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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, MAT 27. IMS. BRITISH DECLARE ADVANCE GOES ON Army Said to Have Pierced German Lines Along Total i Front of Three Miles. GENERAL BATTLE VIOLENT Allies' Airmen Have Day of Kspe cinl Activity, In Which 203 Mis Vlles Are Dropped and Much Damage Is Reported. liOXDO.V, May 26. The following of ficial statement was Issued by the Brit ish War Office tonipht: "The first army continues to make progress cast of Festubert. A territor ial division carried last nicht a jcroup of German trenches, capturinpr 35 pris oners, and this morning it captured one officer, 21 men and a machine Run. 'Wince May 1 the first army has pierced the enemy's line on a total front of more than three miles. On this the entire hostile front line system has been captured on a front of 3200 yards and on the remaining portion the tirst and second-line trenches are in our pos session. The total number of prisoners taken is eight officers and 777 other ranks. Ten machine ru.is in all have fallen into our possession, as well as a considerable quantity of material and equipment, particulars of which are not yet available." German Attnrka Kxceerilnjsly Hrivy. A series of attacks from both sides of the line north of Arras . last ntsrht brought on flgrhtlnf? of unusual vio lence. The official communication from Faris today asserts the Oerman Attacks, made with especial severity pear Lorette, were all repulsed. The lierlin statement admits the loss of a small position near Givenchy, but as serts that elsewhere the allies were driven back with heavy losses. ToniRht's official report from Faris frivos further accounts of British suc cesses. It says that British troops ad vanced in the direction of La Basse, taking 60 prisoners and some machine puns. Violent fighting; at many points along: the front is reported. Kxceptional activity on the part of aviators Is described. All day Tues day, it appears, British and French air men were active alone the entire front. Paris says they dropped 203 projectiles in all that day and were successful at many points. Hanarar and Machine Set Afire. "The efficacy of this fire," says the report, "was proved particularly at the ;erman aviation park at Hervilly, to the southeast of Roisel. where a hangar and a. machine were set on fire: at the Oerman reserve aviation camp at Grand Priel. to the northwest of St. Quentin, where a hangar was shattered, and at the St. Quentin railroad station, where the gasoline supply tanks , were de stroyed. . "During the course of the preceding night four shells were thrown from tho air on the railroad station at Doual. The outbreak of & fire in the vicinity of tho freight depots was observed." The German official report, issued at Berlin, relates thaf'tho number of ma chine runs captured from the Uneiish waa Increased to 10," and admits that British colored troops captured a pro jecting part of a German trench near Givenchy. ' . At other points, the Berlin report says, strong attacks by the enemy were repulsed or broke down before the Ger man entanglements. 3 KNOWN HERE FOUND DEAD Mrs. Bertha ltadkc's Mother, Sis-ter and Brotlicr-iii-I.a w Victim. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 26. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Schnei der and Mrs. Wilhelmina Pinske, mother of Mrs. Schneider, were found late yesterday in the Schneider home. All had been dead several days. The house was full of gas. The women were in bed. Schneider lay across his wife's bed undressed. It Is not established whether the deaths were accidental, whether the family was murdered or committed suicide. Mrs. Pinske is the mother of Airs. Bertha Itadke. of Portland. "Mother did not believe in banks and always kept her money in the house they may have been murdered, de clared Mrs. Bertha Radke, of 58a East Stark street, yesterday when she re ceived word from Milwaukee acquaint ing her with the death of her mother. Bister and brother-in-law In that city. "There were only the three people living in the house, so far as I know. though a. trained nurse worked there three day in the week," said Mrs. Kadke. Mrs. Pinske was a sufferer from can cer and more than 80 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Itadke left for Mil waukee last night. BARNES OFFERS CHANGES Amendment Proposed to ltcstricl Legislation in New York. ALBANY, N. Y., May 26. William Barnes, ex-chairman of Ihe Republican State Committee, today introduced In the state constitutional convention a proposed amendment intended, he said, to be a "complete definition by the con stitution concerning the powers of the Legislature in matters that , are so cialistic." Among the legislative acts now permitted which air. Barnes would prohibit are: Knnctment of minimum wage laws. Granting to political parties of pre " fcrred positions on primary ballots. Enactment of laws regulating tho rules of procedure of political parties "except to .provide for publicity of re celpts and expenditures, and for penal ties against fraud and corruption with in such parties. sioner Jack; for J. E. Cullison. Com missioner Fleischner. All members but Mr. Stone voted for Mr. Lea on the final vote, Mr. Stone supporting Mr. Ewing to the last. It was ordered that Mr. Flnley act as Game Warden until July 1. Miss Wil son was appointed clerk In the Fish Warden's office. 10,000,000 Kry Annually Mark. Upon motion of Commissioner Stone it was ordered that condemnation pro ceedings on the Umpqua River be prosecuted to termination. In the event no settlement can be made with the land owners. Governor Withycombe said regarding the meeting: "We are going to make a strenuous effort to produce more sal mon and more trout than ever in the hi3tory of Oregon. There seems to be no sound reason why, with our re sources, we cannot have 10.000,000 trout fry a season, and this is the mark we hve set for ourselves. Perhaps we can attain it next year. We are going to try to devote as many dollars as possi ble toward hatching salmon and trout, and bettering commercial fishing and sport, and as few dollars as possible in office expenditure." No action was taken concerning dep uty fish and game wardens. Considera tion of their cases was postponed until the next meeting. VILLA VICTORY DOUBTED REPORT OF DECISIVK AI. IS THOUGHT PREMATURE. Armies Rent After Northern Chief Ualna Advantage and Conflict May Establish Military Supremacy. WASHINGTON'. May 26. Reports of a decisive Villa victory over Carranza forces under Obrcgon in fighting about Leon, as announced at Chihuahua by Villa's foreign minister, apparently were "premature," according to official advices today to the State Department. I he best Information obtainable, the Department said, indicated the opposing armies had rested after severe fighting at Leon, with a decided advantage ti villas forces, and that the battle waa resumed today. The outcome of this conflict is ex pected to go far toward deciding mili tary mastery in Mexico, for the imme diate future, at least. Advices to the Department from Frontera say it was reported there that serious disturbances had occurred in the northern part of Tabasco, with defeat for the Carranza forces. Other alvlces told of reports that flghtinc was under way at Monclova, with Villa forces attempting to recapture the town. The Villa agency here announcad ft had reports that Monclova already had peen retaaen. JAMES W. WALLACE DIES Early Settler of Hood River Valley Succumbs In Cottage Hospital. ' HOOD TvIVER. Or.. May 26. (Spe cial.) James W. Wallace, one of the early settlers of Hood River, died at me cottage Hospital this morning. Mr. Wallace had been a - resident of Hood River for 39 years, having come here in the Fall of 1876 with a colony from Elmira. N. Y. The next year after his arrival work was started on the old state military road, wnicn was abandoned with con struction of the O.-W. R. & N. Mr. Wallace was engaged with the late John Marden. of The Dalles, in the construction of the highway. Mr. vs allace leaves surviving a son. Charles Wallace, of the Oak Grove dis trict. A. H LEA GAME WARDEN Oontinuod From Klrst Pafte.) decided that an expert, to be recom mended by the State Insurance Com missioner, be employed. Governor for Mr. I.ea. ' A finance committee consisting of the Governor and Messrs. - Warren and Fleischner was appointed. It was Je elded to allow the biologist one assist ant with a salary of $100 a month, and one stenographer with a salary of S75 a month. The superintendence of the state game farm wan delegated to the biologist, subject to the supervision of the commission. On the first ballot for flams Warden the rote wan! For It, L, Ewinw, Com missioner Stone for J, H, Weteett, Commissioner Warren j for A, H. Lea, Governor Withycombe and CottimU- TARIFF REBATE SUSTAINED fOontinurd From First Page.) GIANT STEAMSHIP -LINE IS PROPOSED Pari-American Conference Is Hopeful Rapid Transpor tation Will Develop. BANK CHANGE ALSO URGED Combination of Institutions Under Federal Jscr-ve Law, It Is Be lieved, Would Be Powerful Assistance to Trade. WASHINGTON. May 26. Confer ences between representatives of the financial and business interests of the United States and delegates from South and Central America, attending the Pan-American financial conference, were continued today in the effort to bring about a clear understanding of the desires and needs of the southern republics. There was no general session of the conference, and the oratory that has marked previous meetings gave way to statements of facts about the condi tions facing tho various countries, and the necessity for credit and cash to aid in their development. Giant Ship Concern Rumored. The committee on transportation, which has under consideration what many of the delegates regard as the most Important question which, the conference has faced, entrusted Its work to a sub-committee which is not expected to report until Friday. There were rumors tonight that there might result from the conference a gigantic steamship corporation, backed by all the interested countries. to insure rapid, regular and safe transportation between North and South America. It was pointed out, however. In the discussion of this subject that so far as the United States is concerned, its official representatives have no author ity to enter into any negotiations along this line, and that It is well known that private capital in the United States is reluctant to go into shipping enter prises without assurances that there will be a modification of the naviga ton laws and amendments to the sea men's act passed by the last Congress. Other Suggestion Offered. Another suggestion contemplated the establishment of steamship lines by the respective governments Inter ested, the bonds of which should be government guaranteed. Bonds of this character, backed by stable govern ments in South or Central America, it was urged, would prove attractive invtstments to the public in the United States. Talk was revived among Government officials of the possibility of a changa In the Federal' reserve laws which would permit a combination of banks which are members of the Federal reserve system to establish a large bank in South or Central America, which, in turn, could found many branches. Such a bank, it was sug gested, might prove a powerful lever in advancing trade between the two sections of the hemisphere. CHANGED POLICY URGED MEANS OF MEETINti ORIENTAL MATTER ARE QUESTIONED. city of refunding millions already col- The payment of some $80,000,000 into the Treasury due from the Income tax. however. Is counted on to delay any such emergency for several months. Today's decision of the Customs Court in part sustained the ruling of the Board of General Appraisers and in part reversed that body. in addition to Its findings regarding goods from abroad, the court held that merchandise from Cuba is entitled to reduction of 20 per cent ad valorem as provided by the Cuban preferential treaty with the United. jStates and the further discount of 5 per cent from that amount. The Government, importers and American and foreign shipowners were parties to the suit. The Government held that the clause applied to goods imported in ships of favored nations as well as those flying the American flag; therefore, that the section must be held entirely inoperative unless the favored nation treaties were abrogated. The Importers were interested particularly in the granting of the rebate. Ex-At torney-General McReynolds held the clause inoperative because of the con flict with existing treaties., and in con formity with this opinion the rebate has never oeen paid in any case, al though importers accepted the assessed duties in many instances under protest. Treaties Are Held Valid. The main plea before the court on the part of the American shipowners was that the ravored nations treaties were In fact inoperative. In this con nection the majority decision said: "By r.o department of the govern ment have these provisions ever been repudiated or denounced as unconsti tutional or denied force and effect as executory merely, so far as we can as certain. On -the contrary, they have, during all the time since their nego tiations, been recognized, respected and enforced. To hold them invalid now. for any reason, in view of these cir cumstances, would in any event be to assume a grave responsibility, and to defeat them in the face of the conten tion of the Department of State, the Treasury and Department of Justice would be little less than criminal. For tunately the duty of repudiating them can by no stretch of authority rest with us. for the very statutes which we are now construing in return rec ognize their existence and binding force and declare In effect that they shall not thereby be abrogated nor in any man ner affected or Impaired. It is a mat ter of some gratification to know that the executive departments of our Gov eminent uncompromisingly insist that our treaties shall be observed by us Judfte Devrlct Dlaitenta. In his dissenting opinion Judge Dev rles said the majority opinion of the ways and means committee of tho House which framed the Underwood Simmons law Indicated that there are at least 6600 treaty nation vessels In the American foreign trade. "It Is certain," paid Judge Dovr;. "that there aro not more than 50 Amer ican veHsela. . Did CongreMM, In order to benefit these GO vessels and such a might In the eourse of year, naoeuB& rily few under this Interpretation, r. later under our flas, immediately gve an equal bounty to flSOO other vasueis? If mo, where wua the 'favor' to 'eur Ships' T" Christian Embassy to Japan Recon mends Taking In of Entire Ques tion of Immigration by Congress. NEW YORK. May 26. The import ance of adopting an adequate Oriental policy for the United States, the funda mental principle of which shall be "The just and equftable treatment of all races," is urged in the report of Professor Shailer Matthews, dean of the Divinity School of Chicago Uni versity, and the Rev. Sidney Ij. Gulick, D. D., who composed "The Christian Embassy to Japan"' sent to that coun try early this year by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in Amer ica to foster a better understanding be tween the two countries. The report which has been approved by the council was made public to night. It recommends the adoption of such a policy to Congress and the peo ple of the United States and suggests to this end that "the entire immigra tion problem be taken up at an early date, providing for comprehensive leg islation covering all phases of the question (such as the limitation of im migration and the registration, distri bution, employment, education and naturalization of Immigrants) in such a way as to conserve American insti tutions, to protect American labor from dangerous economic competition and to promote an Intelligent and enduring friendliness among the peoples of all nations." The report recommends that cham bers of commerce, labor councils and other organizations "be urged to turn their attention to the gravity of ig norance and misunderstanding with re gard to Japan and consequent unjusti fied suspicions" and "that peace work ers and members of peace societies be urged to regard the establishment in America of - the right treatment of Asiatics and right legislation dealing with them as an Immediately practical question before us for the establish ment of permanent world peace." WIFE LOST; SUIT IS BEGUN Kmil Kiesendahl Demands $36,000 From Luclen Alton Pickens. By "romantic, dramatic and lovelike acts" Luclen Alton Pickens won his wife's affections away from him. charges Emil Kiesendahl in a suit Tor sjs.uuu damages filed in County Clerk Coffey's office yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kiesen dahl were married in 1S89. "For 25 years," recites the complaint. "plaintiff and his wife lived together In peace and comrort. in isij Mrs. Kiesendahl. who was considerably younger than her husband, met Mr. Pickens, the complaint says. After a long and arduous courtship, charges Kiesendahl. Mr. Pickens induced Mrs. Kiesendahl to sue . for divorce and to leave home. cJMarcKand4 of of Merit Only DRUG SALE Of Week-End Needs "We Are Always Busy" In this sale no phone or ders filled for specials. IVORY SOAP 6" Cakes for 18c Limit six cakes to custo mer. No deliveries except with' other purchases in Drug Deft. 1 0c Hardwater soap 5c 1 0c Bath soap, oatmeal, butter milk, glycerine .5c 5c Stearns soap tablets. . . ,7c 1 0c Peroxide bath soap .... 7c 35c Floating Castile soap. .23c 25 c Assorted soaps, 3 cakes 16c 25c Imported violet soap, 2 25c 1 0c Jergen's soap 7c 25c Cuticura soap ISc 25c Woodbury's soap . . . .19c 25c Resinol soap 19c 25c Packer's tar soap . . . .14c 10c Palm Olive soap. . ...7c 1 0c- California medicated soap for .6c 1 5c Williams' talcum powder for .. . 10c 25c Squibbs talcum powder for . ... ..16c 25c Frostilla ... ... .16c 50c Hind's honey and almond cream 29 c 50c Pebeco paste. 33c 25c Kolynos tooth paste. . .16c 50c Elcaya cream 33c 50c Ingram's face cream. .29c 35c Daggett & Ramsdcl I's cream 27c 50c Melrose face cream . . . 29c 25c Aubrey Sisters beautifier for 19c 50c Pompeian massage cream for . 27c 25c Lyon's tooth powder. .13c 50c Riker's violet cerate. .29c 50c Charles flesh food. . .25c 25c Imperial rice powder. .16c 25c Witch hazel 16c 25c Vanilla extract . . . ... .18c 25c Bay rum .......... 16c 25c Turpentine . .16c 25c Glycerine and rose water for .16c 25c Violet ammonia' 16c 75c Parrafine oil . 59c 1 5c Denatured alcohol .... 9c 10c Bicarbonate soda .... .6c 1 0c Senna leaves 5c 10c Boric acid . . . 6c 1 5c Hydrogen peroxide . . . 9c 25c Essence peppermint . . 16c $1.00 Listerine 59c $1.00 Glyco Thymol ine . .69c 75c Sheffler's hair dye . . .59c 25c Danderine ......... .16c $ 1 .00 Eau de quinine .... 69c 75c Beef, iron and. wine . . . 59c 25c Pond's extract .16c $1 Sutherland's hair tonic 69c 50c Sutherland's hair shampoo for 33c 50c Canthrox 33c Firat Floor. C'Mordiandiao of cj Merit Only" Sing Prison. . Governor Whitman con tinued to remain silent on the case. BECKER TO DIE IN JULY Death Warrant of ex-Pollee Lieuten ant Is Signed in New York. ALBANY, X. Y.. May St. The court of appeals today fixed the weo'.t be ginning July 1J for the execution of ex Pollee Lieutenant Becker, eenvleted of tho murder of Herman Rosenthal. The death, warrant was planed by the judtrea of the. eourt teday and for warded to Warden Osborne at Biag FIRE TRUCK TIME EXTENDED Council Grants Company "0 Days to Replace IVrctUd Machine. That the Seagrave Fire Apparatus Company, of Columbus, can have time to build another automobile hook and ladder truck for Portland to take the place of the machine wrecked last week in a collision with a streetcar, the City Council yesterday granted the com pany an extension of time of i0 days in which to deliver the new truck. The truck was wrecked before the city took it over. It was to receive the official test the day after it was wrecked. The wrecked .machine will be kept in Portland until the new ma chine is delivered. Don t Take Pills Most cathartic and liver pills in common use are too harsh in their action and take too much water out pf the system, and thereby ag gravate any tendency to constipation. On the other hand Chamberlain's Tablets are mild and gentle in their action and not only move the bowels but strengthen digestion. They only cost a quarter. Quickly Relieves Without Distress The congestion - of waste and refuse from tho stomach, for rinenting In the bowels, generates poisonous gases that occasion distress and invite serious ill ness. Health and comfort de mand that this congestion be speedily relieved and the foul mass expelled. The well-founded objection moBt people have to the violence of cathartic and purgative agents Is overcome by using the combi nation of simple laxative herbs with pepsin that Is sold in drug stores unoer tne name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. A dose at night brings relief next morn ing without discomfort or Incon venience. A free trial bottle can be obtained by writing to-Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 452 Washington street. Montlcello, 111. All Purchases Made Thursday Charged on July 1st Accounts Fourth Day of Our Earlier-Than-Usual Fined Clearance of Women's Tailored Suits A SALE OF COMPELLING INTEREST TO EVERY WOMAN IN PORTLAND Every suit is new every suit features the best materials, quality, style and tailoring obtainable A month ahead of time this sale has proven itself to be an economy event without excep tion. There are still many suits left, models for every personality, for our stocks do not consist of dozens of the same model, but in many cases only one of a size and style. Below are some of the wonderful reductions' you will find here Thursday: SUITS to $30.00. Sale $ 18.85 SUITS to $35. Sale $19.45 SUITS to $40, Sale $21.45 SUITS to $47.50, Sale $29.75 SUITS to $50, Sale $31.45 SUITS to $55, Sale $34.95 SUITS Selling to $45, Sale $24.95 SUITS Selling to $85. Sale $67.50 Third Floor. "WYNALL" The Blouse of Distinction $1.50 Going Away? SUIT CASE AND TRUNK SALE Now in Progress In the Trunk Department All Hart man Trunks HALF PRICE Basemeat Blouses thai Tvill at once appeal to ihe ivoman of good taste, fashioned of soft, fin ished voile and crisp organdie, some models plain and others trimmed Tvith tucks, dainty edgings, hemstitching and fan cy buttons. Many are embroi dered in allover effects now so much in demand. . They are copied from much more expensive rvaists, espe cially for the Lipman-lVolfc store Third Floor Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 cJU Merchandise cc) MerH.Only" Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers For the Home in Summer DECIDED SAVINGS IN THIS SALE Lace and Scrim Curtains Many a woman wakes up these days to the knowledge of ihe radiant Summer just ahead, and with the thought that her whole house needs new curtains. This sale was planned especially for those women. There are lace, scrim, net. marquisette, . Irish point. Battenburg and novelty curtains included. They are full length and width, in a large assortment of new and attractive designs. Reg. $1.50 curtains. . . .98c $6 and $6.50 curtains $4.33 Reg. $2.00 curtains. .$1.33 Reg. $7.50 curtains. .$5.45 Reg. $3.00 curtains. .$1.49 Reg. $8.50 curtains. .$6.85 $4 and $4.50 curtains $2.87 Reg. $10.00 curtains $7.95 Curtains and Drapery Materials For the woman who prefers to make her own curtains we have an almost unlimited selection of inexpensive materials in good taste, in many designs found only at this store. Regular 50c and 60c imported Scotch madras, yard . . 24c Regular 35c and 40c fine curtain scrims, yard 19c Regular 40c and 50c cretonnes and chintz, yard 24c Regular 45c dainty, attractive curtain nets, yard. . . .29c Regular 50c fancy bordered curtain scrim, yard 24c Fifth Floor FLAGS FOR DECORATION DAY Muslin Flags Printed and mounted; fast, brig-ht oil colors that will with stand rain. 12x12 inches, sale 5c 20x36 inches, sale. . . .10c 30x48 inches, sale .... 20c Mounted Silk Flags Finest quality silk, mounted on spear gold enamel sticks. 10x14 inches, sale. . . .25c 12x18 inches, sale. . . .35c 16x24 inches, sale. . . .50c 24x30 inches, sale. .$1.00 Printed Bunting Flags Mounted on gold enamel sticks. Fast color, will not run. 25x36 inches, sale. . . .25c 30x48 inches, sale. . . .50c 36x60 inches, sale .... 75c Wool Bunting Flags Unmounted, all-wool, fast col ors, with sewed stars and stripes. 4x6 feet, sale $2.50 5x8 feet, sale $3.75 6x9 feet, sale $4.00 Firth Floor For Decoration Day MetalCemet'y Vases Sale 10c 10 inches long, with 4-inch opening. Painted dark green. Sixth Floor THURSDAY An Immense Sale of Women's Kimonos $1.75 SERPENTINE CREPE KIMONOS, $1.23 In Empire syle, finished with elastic at waist, dainty cuffs and collar of organdie. Waist embroidered in pretty flowered designs, in self colorings. Colors light blue, pink, plum, maize and cadet. Sizes 36 to 44. $3.50 SERPENTINE AND PLISSE CREPE KIMONOS, $1.59 An extraordinary assortment to select from, in Empire, loose-flowing, Japanese and draped styles. Trimmed with lingerie collars and cuffs, satin bandings, silk puffings and ribbons. In pretty floral designs. HAND-EMBROIDERED JAPANESE Kl- , . . nn Winr, MONOS, ALBATROSS AND CHALLIE I HALF PRICE KIMONOS AND PONGEE PULLMAN h ROBES Regularly $5.00, $10.00, $15,00 to $16.50 Sale $1.49, $2.50. $3.75 to $9.95 AND LESS Fourth Fl To See These Hats Is to Realize They Are the Best Shown This Season in a Sale Very Remarkable HATS Newest Shapes Latest Styles for Summer Wear Over 20 Models In Medium and Large SHAPES Black and White Sell'g Regularly to $2.95 Special 95c J " '93T 95 .soroad Floor.