Morning Oregonian., June 08, 1917, Image 1

NO SLACKERS
The American people want
to win the war. It can't
be done without money.
Buy a liberty bond.
TIME IS SHORT
Only a few more days to
raise $2,000,000,000 for
Uncle Sam. Buy a lib
erty bond.
VOL. L VII NO. 17,G43.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE . 8, 1917:
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FOUR SLACKERS AT
ASTORIA ARE JAILED
TWO IRE YARDS
10 BUILD ON RIVER
CITY IS CALLED ON
FOR ARMY DISHES
PORTLAND L
HIGHER WATER IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY
If! PROV
FrXJT ALSO ACCUSED OF URGING
OTHERS NOT TO REGISTER.
SA2f FTtAXCISCO TJX ABLE TO SCP
PLY THOUSANDS ORDERED.
Warmer Weather Reported on Upper
Willamette.
BRITISH SMASH
LINE III BELGIUM
AGGARD
WASHINGTON
AGAIN
DING MONEY
Several Towns Captured
in New Drive.
5000 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Germans First Blown Up, Then
Are Rolled Back on Front
of Ten Mites.
CONSTERNATION IS CAUSED
Million Pounds of Mines Are
Exploded Under Teutons
Near Ypres.
rrom a Staff Correspodent in France
of the Associated Press.
"WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES,
June 7, via London, June 8. The
British armies struck today on a new
front and won a victory which sup
plements the successes at Arras dur
ing the last two months.
The Germans, though apparently
aware that the blow was coming and
seemingly prepared to meet it, were
driven from their nearly three years'
hold on Messines ridge, opposite
"Poor Old" Ypres, the last remnant
of an important Belgian town, which,
with the help of the French and
British in turn, has held out against
all the massed attacks the Germans
could fling against it, including the
first great surprise of poison gas as
a means of supposed civilized war
fare. Ridge Is Captured.
The British rush on the Messines-1
"Wytschaete ridge took them well over
the ridge.
The village of Messines was taken
early in the fighting. Lenfer and
Zareeba fell next and Wytschaete was
surrounded by the British storming
troops.
The British also captured important
trench positions all the way from Ob
servation Ridge, southeast of Ypres
to Ploegsteert wood, north of Armen
tieres. : '
The British in their attack today
used probably 20 per cent more guns,
especially those of heavy calibers,
than they employed in the battle of
Arras.
Tanks were in the thick of the
fighting. . More than 5000 Germans
were taken prisoners.
, Ypres Is Avenged.
Ypres in a sense was avenged today,
for Messines Ridge has been the van
tage point from which the Germans
have poured torrents of shells into the
stricken city.
The British also wiped off an old
score against the Germans, for they
held the ridge in October, 1914, and
with very thin forces and virtually no
artillery, fought bloodily, but vainly,
to hold it when Prussian troops
massed their modern and overpower
ing weapons of war against it.
Today's attack lacked many of the
elements of surprise which accom
panied the battle of - Arras and the
successful storming of Vimy Ridge.
There has been no doubt for three
weeks past as to the intentions of the
British.
Attack on Vimy Surpassed.
The Germans knew that a big push
was to be made against Messines and
they had plenty of time to prepare
for the defense of that place. Pris
oners taken today, however, declared
that the bombardment of Vimy was
child's play compared with the gun
fire turned upon Messines Ridge.
This fire reached its climax just as
dawn was graying the eastern skies
and while the full moon was still sus
pended high in the heavens. Today's
successes, along about a 10-mile front
from Observatory Ridge, southeast of
Ypres to Ploegsteert wood, just north
of Armentieres, proved another tri
umph for British artillery supremacy.
Belgian Artillery Aids.
As the fighting was wholly on Bel
gian soil, however, the Belgian ar
tillery, stationed some distance north
of the actual line of attack, lent aid
with a violent bombardment of the
German positions within range of its
varied calibered weapons.
Messines Ridge is a low-lying prom
ontory extending along the greater
part of today s fighting front. At its
greatest height it rises barely 70
metres above sea level. The surround
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Austrians Are Taken Into Custody
on Visit to Town, but Slay Be
Released If They Sign.
ASTORIA, Or.,' June 7. (Special.)
Four slackers were arrested here today,
only one of whom Is a resident of this
county. He is Einard W. Westersund.
of Smith's Point, in the west end of
the city. He was arrested by Immigra
tion Inspector Gooch asfd Sheriff Burns.
"Westersund is a native of Finland,
29 years of age, and had taken out his
first papers. He not only failed to reg
ister on Tuesday but is said to have
made anarchistic remarks to keep
others from registering-.
The other men taken into custody
are Tony Vule, M. Chespo and George
Weklch, Austrians, who were employed
at the Brix logging camp, In the- Grays
River, Wash., district.
They came here today and were ar
rested by Chief of Police Grant under
instructions from the United States
District Attorney, on a charge of fall
ing to register. All the prisoners are
being held In the County Jail to await
developments. They may be released
If they consent to register.
rES MOINES, Ia June 7. Pleading
guilty to a charge of "willfully evading
registration," John M. Jenkins, a farm
er residing near .here, was held to the
Federal grand Jury by United States
Commissioner Fltislmmons late today
and committed to Jail In default of
$5000 bonds.
This Is the first anti-registration
prosecution In the Southern Iowa divi
sion of the Federal Court.
BOMB ATTACK PREVENTED
Searchlight Operator at Shell Oil
Company Plant Is Shot.
MARTINEZ. Cal., June 7. W. E. Ris-
ner, searchlight operator at the plant
of the Shell Oil Company of California
here, was shot and badly wounded ear
ly today by one of a group of men
who, the authorities believe, sought
to blow up the works with a bomb. Two
electric batteries and an alarm clock
were found, together with a hat bear
ing the name of a Lewlston,. Idaho,
firm.
The marauders secured entrance to
the grounds by cutting the barbed-
wire fence.
WIRELESS ORDER PROBED
Plant Costing $25,000 Wanted at
Mexican, Lower California.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7. Federal
authorities here today were investigat
ing suspicious circumstances surround
ing the receipt of an order by a local
electrical concern to ship a wireless
telegraphy plant, with a radius of 1350
miles, to cost $25,000, to Mexicali, Low
er California.
A letter which accompanied the or
der requested the electrical concern to
keep the order secret. This was turned
over to the United States authorities.
STUDENTS SERVING NATION
But 70 of Corvallis 104 Graduates
Will Be Present Commencement.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 7. (Special.)
Out of the 104 students to graduate
from the Corvallis High School tomor
row night only 70 will be able to be
present, the rest having either enlisted
In the Army or Navy or been released
to boost along the food preparedness
campaign.
Dr. U. G. Dubach, of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College school of commerce,
will deliver the address to the class this
year.
ARGENTINE SHIP IS SUNK
German Submarine First Shells Ves
sel, Then Uses Bombs.
PARIS, June 7. The Argentine sail
ing ship Orlama was sunk by a sub
marine in the Mediterranean "Wednes
day, according to an announcement
made by the Ministry of Marine to
night. The crew was saved by a
French ship.
The submarine first shelled the ship
and then Bent men'on board who fixed
bombs in her hold and exploded them,
sending the ship to the bottom.
WRONG JUROR HEARS CASE
Retrial Necessitated by Discovery of
Mistake at Last Moment.
EUGENE, Or.. June 7. (Special.)
Because two jurors in attendance at
the June term of the Lane County
Court exchanged seats during the
progress of a minor trial here, the
case must be retried.
The Juror who was not sworn to try
the case eat in the Jury box and re
ceived the court's instructions. The
mistake was discovered Just before the
Jury retired.
BRAZIL BEGINS PREPARING
Formation of Coast Defense and
Credit for Munitions Ordered.
RIO JANEIRO, June 7. The govern
ment has Issued a decree for the for
mation of a first section of coast ar
tillery. The decree also calls for the
opening of a credit of 870,000,000 reis
to be expended on armament and war
materials.
Under normal conditions 870,000,000
would be the equlvalentof 26,100,000,
Warrenton Company to
Take Federal Orders.
HARBOR GETS ENGINE WORKS
Work on One Plant to Start
Early Next Week.
PAYROLLS TO BE LARGE
Machinery to Be Manufactured Here
for Wooden Vessels Built In
Portland to Sleet Demands of
Government for Ships.
' Two wooden shipyards to be operat
ed under one head, the "Warrenton En
gineering & Construction Company
and the establishment of a big boiler
and engine building plant here by the
Pacific Marine Iron Works, were highly
important additions to the maritime
industries of the "Willamette and Co
lumbia River zone yesterday.
The "Warren Engineering & Construc
tion Company will have a plant at
"Warrenton, near Astoria, and a second
yard in South Portland. The establish
ment, fostered by the Pacific Marine
Iron "Works, is to be located on a block
bounded by the river and East "Water
street, East Salmon and East Main
streets.
Eastern Capitalists Interested.
New York capitalists are identified
with the "Warrenton Engineering &.
Construction Company, which Is cap
italized for $700,000, and Incorporated
by Fred L. "Warren, of Portland and
"Warrenton; Frank N. Clark, well
known real estate man of this city, and
E. G. Hopson, a successful civil engi
neer and until a few months ago iden
tified with the United States Reclama
tion Service.
That company is to handle Govern
ment wooden steamer contracts, and
Mr. Hopson will leave for "Washington
next week on a mission having to do
with- such contracts. The "Warrenton
property was arranged for a few weeks
ago, and the Portland site has been
negotiated for with the O.-W. R. &
N., instruments in the transaction prob
ably being executed today. It adjoins
the yard of the Coast Shipbuilding
Company at the foot of "Woods street
on the south, and has a frontage of 800
feet.
Boilers to Be Made Here.
In the Pacific Marine Iron "Works
the firm of Supple & Ballin are prime
movers and Mr. Ballin has been named
president of the corporation, which has
a paid-up capital of $125,000 and has
already started on specifications, while
next week the driving of piling and
other foundation work will be com
menced on the site.
Ballin watertube boilers, which Mr.
Ballin designed and of which he is the
patentee, are to be turned out as well
as marine engines, no doubt some cf
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SAV.
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THE FAL.L.
NOTICE
BY ORDER op THE GOV-
cnuMCNT MO FRESH
rjn n
MeATW.ur
on """r,r '
Cups, - Saucers, Plates, Cutlery an 1
Kitelienware Wanted for Camp
for 23,000 Soldiers.
Portland wholesale houses, depart-
ment stores and other establishing
having large stocks of dining and Svl
demand of the "War Department, 'a
result of a meeting held at the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday morning.
Action was taken following the re
ceipt of a telegram from Fred Gorman,
of San Francisco, active in the United
States Chamber of Commerce, who
telegraphed M. Seller & Co. that bids
were out there for larger quantities
of camp supplies and equipment than
could possibly be provided by San
Francisco houses and it was asked
that those here spare stocks.
Telegrams were in turn forwarded
to Seattle and Spokane branches, ask
ing that meetings be called and all
articles needed be held for the Gov
ernment. It is understood that 25,000
cups, saucers, knives, forks, spoons,
tablespoons and such table ware is
needed, also vegetable dishes, platters
and in fact many sets of the kind,
likewise meat saws, meat and bread
knives and a host of kitchen gear.
"This move virtually means that the
big Portland houses will reserve from
the trade all of the stock needed until
It is ascertained exactly what the
contribution of Portland firms will
amount to," said Percy Stowell, traffic
manager for M. Seller A. Co.
In some quarters the sudden and
extensive call for equipment is taken
to mean early preparations are under
way for the establishment of large
camps to which will be summoned men
registered in the selective draft pro
ceedings Tuesday.
SPANISH CABINET MAY QUIT
Special Session Is Held to Consider
Political Situation.
MADRID, via Paris, June 7. The
cabinet met this afternoon to consider
the political situation.
It is the unanimous opinion in po
litical circles that it will decide to an
nounce its resignation tomorrow at a
meeting to be presided over by King
Alfonso.
THREE ELK BABIES AT Z00
Stork Expected to Be Summoned
Again Before Long.
"Washington Park zoo has three new
baby elk. Two of them arrived yes-
ici ua aiiu uua naa uurn ncuuasuiiy.
The babes were born of three dlf-
f.r.nt m nt h .r onrl nil lr Antnar w.ll
These are the first elk births at the
zoo mis year, a numDer or others are
expected.
CHURCHILL AIR BOARD HEAD
Chairmanship Accepted to Succeed
Viscount Cowdray.
LONDON. June 7. Colonel "Winston
Spencer Churchill has accepted the
chairmanship of the British air board
In succession to Viscount Cowdray.
George H. Roberts, labor member of
Parliament, will succeed George Nicoll
Barnes as Minister of Pensions.
FOOD CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE IN A FEW MONTHS, MAYBE.
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Men of Wealth Fail to
Buv 1 ty Bonds.
t0, itc
?r$xm subscriptions few
Effort Will Be Made to
Men From Apathy.
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WAGE EARNERS DO SHARE
Efforts to Rouse Interest Meet
. With Little Response In City
and Seattle Is Only Other
Large Town In Same Class.
LIBERTY BOND MASS MEET
ING AT HIPPODROME
TOMORROW.
A public mass meeting will be
held at the Hippodrome Theater,
Yamhill street and Broadway, at
noon tomorrow to encourage in
terest in the liberty loan.
Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, will
be the principal speaker. "W. M.
Ladd, chairman of the liberty
publicity committee, will preside.
C. A. Miller, manager of the
Oregon campaign, will explain
the technical features of the
bonds.
Music will be furnished by the
Third Infantry Band and by the
Ad Club Quartet W. A. Erwin,
II. Frost, Dolph Thomas and Fred
Bower.
Frank D. Hennessey will sing
"America. My America," a song
written and composed by Miss
Edith Powers, of Portland, and
dedicated to the Elks' Infantry
regiment now being formed here.
W. J. Carkeek will play the ac
. companlmenL
It Is the poor man who Is furnishing
the great bulk of liberty bond sub
scriptions not the rich.
"While thousands of individual appli
cations have been received at state
headquarters in the Northwestern Bank
building, only 25 are for more than
$5000.
True, some of the banks have sub
scribed larger amounts, but most such
subscriptions are distributed among the
bank patrons.
The small subscribers are appearing
at "the banks every day by the hun
dreds with their applications for $50
and. $100 bonds. Seldom do they go
higher than $200. For that is about
all the average workingman or man of
small means can afford.
"Where we are falling down," said
Emery Olmstead, vice-president of the
Northwestern National Bank, yesterday.!
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BRING
DO YOU ME AM TO
TELL. ME J CAN 7'
HAVE WHITE BREAD
IF J AM WILLING
TO PAY FOR IT?
Columbia Is Due to Rise Again In I'cw
Days Slight Hope Given of
Cooler Conditions.
By Sunday a rise is looked for In
the "Willamette, due to increased melt
ing of snow in the mountains, which
is not confined to the Clearwater, Co
lumbia and Snake rivers, as some
evidence Is being shown in the Upper
Willamette of warmer temperatures.
The gauge reading here yesterday
morning was 21.9 feet above lero and
at 7 o'clock last night it had fallen
to 21.7 feet.
"Temperatures are above 70 degrees
at most points east of the Cascade
Mountains and running into British
Columbia," said Assistant Forecaster
Drake last night. "While no change
was recorded at "Wenatchee, Kamlah
reported a rise of six-tenths, besides
the Upper "Willamette has been coming
up for the past day or two. I have
looked for the present fal in the Co
lumbia to offset the rise in the "Willam
ette, but about Sunday it is expected
the Columbia will rise again. If a
disturbance reported tonight at Prince
Rupert moves to the other side of the
Cascades, cooler weather may follow."
Yesterday's official readings were as
follows: .
d E 5
3
STATIONS.
Wenatchee 40 8T.8 O
Klamath 25 11.0 0.S
Lewlston 22 12.8 0.3
I'matllla 25 20.5 0.4
The Dalles 40 35.0 0.8
Eugene 10 6.2 0.4
Albany 20 (t.B 0.8
Salem 20 5.2 0.3
Oregon City 12 5.7 O
Portland 15 21.9 0.3
VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 7. (Spe
cial.) The Columbia Illver is falling
slighly. At 8 o'clock this morning it
was 22.5. and 22.3 at 8 o'clock tonight.
SNOW ON HOOD 62 INCHES
Government Camp Has Kail of 7
Inches In May and Much Remains.
Snow to a depth of 62 Inches re
mained on the grou.id at Government
Camp May 31. according to a report
reaching the weather bureau yester
day, and as there were 28 Inches the
same day last year it is felt there
must be considerable snow in other
highland territory. Government Camp
reported May 15 92 inches on , the
ground and during the month there
was a snowfall of seven inches.
No other snow depths have been re
ported on the last of May, but earlier
Information was that throughout the
district from which the headwaters of
the Columbia, Snake and Clearwater
are fed more snow was on the ground
than the same time in 1916.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TEBTERDAys Maximum temperature, 60
degree; minimum, bd degree.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy; northwesterly
winds.
War.
British smash German line in Belgium.
Page 1.
Portland stores called on to help fill order
for dlehea for Army. Page 1.
Army officers must be strong men as well
as efficient, says Adjutant - General.
Page 2.
American warships are oft French coast.
Page 2.
American steamer Silver shell sinks U-boat
in Mediterranean. Page 4.
Xatlonal.
Washington hopeful of salvation of Russia.
Page 1.
Curtailment of passenger service and non
essential shipping urged by Railway As
sociation's war board. Page 3.
Appointment of exemption boards and adop
tion of rules to follow tabulation of cen
sus returns. Page 5.
Senate committee decides to tax checks and
drafts. Pago 3.
Domestic v
Mooney Jury chosen. Page 4.
Sports.
Paclflo Coast League results Portland 3.
Salt T.ake 6 (ill Innings); Vernon 6. San
Kranclsco 1 ; loa Angeles 3. Oakland 2.
Page 14.
Pitcher Helfrtch and Bll Sturapf report to
Spokane Club. Page 1-j.
resplte high water trout fishing is reported
good. Page 14.
raclfle Northwest.
Bankers of Oregon to meet In Marshfleld.
Page ft.
Friendly suit decided on to settle roads bonds
and "match" money question. Page tl.
Farmers in fentral Oregon urged to buy
liberty loan bonds. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Public Service Commission calls meeting to
arrange grain standards. Page 19.
Chicago wheat firm on expectation of bull
ish crop report. Page 19.
Pools active' in Wall-street operations.
Page 10.
longshoremen ask for 60 cents and 00 cents.
Page 16.
Portland aad "Vicinity.
Mayor In proclamation urges Portland to aid
marine recruiting week. Pag 13.
Portland laggard in liberty loan purchases.
Page 1.
Higher water expected by Sunday. Page 1.
Portland Invites world to her Rose Festival
next week. Page 13.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
School Board glum over announced return
of "Parent-Teacher." Page 8.
Official census returns show 10,063 regis
tered In Multnomah County. Page IS.
Hurband locatvs wife living with his brother.
Page 11.
Dramatic scenes In tong murder trial; I.ee
Yin Identified. Page 20.
Two more yards to be laid on river for con
struction of wooden ships for Government.
Page 1.
Two candidates In field for audltorshlp.
Page 8.
Harmony pledged in City Council by new
administration. Page 8.
North Bank employes hear president on
liberty loan bonds. Page 6.
Prominent business men to bandla Red Cross
campaign. Page 9.
Oregon's war eensus report Is 62.983. Page 8.
Two school directors to be elected June 18.
Page T.
City Attorney La Roche gives opinion on city
election merger. Page 7t
HOPEFUL OF RUSSIA
Situation in Petrograd
Greatly Improved.
ARMY DISCIPLINE IS RESTORED
America Stands Ready to Give
Any Aid Requested.
WAR AIMS BELIEVED SOUND
Programme of No Indemnity Xo
Annexations Xot Interpreted as
Meaning Xo Readjustment
for Sclf-Govcrnment.
WASHINGTON, June 7. Encourag
Ing Improvement in th Russian situ
ation was reported in official dis
patches today telling of stricter dis
cipline In the army, which was seriously;
threatened by the political upheave!
and the sweeping away of all caste.
This Is assumed to be a result of tha
efforts of Minister of War Kerensky,
who has been touring the fronts.
The great effort here now Is to b
friendly and sympathetic toward tha
provisional authorities at Petrograd.
rather than distrustful and Intrusive.
The government has adopted a firm
policy of not allowing the slightest
suspicion to arise that it is trying to
interfere in the internal affairs of
Russia, while at the same time standing
ready and anxious to be of all aid pos
sible whenever the hint is given.
"Way Oat Believed Possible.
Prompt settlement of the Kronstadtt
trouble, where radicals broke away
from the provisional government to
found a separate administration, has
strengthened the belief here that Rus
sia will find its own way out.
The anti-annexation, anti-indemnity
Programme of the Council of Work
men and Soldiers' Delegates is not lit
erally interpreted here as opposing:
territorial readjustments in the spirit
of self-government and national gov
ernment, which Russians themselves
proclaim they are fighting for.
The first Is thought only to forbid
actual conquest and the second the im
position of punitive Indemnities, such
as Germany placed upon France when,
she extorted 31,000,000,000 from her
in 1871.
Programme Not Vnfavorable.
It is not thought, for instance, that
Russia would restore to the Turk the
great province of Armenia, or object
to the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine
and Italia Irredenta. Other questions
as to the Balkans, the Delmatian coast
and the German colonies are admittedly
so controversial that they can be
worked out only by negotiations.
Consequently, it is felt in official
quarters here that while at first sight
the Russian programme appears to be
In conflict with the readjustments de
sired by the allies, a detailed examina
tion shows It not to be so. In spite of
the insidious workings of German
propaganda to create a schism.
In contrast to the allied war alms,
officials point out that recent an
nouncements from Austria and Germany
show that the central empires still de
sire actual conquest.
ABERDEEN T0 LAY KEEL!
Work on Government Ship Will Ba
Started Tomorrow.
ABERDEEN, Wash., June 7. (Spe
cial.) The keel for the first Govern
ment ship to be built to fiKht the sub
marine menace will be laid here Sat
urday at the Grays Harbor Motorship
Corporation yards, which has six Fed
eral contracts. Manager M. Ward says
the vessel will be completed In De
cember. The vessel will be an auxiliary
schooner, 290 feet long and of 4000
tons. She will be built after an origi
nal design accepted by the Shipping
Board.
On the same day a 3500-ton auxiliary
schooner. Mount Rainier. will be
launched at the Grays Harbor ship
yard. SWEDISH STRIKE SERIOUS
Several Thousand Workers In Fight
With. Tollcc.
STOCKHOLM, June 6, via London,
June 7. One man was severely
wounded and a score slightly hurt In
the clash between several thousand
workers and the police before the
Riksdag building Tuesday.
United States Minister Morris was an
interested spectator and was once
obliged to give ground to avoid being
involved in the melee.
KRONSTADT REVOLT ENDS
Surrender to Provisional Govern-
ment Is Unconditional.
PETROGRAD. via London, June 7.
The Kronstadt incident is closed. The
local committee of Soldiers' and Work
men's Delegates has recognized the au
thority of the provisional government.
The so-called Kronstadt Republic.
surrendered unconditionally to the pro
visional government.