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8 TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JUNE o, 1917. PETROBRAD IN FEAR OF REBEL WARSHIPS Capital Awaits Attack That Does Not Come, but Fire . Breaks Out on Docks. LIFE OF EX-CZAR WANTED bailors Report Plans Being Made tor Great Demonstration to Force New Election, Since Xone of Cabinet Suit. PETROGRAD. via London. June 3. Sailors from the Kronstadt garrison, which recently declared its Independ ence of the central government, ar rived in Petroprad early this morning with the announcement that warships at Kronstadt would come to Petrograd immediately and land men to make demonstrations. Later. It was reported that sailors had attacked Gutuyeff Island, Port of Petrograd, but this proved untrue. However. It was sufficiently alarming to provoke intense excitement in the city and cause the dispatch to the spot of a military force. Warships Watted In Vain. Petrograd waited today for the threatened demonstrations by the Kronstadt warships, and as the time passed with no such incident the an nouncement of the sailors who reached here last night came to be regarded as merely boastful talk on the part of extremists. The Kronstadt sailors who came to Petrograd said the demonstrations would be for the purpose of bringing about new elections of members of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, whose present members were denounced as bourgeois. The sailors also demanded that ex-Emperor Nicholas be handed over to them. At street meetings they expressed dissatisfaction with War Minister Kerensky and the whole provisional government, particularly for the aboli tion of the death penalty, which they characterized as premature. Explosion and Fire Discovered. On visiting the Gutuyeff quarter, the correspondent found that a vast fire had been burning for some time, hav ing been partly extinguished. A large quantity of sulphur was afire. There were evidences of a violent explosion. Windows at a considerable distance were broken. It appears that . at 9 o'clock this morning, the icebreaker . Oranlenbaum, instead of the Kronstadt warships, sr rived off Gutuyeff. It was flying tne red flag. On it were sailors and work men who were singing the hymn of the Bolshevikl extremists. The Ice breaker steamed up and down oppo ite the wharf, took on board a party of Petrograd workmen and departed. Sailors Are Exonerated. Simultaneously seven large cases of phosphorus on the wharf ignited. The fire extended to a quantity of salts, causing a violent explosion, after which the stores of sulphur caught fire and were consumed. No one was In l.1-., on4 h.,l4- .1nn. V.. undamaged, except for the destruction of glass. Inquiries show that It is altogether Improbable that anyone 'landed from tne icebreaker. The conflagration ap parently was caused either by Incen diaries from quarters other than Kronstadt, or, as official investigators on the spot suggest, by spontaneous combustion. MEN TO REGISTER TODAY ' Continued From First Page.) ister today. From these will be se lected within the next few months the first contingent of 500,000 troops to be Bent to France. Conscription Comes Later. Later, other contingents of the same Btze will be drafted. But registration today and selective conscription later are different things, and should not be confused. , The purpose of the Government in requiring registration today is to ob tain a complete record of all its men of military age. Consequently every man between the ages of 21 and 30 years, inclusive, aliens as well as citi zens, must register. Claims for exemption from military service will be determined later when the matter of selective draft comes up, but the only men of military age not required to register today are those in the regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Coast Guard and re serves thereof. All Ready for Census. All is ready for the taking of the war census in Oregon. in tact, so thoroughly has the state been organ ized under the efficient direction of George A. White, Adjutant-General of the Oregon National Guard, that the census could have been taken without confusion at any time in the past week or so. While no trouble is expected any where in Oregon in connection with the taking of the war census. General White made It very clear yesterday that no trouble will be tolerated. "The patriotic spirit of the whole state." said General White, "is behind the registrars. I look for the taking of the war census to go like clockwork. But I want to emphasize that if there are outbreaks against registration by aliens or malcontents, they will be crushed out with the greatest severity. "These are war times, the taking of the war census is a war measure, and any opposition to it will be treated as j.n act of war. To handle any possible contingency that may arise, therefore, armed troops will be used at any point where their assistance may be necessary. . Their of ficers will be instructed not to tolerate any opposition. Soldiers Are Available. "Forces of soldiers are "-under arms in every section of the state. Should they be needed, which I do not expect, they could be concentrated at any desired-point by automobile In a very short period. "A heavy force of Infantry has been ordered -under arms at the Armory In Portland and will be available im mediately at any part of the city if needed to help the Portland police pre serve order. It should b clearly under stood that these soldiers are armed and that they will use their rifles If need arises. "This is In accordance with strict orders from the War Department to use force, if necessary, to preserve or der in the taking of the war census. "Automobiles will be ready to trans fer these troops at the shortest notice to any part of the city. Attempts of any persons to create disturbances will meet with grim dis aster." - Questions Are Answered. The following war census catechism sums up briefly the important points to remember in connection with the taking of the war census. It should be carefully studied: Q. When is War Census day? A. It is today, Tuesday, June E. Q. What Is War Census day? A. It is the day proclaimed under the conscription act by President Wilson on which all male residents between the ages of 21 and 30 years. Inclusive, must register. Q. Why is such registration neces sary? -. A. Because the Congress of the United States, profiting by the experi ence of other countries in the world war, has decided to raise the armies of the United States by selective con scription. Registration is necessary to determine what men are eligible for conscription. Aliens Not Excepted. Q. Who must register A. Every male resident who has passed his 21st "-birthday and has not passed his 31st birthday. This includes aliens as well as citizens. Q. Are there no exceptions? A. The only men of military age who do not have to register today are those regularly enlisted in the regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Coast Guard and reserves thereof. Q. Do even those who will be ex empt from military service have to register? A. If they are of the aesignatea ages, they must register, exemptions will be determined later. Q. Do you mean that If a man is crippled, or sick, or has a family de pendent on him, he must register? A. Yes, provided he is or military age. The Government desires a com plete record of all its men of military age. Q. Suppose a man Is too sick to register? A. lie must immediately send a competent person to explain to the County Clerk, and follow the instruc tions of that official. Q. Where must men of the desig nated age register? A. Each man must register In his home precinct. He should go to his regular voting place. Q. What is the penalty fox failure to register? - " A. The penalty is imprisonment up to one year, and there Is no alternative of paying a fine. U. S. TRADE TO GET 10 BILLION Hi YEAR Refusal to Support Tax Is De clared Sole Possible Ob stacle to Success. BOND SALE IS NECESSARY Kaiser Will Exact Indemnity of More Than ITundred Billion From America, if He Wins War, ": Says Secretary of Treasury., BABY PLAGUE IS TRACED I.VFAXTILB PARALYSIS DECLARED COMMUNICATED BY CONTACT. Contaminated Sources of Milk, Lower Animals or Insects Not Blamed by New York Committee. NEW YORK, June 4. Infantile paral ysis is communicated by personal con tact, and not from contaminated sources of milk nor from lower animals, insects or by clothing and other extraneous objects, says a report made public to day by the special committee of physi cians appointed last Summer to con duct an inquiry financed by the Rocke feller Foundation. The report made to Mayor Mltchel gives the record of a study of B496 cases. It asserts that slight and non paralytic cases are the most frequent sources of infection, "as these cases arouse no suspicion and other persons come in contact with -them; "that the disease usually develops from three to ten days after exposure, and that "pre vious good health does not give immu nity from attack." The report says that males appar ently are more susceptible than fe males. Parents are urged to Isolate sick children. FIVE SPECIALS Hot Cakes and Coffee JQ Hot Waffle and Coffee JQ B:'Z'Z ioc Chill Con Carne P for Jl' Coffee and Doughnuts p for WOODSY 101 Sixth Street, corner Stark. GOGGIN HELD FDR CRIME WEALTHY CATTLEMAN ARRESTED CHARGED "WITH MURDER. Absolutely' Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25c at plldniggists..' V Ictlm as Thomas Lyons. Rich Rancher, W hose Body Was Fonnd In Canyon With Crashed Sit nil EL PASO, Tex.. June 4. P. J. Cos gin, cattleman, with ranches In New Mexico and Texas, was arrested here today charged with the murder of Thomas Lyons, wealthy cattleman, of Silver City, N. M., in El Paso May 16. last. In announcing the arrest Sheriff Seth Orndorff, of El Paso County, said Felix R. Jones, of Fort Worth,, and W, li. u LarK, or Abilene, Tex., were ar rested last Friday at Beaumont. Lyons came to El Paso on the night of May lb, in response to a mysterious summons in connection with a cattle sale. He entered an automobile at the Union Station and was not again seen alive. Next day his body, with the skull crushed, was found In a canyon in a suburb here. DYNAMITERS ARE FREED Three Convicted In Indianapolis Cases Finish Sentences. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 4. Frank C. Webb, of New York, and J. E. Mun sey, of Salt Lake .City, passed through here todny en route to their homes fol lowing their release yesterday from the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., where they had served six-year sentences Imposed after conviction in the Indianapolis dynamite cases. Herbert 8. Iiockln, of Detroit, also was released yesterday. Read The Oregonian classifies ads. NEW YORK, June 4. Ten billion dollars to be spent during the coming year by the United States and the al lied governments for the' products of American farms, mines and factories. Secretary McAdoo. declared here to night, -will bring to the country the greatest prosperity In its history. "Some people . profess apprehension about the future of business," said Mr. McAdoo. "Why, gentlemen, prosperity in the next 12 months will be greater than it ever has been in our history. You cannot prevent it if you' try. "The only thing that could stop prosperity would be the refusal of the people to support the reasonable measures of taxation that are needed and to buy the bonds of the Govern ment." Non-Fighters Urged to Bay Bonds. The Secretary addressed a great mass meeting at Carnegie Hall in be half of the liberty loan, which, ho warns, would succeed as it must suc ceed, only if everyone did his duty. He appealed to those who cannot fight on the battle front to supply the means that will enable the Government to provide for the soldiers who go to the front. "We have offered this great liberty loan," he said. "What does it mean? It means that your Government offers you a privilege. It asks you men and women not to give something to your Government, but to buy the best invest ment on earth, the safest thing you can possibly possess, something that is as safe as currency and yet better than currency, because currency does not bear interest, while these bonds do bear interest at 3V4 per cent. Money Provides Protection. "It asks you to buy within your means, in order that the Government may be supplied with the money prop erly to equip our brave men who have to go upon the field of battle to pro tect your lives, your liberty and your property. Millions of young men, with the fire of patriotism in their hearts, are going to respond to their country's call on June 6. When they have been called our duty Is to see that they have everything that is necessary to make the most effective soldiers on earth. I hear some grumbling about tax ation. Is it possible that in this rich country, when our sons are. going to the front to give their lives for us, there should be any quibbling about neces sary taxation to take care of them upon the field of battle? While we must not be unfair to property, while we must be scrupulously Just in the Imposition of taxation and in the treatment of all the economic qquestlons which gain added Importance during war time, property must bear its share of the burden. f 10,000,000,000 la Possible. "If this war continues for another 12 months, it is probable that the total amount of financing that the Govern ment will have to do to cover its own expenditures and to extend the neces sary credits to the allied governments ill amount to $10,000,000,000. It is proposed that only 18 per cent of this colossal sum, namely 11,800,000,000, shall be raised by new taxation "When one considers the magnitude of this task and the probable economic effects of the sale of $8,200,000,000 of bonds within 12 months and the ex penditure of the proceeds in the pur chase of supplies in this country it does not seem prudent or wise to provide by new taxation a less - amount than $1,800,000,000. "There Is always a serious danger of hurtful Inflation in wartime, when such great bond issues must be made. A reasonable amount of wholesome tax ation, properly distributed, is the1 best corrective. Civil War Lesson Cited. "The -worst, mistake made by the Federal Government' at the outbreak of the Civil War was its failure to impose taxation . vigorously and sufficiently. This led to a train of evils, hurtful to the credit of the Government and re sulted In unnecessary sacrifices of hu man life and treasure. "To me it is a sad spectacle to see committees of various kinds coming to Washington and urging Congress that the particular interest they represent be relieved of taxation, when, at the same time, our gallant boys are walk ing uncomplainingly to the registration oices throughout the land, signifying tnetr willingness to die, if need be, in their country's cause. ' You -men and women who create public opinion in this country must make yourselves heard, and tell your representatives in Congress that you are not willing to support any policy which Is more con slderate of the interests of property than it is of the lives of our brave and unselfish soldiers. Combined EnersT ' Needed. "We shall not fall if everyone does his duty, but I warn you that . these great things do not achieve themselves. They can only be achieved through the combined energy, determination and spirit of the American people. It Is not enough of an answer to the challenge thrown down to us that we subscribe grudgingly or barely two billion dol lars of liberty bonds. We must over subscribe this loan. Our answer to the military autocracies of the earth must be that the American people have billions to sacrifice In the cause of lib erty and self-government throughout the world." Mr. McAdoo said that whatever dif ferences there may have been about the war before it happened, and there were honest differences of opinion about it, the present is no time to dis cuss them or to think of them. "Your representatives in the Con gress of the United States, the men you sent there to speak for you, after hav ing been Informed by your President of the Issues involved in this supreme contest in the world's history." ho said, -"declared practically by unani mous Tola tan the rights and liberties of the American people had been put in Jeopardy by the aggressions of a foreign power. " It makes no difference by what name that foreign power may be called. The fact that it has committed repeat ed aggressions upon American .rights, that it has subjected this Nation to in dignities and wrongs which no self- respecting nation could afford to en dure, that war has resulted, and that we are in it means that every citizen, no matter what hfs birth or origin, owes fealty to the flag. German-Americans Have Sympathy. "I know how to sympathize with the men of German origin in this situa tion. I was born in the South in Oc tober, 1863, in the latter part of the Civil War. My- father fought on the Southern side; some of his people fought on the Northern side. I know with what heartburnings, with what anguish, they had to face the issue of a divided country. xnere are times In the history or every nation when the hand of an un seen power directs things, when indivi duals are absolutely impotent to con trol the course of great events. This is one of those supreme crises. I be lieve that God has called this Nation Into this struggle because he had a mighty purpose to serve. v here there Is democracy and self- government, nations cannot be hurled into war by the arbitrary will of any Individual. We have lived here in the United States alongside Canada, which practically is a great republic, because they have self-government, for more than 100 years and we have never had to patrol one foot of the 3000 miles of border with an armed soldier. Isn't that a striking example of what it means to have self-government among contiguous peoples? The overshadowing danger to civilization today is the German mili tary autocracy. The Kaiser, with a limitless and lustful ambition unparal leled In history, has set out upon a scheme of universal dominion. To win. he has determined that neither the laws of humanity nor the rights of any nation shall stand In the way; that is the reason he has committed these in sufferable aggressions upon the Ameri can Nation. Sense of Security Is False. "Why is it that we have not felt sooner the extent of this menace? It is because we have been lulled into a false sense of security by the 3000 miles of water between us and Europe. For a long time that was enough, but modern science and invention have narrowed the Atlantic to such an ex tent that it is little more today, so far as modern warfare is concerned, than a river. - "Do you know what would happen if Germany should be victorious, as she would be if she could bring France and England to their knees? She would take the entire British and French fleets, release her own great fleet, which has, been tied up In the Baltic during the war, and, combining these with the most destructive submarine fleet on earth because she has it she would come here and put the Iron heel of conqueror upon our shores. We should have to fall back to the interior. and there is no telling how long it would take to expel the enemy. If we ever did. If we couldn't do it promptly, do you know what would happen to America? We should have to make the most humiliating terms that any great nation ever made to get peace. We should have to pay an indemnity that would represent probably half the wealth of America, which is 3250,000,- 000,000 and you would have taxation upon your shoulders to meet that in demnity for a century to come. Allies Must Have Credit. "The first thing we must do is to raise the money to equip our armies and put them in the field and to extend credit to the great nations of Europe which are co-operating with us. W must give them credit to enable them to purchase here the necessary supplies and munitions of war. in order that they may make their soldiers most ef fective for battle. The more effective we make them the more we enable them to fight and to fight hard, the more quickly .this war will come to an end and the less chance there will be that we shall have to send a great army of our own youth to Europe, and God knows we want to avoid that -if we honorably can." KAISER'S REBUKE IGNORED Emperor Interferes In Move to Force Chancellor Out. COPENHAGEN, via London. June 3. (Delayed.) According to a report from the Anti-Semitic Staatsburger Zeitung, of Berlin, the German Emperor some time ago personally interfered to check virulent outgrowths of the an tagonism to Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and administered to those par ticipating in the notorious Hotel Aldon conference a stern rebuke ordering them at the same time to discontinue the agitation aiming to force the Chan cellor's retirement, "which," the Em peror added, "is equivalent to denying my capacity for political Judgment. The rebuke apparently has . had no effect on the Pan-Germans and Con servatives. AMERICANS NOT DETAINED Secretary of Berlin Chamber Says Aliens Slay. Leave Country. BERLIN. June 2, via London. June 4 Arthur E. Dunning, secretary of the American Association of Commerce and Trade, of Berlin, where most Ameri cans now in Germany are listed, in a statement to the Associated Press said that while Americans desiring to leave Germany are not being given special privileges over other nationalities, they are meeting with courtesy and good will on the part of the officials when applying for permission to leave. "I am unaware of any Americans beinsr detained." Mr. Dunning said. "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells For Cash" Store Opens at 8:30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A.M. 2Jtk& The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P.M. 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BUSY WEEK SEEN AHEAD Signor Marconi to Receive Honor ary Degree From Columbia and to Address Newspapermen. Son of Member Wounded. WASHINGTON. June 4. The Italian war mission's tour of the South and Middle West, which was indefinitely postponed today because of the sudden illness of the Prince of Udine. will not be abandoned, it was announced to night, but probably will be delayed about one week. Both the Prince and Signor Gugllelmo Marconi, who has been 111 ever since he reached Washington, expect to be able to accompany the party by Mon day. The illness of the Prince was diagnosed as catarrhal tonsilitls. "The Prince's condition is not se rious," said a member of the mission. "We expect him to be able to resume his duties before the end of the week His condition Is in no way alarming." Because of the change in plan, most of the members of the mission spent the day unpacking and preparing for an arduous week of work. It is ex pected the mission will conclude its affairs by Saturday, but it will return here at the conclusion of the trip that its members may pay their final re spects to President Wilson and the other American officials. Signor Marconi will leave here to morrow for New York, where on Wednesday he will receive an honorary degree at Columbia University. On Friday night he will deliver an ad dress before the National Press Club here. Francesco N-lttl received word today of the wounding of his son. Vtncenzo. on the Isonzo front. Toung Nitti is barely 18 years old and is reputed to be the youngest officer in the Italian army. Mine Sale Is Affirmed. WASHINGTON. June 4. Montana de crees upholding the legality of the sale of the Parrott Silver & Copper Com pany to the Anaconda Copper Mining Company by Henry H. Rogers and as sociates were sustained today by the Supreme Court. 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