THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. TORTLAXD, 3rT?CTT Tl, 1918.
masks' flurcu. a
TROOPS GAS PROOF
Perfect Protection Against
Poisonous Fumes Is
t Provided.
MANY FACTORIES AT WORK
Itewnl Trrnoh- Casualties' Amonf
Yankee) - Soldiers f how Teuton
TVrapon Ineffective Kirept In
Cae of SIrrp Surprise.
WASHINGTON. March I TWen
American casualties In a as altark II
tnst rated the eperiene of all the Ku
ropean armies that th success of th
barbarous weapon revived br tha Ger-
iKim larcelr la dr,endent on surprise,
since lmproTd mtlki hava eliminated
all dtner l( the men hava time to
put them on.
Tba Americans fr rauft-ht asfee
ar before thejr waro abla lo adjust thel
mask, whtch a statement tontsht b
tha iu defense service of tba medical
department declared to ba the moat ef
flrlent In eaietenc.
Oaa maaka now ara beine; manatee
turd at a rata that assures an ampl
supply tor tha troop abroad and for
training at noma, aald tha service
statement.
Many factor! tnmlnjr from peace
to war work ara producing maaka of
tha approved t TP, and In addition
iottrtiDitnl plant employing par
toni aoon will be In operation to do
I've more difficult sewing operations
an tba faca piece.
Fall svejalpeaeat Aaaared.
The determination of tha fiowrn
ra tit that bo American ahall w Into
tha trenches without full equipment
wl'l prevent the harrowlnc espertence
suffered hy tha. Canadians at Tpres In
April. Ul$. whan th Germane first
called to their aid the weapon out
lawed by all civilised nation sub
scribing to Tha Haaue convention.
Oniton fabric. carefully rubberized,
ent to fit various types of faces." forms
tha faca place of the American mask
and la held In rlace br elastic bands
over the head.
Tha ears ara left uncovered, and
a'rht Is provided I brooch celluloid or
g'.aas eye piece. A ranlatar filled with
secret chemlceja is carried In a small
knapsack and connected with a fie
Ibla tuba which sues Into the soldier's
month.
A nose clamp forces the wearer to
breathe throush Ms mouth, the air be
Inc taken In through the canister and
any aae rendered harmless by the ab
sorbent chemicals. Outcolnc breath
easily complicate tha whole situation
In the Far Ileal.
I'nder lu traatlea with tha various
entente powera and tha United States,
the Japanese irovernment Is said to feel
that It already has authority to pro
tect Its Interests In Siberia, but there
have been a number of exchanicea be
tween the allies and Japan on the
policy to ba followed and a general
understanding reached as to Its execu
tion.
It Is probable that for the present.
st lesst. Jspsn will plsy a lone hand
In dealing with the problem In Siberia.
and that protection for the Immense
amount of supplies in Siberian ports
and alona the 1 rane-Htberlan Railroad
which can be accomplished with the
use of a few thousand troops, may be
tha sole developments In the near Iu
lure.
It Is also understood that an ade
quate naval guard may ba placed at
Vladivostok.
Apparently Japan awaits only an ex
pression of moral support from her
allies before taking the action believed
to be necessary to counteract tha Ger
man menace In the Far Kaat.
peases throuab a amall rubber valve
In the fare piece.
Mere provision of masks is only the
heclnnlng of the defense ayatem. how
ever, as ths men must be trained to
know when a gas attack la coming and
to adjust their maaka In six seconds
or lass. An alarm la given by horns.
wbtstlea or rattles.
Xaik Readily Adjaeted.
Tha maak l earned In a knapsack
at the left hip. the supporting straps
being shortened when a danger xone Is
entered, so that the maak rests on the
cheat at the "alert." A soldier h
merelr to open the knapsack, pull out
tha flexible hose with the face piece
attached, put the r"bber mouthpiece in
els mouth and adjuat the bands over
bis head. The nose clip ran be placed
In position after the maak la on.
Training th men comprises long
drt I In adjusting the maaiaa. exhibi
tions of the efficacy of the maaka by
having the man enter a gas-filled hut
wearing them and finally aham gas
attarks at unexpected moments.
Thre separate parts now are com
prlaed In the gas defense service.
known as the field supply section. Held
training section and ovaraeas repair
section.
The first furnishes the masks, the
Second teachea their use and the third
attends to repairs In France and tne
replacement of the canisters when tne
chemicals have lost their strength.
KIEV FALLS TO TEUTONS
Ceatteaed rrtia First Tae.
to the Voeatarbe Zeltung. of Berlin, the
p. a re nerotlationa at Huchareat.
Koumanla. have failed. It Is under
stood King Ferdinand's rep!y to the
central powera waa unsat.s'aclory.
tther German newspapers say the
negotiatlona were Interrupted because
Ir. von Kuehlmaan and Count Csemln,
respectively tlera-an and Austro-Ilun-gartan
Foreign Ministers, bad bean
summoned to alrest-Lltovak.
A aaml-of f IctaJ atatement lasuad In
Tterlla. however, denied. that they had
left tae Roumanian capital.
JlfSSIVX PKOIILEM DIITICCLT
a'ata re Declared lo tVc Kraarht With
Grave Possibilities.
BT LITROT T. TERNOX
WA5HINUTUN. March J. Special.)
Kasaia today preeeota a problem to
the entente aliie and the fatted Mates
perhaps mora perplexing than the prob
lem of the central powers la tae same
territory.
With peace negotiations between
German y and the Holaaevikl govern
meat apparently broken off again, Uer
friaay now baa a free hand to take
military measurea against the disor
ganised Russian government, army and
people as It may see fit.
Tne Bolshevist government Is again
railing for the defense of Russia
acalnat tha Invaders, and the former
alii. a of Kuaaia are powerleaa to help.
But Japan, with the aco.ul.ec.nc of
the entente and this Government, la
about to eaerclee police powera In
Mberta for the protection of her own
tmeraets and of the supplies furnished
Kuaaia by Japan and the foiled ttlalee
for use againat Germany.
It Is obvious that, from the stand
point of future relatione between Kua
aia and the allies, a delicate situation
may easily result from this condition
ef sTslrs.
Members of the Russian embaasy
hare, althonah completely out of touch
with their owa government, do not hes
itate ta sound a warning agalnat Japa
nese activity In fiber-la, fearing that
It may be mteronatrned la European
Koeala and reaalt In active aid to the
central powera by certain eleraenta la
Hussia.
Un the contrary. Japan has sensed
In 5!herta for some time a growth of
pro-Herman sentiment and baa encoun
tered considerable Germae and Bolahe
v!k activity Inimical to bar Intsreats
la the Orient.
A recent Bolshevik outbreak la Har
bin. Manrbarta. waa put down by Chi
nese troop, who exercised pollca au
thority In that territory for the first
time In many year.
Scattered throughout Siberia there
are maay Russian military unlta not
friendly to the Bolahe vt hi or to Ger
many, but they ara Isolated and Sot co
ordinated, sad. according to the Japa
nese -tew. a spark . ny time might
IlKDS CAPTURE TCIIERKIXET
Town Near Hclslnrfora Falls; 600
White Guards Taken.
IjOKDOS. March i. A dispatch from
the official Ruaslan news agency aays
that the town of Tcherkflet. 2& miles
from Helalnxfora. capital of Finland,
haa capitulated to the Holahevlkl. COO
White Guards being taken prisoner,
feed Guards defeated the White Gusrds
st Kcrlala. on the Karls-Helslngfors
line. Four hundred and fifty of the
White Guards were said to bava surren
dered. Irtspatrhes from Stockholm say an
agreement has been made under which
the i:usaian and Finnish troops will
both evacuate the Land Islands, leaving
the forts and war material in charge of
the Inhabitants and the Swedish forces
recently landed.
The Finnish troops, the advices state,
have already returnedto Finland, while
the Russians will proceed to Sweden,
remaining there until conditions In the
Baltic, now blocked with Ice, admit of
their returning to Russia.
The Islands. It Is added, are hence
forth to be considered outside the area
of hostilities.
STOCKHOLM. March I. There are
Increasing indications of demorallxat Ion
among the Finnish Red Guard and thet
Russian supporters, according to the
Vaaa correspondent of the Dagens Ny
heter.
The troops of General Mannerhelm,
the government leader, are reported t
be only ten miles from UJorne Borg. or.
the Gulf of Bothnia, IS ml It a west o
Taiuinerfora.
SLAVS OPPOSED TO
ENTENTE III SIBERIA
Member of Russian Mission
Says Intervention Would
Not Be Welcome. .
MUNITIONS DEEMED SAFE
by his secretary. Serge A. Poutlloff,
and Mlchlel Berg, secretary of the
commission, expects to address gather
ings of business and financial men be
fore his departure for Washington,
where be is attached to the Russian
Embassy.
ALIEN ENEMIES MUST GO
(Continued From First PanO
tion of public officials, or who is in
other manner subject to deportation
under the Immigration laws, even
though be may not commit any overt
act.
Adequate Quart era Authorised.
"Third If the quarters at the Seat
tle station are not ample to take care
of all who may be arrested an?. de
tained for deportation under these In
structions, the commissioner at Seattle
will be authorized to secure additional
quarters."
Agitation for the Internment of alien
members of the Industrial Workers of
(the World lp Washington state has
Professor Lomono&sof f Points Out I been widespread since labor troubles in
the logging camps, which Interfered
That Vast Stores In Vladivostok
Are Not Liable to Fall Into
Hands of Germans.
GILBERT HEARING SET
0 -PARTIKAX MAXAGF.R WILL
' FACE COI RT TOUOBHOW,
Aatborltlea ef Tea Coaatlea a ad Slate
Clash Over Caa ef Maa Aecwsed
f Oaatrartlag Draft.
ST. PACL, Minn.. March J. Aothorl-
tlea of two counties and tha state
clashed today, over the body of Joseph
Gilbert, manager of the National Non-
Partisan League. The result waa the
Issuance of a writ of habeas corpus
by Judge F. N. Dickson, of Ramsey
County, directed to Sheriff W. S. Car
ver. of Martin County, directing the
officer to take Gilbert before District
Judge II. K. Brill Monday to show
cause why be holds Clilbert In custody.
The clash of authority came when
County Attorney A- R. Allen, of Martin
County, directed Sheriff Carver to bring
Gilbert Into- the Jurisdiction of that
county for a hearing on the charge of
alleged conspiracy to obstruct th
draft.
Sheriff Carver came to St. Paul
Thursday and arrested Gilbert and A. C.
Townley. president of the league, and,
on advice of Attorney-General bmlth s
office, permitted the men to waive hear
ng here and give bond before Judge
C. C. Haupt In the District Court of
Ramsey County.
County Attorney Allen said he did not
consider this a proper proceeding and
today ordered that Gilbert and Townley
b brought to Martin County for a
hearing.
Townley was out of town today.
WRECK JUST AVERTED
O-W. R, X. OFFICIAL GIVE
CREDIT TO I.IKMA.V.
Dave at Heed River Confess) Deliberate
Attempt te Derail Limited hy
Pwttlac Belt ea Balls.
HOOD nrVT.R. Or- March ?. Spe-
lal O.-W. R. Jt N. officials, after
learning of the manner In wblch the
large bolt, placed on the track at Lind
say Creek yesterday by Phillip Solon
nd timer Mtsnar. was lying, express
be belief tbst the company's fsst
train, the Oregon-Washington limited.
ould Inevitably hare been wrecked
bad not the obstruction been discovered
by L y. Stephens. Western Cnlon line
man, whose motor handcar was de
railed when Jt ran over the bolt.
Confessions of the man and boy So
lon Is 21 years old and tha Miener boy
not yet 1 show that the Intention of
recking a train was deliberate. First.
according to the boy's story to City
arahal J. k. Carson, who made the ar-
eat. spikes were placed on the rails.
Solon kicked theae off. saying that they
would not throw a train off the track.
When the large bolt was found. Holon
remarked that It would do the work.
lioth are held here to await the
convening of Circuit Court. Monday.
The boy will probably be sent to the
Oregon State Induatrial School at Sa
em. while Solon, who recently finished
a SO-day Jail aentence In Portland for
failure ta register Isst June, faces a
penttentlsrv sentence.
SAV FRAVCTSOO. March . (Spe
cial.! "If troops of the allied powers,
whether entirely Japanese or Amer
ican and Japanese, are landed in
Siberia for police duty only and to
guard the munitions of war In Vladi
vostok, they will not be welcome, and
I am afraid such sn Invasion will be
regarded as an Infringement on Rus
sia's sovereignty and create a very
serious situation." said Professor G.
Lomonossof C. head of the mission of
ways and communication for the first
Russian provisional government, who
Is In San Francisco.
Professor Lomonossoff was sent to
this country In Msrch, 191, as a mem
ber, of the official party, headed by
the present Ambassador, Boris Bak
hmatiteff, all of whom were appointed
by tha ft net provisional government,
were recognised and appointments con
firmed by the second, but were ignored
by the Bolshevik), whom they refused
to admit mere tba rightful rulers of
Russia.
Pallresaaa'a Role Disliked.
"American troops sent to aid ns
against the common foe would be wel
come, but a landing of uniformed
policemen would Indicate to the Rus
sian people that this great republic I
Interested only In the guarantee of on
debt to your people, and not in on
establishment as a democratic nation,
said Professor Lomonossoff, "and th
I am positive, is not the impression
you wish to give to us.' the youngest
of struggling democracies.
"The allied people should, not be
afraid of these munitions of war fall
Ing into the hands of the German
Even if It were the desire of .the SI
berians to send these supplies to Kuro
pean Russia, which it Is not. It would
be quite Impossible, an there Is nelthe
the transportation facilities avallabl
nor organisation to dispatch them.
'Teatoa Falsely Bared.
"As to tha Bolsheviki. while I am
convinced that this Is only a transitory
government on the high road to an or
ganlzed democracy, even they ca
plainly see that there is no faith I
the Germans, and while they were con
vlnced at first that the German people.
peasants and workmen, as themselves.
would greet their sincere desire for
peace with outstretched hands and
perfect truthfulness, they are undo
celved, and a great revulsion of feeling
against ths Teutons is now taking
place In Russia.
"The Russia of the Bolsheviki Is lm
possible. Out of the 180.000.uu0, only
7,000,000 are represented by these peo
pie. and such a government will not
last. It Is for the future governmen
of Russia, the stable one, and that o
11 the Russian people that I seek
America's help. W need your help to
reorganise ourselves, 'to re-establish
our industries, and we need your good
In our markets that we may exclud
those of the Hun. To explain fully
Russia's need Is one of the reasons wb
I am with you." '
The professor, who Is accompanied
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with the Government's airtraft pro
gramme, were blamed on the Industrial
Workers.
Civic organizations and employers
urged the establishment of a detention
camp at Puget Sound to accommodate
1000 men.
I. W. W. PRACTICES DEFENDED
Organization Docs Xot Preach An
archy, Says Secretary-Treasurer.
SPOKANE. Wash, "March 2. Fifty
five thousand men In the United States
are members cf the Lumber Workers'
Industrial Union. No. 500, Industrial
Workers of the World, according to
Fred hegge, district secretary-treasurer
of the union, with headquarters
here. Eighty per cent of the mem
bership, be said, are in the Northwest
lumber camps. A branch office of the
Industrial Workers' Agricultural Union
is also located here, and the district
office of the construction workers, who
sre members of the Industrial Workers
of the World, is in Seattle.
Hegg admitted that members of the
Industrial Workers advocate sabotage,
for which he gave a new definition.
He raid sabotage to the Industrial
Workers mesns slowing up work If
thein demands are not met. In the
hope that the Industrial Workers will
some day control all property they do
not advocate its destruction, Uegge de
clared.
"The Industrial Workers do- not
preach anarchy," Ilegge said. "An
archy Is individual action. We preach
mars action."
Hegge expects the order Issued to
day by Secretary Wilson will cause
the srnest of some members of bis or
ganization. He said that all men of
his office force are citizens of the
United States. Many men of the Lum
ber Workers" industrial Union are
migratory workers. Hegge said, and
thev do not remain long enough in
any one place to take out citizenship
papers.
Registered Men Notified.
VANCOUVER, Wash, March 5. (Spe
cial.) All registered men in Clarke
County, placed in Class I by the local
board, must appear for examination, if
they have not already done so, not later
than March 12. or be placed upon the
list of deserters from tbe draft. Such
is the word given out by the local
board.
Polk Students Sell Stamps.
DALLAS. Or.. March 2. (Special.)
The desire for enrollment In the Junior
Rainbow Regiment Is creating much in
terest In the sales of thrift ana war
stamps in the schools, folk bounty
now has 101 students enrouea in tne
first 1000 of the Rainbow Regiment,
one-half of whom are living In .Dallas.
State Falls to Prove Case.
ABERDKKN. Wash.. March ?. (Spe-
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Store Opens
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Saturdays
at 9 A.M.
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
2 :
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Saturdays
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'Spring 1918"-A Season of
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Wond
Silks
ral
Spring, "1918," wity record itself in merchandising history as "the
season of beautiful silks, for the conservation of wool and the splen
did possibilities of silk for the new straight-line garments have caused
designers to bring forth a wonderful array of patterns and colorings.
Taffetas in plain or gingham .patterns Foulards in exquisite small
designs and rich colorings and sheer Crepes are the favorite weaves.
Particularly Fashionable Are
The New Foulard Silks
- Cheney Bros.' Fabrics in 40-inch Width at $3.50 a Yard.
Included are the most artistic of the new colorings and patterns and
'these splendid silks have long since proved their dependable wearing
qualities, and will undoubtedly be much wanted by women who wish
to combine "fashion and economy." Come make an early selection.
Cheney Bros.' Zantine Silks 36-in. Width, $225 Yd.
A fine, heavy silk of perfect weave and coloring shown for the first
time at this sale comes in a full assortment of exclusive new pat
terns in rich color combinations don't fail to see them.
Half -Wool Shepherd Checks in 56-inch, at 98c Yd.
One of the most popular Spring fabrics fine half-wool, black and
white Shepherd Checks, in all size checks; they are decidedly under
valued at 980 a yard.
Mens Balbriggan Underwear, 75c Gar.
A splendid new line of Men's seasonable weight
Balbriggan Underwear both shirts and drawers in
all sizes up to 50.
Men's Merino Underwear at 90c Gar.
Fine fitting natural gray Merino Shirts and Drawers
in all sizes up to 50 a special value at above price.
Longcloth at 25c Yd.
Fine nainsook finish Longcloth of- standard width
and quality specially priced at 25c a yard.
Dress Ginghams at 25c Yd.
Best standard quality of new Dress Ginghams in an
endless variety of styles and colorings.
Voile Waistings at 35c Yard
New White Voile Waistings in stripe, check, plaid,
flake, dash and lace styles 36 and 38-inch widths.
A Sale of Women's Shoes at $2.98
A special underpricing of a well-known and reliable
make Women's Patent Leather Shoes in styles with
cloth or mat kid top in 7 to S-inch height. They
come with military heel and in all sizes up to No. 8.
Misses' Shoes, Sizes 11 to 2, at $3 JO
Fashionable English lasts in gunmetal leather and
white Neolin soles all sizes 11 to 2 in lace models
a high-grade shoe at a special price.
clal.) William Amey, brought back
here from Los Angeles, charged with
placing emery in donkej engine oil at
the Coats Fordney camp, was found
not guilty In Justice Court today. He,
however, Is being held at the request
of the Department of Justice. The
state's case fell down when Its etar
witness gave contrary evidence to that
which he is said to have sworn to in
an affidavit previously made.
Five Registrants I.nllst.
OREGON CITT, Or., March 2. (Spe
cial.) With the enlisting of five Clack
amas County registrants in the Avia
tion Corps, Saturday, that branch of the
service will be closed for the present.
The boys, who will leave Monday for
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, are Georga
Otis Jewell, of Oregon City; Raleigh
Bowers, of Macksbnrg; Htnry Kruter,
of Pleasant Hill, and Concie Kearney, of
Superior, Mont, who was transferred
to the local board. The men are to ba
In the -SlK-nsl Corps Land Division.
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