THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, ArRIIi '29, 1917,
TROOPS TO EUROPE
REAL NECESSITY
Commissions Impress Wilson
of Dire Need for Nation to
Use All Her Resources..
MORAL EFFECT IS VITAL
Presence xf American Army on Eu
ropean Battlefields Alone Held to
Be Worth a Battle in Itself.
Green Men Xot Wanted.
BY JOHX C ALLAN O'LAUGHLIN.
WASHINGTON, April 28. As a result
ef the conferences held with the Brit
ish and French commissions. President
Wilson has come to the conclusion that
the United States Indeed must employ
all its resources, both in men and
money, to gain victory in Europe.
There is no longer concealment of
the fact that when Hhe President rec
ommended the declaration of a state of
war against the imperial German gov
ernment he and his advisers believed
all that migrht be necessary would be
large loans to tne allies, greater ship
ment of supplies to them and naval co
operation, particularly in the matter of
hunting German submarines.
In the conferences with Mr. Balfour
and M. Viviani and their miltary and
naval colleagues it has been, impressed
upon the authorities that the United
States will be forced to use every
means in its power to bring Germany
to her knees.
Troops Mast Be Sent.
It follows that it will be absolutely
necessary to send troops to Europe. The
President has not made up his mind
definitely on this point, because he
wanted to hear the views of the com
missioners from England and France.
These men have impressed upon him
that if the war is to be brought to an
early close their armies must be
etrengthened. not only by food and
munitions but also by men.
France, it is known," i3 "bled white."
She needs men on her firing lines.
Moreover, both the French and Brit
ish governments feel the moral effect
of the presence of American troops
would be worth a battle in itself.
G m-n Men Not Desired.
There is no desire, either on the part
of Great Britain or France, to have the
United States send green men to the
front. They want this Government to
train- large bodies of troops as rapidly
as possible and to dispatch them to
Europe as soon as they are ready. It
is realized this will take time, but in
the meantime both Great Britain and
France will be more prodigal in their
expenditure of life, knowing that at the
proper time the United States will have
at hand a sufficient force to take the
place of those, who have died for hu
manity and civilization.
The Administration looks at the mat
ter in this way:
Would it not be suicidal for the
United States to refrain from sending
troops to Europe when a couple of hun
dred thousand men, or even half a mil
lion men. would more auickly assure
victory? Of course, if France, Great
Britain, Russia and Italy should be
beaten, that means the success of Prus
sian militarism and the adoption of
plans by the Berlin government to cope
with the United States alone. It is ar
gued that Germany could not transport
a large army to the United States for
the purpose of invasion. But it is
pointed out that if the German fleet
pbould gain command of the sea, and
the impossible sometimes happens in
war, it would be able to vanquish the
American Navy, w"hich it greatly out
numbers in both ships and personnel.
Transportation Is Easy.
Thus a free avenue would be pro
vided for the transportation of soldiers.
The ease with which men can be trans
ported across the seas has been proved
by the experience of England and her
colonies, Canada, Australia, New Zea
land and' India, and also by France.
Millions of men have been carried safe
ly across the great oceans of the world
to France, to Greece, to Egypt and to
.Mesopotamia.
It is argued that the situation would
be different in the case of Germany;
that Bhe would be forced-to make a
landing in a hostile country (the United
States) and that the allied troops have
been debarked at friendly ports. Dur
ing the Spanish war the United States
cent a fleet with transports to Cuba.
Under the fire of the guns of the war
ships the troops landed at Daiquiri. The
same methods could be employed by a
hostile power to effect a landing on
American soil.
While there is little danger of such
an Invasion taking place in view of
the strength of the allied navies, and
particularly that of Great Britain, it
nevertheless Is the duty of the strate
gists of the Army and Navy to consider
every possibility. It is their judgment
that the United States should pursue
that policy which would best accom
plish the object in mind, and that ob
ject, of course, is the defeat of Ger
many. If American troops, transported.
to Europe, can help in the achievement
of that object, then it is declared such
action should be taken.
. Small Force to Go First. -All
of these arguments, of course,
will have weight with the President,
who, as Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy, will determine whether
or not it is advisable to send troops
abroad. If any such be sent at the
present time, and this is by no means
beyond consideration, they would con
stitute only a small force, which would
bo the forerunner of the greater ex
peditions to go later. It is not for
gotten by the authorities that it will
be necessary not only to train the men
but to equip them, and equipment takes
time. The men will have to be gup
.jMed with the latest models of rifles.
with field and heavy artillery, with1
wireless, telegraphic and telephonic in
struments, with aeroplanes, balloons
and a thousand and one other things
needed in the prosecution of modern
war.
The War Department is placing con
tracts with every available factory, but,
unfortunately, the means available for
manufacture in a number of fields com
paratively are limited. With reference
to aeroplanes, for example, it would be
necessary to supply each division with
a cloud of these fighting machines.
The advisory committee of the Coun
cil of National Defense has been mak
ing a list of the aeroplane factories and
has discovered they have not the out
put required by our proposed neces
sities. Therefore, other factories capa
ble of producing this kind of weapon
will bo encouraged.
Reerre at Home Necessary.
In the consideration of the question
of sending troops to Europe, the Ad
ministration has not- lost sight of the
fact that it will be necessary to have
a reserve at home under training for
the purpose of taking care of wastage.
One of the difficulties of England in
the volunteer system was that of get
ting men to replace those killed in
battle. Under the conscription plan,
which has been advocated by the Presi
dent and which undoubtedly will pass
Congress, there undoubtedly will be an
ample reserve available at home not
only to Teinforce the men sent to the
front but also to fill the ranks which
will be depleted by the fire of the
enemy. .
At the end of a year's time. If the
war should last that time, the Admin
istration expects to have at least 1.500.
000 men and possibly 2,000.000 men un
der arms. This enormous force un
doubtedly would turn the scales in Eu
rope if it were present on the battle
field. That it may be necessary to have
it at the front is not at all out of the
question.
The situation in Russia will continue
to trouble the allies. Reports have been
received indicating that the Duma gov
ernment may be able to establish them
selves more firmly in power and as
surances have been glventhat Russia
will not make a separate peace. Should
this be true, Germany, of course, will
i-e the more easily vanquished. Should
Russia withdraw from the struggle,
however, or should her resistance be
weakened, it - it evident the United
States will be compelled to put forth
greater effort than seemed necessary
at the moment -the President recom
mended the declaration of a state of
war. '
ALL ENTOMBED If
MINE THOUGHT DEAD
Fire Is Not Believed to Have
Been Cause of Disaster
in Colorado.
15 BODIES ARE RECOVERED
LINES HEAR WAR PLANS
TRAXSFOHMATIOXS IV RAILWAY
ROUTINE EXPECTED.
Thorough and Gradual Reorganization
of System Predicted by G. T.
Slade. Vice-President.
SPOKANE. Wash.. April 28. (Spe
cial.) Spokane railroad men, who have
been getting an inkling of just what
the United States Government will de
mand and receive from transportation
agencies over the country as war serv
ice, are expecting some thoroughgoing
transformations of their present
routine. George T. Slade, vice-president
of the Northern Pacific, came
through the city this week to explain
to executives.
"The change will be gradual but
thorough," said J. L. Deforce, superin
tendent of the Spokane division. "If
the war lasts two years we shall be a
new organization. We are to follow
the policy of putting in women when
men drop out' wherever the work is
such that they can do. ' Where a man
leaves office services, in goes a young
girl to be trained; in the yards where
cars are cleaned 'and scrubbed, more t
Crowd, Including Women, Awaits at
Entrance, bat Victims Brought
Out Cannot Be Recognized.
Peculiar Escapes Made.
HASTINGS, Colo.. April 2S. Virtual
ly all hope of saving any of the 120
men entombed in the Hastings mine of
the Victor-American Fuel Company
here yesterday morning by an explo
sion was abandoned tonight.
James Dalrymple, State Coal Mine In
spector, who came from the mine late
today, gave it as his opinion that there
was no one left alive in the mine. Res
cue men who have been in the mine ex
pressed themselves similarly.
C. F. Bartlett, president of the com
pany, however, declared the work of
rescue will go on until there is no hope
any of the entombed men is alive. Up
to 9 o'clock tonight 15 bodies had been
taken from the mine.
Mr. Dalrymple, who penetrated the
workings to within 2000 feet of the
face of the mine, said the rescue crews
knew where there were six or eight
other-bodies which they' could not
reach until the gas cleared away. Ven
tilating apparatus has been repaired
and it now is a matter of hours until
the rescuers can proceed beyond their
present limit.
'Fire In Mine Doubted.
"In my opinion there was no fire in
the mine," Mr. Dalrymple said. In this
view he was joined by practically all
employes and rescue men here. As to
the cause of the disaster, he said:
"We cannot tell until we reach the
initial point of the explosion."
Rescue men, old miners and old resi
dents in this section put the present
disaster down as the worst that has
ever occurred in the Colorado coa'l
fields.
A peculiar phase of the affair was
that several of the bodies brought out
late today had had their hair burned
off and the skin blackened as If it had
been scorched. The rescue men said
very probably this was due to the flash
of the explosion. Miners say the actual
scene of the explosion may be the point
of the least damage.
The reports that the mine was afire
and that there had been no explosion,
now reversed, are explained by mine
officials as due to. the fact that no
shock as from an explosion were felt
and that considerable smoke and gas,
now assumed to be from the explosion,
poured from the mine mouth for some
time.
Crowd Awaits News.
At the mouth of the alrshaft a crowd
waits for news from underground. A
few women braved the snowstorm of
the late afternoon and early evening.
None of them can tell whether the
bodies brought out are those of dear
ones, but many weep and all cry out
whenever a stretcher is borne up the
slope. Bodies are brought covered and
the faces and limbs in many cases are
o
lOl
IO Two Blocks North of Washington Street O
lOl
YOU
should trade at a store where the working
people receive a share of the profits.
Edwards' Bonus Plan has paid to us as fol
lows: " '
January, 1917.-. $176.64
February, 1917 260.00
March, 1917 143.52
During the past two years of quiet business our wages were not reduced.
Don't you agree with us that a business policy like this deserves your
support? Our service is -always
the best and Ed
wards' prices are the low
est possible.
W . M
Iff IS W - Y - - m S t
MM
"A Store
That Treats
Its Help
Right
Will Treat
You Right"
lis Ji
Entire Quarter Block,
Fifth and Oak
"Moss Rose" Hand-Decorated
Ivory Enamel
Bedroom Set.
Selling Out
Five Pieces Exactly as Pictured.
women can be used and we have a BO distorted that recognition is possible
place for every woman who can work
a telegraph instrument almost now.
Progress of the War.
F
URIOUS fighting characterized a re
newed British offensive along a 10-
mile sector of ihe French front from
the Scarpe River northward to the city
of Lens, which began early Saturday
morning and apparently still is in
progress.
British reports indicate that the
British were successful on the north
ern part of the battle sector and that
they pressed forward more than a mile
and occupied the town of Arleux and
part of Oppy. Desperate resistance was
encountered on the southern half of the
sector between Gavrelle and Roeux. At
the latter place the fighting was de
scribed as the "fiercest imaginable."
German counter attacks were delivered
as soon as the British scored an ad
vance. The British faced a well-organized
trench system ' that only partly had
been destroyed by the preliminary bom
bardment going on for several days.
Early reports from the battle showed
that the British, for the time at least,
had broadened the wedge they pre
viously drove into the German lines
near Gavrelle.
Farther south, between St. Quentln
and the River Olse, the French kept
the Germans busy with an intense ar
tillery bombardment. A heavy artil
lery duel also was in progress in the
Champagne, but no infantry fighting
of importance was reported.
Guatemala is the latest nation to
join the ranks of Germany's adver
saries, the Central American nation
having handed his passports to the Ger
man Minister and offered to the United
States use of her waters, ports and
railways "for the common defense." -
only through the brass checks carried
by each miner who enters the work
ings. The roll of peculiar escapes from the
disaster grows steadily. Frank Mi
latto, a "trip rider" or a man who goes
with the mine cars from workings to
tipple and back, was about 3000 feet in
the mine when the explosion occurred.
He said he felt no shock as from an ex
plosion, but thought from the smoke
the mine was on fire. He walked out
side to safety.
While the people of the camp are
quiet and a few go about their busi
ness smiling, a little emotion lies close
to the center. "Have you been inside?"
a bearded, broad-shouldered miner
asked. "No."
Miner Weeps for Relatives.
"Do you know any of the men in
side?" his questioner persisted.
"Yes," he said and paused. . "Some
of them are my friends."
The miner paused and tears gathered
in his eyes.
"My " he said, and stopped. "My '
he began. "My brother is inside,'
he stammered, tears coursing down his
face; "and my cousin and my uncle.
he finished with . an effort, and the
big man wept silently, until, breaking
down completely, he covered his face
with his hands -and cried brokenly be
fore a tableful of diners at the camp
boarding-house.
IIUX IRON PEPSIN and
SARSAPARILLA Effective
Combination.
As comprised in Hood's Sarsaparllla
and Peptlron Pills, these valuable rem
edies possess unequaled health-value,
for the alleviation and cure of a long
train of ailments common among our
people in this 20th century.
la these days of rushing and push
ing. beyond the endurance of even the
most robust, nearly every man and
woman needs and must have the aid of
- the health-giving powers of this com
blnation of medicines to support and
sustain normal health tone. If it Is not
supplied, the depletion of the blood'and
the broken-down nerves will soon give
way to permanent invalidism and
ruined health. ,
The very best remedies for blood
purifying and nerve-building are found
in Hood's Sarsaparllla and Peptlron
Pills. Tou know well the great tonic
properties of iron. They are much in
creased and improved in this combina
tlon Hood's SarsapariHa before meals,
Peptlron after.
An important military move in Ger
many was foreseen in the closing of
the German-Swiss frontier to travelers
and the postal service.
Reports that the Premier of Bavaria
will go to Vienna to discuss peace pros
pects with the Austro-Hungarian Cab
inet have corne from Munich
TEUTONS-TO LEAVE MAY 4
Diplomats and Consuls to Go Home
on Holland-America Sliip.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Austrian
diplomatic and consular officials in the
United States, with German diplomatic
and consular officials from China and
Cuba, will sail from New York Slay 4
on the Holland-America liner Ryndam,
by way of -Halifax.
The Turkish diplomatic and consular
officers in the United States will re
ceive transportation on some other ves
sel at a later day.
KALAMA HAS FLAG-RAISING
Big Patriotic Demonstration Is Held
at Lumber Plant.
KALAMA. Wash., April 2 8. (Spe
clal.) The ICalama Ljmber & Shingle
Co.'s mill was the scene of a patriotic
demonstration on Monday when a 16-
foot, flag, donated by the employes,
was raised over the mill with appro
priate ceremony. Rev. A. W. Brown, in
addressing the crowd, was greeted with
enthusiastic applause when he declared
that the United States In entering the
great war was upholding the grand
principles of democracy for which
"Old Glory" has ever stood.
At the close of the address A. W.
Lamka lead the chorus In singing "The
Star-Spangled Banner," and the flag
was then raised to the top of the lar
staff amid the cheering of hundreds
and the blasts of , whistles from the
mill and the boats in the stream.
DRAFT IN UTAH FORECAST
Step Regarded Necessary for Agri
cultural Reasons. '
SALT LAKE CITT. April 28. The
Utah conscription law enacted by the
last Legislature will be put in effect
next week, military authorities pre
dicted today, following the announce
ment that more than three-fourths of
the recruits of the., state were being
drawn from the rural districts.
Agricultural interests will be hard
hit unless this step is taken, it was
declared.
NORWEGIAN CREW FIRED ON
Two More Steamers Belong
Xeutrals Are Sunk.
ins
to
LONDON, April 28. The sinking of
the Norwegian steamship Torvore, 1667
tons gross, is reported in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Christiania.
According to evidence given at court
at Bergen, a German siibamarine fired
on the boats of the Norwegian steamer
Theeodor William after they left the
steamer.
No previous word has been received
of the sinking of the Theodor William,
a vessel of 30S? tons gross.
jjfc ill
The Retail Stock of Portland's Wicker Shop
The samples are here you may choose now at special prices.
$9.50 Ivory Reed Rocker IQ of
now priced at., wOtU
$16.50 Ivory Reed Chair i f
on sale for D 1 J. 4 ij
$17.50 Ivory Reed Rock- il ytt
er to match priced I I
$25.00 Ivory Reed Chair C A Qtt
placed on sale at . .DX'xI0
J9.90 Natural Willow ChairlQ Off
on sale for pO3
$10.85 Natural Willow C?Q QC
Rocker, to match..; OOitJ
$11.75 Brown Willow Q 7g
Chair priced at I J
)..7. $13.45
$25.95
The-newest in Bedroom Furniture
each piece decorated with a delicate
spray of moss rose3. You may select
only one or two pieces If you like.
IO unusua.ii
set REALLT
See it this week.
This
ly attractive.
YOU WILL like it.
$59-75
$27.50 Ivory Reed Chair. 1 (S 7Ct
tapestry upholstered. ... W 1 O m O
$32.50 Kaltex Rocker,'
tapestry upholstered. . . .
50c a Week
Pays for Any
Chair
or Rocker
$16.25 Gray W
Rocker now for...
$17.50 Ivory Willow
Chair now for
$1S.50 Ivory Willow JC
Rocker, to match, at. . . . D l'x. 3
$13.75
'Easy to Pay Edwards' Way'
$6 Cash, $1 Week
-s-
--
Out - of - Town Folks
Every day, without delay, home after
home is furnished. No matter where you
live or what you do, Edwards' credit will
make your home dreams come true.
Order today, without delay "It's Easy
to Pay the Edwards' Way."
Your Credit Is Good!
Enjoy the kind of furniture you like pay
on the easiest kind, of easy terms.
$ 50.00 Worth $ 5.00 Cash, $1.00 a Week.
$ 75.00 Worth $ 7.50 Cash, $1.50 a Week.
$100.00 Worth $10.00 Cash, $2.00 a Week.
$150.00 Worth $15.00 Cash, $2.50 a Week.
$200.00 Worth $20.00 Cash, $3.00 a Week.
Take Advantage Now
$1.50 Collapsible
Ironing Boards
-
$395 If
'White Cross" Electric
Irons, special - -- -- -- -- -
Cook With Coal or Gas or
Both at the Same Time
A time-saver a labor-saver a
most wonderful kitchen help.
Equipped with every labor-saving1,
time-saving', fuel-saving and sanitary
feature known to Range Science.
Different sizes and different styles
now on display. Call at any time;
we'll gladly explain the advantages
of a "Monarch." If you decide ttf
buy, your old stove may be applied as
part pay balance easy.
1
u.
SjHHUItgm A QOOP PLACgTO TWAPrjIBaBBlia
$2.75 Adjustable-Pin x0
Curtain Stretchers &JL.OJ
VANCOUVER TO BE GAY
MANY
PORTLASD VISITORS EX
PECTED AT POST.
SWISS , FRONTIER CLOSED
Important German Military Activi
ties Intimated.
ZURICH. Switzerland.- via Paris,
April 28. The German-Swiss frontier
has been strictly closed to all travelers
and postal service. No German news
papers have arrived since Wednesday.
This is usually the prelude to an Im
portant military move.
Open-Air Service. With. Moste by Band,
Concert nl Deaf School Choir
Among; Features.
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 28. (Spe
cial.) Present Indications are that
traffic over the Columbia River Inter
state bridge - tomorrow will be the
greatest since It was opened February
14, as Sunday apparently will be the
first real pleasant Bunday this season.
There are mauy troops In the post,
so friend and relatives are expected
here. .
For their entertainment In the post
there will be several instructive and
interesting features.
Open-air services will be held on the
parade grounds at 2:30 o'clock, and the
Third Oregon band will furnish patri
otic music. Private McKadden will
sine; 'America, I Love You. and a
silent choir from the Washington State
School for the Deaf will sing In signs
"America." .mm
Victor Strebe. 6-year-old deaf-dumb-
hlinrf nunll will demonstrate his ttli
ity. and a quartet from the Grand Army
of the Republic -will sing or play.
A pimrort will follow services, and
promptly at 4 P. M. guard mount will
be held, and at 5:30 o'clock: there will
h m battalion Darade.
Th streetcars will run every 15
minutes.
Corporation Tax Bill Passed.
ALBANY. N. Y April 28. The cor
Doration Income tax bill was passed by
the Senate, with only six members re
corded In opposition. A tax of 8 per
cent would be imposed on the net in
comes of mercantile and manufacturing
corporations, the state to receive 75 per
cent of the levy and the balance to
revert to tbe city or town la. which the
corporation is located- It Is expected
to raise a total of 844.000.000 annually.
Russian Fleet Active.
PETROGRAD, via tonflon, April 28.
o
Edwards' Exchange Department has be
come a most wonderful asset to those who
want new and' up-to-date Furniture. Why?
Because such a liberal allowance is always
made for your old chairs, beds, stoves, rugs,
etc. Refinished pieces sold at about Price.
Combination
Ranges
o
MMmmMMMMWMMMMam
Activity by Russian warships In the
Black Sea in which several positions
were bombarded and ten schoonem
sunk U reported In the official statement.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
ASSETS $11,400,000.00. HAVE YOU ONE OF OUR POLICIES?
Pomona, Cal., February 14, 1917.
Twenty Payment Life
Policy
Matured in the
Old Line Bankers Life In
surance Company
of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Name of insured. .. .Harry G." Brown
Residence Pomona, Cal.
Amount of policy $1,000.00
Total premiums paid Co 535.00
SETTLEMENT
Total cash paid Mr. Brown $808.72
And 20 Years' Insurance for Nothing.
If you are thinking of taking an agency or a policy, write Home Office of the
Company, Lincoln, Nebr for particulars. Dept. R.
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Sirs:
' Received your check for $808.72 in
settlement of my policy, which I
bought of you 20 years ago. I cer
tainly appreciated the promptness you
have shown in settlement of same.
I want to assure you the money
came in good play at this time.
Very truly yours,
634 V HARRY G. BROWN.
POISON OAK OR IVY NO
LONGER TO BE DREADED
ANYONE who has ever experienced
the tortures of poison oak or Ivy
will be grateful for the information
that this extremely Irritating annoy
ance la no longer to be feared. The
pain. Itching, fever and irritation- dis
appear almost like magic with a few
applications of Santiseptlc, Lotion, and
the eruption and redness of the skin
soon follows. Timely use of Santiseptlc
will even prevent the poisoning In many
cases. Santiseptlc heals other skin irri
tations, such as sunburn, chafing, fever
and cold sores and insect bites. A re
markable soothing and healing lotion.
Men use it after shaving and women for
the complexion and for the baby's skin.
Santiseptlc Is easily procured at most
drug stores, a good-sized bottle costing
but 60c If your druggist cannot supply
it, twenty-five cents In stamps or coin
sent to the manufacturers, the Esbencott
Laboratories, Portland. Oregon, will se
cure, postpaid, a large introductory
bottle. . .
A RECORD OF
PREPAREDNESS
lm
George Garrett
"The Man Who Knows the Job."
CANDIDATE FOR
City Commissioner
Completed tfce commercial and
rlvll enKtneertnir rournei at tbe Ohio
Northern I nlvemlty.
Had nereral yfort off practical ex
perience In private Kederal and
municipal enjrineerinic work.
Han neen employed In the city en
plneer office and the department of
public worka during; the pant seven
year.
II a m made an extensive atody off
municipal administration and a f -fairs.
In prepared to secure tbe best pos
sible acrylce at1 the least possible
coat. y
Guaranteed -courteous. Impartial
and efficient service.
(Tnld Advertisement.)