Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, July 01, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3IORXTN'G OREGONTA3T, SATURDAY, .TtTLT 1, lyiG. THIAUMunT WORKS TAKEN BY FRENCH Lost Position Northeast of Verdun Fortress Is Re u captured Again. BRITISH KEEP UP SHELLING Germans Abandon. Trenches After Continued Harassing by Sbot and Gas Raiders Gather In Numerous Prisoners. OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS TARIS, June 30. The French forces fighting, in the region of Verdun have recaptured from the Germans the Thi aumont work, northeast of the fortress, according to the French official com munication Issued tonight. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, via London, June 30. Along the British battle line the bombardment was maintained with great severity throughout yesterday and last night. Patrols have reported that German trenches at several places were, desert ed and that the defense work and wire entanglements were damagd badly. At other parts the German line is strongly held, great alertness and spas modic bursts of machine gun fire and rifle volleys indicating a condition of apprehension. Million Sheila Fired Dally. Considerably more than a million shells a day are being . expended and there seems to be no limit to the supply of them. British infantry actions have been limited thus far to raids under cover of artillery and trench mortar lire, which ascertain the state of the German wire and trenches. The iVw type of British mortar Is capable such rapid fire that it can place six ehots in the air at once which have proved highly serviceable both in cut ting of wire entanglements and smash ing the trenches. Last night the sky from 20 to 30 miles in the rear toward the east was brilliant, as if with the glare of the aurora borealis from dusk to dawn. This was the only illumination along the roads for the movement of trucks and automobiles, none of which carried lights. From a point near a group of bat teries, the correspondent witnessed a scene of grandeur under the canopy of a cloudless and moonless night, with a broad sheet of flame and ugly flashes and darts of fire over the area of action. Today the sun is breaking through the overcast sky for the first time in three days and is welcome to the artillery -observers. Raiders Get Prisoners. British infantry carried on raiding as usual and brought back prisoners from several places. Hostile artillery retali ation, although heavy in one or two localities, for the most part has been of a half-hearted character. LONDON. June 30. The sixth day of the British bombardment .of the Ger man lines from Tpres to the Somme was featured by an increasing number of trench raids These raids invariably are preceded by shelling the enemy's trench, with here and there a concen trated trench fire by the new French mortars, the range and general effec tiveness of which have been greatly Increased. Yesterday the greatest activity was on the center of the British line, where ras .was used with deadly effect in the region of La Bassee. All the morning newspapers today print lengthy headquarters accounts of the fighting, which testify to the ex travagant use of shells by the British forces. Extensive Fire Is on Trial. The Daily Hail says: "The Germans are answering our great bombardment and are well sup plied with shells, but they have never before employed artillery on such a scale on so wide a front as we are doing. An extensive, as against an in extensive, method is now on trial, and so far has clearly much agitated the enemy, causing him considerable losses and left our infantry free to enter his trenches at night, here, there and everywhere. The Times headquarters correspond ent says: "The British still retain the initia tive and are inflicting heavy losses with surprisingly small casualties to themselves. At no point has there been any permanent change in posi tion. The ground almost everywhere is deep in mud and the trenches full of water and. while the British have har ried the enemy badly, no attempt has been made in any of the raids to hold or consolidate ground won. Our object at all points seems to have inflicted local losses, in which we have been successful." French. PARIS. June 30. In a terrific attack upon the French positions east of Hill 304 In the Verdun sector the Germans captured a fortified work In the first line of the French trenches after the garrison had been literally buried under & storm of shells. The position was recaptured by a brilliant French counter-attack, according to an official statement issued by the French "War Office today. The Germans also delivered a pow erful attack on the French positions in Avocourt wood and west of Hill 304, but all their efforts are declared to have been checked, with heavy losses to the attackers. Considerable activity is re ported on the front from Nieuport to the Aisne. The statement says: "In Belgium last night at about 11 o'clock, following a preparation artil lery fire, German forces attacked a sali ent of our line not far from the road between Nieuport and Lombartzyde. A counter-attack immediately was deliv ered which drove the enemy out of one section of trenches where he had gained a footing between Chaulnes and Roye. A strong German reconnoitering party, caught under our fire, was dispersed before It could reach our trenches. "Between the Oise and the Aisne two other German patrols were dis persed in a like manner, one in front of Quennevierres, the other northeast of Vingre. "In the Champagne district an enemy attack with hand grenades upon our ad vanced posts west of Butte de Mesnil was easily repulsed." German. BERLIN. June 80. Attacks by the British and French at various places along the western front yesterday and last night were repulsed by German troops, the War Office announced to night. The official statement adds: "South of Tahure and near Maisons de Champagne, advancing French de tachments were sanguinarily repulsed. "On the left bank of the ileuse we made progress on Hill 304. "The total of prisoners taken since June 23 was 70 officers and 3702 men. "On the evening of June 27, Lieuten ant Boelke shot down his nineteenth enemy aeroplane near the Thiaumont farm, and Lieutenant Harschau brought down his fifth enemy aeroplane near Peronne. "Eastern front Apart from an en counter which resulted in our favor north of Lake Ilsen, southwest of Dvinsk, nothing of moment Is reported from the north of the front. "Army group of Field Marshal von Linsingen: "Co-inter attacks made on positions from which our troops recently drove the Russians were futile. We captured more than 100 prisoners." Russian. PETROGRAD, via London, June 30. The War Office announced today the capture of the town of Oberlin, south of the Dniester River and villages north and south of that point. The statement follows: "In the region south of the Dniester, we are pursuing the enemy. The Aus trians, panic-stricken In their flight, are leaving behind a large number of convoys. Military material and more prisoners have been brought in. "According to telegrams received here the town of Oberlin was taken after a fight, as well as villages in the neighborhood north and south. North west of the confluence of the river Llpa and Styr our detachments approached unperceived the settlement of Covbane and took possession. After having put the garrison of Covbane to the bayonet we took possession of the village, to which the enemy had fled in panic. Some prisoners were taken by us." Oberlin. the capture of which is re ported in today's official Russian com munication, is 14 miles northeast of Kolomea. The occupation of this town by the Russians represents a further gain in the new drive over a 25-mile front. SAFETY IS PROMISED Ambassador Says Few Ameri cans Leaving Mexico. REFUGEES SAY OTHERWISE Turkish. CONSTANTINOPLE, via London, June 30. Russian troops In Persia have withdrawn from their fortified posi tions near Kerlnd after two desperate attacks which were repulsed by the Turks, says today's official Turkish announcement. Italian. ROME, via London. June 30. The Italian offensive on the Trentino front continues unchecked. The War Office announcement today says that in the Arsa Valley, the Italians occupied the Val Morbia line and the southern slopes of Monte Spil. Along the Posina they captured Grlso, Monte Calgari and Monte Sogll Blanchi. On the Upper But, they won possession of the sum mit of Zelleonkofe. TAUSCHER IS FREED Ex-German Army Officer Not Convicted of Conspiracy. VON PAPEN'S GUILT SHOWN Equipment and Sending of Von der Goltz Into Canada to Blow Up Welland Canal Proved by Undisputed Testimony. NEW YORK, June 30. Hans Taus- cher, ex-German army officer, was ac quitted today by a jury of conspiracy to blow up the Welland Canal. Judge Hand, in his charge, instructed the jurors that if they found that Tauscher knowingly furnished the dy namite or the pistols, they, must find him guilty of conspiracy. "Testimony which I do not find has been disputed," the court said, "has been adduced to show that Von der Goltz, sent by and equipped by Captain von Papen. did go to Canada and, find- ng the canal guarded by soldiers, re turned to this country. The only mat ter of dispute is whether Tauscher was aware of the purpose lor wnicn Von der. Goltz and Captain von Papen wanted the dynamite and the pistols furnished by Tauscher." CHERRIES SENT TO WILSON Box From The Dalles Also Goes to Mr. Hughes at Ills Home. THE DALLES. Or., June 30. (Spe cial.) Two boxes of Royal Anne cher ries were shipped to President Wilson at the White House last night by Carl Wodecki. By a strange coincidence, when the cases were placed on the ex press car, lying sandwiched between them was another box addressed to Charles Evans Hughes, Bridgehampton, N. Y. The largest amount of cherries gath ered this season were picked during the good weather that obtained yes terday. While about 10 per cent of the cherries are cracked from the heavy rains they can be used for can ntng and drying and growers are not experiencing serious losses. Columbia Is Flooding Stores. THE DALLES, Or.. June 30. (Spe clal.) The Columbia River at noon to day passed the 40-foot mark, the flood stage here. The river is backing into rame of the store basements and it Is feared that it will damage goods. The river steamer Tahoma made a trip to Cascade Locks today. When she re turns she will be put through her an aual overhauling. Blockade Tightening Denied. LONDON, June 30. "The assertion that tne abandonment of the Declara tion of London means a further tight ening of the blockade is pure non sense," said Lord Robert Cecil. Min ister of War Trade, to the Associated Press today, in discussing effects the entente's economic war against the central powers. British Exports Increase. LONDON, June 80. The trade of the United Kingdom is growing, notwith standing the war. The Board of Trad reports exports for the three month ending June 26 were 110.691.000, an increase over the same period last year of f 26.090,000. The Imports amounted to 203,123,000, an Increase of 16.056,-000. among officers in the British army con tinue to pile up. Published lists for May show that 466 were killed. 1080 wounded and 55 missing a total of 1601. This brings the aggregate losses since the commencement of the war to 27,905. of whom 8574 were killed or died of wounds, 17,424 were wounded and 1907 are missing. Losses during the month have been heaviest in the Indian contingent in Mesopotamia, with 48 killed and 107 wounded. Canadians lost 33 killed and 80 wounded. Among officers of high rank. Brigadier-Generals Hoghton, Heyworth, Rica and Morrison were killed or died of wounds; three other brigadier-generals were wounded and 11 lieutenant-colonels were killed. MERCY TRIP IS FATAL AMERICAN AIRMAN IN FRANCE DIES AIDING COMRADES, All United States Citizens In Te- huantepec Ordered to Leave by Carrania Authorities, Is TSeport at Galveston. WASHINGTON, June 30. .Eliseo Ar- redondo, Mexican Ambassador-Desig nate, today made public a message from Mexico City saying that although the State Department had telegraphed Spe cial Agent Rodgers to warn all Amer icans to leage Mexico Immediately or the United States- Government would not be responsible for the consequences. actually less than 300 had left Mexico City and not more than 200 left the surrounding country. The greater majority of Americans in Mexico City." said the dispatch. have elected to remain, as they have been in Mexico throughout all the trouble in the last five years and not one of them who has not gone out of his way to invite trouble has ever been molested. The Mexican government has given positive guarantees for the protection of the lives and .property of Ameri cans in the states of Tabasco and Guanajuato whenever such Americans express a desire to remain, and unques tionably it will do so in all other por tions of the republic" In conclusion the message said: "Since the beginning of international difficulties no disposition has ever been exhibited here at any time to molest any American on account of his nationality, although those who have sought trouble usually have been accommodated. Official reports to the State Depart ment have shown that only a few hun dred Americans are left In all Mexico. Carranza authorities are responsible for the exodus of Americans from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, having or dered all Americans to leave the coun try, according to the refugees from Mexico. They said that there are sev eral hundred Americans on tne istnmus awaiting a mean 3 of transportation to the United States. Many of the 1300 refugees from Mex ico at Galveston on the Navy tender Dixie and other vessels probably will be compelled to stay aboard ship lor at least a week. Assistant Secretary Newton, of the Treasury, announced that women, chil dren and invalids would be allowed to land after medical examinations, but that delay could not be averted in other cases, because the immigra tion barracks and quarantine station at Galveston can accommodate only about 400. LOWER PRICES DEMANDED British Unions Ask Government Distribute Food and Fuel. to LONDON. June 30. A special Trades Union Congress of 600 delegates repre senting 3,000,000 organized workers met in London today and adopted a resolu tion asking the government to take tens to regulate the prices or rood and fuel. The resolution expresses the view that price regulation could be en forced only by a department of the government with power to commandeer and distribute food ana iuel. ine mover of the resolution said prices had increased 59 per cent. Anothe- resolution declared that if the government offers objection to the proposals of the Congress immediate sU-ps will be taken to press for such advances in wages as are necessary to maintain a proper standard of living. CHINESE CABINET NAMED Tunn Chi Jul Heads Compromise Ministers of Government. PEKING, China, June 30. Li Yuan Hung, the president of the Chinese re public, today announced, the formation of a compromise cabinet. The ministry is headed by Tuan Chi Jul, who takes the war portfolio in addition to the premiership. The direction of foreign affairs is as Slimed by- Tang Shao Tl, who was pre mier under the late President Tuan Shi Kal. Others In the cabinet are: Interior, Hsu Shih Ting. Navy Chen Fib. Kuan. Commerce and Agriculture Chang K.uo Kan. Justice Chang Tao Tseng. Education Sung Hung Ti. Communications Wang Ta Hsieng. Finance Chen Chin Tap. Victor Chapman Killed While Carry. in ST Oranges to Fellow Country man In Hospital. T I rTr -v . rmio, oune .so. it was while on an errand of mercv for a wounded omrade that Corporal Victor Chan man, of New Tork. a .member nt thi Franco-American aviation corps, met his death last week. Captain Boelne, me most iamous or all Cierman avla tors, who up to that time had ac counted for 18 aeroplanes, sent Chap man to his death. But before he fell the American brought down two Ger man mAohino These details are disclosed in aseml- omclal statement given out todav whlcn also announced rewards and promotions for other American avia tors. All the members of the Amerl can squadron have been decorated and promoted. bergeant Balsley. of San Antonio. Tex., wounded in a fight .near Verdun and probably crippled for life, is In hospital a few miles from the aviation camp to which Corporal Chapman was attacnea. Tne sergeant asked for an orange, but there was none to be had at the hospital. Corporal Chapman neara or tne incident, obtained a bas ket of oranges and set forth in his aeroplane for the hospital. While on his way he discovered three French aeroplanes engaged with four German machines, and dashed into the fight. Swooping down on the Germans he put his machine gun into action Two German machines fell to earth Then Captain Boelke turned on the American. One bullet struck a vital spot and Chapman plunged lifeless to the ground. CASEMENT CASE IN SENATE Resolution Requesting President to Intercede Introduced. WASHINGTON. June 30. A resolu tion requesting the President to e the British government for a stav of tne execution or air Koger Casement, tne Irish leader convicted of treason yesterday in London, pending presenta tion of new facts, was introduced in the Senate today by Senator Martine or New Jersey. It was referred to the foreign rela tlons committee. Senator Martine introduced the reso lution at the request of Mrs. Agnes Newman, Casement's sister. Mrs. New man hoped to have an audience with President Wilson, but he was leaving ior neW'iorK ana couia not see her. PLIGHT OF JEWS IS TOLD Autonomous Poland Declared Possi bllity Most to Be Feared. NEW TORK, June 80. The condition of Jews in Russia under German and Austrian rule is indescribably bette than it was under Russian rule, ac cording to Isidor Herschfield, who re turned recently from the war zones In Poland, Galicia and Russia. In an ad dress here tonight before the Hebrew Sheltering Aid and Immigrant Society for which he went abroad he declared "the best possible outcome of the wa for the Jews would be German reten tlon of Russian Poland." BRITISH LOSS IS 27,905 M Ml War Kills 8574, Missing Total 1907 and 17,424 Are Wounded. LONDON, June 18. (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Casualties If id -J h i a -I " ij 'Vi e 3k - S. & H. Stamps Are Now Redeemed for Cash Always Take Your Stamps ; They Are Your Cash Discount. EXTRA STAMPS TODAY With Coupon USE THIS COUPON 20 EXTRA 20 Bring this coupon and get 20 extra S. & HV Trading Stamps on your first $1 cash pur chase and double Stamps on the of purchase. Good floors today. IP balance first three July 1. 75c Sax ollte on C n sale for S All 10c Spices on On sale at. Oil t5c Glycerine and I On Rose Water 101 1 Pinkham's Vege table Compound C On now for 0 3li One hundred Blaud's Iron flC Three CC PillsOC for. ...DOC $1.00 Oil KorelnTpn Capsules for.... Ol 1 oj. 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En Twine, balls I 31 CENTRALIA IS DECORATED Preparations Completed for Celebra tion on July 4. CENTRALIA. Wash.. June SO. (Spe cial.) Centralia was decorated, today for the July 4 celebration Monday and Tuesday. The street decorations ex tend from Third to Walnut streets on Tower avenue and on Main street from rower avenue to Silver street. Business houses also are being decorated. All plans for the celebration have been completed and it is expected that one of the biggest crowds in the city s his tory will be entertained. Other towns in this vicinity that will celebrate the Fourth Include Chehalls, Winlock, Adna. Dryad. Pe Ell and Oak. vllle. The Adna Grange will stage an all-day picnic at Claquato. to be followed by a dance in the Grange Hall at Adna Tuesday night. COMPANY M FUND GROWS Centralian Also Gives Riding Horse to Captain Livingstone. CENTRALIA, Wash., June 30. (Spe clal.) The mess fund being raised in Centralia for Company M today reached $357.10. and Is still growing. The fund has been made a permanent one, the money being deposited In a local bank to the credit of the company. According to word received here to day. Charles Hoss. Jr., son of Justice of the Peace Charles Hoss. has been promoted to a sergeancy in Company M. Dr. J. H. Dumon, of this city, one of the visitors at Camp Brown. Wednes day presented Captain David Living' stone, commanding company al. witn a blooded riding horse. The animal was shipped to the camp today. RAIN AIDS CHEHAL1S GRAIN Berry and Fruit Crops, However, Are Badly Hit. CHEHALIS, Wash.. June SO. (Spe cial.) Continued rain storms in this section have insured the grain crop in Southwest Washington. Fruits of rlous kinds, however, are suffering badly, cherries and strawberries being affected most seriously. Cherries are cracking and most of them will be badly damaged, while the continued rains are having the effect of softening strawberries and causing them to mould. The local cannery Is getting quite a lot of strawberries, as a result of the weather making the berries unsuitable for retail market purposes. NEW JURY MAY ACT 'rominent Attorneys Likely In volved in Case. 4 CONVICTIONS EXPECTED Government Officials Not Disheart ened by Disagreement Thursday in Trial of Six Men Indicted Last Fall on Charge. SAN FRANCISCO. June 80. (Spe cial.) Inqury into the so-called Ore gon land frauds will he one or tne chief Investigations of the new Federal grand Jury to be Impaneled next week. The present grand jury will be dis charged next Thursday. Special agents of the Land Office have been digging up evidence for eight months that Is supposed to con nect prominent attorneys and others not previously Indicted in the alleged frauds. Acting United States Attorney M. A. Thomas, and United States Attorney Clarence L. Reames. of Portland, will have charge of the presentation of the evidence to the grand jury. Government officials stated today they by no means were dscouraged by the disagreement of the Jury Thurs day in the trial of the six men Indicted last Fall. The circumstance that nine of the jurors voted for the conviction of some of the defendants is said to be held by the officials as an lndtca ton of tlie conviction of at least four or five of the six at the second trial. It is expected the trial will be held about November. Pendleton Plans Clean Town. PENDLETON. Or.. June 30. (Spe cial.) An abatement ordinance for the regulation of lodging-houses which are declared to be nuisances was sub mitted to the City Council, the ordi nance providing that conviction of any house of being a publlo nuisance shall close it Tor a year unless the owner. of the building put up a bond to the amount or tne value thereof to guaran tee that it will be lawfully used. A maximum penalty of $100 or 30 days In the city Jail Is provided for convic tion on the charge. The ordinance will enable the city police to enforce the demand of the city for a clean town. Centralia After Postal Convention. CENTRALIA. Wash., June 30. (Spe cial.) Centralia delegates to the an nual state convention of lettercarriers, postoffice cierks and assistant post masters, at Anacortes on Tuesday, will make a strenuous endeavor to secure next year's session for Centralia. W. B. Jones will represent the local carriers, but the clerks have not yet selected a Ulelegate. Americans to Be Exempt, LONDON. June 30. Arrangements are being made by which Americans resident in Great Britain will be re lieved of the two shillings income tax on securities deposited In the United States, according to a statement made by Lord Robert Cecil. Minister of War Trade. Read The Oregonian classified ads. MURDERER DIES IN CHAIR Slayer of Four New York Persons Pays Penalty. SING SING. N. T., June 30. Oresta Shillitanl was executed In the state prison this morning for the murder three years ago of two New Tork po licemen, who were attempting to arrest him for killing a third man In a quar rel about a girl. Shillitanl made no pretense of in sanity during his trial, but became apparently crazed with terror in the death house a few weeks ago when two other prisoners were executed. A week ago he obtained possession of a revolver, shot and killed one of the keepers In the death house and wounded another and escaped, but was recaptured. Moroccan Rebels Defeated. MADRID, via Paris, June 30. Fight ing has broken out again In Morocco between natives and Spanish troops. The announcement was made today that in a heavy engagement the Mor occo lebels had been repulsed with heavy losses. HORSE THEFT IS ALLEGED George Holt, of Scotts Mills, Accused of Series of "Trades." THE DALLES. Or., June 30. (Spe cial.) George Holt, 18 years old, of Scotts Mills, Clackamas County, was arrested here this afternoon by Sheriff Levi Chrlsman on Information fur nished by Constable D. E. Frost, of Oregon City. Holt, it Is alleged, rode away from Scotts Mills on a horse which was the property of Floyd Ferguson. Arriving In Portland he traded Ferguson's horse for another. When caught on the Co lumbia Highway near The Dalles to day, he was endeavoring to trade the Portland horse for a .third. Ranch Owner Returns East. WHITE SALMON. Wash., June 30. (Special.) W. C. Watrous. traffic man ager of the Great Northern Railway Company, who has been -spending a month's vacation at his orchard prop erty in the valley, returned last even ing to his home In Si. Paul. Minn. The Watrous orchard and Summer home command a broad view overlooking the Columbia River, Hood River Valley and Mount Hood. Substantial ship ments are made each season from the property. 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