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BOLSHEVIK! ISSUES CALL FOR DEFENSE Workers and Peasants Are Told Revolution is m Peril Unless Hordes Entering Pe trograd Are Fought HUNS MEET OPPOSITION IN NORTHERN RUSSIA Germans Continue Despite Peace Bui More Resist ance Is Met PETROGRAD. Feb. 26. An ofi ficial proclamation issued today, eall- ing upon the people to defend the 7 capital, 'says: 'In spite of the fact that the gov era men t ha accepted the peace con ditions imposed by tbe German and Austrian governments, the imperial let assassins are, nevertheless, con tinuing their monstrous advance in to tbe interior of Russia. The curs ed minions of William and the Ger man Kaledines, together with the white guards, are advancing again and shooting the Soviets, reconsti tuting the power of the landlords, - ; bankers and capit&Wats and prepar 4 lag for the restoration of the mon ' archy. "The revolution is in peril. A mortal blow will be struck against Red Petrograd. If a you workers, soldiers and peasants wish to retain power1 and the power of the scfviets you must fight these hordes, who - are now seeking to devour you to your last gasp. "The decisive hour has 'struck. Workers and all oppressed men and women! You must swell the ranks of the red battalions. To arms all of you! That tbe struggle may only cease with your last breath." V y, 'By the Associated Press) ; The Germans are continuing their v Inroads both into great and little Russia. In the north some opposi tion Is being offered, but evidently the pressure has not yet been suf ficient to stay the progress of the enemy. Considerable fighting has taken place5 around the town of Pskov, which has changed hands sev-r eraL times. In Volhynia the town of Kolenkowitz has been captured af- ( Continued on Page 6) TS A GOOD POLICY T NEEDS NO ; ' CHANGING , OUR POLICY HAS ALWAYS BEEN JO GIVE CASH VALUES FOR CASH For 26 years we have been following exactly the same plan of business which the United States Government through the Commercial Economy Board is how. urging ALL retail dealers to adopt. (We sell for spot cash only and have strictly , ONE PRICE FOR EVERYBODY The General Public "does not realize how many excuses are offered to secure lower prices or how many especially . favored classes of customers regularly receive a special discount at most dry goods stores. If you are not one of these favored customers you are helping to pay f or the goods which THEY, received at a reduced price. Then the losses from "bad accounts must also be charged to the customers who DO pay. The . extravagant service which will deliver a spool of thread or a paper of pins as an accommodation is another expense item which requires larger profits in order that the5 dealer may "Come out whole." Just compare our prices with prices at other stores if or the same quality of merchandise and we believe that you will be a regular customer of Large shipments of New daily. - SPEECH FROM HERTLING IS NO ROAD TO PEACE Chancellor Talking to Strengthen Militarists, Officials Believe LITTLE COMMENT MADE Four Principles Favored hut Later Dismissed as Being Idealistic WASHINGTON, Feb. 2C Count von Hertling's" speech in the reichstag yesterday, continuing the discussion of tn far aims of the belligerent powers, has not changed the situa tion, in the opinion of high offi cials here. Instead of marking an advance toward peace it Is regarded rather as deliberately calculated to strengthen the hands of tho German militaristic policy by endeavoring to convince the German proletariat of the impracticable nature of Presi dent Wilson's war aims as disclosed in his last address to congress on February 11. , i While stating his readiness to ac cept the president's four fundament al principles for a basis of peace, the German chancellor dismissed them as idealistic and unworkable by in sisting f that they must depend for vbeir application upon realization of conditions which cannot be met. In the official view, his treatment of the subject was ironical and design ed for very different ends than the advancement of peace. ! There will he no immediate for mal comment upon this latest con tribution to the debate on war aima and peace aspirations. Experience has taught officials that important qualifications are to be found us ually in the full text of the speeches of the spokesmen pf the central powers.-, i I Attention was directed by officials to President Wilson's former char acterization of the German chancel lor's utterances as "very vague and confusing," and it was said that the , president's comment had a pecul iarly apt application to the speech pf yesterday in which Von Hertling signified his fundamental agreement with President Wilson's four prin ciples. ' i - I President Wilson In his last ad dress to congress, said of the chan cellor's speech delivered a few days before: ' Spring Merchandise arriving - CO-OPERATION is planned; BY MR. HAYS Republican Chairman Is in Washington to Harmonize Congressional Campaign and National Committees UNIT? IN PROSPECT FOR NEXT ELECTION Intention to Meet Ail Affilia tions of Republicans Announced WASHINGTON, Febf 26. Chair man Hays of the Republican national committee,! here tonight for the first of a series of meetings with party leaders,, laid plans for what he de clared will be harmonious co-operation between the national committee and the. congressional campaign committee, and announced his inten tion while here of seeing Republic ans regardless of their former affil iations In the party. Mr. Hays said all functions have been or will be eliminated during his administration of party affairs, lie told of calling on Charles E. Hughes and Colonel Theodore Roose velt In New York and of receiving a message from former President Taft congratulating him on his elec tion to the chairmanship. "It does not make' a bit of differ ence how a man voted In 1912 or in 1914 or in 1916," Mr. Hays said. "We are all together now, and while in Washington I shall see all Re publicans who desire to see me." Plans for harmonizing the party and bringing about co-operation be tween the two committees were dis cussed at a Yeceptiorh given by the congressional campaign committee. Representative Woods of Iowa, chairman of the congressional com mittee, had met Mr. Hays at the railroad station. In an address at the rerention. Mr. Hays declared the winning of the war to be the paramount consid eration of everybody at this time. "I know that we all agree that the winning of the war and prepar ations for the reconstruction which is to follow is onr only real business and that everything else is chores,." he said. "On the question of the war there is but one side. On that side, supporting the country's cause, shall stand everv political party, and every member of every political party en titled to a,ny consideration "whatso ever. I bilieve that the mission of America; is about to be accom plished.'V v Four Deaths Reported by General Pershing - ' . i WASHINGTON,; Feb. 26. Tha death of one man! in action, of two others from wounds received in ac tion, and a ourth from a gun explo sion, ere reported to the war de partment today by General Persh-i wg. i ne dispatch also gave the names of four men slightly wounded on the fighting line. - . ' r Private James J. Regnerin of Osh kosh. Wis., was killed in action Feb ruary 19 and Privates Edward t Hernon, Brooklyn, and David Hlck ey, St. Louis. Mo., have died from wounds received in action.! Corporal Anthony J Schrader, -firooklyn. died from wounds "received in the explo sion of a gun.' The men wounded were Private Adeibert jMorey. Lewiston, Minn; Private llennie Tauchus. ISrookton. Mass.; Private Hugh F, Gilmore, LouiEville, iKy.r and John P. Kin,?, SpringdaleJ Ark., alljon February 23. King's rank was ol given. Turkey Agrees to Enter Into Peace Negotiations MSTEttOAM, Feb. 26. At the re quest of the Russian commander in the Caucasus and the president of the Caucasus republic, says a Con stantinople dispatch Turkey has agreed to fix a place for peace ne gotiations. This announcement was made by the foreign minister in the chamber. t The minister said that after the withdrawal of tho JHissfan troops from the eastern provinces, the Turks have cleared the provinces of ma rauding bands and reached Daiburp. Willard Is Asked to Fight Frank Moran cvw nm. RANTS. Feb. 26 The Louisiana Auditorium Athletic club before which Fred Fulton of Roch ester. Minn., last night knocked out Frank Moran of Pittsburg, tonight telegraphed Jess Willard, heavy weight pugilist champion, at Jack sonville. Fla., an offer of a purse of $100,000 for a fight between Wil lard and Fulton. It was stipulated that tbe fight 3 must be for twenty rounds. Fulton announced that he was "ready and waiting" to meet the champion, u v - GAS ATTACKS MADE BY HUNS ON AMERICANS Three U. S. Boys Killed and Nine Injured From Sur prise Assaults SHELLS BURST IN AIR Alertness of American Troops Holds Casualties to Low Point WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb. 2s.-Three Amer ican soldiers were killed and nine tadly "gassed"' in two formidable gas attacks made by the Germans on the American positions in the Toul sector early this morning with pro jectors. - - The enemy also heavily bombard ed the American batterie3 with gas shells but without results. Only the excellent, preparatory training in quickness by the Ameri can trojops prevented the projector attacks,; tbe first experienced by them, from causing more casualties. The attacks were made within ten mniutes of each other and were di rected at a certain wood. Seventy five eight-einch shells of 80 per cent gas and 20 per cent explosive shells were fired from German minenwerf ers. The flight of the projectiles was traced through the air, the gas shells bursting In the air and the high explosives detonating when the came in contact with the earth.Large fragments of shells flew from both missiles. . The gas caught some of the men before they were able to adjust their masks and overcame others while they were asleep in dugouts Work in Baker Lumber 'Mills Is Commenced BAKER. Or.. Fein 26. The Baker lumber mills, which have been clos ed for several days on account of car shortage, reopened this morning when a limited number of cars ar rived. .J. H. Hlcken. of the Unltad States railroad division of transpor tation, arrived today from San Fran cisco to take charge of the situation. He was sent by Director General McAdoo. Mr. Hlcken said tonight be would make a report to Washing ton at once. 1 Wade Declared Murderer of Three Passengers CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Police to night declared that Harry Wade, ar rested Tiere recently during a gen eral drive against crime, bad been identified as one of the three men who in February 1914, killed three passengers on a Great Northern train in Skagit county. Wash., and escap ed in a launch to San Juan Island. Police declare Wade's real name is Harry Matthews. A reward of $10. 000 is offered for each of the three men. Washineton to Lower Prices of Fresh Fish SEATTLE, Feb. 26. Flans for lowering the price of fresh fish In tbe state of Washington through fed eral regulation and elimination of speculation; have been worked out by the state food administration t was announced here tonight by Charles Hebberd, state food admin istrator. The announcement follow ed the close of a two days' conference here between Mr. Hebberd, A. G. Dunn, chairman of the fresh fish di vision of-the United States' food ad ministration; representatives . cf wholesale fish dealers .vessel owners and fishermen. While it was stated that the plan would not be announc ed in, Its entirety until It had been approved by national food adminis tration officials, Mr. Ilebfcerd inti mated that a wholesale price for fresh fish will be fixed and compct itives bidding among wholesale deal ers done away with. Billiardist of Japan Wins from Chicago Man PORTLAND, Feb. 26. Kojl Ya mada. champion billiardist of Japan, tonight defeated Jake Schaeffer, Jr.. of Chicago, contender for the world's title. The final count was 200 to 84. Yamada won the break but was unable to make the opening shot. He completed his last shot in five innings, and registered two runs of 111 and 52 points respectively. Schaeffer's high run was 32. Troops Go to Quiet Outbreak in Ireland LONDON, Feb. 26. The outbreak of lawlessness in county Clare, Ire land, it Is announced officially, ren dered necessary Sunday the sending of additional troops to the county to assit the police. County Clare has teen declared a special area under the defense of the realm act. INVASION OF RUSSIA MADE FOR UKRAINE Action Is Taken Not for Con quest but to Follow Ukrain ians' Apeal for Aid, Ex plains Von Hertling POLISH QUESTION IS . PASSED TO FUTURE Economic Freedom One of Aims; "Our Warfare De fensive," He Says AMSTERDAM, Feb. 26. Follow ing is a formal report of Chancellor Von Ileitling's speech yesterday In the reichstag. . After a few preliminary remarks by Dr. Hermann S. Paasche, vice president of the reichstag, and the first reading of the budget. Count Von Hertling arose and said: "The reichstag has a right to re ceive on explanatory statement in re gard to the foreign (situation and the attitude of the government concern ing it. I will meet the obligation arising therefrom, even though I en tertain certain doubts as to the util ity and success of dialogues carried on by ministers and statesmen of belligerent countries Gathering I Favored. "Mr. Ilunciman in the house of commons recently expressed the opinion that we would Ret much nearer peace, Jf instead of this, re sponsible representatives of the bel ligerent powers would come together In an intimate meeting for discus! slon. I can onjy agree with, him that that would be the way to re move numerous intentional and un intentional) misunderstandings and compel our enemies to take our words as they are meant, and on their part also to show their colors. I cannot at any rate discover that the words which I spoke here on two occasions were received In hostile countries Objectively and without prejudice. jVIoreovej-, discussion In an intimate gathering alone" could lead to understanding on many in dividual questions which can really be settled only by compromise. "It has been repeatedly said that we do not contemplate retaining but that we must be safeguarded from a country with which we desire after the war to live In peace and friend ship, becoming the object or the jumping off grounds of enemy mach inations. . If, therefore, a proposal came from the opposing side, for example, from the government In Havre, we should not adopt an an tagonistic attitude, even though the discussion at first might only be un binding. "Meanwhile, it does not appear as if Mr. TtUnciman's suggestion has a chance of assuming tangible shape, and I must adhere to the existing methods j of dialogue across tha channel and ocean. Small Step Seen. "Adapting this method. I readily admit that President Wilson's mes sage of February 11 represents, per haps., a small step toward a mutual rapprochement. I therefore, pass over the preliminary and excessively long declarations in order to addres3 myself immediately to the four prin ciples, which, in President Wilson's opinion, must be applied in a mutual exchange of views. "The first clause says that each based upon the essential justice OF that particular case and upon such adjustments as are most likely to bring a peace that will be perma nent. I ' . "Who would contradict this? The thrase coined Iry the great father of the churcft Arigustin. fifteen hun dred years ago. Mustitla fundament um rtgnoriim' Is still valid today. Certain It is that only peace based in all Its parts on the principles of justice has a prospect of enduranc. "The second clause expresses the desire that peoples and provinces shall not be bartered about frotii sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were mere chattels and pawns In a game, even the great game, nowi forever discredited, ofjthe balance of power. T ClaKte Assented To. - "This clause, too. can be uncondi tionally absented to. Indeed, one wonders that the president of the United States considered It neces sary to eiunhasize It anew. This clause contains a polemic against conditions long vanished, views against rablnet politics and cabinet wars, against mixing state territory and princely and private property,4 which belongs to a past that is far boh'nd s. "I do not ant to be discourteous, but when one remembers the earlier utterances of President Wilson. soft might tUnk that he Is laboring un der the illusion t?it there exists in Germany an antagonism between an autocratic government and an mass of people without rights. "And, yet, president Wilson knows- as at any rate, the Certnan 4 Continued oa page 2) GENERAL I. W. W. PLOT BRUIN IS UNCOVERED Much Evidence Is Seized in Raid on Headquarters at Portland CAMP DAMAGE PLANNED Letters Show Desire to Disor ganize Northwest Spruce Production PORTLAND, Feb. 2C.Evldence seized by the United States marshal's ctfice Saturday night in a raid on the Ptroaul d head quarters of the In dustrial Workers of the World, dis closed the existence of a plot of des truction throughout the northwest. The proof of the plot was made pub He here today at the preliminary trial In municipal court of the 26 arrested. Some were held for the federal Investigation, others were sent to jail for ten to 30 days and severay were released. The plot was disclosed by letters reized by Charles W. Roblson, spe cial government agent. A plot to disorganize and do damage In tho spruce camps in tbe northwest where spruce U being turned out for army and navy airplt nes, and thus to up fet the work of the Loyal Legion organized by Colonel Brice P. Disqti United States signal corps, spruce production 4 division, was found. The letters disclosed that much of the plot was directed from Spokane, where Fred .Hegge. secretary-treasurer, was laying the plans for dis organizing the spruce production campaign. Part of the letter read": "The Job delegates are the back bons of tbe organization and I wish you to do all in your power to get the job delegates Into camps- and cooperate with them.' The letter was written by C. A. Johnson of Portland, secretary of the local. Another letter said: "It Is certainly time that some of these 'hall cats" out on the coast get out on the job and use a little cf the right kind of action instead of devoting their time to hall philos ophy and bumology." C. Swelgtn, recognized as an "ex cellent worker," reported to Secra tary Johnson from Centralla, Wash : "The superintendent Is hostile t3 me and the camp is full of the four L. S." Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen). - F. O. Schnedied, reporting from Redmond, Wash., proposed to Sec retary Johnson on February 4, "A vigorous oampaign of walkouts is the only hope I to bring results and the 'wobblies would eventually make no. mistake by wearing tho four hell badge just with the pur pose of confusing the 'caps. A cer tain mutilatioji ot the badge Invisi ble to the careless observer would facilitate the more rapid acquaint ance of IJfe rebels in strange camps without disclosing their Identity to the lousy scissor and stool pigeon." At Dee, a "fellow worker" report ed there were 20 Japanese workmen In camp and that it would be wee 1 to send a Japanese delegate. Cadet Kilted Instantly j in Aeroplane Accident Memphis, Tenn.. Feb. 26. Cadet William J. Welssinger was killed and Cadet W. C. Storey of Freeport, N. Y., 'was fatally injured at the army aviation camp near here late today in a collision of aeroplanes which they were piloting. The ma chines fell about 1000 feet and both were burled under the wreckage. Welssinger was- Instantly killed, while Storey was so badly crushed that he died at the field hospital tonight- Weisslnger, whose home was la Buena Vista, Miss., had received a commission as a lieutenant of cav- airy. He resigned to enter the signal corps and came to the aviation school here a month ago. ARE SALEM PEOPLE SHORT ON PATRIOTISM ? Is the patriotism of Satem people represented hy the response that was made last night to a call of Chairman Iluckestein for a meeting of the commltte of one hundred of Willamette chapter, lied Cross T " " If it is, then Salem soldiers in France will have sorrowfully poor hacking at home. Half a dozen people, went to the commercial club in response to the call and it was necessary to adjourn without action. ' Local Red Cross officials hoped last night to devise nome plan to replenish the treasury of Willamette chapter which is becoming exhausted. There is one thing that more than any other wiU cause the person at home to j give money to help the soldiec in France. That is for-trie person at home to imagine himself in. theTtha uni form and enduring the hardships of the man in FranW. If he retains his health land a whole body is spared him, the hardship of the soldier will be a thousand fold greater, than that of his countrymen COOO miles from the conflict. If he is wounded or ill his suffering will be multiplied. Someone must help him. Ti)re is but one source of help. That is the home-land, and every soldier looks to his home community, 1 r It means sacrifice. If the belief prevails that the war can be won without the folks at home (diaring in the sacrifice with the men at the, front, then there is just one thing to d quit. .. . DOWNFALL OF TROTZKY KISIMINEHT Disagreement Is Reported in Council of Workmen's Del egates on Evacuation cf City of Petrograd RUSSIANS HAVE 1,0 REPLY FROM GERMANY Huns Refuse Armistice and Advance Goes on Re- ' sistance Is Task LOXDOX, Feb. 2C. A dispatch to the Exchange T.elegraph from Petro grad reports that thjere has beea a disagreement In the council of work men's and soldiers' delegates regard ing the evacuation of Petrograd and that the retirment of Leon Trotzkv, the Bolshevik foreign minister, is imminent. liOXDOX. Feb. 28. kn official Russian statement sent out by wire less yesterday announced that no re had been received from Germany to the Russian communication accept ing tlie German peace conditions. The announcement which "was signed by Premier Lenine and Foreign Min ister Trotzky again Inquired when a reply would be given and hostilities cease. , .- - In the reichstag yesterday Chan cellor von Hertling announced that Russia had accepted the German terms and that . German delegates had gone to Brest-Lltovsk to reauma peace . negotiations. PETROGRAD. Feb. 2. (British Admiralty Wireless Press.) "Ger many has formally refused to grant an i armistice, and German detach ments continue to advance," says a. a official statement Issued to day. "Re sistance thus becomes the" principal task? of the revolution." "Russlas greatest strength lies In her wide territories and the gov ernment can, and If need be, will re treat. If the threat against Petro grad Increases, the government will remove to Moscw or another olty." RaUroak Wage Hearings End; Decisions Come Soon WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. Hear ings before the railroad wage com mission In Its work of making rec ommendations for the most exten sive wage: adjustment ever undertak en were concluded today. It was said officfally that the commission's decisions as to. what classes of the 1.250.000 railroad workers should receive Increases and the amount of the increases would be communicat ed to the director general in less than a TBntb, possibly'byMarch 1. Alfred D. Flinn appearing today for the United Engineering society, asked the commission to consider professional engineers in any Increa3 ee recommended. ! Canadian Premier Ariives for Official Conference WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 Sir Rob ert orden, Canadian premier, ar rived in Washington today for a. ser- les of official conferences. He spent the day with Lord Reading, the Brit irh ambassador and high comml rloner, and members of the British and Canadian war missions to ths United tSates. Tomorrow he will call on President; Wilson and meet various government officials. There was no official intimation of the pnropse of the premier's visit other than that he came to discuss with Lord Reading matters concern ing British war work in Canada and lp the United States. He probably will be here only a few days.