THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY. JAM ARY 28. 1919.
SLAV FACTIONS ARE
SLOW IN RESPONDING
Invitation to Conference Not
Yet Accepted.
ALLIES HAVE OTHER PLANS
Truth About Russia Committee Or
ganized in New York; Soviet
Government Advocated.
PARIS, Jan. 27. No reply to the in
Titation extended to the various Rus
sian factions for a conference with rep
resentatives of the associated govern
ments has been received.
Protests filed by anti-Bolshevik ele
ments in Paris are not regarded as
fully authorized, and the reply sent out
by Mr. Tchitcherin, the Bolshevik For
eign Minister, by wireless through
Stockholm to a Paris newspaper Is
considered altogether unofficial. The
next move probably will be to bring
up the matter again before the council
for further study.
ARCHAXGEL, Friday. Jan. 24. (By
the Associated Press.) The proposal
for a conference of the various Russian
governments with a cessation of fight
ing pending a settlement has been re
ceived in official circles of North Rus
sia with considerable doubt.
More Troops Are Wanted.
Regardless of the possibility of an
armistice, the military leaders here con
sider it absolutely necessary that more
troops be sent at once to North Russia,
if for no other reason than to protect
the allied forces already there from
the constantly growing number of Bol
shevlkl, who have three or four guns
to the allies' one and have yet a great
aupply to draw upon, while the allies
are only meagerly equipped with ar
tillery. PARIS, Jan. 27. (Havas.) The allied
and associated powers are not relying
solely upon the conference of the va
rious Russian factions for a solution
of the Russian problem, according to
the Echo de Paris.
WilHon Aims Indicated.
President Wilson takes into consid
eration the possibility that the Bolshe
viki would refuse to cease their hostile
attitude and made the cessation of hos
tilities an essential condition for the
holding of the Marmora conference.
Other proposals relating to the Rus
sian question have therefore, the riews
paper states, been put forward by hini
in accord with Premier Lloyd George.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Organization
of the Truth About Russia Committee
by a number of American publicists
was announced tonight, accompanied
by a statement declaring that the soviet
government in Russia is governing
that country "in an orderly fashion,"
and advocating that in the solution of
the Russian problem the allies and vhe
United States should deal with Lenine.
Many Editor interested.
The committee includes Alvin Johns,
en editor of the "New Republic"; Henry
R. Mussey. Albert J. Nock and William
MacDonald, editors of The Nation; Paul
Kellogg, editor of The Survey; Martyn
Johnston, Harold Stearns and Robert
Morss Lovett, editors of The Dial;
Frank P. Walsh, former member of the
War Labor Board; Jane Addams, of
Hull House, Chicago, and Amos Pinchot.
Its purpose is explained "as an Amer
ican movement" to gather "authentic
information" on Russian affairs "and
in general to attempt to present to
American public opinion as accurate a
picture as it is possible to obtain of the
present status of the Russian revolu
tion." The Soviet government is. described
as never having been pro-German and
Lenine as a leader of "the more moder
ate faction" who has been "prepared to
conciliate the western powers by re
deeming the Russian loans and confin
ing his activity to efforts at internal
construction."
Lenine Declared Dominant.
His influence in the government is
declared to be the dominating one as
compard with that of Trotzky, who, in
contrast with Lenine, advocates class
war throughout the world and tha
overthrow of governments.
The committee says" its information
shows that "the Soviet government is
stronger today than it has been since
the October revolution of 1917, "has
the support of an overwhelming ma
jority of the Russian people, and Its
activities all testify to the fact that
the Soviets are now developing a con
structive programme in Russia.
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ELSIE FERGrSOX AND DAVID POWELL IN SCENE FROM "HIS PARISIAN
WIFE," PHOTOPLAY FEATL'llE AT PEOPLES THEATER.
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Majestic .O f f 1 c lal Government
picture, "Under Four ' lags."
Star Bryant WaUhburn, "The
Way of a Man With a Maid."
Liberty D. W. Griffith's "The
Greatest Thing in Life."
Sunset Douglas Fairbanks,
"Wild and Woolly."
Columbia William Russell, "All
the World to Nothing."
Peoples Elsie Ferguson, H 1 s
Parisian Wife."
Globe Norma Talmadge, "The
Social Secretary."
Circle Enid Bennett, "The Big
gest Show on Earth."
Features Aid War Pictures.
THE introduction of stage and
screen features, as well as special
music and theater decoration,
have contributed much to the enthu
siastic reception of the third official
Government war picture, "Under Four
Flags," at the Majestic Theater.
Manager Frank Lacey not only spent
much time and considerable money In
preparing tableaux and curtain drops
to introduce various parts of the pro
duction, but he has added a flag
making finale to the picture itself,
gathering strips of film showing
masses of men in flag formation.
The raising of the curtain at the
opening discloses another curtain cov
ered with flags of the four big allies.
Then Organist Hunt plays the "Star
Spangled Banner," audiences seating
themselves to gaze upon a huge paint
ing of the four allied soldiers shown
in the official trademark adopted by
the committee on public information
for the production.
But the most inspiring innovation
is the tableaux In which R. Clinton
Montgomery, garbed in a Yank over
seas uniform, sings "The Rose of No
Man's Land." The house is suddenly
darkened and a red cross appears on
the screen. Montgomery sings, the
song rising in volume with the light
flooding of the curtain, when the finale
shows him in uniform standing at the
foot of painted trenches with men go
ing "over the top," while over all
hovers the angel of victory. The effect
is one which enhances the effective
ness of the pictures, and is at times
vociferously received.
Screen Gossip.
Dustin Farnum-is now a rear-commo-dore
of the Los 'Angeles Motorboat
Club. "Dusty" has a speed boat. "Over
the Top." and is having a speedier one
constructed.
Fashion note: Kitty Gordon wears 18
gowns and 80 hats in a new picture.
(Surely that 80
should have been
18).
A squad of Swiss officials visited the
Fatty Arbuckle studios recently. The
reception programme did not include
yodeling.
Thomas H. Ince la not going to leave
it to Uncle Sam. At his new Hollywood
studio he has a weather forecasting bu
reau of his own. Installing a fine stand
ard barometer. If the weather is to be
cloudy or develop rain the "extras" may
be sent home at a considcrble saving
to the studio. Ince also Is having a
private fire department Installed.
Ince has a new leading man. His
name is Lloyd Hughes, is 21 years old,
and was born at Bisbee. Ariz. Hughes
will make his l.m. debut with Enid
Bennett.
They say Florida has almost as
many motion picture companies at
work as has California. Florida is only
30 hours from New York.
Constance Talmadge, Harrison Ford
and Walter Edwards seem to be insep
arable these days. They've worked to
gether in six pictures.
No matter what may happen to other
stars Select asserts that it has bought
all Norma Talmadge pictures for 1919.
This means that she is tied up until
1920.
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Although Marguerite Clark is no
"baby vamp" in years she received hun
dreds of dolls last Chr'stmas from chil
dren all over the country. Marguerite is
a bride now and might have been
nearly two decades ago so she gave
her dolls to the poor children of New
York.
ALLIES MAKE ESCAPE
WITH CLEVER RUSE
Evacuation of Shenkursk Pre
, vents Long Siege.
TROOPS SAVE EQUIPMENT
Bolshcvtki Force Surrounds Town
on Three Sides; Provisions
Are Captured.
ARCHANGEL. Sunday. Jan. 2. (By
the Associated Press.) Allied head
quarters here in announcing today that
the evacuation of Shenkursk on Satur
day was to avoid the possibility of a
long siege revealed that it was only
by a ruse that an American battalion
and other allied forces succeeded in
escaping.
The Bolshevlki, who already had
closed In on the town from the south,
east and west, had appeared In con
siderable numbers on the highway
north of the town and had cut all tele
graph wires. To escape them the
American troons slipped out of the
town along a seldom used trail through
the. swamps, bringing with them vir
tually all of their equipment.
Provisions Are Capture.
The Bolshevlki captured a large store
of provisions at Shenkursk which the
garrison was unable to burn for fear
of revealing the Intention to withdraw.
All the American guns were removed
or rendered useless.
In a fight Saturday at Tarasevo (Ta
rasovska, northwest of Shenkursk) In
which the Bolshevlki were defeated, the
American troops captured several pris
oners, a number of machine guns and
other equipment.
ARCHANGEL, Saturday. Jan. 25.
(By the Associated Press.) The town
of Shenkursk, 190 miles south of Arch
angel, was evacuated Saturday after
noon by the American and allied forces
in order to avoid unnecessary casual
tltes. The allied forces moved north
ward to a line along the Vaga River.
The withdrawal from Shenkursk was
carried out successfully. A number of
wounded in the American hospital
were removed on sleds. There was
little or no Interference from the Bol
shevlki. A large number of peasants and Rus
sian partisan troops also moved out
with the American forces.
Threat Carried Oat.
The Bolshevlki have apparently be
gun in earnest their threat to drive the
allies into the Vhlte Sea by March.
The situation, however, is well in hand
and Russian troops, trained In Archan
gel, are being added to the allied forces.
Isolated positions like Shenkursk, how
ever, may have to be given up.
In the fighting near Shenkursk. Rus
sian troops fight side by side with
the Americans. British and French with
great bravery. Allied airplanes flew
low over the roads wherever the slow
moving Bolshevik sled transports were
seen and bombs were dropped on
them. The aviators also attacked the
Bolshevlki with machine a-unflre.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 27. British
forces, according to a report received
nere irom Berlin today, have advanced
from Baku and occupied the Trans
Caucasian Railway. The renort add?
that the British also have occupied
Petrokvs and Astrakhan, at the mouth
of the Volga River.
ENGLISH SHIPYARDS IDLE
WORKMEN STRIKF. FOR
PROVED CONDITIO" S.
IM-
Bclfast Municipal Workers Threaten
Walk-Out Which Will Tic
TJp Plants.
LONDON, Jan- 57. Many shipyards In
England, Scotland and Ireland were
Idle today owing to strikes by the
workingmen for shorter hours and
other Improvements in working condi
tions. There is little, if any, co-ordination
between the different strikes.
Belfast also is faced with a strike of
municipal workers which would result
In the closing of gas and electric
plants. Glasgow is threatened with a
similar situation owing to the demands
of the men there for shorter hours.
Other industrial disputes which may
result in strikes unless the demands of
the men are granted afe: The demand
of the, railway men for eight hours a
day and pay for meal times; the de
mand of the station masters for recog
nition of their union; the demand of
the Sheffield engineers for a 40-hour
week; the demand of the South Wales
colliery managers for recognition of
their union, and the demand of the Na
tional transport workers for a 44-hour
week and revision of wages.
Another dispute which will cause
great inconvenience if It culminates
in a strike is that between the bak
ers and their employers. The men are
asking for the abolition of night bak
ing. During the war. owing to the or
der of the food controller, that no
bread under 12 hours' old should be
sold, there was no bread baked at night.
As there is no longer any necessity
for this method of econocnixlng in the
use of wheat, the employers decided to
re-start night baking, but the men re
fused to accede to this plan.
Most
Men
Veterans Attack Socialists.'
WINNIPEG. Man.. Jan. 27. Returned
Canadian soldiers yesterday prevented
Winnipeg Socialists from holdinjr a
meeting called to honor the memory of
the late Karl Uiehknecht, German Spar
tacan leader. The soldiers later ran
sacked the Socialist headquarters,
wrecked a Socialist club and burned a
red flag thev found.
Like to be on a
common ground
on some things
For instance, we are sure
you like to trade at a store
where you know the salesmen
and they know you.
Where a real personal in
terest enters into every trans
action you make.
Where the policy of the
store is to see that you get full
value for your dollar invest
ed. In other words satisfied.
1 1
m 1
i n e s e are common
ground" points at Mathis.
Most men who trade here
come again.
(Katfiis
MEN'S WtAA
Corbett Bids., Fifth and Morrison
Gloria Swanson has
play important roles In
Artcraft pictures for ti
been signed to
Paramount and
?o years.
Mae Marsh likes nothing better than
to putter around the kitchen of her
home in Los Angeles, and sh,e enjoys
making Jams and Jellies best of all.
Knowing this, and being fond of the
shy star, the gardener at the Goldwvn
1 studios commandeered the crop of figs
he has been guarding all season and
presented them to Miss "Marsh In a
basket. Now she Is letting her friends
taste some of what Mabel Normand
calls "fig jamboree."
Eugene O'Brien, leading man In
Paramount pictures doesn't know
whether he was insulted or compli
mented by a high school youth who
wrote recently asking for a position as
his secretary. "I will be willing to
work for a small sum if you will give
me your cast-off suits, ties, shoes and
hats, as I would like to dress like a
Broadway sport,' " wrote the youth.
LAST TIMES-TODAY
THE
BIG
Landlady Fined Fifty.
May C. Harlow, landlady, of the Drick
son apartments, 4 48 Eleventh street,
was fined $30 Saturday for failing to
comply with the ordinance requiring
that apartments be kept well heated.
She was arrested several days ago on
complaint of W. P. Cousins.
OREGON TROOPS DUE SODN
65TII ARTILLERY TO ARRIVE IN
NEW YORK THIS WEEK.
A Wartime Recipe
for Gray Hair
Gray, etreaked or faded hair can be
immediately made black, brown or
liprht brown, whichever shade you de
sire, by the use of the following rem
edy that you can make at home:
Merely pet a box of Orlex powder
at any drug store. It costs very little
and no extras to buy. Dissolve it in
4 oz. of distilled or rain water and
coftib It through the hair. Directions
for mixing and use come in each box.
Tou need not hesitate to use Orlex,
as a $100.00 gold bond comes in each
box guaranteeing the user that Orlex
powder does not contain silver, lead,
zinc sulphur, mercury, aniline, coal
tar products or their derivatives.
It does not rub off. Is not sticky or
gummy and leaves the hair fluffy. It
will make a gray-haired person look
twenty years younger. Adv.
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Effort Being Made to Have Men
Sent Through Portland to
Camp Lewis.
The Sixty-fifth Coaat Artillery, which
includes approximately 1000 Oregon
boys, will reach New 'i ork this week
and will be sent temporarily to Camp
Dix, New Jersey, according to word re
ceived yesterday from Senator McNary
by the committee on reception for Ore
gon soldiers, sailors and marines.
From Camp Dix the men will be sent
to their homes in small detachments
Effort already has been made by the
Oregon committee to have these boys
routed through Portland on their Jour
ney to Camp Lewis.
Emery Olmstead, chairman of the re
ception committee," received a telegram
from Senator McNary yesterday, stat
ing that the first information with relation-
to routing of Oregon boys via
Portland will be issued by the War De
partment. February 1.
The soldiers, sailors and marines re
ception and welfare committee has as
signed colonel J., f. Campbell, com
mander of the Multmomah Guard; to
tabulating all information on the pres
ent location of Oregon service me,n.
An information and recruiting bu
reau for the United States Navy and
the United States Marines is another
feature added to the already busy Lib
erty Temple, which Is now devoted ex
clusively to the welfare of Oregon's
service men. Men who desire to enter
the Navy or the Marines can secure in
formation at these bureaus from 9 to
5 o'clock each day.
trict manager of the Western division
for the huge film manufacturing and
distributing concern.
"Those signs mean Just what they
say, asserts Mr. Metzger. "They mean
that a soldier may go back to his old
store, take off his hat and go to work.
And they're doing Just that by the hun
dreds every day. What is even better,
business conditions are such that these
men are going back to work in most
instances without replacing others."
The first official act of the new divi
sion manager was the appointment of
Frank Talbert. for four years auditor
of the Portland Universal exchange, to
the position of traveling auditor for
the entire territory under the Juris
diction of Mr. Metzger.
Before leaving for Seattle Mr. Metz
ger will give a private showing at the
Liberty Theater at 11 o'clock tonight
of "The Heart of Humanity." Jewel's
first 1919 production and conceded by
New Tork critics to be one of the
greatest pictures made during 1918.
King Peter Is III.
BASEL Jan. 26. (Havas.) Kfhg
Peter, of Serbia, who is ill, is said
to be in a serious condition, according
to advices from Lai bach.
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BIG
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your wait is not in vain. The coat
you longed for is here at a eale price.
Nothing down until February the 1st.
Cherrys are at 389-91 Washington
street. PtUock Block Adv;
NEW SLOGAN IS ADOPTED
G. A. METZGER TELLS OF SOL
DIER POLICY IN EAST.
Universal Film Manager Returns to
Jiorthwest to Take Charge
of District,
"A job for every, star." a slogan
adopted by employers generally
throughout" 'the United States and
prominently displayed oy the big stores
on Fifth avenue. New York, is solving
the problem of employment of return
ing soldiers in that city, according to
G. A Metzger, former Northwest man
ager for Universal Film Manufacturing
Company, who, after seven months in
Kew York, returns to Portland as dis-
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