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"ITS ALL HERE - tLOCK ITS ALL TRUE" a, J" VOL. XVI. NO. 293 Naval Appropriation Bill Calling for $1,355,000,000 Will Be Rushed to Vote Within 48 Hours; Urgency Is Recognized. Cheers Greet Decision for Quick Action After Announcement Is ; Made That America Must Rush Her Troops to Western Front. ; 'fv, : WASHINGTON, April iff. (I. 'N. S.) Warned that the ': troop ,''must be $cnr abroad," tfe house ct aside congressional "pi'eccdent tjiis afternoon and pre- 5 pared Hb" rush the naval appro- : priU6i bll to a - ote within' ''4t''boar.;"'i'i"'" " " The bill qarries appropriatlins totalling fi55,000.obo. All Of the appropriations, although mad: for the next fiscal year, are made immediately available in a general provision in the . intro duction ?of 'the measure. "Navy department official hava told Ma that tila Kll mini t nanan wltnit. 41- hour,". Chairman Padgett or the naval affaire commjttee toJd th house. He aaked that the time usually con urned In seneral debate be aet aside and the consideration of the bill under the , tive-mlnute rule be beg-un immediately.. . When , the excitement that followed I Padg-ett's urgent request had passed. It ' was rumored In Xhe chamber that facta' brought back from Prance by Secretary ', i. m m m a . m at - - - m - m a m - - . m m a -.ma . - -m. JLJJbWJl J I JLtv J; J I J I W 7 J I y) XiJs yr ) L Jri LiJ I VWJUl J I iv Ml nnmr nw AQ-IUC Din HOUSE FOR i IB UK I Baker emphasised the necessity of send- j Hunt disloyalty controversy, are quieted Ing all available men Immediately to aid j through the medium of personal state the allies. ! ments issued by Mr. Woodward and Mr. Representative Butler of Pennsylvania. I Ayer today. rthe ranking : Republican member of the, committee, asked that Uie general de- I mutuaj e.t6em. publlc la urged Ki?,m.6t?,hV,-!, iLi-Pwh forK th incident and to unify effort but later withdrew that request when j, . , It became .evident that It wuld lead to dlrected toward wtonlna; the war., controversy and delay. j Mr. Woodward withdraws his accu- ! "This matter la urgent.- he said. "The "ation . questioning the loyalty of Miss ! troops must be sent abroad. They must Mary Frances Isom because she de be sent abroad now.' We cannot delay." fended her assistant Miss Hunt, and I Wan the question was put and there ; Mr. Ayer erases his characterization of I waa no objection -to sidetracking general ' Mr. Woodward as " yellow" because of ; debate, the house stood and cheered. the latter's remark about Miss Isom. ' 1 I The statements were made at the ln- Publisher Heeds Warning Statement ! ... ' raeuisisg hih oa oarui sireei as and ths nke have come calls, letters . Ketnored Teatoale ICane From Slga , and resolutions in approval of my attl ;. tri--.-. I tude In the case of Miss Hunt and the ea V inaowt. j airector, 0f xh Portland library. I am Streak of yellow paint applied Wed- ' R"J,efv?: "d ?,wlrouibe "thK less . . . than human If I did not exDresa m v nesaay nint w ine uerman woros ot iana ui wiuuow- ui iu. utrrain Publlsbing - company establishment at Fourth and Salmon streets have brought nniii utafitarv tn th tuiintora I The name, objected to by the -Vlgl- lantes" were absent this morning, even though Hk A. Kern, manager of the publishing company, stated Thursday that he would pay no heed to the Im plied threats. Statements Included a threat that un- . less the Teutonic names were removed immediately, bricks and stones would be cast through the window and the ob jectionable matter thus removed. . , The only ' printed words on the win dows today are "publishing company," the words German and Deutsche Zel- , turig having been eradicated by a palnt- :' er'a scraper. 9 Americans Killed ; In Tampico, Is Word i New Orleans La.. April IS. (I. N. S.) Nine. Americans were killed in Tarn plco. Mexico, on April K arid 6. accord ing to Captain 8.' Sadler, who has Just returned from Tampico, He sal there are many .Germans In Tampico and their dlallk ef or, Americans Is very evldent. -Mexican workers also show a keen dislike for Americans, be said. Spain Refuses to : Stand by Agreement - Washington. April 19. (U. P.) Per sistent refusal of the v Spanish govern ment to live m to - the recent ship agreement entered into with the United states, mav lead. to an embargo on all exports to Spain.. HISTORIC RHEIMS IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED H UN VANDALISM has scored another victory by the complete destruction of the pictur esque French city of Khcims, with the priceless architectural beauties dating back to the days of the Romans. In the past week 100,000 Hun shells have poured into Rheims many of them incendiary, so as to insure the burning of the city.' The picture shows the noted Rheims cathedral, 700 years old, when it was first set on fire by the kaiser's men. S ; " fef TO ALLIES f 5 it' V'J &4-C&ffiuKSi& WAtii imimu fcT "iiiWWrii iimmiii. .ii iii ! nimiixi wati.Miatevj a. &i WOODWARD-AYR AGREE TO MAKE UP Annlno - v fnr Attarlrmr M! lnm' f W,W&J " ' "B Patriotism ' Followed by With drawal of Charge of 'Yellow.' ' Personal differences that arose.be- tween William F. Woodward, a member, and W. B. Ayer, chairman of the' library board, as an outgrowth of the M. Louise Thft -tatements contain avowals of j stance of a volunteer committee of citizens desirous in behalf of the effi- ctency of the community's war service i to close the Incident. Mr. Woodward's . statement follows: From many sources Individuals, so- cietles, associations, clubs, labor unions Brat,tude. But It Is time now to think of other tilings, and to look forward. The . situation in France la extremely critical, and It becomes more critical ever yhour. Is It not obvious, after all. '1 J,tV that a great essential oerhara the greatest In winning the war is unity at home. The community has ' been rocked almost to Its foundations by the unhappy library episode. It is. of course. - a demonstration of an almost universal, sentiment that, disloyalty, or non-loyalty, or pacifism la not to be tolerated in public officials or era ployes, or in private citizens. So far, good. In making this statement. I am not seeking to vindicate my position nor to reopen my controversy with the ma (Co Deluded on Page Nineteen. Column Seren) Portland Detective Bootleg 'Suspect' Officer Teeters Sees Iattde of Oregon City Jail ratll Identified Mistake Lett Two Saspeets Escape. While trailing three bootlegger sus- tET5EZZ of the war emergency squad of Portland waa himself into custody by Dep- uty Sheriff Mead of Clackamas -county, In the round up two of the supposed bootleggers escaped. One was arrested. Teeters waa held in Jail until he could be identified by long aistanc telephone call sent from Oregon City to Portland. Lieutenant Thatcher of the Portland police department - had sent Officers Philippe and. Teeters to Oregon City to watch for those suspected of bringing in liquor on the Southern Pacific train; Ar rived at their destination Philippe boarded the truln. Teeters, instead of getUng on . the ' train, followed In ' the waka of three men. carrying heavy suit cases, who left the train. PORTLAND, Once Magnificent Rheims Nov Mass ; Of Tangled Ruins Paris, April 19. (II. P.) Rheims in completely in ruins as a result of .the German bombardment. During the past week 100,000 enemy shells, including Incendiary projectiles, have fallen -within the city. One day alone, 20,000' shells -were thrown. J The city is now a wilderness of j scorched and blackened Btones, with few ghostly remains of houses rising from the stifling fumes. Street, have vanished under the shattered walla. , The Place Royales theatre and the law courts, like the ancient hotels, his- toric salons and the Malson de Must- ciens, are a mass of embers. The arched roofs .of the famous cathedral are splitting and crumbling. Soon only the pillars will remain. One of the most historic and pictur esque cities in Europe has thus been ef faced bv German friahtfulness. Rhefms had a population of more than 100,000 before the war. It was once a strong- hold of the Romans and preserved much i of the Roman architecture, including a beautiful triumphal arch. On the site i of the former Roman fortifications fine i boulevards were built. j The Rheims cathedral was one of the largest and most wonderful SDeclmena I of Gothic architecture in the world. It . ,, ihi..-ik . i was built during the thirteenth century. It had a facade contalnihg the famous i "Rose Window" and 00 statues. Its tv.h1 wr rlctilv adorned with vuln. I tures. In this cathedral the French kings were crowned. Next in importance to the cathedral was the large eleventh century abbey church of St. Remy. Other structures 'were the Archbishop Episcopal palace, dating from the fifteenth century, in which was located a museum of sculp ture, and the Hotel de Ville, containing a public museum and library of more than 80,000 volumes. Rheims is less than three miles back of the French lines. Furniture Factory In Chehalis" Burns Chehalls, Wash., April 19. A $110,000 fire at 3 o'clock this morning totally de stroyed Che Chehalls furniture factory. TW wiui no lnmir.no. Sltv.fi and 35 girls are thrown out of employ - I. ' ' ZLZ 'ZSZ T ment. C.-O. Gingrich, nrealdent of h concern, says he will not rebuild his factory. The factory had been running with a full force and waa doing lot. of business. T MEN!! WOMEN!! Read the Help Wa nted Ads to nih t. and : maket the most of pppor-; tunity. OREGON, FRIDA Y EVENING, APRIL , 19, ' 1918. TWENTY PAGES. LUMBER HOLDERS Operators Who Refuse to Sell at Government Prices to Be . . . Prosecuted. Three years In jail and a $S0.0O0 18 rnty tnat lumwropra- tors may pay if they do not sell their lumber - at the price stipulated by the price fixing committee of the war in a us tries board- This announcement -was made this morning by Assistant United ' States Attorney Rankin as the result of re- porta that some operators of the Pa- clfic Northwest were preparing to re' fuse to sell at the government's price. "Obviously the president has a right to appoint boards to " expedite . war preparations, and violation of a price order of the war industries board would be a felony," said Mr. Rankin. '. Th names of the companies said to have protested the government's price r m the possession of Mr. Rankin, who declares that prosecution will xouow any attempt to disregard it. ROLL OF HONOR Wsjhlnstmi. Aprn 1--t;(1- J5jni. -7h hum of 12 American aoMian killed in actum mnc. ptcired amons the 72 ; casualties made public by the war depertmeit lata Tbniaday Th other casualties: tried from wounda, I ; Med from. disae. 6; . wounded seTerelr, 7; Tils tut loUow: Killed In Action CAPTA1S JAMES E. MUXER. CORPORAL HENBY L. DAMOW. CORPORAL RLSSELL A. HOTT. CORPORAL HENRY Ci. MAXSTED. MECHANIC HALFH J. SPOONEB. PRIVATE JOSEPH E. BLAIR. PRIVATE MICHAEL MARESWEY. PRIVATE REYNOLD NE1L80K. PRIVATE W ILLIAM J. NOBLE. PRIVATE EDWARD J. O'BRIEN. PRIVATE FRANK I. BZOLD. PRIVATE BASIL A. TIMMONS. OIKO OF WOUND PRIVATE BOLAKD E. COLE. PRIVATE OSCAR JOHNSON. PRIVATE WILLIAM WEISS. Died Disease ") ' irEtrTEsAirt abthdk b. , warhen. searlet-ferer. - SERGEANT AMBROSE XAVTEK BOTATTB. Bonis. - PRIVATE ORN'TE NICHOLAS, pneamonia. Wounded Severely ! Edward . i. w r 4"tan i n t Bntton, wiuam n. ismvi. ji.eorte u. Uuto. Michael Fansori. - Victor C Frisae, Ygasa Pe- ndnn. - i ' wounded slightly ...wZ mhS?.J j??..! I Jerry B. Barir. Marphy W. BarUou, Perley J. ; Batamao; Joseph BaiinsM, Jowpa A. Bedard. Wilson M. -BlackwaU. John .D. Cooner. Leo ! Crepeao. Arlmatrm C OuUeo,- Balpb E. d ! manda. tHa K. Farmer, Joseph J. Gaiaoa, At ! rhnr t. Genua. Joaepb G rearer. GMm Jamas E. Hitchcock. Edwaid L. UoUis. Bowud ' L. Jardine. BiU Jam, Joseph J. Kaao, Arthur L. Lyoaa. Cbariea Newtoo, Clarence E. Kew toa, Coraethu O'Rowrke. Nicolino Patierno, Oe- car u. j-ewrwn. eMuinn, tnaries R. ttoomson. : iwomwn, ananas v. beck. .Joseph u. onerxiaa, iiarold H. Sleeper Jem Stawait. ' Harry Sutton. E1hm u Tarboz. Jamas P. Balph Wiraius. 1 Ottawa." Ont', April 19. (XT. P.l tol- ! fewinr - Americana era menUoned . la I Canadian casualty list: , . today's ' K Wad la Action A. Dt'PHK." Baeo Prairie. K. SIMPSON, Loa Ancelas. U'B. LAWRENCE. Sierra Madra. CaL ' TO FACE PENALTY EAGER TO Veteran Troops Sent North Will Form Part of Foch's Reserve Army Which Has Not Been , Used Against Hindenburg. Italian Parliament Greets An nouncement of Premier With Enthusiastic Applause; Italy Is Said to Have Big Armed Force. WASHINGTON, April 19. (I. N. S.) Italian first line , troops in large numbers consti tute a part of the allied reserves formed by the supreme, war ' council at Versailles; according to art,, official statement made at the Italian ; embassy ? today. Of ficials refused to indicate the number of these troops and what portion of t them already are in France. Such information, it was ex plained at the embassy, cannot be made 1 publio at this time. There was much satisfaction dis played, however, over the fact, that the entente was to have material assistance from Italy. It -was explained that Italy at the present titne is rich in man power. What it has lacked In the past has been equip ment and munitions. These are now be ing supplied by the entente. The Italian government has called to the color all males between IS and 45 and has thou sands of effectives awaiting orders. Be cause of the nature of the Italian battle front only a small portion of the Italian army can be utilised in the operations against the Austro-Germana. ' Italian Parliament Apples da The Italian army is forming the right wing of the allied armies in France and shortly Italian regiments will partici pate in the operations In France, official dispatches to the Italian embassy this afternoon stated. The dispatches add that Premier Or lando's announcement to this effect In the Italian parliament created the great est enthusiasm, the social deputies Joining in a great Ovation to the French, British and American armies. The news of Italian participation in the great struggle now going on in France was re ceived by the Italian population with the greatest satisfaction, the dispatch stated, as the Italians feel proud that their soldiers have the opportunity to show their valor alongside the French, British and American troops. Officers Eager for ty The dispatch points out that it is con sidered that the unity in military opera tions will evolve the greatest possible political and moral unity among the four great nations during and after the war. Many Italian omcers ana soiaiers are asking to be incorporated in the regi ments sent to France. Orlando Extends Greetings Rome. April 19. (U. P.) Premier Orlando, addressing the chamber of deputies today, said: we extend our greeting io tne French. British and American troops, who for nearly a month, have been successfully withstanding the greatest onslaught in history." Army of 2,500,000 By Close of 1918 Washington, April 19. (U. P.) The Quartermaster general's department Is preparing , equipment for an army of 2,500,000 in the field or. training camps by the end of 1918. it developed today. Estimates for congress provide an in crease tn the armed forces of a million mBi durinr the next fiscal year. The house military ' committee, which met with war department officials today. received a summary or tne , esumaiea. Huns Get Munitions From Euss Is Belief Mew. York. April 19. U. P.V Hud son Maxim, inventor, declared ; today ha believed ; '-that, some of. the vast amount of ammunition being consumed by the Germans on the west front was supplied them by the asnYUU. Half Starved at ourprised British Soldiers Have By wniiam Philip Slmms With the British Armies in Flanders, fAptil II. (U. P.) Through rain squalls and a cutting northeaster, the Germans kept up their pressure on the Lye front today. Evidence of the Importance Hinden burg attaches to the hills southwest of Ypres Is shown In the presence of the 117th and 110th Bavarian corps and Al pine corps in the sector from Mount Kemmel to Ballleul (a front of three miles). Every man of these units Is from the German hill country and Von Bernhardt, who is in command from Wytschaete to Ballleul. is known . as ' a hill fighter. The assaults south of. the Nleppe forest reveal the necessity for the Ger man enlarging the salient of the main enemy thrust toward Hasebrouck. Pris oners declare the cross fire of the Brit ish guns created a bulge in the salient before St. Venant. inflicting heavy casualties there. The German troops, themselves under fed, are surprised at the quantity and quality of captured British food, which constitutes the only decent rations the have, had In many months. The prom ise of more similar food is a spur to the Germans. This is illustrated in a let ON ALLOW NEW LIMES ewaawoWBaaseamsjes"eseaaas Depreciation. Fund. Has Balance of $1,154,798.95, According to Statement Although Franklin T. Griffith, presi dent of the Portland Railway, Light ft Power company, asserts that . his company has no money with which, to build extensions and thus better the service for shipyard workers in Port land, the company, by one of.lU own reports, has a 'total, of IW64.798.95 In a' "depreciation fund." Moneys in a depreciation - fund of a public utUlty in this state may be used in making extensions, new con struction or additions to property, as well as for replacements of worn out facilities, under provision of the public utility act of the state of Oregon. The depreciation fund of more than one million dollars is shown on the quarterly report of the Portland Rail way, Light Si Power company, ending December 31. 1917. on fUe in the office of City Auditor Funk. By direction . of the public service commission, the traction company is taklne S30.S09 monthly from its street car earnings and placing it in the de preciation iuna. Little of the money in the deprecia tion fund has been used in repairing the track area of the company in Fort land, according to City Commissioner Barbur. Company officials, he says, have continually explained that the company lacks funds with which to repair tracks, even though by its own report the company is shown placing approximately iitou a aay into me ap preciation fund. Section 49S or tne uregon puouo utUlty act. defining depreciation ac counts and the applications of funds contains d In the account, reacs: ''Every' publlc utility shall carry a uroDer and adequate depreciation ac count whenever the commission, after Investigation, shall determine that such depreciation account can be reasonably reaulred. All moneys thus pro vided for shall be set aside out of the earnings and carried in a depre ciation fund. The moneys in this funJ may be expended tn replacements, new construction, extensions, or additions to the property of such public utility, or invested, and if invested the In come from the Investments shall be carried In the depreciation fund. This fund and the proceeds thereof shall be used for no other purpose than as nrovlded in this section and for de preciation." Mr. Grtriitn. in an interview xnurs dar. said his company had no money with which to build extensions, and assumed that the government would rive financial aid to. the company in building extensions needed tn Portland to Improve the street car service to the shipyards. Gen. Morse Is Again ; Colonel of Regulars Washington. April 19. CU. P.) Army orders today announced that Brigadier General Benjamin C Morse has been discharged from that rank in the nation al army and returned to his former rank of colonel In the regular army. : He has been in command of an infantry brigade at Camp Custer, Mien. Malor William J. Mayo, famous sur arson of Rochester, Vlinn.. has been or dered to active -service In the medical corps. - His brother. Dr. Charles Mayo, began active service as a major in the medical corps severs wees ago. TRACT PRICE TWO CENTS ;--&JUMP;gS& Germans Good Food ter taken from a captured officer of the Alpine corps, in which he said: "If we advance we will surely take enough booty. We have made up our minds now to plunder ruthlessly. That Is the beauty of the whole thing. We Alptnera understand our business." Ten British tanks startod an offensive of their own today but the frightened Germans sent up red rockets when they saw the machines and German artillery pounded its own troops, scattering them ! everywhere. j The general situation is unchanged. ! Further heavy fighting is coming. OLD MILLER IS GOING ON WITH WORK DESPITE WAR By William G. Shepherd Dallas. Texas. April 19. (U P) Well, at least the Germans haven't taken the grandstand seats -in the plains of Flanders where the great bloody game is now under way." The grandstand seats are in Scher penberg. They are the steps on a Dutch windmill which tops the hill. Thousands of the most eminent men ( Concluded on Put Two, Coltuna On) RESERVE FORCES Ally- CommanderBeHeved to Be Keeping Army of Maneuvers Intact for Future. " By J. W. T. Mason New York. Anril 19. it. t t ticipatlon of French troops with the British in the fighting before Tpres and Uazebrouck does not mean that General Foch is throwing hia reserves into action before a major counter offensive. The assistance of the French in this northern part of the battle doubtless strictly limited. Instead of ba ng laaen rrom the "Army of Maneuv. rovTf roSThS L!Ta hv Wn Ll. r?, or rirW erman positions are weakly Maneuver." 7 I . J3 cf mas J!v JX.t..f , h .r' martin? th2 it i? T.' ta ? reaHn- .! w. , " 9nr Foch is resisting all local pleas for use of tha .miY rt .k. -. ui. , uci uiao ao sault. Foch FUyisg Carefsl Game Maintenance of the morale of the troops In the field and of the civilians at home is necessary if General Foch's plans for saving his "Army of Maneu ver for offensive purposes at a later time are to continue.- The losse-e suf fered by the defenders of ' the Tpres-! Hasebrouck front are undoubtedly se-! vere. though not nearly as heavy as the j flm i im ...o.ltl.. . .a T ut pu.iiic. m. b im - use game of high strategy that General Foch seems to be playing, however, to per mit these losses to continue aa long as Hinaenourg wants to keep up his self- destructive assaults. There is no doubt of General Foch's ability to stop the German attacks aloag the Ypres-Hazebrouck line by throwing into that sector several corps of fresh troops. General Foch has the necessary numoer oi men. out it in la were done, Hindenburg might well shift his attack toward Amiens or he might again try to break through the line In the direction of Parla Haas Go to Death la Tail General Foch's use of his authority thus far haa been highly reassuring. He has saved Amiens) and In the north Hindenburg Is still vainly slaughtering German man-power before the defenses of Tpres and Haaebrouck. Foch's plan can be trusted to work out as long as the allies morale holds steady. Woman With Too Much Gold Halted - - i Seattle. April 19. (I. N. S.) Mrs. A. Crandall Is pondering here today on the difficulties that sometimes attend high financing during wartime. 8he was stopped by a customs Inspector as she was about to board a boat for Van couver. B. C and a search of her grip disclosed $00 in gold. As -Uncle Sam needs considerable gold at this t!me, the exportation of it is forbidden. Can ada is paying a premium of per cent on gold, while banks here charge only 1 per cent discount on Canadian hank notes. So. unless -, the United States customs service Interferes, there la S per cent profit in a five hours' ride to the Canadian aide. - - ', - . m 4 ' Kansas Counting on Great Wheat Crop Hutchinson. Karu. April 19,tt. X. 8.) This year's wheat crop for Ksnsss wiU be at least 150.000,000 bushels, ac Muln to JaJt Baker, nr rrf v I Hutchinson board of trade, and one of 1 tha stats's acknowledged crop axvrta acknowledged crop arp FOCH NOT USING Tonight and Sat- urday fair; light . winds -mostly easterly. Humid. Hy 24..' ; . - Battle Front in Flanders Prac tically Same as It Was Three Days Ago; Stone Wall Defense of British Is Still Unshaken. ! French Have Made Advances on Line West of Amiens and Have Captured .650 Prisoners; Hun Losses Continue to Pile Up. By .William Phillip Simms WITH THE BRITISH AIIMIES IN FLANDERS, ' April (U. P.) Aside from Hsig's with drawal from the awkward Pass ctiendael pocket, tha British, line today looks pretty much , as U did three "days ago. . On the high ground north and east of Glvcnchy, as , this j cabled, there" is some' German activity. Von Quast is doggedly trying to flank Bethune, but ap parently is unsuccessful The shelling of the British guns is deadly. London. April 19. (V. P. While the British, aided by French reserves, are holding the Germans on the Flanders front, the French have gained ground along the Avre, southeast of Amiens. w Sh liaairee MVimlaai . M M ! mor thn two miles. This attack, the French communique said, carried the French to the outskirts of Caatal. Th Trench have taken 650 German Pr1". lm are officers, - nl-fet descrined -.ever. Ashting on the greater part of the Lys front." Knomv .tt.w. i-l ' " were) repiuaea from the La Basse canal to Givenchy and east of St. Venant. Attacks south of Kemmel also were broken down. The German war office said the situa- (Continued en Pace Three, Colena On) Chamber of Commerce Contrasts Local Activities With De cember, 1916. ' '. The amount of ship contracts Ore gon shipyards had on band April II waa $175,100,000. according to a state ment on tha shipbuilding Industry la this district complied by the Chamber wm" . - . v i , " uwusiry M li U .th H TM the Oregon shipyards had contracts amounting to only iSS.UO.OOO. , The total number- of employes on April II waa 21.150. divided as- fol lows: Portland. 22490; outside, of Portland. 42(0. Tha monthly payroll Is I2.I4S400. The number of employes on - December 10.- 1911, was 4200 - and tha monthly payroll was $102,400. . Eighteen steel cargo ships and 40 wood -cargo-ships have been launched since December 10, 1911. The tonnage of the steel ships is approximately 126, 000. while that of wood ships Is about 200.000. On April II. according to the state ment, there were 94 cargo ships on the ways with tonnage aggregatlns; 170,400, . divided- as follows: Steel. 76400; wood. 291.100. - ' " The statement aIso shows that there are four-plants building steel ships, with one under construction," and that there are 17 ; building wood ships, with three . under construction. Socialist Party in Austria Calls Strike Amsterdam. April 19. U P.) The executive committee of the German So cialist party la Austria has decided to declare a countrywide strike May 1. as a demonstration for - a declaration of peace by Germany.' acecrdfiig to dis patches la the TelegraaX today. , HLETO HI LII nr m i irn 1 1 Ur HLLltD SHIP IRK TOTALS' NOW $175,300,000