DAILY EDITION
' A.
VOI VII., No. lid.
(HUNTS PABH, JOHEI'HINE COUNTY, OREGON, WKIIXKHIItV. FEBRUARY 2H, 1017
W HOLE NUMBER, JMt.
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'is
HESS MEN
OF 1 NATION
BACK THE U. S.
X.MK TO THE HITPORT OK THEIR
(WNTIIY IN TIIK CIIIHIH
WITH GERMANY
CO-OPERATE WITH THE JIRMY
Cfcalmuw of the National liefem
Committee Cotnmeaia on Aid of
.MmiufiKiiiivrit
Cleveland. Feb. SH Willi the
German-American crisis seemlngl)
approaching the final break. Ameri
ca's business mrn ami manufacturers
were hastening "in the colors" to
day, prepared to back t'nrle Hani
from Itrat to lant.
Several of lhebuslnes men's com
mittees destined to co-operate with
th government quartermasters In
buying supplies for Me army and
navy already hve been appointed,
llaaron Little announced today. A
poll Of 'the hualnea Interests In the
country haa found them standing at
attention, awaiting Instruction and
eater to help, aald Uttle.
Little la the man Uncle Sam has
delegated to swing business Into Una
nod co-operaU with the government
buying station. He outlined to the
raited " Proa toda the pVrlft and
problem! the United Slatea facet now
that It niimt quickly provide war ma
terial!. He la chairman of the na
tional defense committee of the
I'nlted Slatea Chamber of Commerce,
which haa been aaked through Sec
retary of War Baker to co-operate
with the army quartermaster In the
purchase of supplies.
"Unless the government and pri
vate Industries get together learn
lww to ro-operate the government
will enter Into threatened hostilities
faring a tremendous handicap," said
Uttle.
"The safety of the government lies
In the widest possible production of
munitions In peace time production
planta. Thla cannot be had IT the
government pursues a short-sighted
purchasing policy, which makes the
private production of munitions un
desirable business. It must be made
'attractive business.' The govern
ment should become the most valu
able peace-time customer of every
plant that ran be educated for the
national service In time or war. It
should rcallzo that onre these plants
have Installed specialized equipment
to produce munitions thla equipment
must be kept employed at a sufficient
profit to depreciate the equipment.
The government's aloofness must be!
chnnged to one of friendly Interest
In the success of the producer."
Little shUI ho believed the llrst
Important step to this end would be
the establishment of a centralized ,
purchasing department, entirely!
apart from' the administration de-i
nartmcnts of the army and navy. Ho!
deplored the theory of the present
system of purchasing throng:!) eight
, een widely scattered offlcea.
"The officers detailed for this ser
vice distasteful to them In many
cases are men of highly specialised
technical military knowledge"" and It
I undeslrablo for the government to
lose their services In the military
"branches for which they were trained,
when another man with business
training; atnne could do the buying
es well," he snld.
lAsked what were the plans of the
national defense committee. In lis co
operation with the army quarter
mastera, Uttle said, with emphasM,
that the committee of five business
men, appointed to "sit In" with
quartermaitore at the eighteen gov
erbment purchasing stations, would
"seek not to Interiors." ' .
"We will appoint men familiar
with the Industries of the various
WOO fill TO
REPEL INVASION
lingular Army and Militia That Ooul.l
lie Used t Onre About That
Number
Washington. Feb. 28. An Ameri
can army of slightly less than 200,
000 men would be Immediately avail
able In event of Invasion, I'nlted
States army ofllcera say.
At the present time, the United
Stales army total less than 100,000
men. Of these about 40,000 are sta
tioned In Island possessions, and
would not be able to repel Invasion.
Nearly lOn.ouo militiamen could be
used.
To engage a Cerman expedition on
the sea. the I'nlted States has IS
war vessels. Including 'battleships,
cruiser, torpedo boats and submar
ines.
The navy has at present 41 submar
ines.
Thirty-one submarines, nine tor
pedo boats and five dread-naught
are under construction.
POI'LTHY DEALER NlFt'EH
from hoycott iiy women
New York. Feb. 2X. Wholesale
and retail dealer In poultry on New
York east side admitted today that
the boycott of Jewian kuu Italian
housewives ha paralysed the poultry
market and la fast wrecking their
business. They made the admission
to Food Commissioner HartlgaU iM
asked him for a conference throus'h
which they hone to' obtain a'ronipro
mlse with the women.
1 FLEEING TURKS
London. Feb. 28. British forces
are giving the retiring Turk beyond
Kut-el-Amara no chance to re-form
their columns. The pursuit Is con
tinuing and the retreating enemy
forces are being engaged on three
nltles. An official Mesopotamian
statement revealed thla additional
chapter to llrftlsh successes along
the Tlgrla today.
"Pursuit of the. enemy Is oeing
steadily maintained," the statement
said. "On Monday our troops were
engaging the enemy from three sides.
Thirty miles west-northwest of Kut-el-Amara
the enemy abandoned
quantities of equipment and stores.
The total or those taken prisoner on
Sunday has reached 3io. The enemy
threw his guns into the Tigris
river, Including four 3.9-Inch how
It zors.
"The llrltlsh gunboat Firefly, lost
during the retreat from CtcBlpun
waa raptured, also one Turkish ship
captured and destroyed."
section," he said. "They will act
purely In an advisory capacity. If
we find we cannot be any help we
will get out. The first thing to guard
against I 'Krnpp Interest' In war
large amounts of private capital In
vested In planta which can only sell
their product on a war market. The
natural aim to such capital would be
to create war market,
"The way to avoid this menace Is
to have government-owned plants
manufacturing the specialised gov
ernment 'munitions, such as armor
plate and artillery, with capacity to
produce, working one shift, about
one-third of the pence time require
ments. This production could he
more than doirble In war by working
three shift." '
' Little snld the government' cannot
expert .private concerns to manufac
ture as cheaply as government-owned
plant, because they must provide
not only a profit, but a higher rate
of Interest on their capital, as well
a allow for depreciation and the
risk of Idle specialised equipment,
RETREAT OF THE
GEJMNARMY
SLOWS DOWN
HAIG'B MEN HTILL ADVANCE A -VI)
AltK NOW WITHIN TWO MILKS
OP BAPAIMK
THE GROUND IS A SEA OF MUD
Teutons Are Now Offering Stronger
Realiitanre to Forward Sweep
of the ItritiNh
Undon, Feb, 28. Field Marshal
Halg's troop are still cloving in on
Hapaume. They are less than two
mile distant today. The Germao
retirement apparently has slowed
down considerably, and dispatches
from the front today indicated
strong resistanre wa now fcelng en
countered, in the forward sweep of
the British troops.
The ground Is a ea of mud from
the thaw of recent weeks and
stretching across this ocean of slime
are miles of barbed wire entangle
ment. Patrol unceasingly "feeling out"
the ground In advance have nor yet
found Indication of the line (elect
ed toy the Germane for the next
stand.
UNIVERSAL MILITARY
TIUININU IS APPROVED
Washington, Feb. 28. The sen
ate military committee today agreed
to report the army -bill carrying an
amendment providing for universal
military training.
IK MM AltK HIGHER
IN CHICAGO MARKET
Chicago, Feb. 28. Hogs Hold for
113.55 per hundred on the local mar
ket here today. This Is an advance
of 20 rent per hundred over yes
terday' top and the highest price
ever paid on the Chicago market.
ON GUARDl
j v X
FHhQ,iitai
NEW BAY
i COMMISSION
IS APPOINTED
OOYKHNOfl WITHYCOMJ1K NAMES
THREE MEN WHO WILL FORM
STATE HOARD
EUGENE MAN IN FIRST DISTRICT
IMreeture of Road Building in Ore
gon provided for Under the New
Law Were Selected Today
Salem, Feb. 28. Governor Withy-
combe I strongly In favor of the plan
to authorise a f (,000,000 bond Issue
for state road building. This became
known today when .Withyrombe an
nounced the new highway commis
sion personnel.
He named S. Benson, Portland,
capitalist; W. L. Thompson, Pendle
ton, banker, and E. J. Adams, Eu
gene, lawyer.
With these men In charge, the gov
ernor said he felt sure the 'bonding
plan would be successful.
BRITISH LOSSES
T
London, Feb. 28. The official Brit
ish casualty for February, Issued to
day showed:
I Killed Officers, 506; men. 7,946.
Total, 8.452..
j Wounded Officers, 881; men, 11,-
jlll. Total ll.tJJ.
Total casualties. Including 17 of-
I fleer missing, 20,461.
' Thla I one of the lowest casualty
totals ever announced for any month
since the war started. It Is signifi
cant alio that this extremely small
loss come during the month In which
llrltlsh forces have made the great
est gain In the whole war through
the German retirement on the Anrre
and defeat of the Turks around Kut-el-Amara.
Sibl in Albany Knickerbocker Prsss,
EXPECT AMERICA
TO TAKE UP ARMS
KokJIkIi Comment on Laconla. Affair
Point to Drastic Action by the
United HUte
London, Feb. 28. England expects
America to act.
Editorial comment reflected the at
titude of the general public today over
the Laconla. Just how America will
"act" other than to adopt the armed
neutrality policy outlined in the pres
ident' speech, waa not tuggeated in
the editorial, hut the inference was
clear that England think nothing
ahort of the moat drastic step will
satisfy American dignity and honor.
Thla belief of an Irreconcilable dif
ference between America and' all Teu
tonic power waa strengthened today
by Vienna dispatches indicating that
Ambassador Penfleld would receive
today the answer of the Austro-Hun-garian
government to hi recent re
quest for a statement of dual mon
archy' position on submarine war
fare. Dispatches from Switzerland
reporting conditions in Austria Indi
cated this answer would be in com
plete support of Germany's "ruth
le&sness" and hinted that a break
with Austria, similar with that be
tween the United States and Ger
many, was ctoae at hand.
One other thing which led Briton
today to the conclusion that Am
erica will have to go farther than
a mere break in relations with the
Teutons, was the report from Ber
lin that the Americans taken prisoner
n the Yarrowdale were still "heturf
held this time on the plea of quar
antine necessity.
The London Times published to
day a dispatch from Corunna declar
ing that friend of former American
Ambassador Gerard, embarking there
for the voyage to the United Slates,
were anxious for his safety.
According to this dispatch, Ger
ard was warned by a German friend,
high In the council of the empire,
just before he left, not to make such
a trip. The German navy, the Time
said, bates Gerard, believing that for
a year and a half he has prevented
the full force of Germany's submar
ine weapon from being felt.
AMBASSADOR GERARD
SAILS FROM SPAIN TODAY
Washington, Feb. 28. Ambassa
dor Gerard sail from Corunna, Spain
today, a dispatch to the state depart -
uicui Bam.
AMERICAN FREIGHTER
ROCHESTER OVERDUE i
New York, Feb. 28. There was
some alarm In local shipping circles! Prt 0Ht "ule "hereby "quick ac
today over the fact that no word has,11011' lf necessary, can be obtained on
ibeen received from the American
freighter Rochester, now eighteen
days on the way from New York
to Bordeaux. She la now overdue.
Officers of the Kerr Steamship line.
however, expressed the belief that
word will be received soon.
TAT
San Francisco, Feb. 28. San Fran-
cisco Is today facing a serious short
age In potatoes, onions; butter and
cheese. This became known follow
ing Investigations made 'by the public
welfare hoard of supervisors. The
contmlsBlon men and owners of ware
houses were called upon to appear
before a meeting of the committee to
day and fiinlsh a list of all produce
held In Btorage.
Supervisor Mulvllilll reported that
If any food speculators were holding
stored foodstuff for speculation, the
committee would demand a grand
Jury Investigation.
BE GIVEN ALL
THAT HE ASKED
HOUSE COMMITTEE AGREES TO
FLOOD BILL WITH SOME
TEETH PULLED
LIMIT PRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY
Would Deny Htm Use of "Other la-su-umcntalltles"
in Deal bag With
SlUuUloa
Washington, Feb. 28. The house
foreign affairs commute? today op- :
held President Wilsons rciuest for r
power to meet the international sit
uation but with two important re- -striction.
j
Authorization for use of "other ia- ,
stru mentalities" aside frond gun,
gunner and money was taken from
the original Flood bill, tbua limiting
the president' authority to some ex
tent.
The second restriction was the La- -sertlon
of a provision sgainrt use. .
of the war risk bureau to insure
ships carrying munitions of war!
The latter provision may bring the '
whole armed ship ind mrnlt'.on
question into the present situation
and develop an unpleasant compli
cation when a vote cornea.
Those voting against the report
were - Representative Shackleford
and Huddleaon, democrats, and Coo-,
per and Porter, republicans, all of
whom tiled a minority report.
Representative Thompson also tiled
a minority report.
As the house 'bill now stands It
provides for granting. Wilson guns,
gunners and f 100,000,000 the guns
and gunners to be used to "protect
ships and citizens of the United
States against unlawful attack in
their lawful and peaceful pursuits on
the high seas."
The three proposed amendments to
atrip Wilson of power to arm muni
tion ahips were voted down a a sop
to the entire munition ship crowd.
The committee report provided
gainst the using of the federal war
insurance bureau in Insuring ships
carrying munitions.
The next step toward passage of
,h , tlw hnllM tn
a rule for expeditious action. The
house may wait, however, upon sen
ate action, which is not due before
'te tonight or tomorrow.
The house rules committee intend
to meet tomorrow, however, to
!,ne
The house will doubtless pass the
bill, in view of the fact that It take
away the use of the "other instru
mentalities," that vague power which
congress felt might encroach upon its
war-making rights and give the pres
ident too great power.
Shackleford's minority report
practically a peace-at-any-prtce plea,
closing with a prayer, said. In part:
"In my judgment, our Interest
counsels that we should forego our
rights to navigate the high seas em
braced In the war zone declared by
England and by Germany, rather
than to wage war to enforce such
rights. However, If a majority Bhall
hold a different view and our coun
try shall be plunged Into that Insane
war, then I shall, of course, stand1'
by my country to the last dollar and
the last man. May a merciful God
guide us In this hour of peril."
Berlin, via Sayvllle, Feb. 28. A
German naval plane In the northern
Aegean sea successfully bombed a
hostile transport ship, the official
press agency announced today. The
machine returned safely in spite of
violent shelling and pursuit by two
hostile planes.