VOL. LVIII. XO. 18,117.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 17, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WILL SEE
Orlando Is Expected in
Paris Thursday.
LLOYD GEORGE COMING LATER
Four-Power Conferences to Be
1 Held Next Week.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT FOCH
Home Business Is Attended To Be
tween Official Calls; Women
Cheer at City Hall.
PARIS, Dec. 16. The arrival of the
various officials to meet President Wil
son has now been arranged for. The
Italian Premier, Vittorio Orlando, and
Foreign Minister Sonnino, will reach
here Thursday. The British Prime
Minister, David Lloyd George, and For
eign Secretary A. J. Balfour, will prob
ably reach Paris next Saturday or Sun
day. With Premier Clemenceau, the
presence of these peace delegates will
permit of discussions between the four
leading powers. Great Britain, France,
the United States and Italy.
The Inter-Allied Conference probably
will assemble next Monday, but the ses
sions will be brief, not exceeding two
days.
The initial meeting of the Inter-Allied
Conference probably will be held
in the French War office and will give
President Wilson his first opportunity
to meet the delegates around the con
ference table. After two days the va
rious leaders will separate for the
Christmas holidays.
President to See Koch.
President Wilson will proceed to
morrow to Senlls, Marshal Foch's head
quarters? to confer with the allied
commander. Later he will visit the
battlefield at Chateau Thiery, where
the first American divisions dis
tinguished themselves and also Itheims.
During the intervals between official
calls and visits today, the President
was engaged in affairs of slate much
after the manner of his procedure in
the White House office. He did con
siderable business over the telephone,
just as at home.
President Wilson has been insisting
that the-American peace mission or
ganize its machinery so that the people
in the United States can begin to know
what is happening. Meanwhile; the
mission is trying to get itself settled
so as to begin preliminary work.
Iew Service Arranged.
Joseph C. Grew, formerly counsellor
of the American Embassy in Vienna,
will take charge of the official an
nouncements to be transmitted to the
United States. He will have as assist
ants Ray Stannard Baker and Maximi
lian Foster.
The reception of President Wilson at
the City Hall today, while not attended
by the huge crowds which welcomed
him on Saturday, was impressive. The
President was received by the Munici
pal Council at the main entrance and
walked through the spacious corridors.
which were tastefully decorated.
More than 6000 persons were within
the building, for the most part women
Women Cheer President.
The women cheered the President in
a manner, which, while not as lustily
as the President had been accustomed
to hear on the college campus, must
have sounded sweet in his ears, as he
smiled and bowed repeatedly.
Adrien Mithouard. president of the
Municipal Council, read the address,
the President replying in loud, clear
tones in which there was a tinge of
emotion.
After the official ceremonies, the
President inspected the various rooms
in the City Hall, ending finally in a
small room 'where a buffet had been
installed and refreshments were served.
Several officials were presented and
many others showed eagerness to
shake his hand. Shortly the President
left, returning to the Murat residence.
FRANCE VENERATES WILSOX
Tresidcnt Acclaimed Apostle of
Rights of Humanity.
PARIS, Dec 16. M. Autrand, prefect
of the Seine, addressing President Wil
eon at the Hotel De Ville, said:
"Mr. President, a day memorable be
yond all is that on which for the first
time a chief of the great American
Republic crosses the threshhold of our
Hotel De Ville.
"None among your Illustrious prede
cessors, not even those most deeply
venerated for their genius and their
virtues, came to Bit for an instant at
! the hearts of the people of Paris.
"Thus, in mourning the death of
George Washington and Abraham Lin
coln, our fathers had felt a deep regret
that they could render only a post
humous homage to the great men who
had been the object of their enthusias
tic veneration.
Republic's Joy Is Precious.
"The joy which this visit gives us is
of a rare and precious sort. Ours have
been most serious preoccupations to
i seek to know, in an hour of need, what
'. judgment America would pronounce
I upon our cause, to recognize the face
' and to understand the intimate
' thoughts of the man whom destiny had
chosen to be the arbiter of the fate of
civilization.
"Today we need no longer seek to
WLSDN
pi
SOON
Concluded, on Paga . Column i.).
MODERATES IN BERLIN
APPARENTLY GAINING
EXTREMISTS SEEM TO HAVE
FAILED TO SEIZE POWER.
Hohenzoilerns and Their Attendant
. Troop of Petty Kings and
Princes Declared Forgotten.
BT. J. C. SEGRUE.
(Copvright.191S. by the Press Publishing
Company The New Tort World. Pub
lished by arrangement.)
MUNICH, Dec. 16. (Special.) In the
fortnight that has elapsed since my
last visit here, the political situation
in Germany seems to have grown hope
ful. The storm that had been brewing
over the country has broken and the
failure of the extremists to seize su
preme power both here and in Berlin
has resulted in accession of strength
to the moderate elements.
Complaints against the central gov
ernment are loud and frequent and
there Is much apathy. Germany is still
drifting but It seems likely to get
through the dangerous period between
this time and the meeting of the Na
tional Assembly without disorder.
Herr Eisner, the Bavarian Prime
Minister and one of the most striking
figures now In Germany said to me:
"Difficulties will no doubt continue
to arjse. but I do not anticipate any
political convulsion. The new regime
seems to have been accepted by all
classes. It is curious to note how com
pletely the public has forgotten the
Hohenzoilerns and their attendant
troop of petty Kings and Princes. Be
fore the revolution you could not walk
10 miles in Germany without meeting
a King. In four weeks all those royal
ties have been effaced.
"A Socialist majority in the National
Assembly may be regarded as certain.
The political tendency of ail the parties
is toward the Left. Conservatives will
rapidly disappear as the force and pol
icy of the former Center party will as
sume radical direction of affairs.
"What of the 'Los von Berlin' ('Get
rid of Berlin') movement?" I asked
"Th5t movement is very strong In
various German states," he replied;
"but it does not represent a desire to
break away from Prussia. We are de
termined to put an end to the old Ber
lin influence without Interfering with
German unity. The movement in favor
of selecting a new capital is growing."
WILSON TO VISIT YANKS
President to Eat Christmas Dinner
With Troops In Germany.
PARIS, Dec 16. President Wilson
will leave Paris Christmas eve and go
to American general. . headquarters.
From headquarters he will proceed to
the American front. He will have
Christmas dinner with the American
troops, and not with the American
commander-in-chief or other officers.
From the above It would seem evi
dent It Is the purpose of President Wil
son to have Christmas dinner on Ger
man territory In the region, of Cobienz
with the American forces of occupa
tion. GREEKS AND- TURKS CLASH
Disorders Reported Recently In Con
stantinople. ATHENS. Dec. 14. Slight disorders
occurred in Constantinople last week,'
according to a dispatch from the
Turkish capital to the Embros. A
Greek sailor was killed in front of the
Mosque of St. Sophia and a detachment
of Anslo-Greek troops was sent to the
scene and restored order. At another
time a Turkish patrol attacked some
French sailors, two of the seamen
being killed.
Greek units have been debarked to
i protect the Greek legation at Con
stantinople.
MRS. W. J. BRYAN IS ILL
Wife of Ex-'secrctary of State Taken
to Hospital.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 16. William J.
Bryan brought Mrs. Bryan to Johns
Hopkins Hospital today for a consulta
tion with Dr. L. F. Barker. They came
from their Summer home at Asheville,
N. C. Mr. Bryan said Mrs. Bryan had
been ailing for six months and that he
was here to find out if she could get
well.
It is understood that Mr. Bryan will
remain at the hospital for at least two
weeks. Mr. Bryan expected to go to
Washington tonight and make daily
trips to the hospital.
ARMY BARS EX-PRINCE
Former . German General Not Al
lowed to Remain as Private.
COPENHAGEN, Dec 1. The former
German Crown Prince at the outbreak
of the revolution asked that he be al
lowed to remain with his army as a
General, but his request was refused,
according to. the Deutsche Zeitung, of
Berlin. He then offered to remain as a
common soldier, but this also was re
jected. After he was forbidden to join his
family as a civilian, the paper adds, he
decided to go to Holland.
17 LIVES LOST WITH SHIP
Details of Recent Gibraltar Sinking
Made Known.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16. Seventeen
men, members of the crew of the Brit
ish steamer Larchgrove, lost their lives
when that ship was sunk in a collision
with the American steamer Hawaiian
in the latter part of October in the
Strait of Gibraltar, it was learned here
today, with the arrival of the Hawaii
an. The American ship was leaving the
strait and the British enteiinc when
I the, accident occurred. ...
REICHSTAG DEMAND
GROWS
BERL N
Entente Will Ignore So
viets Is Belief.
BOLSHEVISM IS ON INCREASE
Factory District Organizes In
dependent Republic.
GOVERNMENT HAS CHANCE
Ebert-Haase Regime Can Exist, It Is
Said, ir It Disarms Those Not
"Rightfully" Holding Arms.
BT ARNO DOSCH FLEUROT.
(Copyright, 1918. by the Press Pub. Co.. The
New York World. Published by arrango
xnent.) BERLIN, via Copenhagen. Dec. IS.
(Special.) The government had hardly
weathered the Spartacus group storm
by bringing loyal troops Into the city
when the thunder clouds began to
gather again.
. Even President FehrenbachJ of the
National Arbeiter Soldatenrat, demands
that the Reichstag reassemble, saying
that the government cannot longer con
tinue with the one-sided support of the
workers and soldiers. He gives as his
chief reason for the demand his belief
that the entente will not deal with the
Soviet.
British at Wilnelmshavrn.
Whatever the entente position la In
this respect, the opinion has been grow
ing in the laet few days that before
beginning peace negotiations the en
tente will insist that Germany have a
government not based on Soviet pow
ers. Indications from Paris and Lon
don which point that jay are given
much" prominence In the newspapers.
Another indication came Saturday when
it was learned that the British fleet at
Wllhelmehaven had refused to deal
with the local Soldatenrat.
This last Incident seemed to confirm
misgivings as to the attitude or the
entente. So when President Fehren
bach called for the immediate reas
sembling of the Reichstag as the sole
body with which the entente would
deal, the demand proved less of a shock
to revolutionary Germany than It would
have been a fortnight ago.
Red Flag Not Shown.
The demand comes when for several
days troops fully armed have been
pouring into the city from both divis
ions and conservative feeling has In
creased. None of the divisions has
shown red flags. There have been
regimental banners and individual sol
diers have carried red, white and black
flags with a picture of Hindenburg In
the center. Former guard regiments
of the Kaiser and Kaiserln have carried
small flags bearing their separate em
blems. A cavalry guard division has pub
lished a demand for the disarmament
of all who have no right to arms,
meaning the followers of the Sparactus
(Concluded on Psgs 3, Column L)
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Official Casualty- Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16. Today's
casualty lists include 2570 namru
Of Which 155 wra kills, In nllnn RI
died of wounds, two of accident, 164 of
aisease, 1020 were wounded severely,
303 degree undetermined. 722 allB-htlv-
and 1328 are missing. Following Is the
laDuiatea summary:
rtalh. n . . . .
triT, Z . frpnriira. i onay. I otai
Lost at sea
-0.v;i 105 26,13
3t
10.O42 M 10.093
14.4J4 164 14.5KH
2.014 3 2.01
C2.ft.1D 872 63.231
79.21S 2,043 81.261
l 1..21U 10.1 IS. 372
147.294 2.507 149.864
Died of accident'
Total deaths ..
OREGON.
Killed In action
Lamb. Albert A. (Lt.). Donald. Or.
Wed of disease
l.vtn' ' Roy L- Calavan. 101 East
tlghty-fourth street, Portland. Or.
Middieton. John W., Oswego, Or.
Uoiindwi, undetermined (previously re
ported minhina-)
Uallucci, Rouco, 28 First atreet. Portland.
Nelsont Guataf B., Astoria, Or.
WASHINGTON.
Killed In action
Ward. Clauds M.. Sumas. Wash.
Pasinl. Batliata. Teolt. Wuh.
Bruhn, Arent A., fcinumclaw. Wash.
Med of disease
Wright, Robert K. CpI.). Feattle. Wash.
Klidow, John S.. Auburn, Wash.
Frank. Walter T.. Acme, Wash.
Wounded, undetermined (previously re
ported miMiiDs;)
Hale. Charles A. L., Chester. Wash.
Allen, Harmon W., Yardley. Wash.
Crumpacker, Alton T., Pomeroy, Wash.
Stewart, Cliff. Goshen. Wash.
ALABAMA.
Killed In svrtlon
Bos well, Thomas M., Cooper, Ala.
Vied of disease
Hatcher, Percy Sgt.). Eaatlake. Ala.
Grayson. Orinberry (Cpl.). Ensley. Ala
Foster. Manon. Leeds. Ala
Berry, Noah C, Collbran. Ala.
ARIZONA.
Killed fn action
Burrel. William, Tucson, Ariz.
Died of diseuse
Pickett. Fred W. IU). Tucson, Aria. '
Valenzueia, Jose. Phoenix. Arts.
ARKANSAS.
Died of wotmdw
Phillips, Haskel. Littlerock. Ark.
1ied of disease
Day. James L. (Sgt.). Blacksgord, Ark.
McKlroy. David c. Argenta, Ark.
Hayes, Matthew K., Huntsvllle. Ark.
Henderson, Kugene, i'lggott. Ark.
CALIFORNIA.
Killed In action
Bell. Kenneth C (l,t.). Pasadena, Cal.
Martin. Ndward (l.t.l. Chleo. Cal.
Griffin. Norman K. Sgt., Los Angeles, Cat.
Klein, JIarry, bylmar, Cal.
Iled of wounds.
Hansen, Herman L... Nicolas, Cal.
Died from airplane accident.
Jewett. George L. (Lt., Berkeley. Cal.
Died of disease
Robertson, K. W. (Set.). 1-os Angeles, Cal.
Dahlgren. Otto K. (Sgt). Kingsburg, Cal.
Watlyen. Wiiliam C (Set.), Berkeley, CaL
Short, Thomas tpl.). San Jose. CaL
Tenny. William N. (Opl.i. Sherman. Cal.
Dowdell, Arthur I.. (Cpl.k. Sausallto, Cal.
Wilhelm. K. K. (Bugl.), San ' Francisco, CaL
Welch, David T., Wheatland. Cl
McCoy, Grover C. Halleck, Cal.
Greenlaw. Fletcher A., F.tireka. CaL
Brooks. Benjamin J., Orland. Cal..
Longlnotti, John. San Kraneisco. Cal.
McKensie, Kverett T., l.odi. Cal.
Generelli, Firino. Fan Louis Obispo, CaL
COI-OltADO.
" K'lled In action
A4ifMl. Jcwph. Ieadvllle. Colo.
Anlrillo. Joe. Wllliamsourg. Colo.
Sands. William It., Pueblo, Colo.
Robblns, George A., Grand Junction, Colo.
Died of disease
Jacobs, Wendell W., Carbondale. Colo.
Evans, Hoy Conrad, Durango, Colo.
Dunbar, Otto C, Bouldr. Colo.
Kasel, Aloysus O.. -Pueblo, Colo.
Jacober, Ralph. Hermes. Colo.
CONNECTICUT.
Died of disease
Allen. Franklin (Wag.). Hartford, Conn.
Furklotis. Constsntln. Bridgeport, Conn.
Dsinelak, Stanley, New Haven. Conn.
Callahan. Daniel J., Bridgeport, Conn.
Smith. William I... Hartford. Conn.
Bromzlk. Walter F., Bridgeport, Conn.
Krarewski, John F., Meriden, Conn.
Krlandson. Carl R.. Hartford, Conn.
DELAWARE.
Died of disease
Eriel. Francis J. (Cpl.), Wilmington, DeL
FLORIDA.
Died of disease
Malm, Carl v., San ford. Fla.
Haywood, Arthur, Wllam, Kla.
GEORGIA.
Killed In action
Brock. Robert M., Atlanta. Ga.
Died of disease
Johnson. Oncca L-., Brunswick, Ga,
Jones, Robert, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Harris, Basil B . Macon. Ga.
Concluded on Page 9. Column 1.)
A VERY SLIGHT INTERRUPTION.
THRILLSOFWAR FOR
AMATEUR ARE MANY
Subs at Sea and Planes on
Land Real Worries.
EDITORS INSPECT AIRCRAFT
American Aviation Station
Plays Important Role.
SEICHEPREY VITAL IN WAR
Though Xot on Map, Little Town
Marks Limit of German Advance
During Great Part of 4 Tears.
EIGHTEENTH LETTER.
BT EDGAR B. PIPER
PARIS. France. November 21. (Edi
torial Correspondence.) The amateur
in war is never at a loss for thrills.
On the sea it Is the submarine which
to his unenlightened apprehension may
be seen to approach from any quarter
of the compass; but rarely does, if there
Is a destroyer hanging anywhere
around. On the land It Is air raids.
Everybody In London and Paris and
every other 'great center within range
of the Prussian night flyers has his
story to tell about the latest and most
deadly assault from the skies. The first
view from his hotel window, at London,
enjoyed by one of the American editors,
was of a neighboring bulldlns com
pletely wrecked. Ordinarily, he would
have thought the builders had torn It
down to put another in its place; but in
war time there was, of course, another
reason for the destruction. Diligent in
quiry, later, failed to elicit the exact
facta. Sometimes they let you believe,
about such things, whatever you prefer.
There Is a vast conspiracy In Europe
to prevent the tenderfoot from sleeping
nights.
Air Visits Kinfrtu.
But there was no doubt about the
reality of frequent and persistent air
visits in the vicinity of St. Mihlc
salient. Base Hospital 46, where the
Portland unit is located (Bazallles-on-the-Meuse),
had become so familiar with
the hum and buss of the venturesome
aces and deuces of German deviltry that
they merely put out tho lights and
watted for the bombing marauders to
pass on.
To give the devil his due, he did not
as a rule appear to be aiming at hospi
tals. But he had a set aversion for
aerodromes and railway stations and
supply depots and rhe like. So long as
tho German had mastery of the air, or
an equal show against the increasing
forces of the enemy, he showed great
enterprise . In his exploits behind the
allied lines.
Near Colombey, a town between
Chaumont and the St, Mihlel. is a great
American aviation station. It Is a ren
dezvous for many hundred machines
and other hundreds of aviators. It had
a large part In the great September ad
vance toward Metz by the Americans,
for there in that affair w. j euch an
Concluded on Pars T. Column l.
CHICAGO BOLSHEVIK!
ROUT ITALIAN ENVOYS
"BOB MISSION FLEES ATHEX
REDS RIOT AT MEETING.
Socialist Disturbers Set Cpon by
Others and Labor Gathering Soon
Resembles Western Front.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Rioting, accom
panied by shooting and some blood
shed, greeted the efforts of several
members of the Italian labor mission,
now on a tour of the United States, to
address a meeting of Chicago's Italian
labor men tonight. The trouble' was
attributed to radical Socialists and
Bolshevik! among the audience.
Alceste de Ambrls. chief of the mis
sion, which consists of eight represent
atives and members of the Italian Par
liament, was greeted with hisses by
small groups of men In the rear of the
hall when he arose to speak.
The disturbers were attacked by sev
eral persons standing nearby and In
a moment tho hall was filled with
fighting men.
Several shots were fired without do
ing any damage. Knives and chairs
were used by the struggling men until
100 patrolmen and detectives answer
ing a riot call stopped tho conflict.
Several men were injured, but not
seriously. The members of the mis
sion escaped unhurt.
BOYS ARE DARING ROBBERS
Brooklyn Lads of 15 Collect More
Than $6000 Worth or Jewelry.
XEW YORK, Dec. 16. Wth the ar
rest today on a charge of juvenile de
linquency of two 15-year-old Brooklyn
boys, who had been reported as miss
ing by their parents, the police assert"
they have captured two of the most ac
complished and daring flat robbers
they have dealt with for years.
According to the police, the boys
have confessed to mora than 40 rob
beries In tho last two months. Jewelry
and other valuables, worth J6000. were
found In the furnished room they had
rented and the police say the loot prob
ably will total K0.000.
Both boys were armed when arrested,
and one, asked what they would have
done had they been surprised while
robbing a flat, is said to have replied:
"Well, we are both pretty good shots."
BRITISH WANT RELEASE
Prisoners In Gorman Camps Anxious
.for Repatriation.
LONDON. Dec. 16. (Via Montreal.)
Sergeant-Major Rannighan telegraphs
to the Dally Mail from Holtau, Ger
many, where the Australian, South
African and Canadian war prisoners are
interned, advising that all the British
ers are fairly well, but anxiously await
ing repatriation.
He adds that postal communication
has been stopped.
50,000 TREES IN GRIP
American Forestry Official to Aid
in Reforesting France.
NEW TORK, Dec 16. To proffer
American aid In reforesting areas of
France, Tercival S. Ridsdalc, secretary
of the American Forestry Association,
called today for Tarls.
In an ordinary traveling bag Mr.
Ridsdalo carried enough seed to grow
50,000 trees. It was asked for by the
French government for experimental
planting.
DELEGATIONS NOT CHOSEN
Number to Attend Feace Conference
in Donbt.
PARIS. Dec 16. Not even the num
ber of delegates to the peace confer
ence has as yet been fixed, said an of
ficial note issued today denying various
reports as to the make-up of the French
delegation.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTFRDAT'S Maximum temperature. 48
degrees; minimum, .1 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly minds.
War.
Official casualty list. Pace I.
Poreifffi.
Thrills of war for amateur are numerous,
ras-e 1.
Demand for nelrhstar crows in Berlin.
I'ace 1.
Berlin central covernment wholly unable
to preserve order. Pas
Moderates rain In Berlin. Par 1.
('arts Socialists much In evidence Pass 4.
President wilt confer with three premiers
shortly. 1'acs 1.
Polish covernment has severed relations with
Germany. Pace
Herr. Kbert foresees dancers in Germany.
Pace t.
National.
Leviathan reaches port with 90OO returalnc
troops aboard. Pace 6.
Federal ownership of wires imperative, says
Mr. Burleson. Pace 3
Tornetle. Bercer anti-war editorials read In Chlcaco
court. Pace 3.
Chlcaco BoUhevlkl rout Italian labor en
voys. Pace i.
Suspected murderer tells weird story. Face 6.
hporls.
Dr. A. K. Downs elected president of Ore-
Cun Sportsmen's League. Pag 14.
Ty Cobb announces he wt-l retire from
baseball. Tags 14.
Commercial and Marines
Terminal weights and grades will covern In
future trades in Kaatern grain. Page 19.
Corn lower at Chlcaco on heavy selling.
Page IS.
Specialties active features of Wall atreet
market. Pace 19.
Portland ahlpbuliders blocked by Shipping
Board's policy. Page 1$.
Portland and Vicinity.
Retiring Japanese Consul banquets Portland
friends. Page 13.
Northwest livestock breeders prepare for
great show In Portland In 1919. Pace 8.
Red Cross guidon raised In Christmas
crusade for members. Page 1 .
Telephone hearinc to continue another day.
Page 12.
Four are arrested on charge of extortion.
Page 1-.
Weatbcr report, data and forecast. Pact 18.
RED CROSS GUIDON
OU
Crusade for Christmas
Memberships Begun.
STATE'S GOAL IS 400,000
Campaign's Obj'ective Is Not
Money but Supporters.
HONOR BADGE ONE DOLLAR
Fellowship In Mighty Organization
of Mercy Easily Obtained
During This Week.
FIRST DAPS DRIVE BRINGS
IV BETaEEN 3O,O0O AND
S3S.OOO.
Between $30,000 and $35,000
was brought to police headquar
ters last night in the patrol wage
on from Red Cross headquarters
in the Liberty Temple and depos
ited In the vault at the station
for safekeeping; until this morn
ing:, when It will be deposited in
one of the local banks.
Tho sum represents the results
of the first day's drive In the Red
Cross campaign for membership.
Neatly tied In packages of $2000
each, it filled a basket to over
flowing:, and two patrolmen stag
gered beneath the load as it was
carried to the vault. The coin
was mostly In silver dollars.
BY BEN HL'R LAMPMAN.
In a blaze of late Kail Bunshlne. Ore
gon lifted the Red Cross guidon yes
terday morning and aet forth upon the
crusade for Christmas memberships
that should number 400,000 citizens of
the state by next Monday If the dollar
drive achieves the success that It should.
Not money, but memberships. Is the
objective of the Christmas campaign.
For the payment of $1 to any of the
authorized solicitors Portland has 3000
such membership In the mighty or
ganization of mercy is conferred.
Through such membership the potency
of the Red Cross Is multiplied, with all
America behind It, and the organization
will be enabled to complete its Impor
tant programme during the reconstruc
tion period, both here and in forelg"
lands.
Thssuads Are ('ampslcslsc.
Portland's thousands of workers,
with the scarlet arm-bands to desiar
nato them, were about their task early
in the forenoon, plying the business
districts and street corners, campaign
ing in squads through tho residence
sections, and coaxing not from their
elected labors until late afternoon.
Owing to tho fact that team captains
will not present their reports until this
morning, definite statement of yester
day's progress could not be made at
tho close of the day. But at noon today
the big speedometer before . the old
Postoffice building will whirl to the
figures that report both state and city.
Eighty members a minute is the 'work
ing day schedule that Oregon member
ship campaigners have before them.
City Workers All Women.
The city campaign is unique in that
Its entire personnel is of women work
ers save for the directorship of Henry
E. Reed, veteran of a dozen drives, who
serves as city manager. On the eve of
the opening Mr. Reed was taken ill and
Is confined to his home by a severe cold.-
so that the magnitude of the city man
agement devolves entirely upon Mrs. A.
R. Innes. second In command, who pre
sides at Liberty Temple.
"Mrs. Innes is a little brick." said Mr.
Reed with enthusiasm, as he announced
his temporary abdication over the tele
phone. "'She is efficient, tireless, thor- .
oughly In touch with the situation, and
has the affectionate loyalty of her com
mand. It's a cinch that the campaign
will flourish under her direction."
Teami Confled to Districts.
Until Friday night all captains and
their team workers are bidden to con
fine their efforts to the territories
originally allotted them. But the bars
are down on Saturday and until the
campaign closes on Monday night.
Then each Individual worker will. In
effect, bear letters of marque to cam
paign wherever the prospects look
brightest, to poach on any preserve, in
the cyclonic finish that is to place a
Red Cross service flag In the window
of each Portland home and business
house.
At elate headquarters, where Chair
man 'Wilbur K. Coraan directs the drie
in each Oregon county, rcporta of prog
ress were frequent all yesterday, but
definite statements of progress are not
expected till today. One county, how
ever, telegraphed that its task was
completed at the outset.
V sios Coast y K a rolls SOOO.
Union County, in a message received
yesterday morning, advised elate head
quarters that it had enrolled 8000 mem
berships, and presented Its claim as the
first county of the state to have at
tained success. The county long einco
established the war cheat eyotem of
handling patriotic drives, and tho
Christmas membership call meant noth
ing more than tilting the lid of tho
strong-box and dipping liberally there
from. Chosen to captain the campaign itt
Multnomah County outside of Portland,
jCc&Uudcil ou Page S, Columa J.).
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