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'4 THE OREGON DAIJLY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 0,- 1918: FIIMSUPPLY SHUT! :-7 '. .it'. ' - ' s OFF ALL OVER U. S. 17,500 Theatas':to ; Be Without yr Pictures . After Oct , 14 , Until ' ;; Influenza Epidemic .Passes. New Tork, Oct, Sa..!. S. Repre : : MnUtlvu of te national asoclaticGt ' the ; motion ictuw industry today ,de elded to discontinue the release of pio . tures t all of tt 17 JOO motlori picture theaters throurhout the. country ;oirOe- -lobe II. - yntll .the Spanish , influent ' epidemics are past. ' Tito action vu taken . because, fully two-third of .' the picture- theatres al- ready bar boon ordered closed, by the health board -of their respective-com-'.nunlftes. 4 - - 1 , More than 'l.OOO.OOO employee In 'the rnotlon-picture industry.-are effected by the decision, f, - fte; Influenza Ilere v Not. a 'single, case Identified aa Span 1b-influenza nad beenvfoimd la--Pert- land 4o date, outside of the four report- t 4 from the- Beason Polytechnic, school, . declared r Clfy - Health Officer George Parrlsh today, .. ' 1 The four men' afflicted with the mal . afly at the Benson school were reported as improving. Six euapocts are being : watched closely bat thus far they have ,wot' developed positive symptoms. In the last' Si hours Dr.' Parrlsh Jias personalty visited some dozen - persona who were reported as having the Influ . ansa, i In- each Instance- he found them merely suffering with common colds. i V, ,y :, ; , ( f . . K i r ,t Camp Fremont in . Quarantine V Bas; Francisco,' -CaU J0ct TJ. P.) , A general quarantine has' been placed ' on Camp Fremont be Major Oeneral jat ' Helmick,, following the discovery , of 16 mUd and three severe eases of Spate Ish Infloenta In thecarapw The Presidio : bat. also been placed under quarantine. ; The Quarantine which was placed on the .. Mar Island eiavy yard 19 days ago Vas .tightened today." ---i All schools, '. churches theatre 'and other placets of public t assemblage In Vallejo, ' the t navy yard town, were closed today. A nam . ber of eases of smallpox have also been reported Is, Vallejo. "Thirty-seven new cases' have' developed in San Francisco within thee last 24 hours. Eleven more were' discovered on board a steamer ar-, riving here from Balboa. r i - Two New Cases In Taeoma : Taeoma, Wash.. Oot. $U, P.) Only ,two new casee of taf luenSa had devel 1 oped' here . early - today , and unless .the Sinease Increases In. virulence,' public ichools wUl not be closed. All theatres, dance halls, and billiard rooms. how ; ever, will remain shut tight unfil ,the danger has passed;-; Orders were4ssued at Camp Lewis elofelng'lhe T W.- C. A. hostess .bouse , and' the tT. M. C A, Knights of Columbua and r Jewish wel fare buildings and places of like nature Jo prevent the spread of the '.epidemic among the . soldiers. , The , number , of cases in camp Is said to be decreasing. i'T'"' ' 1 V-T '-"t V " . ' 401 . New tM la Ses(t)f :x i Seatqe, OcC (!. IV S) Three deaths from Inftnensa and 401 new cases have., been reported to the city health ': department ..In., the last . 24 .hours. Six tii twni In vTaahlngton'have ordered all public , gatherings stopped. All of Klntr and .Whitman counties also are 'in the. closed class. ' Sufficient serum for the prevention of the, disease la .on band at the city Jiealth' office- to treat sooo porsons. -About io.ooo persons' al ready have been inoculated. Case In New York Decrease New York Oct L ,N. a) Two , hundred and ninety deaths from Soaniah influeasa and pneumonia- and SU2 new cases were reported to the New Tork health -department during the paat- 24. Jiours,: it was announced today. . This tiere are numerous "i.. annai 11 1 rAl aoi-a J ! w.aj acicucu duu i W.J T". I : t" i: I 1 '"wjj' -. ' 1 - ' II r . . - i .v. 1 I 0urOutfitMd : iiciuaesvictroia, style 10, mmahogany, oak, or fumed pakt andt4selections(severi -dqiifarcc Tl 1 v .-" w.iwvA ;,iu ,uus tu Will DriTlg VOU tUil :; pirticuIarsMail it. today..' ,'t ; . r.t??e '1!?tffMn francio; OaklandSacramento, ? i . . . Sn Jose, Lo Angeles - -".--V . v report showa a decrease in both deaths and new cases In every borough of the greater city except Manhattan, twbere an Increase Is shown. , , MASTERLY v MOVE " , IK7 IS SEEN IN NOTE 4 (Con tinned from Fate'Onel , know , precisely what they 'meant , and who they represented. Second, - that no peaco conference or, parley of any sort would i be conducted until Germany's troops had been withdrawn from Invaded solL . i 4, - - - - - t . 1 ' "To have answered otherwise as sug gested by Senator Lodge, and Congress man Fesa. contended should .have .been done, would have enabled the kaiser to again raise the morale of bis country and" would have enabled him to says I have proffered peace,- but it has, been spurned- we must fight on.' This could, have resulted nly: in a raising of the German morale an intenslflca wxm of her efforts, a prolongation . of the war and simply made our task more difficult. , ' - ; i . Caamberlala'Xlkes Bote Thei American people .have" and will continue to trust- Woodrow. Wilson tcf maka no blunders for them. If Germany is moved by intrigue - her, .efforts" , have aborted and the : war will go- on with greater . fury and, intensity. If ; such -prove-te be -the ease--the-kaiseev and the world vUl loarn that -America has Juat begun te -fight. ., . ' Presldsnt Wilson's noU is demand for "unconditional surrender," in the opinion' of Senator George Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military affairs committee.' He 'expressed the belief this afternoon that the German: reply would expose the Insincerity of that govern ment in Its original plea iorv the .open ing of peace- negotiations. i 'In my opinion.". be aaid the note- to the German government is Just as effec tive as if-he had bluntly proposed .un conditional surrender, t It must elicit a reply, which In. the-verynature of things wtU disclose whether or not tha German government wad. sincere in the original proposition ftfr peace negotiations. , - - OensaasWea't Comply , ' . 1 sm inclined , to' believe that the. an swer of, the Gerrdan government, will discloM Its absolute insincerity. .-Germany cannot comply with, the. 14 peace principles laid down by President WUeon and'the terms' embodied in. hla New Tork address without laying-down her . arms, withdrawing within her borders, aband oning -submarine warfare, . 4 and -surrendering' territory heretofore taken by conquest and in fact, submitting to un conditional surrender." ,Inv my . opinion the president's note ls a. polite demand that the central powers surrender uncon ditionally" before peace negotiations can be begun." .-.. ; . f, . President Wilson's speech In New Tork at the opening, of the Liberty loan drive on September 27 was not published in Germany until October 6, the 'date upon which, the German proposal for an. armistice was dispatched,. the state de partment learnedtthts afternoon.-' Defeired; Classes ''7: Are Saidlto Misuse EigM: s Given Them Local -draft boards-throughout" the state are receiving letters from the Ore gon Dairy council, calling attenflon to a report of J. W. Brewer, farm help specialist, regarding registrants. -A close watch upon men leaving the farms to work-in ' Indaatrles paying; nigner wages ior xewer nours, alter. Do ing given deferred classification because of agricultural claims, rs urged. of the boards, who are advised to-epm pel men thus violating the spirit of .the claim to' either--return to their farm work, or be Inducted into the army.' , Mr. Brewer's report is 'formed upon the.,, basts of an Investigation " by the Oregon. Agricultural college and the' de partment 'f - agricultnre. ' ' , 1 Centralla's - tax levy ' for i the coming year Is ,18 mills. .Theechool levy is 10 '." t.- - pyxinis Beautiful .. , i 'V ' g $10 Down';.' 'and - . ! i :$7.50-Mnnfhlv- .lOat other, VictroTa -outfits-. -' . j " i-ii'... urrangea. Dy, US, t x 5.V5 in SAYS YAlilUOli - ; -r r- ; Leader of Americans Surrounded ' : in Argonrie Forest Tells of, . t.pramatic,.Episode.. ( ? -By-FredTsV Fergaso " ' With the American First Army, Oct. 9, (D.'P.) "W Just stuck. The Ger mans could go to helL"! r . ; - Dirty," unshaven, tired and showing the lack i-of sleep, -'Major- Charles M. Whittlesey,- former New i Tork lawyer, reporting to his cpmmandlng . general, thus summed up one of . the most dra matic episodes of the war. . Whlt(iesey battalion was surrounded in the" Argonne forest for five: days. Colonel Eugene Hauton's right rescu ing the beleaguered men at dusk Mon- The battalion was wiinow , ioo. ana but little water. 1 A stream at the base of avhiir nearby-gurgled tantalls- ingly. The Americans only ventured to the stream at- night on ' account of - the accurate-shooting of the German. snip etr coIdrain fell-every night.but the men : always- stood by -their -guns. The-darkness In the depths of the for- est- had the- weurdest -eirect: a -JThe t battalion repulsed, three strong attacks andLthen .some of the men - fell exhausted . at ; the. sight, of Hauton's rescuers., .. 5 i Every man wrote a final tetter to-his wife, . sweetheart S or mother, none A of them expectinsvio-get out alive. These letters were -exchanged In 5 the chance that someone might ' possna'. esoape. The -notes were scribbled on . bits of paper in the face of the Boche fire, r a Not a' fire was lighted during the five ays, on, account of the danger -of. re vealing their exact position. Sometimes parties of Germans came so- cloeo the Americana could hear them talking. The -Americans never tancea aoove wnispers. Rescuers -Find fMen AH In- . By Kew tens C ; Parke V ' With s the American Array Northwest of Verdun Oct t.KL NT tS -CNlght; -Lieutenant Colonel 'Gene. Haughton of Hacme, formerly a; major In thei Canadian-army,: led the American . troops that relieved a beleaguered ' battalion east of Binarvllle. In the northern part of "he Argonne forest A ' s i r"" ' The relief f orcr - had to "mop up enemy ' machine gunners In the ad vance and when they came -upon the besieged American battalion' they found the Yankees "almost all In. The American battalion was carrying only one days Tatlons twhecv , cut off and they bad been-" compelled to rein force their Slender, store 'of food with oak leaves. - ' .During the three days that the Amer icans were surrounded they were heav ily , pounded, by German mortars and burned with liquid fire, and all the time they were.uader an-enfilading fire from German machine guns. ; All of the bat talion's food and nearly all of its am munition were exhausted "when, relieved. The Germans ' made many'.' attacks -againstthe' Americans, but in spite' of their lack of supplies they succeeded in beating off . these assaults. v- f .-, - Major Whjtuesey ot-tne French army had previously - made- gallant attempts to rescue the 'Americans.' bnt encoun tered the stiff est' resistance. . v The rescuers arrived in the dead of sight .and amidst ,a downpour of. rain, and were loudly cheered by "the. -beleaguered men., 1 Medical assistance was Immediately provided, the wounded .... BIO CELEBRATION ": -i. - SATURDAY'S! PLAN - (Coatiaoed front Fare One) and the famous Multnomah guard band will approach Liberty temple, playing as they meet, "The Spangled Banner" when search lights will focus on a giant national flag floating above the crowd at the intersection of Sixth and Morri son streets.- subcommittee appoint ments In charge of various features were announced today as follows : Street Formation "W. 3. Hofmann, A. C. Black, W. P. Straodborg, . Robert Skeen, Guy W, Talbot. - Speakers MUtoni. R. Klepper, Emery Olmstead, J. A. Cranston, John F. Daly, Music, Vocal Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke. - . -; Bands George Wflber Reed. , - Street' Demonstrations Aaron Frank, George F. Nevins Robert E, Smith, John F. Daly.-''- - . Salute to Flag W. IV Thompson. - xxng u is lance -saiuto to" XTesweni WUaon Charles. K.-Eerg, Eric ' V. Han sen Edward Cookiagham. Publicity , Henry - E. ; ReeCV L. tC Wheeler; Fred-I Boalt 2 - Columbus ;Day P. - J. Hanley, t Frank J; Lonergan; John r W. - Keiry, frank J. Sinnott. Patrick-3acon. . s t . - , Tribute to- Itkljf M."G Montrezza, Albert B.-.i'errera.'O. ColUstro.. i Governor. Witfiycombe : today issued' a proclamation from ihtf state capital ask ing all loyal citizens to 'join In observ ance of - the day. 1 The, proclamation reads as follows: ? ,,- ' ; !To the People of .Oregon s Ton have every reason to ' rejoice -. over the un eo;naled spirit of patriotism which has enabled Oregon to go over the top with aacruy-s in anotner XJoerty-; loan drive and X respectfully urgehe loyal hearted citizens of generous Oregon to comply wua'tne wisnesTer President Wilson by cooperaUng - with tthe .Liberty, loan or ganizations fn observing Saturday; Octo ber r 12 as Liberty day Jt is the sacred duty .of every true - blue American ; to volunteers nts wnoie-eouled support of ' '--r l V- Here's Another - i - GerraFromi V; t - --.a Germany . " vtOttoB.-SchotV IOnlii?-: 'Jtf .And meet' nixn nett'v" r ' "J Saturday ': - COLUMBIA- i HE JUST STOCK 0 ;;-r:''s '-v.. II '. .-Ti.-..:: . m . II,., every. movement which Is Intended to back up our government's endeavor to provide for our soldiers and sailors a4 the - .front. Let us " make Oregon ting with a demonstratton of patriotism that will furnish . our - noble sons of -Oregon audible' evidence i of our gratitude for the heroic work tney are doing In the service of their country, t , The .kaiser wants time to -reorganise-? bis demoralised ' forcea. " Don't let him do it. dose up; this, ku imme diately. Such 'was the wire that " came this morning from Governor-Lynch" of the Twelfth federal reserve district. "Ore gon has closed bp her part of the fourth Liberty loan, except for the celebration, was the r quick . answer from ; Dan C. Freeman; assistant executive -'manager of the Liberty loan f or Oregon. . Good Friend oflihe Coffee Drinker Coffee Ibfibeh disagrees -vrthihe best of us I 4 onaccount'OT disturbed di .4 geirHon orioo rnuchnervesV the result.' 4 TlariV coTra n t ccellent resultp. i v trPosiiutxi comes in two ibriris;; rPbsxurn Cereol which musx be boiied,and Instant Postum; , -jnadeinthe pup in a moment : Tney are equally; delicious and the copper cup is about xhesame'. jww ' OPENING SALE J -o. f.-'fii -f.. '--i- ,--.,-----3. ' J-V. . i' T" . -H '-7 Jt-'" i.. '- DO WW STAIRS STORE We have'bpened "a" big downstairs tore?in,' wbich ware . making a feature ot big values at lW?price; knd, to get you ?! . . .acquainted we are holding a sale thrdiighout trie entire store. v Suits'coats,-dresses' waists, raillihery,"fufs everything is -- marked down to remark-arileV nriri' ; '? "f- - - , Domestic Chromite ; : Will BetoDemand Washington, Oct.- tv " fWASHINO TON BUREAU OF THE JOUBNAX-) Consumption of . chromite of . domestic production, probably wilt Increase In the near, future, with the removal of restric tions upon Its use. says Hugh 37. San ford, chief of. the chemical division of the -ferro alloys section of the war In dustries board, hi writing to Congress man Sinnott. Mr. Saetford says it la impossible to announce a price schedule at thU time forvim,V Stocks are new fairly, large, but Imports likely win be red oced to a minimum for the next few months. , , ' r . . : ; , There's a Reason" SPECIALS; FOR TfWRS FR1. and SATURDAY Only TRIMMED HATS of ex-: tra fine veltet in turbans, ' - sailors;, tricolors; in; fact, . every shap and colorde-f t : iirable. Valuesfl A i A to oi;;:9tiVD: ' T , ' -', Dewaitalrs'stere. . " J- ' CHILDREN!S"HATS'in !. all styles arid colors. ; yalues t ' Art) to -$3.00.. ..HyLmUD , , pewasUlrs Store. - SUITS in serxeSv-eopBni, K-b- erdinei' and tricotines. .-Some ' belted, some Uilored. some v bound. with braid, some -with p . Skinners satin lining. Bine, f -black and browa. CO CC ? ; Values op to 3rVeV.0Jf Mais! rioer.j Over; 500 Hats' bb Main Floor from $3.50 to $35.00 In personal efficiencyhave been learnt by thousands of people in this country sine..the warbegan and?the GoYerament started its I . .Henceforth, ; according tp a , modern prophet, "tastes will ; be . . simpler, earning capacity will be greater, incomes will be larger." iAnd with all this will come thejemptation te'get rich quickly". , iby all sorts of questionable ,shorjj cuts. , s v Better adopt -the?nsaneand sensible method that leads to no " ;disaster-a sayings account with aci absolutely trustworthy bank that pays a reasonable amount of interest. Then when you have a fair sum saved, invest part of it under direction of your banker. ! Tbis pioneer bank gladly gives business advice and information - to its depositors. t ' v Mr. Shipbuilder Mr. Banker Prof Mr Business Man (j H-We want to make a - straight - from - the - shoulder busi ness statement to you. . . r . : " v.. We Want Y Clothing' Business b'ecause this is strictly a man's store, dealing in menfs re- liable fnerchahdiseand cateringwto men in all walks of v life, andlwe know we rej conducting it along lines of V nierit to our customers, whicrt jUsiifies us; in askingfypul f tor your business. You must buy clothing from some one and our methVd : " ' ' 1 j : i.'j - or going aixer your DusinesSj ana caring ior u aiierwe , get it is oh the regular; American man--to-mah:basisviand L 1 't irrwecan gei.ii, pe assurea we win taice care or anu; ap preciate it. U - E i -We"can makell the usual claims aboutfour rnerchah dise, service, etcV but they do not mean anything to you. - i You know that 'any sucxess&ir clothier liable merchandise and give you service of some sort ort ; other.?, arid 'you realize : these! conditions exist'here ; - K Y 4 There' are differences in grades and qualities;; of mer- chandise, methods ofrpncingfand service to customers v; true but: we can ri'ut ourselves straight on these three?, points in a few words. We - are : too able merchants ( no 5 ego intended) to be in any position pn them, other than , the best possible. -'- - - t tOur success thoselthings ciaim. , ,f V i - i .. -' ' .. . . , . New Lessons X, - x LADD & TILTON - ' Oldest in the Northwest Washington and Third i: -r- - essidnaV . PdMd and Oregon . - Want Your Clothing proves thai fact; but any for lyourself, regardless ' 7 MENS WEAR 4 v; r Corhptt Bldg.,' Fifth and Morrison -A-" ' - f -v - WV 3 BANK ' ' V , as - if &i - - M, .... C ' v . - Business JiMmM r way, you'll judge- ;y of what we might ' : -1 - 7 . : v - - -A-wefc-j a -V-t- i