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SHORTAGE IN FIRE ; i DEPARTMENT FORCE: ' INCREASES HAZARD Chief Dowell Comments on Seri 1 ousness of Situation That Confronts City. & Fire Chief Dowell' and other fire bureau Officials are uneasy over the Shortage of men In the department. A large fire at this time might be dif ficult to cop with, according to Chief Powell, because not only is the de partment short 25 men. but many of Its members are inexperienced fire fighters. , ; "The men are leavtnc the depart ment dally for more remunerative po sitions. We cannot compete with the Shipyards, paying far greater wages ; than we do. The people of Portland ' do not appreciate the seriousness of t 'situation," said Chief Dowell. The city council considered the shortage In the fire bureau recently but were powerless to give relief because of shortage of funds. There fore, an ' amendment to the charter Was prepared and If passed by the people will Increase the salaries of men receiving less than $100 by IS per cent and those receiving less than 125 will receive a 10 per cent In crease with the provision that none in this class be paid more than 1125 monthly. The measure is classed by the coun cil as a .war emergency measure be cause the fire department Is necessary for the protection of not only the city at large, but the war industries along the waterfront. Unless relief IS given, Commissioner Blgelow said, .new In dustries will refuse to corns to Port land to establish factories, because the risk would be too great. GERMANY MAKING ' DEMANDS ON DUTCH (Continued From Fits On.) many Is holding the mailed fist over Holland to enforce sanction of supply shipments through that country into Belgium. V In her desperate efforts to drive to a decision on the west front. Teuton dlplo- macy Is once more showing its ruth less disregard for the rights of neu- -trait. . The situation appeared fraught with war possibilities, but there was rStranite dearth of official news here concerning developments. If war comes, Germany would un doubtedly seek to plow through Hol ; land, opening a path to Belgium, which he wants for troops and supplies. Hol land's border - is well protected by Highly trained troops, but It is doubt ful that the Dutch would withstand long ny serious attempt at invasion. VTonld Lois Her Colonies It is held certain herj that Holland sill not agree to GermAny's demands Unless she Is willing to sacrifice her neutrality. Holland knows that if she throws her tot In with the Germans, the allies are la s, position to take virtually all er ships and her colonies. Hence the little neutral's position becomes gravely dan gerous, i It the British have succeeded In bottling up the German U-boat out let at Ostend and Zeebrugge, Germany is forced to take drastic action In Hol land, or; see her submarine campaign utterly fall. German designs on The Netherlands are of long standing. Some years be fore the war German influence sought to drive a measure through the Dutch parliament to' fortify tha mouths of the Scheldt thus affording protection against attack from the sea. This was aimed at Great Britain and England protested so strongly as to constitute a virtual ultimatum' and the bill was defeated.' . German Ageats -at Work Military experts here believe that un less allied forces are sent to Holland's aid. It would require scarcely more than 600,000 Germans to overrun the little country. This would depend on Holland's de termination, however, literally to "sink or swim.' The scheme of defense of the little neutral embodies concentration of her forces In a restricted area "the Holland fortress" comprising the prov inces of North and South Holland with parts of Zeeiand and Utrecht. Two thirds of this area is surrounded by the sea.; On the land tde are strongly established ' military works, rendered exceedingly difficult of attack by inun dations.. The German land approaches to the Holland: border are hilly. Amsterdam is well fortified and there also are ln undatlon protections which might pre elude successful attack by the Germans. Control of Inundations has not been entirely in military hands, however, and the fear is expressed here that Ger many's long arm of intrigue may have stretched to the point where the flood ing of jthe country to prevent invasion may be jeopardized by German agents. PORTLAND LEADS THE. .WORLD IN GIVING FOR RELIEF OF ARMENIANS i J. J. Hansacker, Secretary of Oregon Relief Committee, Receives Telegram. Ministers Are Called Home Amsterdam, April 25. The German minister to Holland has left The Hague for Berlin and the Dutch minister to Germany has left Berlin for home, ac cording to an announcement Wednesday in tne Meivoik. The reported severance or relations between) Holland and Germany follows an ultimatum delivered at the Hague several days ago in which Germany de manded! according to dispatches, that HoHand permit the passage of war ma terials as well as civilian supplies through; that country. It was likewise reported that Ger many proposed to send military forces through The Netherlands. Statements from allied capitals at the time declared that the allied governments would be able-to cope with the situation. Another "Oregon first" record has been made by Oregon and Portland In subscriptions for Armenian relief. J. J. Handsaker, secretary of the Oregon Armenian relief committee, has received thj following telegram from the na tional Armenian relief committee at New Tork: "Oregon leads America in Liberty loan. Portland leads the world tn per capita contributions to Armenian and Syrian relief. Other cities follow rap Idly. Earnestly hope every county In Oregon will complete its quota during the week of April 28 to May 4, enabling us. to report Oregon once more a world leader in good works. Many thousands are now being fed and saved from star vation by money already received from Portland and other Oregon cities, but Portland's greatest contribution has been to challenge other cities through out the United States ; likewise Oregon's irroatPRt contribution will be to chal lenge America as soon as the remaining counties are in line. Cablegram today from Jerusalem reads: 'Five thousand mn re.fueees iust arrived nospuai. Orphanage taxed to capacity. Our rep resentatives spent Easter In Jericho welcoming old Armenian friends as they crossed the Jordan atter tnree years deportation In Syrian desert. Following are some or tne expressions irora ex hausted exiles during first ration dis tribution in Jericho: Uoa oiess Amer ica!" "God sharpen King Georges sword!" "Your kindness first we have known in three years." "Can we una work tn Jerusalem T' "Where can we niiot'" Tourhlne scene to see bereaved refugee families visit Gothsemane and Calvary. Price of oreaa is price oi me. Dollars or deaths I"" GERMANS RENEW ATTACKS ON AMERICAN SECTOR 0ppos Cut in Age Limit Amsterdam, April 25. (U. P.) The minister of defense declares the situa tion renders necessary the maintenance of the maximum age for landsturmers. The cable may refer to some agitation for reduction in the age limit of mem bers of: the landsturm, the last military reserve Tin Plant Burned, Huns Blamed Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 25. (L N. S.) German agents are blamed for th. complete destruction by fire of the Trethaway tin factory at Parsons early today. The company fixes the loss at $500,000. The i factory covered five acres of grounAT'and was working on war con tracts. beyond Bretonneux anything but easy going.1 American army men are disappointed that resumption of the battle found the allies etill on . the - defensive. But they sely so .thoroughly on General Foch that they believe he has some surprise strategy in store which makes an allied stroke. Inadvisable at this moment. Meantime there is strong urging for the allies to pursue theaggressive on the seas, so valiantly undertaken In the Ostend and Zeebrugge raids. The re sults are considered worth the sacrifice, if similar daring and initiative is used hence forth. In a followup campaign. California Artillery at Front Paris, April I. (I. N. 8.) (By mall.) California Is contrlbo4ng the first American batteries of field artillery to go into action in the big fight. The artillery regiments now on the march to Picardy also Include a num ber of boys from. Iowa and Washing ton, but the greater part of the per sonnel is .composed of sons from the Golden State, the majority of whom were the first to respond to the call for volunteers and entered the army In March, 1917. Among them are widely known men from San Fran cisco and Los Angeles. They are some of the best artillery units In the array. Assembled during April, they were sent to camp at Ros well. N. M., where they received their preliminary training. The following month they were transferred to the big camp at " Albuquerque, where they received a rigid training in the nan dling of French seventy-fives that have proved so deadly in breaking up German attacks and which proved so deadly to the Germans at Verdun. By the er.d of September the boys had taken their places as artillerymen of the first degree and one of their batteries In a marksmanship contest won the first prize, beating the oldest gunners in the game. Then they were sent to a camp . in North Carolina, where, after eight days of trajectory work and five weeks of supplementary training, they were transferred to a Long Island camp 'or the finishing touches In a 10 weeks' course. - ' I After that th-. amtr--t f riff Wn-N- They nave already made a - name for ' themselves on their own front and may be . depended uoon to duplicate ! their success on the , Picardy f ront, j Red Guard Troops i Marauding in Amur London, April 25. (I. N. S.) Red j Guard troops (Russian Bolshevlkl) are! marauding along the Amur railroad, ! mistreating travelers, according to anj agency dispatch from Peking today. The marauders are also active along the ' Amur river, dismantling steamers. The foregoing cablegram evidently re fers to the railway running north ward from Vladivostok, In Amur prov- . ince, which borders Northern Manchuria, nlque. The text of the statement follow $ "West , of Dorian the British pene trated the Bulgarian trenches on a wide front, destroying dugouts and Inflicting heavy losses on the defenders. . "X mobile column reconnolterlng north of Devoll drove the enemy from the line of heights dominating the right bank of the Urba, taking the villages of Sals and Strelga and capturing prisoner. "Enemy attacks In the Cerna Bend were repulsed." ' " Estate of John Redmond -London. April 26. (L N. 8.) The es tate of John Redmond, th late Irish leader, amounted to 6786, it 'was an nounced today. ' Germans Want U. S. i To Win War, Is View Topeks, Kan.. April 25. (I. N. S.) ; "The people of Germany millions of men are hoping and praying that America will win the war." Governor , Bamberger of Utah, a German-born j American, declared here today. I "The real people of Germany, the ' slaves of autocracy, are bound down by Iron rules. The only relief offered them comes from America America victorious In this great conflict." he said. PUT OLD ENEMY TO UTTER ROUT Tells how to lift off that touchy corn without hurting one particle (Continued From ! One) partment declined to Indicate how much of a strength we have injected. The Teuton smash south of the Somme is likely to go the route of Germany's other blows to date advance for a time and then come to a complete diock. This was how military men sized up the prospects today. Amiens Han Offensive The new drive has the actual capture of Amiens as its main objective appar ently. The first obJecUve, Vlllers Bretonneux, Is still being fought for, but behind that place the terrain is such as to give the defenders an advantage; and unless the defense line recedes too much the Teuton will find his progress British Capture Two Towns in Macedonia London, April 25. (I. N. S.) A suc cessful large scale raid by the British and the capture of two villages on the Macedonian front Is recounted In Tues day night's Paris war office commu- Hospttal records show that every time you cut a corn you Invite lockjaw . or blood poison, which Is needless, says a Cincinnati authority, who tells you that a quarter ounce of a drug called freesone can be obtained at little cost from the drug store but is sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You simply apply a few drops of this freesone on a tender, aching corn and the soreness Is lnstanUy relieved. Short ly the entire corn can be lifted out, root and all. without pain. This drug Is sticky but dries at once and is claimed to Just shrivel up any corn without inflaming or even irritating the surrounding tissue or skin. If your wife wears high heels she will be glad to know of this. Adv. THRIFT BTAMPS and WAR SAVINGS STAMPS on Sale at Business Office, The Journal 2L WW ft V ll m . m p r m ta a wvi m mm What Does the Saving of $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00 Mean to You? We mean a saving: without Mcrificing style, quality, serv ice or assortment. That's the story you will see carried out to the letter Friday and Saturday. That's the saving you will earn oy visiting The Wonder Millinery. The smartest hats ever seen in Portland. You will find the different shiny" straws, the milan hemp, Italian milan and Liseres in all colors. Trimmed Hat Prices $3.95 to $15.00 Shapes $1.95 to $10.00 You can get furs for Summer and Fall in our store now. You will find the snappiest fur assortment in the city hem No one can equal our, values or our prices. We are i able to outsell our nearest rivnlc Viatic . have purchased thousands of dollars in raw skins and have them now in our, possession. See us now aDoui your lur. Children's -and Misses' Hats shown for the first time. Prettily trimmed in large and small and all colocs. Priced 95 to $6.00 i fiilTrriT hi ii V Nora Saves Sincfe. T Mav Stay Away a little Longer Prima donna of the vaudeville stage that's Nora Bayes by unanimous consent. And she puts into her exclusively Columbia records the same happy spirit she puts across the footlights. Never has her clear, joyous voice been heard to better advantage than in this whimsical, melodious song. On the back another winner, "Some day they're coming home again." A60J0-S1.25 flap o m rOrtl IP' Sl '"X V"l 2 WvS& SAMPLE SHOP . . 264 Alder St, Near Third, Opposite GUTs Book Stor Kirlce-GTuittiiti d) r ! ,E Al Jolson's Worried About a nose weaaing ueiis: A song just made for Jolson, with "ding-dong bells chiming all through the spirited melody. "Wedding Bells Will You Ever Ring For Me?" Can't you hear Al Jolson singing it? On the back, "Just a little cottage," with wonderful close harmony by the Sterling Trio. A2512 75c Buy Liberty Bonds. 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Spring Coats, Suits and Dresses, Silk Sport Skirts, Silk Waists and Silk Sweaters. Hun dreds of samples, and the most beautiful spring and summer stock in Portland will be cut to such low prices that you will be astonished, and Remember: During this sale the Globe Sample Shop will exchange all garments and your mon ey refunded if not satisfied. 3 5 S S5 8 SS S SS 3 5 SESS&SESSSSESS-S Serges, Poplina, Tricotinea and many other samples in this lot. All shades and all sizes. Some in this lot would be cheap at $27.50, at only $18.95 and $14.95 - iB """'"i"SSS--Bi (Gositts In Lons; poplins, Velours and Broadcloths, at only $12.95 Some- in this lot run np to $26. $16.95 $12.95 ; lJ " t & fit iXiStiHlBir 4) m$mw. h win Beautiful Dresses m - m m i in ilks, crepe de j Chine, Georgette Crepe and serges. Some in this lot run up to $27.50, at only S10.S5. S12.95 and $(p)95 $8.95 $10.95 rA i i Novelty Goats Fancy Coats Sample Coats Some run upJo $55 In Bolivia, Silver tones, Tricotines and Broadcloths-atonly $23.95 and Waists Silk Crepe and Georgettes. -Some samples run up to $8.50, at only. -Waists Sweaters Half Price I - rticsSlM Vtk-SM-r ins r. New York' " 'it