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3k T VOL LVIII NO. 17.878. 1'OKTLAXD. OllEUOX, ' MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918. PItiCE FIVE CENTS. JONATHAN BOURNE, EX-SENATOR, WEDS wire or former, statesman O.NCE HIS SECRETARY. SOCIALIST ORATORS BARE THEIR FANGS SECRETARY OF WAR LIBERTY TEMPLE CHINESE PIRATES ATTACK U. S. SHIP AMERICAN PATROL 0(1 FRENCH CAPITAL u BUILT IN ONE DAY iii TIIRKAT SAID TO BE EXOCGII TO SAVE MOOXEV. ONE AMERICA IS KILLED AND TWO WOCS DED. DROP BOMBS WORSTS FRANCE GERMANS American Official Ar rives Safe in Port VISIT IS PURELY MILITARY Knowledge of Conditions at Front Will Be Gained. INSPECTION TO BE MADE laJor-Grorral William M. Clark. Chief of Engineer; Lieutenant Colonel Brett anil Private Sec retary Jlayee Arc la Party. rARt., Vareh It The American Secretary of War. Newton D. Laker, feae arrived at a rr.ach port. WASHINGTON-. March It. Upon bearing of Srlrj Ilaker safe rival In France, through the 'ated Press dispatch from Pari. th War I part me n t tonight announ-ed. that the Secretary's la purely military and act diplomatic and la for the parpoee f Infraction and personal cosftrtnet wl'h mll'tarr ffsclat. .a official report on the Secretary arrival had been reeeleed. The I r pa rt -to. at l-uJ tola atatement: "A cable dlnpatrh from Parte to the Jteuwtated Pree tonight announce, the arrival af a lrnrh port of the Secre tary of War. Kor om time tWeretary leaker has desired to visit the head quarter ef the American eapeditlon ary force. He veiled from an Amert can p-rt about February 17. Least h ef May 1'ndetermlnedu "Secretary Ilakcr haa not determined the l-nth of time be will remain in Trance, but hie atay will be long enough to enable him to make a thor ough Inspection of the American forcea sbrvad and to hold Important confer - sore with American military official. "It la epected that not only will Secretary leaker visit the American headquarter, but hie Inspection tour will cover conetructlon project. In cluding docks, railroad and ordnance bases, now under way back of the siertcan tinea. Two OaVreea With e re-tary. "The Secretary of War la accom panied by Major-General William M. lllack. lieutenant-Colonel M. L. Brett and Ralph Hayes, private eecretary to ilr. Raker." Secretary Baker plana to apend a brief time In France, Inspecting In person the cpnerete re.ulta already achieved In the effort a of hla depart ment to place In the field thla )ear an Army that will be a factor In the campaign. On the eve of hla depar ture Mr. Baker told members of the preaa who have been In the habit of seeing him every day that he did not ipect to be away for any considerable length of time. The Secretary and hla party left Washington without any other attempt at concealment of their movement than a request that the prees refrain from reporting hla departure. The newspapers again worked In hearty co-operation to make the Journey 'aa safe aa poeslble from Herman aub marlnv. No hint of the trip baa been printed. Baker Kaaer to eo Froat. For several month the War Seere. tary ha been eager to see for himself condition at the front and to talk over with General Perhlna- the many pro lma that hava arisen to Impede the rarrvlnc out of the department's plan. It was Impossible for General Pershing j Mr. liaker therefor determined, after j many conference with Frealdent Wil son, to co himself on aa Inspection lour whl.h will, be bell.vea. better fit him for hla icreat rvepotialblllty la meeting Ueaeral Pershtns'a requirements In fighting men and materials and keep Ice In operation a aupply lino more tbaa - mllea Ion-. Ulreet iBleeraaatlow Keeiabt. It Is regarded aa probable, too. that th secretary will take th opportunity I to Inform the American commander In J the field very fully as to all the hopea and alma of the Government which are at stake In th war. Mr. Baker la the first member of President Wilson's Cabinet to go to th battle sne. Out of hi conference. , not only with General Tershlnc. but with the leaders of the Frenrh and British governments, will com direct Information to the President as to what is taking place In the allied coun trles to aid him in shaping bis future course. Th War Secretary I In Europe aa the President' fftcial representative and the fact that he is War Secretary and not a diplomatic representative Is regarded as evidence of the 'determin ation of th President to press the war aggressively to victory. MINING CAMP IS IN RUINS Fire Starting In Corbln, Mont., Ho tel Lays Town Waste. HELENA. Mont, March 10 Corbln. a hamlet lying 2i miles south of Helens, was practically destroyed by fire which etarted tonight In the Corbln Hotel. The town la mining camp. The loss nay be tii.000. Communication was interrupted by the fire. So far aa known there were Bo casualties. Ilridc. Mr. Carol R. S perry, Xcc Robert. Well Known In lUkrr Couulj-, Oregon. MOBILE. Ala, March 10. (Special) Kx-l'nlted State Senator Jonathan tkurne of Oregon was married here to night to Mrs. Carol B. Sperry. Mrs. Sperry has been In charge of Senator iioorne'e plantation at Theodore, ton tttngf several hundred acres, for a year. The wedding was quiet, only a few Intimate friends being; present. Rev. J. W. 1'htlllps. of the First Baptist Church, performed the ceremony. Ex-Senator Bourne's bride waa for merly Mlsa Robert, of a prominent family of Eastern Ore-ton. especially sell known throughout Baker County, tihe wa private eecretary for Mr. Bourne when he wa Senator. She Is a comparatively young- woman, probably around ZX. and attractive. She la Known by a number of Portland residents and frienda of Mr. Bourne. The weddlna; wa no particular sur prise to Mr. Bourne's friends here, as the announcement had been expected among hla Intimate frienda. The weddlna; la the second venture for each, the bride's first husband hav ing likewise been a man of considerable wealth and Influence. 700 LONGSHOREMEN QUIT Arret of One by Military Tollc Rolls Vancouver, R. C, Worker. VANCOUVER. C C March It. See eral hundred longshoremen quit work on the Vancouver waterfront laal night when Teter Sinclair, one of their number, waa arreated by the new police force organised to enforce the military service act In British Columbia. Sin clair, according" to the police, proved that he waa above draft age, and was released. Headquarters of the International longshoremen's Association was not! fled of Sinclair's arrest, and union of ficials, it la stated. Immediately lasued an order for all their mrmhera to quit work, pending; an Investigation. OREGON PASSES ITS QUOTA More than 3 00,000 Ship Mechanic Ready to Serve 'atlon. WASHINGTON'. March 18. Figure received at the Department Of Labor yesterday showed that 100.00 mechan lea hava registered for work in the ahlrjvards and that many states have already exceeded their qu.tas. 1111 nol. with a quota of !!.:, now has 2,000 enrolled. New Tork City haa Dassed Its ojota of 10.000. Many of these volunteers already have been sent to the shlpyarde In tbe vicinity of New Tork and to Hog; Island. Pennsylvania. California haa paased Its mark of ll.Slt. and Oregon has exceeded its quota of .I0 by eOO. GOLDSOLL jSSUES DENIAL Alleged Enibrialcr of Millions Dls- mlsM-ft Reports as raise. WASHINGTON. March 10. Frank J. Goldsoll. held her on charges of the French Kmbaasy that he. embexxled millions of dollars on French war con tracta in America, last night denied statements of Assistant Attorney-General Becker, of New York, that docu ments had been found among Goldsoll'a papers in New York Implicating; French government officials within bis alleged illegal operations. Mr. Goldsoll dismissed also as false reports that German war films bad been found In hla effects. SWISS PRESS SCORES HUNS Sinking; of Cereal Cargo May Result In rbyslcal Reprisals. GENEVA. March 10 Physical re prisals against Germany are unani mously demanded by the allied portion of the Swiss press for the sinking- of the steamer Sardlnero, with lSi tooa of cereals destined for Switzerland. It has demanded that th Swiss govern- I ment shall not send th usual harmless note of proteat to Germany, but will order a It per cent diminution In the bread rations granted the German colony In Swltaerland. Thla colony numbers 530. 000. OREGON MAN IS ON BOARD Prof ror Young Named to National War Prison Organisation. :t"i '.FNi:. Or.. March 10. Professor F. G. Young, of the economics depart ment of the University of Oregon, has received appointment as representative of Oregon on the National war prison board. Professor Toons; has telegraphed his acceptance and has been Instructed to nominate county representatives to act under him In the new work. JAPAN KEEPS HER COUNSEL Foreign Minister Refuses to Talk of Army Mobilization. TOKIO. Saturday. March t. Vlseount Motono. the Japaneae Foreign Minister, was questioned today In the House of Representatives by the leader of the opposition concerning tbe mobilisation of the Japaneae Army. The Foreign Minister refuaed to be drawn into a discussion of the subject. Eleven LclV Crafts Ui'.te in Work. RIVALRY HASTENS BUILDING Stately Structure Flanked Postoffice and Hotel. by TOIL PAYS ITS TRIBUTE Headquarters From Which lo Direct Third Liberty Loan Drive Is Joint Donation of Labor and Capital In Interest of Democracy. Between morn and night ths stately structure rose Portland's Liberty Tempi. At 1 o'clock last night the rays of high-perched flood-lights illumed In bright outline on Morrison street, flanked by the Postoffice and Portland HotcL a pretentious edifice, reared from the pavement In a day. Those who paused to behold and ad mire, though perhaps not knowing It. saw before them the finest symbol of Portland's war democracy and patriot Ism the city has' ever produced. Yes. Into that building had gone the thought. the energy and the means of hodcar rier and millionaire, of toiler and cap italist, all. expended voluntarily, even gladly for tbe good of the Nation. Teseple Believed I alque. Portland's Liberty Temple, so far as known, the only on of Its kind in the United States, was conceived as a head quarters from which to direct the great third liberty loan drive. This only is the purpoae it will serve. More than 1000 worker besieged the committee, offering their services, and every stick of timber and every nail waa donated by business men. The committee to which was dele gated the task of formulating and exe cuting plans for th temple wa headed by Julius Meter. With hiirr- served Guy Talbot. A. L, Flab, Eric V. Hauaer and B. C. BalL He pease of Labor Generous. So generous was the response of the labor organisations of the city that th entire task of construction was placed In their hands. That they made ample preparation was fully evident to the thousands of spectators who yester day watched the big structure rise with magic speed. Though th building; was not quite completed, very little that was set as a task for the day had to be left un finished last night. During1 the prog ress of the construction work ISO toil ers participated, each group being on hand promptly when needed and each forcing- the group ahead to topmost speed. Klerea Labor Crafts Eagaged. Eleven labor crafts were directly en gaged In the herculean task of rearing the temple, with three other unions ..--1 t.' rl nn I'n. 4 Column 5. SHITS Cnltcd Hebrew Trades Speakers Defy Wilson and Courts and Speak of Revolution. NEW TOrtK. March 10. The United Hebrew Trades came to the rescue of Thomas Mooney, sentenced to death a San Francisco, as a result of the Pre paredncss day bomb explosion In July, 1915, at a made meeting here today. Socialist orators made fiery speeches in his behalf, but denounced with al most equal vigor Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor. There were no indications that the breach between the two labor organ Izatlons has been healed. "We stand for something more than tho mere organization of labor, de clared Frank A. Sieverman. "We stand for social and political revolution In this country and that's why they fear us. We have met here today to de mand that Tom Mooney shall have I new trial. Don't worry, my friends. Your Tom will never be hanged. Why? Simply because the Socialists, revolu tionists of America, are behind him. 'We ask no aid from organized labor from Samuel Gompers down. We ask no publicity from the capitalist press. We ask no favor from the Wilsons nor the Judges of the courts, nor the prose cuting- attorneys. But Tom Mooney 111 never be hanged. Their powers are paralysed when Socialism makes a threat and Socialism and revolution are behind Mooney. A similar stand was taken by the other speakers. NEBRASKA SNUBS CO-EDS So Eastern College Girls Wanted on Farms, Says Defense Council. LINCOLN, Neb.. March 10. No East ern collctro girls arc wanted on Ne braska farms this Summer, according o the executive board of the woman's committee of the State Council of De fense, which yesterday adopted a reso- utlon opposing- any effort to send women and girls to Western farms. The resolution was aimed at the woman's land army, under whose direction Vas- ar and Bernard and other college girls have been organized for farm work next Summer. HIEF NETS ABOUT $3000 Robber Enters Wallace Store and Steals Tray of Diamonds. WALLACE. Idaho. March 10. A burglar Saturday night entered the Huemann Jewelry store, removed a tray f mounted diamonds valued at 3000 rom the showcase and fla from the cash register, and made his escape. Entrance was gained to the store hrough a side window while H. M. Huemann, proprietor, was at lunch. CHENGTU IS CAPTURED Chinese Government Troops Suffer "Severe Reverse. PEKING, Thursday. March 7. Gov ernment troops have suffered a severe reverse through the rapture of Chengtu, capital of the province of Sze-Chuen, by forces from Yunnan and Kwelchow, provinces bordering- on the south of Sze-Chuen. PLAYING THIS RECORD OVERTIME. 'y "VO''Bk - f-Trye Paris Object of Great Air Assault. NINE KILLED, 39 WOUNDED Damages Done by Germans Otherwise Is Slight. ONE RAIDER BROUGHT DOWN French . Artillery Opens Fire When Alarm Is Sounded and Assailants Finally Are Driven Back. Red Cross Aids Injured. PARIS, March 10. It now la reported officially that 13 persona were killed and 60 woanded ia Friday Bight's air raid. . PARIS. Saturday. March 9. Ten or 12 squadrons of bombing- airplanes par ticipated In tbe German raid on Paris Last night, according- to official infor mation. The casualties were nine killed and 39 persons wounded. . One of the raiding- machines was de stroyed. An 'official statement says an air plane of the Gotha type was found In the forest of Compiegne, where it had fallen while returning- from, the raid on the capital. The machine had been demolished and Its crew of four burned to death. ; Some of the raiders came by the way of the valley of tho Oise, others fol lowed the route of the llarne. while still others came from the direction of Greill. Alarm Sounded In Parts. An official account of the raid says that the alarm was sounded at 8:37 o'clock Friday evening- and was pre ceded by cannonading-. French artillery opened fire at 8:54 o'clock, producing a violent curtain of fire from All military posts in the regions north and north east of Paris, which was maintained without interruption until tho raiders departed. -. Sixty-one defensive airships from the entrenched camps of Paris took tho air. A large number of enemy machines were repulsed by the aerial defense and did not succeed In reaching- Paris. These machines were forced, to drop bombs in considerable numbers on open fields and in the suburbs. Although the raiders came In larger numbers than on any preceding raids, the bombs dropped in the Inhabited dis trlcts were far less numerous and they did very little or no damage. President Heartens People. President Polncare visited the places where bombs had fallen and spoke kindly word of encouragement to the people whose homes had been de stroyed. During- the raid on Paris French avi ators near the front, who kept in con- tant communication with the capital, took the air and bombarded the air dromes from which the enemy ma- (Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.) Lcttcr to Eugene Woman Tells of Battle Near Hankow Sixty Orientals Reported Killed. EUGENE, March 10. (Special.) How hundreds of Chinese ewarmed the banks of the river near Hankow, China, and attacked the V- S. S. Monocacy killing- one American and wounding two others, is reiated in a letter re ceived by Mrs. Elsie Shepherd from her nephew, E. C. Richardson. The letter says that, according- to reports re ceived by the American Consul, 60 of the Chinese were killed. "Well, auntie, I had my first battle on the 17th of January," Richardson writes. "A person surely feels funny until he fires a couple of shots, then you seem to want to kill. The battle lasted only a little while. We were at tacked by Chinese pirates or rebels, we don't know which. They fired about 3000 shots at us, and we fired about the same number. They killed one of our men and wounded two. "The American Consul said he had received a report that we killed 60 of them. There are only 47 of us here, and, from what we could eee, there were about 400 Chinamen near the beach and a bunch back inland. They shot down on us from a bank. We were forced to shoot up, but we surely used our heads." Andy O'Ferrell, son of James O'Fer rell, of Eugene, also took part In the battle with the Chinese as a member of the crew of the Monocacy. A letter was received from him last week tell ing of the fighting. GEISHA GIRLS ARE TAXED War Measure Quarter Hits Even Oriental of Honolulu. HONOLULU, T. H., March 1. (By Mall.) Uncle Sam's war tax has pene trated the Oriental quarter of Hono lulu and laid its burden on the quaint geisha girl with her tinkling- saraisen and her dance. The Treasury Depart ment has ruled that she is subject to war tax. Colonel Howard Hathaway, Collect or of Internal Revenue, has received word from Washington in answer to a recent cable. The reply states that geisna ounces are to .be classed as cabarets and that they must keep ac count of their collections, which are to be filed regularly at the office of the Revenue- Collector. GREAT ARMY IN PARADE Twenty Thousand Men Pass'in Re- . view at Cninp Kearney. CAMP KEARNF.T. San Diego, Ca!., March 10. The greatest number of men ever gathered under arms in the Western part of the United States passed In review before Major-General Frederick S. Strong, commander of the 40th Division, here yesterday. The re view was an inspiring sight, long ranks of men swinging past the reviewing stand In perfect step, at a smart pace, until more than 20,000 of them had passed. More than 7000 horses and mules and several thousand vehicles were In the review. General Strong led the review to the stand, followed by his staff and the French and British missions. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 43 degrees; minimum. o7 degrees. TODAY'S Bain; northeasterly winds. War. Newton D. Baker arrives in France. Page 1. Big force of German airplanes raids French capital. Page 1. American patrol defeats Germans In skir mish. Page 1. Washington declares German advance in Russia will not help enemy to win war. Page 2. German news all colored to suit ruling pow ers, rage a. War Department firm in Its attitude toward casualty lists. Page 3. Foreign. Section of British press voices distrust of Japan entering Siberia. Page 2, Domestic. Socialist orators defy Government in Mooney case. Puge J. Tornado In Ohio kills two and does much damage. Page 5. V, J. Mayo, rich New Haven manufacturer. to wed housekeeper. Page 3. Ex-Senator Jonathan Bourne weds former secretary. Page 1. Capital in demand far in ercess of supply. Page S. Sports. Portland Gun Club makes score of 121 In Northwest tournament. Page 10. Al Pommers and Marty Farrell ready lor Wednesday night bout. Page lo. Wood hum makes best score In Columbla- WUIametle shoot. Page 10. Pacific Northwest. Chinese pirates attack United States ship near Hanicow, Jugene man learns. Page 1. Steamer Admiral Evans, wrecked on Alaska coast, not seriously damaged. Fage 11. Witness tor state In Aberdeen gambling case attacked by thugs. rage a. Kappa Sigma Nu Installed at O. A. C. Page V. Seattle Union Official says Unions will not delay ship work. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Pipe organ recital by Edwin A. Kraft tri umph. Page 7. Luther D. Wishard, personal representative of President, speaker at Y. M. C. A. Page 14. Portland's Liberty Temple built in day. Page 1. Soldiers aid police in patrolling downtown streets. Page 7. Rev. K. W." Rogers, now pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, discusses upon ever lasting life. Page 0. Faith greatest asset of man or nation, says Bishop Hughes. Page 9. Oregon makes fine comparative showing in Bhlp production. Page 11. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11. Linn County lays claim to first place in war stamp sales. . Page 8. Portland's 1818 war garden drive will begin Friday. Page 6. Recall of Mayor Clark, of Camas, crucial achievement la clean-up criuaUe. Page 11. ChemindesDamesSec tor Scene of Skirmish. U. S. BOYS ESCAPE UNSCATHED Teutons Attack British Along 3000-Yard Front; Gain Brief. ENEMY IS FORCED BACK Hostile Artillery Xcar Armenticres and Menin Road Active Brit ons Successfully Raid Ger mans In Cambral Vicinity. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 8. A small American patrol early today met an enemy pa trol In No Man's Land near Chemin des Dames and fired on the enemy. A sharp skirmish resulted, the accurate firing of the Americans causing one enemy casualty and probably three others. The Americans returned to their lines without a man beirg scratched. Gas Falls of Purpose. The troops on the Lorraine front at the same time suffered an extreme ly heavy concentrated bombardment. Northwest of Toul the enemy flrcd nearly 100 gas shells Into one of the American battery positions in a short time, but not a man so far has been sent to a hospital because of the rapidity with which gas masks were adjusted. American artillery blew up an enemy ammunition dump. The heavy shells dropped there resulted In a flash, fol lowed by flames and great clouds of smoke. The American artillery also shelled heavily the enemy's Srst and second lines. Germans Fall Victims. American snipers have been espe cially active during the last 24 hours, one sharpshooter killing a German who was walking on a parapet, while other sharpshooters were successful in hit ting other Germans who showed them selves. Enemy automatic rifles were espe cially active last night and early this morning, but did little damage. There is normal artillery activity today. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, March D. Hard fighting took place this morning along a front of more than 3000 yards, running south east from Poelderhoek, astride the Menin road, where the Germans last night attacked and succeeded in occupy ing some advanced positions. The Ger mans advanced at 6 o clock, after a heavy bombardment. The British infantry, assisted by the artillery, offered strenuous resistance and repelled the enemy everywhere, ex cepting at some points along a sector of approximately two miles. Tluna Driven Back. The British this morning counter attacked vigorously. The German at tack was the racond delivered by him yesterday against the Uritish, the other assault being along a 2000-yard front south of Houtholat Wood, where the enemy occupied elx advanced posts. At midforenoon the British counter assaulted so violently that the Germans fled and were driven 300 yards behind the original enemy post. All British positions were re-established. The German casualties were heavy and much in excess of those suffered by the British. (By the Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IX FRANCE, March 9. Some of the Amer icans in a listening post in front of their line northwest of Toul early this morning discovered an enemy patrol fixing their own wire, and promptly opened fire. The Germans retreated, leaving two of their number hanging on the barbs. Red Crons Held Sacred. Some hours after daylight a party of five Germans, two infantrymen and three Red Cross workers, started for their comrades entangled in the wires. The Americans saw the Red Cross brassards and did not fire on the party, which removed the bodies. There has been increased sniping activity along the whole of the Ameri can front during the last 24 hours. One enemy post gave the American special trouble during the night, plac- iConcludeil on Page Column 4.) WHAT PRUSSIAXISM MEANS. The actions of the German armies in Belgium, In Poland and In Northern France have blotted the record of humanity. The evidence in the case Is set forth in an official book Just published by the United States Government. A copy of this book will be sent free to any reader of The Oregonian. i To secure a copy of thla frea book, send your name and ad dress with a 2 -cent stamp for return postage to The Portland Oregonian Information Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C Ask for "Ger man War Practices."