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THE 3IORXING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918. FOLKS AT HOI TO SEE THEIR BOYS SOON Demobilization Already Under Way at Camps. MOVEMENT ABROAD STOPS Tide of Troops From Trenches Id Europe to Be Well Started Earl j In 'ezt Year. WASHINGTON. Not. 1C Morement of American troop across tb Atlantic nas stopped entirely and demobilisation of troops In cantonments and camps at home Is under way. General March, chief of staff, mads this announcement today, outlining; the War Department' clans In answer to the questions the country has been ask ing- since the cay the armistice was signed and It became apparent that the -car was over. He said orders already leaned would send 200.000 men back to civil Ufa within two weeks and that when the eroa-ramrae was In full swing about 10.000 would ault the Army daily. Kiehtina- divisions of General Per shlngTs Army In France will be demob ilized as fast as possible. The cnier of-staff would make no prediction as to when the first divisions would start home. It appears probable, however. that the flow of returning: troops can not be in full tide before February 1. Quarters will be available for the in at the cantonments by that time. Some officers regard it as possible that certain divisions may be recalled In advance of the general return move rnent. Rainbow Beys Stay Be Favored. 'General March indicated that the 42d (Rainbow) division, because it U com posed of men from J states and in recognition of its fighting record, would be marked for special treatment. The 16th (New England National Guard) and the list (Sunset) divisions are in the same class, so It would not cause surprise, therefore, if these three or- ganizationa would be the Atlantic before the larger numbers come back as units. "We purpose, when the divisions come back from France, to have them mus tered out In the vicinity of their homes. The men from New England will be put in Camp Devena. for Instance, and we Intend to have these men parade in the nearest adjacent towns so that the home people can see their own soldiers. "This scheme calls for the clearing- out of the camps at home and will leave in each one of these camps a unit of the regular Army to police it and take care of it and make it ready for the troops as they come back from France. "With reference to casualties In the American expeditionary forces. I cabled General Pershing to report in plain English and not in code, so as. to save I'm, the name of every man killed. wounded or missing up to the time of the armistice not hitherto reported. I have bad an answer this morning say ing; he would expedite it in every way. CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Nov. !. No official advices concerning demobillza tion had been received at headquarters here tonight. Plans for discharge of men In development battalions as well as the conscientious objectors had been under way here, however. when orders Tor demobilization fin ally arrive, officers said tonight. It la believed they will provide for ex actly reversing the process which brought the men Into the Army. HUB COST OF PR SON UNDER PROBE Governor Withycombe Making Quiet Investigation. NO CHARGES ARE MADE Increased Expenditures Are Not Proportionate "With Those of Other Institutions. 50.000.000 BOARD CALLS VOLUNTEERS 5000 Men Needed to Man Ships Carrying Troops. WASHINGTON. Not. 16. Arrange. ments for bringing home the troops in France are being worked out rapidly from a shipping point of view. the Shipping -Board announced today, in is suing a call for 5000 volunteers to man the ships that will be used for that nurDOse. Chairman Hurley, before his depar ture today for Europe, left definite or ders to rush all arrangements for this work. The War Department transport service, it was said, is co-operating fully with the Shipping Board. Plans have been formulated wnereoy the Shipping Board will furnish crews for the War Department transports. Every month. It was said. 400 men will nave General Pershing as the first to return. With six weeks of 191S left it is pos sible they may be home before New Year's day. Supplementing: General March's state ment. Secretary Baker said it would not be necessary to maintain all the ex fating; cantonments for demobilization purposes and that a study was being made of those desirable for that pur pose. The others, with all tf.e division al camps, he Indicated, would be aban doned as soon as the men now occupy ing them have been mustered out. Gcaer-I Flu Ootliae. The demobilisation will bo carried out in the following order: First Development battalions, 71 in nun tr and comprising 98.iyJ men. Second Conscientious objectors not under arrest. Third Spruce production division. FourthCentral training; schools for of ficer with some modifications. Fifth United Stales Guards, now number- las 13S.000 men. Pixth Railway nnlts. tventh Depot Brigades. Kigrtth Replacement nnlts. lmth Combat divisions. "We have in the United States now something like 1.700.000 men, and to muster out a force of that kind, of course, will take some time." said Gen- oral March. "Each man has to be examined physi call-, his final accounts made, so that he may get compensation that he is entitled to. Blank forms are being shipped to the various camps for use as these orders ro into effect. "Orders already issued affect 200,000 men. I expect to muster them out In two weeks. When the machine is in full operation we expect to release 30.000 men a day. "In handling this problem of de mobilization, one of the features which had to be considered was the subse quent retaining of men for the regular Army, or what will be the regular Army when Congress passes laws re organizing the Army. Csssk Offered to Re-eallat. "When the war broke out there were only a limited number of such men in the service, and the great number of men who filled out these units were men to voluntarily enlist for the period of the war. So we have offered these men who came in for the period of the war the option of re-enlisting if they care to. "We have offered an immediate hon orable discharge with a furlough of one month on re-enlistment and we purpose to ask Congress to give every single man who has been honorably discharged one month's pay whatever his grade is. as a bonus. "Every man who is discharged from the Army is entitled to wear his uni form for a period of three months: that Is a very necessary thing, because trie releasing to civil life of 3.000,000 or 4.000,000 men makes it impossible to clothe in civilian clothes so great a number. "As the men are discharged we shall take up the question of the officers who want to apply for commissions in the rejrular Array. The officers who want to put themselves in a class where they can be used for future military operations will be offered commissions In the reserve corps. The rest of them will be discharged. Sick cad Woaaded Favored. "I have cabled General Pershing to return to the United States on troop transports all the men who are casuals or convalescents, sick and wounded, who are able to be moved; and these men will come in a steady flow across be reauired as firemen and other hun dreds for ratings as sailors, stewards, cooks and coal passers. Men between 13 and 35 win Be ac. eented under the call Issued today without regard for their draft rating or previous expeasence and will be put board training ships at Boston, ban Francisco. Seattle, New Orleans and Cleveland for six weeks' special train insr. Opportunity will be afforded those who enlist in this service to remain per manently in the merchant marine after peace baa been signed and the enure designated by I Army returned to the States. SALEM, Or.. Nov. I. (Special) For the past year the expense of conduct ing the Oreeon state Penitentiary has oeen gradually advancing out of pro portion to the increase in costs shown at the other Institutions, and it became known today that Governor Withy combe la conducting a personal invest! gation to determine whether this in crease is due to mismanagement of af fairs there or whether it is due to cir curastances over -which those in charge have no control. It can safely be said that If the ap parently excessive cost is due to mis management there -will be a change in the wardenship of the prison. If the investigation leads the executive to be lieve that the mounting costs are not due to mismanagement, but on the other hand are due to increases In cost of labor, material and general main tenance, there will be no change. No Complaint Made. As a general proposition, the execu tive has no particular complaint to make as to prison administration. One or two of Warden Murphy s policies been modified or materially : BOWERS' CATCH BIG ONE LIEUTENANT AND AIDES TAKE "47 BOCHES IN DAT. Soldier Now In French Hospital Tells of Feat Performed Just Before Peace Came. Lieutenant William Leicester Bow ers, nephew of Judge C. U. Gantenbein, had the privilege of bagging one of the largest single catches of Huns. on record shortly before peace was ae- clared. Lieutenant Bowers, with a small detachment of men. tooK 47 Boche prisoners on September 28 and was wounded by machine-gun fire. In a letter to his mother, Mrs. John w. Bowers, of Philadelphia, he gives a vivid description of the fight. Lieutenant Bowers. Company it. 109th Infantry, was acting in place of an officer of Company L who had been wounded. With a few men, he was combing a. small patch of woods for Huns, first capturing 19 and then basrrine the other 28, when a hidden machine-gun cut loose. He felt sud den pains In his left arm and right leg, he writes, and realized then that he was wounded. A dense fog had hidden the gun and so obscured natural objects that It was necessary for him to use his compass to get the direc tion in which he was ordered to pro ceed. After disposing his men. Lieu tenant Bowers walked a mile and a half to the nearest dressing station. He is now in a hospital in Southern France and writes that he Is being treated splendidly. He was in action almost continuously from July IS to September 28, when he was wounded At Chateau Thierry part of his com mand. Company K, was in an advanced position and at one time was almost surrounded. He hid 25 men in a shell hole and kept them there more than five hours until, under cover of dark ness, he saved them from capture by letting them crawl, one by one, to the American lines. Lieutenant Bowers enlisted in the old First Regiment in June, 1916, and served on the Mexican border. He received his commission after the bat tle of Chateau Thierry. The Oaks Roller Skating Rink opened last night to a large crowd hungry and wild for skating. Th patrons rejoiced and just lumped foi joy. Everybody was happy and had the time of their lives. The rink is one of the largest in the Northwest and has perfect ventilation: a large, spacious floor just like new. During the closed season many improvements were made. The big Rink has been painted and decorated and somt new skates have been installed. Pro fessor Prasp has a grand selection of new music. Competent instructors and obliging floor managers will- be on hand at all times to help make this healthful exercise a pleasure, and with Prasp's band playing you just have to roller skate. Adv. W. M. BESTONE. Mgr. changed at the Instance of the Gover nor, after he had allowed the Warden full swing in experimentation. It is possible the curb may be drawn a lit tie tighter, but as to policies of prison management Itself, with these excep tions, the' executive makes no particular Complaint. But as to fiscal affairs, as to possible waste and extravagance, it has been an open secret that for some time the Governor has been dissatis fied, and he conceded this fact today. If a change is made at the prison- It will be on a basis of bad management as to the cost of administration and for no otHer reason,'- the Governor stated. "For a year now I have been watching the costs at the Institution gradually growing and have beem mak ing a quiet Investigation to determine the reason therefor. With the extra ordinary conditions that have been facing all institutions and departments, no man could fairly say that these mounting costs were due to waste and extravagance without giving the mat ter considerable time and attention, and no man could fairly say that an other prison head would make a better record for fiscal management just be cause an increase in expense was shown. But it has become apparent that the increased costs are not pro portionate with those shown by the other institutions and there must be some reason for this. If I determine that the reason is due to mismanage ment, I have no hesitancy in saying that there will be a change. If there is a change it will be for no other reason." Prison Probe Halted. The change, however, .will probably not oome before they final decision is made In connection with the prison probe. That probe has been suddenly halted by the illness of a grand juror In the special grand jury which has been investigating here, and just how soon it will be renewed is problematical. It is known that the Governor. has assumed the attitude that he does hot wish to discharge Warden Murphy while he is under fire, even if the rea sons stated might exist. Inasmuch as the Governor, in asking the Attorney- General to make an investigation, couched his request in such terms as to include the ' whole prison and to ex clude all personalities, the warden is considered as much under fire as any other, prison official Js until the final decision comes from the hands of the grand Jury as to prison affairs, it is likely that the management will re main In status quo. Accurate Accounting E. H. Frank, Traveling Auditor of I the American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, says: "Equipment that not only fills the breach in these war times, but that has proved its efficiency over and over by its results is certainly 'doing its bit.' "That's our comment on the Mon roe Calculating Machines which we are usinar - on all our cost work. I Pro-rating involving multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition is now handled so rapidly and so easily that it fairly 'makes your head swim.' "The operation of the machine is so simple a child can operate it and today with a continuous out flow and inflow of workers and a general lack of experience, a ma chine that everyone can operate not only keeps production up to the proper point, but proves itself to be a vital essential in v r time. "The Monroe through its visible check becomes practically an error proof machine." O A Q Soldiers in the World to Re-Clothe From Head to Foot When they are mustered out and returned to civilian life. And there is not one-half enough wool in all the world to do the job. The terrible war just ended has exhausted the wool and by-product supply. Can you guess what the result is going to be relative to the price of clothing? At the end of our little Civil War in this country common suits of clothing sold from $75 to $85. Cotton was $2.25 a pound on the docks at Memphis. Calico sold at 75c a yard. If that was the situation then, you can safely double the price now after this world war, with its tremendous magnitude. Will you buy your clothing now while the prices are comparatively low or wait until you will have to pay $100 for a suit or overcoat? Our advice is to buy now. And there is certainly good reason for you to investigate our profit sharing, cash-selling policy, through which we give to our patrons one-half the regulation profit charged elsewhere. MOMEOE Ol E. W. Pease & Co. Main 22S5. 110 SIXTH ST. COMPARE GRAY'S COMPARE GRAY'S S3 S40 Suits and Overcoats with those sold by other stores for $35 to $40 Suits and Overcoats with those sold by other stores for $45 to $55 GRAY'S VALUES WILL TELL head of the bank, and R. H. Newhall, president of the East Side Bank, be comes a member of the board of direc tors and vice-president. Joseph Pac- quet is also a vice-president; E. A. Clark, cashier, and A. W. Livingston, assistant cashier. These, with A. W. Lambert and O. M. Clark, compose the board of directors. - M. E. Thompson retires from the directorate of the Cit izens Bank. The Citizens Bank was organized in 1890, and -has reflected in its growth the progress of the district of which it is the financial center. Its last pub lished statement, at the close of busi ness November 1. showed resources of 1,323.166.28. The paid-in capital, sur plus and profits totaled $130,808.41, and deposits J1.192.357.S7. The East Side Bank, according to its last statement, ad a capital, surplus and profits of 100,000, and deposits aggregating 1600,000. The merged institution will therefore show nearly 12,000,000 of assets. Roger Newhall. cashier of the East Side Bank, has been in military service for some time, stationed at Camp Lew is. Advisability of the merger had been approved by the directors, but some time was consumed in working out the details. Recently the East Side Bank was brought Into prominence by a rob bery in which $18,000 in cash and bonds disappeared. President Newhall had ! GRAY o 366 WASHINGTON, AT PARK insurance that covered a part of the loss and personally made good the bal ance to the bank. The incident of the robbery was in no wise connected with the change that has now taken place. ' Popular Dallas Boy Wounded. DALLAS, Or., Nov. It. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Woods, of this city, have received word from their son. Laird, statins; that he had been wounded and that he was now in a base hospital. The young soldier said that he was wounded above the knee and that his injury was not serious. Laird was a .member of Company L of this city when that organization left for France, but was afterward transferred to a Massachusetts regi ment of the Rainbow Division. Car Shortage Reported. SALEM, Or., Nov. 16.t-(Speclal.) One thousand tons of chrome ore are held at Prairie City by failure of the Sumpter Valley railroad to furnish cars, accord ing to a telegram received by the Pub lic Service Commission today from C. L. Rodrlck, manager of the Zenith Chrome Company. "We have to stand for in creased rates, but we can't get cam,' he says. Read The Oresronlan classified ads. 10 BANKS CONSOLIDATE EAST SIDE AJTD CITIZEXS DE CIDE TO MERGE BUSINESS. Commission Won In Battle. CASHIER TELLS SECRET ftever-Tel, The w Delicately Per fumed Tablet. Darkened Her Hair. In a recent letter to the Never-Tel Laboratories Company. Miss Florence Woods, cashier of one of Chicago's large department stores, wrote as fol lows: I don't mind telling you that I have nsed hair preparations for nearly tea yesrs and fin Nsvrr-T-M the cleanest and niost satis factory of alL I first tried Navtr-Tel be rause the name sounded good to me; and be lrve nie. It Is rtgntly named, for It surely ttd restore the volor to my gray hair so gradually that my own chum could never trll. It Is certainly a glorious thins for me, and the little tublets are b, convenient to oae. I was embarrassed with array hatr fir l-a years when there was no excuse for 1L Xow It U a beautiful soft brown and 1 have you to thank for it." Miss Wood's experience Is only one of many thousands. N'ever-Tel comes In delicately-perfumed tablet form only. easily dissolved In a little water as nsed. Positively, yet gradually, dark, ens gray hair so beautifully your own friends can Nevar-Tel " eradicates dandruff, stimulates new growth, mak ing the hair soft and abundant. No ex tras to buy. a simple home remedy that will not stain the moat delicate skin. Fifty cents at all druggist; or, if yea prefer, tend direct to Dept. 332, Never Tel Laboratories Co, Kansas City. Miss Louise Baughman is Informed that her brother; Ralph H. Baughman, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant after . a recent engagement on the French front. Lieutenant Baughman was assistant aales manager for the Clyde Iron Works In Chicago before his enlistment. He spent several months at Camp Logan before being assigned to overseas duty and now Is with the 108th Engineers. Thompson Trial to Bo Tuesday. The preliminary hearing of Lewis I. Thompson, the architect, charged with attacking Miss Mlna Arbuckle, 19, when she went to his office to apply for work, will be held in the Municipal Court next Tuesday. Mr. Thompson is at liberty on $1000 ball. John F. Logan, who is representing Mr. Thomp son in the case, appeared at police headquarters yesterday and secured a postponement of the hearing, which was set for yesterday. Negotiations Under Way for Several Months Concluded With Full Ap proval of State Superintendent. Merging of the East Side Bank into the Citizens Bank was completed yes terday afternoon at a meeting of the directors of the latter corporation at its banking house at Grand avenue and East Alder streets. Negotiations look ing to the consolidation of the two banks of the East Side business dis trict have been under way for several months, and was concluded with the approval of Will H. Bennett, State Su perintendent of Banks, who was pres ent to assist in the merger. N. U. Carpenter, president of the Clttxens Bank, remains the executive B jC3 5 VICTR0LAS Silverware Are you giving thought to the Thanksgiving and the Christ mas tables? Or to the glad day when the boy comes home? 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If you are looking for an engagement ring, let us remind you that our rings; at S25, $50, $75 and $100 are the best values obtainable. Ml!! B"- . ii:n M University President Returning. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Nov. 16 (Special.) President P. L. Campbell, who has been attending meetings In Chicago of the Amerfcan Council on Education and the National Association of Presidents of 8tate Uni versities, will return to the university today. He will apeak to University stu dents and faoulty in assembly hour Wednesday morning about his trip and the work accomplished at the meetings. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A 605. Music is the language of the soul. The man with a song in his heart is compelling and indomitable. A famous General once said: "The only enemy I fear is the army that goes into battle with a song." Put a Victrola in your home and it will fill your hearts with the glory of song. 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