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THE OREGON, DAILY, JOURNAL, PORT LAND, SATURDAY, -FEBRUARY 2. 1918. SNOVSTORM PAST; GROUNDHOG FEEDS ON GREEN BROWSE Forecast Indicates Rising Tem perature and That Snow Will :. Soon Be. Gone From Streets. SUN BEHIND CLOUDS TODAY Some Citizens Aver That Pork- - less Day Was Fixed With Re gard to Ancient Belief; Xo more gnow will fall here now: that fn the ground in melting away and tbjere I no chance for the ground hog to 'see Jim pnaaow. - In a rw worda, that wan the Informa- tfon gleaned from Weatherman Wells hl mottling. And It .will be welcomed iy uregoniana. who don't like mow be cauae It doesn't fit Oregon's climate. loaay la the day In American lore that the ground hog emerges from hie winter quartern to survey the wuthn- ; If he aeea hJs ahadow he slips back Into ma noie ror six weeks more wntr If he doesn't s-e his shadow, contentedly will he browse In the feeling that spring Is here. , . Weatherman Wells says, as the weath er will be cloudy today, there Is no thance for hia rival prognosticator. And there Is another reason why Mr. flround Hog sftould be unmolested and allowed to roam at will. It is attribut abre direct to -government edict which Is In the Interest of war -economy. To day Is also "Porklens day." Moientlng of pork, not to say anything of eating It, Is taboo. 'Rome have vouchsafed the opinion- that the government purposely had "Rorkless day" fall upon Ground 1 loir day In the Interest of checking the winter weather, which Is proving to 'be a-first class' ally 6f Kaiser Bill. "Temperatures are going up," said Mr, Wells this morning, "and 4t will probably rain tonight. The snow- will melt during the day. It began thawing " earlyi this morning. The lowest tem perature during the night was 28 de grees. At 5 o'clock this morning It was 32 degrees, the freeslng point. At $ o'clock this forenoon it was 36 degrees. The minimum temperature tonight will " be around 34 degrees, 2 points above freezing. The melting will be gradual, but those forced to be put should equip . themselves with rubbers or other pro tection against wet feet." advises Wells. I - & 4t , '??llJ- V. v?' :"- kite -1 Mlilitaliiiiy MiiIImmI task ever? given- a set of men, with rare skill and effectiveness. . I r rT. "The situation Is simply thta." ' he said. ""Last year ' I estimated that If we turned out 1.250.09 tons deadweight we would have done a . remarkable task. I think we-did a trifle lees than that. Three million tons this year would be a wonderful achievement" - ,. Senator Johnson Two and a half million probably closer? - : . PoweU No, I think, labor willing, we'll do the wonderful. Senator Harding What do you think! of the concrete, ship? " -j i Powell Well," rve seen concrete crack. I while you were out in the middle of the ocean? Senator Randell But you think them worth trying? Try Everytslagv It Advice Powells-Yes.- yes s try everything. A thorough test. Iont overlook one bet PoweU concluded that the working man's spirit was only that of the steel manufacturer before prices were set. Both made their price rest on the ner cessity of the buyer. , A floatrng concrete wall to stop the kaiser's U-boat ravages this is one of the constructive suggestions that the senate commerce committee has to offer ; today, as a result of its investigation of the shipping: problem. The committee, which has nearly com pleted its work, is preparing today recommend a program of concrete ships to increase the tonnage of the American merchant marine. Members of the committee are seriously considering dSSer SUBJECT TO UW Failure to Return Questionnaire Will Hereafter Be Reported to Department of Justice. MEN PASSING PHYSICAL TEST Locaf- Division Boards Have About Completed Work on Mailing Classification Cards. Rollicking youngsters of the Ladd sr hoot -found an accommodating snow scraper driver who helped them celebrate the first snow of the win ter. The picture was taken along the Park blocks during noou recess Friday, when the problem was to get the walks cleared for pedestrians. CZAR'S GRIM OLD PRISON LIKENED PLEASANT (0TEL ' (Continued from Page On) "I do not believe czarlsm has a chance of being revived." Looks Like an Animal Despite his crimes, the spectacle of Bukbomlinoff, repentant, was one to create sympathy. The former minister offered, us cigarettes and then returned t- his work table. He hesitated a mor tnen and then volunteered, with a faint smile: i "I am now also of the proletariat. My entire property has been confis cated." We bade the general .goodbye. The cell of Schenur, another of the monarchists accused with Sukhomllnoff, was next visited. He .was excited and flownhearted, 'apprehensive over the ordeal of his trial which Is due very toon. While In the cell a soldier guard brought us an invitation to visit M. Kollkoff, who is suspected -of having engineered the murder of Kgkhoskln and Shjngareff. two former Kerensky ministers snot down a fortnight ago. We found Kollkoff, . a man of gigantic size with deep set, piercing, eyes. Absolutely, illiterate,, he gave the im pression of a strong, healthy animal. Trotuky't Policy Assailed "1 called yu to say that I am Inno sent' he explained. As we stood In the orrldor we met the Mnshevtkl (Mln4 Imalist) leader VolsinskI out taking his constitutional. He passed us proudly by. refusing to talk. As we went on lown the corrldor( we met Avskentleff, former provisional government leader of the Soclall Revolutionary party. He hook hands cheerfully and talked in erman. As he left he called back: "Adieux until I meet you at the Inter nationalist Socialist congress." .Next we entered the cell of former foreign Minister Tereschenko, which Tereschenko shared with the former provisional minister of finance, Ber- '6 nadtsky. We fotmd Kerensky's former minister tall, polished man, with statesmanlike attitude and proud, clear eyes. He immediately launched into a political discussion. He had Just read Trotsky's second speech to the Russian pan-soviet, in which the Bolshevik for eign minister revealed the possibility of a separate peace. Tereschenko vio lently attacked' Trotsky's viewpoint. Repated Hlayer of Raspatln Talks "His policy is absolutely against Rus sian interests," he declared, "it is 11-; logical and Impractical. A separate peace would be a misfortune for Rus sia and for the entire world. . I tried my hardest to prevent this." Both Tereschenko and Bernadtsky were, very pessimistic over the future for Russia. In the nexrcall we found M. Purlsh kevltch, a not6d antl-semltlc leader and reputed to be the actual slayer of the mad monk, Rasputin. He Is a small, well set man with piercing eyes and ap parently about 50. He greeted us in the corridor and cheerfully Invited us In side his cell to discuss eagerly the po litical situation. "Which do you consider the most im portant cause of the revolution?" thei United Press correspondent asked. "I will put It In one word Rasputin, he replied. "The complete overthrow of the old regime was necessary. The czar was surrounded by women and chil dren and ,mad men. I was the first openly to attack Rasputin In the duma for corrupttoh under 1 the' old regime. But, alas,' my warnings came too late." Purlshkevltch was likewise very pes simistic over the peace situation. "Peace with Gerrriany now will mean .the be trayal of Russia." h declared. "It will mean a new war five or 10 years hence. The Slavs and the Germans cannot rule side by side. One or the other must yield." . He expressed his. personal respect for the German kaiser, remarking: ."The man 1s a devil, but he's a man in com parison with Qsar Nicholas." "Russia," he concluded, mournfully, "Is being split and ruined. Our power. Is lost." He laughed' bitterly as we left. Darkness had come over Peter and Paul .as we stepped out Into the dim prison church, where a lonely sister knelt over the marble graves of, former caars. Her prayers for their souls?- went up from ' the prison they built to per petuate their power the prison now by strange caprice of fate, occupied mostly by those who fought r the czar In the name of the people, but who are now themoelves - called the enemies of the people. " V'f MASON AMI Y. M. C. A. CANTONMENT r TO BE HERE WORKER Popular With Soldier Boys, This Prominent Worker Brings a Special Message. FOOD SUPPLY TO ! - STRIKERS CUT DOWN (Continued from Pate One) "Big Mason,' one of the foremost speakers of ; America, and . a prominent worker for the V. "M. C A. cause, will deliver a special .message to the soldier guests in Portland, at the local' T. M. C. A. rooms Sunday morning and after noon. ; . i The speaker . won ' distinction' for the : splendid manner in which he looked out for the interests pf the soldier boys on the Mexican border during the ' recent , brush with the Mexicans.' . Since V the United States entered the war . against. Gerntany "Big Mason" has carried on his work among "all tne lead ing cantonments of .'the 'coun try s" His visits and his personal magnetism have made, him in great' demand In all camps where the young heroes of Uncle Sam hav, been assembled.- ; . In inaugurating the series of meetings for the soldiers the service department of the Y. M. C. A. is; endeavoring to meet : the welfare needs of the. enlisted men; : The meetings will be held "on Sun day because of the fact that scores of soldiers are sojourning in Portland at that time. - - . ,.i . , , Theihours of the meetings are: 9'a. in. and 3. p. m. The association extends a special In vitation to men to be present at the meeting Sunday." ----- ' The association has 'already taken a prominent part In. entertaining, the sol-, diers, the dub. rooms at the. building at Sixth- and Taylor . streets, having been thrown open to them.: ; In (attending the "Big .Mason" addresses- the boys are assured an intel lectual and patriotic treat, according to the association management, which de clares that wherever the distinguished speaker has appeared he ' has-been- re warded by larga and interested "audi ences. ' . r ; GERMAN RAID IS HALTED ' I!" BY U. S. GUNNERS inent-1 "officials believed : today. Only desperation ; stirred by hunger and a Widespread spirit of revolution will bring about, sufficient chaos in the kai ser's empire seriously to affect the war, it is now ; believed. , Long years of domination by- military rule ' wlllj serve to subdue the public mind 'now,' it' la felt ; but, nevertheless, this government, Is watching closely (the outcome- of the . "showdown" between German labor and the military leaders. Through T the closely censored dis patches and thelld has again been shut down tighter, on news out of Germany of f iclals, sought . to learn whether the ; strike1 reported sweeping the great , In dustrial - centers of the kaiser's empire have' been subdued as expected by the Teutonic mailed fist. No hope . is held here for a German revolution now. ' It "is "regarded as pos sible, however, that the increasing bold ness of the Socialists and workers may lead to graver: events for .the kaiser. -Meantime the situation in Austria, blanketed by censorship, may be serious, officials believe. By airplane and other means this , government is . distributing news of German developments over .the German lines. The real' situation, how ever, may not 'be 'fully known until the war 'is over.' . and the worklngman is the squarest fellow I know. Shipping. Task Big One Powell said he thought the shipping board, since its present organization, was ' tackling the "most tremendous bill asking for the appropriation of $50 000,000 for the construction of such ships. , . -. " . Attack Woald 'Be Localized Concrete ships are not new, for they were first built in 1849 in Vance, but I they have been undeveloped, according I to the testimony told before the commit tee. Roy H. Robinson, a Chicago con-, tractor, has brought the idea to the at tention of the committee anoV has sub mitted to them complete reports of in vestigations he has made into the feasi bility of such vessels. The report car ries a mass of technical argument in favor of this type of vessels, - and has been indorsed by the committee. It now remains for the committee to make for mal recommendations to" the- senate. r Concrete ships would stand submarine attacks far better than steel or wooden ships, according to the evidence before the senate committee. Transverse bulk heads are built every 50 feet" through the vessels, and when a torpedo ex plodes against the concrete hulk the na ture of the material localizes' the ex plosion. The hole made by the ' tor pedo will be between two bulkheads. In steel and wooden vessels, it Is contended, the shock of the torpedo carries Its ef fects throughout the entire vessel. The practise of the local and district exemption - boards of placing registrants In class 1 who have failed to , return their questionnaire, must be discontln ued,' according to instructions Just re- a; ceived from the adjutant general's of- WtiKlock n Belgium Brand Whit lock', recital of German atroc Hies in . Beltriuni in The Sunday Journal eery Snnday toetrinnins Sunday. February 17. flee. According to the information, it seems to be the understanding, of the local boards that all -registrants must be placed in class 1 when they return no questionnaire even though the board knows they should be placed In a de ferred class as, for instance, because they are non-declarent - aliens or alien enemjes or already in military service. Hereafter the violation of the law by the registrant in falling to return", his questionnaire must be reported by the local board to the. nearest representa tive -of the department of justice. . This discretionary power of the boards in no wise alters the sections of the regulations dealing with delinquents or deserters. All the local division boards are now conducting physical examinations and the mailing of classification cards to reglstrahts- is almost completed. Local board Xo. 5, 522 Selling build ing, reports the following men qualified for general military service: John A. Coulter, 11 East Morrison: Christian Zeller, 515 East Twenty -third street; Frank Edward Meyers, 410V4 Hawthorne ; Emldio Crispo, 307 East Ninth: David Lloyd Painter. 660 Elliot: Mark Yeoman, 398 East Thirty-ninth; Chester L. Florence. 142 East Thirty- ninth : James Donnelly, 703 Seventy. first street southeast : Vincenzo . Oli- verio, 459 East Thirty-second ; Thomas James ' Duffy. 1917 East Washington I Uuiseppe Mlliucco, 355 East Clay street;., Michael Schloesser, 860 Elliot; Guiseppo Speciale, 628 Taggart:- Joseph Volpel. ; 260 East Eighty-fifth: Forliroited aerv- C ioe: George Meyer, 1841 - Division ; No registrants were found physically def iclent. - f . , i - - f ! Local division board Nol . 40 Ste-' vena building General service : James : Arvanetes, Charles E. Miller, Lloyd ; Frank. Carl .L. Lacy, John Fountains, Alf Birqu 1st, George Tetter, A. T. Mc Cauley, Robert E. Rogers, Austin A. r Ryle. Limited service : Robert M.- Fin-- r nelL Pearl Edwin' Mead, Harry Roy Hamilton. . t Physically deficient t Ouy , K Bennet. Charlie V. Robinson, Arata. Nicola. Henry Earl Sen men. Francis J. ! Holland. Harry Hampton. ' i Local division hoard No, 6 General service: Bagrtel Lubra, Domeniea Costentlne. Jack W. Benefiel. William ,. .' Lester Quiner. Mike Wllger, V. H. De penning, C. M. Rodseth, Dan W. Brad .. ley, Harry G. Arbuckle, John T. Arm- . strong, Roy Muhn Limited servicer Louis Francis Simpson. Physically de- - iicieni . lioya u. tiarrett, Aruiur , j Nelson and Albert Lewis. Local division board No. 7-KJeneral service: WilUam Wallace OSfleld. 428 Sacramento; George Philip Bergland 645 IUst Fifty-second north; Philip A. Stennett, 1432 East Davis; Gale Alex ander Shelland, 354 East Seventeenth north; Fred W. Callp. 215 East Eight third north : Joseph A. Doser, East Seventy-sixth street; Sydney-M. Kline felter. , 86 Beryls Terrace z Robert Guy Smith, 1031 . East Broadway s Harvey M. Maloney. 521 East Seventh north ; Vern Logan, general delivery ; L. r R. Morelock, R. V. D. ; Wilbur Conrad Carlson, 821 Tillamook ; Carl Gust Os- S trom. : 649 East Fifty-second- street iiurt.li. umiiewRiTii.. vm. -" der MacKenzle, . William Lafayette Gregolre, 871 East Fiftieth north! Claude Bennett. 418 Washington; Newton Carson Smith, 414 East Thir teenth street north; William WV Ell man, 351 Tillamook; Paiymond Edwin Kelly, 558 East Forty-first : Henry Ar thur Frtck. 149 First southeast. L J. Wentworth, district officer Unit ed States shipping board, emergency fleet corporation, Portland, has" sup plied the local and district and govern ment appeal agents with the following additlonal llst of industries -allied. wiu shipyards building government ships. Employes of such industries engaged in the manufacture of fittings of ships are subject to deferred classification the same as employes of direct contractors : Columbia Steel company. Commercial Iron works, Independent Foundry com pany, Oregon Brass works. Pacific Iron works, Helser & Unden Machine works, Electric Steel company,, Peninsula Iron works, rhoenix' Iron ' works, . . Port land Iron V works. Smith 4k Wat son Iron works, Wood-Ewing Iron works. West! Side Pattern works... Spe cialty Foundry & Machine works, John Wood Iron iworks. Portland Hattern works, Willamette Pattern works. Burt Hicks. King Bros. Boiler works. Amer ican Bronse A Brass works, Harris Ice Machine works. Multnomah Iron works. Clarke, County Iron works, Western Strwrural Steel & Tank company, Port land Boiler works, W. A, Vlggers Iron works, Vaughn Motor works. csmiooQMM iff 'TPHE food value of cocoa has ;f- been proven by centuries of use, and dietitians arid phy- sicians the world over are enthusiastic in their endorse ments of it. It is said to con tain more nourishment than beef, in a more readily jassimi- lated form. The choice,how- ever, should be a high-grade cocoa, Baker's" of course. m u m mm U.S. PAT OfK r I IT IS .DELICIOUS, TOO Trade-mark on every package Made only by . WalterBaker Co. Ltd. . Established 1780 Dorchester - i (Continued from" Pace One) sharp-eyed "Americans- A- crossfire was directed against the spot and- the boche harpstooter was glad to get back into the safety of his' trenches as quickly as he could. : sr:...., . -; The-past 18 hours have been the live liest i- the- American sector has1 known for many days. Snipers, machine gun ners and - artillery have all increased their activity---r- -' - On Thursday arternoon the Germans undertook to enfilade an American trench with their machine' gunfire, meanwhile throwing ; winged bombs against an American , observation post, but the doughboys were not worried by the shooting. and it had no effect what ever. '..:., ' , Thick Fogs ContlBse ' ' The 'visibility, continues poor, ''.'with thick mist. Most of the shelling lias been against points previously . regis tered. There was no aerial activity at all on Friday. i While the weather continues foggy, it is warmer. - Roafd Amunsden, famous Norwegian' Arctic explorer, and Captain Oberdyng of the Swiss general, staff, have arrived at field headquarters on a visit. All the field clerks and officers at field headquarters were today provide! With' llul mri4m - - . i.-i against possible air raids. , . Trench land-is (fairyland along the American front right now, - Jack Frost nas covered every bit ! of -barbed wire, the supporting posts, every shell crater, the - boshes, . the shell ' wrecked farm houses and every hit of camouflage with wnue - crystals : that glisten with a myriad, of colors when the run shafts pierce the thick fog. - J , , -; .Out in No Alan's Land, German, and American working, parties ' and patrols, moving i about . at ; nlghtunder, a - full moon i .whose . rays jtfti almost .-wholly blanketed by mist, appear like gray naaes trom tne realm ot spirits. White. green and red rockets that are sent up cy , ootn aides during the. night,, burst .ith a .strange glare , through the fog. Vejlpd Threats, to. Massacre Hade. , London, Feb. 2. (U. P.) Hunger will stalk through ' Germany--the kal Ber's ally is bending his striking sub jects to his will. : . l s . Thousands of "men. -women and chil dren, innocent . victims of the German militarists' determination to starve pro testing workers - into submission, will come under the governmental order to reduce strikers' rations, effective today. The order was contained In Berlin dispatches, received through Zurich. " Back of this ; kaiserlsf famine is the supreme war? council's poorly veiled threat 'to massacre ' German citizens Indiscriminately if 'other' methods fall to down" the strike. ' The order forbid ding public meetings or crowds was couched in the following . words :. DA . iflHftttirkn will Vi mn At htwMn ' strikers and others." K At. Charlottenburg where strikers par ticipated 'lxi a riot, according to the Tyd, blood' was- -shed. - Mounted police were fired; upom : They charged the demonstrators ; with drawn swords. Or ganised street ; fighting resulted, the strikers -resisting .-behind improvised barricades. ' . , FIXED WAGE ON WAR 1 : ;.i flWORK, SUGGESTED (ConMntitd from Pa(. On Powell Tou dqn'V settle the. prob lem, by; yielding; .you accumulate more problems..; j i , ,., .... : Senator Martin We can't afford to lose production while men lay off. I Powell And you can't get much work out !of- men who are thinking of noth ing but more pay.? They know if they raise a little trouble they will' get the raise. So what do they do? Naturally, raise ; trouble. , , ; t-Powell declared, that. President Wil son and - all officials down the line should unite In pressing home to la borers . that they , were the real pyra mid base of the war. , "Put on campaign," he urged, "that will make all political campaigns picay unish. ; Get down to rights . with him Victrola Records ''Over There" American Quartet" "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" By. Alma uiucK ana . - Chorus Long, Long TraiPX : f , ay Tionn. jo.cc;ormacK . - Come -Early If Tea Want One, as ' Oar y.-i . V ; Snpply Is Limited '- .TICTBOLAS AKD RECORDS ' GF.'JoHHSOTlPlAltoCo -14 Sixth Street, Hear" Morrison MEHLI5 PACKARD BOND PIAKOS . -4 jWILTE.MIGJf OK f LATEJtS - 1 (EDW IT (GET CTML - - ' -. r Leading Coal erts and Railroad Executives Practical Suggestions for 'the Present Acute Situation Despite the Garfield holidays, the "coal famine"' is still withgus. In view of . this condi tion, what further steps should be taken to get coal where it is needed, and what shouldjbe done to prevent another such fuel crisis? 1 To get an answer to this question, THE LITERARY DIGEST requested an expression of opinion from those men who should be t5est qualified to know the heads of the coal-producirig and coal-carrying businesses. ' The result of this canvass of experts is presented in THE LITERARY DIGEST for Feb ruary 2d, and a reading of this article will do much to enlighten the public and acquaint it with constructive and practical methods for relief. j -. , Other important subjects that claim attention in this exceptionally interesting number are presented unfler these headings: . j - Where Irish-Americans Standi In the War A Frank Expression of Opinion from Editors of Journals Devoted to !. Irish Interests in the United States! - . Mr. Wilson As a War-President Pan-German Policy of Rule or Ruin Polish Freedom Vital to Peace To Keep the Home Fires Burning American Doctors Outlaws in England A Scientific Study of the Crank A Nation Called to Arms (Prepared by U. S. Bureau of Education) Literature After the War "The Drive on the Pope'' Bolshevism As a Religion News of Finance and Industry How to Secure a Permanent Peace America's Example' for Ireland Millions Lost in Wasted Wood u A New Cotton-Pest - - - Fiction Writers Distort Science Organizing for Food-Service, (Prepared by U. S. Food Administration) What the War May Do to Artist John "Oh Forgetting There is a War" Battle-Hymn for Our Arhiy When the Kaiser Preached at Jeru salem 1 - Many Striking Illustrations, Including the Best Cartoons Fropt the1 Foreign and American Press "The Digest Meets Your Present Vital Need In Ihese days of great events; tremendous changes, and world-wide upheaval , one thing is supremely important' to every one of. us. And that thing we must have if we are to win the war. It is knowl edge,, exact knowledge of what is going an every where, the literal truth as td'the moves, political, military, and economic, that 'are being made from day to day. This knowledge, accurately and impartially presented, without any attempt at edi torial coloring or special pleading, is yours from week to week in THE LITERARY DIGEST, arranged in a conveniently condensed form that reflects all the views of all the better known periodicals. If you would have the wheat of the real news, separated from the chaff of irrelevant , matter, read THE DIGEST. ' -All News-dealers 10 Cents February 2d Number on Sale To-day The FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publisher of theamout NEW Standard Dictionary) j NEW.YR Mark of TTa ff I Distinction tp 1 ' I I I J f f" t -