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Go Over the Top W. S. S. Buy Up to the Limit, and Don't Wait Any Longer. W. S. S. Now Is the Time! Buy All You Can and Do It Today Time Presses. VOL. jLVIII. NO. 17,972. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1918. PRICK FIVE CENTS. NEW ITALIAN DRIVE ROUTS AUSTRIANS HIGH CHINESE PASS DAY IN PORTLAND EUGENE V. DEBS IS UNDER ARREST PORTLAND SEES 110 SUCH WORD AS FAIL TAXG LCI U1NG AND PARTY SEE WONDERS OF HIGHWAY. WESTERN" UNION OPERATORS ORDERED TO QUIT WORK. SOCIALIST CANDIDATE FOR PRES IDENCY HELD ENEMY. CAMP LEWIS READY FOR. NEW RECRUITS Drafted Men Quickly Assigned to Units. TELEGRAPH STRIKE CALLED FOR JULY 8 GAR COMPANY MAY RAISE FARE AGAIN Lift to 7 or 8 Cents Is Forecast. Diaz' Surprise -Attack Is Glorious Success. MANY HUNS TAKEN PRISONER Monte Di Valbella Captured by Allied Forces. VIENNA ADMITS DEFEAT Entire Austrian Line Imperiled by Kew Smash, Which Covers Rail road Efforts to Retake Lest Ground Fail. (By the Associated Press.) Attacking the Austro-Hungarlan lines on the Asiago Plateau, the Italians have taken Monte Di Valbella, captured more than 800 prisoners and have held It against repeated counter-attacks. This turn to the offensive came as a surprise to the laymen of the allied world, for it was believed that General Diaz would be content to hold his lines in the mountains against a new of fensive intended by the Austrians and Germans. New Attack Extensive. The Italian attack was not limited to Monte Di Valbella. On the lert bank of the Brenta they captured the height of Sasso Rosso, just north of the vil lage of Valstagna. These actions may explain the fail ure of the Italians to pursue the Aus trians across the Piave when, on June 23, the enemy fled from the west bank with a haste that indicated something of demoralization. Klght Carried to Foe. General Diaz probably has expected the heaviest enemy blow along the mountain front, which is the key to the Italian situation. In attacking he has carried the fight to the foe, gained strong positions at vital points and broken up some of the preparations made by the enemy for an offensive. It is not believed General Diaz plans to go further than local objectives, but it he should make much progress on the Asiago plateau he could be able to take under his artillery fire the rail road paralleling the battle line and running along the . Brenta River east of Lake Caldonazzo. Austrian Line in Peril. This line is the connecting link be tween the Piave and Adige fronts, and if the Italians could dominate it. the Austrian system of communications would be seriously impaired. ROME, June 30. Italian forces sup ported by allies' troops attacked Aus-tro-Hungarian positions on the Italian mountain front Saturday and captured Monte Di Valbella after a bitter strug gle. The Italian War Office announces that more than 800 Austro-Hungarians were taken prisoner. Strong enemy counter attacks throughout the day and night were re pulsed by the fire of the Italian in fantry, artillery and machine guns. The text of the official statement reads: "On the Asiago plateau, where our heroic resistance on June 14 crushed the impetus of preponderant enemy forces and where In daily acts of brav ery Italian troops have become united in action and in glory with the British and French allies, fighting yesterday began anew. Attack Made at Dam. "At dawn our troops sustained by an intense artillery fire and supported by sorties resolutely carried out by their allies, attacked Monte DI Valbella and succeeded, after a bitter struggle, in wresting it from the enemy. Dur ing the day and night large enemy masses were launched to counter at tack and to slaughter, but were re pulsed by our infantry and decimated by concentrations of artillery and ma chine gun fire from airplanes. The position carried was victoriously held by us. "Twenty-ono enemy officers and 788 soldiers of other ranks, belonging to four different divisions, were made prisoner. Cannon, trench mortars and (Concluded on Page :i. Column 2.) TO THIRD I.1BERTT LO! OF. FICERS AXD MEMBERS OF FLYING SQl'ADROX. All third liberty loan officers of Portland are commissioned as colonels in the war savings stamp campaign, with assistance pledged to the obtaining of the city's full quota. By order of General Guy W. Talbot, commander of the squad ron, all members are asked to lay aside all other appointments, and to meet this morning at 11 o'clock at 407 Gasco building, for a war savings stamp conference. But a few hours of your time will be required during the re mainder of the campaign. We urge and appeal to you, on behalf vt the Government, to rally to this cause. Let none fail to be promptly present at the meeting. By order of GENERAL GUT W. TALBOT, LIEUT-GEN'. J. A. CRANSTON, LIEUT-GEN. JULIUS L. MEIER. Minister of Interior of Chinese Re public Here to Study Affairs of C S. Government. Tang Lui Hing, Minister of the Inte rior of the Chinese Republic, traveling incognito as H. L. Tang, left Portland last night for Tellowstone Park. His party. Including his two private secretaries, T. H. Ho and L. Foo, ac companied him. The party came to this country to enable Mr. Hing to study the adminis tration of the U. S. Interior Department- Before the visitors return they will visit many cities of the United States in quest of information to help in the administration of public affairs in China. They were in Seattle last week and will go to San Francisco, after visiting Yellowstone Park. Yesterday afternoon they were driven over the Columbia River Highway and were greatly im pressed with the beauties of this scenic boulevard, the fame of which had spread to China. W. S. S. BUY THE LIMIT ST. HELENS HERMIT INSANE Michael Pieter, Who Lived on Scow, Had Hoard or Nearly $4000. ST. HELENS, Or.. June 30. (Spe cial.) Michael Pieter, for many years a resident of St. Helens, was recently adjudged insane. It was known that PUter's who lived a hermit's life, had accumulated some money and offi cers of the court searched the prem ises with the result that almost $4000 in gold and currency was located hid den under the scow floor. Valuable papers running into the thousands of dollars were also found. Von A. Gray was appointed guardian of the estate and upon permission of Judge Morrow invested J1000 of Piet er's hoarded gold in war savings stamps, so that some of Pieter's idle money is now working for Uncle Sam. W. S. S. BUY THE LIMIT PLANES HOVER OVER PARIS Germans Succeed in Dropping Some Bombs on Suburbs of City. PARIS, July 1. German airplanes made two attempts to raid Paris be tween 11:50 o'clock Sunday night and 2:20 o'clock this morning. The first attempt was unsuccessf uU" On the second occasion the raiders dropped several bombs on tbe outer suburbs. An alarm was sounded at 11:50 o'clock Sunday night and 40 minutes later the "all clear" signal was given. The second alarm came at 12:48 o'clock this morning. The French artillery posts opened fire and other defensive measures were taken. The "all clear" was sounded for the second time at 2:20 o'clock this morning. W. S. t. Bl'Y THE LIMIT FOREST BURNS NEARS CITY Small Blaze Eight Miles From Port land Causes Smoke Pall. A small forest fire broke out yester day afternoon near Russelville, eight miles from Portland, on the Base Line road, and as a result the city was en shrouded with a slight haze yesterday afternoon and last night. Captain Beach of the military police left yesterday afternoon with a squad of men to help fight the fire, if nec essary. It is believed the fire has been brought under control. W. S. 8. BUY THE LIMIT PETROGRAD GETS NO FOOD Russian Capital Receive No Sup plies Tor Four Bays. AMSTERDAM. June 30. Petrograd has received no supplies whatever for four days, according- to a statement by the food commissioner, reported from Moscow by way of Berlin. Of 26 carloads of grain from Ufa, which the Czecho allowed to pass, only 11 have reached Petrograd, the others being detached at various stations by the railway officials. W. S. 8. BL'Y THE LIMIT HAYFEVER GRIPS SAN JUAN Two Thousand Cases of Puzzling Epidemic Exist in Porto Rico. SAX JUAN", P. R., June 30. There is an epidemic here of a diesease known locally as hayfever but which bears a resemblance to the epidemic of influ enza in several Spanish cities. It is estimated that there are 2000 cases in San Juan. W. s. S. BUY THE LIMIT SUNDAY PAPERS 8 CENTS Detroit Xeivs and Free Press 3Iecl Increase In. Expense. DETROIT, June .0. Announcement was made last night by the Detroit Sunday News and the Detroit Sunday Free Press of a rise in price from 6 to 8 cents. The rise is effective Julv 7. V. S. S. BUY THE LIMIT POOL HALLS ARE DOOMED Employes Declared Xon-Essential by Council of Defense. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 30. The State Council of Defense at a meeting Saturday classed pool hall employes as non-essential and at a meeting to be held July 5, all pool halls in the state will be ordered dosed. NO CONFUSION IS APPARENT Initial Training Is Received in 166th Depot Brigade. MEN'S ABILITIES NOTED As Drafted Men Arrive in Canton ment, They Are Classified as to Trades and Occupations and Called On "When Needed. BT JOHX CONDON-. CAMP LEWIS, June 30. (Special.) Oregon recruits now coming to camp in the present draft are finding: a can tonment awaiting: them for training far different from that which the first arrivals saw when last Fall they poured into a city of partially con structed buildings to form the nucleus of the 91st, or as It has been named, the "Wild West" Division. The cantonment today Is a city In fact, with 100 lighted streets, most of them paved, an efficiently organized fire department and a police force sys tematized in a way far beyond the av erage civilian department. Cnanare Quickly Made. The first arrivals paved the way and the men checking in today at the receiving station found, as they went through the intricate process of be coming soldiers of tbe first class, that they were part of a well oiled and smoothly running machine that accom plished the transformation with so lit tle confusion that it was done almost before the recruit realized it. Almost a city within a city, the 166th Depot Brigade, to which go all new arrivals, has upon its hands the burden of initial training of the men as indi viduals as well as eventually it will be given the problem of performing the first steps of organizing a new divi sion, should the order come for the 91st to start overseas and another similar fighting unit formed. Companies Are Numbered. All extra commissioned officers are assigned to this brigade and prior to the arrival of draft recruits are given phantom commands, which await the arrival of the men before becoming realities. These companies are numbered in stead .of lettered and so many com panies combined to form the battalions. Thus Oregonians arriving today passed into one end of the receiving tent and on emerging at the other found awaiting them the officers who will for the time being act as their commanders in the initial process of training. As they arrived the allotted number of men were called forth from the tent and in column of fours fell into the first company formation in (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) I I VV . ,v . . I ! i vti 'ill ! ... ... ................. ........... . . . . ............. ....... Walkout Kdict Is Issued by S. J. Konenkamp, President of Com mercial Telegraphers' Union. CHICAGO, June 30. S. J. Konen kamp. president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, today announced that he had issued a call for a strike for the members of the union employed by the Western Union Company, effective at I A. M. Eastern time, Monday, July 8. The announcement in part follows: "The strike against the Western Union Telegraph Company will be ef fective at 7 A. M., Eastern time, and at the corresponding hour of 6 A. M., Central time, etc., Monday, July 8. Of ficial announcement of the time has been sent to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, for their information and guidance. "The grievances to be adjusted are those set forth in President Wilson's letter to the Western Union Telegraph Company as (1) the reinstatement of over SOO Western Union employes locked out, contrary to the terms of his proclamation of April 8, 1918, and (-) to enforce the decision of the Na tional War Labor Board, dated June 1. 1918. "In this letter to the Western Union, President Wilson asked officials of that company to co-operate with him by accepting the labor board's decision. This the company declined to do. Sim ilar letters addressed to the Postal Telegraph Company and to your union brought forth an expression of their willingness to comply with his request "The strike against the Western Union alone is necessary because of that company's determination to de stroy our organization. As Americans we have no desire to be subjects of tyranny and this strike will be justified to the boys at the front because of its purpose. It is the last resort to pre serve our organization from annihila tion." President Konenkamp said that he expected 0000 of the 20,000 commercial telegraphers to quit. E. J. Thomas, chairman of the railroad telegraphers' committee, said that 33.000 of his men would be affected. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, President Konenkamp said, had pledged its assistance. W. S. 8. Bl'Y THE LIMIT FORMER CROWN PRINCE ILL Alexis of Russia Unable to Make Trip to Join Parents. LONDON, June 30. The former Crown Prince Alexis of Russia, accord ing to German papers. Is in Tobolsk, severely ill, and unable to undertake his journey to Yekaterinburg, where he planned to join his parents. His sister. Tatiana, is caring for him. W. S. S. Bl'Y THE LIMIT "GARABED" RECEIVES TEST Result of Free Energy Invention Tryout Is Kept Secret. WASHIXGTOX, June 30. Secret tests were made at Boston yesterday of "Garabed" the mysterious engine, claimed by its inventor, T. K. Girago sian. to derive its energy from the air, the Interior Department announced. The results of the tests which were authorized by Congress, were not made public. JOHN BULL WILL 1JE RIGHT THERE WITH THE CARMEN ASK FOR INCREASE Problem Goes to War Labor Board for Decision. NEW CONTRACT RATIFIED Company and Employes Agree on All Matters Save Wage Scale, and Decide to Leave That to Federal ISody. Further increase of street railway fares in Portland, to 7 or 8 cents, may be forecast by an agreement reached yesterday by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company, and its em ployes. Local Xo. 757, Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Rail way Employes of America, to submit the issue of increased wage, demanded by the carmen, to the National War Labor Board. At their meeting early yesterday morning, the carmen ratified tbe pro posed new contract with the company, which the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company had previously ratified in all of its provisions, save those re specting the increased wage scale. With this exception the new contract becomes operative today. It was mu tually agreed between the carmen and company that the wage issue be re ferred to the War Labor Board for decision, both parties asserting their willingness to abide by the ruling. Higher Wage Held eceary Touching both working conditions and wages, the contract differs but little from that previously in effect as respects the former, but calls for a marked Increase in the wage scale, de manded by the carmen in view of ad vanced cost of living. Regarding tme wage proposal Presi dent Griffith, of the car company, in formed the carmen that the Increase could not be granted under the rev enues derived from the existing 6-cent fare, and signified the company's wil lingness to submit the wage controv ersy to the War Labor Board. The present and proposed wage scales are as follows for platform men: Existing scale, first year. 38 cents; sec ond year, 40 cents; thereafter, 45 cents. Proposed scale, first year, S3 cents; sec ond year, 55 cents; thereafter, 60 cents. All Around Lift Prouoned. The scale for employes other than platform men proposes the following increases: Blacksmiths, now paid 61 cents, new scale 72 cents; blacksmiths' helpers, now paid 45 cents, new scale 56 cents; electric welders, now paid 67 cents, new scale 70 cents; machine op erators, now paid 61 cents, new scale 73 cents: laborers, now paid 37 H cents, new scale 50 cents. Hearing of the wage issue will be before the National War Labor Board, (.Concluded on rage 11, Column 1.) BIG BASS HORN. Warrant Issued Based on Speech Made at Convention in Canton, Ohio, June 16. CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 30. Eu gene V. Debs, four times Socialist can didate for the presidency of the United States, was arrested here today by United States Marshal Charles W. Lapp and Deputy Marshal Charles Boehme as he was about to deliver a speech. The arrest was made on a warrant In connection with his speech at the Socialist state convention In Canton, O., June 16 last. The arrest was made on a secret in dictment returned yesterday. It is un derstood the Indictment contains 10 counts under the espionage act, which provides a penalty of 20 years in the penitentiary and a fine of $10,000 and costs for each violation. Debs was arrested as he was about to enter the garden where the meet ing was held. No commotion was caused, as few persons were aware of what was transpiring until after Mr. Debs was taken to the Federal building. Following the announcement of Mr. Debs' arrest, a defense fund of more than $1000 was raised by popular sub scription before the meeting ended. . S. . Bl'Y THE LIMIT MERCURY NEARS TOP MARK Thermometer Registers 88 Degrees; Fair, Weather Is Forecast. Yesterday's breeze was lively, but it brought no relief In Its curvetings, being as ardent as the sultry day it self. With the mercury at 88 degrees above, the record of the season thus far was closely approached. On only two days this season has it been warm eron June 5 and 12. when the ther mometer reached 91 degrees. The fore cast for today is fatr, with moderate winds from the west. Hourly temperatures yesterday were as follows: 7 A. M...KO dirreel 1 P. M...K0 dremi 8 A. f n:l degrtnl 2 P. M...8H ,ieKr OA. M U rieu 3 P. M...S7 deitree lO A. M...! deiirees P. M...87 deicreei 11 A. M 72 deitrees p M HAr,-A 12 noon. ..77 desreesi 6 P. M SS degrees The average temperature for the month of June was 61.5 degrees. The lowest temperature was 44 degrees, on June 22. But .12 of an inch was the month's rainfall, with .04 on June 12. and .08 on June 17. W. S. S.-BC7 THE LIMIT AVIATORS FALL TO DEATH Airplane Crashes to Earth When En veloped in Flames. FORT WORTH, Texas. June 30. Lieutenant William DeC. Ravenall. Jr.. of Washington, D. G. and Corporal Ray L. Banning, of Cresco. Ia., stationed at Hicks aviation field here, were killed today when the airplane in which they were flying fell in flames. Both aviators were well known in Army circles here. W. 8. S. BCY THE LIMIT DR. GLADDEN IS STRICKEN Prominent Congregational Clergy man in Critical Condition. COLUMBUS. O.. June 30. Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden, prominent Con gregational clergyman of this city, was reported to have suffered a second stroke of paralysis at his home here today and to be in a critical condition. It was reported from his bedside that he could live only a few hours. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. 1 c-; i cnuA 1 o Maximum temperature, 88 ""Brrw, minimum temperature. 60 de gree s. TO DAY'S Fair; senile westerly winds. War. Italians launch new smash and rout Aus trian. Pace 3. Americana capture 36 Huns. Pace 3. French make advance. Page 3. Hun Mow expected In American Pair :. Official casualty- list. rag 3. Foreign. sector. Famine rasing ia Moscow and I'age - National. Pctrograd. Practical confiscatory taxation of war prof it assured. Page Eusene V. Debs, Socialist, arrested as Na tion's enemy. Page 1. Domestic Death list In Sioux City fire disaster mav rach Z Pane 2. Senator Benjamin Tillman seriously HI jn Washington. Pace 4. Western Union strike l uge L called for July 8, Pporl. Thirty marksmen In shoot. Pace 10. P. Helena defeats Standlfcr. Pace 10. Rucka-roos defeat Vancouver, Wash. Paare 10. Vancouver soldiers to match top-notchera. Pase 11. Pacific Northwest. Camp Lewis ready for new recruits. Paa-e 1. Forest fire rages In Rainier Reserve, Pa ee 4. Old parties in Idaho not avers to Non partisan League support. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Further Increase In Portland streetcar fares la forecast. Page 1. "Produce or fight" order In effect. Page O. Patriotic note sounded in sermons. Page 8. New airplane tested. Page 14. Fruit canned for soldiers. Page 7. Portland sees no such word as fail. Page 1. Miss Mary McMillan In charge of Reed Col lege cUntc Pago h. White flour sales to be resumed July A. Page 14. L'ncte Sam will be tailor and set styles for 1910 Page 7. Statistics show Increase In all business lines in Portland. Page S. High Chinese pass day In Portland. Page 1. Draft boards in dismay at rejection of 00 men. Page 4. Jeremiah O'leary sings sons; of Golden West. Page 5. Americana located In 27 prison camps In Austria and Uermany. Page 8. Captain M. Moore Identified aa Robert J. McCoomb, long-sought forger. Page 4. Wither report, data and forecast. Page 3. Patriotism of Citizens Relied Upon. $1,000,000 MORE TO RAISE Public Must Respond Loyally to Solicitations of Workers. STATE SETS SWIFT PACE Whirlwind Rcranvass of lov ntov.it lij-trict for Increased Sales and Pledges Will Be Made by Civic Club Members. CIVIC (1.1 BS CAI.I.EU TO AID OK WAR STAMP URIVK. Officers and members of nil civic- clubs and organizations, the Portland Ad Club, Ilotary Club. Progressive Business Men's Club, Realty Eoard. Salesmen's Club. City Club. Kast Side Business Men's Club, and others, are re quested to come to Liberty Tem ple at 8:30 this moinins for the furtherance of the war savings stamp campaign in Portland. GEXEUAL FRANK McCRlLUS. Manager of City Campaign. With a long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull all together. Portland is confidently expected to raise herself from the slouch of failure to the high ground of success before dusk cornea today, fully achieving her quota of J6.000.00O in war savings stamp in vestment. "We can make it." declared General Frank McCrillis, manager of the city campaign, "but the public must meet our workers with the same spirit that sends these loyalists forth." ' Counties All HeportlnK Sueeen. Of Oregon at large there isn't a ves-tig-e of a doubt, announces C. X. Won acott, assistant state director of the war savings drive. All counties are reporting success in the rush toward quota goals, with only here and there a district or so that must hasten to keep the pace set by others. For the speedy conclusion of the city campaign, which has already been hastened by the dash of the flying squadron, commanded by General Guy Talbot, the entire memberships of all civic organizations are to be called to the war stamp colors this morning- by General JlcCrillis. Meeting Called at 8:30 A. M. Officers and members of the civic organizations and clubs, who are to recanvass the down-town district for increased subscriptions and wider sales, are called by General McCrillis to meet this morning- at 8:30 at Liberty Temple for instructions regarding- the work they are asked to undertake." "Officers and members of the Port land Ad Club," requests General Mc Crillis, "Rotary Club. Progressive Busi ness Men's Club, Realty Board. Sales men's Club, City Club. Kast Side Busi ness Men's Club, or other clubs inter ested Jn the good name of Portland, are urged to attend this morning's meeting:. City to Be Keeanvassed. "The down-town districts have not been thoroughly worked and wo are determined to recanvass the entire sec tion today. It is our firm conviction that if the patriotic business men of these clubs will turn out and give us their support until evening Portland will easily attain its full quota." Meantime, at 11 o'clock this morning, a meeting: of the flying- squadron, which comprises the local staff of the third liberty loan. Is called to meet at the offices of Guy W. Talbot in the Gasco building- for the consideration of their share In completing the hard fought campaign. The order is Issued by General Talbot and his assistants. Lieutenant-General Julius 1. Meier and Licutenant-Goneral J. A. Cranston. CKy'a Shortage ai.ono.non. Computations l.y General McCrillis and his headquarters staff, necessarily larjrely in the nature of an estimate, place the city's shortage in it3 $6,UU0, 000 allotment at Jl.ooo.'ioo. Though but a fraction of the entire quota, the deficit represents hard work in the most concrete form, for the field ha been covered already and only tho most determined effort and loyal re sponse can avail to raise it quickly. "We have set our hearts on completing- the city's quota at once." declared General McCrillis, "so that the larae staff of field workers who have served voluntarily and at the sacrifice of their personal interests may return to their own affairs, while the city may be free to pursue its business undis turbed. But it must be borne in mind that we have no thought of quitting until success is attained." . I'oanty Manager lt italaf ir. Henry E. Reed, district manager for Multnomah County, borrowed a cigar ette and relaxed into optimism, when asked how ho fared with the territory under his supervision. Though nom inally a district commander, Mr. Reed Is chief aide at headquarters and has the war stamp data nailed to the mast. "Multnomah County is coming: over with a whoop," asserted Mr. Reed, "Just as all Oregon is coming over. iCouilnued on rasa 4. Column IE 105.0