.r;.rr--:fr SfliW . . P6RTLAXD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, VOL. LVIII. XO. 17.904. 1918. CENTS. IRISH DRAFT TO GO U. S. SUBMARINES CROSS ATLANTIC GERMAN CAUGHT 447J.MEMCi.NS OH CASUALTY LIST BASE HOSPITAL 46. PLEADSF0R50MEN MAPPING HARBOR ALMOST REACHED WITH HOME RULE VOYAGE OVER MADE IX FACE OF BITTER WINTER GALES. TACOMA POLICV HOLD1XG JOHN GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR AIDES FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE. X AG LEY FOR V. S. APRIL 10, Gil 111 HEW SMASH On RRLIISH OREGON'S QUOTA IS Line Near Armentieres Forced to Yield. TWO TOWNS ARE CAPTURED Germans Strike Britons and Portuguese Troops Along Front of 1 1 Miles. HARD FIGHTING UNDER WAY Attack Preceded by Intense Artillery Bombardment of t Allied Intrenchments. LONDON. April 9. In m new at tack on the Britikh tine between La Rassee and Armentieres, the Germans twiay jrained frroand in the neighbor hood of Xeuve Chapclle. Fauquissart and Cardonnerie farm, the official re port from Field Marshal Haig tonight states. The Germans delirered a heavy at tack against the British and Portu guese on an 11-mile front between Givenchy and La Bassee and north eastward to Fleurbaix, near Armen tieres. ' Germans Make Gains. The enemy appears to have gained a foothold in some advanced defenses. The official statement reads: "This morning, after an intense bombardment of our positions from La Basse Canal to the neighborhood of Armentieres. strong hostile forces attacked th. British and Portuguese troops holding this sector of our front. Favored by a thick mist, which made observation impossible, the enemy succeeded in forcing his way irto the allies' positions in the neigh borhood of Neuve Chapelle, FauquLs- sart and Cardonnerie farm. Fighting Is Severe. "After heavy fighting lasting throughout the day the enemy suc ceeded in forcing back the Portuguese troops in the center and the British troops on the flanks of the line of the River Lys, between Estaires and Bac St. Maur. "We held our positions on both banks about Givenchy and Fleurbaix. At both these latter places there was heavy fighting, but the enemy was repulsed. "Richebourg-St. Vaast and Laventie have been taken by the enemy. "Severe fighting is continuing on the whole of this front. "South of Arras only minor engage ments, in which we secured a few prisoners, have taken place during the day on the British front." WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 9. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Another sector of the British theater suddenly developed in- tense fighting today, when the Ger mans delivered a heavy attack over approximately an 11-mile front be tween Givenchy, La Bassee and a point east of Fleurbaix, just below Armentieres. A Portuguese sector is included in the line involved. Fast of I.e Plantin and east of Pe- tillon the enemy appeared to have gained a footing in advanced defenses, according to the latest reports, and a fierce battle was raging all along the sector. Le Flantin is northwest of Givenchy, and Petillon lies to the east of Laventie. British Support Portuguese. At Givenchy and on the left of the front attacked, the allies apparently are holding their ground in the very heavy fighting, which was reported to be especially bitter east of Festubert. The Portuguese were being supported by British troops. The attack was preceded by a vio lent bombardment, which began in the early morning and extended all along the front affected. Bethune, Estairs and other towns behind the British lines have been heavily shelled. It is too early to say what rela tion this new move has with the main German offensive further south. Only time will tell whether it was under taken as a tliversion or whether the enemy has a serious idea of pushing forward here. FARIS, April 9. Violent artillery fighting occurred during the night at various point, north of Montdidier and also between Montdidier and Noyon, to WASHINGTON. April . In the face of bittar Winter sales. American sub' marines, primarily designed for opera' tiona off the home coasts, have crossed the Atlantic to en(ae In the common fight against German U-boats. They are now aiding allied naval forces, as are American destroyers and American naval airmen! and they have been in the war sone for some months. The first submarines left in early Winter. No hint appeared In the pa pera and. In fact, until Secretary Dan iels spoke, no word of the particlpa lion of the underwater boats In the war against Germany had been published. Officers and men of the submarines faced bard days as they put out. Cramped In narrow quarters and with storms In prospect, they steered to sea. A laconic report of uneventful voyages bore out their confidence In themselves and their boats. la rald-Deoember others got started. While It was fair on sailing; days, ahead of the submarines a 100-mile Kale was brew Inc. Into it they plowed, rolling; and tumbling;. Even when towlinea parted In some cases, unknown to the tufa and ac companying; craft, the submarines bat tled forward alone. A majority of them reached their destination under their own power, ready for duty. Some of the boat. were driven far from their course. They showed up at different porta, but promptly pat to sea again and reached their station. Little has been said of the work of the British and French submarines In the t'-boat hunt. They are playins a definite part, however, and lurking close to enemy bases. There hare been encounters between submarines, reports of which read like fiction. The service has been described as a trying one for which men of cour age and daring are needed. It Is In that work, presumably, that the Amer- i lean submarinea are ena-aced. JAPANESE MAKE DEMANDS Troops May Be Dispatched to Ke store Order Throughout China. PEKI.V. Thursday. April 4. (By that Associated Press.) It Is reported la semi-official circles that Japan has pro posed to send 100.000 troops to China to co-operate with 200.000 Chines troops, officered by the Japanese,' to re store order throughout China and pro tect the borders. The alternative Is that Japan will dispatch troops to Shan tung and Fuklen province for the pro tection of Japanese Interests. It Is said also that Japan has subniSt a new series of demands to China. In cluding complete control of ChlrsVs finances: that SO per cent of ammunition purchases be made In Japan; the opes a tlon of Iron mines and dockyards under Japanese control, and the recognition of special Japanese interests In Mongcfila, the same as In Manchuria. TORPEDO-BOAT GOES DOWN All Hands on Board Are Bcllevcfl to Have Been Drowned. LONDON. April 9. A British tornado boat destroyer sank last Thursday as the result of a collision and all bands on board are believed to have been drowned, according to an Admiralty statement Issued tonight. The statement says: "One of His Majesty's torped-boat destroyers sank on the 4th Inst. ias the result of a collision In the foggy weather. All hands are mlsslfug, and it is presumed they were drownjed." SCHOOL RECORD ENVIABLE Douglas County Girl Neither Absent) Nor Tardy In Eight Years. ROSEBL'RG. Or., April 9. ( Special.) Hannah Scbosso. a pupil of what is I commonly known as the "Du-k Egg" School, In the northern part of Douglas County, has not missed a Vy's at tendance nor been tardy once in eight I years of school work. Supervisor A. E. Street says this Is the besjt record he has ever heard of. Miss Schosso Is something of hustler as well, having aoull $:49.50 worth of war savings stamps. LUMBER RATES ARE UNFAIR Charges on Oregon Product Held I to Be ITndaly DlMrlmlsjatory. WASHINGTON. April 9. Transporta tion rates on lumber from, the Wil lamette Valley, Or., to polnt.s In Mon tana, Wyoming. North and South Da kota. Nebraska, Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan and the Canndlan prov inces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan ere found to be "undulj discrlmin-1 atory. la a report filed today by an Interstate Commerce Cons mission ex aminer. ARCTIC EXPLORER BETTER Admiral Peary Vndcryroes Blood Trani.fu.-lon Openutlon. WASHINGTON, April 94 Rear-Ad miral Robert' E. Peary, retired, the I Arctic explorer, is recovering at his I home here from a blooU transfusion operation. i The treatment was given for what I the doctors ' described ati "pernlcloi Small Undersea Craft Declared Be Playing Definite 1'art In Great War. anaemia, Lloyd George Couples Two Big Issues. PREMIER MAKES BOLD STROKE Conscription Fiercely Fought by Nationalists. RECENT WAR FACTS .TOLD Houm of Commons Learns Inside History , of Great' Offensive Ac roraie Forecast Is Praised. General to Be Kecalled. J LONDON. April . Davll Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, to day made the holdest stroke of his ca reer by coupling home rule for Ireland with the conscription of Irishmen. This unexpected disclosure in an ad dress by the Premier In the House of Commons, in presenting the new con scription bill to Parliament, swept aside all interest in the details of the con ception scheme which already had been forecast by the newspapers. The Premier said that the man power act would be extended to Ireland under the same conditions as to Great Britain and that a measure of self-government for Ireland would be Introduced. More Time Uraated. It was announced In the House of Commons tonight that the government had decided to extend the time for dis cussion of the man-power bill until Tuesday of the next week. This was a concession to a request of Mr. Asquith after a vote had been taken and the bill had passed its first reading amid cheer- ng. After the Premier had delivered his address. Mr. Asqulth said that if. as he believed, the gravest peril which ever had menaced the empire was now con fronting it, there was no sacrifice Par liament was not prepared to make. He appealed to the Premier to give a little more time for consideration of the bilL Ireland Is the only subject talked of tonight. Tha only question asked is. how will the' Irish' parties and their British sympathizers take to the new policy? Cetersnriit Wins Test, There was a test of strength in the House of Commons when Joseph Dev lin. Nationalist, made a motion to ad journ. The government then moved and carried closure on his motion after a brief debate by a vote of 310 to S3, and Mr. Devlin's motion was defeated by a vote of 323 to 80. A few pacifists voted with the Nationalists. This preliminary vote means little. Everything depends on the nature of the proposals for self-government for Ireland to be adopted, as the Premier said, "without violent controversy." The first Impression was skepticism as to whether the War Cabinet could frame a measure which would stand that test, and the fear that the country might be plunged again Into the old fury of the Irish quarrel while fighting (Concluded en Pare 4. Column 1.) OREGON III -5f rti.ll!:.- r . J. JSN-ir jt A sM 1 l . . rrrrrrr: . Series of Codes Found in Inner Pockets Shipyards, Mills and Warehouses Plotted. TACOMA. Wash., April 9. (Special.) Caught in the act of drawing a map of Tacoma harbor, showing location of shipyards, prominent lumber mills and warehouses, John Nagley, aged 49, a German, is held incommunicado at police 'headquarters, while Govern ment agents investigate. The German was captured In Fire men's Park, on the bluff overlooking Tacoma harbon by military police. When searched at headquarters Nag ley was found to have hidden in inner pockets a copy of the Morse and Con tinental telegraph codes, and a regula tion Army code of flag signals for wig wagging on the battlefield. Another code of Greek letters was found also. Nagley said he was a logger and an American. He refused to give any ex planation for the codes in his pockets. He spoke English with a painful at tempt to avoid a German accent. The scraps of paper were pieced to gether. The re-formed sheet of paper contained a map of Tacoma Harbor, drawn in faint pencil lines. One line at the side bore the word bridge" and was taken to represent the Eleventh-Street bridge. The Todd, Foundation, Tacoma and Seaborn ship yards were indicated by small squares drawn on the map. and each square bore the initials "S. T." (Shipyards). The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Com pany's property was Indicated by a small square with the letters "L. T." (lumberyard). A long rectangular figure extending I'rora "bridge" to the farther extremity of the sheet was marked "w. H. (warehouse). CROP ACREAGE INCREASES Canadians to Till 4,000,000 Acres More Than in 1917. VICTORIA. B. C. April 9. Professor W. J. Black, commissioner administer ing Canada's agricultural instruction act, announced today he has estimated there will be 4,000,000 more acres planted to crops in Canada in 1918 than in 1917. Half will be in the provinces east of the Great Lakes, he said, probably a million acres in Onatrlo, 600,000 in Que bec and 400,000 In the maritime prov inces. Of the 2.000,000 acres In the Western provinces about half will be in Saskatchewan. The season is .roost promising and, with an abundance of moisture on the prairies, the prospects are good. Pro fessor Black declared. The labor prob lem is not as serious as was antici pated, he asserted. Skilled labor prob- I ably will be hard to obtain. AIRCRAFT SHAKEUP HINTED Early Reorganization or Production Machinery Is Predicted. WASHINGTON, ' April 9. Beports that there will be an early reorganiza tion of the Government's aircraft pro duction machinery persisted here to day, although officials were reticent to discuss the subject. If changes are made, it was said, they will not come about until a re port Is made by the commission headed by H. Snowden Marshall, appointed re cently to inquire Into the organization of the aircraft work. WILL NEVER FAIL THE BOYS OVER Several Days Covered in One Report. DAILY PUBLICATION RESUMED War Department Acts on Word From Secretary Baker. HEAVIEST TOLL ON APRIL 5 Total for One Day 124 Group of Men Who Had Previously Been Reported as Missing Now Said to Be Prisoners of Germans. WASHINGTON, April 9. Acting on cabled instructions from Secretary Baker, the War Department tonight resumed publication of the daily list of casualties among the American expedi tionary forces. Lists that had accumulated between April 2, when the practice was tern porariiy dlscontir.ued and April 5 were made publio and It was stated official ly that the casualties would be an nounced regularly hereafter. Four hundred and forty-seven Ameri can soldiers were killed or wounded in action, died of various causes or were captured by the enemy in the six-day period covered in the reports issued to night The heaviest toll for a single day since the first American soldiers landed in France was shown by the list of April 5, which contained 124 names. Specific reference is made to 21 men having been captured by the Germans. Twenty of these had previously been reported missing and one previously reported dead. During the last week correspondents with the American forces have re ported unusual enemy activity on the fronts where the Americans are in the trenches, the dispatch of Sunday refer ring to the heavy artillery bombard ment of the trenches held by General Pershing's jnen. - --- .. , The combined lists show: Killed In action, 18. Died of wounds,. 11. Captured. 21. Died of accident, 4. - Died of disease, 46. Died, cause unknown, 3. Severely wounded, 103. SllEhtly wounded, 241. List for April 3. Killed in action Privates Fred Crusan. Everett A. King, Bennle M. Kohl, Abraham Ealtman. Died of wounds Privates Alvin Bohlman, Courtney Lawrence, Clifford IS. Evans, Ennis Lewis. Died of accident Sergeant Fred A. Talt, Private Thomas Coyne. Died of disease Major Edward TS. Hart wlck, meningitis; Captain Henry N. Brooks, pneumonia; Sergeants Arthur Francis Folse, pneumonia; Vincent C. Montgomery, pneu monia; Privates Earl L. Ackley, pneumonia; Branch L. Glazener. pneumonia; Henry Gratton, pneumonia; Victor M. Jensen, men ingitis; Sam Kelley, pneumonia; Ollie Ma han. pneumonia; Benjamin R. Martin, pneu monia; Bert Jj. 8mlth. mastoiditis; John (Concluded on Pag 6 .Column 3.) THERE- Merle G. Campbell Here to Enlist Scores Who Will Go Into Training Immediately Base Hospital Unit 46, United States Army, Major R. C. Yenney commanding, recently recruited in Portland, wants to add 60 men to its personnel and re cruits will be signed up by Merle G. Campbell,of the unit, at 617 Corbett building, during the next three days. Orders came from the War Depart ment yesterday directing that the en listed strength of the unit be increased from 150 to 200 and the men must be signed up this week. The unit is al most wholly made up of doctors, nurses and enlisted men from Portland and vicinity and persons enlisting will find friends and former associates in the unit. There are 25 doctors and 100 nurses in addition to the 150 men in the organization. The unit is now at Camp Lewis, where it is undergoing intensive train ing for overseas service, and the mem bers expect they will be sent to France soon. The unit is equipped thoroughly and well officered, so that service with it is attractive. Mr. Campbell will open his office this morning. He may be reached on the telephone at Marshall 1221, and all will be given full particulars by applying at once at the Corbett building office. Men between the ages of 18 and 40, if able-bodied and able to pass the reg ular physical tests of the service, will be accepted for duty. CLUB BARS DRESS SUITES Spokane Organization to Stick to Simplicity During AVar. SPOKANE, Wash., April 9. (Spe cial.) Evening clothes are taboo at the Country Club for the duration of the war, according to announcement made today by Ben C. Holt, in charge of the club entertainments for the year. Arrangements are being made by the committee to entertain one of th largest crowds in the history .of th club Saturday, the opening day. Coin' cldent with the announcement of the plans Jir. Holt and the committee de clared evening clothes for men and women will be barred from all club dances until peace comes. KHARKOV TAKEN BY HUNS City 400 Miles West of Moscow Is -. . Farthest Teuton Advance.. LONDON. April 9. The Bolshevik government announces that it has re ceived news that the Germans and Ukrainians have occupied Kharkov, ac cording to a Keuter dispatch from Pet rograd. Kharkov is 400 miles west of Moscow and is the farthest point east yet reached by the Germans. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 62 degrees; minimum, 51 degree. TODAY'S Fair; light westerly winds. War. American submarines cross Atlantic to take part in war. Page 1. American engineers aid Canadians in killing nuns Dy tnousanas. f&ge z. Casualty list for six days contains names of 447 Americans. Page 1. Germany combing out all available man to sane to fighting line. Page 2. Foreign. Lloyd George announces conscription for Ire land. Page 1.' . Greece will get (44,000.000 loan from United States. Page 8. Legislation aimed at abolition of titles to nobility pending In Canada. Page 3. Confession of Bolo Pasha will lead to new treason exposure in France. Page 8. Premier Lenlne says Russia may declare war on Japan. Page 4. Blood-red coffins borne through streets of Petrograd. Page 5. Domestic. Name of Hearst brought into German-American Alliance investigation. Page 6. Melting of 230.000,000 silver dollars into pulllon proposed in Senate bill. Page 5. Congress expresses indignation over utter ances of George Creel. Page 8. Claimants for loan honor flag expected to exceed hundred. Pago 14. Pacific Northwest. Tacoma military police arrest German In act of mapping harbor. Page. 1. Will H. Hays scores traitors In Spokane ad dress. Page 15. Candidate crop for primary election steadily gains. Page 6. Sports. Four new players added to Portland squad. page 20. Branson determined to defeat Ingle tonight. Page 20. Bronson to wed If he beats Ingle. Page 20. U. of O. baseball prospects bright after week-end trip. Page 20. Commercial and Marine. Livestock In Northwest in better condition than year ago. Page 21. Chicago traders expect higher limit on July corn contracts. Page 21. Wall-Btreet stocks are heavy, and trading la reduced. Page 21. Auxiliary steam schooner Capltalne Guyne- mer launched at foundation Plane Page 16. Steamer Bailey Gatzert sold to Fuget Sound Interests. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon will respond to .McAdoo'a call for Increasing all quota, page l. Voters to be called upon to sanotlon Increases of city salaries. Page 13. Colonel Murray to discuss world war at Aud itorium Page 1L pr. Mv A..' Matthews, of Seattle, speaks to Rotary tjiuD. raf. w. J. P. . Jaeger writes Representative McAr- thur In behalf of soldiers dependents. Page 8. Control of public utilities sought by city. Page 7. Streetcar company offers public new Jitney ordinance. Page e. Passage of public land law for soldiers and sailor to be asked. Page v. Base Hospital 46 'wants 50 more men and recruiting starts today, page l. New legislative committee not satisfying to-4 all union men. Page 7. K. K. Kubll announces candidacy ror state representative. Page lo. Will H. Hays to discus war In public ad dress at Hellig tomorrow. Page lo. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 16. Fruit box prices touch high mark. Page 14. j City Only $2,050,000 From Desired Sum. STATE'S GOAL ALREADY PASSED Unofficial Information Gives Assurance of Success. 16 COUNTIES WEAR BLUE Eight Towns Contend for Distinctions of Attaining Full Quotas Dif ference in Filing Telegrams Only Matter of Minutes. Just around the corner, so near that Oregon's thousands of liberty loan loy alists are almost ready for the hand shake and the congraulatlon, stands the state's quota in the third loan. It is no elusive chimera, but an actual ity created by the spontaneous pa triotism of a commonwealth that lends its dollars as readily as it does its sons. Last night the quota of $18, 495,000 was within $2,050,000 of com pletion. Outside of Portland the state has thrust its quota behind it. Last nights the city sales forces, battling the big ger half of the task, brought Portland's total liberty loan sales to $8,000,000 on the way to $10,050,000. Just that dis tance intervenes between now and the electric flash which shall carry to dis trict headquarters the word "Oregon is over!" Whirlwind Effort Due Today. Tonight was the time set by the ambitious leaders of the local drive for the close of the city's quota. Offi cers and men are advancing this morn ing with the determination to make good this pledge. It is the whirl wind effort of the big drive. Where Portland tops the ridge the state will, have gained another patriotic objective. "With the -capture of the quota lib erty,Joan subscriptions will not be per mitted to wane. The request is for oversubscription,. heavy and decisive, a National answer to the call of world freedom. The taking of subscriptions will continue to the conclusion of the last minute of the last campaign day. 'If the same earnestness and effort is manifest today that haa marked the course of the local campaign we will have our full quota pledged, if not ac tually subscribed, by tonight," asserted General Guy W. Talbot, chief of staff of the Portland forces. 'All citizens who are going to buy bonds, and particularly those who in tend to make heavy subscriptions. urged General Talbot, "should make these subscriptions today. There is no reason for delay, and prompt action win complete Portland's task tonight:" McAdoo's Call Meets Besponse. Though official advices have noi been received it Is stated in news dis patches that Secretary McAdoo urges liberty loan campaigners to greatly in crease the loan apportionment by over subscription, enlisting 20,000,000 indi vidual subscribers, or more than double the amount of subscribers to the sec ond loan. Oregon headquarters took the word confidently, assured that the state will stand well in the front rank. How much the quota will be distanced in the first rush none would venture to ' predict, but all agreed that the liberty loan drive in Oregon would "carry on,' urging the fullest patriotic expression through the channel of the loan. The country's announced quota is $3,000,000,000. The request for over subscriptions would make necessary the raising of 50 per cent more, ap proximately. Oregon's quota, toward which the state committee is now; striving, is $18,495,000. State Believed Over the Top. It Is considered certain that Oregon, outside of Portland, already has passed its subscription goal of $8,445,000, though several counties and many towns have yet to report full quotas. But the headquarters map is now al most a solid field of blue buttons des ignating winning counties and com munities, sprinkled here and there with, -the red that indicates half-way sub scriptions, and only an occasional yel low tack to signify that the town or ity is laggard. As the returns are compiled. (Concluded oh Page 14, Column 2.) IF YOU DON'T BAISE POOD YOU MAY GO HUNGRY. Last year you had to be a gar dener in order to be patriotic. This year you may have to be a gardener in order to eat. Labor is scarce. Seed' is scarce. Cars are scarce. The only way to make sure that your family will have plenty of fresh, wholesome food during the trying times that are coming, AT A COST WHICH YOU CAN AF FORD, is to raise a garden of your own. r ' Don't delay action another mo ment. Write now. Inclose a 2-cent stamp for return postage and ad dress The Portland Oregonian In formation Bureau, Frederia J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. lCoeclul4 on fas 2, Cotuma S- f