YOUR DUTY Every citizen should and must, if he can, help the Nation through the Liberty Loan. YOUR DEBT You owe to the Nation which protects and serves you a contribution io the Liberty Loan. VOL.. LVII NO. 17,G3G. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. . MAY 31, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TOWN OH BORDER IS CAPTURED BY VILLA NAVY PLEASED WITH ITS FIRST DIRIGIBLE WING SCRAPES WHIG TORNADO WIPES OUT NEUTRALS TO FAST GERMANS MAKE USE OF AMERICAN PLAN TRIBUTES OF LOVE TOWN IN MISSOURI fl CLOUDLAND FIGHT IF THEY AIR KAISER LAID OH GRAVES TEST FLIGHT IS SUCCESS AXD DE LIVERY EXPECTED SOON". 2 000 .CHILDRKX OX SUNDAY TORPEDO LAUNCHED FROM SEA PLANE AGAINST SIUP. SCHOOL PICNIC IX DANGER. 4-i Ojinaga Is Taken in Surprise Attack. CARRANZA FORCE IS WIPED OUT Bandits Begin Assault With Bombs Thrown Into Homes. FAMILIES FLEE TO U. S. New Battle Is Expected "When Gov ernmrnt Troops Return to Try Repain Port American Sol- dicrs Again on Patrol. rr.ESIDTO, Tex., May 30. Francisco Villa tonight holds a border port op posite an American town, and again United States troops are patrolling the border, while Villa cavalrymen are sil houetted against the night sky on the southern bank of the Rio Grande. At 5 o'clock this morning' approxi mately 200 Villa followers dashed Into the little border town of Ojinaga, op posite here, shouting "Viva Villa," and ehootlng right and left as they rode, Only a handful of Mexican govern ment forces occupied the town. General G. Flgueroa, General Garcia and Col onel Riojas having gone out Sunday night to engage the Villa command. which was encamped in La Mula Pass, 35 miles south of the border. These forces were expected to return tonight and make a desperate effort to drive the Villa troops from the town. Carranza Force "Wiped" Out. Fifty of the government force of 76 men left in Ojinaga were killed In escaping across the river to Presidio. Women and children followed behind their men, carrying babies and bun dles. OX the 25 government soldiers remaining' 16 were killed during the fighting, six were taken prisoner and the remainder were wounded. The battle lasted two hours, after which 'the shops and homes ot the Ojinaga residents were looted. Whether Villa was with his troops has not been confirmed. No one was permitted to cross to the Mexican side tonlerht. Mexicans coming to the Amer lean side say they heard reports of Villa's presence In the town, but none cf the refugees had seen mm. Villa Reported Sr. Chlco Lano led the Villa forces Into niKia. Martin Lopez. Jose Tnez Salazar and Carlos Montoya were re ported to have been with him In the attack. Villa was reported to have been seen on a hill near Ojinaga early today, but this was not confirmed. Reports of a fight yesterday be tween the government troops in com mand of Generals Garcia and Flgueroa, 15 miles southeast of La Mula Pass and 60 miles below the border, were brought here today by refugee Mexi cans. They said the government forces were divided Into two commands, and both were said to have suffered heavy losses and were forced to retire to the foothills. Seven hundred Villa troops were said to have been engaged In this battle, and were opposed by about 600 government troops. The Villa force was Bald to have been Villa's main com mand, and he was reported to have been present in person. Bomba Hurled Into Homes. About 300 refugees have crossed from Ojinaga and are camped tonight near the river. According to these people. the Villlstas began the attack by hurl ing homemade hand grenades into the houses. J. R. Weisinger, Deputy Collector of Customs, crossed to the Mexican side this afternoon and interviewed Porfirlo Ornelas, who appeared to be .in com mand of the Villa forces. The Col lector said he saw but few troops and no officer save Ornelas. Ornelas said that neither Villa nor Salazar was with him, but that "Chico" Cano was near. A few women and children, accord ing to Deputy Collector Weisinger, re mained in their homes and were un molested by the Villistas. They were warned, however, by Ornelas to come to .the American side, as he could not guarantee their safety after his re inforcements had arrived. Mexican civilians who crossed from Ojinaga late today and who were wit nesses of the fighting say that 25 gov ernent soldiers were killed in the fight. Two soldiers who were taken prisoners were executed, they said. SISTERS, 13 AND 8, DROWN One Is Believed to Have Lost Life in Attempt to Save the Other. LEWISTON, Idaho. May 30. The flood waters of tne Clearwater River claimed two. victims today, Eleanor, 13 years old, and Uretta, 8 years old, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Boyer, . of Lewiston. The father was catching driftwood from the stream and the girls were playing nearby. He heard an outcry and turned to see the arms of one of the girls above the surface of the water rear the shore. The current was strong and the bodies undoubtedly were swept down stream. It is supposed that one of the girls fell Into the river and that the other attempted a rescue. Alrsliip Makes Trip From Chicago to Akron, O. Sixteen of Type to Be in Early Service. WASHINGTON, May 30. Navy offi cials, encouraged over the successful builders' trial of the first 16 non-rigid dirigible balloons ordered by the de partment two months ago, said tonight that the dirigible programme now was assured of completion much sooner than had been expected. The airship left Chicago at midnight Monday night and arrived without ac cident yesterday afternoon at Akron, O. Tho contract called for delivery within four months, but the builders will turn over the first ship for active duty In coast patrol work within less than 90 days of the date of the con tract, and thereafter one or more will be delivered every week. Crews for the ships are being trained at the naval aviation station at Fenaa cola. The new airships are expected to be an effective element of the coast defense, particularly In the detection of submarines. EASTERN YOUTHS MIGRATE Exodus Into Mexieo Readies 15 to 1 0 Daily. LAREDO, Texas, May 30. Federal of ficials here today disclosed the fact that from 15 to 20 young Americans, with little baggage but carrying plen ty of money, are crossing into Mexico dally, ostensibly to mine, prospect for oil or pursue other occupations for which they apparently are not trained It is believed by officials that they are leaving the United States to avoid conscription. Most of the young men are from Eastern states, some being from points as far east as Maine and New Hamp shire. MRS. LANE HAS MEMENTOES Senator Chamberlain Presents Name Plate and Pen of Late Senator. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 30. Senator Chamberlain carried with him from Washington the name plate which marked the desk of Harry Lane, his late colleague in the Senate; the name plate marking his locker in the Senate cloakroom and the pen which he last used in signing his mail in the Senate Chamber. He was asked by the Sergeant-at- Arms to present these mementoes to Mrs. Lane. This was in accord with Senate custom. MORE WAGES ARE RAISED Louisville & Nashville Road Add $1,920,000 to Payroll. LOUISVILLE. May 30. Wage in creases involving approximately $1, 920,000 a year have been granted toJ over 8000 shopmen and foremen in the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, whose nine-hour day was reduced to eight, according to an an nouncement today. The pay of machinists and boiler men was increased from 42 to 48 cents an hour. Car repair men, helpers and apprentices shared in the Increase. TOBACCO TO BE CONSERVED British Government to Confiscate Available Supply. LONDON, May 30. It was announced that, owing to the shortage of shippin and the consequent necessity of econo mizing all available supplies of tobacco, the Board of Trade will requisition a stocks. It is not intended, however, to Im pose any restrictions on the supply o tobacco to His Majesty's forces fro overseas. CONVICTS BUY WAR BONDS Maryland Prisoners Subscribe to Liberty Loan. WASHINGTON, May 30. Prisoners at the Maryland Penitentiary have bought $2150 worth of liberty loan bonds with savings from their small wage allow ances. One man serving a long term spent $250 ofvthe $278 to his credit. A former West Virginia train robbe put all but a few dollars of his savings into bonds. DOG OWNERS GET N0TIC Canines' Freedom Limited if Stray ing on Gardens Continues. Notice, Mr. Dog Owner: You are courting trouble. Mayor Albee reports that he still is receiving complaints about dogs straying about on othe folks' gardens in- spite of a warnin given several days ago. If the dog nuisance keeps up the Mayor says It will be necessary to put the ban on untied dogs at once. SWISS MINISTER EN ROUT Hans Sulzcr s Appointment Ap proved By America. BERNE, via Tarls, May 30. Han Sulzer, who has been appointed Swi Minister to the United States, is leavln for Washington. His appointment has been approved by the American Government. Aircraft Crowd Fast - One After Other. BATTLE FOUGHT AT19,00QFEET Aerial Offensive Continues De spite Lull in Trenches. ERMAN MACHINES BREAK Toll of Teutonic Airplanes Destroyed in May Mill Be in Hundreds Thirty Is Grist for Single Day's Encounters. From a Staff Correspondent of the.AMod- atea 1'ress. BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, via London, May 30. The recent lull in the fighting has had no effect whatever pon the British aerial offensive. which continues day and night with unrelenting intensity. In the last few days there havo been witnessed some of the most desperate ir battles of the entire war. One or wo of these have been fought at the unprecedented height of 19,000 feet, or more than three and one half miles rom the earth. Airmen Kljcbt Close. Recently there was a duel in which a British pilot, haying run out of am munition for his machine gun, got close enough to his antagonist to shoot him down with his revolver. This in cident served to recall the fact that when the war began the only weapons which aerial pilots had were pistols and carbines. Commenting today on the dazzling altitudes at which many combats occur nowadays, a pilot said that when he first went to war in 1314 he flew machine which took an hour and quarter to reach 6000 feet. Airplanes Rise Rapidly. That s nothing." said one of his comrades, "the old bus I had In those days couldn't reach 6000 feet at all." The airplane which ,ould not nego tiate 10,000 feet under 10 minutes would be scraped in quickly now. A notable feature of the air fighting in the last 10 days has been, the tendency of the German machines to break in pieces soon after being shot out of control. Air Battle Thrilling;. The toll of German planes destroyed In May will mount far into the hun dreds. In last Sunday's fighting alone 30 were accounted for. Fifteen, were seen to crash to the ground, 14 were driven down completely out of control and one was shot down by artillery. One of the melees on Sunday between six British and eight German machines was as thrilling as any aerial battle ever fought. It was at close quarters throughout, so close, in fact, that wings scraped against wings and pilots could (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) ......Jl (Concluded on Page I. Column 1.) i 1 Four Arc Killed and 3 0 Injured and Train Blown From Track by ' Cyclone at Mineral Point. ST. LOUIS. Mo, May 20. A tornado struck Mineral Point. Mo.. late today, killed four persons and injured 30, de molished the entire town with the ex ception of the schoolhouse, and, then swept southward to Eye. where Fred Harper, a farmer, was killed by flying debris. . Two coaches of an Iron Mountain train were blown from the track and Conductor Lemasters and Flagman Boone were killed. Eighteen Injured were taken to De Soto on a special train. Among them were two Catholic priests and men about 75 years old. The latter two probably will die. It is said hardly a house was left standing In Mineral Point, which has a population of about 500. The telephone operator at Potosl. a few miles west ot Mineral Point, said that only two buildings are left In the town and that reports In Potosl are that 20 persons were killed- Wire communication with Mineral Point Is cut off. All available automobiles have gone to Mineral Point with re lief parties, but thus far have been unable to get to the town. Fears were expressed for the safety of 2000 children from all parts of Washington County, who attended a Sunday school picnic being held be t ween Hopewell and Mineral Point when the storm broke. DOCTORS TO DIVIDE PAY Physicians Who Go to War to Get Part of Their Profits at Home. PITTSBURG, May 30. Pittsburg doc tors who enter military service are to receive 35 per cent of the Income from their private practice while they are absent, the work being done by doctors who remain at home. This announce ment was made today by the auxiliary medical council for the National de fense of Allegheny County. About 200 doctors from this district have already been commissioned or have applied for commissions. DAY'S DEVELOPMENTS IN LIB ERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN. Flelschner, Mayer Sc. Company arrange for employes to buy bonds on Instalment plan. Plans completed for two big meetings at Helllg Theater to morrow at 3:30 P. M. under the auspices of women, and at 8 P. M. under auspices of local commit tee. Dr. Newell Dwlght Hillia and Lawrence Chamberlain, of New York, will be speakers. John W. Cochran takes charge of publicity for campaign in city and state. Distribution commit tee to meet at campaign head quarters in Northwestern Bank building at 4 P. M. today. Carl S. Kelty reports much en thusiasm among people of Salem. City employes to have chance to buy on installments. Details of liberty bond cam paign on page 16. WATCH THE JACKALS THAT HUNT WITH THE LION 5.o. Not to Replace Food Sold to Foe. ECONOMIC CLUB IS POWERFUL Pending Legislation Provides Complete Trade Control. AFFECTED NATIONS ROUSED Some Fear Actual Starvation If Proposed Authority Is Put I Effect Their Ships Must Be Put Into Service, Also. BY JOHN CALLAN OLAUGIILIN. WASHINGTON, May 30. (Special.) Complete and absolute control over American trade will be vested in the President by legislation pending in Congress. Tho so-called "espionage bill," now In conference, contains a pro vision empowering the President to prohibit exportations to any country he may name. The "trading with the enemy bill." which is being considered by commit tees of the Senate and House, will en able punishment of any American citi zen or resident of the United States who deals or attempts to deal with en emy nations or enemy subjects. German Propaganda la Target. When enacted these measures will lodge a potent authority in the hands of the President. He will be in a posi tion to prevent a single article of American production from reaching Germany or her allies. He will be able to stop trading with German subjects in neutral nations and thereby take from them a means of making money for the benefit of German propaganda. The small nations of Europe, which are zealously endeavoring to remain neutral, realize the menace to them which lies In the pending legislation. So do some of the countries of South America, which are adopting a strange ly anti-American attitude. Deprived of American foodstuffs, the European neutrals would be brought to the verge of starvation. Deprived of American manufactures, an extremely embarrass ing situation would be produced in South America. Economic Club la Powerful. It is easy to see that the United States has a powerful economic club to wield to assure absolute neutrality on the part of all nations not involved In war. If It were considered desir able, this club could be used to compel some of the neutrals, particularly those of Europe, to Join the allies, The President has no Intention, of course, to proceed to such extreme lengths. He will not permit democracy to act as a tyrant; but on the other hand he will not permit democracy to be hindered, and obstructed In achieving victory over autocracy by help given Sketches Show Device Is Same as That Invented by Renr-Admlral Bradley A. Fij-ke. NEW YORK. May 30 Ideas cm bodied in Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske's invention of a torpedo-launching seaplane have been "appropriated" by the Germans, and were used by them in torpedoing the 3000-ton British steamship Gena off Aldeburgh. on May 1. according to a statement given out here tonight by the Aero Club of America. Two seaplanes participated In the attack and one was brought down by the British. The charge of theft against the Ger mans is based on a sketch of the cap tured German seaplane, which shows that the arrangement for holding the torpedo Is exactly like that in Admiral Fiske's Invention. The British Admiralty, In reporting the torpedoing of the Gena. claimed that this method of attack was prac tlced-successfully for the first time In August. 1915, by Royal Navy alr-serv Ice pilots, who sank several ships In the Darnadellcs. WHEAT LOSS STAVED OFF Weather Improves Condition of Tnlon County Crops. LA GRANDE. Or.. May 30. (Special.) Union County crops, long held back by unusually cold and sunless weather, are Iairly "Jumping" out of the soil this week, following several day 3 of improved weather. Farmers are more cheerful than a week ago, it seemingly being their portion to have their crops greatly re duced In volume. This week's sun shine is staving off temporarily at least big losses to wheat men. SLAYER JAILED 1 SECOND "Click, Click" of Cell Lock Satis fies Law for Killing of Negro. SELMA. Ala.. May 30. J. E. Black, a policeman, today was sentenced to one second imprisonment in the County Jail for killing Alex Posey, a negro. while trying to arrest him. The Sheriff took Black to Jail, locked him up and immediately turned him out. THE DALLES FACES FLOOD River at 35.5 Mark Is Rising One and One-Half Feet a Day. THE DALLES, Or.. May 30. Spe cial.) The Columbia River at this point Is rising at the rate of about l'i feet a day. The water has reached the 33.5-foot mark. If the rising continues the Co lumbia will be at the flood stage by Sunday. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. B7 degrees; minimum. &3 degree.. TODAY'S Fair: westerly wind. War. Airplanes fight at 19,000 feet elevation. Page 1. Teuton Socialists would dissect Russia and keep own countries intact. Page 3. Germans "appropriate" Admiral Fiske's In vention. Page 1. Major A. B. Barber, of Portland, is mem ber of American Commission of Engineers In Paris. Page 4. Mexico. Villa force captures border town. Page 1. National. Navy is pleased with Its first dirigible bal loon, page l. Senate committee nearly finishes redraft of tax bill. Page 2. Government does not believe antl-conscrtp- tion moves part or general plot. Page 2. Several Pacific Coast submarine and avia tion stations recommended to Congress. Page 2. Neutrals must fast, if they help Germans. Huge 1. President In addresses at Arlington declares memories of America's achievements In spire hope for future. Page 3. Domestic. Roosevelt appeals for fullest war service. Page S. Missouri is swept by new tornado that kills several. Page 1. Peace Society demands that Wilson outline war aims and peace terms. Page 4. American embargo means starvation to Swiss, says Dr. Paul Kltter. Page 5. Chilean warns America that her aafety de pends on getting Japan actively Into war. Page 5. Apple men lay freight rise protest before Commission. Page 7. Sports. Pacific Coast Leaeu. results: Portland 6-3. Vernon e-4; Los Angeles B-7. San Fran cisco 1-1; Oakland 4-1. Salt Lake 3-2. Page 14. Henrich Schmidt. Western amateur golf champion, makes score of 73 on Portland Golf Club course. Page 14. 1500 view motorcycle races. Page 14. Pitcher Fltxpatrlck Is released to Spokane Indians. Page 15. Pacific Northwest. Cities of Northwest pay tribute to Nation's dead. Pag. 6. Portland Rotary and Ad Clubs visit Astoria. Page 7. Supreme Court to say If farm hands are under workman's compensation act. Page 4. Laying of spurs at American Lake camp to be rushed. Page 8. Portland and Vicinity. Love's tributes are laid on graves of Port land's dead. Page 1. Dr. Dyott says world wiy be shown that Americans "will deliver the goods." Page 8. Honor Guard girls plant beans In five acres. Page 8. Two-platoon system la declared failure. Page 0. , Personal facts about George I Baker given. Page 13. Senator Chamberlain argues for road bonds. Page 10. Installment system Quickly adopted to help employes buy -war bonds. Page la, Portland untied In fight to Veep big tur blners In Columbia. Page 19. Frank R. Rutter. trade diplomat. Portland and Hood Klver visitor. Page 10. Union Memorial day services at First Con gregational Church. Page IB. Tears and Flowers Are Affection's Gifts. MEMORIES STIR PATRIOTISM Flags Decorate Resting Places of Heroes of Other Wars. GREAT PARADE IS HELD Dr. Stansfielcl Speaks of Miion of America, Fighlin; Not for Conquest, lint Again to Pre serve Liberty for World. Benaath the piled-up blooms of a laggard Spring. Portland's absent ones slept more happily last night, wood tr a deeper rest by loving tributes of family and friends. Over their fragrant couches tho blossoming boughs of trees and shrubs hung with a loving caress that was a benediction and a barrier to fend off the crowding cares and worries of this world. Overhead the birds Fang bllthesomely and In each note thero was assurance of peace and life eternal. For there are no dead: each onn who is gone lives forever In the hearts of those they loved. Veteran Remember Comrndcs. Memorial day was truly a time for memories. Jt brought anew the old. poignant moments, hut with them came the glimpse of stars through cypress trees, the while they misted the eye with tenderness. Patriotism and flags flying was a colorful note yesterday. At cemeteries old soldiers laid flowers upon their comrades" resting places, where they sleep the blessed sleep of heroes. It was the last bivouac of the veterans, each grave marked by a flag that showed the spot was hallowed ground. Crands Cheer Heroes. Music of other days, martial harmony of fife and drum, stirred the pulses as old soldiers marched up Portland streets, carrying the flag they fought to aave. Their steps were slow, but their spirit was as that that followed the celors through the Wilderness, up Malvern Hill or In the hail of death that bathed the slopes of Gettysburg. Some walked with canes, and every where as they marched along the watching crowds cheered them. Oth ers rode In autos, but whether they walked or rode, they carried all hearts with them. Parade Inaplrea Patriotism. An object lesson in patriotism was yesterday's parade and the big meeting at the German House that followed. The parade was bigger and the attend ance at the exercises larger than usual. A war-time Memorial day. such as the country has not seen since the days of "98, turned the thoughts of Portland more generally to the deep signifi cance of the time and its lessons. T. B. McDevltt was grand marshal of the parade. His assistant was T. H. Stevens. They came at the head of the column, preceded by the escort of police. Three Troops Are In Line. The Third Regiment Band and Troops A. B and C, Oregon Cavalry, followed. Veterans of Company Q, volunteers of '98, came next, with the Elks' Band and the Sons of Veterans, Commander Schnabel leading. Then the chief attraction of the whole line of march, the soldiers of the Union, who marched out in '61 as beardless boys for the most part, but Concluded on Page o, Column 3.) Liberty Loan Facts No. 3. The Safest Security in the World. The United States offers you an opportunity to Invest in the safest security in the world, and will pay you 3?a per cent interest on your money. The estimated wealth of the United States is about $250,000,000, 000. Our National debt was a little more than $1,000,000,000 before the break with Germany. Adding to this the $2,000,000,000. now offered as the liberty loan, gives a total National debt of a little over 1 per cent of the total wealth of the country. The yearly Incomes In the United States are estimated at about $40, 000.000,000, or over 1? times the total National debt (including the present Issue) and about 400 times the annual Interest charges on our total debt. If a man should come to you and want you to lend him $1000 and you knew he . owned property worth $60,000; if you knew that his yearly income was $13,000, and he gave you his note, would you lend him the $1000? Will you lend your money to the United States on such a basis? Subscribe for the liberty loan today.