Morning Oregonian., July 12, 1916, Image 1

VOL,. VLI NO. 17,359.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GERMAN TRENCHES
FOR 8 MILES TAKEN
48 WATER USERS
FLASHES SEEN, BUT
U-LINER IS CLASSED
AS PEACEFUL SHIP
U-LINER MAY BRING
CURE FOR INFANTS
NEW TRAFFIC BILL
TRAPPED AT DAWN
NOT ENEMY'S GUNS
READY FOR COUNCIL
SUPPLY . SHUT OFF FOR IRRI
OREGON BATTERY BOYS HAVK
GERMAN DISCOVERY REPORTED
TO BE NOW ON WAY.
GATING OUT OF TURN.
NEW EXPERIENCE OX BORDER.
LAUD GRANT ISSUE
TAKENJNTOC0URT
Railway Serves Notice
on Government.
British Announce Re
sult of Work.
CQNTALMAISON IS CAPTURED
Allies' Prisoners on Somme
Estimated at 22,000.
TRONES WOOD IS REGAINED
?Ccws From Eastern Front, London
Declares, Is Equally- Satisfactory
From Allies' VlewpolntFlght- '
Ins- Is Near'. Kovel.
" LONDON', July 11. The capture . ot
the whole of the Germans" first system
of defense on a front of 14,000 yards
nearly eight miles) after 10 days and
nights of continuous fighting, is an
nounced in the official report from
British heaaquarters in France. The
number of prisoners taken exceeds
7500.
This was another good day for the
entente allies, who are making a steady
advance on all fronts. A striking illus
tration of the difference in the relative
position of the allied and the Teutonic
forces, and of tne remarkable change
from the monotonous trench warfare
which characterized the allied opera
tions for so many weary months until
the present Summer,' is found In the
number of prisoners and guns taken,
These for the. battle . of the Somme
amounted to. 22,000 prisoners and 104
guns captured from the Germans, while
the official figures for the Russian
General Brussllofs drive to July 10 are
271,620 prisoners, 312 guns and 866 ma
chine guns.
Fighting Continues on Alt Fronts.
Today's ' news is , of sustained and
heavy fighting on almost all the
fronts, the allies making , consistent
progress, with only occasional set
backs. The British flnalfv v.v.
tured the fiercely contested town of
Contalmaison, after desperate day and
night fightlnsr and now a r hniin v,a
town against all German . counter at
tacks.
The importance the German. n.
tached to this position may be measured
by the fact that thev recenMv throw
S the Prussian guards Into the fighting
at this point.
The British also are in possession of
the greater part of Mametz Wood and
nave recaptured nearly the whole of
Trones Wood. The British commander-
in-chief. General Sir Dntitrin. u.u
thus summarizes the results of the ten
flays operations:
. "Our troops have completed the
methodical capture of the whole en
emy's first system of defenses on a
Iront of 14,000 yards."
Newa Front East Satisfies Allies.
The news from the Eastern front is
equally satisfactory from the allies'
point-of view. The German official
communication at last admits that the
righting on the Stokhod line is ap
proaching Kovel on both side nf h
railway and asserts that the Russians
have been driven back near Huelvlehe
Much comment was caused today by
the German denial of an n!-ri t?h
sian assertion that Flnsk had: been
evacuated, as no such claim yet has
been made in the Russian official dis
patches.
It is now clear that th Pn..n.
drive in the direction of Kovel has
Drought the German offensive at Lutsk
to a standstill, and, according to th
Russian communication, th. dfrma n
have brought up strong reinforcements
to aeiena the Stokhod line and Kovel.
General Brussiloff. however, now has
me impassable Finsk marshes cover
ing his right flank, and is in a posltio
to outflank the Germans defense
of
Kovel.
HB Conflagrations Reported.
The huge conflagrations, noterl in th
Russian communication south of the
Kovel railway, are regarded in Petro
grad as havintr been caused hv th,
Germans to cover their own retreat
and impede the Russian advance, which
is wKhin 20 miles of Kovel. The cap
ture of 34,000 prisoners by the Rus
sians in the Stokhod and Galician bat
ties from July 4 to Julv 8 seems
to
indicate that the Germans have be
unable to throw in reinforcements
in
J sufficient strength to stem the Russian
advance.
According to-a report from Bern
Switzerland, the Austrlann r hurried
ly transferring the landstrum from
Serbia and Montenegro in an att
to hold back the Russians. The dlfi
cultles confronting the central nnwer
in meeting the all-around attack are
indicated In the Italian official state
ment tonight In which it is stated th
tjat
the Austrians have been oblisred to
re
call to the Italian front trooDa wh
ch
were about to be sent to the Kaste
rn
front. .
The Dalles Fruit Ready.
THE DALLES. Or.. July 11. Spe
rial.) The first local ' peaches and
apples of the season appeared in the
local markets here yesterday, and a
few cases were shipped East by ex
press. The peach and apricot crops are
splendid this year. The apple crop wa
slightly touched by frosty although I
some. localities a heavy. yield is re
ported.
Army of Inspectors Sweep City and
Each Violator Must Pay 92
' for Reinstatement.
War was. declared yesterday by the
city water bureau on water-users vio
lating the alternate-day sprinkling
ule. Twenty-one inspectors were sent
out at 5 o'clock yesterday morning.
nd in a roundup of offenders shut off
the- water of 48 users. , It will cost
each one 82 to have the water turned
on. again. The crusade will continue.
The water rules rrovide that users
ither on meter service or flat rate
service may sprinkle only every other
day. Houses with even street num
bers are permitted to sprinkle on even
dates, and those with odd numbers on
odd-numbered dates. Flat-rate users
are required to file application with the
water, - bureau before using water
through, hose. The sprinkling hours
for all users are from S A. M. to 8
A. M. and from 3 P. M. to 11 P. M.
The inspectors yesterday were on the
lookout for users sprinkling on the
wrong days, sprinkling without having
made application and sprinkling out of
the specified hours. - The inspectors in
each case where a violation was. found
forthwith shut oft the water. It was
necessary for the user to go to the
City Hall and pay $2 to get the water
turned on again.
The water bureau. has had all kinds
of reports of persons sprinkling re
gardless of the alternate-day system.
For that reason notice was given some
time ago that the rule would be strictly
enforced. Following this notice came
the - crusade, which will be continued
until the users discontinue violations
of the .rules.
The water bureau has 21 water in
spectors. All have been delegated to
the crusade. Aid of the police also has
been "obtained. -
ARENTS' MATCH FAILURE
Baker Woman Divorced From Man
Thought to Be Wealthy.
BAKER, Or.. July 11. (Special.)
That she was forced to marry, when a
mere girl, by her parents, who thought
that her prospective husband was
wealthy, was the statement made to
day by Mrs. Mae E. Taylor, of Cornu
copia, testifying before Referee F. L.
Hubbard in her suit for divorce against
James W. Taylor. She . declared that
the wedding had taken place in 1905,
n Stevenson, .Wash., but that after a
period of abuse from her husband last-
ng several years she made her escape
from - him a. year ago.' being assisted
by Taylor's daughter by a previous
marriage.
Judge' Anderson granted the decree
as requested, ' giving Mrs. Taylor the
custody of her 8-year-old daughter,
Florence.
PUPILS STUDY FORESTRY
Fourteen Iowa College Men to Visit
National Forests.
Fourteen students from the Forestry
Department of Iowa State College
Ames, Iowa, arrived In Portland yester
day on their way to the Wind River
Valley, in Southern Washington, where
they expect to, camp for three weeks
in the Columbia National Forest. The
students are accompanied by Professor
G. B. McDonald and Professor T. R.
Truax, and are passing their Summer
vacation in visiting the forest .regions
of the West.
The students have Just visited the
forests of California. The Forest Serv
ice is giving them every possible as
sistance in their study of National for
ests and Forest Service work.
LIGHTING COST TWICE CUT
Centralla's City Commission Effects
Two Reductions Since December.
, CENTRALIA, .July 11 CSpecIal.)
For the second time since they took
office in December the City Commis
sion has reduced the city's light rates.
The, rates now in effect are eight cents
per kilowat for the first 20 kilowats
and seven cents for the second 20
kilowats.
The new. rates, which become effec
tive August 1, and which will mean a
monthly saving of several hundred dol
lars to local light consumers, are seven
cents for the first 40 kilowats.
CASTRO BELIEVED ON WAY
Ex-Dictator of Venezuela Said to
Plan Latin-American Conference
NEW TORK, July 11. Information
was received here today that General
Cipriano Castro, who for many years
was president and virtually dictator of
Venezuela, is on his way from Barbados,
West Indies, to New York, on the
steamship Vauban.
It was reported that a gathering of
men formerly powerful in some of the
Latin-American countries would be held
after Castro's arrival to consider the
situation in their respective countries.
CAPTIVES TOTAL 271,620
More Than 300 Big Guns, 866 Ma
chine Guns Taken by Russians.
PETROGRAD. via London. Julv 11
The approximate total of prisoners
taken oy me Russians during Genera
Brussiloff s operations to July 10
amounted to 5620 officers and 266,000
men, the War Office announced today.
Guns to the number of 312 and 866
machine guns have been captured.
RIGHTS DECLARED VIOLATED
Constitutionality of Act Re
cently Passed Questioned. ;
TAX PAYMENTS PROTESTED
Federal Officials Notified That
if They Carry Out Provisions
of Bill They Do So at
Own Risk.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 11. The Oregon & Cali
fornia Railway Company today served
notice on the legislative and executive
branches of the Government that it in
tends to go Ini9 court and question the
constitutionality of the land-grant law
recently passed by Congress.
Incidentally, the railroad company
asserts that the law, proposing to revest
title to grant lands in the Government,
is unconstitutional.
If the Government under that law
undertakes to pay back taxes to the
Oregonj . counties the railroad serves
notice that it must do so at its own
risk and subject to future court deci
sions.
Procedure Not Defined.
How the railroad company is going
to proceed inj the courts to test the
constitutionality of the law is not
known by the railroad attorneys here.
They merely had instructions to serve
the company's notice on the President,
on Congress, Secretaries Lane and
Houston, the Attorney-General and
Treasurer Burk. The notice - served
today and presented to the Senate by
the Vice-President reads as follows:
"You are hereby respectfully noti
fied that each of the undersigned claims
and asserts that that certain act of
Congress approved June '9, 1916 (land
grant act). Is a violation of the prop
erty rights of the Oregon & California
Railroad Company, and of the rights of
each of the undersigned; that the Con
gress of ' the United States has no
power or authority to pass said act or
any part thereof, or any act which as
sumes to have the effect of reverting
or vesting in the United States with
out the consent of said Oregon & Call
fornia Railroad Company the title to
lands or property of said company, or
any part thereof, or to any money aris
ing out of its grant lands, and that said
act as a whole is, and that all its pro
visions are, unconstitutional, null and
void. ' ' .
Provisions Not Agreed To.
"You are further notified that the
undersigned do not and that any of
them docs not in any wise assent to or
acquiesce in the provisions of said act
of June 9, 1916. or any . provision
thereof.. The undersigned protest and
each of them protests against the
United States making or asserting any
Concluded on'age 4, Column 1.)
Heat Lightning Gives Novel Demon
stration, While- Stars .Twinkle
and Tropic Moon Shines ' On. ' .
CALEXICO. CaL, 'July 1 L (Special.)
Members of the Oregon battery
lounged last night under the light of
a tropic moon. They talked of home.
Suddenly they saw flashes of light
across the border. It seemed that the
first call had come; but they were
ready for it.
The battery men began to congregate
in little groups. The little groups soon
became one big one. But disappoint
ment was in store for them. Their
eyes turned east just as that whole
section of the sky flashed white and
the lone cloud on its clear face turned
a baby- blue.
It was not a flash of cannon that
the boys saw. They will not soon for
get the wonderful electrical display.
Flash after flash of light chased across
the eastern sky. Grotesque figures and
shapes resolved themselves out of
nothing and vanished as quickly. . For
nearly an hour the watchers stood, say
ing little and seeing much. Their first
tropical experience with the phenomena
known as heat lightning taught the
Oregon boys a. great deal.
When pulses again were normal, the
battery men listened to the band
brought by the Washington militia
until taps-brought silence to the camp
and the men lay in their bunks waiting
what the-, next eventful night might
bring.
52 YEARS SEPARATE VISITS
Franz Nidler Recalls How Indians
Chased Him From Spokane.
SPOKANE. Wash.. July 11. (Spe
cial.) After a lapse of 52 years, Franz
Nidler, of Portland, Or., arrived here to
day to find the spot from which he was
chased by hostile Indians on his for
mer visit now occupied by a thriving,
modern city of 120,000 people.
Mr. Nidler, who. is 81 years old, came
to visit his daughters and to register
for the Colville land drawing. He Is
being entertained at the home of his
daugher, Mrs. J. A. Strobel.
PRISONERS MADE TO WORK
Douglas County Puts Wrongdoers to
Work on Roads. -
ROSEBURG. Or, July 1J. (Special.?
Acting on an - order ' issued by the
County Court, Sheriff Quine yesterday
put the inmates of the county Jail to
work on the highways. Hereafter, ac
cording to the court, all men confined
in the Douglas County jail charged
with petty crimes must earn their keep
by working on the. roads.
Prisoners who refuse to work under
the new order will have their diet re
duced to bread and water.
CHERRY RECORD CLAIMED
" puglas County , Man Gets 1800
Pounds Off One Tree.
ROSEBURG. Or., July 11. (Special.)
Joseph Wharton, for many years a
resident of West Roseburg, reported to
day that he recently picked 1800 pounds
of cherries from a single tree.
. It is believed here that Mr. Wharton's
tree has established a record for cherry
production in Douglas County, If not
in the entire state of Oregon.
x OREGON HONORS HER HEROIC DEAD.
"
1 .mm rtimmm&mmmtim
Washington Expects to
Decide Today.
PRIMA FACIE. CASE'S, MADE
Allies
&x?c Deutschland Is
'Votential Warship."
AMERICAN DUTY DEFINED
Vessel Will Be Watched as Precau
tion Against Structural. Changes
That Would HI Her for
Hostile Enterprise.
WASHINGTON. July 11. Final de
cision by the State Department that
the German submarine Deutschland is
a merchant ship entitled to all privi
leges accorded under International law
to a bellgerent-owned freighter was
forecast tonight on receipt of preliminary-reports
on an Inspection of the
underwater liner at Baltimore by Naval
officers and treasury officials.
. Collector Ryan, of Baltimore, tele
graphod the Treasury Department that
after a thorough examination of the
boat by himself and Captain C. F.
Hughes, appointed by the Navy De
partment to assist, he adhered to his
previous opinion that the vessel is an
unarmed merchantman. Incapable of
conversion for warlike purposes, "with
out extensive structural changes."
Prima Facie Case Established.
The State Department was advised
of this and a detailed report mailed
by, Collector Ryan and Captain Hughes
will be submitted tomorrow. Depart
ment officials tonight believed that a
prima facie case tending to prove that
the Deutschland is a peaceful and un
armed merchantman had been estab
lished. - - ..
Formal representations hayo . been
made by : the British and French em
bassies, holding that the submarine is
a "potential . warship," not entitled to
the freedom of 'American ports and
subject to attack at sight on the high
seas. These contentions will be con
sidered In connection with the reports
of the Federal - Investigators. Acting
Secretary Polk said tonight that allied
diplomats would be informed of the re
sult only if they made inquiry.
Changes te Be Prevented.
The duty now of the United States, of
ficials explained, is to see that no
structural changes are made during
the Deutschland's stay in American
waters, which would fit her for hos
tile purposes. Should the ruling ot the
Navy and Treasury Investigators be
sustained, the Deutschland. like any
other merchantman, would have the
right to clear with cargo, including
guns, munitions or German reservists.
Reports that the State Department
had advance notice of the Deutschland's
trip are denied. Officials say no ln
ConcIuded on Page 2. Column 3.)
i
News Vouched For From Source In
Touch With Embassy at Amster-
dam Details Are Guarded.
AMSTERDAM, via London. July 11
(Special.) A German submersible mer
chantman of the Deutschland class is
to carry to New York a German cure
for infantile paralysis, according to
news obtained from a source close to
the German Legation here. The corre
spondent's informant said he had his
facts from one of the North-German
Lloyd officials immediately concerned
with the project.
The submarine was reported to be al
ready en route for New York on its er
rand of mercy, though the Informant
said he could not absolutely vouch for
that, as it was possible the Bremen of
ficials awaited a report of the Deutsch
land's trip before dispatching another
underwater merchant liner.
-A leading German scientist who for
years has been studying the dread di
sease in the Scandinavian countries,
where it breaks out In periodical epi
demics, is said to have discovered a
cure that has been tested in Sweden
and Norway.- This is to be offered to
the American cities stricken with the
plague.
The- discovery has . been closely
guarded in Germany and no details re
garding its nature or form are known.
NORMAL STUDENT DROWNS
Skookumchuck River Claims Victim
In Goldendale Youth.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. July 11. (Spe
cial.) Clinton Drake, a student at the
Centralia Summer Normal School, was
drowned this evening while swimming
in the Skookumchuck River.
Drake sank from sight and efforts of
fellow students in the water with him
to rescue him were Ineffectual. It was
an hour before his body was recovered.
Young Drake's home is in Goldendale,
Wash. His sister. Miss Maggie Drake,
is also a student at the local normal
school.
PANAMANS WILL PROTEST
Defeated Faction to Appeal to Wash
ington Against Election.
WASHINGTON. July 11. Adherents
of Dr. Rudolf o Chiarl. defeated Presi
dential candidate of the faction oppos
ing the Liberal or Government party
in Panama, have given notice of their
intention to protest to the State Depart
ment dgainst the conduct of the elec
tion. What action, if any, the department
would take, officials today would not
indicate.
IN0EX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERpAY'S Maximum temperature, 88
decrees; minimum. CO decrees.
TODAY'S Fair: northwesterly winds. .
Mexico.
Orecon men expect lone selce of waiting en
border. Pa.ce 3.
Villlstas beaten off by de facto troops In two
attacks. Pace 3.
Oregon hatterymen see their first heat
lightning. PLge 1.
War.
Berlin says allies' attacks In west have
failed of purpose. Pace 2.
French doing prodigious work In newly-won
territory. Pace 2.
German trenches for eight miles taken
Page 1.
British laud German feat. Page t.
Foreign.
Germans reported sending cure tor Infantile
paralysis to . America by submarine.
Page 1.
Domestic.
General White denies he promised boys they
would not be- called for duty outside of
Oregon. Page 3.
Proseeutur scoffs at theory that Marlon
Lambert committed sulckle. Page 5.
Colonel Roosevelt selects officers for his
division of volunteers. Page 2.
Elks choose ruler. Pag 4.
'attooaL
Washington expected to decide submarine
Deutschland is merchant vessel. Page 1.
Railroad serves notice It will contest land
grant issue in courts. Page 1.
Proposal made that - T. R. go to Senate.
Page T.
Attorneys for Sherman County settlers fight
against limitation of fees. Page 4.
Con ni-MS leaders plan early adjournment.
Page 3.
Sports.
Thomas J. Darmody buys Vernon stock and
will direct fortunes ot club. Page 1 i.
Pacific Coast- League results: Portland 7.
Oakland 3: Fait Lake 8. San Francisco
7; Los Angeles 4. Vernon 3. Page 12.
Dodgers keep up winning streak by defeat
ing Cardinals. Page 12. ..
Yankees and Indians break oven. Page 12.
Three Multnomah club boxers chosen for sn
Diego meet. Page 1J
Racers from afar enter Portland auto meet.
Page 13. .
Coeur d'AIene Rowing Club se ruling oars
men for regatta this week. . Pago 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Supreme Court refuses rehearing to wife of
policeman killed by truck. Page 6.
Homesteader killed by sheepherder la East
ern Oregon range. Page 6.
Pacifist pleads for brotherhood at Chautau
qua, page 7.
Interstate Commission takes - surprising
stand In rate case. Pago 7.
1 Commercial and Marine.
Union longshoreman held on charts of
threat to kill. Page lo.
Several strike riots occur. Page lit.
T. B. Wilcox not alarmed by C300.OOO suit
over ship. Pace Id.
Selling to realise profits checks advance la
wheat at Chicago. Page 17.
War stocks suffer from enforced liquidation.
Page 17.
Coffee prices' lowest In United States.
Page 17.
Portland and Vlotnlty.
Suffragist leaders will leave today. Page 4.
H. N. Lawrle says Hughes Is gaining fast
In Eat. Page 7.
Ship owners sign agreement to fight. Psge 3.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 1,
BUI for new traffic ordinance to como up
toaay. r-age l.
City paving repair plant proposed again.
Page IS.
Oregon Naval Militia to start on annual
cruise Saturday. Page 16.
Kink In Washington street to be straight
ened out.. Page 11.
Portland to honor Lieutenant Adair today.
Face
Streetcar Stops on
Near Side Provided.
PARKING RULE IS REARRANGED
Motor Machines Would Keep
Going on Busy Streets.
HEADLIGHTS ARE CURBED
Antos Would Not Do Permitted to
Pass on Either Side . of Trolley
A'ehiclc While Stopped Kate - .
of Speed Itearranged.
SALIENT EV POINTS' OF
PROPOSED SEW TRAFFIC .
ORDINANCE.
Streetcars shall stop on near
side of intersections on all paved
streets.
No vehicle shall pass on either
side of streetcar while It is
stopped for passengers.
Vehicles shall make turns to
reverse direction only at inter
' sections. ;
Vehicles running In the same
direction shall not pass at Inter
sections. .
New speed rate districts estab
" lished.
New York headlight regula
tions adopted.
Parking prohibited for any
length of time In principal busi
ness center.
A new bill for a traffic ordinance
making a number of important changes
in. traffic 'rules and regulations has
been prepared for submission to the
City Council. It was whipped into
final shape yesterday by City Attorney
LaRoche after conferences between the
automobile Interests, the Tubllc Safety
Commission and others Interested. The
measure probably will be Introduced by
Mayor Albee.
One of the most important proposed
changes is to require street cars to
stop on the near side of intersections
on all paved streets. Instead of on the
far side as at present. This, It is said,
will be of benefit to the operation of
the street cars as well as a safety as
set. es-rsrklsg District Changed. -
The measure would prohibit any ve
hicle moving In the same direction as
a street car to pass on either side of
the car while the car la stopped to take
on or let off passengers.
The non-parking district regulation
Is changed in the proposed measure so
that a vehicle may stop only lonK
enough to take on or let off passengers
or freight in the principal streets of
the business district. . This restriction
would apply between the hours of 9 A.
M. and 8 P. M. on Washington street
from Second street to Tenth street;
Morrison street from the Morrison
bridge to Broadway: Tamhlll street
from Fifth street to Broadway: Fifth,
street from Washington street to Stark
street: Broadway from Washington to
Stark: Park street from Washington to
Tamhlll. and West Park street from
Washington to Yamhill. The same rule
applies also to any point on any street
within 6) feet of where a traffic officer
'is stationed.
Taming; Is Restricted.
Vehicles would be prohibited from
turning about so as to reverse their
direction at any place excepting at art
Intersection. Machines running In the.
same direction would be prohibited
from passing one another at any inter
section. Three speed districts are established
by the proposed measure. In the pres
ent 'congested district the speed would
be limited to 10 miles an hour, while
within the fire limits, which takes in
all the business district of both tbe
East Side and West Side, the speed
would be linjited to 15 miles an hour.
Outside these two districts the speed
would be limited to 20 miles an hour.
New York Light Law Copied.
Provision Is made for one-half that
speed for vehicles when turning at or
crossing intersections within the Inner
congested district.
The provision of the New Tork law
regarding headlights is incorporated in
the proposed measure. This would pro
hibit any headlight from being so set
on the machine that the rays would
reflect more than 43 inches above the
ground at a distance of 60 feet ahead
of the machine. This regulation is said
to have solved the dazzling, headlight
trouble In New York.
The measure as prepared may be
altered In many respects. As yet It is
only proposed. It has not yet received
the sanction of Mayor Albee, who is
expected to Introduce It.
Roseburg Woman Is Dead.
ROSEBURG. Or. July 11. (Special.)
Mrs. M. L. Dungay. wife of the man
ager of the Yoncalla Orchard Tracts,
died at a local hospital July 8, fol
lowing an Illness of two weeks. Mrs.
Dungay was born in Minnesota and was
45 years of age. She came- to Yoncalla
with her husband and ton, Herbert,
about four years ago. Mr. Dungay
formerly was president of the Yoncalla
State Bank. Aside from her husband
and son. Mrs. Dungay Is survive be
lter mother. Mm. Myra Bee-be