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VOL.. LVIII. XO. 18,144. PORTLAND. OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SOVIET DEMANDED BY LABOR RADICALS Fiery Oratory Marks Con gress in Chicago. TREE HOME'SLAYES,' IS PLEA Pictures of Yankee Soldiers 5 Carrying Flags Hissed. DEBS EXPRESSES 'REGRET Conservative Element Is Denounced . and "Silk Hat Conspirators' Are Invited to "Warfare. , CHICAGO, Jan. 16. This was field flay for the extreme radicals at the National Lahor Congress, called to con sider a programme for liberating Thomas J. Moonejr and Warren K. Bil lings. Practically every principle of the So cialists and the I. W. W. was urged for adoption in the flood of oratory which occupied both the morning and the afternoon sessions. Speakers demanded the organization of an American soviet, the press and capitalist class were denounced, and the declaration was made that a new day for labof'is at hand in which the masses will rule the world. . Labor Federation Assailed. Pleas were made for universal de mocracy and solidarity of labor, and the American Federation of Labor was bitterly assailed. The radical delegates and the crowd in the gallery loudly cheered the revolutionary sentiments expressed by the speakers. The climax was reached when a moving picture was shown of the Mooney case. One scene showed soldiers carrying an American flag in the San Francisco Preparedness day parade and there were hisses from some of the radicals in the crowd when this .was flashed on the screen. The committee on resolutions is ex pected to make its final report tomor row, after whtch the convention will adjourn. Debs Eiprror. Jlegreta. - Tonight the leaders of both the con servatives and the radicals were un able to predict with any degree of ac curacy what the congress would do at its closing sessions. The report, it ia said, will recommend the adoption ofthe programme of the International 'Workers' Defense League for the liberation of Mooney and Bil lings, and make some kind of a decla ration of the numerous radical ideas suggested for the policy of organized labor during the reconstruction pe riod. A telegram was read from Eugene V. Debs, expressing regret at his inability to come to Chicago and address the convention because of the conditions imposed by Federal Judge D. C. West enhaver, of Cleveland. when the Social ist leader was released on bail after liis conviction for violation of the ' espionage law. Conservative!! Branded Untrue. t In the telegram Debs said among other things: "Free speech prevails in Russia, but Is dead In the united States since the world has been made safe for democ racy. The conservative element has the unqualified approval and support of the capitalist press, which can only mean that the conservative element is true to the capitalist class and false to the working class. I am with and for the radicals. "The hour Jias struck for action. .Long-winded resolutions and humble petitions to corporation tools in public office and corrupt plans are more than useless. . Mooney is innocent and the whole world knows it. "The convention can do no less than demand hi3 unconditional release and issue an ultimatum to that effect, civ ing due notice that if that fails a gen eral strike will follow at a specified time and industry paralyzed through out the land. Appeal has been made to their consciences in vain and now Jet the batteries of labor be opened on their profits. Kree "Home Slaves'' Plea. lr tne silk-hat conspirators and -wouia-oe lynchers out on the Pacific Coast and elsewhere insist upon war, let it come. We have nothing to lose but the gags upon our lips and th chains on our bodies. Now is the time to prove the" solidarity of our class. xne people are with us in this fight ana win stand by us from coast to coast in our determination to rtbuk capitalist criminals and maintain our rights ias American citizens." James H. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and vice-chairman of the convention, ex pressed the radical view when he said; "There are some things for this con vention to do that are more important than the Mooney case. While President Wilson is at the peace conference to free the poor slaves of Europe he will not forget to do something to free the poor wage slaves at home. Radical Plan Outlined. - "We are going to stay here and finish this Job if it takes all year. If you are a good revolutionist you will not do anything to obstruct this new rad ical movement. The day has passed when officialism can railroad a man to the gallows because of his opinions." The speaker was cheered when he criticised Postmaster-General Burle- (Concluded on Page 3, Column C.) SEVERE FOOD CRISIS PREVAILS IN VIENNA EXHAUSTIOX OF STOCKS IX THREE DATS IS PROSPECT. Arrival of Supplies From America iVcwcd With Pessimism; Bol shevik Menace Threatens. BT BEATRICE BASKERVILLE. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by arrangement.) VIENNA, Jan. 16. (Special by Wire less.) The food situation in this city again has reached a severe crisis, and the Burgomaster announces that from Sunday next bread rations must be de creased by one-half for a week. The complete stoppage of the Hun garian, Polish and Czecho-Slovak food supplies has thrown Vienna upon, the scanty sources of lower and upper Austria, which are totally unable to feed the city. Tyrol, Vorartberg, Salz burg and Carinthia nave been swept bare of food stocks. The present of 17 carloads of food, sent by the British expeditionary force in Italy, through Lord Craven, com mander of the force, relieved the situ ation for a few days. Vienna Vienna needs five sucji trains daily unless Bolshevism is to be added to her present miseries, for she must have 260 carloads a week to feed all her citizens, even under war time rations. The Inter-allied Food Commission, recently here under .the leadership of Dr. Alonzo "Taylor, promised 24,000 tons of grain, but this will only last two weeks. The city authorities told Dr. Taylor that Vienna's total food stocks will be exhausted by Janu ary 20. Bolshevik agitators are working hard to use the people's sufferings for their own purpose and great uneasiness pre vails as to the results of a mass meet ing called by the Bolsheviki for Sat urday. ' Thousands of families, whose men are still war prisoners, are in a piti able condition because the government is unable t opay them any allowance, owing to extreme dearth of public funds. Intense pessimism prevails regard ing the arrival of food from America. "It will come too late to save us from utter ruin, and starvation," is the opinion of many persons here. KADISH BATTLES STUBBORN Bushwhacking Parties Constantly Harass Advance of Yankees. WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN NORTHERN RUSSIA. Dec. 16. (Cor respondence of the Associated Press.) The battles around Kadish have been the most stubborn, and difficult that the Americans have had in Russia up to this time. In their advance beyond the town they were constantly harassed by bushwhacking parties appearing si multaneously in the rear and on both flanks in the swamps. The original crossing of the Emtsa River in the direction of the town was attempted three times by the Amer icans with considerable losses before it was finally accomplished. Difficulties of moving transport trains of little Russian peasant carts over the swampy roads have led to many hardships, including shortage of rations, and at. one time, miles, from his medical equipment, the American surgeon was forced to amputate the leg of a wounded man with a pen knife. F0CH ARRIVES. AT TREVES Commander Confers With Germans Regarding Armistice Extension. ' PARIS. Jan. 16. Marshal Foch, the allied commander-in-chief, arrived in Treves Wednesday morning for the meeting with the German armistice delegates for discussion of the exten sion of the armistice. The Marshal re ceived Mathias Erzberger and General Von Winterfeldt, German representa tives, in his private car. It is likely the pour parlers will be completed by this evening. 'FLU' SERUM TAKEN NORTH v Remedy - Carried Over Long Snow Trail by Dog Teams. -DAWSON, Y. T.r Jan. 14. (Delayed.) Six Royal Northwest Mounted Police constables left here today with dog teams over the long snow trail to the Arctic Coast carrying anti-influenza serum which arrived here yesterday over the Winter trail from the outside world. To keep tfce serum from freezing, the officers carried it in belts next to their skin. ' . WORK OF SHIPS REPORTED Nearly Half of Troops Taken Over in V S. Carriers. PARIS, Jan.- 16. American ships transported 46.25 per cent of the 2.079,000 American troops sent over seas, according to official figures given -out today. British ships carried 48.25 per cent; Italian ships leased to Brit ish, 3 per cent, and ships of other na tions, 2.50 per cent. . The American Navy escorted ships carrying 82.75 per cent of all the troops. AID IN SIBERIA PLANNED lied Cross Appropriates $200,000 fo'r Use in Far East. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. The American Red Cross has appropriated $200,000 for use by its commission in Siberia to cover relief work for January and Feb ruary. Part of this sum, the organization an nounced today, will provide relief for employes of the Siberian railways, who have not been paid in several months. 'GERMANY IS READY TOREBUILD'-EBERC "Hands Now Free for Re construction Work." DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED Defeat of Spartacans Has Partly Cleared Situation. GOVERNMENT'S DUTY CLEAR Requirements of Wilson Policy Must Be Maintained at All Costs, Declares Party Leader. BY ARNO DOSCH FLETJROT. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by arrangement.) BERLIN, via Copenhagen, Jan. 16. (Special.) Freidrich Ebert. head of the provisional German government, has prepared for the World and given to me for transmission the following article: - "You may be sure that the last week was filled with hard days for the gov- I eminent, not only because we saw the existence of Germany threatened, but also because we had the greatest fear lest the armistice might not be re newea ana peace might not be con cluded. Need of Force Regretted. "You should be mindful always that the government of Germany consists of workmen and we workmen have great aversion to the use of force in political struggles, owing to the long years of political persecution by the old regime. But when the Spartacus people resorted to the methods of tyranny and when our party comrades to a man demanded to be armed we could no longer avoid this painful method of restoring order. 'It was the Social Democrats of Ber lin who furnished a volunteer militia and my colleague, Noske, the military governor, brought them strong rein forcements by summoning regular troops, and by the tireless organization of tens of thousands f men who had declared themselves in accord with our political views. Itecwnatractloa Task; Now On. "Now our hands are free, and we can take up the great task of reconstruc tion, on the accomplishment of which the fate of the young German Repub lie depends. "For days and days no coal and no foodstuffs have come Into Berlin. For this lack we must provide, and we must get our cemmunications in order. Our elections for the National Assem bly will be held next Sunday. Balloting in the elections is fairly assured, through the. miserable collapse of the Spartacans. but not wholly assured. "We must recover the arms and a (Concluded on Page Column 1.) I Of fir" s Casualty Report. I V5" 1 v .GTON. Jan. 16. Casualty today contain 743 names 43 it died of wound, 16 from accl on aviator), 157 from disease. j wounded severely. 65 degree unde- .ermlned, 40 slightly and 9 missing in taction. The total casualties to date are: Deaths Reported. Today. i!8.fS9 43 BOH 12.oHT 71 17.873 l.r7 ...... s.aaa is Total. SO 13.411 J . 1 30 i32 Killed In action.. Lost at sea ried of wound... Lle1 of disease... lied of accident.. Total 'deatha . .07 12!. 893 . 19.407 204 440 9 fl-J.37.1 19.47S Wounded" Missing and priaonera. Total caaualtlea 211.441 743 12.184 OREGON. Wounded aeTerrly Pomeroy, Claud J., La Grande. Or. Marah. William R.. Aurora, Or Larson, Cheater, Salem. Or. "" Wounded, decree undetermined (previously reported minting) Boyd. Iaurei F., Wallowa, Or. In hospital (prevloualr reported missing) Keller, i ranlc N., Lebanon, Or. WA8HICTO. Died of mindt Cheauer, L. e.. Wilson, "Waih. Ulc4 of dlaeaae Burns, John, Kingston. Wash. Wounded severely McCart, Ben C. Tacoma. Waih. Walsh. William R-. Toppenlah. Waih. Wounded, undetermined (previously re ported rn lifting; . Alsquaard. Millie Milton. Wash. In hospital, previously reported tulsalng- Klrstein, Albert, Startup, Wuh. IDAHO. Died of accident Firth, T. H., Firth, Idaho. ALAJItlU. Died of wonnds Wilson, Mode, Tenr.llle. Ala. l-ewia. J. B., Ptnedale. An. Wohl. Isaac B., Decatur, Ala. Died of disease Hayea, T. l (Sgt.. Mooresville, Ala. Gillie. W. C Andalusia. Ala. Uminack, w. G., Muscadine, Ala. Died of disease ARKANSAS. Died of woosdt Holllngsworth. cheater. Mineral, Ark. Died of disease Strickland. Hardy. Sherrlll. Ark. Folks, J. TT.. Ward. Ark. Faulkner. T. C, Denton. Ark. Depew, C. W.. Marmaduke, Ark. Mills. E. H.. Gentry, Ark. ' California. Killed In action Holywood. 1 B. (Cpl.), Alameda. Cal. Dietr of wounds Travis. F. A, Mill Valley. Cat. Ortlx, M. M. A., Los Angeles, Cal. Bare, M. S.. Lot Anseles, Cat. Died of diMSM Storrs. James. Happy Camp. Cal. Harbach, E. J.. Riverside," Cal. Soper. C. C. Orovllle. Cal. Miller. Sylvester. Orovllle, Cat. Adklns. A. D.. Ban Pablo. Cal. Sanders, Kemi, Daly City. Cat, COLORADO. Died of accident Hall. R. L... La Junta. Colo. Died of disease Mlnnis, J. C, Grand Junction, Cole. Dozell, G. S . Akron. Colo. Coyle, W. A., Bear River. Colo. CONS ECTICCT. Died of wounds Johnson, A. G. (Cpl.), Washington. Conn. GiedeL, Adolph, New Britain, Conn. FLORIDA. Died of Disease Turner. Itj.il. Jacksonville. FIs. Peoples, Charles, Pensacola. Fla, GEORGIA. Killed la action Wooler. Bivom L.t.. Atlanta. Gat Williajita. T. C. Tiinaold. Ca. r Mat his. Fred. Sandcravllle, Ga. Dim. of disease Christian. C. K. Chap.), Cornelia, Ga. Coley, Freeman. Scotts, Ga. Hrlnson, Joe. Louisville. Ga, Hunter. Press. l.eah. Ga. " Hines. Capus. Sorton. Ga. Grlndle. W. J., Dahlonga. Ga, Davia, Joseph. Brtnnon. Ga. Thomas. J. W., Blueiidge. Ga. ILLINOIS. Killed la nrtloa Lennmark. R. C, Chicago. III. Died of accident Kotava, Frank. Christopher. 111. Died of wonndo Reding. IS. K., Kvanston. 111. North. Lome. Chicago. 111. Banks. Klmer. Chesterfield. III. Died of disease Rusrhman, H. H. (Set.). Downers Grove, I1L Klelnpaste. Albert Sgt. . Chicago. Klems. R. F. (Cpl.), Chicago. Richards. W. A. (Cpl.). Murphyaboro, nt. Anderson, C I... Litchfield. III. (Concluded on Page P. Column BLOCKING TRAFFIC VOTED TO RELIEVE SOLDIERS t Bill Passes Both Houses in Record Time. - COMMISSION TO HANDLE FUND Senator Wood Only Member to Vote Against Measure. ACT SIGNED BY GOVERNOR Both IIouscs Pass Resolution Call ing for Immediate Work on Pacific Highway. BOTH noi'SF.9 OK LEGISLATURE ADJOURN UNTIL. IO O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNIXG. STATE CAPITOL Salem, Jan. 16. (Special.) Both houses of the Legislature, under a concur rent resolution, adjourned this afternoon to meet at 10 o"clock Monday morning'. Most of the legislators left for Tortland or their homes tonigl)t. although a few will remain over in Salem until Monday. STATE CAriTOU Salem, Jan. 15. (Special.) The Oregon Legislature passed Its first bill today in double time, creating a Soldiers and Sailors' Commission for the relief of returning soldiers, appropriating $100,000 for that purpose, and doing It all between con venlng in the morning and adjourning in the afternoon. The Governor's signature was af fixed to the bill shortly after 6 o'clock and the executive announced the fol lowing personnel of the new commis sion, which will have charge of the Disbursement of the funds provided; Senator 'Wood Dissents. William B. Aver, chairman: John It Durjrard. Harry Andersor. James A Cranston and Judge John IC. Stevenson, all of Portland. The measure went through both houses, meeting with only one dissent ing vote, this being cast by Senator Wood, of Washington County. As it passed the House in the morn Ing the bill carried provision for an appropriation of tCEO.000. but this was pruned to $100,000 by the Senate ways and means committee on ' the ground that such a sum would be sufficient to cope with present emergencies, and that if more Is needed it will be pro vided before the Legislature adjourns. Dill Already Operative. The commission created under the bill is given power to give euch relief to IConrluded on Page J. CQiumn 1.) 100 ! j PARADERS COWED BY POLICE AT SEATTLE WORKERS SING I. W. W. SONGS IX BUSINESS DISTRICT. Let's Go to Police Station,' Jrj Leaders as Mounted Offi cers Ttcach Scene. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 16. Approxi mately 600 workers, leaving an open air mass meeting and starting a parade hrough the city's business district inglng I. W. W. songs, were dispersed early tonight by 20 mounted police of ficers, supported by five automobiles containing police armed with carbines, and behind these a platoon of police with clubs. Th paraders marched down Third avenue to Tesler Way. where, accord ing to witnesses. It was said its leaders raised the cry of "Let's go for the po- Ice station." Hardly had the parade turned into Yesler Way when the po lice, who had been fully aware of their movements, appeared. Most of the persons in the crowd oroivo ana nca. inrougn the crouDS remaining the mounted officers rode back and forth, and later kept a patrol of the streets in the vicinity. -oi a snot naa Deen fired nor was there any violence report. The preparations of the police evi dently cowed the marchers, as it sur prised them. The parade followed an open air meeting under sanction or the Metal Trades Council and Centaal Labor Council, attended by nearly 6000 per sons. The meeting, addressed by a number of workers, was quiet and orderly. A. Wicland, chairman, read resolutions condemning the police for stopping last Sunday's meeting, which ended in a riot. Kred Nelson, vice-president of the Metal Trades cited the Federal Con stitution to show the right of free speech. He also announced that next Sunday a meeting would be held to organize a soldiers., sailors' and workingmen's council. MEXICAN TOWN IS SEIZED Revolutionary Band Reported Aetlve Near Border. FA BENS, Tex., Jan. IS. Guadaloupe. opposite here, was captured and held over night last night by a band of armed and mounted Mexicans, reported to be a part of General Felipe Angeles command In the north. ('lscal guards composed the only ned force in the garrison at the tlnie. A house-to-house search wan made for ammunition, arms and horses and all were seized. Today the band rode eastward toward Ojlnaga. A command vof cavalry from Juarez passed through Guadaloupe today in pursuit of the Angeles band. GIFT IS FRENCH PAINTING Present to Mrs. Wilson Symbolical of Cnlted Slates and In. PARIS, Jan. 16. The French Marl- time League has presented to Mrs. Wil son a painting symbolical of the United States and France. The painting represents Count de Grasse's frigates sailing for the West in 17S1 and an American dreadnought sailing to Europe In 1917. ENLISTMENT BILL IS UP Senator Chamberlain Introduces Measure Before Senate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 16. Senator Chamberlain Introduced a bill today to authorize the resumption of voluntary enlistments in the regular Army. Another bill Introduced by the Sen ator authorizes the purchase of land for a National cemetery In Franre. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 53 degrees; minimum, 4:i defrreea. TODAY'S Rain; moderate southwesterly winds. Koreicn. Chaos In Hun.arjr eau-ne of alarm. Page 4. Ex-Crown Frlnee declares he will not face criminal trial, rart-i. Germany now ready for reconstruction, says government trader. Page 1. Admiral Kolrhak proclaims early all-Russian lection. Hage 14. German Socialists' task to unite workers. I'age '2. NatlonaL Thlrty-sls states vole for dry Cnlted States. Page 1. Senate votes to drop rae against Senator 1-A Kollette. Page 3. Hunger In cities coming, says labor federa tion orrlclal. I'age . Reorganisation of Army will be put ever to next Congress. Page 3. Dotneatir. Soviet --demanded by labor radicals. Page 1. Forty-alx Sacramento I. W. W. convicted of conspiracy. Page 18. Legislative. Senate passes antt-liolshevtlc bill. Page 10. Legislature votes relief foroldterm. Page 1. Majority rules to be continued at.Olympla. Page 10. Sports. Walter McCredle resigns as manager of Salt " UHa Bees. Page Ki Pacific North west. Paraders cowed by Seattlo police. Pago 1. Idaho Senate split on direct primary law. Pass 11. Commercial and Marine. Tonnage needed for flour transportation di verted to other buaineaa. Page 3. Corn' advance at Chicago checked by wheat offerings. Page L'3. Sharp slump In whisky stocks In Wall street. Page 23. Converaion of steamers Into schooners re . ported planned. Page Portland and Vicinity. Receiver appointed for Pacific a. Eastern Hal I road. Pag. 24. Tax limitation law held too stringent. Page 14. Early erection of school buiMings planned. Psge 7. Myatlc Shrine ceremonial awaits nocialiates. Pega-6. Rain expected to aid in fighting influenza cpltleauw Page II, r 3G STATES VOTE . FOR DRY NATION Nebraska Is State to Give Amendment Majority. 2 OTHERS YOTE BEFORE NOON Missouri and Wyoming Only Little Way Behind. WET FORCES STILL FIGHT Questions Raided as to Efreetivo Date and Rights of Referen dum In Several Slates. THIRTY-EIGHT STATES RAT IKY AMENDMENT. Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the Federal constitutional amendment for prohibition. Be fore noon Missouri and Wyoming had also ratifictf. making two mpre states than is required. Mis sissippi was the first state to vote for ratification, January S, 191S. The other states voted for National- prohibition in the order followiirg: Mississippi Tennessee Virginia Maine Kentucky West Virginia South Carolina Washington NorthUakota California Maryland Indiana Montana Arkansas Texas North Carolina Ielaware Illinois SouthOakota Kansas Massachusetts Alabama Arizona Iowa Georgia Colorado Louisiana Oregon Florida NewHampshire Michigan Utah Ohio Nebraska Oklahoma Missouri Idaho Wyoming Other states claimed by the drys are: Connecticut, Minnesota. Nevada. New Mexico, Rhode Is land. Vermont, Wisconsin, with an even chance In New York. i WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Ratification today of tho Federal constitutional prohibition amendment made tha United States the first great power to take legislative action to permanently stop the liquor traffic. Nebraska's vote gave the necessary affirmative three-fourths majority of the states to make effective the amend ment submitted by Congress in De cember. 1917. It was followed by simi lar action In the Legislatures of Mis souri and Wyoming, making 38 states in all which have approved a "dry" America. Tea Merc Are Coaated Oa. Affirmative action by some of the 10 State Legislatures yet to act is pre dicted by prohibition advocates. Under the terms of the amendment, the manufacture, sale and importation of Intoxicating liquors must cease one year after ratification, but prohibition will be a fact in every state much earlier because of the war measure for bidding the manufacture and sale of al coholic beverages after June 30 until the demobilization of the military force is completed. Under the war-time meas ure exportation of liquor is permitted, but the great stocks now held In bonded warehouses will have to be disposed of before the Federal amendment becomes effective. Dry Par One Y'ear Away. Discussion as to whether the new amendment becomes a part of the Con stitution, now that 36 states have rati fied it. or whether It becomes a part of the basic law only when each state has certified its action to the Secretary of State, led today to a search for prece dent, which showed that the only two amendments ratified in the last half century, providing for income taxes and direct election of Senators, were con sidered -effective immediately the 36th state had taken affirmative action. Senator Sheppard, author of the pro hibition amendment, held that National prohibition becomes a permanent fact January 16. 1910. Only 14 of the states have certmed tneir action to the State Department. New Proolewsa lValoeU New problems of government are raised by prospective stoppage of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor as hundreds of millions of dol lars derived from internal revenue will have to be obtained from other sources. Laws for enforcement of the amend ment also will have to be passed by Congress. plants. Half the Nation Already Dry. More than half the territory of the United States already is dry through state action or local option elections. Western and Southern states took the lead in prohibition. In the West only California and Wyoming still license the sale of Intoxicants, and in the South only Louisiana. Tim remaining wet states form belt through the Missfssippi and Ohio valleys to New Kn gland, the states in Only a minimum of unemployment expected to result, as the cumulative severity of successive restrictive measl ures adopted since the war began alt rady has caused many distillers an l brewers to seek other uses for theiil .iCoaUuacd oa lag . Co.uuu 1.x