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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, TnURSDAT, MAT 2?, 1010. SOUTH DAKOTA FETES 200 OREGON SOLDIERS 147th Field Artillerymen Hon ored by Sioux Falls. GOVERNOR GIVES WELCOME Thousands of Citizens Meet Train and Take "Western Boys to Homes' in. City. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. May 21. (Spe cial.) Sioux Falls today welcomed al most 200 Oregon boys who came in last night with the 147th field artillery from Camp Diy, N. J., where the regiment landed on May 13 aboard the Kansas. Sioux Falls entertained the western men at banquets and by auto rides about the city. The troops appeared in parade with the South Dakotans at 2 o'clock' this afternoon. Victory arches were built to honor the troops and the townls ip gala at tire. - The regimental band headed the parade. Governor Norbeck of South Dakota gave an address of welcome. The Oregon men will ask to be sent in a special train from Camp Dodge to their home state. Thousands of South Dakotans met the western boys at the special when it pulled into- Sioux Falls last night about 9 o'clock and hustled the boys off for different entertainments. Corporal Carl Rodgers of Portland, wearing a croix de suerre. refused to etate what he had done to be decorated. neers; headquarters company, supply company, medical detachment and bat teries C, D, E and F, 142d field ar tillery. Organizations of the 4th corps also assigned were: Headquarters, headquar ters troop and detachment, 2d cavalry; troop M, service park unit 169; sani tary train 301; sale3 commissary unit 31; mobile veterinary section 301; 310th field battalion signal corps; 405th tele graph battalion; 301st engineers and engineer train; 81st division complete. Other units were: Company C, 304th service battalion; evacuation ambulance company 32; 379th military police com pany; United States army ambulance service sections 507. 518, 540, 543, 547, 548, 508, 527, 528, 533, 544, 556, 615, 616, 617, 618, 620. 612, 564. 562, 582, 595, 613, 608, 619, 550. 572, 610, 614 and service park units 312 and 313; 529th engineers' eervice battalion, headquarters supply and companies B and D; evacuation ambluance companies 14, 18, 19, 20, 53, 58 and 74; Valdahon school detachment field remount squadrons 315, 316, 328; clothing squadron 309; company C, 51oth engineers; evacuation hospital 12, veterinary hospital 13; 21st engineers, except the 4th battalion and wagon trains; regimental headquarters and 1st battalion, 33d engineers; headquar ters and company C, 301st motor supply train. 805 of Ail-American Division Dock. NEW YORK, May 21. Forty-five of ficers and 760 men of the 82d (All- America) division, comprising drafted troops from all parts of the country, arrived here from Bordeaux today on the steamship Sierra, which brought al together 1511 troops, including the 157th and b.9th aero squadrons, nine wounded men, two nurses and 81 Iowa casuals. WALKER LEAVES FOR HOME PORTUXDER REPORTED SAFE Br GENERAL PERSHING. MASY TRANSPORTS EXPECTED Numerous Battalions to Dock Dur ing Present Montlt, WASHINGTON. May 21. Expected arrivals of transports announced today were: Saxonia. New York. May 29, company G, 142d infantry; five convalescent de tachments, 61 casual officers; Pueblo, New York, May 30, companies O. I, K. M and detachment company F, 142d infantry; Rotterdam. New York, May 27, headquarters .and troops 89th divi sion; headquarters 17Sth infantry brig ade; 305th sanitary train; 314th motor Fupply train; five casual companies, 72 casual officers, including Major-General Frank L. Winn commanding 69th divi sion; Brigadier-General George C. Banir hardt commanding ITSth infantry brig ade and Brigadier-General William A. Atterbury. Aeolus. Newport News, May 29, head quarters lu8th infantry brigade, field, staff, medical, ordnance and headquar ters detachments; headquarters 1st, 2d and 3d battalions, supply and machine gun companies and companies A to M. inclusive. it KM Mi infantry; two convales cents. Brigadier-General Evan M. Tohnbon. commanding 15Sth infantry brisrade, is on board. Knilaiii, Now York, May SO, head? ciuarters 175th infantry brigade; field and staff, headquarters, 2d and 3d bat talions, companies 1 to M inclusive -(unit designation unintelligible in ca ble) infantry; supply detachment and company. C, 313th field battalion; five convalescent detachments, four officers, including Brigadier-General Merch B. Stewart, commanding 175th infantry-brigade. NORTHWEST SIE LEAVE CAMP Hopes of Entertaining Hospital 4 6 as Unit Given Up. Oregon. Washington and Idaho men to the number of 130 left Camp Dix Monday en route for Camp Lewis for discharge, according to a message re ceived by Frank H. Hilton, manager of the civic reception committee. They will pass through Portland the first part of next week. All hope has been lost on the part of the civic reception committee of being able to entertain base hospital No. 46 as a unit. The men have been dis charged at Camp Lewis and are re turning to Portland on every train from that direction. Their hurry to reach home precludes holding for them together a public greeting and enter tainment. Expressions of disappointment were peneral yesterday from the war work ers and friends, who had anticipated a big welcome for this home organiza tion. Some effort may be revived a give a. public reception later, but past efforts of the committee to entertain discharged units have met with little success. EARLY CONVOY IS PROMISED Numerous Organizations Assigned to Priority of Return. WASHINGTON, May 21. Organisa tions assigned to early return today were: Companies A, E, F and medical detachment, 301st supply train; com pany C, 520th engineers; company C. 305th labor battalion; depot service companies 13, 14 and 16; bakery com panies 309 and 319; sales commissary units 11, 26, 37 and 41; 1st battalion and detachment, 142d field artillery: service battalion 312, quartermaster corps;- 61st ambulance company. 15th cavalry; sanitary squads 18, 49, 79, 119, 3 20 and 75; motor truck company 5; 236th and 223d military police com panies; company 126. transportation corps; camp hospital 50; supply com pany 303; company D, service battalion 305; headquarters motor company, 12: motor transportation company ' 472; 622d engineers, brigade headquarters; 148th and 146th artillery Of the 66th field artillery brigade; balloon com pany 58: base hospitals 110 and 95; headquarters medical detachment and companies A, C, T, E and F, 32d engi- E. T. Bradford, of Roseburg, Or dered Back to United States for Official Discharge. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 21. (Special.) Inquiries from Portland, Or., to the war depart ment through Senator Chamberlain relative to Robert H. Walker, company A, 23d infantry, have brought a cable gram from General Pershing saying that the soldier left his station in France for the United States on May 8. Sergeant Edward F. Beletski, com pany L, 9th infantry, whose mother, Mrs. A. B. Beletski, 908 Capitol avenue, Portland, Or., has not heard from him Blfice October 21, 1918, is in good health. the. commander of the American expe ditionary forces reports. His mother's failure to hear from him is presumed to be due to faulty mail service. L. L. Bradford of the United States marines, whose home is at Roseburar. Or., will soon be back in the United States. Inquiry to the high command in France brings the reply that he has been ordered back to the United States for discharge and that he left his sta tion in France May 10. Affidavits had been submitted to his commanding 'of ficer showing the need for his services at home. GERMANY'S' DEATH IS SEEN Continued From Kirut F'ajye. ) WILSON WILL RETIRE IF LEAGUE WINS OUT Definite. Public Announcement Expected Soon. PACT HELD VITAL TO U. S. v. Theres something about them yotilllilca Jlinty to i CV f StorVA 'SUA: K&i 6 BELL-AN3) net water , Sure Relief ELL-AN FOR. INDIGESTION what may, we will not sign such a peace, is commented unon by the en tire German press. But this represents onlythe major ity view of the government. There is a strong minority faction, headed bv Matthias Krzberger, . which is in favor of signing the treaty under protest, after some minor concessions are made by the. allies, thus enabling the govern ment to save its face. atioitall Against Signing. The nationalists are uncompromis ingly against signing, and fear the lirzeoerger iactiou will get the upper hand and sign. The independent soci alist organ "Die Freiheit," however. believes the government cannot get rid of the nationalist is spirit which it summoned and that its indecisive alti tude has made the government prisoners of the nationalists. The gov ernment is driving toward an abyss into which the German people will be plunged, if the treaty is rejected and a new war begins. The non-signers are conjurring up the most frightful conse quences or Tamtne and the mass of un employed. Every resistance against the entente is impossible. Not signing now would inevitably mean having to. sign wixnout a lew weeks muchliarder con ditions. "We must sign. Not because we agree wun ine Terms, but because to the ex hausted German people, a state of peace 13 urgently necessary for it economic reconstruction as a pre requisite to continued existence." The majority socialist, Erwin Barthe, 111 Yurwu-eris, says: Revival of War Feared "If we do not sign, the hunger stock ade will be reinforced with the utmost ruthlessness and the war will be re vived. We must calculate at least upon me occupation or tne Rhinish West phalian coal and industrial region. Under this pressure, we can hardly re sist any lengtn or time. "The government would surely be shaken by the expense of the deeds of desperation which would result. Its successor could be only a government prepared to sign. And this govern ment, too, would soon have to go to the devil under the frightful conse quences of signing and fleeing before the storm of wretched human beings who would hold that the signature of the government was responsible for all of their misfortunes. "Germany would be plunged from one upheaval into another, into anarchy and wild coups-in the etat. In view of tne zngnirui ana caiasirophal conse quences of a decision by the govern ment, the people themselves must de cide the question of-signing or of not signing." On the other hand, the nationalists strongly oppose a plebiscite, fearing that the people will cast a majority vote for peace at any price. The junket organ, the Krouz Zeitung, says: Passive Resistance Advocated. "The majority of Germans do not realize the political and economic con sequences of the peace terms. For the masses, the question of acceptance or rejection would be in the first in stance a stomach question, and short sightedness woll lead many to take the view that it will not be so bad after all." The Krouz Zeitung, which cham pions unequivocal rejection, adds: "The suggestion has been made that we tnouia accept the peace terms and not cary them out. The sole merit to this idea would be that entente action would thereby be delayed, but our martyrdom would only be prolonged. Somewhat more worth while is a mod ification of this plan, namely, passive resistance; keeping our hands in our pockets and refusing to pay taxes, etc. Passive resistance would only be pos sible under leaders of great energy and popularity who could steer the DeooU through the first stage of suffering and desperation, but such leaders fato has denied us. "We must remain determined thai rejection is the lesser evil and holds out the hope of the reborth of tho German nation, if not to us, then to a later generation. Attack on Covenant in Congress Is Declared Invitation to President to Stay in Fight. BT CHARLES MICHELSON. (Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub lished by arrangement.) WASHINGTON, May 20. (Special.) When he returns to America President Wilson plans to make a definite and publio announcement that under no cir cumstances will he be a candidate for re-election. Re outlined this programme to a number of democratic members of the foreign relations and foreign affairs committees on occasion of the dinner at which he answered questions about the league of nations. There has been more or less mystery about utterances on that occasion, principally due to the circumstance that his statements about his candida cy were conf identiAl. while his replies to the questions concerning the Paris negotiations were meant to be told broadcast. Support Held Vital to U. S. He explained his reasons for not making the announcement at that time. He wanted the undivided attention and support of the party leaders for what he regarded as the most vital thing in the modern history of America. He hoped that the personal ambitions of no democrat would start cross currents that might develop into rivalries that would distract the energies of the lead- era of sentiment and confuse the publio opinion. As long as there was a possibility of the president being the candidate, no. body would start campaigns for the other fellows, and the attention of the country would remain centered on the big question. At the fame time he made them un derstand that when the time came he would step out of the way and leave the nomination to the best man. 1 heire la Indicated. There was some effort to get the president to indicate then who. in his opinion, tho best man was, but he was not to be cajoled into making a choice that would upset all his calculations regardless of the confidential character of ihe conversation. When he has presented the treaty to congress, and the fate of the league of nations is behind us In history, tho an nouncement will be made unless the backfire started by the round-robin signers continues to blaze. If the re publican majority in congress thinks there is political capital in balking the league of nations, they will be inviting Woodrow AVilson to stay in the fight. If he has to go to the people over the heads of congress he may be forced to accept the issue, even if it involvee his championing the idea of the league through the campaign of 192t). Meantime Fight Cioea Oo. The same mental processes that sent him to Paris to insure the inclusion in the peace of the principles he had an nounced as the reasons for the United States entering the war, despite the domestic problems and the political ex igencies here at home, wif make him the candidate if he feels that by mak ing the fight he will win this country's adherence to the league of nations. He is not given to doing his fighting by deputy. Meanwhile the fight on the league is ueing carried on. "It would be equivalent to national suicide to enter into such a compact," aid Senator Knox ef Pennsylvania, re ferring to the league of nations cove nant. In doing so, he utterly rejected the revised text, and pronounced it more obnoxious than the agreement as originally drawn. Commenting on the covenant as final ly submitted in perfected form. Senator Jvnox said: Knox Far From Satisfied. "It is my intention at a convenient time to discuss the revision at some length, with the view, of showing, as I claimed in an address delivered in Pittsburg on May 21 that tho revised draft is more objectionable than, the original one; that the changes do not meet the objections so generallv made to the original, and that it would be equivalent to national suicide to enter into such a compact, and further that without authority from the people the treaty-making power, or indeed the congress, cannot delegate to any five, nine or other number of representa tives of foreign government powers that the people have delegated to them or reserved to themselves." Taking up the insistence of some legal experts that the senate cannot amend the covenant. Senator Knox said: The contention that the senate. which under the constitution must "ad vise and consent" to a treaty, cannot give its advice and consent upon such terms as it chooses to impose, is, in my opinion, wholly untenable and con trary to precedent. "Ohio Fa-vora League" The people of Ohio are almost unanimous for the league of nations compact," said Senator Pomerene. "The only ones who oppose it are a few law yers, and they are not receiving any encouragement from the great mass of the people. Speecnes were made by Mr. Pomerene in many parts of Ohio, ana tney round tne same favorable sen timent prevailing wherever he spoke. Unofficial travelers say almost without exception that the country generally believes in the league. The talk of the leaders will sway the po litical partisans, but the 2.000,000 vot ers who do not regard a party flag as something to be followed blindly are with the league, even if they are not with the president. WAGE RISE GIVEN MINERS Operators Meet and Vote Workers Increase of 5 0 Cents. WALLACE, Idaho, May 21. (Special.) At a meeting of the mine operators of this district, held here recently, it wn voted to increase miners wages by an additional bonus of 50 cents a day. This increase makes the bonus $1.25, and increases the wage to $4.75. The state ment issued after the meeting ad journed lonows: "At a meeting of the managers of the principal operating mines held Jn Wal lace, it was decided to make an in crease of 50 cents per day in the bonus paid to ail employes. Since the redue tion made in March the bonus has been 75 cents per day. beginning today it win be fl.za. "The companies have realized that the expected decrease in the cost of liv ing has not taken place. And they real, ize, also, that conditions have been bur densome to the employes, particularly so to the men with families. Nuraya tea is delicious. Closset, & Devers, Portland. Adv. n 1 1 r 4 F i Phone your want ads to The Oreso- nian. i-none Main 10 if, A 6oo. Tp3 7 ,r if cea. J 5 1 "V Must Vacate Premises Store Leased Over Our Heads critic "Fern's" Cloak House with its high grade stock of Suits, Coats, Capes, Dolmans and Dresses, finds itself without a home. All our efforts to find a new location have proved fruitless. A beautiful stock and fixtures must be sold at once, To meet our obligation and to realize immediate cash the entire stock and fixtures must be sold regardless of loss. A bona fide business-quitting sale not a garment reserved. CIHlOlHal alff Price audi Lei mm 9A V-WSkV&S L 1 I i!. Jii 1 1 f t c v fin Just a few items quoted, indication of the Bargains we are offering. UITS Reg. to $35.00 14 Reg. to $42.50 Reg. to $65.00 COATS Reg. to $30,00 Reg. to $37.50 7 Reg. to $50.00 A. O Reg. to $15.00 17 A 2 CAPES 4 4 .H:0 1 S25'00 $12.45 s$50:00 . $24.85 Reg. to $35.00 S"1 fj QC DOLMANS. f . P lO.OO Reg. to $45.00 DOLMANS.. Reg. to $60.00 J DOLMANS. $16.85 $28.85 Reg. to $25.00 CM f OCj DRESSES tplUtOO Reg. to $35.00 (f Q DRESSES p JLO.OO Reg.toS42.50 (JIAQC DRESSES tpl Sale Starts Today, Thursday, May 22 FIXTURES FOR SALE a If laniliTflrT? T -a.S j 144 BROADWAY Near Alder St., Bush & Lane Bldg., Formerly Eilers. FIXTURES FOR SALE m .1 i 3 .1 .1 ARTIST 1 FIGURES IN SUIT TIXPIATJ3 KING SUES FORMER ACTRESS FOR. DIVORCE. Wealthy Daniel G. Reld, Thrice Wed, Seeks Separation From Girl He Married In Paris. vrw vfiRK Mir 81. (Special.) A small, atoop-shouldered Serbian, artist known as "Captain" faampson xener noff, who claims to have spent' many mnn,. in ihn tranches and cam. to the United States to sell his paintings. is named in the suit xor aivorce 01 uan lot n Tteid. "tin ulate klnr." asralnst his beautiful youns wife. Margaret M. Carrlere, a former actress ne married in Paris in 1910. . . Mrs. Reid, who was Margaret Car rinr. r Detroit and who was 23 Years old at the time ef her marriage, is now at Redwood cjity, uai. one appeared at the Casino in "A Chinese Honeymoon," She is the financier's third wife. The first rilori ahnut 2U'Veara aero, leavlnc- a daughter, who is now Mrs. Henry lopping. nis secona wiie, uiansse Innsnr H tH In 19A4 "Captain" Tchernoff left the Hotel Vanderbilt Sunday. He requested his mail lO D igrwmacu iu iiuioi feiie view, San Francisco. Mr. Reid is 61 years old. His for tune is estimated at J50.000.000. The Reid home is at 907 Fifth avenue. i i OREGON MEN TO DEBATE Six Students to Participate jn Alumni Medal Contest. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON". Eugene. May 21. (Special.) Six nniversity men have entered the alumni medal contest in Rebating, which will be held here next Friday nipht. The -winner will receive the medal offered annually by the Alumni association to the best man debater in college. The six who will compete are Abraham Rosenberg: of Portland, who last year won the inter state oratorical contest; Ralph liolz- man of Portland, Carlton Savaee of Waeonda, and Kenneth Armstrong ef Jefferson, members of last year's de bating: team: Harvey Tuttle and Dewey Probst, both of Eugene. The medal was won last year by Hugh Brunk of Eufrene. a member of tha team which debated against the University of Washington. BEAVERTON TO HONOR DEAD Programme and Parade to Observe Memorial Day. BEAVERTON. Or.. May SI. (Spe cial.) Beaverton will observe Memorl al day. May SB, with appropriate exer cises. A committee meeting last night decided to obtain a speaker and to arrange a musical programme. Committees were appointed as fol low: Music, Miss Goldie Vincent, R. L. Tucker, Nelson Q. Freeman; speaker. Rev. G. A. Gray, R. H. Jonas. K. A. Hendricks; parade, L. R. Lean, R. W. Cook, Miss Vincent; programme, t-. II. Davis, George R. W. Roberts, M. S. Karnes; decorations, Mrs. Hattle Bruce, Mrs. Ada Teal "Wilson, Misses Jessie I.teser, Gladys Legs, Merle Davies, Elva Rossi, Oma Emmons. The parade will consist of members of the G. A. R., the Spanish War Vet erans, soldiers who wore the olive-drab and members of local organizations, in cluding the Honor Guard, Boy Scouts. Campfire Girls and Oregon militia. JUDGE DEFENDS CONVICTS BoUe Jurist Pleads for Square Deal for Unfortunates. BOISE, Idaho, May 21. (Special.) Inmates In the Idaho state penitentiary Ehould be given greater consideration and extended a helping band rather than condemned at every turn. This is the opinion of Judge Charles P. Mc Carthy, of the third judicial district court, as expressed in an address given here this week. "People," he said, "seem to insist upon visiting upon the unfortunate man who has been discharged or pa roled not only tha punishment by a term in prison, but aUo fastens upon him the stigma of a life of ostracism, suspicion and lack of kindly feeling We have softened our Instruments of torture, but our attitude is much the feme as in olden times. We save the byproducts in industry and secure wonderful reyults. How much more pieeious Is a human life. People for get that the man who goes to prison comes out a better man and is entitled to a new ttart in life.' Thes tales in which women now hac presidential suffrage control almost half the votes in the party conventions and 40 per cent f the electoral cnllear,. 5i u3 o $& TUOMl'S I Hi " " SOLDIERS' PRIZE DANCE Cotillion Hall, Thursday, May 22 SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM H PRICE r-vm " trt Uclter. 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