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New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
to Resign,
Report in London

LONDON, Feb. 6.--The resignation
of the Earl of Derby as Secretary of
State for War in the British Cabinet
is imminent says "The Yorkshire Post"
to-day: His successor" the newspaper
adds, "will prove as great surprise
as was the appointment of the brothers
Geddes to their respective posts The
choice will not fall on any man in the
public eye, the desire being to select
q business man"
Questioned regarding the report that
his resignation was imminent, the earl
said:
"Anything may happen, but it is alb
solutely news to me-"
The Geddes brothers referred to by
THE Yorkshire Post" are Sir Eric
Campbell Geddes, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, and Sir Auckland c. Geddes,
Minister of National Service. Various
critics of the war organization have
declared that, under an order in coun-
Gil, the civilian Secretary of State for
War lacked power. and that his author
ity has been taken over by the General
Staff
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
German Fliers Active;
Infantry Action Light
Three Raids Reported on the
West Front; French
Take Prisoners

LONDON, Feb. 6.-The official state
ments record only three infantry
actions on the West front to-day-two o
German raids near Mericourt and Avion
just south of Lens, which were repellcd
with losses by the British, and a patrol
operation in the Woevre, in which the
French took prisoners.
Along the whole front. from Flanders
to Lorraine, however, the artillery bat
tie showed no signs of diminution, and
reached a pitch OF extreme violence
cast Of the Meuse. along the Scarpe
and on the arc of the Ypres front.
There was also lively mine firing near
Lens, according to the Berlin com
munlQue.
In the air German piots shot down
seven airplaNes and one captive balloon
yesterday, the statement adds.
French bombing squadrons scared
over German territory yesterday and
dropped more than three tons Of eX-
ploslves on Saarbruck. the seat of i'm
portant German war industries, the
night French report says. Attacked
by several groups of enemy airplancs
during this operation, the French crews
occepted battle and brought down
three hostile machines, returning with
out loss to their own lines. The state
ment also reports the bringing down
of two more German machines on Feb
ruary 3 and 4. bringing the total for
those two days up to fourteen vic
TINS.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Chemists Exempted in
War Contract Plants
Adjutant General Decides That
Draft Shall Not Impede
Production

WASHINGTON. Feb 6.-Announce-
ment has been made by the adjutant
general of the army that manufacture
ers engaged in the production of ma
terial necessary for the prosecution of
the war, who have lost the services Of
highly specialized chemists through the
first draft and whose work has thereby
been seriously handicapped, again may
obtain the services of these men for
war work. 1t is also announced that
manufacturers threatened with the loss
of their trained chemists in the present
draft may retain these men.
Manufacturers thus affected are re-
quested to apply to the Chemical Ser
vice Section, National Army, New In
terror Department Building, Washing
ton, for the regulations governing the
transfer of men already drafted or tn
possible reclassiication of men not vet
called. All requests, it is declared
must come from the manufacturers.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Flying Yachts May
Garry u. S. Mails
Wealthy Hydroplanc Owners
Vote to Devote Craft to
National Service

The American Federation Of Flying
Yacht Clubs. composed Of wealthy
hydroaeroplane owners, met yesterday
at 79 Wall Street and voted to stop
The summer practice of members Of
volplanlng and skimming along the
Hudson for mere pleasure. Henceforth
not a hydrcplane must be taken out
OF the hangar unless 'on government
service" the federation ruled.
The ruling resulted from a letter
which Postmaster General Burleson
wrote to the organization, in which he
said:
at is possible that many aeropanes,
no longer serviceable for war, but with
ample carrying capacity. will be turned
over to the Postoeice Department, and
this department will be glad Of such
cooperation as may be offered by flying
yacht clubs in the operation Of postal
routes"
The federation's first move was TO
organize unit Of the organization in
Boston, which is intended to be the
first link in a national system Of air
lines.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Kaiser lnvokes God
Again on Birthday

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 6.-Replyinc to
the birthday greetings sent him by the
President Of the Upper House OF the
Prussian Diet, Emperor William sent
the following by telegraph:
"The intimate union of the Grown
and the people, which | received as a
sacred heritage from my fathers. dates
from the hard times by which Prussia
was trained for its world historic mis-
sion. May these hard years of strenu-
BUSINESS, which feel more deeply in con-
sequence of the responsibility placed
upon me by God, strengthen and
deepen this intimate relationship so
that it may stand the test in the bat
ties which still lie before us and in the
great tasks which. after a victorious
peace, we shall have to fulfil III an
altered world"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Order From Gompers
Stirs Hebrew Trades
All Night Session Discusses Seat.
ing of Garment Makers
DELEGATE

At an all-night session last night at
headquarters. 175 East Broadway, the
United Hebrew Trades considered d
President Samuel Gompers's fiat to
seat the United Garment Workers
delegates or to be expelled from the
American Federation of Labor
Secretary Max Pine indorsed Mr..
Gompers's order. Other officials de-
clared that the United Hebrew Trades
could not seat the garment workers
delegates until the American Fedora
ton of Labor had settled the dispute
between the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers and the United Garment
Workers. The clothing workers union
is net affiliated with the A. F. Of l.. 1t
seeded two years ago, after splitting
with the United Garment Workers.
1t is the contention of the United
Hebrew Trades officials that they
should no the compelled to scat the
United Garment Workers delegates
until the war of unions in the clothing
trade has been settled.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Big Gun Fire
Is Growing on
Italian Front
"Patrols Active in Captur-
ing Prisoners" Rome
Statement Says
Air Duels Reported
British Fliers Join i'm Attack
East Of the Piave
Delta
Air Duels Reported

LONDON, Feb Increased aerial
and artillery activity along the Italian
front is recorded in to-day's official
statement from Rome. The duel OF the
big guns has spread around the Brenta
Narrows and along the Piavc. The
communique says that the Italian pa
trolls have shown remarkable activity
in capturing prisoners.'
Air operations yesterday were not
ccnined to any one sector, but were
carried on over the entire front, Rome
declares. the Italian and British fiers
cooperating to the fullest extent. To-
gether they attacked, with good effect,
Austro- German troops in the vicinity
Of Primalano and st. Glacomo di Veglia,
east of The Pave delta. and caused q
large fire in the enemys ammunition
stores at st. Stino di Livenza. In the
course of these operations the British
accounted for three hostile machines,
while the Italian avators brought
down two more, the statement adds
w lth weather conditions steadily I'M
proving, both for heavy air actions and
for infantry operations, a resumption
of extensive fighting is looked for in
near future. In all probability the
Italian and French armies on the
northern front Will make further at
tempt to rob the enemy of the domi-
mating positions near the edge of the
Venetian plain, in order to forestall
possible renewal of the invaders drive
southwark. 1t is considered doubtful,
however, if the enemy has any inteN-
ton at the present time of pushing his
offensive against Italy, so materially
have conditions changed on that front
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Stanley, Naval Veteran,
British Attache Here
Admiral Assigned to Washing
ton to Relieve Commodore
Caunt

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Rear Ad-
miral The Hon. Victor Stanley. who
commanded squadron Of British war
ships at the battle of Jutland. has been
assigned to duty at The British En-
bassy in this city, relieving Commodore
Guy Gaunt, who IS TO return home 10
take sea command
Commodore Gaunt, in the ordinary
course of British naval practice. should
have been relieved as naval attache
here June /, 1915, but was retained
because OF the Importance Of the spe-
clal duties he is performing.
Rear Admiral Stanley is a brother of
Lord Derby and has served as naval
attache at Petrograd His wife is d
native of Canada.
Commander Gaunt mas maintained
headquarters in New York for some
time, and his activities have brought
MIN into contact with not only officials
IN every department OF the govern
ment but with men prominent in the
business life OF the nation.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Two Years After War Is
the Limit Fixed in Com
mittee Measure
Short Lines Also
To Be Protected
President to Have Final De.
cision Over Rates Is
New Amendment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Considera
ton of the Administration railroad bill
was completed to-day by the House IT.
terstate Commerce Committee, with
agreement on all amendments. A final
vote Will be taken Friday, when TIE
committee plans to complete its report,
Chairman Sims, in presenting the bill
probably early next week, will urge its
speedy passage.
As completed to-day, the bill differs
in several important respects from tie
draft favorably reported by the Senate
committee. 1t provides for termination
OF governmental control two years after
peace is declared, as against eighteen
months in the Senate bill, and leaves
final rate fixing authority in the hands
measure gives final authority to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Short Lines Protected
An amendment not found in the Sem
ate draft was agreed to by the House
committee to-day. 1t protects shori
line railroads not taken over by tho
government by providing that, where
it is found necessary to divert traffic
from those roads in the national in
tcrest, the President may as far as
practicable route sufficient uniinpor:ent
freight over those roads to compensate
them in revenue.
The amendment was drawn by Repre-
sentatives Kitchen and Britten, who are
not members OF the committee. and i
was authoritatively stated that it has
the approval of Director General Nc
Adoo.
Another amendment approved by tie
House committee provides that. until
otherwise ordered by the President.
by the carriers as before the govern
ment took control, but that any net
revenue above the standard return
based on the average operating income
during the three years period ending
June 80, 1917, must be paid into the
Federal Treasury and placed in the
SoOO, 100000 revolving fund. provided
for in both committee drafts of the
bill.
Annual Reports Required
Both committees agreed to the stand
ard return feature, but the House com
mittee adopted an amendment requir-
ing the President TO make annual re-
ports on receipts and disbursements Of
the roads.
Under the Senate draft the President
may initiate rates subject TO revision
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion on complaint either Of the ship
pers or carriers. The House draft pro
vides that he shall initiate rates, whica
shall be reviewed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission on complaint.
The commission then may make recon-
mendations to the President, who may
take such action as he may deem re-
quired in the public interests
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
"Build Bridge of Ships to France -

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-"Make a
bridge of ships to France was the
message from General Pershing and
every man of his command, delivered
TO the American people tonight by
Major Frederick Palmer, chief censor
on General Pershing's staff, in an
address at the National Press Club.
Build ships and let every woman
and child in the land think ships"
said he "We ought to be wearing
little metal ships in our buttonholes.
Children ought to play with toy ships.
The woman who turns from knitting
to encourage ships rivcter to do
morevrisets day is serving her
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Germany Invents
Strikes for Britain

LONDON. Feb. Ga German ,ov
crnment wireless message thus 10.
scribes a number OF non-existen.
strike riots:
Hardly a day has passed in .bs
whole of January without str;tss
riots and conflicts with the police T.
English towns. A conflict occurred IN i;
Oxford Street, London, on JANUARY = =
in which the police were wors,sd
Troops were summoned, but refussa
to fire. Eighty troopers were arrests
All the windows IN q big store wers
smashed'' -
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07

country. And every time you think
ships you are thinking of our men
fighting for you in France. Would
you have them want for food, for
clothes, for ammunition to answer
the German fleet?
Would you have them think that
you had forgotten them--you in your
comfort at home? Would you have
the lives OF such men unnecessarily
sacrificed because YOU had not con
centrated your efforts on the thing
that meant most to them?
Toward our shipyards for the
power they mean during and after
'he war the German General Staff
s'ralns its vision. Build, build and
continue TO build ships. Make a
prldge OF ships to Pershing."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
The Great War-1287th Day
Died Serving Their
Country Abroad

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-These de,,I.
fro-i natural causes were reported J..
the Wa- Department to-day by Gener.,
Pershing:
ROBERTSON. Ralph E., sergeant; ,.,.
t.camia; Ashyi.le, Ne.
RODRIGCEs. Manuel. civilian; fra.
tired skull; Abel.aneda. Argentina
WILLIAMS, Lawson g., corporal. rap
road accident: San Antonio. Tex
BERTZ, Fera T. private, atroph- :.
liver, Man Street. Charlotte. Mich y
BROWNING, Willie, private; fractures
skull; Dewalt. Tex.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
GERMAN
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Feb. Our patrols showed re-
markable activity in capturing prisoners.
There has been increased aartillery action
around the Brenta narrows and along the
Piave.
Lively aerial activity has been displayed
along the whole front Yesterday our own
and British bombing squadrons attacked With
good effect enemy troops in the vicinity Of
Primolano and the aviation ground at St
Giacono di Veglia A large fire was caused
by our airships in the ammunition stores at
Saint Stno di Livenza Five hostile ma
chimes were brought down, two by our avia-
tors and three by British aviators
Venice, Mestre and Treviso were lombard
ed again yesterday after sunset, neither cas-
ualtcs damage resulting
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Arbitrator Fails to Settle
Packing Companies Strike

WASHINGTON, Feb. G. No agree,
ment upon an arbitrator to decide
questions Of wages and hours at issue
between the five big packing companies
land their employees had been reached
tonight, after further conferences be-
tween Secretary Wilson and represcn-
tatives of the two sides.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Held as Follower of HAYWOOD

PATERSON, n. j., Feb. G.-Sus-
pected Of being a follower of William
D. Haywood, under indictment in Chi
cago, Michael Wachta, 27, who said he
came from Fawtucket, r. J., was ar
rested here to-day Industrial Workers
OF the World literature and a book in
dicatlng his membership in that organ
izatlon were found on the prisoner.
who has been held for the Federal au
thorities in Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Daniels Frowns on Naming
Destroyer After Gardner

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. - Secretary
Daniels to-day disapproved the pro-
posal to name first class destroyer
the Augustus p. Gardner" in tribute
to the former Representative from
Massachusetts. who died while serving
us major Of infantry.
Secretary Daniels told the House
Naval Committee that naval ships were
named only for naval heroes and that
the army looks after its own.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
British Lose During War
Only 1000 Troops at Sea

A high British naval authority an
rounced on January 81 that since the
beginning of the war no fewer than
II 1000, 900 British soldiers had been
transported for long and short voyages
and that during that period only nine
transports had been sunk, with total
casualties of 1000
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Feb. 6 tDAY) Raids attempt
cd by the enemy during the night in the
ncghborhood of Mercourt and Avion in
ench case were successfully repul5ed We
captured few prisoners.
Except for some artillery activity on both
sides in the ncghborhood OF Hargicourt ana
south of Lens. there Is nothing to report.
FRENCH
PARIS. Feb. 6 ,DAy) There was vio-
lent artillery fighting late in the night in the
region of Fosses Wood tVerdun front. east
of the Meuse). In the Woevre French pa
tros brought back prisoners. On the re-
nla!nder OF tie from, the night was calm.
(NIGHT The day WIS calm along the
whole front save III the region OF Auberive,
where both artille-ies displayed a certain
amount of activity. Two surprise attncks
this morning by the Germans ir the region
OF the Bois des Fosses were repulsed.
On February 5 one OF our bombing esca-
drilles flew Saarbruck. dropping $3.50
Kilograms of projec,ies Attacked by sew
oral groups of enemy arplanes. our crews
accepted battle and brought down shrce Ger
man machines. and then returned intact to
their own lines
~ 10 cOIHrIneu tnaL CWO enemy machines,
reported as having been seriously damaged
on February 3 and 4, were really brought
down. thus bringing up respectively to five
ard nine for those two days the victories
of our pilots
EASTERN THEATRE, Feb 5.-Patrol
encounters occurred along the lower Strulna.
in the region of Doiran and west of the
Vardar There were intermittent artillery
actions west OF Lake Presba. An enemy
attempt at raid on one Of our trenches
north of Lescouvac suffered a complete
check.
GERMAN
BERLIN. Feb (DAY.-Iront of Crown
Prince RupprechtIn the afternoon the ar
tiery activity increased in isolated sectors on
the Flanders front and in the neighborhood
OF Armenticres and La Bassec Canal. There
was lively mine firing near Lens. Along the
Scarpe and west of Cambrai the artillery ac-
tivlty increased considerably toward evening
Front of the German Crown Prince
Reconnaissance in the Argonne and east of
Avocourt were repulsed.
Seven enemy airplanes and one captive bal
loon were shot down yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-26

Ralph KYLE. Forward E1traordi-
nary and Player Plenipotentiary for
the Pendleton high school was one
Of the best reasons for the SIS TO IS
victory over the Hermiston basket
ball quintet won by the local school
last night at the High gym. Flitting
over the floor like a viii o the wisp,
Kyle annexed II Of the winners SO
points
In the first game, Miss Baileys
team of embryo champions did the
usual and entirely expected thing OF
hammoriu~ out 81 to { score against
Tho palloa girls team In tho last
two games, the Pcndletou girls have
piled up 10 points to their opponents
IL Evidence indicates that the Pen
dlotou sextct is ON tho road to an
other state championship, for their
team work aud general playins
strcuEth was admitted by Miss Vera
MofCct Tho DalIcs coach, To be tho
best she had ever seen.
The boys gtmc developed into "a
fast. rough game, with no holds bar
red Hcrmiston lads attempted to
ride -cm straight up, but the best they
could do was II to 10 score at tho
end of the first half. In tho second
session Coach Jones team quickly
rolled up - points, chiefly through
tac foul throwing OF Kyle who missed
only five out of 1t tries, He was cas-
lily the star of the game. Casey at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-26
So Many People Planning to
Attend Theaters Could
Not Hold Crowds.
SPEAKING TO START
AT 3 AND 8 O'CLOCK
Musical Program Will be
Given at Both of
Meetings.

SO great is the interest taken in
the coming OF the Canadian officers
who are to speak here Monday that
IL has been decided to hold the meet
ings In Happy Canyon pavilion instead
OF the Arcade theatre as originally
scheduled Reports from everywhere
are to the effect that thousands OF
people have been turning out for tho
meetings.
Fearing the theatre would be to-
tally unable to handle the crowd
Happy Canyon has been brought into
use. II is being cleaned and decorat-
cd for the occasion and will be heated
through the use of three or four stovea
kept going all day long Monday.
The visiting officers are to arrive on
train No. II Monday. The afternoon
meeting will start at o'clock and the
evening meeting at 8. Through use
of Happy Canyon IL will be possible
for all TO hear the speakers and 1t is
probable that the school children will
he marched to the afternoon meeting.
However. the capacity OF the place
VIII be sufficient to accommodate all
who come. There will be over 1900
seats ana standing room Tor almost
as many more.
There win be a musical program for
both tho afternoon and evening meet
ing. The vocalists for the afternoon
viii be Miss Alma Schecr and Mrs.
Raymond W. Hatch. In the evening
the musical program will consist of
quartet number. "Recessional" by Miss
South. Miss Anibal, Mr.. Fred Schmidt
aud MIR. Walter Rose, and a solo by
Mrs. Harold J. Warner. and a solo by
Mrs. S. II. Forshaw, speed our Re-
public"
Tho officers, Col. Macmillan, Major
Edwards and Captain Cook. are at La
Grande today and go to Baker for
meeting tonight. They speak at on
tario Sunday and arrive in Pendleton
at noon Monday. Their social enter
tainmcnt here will be cared for by
committee headed by J. f. Robinson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-26

Classification of all registered men
Of Umatilla county having practically
been completed, the physical eXami-
nation OF all those put in Glass l will
commence on Jan. 80. The cXamina-
tions, which will be conducted by
County Physician McFaul, will weed
out the physically unfit before the
time for the second call.
1t is estimated by the local board
that there are about 1000 men in
Glass 1 in this county. Some of them
viii probably be examined in other
counties while some mon registered in
other counties will be examined here.
1t is expected that between 20 and 40
men will be examined each day.
Registrants dissatisfied with the ex-
animation given by the county ply
sician may appeal to the local medi-
cal advisory board which board will
also examine all those transferred
from other counties.
The following are the first lists call
ed FOR examination:
January so, 1918.
Leslie \. Maberry, Milton.
Gust Frasolas. Umatilla.
Jacob =. Bartel Dallas, Ore,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-26
AUSTRIANS FORMING
REVOLUTION SOvIETS
Bolsheviki Newspapers Re
port Organization in Wen
na,, Budapest, Warsaw.
CJosEPm sIIAPLEN)

PETRoGRAp. Jan. 26.-Bolsheviki
newspapers report that Soviet organ
tzations have been formed by Vienna,
Budapest and Warsaw worlmen FOR
revolutionary purposes" The all
Russian congress of Soviets. designat-
ed by the bolsheviki lawmakers ap-
proved the reputation of all Russia's
debts, but the bolshevik have not ac-
ceptod the approval yet. The bolsho-
Wiki overwhelmingly control the scs-
sions. Tho Russian people. through
tho network of the city and provincial
councils are worltinB out the Russian
problems and do not care who ap-
parently rules now, as they are build
iug from the bottom up.
The minority favored an immediate
declaration OF a holy revolutionary war
against the central empires. The boil
shevilsi refused to accept II and an
nounced the French socialist dumas
were coming to confer with Leon
T'rOtsky.