'.THE , OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE V10,v 1917.
GEIIERAL; MORRISON
OF PERSHING STAFF
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.Officer Formerly Stationed at
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nized Ability,
fORESAW PRESENT WAR
Rotable Speech SDMI Before Of floors
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BecaUed DT M Friends.
Brigadier General John F. Morrison,
jmentloned in news dispatches as
Somber of' General Per siting's staff in
B gland, was formerly stationed with
the Twenty-first infantry at Vancou
ver. - His assignment there began in
Mar. 1912. and continued until Novem
': "bar, 1914, when he wa transferred to
, tti Sixth infantry. During that time
-. t was colonel, and he gained the ad'
Dfilratlon of the men and offloer under-
htm and of hla many civilian
'friends, for hla recognized ability as
- an officer and leader.
" Ha was promoted to his present rank
In. November, 1915. His proven ca
pacity in that rank was undoubtedly
faotor 'in procuring his position on
, tJeneral Pershing's staff.
-' General Morrison's record as a sol
tHer is a notable one. He served In
Cub with the Twentieth infantry, in
1199, and in the Philippines from that
?ear until i0J.
As military attache with the Japa
l nese army, in 1904. ha took advantage
f an opportunity to make a thorough
wtudy of the Russo-Japanese war. Ha
. as a captain during all these expedi
tions, his major's commission arrlv
' Jag la 1105.
"H was mad senior instructor of
the army staff college, for the period
Of 1907 to 1912. Ha is a graduate of
the West Point '81 class.
fA testimonial to Colonel Morrison's
propneuo insight into the present
, sieinoa or warfare, long before th
s present European strus-a-le had been
xmcelved of as possible, is contained
;n speech made by him before of-
floor of the Oregon National Ouard
' In March. l14
. it ha said that, according to Yon
. 4er Goltx, war is a continuation of di
: tlomacy; that war, being such an ex
pansive luxury. l no lonrer indulmi
te Just for the fun of the thing, but
diplomacy Is resorted to as far as pos-
- sioie to aattie aisputes.
L FeopJs Blake Wan
t umh win ii u t wora, uenerai
Morrison said, the peopla get behind
It and insist on war; it la not the
rulers that make war. but the neonle
themselves; when diplomacy falls than
r. must come and the army must
what the diplomats have failed
to do.
"In urging training for battle in that
.apeech. General Morrison also said
"There are also many that have been
- preaching that we are going to have
no mora war and when that time comes
'of course all this worry and bother
- i about training for it will be unneces
sary, but until human nature has
changed considerably from what it is
. 'today, I don't believe we are going to
. sat rid of war."
. . A statement in the speech that the
great expense of war would be bound
to make it short, la on item not borne
Y out by aubsequent events, but a predieW
, tlon that war would be persistently
prosecuted despite the rigors of winter
has bean fulfilled.
. Prance Training
f Youngest Recruits
Paris, June I. Prance has begun
'training the class of 191g consisting
of the youngest recruits, by whose
aide America's army will be fighting
next fall, should th war last that
' .long.
The new French olasa will be young
r than th men of the American army
v They will be but 19, while the young-
V w AmnoMS will De II.
AH franc hopes that American
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Warp and. Woof of
Humanity.
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Brigadier General
tervantlon will render It unnecessary
to aver again call out . one of the
French classes before the usual mili
tary -age, Vh class of 1918. which
is now at ths Instruction camps, is
probably one of the finest Franc has
produced. It is being especially in
structed In bayonet fighting and hand
grenading. -
Iioxrifer Offered Without Profit
Milwaukee, Wis., June 9. The gov
ernment has been offered millions of
feet of timber from Northern Wiscon-
to the manufacturers.
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John F. Morrison
C. B. "Welcker Has
Appendix Removed
C. B. Welcker of the Oregon club
was operated on Friday morning at
the Good Samaritan hospital for
chronic appendicitis. He is reported as
doing well. Until April 80 of this
year Mr. Weloker was associated with
W. D. Wheelwright of the Paclflo
Export Lumber company in the Cham
ber of Commerce building. At that
time he left the firm until ha should
regain his health.
An Absorbing Photo
Drama Withthe Fas
cinating Child Actress
as Star.
All-Star Cast in
THE TWO JEWELLS
Comedy Sketch "The Bootblack'a
Dream."'
HARRINGTON TRIO
Patter, Songs and Dances."'
DAILY
ADwSORY
BODIES
WASHINGTON WIELD
AUTHORITY IN CAPITAL
Volunteers Experienced in
Various Lines Are Serving
U. S. Without Pay.
FEW ABUSES APPEARING
eoratary Baker Taktag Vraeanttoms
Aflamt Aft Xlmta of ravorttlam
THat Xay miaa.
Washington. June 9. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE) JOURNAL)
Through the council of national de
fense, with lta advisory and subordi
nate committees, most of the work of
tha nation in preparing for war la
passing. Vital business la being
handled largely by volunteers, men
experienced in manufacture, transpor
tation and buslneaa, who ara aerving
without eay.
These men. without official power.
are In fact wielding an Immense power
in the activities of tha government.
Tha ordinary channels of the govern
ment ara swamped with work, and are
compelled to rely largely upon the
Judgment of advisory bodies, which
take up the details and make recom
mendations.
The unofficial committees do . not
make contracts and do not make de
cisions directly, but their influence In
moat oases determines what is dona.
Thus tha transportation committee of
the council of national defense, which
consists of tha executive committee of
the American Railway association, is
the body which is to control the de
cision as to what commodities are to
be given preferential treatment on the
railways, unless congress places the
power elsewhere.
Chamberlain Sees Ahead
Again, the lumber committee works
out the departmental plans for the
lumber needed by the government. An
other committee ie looking after the
supplies of clothing, vast quantities or
which will be ordered, bringing up
questions as to what fabrics should be
called for, and what manufacturers
may be required to do.
The division of work involved haa
caused misunderstandings and soma
confusion in jurisdiction. Some of the
departments have not apparently
understood just what powers are pos
sessed by newly created organizations,
and soma criticism has been heard in
congress. Considering the vast expan
sion which suddenly became necessary
after the first week of April there is
nothing surprising in that.
Thara la cause for congratulation
that tha skeleton of this vast organiza
tion axlsted when tha war came, in tha
form of the council of national de
fense. Senator Chamberlain and his
colleagues of the military affairs com
mittees of the two houses, who had
the foresight to provide for it in the
national defense act. performed an
even better service Wan they knew.
7ew Abuses Appearing
The council of national defense itself
is a very real and official organisa
tion. It consists of six members of
the cabinet, headed by the secretary of
war. Around it has been gathered,
also by official authority, an advisory
council of seven. Radiating from this
advisory council are the numerous
committees " to which reference has
been made, composed of men who have
undertaken the work of directing the
work of meklne ready for war.
One of the dangers Inherent In such
a hastily formed organisation arises
in tha making of contracts for sup
plies and material. In the possibility
that favoritism will creep In, or that
graft will appear. Tha law requiring
competitive blda has in most cases
been suspended because of the emer
gency, and lmmanaa contracts are
being handled without the safeguards
usually thrown around tbem.
So far few abuses have appeared.
The Counoil of National Defense, con
alstinx- of members of the cabinet. Is
under the theory of tha law the body
to supervise and watch , th letting
of contracts, acting as a sort of ap
peal board. Tha council la doing the
best it can. but tha days are not long
enough to permit cabinet officers to
perform their usual duties, now tre
mendously increased, ana also give
the attention that auch work demands
Scandal Story FrOves raise
This situation has given rise to a
suggestion from high authority for
creation of a new body, with official
power, whose particular duty it will
be to sorutlnlse all contracts, hear
complaints, and enter generally Into
the protection of tha government
from abuses that may result from a
hastily formed and vaat organization.
One story which recently gained
circulation was that the contractor
for an army cantonment in the south
had hired carpenters at $7 a day.
vban the prevailing rate of wages is
$3.80, and had paid $60 a thousand
feet for lumber worta half that
amount, under a contract which would
Siva him pay on the basis of 10 per
cent over actual coat.
The war department has Investi
gated this story and finds that it has
no foundation. Secretary Baker has
given out a statement from the conv
manding officer at Fprt McPherson,
Oa. showing that prevailing prices
have been paid for labor and mate
rial.
In one other case It has been dis
closed that a Wlsconson firm, whose
preaidant came to Washington, se
cured a "ground floor order for 325
t0o steel cots for army camps, a mil
lion dollar order, under specifications
that specially fitted hla factory. The
specifications have since been modi
fled so that other manufacturers will
have equal ahow In submitting offers
on 175,000 otber steel cots.
The reason asaigned In this case is
that the emergency demanded quick
action, so the specifications were
drawn to Insure quick delivery from
a firm that had shown it would be
able te turn out a large quantity in a
short time. The criticism resulting
from this one order will be enough.
In all probability, to prevent the giv
ing of many other orders uder sim
ilar conditions.
Baker Takes Freoaatieas
The contract in this ease' was de-
elded on by the advisory committee.
and the quartermaster general let
the
contract In aeoordanea with the ad
lea ha received from It. Probably
cne terma war as good as the gov
eminent .-could have secured under
competitive bidding, and the emer
gency la conceded to Justify the mt
ting of red tape, but the poaatblllties
of favoritism opened under auch con
dition led Secretary Baker, aa soon
aa hla attention was called to it. to
issue instructions designed te -prevent
REPORTS FOR DUTY AT
AMERICAN LAKE CAMP
v
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Harold W. Young
Harold W. Young, assistant engi
neer of the Oregon-Washington Rail
road tt Navigation company, now on
duty aa captain of Company E.
Eighth regiment engineers, reported
for dutT at American Lake Sa.turdav.
and soon will be on his wav to active
service in France. I Tfaa young Ajnerlcan returned to the
Captain Toung la well known injleaion In time to take part In the
railroad engineering circles. His last " Fro" offanelra in Champagne. There
"big Job- was the construction, of the
Oregon Eastern line, running from
Ontario through the Malheur canyon
to Crane. This is the first line to
tap Harney county. In the rehabil
itation of the French railroads on the
battle front. Captain Toung will havu
an opportunity to introduce western
railroad methods.
Captain Young- comes from fight
ing stock, "anyway, his father being
Colonel Young, U. S. A., retired, for
merly of the Twenty-first infantry,
stationed at Vancouver.
The Unkindest Cut
Cleveland, O., June 9. The unklnd
eat cut of all barbers have raised the
price of the hair cut to 60 cents here.
OPENS TODAY
ANOTHER PHOTOPLAY
CLARA
THE 'FATE OF A WOMAN WHO COULD NOT FIGHT HER WAY ALONE
THE WORLD'S GREATEST STAR AT HER BEST
WHO
WILL
CAST
THE
FIRST
STONE?
A
BELASCO
PRODUCTION
AMERICAN
WOUNDED
INTRENCH FlGKlIS
TO BECOME
Edward J, Bouligny of New
Orleans Has Narrow Es
cape From Death.
SAVED BY HIS COMRADES
Three Ken Killed by Enemy When At
tempting to Xeseue Sergeant Bid
den In Shell Kola Between Zdnea.
Paris, May 23. (I. N. S.) (By
Mail) Lying in a shell crater for
three darys-and two nights without
food and water and helpless from a
wound while battle surged around him,
was the experience of Sergeant Edward
J. Bouligny of New Orleans, another
member of the French foreign legion.
When he was finally rescued the
doctor said the American would lose
his left leg, If not his Ufa Thanks to
medical , science, however. Sergeant
Bouligny is now on a IS days con
valescence leave, able to walk and will
soon be ready to get into the fighting
again. Because of his wound Bouligny
has asked for a transfer to the avia
tion corps.
Xnllsta as Private la 1914
Bouligny enlisted as a private In the
legion in August, 1914. and was never
out of the thick of the fray. He was
first wounded at the battle of the
Marne and invalided back to the rear.
I n w again wounaea, oui it was not
until the Bomme offensive of 1117 that
Bouligny received hie most severe
wound.
During; the hlstorlo French offensive
when the soldiers wervt forward In
knee deep mud, Bouligny was in the
first line, where the legion is always
to be found. The Germans fought
furiously, hurling hand grenades and
bombs at the attacking party, but
were unable to atem the Impulse of
the American contingent.
Agrenale t xplodeU. tearing his leg
frightfully. His men tried to pull
the sergeant away but the wave of a
German counter attack forced them
back.
Before he lost consciousness Bou
ligny had sufficient presence of mind
AMOR
KIMBALL
SUPREME FAVORITE
BY EUGENE WALTER
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My
WEST PARK AT ALDER
11 A.' M. TO 11 P. M
Germans Fighting
To Destroy French
Paris, June t. "We are not making
war solely against the French army
and French territory but against
Frenchmen generally, your women,
children and everything that belongs
to the French blood and race."
This Is what the Oerman command
ing officer in Noyon told Senator Noel,
sacked the town. Shortly before the
destruction began, the commander
summoned Noel and demanded that he
name specific Instances of senseless
atrocities and vandalism committed by
the kaiser's troops.
Noel put in 15 minutes the time
allowed naming instance after in
stance with full details. The crimes
charged included rape, burglary, as
sault, arson and murder.
After having listened, ' the com
mander excused such conduct by say
ing his ' countrymen were warring
against "French blood and race." One
of the Instances cited was the case
of little Andre Labot, a child who was
beaten with a cane for falling to salute
an -officer, then forced, to salute a
dummy draped with a German uniform
until he fell exhausted, and finally
bayoneted and killed.
Grief Over Loss of
Laconia Victims Kills
London. June . (I. N. S.) Dr. Al
fred Hoy, formerly of Chicago, died
here today from grief over the loss o!
his wife and daughter in the torpedo
ing of the liner Laconia. Dr. Hoy was
mora than 70 years old. He had been
111 for many weeks.
to roll Into a shell hoi a One of hla
men marked where he lay. That night
stretcher bearera made five desperate
attempts to reach the sergeant. After
three of them had been killed and a
fourth wounded, they gave up the at
tempt.
' The whole of tha next day and the
following night Bouligny lay still In
the shell hole. The tide of battle
surged around him but not once did he
see a face he knew.
The next day the legion was ordered
back to the same trench from which ft
had delivered the attack. One of the
stretcher bearera told the men how
they had tried In vain to rescue Bou
ligny and that they believed he was
still alive. It was certain death to
face the murderous Oerman drum fire
in the daylight but aa soon as night
had fallen five of Bouligny' s comrades
crossed "no man's land" almost to the
Oerman .trenches and brought In the
wounded officer.
TRIUMPH
OF STAGE AND SCREEN
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GENERAL PERSHING'S
ATTENTION TO SMALL
DETAILS IS NOTABLE
Military Commander Rigidly
Inspects Each Part of the
Soldier's Equipment.
MEN'S NEEDS CARED FOR-
Tlstta of am erics a General to the
Camp Always Oanaeo Kan to
Have Soared reeling.
Washington, June 9. (U. P.) Some
one said that genius is a matter oi
detail. If that someone was right
then Major General John J. Pershing,
who will command America's first ex
peditionary forces In Franca, is a
military genius. He is a regular
demon for detail.
An inspection Is a military formal
ity not popular in the army and an
inspection by General Pershing la al
ways anticipated witn fear and
trembling.
"Thorough" hardly describe It. Lest
September General Pershing conducted
an inspection of 3000 troops stationed
at the base of the Mexican punitive
expedition in Oolumbua, N. M.
It occupied five hours and when
completed the general knew the fit
ness for immediate field service of
every man in the command.
"Shave off thoae decorations." was
a frequent order to those cultivating
beards.
Dirty rifles aroused the general's
Ire. "That'a a fine looking instru
ment. Been using it for a he a, have
your' he would ask.
Down the line he want, hla eyes
taking In every detail. "Take off
your uniform when you sleep," ho
would snap. "Don't you aver wash
those pants?"
Without stopping to eat or for a
moment's rest he kept at hla task
through the Infantry, the signal
troops, the ambulance and hospital
units and along the long line of mo
tors and drivers In the truck com
panies and the aviation corps.
Pershing knew what he had In men
and equipment every minute he was
In Mexico. And he saw that his men
lacked nothing.
YOUNG
A
WOMAN
FETTERED
TO
HER
PAST
WHAT
WOULD
YOU
HAVE
DONE?
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