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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. "WEDNESDAY, JUNE C, 1917. EXPLORERS LOGATE SIX MORE ISLANDS nlay Land Mapped and Found to Abound in Game and Hold Coal. CROCKERLAND IS MIRAGE Mac-Milan Party Made Successful Trip in 1916 Supplies Will Iiast Vntil August, When Kelief Is Asked. TfRW YORK. June 5. The first de tailed news from Donald B. MacMillan. head of the so-called Crockerland ex pedition, announcing that he and his companions had only enough supplies to last them until August of this year, and urging that another relief ship be rent to them, was received here today by Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn, presi dent of the American Museum of Nat ural History and chairman of the Crockerland committee. It was announced that the steam sealing vessel Neptune, chartered re cently by the committee, probably would sail about July 1 from Nova fceotla under command of Captain, Rob ert A. Bartlett, for Etah. SLx Islands Discovered. The results of . the expedition have fully Justified the expenditure. While Crockerland, which Rear-Admiral Peary believed he saw, proved to be a mirage, the MacMillan party discovered six new islands, mapped and explored Finlay Island, and gathered geographical, bo tanical, archaeological and ethnological material of great importance. The message from MacMillan, which was written about the middle of Febru ary, was transmitted through the American Minister at Copenhagen by Dr. Harrison J. Hunt, of Bangor, Me., rurgeon in the expedition, who left the MacMillan party and reached Godhaven, in the Faroe Islands, in company with "V. Elmer Ekblaw, the expedition's geologist and representative of the Uni versity of Illinois. The message said in part: "All well at Etah headquarters. Crockerland expedition. Relief ships of J915 and 1916 failed to reach us. Dr. K. O. Hovey and Captain George Comer arrived by powerboat from North Star Bay in September. Will spend year "With us. Hunt and Ekblaw proceeding home by way of South Greenland and Copenhagen. Have good warm house, plenty of fuel and adequate supply of food until August, 1917. A third in effectual attempt at relief will compel us to resort to Eskimo mode of living an igloo for shelter, skins for cloth ing and meat for food. Klnley Land Explored. "Plans for 1916 trip carried out suc cessfully. Left Etah March 22 with seven Eskimos, eight sledges, 80 dogs for exploration of Finlay Land, the King Christian Island of Sverdrup. This land was seen about 64 years ago by Franklin expedition, but so far as I am able to learn has never been visited by white man. "Planned to go light, go fast and live largely upon resources of the country in order to get back before Smith Sound broke out in Spring. Crossed Elssmere Land by old Eskimo pass, ascending river bed at the head of Flagler Bay to height of land, thence to height of glacier to altitude of 4000 feet, descend ing into the head of Bay Fiord. . '3Iuch Coal Is Discovered. "Passed through wonderful game country wolf, caribou, musk ox, seal, hare, ptarmigan, lemming, fox and Polar bear. Sledging surfaces through out trip excellent. Sescured sights for longitude and latitude at all important points, also line of azimuths from 73d meridian across magnetic meridian, to 103d. Much coal all through this re gion. Evidence of recent uplift of land on all shores. Large numbers of bears and musk ox kept dogs in good condi tion. Two sledges sent back to head quarters with specimen skins for Amer ican museum from Eureka Sound and two from cape southwest of Axel Hei berg Land. Game failed, however, from 97th meridian on. "Reached Finlay Land April 19, 29 days from Etah. Slopes very low with gentle slopes toward Interior, cut min ing in mountain peaks 2000 feet in altitude. Tracks of caribou, lemming and fox seen. Two days' heavy wind drift preventing us from hunting or from making extended observations or survey of coast line. On 23d weather cleared for me to observe good sights for latitude and longitude. Compass needle at last camp pointed almost due south. Lack, of dog food compelled retreat. Finlay Island Mapped. "On the return swung south for ex ploration of North Cornwall, which-was You Can Read the story of the rise of many people on their de posit slips small amounts at first, repre senting, no doubt, many sacrifices, then becoming gradually larger am more frequent as the wa;, becomes easier. Modest amounts to ward savings accounts are encouraged by this strong state bank just as much as large amounts. Bring ONE DOLLAR or more and open a sav ings account. LADD & TILTON BANK Washington and Third. seen In about 1850. Track here of musk ox, wolves and caribou. Mapped north ern, eastern and southeastern shores of Finlay Island; much larger than recorded an'd very different in shape. "Discovered five islands off its shores, also good-sized island off east ern coast of Amund Rlngnes Island in latitude 78 degrees 18 minutes. Built cairns and inclosed records at all prom inent points on the trip. Many seals on the ice on the return furnished plenty of meat. Reached Etah May 15, crossing from Victoria Head to Anori- tok. Time, 66 days, distance, 1350 miles. "Members of expedition have done good work in botany, geology, i glaci- ology, ornithology, ethnology and arch aeology, photography and meteorology. very fortunate in securing two sets or eggs of the Knot, which were found by Dr. Hunt at Umanak. Captain Comer has obtained some very fa vorable results in archaeology at Umanak. He will continue his work at Etah and vicinity until the arrival or the ship In 1917. "Dr. Hovey has begun in geology, seismology and glaciology. Extensive plans for future exploration in spring. Work to begin about March 1. I can have larsre number of dogs, walrus meat for food, whole-wheat biscuit and pemmican for trail. Sun now well on way south, having left us on October 24 "for 118 days. Men all happy and confident of good health." PEACE APPEAL SENT OUT SOLDIERS' AND WORKMEVS COVJT- Clt. REPEATS MARCH 28 TERMS. Statement Asserts Russian Democracy Forced Provisional Governments to Adopt Plan. PETROGRAD. via London, June 6. The Council of Soldiers' and Work men's Delegates today sent a. long statement to the Socialist parties and Central Federations of Trades Unions of the World1 repeating its appeal of March 28 to the peoples of the world to unite in resolute action in favor of peace and in which it inscribed on its banner: "Peace without annexations or in demnities on the basis of rights of na tions to decide their own lestlny." The statement says the Russian de mocracy forced the first provisional government to accept this programme and "as the events of May 3-4 clearly showed. It did not tolerate any de parture on the part of the first pro visional government from that pro gramme. The second provisional gov ernment under pressure of the Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates put forward, the same programme as the foremost article of its declarations." The statement then refers to the de cision of the Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates to take the initi ative In summoning an international conference. RUSSIAN DIVISION PLAN PAN-GERMANS SUGGEST MEANS OF ADVANCING EMPIRE . Speakers Declare Flans and Little Rus sians Can Be Appealed to and Li thuania Can Be Seized. COPENHAGEN', via London. June B. A programme for he general dis memberment of Russia was put for ward at a meeting at Essen of the newly-formed Rhenisch - Westphalian branch of the independent committee for a German peace, the 'Organization of the Pan-Germans. The principal speaker declared It was useless to attempt separate peace ne gotiations with the Russian provisional government, but suggested that ad vantage might be taken of present conditions in Russia to approach the fclnns and Little Russians with peace proposals. He asserted that Finland Ukraine could easily be detached from Russia. The speaker further advocated the seizure by Germany of Lithuania and Courland and their colonization by 2,000,000 German - speakii g Russians from the interior of the Slavic domln- ons, thus weakening Russia and estab lishing a complete bulwark of depend ent states east of Germany ai.d Austria-Hungary. WOMEN GOING TO RUSSIA British Decide to Let Mrs. Panic- burst Preach Her Doctrine. LONDON. June 5. The government has promised facilities to a deputation from the Women's Social and Political Union, headed by Mrs. Emmeline Pank hurst, the militant suffragette, to pro ceed to Russia to explain their views on the war. Mrs. Pankhurst last week requested passports from Premier Lloyd George for her party. In her letter she said that if the government permitted James Ramsay MacDonald, the labor leader, and his party to go to Russia to preach "their unpatriotic doctrine," there could be no excuse for "hindering patriotic women from going." WEST POINT HEAD CHOSEN Colonel Samuel K. Gillman Will Succeed Colonel BIddle. WASHINGTON. June 6. Professor Samuel E. Gillman, who retired from the Army as a Colonel some years ago and has since been on the faculty at West Point, will be appointed super intendent of the Military Academy. He will succeed Colonel Biddle. who has been assigned to command the new Sixth Regiment of Engineers for serv ice in France. JAPAN TRUE ALLY, RUSSIA IS INFORMED Great Britain Also Will Confer With United States on Rev olutionary Conditions. PEACE PARTY IS OPPOSED Petrograd! Government Is Told That Abandonment of War Will Lit erally Mean Playing Into Hands of the Kaiser. WASHINGTON. June 5. (Special.) The Japanese government has notified Russia that it Is In the war to stay and will not diminish its determination to stand by Its allies until Germany has been defeated. 'It was learned here today that the Petrograd government has been In formed that if Russia withdraws from the war Japan in consultation with Great Britain will consider what meas ures to take. Japan and Great Britain will exchange views with the United States concerning the Russian situa tion. It is understood that the Russian pro visional government has been warned If she accepts a separate peace with the Central Powers, she will become another Austria, under German domi nation. ProPeace Parry Opposed. Japanese and British diplomats In Petrograd have sought to convince the provisional government that Russia has nothing to gain and everything to lose by withdrawing from the war. Aban donment of the cause of the entente nations, the provisional government has been informed, would be almost equivalent to Russia's aligning herself with Germany. England and Japan are acting in con Junction In, Petrograd In trying to dis suade the pro-peace party and influ encing the provisional authorities. The latter, it was declared, have been def initely won over, and if they can suc ceed In retaining control of the govern ment there will be no defection by Russia. The difficulty, it was de clared, lies in the masses. Interests Confined to Orient. In treating with Russia and in ne gotiating with England relative to Russia, Japan claims no -Interest in Europe. Her Interests are confined to the Orient. "Even if Russia shakes hands with Germany," a diplomat was quoted as saying today, "that does not neces sarily mean that Russia will be more aggressive on the east, and, therefore. Japan might not have any immediate interest, peculiar to herself alone, in Russia's turning her back on the allies." Allies Interests Are Japan's. Japan's interests, however, this au thority said, are Involved with those of the allies by reason of her alliance with Great Britain and also by reason of the fact that she is at war with Germany and desires to assist In the consummation of Germany's defeat. She therefore must view with concern the present Russian situation with the prospect it affords of Russia's deser tion of the allies. Japan is using every diplomatic re source to prevent a rupture in the entente alliance. She has informed Great Britain that military chastise ment of Russia, should the latter with draw from the war. would only mean another war in the Orient, and that the Tokio government, if it possessed forces to spare, would prefer to send them to the German front. But the view thus expressed was qualified so that if the new situation should appear to threaten Japan, the latter would be free to take measures for her self-protection. ISSlIOiHjfiiiiliMUifHtijifitit BONUS IS 5 TO 8 PER CENT Western Union Announces Two Spe cial Payments for 1917. NEW YORK, June 6. Two special payments for 1917 will be made by the Western Union Telegraph Company to employes, it was announced here today. These compensations, designed to heln the beneficiaries meet the htgh cost of living, are similar to a special pay ment made last December. They will range from 8 per cent for those earn ing the lower wages to 6 per cent for those whose salaries are higher. AUSTRIANS BEATEN BACK Italians Counter Massed Attacks and Seize Positions. ROME, via London, June 5. Massed attacks by the Austrians on the Italian lines south of Gorizia from Dosso Faiti to the sea have been repulsed after severe fighting. The Italians not only succeeded In stopping the Austrian rush between Castagnavizza and Jamlano, but by counter attacks even succeeded in taking advance positions in this sec to-, ! W-ax Otflo announced today. ARMY RULES TO CHANGE Five-Year Service for Lieutenants May Be Eliminated. WASHINGTON. June B. Bills to per mit promotions of First Lieutenants In the Medical Corps of both the Regular Army and the National Guard with out the present requirement of five year's service and permitting retired officers formerly In the engineer corps to take active duty in charge of river and harbor and similar work were ordered favorably reported today by the house military- committee. Chairman Dent announced that he would call up In the House tomorrow the Senate bill authorizing the War Department to Issue surplus arms to home guards in the various states. SOCIALIST LEAVES PARTY Nebraska Secretary, Not in Sympathy With Anti-Draft, Resigns. OMAHA, Neb., June 5. G. C. Porter, state secretary for Nebraska of the Socialist party, today resigned his po sition, declaring he could not sym pathize with certain elements within the party who oppose the selective draft. Porter Jast Saturday tore down a red flag from the walls of Socialist head quarters and substituted the Stars and Stripes, which had been removed on the declaration of war against Germany. Federal authorities today Investigated all the literature in the offices of So cialist headquarters in Omaha, but found nothing objectionable. HUNDREDS of King Cotton's best items are not advertised! You'll find them under the green signs! HUNDREDS of King Cotton's best items are not advertised! You'll find them under the green signs ! 66 Watch me sell SHIRTS" Said King Cotton. But we know, without watching, just what a wonderful selling carnival he is going to hold for we've seen the shirts, and, more, we know the low prices they're to sell for! You should come and watch King Cotton sell shirts today; not only because it will do you good to see the crowds and know that "business really is good," but because there are shirts here that you will want for the unusualness of their patterns and colorings and for the excellence of their material quite as much as for the savings you can make I There are high-grade SHIRTS of French madras, percale and novelty fabrics King Cotton has marked them $1.39. Some splendid shirts that are about HALF SILK are to go at $2.45. 77ien there are pure' SILK SHIRTS that will cause a sensation at '$3.65, and others quite as unordinary at $3.95, at $4.45, at $5.85, at $6.45 and at $7.95. Main floor Lipman. Wolfe & Co. J King Cotton says- "I will do your washing" We've often said that King Cotton is a good king and can we offer greater proof of it than this? Come to the Basement today and see the new Electric One-Minute Washing Machines. Leave your name and address, and we will send a ma chine and an operator to do your washing absolutely free of charge. All this with no obligation to you. Let King Cotton do your washing. And best of all rneVe going to sell these One-Minute Washing Ma chines for $1 down and $1 a vcc so that every home may have one. Basement Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Kodak Printing and Developing. Main Floor '-stferchdlsejcf J. Merit Only Eye Classes Repaired and Fitted Second Floor TEUTON GRAFT SUNK Fleets Engage in Running Fight at Long Range. 0STEND BASE BOMBARDED WHOLE TOWN BLOWN AWAY Draft Registrations Records Lost ' When Storm Visits Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan.. June 5. At least three persons were killed, several in jured and great property damage done in a severe wind storm which swept through Shawnee County late today. Four farm houses were completely de molished. Eimont, Valencia, Maple Hill and Menoken were in the storm's path. Every house in Eimont, a village of 100 persons, was destroyed. Only one person was seriously injured there. All the records of registration for the se lective draft were lost when the wind demolished the little schoplhouse. German Craft Take Refuge in Mined Waters Off Belgian Coast After Cruiser Joins in Chasing Enemy. LONDON. June 5. A German destroy er has been sunn and another dam aged in a running fight between six German destroyers and Commodore Tyrwhltt's squadron, the Admiralty an nounces. The text of the Admiralty announce ment reads: "The Vice-Admiral at Dover reports that the enemy naval base and work shops at Ostend were heavily bombard ed in the early hours this morning. A large number of rounds were fired with good results. The enemy shore bat teries returned our fire, but our bom bardment forces suffered no damage. "Commodore Tyrwhltt also reports that early this morning a force of light cruisers and destroyers under his com mand sighted six German destroyers and engaged them at long range In a running fight. One of the enemy de stroyers, the S-20, was sunk by our gun fire and another severely damaged. Seven survivors from the S-20 have been picked up and made prisoner. There were no casualties on our side." According to the Evening News cor respondent, when Commodore Tyr whltt's squadron first sighted the Ger mans they were five miles distant. They had apparently put to sea In fear of battle from the air and water. When they tried to regain port the British squadron divided into two lines. A British destroyer opened the engage ment and her fire damaged the S-20 almost immediately. -Then a British cruiser Joined in the engagement. The S-20 soon began to sink. A destroyer rescued seven sur vivors during the chase of th remain ing five German destroyers. This con tinued until the Germans had reached the mined waters off the Belgian coast. SHIP SEIZURE PROTESTED Germany Objects to Utilization of Merchantmen by Brazil. RIO JANEIRO, June 5. It is reported that Germany has made a protest against the utilization of German mer chant ships by Brazil. After the cancellation last week of Brazil's decree of neutrality In the war between Germany and the United States. Brazil seized 46 German mer chantmen in her ports and interned the crews. Phone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070. A 6095. AUSTRIAN WARSHIP SUNK Submarine in Northern Adriatic Hits Torpedo-Boat. VIENNA, via London. June 5. An Austrian torpedo-boat was torpedoed and sunk by a hostile submarine on Sunday night in the Northern Adriatic, it was officially announced today. The majority of the crew was rescued. Summer FOOTWEAR Fashioned for Exclusive Tastes. There's every good reason why you should come to Rosenthal a for your L shoes. . . It isn't price that sells our shoes, for shoes can be made to sell at any price. It's goodness, merit and worth and value that sell them. We go the limit in giving you the BEST SHOES IX THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY. 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