VOL.. VL.I NO. 17,33G.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 19lo.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IDAHO GUARD ROW
IS AIRED IN COURT
BERLIN BELIEVES
LINE IMPREGNABLE
EFFORT TO FLOAT
BEAR IS RENEWED
GARRANZA TROOPS
VICTOR MURDOCK
LATEST SPHINX
BOTH PARTIES ANXIOUS FOR
EDITOR'S SUPPORT.
RED-GROSS GALLED
IN INFANT EPIDEMIC
MAJOKS WITHDRAW ACTION TO
BLOCK LIECTEXAXT-COIjOXEIj.
HIGH TIDE OF JULY 12
. COUNTED OX TO HELP.
IS
BIB CAPTURE
MORE POSITIONS
PURSUING
BANDITS
A
fresh Successes Attend
Resumption of Drive.
700 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Attempt by Prussian Guard to
Stem Advance Checked
... by Heavy Fire.
FORTUNE VARIES AT VERDUN
Germans Take French Trench
Near Thiaumont, but It Is
Regained by French.
LONDON, July 17. The British
troops in their new advance have
pained several important successes,
among which are the capture of an
immensely strong position known as
the Leipsig redoubt, according to the
official statement issued by the Lon
don War Office tonight.
East of La Boisselle the British
have captured German trenches on a
front of nearly 2000 yards to a depth
of 500 yards. In the direction of Ovil
lers the British have forced their way
into the village after capturing 500
yards of the German front.
700 Prisoners Are Captured.
North of Fricourt the British drove
the enemy from two woods and cap
tured three lines of trenches.
An attempt by the Prussian Guards
to stem the advance east of Constal
maison was crushed by the British
fire and 700 prisoners of various regi
ments were taken. Constalmaison
was stormed and then was retaken by
the Germans in a strong counter
attack. PARIS, July 7. Repeated and vio-
lent attacks by the Germans on the
French positions at Thiaumont enabled
them to obtain a footing in the French
advanced trenches, but they were
driven out by a counter-attack, accord
ing to the official statement issued by
the War Office.
No action is reported from the
Sooime sector.
Fricourt Laid in Ruins.
A French official observer, describ
ing conditions in the village of Fri
court after it had been taken by the
British in the recent advance north of
the Somme, says:
"Fricourt, as did Mojtauban, pre
sented a spectacle in ruins, which were
in a state of such complete disorder
as to show the power of the new Brit
ish heavy guns. It now is the Ger
mans' turn to pulverize the ruins, and
they are destroying what remains of
the shattered relics.
"Everywhere are dead. Behind a
demolished parapet, a German grena
dier still holds a grenade clutched in
his dead hand. Farther along is a
group of three German infantrymen,
torn to pieces by shells and then half
covered by falling walls.
German Shells Still Falling.
"The battle continues not far off and
grenade fighting is going on. We
plainly hear the repeated explosions of
these projectiles. German shells keep
falling without cessation on the west
ern end of the village.
"Back of the firing line we come
across a group of prisoners from the
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regi
ment of Prussian infantry, of which
an entire battalion has surrendered.
We pause to interrogate them. I put
the following questions to them:
' Where were you before coming
here 7'
" 'In the Champagne, facing Ta
hure.'
" 'How did you come north?'
" 'By train two days ago.'
Why did you surrender si
quickly ? '
Ranks Are Shattered.
" 'We were without shelter and the
artillery tore our ranks to pieces. We
r i , i - ,
acii. uurseives io De in sucn a com
plete state of inferiority that nothing
remained but to surrender. We then
made a hasty decision and raised the
white flag.'
" 'Did your commanders tell you of
this offensive?
'"No. When we started we believed
we were going to Verdun. It was only
when we were on the way that we
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Attorney-General Says- Supreme
Bench Has Bea Insulted, and
Refers to Governor.
BOISE, Idaho, July 7. (Special.)
The three Majors of the Second Idaho
Regiment who sought to block the ap
pointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Crow,
named by Governor Alexander, today
withdrew their application to prohibit
Captain Garber, mustering officer, from
mustering Crow In, for fear of possible
court-martial. . After a stormy session
the Supreme Court quashed- tht tem
porary writ Issued.
The regiment broke camp this after
noon, and tonight between. 8 and 9
o'clock left for the Mexican border In
three special trains via Salt Lake.
Attorney-General Peterson presented
the request of the Majors to the Su
preme Court to withdraw their appli
cation and in doing so charged politics
taking the place of merit in the promo
tion of officers.
Attorney-General - Peterson declared
the Supreme Court had been "outraged
and Insulted." Referring to Governor
Alexander, he cried heatedly, "I do not
charge the Secretary of War intended
to conspire to circumvent the law. 1
prefer to think that he has been misled
by someonb who has a preverted idea or
his functions of the laws of Idaho."
Governor Alexander, It is known, pro
poses to bring pressure to bear on the
War Department to have Colonel Edle
blute ousted, and the Majors with him.
Captain Garber's orders from the War
Department were to "decline to recog
nize the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court of Idaho," "to decline to comply
with tho writ,, and not to submit to ar
rest if a warrant for contempt was Issued."
KING CONGRATULATES MEN
Xone Could Have Fought More
Bravely, George V. Tells Haig.
LONDON, July 7. The following
messsge was sent by King George to
General Sir Douglas Halg, commander
of the British troops on the Franco
Belgian front:
"Please convey to the army under
your command my sincere congratula
tions on the result achieved In the re
cent fighting. I am proud of my troops.
None could have fought more bravely."
General f Haig, In . replying, said:
"All ranks will "do their utmost to
contlhue to deserve your Majesty's
confidence and praise." !
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2200 VOLTS KILL WORKER
Electrician on Cle Elum's New Sys
tem Touches Kced Wire.
CLE ELUM, Wash.. July 7 (Spe
cial.) Richard James, an electrician,
whose home is in Seattle, was electro
cuted here today while working for the
Northwestern Improvement Company,
00 volts passing through his body.
Death was instantaneous.
Officials of the company were unable
to explain the accident, as he was
working below the high-voltage wire
on the new city lighting system being
Installed.
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Progress of Allies
clared SvSf cx
LOSS OF ASSAILANTS HEAVY
German Staff Too Busy Fight-
ing to Describe Battles.
0NLY FIRST TRENCHES GONE
Germans Declare They Can Bnild
Keserve Defenses Faster Than
Foe Can Take Them and This
Can Go on Indefinitely.
BT OSWALD F. SCIICETTE.
(Special War Correspondent of tho Chicago
Dally News. By special cable.)
BERLIN. July 5 (via Amsterdam and
London, July 7. Ten days of the British
and "French offensive on the west front
has brought no result commensurate
with the preparation. . The progress of
the allies is so slight that It is diffi
cult to mark on the maps.
At its greatest depth tho German
lines were pushed back less than three
miles. This was done by tho French
line south of the Somme. The Brtilsh
lines north of the Somme have- been
virtually at a standstill for two days,
in eipite of the utmost unprecedented
use of ammunition. The. British drum
fire razed the German first-line
trenches, but failed to disable the ma
chine guns that the Germans had built
into special bomb-proof casements, and
from each of which they are able to
mow down the advancing lines with
bloody results.
Losses io Assailairts Heavy.
The losses of the assailants are there
fore greater than those of the de
fenders.
It Is impossible for the attacking
body to cross more than one German
line at a time,' and there is no possi
bility of forcing the German front, for
each trench muet be taken separately
The Germans can build reserve trenchei
more easily than the enemy can take
the new front line. This can keep up
Indefinitely. At the present rate of
progress it will take millions of dead
before the allies can reach the Belgo
French frontier, even if the Germans
made no attempt to counter-attack.
It is Interesting to find that the Ger
man newspapers print twice as much
news from London and Paris as from
their own correspondents or German
official sources about the fighting. Ger
man military authorities say tney are
too busy fighting to try to describe
the course of these great battles. The
official accounts will come later. In
the meantime a willing world should
draw its own conclusions from the
(Concluded on Pagro 2. Column 2.
REPUBLICAN STANDARD-BEARER
CHARLES EVANS
Vk o Has Been Removed and Vessel
ngthened In Preparation lor
Final Mighty Effort.
SAX FRANCISCO. July 7. (Special.)
Whether or not the San Francisco
& Portland Steamship Company's
steamer Bear is to be floated will be
decided July 12, when one of the high
tivlea of the season Is expected.
The Bear now lies so high on the
beach of Cape Mendocino that H Is
possible to walk half way around her.
For more than a week tho salvage
steamer Salvo has been lying along
side waiting for an opportunity to
bring the vessel Into high water, but.
although there have been opportuni
ties, it has been impossible to pull the
ship from the beach because of a. fear
that she would go to pieces.
The pounding the ship received a
few days after she was beached
strained her badly.- Her compartments
became filled with water and she was
In such a condlttoa that it woula have
been impossible to move her. When
her cargo was discharged and nlaced
on the shore, the work of strengthen
ing the big coastwise steamer began.
The work has been going on Inces
santly since and It Is hoped by her
owners that it will be comnletrri in
time , to take advantage of the tide
of eight feet expected on July 12. It
will require at least six feet to float
the vessel If she Is strong enough to
stand the pull.
EXPERT IS SURF VICTIM
Harry Wheeler Disappears Beyond
Breakers at Seaside.
SEASIDE, Or, July 7. (Special.)
Marry Wheeler, a-painter and resident
of Gearhart, Or., was drowned today
in the surf in front of the Moore Ho
tel. Mr. Wheeler had gone out be
yond the breakers with several com
panions, who were unable to render
any assistance. After the alarm was
given t-roiessor J-.ua wig, instructor at
the natatorium. swam out to where the
body was last seen, but found no trace
or it. A brother, F. M. Wheeler, and
friends searched the beach for the
body.
This is the second case of drown
ing, ima season. in tne other case
Fred Prouty lost his life by the capsiz
ing of a launch in the surf last Tues
day. . .... . . ...
ROAD APPEALS TO ITS MEN
Southern Pacific Asks Employes to
Avoid Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 7, The
Southern Pacific Company ordered
posted in depots and engine houses
throughout its system today an appeal
Co its 52,500 employes to use their in
fluence to avert a threatened strike of
englnemen, firemen, conductors, train
men and switchmen. The poster says
that strike ballots have been sent out
to the members of the unions threat
ening to strike, who constitute 13hb per
cent of its employes.
The company asks the .men who re
ceive the ballots to vote against the
strike.
AND HIS WIFE AT THEIR HOME.
HIGflES AT BRIDGEHAMrfOX, .
Y.
Effort to Exterminate
Outlaws Is Made.
FORCES ARE WELL EQUIPPED
Trevino Realizes Necessity for
Quick, Effective Action.
FOE FIGHTS DESPERATELY
Elimination
of Villistas
Is Believed,
Withdrawal
at Thin
Would
of
Time, Is
Hasten
American Expedition.
CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mexico. July 7.
Large Carranza forces, better organised
and more completely equipped than any
other units of the de facto government
troops, today are closing in on the ban
dits of Southern Chihuahua and north
ern Durango, Intent on wiping them
out.
Jiminez. which the Villistas captured
after defeating an Inferior force and
killing General Ignaclo Ramos, has
been occupied again by government
troops. The bandits are fleeing through
the valley of the River Florida.
' Refugees who left Jimlnez before the
Villistas were near the city were re
sponsible for the story that Panco Villa
commanded the bandits. Nothing defi
nite regarding his presence has been
received here.
Report of Revolt Called Abaard.
General Jacinto Trevino today char
acterized as absurd reports that a re
volt against the de facto government
was in progress and that Alvaro Obre
gon. Minister of War, would take the
field against the bandits. He said only
a few of the chiefs " who had never
concluded negotiations to accept am
nesty were concerned and added that
there would be no reason whatever for
General Obregon to dignify the bandit
operations by assuming charge of the
campaign against them.
Military men here explain the delay
in getting into touch with the Villistas
as being caused by the burning out
of bridges, which hampered transporta
tion of large bodies of troops.
Trevino Realises Ursrency.
General Trevino has announced that
he realizes fully the necessity of an
active, systematic campaign that will
cruth out the bandits In short order.
EL P.VPO, Tex., July 7. Private re
ports received here confirm the state
ments from Chihuahua that the de facto
government is making a great effort
to annihilate the bandits of Southern
Chihuahua and Northern Durango. It
is said on reliable authority that Chi
huahua authorities believe that the
elimination of the Villlxtas at this time
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Column 2.)
Ex-Iicader of Progressives Says He
Will Take Plenty or Time to
Make His Decision.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. July 7. The dis
cussion of politics Is taboo with Victor
Murdock. Progressive Kansas Repre
sentative in Congress and editor, who
was here last night to deliver a lecture
t the local Chautauqua programme.
Mr. Murdock this morning, when first
asked to express himself declined posi
tively to announce his stand.
"Will you support Hughes or Wil
son?" he was asked.
"Don't ask me, I won't tell you," he
fairly shouted.
"What do you think of Francis J.
Honey's flop back to the Democratic
party?"
"Again I say don't talk to me about
politics. I positively will not say one
word to show in the least which way
my sentiments tend.".
Before the interview was ended.
however. Mr. Murdock grew calmer, de
clared that for the first time In his
political career he was In a position
that permitted the use of due deliber
ation. "I am daily flooded with tele
grams and letters," he said, "all asking
me what I am going to do. Leaders of
both parties want to know the answer
to that question, but I am not telling
anybody. I am going to take my own
good time before I speak."
SLIVER CAUSE OF DEATH
The Dalles Woman Dies From
Jury Under Finger Nail.
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THE DALLES, Or., July 7. (Special.)
A sliver under the fingernail resulted
In the death of Mrs. Lewis Myers here
last night.
Mrs. Myers, after accidentally stick
ing a small splinter in her finger,
thought nothing of it, but yesterday
lockjaw set in and all efforts of physi
cians failed to save her.
The funeral will take place from the
Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon.
2D WASHINGTON IN CAMP
Regiment Pitches Tents Near Those
of Oregon Guardsmen.
CALEXICO. Cal., July 7. The Sec
ond Washington Infantry arrived here
tonight and pitched camp near that of
the Oregon guardsmen and the regu
lar Army forces.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 85
dKrea; minimum. 54 dicreew.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
British report Important tucceaftes on re
sumption of offensive. Page 1.
Germans believe their western line Impreg
nable. Page lv
Germans await outcome with confidence.
Pave 4.
Mexico.
De facto troops redouble efforts to exter
minate bandits. Page 1.
Administration In friendly note accepts Car
ranza. suggestion for negotiations.
Page 2.
Recruiting continues, and Third Oregon gets
five more men. Page 6.
Oregon troops at San Diego have good time
while preparing for service. Page 8.
Oregon troops In south learn real prepared
ness. Page .
Foreign.
Japan and Russia agree on policy toward
( film. Page 2.
National.
Mines of Northwest Increase output largely.
Page 4.
Democrat approach agreement n shipping
bill, which h III be pressed. Page t.
Domestic.
Another effort to be made to float steamsr
Bar, Page 1.
Counsel and witness spar over fine points In
Orpet carte. Page 2.
New York appefi Is to Red Crops for aid
In iifant -iiidemc. Page 1.
Storm damage along Gulf coast probably
exceeds $.ooo.ox page ft
Sport. Pacific osst League results: Portland 3.
Ran Francisco :. Vernon 3, Oakland O;
Lo Angelas ft. Salt Lake V Page 12.
Bearers lose a not her close game. Seals
winning. .1 to 2. Page 12.
St. luls Frowns defeat Washington. J to O.
Page 12.
Philadelphia Nationals win from St. Louis
Cardinal. 1 to O. Page 12.
Baby Reavers to meet Salem Lcjus on
Vaughn-street grounds tomorrow, page 13.
Hlrgmbotham, veteran t wirier, gts first
release In 22 years batball career.
Page IX
Young Watson winner In Portland golf
tournament. Page 12.
Pacific North weet.
Idaho guard row In Supreme Court Is
dropped. Pa?e 1.
Victor Murdock flooded with telegrams ask
ing bis stand on politics. Page 1.
Two thousand attend fli-t day of Chautau
qua. Page 6.
Albany gets three alleged automobile
thieves. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Iocal grain exchange posta only bid prices.
Page IT.
Wheat higher at Chicago on fear of rust
.In Spring crop belt. Page IT.
Government crop report for June Is more
favorable, Page 17.
War stocks are weak features of Wall
street market. Page 17.
Report says California lumbermen may yield
to longshoremen. Page 16.
Longshoremen's strike is 37 days old.
Page 16.
Local.
Bond of strikebreaker who shot striker re
duced on self-defense showing. Page S.
Married Guardsmen's discharges are asked
by Patriotic League. Page 16.
Armenian relief fund grows slowly. Page 7.
Cmlse of Oregon Naval Militia may be ex
tended two days. Page 9.
Mrs. danger's book declared obscene.
Page 16.
J Long -looked -for Jitney measure presented to
I Council. Page 1M.
Agreement on fair measure reached and
Council take a action. Pag 10.
Court orders 40O0 milk bottles seized by
Constable to be returned to junk dealers.
Page 11.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17
Chiropractor declares school athletics harm.
(ul. Page .
Dentists attend clinics; election will be held
today. Page 11.
Color-line accusation brings School Board
action. Page 11.
Republican state committee meets toy.
rags 5.
New York Appeals for
Trained Nurses.
POOR INTERPOSE OBSTACLES
Frantic Mothers Hide Children
in Tenement Homes.
EFFECT MAY BE SERIOUS
Health Department Vnablo to I iud
Cause of Epidemic---4 5 Cases Are
Reported From Other I'otnts ' '
In Xcw York State.
NEW YORK. July 7. An appeal ta
tho American Red Cross for nurses to
aid in stamping; out the scourge of
Infantile paralysis here, which, since
June 1. has caused 196 deaths tmon?
children, wai made today by Health
Commissioner Emerson. There are not
enough trained nurses available in New
York to handle the work, he said, and
it had been found necessary to ask
aid of the chief of the Red Cross bureau
of nursing at Washington. It was In
timated that several hundred worker
were needed.
The call for help was sent out after
a day devoted by health authorities and
the most prominent physicians of the
Greater City to a discussion of means
by which the spread of tte disease
can be checked. Some encouragement
was found in the fact that fewer new
cases were reported today than on
Thursday or Wednesday.
Vnremlttlns; Vigilance Essential.
All the medical men agreed, how
ever, that only by unremitting vigi
lance and the strict enforcement . of
every known sanitary precaution could
the epidemic be kept within bounds.
Another serious phaso of the situa
tion was reported today by the Asso
ciation for Improving the Condition of
the Poor, which has found that in the
congested districts of the city fright
ened mothers have Interned their chil
dren In their tenement homes. In many
instances with windows closed. Such
action, it was pointed out. la likely to
have serious effects, not only on tho
children, but on adults as well.
Chlldren"s reading-rooms In the pub
lic libraries have been ordered closed
as a precautionary measure, and the
order barring children from moving
picture theaters will not be modified
until conditions improve. Playgrounds
in various parts of the city were or
dered closed earlier In the day.
Urnral Quarantine Impracticable.
Additional assurances were given to
day by the United States Public Health
Service that every possible aid would
be given the municipal authorities In
carrying on their work. Six officers
already have been assigned to the task
of tracing germ carriers.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
notified Mayor Mitchel today that.
after a conference with Secretary of
Agriculture Houston, the latter had
agreed to do everything In hl power
to facilitate the entry into the country
of shipments of monkeys from the
Philippine Islands, which are urgently
needed for research work in connection
with Infantile paralysis.
Kly Screen to Be Supplied.
Almost every home visited by the
Inspectors had been found spotlessly
clean, but many of them are swarming
with flie. because the families have no
funds with which to boy screens. As a
result of these reports, money will b-e
provided to screen all windows prop
erly.
Dr. Emerson frankly admitted that
his department had been unable to de
termine the actual cause of the epi
demic. All theories which previously
had been held apparently have been
disproved, he said. Proper Isolation of
the cases seems to be the only hope of
preventing the spread of the disease,
he declared.
ALBANY, Or.. July ". According to
reports received at State Health De
partment headquarters up to S o"clock
tonight, there are only 45 casee of in
fantile paralysis outside of Greater
New York. Eight nevr eases were re
ported duj-ing the forenoon, but the
fact that no reports of new cases .
reached the state headquarters during
the afternoon strengthened the belief
of officials that the disease would not
reach the epidemic stage up state.
Word was received from the New
York' City health authorities late today
that no children would be permitted to
leave the city for "fresh-air camps""
unless they had been examined and
found without Infection.
GOVERNMENT SENDS 6 EXPERTS
Federal Corps of Scientists to Be
Organized 'Without Delay.
WASHINGTON. July 7. The Federal
Public Health Service took a hand to
day in the fight to end an epidemic of
infantile paralysin in New York City
and to prevent Its spreading else
where Six Government experts were
ordered to New York to co-operate
with state and city authorities, and
steps were taken to organize a Federal
corps of surgeons and laboratory
scientists to work out preventive
measures.
Assistant Surgeon - General Rucker
left here tonight to participate in con
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