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f 'f i ( I I 80 Pages SIX SECTIONS Section One Pages 1 to 24 VOI. XXXVI. NO. 18. PORTLAND, OUEGfON, . SUNDAY MORNING. 'MAY C, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 I i t HE? DRIVE 1IEIS 5300 GERM S French Win Brilliant Vic tory nn 4-Mile Front. DOMINATING HEIGHTS TAKEN Heavy Counter Attacks in Vi cinity of Craonne Are Re v pulsed Successfully. . BRITISH BLAST WAY ON Progress Near Builecourt Is Steady Airmen Continue Daring Performances." ' PARIS, May 5. A brilliant success for the French arms is recorded in the official communication tonight. An important French advance has been made against powerful . opposition along the road from Soissons to Laon, over an extent of nearly four miles. ' French troops have captured all the plateau in the neighborhood of Cerny and Craonne and the hills dominating the valley of the Ailette River. The number of prisoners captured today tv-as 4300, in addition to the 1000 taken yesterday. Heavy Counter Attacks Fail. Heavy counter attacks launched by the. Germans with fresh divisions last night on the positions captured by the French yesterday along the front from Craonne to Mont Carnillet were repulsed. In addition the French made prog ress east of Mont Carnillet. LONDON, May 5. The British have made further progress north of Havrincourt wood and near Fresnoy, according to an official statement is sued by the War Office this morning- Builecourt Is Battle Center. The most intensive center of the fighting in the past 24 hours con tinued to be in the neighborhood of Builecourt, telegraphs the Reuter cor respondent at the British headquar ters in France- "Here the battle is continuous and surges in and around the ruined vil lage sothat it is difficult to say what the situation is at the given moment," eays the dispatch. "South of Builecourt the British ap pear not only to have maintained their positions on the Hindenburg switch, but during the night their bombers worked their way along an appre ciable stretch of both front and sup port trenches of this system in the direction of Queant. "It is no wonder, owing to the great tactical significance of our gains at this point, that the Germans are de livering such violent counter attacks, in which they are suffering prodigious losses." - WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, via London, May 5. (From (Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) I 4 BERLIN'S TERMS OF PEACE SCHEDULED ANNOUNCEMENT WITHIN FORT NIGHT PROMISED. Von Bethmann-IIollweg's Decision to Define Aims Is Result of Pressure From AH Parties. COPENHAGEN, via London, May 5. A plainer declaration or Germany s peace conditions will be nade by Chan cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg within a fortnight. Dr. Karl Helfferlch. the Vice-Chancel- lor, announced yesterday that an an swer would be made within this time by the Chancellor to the interpellations presented by the Conservatives and the Socialists. The Chancellor's decision to define Germany's aims was the result of pres sure exerted from all sides. BERLIN, via London, May 5. The committee on foreign affairs of the federal Diet is expected to meet Tues day for the purpose of receiving a statement from Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, on the military, political and economic situation. - . It is predicted that Dr. von Beth- mann-Hollweg's announcement will co incide with the reply he will make to the interpellations of the conservatives and social democrats regarding ' Ger many's war aims. CAPTAIN WRIGHT WEDS Washougal Girl Is Bride of Portland Artillery Officer. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 5. (Spe cial.) On the eve of his departure for San Diego to enter the Army Aviation Corps. Captain Frank M. Wright, who on Thursday was relieved, from dut as commanding officer of the Eighth Company, Coast Artillery. Oregon Na tional Guard, came to Vancouver, se cured a marriage license, and was wedded to Miss Martha Goot, daughter of a prominent Washougal family. Captain Wright's mother, Mrs. Mar garet A. Wing, accompanied the couple when they secured the marriage license, and none of the Captain's friends knew of the ceremony. JEERING OF FLAG CHARGED Youth of German Descent Arrested at Proebstcl. VANCOUVER.. Wash.. May 5 Ernes C. Phillipson. a resident of Proebstel. was arrested today by Deputy Sheriff George M. Johnson, on a charge of publicly Jeering at .the American, flag and making remarks about it which are deemed in violation of the statute. Phillipson is alleged to have said that he "would die any time to see the flag torn down." Though he gave his age as 15 years, the man stands six feet in height and weighs 180 pounds. Phillipson was born in this country, but his father Is a naturalized German. GIRL, 13, WINS IN ORATION Miss Ruth Hill to Represent Aber deen High School in Contest. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 5. (Spe cial.) Miss Ruth Hill, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hill, of the First Methodist Church, won the Aberdeen High School annual declamatory con test last night with her rendition of "The Death Bride of the Tay." Besides receiving a silver medal she gained the honor of representing the school in the county declamatory con test to be held at Montesano Friday night. U. S. TO FEED BELGIANS Foodstuffs Also to Be Sent to Occu pied Districts of France. HAVRE, France, May 5. The Bel gian government has been advised that the United States will devote J150.000, 000 for provisioning the population of the occupied districts of Belgium and France. Of this sum, $90,000,000 will be devoted to Belgium. It is estimated that the cost of feed ing is approximately $7,000,000 monthly. SVC sOTZrKKWVG RUSSIAN HOTE jn ALlluuirlED Cabinet Pacifies Coun cil of Soldiers. PEACE TERMS INTERPRETED Delegation Gives Small Major ity Vote of Confidence. DEMONSTRATION IS FORBID Troops Xot Permitted to Leave lsr raeke Willi Arms and Meetings ' In Fctrograd Are Taboo for Period of Two Days. FETROGRAD, via London, May 5. The sitting of the grand council of the workmen's and soldiers delegates ended late last night, after the dele gates Kad discussed a supplementary communication from the provisional government, explaining the note of May 1 to the allies. The council passed a resolution de claring that the government's new note, which it win send to the allies, puts an end to all interpretations of the note of May 1, contrary to the in terests and aims of the revolutionary democ racy. Another resolution was adopted de claring that the policy or annexation for the first time had been made the subject of international discussion, and this fact should be considered an im portant victory for democracy. Rally to Council Asked. The resolution concluded: "The executive committee, while as serting its unalterable determination not. to make peace except on these conditions, appeals to the entire re volutionary democracy of Russia ' to rally around the council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates, and declares its firm assurance that the peoples of all the belligerent countries will be able to overcome the resistance of their governments and force them to enter upon negotiations for peace on the basis of renunciation of all annexa tions and indemnities." The explanation of the note of May 1, which the. provisional government gave to the council and which will be forwarded to the allied 'governments, follows: "The note was subjected to long and detailed examination by the provis ional government and was unanimous ly approved. Mote Is Explained. It was obvious that this note, in speaking of a decisU'e victory, had In view a solution of the problems which were mentioned in the communica tion of April 9 and which was thus specified: "The government deems it to be its right and duty to declare now that free Russia does not aim at the domination of other nations or at depriving them of their national patrimony or at occu pying by force foreign territories, but that its object is to establish a durable peace on the basis of the rights of na tions to decide their own destiny. "The Russian nation does not lust after the strengthening of its power abroad at the expense of other nations; its aim is not to subjugate or humiliate anyone. In the name of the higher principles of equity, the Russian peo ple have broken the chains which fet tered the Polish nation, but it will not suffer that 'its own country shall emerge from the great struggle humil iated or weakened in its vital force. "In referring to the 'penalties and guarantees' essential to a durable peace the provisional government had In view the reduction of armaments, the estab lishment of international tribunals, etc. (Concluded on Page 4. Column 2. OUTSTANDING EVENTS IN THE WEEK'S 'NEWS INSPIRE THE PEN OF CARTOONIST . INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum, temperature, 64 degrees; minimum, 44 decrees. TODAY'S Showers: southerly winds. War. Registration for Army draft outlined and publio Is instructed. Section 1. page 4. Oregon's task In war Is outlined. 8ectlon 1, page 3. New French drive nets captive .Ger mans. Section 1, page 1. . Foreign. Russian Council of Workers and Soldiers votes confidence in Cabinet. . Section 1. page 1. Bryce peace plan la given to public. Section 1, page 0. National. Congress rushes through Important bills. Section 4. page 1. lomestlc. California legislators make bitter attack on policies of ex-Governor Johnson. Sec tion 4. page -1 Snort. . ' Portland-Eugene golf tourney will be May 27. Section 2. page 4. Seattle lands Far Western ' amateur boxing championships for May 30-31. Section - 2. page 4. Arrangements for Hunt Club field day go ahead. Section page 4. Mohler to twirl for Kenton today. Section 2. page S. Portland Yacht Club plans for Memorial day regatta. Section 2. page 3. Mike Gibbons demands only (30,000 for bout with Les Darcy. Section 2. page 3. Seattle fans hold out hope. Section U, page 2. Fielder Jones predicts Kothoron will be sen sation. Section 2. page S. Taclflc Coast League results: Portland 2, Oakland 1; San Francisco 8. Los Angeles 4: Salt Lakt 5, Vernon 3. Section 2. page 2. Commercial and Marine. Wool market opens In Eastern Oregon at high prices. Section 2. page 15. tightness -of stocks sends wheat prices up at Chicago. Section 2. page 15. Metal stocks firm feature of Wall street list. Section 2. page 15. Shipbuilders decide on plans whereby steel craft building can be Increased. Section 2. page 6. Shifting of loans In preparation for Gov ernment financing. Section 2. page 15. Belgian Relief Commission negotiating for Portland-built ships. Section 2. page 10. Real Kstate and Building. Large residences are In demand. Section 3. 9ge U. llouser deal over Hippodrome Is largest here in years. Section 3, page V. Roads and Automobiles. "Slow race' run by Chandlers. Section 4, Page 6. Cole eight makes Hall street on high. Sec tion 4, Page 8. Auto mystery to .few nowadays. Section 4, Page 6. Upper Columbia River Highway in fair con dition. Section 4, page T. Big tourist year is predicted. Section 4, page 7. H. It. Hower breaks vow and wears spats. Section 4, page 8. Rains hurt Seattle-Portland routes. Sec tion 4, page 8. Central Oregon roads are reported In good condition. Section 4, page 9. Eight National parks are opened to motors. Section 4. page 10. . . Owners warned to beware of auto thieves. Section 4, page 11. Road cost divided between city and county. Section 4. page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Troop 16 captures cup at Boy Scout rally. Section 1. . page 14.- Oregon pledged to feed- Belgian province of tirabunt. Section 1, page 13. Navy enlists 1157 here since April 1.- Sec tion 1. page 1ft. Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt first to report ready for taking war census. Section 1, page III. Thousands spent by tourists go farmers. Section 1. pair 18. to Oregon High tribute paid Walt Whitman by John Cowper Powys. (Section 1. page 11. RIVERS INUNDATE FIELDS Grant County Farmers Find Plant ing Greatly Delayed. BAKEK, Or., May 5. (Special.) Continuous rains In Grant County this week have swollen the rivers and creeks so that many fields are in undated, causing; extensive damage. Long: Creek has overflowed its banks at many places, making small rivers across fields so that it will be impos sible to plant crops until the middle of Summer. ' Because of the great amount of snow in the mountains it is expected that the rivers will be high all Summer. The water is now within a Jew feet of the bridge at Stephen Harer's ranch and is expected to rise until it sweeps the structure away. Missouri Corn Acreage Increased. COLUMBIA. Mo.. May 5. An Increase In the Missouri corn acreage of about 750,000 for this year was indicated in the monthly crop report -issued here today by the State Board of Agricul ture. The wheat condition in the state is placed for May 1 at 51.9 as against C9.6 a month before and aten-yearaver-age of 82.6. PLANS TO ATTACK KIEL CANAL HINTED Scientists Prepared to Combat U-Boats. AMERICA TO BE AGGRESSOR Scheme Includes Bottling Up North Sea Completely. ELECTRICITY TO BE USED Experiments Made With Seeret De vices Prove Successful, Xaval Consulting Hoard Announces. Details Are Kept Secret. NEW YORK, May 6. (Special.) William L. Saunders, chairman of the Naval Consulting Board, announced to day that the board had forwarded to the Government at Washington a plan for aggressive operation against sub marines which, in the opinion of the members of the Board, would soon put an end to the submarine menace. He added that a companion plan for the destruction of German establish ments on land in wllch the board had confidence had also been sent to Washington. ( Without committing himself, he In timated that an attack might be made on the Kiel canal. Kxperlmcnta Are Successful. Mr. Saunders said that he could not go Into full details about the plans, as to do so would reveal information valuable to the enemy. But he gave a general outline of what the board con templated and said that the measures proposed were not matters of specula tion. but had been tested and proved by 15 sub-committees of the Naval Consulting Board, which had been working on. them at Atlantic Coast ports and elsewhere for three months. Ho was confident that the means for the extinction of the submarines had been provided by the Board. . The most important Immediate step proposed, said Mr. Saunders, was the closing of the North Sea so that sub marines could not get through into the Atlantic Oceaia Kleetrlclty to Be I aed. This could be done, he Insisted, by the employment of several new Inven tions In conjunction with the Naval forces of the United States. " What the new inventions were. Mr. Saunders said he could not reveal, but he admitted that they would involve an extensive use of electricity and had been perfected largely through the gen ius and work of Thomas A. Edison, who had been devoting all of his time at his laboratory on Orange Mountain and at a seacoast experimental station to their development. The allies, Mr. Saunders said, have successfully closed the English Chan nel to submarines by the use of high watch towers on the. shores of France and England, from which suspicious disturbances on the face of the water can be detected and by the employment in connection with these of nets, de stroyers, airplanes, mines and other Im plements. Expanse Problems Overcome. The comparative narrowness and shallowness of the Channel has made it possible for these forces to be suc cessful. Similar operations at the northern exit of the North Sea have been made impossible by the wide and stormy waters between Scotland and Norway. Mr. Saunders asserted, but he added these natural obstacles could be over come by the naval forces of the United States in conjunction with the recently (Concluded on PaKe 4, Column 4.) . fvci J3i)j) SPANELL HELD FOR KILLING OF OFFICER CONVICTION' FOLLOWS ACQUIT TAL OF WIFE MURDER CHARGE. Shooting Result of Alleged Undue Attentions Paid Mrs. Spanell by Lieutenant-Colonel Butler. COLEMAN. Tex.. May 5. A verdict of guilty of murder was returned to night by the jury in the case of Harry J. Spanell, charged with the killing of Lieutenant-Colonel M. C. Butler. Punishment was fixed at five years' imprisonment. Spanell almost collapsed when the verdict was read. Counsel for the de fense announced a motion for a new trial would be filed Immediately and. If not granted, an appeal would be taken. The plea for reversal, they said. would be based specifically upon the refusal of the court to sustain the de fense's plea of "former acquittal." Spanell was indicted for killing his wife and Lieutenant-Colonel Butler at Alpine on the night of July 20, 1916. The charge of killing his . wife. Mrs. Crystal Holland Spanell. was tried at San Angelo last February on a change of venue. Spanell was acquitted and the case against him for killing Butler was brought to Coleman County. The trial began Monday, April 23. Testifying in his own behalf. Spanes said Butler showed undue attention to Mrs. Spanell, despite several warnings and promises to cease these attentions. On the evening of the double shoot ing, Spanell testified. Butler had insult ed Mrs. Spanell in an upstairs room of the Holland Hotel at Alpine. He in vited Butler into an automobile with himself and wife and. after driving short distance, demanded an explana tion. In the ensuing altercation shots were fired by both Butler and Spanell. The shot that killed his wife. Spanell declured. had been fired by Butler. Spanell declared he fired in self-de fense. Butler being the aggressor. BEATEN CANDIDATE SUICIDE Man Defeated by Miss Rankin Takes Poison. ELKHART. Ind., May 5. E. Jacob Crull, of Roundup, Mont., who was de feated for the Republican nomination for Congress in his district by Jean nette Rankin at the 1916 primary, died here today, the result of taking poison. Crull drank the poison at an undertak ing establishment last night and died today in a hospital. No cause for the act Is known. GERMAN RIOTERS ARE SHOT Disorders Over Food Shortage at Mainz Reported Grave. AMSTERDAM, via London. May 5. Grave rioting has occurred in Mainz, Germany, according to a report re ceived here by the Telegraaf. Sixteen hundred people took part in a demon stration because of the scarcity of food and a number of shops were looted Troops fired on trie demonstrants, the report adds, and eight persons were killed. Later the troops arrested 500 persons MORE RAIN IS PREDICTED Normal Temperature Is Forera.st for Tills Week, t WASHINGTON". May 5. Weather predictions for the week beginning Sunday, May 6, Issued by the weather bureau, are: v . Pacific states Normal temperature and generally fair except that oc casional rains are probable on the North Pacific Coast. SNOW FALLS AT DENVER Storm Is Reported General in Rocky Mountain Region. DENVER, May 5. Four and one-half Inches of snow had fallen at Denver today. The snow storm is general over the Rocky Mountain regions, according to the local weather bureau. REYNOLDS. .sva, a f?sfxK a es- ' a mm m x Wl SKINNER HURT WHEN AUTO SKIOS Railroad Man's Condi tion Is Serious. W.E. COMAN, DRIYER, BRUISED Four Others in Party Escape With Trifling Injuries'. CAR FAILS TO TAKE TURN Vccitlent Happens at Eat Thirteenth Street and Bybee Avenue and Preliminary Treatment Giv en at Scllwood Hospital. W. D. Skinner, traffic manager of the rortland. Spokane & Seattle Rail way, suffered internal injuries, a badly bruised skull, and spinal injuries In an automobile crash at East Thirteenth Rtreet and Bybee avenue last night at 6:30 o'clock. Wilber E. Coman. vice-president and general manager of the Northwestern Electric Company, who was driving the automobile, was slightly bruised and cut about the head. Others In the accident were rhil Metschan. Jr., of the Imperial Hotel; George H. Kelly. S26 Johnson street. president of the Whltmer-Kelly Com pany and recently appointed a member of the Port of rortland: Christ E. Minslnger. 321 East Thirteenth street North, president of the Star Sand Com pany, and John II. Burgard, insurance man. 619 HIU Crest drive. far Skid on Turn. The accident occurred as Mr. Coman attempted to turn of f of East Thirteenth street into Bybee avenue. His car skidded and struck a telephone pole while still under good speed. All the occupnnla of the automobile were shaken and bruised, but Mr. Skin ner was the only one seriously hurt. Preliminary examination and treatment of his Injuries were made at the Sell wood General Hospital and later Mr. Skinner was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital by the Ambulance Service Company, where he was hurried to the suritery. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie was called. Mr. Minsinger was badly bruised about the face. Car Badly ramged. When the accident occurred the party was en route to the city from Mr. Skinner's home near the Waverley Country Club, according to Mr. Coman. who, after being treated at the Sell wood Hospital, was able to leave for his home. D. T. Honeyman. who was passing the scene of the crash, assisted In taking the injured members to the Sell wood Hospital. The automobile was considerably damaged In the impact. Patrolman Park made an investiga tion of the accident. Mr. Coman said of the accident that Tib e car failed to respond properly when he turned the corner and skidded into the pole when he attempted to top it. Prominent Place Held. r. skinner Is one of the best known railroad men in the Northwest, and is prominent among Portland business, men. He came to Portland about 20 years ago and entered the service of the O.-W. R. & N". Company as a minor clerk. By repeated promotions he be came assistant general freight agent, general freight agent and general freight and passenger agent of the lines besyeen Portland and Seattle with, headquarters In Seattle. In July. 1912, he became assistant traffic manager for the O.-W. 11. &. N. Company, and in January of the follow ing year was appointed traffic manager of the North Bank and its affiliated lines, succeeding Mr. Coman in the lat ter position. GETffUSy NOUHQ MAN AHO HOE THEM potatoes I A f VTA LIU SI BUI." DARN THE KAISER. ANYWAY