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Vairtriliy of i IrV r ,Tv?,c ) 'lU. IJ DAILY EDITION VOU VIII.. No. (Ail. IL..JIJ 1 Hi! MAY. RECEIVE 113 ILJEliD KNATB IUMMITTKK IM ;XHllt Kill NO MEASURES MM PIN IH1IMENT OF TRAITORS LutorfrrMir With War Ihmd Immw, ur batrurtliuj KnllatmmU, Will Urlng Heavy peaaJUm Washington, 'Apr. 2. The eeoate Judiciary committee baa adopted aa amendment to the "dleloyalty" bill, providing 10 year Imprisonment end 110,000 fin, (or those, who, by word or act, ib all support or favor tb enemy fauna, or oppoaa tha cause of lha United Btatna. Interfering with war bond lesuea, or obstructing enlistments, bring tha aama penal ties an nUNnmo mar DIES WHEN HANK FALM ; Wichita Falle. Apr. l.8econd Lieutenant . Byron Jackson Jr., , of San Franelaco, waa killed at Call aid, about 4:10 p. m. .today whan tha machloa In which ha waa tiring rnmhad to aarth out of control from a dlstaare of (00 feat. A ca det who waa with Jaekaon waa only allghtly Injured. MKIUilMJ OP EXPRESS tXNt. IH UEINU MWSlllEKEU 'Washington, Apr. 3. Meriting of express companies under a new cor poration; to operate aa a unit and work out baala of dlatrlbutlon of profile, la being conaldered. , . ' M fuEII ARE SHOT IN SLACKERS RIOt Quebec. Apr, 2; Fighting be tween rlotera against conscription and the military authorities, con tinued early, tbla morning. Men on limine topa anlped soldiers for hours. Quebec, Apr. 2. Hint In g by anll comtcrlptlonUts broke out again laat , night and the military authorities Immediately, took measures to re press tho disorders. A number of ' men mapei-ted of leadership In the rlntlntt were arretted and othfra are being' aoimht, Uiirlng the evening tho cavalry chnrgod a crowd of dlHturliera ad- vanclng on St. Krancla atreot toinrd Jaoouca CarliT square, and drove them bnrk. i loiter noldlem began firing on the disorderly clnmenta. A nnmlier of the aoldlera hud aitffored .Injuries nt th hands f the mob previous to us ing their riries. The rlotrri were not long In re turning the firing of tha soldiers gnd the, shooting" beonme general. . Four civilians wero killed and foiir other clvlllnns and a number of soldiers wore wounded In fighting which occurred Inst night between antl-consorlptlonlsta and the mili tary. One hundred men charged with rioting were arrested. WAR DEPARTMENT TP M ;'V Washington,' Apr. 2. Under or-i dora cabled to the war department, j . Secretary Baker haa directed that all, ' Information concerning the Amerl- can forces In France, be published ' only from headquarters of the expe ditionary forces there. - ' . FIKEflGIITIIlC. THE CAUCASUS )r V t ' ', it ..,.! .( I'uHia llngta a Mlllurjr Occupa4ioa) f ItMrfaia In Mrairgl I iwler I he llrrat-Mtovftk Treuly ' - i in t ) ' Patrograd, Ar, I. Florce . fight ing hu brokan out la Caucaaue, where , Ariuenlana , and Oaorglana have for mad as army for defense agalnat tha Turka. who have begun a military occupation In the districts of Oatoum, Kara and Ardaham, un der tha Ilrest-Lltovsk traaty. Tha antlra population of Oaorgla la mo bilised. :i great m London, Mar. 7. (Correspon dence) Thar waa a allr la tha house of commons tha other day when the Prime Minister, David IJo;d Oeorga, suddenly appeared oa the floor just before the close with an Important-looking document la bla hand. Instantly members began to speculate aa to what might be the subject of the announcement he waa to make. The premier started talking con fidently with one of the under-war ml olat ere aa soon aa be had taken hla aeat on the treasury bench, and It waa Immediately Inferred by ob servers that the subject was mili tary, possibly the military situation In Ireland or some development on the righting fronts. Other members noticed that Mr. Uoyd George was la good spirits and began 'whisper ing about the .likelihood, of a great victory aomewhere, or perhaps good newa from the Irish convention. Then the prime minister arose. Ilia message waa a signed document from the king, aaklng the authoriza tion of parliament , for . a grant of $115,000 to Lady Maude, tha widow of Oeneral Frederick Stanley Maude, who commanded the British expedi tion that captured Kut and Bagdad. The general, after a wonderful ca reer of victory, died a poor man, leaving hardly more than enough to pay his funoral eipensea. The king's request waa referred to Ita proper committee and It la expected that the grant will, In due course te made. ,..'...,. The habit of recognising great vlctorlea by public grants of money J an old one In England, and moat of the great British soldiers of the old ware benefitted by It. , Wellington received three differ ent grants, amounting In all to 13. '00,000. Lord Roberts received Kn0.00rt In 1901 and Kitchener re ceived $400,000 for his work In the Soiidnn'and South Africa. Lord Nel son received a pension of $2f,000 a year, churned against the funds of the postofllce. r-IIO.AT NINKH Alt.MI'.D HHITIrill HTKAMKH Umrion, Apr. 2. The llrltlsh was torpedoed and sunk by a' Qer man submarine on March 28, accord ing to the admiralty report last night. Four persona were lost. 14 New York, 'Apr. 2, Captain Ar chibald Roosevelt lay In a trench for 14 hours suffering great agony after he had, been wounded by a Herman thell, It wan learned today through a letter, from a physician at tho front to Dr. Jostah Hartwell. Captain rtoosevelt, the letter said, could not hn moved owing to heavy Gorman fire.' : ". ' . ; MOIMXIJ IMtOTKSTH THE ' TAKIXfl'OF HEII SHIPS Washington, Apr. 2. The Neth erlands minister formally protested against the . United States taking over the Dutch ships. , ' , oiurra tazx wcnEixa cocrrt, mm tips i l m .ra ti Tt-t Mi tzi it: j Washington, Apr. 2. American army unite will be a brigade with the British and, French, thrusting aside all question of pride, so that one man power, may be Immediate. Indicated troops now training, will be rushed acrosa, regardless of effi ciency. Unseasoned American unite will be replaced beside allied vete rans. London, Apr. I. Infantry opera tions on a large scale have died down on Plcardy battle field, while both aldea are preparing for the next move. Germans have been checked while attempting " to advance toward Amlena, white the Franco-British have made email gains. Oermans have apparently learned that maased Infantry attacks, without great ar tillery preparation are fruitless. Their guns have not been brought up yet Reventy-eeven divisions are oa the battle line awaiting guns. The allies, under General Foch. HE3 AffiraED i i;iraira.M Ottawa, Canada, Apr. S Renter's correspondent at British headquar ters In France, telegraphing tonight, aaya:' ' "The enemy movements and fight ing of the laat 14 boura Indicate the development of an attempt to work toward Amiens, down the Ancre val ley, and also from the southwest. "Oreat maasea of German troops continue to concentrate In the re gion of Albert, and fighting Is pro gressing toward Villera. Bretonne and Reux. The enemy Is finding serious difficulties In transport work, owing to the ceaseless destructive activity of our airmen, and also ow ing to shortage of animals and in bringing up tils artillery. Mean while the enemy Is largely employed with hla trench mortara. -, "Trench mortars, however, have only a limited range and require en ormous quantities of ammunition which la very bulky." E AT Detroit, Apr. 2. Oiriclals of the Kord motor company confirmed tho report that over 200 men have been affected by a . myBterlous epidemic resembling la grippe, which Is pre valent In tho plant. It Is estimated that 2,000 have been 111 thus far. OKU. MAN JKAW, FOIM KS HTILIi INVADINd Rl'SSIA Petrograd, !Apr. 2. It Is reported that n (lermnn army la within ,33 miles of Kursk. EkaUirlnoslnv has been cut off from railway communi cation anil Poltava has been 1 brmt bardnd and Is burning. The city lias boon abandoned by the soviet forces. It la reported that Srbastopol . Is threatened by the Turks, who , are within 16 miles of the city, and from the east by the advancing Kurds. m:iih.hka senate favors , NATIONAL PltOHMUTION Lincoln, Neb Apr. 2. The house of the Nebraska legislature today voted In favor of ratifying the na tional prohibition amendment. The raHtViMrm m'smir? r.cvr goen to tha renat:. t " cz3on. ti ksdav, apiul E are 'preparing to withstand another blow, which the enemy muse make or' oeaceda defeat, and are probably preparing for a ''counter offensive. Uermana are massing troops before Albert. The British expect a heavy attack north of the Rom me. ' British Headquarters, Apr. t. British stormed atrongly held , posi tions of the enemy In a wood along the Luce river yesterday, when he withdrew, '.Heaving the ground strewn with dead. Paris, Apr. 1. French and Brit ish advanced laat' night, between the Somme and Demuln. It la relatively calm over moat of the front. The eighth long range tornbardment of Paris began today. London, Apr. 2. British took 60 prisoners thla morning between Avre and Luce and made a successful stand near Hebuterne, taking ma chine guna and prisoners. TEUTONS Cu"3Ar.D . Ai;ra u;;es With the American Army la France, 'Apr. 2. A deluge of gaa, shrapnel and high explosive shells fell on certain portions of the Amer ican sector northwest of Tout . for four hours laat night and thla morn ing. A numberr of towns, trenches and roads were targets for the Ger mans, who began firing before mid night. First one place was "strafed" and then another. At one location 4,000 shells, 2,000 of which were gaa projectiles, fell. Toward the end of the shelling, the Oermans let down a barrage tn front of one of the American front line positions for good meaaure. Lit tle damage waa done. The American artillery retaliated and dropped many shells ' near' a truck carrying supplies to an ad vanced post before the driver ab andoned It. Oreat activity continues In . the rear of the German lines. One espe cially active point ta the town of Pannes, at which the American' gun ners do not shoot because of the fact that the clvlllana are stilt there. WAR .STAMPS IX MARCH ' A MOV NT Til 54.OOO,0OO Washington, Apr. 2 Sales of war savings and thrift stamps In March were $Ef.OOO,000 and brought the total receipts from that, source, in the four months since the war sav ings campaign started to'$12S,000, 000. ORlclnls estimated,'- however, that actual sales, some of which have not ' been reported, had been about $150,000,000, War savings work- era are planning on making special efforts daring the Liberty loan cam-j ,1'algn, which opens Saturday, to sell more $5 stamps. '. , Si AM WILL SEND AVIATION CORPS' OF 800 Sun Franclbco, Apr. 2. An avia tion corts of 500 members will be Slam's contribution to the entente allies, aoeordlng to -Frank O. Arn old, former charge d'affalrs at Bang kok, who arrived - here yesterday from Siam en route to Washington. "The Siamese army has developed some splendid aviators under the in struction of French and Italians," Mr. Arnold said. "When left there they were1 preparing to Bend over 500 menwlth a complete quoin of airplanes, all of foreign construc tion." a. FUEL' HAS CLOSE C1L Prvmlor (1etuncM Whm Vlaltlng Front la Vlffomusly Shelled and Wiatdows Kaoefced From A a to Parla, -Apr. 2. Premier ' Clemen eau, visiting the front, i veal a red so aear that hie automobile waa shell ed vigorously by German artillery. All tha windows were broken, but the premier waa uninjured. At S o'clock thla mornlnc the alt- raid warning waa sounded la Parla and anti-aircraft guna placed a cur tain of fir around the capital. ' All deer waa signalled aa hour later. I yCTS!c;.::3 'i-i" With the American Army In Fraaoa, Apr. 2. -The muddy roade were Jammed today with Americana on the move. In some caaes they were marching In doable tinea, tak ing up the road from aide to aide. For obvloua reasons. It la Inadvisable to disclose where the troopa are go ing, where they are coming from, or even the ' direction la "which - the movement la belnc made. It mar aot be many' days, however, before the United States will know. It la probable that the Brat newa will come with the American forces In action, bat when that may be la an other subject which cannot ae dis cussed.'1 ' ' " '' ' If a clash should come In the open, the American troops will like It all the better, for they aay: Tharn our game." - - - ' AH are determined to get Into the fight U possible. The correspondent saw men oa the march limping along but refualng to droo out for tear that -they might be left behind. If there waa a single straggler In the long marching lines today, he had effectively hidden himself.' Definite official ' announcement that American troopa actually ' will fight aide by side with the French and British In northern France reached the American 1 troops last night In Parla newspapers. It was greeted with cheering. The men who wilt go are envied by the rest of the American forces. ' As they passed by In roads they were speeded on their way with cries such as: ' ''Eat 'em up! and "Gee you fel lows are In luck?" - , Orders to proceed toward the plains of Plcardy were received from the FYencrf high command three days ago, but nntll it was officially announced, no mention could be made of It. ' " GREAT BRITAIN IS GRATEFUL TO U. S. Washington,' Apr. 2. Lord Read lug, the British ambassador, has thanked President Wilson, on behalf of Great Britain, for "instant and comprehensive measures" he took, in responding to a request that Am erican troops be used to relnforcec the allies. Mill.' UII'UI.IU' Bill' -I MILL TO'P.K OPERATED i Eugene, Apr. 2, i It Is reported on, the Slnillnur that Ihu mill nt !n( Tidewater mill company at Florence, which has been idle for a nnnthef of VOBrd ha, Wn InannJ ...HI V. I J "i n mccu irnouu null w 111 operating soon. The mill is owned by Porter Bros., who are engaged in shipbuilding. AMERICAN OAS VICTIMS ' TAKEN TO PARIS HOSPITAL Paris, Apr. 2. A number of "Am erican soldiers who had suffered from the effects of gas at the front, have arrived at the American Red Cross military hospital No. 2 in Paris. Most of the men will recover. ' wtzztz ktz z t::i. t:srao FIB If M OF ii I' in AFPLICATIOSS MAC flX ' ftUZn FOB A t'.MT or IM ACT-Z3 C3 ... is era m:m ecc ra n War Veteran ftUy TZt a aoUier's or Bailor's decUntory With Recolar Fee of M Secretary Lane of the department of the interior baa Just approved regulations opening to entry aar the homestead lawa, aa modlSed by the act of Juno , ltltt ($ But. 218),' about JOO.noO" acres of laad classified aa agricultural, altuated principally In Jaekaon aad Joaephiae counties In southern Oregoa. These lands are a portion of what are com-' monly knowa aa the Oregoa aad CU Ifornla railroad great lands, title to which waa resumed by the govern-' ment under the act of June , It-It.' The agricultural landa oponed to en-' try at thia time are by no meaaa all of the agricultural landa la the grant. Additional agricultural laada a the grant will be restored to en try from time to tlaae aa tho elaasl fl cations are completed. u ., . The claasificatloa aa ajriculturrl does aot necessarily imply tit C landa are suitable for tha plow. Tia law under which tha claaClAtlw waa jnade. directed. ttU si Ic 'r be separated Into- .throe elaaaui; Oct those valuable for power si tea; aeo- ond, timber . landa, including tJto containing 100,000 feet, board mea sure, of timber to a tract of f-.ty acres;' third, agricultural 'luLU, those aot falling; within aher of tho other two classes. Largo: arena so restored are covered wita brush or varying quantitlea of timber lesa than 100,000 feet, board measure, to the forty acre sub-division, and some are valuable only for grating. Appllcatlona to enter any of the landa thua restored may -be filed by any duly qualified person for a unit of ISO acres or lesa In the United Staiea land office at Roseburg, Ore., at any time during the period be ginning 'April 29 and ending May Ii. All applications filed during this period will be considered aa filed ; simultaneously. Persona filing at or near the end of the period will hae the same opportunity as those who file at the beginning. In case of conflicting applications for the: same land, a drawing will be held an May 28 to determine the success ful applicant. Applications to enter must be won to before the register or re ceiver of the United States land of-i flee at Roseburg, Ore., or before a (Continued on Page Four) bolshevikicomr;:: REFORM MEASURES Petrograd. . Apr. 2. The Bolshe- cikl are ready to abandon a purely socialist program to Insure the . re construction of Russia politically, Industrially and financially., In this creative work they will call on the buorgeolsie and even the in telligence, but they emphasize that this must not be construed as indi cating any relaxation in their dicta torship. This was made plain today in n statement by A. ' B. , Lunacharsky, commissary of education. 'The government's policy Is under going a change, due to the fact that the Soviet's power is now sufficiently strong to permit them to undertake creative activity," Lunacharsky said. "In order to accomplish this, we must use all the powers of the coun try, particularly the financial and economic.