from the In- Xanuy and cavalry school of tlie Army, and Jay of La Center. FARMERS ARE INTERESTED r ield Demonstrations of Practical Work Are Given by O. A. C. Engineers and Instructors. Banquet Closes Session. OKF.GON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 24. (Special. I The lr rigation school at Redmond the last week was the first of its kind yet held. A series of lectures &u Irrigation prac lice, irrigation laws, irrigation man agement and engineering, as well practical field demonstrations, were in ciucieu. field demonstrations were given in selecting and laying out lan for irrigation, locating laterals by sim pie leveling Instruments, constructin weirs, drops, measuring boxes, flumes and other structures. I'torpa T. Cochran, of La Grande, water Superintendent, explained tha the early business of the water board was concerned with the adjudication of water rights, while the distribution of water Is now becoming the chie work. For this reason it was suggested ny Jir. iwnran mat instruction be given water masters and a complete course In. irrigation was outlined by W. L. I'owers, of the department of drainage and irrigation at O. A. C. The pub ncity work and local arrangements were handled by County Agent Ward who presided. Assistance was given by t'resident Jay Upton and Secretarv Kred Wallace, of th Oregon Irrigation congress. Banquet Close Session. The entertainment and banquet given by the Redmond Commercial and Ladies' Club fittingly closed the aes sion. The school closed with 125 pres ent, and covers were laid for 150 at the bantiuct. ine attennance at tne lectures was rood despite the cold weather. Many farmers came from 14 to IS miles away. Delegates from Wasco, Jeffer son. Crook, Deschutes and Union coun ties were in attendance. Farmers were much interested in the lectures on structures for measuring and distribut ing water given by Professor T. A. IL Teeter, of the department of lrrlga tion engineering. Professor Teeter in spected the work at the Ochoco dam nd addressed the Prineville Commer cial Club Thursday. . John II. Lewis. State Engineer, dis cussed fundamental principles of water law and organization of irrigation dis tricts for construction, emphasizing the need of co-operation. As a result of this he was invited to address a later meeting to- see If some plan of or ganization to take care of all Des chutes projects can be worked out. laveatlgaton la Propoaed. It was proposed to use part of the several thousand dollars recently re turned to the revolving fund for co operative Irrigation investigation by the Ochoco project for a detailed soil and irrigation investigation. In order o shape up the most compact and at ractive area possible, with a view of quick development of attractive areas. t is believed that 15,000 to 25,000 acres of choice land now settled and devoted to dry farming could be watered. Resolutions adopted eXDressed appre- iation to all speakers and the Red mond Commercial and Ladies' Club and the efficient management of. the I'hool by Mr. Ward. It was recom mended also that the school be made n annual affair. I .a Conlcr Pioneer Is Dead. LA CENTER, Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) John K. Gaither, 80. a Civil War eteran and a pioneer of this section, led February 15 of paralysis. Mr. Gaither came here 45 years ago and for several years was engaged in the mer cantile business. He also was post master for nearly 40 years, retiring in 915. Mrs. Gaither died In 1916 and luce her death Mr. Gaither had lived with a son in Portland. He Is survived by four sons. S. P. and W. T. Gaither f Tortland, Frank of Chinook. Wash., Reds Declare Martial Law and Or der All Munitions Turned Over - to Them Berlin Reports Tbat 'Armies Continue Successes. LONDON. Feb. 24. Germany's pesce terms have been accepted by Nikolai Lenine. the Bolshevik Premier, and Leon Trotzky, Foreign. Minister. Trotzky is acting for the central ex ecutive of the Soviets. This announcement is made in a Rus sian official statement received by wireless. It adds that Russia will send a delegation immediately to Brest Litovsk. A Russian government wireless mes sage addressed to the German govern ment at Berlin announces that a parlia mentary representative left Petrograd Sunday at noon for Dvinsk for the pur pose of transmitting to the German high command at Dvinsk Russia's of ficial reply to Germany's peace con ditions. Delegation to Be Sent. Another communication Addressed "To All," announces that the following message has been sent to the govern ment at Berlin: "According to decision of the oentral executive of the Soviets, taken at 4:30 Sunday morning, the Sovlals' and Peo pie's Commissaries have decided to ac cept Germany's peaj?c conditions and will send a delegation to Brest- Litovsk." Informal peace negotiations with Roumania were begun yesterday Castle Bufftea, near Bucharest, accord ing to advices reaching diplomatic cir cles at The Hague and transmitted in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from that point. Tha central powers are demanding territorial acquisitions for Bulgaria and economic concessions for Germany and Austria. - Few Daya of Grace Given. Premier Averesco, of Roumania, will consult King Ferdinand at Jassy, for which purpose a few days of grace were given by the representatives of the central powers. Germany is represented in the ne gotiations by Fcre.gn Secretary von Kuehl-.iann; Austria by Foreign Min ister Czernin, arta Bulgaria by Premier Kadoslavoff. PETROGRAD. Feb. 23. Petrograd was placed under martial law today The proclamation issued by the gen eral staff of the Petrograd military district declares: "Persons caught in the act of steal ing, pillaging, attempting ex propria tion or otherwise committing repre hensible deeds, will be shot without pity," and declares every individual, organization or institution not having special permission must hand over to the council of soldiers' and workmen's delegates of the district all bombs, grenades, projectiles and other explo sives, which the soldiers' and work men's delegates will send to army de pots. Newspapers Are Suppressed. In consequence of the declaration of a state of siege, six of the most im portant Petrograd newspapers, which opposed the authority of soldiers' and workmen's delegates, have been sup pressed. BERLIN, Feb. 24. At some points the Russians are offering resistance to the Germans, the War Office reports. "The advance of the Germans is said to have been continued successfully yesterduy. They are approaching the Port of Reval, on the Gulf of Finland, and have captured several towns, tak ing about 2000 more prisoners. "In Esthonia our troops, who every where are greeted with joy by the population, pressed forward in forced marches, notwithstanding the snow- covered roads, and defeated the enemy, who resisted at some points," says thia statement. Advaaee la Rapid. "The operations begun by the army group of General von Llnslngen for the support of Ukraine are being carried out as planned. German troops entered Iskorost." (The ranldltv of the German advance is shown by the occfrpatlon of Iskorost. 115 miles northeast of Rovno. the cap ture of wtiich by the Germans was an nounced last Tnursday. The Germans now are-within about 200 miles of Kiev.) PETROGRAD. Feb.. 23. The Germans In their invasion of Russta are advanc ing in three groups, according to a re port from the commander-in-chief of the Russian army on the northern front. who says: The Germans are advancing with great caution. They are marching in three groups. First, in the Walk region; second, in the Riesh''sa region, and the third, between these two sections. In the Mohllev sector all. is quiet." LONDON. Feb. 23. Petrograd dis patches to the Exchange Telegraph Company state that it was announced t a meeting of the Soviet that many factories are organizing detachments of Red Guards for service at the front. ' Dvinsk Easily Taken. M. Sinovieff, associate of Nikolai Lenine and chairman of the Soviet, re ported that it required only 100 Ger mans to capture Dvinsk. He added that 'the committee responsible for the defense of the city would be tried by revolutionary tribunal. -Lettish snipers are resisting the Ger man invaders near Walk and have asked for support from the Soviet. which has decided to send 2000 Red Guards to that region. PETROGRAD. Feb. 19, via London, Feb. 21. At the Bolshevik headquar ters confirmation is given of the report that Swedish forces have seized thi Aland Islands. The landing force wa; resisted stubbornly by the smalt garrl son of Bolshevik troops. The forwarding of Swedish troops to maintain order in .the Aland Islands, which are populated largely by Swedes, was reported unomciaiiy last week, although until the arrival of this dis patch, apparently delayed by censor, no announcement had beeneeceived of the actual seizure of the islands. The Swed ish Parliament yesterday adopted the government's proposal for military in f an army of volunteers, to defend Pet rograd, has been begun, the Bolshevik telegraph agency announces. . "The crisis of Irresolution In the spirit of the population is definitely at end," the statement says. "The wave f panic has changed to a passionate esire to defend socialist Petrograd by 11 means and to ward off attacks made against It. Enrollment of large numbers of vol- Xt&kr. Patent Calf and Dull A Q Qf Calf Skin Shoes for jO.OU Good quality button shoes with cloth tops. Broken lines of sizes. Black Kid and Dull Calf Skin Shoes at Button and lace shoes in patent leather, dull calf or black-kid.. Short lines of sizes. Many other short lines at good reductions. Second Floor Lip man, Wolfe & Co. i $4.80 j i i t rHai..arJiv of O Merit 04 ' unteers has begun. In a few days there will be under arms not less than 60.000 fighters, without counting soldiers who desire to tight" 150 AMERICANS IX PETROGRAD Washington Quitting Leaves Capital to Question Frauds. of WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Occupation of Petrograd by Germans would In volve the flight from that city of 150 Americans, including 45 members of the diplomatic and consular staffs. In formation at the State Department in dicates that of the 150 there are 30 women. The number of French and British nationals in the menaced capi tal is larger. Ambassador Francis has not reported to the department the details of any plan for the departure of nationals of the co-belligerent governments, but It has been assumed that practically all will leave with the allied diplomats. No new instructions were sent to him and none will be. Even the question of leaving the country has been left to his judgment. Raymond Elects Officers. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Raymond last week elected E. C. Lawler, Mayor, and J.' T. Stratton and Charles Henkle, Commissioners. It was the final election under the new com mission form of government. Schoolhouses to Be "Capitols." NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Organization of small units like school districts in of revival meetings and other activi little democracies, with the school houses as their Capitols, forms the foundation of a plan announced here last night by which the Council of Na tional Defense and the United States bureau of education propose to or ganize 750,000 school teachers and 22, 000.000 pupils and their parents' for " public service. SHOOTING TO BE PROBED Lebanon Citizens Are Suhpenaed by Lane County Grand Jury. LEBANON, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) Several witnesses from this city have been subpenaed to appear before the Grand Jury; which convenes In Albany next Tuesday, to Investigate the shoot ing of Bert O. Belyleu, a Jitney driver who was shot In the knee last week at a Crabtree dance, where he had taken a load of Lebanon young people. Mr. Belyieu is still- in the hospital. The shot was from a .22 calibre rifle in the hands of Mrs. E. E. Parr, the postmistress at Crabtree, who says the gun was discharged accidentally. The bullet hit Mr. Belyieu, who was in the street in front of the postoffice by his car. Springfield Church Gains. SPRINGFIELD, Or., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) The Methodist Church at Springfield,- Or., has received 140 new members under the leadership of Dr. S. A. Danford, the pastor, as a result Jpnftland'Gremaforium fJl --fffljV7- WsaTaaaw k e csfaciissn fA if I S jj .pj Urn or Grave, Which? Sentiment favors Crema tion and the Urn. because C r e nt a tion eliminates 'the loathsome and horrif y i n g thoughts of the processes incident to earth burial. Cremation leaves n o harsh or repulsive after thought. No religious dogma, among civilized races, is in conflict with Cremation. It is the most reverent and hallowed treatment possible for you to accord the remains of your depart ed loved ones. Portland Crematorium Sfllwood Car to Yin Mora Kourtrnth Jfc Bybee. to 5. The State Bank of Portland Is Now Open for Business at the New Location Fifth and Stark Streets THE OLD RELIABLE UNION Yon Will Not Get Hnrt If Thia Number. PLATES Porcelain Crowns. . . Porcelain Fillings . . , 22-K Gold Crowns... 22-K Gold Bridge... Extracting Yo Flad ..$5.00 .$3.50 to $5 $1 .$3.50 to $5 .$3.50 to $5 50 We Guarantee Onr Work. UNION PAINLESS DENTISTS 231 -Morrison, Cor. Second Entire Corner Dr. Whetstone, Pres. v 2SL00K FOB tllE EIG UNION SIGN-ig-g