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Forty-seventh Year.
Pally Twelfth Yenr.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. AUOITST 14, 1917
NO. 123
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Pontiff Suggests Restoration of Bel-
' gium, Serbia am! Rumania and
.i
: j Peaceful Solution of Problems of
; i Alsace-Lorraine, Trent, Trieste
; atid Poland anil Return to Ger
Jmany of Colonics Proposal In
$ spired From Vienna and Berlin.
t'4 KOM'U, Aufc'. 1 I. - Peace proposals
adopted by Pope lleneilicl havo been
delivered to nil llio belligerent gov
ernments. The poio suggests resto
ration of ISelglum, Sorbin :uul ltiinia
nia and peaceful solution of the prob-
lems of Alsace-Lorraine, Trent, Triest
and Poland, according to reports re
ceived from vatit-an sources. It is ex
pected the proposals will ho published
today by the Vatican.
i This is the second direct appeal by
Pope Benedict to the belligerents. In
July, 1915, the pontiff sunt a letter to
them, inviting lovers of peace to
unite with him in his desire to lor
minate the war. It is expected the
text of the new proposals will he pub
lished tonight iu the official Vatican
organ.
i The popes' proposal declares that
tliejjSjjuries to all belligerents havo
been so great there has been no
thought of reparation except for the
return of territory.
? Included in the restoration of ter
ritory, the pope's proposals insist,
should be tho return to Germany of
all her colonies, as well as the com
plete restoration of Belgium to' her
.sovereignty.
'4 KcIiook Wilson's 1'rim-iples. .
I WASHINGTON, Aiis. 1 I. An un
official outlino of J'opo lleneilit's
peace proposals, received hero dis
loses that tho ponliff includes some
of tho nrincililes of world peace for
W hich President Yiloii lias declared.
H Anions the pope's proposals are re
duction of armaments, freedom of tile
seas and that there shall be no retali
atory struggle after the war Tor world
commercial supremacy. These are re
garded as tho foundation stones of
the pope's plan.
5 Within the entente diplomatic cir
'cle, tho opinion was freely and
promptly expressed that the peace
proposal was inspired by Germany
and was an attempt to split the allies
in a conflicting discu:inn of their
war aims.
Await Official liorelpt.
',! Officials were unusually explicit in
saving that it could not be discussed
Until it came officially before the
government ami were emphatic in de
claring that no statement whatever
-Could bo represented as reflecting
the official view.
,jj If an inference might be drawn
from the uiidorriirri ills which were
Started In ol'l'icbil circles by tin; re
port, a trained obscner would ven
ture the opinion that the proposal is
ne which would be i!i -ciis.-ed in good
faith by the allies, but. that it does
Sot meet their war aims. It was in
dicated that a peace proposal coming
lrom tho pope the first actual pro
posal of the kind to come from the
Vatican. would necessarily have to
be considered carefully and deliber
ately, and that an answer convincing
to ff.e world would necessarily have
to be niade.
Is Corninn Move.
. How far the peace proposal reflects
the close relationship of the Vatican
(Continued on 1 age Two.)
JAILED Al PAGO-PAGO
a
,1 PAGO PAGO, Tnluila, Samoa, July
'Jl. (Correspondence.) A military.
Court-martial has heutenced William
.Illicit to Imprisonment, for Hie dura
tion of the war on TiuUa Island fori
jiedltioiis utterani-- wlibti
t'.erman-Aniei b an declared
Hu ll, a
we re
spoken only in jest."
l lluch. who was employed by the
fovernment at tip" power bouso In n",
threatened to blow It up In case a
.Herman warship arrived In Pa::o
1'ago, the aulhoiitUs charged.
Seniority Rule Followed Generally in
Appointments Commissions Dis
tributed Proportionately Appar
ently Among the Three Arms of
the Service.
WASHINGTON, Anir. U. Nomin
ations of more tlinn lilltl- new niiijors
gcncrul and brigadiers-general, who
will hold eoiniuaiids iu the new unny,
were sent to tho senate today by
I 'resident Wilson. They include, nil
the national guard general officers :
The seniority rule has been fol
lowed generally, ultlio there are nu
merous inslunces where men have
been passed over. Tho commissions
for brigadier-generals were distrib
uted proportionately apparently
among the three arms of t he service
the infantry, cavalry u:ut artillery.
Some of the new major-generals
were colonels a year ago, and only
recently received their promotions to
be brigadier-generals. All tha com
missions, however, are for the dura
ion of the war only.
J'liii ty-sovou Major-Generals.
. . i
1 lie lollowmg thirty-seven major-
generals were named :
William A. Mann, James Parker
Kben Swift. Fdwnrd 11. l'liinmier, Fd-
win l' tlleiin, A. 1'. llloekson, Henry
A. Greene, Francis II. French, Chas,
.1. Bailey, George liell Jr., Frederick
S. Stroll"', llarrv V. Hodges, Clar
ence 1'. Townsley, Kdwin St. Jus
Greble, Francis K. Kernan, John Hid
die, George T. llartlett, Henry C.
Hodges, Jr., Joseph T. Dkclunnn.
Charles G. Treat, Ailelhert Cronk-
bile, Henry 1 . Allen, illiiiui II. Sage,
Clarence i. Fdwards, John W. Ituek
man, Chase W. Kennedy, Oniiir Hun
dv. llarrv C. Hale, Richard M.
i'.latebford, Smniiel I). Slurgis, Dn
vi.I C. Shiinks, William M. Wright.
1,'obert I,. Jiiillard, Joseph K. Kulin.
and l'evton ('. .March, all of the rcg
ular a rin v, and Ma.jor-Gonernl Chas
M. Clement of the Pennsylvania na
tional guard and .Major-Genera
John 1"'. O'Kyan of the New York nil
tional guard.
Hi igadior-Geneml.s.
T, lie following colonels were nainec
to be brigadier-generals:
William J. Nicholson, liobert -C.
Van Vlect, George K. Hunter, Wilbur
K. Wilder, liobert Getty, James A
Irons, John S. Mallory, William D
I'.eaeb. .Manuel W. .Miller, IJoy.l Jl
l.iett, Frederick S. Foil., William C.
Iiallerty, James li. Krwin, William
S. Scott, Charles I,. Phillips, Lyman
W. V. Keiinon, Joseph A. Gaston
Charles 11. liarth, Guy V. Carleton
I dwanl Idirr, George W. Mclver,
William II. Allaire, Thonnis 11. Ditgun,
Ira A. Ilayucs, William C. Langfitt
Sanisiin L. Fnison, Frederick Per
kins. George II. Cameron, Hubert I)
Walh, George W. Ii'ead, William I
Ibiiiihaiii, William II. Johnston, Jos
cph 1'. tl'N'eil, Sleihen M. Foot
ibls P. Uichurdsun, Kvornrd 1
llali-h, llarrv 'fa.vlor, llenrv 1).
Str. I -iii i:i tiiiu C. Mor.e, Grot
llnl b o;i, Curl liciehiiiann, Andre'
liievtcr, John II. Harrell, Cliarh
II. .Muir, Diiuiel I'. Hevore, Heiiuinont
I!, liuck, William F. Marlin, liobert
A. Hrown, Willanl A. Ilolbrook, lioh
eit K. L. Micbie, Vim M. Johnson
I.in iiii (I. I'erry, Mason .f. Patri
John F. .MoMnhon, Charles T. .Men
oner, Henjaniiu A. Poore, James
M.-I'are, Walter H. Gordon, Frank 1
Winn, Peter K. Traiih, Charles
Ballon. George B. Duncan, Julio
I'eiiu. IMwaril M. lx-wis, Kiclimonr
P. Davis, I'.rnest Hinds, Charl
(Continued on Page Two.)
IN FATAL COLLISION
BI'lil.lNGAMK. Col., Aug. 1 I.
I is Ferrari, a San Francisco bell
boy, was killed and a companion
was .-i riously injured here curly to
day when Ibe automobile in which
t)
wore ruling collided with an mi-
tiiniobile tilled with soldiers ol the
I'lcgon national guard, who were re
turning to Camp Fremont nt Meiilo
Paik, near here. None of the sol
!ier was injured.
I'.bime ft,r lite accident had not
hi.
lixed and no arre-U hail be"
lade
LONDON", Aug. II. Rou
ter's, Lid., has been officially
informed that China hits declar
ed war upon (ierumny unit
Austria-Hungary, the declara
tion dating from 10 o'clock this
morning.
E
10 PLEDGE FAITH
OF ALLY IN ARMS
A PACIFIC POliT, Aug. M.
"That Americans' and Japanese
hoiild stand here almost ill the surf
of the great ocean we both love, lo
iledge our failli in each other and
consecrate ourselves anew to the
common interests which unite us is
most lilting," said Viscount K. Isliii,
head of the imperial Japanese mis
sion, at a luncheon given in its honor
today.
The luncheon was given lo Hie
members of the imperial mission as
guests of (he government, the stale
and city and followed a morning de
voted to sightseeing.
The address of Viscount Isliii fol
lows in part :
I am graleful because I interpret
vour courtesy mid hospitality in but
one way. and that is a way which ac
ords with the hopes nml the desire
of the people whom I have the honor
to represent. It means good will. It
means that you want kindly relation
with Japan just as Japan wants them
will, vitn ll niiMins 1 1 1 ii I. vour minds
and heart are open to friendship and
all that friendship implies trudc
fellowship nml a common interest in
a common civilization. I thank you
the inline of my government and
people. My own mission lo this conn
try is one of peace and good will. 1
come to you at a critical tunc ill the
ii flairs of men to consult upon grave
matters of common interest. I come
to you as mi ally in arms, bringing
the assurance of the liberty-loving
people of Japan that they stand with
you, shoulder to shoulder, in the
great struggle which yon are now
making for justice and human rights.
I come lo congratulate yon on your
splendid courage in demonstrating to
the whole world that a nation can
rise lo such moral heights that it put
onsiilerations of humanity before
love of case, of wealth or life itself.
L
MA Oil 1 1), Aug. 11. Tho wliolo of
Spain has been placed under martial
law following disorders resulting
from the general fltrlko which Is
spreading. This decision was report
ed at a meeting of the cabinet which
devoted its entire timo to a consider
ation of the strike. Instructions were
sent to military authorities who have
been given full control. Disturbances
which occurred at various place have
been stopped by the military forces.
The strike, which was begun by the
railroad employes, has even affected
newspapers here and only those which
have non-unlonlst staffs will appear
tonight. They have received assur
ances from the government that they
will be protected. At noon yesterday
the capital was unlet. A inajifrity of
workmen wlhs to work In peace. Only
a minority seeks to promote disorder
IE FUSE CAUSEO
WASHINGTON, Aug. II. The
navy league, iu a stalcmeut here to
day, says it has iiiformalion it con
siders reliable that a time fuse was
connected with the black powder
magazine nl Mule l-liuul navy yard,
which exploded July !), killing live
and injuring Ibii ly-oiie. The league's
iiiformalion, the stalement says,
fears that vigorous investigation lin
bee n haniHred Ihru the influence of
powerful labor interests.
MARE ISLAND EXPLOSION q m
E
TO U. S. TROOPS
American Officers and Soldiers in
France Deeply Resent Effort to
Fasten Upon Tliem What They
Consider an "Inapt, Undignified
and ''Irritating" Name.
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IK
FRANCE, Aug. 14. Not until the re
cent arrival In the camp of certain
American newspapers dirt the soldiers
of tho American expeditionary forces
beconio aware that efforts wore -being
niado 111 certain quarters to fix upon
them tho name of "Sammy." That
naino Is nover heard on this sldo.
Within the past fow days the corre
spondent of tho Associated Press hus
been approached by great numbers of
officers and men asking that some
thing bo sent home, telling the people
there how the standard-bearers of the
American army really resent what
they consider an Inapt, undignified
and irritating name.
All Americans Objwt.
It can olso be stated that the re
sentment docs not rest alone with the
officers and men of the army, but
that It extends to all Americans resi
dent ill Paris and In other parts of
France, many having written in to
say that they consider "Sammy" most
unsuitable for men who have come to
France seriously and earnestly to
fight for the liberties of tho peoples
of the world. '
Please hit tho 'Sammy' propagan
da as hard as you can," said an offi
cer of distinguished rank to tho cor
respondent today. "The men and of
ficers would he proud to havo an ap
prlute nickname, but there Is not ofio
among us who thinks 'Sammy' is in
any way suitable and It certainly is
not desired. The name does not In
anv way. suit a fighting man. We
recognize, of course, that II Is an ef
fort to play upon tho name of 'Uncle
Sam,' hut who would think of calling
'Undo Sam' 'Undo Sammy.' It Ib
ridiculous.
'Sammy' Is Canned.
"Wo had a discussion coming over
on the transports as to the possible
nicknames and 'Sammy' was one
name suggested, hut It mot with no
favor. None of tho names suggested
seemed Just right, but there was some
consensus of opinion regarding the
proposal that the nickname bo 'John
ny Yanks," which, of courso, Is
combination of 'Johnny llobels,' and
'Yanks' from civil war days.
"No nickname can Tie forced upon
fighting men. To stick, it must be
spontaneous and recognized as just
tho thing. Such a name may yot
come to us. It Is possible that the
French themselves may solve the
problem and give us a name that will
not only suit us, but will bo reminis
cent of our stay In Franco.
Nallio for Molasses,
"Perhaps something wo shall do
will give us our proper name. Until
that tlmo wo aro willing to bo known
as just plain American soldiers, will
lug and anxious to do our duly. We
have gotten ulong a grcut many years
without a national nickname and per
haps wo can stand It a llttlo while
longer."
West Pointers particularly smile at
"Sammy," for "Sammy" has always
been a nickname at the military acad
cmy for molasses. "Pass tho sam
my" is an old table phrase. Men of
the rank and file have a plcliiresiiue
way of expressing themselves goner
ally on every subject, but tho appel
latlon "Sammy" raited forth some
new masterpieces of rhetoric not suit
able for cable transmission.
The best that can bo said of "Sam
my'' is that a few soldiers say If the
folks at homo want to call them such
n nines, "they don't care." They cay
they will "carry on" In spite of an)
name or any one obstacle which may
be placed in their way.
LIVES LOSI
LONDON, Aug. 1 1 It was an
nounced today in tin house of com
mons I lint !I7IH lives were lo-t on
liriti-h mop-hunt ships from the op
eiiin.r of the war !o June 'M, I!II7, s
a result of cneiiiv action. Of Ihe-e,
.'(H78 were passenger, the remainder
being officers or seamen.
LULL ON WESTERN.
BA1TLE LINES AS
Few changes on the battle
fronts are reported iu today's
dispatches.
Iu France and Belgium, allho
sharp local engagements are
under way, there has been no
renewal of fighting on a large
scale. The Paris war office
reports that the Gorman lines
near Khciuis were penetrated iu
two places by French recou
noitering narties. German raid
ing parties in the Champagne
were driven back.
F
ASKED FOR ALLIES
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Con
gress will be asked to authorize an
other loan of between $3,000,000,000
ind $4,000,000,000 to the allies.
Secretary MeAdoo and Chairman
Kltchiu of the ways and means com
mlttee agreed on this today and also
agreed, upon tho desirability of rais
ing a larger sum than $2,000,000,000
for war purposes by taxation. Con
gress probably will bo called upon at
the December session to rcviso the
war revenue hill now before the sen
ate, increasing tho sum to bo ob
tained thru taxation.
Later Chairman Kltchiu said the
estimated domestic needs for the
present fiscal year will bo cared for
by a bond Issuo of $5,000,000,000
and that a half-bllliou dollars In rev
enue might bo added to tho war tax
bill when It got lo conference.
According to present plans the re
mainder of tho present session of
congress will bo restricted to the
bond Issues, tho war tax bill and the
sailors' and soldiers' insurance. Work
will begin on tho bond legislation tho
last week of this month.
PLOT 10 DESTROY
OIIKIKTIANIA, An. 3 1. Investi
gation of w rnnspii'iH'y liavinj; i'or
un olijt'i't 1 lie phifin of (iermiin
bntnlis on Ntrvi'iiin merchant shin
lias boon complctei!, neeonlinjj to t hi
Tidt'iiHti'tfii and nrtinn taken against
sovon FinlnndiTM nml two (JcraiaiiH.
Tlu-y nr accused of liaviii- !rar.s-
portcri explosives from (lermany to
Norway nml stored them at llire
places in ('lirislinma. The accused
were paid liy the dennan espionage
headquarters al Stockholm.
Christian in. dispatches recently
said (hat the leader of those nircslcd
called himself Itamn von Knutctil'clt.
tl is (loiihllal )l lie really was 11
ha roii. According to the newspaper,
1000 kilograms of explosives were
seized, iiicludinr; a number of infernal
machines. The newsjuiper nays the
discovery ol the plot probably ex
plains thi1 loss of manv Norwegian
ships winch w!'rc Mippo--(-d to havt
been mined or torpedoed.
ROTTEEGGSli"
SUFFRAGIST PICKETS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1. A
gooil-natiired crowd of iiboiil ludll
men mid women today bombarded the
woman's party beadipiarlers with
eggs and destroyed several banners
addressed lo "Kaiser Wilson," niter
similur banners had been laken away
from women who iillemplcd to par
ade them in front of the while house.
SIXTY KILLED IN WRECK
UPON RUSSIAN RAILROAD
I'F.TIIOGIJAD, Aug. II. Sivty
persons were killed nnd l.ll) injured
in a wreck today on Ihe railroud be
tween Pclrogrud unci Mo.-eow. Four
couches were crushed to pieces when
a passenger Iraiu ran inlo a freight
train.
PLANS SEND
STATE TROOPS
First Division Organized From Na
tional Guard From Twenty-six
States for Service in France Or
egon Hospital Corps to Be Includ
ed in Sanitary Train.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Plans
for sending the first national guard
troops to France have been perfected
by the war department with I ho or
ganization of it division which will
include troops from twenty-six stales
and the District of Columbia.
The slates from which the national
guard troops are lo be assembled
are: Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wis
consin, New York, Ohio, Georgia,
Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Minnesota, Maryland, South Caro
lina, California, Missouri, Virginia,
North Carolina, Kansas, Texas,
.Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee,
Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado, Or
egon, the others coming from the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Wur Department Order.
Following is I lie war department's
announcement, under Hie heading,
"Composite National Guard Divis
ion" :
The following organizations of
the national guard have been selected
to compose the forty-second division:
"The following numerical designa
tions have been assigned ;
"Division headiiiarlers troop to
consist of tho second separate troop
Louisiana cavalry.
"Tho division machine gun battal
ion, No. 1411, to be composed of the
Third battalion, Fourth Peimsyl
vmiiii infantry.
"The infantry brigades lo bo num
bered 811 and 84.
'The 8:trd infantry brigade lo
comprise tho .l'dHli machine gun bat
talion (composed nl' companies K, I'
and G, Second Wisconsin infant I'y:
the lliotli infantry (ti!lh New York
infantry) mid the Kititli infantry
(fourth Ohio infantry).
"The 8III1 infantry brigade to
comprise Hie 1.11 si miichiuo gun bat
talion (companies 11, C nnd F, Sec
ond Georgia infantry), lb'7th infan
try (Fourth Alabama infantry) and
the KiMlli infantry (Third lowu in
fant, v).
Artillery llligade.
'The nrlillery brigade, lo be num
bered the 117th, comprises:
"The 1-liltli field nrlillery (First
Illinois field nrlillery), the 1.111th field
artillery (First Indiana field nrlil
lery), the 1.11st lield artillery (First
Minnesota field artillery) mid the
117th trench mortar battery, lo he
composed of the Third mid Fourth
companies, Maryland coast nrlillery
corps.
"The engineer regiment of the di
vision will be numbered I17th. The
First tin 1 1 11 1 inii will be formed from
the first separate battalion engineers,
South Ciirolinu, nnd Ihe Second bat
talion will be formed of the first sep
nrnle bnttulioii engineers, Ciilifornia.
"The divisional field haltalion,
signul troops, will be orguni.ed from
the Missouri national guard, 'flu
bcadipiarlers Iraiii mid military Not
ice will be orgniiied from the coasl
artillery corps, irginia. 1 lie engin
eer (rain will be organized from the
North Carolina Iroops. The atiiiiiuni
tion (ruin will be orguuied from the
Kansns troops and the supply train
from Ihe Texa troops, i'hey will he
Known, respectively, as the 117lh
Field battalion, signal troops the
(Continued on fane Two.)
RELEASED IN FEINER
DI F1I.IN, Aug. 1 I. J. J. W11M1. 11
prominent member of Die Sinn Fein
party, whose ilealh sentence for
pa rt ieipal ion in Ihe recent rebellion
was commuted lo leu years' penal
semtude and who was lately grunted
amnesty, was arrested here yester
day in com lion with I lie formation
of Sinn Fein clubs iu Ihe south of
Ireland,
Courts marlial recently have sen
tenced Ihice Sinn Feiners from the
county Clare and four from Ihe
county Galwav lo iiopri-onineut
varying from two ears to three
miinllis, for offoii'-os against Ihe
anti-ill illing order.
TO FIRING LINE
SEEKSTAXATION
OF WAR PROFITS
FOR WAR COST
Minority Report Presented by La
Follette Demands Heavy Taxation
Upon Profits of War and Larger
Incomes British Now Taxing War
Profits 80 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. A min
ority report of the senato finance com.
mittoo on tho wur tax bill was pre
sented to tho senato today by Senutor
UiFollntto with tho concurrence of
Senators Gore and Thomas, Tecom
mtmdlng that war profits and big In
comes bo utilized us the principal
source 0 tuxfsatlon lit providing funds
for tho country's war noods.
Contrary to expectations, Senator
LaFollette did not presont a substi
tute for the pending war tax bill. He
announced, howover, that unless tho
senato adopted amendments to be of
fered by himself and his associates, a
substltuto would be offered. The
minority report charges that the bill,
as revised by the majority, makes but
palpably Inadequate provision for
raising of revenue needed for financ
ing the war thru tho next fiscal year
and thatthe onus of taxation has been
placed upon "thoso least able to bear
It."
Tax War Profits.
Kiigland has taxed hor war profits
80 per rent without Impairing her
great industries, Senator LaFollette
declared. Instead, her wealthy class
es "were never in receipt of larger
Incomes nor wero her larger business
concerns 11100 rofulrishliig." Heavy
taxes, ho sulci, could be levied upon
American corporations wltohut any
fear of affecting cnpltal or of crip
pling industry.
If congress wero to adopt tho Brit
ish rate of SO per cent on war profits,
Senator LuFollelto said, moro than
two and a quarter billions of dollars
would bo realized in a slnglo year
from this source nnd thirty per cent
would yield $Si16, 250,000, according
to estimates furnished by the treas
ury department.
Financing tlio World. '
"Nothing that this country or any
country has ever previously under
taken In tho way of war financing,"
ho declared, "compares with tho obli
gations wo nro assuming. IVo have
not merely to finance 0110 country.
Wo must to a largo extent nuance at
least five or six other countries."
In comparison with the average
yearly wage of $700 earned by tho
American laboring man, Senator La
Follette presented statistics showing
that tho percentage of war profits
over normal earnings of tho DuPont
Powder company was 1.400 per cent;
llethleheni Steel, 1.300 per cent;
American Zinc, Lead and Smoltlng
company, ),r,ou percent; U. S. ateel,
300 per cent; Anaconda Copper com
pany, 400 per cent; American Ueet
Sugar, 2 0 0 per cent; Armour and
Company, 310 per cent, nnd Amer
ican Hide and Leather, 210 per cent.
Taxing -Nocesslt ies.
In urging that the lncomo tax scalo
bo Increased to lighten tho burden
borne by the laboring classes, figures
were cited Indicating that wages have
Increased only IS per cent, while tho
necessaries of llfo havo advaticed 85
per cent.
"It Is monstrously unfair," said
Senator LaFollette, "to tax the every
day necessities of the average man or
woman to pay the expenses of the war
in addition to commanding their serv
ices and the lives of many of them
and their children, so long as the
swollen and abnormal war profits aro
not taken. - profits which tho war has
(Continued on Page Two.)
PLANS FOR RELIEF
OF COAL SHORTAGE
WASHINGTON, Aug'. 1 I. Solu
tion of the coal shortage problem of
the northwestern stales is imminent,
Francis S. Peubody, ehuii'iiiiin of the
1 1 prodiielion committee of thn
council of national defense, declared
today. IJelief will be afforded by a
pret'creul ial shipping order, ho pre
dicleil, but if Hint fails, eoniniandeer
itur of cars probably will be resorted
to.