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X i WILVTIIEU Friday fair; moderate souther ly winds. mm DAILY EDITIOli mmm HTV ',v" vvvtli v" ""f :::::: ' ' ' ' i v ' SALKM. OllK(;O.V. 1KIIAY JlOUXIXti. 3IAKCII 1. mix nmi i.' iivp riAM s i 1 ' 1 i - - - - - - V A fcJ J-i POLICY FOR SIBERIA TO COME SOON Early Decision to Be Reached on Momentous Question of Measures to Counteract German Activities ARRIVAL OF VISCOUNT ISHII NOW AWAITED Russian Soldiers' Allegiance ' to Central Powers Caus ing Alarm : 7. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. An early decision probably -will be reached on the momentous question m to whether America and the en tente allies shall join Japan in a campaign in Eastern Siberia to counteract possible German activi ties in that cuarter and save the great supply of military stores ac cumulated at Vladivostok and In terior points on' the Siberian railway It had been understood that this decision "might await the arrival in "Washington of Viscount Ishll. the nevly appointed Japanese ambassa- dor to the United States, but it waa said' tonight that recent develop ments Including increasing pressure from entente sources very likely would cause a , more speedy deter mination of the Question. It is learned that this is not re tarded as a problem for the consid eration, at the present stage at least. of the supreme war council in Trance, which, if It treats the subject at all, will deal with it only as a mil itary matter after the'auestion of policy has heen decided by the gov ernments of the entente; allies and America. Question Is Big. It Is, freely admitted in official circles that " this Ij a very great question Indeed. A radical depart ure Trom established rules of Inter national law would be Involved in the forcible entry Into a -neutral country, and consideration must be given to the possible effect upon the ItusMan people of such a course in their relations to the present war. Already there has been some appre- ( Continued on -Page S) Lar ge Express Shipment , 6f SILKS ' " -' . ' : ! Just Opened NEW PLAID SILKS NEW STRIPE SILKS NEW FOULARD SILKS NEW GEORGETTE CREPES NEW CREPE DE CHINE NEW TAFFETA SILKS NEW PONGEE i SILKS r Wa are now showing a wonderful assortment of both STAPLE AND NOVELTY SILKS at prices considerably below present market values. Well posted dry goods buyers expect this to be the greatest silk season ever known because present styles favor silk fabrics and they have advanced less in price than any other fabric, when compared with former prices. STRIPED SILK AND WOOL WAISTINGS in six beautiful shadings just received. 33 inches wide at $1.25 per yard. New range of colors in very fine all wool CHIFFON VEL0UR COATING Quaker Grey, Buftan, Sammy, Dark Magenta, Peacock, Taupe, . Tan, Navy and Black. This Velour is 56 inches wide and suit able for either Spring Coats or Suits. New Spring Merchandise arriving daily. PACIFIC COAST SHIPBUILDING IS AHEAD OF EAST Wooden and Stefcl Construc tion Proceeds More Satis factorily Here HEAVY LUMBER SOUGHT Southern Pine Timber Need ed Wooden Program Three Months Behind WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. To ac complish more rapid delivery of southern pine tirjber for shipbuild ing operations, the Emergency Fleet corporation is putting logging ex perts Into the forests to assist in lo cating trees for the heavier timber. So slow has been the delivery of the heavier timbers that the corpo ration is obtaining for the Pacific coast S000 cars of fir lumber for use in eastern and southrn yards. The wooden building program, it was declared today, is at least threa months behind the schedule with lit tle hope of catching up. On the Pacific coast both wooden and steel construction is proceeding at a much more satisfactory rate than along the Atlantic and the gulf. One plant at Seattle which launched one steel ship yesterday turned over to the fleet corporation another one complete. This plant, operated by the Skinner & Eddy (Dmpany, re cently established a world's record for completing a ship in quick time. : General Manager Piez of the fleet corporation announced tonight the creation of a division of public serv ice to have charge of labor and em ployment. The division Will be headed by J. Rogers Flannery as manager and Meyer Bloomfleld as assistant. It will be divided into ffnr departments, housing, welfare and sanitation, shipyard volunteers and nafonal service. ; The department of housing, spe cially directed by Mr. Flannery, will supervise the expenditure, of the $50,000,000 Just appropriated bv congress for housing shipyard workers. In an effort several months ago to speed up deliveries the corporation increased the price it Is" paying for rshlp'tlmber by more than a million collars, but even this hafvfailed to speed up the mills as much as had been hoped, HOUSE VOTES RAILWAY BEL WITH CHANGE Stand Is Reversed by Provid ing Two-Year Control Af ter War; Rating-Making Power Given Wilson DIFFERENCES TO BE ADJUSTED SPEEDILY Both Houses to Clear Way Quickly for Third Liberty Loan Drive WASHINGTON-. Feb. 2S. TfYe Mil to govern federal operation of rail roads was passed by the house to- j night by a vote of 337 to 6. " Two Democrats and four Republic ans voted against the measure wbon tb.3 final test came. They were Thomas, Kentucky, and Gordon, Ohio, Democrats, and Chandler. Ok lahoma; Denison, Illinois. Haugen. Iowa, and Ramsey, Iowa, Repub licans. The house tonight reversed Its ac tion earlier in the day and voted 211 to 165 to place rate-making power in the president's hands. The house also reversed Itself on the provision limiting government operation after the war and by a vote of 206 to 166, restored the two-year limit. Differences to Be Adjusted. The senate previously had passed the bill, which now joes to confer ence for settlement of differences between the two houses. The house bill provides for the return of the roads to their owners two years after the war ends instead of in eighteen months as the senate draft proposed, and the house measure vests final rate fixing authority in the presi dent, --while the senate would leave this power In the interstate com merce commission. . Thee two sections of the bill caused spirited contests in the house today. Opponents of these feature won momentary victories when the bill was discussed In the committee of the whole, but on the final vote, proponents marshaled their force, mostly on the Democratic side, and succeeded In putting through the bill with these features intact as framed br the committee. An amendment by Representative Sweet of Iowa glvlne the ratmak ing power to the interstate com merce commission was adopted In committee of the whole. 1G4 to 1.17. This showed almost the full strength for the amendment as when the vot was taken on final passage it was defeated. 165 to 211. Speedy Agreement Kxpected. In the committee of the whole an amendment by Representative Esc-h of Wisconsin, to limit tenure after the war to one year was adopted, 133 to 40. but like the Sweet amend ment, it was thrown out no final passage, 26 to 106. The srnf.te and house leaders be lieve the -onferees will be able to reach a r peed y agreement on the disputed itectlons. Administration officials hare urged prompt action on this and the war finance corpo ration bill the way may be cleared for the third liberty loan and It was expected efforts for quick action would not catse until final passage in both ho?es. The senate bill definitely provides that the basis of compensation shall be a Just return on the average" net operating Income for the three years period ending June 20, 1917, but the house bill is a little more elas tic. The house adopted an amend ment whihe would give the president discretionary power to take into con sideration money spentpr improve ments by the- roads (between June .",0 and Decemler 28, 1017. the day they were taken over. The senate defeated an amendment specifically requiring that such expenditure should be 'included.; Many house members view their amendment as a compromise and think It will be adopted by th conferees. Better Lumber Camp Sanitation Next Sought SPOKANE. Feb. The eight- hour day having been granted to lumbermen in Waahlnrton and Ore gon, the next demand of the Indus trial Workers of the World will be for better sanitary conditions in tho ramps, according to Fred Hegse, fccrtary of the Lumber Workers' union N. Hesrge said today that "blanketless" day will be ob served in the forests of the north west May -1. This, according to the Industrial workers' secretary, means that the lumber workers will on May I throw awav their blankets and force all employers to furnish comfortable beds and bedding. In same camps, be said, these are al ready XurnLihed, DISARMAMENT OR ECONOMIC WAR s IS U. S. VERDICT Early Vote of National Cham ber of Commerce Is Overwhelming TRADE BOYCOTT LIKELY Democracy Must Solve Prob lem; German Business Men Are Warned WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s. an ov erwhelming vote in favor of a reso lution warning German business men that an economic combination will be formed against Germany after the-j war unless the danger of excessive armament Is removed by making the German overnment a responsible In strument controlled by the people, was announced tonight by the cham ber of commerce of the United States at the conclusion of a preliminary canvass of its organized members. Vote as recorded to date Is 1201 to 154. A referendum on the resolution was ordered January 12 and copies were sent to each of the 1000 local commercial and industrials compris ing the national chamber. Each organization has from one to ten Aotes. according to its membership. Following is the resolution: "Whereas, the size or Germany's present armament and her militar istic attitude have been due to the fact that her government is a mili tary autocracy not responsible to the German peoples; and. Whereas, the size of the German armament after the war will be the i measure of the greatness of the ar mament forced on all nations; and. "Whereas, careful analysis of eco nomic conditions shows that the siz of Germany's future armament will fundamentally depend on her after war receipts of raw materials ani profits from her foreign trade; and. "Whereas. In our opinion, the American people,-for the purpose of preventing an excessive armament, will assuredly enter an economic combination against German. If go" ernmental conditions In Germany make it necessary for self-defense; and, . . - "Whereas, we believe the Ameri can people will not Join in discrimi nation against German goods after the war if the danger of excessive armament has been removed by the fact that the German government has In reality become a responsible instrument controlled by the Ger man people; therefore, he lt "Resolved, that the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America earnestly calls the atten tion of the business of Germany to these conditions and urges them also to study this situation and to coop erate to the end that a disastrous economic war nfay be everted and a lasting peace may be made more certain." British Casualties 18961 Small Decrease for Month liOXDON-. Feb. 2S. British cas ualties reported during the month of February show a remarkable de crease as compared with the preced in months. They totalled only 18, 961. divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds Offi cers. 1S3; men, 4012. Woirnded or m Isslng Officers. 4fis; men. 14.20S. The casualties for January reach ed a total of 73.017; for December they ber. were 79.S27; while in Novem in whirh month. there was 3e- i ii niui.li - ere riming on m- aui"i i"u., they totalled 129,039. Vatican Paper Satisfied With Hertling's Speech PARIS. Feb. 2S. The Osservatore Romano, the Vatican organ, dedares itself fully satisfied with the Im perial German chancellor's speech, according to a Rome dispatch. It remarks that Chancellor von Hert ling accepts the principal points in the pope's proposal and. with regard to Reljtium. it points out that Ger many shows herself disposed to treat with the Havre government on the basis of the pope's former proposals. "LooWAhead; Trust in God" Advice of German Kaiser AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2$. - Emperor William In acknowledging a message of homage from the German aarf euitur.il society, telegraphed the following" mesage; "Yriir loyal greeting has gratified me p.vA araln convinced me that 1 shall not be deceived in ,tnr confi dence in the efficiency, energy and ready sacrifice of the German agrl-, culf Uriels. The army and navyhaveJ achieved tremendous things. Th? Gem an sword has prepared the way for ?eace, German industry and perseverance will hribg us a blessed future. Look ahead; -trust In "God. My thanks are accompanying your labors." , HUNS'1 DRIVE INTO RUSSIA SLOWS DOWN r ; German Troops Receive Or ders From Berlin to Ad vance No Further, Dispatch From Petrograd States INVADERS DRIVEN OFF FROM TOWN OF ORSHA Loyal Cossacks Recover Fighting Spirit and Are on Way to Front LONDON', Feb. 2S. A Petrograd dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, under date of February 27, say3 It is reported from Luga that the German detachments which entered that town a day or two ago are leaving. The Russians, moving to meet them, have turned toward the main railway and occupied thres small stations within twelve mile3 of Pskov. Large Russian detach ments are concentrating near Psvok. The railway men are forming parti san detachments along the line.. From Smolensk comes the report that heermans have niet . with strong resistance within sixteen vcrsts (10.7 miles) from OrsSa and were forced to retire. The Germans have been trying ;to cross the Bere elna river and consolidate the ground in order to begin operations in the direction of Orsha and Gomel. Red guards concentrated at Kroupi station prevented the Germans from advancing in the direction of Orsha. Berlin Order to Quit. Direct information from Novo Se lie says that the Germans have re ceived orders to make no further ad vance and the German cavalry pa trols, which appeared at Novo Selle have retired. Accordin to the DolshevikI head quarters in Petrograd, fighting pro ceeded all Wednesday morning for possession of Pskov and a message from Iua says It is definitely in Rus sian hands. Norgen Island, defendln Reval from the sea, is in Russian hands and batteries have fired on Reval, where there .are numerous Germai detachments. X ' (liy The AsmiMtitrd Pre) Germany's Invasion of Russia has flowed down. During the last 24 hours there have been no reports showing that the Teutons were sweeping ahead toward Petrograi. One explanation of this fact may be found in unofficial but authentic dispatches from jPetrograd, which state that the German troops have received orders from Rerlin to ad vance no further. This would Indi cate that the formal peace terms have been accepted and a treaty has been signed by the Teutonic and Bol shevik! delegates. ;. In spite of the German report that "operations on the eastern front are taking their normal course," and that another Esthonian regiment had placed itself under the command ot the German staff. It Is asserted in Petrograd that the Russian troops have Recovered their fighting spirit and that Cossacks, as well' as mixed detachments of soldiers, are on their way to the front. Advices from Bucharest are to the effect that the central powers hae communicated their peace terms to King Ferdinand of Rumania, who has granted a short period for con sideration. Recent unofficial dis patches stated that Rumania woul I be asked to cede parts of Dobrudja to Bulgaria and to give Germany and Austria preferential treatment in commercial and economic relations. It Is officially denied by the Ruman ian press bureau in Paris that Kins Ferdinand will relinquish his throne at the behest of the anti-war party in his country. ( Another Spanish cabinet has fal len. In some quarters It is reported to have resulted because of the In sistence of the government in ad hering to its policy of strict neu trality toward the belligerents in the war. Public opinion in Spain has be come Inflamed by the sinking re cently of five Spanish vessels by German or Austrian submarines. Russia is facing a new attack, this time in the far nst. Japan Is known to have sounded the entente allies es especially the I'nited States, as to the advisability of taking steps ro prevent tremendous stores of muni tions held at Vladivostok and oth er points along the Siberian railway from falling Into the hands'of the Bolshevik I. or the Germans. Vis count Motono. the Japanese foreign niinlcter. rfnly spoko on the sub ject and advices from Paris say that It Is belieed there that Motono'n word wer Japan's answer to Gen eral Foch's appeal to Japan and the United States to take steps In Si terla. It Is admitted at Washington that the matter has been discussed in of ficial circles, but there is much reJi rence on the partof men closelv Identified with the administration. Xo word as to ; the probable policy (Continued on Page S) SCHEIDEMANN SEES DANGER IN RUSS PEACE Socialist Says Kaiser's Words Are Not True Spirit of Germany AUSTRIA HELD HOSTILE Wilson's Terms Accepted by All Except German Militarists AMSTERDAM, Feb. 28; In Tuea. day's debate on Chancellor von Hert ling's speech in the German reich stag, Philipp Scheidemanh Socialist, took the emperor to task for his re ply to the address of the burgomaster of Hamburg in which the emperore said: "We desire to live in friendship with neighboring people, but victory for the German, arms must first be recognized." "We have heard recently." said Herr Schidemann. "of the speech In which it was said the world must first recoganize us as victorious. Not for a long time have we read any thing the tone of which was so dis pleasing and the contents so unpolltic Perhaps, it is to the point to recall that all the parties, including- the Conservatives, in Jk'ovember. . 1908. recommended somewhat more re- rseve in that quarter. In times when there'is talk of peace, words from an authoritative t-ource should be very carefully weighed. A great part of tne people whom we represent do not share the views uttered in that spech, but on the other hand energetically repudiate them." ' Scheldeirtann Seen Danger! Herr Scheldemann declared j that attempts to conclude a peace oh the west such as that with Russia would prove a trial of strength dangerous for Germany. The world would to sleep with rifles in hand, Bol shevik dreams would be realized and world-revolution arrive. "Our military advance against Russia evoked vexation In Austria- Hungary a majority of whose people are quletljc or openly hostile to us," be declared. , .Herr Scheldemann said in conclu. slon: The imperial chancellor frankly stated yesterdiry that he accepted President Wilson's four principles. This declaration is all the more im portant when, oen considers that President Wilson emphasized that his principles were accepted everywhere except by the German military and annexationist party. "Well, this party, fortunately. Is in this country no longer of decisive importance." , Mathias Erzbergerj leader of the Clerical center, declared that the peace in the east "completely corre sponds to the peace resolution" In the reichstag In 1917. He said: Wherever it deviates it only rep resents a temporarily political meas ure. It depends on its execution whether It holds good at the-1 general conclusion of peace. Dr. W. S. Solf, secretary of the colonies, said that General Smuts had demanded East Africa as a. connect ing link on the road to Egypt and India, and had thus set up a sore of Monroe Doctrine for the Southern hemisphere with tho exclusion of the Germans, just as the French had in West Africa. j I'sc Of Colonic Sought. "That is a much stronger accent uation of the standpoint of farce." said the secretary, "than when the security of one own frontier tfs de sired. Smuts attempted to advance Justification for this by saying that Germany would militarize the colored races. The native soldiers in the German colony have not been train ed, or even equipped, for fighting against the whites, whereas Franc has created in her colonies a stand ing army of a hundred thousand and (Continued on Page S) ! LEGISLATIVE CANDIDAT ES SHOULD HEAR BANKS j Every Marion comity candidate for tliejifiuse of representatives or the state senate in tluMioxt legislature ought to attend tho mans meeting at the First Melliodim cliurch Surnrjiy afjernoon, conducted ly Louis Albert Bank in the interest of ratification of th'e national prohibition amendment. ; Dr. Hanks remark in Salem, of course, 'will apply directly to Orc'uon. The joint resolution' of coiitrress,- establishing natiotrwid prohibition, in tin event of its )mna ratified by the legislature of thirty-nix slates, has already been ratified by t lie legislatures of fv eral states and will come before the Oregon legislature at the kcs sion of i'.)VK For this reason the, ratifieation campaign xpeaker who are now in the state should hafve the attention of candidates for the legislative. " ,- Jleeause of its economic and soeiolo$rieal bearing, the prohibi tion 'ju'St ion long ago has been removed from a sentimental cate gory and listed among the bigt praetieal issues of national import ance. The ratification speakers have been selected aeeordiug to their strength as men of practical ideas and practical power. Dr.". Hanks, who comes to Salem, a man of national reputation, $ among th; foremost of these speakers. . ' Indication arc that the next Oregon .legislature will have more practical-minded men in its two houses than ny previous session. Many of them .are going to Ie from the ranks of the business life of the state. ' In the question of ratifying the national prohibition resolution, tuey will be face to face with b,'S burj5?"3 i.ue, bryan Gets NO HEARING AT TORONTO Pandemonium Is Rampant as Address on Prohibition Is Begun; 'Yhat About Lu sitania?" Crowds Yell TAPC DDVAM niIT IC CRY FROM SOLDIERS Chairman's Plea Is in Vain; Ex-S ecretary Tells Report ers He s Loyal TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 28. Wil liam Jennings Bryan was refused ,a hearing when he appeared at Mas fey hall here tonight to address a prohibition meeting under the aus pices of) the dominion alliance. Returned soldiers caused the dis turbance by shouting various epi thets "What about the Lusitanla?" they also demanded In chorus. The first disturbance came be fore Mr. Bryan's entry, when the chairman told the audience they were to) be honored by listening to the fra ernal delegate of the Anti Saloon Leauge of America, ."one of the f on most citizens of our ally." The hairman refrained from men Honing Mr. Bryan's name as long as he cOuia, but when it came out at last. It was greeted, by a chorus of catcalls and cries "we don't want him." . The chairman appealed to the au lence. It was not a good thing for the city they were doln, he said and "a bad thing for th-3 cause we represent." Pan lemonlum Breaks . JxKse. Then Mr. Bryan came In and pan demon! im broke loose. Most of the audienc stood up, waved handker chiefs and cheered him, but the an swering hoots from the gallery out- lasted t le cheers. For live minutes Mr. Bryan tried to tnaki himself heard but it was no user T e Interruption kept right on ' and t ie interrupters sank "Rula Brltann ea" forcing the audience to- Knln in that and -"ClnA 'Ravh h. King." They inquired about the Luaitanta and sai g "Over There," and "We "Won Go Home until Mqrnng." Men strod up and shook their fists at'the American ex-secretary of etato Soldiers showed the service button on theii coats and shouted defiance at those who pleaded for a hearin? far the visitor. Fnth isiastlc prohibitionist pvho wished, to ' hear Mrs Bryan, hurled bcross t fie hall counter calls of "put them out," and "where's your fair- play?" The chairman was heard to say something about ejecting the in terrupters. He was greeted with cries of "who's going to do it?" t-j. Mr. Bryan took his -eeat. "Take Bryan Out" Is Cry. John H. Roberts of Montreal made a-n attempt to speak but wai told to "get the khaki on." Then a man of the army medical cornn dressed in uniform was hoisted on the platform. t ..a ( rrl-i linn An doiri at the front; they are also righting for freedom of thought. Why interrupt the meeting?" he ap pealed to the gallery. The appeal was in rain. "Cod the soldjers in the gallery shouted "take Bryan out, and we will walk out. We'll let any man speak, but riot a pro-German." ; Bryan Talks to Ryeporters. Alter the band had played anoth er air, Mr. Bryan made a brief but futile attempt to make himse'f heard. "Then he took a chair to the eldge or the platform and talked to the reporters, the noise never ceas ing for an instant. "I am here by Invitation," sail (Continued on page 2)