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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1917. SIXTEEN PAGES.
tidt'b Tir rfMTC oir TKAivfl An irrws
II ; irs ALL TRUE"
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STATE FACING
SHORTAGES IN
' FARM PRODUCE
Startling Revelation Made of
Threatening Lack of Pro
duction of Grain, Hay,
Livestock, Labor in State.
FARMERS ARE ASLEEP
. TO SERIOUS SITUATION
Plans Laid at Conference
Held Today to Avert Cal
amity That Impends.
Startling shortages in grain, hay,
livestock, farm capital and labor
a. a r . A l.nlAoaH hv
' lUIUUgllUUl. W I CfiUii w ri f ...... .
county agriculturists gatnerea xor con
ference in the food production drive
Sat V I tArnlnrr
Yet the great majority of the farm- ,
ers do not as yet realize the seriousness j
f the situation, the agriculturists tee- '
lifted. The meeting was devoted to
emergency plans for mobilizing the ag- ;
riculturlsts. the farmers' councils and
the farmers generally.
Kach agriculturist, returning, will at
:Once call a session of Ms advisory
council, the members of which will
thereafter arrange for local meetings
Ind individual conferences with every
farmer in each county.
' Boys to Be Released.
' Kaeh agriculturist's office will be
come a branch of the Portland munic
ipal employment agency and the gov
ernment employment service for the
securing and handling of farm labor.
The Columbia county agriculturist
this morning pleaded that newespapera
be silent as to the $50-a-month wages
paid eleswhere because he said the
farmers cannot keep their help. The
Crook and Deschutes county agrlcul-
u, isv . ji.i n . u into ni(.iciiii;iit 111 r
few mltwites with a plea for farm labor
-for. which he said $60 to 175 a month
n,la Alliw.1 : kin r, .m.nt .
wouia ra paid.
.. Arrangements have been made, said
Diiector Ralph D. Hetzel of the Ore-
: ron Aa-1-lcilltllra.l ATtnnalnn riivlBlnn
who presided over the conference, to
release high school boys for farm
work, giving them the same credits
II If thftv hnA remfiJneri in nrhonti
; This will- take place by local arrange
ment as tho btfys are needed. In some
districts, such as YamhHl ind Mal
heur counties, business men have
: pledged personal labor, closing stores
so that merchants and clerks can work
In the fields. - -
MA FtOUin SMIOTII.
- Getting seed is one. of the most
serious problems. The Agricultural
college has sent out an appeal asking
that all available seed be listed with
lit. and there has been considerable re
sponse already, but many farmers with
E round ready cannot get supplies. The
ano county agriculturist reported that
an - Individual .desiring to place a
$1,000,000 contract for beans and wish
V Ing to contract for the cfof 8000
acres had come to Eugene, but seed
had net yet been obtained.
'(Oaoclodrd on Pig Two. Column One.)
SENATE AND HOUSE
21
f " TO 35 AS AGE LIMIT
Question Will Be Disposed of
,; at Conference to Be Held
on" Army Bill.
"Washington. April 30. I. N. S.)
Chairman Dent of the house' commit
tee on military affairs today conferred
th Secretary of War Baker and
ItuHaneously Brigadier General
Crowder, judge advocate "general of the
army, conferred with Senator Cham
berlain over the forthcoming confer
ence on the army bill.
- Indications were today that there
Would b a modification in conference
f of: the age limits for the conscription
carried in the two bills, and that per'
sons between the ages of 21 and 35
r possibly 21 and 30. would be made
subject to the draft. The house bill
carries the age of 21 to 40. and the
senata 21 to. 27. both inclusive.
" It is Understood the war department
feels there would be millions in un
necessary expense if males between
the ages of 21 and 40 are required to
Teglster.v The department does not de
s.Sire to fight the war with "boys." but
, is said to prefer the draft of men
' considerably below 40 years. The final
outcome of the conference between the
two houses would be to compromise
me age limit.
There was an impression about the
house today that the house will agree
to the so-called Roosevelt amendment.
Inserted by the house, authorizing the
icceptance of the services of the Roose
telt volunteers. However, the adminis
tration is understood to be opposed to
tnis ana cnairman Xent would give no
Msuranoes , that the house would
live in, ", ... ...
Santa Fe Will Haise
of. Employes
'Chicago, April SO. (f. Ni 8.) Be-
: cause of tbe rapidly , increasing - price
or.living. ine Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe- railroad will boost the wages of
employes, it was announced today. An
-proximately, $1,500,000 will -be added
to their payroll for the first naif - of
th year. Employes working, under
schedules or contracts will not share
,ln the increase, .This bars members f
ine- Drotherhoods. . ?-k -
MAY
AGE
Bread Rioting
Takes Place in
Chicago Ghetto
Five Hundred Bakers From 15 of
Largest Jewish Bakeries Are
on Strike.
Chicago. April 30. (U. P.) Bread
riots today replaced the meat riots of
several weeks ago In the Ghetto dis
trict on the northwest side.
With 600 bakers in 15 of the largest
Jewish bakeries out on strike, the
bread supply was seriously crippled.
Hundreds of sympathizers Joined
with the strikers and picketed the
shops that attempted to operate. In
some instances kerosene was thrown.
Calls for protection were sent out by
bakery proprietors and 500 policemen
were detailed to the trouble zone by
Chief of Police Schuettler.
Gary May See 25-Cent Loaf.
Gary. Ind.. April 30. (I. N. S.)
The price of bread was increased to
day by Gary bakers. Bread today
costs approximately 100 per cent more
than it did during the first part of
the month. A 25-cent loaf of on-j
pound is predicted.
San Franciscans Pay More.
San Francisco. April 30. (P. N.- S.l
The increase in the price of bread,
announced by . bakers last week, be
came effective today, the 12 ounce 5
rnt loaf advancing to 6 cents and the
24 ounce-loaf going to 12 cents.
Memphis Bakers Raise Price.
Memphis, Tern., April 30. (I. N. S.)
Kffective tomorrow all Memphis
bakers will advance bread to 15 cents
a loaf. The 5 cent loaf will be abolished
and the 10 cent loaf, increased slight
ly in size, will take its place.
ARMIES DEADLOCKED
IN VALLEYOFSCARPE
Strong Raid by Haig's Forces
North of Yf res Succeeds;
German Fire Increases
Vw rrBon Drire Zs Bxpected.
London, April SO. ft. N. S.)
o-After-i . week -ot jmswerful
pressure against the German
lines from Lens to 6t. Quentln
It is expected that , this week
will see another big drive by
the French afeainst St, .Quentin
and in the Argonne'forest.
The Germans are fighting
with such desperation as they
have never before shown on the
western front . Sot only are
they calling heavily upon their
reserves, but are counter-attacking
continuously.
'
London. Aipril 30. T7. P.) As an
Indication that the British offensive
is not takins- all the strength of the
tiritisn army in the Arras to St. Quen
tin front. Field Marshal Hai staged
a strong raid north of Ypres today.
At night, north of Ypres, a success
ful raid was carried out." the British
commander-in-chief reported. "Eigh
teen prisoners and a machine gun were
captured."
Ypres is nearly 60 miles north of
tho Arras sector, where the British
push was still powerfully exerted
against the remnants-of the northern
most end of the Wotan line.
"Between Monchy le Preux and the
ScaT-pe in a small operation we took
a few prisoners and improved our no
sition," Haig reported of the fighting
in tnis sector.
. British race Broken Ground.
The fighting in the rounded sector
Jn front of Gavrelle, Roeux. Monchy
no. uuemappe was apparently in a
'clinch" today, the 'armies on both
sides more or less deadlocked.
With yesterday's captures of Ger
man positions around Oppy. the Brit
ish forces have now reached broken
(Concluded on Pmge Fourteen. Column Two)
King Constantine
Denies Accusation
Disclaims Every Allegation la Article
Published in Paris. Charging KostU
lty Toward Entente.
Washington, ApM 30. (I. N. S.
Sweeping and,- categorical denial of
charges that King : Constantine of
Greece has been actively hostile to the
entente allies has been addressed by
that monarch to the French minister
at' Athens, it was announce-? ay the
Greek legation here la'. --;after
noon.
"It is absolutely false that his ma
Jesty ever received from any sovereign
or tne group enemy to the entente anv
telegram, note or counsel whatsoeve
on wnai policy lie should follow to
maintain his throne," were the words
the king commanded the marshal of
his court to employ.
"Finally, his majesty, the kinr. die
claims for his part, every allegation n
said article story published in th
Paris Temps), according to whi?h it
appears tVal he or his government ever
naroorea Nosuie intentions of - any
aina towara tne entente."
Idaho Guardsman
Kills Interloper
Spokane, Wash.. April 30. (P. N.
8.) Thomas Queries, an Idaho Na
tlonal Guardsman, this morninx shot
and killed a' man believed to be George
Farr, ay negrov who-rrefused to halt
when ordered to by Queries. ' t
Queries was guarding a Great North
ern bridge and- says Farr attempted to
cross; the bridge carrying a package.
Farr had his head bandaged and ap
peared to -be masked. - He died im
mediately af ter, being hit.
BRUSH
AND
GERMAN
CARRYING GUNS
lilTED,Slll
Lieutenant and Nine of Naval
Gun Crew of Steamer
Vacuum, Torpedoed Sat
urday, Reported Missing.
FORMER TANKER IS THE
VICTIM OF GERMAN DIVER
Captain and Five of Crew,
Besides Gunners, Believed
Drowned at Time.
Captain Karris Among- Ziost.
New York, April 80. (U. P.)
Only three of the American
naval gunners aboard the oil
tanker Vacuum, sunk by a sub
marine, are listed as saved in a
cablegram received at the oil
company's offipes here today.
Captain S. S. Harris was among
those drowned.
The message follows:
"Vacuum torpedoed 28th, 140
miles west of Earra. No. 1 life
boat with captain arid others
lost. No. 2 with chief of
ficer and following saved:
Simpson and Williams. engi
neers; Linegren. carpenter;
Lotes, quartermaster; Wltzen.
Gitzos, oilers; Parde, stoker;
Singros, Vlmegapparo, Byl, sea
men; Dia and Andrews, stew
ards; Hatton, wireless; William
Orell and Nichola Hitson and
Lasker, naval."
London. April 30. (U. P.) America
may have lost her first fighting force
n the war with Germany in the tor
pedoing of the armed American oil-
tanker Vacuum Saturday.
The lieutenant in command of the
gun crew ana nine or nis men were
among tne missing reportea toaay.
Three naval gunners were among
those saved. The rescued included the
chief mate and 17 men in all. The
captain of the Vacuum and some of the '
crew are still unaccounted fox.
The survivors were Attended to by
flay." - ,.. I
unless i no Amsricin uvu lieuten
ant and his gun crew, now missing, are
later rescued, they will be Americas
first fighting force to lose their lives
in America's war with Germany,
The. naval lieutenant will be ths first
officer killed. " " " .
J. I. EpoluccI, a boatswain's mate U.
N.. is still missing from the Axtec
tonpedoing and he may be the first of
America's' fighting men to die.
The Vacuum is an oil tanker, proper
ty of the Vacuum Oil company of New
York.
Fifteen 'Americans in Crew.
i
New York. April 30. (U. P.) Cap
tain S. Harris, residing at Lempston, N.
T., was in command of the oil tanker
Vacuum when she was sunk and Lieu
tenant Thomas, U. S. N., commanded
the American navy gun crew aboard
her. according to information obtained
here today.
The Vacuum was of 1392 tons. She
carried two guns, forward and aft, in
charge of a naval gun crew. The
Vacuum had a crew of 34. She has
been carrying oil to Europe since 1914.
At the offices of the Vacuum Oil
company it twaa stated that the
Vacuum was a regular cargo boat, not
an oiltanker, as at first reported.- She
had delivered a cargo taken on at New
York to Liverpool and was returning
home in ballast. The steamer was
formerly known as he Baymon.
ine caoiegram received oy ine on
company and cable advices to the
United Press indicated that a total of
16 men, including Captain Harris and
the American gun crew, were probably
lost. The Vacuums crew numbered
34 and 18 were reported landed In the
reports from London. Fifteen mem
bers of the crew were Americans. With
the gunners and the lieutenant In com
mand the Americans aboard num
bered 25.
There were 14 American members
of the crew, aside from Captain Har
ris. They were:
Oscar Gailes. first officer. New
York; Frank J. Yerney. second officer.
New York; Ed. Husted, third officer.
Mount Vernon, N. Y.; John Kirk, chief
engineer. New York; John Simpson,
assistant engineer, New York; Francis
J. Davis, second assistant engineer.
New York; R, Williams, third assist
ant engineer, Milwaukee; J. Wllkens,
oiler. New York; W. H. Crane, stew
ard, Brooklyn; Thomas Ellis, Albany;
J. L. Hatton. wireless operator, Mil
waukee; Joseph Mullen, Brooklyn; R.
Puntie and McLog, both of San
Juan, P. R.
State Department Not Informed.
Washington, April 30. (I. N. S.)
Up to .noon today neither the state
department nor the navy department
had received any word regarding the
sinking of the American tanker
Vacuum, from which members of the
naval gun crew are reported missing.
Pending official reports, officials re
fused all comment.
Two Companies of
Guard Quarantined
Two companies of the Third regi
ment. Oregon infantry, which have
been housed In the Armory on guard
duty, will be removed to a detention
camp at Clackamas today because or
tbe discovery of two cases of spinal
meningitis among the men. ' The cases
developed during the past two. days,
the victims being- Private Olin of Com
pany B. Portland, and Private Barton
of Company H, MqMinnville. The for
mer Is said to be in a serious condi
tion. Both men were removed to the
post hospital at Vancouver. .-The quar
antine will last about a months ' - -:
- L. - ' . .' -.
FIELD MARSHAL JOSEPH JOFFRE and Ambassador
J. J. Jusserand of France on the arrival of the French com
mission at Washington. Below, the French commission
ers passing through the capitol grounds. In the front automo
bile is General Joff re with .General Hugh L. Scott, chief of
staff of the United States Army.
; -
H 1 I"' I 111 Rv Ed. L. Keen.
I i'-i A i London. April 30. (U.. P.) The
fe ' 153 S . British admiralty was under a furnace
jf 1 rS 8 blast of heat of public clamor for re-
m ' il a habllitatlon today. !
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May Day Epochal for Russia
K X X X X X X X X X X X .-'
Democratic Spirit Will Rule
X X X X X X X X X X X X
A rmy Reforms Are Ordered
By William G. Shepherd.
Petrograd, April 80. (U. P.) From
the czar's winter palace, until recently
the seat of the, most autocratic of ell
modern governments, a high sign to
day proclaimed tho rising tide of world
democracy. :
On the eve of May Day. Minister of
War Gutchkoff issued an order strik?
ing the last bonds from the army of
the new Russia.' - It is with this new
spirit of freedom that Russia will cele
brate tomorrow. The keynote of the
day is struck by the sign stretching
across the front of the palace,
fashioned by the hands of workmen
now knowing the meaning of liberty.
It reads:
"The Proletariat of All Countries
Unite."
Soldier SngfesUd Orders.
The orders Issued by Minister Gutch
koff today were put forth at the sug
cMtion of the nrivate soldiers them
selves. They provide:
Hereafter all soldiers are to be con
sidered citizens of Russia.
(Under autocracy's rule, they were
not even supposed to be units of the
nation they were supposed to die ror.j
Complete religious freedom.
Free speech guaranteed.
Attendance at chu.rch services not
compulsory.
Mail from trenches shall' not be cen
sored. AH mail including pamphlets shall
be delivered to soldiers at the front.
Servile "Sir" Abolished.
The servile "sir" abolished in pri
vate replies to officers. Hereafter
privates shall say merely "yes" or
no without the "sir" in answering
officer. Also, soldiers hereafter need
not salute their officers "unless the
soldier wishes." Privates, however,
must come to "attention" when com
manded to do so.
Corporal punishment in the army
completely abolished.
It is in this spirit of complete free
dom that "free Russia'' will celebrate
May day tomorrow.
Under caardom, a few brave spirits
used to meet in remote forests on May
1, and in constant dread of the secret
police, would gq through the forms of
a parade under the red flag of liberal
ism." - Today -.the -government itself
Joins, i : ; A . - -A
Stay Say Advanced In Stnssla.
.- The Russian calendar, is wore than
tw weeks behind that In use every
where else on tbe globe, but it was
decided to advance May day in Russia
to coincide with the rest of the world.
A parade such as Russia never saw
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before will be the principal feature of
the celebration in the capital.
But, while Russia is celebrating her
freedom, the people. Joyed at throwing
off their shackles, are "not forgetting
that Russia's liberty must be fought
for.
Soldiers who visited their homes
from. the front immediately after the
revolution are returning to fight by
thousands.
Strange stories are .told by Russian
soldiers back from the front of how
the enemy received the news of Rus
sia's overthrow of autocracy. One sol
dier tcld me today of the "strangest
sight he ever saw." s
Germans Desert Officers.
"We have discovered now that the
Germans on our front don't like to at
tack us." he said. "Under a red flag
last Monday German officers climbed
out of their trenches. The German
fcoldiera followed. We didn't fire. But
we likewise hoisted our red flag.
"When the Germans saw w r
J deliberately withholding our fire from
their ranks, under the same red flag
as our own forces, the soldiers them
selves stopped still and turned back to
tneir own trenches. They abandoned
their officers.
(Continued on Pag Two, Column Firor.)
Red Hand Mystery"
Solved) 'TwasOnly
Salesman's Prank
Seattle, Wash., April SO. (P.
N. S- Lumoermen of the
northwest who received cards.
printed in reo, "But tnree days
left," and who feared an . at-
tack on their plants May 1. are
iji. .relieved today in the solving of
the "blackhand" mystery.
The cards, ent to every mill
man in the northwest, were also
stamped "In red "We mean busl-
; ness." An enterprising mac hi n-
cry- agent was In this manner
preceding a sales campaign and
endeavoring to draw the atten
jfr.tipn of. the mill men. it , de-
veloped today.
.He ; did, for they employed
I detectives guards, regular - po
ll lice officers and others to "fer-
ret out the mastery." ' -- .-
ADMIRALTY
Of
BRITAIN FACES
CRY FOR FACTS
Reorganization of. the Naval
Branch Sought Because
Statistics of U-Boat Sink
ings Are Withheld.
Lord northcliffe is
LEADER IN MOVEMENT,
Failure to Combat Submarine
Mengce and Stop De
stroyers Criticized.
sjk ''-
Aid
the crusade in 1915 which resulted in
the great shakeup of the war office
and Lloyd George's appointment as
minister of munitions, was behind to
day's movement for reorganization of
the naval branch. Press and public ap
peared to agree with him in the live
liest fashion.
The opposition to the admiralty
reached the. house of commons today,
when questions were asked of the first
lord of the admiralty, Sir Edward
Carson.
Attacks TTom Three Directions.
"If the ntimber of German sub
marines Is increasing we must expect
a corresponding Increase in the danger
to shipping," - he replied, referring to
the statistics of sinkings.
The admiralty is under attack from
three directions. First, there is wide
spread criticism of its failure more suc
cessfully to combat the German subma
rine menace; second, the admiralty is
fclamed for insufficient coast protection.
permitting a number of German de
stroyer raids on seacoast cities; third.
and probably most important, the pub!
lie is aroused over suppression of full
facta as to the seriousness of the sub-
marine campaign and allied losses.
worthdlffe eada In Plht
tvh Knrthr.iiff. i. iin th. w.v
in this criticism, directing most of his
energy toward forcing the admiralty to
give full facvj' on submarine opera
tions. He advances the theory in
which he is supported by the publi
that If England was aware of exactly
how great tne inroads or ner food con-
sumption have been, due to subma-
rines. the government would have an
easier time applying economic policies.
The misleading statements of losses
Issued weekly by the admiralty have
given a false impression of England's
security, according to Northcliffe and
his fellow-crusaders, and they are
threatening to adopt the same tactics
against the admiralty tnat tney put
into effect at the time of the shell agi
tation two years ago.
Efforts Brought Good mesnlts.
At that time their efforts divorced
Lord Kitchener from his exalted posl-
An A I a 4 sve sf all avmv tniiirAra an4
made a division of the work at home
and at the front. Lloyd George, mas
ter dynamo of England, was put In
charge of speeding up the manufacture
of munitions.
At that time Northcliffe and his fel
low reformers achieved their rehabilita
tion and strengthening of the govern
ment by telling the facts. They showed
the people that the one main reason for
the tremendous losses of British forces
early in the war was lack of adequate
ammunition and supplies.
Increased Losses Admitted. s
London. AprQ 30. (I. N. - S.) Sir
Edward Carson, first lord of the ad
miralty. In' a statement on the sub
marine situation this afternoon, ad
mitted that the losses or merchant
ships "are generally increasing." April
has proved an exception, however. The
number of ships sunk by-submarines
this month Is smaller than that of any
1 other so far this year. v, ; ;
tit.. j i i m
... i n
Committee Wants
- $2,699,485,281 to
Cover Expenses
I Washington, April 30 (U. 1R
14 P.) First monies to finance M
to the war armies of the republic Ha
to was asked of congress today. fci
to An appropriation of $3,699,- Sfl
to 485. 2S1 biggest in the history 1
to of the nation for the greater to
to army, the navy and minor extra to
to governmental needs, was laid )M
to before the house by the ap- to
to proprlatlons committee. to
to The military establishment is to
to allotted $2,192,423,535 and the to
3 naval establishment $503,399,- to
to 673. to
to The total under the head of to
to fortifications, exclusive of the to
to Panama canal, is $609,000,000, to
to with $4,320,000 additional for to
Cto toto to to tototo to 5
E
A BIG ANNUAL DEFICIT
IF THE BILL IS RATIFIED
Interest-Bearing Bonds Would
Mulct Counties of $426,
500; State About $73,500
The Bean bill, requiring assessors In
the 18 land grant counties to place the
, Oregon & California grant lands on
ixia iLBCBBmeiii runs, 11 raiuiea oy tne
people at the June election and at
tempted to be enforced, will mean an
annual interest - bearing deficit in
those counties of approximately
$426,500. At the same time it will
cause an annual interest - bearing
deficit in state funds of approx
imately $73.50J.
The attempted enforcement of the
measure, instead of being a benefit 10
the taxpayers of the state in general
and those of the land grant counties
in particular, would work harm upon
them by saddling annual deficits upon
them of approximately $500,000, to
gether with an additional approx
imate interest charge of $30,000
nuaily.
Bean Bill Hot Enforceable.
Since the announcement of the
I recent decision of the United States
supreme tuuu luminini uia govern -
lilclll 111 ljic vsicftuu ac .i 1 1 u i ilia, lunu
BEAN
MEASUR
MEANS
. (grant case, ma upaviaipg tne vaiituiyi nwi uciwgin cuiho eiu uiw , i
,of the Chamber lain-rerrie. act -reveail "?ec,V acd alUtd representatives here.
ing title to the grant lands in the gov
ernment, no lawyer of ability, except
Mr. Bean, has been heard to say that
': the Bean bill ceuld be valid or en
forceable, even if ratified by the pe
I pie in June. Its nullity is 'almost
universally admitted. Now that the
' supreme court has spoken even the j
brief, prepared for the legislature oy
Mr Bean and printed at state ex
pense, virtually admits it.
In, this brief, and in his argument
before the legislature. Mr. Bean, In
disfcussing the sovereign right of the
state to tax the grant lands said:
Tax Haags on Title.
"This right of state sovereignty de
pends upon the status of the title to
these lands. If they are government
lands, then it is certain that the state
cannot lawfully tax them. This is
fundamental."
Mr. Bean also told the legislature
when discussing the bill that its pur-
se was to provide the assessors with
definite statutory authority to assess
the grant lands in case the government
lost its contention as to the revest-
ment of the title, and that the measure
(Continued on Pan Two. Column Three)
San Diego Lawyers
Wounded in Quarrel
San Diego, Cal.. April 30. (P. N. S.)
E. C. Hickman, well-known man
about town, today shot and badly
wounded Attorney Charles Briers, shot
Atorney J. J. Brennan in the arm and
. men xiiiea nimseir.
I The affair occurred enortiy after il
o'clock and created a sensation in the
down-town district. Brennan, in whose
office the shooting took place, stated
that Hickman and Brlggs had quar
reled over a case in which Brlggs had
testified against Hickman, and that the
later, without warning, pulled a little
-automatic revolver and began shooting.
,Br'gg9 may ltve
i
rn. T T AQO AOrtf 1T1
I J-111 IVO JuvhJU rxUvU ill
Two Days' Fighting
London, April 30. (I. N. S.) Losses
amounting to 4000 men were Inflicted
upon the TurlBs by the Br.itlah in two
days' fighting on the Tigris river, in
Mesopotamia, reports the Turks are en-
today. General Maude, commander in
Mesopitamla. reports the Turks are en-
trenched northwest of Samarra. which.
in turn, is northwest of Bagdad.
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Bill to Allow Allies
To Recruit Blocked
Wsshlngton. April 30, (I. N. 8.)
Senator McCymber of North Dakota
today blocked consideration of thejT-
ministration bill legalising recruiting
in- the United States by the allies.
"Until we can assure protection to
the ships carrying such recruits to
Europe. I shall object to all such
measures, he said.
Roosevelt Offers to
Raise Four Divisions
New York, April (U. P.) -Cold-nel
- Roosevelt today offered to raise
not one. but four, artnv divisions, tn
It ri mYi tkA Ia th flrtn tin 4n WnM
ALLIES ASK U. S.
ID SEND IN :
WITHOUT DELAY
Troops in Batches of Several
Hundred to Go at Once to
European Front Would
Help Win War.
UNITS TO .PARTICIPATE
UNDER AMERICAN FLAG
Preliminary Training Here Is
Not Regarded Essential;
To Be Trained Abroad.
Veed for Aid Is Urgent.
Washington, April 30. (I. N.
J'S.) All of America's enormous
power man, money and eco-
nomic must be thrown into the
scales of war, if the world. I to
be saved from Prusalanlsm.
And it must be available now.
Members of the French and
British war missions today lm-
pressed this upon officials of
this government with a per-
' slstency that can permit of no
doubt of its truth. It was fur-
ther emphasised when Bene
Vlvianl. as hed of the French
. mission. calleJ at the White
House and held a lengthy con-
ference with President Wilson.
When the conference ended
the president had in his posses-
sion the real truth of what 41
America's task is.
M. Vlvianl placed before the
president the exact status of
the entente powers, told him
what they are capable of doing
Ik under existing circumstances.
and gave him, in short, the first
complete summary of the war
situation to date.
Washington, April 30. (U. P.) The
first men to represent the United,
States on the French front since Amer- -
lea entered the war will be 1000 eur- i
geons.
The plan was proposed to the coun-.
ell of national defense by its general.
I medical board, and Immediately adopt r
lea, loa&y.
xuv ia-li was uw rn i w & ; .
wew xonc, April o-iiT. f.i is -
will be only a matter ola few day a
before United (States mllfua cnits now;
mobilised in this country are on their ,
way to the- European front: and less '
than six weeks before they are actual'
ly embattled with the Germans on the
European front, if the allies urgent '
reccommendatlons to the American
government today meet tbe approval
of the administration. .
It became known today that the al
lies want American troqps in batches
of several hundred to go at once to
Europe aboard every ship that sails.
This wm obviate necessity for the ,
concentration of enopmous masses of
men in one place Xnd the crippling
Concluded eo rage
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DEAD MAN'S PAPERS
SPEAMF PLOTS Tl
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WILSON
Sudden Death of Charles G.
Mueller, Architect, Cause
of Investigation,
Trenton. N. J.. April 30. (U. P.)
Assassination ' plots against President
Wilson. .Theodore Roosevelt, WDllam
H. Taft" and Senator Tom" TaggarC
of Indiana are believed to have been .
revealed today through th. death of
Charles G. Mueller. Indianapolis ar
chitect, who dropped dead ef heart
disease last night in a hotel lobby.
here. ,
Coroner Bray and - United State
ASSASSINATE
Marshal Snowden found In Mueller's,
pocket a notebook In which was mem
oranda stating that Wilson,. Roseyelc
and the others were "picked zov--death."
" '
A loaded revolver was discovered la .
Muellers hip pocket. Two double-bar-
reled guns in cases were found In bit
trunk. The assassination memoranda
was written In pencil. It had no de-,
tails of how the murders were to be
committed and who was to make the.
attacks. '
Officials first stated they believed
Mueller must have been insane. Search
of his effects resulted In discovery of
numerous books and architects' blue
prints. It was declared, by officials
that no drawings of publio buildings or
other important - structures which.
might have been designated for de-.
strnction were found. ,
A paper found In the trunk referred
to Frederick Mueller, an Indianapolis
druggist, who Is believed , to be the
dead man's son. ,
War Commissioners .
To Pay Chicago Visit
Washington. April .8. CU. l.)Sen-
ator Lewis of Illinois celled t the ;
state department today to arrange for
the French co4nmUsioj(rsto stop st
Chicago. Evanston vtnd Springfield.
UL, on their t orthceming western trip.
Lewis' Invitation was for them to'
be in Chicago by Saturday or Sunday;
but under the departmental censorship,'
definite announcement of acceptance
or scheduls is . withheld. -
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