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THE BIOItXIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, 3IARCII 28. 1918. " HUSH ROOFS U.S.T SAYS LLOYD 6E0HGE OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS British Premier Sends Appeal. Big Battle Declared to Be Just Beginning. SPEEDY ASSISTANCE VITAL lord trading Make Public at Din. ncr al w York Me-ae Scrklnc IlriuforrriiM-nl I ron Amrr ka for t'lchllnc Linr. tn TOP. K. Merrh 37. A mejsaae from Iald Lloyd Uiurc. Iiim Vin- l.r.r of tirvat brltaln. olllnc upon the I day I nit.d Stales to Had "American rein furrementa irroi the Atlantic In the tiortest poaaibla space of tlma." was rd ttwilcbt jr Lor4 Readme, Brttiah Mich t'oiwsmaionr lo the trilled Mai., at a dinner riven In bia honor. V art at tha rrlals of tha war. at tacked by an Immense superiority of 'renin troop." said tha Irernler la B.s ntiuK. "INir armf has ban forced to retlra. Taa retirement haa been rarrled out methodically before tha pressure of steady aucraaalon of frean tjerman re serves which ara suffering enormous IlrltWh. -. LOXIX., March IT. Tha tt of to dar'a official British war report follow: , "As a reault of tha enemy's attacks yesterday afternoon and evening astride tha t(nm. our troops on both Banks were forced bach a short die tanre in tha neiahborhood of Brar. J heavy attark made early In tha night aaint our new line south of tha Somme was repulsed after severe fight Ins. "At one point In tha neighborhood of tha river tha enemy forced his way into our poaltlons. but waa thrown bach by our counter altarks. Tha battle waa renewed this morn nac with arrest violence aouth and north of the Somtnr. Intone fighting has taken place during tha day from south of Rosleras to north of Ablaln- vllle (AblainxeveMei. "An unsuccessful attempt made by the enemy last night to drive In our Una north of the. Somme waa followed thla morning by a aeries of heavy at taw ka la the neiahborhood of Kosieres and to tha south of this place. At Hosier all the enemy's assaulta have been beaten off by our troops, who In flated heavy raaualtlea on tha enemy, farther north our Una waa main tained through tha earlier part of the In spits of great pressure from I'e-e (.allaaaly t'aevd. "The actuation Is beioc fared with evnti4 rouraae and revolution. The dnaced pltsrk of our troops haa for the trtAcneat checked the caaeieea onrush of tha enemy, and the French have now joined in the struggle. -Hut this battle the arreatest and anoat anocaentoaa In the history of the world. Is only lust beginning. Throughout It the I'ranrb and Brit- tsh ara .buoyed! with the knowledge that the great republic of the west will neglect no effort which ran hasten Ita troops and tta ships to Europe. Ttaae Vital raoSor. "In war. time l vital. If la Impos sible to raaggerat the Importance of getting American reinforcements: arrnss the Atlantic In the shortest possible spar of time. The dinner, stern by the Lotus Club la honor of Ixrd Reading, was the mvl largely attended of any la the aio'ory of that oraianl uatlon. Englishmen and t anadlane In Amer lea conatttuta the nly reservoir from which man power for the British army ran a drawn, accordins; to ( olonel Jnhn B. rx'anls. of the flrltieh and Can adtan recruttina mission, who made public tonlaht rrrruitmaj figures for the Isst three days. rlecrell laa Wsapaada rrassptly The f'rst effect of the big battle In France, according to "otnnl Dennis. waa to produce more Prttish recruits In three days than In any correspond Inar period aince the recruiting mission b-earen operaiiona hrre. rven hundred men were forwarded In the first three daya after the news of the battle was received. It waa in aonnced. The average recently had been only I a week. - lyVPO.V. March IT. Discussing means of replacing the losses of man power la Trance, the Pally Mall sue vests It probably will he found neces sary to shorten the period of training large hostile forces. ' 1-ster In the day a fresh -German attack developed In this area, with the result that our line waa taken back a short distance to the west. Later re port show that our rounter attack have sssln completely restored the situation. "Imrlng the day the enemy made a number of determined attarke against our positions between the Sum me and the Am-re and north and south of Al bert, t'len-e fiahtlng haa taken place In this sector also. Part of our position to the south of Albert, into which the enemy at one time forced his way. was regained by by a rounter attack and a further heavy attack delivered br the enemy at this point durlnar the afternoon was completely repulsed. Attempts made by the enemy In the course of the day to debouch westward from the town of Albert have been driven bark. In earn Instance with the heaviest casualties. "This afternoon also tha enemy at tacked in a rest strength In the neigh borhood of iluoquay and Ablalnville and Rained a footing In tha latter vil lage. At all other points his Infantry ha been beaten off with arret loss. "Our troops have fi.ucht masnincent- lr and. aa shown In the above account. bava today thrown bark the enemy all alone the lintleh front with heavy losses. In spite of most bitter and de termined attacks and his superiority in numbers. Heavy fichtlnc still contin ues on the whole battle front." yesterday In the pathless crater fields of the rtomme battle area to arrest our advance. Out attack broke through the enemya lines. "To the- north and south of Albert we won a passage across the Ancre, Albert fell In the evening. "To the aouth of the t-'omme after violent fighting wa drove back the enemy by way of Chaulnea and Lihona Hoy was taken by storm, and Noyon waa cleared of the enemy after bloody street fighting, e "At many points we have crosaed our old positions, held before the Somme battle of 1H toward the west Tha number of prisoner irons and the booty increaaea "There were artillery battles In Flanders before Verdua and In Lor raine. , "Captain Baron von Rirhtsofen has achieved hi th and 79th aerial vic tories. - (irrmtn. BEUIJX. via London. March 2? Tha teat of the Herman official day communication follows: rhe British began retreat thla morning on a wide front on both sides of the fomrne. The stubborn resistance of the hoatlle rear guard was over come In the sharp purault. Hritish and French divisions which were defeated on March Ji trlod again Vronch. . PARIS. Srarch 27. The text of to day' French official statement reads: The Germans, throwing; into the bat tle fresh new troop, today attacked with redoubled violence our position east of Montdldlere. Our troops with praiseworthy tenacity checked the as sault of the enemy, who aucceeded In advancing only by .reason of marked superiority In number. "Ja the region of Lassigny and Noy on attack not leas pom erf ul Buffered a complete check, breaking down before the heroic resistance of our reglnrrnts." Last evening and during- the night the Germans, weakaned by their heavy losaea. were compelled to retard their effort. T"h vallanca of the French troops defending the ground foot by foot Is beyond all praise. i The French are hokiing a line run ning through L'Kchelle. St. Auria and Brauvrslgnes. north of l-assigny. in I front of the southern part of Noyon and along tha left bank of the Oise. uuring the night the French pulse! strong reconnolterlng partie which attempted to approach their po sitions northwest of ?oyon. "On the remainder' of the front there waa an intermittent bombardment. "Eastern theater, March 26. Betwee Lake Presba and Ochrlda the enera attacked a salient In our position but waa complately repulsed, leavin on the ground a great number of dead. A aurprise attack at the same time against one or our advanced posts. three kilometers further wear, failed completely. Allied aviators succrssfu Iv bombed enemy depots at Lemir lllsaar and encampment southeast Itosna." BRITISH GET Fill GRIP -OH: ONE- LINE I r:. n -i i i cm I ouudiiuii nepui leu tu cuiim Improvement on ( Somme . and Ancre Rivers. NOYON. FRfJNT UNCERTAIN Genitalis Continue to Attack Southern Sector With Great Fury, but Kurly Force of Offen. . '" alve Seems Spent. in Itrltl-h Palestine From. IAVDO.V, March The British of flcial communication issued tonigh dealing with the operations in 1'ale tine says: On the night of the J3th our in Is n try occupied Ks-Salt (about S miles northeaat of Jerusalem). At o clock on the morning of the ;6th our troops were approaching Amman, on the Ilerdjas Railway. During tha fighting of the :."th few prisoners, both Turkloh and Ger man. were captured, as also was on gun and a quantity of ammunition. One enemy airplane was destroyed. German by carrying awar tha irrad and destroying carts and wagons. The oermans tricked many of the peasant Into Pukov by announcing they had an abundance of bread and sugar, whi. h would be sold cheaply. The Germane seised the carts and horse of the peasants, but sold no food. W ar t eaacll Forward. A Bolshevik Supreme War Council has been formed to take charge of army organisation. lon Trotzky haa been appointed chairman of the council. FIST BATTLE FOUGHT French and German Patrols Resort to Bare Knuckles. Agents are being sent from. Moscow for recruits and to send to the front the I Into all the province to organise the younger classes al an earlier age than Pea-ant to supplement the efforts of I as rn ip iifv heretofore. I the? city workmen In opposing the Ger- , a.lllwnlsJ A'l physically able Russian subjects in r.ngiand. this newspaper says, are , n ih, Asaormted Press l MOSCOW. March 13. Speaking a one of the many meetings arranged yesterday In defense of the fatherland, Leon Trotsky said "The soviet authorities temporarily ODESSA IS WRESTED AWAY i eft I'rtrograd to show that even the rapture of that city does not mean death for the soviet republic. We seised power and will not let go. but we are now weak and poor. We have no bread, no army, no trans portation, but swear we want to live and will be strong, and Russia will never be an enslaved country. being called lo the colors. th author ities having ranreled the recent order w hich temporarily suspended tha suny Dionlng of these men. rCrmttwued I'rom rir.t T. oi.f Council at Mowow is reported to be planning a Tartar-Pashkir re public. Including the Southern I'ral and Central Volga province. The Bashkirs are a tribe of mixed Fin nish and Tartar races inhabiting Oren burg. Per re, Faroara; laa and Vyatka In Russia. They are estimated to be about TI9.W0 In number. MOSCOW. Monday. March :S. B' the Associated Press.) Prince Henry of Prusala. brother of the German Fm- reror. and one of his sons, have ar ritrd at Heal. Lsihonte. F.abaalal Welcome lochia. They were greeted heartily by th Cerman population, but the Fthonlsns refused to participate In the reception. The vlmt Is attributed to a desire to create pro-German feeling in the Baltic prov incea The Germans are busy collecting and exporting bread-tufts from the Pskov district, northeaat of Dvinsk. At I'crrhorskaya. rear Pskov. 4 members of the German detachments requisitioning bread were killed by the peasants. Bridge were destroyed by the peasants, who also harassed the To Stop Indigestion in Five 3Iinutes i c ru Arfvftr. rln In lb irtmirh ttr oatlng. ln- rticoauoo. dYppiB, r.atuinc. tc. r ftlmMt Invartablr du to rtUlt y mnii (o4 f rm?nttion. To attempt to rurf trouM by usin c.tfti tHw.!r an4 pilla or dailnlna: riruc l ltha trrlna to raltev a woudJ from a rtintr of rIim tr apptyinar ointment ti hout f trt rtmovlnr tha aria. In ach cm tha rauaa rarnalna and tha troubt fta viri. Tha rommontni( thlnar to do hm your atomach hurta la to rtmovt tha acla ana atop tha rrr- mantatton by mana of a atmpla antarld or nautrat aura aa H.-nfi., wnifh ctn bo obta!ni of any nruccUt In Mthr tKtr or tablet fornu A laa- aooonful of Hl-naia l'owtr or two or throo of tha tablet a taken In hil i riJMui of hot water after atlne. in- tantly neutralises the aelH. tpa food fermeatatloa. and thua anablaa tha moM ronftrniad dyapaptlc lo vojoy th hearUt meals without tha h-htel pain or Incon vtnlrnra Try thla aim pi plan at on: a and force I tHat ) ou aer caa a aioxacn. auv. Tralalas to B CosipaUery. 'Wa will Introduce compulsory mill tarr trmlnlnc for tha workmen and peasant a and wilt create an army of SOO.Ouo men within eiht or 10 weeks and around It the rest of Russia will oricantie." FARMERS ASK FOR HELP BETO CO! MY AGRIC'l'LTI RI9T9 OKKCK K FLA. RMolatloaa Are Adeateel ay Caaaell aad Dairyaaea'a A a art at to a oald Brlig AM la Ilarreat Tlavcw CORVAL.LI3. Or.. March 2T. tSpe- . Tha labor survey recenUy made Henton County proves beyond tnubt that there is a decided shortage of farm labor At a meet in ir of the executive com mit tea of the county agricultural coun cil re-olutiona were adopted which were later adopted by the Benton County l'atrymen a Aapoclatlon. aa fol- 4 . !. That a ntm of aolveraal rcltra- tton e-f all perns tetween IH and tJO years a for u-ful occupation for prod uc l ton parpotra to orleret by Conareaa. Z, Thai pool hall and place of puMC amuaement bo rloasd dufinar vortilnc hours of the farm working aeaon. 3. That merrantile eaiabllvhmaata adnpt otr.o avstem by w hlch all abr boUled men rierka may be rel'-aa to the farm durtna harvest and poaitlnna ba retain! for t hern. 4. That we Indorse President WlleutVa rerommendaitoa for tha aupply of necesaary vkliied farm labor from military ancamp-ai'-ni In rae of e&treme need. That w art co-operation of alt farm unions. irrDii, commarrial clubs aad other oricanimaitnna. civil autborlilea aad ntUvtJual farmera. That the irovfrnmtnl Insure profits to farmera Umliir to the way tn which profits ar auaranteed to thoe enaared In ship- buiidinc aad In other Industrtea. ao that waces an be paid to competition to these tnUustrlee and farm help mar b secured. EARN MORE A Fee Mealka Speat at roRTVa.MD. WU1 Fit lew for Blaser ray and Large Baalaesa Cetlei s the Aeetkweas, CVROLL AIT TIME. Write for e Cataloerwew A rwatrJea Vlsts C'aasaeteaC SITUATION TAKEN BRAVELY tc'oatliiued From Psge 3 I mart high command relies on this method of sacrifice to break through. The French staff derives considerable satlafartion from the fact that many i German divisions were thua put out of the battle line, at least for the 'period required for their reconstitutlon. and la this way a great part of the German reserve was used up. while the allies merely called upon their im mediate reserve. Further powerful attack are ex pected, but It la difficult to foresee at the moment where these will take place. It may be said, however, that the situation Is fully in hand and the heaviest kind of fighting may be looked for. Read The Oregonlan classified ad. MIX IN FRAY Slory Tohl of Grim. Silent Sirugjlc Forming- One of tlie Incident That Preceded nig German- Offensive. BY LINCOLN EYRE. ' Copyright. tl. by the Press Publishing lompsnr. ana evening vtoriu. PARIS. March 27. (Special.) The story of a grim, bitter struggle between German and French Infantry patrols. In whir Americans participated and which preceded the German offensive against the British, ha been brought back here by some 30 American offi cers attached to. tha French Infantry regiments. Bat one shot was fired durinsr the encounter by a French officer, giving his men and the Americans the signal to grapple with the enemy. Neither side dared to fire, fearlne barrage which the French or Germans might let loose. Both side advanced to meeting. whereupon fiat were used in the old- fashioned way. the French patrol final Iv returning to the line with three German prisoners. Among the American officers who re turned was a young man who not long go was a reporter on the New York Kvening World. Americans were In communication trenches when the German shells, fall ing squarely, smashed the trenches. causing the Americans to come .out in the open. The Germans, recognising the olive- drab uniform, opened up a particularly violent fire, which made one American exclaim: 'Apparently the presence of Ameri cans' doesn't please them. Suppose we are Interfering too much. . Guess one day wa ll have a chance of showing the German how much we like the pres ence of German 'uniforms." The former New York Kvening World reporter had the distinction 'of being attached to the French patrol which brought In prisoner. The patrol encounter took place on the right of the British troops and really constituted the initial fight against the German offensive. OLD RESIDENT IS - DEAD Mr, (ieorjrc A. Miller, 53 Years In Oregon, Was 71 Years Olti. SALKM. Or., llsrch 27. (Special.) Mrs. George A: Miller, for S3 years a resident of Oregon, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs, G. F. iitrntieiv Waller street, this city. at the age of 71 years. or the greater part of her residence a this stale she haa lived near Scio. but for the past 13 year haa made her home here. So had! been sick since last January. She la survived bv two daughters: Mrs. Litchfield, of Salem: Mrs. Chria- ine Howe, of Mill City: and two sons. Malcolm and John M. Miller, of Marion. Seven grandchildren and a sister also survive. The funeral will be held here tomorrow, with interment at Shelbura, Or, on Friday. LONDON, March 27. Tonight's news from the battle front confirms the hopeful impression formed early, in the day that the British now appear1 to be on a line they are able to hold firmly. t least on the Somme and the Ancre rivers. - Farther south In the Roye-Noyon region the situation Is less well defined. but it Ih stated that both the French nd British are bringing up reserves there. The correspondents also are showing greater confidence that the enemy will be held on this terrain. The German official communication of tonight was significantly brief and reserved. It reports the crossing of the Ancre, but only refers to Tuesday's events, while the British War Office statement shows that the Germans who had crossed that stream were thrown back today in counter attacks. The new (rom the omme front Is distinctly encouraging, the - British having recaptured Morlancourt and Chipllly and advanced to Proyart. The Infantry fighting along the major portion of the British front in the new battle sons showed a marked slowing down thla morning, indicating that the first phase of the German offensive here has been finished. From the southern sector, however, came word that the Germans were still pressing the attack with great fury against the unwavering defense. The enemy has paused In the north ern sector, probably to reorganise and bring forward much needed artillery before beginning the second round sgainst the stiffened opposition of the British. Hard local battles were still in prog reus, but the first fury of the German onslaught hud spent itself. Several at tacks which the liermans essayed were smashed, and at Enilly-Le-Sec, where the Uermans last night gained a foot ing. the British this morning delivered smashing, counter attack which pushed the invaders back. The spirit of optimism was higher along tne front today. rPS &vj ' Eh . m 4J; illf ' t .. iter -a j, as m Biiisma ,'. feW MaUeMj dv HOUSE-CLEANING NEEDS 51 nror Mnnc V VVUUa v v y J either oiled or "dry. Wood-Lark Cedar Oil for all mops and dusting. Wood-Lark Furniture Polish Some prefer it to the heavier oils it contains more drier. Trial Bottle. .. .25d Quart 90d Gallon S2.00 Flaxoap a linseed oil soajj no lye or potash. r. Nothing better for .washing woodwork. Oux stock of Sherwin-Williams' -Paints and Varnishes is com plete all sizes. -: ifHotpoint s&;a v klectric Iron with hinged plug cord protector; prevents troublesome cord break age. New thumb-rest rests the wrist and makes ironing easier. 5 or 6-lb. $5S00 EASTER GREETING CARDS Original and Exclusive Designs Tuck's, Rust-Craft, Boston "Qual ity" and Gibson Art. Our truly remarkable display is well worth your inspection. FLYER'S FUNERAL T0D)Y Full Military Honors tu Uc l'aid tu Cadet Kills B. Watts. Full military honor will be paid'at Ihc funeral of tadet Flyer Ellis B. Watts, of the 379th, Aero Squadron. which will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the liolman chapel. Third and Salmon streets. A firing squad has been detailed from Vancouver Barracks, and the ervlces will be conducted bv Rev. H. W. Rogers, of Calvary Fresbyterian Churvh. Interment will be in Rose City Park Cemetery, Cadet atts, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orvillo W. Watts, of bJ East Forty eighth street North, was instantly killed a week ago when his machine Plunged to earth in a practice flight at Forth Worth. Tex. The body arrived Forttand yesterday. COAST BUSINESS ASSURED (Cantinued From Flret Pare.) the Emergency Fleet Corporation of ficers and there was much talk at Washington when I left of the deter mination of the Columbia River Ship building Corporation to float the hull of the steamer Westgrove in 61 days, as was done today. "I was at Newark. N. J., March 19. when the hull of the wooden steamer Coyote, "the first Ferria-type ship fin- shed in the East, was launched, and preceding that a telegram was read in which it was stated that the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company, of Port- anu. had posted 910.000, for acceptance r days, in backing its men for peed, efficiency and workmanship on hulls covering the period up to October 1, James O. 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Syrup Figs 50 1 pint Pure Cod Liver Oil $1.00 35c Freezone, for corns. 30 -MAB3HALL 700 -HOME A 61 71 J COX IS FOR DAIS Ohio Governor Makes Cam paign Speech in Wisconsin. LENROOT'S RECORD CLOUDY Assertion Made Republican Candi- dale, While Member of Con gress, Did Xot Bender Sup port to President Wilson. loyal citizen. This attack has abso lutely Insured my election." LAND OFFICE UNINFORMED Xo Word of Opening of Grant Land Received From Washington. The Roseburg Land Office has as yet received no official information as to the date of the opening of Oregon & California grant lands in Josephine and Jackson counties, as recently reported by Washington correspondents of Port land) papers. These reports are doubt less correct, but the Land Office is not in a position to give out any Informa tion regarding- this opening, as no copy of tha regulations governing same has as yet been received. A booklet giving- full information is being prepared and will be ready for mailing about April 5 or 7. Until this booklet is ready for distribution all inquiries and requests for information. maps, etc., received oy tne uina uriice must be laid aside, to be answered as soon after April 5 as possible. The Flrxt-Hnndi Authentic Story of Belgium! lnvnslon, A JOURNAL FROM OUR LEGATION IN BELGIUM My Hugrh .ilon. First Nec'y of His -was the 44th fatal aviation acci dent in the combined British and Amer ican camps in Forth Worth since they were established last Fall. TIME CHANGE ORDERED STATE SLPERINTENDEXT XOTIF1ES SCHOOL OFFICIALS. coi.vrv Official Casualty List. WAUKESHA. Wis.. March 27. Gov ernor Cox, of Ohio, in an address here tonight, urged the election of Joseph rttvi Democratic miiuiuan; tvi f'tAri Ki.tA senator. I ttASMLMjlUA. Marcn a. xne cas Your state desires to support in uauy usi- niaue puuuc tuuaj uj me novernment. but you can t support me war jjepanmenr. contains on names, without supporting tne, divined as ionows Government heart of the Government." Mr. Cox said Roth lovaltv and efficiency aemanu thin cn-ordiliatlon. ThA hpnrt of A isconsin is witn President Wilson, and you want to sup port him. The simple method of ren dering him service now is to give him Senator from w isconsin wno win stand with him. "He has indicated his choice ana, in so doing, has not trespassed upon pro priety, because against his choice are two candidates, one or w-rucn, uir. Bereer. is 100 per cent disloyal, and Mr. Lenroot. whose record in Congress has not been in support of the President." Cerman Element Addressed. Governor Cox directed his remarks chiefly at the German element in his audience. His tone was that of the philosopher, rather, than the campaign orator. He said, in part: Your nubile thought doubtless di vides itself into three classifications: "First, the great mass of fixed pur poses who believe this war was a dia bolical plot formed for the purosel of world domination. "Second, a very small part of those who were born in Germany, or whose forebears were. They have good con science and fair Judgment, but seem to personally read the messaee and I un derstood.tbat there were good chances i hesitate while America shouts to them its trumnet call. "Third, a group made up of that di minishing part of Socialists wno ridi cule religion and despise government. "Now that we are into the war in circumstances that would have ren dered our staying out dishonorable, the duty of those of German birth is ob vious. Emifrranta Not Questioned. When you came to this country not a question was asked as to race, dogma or creed. .Your liberties were as wide as the vast atretches of the wilderness. With eincere and firm purpose you be came a Dart of our pioner life. "The Germans, exclusive of their military rulers, have always been pos sessed of Ideals similar to our own. "Americans, when they can look upon Germany with the shadow of the despot removed, will understand that we are all united In the purpose of civilization and, from the viewpoint of the German people, they will comprehend that ambi tions of Germans, lnsoiar as a national foreign policy la concerned, will always be viewed with suspicion as long as autocratic powers are vested in the state. "Time will reveal thaf the salvation of the German people rests upon a per manent world peace." 300 Montana Claims Staked Out. MILKS CITT. Mont.. March 27. Mora than 100 claims have been staked out since Sunday at Stacey. near here, a the result of the discovery of what Is believed ta be gold bearing quarts by a rancher who was boring a well. of the -challenge being accepted. The keel of the Coyote, was laid in May 17." v - Mr. entworth went into details with the department heads and he Is confident that much good will result, many matters' being better understood than would have been possible through correspondence. One thing, he said. bat struck the Easterners was . the manner in which huge shipbuilding imbers were being rushed from the orthwest to the East. Trains laden with lumber .were reaching Chicago in seven and eight days, each carrying soldiers to indicate Government busi ness and assist in the rapid movement. Some Speedy Work Done. During Mr. Wentworth's absence the ffairs of the. Oregon district have been irected by J. W. Hall, assistant dis trict officer, and the -two will go over matters today to pave the way for con- ideration of new contracts. The latest ew orders placed were with the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company, which eld 12 contracts for the Hough type of wooden steamers and has been given contracts for eight Ferris ships. The rst of these is under way, and in one ay the force there placed 19 square I irames in eigne nours. -mere are vo these frames in the vessel, so ve daya the framing could be finished. The wager of $10,000 grew out of the assertion of the Seaborn yard manage ment at Tacoma that its showing of full framing finished in 10 daya could not be beaten. The company has not yet accepted the Grant Smith-Porter challenge. ' Since then "the G. M. Standlfer Con struction Company has offered to float the same amount against all comers, for any type of wooden shlp. as to the time of completion and either for one vessel or the output of the yards be tween May 1 and October 31. Mr. Wentworth did riot report any contracts closed for Installing ma chinery in ships here, but that matter, it is understood, will be safeguarded, so there will be no delay In fitting out vessels as soon as machinery la ready. of Strike Movement Abandoned. LONDON. March 27. In view of the critical situation at the front, the Amalgamated Society of Engineers has abandoned the strike movement it long has been threatening as a protest as'ainst the government's man-power measure. Bead The Oregonian classified ads. LODGE VI LLE, Wis., March 27. Congressman Irvine L. Lenroot, in a speech here tonight, predicted his election to the United States Senate' next Tuesday by 50,000 majority. Democratic Support Claimed. Mr. Lenroot, Republican candidate, eaid that everywhere Democrats are assuring him they cannot support Jo seph E. Davies. the Democratic candi date, because of the character of his campaign. Mr. Lenroot referred to President Wilson's ' position prior to America's declaration of war and eaid that if he (LenrootK were disloyal, then President Wilson wee disloyal. "In the desperate attempt to make this a Democratic war instead of an American war, Vice-President Marshall has been sent into the state to insult our citizenship and attack the loyalty of the Republican party," eaid Mr. Lenroot. "He said, in his Madison speech Tues day night, that 'to save Wisconsin to the Union, Mr. Davies must be elected.' This slander offered on the people of Wisconsin should be resented by. every Killed in action, nine; died of acci dent, one; died of disease, four wounded, severely, - two; wounded slightly. 14. No officers names were in today's list, which follows: Killed in action Cadet Thomas C. Nathan. Privates John E. Allen. Harry E. Boerstler, Walter T. Cohoe. Garry Christ, Archie Hen derson, Clarence M. Jones, Jesse L. Koop man. Alexander Miller. S Died of accident Sergeant Hunter Mas sle. Died of disease Cook Paul Bouchet. pois oning; Privates Robert S. Cross, scarlet fever: John W. Lemke. diphtheria; George W. Oidfieta, mastoiditis. Wounded severely Privates D. E. Mont gomery. George E. Ostrander. Wouided slightly Corporal Edward C. Twitchell; Privates ffirst class) William C. Peck, Marienus W. Burgman, Lee A. Char land. Rudolph J. Costello, Percy T. Engelke, Jr.. Jacob Ginsberg. Edward F. Grabill, John Kletzing. John D. Perry, William Ring, Tony Teste, Elon W. Tollin, William von Ber Ploeg. WICHITA FALLS, Tex., March 27. American Cadet G. O. Franks, 26,- of Clyde, O., was killed and his body badly burned when the airplane which he was driving along at Call Field. Amer ican Camp, fell, nose first, today and was consumed by fire. FORT WORTH, Tex., March 27. H. Hooten, a cadet of the Royal Flying Corps, whose home was in Montreal, Full Compliance With Federal Law Is Required Schools to Open at 9, New Standard. . SALEM, On., March 27. (Special.) Superintendent Churchill is notifying all county school superintendents that from March 31 to October 27 all school clocks must be set one hour ahead, in compliance with the terms of the Fed eral law. To the superintendents he says: "Please advise all teachers that from March SI to October 27 school shall begin at 9 A. M., according to the new standard. "Congress has passed a law that be tween the last "Sunday in March and the last Sunday in Octoben the stand ard time in each zone shall be ono hour in advance of the mean astro nomical time of the degree of longi tude governing each zone, respectively. Governor Withycombe has issued a proclamation putting this law in effect in Oregon. All official clocks will be set forward, and all official acts will be governed by the new time. "As the state law requires all pub lic schools to open at 9 A. 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