11 VOL.. VLI NO. 17,358. PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. U4JNER IS ENTERED -AS MERCHANT SHIP Officials Agree That "Vessel Is Unarmed. M'ALEXANDER WILL LEAD OREGON BOYS FRENCH GARRY HILL LORIMER MAKES PROMISE TO PAY RUSSIANS PRESS GROWERS STEAL BERRY PICKERS GILLIES MAY BE IN FOE HARD 111 EAST MAJOR PROMOTED . AND WILL SUCCEED M'LAUGHLIN. BANKER ADDRESSES 4000 WHO LOST IN HIS ENTERPRISE. AUTOS WHISK LABORERS FROM Pl'GET SOUND FIELDS. OVERLOOKING RIVER HIDING IfJPOiiMID S" FULL INSPECTION IS MADE Return Cargo for Germany Is Piled on Baltimore Dock. NO DIFFICULTIES FORESEEN Captain Says lie Will Be Able to Submerge Within Three - Mile Limit and After That He Does Not . Tear Being Caught. General Mijls, Chief of Militia Di vision, Says Detail Is Made at Request of Governor. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash ington, July 10. General Mills, chief of the militia division of the War Depart ment, said today It was his understand ing that Major U. G. McAlexander. mili tary Instructor at the Oregon Agricul tural College at Corvallis, would be de tailed to succeed Captain Clenard Mc Laughlin, with the Oregon regiment, when the latter is relieved on August 2. General Mills further said that the detail would be made In accordance with the request of -Governor Withy combe. Major McAlexander today was pro moted by the President to the grade of Lieutenant-Colonel and his nomination was sent to the SeuaTe. PENDLETON WHEAT CENTER Grain-Cleaning Plant to Prepare Crop for Bulk Shipment. BALTIMORE, July' 10. The daring German seamen who . brought the submarine merchantman Deutschland across the Atlantic slept quietly to night aboard their vessel, which lay moored to a carefully screened pier guarded by a Btrong squad of Balti more police. Captain Paul Koenig, the skipper, had delivered his papers to the North German Lloyd office, entered his vessel at the Custom-house as a com merce carrier, and had presented to a German embassy official a packet of correspondence for Count von Bern storff. Now the submarine is ready to dis charge her million-dollar cargo of dye stuffs and take on board for the return trip to Germany metal and rubber needed by the Kmperor's armies and navy. Return Cargo Piled on Dock. The return merchandise is waiting on the dock, and the time for leaving port will depend largely on plans for eluding vigilant enemy cruisers ex pected to be waiting outside the en trance of Chesapeake Bay for the re appearance of the vessel. One of Captain Koenig's first acts after he moved his ship up the harbor from- .quarantine early today was to announce that the Deutschland was only one of a fleet of mammoth sub . mersibles built or building for a reg ular trans-Atlantic freight and mall service. He said the next to come would be the Bremen, and that she might be looked for at some port along the. coast within eight weeks. No Evidence of Armament Found. The German captain submitted his craft to a thorough inspection by the surveyor of the port and an agent of the Department of Justice. These offl cers agreed that there was no sign of armament of any description on board, and , that there was no doubt in their minds about the boat's being entitled to the status of an ordinary merchant man. Neither Captain Koenig nor agents of the North German Lloyd line, to Whom the boat is consigned, evinced the slightest uneasiness over the sug gestion that there might be diplomatic difficulties. This question had received due consideration in advance, and nothing was left undone to make the status of the ship unquestionable. It was said on the authority of the cap tain that the only arms on board were four automatic pistols belonging to the officers and a sportsman's rifle for fir ing rockets. Vessel Can Travel Anywhere. The captain asserted that his voyage had established the fact that a sub marine of the type of the Deutschland could travel anywhere that the ordi nary vessel could" go, 13,000 miles. If necessary. He had no fears, he said, of his ability to elude enemies that might be waiting for him oft the Vir ginia Capes when he starts his return trip. " "I will be able to submerge within the three-mile limit, and they cannot catch me after that," he said. Duripg nearly the entire voyage to America, said Captain Koenig, the Deutschland traveled on the surface. Once she submerged for 10 hours, and lay during that time on the bottom of the English Channel to escape British destroyers. Captain Koenig piloted his vessel out of Bremen on June 14. He went di rectly to Heligoland, remaining there nine days. On June 23 the submarine slipped away from the island fortress. and the trip which ended in Baltimore today was begun. Official Letters Delivered. After completing the formalities with the port authorities. Captain Koenig was invited to luncheon as the guest of honor of the German Club, and there delivered to Haniel von Heihhausen counsellor of the German embassy, the packet of official correspondence des tined to Count von Bernstorff. The counsellor had Journeyed here from New York, was a guest with the Ueutsch land's master at the luncheon. and went back to New Yor.k tonight. "I have come here," said the er bassy representative, "to present the personal compliments of Count von Bernstorff to Captain Koenig and to congratulate him upon his wonderful achievement. The Ambassador has no official interest in the Deutschland. Captain Koenig has turned over to me toma correspondence which I am tak ing back to the Ambassador, but have no knowledge of its nature." ( Captain Koenig ate a hearty meal at the luncheon fresh vegetables and fresh meat the first he had tasted since his departure from Bremen. Captain Koenig then returned to the offices of his agents, ana, meeting news PENDLETON, Or.. July 10. (Spe cial.) With the establishment of a large wheat cleaning plant here by H. W. Collins, within SO days Pendle ton will probably be the - greatest wheat-handling point in the Northwest. Not only the Umatilla wheat is to be cleaned and graded here prior to be ing sent in bulk by rail, but wheat from other Eastern Oregon sections also will be handled here. It is the Intention to operate the plant day and night, as there will be a heavy volume of wheat moving east via Pendleton until ocean commerce from the Pacific Coast points is re sumed. It is reported that the Farmers' Union grain agency may establish a cleaning plant here. BRITISH TRAWLERS SUNK Berlin Reports Activity of Warships . on Coast of England. BERLIN, July 10. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) -According to a state ment given out today by the Overseas News Agency, German, warships be tween July 4 and 6 sank eight trawl ers near the English coast. "German sea forces from July 4 to 6," the news agency says, "sank, near the English coast, the trawlers Queen Bee, Anil Anderson, Peep . - o' Day, Watchful, Nancy Human. Petuna, Car- relbessy and Newark Castle. Of these, the Queen Bee, Watchful and Petuna were shelled with artillery because they attempted to eseape after being warned." Brilliant Attack in West Is Recorded. BRITISH BATTLE IN WOODS Germans Regain Part of Posi tions They Had Lost. PER0NNE IS THREATENED Desperate Struggle Persists at Many Points Teutons .Yet Continue Strong Attacks Against Russian Front. BANKS' OPINIONS DIFFER 17 60 Favor, 17 73 Oppose Reserve ' Act; 1811 Noncommittal. NEW YORK. July 10. A wide di vergence of opinion among the banks of the country as to whether the Fed eral reserve act has been successful after a. year's operation is shown in a report issued today by a New York trust company, which hasv Just com pleted a Nation-wide survey of the at titude of banks toward the act. More than 5000 replies were received to the queries sent out, 1760 of them being favorable, 1773 unfavorable, and IS 11 noncommittal. PARIS. July . 10. In a brilliant at tack the French have carried Hill 97, a height which dominates the Somme, southeast of Blaches, according to the official statement issued by the French War Office tonight. LONDON, July 10. On both eastern and western fronts heavy fighting per sists. This is especially the case on the western front, where the struggle is not without fluctuations of fortune and brings to mind the warnings of the correspondents from the opening of the Somme battle that steady, me thodical pressure, rather than brilliant advances must be expected. Fighting; Goes On In Wood. The "British official statement tonight says that the Germans .have entered Trones wood and . records further progress east of OviUers and La Bols selle, in addition to a footing secured by the British in the Mametz wood, where part of the Germans had resisted all efforts. The German official communication admits French possession f Biaches. only a short distance from Peronne, which town is thus seriously exposed and threatened. " On the eastern front the Russians have crossed the Stokhod river at many polrts. - . ; ' Germane Say Drive Is Checked. German war correspondents assert that the allied offensive has been brought to a standstill. - The corre spondent of the Berlin Tageblatt with the Austrian army testifies to the in exhaustible supply of Russian troops, the great efficiency of the Russian ar tillery and cavalry and ths endless supplies of ammunition, as in great contrast to the condition of the Russian forces last year. The Germans are continuing their strong attacks along the Russian front,' but the view is held in London that this is only with object of gaining time to perfei-" the defenses' of Kovel and Vladimir-Volynski and to remove large stores of military ma terial' from these points to Brest Lltovsk and lvajgorod. Briton Review Week's Battle. The correspondent of the London Times at the press camp, British army (Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) AFRICAN PORT OCCUPIED Half Dozen Policemen Are There for Emergency, but Their Presence Is Proved Unnecessary. CHICAGO, July 10 (Special.) Will iam Lorimer was greeted by a light ripple of applause when he stepped onto the stage of the Second Regiment Ar mory tonight and faced an audience of 4000 persons," most of whom lost their money in the crash of the La Salle Street Trust & Savings Bank and other Lorimer enterprises. Half a dozen policemen stationed in the armory had moved forward as Mr. Lorimer stepped toward the stage, fear ing-there . might be a demonstration. Their presence proved unnecessary. . Mr. Lorimer began. by outlining the purpose for which he had called the meeting. It was, he said, to try to settle on some plan by which he might help to reimburse those out of pocket through the bank's crash. Mr. Lorimer declared, the financial embarrassment of the various Lorimer contracting companies . was due to his son having turned in every available dollar to the bank instead of bolstering up' the Lorimer Interests by using the cash.. ... He announced he wished to use every possible -means to reimburse every de positor regardless of personal respon sibility. While Mr. Lorimer was speaking the audience was as quiet as a Sunday school class. MR. STRAHORN TO TOUR Visit to Be Made to Territory Inter ested In Railroad. Robert E. Strahorn, president , and projector of the Oregon, California & Eastern Railway, now being surveyed in Central Oregon, arrived in Portland yesterday from his home at Spokane and proceeded at once with plans for an automobile tour of the interior coun ties of the state. He will leave later in the week and will be accompanied by Mrs. Strahorn. They will go to Bend by rail, thence by auto to Burns and Lakeview, Mr. Strahorn will go south into Northern California and then visit. Klamath Falls and the territory southwest of Grants Pass. FAILURE TO PAY CHARGED Man Ordered to Stand Divorce Cost to Be Arrested. "' Circuit Judge Gantenbein issued an order last night for the arrest of George H. Hale, owing to the letter's alleged failure to pay court costs, at torney's fees and alimony growing out of the Judgment granted June 3 to his wife. Ella M. Hale, in her suit for divorce. The Judgment of the court was that Hale should pay $33.25 court costs, 350 attorney's fees and $20 a month all mony. None of this has been paid, it is charged. - The order issued last night was that Hale be held until he should pay the amount due. Will-Known Alaskan Is Suicide. JUNEAU, Alaska. July 10 John Goodall, Deputy United . States Marshal at Sitka and widely known through out Alaska, committed suicide' at Sitka today by shooting. He was formerly United States Commissioner - at Cor dova. Arr; S;ecr ,to Kovel. ' . gu Miles BATTLE RAGES ALONG RIYER Teutons Destroy Bridges and Plant Mines in Fords. SUDDEN ONRUSH AMAZES Hardly Time Is Left at Center of Stokhod Sector for Buglers to Sound Retreat Deadlock Reached in Galicla. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. (Correspondent of the New Tork Tribune. By Special Cable.) LONDON, July 10. Despite the Ger mans' strong stand along the whole line of the Stokhod River, the Russians have increased their advantages In that sector and have moved several miles nearer Kovel. The left wing of Gen eral ' Kaledines' army has swept for ward almost to the village of Svidndkl, scarcely 20 miles from the railway Junction which is the objective of the Russian drive in Volhynla. Although there is no official con flrmatlon of the crossing of the river by the Russians at this point. It is officially announced that the Czar's troops have spanned the stream at sev eral other places and are now in pos session of isolated strips along the western bank. Crossing; of River Difficult. The Russians are finding the passage of the, Stokhod one of the most dlftl cult tasks they have so far been con fronted with in the furious campaign for the possession of Kovel and the invaded parts of Poland and Lithuania. The Austro-German forces have de stroyed virtually every means of cross ing the river. Bridges have been blown to pieces as soon as the Teutons rushed across their last guns before the as tonishingly swift advance .of the Rus sian cavalry and infantry. . Where the stream is shallow enough to admit of fordlngs, the retreating forces planted mines and blocked the way with hastily constructed entangle ments. OA the farther bank, at these points strong defenses m were erected and heavy guards placed in position to resist to the uttermost all attempts of the Russians to gain the other side. , Whole Stream Inaer Fire. The whole line of the river has been put under fire of every available piece of artillery which the Teutons have eaved from the fierce assaults of the last week. In addition, the heavy rains of the last few weeks have swelled the river so that at some points the swift current constitutes more of a menace to the Russian advance than the fire of the opposing armies. The Russian onrush in the center of the Stokhod sector was so swift and so sudden that almost before the Ger (Concluded on Puis 4, Column 1.)' PUTTING ONE UNDER JOHN BULL. British Forces in German Possession Make Important Gain on Coast. LONDON, July 10. General Smuts. in command of the British forces in German East Africa, ' has occupied Tanga, according to a statement issued by the War Office today. The Ger mans offered only slight resistence. Tanga is the second most important port on the coast of German East Af rica and is the terminus of the rail road which the Germans were build ing into the interior at the outbreak of the war. KING OF ANNAM DEPOSED Revolt Against French Supervision Disastrous for Young Ruler. PARIS, July 10. Duy-Tan, the 16-year-old King of the French protec torate of Annam, on the 'China Sea, has been dethroned as a result of a revolt of Annamites at Quang-'Ngal. which he has been accused of having fomented. The Governor-General of French Indo-China reports that the outbreak was suppressed quickly and the King arrested near Hue. He is succeeded by Prince Bun-Dao, who has Just been crowned. APPEAL MADE FOR POLAND Cnited States Asks Belligerents Admit Relief Supplies. to WASHINGTON. July 10. Formal ap peal has Been made to all the warring powers by the United States, through American Ambassadors, the State De partment announced today, to make mutual concessions for shipment of re lief supplies to Poland. Under date of July 7 the American Government sent notes to its Ambas sadors in Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain and Russia, asking that relief measures be taken for the famine SHe TH Wholesale Brigandage Exists, With Human Spoil Watched Carefully as Fruit . Spoil on Vines. TACOMA. Wash., July 10. (Special.) Wholesale brigandage exists in the Puyallup Valley. Berry-pickers worth their weight in gold are the booty; respectable citizens and fellow mem bers of co-operative associations are the brigands. The human spoil, with all its goods and chattels, children and dogs, sport shirts and scalloped skirts. is carried away In high-powered auto mobiles to- berry, patches, where the pickers are watched like prisoners of war. H. Shepherd, of Alderton. was one of the heaviest sufferers yesterday. for while he ate his dinner neighbor ing growers inveigled his employes away by offering the bait of higher pay. The larger growers have suffered irreparable loss, and their fruit Is spoil ing on the plants because of the labor shortage. That is the reason they are resorting to outlawry to harvest their crops. OREGON ELKS ARE CHEERED Delegation Reaches Baltimore After Hot Trip Across Continent. BALTIMORE. July 10. (Special.) The Oregon delegates to the Elks' con vention arrived in Baltimore at 3:25 to day. They were received at the Union Station by Howard O'Neill, chairman of the local ' reception committee, and taken in automobiles to the registra tion headquarters. There several thou sand other visiting Elks were gath ered, and they gave the Oregon brothers a mighty cheer. The Oregon men said they had had a hot trip across the continent. FISHERMEN LOST IN GULF Wreck of Smack Adds Eight to List of Storm Casualties. MOBILE. Ala.. July 10. The wreck of the fishing . smack Philip . Keyes probably has added eight to the death list of the Gulf hurricane. Two sur vlvors of the crew were picked up at Dauphin Island. The smack was out of Pensacola and was caught in the blow Wednes day. The body of Captain Kelly, of an other smack, was found washed ashore at Fort Morgan. IRISH - PARLIAMENT WAITS London Thinks Machinery. Will Not Move Before 1917. . . Tz-irK-vN' Julvll. According to th London morning papers It probably will be well into the year 1917 before the new Irish Parliament is set up. . T.ittiA pun h done other than the Introduction of the bill before Parr liamerrt rises early in August for a recess of some six to eight weeks, -so that the passage of the bill is not like ly before late in October. m 4 INDEX OF TODAY.'S NEWS YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 78 degrees; minimum. TODAY'S Fair, northwesterly winds. .mtlnnmL. Lane reports against Slnnott'a Und grant bill. Page . , , . Wilson defends Democratic party as friend of business. Page a. . Major McAlexander to command Oregon regiment. rage i. ( . French by brilliant attack, carry hill over- looking River bommt. mo Arrival of Submarine. . i J l vn i- a r P 2. Submarine Deutschland entered aa merchant vessel. rage i. - Cerman captain says submarines will ran reguiariy iu icw iw.. - . ' v. .-' Mexico. " Thlrd'Battallon' does outpost duty on Mex Sono-a Governor ordera ' demobilisation. Page 4. - Law points raised by. U-boat thooght clear Page .1. i - inm-i.r.1.1 ouid Mavrtne- . Northwestern wheat crop estimated at about K- .1. .11 I 1. kiiahflt. fas' IT. Spread -of black rust causes further advance in w-neai a tniwiw. ? War stocks are lower on heavy selling I . it San Franciscans .to raise 1, 000.000 for strike Four strikebreakers quit and get safe escort dj 1 1-: i - c. -ulrw. Vrti-t hwmt. Woman lecturer .at Chautauqua apeak to UOOO on "Success." Page 6. Oregon oftlciala and Eastern capitalists In spect nitrate neias m auigiu t' o a Puget Sound berry prow era steal ' pickers I ruill uciuuuuu m - -. Spot. Frank Troeh breaks 1 of 2O0 targets at . r r. ahnnt - Pfl A .12- Coast League meeting called to Iriveatlgate Vernous Juggling of player and salary .limits. rage .14. -JO-mllo event ttr S1000 to be feature of auto racea Sunday. Page 13. Vernon has class and keeps in lead In Coast league. Page 12. Umpire Garnet Bush sars Northwestern T .t.A him SIRS. Pass 12. Dodgers lose to Reds, while Phillies beat cardinals, rage i. ,- rortland and Vicinity. Dr. Ehrenstrom 1 allowed to leave starte. rare is. West Coast Lumbermen to meet, at Seattle v..i.. u. i a Veda the Vemptre. Is admitted to Port land Four Hundred. Page 4. .Opera aextet la aaar act at Pantagea. Page Attorney J R. Greenfield Indicted on for- City pledges co-operation with stato to Tlgni initnuia vwiuv. - Weather report, data and forecast. Page , i. Gillies, thought to be In garb of woman .. . . . in rnrtlaml I' am 1 Union Pacific will cut lumber rate flv cents. a ng- ... Funeral fur 'll-iitenant Adair will be to morrow.' 1'age . President Oilman asserts Spokane alone re ........... 1 . 1 Inr r- -m r r.vlainll ( 11 Ordinance to r irulate l;ite. express and m. ..-(. K...ln. m t .m ,. ..-..I T trm 11 Fugitive Is Thought in Garb of Woman." ALL TRAINS BEING WATCHED Chehalis Agent Sells Ticket to Heavily-Veiled "Woman." CHAUFFEUR IS ARRESTED Mrs. Gillies Still Contends Sbe Knows Nothing of Escape, Al though Driver Says lie Took Two From Her Home. That J. F. Gillies, convicted em bezzler of Washington State Industrial ( Insurance funds, and Henry Roberts, a fellow prisoner, who escaped from the Thurston County Jail at Olympla on Saturday night, probably are en route to Portland. If not already in conceal ment here, was the Information re ceived by Detective Captain Baty yes terday. The fleeing embezzler and his com panion are said to be attired in wom en's clothes, which tallies with the ac count of their informal departure from' custody. Two messages have been re ceived by the local police from the Sheriff of Thurston County, the first advising that Gillies and Roberts had been traced to Montesano. Wash. Later a message was received saying that the fugitives, still in feminine garb, had left Chehalis. Wash., at 2:30 yesterday morning for St. Johns, in Portland. Dlasrulaeel Man Bays Ticket. The station agent at Chehalis re ported that a man. disguised as a wom an, purchased a ticket at that station for St. Johns. The local police, how ever, have been advised that both Gil lies and Roberts are thought to have adopted the came course. The theory that Gillies would at tempt to secrete himself here is scout ed to a certain extent; the belief being prevalent that, if actually fleeing in this direction, he would go no further than - Vancouver. Wash., before board ing an eastbound train. Circulars have been received by the Portland police, giving detailed descriptions of the fugitives. Gillies,, who is '"a voluble talker," is 35 years of age, five feet seven and one half inches in height, weighs between 1S9 and 185 pounds, has blue eyes, is of light complexion and smooth shaven. He is partly bald and has a thick neck, described as of "bull dog"' conforma tion. He wore a dark blue worsted sack suit, with small check pattern at least before he donned feminine at tire. Woman and Driver Arrested. His companion is younger, aged 23. dark complexion, with a heavy head of. hair. He has quite prominent upper teeth, but is described as good-lookingr. Tortland police officers and city de tectives have been informed of tbe rumor that Gillies and Roberts are in the city, and are keeping a close watch. A reward of $250 is ofTered for the re capture of Gillies and one of $150 for the recapture of Roberts. Further advices from Olympia say that the driver of the auto, suspected of having conveyed Gillies from the jail, -and Mrs. Gillies, nave both been arrested "as accessories to his .escape. The Attorney-General of Washington Is interested in the case, and it is ru mored Vhat behind the Gillies escape Is a well-laid plot of more than ordinary significance. , CHAUFFElK IS ARRESTED, TOO Mrs. Gillies Declared to Have Gone r on Late Ride to Cltehalis. OLYMPIA. - Wash., July 10. tSp ciai.) So far as information now avail able In Olympia goes, J. F. Gillies and Henry Roberts vanished ' when they took the 2,.35 Great Northern train at Chehalis. 35 miles from Olympia, Sun day morning for Kast St. Johns. Thst what seemed to be. a man dressed in woman's clothing and wear ing a heavy veil purchased two tickets for Portland is information procured by Sheriff T. C. Foster, of Lewis County,' and convened to the Thurston County authorities today. This, coupled with. Mrs. Gillies' expressed belief Sun day .night, as reported by Bateman in his admissions, that the fugitives wouKl be In Idaho that night, is taken as I in dication that they had planned to go Kast from Portland, and search orders instructions were sent out accordingly. Through Governor Lister the Burns Detective Agency has also been In terested in the case. r Chestec Bateman. of 01npia, who drove the auto from Mrs. Gillies' home, leaving tyt 11 p. M. and arriving at Chehalis about 3 A. M., was arrested today on the charge of aiding an es cape and released under S 10,000 bonds. His story Is that Mrs. Gillies en gaged him to drive her on a trip at S o'clock Sunday evening and sent for him at about 11. He took the car from the garage where he was employed to-her house, where she met him muf fled up for a night ride, and told him she wanted to go to Chehalis with a woman companion to receive some money and desired nothing said about tbe trip. She then returned to the house, and, as Bateman says, returned with another person, also dressed like a woman. They got In the car and made the en tCourluUea ou Page 2, Column (Concluded on Fas 2. Column 4.) sufferers.