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.- VOL- XXXVI. NO. 12. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1917. prihf fwt nT7rg '
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ARMY OF 1,000,000
MEMO BE TRAINED
Rifles, Uniforms and
Artillery Lacking.
COST TO BE BILLION A YEAR
Great Factories to Be Trans
formed to Munition Plants.
DEFENSE BILLS ARE URGED
Congress to Be Asked io Rusli Ap
propriations Brand Whitlock's .
Withdrawal From Belgium
Forecast of Declaration.
! KT JOHN OAT.T.AN O'LAUGHLIN.
WASHINGTON, March 24. (Special.)
fc An army of 1,000,000 men will be
trained and equipped to assure the de
fense of the United States and such
service elsewhere as may be needed for
the assertion of American rights.
President "Wilson, accompanied by
Mrs. "Wilson, called at the "War Depart
ment late this afternoon and for more
than an hour went over the plans of
military preparation with Secretary
Baker. From time to time one of the
staff officers of the Department was
sent for to recite personally what his
branch is doing to meet Germany in
iwar.
Pork to Be Utilized.
The development of an Army such as
the authorities have in mind is a tre
mendous task in itself. It is not be
lieved the raising of the men them
selves will be difficult. The difficulty
will lie In supplying them with officers,
quarters, clothing, rifles and other
equipment. So far as quarters are con
cerned It is proposed to use, as far as
possible, many of the posts which are
the product of the policy of pork, but
which now can be utilized for training
purposes.
Moreover, department commanders at
Chicago, New York, San Antonio and
,,: Kan Francisco hwve been Instructed to
arrange for extensive sites, similar to
that at Plattsburg. N. Y. With refer
ence to clothing, it will be some months
before the uniforms can be secured.
The importance of this one feature of
the matter will be realized when it is
recalled that Germany has declared
that a man In civilian clothing with
weapon in hand will be ehot'as a Franc
Tlreur and not treated as a prisoner
of war in case of capture.
Rifles Are Lacking.
The "War Department has a reserve
cf some 800,000 rifles, not of the most
modern pattern, and even: this num
ber is inadequate for the army pro
posed to be formed. There is a ter
rible paucity of artillery, of all kinds
of machine guns and of ammunition.
Fortunately for the touted States,
Germany cannot attack us upon land,
so that we will have ample time in
which to train and equip the Army.
Because of this fact the War Depart
ment has been content to await author
ization by Congress before proceeding
with the development of force wllch
It is conceded will be necessary.
Munitions Plants Mntt Extend.
As far as possible the preparations
for raising the force are being per
fected. Every dollar that is available
Is being spent for guns f all calibers,
rifles and munitions. The department
cannot afford to be too lavish in
placing contracts, it is argued, because
it is advisable for the munitions plants
o turn out the supplies ordered by
Great Britain, France and Russia. It
Is becoming increasingly apparent,
however, that these plants must ex
tend and that other factories, especial
ly automobile factories, must be trans-
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T. R. WOULD HEAR
"DIXIE" IN FRANCE
COLONEL SAYS HE CAN TAKE
DIVISION ABROAD SOON.
Roosevelt Declares If Government
Gives Permit He Will Have
Army Overseas in 5 Months.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. March 24.
Theodore Roosevelt, in an address here
today, said he would have a division of
American soldiers in the trenches of
France within four or five months if
permission would be given by the Gov
ernment. The statement was made Just after
the band had played "Dixie," and Colo
nel Roosevelt had remarked: "I would
like to hear that tune against Von Hln
denburgs line in France."
The Colonel said the United States
should carry the war to Germany. He
pleaded for universal military training.
Colonel Roosevelt departed today for
Fort Meyer to hunt devilfish.
NICHOLAS LOSES COMMAND
Grand Duke Removed From Head of
Russian Armies.
LONDON. March 24. The retirement
of Grand Duke Nicholas from his post
as commander-in-chief of the Russian
armies is officially confirmed, accord
ing to a Reuter dispatch from Fetro
grad. Pending the appointment of a
successor, the dispatch adds. General
M. V. Alexieff. chief of the general
staff, will act as commander-in-chief.
The retention of the Grand Duke as
commander-in-chief was considered un
desirable by tho Russian Minister of
"War because of Grand Duke Nicholas'
connection with the Romanoff dynasty.
DRYS NOT TO PRESS ACTION
Methodists Take Stand Defense Re
quires Congress' Attention.
WASHINGTON. March 24. Organized
agencies if the Methodist Episcopal
Church, it was announced here today
by the Board of Temperance, will not
press the prohibition constitutional
amendn nt during the special session
of Congress.
The action is taken on the patriotic
ground that the full attention of Con
gress is required for National defense.
BIG WARSHIP SOON TO DIP
Superdreadnought New Mexico to
Be Launched April 2 3.
"WASHINGTON. March 24. The su
perdreadnought New Mexico, a sister
ship of the Pennsylvt .la. will be
launched at the New York Navy-Yard
April 23. Only Naval officers, the Gov
ernor of New Mexico and representa?
tives of the press will be present.
The New Mexico will have 12 14-Inch
guns as a main battery and will dis
place 32,000 tons.
SENTRY AND INTRUDER FIRE
Prowler Discovered Within Prohib
ited Lines of Fort McArthur.
SAN PEDRO. Cel.. March 24. Shots
were exchanged today by an Intruder
who got past guards around Fort Mc
Arthur and a sentry who discovered
the man within the prohibited lines.
The sentry fired two shots, and 'the
Intruder fired twice In reply tnd es
caped in the brush, according to a re
port made by the sentry.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE TOWNS
Kerlng, Persia, Taken and Pursuit
of Turks Continues.
PETROGRAD. via London, March 24.
The capture by Russian trcops of the
Persian town of Kerlng, in the sector
west of Kermanshah, about 40 miles
from the Mesopotamian border, is an
nounced by the War Office.
Pursuit of the Turks toward the
Mesopotamian border continues
HIGH
CITY FOLKS URGED
TO PLANT GARDENS
Farmers Asked to Di
versify Crops.
GOVERNMENT MAKES REQUEST
Purpose Is to Provide Ample
Food in Event of War.
ARMY TO NEED RAILWAYS
Cultivation of Small Plat by Every
Person at Home Will Permit
Freer Action Against En
emies of America,
WASHINGTON. March 24. A xtnto.
ment urging that as a patriotio duty
city residents transform their yards
into gardens and farmers so diversify
their crops as to make each section
self-sustaining, was Issued tonight by
Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture.
Tbo ' great need in war time. Mr.
Vrooman said, would he a sumluH of
wheat with which the Nation could
feed its allies. He also declared -r-
age of soy beans and cow peas should
do Increased to augment the resources
for protein which in emergency could
replace .meat .for unman consumption.
Two or three crops of some sort should
be raised durlnsr th
he said, on every vacant square foot
in me cities.
Risk Put on Whole Nation
"If National policy decrees that
there should be a big increase in our
acreage and yields per acre of food
crops," the statement says, " "then the
Nation as a whole and not the farmers
as a class should and must assume the
major part of the risk involved.
"The Department is urging each sec
tion of the country to become as nearly
as practicable agriculturally independ
ent. iv is good .fiJlicy In time of
peace arfd would be a vitally Important
policy in time of war, when our trans
portation systems necessarily would be
chiefly occupied with the transporta
tion or soldiers and war supplies.
Spring "Wheat Is Urged.
"In view of the apparent world-wide
wheat shortage and present and pros
pective high prices In those parts of
the country where Spring wheat at nor
mal prices Is as profitable or almost as
profitable as oats, farmers would do
well to seed a part at least of their
normal oats acreage to Spring wheat.
In case of war few things would be
more Important than that the United
States have on hand a large surplus of
wheat With which to feed Its allies.
"It is the patriotic duty of every city
boy. girl and woman who can to trans
form his or her yard or some nearby
vacant lot Into a garden, each square
foot of which will grow two or possibly
three crops during the coming Summer.
Moreover, the average small farmer
and his family owe it to their country
as well as themselves to raise at least
100 chickens, to keep one cow or more,
at least enough hogs for home con
sumption and perhaps a little bunch of
sheep.
Lime Quickens Production.
"Tho cheapest, most profitable . and
quickest known means of Increasing
general production is by the use of
lime. There are few sections in the
United States without some local sup
ply of limestone, marl or oyster shells.
If every farmer in the country would
apply from two to four tons of crushed
limestone per acre to all his sour land,
our National supply of breadstuffs this
year would be augmented by a surpris
ing number of million bushels."
LIGHTS IN SOME OF THE
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
. . ' . The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, BO
degrees; minimum. 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers; westerly winds.
' American-German Situation.
United Etates to train army of 1.000,000
men. Section 1. page 1.
Germane, If Interned In America, may be
put to work; on salaries on reclamation
project. Section 1. page 7.
Preparedness plans are rushed. Section 1.
page 8.
Theodore Roosevelt wants to hear "Dixie"
played before Von Hlndenburgs line.
Section 1. page 1.
American relief committee withdrawn from
Belgium. Section 1, page 1.
Government urges every city person to plant
garden. Section 1. page 1.
National.
Washington Issues regulations covering
handling of military and naval news by
newspapers. Section 1, page S.
Western roads expected to aslc for Imme
diate increase of rates. Section i.
page 6.
Foreign.
America supports Cuban government. Sec
tion 1. page 6.
Cordiality shown by United States pleasing
to Russian government. Section 1. page 6.
"Little Grandmother" of Russian revolution
returns to Petrograd after 30 years' exile.
Section 1, page 3.
American Embassy attaches cheer orders to
recognize new Russia. Section X, page 3.
War.
French capture forts on Elndenburg line.
Section 1. page .
French author says Kaiser will abdicate.
Section 1. page 4. T
Sports.
Portland dogs to vie In Seattle show. Sec
tion 2, page 4.
Grammar and High School students to get
reduced prices at Columbia Indoor meet.
Section 2, page 2.
Bowlers to hold "knockout" touring tonight.
Section 2, page 4.
Fei' Northwestern players drafted. Section
2, page 2.
Rain hampers Oregon Varsity nine. Section
2. page 3.
Walter J. Travis accepts golfing dictum on
amateur standing. Section 2, page 6.
Slglen, Farmer. Brenton and Fisher look
- good to McCredie. Section 2. page 2.
Portland Hunt Club plans busy week. Seo
tlJn 2. page 8.
Trapshooters league opens April s. Section
2. page 4.
Athletic organizations prepare
activities in case of war.
page 6.
to suspend
Section 2,
Pacific Northwest.
Waiter in Gill case Is unshaken in story
of police plot. Section 1, page 7.
Governor selects commission to propose con
solidation programme. Section 1. page JL
Editors pledge support to road bonds. Sec
tion 1, page 8.
Snowsllde kills three, buries train. Section
1. page 10.
Co-eds hold annual secret "dlppydrome"
revel. Section 1. page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Merchant's Exchange protests against ad
vance in grain freight rates. Section 2,
page IS.
Chicago wheat advances on bad crop reports.
Section 2, page 15.
Railway stocks add to gains of preceding
day. Section 2. page 15.
Money markets not affected by preparations
for war. Section 2, page la.
Barge crew relate thrilling tale of peril
in breakers. Section 2. page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fire chiefs say two-platoon campaigners are
using misstatements. Section 1, page 11.
Forest supervisors enjoy banquet. Section 1.
page 11.
Insurance Federation offers services to Na
tion. Section 1, page 12.
Pacific Coast rescue workers to convene in
Portland Tuesday. Section 1. page 15.
Plumbers plan to pass license law. Section
1. page 14.
Captain James Nevlns has letter from Ser
geant Ball In trenches. Section 1. pass
'14.
G. B. Hegardt explains grain elevator and
storage programme of Commission of
Public Docks. Section 1, page 17.
Three hundred motorboata to ply Columbia.
Section 1. page 16.
Portland Navy recruiting office sets Coast
record. Section 1. page IS.
Chamber makes headway in effort to get
factories for Portland. Section 1, page 18.
T. M. C. A. begins big membership cam
paign tomorrow. Section 1, page 18.
"Modern Mother Goose" film gets unstinted
praise. Section 1, page 10.
Prosecutor gives reasons for his criticism of
Judge Gatens. Section 1, page 21.
Three youths arrange to go East on walking
trip. Section 1. page 20.
Military patrols are kept at railway bridges.
Section 1. page 20.
Shippers protest against any early Increase
in freight rates. Section 1, page 21.
Apron day is tomorrow. 6ectlon 1. page 21.
Killing of Garnet E. Stark laid to wine.
Section 1. page 11.
First Congregational Church flies flag. Sec
tion 1. page 10.
Armory too small for military drill class
of civilians. Section 1. page 9.
Patriotic League la organized. Section 1.
page 9.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2, page 15.
Britain Reissues Short-Term Bills.
LONDON. March 24. The treasury
announces the resumption of the Issue
of short-term treasury bills as a re
sult of the successful floating of the
great consolidated war loan and the
favorable condition of the money mar
ket. WEEK'S NEWS EVENTS
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TO SUGGEST
Governor Selects Men
of Every View
ALL SECTIONS REPRESENTED
Complete Consolidation Plan
to Be Given Legislature.
ACT - FOLLOWS DEADLOCK
Appointment of Commission Auth
orized by Last Session, When All
Efforts to Prevent Dupli- .
cation Were Blocked.
SALEM.' Or., March 24. (Special.)
Governor "Wlthycombe today appointed
the seven members who are to Investi
gate the question of what state ac
tivities can. consistently in the inter
ests of efficiency and economy, be con
solidated or eliminated to avoid dupli
cation of work. It will report to the
Legislative Assembly which meets in
1919.
The' members of the commission are:
A. J. Johnson. Corvallls.
T. J. Scrogglns. La Grande.
John H. Carkln. Medford.
Austin T. Buxton. Forest Grove.
Frank Patten. Astorla.
' Herman Van Borstel. Portland.
Charles Rudeen, Portland.
Legislature Unable to Solve Problem.
Necessity for tho appointment of
such a commission became apparent in
the closing days of the last Legislature
after that body had wrestled with the
consolidation problem from the begin
ning of tho session.
While the Legislature was practically
a unit In the belief that some consoli
dation and elimination of commissions
should be brought about, no conclusion
could be arrived at to cover any gen
eral consolidation programme.
Committees, Houses Deadlocked.
Consolidation committees were nameo.
by each House, after the two bodies
had deadlocked. Then the two com
mittees proved hostile. But the dove
of peace finally settled down over the
committees and they succeeded In ar
riving at some conclusions as to con
solidation, but these were in turn
blocked by dissension between the two
houses again.
The situation was admittedly one or
89 members who all sought to attain
a definite object, but all were at sea
as to the best way to attain it and
what the best object to attain really
was. .
Commission la Autnortseo.
Consequently the following resolu
tion was adopted:
Whereas. It devolves upon the Legislative
Assembly to provide for an economical and
efficient administration of the business of
the state; and.
Whereas. Without thorough investigation,
no member of the Legislative Assembly can
vote Intelligently upon the measures pro
viding for the consolidation of any of the
state offices; and.
Whereas, The purpose of the Legislative
Assembly la to provide for the economical
and efficient administration of the various
offices and departments of state without
hampering or destroying efficient work by
Its officials: therefore, be It
Resolved. By the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring. That a commission
of seven members composed of representa
tive business men of the state of Oregon, be
appointed by tbe Governor and instructed to
make, during the ensuing blennlum. a thor
ough Investigation of the several offices,
boards, commissions and departments of the
state as to the scope, nature and Importance
of the different branches of the work per
formed by each, and that the above-mentioned
commission be required to make a
complete and comprehensive report of Its
findings, together with such recommenda
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BOARD
MERGERS
IS NAMED
BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS.
CO-EDS IN SECRET
'DIPPYDR0ME' REVEL
OREGON" TJNIVEKSITY WOMEN
BAR MEN FROM FROLIC.
Programme Mentions Bacchus, Dan
cing, "Brown Kanakas" Rest
Left to Imagination.
TJrVERSITY OF ORHGON. Eugene.
March 24. (Special.) The women of
the university reigned alone tonight In
the realm of "dlppydrome." Man was
absolutely, taboo, even to the extent that
guards prevented the privacy of the
women from being intruded upon.
Tonight no man was allowed to
speak to a co-ed; neither could he have
the privilege of her company. For the
600 or more co-eds in the university
and all the faculty women were gath
ered in the men's gymnasium cele
brating the one mysterious event in the
college calendar for women, April
frolic.
Were any men successfully to mas
querade and pass the outer surveillance
only to be later detected, it would mean
dire disaster. Men have been expelled
In previous years for letting their
curiosity get the better of them.
But a programme Inadvertently
dropped by a co-ed as she was going to
the party gives a clew to what April
frolic means. Verses describe the stunts
and the rest is left to the ' imagina
tion. One verse reads: "Down by the
sheltering palms, airy, fairy, beast of
bacchus, dancing, prancing, brown
kanakas." Another. "This stunt we
are free to confess Is the result of pre
paredness," and still another. "There
once was a lady's convention, opposed
to armed intervention; when the meet
ing grew hot. they reversed on the
spot and ended all In contention."
DEFENSE LINE IS OFFERED
Damon Point Owner Would Give
Right of Way to Government.
HOQTJIAM. Wash., March 24. (Spe
cial.) A. O. Damon, a pioneer of the
Grays Harbor district, and owner of
Damon Point, the peninsula separating
Grays Harbor from the Pacific Ocean
on the north side of the harbor en
trance, has made an offer to the Gov
ernment of land for fortlfftatlons for
this port.
Mr. Damon 64 years ago was a Lieu
tenant in the United States :.eavy ar
tillery. Since the European war has
demonstrated that heavy defense guns
mounted on - lway cars and operated
over trsr'is along the line desired to
.be fort! nake the best d'ef anses, Mr.
Damon olfers.to give five miles of right
of way for such a defense railway run
ning along tho point.
MORE RAIN DUE THIS WEEK
Frequent ' Showers Predicted for
North Pacific Coast.
"WASHINGTON. March 24. We.-vher
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, Issued by the "Weather
Bureau today, are:
Paclflo states--Generally fair except
for frequent local rains on the North
Pacific Coast; normal temperatures.
FOOD IS DECLARED AMPLE
German Official Reassures Depu
tation Regarding Supplies.
AMSTERDAM, via London. March 24.
Adolf von Batockl, president of the
food regulation board, addressing a dep
utation on the food quest'on. expressed
confidence that the supply was suffi
cient until the next harvest, according
to a Berlin dispatch to Reuter's.
SLAVERS' PENALTY STANDS
Supreme Court Issues Final Man
date In Caminettl-Diggs Case.
WASHINGTON. March 24. The Su
preme Court's mandate sustaining pen
itentiary sentences given F. Drew
Camlnetti and Maury I. Diggs. of Sac
ramento, for violating the Mann white
slave law was Issued today.
GIVES OP
Brand Whitlock With
drawn by Washington.
ORDER ARRAIGNS GERMANY
Berlin's "Disregard of Written
Undertakings" Is Cause.
DUTCH TO TAKE UP WORK
State Department's Announcement
Calls Attention to Discourtesies,
Denial of Privileges and
Sinking of Relief Whips.
WASHINGTON. March 24. Because
of "the German government's disre
gard of Its written undertakings," for
the protection of Americans and Ameri
can relief work In Belgium, the State
Department announced today that
American Minister Brand Whitlock had
been withdrawn from Brussels, and the
staff of the American Commission for
Relief In Belgium advised' that they
should not remain longer in German
occupied territory.
Minister Whitlock. who has been
kept on Belgian territory chiefly to aid
the relief work, will go to Havre, the
temporary capital of the Belgian gov
ernment. The withdrawn American re
lief workers will be relieved by Dutch
citizens and the committee through that
means will continue from outside bases
as best it can the work of caring for
10.000.000 dependent Belgians.
Indictment Ia Severe.
The department's announcement, one
of the most severe indictments of Ger
many drawn by the United States, re
cites that restrictions have beep im
posed on the Americans "which, under
ordinary conditions would never have
been tolerated," and that Minister
Whitlock has been denied diplomatics
privileges and courtesy. It says that
the most serious development, how-
ever, has come within tho past 10 days,
when several of the commission's re
lief ships haye "been attacked with
out warning by German submarines in
flagrant violation of the solemn en
gagements of the German government."
Whether Germany will continue to
make the relief work difficult for other
Ministers is not known here. The gen
eral American executors, headed by
Chairman Herbert C Hoover, will con
tinue their efforts for Belgium and
Northern France outside German juris
diction. Step Admittedly Serious.
The following announcement was
given out by the State Department.
"By direction of the President ih. :
Minister at Brussels has been instructed
to withdraw from Belgium with for
eign diplomatic and consular officers
and take up his official residence at
Havre. . -
"After consultation with the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium, Mr.
Whitlock has also been instructed to
arrange for departure of the American
members of the commission. This step,
the seriousness of which Is fully appre
ciated by the Government, was taken
only after careful consideration and
full consultation with all tho interests
involved.
Moral Responsibility Felt.
"When diplomatic relations with
Germany were broken off the normal
procedure would have been to with
draw the Minister at Brussels and tho
American members of the relief com
mission. Both this Government and the
commission, however, felt a heavy
moral responsibility for the millions
of innocent civilians behind the. Ger
man lines and it was decided that tbe
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AMERICA
WORK in
BELGIUM