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. ... . f " , '.- . .... '. -. '' v ....... ... - -I .............-.. y - .. , . ' " t'-r.' IA,V "U' THKr -I WKATItKM r ITS ALU' HERE -Jr. and; 4 .ITS ALL TRUE" t ybil: xvn. no;,':io '- i ' tK PQRTIAND.tjOREGOlNr.vr , WEDNESDAY , "EVENING; SEPTEMBER 18cl918,--SlXTEEN.iPAGES.w r iPRiCEiTWO CENTS-'. V- 1 .mv sir 1 ' - - 1 JIM V .. W. .. t f, ; -'r-? 7 Zurich. Sept i J8-(U.v- P.) Vienna ewapapera are' greatly 'excited over British and American press cemment ofl the Austrian peace proposal. It Is ru mored -thajt rarelgii Minister Bur lan will reslcn. . , -t .. " s ; i -'.j A Berlin; dispatch declared that the same excitement is evident In political circles and-that-the 'position of Chancel lor von Hertllnr and Foreign "Minister von Hints appears crltlekl 'I The realmation of Hungarian Premier Wekerie also la Imminent, according .to Budapest aavices. -. . . v Turkey TIrtd of War . -i Zurich, Sept. . IS I.,N. .&Intense suffering from famine and lack of cloth-- Ing Is prevailing in Turkey and' Austria Hungary. .The Turkish delegation to a conference In Vienna, Which -preceded the sanding of tha Austro-Hungarlan peace note, told jof the miserable -conditions In Turkey and' the war -weariness 'of -the nation, n 1 Food . riots are -prevailing In- many parte of Austria-Hungary, as Well. Un der-nourished tables are. dying by . the. thousands-. i .- .' i-v :r. ;.: i Hundreds Of women mobbed and looted stores at Boujalc Martial law had to be" proclaimed. - " U . - ' -;, r! In Vienna families ofithermosv re spectable class' appear tt the streets-In their bar feet,v no shoes neing ontain able." ."J1 -?-' - i It - Is - reported - that ' the '. sultan of Turkey - will visU' Vienna in about.' two weeks.'- y ' v ! ' - - f r.t: German Centrists (Criticise s- Amsterdam.'! Sept 18. OJ P,)--The Carman Centrists ' have expressed die satisfaction with s Chancellor von. Herv- tlng because they were .not. Informedsof the Austrian peace, move.: "following Hertllag's statement -that Oermany was ully aware . of the: move, the "Mittag Keitunc .declares. I i . -yt J , Austrian Army Well - Fed - f Paris. Sept. 18 OJ. P. Kin Vic tor Emmanuel of Italy in an interview lth V a . vcorrespondent . of .. the 'Jttatf a. declared that : while the. civilian nopd lalon of Austria-Hungary may be sUf- The Li ve . OnesRead: I 1 llv. niiir.i il. i.i in ii money who-Teally . mean business 5 rare regular readers -a f Journal ; --Want-- Ads-f If you havela buai-A ,ess of any kind fonsaW youll get 'a real buyer if ryou- let Jounnal n'Wl.t" lit. ,)! !. I bl. V -Main 7173 mil Abasia ,:j-;.; n 7U3 andA-051 , ' 1 IU3 and A-805L , I '? rVt , r t. ' 1 It h Business 'Op-v pbrtiinifies' ''Co 1- :J. urrin ih;TTheJour-. ,;'haiWaht!.'Adsv; rv' a. i.0: f ering, iu srmyi tslstlll i"a I very stronf rorce." ; " . j .;'. . -. - v i.?f ,Austr& 1 suffers hungers her troope - are -"wall' fad.- The o country may .'be short 'Oft-leather, ,ufr? the.' troops; have good, boots.' whUeVthetfw armament ls bfting i cosUntiyinjprpted. -The Aaisi vtan mxraj is, uu - a v:"veryt ; strong '' . " . . Ctemins Adinlt Tlilr Part V " Amsterdam.' ' SeDt. is m.: p.WTkii Oerman.presa throwing ttarAratifof flefkf reralnt, U now openly admitting un Aiwuuu una - nou-jwu iuw result. f lengthy AustroA3erman, nego tlatlons. i, .- -.- : " The B Wapest "'corresnohdent or n tha jjcnui iKeomn.- says tne step was agreea. upon i by i Baron Burrian, the Auatre-HuncarlA' foreign i minater,- and Anwi,sw iiinwe, tne German foreign secretary, tdurlnr the, ' letter's - visit rto Wm1SBm "- - J . - . f . Persfiing vProMses AXMMion. 8eptiia.-a. N. S.y-ii.'Tour con5ratulatkjna;aredeply appreciated," ."wired ; General Pershing; In 'reply; to the congratulatory.' message sent to. Mm h f-remiec, . uoyo, ..f ueorge. r "i -. shall en ueavor. ,nai tne American army v shai; supply. yoi occasional doses of .dselaame ort of 'medldni aWneeded until'- final .victory, has' been attayieoU 'til trust this" jlnds you runy. retovered, from' your llH ; 'jrn Ws message, which-was sentfrom V sickbed,; ha, British rpremler told'Cen arai rersmng ' that pi tAmericaq .vic tory ,at St. MlhJeirhad; donefhmi-imore gooaxnan -the edlclne:he" was faking. U I-toyd. George )mproving T - ,Ij0nan- SP- -p-Eremler taoya ueorge. is convalescing it .wasrot- uciauy anijouncea today. ." . -a- ! i .i ii t -i " mi ri i. PiofifsltT4fcBfll Masses SouselWitfr? Washinrt6n.rlTfteni "lstf .oV ,WIth virtually no opposition; the,' chief prolrl8lonsv for wir- aod excess. profits Uxatlon Jo th$$l,OOXM00.000 retenoe bill we're passed today by the &yw. it ! ting,- as a committee of- .the whole. t On provision H-H-Qposes a. flat SO ur cent war. profits ..with-an alternative ! " I""omt it ranging ,as high as i -m- ' , wfc to ?0 It- Uimatedctbat ttuWtJiftttsA'naW Irovtslos, wUd raise tW0O,O0O.wa ZZ -J, V itaTTi 'Hjr,"?.-? -'"f --v V it Letter Describes Battle (Between American . Destroyer and i . J Diver. V ' ' Ixindon rrwriSfls fightiiin-wwch sept. 4o; i ii- Oliver' Islen. Jr. of KewT thrilling.' story of a 'seaflgh art- American destroyer badly damaged and probably -sanfca' .German TI-"boat. in a letter iust received here by one of . his friends, v -- . m,, :' 'jf-i-''' I&.-. - Th.day before the; scrapj he .writes, ,we rescued 25 French, sailors an4 five officers: from llferafts upon which they bad' taken .refuge , after i the - torpedoing of ' jhe French : cruiser 'Ini Feut vThou- sara.' i,rThe next morning our .destroyer, and thesubnjarlne were dorging each other, 3robably wlthcut taowlngcltr, In the afternoon , we turned ; suddenly and saw the" periscope and conning tower of the tJ-boat a few - hundred yards ' off our port bow. . ' . ' Two Direct r Hits , Scored W went for .Mm rullpeed.'vHa dis appeared, but a fewj seconds later w let- go several depth , charges,-' Turning we were-1 repeating - the 'performance when-. we, saw-the. Urboat "-again, . with his' rudderprobably. damaged, trying to get -to the surface..' - .t -v.-we go wun jour snots rrom our guns. It was .the prettiest, shooting I ever saw. !-The, last two shots- were di rect hits. The . men at the euns.- said they -could" r jut malteout the -bow of the Uboat tilted ; Upward lat a good angle and that-they, also saw lots of oil in the -wake of the sea prowler. - -- W rushed, trying to ram the U-boat butr: when : we were wlthlnaoo yards he disappeared. . Within a f ew aeends the forward watch shouted, - There he Is !' We flung, depth . charges ,and , brought up 'iota or on. o. s -y t - s -French Sailors Cheer d "The men of the gun .crew's say z they saw- the submarine aa,we passed., over him; "with, the bow .'pointing U a. Sharp T i boardJ. ,The U-boat ; was .stationary as rar arvfc can a -1ML tna tM it-. tn depth -charges, were dropped directly on him, but I, guess the "prowler' was pretty' "Exdtt ; and .hilarious.' the French men climbed over the . superstructure! to the lifeboats and every. -time we droimed a -depth charge they cheered and -yelled. "Vive la AmerioTue V? and -clapped , their nana a. i-,. 100 Siitvivors iof 1 Amerjcan steamer Dora " have . arrived nere aooara an Amencan store-ship, v -.-Thr Iora -was, sunk the morning- ef September".?." Twenty-two of her armed in t the -civilian crew who lik;SiXL Hun ; Writers Guess Yankees tn Big German Guns Are Captured and Millions of Rounds of Ammunition Yankee Artillery Fire Silences Machine Guns. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON- THE LORRAINE FRONT, Sept 18. (I. jft. S,)---VaDdpTe3 village, . on the Moselle river,' south of Met, was captured by the Americans ' hr-m - brilHant- at tack on Sunday ' afternoon. It Is now permitted be knovo;toy ;the censor " Vandieresr Vflles Just south . of Pagny-SurloselVa; ;:, .:.;". Tha Fourteentli- barman storm bat talion, rWch attacked the Americans at eetcneprer in jaay. ,wa nmwKuw thlrty-OftlC r Austro-Hungarian f assault battalion IH;'0nn;:iwdilit.mftpi metiMd V at ,J4airnnboli : ; farm f ,hen tMl litH-nTl Htlii S m CiaV AmWlcaif advance-JThe liatlt aa ordered .to bold Hanmont to the end., but an American platoon surprised it and tha Germans. surrendered without firlns w-rwo Prussian 2M millimeter guns, six giant mlnnenwexf era, 100 heavy machine 1 gone 100 light machine guns, two anti tank guns 1000 rifleev ,50Q,000 rounds of i small arm , ammnnition -were- captured. SWeepartneiit ReceivevMes saVi From :Consul ? Harris ' Washington, Sept. 18. (I. N. S.) Hunger and disorder are rampant every- wera-throughout Russia, a dispatch to the state department said today. "Todays Information came from Con sul Harris at Irkutsk, -who . received It from a courier who left Moscow on Sep tember IX. It Was stated that tha Germans- have started the removal c all useful articles from tha Baltic provinces. which is accepted las evidence ' that eventually they Intend to abandon, that territory. ' " . The message also states that the re- coveryc Ienin la assured. . . Brothers Reported Executed . Stockholnv Sept. 18. U. P.) Marian and Joseph Lutoetavslti, brothers, prom Inent - Polish patriots, have ; been - exe cuted for participation in a revolution against t the BoIshevDu, according to Moscow dispatches fl received here to day. .... -.v ,.. . ' . Alexief Takes . Offensive . Amsterdam, Sept. 18. (TJ. P.) Gen eral Alexief has taken the offensive against , the Bolsbevikl near Slagovesh- cenas. txim sorcea consist or a num ber of Cossacks and strong detachments of whits guards. - , u - Germans Join Bolshevikl Iiondon, Septt 18. (TJ. P.) German regulars : hive Joined C the RoliihviV troops-assns; the Volga river, according I to a: dispatch from Vladivostok todav. f" that a serious operation tp v. ' -. ' Exempt-If om' Taxes - Washington; Sept "18. (TJ.' P, The senate today passed the bill exempting Liberty .. bonds from ,. income war taxes and 'excess profits taxes.. The 'house has already" passed the measure, whtca is aesigneo to help the sale' of. the AtTerdun Activity -.V rLVLi ;5r! arti vlt soon willbi T rvi tslv IttelyV' - I Usry,-"V-V' "-i, ' - mm m nnnr I uam Drive is y ra ' "V: -fV Drive Is Launched Against High f .... I UrOUnQ . UOminaiing ninaen burg Line at St. Quentinjj Germans Make Counter Attack. ONDON, Sept. 18. (4:20 P. M.) The B r i t i sh. have crossed , the Jiindenburg line in their . new attack atVilleret 'and at the sugar beet factory, : south-of, Gouzeaucourt, ac cording to; battlef ront dis patches received here -.this , afternoon.,- : , , : Fifteen-hundred German were captured. Advances jof two and hree ntne? were made. '.The Attack .centered eaucoiirti' tothe- northwest of St. Quentin: '' '. ' ' - London, Sept. 18.1. P. M.) (I: N. S.) A new attack was launched by the French in the Somme sec- ICotwladad ea Paa Two. Oolsws Thne) PRESlDElff S AIMS A-.-r-.--- I O D D . r. 0t;L rrOpOSCS reSCe nep-jrital rescntation;ind- Meeting Dur ing. Conference. London, Septa ls. (U. P.) Samuel Gompers, president of . the ' American Federation of Liabor. presentinsT the pro posals of that organisation at tha Inter allied: labor conference . today, said the delegation la unprejudiced and open- minded, but "that i it is bound by the principles expressed In :the proposals. The following he . sald are the essential fundamental principles for r a -, peace treaty: w . - .. . - ... a. league or free peoples ; no political. economic or discriminatory , restrictions, no' indemnities or i.renrlaala for ' vtedto-1 tlve or Injurious, purposes. 'but to. right inaalf est wrongs ; recogniubn of:. the! rights rof small nations: no territorial chatnges, except f or jthe ' welfare of the people anecled. . I The American Federation of Labor 1 delegation submitted the following pro-1 posais to tho conference: I That the conference. Is unoualifiedlvl determined to assist the allies Innlrrving U". "UU1" powers armies irom in in-1 vaded nations. 4-Tbua. It Is ? determined to. oppose the central Twwei ' srmies so tong as tney are under control of tho au-1 tocraUc governmenU; that it IsdwiM wlrtf Wf"r J.1,,U : th!L rt?. 'Llir?r peace conference and. that It favors world labor .conference to be held siraul taneously..:?j- . " - , C I Bains. American delegate, pre sided at the morning session. He said he hoped the conference would be able to Arrive at unanimous conclusions re- so clear that Knelther friends nor enem ies should misunderstand: them.?; 14 Killed, 40 Hurt SWKen Trocitr Trail : And Freight Orasli St. Louis, M 'Sept"; 18. (U. P.) Twelve soldiers and two crew members I are dead. - S8 soldiers are injured . and two members of. the train crew are un accounted for today in the wreck of ar eastbound troop train, , and a freight train , near . Marshfield. Mo - Tuesday Bight r t ' -V - f-ttM":-r: - Reports today at- tho general 00100" of the Frisco lines hero declared that the last of six soldiers burled in the - debris had been removed and the wwekage o engines was fsst being wiped away.; .irrt ihl , SSlLrSS"'" SSursL rrSnl SdMraaWrV SlftJ VjJSX oldir aWly' ser..t -vicuniav. vi. m Skms.' Celssa T Gets System Ordered To Pnt Skip-Stop National Fuel Administration De cree to Save Fuel and Man power Giyen Out. In keeping with recommendations re- ld. bj h:mJ1,rom .T1""' Fred iuci Mcuatsinturr ivr vrv for Ore- con. today ordjsred- the Portland Rail way. Light ft Power company, to put the skip-stop streetcar serylce into operation as soon as possible. He gave the com pany until Sunday, ' September 29, as the outside limit to 'carry out instruc tions. The order, which will be generally en forced in virtually all. American cities of 25,000 population and over, is belag i,vw population ana over, im mmmm d by.tha national fuel admlnistra- as a war measure. - It la designed issued Uon to conserve ' fuel and manpower, among other things. Reports .from all' sections of the country, compiled by the national fuel administration show that the new system has also- resultad - is Improving streetcar servlee. ' y i ; , . - .fx aua m iMrtaMre . . In bis Instructions to tha eompairy to day Administrator Holmes said, that the company- must grv fullest "cousidara Uon, to, the. publlc'r -needs taL arranglag for the service. . WbUe carswQI make stops etice ln-every tfo plocka, la. rest- dejlpalectaoaa-Polnieg iwrder stai that cars ahall stop In each block: la the vicinity of . ahlpyarda.. industrial plants. In small business communities and at other points? where peopls cwiaresste. In addition he ptaps .to, have the seirice arrahgbd ad that people who must walk more thaji a block; ,is catcb- their cars will have to walk, lass than a blocks tn returning to their- homes. This will be possible by making' stops, on one block when - outbound and . on 'the alternate block when Inbound. .- ' t I The decision of the national fuel ad ministration to put tha skip-stop service Into general effect . was taken after aa extensive survey bad, been made and It was noted that the- service.- among' other things would save ror war - Industrial uses nearly 2,000,000 tons of coaL Fael Shortage to Be Great It hi estimated that this winter e-short-age will run , between 85.000,000 and 100.000,000 tons of coal alone, and every I possiDja pouna nrast d w io requirements-of war plants and possible pound' must be saved for' the transportation systems. Thus far Oregon has escaped all fuel and power regulations, while cities of tha East and' Mlddle'West already are experiencing- lightless nights, and bouse-, holders are on fuel rations. . "It Is my policy.'' said Holmes today, "at- to arrange, things that the -householders shall not suffer curtailment of fuel supplies unless absolutely neces sary. ' The needs of the nation are para- ' mount to the Individual requirements of citizens or corporations, however. "At present the production. 6f coal is 100.000,000 Hons greater than the output of two years ago, although fewer miners are . at work. Despite this .tremendous increase, tne annormai oamanaa oz war mduatrles and the army and navy trans-1 port systems are so-great that we are facing a deficiency of at least 85,000.000 ton this : winter." . - Stmt railway officials today felt no annrehenslon rrardtnr tha restoration of the , skip-stop system, which - was abandoned when the Jitney competition .r.n jitneys were disconUnued. ..- Rearranaement of schedulea mir ha necessary. It was . said; although - not anta tu. em has been tn force for . tima. that ttav fft n,; riMa. , -a M-000 ton" ano large amount o' fuel olU, and tbs sklptop plan y tern win save a large part of tMs, which will be shipped for use In tha east. . ROLL OE HONOR la tserron of tmbttilMd beVm ta thai Iroat taa FaeirJa ' KtlLKO IN AOTIOSi - pitrvaTS s ii kk s carimsillo. ralatioa-elm ficgaoid, 10 East Hacrawa vtnet. x inotna waaot iS.-. ; - L. C. P-CRKINS. Trwr ldthe. CafMUaa ooiiroai rvillk r. .MAsmsj, ralatioB. Mrm. L kUrttn. Culdoae. ldaa. MIVATC DELMAS) rOULSOM. aaaiaat rab uon. Aston f ooMom, wsiasr. Wiuuv -.'" OreesaU,' Spoxaae. r Waah, vCaaadlas (. .'i ' ' -' 'i ' t "- - H O.' Mafly. BeQiagbaswWacK (CaaadiaB J. A. Lm. porUaad. Or. (Caaadlaa. vai,') (Oaaadieaama,) A O. PMMm. Partlaaa. Or. nw .1SX Sua Twlftk 1 v.r .IT'! T - i ;--- A IJat 81. Set. Wwhlnatoa. Serfc lSV TM Bat at cuHlriM m - taa .- L'Bttad . atatae aarriee saaosaead. tenia i"1" s. . tk. . m m m . . ... - -Sf11 ' , 7 - tfU?Tf ' mx Taa Plan Into Effect in Nearer Fourth Liberty Loan Subscription Gam- paign Starts With -the Blowing, of Whis tles, When 5000 Solicitors Begin List- ing ond Buyers for the United 'States y 1 O 1 A"1 ' ' . . - (- JLlllCOln OCCOnCt CiOUntV -tO 'GO Over TOO . J . . . - , vvitn. Report v V??V VerPeScl Tvyo to (He; Tillai - went -tat work in: the Fourth tPwuinKjouiyii oiv.,irxTia(lpyAl ugu;worlcergot ; . isk'sIt was like'a-runner'leaping forward at" the crack of -the istol. It was likeMhe OregorJ boys ut" France charging Wainit pl: Hun" hordes. Workers found that thorough, pre liminary organlsaUoa. accomplished by General Talbot, and. the divisions .headed by Lieutenant. Generals . Cranston and Meier bad been like a barrage, flra, de stroying opposition and clearing the way for. ' action. Preliminary reports . were highly optimistic Portland people understand their patri otic duty. Portland's fourth Liberty loan pledge period, campaign leaders believe, will be merely a matter of days. Port Is nd and the state at large are keenly competing for honors. Though the state outside the city has a lead of' two days. Portland will speed solicitation ana it possible report "our. quota reached and exceeded." before reports show a com plete tally of outside counUes on the liberty honor roll. t Llaeola Cessty Donates Qaets --' Lincoln' county Is second In Oregon to go over the tpp. "Quota for Lincoln over-pledged two to one.' reads the tele gram ' receivea oy raistai Jut" L. Ktberldge from Edward Abbey, coun ty chairman. Lincoln county's quota Is 872.067. and the report indicates that pledges aggregate 8140,000. , Hw not been advised as to our pres ent quota, but we have over-subscribed our quota tn the last campaign by. 1M rs-r nt." talerraobed Frank Rowe, chairman for 'Ttnamook county. - The quota of Tillamook county In the last campaign was 810000. It is 827.000 m the .oresent campaign. iooa rr nXrted Tuesday evening that- 8x,s0a of hta litO.000 ouota had been .pledged. . Portland campaign workers were ln- solred to utmost endeavor by the stirring miinr for instructions ' at The Auditorium Tuesdsy evening. Glraatie Task Ahead -I see in every face "the Ini'xmltable which sent, the third Liberty loan to victory In record time In Ore-ZT- Miared Edward Cooklngham, Liberty loan chairman tor uregon, woo S&WM . m presided. "But we maw soi am away bt optimism J we must not under- Z?Z.1 tha aiaantlc task la band," be Vwuuw-- w rhi. i. rha kick-off meeting In the fourth series of the JnteTiiatUnal I Liberty loan fim. said; MayBaker. r h.v. not found In any other state mm wonderful a spirit 01 piinousn aa 4 find, in every loyal service rendered by fwnn " declared .Major Thornton. A. Mills. ' "Oregon has been asked In throe T.iht loan campaigns for an aggre- cato quota of 84LS00.900: Oregon's. ag iregate subscription is 885.000.000. Ore gon spirit now brings back tile phrase of John raui jonca, uu mu VW " -XOltsry Tese at. Xeetlsg . War came closer to the big Auditorium audience when "doughboys" commanded by Lieutenant Zimmerman marched with the measured tread of military men a ha Dial form and gave aa exhibition of unusual perfection ln drill.- Workers atormily demanded a compleU repeti tion of the entire feature, which was arranged by Aw C.. Black of the special features bureau. f -. ?--;.-" ' -Judge Henry E McGinn and Captain Seddon of tho. Australian division of the -nuo mwm., ? high pitch, and General Taibot presented 1 tha Instruc Instructions governing the efforts of all solicitors, v Mnslo was furnished by tho ; Multnomah - Guard ; band and 'tho Whits Temple quartet in a most accept aa-ta way. - '-'-.r -'--t .1. An-impressive feature was theappaar ' of IUF. Oelst, colonel of soliclta - Uon ,oree ' CoT Wr tuUdlnr,con(ratUo. Standing .before tha -)irriis ' ttdlss:'' la 'bis working Sector, itentifi. 4 . Ltb"rtv" !oa r clethes. Colonel Oelst told what shipbuilders will do to aid the Liberty - Itarly Flslsb Prealeted General Talbot Ofr morning predicted that- Portland's fourth t Liberty loaa . pledge will be complete by Saturday "Supplementing . the ' splendid patrW -otlsm of the American paople there Is muew in too t-oruaaa campaign for tha" fourta Liberty loan,, a wonderful spirit ' of cooperation among the actual workers in ine ncuu-ne said, ."X believo we bavs tne -most coheslva nrrsnliatlnn pnsel ' ble to obtain. The district 'miautfa . made wonderful - Dreoarationa for tha rapid collection of pledges and ii the peo ple at large will show as much-sntbusU" asm. and I bell ere they will, as those who- have volunteered to put the drive " over,' Portland sad-Oregon-. win ones we bead the list.- and Oresron Firsf will be the re-reward of our ef forts." -. . Emery Olmatead. dtr chairman, said? "While r anticipate that-the-peopla of Portland, will do their full duty bv their dty and, the federal government in tho (Caaetadad aa Face. Taa, Coteaa Twel. t Solicitor General of U. S. . to Succeeds Waiter. Hines Page " in London- .' ; "r - 0 M Washington, 8enc 18. CU. P. V John -' W. Davis, solicitor general- of the United vl ; etates, as been soloctsd by Preatdeiir-----T Wilson as Amer.can. ambassador, to ' -Great Britain, ; it was officially an bounced -today. He will succeed Walter Bines Page, resigned, .. . . , ' Zavta, who Js now en routs to -Berne, : ' ' Switserland, to confer with German rep- -, " reoentatlves on: questions involving d la- u , position and exchange of prioobers.' Is one of the less widely known, but Jnoet -popular officials of -the govammeht. - -r - In many' ways Davis position as Unit ' ed States "ambassador to Britain, would not be unlike that of Lord , Reading. - r. British ambassador to the United States, ' Both men are le'gal minds of wide ro . pate, Davis be! ng . recognised as ne ef tCeodadad aw Tt ,' Catawa-rasr) Speakers Assigned i; - - t f .' t' ' - - - -. .. . ;s .'.v , -r- Mlltett . R. Klepper, state manager, v . committee on speakers and music, an- 1 nounoes - the following Fourth Liberty " loan ; meetings la, Portland torThsrs aay "',.?"? r-i . 5 " '-."' -'. 1 - j -.Bishop 'Suraaer lat -0,lL Standifer . Omstrnctlon- corporation ' (wooden ship- -yards), at noon t Mrs. Vincent Cook, at - Lewellyn .school (Parent Teachers as soriatlon). 8 JO p. m.; W. F. Woodward. " at Pacific Iron workal p. m.; Judge 1 V.-, -UtttsllaU Portia 'UMork jlia:ltsw. O. W. Taylor. Portlar, Paper Package, company. 11:45 a. lsv- at Pacific Iron worksl p. m. ; Judge E. ' ' V.'. Littlefield, Portland . Iron works. - lzaa;Kev. o.- W. Taylor.' Portland - f 4 V-