STRENGTH OF THE WARRING POWERS “ Japan ha* not yet been an active factor In the (European theater of the war,” comment* the pamphlet. “ It has, however, effectually guarded the Mediation in Telephone Ktrike Hum Money Hpent for Sweets in fine Year 1'uclflc ocean. It ha* enrolled In lla ful and Recognition o f Union in in United Staten Would Feed army about 1,000,000 men, out of an effective man power of 10,.500,000. The Firat Clauae Increase Pay. Belgium for Two Year*. entire army and navy, a* well a* the The comhlned nutlonnl wealth of unenrolled man power, may be said to Statistics Show Hugo Preponder San Francisco— Complete agreement The sugar used for making candy in thè alile* Is estimai ed ut »553,000.000,- bo *t111 In reserve. “ While Kusslu has nominally about ) between the Pacific Telephone & T el the United States, according to the ance in Favor of the 0<J0, or 80,5 per cent of tho total of egraph company, its employes and best information that could be ob thè natlona enguged In thè prenent 8,000,000 men enrolled In It* army und the Federal mediation commission tained by the United States Food Ad Entente. navy, It »till I ih * an enormous reserve, confllct, whUe thè wealth of Germany headed by Secretary of I.abor William ministration, is sufficient to meet all n* the total number of meu available and ber nllles I* piaceli ut »134,(XX),- military purposes aggregates B. Wilson, was reached late Thursday. the sugar requirements o f England 000,000, or 10.5 per cent. fontrn*ted for The settlement provides for recogni under the rationing standard adopted around 30,000,000. wlth Ibi* I* thè unttonni debt of thè tion o f the g irl operators’ union, in there. nllles, »83,000,1)00,000, or 14.7 per cent creased wages for the operators and Russian Situation Grava. I f the people o f the United States of Ihelr aggregate wealth, and thè electricians and the machinery for would cut out the eating o f candy, the To Nullify the Plana of the Kalaer la comblned debt of thè Germane and "The extreme gravity of the present peaceful settlement o f any future d if sugar so saved would he more than • Large Order— Strength In Wealth thelr alile*, »38,800,000,000, whlch I* situation In Husain Is, therefore, ap ferences during the period o f the war. sufficient to meet all the sugar re 28.7 per cent of thelr aggregate parent, especially when It I* borne In and Man Power of Natlona Representatives of the striking quirements o f France. wealth. The figure* for thè varlou* mind that, If Germany can gain con Northwest unions said they would re •t War Compared. I f one-half the sugar used in the countrtea are round In thè followlng trol of Itussln or force a separate commend to their locals that the making o f candy in this country in peace with Russia, even If Husain re- agreement be raitfied. New York. — Tho comparative tublc ; 1917 could have been saved, it would ktri'iiKth of the allies aod the contrnl W K A L T H A N D DEBT. Under the terms o f the agreement have been sufficient to meet the sugar Pet. of the United States government is re- 1 requirements o f Italy for a year under power* I n graphically ahown by “The National N ational Debt to Balance Sheet o f tho Nntlona at Wur," W ealth . D e b t. Wealth. cognized as an interested party in all that country’s present sugar standard. which hiiN Juat been compiled by tho E n t e n t » A l l i e s and U n it e d Bla ta s : j disputes between the company and its The money spent for candy in the U n it e d K i n g d o >m m . . . » I ............... ................. I | 25,000,000,000 ............................... 85,000.000,000 »21.500,000.000 Bunker* Trust company. tat employes and by agreement between United States in the past year is C a n a d a ............ ............................... ( 1,100.000/K» \ “Tho world ha* a grent tn*k *tlll them and government representatives nearly double the amount o f money N ew fou n dla n d .................................... I I 15.000.000 I before It In order to nullify tho jilnn* A u s t r a l i a ........ ................................................ L «5.000,000.000 5 7*5 000.000 > 14 the government is given the final vote needed to keep Belgium supplied with N e w Z e a l a n d . ..................................... f I *30.000,000 I j in such disputes in the event that the food for a year. o f tho ilohenzollerns,” *ny* tho Intro U n io n o f Buuth Africa.......................... J ' 500,000.000 ’ 1 two other parties are unable to reach O f the total sugar consumption o f duction. “The tuNk must not bo belit an agreement on any question o f the United States, according to the tled, but It I* lit least InteroKtlng to T o t a l l l r l l l a h Colo n ic s . I, Bso.om, WO wages or working conditions that may best estimates obtainable, about one- aeo resource* existing successfully to Prance «2.000.000.000 *0,000.000.000 third goes into the manufacturing o f I S t | arise during the war. accomplish this tusk, provided Hint I t a l y ... . 26.000. 000.000 6.000. 000.WO 24.0 various foodstuffs, including confec Following are the six vital features tho nation* of the world now opposed Japan #.000,000,000 1 . 500 . 000 . 000 4 4 Portugal to tlermnny continue to co-operate In 5.000. 000.000 1.100.000. 00# 22 0 o f the settlement as communicated by tionery, while the remainder is con U niteti Hta tes ................................................. t25.000.000.000 4.W.1,000,000 to Secretary of Labor Wilson, head o f sumed as sugar. The amount o f sugar telligently and loyally until Germany It usala ( e x c l u d i n g P o l a n d ) . . . 65,000,000,000 * 4 . 000 , 000.000 41.4 the Mediation commission, to Presi- employed in the making o f confection and her allies have been absolutely de ery is variously estimated from 150,- dent Wilson: feated and their plans of world domin Total ............................................ . «553 .000,000.000 ta.9tu.ooo.no 117 There 1. Recognition o f operators’ unions 000 to 500,000 tons per year. ion rendered permanently Ineffective." Teutonics A l l i e s : has been compiled no absolute data and treating them as a part o f the In Figures showing, for both sides, the I 52.000.000 000 G e r m a n y ............. 120.000.000.000 »4 4 ternational Brotherhood o f Electrical from which the exact amount may be 40.000.000.000 combined urea, Income and Interest K u etrla -llu n gary 11 . 000 , 000.000 40 0 determined, but a conservative esti T u r k e y ................. 5.000. 000.000 1,600.000.000 UT Workers. charge, and coat of tho war In treasure B u l g a r i a .............. mate would place this at somewhere 2. Wage increases for operators. 4.000. 000.000 1.0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 B.0 and men, are presented with the expla 3. Wage increases for men em- about 400,000 tons per annum nation that they have been gathered T o t a l .............................................................. U4.000.000.000 »**,500,000,000 The confectionery business o f the ployes. PcL with great care from tho “ heat avail P et 4. Provision for negotiations upon country, measured by the value o f its *0.6 65.6 able sources" and are believed to “ re E n t e n t e A l l i e s and U n it e d S t a t e s ................ IS 6 any further increases between com product, is about two-thirds as large T e u t o n i c A l l i e s ................................................... SL6 flect with substantia! correctness the Tho aggregate natlonnl Income of mnlned thereafter simply neutral. It pany and employes and arbitration by as the butter business; a little less relntlvo economic strength of the op a representative to be appoinetd hy than one-third as large as the wheat posing groups of nations.” although It the allies Is placed at »82,100.000.000 would be possible for Germany to draw the secretary o f Labor as a last resort. flour business; slightly larger than the and tho Interest rlinrgi-s each year at therefrom an enormous quantity of Is Impossible to vouch for their abso 5. Provision for machinery to dis canning and preserving o f fruits; and $3,891,000.000, which Is 4.0 per cent of foodstuffs and the raw material for lute accuracy. pose o f all grievances peacefully with about two-fifths as large as the bakery tho Income, while the combined In- munitions o f war. On the other hand, Controlled by Allies. the Federal arbitrators the court o f business. The allies. Including the United coine of the Teutonic ulllnnee Is esti If Russia can be kept In line with the last resort. mated to he » 10,000,000,000, and Inter entente allies, It would seem that the States, are shown, by this tabulation, 6. That the President’s mediation to control in,r.2fl,(¥)0 square miles of est charges » 1,070,000,000, which la Teutonic allies must he compelled to commission is a party to the agree capitulate, at n reasonably early date, tho earth's surface, or M l per cent of 11.8 tier cent of the Income. ment, which is tri-parti. Ui-gardlng the cost of the war a ta from sheer exhaustion. tho total area held by tho nations nt An advance o f 12 j per cent for men t "W hile considering the danger becomes effective as from November war, ns compared with 1,222.000 square ttle I* presented showing that the nl miles, or only 8.0 t>er cent held hy lles have spent $72.200,000.000. or 04.1 points we must not overlook the fact 1, 1917. The minimum wage for oper Wheat— Bulk basis for No. 1 grade: tho Teutonic combination. The ag per cent of the totul cost of all warring of the virulence of the Teutonic sub ators in the large cities o f the Pacific Hard white — Bluestem, Early Bart, gregate population of the allies, exclu nations, while Germany and her uHtos marine cnmpalgn. It Is Impossible, Coast is set at $9 a week, an increase Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, »2.05. sive of the large Asiatic population have spent »109,500.000,000, or 35.0 per however, to present figures In this con o f $1.40 for day work and a similar in Soft white — Palouse bluestem, fo rty nection which hnve statistical value. tributary to the British empire, reaches cent. crease for evening and night. Propor fold, W hite valley. Gold Coin, White In killed, wounded and missing the tho huge total o f 473.250.000, or 70.3 White club— L ittle “The fact shouh not he lost sight of tionate increases are provided for Russian, $2.03. per cent of the total of warring peo conflict has cost the allies 8.092,9. >0 ¡ (jlnj ( ;errnnny now controls Belgium. workers in all other cities and towns, club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, So ples. while that of the ceutrnl powers men, or 58.7 per cent of the total hu northern France, Serbia, Itoumanla. with a minimum wage set in all cases. nora, $2.01. Red Walla W alla— Red man losses, while It has cost the cen Montenegro, and n lurge portion of ts hut 147,000,000, or 23.7 per cent. The lowest minimum fixed is $8 a Russian, red hybrids, Jones F ife , cop- Without counting Asiatics and A fri tral powers 0.301.773, or 41.3 per cent Poland, having n combined population week. pei, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3c less. No. cans, tho allies have available for mili o f the total of 15,204.729 for lust Sep- (jf nl)out 30300900 j t )s true that 3 grade, 6c less. Other grades handled tary service 01.700.000 men, or 78.5 per tomber. men o f all these nations are serving cent of the total p o s s i b l e (Ightlug men, In the Introduction to the balance In the armies of the entente allies, SEATTLE CLOSED TO TROOPS " ' r « . * , . no. M illfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $32 while the Teutonic powers can com sheet It Is pointed out that, while the nn(j (j,nt ]t0lKluru Is maintaining an In- mand hut 28,050,000, or 21.8 per cent exuet figures are not avalluble. It Is dependent nrroy of moderate size. The General Makes Good Threat When CRy per ton; shorts, $35; middlings, $43; rolled barley, $56(3 58; rolled oats, $56. The number o f men actuully enrolled n well-known fact that tho surplus control of these countries, especially Fails to Clean Out Vice. In the armies and navies o f the allies food producing sections of the world Belgium and northern France, has Com— Whole, $83 ton; cracked, $84. Tacoma, Wash.- -Seattle was barred Hay — Buying prices, f. o. b. Port ts 21,400,000, or 00 per cent of tho to are practically controlled by the en given Germany n great advantage be tal, while tho enrolled military tente allies, either directly or through cause of the supplies o f coal and Iron to officers and men o f the 91st divis- land: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 ! per ton; valley timothy, $23(8.25; al- strength of tho Teutonic allies I* 11,- thelr control o f the sens. The same Is ore thus made avalluble, and also be ion Thursday. General orders No. 52, posted at » 22. 50(7124; valley grain hay, 000,000, or 34 per cent, a* shown by true, to n great extent, of territories cause of the ability thus obtained to the following table: producing uietuls nud coal. turn to use the factories o f the manu noon, forbids all men and officers to ’ jg 'o ^ lo v e r " $20; straw, $8 Butter — Cubes, extras, 43@43|c facturing sections In muklng muni visit the Queen City unless given spe cific permission to do so. Permission | per pound; prime firsts, 42£c. Job F IG H T IN G S TR E N G TH . tions o f war. ; w ill be granted only to those men vis- A r m y - N a v y . Pet. "Just nt the critical moment, when ; iting relatives in Seattle, and then b in g prices: Prints, extras, 45@48c; Present Present O rigin al Man cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1, the senles were almost evenly bal only under most severe restrictions. M an Pow er P resen t Man E stim ated 51c shipping point; 52c delivered. anced between the entente allies and Strength. Puwer. Power. 1» to 46. Permission to go to Seattle w ill be Eggs — Oregon ranch, current re E n t e n t e A l l i e s nnd th e U n i t e d B t st ee : the Teutonic nllles, the United States, granted by their commanding officers 6,000.000 I ceipts, 51(352c per dozen; candled, 53 U n i t e d K i n g d o m ........................................... 12.000.000 » with Its great wealth nnd resources, and officers by headquarters only after 49 71 11,900,000 Cnnadn. N e w f o u n d l a n d , A u s t r a l i a . N e w @55c; selects, 57(3 58c. ) 800,000 1 entered the conflict, with a possible gjjrne<i promise by the men applying Z e a la n d , U n io n o f S outh A f r i c a ........... Poultry— Hens, large, 20c per pound; 2,000,000 46.1 8,000,000 «.600.000 22,000,000 men to draw upon, with Its that they w ill be subject to restrictions F r a n c e .................................................................. 2,000.000 SS 9 R.noo.nno 7.700.000 I t a l y ...................................................................... national wealth of $225,000,000,000, na imposed and conduct themselves in small, 17J (ffi 18Jc; springs, 19 @ 20c; 1.600.000 14.2 10.6O0.0U0 10.500,000 Japan ................................................................... tional lneomo of $40,000,000,000, na such a way as to reflect no discredit on ducks, 17(320c; geese, 14c; turkeys, 4O0.0U0 1,200,000 21 J l.ano.OflQ Portugal .............................................................. live, 23@24e; dressed, 30c. tional savings estimated In the neigh the army or themselves. 1.640.000 22 000,000 7.4 Í2,ivtn,noo U n i t e d Htntes .................................................... V eal— Fancy, 14J((il5c per pound. 6,000,000 111 »4.000.000 It),000,000 * Itu aa la ( e x c l u d i n g P o l a n d ) ........................... borhood of $5,000.000,000 a year, and Infraction o f orders w ill mean dis Pork— Fancy, 20(d,20Jc per pound. has thrown Its weight Into the scale, cipline by the m ilitary authorities and 81.700,000 21.400.000 231 »9.820.000 T o t a l ............................................................... Vegetables— Tomatoes, $1.10(a2 per prepared to put behind the entente passes must be on the person o f the group effective co-operntlon to secure men on leave at all times to submit to crate; cabbage, lJ @ 2Jc per pound; T e u t o n i c A llie s : lettuce, $2<7i2.25 per crate; cucum 9,400,000 #.100,000 H.onn.oflo «4 9 G e r m a n ............................................................. the success of the principles of democ proper authorities on request. 1,400,000 30 5 U.150,tKlO 12,000.000 bers, $1.25(7$ 1.65 per dozen; peppers, •A tint rla- II u n g a r y ........................................ racy.” 1.000.«00 28 4 2.500.000 4.000.000 The orders came as General Greene’s 10c per pound; cauliflower, $1(7$1.35; • T u r k e y ............................................................. 600,000 1.000,000 200 1.000,000 • B u l g a r i a .............................................. .......... The tusk Is called a “ tremendous answer to the demand which Seattle Sproutsi 10c per pound; artichokes, $1 one,” but, according to the views of authorities have made for his evidence per dozen; horseradish, 9J(7£12Jc per 11,000.000 41.1 25,060,000 *1,000.000 T o t a l ............................................................... the Rankers Trust company, there can o f vice in that city. General Greene pound; garlic, 6|(3.8e; squash, l|c. T e r cent. P e r con t. P e r cent. 66 0 be no doubt ns to the ultimate vic several weeks ago told Seattle that he 78.5 76 S E n t e n t e A l l i e s an d U n lt o d R t a t e s ............... Potatoes— $1.50 per hundred; sweet 24.00 21.5 23.7 T e u t o n l o A l l i e s ............. ............................ . tory o f the United States nnd her would bar the city to his men unless it potatoes, 3J(33|c. allies. were cleaned up. u n re li a b le . Onions— Buying prices, $2.65 coun • F i g u r e s f o r th e s e c o u n t r ie s e s p e c ia lly He has now washed his hands o f the try points. controversy which is raging there as Green Fruits— Apples, $ l(ti 2.25 per the Fourth Ohio, wns mar to how clean the city is and where it ^ x ; pears, $1.75C<i2.25; grapes, 6(3.7c BR'TISH BOOTS COST S I .68 formerly ried to Miss Mary Winter of Delaware, i a n 'f il,\a n kt» o e e i n r r V» J c, m a n 1 * ewe ___ n < isn’ t / clean by k barring his men f r o m per pound; SUSPECT EVASION OF casabas, 2J@2Jc; cran Ohio, nt nn outdoor altar by Chaplain '! the city until further orders. 250,000 Standard Pair to Be Turned berries, $14.50@16.50 per barrel. U. S. COAL PRICES Duffy of the 108th Infnntry. Sergeant ! • • Out Each Week Made of Hops— 1917 crop, 20@23c per pound; Valentine nnd Miss Winter marched Tonnage Order 4.000,000. Leather. 1916 crop, 16c. Newcastle, Pn.— Whnt are ncross the field, escorted by 800 sol- ! Wool— Extra fine, 50(7;60c pound; Washington, D. C.— Contracts for suspected to he methods of evad diers of the Ohio regiment. Tho troops Northampton. — Arrangements arc ing the cont price fixing regula almost two-thirds o f the 1200 mer- coarse, 65<360c; valley, 55(360c; mo nlso escorted them to thelr nutotnoblle now complete for turning out every hair, long staple, 55c. tions of the United States gov when they left enmp on an 18-hour chant vessels contemplated in the gov week 250,000 pairs of standard boots November 25, 1917. ernment are being practiced wedding trip. ernment’s shipbuilding program have made of leather, ns soon ns the gov Cattle— here. It Is chnrged. Consumers, ernment gives the word for tho work been awarded, the Shipping Board an Med. to choice steers... .$ 9.50(®10.00 when offering thelr orders to Dog Travels 400 Miles. to he stnrted. nounced Friday. The entire program Good to med. steers........ 8.75(7$ 9.50 some of the big mining com Asheville, N. C.— Muklng Ids way There will he three grades of men’s calls for about 8,000,000 tons, to which Com. to good steers........ 7.25 (ft 8.25 panies, are told that the entire boots at prices ranging between » 1.88 over 400 miles of territory nnd cross w ill be added ship building for private Choice cows and heifers. 6.75@ 7.75 output has been sold to brokers. nnd $2.08. Women’s shoes will cost ing two large rivers on tho way, n account commandeered in the yards. Com. to good cows and h f 5.25(71' 7.00 Inquiry nt the brokers shows them from $1.88 upward nnd boots black shepherd dog belonging to John The contracts let are fo r 345 steel, Canners.......................... 3.00(7$ 5.25 that the coal can be bought at Smith recently returned homo after from $1.80 up. 68 composite and 375 wooden vessels. Bulls................................ 4.50(7$ 6.75 n considerable ndfnnce over the It Is expected that children’s boots traveling from Tnrboro, On. The dog C a lv e s ............................ 7.00(7$ 9.50 set figures. Coal prices continue will be turned out In greatest quantity W AS sold to E. A. J. MncCurtliy of “ Hell Fire G ang" Busy. Stockers and fe e d e r s .... 4.00(7$ 7.50 to advance here In spite o f the the Georgia town nnd wns shipped by at first, owing to tho shortage. Hogs— Pierrie, S. D.— State Fire Marshal government regulations. There will bo no wood fiber, cnnvns express, llo seemed to he doing well, Cranes has been called to Lemmon to Prime light h o g s ........... $16.50(316.65 or potent substitutes in theso stnnd- but escaped. Tho next heard from I V F W H + H + H H + H H + f H « \ investigate the cause o f a series of Prime heavy h o g s ......... 16.25(7$ 16.50 dnrd hoots. Leather will be used him wns when he scratched nt the fires which began late Monday night P i g s ................................ 14.00(7$ 15.50 door of Smith's home and wagged him What Friendship Is. throughout and were extinguished Friday night, Bulk .............................. 16.50 self all over the place. Friendship Is the trnnsflgurntlon of causing an estimated loss o f $200,000. Sheep— service; the creation o f a new motive; Ohio Girl Real War Bride. The fires, it is charged here, were Western lambs................$13.50(3; 14.00 Let us try to forget our rares nnd redeeming life from Its drudgery, and started by the “ Hell Fire Gang,’ ’ of Valley lambs................... 13.00(7$13.50 Mlneoln, N. Y.— A real wnrtlme wed ding wns solemnized nt the camp of our maladies, nnd contribute, ns we sending the pulse-bent of Joy Into the the I. W. W. which has been connect Yearlings........................ 12.00(8)12.50 the rainbow division when Sergt. W al enn, to the cheerfulness of encli other. most trivial task.— Donald Sage Mack- ed with several phosphorous fires Wethers.......................... 11.75(3:12.25 ay. ter Valentine o f tho 100th Infantry, — Doctor Johnson. E w e s .............................. 8.00® 10.00 throughout the state. AGREEMENT IS FOUND HARD JOLT FOR CANDY WORLD HAS A GREAT TASK NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT I \ \