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Newspaper Page TextVOL. VT.I. NO. 1 7.372. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BRITISH CAPTURE LAST OF POZIERES Success Regarded as of High Importance. MACHINIST-IS HELD YEGGMEN 'WRECK SAFE AT MILTON CONTINUED HEAT H AS BOMB SWT IS FATAL TO BABIES The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Miilmuta temperature, degrees: minimum. 55 drarees. CLOTHING STORK PROPRIKTOU IS BEATEN WITH PISTOL. BLOODHOUNDS LOSE TRAIL SOON AFTER PICKING IT VP. TODAY' J Probably ihoaen; stesterly wind War. British complete capture of Pozieres. DAYLIGHT HOLDUP. FOILED; MAN JAILED SUBMARINE LINER PREPARES FOR DASH Clearance Papers For INDEX OF TODAYS NEWS Page 1. PPSITION IS KEY TO RIDGE Decisive Victory, However, Is . Still Five Miles Off. BAPAUME NEXT OBJECTIVE London War Office Believes No De fenses as Strong as Those Re cently Encountered Will Be Found Beyond. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. '(War Correspondent of the New York Tribune. By Spepial Cable.) LONDON, July 26. (Special.) The capture of the last of Pozieres, reported by General Hals early today, though it Involves the clearing- of only a few acres of ground, has rejoiced all Brit ain and greatly encouraged the belief that the allied offensive will win through. In addition to the ground actually won. the success means the first break ing of the German third line since the fiasco of La Bassee, nearly 18 months ago; success against the German vet erans at a time when It seemed evident they had put forth all their strength, and at a place they had resolved to hold at any cost; and, finally, the cap ture of heights which are the key both to the powerfully fortified Albert ridge, including the bloody ground of Longue- val, Guillemont. Combles and the Kaureaux wood, and to the plains slop ing toward Bapaume beyond. Ilaig's Position Much Improved. The army experts expect tonight that the British offensive will take a new spurt as soon as the captured ground can be consolidated. The statement that two trenches to the west have al ready been cleared is believed to show that General Iaig is already pushing on long tjc Bapaume road and that he will soon be on the flank and perhaps In the rear of the ridge forts he h . been unable to seize by direct assaults. On his right, too, he is now in much better position, since from the new positions guns can enfilade the powerful fortifications of Thiepval and of the almost impregnable Leipsic re doubt. All these positions. London be lieves, will be in British hands soon. Victory F"lve Miles Away. The British are now about five miles from a decisive victory, in the capture of Bapaume and the turning of the German positions along at least a 30 mile front. They Were just as near at Clallipoli, but here their outlook is blighter. The final clearing out of Pozieres, which the British considered the strong est point along the eight-mile sector where they have been driving for the lai-t 11 days, came after midnight on Tuesday, after three days and nijrjits of some of the most desperate fighting of the war. The first rush of the An r.ac men- chosen for the tremendous task, carried them half way through the village Saturday night. But from mat time on iney nave Deen winning literally only foot by foot. Each house, the ruins of each cellar, had been turned into a separate and powerful for. tress, and from these the Germans had to be literally blasted out. Hand gre naucs, knives and ocasionally the bay onet. were about the only arms tha could be used. t'ounter Attack Is Expected. Finally, last night the remnants of the Australian force came to the out- -kirts of the town, and were 'able to look down into the valley below, where the German communication trenches are, and to see in the distance the lights of Bapaume. German counter attack is expected at any moment. The reports from Berlin of the preparations for a German coun ter offensive are taken seriously here and are supported by the reports of British officers. To fail to attempt to expel the Anzacs. the strategists say, would be an admission of defeat. Secretary Lloyd George points out an error in the Berlin official statement today. It tells of the repulse of a British attack on Trones wood. Trones wood has been in British hands since July 14 and the lines now run several hundred yards beyond It. Strongest Defenses Believed Taken. The military critics are convinced that no defenses so strong as those the Kritish are now successfully attacking will be found beyond them and that the advance from the crest of Albert ridge into Bapaume will be easy by compari son with the past. If this were not the case, they argue, the Germans would not have abandoned the Verdun attack to brins troops to defend the crest of 1he ridtje so desperately. Lord Derby, under Secretary for War, said today: "Everything is go ing well. Every one at the front is full uf confidence. We have ben in very heavy flghtinsr. Nothing worse than this housc-to-nouse fighting cam be imagined, but we got what we went after. Man for irian. despite the new ness of our soldiers, they are more than a, match for the Germans." Klamath Falls Autoist Injured. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 26. (Special. J. K. Ballard, 'of this city, broke two ribs in an auto accident while driving from here to Medford over the Green Spring Mountain road. The car overturned when a front wheel struck a stone on a qurve. No one else was injured. Passing Police Lieutenant Chases Wou Id-lie Robber Into Arms of Nearby Patrolman. A daring attempt at a daylight hold up, in view of hundreds ot persons, iook place yesterday afternoon when a man who later gave the police his name as Emil Frank, of Weed, Cal., entered the clothing store of Henry Kroll, 201 First street, and beat him over the head with large automatic pistol which was fully foaded. After a running pursuit of several blocks, in which Lieutenant Jenkins and Patrolman Welch joined, the would- be robber was captured at the corner of First and Salmon streets and lodged in the City Jail under a charge of as sault with a dangerous weapon. Frank entered the store on a pretense of buying a blue serge suit and when Kroll turned to the clothes rack he was struck over the head several times. Screams from Kroll attracted the atten tion of Lieutenant Jenkins, who hap pened to be on his way .home on a Rich mond car. The officer jumped from the car in time to see Frank running east on Tay lor street and gave chase with a drawn revolver. Patrolman "Welch, who was on the water-front about this time. heard of the trouble and ran up Salmon street to meet the would-be holdup running toward the river. Upon seeing Welch, Frank ; threw up his hands and gave up. Kroll was attended by Assistant City Physician Thatcher at the Emergency Hospital. It required several stitches to sew up the wounds on Kroll'a head. MAJ. LANGHORNE ADVANCED Leader of Expedition Into Mexico Made Lieutenant-Colonel. WASHINGTON', July 26. Colonel Frederick W. Sibley, of the Fourteenth Cavalry, was nominated a Brigadier- General today by President Wilson, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilmot E. Ellis, of the Coast Artillery, was nominated Colonel and several Majors. Captains and Lieutenants were promoted. Among tne .Majors nominated as Lieutenant - Colonels was George T. Langhorne. of the Eighth Cavalry, who led one of the recent expeditions into Mexico. ' EXPLORER IN ICE FIELDS Sftiacklcton Progresses in Effort to liescue Marooned Men. BUEXOS AIRES, Argentine Repub lic, Julv 26. According to a message received here today. Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British Anarc tic explorer, has reached the ice fields in his efforts to rescue the 22 men left on Elephant Island last April, when his expedition returned from the So'ith Polar zone. The relief party left Punta .Arenas July 17 on board the schooner Emma. PARK ASSOCIATION FORMS Portland Men Among Officers New Highway Organization. of YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Wyo., July 26. The National Parks Highway Association was organized permanently here yesterday with Gus Hoi ins. o; Cody, Wyo., president, and L. L. Newton, .also of Cody, secretary. Among the vice-presidents elected were: Oregon. Frank C. Riggs, Port land; Idaho, Carl Davis, Boise. J. C. Ainswortb. of Portland, was elected a director. I --O t'l cx if 4 ' Vst' "-rY It XI W Mi - V Q - I:.. .vA''7;;'S K-ri' 1 U ; ' l& - -fA " f I - ),:t' ' ;i ;c 1 i'v - - ' ' ' ' ' ' I Twirim-i i , ,, innn-rnmr-m, iiimi min h a-ralift fl-wiii ' ' " ' T" ' "wi" " ""MIW ,w""1" Copyright by Cnderwood. Photoaraph Takea at the Hotel A at or Julr SO. first Row, From Left to' Riant Charles B. 'Warren, of Mlehlsjani Alvak H. Martin, ot 'lrainlai Senator John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts! William R. Wilcox, of w York. Chairman of the Republican National Committee! Cornelius Bllsa, Jr., Treas urer of the Republican National Committee; Oscar Straus, of New Vorkt George W. Perkins, of New York. Second Row. From Left to Rlg;at Sen ator Reed Smoot. of I last R. B. Howell, of Nebraska James H. Reynolds, Secretary of the Republican National Commltteei A. T. Hert. of Ken tucky Phillpp B. Campbell, of Kansas; Fred W. Cpham, Western Treasurer of .the Republican National Cosnmltteet K. W. Estasrook. off New "Hampshire James -st. Garfield, of Xew Hampshire; Beverley R. Roblnoon, Assistant Trcusrcr off the Republican Natlonnl Commltteei Scnntor Chnrleo Curtis, off Kansas; James A. Hemeuway, off Indiana;. Senator Thomas Bterllnsr. of South Dakota! Birch Helms. Third Row, From Left to Rlaht John Monk, Herbert Parsons, off New Yorki Senator James W. Wadswarta. of New lorki John T. Adams, of lowai Harold L. lekea, of Illinois; C. Bamm Slemp, of Virginia; Richard W. Austin, of Tennessee; Senator Everett Colby, of New Jersey. mally Obtained. TUG IS UNDER FULL STEAM Officials Agree to Keep Mani fest Secret for Time. MOVEMENTS ARE WATCHED Dozen Men on Stern of Each of Two British Freighters Anchored Off Deutschland's Pier Train Ma rine Glasses on Her. Baltimore:. July 36. cart a. i.ued ei-lts, German Consul kere. Mid tonight that the merchant submarine Deutseh. land would not leave for a week. M hen asked why her departure was further delayed after clearance papers had leeu asked for. the Consul woulu v"u.naafe BALTIMORE, July 26. The German submarine liner Deutschland today was cleared by her commander. Captain Paul Koenig. for "Bremen or any other port in Germany." Any hour now the vessel may start down Ches apeake Bay. prepared to make a dash for the open sea through the Vlr ginia Capes and the guard of allies' warships off the three-mile limit. Secrecy surrounds the, plans of Cap tain Koenig. After obtaining his clearance papers at the custom house. he said- in reply to questions asked for the benefit of the Maryland Pilots' Association that the exact time .of his departure was indefinite. He made no arrangements tonight for a pilot, but he can procure one almost immediately when he desires. .Vessel Read;, Asrents Say. Agents, of the sub-sea freighter an nounced today that she was ready for the return voyitge to Germany and that clearance papers would be secured later in the day. This Information was conveyed to the custom house and the office of the clearance clerk was kept open for Captain Koenig,' who arrived shortly before 4 o'clock with Captain Hihsch, of the North-German Lloyd liner- Xeckar. After the usual formal ities, the commander of the - submarine requested that his manifest, which he had filed, be withheld trom publica tlon "for a reasonable time." Tuit Keeps Full Head of Steam. On bis way from the building the little captain tarried long enough to shake hands with several officials, who wished him a safe voyage. "We certainly are with you," said one of his well-wishers, patting him on the shoulder. Captain Koenig smiled broadly, nodded his head, said "I thank you, and then continued on his way to the pier where the Deutsch land has been tied up for more than two weeks. The tug, Thomas F: Timmons, which met the Deutschland off the Virginia' Capes on her arrival, and which has been constantly near her ever since, ' pulled away from the pier late today and went to a nearby coal pier, where she filled her bunkers. Directly after ward she returned to the Deutschland pier and some hours later it was ap (Concluded on pace 4. Column 3.) REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Germans rush to meet enemy In open In battle of Somme. Paso 4. Russians clear Turks out of Armenian fort ress ot Erzingan. Pace 4. Official reports. Page 4. German actors 'produce plays In wake of armies. Pare 4. Foreign. People of Danish West Indies not surpriaed at news ol sale. Pass Mexico. Chaplain Gilbert exhorts Oregon troops to patient preparation. Page 3. I National. Southern.- Senators much perturbed over child-labor law. page 3. Domestic. Machinist held as San Francisco bomb sus pect, page 1. k Eastern heat wave increasingly fatal to babies. Pass 1. Submarine .Deutschland all ready for daah. rate l. S. A. D. Putcr surrenders and gives ball. Page U. . American warships to guard neutrality at moutn oi Chesapeake. Page . Sport. L. K. Richardson takes acaln of another California player in state tennia tourna ment. Page 14. Mabel Trask wins 110,000 classic at Detroit. rune j-t. Gearhart to have usual annual golf tourna ment August lo-lU. Page 14. Rain stops Portland-San Francisco same. Page 15. White Sox again beat Yanks. Page 13. Braves beat Cubs. 2 to O. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. Attorney-General says he will offer dry law amendment to exempt manufactur er Page 7. Editors to mix fun with business at Med- xora session. Page o. Yeggmen wreck safe at Milton, Or. Page 1. Assessor Reed says proposed tax amend ment endangera state school fund. Page S. Cruiser Marblehead arrives at Port Angelea wnn uregon isaval Mllltla, page . Clackamas fair st Can by to be more ex tensive this year. Page 12. Commercial and Marine. Barley harvest general and Kail wheat harvest beglna in Eastern Oregon. Page 19. High temperatures fall to. affect Chicago wheat market. Page ID. Steel stock not influenced by corporation's record earnings. Page 19. Schooner Talbot takes big cargo of laths to iueiDourne. page la. Portland and Vicinity. Daring ' daylight holdup foiled and man Jailed. Page 1. Coast lumbermen learn lesson In byproducts. page 11. Two aoft-drlnk' places are raided. Page 11. Portland responds to call for picnic of poor toaay. page 1 1. Nearly 40 oo sttend grocers' picnic at Bonne- vine, page 12. Prominent men come to support of movie exmuitors. Page 1 3- ueienaant in santlam Fruit Colony caae accuses G. E. . Wightman, manager. Page . Olga Steeo. pianist, sues for divorce. Page IS. Portland takea on aspect of Pythian cap ital. Paga 18. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 1. HUGHES PLANS VISIT Nominee to 'Discuss Border Condi tions With. Senator Fall. BRIDGEHAMPTON", X. Y July 26 Charles E. Hughes, will interrupt his week of work on his speech of accept ance and other speeches he expects to deliver on his Western trip for a six- hour visit to Xew York tomorrow. He wi'.l confer there with Senator Fall, of New Mexico, and it is under stood will discuss with the Senator the latter's recent investigation of condi tlons on the Mexican border. FLYING AX CLIPS BABY EAR Daughter ' of Visitor at 'Whitney, Near Baker, Barely Escapes. BAKER. Or.. July 26. (Special.) When the razor-edged ax of a woods man working nearby slipped from hi trrasn. the babv daughter of Mrs. Pansv Cundiff. of Whitney, narrowly missed death, the flying missile severing portion of the child's ear. No serlou results are expected. Mrs. Cundiff and her daughter had arrived in Whitney only the day be fore from Baker. ASSEMBLED FOR ITS FIRST MEETING. ?Lffator Also I. w. Sought by Police. .-o - MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED Man in .Custody Is ex-Convict. Records Show. DUPLICATE BOMB IS SEEN Man Now in. Custody Is Captured Dramatically at Stanford Uni versity Clinic and Held In- . communicado in Cell. SAX FRAXCISCO. July 16. The first mportant" arrest in the hunt for the plotters who exploded a bomb during the San Francisco preparedness parade last Saturday, killing eight and in juring 40 persons, was made today when Chief of Police White and a quad of detectives arrested W. K. Billings, an automobile machinist, and held him incommunicado. The arrest was staged dramatically in the free clinic maintained by Stanford Univer sity In the Lane Hospital, where the suspect was receiving treatment "not for a wound," the police said. Immediately after the arrest the po lice announced they had made an Im portant capture which they expected would lead to further arrests of per sons connected with the bomb out rage, but further than that no details were forthcoming. The hospital au thorities likewise refused any infor mation. C'oafesslon .Not Confirmed. Reports that the suspect had "con fessed" could not be affirmed through police channels. Billings' history and movements the police also screened with secrecy. . vBllllngs' arrest . came only a few hours after Chief White had declared that they all but had their hands upon the man who actually planted the suit case bomb on the eidewaia. wnere it exploded as the parade was passing, and that they also were' hot on the trail of his accomplices, whose names. the chief said, were known to him. When Billings was safely behind the bars, the bomb bureau men and Chief White were openly, elated. Duplicate Bomb Shell Seen. Another development that the police considered highly important in their search was the discovery of a bomo shell, a duplicate of which, Newton G Potter, manager of a brazing and welding company here, told Captain Duncan Matheson, head of the bomb bureau, he had made for two men who submitted a sample to him two months ago. The shell, ten inches long and about eight inches In diameter, was made of a piece of pipe with both ends capped and a hole drilled in one cap. The men for whom Potter made the Instrument did not explain for what purpose they wanted it. but told Potter that if the dob were satisfactory they would contract for more. . They never returned for their sample, which the police believe Is a replica of the one that killed and maimed so many people Saturday. (Concluded on Page 4. Column 1.) Mechanism of Inner Lock Destroyed With Door Closed and Loss, if Any, Is Not Ascertained. MILTON. Or., July 16. (Special.) Tern-Jen blew off the outside door of the safe of the Williams & Olinger Lumber Compstny at this place some time last night, but whether'they ob tained anything of value cannot be as certained until experts arrive to open the inner door, which is closed and the lock mechanism destroyed. Bloodhounds from the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla were brought here this morning and, al though they took up the trail at once, they soon lost it. Sheriff Til Taylor, of rendletan. and his deputy. J. II. West, of Freewater. are working on the case and went to Walla Walla late this afternoon ,on what seemed a good clew. There was about $50 in the safe, be sides some valuable papers. BAN PUT ON SKYSCRAPERS New York Bureau Overwhelmed With Applications for Permits. NEW YORK. July 16. Xew York City puts its official ban on skyscra pers today, when the Board of Esti mate by a. unanimous vote adopted a plan which has for its object preven tion of indiscriminate building with out relation to neighborhoods or exist ing values. Hereafter no building can be erected above a certain comparatively low height, unless it has decidedly larger light and air courts than, have been re quired in the past. Owners of properties in central sec tions which are available for improve ment with skyscrapers, fearing the ef fect of the new regulations, almost overwhelmed the bureau of buildings today. Twenty-six plans were filed calling for an - expenditure of $22. 675.000. THREATS LEAD TO JAIL Japanese tiets SO Days for Annoy Ins White Woman. Frank Taketa. a Japanese, was found guilty yesterday afternoon In the Mu nlclpal Court and sentenced to serve CO days in jail . for threatening to kill a white woman at Monroe, Or, because she refused to live with him. The ue fendant had. been arrested for a similar offense several months ago and found guilty. During the examination of several witnesses, Morris Goldstein, who rep resented the defendant, and Dave Rob inson, who handled the prosecution, en gaged in several wordy combats. Mr. Goldstein gave notice of appeal and the bail was fixed at 400 by Judje Langguth. CHILD KILLED AT PLAY Sevcn-Vear-OId Hanged In Game of Outlaw With Neighbors. LOS AXGBLES. July 26. Charles Samuel. 7 years old. son of Pro fessor Samuels, a musical director of Washington, D. C, was killed here late today while playing outlaw. The lad made the acquaintance of several other boys, and was playing in the yard of C. L. Peck, nearby. Members of the Peck family were at tracted when one of the children ran to the house and exclaimed: "Look. Charlie is making believe he is dead.1 A maid ran to the yard and found Charles hanging from one' end of rope that had been detached from swing. His neck was broken. AUSTRALIA BUYING SHIPS Twenty Freighters to Be L'sed to Re lieve Congestion. SAN FRANCISCO. July 26. The Com monwealth of Australia has bought big freighters from the British govern ment for 120.000,000. according to an announcement made here today by T. J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland. Just be fore his departure for Australia on the liner Sonoma. The freighters will be used, said Mr. Ryan, to relieve congested freight conditions, and will operate between Australia and European ports. HURRICANE RAVAGES SPAIN Villa?) Is Laid In Ruins and Three Churches Are) Swept Away MADRID, via Paris. July 16. A hur ricane of unprecedented violence has ravaged the provinces of Saragossa, Sorla. Valladoltd. Leon and Pontevedra. The village of Torreon Is completely In ruins and three churches have been sewpt away by floods in the village of Ateca, In the province of Aragon. The bodies of 11 vlctimes have been recovered and the material damage is enormous. . HOLLAND USES BREAD CARD Shortage of Grain Prompts Action by Dutch Government." AMSTERDAM, via London. Juy 26. The Dutch'government Intends to in troduce bread - cards throughout Hol land, according; to an announcement made by the Telegraaf. The reason assigned for tha action Is the shortage of grain. In Chicago Alone 23 Succumb to Strain. MORTALITY IS INCREASING Thermometer Goes Above 100 in Central Western States. CROWDED AREAS SUFFER Many Drownings Are Attributed to Torrid Wave and Prosl rations Are Numerous Animals Kail cnd in Streets. CHICAGO. July 26. (Special.) Deaths of eight persons due to the in- ense heat were reported to the police today. There were also 14 prostra tions, three of which will probably result fatally. Sixteen persons were bitten by dogs and there were five drownings, three of which can be at- ributed to the heat. - ' Miss Marjorie Weston, a co-ed at Northwestern University, and a capable wlmmer. was among tho drowned. Willard Lindenthal. aged f. fell off a pier; Alfred . Lindborg dived Into the ake while his body was hot and died a few minutes. J. W. O'Connell, of Milwaukee. swa,m out too far at tha Racine Municipal pier and perished and the nude body of an unidentified man was taken from the Illinois drainage canal. Heat Kills 23 Babies. I'p to 6 o'clock tonight the Coro ner's office announced that the deaths of 23 babies under 1 year old. re ported during the day. were -directly due to the continued heat. Physicians say the mortality rate among infants will mount higher every day now until the heat wave is broken, as the little ones are ..breaking down under the train. A majority of the. death certificates to both infants and adults were Issued today to the congested foreign quarters. The deadly heat wave is spread overs' wide area. Dispatches tonight indi cate these temperatures: Central and Southern' Illinois. 100-103; Iowa. 102-10S; Indiana. 100; Nebraska. 101: Missouri. 103; Oklahoma and Kansas, 104: Lower Wisconsin, 93: Michigan and Eastern Canada, 92-96. Man Dend tndrr Trees. t Hammond, Ind.. August Gollert. residence unknown, was found dead under a clump of wllluws. His swollen, purple face and body told the story of sunstroke. Peter Kisari. of Burn- ham. 111., was also killed by the heat at Hammond, where there were nine prostrations. At Pontiac. III., thermometer recorded 104. . James Kunkcl. working In his oat field was toppled over by the heat and died almost immediately. At Iowa City. Ia., where the temperature was 102, Mayor G. W. Koontz was stricken by heat and Is not expected to survive the night. A new feature of the deadly torridity was announced today by K. R. Pritchard. secretary of the Health De partment, who said the facilities of his department for collecting dead animals was taxed beyond its capacity. Many Animals Die. There were picked up. killed by heat. 46 horses. 72 dogs and 11 cats.. The day before 68 carcasses were collected and the day before this were 189. The wagons are still at work tonight and the list will exceed all other days. Tho heaviest day in July last year was only 31 carcasses. At Valparaiso. Ind.. Frank Butter field drowned, but his fiancee. Miss Lily Starratt, of Dowaglac, Mich., was rescued. Infantile paralysis continued to claim numerous victims, chiefly in the East, although deaths are becoming mora numerous In Western states. $200,000 LEFT' BY POET Sister. Nephew and Niece Are Heirs of James Whltcomb Riley. . INDIANAPOLIS. July 26. James Whltcomb Riley left no will disposing of his property of an estimated value of $200,000, according to Henry Eitel. his brother-in-law, and W. C. Bobbs. a close lousiness associate. Their helm are a siBter. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Payne, of Kentucky, a nephew and a niece. Edmund ft. and Elisabeth Whltcomb Eitel, of Indianapolis. Mr. Riley gave the city of Indianapolis two years ago real estate valued at 100.000. which now forms a part of tho aite for tho new public library building. Just how Mr. Riley arranged for the disposal of his book rights has not been made public MEAT STILL IS GOING UP Prices Nearly 2 0 Per Cent Higher Than Average for Six Years. , WASHINGTON.. July 26. Prices of meat animals continue to climb. They went up one half of 1 per cent Juno IS to July 15, the Department of Agri culture announced today. They were 17.6 Pr cent higher on July IS than they were a year ago; I I per cent higher than two years ago, and 19.9 per cent higher than the aver age of tha last six years on that data.