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THE STJXDAY OREGOXTAX, TORTLAXD, 3IAY 12, 1918. " 9 ... ' I jJ ,WITH FREDERICK WARDE U 1 !;. C RICH lAlUOORMAW' j. XVf George Broadhurst's ff Dramatic Triumph : -V , f ." V I'M'-' Mi 7 --1 t -1 k ' iUNTIt WEDNESDAY NIGHT- 00M4M " UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT , ll ' LL J D 1 dl rT I I WT . Other Biff Events u d r4 n I h L-Tjst 1 1 ' k5 Hi 11 U MiNi. of ah indoor uiiljpjy y y ? . jKdihzZl XJ ifeiS Nature With an 'liTLrCZlKZlK i Continuous 11 A. to 11 P. M.- ' lfe Outdoor Flavor .. x Broadway at Stark ' " " " " - nrn m mm mi i i i i mi mm. jiiii n .-r --wp-vi j.v-v - - - r,fvrwmr.-mvrMtm . - -spxats FVmmjt 'wwnir v v. w sjTorrjrv .-. . "" m " 1 ' ' ' " ' - " " 11 11 1 1 n-i i !n r Til J" U.S.GUARD FORMING Twenty-Five Battalions Will .Be 15,000 Men Strong. CARTER TO BE IN COMMAND Tliase Di9qnaliried Physically for nrcular Militarr Scnlc Kll gible Some Volunteer ' Acceptable. lVASTnXGTOV. My 11. Ortnlia- ttcn of lb liUtadStatesGuardswa re umcd today by tno War Department' Diltltia Oarvau. The Department bmm placed at the diapoaal of MaJor-Gneral JK.e ilrl. Carter, chief of the militia bureau. 1J.OO drafted men who after training with th National Guard or Rational Army dlrtsinna hare . been fornd disqualified physically for sen eral military aervlca. It la Intended to recruit !S battal ion a f four companies each, a total of 1S. men. When the project waa first approved aoma weeks aa;o 12 com panies war organUei and are now lu eerrlce. Volunteer enlistment will bo ac cepted to a limited dec-re through the remlar Army recrulUnjr otflcea. but onlr men who bar had prior mili tary eerrlco and who can prtvduca the be-t dlM-harares will be eligible. ' The S& battalions will be distributed tmon( the military departments as fol lows; Northeastern Department. : South eastern. 2: CenUal, I; Southern, t; Western, 4. Tehre will ba required la all T75 of ' f Uers and thes will be commissioned on recommendation by General Carter, who will basa hia action on th result of examinations conducted by boards conren.d by department commanders. The services of the organisation will b utilised to release an, equal number of Federal troops now engaged In jtuard duty at munition plants and shipyards. - The men In the force will not b used on the battlefields of Kurone for the present." official of the War Department said. The United Plates Guard wi:i be armed with the regulation rifles and ammunition and will carry the old model of Infantry equipment. CLARKE STAMP SALES GAIN Every Person In County Expected to Buy f SO Worth or More. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 11 (Spe cial.) The quota in war saving and thrift stamps for Clarke County ia JTOT.OOO. baaed npon the population, and It Is expected that every man. woman and chtid will own at last t:o in stamps. E. B, Cox, of Seattle, was here todiy working in oo-ope ration with J. L. Sutherland, county chairman, and with Floyd A Swan visited the ship yards and Vancouver Barracks today. To become a member of the Limit Club, a person must subscribe for $100. liOO or 11000 worth of stamps, to be paid for In a year. A unique button will be given the members. William B. Ryan, publicity man for the Slandifer Corporation, will start an active campaign among; the employe to boost stamp sale. SOLDIER RAISES $25,000 Taooma Man Helps Liberty Loan Campaign In New York City. TACOMA. Waah-. May 11. (Special) John AJlen. Tacoma soldier stationed at Camp Mills, Long Island, raised S25.0OO for the third liberty loan In a New York theater the other day. A flying squadron from the campaign waa gnln? through the audience seeking the soldier from the point' farthest from New York, Allen waa the man. "Who will buy a bond to get this boy across?" the audience was asked. "Uncle Same has enough money to get me across, but where will he get the money to enable me to get back." Allen apoke up. I ll buy $10,000 worth of bond to see that this boy gets home," said One, "I'll take tbe same." asserted an other. -Put me down for 15000," called a third. IS at The Dalle Join Nary. THE PAT.T.ES, Or, May 11. (Spe cial) Thirteen young men from The Dalles were accepted as naval recruits, following tbe visit here of Lieutenant M. C. Kemp. Assistant Surgeon P. T. Mason. Chief Yaoman II. G. rost and Mate G. K. McDonnell, all of the United States Navy. The young men who have enlisted, following an examination are: Loren C. Koberts, William C Fease, James M. Lium. Lewis C Falmer, Hay- ward Slacey, John Jones, Harry J. Wir- rlck, Henry W. Shrrrer. Jacob Sberrer, Edgar Harrison, Guasle I. Derthlck, William Calvin Cohoon and Lyden C. Borders, the latter enlisting as a hos pital apprentice. These men expect to be called to active service In the near future. IUdgerield Sets Clean-Cp Day. - RIDGEFIELD. Wash, May 11. (Spe cial. Ridgetield citizen have been notified by the, town council that Sat urday, May IS, will be clean-un day here. All propery holdera are request ed to have their old tin cans, bottles and other Junk . ready for the wagons when they stop for all debris and haul It to the town dumplnar rrounds. Picnic Weather Take a lunch to the mountain top today. See the wonderful view from Portland's Roof Garden Furnaces and free firewood in the old orchard. Hop a C. C. car to Council Crest Park ADMISSION FREE 5 MILLION TO SERVE Huge Army, Expansion Within Year Predicted. OVER 1,300,000 - DRAFTED Mobilization to Continue Steadily Through Summer and Fall as Cantonment Facilities Permit. WASHINGTON, May 11. More than 1,300,000 men have been called In the draft o far and either aro In France In camp, or under call to go Into service before June 1. The total of 1,300.000 in cludes all men summoned-in the May contingent. There Is every Indication that even larger increment will be summoned In June than was summoned in May, and a progressive monthly mobilization continue through the Summer and Fall months aa the cantonment are ex panded. It is thought that at such a rata the Army will report a full strength of well over 3,000.000 within the next IS or IS months. It In -possible, some of BUY Tr 2 a- A FROIVI . ficer ay, that the number' will "be closer to 5,000.000 than 3,000,000. Although American troop are 'going overseas in large numbers the Ord nance Department has been able to keep up with the new programme, and every soldier wh boards A transport is fully equipped with arm, the ordnance bureau announced today. Artillery and machine guns already are in r ranee in suxnclent quantities, it waa said, to meet immediate needs. The statement said: "The Army Ordnance Department has thus tar met every demand imposed by tne new programme for overseas ship ment or American troops. "Despite the great acceleration in the sending of American force to France, no Infantryman goes aboard ship with out a model 1917 rifle (modified En field), bayonet belt, haversack, pack carriers, bandoliers, bayonet scabbard and full mess equipment. Ship Supply Inadequate. "Tonnage Is today a limiting factor In the shipment of ordnance, material overseas, especially because of the present necessity of Increasing the transport of Infantry regiments. Sufficient supplies of artillery, French 75-mllllmeter and 153-millimeter and American heavy railway artillery, are already in France to meet the present demand. Sufficient machine guns are also Immediately available for Amer ican forces In France. - Tacoma to Handle Whale Oil. TACOMA, Wash., May 11. (Special.) The North Pacific Sea Product Com pany took out a building permit in Tacoma today for the construction of a number of oil tanks for the storage of whale oil. which will be brought from the company' whaling stations in Alaska. Whale meat will be sold here also. Our too, Our Established IS 70. 310 Washington Street. Bet. Fifth and Sixth Stav Expert Watck and Jewelry Repairing; ROSE WAR NOVEL IDEA WHITES AD REDS TO FIGHT FOR RED CROSS SUPREMACY. Teams In "City Center Company" to Be Divided Into Division Distin guished by Flower Worn. Portland is to have Its "War of the Roses." While there will be no Rose Festival, vet there will be as stirring a battle nt the "whites" and "reds" aa the Yorks and Lancaster ever knew. It will be a bitter, cold and merciless struggle for existence. The plum to be awarded will be leading Red Cross honors in the second war fund of the American Red Cross. Following a suggestion by Robert H. Strong, the teams in the "City center Campaign" will be divided Into divi- a J sions the "wnites anu ui The "reds" will wear red roses and the "whites" write roses. Citv Chairman Wilber E. 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