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THE - aiORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1919. PflELIIW TREATY IS LATEST PROPOSAL Inner Council of Four Plans .' Way to Speed Work. DANGER OF DELAY SENSED Scheme Is to Formulate Terms of TrntatlTe Nature and Then Go .Ahead With Details. t-OKDON. March IS. (British wire less service.) The Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette says on high authority that "In order to avoid perils which would Inevitably arise if pre liminary peace terms are not drafted until such time as the various com missions ehall have finished their labors and have presented their re spective reports, the representatives of the great powers have drawn op cer tain proposals which seem ample to constitute the basis of the first treaty, or one anaolognus to that signed at Versailles in lsll." The correspondent adds that these proposals arc under consideration of the "inner council of four" President Wilson and Premiers Clemenceau. Lloyd George anl Orlando, which has tempo rarily superceded the council of ten. and that this arrangement will greatly expedite decisions. Terms Be Drastic. "A final setlement will not be aimed I." continues the correspondent, 'but the terms will be sufficiently firm, drastic and definite to provide for an rndurlnf; pcare. Justify In larpe meas ure early demobilization, simplify the jrrave international problem and pave the way for speedy industrial recon struction and financial reorganization. "The principal alms of the proposals T.ow before the inner council are (1) to insure ampin security for the future protection of France. especiaJly on her eastern frontier: (2) to establish a strong Italy, with a formidable nnrth ern barrier asainst aggression; (3) to reate a etrone Poland: M) to found a league of nations pledprd. on mate rial as well as moral irronutU, to pres ervation of world peace." PARIS. March 16. (By the-Associated Press.) Technical experts of the .American peace delegation. In consulta tion with experts of other delegations. have been considering a possible meth od for earrylnir out a project brought fvrward yesterday to Include all four enemy powers In one peace treaty. The fact that the I'nited States was r'ver at war with Turkey and Bul garia complicates the matter, but the opinion of the American experts is to the effect that this is not insurmount able and that it is feasible for the I'nited States to tinn such a quadruple treaty with an explanatory statement t!i:t the United States accepts only such portions of the treaty as directly af X.ct it. Problem la Difficult. Preparatorylo the execution of the plan without delay In caae It should c adopted, the commission on repara tions and boundaries are to reduce to form as quickly as possible all data they have collected brarinp on the financial and educational ability of Turkey and Bulgaria and of what re mains of Austria-Hungary to meet the charges they must pay as well as the new boundaries they must accept In order to recognize the right of self determination. The problem is rendered difficnlt by reason of the necessity of assessing f.nrlv the share of the pre-war debt of the three nations which must be as- 1 unid by the separated provinces, and tnts is receiving; careful study by ex perts. r.KRLFX. March-IS. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The German military representation to the peace conference wi'l be made up as follows: General von Hammerstein, hitherto military president of the armistice commission: Major von Boeck, a for mer aeneral staff officer in the crown prince's army group; Lieutenant-Colonel von Aylander of the Bavarian gen eral staff; Major Poettcher of the Son general staff, and Captain Geyer of Wurtternburg. The mission will be under the con trol of General von Weisberg of the Prussian war ministry. DIRECTOR-GEIRAL TALKS OF RAILROADS Programme Given. family." he says in telling of the inci dent. "In the morning I found that ray company had been moved forward. I located them again November 3, just 48 hours after leaving them. The next day I was reprimanded by the company commander, who had been with us only a week. He put me on kitchen police for 16 days, which I thought would be the extent of my punishment. "November 20 I was taken to the fore being notified that I was held for Plans to Finance Improvement cenerai courtmartiai. wnn i waa tried at 91st division headquarters No vember 29. my counsel made no plea to the Jury. I wa aentenced to dis honorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allotments due and confine ment at hard labor for five years. "I then was placed in regimental guardhouse and on some marches forced to carry two men's packs. "Finally I was sent to St. Sulpice prison camp, where "00 of ua are coa fined, and hundreds of others about France that the folks at home know nothing about. In the camp are 2000 Germans, after whom we clean up. 'I am shoveling coal. 'It grieves me to be subjected to the disgrace and humiliation, considering the nature of my case. You all know that the boys over here have done their bit. so now we expect the people at WORK TO BE CONTINUED Congress Expected to Provide Funds to Pay Back Money, Which Will Be Borrowed. PLAY t PLAY IS SATIRE ON HOME J I LIFE. f I W:ir:Jvpr-tF- :T . A tr - t f I I ' " - " " J :: X .- i , ; :: - ' ' I : v?n if it. i 1 t I.ulu McOonell Home life's funny side waa first carefully studied by Lulu McConnell and then skillfully de picted by her in "At Home." the hilarious one-act comedy in which she appears with Grant Simp son aa one of the principal fea tures at Pantages this week. In creating the character of the wife In the playlet. Miss Mo- J Connell watched the little every- I day events at home on whic to I base her part. The result is a brilliant satire on home UIc home to do their bit and get us home as quickly as possible." E IS twenty-five rcri, fditors TO ATTEND SESSION. Following Business Meeting Yisitin? Newspaper Men Will Be Enter talned at Luncheon. COPENHAGEN. March J. Tha Ger man finance commission, which will go to Versailles to meet an inter-allied commission, has been summoned to Weimar to receive instructions from the German government. PARIS. March The Italian dele sr.itioti to the peace conference, today notified the conference of the sup pression of the military and commer cial blockade in the Adriatic by which fading In the Adriatic returna to con ditions before the war except that until peace is declared allied warships will have the right to search merchantmen. (By the Associated Press.) PARIS, March 2S. The meeting of the league of nations commission of the peace conference which waa fixed for 1 o'clock this afternoon waa post poned until tonight. Tnia action wn taken to permit of an uninterrupted day's sitting by Presi dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando, in an effort to expedite the framing of the peace treaty. Today's session was held at the Paris "White House." At the conferences between President Wilson and the three premiers the dif ferences of opinion which hav devel oped since the return of Mr. Wilson to Paris are being considered fully and frankly, and a determined effort is be-ins- male in the interest of an early peace to reach an agreement on broad lines. Today marks the beginning of a series of important conferences in preparation for the victory liberty loan. Appropriately because the first action is the educational publicity work done by the press, the Initial con-. ference will be a meeting of the lead ing newspaper men of Oregon with Executive Chairman Cooklngham. Ex ecutive Manager Smith and Chairman Ainsworth of the publicity committee. It is expected tbat 25 editors of papers throughout the state will be here for the conference, some of whom arrived last night. The visiting newspaper men will meet at the office of Kobert E. Smith in the Northwestern National bank building at 11 o'clock, and will go from there to the rooms of the Portland Presa club, publicity headquarters for I questions could have been dealt with the drive. Conferences will be held at I properly except under government PITTSBURG. March 26. Despite the financial predicament of railroads, the railroad administration plans to carry out as much of its improvement pro gramme as possible to keep labor em ployed and roads 1A repairs. Walker D. Ilines, director-general of railroads, declared In an address tonight before the Pittsburg Traffic club. He asked for a more adequate understanding on the part of the public'of problems fac ing the railroads during the war and in the immediate future, and presented suggestions for operating roads pri vately under public regulation as a permanent solution of the problem. He emphasized that the ability of the rail road administration to finance itself spite of the failure of its appropria tion does not mean that it will not need the appropriation as soon as con gress meets again. Exteaalosi Work Still Plamned. Referring to the improvement pro gramme, Mr. nines said: Unfortunately the impression has gone out that the railroad administra tion has decided to cut off all Improve ment work, including additions and bet terments and maintenance. This is not a fact. What has happened is that we aro taking steps to give the railroad corporations full opportunity to de-termine-whether they should assent to the work which they must finance. It is the intention of the railroad ad ministration to carry forward just as much additions and betterments and maintenance work as possible in order that labor may not be thrown out of employment unnecessarily and in order that the railroads be kept in good re pair and extended to meet the needs of the situation." Government gnaerviaton Advocated. Proposing eventual private operation with government supervision, Mr. Hines said: "My own view is that a moierate guaranty on capital should be pre scribed (by the government) so as to give a reasonable assurance to capital. nd that there should be a right to participation in any profits made In excess of that guaranty so as to furnish the needed stimulus to private initiative. I further believe that the govern ment should be strongly represented on the boards of directors, and that these government directors should constitute an important part or the regulating body which prescribes the rates so that this regulating body will know as ne cessities develop that the necessities are developing and will be able to meet the needs of the situation much more nearly at the tinie the needs arise than is possible at present. rkree Results Accomplished. I do not believe these fundamental changes can be successfully carried through except by the construction of a comparatively few great railroad cor porations, each of which wtll so com bine the prosperous and unprosperous roads as to present a fair average re sult and get away from the hopeless diversity in earnings which has ex isted in the past; and upon each or which it will be practicable to have ample governmental representation." Reviewing government operation or railroads during the war, Mr. Hines salt! it was important that the public understand the accomplishment of three great results. First, conflict of priorities waa eliminated and unifica tion of control prevented serious con gestion. Second, through government control, railroad labor was given wage increases and improved working con ditions. Third, the government pro vided for adequate financing of the roads which otherwise would have been almost Impossible. None of these 958 troops, including casual com-1 panles. WASHINGTON. March 26. Transport sailings were announced by the war department today as follows: The La Lorraine is due New York March 31 with casual companies for Nebraska and regular army. The Aquitania due at New York, March 29. is bringing the 166th field artillery brigade headquarters, 347th and 348th field artillery regiments complete, mainly for Camps Kearny and Funston; base hospital No. 92. The Aquitania -is bringing a record number of soldiers' wives, there being 69 brides with the army troops and six with a small naval contingent. The following units were announced today as assigned to early convoy: Base hospital No. 102, army ambu lance service sections Nos. 526, 527, "629. 5.12. S45. 655, 557, 563, 565, 566. 573, 579, 587, 596. 559. HONOR PAID NEWBERO BOY SERVICE CROSS IS PIXXED MEUTEXAXT LEE. ON Officer, Cited for Bravery, First to Receive the Distinguished Re ward at Camp Lewis. TACOMA, Wash., March 26. (Spe cial.) While regimental colors were flown, and every man of the First in fantry stood at attention, Major-General Joseph D. Leitch pinned a distinguished i service cross on Lieutenant Arthur I Turnbull Lee of Newberg, Or., at Camp ' Lewis today. Lieutenant Lee was the 1 iirst to receive tne cross at tamp j Lewis. His parents. Rev. and Mrs. George Lee of Newberg, and his sis ter, of Port Angeles. Wash., were here to see the young officer receive his decoration. Colonel Harvey Miller, commander of the First infantry, di rected his unit, the oldest in the- serv ice, to honor the young Oregonian. As General Leitch pinned the decora tion a half dozen motion picture cam eras cranked the event into history and scores of pictures were taken by newspaper and private photographers. Lieutenant Lee stood smiling between his parents as the camera shutters snapped. Lieutenant Lee received two cita tions for bravery while fighting-with the 91st division. He went over the top with, his men on numerous occasions and was wounded several times, once seriously. He was returned to this country and sent to Camp Lewis with other casuals. Lieutenant Lee will return to New berg as soon as he is discharged. Rev. Mr. Lee is pastor of the Presbyterian church at Newberg. GOODYEAR SHOE CO.'S LAST WEEK OF BIG SALE These Shoes will go back to the regular price after this week. If yon need a pair of Shoes don't over look these present prices. These prices will go up from $1.50 to $2.50 a pair, both women's and men's. On all children's Shoes there is from 10 to 15 per cent reduction. Every shoe in the house is reduced. Look at Our Windows LADIES' BIG BOND ISSUE PROPOSED i I LIXX COUNTY TALKS OP $1,000, 000 FOR GOOD ROADS. 4 4 the clubrooms and luncheon will be served there at noon, at which local newspaper men will meet the out-of- town editors. Most of the editors will remain in the city for the conference of county managers to be held at the Multnomah Hotel Friday. Women heading their divisions of the victory liberty loan drives in the vari ous counties will also meet in Portland Krlday. They wiil hold their sessions at the Hotel Portland. Krlday evening there will be a Joint meeting of the county chairmen and women s com mittee at the Multnomah hotel, con cluding the conferences of the day. control, Mr. Hines said. RED CROSS WORKERS SHIL 120 WOMEN" AXD MEN LEAVE FOR ARMY OF OCCUPATION. Sol Millet Minister to Salvador. RAN SALVADOR. March I. Sol Mil let has been appointed minister of Sal vador to the L'nited States in succes sion of Dr. Rafael Zaldivar, who has resigned. Dr. Attillio Pecorinl will accompany the new minister to Wash ington as secretary of legation. Dry slahwood and tnsiae wood, green . tamps, for rash. Holman Fuel Co., Main 35S. A S353. Adv. Aquitania Due to Reach New York This Week With 75 Brides of Soldiers. - NEW YORK, March 26. A party of American Red Cross workers consist ing of 110 women and ten men sailed today on the steamer Meuw Amster dam for Havre for service win tne army of occupation. NEW YORK. March 26. The army transport Franceses, formerly an Aus trian steamship, arrived here today from Marseilles with 23 officers and Meeting Called to Confer With Coun ty Court on Putting Matter Before the Voters at Special Election. ALB ANT, Or.. March 26. (Specia l.) A $1,000,000 bond issue proposed in Linn coiinty for road construction may be voted upon at the special election In June, A meeting of representatives from various sections of the county with the county court will take place in Albany next Monday. The movement was launched at a meeting of the Albany Chamber of Commerce Iaet evening, when repre sentatives of similar organizations in Lebanon and Scio were present. It was not called as a road meeting but developed Into that because of the prevalent sentiment for good roads. Sentiment seemed to favor a ten-year bond issue for $1,000,000 and a suffi cient levy to pay the interest and re tire $100,000 worth of bonds annually. F. J. Miller, president of the Albany chamber, appointed J. M. Hawkins, Mayor L. M. Curl and Dr. J. H. Robnett to represent this city. The Lebanon delegation present at the meeting ap pointed Samuel M. Garland. r. M. New port and A. M. Reeves to represent Lebanon. tFt MEN S I .rsIEC F'kM Mouse LnUlLO kid, cloth top to match, solid leather military heel, (Soodyear welt. Reg. price $9.50. $7.85 Black Vici Kid, military- heel, high top, Goodyear welt, imitation tip. Reg ular $7.50. $5.95 Black Kangaroo cushion sole, combination instep heel and ball, in blucher and bal, as narow as AAAA; as wide as EE; also the same shoe in tan or mahog any vici kid. Regular $12. I Ar.IFQ'yster kid LflllLkJ vamp, with cloth top to match, solid leather mili tary heel ; Goodyear welt. Regular price $9.50. ALL COLORS $1.95 NOTICE We carry a complete line of Ladies' Comfort Shoes, such as Ye Old Time Comfort hand-turned, also outsizes or stout ankle, in colors, which is a hard shoe to get. If you have it in a black, we have it in colors, in dark brown or tan. OE CO. UNION SHOP 149 FOURTH STREET Next to Honeyman Hardware Co. UNION STORE BEER MEN HOLD SESSION Brewing to Be Resumed, Is Resolve, But Not Just Yet. SAN FRANCISCO, March 26 A reso lution that they resume the brewing of beer In accordance with a decision expressed by prominent New York at torneys that a beer with a 2 per cent alcohol content is not in violation of pending prohibition measures, was adopted by the California State Brew ers' association in a meeting here today. No further action will be taken, how ever, until p. test case to determine the status of such beer under the prohi bition laws, now pending In New York, is finally determined, it was announced by Rudolph Samet, president of the association. Brewers from all parts of the state attended the meeting. Made to Order LINN BERRIES IN DEMAND Albany People Face Shortage as Re sult of High Prices ALBANY, Or., March 2S. (Specials- Albany people, from present Indica tions, will enjoy very few of the straw berries raised In this vicinity this year. Such high prices are being offered al ready by canners and shippers that it is said there will be very few berries for home consumption. Many growers are contracting the delivery of their crops already. Many new strawDerry patcnes win be set out this year on the Willamette river bottom land Just north of Albany, already a famous gardening and berry growing section. Canneries and snippers are oioaing for berries of all kinds here and a good market for many years is assured. Extension Granted Socialists. CHICAGO. March 16. Federal Judge Landis today granted a 20-day exten sion to Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee and four other socialist leaders con victed of violation of the espionage law and sentenced to 20 years' imprison ment, in which to prepare their bill of I exceptions in the appeal of the case. POSITIVELY THE BIGGEST OUTDOOR PICTURE OF . THE YEAR WENT IS SEVERE SOLDIER. GOXE 48 HOCRS, GETS 1IVE-YEAR SEXTEXCE. I'ormrr Portland Boy, Who Fought In Hard Battles, Resenta Action of Coort-MartiaL Five years at hard labor for absence from duly for 48 hours. This was the punishment meted out to a former Portland boy by a court martial in France a few months ago, as told in a Utter recently received from a prison camp near Bordeaux. The boy's father, who has asked that his nam. be withheld because of possible further action against his son. expect soon to take the matter up with Sen ator Chamberlain, head of the military affairs committee, who is investigat ing a number of such cases. The boy. who now is held in prison ramp with hundreds of others that the folks at home don't know about," was ire the Argonne battle and later fought on th. Flanders front, where he "lot" his company November 1. "I ktayed all nihl with a Belgian ii ij '.f i ii -ia M' Ficant Rendered" rORE than 26,000 persons, firms and families now have the Northwestern National "banking habit." You will find them making; their daily or weekly trips here for depositing; in Checking; and Savings Accounts and often to utilize our many other convenient facilities. Enlarged Commercial and Savings De partaenti make baoking Mere evea more advantageous thas ts. tke past. rue St. Kill! lillll c iLyjiri! 23 ?? H ii H Ii v 33 ii !! 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