tite morning oregonian, siondat, march 34,. ioio.
BRITISH WILL DELAY
torney. or claim agent Is a needless
Major Foster, "Is of a statement I did
expense."
not make. It Is too obviously an at
tempt to discredit all my charges by
Indicating 1 charged local boards with
being a party to secret plans for the
comfort of the obstructionists,
"What I did say was that local draft
boards had been instructed to send all
men between the ages of 21 and SI to
the camps, and -the public believed they
were to enter combatant or noncom
batant branches of the service.
"I went on to say there was an Inner
working of the military programme of
which the public knew nothing, in that
secret orders to commanders of eamps
and cantonments provide Immunity
from service or punishment to all who
had 'personal scruples against war.'
"Examination of my notes and of the
published reports of my speech will
show that there was no allegation of
Claims for the $60 additional bonus
authorized in the war revenue act, the
department said, should be sent to the
sons finance officer at Washington, and
the application should be accompanied
by a certified copy of the discharge cer
up nc
Ul
tificate to be made by the nearest re
cruiting officer, a statement of all mili
tary service sine the declaration of
war against Germany and the adminis
trators to which tha check should be
sent.
Claim for arrears of pay iue offi
cers and enlisted men at the time of
their death in the service should be ad
dressed to zone finance officer, and all
claims for Insurance, unpaid family al
lowance and compensation for death or
disability, under the war risk insurance
Cargo Carriers Preferred
Passenger Steamers.
to
People Must Be Fed, Says Os
x wald G. Villard.
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LITTLE RELIEF- IN SIGHT
MORE STRIKES EXPECTED
local draft boards being party to secret
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Thousands of Persons, Wishing
Visit Orient Through- United
States, Are Refused.
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Tennre of Ebert Government Held
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to Be Precarious; Bitterness
Toward. Allies' Growing. .
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LONDON. March 23. (Special Cable.)
Because of the Increase In the coet of
ship production the Great Britain com
panies hare decided not to lay down
the keels of any slant liners, like the
Aquitanla. for some months to come,
shipping officials informed the World
correspondent today.
Instead, it seems to be the intention
to concentrate on the production of
cargo and passenjrer-carry ing; vessels
-without luxurious fittings, which, how
ever, will be eventually returned to in
future competitive shipbuilding;.
It was asserted today that the re
sumption of anything like normal pas
sengrer traffic probably will be Impos
sible in less than six months. The
world shortage of tonnage and the
use of the greater part of it up to next
autumn for transporting troops, is
causing an acute world situation even
for the most legitimate travel.
Little Relief la Sight.
There is little if any relief in trans
Atlantic passenger conditions. The
American consulate-general is turning
away hundreds who want to go to the
orient through America so that there
may be tonnage to enable American
' civilians to return home. This is arous
ing considerable feeling among busi
ness men. One British line to the far
set has every berth booked for a year.
Scores of vessels, it is asserted, must
bo overhauled after they are released
by the government before resuming
passenger traffic. ,
LIVERPOOL. March 23. (Special
Cable.) British shipping interests
. here are alive to the fact that America
henceforth is their great rival, because
Germany will not be a serious com
petitor for years. The lack of experi
enced crews and especially of masters
and officers for American vessels, it
is believed here, will give the British
a chance of giving America a good
run for her money.
Mr Steamers Are Lost.
Qne of the biggest handicaps that
the British must overcome is that
caused by German submarines. The
"White Star company lost nine liners of
n aggregate tonnage of 14S.14a. The
company now has under construction
at Belfast the Homeric, 30.000 tons,
which, with the Olympic, is expected
eventually to ply between South
ampton and New York.
The Pittsburgh, 6300 tons. Is now
vnder construction. When the war
broke out the White Star company had
the Belgic. 24.500 tons; Reglna, 16.300
tons; Jtimouski, 9331 tons, and the
Vedic. 9331 tons, on the stock.
Cuaar Llnera Balldlag.
They were built as cargo carriers,
bat are now in process of reconversion
to the passenger service between Liv
erpool and New York.
The Cunard lin lost ten vessels, in
cluding the Lutitania. Orders have
been given to replace this tonnage. The
Cunard is not building any four-funnel
vessels, intending for the present not
to exceed 20,000-tonners. The Aqui
tania, which required three years to
build and cost more than 36.000,000,
could not be reproduced now for $12.
000.000. Many British ship owners advocate
the demand from Germany of big ves
sels to replace the Lusit&nia and Britannic
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DISCHARGED M GUIDED
AXL CLAIMS FOR PAT SITOCLD
BE MADE milLCTLY.
I'ranclii A. McMentnla.
HEPPNER,Or.,March 23. (Spe
cial.) Francis A- McMenamin, re
cently chosen as exalted ruler of
HeDoner lodge. No. 358. B. P. O.
) Klks. is a rising young lawyer
I T who came to Heppner from Port-
V land lens than tsn vnn n cm nnil
has already established himself
in the protessional and business
circles of the city.
Heppner lodge is one of the old
est lodges of this order in Oregon
and enjoys the unique distinction of
being the only lodge in the coun
try in a city of less than 6000
inhabitants. A special dinpensa-
on was granted the applicants
for a charter because of the vast
erritory for which, at that time.
Heppner was the oenter.
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act, should be made direct to the war
risk insurance, treasury department,
and not to the war department. It was
reiterated that it also was unnecessary
to employ attorneys or other claim
agents in'order to have these claims adjusted.
HTUN HUBS CELEBRATION
TIIKEAT TO WITHHOLD FLAG
FROM CARCSO HALTS SPEAKER.
Address by Opponent of Hearst at
Xfw York Given Up When Ex
ecutlve Puts String on Gift.
War Department Warns Against
Asking Settlement Through At
torneys or Agents.
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WASHINGTON. March 33 Officers
nd enlisted men discharged from the
nervice will not expedite settlement of
their claims foe arrears in pay by plac
ing them In the hands of attorneys or
claim agents, said a statement issued
today by the war department. It was
explained that adjustment of claims
thus presented was delayed "by reason
of additional filing and handling of
unnecessary papers of the interme
diary." "The claim of the soldier is all that
is required." said the statement, "and
such claims should be submitted direct
ly by the discharged officer or soldier
to the war department director of fi
nance, who will give them as prompt
and careful consideration as possible.
Any fee paid by the soldier to an at-
Stops Medicine
Health Recovered by
Internal Baths
Mr. A. Czarneckt, 657 Montgomery St..
Fan Francisco. Cal.. writes Tyrrell's
Hygienic Institute of New York as fol
lows: "I must admit that the use of the 'J.
B. I Cascade" has cured my chronic
constipation, from which I suffered.
Piiice May 12. 1S13. 1 have never even
tasted any kind of patent medicine or
purgative. My health is excellent in
every respect."
Over half a million bright, keen, in
telligent Americans have found that
Internal Bathing is more essential to
their health than external baths
Have found that used occasionally at
Tilght they feel like different people the
next morning. No more of that bilious,
tired, nervous feeling, but having by
Nature's own cleanser antiseptic warm
water removed all the poisonous waste
from the lower Intestine, they awake
thoroughly refreshed by normal sleep,
with all their functions acting properly,
clear headed, happy and confident, ea
ftr and capable for the duties of the
day.
Why not learn more about this rap
Idly growing and natural practice? The
J. B. L. Cascade" is the invention of
Chai. A. Tyrrell. M. D.. of New York, a
specialist on internal baths for 25 years.
And is now being shown and explained
by the Woodard-Clark Co.) Drug
btores In Portland. Oregon, who will
Rive you free on request an interest
ing booklet on the subject called "Why
il.n ofJoday Is Only 60S Efficient.'
Adv.
NEW YORK. March IS John, M.
Beck, former assistant attorney-gen
eral of the United States, who was to
have delivered an address here last
night at the Metropolitan opera house
at the celebration of I-nrlco Caruso s
25th year on the operatic stage, did
not speak, asserting in a statement is
sued late last night that Mayor Hylan
threatened, if he did so, to prevent Po
lice Commissioner Enright from pre
senting a flag of the city of New York
to the noted tenor.
William Randolph Hearst, the pub
lisher, whose newspapers supported Mr.
ylan in his campaign, and have since
praised his administration, was recent-
involved in a controversy with Mr.
Beck over the refusal of the latter to
receive a a meeting at which he was
the principal speaker, a petition from
soldiers and sailors for extra pay on
their discharge. This petition had re
ceived the support of Mr. Hearst. Cer
tain references of Mr. Beck to Presi
dent Wilson also have been severely
criticised by Mr. Hearst.
In a statement last night Mr. Beck
said that "just as the curtain went up
the mayor sent me word that if I spoke
the flag intended to fie given Mr. Ca.
ruso would not be presented."
"It was then left to me to determine
whether I would speak," added Mr.
Beck. "Rather than interfere with the
gift to Caruso, I preferred to remain
silent, conscious that this atrocious ex
hibition of bad manners, which is as
much an insult to Mr. Caruso and the
audience as it was to me, would injure
the mayor more than it ould me.
"It must not be thought that the
willingness of the mayor to mar a
notable occasion was due to any ex
pression of opinion on Lincoln day with
reference to the certain phases of our
foreign policy. It is due to the fact
that in the most critical hour of the
war I drew the attention of the public
to the activities of the Hearst press."
PARIS. March 83. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Oswald Garrison Villard,
of rsew York, editor of the Nation, has
Just returned to 'Paris from a week's
j obervation of conditions in Germany
and made a report to the American
peace commissioners and the British
prime minister.
"The drift toward bolshevism is rapid
In Germany," said Mr. Villard today,
"and it can be stayed only by prompt
food relief and the lifting of the block
ade so that trade, may begin again and
the idle German factories' may receive
raw materials as fast as arrangements
can be made to pay for them."
Food alone. Mr. Villard declared,
would not save the situation, though
many Germans thought so.
"The brutalities of the Noske troops
have put down the uprising against the
Ebert government," he continued, "but
have produced a profound reaction. I
did not find any responsible person
who did not expect another general
strike, with more' fighting, this month.
Reds T-ck Strong Leader.
"The Ebert governmant owes Its con
tinued existence in part to the lack of
Btrong leaders on the other side for
the people to turn to. Politically, con
ditions are worse in Bavaria, where
the food conditions are better. Every
thing is quiet in Saxony, though lack
of food is greatest there. In Wurttem-
burg, hitherto the least disturbed Ger
man state, there is most disquieting
peasant uneasiness, due to the bolshe
vist doctrine.
"It is positively stated In Berlin that
there will be few trains moving in six
weeks because of the total exhaustion
of the stock of lubricants. The people
are worn down and helpless and the
misses are very bitter against the old
regime and officers, who dare not show
themselves in the streets of Munich and
who carry revolvers In Berlin for self
protection.
"Many people are still ignorant of
the atrocities of the German troops in
France, Belgium and Roumania, but
soldiers returning from these countries
are telling the truth and openly ac
cusing their officers of wholesale thefts
and deliberate cruelties."
Bitterness la Growing.
With reference to .he German view
of possible peace conditions, Mr. Vil
lard said:
"I have talked with several German
delegates to the peace conference, who
say that any German government sign
ing a treaty calling for heavy indem
nities and the annexation of territory,
other than .Alsace-Lorraine, by the al
lies, could not live 24 hours. They
will submit any peace terms to the
Weimar assembly and possibly to the
German people itself.
"The feeling of bitterness against the
allies, these men said, grows with the
delay in getting fopd. Owing to a hitch
in the question of payments for food,
no shipments of food into Germany
have yet begun. The food in Saxony
will be exhausted next month and it is
officially stated that none will be left
in Munich after May 1, after which all
attempts at rationing will cease."
PORTLAXDERS URGED TO LOOK
IN CLOSETS FOR GARMENTS .
SENDING STATION CHOSEN
Point Loma Hereafter to Give Out
Pacific Radio News.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. March 23. Send
ing news broadcast to all ships in the
Pacific as well as to shore stations on
the Hawaiian, Samoan. Ladrone and
Philippine islands will be accomplished
exclusively hereafter, as far as the Pa
cific coast is concerned, by the naval
station at PointLomr. this city, ac
cording to announcement made here to
day. The San Francisco station has
done thij work heretofore.
Lieutenant Ellery Stone, commanding
at the Point Loma and Col las Heights
station here, said today that the two
stations are In nightly communication
with the naval radio station at Vladi
vostok. Siberia, and that a .large
amount of information relating to the
American expeditionary forces operat
ing against the Bolshevikl along the
trans-Siberian railway is being sent to
the Vladivostok station from here.
MALHEUR IS INTERESTED
Proposal to Bond for $2 00,000 for
Roads to Be Voted Cpon.
BAKER. Or.. March S3 Baker
County good roads boosters. Including
Engineers Bennett and Kopack. re
turned this evening from a successful
trip to Ontario, where they went to in
spect the Baker-Ontarjo link of the
Columbia Highway and to Interest the
people of Malheur county In completing
that county's portion of the project this
season.
Malheur coimty will submit to theJ
voters a proposition to bond the county
for $200,000 at the earliest possible date,
and those who attended the Ontario
meeting assured their visitors that the
ponding election would carry.
Bead The Oregonlan classified ads. .
DRAFT BOARDS EXONERATED
Major Richard B. Foster Replies 'o
Secretary Baker.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. March 23.
Criticism of the war department's an
swer to his charges that undue len
iency was shown to conscientious ob
jectors was voiced last night by Major
Richard B. Foster, who had declared
yesterday that Secretary of War Baker
had "intentionally or unintentionally
adopted the role of protector of the
I. W. W. and international socialists
and humanitarians."
The only denial uttered," declared
Returning Soldiers Learn to Rely on
Red Cross Shop for Getting
"Civies" at Moderate Cost.
"Before the great clothing drive In
Portland for the peoples of devastated
Europe. I do hope Portland people will
give a hurried look through their clos
ets and cupboards for the Red Cross
shop," said Mrs. G. T. Trommald, direc
tor of both the shop and tne salvage
bureau at 70-73 Third street.
"There has never yet been a day that
we have been able to fill all the de
mands made upon us.
'Onlv yesterday three soldiers camo
In who told us they had heard about the
Red Cross shop just after the battle ot
Verdun. One Portland lad had told them
that was the place to get 'civies' cheaply
after they were discharged. And so
they came to us. Fortunately, we could
fit out two of the three.
The men are proud. They want to
pay for their clothes. But they have
not much money. We let them have the
clothes at special prices and they are
just delighted.
'The Red Cross gains because an our
help here is donated. These women are
just giving their time, for they know
all the receipts go to tne ttea jross.
Everv dollar taken in here is just an-
n. h cr niiop the T?ri CrnsR home service
section can spend on the wives and fm-
ilies of soldiers yet overseas.
Clothes, books and bric-a-brac are the
especial needs of the Red Cross shop
Through the salvage bureau, waste pa
per in unlimited quantities can be han
dled, as can junk.
On calls to the American Red Cross,
the Red Cross truck will be sent for do
nations, or donors may take their gifts
to the shop, where they will be turned
into cash in a few hours.
Were it not for Portland donations,
the Red Cross shop would be- forced to
close in a few days, Mrs. Trommald
said.
KELSO SOLDIERS ON WAY
Big Celebration to
More Overseas
Be Held When
Men Return.
KELSO. Wash., March 23. (Special.)
Kelso overseas soldiers are return
ing home in increasing numbers. Cor
noral Dewey Rowland of the 162d in
fantry. Comoral Russell Carothers of
the 63d coast artillery. Sergeant Nat
Smith of the 361st infantry and Ser
geant Guy Swager of the 116th engi
neers received their discharges at
Camp Lewis this week. Other boys
who have landed at Atlantic coast ports
in the past few days and are now
en route home for discharges are
Frank Groce of the 4Sth coast artillery,
Everett Lyon of the 37th engineers and
Byron Oyster, who is in a flying squad
ron.
Others in the 91st division soon will
He on their way, and JCelso Is planning
for a grand celebration to be held
when all the boys are back.
IT IS OF PRIME
IMPORTANCE
to wear clothes that set '
vvell on the figure that
gracefully trace the lines 4
of the anatomy that give
you perfect comfort. And
here they are in splendid
assortment. -
Kirschbanm
Clothes
$20, $25, $30 and up to $55 '
PHEGLEY &
CAVENDER
Cor. Fourth and Alder Streets
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mercantile stocks of local dealers. He
is making this group of assessments
throuchout the county, leaving all other
assessments to his field deputies. Joseph
Cline, of Castle Rock, has completed his
assessment on the west side there, but
other field deputies will be busy for
several weeks more. G. A. Poland has
a big field to cover in and around
Kelso..
Kappa Alpha Theta Alnmnl to Meet.
There will be a special business meet
ing of the Kappa Alpha Theta alumni
tonight at 7:45 o'clock at the Hotel
Norton. All members are urgently re
quested to be present as some impor
tant work is to be taken up.
Read The Orecronlnn classified ads.
Cowlitz Assessor Busy.
KELSO. Wash., March 23. (Special.)
W. M. McCoy, county assessor, was in
Kelso the past few days assessing the
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