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THE OREGON,. DAILY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31; 1919. LONDON REPORTS ARCHANGEL FIGHT British, American and Russian .; Forces Desperately Attacked by Bolshevist Troops.' London. Jan. 31. The foilowlng State ment ort the heavy fighting between al lied' Including American) forces" and the Bolshevist, in the Russian Archangel region, was Issued by the war office jaa .Thursday : ' ": "Further details of the Archangel fighting between Anglo-American and Russian forces and Bolshevlki about Shenkurst have been received. Ths Bolshevlki bombardment opened January 19 on our position 190 miles south of Archangel, and this was fol lowed an hour later by an infantry at 'tack of 1200 men against our outpost lines, which withdrew to the matnf posi tions, which , repulsed the attt&ck.'r One hundred and fifty losses weft inflicted On the Bolshevlki.' J . ; : "The same day 1000 attacTced our lines at Ternier, 18 miles we.-gt of Shenkurst, and forced the Cossacks to withdraw 4 miles down the river. Both attacks were by superior numbers. ' "Fighting and heavy 'shelling con tinued day and night, and on the 23d ths allies withdrew to a covering - posi tion. - "In the face of threatened surround ing .and continuous pressure, the city was evacuated on the 25th, with 500 refugees and sick and wounded, with the loss of one gun and- some stores. - "On the morning of the 23th an attack against the position at Tarasevo.on the Archangel-Vologda railroad, . was re pulsed. "During the ensuing week there was constant artillery activity against the allied positions on the whole front. "The Bolshevlki operations were well organized, and showed a marked im provement in leadership. The Bolshevlki fought well and their losses undoubtedly were heavy. "The allies engaged were mostly American and Russian troops. They were skilfully handled and as the result there were slight casualties." Public Ownership r:: Of Railroads Urged Before Committee , Washington, Jan: 31. Government ownership of the railroads was. urged before the senate interstate commerce committee by Laurence . B. Finn, chair man of the Kentucky railroad commis sion.. - 'i.s'- ' ' - . . - He- gave eight reasons which, he said, forced him to conclude, ; b spite of in herent sentiments to the contrary, that privately-owned , railroads could not meet the- demand of the public In mat tera of transportation and elaborated In svpport of each contention.: I assert." Mr, Finn said, "that the present method .of . operating the rail roads has created evils not essential to government ownership, and without any c rres ponding benefits that should natur ally be expected under real public own ership and operation." V HOT FIGHT ON , GERMAN BAN WAGED (Condmwd From PI One) Men to Be Molded ! Into Their Clothes rAtlaritic City. N. .T., Jan. 31. The American male who wishes to be modish has a choice between going into training to -reduce rftft adipose tissue and wearing corsets. This was determined upon when the JsTatlonal Association of Merchant Tailors, Jn solemn convention assembled, j decided today that men's clothes are to j be skin tight and "high waisted" what- ( ever that means. From evening -clothes ; to sack business suits the ordained style U to prevail. Even overcoats are to frown upon tlieir owners possessing such a thing 'as "tummy," for they, too,, are to be snug, especially at the waist. Report Big Catches WocKtKhd.TVaeh". i J art. - J t.tkeelheid and vaimon trout are more plentiful in Lewis river since the recent high water tlan at any time this season, md. while they. do not take hold of the bait as if they were very hungry, expert anglers ate making good cathhes. and all fisher men are getting some fish. The water in Istlll a little too high and muddy, but ii,rapidly cleaning and ought to. be at Its best by next Sunday. ' fe for them to' 66 to Germany to finish their education. . . . 't.Taujtht;l La Grande "I don't think it necessary for any American to go to Germany for any thing," he insisted, "and we should kick these teachers out of our schools." Senator Eberhart said he wanted to correct the impression made by the speech of Senator Fierce Thursday that the German language Is being taught in the La Grande schools. It has not been taught there for two years, he said. "Tutit-iaa nn Mac ta the onlv flaa: of this country,", he said, "Just so should one language be the. only language to be taught to the. youth of the state of Oregon at the expense oi me Taxpay ers. Senator Gill and t Senator Jones op nosed the bill Ion . the ground that it was a business: mistake. - . riilnr T.ochmnnd Said that both Of his parents were pom 1 Germany and came to this country wnen very young. JVorblad Fid Two Opinions "My ' father fought la; the civil .wirt'' he said, "and if he were alive today he would be ashamed of the country that gave him birth. I cannot condone that country and if this bill-would In the least penalize' that country, then it should be passed." ' " Senator- Norblad said that -he had found that some, of the senators had a private opinion and an opinion for pub lic expression on the Question, as he had learned from talking with some of them since the debate Thursday. "You are not punishing the German people by prohibiting the teaching of their language," he said. "That Is bosh" He declared that the propaganda that 'has raised all he'll Is the military propaganda which lauds man's military qualities and not his otJier Qualities. Banks Cites laflaenca He said Orton "spilled the beans" when he said "it we do not like this 1-w we can- larter repeal it." He insisted that while it is the pop- ... .v.i tvur tn minnort a bill of this U1U.I mm --- . .... I kind It will be seen soon that it is a ; foolish thing and the law. will be re- pealed. ... "We will be asleep , If w e pass this bill," he continued, "asleep to our eco noroie. Interests." - Senator, Banks .cited .the. influence on lift tnmf "Of - the German he learned in the public schools, causing htm to be among those, who were very slow to make u'p ." their minds that this, nation should take sides against Germany in the war. "I say that this bill Is jus' he said. "They talk about trade. Why it is not a question of trade with me. This bill will not prevent anyone learning the German language for the sake of trade." GROSS NEGLIG E CHARGED BY ALLEN Kansas Governor Lays Blame for Casualties of the 3 5th Division ; Went Into Battle Unprepared. Kansas City, Mo Jan. 31. Additional charges of alleged inefficiency of the care of the "wounded, air protection and artillery transportation for the Thirtv flfth division were made in an address here before; 'the City club by Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas. Producing for the first time a letter from a medical officer of the Thirty fifth, just received. Governor Allen declared that his charge of lack of cars was well founded. The- letter from Dr. Harry R. Hoffman of Chicago, former prychlatric surgeon of the 35th division, declared he had handled 6301 casualties in the Argonne action, and 4623 of them were from the Thirty-fifth division. - During the first day of the action, the letter, said, no first aid clearing station was established, and Dr. Hoffman was put In chasge. of the station the next day. Wounded men la in the mud without blankets or litters, said the letter.. Speaking of the . air protection, Gov ernor Allen said, while there may "Ojive been 1 20 airplanes, as Secretary Baker claimed, they were not enough for the 22-mile battle line. He also told of a conversation with the chief of the remount station of the Thirty-fifth division. The officer said he had 3200 horses mostly worn outj while 6000 were necessary to handle ihe work of the division. Governor Allen declared he had soon wounded men lying on the ground fight ing German airplanes with pistols and r'-fles, and he had seen German airplanes make direct attacks on the infantry :.nd artillery formation... Hornibrook Called -To Political Parley Albany, Jan. -31. Will H. Hornibrook. Democratic national committeeman for Oregon, former owner and publisher of the, Albany Democrat, has announced that he would leave Albany on February 20 for Washington, where he will attend a called meeting of the Democratic na tional ! committee for the purpose of electing a successor to Chairman Vance McCormick, who recently tendered his resignation. Mr. Hornibrook has dis posed of all of his business and resi dence property here and j upon his re turn from, Washington, .will seek another newspaper location. Climatic conditions, which made him a sufferer from asthma, forced Mr. Hornibrook to dispose of his interests here and move to. a location that would prove- more healthful for him. Leaders of Labor in Conference at Paris Paris, Jan. 31. Labor and Socialist leaders of the allied countries held a meeting in Paris Thursday and the delegatlonx will start on . Saturday for Berne for the labor conference these. Sarrtnsl Gompers, president of t ha-American Federation of Labor, and ' Arthur Henderson, the British labor leader, par ticipated in the' discussion. Premier Lloyd George considers the labor legis lation program now before the peace conference as of the most extreme Importance. r-t January Fire Loss Of $4000 Is-Nearly Minimum on Record ; If no serious fire occurs before mid night, the month of January will have been a record month for the Portland fh-e bureau. Up. until noon Friday, the fire loss for the month of January amounted to only $5000. . This is the lowest for the month of January since 1908. In that year a record was set, but 12119 damage being recorded.. 'Only ' once since then has this month's record been excelled and that was In December, 1917, when fire losses amounted to $4044. In January. 1918. the. loss ' from fire amounted to $25.000. . Officials, of the fire bureau and fire marshal's office believe the low loss is due to the fire prevention , cam Roberts Loses Place . As Pendleton Chief Pendleton. Jan. 31. The Pendleton city council Wednesday by a vote of 3 to 4 decided against reappointing Al Roberts as chief of police. Failing to agree upon a successor the matter was laid over until the next meeting, and Roberts continues in the office until his successor is elected and qualifies. Lieu tenant Alger Fee was renamed city at torney. Judge Thomas Fitzgerald as rec order. Dr. H. J. Kavanaugh as city physician, and John Hearthman, street commissi oner. Ban on Pendleton . Will Be Modified . Pendleton, Jan. 31. A proclamation o Mayor Vaughan issued Thursday sets Saturday at 5 p. m., as the time for the lifting the "flu" ban in Pendleton. The raising of the ban applies to schools, churches. Christian Science .organiza tions, lodges, business houses and picture shows, and all restrictions are removed therefrom. But the ban still continues on public and private dances, and social gatherings are still required to observe the rules and regulations of the ban. Worker Killed; One Crushed - San Francisco, Jan. 31. (I. N.. S.) John Russell was killed and Robert S. Yeoman was blinded in one eye and badly crushed Thursday-when a crate of car plates, weighing 3500 pounds, fell .upon them as it was being loaded upon a gondola car. CiTY MAY BID UPON SPRUCE CAMP-STOCK NOW ORDERED SOLD Municipality Is in Need ev eral Motor Trucks; Inspection of Equipment Going On. Commissioners Bigelow and Perkins, together with representatives of the pur chasing bureau and a mechanic, are, in specting the material of the United States : spruce division at Vancouver, which will be sold to the highest bidder. Several departments of the city gov ernment are in need of new motor trucks for facilitating the city's work. A thor ough . investigation of the government trucks, especially of the two-ton type, will be made. Commissioner Bigelow, in charge of the fire bureau, has use for several trucks In the fire bureau. No bids will be pfaced, however, by Commis sioner Bigelow untjl a thorough test can be made. ' If the material to be sold meets with the requirements needed by the various departments, and in every way is in good condition, the city will submit bids for their purchase. Commissioner Bigelow hopes to out fit the fire bureau completely with auto mobile apparatus before the year Is over. And as a few trucks need not be abso lutely new, Commissioner Bigelow hopes to be able to save the city considerable money in purchasing them. HIvSKRVOIR TANKS PLANNED Standard Oil Co. to Make Improve ments at Linnton Plants. Work will start at once by the Stand ard Oil company on the construction of several new reservoir tanks at its plant Oi the Linnton road. Work has been held back a few days awaiting action of the city council in planning a' system of fire prevention for the oil plants along the Linnton road. An ordinance is being framed by the city attorney, upon request of the coun cil and fire marshal's office, providing for a system of drainage ditches around the tanks which will. In case of fire, lead tne oil to one large reseiwoir, con fining its flow to certain areas. The new ordinance, if passed, will af fect the plants of the Union, Standard, Shell and Associated Oil companies. Bryan Says Nation . '. WiU; Stay Dry if Vote Is Permitted - ' Baltimore, M. Jan. 31. William Jen nings Bryan is perfectly willing to trust the American people to use the initiative and referendum on the liquor question just as soon as it becomes a part of the- constitution of every city and state in the country and the nation, he said. Mr. Bryan Is firm in his opinion that the American people will never vote liquor back. While discussing many phases of the prohibition amendment and the initiative and referendum, he paid his respects to the wet lawyers and charged that they are now for the Initiative and referendum after having fought it for 15 or 20 years because they see in it a hope to revive the liquor question. 1,000,000 Men to Be Freed by Feb. 1 From British Arrny London, Jan. 31. Demobilization . of the British army is proceeding so rapid ly that if it continues at the present rate 1,000,000 men, excluding officers, will have been discharged by, the end - of this month. The record day for discharges was last Tuesday. During 24 hours ending at noon that date, 38.000 were demobil ized. After this month there will be roughly 1,600.000 men left to be dealt with, so, if demobilization continues at the present Tate all men, excluding those of the army of occupation, which has been fixed at 900,000 men, will have been demobilized . before the end of March. Young Bandit Jumps From Train Window Marshfield, Jan. 31. George Holmes, juvenile prisoner, who was being taken to the county jail at Coquille on the charge of having stolen automobiles to use for joyriding, escaped from Con stable Goodman by jumping through the window of a moving train on -which he was riding. He was not hurt and made' his escape to the brush, but was later found near North Bend and arrested. Several younger boys ' were implicated in the matter with Holmes and will be tried in the Juvenile court. Buenos Aires the place where all the villains in the plays and moving pictures go. DRAINAGE PLAN FOR PENINSULA DISTRICT FORMALLY SETTLED -. ". " . . i Details of Sewer Scheme to Go to City Council f(fr Ratifica-j j tion, Then Legislature.. ' A bill 'giving the definite .plans of the city for the construction of. the sewer drainage system for the Peninsula dis trict of the city. and containingthe agreement reached by representatives. of the Columbia riven drainage district No. 1 and Peninsula drainage district No. 2 and the city council, has been prepared by Deputy City Attorney Latouretta. and will be presented to the city council for ratification. . - - ' If the bill la ratified it will be sent to Salem for introduction In the legis lature as a substitute for house bill No. 6. .; :J ' The bill ia the result of a 'series of conferences between representatives of the drainage districts and the city comi--ell. .Members of the drainage district? want to be assured that none of the property' wlthih the proposed dratnace districts 'will -be taxed for preliminary Work on the construction of the channel running ..between Columbia river arid Columbia slough. , , , According , to ftli terms provided In the bill the property of the district will liA neuatt nn t ha varifina ai. In rt a titton for connection with the sewer, or where the property is directly bene fited by the drainage. ; A -compromise was effected .with ' the drainage dlstrlct,whereby the concrete dam to-be constructed, across the slouch near thetfnion avenue approach to the bridge.. Lwlll, .' be moved , about three quarters of a mie east. . . - According to - city officials the- new drainage system will care Sor the sewer needs of the" district .for over 20 years, and will be much cheaper than con structing a trunk sewer. City Engineer Laurgaard .estimates tne cost per lot for constructing the channel to be ft while under, the. trunk, jiewer" scheme, the cost would be about $90 per lot. - Naval' Base in Germany Taris, Jan. . 51. .(U. P.) America In establishing a. naval base in Danzig; Germany, to expedite and Insure the safety of, Polish .relief work. It was an nounced, tody; 1 . '! 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Satur day -U nion Store " c j . . Mm . . . 'Third, and Aid eK South Carolina May Award State Medals Greenville, S. C. Jan. 31. (I. N. S.) A bill is being prepared for introduction into the South Carolina legislature pro viding for a state medal to be given every South Carolina man who has seen military service either in the United States or overseas during the war with Germany. The bill also provides medals ! for wives, mothers, etc., of soldiers or i rifice. T. P. Cothran. member of the lower house, will sponsor the bill. Eastern Town Has Novel Memorial Plan Catasqua. Pa., Jan. 31. Catasqua has a novel plan for a $125,000 monument that it plans to erect for the heroes of the European war. The memorial is to be financed and built by the Catasqua Memorial Community association. It Is proposed to incorporate with a capital of J200.000 with 2000 subscribers at one cent a day. 1500 at two cents a day, 600 at three cents, 500 at five cents, all for five years, this plan netting $198,000. 300,000 Men Slated For Quick Discharge Washington. Jan. 31. There are '00. 000 men in army service within the Unit ed States who have not been slated for discharge, and 300,000 in camps here who are slated for demobilization, the war department announced this afternoon. The 300,000, it is expected, will all have received their discharge within tw weeks. " E9ve Cunt EinioM ' Saaa'BaaSI mm In preparing for the last days of this GREAT SALE of SHOES, the stock has affain been thoroughly eone over and the-short lines taken from higher priced groups, placing them in lots where the price is from ONE to TWO DOLLARS LESS. In some cases full and Complete lines have been likewise reduced again. These further cuts represent both MEN'S. and WOMEN'S. ENDS! Canadian General Dead . London. Jan. 31. (I. N. S.) Major General Samuel Benfield Steele died at Putney Thursday., He commanded the Canadian troops, andrwas a veteran of the Boer war. He was born in Purbrook, Canada, on January 4. 1849. DO YOU NEED A KIDNEY MEDICINE? Or. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec ommended for everything, but If you have kidney. liver or bladder trouble, it may be found just : the medicine you need. Swamp-Root makes friends quickly because' Its mild and immediate effect is soon realized 4n most eases.1 It is a pen tie 'beating herbal compound a phy sician's prescription . which has proved its great value, in thousands of the most distressing cases : according to reliable testimony. V ' S . t'.- ' At druggists In large and medium size bottles.: , -x You may have a sample size bottle of this always reliable preparation by par cel post, also pamphlet telling about it. Address, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham ton, N. 7- and enclose 10 cents, also men- Itlon.Thf Oregon JournaL--Adv, SALE SOON Don't let the remainder of this week slip over your 'head without taking advantage of these wonderfully LOW PRICES for Shoes of Staiger Quality, so BE ON HAND SATURDAY! TXyTTC'Rs.Tv Treat 'Em Rough.,, Here are 3 great groups of Shoes built for e rough usage no wear out to ems At $7.40, bhoes that were $8.50 and $9.00. At $8.40, Shoes that were $10.00 to $11.00. At $9.80, Shoes that were $1 2.00. All are heavy, winter weight, built to stand the gaff and keep your feet dry. Men's $5 to $5.50 Calf Shoes, button, or blucher styles. Sale Price Men's $10 to $11 Shoes, tan or black; English or medium lasts, (35 B 4tO Men's J. & M. $12.50 to $14 Shoes. You all know what they a .$10.40 Women's $6.50 to $9.00 Shoes. Regular lines; all sizes, Women's $5.00 to $7.00 Shoes. Broken lines. Women's $6.00 to $6.50 Shoes. All sizes in the lot, 5 Women's $6.00 to $10.00 Shoes. Black and tan. Good styles and sizes. - Men's $6 and $6.50 Shoes. But ton or lace. Regular lines, Men's $6.50 to $7.50 Shoes. Kid, calf, tan. During sale, pair, SSo4-0 Misses' $4.50 to $5 Shoes. Button or lace. Sizes 11 Vz to 2, o4iroc3(CD Women's $7.50 to $10.00 Shoes. BIack,: brown, tan. and two-tones, Men's $7.50 Jo $8.50 Shoes, Women's $11 to $13.50 S hoes. ' Regular ' lines. Black, ' t gray, . mahogany and combinations, f 3 9oS Children's $4.50 Shoes. Slze'SY2 to 11, Men's '$8.50 to $9 Shoes. Kid," calf or tan calf. Eng V lish or medium shapes. Women's $9.50 to $14.00 Shoes, j I Black, brown, gray and two-tones, Between Fourth and Fifth 292 Washington Street n By O. W. Shively