THE MOTIVING OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. MARCH C, 1918. U-BOATS SUNK AS RAPIDLY AS BE ! BARUGH TO PRESIDE BROWNING MACHINE GUV. WITH WHICH AMERICAN TROOPS WILL BE EQUIPPED, PROVES EFFICIENCY EVEN IN INEXPERT CIVILIAN. HANDS AT KECENT TESTS. New Chairman Selected War Industries Board. for t s. Ships Destroyed Last Mont Onty Half Number for Same 1 Period in 1917. WILLARD'S PLACE FILLED asset" Beorsanlzation of Highly Important GERMAN REPORTS UNTRUE Body Directed by President Xor Purpose of Effect ing Co-ordination. ...v 2 y v v ' x - t1- ' " - . S 1 wS sJL - ' err s - i Ttt- Sir i:rlc Grd-Ics Reports to Parlia jnent oo Xarloe Situation At (ration Callrd to Tact That l". S. Oatpal la Slow. t.vrOV. March S. Sir Eric Geddes. "Tlrst Lord of the Admiralty. In aa ad dress la th llouie of Commons today. a.d: W believe that we and th Amerl cans (or some month tiava been link lag submarines aa ut aa they art Lul'L sir Erie aaid th rata or exaggera tion In the (ifriua reports of tonnage alleared to hav- been aunk u la creasing steadily. The sxaccsratlon In tha second quar ter of tha period of on real Met d aut- marine warfare wu talc that of th flrat quarter. Th rates In th third and fourth quarter were three and four time, thai or tne nnt quarter, and In January Vi tlmta tha flrat quarter. Th trend of th figures of 1o of hipping by enemy action was steadily Improving. Sir Uric stated. Th loe a to th world tonnair during February wn hit: mn than half th loa dur lag Kabruarjr of la at year, ho said. JSraUlrrraaeaai .ei Attratlca. It btcami Increasingly evident, th l1rt Lord want on. that a th re ourrt for combating th submarines Improved, It would ba posalbla to turn attention mora to th Mediterranean, ile continued: . "I recently went to Rom for a meet In c of th allied naval commute and etso Inspected naval establishments In th Mediterranean. Including thoaa of th (ireek navy. "British naval officer are assisting th Greek In reoraanlaatlon or their navy, which already Is co-operating In th Madl'erraneaa and rendering valu able service." "It was perhaps natural. Sir Eric eledJes said, "that co-operation be tweea Great Mrltain and the foiled fccatea should be extremely .loa." On behaif of himself and his col league he wished publl-ly to pay trib ute In th wholehearted and 'rnrroui devotion to th prosecution of th war whk-h governed the action of every representative of th United Flatea with whom thy ram Into contact. Th personnel of all ranks, he said, bad th respect and esteem of th, officers I in Britlsn navy. blpalaa Owtawt La-. Concerning shipbuilding he said that there was no lack of materials at th present time and that there wer more men In th yards, but tha output reached only J . tons In January. llho-agh It ahould hav been much lartcer. It was true th weather was exceptionally bad and also that Janu ary, owing to th holidays, alwaya was a bad month for th output of ahlp. On week or on month could not be taken bv Itself. 11 expressed the opinion that Feb ruary would be shown to have made nearly twice as rood a record aa Jan uary, although only about two-thirds of what th same yards had don previ ously with fewer men. Submarines wer being destroyed In Increasing- numbers, he continued, and as the methods employed agalnat them wer developed, the numbers would be enlarged still further. There wa a growing reluctance on th part of Her man crews to put to sea. tha chance of return betas; on In four. Th loss for th five months ending with February was 1 per cent less than th loss during th corresponding months of th year previous, he added, although four month of th latter period unrestricted submarine war had aoi bo proclaimed by th enemy. Imra Still Perr-aai. t hav stated. th First Lord con tinued, "that th curv of losses of merchant shipping continues down ward. That statement la aa true today as when previously mad. It la true tner hav been bad wek and bad month. February was. In comparison with recent standards, a bad month. Hut. on tha other band. January waa a good on. "As to the curv of th loss In th world's tonnag. only two months of th current quarter have elapsed, but. assuming the March loss to b as high a that of February. I find that th falling curv continues. Regarding th rat of ship produc tion. .lr Erie said that Instead of a rl there had been a serious drop. -Why?" the First Lord asked. "Th main fart a that owing to labor un rest and strike difficulties, th men In th yards are not working as If th lif f th country depended on their exer tions. i-ssaleyera Mmy Be a Few It. "Th employers are perhaps not do ing all they could. The long strain of j the war must hav an effect upon their i nerve as upon everyone els. Th serious unrest which existed In Janu- - ?V -.1 VJ. a2JX V v : -. ' :f . y .Z i -. - , Y.V :. i " 1 1 t 'it-'.;. '-'S -vc t -'-- -ii''4, v.r-1 . - ,.t," -VASHT'GTOf. March E. Bernard M. Baruch, of New "Vork, today was ap pointed chairman of the War Industries Board. He succeeds jjaniei niaru. president of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road, who recently resinned. President Wllnon also announced i reorg-anliation of the board to mor thoroughly co-ordinate the efforts of war industry. The reorganization, aa directed by President Wilson, will determine prior ities of production and regulate deliv ery to the various war agencies of the Government. In a measure, the reor ganization Is calculated to meet the demand in Congress for greater co-or dination of war effort. In a letter to the new chairman President Wilson outlined the functions of the reorganized board as follows: First, the creation of new facilities and the disclosing, if necessary, and the opening up of new or additional sources of supply. Second, the conversion of existing facilities, where necessary, to new uses Third, studious conservation of re sources and facilities by scientific commercial and industrial economy. Fourth, advice to the several pur chasing agencies of the Government with regard to prices. Fifth, determination, wherever neces sary, of priorities of production and of delivery of the proportions of any given article to be made immediately accessible to the several purchasing agencies when the supply of that ar tide Is sufficient, either temporarily or permanently; and Sixth, making of purchases for the allies. The President feels the. board should retain as far as possible Its present advisory agencies, but the ultimate de cislon of all questions, except the de termination of prices, should rest with the chairman, the other members act ing in a co-operative capacity. Copyright by I. V. Puck. Washington. P. C. from Underwood A Underwood. New York. Tha photograph above shows United States Senator James W. Wadsworth, of New York, operating the Browning machine rifle at the public demonstration on the Congress Heights range before high Government officials, members of the Senate and House military committees and American and allied army authorities. This rifle, which weighs li pounds and ran fire 20 continuous shots in 2 4 seconds, a veritable stream of lead, was operal-d successfully by the Senator, as It was by all others who tried it- The gun functioned per fectly for alL It performed exactly as the ordnance experts expected. This gun Is the new "over-the-top" gun. for It has many tactical advantages for offensive action. Senator Wadsworth has a keen eye and he hit the target most of tha time. Other prominent persona tried the light rifle and all were amazed at the easy working of tha gun. DEATH LIST GROWS Lieutenant and 3 Enlisted Men Killed Near Toul. March 1. from tha time their serv ice began were "bunkles." They were In the same contingent at Camp Lewis, Tacoma. Wash., and later were sent together to a training camp In England. TEUTON INVADERS GO ON 'ContfnnH From First Pac- FIVE OTHERS ARE WOUNDED Casualties and Deaths by Accident and Dicae In France and America Add Still More Names to Ixing Roll. 3N WASHINGTON, March S. Genen Pershing today cabled the War Ie partment tha names of another Lieu tenant and three more enlisted men killed and five additional men severely wounded on March 1, tha day of th German assault on an American trench near TouL Thla brought the total cas ualties of that ante thus far reported to the department to three Lieutenants and 17 men dead, one Captain, one Lieu tenant and 1 men severely wounded and 19 men slightly wounded. The men reported today as killed were: First Lieutenant Lavid K. Summer. Joneaboro. Ua.. and private Knuta Ol son. Stoughton. Wis.: Bruno Stlokowski, Joltet. I1L. and Lloyd W. Speta. Bla- rnark. N. I). Tha flv men reported severely wounded were: Corporsl Oliver Lear- dorff. Uecatur. III., and Privates Hoy J. Collins. Petersburg. III.; Frank J. Houle. Ware, Mass; Giuseppe Fanucchl, Valley street. San Francisco, and William Khuad. Sequel. CaL General Pershing also -reported that Second Lieutenant John r lennlkrn. Lynn. Mia., waa kllltd In action Feb ruary 27. and that three privates of a machine run battalion were aeverely wounded fehruary :i. Ther were: lil lam Was. Watertown. Mass.: Itoy I' Metcalf. Irasburg. Vl and iUymond , r wln . . - ,- t eas, uniuimriue, t. In Uter month. .,Tn, nm' ? m wno b- -I am driver, to tha enel...in-. ii,.! slightly wounded In action also were ren at this lata data th situation la ii.vurira mm luuu.a. sol fuily realised. "Our allies are making every effort to Increase their production of ships." Mr Krlc added, "but despite glowing reports In the A me r Ira n press and great as the effort of that country doubtleaa l it appear a that a considerable time must elape before the desired output Is obtained. Sir Krlc said tha naval forces of th allies In European waters would be augmented shortly by a force of Brazil- we -K I r. TAKE PEPTIRON NOW -! la th lariag by Pal. Weak. Xrva-sa People. Peptlron Is In th form of pills, rhoe-elate-roated. pleaaant to take, easily as similated, and Is the most successful combination of Iron of which Ita mak ers. C. I. Hood Co, Lowell. Mass, have anv knowledge. You mut have an abundance of Iron In your blood If you ar to be keen, quick and ftt In the battle of life, over come obstacle and know no such thing as fairure. For several reason lark f Iron In th blood la more noticeable In th Spring than at any other time. Eetde Iron. Peptlron Include pep sin. Dux. celery and other tonics, nerv helps and dtgestlv. It give strength, color and body to th Mood: reddens pal cheeks, steadies th nerv. Im prove the disston. nourish and gives stamina to th whole body. It I th tonic Spring medlrina for jou and for jour la-mil. Adv. serseaot tirdnev A. Moreney, St. Johns- bury. Vt, February 27. 'on-oral I-ali 8. Bean. Poplar Bluffs. Ma. February 24. Private Kraeat O. Bowen. Carthage, Tetc. and William C. Clael. Montgomery, lnL. yebr-eary 2e3, Kalph J. Bean. Littleton. -. H, Febru ary &. l-larerie R. Hill. Mlddteahern. Ky, March 2. and James W. I'strtck. Phoenix. Ala., and George M. Haselbrook. 1'tttsburg. March S Cadet George Phllllppoteaux. New Tork City, died February IS as the re sult of an aeroplane accident Private Kdward B. Crane, of Maiden. Maaa. died February St. from gunshot wounds. The deaths from natural causes wer also reported: Corporal Mas Loop, Saginaw. Mich, pneumonia, and Ernest J. Kinsler. of Philadelphia, spotted fever. Privates William W. Sullivan. Pidde ford. Mex. scarlet fever; George W. Caldwell. Prosser. Wash., diphtheria: Charles A. I'ts. K. F. U No. a. Seattle. Waatu. pneumonia, and Edward It Baker. Battle boro, Vt, septecaemla. OTTAWA. OnL, March S. J. Stewart, of Polston. Mont.. Is recorded as having died tn a Canadian overseaa casualty list Issued here today. fAV PIEGO. Cal, March t. Lieuten ant Charles Warren Pauly. Jr, of San Diego, waa killed yesterdsy In an air plane accident near Fort S11L Ok la.. according to word received today by his parents. Pauly was a graduate of the University of California. FAX FRANCISCO. March E. Rossel A- Murr and Chris Buach. of Napa. CaL. named by General Pershing yeaterday aa among th privates killed In action Aland Islands are to be removed with all possible dispatch. "A special agreement li to be made between Germany. Russia, Finland and Sweden regarding the non-fortification of these islands, as well as regarding their treatment In military, shipping and technical respects. It is agreed that at Germany's desire the other states bordering on the Baltic are also to be given a voice in the matter." War Pliaoaers t Be Returned. "Article 7 Starting from the fact that Persia and Afghanistan are free and Independent states, the contracting parties undertake to respect their polit ical and economic Independence and territorial Integrity. of Soviets at Moscow, March 15. The delay of a fortnight granted by the Germans for ratification constitutes opportune respite for the Soviets, which probably will be used In the organiza tlon of a Ked Army and the develop ment of means of defense. "By a decision reached at an ex traordlnary meeting of the council commissaries, which was published be fore the signing of the peace treaty, the evacuation of Petrograd is con templated, together with a systematic destruction of all stores of provision and war maerials which cannot be re moved. FOOD DRIVE OUTLINED WASniXGTO.V STATU COLLEGE XTX DE It TAKES BIG WORK. AU CcOperatlng Agencies Will Lined lp In the Interest of Greater Production In 1018. Be RATIFICATION' NOT CERTAIN One Section of Bolshevik! Slay Jol Social Revolutionists LONDON. March S. The often-re iterated statement of English corre spondents that anything may happen in Russia at any time and that-nothln neerl cmiae tirnelaA mnv nng.lhlv ha I illustrated by the developments there liluriftl iliri( i tkj. . Article 9 Prisoners of war of both pending the ratification of the Russo aides will be sent home. "Article t The contracting parties mutually renounce Indemnification of their war costs: that is to say. state expenditures for carrying on the war, as well as Imdemnlf Icatlon for war damages; that Is to say, those damages which have arisen for them and their subjects In the war regions through military measures. Inclusive of all requisitions undertaken In tha enemy country, "Article 10 Diplomatic and consular relations between the contracting par ties will be resumed Immediately after ratification of the peace treaty, bpe cial agreements are reserved relatives to the admittance of the respective Con suls. Article 11. The prescriptions con talned In appendicles 2 and 6 shall govern the economic relations between the powers of the quadruple alliance and Russia, namely, appendix 2 for German-UIsslan; appendix t for Austro Hungarian-Russian: appendix 4 for Bulgaria-Russian and appendix S for Turkish-Russian relations. Separate Treaties Provided. Article 12. The restoration of pub lie and private relations, the exchange of prisoners of war. interned civilians. the amnesty question aa well aa the treatment of merchant ships which are In enemy hands will be regulated by separate treaties with Russia, which shall, form an essential part of the present peace treaty and aa far as it feasible ahall enter Into force at the same time. Article 1J. For tha iterpretat Ion of this treaty the German and Russian text Is authoritlve for the relatione be tween Germany and Russia: for the re lations between Austria-Hungary and Russia, the German. Hungarian and Russian text: for the relations between Bulgaria and Russia the Bulgarian, the Russian text: for tha relations between Tprkey and Russia, the Turkish and Russian text. Article It. The present peace treaty will be ratified. Instruments of rati fication must be exchanged as soon as possible In Berlin. The Russian gov ernment undertakes at the desire of one quadruple alliance powers to ex change ratification within two weeks. The peace treaty enters Into force on Ita ratification Insofar as Ita articles, appendlcea or supplementary treaties do not prescribe otherwise." Th signatures of the plenipotenti aries are attached. The treaty was drawn up In quintuple form at Brest- Lltovsk. March I. I'lrtsaatana Demaada to Rale. The semi-official Wolf Bureau of Berlin says that the trade and political questions to which article II refers are o be regulated according to the de mands of the German ultimatum and analogously to the Ukrainian treaty. The legal and political agreement correspond substantially to the pro posals which were submitted at the Irst Bitting by Germany on the basis of Ita ultimatum. LONDON. March t. Reuter"a Perto- grad correspondent, telegraphing Mon day, says: "It seems Improbable that the peace treaty will be ratified by the Congress German peace treaty, according to re ports appearing here today. It is said that a section of the Bol shevlkl Is in no wise pleased wit the surrender of Nikolai Lenlne, th Bolshevik Premier, and Is Inclined to join the left social revolutionaries, th war spirit of which, according to th Dally Mall's Petrograd correspondent, predominates and constitutes a form ldable opposition to the peace party. This war party, it Is said, advises that the Petrograd governmental insti tutions be removed into the interior Russia, from where they can continue the fight against the Germans, It Is suggested that the Congress Council, called to meet at Moscow March 12 to consider the ratification of the peace treaty, will be made the pre text for evacuating Petrograd under the excuse that it Is necessary for the governmental departments to attend the congress. Opposition to the Ger mans Is said to be greater in the Mob cow and provincial councils than In Petrograd. A Berlin dispatch received In Amster dam today forecasts the early resigns tlon of Lenlne and Trotsky, the Bol shevik Foreign Minister, owing to their increasing unpopularity. EMBASSIES REACH FINLAND Diplomats at Helslngfors and 250 Other Entente Nationals at Abo. STOCKHOLM. Monday. March 4. The members of the British, French and Italian Embassies, who left Petrograd lest week, are now at Helsingfors, ac cording to information reaching the American Legation here. The Swedish Government will be asked to use its good offices to se cure a train to carry the diplomats to Tornea, on the Swedish-Finnish border. Two hundred and fifty other entente itlonals. Including some Americans, are now at Abo. on the western coast of Finland. They have been advised to attempt to reach territory under con trol of the Finnish Government, as Sweden will not likely aend ships to Abo. LONDON. Mondsy. March 4. The For eign Office has received news of the fe arrival at Helsingfors of the staff of the British Embassy to Petrograd. TRAN ST L VAN IAN S ASK SUCCOR Roumanians In Austria's Grip Ap peal to Ronmania Not to Desert. WASHINGTON. March 8. The Ru manians of Transylvania have pro tected against what they call their abandonment by the Roumanian gov ernment, according to an official de spatch from France. A telegram to King Ferdinand from the delegation In Paris, says that the Transylvanians hailed Rotimanla as their liberator upon her advent Into the war, and begged the king not to abandon 4.000.00U Transylvanlan Rou manians to the fury of Austria-Hungary. Head T&a Of fcgonLaa classified ads. J WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Pullman, March 6. (Special.) The United States Department of Agricul ture has asked the State College to pro ceed at once with its own and all co operating agencies throughout the state tn a "greater production drive that will reach every, city, town, agricultural community and farm in Washington. In President Wilson's recent state ment on this subject questions of pro ductlon, of the marketing of farm prod uce, of conservation in the course of production, of agricultural labor and farm problems generally, were dele gated to the United States Department of Agriculture and its agencies in the different states. Questions of the distribution of food, supplies to the allies and conservation In consumption are delegated to th food administration. The State College will carry forward these plans with the closest possible co-operation of all agencies that can help. Including the State Departmen of Agriculture, the State Food Admin istration, the farmers' union, the State Grange, the state press and editorial associations, the state bankers' associa tion, commercial clubs, the state trans portation companies and farm produce associations, county agricultural coun cils, county councils of defense and creamery and dairying associations. March 91s the date set for meetings in every county in Washington and State Food Administrator Charles Heb- berd has asked all county food admin istrators to call together in their re spective counties on this date all their co-operating agencies to help put into practice the food production plans that have been adopted. NAON TO RETURN TO U. S. Argentine Diplomat to Try and Get Embargo Lifted. BUENOS AIRES, March 5. Dr. Ro mulo S. Kaon, Ambassador to the United States, after a long conference 1th President Irlgoyen, announced late last night that he had postponed his return to Washington until April. The President had asked Dr. Naon to study several questions concerning Argentine relations with the United States, especially the possibility of ob taining permission for the export from the United States of various articles now under the embargo, which are necessary to maintain Argentine in dustries. The decision of Dr. Naon to return to Washington means that the govern ment has approved without reserve everything the Ambassador has done. DEMOCRATS GAIN CONTROL fOontlnued From First Page.) votes. The total woman vote In the district today was 9372. Apparently the candidates for Con gress and the Kepu oilcan and Demo- catlc leaders left the polling of lag- garkl voters almost entirely to women. Male political workers were scarce and Inactive. Scores of men were brought to the polls by women political workers. Mrs. Ilollcnbcck Asks Divorce. OREGON CITT, Or., March 5. (Spe cial.) Anna Hollenbeck brought suit for a divorce against Earl C. Hollen beck In the Circuit Court Tuesday. The couple were married in Sioux Falls. S. D., in August, 1912. . 0 . MME. MELBA the greatest living prima donna, who will sing at HEILIG THEATER Tomorrow Night has again selected the ' PIANO for her toar, and writes of it: "The Mason & Hamlin Piano today represents the highest achievement in piano making." Mme. Melha has also bought a Mason & Hamlin for her home in Australia. It is significant that such eminent artists, who demand the utmost degree of excellence in a musical instrument, prefer the Mason & Hamlin Piano to all others for their public and private use. An acquaint ance with the wonderful resources of these pianos will reveal the reason for this preference. The latest products of the Mason & Hamlin factories may be seen only, at our stores. We invite you to inspect them. Other makes accepted in trade at a fair valuation and . easy terms of payment may be arranged if desired. :Viig-BAHen (o. 'Sup erior Vic tro la Service Morrison Street at Broadway Stores Also in Oakland. Sacramento. San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. A HAMU N II Al Ahoemat ft J MUSIC Jff TpAPOLLo'f In vtn II HI KAN05 fl it TALKING 111 U rtsKHJNS l-J SCHOOL RECORD UNIQUE PLEASANT VALLEY PUPILS 100 PER CEXT IN ALL WAR WORK. Sycamore Station, With 107 Families. Has 107 Food Cards, S3000 in War Stamps, 11 at Front Boy, page R. H. Searle, principal of the Pleasant Valley school, district No. 45, and give him a wreath of laurel if there is one to be had. Why? Simply because the Pleasant Valley district, whlcn is Sycamore sta tion, is "100 per cent" in everything which pertains to war work. There are 107 families at Sycamore station. Consequently, there are lui food conservation cards in the houses of that district. In the i. Ai. J. A. drive. Sycamore station, including the Pleasant valley school, scored another 100 per cent. There are iju memDers of the Ked Cross at this station. In the war savings stamp campaign, Svcamore station has purchased these securities to the amount of $3000. Every child in the school owns thrift stamps or war Bavings securities and the school service flag contains 11 stars. County School Superintendent Alder- son recently awarded the Pleasant Val ley school a picture of the Angelus as a prize for Its splendid record in all branches In the war work. HCOVEHIZE AKD ECONOMIZE. Send Us Your Old Rugs, Carpets and Woolen Clothing. We Will Make Von Those Kverlaat - ing Western llrand Keversible, Aland - Woveo Fluff Rugs They Wear Like Iron." PHONE L'S AND OCR DIUVEIIS WILL. CALL. Ont-of-Town Patrons Send for Descriptive Booklet. Freight Paid Moth Way Mail Orders Western Fluff Rug Co. B4 ia Union Ave. "., Cor. East Dnvls. Phones East 66 1. Home B 1475. WE DO SCIENTIFIC CARPET CLEA.I.t. KAU RIGS VVOVK.V. ALL SIZES. Pianos, Player Pianos and Talking Machines 1 67 UlUUIItUltllllll HOVENDEN ! PIANO COMPANY 1 FIFTH ST. Broadway 677 i.iiitiiirtH-ru-mremi--rallur-Mttl-inriu-nui.,'l WITH NO RUBBING LAUNDRY HELP You can wash your clothes beautifully white and clean without any rubbing whatsoever. It won't hurt your hands. It doesn't harm the finest materials. It does the business and MAKES WASHING A PLEASURE 25c package contains enough for 10 washings. Most dealers have it. Geo. E. Wightman Co., 90 Eleventh St. Bdwy. 1903 BROWN S BRONCHIAL TROCHES a safe and effective remedy for couf-hs. osrseness and sore throats, llarmieas. Adv. Grip Follows the Snow LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets tsk- In time will Prevent Grip. B. W. ROVE'S alsnature on box. 30c Adv. More than 100 women are employed n cleaning the streets of Vienna. At least half the men in the streets de partment have left their posts. Most of them are in the army, the others have obtained more lucrative work. - s -L-sass. Port la nd Crema tor i u m A iter the Last Service Then What Those whose loved ones have been placed away at the Portland Crematorium never need fear the depression of a grave, neglect ed and unkept, and so lessen the number of their visits. Here, in the Columbarium fresh-cut flowers from the Crematorium's own nursery, bring life and beauty to the place where what remains of the loved ones is contained. Every thought or part of cremation replaces some thing brutal and harsh In earth burial. Write, phone, or call for booklet. Visitors 9 to 5. Sellwood. car to Fourteenth and Bj bce.