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TIIE 3I0RXIXG OEEGOXIAJT. 3I0XDAY, APRIL 1, 1918. HOLLAND TO FIGHT msn do doubt will be recommended for bravery and a war medaL Ths embargo of silenrs which Is Im posed upon our soldiers over hero li Start today to buy War Savings Stamps An excellent investment j and a patriotic duty J silly to tha nth degree. Whst I havs READY FOR BATTLE s SEIZURE OF SHIPS been abls to learn about ths affair. htch la now mors than two months old. haa been gained by bite. Putting thess together, I have been able to give a small account of the story. It shows that all concerned behaved In a manner that reflects credit on all on ths boat, tha officers and enlisted men. the boat crew, and lasu but not ths least, ths negro stevedores. To a man. they all showed that when It came to taking risks and defying death to render aid Troops In Fine Health After National Feelings Wounded by Hard Experience Hero America's Act, Says Of ficial Statement. ism on Boat Notable. to ths stricken, not for a moment did they welch personal chances; but all OREGON INT that were abls to give aid did so with CENSOR'S STUPIDITY BARED Si evrs of Soldiers' Bravery Ruth lessly Suppressed and Pi.patcbc Kent Out to War Department, Causing Relative Alarm. (Staff rorrrat ee Th. Oreronlan with the Amrtcu Forces 111 a rants.) WITH THE AMERICAN- AIUiY I FRANCE. March 7. This was mail day letters ior almost every bod r save your correspondent and one or two oth- ers. It was a bis; mall, an Important nail, for tmonr the letters was one for t'haplaln (deleted) Jrum Mayor George I Baker, of Portland, and Inclosed was a draft calling for 6700 francs ttlOOO). and Information that a draft for a llks amount had been sent to Colonel (de leted!, this money to be used for the benefit at any Orsgea soldier on duty In France. It coes without saying this was joy ful news to that part of the regiment stationed at this base. As quickly the malls In Francs can carry the neers. the scattered units on duty t other places, and those who are yet to 'cross the channet. will be told of the gift of the Oregon people. Just now the soldiers from our stats are performing the hardest duty a sol dier might be called upon to do. It Is the kind that will test their nerves to the utmost, but they are going about their business, always as soldiers know ing best how to do their duty. Mea Health Gmm. Another happy ausury Is the im provement In the health of the regi ment. At this station ws havs only 11 sick at ths base hospital, and only one ut them, according to ths hospital phy sicians. Is In a dangerous condition. The other IS ars able to bs up and around and expect to be discharged In a week. Tbe improved health condltlona of thia command Is In keeping with the enttra Ames force In France. Of course this. In a measure. Is due to our sol diers getting acclimated and because now that some sort of order Is gotten ut of chaos, tha American hospitals are doing a great work. Like other branches of ths American Oovernment over hers, ths hospital branch of the service passed through some very try' Ing times, but they ars going on now because) the system Is working almost without friction. Nearly all of tha men who were over come by ammonia sas. havs reported back for duty, tome eiaht or 14 are 'Whispering Smith" soldiers, but they can hear a command and arellke the doctor s patient, "disgustingly healthy' and counting their blessings because. having passed through a sless at ths hospital ars again with their regiment. Under ths ruling now. a soldier taken sick and sent to a base hoa.MtaL chances ars that hs will never sea bis regiment aaatn. Ths powers that be have willed that a soldier sent to a hospital, when ha gets better and Is discharged as cured. Is shunted to a rssusl company la ths replacemsnt division. It Is from this division that men are sent to re place any company that has been cut up at the front or any company that is short of men. That Is why when a sol dier gets sick and Is sent to a hospital and when cured finds himself sent back to his own regiment, he feels that ths- god of luck still has his nams on ths calling Hat. Mines ths desth of Private Thomas A. Fcott. ths first Oregon evldter to die In France, as a result of the ammonia r. It has developed that Private Scott had a wife and child living In .New York. Ueyond ths fact that Private Scott lived and worked in Portland, little of his sarly carser was known. When he enlisted he gave the nsme of Mrs. K. Fielder. 17 Klevcnth street. Portland. Or., as his nearest friend. WMew bets Isasrasee. Whits Scott was willing to make his wife beneficiary under ths compulsory allotment act. hs refused all along to taks out any soldier Insurance. He never gsvs his reasons for refusing to tsks out the lio.eoa soldier insurance. but fats In the guise of L'ncls Sam. wlss father of his soldiers, did for ths wuio' whst the husband refused, for under ths law. hs was Insured for I1S00. and of course his widow will get this sum. Mrs. Scott would not receive this 500 had her husband died after February It. Ten members of ths regiment havs died since they arrived In r ranee. iost out wsiting for orders or a call for volunteers. rrre Shews Heroism. I only wish I knew ths name of a negro stevedore who distinguished himself on that occasion. This msn mads five attempts to go down Into tbs fume-reeking hold and as many times bs was driven bark gasping for breath. At last, crawling en hands snd knees, his mouth held closs to ths floor, hs somehow managed to reach the side of an unconcloua soldier. He managed to lift tha soldier on bis back and with his human burden hs brought him to safety on ths upper deck, lis mads several trips, escb time bringing to the upper deck a human burden be fore ths physlcisns refused to anew him to continue with ths rescue work. An officer and several enlisted men should bs mentioned for heroism, but because of ths foolish censorship rule one cannot name them. For Instance, there wss ons officer and one snlisted man who several times sntersd ths desth trap only to appear on the upper deck with a double burden two men. One man of ths regiment cams to ths surface, carrying one unconscious msn on his back and In each hand dragging ons msn by ths hand and ths other by the ankle. , A feature of tha accldsnt which stands out liks a bruised too is ths stu pidity of ths casualty report tele graphed from the Wsr Department from Washington. Tbls report an nounced ths death of Private Scott, The laconic report ssld that Prlvsts Scott had died of asphyxiation. Natur ally the people at home Jumped to the conclusion that tha regiment, without any preliminary training, had been hurled Into tha front-lins trenches and that Scott had died as a result of boche gaa This was borne out by the many anxious letters of Inquiry which are reaching tha regiment. Ths first story of the accident seems to hsvs been my cable. In that I could only tell half tbs story. WAR WORK FIRST NEED POLYTKCIIMC SCHOOL MAT CLOSE BEFORE ED OF YEAR. ISSUE TAKEN WITH WILSON Taking Over of Fleets Characterized as Act of Violence Which Will Bo Opposed With Full Degree of Energy, ; Entire Pleat Has Beea Placed at Die- peeal ef Xatlea e Prepare Mea far Spectat Service. Rapidly expanding demands upon the machine works plsnts of Portland may causs ths closing of Benson Polytech nic School for Hoys before ths end of ths school year In order that the splen did equipment of the Institution may bs at ths disposal of men needing training and also bs used to fill In dustrial needs of ths shipbuilders. "While ws bops It may not bs neces sary to Intarrupt ths work of tbs Benson students," said a member of ths board of education, "ws stand raady to place the shops of ths school at dis posal of ths Government for commer cial use If this is asksd of us." So far as concerns ths 11.000 young students who enter this morning upon the last tsrm of the school year there will be no curtailment of the official year for them. Local school officials havs consistently held that, while war time conditions may Justify a shorten ing of schedules in smaller schools of agricultural sections. It would be un wise and without Justification to turn Portland pupils from ths schoolroom any earlier than has been ths custom. Portlands schools win close June It. with the possible exception of the Benson Polytechnic, as suggested. The pupils gst bsck to ths books this morn ing aftsr a three-day Easter vacation. SOLDIER-LOGGER IS KILLED Dakota Man Victim of Accident Spruce Camp Near Raymond. at RATMOND. Wash.. March II. (Spa clnL) Raymond Gilbert French, ons of the soldiers employed at ths warren Spruce Company camp near this city was killsd yesterdsy afternoon by acci dentally falling under the wheels of a three and one-halt ton truck. Ths sccident occurred about 3:45 o'clock, about hnlf way between Raymond and the camp. The young man attempted to climb on the truck, but in aoms man ner slipped, falling under the rear wheels, which passed ovsr ths left side of his bony, crushing1 his ribs snd shoulder. He wss rushed to the Rlver- ef these unfortunate soldiers died as a view Hospltsl. bat died shortly after result of lnha!lng ammonia gas. which reaching there. . made them easy victims of pneumonia. , wss years old and was. ... V Two of h 11 died in England, where " though his horns one bsttsllon Is still In training. Those " f rakt:. A military fa wn, have dlsd sine, the regiment cam. ft"1'!" d "?,7 i" overseas sre Private Richard A. Scott, 'll-fif hl" .Tm.,.n. lU b ove Private Philip Murray. January SI. whose slstsr. Mrs. Mary Cruise, lives In Sacramento. Cal.: Privats Angslo Franc. January It. whose home waa In Man Francisco: Privats Willism H. t ook. January Z 5, whose nesrest friend lives In OnLirlo. CaL; ITIvats Naglea January SO. father lives at Dlnuba. CaL: Private Clarence M. Albert. January : Private John W". Maunlnr. January IS: Privats Paul Rich. January r: Private Lawrence Wltherspoon, February 19. and Private Walter E Uelnx. Febru ary :. A very curious thing Is that not ens shipped to his horns In Dakota. U. S. BOYS OFF TO BATTLE (Oewtlnoed From First Tegs.) staff, said tonight that ths War De partment had not been advised that Pershing's fighting men wsre moving to places In tbs British-French line. Jfsws Already Dtsewwatee. Rut ths news had been expected ever sines ths creation of a unified com mand under the French chief of staff. ef tha men whose death, haa beea re- General Fech. and General Pershing's ported up to this time Is a native of I formal offer or all the avaiiaoie Ameri- Orsgon. Prlvsts Scott was ths only ess enlisted st Portland, tbs othsra all being selected men. In the routine of daily excitement "ever here." even If It la only a volley hail game between mesa and drill hours, a baseball gams Saturday after noon or aiding ths gendarmes pulling off a rsid at a houss In which suspect ed persons ars housed, there Is excite- meet enough to make the soldiers for-1 get many of ths past unpleasant things. can resources. It Is no violation ef ths rsnsorshlp to say that probably ioq.ovv or mors American fighting men. fully equipped and Intensively trained In ths school of sctual battle- conditions, ars available to be thrown In ths places to strength en the Brlte.ti and srenen lines wher ever they threaten to buckle under ths ferocity of ths Germsn onslaughts. Easter crowds en parsds heard the news and gathered about newspspsr as when, aboard ths boat, that timber bulletin boards where the Associated fll snd broke that death-dealing am monia tank. tsxeassla Osssesssia SeJdsrrs. The mea were all asleep below seek a Ths escaping fumes literally cooked the throat and lungs. Men were awakened from their eirep and there Press dispatches wsrs posted and rsad the news with greatest enthusiasm. Wsr Department officials bad no knowledge tonight of the measures taken by General Fech or hi instruc Uons to General Pershing. PARI3. March Si. "Ths French "rev- was a wild scramble of whits soldiers ,rnrnBt 0.. decided to accede to ths and negro stevedores. The soldiers. In deslrs expressed by General Pershing spite of their maddening effort to gain n ,h. nmme of the United States Oov- o- .r.. ,,r. wou.u lener ana try to .mmenC says an official nots Issued sia tne nio nearest to tnm. Uti i.. h. li. w wiik the nn.nii.. sAreamsa in tneir agony, wm.e others American troupe with the Frsnch and wboss vocal chords hsd been burned British. mute by tha gaa fumes could only gee- "Ths American troops will fight slds ticulate with their arras and plead for by slds with tbs British and French aid. Ths officers quickly cams to ths troops and ths Star-spangled Banner snea'a aid. and. as ths men staggered to will float bsaids ths Frsnch and Eng. .... w.r lasrn 10 mo or- f iish flags In the plains of Floardy. ic-vrw stateroom ani .given aromnt Jews Crged to Subscribe. NEW TORK. March SI Jewish rab bis threnehoat ths country were called upon In telegrams sent them tonight by Hebbinsts, ef New Tork, to orgs their roncregatinns to subscribe liberally to the third liberty If medical attention. But for tbla morel eeatna wouid havs resulted. There was a splendid courses shown br those taking pert In tbs rescue. Tbsrs wsre no gas masks on board. and because several made trip down into th hold and carried to safety these wks kse sa overcome, thess THE HAGUE. March. I Ths eels ure of the Dutch merchantmen in American ports Is characterised by th Dutch rovernment. In a statement In the Official Gazette, as an act of vio lsnce which it will -oppose with all th energy of its conviction and Ha wound ed national feeling." The government takes Issue with tn proclamation of President Wilson re gardlng the decision of the United States, saying it contains assertions which are contrary to the facts. The statement says the Dutch na tlon "with painful surprise" has taken notice of President Wilson's proclama tlon and that the seizure of a neutral mercantile fleet Is unjustifiable. The statement continues: "According to President Wilson' proclamation, Ths Netherlands, owln entirely to German pressurs. failed to observe the preliminary arrangement. which was proposed for the purpose of leaving no longer idle the Dutch ton nags in American ports and furnish ing an opportunity for making voyages within a period of SO daya, pendin definite agreement on Dutch tonnag and rationing. Thia la distinctly in correct. Gersaaa Threats Denied. "It is equally as Incorrect as ths allegation tbat Germany had. threat ened to sink two ships which were to 11 from Holland with America's ap proval and that Gsrmany had mads in creasing threats to prevent both the observance of such a preliminary ar rangement and the conclusion of a per manent one. "Ths real facts ef ths case are: "After tha (American) War Trade Board bad Insisted that Dutch ships in American ports maks trips pending definite arrangement. The Netherlands government proposed that soma of the ships should maks voyages for the com mission for relief In Belgium, which Holland has slways fostered sedulously for the benefit of distressed Belgium and Northern France. "When information was received thst Gsrmany objected to America's demand that a Dutcb ship sail from Holland sach tlma In sxchsngs for a relief ship sailing from America. The Netherlands government deemed it a duty Imposed by good faltb to inform the American authorities thereof Immediately, so that a snip wnicn waa then on tha wsy to. ward Argentina could be given a dif ferent destination. Agrecsaeat Declared Observed. -Ths direct consequence was that thoss ships were kept moving, which wss exactly In consonance with the provisional agreement. Respecting sailings to Cstts r ranee), a owtss Interest with which Holland sympathized w rraly. ths ship owners sgreea to comply as soon as Frsnea gsve assurancs that tha sbips otvuiu not do ustainea at cetts. According!;, seveial ships were chsrtered for this service. The char terings snd sailing of all these ships were r.oi sensioiy delayed by ths aforamsntloned objections, neither did Germany attempt to Influence ths ex ecution of ths provisional agreement, which affected trafflo between trans- Atlantic ports. "What did seriously Interfere with its execution wss ths fsct thst cable messages to ana rrom ship owners wsre extremely slow In transmission ana sometimes were not delivered. The cause of this remains unexplained. Ships Bald te Have Beea Stopped. "he fact Is that a majority of the snips bad been chartered under the provisional agreement through the war trade board and part were already sail ing to South America, but were stopped en route by the American authorities, while In ths Pacific, ships plying be tween the western cosst of the United Statu and the Dutch Bast Indies made regular voyages without any Impedi ment, direct or indirect, by the Neth erlands government. "The ships now In British ports In and outside Europe and in ths Portu guese port of St. Vincent were pre vented from sailing by the British and Portuguese themselves. "As shown by the foregoing, ths alle gation that The Netherlands, owing to German pressurs, aas powerless to ob serve ths provisional agreement is con trary to fact. "Tbat the President was incorrectly advised is proved conclusively on a point of greater importance, namely, where the statement mentions the new demand that Dutch ships would have to sntsr the war zone and the sell ure which followed Holland's reply." Allegations Held Iaeerreet. After the Incorrect allegation that Holland was unsble to observe ths provisional agreement," the statement continues, "Great Britain on March 7 made Holland a final proposal, where upon Holland cams forward with a counter proposal which waa unacceptable." The statement says further: "Even had ths arrangement been concluded. Holland would havs been unable to keep In actual practice, for which reason the seizure was deter mined upon. Wilson's Legte A Harked. In the light of the foregoing, ths ressoning of the Presidential state ment In connection therewith that the seizure wss held to be necessary, be csuss Holland would be unabls to ob serve the contract, cannot be sus tained." WASHINGTON. March St. In tha view of the American Government, requisitioning of the Dutch ships In American ports wss dons In fall ac cord with recognised principles of In ternational law, and most generous guarantses ware given for the protec tion or rtoiiana s commerce and ths rights of ths ship owners. Protsst naturally was sxpected from Holland, but officials frankly wsrs sur prised tonight at the tone of the official communication and were at a losa to explain It. Kill - ' ' jj Omit to-day. NewMctor Records for April aruso sings a captivating Italian love song "Eyes of Blue" is redolent of the passionate love-making of sunny Italy, and Caruso sings it with all the ardent devotion of the true Italian Romeo. Victrola Red Seal Reeord (S587. Twelve-Inch, 13 Another old-time favorite by Alma Gluck The simple beauty of Gluck's voice brings out all the pathos and tenderness of "Darling Nelly Gray." A welcome addition to her list of charming old favorites. Victrola Bed Seal Record 6472J. Tea-iaeMi1 Dainty number by Boston Symphony Orchestra The quaint little "Marche Miniature" byTschaikowsky played by this famous organization of 100 musicians makes a record of surpassing beauty. Victrol Red Seal Record 64766. Xtx4ocB,tI Two war songs by Shannon Four and Peerless Quartet. Percy Hemus and Henry Burr present delightful songs. Two catchy dance numbers by the Victor Military Band. Four Operatic Arias and Concert Songs. An Exquisite Violin Solo. Hear these new Victor Records to-day at any Victor dealer's. He will gladly give you an illustrat booklet describing these new records and play any music you wish to hear. Saenger Voice Culture Rccosssj are invaluable to vocal students ask to bear them. Victor god Victrola in great variety from $10 to $400. Period style to order from $375 to 395Q Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. Important Notice. Victor Records and Victor Machines are scientific ally coordinated and synchronized in the processes of manufacture, snd their use, one with the other, is absolutely essential to a perfect reproduction. New Victor Recoroe ilsessoalrslsj at aB sealers the 1st ef each ssealh ctr. "Victrola'' la ths Registered Trade-nark at the Victor TsUuaa Hachlns Compsny dcsissaUns th product of till fiosjnsnr nlr OUR U-BOATS SUNK Lone Flyer Engages Fleet German Raiders. of AVIATORS BARELY ESCAPE Scouting Seaplane Sees Bis Enemy Submarine With Two Periscopes, and Drops Two Bombs, So That Hun Turns Over and Sinks. Germany Issues Xew Money. PETROGRAD, March 11. (By ths Associated Press) Germany has Issued new paper money in ths occupied Rus sian territories In denominations of on rubls and smaller amounts. The face hears Inscriptions In German. Polish, Lithuanian and Lettish, with no Bus- a words. A new flat-top desk ran oe extend ed to a siss which permits of Its belne; ufd for s directors' meeting- table when deotred. LONDOV. March II. (Correspond ence or ths Associated rress.1 unoer heavy attack from three German sub arlnes and three German destroyers. British sesplane recently perlsted In er efforts against another enemy li nos t and succeeded In sinking; It be fore belne damaged hy the fire of the ther enemy wersblps. Ths seaplane was on patrol duty at 8:30 In the morn ing when a submarine was sighted on hs surface wiui a man standing for ward by the gun. Increasing her speed, the seaplane dropped to an altitude of (00 feet and releassd a bomb. A ahe swooped around to repeat tbs attack a bell from the U-boat hurst in the air CO feet from the propeller. It waa aeen that tha bomb had mads a direct hit. a big rent being visible In tha deck of the sub marine. Just then, out of ths mist ahead, three more enemy submarines, followed closely by three destroyers, appeared. All six vessels maintained a hot fire against the sesplane. How. ever, a second bomb waa dropped on the disablsd U-boat. It exploded 15 feet ahead of the bow of the submarine. The whole craft shook and then sank quick ly In a pool of oil, bubbles and wreck age. The seaplane having nd more bombs. and ss the destroyers were coming near. returned to its base. Seaplanes slso have accounted for three other submarines. In one case two large seaplanes attacked a subma rine on the surface and with two Ger mans standing on the conning tower One plane dropped a bomb to the star board of the U-boat while the other placed one squarely In front of the con ning tower. The explosion of the sec ond bomb was followed by several ex plosions within the submarine, which disappeared. An enemy submarine with two peri scopes and about 200 feet In length was sighted by a seaplane on patrol duty. The seaplane descended 1300 feet to a height of 600 feet and dropped two bombs as the German submerged. One of the bombs made a direct hit Just behind the conning tower. The sub marine turned upside down and sank. Oil and wreckage later cam to the but face. Rico Profits Are limited. MANILA, P. I., March 31. Governor- General Harrison, actlnsr In concert UNION DENTISTS Painless operations as the teeth, as per- wlU Imm von will know from vonr ewtt eXDerl ence, depend larsely en the maa who uses the WruneDt. if be Is careless. Irritable or unsympathetic, be wiil inflict pais. Y osj Will Wot Get Hurt If You Find This A ember. Tbs Union Painless Dentists are Incorpo rated under ths laws of Oresoa.. and the company Is responsible for the suarantee that sots with all tbs work that leaves their slues. PLATES $7.50 Pereelala Crown 85 Porcelain Filllnaa SI 22-K Gold Crows!., ro 3-K Gold Brides.. to S6 fxtraetiaa;. 60 231 Yi Morrison, Cor. Second Look for the Bin laloa Slavs. with Chinese Importers, has assumed control of the insular rice trade, fixing prices which guarantes the Chinese a profit of not more than i per cent. TEUTONIC ALLIES WARNED Hun Victories AV1I1 Not Force En tente to Accept Peace by Violence. BAEELE, Switzerland, March SI. The Arbelter Zeitung, of Vienna, a copy of the third edition of which has been re ceived here, sounds a note of warning to the Teutonic allies as follows: "Do not bs deceived. Germany's vie- wsm Two Really Amusing Comic Songs. Four Popular Song Successes. tories will never force the entente to accept a peace of violence. If the Ger mans could take Calais snd Parie, and even force France and Italy to capitu late, there will ever remain the English, hidden In their isle and America pro tected by the ocean. They can always i, continue ths war by sea. The greatest I victory cannot impose a peace of, vio. t T lence on America and England." , i Famous Architect Is Dead, WASHINGTON, March 31 Paul Pels, ,1 76. an architect, who designed the Con grsssional Library and other publio buildings, died at bia bom here last night. ' inn IhllilimHIHIlllliHiimmm What Is Thrift? Ona definition is "saving all money not needed for your reasonable support and physical well being." The question arises where shall it be put while you are saving? Surely no one in these days is fool ish enough to keep money at home, exposed to theft, fire and even forgetfulness. The most sensible thing is to keep any reasonable sum of money in a modern bank, such as this, where it will be much more secure than in any hiding place. When your chance comes for profitable investment tha money is there, plus tn accrued interest. TLADD & TILTON BANK
