" THE WEATHER ITS ALL UEMC i - nrYK and EDM1VV urday probably-! v . . r4 J K . showers; south' to ' irS ALL TKWK" : ft : . J- Yl . TV. i J v .'- west Winds, i PRICE TWO CENTS VOL. XVIII. NO. 35 PORTLAND, OREGON, "FRID AY EVENING, APRIL - 18,, 1919. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ON TRAINS AND NCWS STAND riVI OKNTS ' 1 1 . r v-j I r n l r i trv "it. ..ga y r i l . - t II - y .,:.' ft l I 1 I I I .-. 1 I "": - I 1 1 I II I t I -1 I J' -Uf I IT n HCrCSAlU X -N. -X. 1 i 1 V T I I I.I I ' 1 I ' J VI I I I 8UNI tlOMEII Oil STRIKE Spartacans Planning Big May Day Demonstration ; May Attempt Overthrow of Scheidemanrv Desperate Fighting Said. to Be in Progress for Possession of Munich; Plundering General. ONDON. April 18. (I- N., S.) 'rush disorders have broken out . in Berlin, according to an Excha ngc Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen today, Scores - have been wounded In' street fighting. Two hundred thousand workmen are on strike. The Spartacan element In Ber lin is planning a : series of "mam uiotfj Socialist demonstrations on May. 1. said an Exchange Tele graph dispatch from the German ' metropolis today. . i A procession of soldiers, blinded In the war, with women and children, will be part of one demonstration staged to show the Inefficiency of the present govern ment to solve the economic prob lems. It ? Is possible that the ; Spartaciis group may attempt to overthrow the Scheidemann gov-' crnment. ' " - , Berlin. April 17. (Delayed.) .Ok P. Iaprat fighting cohUnues'forposses ) .7 lon of Munich, ajcordlnsr tn dispatches received her. -'VJ '-wfi i Several , reg-lmentsV of government . troops irere reported: to have met the Social Is tic forces outnlde the city; which t are malrlntr preparation for-a grand aw e au)t Tlie communists defenders,; while T malntainlnr -thelxajtfilery- fire. are erecting barricade and barbed wire en tanglements In the principal streets en tering tlie towuJ Plundering Is said to ' have Rot beyond control of the commun is (uardit, ?; ;V iy.f. lv V'i SUIT BY ATTACKED IN BRIEF Attorney Frank S.' Grant Asserts Action Not Proper to .De cide Olcotfs Status. Salem, April 1$. Frank S. Grant to day filed 1 In the supreme court a brief as amicus curiae In the mandamus pro ceedings" brought by Governor Olcott against State Treasurer Hoff for the purpose of obtaining judicial determina tion of hi statu as governor. Oraht very strongly opposes the' governor a contentions, as presented by Attorney Ueneral Brown, that the court, , as a matter of public policy, . should pass on the q uestlon a to ; whether Olcott is governor lu fact or only acting governor. If he Is governor In fact. Governor Ol cott expresses a desire to regn. the office of secretary of state and appoint a successor to the place. ' ' Attorney Orant argued that Olcott 1 nly acting governor andjf he should re sign the office of secretary of state he would' then be neither secretary of state nor governor. He insists that a governor must be elected at the next general election, and that Olcott i cannot hold the office for the fuir term for which the late Governor Wtthycombe waa ,eteeted. . He makes his principal argument on the assertion that the court cannot pass on these -questions In mandamus proceed ings.. He, says the question of . title r to the office can btf considered on quo warranto proceedings. He Insists that the case of Chadwtck vs.-KarharU' on which the" attorney general relied, tp a . )arge extent In bringing- mandamus pro ceeding, for the governor, is not" simi lar to the present case because at that time me lerms oi on ice ror governor and eecretary of state "ran 'parallel, while now they do not He points out that the question of the governor- re siding the office of secretary of state no as to appoint a successor was not involved In that case. - u z, He argues that the-present case la not one tf public Importance, as he aaysl the public, Is not Interested. No One Is concerneA except the governor himself, he insists, and he contends further that, if the court passes on the : questions raised In this case, it will be over whelmed , with 'most political questions. Letvian' Government Reported Overthrown Waehington,- April 1. it N.iS.) Germans have overthrow th provi sional government of 'Latvia, according to' advices, reaching the state depart ment today'from Llbau Russia, y way of Copenhagen.' tlie oup took place Wednesday, it stated, and was conduct ed in cooperation with Lettish troops. The . premier and all of the other of ficers f the, provisional government were Imprisoned and the Lettish , troops seised all of the treasury "note V: The stroke was carried oat under the i--ul.se of suppression of th-'Bolshevik!, the advices added. , . GOVERNOR Jailf or R&ds Unrest; Due Mayor of Seattle Is MAYOR HANSON:. IN '-PORTLAND QLE HANSON. , mayorTolSeattle," and his .wife "and two youngest children,' photographed on; their' arrival here to . day." The Seattle' mayor will rnake alpublic, address at The; Auditorium tonight'. , ' , 7 V i:7 Vi) Ml? viiVl 4i r-wKTA.! . I' Peanut- PoliticiahsSeverely Rapo tngton Metrodlisp, Declares ' t "."'Tor. thl XEmpioymentiof i "''lit "They will, be In the federal prlsonr those misrepresentativea of .labor-rrthe Bolshevists and I. W. W.pf . Seattle what foment turmoil' and "spread. lies. ' I am going to tetl the .people of Portland about; them tonight at The( Auditorium. I iani going to give their names, and hope to see them in the federal toils before many moons." -V "?:'' ;.'' K i -4 f This i the threat' of ;01e Hanson, fiery -Seattle mayor,- uttered "between sips of coffee at the Hotel Benson this morning Emphasis was: added to the threat bj the squared jaw of little Lloyd .George, Hanson, who, with Eugerfe Field Hanson and Mrs. Hanson, '. accompanied the mayor toy California. "Yes... two ninths o' the .family-is here." Mayor- Hanson; remarked In the absence -of the temaln-j lng seven .children. --t -f'-'i ' ' H i-i' vi . The Bolphevikl and ' I. W. W. control the" Seattle Labor. 'Council." th?nayor( explained, j "Jt ' is "not : a " general coadiT tion. but it is true here. Just recently; the i-labor council; 'passed resolutions thanking them for their assistance inthe; past.! 'And l tell you they are going' to clear out; r , r . - t t, BAPS .POlitTICIAKS " ; -i .- '""J ' , Politicians ' In congreea . were' charac teristically rapped by the Seattle execu tive in -the course of his interview.- 'Congress neglected' .completely all op portunity for reconstruction, work." Mr. Hanson, criticized. A great-. deal f our trouble and. unrest-Is caused by neg lect of plain duty on the part of peanut politicians elected to congress there ap pears to be no one with -vision. They dally and talk and the result is nothing done. They kick about Wilson- bossing them, but they ; do, nothing when he doesn't. Congress is like a train without an engineer no movement ahead. -ft f "The most important ; and U pressing problem on the Pacific Coast is the need of big public works. : Nation and state, county and city, must all promote. need el projects. The private individual, as weu. must do his share In construction work- more than his share in payment of President Pleased At ReportsrLeague: Prospects Bi?ighten . Washington. April 18. (I.- N. plying? to J a cablegram from S.) fie- .Senator Hitchcock, which stated that there waa much sentiment for the League of Na tions" covenant'.- in :'its amended tform. President Wilson - today cabled the' Ne braska senator as follows'; -. 'i i "I am warmly- obliged to you, tor your message. It cheers and encourages' me. I am delighted to hear what we have done has so brightened the prospects Of the league." Negro iTrodps Riledj i . ; Given Safety Razors New York. 'April 18. (I. N. ! a To each member of the 69th infantry. New York'a negro regiment, the French prom ised a raaor. They kept the promise, "bat every colored soldier In the government feels that he was Insulted, Colonel Hay ward said - today .They were . .safety raaora. ' ' . - SaysHanson lo Congress Guest ed py Fiery i Executive ofWiish ation Must Provide Opportunity All at Decent: Wage. men. In making living conditions of the laboring man decent.' The employer must go more, than half way -in meeting the demands of the-toller.- He must be more than fair . now, . because. Jn the past, many have ; heen so selfish and unfair that workers have often been deprived of ii decent and comfortable Hving, and their Children have been reared In want. After we have gone the full length in meeting labor, we will ask. and can ex pect, a full day's work for a full day's pay. -. And; we can ask labor to assist us in stamping put' anarchy, sedition and treason." Aa tltie mayor rose to leave his break fast table, attention was called. to the difference in the fluffy white hair of Mr. Hanson and the Jet black of his wife. It led to an explanation of a mishap en countered by the mayor in his relation with , San anctecobelfDoya..''Oh, I wanted to wash- my hair,", the Seattle man-, laughed, -"and " asked f or a' little bluing.., It n;as delivered to me by the bellboy, and after a' scrubbing I discov ered that the bluUigiwae nk." . Mayor Hanson was the guest Of the Portland Press .club at luncheon at the Portland hotel at noon, and will speak at The. AUditorlum.at f o'clock Congress man A. Pi Joimson 'of Washington wlU be on tthe pjatform thla evening. Tickets will be on sale, at The Auditorium at :30 p. m. ; k FCKPS .TOfPBE.SSf:XUB Mayor, Hanson wishes it known that none of the proceeds from admission to The Auditorium Jsto be taken by him self.. Any surplus bove the .expenses Incident to. securing The Auditorium and the entertainment of Mayor and Mrs. Hanson while In "Portland will go for the benefit of the Portland Press club, to be used in bringing? before the people of Portland -In .the future notable men and women, whose appearance will enable the citlxene to hear at first hand the mes sages : brought to -. them by those who stand for the "progress, and advancement of the state and nation, x 1 A o - . " Government" Will Receive Bids for ;MoreTWood Ships Washington. April 18. L N. S.) The United, States shipping . board today an nounced -that sealed .bids for the pur chase of 2 wooden ships wlU be opened Monday- morning. May . 5. - Suceesafut bidders may transfer the vessels, to for eign registry.""flf desired. Kach of the 25 yessela averagea, 8500 tons deadweight. Georgians Demand Burleson's Removal BrunswlckAGt,- -April 18. fU.: P. Resolution demanding; the -removal of Postmaster' General- Burleson " were adopted - by. the Georgia Federation of Labor in convention here. "The resolu Uon, ;lntrodtjced by , telephone operators and electrical workers,- asked -Burleson's removal oh the grouna that he had been unfair-to organized labor,? unfair to the public and had ' Instituted unreasonable i increases - jn teiepnone and telegraph ra tea, .. . i, ... -t v ,. .,.- v , - ; ',. ;. " -" - ISESl SllS 48 Women in Base Hospital 46 Are Nearly All From Oregon Major Praises Work. Overseas. All Happy to Be Home Again Now That Carnage Is Ended, but Not Regretting Service. By Carl Smith H' OBOKEN, N. J.. April 18. Among those who returned on the transport Otsego today from France, were the following , mem-' bers of the various balloon com panies: Sergeants V. D. Cahvay, of Portland; Jonas L. Olson, of . Central Point; Corporal William HarRer, of Junction City"; Bugler : Milton Unger, of Portland; Bur-; nell C Quigley and. Orvie V. Lange, of Portland; Clyde A. War ren, of Oregon City;; William U. Stevens, of Newberg. ? They went to Camp Mills. Captain John A. Stewart, of the marine corps, of Milwaukie, Or., arrived on the Kalserin Augusta Victoria. Base-hospital 46, including Or egon nurses, was sent to the Polyclinic ? " hospital, I New york city. .1,:: T-, Captain J. Leroy Ward, of Al r bany; Sergeant Earl B. Houston, of Bend; Corporals Shurley J. Barles, of Portland, and Charles? C Gill, of Oregon City, and Ser gcant Louis W.,Osraer, .of Ridge--field, Wash.;- ai orihe !20thn . Sneers, arrived on the Roanoke. ". -a-.3Cw Koric.-'Kpm lS.-laJoi- tr.) tV H. Skene of Portland arrived late Thvrs Concluded on Pin Tw, Coiumn One) SILVER LAKE PLAN HELD LAND FRAUD Assistant Attorney General Calls Scheme to Locate Squatters on Lake Bed "Pure Bunk." Salem, April 18. "Another scheme to rob the gullible of their money. It Is another land fraud scheme." This is the way I. II. Van Winkle, assistant attorney general, character ized the' scheme of 'the ' promoters . who are "locating" settlers on the . bed of Silver lake, in Lake county, at $250 per. ' ' ' A man by - the name , of. Winters came - up ' from Portland Thursday to see the attorney general about the scheme. He said the promoters. ' rep resented that Silver lake has ' been dried , tip, bjr water which had, been flowing into the lake, being diverted f or irrigation purposes, and that per sons could ,. squat on a 160 acre tract to -which he - could later secure - title which would be worth at least $18,000. 'Assistant Attorney General Van Winkle pointed out that the whole scheme Is pure bunk as it Is not known whether the land is owned" by the government,, or' by the state -or by. the"; riparian owners, and the best a squatter could hope for would be a lawsuit. If the land is owned by the government a squatter ; v could "squat" on . a homestead in unsiirveyed government land, but could not sauat on a desert land claim, while if it is owned by the state be Could not ac quire title in such a manner, any more than "he could if It " belongs to the riparian owner.. , If .You - Don't 'Read rFhe Sunday Journal xYou'll Be a Loser Though photographers were listed aa non-combatant in the annals of the ( great war., the exploit of the newspaper cameramen .in .the Wattle . areas, in European capital, behind the line and in the front-line trenches.-were exploits of ' Individual" sacrifice and heroism. Not a little of the great task of keep- Izs the wor!d at large in close communi cation .with the progress of the conflict, with the preparation leading .up to the big ' evepta, and with the deliberations of the statesmen since the signing 'of the armistice ha fallen to the men with the '"boxes and tripods." , a The appeal photograph, la univer sal. The finished picture speaks a com mon language It carrie a more 'force-' ful. more comprehensive, message ; than the 'printed word. 1 . ; orTjEIT UKBEB? iriBE ' - , ' '. The photographers have been under fire : have lived in barracks and canton- jmenta with .the., soldier ; have .shared Thirty-Gallons of SacramentalVine Stolen From RaLbi Thieves Who Enter Cellar De stroy What They Are Unable to Take With ' Them. Plain grape Juice will be taken by par ticipants at one of the Passover festival services In Portland, Instead of flagons of fine old wine. 3 Forty gallon of the precious stuff, stored by Rabbi Marhbeln for the an nual Jewish celebration, tempted thirsty mortals Thursday night and, solving the combination under which it was thought to have been secure, made a clear set away. ' . Mellowing grandly under bolt and pad lock at 427 Third street, it awaited to be brought forth for the feast of the Pass over, which began Monday, but it was seized ruthlessly by parties desiring a feast of their own unauthorised by the church and not -recognized by the prohl bition law as , "sacramental." ' After the marauders gained entrance to the wine cellar, they found they could take illy; 30 gallons. And' what they could not take with them they poured wantonly on the floor. .'- The Passover festival, ushered iu by family services, at which each partici pant ia required to drink four cups of wine, and closed with the 'singing "of merry folk songs, without the wine will be as incomplete as a Fourth of July without firecrackers, say members of the congregation. . v Gathered around the looted cellar this morning they wrathfully sought; clues which, might lead to the capture of the villains. Police have failed to find any trace of the pilferers, j ; , Allies Willing to Accept Plan of Dr. Nansen to Help Through 'Neutral. Nations. . Parte, April 18 (I. N. , &) The allies ar ready to accept. Irv TrtdUof Nan- 4 sen' recommendation; for- the revltualing of , Russia -through neutral countries it the .Bolahevikt" cease - hostilities, it rwaa officially announced teday. The relief work would be - carried , but along the same llnea a m Belglvm. , " In replying to Dr Hansen's comraonli catioh relative to conditions in Russia and the . necessity .for relief, jthe rep resentatlvea of the allies satd : "The governments and the peoples we represent are glad to cooperate, without thought of political, military or financial advantage to relieve the situation in Russia, if the local governments in Rus sia are as willing as the government and peoples we Ye present to see succor and relief given the stricken peoples of Russia, when no political, obstacle re mains. - ' : l ii -; - '.!.. The Russians must finance the project and solve the question of internal trans port. . . '-, ';" ': , Five neutral nationalities will make up the commission which will feed Rus sia, according to a . recommendation made to the allied and associated powers by' Dr. Nansen, head of the commission which investigated Russian food condi tions. They will be Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch," Danish and Swiss. ,, Hundreds of thousands of persona are dying1 monthly from starvation In Rus sia, Dr. Nansen reported, and he sug gests immediate relief which will, in no way involve any political action. ? President Wilson.. Premier Lloyd George, Premier Clemenceau and Pre mier Orlando (Big Four), have indorsed Dr.: ?Tansen'a scheme of Russian relief. Wicks and Mrs. Lamb Acquitted; Arrested Spokane, April 18. -U. P.) Acquitted Tuesday on unlawful cohabitation charges. H, M. Wicks, alleged Bolshev ist., and Mrs. Emma Wimb, known as the "queen of the Bolshevikl." both from Portland, were rearrested today. The charge i a gross lewdness. The warrant waa issued by the city after Its failure to convict the pair on the former charge: Wicks and Mrs. Lamb agreed, over the phone, to give themselves up to the po lice late. today. Wicks also face fed eral charges under the Mann act in con nection with Mrs. Lamb, while he has appealed a SO-day sentence on a crim inal syndicalism charge. j .r thefr dugouta and their-billets, and dur ing the deliberations of the peace con ference they have followed the activities of the men who are framing the struc ture of the world a peace,' their cameras' faithful tye recording the coming and goings, the postures and gestures and features of the statesmen at . the peace table. r So It Is that The Sunday Journal n Caster Sunday . .will - be enabled f ' to present .to :ts reader Individual photo graphs of each : one of -the 70 men upon Whose shoulder have created the at responelblllties of peace-table delibera tions. Tlieae photograph wJJ taka p four ' page of a , six ' page section ; in the taster. Sunday Journal devote J ' to the peace, conference, the text including pe.'sonal. intimate High-lights , of th lives ' of l the- peace conferees. . This section f te Sunday Journal 1 worthy of careful study . and consideration by . Concluded -om P F1- Cohuaa T"t RUSS TQ BE FED IF WAR S STOPPED UGE CITY PROPOSED Voters - Will Bet Asked to Ratify Expenditure of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 at "June Election. Sewer and Highway Projects, Fire Stations, Comfort Stations and .Other Improvements Included. FROM - $3,000,000 to fo.OOO.OOO in bond issues will be pre sented to the people of Portland for ratification' at the special election in Jane by departments of the city government, accord ing to tentative estimates made by the city commissioner. The improvements will provide, reconstruction work and will in clude a police station on the east side -of :the river, a huge . reservoir, on the west side, new fire stations, new trunk sewers and ir.-proved main highways, and remodeling of the city hall. The ; proposed tunnel under Council Crest to open the Tuala tin Valley Is also under consid eration, nd If presented to the people will cair for an additional expenditure of; 92,000,000, placing : the. total wqli above the $3,000. 000 mark. The greatest expenditure , is contem plated in the, program of the department of public works. Commissioner Barbur propose to , expend $1,000,000; in : Im provements to main highways and con struction of. pew ; boulevards. . The ex pense should be borne. partty? .by lthei public .at, larger, he malntairuf. because the entire dtv beneftbi from the -work. In' nunyj case "property; '-with ' amatt vttltiB Mnn MnnAf : Allt itlA -..jhutfA. --Ak KvuMi.nt. ha Mntl nu' nil nortaTnCt ' the city should combine with the dls- ' ( Concluded on : Puce Xiaettn, Colnma FItf) MANY SHIPS IDLE C. E. Dant Says Tonnage Can Be Had at Almost Any Price Soon if Conditions Continue. Japanese tonnage can be had at al most any price if present conditions continue much longer, states C. E. pant of the firm of Dant Russell, who has Just returned from a seven weeks" visit to Oriental points. Mr,. Dant verified -he announcement previously made in The Journal .that he had chartered a Japanese tramp steam er, the Kaian" Maru. to load lumber in Portland for China in May. The steam er will carry about 4.000,000 feet of lum ber and will be the first Japanese tramp ship to make Portland harbor for more than two year. ; ";' : "Condition are hot good in Japan at the present time," said Mr. Dant. "The country is overstocked with exportable commodities and manufactured goods. Pricea are higher now than heretofore, and there 1 no demand, for the goods in the United States and elsewhere. FREIGHTS LACKING i "The result of this is that many ships are lying in ' the harbors of Japan. I counted 27 idle steamers at Yokohama and about the same number at Kobe. "Some of the Japanese steamers have been compelled to come across the Pa cific ocean to the United States ir. bal last because of the lack of freights and in some cases freight has. been brought ever for $8.40 a ton. ... " - r "Japan was not prepared for the sud den termination . of the war.- Her lead ers bad expected Oat the war would last for two years longer and when the end came the country was caught up In the air. - - "Plans for the erection of a large steel rolling miD. are 'going ahead at Moji. Japan. I saw the plant.' It covers a large area.' Iron ore- is being obtained from mines in China- .During the late war Japan had to import steel from the United States to complete her shipbuild ing program. -;' .... -- ' . BIO TBADI5G StCMP " ; - "Russia and ' Siberia are doing some trading .-with JapaVi. but ; conditions In general are. far: from what they were when . Japan waa selling goods, special ly manufactured products, to the United States. Australia- and Europe." -. Mr. Dant intimates that the Japanese shipping firm from which .hei chartered the vessel for the May loading of lum ber would -supply him with other ves sels for a similar purpose in: the near future. ' f ' '..' - ' , ,., . .,. ', ;. ;- : 72fSoldiers -From Newport News Due : Seventy-two soldiers of a casual de tachment from- Newport News '.will' ar rive in Portland this afternoon. at 8:80 at the' Union station, remaining until 4 o'clock, when they will proceed to Camp Lewis. -They will be entertained by the general reception committee and by the Salvation Army and Hed Croes canteens. Swiss Tired of Feeding Kings Who Pont Pay Press Protests That Country f of Mountain Resorts Js Fast Be coming Regular. Ghetto. By Patrick IeVitte - Geneva, April ' 18. (I. N. S.) The. ar rival of 1 former King Lud wig of Ba varia, in Switzerland, has been fol? lowed by general press protests that this country -is becoming the "ghetto" of European royalty and that Swiss hospitality 1 being abused. The ex-king looked old and 111 when he arrived at Buchs, on the frontier, where he '. was greeted by ex-Crown Prince - Rupprecht of Bavaria, former commander of the German amy group on the northern end of the western hattiA fmnt. Hi wu accompanied by the former crown prince to the Chateau Zlggerr, where he win live. It is learned that ' former - King Constantino , of Greece, who spread much concern among traaesmen aim hotel keepers by his non-payment of bills at Zurich, is now being financed by wealthy Greeks of the old regime. But he haa been compelled to cut his suite to 14 persons and reduce his automobiles to three. - 26 COUNTIES ARE i -", READY WITH QUOTA Opening Day Will See Victory Loan Drive Finished in Many Oregon Towns. Only $3,725,000 of Oregon's quota in the Victory loan outside of Multnomah (Portland) county remains to be raised. Twenty-six counties had reported np to noon Friday that their quota has been pledged and that they will be over, the top by 9 o'clock next Monday morning; It looks as if It will be all over, includ ing the shouting. : Monday, the opening day. so far as the counties outside of Portland are concerned. ,; , v . -;The- S counties which guarantee their Quota the. first hour Monday l morning represent $8,235,790 of the ontslde ftuota tles with a quota . Of, $5,725,000 ' to be heard from, and it Js believed that most if not all of these will be. ready by the sero hour.. - y , ..- , . '. FASTEST WORK TET . ' For speed, this Is the fastest drive ever held In the state "and allows that the Vic tory loan, the one which will "finish the job," Is popular with the people, r Challenge is made of the assertion -of Des Moines county. - Iowa, is the first county In the nation to "go over the top." J. J Ethertdge asserts that Wash ington county. Oregon, was the honor county in the United States, as two weeks ago the committee In Washington county announced It war ready to sub scribe the quota and TYiday afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock Mr. iCtheridge placed in the mail the full quota of $404,776 for Washington county, and the over subscription, which made Washington county's total $405,100. LOAX OFFICIALS MOVING How the Victory loan is going is In dicated in a telegram received today from Gardiner, where. H. L. Blmunds. chairman, acknowledges the " quota of $42,750 and announces that applications have already been received for. $54,750. Slight delay In completion of the new Victory loan headquarters building pre vented the city staff organisation from taking possession this morning, but the moving process was started just before noon. Beginning this afternoon activi ties of the city drive will center in this headquarters, located In the new frame building on the old postoffice corner not in Liberty Temple and eitlsens will call, there to get In touch with the drive forces. ' ; !'".' Through courtesy of the .Spruce Pro duction corporation officials, furniture which they have been using has been ob tained by Secretary Willis Clark of the city executive committee, for . use in the Victory headquarters. ASSISTANTS 3TAMED Mrs. W. R. Mosby' will be second In command of the staff of office Workers. She will have as assistants Mrs. R. W. Child s and Mrs. F. A. Jones. Workers who assisted iwith the fourth Liberty lean campaign will again conduct the office work. Those who did not report today are requested to be on hand Sat urday morning, when organisation will be completed. ; - -: i ';.-' 1200 Veterans of 91st Division on ; Journey to West Springfield. Ill- April 18. (I. N. a) Twelve- hundred battle scarred war heroes of California on their way home from France, stopped here today long enough to- permit exercise. They are members of the y Ninety-first division, 8l4thr regiment.5 In three sections, ta command of Colonel ' Luclen Bennett and come from Camp Mills. N. J., en route to-Camp Kearny, Cel.. for final discharge , s - - These soldiers fought , In itbe. Meuse Argonne conflict. Arriving at 8:80 a. m. the soldiers tramped about the Wa bash station for nearly twe hours and departed at noon. : They were met by Bad Cross workers who served refresh ments and aided In an entertainment. Gen. Bidille Plans ; Eeturnirig in May London. April 1$ I. N. S-V General Biddte. commander of American troops in. England. Is planning to return to the United State early in May. it waa learned today. ; . f -n- ft, .. - , V. -I . . -si Bill BI6BIIS Insist on Getting All That" Was Promised in 1915 Secret Pact Or They Will Bolt Treaty. V .,eeseisssisssssssswssB "iC s - '-!.-. t-j ' " :" " '. t .A- ? President Wilson U nderstbod to Be Standing Firm in Insisting On Acceptance of His Views PARIS, April 18. (I. N. S.) Marshal Foch, gencralisftlmo of the allied armies, , has been . ordered to draw up the . cces-1 sary measures in the event the Germans refuse to sign the peace treaty, it was learned today. By Fred S. Ferguson PAWS. April 18. (U. . P.) The Italians are reported to have threatened to block' 'the entire peace settlement 'unless their . claims are recognized. - This Uc- veloped today, when' the ' "big four" again toolf up Italy's ter ritorial aspirations. According to reliable Jnforma . tion the Italians have now taken the position that the pact of Lon don, on which their claim are based, not only grants them the entire program they are ' de : manding, but pledges all the sig natories to stand together fc a simultaneous - peace. As the Italians see it, they could over turn the whole peace settlement by re fusing to accept any- treaty not meeting their claims then calling upon .the sig natories of the pact of London to live up to their agreement against arranging separate peace. , (The signatories to the pact of London, consummated In 191$. were Italy. Great Britain, France , and Russia.' Under this "agreerrwnt 'Italy was given certain territorial eoncessipna for (Concluded on Pace F1j,, I'tlomii Ttircc) i ESCAPE FIRE WITH tfTTLE CLOTHING Flames, of Mysterious Origin Da stroy Residence on Fortieth " Avenue. O: Hodney and his wife and baby es caped with barely enough clothes f cover them when their house at B6?9 Fortieth avenue southeast burned at ft o'clock this morning. 4 f . The flames, of mysterious origin, leaped to two other frame dwellings n the same' street and partially destroyed them, although the losses were not great as in the Hodney home, which was completely burned, with $800 -worth of new furniture and all the family - be longings. t The other houses, one on each side bf Hodney'a, were owned by Susan La Koi lette and by- A, E." Fredericks. The roof and side walls on each were burned. The crew of engine. No, 81. In command . of Captain, Canudo, bent all efforts to save these two houses. ' Muddy streets delayed the arrival of the fire engine, said Captain Canudo, and the Hodney house was almost gone before waer could be thrown on Jt 1 - Mr. Hodney and A.. McCarty, owner ft the house in which the fir started, ra well as firemen, say they are unable ito trace the origin of the fire. . I , ' Mr. and Mrs. Hodney. with their child, returned home Thursday evening tt about 11 o'clock and went to bed. ; "No fire had beerr in any of the Steves for several hours, and I did not smoke." said Mr. Hodney.'- "We were awakened by smoke and had barely time to flee front the house." According to Captain Canudo, a house five years ago on the same location was burned in a fire of unknown origin. ' 1 . Kngine No, 18 answered a call at t14 o'clock this r morning at 183$ Pacific street. The bouse was not occupied nor furnished. Most ' of the Interior waa burned. . v ' . . '- ' ' Toronto Capitalist t On' Way to; China r F s-Los Angeles April 18. (U. P.) William- Gillespie. Toronto, 0nt capltallHt, U In Los Angeles today en rout J to China, where he plans to complete con tracts for the construction of $50,000, 000 worth of railway lines. - . Study Their Faces See how' the T3 statesmen look whoare framinjr wha is hoped to , be a lasting peace. ' 1 jliotojrraphs of each of thm will be featured . in d snecial section of TH E : SUNDAY JOURNAL, Next Sunday i