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MEMBER OF THE CABINET
DENOUNCES PEACE MOVES IN THIS COUNTRY NOW
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Commerce Redfield, in the first formal utterance given out by any member of President Wilson's cabinet since Pope Benedict's peace proposal was received, scathingly denounced peace movements launched in the United States. He declared that the world has two great opposing ideals, the ideal of democracy and the ideal of democracy. He called Germany the desperado among the nations and declared that it was against her military autocracy that America was fighting. He wrote a pacifist organization: "In this fearful combat, autocracy trembles on the edge of disaster. This is the time you cunningly lift your voice in its behalf."
THREE STATES IN DANGER FROM FOREST FIRES
German Sympathizers Suspected of Contemptible Work in Oregon
SALEM—Fifteen forest fires were discovered today in the timber land.  Of Yamhill county selected for the colony of Belgians, according to reports received by District Fire Warden Mendenhall, wishing to damage the land as much as possible, before the arrival of the Belgians are suspected. 