TTJE 3I0TtXTXG OliEGOXIAN, FRIDAY. APRIL" 12, 1918.
PLAYIS SECONDARY
TO APPEAL OF STAR
RUSSIA DESPOILED
BY GERMAN PEACE
CHURCH LIFE IN GERMANY
IS FEELING EFFECTS OF WAR
FASHION'S NEWEST AND PRETTIEST
Velvet JACKET-SMOCKS
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Malice of Junkerisra Is Mixed With Me of Lore Government Rules the
Churches Sternly.
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Charming, Versatile May Rob
son Wins Audience by
Artistic Ability.
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OLD-FASHIONED WIFE, ROL
TTaniannes of Comedirnne in
Little lilt Old-Fashloncd Is
Quality That Impresses
, Portia ndcr.
c.mt or -. little bit OLD
FASHIONED." Joho Cordon Emltb Robert low
Sccaosrspher UK Ian llannr
Terry JlcClellaa Howard L Hrallh
Baity Warrington Pttnt Cameron
Billy Viriowa .C. A. Winters
Mr. I-n!.r Jeema sbattuck
Mrs, Va tmraer llth Conrmd
Sim John Cardan Smith. .XlayRobson
Butl-r I. A. Kternaa
Qulna HnrraLit,r
F-T LEONE CASS BATO.
Always th main thine about Mar
fiobion'i appearances in oar theater la
that aha continues to entertain and
amuse an audience extremely well for
something over two hours with only
Incidental sltanr from whatsoever
play she Is presenting. There Is always
a plot In her plays, and Invariably It Is
of Interest, but It Is written around
May Kobson and her natural talents
and accomplishments, and we are soon,
ail of us. much more interested in the
wholesome, vigorous, versatile, charm
inc Mis Robson'a artistry as a come-
dlenn. In her contagious chuckle and
delightful pantomime than we are in
in development of the story In which
she plays the heroine.
This radiant comedy quality and
vivid May TCobson personality la riven
plenty of opportunity to exert Itself In
"A, Little Bit Old-Fashioned. In which
aha opened her annual engagement at
tha Helllg last night.
llasaaa iaaliy Staada Oat.
As tha old-fashioned wife who had
guided and spurred her husband np the
Udder of success from his place as a
struggling lawyer In a village to a
goal as the biggest criminal lawyer In
a big city, but had neglected to keep
apace with him In bis climb. Ml
Kobson proved altogether delightful
and human. Tha character, aa sh
Played It- Is. with one or two excep
tions, the only really vital one in the
comedy.
There are pride, hnmor. homely and
vigorous philosophy and undaunted
optimism In Mary, who naively admits
that she Isn't exactly a IMS model
wire. The type of wife by itself Is
made a noteworthy study.
As Mr. Gordon-Smith she Is a slm
pie. home-loving, unprogresslve. moth
ering and childless wife, content in her
husband's big successes until It Is
forced borne on her consciousness that
he has grown away from her. She
awakens to the realisation that she Is
ro more a part of his brilliant career
than she Is a part or the social III ha
loves.
Miss r.obson's chief claim to dramatic
distinction is ber subtle method of
trailing a tear along the edge of
smile. Between the tragic note of her
old-fashioned Ideas of wifely duty and
her wholly modern and thoroughly
up-to-date jealousies and suddenly
arou.d determination to be a vampire,
we ftnd ourselves breaking by turns
Into laughter and tears. There la the
Inevitable "other woman note, too,
which makes It all the mora delightful
for hi. but not for the wife nor,
may It be added, for the other woman
when the final reckoning comes.
Typo ss.talsed End.
Miss Ilotvon stays old-fashioned unto
the end. There is no sudden blossom
ing out. In a black bombasine, with
lace collar and a cameo pin. with her
rosy cheeks and her Ideals still un
broken, sh wins back the philander
ing husband and his everlasting grati
tude by winning a big case for him.
JSo it ail ends happily, aa the May Itob
son plays always do.
Tha supporting company Is good and
the comedy is nicely staged. Robert
Lowe Is tbe husband, a most thankless
role, but ona ha plays well. Edith
'onrd. as tha vamplrlng "other wom
an." Is colorful and charmingly wicked.
J. A. Klernan. aa the butler, gives a
good bit of characterisation.
Th play will b repeated arain to
night, tomorrow night ami there's a
matine tomorrow afternoon.
U. S. LAND AT VLADIVOSTOK
lOrotlnued From First Fes
stored, according to a Vladivostok tele
gram received in Pctrograd and for
warded by Reuters correspondent.
BoUhevlkl Appeal t Berlla.
A dispatch from Moscow to the
Iivestta says that the Bolshevlkl gov
emment has opened negotiations with
Merlin for a temporary suspension of
the Breat-Lltovak treaty as regards the
article on demobilization of the Rue
sLan army. ln view of the possible ne
cessity of defending Russian territory
against foreign Invasion.
TOKIO. Saturday. April (.(By th
Associated Press.) Special dispatches
received her today from Vladivostok
ay that tha proclamation lsaued by
Admiral Sadaklchl Kato. member of the
Japanese Admiralty Council, giving
reasons foe landtrtr of Japanese rreat
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had In It
BT BLANCHE SLOCCM.
(CopyrUht, ISIS, by The Tribune Company.)
Nb day in Berlin during the first
week of war I heard a great hub
bub in th street and feaw a crowd
gathered in front of a big poster.
Everyone was crying, for the poster
announced the first victory in Belt
glum. Th tears were tears of joy.
Germans believed the "fatherland"
attacked by cruel, envious foes. They
believed th war was a war of self-
defense- They be
lieved that right
waa on their side.
Now they saw the
"right" triumphant
proof positive
that "God was with
them." They ap
peared lesa sure
about It before I
left Germany In
January. 1918.
During th early
stages of the war
they thronged the
churches. While In
no respect sensa
tional, th country
wide rush to th churches
certain elementa of a huge religious
revival. a
Th Indifferent, the callous, th
worldly became all of a sudden devout
and prayerful. Anxiety for German
soldiers at th front explained this in
soma measure. Grief for th dead ex
plained It more fully. But perhaps
the Kaiser's pious phrases in his every
proclamation did more than any other
on thing to glv Germany's onslaught
on civilisation th air of a holy war.
Churches In Germany are less
erowded now. Tha early enthusiasm
waa short lived, and before very Ion if
could say to my German acquaint
ance. "Why do you keep snouting uoi
mlt unrT I should think It wouia oe
more reverent to speak of un mlt
Gott."" and they would answer, "well.
there's something in that.
Pasters Rated by State.
Still, th church situation In Ger
many today la very different from th
church situation In Germany before the
war. Despite a considerable laps from
th first Intensity of emotion the
churches have held a good share of
their gains, and the Kaiser's pious talk
"Forward with God'" and all 4 hat
goea down whole.
Even today German pastors can bid
their people "Stand for the right, aa
Martin Luther did. though the Kai
ser's prayer for an "honorable peace"
and for divine grace to "treat our en
emies In a Christian manner" IS' no
longer read Id churches by his 'maj
esty's orders. Perhaps his conscience
smote him.
Meanwhtl the Kaiser talks piety.
Th Germans swallow that with tbe
same willingness even delfght. Be
yond question the religiosity of the
mperlal household has accomplished a
lot toward preventing rebellion In
Prussia.
Few PaelfUts la Clergy.
Sine my return home I have heard
that Americans observe with curious
Interest how constantly WUhelm speaks
of God and how apparently as it on
purpose he never speaks of Christ.
People over her Inter that nis "alter
Deutscher Gott" Is the God of the Old
Testament and not by any means the
God of the New Testament. The dis
tinction never presented itself to my
mind In Germany, nor did It seem to
have presented itself to the minds of
my German acquaintances. They men
tioned Christ in connection with the
war quite aa frequently as they men
tioned God in connection with it.
However, their devotion to tbe Prince
of Peace bred few. If any, pacltlsts
among the clergy. Well disciplined
state officials (pastors of German
churches are government appointees
those ministers upheld the war. upheld
the government, upheld the govern
ment's every policy, no matter how out
fageous.
Opposed to Newer Sects.
From 6f old the German Imperial
government has ruled the German
churches, and In wartime It rules the
with redoubled rigor, while recognl
ing three churches Protestant. Catho
lie, Jewish It bears down with
heavier hand than ever on such modern
sects as the Christian Scientists and
the Salvation Army.
Salvationists are not allawed to sing
In the streets. German soldiers are
forbidden to attend the Christian Scl
ence church in Berlin, and an army or
der provides that "any Christian Scl
ence practitioner giving absent treat
ment to a soldier will be put in jail-
Over ber I have been told that the
German government stripped German
churches of their copper roofs and took
away their bells. That may be true.
But I never happened to see a Germa
church In process ofehedding its roof
and tbere were certainly a great many
church bens up to the day I left, though
they had pretty much outgrown their
habit of celebrating German vlctorie
That, while in Its glory, was the on
theatrically warlike demonstration ever
gone in for extensively by the Germa
churches. 1 cannot recall hearing of
special services being held. I neve
saw a German flag inside a church.
And religious holidays are kept in quite
tbe old, familiar stylo, except that th
German Easter egg now consists of tin
or papier mache.
Conflict la Their Views.
Nothing In German ia stranger to
watch than the church's gospel of love
in conflict with the government's gos
pel of hate. Not many Germans ap'
predate the conflict, though some do,
and occasionally you hear people say,
"There s not much love nowadays, an
Preachers don't dara tell us now to
love our neighbors aa ourselves." But
whenever a British or American
preacher speaks harshly of Germany,
the German newspapers print his re
marks with the comment. "Doesn
sound much like loving his enotnies.
does itr-
gometimes the conflict between th
two gospels leads to a queer enough
muddle for Instance, that In the mind
of a German I heard talking on his way
to the street after listening to a lecture
on Luther by a German pastor.
"1 wish all the English would starve
to death!" he aaid to his companion.
Dear me!" protested the other. "That's
not Christian." Then, the Briton-hater
said, ' .No, I don t suppose It is. I'll ree
it in somewhat. I wish the English
would nearly starve to death.
irora a certain point of view even
this was rather a ferocious extreme, for
the English church Is still kept up In
Berlin, with services In English, and
the American church Is closed only be
cause there are ao few Americans left
in, Berlin.
Change Peace May Bring. .
The downfall of autocracy In Russia
involved the downfall of religion. When
defeat comes upon the Germans, wha
will they then say of the holy war,
and the slogan, "Gott mit uns!" and t
their church and Its governmentally ap
pointed clergy?
In the new and free Germany that
we hope will emerge from this war .
believe that a free church free mor
ally, spiritually and intellectually will
be among the greatest gains vouchsafed
to the German people by the triumph
of democracy over ruthless medieval
despotism.
(Miss Slocum a next article, "Women
and Children in Germany," will appear
tomorrow!
ed a good Impression among the Russians.
Foreign Quarters Caarded.
Japanese marines are guarding the
foreign settlements. An armed guard
of SOU Japanese volunteers is policing
the Japaneae quarter.
It is understood in Tokio that the
landing at Vladivostok was made after
, consultation with the foreign Con
uls there. Japanese officials are
quoted In the newspapers as saying
that the marines would be withdrawn
as soon as order is restored.
PEKIN, April . (By th Associated
Press.) A high , telegraph official of
the government has Investigated re
ports that Germans are enlisting Chi
nese. Japanese and Corean telegraphers
at Harbin and Chang Chun, for service
on th Chinese Eastern Railway.
He declares that no telegraphers
have left their posts recently in China
except possibly In cases In outer Mon-
olia. where tbe oritces are not under
overnment control.
Strict orders have been-issued against
the granting of permission to leave the
telegraph offices without fullest inves
tigation. JURY "FAILS TO AGREE
TRIAL OK BARBER KOGOWAV AND
PORTER PROVES FA I LI' RE.
RISH OPPOSE DRAFT
Sentiment Reflected in Fiery
Speeches and Resolutions.
SINN FEINERS STAY CALM
Dashwood
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There is no
other collar
made with the
novel and dis
tinctive lapel
fronts of the
Dashwood.
20c each.
Mts Charged With Violating Prohibi
tion Law Oat a Bonds Await
ing Spread Trial.
After deliberating for mora than an
hour yesterday, the jury In the case
against M. E. Rogoway. proprietor of
tbe l'eon building barbershop, and his
negro porter. George Washington,
failed to reach an agreement and was
discharged by Municipal Judge Ross
man. Rogoway and Washington were
charged with violating the prohibition
w.
Tbe two were arrested March Zo. oa
evidence obtained by Special Agent
Wardcll. who haa been working with
tho police on bootlegging cases.
Wardell testified that he had pur
chased a quart of whiskey from the
barber for $10. He said he gave Rogo
way two ti bills, which previously bad
been marked. A search waa made for
the bills after the two were arrested.
but they could not be found.
Hogoway and the porter said that
Wsrdell had called early on the day of
the arrest and deposited a package
with them, saying he would call later
for it. This package, they declared.
proved to contain a bottle of whisky.
Lntll another trial is held. Rogoway
and Washington will remain at liberty
under 2s0 bonds each.
Metal Trades Want Klse.
So certain are the metal trades
workmen employed in Portland ship
yards that they are not receiving
wages up to the standard scale, that
delegates are being sent from the Metal
Trades Council to Washington to pre
sent th cause of th dissatisfied workmen.
Disclosure of this fact waa made last
night at the Central Labor Council
session, by Fv L. Bourne, president of
the Metal Trades Council. He inti
mated that a strike may loom as a
possibility If wages for the workers
are not adjusted satisfactorily.
.Names of the two delegates, said to
be already en routs to Washington,
were not mad public.
Volunteers Said to Have Received
Orders for Action in Event of
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Conscription O'Connor
.Raises .$10,000.
LONDON, April 11. Absolut calm
seems to prevail among the Sinn Fein
party, says a Central News dispatch
from Dublin, but It is understood that
orders have been given to all sections
of the Irish v olunteers regarding ac
tion to be taken in tho event that Irish
conscription is agreed upon.
At meetings of many public bodies,
tha dispatch adds, fiery speeches have
been made and strong resolutions
passed against the application of the
man power bill to Ireland.
SAX FRANCISCO, Anrll 11. Ten
thousand dollars, the first installment
of money raised in San Francisco for
the benefit of th Irish Nationalist
party by T. P. O'Connor, journalist and
member of th British Parliament, was
sent today Dy him to John Dillon,
leader of the party.
Mr. O'Connor said he hoped to raise
an additional $10,000 before leaving for
Los Angeles next week.
FLOUR MADE OF POTATOES
Clackamas Farmer Produces Substi
tute at SO Cents a Pound.
OREGON CITY. Or, April 1L (Spe
cial.) A. Swanson, well-known farmer
and dairyman of the Redland section, six
mnes irom uregon city, is manufac
turing potato flour at his home. Mr
Swanson was familiar with manufac
turing this Hour while a resident of
Sweden. He brought In 30 pounds of
the snowy-whit product, which found
a ready sale.
"It required 750 pounds of potatoes
to proa u co me so pounds of flour"
said Mr. Swanson. The flour Is of ex
cellent quality, and housewives who
have seen It have placed orders."
The retail price Is 20 cents
pound.
Third of Entire Population and
Nearly Half-Million Square
Miles Territory Lost.
RAILWAY MILEAGE SLASHED
Huge Slices- of Iron and Coal Pro
duction and Thousands of Indus
trial Plants Appropriated Ten
der Brest-Lltovsk Treaty.
PETROGRAD, April 10. (By the As
sociated Press.) Under the terms of
the peace treaty, th Commissioner of
Commerce announces, Russia has lost
780.000 souare kilometers (nearly 540,-
000 square miles) of territory, with 6,
000,000 Inhabitants, or 33 per cent of
the entire population of th country.
Tha announcement says Kussia nas
sustained the following other losses
One-third of her total mileage or
railways, amounting to 21,530 kilome
ters (13.350 miles).
Seventy-three per cent of the total
iron production.
Eighty-nine per cent or toe toiai coai
production.
Two hundred and sixty-eight sugar
refineries, 918 textile factories, 674
breweries. 133 tobacco factories, 1685
distilleries, 244 chemical factories, 615
paper mills, 1073 machine factories.
LONDON", April 11. Reuters Petro-
grad correspondent reports that the
Germans have occupied Lgov, 130 miles
northwest of Kharkov, which they re
cently cantured.
After taking Lgov they sent an ulti
matum demanding the surrenaer 01
Kursk, capital of th government of
that name. 36 miles west of Lgov. The
local council of workmen's and soldiers'
deputies decided to resist.
Fins Mb Reds Seek New Base.
Owinr to the military situation, the
Council of Finnish Commissioners has
announced its Intention of installing
itself in Petrograd. .
Tho council referred to Js the gov'
ernlng body of the Finnish. Reds, or
BolshevikL who have been carrying on
civil war with the White Guards. The
Germans have gone to the assistance
of the White Guards, seriously threat'
enlng the position of the Reds.
STOCKHOLM, April 11. German
troops numbering 15.000 now are oper
atlng along the southern coast of Fin
land, where they already have had sev
eral small battles with tho Finnish
rebels, according to information re
ceived by the Swedish government.
Entente diplomats here have re
ceived reports that 30 to 40 Russian
submarines and destroyers and four or
five battleships aro still off Helsing
fors, the capture of which is probably
Dart of the German aim. it Is beuevea,
however that the warships have all
been rendered unserviceable by their
crews.
Vassalage Is Repudiated.
American Minister Morris had a con
versation with M. Linda, a Finnish cap
italist and a brother-in-law of General
Mannerhelm, miltary leader of the Fn-
nish government forces. The Minister
asked M. Linda what America should
consider as the attitude of Finland to
ward Germany. M. Linda declared em
phatically that the Germans merely
had been asked to assist In restoring
the governments power and that no
vassalship was Implied. He said:
Our whole history has been one long
tale of hardship and bloodshed. Now,
when freedom is in sight, nobody, Ger
many or any other country, will be per
mitted to dominate Finland."
LONDON. April 11. A German squad
ron with several transports is reported
to have arrived at Lovisa, midway be
tween Helsingfors and Viborg, Finland,
according to a Reuter dispatch from
Petrograd.
The squadron came iromr tne direc
tion of Reval and a small force was
said to have landed and occupied Lovisa.
BASLE, Switzerland. April 11. The
Bessarabian Diet, according to a tele
gram from Bucharest, has decided in
favor of the union of Bessarabia with
Roumania.
The Russian province of Bessarabia
borders Roumania on the east. The
orthern part is almost wholly Inhab
ited by Roumanians, and Roumania has
long desired that tnese people snouia
be united witn her.
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Anything More Entrancing
Than These
Black, navy, wine and plum colors, lined
with white silk or pongee; some with white
satin collars and bound with braid ; large
pearl buttons for trimming; styles with
sleeves and sleeveless.
$20.00, $21.50 to $32.50
Special Showing of
BLOUSES $5.95
Georgette crepe . and crepe " de chine ;
styles that are charming for their simplicity
and novelty. Box pleats, beaded motifs,
tiny pin tucks, and the new tucked collars.
New Georgette
BLOUSES $7.50
Miss 1918 will be delighted with these
stole and shawl collar waists of Georgette
combined with silk, satin and beading.
The new square neck styles, too.
Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe 6r Co.
New Novelty
SKIRTS
Wool and silk skirts in striking
new plaids and stripe effects. Some
with borders of plaid or diagonal
plaids. Pleated models, in novel
yokes and belted styles; sashes, too.
You'll want at least one of these
handsome new skirts for this Sum
mer s wear.
$8.75 to $30 ,
3rd Floor Lipman, Wolft & Co.
Lady Duff
HATS
Are the Prettiest Hats J r
in All Portland oftJ
Women who shop 'round the city tell us this every day. If
you haven't seen the new Spring and Summer Lady Duffs, come
in today. There are so many styles that it's as easy as can be
to find just the right one that you want
Poke bonnets, with short backs and wide brims; small turbans,
large mushroom hats, sailors, and a host of others with delight
fully smart and novel trimming.
Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
c "Merchsntlise
&
rfj Merit Only
HOOVER URGES REFORM
GRAIN BROKERS ASKED TO ELIM
INATE MINOR SPECULATION.
dne Feature of Bnalneas of Private Ex
changes Meld Detrimental to
Public Interest.
WASHINGTON, April 11. The- sug
gestion that private exchanges which
handle grain futures restrict their busi
ness to legitimate customers and elimi
nate minor speculation was made to
grain exchanges today by Food Admin
istrator Hoover. The recommendation
was made in a letter in which Mr.
Hoover replied to a notification by the
exchanges of self-imposed restrictions
for June and July trading.
The exchanges have agreed to re
strict speculation instead of making
effective price restrictions previously
imposed by the exchanges on certain
commodities, principally corn and oats.
"It seems to me," Mr. Hoover said,
that in addition to the restrictions im
posed on large trading on speculation
that the exchanges should set their
faces rigidly against the stimulation of
minor speculation through the opera
tion of private wire houses. The ma
jority of the exchange members have
long recognized that this type of busi
ness in the public mind is akin to buck
et-shop speculation."
If the plan proposed by the ex
changes accomplishes its object, - the
I country, says Mr. Hoover, will soon
have a wider confidence in exchange
trading.
MARION COUNTY HITS GAIT
Districts With Large German Popu-
. . tattoos' Subscribe Heavily.
fV -.SALEM, Or., April 11. (Special.)
Marion county's latest returns on the
liberty drive give approximately S619,
000 -subscribed of a quota of S82,000,
'While Salem has subscribed 1351,000 of
her $517,550 quota. "We are going over
the top," waa the promise of both Coun
ty Chairman Deckebach and General
R. E. Lee Steiner, in charge of the cap
tains of the various districts.
Mill City returned its first report of
the drivetoday of S35.000 raised with
a promise to go to $50,000 by Saturday.
Turner reports that every German-born
farmer in the district has subscribed.
Gervais went 150 per cent with a total
of over $12,000. St. Paul, well settled
with Germans, has over 200 per cent,
with $16,600 raised and a quota of
but $7500. . -
Monitor is the banner precinct, going
300 per cent. Mount Angel, practically
all German-American, has 308 subscrib
ers who raised $31,500, against a quota
of $28,700. Monitor, the star precinct,
is but four miles from Mount Angel,
and well settled with German-Amer-1
leans.
Practically every German-American
district is showing 100 per cent perfect
or better from latest returns, and indi
cations point to their doubling or tri
pling their quotas before the drive is
over.
Civil Service Exams Announced.
VANCOUVER, Wash, April 11. (Spe
cial.) Civil service examinations for
clerks and carriers will be held by W.
A. Carson, civil service examiner, in
the Franklin school building, April 13.
Already 25 applications have been re
ceived, two-thirds of the number being
women. So many applications have
been made that the examinations will
have to be held at the school In
stead of in the Federal building.
Dance Proceeds Will Buy Bond.
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 11. (Spe
cial.) The Girls' Honor Guard in Van
couver will buy a liberty bond, and
will hold a dance Thursday evening,
April IS, to raise the money to make
the investment. The girls on the com
mittee are: Misses Gertrude Nicholson,
Freda Biesecker, Hazel Nicholson,
Eunice Kane and Helen ICies,
CInb Dinner Canceled.
On account of the monster demon
stration by Portland in celebration of
its "going over fhe top" with subscrip
tions to the third liberty loan, tha
Pennsylvania Club dinner, announced
for Saturday evening at the Chamber
of Commerce, is canceled.
Phone your want ads to Tho Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.
UVAL BASE APPROVED
NITED STATES WILL PROTECT
ATLANTIC TRADE ROUTES,
per
DR. J. G. GRESHAM ELECTED
Dean of Bay City Church Is Made
Bishop of Philippines.'
NEW YORK. April 11. Rev. James
Oilmer Gresham, dean of Grace Cathe
dral. San Francisco, was unanimously
elected bishop of th Philippines by
in nous 01 oisnops or the Episco
palian Church here today.
He will succeed Bishop Charles
Brent, who has been engaged in war
work, abroad for several months.
Guns Have Bees Landed Oa Asores Is
lands and Work; of Erecting For
tifications la Under Wsy.
WASHINGTON. April 11. For this
protection of tho Atlantic trade routes
to Southern Europe the United States,
with the consent of Portugal, has es
tablished a naval base on the Azores
Islands.
Guna have been landed to begin for
tification of the station, which, in ad
dition t6 being used as a naval base
for American submarines, destroyers
and other small craft, also will serve
an important homing station for
American airplanes, a numben of which
lready have been assembled there.
Negotiations are In progress between
the State Department and the Portu
guese government to insure iun co
operation between American naval
orces and the local autnorities 01
Portugal on the Islands for the ade
auate defense of the station. This
action will simplify the task" of pro
tecting th great trade routes.
Portugal was not only willing to
jnter ue srraiiBcmcin. u u . e
to see it perfected, so that her own
lines of communication to her colonial
possessions would be covered. The
value of the new station as a base for
th replenishment of supplies for
American submarines, submarine chas
ers and destroyers on the voyage to
Europe already has been demonstrated.
U. S. TAKES RUSSIAN SHIPS
Vessels at Seattle to, Be Loaded by
Government at Once.
SEATTLE, Wash, April 11. (Spe
cial.) Tbe Russian volunteer ships
Nijl Novgorod, Toula and Kishinev,
which have been in the local harbor for
the past two months, were taken over
by the United States Shipping Board
this morning and will be loaded by the
Government at once.
Details of the taking overv of the
Russians are lacking, but it is pre
sumed that the Shipping Board, on the
authority of the Government,, is to
charter them from the Russians.
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