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THE ' MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, NOVKJlBfcrf 16,' 1918." 3 AMERICAN FORCES TO COME iME SPEEDILY Head of Shipping Board Plans Movement of Troops. LARGE PART TO RETURN Three Hundred Thousand Men Per Month Is Estimate or Chair man . Hurley. NEW TORK. Nov. IS. Edward K Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, announced here tonight on the eve of his departure for Eu rope that the Government intends to return to this country speedily a large part of the American expeditionary forces. The purpose of Mr. Hurley trip to Europe is to arrange the de tails for their transportation Mr. Hurley said the Shipping Board would be able to bring back troops at the rate of 300.000 a month, "if the War Department wants them returned as ' fast as that." Food Distribution! Planned. While he will go abroad with Herbert Hoover. Federal Food Administrator, to complete arrangement for the dis tribution of foodstuffs to regions lib erated under the armistice terms and in a degree later to be determined to Germany and Austria. Mr. Hurley said his mission had primarily to do with getting the boys back home. Convalescent wounded. including many men who would have returned to the battle front had the war continued would be the first troops brought out of France.' he said. They would be followed by units of various branches of the service, following plans already partly worked out by Secretary Baker and the general staff. Await Future Developments. On future developments in the In ternal affairs ot Germany and Austria and their relations with the Allies, the shipping official added, together with the trend of European events in gen eral. would depend the number of troops to be brought to this country within the next few months, but he was pre raring, he stated,, to transport large contingents. There are 67 transports flying the American flag. Mr. Hurley said, and it is hoped that these, with German and Austrian liners which he anticipated using temporarily, will suffice to bring American soldiers home as rapidly as the military authorities desire. If their rapacity proves inadequate, he added, the Shipping Board has 125 double-deck cargo vessels, some of- which can be transformed for transport work. He is reluctant, however, to withdraw these from the freight service, except in emergency. CONFERENCE WILL FASTEN Continued from First PacO peace would have an injurious effect upon Industries in America and the allied countries. Wilson May Attend. With the assurance of an early as sembly of the peace conference, atten tion today turned to the composition of the American commission. The be lief is growing that President Wilson will attend, but probably not in the rapacity of a delegate or commissioner. It is known that Secretary Lansing will head the American commission and Colonel R. M. House. Justice Loula I'.randeis anjl Elihu Root, former Secre tary of State, were mentioned as others likely of selection. Besides the delegates, a number of Army and Navy officers must be named to assist the commission. i HI Us and Crowder Mentioned. In that connection, attention has been directed to the names of General Tasker H. Blis3, former Chief of Staff, and now American representative on the Supreme War Council: Major-General Enoch Crowder. Judge Advocate General, and Provost Marshal, a vet eran of The Hague Conference, and Brigadier-General Samuel Ansell. Act ing Judjre Advocnte General. Vice Admiral Wirham S. Sims and Captain Ridley McLean, formerly Judge Advo cate of the Navy. James Brown Scott, formerly solicitor of the Department of State and at present secretary of the Carnegie en dowment fund for universal peace, and also a participant at the last confer ence at The Hague, is believed to be under consideration as secretary for the American commission. If Congress is to be represented on the commission, as was the case at the Paris conference in 1838, when peace treaties between the United States and Spain were drawn, the fact has not yet developed. CoagTeaa May 't Participate. On the contrary, it was eaid that there Is a decided disinclination to in volve the legislative branch of the Government In any way in the work of constructing treaties, which is regard ed as a purely executive function under the terras of the Constitution. It also was today recalled that the Senate Itself not many years ago re corded Its formal objection to the ap pointment by the President of any ot its members aa commissioners to nego tiate agreements which must after wards come before It for approval. Notice has been taken by officials here of the demand by certain Social lstio elements, not only In Europe but In America, to have labor participate in the peace congress. Officials were understood to hold that to recognize labor in this way would go to establish class distinctions which would be thoroughly un-American. On the other hand, it was said that by the appointment to the peace com mission of a man such as Justice Bran deis. for instance, known to be ar arrint friend and champion of labor at all times, the interests of the working classes would be sure of conservation. .analog Sot to Realm. ' It was made plain today that the ae- lection of Secretary Lansing to bead mo jiiiieric&u cuniinisaiuu ib iiui m taken as an indication of his purpose to resign his present office. In his absence Counsellor Frank L. Polk is expected to act as Secretary ot State. The German appeal to President Wil son to send plenipotentiaries to The Hague or some other city as quickly as possible "in order to save the German people from perishing by starvation and anarchy" had not reached Washington tonight In official form. There was no indication as to what disposition would be made of it, but it was regarded as probable that it would be referred to the supreme war council at Versailles. Secretary Lansing announced today that be had acknowledged the appeal of Dr. Solf, the German Foreign Secre tary, asking foran early peace con ference in view of the unsettled condi tion, in Germany, and had requested that hereafter the German government not confine Its appeals to the United States alone, but also address them to the allied governments. PARIS, Nov. 15. (By the Associated Press.) Versailles, though not formal ly chosen as the meeting place of the peace negotiators. Is regarded as al most certain to be the place selected for the peace conference when the inter-allied council reassembles today. Historic Hall to Be Used. There also Is little doubt that the supreme act of signing the' peact agreement will take place at Versailles in the same historic hall where the German Empire was proclaimed in 1871. Meetings of representatives of the associated governments, beginning to day, will be largely informal, consist ing chiefly of conferences of foreign ministers rather than premiers, with a view to reaching a. common under standing on International questions and definitely arranging the programme of the peace congress. One of the first conferences held to day was at the residence of Colonel House, the head of the American dele gation, where Foreign Minister Son nino, of Italy, spent some time. It was expected that Foreign Secretary Bal four, of Great Britain, would arrive later. COPENHAGEN. Nov. 15. The Polltl- ken quotes the British military attache here. Colonel Wade, as saying In an Interview that the Germans in pub lishing the terms of the armistice omitted six or seven articles, including that relating to the allies providing food if necessary. UPSET THREATENED T FOR DUTCH HUE Bolsheviki in Holland See Opportunity. QUEEN MAY BE FORCED OUT Government Announces , Majority Threatening to Seize Power and Maintain Order. BERLIN. Nov. 15. (By Wireless to London by the Associated Press.) The new German government -has sent a message to President Wilson appealing to him. In order to save the German people from perishing by starvation nd anarchy, "to send plenipotentiaries s quickly a possible to The Hague or some other city." Grateful Cognisance Given. The following message has been for warded to Secretary of State Lansing: The German government and the German people have gratefully taken cognizance of the fact that the Presl- ent of the United States Is ready to consider favorably the sending of food Germany." JOKO-SLAV UNITY ASSURED CXIOX WITH" SERBIA MEETS ITALIAN APPROVAL. vrirs -v - where osiDGT thin. Se6s germs out and (goodness in. So HCLSOrt brer? is puna by right &U it5 fr&sftnesf sealed so tignt. 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-ANS LFOR JNDieeSTIQN ! Crews Aboard Austrain Fleet In the Adriatic Offer Warships to United States. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Unification of the Jupo-Slav provinces of Austria with the kingdom of Serbia, agreed upon at' the recent conference at Geneva, between Premier Pashitch of Serbia and delegates of the national council of Agram. meets entirely with the approval of the Italian govern ment and people, said Captain Giuseppt Bevione, director of the Italian Bureau of Public Information, in a statement tonight. "There has been opposition to Jugo slavia unity, said Captain Bevione, who also is a member of tho Italian parliament. "This nas not come from Italy, but from Russia." PARIS, Nov. 15. (By The Associated Press.) Jugo-SIav crews remaining aboard the Austrian fleet in the Adri atic are reported to have made a propo sition to turn over the warships to the L'nited States. As this was con sidered inexpedient, it was arranged later that the vessels should be turned over to allied and American forces in accordance with the armistice terms. All the Austrlans on board the war ships departed on the eve of the sign ing of the armistice, leaving only Jngo-SIavs on the ships. The Jugo slavs hope the ships eventually will be returned to them and to form the nucleus of a Jugo-SIav navy. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Information reaching here from official sources In dicates that the situation in Holland is causing grave apprehension and that the presence there of the former German Pmperor, with members of his family and some of his strongest sup porters, may so Inflame the people as to endanger the monarchy. It is suggested that Dutch Bolshe vists may see in the presence of the former ruler of Germany an excuse to precipitate an uprising against the Queen. The bread ration in Holland was in creased from 20 to 280 grams per per son per day, beginning today, according to a cable from Commercial Attache Edwards at The Hague to the Depart ment of Commerce. ' THE HAGUE, Nov. 15. The Dutch government has issued a proclamation urgently appealing for the co-operation of citizens in a "grave crisis." Majority Threaten Revolt. It says the majority is threatening to seize power and declares its deter mination to maintain authority and order. , LONDON. Nov. 15. The threatening attitude of the extremists In Holland, who have demanded the abdication of Queen Wilhelmina. is causing anxiety at The Hague, according to the Daily Express. Jonkheer Colyn, the former Minister of War, who has been In London since July, returned to Holland Thursday. He was recalled, the Daily Express be lieves, to take charge of tho govern ment. Colyn's Power Recognized. The former Minister has great In fluence In Holland, and several times has refused the request of the Queen to form a new government. LONDON, Nov. 15. The British For eign Office has issued a statement, say ing: Reports of a pogrom at Warsaw have reached the government. Should these reports prove true, it would point to a serious situation because forces of violence and disorder already threatening the life of every population between the Rhine and the Volga would be encouraged." WASHINGTON. Nov. 1S Uncondi tional revocation of the general strike order In Switzerland by the Socialist committee was reported today in an official message to Swtss Minister Sut ler here. The Minister regards the dispatch as meaning complete suppression of the Bolshevik movement in Switzerland. UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN REPORTS AS RECEIVED FROM OREGON COUNTIES UP TO 6 P. M., FRIDAY. J'Mercriandiso of cJ Merit Only . County. . Quota. Deschutes $ 6,500- Hood River 6,800 Multnomah 6,050 Crook .. 4,150 Malheur 11,400 Washington 21,550 Benton .' 10,600 Umatilla 34,200 Jackson (So) 6,950 Morrow 6,750 Union 15,150 Wallowa 9,800 Wasco . 13,250 Baker 18,650 Clackamas 26,700 Coos 18,150 Wheeler 3,050 Columbia 10,350 Klamath 10,800 Josephine 7,100 Gilliam 5,600 Marion : 37,650 Lake 6,350 Tillamook 8,550 Grant ........ 5,500 Jefferson 3,050 Clatsop 20,650 Polk 12,700 Linn 22,500 Douglas 18,400 Jackson (No) 13,900 Curry 2,550 Lane 29,800 Yamhill 18,550 Lincoln 4,650 t Harney 6,500 Amt. Reported. Per Cent. 160 , 151 128 120 120 120 113 103 100 100 100 100 100 90 89 82 78 78 74 72 71 66 63 59 50 49 48 47 46 43 43 40 38 38 21 $10,503 10,300 7,777 5,007 13,680 26,005 12,000 35,108 6,950 6,750 15,150 9,800 13,250 16,800 23,930 15,000 2,400 . 8,120 8,000 5,110 4,021 25,117 4,017 5,050 2,751 1,500 10,000 6,014 10,500 8,000 6,000 1,022 11,581 7,022 1,000 . 1 No report i WORKERS STICK ON f Continued from Flrrft Parse.) JOB InKton, SHI, 500, raised $6105; Wheeler, So050. rained S-'400; Yamhill, tl 8,500. raised f TO0O. Teams Standing Indicated. Following is the standing of teams in the three city divisions. Issued by City Director Ames: Division 1. Colonel A. E. Doyle City center captains Totals. W. P.Jones t 14.SS4.83 W. J. Henly 7,6S.70 H. J. Ottenhelmer l.,r.:is.2.-i D. C O'Relley l.'..li7.45 S. P. Lockwood 4!l.4;i;i.l0 H. B. Ainaworth L'O.aOL'.tM) I. . A. Lewis i:s.uo:i.4.) Fred Seller 6. 7118.43 Phil Metchan I.s-:;.tt0 L. W. Cronan 1. 624.05 of generous Impulses. Major Harris and his command,- who have a district in Lents, furnished several such anec dotes of the drive yesterday. They stopped at one home where the mother, baffled by lack of funds, pur loined 1.65 in nickels and pennies from her baby's bank, explaining that the loan was justified by the circumstances. "How much can I. give?" challenged a 10-year-old bov. "Anything from a cent up," replied the smiling campaigner. Whereupon the young American fished forth five nickels, his entire capital, and recorded his contribution. One housewife drew her contribution from the fund that she is saving for a cook stove, laughingly asserting that the "old one" would have to db just that much longer. Total. Division So. ..1 1132.904.64 Division 2, Colonel C. D. Brunn Max Hirsch S 13.OS5.70 George O. Bowen 10.S82.UD Thomas Kerr J-U-S. 7 7 T HOSPITAL GETS ORGAN $5000 INSTRUMENT INSTALLED IX CA3IP LEWIS BUILDING. D. A. Patullo J. S. O'Gorman ... A. J. Bale Frank E. Andrews Frank K. Nase ... H. S. McCutcheon Ira L. RIggs 57.4115.20 .i.OS3.7 4.1SH.45 2.0UO.57 2.S1S.S0 2.U1J.27 5.132.47 Sirs. 'William R. Bast, of Tacoina, Clrrlrs Out Plan to Give Music to Soldiers. TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 15. (Special.) When the new Y. M. C. A. building now under construction at the base hospital. Camp Lewis. Is opened next month It will have as- its most promi nent feature a beautiful pipe organ ready to give the comfort and healing which the best music brings to the sick and weak. The organ will be the gift to the hospital of Mrs. Wiliam R. Rust, of Ta coma, the fairy godmother who has made It possible for the dream ot "a music-filled hospital" cherished by Robert C. French and his co-workers In the Y," as well as members of the medical staff, to be fulfilled. After visiting the hospital and seeing how hungrily the sick men listen to all the musical programme arranged for them by members of the camp and by the .many visitors who have made it their pleasure to go out and give infor mal entertainments. Mrs. Rust promised to- give a pipe-organ for the hospital and began immediately to plan for car rying out her generous promise. The organ, has been purchased at a cost of $5000. Total. Division No. 2 $117,073.80 House-to-house. Manager Henry Keed Charles A. Nell Mrs. Ludwlg Hirsch Mrs. W. C. Alvord Walter M. Daly Rev. J. C. Rollins F. A. Sullivan Mai. Sophie Harris J. A. Jsmison Mrs. J. V. O'Brien L. E. Carter Isaac Swtt C. W. Stows 1,. Shank Will Moore Total, house-to-house Total of above Victory Boys and Girls Collected at rempie EX-MAYOR VANWYCK DIES First Democrat Chosen by Greater New York Dead In Paris. PARIS, Nov. 15 Robert A. Van Wyck, former Mayor of New York City, is dead here. Robert Anderson Van Wyck, ex Mayor of New YorK, was born July 20, 1849. In New YorK. He was a son of William'and Lydia A., and a brother of Augustus V. Van Wyck. He graduated at the head of his class at Columbia ITnlversity in 1872. From 1889 to 1897, he was judge of the City Court of New York. He was, the first Mayor of Greater New York as a Democrat, defeating Seth Low and General B. V Tracy. He served from January, 1898, to 1902. He was founder and president of the Holland society. first WILSON SEES GIAftT PLANE Big American Niglit Bombing Ma chine Inspected. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. President Wilson today inspected the first Amer-Ican-built Handley-Page night bombing airplane, which, with thousands of othersvlike it, would have played an im portant role in the war had Germany not cajItulatcd. Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Secretary Baker, Director Ryan, of the department of military aeronautics, and General March, chief of staff, the President looked over the big machine and later watched it take the air. To illustrate the size of the giant biplane, a single-seater was parked be neath each of its broad wings, com pletely sheltered. OKLAHOMA 'TOWN HARD HIT Two Persons Killed and Many In jured by Tornado. FORT SMITH. Ark., Nov. 15. Two women named Simpson and Smith are reported dead and 15 to 20 other white people injured as a result of a tornado which late today struck Prague, Okla.,'j west of here. Every member of the Fancher family is reported seriously injured. About 20 buildings, including a church, are said to have been demolished. NOW! NOW! NOW! 5 . 6S.5S3.47 .... 318.611.93 . ... 3.716.48 3.5UU.32 Two Captaaas to Be Promoted. WASHINGTON. Nor 15. Captains John A. Hoogowerff and Marbury Johnstown were nominated today by President Wilson to be Rear-Admirals of the United States Navy. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends for the beautiful floral pieces and their kind ness in the death of our beloved daugh ter ana sister. MR. AND MRS. L R. HUFFMAN Adv. AND FAMILY. A reeuner&tlve diet In Influenza. Horllck's Malted iUlk. very digestible Adv. I Preparatory schools and colleges. Grand total S330.410.73 Meetlnnrs Are Announced. With the lifting of the "flu" ban, the speakers' bureau turns at once to its phrases and adjectives, wherewith the issue will be tossed oratorlcally to the Portland public Two open-air meet ings have been announced for today at Liberty Temple, noon and night, by Thomas G. Ryan, director of the bureau. No collection of funds will be taken at these meetings. At the noon meeting the speakers will be J. L. Etheridge. on behalf of the Y. W. C. A; Charles F. Berg, on behalf of the Jewish Welfare Board, and Walter II. Evans, on behalf of the Sal vation Army. The Multnomah Guar? Band will play. At the evening meeting Dr. W. W. Youngson will preside, while Frank J. Lonergan will speak for the Knights of Columbus, and Fred Lockley, overseas secretary, for the 1. M. C. A. The Sal vation Army band will play, and a aolo will be given by Lulu Dahl Miller. The student body of Pacific College, Newberg, Or., stands at the top of the honor roll in the student division with subscription average slightly in ex cess of $8. Hill Military Academy, of Portland, held the record until this re port came in, with a per capita contri bution of S5. Partial returns from 25 colleges, busi ness colleges and private schools lo cated in Portland have reached Ward W. McHenry, director of the student di vision campaign in the city. These show pledges and gifts aggregating $4443.50. The state total for the stu dent division yesterday reached $15,568. Voluntary gifts from the Spruce Pro duction Division headquarters office In the Yeon building amount to $922. The list Includes 164 givers, reports O. M. Plummer. director, or an average of $5.60. At Timber. Or., the soldiers and loggers have contributed an average of $4 per man. The best reports have come from camps In Washington State, says Mr. Plummer, where at least one group of patriotic workers contributed at the rate of two days' pay. Incidents Lightest Work. Somewhat to lighten the trudge through rain and drizzle, there befal' any number of Incidents that delight the campaigners and send them onward with renewed faith in the spontaneity ln?Jlf lr rife '"S 7au jw V Lor i III' rayi .;v.illfp m BATTitNG Am ' Tbilisi sTssl -XfS-rSfc- -iSSy v 'fc "i"-- pTl Y fHtM WHERE THOSE ; i " J J 0 1 J I 1 IO'I WH0 KN0w pRE- i Q Vi fj J N FER TO G0! ! ! NOW! NOW! NOW! Store Open From 9 to 6 011 Saturday A great day for boys at this store today. And now that school is to open again, these wonderful offerings ought to be snapped up eagerly. 75 Crompton Corduroy Suits Extraordinary $6.50 The famous rainproof suit for active boys, who give suits "real" wear. Fine wide wale corduroy, in mouse shade. Belted style with slash pockets, full cut trousers, full lined, taped seams ; sizes 7 to I 7 years. Boys' Flannel Blouses $2 A big lot just in, when most - wanted. Khaki and gray flannel; tapeless styles, with military collar and two large pockets; sizes from 7 to 16. Boys' New Fixings Sporty new neckwear at 25 c, 35c, 50c, 75c. Boys' good looking, warm bathrobes, at $3.95. Boys' jersey sweaters, $3 and $3.50. Boys' wool toques at 50c, 75c and $1. 100 Staunch, Sturdy Suits for Boys at $10 ' Smart mixture checks and stripes in belter, military and Norfolk styles and snappy patterns. A wonderful lot, built to wear, and on sale today only. Sizes 6 to 17. Overcoats $8.50 -to $20 These are for the younger boys of 3 to 10. A whole separate section of these in belter, Balmacaan, military and plain box styles. Good materials. Pretty patterns. Raincoats "Raynsters" $5 Light weight stylish water proof coats for boys 4 to 10. These are drab color and rub ber lined. The little fellow can be out in the fresh air and still be protected against the rain with a "Raynstcr." New "Langham-Hgh,' High School Suits The "younger young men" of Portland are especially invited to look over the smart new line, especially adapted for them. "Langham High" clothes show a fellow's good tas and bring out his personality as only clothes can. The materials and patterns are smart and the prices range from $20 to $40. Fourth Floor Llpman, Wolfe & Co, Men can save at this store on all their needs, wfiether they be clothes or "fixings," today. Two things are especially featured, but come here for whatever you need. Men's Raincoats and Overcoats $18 to $65 Hundreds of them, we are specializing. Swag ger belter and military coats, conservative ulsters and Balmacaans. Mixtures, overplaids, plaids, plain Oxford and navy, green and brown. Sizes 34 to 46. Hundreds of Striking New Ties for Men $1.65 Heavy silks and striking brocaded satins, gorgeous all-over and flowered designs. Conventional figured ties, for men who prefer them. All wide, open-end styles, with satin slip bands. Every one of them wonders at $1.65. Buy them now for Christmas. Main Floor, Just Inside Wash'mglon-Slreel Entrance. Butternut Bread is now an all white bread by Uncle Sam's authority. Oriental Cafe Cor. Broadway and Waahlngtoa (1patalra.) OPEN 11 A. 31. to 2 A. M. Finevt Grill of Its Kind ou 1'aciflc Coast. MUSIC AKD DANCING. American and Chinese Dishes. Service at All Hours. TOY OITU DAILY LUSiCH. 11 A. M. to S P. SI. 25c, 30c. a.'.c, 40c to 7So Inclndlns Soup, Vegetables, Drinks, Dessert. 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