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INTERVENE IN
VLADIVOSTOK?
U HKKKINU OI'IIOY. OF TIIK
KVrKSTK, TO DKTKHMISK
Hll'lINK NMKHMtltV '
ENSE SUPPLIES IT STAKE
Main VIhi Novum to lie, Mhall
Mb I'aHMpMte Aloiie, Or In Co
operation) With Allies '
Washington, Fab. JK. Japan has
directed Inquiries to lb entente
power and to the ('piled 8l( to
(at their foaling toward a proposal
to Institute Joint military operation
In Siberia to cava tha vast quaulllle
of war supplies stored at Vladlvlslok
and along tha Siberian railway. Crlt
Mm at home of tha failure ol tha
Japanese to play a larger iart In Ih
war, I aald to have been Influential
In bringing about the negotiation.
Olllrlal hire refuse to discuss this
subject for publication, but It U un
derstood that. o far a American la
concerned, tha proposition, when
Brit broached, wa not wholly ac
ceptable though the tkcbangee on
the subject, which are atlll In pro
gress may result In nioillfylnii the
government's attitude.
Accumulated at .Vladivostok sre
military auppllea of all kinds, much
of American manufacture, and even
greater quantities of Japanese origin.
"The Stevens commission of American
engineer made extraordinary rfforia
to Improve the facilities of Siberian
railroads, so that thee etoree could
be moved westward for the use of
the Russian army on the German
and Austrian front, but great quan
tities remain on the dock and In
warehouses and even In the open,
both at Vladivostok and at point
westerly on the railroad.
Tha situation Is regarded by the
Japanese as warranting military ac
tion on their part. They are qulta
willing to have the' cooperation of
tha entente and American forcca snd
the problem now before the co-lie)
llgerents Is whether Japan shall be
allowed to proceed single-handed In
such a campaign, or whether there
shall be a combination movement to
avoid anv question as to the ultl
mate disposition of occupied terri
tory In Siberia. .
While the American force would
be Insignificant compared to Japan a
the participation of the American
troopa in tha campaign, would serve
to maintain Its International char
acter. "
AVAITOR KILLEO
J ? f 1 alia ta
AT LAM: IIHAkLu
Lake Charles, La., Feb. 2 Lieu
tenant William Maglll, of Jarsay
City, was fatally Injured and Lieu
tenant Telland Colman, of tha ma
rine eorpa, waa slightly hurt hare
yMterday, when their airplane fell
250 feet. Maglll died soon after.
ward.
GERMS SLOW UP
Undon, Feb. ,28. -In advancing
Into Russia, Germany Is more resis
tance. They have apparently been
unable to 'make much headway to
ward l'etrogiad from Pskov. '
The Petrograd correspondent . of
the Exchange Telegraph says he has received word today that six sui
reliable Information that the tier- geons decided, following a consul
mans have been ordered to halt the Utlon that Earl Wlthycombo will
advance. teio'. '
E
MdliviitoaiHau, HncUllat Ixwtlrr, Hay
HinUHo! INi M Fight for 1I
mrmlM'riiiPiil til ltuia
Amsterdam, felt. II. In the de-
tats on Chancellor von llertllng's
speech, Philip Hcheldeinsnn. the so.
I'lsllst trader, said:
"Wa fought for tha defense of the
fatherland against bsrbsrlsm aud
against the entente's plsn of con
quest. We did not, however, flxbl
for tha dismemberment of Russia, or
the aubjugatlon of nelglnm. The
government's policy toward Russia
la not ours.
True" the Molshevlkl plsyed Into
the hands of all disintegrating ten
dencies n Russia, hut wa do not de
sire a peace' with the entente like
that which la being concluded with
Rniutla. The government must re
main ready for real peace by under
standing.: , ' 1'
'The Independence of nelglnm
must be secured and the Flemings
and Walloons must settle their llf
ference among themselves. Wa do
not desire tha humiliation of the
enemy, or peace by force."
PRICE OF FOOD HAS
INCREASED l!l YEAR
Washington, Keb. 18, Bureau of
l.bor statistic Just Issued, an
nounca that food prices have Increas
ed two per cent from December IS
to January 16, making a 15 per rent
Increase during the year ended Jan
uary 16.
AMMIKTANT MTKRINTrXOKNT
HTATK IIASKH ItKAI'POINTKO
Hulein, Feb. 2H, Superintendent
of Banka Bennett announced yester
day afternoon that he had reappoint
ed Charles II. Stewart assistant su
perintendent, and that he had reap
pointed Msrshsll llooiier aa eism
Iner. A. A. Schramm has been pro
moted to the position of assistant
examiner.
VOU HERTLKIG SAYS
i!JG OF
f
Undon, Keb. 2 Lord Kooeii
Cecil, minister of blo.kude, referring
to the von Meriting speech, said:
"It would be foolish to enter Into
negotiations unless theie wss a reas
onable prospect of success. We do
not desire to repeat the experiment
of the Brent-Lltovsk negotiations.
Lord Robert said, as trustee for
the empire, the government must
take reasonable precautions to avoid
enemy traps. ' That was' essential. It
must have the same guarantee' that
the enemy was really alncerely , and
genuinely trying to meet England!
essential demands. ,
"There must be no sumbug about
Belgium," I-ord Robert , continued.
Certainly Behxlum l not the only
Issue, and Is a test, and before we
can consent to enter Into negotia
tions, wa must be perfectly satisfied
that the central powers mean to re
store Belgium and do their best to
repair the greatest International
wrong committed for centuries.
"I can find no trace of that In von
Hertllng's speech. "The Germans
have never conveyed to us In nny
shape or form the fact that they are
ready to restore Belglupj."
EARL WITHYCOMBEiS
ON WAY TO RECOVERY
8alem, Feb. 28.
Thoi governorj
BtLGIULl
EIGHT HOURS
Ml
IN I MILLS
OPKIlATOltM OFPUIt TO I.KT '
KIIN.MKMT OI'MIATK MIMA
AMD M'MRFJt CAM IH .
IS
May Nut II Nrrrwaarjr for (Joverav
ment tn Take) Over Actual Manage
I of Hpnsea ladustries .
Portland, Feb. M Colonel Ola
qua announces that tha liaslo eight-
hour day, beginning March 1 for all
northwest camps and lumber mills,
has been decided on voluntarily by
tha operators. It waa not demanded
by tha government, he explained to
day. . f
When he returned from Washing
ton yesterdsy, he did not know auch
action had been taken. Following
an all day conference the operators
favored tha action and offered to let
the government operate the mills, or
to operste them In any. manner de
sired." He say It may not be ne
cessary for the government to take
over actual management of spruce
and fir Industries, but be ha taken
entire control, however.
No announcement haa been made
as yet relative to wages or overtime.
KO HOPE OF PEACE
London, Feb. 18. Foreign Secre
tary . Balfour .replying today to the
speech of Count von Hertllng, said
that until German militarism had
become a "thing of the past," and
there waa In existence a hall, -or
court armed with executive powers
making the weak aa safe as the
strong. It would never be possible to
Ignore the principles underlying the
struggle for the balance of power.
Mr. Balfour said that he was un
able to find In Count von Hertllng's
speech any basis for fruitful conver
sation, or hope for peace. The chan
cellor's attitude concerning Belgium,
said Mr, ltnlfoor. wss completely un
satisfactory and his Up service to
President Wilson's proposals was not
exemplified In German practice.
XK.XT MltKRTV lOAX
' TO ltKAR 4i PER CENT
Washington, Feb. 28. "The next
CHANCELLOR
Liberty loan will bear, Interest at a when the vessels destroyed number
rate of 4 Mi per cent," aald Represen- ed 15, twelve of them over 1,600
tatlve Meeker of 'Missouri on the
floor of the house on Tuesday. "I .
"I
hare that' Information, direct." .
HE MLS 0F JOSEPHINE COURT
HOUSE FILLED WITH MERRY THRONG
Josephine county's magnificent
new court 'house on Wednesday
evening ' presented an unusual spec
tacle for a building Intending for
the keeping of public records, trans
acting of public business, the hear
ing of cases at law and' the passing
of Judgment. ,
The marble corridors, offices and
basement were filled with a merry
throng which responded to the me
lodious strains from the Mahoney
orchestra and otherwise enjoyed
themselves. There were more than
300 persons present and from 9
o'clock until after midnight the tiled
floor of the second story corridor
was filled with dancers, as many ns
60 couples being accommodated at
GOVEKEI
RAIDS RUSSELL
HEADQUARTERS
IlKITTKIf ItkLIOHHg CONCKKX
ih I'xhKit Ht'itrmY in nkw
YORK
BOOKS AXO PAPERS ARE SEIZED
I'sMnr llowMdl Kouadjttloa Is Head
of the IntenuUloaal Hible Wadenla
Association
New York, Feb. 2 g. Agents of
the United Btatea army Intelligence
service, raided tha headquarters In
Brooklyn of tha Pastor Russell Foun
datlon, a reputed religious organi
sation, lata today and selted a num
ber of books and papers.
Tba literature was turned over to
tha federal district attorney to de
termine If It rontalnad seditious mat
ter.
The raid was said to have been
made In connection with tha arrest
recently of follower of the Russell
sect In Toronto, Ont., where Ave per
sons are on trial charged with pub
lishing and circulating hook call
ed "The Finished Mystery." alleged
to he sedltioua.
The Pastor Russell Foundation Is
the head of the International Bible
Students association. '
GAILM FAVORS
VfflllOZEIIT
Washington, Feb. 28. Senator
Galllnger. republican leader, has de
clared himself as In favor of woman
suffrage amendment, which has pass
ed the house. Some other doubtful
republicans are aald to be leaning
toward the amendment since the
conference with Chairman Hays, of
the natlonat committee.
EICIHTEKN BRITISH HH1IW
PAII FRIOHTFVLXKSS
London, Feb. 27. Eighteen Brit
ish merchant ships were sunk by
mine or submarine in the past week,
according to the British admiralty
report today. Of these 14 were ves
sels of 1,600 tons or over, and four
were under that tonnage. Seven
fishing vessels also were sunk.
The losses to British shipping In
the past week show a considerable
Increase over the previous week.
tons. In the preceding week, 19
I British merchantmen were sent to
jthe bottom.'
a time. In the basement were can
tables and refreshment tables, where
coffee, cake and sandwiches wer
served, all for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
, The door receipts amounted U
more than $175, the check roon
nearly $15, the flower girls, whe
added greatly to .the attractiveness
of the scene, turned In about $10
while the refreshment . counter net
ted about $30, tips to the bullet
door tender also swelled the re
ceipts, The total receipts amounted
to nearly $240 and the results will
enrich the Red Cross tveasnry about
$200.
Manager Sidler and his helper!
are to be congratulated on the sue-
cess of the affair.
14 AfJERICAEJ BOYS
LED TO DIE
Found Asleep On Nentry Duty Along
First Line Trearfiee. Pembina?
Refer) to War ftopartateal
Washington, Feb.- 18 Four Am
erican soldiers were caught asleep
while on sentry duty on tha Brat line
trenches were sentenced to death,
but General Pershing referred the
eases to tha war departmnt tor re
view, although ha has authority to
carry out the sentence.
Ht'N KKTOKT OF WOLF
SIXKIMM ARE MCXIED
London, Feb. 28. The Japanese
naval attache here declared today
that tha German official report so far
as It concerns tha Haruna, or any
Japanaae cruiser la without founda
tion. Tha British admiralty a:o
stated that no British cruiser had
been damaged by tha Wolf, adding:
'Tha value of the rest of tha re
port may he gauged from this."
50,000 RiFLES ARE
CAPTURED BY HUNS
Berlin, Feb. 28. The German war
office officially announced that' the
German armlea had captured SO, 000
rifle and 2,000 machine gun ' at
Minsk. -. .. - ..:! :
8 CO LEMS CQI
ACT AS SCAVENGERS
Camp Lewis, Feb. 28 Eight men
who claim to have relatives In Ger
many, have been made scavengers,
so as not to fire at Oerman trenches.
LOGUIXU CAMPS MAY
GET GOVERXMKNT CONTROL
Portland, Feb. 28. 'Beginning
March 1, the logging camps and
lumber mills of Washington and
Oregon will go on a basic eight-
hour day, by an order ot the govern
ment., which la taken to Indicate a
move for ultimate control of the In
dustry In these state by the gov
ernment,; because of the announce
ment from Washington late' ' today
that It would assume control of the
spruce production.
JAPAN SEEMS READY
TO' HELP THE ALLIES
Washington, Feb, 28. Japan- In,
about to take her full part In the
war. High diplomatic representa-;
tlves of the entente were fully ton-J
vlnced of this today. It is undo: ;
stood here that conferences now In
progress In Toklo will decide what:
action the latest Russian develop-' - -i -: iV
ments have forced upon Japan. . with the American Army In
Diplomats here and many high ad-; France Feb 28.The American
ministration officials believe that .
, , . , sector In France was again subjeet-
the Japanese army will be sent
through Siberia against Germany. e M uck yesterday, with
It will support the loyal Russians, little effect. Tuesday's attacks cans
who are expected to refuse to sub- ed five deaths and 60 affected, most-,
scribe to the shameful peace the ,y not se,.loU8 German airplanes
Germans are ImiiCElot on the Rus-; ,, ., . . .,
i n v . n A . , , .v . are Et 11. active over the American
slan Bolshevik I. But It Is likely that , , r
actual information regarding what"1- . ' '
Is to be done will be withheld by "
Toklo until Its publication can give
no aid" to Germany.
It Is considered certain, however,
that Japan must Interfere in Russia
at once. Tn this connection official
dom was considering carefully an
editorial In the London Times today
i i l it. . i : , ,
... ,.icn ... B.uMue m. ..pe.i?u
rn tn nlrl Tnitnn tn friictlrarlnor "flor -
many'. Berlln-to-Toklo plans." Thlsj Danle,s ordered investigation
editorial announcement made ltjby tne navv board ot the ag of
plain that the Interests ot the allies, the tug Cherokee, with the loss of
as much as Japan's demands that, nine lives. It has been reported that
Germany be not given an outlet to the navy was warned that the ves
the Pacific. ' eel was unsea worthy. .
RAILROADS IIJ
MIH
BUILT BY U.S.
REHABILITATIOlf OF SPAXISH
RAILROAD SYbTKM PLA.VXKD
' BY AMERICA
EM AGREEMENT HOT SEED
TransyorUUiNi Syateaa Im Spat U
Seeded to Mupplf Perwhla's Ana
With SeresstUea
Washington, Feb. 28 Rehabilita
tion of tha Spanish railroad system
I planned by the United States to
make possible the shipment of large
quantities of auppllea from Spain to
General Pershlng'a foreaa la France.
An nffap nt American rallwsr mater
llala baa been made as a part of the
negotlatlooa the United State la
conducting to Induce Spain to tin
her embargo agalnat the ahlpment ot
goods to France, placed, according
to tha Spanish government, because
of the broken down condition of her
roads.
A final agreement haa not been
signed, bnt Spain haa been notified
that alt Spanish ships held in Amer
ican ports may sail aa soon aa they
discharge the parts of their cargoes
for which licenses have been witn
held. There are now In American
port all Spanish ateamera and half
aa many sailing ahlpa. The American
government haa asked for the nee of
coniderable Spanish tonnage on
terms similar to thoae accepted by
northern European neutral. , Thia
tonnage would ha paid for at a high
rate and for tha most part would he
used In the non-hasardona trade.
HEARST PAFERS tff
BARRED FROM COA
Toronto. Feb. 28. Colonel
Chambers, chief press censor ot Can
ada, announces that there la no
truth in the report that the ban had
been lifted on Hearst publications or
the International Newa Service. Reg
ulations will still be rigidly en fore,
ed against them In both Canada and
England. .
OOVKRNOR WITHYCOMBK
WILL BR OAXDIHATH
Salem, Feb. 28 Governor Wlthy
j combe says he will soon announce
his candidacy for re-election.
LI
OF
. -Washington, Feb. 28. Secretary
l