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warmer tonight;;
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VOL. XVI. NO. 240
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1918. FOURTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS
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Americans, Forced to Wear Masks
for Three .Hours by Fairly
Steady Stream of Shells, Hope
for Attack but None Develops.
Artillery Reply to Teuton Bom
bardment Is Vigorous; Hun
Bombing and Fighting Planes
Are Driven Off Three Times.
By Newton C. Parke
WV,
1T1I the American Army in
ranee, Feb. 16. (I. ,N. S.)
Following . a three days' lull,
tliere was a shift of the wind on
Thursday night and the Ger
mans suddenly opened with a gas
attack.
The boches sent over a fairly
steady stream of shells, forcing
our men to wear their gas masks
for three hours.
The Yankees were hopping
mad, too, and all' hoped that the
shelling would . be followed' by
an Infantry attack to give them
lit chance to make the 'enemy pay
Ivj or tn uncomfortable time they
S were havlrnr. Hawvpt nn in
fantry aUack t developed.
The American artillery replied .vigor
ously, rounding- the German line with
both. "75a" and six Inch pieces.
The enemr brought hla heavier pieces
into action and there waa quite a lively
J, "strafe until Friday morning-.
Tho clear Weather gave opportunity
for considerable use of artillery work,
In which the Germans were especially
active.
Three attempts were made during- the
afternoon to pass over Our tinea with
both bombing and fighting planes, but
all were driven .off by well directed
shrapnel fire which drove the hostile
machines . to an altitude of 15.000 feet,
(Oonelcded on Pace Saves. Culnma Two)
Fire Breaks Out on
Scandinavian Liner
An Atlantic Port. Feb. 16. (L N. 8.)
A cargo of general merchandise val
ued at about $750,000 was almost total
ly destroyed today when fire of unde
termined origin, broke out in the hold
of the Scandinavian-American liner
Minsk at her pier.
Two . companies of United States In
fantry kept back the spectators who
CEpwded close to the pier to watch the
black smoke curling from the liner.
Hi ver patrol boats and crews of several
fire companies battled with the blase. -
Unable to quench thV flames, which
started In a hold containing- cotton-i
firemen opened the ship's seacocks and
sunk the Minsk at her pier.
The Minsk was loaded four months
go destined for Copenhagen, but. did
not sail because her agents were unable
Blockade Minister
On Proposed League
London, Feb. 11. (I. N. S.) High In
terest ' was aroused today by the de
clarations of Lord Robert Cecil, minister
of blockade, on the proposed league, of
nations after the war.
Lord Robert said it would be possible
to begin 'with a restricted number of
powers and develop the league gradually.
The minister added that there is no
desire to establish an economic boycott
. against Germany, although the scars
left by the conflict may have consider
able Influence In directing the course
of trade.
SUNDAY JOURNAL
FEATURES TOMORROW
'..r BIG ARTICLES BY BIG WRITERS
BRUSSELS AT PEACE By Brand Whitlock.
WILSON'S MORAL LEADERSHIP By Frank H.
Simonds. ' ' -
PLANT A DOLLAR AND WATCH IT GROW By
James H. Cojlins. "
COPPERHEADS OF '61 AND TODAY By Emerson
Hough. X . . .
. THE WAR IN PICTORIAL REVIEW Pictorial.
WERE THE WEST FRONT IN OREGON Map.
. .' WAR ZONE LETTERS FROM OREGON BOYS.
-tomorrow'
Five Cents the :Gopy Everywhere ,
GERMANY TO
KEEP TROOPS
rON THE EAST
R'
OME, Feb. 16 (TJ. P.) Ger-
many has countermanded her
transfer of troop from the
ait to the west frost, because or
tho fall are of the". Brest-Lltovsk
peace negotiations, according to a
dispatch from Bsssla, published Is
the Idea H ailoaale.
TJkralaans Defeat Bolshevikl
Copenhagen, Feb. 16 (I. S.)
Bolshevik troops were reported
today to have been defeated by the
TJkralaant la a bloody battle at
Kiev.
It Is belleTed that the Anstre
German array has plaeed trained
officers aad gnns at the command
of the TJkrlnan government.
HOOVER SUPPORTS
LOW WHEAT RATE
rOOd Administrator TaVOrS 3O.DU
i it pi i
rer ion; mcnary nopeiui
of Hurley.
Washington, Feb. 16. (WASHING
TON BURBAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Food Administrator ' Hoover has given
Senator McNary full support In his
fight to secure an ocean rate on wheat
from the Pacific Northwest which will
yield approximately the Chicago price.
Hoover believes the rate should be made
$3.50 per ton instead of the shipping
board figures of something in excess
of $11.60, the latter based on actual
cost of the present enhanced rates.
Hoover and Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board appear to have reached a
virtual H 1 rwk In th riinMlMtnn. Knfl
tordcNary Is still hopeful that Hurley
will see the Justice of the Northwest
contention and the advantage from a
national standpoint In malting a rate to
move the wheat surplus by water. Sena
tor McNary, . with Northwest wheat rep
resentatives, will see 'Hurley this after
noon to make a full presentation of the
situation.
Local Inspection , Arranged
Washington. Feb. 16. Senator Cham
berlain's protest against the cumbersome
system whereby good-manufactured aX
Portland for army blankets, overcoats ,
and clothing are shipped back and forth
to San Francisco for inspection has
brought results. General Goethala, act
ing quartermaster general, reports that
the depot quartermaster at San Fran
cisco has arranged for factory and mill
Inspection of materials instead of in
specting at San Francisco.
'Raise a Hog' Plea
Fails to Move Court
Ii. V. Hallt Fined 17.S1 for "Violation of
Health Laws by Maintaining Barnyard
Toe Near Hone of His neighbors.
Horses, cows, chickens and pigs. '
The keeping of these barnyard denl
sens in a building at 28 Sandy boulevard
contrary to the city's health laws led
to imposition of a fine of $7.60 against
L. V. Hunt, who lives at 160 East
Twenty-seventh street north, by Munici
pal Judge Rossman this morning. ,
Hullt In his defense cited the Hoover
slogan of raise a hog. .
"Not under the very windows of your
neighbors, however," said Judge Ross
man. Neighbors testified that Hullt took no
cognisance of the proximity of their
residences to his "barn."
Joe Singer, lnspectqr of sanitation of
the bureau of health, said he made four
protests to Hullt, first for keeping
horses, second for cows, third for chick
ens and-fourth "for pigs.
"He removed, the horses, the cows and
the chickens when ordered to by the
bureau, but declined to dispose of the
pigs. He did not keep all the animals
in the barn at one time, but after dis
posing of each set of animals would ac
quire another kind."
Kansas Carpenter
Invents Detector
St Joseph. Mo.. Feb. 16. L N. S.)
H. A. Cooper, a carpenter of Sabetha,
Kan., received word today from the
navy department that his invention for
detecting submarines under water Jiad
been favorable considered by the de
partment and stated transportation
would be furnished him for a trip to
Washington.
Cooper calls his Invention "the eye of
the submarine." The principle follows
out that of the iC-ray. he says.
$30081645
Assessor Reed Reports Actual
Cash Value, of All Property to
Be $458,951,821.66 j Total Tax
to Be Raised $8,475,773.98.
Levy This Year Is 28.6 NHIIs, of
Which City Gets 10.8, School
District No. 1 6.5, County 4.,
State 3.2, County' School 1.6.
The total taxable value of all prop
erty In Multnomah county, according to
the tax rate sheet Just compiled by
Henry E. Reed, county assessor, amounts
to J305.981.645. This includes all land,
Improvements, personal property and
public utility company values noted on
the tax rolls of the county.
The taxable values of land, as esti
mated by Assessor Reed, equal 75 per
cent 6f thg actual cash value, while Im
provements and personal property are
valued at 60 per. cent of their cash
value, and public utility property at 60
per cent or Its cash value.
Land Vain Is $224,69 1.S7S.S3
The total taxable value of Multnomah
county land is given at $183,016,405,
wnicb would make the actual cash
value $224,021,973.33. The taxable value
Of improvements is given at $55,576,005,
making the cash value $111,150,010. while
the taxable Value of personal property is
$34,358,640 and the actual value $68.
777.280. " tThe taxable value of public
service company properties is $33,001.
695 and tho actual value $55.002, 658 J3.
This gives total actual cash value of
all listed - property - in the county of
458,Sol,821.66.
The total amount of taxes to be levied
in Multnomah county for 1918. is given
at. $8,475,773.98, jan increase of 4.4 per
cent over 1917. Of . this total,- the sum
of $979,141.26 is- for state purposes
$489,001.01 for county schools ; $152,812.83
for county 4 library ; $1,375,315.49 for
County governmental purposes;' $447,
462.65 for Port of Portland : $3,939.05 for
Union high school district No. 1; $13,-
903.1O- for- Union hrghr hclfomMlstrtcfUoi
2 r $14,252.84 for county high shfcool tui
tion fund, and $31,729.88 for the towns
of Gresham, Fairview Troutdale- and
school districts throughout the county.
"' City Will Get $219,7176
! The amounts " included in the total
but raised for city, of Portland activi
ties are: $2,819,717.65 for city of Port
land taxes; $256,337.96 for public docks.
and $1,872,154.80 for city schools.
The state levy was 8.2 mills; the
county school, 1.6 ; the county, 4.6 ; the
library, .5 mill ; Port of Portland, 1.5
school district-No. 1,- 6.5 mills ; -city of
Portland, 10.8, a total of; 28.6 mills.
Sommer and Drake Pass Resolu
tion; Prevailing Rate but
Time and Half.
v Why should the taxpayers pay double
time for all overtime on school construc
tion, while the prevailing rate is time
and a half? '
This question arises as the result of a
resolution adopted by the school board
Friday evening, providing that future
contracts for the construction of school
buildings shall stipulate that the con
tractor is to pay double time for all
overtime above an eight-hour day. Only
three of the five members of the board
were present, and only two of the three
present voted for the resolution.
The two votes In favor of the resolu
tion were cast by Directors Sommer
and Drake. Dr. Alan "Welch Smith,
chairman of the board, opposed its
adoption and urged that action be de
ferred until . all members were present.
He . was overruled,.', however, and the
matter was forced to immediate vote.
Bids for the construction of the Haw-thorne-Buckman
. school are to bo
opened next Thursday and It was the
evident purpose of Directors Sommer
and Drake to. have the new regulation
in effect before tne contract is let.
The obvious' result will be to increase
the cost of the building. Taxpayers
whose attention has been directed to
the action of the board are likely to
enter protest.
! Pennsylvania Town
j Is Raided for Flour
a-V:-
i Unlontown, Pa., Feb. 16. (I. N. S.)
j Nearly 1000 pounds of hoarded flour was
confiscated today by agents of the food
j administration in a raid on 12- resi
dences in Kelster, a mining town near
here. Sacks were concealed behind false
' walls and ' between mattresses and
) springs of beds. . In one bouse the flour
, had .been sewed inside a mattress.
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Bolo Pasha Held
Tinder Strict Guard
DIRECTORS ORDER
DOUBLE OVERTIME
, Parts, Feb. 16. I. N-. S.) A strict
and constant guard is being maintained
over. Bolo Pasha, who was found guilty
of treason and sentenced to death. Bolo
Is very nervous,", but ' expressed confi
dence that his appeal from the decision
of the .courtmartial would be successful.
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OFFICIAL LIST OF
PART OF DEAD LOST
ON THE TUSCANIA
Washington, Feb. 16. (U, P.) On the
honor roll of America's hero dead the
war department today wrote the names
of 82 American soldiers who perished
in the sinking of the transport Tuscania.
Of the 2179 officers and soldiers on
board the Tuscania, when she set sail
for France, the war department has
received to date the names of only 1894
who escaped death, not including the 21
who were taken off the ship sick at
Halifax, on the way over.
This leaves 264 still to be accounted
for, although the war department has
nothing official to show that tha list of
dead will be larger than its original
estimate of 113.
The list, the first Installment of the
official revised records here from Lon
don, follows :
Anthony Abbonl, Detroit, Mich.
Fred K. Allen, Ade, Minn.
Homer Llewellyn Anderson, Cumber
land, Wis.
Stanley Augspurger, Dayton, Ohio.
Cless Bergerstock, Marlenviile, Pa.
Beq Barker, Forestburg, Texas.
Henry O. Bates, 2421 B street, Baker,
Of.
Russell F. Bennett. Plainfield, Wis.
William E. Bennett. Rogers, Ark.
John B. Bishop, Foster, Okla. '
George Nelson BJork, St. Helens, Or.
Claude Bradley, Swaty, Ark.
Jack J. Byrne, Butte, Mont.
James J. Buckley, Minneapolis, Minn.
Roceo Callabrese, Mount Solo, Wash.
Harry Carpenter, Potomas, 111.
Otto Ray Coleman. Texas (previously
reported as a survivor).
John W. ChesBlercXaeas, Wash.
Frank A, Church, Providence, R. L
"Arthur W. Collins, Appleby. Texas.
Stanley L. Collins, Knights Ferry,
Cal. .
Marcus B. Cook, Como, Mont.
Aimer C. Cown, Victor, Mont.
.Walter Crellin. Virginia. Minn.
Jennings B. Crow, Appleby. Texas.
Frank Drachta, Jackson, Minn.
Everett H. Duffy, SUoam Springs. Mo.
Alexander S. Gillespie, Los Angeles,
Cal.
Winston , A. Hartsook, Rapldan, Va.
.James P. Hawley, Neenah, Wis.
Elmer A. Honston, Held, Or.
Raymond T. Hurst, Procassot, Okla.
Wesley W. Hyatt, , Lebmm, Wash.
: Delbert E. , Englehart, Santa. Monica,
Cal. '
John C. H. Johnson, Big Falls, Minn.
: John ' A. Laakko, 2I(S Bnrongh street,
Atorte, ,-Or. . .
DAUGHTER KILLED
Edward Brune, Driver of Automo
bile, Arrested; Had Whiskey
in Possession at Time.
Geraldine Alderson, daughter of Wil
liam C. Alderson, Multnomah county
superintendent of schools,' died at the
Good Samaritan hospital at noon today
as the result of being hit by an auto-
mobile, driven by Edward Brune. at 11
o clock Friday night. j
Brune was attempting to turn a com-
plete circle at the intersection of Second
and Main streets when his car struck
Miss Alderson, who could not get back!
on the sidewalk after starting to cross i
the street. She screamed at Brune, who, j
it is said, did not make any attempt to
stop his car.
He was arrested on the charge of
driving an automobile while Intoxicated.
Four pint bottles of whiskey were fount!
in his pockets.
Miss Alderson waa run over by
B rune's machine. Her skull was frac
tured. She was taken to the Good
Samaritan hospital by the -Ambulance
Service company.
Miss Alderson waa a senior at Reed
college. She had taught at various
schools around Portland and had been
prominent in playground activities.
Police records show that Brune has
been arrested before on charges of vio
lating the prohibition law and that he
has been freed by Juries," on his de
mand for trials in that manner.
Miss Alderson's is the fourth death
by automobile accident so far this
month.
Tacoma Would. Own
Electric Railways
Tacoma. Feb. It (I. N. S.) A
proposition to vote 16.500.000 worth of
ntilitv bonds for the acquisition of the
entire electric street railway system of
the Tacoma Railway tc Power company
by the city, will be put up to tne people
at the next municipal election, April 2.
Commissioner of Public w or its unaries
D. Atkins. Friday morning autnonzea
City Attorney U. E. Harmon to draw up
an ordinance for presentation to the city
council, placing the proposition on the
ballot. v
ROLL OF HONOR
rwa Ontario. Feb. 16
iu. tr.) -reqsr
rnin Mauaitv lit cooteins the aam of W
H. 'Earlea., South Bllinthm, Waafa.; killed ia
action. '
Wiwhlnirton. Teb. 1. ( I. N. S Geprml
Perilling iita this afternoon reported tha death
in action of roar mora xanni aoiaien, u
noanding of on and th (act that two are miaa
inc -Those
killed ia action wet:
PRIVATE FEWHNASD SACERS, Infantry,
February 8. Waahington. D. C
PRIVATE JOHX . WHITE, Infantry. Feb
raary 8, Ejnrorth. Iowa.
PRIVATE JAMES KOVASCONT. Infantry,
February 9. Anray, CoL
PRIVATE IJEWIS W. SPACER. Infantry,
February 1. Oklahoma City. Okla.
PRIVATE EDWARD ROBERTS. Infantry,
February 8. 'w Tork. .:-.,..
PRIVATE JOHX wY HI! Infantry. Jan
nary SO, Berry, Ala.
Silently wounded: - - j
- Print Uanhall BV Firaraa." infantry, Febru
ary 8. Inkatar, N. U
George Lankenau. San Francisco.
Leo P. Lebron, Guthrie, Okla. "
Theodore H. Lewtoi, Forest Grove,
Oregon.
Alf io Licari, Eureka, Cal.
Fred M. Llntow, Lamoing, Cal.
William S. Mathews, B. F. D. No. t,
BeUlngham. Wash.
Roy W. May. LIndale. Texas.
George Moreno, Pearsall, Texas.
William P. Horin, 897 Gantenbeln ave
use, Portland, Or.
Riley F. Mnrray, 865 West Fonrth
street, Eugene, Or."
Henry Oxford, Turnerville, Texas.
Angel Perex, San Antonio. Texas. .
David C. Benton, Jiorth Bend, Wain.
. Samuel P. Riggs, San Francisco.
, Lewis Roberts, Nachidoches, Texas.
Clarence W. Short.- Wellsboro, Pa.
Nathan B. Sohrt, Stephens, Ark.
Irvln Sims, Alto, Texas.
Henry A. Skinner, Rockford, 111.
Oscar L. Smith. Winters, Texas.
William V. Smith peter, -Fort Cobb,
Okla.
James F. Sparkman, Frisco, Texas.
Tulla B. Thompson, Mad ill. Ottla.
George Q. W. Tomlins, El Reno, Okla.
William L. Trageser, Cottonwood.
Minn.
Daniel Webster Trobridgej Strawn,
Texas.
Terry Tnttle, Elgin, Or.
William E. Vickers. Southwest City,
Mo.
Bobert F. Warren, 1627 Terry avenne.
Seattle, Wash.
Bert O. Weeks, Modesto, CaL
Ethan White, Arnett, Okla.
Walter L. WTiittington, Sherman,
Texas.
Bell M. Williams. Glenwood, Ark.
William R. Wilson, Canton, Texas.
James C. Wood. Yantis, Texas.
William W. Wright, Bismarck, Okla.
Edward F. Young, Gilmer, Texas.
La Grande Man Lost
La Grande, Or., Feb. 16. Terry Tuttle,
believed to have lost bis life when the
Tuscania was torpedoed, was a brother
of Lee L. Tuttle, editor of the Elgin
Recorder. Young Tuttle, together with
James Hallgarth of Elgin, who ,1a be
lieved to have been saved, volunteered
for service in -the army in November.
They were seftt-at first -to Vancouver
barracks and: later, transferred, to -Washington.
D. C. where they became mem
bers of Company F, Sixth battalion.
Twentieth Engineer. v .
SOON. IS REPORT
X mm
President Wilson's Speech Said
to Have Impressed Austrian
Foreign Minister. ;
Geneva. Feb. 16. (L N. S.) "Presi
dent Wilson's speech constitutes a step
towards a general peace, and I shall act
at the earliest possible moment," said
Count Czernln, the Austrian foreign
minister, after reading a copy of the
address, according to the Journal today.
iuv cuuuia j
American statesmen are said to have
made a very favorable impression in
Vienna.
ConHictlng reports continue io arrive
as to' the date of the war aims speeches
expected from Count von Hertling. the
German chancellor, and Count Czernin,
It is now saia mat me uerman cnajicei
lor will reply to President Wilson on
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week
and that the, Austrian foreign minister
will not speak until next week.
Russians Out of Galicia
Zurich, Feb. 16. (I. N. S.) The
Russians have withdrawn from- North
east Galicia. allowing the Austro-Hun-
garlan forces, to occupy Brody with
out any opposition, according to in
formation' from the Austrian frontier
today,
The foregoing dispatch indicates that
all of the Austrian province of Galicia
is now clear of Russian troops for the
first time since the war began. Brody
is 50 miles northeast of Lemberg and
about five miles within the Galictan
frontier. The Russians occupied the
town in their last drive against Lem
berg.
Germans Receive Garbled Speeeh
Amsterdam. Feb. 16. (I. N. S.) The
German people were given a garbled
account of President - Wilson's latest
speech to the American congress, ac
cording to information received today
from the German frontier.
Two versions of the speech were
printed one supplied by the semi-offi
cial vvoiri Dureau ana uie otner Dy a
private news agency.
Part of the address, referring to Count
Cxernin, was reported- to have been
omitted. :
Turk Accepts Wilson Speech
Amsterdam. Feb. 16. (U. P.)
"President Wilson s speech offers the
possibility of further developments, if
Turkey's territorial Integrity is not re-
I stricted and its sovereignty is nre-
served." Talaat Pasha. Turkish premier.
declared in an interview with the corre
spondent of the Neue Freie Presse.
. "Premier Lloyd George's speech does
1 not allow the possibility of discussion.'
I '
Nauseous Odors End
I Stockyards Inquiry
Chicago, Feb. 16. L N. S.) Nause
ous odors and great changes In temper
ature in passing from one plant to an
other . forced Judge Alschuler. federal
umpire in the. wage controversy between
packers' and . their 100,000 employes, to
cut short his investigating tour of the
plants Friday. ' After being twice over
come, he said he could stand itno longer.
Before this, however, he was - able to
question closely many of the workers.
CZERNIN TO REPLY
NEAR REVOLT
AGAINST HUNS
Justices of Court of Appeals at
Brussels Deported to Germany;
Crowds Storm the City Hall
at Malines as Protest.
Official Dispatches to Belgian
Legation in Washington Tell
of Situation in Occupied Cities
Termed "Close to Revolution."
Washington. Feb. 16. (U. P.) Seri
ous popular uprisings against the Ger
man yoke in cities of occupied Belgium
were reported to the Belgian legation
here today, in official dispatches from
the Belgian government at Havre.
Crowds have paraded the streets of Ant
werp, MaUnes and Brussels and the Ger
man authorities have been forced to
order out troops to restore order.
The manifestations have been precipi
tated by the activities of the new Ger
man political party, the activists, toward
political autonomy for Flanders.
The chief Justice and two associate
justices of the Belgium court of appeals
at Brussels were arrested by the Ger
man authorities on February 9, follow
ing action of the court in ordering pro
ceedings against the activists. All were
ordered deported to Germany. On Feb
ruary 4, 600 activists at Antwerp were
mannanaiea hy an inrurlated crowd and
had to be rescued by German troops,
which dispersed the crowd.
Last Sunday crowds paraded, the
streets of Malines. A delegation of 600
citizens stormed the city hall. "Tha
sitnation was characterised by the Bel
gian legation as "close to a revolution."
i ne. iseitrtan parliament has protested
to
uie uerman imperial chancellor
against -the "shameful abuse of power
oy mo activists. '
. Swedish Warship to Aland
Stockholm: 1 Feb. ' 16. rr. -"? tt iw
Vorpvsky, rapresai4T-hjBol.The -.flrin . began -abit-U:30 Jridsry
nueviK. government ac StocRnoIra, has
gone to the Aland. Island on a Swedish
warship to try to stop the acts of Vio
lence which Bolshevik' soldiers are aatd
to be committing. there. An interview
was printed here today with General
Mannerhelm, . commander "of the Fin
nish white guard. In which he aska for
aid to overcome the counter-revolution
aries.
Arrest Relchsrath Member
Amsterdam. Feb. 16. (U. P.) Van
Bertollnl, member of the relchsrath
from South Tyrol, has been arrested
in Trent, In connection with alleered
widespread Italian espionage plots, ac
cording to copies of the Tageblatt, re
ceived here today.
Socialist Gets -Long Sentence
Amsterdam. Feb. .16. (U. P.) A
prominent German Socialist, Horn, has
been sentenced to 15 years' imprison
ment for participating in the recent
German strikes according to dispatches
reacning nere today . f rem Berlin.
Warsaw Under Martial Law
Copenhagen, Feb. 16. (U. P. War
saw has been placed under martial law
by the Germans as a result of the high
feeling of the Polish population against
the central powers, dispatches received
here today declared.
Police Raid Socialists
Geneva, Feb. 16. (U. P.) Mnv Ra
cialists were arrested in police raids at
tseriin, leipsig and Mannheim, accord
ing to reports reaching here today.
No reason for the raids is known.
Snowfall Is Heavy
In Wasco County
Wasco. Feb. 16. Durincr tha naaf 94
hours additional snow to that which fell
earlier in the week has covered this part
of the state to a oepth of 18 inches.
The temperature is moderate.
Bulgars and Russ
Resume Relations
Amsterdam. Feb. 16. (V. P.i The
Bulgarian government has resumed din.
lomatfc relations with Russia, according
ro a aispatcn received from Sofia today.
Famine Stalks
Powers, Despo
German Ar
By William P. Slmms
Copjrrifht. 191S. nr tha United Press
Berne. Swltseriand, b. 16. Htnden
burg is squeezing Germany like an oc
topus a sponge. Even if there is little
complaint in the army over the food,
Germany , and Austria are starving. I
Just beard a most remarkable story,
illustrating the case in point, which was
reported at both the British and Ameri
can .war offices, A German officer,
through an intermediary, approached a
mail with whom he was personally ac
quainted, : J A meeting was arranged
aboard a ' boat on Lake Constance.
Punctually, the acquaintance and the
officer kept the appointment. Tho Ger
man offered to sell Prussian military
submarine
kills cjiild
in the Night
J
L05D03T, Feb. 16a. 2T. 8.) A
German sahmarlae bombarded
Dover at night, killing m child
aad wonndlng seven persons. It was
officially anaoanced this afternoon.
The bombardment lasted severai
missies, and In all abost rounds
were fired. The annonneemeat of
the attack was made by Lord
French, eommander-la-ehlef of tha
home defenses. . "
Several honses were damaged.
Dover Is an Important British
sort In Kent aad has a population
of abont 69.M9.
'Strong Forces' Were Destroyed
Says Official Statement, by
Torpedo Boats.
Berlin. Via London. Feb. 16. (U. P.)
The destruction of "strong forces guard
ing the English channel" was reported
today by the German official statement.
'Thursday night German torpedo-
boats, commanded by Captain Helnicke,
surprised and attacked strong forces
guarding the English channel," the state
ment says. -
"The forces consisted of a large guard
ship, numerous armed fishing boats and
several motorboats, which were forced
to give battle. The major part were
destroyed. We suffered no losses and
no damage."
An official statement issued Thurs
day by the British admiralty reported
the destruction of an armed trawler and
seven drifters by a raiding German flo
tilla.
. Raiders Worked With Speed
London. Feb. 16. (I. ' -N. a) Ger
man " torpedo destroyers which' sank
seven "drifters" and a trawler in the
Straits of Dover on Friday morning,
presumably operated from the German
submarine base at Zeebrugge. the
Chronicle stated today, h -
morning and' continued for about" an
hour. ' The sound- of the' shooting could
be) heard on' land and flashes of flame
could be seen from high ground.
Thar fleet 'of trawlers, and drifters
was engaged in hunting for mines and
submarines when suddenly attacked.
The Germans operated swiftly and
after the attack their ships fled north
ward at top speed before they could
be fired upon by British warships.
The sailors on' the attacked ships be
haved with conspicuous gallantry. One
drifter was set on -fire by a shell and
the crew took to the boats. After the
Germans had fled the sailors returned
to the vessel, put out the fire and took
the boat into port.
The raiders were assisted In their
treacherous attack by the thick dark
ness and a slight haze that overspread
the water.
Chief of Staff of .
British Army Quits
t .
Loadoa, Feb. 11 (T. P.) Sir William
Roberttoa, ehlef-iof-ttaff of the British
army, has resigned. It was aaaoaaeed
this afternoon. He will be saeeeeded by
Sir Henry Wilson.
The official press bareaa annonaeed
that aa extension of the fnnetlom of
the permanent military representative
at the Versailles interallied war confer
enee limits the special pewers of the
chlef-df-staff.
The government offered Bobert son kit
choice between permanent representative
at Versailles or his present position
nder the new conditions. , Both propo
sltlons were rejected.
The new representative at the Ver
sallies conferences will be anaoanced
within a few days.
Draft Evaders Are
Trapped in Arizona
WIllcox. Aris.. Feb. 16. (TJ. P.)
John and Tom Powers and Tom Sisson,
draft evaders, charged with the mur
der of Sheriff McBride of Graham
county, Arizona,, and two deputies, have
been trapped In the Chlricahua moun
tains near Two Heads by a posse of
deputies and cowboys. A desperate
right is expected.
Through
ndent '
GERMANS
REPORT
CHANNEL
VCTORY
I Tells
secrets for $20,000, the' allies to Judge i
their value before paying. !
The acquaintance closely questioned
the officer, who was of high rankv con
cerning his motives. ..j i
,The officer broke down and wept like
a child, declaring his mother and father
were old, poor, broken in health and
unable to get sustaining food. He
wanted the money in order .to send his
parents to a neutral country, after
which be would return to the front and
try to get killed. If he failed, be would
commit suicide. As America and Eng
land had not acted at the expiration of
the officer's short leave, the matter was
dropped. The Incident shows the trend
of events. -
REFUSE TO
Between 8000 and 10,000 Men
Employed in New York District
Idle, According to Organizer
of the Marine Woodworkers.
Joint Commission Takes Over
Negotiations to End Trouble
and Immediate and Drastic
Action Is Anticipated,
N
EW YORK, Feb. 16. (1. N.S.)"
Between 8000 and 10,000
workmen employed In shipbuild
ing plants in the New York dis
trict refused to return to work
today, according to John Stew
art, organizer of the) Marine '
Woodworkers' district council
His reports were incomplete. "
New York, Feb. 16. (U. P.J
Employes . of a big shipyard at
Edgewater, N. J., returned to their
work today after having walked
: out when their , employer offered -1
to pay them the $6.60 asked' by. V
the unions. This scale, he aid
' will be adjusted to the govern- .
ment scale, if the government
reaches an , agreement with the'
By John Edwin ICevln ,
- Washington, Feb. 16 I. X. S.) The
labor situation throughout the United
States is most serious today. Center' '
lng, as it is, In the striking shlpwork- . '
era, the discontent has spread until It -affects
many other industries which
are closely allied with the national
defense plans. The very success of
America's part In the world war is
today imperilled, officials say. Imme
diate and drastic action is considered ''
certain and the" situation is such that
a united congress. President Wilson I
and all or his advisers are giving it ' .
their personal attention. - ir
The Joint commission of 10 made np .
of five from the National Council for
Industrial Safety and five from the
American Federation of Labor took over '
negotiations to- end the shipbuilding.'
trouble early today. They were in direct
communication with the heads of the
various organizations which ordered the
present strike from New York Friday
trdght. , .,
The complete report of the wage ad-
Justment board dealing with the de- -mands
of the ship workers in the so- '
called Delaware district was in the
hands of Chairman Hurley this after
noon. It will be made publio tonight.
Officials of the shipping board indi
cated that they were somewhat doubt- ;
ful whether the decision of the board
will serve to end the various strikes
and labor troubles in the several plants.
Ordered AU Members to Strike
This strike, ordered by the executive ,
at the Marine Woodworkers' Council of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters -
(Cooeradad cult's r Tea, Column roar)
Supply of Rice .
Ample for Needs
Washington, Feb. 16. fL N. S.
There Is no, shortage of rice in the :
United States and lower prices are in
prospect by April 1, tho food admlnls- -tnUion
announced today. Rice mills
have been, running to full capacity in
order to' supply the demand, for 1.000.
000 bags for our fighting forces and the
allies. Deducting this amount from the
available supply leaves a surplus of ap
proximately ISO. 000,000 pounds, which .
the food administration believes is -ample.
' '
Central
Officer of
a
The situation was bad six months
ago. It U Infinitely worse today. The
last cabbage crop was a failure. Next
to the potato, the cabbage is the German
masses' standby. Like an Egyptian
plague, caterpillars destroyed the crop,
stalk and all. It is said that a wind
blew butterflies from France, produc
ing the devastating army of caterpillars.
The plum crop likewise was a failure
owing to the weather. , The ' Germans
boast a plum tree for each man, woman
and child. Marmalade . is one of the
mainstays of Ihe masses. Now there is
practically, none. The last grain crot
was below normal despite reports to the
(Concluded on I'agt Bares, Column Thm)
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