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Newspaper Page Text. t. I CLASSIFIED ADVEKTI9EMEXTS IIKST 8KUV1CE ALWAYS. Consult The Review first when look ing for an apartment nearly every thing la advertised here. Review readers and advertisers ar assured of the very best service. We always lead, all ays. "My Country "Ti of Thoo, Swnt Land of Liberty." vou .x. ItOSI.'lU lti;, IHUil..S tXHNTV, OHKOON, Tl ksiiw m kniv;, MAY Ni. MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE ARRANGED sKitxK'is will, in: mi. i) i THK. Alt.MOIiY ON MIMOUIU. DAY HY THK i. A. It. I'l 1ST, THK WOMKX'S Hi:!,!!:!'' COItl'S AMI OTIIKK OKIiAMZATIONS. AFTERNOON PROGRAM AI HOME Procession Will MiiitIi From Armory to Soldiers Home, heiv Pm gram and Aihlivt W ill lie iiven. Memorial day will be observed here on Sunday, May 27th. wilh ap propriate services nt the armory, un der the auspict'H of the (1. A. It. Post, the Women's Relief Corp. Stunner Camp No. 1ft, Spanish-American War Veterans, Son of Veterans, ihe Hoy Sco ii l R and the general public, to whom a cordial invitation is extend ed. The patriotic memorial day ser vices will occur at the armory at 2: HO p. m., with Rev. Katon as Ihe speaker for the occasion. This will be a most important service, because of the past recalled and the noble dead honored, of the tremendous war crisis upon us, economic, nal ional and moral, and of the victories in the past and Ihe not come of the futuie. Tho afternoon program will occur nt the Oregon Soldiers' Home, with assembly at the armory at l::io and march to the home, led by the hand. All will march from the home to tin1 Soldiers' Home cemetery, where the W. It. C will Imve charge of the ceremonies. A salute will bo given for the unknown dead and flowers will he deposited, after which the following program will take place: Reading of the orders Ry Com mandant Hamlin. Music by the band. Invocation - Hy Rev. .lope. Singing "America"-- -Hy audience. Heading. ' The Flag" Mii-s .Mar pa ret Page. Lincoln's Address at Gettshurfr Tt Warrington. Address R"v. .1. C. Spencer. Stand at attention. Taps. Flowers are solicited by the to decorate the graves, to he 1 Voi-t I'll at the armory before in o'clock a. lit which time details v. ill have the different cemeteries. for SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST BEAN BILL; AN ELECIION IN CUilRY CO. District Attorni'y, Cipoiko Ntjiitiur riHt'tvetl woril Mom Altoriu-y CelU'tiil lilowtl today to tho ( ITi'c t titiil Hit Olrnuli Siiiireme Court lifl IkIiI UaillSt till' HtMU I'ill. Wlllfll was a tm-abilt'e paseil at ino liint si'SMion of Hie Still l.'is latuii" for tho puriii' of iilai--Itm th." o. k C. Kiiinil lamU hack on tlie tax rolls. As a r.-ault of the de-Won. tut' liicasuto will not hi' placed on tlm hallot ami the iko.1i' will not hae an opiioituniiy to vote on the measure as was in tended nt tile June election. Another ileci.-lon announced by the Sulucnie Court was thai the officials of Curry Coitntv will have to hold an election to vote on the '.' '''I honil Issue the same a other counties. This action ha. I heen relused hv the of i. i.il thete and the matter had heen taken to the hli'her c t to hrilm mandamus i.roci eilmus mr cotllellini; the electiun. AUTO TRUCK INVADES LOCAL STORE TODAY H(.w Fat- or Ptovid-n.-e. or what- e er i, is that guides i r. -t.-rioa- i m nts. could back a In .r. il lad-n : if irmk i:i!o a li'.ar e uh'Te a d"Oi i.Uht to be. even l..o! ite"Sly nnd ae- nratelv than any man "iild (Vt. -vac wh t i -m- '1 'i i,lin- d'd i e-.de to wonder f h las Conn.v Cte,".e,v tr l t.ft.1 1- ln from -I" st. .re fro,,, .. V ' foil..-InJ .ho ,. Kah'e fhatterlnir of a flate Kla- win""- nttrvteil the attention of every ,.er- Son on the stre..,. .vt that iK.ant. tlie rowrel unto 'Tuik of ,!,. .-cm- erv a, f..- .Ii.v,.e, rn.tr w Interior of t'e Mtnl.-ir- -'-re. h. ltol.er, llatll.1,1. me givlnR .ha'P. 1,'tt 10 ill I ,'n ly even R0SEBUR6 LODGE Of EAGLES PASSES RESOLU TION CN PAIIilOIISM The Korffburfi Aeiiu. Xo. Hi7. oi Hale.s, at their last meet. lit; passed i resolution which it offers as posi tive pioot of ilieir patriotiMii of their royalty to the country in the pivsetit crisis. The resolution follows; ''Whereas, the Fraternal Order ot .Cagles U a society devoted to the rotection of the American home; "Whereas, its ril ualistie work Is patriotic. requiting a salute to the Man as part of the opening ceremony, and having as colors the beautuul and beloved, lied. White and Mine; and its fund a mental pi inciph-a Lib erty. Truth. Justice, and Humility; "Therefoie. He it resolved that the I vi ales of Koseburg do hereby reaf firm their loyally to our country and the Mag, and call upon all the people to put aside partisanship and needs and unitedly support the President in his trying efforts to protect Ameri can lilo and sustain National honor.'" At fhe meeting other business was transuded and one new member was added to the rolls. The order is rapidly increasing and much interest has been taken in its affairs. G IS It ItVMKN TAKK VI' MU KIIAI 1- I'.STICA I'lONS or CUIMINAI. i m n t i us wii li:iilt ltl.Y 1 WII.I. l:i:ni: IMiCIMI:MS i ' soov. " j MNY WITNESSES ON SHEEP CASE Tom W l!ivi, of VnlKlliiil. llinl iiltr. a IhhuI .limk iM-alt-t-. Art' Subjects lnciiil-y Italic May I'Ii'iiiI (.uiliy. The grand jury convened for the ickjiiiar Ma 'erin this morning and two t-.isej; v ere later in estimated, although no returns had made late this atiernoon. II is thought that at least two indictments will be made some time1 tomorrow. The case which was lirst taken up und investigated this morning; was that of M. Wolff, a loc.il junk deal er, who was accused several months ago of stealing a alu.ible turbine water wheel belonging to II. Iv Itaker. of Loon Lake. Several wit nesses were here and testified be fore the inquisitorial body and at"- i forward left on the afternoon train for home. Mr. WollT denied that he stole the water whel. saying that it was sold to him by a third party. It was valued bv Mr. itaker nt ahnu $.'.iHt he aid he was intending to use it in irtaHing a small elec tric plant on his place Pieces of the wheel were found here, but the parts wero so damaged that they could be used only as junk. This afternoon, it is understood that the grand iury took up the n vetiL'.ilion of Thomas Davi-. alia .luteins, who has been in the county jail ineo Anril i. following a 'haute of killing sheep owned bv Mr. ol sen. near Yotiealla. Havis was for nierlv in tlio I'. S. Xavy an-1 is thot to have deserter). P.,rts el a sheep were found on his premises at the timo he v-;,s nrms'ed and it is claimed by Mr OI?-on that as many ;ts jo or :;o of his sh.ep haw been killed during H"- P' winter. Mr oLot l "1ie Hav is w as also eni tlov(d by other j-aitt-s and evid-iee mav le nddueel during the pro ..i ' ii e ,t 'gai j'ln i n criminal in ' sJai" guilt; ot nei off ;.-er hav that Hav ii Tid- to Plead i Cotitini nrt r.n V igp Six. ) t. t. ei h-.id I. i' ic tint liave Ii. il a li re. n.r...- m , tc.lc -a no n,i Lin" n.,.1 a -' " -n ,-r ! - I W'c.aMy a:.."-,.. - " ,. , , , , .. ,,.,. O'l mi ' in-- the , . , ; .r rcete 2e.t It t n I in ' . Mr 1 ll. irvl " . . , I -r. d.t !.. n ';''''.' 1, h, The I the ll'l.l.l'e car not la tl.aife.r. I. iiu:sr was in:u at i mi:k- TAKI. PAIU.OUS THIS MOltN- concliemmj thi: m ath OF M- LAK-Ol l I.KT1IA IIAIE N KSS. CHARLESEIELDSWASfXONERATED Many Yitnee TeMily. le -Inrlito All Precautions Were FxerciMtl Child Wax .early Hun loun Shortly ltefore. "T'navoidable accident," returned a Jury called by Coroner C. It. Wade this morning, after holding an inves tigation into the death of little Let ha Alice Harness. The body of Ihe beautiful child was In a room ad joining and the sadness of the trag edy cast a gloom throughout the pro ceedings. Ten or more wit nesr es testified, and each was of the belief that the automobile) by which the child was killed was diivcn with alt possible Cafe. "e find that Letha Alice Harness was killed by being struck by an au tomobile dn en by Charles FriMs," reads the form of the verdict, "ami we are of the further opinion that the accident was unavoidable." The jury men w ere A. .1. ieddes, S. K. Morris. C.uy C.rilfilh J- J"" l)- 1 . v . 1 homns, McKay. In no part of the testimony was ll,-i- !nv ihoiifhl lli;it st-4'liHd to I blame Mr. Fields for the accident. Wiien Russell Harness, the child's father, took the stand, he said he be- :B!!Bri i said, and from all Indications there j I was neither recklessness nor lack of: care. He isaiil the child had been 1 dropping chips into the river on one j side and runninir across the bridge j to watch th-m cominc under oh the I other- He believed Hie litlie pirl was I starting across the bridge when she steppid. fn the path of th-i. moving automobile and was struck down. : Several witnesses who say the ac cident occur said two wheels of the ear passed over the little form. One fot the wheels is believed to have passed over the face while the other ci ossed i he chest . There ere a ! number of ears on Ihe bridge at the jtime and y- eral children were play ' ing there, making, it unlikely that I the speed could have been more than eight unit s an hour. This was the P'fd. according to-he testimony of I Mr. Fields himself, j A not her impoi taut detail in t he fco;iie of the investigation was ron i lamed in the testimony of Fred j Hamilton, manager of the local tele phone "exchange, who said he had only narrowly missed striking t he child in the same manner about 20 'minutes before. He said tint lor Ihe fact that he was driving his ear in , intermediate nr and was able to -Kid hi4 w he. -is in time, the child would lone probably fallen in Ihe w a .' of bis own m a eh i tie-, n-vitj iiiiIiit u it le-sscK were of the ooinion thai the child was l'earb-ss of danger I ' i from automobiles and then-lore did ; md take the oiduiar can as do mosi ; children. 1 Mr. ami Mis. H. C. Witham wen ;n a car about h' fe-t trom the sri lie (;f Ihe accident, and with them the car wt te Miss t-,dna Witham. He ir daiighier, and Miss Martha Pal- terson They said Hie Hagdy oc ' currt-d so quickly that then- was no lime io avoid It. Oeorge Ituttieit was alo on the bridge nnd y.iVk the vic tim i mined lately a fter the ai cid nt oe,;rrrd. Mr-. Fi'lds. lTof. F. P.. ilainliu and the lati' i 's w U", Who were in Ho- Fi- lds car. oflend t. -M mnny i-nd st Med that two wh 'ds 1 vt r Ihe body, but tint t fte e was killed after til" second rll.'l All I h.Kl I' sed ov r ,on account of ng -low. Mr Fodds 'I--.1 h. ,1 . ir ' lUIII' c. aflneied t,y til Hid si.l he tried r but win i.iiahb f its sudd' nn-rs He -aid be was A ieile rC( lint tn ,iv..,.l th" lo 'lo so It c: .lli.l U'lCV I'.'CN ll' ,1'TIK Hie 'III. -1 child ;.s well as ihe car tig ot eraiion- in t h cl I J -ll I I.' could net h,i ,iv !. can-. - th rbild in fi"tit oi the le .-I nu'leipatcd H 'i and wife w. r' i le 11 ll- i:.i w.i .ml ' I ' - II we. - :-nd it w: I.r.. the tic 'I Mr at '. ' lit t ' .'V ll I rail. S.'U.il the II' 1 I !.!. - for h,;- .1. a,. rl.,:r..t I'm t, Vr ,,.,. T),.. .a. I.....I " ' " -- ,,,.., ,. M..,lr., , f,r, ,.,, ,.,r,.. r ,,e.l .hi- :.-',..n..r, f,.. , Me,. ,,, ,,n.l :t:in. I',,-. l-r h- of!.. ci-lne- tr ATTORNEY BRYSON Of. ' EUGENE Will HANDLE AFEAIRS Of OLD BANK Attorney R. L. Fddy return- 4 ed this morning from IVitland, where he sent yesterday ai- J tending the session of ll.ie r-od- f" '"'ai Court. Mr. F.ddy stated J that the. case for a receiver for the First National Rank had been decided, and that K. R. Ilryson. a prominent attorney of Kugene, had been appointetl to that place. The application for the removal of S. A. San ford, as Trustee, was made by Atty. Hammond, of North Hend. The motion was allow ed by the appointment of lliy- s tec eier and he will serve under order of ihe Fed eral Court. E it is i;i:i.u; i :i i:nts or tiik i:::i.imi: All'! THAT OI II odiii: I SS IlKSI'ONSIIH. i ii: ati ioh't t i : i t OI-' WAIt. TO KM. I, MINIS. TO BE HELD tiitmturittc i UeMirtod to Have Iteeti Seen OtV ihe ovv Fnuhtnd Cojist and the Itepoi 1 is Ueinu liiKVotiuietL NF.W YOIiK, May 22. An unsuc res.'iul attenipi to kilt Minister of War Kercni-ky was repoiied in dis patches o ihe .leweish Haily For Wiiid. ".n attempt on the life of War Minl.-lcr Kt reiisky ij? mado ju-1 no A'," so the db pai-?ii Kahi. "Keiensky escaied and all partici pants have b. "ii arrested. It is rum ored that the plot was arranged hy adherents of tin- old reegime." Ker ensky is very strong with the masses of the people in Russia. To Hold Congre,.. PKTIiOfi It 0. May 22.- A gener al congress rf workmen and soldiers has be.-n called tor June M to dis cu s "war, peace, finances, land, la bor, army organization and constitu ent aemhly." it was announced. May He Submarine. PORTLAND, Maine. M;'V 2? Naval stations an' trvitrg to verify reports of submarines seen off the New Knrland coaft. The Coast fluard reported that tnev sighted a submar- I Fishermen they hiiw periscope. Traill1 Ctdlid' CLAHKSItl lM;. Y. V Tw dve n rsons a re d ot hers w.-re injured w lieu a j train snuished into a work t r; ning twenty no n todny. ( t p I pap"t i Hi r ..... . 1 . ;' , . ,1 '.. : ; . .; $ - " ' . ,, , SN HMM l;". My y' ,t ,. I, ...... m. tor la,,. , ..,,. ,.. , ,""' ''' ," ' '.'., ,.tl larrT".,. , ........ .111. I these ohici..s I,.,. .11.,' u. Ill he - ' i In H" . V etnetll s .OH Hee the COl.lHV l,.,,,.i 1,:., I, id " ....' ll- loill" I" I.H.T ll : t .1 Klir- The r. MlltS Of th- e',1 c . II ics ron-, ,, ,. ,, r, ,, ,., ,,.;.,.. 'i".l S. 1-1 tin IlliC Will he thllie sh.,.- i. v. hl.-h -. In 1,1 Ik re .liiimir the ; ,. pi eiciratioii- I I. ,. .,.!" Ii. n 1 "' ""' h : ' ' " ' 1111,1 '", j '''" ,,. i.. I Un.,v.:i The , ii, i-. ,...11... ..... ,.,...,1 th" I'lct" h.,,.. a 1 1 '-.-'I, I.e.-n pre r, w.r til to I' .r; la. I.I to haw ; j , , ,, , , ,.,, ,, c . f --!. 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'; , 1 ; " 1 ' ",r ,.V ,.,',;.,.. , "- " ' ' i i ' 1 1 ' " .' " " " ' V' "' i ( ,' .i.'.l o'l l'-i".' S ' l tl' i i t s here ..v, . J-'?.ji'.-V j ' A :J U should he Ul, d I 'o. d t' -t tl,' !1 , ' W"'I'-: x;B::;Bx ALLIGATOR IS KILLED; 9- 1 li ' .! , , nils liKiT'l iil mr '.U'l e I i' i 'i 'l' M I: - vIt.: I VILL BE PRESERVED ti.ael.ili.- V t)f' . .."1 ! .1 I . -tree! . , n - , 1., t ., lilh v, ' ;fi--'-i f-'-T-l '1 ""- '' '' ' '' !- " i I 'I ! lot ' in- ' 'n, ml the in. ill , aim . ',,' A ' '. - .J ,.n'. nl' .; 11 . ' " I . , I , - i ,. ' ' ' ' ' "" '" 'rotl.'!' heie 'w s,',, I AV "' -"1 ritnii Mil .mi',, I'HiMI-i T. ' '' ' " ' ' '" '" ' '"" ' ' "' ., I .,.,.k i. j . - i ... .. i, ! .... I . .. i ... ii ! Mi. I..TIV coul, I I, lie: vcie. I lor I'l - I' C.,!., ,,,., . ,., ' - ' . 11. 1 , i ' , 1 1 ' 1 , I I e , , - KM,,,' SHERIFF QUI , EXPLAINS ORDERS CIIICM.AII i.kiiii; wii.i, in-: M-'.NT TO I'lil-.t IM TS l 01 -TV IX M:T I'l-.W KAYS TO 'oi:i;m T misi Mii:iisTAMl(; AUOI T lEIK.ISI'ltA NOV. Off ICERS URGE QUICK RESPONSE Methods of He-istialion and Finn of (ioveriiuu'Hl Ar Oiitlined In ii eu I.i4ter W hich is 1o lie Widely CiriiilatiNl. Sheriff Ceorge Quine late this af ternoon completed a letter which will tie sent to all the precincts in Doug las County tor the purpose o.f clear ing up any misunderstanding among the various registrars in regard to the liovernmcnt orders pertaining to conscript ion. The let ters will be mailed from the county clerks' office in the next few days and will be as lollow s: In order to answer some Inuuiries which have been received and to in a ke the matter clear to all t hose selected to handle the war census registration in Douglas County and to clear away any possibility of con flict of authority as it mav apply to those selected to do (he work In each precinct, it. is thought best bv the county board to stale that if any mix- i up as to who Is in aupiborii, the precinct registrar or the dfpuiv' sheritf, the inivup was brought about by the l ick of instructions limn Cov eiutiient headquarter which were re ceived by this board only from d.t to day as they were winked out. F.ach day brought Ins! ruct ions 1o do something in the way of gening ready. Our first Inst ruct ions were to se lect boards to handle ihe work ami to iise the election machilieiy of the county for this purpose as far as p... sible. The county military hoatd then decided that the deputy idrerilf iwho i a member of the election i ho. ml uudt r our state laws) und the loHicial precinct regisiiar (also a j part of the election machinery i would be able to handle the wctk in most all precinct and sent out ad vise accord i ugly (your first Id t t , which action had the approval of ihe djutant Cen. tat. In this cotimMinn I tnighl add that you too will be ex pected to use your Judgment as to t be cl erica I a si' islam n necessa ry Ju your part leu la r precinct. The next Inst ruct ions w ere that I one man under the iiie of u .i r cn j sum marshal, or registrar i being one lalld the sainei, mil I lie n-poliMble. I ihe board then d cnb'd o pccnul the ab'fce mentioned deputy .IoiiM' lo remain as the official to,id of (lie I precinct regisi ral ion. and he he - I sisted hy I he precinct regisi iar f :i I ready sideeted to assist l, who could have charge of the clerical w ork ml under he aforesaid war nsiis mar-dial. Now again (one; t n 1 1 net i op - nti- , Hllll .1111 ,1,1,1.1 lie ,l,l....llll ..t. - -. . , mW .,. ir.,l,:.l l-.ilciiln.ucr ami I .t,l,,ia. Mr. Larson 1 ' ' I .. . . . a .li li. utn lillllu the ci.nlia.ls at Htiil six' -Now ar.au, (nice.: in 1 1 net ,,,n . uti- . trcieli, 'let' (late of Mav ."n. ;.t . .i. iclon- n oi - 1 lv v.-'. nlav. wind, ,, ,.s ll: ' ' '"" " .r. i.linK n nirfac,. j 'Til,, tentative c.lllcll, 1, -war en 11'"' I'"' l'"-'' I'1'"" , L i. . 1- ... 1 1 i... .i ....... i i iii a li.i ...i l.lc en. I ii ioii at out e, il Im i , , , ,, , ' i 1 1 ;i '' 1 " i-e-f in t li T lie ';mI g-.in:e, n. ; Itv , rV'...t i'l.'.'"-. ' -' ' "- hi. ,'.,,,,s , his i' - ,i. , r ,. r ,:.,..,..,.. , i . 1 i.iv . atnl .1. ke.l out Its III.'. I 'e . ,...,',,... ..., , I .1... Ml... ..I II . I ii ., .1 th.' ,.f l.c U'ncl.s. ,.. , , , , , . r. ur -I' t ,i, r '' " ti ..... s i , I three rc.-l ami seven ' , ....I...., I , : , : , ,,,..v O' - I" '"I . j - . , , :. . , in Hie ;il- Ilie in. m eater, w h lli-s. MtlllM Ii I.IHW . ' " ' ' "" hK i:i" . V . . .. 'I hi . . II Cl-is i'l, eel ' " , , ,. . , " . ., 1 I t I,!, h V, . 1 le- a, on- .i,i;,',ie:,t of ,.,-v c.r.l in. I i.l ' m Mr l.eirv t s ft i i I I,,,, an ft I of -,,,, ..il . in .s , their niiitn- MEETING IS ARRANGED TO DECIDE CLOSING Of WILBUR STATION The Public Service i'ommision of uregcm nas caiu u a ineeuug ai u- our lor ine purpose oi ueiermiumK w bet her the Soul hern Pacil ic Com pany will be allowed to close the sta tion there. The meeting will be held Saturday, June 2, at It a. m., and the Wilbur citizens will attend anil pre sent test i m ou Hkihg that the sta tion be not closed. The railroad com pany has petitioned the Public Ser- ice Commission to close the station, claiming that they aro losing money on It and It is not paying. The citi zens of Wilbur are anxious that the closing of the station does not go in to effect and have circulated a peti tion to that ellect. A hearing will be taken of the evidence of both sides ami a decision rendered by the Pub lie Service Commission. Avi;pts POSITION IIF.UK. , formerly of (Irants epled a posit ion wit h is wa'.'hmaker, in his on Cass street, Mr. to be an experienced has in llney. ry Ktor Kay is s w orkmaii. lid COI MY COIIIT AWAIIhS ON liiUT toiiw ion ion c.i; OF .U l I I. lilt II ILL hi: I I, i 1 h o I HI. uo .iis IX si; i i; . iiisi t;i I n. 'APPARATUS HASTENS LOAOiNG i. T. L.UM.ii mjs Work Will Start llilliiediaietv 4ti av el W ill be lla-e oi- liiipioveiiienm .More lei nuuieiK, i;xtensie road win k to be under lain by the couiiiy oiliclals linme- nal ly lor Ihe pill o;.e ul etlectilig o ri m.i in-nt summer no prov eim ni lo pans ot Ihe i'acilie lligbwa, were .a a l led lod.t w lieu Count .1 lldge U. W. Mantels nwindcd a coiiiiact lor I imiii .it ils of gra v el lo O. T. I .a i .mi, li:a n. t ger of I he KosetiUl g ...Hid & liratel Col. plant. ll is mult i . tood i liai I he w ork w ill among sev i a I districts. I --1 1 . t; av a ila tde I ruin t be id siipcrv isoi s, ihiougb ihction tlie Pacific High Conoid"! able work, coll I ly ot placing a large two kinds oi giavel on l.e divided Ihe loolM) r eveial le; ttliii;t' Jiiri. way p.ir..-e.i. si ling idn tua nt ii y of II. e . res. -lit I. .all made, will he .lone i.. ., ( re mi. Sin e , III. W indies,.','. UFNCII IIAVK AM lOMIN ATlNli POINTS IN THK MOUONVIL MKUrt SFCTOR NSlTlON AUK TIIOM.HT TO UK K.NTIUK I.Y SF.CI UK. BRITISH IMPROVE POSITIONS Uiti7.il May le lare War on Cenimny Today, Accord iuu to Officials Mexico -:ntei l-o(e.t, Ss Loglivh i.Hitch. Ity Henry Wood, tho French Headquarters. Slnco Sunday the Germans have lot- over in, not) men in killed, wounded and missing. The French has gained full possession uf all dominating crests in ihe Mo-on-villers sector. Ceneral Nivelle'8 forces control all Important points between Mount Cornlllet and Teton, within a half mile ot AioronvillerH. All counter attacks were repulsesd. Improve Positions. LONDON, May 22.--Tho Itritish ate consolidaling their newly won posiiiwus in the Hindenburg line. General Haig diil not report any major actions, but showed that there was ellectlve llrtlish artillerylng. Itrail May l ight. UIO DF J ANKlliO, May 22. Ilra .il may declare war on Cermany to day, so ulUciatx say. The l'resident uinouuced that lie would transmit u special message to congress late to day, t.reut interest is being mani fested. Mexico Filters Protect. LONDON, May 22. Mexico has formally protested against Ger many's unrestricted submarine war fare, a cording to an Kxchnnge Tele graph dispatch. The Mexican lninis ler in lieiliu conferred with the tier man foreign office yesterday. Clot in Portugal. M AD l; M , May 2 2 - Ten persons were killed mid fifty injured during serious food rlntu at Lisbon on Sun day, itcordlng to messages received here. Troops had difficulty uuelling the distnrhnnu. Numerous bakeries were sacked and II Is reported that holing Is spreading throughout Por tugal. OLD SHELLS GIVEN 10 MtRCHANMN fOR flGHTING SUBMARINES WASIMNC.TON. May 22.- Shells iniide during ihe Spanish war were given to armed men haul men lo tight HUbmarlnert wilh. 'I his waa disclosed when Admiral Karle, chief of the oi d nance ile par l ment , submit ted a report on the accident causing the hath ot two nurses on the Mongolia. The preliininarv leport of the naval hoard of MMn.;v indicated Ihat the IuvitIi lo, k was Insecure, aii one theory. A portion of the neck of the curiridge-w ith a brasii cap covering plit loe-e In firing and scattered as it b tt the mouth f the gun. As far as the preliminary exam! mi tion I hi' am miinit Ion w at not V Mil l I ! lll i l IIM'O. IVni of t he Cat annul a I n- diau-:, ami Ihe lat survivor of the I'mp'i'ia 1 1 1 be, returned ibis after noon to bis home al nlauf. after at-i-imiii: tlie en-nival lore. lr. Kein has live, all id his life in thW Mil of the count ry anil h.i a wide ac- p i ;i ti ' a tit -I here. e4pe 'ialt v a molt all of the old timers and pioneers. I U s-ibl to i from st.iue fi-ieign nhore, ilv 'l le. t in length. Mr. Mi;in-d tod iv t'i;it lie would e f hi deal .iillm.ll -duffed nd proh.d.lv present It to homo il 4oi iety or mu'euui.