TUT. aiORXIXG OREGOXIAX SATURDAY. 3IARCII SO, 1918.
ALL PAST 21 YEARS
OLD MUST REGISTER
Those of Age Since June 5 Af
fected by Bill Passed by
0. S. Senate.
ARMY LISTS GAIN 700,000
Amrndmril Providing for Training
of .III Yoaiha Trom It to SI I
Lost After Seta-rat !)
of 5hrp Pebate.
yrxSUZSC.TOS. March I -.Tha reso
rption, e.itsndlna; lb selective draft to
ma reaching- tha ay of St years one
Juaa i. I1T tha flr.t registration day
wti passed tonlaht by Iba Senate
without a rworj tou fir a futlla at
tt pt hal bn made to add to It a pro
inn for tr:nm youths from 1 to II
jers U.
It I estimated tbat about ;) mn
ba added to tha registration thi
ar by tba resolution. hkh la one of
n af legislation on which tha
War Department la waiting before an
aounctoa complete plana for tha next
draft. It now itoaa to tha House for
oosideratlon ther with tba bill to baaa
draft quotas on the anmbfr of resria
Iranta In Claaa I Instead of on popula
tion, another of the Administration
jnsasurss already passant by tha Senala.
I'artrraal Tratalac Ileteate.
Tba proposal to require training of
bo over 1 and under registration
age waa In tha form of an amendment
hr Senator Naw. of Indiana. whl-b tba
fat r)e ted. it to S. after a drbal
of setaral days. A number of Senator
who fitor universal mliltarr training
aa a peacs-ltroe polity voted against tba
amendment. I
Aa adopted tha resolution provide
that all male ritliena of tha foiled
Mate, residing In thla eountry. attain
ing their maioritr sin-a June J. lat
fhal) ba subject to registration, under
regulations precrtfd by the President
shall preaenl themselves- for regtstra'
tton on a dar proclaimed by the frpi-
dnt and thereafter ahall ba liable to
military service.
rar Warm rat tlra.
Thera waa no opposition to tha reso
lution Itself. only controversy be
Ira over tha New amendment. Oppon
ent of the pl.in argued that training
?ouths wauld hamper uraent Armr en
terpri.e and take tha labor from farms
and factories, without providing sol
Hera for Inunriliale nrada at tha front.
Mriinff aeaiiment for universal, com
pulsory military trainlna waa apparent.
bowever. and lodav'si vile waa not re
aardet aa foreshadowing future artion
on Senator Chamberlain's universal
training bilL
frlnnpa) oppoettion to Senator New'a
proposal rama from the lemo-rat!o
atde of the Senate, although four
temocratl- members. Chamberlain of
tirtsoo. Klnar of 1tah. Carry of Hbode
Island, and Myers of Montana, voted
fr Its adoption. Five Republican.
ffrah of I 'is ha. Oronna of North la
Kota. Joaea of Washington. .Vorrla of
N'ehraska. and Townsend of Michigan.
Jo;nd with tna Iwmocrsti la rejecting
u amendmeat.
I'ssr Bess. reals Vara far Aaseadsseat.
Ttie vote on Senator New'a amend
ment follows:
For tha amendment Democrats.
nismberUin. King. Uerry and Myers:
taL Democrats 4. Kepublirans. !-
r. Cummins. Cortla. Dllllncharo. Fall.
Franco. Frelinghuesen.eallinser. John
nie of California. Krllncg. Kenvnn. Nel
son. Naw. race. olntleater. Sherman.
moot, sterling. Hutherland. 1 ads
worth. M'.rren and Watson; total. J.'-
jblican Total for. I.
Against tha amendment ftemocrats.
Pan a head. Hera ham. Fletcher. Uore.
Henderson. Ilttcbcock. James. Johnson
of South rakota. Jonea of New Mexico.
Klrbr, MrKellar. Nugent. Overman.
Wean, ftobtnson. Faul.-burr. Hhafroth.
theppard. Smith of Arnona. Smith of
lorgia. Smith of Maryland, stone.
fwaason. Thomas. Tbompson. Tillman.
Trammel!. t'nderwod. Vartlaman. Wol-
tt and Walsh: total. Imorrata 31.
?!eanltrans. Horah. tironna. Jonea of
Washington. Noma anl Townsend. to
tal. Ipubtinns t. Total against, la.
la.sssj la raasa rre-dbrtest.
rturtng ths dehato Chairman Cham-
Verlain. of the military committee, de
clared tbat 4. ! would bo training
for the Army if be "had his way." while
Senator Kirbv. of Arkansas, another
military romnitttea member, predicted
that S."0 men would ba In the
Army snd !. In camp before the
war ended.
Opposing the New amendment. Kn -
tr r"rh sM be did not believe it met
he altUAtlon In tha risht war. and that
V wooid ptice the pooer to Inaugiir-
the sysfm Into tr.e bands of ona
wro baa puhiiclv opposed the plan of
wersal niltltarv service. Secretary
1'. her. Aari-ultural districts are al-
idr evp--renflng a labor shortage.
b - said, and be opposed any action that
would mike that change more acute.
Senator sterling contended tbara ara
threo or four months In each year
when men are not engaged In work on
in farm wh thrjr on 1.1 aa well be
ea-gaa-ed in mtlttarr training. In this
rennectton Senator New asserted hr be.
Ileved tfcre will be a time when this
country will find It necessary to adopt
me aort of m draft for men a bo re
fuse to work.
Wts Psirv. Tllllam Patta Patrick J.
S-sstsa. toasrd M. Stswart. Fraaa A. Cf
fs.ssaa. CliuM . Ws.ker.
John Parker Hawthorna, of Jersey
City, fell overboard from tha l"nlted
States steamship Rutoma March ! and
waa drowned.
PARIS. March I Phelpg VIllns. of
Detroit. Mich., a member of tha Lafay
ette Flying Corps, waa killed In an air
fght on tha French front March 1J.
While on patrol duty Collins was at
tacked by a number of tierman oia-
chlnea. Its drove ona adveraary down
and then waa himself bit. falling Inside
the German lines.
Collins had been at the front for
about for about five montha and had
shot down two German machines. He
waa considered ona of tha beat airmen.
Phelps Collins waa one of 14 Amer
icana who wera commissioned In tha
aviation reserves of tha American Army
In France, on recommendation of len
eral Pershing, last December. He waa
given tha rank of Captain.
mrtT WORTH.Te.. March I. F.
J. Dwyer and J. Scott llowaa. both
memhera of tha Royal Firing Corps.
war killed in aviation accidenta today.
HOPEFUL VIEW IS
TAKEN Br BRITISH
CLEVER BILL PROMISED
CEUIIGE DAMF.RFX WILL HEADLINE
NEW ORPHF.t W SHOW.
Added Attraction Is Ia tha Zeac." a
Waahlagtoa Saaars players oe
resa Other Xovot Acta.
Oeorga DamereL renowned at star
of "The Merry Widow" and who hat
tha reputation of being ona of the
greatest matinee drawing-cards In big-
American Army in France Re
garded as Unknown Fac
tor in Great Battle.
GREAT ANXIETY IS FELT
Whole Nation Now fnlled and All
Heart Are With Soldiers la
Franc Fate or Empire Be
lleved to Bang In Balance.
J; S r I :
i Z f
U f . .
: v :
X
i - KK :
I
I -2
(.corse Daaaerel. atarrlag la The
1. It lie l.lar." V hsrh Up as at
Orpbeaea Saaday.
time vaudeville. Is tha headllner of the
Orpheumsshow to open at the Ilellig
Theater tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Damrrel Is offering a brand-new
act this season. It la called Tha Lit
tle Liar.- and Is a musical farce built
around a girl with a perfect shoulder
ho posed for the picture, "The Red
Cross liirL" The star I supported
principally by Myrtle VaiU one of the
reigning beauties of the American
stage, and Knward Hume, a comedian
with a Broadway reputation. The farce
Is In thr-e scenes and has been extolled
generally aa being among the beat girl
acta booked over the Orpheum circuit
this season.
The an d-d attraction of the new show
"In the Zone." a Washington Square
I'lajers New York success. This Is a
sea tale and the scene la laid In the
forecastle of a ship that la traversing
the submarine aone. The playlet Is
presented by seven men and la said to
be extremely realistic.
Ilaruko onukt. Japanrse prima don
na. Is the third feature. Miss Unukl Is
btaklng a return Orpheum tour, her
g fat success last season winning for
ber a repeat engagement immediately
after she closed her contract hi the
I'alaca Theater In New Tork. She sings
In Kngllsh and her rencrtolro waa se
lected to show tha remarkable range
and sweetness of her voire.
This Orpheum show will close with
the matinee next Wednesday as en
gagement of the Ilellig Theater for
Frieda Ilempel prevents the staging of
an extra performance of Orpheum vau
deville at night.
LONDON. March 2 A hopeful -riew
of tha situation la given by the Morn
ing Post'a correspondent at tba front.
telegraphing Thursday night.
"The greateat crista la thought to ba
over, he says. "Fresh troops are com
ing up steadily and new battarlea are
laying tha foundatlona of a formidable
protective barrage.
"There are aigna that the enemy I
being pushed lor reserves. He has
thrown In one of his naval divisions.
which he haa not dona hitherto unless
caught short-handed.
An unknown factor In tha battle
toward which tha English people are
eagerly looking la tha American Army
In France.
"Where are tha Americans? When
ara they coming In?" are queationa be'
Ing asked everywhere. All the Amer
icans In London are being asked by
their English friends for answers to
these queries.
Asaertcaa Itmiftt Exaggerated.
America has been depended upon to
fiX the gap left by Russia. The popular
bollef regarding the number of Amer
ican troops in France probably la great
ly exaggerated. Many believe there are
1.000.000 or even 1. 000.000 Americans
already on the European side of the
ocean and the actual weight of Amer
ican support Is likely to prove a sharp
disappointment.
Editorials In tha morning nevrs
papera comment In grave but confident
tones on what the majority characterize
aa a fresh crisis. Tha Daily Mail, al
luding to the new enemy thrust at the
French, says:
The question I whether the ferench can
? bark this new and terrlfle attsck.
Southeast of Mont Dldler they recovered
nsarlr two miles or ground yesterdav tr a
dashing counter strike, but Mont Dldler still
remains In the hands or the Oermana.
The new Ormifl advanc not onlr threat
ens she southern flank of the Amiens no
sitloo. but mensces pans slso. snd endsn-
sere the stability of the whole line. The
slc of the aillsd armies will b to try to
hold lbs Germans to the utmost.
French Line t abrokea.
Emphasizing that the Germans con
tinue to hold Mont Dldler and ara "ap
parently astride the main railway line
from Amiens to Paris, tha Dally Ex
press says:
This is serioas. If the sdvantaa can be
held, y.t it Is of erest Importance that the
Frearb 11ns Is still onbroken. It wou.d b
as sreat folly to take a too optimistic as
a too pessimistic view of tbe situation. The
truss. is aot orar. we must soma in
tssus calmly and go about our business urn
perturbed In tha spirit which animated our
forefathers la klnursd emergencies.
The Dally Chronicle hints at a coming
entente counter-stroke.
The Daily Graphic says:
The great battle goes en. and although
the ftermane ar. advancing much more
a.owlv than la tha earlier days. It must be
regretfully recorded tbat thay are neverthe-
ss progressing.
British Are Patient.
Criticism that the British official re
ports are lacking In details met little
sxmpathy. The answer is given that
Field Marshal Halg naa problem to
deal with which are far more Impor
tant than writing reports, and that even
the preparation of mreesges of cheer
snd encoursgement would be an un
necessary Intrusion upon his time.
The British people are patient. They
are willing to wait for the news. They
know that their casualties must be
at palling, as compared to all previous
wars, but they willingly consent to de
lay in the receipt of these lists.
Pate of Fas pi re at Stake.
The battle, which la on a scale too
great to give It a name, haa now lasted
minds of the men directing the prog
ress of military affairs for the allies,
but seemingly it must come soon. If it
is to be effective. The German advance
now Is converglngon Amiens, tha rail
road center of Northern France, which
is known' to be the ganglion from
which run the main communications of
the British army in Northern France.
The railroad from Paris to Amiens waa
cut by the Germans at Montdidien but
thia would not be vital If Amiens It
self is held by the allies.
The German thrust in front of Arras
has apparently come to a stop before
Orange Hill. Telegraph Hill and the
Labyrinth, strongholds held by the
British in this sector. Repeated mass
attacka by the Germans on these points
nave railed.
A German official statement declares
that since the offensive 70.000 prison
ers and 1100 guns have been taken.
The French reports are silent aa to
the progress made on the line from
Lasslgny to Noyon. except to aay that
the attack Is still continuing and that
fresh French troopa are arriving In
thia region. Nothing has developed to
show that thia is more than a purely
local engagement fought for the pur
pose of preventing the Germans from
reaching tbe Oiae River and having
thla stream aa aw additional p&otection
iu mcir ici k liana.
While it has been officially reported
from Rome fhat Austrian divisions
from Russia and Galicia. numbering
approximately 480.000 men, have ar
rived on the Italian front, there have
been no developments there Indicating
wnere tne expected blow from tho Teu
tons will fall.
A new advance by the Germans in
Russia Is noted in London dispatches.
This movement is in the neighborhood
of Kurst, 100 miles south of Moscow.
An official Austrian statement denies
that the Bolshevik forces hare recap
tured Odessa, the great Russian port
on the Black Sea.
LONG SENTENCE GIVEN
CAMP LEWIS SOLDIERS SENT
FEDERAL. PRISON'S.
FRENCH DOMINATE IN AIR
r.RElT mil tDROU OP PLACES
CAISE HAVOC AwOG ESE.MY.
Treepe A re Attacked Merrlleaaly aad
Taaa af Explaalvea Are Dropped
I a-oa Railways aad Hoaaa.
1 1
Official Casualty List. ;
VASHI;T0N AUrch 2. Tli.rtjr-
w o nam wr con linrJ in today's
rj)iiuItr list ImuH w at Iwp.-.rt
fi.rnt. Th liM a divtiUd as follows:
K.id tn s a tton. I: killed In acetdent.
2. itl'd1 of wound. IT: dtcd front di .,
fc; 1 itf-rl from other rau.rs. If wounded
r I jr. 1; wotn1eT pliahtlr. r.
Tbe name of ntns offtr appear on
tse lt.t faptatn Ira Irl)erthjr di-d
from an ridnt and tSecoi.d-L..eQlo-
ant Lout H- leathrop died of tuberru
Vt The slightly wounded Include
lai.r A- KitrpuMpn, Captain Albert
Mortar, Ktrat Lieutenant Charles C
ron. First lieutenant Howard T.
liavron. K.rt Lieutenant Clsrenro R.
Hue brer. First .Lieutenant John B. NultL
i irst Lieutenant William K. Kin.
K-":i t att Privait peil A .derma a.
P'-l f -trf'fi. -'mpiim Ira, O. ra-
rtr.. I'M a i H a Prer.
l 4 tf di-si rVroo4 I. Ietttanat Loots
I 1 af.tl.pu tuerr.ux. m. VriaNi Joha J
. :y. p ft l . rr :: pmrry lvdd.
Sw)-fr. iu: KiarJ Mhf. paewmoOaa;
I 4 ef MisOB rrpon; A.bet W. WtU
sama prtv Thmu K U:atxe.
! af (Df fat'ads wrt tsrr Fhleit.
W ea.ns4i sr.jr lri. W tliUai J.
Wl4r1 Cri VaJW A. H UlttttWR,
C tpt,a A lept f.rAiv First .mfrml9
r r irmiM, rfaa-a v.rt J, H . I'.f-
- K. Haa. hi K Null. Wt.ii.ra P
H.fy. aaffi-a.m M ajof H ovr r M. Cr
'e-tbal A-sert ervaea, Csrsorm. Roy
prlvas lgw Ursnea, 0-orc E. C rrl-
-a. F r sac H4 , u -ssa H. feast.
WASJIIXnTOX. March The work
of French aviatora In tho grreat battle
on tho western front la described as re
markable In an official dispatch re
ceived here today from France.
"French aviation." aaya the dispatch.
'is participating with much effective
ness In tha battle. The results obtained
are remarkable and our mastery of
the atr is aifirmod each day. On the
theater of operations our machines.
after bavins repulsed the enemy fight
ing aviators, threw themselves into the
combat by squadrons and group of
sguadron.
"Columns of Infantry and artillery
convoys, bivouac, munition depots,
ratlwus. the principal enemy lines of
communication, have been mercilessly
attacked day and mcht. As much aa
1 i.evi) kilos of explosives have been
thrown daily and thousands of cart
ridges have been fired upon the irer
inan troops, whom our aviator ceae
lesly attack with machine runs, des
cend tnc nearly to the level of the
Kround.
"In many sections munition depots
have been burned and many trains were
stopped. A large number of airplanes
were brournt down, which the Intensity
of the battle prevented belnr counted.
"Our Infantry airplanes flyinc In the
midst of tbe battle constantly survey
the position of our lines and thona of
the l Germans. Outside the battlefield
the aviation cor pa has attacked enemy
railways and roads and haa spread It
self over the entire fronL Important
railway center connerttnir the front
with the heart of Oermany were
reached by ooe horn harder."
week. To say that It haa been
week of the greatest strain and stress
tbat the British people . have ever
known, would be to make a futile un
derstatement. The fate of England.
Indeed of the whole British Empire.
I as been commuted to the test of one
clah of arms.
The anxiety In the rural districts has
been even keener than in tbe cities.
The met Impressive effect haa been
tho sweeptna- aald of all political fac
tional dispute. Today there Is only
the united nation, whose hearts are
with the soldiers In France. Pacifist
Journals have fallen Into line, have
dropped their criticism nd ceased to
taik of peace by negotiation.
Progress of the War.
Affjrrerate off 45 Year Meted Out to
Pro-German aad Ttrt Iesertera
by Court Martial.
TACOMA. Wash., March 29. (Spe
cial.) Court-martial sentenced apfrre
K at in cr 45 years In military prisons for
three Camp .Lewis soldier, one a pro-
German and two deserters, have been
approved by the Judge' Advocate at
Washington, D. C. according to an an
nouncement made by the division Judge
Advocate at Camp Lewis today. Pri
vate Kobln C. McConnell. 166th Depot
Brigade, was given 20 years. McCon
nell was one of a group of men gath
ered about the stove in the company
barracks and became abusive when the
other Yanks declared the Germans
could not win, and exclaimed:
'For my part, I would like to see
Germany win."
There was a chorus of angry ex
clamations from his fellow soldiers and
one told him that he would be re
ported. McConnell replied:
"I would just as soon fight for Ger
many as for the United States,"
Upon being told that he was liable
to 20 years' imprisonment at the mili
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth, he
replied:
"What the hell do I care? This is
just the same as jail; it is all the
same.
Private Roy L. Hardin. 44th Infantry,
deserted from Camp Lewis December
13. He was found in Portland Janu
ary 8 and was tried by court martial
January IS. charged with desertion. He
was sentenced to 15 years at hard labor
at Alcatraa.
Private Jackson M. Grego, 86th Com
pany. 166th Depot Brigade, was sen
tenced to 10 years at hard labor also
for desertion. He deserted at Sacra
mento September 21. 1917, and gave
himself up at Vancouver Barracks No
vember 1.
-1
TODAY, I welcome every Portland mother and her boys
to the Boys' Shop. Here are boys' Easter clothes that
combine proper style with real service a combination
much to be desired these days.
Nobby Norfolk Suits in wonder
, fully attractive fabrics, with a wide
range of colorings, priced at $5 to
x $20. The extra pair of "knicks"
with each suit practically makes
two suits of one.
The Novelty Wool Suits for chil- .
dren at $5 to $12.50 will 'interest
many a mother. Smart styles at
modest prices.
Wash Suits the greatest array
in Portland the j oiliest, most at
tractive styles imaginable for little
fellows, $1.50 to $6. -
Headquarters for Boys' Military
and Man-o'-War Uniforms for
both officers and men, $3 to $12.50.
S pring Reefers for children
priced $5 to $12.50.
t Boys Shop, Second Floor
Elevator
d'Srtt--'
-r w ir ar- f js- jrr r
'MomsontiTomtte
PETITION ALLEGES FRAUD
Tacoma Woman Ask for Modifica
tion of Divorce Decree.
TACOMA. Wa-sh.. March 19 Rrm-
cial. Allssrlntr fraud and mi.rrpre
sentatlon In tha division of property.
Golda MrConaha letrt who waa di
vorced from James H. Dries. March 6,
filed a petition for a modification of
the divorce decree today. Mr. De&-e is
Tacoma merchant.
He was Democratic candidate for the
United States Senate tn the primary
four years aRO. According; to her ac
count of the divorce proceedings, they
had talked the matter over a month or
so previous and then dropped the sub
ject.
The charce Is made that the divorce
papers were filed March S and the di
vorce a-ranted March 6. in violation of
the leajal custom of waitin&j at least
10 days.
CARD OP THA.XKS.
Mr and Mrs t T Breoks desire to thank
all their frtenda for their kind sympathy
and help la th-lr loss ef thssr r-shv boy.
Adv. WILAJAM E. SilwKs.
The entente force, opposing; Oer
many in France are. for the first
time during the war. ftchtinir under
the control of a single commander.
General Foch. the srreat French strate
gist, to whom haa been accorded much
of the credit for the victory of the
Marne In September. 114. is Generalis
simo of the entente allied armies in
France. Thla report waa received Fri
day mornins in tha form of an unof
ficial dispatch from London, but in the
evening; it waa officially confirmed by
advlcea to Washington from Paris.
Karly In the day President Wilson
sent a personal cable message of con
gratulation to General Foch and Gen
eral Pershing placed at the disposal of
the French commander the American
forces now on French aolL General
Foch is given supreme command over
all tha men on the battle lines and. in
addition, haa a atrateglc reserve force.
the size and location of which Is not
known but which. Judging; fro.m re
ports, la very large
After eight days, during which It has
sw.pt forward over the rolling hilla of
Ptcardy, at times like a tidal wave, the
Herman offensive baa alowed down.
Instead of a sweeping advance, Us
progress has been checked at all but
one sector of the front, and there It
has been merely creeping for the last
two days this fact even is admitted
by the German War Office, which
usually concedes nothing;. ,
From Arleux, north of Arras, to
Albert, on the Somme, the British
lines have been hording; stubbornly and
have thrust back the Germans at a
number of potnta. From Albert south
to Montdidler. there has been a slow
movement to tha west, but the hills
west of Montdldier ara still being; held
by tbe French. No ground has been
made agalnat tha French along the
southern side of the salient, driven into
the allied lines, while It is asserted
that tbe French counter attack from
Ijtsalgny to Nor on la still going on.
The extreme depth of tha German
sredge now Is about 37 miles.
Meanwhile tha allied world Is waiting
for the entente forcee to atrike back
at the Germans.
When thla blow. If It comes, will
fall, or where, ia aa yet sealed Id the
MRS. HOGAN, ALBANY, DIES
Linn County Resident Came to Ore-
son In 1865.
ALBA.VT, Or.. March 29. fSpeclaT.)
Mra. Mary Ellen Hogan. wife of Will-
inm K. Hogan. died here last night. She
was born in Memphis, Mo.. February 9.
lf55. and at the age of 10 moved with
her parents to Linn County.
Mrs. Hogan was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Calloway, well-known
Linn and Benton County pioneers, she
Is survived by her husband, four sis
ters, Mrs. Frankie Hamrael. Mrs. Will
Childs. of Davis, Car.: Mrs. Joseph Rlp
lty. Portland; Mrs. Lilly Malnard. Col
ton. Wash., and two brothers, Carrol
C. Calloway, of Wasco, Or., and Burrell
Calloway, of Brownsville. Or. The
funeral will be held Sunday at the
Christian Church.
GIRLS PLAN FOR SERVICE
Oregon City Toung Women Coming
to Portland for Training.
OREGON1 CITY, Or., March 29.
Miss CIs Barclay Pratt, president
of tbe Honor Guard Girla of Oregon
City, and an active worker of the Red
Cross Hocfety. will leave Sunday even
ing for Portland, where she will take
a special course in nursing at St- Vin
cent's Hospital. Later she will return
to Oregon City to resume her course in
dietetics, and then take up her pro
fession in he Red Cross Society.
Miss Pratt will be accompanied to
the hospital by Miss Merle Keck, one
of the Honor Guard Girls, who will also
tfeke the special course in Red Cross
training. '
LEHRQ0T1N DEFENSE
Democratic Committee Said
to Be Misrepresenting.
DAUGHTER'S ILLNESS PLEA
LAW APPLICABLE TO WOMEN
Congress Passes Bill Including Gen
tler Sex In Espionage Act.
WASHINGTON. March 19. A House
bill amending the espionage law to
make it applicaple to enemy alien
women as well as men. waa passed to
day by tha Senate without debate or a
roll call.
Officiala of tha Department of Justice
urged the legislation, declaring many
women agents of Germany ara at
work hare.
McLcmore Hc-solution and Vote by
Which It Was Tabled In House
Explained in Wisconsin
by Congressman Fess.
LA CROSSE. Wis.. March ?9. Con
gressman Jrvin L. Lenroot. Republican
candidate for United States Senator,
addressing two meetings at Tomah.
Monroe County, today and a large
meeting here tonight, explained how
America was drawn Into this war and
declared the Nation will fight on until
it is in a position to make peace with
victory and forever prevent another
world war.
"The Democratic politicians." he said.
turning to the present campaign, "have
raked my record with a fine toothed
comb, but they have been unable to
discredit it except when they lie, which
they have not hesitated to do to catch
votes."
To support his charge that he is
being misrepresented, he pointed to
the great hubbub the Democratic Na
tional Committee has raised over his
failure to vote on the soldiers' insur
ance bill and the espionage bill.
Dangatera lllneaa Excuse.
There was no contest in the House
on either proposition." he said, "and
my vote was not needed. At the time
these questions came up I was in Cali
fornia at the bedside of my daughter,
who was seriously ill. The men who
now try to turn my absence into polit
ical advantage know the true facts.
"I have no apology to make for my
vote on the McLemore resolution. If I
were to do it all over again in the 'same
circumstances, I would vote the same
way now. because if this country had
to go to war against Germany I wanted
the declaration of war based on an
issue the right of which was so clear
and the justice of which was so plain
that no good American would ques
tion the righteousness of the war."
RIPON, Wis., March 29. In a speech
here tonight at a Lenroot meeting
Congressman Fess. of Ohio, explained
just what happened to the McLemore
resolution, which has figured largely in
the Wisconsin Senatorial campaign.
McLemore Resolotioa Explained.
"The Mcljemore resolution," he said,
"introduced by a Texas Democrat, dis
turbed the President. He called to the
White House Chairman Pou, of the
rules committee, and requested him to
report on the resolution, in order thatj
the House might have to make a show
down, as the r-resiaent caiiea it. j
n nen 11 c ii iu i uriuie liib illtuc a
movement waa made to table it- Many
members, including Mr. Lenroot, in
sisted that the House, in accordance
with the wishes of the President to
have a "showdown" on the resolution,
should take a direct vote on the resolu
tion and. therefore, opposed the motion
to table. Tbe facts are the McLemore
resolution never was voted on in the
House, because the motion to table pre
vented it."
had been no change, since the original
announcement, as to kind of meals and
grains which are counted wheat sub
stitutes to be sold under the "50-50"
regulation.
"Despite repeated publication of this
fact," said Mr. Ayer. "there seems, to
be still some confusion in regard to
these substitutes and I wish to say
again that the only products that are
permitted as substitutes under the
regulation are: Bailey flour, buck
wheat flour, corn flour, potato flour,
rice flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, corn
grits, hominy, hominy grits, oatmeal.
rolled oats and rice. Wheat flour in
eludes graham and whole wheat flour."
END NOT YET IN 5
IGHT
LONDON MAIL PREDICTS
MONTHS OF FIGHTING.
BUSINESS BAR IS RAISED
Government Rescinds Order Allow
ing Roads lo Seek Trade.
It is a case of "off again, on again"
with the Federal orders concerning so
licitation of freight and passenger busi
ness by the railroads. Orders were re
ceived yesterday at all local offices, re
scinding the recent order, and author
ising immediate discontinuance of traf
fic solicitation.
Shortly after the Federal control of
railways was assumed, the roads were
instructed to discontinue their solicit
ing "branches. Later this order was
countermanded and they were instruct
ed to resume the normal tenor of busi
ness solicitation. Yesterday's order re
scinds this. . .
Railway officials' said that employes
connected with the soliciting depart
ments would- be taken care of in other
service.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, A fi95.
America's Greateat Service to Allies)
Is to Send Soldiers to France,
Newspaper Asserts.
LONDON", March 29. Referring to
Premier Lloyd George's urgent appeal
to the United States for men, as sent
through the Earl of Reading. British
High Commissioner, the Daily Mail
says:
"This nation and its allies must be
prepared for another month, or per
haps two months' of continuous fight
ing. To meet the stupendous efforts
and evident desperation of the enemy,
our efforts and those of our allies must
be on equal scale."
The newspaper then briefly sums up
America's effort since entering the war
nearly a year ago and continues:
"With this record many Americans
are by no means satisfied. It hurts
them to think that in this battle of bat
tles they are not playing a greater part.
We think their self-reproaches exag
gerated, but undoubtedly the German
offensive will not have been without its
use if it spurs America to concentrate
on the problems of raising and landing
in France the greatest number of
trained soldiers. That Is the main as
sistance America can render us at this
crisis."
Temperance argument: The light of
the sun is 600,000 times greater than
thnt of the moon when it is full.
MibMitules Aot Changed.
Tn answer to numerous inquiries
made at the Food Administration
offices. Federal Food Administrator
Ayer last night announced that there
W at-- WiLT' E. - -Z-iZZ .. MV-iJ s
Choosing
the
Easter
Hat
IT'S a delight," men,
when you've such
an array as this from
which to choose:
. The Stetson
The Dunlap
-$5, $6
$5
The Trimble
$5, $6
The Crofut-Knapp
4, $5, $6
Special Hats for Spring;, $4
The fashionable colors in men's
Spring hats are olive and green.
B
-" "i : l- i
'tit-