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VOL. LiVIII. NO. 18,120.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WHEELS OF PEACE
GO AT SLOW RATE
Americans Find Plans for
Conference Yet Vague.
U. S. WANTS OPEN SESSIONS
Wilson Feels That British and
French People Are With Him.
PRESIDENT CHANGES PLANS
Unexpected Decision to Visit Eng
land in Few Days Causes Con
fusion Among: Americans.
PARIS, Dec. 19. Definite plans for
the peace conference are not shaping
as rapidly as some of the American
commissioners expected. Meanwhile,
President Wilson is taking: advantage
of the opportunity to assess public
opinion In France and incidentally in
Oreat Britain. His advisers say that
ho is entirely satisfied that these peo
ples are largely in accord with he
principles he has announced as neces
sary to a durable peace.
The members of the American mis
sion are employing: their time before
the peace delegates from the various
countries actually assemble in a series
of informal conferences which even
tually will Include a representative of
each of the entente belligerents.
Neutral states will not come into
these discussions.
Peace Is First Question.
The feeling among all the entente
conferees is that the making of peace
should be their first task, so that they
may determine upon the broad outlines,
of a league of nations, which later rep
resentatives of neutral countries will
assist in completing.
While the American commissioners
are holding these informal exchanges,
which are designed to clear up di-.
vcrgencies of opinion, the President is
constantly giving the closest attention
to Immediate problems. Be is receiv
ing reports from the United States,
from American diplomatic agencies
throughout the world, and from the
group of investigators brought here for
the purpose of studying the many spe
cial problems which will arise. These
investigators are 'continuing their
studies with the advantage now of be
ing on the ground and in intimate con
tact with, original sources of informa
tion. Wilson May Change Plans.
The President may change the pro
gramme of hia movements while await
ing the opening of the conference. It
was not supposed until today that he
would visit England before the New
Year, but he has received urgent invi
tations to come soon.
American observers deduce from the
pressing invitation to the President to
come to England during Christmas
time that some conferences of the
statesmen with the President there
would logically follow. It is under
stood, however, that the President
favors the holding of all conferences
in Paris as far as possible.
It appears to be virtually settled
that all the actual peace conferences
will be held in Paris and that the
informal exchanges, which will lay the
groundwork for the final deliberations
also will be carried on here. How long
the- President will remain in London
has not been determined, but as he i
due to return for the opening of the
conference here the first week in Jan
uary, it would seem that he could not
remain in England for long.
United States for Open Sessions,
It Is thought that the President may
try to crowd his visit to Belgium into
the time preceding the conference.
There is still much uncertainty
whether the sessions of the Versailles
conference will be open to the public
or be secret. The American diplomats,
however, seem quite eager to have them
open, as far as possible, for many rea
sons, among these the declaration of
President Wilson that the courses of
diplomacy should proceed in the open.
Still, it is said, they are in accord with
the President that the discussions can
not be conducted as freely in the open
as would be possible in the secret and
quiet of the council chamber.
The general opinion inclines to the
view that the conference may be mod
died after the procedure of the United
States Senate, where the foreign rela
tions committee considers international
affairs secretly and later reports to the
whole body.
Colonies Want Representation.
It is asserted that President Wilson
fctill holds to the view that it would
be preferable for him not to sit at the
peace laoie. j.nis preierence, it was
taid today, is credited in a measure
with divergence of opinion among the
entente missions as to trfe number of
persons who should represent each o
the nations. It is understood that Grea
Britain is pressing for five members
for each nation and in addition is con
cldering the claims of her own colo
nies for representation.
Among those who are supposed to
know it was asserted today that Presi
dent Wilson has no particular ideas o
his own as to the number of delegates
each state should have at the confer
ence, but that he is quite convinced
that the members of the conference I
pnouia not oe apportioneq arbitrarily by
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SINKING OF GERMAN
WAR CRAFT OPPOSED
SENATORS VOICE DOUBTS AS TO
WISDOM OF PROPOSAIi.
Steps Taken to learn Who Is Back
of Plan to Destroy the
Entire Fleet.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19. Press dis
patches from Paris saying that the
American peace delegates with British
support will urge the sinking or. tne
surrendered German warships as the
solution of the problem of their dis
position, led to initiation of steps to
day in the Senate to obtain an official
statement of the facts and to wide dis
cussion in naval circles. . f
At the State and Navy departments
no information was avauaDie. oscre
tary Daniels repeating his previous
statement that he had never heard the
suggestion officially, while at the State
Department it was said that so far as
known there no such project was in
cluded in the American peace pro
gramme. The first published suggestion that
the ships be sunk came from London
everal days ago, but even before that.
it was learned, this had occurred to
some naval authorities here as one pos
sible way of settling a vexing prob
lem.
There were many indications todiy
that a proposal to sink the ships would
meet strong opposition in Congress.
The Paris dispatch prompted Senator
Lodge to introduce today a resolution
calling on the State Department for in
formation as to whether the American
delegates are advocating destruction
of the enemy ships, and if so, by what
authority. The resolution was left on
the table without discussion and Sen
ator Lodge may touch on the subject
an address, he announced today, he
would deliver in the Senate Saturday.
It was recalled that some, of the
Spanish ships sunk by the American
fleet at Santiago in 1898 were raised
and used by the American Navy and
that also. Japan made similar use of
Russian ships captured in 1904, after
rebuilding them.
At the outbreak of the world war
Great Britain commandeered a num
ber of warships building in England
and Scotland for Turkey and other for
eign countries, and these were actively
engaged with the grand fleet during
the war. "
FLU" DEADLIER THAN WAR
Three Months Toll of Death Figured
at 6,000,000. '
LONDON, Dec 19. (Via Montreal.)
The Times' medical correspondent says
that it seems' reasonable to believe that
throughout the world about 6,000,000
persons perished from Influenza and
pneumonia during the past three
months.
It has been estimated that the war
caused the death of 20,000,000 persons
n four and a half years. Thus, the
correspondent points out, influenza has
proved itself five times deadlier than
war, because in the same period, at its
epidemic rate, influenza would have
killed 100,000,000. Never since the black
death has euch a plague swept over the
world, he says, adding that the need
of a new survey of public health meas
ures has never been more forcibly il
lustrated. RISH TO INVITE WILSON
Sinn Felners Plan to Ask President
to Visit Ireland.
DUBLIN, Dec. 18. A statement pub
lished In London that the Irish party
was to send delegates to Paris to dis
cuss home rule with President Wilson
is declared in authoritative circles to
be untrue.
It is impossible to learn whether the
Sinn Felners will send delegates, but
this is not believed to be likely in view
of the fact that the Lord Mayor of
Dublin, who is a Sinn Feiner, is organ
izing meetings to invite President Wil
son to Ireland.
SPOKANE TO TEST FLU BAN
Theater Manager Threatens to Take
Issue Into Court.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec 19. (Spe
ciaL) Spokane theater managers may
resort to the courts in an effort to
force the health department to raise
the influenza ban.
If petitions now being circulated for
a reopening are turned down by the
city health officer, it is said the matter
is to be taken to the State Board of
Health, and if no favorable action is
obtained there legal action may fe
Theater managers tornorrow will de
cide finally on a plan of action.
FRENCH LOSS ESTIMATED
Priority Asked for Damage to Mines:
Houses, Farms.
PARIS. Dec. 19. Deputy Louis Du
bois, in the Chamber of Deputies to
day during a discussion .of a bill deal
ing with reconstruction and war dam
ages, said he estimated the value of
French houses destroyed at 20,000,000,
000 francs; furniture at 6,000.000,000
agricultural losses at least 10,000.000.-
000; mines at least 20,000,000,000 and
railroads, s.600.000.000. The deputy
claimed that these losses should have
priority.
SUBS GO TO MARE ISLAND
U. S. Divers Likely to Be Xuclcus
of Pacific Fleet. -
VALLEJO, Cal.. Dec 19. Twenty
seven submarines have been assigned to
the Mare Island Navy-yard as a home
yard, it was learned here today.
It was unofficially rennrted thaf Mia
submarines may be the fiucelus of
J Pacific fleet of 60 ships.
REDS BREAK INTO
BERLIN
CONGRESS
Stampede Attempted
Bolshevik Faction.
by
SUPREME POWER IS DEMANDED
Hindenburg and Staff, Intrud
ers Say, Must Go.
GOVERNMENT SEES DANGER
Tactics of Intruders Appeals to Sol
diers and Slay Prove) Fatal to
. Creation of Democracy.
BT ARNO DOSCH-FLETTROT.
(Staff correspondent New Tork World.
Copyright. Special cable. Published by
arrangement).
BERLIN. Dec 19. A score of sol
diers, claiming' to represent the whole
of the troops now in Berlin, including
the troops just returned from the front.
ried to stampede the second day's ses
sion of the Arbeiter Soldatenrat (Work
men's and Soldiers Council).
They really represented' the former
Berlin garrison, which took part in
the revolution locally, but how far Ihey
represented the newly-returned troops
is only ascertainable by results. Unless
the newly-returned troops have under
gone a. complete conversion within the
past few days. there is little likeli
hood that they will support the de
mands of the would-be stampeders.
Snpreme Power Demanded.
The stampeders demand the removal
of all officers from authority and the
elevation of the soldier councils to su
preme power. Hindenburg and ' his
staff, they say, must go. The Arbeiter
Soldatenrat. before which they made
their demands, was- in no humor to
receive them, , particularly .as it had
been put in a bad humor by continual
efforts- since' rnornhi on the part of
the Independent Socialists and others
of Bolshevik tendencies, to throw the
congress off its purpose to pave the way
for the opening of a constitutional as
sembly. . .
Ancient History Recalled.
Their tactics are characteristic of
Ledebour, who got the floor twice yes
terday, each time harking back to the
day of revolutions, emphasizing the
part played by individual radicals and
dealing with personal details which the
congress considered ancient history.
The congress demanded that atten
tion be given the future instead of the
past, but this was not what the inde
pendents wanted. In this the central
committee, which was appointed In the
first nays of the revolution and now
fears the assembled congress will re
move it, was the willing ally of the
independents. The sole effect of this
last opening was to send the body of
the congress into a rage at the inter
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WHAT
Official Casualty List.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Total cas
ualties reported today are 6187,
164 killed in action, 86 died of wounds,
23 of accident, 282 of disease, 160
wounded severely, 1372 degree undeter
mined, 2167 slightly and 489 missing in
action. Following Is the tabulated
summary:
Death
Killed la action..
Lost at aea
Died of wounds...
Died of dlaeajie.--
Rptd. Today.
Total.
2tt,804
31
5 0.;!B4
15.2!"
2.070
54.9.')2
1X.6US
164
3W6
10.278
lo.Oltf
S8
23
S3 5
6143
4 SO
L-led of accident. .
Total deaths 54.377
Wounded . . 91.149
Aligning and prisoners. ltl.:;uu
Total casualties 161.735 B167 167.022
OKEOOX.
Wounded Severely
Seely. Chester J.; Mrs. Mary Reely, 143 West
Liberty street, Portland, Or.
Horner, 1. JB., Deschutes, Or.
Barron, Simon Donslson. Hillsdale, Or.
Urubbe. Kenneth H., JJIkton. Or.
Allen, Ballls (Bugler), Baltls Allen. 694 Pat
ton road, Portland, Or.
Holt. w. c, Thomas. Or.
Holmen. Oscar L Estacada. Or.
Petrequln. Ray S.. Melrose, Or.
Lee. Henry C. Eugene. Or.
Uetchell, Herbert P., Mrs. Lillle W. Getchell,
mi hi Williams avenue. Portland, Or.
Wounded undetermined y
Sorenson, Carl; .Nels P. Sorenson, 470 Wash
ington street, Portland, Or.
Singleton. J. B., Ruckles. Or.
Marmeta, Peter, Comatock. Or.
C lough. Arthur P., Mrs. Matilda E. Brown,
Portland, Or.
Pregge. Louie W.. Mrs. Wllhelmlna Pregge.
345 East Thirty-fifth street, Portland, Or.
Freeze, William A.. McCoy, Or.
Laforge, Clarence O.. Lebanon, Or.
Wonnded slightly-n- V
Simpson. Levi !., Mrs. Bessie Long, 1513
Vincent avenue, Portland, Or.
ZlePnskl. Charles A., Salem. Or.
Drake. Roy R.. Ashland, Or.
Bonaduce, Orazlo; Camella Bonaduce. 829
East University avenue, Portland, Or.
Taylor, E. L., North Bend, Or.
Pa-rry, Otto. Myrtle Point. Or.
Rankin, John H.; Mrs. Maude O. Rankin, 281
Holladay avenue, Portland, Or.
Missing In action
Wright. Roy A., Mrs. Sarah V. Deahlelds.
B256 Sixty-ninth street, Portland, Or.
Arms, A W.. Dayton. Or.
WASMINorO-V.
Killed In action
Loiso, Victor. Republic, Wash.
Roppert, Theodore, Winlock. Wash.
Died of dlee
Cunningham, Ed C. Mus. ). St. Johns, Wash.
Wounded severely
Llllehel. H. N. Cpl.). Port Richard, Wash.
Beckmeyer. T. ((Mech.). Snohomish, Wash.
Goes, Steve (Cook), Spokane, Wash.
Orlando, Ralph. Mabton, Wash.
Balding, George L.. Dayton. Wash.
Planter, Edwin J., Reardan. Wash.
McManus. Earl P., Cashmere. Wash.
Olsen. Edwin E Opportunity, Wash.
Potter. Roy, Colville. Wash.
Bokovich. Rade. Cle Elum. Wash,
yolt, John A., Aberdeen, Wash.
Korussos, Stilllsnos, r'eattle. Wash.
Oliver, Charles. Aberdeen. Wash.
Wounded severely In action (previously re-
ponea oiea or uinrac 1
Young. Emll R. Sgt.). Mount Solo, Wash.
Woounded undetermined
Mortimer, 8. E., Spokane, Wash.
Rowlands. Edw., Seattle. Wash.
Hearfus. B. F., Tacoma. Wash.
Kllslnger. C. C. Vancouver. Wash.
Franks, J. P., Springdalc, Wash.
Timeus, Fred.. Seattle, Wash.
Troeber. R. R. A.. Everett. Wash.
Hart, H. D.. Auburn. Wash. .
Patton, C. E., Factorle. Wash.
Price,' Mose. Shelton. Wash.
Benson, Harry, Enumclaw, Wash.
Adams, Nick, Tacoma, Wash.
Peters. General A.. - South Bend, Wash.
Butler. Jay 'Von. Tekoa, .Wash.
Lewis. Arthur W. Cpl.). Spokane. Wash.
Wounded slightly ,'
Hymer, Wro. S., Everett. Wash. '
Cross. Serman L. Kelso Wanh.
Evans, Earl E. (Sgt.), Toppenlsh, Wash.
West. Charles B. (Sgt.), Four Lakes, Wash.
Marshall, r . G.. tacoma, wash.
Stlllson, M. O., Seattle. Wash.
Holland. J. B.. Chehalls, Wash.
Yadin, J. R-, Spokane, Wash.
Hughes. M. H.. Pacific, Wash.
Missing In action
Betterton. Cherrlll R. (LL). Seattle, Wash.
Kltts. H. L. C. Rosalia, Wash.
Wounded, undetermined (previously re
ported missing)
Bulls, Thomas (Col.). East Stanwood, Wash.
IDAHO.
Killed In action
Crum, John E. (Capt.), PocateTlo. Idaho.
Died of wounds
Carson, C. T.. Mullan, Idaho.
Died of disease
Wanner, W. C, Preston, Idaho.
Wounded Severely
Deluca, Alber, Harrison. Idaho.
I-olley, R. E.. Weiser. ldn.no.
Pabst, B. G.. Osborne. Idaho.
Plum, C. T., Leadore. Idaho.
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ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT
FRENCH IMPATIENT
OF PEACE SECRECY
Demand Made That Gov
ernment Bare Policies.
OFFICIALS KEEP COUNSEL
Doubts Expressed in Press as
to Clemenceau's Fitness.
ITALY CAUSES ANXIETY
Refusal to Demobilize Alarms, as It
Appears Latins Have Own
Ideas as to Jugo-SIavs.
BT LINCOLN ET RE.
(Copyright by the Press Publishing Com
pany, the New Tork World. Published
by arrangement).
PARIS. Dec 19. (Special.) Ques
tions bearing directly or indirectly
upon the policy of the French govern
ment at the peace table are stirring
up the Chamber of Deputies, and also
the press. While the popularity of
Premier Clemenceau with the majority
of the Parliamentarians is still at its
height, there is much eagerness and
some evident impatience for full in
formation from him concerning im
portant matters that confront the na
tion, and on which he has not yet
spoken.
The French are particularly curious
to learn who Is to represent them at
the peace conference and what the at
titude of the government is to be in
respect to the practical application of
President Wilson's peace programme.
Reasons Ave Wanted.
In Socialist and, to a smaller extent,
in moderate circles, considerable Inter
est Is attached to the vote in the Cham
ber on the question of adjournment and
to Emll Constant's 'proposed, interroga
tion as totbe reason the cabinet re
frained from demanding the demobili
zation of the German army in the arm
istice terms.
Tha balloting revealed 147 members
against the government, the greatest
minoriy that has yet opposed Premier
Clemenceau. This means that the in
evitable Socialistic opposition has been
strengthened by the votes of some
threescore members of other parties.
among them moderates like Constant.
who warned the Chamber that the time
has passed for submitting to diplo
matic or military dictatorship.
Brlaad Obtains Favor.
Talk is -heard In the lobbies of prob
able reconstruction of the Clemenceau
ministry. The name of ex-Premier
Briand Is freely mentioned in this con
nection. He is regarded as the ablest
of the French statesmen, from the
standpoint of skill In handling vex
atious diplomatic problems.
Italy's decision not to begin de
mobilisation Is generally viewed with
(Concluded on age 2. Column 3.
IT?
POSITIONS SOUGHT FOR
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
CARE OF ARMY MEN" TOPIC OF
FEDERAL CONFERENCE.
County and. State Units Will Be
Asked to Complete Survey
of Labor Conditions.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 19. Captain
Beverly s. Clendenin, stationed at
Camp Lewis, Wash., conferred here
today with members of the State Coun
cil of Defense and its Army and Navy
placement department, in connection
Ith Federal plans to prepare 25,000
soldiers for, and to help them choose,
occupations when they are released
from service. Military officials an
nounced tney expected to finish this
work within two weeks.
Captain Clendenin said he had been
requested to finish three reports by
January 2, one on employment oppor
tunities, another on living conditions
and a third outlrnlnar oDnortunl ties
offered for soldiers to acquire or use
public lands.
The most Important phase of his
visit here. Captain Clendenin said. Is
to see that there is collected in Cali
fornia and sent to the school of arms
at Camp Lewis, In time to be of use.
classified information of the voca
tional opportunities open in this state
to discharged soldiers.
John S. Mitchell, commissioner of
placement of the. council, already has
sent questionnaires to county divisions
of the placement department, which
are to be filled by employers, giving
particulars as to the positions they
have open, wages paid, number of
working hours and other data. These
data are to be transmitted to Captain
Clendenin at Camp Lewis.
PATIENTS CALL FOR PIES
Three Thousand at Camp Lewis Hos
pital Long for Dainties.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 19. (Special.)
People from all over, the Northwest
are being asked torsend pies to he
Camp Lewis base hospital so that the
3000 soldiers confined there as patients
may not be forced to go without the
dainty on Christmas day. Unless the
response is immediate and liberal the
demand cannot be met, declared Carl
Morisaey, Tacoma. who has interested
himself in the project.
Each of the 40 wards In the hospital
is to have a Christmas tree which will
be strung with popcorn. These dec
orations are needed badly also. The
gathering of cakes, plea and candy for
the boya is being dona under the
auspices of the Red Cross.
BIG FISH SENT PRESIDENT
24-Pound Gift Forwarded for New
Year's Dinner.
BOSTON. Dec. 19. A 24-pound cod
fish, caught off Nantucket by the steam
trawler Fish Hawk, was shipped from
here today to Paris as a gift to Presi
dent Wilson for his New Tear's dinner.
It Is the largest codfish that has been
brought into the market here recently.
President I. M. Taylor, of the East
Coast Fisheries Company, who Is send
ing the cod to the President, said lt
would be taken to Bordeaux by the
steamer La Touraine, sailing from New
Tork, and thence by special messenger
to Paris.
NEW INDUSTRIES ARE EYED
Coos Bay Selected as Site fqjr Sct
eral Manufacturing Plants.
MARSHFIELD. fir.. Dec 19. (Spe
cial.) L. J. Simpson, recently returned
from Portland, said Coos Bay would
see several new Industries started with
in the next few months.
Two of the manufactories were desig
nated as a box factory and a plant
for making railway ears. The others
were not named by Mr. Simpson. The
sites for these industries. Mr. Simpson
declared, will probably be at North
Bend.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRTATS Maximum temperature, 44
degrees; minimum temperature, 3S de
grees. -
TODAY'S Rein; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Peace conference plans yet vague. Page 1.
Red element attempts to overturn German
government. Page 1.
Allied Intervention in Russia Justified
I'aga 11.
Fyrla. rebnffed by allies, appeals to United
Ftates. rage -.
Field Marshal JIalg gets enthusiastic wel
come home. Page .2.
French Impatient of government's secrecy
aa to peace policy. Pago L
League of nations outlined by Hague court
members. Page 10.
National.
Fena'o committee adopts pestago feature of
war revenue bill. Pace 5.
Official casualty list. Page 1.
Han propaganda plot world-wide. Pago 8.
Eenate voices opposition to sinking Hun
rieer. fag 1.
Hog Islsnd yard laonrhea on!y one ship.
says air. I'tex. rage .u.
Regulation of meat industry urged. Pago 4.
notnetlr.
Ex-Poclallpt committeeman declares party
pro-German. Page 7.
Jobs are sought for discharged soldiers.
rage 1.
War Council bead 6fends T. M. C A
Pago 6.
Poor a.
Portland botlng. commission wants oppon
ent tor .McCarthy. Pago is.
Great lake Naval Training football team
coming West to defend title. Page is.
Commercial nod Marine.
Butter production In Oregon In past year
Increaeea. Page 23.
Corn higher at Chicago on prospects of
squeeze. Page -3.
Heavy selling of bonds features of Wall
street market. Page 2:1.
Uniform dock chargea demanded on Coast
Page
Portland and Vicinity.
Red Cross goal Is far distant. Tage 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 23.
Woman's Ftory of axxault caurea murder of
Oua Johntton. Page 14.
All state to list Jobs for soldiers. Page 9.
Local legislators plan organization. Page 17.
Head of spruco division guest of Portland
business men. Page 10.
L
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Halfway Point Even Not
Yet Reached.
MULTNOMAH GUARD CALLED ON
Regiment Will Turn Out in Uni
form and Sweep City.
CANTEEN GIRLS ENLISTED
Industrial Establishments Are Back
ward In Subscriptions; Seattle
Makes Better Showing.
at CLTXO M A H GUARD CALLED
TO SERVE IX RED CROSS
DRIVE.
Headquarters Multnomah Guard.
The Armory.
Portland. Or.. Dec l9. 191 g.
General Order
No. 91.
1. Field. Staff. Non-Commis-eioned
Staff. Machine Gun Com
pany. Transportation Company,
Supply Company and Companies
A. B. C. D. E. F. Q and H. will
assemble at points designated by
their company commanders at 8
A. M., Sunday, December 22. 1918,
to answer the call of the Ked
Cross in aiding: its membership
drive.
2. All officers will assemble at
the Armory at 8 P. L Saturday
December. 21. 1918, for Instruc
tions and material.
By order of
LEWIS P. CAMPBELL
Colonel Commanding.
The war isn't over for the Red Cross.
There are months of service ahead for
it. in strife against wounds and illness
and want at home and abroad. "Who
ever spends a dollar for membership
Invests In the cause of humanity.
Concisely, this Is the argrument which
the Multnomah Guard Regiment will
bear through Portland on Sunday, for
the home defense unit has been sum
moned again to service when a patriotic
cause hangs In the balance.
Ordered out by Colonel L. P. Camp
bell, at the urgent request of Red Cross
drive officials, the regiment will make
a determined effort to redeem the city
from failure and aid the state to keep
Its faith with the Red Cross in the
Christmas roll call.
Halfway Coal Not Reached.
With four days of Its seven already
spent, the drive in Oregon has not
reached the halfway page In its al
lotted roster. Today and tomorrow,
and on Monday, the campaign must go
forward as never before If the state
sends a prompt message of success to
headquarters at Washington.
By the compilation of latest returns
last night the entire enrollment for
Oregon was 113,770. Of this amount,
Portland had furnished S3. 770 mem
bers and the outer-state districts had
furnished 60.000. It is felt certain that
several thousand more are in the
hands of solicitors, but have not et
been reported.
Multnomah Guard Called I'pes.
It was this showing the fact that
Portland has attained scarcely one
fourth of her allotted memberships
that led State Campaign Chairman
Wilbur 11 Coman last night to call
upon the Multnomah Guard for aid in
the crisis, admitting that assistance
must be received if city and state are
to finish by Monday night.
"The workers In charge of Portland's
campaign have worked well and ac
complished much," said Mr. Coman. "but
conditions have been against them in
every way. The general apathy, now
that the war Is over, together with the
fact that every adult In the city must
be reached to raise our membership
quota, has made the task well-nigh im
possible. Our campaign week closes on Mon
day and cannot be extended. We find
ourselves In a position where we must
enlist the aid of the Multnomah Guard,
an organization that has never failed
in such emergencies, and we rely upon
them 'to carry the campaign through
to the success It so deserves."
t.uard Vi lli Sweep City.
At a brief conference last night be
tween Chairman Coman and Colonel
Campbell, commanding the Guard, ar
rangements were made for the partici
pation of the regiment. Its members.
In uniform, will sweep the city Sunday,
placing the membership cards In every
home where the work of the Red Crons
is estimated at iis true worth to Amer
ica and humanity.
Chairman Coman has also enlisted the
aid of the Red Cross Canteen for the
downtown street canvass Saturday.
Mrs. Ferdinand E. Reed, commanding
tha unit, last night issued orders for
the unit's participation, and tho can
teen girls. In uniform, will pty the Sat
urday crowds with the buttons of mem
bership. Through arrangements made by Su
perintendent of Schools Grout, approxi
mately 25.000 Red Cross membership
leaflets will be distributed to Portland
bchool children this morning and thus
(Concluded ou 1'ago 0, Column L
RED CROSS
IS FAR"
GO
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