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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, 3IARCH 21, 1919. BAKER SAID TO BE IN Senator Chamberlain Charges . Bad Faith by Secretary. non-bolshevik Russians. The line of the Urals is held by troops of the Omsk government and Czecho-Slovaks. with the main transportation line, the Trans. Siberian railway, cruarded bv allied ! forces, principally the Japanese, with Americans at the extreme eastern end near Vladivostok. HELSINGFORS. March 20. The bol shevik forces have been compelled to abandon Dvlnsk (Dunaburg), 110 miles southeast of Kir a. COPENHAGEN, March 20. Bolshevik troops, under pressure of Polish forces have been compelled to N retire and evacuate Pinsk, 100 miles east of Brest Utovsk. according- to a dispatch from w trsaw. Letts Capture Mlttao. The important railroad Junction town I of Mitau. southwest of Riga, has been captured by Lettish troops, says a Let tish official statement issued Wednes- AdTicc of Colonel Ancll to Reform j day. The bolsheviki, the statement COL HOUSE REPLIES ACTION TERMED IMPROPER Courtinartial Sjslcin Alleged to Have Becu Rejected. adds, are retiring: front. along: the whole WASHINGTON, March 20. Dis patches received at the state depart merit today from Sweden said social revolutionists tn retroerad and Mos March 20. Senator cow nan been active in demonstrations chairman of K,I,ai lI,e oymneviHi ana inai rioi- . u . in me BireeiB nut occurreg. j the senate military committee, made j boUhevlk commiss(oner who attempted uu.j itif i to address one meetlnir of social revo utlonists was mobbed. According to these advices all roads WASHINGTON, Chamberlain of Oregon, public Baker in which he charted the war secretary with being: under the influ- ence of . reactionaries opposed to I changes in the army court-martial ystem. with acinic in bad faith toward con Kress and with ordering an I investigation which the senator said. In his judgment, was designed to de stroy Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel T. Ansell. "the man who exposed the in justice of the present system." With his letter Senator Chamberlain trave out a copy of a telegram received from Secretary Baker, now on an in spection trip on the Pacific coast, de clining to make public immediately a reply by Colonel Ansell to statements made by .Mr. Baker and Judge-Advo-vale-General Crowder. Baker Sends Reply. In respunse to a message from Sen ator Chamberlain asking that the An sell letter be published. Secretary Ba ker telegraphed: More than a year ago I asked of leading to Petrosrad were closed to passenper traffic on March 15. nOMIML FOLIUM ACCEPTS NAVAL COMMANDANT WILL AT TEND KOSE FESTIVAL. Sinnolt Confers With Reclamation Service Director on Bill Appro priating $100,000,000. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 20. Rear-Admiral W. F. Fullam. commandant of the 12ih naval district. San Dlejro. Cal.. tne military committees of both the I aecept?tl an invitation to attend the senate and house legislation to correct I Kos3 FesMv.il at Portland ir. June, the evils of the present court-martial I subject to the navy department's ap uvsteni. I shall renew the request whenproval. In x teiesrani to Representative congress assembles. There would seem 1 McArthur today. Representative Mel A-thur left toniiil't for Portland to join the house naval affaiis committee. to be, therefore, no controversy on the merits of the subject. Have not yet tseen the letter in question and cannot imagine why my consideration of it on my return will not be time enough." In his letter. Senator Chamberlain aid Secretary Baker was "deaf to com plaints." and was fencing on the sub ject. He declared the bill drafted by the war department to correct the court-martial system was not sent In :ood faith to congress, but was "simply designed to allay public apprehension and inquiry by the appearance of doing aomcthing." Seaator .Waken Criticism. The letter continued The veekly bulletin of the depart ment of labor Issued today shoivs a vast improvement in the employment situation in Portland. Or., for larit wee!:, the surnlus ot unemployed drop pins from 12.000 to 9000. ThU is the best report for anv city on the raeific coast except Spokane, all other cities showing large increase. Representative finr.ett conferred with Director Davis of the reclamation service today relative to the Lane bill Conditions at Brest Declared to Be Excellent. ARMY'S WORK COMMENDED French Minister Joins With Ameri can in Appreciation of "Exam ple of American Efficiency." You supplanted the officer who had ! appropriating $100,000,000 to provide cn fit to call your attention at th-e be- frinniiiK of the war to the necessity of keeping the strictest supervision over court-martial proceeding; ly an offi cer ho contended that uch super vision was not necessary'and that euch supervision would derogate from the Mwer of the comma rid in of f h-er and dfHtroy discipline. You elbowed astde the one officer who even then had the courage to condemn the tytem and the prevision to point out its terrible results enra Ansel 1 and took into the bosom of your confidence a trio of wen who are pronoun t ed reactionaries General Crowder. the then acting chief-of -staff, and the inspector-general the last named of whom is even this day engaged, by your order, in a ?o-ca I led 'investigation' designed in my judgment to destroy the man who ex uosed the injustice vt the present In oilier .that any further responsi bility might he chitted to congress, the Senator wrote. Mr. leaker presented a bill which if he did not know, advisers nit), could not be passed. The slightest cons iiie rat tori of the measure, he as serted, would show that had it been enacted into law it would have made the system even "more reactionary, if possible, than it is now.' Action Declared Improper. Senator Chamberlain said Colonel Ansell. while serving as acting judge advocate -general, had written an opinion In which he demonstrated that the power of supervision to correct nils was given in existing law, but that the secretary either ordered or permitted Ceneral Crowder to write a n overruling opinion. "Advised to do the proper thing by our chief law officer and havinir hern 1;, hv him ih umv i r d. f- CHKHAUS. Wash.. 31 arch 20. (Spe the letter, "vou declined to do so upon j Another lot of pure-bred cuttle some slight legal technicality. This lo l-ewis county this week, the re- i evidence ti me that vou did not dti- I " ,L uv ,v" """ ""uf ?:oinec on arid, swamp and cut-over lands for returning soldier's. It was agred that some amendments might be made to strengthen the measrre Mr. Sinnott also held conferences at the interior department on the water powvr and coil, oil and phosphate land leasing bill .vhfh ie is vo introduce in the new congress. The water-power billr! will be reintroduced as parsed by the house, while the coal, oil and phos phate land leasing bill will be reintro duced about -is reported by the house and senate conferees in the last con- Chrome producers in Grmt and Jack son counties. Oregcn, will be requested to file sworn claim before June H as to their actual net !osscs by reason of the unexpected ending of the war. Rep resentative Sinnott was advised tcday. These losses will be paid under the mineral relief bill passed by the last The railroad administration was re quested by Representative Sinnott this a i ternoon to defer a curtai Iment. of train service on the Crane branch of t he Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation system until a hearing ran be had. The present servn e Is six mixed trains each way weekly between Ontario and Crane Citizens of Brunrt protest against any reduction of service. ! PURE-BRED CATTLE SOLD 8675 a il for Cow at Lcwi ly Sale. Coun- BY HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE. (Copyright by the New Vork World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) PARIS. March 20. (Spec!! Cable.) Mud Is still present at "the American army camp at Brest, but It is a cleaner and healthier mud than the sort thrown at the plant In the last few weeks. There has been a radical improve ment In conditions. Not an improve ment of the sort based upon negll pence or mismanagement In the past, but an improvement of the sort tha always follows the presence of Yankee enterprise and energy when these qual- ties have a chance to show themselves. Houne and I.eyccuea Plrafied. The base command, the head of which is Major-General Helmick. and Camp 1'ontanezen, commanded bv Brijradier General Smedley Butler of the marine corps, were inspected on Thursday by Colonel House and French Minister of Marine Leygues, while they were await- ng the arrival of President Wilson. Their visit of several hours took them nto all quarters of the camp, and when it was over they praised it highly. colonel House, who is not given to oose talk and who rarely lets himself be quoted, said: I think tne conditions in tne camp and in Brest have been unjustly at- acked. The manner in which some hlng like 70.000 men ure beins han dled is one callins for commendation t is just such work as this, through out our participation in the war, that has made the Paris conference possi b!e. The American army work hart been done rapidly and excellently, and. f my words early any weight. I should iKe to assure my fellow countrymen hat there Is nothing at Brest to cause hem the least concern. On the con rary. there is much to be proud of The men are being well treated, wel fed." Amrlcan Efficiency oted. The French minister spoke in the same vein. "I am more than pleased and im pressed by my inspection of conditions in tho American aimy at Brest and at Camp Pontanezen," he said. "Those tvo places afford a striking example of American efficiency. Every possible step has been taken for the comfort and care of the soldiers, and the mili tary management is above reproach.'' Minister Leygues, accompanied by his aides, drove later, under the guidance of Colonel Singleton, chief of staf of the base command, to Penfield, where the Americans have constructed big waterworks that probably will be bought by the French government eith er for national-use or to be sold to the Brest municipality. It is a triumph of engineering and was planned and exe cuted entirely by an American army outfit. DeatN Ilate Anions; Kovvefft. Conversations with soldiers in camp and in the hospital show that they have no kick to make. In fact they united ly give Brest a better reputation than most other camps in France or Amer ica. For two months the death rate at Brest has been among the lowest in the American expeditionary force, and lower than in any of the camps in America east of the Mississippi. Red Cross, Y. M. C A., Knight's of Columbus. Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare workers have done good work in keeping up the morale of the men in the face of adverse conditions. Brest will not be a profitable subject for tra ducers of the American army and searchers for scandal. lng the elaborate plan of social and labor legislation in which he has long been interested. He has withheld this plan because of the absorption of pub lic interest in war measures, and he wishes the people to be free trom such distractions before submitting to them a new programme of such importance. if the plan, as finally divulged, be anything aa captivating as the outline imparted to me, it will give to America the leadership In the solution of the gravest problems that the world faces today the problem of workers and their work. In the first hours of his return to Paris the president learned of the tre mendous new tasks that have been set for him. On every question over which there was disagreement in hia absence, the delegates referred their issues to him for decision. Within the next few days he will be expected to pass upon five main phases of the treaty with Germany, coverinsr military, economic. financial, territorial terms and the matter of reparation. Reparation Hard Problem. In respect to reparation the Presi dent is expected to give an exact def inition to the term, saying whether it means damages in the American sense or damages plus war costs, as other nations urge. T? this distinction he will give little attention, as the matter is largely academic, the controlling factor being not a definition of the term, but an appreciation of what Ger many may be able to pay. in the economic and financial fields the president feels he has only to fol- ow the course as laid down in hw 14 points as generally accepted. In the study of boundary issues he will find much to perplex him.. Not the least of the tasks before tho president is the decision he must make in relation to Palestine, and an other decision in respect to the man datory which America may be will ing to assume, with direct reference to taking Armenia under our wing. Then the great and perplexing prob lem Of Russia must be considered by him, and the obscurities and menaces of that vast land must be cleared awaj The world cannot be at rest with the Russian problem unsolved, while Rus sia settled arid contented will restore the world-balance. Great as may be the reward for a solution of this problem, there is no light to show the way and the wise men of Paris are groping in the dark and sounding for a channel that will lead them to a safe haven. There Is no longer advocacy of any particular policy in respect to Russia. Any plan that seems to assure good results will be seized avidly. Russia seem to hare caused a bankruptcy of world states manship, yet Russia . seemingly . goes her way in politics with increasing strength, though she starves and suf fers. The truth about Russia has not yet been revealed. One by one prejudiced and partisan indictments collapse, and the subject remains baffling and ap parently impenetrable. Four to Formulate Terms. With Russia always looming porten tously in the background, attention is now required for the more immediate task of reaching conclusions witn ter many, which may not be so entirely dissociated with Russian prospects a manv pretend to believe. Draft ct the peace terms will oe formulated by four men, President Wll son and Premiers Lloyd George, Clem enceau and Orlando. This quartet will hold daily sessions as the executive committee of the supreme council. When the German delegates arrive, probably about 'March 25, these lou men will confer witn t em. .Ml one can say what will happen if the Gcr mans refuse to sign the preliminary terms. It may be that provision has been made for such a contingency, bu f so the measures to be adopted have not been divulged. No one likes to think of such a possibility, and the few who contemplate it see the only re edy for it in the re-establishment of a rigid blockade. Perso3 who have studied the possi bilities fdmit that a. fresh blockade might sound the knell of Germany as a nation:' and they do not tr - to concea heir apprehension that in her fall other countries might be .carried with her and chaos come upon the world. EXPLOSIVES TO BE SOLD PRESIDENT IS CONFIDENT "nnt Imfd Krum Kirft Pagr.t si re to. do ." FARM WEEK IS PROCLAIMED Pacific orlliwot Con?rc al Walla Wall;. ImIorril by state. OI-YMPIA. Wash.. March 20. (Spe cial.) Walla Walla."b national tractor and power farming congress demon stration for t he Pacific nort hwest, be ginning A pril 13 and continuing for Jourdajs, w as formally proclaimed farm power and tractor wtek fur the state by Acting Coventor Louis K. Hart yes terday. The demonstration is indorsed by the Portland Implement and Tractor Asso ciation incorporation, with Washington State col leu e. state and national agri cultural departments, farmers and civic organizations generally. REDS BEATEN BY GREEKS Oreek report from Salon ik i sa id tha t tlreek, troops had defeated the bolshe viki at Khfrson. nort he. t of Odessa. I it the center of the Cront, between Odessa and Kiga, the bolsheviki ap parently have been living ground, as reports says that the bolsheviki Iihvp been forced to evacuate Pinsk by the Poles-. In the region about Kiga. Let tish forces have driven the bolsheviki steadily eastward and now arc hI Mitau, about 30 miles fcouthwest of JSiga. There has been more or less activity in the lust fortnight on the allied front touth of Archangel, but the bolsheviki have made no iirogress. There have been no reports of activity in the Cau casus since Central lentktne wiped out the bolshevik army operating along the Kuma river. OCTraMlve Is Imminent. Kcent reports from Omsk have been that the Kolchak government was pre paring for an extended offensive move ment west of the I'rals early in the spring. The plan of the Kolchak gov ernment is to advance north west ward from Perm to join hands with the allied forces at Archangel and southwest ward from Ufa to connect with General Deni Klne in the Caucasus. In the defense of Odessa and the nearby region, French. British, Greek nd Kumanian forces are aiding non bolshevik Ukrainians and Cossack de tachments of General Denikine's forces. In the center of the western front the bolsheviki are opposed by the Poles, whtle in the north the Lithuanians. Letts and Ksthonians are fighting the soviet forces. , Only in the Archangel region are American forces actively engaged against the bolsheviki. Other allied troops in the nortii :ire British, Cana . dians and Serbians. They are itftled by vou Ileini herd held at Kent. James Chamberlain of Cores, 12 miles west of 'helm lis. bouelit two head. Including Kay Burke Potitiac, 3-year-old daugh ter of King Korndyke 1'etertje Pontiac; also a cow, Kay Nudine de Kol, who has a 27.-3-pound record. The price of this animal was J675. C. J. Lee of Alpha paid $."tjo for a 5-months-old heifer from the-famous $21,000 bull Finderne Mutual Fayne Valdessa. F. H. Hanke. residing west of Che halis, secured, a heifer from the $21,000 bull, ami a cow with a 21. S 5-pound weekly butter record. American Sqiinciron Sails for Home. RIO JANKIRO. March 20. The Amer ican squadron under Rear-Admiral Caperton. which for some time has been paying visits tc South American countries, sailed for the United Slates todav. Ifad The Oresronian classified ads than ever he is willing to listen to th voice of the people and it is his heart's wish to make their desires articulate. But he declines to be frightened into (any false position by any bogies that may be conjured up In the name of public opinion. More than ever is Tie inslstent that his faculty for interpret ing the public mind is as keen as is the insight of those who assume to speak for the public, whether the oracles be American, French or British. He is unable to make any definite conjecture as to the length of his pres ent stay, but he hopes to be able to return home in 30 or 40 days. Should further conferences be required later on, in order to shake down details of the peace terms, it is within the bounds of possibility .that he may make a third trip to Europe in the summer. If present calculations are accurate he will be back in Washington by the end of May and he will probably call a special session of Congress for June for tliL purpose of completing unfinished legislation and of having the senate pass upon the treaty. He lias no doubt the senate will finally ratify it. At the extra session it is probable that he will submit a messa c out tin - Disposal of Surplns War Material Not to Vpsct Market Conditions, WASHINGTON, March 20. Tentative agreement has been reached with manufacturers of explosives, under which 50,000,000 pounds of surplus am monium nitrate and 102.000 pounds of I fulminate of mercury held V.- the war department will be ausDOsed of in such a way as not to upset market condi tions. A committee from the m:.nufactur ers will meet shortly ir. Philadelphia to work out details. Ccntralia Pupils Make Record. CENTRA LI A, Wash.. March 20. (Spe cial.) Graduates of the Centralia high school are making a good academic rec ord at higher Institutions of learning in the state. A report issued by the University of Washington for the school year of 1917-1918 shows that 84.49 pet cent of the freshmen grades earned by Centralians were above 5 per cent. while only 73.85 per cent of the entire freshman class won grades above this figure. DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR PIANO UPRIGHT OR GRAND? CALL MARSHALL 5000 . ASK FOR PIANO EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. LIPMAN, WOLFE & CO. crij cnoice Van CIGAR, i D YGK Oat of minv years' experi ence in telecunf and blendmi; the highest type) of"Tooacc comes the very choice Vm Dick. FOUR SELECT SIZES We suggest Staples: a for 25c General Cigat Co., Inc. M. A. Gunst Branch, Portland, Or., Distributors. U" Merchandise of cJ Merit Only The New Has Complete Possession of Every Floor of the Store Have you noticed the radiant Springtime note of the Street Floor, these glorious Spring days? You will find it repeated on every floor of the store with new Springtime wearables, new Springtime fabrics and new Springtime articles for the home here in delightful profusion. Wonderful new Springtime assortments of everything come and see for yourself! Charming New Models in Blue Serge Suits $4.0 -$45 -$50" What is so desirable to wear early in the season as a well tailored, good-looking blue serge suit? Judging from the number of women who are buying them this season, their popularity has increased, if such a thing is possible. That may be because the styles this season 'are so beautiful when developed in this ever-popular fabric. They are beautifully tailored in every respect. Some are on the jaunt) box lines, ni vests of novelty silk, SaJ colors, and some are in fitted styles rvith novel touches of embroidery or braid. Novel sleeves are shotvn, some vilh braid used in unusual frays and some Tvith button trimming. All have beautiful lining; some plain and some fancy. Most of them have straight, plain, narrow skirts that are so smart. AH sizes are shown from misses' 1 6 to women's 52. Third Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. First Importation Wool Challies--$1 This is the first importation of all-wool challies that has come in from France since the war, and you will find patterns here that are exclusive xwith us, for this is the only Portland store to be showing these exquisite fabrics. The most beautiful colors and combina tions are shown; soft tones in all-over designs and the dainty rosebud patterns. Practically all wanted shades are here. Not a great quantity of each kind. Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Modart Corsets for Spring Here You will find in these handsome new models a charm that will delight you, for they express the very newest ideas of America's foremost designers. Your spring silhouette will assuredly be of the most approved fashion if you use a "Modart" as a foundation. We have complete assortments of Modart corsets, and our expert corsetieres will find the model that is best suited to your individual needs. Priced $5 to $15. Fourth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. New Fibre Silk Shirts in Spring Patterns Much Underpriced $3.85 We know you couldn't possibly duplicate these shirts at the low price elsewhere in Portland, for they were made to sell for ever so much more. ij- t V All the newest and most roantcd and most spring like patterns are shown; in striped and multicolor effects that are beautiful. Another sale that shows the real values always to be found in Lipman, Wolfe & Co.'s Men's Shop Port land men have learned to expect the best here, always. These shirts are cut full and tailored beautifully in every detail. The workmanship is of the highest order throughout. All have French cuffs and the color assortment is extraordinarily varied. Men, you'll want at least half a dozen when you see them. The price is extremely low. Men's Store, Just Inside Washington Street Entrance. i Newest Collar Laces at $ 1 Laces in beautiful imitations of Venise and filet. These are made to fit round necked frocks; made to flare a bit at the outer edge. It requires 24 to 27 inches for a collar. NEWEST EDGING LACES 20c 35c 45c Dainty edges for collars and blouse trimming. In filet and Venise designs. From the narrowest widths to 1 J4 inches. Second Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Newest Spring Rufflings $ 1 .25 Such pretty new rufflings for the adorn ment of your new spring frocks or the re juvenation of your old. There are gay new rufflings in two-tone effects; red and navy, tan and navy, white and fiesh, navy and blue anddelft and navy. All are in regular collar widths' and come in two combinations, with color next to face or outer edge. Street Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. New Blouses of Georgette and Crepe de Chine Special $5 New models in spring blouses, both plain tailored and fancy models. High necked blouses in very plain style; round necked blouses with shallow yokes. Trimmings of lucks, pin tucks, buttons, laces and pleats are used to good effect. White, flesh and maize colored blouses in so many pretty styles we cannot begin to describe them here. Button on the shoulder styles vie with collarless and rolling collar models for smartness. All are unusual at $5.00. Third Floor Lipman, . Wolfe & Co. OH (O.