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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNING, APRIL 29, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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DRAFT LIMITS OF
DRIVE IS RENEWED;
FAH AND ARM IS
T. b:s battle cry
RESERVE OFFICER
TRAINING DELAYED
ALL-STATE MEETING
INDEX; OF. TODAY'S NEWS
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MORE CAREFUL SELECTION1 OF
APPLICANTS TO BE MADE.
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Volunteer Plan Defeated
. Overwhelming Vote.
PAY OF SCLDIERS DOUBLED
Conscript Age Uncertain and
Conference Must Be Held
to Reach Agreement.
SENATE FOR T. R.'S ARMY
Amendment to Permit . Colonel
to Raise Four Divisions
Gets Winning Support.
WASHINGTON, April 28. By
overwhelmine majorities both the
Senate and House passed late to
night the Administration bill to raise
a war Army by selective draft.
The final rollcalls brought into line
behind the bill many Senators and
Representatives who had fought for
the volunteer system until routed by
the decisive defeat of volunteer
amendments earlier in the day in both
houses.
The Senate, which had voted down
the volunteer plan, 69 to 18, passed
the bill by a vote of 81 to 8.
In the House the vote against the
volunteer plan was 313 to 109, and
that by which the bill itself was
passed was S97 to 24.
Draft Ages Undecided.
As passed by the Senate, the meas
tire provides for the draft of men be
tween the ages of 21 and 27 years,
while in the House measure the age
limits are fixed at 21 and 40. This
and lesser discrepancies will be
threshed out in conference early next
week, so the bill may be in the hands
of the President as quickly as possi
ble. The War Department already
has completed plans for carrying it
into effect.
Senators who voted against the bill
were :
Democrats Gore, Hardwick, Kirby,
Thomas and Tramell S.
Republicans Borah, Gronna and
La Follette 3.
Total, 8.
Vardaman Is Excused.
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi,
Democrat, was excused from voting
at his own request. He did not give
a reason.
The 24 Representatives who voted
in the negative were:
Democrats Burnett, Church, Clark
of Florida, Claypool, Crosser, Dill,
Dominick, Gordon, Hilliard, Huddle
ston, Keating, Sears, Sherwood, Sis-
son 14.
Republicans Bacon, Hayes, King,
La Follette, Lundeen of Minnesota,
Mason, Nolan, Powers 8.
Prohibitionist Randall 1.
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House Vote Includes Men of 40 and
Senate Cuts Age to 2 7 After
Several Tryouts.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington. April 28. When the Army draft
bill la finally agreed to. in a conference
committee appointed to reconcile the
differences between the Senate and the
House bills, it likely will authorize the
drafting of men between the ages of
21 and 30. The House today voted to
draft men between 21 and 40. The
Senate, after many test votes fixed the
limitations at 21 and IT.
That the Senate Is not disposed to
authorize drafting of men -over 30, was
shown by Its rollcalls. The proposal
to make 40 years the maximum was
defeated, 22 to 65. and a 33-year limi
tation was defeated, 29 to 59. But a
30-year maximum amendment nearly
carried, indicating that on a compro
mise the Senate would likely go to
that limit.
Senator Chamberlain stood consis
tently against all. proposals to make
the maximum higher than 27 years and
tried ineffectually .to reduce the mini
mum age to 19 years.
Senator Lane did not appear In the
Senate and was not paired.
Senators Borah of Idaho, and Jones
of Washington voted for all amend
ments to increase the draft age up to 40
years. Senator Brady voted against
these proposals and Senator Poindexter
voted to raise the maximum as high -as
30, but opposed a higher limitation.
The House added many ridiculous
and nonsensical amendments to ine
Army bill most of which will be
eliminated In conference. It so hap
pens that the conference committees
of both houses which will readjust the
Army bill will be headed by Pacific
Coast members. Senator Chamberlain,
of Oregon, and Representative Kahn,
of California.
BERNHARDT YET IN DANGER
Condition of Famous Actress Said to
Be "Markedly Impaired."
NEW YORK, April 29. Although
Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the famous
actress who has been critically ill here
has made distinct progress during the
week, her condition Is still -markedly
imDaired." according to a statement
tonight.
It was said, however, that no compli
cations have arisen.
RATE INCREASE APPROVED
Northwest Timber Affected by Com
merce Commission's Action.
WASHINGTON, April 28. A proposed
increase of 10 cents per 100 pounds in
freight rates on long timbers from
North Pacific Coast and intermediate
points to Eastern and Canadian desti
nations was approved today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Poles, piling and lumber are included
in the proposed increase.
"LIBERTY LOAN" IS TITLE
Name Is Given War Fund by Secre
tary of Treasury.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Secretary
McAdoo today announced the title of
the loan which the United States soon
will raise by its $5,000,000,000 bond is
sue. v
It will be officially designated
Liberty Loan of 1917."
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WEATHER IS TO BE FAIR
Normal Temperatures Predicted for
Pacific States.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, April 29, issued by the Weather
Bureau today, are:
Pacific States Generally fair, with
normal temperature.
WARTIME TOPICS
Two Miles of German
Positions Captured.
NEW BATTLE !S DESPERATE
Wave After Wave of Teutons
Destroyed by Barrage. .
AERIAL FIGHTERS ACTIVE
Recent Retreat la Lens Sector Is
Said to Have Been Stopped by
Appearance of Field Mar
shal Von Hindenburg.
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LONDON, April 28. The British
troops have captured Arleux-en-Gohelle
and German positions on a front of
more than two miles north and south
of that village, says the official re
port from British headquarters in
France tonight.
The British renewed their attack this
morning along several miles of the
front north of the Scarpe River.
The British troops are making good
progress in the face of considerable
opposition.
(From a Staff Correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press.)
BRITISH II E A DQ UARTERS IN
FRANCE, via London. April 28. There
was more desperate fignting along the
British front today and the Germans,
evidently spurred on by the declara
tions from Field Marshal von Hinden
burg that they must hold their present
positions at all costs, are making a re
sistance more stubborn than any here
tofore encountered.
Germani Disregard Losses.
At various points captured In the
first onward rush by the British, the
Germans have been prdered into coun
ter-attacks with a reckless disregard
for loss of life.
The battle was still In progress late
today and it was possible near Oppy to
see at one time no less than five gray
waves of Germans blindly facing the
British fire In an attempt to retake
their lost position. Heavy shells broke
upon them ih a great explosive torrent,
and where each shell' burst great gaps
were cut in the ranks of the on-coming
men. Those who penetrated the Brit
ish barrage from the larger calibered
guns were met by fieldygunfire and
mown down under continuous sprays
of machine-gun bullets.
Counter-Attack Breaks Down.
Under this galling fire, the attack
utterly broke down. In some places
there was ferocious, hand-to-lrand
fighting. The British got in well with
the bayonet, but there was one bit o
fighting in which even bayonets were
forgotten, and the men went at each
other's throats and eyes. Many Ger
mans went to their death from blows
from rifle butts.
.At times the fighting was wholly ob
scured by great clouds of dust, the
muddy battlefields of 10 days ago hav
ing entirely disappeared. The dust
raised by the barrage fire resembled an
approaching storm. Shrapnel bullets
were pelting the dry earth like so
many leaden drops of rain, and great
mountains of dust semed to spring
from the earth everywhere.
The attack began with the coming of
dawn. It extended in an easterly direc
tion with Vimy Ridge as its northern
hinge and ran southward to the Scarpe.
Progress was made everywhere and the
so-called Oppy-Mericourt, which pro-
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IN THE WEEK'S NEWS
The Weather. .,
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 60
degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers, cooler; winds becoming
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War. 1
Selective- conscription bill passed by both.
Houses of - Congress. . Section 1. page 1.
Opening of Officers Reserve training camps
postponed. Section 1. page 1. -
British gain In renewal of drive. Section 1,
page 1.' '-
American troops to Europe found dire neces
sity. Section 1, page 2.
Allies want American airmen at once. Sec
tion 1, page 4. .
German Cabinet faces demands of Socialists
and Conservatives. - Section 1, page 4. 1
British and French mission to pay homage
to memory of George -Washington- Sec
tion 1, page 6.
National.
Age limits for draft expected to be 21 and
do. Section 1. page 1.
Text of land grant decision gives railroad
but single point. Section 1. page J.
. lomestlc. '
Roosevelt makes stirring speeches In Chi
cago. Section 1. page 1.
All In exploded mine thought dead. Sec
tion 1, page 2.
Chlcagoans. irate at affront to Joffre, de
mand Mayor Thompson a scalp. Section
1. page 5.
Pit prices break when Britain stops buying
wheal. Section 1, page 6.
Sport.
Pacific Coast Leapuo results: Portland 5,
San Francisco 1; Vernon 3, oaKlana i;
Salt. Lake 3-1. Los Angeles 2-8. Section
page 4.
Bob Franklin's-mark of 686 In bowling tour
ney yet stands. Sectidn 2. page 6.
Portland-Eugene Goll Clubs to compete May
13. Section 2. page .
Hunt Club will have military drill next Fri
day. Section 2. page 6.
McCredie must cut to 18 players by Tues
day. Section 2. page 5.
Tacoma golfers to play at Waverley May
l'J and 20. Section 2, page Q.
Glbbons-Sommers bout set for West Side
theater. Section 2, page 0. .
Oliver B. Huston is doing real comeback on
track. Section 2, page 5.
Fred Merkle yet is high-priced player. Sec
tion 2, page 4.
Additional tennis doubles tournament will
be played at Waverley, June 2o to o0.
Section, 2. page 4.
Seattle will enter golf tourney June 23-30.
Section 2. page tt.
Salmon Club lists its prizes. Section 1,
page 7.
Portus Baxter say Giants look good. Sec
tion 2, page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern buyers seeking oats in Northwest
Section 2, page 13.
Chicago wheat market collapses after fever
ish advance. Section 2, page Id.
Demand for copper stocks feature of Wall
street market. Section 2. page 15.
Movement for bulk grain elevator Interests
Northwest grain men. Section 2, page lti.
Shipbuilders seeking Government contracts
advised to go to Washington. Section
page 16.
Immediate repairs ordered on three seized
German barks. Section 2, pago lu.
Pacific Northwest.
Borah may take up law In Xw York with
idea of running for President. Section
1. page 8.
Ninth annual commonwealth conference set
for May 17-10. Section 1. page 8.
Non-farmer boy to be organized in Na
tional league for production. Section 1
page 9.
Roseburg at work on garden plans. Section
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and Vicinity.
All-state good roads meeting Indorses
$0,000,000 bond issue.. Section 1, page 1.
Yeon-Bcnson libel suits settled by confession
of judgment. Section 1, page .
Food Preparedness Bureau receives many
requests for aid. Section 2, page 1(5.
United States District Attorney Reames re
views so-called Bean bill. Section 1,
page 10.
Mr, Ida Morris is charged with arson-mur
der. Section 1, page 11.
Portland Red Cross carries on four-fold
work. Section 1, page 12.
Public asked, to clean up and make May
fireless month. Section 1, page 16.
Servian in feud with Greek is freed. Sec
tion 1, page 16
Rabbi Wise points out Jews' duty to United
States. Section 1, page 14.
Two Portland men receive Captain's com
. missions in Reserve Corps. Section
page IS.
Army draft bill prospects stimulate recruit
Ing. Section 1, page IS.
Y. M. C. A. to work in new Army. Section
1. pago 14.
Stock In Oregon has hard Winter. Section
1, page 16.
Charles P. ' Church is candidate for Cltv
1 Commissioner. Section 1, page 19.
George C. Mason Rives figures on Daly llsrht
ing plant. . Section l, page 10.
Jokers found in two-platoon plan. Section
1, page 20.
Girls Honor Guard adopts uniform. Sec
tion 1, page 20.
Second annual convention of State Insurance
Federation held. Section 1, page 20.
Bakers to cease making C-cent loaves. Sec
tion 1, page 21.
Realty market shows Increased activity. Sec
tion z, page 22.
Federation of Women's Clubs adopts plan
for patriotic service. Section 1, page 21.
Board decides to hold Rose Festival
usual. Section 1. page 13.
"Courier 67" of Nathan Hale Volunteers
woman. Section 1, page 7.
Boy Scouts to rally on Multnomah Field.
Section 3, page 1J.
Weather report, data and forecast. Sec
tion 1, page 20.
AGAIN MONOPOLIZE THE
Two Rousing Speeches
Made in Chicago.
HIT ENEMY HARD, HE DEMANDS
Senate Action to Let Him Raise
Troops Rouses Enthusiasm.
R0HIBITI0N PLEA LAUDED
Criticism of Those Wlio Would Make
Friends AVith Germany by Slight,
ins Joffre- Leads to Resolu
tion to Invite Marshal.
CHICAGO. April 2S. Farm and arm!
With this battlecry Theodore Roose
velt enterc Chicago today, and In two
stirring speeches urged that every
energy of the entire Nation be directed
toward making the potential might of
the United States felt in the war
against Germany, and he demanded
that not an hour be lost in dispatching
troops to the trenches.
His first speech was made at a
luncheon at noon; his second at a mass
meeting in the immense amphitheater
at the stockyards. He advocated uni
versal training as a permanent policy
he advocated conscription, but he
pleaded that he snould be allowed to
recruit a division for immediate serv
ice with the allies.
Dry Allusion Cheered.
He w roundly applauded when he
urged that during the war the use of
grain for the manufacture of alcoholic
beverages be prohibited.
At the luncheon Harry Pratt Judson
president of the University of Chicago,
introduced a resolution to be forwarded
to President Wilson requesting that the
Colonel be authorized to raise a division
and to lead it into France. Mr. Roose
velt interrupted to ask if he might
amend it.
"Make it read that w wui- the dl
vision sent under any competent off!
cers, and please to let Roosevelt go
along."' .
"Certainly," replied Dr. Judson, and
his resolution was adopted unanimous
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"I'd go as Second Lieutenant, aaaea
Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr. Roosevelt referred to Major-Gen
eral Thomas H. Barry, commanding th
Central Department, U. S. A., wh.o wa
among those at the speakers' tables,
as being of the type of man who might
well lead such a division.
Washington Jitwi Please..
Colonel Roosevelt during his night
speech was shown an Associated Press
bulletin saying an amendment to th
Army draft bill permitting him tc raise
troops for European service had been
adopted. He paused in his speech
smile overspread his face and he ex
claimed repeatedly:
"Bully Bully!"
"What is it?" demanded the crowd.
Colonel Roosevelt read the dispatch.
The entire audience arose and cheered
several minutes.
"Now we'll go, Teddy. Now we are
ready," came from numbers of throats.
."I want to say," continued the Colonel,
"that this amendment was carefully
drawn, not to Interfere In the slightest
degree with the President's plan for
obligatory service. I want to put my
self in a position, not to say go to th
front, but come to the front."
Hard Hitting; Advocated.
In his night speech. Colonel Roosevelt
said he did not care to enter a limited
liability war.
"When you hit a man. hit him hard
he said. "If you hit him soft, he will
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ATTENTION OF CARTOONIST REYNOLDS.
Men. Already Commissioned in Four
Sections to Be Called at Once.
Engineers to Get Straps.
WASHINGTON. April '28. Over
whelmed with applications for admis
sion to the officers' training camps, the
War Department announced today the
postyponement of the opening of the
camps for one week, "in order to enable
more careful selection to be made of
the limited number that can be accom
modated."
The camps were to have been opened
May S to all applicants, but under the
ew ruling the list of citizens to be
admitted will be published on that date
instead of those named being required
to report for duty not later than May
All reserve officers of infantry, cav-
lry, field artillery and coast artillery
will be ordered Into active service at
once.
WASHINGTON. April 23. A complete
company of engineer officers, 150
trong,' will be established at each of
the 14 officers' training camps to be
opened May 8.
Applicants qualified will be coramls
loned immediately and receive the pay
f their grade, although they may serve
as privates In the provisional company
during training.
Competent engineer officers from the
regular Army will be instructors.
CHILD WANDERERS RETURN
Two Little Girls Cause Community
Search at Vansycle.
PENDLETON. Or., April 28. (Spe
clal.) Doris and Frances, the 7 and 5-
year-old daughters of Charles Lobaugh,
Northern Pacific section foreman at
Vansycle, wandered away from home
last evening in search of buttercups.
and becoming lost, remained in the hills
all night.
A party of Helix and Vansycle people
scoured the country In vain. Early this
morning the two youngsters, weary
but unharmed, came to the Alheit place
at Vansycle, and were taken in.
GUARD TO HAVE ENGINEERS
Portland Man Authorized to Raise
Company of Oregon .Battalion.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 28. The War Department
today notified Senator Chamberlain
that authority had been granted to re
cruit a battalion of engineers for the
Oregon National Guard.
W. C. Parrish, of Portland, who asked
authority to raise a company of engi
neers, has been granted permission to
do so and instructed to make his com
pany a part of the authorized battalion.
PEACE OFFER SENT RUSSIA
Germany Delegates Danish Editor
With New Proposal.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden. April 27, via
London. April 2 8. The Copenhagen
correspondent of the TidenigCn tele
graphs fhat he has learned from a de
pendable source that M. Borgjerg, edi
tor of the Social Demokraten, of Copen
hagen, is on a German mission to Rus
sia. '
It is said he is carrying a peace
proposal.
LACE FLAG MADE FOR U. S.
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First American Regiment to Reach
France to Bo Possessor.
PARIS, April 28. The women lace
workers of Velay have united in mak
ing a lace flag with the colors of the
United States, and intended to present
it to the first American regiment that
comes to fight upon French soil.
General Lafayette came from the
region of Velay.
Three Distant Counties
Alone Unrepresented.
SEVENTY IN ONE DELEGATION
Military Value of Good High-
ways Strongly Urged.
PLAN CAPITALIZES WASTE
Governor Withj-combe and Commis
sioner Adams Are Speakers Mr.
Adams Suggests Bringing War
Prisoners to America.
All but three counties of the 36 in
Oregon were represented by delegates
attending the state-wide good roads
conference held in the Multnomah Ho
tel yesterday afternoon.
The purpose of the conference was to
formulate plans for raising funds and
carrying on a more effective campaign
for the $6,000,000 road bond issue. The
bond measure, which comes before tha
voters at a special election June 4, was .
warmly indorsed in resolutions adopted
by the conference.
Curry, Grant and Harney were the
only counties that did not have at
least one or more representatives pres
ent. Indicative of the wide interest
in the question, from some of the coun- 1
ties came large delegations to voice.
emphatically the sentiments of their
communities in favor of the road bonds.
and of the cause of good roads in
general.
Seventy In One Delegation.
One delegation comprising some 70
persons came from the towns of Con
don and Fossil, in Gilllamand Wheeler
counties, to boost for the J6.000.O0O
bond issue and the John Day highway,
which Is one of the roads provided for "
under the bonding act.
Several hundred persons attended the
conference and heard the interesting
programme of addresses and Informal
talks that had been provided. The as
sembly room on the mezzanine floor of
the Multnomah Hotel, where the dele
gates met, was comfortably filled all
afternoon.
Legislators at Session.
Senator W. D. Wood, of Hillsboro,
chairman of the joint legislative com
mittee that is In charge of the cam
paign for the bond issue, presided at
the conference. Among the delegates
were several other members of the joint
legislative committee, including Sena
tors Julien A. Hurley, of Vale, and E.
D. Cusick, of Albany; and Representa
tives W. E. Schimpff, of Astoria; O.
Laurgaard, of Portland, and Roy Ritner.
of Pendleton.
- The resolutions indorsing the bond
measure were adopted toward the end
of the meeting, following the regular
speaking programme. In the preamble
to the resolutions, the necessity of good
roads for military purposes 'was strong
ly emphasized. The resolutions, elim
inating tho long preamble of where
ases, as reported by the resolutions
commltteo of the conference, of which
M. Fitzmaurice. of Condon, was chair
man, were as follows:
Bond Issue Indorsed.
"Be It resolved by the Stat Good
Roads Association, in convention duly
assembled, that we, the representatives
of the various communities of the state
of Oregon, hereby unqualifiedly Indorse
the adoption by the people at the spe
cial election held June 4, 1917, of House
bill 550.
"Be it further resolved that we -urge
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