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United States Soldiers Decorated
With War Crosses for Valor in
Participating in French At
tack on Hun Line in Lorraine.
Americans Now, Holding Position
They Helped Wrest From the
Enemy; Col. McArthur Among
Officers Decorated for Bravery
By Henry G. Wales
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If H' THE AMERICAN ARMY
W FRANCE, March 15. (I.
,')N. S.) Twenty-five more Ameri
can soldiers, including the chief
of staff of a division, have been
decoraled with the French war
cross.;.
The Americans decorated belong
.to the same force that took over
: a trench in the Lorraine, sector
which they had compelled the
Germans to evtcu&te- by their
, concentrated and sustained artil-
tery fire and jby frequent spirited
TJds.VTh6 Americans, now., hold,
the new position, having ttoou-'
pied' li at 4 o'clock! on Wednes
day morning. V
. The enemy made ' a' few feeble
effort to recapture their lost
. gfoundbnt were repulsed by' the
American ' in ' every attack.
Colonel Douflu Me Arthur la th chUf
of staff who received a medal for "ex-1
attack with French troops In order to
observe . personally the methods used
by. Infantry and artillery for such en-
gagements, risking his life that the
lives of. soldiers In the future might be i
preservea, ana capturing singie-nanaea .
a Bavarian omcer.
- Another of the men honored was Cap
tain Thomas S. Handy, aide de camp
td Colonel McArthur. who. In order; to
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FINISHED MYSTERY
SALE IS STOPPED
Pastor Russell's Book Will Not;r.7nM SCk o!
Be Allowed to Circulate
in Oregon.
Acting United States Attorney Rankin
today wbred sheriffs at Pendleton, Moro,
Boeeburg and The Dalles to arrest
anyone attempting to circulate copies
, of 'The .Unfinished Mystery."
Members of the International Bible
f Students' - association are said to have
jdlsposed of many copies of the book in
; sections near these towns.
"The Unfinished Mystery," by Pastor
. Russell, will not be allowed circulation
' In Oregon.
This decision was -announced late
muraaay oy Acung bnua iaves
irT, Jnkl? 0n a"thrl""0n
; United States Attorney General Gregory,
4 i ivaiiniu uvia.i -?va yi bviib wiiu
had distributed the book would not be
prosecuted, but that anyone attempting
further distribution of it would (ace
espionage charges.
. Two arrests were made by federal
officers in Portland a few weeks -ago
of members of the International Bible
Students' association. j-They were re
leased by Mr. Rankin with orders not
to attempt the sale of the book again.
- They will not be prosecuted unless they
resume distribution. ..
"The book Is dangerous . propaganda
and violates the espionage act," said i
Mr. Rankin,
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; ' Rev. George Edward Lewis, known
as Alaska Blacklock. will give his fa
mous lecture on "The Charms of
Alaska" under the auspices of the Men's
league of the Sunny side Congregational
church this evening. The' subject will
be Illustrated by moving - pictures de
picting 9000 miles of thrilling 'journey.
Daylight Saving Bill
. yWWUU t W.J JJLVUWV)
Washltigton. March 15. U. P.) The
dayjlght'savlng bill, providing fpr. turn -
ing America's clocks -ons hour ahead
between March 81 and October 10 every J Archie Roosevelt, whe has- been wound
year, was passed by the house this after- s and decorated i with the French -war
HOUSE . VOTES
CLERKS BACK
TO 8 HOURS
W
A8HI5GT05, March It, (I.
X. 8.) The cad of the
boor day la the executive de-.
pertinents of the govtra meat was
la prospect this after'noos wbea the
hoase passed the Borlaad amend
meat to the legislative bill provid
ing for an eight-hour day. Efforts
by. the members, of the "labor
group" to limit the operation of the
rale to the period of the -war wer
aasareessfal.
The amend meat was adopted by
a vote of 128 to 88. -
FOUND
J
Committee Reports to Mayor
Baker That Wild Stories About
.Vancouver Are All False.
Report that the aoldlera stationed at
Vancouver barracks and cantonment
tare subjected to unnecessary discom
forts, that the beds in the hospital had
no sheets or pillows, forcing men ill with
pneumonia to sleep on the floor, and
that the. men. ire going without sweat
ers,, socks aya overcoats,, are branded
false in a report by the war auxiliaries
central committee to Mayor Baker to
day. ...
mis committee recently called upon
Mayor Baker and told him of the ato
nes that had been circulated In Port
land. The committee was commissioned
to make a thorough report.
The committee found that 2500. men
are stationed at the post and .5000 men
in the cantonment. Ther la no hospital
at the cantonment, therefore all the sick
are cared for at the post hospital. . t.
; ; Hospitals Are Fonsd CleaJ -J"
The hospital, and -overfloW wards now
house 31 men, many of whom were ill
wften r they reached- the f camp. - Sinca
February 2 one man from5 th post and"
14 men from the cantonment have died.
Tba,. committee ' found 4 that the hos
pital waa clean .and sanitary and th
men satisfied wtth conditions. The over
flow . wards are in - tents, 1 floored and
well vantllated.:;Tb.ai Vnlnor cases ara
cared for .Jn these tents. . Because tt
the "crowded conditions at the hospital.
no maiacriminate visiting Is. permitted.
out parents, reiauves or friends of the
111 Visit for a few moments In most
cases.
Request hah been made to Washing-
ton for larger hospital quarters which
will probably be granted immediately,
The report of. a telegram sent to
Washington, which Is said to have re-
suited in the retirement of an army offi-
cer, was' investigated. 'The committee
declared in iu report that th telegram
had been sent, an : investigator from
Washington '. assigned, to probe the
charges, with the final result that an
army officer was -retired.
Mes Do If ot I.ark Clothing ,
The committee - reports that In this
case the investigator , did not confirm
the contents of the telegram nor did he
make a thorough or fair investigation
of conditions and his report resulted In
the placing of an experienced and re
spected officer on the retirement listi
Clothes are furnished- the men upon
arrival at the camp, says the report,
although it Is difficult fully to equip
ciotnmg. the- report states.
The investigation was conducted by
the committee of which Mrs. G. 1. Wil
liams is chairman.
CONDITIONS
GOOD HY POS
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT
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IS GIVEN WAR CROSS
By Fred S, Ferguson
With the American Army In France,
March 14. (U. P.) Captain Archie
i Roosevelt, son of Colonel Theodore
.Roosevelt, received the French war
! cross Tuesday for gallantry In action.
j hU j m on aB operaung table In an
evacuation hospital, it Is permissible to
announce today.
When the-French general and his
party arrived to confer the decoration,
the operation had just been finished.
White - robed, doctors and nurses were
standing about "and the sir was heavy
with the usual hospital smell of anaes-,
thetlca. ' r i
Roosevelt f was partly covered with a
sheet. ; The general was admitted. Step
ping, beside the table, he expressed the
pride the French people felt In having
a member of one of America's illustrious
families fighting with them. He com
plimented Archie on his bravery and
lauded the valor of all Americans In the
battle line.. He kissed the captain on
both cheeks as he pinned the war cross
on his chest. , ;
Young. Roosevelt thanked the general
simply, saying he did . not believe he
deserved such honor. .
Roosevelt was wounded Monday while
with his men in a trench on the Toul
frent.4 'American artillery, preparation
for a., raid was In progress. The Ger
mans apparently thought the raid was
coming from Roosevelt's trench and bar-
Colonel Proud -of His.-Son
1 Roosevelt, through : the United. Press,
! sent the , followln- measaa-. ta' Cantaln
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IE POljER PLEMTIFUL IF
Surgeon General Goes Over
; Heads of War Department Su
periors, to Appeal, to Congress
for'. Increase of Authority.
Complaint Made That. Army Of
: ficers Are Ignoring Necessity
of Making Arrangements for
Proper Medical Care for Men.
Washington, March 15. (U. P.)
Going over the heads of his superiors in
the war department, Surgeon General
Gorgas today appealed directly to con
gress for aid in giving the army medical
corps powers for safeguarding the
health of the army.
Gorgas, appearing before the senate
military affairs committee, disclosed
friction between the medical corps and
officers of the line, which, he declared,
has many times seriously Impeded hos
pital construction, and in other ways
interfered with Gorgas", efforts to keep
Uncle Sam's huge- new army in good
health.,
Line officers have not hesitated to
ignore entirely recommendations by
medical officers, regarding sanitation,
Gorgas testified.
He further revealed ' thatv President
Wilson and the war department have
clashed on the- subject Secretary
Baker, the general staff -and the war
college ail oppose a - bill prepared . by
Senator Owen, . Oklahoma, designed to
remedy thecondition Gorgas complained
of. President Wilson:, championed the
bill,: howeveh and is - in favor of its
passage. ; according to Gorgas and Sen
ator Owen. ' :i - fc , i
The Owen bill, on .which Gorffas to
day urged a, favorabl report, -would
put army medical officers on th eanae
plane as-te rank with: the navy medical
corps. . , r - ; - -
At : present medical officers of the
reserve corps cannot attain higher rank
than- major,
Gorgas .told how a line officer at. a
port . of . embarkation . refused ; to rush
work On the hospital there, though the
medical . officer had - pointed out how
vital it was to have a place to take care
of the men needing medical attention.
The line officer thought It more im
portant, Gorgas said, to construct bar
racks. - . '
.-'The medical officer told him that
well men could shift for themselves,
more or less, but that some provision
must be made for the sick," said Gorgas.
"But the line officer held his ground."
Under the Owen bill, 70 new generals
would be created, 85 of them being ma
jor generals and 15 brigadiers. It would
also create a large number of colonels
and lieutenant colonels. - .
Gorgas told the committee the medical
corps is now .on a footing to take care
of an army of 2,000,000 men.
WilliamL. Freseman
To Go to Annapolis
Washington, March 15. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
William L. Freseman of Portland was
nominated today by Senator Chamber
lain for midshipman at Annapolis. He
has passed the examination and has
been appointed subject to physical test.
"Archie, we are very anxious, but we
are prouder than you - can imagine.
Gracle and baby all right. Tour cross is
the greatest possession this family has.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.'
This was cabled to Fred S. Ferguson,
United Press correspondent at the
American front, who will personally de
liver It to Captain Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt dictated the message
over.tne telephone from his home' at
Oyster Bay After Ferguson's dispatch,
giving details, of .how Archie had been
aecoraiea, naa oeen reaa to mm.
,Wait a minute," he Exclaimed, as he
heard in Tirnf woMi f th M T
want to dictate this to my daughter."
So, as the dispatch was read to him, a
few words at. a time; he repeated it to
other members of the family with side
comments of hia own.
When - tree ' description of how the
French general - kissed both Archie's
cheeks, was read,' the colonel shouted
rttli liihtr
: That's fine that's perfectly fine," he
declared, when he had c heard all the
cable. '
i 1 would be very glad to have you
send Archie a message from me. through
your organisation."
- lie then dictated the message, explain
ing that Gracle was Mrs, Archie Roose
velt, whose home is in Boston.
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To Give Addresses
J' i In Lists Published
V Washington, March 15t (V iC. - S.)-
Arrangements , have , practically - been
completed to supply , the home addresses
of American soldiers lnv the casualty
lists given-out by the war department.
r: " W 1 -
Extensive Building Program Not
Necessary to Accommodate the
Ship Workers if Old Buildings
; Made Habitable, Say Realtors.
Of 1326 Vacant vHouses in Port
' land,. 520 Classed as Bad by
Committee Which Has Made
Exhaustive Study of Situation.
That there is no immediate need for
an extensive house building program in
order to house shipworkers and other
newcomers in Portland is shown by an
exhaustive report made ty the housing
committee of the Realty board at Its
regular weekly luncheon at the Benson
today.' That there is need, however,
for the owners of something like 1000
vacant houses to make them habitable,
is also shown.
According to the committee's report,
there are now. in Portland 132S vacant
houses, of which 362 are listed as good;
444 as old and 620 as bad. The report
also shows 128 vacant flats, of which 58
or 45 per cent are declared to be habit
able, the remainder in need of repairs
and alterations. There are 84 vacant
apartments in this city. 27 are classed as
good and the remainder as out of repair.
Can Hoase 7w to 8008 Fertoas
The committee had a map prepared
covering the entire city, and its investi
gation was so complete and exhaustive
that the location of every vacant house
in Portland Is shown, even to the block
of its location, by means of different
colored pegs Inserted Into the map.
From this map It can readily be seen
that with the proper kind of cooperation
on the part tt property-owners,1 Portland
la j;in position.; to--takesarfth
housing o front ;Too wsooo persons;
new worker,' provided these houses ara
put. In. first class condition, says , the
report.? "
"It Is Interesting to note that In go
ing over these vacancies the - majority
of them are. in, the hands of owners.
which would Indicate that If they
would cooperate with members of the
Portland Realty board they would no
doubt i be able to . obtain tenants im
mediately for any vacancies that they
may have. . But one of the first things
that the agent would do would be to
Insist that the owner put his house in
good condition."
Seattle Aiks for $3,000,000
Attention was called in the report to
the recent act of congress appropriating
150,000,000 for the use of the Emergency
Fleet corporation In "providing housing
facilities in shipyard centers. It was
shown that Seattle had already made
her requests that three millions of the
money ' be made available to assist in
meeting the housing requirements in
shipyards -and other war industries In
Seattle. Tacoma has also submitted a
proposition to the Emergency Fleet cor
poration asking for cooperation along
the same lines.
Continuing, the report says: "Our
situation here in Portland will be some
what similar, unless -the property own
ers take It upon themselves to put their
properties In rentable condition. At the
present time there are employed In the
shipbuilding plants of this city, about
18,000 men, about 3000 men in the saw
mills, and we now have about 759 manu
facturing establishments employing, .all
told, approximately 30.000 people."
In ascertaining the immense Increase
in population within the last 10 years.
the committee had recourse to the va
rious public utilities and among other
things discovered that the gas consum
ers In Portland had increased irom 33,
492 In 1911 to 49,310 in 1917; that water
users had Increased during the same pe
nod from 48,809 to 64,089; electrical
consumers from 29,081 to 42,700; tele
phone users from 46,381 to- 68,983.
The report was prepared by the fol
lowing committee : A. C. Callan, chair
man : E. B. McNaughton,- F. W. Ger
man. Frank L. McGulre and Coe A. Mc
Kenna, all . well known members of the
Realty board.
Government Agent Coming
Thie Chamber of Commerce has been
notified that J. Rogers Flannery, direc
tor of housing for the shipping board,
has sent: Special Agent Bloomfield to
the. Pacific coast to make a survey of
housing conditions. Mr. .Bloomfield is
said to be on his way now.
The chamber also understands that
the shipping' board is going to appoint
a board to take bare of the problem for
the Pacific roast and an effort will be
made to have a Portland man placed
on the hoard. The chamber Is already
considering the housing problem.
A government survey of the housing ;
problem In this section, it Is understood, i
would Include Portland, Vancouver and
Astoria. - I
Chicago Young Man
- -Killed in France
Chicago. March 15. (I. N. &) Harry
Velie, friend and schoolmate of Edward
Morris, head of the packing firm of
Morrla A: Co.- and one of the flrst,of
Chicago aviators ' to -: enter the naval
aviation service, has fallen to death in
combat over the German ' lines, his
parents were notified today. - ..
- Velie, who was a member of the first
flying unit to go to France, waa ; 25
years' old and a member of a prominent
family. His mother Is visiting In Minne
apolis. - . v -j ,".-- ,....
NEW STRIKE
IS REPORTED
IN AUSTRIA
COPESHAGE3J, March 15 (U.,
P.) A new strike Is ander way
In Aastrla, It was learned here
today.
Aastrlan workers en the Worth
western railway, the Ferdinand
Siorthera and several other rail
ways hare struck, according to the
Lokal Anselger of Berlin.
The movement Is growing.
Most of the factories In Florls
dorff have closed.
The military ordered the strikers
to return bat they refused.
. Florlsdorf f it a city of aboat
I5.M8 population, only four miles
north of VUnna. .
STRENGTH IN WEST
Ludendbrff Threatens Most Tre
mendous Battle of War Un
less Allies Quit.
Amsterdam, March 15. (U. P.) "If
the enemy do not want peace they must
fight the most tremendous battle of the
war on the west front," Quartermaster
n i t A-At AyA i- !
WUlu .,. wx-v.. ... .
view in the Cologne Volks Zeitung, ac
cording to copies received here today.
'The situation on the west front Is
much more favorable toward us," Luden-
dorff said. ,
"We are .stronger, than the enemy in
regard to men, material,' air forces and
tanks."
Field Marshal Hindenburg, In an In
terview with the same newspaper re
garding the "Russian peace, said the
frontier sUtes (Poland. Ukraine. Li thu-
anla and tha Balkan states) are tn need
6trotecUo nd they mst seek
support of .Germany. -
V: - Colonial Expansion Demanded !
r Copenhagen," March - 15. (U. P.)
German Colonial (Secretary So If, speak
ing In Cologne, declared the only last
ing peace - possible would come when
Germany's colonial wishes are consts
ered to a greater extent than In the
past.
Ship Order Stirs Germans
.Copenhagen. March 15. KU. P.) Ger
man newsDarers are raging regarding
the allied shipping demands of Holland. !
In copies received here today they urged '
Germany to take the most drastic coun-
ter measures- if Holland yields.
Three Army Fliers
Killed m Accident
Houston. Texas, March 15. (I. N. S.)
Lieutenants Marmaduke Earle of Lewls
burg, Pa., and Nile Gelwlck of Flndlay,
Ohio, are dead at Ellington field today
and Civilian Instructor Kaiser is seri
ously injured as the reSult of airplane
accidents.
trill-.. . Vm. ii rf.u
nui-u at "en., i-iii
San Antonio. Texas, March 15. (L N.
S.) Howard W. . Hoiaday or Denver, a
flying cadet, was Instantly killed at
Kelly field when his airplane dropped
from a height of 4000 feet. Hoiaday
was returning from a crosscountry
flight
Minister's Son. Is
Wounded in Battle
Elmer T. Pettersen. son of Rev. Wll
helm M. Pettersen, pastor of the Bethle
hem Norwegian Lutheran church, was
wounded in battle March 7, according
to ' information received by Rev. Mr.
Pettersen from Adjutant General Mc
Cain, Washington, D. C. Mr. Petter
sen was with the "Rainbow" division,
enlisted from Minneapolis, and . is a
member of Battery D, 151st Field Ar
tillery. The last letter received from
him was dated February 19.
Seattle Woman Is
Missing From Home
San Francisco, March 16. (I. N. S.)
The police of San Francisco and neigh
boring . cities are ' today- instituting a
search for Mrs. .Stella M. Batler, wife
of - W. W. Butler, wealthy produce
broker of Seattle, who Is said to have
disappeared from her home last week.
JOtJRNAL MAN
ABROAD
Fred Lockley's . letters i from
France to The .Journal, replete
with personal mention aboftt the
boys from the Oregon country,
fill a place not covered by the reg
ular news dispatches or by other
special correspondents, and a big
place, too, since his repeated ac
counts of chance meetings with
this boy and that "from home: are
eagerly read by relatives and
friends of the -. Oregon boy
-abroad, vfy lk '
- Watch for Mr.. Lockley's letters
daily on the editosiar page'of -THE
JOURNAL. ; - - aw;'';-i
GERMANS BOAST OF
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First of Conferences Between
Super-War Council and Mili
tary Affairs Committee Is H.eld
at Request of Acting Secretary
Aviation Program Is Found to
Be Far Behind and' Will Be
Speeded Up; Shipbuilding
Progresses in Good Style.
Washington. March 15. (I. N. S.)
Direct contact between congress and the
administration in the conduct of the
war was established Thursday night
when the military affairs committee con
ferred with the superwar council at the
war department. This .meeting was at
the request of the acting secretary of
war.
The house military affairs committee
will have a similar session this after
noon. This marks the first of a series of
general conferences to be conduated
weekly throughout .the war, so congress
may know every step taken. It will
.,., -
to bring the efforts of congress and th-
administration together for a success
ful prosecution of the war.
The-' harmonious cooperation of the
civil and military forces will mast more
than halfway those critics, of the ad
ministration who have been active In de
manding the congressional ', committee
for the supervision of the war.
Frankly and bluntly the Super-war
council laid Its cards on the table. The
members told where the army 'was
ahead, where it; was behind-and lust
iSVrSSSmS 1 m iSL"t h- ?S
VSSSSS
the requirements In the field in France
country was "far behind" In. its aviation
prcranw.The3ftaewed- tba It, was
making satisfactory progress In Its ship
ping program. ' although It had been
somewhat delayed in the stcrt. ' -
Charts and Diagrams Shown "
Secretary Crowell and other members
of the super-war council, except 'Gen
eral Crosier, were 'present, Including
Generals' March, chief of staff, Goethals,
Weaver, Crowd er and Sharps and Ed
ward Stettin ius, who recently has been
given the task of purchasing 4 for the
army. .
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the
senate military : affairs' committee, . was
not present, owing to illness. Senator
Hitchcock acted as chairman and with
nun were senators Meyers, l nomas, aic
Kellar, Warren, Wadsworth, Sutherland.
New and Frellnghuysen.
Charts, diagrams and plans, were
spread out on the huge conference table
showing the status of the troops in
France. -
Situation Discussed "With Frankness
Tnfni nal fallen vim riven fcv tha rn.
ersis and by the senators, both side
saying frankly what they thought ot
the conditions of the various branches
ot the service. Cablegrams from Gen
eral Pershing were read to make clearer
to the senators the various points
brought out in the conference.
I various pruuraini iu n nici ui iaii
( ... wn nra-anted -and neither the
' senators nor members of the conference
stinted themselves In criticism.
'Senator Hitchcock, -after-the confer
ence. said: n
The whole situation is coming along
satisfactorily. The war situation was
visualized splendidly. We received full
knowledge of the whole general situa
tion. Thsy showed where our army
was behind and where ahead.
Aviation Program Far Behind
"The shipping situation is in cat is
factory shape, but the aviation program
is bad ; it is very far behind. They told
us that frankly and briefly, so that we
could take measures to see just how
far behind we were and where the fault
lay. A committee, of which H. Snowden
Marshall is chairman, will go over the
whole aviation situation td speed It up
and find where the fault lies. The com
mlttee was appointed by the president.
"The shipping problem is fast being
systematlsed, the trips are being short
ened and the delays In the French ports
cut down.'
Senator Hitchcock expressed the opin
ion that all of his colleagues were high
ly pleased with the results obtained in
the first conference and -the promises
of the future.
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jlUUVJlliil ,1 1 1X1 JJlOUUDD
6-Cent Fare Decision
Judge - Henry E. McGinn will deliver
an address this evening, commencing
at S o'clock, at the Wood! awn school
upon the question of the cent fare,
the public service commission and the
recent decision of tha circuit court hold
lng that the 6 cent order of tha com'
mission .was made with authority by the
commission.
i Judge McGinn spoke . at , the same
place last week.' and was Invited at the
dose of his address 4o return tonight
for . a secondT discussion of 'the a cent
j fare controversy. - - '
'Hbuse Raises Pay of
rFederalBhployes
' V Washington, March 15. U. P.) The
salaries of government; employes earn
ing less than .13000 a year were in
creased $120. a .year by the, house, this
afternoon, in adopting the recoramenda-
Itions of the appropriations committee.
20,000 FALL
IN REVOLT. IN
TURKESTAN
PETBO(
P.) 1
ETROGHAD, March 14 TJ.
Twenty thousand casa-
A' aiMaa tin ianltS from th
elrll war which has hroksa oat la
Turkestan, between the Soviets
asd the natives, according to dis
patches received .here today. Flares
battles are being fought.
Tnrkettan Is a vast region la
Asiatic Russia lying east ef the
Caspian sea and north ef Afghan
istaa. It Is peopled largely by
fierce tribes ef Tartar aad Mon
golian descent.
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HUSBAND TO SEE
l
E
Meeting Between Mr. and Mrs.
R. F. Cole Will Determine
as to Woman's Abduction.
At a pre-arranged meeting In a Port
land hotel this afternoon Robert F.
Cole, superintendent of St. Helens
Light & Power company, will see his
bride for the first time since she dls
appeared from his home In St. Helen's
Tuesday.
The meeting was arranged by W. J.
MacMahon, Portland attorney, and la
expected to divulge whether Mrs. Cote
fled from her husband or was abducted
by her former sweetheart or other rela
tives.
Wednesday Mrs. Cole, who married
Cole March 7, filed a divorce complaint
through Mr. MacMahon. her attorney.
She alleges that she married Cole be
cause be said he would kill her and her
sweetheart if she did net.
It is said that Mrs. Cole was to have
married M., A. Johnson, Portland paint
er, and that their home already had
been selected.
Cole has mads futile efforts to flnej
his. wife.- First Inklings of her -where-
about came -to him .through tha divorce
complaint. -..' - . t
He- besought. Mr. MacMahon to ten
hlra -where she was. but his wife's at
torney refused. He arranged, however,
for a meeting of the pair today.
Mr. Cole - declares that the divorce
proceedings .and her disappearance from
home are the result of a conspiracy. He
Bays he has faith in his wife. . . .
License Obtained to
Rewed His Own Wife
Fearing prosecution because he had
married his wife before the lapse of six
months from the time of her divorce
from a former husband. Thomas M.
Klrby. 78, of Multnomah station, ob
tained - a - second marriage license this
morning to' wed Mrs. Matilda C. Rjdg-
way, who Is 60 years of age.
Mrs. Ridgway was divorced from
Henry A. Ridgway, a man of 75, who
obtained a decree on the ground that
his wife and her 41-year-old son abused
him and frequently drove him from
home.
We Can Break Line,
Pershing's Message
Chlca-o. March 15. (I. N. S.l 1
Charles W. Whltehair. Y. M. C. A.
worker, back from his third trip to the
western front and other battle lines, told
500 business men at a war savings din
ner here of a message given him by
General Pershing for the folks at home.
"We can break and we are going to
break that western line," the message
read. "Go back to the United State
and tell the people so and kill thaw
damnable German propaganda.
British War Bonds
Sale Is Big Success
London. March 15. (I. N. S.) The
great campaign throughout the country
for the sale of the national war bonds
proved a big success. Chancellor Law
told . the house of commons this after
noon that the subscriptions aggregated
127,870,240. approximately $639,351,000.
5tut Car Sacrificed
! 2anary Bird Wanted
Astomebfles, Accessories 44
SACRIFICE I High speed Stutx
'-cylinder touring car tn excel
lent mechanical condition; 7 good
tires, seat, covers, spot light, elec
tric lights and starter. The car that
California Is ' wild - about. Owner
needs the cash and will sacrifice
1700. ......
For Sale. MiseeUaaeoae it
WATCH 23 Jewel, Bunn special,
Illinois ; used but little. Price 35.
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Wasted Mlseellaaeeas I '
WANT male canary and cage i
must be. good singer. '
Tou triar be a stranrer In the eltr
and not know to whom -you rmay
turn for assistance) ' tn iocaltiur m.
- home. If you have never used the ;
JOUKSAU WANT ADS TOT. busi
ness or home needs, then, of course,
f you do not realize- their value.
5 You will 'find the JOURNAL
? WANT COLUMNS of the greatest
. assistance in locating people who
wish to rent a furnished flat or
apartment. - ' -, ,
--PHONE TOUR AD TOD AT
Main 7173 Phones A-051 :
HIS MISSING BRID
SPUTSEl
IH Sill
f . , . - - - - .'.V .
Iff
Labor Union Members Walk Out
When Hun Peace Is Favored
by Bolsheviki; Trotsky. Mada '
War Commissary by Russians,:
German. Armies Continue to Ad-; :
vance Despite Treaty; Dash Is -Made,
by Huns and Turks for
District About the Black Sea.
DETROGRA0. March 15.
(u.
L P V nrntllvM nt all
professional unions ' quit . ' the--- r
norlv rAIIrkimrfnv tna Mnlehv! r -. .
vote ratifying the GermanUe- -. :
is tea -peace, pnor to iae pan- - .
snvit inn of lnanmxr fOien - n
for today. . '.--
"Mrnri6annsi uninns- is mm 2
usual Russian designation of the
organization corresponding '. to 1
American trades unions. It should :
not oe eonrusea wito trie organ
ibsvm ws v itwti tiMlvl tVUMsai awsr-
'.doctore,' lavyersr engineers, etc.'-j
These are designated by the Rus-. -elans
w ntelllgneia.w :
By JsssBh Skaplea
Petrograd. March 14-U. P.) A '
meeung oi uie xsoisnevia xacwon oi ins - j
pan-soviet congress in Moscow cast 452 .
votes In favor of accepting the German
peace, with eight member not voUng. ;
There were 1000 - deleratea . to tn nan-
soviet congress In Moscow ' today and, ;
r f i frn f Inn nt th T?rf.I Jtnvalr nua ;
terms were assured by a large major-:
Ity. The attitude of the social revola-
liuii.i tm ui icib i im.m uvv vwu u.ivi
Vnrrrmr Minlater of rrtnlrn Affaire ?
Leon Trotsky has been named war com-
missary. , i '
rnno ivoir. lormer ivussian premier.
naa oeen arrested and ia neux oy me
nwvtw-tlieis w a 4na VavvKam tSmhw Ire -
rAn1ni4A4 Mas Vs. IWalea a-W-sew-a VasrA.a - rv:
BRITISH IN AMERICA
TO HAVE DRAFT DAY
Canadians, Too, Up to 40, Will.
Have to Register and ionl
U. S. or British Army.
evan jrrancisco, Marco l a- i w tr-t-r
British and Canadian- subjects: In tne
United States will have a draff regis-' ,
tntlnn A air of. their own wlthm tl 7
nexi tew roonuu. tKvruiui w .-vum- .
mary of ; the British-American'- draft-;
ii-..,. wnii.n ia aTiwiMi in nwnmA
fectlve soon.' The - British recrultlngr "
mlulnn rmvmA tk jumnunr lAdiV. ' '
On the registration .day all . British
mmA fannillgn hti immn' trim armm nf TO -
and 40 years must register and win bv
subject to the American draft immedi
ately thereafter - unless they either re- r
turn noma or wtiiot. muowruj m aw.
the American or British forces. ;.
American subjects in British tarn-;'.
tories wui be subject to me srnisn .
nrm.lL ynonr un Mjiiv wuim .yi tim -
that the ages wui be from Zi to Jl
lu. AiMrieui draft law. Draft ,
iorm wiu m ." viim- s
U ATTAlfmn 1 'ihflfOTIB :
ll.n Vllllilllcl -L 1 III j IjCAiLLLI
I a KB oBverai J.OWI1B "
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Peking. March 15. Ten thousand
Uie govenuneni ,
m . . wl fPlkkAf a aai am
APS I fAWTIB. IB BKOUIUKII. - AUW AtWiasO - r
are equtpp3d with modern (una. - ,
ROLL OF HONOR
XMlas, T. March (O. "P-l-rTur :
tuna warm uuea w w -. . ,.
MAa Tsnndsv.' seeordlas to tasertr
awe today. ' '. - ; , -i, .
- :r' The Deaa: : . - -. '. ;
.iiinc w u . uiii i .1 ii. . iiMHr. jmmv
-r .; : The Injured:
Howmrd P. BitttnC urauanen, uoea: Ln
tensnt li. Flaea, TsnooaTar, B. C; Cinlisa Ja- '
Mroctof Eur: Corporal Cyril 1 Ftt-. la-
dian Orchard, Mass: - - - - --- -
- Thm dfstna briss tte ttal faUTHUa M
rssuls ef -aeckteato ta Tasas fiaMs V Sa-