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CIRCUIATION IS OVER 4400 DAILY FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ! FORTIETH YEAR NO. 134 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS P5 BRITISH FLOTILLA SINKS DESTROYER IN RUNNING FIGHT Destroyer Was of Very Lat est Type an Mad Speed , of 32i; nots o BATTLE AT Lit RANGE ONE OTHE a DAMAGED " ' $ French Retake L V Positions British Fleet Uomhards Ostend Loudon, Juno 5. r- A British light cruiser .and destroyer flotilla sunk one tieruian destroyer, the S-20, and dam aged another in an engagement with aix enemy destroyers at long range, the admiralty reportod today. Ostend was bombarded with "good results," the admiralty declared. Shore butteries returned ths British fire but there were no casualties on the British hips and no damage done to the attack ing vessels. 'The engagement took place early this morning. Vice Admiral Dever re ports that the cnemv naval base and workshops at Ostend were heavily bom barded early in the morning," the ad miralty statement Baid. " Commander Tyrwhitt reports in the jimruing a light cruiser and destroyers engaged six German destroyers at long range. One of the latter was sunk and auother damaged. "Ostend was bombarded with good results. The shore batteries returned the fire but we were without damage. The German destroyer sunk was tho S-20. Wo had no casualties." The German flVstroyer 8-20 was built in 1912 and was of 820 tons displace ment. She was capable of 32.5 knots wpeed, carried 73 men and was classi fied as a splendid example of the latest type in such craft. Commander Regin ald Tyrwhitt, mentioned as command ing the British flotilla which was vic torious in the brush has already had a distinguished career in the navy. He is commander of the destroyer flotilla of the first fleet. He participated in the Heligoland battle of August 27, 1914, and in the North Sea battle of January t!4, 1915, when the German cruiser JSIeuoher was sunk. ' Estimated Italy's Loss Vienna, via London, June 5. Italy's offensive in the Isonso battles of. the past nineteen days have cost her 160, 000 in killed and wounded and twenty thousand in prisoners aken: by the Austrian forces, an official statement .today asserted. "West of Gorizia several enemy at tempts to recapture the trenches lost m Sunday were futile," the Austrian war office continued. " We captured 611 prisoners and nine machine guns, taking 350 additional prisoners in other engagements. "The enemy occupied Kuk mountain end the shell battered ruins of Jami n no. both of which were small compen sation for his heavy losses." Trench Betts'se Position Paris, June 5- What the official statement today described as "lively attack," carried French forces last night, over into trenches which they had lout to the Germans on Monday north west of Froidmont farm. The gains were held despite counter attacks. North of Bray-En-Laonnais the re port said a violent bombardment was in progress. In the Champagne there was intermittent artillery fire most active around the Casque and Mont Cornillet. it. (Continued on page two.) ABE MARTIN , Mr. Leslie Nugent has joined th' rmy as plowin' causes enlarged Vniu-kles. Miss Garnet Pash is ia town t'iav lookin' after a little pre-nuptial J litntal work. - - 7 J-? W;;5? - San Francisco, June S Trian tafil D. Prepouses didn't know whether he wag old enough to register today or not. He was born in 131 3,' he told a registra tion clerk. He was a strapping youngster and he hailed from the Me of Cyprus. . "Just a minute, Mister Me thuselah," said the clerk. "We'll look you up." Investigation revealed that today is the third day of Shaaban, in the year 1313 un der the Turkish calendar. And Prepouses was registered as 22 years of age. MILLIONAIRE'S BABY NOT YET RECOVERED Keet Will Flash Signal to Abductors Friends Fear He May Be Killed Sorin afield. Mo.. June 5. From the tower of tu Peer building, tne ingn cst spot in Springfield, J. Holland Keet, millionaire banker, will flash out the signal to the kidnapers who are holding Baby Lloyd Keet, when he sets out on his third trip to attempt to pay the ransom demanded by the abduct- s. Keet admitted today that this is the plan suggested by the kidnapers in their, second letter, by which he could communicate with them. The lights in the tower of the building can be seen at almost anv point within a radius of 20 miles of Springfield.. What the signal would be and when he would flash it Keet refused to state. It was not last night and may not be tonight. It is not fear that the kid napers will fail to get the signal that is worrying Keet, It is his ability to evade the watch that well meaning friends are keeping over him. They fear he will be the victim of foul play in his reckless and ill -considered drives over the Of.rk roads at night. The fact that ho constantly carries the $0000 ransom money makes, him a tempting bait for criminals.-- Intimation that the ransom had been raised to 15,000 in keeping with the threat of the abductors in their first letter becamo known when it was ad mitted at Keet's bank that he had with drawn additional sums. The proposed search of the county was halted last night at the order of Judge Johnson and other leaders' after Keet had warned the citizens that any untoward move would mean the life or mutilation of the child. There are no new developments, " was the only statement issued from the Keet home today. ifc )(c sjc js )(s jfc sc 3t ifc fc sjc sc s( sfc c EOEN IN 1313, REGISTERED Russian Socialists Are Wise to Germany 's Plans and Object to Kaise r ism By William G. Shepherd, (United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd, June 5. The workmen's and soldiers' council today named July 8 as tho date for the Russian called Stockholm peace conference. The formal call for the international meeting summarizes its purpose . ' 'to organize a world union to consider means to end the war and eliminate imperialism. ' ' iNews that the American government had refused, passports to socialists to a Stockholm conference caused great disapiointment here. President Tsch eidze of the soldiers' and workmen's council, declared ho was ''disillus ioned" by the refusal. Labor troubles are increasing here Today a general strike was ordered in all Petrograd factories because of em ployers' refusal to accord a six hour day and equal wages to men and women. Demands of miners for a two hun dred per cent increase in wages were also made public today. The miners re ceived a ninety per cent increase granted by the department of com merce in March. Influential Russian socialist leaders were authority today for . the declara tion that one "of the impelling motives behind the "call for a Stockholm con ference was to oust German socialists from the international party, unless they subscribe to the doctrine that kaiserism must go. A. German Peace Plot . This revelation came in response to widespread messages from socialists in other nations, warning Russian eom Tadcn gainst a "German peace plot" in Stockholm. The plot, rt was de clared, was cooked up so that German socialists of a new type, who supported Germany's autocratic system of gov ernment and who had been carefully hand picked by the kaiser's govern ment, would seek to dominate the Stockholm meetings and turn them to Germany's advantage. Russia's call on all nations for a real conference at Stockholm, at a later data than that set by the Germans, AMERICA'S HILL10MS REGISTERING 1 i . i BOND ISSUE WINS BYI4,000,THISCN PARTI ALRETU R N S Only 29 Counties Heard From But Its Question of Majority Only BAKER LEADS DALY FOR PORTLAND MAYORALTY New Prison Bill Is Defeated Country Was Beaten by the Cities Portland, Or., Juno 5. Oregon will have a comprehensive eyatvn u" good roads. Such is tho will of the pc.ipia as ex pressed in yesterday's special jlottion. By a majority which will probably be about twenty thousand, the voters on proved the '$6,000,000 road loud hill, although country precincts may cut this lead. Motorists will meet the payments of interest and principal through increas ed licenses tax. Representative motor ics, however, say that hard surfaced roads will more than ottset the in crease in tho license- Incomplete returns from 29 counties this afternoon show 45,018 votes tor the road bonds and 81,5715 agninst it. Iucomnlete returns from these coun ties on other measures follow: Port indebtedness: jyes 33,209; no 23,707. Limiting bills: yes ll,09; no (,oa Implied repeal sections constitution: yes 18,G.r.l; no 32,872. Uniform tax: yes 31,213; no 22,870. Consolidating city, state elections: yes 40,875; no 18,221. iNew penuenumy : j ..m 38,099. Baker Mayor of poraano Pi-ootii-nllv comnleto returns give George Baker a decisive lead over Will H. Daly in tho race for mayor of Port- '"oeoi'ge L. Baker leads W. H. Daly (Continued on pagi U.) will develop? the issue of kaiscrism versus socialism. Russian socialist leaders declare they realize fully that the international tvpe of German socialist is-not repre sented at Stockholm. Instead the German government has granted pass ports only to that type on which it be lieves it can depend for support Socialists of the type of Licbknecht, Ledebour and llaase, whose doctrines nre against absolutism and autocracy, have not been permitted to attend, be cause the German government knows they are against kaiserism. E TO SUPPLY MATERIAL Each Will Put Up His Propor tion of 25,000,000 Feet Wanted at Lake Tacoma, Wash-, June 5. Hundred members of the West Coast Lumber men's association from all parts of Washington and Oregon, at a meeting held here yesterday afternoon, pledged themselves each to furnish his propor tion of lumber required for army can tonment buildings at American Lake, amounting to about 25,000,000 feet. After a long discussion the lumber men decided also to furnish the lumber to the government at an average price of $18 a thousand feet. The discussion was over the question whether the as sociation should stand back if - the prices quoted by Secretary Robert G. Allen, who is in Washington, D. C, George S. Long, member of the sub committee of the National Council of Defense, told the members that repudi ation of apparently official figures bid by Secretary Allen, would brand the lumbermen as "pikers" at Washing ton. (Contiaaed ow page two.) i!ME IT GALA OCCASION WITH BIG PARADES America Starts In With the Enthusiasm f of ... Youth Ready for Battle IN NEW YORK POLICE PUT GRIM TOUCH TO SCENE National Guard Under Arms Ready to Quell Disturb-'. ances in Cities Washington, June &. Young America was at the polls today casting, its vote for world democracy registering for service. 1 Reports to the United Press early to day showed registration day fair throughout practically all the nation. The youth of the country was pledging itseir Dngnt and early, heavy listing being reported everywhere in the first few hours after opening of the regis tration stations. No city reported anv disturbance? in the early hours and the impromptu election machinery, called into service in tne,nour when America is selecting her men to fight Germany, was running smoothly and easily. By night the provost marshal general expects that 10,2114,869 Americans be tween 20 and31 will have Hated them selves in the potential army of the draft. . . Home time betweei, now and. aarly fall, 625,000 of this 10,204,809 will be chosen by lot, ealled formally to the colors and started in the government soldier producing factory. Half a mil lion of the Americans who registered to day will constitute the first American draft army. The remaining 125,000 will form the reserve from which vacancies in this first half million will be filled. Tirst Real Draft. . Today was America's first experience with a compulsory dra'ft from which there could be no evasion by purchase of a substitute. It was the nation 's first compulsory demand on her yoifth since the days of '61. Many states made a holiday of the event. Hundreds of cities held formal celebrations. There were parades, patriotic mass meetings, speeches, banners, bands and pageants. For the most part America went "in" with the joyous enthusiasm of youth of youth unafraid, ready for a fight. A more sober undertone was the grim presence in mobilized ranks of heavy police and militia guards at all registra tion places. New York, melting pot of the nation where a hundred nationalities congre gated, was under heavy guard. Every one of Police Commissioner Wood 's bluecoats was at his post. So also was every one of the auxiliary home defense league -substitutes. Armored police au tomobiles carrying machine guns and heavily armed men were held in readi nsse for instant despatch. Every man in New York National Guard was under arms and held for instantaneous action. Federal and state legal agencies were primed and ready to begin the arrest of slackers one minute after 9 p. m. when the polls for registration should close. Little Trouble Occurred. In less comprehensive measure nearly allcities in the nation took New York's precautions. It was not expected that the day would pass without a few inci dents whero troublemakers, agitators, cranks or even German spies, might seek to interfere with the machinery of the draft. But every state and ev ery city was prepared to deal vigorously with such malcontents and no serious trouble was anticipated. The only cities which reported rain early today were Denver and Lincoln, Neb. It was cloudy and threatening in several western and middle western sections. Particularly' heavy registration was reported from Detroit, New York, Rich mond, Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland and most of the other large eastern cities The weather at all of these points was clear and summery. Provost Marshal General Crowder ex pected by noon to have a preliminary report from the governor of every state estimating the percentage of men regis tered to the states total population and giving details as to any local troubles which might have developed. In the first few hours of registra tion only one organized move on the part of big business to secure its em ployes from the draft had been made apparent. This was in the form of tele graphic protests from New York, Chi cago and other large cities that cer tain great public utility interests , telephone, gas, electrie Ught and trac tion companies were instructing their employes to claim exemption because they were employed in "public utilities necessary to the maintenance of the MANY CITIES (Continued on paga two.) REGISTRATION IS MOVING QUIETLY MIXTIONS Chicago Makes 12 Arrests Up to Noon Which Leads in That Respect PACIFIC COAST STATES MAKING FINE SHOWING Opposition Fails to Material ize in East, Due to Firm Steps Taken ft BUT FEW INQUIRIES Washington, June 5. During tho tirst three hours of regis tration only two inquiries had reached tho provost marshal general's office from the whole country. Both were requests for information. One man in New York who declared ho didn't know his age, telephoned to ask what to do. "In ease of doubt, always ' registes, ' ' he was told. Another siinilnr inquiry camo from Elkhart, Ind. From the absence of any complaint the provost marshal general's office assumed that, the registration machinery was running smoothly... - , , . San Francisco, June 5. Registration day on tho Pacific coast started with a rush to the polls. The weather didn't encourage slack ers. Clear skies throughout the Pacific coast states encouraged a heavy regis tration during the morning. Many reg istration clerks found lines of youths waiting when they opened tho polling places at 7 a. m. Double police forces were on guard in the larger coast cities though there was no early indication today that they would be necessary. Parades and patriotic demonstrations were plannod in many places. By proc lamation of the governors of Pacific coast states, today was a legal holiday. California saloons were practically all closed. Several hundred youths escaped reg istration today by enlisting. San Fran cisco alone reported about 100 enlist ments in all branches of the service yesterday. 'Vigilance committees" organized by federal, state, county and city au thorities on the Pacific const, had lit tle' to do during the early hours today Extra officers in plain clothes circu lated everywhere, however, kceping a close watch for a possible attempt to distribute anti-conscriptionist litera ture. One Objector Arrested Sacramento, Cal., June 5. Rufus Rarranfrpr wtln anvil hn is fin I. W. W.. was arrested this morning on the Fol- som roan wnere ne was HprenuuiK anu- nnaf i litinn firptllnrM TlM admitted to detectives who arrested him that he was tno man wno posted up inu circu lars in Sacramento about a week ago. For the past few days, he admitted, he has been spreading the dodgers in the vicinity of Folsom and along tho Fol som road. He will be turned over to federal authorities. This was the only sign of opposition to the draft in Sacramento during the forenoon. Quiet in California Sacramento, Cal., June 5 Through out California there was a heavy morn ing registration, and in no part of the state has there been trouble or disturb ance of any kind, Ralph D. Mcrritt, ..hint thi atatfl registration bureau announced at 9:45 a. in- Merritt is in constant touch with registrars through out the state. No Disturbance in Oregon Portland. Or., June 5. Adjutant General George White said today that registering in Oregon was progressing smoothly, and that the young men were turning out early. He added that it would be impossible to determine the actual number of men registering, but he said it would probably be close to 100,000 in Oregon. No Trouble ia Saattle Seattle, Wash., June 5. At the end of the first hour of selective service registration, no trouble had been re ported to Seattle police. William Clay ton Sloan, aged 28, claimed to be the firBt man to register. He was on hand at 6:45 a. m. but the registrar made him wait until 7 o'clock. Indications (CoBtiaued oa paga four.) B2AZIL WAS FORCED - By H. B. Robertson. (United Press staff correspon dent). Rio Do Janeiro, June 5. Brazil was forced to break her neutrality because Germany was virtually declaring war on all Latin America, according to a fbrmal note of explanation for warded all nations except the Central Powers today by the foreign minister. Included in the note was a charge that the attitude of cer tain Houth American republics "does not comport with the principles of the Monroe doc trine." AMERICAN LINER HAS SCRAP WITH DIVERS Belief Is One of Her Two Shots Sank U-Boat A Thrilling Scene London, Juho 5. The American arm ed merchant liner Mongolia put into a British port today bringing as dramatic a tale of a brush with German subma rines as has bneu told in Germany's submarine warfare and with her crew confidently expressing the belief they nan sunn ono or tne enemy submarines. Tho Mongolia ran into a "nest" of submarines and had her first glimpse of periscopes wuen a2o miles rroin ner port of destination. This was on Fridav. June 1. One "eye." of a submarine was sighted a hundred yards distant and im mediately the American naval gun was trained on it. Almost simultaneously the aft gun spoke in a shot fired at the second periscowe, this one about 1.500 yards distant. Lieutenant Seymour, U. o. ii., in cnarge or tne srun crew, be lieves this aft gun's shell reached its mark and that the submarine was sunk. The first two shots from the Amer ican guns brought a British destroyer hurrying upon the starboard horizon. Watched Destroyer Work. Two hundred American , Red Cross worierg en route from Chicago to France to join baso hospital No. J2 lrom iMortnwestern ' university hung over tne Mongolia s rails and yelled "get 'em," as the long grey British destroyer sped aft, baring her teeth in a great shear of white spray flune out over the green wake. As the chase started, the destroyer's bugler stood on the deck of the speeding ship and sent over the waters the clear bugle notes of the "Star Spangled Ban ner" and "God (Have tho King." The destrover thrice circled the Mongolia the "gallery" of Red Cross officers, nurses and men following hur riedly from port to starboard and back again, unwilling to lose sight of her for a single second lest she run down her quarry. Before Hie destroyer could come up, however, three torpedo had been launch ed by the submarine and sent speeding through the water toward the Mongolia. Immediately the U-boats were sight ed the Mongolia began to zig zag. The torpedoes could be seen, marking their white track through the water but they missed. All passed astern of the American ship. mo Belts at Dinner. Failing to reach one of the enemy boats for an engagement, the British de stroyer ducked back alongside. Through out the remainder of the afternoon she stuck close at hand, frisking gravely about occasionally like a sedate old greyhound. It was exactly Jz:la, according to those .aboard the Mongolia when the ship's alarm of one long and four short blasts brought all the American ship's pnssengers and her crew to the lifeboats all with their life belts buckled on. There was no panic. Just before the brush with tho Oer mans began and for 15 minutes while the aft gun was firing, Gunner Andrew Fleming, of Philadelphia, was in charge. Passengers and crew alike all wear ing their life belts lined the rails dur ing the fracas, some silent, Homing fingers tightly stopped into their ears while the guns were barkinfg, or else, when the firing was over, crowding the side to cheer the wallowing, dipping destroyer while the Britisher exchanged flag signals wnn ine .Mongolia. Most of the saloon passengers dined that same evening still wearing their cumbersome life belts. DB. MATHI3, OF MONMOUTH GETS ARMY COMMISSION Dallas, Ore., June S. Dr. M. O. Mathis, of Monmouth, who was in Port land last week taking the examination for the officers' reserve medical corps, received word yesterday that he had successfully passed the examination and had been granted a captain's commis sion. Dr. Mathis was ordered to be pre pared on short notice to report to a training camp. TO DECIDE BTBIKE QUESTION Chic a go. June 5. Tonight will de cide whether Chicago is to face another street ear strike- The union will meet to consider an offer of two cents an hour increase made by Leonard A. Bus by, president of the Chisago surface lines. The emploves now receive from 25 to 30 cents an hour, according to length of service. The company em ploys 11,000 men. CHINESE PUZZLE 1 1 If nr AAi urn rir MI DLdULVLUb! A f.'FlV fX'JRfliY II I IB. I I I IVIII1IIVIII Eiditv MeraWs nf Parlia ment Resign and Members of Cabinet Flee ANARCHY MAY FOLLOW WRECKING OF REPUBLIC General Chan? Hsun Power ful Leader Would Revive Chang Dynasty By Ralph H. Turner ' (United Press staff correspondent) Tokio, June 5. Tho Chinese revolu tionary movement today is tending to ward the restoration of a -monarchy and the enthronement nf the nlri Chains aynasiy. iKirtst -repuris received- nerw ircra Peking deny that President Li Yuan filing linn I cntgui-u uuuvr (ircntsurc Ul the militarists, who have established m provisional government at Tien Tsin. Hsu-Shi-Chang head of the revolution ists' provisional government is known to nave monarchists leanings. Ifsll-Shi-Chanir has flsaumed hi du ties and is preparing to demand the res ignation of President Li Vuan Hung. The disruption of parliament today threatened to block the plan of Presi dent Li to rush through an immediate declaration of war against Germany. Kighty members of parliament have re signed, and several members of Li (inn Miinff'. ilimnlatrilliin ham flf-.l from Peking, according to cablegrams received here. This leaves . ricmdent ! .....t.llv mtiIvuiI The movement toward a monarchy is further emphasized by the fact that Oeneriit I hanfc Hsun, military goveta--W of the province, of Anhwei, favors reviving tne old rnnng oynasry. it was General Chang who virtually placed Hsu-Shi-Chang at the head of the pro visional government in Tienstia. Two thousand rebel troops from tho nrovinco or Annwei, oemniiinB i " command of General Ni-Shi-Chun have arrived near Tienstin on a special train Two thousand more reported to be ea route to Tienstin from anotber provinc No other movement of troops is report ed. The belief m Tokio is that China will be plunged into anarchy. ROAD BONDS LOSE Negative Majority Is Now About 1200 Will Be Increased With the returns from Sir! precinct of the 73 in Marion county in the hands of the county clerk, the total for the measures balloted on yester day at the special election are n follows: Th) measure authorising ports to create limited indebtedness to en Yes 807; No. 301, No. DlMo. The measure limiting the number of bills introduced in the legislature an increasing the pay of legislators No. 301, Yes S7; No, 305, No. 6316. Th.? measure declaring against im plied repeal of constitutional provis ions by amendments No. 30W, Yr 1515; No. 307, No. 40311. Uniform tax classification amend mentNo. 308, Yes 24N.M; No. 300, Na 3271. Requiring election, city, town, snl state officers at same timeNo. SHI, Yes 4128; No. 311, No 2063. Four hundred thousand dollar tax levy for a new penitentiary, No. 312, Yes, 1728; No. 313, No 4827. Six million dollar road bond issuj and h.gh way bill No. 314, Yes 277i; No. 315, No 3930. Following is the vote by precinct as far as received, the various men- (Continned oa paga six.) TliT WpAThkR ,. HIS IS SMd Oregon: Fair teaight "ith light frest east portion; Wed ' n esdaj f i r, warmer south and east por tions; northwest erly wiada, . V Do V.. t