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1 i "T T TPT' TTVr f!13TS I VOL. I.Y1II- M. 1T.88S. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAKUH ss, xji.o. FIST LENROOT TO HAVE $2.50 FOR WHEAT PERIL DETECTED IN M GRIP FORESTS, PRESS AID ASKED GERMANS STRIKE MAJORITY OF 2500 GERMAN GOGGLES JO GET FARM HELP SECRETARY OF LABOR WOULD MOBILIZE WORKERS. AT DUTCH BIG BLOW IN WEST JAMES THOMPSON IS DEFEATED IX SENATORIAL CONTEST. POWER OF VISIOX OF AVIATORS RED ICED 18 PER CENT. MAILED - -i I I RAISED British Lines Object of Heavy Attack. . POWERFUL DEFENSIVE MET English Outpost Troops Driven Back at One Point. TEUTONS CLAIM VICTORY Kalx-r Quoted DwUrinj One of Orrtrl "tinmen's In Cfrma , Ili'tory Arrlird nd War PrcMon Near. rr.iTi--n AKMV HKAKVJI AIlTEnS IN rKAN K. Slsrrn me this forenoon launched a heavy attack against lh rlrlllKB linrs rt - from In and near the I amoral secior. The a.ault stronicly sue"t " b'" Sinnlna- of ths enemy's reach-heralded grand offensive. ir.rrt fnhlinc I procain irom lnt north of Lnlcourt. southward to t;aor-h weo-1. Just below Gouxeau court. The attack preceded by a nea y bombarJnent from suns "of all caliber and ths duel clei mi heavy batteries has been rockms in. country-side for hoar. Cm Obella Tlx Crmans haro employed B shells frely and a constant stream of tiicn velocity shells ha been breakln Ith fnchtfu! roncamoa far Kara 01 ths Prltnh lines. The, bombardment began In earnest at t o'clock this mornnn. h.or latr the, enemy force hurled themselves Bpon th HMti!h front line trenches north or tanicouri n LaulteraL ths Utter pUci Iytn due west of Fourslrrs. ai the ,amo time other tierman forces advanced behind a smnke bar rare al-n Ihe rides runnloc north ward from HouJeaucourt. Ilrliuh Heady r AllacK. It rnar be aald that the attack In tnl yrclon by no mean unexpected by the British and that they had made ureal preparation to meet th on elausht. The to vast force have been locked In a bitter trule over this wide front for urs. The bombardment was of Ihe mini terrific nature, and finally the Infantry drove torard almt rumer (u) point In the Cambral sector. The preliminary bombardment had extended from a point below St. Quen tln. north to Ihe river Scarp, and at Uit report anautnary dentin was In proem, as fur south as the reeion nf lUrslcourt and as far north as Bulle court. tswbral alleal rrmm Obiee-tlvr. The early ,taccs of the battle would seem to Indicate that the enemy wa trlnc to drive a erte on both aide of the Cambral salient and pinch It off. A keen struesle h been proceeding In the neighborhood of Bullecourt and' l.-ixtiUourt and south of the salient near M.rel.ourt and Honssojr. The British had been looking for thl attack tod.iy. Not only ha prisoner rirrUrrd that yesterday or today would mark the bcslnnimc of the offensive on thl front, but there were abundant sign of an enemy smash asalnst 1hl sector, which was the scene of the last treat lattt In the British theater. Bath lda Well Prepared. That the Germans were as thoroughly prepared as possible was well known, and as a consequence the British had taken extensive steps to mret the blow. The first Infantry fighting reported la what appears to be the Inception of tree area! Cerman offensive, has taken place alone a curved line extending from Lacntcoarl to Uauche wood. Just south of (.ouseaucourt. This line Is about 14 miles In length. The Germans launched their first as sault alone a rldite of land runntnc forth from liiurh, wood. This rlrtae extend about three mile to the north -I east and coJ near the southern end of the village of Gonnelcu. aj,waa otfeaalve Heewlled- TMs attack was apparently directed a' the ancle formed with the former li-l!lh line by the new British line, as they were established after the sudd-n offensive led by General Byn en November -117. The f'ahtina extends around the are ef a circle into which the British line were pushed iffr the German eounter-off--rs!ve and continue for a distance of about four mile to the northwest of M euvrrs. the northern limit of Bras' if frpsrve. LONPON. Mvrch II. Field Marshal i;l report from British headquar ters in franco describe the German sffenslv as comprtsine; an Intense frombarJment by the artillery and a powerful Infantry attack on a front of jer e miles. rktnie of the British positions w-re penetrated but the German losses are declared to hae bee a exceptionally heavy. Ihx no part of the long front of the attack did Ihe German attain their objective. xattlefrwwf fifty Mile la,. The text of the statement reads: At about s o'clock this morning. aft,r an Intense bombardmert of both hish exploits and gas shells on our (Coacladed ,a f, X Celsma 1 Hither Favle-, Democrat, or lnVoot .May' lie- A;krd to Withdraw to rrrvent Succcss of Bcrircr. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. March' Irv ine L. Lenroot. Republican, will have approximately 1500 majority over Jame Thompson, reputed to represent the La Toilette sentiment In Wisconsin. In the contest for the nomination 'for t'nltrd State Senator, according to lat est unofficial returns. Report are current lo the effect that pressure will be brought to bear upon either levies. Democrat, or Lenroot' to withdraw In favor of the other to pre vent success of any possible combina tion between Thompson and Victor Bcrger. Socialist nominee. It Is known positively that Davie will not with draw and Lenroot ha stated that no one has beerr- authorised to make a statement that he contemplate doing so. It was aaid today that someone would Introduce a resolution at a conference of the Wisconsin . Loyalty Legion to morrow afternoon requesting; lat either Lenroot or Davles withdraw from the race, but officials of that or ganisation, which Is non-partisan, said tonight that nothing was known .of uch a step THRIFT DRIVE UNDER. WAY Patriotic Meeting" Arranged In Clackamas County. rr l'c:. v riTV rtr V4.rh It. (Spe cial.) Tnorthrift stsmp drive started with a big mass meeting tonigm. wnen t-r.H.i-i.-k H Whitfield, of I'ortland. ad dressed a large assembly, and the Moose Band donated its services. Tonlsht there will be an entertain ment at the Damascus Grange Hall, when Judge Grant B. Dimlck Is to be the main speaker. Saturday night two meetings win ot held here, one under the auspices of the Armenian relief committee, and the other lo organise home guards. At Mount pleasant there will be a ass meeting and a dinner at (:9 o'clock. At Carver, near Ktone. W alter A. Dim lck made an address tonight. , MERCHANTS DQN OVERALLS Wasco Business Men .ivc Farmers I.lft by AVorklna- Roads. WASCO. Or.. March II. (Special.) On account of the shortage of men on the farms with Spring work undT way. the business men of Wasco have prepared to donate two aays worn on the county roads which could not be reached with grading machine. Commissioner E. D. McKee donned overalls elerday morning and worked with a pick and shovel all day. The -county has In operation thl Spring a large tractor and a grading machine which 1 putting the road In exccllrnt condition. LOWLIER SCHOOLS TO RISE More Prominence to He Given to Secondary Colleges. CHIfAGO. March II. Standards for accredited schools will be greatly lew- rrcd and Ihe lowlier schools and col leges will become more prominent as a result of the war. delegates to the convention of the North Central Am clittlon of College and Secondary Schools declured today. Among other changes, rules requir ing a school lb have an endowment of 1:90.000 atid at least one teacher to 30 pupils In order to be accredited will e revised. ' TREATY REVISION PLANNED Irishmen and Australians In Amer ica Will Escape Draft. WASHINGTON. March II. Tha British-American and Canadian-American draft treaties were 'returned to the Slate Department by the Senate today at the request of President Wilson, for certsln changes before ratification. Amendments have been agreed upon by the governments which will exempt Irishmen and Australians In this coun try trom draft, by providing that the prevision of the treaty, ahall not ap ply to men not fubject to cbnscrlptlon In their own countries FLURRY IN SILVER MARKET iH-mand for Metal in China and India Arrlbutrd Caue. XEW TOI1K. March II. A fl'irry oc curred lrl the silver market here today. attributed to demand for the metal In China and India. The so-called official price here was H cents an ounce, but a premium resulting from shipments to the Orient sent the price up to 1J1 cents. The difference in price represent a saving In freight rates and Insurance over the Pacific as compared with the trn-Atlantlc route. WEINBERG. SCORES POINT Court Grant Release on Ball on Two Murder Charge. y i- . . r. . v .-1 c -r March II Israel Weinberg s petition for relesse on bain on two charges ot muroer riacea against him in connection with the pre paredness parsde bomb explosion here in 1U was granted here todsy by the Stste Supreme Court. The sum of T5(I for each charge srainst him was set by Ihe court order, with the proviso thst the bond must be apered by the Superior Court Judges la whoa courts casca are pend ing acatnat Weinberg. " . ' VOIED BY SENATE Gore Amendment Wins - After Long Fight. CONFERENCE CONTEST NEXT Presidential Veto Held to Be One of Possibilities. HOOVER OPPOSITION FEARED Agricultural Appropriation Bill Passes Without Rollcall; Princi pal Struggle Over Guaran tee of Grain Price. WASHINGTON, March II. The Agri cultural appropriation bill, with the Gore amendment increasing the X Government-guaranteed wheat price to 12.60. was passed today by the Senate. It now goes to conference between the two house, where there will be another fight over the wheat price. The wheat price amendment was adopted. 49 to IS, after five days dis cussion, in which Its advocates urged the necessity of stimulating production, and criticised Government price-fixing. The bill, carrying appropriation of 128.000,000. was passed without a roll call, the principal fight being centered on the wheat provision. Farmers Greatly Favored. Besides Increasing the Federal guar antee, the Gore amendment also pro vides that tha guaranteed prices for the ISIS crop shall be based upon No. I Northwestern wheat, or its equivalent Instead of the No. 1 variety as under existing law, and shall be payable at local elevators of railway markets In stead of at the principal primary mar kets as Is done now. These provisions are designed to increase further the farmers' returns. Another provision is that the guar anty shall not be dependent upon action of the President, but "Is hereby made absolute and binding until May I. 191S." Hester Oppewltlea Feared. . - Accepia-ice of the amendment by the House is hoped for by it champions. But despite the overwhelming vote by which the Senate wrote the price in crease into the bill. Administration leaders do not believe it can prevail Anally if. as has been reported, the op position of the Food Administration should cause a Presidential veto. Under a proclamation by the Presi dent acting under the food control law as it now stands, with the $2 guarantee, the basic price for IMS wheat has been established at $2.10 per bushel. Sena tor favoring the Increase argued that wheat at 11.50 would not increase the price of flour beyond 113 or SIJ.50 per barrel. The price now Is around $11 a barrel. Pressure Off Parkers Senator Gore did not press his amend ment providing for establishment by the Secretary of Agriculture of uniform M'onrloded on Pass 3. Column 3.) THE Official Order Issued That All Glasses Made by Eastern1 Firm With Teuton Name Be Discarded. i SAN DIEGO. Ca March II. Major John C. P. Barthoff. commander of the Rockwell Field aviation school , at North Island, today had posted an order originating at Washington that all goggles made by a certain Eastern firm with a German name should be turned in to the officers or destroyed at once. The glasses have been in use at North Island. Kelly Field, Texas, and other training schools for aviators. The long bulletin posted by Major Bartholfs order said that Dr. A. L. Pay, head of the geophysical labora tory of the Carnegie Institute at Wash ington, had made a thorough investi gation of the goggles and declared that they reduced the power of vision more than IS per cent. Trouble with the goggles had been reported at North Island by Major John Purroy MItchel. former Mayor of New York, now In training there, and by other students of the Rockwell Field school. They reported that in many cases they had misjudged their altitude to a serious extent when mak ing landings. - BEN C. SHELDON MARRIES Bride Is Daughter of Late William Spencer Buttcrfleld, of Chicago. MINNEAPOLIS, March 21. (Special.) Ben C. Sheldon, of Medford, member of the Oregon Legislature and promi nent rancher and newspaper man, and-) Miss Edith Butterfield, daughter of the late William Spencer Butterfield, of Chicago, were married here last night at the home of the bride's college chum, Harriet Robertson. , Mr. .and Mrs. Sheldon will make their future home in Medford after spend ing a few weeks in Southern Califor nia. ANTI-OPIUM TREATY EASY Severe Penalties for Importing 'Drug Into China Crged. WASHINGTON, March II. More se vere penalties for American citizen who import opium Into China in viola tion of the lSSO" treaty are' proposed In a blll lntrodueed today by Chairman Stone, of the Senate foreign relations committee, at request of the Depart ment of Ju stict. . American officials In China reported that an American was convicted there of importing opium worth about $2,000,000 and could be fined only $500. AIRPLANES fENEW ATTACK Ammunition Depot Northeast or ' Tournal Is Bombarded. LONDON. March II. Cloudy weather on Wednesday almost prevented aerial activity, says an official report on aviation issued tonight. After dark the weather cleared and hostile airdromes southwest of Tournal and a large ammunition depot north east of St. Quentln were bombarded, $00 bombs being dropped VERY XATEST IN GERMAN DRIVES. V.,-, xi ..... r. ....... r SAYS CHAMBERLAIN Workmen Shut Out of Spruce Districts. ARMED FORCES MAY BE SENTl ...A Commande-s14v uiscussed tv 1 .'try Committee. BORAH PROPOSES REMEDY Idaho Senator Suggests Punishment . of Certain Professional Criminal Who Is Evil Genius of Seditious Organization. WASHINGTON, March II. Warnings that the people of the Pacific North west, tired of I. W.'"W. activities, might take the law into their own hands Jo suppress traitorous conduct, charges that the Government itself had "cod flied" the leaders, and predictions that sabotage and other hampering activity to embarrass the Government's air craft programme are likely to break nut in tha Snrinsr and Summer, fea tured the Senate debate today on the Administration bill to empower the Government to commandeer timber and conduct logging operations. The debate flared up so suddenly and lasted so long that the time allotted for considering the bill' was used up and Chairman Chamberlain, of the military committee, let it go over for action later. Drastle Aetloa Held Necessary. Senators were not sparing in their declarations that the Government should act swiftly and drastically to meet what they characterized as ; menace to the people. Senator Chamberlain particularly de clared it mleht be necessary to send troops into the spruce forests to pro tect workers getting out the precious timbers for the airplanes. "The Industrial Workers of the World will not allow men to work In the forests." he said. Senator Borah, of Idaho, declared the Government could deal adequately with the I. W. W. without resort to force and by orderly, lawful action. Evil Genius In Custody. Without mentioning the name of the L W. W. leader to whom he referred, the Idaho Senator declared: "The Government now has in Its possession the evil genius of the I. W. W., a professional criminal for 20 years, who has taken the lives of t least 18 men. The L.W. W. believe he leads a charmed life. The best thing to crush the 1. W. W. would be to punish him on the evidence of his treason." ' Denouncing I. W. W. activities and espionage. Senator Jones characterized reports of the I. W. W. being crushed out as untrue. "The indications are that they are likely to break out this Spring and (Concluded on Pate 2. Column 1.) Newspapers of Country Requested to Assist In Establishing Co operative Labor Agencies. WASHINGTON, March II. The aid of 7S6 daily newspapers was asked by Secretary of Labor Wilson today In mobilizing farm labor. They will be branches of the Federal employment service and a member of the staff on each paper will be mad a Federal aeent. The newspapers asked are those in towns of more than 20.000 population. Secretary Wilson in his letter to the newspapers says: "There is no more worthy demand than the farmers' for help to produce the nation's food. The Department of Labor, co-operating with the Depart ment of Agriculture, is expanding its Unfted States employment service to find all available labor and correlate every activity toward meeting this de mand. ' "The Postmaster-General has au thorized rural carriers and postmasters in rural communities and smaller towns to aid the employment service as labor agents. But over 100 of the 316 American cities above 20,000 population have no public employment office and in many such offices there is no spe cial farm service given. There is hardly time to open and train the needed offices for this season's farm needs. ; i "In this emergency I am asking the patriotic help of the 736 daily news papers of these cities to establish co operative farm labor agencies. If your publication feels that it can give its very great influence to this campaign may I ask that you advise me, nam ing your' active labor agent? Faith fully yours, "WILLIAM B. WILSON, Secretary." BOYS TO BE ENTERTAINED Oregon City Lodge Will Be Host to Twenty Soldiers. OREGON CITY. Or., March 21. (Spe cial.) Willamette Rebekah Lodge has invited 20 men stationed at Vancouver tJarracKS, vrsii., lo cuuie lo uicsuh City Sunday and partake of a chicken dinner to be served by the lodge at I. O. O. F. Hall. The lodge plans to give the soldiers a good time while they are here. Fol lowing the dinner the 'members of the lodge and the I. O. O. F. Lodge will take the visitors for a motor trip. OLDER MEN REPATRIATED Exchange of Prisoners Past Age of 48 Definitely Agreed To. PARIS. Tuesday, March 19. A defi nite agreement has been reached be tween the French and German govern ments, taking immediate effect, -re garding the exchange of prisoners Dast the age of 48. All privates and non-commissioned officers affected will be repatriated, and officers will be interned in Switz erland. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54 Degrees; minimum, 46 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; strong southerly winds. War. Germans launch attaek along wide section of west front. Page 1. Four killed, seven injured on American de stroyer as result of accidental explosion of, depth bomb. Page 3. London calm with great battle rasing near- by in France. Page '2. Secretary of War reviews U. S. troops in Trance. Page 3. Foreign. Germans capture Kherson, In TJkralnia. Page 2. Germany reported to have made war threat to Holland. Page l. Spies and Lies, twin offspring of Kaiserism, says Gerard. . Page 5. Patriotic peasantry of Germany called upon to produce more'" food. Page 4, National. Senate jvotes in favor of $2.50 guaranteed price for wheat. Page 1. Senator Chamberlain declares I. "W. W. has closed spruce forests of Northwest to workmen. 0 Page 1. McAdoo puts check on railway extensions. Page 5. Press asked to help get farm labor. Paffe L Theodore E. Ferris denies wrongdoing In connection with U. S. shipbuilding opera tions. Page 4. Domestic. American flag hoisted on 77 butch ships taken over by U. S. Page 2. German-made goggles found to .reduce- vision of Army aviators 38 per cent. Page 1. Lenroot will have majority of 2500 over Thompson in Senatorial contest. Page 1. Grave civic crisis at Milwaukee may follow re-election of Socialist Mayor. Page 4. Sports. Fighters training hard for Rose City events Wednesday night. Page 18. Walter Miller accepts offer to join Los Angeles Athletic Club as wrestling in structor. Page 18. Frank Farr journeys from Spokane for con ference with Nick Williams. Page 18. Portland Revolver Club stands fair chance to win championship. Page IS. Pacific Northwest, Roundup of Industrial Workers in Idaho continues. Page 6. Governor says good man needed to command state police. Page 6. Wild game scarce in Olympic Mountains, says Government hunter. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Potato prices decline with no demand from outside points. Page 19. Willamette Iron A Steel Works to furnish six ship's boilers to Seattle firm. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Wealthy Chicago woman arrested here in connection with alleged draft plot. Page 7. Salvation drive not far from top, with $21, 395.89. Page . Special city election will be held on May 16. Page a. Portland schools to abandon -teaching of German. Page 20. - Six judges will sit to hear injunction suit against city regaraing ure engines. Page 9. R. F. Oakes in city. Page 7, Oregon to get flour substitutes. Page 14. Colonel McAlexander in first battle of U. S. soldiers in r ranee, rage ia. John S. Coke, of Coos County, may run for Supreme Judge, fage a. , Car Hhortage held menace to iiJt mills. ... Germany Said to Have Hinted at War. SHIP. TRANSFER STIRS WRATH Notice Served That Relations Have Been Altered. HAGUE NEWS DISQUIETING American Flag Raised on 7 7 Vessels Taken Over In Ports of United-' States Following Procla mation by Wilson. LONDON', March 22. Dispatches from The Hague report that a local news agency says that Germany considers her relations with Holland altered by the attitude of the Dutch government toward the ententes and the United States, and publishes a report that the -abandonment by the Dutch govern ment of the remaining restrictive clauses in its shipping loan terms would be regarded by Germany as cause for war. WASHINGTON. March 21. Seventy seven Dutch ships in American ports, aggregating about 600,000 tons, were Hying the American flag today as the . result of President Wilson'sproclama tion last night requisitioning Dutch tonnage in accordance with the British American shipping agreement. At the same time Great Britain took over Dutch vessels in British waters and another 400,000 tons was put into allied service. Full Compensation Assured. The President's proclamation was is sued upon Holland's refusal, in the face of German threats, to put into ef fect her voluntary agreement for re storing her merchant marine to normal activity. Compensation will be made to the owners as required by law. LONDON, March 21. Lord Robert Ce cil, the Minister of Blockade, announced in the House of Commons today that the only course of the allies was to ex- . ercise their undoubted right and requi sition all Dutch shipping in allied ports. The allies considered the Dutch con ditions, that the ships remain un armed and that they should not carry war material, as impossible of accept ance, the Minister stated. World's Shipping; Attacked. German warfare, said Lord Robert, was waged, not only against enemy but against world shipping, including . neutral countries, and it was therefore the view of Great Britain and her al lies that it was a matter of deep re- 1 gret that any government should have appeared to assist those operations by failing to make the fullest use of its ' shipping. The British government had been trying for months past to induce every power to make every use of its shipping. The Minister explained the course of the negotiations' with Holland and the -long delays incident thereto. He said that had an agreement been put into effect early in January the allies -would have been able to arrange to utilize , Dutch shipping on routes outside the danger zone. The long delay, however, prevented such an arrangement and the position became entirely different. Moreover, experience had shown the government that the Germans might by extending the danger zone or by other means render the modus Vivendi nuga tory. Fair Terms Offered." "Under these changed conditions." he continued, "we felt compelled to in form the Dutch government that we would no longer be able to make any agreement except one providing for the utilization of Dutch tonnage un- t conditionally. But at the same time wo indicated that we did not desire Dutch interests to suffer and hence that we were ready to replace after the war any Dutch ships that had been sunk." With the consent of the United States and the other allies, the Government had undertaken that 50,000 tons of wheat, or the equivalent of flour, should be placed at the disposal or Holland in North American ports at the earliest moment, and that another 50,000 tons should be placed at Holland's disposal in a South American port. He hoped that the Dutch government would immediately send available ton nage to lift this grain. The allied gov ernments in this matter were anxious to meet Hollanayin every possible way. TWO HOLDUPS ADMITTED Canyon Road Robber Recognized, Followed and Arrested. Ragnor Tyvog, a Norwegian, aged 23 years, was arrested last night by Police Inspector Howell and has ad- iltted two holdups In this city mis week. Tvwrn- wn recoenized on Washing ton street by William Gibbons, one of his victims, who shadowed him -until he met the officer who took jryvog into custody. rr..av nicrhr Tvvoc held up and robbed Arnie Evans and Esther John t Nineteenth and Hoyt streets. Late Wednesday night he held up Gib bons and Louis Dundas. of Wellington Court Apartments, on the Canyon Road and afterward compelled them to take him in their automobile to Eeaverton. m ins