Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 21, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

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SWEDEN FURIOUS
AT LOSS OF SHIPS
Newspapers Bitter in Attack
on German Warfare and .
Say Rights Violated.
3 GRAIN CARGOES SUNK
Sympathy for Kaiser Declared to
Have Gone Down With Vester
land, Aspen and Viken and
Bitterness Is General.
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STOCKHOLM, via London, May 20.
TCews that the Swedish ships Vester
land. Aspen and "Viken. laden with grain
from England, had been sunk by sub
marines, was received here last night
and caused much indignation.
The arrival of the steamships, which
were released under the recent recip
rocal agreement freeing the entente al
lies' tonnage in the Bothnian Gulf, had
been eagerly awaited.
Ex-Minlster of Marine BoBtroem was
the chief owner of the Vesterland,
while the Trans-Atlantic Company, of
Oothenburg, owned the Aspen and
Viken.
The message which told of the sink
ing said eight members of the crew of
the ViKen and two men aboard the
Vesterland had been" lost.
Snrdlnh Papers Violent.
Newspapers were united today in voi
cing indignation. The Stockholm Tid
ningen captions its " article "the Ger
mans' dastardly deed against Sweden"
and says "it is deliberate and bloody
crime." It declares that a land capable
of such a deed in capable of anything.
The Dagens Nyheter says:
"Our German kindred land Is drawing
heavy drafts on the sympathies which
it believed itself to possess here." The
Kyheter declares no intelligent German
need wonder that his country has so
lew friends in the world. Dagblatt
says a share of indignation must be
vented on England which delayed the
departure of the steamers until after
May 1, but the first and foremost feel
ing must be bitterness against the Ger
man submarine campaign methods.
Sympathy for Germany Lost.
It adds:
"The sinkings may give further proof
of the danger of invading the blockade
zone, but it was sympathy for Ger
many, as well as provisions for Sweden,
that went down with the ships."
The Svenska Dagbladt says it is
plain that the Germans are "proceeding
without the slightest elementary re
gard for our rights as neutrals."
No theoretical defenses by Germany,
the Dagbladt adds, can prevent the
greatest bitterness from prevailing in
Sweden,
The Viken was built in 1916 and was
on her first trip. She was of 1820 tons
gross. The Vesterland was of 4018 tons
gross and built in 1907. The Aspen
was of 3103 tons gross and built at
Sunderland 20 years ago. All vessels
were owned in Gothenburg.
103-FOOT TIMBERS SHIPPED
Hugo Fir Masts Cut at Kelso for
Texas Vessels.
KELSO, Wash.. May 20. (Special.)
Eeven octagon fir timbers, each 103
feet in length and 29 inches in diam
cter, were shipped by the Ostrander
Railway & Timber Company this week
to Orange. Texas, where they will be
mounted as baldheaded masts for sail
ing vessels. Each of the timbers con
tains more than 5000 board feet and
weighs in excess of 16,000 pounds.
Three cars were required to carry the
load.
Another shipment of big timbers
from the Ostrander mill last week con
tained three mammoth spuds, 65 feet
in length and 42 Inches square, for
dredges on Lake Michigan.
DRESSMAKERS END STRIKE
Workers in Paris to Get 50 Centimes
a Day AVar Indemnity.
PARIS. May 20. The strike of the
dressmakers of Paris ended last night
after a conference between represen
tatlves of the workers and employers
with the Minister of the Interior and
the Minister of Labor. They agree to
pay 50 centimes a day war indemnity
to apprentices and 75 centimes to the
sewing girls.
A half holiday on Saturday with full
pay will be provided by a measure
which will be introduced in the cham
ber on Tuesday. The strikers will re'
turn to work tomorrow morning.
DUCHIES GET NEW RIGHTS
Dissatisfaction Causes Granting of
New Charters.
SCHWERIN, Germany, via London.
May 20. The Grand Dukes of Mecklen-
berg-Schwerln and Mecklenberg-Stre
Jits, through their respective minis
tries, announce their consent to far-
reaching revision of the constitution
of both grand duchies.
The move is looked upon in the two
rrand duchies with popular favor be
cause of the continued dissatisfaction
over the present antiquated charters.
SWISS ARE TO GET FOOD
Anxiety Relieved By New Arrange
ment With Entente Allies.
PARIS. May 20. The Swiss federal
council has announced the conclusion
or a new arrangement with .England
France and Italy concerning exporta
tion n f f nrifl surtnlioa
While the details are withheld, says
the dispatch, it is known that the two
felt over all Switzerland concerning
me economic situation.
Chnrch Women to Serve Dinners
FOREST GROVE, Or.. May 20. (Spe
cial.) The continued rise of 'he cost
of living will not daunt t" ourage
and patriotism of the woi -f the
Forest Grove churches who . j help
to entertain the Grand Army . eterans
and the Women's Relief Corps here
June 26 to 28, as the three leading
church organizations voted unanimous
ly to serve the veterans and thel
wives with splendid meals at 35 cents
per meaL A handsome new flag, 10 by
12 feet in size, will be raised with ap
propriate ceremonies on flag day dur
ins the annual state encampment.
"FIGHTING ROOSEVELTS" NUMEROUS IN OFFICERS RESERVE
CORPS TRAINING AT PLATTSBURG.
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MAJOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT, J II.. OF" THE OFFICERS' RESERVE
CORPS. ISf TRAIM.VO AT THE PLATTSUIKU CAMP.
Major Roosovelt"Is only one of the Roosevelts In camp. Kermit, another
son of Colonel Roosevelt, and J. A. Roosevelt are also training In the Offi
cers' Reserve.
Many prominent young Americans are in the ranks training for officer
ships in the reserve. The training period has started, and the camp of 6000
men, the largest officers' training camp in the world, is in tip-top shape.
GAMP RESTS SUNDAY!
Commissioned Reserve Offi
cers Expect Early Call.
REAL WORK IS UNDER WAY
Fifteen Companies at Camp Will Be
Reorganized Into ' Permanent
Units for First Flv Weeks
of Training at Presidio.
SAX FRANCISCO. May 20. (Spe
cial.) With announcements of numer
ous promotions of First and Second Lieu
tenants in the regular Army to cap
taincies, students and regular officers
at the training camp at the Presidio
speculated today over the possibilities
of a call of men already commissioned
In reserve corps to active service be
fore the close of the camp.
They 11 have to have Lieutenants for
the expeditionary forces," reserve of
ficers argued. It ia considered prob
able that men for the lower command
ranks will be drawn from the training
camps.
There is no work at the training
camp Sunday for the men. But while
the 2500 student officers explore at
will the sights of San Francisco, Lieu
tenant-Colonel Frederick W. Sladcn
and his staff will be busy reorganiz
ing the 15 companies at the camp and
forming the men into the permanent
units for the first five weeks of train
ing. The men Saturday afternoon had
their first rest of the encampment, and
training camp headquarters were
transferred from the Presidio to Mar
ket street. A far-sighted youth in one
of the companies discovered today the
advantage of staying downtown over
Saturday nights. The men who remain
in the barracks will have to answer
reveille at 6:30 o'clock Sunday morn
ings and there are no calls to inter
rupt the slumbers of men outside the
camp. Real work will be resumed with
reveille at 5:30 o'clock Monday.
The sun . and ocean winds of the
Presidio are beginning to make their
marks on the faces of the men in camp.
Talcum powder and other things that
are supposed to be good for sunburn
are much in evidence. Next week the
manual of the saber and the manual of
the bayonet will be added to the course
of instruction. The men will have a
two-hour march, carrying light kits,
one day during the week.
CRANE HAS BUILDING BOOM
Five Business Houses and Several
Bungalows Are Erected.
CRANE. Or.. May 20. (Special.)
New buildings now under construction
are: McPhail & Varien. billiard hall;
Bolton & Bodoner, addition to ware
house; Intermountain Telephone Com
pany, office, exchange, residence and
warehouse: Crane State Bank, brick
bank building; Oregon & Eastern Live
stock Company (Swift & Co.), large
warehouse and barn, also two bunga
lows; N. P. Minster, Mrs. Tapp, Joseph
Foster, Edward Foster, each a bunga
low. Other buildings that will be con
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structed during the next two months
are: Inland Empire Realty Company,
office building; J. O. Ostby. several
bungalows in Lincoln Park Addition
to be for sale or rent; Rasmussen Bros.,
two business blocks on Main street; J.
G. Nickolson, bungalow.
WAR CALL TAKES CLASS
Two at Albany College Xot Present
to Receive Diplomas.
ALBA NT, Or., May 20. (Special.)
Because they have enlisted, two of the
four young men in the graduating
class of Albany College this year will
not be here to receive their diplomas,
and the other two may leave before
commencement day. Every boy in the
class has tendered his services to the
country in some capacity.
Theodore. Easton and Arthur Jones,
both of whom reside In Coos County,
near Coqullle, are the two seniors al
ready in the service.
The other two boys who are num
bered among the graduates are Robert
Stewart and Seth F. French, both of
this city.
SALE OF BONDS IS AIDED
Secretary McAdoo Has Conference
With Northwestern Bankers.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 20. Appoint
ment of committees In states and rural
communities in order to help in the sale
of Liberty bonds was voiced by Wm.
McAdoo. Secretary of the Treasury. In a
conference with bankers, business men
and farmers of several Northwestern
states here today.
The Secretary advised a brisk cam
paign. Governor Burnquist, of Minne
sota, presided. Among those present
were Charles McCaffre. South Dakota
Commissioner of Immigration, and E.
II- Hoyt. State Treasurer of Iowa.
Secretary McAdoo will speak at Des
Moines tomorrow.
BLUE LAWS ARE ENFORCED
Sunday Closing Observed in Iowa
Outside of Des Moines.
DES MOINES, la.. May 20. Iowa's
blue laws were pretty generally en
forced throughout the state today, al
though in some sections no attention
was given to orders by Attorney Gen
eral Savner to put on the lid.
Moving picture shows, theaters, pro
fessional baseball and grocery and re
freshment establishments generally did
business as usual in Des Moines pend
ing decisions on test cases already
brought.
Mr. Galloway Tax Commissioner.
SALEM. Or.. May 20. (Special.)
Charles V. Galloway was yesterday
elected State Tax Commissioner by the
State Tax Commission for a four-year
term. Mr. Galloway Is a Democrat.
He served on the commission from Its
inception. His term starts next Mon
day, while under the new law. which
does away with one Commissioner, the
incumbency of J. B. Eaton will cease.
. Waiters Buy Liberty Bonds.
CLEVELAND. O.. May 20. What is
believed to be the first Instance of a
labor organization purchasing Liberty
Loan bonds was recorded here yes
terday when the Cleveland Waiters'
L'jluou bought. fliiOO worliu
ALLIES STOP GROWN
PRINCE, SWEEP ON
Berlin Admits Offensive on 15-
Mile Arras Front Is Begun;
Big Guns at Work.
FRENCH TAKE TRENCHES
Both Sides Make Great Artillery
Preparations for Attacks and
Start Offensive at . Dawn.
Some Prisoners Taken.
LONDON, May 20. British heavy
guns last night smashed an attack
launched by' the Germans near Epehy.
to the west of the St. Quentln Canal,
the British War Department announced
today. Near Fauqulssart. southeast of
Laventle, the British captured a few
prisoners in patrol encounters this
morning.
PARIS, May 20. Troops of the Ger
man Crown Prince, after strong
artillery preparation last night, at
tacked the French positions in the
salient of La Bovelle, north of "The
Ladies' Way," but were easily re
pulsed, the French War Department
announced. Twelve miles to the west
ward of this sector the French stormed
the Teuton defenses near Laffaous
Mill and captured some sections of
trenches.
BERLIN. May 20. After an artillery
fire of the strongest Intensity, opened
at daybreak, British troops launched
a series of attacks along the 15-mile
Arras front between Acheville and
Queant and south of the Kiver Scarpe,
tne uerman war ortlce announced to
day. Strong British attacks against the
German positions on both sides of
Monchy. last night, the statement adds,
were completely repulsed.
(From a Staff Correapondont of the As
sociated Press.)
BRITISH ARMX HEADOI'ARTFns
IN" FRANCE, via London. May 12.
With the fall of Bullecourt. the cap
ture of chemical works, the occupa,
tlon of Roeux and the general evening
up of the British line, the first phase
in the new British offensive in France
is over.
Germane Beeome Uneasy.
For four days now the Infantrv has
virtually marked time. The artillery
activity, too. has been considerably re
duced. Various sectors of the front
which a few days ago were spouting
tire like volcanoes, now are only in
termittently shelled.
The Germans today manifest wonder
ment as to what General Sir Douglas
tiaigr can nave in mind and are send
ing a salvo of shells first here and then
there as if at a loss exactly what to
do, yet fearing not to do something.
This uneasiness also is apparent in at
tempted raids from lpres to St. Quen
tin and by officers suddenly appearing
at vantage points behind the enemy
lines eagerly studying the British
positions.
Battlefield Is Quiet.
The Prussians apparently are recon
ciled at the loss of Bullecourt. threat
ening Queant at the end of the Dro-
court-Queant support liile and also the
remainder of the Hindenburg line an it
does, for since the Prussian Guards fell
back during the night of May 16, the
ruins of the village have been fairly
quiet after a fortnight of some of the
bitterest fighting of the war.
Thus, during the short breathing
Bpeii, me uritisn situation is satisfac
tory. The Germans are menaced all
along the line where pressure Is being
kept up against them, notwithstanding
tne pause in tne lniantry operations.
What Infantry activities have de
veloped among the Germans in the last
four days have been feeble and easily
aeait witn oy tne untisn artillery.
JEWS ADVISED TO WAIT
MOVEMENT FOR. HOME IX PALES
TINE THOUGHT PREMATURE.
Governments of Allien Are Believed
to Be in Favor of Republic Ks
tablUhed In Holy Land.
LONDON, May 20. At a conference
of the English Zionist Federation of
London .today, the president. Dr. Wels-
mann, referred to the project of Zion
ists for establishing a Jewish republic
in Palestine. He considers the idea
premature, and declared it was impos
sible to build a Jewish state until a
majority of the Jewish inhabitants had
been obtained.
While hopeful that the project would
be achieved at a comparatively early
date. Dr. Weismann said the Idea must
be approached by intermediate stages.
He believed that the British govern
ment and Great Britain's allies were
ready to support said project.
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SPAIN CUTS GERMANY
RELATIONS SUSPENDED UNTIL U
BOAT PROTESTS ARE ANSWERED.
Protection of Ships In Safety Zones
nnd Indemnity for Others
Sonic Are Demanded.
MADRID, May 20. The Spanish gov
ernment's note to Germany concerning
the attack by German submarines on
the Spanish steamer Patricio says that
a number of notes of protests previous
ly addressed to the German govern
ment remain unanswered.
It declares that the transaction of all
diplomatic business with Germany will
be suspended until replies are received
to these, according to the newspapers.
It also demands the fulfillment of
conditions agreed upon by the German
government to prevent unwarned at
tacks by submarines on Spanish ships
in safety zones and asks for an In
demnity for the Patricio.
TROOPS TOLD TO ENLIST
(Continued From First Pars.)
reached under the selective draft who
were fit for immediate service and the
great majority of whom would not
otherwise be used at all.
"The President condemns our pro
posal on the ground that "undramuUc'
action is needed, action that is 'practi
cal and of scientific definitivenesa and
precision. There was nothing dra
matic in our proposal save as any pro
posal Indicating eagerness or willing
ness to sacrifice life for an ideal Is
dramatic.
Sona of Civil War Generals Serve.'
It Is true that our division would
have contained the sons or grandsons
of men who In the Civil War wore the
blue or the gray, for instance the sons
or grandsons of Philip Sheridan. Fltz
hugh Iee. Stonewall Jackson. James A.
Garfield. Simon Bolivar Buckner. Na
than Bedford Forest and Adams R.
Chaffee. but these men would have
served whether with commissions or In
the ranks precisely as the rest of us
and all alike would have been judged
solely by the . effectiveness, including
"scientific definltlveness" with which
they did their work and served the
flag of their loyal devotion.
"The decision to disband the division
means that Governor Whitman's offer
of a commission will be declined."
Roosevelt will act as a private citi
zen in the war.
51 ON SHIP DROWNED
NAVAL LIEUTENANT IS ONE OK
VICTIMS ON COLBERT.
Submarine Gets Officer on Anniver
sary of Dny en Which He Won
Rattle With Diver.
PARIS, May 20. The French steam
shlD Colbert, carrying French mili
tary passengers, was torpedoed and
sunk in the Mediterranean April 30 by
a Teuton submarine. Fifty-one persons
lost their lives. Announcement of the
sinking was made today by the French
Admiralty as follows:
"The steamer Colbert. In the service
of the admiralty and having on board
a certain number of military passen
gers, was torpedoed In the Mediter
ranean on the morning of April 30 by a
submarine. Fifty-one persons were
killed, among them being Auxiliary
Naval Lieutenant Commelin. who was
in command of the ship, and who had
been turned over to the army. He was
made a chevalier of the Legion of
Honor for defeating a submarine at
tack on the same day, April 30, a year
ago.
The Colbert was a passenger-carry
ing vessel or 5394 tons gross.
NORWEGIAN CREWS DROWNED
Four Ships Are Sunk and All on
Board Are Reported Lost.
LONDON". May 20. The Norwegian
Legation at Berlin, according to a
despatch from Copenhagen to the Ex
change Telegraph Company, reports
mat tne .Norwegian steamers Laly. Na-
jaden, C. Sundt and Garant have been
torpedoed by German submarines.
Members of the crews of each vessel
lost their lives.
A Berlin despatch received at Say-
ville, N. March 31, announced the
sinking in March of . 50 entente and
neutral vessels. including 13 Nor
wegian steamers. The Laly. C. Sundt
and Garant were named as three of the
Norwegian vessels destroyed.
BOY BEATEN LEFT TO DIE
Lad Crawls Mile to Sheep Camp
Before Found ; Herder Arrested.
BLACKFOOT, Idaho. May 20 .Mai
colm Bentley. 14-year-old stepson of
Miwjroaa
Graduation
Clothes
FOR THE STUDENT
AS AN
Individual
XTOU wouldn't
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ter out of a boy if he
preferred and showed
a talent for medicine,
and vice versa.
Why put a boy into
"just clothes"? Why
not give him the ad
vantage of individual
ity in dress?
Clothe fer Yonnsx Mem and
, Their Fathers. Ten.
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THINK of the immense amount of human
energy that is contained in one quart of milk.
Even 2 pounds of chicken, costing more than
four times as much as one quart of milk, has no greater
food value. Isn't it wise in the present increased cost of
living to use more milk to make milk our chief daily diet?
Tell Your Milkman to Increase
Your Order Today
Milk at 12 cents a quart is the best and cheapest all-around food
we can buy. Be sure and give your children plenty of milk. They
need it more than any other food. A quart of milk a day for every
child is a good rule, easy to remember.
Portland-Damascus Butter, Cheese and Eggs Ask Your Grocer
The Portland -Damascus Milk Company
An Institution for Kronomie Handling of Milk
and tit her Dairy Product.
Third and
iitcaj Purity - Damascus
SkKim5
Oliver McBrlde, of iloreland. was found
In the Java beds near the Big Butte
Friday In a condition that Indicates
foul play. He had been beaten on the
head wtih some heavy Instrument and
thrown Into a crevice In the rocks for
dead, but -eco ered and dragged him
self a mile over the lava beds toward
a sheep camp, where he was trailed and
found.
A sheep herder Is under arrest for
the crime. No motive has as yet been
Oscar Saenger
Vocal Training Course
in 10 Victor Records
$25.00
This remarkable course was prepared at
great expense by the Victor Talking Ma
chine Co. To the student it will be of great
assistance in practice work. Teachers will
find the course a valuable adjunct to their
vocal lessons because of this aid to the
pupils in their practice work. There are
individual sets of records for Soprano,
Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Bass.
We have inaugurated a Special Saenger
Record Course Department, in charge of a
Demonstrator who thoroughly under
stands the Saenger System. We will
gladly demonstrate the Saenger Victor
Records to students and teachers, without
charge or obligation.
Dealers in Steinrva) and Other Pianos, Pianola
Pianos, Victrolas and Records, Player M usic.
Music Cabinets. Piano Lamps, etc.
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found. The boy is not expected to live.
He had been missing since Monday.
Kx-IT. S. Senator Dies In Hospital.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. May 20. Ex
United States Senator Alexander Cald
well, aged Si years, died In a hospital
in Kansas City Saturday. He came to
Kansas In IStil and was a freighter
across the plains In the early days,
employing EOOO men and using 10,000
animals.
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