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VOL. XV. NO. 347.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, , 1917. FOURTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS, ihli?
JOIN STRIKE'
Munitions. Workers of Berlin
and Spandau Resent Cut
in Bread Ration, According
to Reports Which Have
Reached Amsterdam.
GRAVE RIOTING TAKES
PLACE IN MADGEBURG
Troops, It Is Said, Were
Called to Restore Order
Several Strikers Killed and
Wounded City Is'Now in
; State of Siege.
Berlin Sanies Strike Story.
London, April 21. (U. P.)
tfr Berlin's official version of the n
general strike by wireless from
a German .station today denied
. any rioting In the German cap- .
ltal and declared it "already.
' settled."
& "There were no riots or fierce
street fighting in Berlin during
& the strike, which is already set- Jfr
tied." th6 wireless claimed. "The
only unusual incidents were
when a few hundred factory '
41 boys gathered at a few points
4t and were dispersed by the police
m without difficulty. Their pro-
ceedings -were not directed )fc
against the government but
against the building formerly
occupied as the British em-
bassy.".
'Jf ffc v" r1
s Amsterdam. April 21. (U. P.)
'Twenty thousand munitions workers
in Berlin and Spandau are out on a
general strike today In protest against
reduction of the bread ration, accord
tng to latest Information from Ger-
many.
; Scores of conflicting fiimotfcTtd
the strike Including a number of re
, porta of great violence accompanying
. (Continued on Pf Two, Coluira Fire)
STRICT NEUTRALITY IN
U.S.-I
Declaration of Position Is
v . . Given in Communication
to the State Department.
Washington, April. 21. (I. N. 8.)
Holland has declared her strict neu
trality in the war between the United
States and Germany, it was announced
at the state department today. The
declaration was handed Secretary Lan
sing, April 17, by Chevalier L. F. C.
Van Rappard, the Dutch minister here.
The envoys announced to the state
department as follows:
"By order of the minister of foreign
Affairs at The Hague, i have the honor
to inform your excellency that, in
view of the state of war existing be
tween the United States of America
and Germany, the royal government of
The 'Netherlands will observe strict
neutrality."
Tong War Revives
In San Francisco
San Francisco, April 21. (P. N. S.)
-The coast-wide Chinese tong war
broke out here again today, when two
gunmen fired nine shots at close
range, .mortally wounding Lee Jung,
a ' cigar factory employe. The gun
men escaped.
Chairs 100 Yrs. Old
.Blocky-Built Mares
X.ot and Fonnd 21
LOST Lady's gold watch, Elgin.
Monday evening, initials E. McP.
on back, between Washington at
Broadway and out Mississippi
ave. Liberal reward, as valued
greatly as keepsake.
Wanted Miscellaneous 5
WANT all kinds FRUIT JARS,
" tents, garden tools, stoves; sew
ing machines, bicycles and every
thing. Household- Qoods for Sale 65
GOING east, mahogany chairs,
180 years old; piano and house
hold furniture; Rhode Island Red
: hens.: "
Horses, Vehicles, Etc. 18
JUST received a shipment of
horses from eastern Oregon,
consisting of some blocky built
mares - with foal; some farm
chunks and some heavy draft
,. horses.
Thousands of people in all walks
of Ufa .look over the Want Col-
umns of The Journal each day
they are impelled by many mo-
tlves. Some seek to buy some
to sell; some are in search of
employment; some need workers;
- some would : exchange; soma are
looking for - business - opportuni
ties, fealty chances or to rent. .
N GERMANY
HOLLAND
ANNOUNCES
5ERMAN AFFAIRS
WILL H. PARRY, Repub
lican member of the
Federal Trade commis
sion, who died in Washington,
P. C, this afternoon.
n y i imAi
Washington, April 21. (U. P.)
Will H. Parry, Republican, member of
the federal trade commission, died late
this afternoon at Emergency hospital
here, after an illness of less than two
weeks. .
Parry was operated on for gall
stones a week ago Thursday when it
was found he was suffering from an
abscess of the iver. His vigorous
constitution appeared to have brought
him through the danger period until
last night, when he suffered a seri
ous relapse.
SAFE CONDUCT TO BE
GIVEN AMBASSADOR
AND ENTIRE PARTY
State Department Receives
Word From London as to
Recalled Diplomat.
Washington. April 21. (I. N. S.)
Ambassador Page at London cabled
the stats department today that the
British government will grant safe
conduct across the Atlantic to Count
Tarnowski von Tarnow, recalled Aus
trian ambassador designate to the
United States, and members of his
staff.
The safe conduct order wll; also in
clude the German consular agents who
were ' forced . to leave China, cross the
Pacific and the American continent in
order to get back to Germany. Ar
rangements are now being made for
their Journey home.
Turkey Has Broken
With U. 8., Is Report
London. April 21. (I. N. S.) Dis
patches from Switzerland this after
noon stated that Turkey has broken
off diplomatic relations with the Unit
ed States.
A break between Turkey and the
United States has been expected ever
since trie war omce announced that
the United States ship Scorpion had
been interned by the Turks at Constan
tinople.
Another Star for
Old Glory Proposed
Denver. Colo.. April 21. (L N. S.)
Residents of the territory between the
continental divide and the Wasatch
mountain range . in. western Colorado
and eastern Utal want to decorate Old
Glory with an additional star.
Commercial clubs of Grand Junc
tion, Colo., and Duchesne, Utah, have
launched a secession movement to form
a new state, unnamed as yet, because
of dissatisfaction over approDriations
jrom tneir respective legislatures.
IT. S. War Insurance
Rates Are Raised
Washington April 21. (U. P.) Gov
ernment war insurance rates on Trans
atlantic shipping today were raised
from 3 per cent to 5 per cent, the bu
reau of war risk insurance announced.
Federal Reserve
Statement
Sn Francisco. April 21. Statement of condi
tion of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
at close of business Artrll 20:
RESOURCES.
Gold coin and' gold certiflcat
In own Tsulti
In gold settlement fund
In gold redemption fund
$15,000,000
10.227.000
24,000
Total rold reserve
..23.201.iOO
. . 86.000
Legal tender notes. tilTec, etc..
Total reserve
Bills discounted members.
.. 25.337.000
57S.0O0
Acceptances bought
. . . 772.OO0
. . 7.845.000
. . 2.479.000
.. 4.000.000
786.000
.. 14.610.000
. . 1.794.000
low I
blus on band
United States bonds owned
V. 8. certificates of Indebtedness
Municipal warrants
Total earnings accounts
Federal reserve notes on hand. . . .
National bank Botes and notes
other federal reserve banks 151.000
Other cash 2.000
Net due from other federal reserve
banks (collected funds) 1,321.000
exchanges for clearing house 27S.O00
Transfers bought 2.WO.000
Other uncollected Item 8,788,000
All other resource 27,000
Totals
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid tn
U. 5. rovernment deposits.....
151.136.000
$ 3.933.000
3.301,000
398,000
Due to member banks, reserve ac
count Cashier's and other checks outstand-
. ing . . ..-.i. ..........
Other collection items -
- 14.000
S.7S0.OOO
AU ether .liabilities. ..
'182,000
Total V-
WORKERS WILL
BE LISTED FOB
SHIPBUILDING
lahnr I MrW finnfpr With OT over a month- money or thelr w
LaOOr LeaaerS OOmer "in.mentisfalrlypourlnglntotheofflceof
Chamber Of Commerce Of- Milton A. Miller, collector of Internal
. . .. ... ..
ficials Regarding Situation
, . ... ... . . n ., . !
lOr Ship WOrK in Portland,
1
LOCAL SUPPLY OF LABOR I
0 ir-wcrt oi irnlCRIT
IO DCLILVtU oUrrlOltlMI
Thousands of Mill Wrights
Now in the Interior Could
Be Called When Needed.
Plenty of labor will be available for
the building of ships in Portland for
the government. x
Opinion, while It differed slightly at
the conference between labor and
Chamber df Commerce officials this
morning, finally brought ltielf down
to such a decision.
A committee was authorized to han
dle the listing of all available labor
and the educating of what is neces
sary. The principal thing drawn from the
conference was that there are, in the
interior, several thousand millwrights
who are available for immediate work.
These men, it was asserted, are high
ly efficient with adze and ax, can read
an ordinary blue print the moment it
is laid before them, and, with theoreti
cal or practical experience in the
names of different parts of a ship,
could, on short notice, turn out first
class work.
Labor Pledges Aid.
The meeting was presided over by
H. L. Corbett, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce. Talks were made by
Charles P. Howard, president of the
Central Labor Council; R. P. Honham,
Immigration commissioner and head of
the government's employment work; e! I reached here from Rome today simul
N. Johnson, head of the city employment! taneously with dispatchers saying that
Dureau; Charles E. Cleveland, principal
of the trade school and Dr. Alan Welch
Smith, member of the school board.
Howard in a speech at the onenlng
of 'the meeting assured the Chamber
of Commerce that the laboring element i
naa only one thought In mind aiding '
the government in the prosecution and
quick ending of the great world war.
"We have only a few requests to sk.
of you."" he said. "We want to see a
reasonable scale of wages commensur
ate with the work to be done. th$
rights of our men looked after and a.
feeling of good fellowship In the work.
(Concluded on Page Two, Column four)
SATISFACTION EROM
South American Republic' Is
Ready to Declare War on
German Empire,
By Charles P. Stewart.
Buenos Aires, April 21.-
tt p
Briicinoi uci.u
Germany for satisfaction for the sink
ing of the Argentine steamer Monte
Protegldo by a German U-boat.
Announcing this today. La Nacion.
Argentines leading newspaper, de
ARGENTINA
DEMANDS
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
Clares it understands if Germany's re- him to be the man best qualified to
ply is unsatisfactory. President head the proposed American commia
Irigoyen will not only , break relations ! alon.
but declare war. Others considered for appointment.
While Argentina was thus consider- it Is said, are Ellhu Root, Oscar
lng all eventualities in the great Straus, Colonel Roosevelt and Profes
sltuatlon, alarming reports were reach- sor Harper of Chicago university,
ing here as to the increasing grav- ;
ny ui ine Herman revolt in soutnern
fmttL Hr".ay-f..8
0c.i.vu, wuoj mvvuucu iks enure ;
standing army and ordered the militia j
held In readiness, according to Mon- j
tevldeo dispatches, to oppose any at- !
tempt by the Germans to invade Uru
guayan . territory. '
Brazil has established a most dras- '
tic censorship, so that direct word -of
me progress or tne revolt was not
obtainable.
Explosion Kills Man;
Bomb Is Suspected
Pittsburg. Pa., April 21. (U. P.)
Nick Fellis, a Hungarian, was in
stantly killed and three others were
fatally injured today when a large
quantity of dynamite exploded at the '
Superior Fuel company's plant at Rus-
sellton, near here. Tne police are ln-
making a bomb.
War Trade to Take
All Available Ships
Washington-April 21. (I. N. S.)
Every available American coastwise
vessel not essential to the trade of thei
United States is immediately to be di
verted to the Transatlantic trade. This
is necessary if the supply of food
stuffs and munitions is to be kept
moving Buropeward.
Portuguese Cabinet
Discouraged, Quits
Lisbon, April 21. (U. P.) The Por
tuguese cabinet has resigned, it was
announced today, "because the chamber
rejected Its decree Instituting- a na
tional -economic; council. - -
Wealthy Men
Do Their Bit
In Hard Coin
Hundred Thousand Dollars in Taxes
Received This Morning by v
Collector Miller.
Though Income taxes are not yet due
revenue. It la estimated that at least
uoo.ooo was received tw mommg.
This Is the response of wealthy men
of this district to a request from the
treasury department at Washington,
transmitted to Income taxpayers by
Letters to Mr. Miller, accompanying
certified checks of large denomination,
have expressed nothing but gratifica
tion on the part of the sender at being
able to help the country in time of
need and pledging other service if
called upon.
AUSTRIA IS READY TO
PEACE, SAYS PAPER
Austrian Parliament Reported
to Have Been Summoned
to Take Action at Once.
London, April 21. (I. N. S.) That
the relchsrath (Austrian parliament)
has been summoned to consider imme
diate peace was the intimation con
tained in dispatches to the Chronicle
today. This paper eays that momen
tous political events are impending in
the dual monarchy and that the plans
of Germany for the economic and po
litical subjection of Austria in "mid
dle Europe" are in danger of being
frustrated.
Reports of a revolution in Hungary
it was believed the Germans and Aus
tro-Hungarians have given up the idea
of a big offensive against Italy this
spring.
Despite the tight censorship In the
du&l monarchy, reports from Swiss
sources auring tn last weeK nave
shown that an acute situation existed
In Austria and Hungary.
Sentiment for peace has been grow
ing, and. added to this, was the keen
unrest . over, the heavy- losses in the
war and growing domination by Ger
many. Revolutionary agitation ln the dual
monarchy, coupled with the gigantic 1
Anglo-French offensive on the western :
front, have both tended to upset Von
Hlndenburg's plans for a big drive
against Italy.
Rome Hears Revolt Imminent.
Rome. April 21. (U. P.) A revo
lution is Imminent in Hungary, ac
cording to Vatican advices today.
As a result of various disturbances,
the Information here asserted, Buda
pest and 25 other cities and towns had
been proclaimed in a state of siege.
Charles R. Crane Is
To Head Commission
Washington, April 21. Charles R.
Crane, Chicago millionaire, will head
the American commission to Russia.
This was practically assured today
when the state department announced
that it had been In communication with
, chairmanship or the commission.
Crane la at present in Russia. He
left America for Russia on a private
mission moie than a month ago. Crane
has long been a student of near eastern
affairs and President Wilson believes
rt J n fi
(juardsmen ot Unio
Fight Unkown Men
Columbus. Ohio. April 21. (U. P.
Seven guardsmen and eight unknown
men engaged in a pitched battle last
night on the state fair grounds after
two loiterers had been surprid in the
cavalry barn. Captain Simeon Nash
admitted today.
& I- '
Armed American
Ship Reaches Port
Paris, April 21. (U. P.) The armed
American merchant steamer Onega ar
rived safely at a French port. It was
announced today.
The Onega Is a steel screw steamer
of 3638 tons, owned by Barber & Co..
Eight Norwegians
Lost With Ship Sunk
London. April 21. (I. N. S.) The
Norwegian ittamer Norden. 776 tons.
has been captured by the Germans and
taken Into pert, according to a dls
patch from Christiana today. . It adds
that eight Norwegian sal ors were
killes) when the Norwegian steamer
Bergengut was torpedoed.
Leaves for Army
Men Are Curtailed
Washington, April " 21s (U. P.)
Secretary of War Baker today directed
that no more leaves of absence be
granted from the army except under
exceptional circumstances.''
CONSIDER
IMMEDATE
ARTHUR j BALFOUR,
.British foreign minister,
who is in the , United
States to confer with govern
ment officials on war plans.
Il J- wS;j- f
y J V r - J
BRITISH
COMMISSION
IS
HERE TO MAKE PLANS
Safe Arrival of Foreign Min
ister Balfour and Party Of
ficially Announced.
Washington, April 21. (I. N. S.)
The state department at S o'clock this
afternoon announced the safe arrival
of the United States of the British
commission, headed by Foreign Minis
ter Arthur J. Balfour.
War Bond Issue Bill
Held Until Monday
Washington. April 21. (I. N. B.)
The 17.000,000,000 bond issue bill, to
finance, the war with Germany, is held
up nui wmiu); uvesara n nvuso im
not In session. Although the confer
ees have reached an agreement on the
bv tne treasury department, no action
will be taken to ratify the agreement
until the house meets Monday. The
senate will withhold its action untU the
house has accepted the conference re
port. Missoula Man to Be
Spokane Appraiser
Washington. April 21. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
W. D. Graves of Missoula, Mont.,
has been appointed appraiser of the
Spokane district by the farm loan
board. The selection was made prior
to the resignation of James El. Ander
son of Medford, Or. Graves is the
third appraiser so far appointed, An
derson and T. S. Hogan of Billings,
Mont., being the others. It is expected
a successor to Anderson will soon be
named.
National Defense
Conference Called
Washington, April 21. (I. N. S.)
In an effort to coordinate defense
Pleasures being taken by the various
states into a working unit, a national
defense conference has been called to
meet in Washington May 2.
Secretary of War Baker, as chair
man of the council of national de
fense, today sent a telegram to the
governors of all states asking them
to send delegates to the national de
fense conferences.
Will Investigate the
Farm Products Rates
Salem. Or., April 21. Following its
Investigation of relative farm product
rates on the OregonvWashlngton Rail
road & Navigation company and the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
in eastern Oregon and in 'Washington,
the state public service commission to
day ordered a hearing on existing con
ditions. Time and place of hearing will
announced later.
ba
Hamilton Holt Is
Honor Guest Tonight
Hamilton Holt, editor of the Inde
pendent. New Tork. will be tendered
WA
IIS
a dinner at tne CnamDer or Commerce
tonight at 6:30 o'clock at which he
will outline & program for a perma
nent league of nations to become ef
fective at the'clos of the present
war.
Mr. Holt comes to Portland , as the
special personal representative of Wil
liam Howard Taft. president of the
League to Enforce Peace.
Peace Conference
Opens Early in May
Stockholm, April 21. (U. P.) The
Danish Socialist Minister Staunlng an
nounced today that the Socialist peace
conference will- open here .-; early In
May. ; He expreeeea ; the. hope that
American Socialists wfuld participate.
-' ... f ' I.-f .' : V
- 'i " .-v."-' -;- v ' '. -' ' : . t ". --
SENATE TURNS
ATTENTION TO
Opponents, Start Filibuster
Tactics to Delay Measure
But Are Squelched After
an Hour's Skirmish.
CHAMBERLAIN TO FIGHT
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Clause to Be Offered to Au
thorize Trial of Volunteers
Before Conscription.
Washington, April 21. (U. P.) The
senate this afternoon formally entered
upon the momentous phase of the war
legislation program consideration of
the conscription bill to raise on army
of 1.000,000 men by draft.
Senator Galllnger late this after
noon offered an amendment to the
..11 U a nnn.orlnl Inn hilt chntirlne th
ages of those eligible from 19 to 23 j
to 18 to 35.
Administration forces and selective
conscription advocates won their first
real legislative skirmish at the capitol
when filibuster that was bitterly
waged for more than an hour was
finally squelched.
Plans of leaders to rush the army
bill through to a vote ahead of every
thing else proceeded after Chairman
Chamberlain of the military committee
forced a vote to take up the army
measure.
Only five senators Thomas, La
Follette. Gronna, Hiram Johnson and
Fernald, voted against Chamberlain.
Washington, April 21. (I. N. S.)
The senate today turned Its attention
to the administration selective draft
bill designed to raise the armies nec
essary to win the war with Germany.
Senator McKeller, the new senator
from Tennessee, will offer an amend
ment similar to the one rejected by
the military committee, authorizing
the president to call for 600,000 volun
teers in lieu .of. the section .providing
for the raising of troops by the se
lective .drafting of male citizens be
tween 19 and S3 years of age. He
declared ' today, however, that he wlU
make no attempt to delay a vote on
UhB fti,
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon will
combat the McKeller proposition.
Pacifists, headed by Jamea Eada
Howe of Sr. Louis.' the millionaire
(Continued on Pace Two. Colo ma Tares)
U. S. MEAT SUPPLY IS
100,000,000 POUNDS
SHORT, SAYS REPORT
Secretary" Houston Seeks to
Convert Americans to Veg-
etariamsm as Result.
Washington. April 21. (I. N. S.)
America's meat supply Is 100.000,000
pounds short, according to an an
nouncement at the department
of
agriculture today.
Faced with the necessity of sup
plying Europe during the ensuing
year feeding her enormous armies
with meat an attempt is made by
Secretary of Agriculture Houston to
convert the United States to vegeta
rianlsm.
Simultaneously colossal efforts are
being made to increase the nation's
meat production. The enormous short
age of meats is due primarily to dis
ease among cattle, according to tbe
department's announcement. The whole
attention of the livestock division of
the department Is now being given
to eradication of livestock disease
principally - foot and mouth disease
and the southern cattle tick and to
Increasing the improving stock-raising
by extending the industry where con-
UlllUIlB Hl 1WIW.. ovum 1
Tne south
being urge to turn It. attention from
the raising f cotton and tobacco to the
raising of livestock, principally pigs
Belgian Relief Ship
Ct t r T i? T i-
DUnK, Une JUlie llOS L
2i -(i. n. s)
Tne Hague, April
The Belgian relief ship Kongalls has
been sunk either by a mine or torpedo.
with the loss of one life, says a dis
patch from Tmulden today.
The Kongalls was sunk on Friday
night in the "safety tone." There
were 19 Americans In the crew and ail
were landed safely at Tmulden. The
other 15 were European". iThe miss
ing man was a Norwegian.
The vessel was struck on the star
board side and sank rapidly. Tbe sur
vivor, were picked up by trawlers. No
submarine was seen.
Carried Cargo of Wheat.
Portland, Maine, April 21. (L N
S.) The relief ship Kongalls sailed
from this port last month with a
cargo which Included 6000 tons of
wheat. The commanding officer and
captain. A. S. Olsen. and the crew. It
is said, were made up mostly of
Americans.
Another Relief Ship Sunk.
London. April 21, (I. N. 8.) The
Belgian rel.f steamer Ringborn. out
ward bound rrom Rotterdam, with a
safe conduct from the Germans, baa
bten sunk, according to word received
by the commission for relief in Bel
gium, this afternoon. , '
CONSGRPTOn
Two German
Destroyers
Lost In Fight
Possibly One Other Destroyed Dor
ins Raid by Five Vessels
Upon Dover.
London, April 21. (U. P.) Two
German destroyers were sunk and one
other was possibly destroyed, when the
enemy vessels attempted a raid on Do
ver, the admiralty announced today.
The raid on Dover was attempted
last night, five German vessels par
ticipating. They were attacked by
two British patrol ships. The fight
lasted only five minuj.es. The Brit
ish ships suffered no material dam
age and the casualties suffered were
slight Ten German officers and i3
men were rescued and made prisoners.
The admiralty statement said:
"At night five German destroyers
attempted a raid on Dover. A number
of rounds were fired Into a plowed
field and the enemy then steered in
the direction of 'our shipping. They
were met by twn' Dover patrol vessels
and in five minutes two of the enemy
ships were sunk and possibly three.
The remainder made off at high speed,
escaping in the darkness.
"Our vessels suffered r.o material
damage aid our casualties were slight
compared with the results.
"Ten German officers and 95 men
were saved.
"Our vessels were well handled."
ALASKA IS EAGER TO
DEVELOP MARKET IN
PORTLAND FOR COAL
E. 0. Sawyer of Seward Says
Fuel Can Be Delivered at
Cost Here of $5,50 a Ton,
To interest the people of Portland
In the early development of the great
Alaskan coal fields. E. O. Sawyer Jr..
editor of the Seward Gateway, has
come to Portland, as the personal rep
resentative of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce.
"Of all the people of the country.
Oregonians should be most interested
in the completion of the government
railway and in the working of the
mines." said Mr. Sawyer, "for It was a
petition sighed by 40,000 Oregonians
and submitted to congress that result
ed to the gpvernmenVs taking r(t the
coal fields and led to -the construction
of' the Alaska railroad, through the
efforts pf Senators Chamberlain and
Jones. ,
The railroad will be completed to
the Matanuska fields from Seward.
January 1, 1918, the fields being some
140 miles inland.
Steamer Cargoes Offered,
Seward is the gateway and the coal
will come from the mines to be
shipped from our harbor. Leases have
been granted by the government for
the development of the mines, and we
are deeply Interested in seeing that
the lessees begin operations as aoon as
it is possible to get the product out.
We seek the cooperation of possible
Portland coal consumers that the
lessees will have a market for the coal
immediately and that there may be no
celay in getting the mines in opera'
tlon.
'We are interested in getting
2? Ki VX'rJZ
one possible where they have railed
when attempted before because we
could give you no return cargo.
"Our coal will make possible the up
growth of a great steel industry in
this city. Tou can get pig iron in
China cheaper than in Pittsburg.
Alaska coal can be laid down in Port
land at from $5. SO to 16 a ton.
Cheep Coal Promised.
"Estimates fix the cost of the coal
at $2 the ton at the mouth of the
mine, $2.06 at Seward, and the bal
ance for the haul to Portland, these
figures being based on large quantl
ties.
"The growth of the shipbuilding in
dustry in the northwest makes entirely
feasible the establishment of steel
plants here, using Chinese pigs and
Alaska coal.
"Alaska coal is of the - cokey kind.
similar to the Pocohontas of eastern
mines, and can .be most profitably
used. At a cost of $ a ton 1.65 tons
will produce 8000 feet of gas, 14 gal
Ions of coal tar and a considerable
Quantity of sulphate of ammonia. In
addition to the coke.
Portland coal consumers are urged
4K In ...I..
"tne lessee, of the Matanu.ha
fields begin operations at the earliest
possible moment.
Mr. Sawyer, who Is a former Port
land newspaper editor, will confer
with officials of tbe Portland Chamber
ot Commerce, shipbuilders and trans-
nation men wntl here.
173,000 Miners to
Get Higher Wages
New Tork. April 21. (I. N. S.)
Anthracite coal operators of Pennsyl
van la, western New Tork and parts of
Ohio, today granted the principal de
mand made by the umtea Mine wo rx
ers of - America.' and announced they
would consent to a 20 per cent" in
'crease In wages. About 173,000 miners
are affected. t
Operators and representatives of
the mine workers will meet this after
noon formally to ratify the agreement.
Two Railroads Are
Seized by Mexico
Washington, April 21. (I. N. 8.)
The Mexican government has seized
the Tehauntepec railroad and the Vera
Crux V Alvarado railroad with all
their . rolling stock. . Ambassador
Fletcher so notified the state depart
ment today under date of April 1. No
reason for the Mexican government';
action Is given in the ambassador's
telegram. -. .-v :
BRITISH TROOPS
GAIN OVER MILE
EAR C I
Capture of Gonnelieu Is An
nounced by Field Marshal
Haig German Attack at'
Fauquissart Repulsed.
SHARP FIGHTING TAKES
PLACE DURING OFFENSE
Artillerying, According to the
British Commander, Was
Active at Several Points.
ft'
Battle wears Critical snare.
Paris. April 21. (I. N. 8.) '
With the Germans making a de-' 4
termlned stand on the Siegfried
line the great double battle on
the Arras - Alsne Champagne W
front Is drawing into Its critical Vk -
phase.
(The Siegfried line, as Jt Is
. called by the German war of-
flee, is practically the same as
the ro-called Hlndenburg Una
It beslns at a point between
Lens and Uro'ourt and extends
through the sectors of Cambrai.
Ik St. Quentin and Lion to the.
heights on the northern bank
of the Alsne river near Conde.) .
p
Berlin. April 21. (I. N. S.) A
mighty battle with artillery was
fought all along the fighting front,
from Lens to the Argonne. on Friday
and Friday night, the German war
office announced today. Especial men- -tlon
was made of the severity of the
big gun fire on the Alsne and in Cham
pagne. The cannonades between Loos
and the Arras -Cambrai line Increased
gradually in "violence, tt was said.
French attacks against the German
positions defending Chemin-Oes-
Dames, on the north bank of the Alsne, .
zaiiea.
London. April 21. (U. P.) Field
Marshal Haig smashed another blow
at Cambrai today and advanced more "
than a mile towsrd 'that stronghold of
the Hlndenburg line.
capture of Gonnelieu was an- .
nounred in"arrcTficisrstatement today.
.The British commander-in-chief re
ported sharp fighting In thla drive.
He likewise detailed repnlse of a Ger
man attack delivered at Fauquissart
and considerable artillery firing at a
number of place along the front.
witn tbe capture of Gonnelieu.
Haig" at eel line paralleling the Cany'
bral-St. Quentin highway had been
shoved one mile closer to Cambrai.
nd a dividing angle for a blow on
hat city formed, reaching from Hav-
rineourt and Vlllers Plouich to Gon
nelieu on the north, to Vlllers Ouls
lain and Epehy on the south.
"During the night we captured Gon
nelieu after sharp fighting, taking a
number of prisoners." the report said.
An enemy party attempted to entir
our trenches in the neighborhood of
(Concluded on faff Three. Column Teres)
S01SSQNS IS FREED OF
MENACE OF GERMAN
GUNS FOR FIRST TIME
French Cut Off Salient From
Vailly . Bridgehead to Fort
Conde, Forcing Retreat.
By Henry Wood.
With the Solssons Army, April 21.
(I. N. S.) Solssons, the city nearest'
Paris' which has been under German
guns since the battle of the Ms me. Is
row freed of this menace for the flret
time since the enemy was turned back
from the French capital in 1914.
By cutting off the salient from the
Vailly bridgehead to Fort Conde," the
French forced the Oermans back such "
a aistance teat eoissons is now u De
rated.
Fort Conde Is one ef the outer circle
of the fortifications of Laon. which
the victorious French army In this re
gion Is today making Its next ob
jective.
French, Repulsed, Claim.
Berlin. Via London, April tl.-TJ..
P.) Repulse of all French attacks was ,
asserted in today s official statement.
"Around Hautblse farm. French local
attacks were repulsed," the war office
said. "At Brimont, Franco-Russian
troops were repulsed with severe
losses, and at Chemln des Dames like
"Around Rhelm. and In the Argonne -
we penetrated the enemy's, lines and
imprisoned a number.
"Around Braye. from the plains ' of
Palssy as far as the hollow east of .
Craonne; and also between Prosnes and
Suleppes, stubborn attacks were deliv
ered." - "
Russian Democracy
Not Seeking Peace
Fetrograd. April 21-(L K. .)
The executive committee of the So
cialists In tbe da ma has sent a cable
gram to Meyer . London, Socialist
member of the American : congress,
stating' that tbe "entire Russian revo-.
lutlonary democracy, does not want a
separate, peace. The declaration was
In reply to. a cable Inquiry.. rrom Mr.
London. V "- vy.:'