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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-
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NEW PLAID SILKS
NEW STRIPE SILKS
NEW FOULARD SILKS
NEW GEORGETTE CREPES
NEW CREPE DE CHINE
NEW TAFFETA SILKS
NEW PONGEE i SILKS
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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
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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
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! 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
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