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1 V THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, ; PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL ,29, 1917. FIRST 500,000 Vlli BE CALLED TO COLORS IT AB0I SEPIEMBER 1 r-- Eligible Men Will Be Given Opportunity for Voluntary ; : Registration, ' V-'-. NAMES' WILL BE DRAWN RQAD BOND BOOSTERS ENTHUSIASTIC After rkrriotV Industrial aaa Other .Xxeatptlena Balaae WU1 Be la- ' A . taeaiately FUod la Tralaiaff. J . Wublnston, April 28. (U.P.) ; While congroas was tonight talking Ita way closer to the Inevitable the writing ftf a selective conscription statute on the books the war flepart . meat, finally assured that the house ' and senate would authorize the presi dent to raise the nation's 2.90O.0OO . army as he sees fit, announced offi cially that the first half million men would be called to the colors about September 1 next. ' Should the war last another year, two ut of every five of America's able bodied men will be called out. The- senate decided on age limits of 21 to 27 inclusive. .The house voted for consort ptlng men between the ages of 21 to 40 Inclusive. Agree ment to be reached In conference com mittee next week probably .will set some average-between the two. Voluntary Begistratloa Plrst. The war .machine will begin forma tion in embryo with voluntary reg istration of men eligible. Slackers will be gone after later. Of the more than 7,000,000 who will reg ister, between 600,000 and 800,000 will .be drawn by the Jury panel system. After physical. Industrial and other exemptions are allowed, it is expected that 600,000 will remain. These will be placed immediately In training. Equipment Is expected to be ready for .them at once. In connection with equipment, the department announced the second mil lion men will be provided with the British Enfield rifles. Hew field Oaas Ordered. Simultaneously It was announced the government is constructing two new foreign types of field piece both far larger than the present big six-Inch The congressional battle today was fiercely fought. Prohibition for the - army; congress; all, legislative depart rnents of the government: the Roose velt division idea; eligibility; age lira 'Its; exemptions; whether an arrrfy should be sent to Europe at all all theee questions arose in both house. A feature of the day in the lower bod was the vote of Miss Jeannette Kankln, among 27 others, against the Kahn amendment which returned the measure to virtually the name pro visions as submitted originally to the house by the president and the war de partment i Wast Mouse Did. .Important action in, the house on the army bill included: ..Adoption of the Kahn amendment. ; Adoption' of the amendment to pro hibit payment of bounties to men,. who enlist in aha army or national guard, and prohibiting drafted men from ob taining substitutes. - Adoption of an amendment, by which fevery state must get its quota of troops for the army in proportion to ' lta population. Adoption of an amendment by which boys under 21 years cannot enlist in the regular army or national guard Without their parents' consent. . Many Amendments Defeated. Defeat of an amendment that would have exempted conscientious objectors from military service. Striking out, on a point of order, of an amendment, prohibiting the sale or gift of liquor to army officers or privates. Defeat of an amendment to exempt all farm workers from military serv- Ice. Defeat of an amendment to change the. military age limit from 21 to 40 to 18 to 21. Defeat of an amendment to strike out the word "selective" from the draft provision. . Defeat of an amendment to revise thfc mUUirv arm limit (a ic tn - en ------ - - j wqv. ...... v . " V, Jl V years. " Tanners Kay Be Exempted. Defeat of an amendment by which no troops would be sent to the trench es unleaa they volunteered for foreign service. i Defeat of an amendment by which ' aliens who have been in the United States for five years or more without becoming citizens would be subject to military duty. Adoption of an amendment by Rep resentative Lever, South Carolina, specifically authorising the president to exempt from army service- such farm workers as he may deem neces sary for maintenance of the military establishment. 1 Amendment prohibiting the president from appointing officers to a rank higher than major general withdrawn. ay of Privates Stalled. Adopted amendment to dlscharee all national guardsmen who enlisted prior . to June , iib; at the end of the war, me nouse aaoptea, zoo to 0, an amendment to pay all privates in the . regular army, national guard and the new army $30 a month during the why", l ntiM r.r itK n - 1 -- .-VA V. WAV CtB 1UI lUCUJTl By a vote of 851 to 25, the house .killed Representative ' Fitzgerald's i amendment for an .appropriation of . r 93,000,000,000 to finance the army. By a vote of 6J to 25, the senate ; passed a- rurther amendment to the bill providing for raising by-volunteer three or more regiments of cavalry for in protection or tne Mexican border, , -.!. Toilette Kaa U Rejected. In the senate an amendment of. r fcred by Senator La Follette. designed to open up wide channels for escape from tqtiltary service, was rejected without a roll call. Under his Dlan - exemption would have been granted 1 v : vijn-icukiuui vujeu wrs. . xie ail' ,.-;;-7 II I ; 'n ill f v i 11 tW III V5l-v mitted it was planned to exempt Ger-man-Amerioahs and Austrians who had scruples against fighting their father land. Senator Thomas conscientious ob jector plan was also lost. - Carrying provisions for authority to the president to establish local trib unals to hear pleas for exemption, an amendment, offered By -Senator Kel logg, was adopted. Senator Reed, Missouri, and Senator McKellar spoke for the volunteer amendment. Xiiquor Question TJ? to President, Up to early evening the senate had acted positively on only two amend ments. These were , the committee amendment offered by Senator Cham berlain to make the new draft army "bone dry" and the age limit clause. An amendment to make the "bone dry' clause more drastic was put forth by Senator McKellar. Senator Under? wood added an - amendment Jproposing to Include both house of congress in the prohibition clause. This caused an uproar of bitter debate. After three hours the amendment was adopted. A sub-amendment offered by- Senator Harding nullified the whole effect of the prohibition bill amendment and placed the regulation of the use of the liquor In the army -In the hands of the president. It was adopted. After two hours' -.truggl the age limits for liability for military service were fixed 21 t0 27, inclusive, by the senate. BIG ROAD RALLY IS UNANIMOUS FOR BOND ISSUE Artillery Corps la Expecting Call BiMttora Are Yravala&t, 21m Vtaff Of n. ears of th Orvroa Vational Guard SUfuse to Hate Comment. Intimations that the coast artillery corps and other units of the Oregon National Guard which have not as yet been ordered out have received word of a possible call soon, were prevaj lent, Saturday. Is'o official word Is known to have been received. llQwever, and staff offi cers of the guard refused to comment on the reports. . ' Oregon's coast artillery corps con sists of 12 companies under command of Colonftl Creed Hammond of Eugene. They are recruited up to full peace strength. . The state's other troops .consist of Battery A, field artillery, Troop A, cavalry, and the recently formed Troops B and C. It is expected that a fourth troop will be formed floon, giving a full squadron of cavalry. French Critics Ask Pertinent Questions Paris, April 28. (I. K. fl.-Is the Anglo-French offensive" too limited and untimely and Is there & lack Of unity of action between the British and French armies? Therfe questions were raised here to day in the mos,t outspoken criticisms of the military situation that have been published since the war began. They are typical of fran utterances that have followed the increasing lib erties allowed the press by th govern ment. The principal articles ara by Georges Clemenceau, former premier of France and editor of Th 14a In Chains." and 'by Gustave Herve, editor of La Vlctolre. . Fire Damages House, Occupant Detained Fire Saturday night damaged the premises at 2S Eleventh street to the extent of about $00. Pending investi gation into the cause of the bfcrxe the police ara holding H. Kent rat, the decu pant of the house, which is a two-story frame dwelling. Kentrat,- who was ex cited and speaks broken English, tried to explain how tHe ftf Started. As near aa the police could make out. Ken trat went down into tha- basement and filled the heating stova . with wood, leaving a gas Jet burning. Ha believes that tha gas started the fire. . Villistas Dynamite N 11UUU JLlalUl 11DUU1 U 4BJ El Paso. Tek., Apfll 21. U, P.) Two hundred Carranststa soldiers are reported killed In the WreK of a troop train which was dynamited near Guz man, eight miles south or tle border, bv Villistas commanded by Pal a tar The reports of the number of dead, however, ara unconfirmed and govern ment agents here believe- tne figures are exaggerated. The wreck had stopped the entire movement of Carranaa troops , front Juarez to Casas Grandes. where Mur gula had declared- his Intention to es tablish a base for a new campaign against Villa. Villa himself, at the head of an other column, is reported operating along the railway Una from Chihuahua City to Juarez. Suspicious Fire Is, Reported by Guard The military guard at the Standlfer Clarkson shipbuilding plant near St. Johns reported A fire In the black smith shop Saturday night. The guard stated that he extinguished the blase with the hand extinguisher. He aald thaften minutes before he saw the flames he heard a man's footsteps but could not see him. The guard did not make any investigation into the cause of th fire nor the amount of damage done. Volunteers for Hed Cross Reach Paris Paris. April 28. (I. N. S.) Seventy four volunteers for the American am bulance field service, an American col lepe men. arrived today. Among them are 12 men from Cornell, five from the University of Chicago, three from Princeton and three from the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, Chicago Is Ptoirpcrous. Chicago, April Ji. (t. N. 8.) Bank clearings today were . 178.265.478, against 170,538.017 last Saturday and $59,263,958 4 year ago. Van Kluck's Retreat Subject of Lecture; Capt, Oarletaa B peals Xefora Larr e Audleace la Xtiaeoln High Auditor, tin Will Baeralt SkglUhmsm Xere, ' A technical discussion in tne battle of the Marne and tha defeat and retreat of Von kluek's army was listened ta by a large crowd which filled the Lin coln High school auditorium and given by Capt. D. E. Carleton Of British Co-' lumbla, Saturday night The lecture was given under the di rection of the Per tland British Red Cross society and Was supplemented with a large number of Illustration and diagrams which Captain Carleton . explained in full as he talked. A ahoft intermission divided the dis cussion into two parta and during which a few British patriotic airs Were sung and a collection taken for- the , benefit' of the organisation. At the conclusion of his explanation Cart. Carleton said: "It would be folly for us to eiose our eyes ta the tremendous task ami nacii- floe before our eyes. For two years Germany has been trying- to defeat us. and now we ar Just beginning to de feat her, and whether It take tw weeks, two months' or 20 years we shall keenon till our tak Is accompli shed." ; "apt. Carleton Is here to recruit for his old regiment; the - 104th WW- . minster Fnsslllers of Canada with headquarters at New Westminster, British Columbia. He said he had no Intention of enlisting Americana, but that there were a large number of Etit llsh who were not cltlsens of the United States and who would be al lowed to enlist In any Canadian rgl. ment. Above Senators. M. tSarland of Linn county, W. V. Lunger of Yamhill county, HT J. Overttttf of Deschutes county. Below V. E. Schampff of Clatsop county. Ovaries H. Hall of Coos" county. rCoBtlsoed Prom rage One.) macadam road, thua reducing the mile age of roads to )thard surfaced. ,ln a brief address Oovernor Wthy combe gaid he could-. not-see how any sane' man or woman could oppose the measure,5 'which : was tha greatest one ever, submitted to the voters of Ore gon1. "It brings -jis out of the mud and puts tfs on e highway of pros perity." v . He declared that It would not add one farthing to ?the general tax, but capitalized the waste In gasoline and automobile tires. "The roads were needed," he said, "not only In domestic economy, but also for military purposes." He urged his hearers not only to vote for the measure, but to work for it. .. The growth of the dairy Industry In the state of Washington to 100 car loads of milk every day was described by John Hartman of Seattle. It was all due, he said, to roads which could be used every day in the year. Wash ington, he said, was spending 85,000. 000 on hard surfaced roads and was more than getting it back, Illustrating the loss caused by bad roads, he related an incident wherein a lakima fruit raiser lost all returns from 500 boxes of apples shipped to Australia. They had decayed rapidly from bruises received in being trans ported to tne point or shipment over four miles of rough roads. Mr. Hartman also spoke of the im portant part played by the good roads of France in checking the German invasion. Farmer Brings Xiaugh. Referring to the $6,000,000 bond bill, he said that it was a most origi- j eschUte8' H. nwuaun iiu ill x i i u vttus altUIlU economically. It makes him 'who de stroys the road repair it he added. A speech that brought-many lausrhs. and one that was full of meat, was that of Andrew Eggeman, a Washing ton county farmer, on "good roads that ain't never been built." He de scribed himself as a farmer of Swiss ancestry, who had gone to public school five days and to night school 80 nights. He said that during the early stages of the European war he had tried to preserve neutrality, but mai wnen uncie Bam had asked for help, his neutrality stopped. As to the "roads that ain't never been built." he said that he would be ashamed to plant the American flag along them. "We are living in a country." he continued, "which has everything but gooa roaas. ir any man here says I'm a liar. III hire a Jitney, and In less than one hour I will take him on a public highway where he will have to take back what he said. "I am so strong for this 16.000,000 bond issue that If I ware a speaker and had money enough to afford it I would speak for it every day. 10 hours! a nay up untu and before the day of election. They tell us that we ahould be careful and should build roads for farmers and not scenic highways. In the name of common sense how can any man or any company of men build a road out of doors from the Multno mah county line to Eugene or any other place In the state without ben efiting farmers t Another- speaker was Frank Terrace of Orlllia, Wash., who has participated in every road campaign that has ever been conducted in Oregon. He said good roads paid for themselves. "Jim-Hill has been given credit," said Mr. Terrace, "for having dona much in the development of the state of Washington, but ho borrowed the money clth which to build his rail roads.". ; ICr. Benson Introduced. '-. Chairman Benson ef the state high way commission was scheduled - to" make- an extensive address but' he merely acknowledged an introduction by Senator W. D. Wod$ of Washington county, chairman of the meeting, and said that heJioped everybody would vote for the measure. It was getting along toward the shaik of the evening when Mrs. C 11. Castner, president of the State Federa tion of Woman's clubs, was called on. She said that she did not like to talk to men when they were tired. Experi ence;' had taught her that when she wanted to work her husband for a lit tle pocket money she was more suc cessful when she broached the subjject early In the day. She did say, though, that the women of tht state were In tensely interested In the subject of better roads and suggested that women be placed on local committees as their campaigning power had been well dem onstrated. The' chairman called for a five min ute speech from a representative of every county on the local situation. County Delegates Respond. There was an optimistic note la the responses, but a general demand for a better education on the provisions of the bill which it was claimed were being misrepresented by opponents of the measure. As the list of counties 'was called the following answered: Benton, A, J. Johnson; Clackamas, B, T. McBaln; Clatsop. "W. E. Schlmpff; Columbia, .. TTT 1Tj- ..rtl fn.a b.Ia. I Armstrong; Crook. Guy Lafollette; ! J. Overturf: Doueiaa. H. P. GardVier; Gilliam, M. Fitz- i maurlcet Malheur, Harney and Grant, J. A. Hurley; Jackson, J. A, Wester lund; Lake, W. Lair Thompson; Klam ath, P. W. Snyder; Lane. Elbert Bede; Linn, K. D. Cuslck; Marion, J. H. Al bert; Marrow. W. W. Smead: Polk. Mrs. Winnie Br ad en; Umatilla, Hoy Rltner; Union, T. J. Scroggln; Wasco, J. W. Brewer; Baker, John Pollman; Wallowa, Daniel Boyd; Washington, H. McDonald; Wheeler, James 8tewart, who said that he waa a convert to the bill, having opposed it before he understood It. cers. Preference will be given to men of previous military experience ansf tr r11ee-e p-rnrlimtea Manv men ! of mature age are wanted because of the need for officers who can be given higher grades. Students attending will not be re quired to make deposits for equipment? Transportation will be furnished by reimbursement. ; Engineer Hegardt To Deliver Lectures Xsiprovmas la Columbia Biver, )tto pend Oral Elevator, Sbippiag la- dustry and Bond zsgaa ta B Topics. The Imorovementa made in the Co lumbia river channel and the proposed municipal grain elevator will be fea tures of the lectures to be given by a. B. Hegardt, anglneer of the commis sion of public docks, be-fore various civic and commercial bodies or Port land. - The- building up of Portland s ship- nine Industry and the 13,000.000 bond issue, necessary to accomplish that, will be discussed. His schedule for the next two weeks will be as follows: Lents. Kent- worthy's chaDel. Monday night at 8 . m.. Anrll 30. Richmond school. Wed nesday night at 8 p. m.. May 2. Reed college, Thursday, 11 a. m.. May 3. St.- Johns, James John high school, Thurs day night, 8 p. m.. May 8. Michigan society, at Oregon building, eighth floor of Chamber of Commerce, Mon day night at 8 p. m.. May 7. Portland Ad club luncheon, noon, May 9. City club luncheon, noon. May 11. Rotary club luncheon, noon. May 15. Laurel hurst club, Wednesday night, 8 o'clock. May 16. TRAINING CAMP WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THk FIFTEENTH OF MAY Coattnned From Pare One.) POISON OAK OR IVY NO : : Longer to be dreaded ANYONE who haa ever experienced the , tortures of poison oak or ivy will ba grateful for tha Information ; that this - axtremely Irritating annoy anca Is no longer to be feared. Th pajn, itching, fever and irritation dis appear' almost like magic with a few applications of Santlseptlo Lotion, and the- eruption and redness of tha akin soon follows. Timely use of Santlsep tlo will avAn prevent tha poisoning in many cases, Santlseptlo . heals .other kin irritations, such as sunburn, chaf ing, fever and cold sores and Insect bites.' A remarkable soothing-- and healing lotion. Men use it after shav ing and women for tha complexion and for tha baby's akin. i. . Santiseptlc is easily procured at most drug stores, a good-aiedTottle costing but 50c If your druggist canaot aup Ply it, twenty-five oenta ia stamps of coin -sent to .tha , manufacturer 'tha Esbencott Laboratories. Portland. Ore gun. win ecu. postpaid, a largo In iroaucgory ootua. equipment will be furnished by the government, to be turned in at tha end of tha camp by the reserve student, unless - purchased. . Articles lost or damaged must be paid for at cost plus 10. per cent. For use during the camp each stu dent will be issued a copy of the drill regulations for the arm or corps in which he is undergoing instruction. When the commanding vf fleers, of tha training camps prepare tha final list of candidates to be notified to proceed to the camp they will exclude alt -who reside beyond..-the divisional area which the camp represents. Tha Presidio area includes the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Ne vada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. TO Train 10,000. Application for attendance at the reserve ef fleers': training camp should be made before May 1. Ten thousand men ,ajje to be trained la the first campa tha Presidio contingent . being limited to 500. v W r i W m',--- fr--.. : Examining boards in Oregon to whom application-tnay be made are as follows: Pbstland, Captain . Sherman Miles, Major F. W. Phlsterer and Cap tain E. J. Huebscher, - Worcester building; . Corvallia, Lieutenant-Colo nel V. A. Caldwell; Eugene, Lieutenant W. Shlppam; Fort Stevens. Lieutenant W. a Whittaker. Attendants 'must have, the qualifica tions ..requisite for. commissioned offi 5EE THAT We Have No Com petition in Our MctRcd of Making Glasses Thompson service, under which we make your glasses, is the development of 25 years experience. Thompson service is not ob tainable anywhere else sim ply because it is a personal. distinctive, individual ap plication of those things we have learned in designing, making and fitting glasses. 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