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VOL. IVII 0. 17,627.
PORTLAND, OREfiON, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GERMANY PUNS TO
DEVOUR OWN ALLIES
WAR MINISTER TO
VISIT RUSSIAN LINE
COLONEL TELLS HIS
CONTRACTOR DIES
AT END OF RAINBOW
WIFE HOW DENIES
STATE ONE OF FIRST
READY FOR CENSUS
STATES URGED TO
TROOPS TO ENLIST
SHOOTING OFFICER
BUILD WAR ROADS
KEREXSKT BELIEVES HE AVILXj
FIXD ARMY IiOYAIi.
3 5-YEAR QUEST FOR $6 0,000
WINS BV REWARD DENIED.
OREGON'S RESPONSE INSPIRING,
SAYS GEN. CROWDER.
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Lines Held by Troops
Would Bound Empire.
VASSALS MADE OF FRIENDS
Entente Allies Regard Lightly
All Talk of Peace.
FOE WANTS TO PREPARE
Enemies of Germany Determined
Not to Listen to Proposals and
to Continue Fight Till World
Is Safe for Democracy.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Germany's
next peace declaration, expected to
suggest a programme of territorial re
nunciation on the east and .west. Is
regarded here as largely answered be
forehand by information revealing for
the first time the full scope of the
Imperial government's aspirations for
conquest in the south.
This information discloses as one of
the primary alms of the war a plan
for construction of an impregnable
military and economic unit stretching
from the North Sea to the Mediter
ranean, cutting Europe permanently In
halves, controlling the Dardanelles,
the Aegean and the -Baltic and eventu
ally forming the backbone of a Prus
sian world empire.
Bismarck' Methods Adopted.
In the light of German history the
plan shows how implicitly the Kaiser
has followed out the blood and iron
methods of Bismarck for development
of Prussian power. Considered in
view of the present war map, it shows
that the major portion of the Kaiser's
war programme has been accomplished,
regardless of what disposition is made
of conquered territory in France', Bel
gium and Russia.
A full realization of this situation,
which will form a sinister background
for consideration of whatever renun
ciation proposals the Imperial Chan
cellor may make, adds a new force to
" the repeated declarations of allied
statesmen that the German peace
maneuvers are in reality war. moves
and that a premature truce only would
give Germany a resting period in which
to further Prussianism and prepare for
a greater world war. Involving the ter
ritory to the southeast which she has
conquered under the guise of a friendly
alliance.
Long War Taken For Granted.
Although officials have refrained
from definite purpose of expressions of
what the United States might demand
as a peace guarantee, they recall Pres
' ldent Wilson's declaration that Amer
ica must fight until "the world is
made safe for democracy."
They bring into relief Foreign Min
ister Balfour's warning that hard
frighting still must win the war, the
conviction of the American Army gen
eral staff that the country must pre
pare for at least three years of war
and the fact that predictions of an
early peace have been discredited as
visionary in virtually every allied
country.
Agents Clarify Situation.
How minutely defined is the German
. plan and how accurately it is being
carried out, have become fully appar
ent only with the opening up, in the
last few weeks, of several new avenues
of Information.
The return of American agricultural
agents from the central empires, the
British and French war mission, de
tailed confidential reports of the re
cent Frank expressions in the Reichs
tag and in the German press and the
deductions of alert American agents
abroad watching the newest peace
moves, have supplied the explanation
of more than one hitherto obscured
feature of the German policy.
Industrie- Expansion Achieved.
In her southeastern conquests. It now
Jb apparent, Germany has followed al
most into the long-established plan of
the Pan-German League, whose propa
ganda had been regarded outside of
Germany aa th harmless activity of
extremists.
Coupled with this plan, as an lnstru
ment of economic consolidation, t e
German officials have used, with only
alight modifications, the system of
customs expansion which aided Prus
ela In former years to extend her
domination over - the other German
states now making up the empire.
Government Winks at Appeal.
As early as 1911 the Pan-German
League Is said to have circulated
definite propaganda of conquest, with
printed appeals containing maps of
greater Germany whose sway from
Hamburg to Constantinople and then
southeastward tnrough Asiatic Turkey
was marked out by boundaries virtu
ally coincident with the military lines
held today, under German officers, by
the troops of Germany, Austro - Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Adhesion of the German government
Itself to such a plan was not suspected
by the other powers, although the
propagandists were permitted to con
tinue their activities unhindered and
to spread their appeals in a country of
strict press supervision through the
. Pan-German Gazette and other radical
publications.
How closely the German government
otd aanere to the plan in reality h
.iCoacluded oa Fas 2. Cthimn J-A
"Army of Free Russia Will Know
How to Fulfill Duty to Father
land," Newspapers Are Told.
PETROGRAD, via London, May 20.
War Minister Kerensky received rep
resentatives of Petrograd and Moscow
newspapers yesterday and announced
that he was about to leave for the Rus
sian fighting: front. He said that he
was convinced that on his return he
would be in a position completely to
dissipate pessimistic impressions that
prevail now, even in military circles,
regarding the condition of the Russian
army.
"I have no doubt whatever," the Min
ister said, "that the army of free Rus
sia will know how to fulfill Its duty
to the fatherland, and also that the
fatherland will do everything possible
to support the army with all its moral
and material resources."
The provisional government today
ordered the return to their homes of
all men of non-Slavic origin who were
mobilized by the former administra
tion for defense work at the front and
behind the firing line. The council and
workmen's and soldiers' delegates
passed a resolution of confidence In
the now coalition government.
WAITE TO DIE THURSDAY
Poisoner of Rich Father-ln-Law Re
fuses to See Anyone.
OSSIN1NG. N. T.. May 20. Dr. Ar
thur Warren Waits, who was convicted
In New Tork of poisoning to death
his wealthy father-in-law, will be ex
ecuted here next Thursday. The con
demned man Is spending most of his
time reading and writing letters.
Dr. Walte is said to have told his
lawyer, Walter R. Deuel, that he did
not wish to see him or anyone else
again.
"I want to pay the penalty that so
ciety expects me to pay as soon as pos
sible," was his final communication to
the attorney.
SENATOR LANE NO BETTER
Case Diagnosed as Nervous Break
down and High Blood Pressure.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. The con
dition of United States Senator Harry
Lane, of Portland, Or., who Is gravely
ill at a local hospital, was reported as
unchanged by attending physicians late
today.
His ailment has been diagnosed as a
severe nervous breakdown complicated
by high blood pressure.
BURGOMASTER ACQUITTED
Brussels Official Deported in 1914,
By Germans, in Good Health.
HAVRE, May 20. Adolphe Max, Bur
gomaster of Brussels, who was de
ported by the Germans in 1914 and
confined in prison, has been tried by
court-martial at Klldeshelm and ac
quitted, according to a report received
here.
Burgomaster Max is said to have
been sent to Celle. Prussia, in fairly
good health.
$80,000,000 IS MARK SET
St, Louis Federal Reserve District
Banks to Start Drive.
ST. LOUIS, May 20 Chairmen of 2S
clearing houses in the St. Louis Federal
Reserve District will, meet here tomor
row to consider plans for obtaining
$80,000,000 worth of subscriptions to
the war loan in this district.
Beginning Monday, it was arnounced.
subscriptions at the rate of $1,000,000 a
day are desired from St. Louis alone.
BERNHARDT HAS AUTO RIDE
Divine Sarah Expected to Leave
. Hospital in Week or Two.
NEW TORK, May 20. Madame Sarah
Bernhardt had recovered sufficiently
from her recent serious illness here to
leave the hospital yesterday for a two
hour automobile ride with her physi
cian.
It was said she probably would be
able to leave the hospital permanently
within a week or two.
MRS. SUNDAY OPERATED ON
Evangelist's Wife Suffers Acute At
tack of Appendicitis.
NEW TORK, May 20. Mrs. William
A. Sunday, wife of the evangelist, who
is conducting a campaign In this city,
was taken to a private sanitarium.
where she underwent an operation fo
acute appendicitis last night.
A bulletin said she was "resting com'
fortably" and the operation was sue
cessfuL
ASSASSIN ADLER TO DIE
Murderer of Austrian Premier Will
Be Quickly Punished.
LONDON, May 20. Dr. Friedrlch Ad
ler, the assassin of Count Stuergkh, the
Austrian premier, has been sentenced to
death for murder.
This news cams In a dispatch from
.Vienna,
President Criticised f'
Refusing Offe '
POLITICAL AMBITION DENIED
Roosevelt Says His Only Hope
Was to Help Win War.
POINT IS WON, HE THINKS
Division la Disbanded but Ien Are
Congratulated for Having Made
General Staff Reverse Itself
And Send Troops Abroad.
NEW- TORK. May 20. (Special.)
colonel Theodore Roosevelt formally
disbanded his division today In a com
munication addressed to his followers
In which he urged them to render Na
tional service in any way they might
find open. In the military establishment
f they could, in civil life if they must.
In the same communication Colonel
Roosevelt made vehement answer to
President Wilson's criticism of himself
and the volunteer movement, quoting
tne President's words against him and
lttlltu8 wasnington aispatch as a
ext. congratulating his followers for
at least having forced the General
Staff to reverse itself and send troops
to v ranee at once.
President Held Misinformed.
As to the President's statement that
his would be "an independent com
mand," Colonel Roosevelt ' says the
chief executive is "misinformed."
The President's action, he says. Is
mere compromise so that France gets
American soldiers in the trenches with
out Roosevelt leading them. It is be
lieved in Washington that any criti
cism for turning down Roosevelt will
be fully answered by the fact that that
American soldiers are going over.
Those who' want to can believe thus"
Roosevelt declares.
Success Is -Only Object.
"The President alludes to our pro
posed action as one which would hav.
an effect politically but as not con
tributing to the success of the war and
as representing a policy of personal
gratification and advancement. I wish
to deny emphatically that any political
consideration whatever or any desire
for personal gratification or advantage
entered into our calculations. Our un
divided purpose was to contribute ef
fectively to the success of the war.
'I know nothing whatever of the pol
itics of the numerous majority of men
who came forward and those whose
politics I do know number aa many
Democrats as Republicans.
Use of Veterans Offered.
'My purpose was to enable the Gov
ernment to use as an invaluable mili
tary asset the men who would not be
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WHY LISTEN TO
f VOTE GOOD I E ?vC V; k i
Who Paved Streets
.ai Francisco, Succumbs
as Pauper in Hospital.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. With
$60,000 which the city of San Fran
cisco is said to have owed him for 35
years almost within his grasp, John J.
Conlon, a resident of California for CO
years, died here today at the age of 82
in the City and County Hospital, vir
tually penniless.
In 1882, Conlon, then a prosperous
contractor, paved the streets surround
ing the old City Hall. It was a $60,000
job, but, according to his claims, he
never received payment because of
legal technicality. Another technicality
prevented him from suing the city for
the amount. He sought to have the
second obstruction removed by the
passage of a legislative bill and at
every session of the Legislature for the
last 35 years he was in attendance to
have his measure passed.
In 1915 it passed both Houses, but
Governor Hiram Johnson vetoed it.
This year It passed again and w
awaiting the signature of Governor
William D. Stephens who had signified
he would approve it.
FOUR DIE IN EXPLOSION
Eleven Injured When Powder Plant
Roof Is Blown orr.
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TOUNGSTOWN. O, May 20. A mys
terious explosion in the power plant
of the Republic Iron St Steel Company
at noon today brought instant death to
four men and injuries to 11 others.
Five of the lattes were seriously hurt.
The roof was blown off the building.
Heavy pieces of Iron were hurled
quarter of a mile.
An investigation of a suspicion that
the explosion may have been the work
of war plotters is being made.
PEACE MEN LAUD WILSON
American Society Is Pleased With
Stand for Warless World.
WASHINGTON. May 20. The Ameri
can Peace Society's directors adopted
a resolution here yesterday declaring
their "profound satisfaction" with
President WtlBon's repeated affirmation
of his peace convictions, and "highly
approving his stand in behalf of a gov
erned world, to the ebtS that wars may
ultimately cease."
James L. Slayden, of Texas, was re
elected, president of the society.
WAR INCREASES TRADE
Value of Exports and Imports Ad
vance Tremendously.
NEW TORK, May 20. Entrance of
the United States into the war has re
sulted in a tremendous increase in the
value of exports from New York in
spite of the submarine menace. The
total last month was $263,873,049, com
pared with $186,671,441 for April. 1916.
There also was a material incret.se
in imports. The figures were $126,801.
160 in April. 1917, and $115,290,462 for
April last year.
THAT COMFORTABLE OLD BIRD
Lieutenant Says He
Did It Himself.
BOTH HOLD IT WAS ACCIDENT
Policemen, on Other Hand, Are
Sure Woman Confessed.
PLAY INSPIRES ACTION
Words of Heroine of Orpheum Play
let Said to Have Been TTsed
by Woman Who Tries to Keep
Her Husband Out of War.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 20. (Spe
cial.) "I didn't shoot my husband,"
says Mrs. Geraldine Morhoff, wife of
Lieutenant William C. Morhoff, United
States Naval Reserves.
"She told us she shot him." says Paul
Wall, steward at the Central Emer
gency Hospital, and John Horgan, po
liceman. "I shot myself accidentally," says
Lieutenant Morhoff.
Anyway, the story persists that Mrs.
Morhoff shot her husband through the
left foot in a room at the Hotel Atlas,
Fourth and Mission streets, early Sun
day morning in an effort to dissuade
him from going to war.
Flay Said to Be Inspiration.
And the unique plan to dampen the
gallant Lieutenant's patriotic ardor
presents a brand new twist in the light
of advices from Portland. Portland
friends of the couple say that an Or
pheum sketch depicting an incident
wherein a wife shot her husband
through the left hand to prevent his
enlistment offered a possible inspira
tion to Mrs. Morhoff.
Only Mrs. Morhoff, according to
Steward Wall and Policeman Horgan,
didn't shoot "her' soldier husband
through the laft hand. She chose the
larbord lower limb, according to the
police. ...
Words of Sketch ITsed.
In the play which Mrs. Morhoff Is
said to have seen In Portland, the hero
ine, after plunking the hero through
the left hand. exclaimed: "I didn't
want him to enlist!"
Steward Wall and Policeman Hor
gan say Mrs. Morhoff used the iden
tical words when they broke fnto the
couple's room and found Lieutenant
Morhoff with a punctured pedal.
Mrs. Morhoff was released from the
city prison today on $50 bail. She is
accused of assault with a deadly
weapon.
When the police broke into the room
Mrs. Morhoff said, according to Stew
ard Wall and Policeman Horgan, "I
shot him because I didn't want him to
go to war."
Later, at the Central Emergency
Hospital. Lieutenant Morhoff Insisted
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ON THE SEAT?
Provost Marshal-General Does Not
Name States, Nor Oregon's Rank
in List of Prompt Replies.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 20. Oregon Is one of the
first three or four states to advise the
Secretary of War that it Is fully or
ganised and ready to make the con
scription enrollment on June 5. Gen
eral Crowder, provost-marshal-general
in charge of the enrollment, comment
ing on the telegram received from Gov
ernor Withycombe. said: "It was in
teresting and Inspiring to hear Oregon's
prompt and ready response to the
President's call, breathing, as it does,
co-operation on the part of the state.'
General Crowder would not specify
the order In which the first states had
reported "ready," but said Oregon was
among the first, and added that the
total number of states "to report prepa
rations completed was but three or
four. He deemed it unwise to give the
names of all the states, or to make
other comparisons. Forty-two out of
the 4S states have made favorable re
sponses to the President's call. Insur
ing early preparation by their Gov
ernors.
General Crowder says that, under the
law, the United States Is authorised to
pay registration officials $4 a day. but
telegrams from many Governors state
that registration officers have volun
teered laelr services, they being men
not of registration age. and therefor
willing to contribute this service as
their .'bit" towards raising the Ameri
can Army. So generally have gratuitous
services been offered that General
Crowder predicts the total cost of the
Federal enrollment will be surprisingly
small.
BERLIN YIELDS PASSPORTS
German Socialists to Be Allowed to
Attend Stockholm Conference.
BERLIN, via Amsterdam to London,
May 20. The orwaerts announces
that the delegates selected by the In
dependent Social Democratic party to
go to the Stockholm conference will be
given passports.
The passports originally were refused
the delegates by the Berlin police.
PUPILS TO GUARD CROPS
Impending Grasshopper Plague In
Montana to Be Fought.
BUTTE. Mont.. May 20. School chil
dren in Western Montana counties are
being mobilised to fight the Incipien
grasshopper plague that is assumln
serious proportions In about 300 square
miles of that part of the state. Profes
or R. A. Cooley. state entomologist a
Bozeman, has announced.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tejnperatnre. 62
degrees; minimum, -w aogrwi.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy; northwesterly
winds.
War.
Germany plans to devour own allies. Pace
Allies stop Crown Prince In attack and be
Sin offensive themselves. Paso 3.
Roumanla expected to Quit as Russia weak- I
ens. Pase 2.
Sweden Is furious at loss of craln cargoes.
Pace S.
French tanks' daring crews defy hall of
fire. Pace 5.
Russia's War Minister to visit front. Pace 1.
Government proposes to butld 8SOO airplanes
and train SOOO blrdmen Ilrst year. Page 2.
Vienna conference considers boundaries and
crown of Poland. Pago 4.
National.
Oreson one of first three or four ready for
war census. Pace 1.
Lovett. of TTnlon Pactfic. offers aid to Red
Crosa. Pase 4.
Domestic
Mrs. Mooney to be tried for murder today.
Page 7.
Defense Council orders Federal aid only for
military roads. Page 1.
Officers' training camp at Presidio has
day of rest. Pase 2.
Roosevelt disbands his division, tells men to
enlist and crttlclsea President. Page 1.
Wife now denies she shot Lieutenant Mor
hoff. Page 1..
Death cheats contractor of $40,000 reward.
Pass 1.
Recular Army commissions open to men at
Reserve training camp. Page 8.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: San Fran
cisco. 5-8: Portland. 4-1; Los Angeles.
0-5; Vernon. 1-4; Salt Lake-Oakland
came postponed. Page 12.
Kenton blanks 4i lrkpatrlck. 6 to 0. Pace 12
Boston and Chicago take lead In majors.
Pace 12-
Golf links crowded, due to good weather.
Pace 13.
Far-Western championships attract many
boxers. Pace 12.
La Grande moves up to seconud in The Ore-
gonlan shoot. Pace 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Oervals residents favor road bond Issue.
Pase T.
Portland and Vicinity.
Miss Nina Kitts leads in race for festival
oueen. Pace 7.
Giant firs of Forestry building cuard two
companies of soldiers asleep, pace m
Taylor-street Methodist concrecatlon wor
ships at Circle Theater. Page 10.
Portland Red Cross urged to speed up
financial campaign. Page lo.
Alaska will supply much fish and minerals
during war. Page 11.
Boats profitably used as barges while
awaiting engines. Pace 11.
Railway paper says roads are not to blame
for car shortage, pace il
Searchers despair; school law referendum
petitions too late. Page 16.
Washlngton High School students to pre
sent "Bunty Pulls the Strings." Page IS.
Instructions for war census issued by Adju
tant-General w bite, page .
Election of Mr. Baker sought by Commls
eionersnlp candidates. page a.
Pedigreed cats and rabbits on display.
Page 6.
Burglars and thieves active Saturday night.
Pace .
Knight's Templar hold Ascension day service
at First Methodist Church. Pace 10.
Eastern theologian profuse In praise of the
West. Page 13.
Government allows time to pay for Liberty
loan bonds. Page 16.
Weather resort, data and forecast. Pass is.
Transportation Is Held
Means of Defense.
HEAYY TRAFFIC TO BE BORNE
Government Wants Population
Centers Connected.
AID FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY
Statement of Defense Council In
dicates Federal Appropriations
Available Only on Road
Leading to California.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. May 20. Whatever Federal aid
Is granted for tne construction of roads
In Oregon this year and during the
continuance of tne war will be allotted
for roads extending southward front
Portland, toward the California line, a
link in the proposed Pacific Highway.
This Is Indicated by an announce
ment sent out by the Council of Na
tional Defense to all state executives,
urging the continuance by the states of
work on military highways, and the
temporary cessation of work on auto
mobile roads designed primarily to
make accessible spots of scenic or his
toric interest. The announcement.
therefore, means that whatever money
Is advanced to Oregon from the Fed
eral roads appropriation will be ap
plied to the Pacific Highway, and will
not be allotted for the road around
Mount Hood or the road leading to the
Oregon caves.
Pacific II lab way DrelKitatrd.
In the language of the Council. Fed
eral aid should only be granted "for
through roads, leading from one cen
ter of population or commerce to an
other." and specific mention Is made
of the Pacific Highway extending
through Washington. Oregon and Cali
fornia, this . being cited .as the one
rosd system on the Pacific Coast re
quiring immediate attention.
In this stand the Council approves
thoroughly the attitude of the Sec
retary of War. and indorsed by the
Secretary of Agriculture, and as these
officials have jurisdiction over the Fed
eral road fund, they will be able abso
lutely to control the allotment and
stipulate on what roads It shall be
used.
The Council further Indorses a state
ment of Secretary of War Baker set
ting frth the requirements as to
construction of roads along the Pa
cific Coast. These requirements, now
approved, will be followed when the
building of the Pacific Highway begins.
They ara as follows:
(1) Roads to have a smooth, hard
surface of broken stone or a pavement
not less than 20 feet In width and
capable of supporting the loads here
after specified for bridges.
Grades Limited to S Per Cent.
(2) Grades not to exceed 6 per cent.
except for short distances (less than
50 yards), where they shall not ex
ceed 10 per cent.
(3) Bridges to be of Iron or mason
ry, and of type to support loads of a
6-inch howitzer (3000 pounds on front
wheels and 6500 pounds on rear wheels.'
distance between axles 12 feet, width
of wheel track 5 feet), or a 4-ton truck
loaded (6000 pounds on front wheels.
8000 pounds on rear wheels, distance
between axles about 10 feet, width be
tween wheels center to center about
5 feet).
In hilly country, where road founda
tions are necessarily in hardpan or
rock, artificial surfacing is less Im
portant than the completion of a well
drained roadbed Joining the roads in
the adjacent valleys; and it Is there
fore recommended that In such cases
an unsurfaced grade road be complet
ed before the requirements as to arti
ficial surface is enforced.
SPY SUSPECT RUN ' DOWN
Cuban Gunboat Overtakes German
After Long Chase In Launcli.
NEW TORK. May 20. After his
motorboat had been chased several
miles by the Cuban gunboat Tara In
Nlpe Bay, an alleged German spy waa
captured Friday and later Imprisoned
in Cabanas fortress, according to ad
vices received from Havana yesterday
by the Republlo of Cuba News Bureau.
In this city.
The prisoner, the report said, tiad
papers and plans which indicated he
was plotting to establish a submarine
base off the eastern coast of the island
of Cuba- It is believed be was for
merly a German army offloer.
$10,000 IN CHECKS STOLEN
Two Taken From Pasco Freight Of
fice Are Cashed.
SPOKANE. Wash., May 20. Seventy
three pay checks for a total of $10,000
were stolen from the Northern Paclfla
freight office In Pasco last Thursday
while the cashier was at dinner, it be
came known here yesterday.
Two of them wera cashed shortly
afterward at a Pasco bank. Tha thieves
bad not been arrested tonlshU
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