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CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY .1MORNING, APRIL ; 1, , 1917.
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TIES FORM AT
GREAT r.lEETIHG
Oregon Patriotic Service
; . League : Is. Organized at a
;. Monster "Gathering at the
Lincoln High School.
; PRESIDiENT IS BACKED
V' : INELOQUENT TALKS
Telegram Pledges the Fullest
" i Supportlbf ;West; Peace Ad
; f .vertisements Condemned.
:
OrldMhi Bnpport.
- Th4 imHtal-' , telegraphed
i to . X'reBidwit. "Wilson from th
ra&a meetlnr of &11 Portland i
f rranU.tlona last nlsrht Is aa
ollowat - -vH-!: .-: . . ; .
Tli President, the -White ;
; House, Wah4ngton. D. C: Thei
O r g o n Patriotic Service ,
jleefue,' organized for; the pur-
.pose of being a clearing house
if Or all organisations, civic, so-
icial and religious, ih Portland
; and Oregon, for patriotic erv-.
" ice and assistance to the gov- ; "
emment in any way of which ?:
lt may be Of service in the 5
' event ot "war, sends to you Its
greetings, and pledges to you v
unci congress Its hearty eupport 3
i In any course which you and r
congress . miv decide UDon . as
i best - upholding the honor and
: dignity of our beloved country. 7
. We ask that you be not dis--
; turbed by the - appeal recently
sent, out to the west as a full
page newspaper ; advertisement
by the merg-ency 4 Peace Fed-"
eration. Seventy-fifth avenue,
'New York. We resent this ad-
vertisement as an effort to era-.
harass you nd we assure you
tbat there Is enough red blood
: on. the Pacific .coast .to follow-
In: .your ; lead, wheresoever It '
may take us. - 1 , 1
.OREGON PATRIOTIC SERV-;
,ice League.
'One of the - greatest patriotic dem-
lonstrations this1 city has seen was the
(mass meetina; of: delegates, from , 596
tPortland, organ rsatlona in Lincoln high
Mchoot auditorium Saturday night ,
The organization of . the Oregon Pa-
rio tic Service- league was, its result.':
A- pledge -of support, joi .the utter
Ost was- telegraphed: the president
fter a unanimous vote, v .i .
The appeal to the Vest of the Emer.
yency Peace Federation as printed in
ult page advertisements here was re
pudiated in the same message and In
these words r ! :r : -' .:'
."We resent this advertisement "foompletinff their contracts, although
in eriort: to emDarrass you and we
ssnre you . that there is enoueni red
flood . on the Pacific coast to follow
( your lead wheresoever it may Hake
si - :- .
- acnst IToi Abandon Coast.
The defense of the Pacific coast.
hstead of abandonment to capture in
ase or foreign invasion, was urtred in
esolutions. .".: --
"Qod hates j an unrighteous war no
lore- than - he ' bates dishonorable
eace-," vehemently declared Bishop
sJter Taylor Sumner in a trumpet
U address that proved ;,tae keynote
seech of - the evening.' - Universal
aining, an array of 12.000,000 men, a
an ot 15.000.000,000 to the allies are
roper national policies and acts, he
iserted. ' '- 1
'Had we an army of 1.000.000 men."
continue, our vessels would not
lave, been, sunk, our nation would not
live been Vlnmtlted, we should ; not be
1? near war a we are today. But If
l)w .we are neither hot nor cold,' we
vail be spewed from t out the 'mouth
nations, ' j . .
'A :., ratrlotltm Oreatest Anrt.
E "At this moment this country's, pat-
viubiu is us sreaieaT. 'asset; we must
land AackvoC "the president at Any
st, wnaiever may come," rlngingly
m erred D. Soils . Cohen. :
"Rldentical sentiments were expressed
oiners on une usi of . speakers
(Continued on i?aa Two. Column Tw)
p- Fine Squab . Breeders v
I-' - - - -.
Selp WantedMi scellaneous 4 ,
iMBITIOU3 young man or wom
1 an to y buy ; rny.. scholarship an t.
Portland's 'leading business col
lege. 9Q,. months; full privilege
kcHolarshJp. Will sell at big dis-
-Cost and roond ai L';rt
jOST VVhite bull dog. i brtodte"
spots,- license NOi, 1810. . --i - -,i
- "-'"i. M . -. ..."
Tor Bala MisoeTlsneons X
JVERBEA RING r flt raw berry
plants. t per 1000. delivered -"ifst
an4 second aones. k W -c-
I AntoaoblleavAocenorleawlbt - '
..PASS. OVEUiLANl, model T3;
electric lights and starter?' new '
twre oairei jr , iwnj' ana runs
ood.- Six good , tires. $350. if,
aker at once.-.i'.i vVV :' Si al'il'V'-'
onltryr "PUntm and Stock 37
IOSON3, fine quab breeders' ,
Carneaux, White Kinars. Homew'
a in. -..
' Wanted Mlauaaulaunin f;"?S-;
7ANTEQJTO rint. u.ru-ivh .
h from private owner; best of
are given. Rental must be reas
nablej .write, stating reataL ;
he Wants tell today's needs : ' to'i'
days t readers they jcarry the -
essages of businesses and house
olds -to !-those t who can bestfill"
e needs that; are the most im- i
native. t ' -i -t K-r::-r.T- r; T.,-
Pv orages.. to lav
NEWS INDEX.
SECTION ONE Id PAGES -Parent
: :4 :: J:-- x. X -.- ' r V
Coacraaa ConMi-r Tomorrow. -
,. Ptriotla Btaetlja; nthuaiaalio.
. ,. 4 JSrw Boat sBaUdlna; Plan Pledged.
V -j 80,000 Xti .n Gnard. . ,
& 2 taaner VeaterlWa I lanncbad. ' .
" fJ Fortlaad Chin,' Siga AnauUca.
5 t Bed Croat Work Praiaed.
- Wheat Studarda Pieacrfbed.
i VancauTer Poatibla Wbeat Fort.
? ' Coctrraoa '. Faoaa , War Taak. - ,
' , Beaerva Batta'ica Planned. "
; r Third Oregon VanooaTer. . "
- -. Barraeka Mote. - - - '
, .? Dock Faoilitiea Soamad Jfeoaaaary.
-?'v "Hi" Gill, -AcquitUd, KUm Attorney.
Ban, Johnaen Uir( tefeaae,
,v " . BapBort of Inatu.ne Kea Aokaowladged
T. War Expenditure Are Staggering,
S. j Exploitation of Beaot-roea urged.
. Marck Bad Lett Mentha , - . -:
i ; Will U rinlar Win Eaat. '
W-Boat Takea Two American IjTea. .,
' 10. Ben. Wantworth Would Send Army. : .
: - . Aced Hiker Wa'd Join Alliea.
Soeietie to Join in latter Prayers. -:
Two-Platoea System Heporta filed.
Feetival Aooeal Brinra Beturna.
IS.
Launching of Tetarlido Big Svont.
Patriotiam Swi Nation.
Paoifio Waters Birk in risk,
fifty Americana Landed at XioL
Bakar Stagea Patriotio Bally.
Many Bridge to Be Baiit.
Appeal Made for Electrician. ,
Oregon Aflame with Patriottam.
Clackamas Esitv Prisea Awarded.
Fremont, Or., Await Bailraad.
German Yeaeela Ban Blockade. - ;
. Connty farm Head Baiaatated. '
: SECTION TWO 16 PAGES
Paw, "i . r ;--
1-3. Eport, Vew and Ooah. -Antomobilea
and Good Koade.
t. Keal EU.te and Building. v
The Motor Car ia War.
-- e War Zona Glim pae. C -10-15.
MarkeU and Tinanoa - ) ,
IS. Coet of Towing I lguredi ' 1
... .- -Crater lake Bond Improvement Planned.
.;.,-Marine Mewa. --
SECTIOX TIIREE r-8 PAGES
Page.
1.
Vroomea Plan Viewed Witk TaTor.
M.' Pkotoplay ' Haws. '
'.In Btageland. - '
S. ' In Vauderllle. .- : .
On Broadway. .-"
4. Editorial.- v ' i
5. ' Brief Information.
Tows Topic.'
Boy Soouta Are Ready. '
Os , XH ultra ted Kewa Barie-ar.
7. - War Zone ObeerraUona..
. Kvwa.of the School. ' t .
Uniraiiaity and Colieae.
SECTION FOUR 10 PAGES
Page. :y- . . : '
1- ana wees ia sooiery. -.
For the Gardener.
6. Women's Club Affair.
7. Tha Story LadT, by George Faulkner,
g. The Beaum of ITiaic.
. faahioa Suggntiom, Mm. Quo VIt.
S-Hour Say tnr Women, by Congreaa
t woman from Montana. .. -
Beauty Chat, by Lilian SnsaaU.
Needlework Daaiaro. - -10.
'Planes to Protect Monro Doctrine, by
- Bantot-Pmnont. ,-.. .
- Popular Bcieaoa. , - - v. .
SECTION FIVE -12 PAGES
. (Tictioa Magazine.') -
SECTION SIX 4 PAGES r
TComie)
Muhitioa Contracts
rWithliesat'JEiia
New Tork, March SI. N., S.)
The business of tnaklng. munitions for
he Suropean allies came to "t end In
the United states today,,, officially, aft
er more than- v billion dollars' worth,
or war goods have been . exported. Con
tracts . for the delivery,, of ' munitions
expired in the. - greater , part- of the
American munition factories and em
ployes who have oeen woraina; on- thea
iroodavbave been diverted to other wori
The total exports of munitions from
August 'l,!!, ; January 31, J817,
was $1,059,823,156. . ,
Many " of - the . companies ' who haw
been dolns work for . the allies, still
have considerable work to, do before
the official expiration of -the contracts.
falls today. ; ,
U. S. Judges Cannot
Suspend Sentence
Washington, March 31. (U. P.)
Judges of tha United States district
courts were today stripped- of : power
to suspend the imposition or execution
of sentence "except for the purpose of
disposing of Judicial questions' unJir
ruling made public by Attorney -Gen
eral Gregory, ; : . -
- This decision was reached after, the
attorney- general tiad made a test case
off the case of, Judge Killits of Cleve
land, Ohio, who had Refused to imposo
sentence after a banker had been- ad-Judged-
guiltyr It will have a. far
reaching effect, it was announced,", as
there are more than 5000 such cases,
where sentence was either suspended
or witnneia.
Sec. VroomanUrges
Whole Wheat Bread
Washington, March "Sl.--fJ. N. S.)
A, saving or 60,000,000 to 125,000,000
bushels of wheat by putting- the nation
on a war- bread" diet was declared
possible, tonight -in a formal statement
Issued by; Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture Vrooman. The statement dis
cussed the question of how soon the
United States must go to a wr bread
oasis. The assistant secretary declared
that whole-wheat bread would be more
healthful for many persons than white
flour'breaa and outlined various plans
by which up to 125,000.00 bushels of
wheat eould, be saved. " in order to re
lease more wheat for the use of our
allies."
Former Newspaper
Mm Gets High Place
x JVashlngton," March Si: (U. P.)
Frank: B. Lord, formerly of Syracuse
and for many years correspondent -here
for the" Buffalo Times,' was today appointed;-
chief of rthe ?dlvison of cor
respondence 6f the postofflee depart
ment, to' succeed D. U. r- Mc Adam, t
Louis, recently confirmed as postma'
:s Protect
j6uttelTi
Washington! March SLCt- K. S. V-L.
ThM touvrel In Parish treasure; house
of ; the world s i greatest art master
pieces, is closed to the public and com.'
pieteiy covered . with -sandbags as a
protection ; against air raids V Thie
information is given "in "cable advices
received' here today.- - r-r ,: v.1-: -U
CONGRESS WILL
BE ORGANIZED
QUICKLY, BELIEF
Barring Unexpected, ; House
Will Be Ready for Presi
dent's ; Message Shortly
After: Session Is Opened.
CHAMP CLARK WILL 'BE
SPEAKER, IS PREDICTION
Two 'Republicans Quit; Cau
;. cus, Declaring They Will
" ; Not Support; Mann.
Oregon Men a Committees.
' Washinaon, D. C.,- March St,
.
(WASHINGTON BUREAU OF
... THE, JOURNAL). Representa- 4
tive Sinnott of. Oregon Is one .
of the three far western-members
named by- the Republican
caucus on the ' committee on
committees. All Repvf&Hcan
committee assignments wiirbe
made by the committee) - Sin-
nott will hold his present place '.
on the public lands committee,
advancing one or two numbers.
He considers the committee of
greatest "importance to- his dis
trict and state. Representative
Hawley probably will remain on
the agricultural committee. Rep
resentative Mc Arthur is dls
. cussed for the rivers and har
r bora committee also the way
and means committee. The let--ter
Is the most Important com
' mittee nationally while the riv
ers apd harbors committee has
manifest advantages for the Port
land district. Little doubt ex
ists tonight that Champ Clark
will be - elected speaker Mon
day. Many Republicans -privately
admit this to be the
-
'
probable., outcome.
-
Washington," March SI. (U." P.)
rrtCTea Is virtually", ready., for the
p'residers war messag.'i
'hArrihg the completely " unexpected,
the Sixty-fifth house: will - organixe
short . tlmei after , It meet in th
nnrhil - session that starts at noon
Champ Clark pr James JR. Mann win
be elected . speaker.
From events of today : even many
RAnublicans Dredicted that It will.be
Champ Clark, who will be chbsen to
preside over what Is expected: to be
one of the most momentous gather
ings of the lower body since, tne'na
tion came Into being. -
' Democrats Are Tnlted.
Democrats apparently are - solidly
united. There Is little Indication that
Renresentatlve Galll van. Boston, will
mitt his resentment over-the "wet"
defeat In the lasts congress . to " the
oolnt of leading the "wet" element to
disrupt what, seems certain victory
not only In the speakership battle.
but In the battle for all other nicer
shins in the house. . :
Republicans lost two more vote to-
dav. which, with the loss or jtepre-
sentaUve CansticlcVNew Jersey, yes
terday, brings ; the number they will
have in the house Monday down to
til: Reoresentatlve Helgesen, North
DakotA watt ; stricken with appendi
citis and Representative Bleakeley of
Pennsylvania announced he would not
be here to vote.'. The Democrats have
a total of 214. . -
KapahUcan . xrame
All are expected to be present. Two
independents are said to be certain
to vote ; with them and one other Is
leaning toward the Democrats. :
,-: Final steps preliminary to the open
lng Monday were taken ? today -i when
Republicans or tne nouse. at a caucus.
named' Mann for speaker and nomi
nated a full ticket; of house officers.
A' fight -featured the caucus; along'
wlthrthe conspicuous absence of Miss
Jeannette - Rankin, Republican representative-elect
from Montana. .. Repre
sentative Augustus Gardner of Massa
chusetts announced that he would not !
vote for Republican : leader- Mann .for
speaker, but would support Represent
ative Lenroot of Wisconsin,1 leader of
the hous,, element. . - - ; "
- - - t .Two MCan Quit Cancns". -; .: V
'V Gardner left; when a resolution of
fered by Representative Elston of Cali
forniai declaring members not bound
by the caucus action,-was tabled. With
htm went Representative Gray of New
Jersey. Republicans reported Repre
sentative Dallnger of ; Massachusetts
also' left, but: it -was said he returned
later. . , ; :vV:?y ;. - '.v j,-
Tlie caucus voted that rules of the
sixty-fourth congress, should be con
tinued until December 10. when a com"
mittee of seven, to be appointed by the
speaker, should report new rules. It
was; also voted .that. April J 4 motions
fo suspend business to pass appropria-
tion bills should be in order.
XdcArthnr to Assist walp.. "
A 'committee f-on comrnittees t was
named, with Power to name a steerinar
corrunlttee 'of ; five, 'v Mann is chairman
of both. No floor leader will be named
unless Mann Is elected speaker. Rep
resentative Hamilton of New Tork was
named .whip, with Representative Farr
of Pennsylvania, Nichols of; Michigan
and McArthur bf Oregon as assistants.
The senate, already organized, will
swear: in Senator-Elect Hiram Johnson
and mark time until the house is or
ganised, v Then both bouses will notify
the president they are -ready to receive
his message. ' . . - , - v ,w
t-vif: Oorrespondeaee Poura Xa.v
Un td today senators and representa
tives returning from . the middle- west
and the northwest reported a- notlce
able absence of sentiment from back
home. Today they began: to hear from
home. - By, this . evening; a veritable
stream of letters, telegrams . and.: in
some Istanfs, even telephone calls, literally-
swat. iied t - clerka ; -. - ;
First Steel, Craft Is Launched
J - n ,. tt - 'lit . '-. V. n
Vesterlide ; Hits River Boat
Great Crowd Sees 1 the Big
- ' bteamer blide hrom-
, 'the "Ways.
It was a tremendous crowd -that wit
nessed the- launching of the Vesterlide,
Saturday at the? Northwest eteel Co.
plant.- , Ixng - before- the workmen's
hammer began to play a tattoo on the
blocks releasing the ocean leviathan,
the vanguard of vantage seekers com
menced assembling at the shipyards.
By 1 o'clock, more thai an hour before
the launching; practically 411 available
space about the vessel was occupied.
uy a o ciock, . ia .minutes before the
ship took the dip, standing room with
in a hundred yards of the craft wasat
a premium. Tao sightseers, including
men. women .and t children. crowded
even to the vicinity of the water's edge
whre an artificial i barrier blocked
their further . encroachments. - i
' Orand Stand a Mecca.- r 'J
Nearby . roof s were appropriated - by
the more daring and the ubiqutous
small boy, in rapturcXia glee, "shinned'
up telephone poles or exercised squat
ters' rights on the company's aerial
stands. - , ' -:' '., -
. Back upon 'the railroad tracks and
hillside other members of the vast
assemblage took up positions. - Near
by resident era rwltnessed the spec
tacle from their windows and a
string of automobiles lined every
street approach on the hill.
. Altogether, it was a epsmopolltan
crowd. .;- '
There were boys and g-irls -from -the
schools; .clerks, lawyers, Coctors, pol
iticians," business men, . financiers,
shipbuilders and mechanics.
'"So great an attraction was the
launching to some that whole families
were represented. Numerous mothers
with babes In arms were seen elbow
ing their uncertain, tortuous way
about the yards looking for safe and
convenient resting places; while . these
mothers watched and waited for the
crash of glass on the boat's prow,
their Infants, oblivious to : their sur
roundings, tugged away on milk bot
tles to their hearts content Evea
men on crutches were among the SDec-
taters. ,-'-" . - .
XJttle Work fo Police. ''
Uniformed policemen were '-On hand
to keep the crowds within bounds, but
theyr found ' little - actual work to do.
There- wax - a -noticeable - absence -' of
rowdyism. - Orders were-obeyed gener
ally without protest.- .- ,-v-"' - -
The occasion was not unlike a arrpat
festival, sJt;wa;,a;gaJa--.:dayr dayr
univia nisioricai importance- .tit was
(Ooaduded on Page TweWa. Colama One)
GERMAN SEA RAIDER
FLIES NORWAY'S FLAG
TO DECEIVE VICTIMS
British and; French Patrol
Vessels' Scour Atlantic for
Seeadler. I
By H. B. Robertson. -
Rio. De Janeiro. March 31.1 (U. P.)
Once again tonight the south Atlantic I
was the scene of a grim game of tag
with British; and French patrol ves
sels scouring the waters-for trace !
a
flying Norwegian ' colors.
The 'Sailing vessel was the German
raider Seeadlen. Its full toll of ships
probably has ; not-- yet been .- told but
survivors', arrived : at Rio de Janeiro
today on board the -French -bark Cam
bronne and reported 11 Vessels sunk
by the pseudo Norwegian And as yet
the Seeadler has not been located, -. "
Cambronne Bringv 883 Survivors.
There : were 283 survivors aboard
the Cambronne two of them women.
They were ; from British, French .and
Italian ships. All had grudging ad
miration: for the audacity of the. Ger
man sea rover's tactics: the utter dis
regard for! all rules of" th game In
substituting a " slow traveling sailing
vessel as a raider Instead of the mod
ern ideal of a fast, clearlicut, heavily
armed'v. cruiser, a like the. iMoe we and
Emden. - The Seeadler, according to
all versions, was armed with only two
slxeable, guns, although she carried a
number " of rapid-f irers -and machine
guns. ; .
' ft Oermaay December S3. ..
Th Seeadler left a German port De
cember -22 and, under . the ; Norwegian
flag and escorted by submarines, went
to Iceland exactly the same route
which her famous predecessor, ; the
Moewe, has always taken on her ex
cursions as a sea terror. From- Iceland
the Seeadler turned due south to around
Madeira,: and then made a bee-line for
the upper South American Coait. .
Her earliest capture was Jajiuary3:
her latest OWarch l.;- On March-11. the
armed sailing vessel Hongarth. beat off
the raider and; escaped. v r-
In all cases the raider, bearing her
Norwegian flag, would approach . cloae
to her victim,- signal under sonie pre
text, and when she was close enough,
open fire, at the same time hoisting
code signal &- for the victim to heave
to. Usually they did being taken, by
surprise. i ; -
Capture of Seeadler Expected
Incoming steamers have reported
sighting numerous : allied patrol ves
sels in South American ' waters. . The
allied patrols have been searching for
supposed auxiliaries of the Moewe as
well as rumored secret raider" bases
on the upper; South Araerican-Scoaste
The capture of the Seeadler was be
lieved by British officials to be likely
within ? a few .- days, v: Although - sur
vivors said she had auxiliary gasoline
engines. . It : was ' conceded thar -nriv
any circumstances she could not make
anywhere near' the speed of half va
dozen, of the allied Cruisers known to
be In South American waters now; and
certainly . her ' armor . would' be no
Coi)Cln(!l ti Pee Two, C-' -i
Stern Wheeler Ruth1- Struclc
..:r- 'Midships' by 'Great y
Freighter. - ' ,
Struck fairly . amldchips - by . the
heavy -steamer Vesterlide.: as . .she
ended her slide from "the ways of the
Northwest Steel 'company, ' the 'paper
carrying steamer Ruth of Oregon City
wast eunk yesterday afternoon.
: .The Ruth, commanded by Captain
O. F. Hegdalev'was laying alongside
the ; log booms of the Inman-Poulsem
Lumber company, that her crew might
witness the 'launching.
; Three .men, Harry Colson. ; fireman;
Jo Hanleavdeck boy. and John Lauter.
bach; deckhand, were injured In Jump
ing to the logs to escape injury. Those
who stayed on the steamer were unin
jured. ', -
.Colson has a cracked bone in his footj
Laut erbach . is suffering: from bruises
on both hips; while Hanley had his left
leg-badly crushed. -. None of the men
is seriously Injured, however.' and will
be qut of St. Vincent's hospital within
a short time. - - . t
""- . XTnglneer Jteal Hero;. 1-..
Engineer James Gaibreth proved the
real I ' hero of the accident - when he
stayed with the craft and handled his
engines despite the sfcarp stern of the
vesterlide which cut far into the craft
towards him. When the Vesterlide
came to- a stop It was impossible for
tha? engineer to 'Shut off his engines
and l the wheel of the wrecked craft
turned for : IS - minutes pushing the
huge: steel steamer and- herself up
stream slowly. Tow boats finally got
hold r tne. vesterlide and drew he.
out bf the gaping hole in the side of
the Ruth. ... .
- The Ruth cank slowly, coming to a
rest on the bottom of the river fully
three-quarters of an hour later. She
lies with her tpain deck under water,
a sad wrecx. -. s
, The Versterllde took the. water at
2:12 p. mv Just IS', minutes after the
Scheduled time. Two four-inch man'
ila hawsers attached to her bow on
either side failed to stop her progress
a mite, snapping, like so much thread.
Ztnth Canght In Chancery.
, She charged across the river In a
perfect arc, : direct for ' the helpless
Ruth., Craft- a short way .ahead vof
him made -It Impossible for Captain
H-egdale- to - send . his -'craft "'out of
harm's 'Way at onee.-r -He .was forced
to pun ' astern a half length to clear
these and war then, going full speed
ahead,- trying; Xo .yet away,, when . the
y fceterlid ; atrtjnlc- 4 Ut.
- .2The . bitr rat;i.trtKk a , glancldj
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CAPTURE
El
T
Germans Are Forced; to Re
tire to St,4 Erhilie,' Reports
. General Haig.
London, March 81. (U. P.) Follow
ing the , capture - of Hendecourt, the
British forces made considerable prog-
ress east of that point, capturing prls
oners arid machine guns, General Halg-
reported-tonight '
; "The capture of Vermande. Marte
vllle, Soyecourt, was effected with
little, opposition; and the enemy was
forced to retire to St, Emilie," the re
port continued. -"-t. -f!
"We carried ' two hostile posts in the
neighborhood of 7 Econststemeln de
spite considerable - resistance. West
of Helnsursojeui our forces rushed en
emy positions and after killing or cap
turing the 5 entire garrison withdrew
with their prisoners." h
The " British forces, Haig ; reported,
have captured Deancourt, Hervllly and
Hesbecourt and have resumed their ad
vance on the Cologne valley. f ; -
, . Fierce Fighting Reported. ;
" Berlin, March v 81. (Via Sayvllle
Wireless.) (U, P.) Fierce fighting,
in some places hand to hand clashes,
was reported ih the first 'German of Ci-.
clal report today.-Ocupation of Heuii
court and St. Emelie by British forces
was announced. ;; ; "
,. "A night advance of English detach
ments on. both sides of the wood of
) : (word . missing), failed ; in
hand-to-hand lighting the statement
said.f"Thiere were lively artillery ef
fects, accompanied by attack of Eng
lish battalions on. both sides of the
road from.Peronne to Fins. ' , -.
"Near Met Coatere, the eiifemy was
repulsed; turther South he arrived at
Heaudlcourt'and St. Emilie. , :
r "French i engagements . northeast - of
Soiseons resulted in heavy losses to
the enemyMn our fire. In the: Cham
pagne there .was tenacious fighting for
the heights south of Ripont. On the
ridges of this etrlp, : the attack, of the
French was repulsed in the center but
enemy; storming detachments , entered
our , trenches for - some ' hours. ' The
trenches were then cleaned of enemies
by- thrusting detaebmehts of the di
vision standing there." '
Mrs. Oatt to Attend f ,
Openiiibfbi
PNe w Totk,f-M
Mrs. - Carrie ; Chapman Catt, president
ot the National American1- Woman Suf
frage assofation. went to Washington
today ; to attend, the opening of con
gress and ta see Miss 't Jeannette Ran
kinyf irst woman congresswoman, take
hey chair, i Mrs; "Catty and Mra. Maud
Wood Park, chairman of the associa
tion's congreesional committee; ; .will
escort : Miss Rankin, on jier jtrip -;froni
the house ; fflcial3 but ding- td 9 the
BRITISH
PRISON
mm
WESTERN
FRON
IF BOAT PLAN
IS PLEDGED AT
Birth of a Merchant Marine
' for Fort ; Takes ' Place: at
Feast Honoring Builders of
Vesterlide... s
HOUSER AND BOWLES
MAKE INITIAL MOVE
Cooperative Plan, of Building
and Ownership of Vessels
vMeets Hearty Approval.;.
The birth of -a Portland owned and
operated merchant . marine took place
at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday
night
f Its birthday "party was the banquet
honoring the officers of the Northwest
Steel company and 7 the Willamette
Iron A Steel Works for their work in
building the steel steamer ; Vesterlide.
' Merchant . Marine Godfathers.
' Its godfathers were Max H. Houser
and Joseph R. Bowles. - f
Houser himself was not there. Worn
out by a succession of speeches and
meetings in the interests of patri
otic ; week. the. Pacific northwest's
"wheat Icing"" left early. His speech
Initiating .the move for a. Portland
owned fleet of merchant ships, was
made by John T. Dougall. . .
Houser" s plan. . seconded and pro
pelled on its way by Bowles,' is for
the cooperative ownership -of vessels.
"I want to see 1000 men subscribe
81 a dav for five years. :- I want to
see 5000 more subscribe - 60 cents ? a
day; I want to' see 26,000 of the wag
earners of Portland subscribe 25 cents
a day; 1 want to see 60,000 more men
come forward with; 10 cents a ay.
How Plan Was Becelved,
- That -was the -rnanner- in which, the
plan was launched. : s:
"I . Tnysel f wilt - subscribe :Jt or - five
portions of each denomiaation," said
Houser in bis message;-CTv-jC'v
'l wlil do the same," apokejBowles,
t-wtren' ftis-tnsn - came -tnomeRt:-4aten
wlren' his"nsn' came momertt'later.
selVV clared JIoftjer.ifJWhen Ixuie
Hlli wj-Atn LaNjajanr ago, ho declared
that . it -waav-surprised to- find that
the people of Portland were not sat
IsfieXi. From yourlassltude.. I; Jad
decided that everything was satisfac
tory ! here,-: he, declared, . . 1
1 Time for' Such Move.
"The time has come for us to throw
off, that yoke of indifference. The
wage earner of Portland, the business
man of Portland and the ? farmer of
the .Interior ia fitted as never before
for such a move. It will give us ships
to move our crops, bur lumber and our
. ... T . 111 . ... 1 . W
inaiiuii:iuna. wiu pruTiuo us wiu
a living where the world has attempt
ed to take It away from- vs. r
: Bowies' , talk to the banquet was
along more technical lines.. He told
of the. wearing out of ships through
overloading, of their loss through sub
marines, government, requisition- and
"natural causes." He told of the cost
of manufacture and of the .promises
of the future. r
Purchase -of Wooden Craft.
He told of . the purchase by the Cu-
nard' line, the same firm that recently
bought 'the steamer Vesterlide. whose
launching was being celebrated, ot a
fleet of -10 wooden steam-propelled
craft from a Texas firm.
'They, are craft of 4000 ton dead
weight capacity and 11 -knots peed."
he . declared . "Ther are the ship of
the Immediate, future. They will solve
the problem of transportation . until
such time as steel, the logical peace
ship, goes down to a price where the
municipality can have such ships;
Permanent Pleet the XTaed. ' -
"Build them, own' them and operate
them. You- have vour ODOortunltv.
GraspHti - The dividends which such
a line will bring to the stockholders
will" set by . a fund by which a perma
nent fleet can be provided later and
insure the continuity of prosperity in
Portland." -'.'.J "-:. r,t
Houser's " plan -of operation aa 'ex
pounded Saturday night It tor a board
of five representative citizens serving
with no salary, to be appointed to start
the, work. : They . should gather the
funds and employ a competent marine
engineer to supervise the building -of
thei fleet. He advocated their building
ngnt here wnere tne employes
selves, gaining through the
plOyment. would be able
their share of, the expense.
upon tne completion or euch
or even or tne .first, hip a traffic
manager' equally, competent should be
employed to handle tb em.
Bowleg Aequleseed Heartily.
Bowles echoed the policy .in Its en
tirety, advocating the building of craft
In which his yard by its facilities now
at hand, would he' Unable to bere. -
The proposition 'wa received with
the greatest enthusiasm.;.: Whispered
conversations over the backs of chairs.
across itoe tames or to adiolnlna ban
queter voiced an approval of an ener
getic,; progressive move , such as had
never been -proposed . here before and
which It was deemed, held the salva
tion of the community in. its feasi
bility.
f . , Shipbuilding on Coast.
Bowles also tpld of. the growth Of
the shipbuilding' Industry on the Pa
cific coast and its future. - He declared
that he saw a deeade of steady toil for
the ehlpbuilders of th la coast on the
present . inflated walue and scarcity of
ships and that evefi at the end of that
time he - believed ; the country would
have reached such a tate that Its con
tinuity would be established. '--My .;s '
i- He '4eclared;"that the supremacy of
the American shlphuilder aa a whole
was being established. , -Sj 1-: ? '
buildlag because; we did not have the
opportunity to do so," he declared.
"The - Britont excelled - without compe
tition.: He is tace to f ace with a eom
petiton now which he can never catch
them-1 ror irrance. -
OregpnHeld
Spy Suspect
Governnient; ; Agent Arrives 4 at
Roseburg; to Find Herman .
Oestrich Had Gone, South. ; -
Roseburg, Or.,' March 81. A," B. pot
ns, a government secret-service agent,
arrived in Roseburg today on the trail
of Herman Oestrich. said to be a Gr
man .spy, who- had obtained:' plans .cf
vwo coast defense stationa . ' '.
Oestrich had i been in seclusion, at
Reston. 18 miles west of Roseburg. for
some time, bu t . th e officer fo.UBd that
oestrich had left for; fe'ari Francisco
two aays-ago. ;'.'i:-,-;-",i'-.;,-;. v r,
' The officers Un the east were at
tracted to Oestrich by .fetters found
on Von Igle, -the German agent ar
rested in Philadelphia, who.ieft this
eountry with Btonstorf f. and they have
been trailing hffn since that time. -;
Officers in San Francisco. have been
notified and - Oestrich rnay .be tppre4
bended.' :. . - . , - v v
Assistant United .' States .iAttotney
Rankin admitt ed Saturday '.night ; that
federal of fleer were on the trail of
Oestrich. who had been known to be
somewhere ; on this i coast,, He dis
claimed knowledge, however, of Oes
trich's supposed residence In Portland.
-Rankin stated that ha. did-hot know
Dorris. the government detective. ' who
is seartjhirug- for the man in the Vicin
ity, of.. Roseburg.'- .V,':; . ...'-'Kjr":
"Aa - a matter 'of -fact. ? th special
agent for the department, of justice
are not conducting the search,". said
Rankin. "It is betng handled by the
secret; service direct from Washing
ton." . -. ;'" '-;.-?, s',...4..-
' Among the many sensational reports
that have been circulated in Portland
during the last few days was one to
the effect that a spy had actually been
arrested here.. This : report - -proved
groundless," but it gave; rise to many
speculation and caused police andfea
eral officer much worry. . - i
- Oestrich, branded a one of the ring
leader of the alleged German dynamit
ing conspiracies of the east, ha been
on this coast for months. ; ,
Eansans Urged to
use AllFood Sources
Topeka. ICan., March 81.- (1, rT.,: S.)
With the nation facing war. Kansas
facing a food shortage and , the strong
possibility of a poor wheat " crop, Gov
ernor capper issued another Appeal to
day to the people of Kansas to mobilize
every .pdssible' ource, of ; food" supply
ana urgea rm , aaamon n- greatest
w-rr" :-. n"Z' f,v"'vvtMn i.tHiTOr;
are to comet
laetter itesiutea! in .
lirestcDii
Petrpgrad March? 3i-W. P.) The
letter, which several day ago resulted
in the arrest of the Grand Duchess
Vladimir, was from her to her son. the
Grand Duke Boris, . expressing - hope
that -the Grand. Duke . Nicholas would
be able to save th. monarchy.:. - The
nature of its contents had been with
held: until today. ;,'. ;.;-..'' .'" ." .
Postmasters Are All
Under Civil Service
"Waehngton, March 81. (u. P.) Be
ginning tomorrow, all postmasters will
be appointed under etvjlr service- rules,
regardlesa of political belief. The ex
aminations will, be competitive, i 'The
new; rule takes the postofflee patron
age from senator and congressmen. .
New York Is Hit by r
Famine of U. S.'Flags
New York, - March 81. f I. NV B.
The demand ' for United States flags
so far.' exceeds the supply that there
is a flag- famine in New York. ' Flag
manufacturer said today they are
turning down all order which call for
delivery under 80 day. .... j .'
Penfield Leaves
iennaSfoivfiance
London, April .1. U. P.) United
State Ambassador Penfield, Mrs. Pen
field and the American embassy secre
taries have left .Vienna and departed
according to a dispatch
ere from Amsterdam. -
eieaay em- 1 fv f ' wjuik . , OBSelad4 lbs I'ag Two. Coloisa roaa.t - v
to . assume 1 1 11 1 ' 1 11 1 . , ,, . . - -.1
a fleet VV IlUl xDllUll 7. UQ IYI LfSIC f -
if ' - - - ' ..m ,l ... - -' ' r ; ri""v !..,. I
Tn Lincoln's words. Auerica Ii a ."eovmmtn )h- 1 it.'. .. 4
and for the peopie.' The news, from .the nation's npita in that Trrooaroui
with the Ideals and traditions of this republic,. President WllsonXekTna
earnestly to ascertain, as far as possible what the sentiment among the .Ameri
can masses Is . in the pteeent stressful situation.? If the head of aV European
rovrnments had taken a similar courae. th oaai 11 mnmh. ?JJ?ys..?l'
Tiit ..'-.r.VT?? TTi ; ".
in consonance wiui rrraiaeni YYiiaon s policy and In harmony with the
American idea, af PbraAed by Lincoln, TU; Journal is undertaking und ;
puouo' wiujuwii.. ' imuf
JJ&&EjX W3j A taial Ml VraalaaA vaT 41iJ AUAJW ----ey1. : r 1 -V t )-- i'V-
(IM Mark an "X." In the appropriata column, opposite each question - ;
(2) Sign your, ramo and- address, not for publication but I iri.r.. V
eoou,faitw,, ;
, to uiuiu, -wnung an tne envelope the words i
Foreign Crisis." ' -; - - ,- , , , , .
- (4) - When you have sent in one marked ballot; DO NOT SEND ANOthttw -' 4
Only one expression from each person voting is -desired; .
.-Already extraordinary interest has been manifested' and hundreds 'at'
maVked ballot have been receiveuT. The balloting wUl close early this week. '
YES
NO.
p U Gamnany perauts in dettroying American live by sinking
America ships, should con greas declare war? ' - - , ,
; -Or, would yoa arm American merchantmen tnd confine hos
tilitiea to that, unleas Germany declares war? -0 . - - ,
; Or, should: America avoid war regardless of Germany's ag
greattons on ths- sea?.' ::-.- .s ' -' . - , -
V; W ar proves unavoidable, would you, in lieu 'of QIFLHZIVZ
naval and military operations, prefer that congress appropriate
$1,000,000,000 to France as America's part in the cor.fKct?- , "
NAME
it I
duty m ir. S;
War5 SpiritlPrevailsl IntNa
- of . Extraordinary Session
of Congress f Draws': Near, :
PRESIDENT READY-TO . v t
Present himessage;
War i Department Announces
Compietibn of Specific Plan
- ufor Training i the' Army. .
' i
a .: -' '""';-'',;., iS'-:' ,-. n v
Three" Kan Considered.. a
Washington, March 81.--.fU, .
!) At a conference lAle today
0 a between Fresident Wilsori-; and 4
0 Secretary rof ;Wvr Baker: the V- f..
. f irral touehe were put fipott ? i, ;-
- .-arrangement tc meet any. re-.- . . -'
qulrements. ?i:-?g,;' xi
Ht'Vt.n These plan embrace r three ,
Ht "eparat mean of increasing-
Ithe American army j. by. ;oi(--
iversai'trainlngr by fcalllng for : tv;
Y 600,000 volunteers, or by draf t- f ;
Ting men-into 'the service;- ,;; . -
While 'notatement- -,Wa ; ,s;
forthcoming p --s to.y v which r
course the dmtaistration "f ;-
vorsr it , may be stated - a a & K
fat that no' draft i .ontem ; fj.
plated - now. " " . rfii -J
The belief! that, in view or'
the immediate need of ?. men- L
congress wlli authorize . a call ; f; .
for 600,000 :volunteers;.-;C ;?'
Mi ,'jff.M -j-'-f .
i; : - -4.... - W ,
l 'ily Robert J. Bender- .
Washlngtotu Mareh V81.up;)A "
real ar;' spirit f prevaiiejliitbf p
tionVcapltai; ifMV'
.f Gpvernraeni, department moved rape, ;!
Idly forward In thacprnplet ion of plaos C
id enter th world struggif 04 a gimn :rs
-.rrAivr. -mAMttjhkt -mftin"
tion were calHd to the colors-riT
Thi add About 00( men, - making v,
the total how doing i police.?; duty
throughout v the . country more . than '.
'i0.000.v.::,v.:ii--ji;?-';; :'.;;: i i:
A determined "jote .of hostility and
bitter- Invective was: sounded by . con
gressional , leaders, a the lawmaking ' -
body of the eountry prepared to assem
ble in its historic Session next week.- 74 -:
'Tb ; interests vol America demand ;; '
that ' Germany , be r beateri.? s declared
Senator Simmons, 'one of rthe foremost
Democratic leaders In ; concreas. ',- ' . , -V
" Call kaiser ' Car Man." ' t ' ,
"'The kaiser Is a cave man. with mur
der in his heart," said Represcntativ
Eagle of Texaa "He is bent on the un
wavering course of brut fore and -pillage.
lie must be put down or the " '
democracies of the world are doomed.1 '
, And thus ''! ran th sentiment ' of, :
numerous solon who came to Wah-".
lngton today determined to take action ,
that will, avenge the trammeled rights .
of America and" "do a- man' part"' in
the great war, - - -. .
But withal .there is no excitement,'
no flurry. Congressmen, as well as
the' administrative heads' of the grov .
ernment,., are going about their .work
irt a calm, deliberate manner. - ' ,
The national 'defense 'council met to -make
a survey of the work of prepara- -lion
thus far oompleted." x
Perm WIU B TelOTd.. ,; -j
.The federal farm loan board sn,
nounced that4, more . than 8200.000,000
will be loaned out by the .federal land
banks during the coming year- to in- ,
tensify the farming Industry In, tho
country asi a back-of -the-trenche pr
paredness measure. , - T ' ,
The war dopartment announced com.
pietion; of. a, specific, plan for raUlner "
an army"lf congress want an array.' 1 .
. The navy department received bids -from
60 firms to construct one or more
submarine chasers each. , - "
; Further steps were taken to protect '
the - nation - against spiea when the '
postofflee department sent 1 Jnatruc
tions to its 600.000 employe to report
any evidence or conspiracies. , .,-
1 Taking of a census of technical ex-' ' ',
perts by the bureau of mines wa ao?
nounced, the object of th move being; '
to avoid the risk of sacrtficlrag expert -engineers,
chemists and scientists at '
!ow in peace ana tran-
w, luer preeeni inicrnauanai situation. '
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