Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1918)
VOL. LYIII. NO. 17,871. PORTLAND, OREGON, . SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1918. PRICE FTVE CENTS. IJAPAff MAY GO GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE OVER TUBES IT LINEMAN, HURT BY FALL, SAVES TRAIN McADOO PROMISES G. A. R. GOOD RATES B0LSHEVIK1 FEAR PEACE DEAL OFF ALONE PtRCHASE OK PNEUMATIC MAIL CARRIERS RECOMMENDED. TRACK CLEARED JCST BEFORE PORTLAND VISITORS TO GET I-CENT-A-MILE FIGURE. LIMITED SPEEDS PAST. AMERICANS DEFEAT BIG GEiAH ATTACK GENERAL NAMED AS MEIA FRIEND OF PACKERS Many Fall in Fierce , Raid Near loul. U. S. CAPTAIN AMONG KILLED Sinl "Miction Gaining v Favor in U.S. CABINET DISCUSSES SUBJECT Congressional Commission Favors Federal Ownership and Operation In Ms nig Cities. WASHINGTON". March 1. Govern ment ownership and operation of pneu matic postal tubes In New York. Brook lyn. Philadelphia. Boston. Chicago and St. Louts aa a mraoa of retaining high speed tranaportatlon of first-class mail am recommended by the Joint Con gressional Invesllgat Inc commlaalon In German Dead Strew Ground in X1-. Fmnt nf Trrnr.hP. Itr-General Burleson that tha tube ba abandoned except in ine mosi conknu district of Near York, tha commtaalon. by a ota of five to one. favora their HUN BATTERIES SMASHED Not mora than t The commit- EARLY DECISION EXPECTED tea recommends Federal acqulaltlon 01 tha tubes, now leaaed at about l7t.000. By substituting automobiles for the tubes a savin of Sll.:i a year could ba made, the report saya. but that much delay In delivery would result. President Gives Attention to New Far East Issue. fjKrrrfjr Reprisal Follows Bombard snrnl of Yankee Troop WHh Oa Mxll Pmltion of Mlncnwcr frr Can Oblitrratrd by Fire. LINN HINDUS AMONG FIRST Efforts Made to Become Naturatiicd la I'nltrd States In ltOS. ALBANY, Or.. March 1. (Special.) Kerent press dlspatchea regarding ef forts of Hindus to become naturalixed In the United States on the ground that they were members of the Cau casian race and therefore legally white. recall that one of tha first efforts In this direction was made In Linn County with tha result that the applications were denied.. On February 1. DOS. David Son Kehar and Shim Wassan. both Hindus, made FRANCE. March 1. ( Br The Associated declarallona of Intentiona at the office Comment of British Press Discloses Great Interest With Which Prop oslllon to Combat Latest Gcr- Menace Is ' Viewed. r Kl. Mereta L (rtrtasa Ifmsi ea- fsrrsally Irlae4 far swMlsis sserallai attarkes Asasrlraa salleat ta alakt aad tafcs aaarwlaa. bat Ike .lase-i leaaa asalaiataeal laelr Una etrrrakm a ad la addltksa eaaard heavy raaaal- Slew immi I ae eseaay. Taa .tasrrtewaa slae tmmh. priaaaera aa back paaltiaeia narked. Tha fareajalas- to eanlalaed la tba Frewets airiessl taaasslealtoa Made satl taa Is bt. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN Press. American troopa repulsed strong German attack this morn Ins; In the salient north of Tout. Thers were many American casualties. One of tha killed waa a captain who waa grad uated from West Point In 117. The raid was a complete failure, three German prisoners remaining In American hands. The ground In front f tha American trenches waa atrewn wl'h German dead. klriiflB of Flrlag Maria. A driving wet snow waa falling this terming when tha Germans opened fira an tha American salient with avery weapon at their comma id. Seventy Sevan's, heavy shells and das shells fell In a perfect whirlwind on the American trenches for half aa hour. At tha same time other enemy shells In great numbers wera dropping on tha American battery positions. Tha Germans, evidently thinking that the Americans In this sector, having had one tasta of gas a few days ago, would fear It now. let loose great quan titles of poisonous gas. but tha men put on their masks and only a few wera affected by It. So Intensa was tha flra that tha wood back of tha salient wera shot to pieces. Oerasaaa Isrce Forward. At o'clock tha barrage fire lifted rn the trenchea to tha right of the aalient and Germans numbering came sweeping forward under tha pro tection of their flra. They advanced, apparently Intending was left of the trenches, but there, in stead of tha my time anticipated, found the AmerAina atl ready for bat tle. Fierce band-to-hand fighting be-fan. One American Captain rallied bis men with rifles and machine guns and went through tha American wire entangle ments Into no man's land and there waited for tha enemy, whom ho ex pected to ba driven out by bis com rades In tha trenches. Ha was rich, for soon groups of the enemy started back through the wire entanglements. Tha Americana poured In a deadly flra. but unfortunately the t'aptaln was killed during tha fight. He la tha first member of the 1)1? class at West Point to ba killed. White tha Americans were In front of tha wire entanglements and In shell boles still ftghtlng desperately, the American barrage fire began aweeplng ao man's land, catching many running Germans, who bad enough of American (net hods. Tha barrage swept back and forth, mall In c sura of ing all possible dam age to the fore. M Ira Tras Cerssan Off lee rm. When tha enemy had been driven back out of the posit ions, the bodlea of IS German soldiers were found In the American trenches. Two German of ficers wera entangled In the wire and many bodies wera In sight. Eight were visible through the snowstorm at one point. . The ground waa Uttered with enemy band grenad'S. boxes of explosives for destroying dugouts and Incendiary bombs which they had no opportunity to asr. They manascd, however, to drop In ecndlary bombs In two dugouts which were destroyed by fire, but no Amerl -ana wera in them. If the Germans captured any prisoners, which la doubt ful. there were not mora than two or :hrva possibly from a listening post. Of the missing, many probably were Bawled. Digging for them now Is pro reeding and others may ba accounted for. Raid rtaaaed for "Meeka. Two German prisonera were wounded and the other taken waa unhurt except for a Welt on one of his bands where rtc an struck by a yoang American soldier when he showed fight after -apture. From the prisoners the American of ficers have secured much valuable In ormatioo. tme said: did not have a chance to do any thing before an American jumped onto -Tie and grabbed ma by the throat. Tha Germana had been preparing for taa raid for threa weeks, and belonged man I.OM)0. March According ta tke Dally Mall, It la aaderatood tkat the allien have decided ta aak tke Japanese ta take aay ateas aeeessary for the prateetlea at tke alllea la the Far Eaat. Stress la laid aa tbe fact tkat tke Drltlah aad Japaaese arsveramrata hold that Jaaaa'a laterveatloa la Ike Kas aiaa affairs la net ta be coast raed as aa act ef beallllly ta Itaaala or tke Ras alaa geveraaseat. Ita parpose la ta aafrgaard menaced allied lateresle aad ta protect atores aad aaaaltlaaa at Vladivostok aad ta aaalat Itaaala ta lighten aad eveataally of tha County Clerk here. Copies of tha declarations were sent to Washing-I lift Ike bardra ef tbe German yoke. ton. and on December S. IMS, the De partment of Commerce and Labor sent Instructions to the Clerk here to can cel tha original declarations and re call tha certificates Issued to the dec larants. WASHINGTON", March 1. Indications now point to an agreement between the entente powers and America to confide to Japan alona the ta.sk of tak ing such measures as may be necessary to combat German aggression and In fluence in Siberia and to protect the military stores at Vladivostok. No final conclusion has been reached. Mayor Baker to Decide W hether City I however, and It was said in high offi cial quarters tonight that conditions L. F. Stephens, on Speeder, Hurled From Rails by Obstruction. Two Youths Arrested. HOOD RIVER. Or., March 1. (Spe cial.) Phillip Solon, who recently com pleted a 90-day Jail sentence in Port land for failure to register under the selective draft act. and Elmer Misncr, H-year-old Seattle boy, are held In Jail Rere jfor an attempt to wreck the eastbound Oregon-Washington Limited at Lindsay Creek today. Loss of life, perhaps, was prevented through the discovery by Western Union Lineman L. F. Stephens of large iron bolts and spikes laid on the rails. Stephens' gasoline speeder was derailed by the obstructions and he 'sustained severe and painful bruises. The pas senger' trsln followed closely behind the lineman. I Removing bolts from tha rails, Ste phens, as soon as he recovered himself, notified Hood River authorities. Sher iff Johnson, busy with exemption board work, sent City Marshal Carson to the scene. .The lstter encountered the youths near Vicnto, about two miles cast of Lindsay. Both at first strongly- asserted their innocence, but the Mlsner boy broke down tonight and confessed the crime. Letters Tell of Gifts to E. R Plummer. SOAP SENT TO COMMANDANT MODESTY OR PRICE PUZZLE Shall Pay Well for Bathing Suits. Whether conservation of cloth is to bo applied next season to bathing" Suits la a problem facing tha City Council. An ordinance has been passed author ising the purchase of 500 suits for use in public swimming tanks, and It has been found ttist prices are way up. and patterns call for use of as little material aa possible. Whether or not tha city should en courage a reduction In the amount of material or should pay tha high price for tha old style of suits Is a question put up to Mayor Baker to decide. The council fares the element of modesty on tha one side and price on the other. were changing so rapidly and so many new . factors were entering into the problem that it would be unsafe to pre dict overnight what tbe -issue might be. N Paratlatlaaa Make Progreaa. Exchanges aro proceeding rapidly between the entente governments and Washington, and tha matter was con sidered at today'a Cabinet" meeting. It Is understood thst the State Depart ment Is being slowly but steadily in fluenced to accept the view which seems to obtain In Great Britain and France, and possibly in Italy. That Is, that, a single power, with an efficient army and navy within easy reach of Siberia and not other wise employed and acting In conformity with a ceneral agreement, might be ARCHBISHOP LANG VISITOR better able to de.I with the sltustion than any international force. STEFANSSON GRAVELY ILL Explorer Has Cold and Fever In Arc tic and Is Reported Delirious. DAWSON", T. T., March 1. Captain K. M. Tupper and the members of his Royal Northwest Mounted Police Arctic patrol returned from the northern edge of the continent yesterday and reported that Vilhjalmur Stcfansson. the ex plorer, was wintering at Herscliel Island, having reached that point over the ice after his boat, the Polar Bear, grounded at Barter Island last Fall. Captain Tupper met the explorer. The captain said when he left Herschel Stcfansson was suffering from a cold and fever. When the police arrived at Fort McPherson on their way to Daw son, a letter was received stating Stefansson had suffered a relapse and was delirious. Encampment Also Will Have Best of Train Facilities at Reunion. Confederate "Vets" Also Win. WASHINGTON, March 1. Director General McAdoo has decided that the Confederate Veterans shall have spe cial rates and no interference of trans portation to their reunion this Sum mer at Tulsa. Okla., and that the Grand Army of the Republic shall have the same for its meetinsr at Portland. Or. Camp DOdge EXClUSiVe Field Director-General McAdoo decided to- uay tie cuuia promise (.rain laciuues and special rates of 1 cent a mile. Plans for the Grand Army of the Re public National encampment in Port land next July have been held in abey ance by the uncertainty as to whether or not Director-General McAdoo would allow transportation facilities. This formal announcement will remove all uncertainty and the plans will pro ceed. It is expected that a campaign will be conducted by the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and special com mittees appointed by Governor Withy combe and Mayor Baker to raise funds for the entertainment of the visitors. Slav Delegates Order Their Train. for Armour Products. GOOD BUSINESS. REPORTED Francis J. Heney, Special Counsel for Federal Trade Commission, Reads More Letters of Com- polling Public Interest. Primate of England Here to Fur ther Cause of Liberty. NEW YORK. March 1. The Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, archbishop of Tork and primate of England, who arrived at an Atlantic port last night, rame to New York today en route to Washington, where he will call on President Wilson. Tha Lord archbishop's visit to Amer ica. It la announced. ia mainly for the purpose of aiding the movement now under way to further unite the Eng lish-speaking peoples of th world In tbe common cause of liberty and Justice." Balshevlk Attltade 1 akaawa. The attitude of the Bolshevik gov ernment toward the proposed action by Japan in Siberia remains to be de veloped. The Russian contingent in Washing ton is strongly opposed to the step, but. as the Embassy here Is out of touch with the Petrosrrad government. i 'onclutled on Tag. 2. t'nlumn 3.) WAR TIME EMBARGO ASKED Nearly Six Million Women Petition "for Liquor Prohibition. WASHINGTON, March 1. Signatures of nearly 6,0o0.000 women, headed by Mrs. Francis F. Cleveland Preston and Miss Anna A. Gordon, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, appeared on a petition presented to President Wilson today asking that production of malt liquors in the United States be stopped during the war. EIGHT-HOUR DAY ADOPTED British Columbia Loggers Adopt Ore gon-Washington System. VANCOUVER, B. C March 1. Mem bers of the-British Columbia Loggers' Association, who employ about 3000 men, have decided to put their camps on an eight-hour basts beginning March 11, It was announced here today. This action follows the adoption of the eight-hour day beginning today in Oregon and Washington camps. CHICAGO, March. 1. The Federal Trade Commission's investigation of the packing-house Industry today ad verted to packages, of soap and toilet articles, the product of Armour & Co., and their presentation to the command ing officer at the Camp Dodge canton ment, Des Moines, la. The soap incident entered the hear ing when Francis J. Heney, counsel for the commission, read into the records copies of letters -which he explained were taken from the files of Armour & Co. The first,, under date of October 18, 1917, bore the signature of R. A, Right- mire, of the Armour Des Moines office. The letter said: "Old Codger" Said to Be Fussy, "We have been granted the exclusive right to build a sub-branch close to Camp Dodge. I imagine a little pack age of toilet articles and a few bars of soap will be highly pleasing to General Plummer. He Is a particular old cod ger and I imagine him to be very fussy about such things." Other letters told of the sending of the soap and toilet articles to the Gen eral. There was delay in the arrival of the package and in reply to a letter tracing it another letter was read, signed "E. H. Plummer." It was short and read as follows: "Package not arrived. Tou know my loyalty to Armour & Co. 'Nothing else will do.' "E. H. rLUMMER." Arrival of Soap Announced. Another letter from the branch man ager told of the arrival and delivery of the package. This letter also includ ed a sentence saying: "We are doing a world of business every day at Camp Dodge and are re ceiving every courtesy.' That "the big packers had infor mation that there would be a greatly increased demand for meat for the al lies in January, 1918," was shown, Mr. Heney said, by letters which he intro duced. One of them, under date of December 11, 1917, from the Omaha files of Cudahy & Co., told of a meeting of packers with J. P. Cotton. Confidential Matter Bared. The letter said that Mr. Cotton, head of the meat division of the National Food Administration, told the packers PREMIER BREWSTER DIES Liberal Leader of British Columbia Expires at Calgary. CALGARY, Alberta, March 1. Pre mier Brewster or British Columbia died at 10:15 P. M. Harlan Carey Brewster, Liberal Pre mier of British Columbia, has resided in British Columbia since 1S96, when failing eyesight compelled him to give up his work as a printer on the Boston, Mass;, Herald. Always interested in politics, Mr. Brewster represented Alberta two terms in the Provincial Legislature During the sessions of 1910, 1911 and 1912 he was the only Liberal member in the Legislature. In 1912 he was elected president of the Liberal party. He led the Liberals in the 1916 election, when the govern ment headed by W. J. Bowser was de feated. Mr. Brewster was then called upon to form a government and, under his guidance, the Liberals came into power for the first time in 13 years. Mr. Brewster was born at Harvey Albert Count-. New Brunswick. No vember 10, 1870. A brother, James Brewster, is an operator in the As sociated Press office of Seattle.- ALARM SOUNDED BY LENINE Message From Brest-Litovsk Suggests Trouble. AUSTRIA JOINS INVASION German Advance Continues No Prospect of Halting I'ntil Treaty Has Been Signed Three Days for Parleys Allowed. Senator Smith Will Retire. WASHINGTON. March 1. Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan, ; Republican leader in the Senate, an nounced today that he would not be candidate for re-election, but would leave the Senate when his term ex pired. March 4, 1919. DAILY CITY STATISTICS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 52 degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; fresh southeasterly winds. . War. (Concluded on Page S. Column 1.) GET BUSY AND PUT THE PIGS IN THE PEN, ih,vD-.uic4 Ctvuna i- IRON MOLDERS WALK OUT Member of Spokane I'nlon Demand I Minlniani of $ Dally, a SPOKANE. Wash.. March I. Mem- bera of tha Iron Mol'lers' I'nlon In Spokana struck today for a minimum wage of 14 a day. according to Arthur R. Purna, International organizer of I tha union. The Metal Tradea Associa tion of Employers admitted that men at I soma of tha plants had null work. Edgar 0". Snyder. Federal Govern ment mediator of Seattle, said today that so far ha had failed In an effort to bring tha moldera and tho em ployers together. TWO BIG CONCERNS MERGE Central and I'nlon Trust Companies I of New York Consolidated. NEW YORK. March 1. Trusters of the Cent ail Trust Company and of the I'nlon Truat Company, among the old est In the country, voted today to merge tha two Institutions. Their combined deposits will aggreaata t2S7.00O.OOO, making tha new Institution among tha largest of Its kind in tba world. It will ba known aa tha Central Union Trust Company of New York, with a capital stock of 12.509.000 and surplus of about IK.S00.O0O. I BORDER FIGHT BLOODLESS Mcsk-an tnlpers Fire on Americana at El I 'a o. Who Return in Kind. EL PASO. March 1. Mexican snipers fired across the river at Lieutenant II. E. Waldon. Lieutenant J. J. Neyland aad Texas Ranger Joe.Mullans tonight as they wera walking near the Interna tional bridge. The fire waa returned ty the soldiers and the ranger and mora than 14 shots fired. As far aa could ba learned, no one was hit. ! MI i..mt. a-a-s- a a a a a -e-a a-a American forces repulse big German at tack. Page 1. Acting-Chief March, back from France, ex pected to make changes In general staff. Page 4. News from Brest-L.itovsk suggests collnptte of Russo-German v peace negotiations. Page 1. War costing United States nearly billion month. Page 5. Gerard tells liow Germans put lid on new early. Page t. Foreign. Sentiment seems growing to allow Japan t act alone in dealing with Siberian crisi. Page 1. King Ferdinand's abdication provided I peace terms offered to Koumama by AuS' trla-Hungary. Page 4. Secret of official documents revealtm-ar guil of Germany. Page 4. National. Government ownership of metropolitan mall tubes recommended. Page 1. Third liberty loan will open on April 6. Page 3. McAdoo promises good rates for G. A. R. convention. Page 1. Ferris ship may not meet Government's re qulrements. Page Draft law may extend to experts In Indus try and agriculture. Page 2. liomestic. General Plummer declared at Federal trade Inquiry to have received gift of soap from Armour A Co. "rage 1- Count Mlnotto, Swifts son-in-law. escapes deportation, but continues to be neld aa alien suspect. Page 6. Fate of Mooney in Governor's hands. Page Republican National chairman says all ef forts should be united to win war. rage s. Snorts. Multnomah Club to meet Oregon quintet tonight. Page 8. Lincoln High School wins title in Inter- scholastic Basketball League. Page 8. Ballplayers begin to leave for Spring train- ing camps. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Lineman prevents O.-W. K. & N. limited wreck. Page I. Tacoma Councilman announces he will file libel suit against Mayor Fawcett. Page I. Commercial and Marine. Severe breaks occur in all trade markets. Page 17. Stock dealings light and market irregular. Page 17. New steamer Point Loma begins taking on cargo. Page 14. Elevator contract to bo awarded soon. rage 14. Portland and Vicinity. . Dcpuy.- District Attorney Collier gets "black hand ' warning. rage ii. Frovisions of game laws keeps price of fish up. Page 18. Oregon has plenty of power for electro chemical Industries. Page 1J. Treasury Department advises local war stamp headquarters concerning mooted points. Page 13. Municipal Judge wants city ordinance to cover I. W. V. cases. Page li. Secret liquor tap discovered In Courthouse basement. Page U. City. Attorney La Roche makes strong plea for 5-cent fare. Page If. Oregon dairymen face grave situation. Pago T. Federal grand Jury returns 23 indictments. Page 6. Sixty-six resorts may be denied license by Council. Page o. Colonel Leader shows how Germans could invade Oregon. Page 6. Julius Rhuberg, of Sherman County, accused under espionage act. Page 8. Grand Jury returns six true bills. Page 12. Federal grand Jury indicts William Dolfen for perjury. Page 12. Weather report, data and forecast. Page S. LO.DO, March 1. According to a dlapateh received here from a semi official news anency at I'etrograd, dated Thursday, .the German offensive has been stopped by serious resistance which has been offered by the revolu tionary troopa. VIKWA. via London, March 1. Ten thousand Russians already have laid down their arnia and considerable quantltlea of ammunition. Cara and other rolling stock have been taken by the Austrlans, says an official com munication announcing the commence ment of the advance In Kussia. LONDON, March 1. A message re ceived by the Bolshevik government in Petxograd from Brest-Litovsk, dated Friday, ordering a train" under military guard to meet the Russian delegates at Toroshaets, was considered by the gov ernment as probably signifying that the peace negotiations have been broken off. according to a wireless communication received here from Pct rograd tonight. The wireless follows: "To ail the Councils The following message was received Friday from Brest-Litovsk: " 'The council of commissaries, Petro grad: Send us a train to Toroshaets, near Pskov, escorted by sufficiently large forces. Communicate with Krj lenko concerning the bodyguard. "(Signed.) KARAHAN.' People Called to Resist. "This message most probably signi fies that the peace negotiations have been broken off by the Germans. We must be ready for an immediate Ger man advance on Petrograd and on all fronts. It is necessary that all the peo- pie arise and strengthen the measures for defense. LEXIN'E." PETROGRAD, March 1. The occu pation of Rostov-on-Don by the Bolshe viki after a sanguinary battle and tho forced retreat of the troops of General . Kaledines and General Korniloff is re ported by the semi-official news agency today. BERLIN, March 1. via London. Ger man troops continuing their advance in Russia have reached the Dnieper River, the War Office announces. Austro-Hungarian troops have begun an advance into Ukraine over wide sec tors north of the Pruth. The movement of Austro-Hungarian troops, the statei.icnt says, was begun in response to an appeal from Ukraine. The Germans also have reached the line Kiev-Shmerinka, near Fastoff and Kasatin. .. Town Taken by 'Storm. The text of the statement follows: "Our troops have reached the Dnieper in their advance eastward. Along the ' northern frontier of the Ukraine, near Ryechitsa. they encountered a strongly fortified bridgehead which was defend ed by tho enemy. The town and railway (Continued on Page 4, Column :t. A FREE KNITTING BOOK FOR EVERY WOMAN READER OF THE OREtiONIAN. The Red Cross wants tho help of every American woman In knitting socks, sweaters, muf flers and wash cloths for the sol diers and sailors. It has issued an illustrated booklet showing Just what arti cles are wanted and giving ex plicit directions for making them. It shows it all in pictures and t tells what kind of yarn and what size needles to use. Almost every woman can spare a little time for the aid and com fort of the boys who are taking -Old Glory to Europe taking It there that the women and chil dren of ATiierica may not knotv the horror of contact with the brutish hordes of Prussia. Get this little book of Instruc tions at once and weave Into everv stitch your protest acainst this mad power that would tram- t a pie the peace and honor of tha world under the feet of Its selfish ambition. Write at once for a free copy of "The Knitting Book." Enclose a 2-cent stamp for return post age and address Frederic J. Has kin, director The Portland Ore gon ian Information Bureau, Washington, D. C Do NOT write to The Orego nian at Portland. I