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AMERICANS READY
Soldiers on Rhine. Would
Welcome Order.
PROSPECT BRIGHTENS DAILY
Rupture of Negotiations at Spa
Held Significant.
ARMY IS FULLY' PREPARED
Kccent Action Believed to Indicate
Radical Change in Policy of
I German Government.
' BY f'TRIL, BUOWX.
fCoprrisht t,y the Nfw Tork World. Pub
lished rrr ArrMgment.)
COBLENZ, March 7. (Special cable.)
The American array on the Rhine
would -welcome eagerly a glimpse ot
J5erlin and the chances appear suddenly
brighter today, follow Ins the break of
economic negotiations at Spa. The
rumor in Germany that notice of her
repudiation of the armistice has already
been given finds the staff of the array
of occupation, which is fully prepared
' for every possible contingency, on edge
for further developments.
An inspired German news bulletin
stating that Germany intends to main
tain a firm attitude on the economic,
shipping and food propositions, and
that this may lead to revocation of the
armistice, surprises no one in well
informed circles here. '
While the bulletin obviously was put
tit in Berlin, primarily for purposes of
propaganda, yet, it is believed, the rup
ture of negotiations at Spa may well
mark a radical change In Germany's
policy with complete repudiation as the
next step.
All Possibilities Considered.
This possibility has always been con
sidered in military calculations on the
Rhine front. The army of occupation
has never forgotten for an instant that
a state of war exists until a peace
treaty is signed.
The possibility of the revocation of
the armistice, the resumption of war
fare and the need of "touring" Ger
many has fully justified the American
military policy of not relaxing disci
pline one iota and of keeping the army
of occupation at the top or fighting
form by hard daily drilling, elaborate
maneuvers and practical battle dem
onstrations. A tour of our front lines in the
bridgehead is vividly reminiscent of
actual war conditions. Our outposts on
tho edge of the neutral no man's land
keep watch just as seriously, day and
night, as if fighting was still on. All
roads at the ultimate front are heavily
patrolled and interlocking machine-gun
nests, equipped with new Brownings,
are ready in our front line beyond the
Rhine.
Alarm Frequently Soandcd.
False alarms are frequently sounded
to keep the men on the qui vive. The
sound of rifle, machine-gun and light
and even heavy artillery firing is heard
frequently In the bridgehead as the
American battalions are turned loose
to right sham battles with an imaginary
enemy but with live ammunition, thus
keeping the veterans in battle form and
accustoming the draft replacements to
actual fighting conditions.
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acci- (
There is even bloodshed,
for
FOR BERLIN MARCH
dental casualties are unavoidable. I . "ZJ, T ir
I them on their arrival. They were urged
am authoritatively informed that the,to return to or accept positlons flt
army of occupation could move toward .i , -
Jierlin within an hour after receiving
orders. Despite, or perhaps, because
of. the possibility of a "tour" to Ber
lin, the lot of the doughboys in the
Hhineland is brightening so rapidly
that, in some credible military circles,
the opiinon is expressed that, in the
near future, many men will be in no
hurry to get home, but will want to
stick around to revel in the joytime
'.hat is coming on the Rhine,
i Spring Comes Prematurely.
1ncieniably, the last few days have
accn a joy-of-life wave roll over the
American area. Another reason is that
an abnormally premature spring is
here, apparently to stay. On trees -and
shrubbery, buds are greening and, ac
cording to native prophets, the Rhine
valley will be in leaf in another week.
German girls and doughboys may be
:seen carrying home pussy wlNows; not
together, of course, for the anti-fraternization
law is still on the statute
books of the army of occupation.
Snowdrops and violets and the first
robins on the Rhine have been re
. ported and the men on leave show un
: mistakable signs of spring wanderlust
as they roam around the Coblenz
streets and cafes, which are cheerful
again since the extension of the hours
in which light drinking is permissible
to 10 P. M. This has proved a very pop
ular measure with the men as well as
with the cafe proprietors, whose busi
ness had been nearly ruined by the
brief spell of military temperance.
Cafes Have Good Musir.
The cafes again offer a wealth of
good music and attractions, the Rhine
land making a big bid for military
business with its featured offering of
The Brunhild Corsets." The spring
weather has also increased the popu
larity of steamer excursions on the
'.Rhine. Several thousand doughboys
iwv daily avail themselves of the op
portunity of seeing the Lorelei rock
and the mouse tower of Bingen. Ex
cursion steamers passing Coblenz. with
bauds playing at full blast and dough
boys and Y. M. C. A. girls dancing on
deck, are the source of infinite enter-
iConvludod on t'uge , Column I.)
FLOWERS HIDE HUGE
COAST DEFENSE GUNS
.
CAMOUFIaEUR TELLS OF PRO
TECTION UNSUSPECTED.
Great Mortars During War Placed
in PriTate Gardens in New
1'ork City and Elsewhere.
NEW TORK. March 7. Huge mor
tars, standing on concrete emplace
ments and abundantly supplied with
half-ton projectiles, were erected dur
ing the war among the flowers and
shrubbery of private gardens in New
York city ajid elsewhere along the At
lantic coast, ready to repel attacks of
German naval or airships, Maximilian
Toch, one of the first American camou
Tlcurs, told the New York section of
the American Chemical society tonight.
Mr. Toch described how honeysuckle,
morning glory, and ivy, as well as
plants had been employed to conceal
or lower the visibility of coast fortifi
cation s.
Ambrose Channel, the mouth or New
York harbor, was protected, in addi
tion to the guns in the regular army
Torts, by mortars having a range of 12
miles, said Mr. Toch. Some of theEe
auxiliary cannon, he declared, were
placed two and a half miles inland on
private estates and so concealed by ar
rangement of trees, shrubbery and
flowers that passcrsby were ignorant
of their presence. The- were manned
by army gun crews, ready for instant
action.
The camoufleur described also his
work in disguising navy yards and
docks along the Atlantic coast, near the
Pensacola and Key West bases, which
were exposed to attacks by German
raiders and submarines operating in the
South Atlantic.
ISSUE IS OVERSUBSCRIBED
ITalf-Billion Block of Certificates of
Indebtedness Absorbed.
WASHINGTON, March 7. The issue
of J300.000.000 certificates of Indebt
edness, subscriptions for which closed
yesterday. Was oversubscribed by $32,
341,000, the treasury announced today.
Every federal reserve district except
Boston equaled, or exceeded its cjuota,
and "in this reepect the issue was the
most successful except one which has
been offered in anticipation of the vic
tory loan," said the announcement.
This brought the aggregate amount
of subscriptions for certificates to be
redeemed out of proceeds of the vic
tory Joan to $4,378,000,000, not Includ
ing the $500,000,000 of the newly an
nounced issue.
SUFFRAGE VOTE FORECAST
Passage of Amendment by Next Con
gress Expected.
NEW YORK, March 7. Senators
Ransdell of Louisiana and Calder of
New York predicted passage of the
woman suffrage amendment by the
next congress in addresses at the open
ing here, today of the new campaign
ror national recognition of equal suf
frage. Although he predicted changes in the
amendment as defeated by the senate
In the congress just adjourned, in order
to eliminate opposition. Senator Rans
dell said it was "safe to predict vic
tory for the measure when it is again
presented." He advised a "legal, legit
imate and 6rderly" campaign in its
favor.
JOBS AWAIT WEATHER MEN
Returned Meteorologists Are Asked
to Accept Positions.
NEW YORK, March 7. Six ofricers
and IIS men nf lh. m.f r.r.rr.1 t
tachmcnt of the signal corps, who ar-
i rive
rived today on board the Mongolia,
j f,.,. , , ,,. ,
. ' . V .J .
The personnel of the detachment was
recruited from the weather bureaus
and various colleges of the country.
Their calculations as to atmospheric
pressure, air currents, wind velocity
and humidity were all taken into seri
ous consideration by aviation and ar
tillery commanders in mapping out
their offensive programmes.
NORTH NORWAY DISTURBED
I
Revolution on Russian Pattern Xow i
Riln. A v! t er . I
CHR1STIANIA, March 7. A strong
revolutionary agitation is being car
ried out in Finmank (the northernmost
part of Norway), by an organization
which is planning a revolution on the
Russian pattern, according to a report
from Kirkenais to the Af ternposten.
The organization plans to carry the
revolution into Finland and Scandi
navian countries.
KINGDOM IS RECOGNIZED
Serbs, Croatians and Slovenes Af
fected by Swiss Decision.
PARIS, March 7. The Jugo-Slav
commission in Paris informed the As
sociated Press today that the Swiss
government had ofricialry reeognlzed
the kingdom or the Serbs, Croatians
and Slovenes.
The Sw-iss government did not rec
ognize any formal boundaries, pending
the decision of the peace conference.
STRIKE IN CUBA SPREADS
Transportation Tied Up and Indus
tries at Standstill.
WASHINGTON. March " 7. The gen
eral strike in Cuba has spread, accord
ing to advices to the state department
today, until -transportation in fully half
of the country is tied up. Practically
aft industries are at a standstill. I
CANADIAN TROOPS
ES
Many Killed ?j Injured in
CamvTdots.
MUCH PRr.RTY IS DAMAGED
War Casuals Enraged by' De
lay in Embarkation.
CAVALRY IS CALLED OUT
stores of All Kind- Raided and De
stroyed by Discontented Men.
Quiet Finally Restored.
LONDON. March 7. From eight to
27 persons are estimated to have been
killed and from 25 to 73 wounded in
rioting during the last threo days at
the Kinmel military camp at Rhyl
Wales, according to a Liverpool dis
patch received here tonight. Great
property damage was caused, the dis
patch 'adds.
According to latest, reports from
Liverpool the riot was started by mal
contents. There were 2S.000 Canadians
In the camp awaiting demobilization
and embarkation. The men who caused
the trouble were war casuals who had
served for three years or more in
France. They complained that their
embarkation had been postponed, while
other men who had seen less service
were -sent home.
After the destruction of stores of all
kinds on Tuesday by the discontented
meD, the situation took a more serious
turn Wednesday when the cavalry was
called out, but was forbidden to use
its arms.
11-ottpa Intercept Rioters.
Troops from Chester intercepted the
rioters in their march upon Abergele,
near Rhyl, and also prevented a threat
ened raid on the latter place. Five
men were killed and 40 injured in the
course of this fighting, it Is reported.
There was further shooting early
Thursday morning, but at no time was
there organized firing by any armed
party. Most of the deaths were due to
crushing, it was said. An unarmed'
major holding the Victoria cross, and
believed to be from New Brunswick,
is reported to have been yictuully
trampled to death while attempting to
defend the officers' quarters against
great odds.
The Daily Mail says the Canadian
authorities restored order without the
assistance of British troops, and de
clares that the matter is solely one for
Canadian disciplinary action.
Caudiaa Officials Firm.
The Canadian officials have informed
the war office that they do not desire
any Increase in shipping facilities as
a consequence of the outbreak, as they
do not intend to be coerced by the
rioters.
Later on Thursday numbers of the men
paraded in Rhyl. They mado noisy
dernonstrations but committed no dam
age. The outbreak began Tuesday night
iConcluded on Page S. Column 2.
RAMPANT IN WAL
END OF STRIKE IN
NORTH IS EXPECTED
EJLEVEX OF 21 I'.VlOXS I.V SEAT
TLE MAY RETURN" TO JOBS.
Voting in Progress, but ' Result Xol
Announced; Radicals Are Sup
pressed by Conservatives.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 7. Through
authentic sources it was. learned to
night that two of the 21 shipyard unions
now voting on - whether or not to re
turn to work pending the outcome of
a. wage conference arranged for Wash
ington, D. C. March 17, have voted to
continue the strike begun January 2l.
One of these was said to be the steam
and operating engineers. The name of
the other union was not divulged by
strike leaders.
Notwithstanding reported action of
these, two unions, unofficial sentiment
expressed In labor circles holds to the
belief that 11 of the 21 unions will vote
io return to work, thus ending the
strike. Two have already so voted.
Today the Boilermakers, Iron Ship
builders and Helpers' union, the largest
shipyard union, took Its ballot. Un
official reports of the meeting said that
attempts by radical members to side
track a secret ballot were defeated and
that several radicals attempting to
speak were greeted with erics of "radi
cals, sit down." t
Chairman Miller of the strike confer
ence committee and other representa
tives of the metal unions will leave to
morrow for the meeting in Washing
ton. TACOMA. Wash., March 7. With
balloting on the referendum proposing
going bark to work in the shipyards
proceeding in the last of the metal
trades unions to hold meetings and
even completed in some of the smaller
unions, strike leaders were considering
means today for holding the strikers
of Tacoma together in face of the ex
pected vote to return to work, until
they can go back as a body. Strike
officials stated that some of the strik
ers, suffering rea'l privations and
anxious to get to work, might not
await the result of the entire district
vote.
The Tacoma strike committee issued
an appeal today to all metal tradesmen
on strike to await the official order to
return, if the referendum being taken
Indicates the wish of the majority to
call off the strike.
"The workers must remain solidly
in their present status until the con
ference committee of Tacoma and Se
attle. In whose hands the programme of
action has been left, can canvass the
district vots and outline a programme."
statement says.
TAX PROVISION EXPLAINED
Ruling on Incomes of Musband and
Wife Is Issued.
WASHINGTON. March 7. In com
puting income taxes, a husband and
wife having incomes from separate
sources, may each apply the lower rate
ot 6 per cent to tho first $4000 of In
come. The internal revenue bureau In
explaining today this feature of the law,
emphasized, however, that the higher
rate of 12 per cent applies to the bal
ance in each case.
Undtr the new revenue act. It was
explained, the normal tax rates as well
as the surtax rates are applicable sep
arately to the net income of each In
dividual. In claiming personal exemp
tion either the husband or the wife
may claim it, or they may divide it
between them in any manner they may
choose.
THE END OF THE JOURNEY.
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REPUBLICANS OPEN
CAMPAIGN OF 1920
Chairman - Hays
Figure in Twin
Leading
Cities.
PRELIMINARY PLANS ARE LAID
Vigorous Argument Made for
Extra Session of Congress.
4 STATES IN CONFERENCE
Senator Kellogg Fla Xon-Parti-.au
Icaguc and tiotrrnor Uurnquisl
Makes George Creel Target.
ST. 1'ACU March 7. Will 11. Hajs,
chairman of the republican national
committee, reinforced by state leaders
of national note, formally opened the
preliminary campaign for the 120 elec
tion in the Twin Cities todav and to
night.
From the moment Hays arrived In
St. Paul, shortly before noon, untll'the
northwest rally at the St. Paul audi
torlum was closed late tonight, he was
the leading figure in a series of meet
ings and conferences, which authorized
him to cross and recross the Missis
sippi. Mr. Hays talked straight politics and
vigorously argued for an extra session
of congress in a luncheon address in
Minneapolis at noon. He talked with
prominent republicans from Minnesota.
North Dakota, South Dakota ad Mon
tana In St. Taul and Minneapolis and
was whirled to the state capital late
this afternoon, where he spoke before
a joint session of the state legislature.
Hays niaraaaeea loyalty.
Mr. Hays. United States .Senator
Frank B. Kellogg and Governor J. A.
A. Burnquist were the principal speak
ers at the northwest rally tonight.
Hays discussed loyalty, reconstruc
tion and congress: Kellogg reviewed
republican achievements, assailed the
non-partisan league and George Creel,
chairmsn of the committee on public
information.
"We have always said "we Join oar
selves to no party that does not fol
low the flag and keep step to the music
of the union.'" said Mr. Hays in his
address tonight. "The republican party
has not only followed the flaa- and
kept step to the music of the union
the republican party, has carried the
flag and made the music for the union.
Rraaablle to lie Preserved.
"We will not forget that while we
fought to make certain the rights of
free government In the world, we have
a republic to preserve in this country;
that we are a representative govern
ment, not a bolshevik syncopation; that
while there is nothing in this country
that we would not take and use for
necessary war purposes, such taking
must be for war purposes only. The
republican party from its Inception has
stood against undue federalization of
Industries and activities. There must
be strong federal regulation, but. not
federal ownership.
"Let us not for a moment lose sight
"nn"ltiid on Pig 2, Coin
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CABLE SEIZURE HELD
MOVE FOR OWNERSHIP
COLWjnKL FOR PETITIONERS.
C. E. HIGIIES, MAKES CHARGE.
Congressional Resolution. Authoris
ing President's Action Is De
clared Unconstitutional.
Washington, March 7. Arguments I
before the supreme court todav on an-I
peals from federal court decrees dis
missing injunction proceedings brought
by the Commercial rble and Commct -Hal
Pacific Cable companies in ri ef
fort to prevent government control of
the cables developed charges bv
harles K. Hughe,, counsel for the
petitioners, that .he act, on or the gov
ernment five. ,,., after rrniMK
was signed was a Mep to promote gov
ernment ownership and the renlv hv
solicitor-General King for ,he govern
ment that the seizure was nc cst-arv ror
the national defense.
Mr. Hughes contended that the con
gressional resolution authorising the
president to take over cable, was un.
constitutional.
Solicitor-General King contended that
the courts had no authority ,0 inquire
-nto the president's action in taking
over the rabies.
UTAH TO BAR CIGARETTES
Nevada Also to Prohibit Making and
Sale of Near-ltcrr.
SALT LAKE CITY. March 7 The
Menaf e . ..
... - i .1 n legislature to.lav
Passed 11 to 6 an ami -eir i "
which. It Is said, will absolutely Iro
hlblt th manufacture and sale of , js
-.wer r materials for their manuf
tnrlni- 1.. l. . . . .
. ln' measure now
o me house for action.
C i r?csvr .-tt.
wii, .-vev.. Mar. 7 Th
manufacture and sale of near beer is
Mron.oiteu in Nevada under a decision
.....a,a aown this morning by the st.t
oupreme court.
T". .
..-age oy the senate of the anti
cigarette measure was one of the big
Rest surprises or the present legisla
ure. ai no time had it been conFld
. ,Uu.-iy Dy ,,s opponents. The
measure as passed by the senate makes
ii a misoemeanor and is considered un
usually drastic. Comment at ih. 1
tol arter the senates action Indicated
that the measure might meet defeat in
me nouse.
$500 OFFERED F0.T TALK
Kuffulo Kindergarten I tody Want
Mayor Hanson to Give Address.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 7. (Spe
cial.) Mayor Hanson today received i
teiegrara from the free kindergarten
association asking him to address the
annual convention of the association at
oui.aio .March 22 lo 27. The associa
tion offered him 1500 for one address
on Americanism."
Xf . 1 r .
K.niDii is still confined to his
" W1,n vere attack of neuritis
.... y ,,, lc, ot HO wc, fo(Jav
with considerable swelling in the right
ALLIES GET MORE LOANS
i . J. I urns Over XI78.000.O00 fop
t"e of Euro pea ii Nations.
W isntvnTov ,
..,,, , ne treas
ury today established new credits of
tl8.onn.no for the Ozeeho-Sla vs. 4A .
000.000 for Belgium. $100.000 000 foV
ranre ant 20.0O0.0O0 for Itali nuk
ing a total of IMn.657.ono credit, fo.
nil mo allies to date.
T-V. . 1
. na-j.ia v s aggregate credit.
now amount to $10,000,000, while Bel
gium nas obtained from the United
Elates JJS.lii.OOC; France J:.517.477
V 000 and Italy $1,403,000,000.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Vaher.
TrSTFRnai-S Maximum temperature
4
nea-r minimum. .1t itrrr.
TODA V Main
incrrjjona:
w Inda.
aoutheaaterly
"oreign.
Oerman. ln:w? e? cua
Ira.mc alilpa. r...- 4
nt-e before re-
Ruaaia. aha aid to rruih red. Pare 'J.
PoMeina; of Aala dlsriiMfd. ran s. "
Vatxl auppllea m-lll pour Into Austria. Pt ;o
.nr reporter Killed n
ramp. 1 e 1.
rlotlns In Welsh
Americana readv for ftrdera
Berlin. Vmgc 1.
io march t
NatlonaL
Cab s-txure declare) move m
sovertiment o.n.rvlilp. Pace 1.
Result of election PennajWanla
rral.lent. Pat. .
promote
pteasea
Kt-atoratinn or pre-r export and import
r, li V Mini I -
Lranlela and Hiker lo follow
Kurope. Pars 3.
Wilaon tft
tmnetie.
Republicans open campaign. Paso 1
nowera hlda New York derensaa. Pane I.
Republican, name aeven committees. Paae &
Sport a.
Blue, left-handed first-aacker. aceepta Port
land terms. Psa 14.
Boxing commission a offr to "Spud,
phy expire. toia)-. Pace 14.
11 ur-
rarlfle Northwemt.
Appropriation cuta In Idaho undecided
Pace it.
End of shipyard strike expected. Pace 1.
Ben W. oleott takes oath aa governor
Pai:e 12.
Washington feara breach of faith wj'h Ore.
son. pare T.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain bar market opens in Pacific north.
west. Pace 21.
Concrete, barge to be built for flshina
Pace SI. '
Corn and oats higher on wron; prediction aa
to government report- Pane 1.
Advance In Wail-aireet ato.-k market con-
tinuea. Pace ?t. J
i ortland and Virtnitr.
Tr0pae"l 16"J "1lncnt srrtve'm Portland.
Weather report, data and foreciaat. Pace
saie to aid relief
Page -2.
drl e.
Lumbermen foresee Improved
Pace 1.
Condi tiona.
Hood r.lver woman's
Paso 20.
body recovered.
1-1 sht over free beds
Washington. Page
for soldiers carried to
Stat chamber Indorses road
Paso 1G.
programme.
State commission lets two contracts for htch-
war work. Paste 12.
Chamber director, indorse road programme.
OLD THIRD OREGON
HERPES WELCDMEO
Dinner and Dance Feature
of Entertainment.
ALL PORTLAND SEES PARADE
Thousands Cheer as Train Ar
rives at Station.
OVERSEAS VOYAGE IS TOLD
Mother...
Mmiw
A I
Wir and .v , ,-ct heart -Emotion
a-. Hie r.oj .
Ight I'roiu Coaclu--.
or
been
ill
the homerm1Sf there hs
none more eacerlv tici.....j
than that of the firM co,,,inBent of the
"Id Third Oregon, and there has bee,,
no greater welcome ,,, ,hi,,
t!io,e lronzed fighter, re.-eived as thev
-wng off the train i 7:.sn o'clock la't
The darkening shadows of lte even
ing served in many inManvcs to con
ceal the outburst of unchecked emo
tions of mothers, wives, usters ai.,1
brothers, who so bravely Mood the
grief of heparation.
The special troop train carrying five
ofifcers and 217 men steamed into the
union station 50 minutes later than
scheduled, but the hundreds of Fort
landers at the depot and along the line
of march would have waited a we-k
to pay homage to these game lads.
Wsb.Hr, (.he Mann I.
Aboard the rattler were 70 Oregon
men of the l2d infantry (old Third
Oregon). 45 members of the 116tli engi
neers (old Oregon engineers). 0 fight
ers or the lSlst Infantry (old Second
Washington). 27 North Dakota na
tional guardsmen. 13 Montana national
guardsmen and two men of the 117th
engineers who hail from the north
west. Every whistle In Tortl.nd shrieke.l
as the train pulled across the steel
bridge. The men have been 14 months
abroad. Several are wounded.
Orrierrs In the party Tollow: Major
I. K. Westheftcr. Indiana. medical
corps, who will return to Camp rix
Captain John W. Grant, mess officer
IStth Infantry; Captain II. I. Keenex '
I ortland. medical corps. gtB back J.,
tamp Plx: First Lieutenant L. 11
vompton. &alem. and Lieutenant J.
V.
nur. aa., t.rccnwood
land.
avenue.
Tort-
V rleomed at Tretmldale.
The general reception and welfare
committees which met the train at
Troutd.tlc were composed of City Com
missioners Rlgelow. Rarhur and Ter
klna. t'hairman Overbeck. Secretary
Berg. Major M. n. Marccllus. William
Rcldt and KriEadier-cleneral Oiarlrs F
Her be representing the governor.
Commissioner Rlgelow . acting for
Mayor Raker, handed Lieutenant s.-h-n
th.
krv to tho city
The parade was under wav
at
o'clork.
Hundred of Portland folk rheered
,n Parade proceeded from the sta
tion up 4ixth street to Iliaan streei
Jlisan to Third street and Third t-trer-
to the auditorium. Ij,st nights pro
cession was not of the nature of past
reception parades. The men marched
in column of squa.ls with relatives and
friends and troJj or Portland rolV
rollowing In the rear. The Multnomah
Guard band lead the enthusiastic horde.
M nklral omhera Vtrmnr.
Song Leader Jenkins, of the Touitst
Men's Christian association, lead the
crowd at the auditorium in rommunit
singing. William R. Boone played the
organ as the battlers entered and wa.
relieved later by Professor Frederick
W. Ooodrlch. Mrs. Fred L. Olson. Miss
May (Jeorge and Mrs. Herman Politr.
rang. T. T. Strain was in charge of
the dance.
The Oregon hoys of the 162d in last
night's party are members of com
panies P. L and M They are cn route
from' Camp Merritt. the remainder of
the men coniinsr from famn
t Wrightstown. N J.. Along with the
regular organigatinns was a Camii li
casual company which contained a few
Oregon and Washington men. Lieu
tenant Compton was In command of the
l2d detail, the rest of the men aboard
being under tho orders of Lieutenant
Schur. The Montana national cuards.
men served with the 163d infantry regi
ment w hile the North Dakota chaps are
of the ISth. The entire partv w a
rt or the personnel or the 41st divi
sion.
Kereaat loa. W las l'ralaie.
Five or six different "overseas desig
nations are on the shoulders or that
many different groups. Lots of the
men bear the, mark ot the sunt-ct divi-
ion which is a pretty dc&ign com
posed or the setting sun in yellow color
on a field ot red.
Receptions and welcomes may h-
given. rorever. but this one will live
long in the memory of these men."
said Lieutenant Schur last niirht. -I
iaih to thank my fellow Portlandcrs
for this great ovation and I am misrhtv
roud to be from Portland. '
Upon arrival at the Auditorium th
rogramme scheduled was run off.
Six hundred seats were reserved at
he front of the auditorium for the
verseas men. The opening rercmomc
were brief, so that the dance arranged
in trio south wing or the building could
be commenced quickly. Clever stunt.
A.av
l,-'ouv.;udcu va l'Bo 1. V.'u.ujua J.