t a
' v ' - '
P FIRST SECTION
T k '
8 Pages . ,
Will
mmn
TWO SECTIONS
1 12 PAGES '
BIXTV-MKVKXTII YKAII M. 275
AMERICANS
SAVED SOON
TOBEMOWN
hr Department Announces
. No Change in Official Fig
ures That 113 U. S. Sold-
iers Still Are Missing
LIST OF MEN SAVED !
IS NOW COMING IN
Survivors' Names to Be Pre-
v pared Today; List of
-5 Injured Given
. WASHINGTON, 1 Feb. 9. At mid
night tonight, ninety-six hours after
the Tuscanla had been torpedoed and
nnk by a German submarine a lit
tle more than one thousand names
1 of the survivors bad been announced
here by the committee on public in
formation. A Tew more names were In posses
lion of the war department but will
not be arranged for publication be
fore tomorrow, by which time It ts
expected ithe remainder of the surviv
ors'! st will have come over the
'cables from England.
All day long a steady stream of
V. names -of the saved flowed in over
" the cables and telegraph wires and
was given the right of way over all
except the most urgent business. De
spite the preference given the list,
more than 150 names out of the first
1000 arrived In such Jumbled and In
correct form that they meant prac
tically nothing to the war depart-
, ment, and It. will be necessary to
check back over the cables before
they can be straigtened out. '
The large force of clerks will be
put to work again tomorrow morn
ing and If the names continue, to
come fn. by .Sunday night it Is expect
ed a full list of the missing will be
available by checking the list of sur
vivors a gainst the official list of all
those who sailed on the Tuscanla. '
Partial lists of the survivors were
v te1egraj)ied to ihany'parts of the
country today and were anxiously
scanned by thousands who hoped to
. find the name of a relative or friend.
Those who failed to find the name
they sought In the partial list may be
.reassured to the extent f knowing
that the lists published today were
about one quarter of the total of all
who are known to be saved, and the
fact that a name does not appear In
the list of more than a thousanl
availabje In Washington tonight does
not 'necessarily Indicate a loss.
Friends of fully 1600 men on the
Tnscanht who probably were dis
tressed today by not finding their
names on the partial list of survivors
undoubtedly will learn tomorrow
that; their friends are among the
saved. . . v
There were no new official figures
on the losses available tonight and
the war department's figures con
tinned to. differ from those of the
British admiralty. The war depart
ment estimates 210 persons missing.
113 of them American soldiers, while
the British admiralty's figures put
the loss at 16 missing. 147 of them
(Continued on Page 7) I
A very large assortment of
Dren Silks for Separate
Skirts, Waists, Dresses, etc.,
25 to 36 inches wide. Plain
Shades, Plaids, and Stripes
at from $1.00 to $1.75 a yard
MATCHLESS
MERCHANDISE
u
m
30,000 SLAVS
IN U. S. STAND
BY UNCLE SAM
Russians in America to Deal
I With Home Country as
U. S. Does
LOYALTY IS PROMISED
Kerensky Man Chosen to Head
Organization Funeral
Hymn Applauded
NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Delegates
representing more than 30 organi
sations with a total membership of
about 30,000 Russians in various
parts of the United States, arose ani
vigorously applauded the playing- of
the "Star Spangled Banner" at the
opening here today of the first all
Russian civic convention of America.
Tito funeral hymn of the Russian
revolution and the Marseillaise also
evoked demonstrations of approval.
' Permanent organization was ef
fected in short order, the choice for
president being A poll nary Demletti
tch Semonoffsky, said to have been
director of military 'railroads under
Premier Kerensky and who came to
this country when the Kerensky gov
ernment was overthrown by the Ilol-
shevlkl. 1
In calling the convention to order
Leon Martin, chairman of the cen
tral committee of Russian organiza
tions in the United States, said that
one of its principal objects was "to
bring- about closer relations with the
people of the United States with
whom we have refuge.'
"While we will not be a political
organisation' he added, "steps will
be taken for our dealings with the
Russian government. It is uotwlth
In my province to speak for the con
vention, but personally I am In fa
vor of delaying- recognition to the
Influences now in control at Petro
grad. It would be better for us as
a Russian colony In America, to wait
and see which government the Unit
ed States will recognize In Russia
end shape our political destinies ac
cordingly." r:
Expressing belief that the Bolshe-
Ylkl element who controlled "con
gress' held .here last week would at
tempt to create disturbances at this
convention several speakers urged
that none but delegates with creden
tials be admitted. It was asserted
that a majority of those sitting In
the gallery of the hall were Bolshe
vtkl. Chairman Martin, declared,
however, that he thought it unwise
to place any restrictions on admis
sions. Count Ilya Tftol, son of the late
Count Leo Tolstoi, who Is a delegate
to the convention, engaged in an -argument
with a diminutive Bolshc
vlkl over the revolutionary views
of; Count Leo. The Bolshevik, whs
refused to give his name, declared
Count Led believed in revolution
with violence, whereas,' the son
maintained that on -the contrary his
father preached evolution Instead of
revolution.
Ultimately Count Ilya refused to
argue any longer and wifhdrew from
the gallery.
-t f W12AT11EK, " .")
Sunday, fair, exoept probably rain
northwest portion: colder; fresU
southwesterly winds.
OPPORTUNITY
V Favors Those Who Grasp
Her Firmly By
Our Present Offers In Piece Goods Present
to You AN OPPORTUNITY To Secure Need
ed Merchandise THAT YOU CANNOT AF-
' FORD TO MISS
f. - i'' ; .
We scored a direct hit by taking advantage of the
earlier markets,, and. purchasing liberal quantities of
all lines of goods.' This enables ns to maintain a large
supply of quality merchandise at reasonable prices.
Silks -Woolens-
Wool Dress Goods in Plain
Shades, Plaids, Stripes, and
Mixtures, , 38 to 54 inches
wide. Many of these pte8
cannot be replaced. Prices
from, $1.00 to $1.85 a yard.
HALKM.
EARL READING
HAS PRAISE FOR
AMERICANS LOST
Ambassador Arrives in Unit
ed States on Important
'' War Mission
ALLIES ARE DETERMINED
Country Ready to Sacrifice
Until Victory Is Attain
ed, He Says
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 9.
A tribute to the American soldiers
lost In the sinking of the troop trans
port Tuscanla "gallant men who
have made the supreme sacrifice for
their country's sake" was paid by
Earl Reading, former lord chief Jus
tice of England, who arrived here
today. As high commissioner an1
ambassador extraordinary and plen
ipotentiary on special mission to the
United States, he will assume the du
ties of Sir Cecil Spring Rice. British
ambassador at Washington, who has
been recalled.
Earl Reading, who was accompan
ied by the Countess of Raiding and
a suite of military and naval aides.
tonight remained aboard the British
steamship on Which he made the voy
ages Tomorrow, with his official
party, he will go to Washington. As
special envoy of the British cabinet,
Earl Reading, then a viscount, visit
ed the United States in " September.
1917. Upon his return to England
he was elevated to an earldom In
September, 19 IS, he made his first
war-time visit to this country as head
of the Anglo-French mission.
Assurances .that the British people
are prepareQ to endure whatever Buf
fering, privation1 or sacrifice neces
sary "to obtain the only pbsstbla
conclusion of this war" were given
by Eearl Reading in a statement
Issued upon his arrival
America Is Prepare", Too.
. "That the American people are
equally prepared to make every ef
fort to bring about this result Is the
surest guarantee that the cause 3
just and the aim Is righteous," the
statement concluded.
Among those In Earl Reading's
party are Major General Ernest Dun
lop Swlnton, assistant secretary to
the British war cabinet; James Ben
nett Drunyate, member of the coun
cil of India; , Charles Hubert Mont
gomery, private secretary to the un
der secretary of sate or foreign af
fairs: Sir Orlmwood Mears, who In
vestigated alleged German atrocities
and wrote a reply to the German
white book which had eulogized the
conduct of German troops in Bel
glum, and Major Charles Kennedy
Cranfurd Stuart, who has been ac
corded many honors in England for
his military services and has been
recently on special duty in Sudan.
The party was met here by a num
ber of British consular, military and
naval officials. Among them were
Cllve Bayley, consul general at New
York City, and Commodore Guy
Gaunt and Brigadier General Mac
Lachlan, naval and military attaches
st the British embassy, Washington.
The statement' Issued by Earl Read
ing follows: : -
Tuscanla. Is First Thought.
' "My first thought upon arrival is
of the loss of life on the Tuscanla
( Continued on Page 7)
Most all kinds of wanted
Cotton Wash Fabrics in
white and colors, both plain
and fancy. .Width 27 to 40
inches. Priced at from 15c
to 50c a yard. -
CASH VALUE
FOR CASH
Cottons
OltfcXiOX. .MUX WAY M()IIM(J, FKItltlAUY IP, 1H18
POWER TO FIX
RATES IS PUT IN
WILSON'S HANDS
Chairman Sims Reports Ad
ministration Railroad
Bill to House
PRESIDENT HAS BURDEN
Responsibility for System's
Success Rests With Chief
1 Executive
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. In
re-
porting the administration railroad
bill to the house today. Chairman
Sims said the house interstate com
merce committee had amended the
measure so as to vest final rate-making
authorltyn the president be
cause under the present law the in
terstate commerce commission could
not make such necessary changes in
rates as unified war ontrol de
mands. To amend the statutes so as
to provide a non-competitive rate-
making system, the report said,
would be putting on congtfess an
"Impossible burden."
The bill as amended gives shippers
and ' consignees all the protection
that they bow have, the report con
tinued, as the Interstate commerce
commission upon their complaint
shall hold hearings to discuss fully
the justice, reasonableness and fair
ness of any rate In the light of war
conditions. After these hearings the
commission will report its conclu
sions to the president for such ac
tion as he may deem necessary "In
the public Interests. t
To allow the Interstate commerce
commission to override the president
In the exercise of iwar powers, or of
any powers for tfiat matter, would
be most "unseemly? the report said.
"It should not fbe overlooked." it
added, "that the president Is respon
slble for the financial results of ope
rating these great government car
rier systems with gross revenues ap
proximating $4,000,600,000. The
president must be given powers com
mensurate with his responsibility.
The bill, therefore, leaves rates and
rate-maklna undisturbed, except as
the president otherwise orders."
The report discussed each, section
of the measure and pointed out that
It was distinctly war emergency leg
islation Intended to meet the essen
tlal needs growing; out of federal
control and that It should not be re
garded as a "bill either for ownership
or-control or railroads.
The main purposes of the meas
ure, the report said, are to provide
a method of Just compensation, "as
probably will result in an agreement
between the roads and the govern
ment determinative of all rights
and to confer authority for financ
ing d urine. federal control.
Before filing the report Chairman
Sims submitted It to Interstate Com
merce Commissioner. Anderson, who
as the reoresentatlve of Director
f-eneral McAdoo. gave vit his ap
proval.
Chairman Sims plans to bring up
the bill in the house Monday ani
hopes to secure prompt considera
tion. A slraila- plan has been deter
mined upon by Chairman. Smith or
the senate interstate commerce com
mission, in respect to the draft of the
bill recently reported to the senate
SHIPYARD MEN
GO ON STRIKE
' v
Three Hundred Employes De
mand Closed Shop; Ships
Badly Needed
PACIFIC POR, Feb. 9. Three
hundred employes of a shipyard
which Is now being operated by the
United States shipping board, went
on a strike today to" enforce the clos
ed shop. Men Involved are the car
penters and engineers.
By local management of the yards
the dispute Immediately referred to
the Macy commission, of which Hen
ry McBride of Seattle is district rep
resentative. No signs of a settle
ment were apparent tonight-
.The yards have been under rush
orders since tbey were taken by tb
shipping board in order to finish
eight badly needed ships already on
the ways and to begin work on eight
more.
Wells Denies That He
Will Resign Position
Harvey Wells, state Insurance
commissioner, denied yestrday that
he has any Intention of repifening his
position to accept a place with an In
surance fliMi at San Francisco. Mr.
Wells has been in San Francisco, but
den'es that his mission was in con
nection with a contemplated change
ot location.
BEN F. WEST BECOMES CANDIDATE
aft : m m m a -
Marion County Assessor Makes Announcement That He
Is In Race For Republican Nomination a$ Treasurer
SHIPS U-BOATS
CANNOT DOWN
ARE CLAIMED
Exploding Toredo Not to Sink
Transports Says William
Saunders
NEW YOItK, Feb. 0. Means have
been found to make transports un-
slnkable by submarine, according to
a statement made tonight by William
L. Saunders, vice chairman of the
naval consulting board, in an ad
dress at dinner of the University of
Pennsylvania alumni in this city,
Mr. Saunders said that one of th-3
ships recently commandeered by the
government, "now lies at an Atlantic
port and in shuch shape that she can
not be sunk by an eploding torpedo.
"I can conceive of no reason why
this Information should be with
held." he added. "On the contrary,
I believe it is weir that the enemy
may come to realize that the time has
been reached when American trans
ports are ready for transportation of
ovjr troous which that enemy cannot
sink. This ship may have a hole
thirty or forty feet in diameter blown
In her side and she will remain
afloat.. Such a hole would water
log but one tenth of the honeycomo
ed airtight cells."
U-boat To Be KIIlcd.,,
WASHINGTON, Feb. An
nouncement by Vive-Chairman Saund
ers of the naval consulting board
that means had been found to mako
troops ships practically unsinkabl.
lends new meaning to the air of con
fidence with which both Americans
and British naval authorities are fac
lng their task of clearing the seas
of U-boats. - Recent statements by
Admiral Jellieoe. formerly first sa
lord of the British admiralty, by
Secretary Daniels and other officials
have Indicated that a campaign has
been mapped out and the Instrumen
talities developed which are expected
to curb. If not to eliminate the sub
marines entirely within the next few
months.
Discussion of the devices develop
ed is deplored by officials here. In
vestigations and experiments have
been guarded closely. High officials
have been free to assert privately
however, their belief that the U-boats
would be curbed sufficiently br eariv
summer to Insure a steady flow of
American troops and supplies to
Europe with few Incidents such as
that of the Tuscanla to be anticipat
ed. Aagut Is Time Ret.
Admiral Jellieoe went father than
any other official by predicting that
the submarines would be killed" by
August. 9t the same time, howver,
he warned that heavy ship loses were
to be expected np to that lime. Sec
retary Baker has Insisted before the
senate committee that a million and
a half American troops coald be tax
en to France and kept supplied dur
ing 1918. His replies to the ques
tions as to where the tonnage of the
task was to come from have Inul
cated that there was i information at
hand which he did not care to dis
close.
Without disclosing any of the new
Implements that may have been de
veloped t meet the submarine men
ace, the navy officials have pointed
edout that all of the lines ot effort
started when the united States en
tered the war are now on the ad
ditional destroyers and patrol craft
are beginning to come forward rap
idly. In some case more than a
year's time has been saved In de
stroyer construction. Swifter mote
heavily armed vessels, fitted with
everr device that has been evolved,
are beinr rushed to the support of
Vice Admiral Sims' flotllla.
Pertces To Have Part.
With the complete mobilization c?
all these agencies against and enemy
already severely hampered by the
skill and darine of American and
British patrol fleets. It Is pointed
out that greater repression of the
submarines is certain to follow, even
If no master weapon has been evolv
ed. At the same time, however. It
Is erldent. even without Mr. Saund
ers statement, tnat various import
ant mechanical devices have been
brought to a hlrh state of perfection
and will play a large part In the war
fare.
Destroyers equipped with depth
bombs have been rated as the most
efficient foe of the submarines. The
number of destroyers the effective-
nessof the bombs used, and the
means of hurling these charges, hava
all be increased. Ways of defect
ing the hidden foe at Increasing
ranee also have been wored out. The
technique of this latest phase of
naval war fare has also been perefef
ed by the officers and men of the
U-boat hunting fleets.
All of these things, supplemented
by what they know of the device
evolved of which nothing has beon
said, form the basis on which hlah
officers here have said i repeatedly
that the U-boats would be curbel
this year, probably this spring.
I ' '
BEN. F. WEST.
Ben. F.'-.West, who is serving hls
second term as assessor of Marion
county, makes announcement of hit
candidacy for the nomination lor
state treasurer on the Republican
ucjtei. Air. west enters the race
when there Is more competition for
the office probably than ever before,
west's competitors for the nomi
nation so far are Thomas F. Ryan.
present deputy treasurer; O.- M.
Plumer, Portland; i State Senator
Cusick, Albany: O. P. lloff. Salem:
and City Auditor Adams. Portland.
Mr. West points to his record as
county assessor, his wide acquaint
ance, his familiarity with public
questions and his membership in the
$tate Assessor's association as helng
emonat guarantees of his qualifies
tiona. In announcing his candidacy
Air. west issues the fallowing state
In announcing my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the
office of state treasurer. I do so with
a full understanding of the heavy re-
sponsiDimies resting upon the head
of that Important department and
with a reeling of confidence that.
with my knowledae of decartmental
ana pu one .arrairs in general, a
nowieage gainea tnrough many
years of -both public and 'aemi-public
activities and experience. I am fully
competent to cope with any duty or
contingency which may arise In the
line of official duties.
"I have ho ax to grind, no apology
to make nor grievance to air. I hold
no personal antagonism toward any
" me outer several candidates for
the high honor, all of whom I hold
in the highest regard as citizens and
gentlemen, and will seek the nomi
nation, and election - if nominated,
squarely upon my record ara citizen,
taxpayer and public official. Having
been a resident of Oregon for nearly
twenty-seven years, and a taxpayer
for the greater portion of that pe
riod; urtivelyi Identified "with the
promotion or the interests of the en
tire state for more . than twenty
years; a supporter and defender of
the principles and cause of the Re
publican party ever since attaining
my majority, I feel that I am no
stranger to the voters of Oregon aad
have no hesitancy in asking the peo
ple for their suffrage In the ap
proaching election. '
"My long residence In the Capital
city, where are located nearly all of
the state institutions of government.
and my familarity with governmental
affairs, gained through personal eon
tact with legislative and higher offi
cials of the state and as a result of
over fifteen years' employment in the
state printing department, have af
forded me rare Insight into the ad
ministrative functions of . govern
ment. ' -
"One of the mo3t Important com
missions of which the state treasurer
Is a member is the state tax commis
sion. My experience as assessor' for
Marion county to which office 1 was
(Continued on Page S)
BITS OF GLASS
FOUND IN CANDY
Boston Manufactory Seized
Upon Discovery Made
at Camp Dix
W'RIGHTSTOWX. X. J., Feb. 9
Discovery of bits of glass In candy
on sale at 'Camp Dix, the national
army cantonment here, resulted tody
in- the confiscation of all the prod
ucts of a Boston -candy manufactory
and the starting ot an investigation
by government officials. No charges
have been made,- but it was; stated
that the employes who handled the
candy Just before it was shipped will
be examined. Prompt discovery ot'
the glass it was thought probably?
has prevented any serious consequences.
WACO, Texas. Feb. 9. Ground
glass, mixed with feed. Caused the
death of, seventeen horses of a
United States infantry supply com
pany which arrived bere today from
ort Oglethorpe. Ga., according- to
military authorities. TJie animals
were found dead in the cars and a
carerul examination of the feed re
vealed the pulverized glass. Agents
are Investigating. ,
4 I- ' ' ' -:
riucu FIVE UUAT
TEUTONS SIGN
WITH UKRAINE
Opportunity to Work Way In
to Grain-Growing Territory
to Feed Hungry German
Nation Is Seized Upon '
UKRAINIANS PROMISED
PORTION OF POLAND
Rumania Is Incited to Help
Defeat Bolshevik! Spain
May Protest
fSp Tht Atiociated Pre)
While It was only a routine Item in
the German official statement of
Saturday the few words in which the
headquarters staff announced a min
or operation In Lorraine held Ameri
can interest to a far greater degree
than the other war news of the day.
They carried the news of a raid upon
the American lines end the capture
of American soldiers by V German
reconnolterlng party.
"Northwest of Toul," said the re
cent statement authorized hy ttbe
American censor as to the location
of, the sector now 'being held by men
of the United States army. And it
was near a, town northwest of Toul
that the Germans announced having
taken "'jo me ! American-: prisoners."
The town Is Xlvray and it Is Situated
about ten miles east of St. Mlhlel, in
dicating that the Americans are
holding a line along the southerly
edge of the famous St. Mlhlel salient
in French Lorraine southeast of
Verdun.
Thl raid by the Germans was but
one of several conducted by the vari
ous belligerents on the western front,
the most Important of which appar
ently also was carried out in Lor
raine, but by the French, in the vi
cinity of Dloncourt. The French
penetrated a German Position here.
cleared out the trenches and brought
Dae- thirty, prisoners and a machine
gun.
'TruUm Sign With Ukraine.
While these military actlvlllr-a
were in progress in the west the cen
tral powers were busying themselves
with their manifold . peace negotia
tions with various groups of more or
less importance on the eastern front
and announced they had come to a
peace agreement with the Ukraine,
signed at 2 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. This announcement, marking
the first peace concluded by any of
the belligerents, may turn out to be
bne of epochal Importance. It had
teen largely discounted, however, by
the apparent anxiety, manifested by
representatives of tbe Ukrainian
rada at Brest-jLitovsk to'slgn a peace
of some sort with Germany and her
allies and also by the uncertainty
as to the reality of the peace which
has been achieved on paper.
Doubt exists as to the extent of
the control exercised by the rada over
the territory comprising the so-called
Ukrainian republic which It purports
to represent.; That control is dis
puted by the! TiolshevlXI, who broke
with the rada representatives at
nrest-Litovsk and appointed Ukrain
ian delegates of their own when they
found the first set ot Ukrainians,
whom they objected to as "Bour
geoisie." secretly negotiating with
the central powers. Bolshevist- and ,
Ukrainian troops are engaging each
other for the mastery of the territory,-which
includes most of the best
grain' growing provinces of Russia.
and each is
claiming success in the
operations
Grain
May lie Motive. -
Germany
and Austria are tacitly
admitted to have seized upon the op
portunity to sign a peace with the
Ukrainians in the hope that they
could work their way commercially
Into the grain g growing territory,
and thus secure supplies of food for
their hungry populations. Their own
people seemlto have built great hopes
cn the effectiveness of this peace
with the Ukraine, but apparently
their leaders are none too certain of
the relief it will give for one thins
because of , the uncertainty as to the
security of ' the rada's power in the
territory. Thus they are reported
trying! to nitrite Rumania to Join
forces I wit hi the Ukrainians in an at
tempt to defeat the Bolshevik! and
to be holding: out to the Rumanians
the possibility of their taking por
tions of Russian territory in Bes
sarabia, asj a reward, labeling the
transaction! as compensation for the
loss of Dolirudja to the Bulgarians.
The Ukrainians, it has been re
ported, were to get part of Russian
Poland forj signing a jeace.
The Spanish steamer Sebastian and
the Italian steamer Dura di Genova
have been sunk by German subma
rines off the Spanish roast. Spain Is
reported to be contemplating a pro
test to Germany over the torpedoing
of the latter within a mile of the
Spanish shore. following up hr re-
rent protest over the sinking of th
Giralda, a Spanish coastwise steamer.
PEACE PACT
I,
1