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THE SUNDAY- OREGOXIAX. PORTL.AXD, 3IAKCU 25, 1917. 3 PREPARATIOH PLANS Slid WAS H I N GTQ N Defense Council Maps Out Mobilization Project and y - Other Work. ARMY TO BE PUt IN SHAPE Naval Awards Exceed Authority, Department tTsing Emergency Fund Plans Made to Check Possible Incerfdiarism. "WASHINGTON. March 24. Having: taken virtually every defense measure possible before the assembling: of Con gress, President Wilson and his ad visers In the' executive branch of the Government are concentrating: their efforts to prepare for the more sweep ing steps for which Congressional au thority will be sought. The details lot the steps to be recom mended are held in closest confidence, but officials let it be known today that among; the others a general mili tary budget, co-ordinating: many items of expense deemed imperative, will be laid before the House and Senate when the extra session begins a week froro Monday. , Defense Council Meets. During: the day the Council of Na tional Defense held a long- conference with its advisory committee of seven industrial leaders who mapped out mobilization plans for the country's economic resources; the Navy Depart ment awarded contracts for 24 destroy ers and called a conference of steel and other material companies for next week to consider means of speeding: naval construction, the War Department an nounced that failure of the Army ap propriation bill at the last session of Congress would not be permitted to handicap the Army's preparations, and regulations were promulgated to guide the country's newspapers in a volun tary censorship preventing publication of detaiU which might embarrass the Government. With these developments President Wilson kept in close touch. Late in the afternoon, after a walk, he and Mrs. Wilson went to the State. Navy and War building and paid visits to Secre taries Baker and Daniels at their of fices. The talk with the War Secre tary lasted nearly an hour. Emergency Fond Employed. In making the awards on destroyers today. Secretary Daniels accepted the maximum estimate of each of the three companies submitting figures. Of the 24 ordered, nine will be built under the emergency fund. Congress having specifically authorized only 15. A con siderable . number of other T-ullders were in conference with officials, how ever, and indications are that today's order will be doubled or even trebled, if facilities for construction of the ves els can be found. Regarding the activities of the War Department. Secretary Baker made this statement to the newspapermen: "Of course, everybody knows that the international situation is tense. The War Departmeift, like every other de partment of the Government, is busy with a state of preparation.but with out attempt on the part of the Depart ment or anybody else to determine what that preparation is for, except to put our National strength in a state ot efficiency. All Dependa on Congress; "Everybody realizes tha this is a sort of unnatural situation. We are making preparations and buying sup plies and all that sort of thing, and yet the policy of the country is still to be determined by the legislative body, and just what will happen is to be determined by the President and Con gress. "All that you can say of the War Department is that it is pressing ahead all purchases for everything that will be needed to keep an army, if the Army is to be called upon." In awarding contracts for the 24 de stroyers on the same day that bids were opened, the -Navy Department established a precedent for quick ac tion. All of the vessels, which will duplicate the 35-knot type already building, will be built on a basis of cost plus 10 per cent profit. Contracts for ten went to the Union Iron Works. Kan Francisco: eight to the Fore River cnipDuiiaing company, Quincy, Mass.. and six to William Cramp & Sons. Philadelphia. Emergency funds pro vided by Congress are' to be used in hurrying these and other naval ves sels to completion. Builders eneacreri on battle cruiser contracts conferred wnn me compensation board today, which will allot the emergency appro priation. Purchasing; System Praised. The Council of National Defense and the advisory committee were in ses sion virtually all day. It was stated that an official attached -to the com mittee, a retired business man of wide experience, recently had spent several weeks in the quartermaster's depart ment going over the Army purchasing system. As a result of his study he has reported to Secretary Baker that ne was miea with admiration for the efficiency, zeal and adequacy of the ervice. Contracts for quartermasters' sup plies, such as clothing, shoes, tentage. etc., have been placed up to the limit of available funds, with a provision for the automatic extension of the orders on a large scale as sonn piHiin.i funds are a vallable. In this connection wa sxaiea omcially today that the country was in a better position to get quickly an adequate supply of Army rifles than ever before in its history The general military budget to be laid before Congress is expected to In clude many Army measures which failed at the last session and which 'LITTLE GRANDMOTHER" OF RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, EXILE OF 30 YEARS IS ENDED. WHOSE, ' " r - . . i ' r s , . ; i - 1 . f v '? . S3 r - - :'H. t - - -if A - , - - I ': AMERICA'S GREETIIIGl! TO RUSSIA JOYOUS tLfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllll III31IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIlIIIlIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIi:iIlIIIIIIlIlIIIIlIIIIIti Attaches of Embassy Cheer When Instructed to Recog - nize New Government. CALL MADE AT EARLY HOUR sirs. caTherixk breshkovoskoya. Hair Often Ruined By Washing With Soap Soap should be used verv carefully It you want to keep your .hair looking Its ' best. Most soaps and prepared snampoos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and ruins it. The best thing for steady use. Is Just ordinary mulslfied cocoanut oil (which is pure and greasless). and is better than the most expensive soap or any thing else you can use. One or two teaspoonfals will cleanse the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. It makes an abundance of rich. creamy lather, which rinses out easily, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage. Tou can get mulslfied cocoanut oil at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and a few ounces will supply every member of the family for months. Adv. now are being re-studied and co-ordinated. The nature of any recommenda tions as to changes in Army organiza tion, such as the adoption of a universal service polioy. has not been dicclosed. A possible new element for the con sideration of the National Defense Council was called to' its attention by Richard M. BIssell and W. E. Mallalleu, of New York, president and general manager, respectively, of the National board of fire underwriters. The board has offered to organize and direct for the Government the working out of a broad plan for dealing with fire pre vention requirements. The theory on which the suggestion was based was that a campaign of incendiarism might follow an outbreak of hostilities with Germany. Credit to Allies Planned. . The underwriters have detailed in formation as to fire-fighting facilities throughout the country, and a highly trained corps of engineers and in spectors. These agencies were placed at the disposal of the Government, to gether with all the administrative ma chinery the organization has to meet any emergency. Secretary Baker re ferred the matter to the advisory com mission of the council for considera tion. Returning Congressional leaders have begun to lay their plans for whatever the President may recommend at the extra session, and today Chairman Kltchln called the House, ways and means committee to meet next Wednes day. While the primary purpose is to consider organization matters, the Government's fiscal situation is sure to be discussed. Members are talking among themselves of a huge Govern ment credit to the allies, but any action to that end will await the President's announcement of his programme. On Monday Representatives Flood, of Vir ginia; Ragsdale. of South Carolina, and Harrison, of Mississippi, members of the foreign affairs committee, will con fer with Secretary Lansing, The spe cific question to be discussed has not been revealed. WOMAN EXILE HOE 'Grandmother of Russian Rev olution' Reaches Petrograd. 30-YEAR BANISHMENT ENDS RUSSIA ADMITS REVERSE GERMANS MAKE GAINS OS ROU MAIAf FRONT. Five Hundred Prisoners Captnred on Ridge Between Solyomtar and Czobanos Valleys. Says Berlin. iPETROGRAD. via London, March 24. Under pressure of German attacks against the Russian positions between the Rivers Silcha and Chavlch, on the Roumanian front, says the official statement Issued today, the Russian troops- withdrew to The next line of defense about two-third of a mile to the eastward. BERLIN, March 24. (By wireless to Sayvllle. N. T.) German forces under command of Archduke Joseph yester day stormed the Russian positions on the Roumanian frontier ridge between the Solyomtar and Czobanos Valleys, according to today's official statement, and captured 500 Russians. MINERS THOUGHT LOST CABIN OCCUPIED BY TWO MEN NEAR. KERB Y WRECKED. Aid Sought to Start Search, as Neither of 3Ien Has Been Seen Since Big Snowsllde. GRANTS PASS, Or- March 24. (Spe cials) A rescue party left Kerbv to day to hunt for two miners who had a cabin near the head of Canyon Creek and who have not been heard fro since a snowslide occurred there, 10 days ago. The slide demolished, the cabin and it is feared that both men are unde the bank of snow that came dawn from the mountain. One of the men was named Stearns, but his partner's name Is not known. News of the slide and probable tragedy was Drought to Kerby Friday evening by miners of the vicinity. A part of the cabin in which the men lived could be seen in the snow, but portions of it had been carried down the canyon. Storm Stops Logging. KELSO, Wash., March 24. (Special.) Severe storms have forced the clos ing of nearly all the logging camps in this vicinity. Much snow has fallen in the uplands, where most of the log glng crews were operating and the cold rains and wind have made woods work exceedingly disagreeable. Mme. Catherine Breshkovaskaya Is , Back In. Native Conntry on Invi tation of Minister of Jus tice of New Regime. PETROGRAD. March 24. Mme. Cath erine Breshkovaskaya, - known as "the little grandmother of the Russian revo lution," today returned to Petrograd on invitation of M. Kerensky. Minister of Justice in the ner Cabinet, after hav ing passed 30 years in exile, most of the time in prison. She escaped twice, only to be recaptured. "Baboushka" or "little grandmother is 73 years old. She is the daughter of a Russian noble, and while still in her teens her radical ideas were received with so much opposition by her parents that she left her home, attracting a large following from 1870 on. In 1874 she was arrested and sent to Siberia. She escaped but was recap tured and was kept in Siberia for 16 years. On returning to Russia she was under - constant surveillance of police agents. During a visit to this country she made the acquaintance of many prom inent Americans and collected more than - $10,000 for the revolutionary cause. Soon after her return to Russia she was arrested. Petitions for her release were cir culated in the United States and sent to the Russian Premier and the Am bassador at Washington. In 1910 she was sentenced to exile in Siberia, and again made an unsuccessful attempt to escape. Her activities as Russia a famous po litical prisoner caused her to be known throughout the world. She has many friends in this country. Ambassador Delighted at Being: Able to Wear Citizen Clothing With- out Comment Ministers GIto Cordial Reception. BY ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT. Coprlght by the Press Publishing Com pany (New York World). Published by arrangement. PETROGRAD. March 23. (Via Lon don, March 25.) When the cable or dering Ambassador Francis formally to recognize the new provisional Russian government came this morning a cheer shook the old building which passes for the American Embassy. The Am bassador, as well as all other Amer icans here,' knowing the rottenness of the old government and the character of the men now ruling, had eagerly awaited authority to extend recogni The Ambassador called at the For eign Office at the Impossibly early hour, for Petrograd, of 11 in the morn ing, but Foreign Minister Mlliukoff warmly welcomed him. Mr. Francis and Professor Mlliukoff had been keeping each other closely informed for several days, and Mr. Francis had been received unofficially by the members of the Russian government severtel days ago. American Clothes Acceptable. Professor Mlliukoff imedlately ar ranged to have a formal reception by the whole ministry this afternoon at the Mlrinsky Palace, one of the most splendid of the old regime. "This government Is one I can greet dressed like a regular American cit izen," said Mr. Francis. "Ever since I have been in Russia every one has been, urging me to get a court uni form, but I didn't mean to if I could help it, and so kept putting it off. Now I'll never need one." The party of the Ambassador, with his 10 secretaries ana attaches, made a presentable showing of representa tives of America to present its com pliments to the new Russia, After the Ambassadors formal words, also ex pressing his personal satisfaction. For eign Minister Mullukoff replied, re marking that America was practically the first to recognize the new regime. America is really the first formally to do so. ' America Taken as - Ideal. ' The whole Cabinet noddtfd in agree ment when Miliukoff said: "We in free Russia are going to try to follow the highest ideals of freedom in America. Mr. Francis made a quick reply, say Ine-r "To my Governments oinciai, per It m tn add my warmest personal recognition of the success of your unit ed" efforts. I am personally delighted by your success and my Government's ready recognition or 11. x MISS ERSKIHE TO .WED GIRL WELL KNOWN HERE TO MARRY EMBASSY ATTACHE. EMBEZZLER EASY PREY MOLASSES BOUGHT AS OPIUM TO SELL AT BIG PROFIT. Bride-to-be Is Daughter of Late British Consul-General Formerly Sta tloned In Portland. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 24. The marriage of Miss Violet Erskine, secretary in the British Embassy, and Horace Seymour, third secretary of the Embassy, whose engagement was announced a few weeks ago, will take place Easter Monday morning, April 8. Ttie cere mony will be performed in the Embassy by Manager Barnes, of New York, In the presence of Ambassador Cecil Spring-Rice and family and the mem bers of the Embassy staff. There will be no attendants except a best man. Mr. Seymour and his bride had ex pected to sail at once lor England, but they will remain here for the pres ent. . ' Violet Erskine Is the daughter of the Six Thousand Dollars Paid by Los An geles Man tor Snltcase Full of Sticky Fluid. LOS ANGELES, March 24. Ancel C. Boyett. whose confession of defalca tion of about $35,000 from the Bank of Italy branch here was made public yes terday, told today how Tla Juana rac ing touts swindled him out of $6000, playing upon his feverish haste to re trieve gaming losses and restore bank funds. Within 10 days, he told his questioners, he had bought for $6000 a suitcase which he was told contained opium he could sell for $50,000. The "opium" proved to be colored molasses. A large suitcase could hold but a fraction of $50,000 worth of opium, authorities said. It was cited as one of several Instances that caused raclnac touts operating here to give the young bank bookkeeper the nickname of "the betting fool of Broadway," according to the police. LOVE BRINGS CONFESSION Theft of $2 00 for Invalid Sister Follows Romance. TACOMA. Wash., March 24. (Spe cial.) Lewis Herbert sinned, but his regeneration is being worked out through the purifying alchemy of purjs love. Herbert gave himself up to the Federal authorities and asked .to be taken to California to be tried on an embezzlement charge. He admitted having misappropriated $200 while he was postmaster at Button Willows, Fresno County, California. He told a Deputy United States Marshal that he took the money so that his sister in New Orleans might have medical attention. After Herbert left Button Willows he went to Mobridge, S. D., where he met and fell in love with a young school teacher. He told her every thing. She advised him to surrender and she promised that she would wait for him. Herbert worked his way to Seattle and there gave himself up to the Marshal. GRANDPA DIDN'T . NEED CASCARETS FOR THE BOWELS Two Hours a Day Sawing Wood Will Keep Liver and Bowels Right You Who Take Exercise in an Easy Chair Must Take "Cascarets." Enjoy life feef bully! Don't stay sick, bilious, headachy, constilpated. Re move the liver and bowel poison which Is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue coated, your breath offensive, stomach sour and your body full of cold. Why don't you get a 10 or . 25-cent box of Cascarets at the drug ttore and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and Dowel cleansing you ever experienced? '-a a carets work vhlie you sleep, wake up feeling fit and fine. need this sandy cathartic, too. An Unsurpassed Showing of Dame Fashion s Spring Styles Charming Suits at $14.65 to $37.50 New Spring Coats at $5.95 to $30.00 We have struck the note of response in the hearts of many women already with our strongly appealing Spring display. This year, of all years, there seems to have crept into Suits, Coats and Dresses a deeper harmony with the associations of Spring. There is a wonderful nicety of stitching, workman ship, pleating and edging of every garment. Here you'll find styles becoming to all figures, and materials and colors to suit all tastes. Suits Of fine Serges, Poplins, Gabar dines, Poiret, Jersey Cloth, etc Black and white checks, navy, tan, Copenhagen, gray, mustard, green, etc. Prices S14.65 to S37.50 Goats Of Spring-weight materials in the shades of the hour. Tweeds, Mix tures, Velours, etc Smartest styles moderately priced from S5.95 to S30.00 Tempting Values in New Spring Wash Cottons. Delightfuny varied assortments, including the "most popular staple and new weaves in fashionable plain colors and charming color combinatlonsfabrlcs suit able for both street and evening wear. Our prices will be found equally as tempting. , New Jap Crepes at 29c Yd. A wash fabric guaranteed not to fade cornea in pretty stripe styles and in plain colors. Sport Suitings at 35c Yd. One of the most desirable and attractive Spring wash fabrics sport suitings in stripes and spot styles on white and tan grounds. Palm Beach Suitings at 35c Yd. A fashionable wash fabric full 38 Inches wide comes in all wanted plain shades one' that will prove satis factory in every respect. Mercerized Taffeta -at 35c Yd. A splendid material for waists, dresses, linings and Bklrts comes in both light and dark colors and full 36 inches wide has a highly mercerized finish. A Special Showing and Sale of Men's Black Sateen Shirts at 75c, - at 90c and at $125. Splendid wearing, perfect-fitting shirts In three de pendable qualities of black sateen. They come with soft turn-down collar and two-button sleeves all sizes, 14 to 17. See our Third-street window display. Most Wonderfully Priced Offerings in New Chiffons, Georgette Crepe A wonderfully complete showing of all desirable Spring colors in Georgette Crepe, Chiffons, Marquis ette, Indestructible Voiles, Chiffon Cloths, etc Come and compare values: DAINTY CHIFFON'S AT M 75 YARD INDESTRUCTIBLE VOILES AT 81.50 YARD SATIN - STRIPE VOILES AT S1.75 YARD CHENEY'S CREPE CHENETTE AT S1.95 YARD 40-INCH GEORGETTE CREPE AT SI. 75 YARD SILK MARQUISETTE AT. . .98c AND SI. 25 YARD NOVELTY GEORGETTE CREPE AT SI. 75 & S3. 25 DAINTY CHIFFON CLOTH AT 98 & SI. 25 YARD Help Us Help Those Who Help Themselves Purchase Junior League Aprons at This Store. . In addition to the low prices quoted for this sale. we call your particular attention to the fact that the only materials used are Genuine Punjab Per cales and Piquot Sheeting. Three lots to choose from as follows: Cover-All Aprons at $1.00. All sizes all made of Punjab Percales. Junior League Styles at 69c. All sizes In Junior League styles at Junior League price. Household Aprons at 75c. Nurse and Household Aprons of best quality piquot Store Opens at 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells for Cash" The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P. IM. Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitr? late Thomas Erskine, British Consul in Portland until almost two years ago, when he was transferred to New Or leans as Consul-General, and Mrs. Erskine, the latter now being a resi dent of London. Eng. Miss Erskine is well known in Portland social circles. CHINA NOTIFIES GERMANY Minister to Berlin Announces End of Diplomatic Relations. AMSTERDAM. March 24. via London. The Chinese Minister at Berlin, ac cording to a dispatch received here to day, has announced to the German For eign Office the rupture of diplomatic relations between Germany and China. China severed diplomatic relations with Germany March 14, on which date the German Minister at Pekln received his passports. Myrtle Creek Officials Elected. ROSE BURG, Or., March 24. (Spe cial.) At the regular city election held at Myrtle Creek Monday the following officers were elected: Harry Rice. May or; Charles Rice, Recorder: Kltt Ack ert. Treasurer; F. E. Smith. Councll-mari-at-Large; 'William Berdine, C. D. Bulck and C. R. McGee, Councllmen. The vote was the heaviest polled in Myrtle Creek for several years. Lebanon " Man Goes to AVar. LEBANON. Or.. March 24. (Special.) Herbert Thom. a son of Reuben Thorn, a Civil War veteran, and a brother of Ralph Thom, Deputy Sheriff, of Albany, sailed this week from Van couver, B. C.. on a British freighter for Liverpool, where he will join the army for service In France. :edr -a- I You will Children . Adv, I fSo. Tj. llaker. Commissioner ot Public Affairs, s&ys: The NOOLARB Is the best lens I have seen." E. J. Jaeirer, of Jwkw Brothers. Jewelers, says: "The NOGLARH aave proved more thsn satisfactory In every respect- " " t f I i tit t m m u i i ii i itiii i in' r m,. ,,i i-i.i m m M 1 1 m l immihi i ; i n ii iiin i iini i imi; i imim iiinTrnni ii iiiii:rii m a s if-1 ili 1 1 PfiliP I ill i1 n i I f illi-- vS R. I. Intra, of the I n man-P til urn Lumber Co., says : I would not ex change the NO GLARE for any thing I have seen. In that line," Ir. Hlrks C. Fen- . ton says: You KOGLARB Ienfi is the last wio -;i in distrib urinf lipht even ly, o'.er the road.' Improves the Appearance of any Car The handsome appearance of the NOGLARE lens is really an accident ' we were working for efficiency and the fact that the completed lens turned out to be extremely good looking was entirely an accident But it's a "peach." Every day we get letters from customers praising the efficiency of the lens and always some comment is made on its good looks. The NOGLARE lens makes night driving safe enhances the appearance of any car. 'Ask your garage man or dealer to put them on. and pleasurable : and it He has them in stock. I Western Distributors Noglare Auto Lens Company i . Portland, Oregon f r i L prices; 8 to 9 S3. 50 ner n.ir 9i to 10 S4.00 ter Dsir 10i to 113". $4 .SO per pair