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r VOILVII NO. 17,681. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 24. 1917. - PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' STRIKERS OFFER 1A FIERCE ATTACK AT SCREAMING WOMAN FLEES FROM AUTO INSURANCE PLAN RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD GO SKYWARD PRESIDENT WANTS ' FOOD BILL REVISED ru I J IlLU I HALO TO E WORK CHAMPAGNE FAILS SERVICE IS FRAMED WEEK PASSES WITH XO CARGO COIXG TO XORTH EUROPE. HAVANA POLICE SUSPECT GIRL ' IS MISS RUTH ARMSTRONG. SOME STAPLES JUMP FROM 55 TO 150 PER CEXT PAST YEAR. l a i RESUM Prominent Men Pro posed as Arbitrators. INJUNCTION ASKED U.S. COURT Mayor Gill Hears That Strike- Breakers Are Coming. SHIPBUILDING MAY SUFFER tJnlon Electricians Are Ordered Out of Power Stations, Which. Still Further Will Cripple Se attle's Industries. fctATTIjE, Wash., July 23. (Spe cial.) Seattle's labor situation today was somewhat clarified by the sub mission of an offer on behalf of the striking streetcar employes to arbi trate all differences, including; closed shop. If the traction company would agree to reinstate all discharged em ployes in Seattle and Tacoma pending the decision of the arbitration board. The offer of the employes includes a proposition to have the third mem ber of the arbitration board selected from a list of five names submitted by them. Their letter to the traction company follows: Letter Makes Proposal. "Seattle, Wash.. July 23, 1917.. Puget Found Traction, Light & Power Com pany and subsidiary companies: Gen tlemen Owing to the serious situation which now confronts the people of our country as a result of the present war, and to the public generally, we now submit to you our final and definite proposition on the matter of settle ment between the Puget Sound Trac tion, Light & Power Company and its employes: "1. The company shall reinstate all men who have been discharged by rea son of havingiQ!niLajijc.union or gone on strike, including the seven men who were discharged fcy your company In the city of Tacoma. "2. We will submit all other Ques tions to a board of arbitration, com posed of the arbitrator selected by your company and the arbitrator se lected by the employes, and the third to be any one of the following named gentlemen that you may designate:... Prominent Men Named. " 1. M. A. Gottsteln, manager Gott etcin Furniture Conjpany. J. Allen Smith, of University of Washington "3. Henry Suzzalo, president University of Washington. of 4. Harold Preston, president of King County Council of Patriotic Service. "5. Henry M. White. United States Commissioner of Immigration. "Respectfully submitted. "Conference committee,' representing all organized employes of the Puget Sound Traction. Light & Power Com pany, "JAMES A. DUNCAN. "A. A. WHITELEY, "J. MERGENTHALEE." Internrban Tie-up la Plan. Both sides to the -strike have been active during the day. The strikers have issued a call to all men employed In the power houses of the Puget Sound Traction. Light & Power Company to leave their places immediately A deputation was sent forward this morn ing to convey this word to the employes of all the properties of the company. To cut off the company's power will tie up all interurban lines and hundreds of in dustrial plants and private residences from light and power. Just whether th Injunction asked by the traction Company in the Federal Court today to restrain the strikers from interfering in any way with prop erties or employe- of the company will be granted is not decided tonight. Judge eterer at first indicated his intention to not grant the injunction, but later, upon request of C. W. Howard, of Bell ingham. representing the traction com pany, he consented to allow Howard to file a list of authorities in favor of an injunction. Tomorrow he will render a decision as to w.iether or not -a re ceiver Aall be appointed to operate the traction company's lines until it is able to resume normal operation. . Kfforts ot Futile. In addition to the offer submitted by the employes to arbitrate all differ ences, the efforts of the Council of Patriotic Defense to bring the dis putants together were not futile. The traction company replied to the Coun cil's letter of Saturday expressing a willingness to meet the employes, but indicated its unwillingness to submit to domination of its affairs by the Amal gamated Association of Street Railway Employes. The strikers previously had signified their willingness to go Into such a conference. The situation In Seattle has been quiet all day. No cars were run and it is not likely that any effort will be made to run cars tomorrow. - A report that several carloads of ' imported strikebreakers are held outside the city limits has not been verified. City Suit Sent to Federal Court. Judge trater, in the Superior Court, today transferred to the United States District Court the suit brought last Thursday by the city of Seattle against (Concluded on Pag 8. Column 2.) Be WASHINGTON. July 23. The Ameri can Government's control of exports has resulted in an absolute embargo on cargoes destined to the Northern Eu ropean neutral countries. Since the control was made effective, a little more than a week ago, not a single car go, it was learned today, has been li censed for shipment to these nations. The policy enforced Is described as temporary, to be changed as soon as It Is possible to put the neutrals on a ra tioning basis. Goods destined for the allied coun tries are licensed without question, as are commodities that go to most other neutrals. Some shipments have been permitted to' go forward to Switzerland. Meanwhile the Government is negoti ating with Great Britain for an ar rangement by which the export control bill supersedes the Brltl-h system of granting letters of assurance. For the present, however, an export control li cense Is no guarantee against British seizure. The Dutch Minister, Mr. Van Rap- j pard, has taken a particularly vigorous tand against the Government's policy toward the European neutrals. With out awaiting the arrival of the special mission, to leave Holland soon to ne gotlate hero on the subject, he has laid before the exports council detailed statistics to refute cha s that Hol land has been developing an enormous export trade to the central powers. DIVORCE AND RICHES ASKED Thousand Acres of Umatilla Land and $17,500 Sought. PENDLETON, Or.. July 23. (Spe cial.) Suit for divorce was filed here today by Mary R. Halvorsen against Mathias Holversen, wealthy lone rancher. She alleges cruelty. She asks for one-third of his 3000 acres of farm land. 915,000 outright. 500 suit money, 1150 a month during the pendency of the suit, $100 a month permanent alimony, the care of their two children and S0 a month for their support during their minority, together with $1531, which she alleges is due on a promissory note. CROPS MAY- NOT BE SAVED Efforts to . Find Farm Labor In California Fail. BERKELEY. CaL. July 23. Efforts to find sufficient labor for the farms of California have proved a failure. The prospect now is that much of the crop will go unharvested. Govern ment conscription of :labor may have to be the means chosen of solving the problem. These are the conditions which have been reported by Professor R. L. Adams, of the University of California, who has been assisting the State Coun cil of Defense to help the farmers la their difficulties. x MAN, 77 'YEARS OLD, WEDS , Remllnger, o Portland, Takes Mrs. Alafarc Lec as Wife. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 23. (Spe cial.) It is never too late to marry. N. Remllnger. 77. ol Portland, thought. so he brought his chosen bride to Van couver today and was married by Judge R. H. Back, of the Superior Court of Clarke County. Mr. Remlinger, who lived in Van couver for 28 years, but of recent years has resided in Portland, married Mrs. Alafare Lee, 55 years old. The witness wsjs Mrs. May Becker, of 326 Vancouver avAue, Portland. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE CUT Soldiers to Get Only Quantity Actually Needed. WASHINGTON. July 27. Clothing is to be Issued hereafter to the American soldier only in accordance with his in dividual needs. The War Department has decided to abandon the system of issuing regular llowances, which afforded soldiers an opportunity to effect Individual sav ings. MISSOURI'S QUOTA FILLED Enlistment in Regular Army, 6 62 0. With Requirement 6586. WASHINGTON, July 23. Missouri was added today to those states whose quota in the regular Army has beeo illed. The daily statement of recruit- ng showed her to have 620 with a quota of 6586. The total acceptances of recruits ince April 1 . was 155,037. The total enlistment Saturday and Sunday was 2U0. R00P NEWS TO BE GIVEN Adjutant-General to Establish Di vision of Information. WASHINGTON, July 23. To assure the folks at home of news of the Amer ican soldiers serving in France, Adjutant-General McCain Is about to estab lish a new division in his office. It will have to do wih compilation of all sorts of information in regard to the officers and enlisted men on duty abroad, which will be supplied to their friends and relatives on Inquiry. Policy Is Temporary and Will Changed When Rationing Basis Is Fixed. Germans Mown Down by Thousands. SOLDIERS REFUSE TO ADVANCE Attempt to Take Chemin Des Dames 40th Since May 4. FRENCH LOSE NO GROUND Total Gain Accomplished In Ten Weeks Is Few Hundred Yards of Front-Line 'Trench at Cost Exceeding 100,0 00 Men. BT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. GRAND HEADQUARTERS OP THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. July 22. (12 midnight.) The watchword of the French troops at Verdun "they shall not pass" has applied equally to the Champagne, and the French today showed the Crown Prince's army that the Chemin des Dames was a closed road to them. On Sunday morning the Germans, in great force, made their 40th attempt since the French captured Craonne on May 4. to secure possession of the famous road. This effort was one of the biggest offensive movements they ...u nines verdun. so far as artillery was concerned and proved an undoubted failure. Gnm Attack Made. Four o'clock was striking when a terrific bombardment was opened along the front extending from just west of Cerny to Berry au Bac The front ana rear position and all the roads leading thereto were deluered with shells, both great and small as well as asphyxiating projectiles. At 5 o'clock the German infantry started from their trenches. The great est concentrations advanced between Hurteblse andCasemates plateau and between Casemates and Californie plateau, where it was evidently hoped to rush Craonne. The correspondent was posted where he could obs rve the entire battle along the crest which stood out in the clearest atmosphere but rolling along it and over it were dense clouds of black, brown, grey and white smoke from tens of thousands of shells. German Loun Heavy. It was known that the Prussian guards and several other divisions faced the French positions, while other fresh troops were hurrying across the Ailette Valley from the north. Th9 French guns did not remain long mute, but answered shot for shot, and when the German reinforcements were seen approaching they poured a hurricane (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) Man Pursues to Door of Refuge, but 1 Escapes When Crowd Hears Cries and Collects. HAVANA, July- 23. A young woman escaped from an automobile today and rushed through an open doorway into a nearby house. A man who drove the car went into the building and demand ed that the girl again, enter the car, but her screams attracted a crowd, and the man fled in his machine". The police say the girl may have been Miss Ruth Armstrong, of Youngstown, Ohio, who disappeared a week ago. Another man asked the young woman if she was not Ruth Armstrong. She replied in the negative. When told that ber disappearance was' causing a lot of comment in the newspapers, the young woman excitedly exclaimed: "Is my name In the papers?" and then called a passing automobile and hurried away. The. numbers of both the private au tomobile and the one hired by the young woman have been given to the police, who are' making an investigation. In quiry . today at the home where Miss Armstrong worked, and at the place where she lived, failed to reveal any In formation concerning her whereabouts. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. July 23. (Spe cial.) Leroy Armstrong, formerly of Hood River, Or., said tonight that the machinery of the secret service and diplomatic service of the United States Government has been put in motion to find his daughter, Ruth Armstrong, a teacher, who disappeared at Havana, Cuba,' July 16. $350,000,000 IN GARDENS Estimated Increase in Numbers Is 200 Per Cent. WASHINGTON, July . 23. The . gar dening campaign has resulted in the planting of more than three times the usual number of gardens in the United States, with the prospect . that . their products will reach- the total value of $350,000,000, according to an estimate made by Charles Lathrop Pack, presi dent of the National Emergency Food Garden Commission. In the Pacific states the gain . Is set at 185 per cent. LOGGING - CAMP. BURNS Eire Spreads Into Green Timber Near "Bellingham. BELLINGHAM. "Wash.. July 23. Fire s raging in Camp No. 4 of the English Logging Company, 25 miles south of here tonight. . The fire started In the camp buildings "and wiped them out, thence spreading rapidly to green tim ber, where it is burning out of control. The 'Camp -was closed 'last Saturday night through the activity of the In dustrial Workers of the . World. It is one. of the company's large camps. Cavalry to Use Big Guns. WASHINGTON, July 23. Eight new regiments of cavalry, equipped and trained as artillery. ' will be added to the regular Army immediately. Allowance for Families Is Included. POLICIES TO RUN TO $10,000 Government Would Pay Ex xess Over Regular Rate. EARLY ACTION IS DESIRED Project Also Embraces Indemnity in . Case of Disability and Training of Such Men for Earning Livelihood at Close of War. WASHINGTON, July 23. The Federal Government's plan for insuring officers and men of the Army. Navy and Marine Corps against death and injury while in service broadened today a complex programme which would provide Gov ernment allowance for families of sol diers and sailors and the rehabilitation and training of injured men to fit them for making a livelihood after the war. The programme was discussed at con ferences today among officials of the war. Navy, Treasury, Commerce and Labor Departments, the labor commit tee of the Council of National Defense, and the presidents and other high offi cers of leading insurance companies of the United States. Government to Have Charge. Issuance of insurance policies from $1000 to $10,000 to officers and men at ordinary peace-time rates, the Govern ment paying the extra cost, indemnities for total or partial disability, and ad ministration of the entire scheme by the Government's war risk insurance bureau, which is at present insuring officers and crews of American mer chant vessels, ate among the outstand ing features of the proposed pro gramme. "The plan has not yet assumed def- inite form,"'" said -a. statement- issued at the Treasury late today, "but when it has been worked out in all its funda mentals and details. Secretary McAdoo will present it to the President for his approval, and if approved, the recom mendation will be submitted to Con gress at an early date for its consid eration. State to Pay Extra Premiums. "The whole proposition is based on the fundamental idea that the Govern ment should, as a matter of justice and humanity, adequately protect Its fight ing men on land and sea and their de pendent families. It is proposed to im pose on the public treasury the obliga tion of indemnifying Justly the men who have entered or are about to en ter the American Army and Navy. "Under the plan discussed, it is sug gested that provision be made for the (Concluded on Pfte 2, Column 3.) " r-TTTIIll1,., , Statistics Just Compiled Show Wholesale Figures More Than Double Since 1914. WASHINGTON, July 23 Heavy in creases in retail food prices In the United States within the last three years are shown in statistics compiled today by the Department of Labor. The sharpest advance was in flour, which Jumped 150 per cent in price. Pota toes increased 125 per cent, lard 82. sugar 79, corumeal 77, bacon 56. bread 55. During the first year of the war many prices decreased slightly but by the Summer of 1916 they were mount ing rapidly. Most of the increase was during the last 12 months. Wholesale prices of many commodi ties have more than doubled since 1914. Wheat and flour have increased 200 per cent, corn 140, corumeal 170. pota toes 140, lard 107. beef 76. hogs 79. GEORGE BENSON DROWNS Lad's Father Is Employe of North west Steel Company. George Louis Benson, aged 8 years, was drowned yesterday at 5:30 in Co umbla Slough at the foot of East Twelfth street. Just north of Columbia boulevard. The body was recovered by City Grappler Brady at 7 o'clock. The pulmotor was used, but without effect. Acting Coroner Smith took charge of the body. The lad's father is Harry J. Benson. o... employe or the Northwest Steel company. 0. A. C. TEACHER TO WED Corvallis Postmaster Wins Head of Domestic Arts Department. CORVALLIS. Or.. July 23. (Spe cial.) Announcement is made of t approaching marriage of Mrs. Helen urooKs. head of the Oregon Agricul tural College domestic arts department, and B. W. Johnson, for 16 vear nn,t. master of this city. The wedding will take place some lime in August. SUFFRAGISTS ARE IGNORED Eight Women Continue Watch" at Whit House. WASHINGTON. Julv 2."! v.iht ... fraglsts of the women's nartv tnnir i.ioir posts Deside the gate of the mil m nouse again today. They carried banners with quotation irom some of President wn. speecnes to Congress, but attracted lit tle attention, and one special policeman oaany preserved order. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tcmperatur 7U uc8'oi minimum. ; degrees. TODAY'S Fair; warmer; moderate north westerly winds. -i'orcixn. Premier Kerensky made dictator of Rum. Pais "' Page 'J. Crockerland Expedition has comfortable winter, rage o. Ruth Armstrong reported seen on streets of War. Germans fail In 40th attempt to take Chemin Germans seek to surround Russians. Page 6. n. i.roi ueillliu XJ I 1L1H n In.. la 1 t . . Pago u. uaos in Russia attributed to Hernia. xko . Embargo on cargoes for neutrals absolute. National. Bitter fiSht Drews in House over s.n.t. draft of food bill. Page 1. P'apagferilnBUr"1,r ln "erv,c discussed. Railways add greatly to efficiency under .Dua.ru. rags -j. Anothar loan of $75,000,000 mada to Russia. U. S. and England agreo on ocean ship rate regulation. Page 6. Shipping Board will be kept intact. Page 5. Domestic Government statistics showing advance ln food prices since 1014 made public Page 1. Orders to registered men for examination win oo posted ana is orricial notice. Page 3. Blsbee deportees ask return borne under pro tection. Page 3. Fate of Mrs. Rena Mooney Is In Jury's hands. Sports. Patriotic tennis tournament matches ara fast. Page 12. Betting at grand circuit barred. Page 12. races at Detroit J. O. Ciemson wins blanket In Pacific In dians' tournament. Page 13. Beavers' showing is feature of Pacific Coast League race. Page 12. Amateur tennis singles not championship this year. Page 12. Pacific Northwest. Seattle strikers submit proposal to resume work, and Federal Court denies company injunction. Page 1. Eighteen are hurt when O.-W. R. trains crash. Page tt. & N. Portland Field Hospital first to begin train ing at American Lake. Page 5. Oriental labor Joins in Vancouver, strike. Page 7. B. C. Commercial and Marine. Eastern dealers again inquiring for North western wheat. Page 17. Wheat and corn advance sharply cago. Page 17. it Chl- Hogs higher and cattle, and sheep lower at local yards. Page 17. Fill for new Page 14. shipyard will begin soon. Portland and Vicinity. Portland sends fire fighters to Crater Lake Page 11. Miss Lena James Douglas, colored composer scores in recital. Page 1J. ' Plan to discharge Engineer Edmondstone not popular with Council. Page 14. Whole National Guard plans drive for re cruits. Page 10. Commissioner Barbur lets out 57 employes, page 8. Mobilization will be at Clackamas. Page 14. Japanese now suspected of tong murder Page 11. Billy Sunday may hold rally la Portland. Page 4. f Weather report, data and forecast. Page IT. Congressional Super vision Not Favored. DANGERS ARE POINTED OUT House Called On to Eliminate Senate Amendment. BITTER FIGHT IS EXPECTED . Decision of Leaders Is That Plca4 for Speed Will Be Ignored Un til Obnoxious Provisions Are Eliminated From Bill. WASHINGTON. July 23. President Wilson asked Congress today to elim inate from the food control bill a Sen ate amendment creating a joint com mittee of Senators and Representatives to confer and advise with executive, officials on war expenditures, v In a letter to Chairman Lever, of the House agriculture committee, the President pointed out in 'frank terms that such a committee would be likely to harass constantly those directly re sponsible for the conduct of the war. Retention of the section, he notified Congress, he would be compelled to. interpret as signifying "a lack of con fidence in myself." House Ready to Kight. Mr. Lever and other House leaders are understood to be ready to make a determined fight against the provision which was voted into the Lill near the close of the long Senate debate. The House leaders also are planning to oppose vigorously the Senate's provi sion for a food control board of three members instead of one administrator, and there are many indications that In this, likewise, they will have the President's unqualified backing. Mr. Wilson wrote to Representative Lever in response to a letter promising to hasten the food bill through con ference, and asking advice on the war committee provision. War Direction Would Be Hampered. The President's reply follows: "I am very much obliged to you for your thoughtful courtesy in stating to me the circumstances of the present action on the food administration bill and I am particularly obliged to you for calling my attention to section 23. I deem it my duty to express my opinion about that section and its effect upon the whole administration of the war very frankly, indeed, since the public interest manifestly demands that I should do so. Section 23 is not only foreign to the subject matter of the food adminis tration bill in which it is incorporated but would, if enacted into law. render my task of conducting the war practi cally impossible Effects Not Realised He .njs. 'I cannot believe that those who proposed this section, scrutinized it with care or analyzed the effects which ts operation would necessarily have. The constant supervision of executive action which it contemplates would amount to nothing less than an as sumption on the part of the legislative body of the executive work of the Ad ministration. "There Is a very ominous precedent in our history which shows how such a supervision would operate. I refer to the committee on the conduct of the war constituted by the Congress during the Administration of Mr. Lincoln. It was the cause of constant and dis tressing harassment and rendered Mr. Lincoln's task all but impossible. Co-operation Held Impossible. I am not. I beg you to believe, in any way questioning what might be the motives or the purpose of the mem bers of such a committee; I am ready to assume that they would wish to co-operate in the most patriotic spirit, but co-operation of that kind is not practicable ln the circumstances. The responsibility rests upon the Ad ministration. There are abundant ex isting means of investigation and of the effective enforcement of that re sponsibility. 'I sincerely hope that upon the re consideration of this matter both House and Congress will see that my objectons rest upon indisputable grounds and that I could only inter pret the final adoption of section 23 as arising from a lack of confidence ln myself." COsUimlttee Would Be Aamed. The section ODjected to by the Presi dent was emboidied in an amendment introduced by Senator Owen, Democrat, to take the place of a similar proposal by Senator Weeks, Republican. It was adopted by. the Senate, 53 to 31, after a brief debate. Briefly, it would cre ate a committee of five Senators and five Representatives to ascertain Just how contracts were being let and money spent in the conduct of the war and to report to Congress whenever it eso desired. The President and the executive de partments, under the provision, would be compelled "to keep said committee fully advised as to such expenditures and contracts," and the committee could compel attendance of witnesses ln such inquiries as it chose to make. Vigorous opposition is developing also to the Senate liquor and 5--a-bushel wheat amendments. Prohibition (Concluded on Fuse 5. Column 1.) n nn io9.2 r