THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, : PO RTLAND. MONDAY, APRIL 23, 191.
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iGElARlOSOUITO';
: FLEET SHELLS CAIAIS;
DUNKIRK BOMBARDED
','0n to Calais," Watchword
;; ' of German People, . Ap
T. pears Revived, ;
SEVERAL CIVILIANS DEAD
Three Balds alse Speculation as to
rrotaUUtr of Xffort to Capture
Town by Worthem Drive. ..
Paris. April 23. (I. N. S.) "pn to
i Calais.'' '
St This watchword, which more than
once has electrified the German people
fc since the outbreak of the 'war, and
H which twice inspired the kaiser's west-
ern army to terrific, though frustrated
Jl thrusts in northern Belgium and
Trance, sppears to have been revived.
J A large German "mosquito" flotilla
i bobbed up suddenly off the big French
1 seaport Saturday night and subjected
t it to spirited bombardment, hurling
fully 100 shells into the city and its
Si environs. A numoer oi civiuu ,
killed and IS persons were slightly
jjl wounded," says the brief official state.
" ment reporting the raid.
J ' Airplanes Bombard Dunkirk.
At the same time a squadron of Qer
r man airplanes apreared over Dunkirk,
the second French port, often men-
tioned as one of the kaiser's most cov
Z eted prises, and covered it with a hail
C. of bombs.. "Three persons wene sllght-
ly wounded," says the official report
$ of this affair, adding that "the mate-
rial damage was insignificant."
2 Dunkirk lies half way between Os
' tend and Calais, some 24 miles to the
3 east of the latter port. It is between
. Dunkirk and Calais on the French
aide, and Dover and Folkestone on the
British that most of the British trans-
z pons lu rnmio ivi ? wauvvvu i.v w
plying.
Dover Bald Disastrous.
t . fiatiirAav nlrht'a raida on- the two
French ports came upon the heels of
a daring German torpedo boat de
J ' stroyer raid on Dover, which, how
ever, ended disastrously for the Ger-
I- mans, two and possibly three Teuton
destroyers being sunk and the others
put to flight by two destroyers of the
Dover patrol.
The Dover- raid synchronised with
the return from France of Premier
Lloyd George and the' theory was ad
vanced that the Germans might have
attempted to mete out to the British
a. prime minister the fate ' of Lord
Kitchener, who went down with the
; cruiser Hampshire while en route to
Russia.
X Drive oa Calais possible.
Speculation is rife in military dr-
" cles here as to whether the three
channel raids may be forerunners of
another attempt by the Germans to
k- capture Dunkirk and Calais by mak
7 lng another drive In trie northern
sector of the western battle line. This
I sector has not been affected ty the
I Anglo-French spring offensive.
2 - Violent gun duels havo been raging
5 for many weeks all along the front
'between tne region soif(hJr Ostend.
i? ported the entry into Dixmude of Bel
gian troops who, to their surprise,
found the town, virtually evacuated by
the Germans.
Belgian Advance Stops.
No further advance by the Belgians
has been reported, however, and It is
believed more than likely that King
Albert's troops discovered the "evac
uation" was a trap.
Military and political observers wno
look for a new German drive on Dun
kirk and Calais point out that such
an undertaking could not be riskid
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Mystery of the Double Cross." CJ is this girl the puzzling
girl of the ? mystery or is her inconstant personality
mere clay, molded and fashioned at will by the sculptor
hand of a mysterious master? CJ The problem is deeply
enflrrossini? the solution intensely thrilling.
- , 'Til Wednesday night at the
Infernal Machine -v.
Injures -Two Men
York.? ra.. April 23. N. 8.)
Charles Still, a lawyer, was seriously
burned when an. infernal machine fa
found oa the porch of the residence
of Wade, McClune, a York citizen
prominent In politics, exploded.
The package was addressed to Still
and was so adjusted that .when he drew
back the lid a match Ignited powder
Is cigar box. McClune i also waa
badly burned about tae face. - Both
men were taken to the York hospital.
BY ARMY OF RUSSIA
Greater Supplies Needed, It
Is Declared, to Meet Con
centrations by Germans,
Petrograd, April 23. (I. N. S.) De
mands for more guns and ammunition
are being made upon the republican
government by the army. These are
needed. It is declared, to meet the con
centrations of the Germans on tne
Russian front.
Free Russia has reached the critical
period of her stormy history. Inspir
ing addresses are being made to the
workmen and soldiers almost daily,
asking them to make fresh efforts.
Prince lvorr, tne premier, ana dep
uty Duckhoff. the minister of war.
have ' issued' a proclamation to the
workmen in munition factories, saying
that the fate of Russia is In their
handa An urgent appeal Is made for
the maximum production of war ma
terials. Unless the workers do their
share, it was said. Russia would drift
back into "our former state of slav
ery."
The council of workmen's and sol
dier's delegates has been reorganized,
owing to the unwleldiness of its mem
be rs flip, which numbers 3000.
A new political party, known as the
party of national freedom, has been
formed.
Sinking of Hospital
Ships Draws Protest
Paris. April 18. -(I. N. B.) A pro
test against the sinking of silted taos
pltal ships has been made to the
German government by the interna
tional committee of the Red Cross.
The protest is directed specifically
against th destruction of the Red
Cross ship "Austria.
The Red Cross committee at Geneva
has r it to "Washington a list of
Americans who were taken to Ger
many 'on the prison ship Tarrowdale.
American Flier Is
Reported Missing
Paris, April 23. (I. N. S.) William
Dugan of Rochester, N. T., who has
been fighting with the air corps of
the French army, is reported missing
in dispatches received here from the
front today. Dugan waa last seen
while making a reconnaissance flight
over the German lines at St. Quentln.
Dugan came to France as an ambu
lance driver, but about five weeks ago
he Joined the La Fayette Escadrllle.
until Hlndenburg is absolutely con
vinced that his lines in France, espe
cially before Douai and Laon, cannot
be actually broken or "rolled up."
GUNS AND
MUNITIONS
DM M
NATION
N irresistibly cihanning prl wins immediate
regard.- Yet if she be" surrounded by Im
penetrable masks ortonflkAing moods
and vacillating mannerisms her identity ia
questioned, q Such is one big situation in
T A R
WASHINGTON AT PARK
ARE MOST NEEDE
SM AT THIS
E
Oregon Agricultural College
Will Be Clearing House to
Farmers and Seed Sellers
MANY VARIETIES LISTED
Seeds of Tana and Garden Produce Seg
regated fox Use la Eastern and
. ' Westers Oregon.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval-
11s, .April 23. Farm and garden crop
seeds of suitable varieties are la Ore
gon In considerable quantities, but be
cause the growers that need them do
not know how or where to get them tne
agricultural college is cooperating In
listing supplies and demands and is un
dertaking to act as a clearing house for
this vital Information.
The spring is so late and wet that
only quick-maturing varieties of the
slow-growing crops can make success
ful yields. Farmers, warehousemen.
marketing associations and seed houses
are requested to list with the farm
crops department of the college the
varieties, quality, amount and prices of
seeds of this kind.
' Varmers Should Inquire.
Farmers and gardeners wanting seed
that cannot be had of their regular
dealers are to send to the college a list
of their requirements, after which they
will be Informed, so far as possible.
where to get their supplies with the
least delay.
For eastern Oregon list Early Baart.
Marquis and Bluestem wheat; Hann-
chen, white Smyrna, Swanneck and
other varieties of barley; Sixty-day,
Silvermlne and Black American oats;
spring rye: Minnesota No. 13, Minneso
ta No. 23, Walla Walla White Dent and
other early corn; Lady Washington and
other early bean varieties.
Western Oregon Kinds.
For Western Oregon list Red Fife,
Marquis, Red Houston, Minnesota Won.
der and Defiance wheat; Hannchen and
Oderbrucker barley; Shadeland Climax,
Three Grain and Victory oats; Minne
sota No. 13, Oregon Dent, Pride of the
North, Golden Glow, Hartman silage
corn; Minnesota No. 23, Oregon Dent,
Hartman and other early Dent vari
eties; lavdy Washington. Mexican Tree
or Mexican Wonder or any other early
varieties of white or colored bean.
It is Imperative that every available
acre be planted. With the lateness of
the season and the extreme wet plant'
lng period early varieties are especial
ly in demand.- -
ALLIES WANT
FOOD BEFORE
OTHER HELP
(Continued From Pir On.)
lasted three quarters of an hour, which
somewhatr disarranged the program s
It 'had been plaimed originally to1 con
clude it In about 15 minutes. The pres
ident received his visitor in the historic
blue room, the only other person pres
ent being Secretary Lansing. -The per
sonal staff of Mr. Balfour waited in
an anteroom chatting with White
House attaches.
At the conclusion of the audience
Mr. Balfour and his party entered auto
mobiles and were driven to the capltol
to call upon vice President Marshall.
As Balfour left his quarters for the
state' department a big" crowd had
gathered outside the Sixteenth street
residence and there was cheering.
handclapplng and waving of handker-
m
' chiefs as the bir limousine swept out
of the drive.' : - 4 '
Photographers Take Snap Shots. V";
The streets were practically deserted
an route to the state department until
the department building was reached.
There the foreign secretary " had to
pass through an avenue of hundreds
of machines. He passed up ' a big
group of newspaper photographers
who were waiting at the east entrance
of the state, war and navy building
and went into the west - door to make
his first formal call on Secretary
Lansing: - . ? . .
Balfour was escorted to the door of
Secretary Lansing's office by British
Ambassador Cecil Spring-Rice, v He
was Jsreeted by the outstretched hand
and beaming countenance of Secretary
wuu uufricvuj ... -.. -
(Pipe as he arose from his desk ana
Secret Service Ken Present.
The door closed silently and secret
service men stationed themselves on
either side of It.
Officials and employes of the state1
department Jamming the granite cor
ridor applauded Balfour as he left with
Lansing to see the president. He
smiled back his appreciation.
Although it was barely a step from I
the state department to the White I
House, Lansing and Balfour boarded
the state secretary's automobile and
drove from the department courtyard
tha 30 yards to the White House front j
entrance.
Balfour grinned broadly as he noted
the suffrage sentinels, with their huge
banners, on either side of the gate.
While Balfour was with Secretary
Lansing, the naval and military offici
als were calling on Secretaries Daniels
and Baker.
Children Waiting for Parade.
Several hundred children lined Penn -
sylvanla avenue in front of the White
House when the distinguished visitors
swept through the gates of the
grounds. The kiddies, however, were
waiting for a wlldwest show parade te
to by later and had no knowledge of
the historic conference about to be
opened in the White House behind
them.
except for the resplendent uniforms
of President Wilson's aides, utter sim
plicity marked the meeting between the
president and his guests.
Whole Affair Informal.
The whole affair was informal, ex
cept for the' immediate demands of
state etiquette. The greeting between
the president and Balfour was exceed
ingly cordial.
Secretary Baker and members of tne
general staff greeted Lieutenant Gen
era! Bridges.
Bridges, tall and handsome and out
ranking the Americans who greeted
him,- was dressed in his rather plain
field service uniform, while the
American officers were loaded down
with gold braid and trappings.
Beads Are Stated Plainly.
It was made clear by a high official
of the commission that the thought
uppermost in the minds of the British I past week has been tremendous, never
representative la; theless the week's fighting is only
"The allies must have food."
"I wish to make It plain," aald this
spokesman, "that we are not here to
tell you what you must ao.
"We have our own ideas as to how
you can best helps but we come
equipped witn racts, to tail you wnat
mistakes we made and how you can
avoiaxnem; wnat price is paia ior
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of looo wnicn involves tnai oi amp-
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rnwui-rua.
Pleae remember that there la no
British food problem, no French pros-
lem, nor Italian, nor Russian food
problem. It is an one great
question. At a recent allied confer -
ence, the allied governments agreed to
pool their food supplies.
"While England is not snort ox
food, and probably could get along
it she had only herself to consider,
all Is not well with France and Italy,
Their food shortage 'Is acute. It Is
growing more so."
This attitude of the British com
mesion puts th old allies and their
new recruit in complete accord on the
first move in .the great international
war conference.
The trend of all this government's
actions ever since, and in fact weeks
before war was declared, has been to
stimulate the production of .food for
our people at home and then for our
alliea In fighting Europe.
Sufficient Manpower at Sana.
The British commission i not Imme
diately concerned over the sending of
troops, lv w&a c&yiawiicu. jujir Liim.ii
power is sufficient xor the momen
and the sending of great masses of men
to Europe now would make the food
problem critical and out of all proper
tion to the fighting strength gained.
No actual, definite steps will be tak
liStiitt ItZSZmA comm,Mlon
JLJSSZF.
...uvu ."
ing out of mere courtesy, but to take
an active part In the conferences," it
on. "allow me to make clear the status
wi o"uo CTuumssigo.
-secretary Bairours word is In every
ujwiuik. mi ma tipens wnn
him are here merely to answer quee-
uons aireciea to mem tnrougn wairour.
President and Balfour to Decide.
"Every question, military, naval,
commercial or otherwise, must be
finally decided between President Wll.
son and Secretary Balfour. The dls
cusslons and conferences between the
i officials will be subsidiary.
J "At a brief meeting- of the British
commission toaay xne program zor eacn
division was roughly mapped out. .
"All we hope to do is to have the
president and Secretary Balfour settle
broad questions of principle, baalni
! their decisions on the sub-conferences
and' their own discussions, then leave
tha carrying-out of America's settled
policy in tha war to various depart'
menta.
"It is not. I believe, Balfour Inten
tion to broach any questions of interna
tional political policy. He Is prepared
to answer them, should they be asked.
And he will speak for all tha allies.
Zength of Stay Bot Settled.
""The allies do not desire to make
use of this situation to hamper or
coerce the United States in any of its
International relations. All wa want
to do Is help.
"As to the length of the commis
sion's stay, that all depends on how
long it Is needed. , It may be days,
weeks or months, according to develop
ments.;..
"Should It be asked, a. staff of ex
perts will be left in the United States
to cooperate with the American gov
ernment m carrying out the plans
made by the two chiefs.
"America's part in tne war is now
being decided. Should an Italian and
a Russian commission visit Washing
ton later it will be purely as a matter
of courtesy.
"The vital problems are now before
oa and the most vital of all la food."
Simple apparatus In which a spring
scale figures has been Invented for i
testing tha strength of screw drivers.
COMING VEEK LIKELY
TO UNFOLD NATURE OF
BIG ALLIED
Past Week Has ' Been One of
the Most Disastrous to
Germans During War,
. ... r-naa aim Tllrn
XM.UUU laLKMANa I HrVCOi
French Estimate bosses of Poa tov Be
100,000 in Killed, Wounded and.
Missing as Drive Xesult.
By Henry Wood,
the French armies
With
In the
Field, April 23. (U. P.) Germany
has Just gone through the most dis-
astrous week of her history of the
war.
Today, on the week's anniversary
of the great French drive, the French
army staff permits me to say that
the coming seven days are likely to
unfold more olearly the nature of the
Franco-British offensive. The fight
ing which is how In progress is of
tremendously vital importance.
Since Monday, a week ago, when the
great French offensive began. General
Nlvelle's forces have ' accomplished
thls:
90,000 Germans Taken Prisoners.
Capture of more than 100 guns from
the German a
Taking of 20,000 German prisoners.
Occupation of 2fr lerce villages, not
including hamlets.
Retaking of about SO square miles
of French territory. t
Inflicted losses In killed, wounded
and missing on the Germans con
servatively estimated at 100,000.
Two great battles were raging to
day. One is along the Chemln des
Dames "The Ladies' Road 'domlnat
ing Laon and the plateau; the other
around Moronvillers heights, domlnat
lng the northern Champagne plains.
Strong Pootholds Established.
Although the French attacks are
against the two strongest positions
held by the Germans on the entire
western front, General Nlvelle's men
have already won strong footholds.
Moreover, they are enlarging these
footholds.
The fighting which was In progress
today supersedes in importance any
actions on the entire western front.
At any moment newer and more lm-
I port ant situations may be created.
While the German disaster of the
I the first stage of an entire action
I planned by the French. The Alsne
Champagne front comprises only one
I portion of the great Franco-British
i offensive. That offensive now x-
I tends over at least 125 miles. Every
i operation undertaken on the vast
front Is Inter-related.
Sianato Ititd m MnaiH.
I " vm. urrmaa iws.cb ia
I based on the number of prisoners tax
and special information obtained
I Mirla nna mm ,mr -
i constituted.
It rt,ould mpbasized that the fir
I urea listed above are for th French
drive alone. They do not include the
1 a.-.h lv nm Ma f tha, British offanaiv
I But aside from the cold figures of
German losses, the French have
i achieved some thins more It la an in
1 tangible result of far more importance.
That is a demoralisation of the Qer
I man morale and proof of the superior
i strategy or the French staff.
Preach Strategy Snperie.
First, General Nivelle deholtely
wrested from German Field Marshal
von Hlndenburg the lnltatlve of the
war operation. Kl veils forced Hlnden
burg to fight from trenches which the
French commander-in-chief had him
self previously chosen.
Second, Nivelle has forced Hlnden
burg to throw into the Alsne battle his
much vaunted "strategy reserve army."
He cannot now employ this force In
strategical positions on the western
front.
Since last Monday Hlndenburg has
been forced to throw 20 of these divis
ions into tha Aisne-Champagne bat
tle line.
Seven have already been completely
I wtpd out.
Advantage Is With Preach.
Ooupled with the tremendous losses
which .the British offensive has in
flicted, Hlndenburg is now facing com
plete exhaustion of reserves. He can
not fyi up his army and strengthen de
cimated divisions. The week of the
Nivelle everywhere in the ascendancy.
with Hindenburg-s boasted strategic
piM, awry. During the seven days,
h..M.a .-, aw..- k -t'
every German counterattack has been
The second week of the French of
i rensive begins with the French occudv
j lng strong positions all of which they
i nave won in Tne nercest sort of fight-
J ing and which now will permit favor-
aoie aeveiopmenr. in future operations.
Lost Confidence. .
rrom the Birmingham Are-Ilerald.
" I wish I hadn't seen my doctor try
ing to play golf."
-Whyr
"I had so much confidence In him at
one time I imagined he coald do al
most anything well."
OFFENSIVE
Coming .Thursday
Pauline
Fredericks
in Daudet's
Masterpiece
Sapho
A Dramatic
Sensation :
Columbia
Prominent Men Join
Zionist Movement
Israel KangwHL XngUah Author, Ba
tums After IS Tears Alienatton
Jacob Schiff Announces Conversion.
S'ew Tork. April 23. (I. N. 8.) The
return to the; Zionist movement of
Israel ZangwiU, the . English author,
waa announced today by the provisional
executive commltteee for general Zion
ist affairs, following closely tha self
announced conversion to the movement
of Jacob H. Schiff, banker and philan
thropist.
Schiff told tha League -of Jewish
Youth of America he had come to the
belief the Jews should have a home
land.
I believe there should be a great
Jewish reservoir of culture, and it
seems to ma that place Is Palestine,"
Schiff said.
Zangwlll in announcing his return to
the movement, from which he has been
alienated since 1906, said it was almost
certain that at the end of the war
Palestine would fall Into the hands of
the allied powers. This, he said, would
give the Zionists the opportunity to
realise their ideal. .
Faitity
s
essune
O. A.
9000 people stormed the Majestic yesterday and cheered
and yelled themselves hoarse with enthusiasm
W(0)MfflMl
The Glory of the Nation
; i ' ' ....
is doing more for recruiting than anything yet known.
i COME EARLY
First Show
EXPLOSION
OF BENZOL-
MS DESTROYS HALF
OF IMMENSE FJ
Three Terrific Detonations
Followed by Fire Which
Js Not Yet Under Control.
Kearney. N. J.. April 23. (I. N. 8.)
Three heavy explosions, followed by
fire, wrecked half of the Seaboard By
products plant - in The Meadows on
the Hackensack river near here Sun
day night. .
One maiv a watchman, was killed
outright. The explosions occurred in
rapid succession, beginning at I 21
o'clock. They were at three big tanks
filled with bensol. Immediately, fire
broka out in the laboratory buildings
and quickly spread to the long tool
building and
me
administration build
ORY
The All-Feature f
x Show JJ L
Positively the greatest
blended program shown M AyP-;. f.
t in months. , W.tiV V-i-V
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ArfoiacHe
Radiating health, happiness and good humor in fri
latest, greatest and first Pararnount-Arbuckle comedy
THE BUTCHER BOY. Al, St. John and bevy of girl
beauties enliven and adorn the play.
Hayakawa
in The Bottle
A dramatic and colorful picturization of Robert Louis
Stevenson's great story. It has the lure of the South
Sea, its mystery its romance its traditions.
C. .Quartette
Those harmonious collegians who sing songs you
know and like.
at 10:30 A. M. Bring Your Flag
ing' which waa. In the course of con
struction, - ' ' .
The fire Is still burning fiercely
and 12 more big tanks filled with
bensol are in peril of going up, Fire
men were helpless and there Is only
one hydrant at the plant from which) -they
can draw water.
Severe Explosion ft
Remains Mystery
Rotterdam. April 28. (I. N. 8.) A
severe explosion, attended by loss . of
life, took place In Wilhelmshaven har
bor on Friday, says a dispatch to tha
Nlew Rotterdansche Courant today.
It was rumored that the explosion oc
curred on a German warship. ...
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Alleged Plotter Is
Arrested in Panama
Panama, April 23. (I. N. S.) Au
gust Dsulls. a German, alleged to have
been Implicated In an attempt to es
tablish a submarine base on Darien
bay. has been arrested there and
brought to this city. He arrived today.
Imp
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