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mm VOI. VLI XO. 17,364. PORTLAND, OREGON, TI'KSDAY. JULY 18, 191G. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Wft$ 3 SIT. DEAD Ill UP RAID Seattle Police Kill Ex City Controller. TWO PATROLMEN WOUNDED Order to Officers to Get Out of Hotel Bar Brings Hot Pistol Fight. Jr. PROPRIETOR, TOO, RESISTS William Bothwell Shot Dead After Shooting Policemen Who Try to Arrest. SEATTLE, Wash., July 17. Will iam Bothweii, former Seattle City Controller, and recently a special of ficer on the waterfront, was killed, and W. W. Morris and C. V. Harvey, members of the prohibition enforce ments quad, of the Seatle police force, were seriously wounded in a pistol fight, which resulted from a raid on the Ferguson bar, in the Fer guson Hotel, here late this afternoon, Morris was shot through the should er and Harvey through the arm. Both men are expected to recover. Proprietor Resists Officers. According to statements made by Morris at the .City Hospital tonight, he and Harvey entered the Ferguson bar, after sending J. T. Epler, anoth er member of the prohibition squad, in ahead to see if he could buy intox icating liquor over the bar. He said that Epler had a glass of whisky in front of him when they entered and that J. A. Farnham, proprietor of the hotel, who had been serving the drinks, attempted to prevent the of ficers from seizing this liquor. " He said that Bothwell then ordered the officers out, and when they showed him their police badges, he pulled out a revolver and repeated his order. Though Morris attempted to wrench the weapon from his hand, he is said to have freed himself, shot Morris through the shoulder and then opened fire on Harvey, who was grappling with Farnham behind the bar. Pistol Duel Is Vicious. . Both patrolmen say that Farnham had also drawn a pistol. Morris managed to drop Bothwell after four shots and when Bothwell later attempted to shoot again, Harvey kicked the weapon from his hand and knocked him over with his fist. Ad ditional police assistance arrived a few minutes later and the three in jured men and Farnham were taken to the City Hall. Bothwell died while being carried into the City Hospital operating room. Farnham is held in the City Jail and Morris and Harvey are in the City Hospital. William J. Bothwell had been a resident of Seattle since 1890 and dur ing that time has been successively bookkeeper, soldier, lawyer, real es tate man, oyster breeder and City Controller. He also was an unsuc cessful candidate for the office of City Treasurer. Army Record Held. When he first came to Seattle Both- well was 21 years old and a bookkeep' fr by profession. He studied law and was admitted to practice in 1896 in Washington and Oregon. When the firs-t Washington volunteers went to the Philippines Bothwell enlisted and served 14 months.. After the return of the regiment Bothwell was elected the first commander of George H. Fortson Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans. Later he sewed as de partment commander of the state or sanitation. He entered the employ of the Century Furniture Company after the war. In 1907 he left the furniture com pany to engage in real estate. Later , he organized the Bothwell .Oyster Company, which accumulated holdings along Hood Canal. In the Fall of 1914 he went to Japan, where he made a five months study of the oyster in dustry. He carried with him oyster seed from Puget Sound and brought back oyster spats from the best Jap anese beds, which were planted here. Political Career Brief. Bothwell entered the political arena of Seattle in 1910, when, with the SUFFRAGE SCHOOL OPENS IN CAPITAL WAY PREPARED FOR TRAIXIXG OF ACTIVE WORKERS. Congressional Union Sponsor for In stitution and Feminine lob byist Is at Its Head. ' WASHINGTON, July 17. (Special.) Women who desire to become active suffrage workers, but who feel that they are not qualified to take up the varied duties of lobbyists, organizers or stump speakers, need not despair. There is a way out for them now, as they can learn all that is necessary to be full-fledged suffragists at the "suf frage school,"- which' has just been opened here by women of the Con gressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Miss Maud Younger, of San Fran cisco, who has m.it with marked suc cess in Congressional lobbying work and has an expert knowledge of legis lative practice and procedure, is heal of the new school. MAILBOX THIEF IS CAUGHT Trap Set by Postmaster at Silver- ton Ends in Lad's Arrest. .BILVERTON, Or.. July 17. (Special.) Through the diligence of Postmaster John . H. - Brooks and Assistant Post mast' r T. W. Riches, Armond Matheny, 16 years old, who is - charged . with breaking into the m. il boxes at the Postofflce here, was arrested today. For some time the officials have been annoyed by complaints of patrons that their boxes had been opened and the mail stolen. Several pieces, of mail have been found that had been opened and discarded. Mr. Brooks placed a decoy package in one of the boxes Sunday and a short time later saw Matheny open the box and take out th' package. He was ap prehended immediately by Mr. Brooks. It is intimated that several other young fellows have been tampering with the mail boxes, not realizing the seriousness of their deeds. KAISER PENSIONS OFFICERS Five to Leave Army, Two to Take Commands at Home. ROTTERDAM, via London, July 17. Emperor William has decided to pen sion seven prominent generals holding important commands in the Prussian army, according-to the-Berliner Tage- blatt. . a copyof which has been re ceived here. All the Generals have ten dered their resignations. Five of them. General von Bredow, General . von Wienstkowski, Generals Klokke, Cramer and Von Buer. will leave the army, while the other two, Generals von Klelst and Krahmer, have taken home commands. BUILDINGS PROVIDED FOR Oregon Postoffices Included in Om- ,nibus Bill, in House. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 17. Theomnibus public building bill, reported to the House to day, carries $2s,000 for a branch post- office at St. Johns, $75,000 for a build ing and" site at Oregon City, $60,000 for a building and site at Hood River and $10,000 for a site at Corvallis. Postmaster Myers has written the House committee protesting against the appropriation for St. Johns, saying there is no need for a postoffice build ing there. I , : : 1 : s sv. , - , . - i ::;. ' - - . - - I . - . - . . jfXr ; 1 X5JU. v i v' & - -s -TV -I - TtT ) 4j if , , t :: f?7& s - V';a1I . ) . ' li - f 1r: . ?CsJ?J - A :: r t f'lhJS 1 JLi ZJ ' : rrkm v; f::;r . - J : a:- . " - r ; Just as the travelers in "prairie schooners" did in '49 and other years of that time when the Western frontier was anything but a safe place for a white man. the soldiers of Uncle Sam in Mexico take no chances on a surprise attack that might mean their death and the destruction of the supplies they are taking from the border to General Pershing's base in the Interior. The photo shows the automobile trucks that traverse the desert from Columbus, N. M., to Namluuipa, alter having been arranged in hollow square formation, so that in the event of an attack the soldiers have a substantial protection from which to meet the enemy. ALLIES MAKE GAINS IN EAST pjSi British Capture 1500 Yards of Trenches. RUSSIANS PUSH ENEMY BACK Von Linsingen Compelled to Retire Behind Lipa River. 13,000 PRISONERS TAKEN Teutons Check Enemy's Advance To ward Rovel, but Quick Blow Is Struck South of ' Lutsk. Tactical Success Won. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. (War Correspodent of the New York Tribune. By Special Cable.) LONDON, July 17. Speclal.)-3en-eral Hals is now within striking dis tance of the Albert plateau, on which lie the German third line and Bau paume. Progress has been made northward and eastward from the Contalmaison salient. The wedge growing larger each day becomes an increasing menace to the whole line to Arras. North of Bauzentin-le Petit wood, 1500 yards of the German second line were carried by assault. Thus the wedge was forced northward. Strong; Position Takes. East of Longueval the Waterlot farm, a strong German position, was carried, advancing the wedge eastward. The British hold on the German second line was strengthened by the capture of re maining positions in Ovillers and La Boisele at the base of the wedge. Thus Halg's front has been carried forward almost to the crest of the Albert pla teau. "Further important successes" have been gained," is the official de scription of the day's successes. "Rain and heavy mist, again inter fered with the operations," the "War Office announced tonight, but appar ently theAeavy guns are still pounding heavily at the opposite line. "Between the sea and the Ancre," says the Ger man statement, "the British a many points increased their fire to great vio lence." New Endeavors to Come. This comparative calm, however, is merely the prelude to fresh endeavors to come as soon as the consolidation of the newly won British positions is completed. "Steady and sure" is now the slogan of the British movement. It contrasts sharply with the impetu ous and futile dashes of many earlier offensives. . The consolidation of defenses over six miles of the second German line is necessarily slow, but extremely nec essary, for the fiercest German coun ter attacks must be prepared against amply. From Berlin comes an official tele gram that the Emperor is now in the Somme battle sector, where he has made speeches to his army, presented many iron crosses and listened to re ports from his Generals. The presence of the Emperor on the (Concluded on Paie 2, Column 2.) MODERN PRAIRIE SCHOONERS, DRAWN UP IN INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTFRDATS Maximum temperature. 66 degrees; minimum. 55 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, warmer; westerly will dm. War. Allies sain on eastern aod western fronts. , Page 1. Mexico. force of bandits on way to raid border. Pace 4. Troop A's flag floats from 60-foot staff. Pace 4. Oregon boys repulse "night attack." Page 4. National. Rehearing; denied In Astoria rate case, rage 3. Senate sentiment favors naval programme of it, capital snips, page z. Admission to United States denied to Castro. Pare . President signs rural credits bill. Page 2. Domestic Fusion of Prohibitionists with last-ditch Progressives urged on delegates. Page 1. Submarine Deutschland preparing to salL Page 3. .. Flood damage in five Southern states now estimated at 13,0O0,o00. Page S. . Congressional Union opens suffrage school in Washington. Page 1. Sport. Crippled Yankees beat Detroit twice. Page 13. Reds beat Braves . in - slugging match. Page 13. Salt Lake made for Guisto and Beavers are ready for. Bees.. Page 12. Oral M. Palmer expects to win at anto race meet. Page 13. Ben Earl wlna feature pace at Grand Circuit opening. Pago li Coast player-managersi pass. Page ' 12. . Pacific Northwest. ' Argument made in behalf of new normal school. . Page - 7. Rains over state spoil some crops. - Page 6. Seattle City Controller killed by liquor raiders. Page 1. Voting on malt liquor amendment explained. Page 4. Ore con Coast Artillery reserves in camp at Fort Stevens. Page 7. MarMehead Is at Port Angeles. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Portland strikers await word from Califor nia ports. Page 14. Thousand tons of feed grain sold On local board at advance. Page 17. Chicago wheat weaker with subsidence of black rust scare. Page 17. Improved demand for better class of in vestment bonds. Page 17. Hogs pa?s a-cent mark at local yards. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. ' Realty dealers open convention. Page 1. Congregational pastors also oppose college merger on. present basis. Page 6. Chamber of Commerce reiterates open-shop policy regardless of strike result else where.. Page. 14. . . . Dr. Bryan, formerly of Pullman, is guest of alumni; Page 0. Laurelhurst plans big celebration July 26. Page 11. Stool-pigeon held as bad check wrlter. Page 18. Millmen decide to organize open-shop stevedoring concern. Page 14. Pacific Coast lumbermen launch movement to sell Douglas fir to world. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. MEN WILL HAVE COMFORTS Knights of Columbus to Look After Members in Border Service. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. July 17. From the supreme office of the Knights of Columbus here today announcement was made that members who are on Mexican border service with the Na tional Guard are to be supplied .with camp comforts if they need' them through a $26u,000 appropriation by the officers and directors. W. J. Morlarlty, of St. Marys, Kan, will go out as special agent to look after distribution of the comforts. "SAVINGS WEEK" IS BEGUN Britons Expected to Invest In Se- , curltlcs for Financing War. LONDON. July 17. The week begin ning today is regarded in this country as "war savings week." Every citizen of the United Kingdom Is expected to Invest according to his means In the various forms provided by the government for financing the war. HOLLOW SQUARE. PROTECT AMERICAN SOLDIERS. MOVE LAUNCHED TO SELL FIR TO WORLD $200,000 Corporation to Market Product. CAMPAIGN TO FOLLOW PEACE A. A. Baxter, Foreign Trade Expert, Is Manager. GREAT DEMAND PREDICTED Lumbermen Expect Europe to Call for Wood for Repairs to Build ings and Other. Structures Damaged by Shell PI re. Douglas fir is to be - pushed Into every market of Europe and even into the more remote quarters of the world as soon as the restoration of peace will make its transoceanic transporta tion possible. Tentative plans for a . world-wide campaign of exploitation and exporta tion .were concluded at a meeting of representative lumbermen from all the Pacific Coast states at the Benson Ho tel yesterday. The proposed work will be carried on through the Douglas Fir Exploitation & Export Company, a 2o0.000 concern, which was organized about two years ago and which has been compelled to lie dormant ever since then on account of the depressing effects of the war. A. A. Baxter anted Msssger. In preparation for the eventuality of peace, the lumbermen at yesterday's meeting persuaded A. A. Baxter, of the Charles Nelson Company of San Francisco, to accept the general man agement of the organization. Mr. Bax ter s one of the best-known lumber men on the Pacific Coast and has given special attention for the last few de cades to the export business. Nearly every important lumber manu facturer in the Northwest, as well as most of the "principal dealers in Call fornla. will be affiliated with the new concern. . It is the intention to confine activities exclusively to a development of the foreign trade. Yesterday's meeting appeared de cidedly in earnest in its desire to avoid entanglements with the Sherman anti-trust law. It is understood that the lumbermen will emulate, to a cer tain extent, the export policies of the Standard Oil and the United States Steel corporations. Exports to Follow Peace. Immediately upon the declaration or the prospective declaration of peace exports will be hurried to all the pri macy export markets of Europe, South America and the Orient for the purpose of merchandising Douglas fir in the overseas trade on a scale such as never has been attempted before. Realizing, however, that tonnage con trols absolutely the export lumber trade, all members of the organization accepted Mr. Baxter's suggestion that activities muet be held in abeyance until Europe releases enough steam tonnage to restore normal transporta tion conditions. . . J. H. Bloedel. of Seattle, president of (Concluded on Page 4. Column 3.) I'l.uio Copyrignt by onaerwooau DEFENSE AGAINST AIR-CRAFT READY AMERICAN' NAVY HAS LONGEST RANGE GUNS IN WOULD. Daniels- Announces Completion of Enough to Supply All Active ' V Battleships and Cruisers. WASHINGTON, July 17. Construc tion of enough high-powered anti-aircraft guns to supply all -active battle ships and cruisers of the Navy has been completed, it was announced today by Secretary Daniels. The new weapons are believed by Navy experts to be the longest range guns of that type in the world. The battleships Pennsylvania and Nevada already are equipped with two each and the same number will be mounted on the other vessels when they go to their home yards for over hauling. The new gun is a three-inch, 50-call-ber weapon that will throw a shell 27.000 feet in air at an angle of 90 de grees. On each ship one will be mount ed forward and one aft. with an all- round fire so that the pair can sweep the skies in any direction. VOLUNTEERS NOT NEEDED General Mills Says Present Regi ments Will Be Killed First. , OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July 17. General Mills, chief of the militia division of the War De partment, today Informed Represen tative McArthur that the department will not at this time accept the serv ices of any volunteer regiments. The department is first trying to bring to war strength all the regiments covered by the President's call, and until those regiments are filled no other regiments will be mustered into the Federal service. General Mills further said that from the present out look he thought the President would not issue a call for volunteers. HOOD'S CRATER SMOKELESS Sulphurous Vapor, However, Is De tected at Cloese Range. HOOD RIVER, Or.. July 17. Spe clal.) Although residents of the Upper Hood River Valley probably reside closer to the peak of Mount Hood than those of any other section of the state, no Upper Valley man or woman has ever seen smoke ascending from Hood's old crater. Upper Valley folk scout the stories that tell of smoke pouring from the top of the mountain. Alt guides and parties that ascend Mount Hood, however, will attest that a thin, sulphurous vapor ascends at all times ffom the bottom of Mount Hood's old crater. But it would be impossible to detect this vapor 100 yards away, BOOTLEGGERS TO BE SHOT UallrJ Police Ordered to Carry TTifles in West Virginia. CHARLESTON. W. Va, July 17. Police officers employed by the Chesa peake & Ohio Railroad in West Vir ginia have been ordered to carry rifles as well as revolvers to resist efforts of bootleggers and their agents to bring intoxicating liquors into this state. These officers have also been in structed to work in squads of four or singly or In pairs. The orders resulted from the increased numbers of at' tempts to violate the 'state prohibition laws. THREE IN AUTO DROWNED Party on Way to Circus Dash Through Railing of Bridge. SIOUX CITY, la.. July 17. An auto mobile carrying four residents of Jef ferson, S. D bound for Sioux City to attend a circus, dashed through the railing of a bridge over the Sioux Kiver here today, and three occupants of the ear were drowned. The victims were: George Fountain aged 30; Florence Wakefield, 17, and Evelyn Wakefield, 15. Allen Cates, the other occupant of the car. was rescued after he had made a heroic but futile effort to swim to shore with Florence Wakefield. GUNS THUNDER ON VARDAR French Report Activity of Army on I-ront In Macedonia. PARIS, July 17. The War Office to day gave out the following statemen covering the operations of the army of the Orient from July 1 to July IS: "East of the Vardar artillery actions, often intense, have occurred daily on the front. Advance post engagements of little Importance took place on July 7 north of Kallnoko, 10 kilometers south of Lake Dotran. "West of the Vardar our patrols and light detachments have had frequen skirmishes with the enemy, who al ways, was obliged to retreat-' BREMEN'S PORT IS SECRET Berlin, llovjever. Denies Second V-Li tier In Bound for Rio. BERLIN, via London, July 17. Th report printed abroad that the new sub marine Bremen Is proceeding to Rio Janeiro Is erroneous. It is believed here that the report was purposely clr culated with a view to eliciting th real destination of the undersea boa t. The Bremen left shortly after th Deutschland, and strict secrecy has been maintained regarding her desti 1REALTY DEALERS OPEN CONVENTION Between 500 and 600 Delegates Sign Roll. DEATH KNELL OF SHARK RUNG rreak Laws Also Are Assailed Amid Applause. CORDIAL GREETINGS VOICED Four States RrDrescntetl at Sim. ing and Portland Committee Has Provided Generously for Vis itors Entertainment. Members of the real estate fraternity from all parts of the Columbia River basin, who assembled in Portland yes terday to attend the opening sessions of the first interstate realty conven tion ever held in the Northwest, ex pressed a determination to rid their profession of - "sharks" and also to fight such freak tax laws as are calcu lated to Imperil property values. Whenever the speakers pleaded for the extermination of the isolated real estate man who casts reflection upon the entire . profession by dishonest methods or whenever an appeal was made for an organised fight against radical legislative measures. the assembly hall in the Oregon building rang with tumultuous applause. Registry Shews 333 Delegates. At the time of adjournment' yester day afternoon a total of 623 delegates registered at headquarters and received the official convention badges which admitted them to the smoker entertain ment last night and which will give them passage to the banquet tonight and to the Columbia River Highway trip tomorrow. Nearly 150 of this num ber are from points outside Portland and at least 50 more visitors are ex- pected today and tomorrow. Almost every town of size in Oregon. Southern Washington and Southwest ern Idaho is represented at the con vention and one delegate halls from as far distant as Butte. Mont. More than a half dozen women are in attendance and one of them, Mrs. M. A. Johnson, of Milwaukle. is preparing to take an active part in the deliberations of the convention. Womaa Eatera Costc.t. She is one of 36 visiting delegates who have entered the speechmaking contest that Is to be held tomorrow morning, when the various delegates will try to outdo each other In saying nice things about their home communi ties. Others who signed early for this competition are: T. W. Zimmerman, of Beaverton; J. D. Lee. of Northern Clackamas County; Charles J. Bruschke. of Coos Bay; R. H. Traill, of Jerome, Idaho; W. A. Beck, of Molalla; J. H. Scott, of Salem; A. L. Robinson, of Waverly. Wash.: W. E. White, of New berg; J. F. Batchelder. of Hood River; O. H Skothetm. of Eugene; M- -G. O'Malley, of Butte, Mont; John Brown, of Gresham; M. Peterson, of Grand Ronde; C. M. Butler, of Lewlston. Idaho; Vernon W. Butler, a 14-year-old lad from Stites,' Idaho; O. Z. Skinner, from Walla. Walla: J. F. Kosanke.- of American Falls. Idaho: W. R. Weiser. of Kennewick. Wash.; W. Scott Coe. of White Salmon. Wash.: J. E. Calder. of Montesano, Wash.; E. J. Frazier, of Eu gene; Frank B. Jones, of Aberdeen, Wash., and Charles Kuhn, of Hoquiam. Other Have Asabltfoae. Announcement also has been mad that Astoria and St. Helens will have representatives In the contest. Addresses of welcome were delivered at yesterday afternoon's session by Governor Withycombe. Mayor Albee. F. E. Taylor, president of the Portland Realty Board, and by W. F. Woodward, vice-president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, who spoke In the ab sence of President C. C Colt. The responses on behalf of th visiting delegates were by O. Z. Skin ner, of Walla walla; bavin bnow. or Boise. Idaho: O. H. Skotheim. of Eu gene, and by Wallace R. Struble. rep resenting the realty men of Astoria. Kosir Addresses Hears. The principal addresses of the day were made by F. N. Clark, of Portland, who is vice-president of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges; Tom Ingersoli. of Minneapolis, secre tary of the Natiot.al Association; A. G. Clark, former president of the Portland Ad Club, and by C. C. Chapman, of Portland. . f The evening was devoted to a frivo lous smoker and ret-together show ar ranged under the direction of a com mittee headed by Charles Kingler. Perhaps the hit of this programme was the Portland Realty Board quartet composed of Florlan Fuchs, Ed Daly, Edward Mall and Clayton Oehler. who made their debut as vcallsts. It was long after the first encore before the audience realized that the lovely strains emananted from a phonograph behind the scenes. Glrla Cksras Makes Hit. The girls' chorus, made up of Miss Milne. Miss Peltier, Miss Seachrist and Miss Rotay. carried the burden of the programme with ensemble numbers and the following solo hits: "On the Old Back Beat of a Hennle Ford," "You'll Always Be the Same Sweet Baby," "How Do You Do, Stranger, Where Did iConcluded on Page 11. Columu 2. Concluded oa !' i column 3.j nation.