Morning Oregonian., June 12, 1917, Image 1

LIBERTY
What your fathers won for
you, you should preserve at
any cost. Buy a liberty bond
FREEDOM
it worth preserving?
It is the stake of the war.
Buy a liberty bond.
VOL. L. VII NO. 17,G4G.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DRY MOVE GAINS
GROUND IN SENATE
10 MEN TAKEN ALIVE
COOL DAY CHECKS
RISE OF WATERS
$1,500,000 IS TAKEN
IN LIBERTY BONDS
$640,000 PUT IN
BONDS BY INDIAN
BRITAIN
INDORSES
NO MORE LENIENCY
IS GIVEN SLACKERS
Prison LoomsforThose
Who Failed in Duty.
ALLIES' WAR AIMS
E
COXSTITTJTIOXAIj amendment
RESOLUTION REPORTED.
STREAMS EAST OF MOUNTAINS
BEGIN TO PALL.
RED MADE MILLIONAIRE BT
LAM) ONCE REJECTED.
FROWNED MIN
Russia's Opposition to
Conquest Approved.
POLAND'S FREEDOM FAVORED
Note Declares Purpose Now Is
to Free Oppressed.
WILSON'S MESSAGE CITED
Settlement That "Will Insure lasting
Peace Is Only Kind That Is
Wanted, Says Government.
New Treaty Is Offered.
TjONTjON, Juno 11. In reply to the
Russian government's request for a
statement of the British war alms,
Great Britain has forwarded to Petro
graa a note in which It expressed
hearty acceptance and approval of the
principles which President "Wilson laid
down In his historic message to Con
gress. The British government M
neves, broadly speaking, that the
agreements made from time to time
with Britain's allies, are conformable
to these standards.
The purpose of Great Britain at the
outset, says the note, wae to defend
the existence of the country and en
force respect for International agree
ments. Since then there has been
added that of "liberating populations
oppressed by alien tyranny."
Poland's Freedom Bespoken.
The note bespeaks not only the lib
eration of Poland by Russia but of that
section of Poland within the domina
tion of the Germanic empires.
Following Is the text of Great Brit
ain's reply to the request from the
Russian government on May 3 for an
exposition of the British war alms:
"In the proclamation to the Russian
people enclosed with the note it Is said
that free Russia does not purpose to
dominate other people or take from
them their national patrimony, or for
cibly occupy foreign territory. . j
Wa Not One rContrtet.'
"In this sentiment the British gov
ernment heartily concurs. They did
not enter the war as a .war of con
quest; they are not continuing It for
such object. Their purpose at -the out
set was to defend the existence of
their country and enforce respect for
international engagements. To those
objects now have been added that of
liberating populations oppressed by
alien tyranny.
"They heartily rejoice, therefore, that
free Russia has announced her inten
tion of liberating Poland, not only
Poland ruled by the old Russian autoc
racy, but equally that within the
dominion of the Germanic empires. In
this enterprise the British democracy
wish Russia godspeed.
New Treaty Is Offered.
"Beyond everything ws must seek
.such settlement as will secure the hap
piness and contentment of peoples and
take away all legitimate causes of
future war.
"The British government heartily
Join with their Russian allies in their
acceptance and approval of the princi
ples laid down by President Wilson in
his hlstorlo message to the American
Congress. These are the alms on
which the British peoples are fighting.
These are the principles by which their
war policy is and will be guided.
"The British government believe that,
broadly speaking, the agreements they
have from time to time made with
their allies are conformable to these
standards, but If the Russian govern
ment so desire they are quite ready
with their allies to examine and, if
need be, to revise these agreements."
PATRIOTIC STORK IS BUSY
Liberty Bonds - Given to 16 Babies
Bora at Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb., June 11. Sixteen ba
bies have had their clalme presented
for liberty bond prizes offered by the
Omaha Commercial Club, it was an
nounced today. The club promised a
10 liberty bond as a birthday present
to each baby born in Omaha, Satur
day, June 9. The former average for
June days was under 10, but the patri
otic stork made a new record for the
occasion.
Among the lucky babies Is a pair of
twins for whom General George H.
Harries. U. S. A., retired, had offered to
double the .prizes. The first boy in the
list was christened "William McAdoo."
and others received such names as
. "Gloria," "Liberty" and others of patri
otic character. '
MORE TEMBLORS ARE FELT
Earthquakes Continue In San - Sal
vador, State Department Hears.
WASHINGTON,' June 11. Earth
quakes continue In San Salvador at
diminishing intervals, according to ad
vices to the State Department today.
Minister Long cables that tons of
debris have been removed from around
the American legation; that many
homes are in ruins, and that all who
can afford to do so are fleeing from
the city.
Numerous Prohibition Sections of
Food Bills to lie Combined
Into One Measure.
WASHIN8TON, June 11. Prohibition
took more forward steps today In
Congress. It was decided. to combine
the many prohibition amendments to
the food bills in one separate measure
for conservation of grains and thus
prohibit the manufacture of foodstuffs
into beer and malt liquors as well as
distilled spirits. The Senate agricul
tural committee reached this decision.
The Senate judiciary committee fa
vorably reported a resolution by Sena
tor Sheppard, of Texas, for a prohibi
tion constitutional amendment.
The Sheppard resolution was ap
proved with Senators Culberson, of
Texas; Reed, of Missouri, and Brande
gee, of Connecticut, voting against it.
Prohibition advocates promise to press
for a Senate vote upon it.
The agricultural committee did not
fix the terms of the new bill It pro
poses to Introduce but merely approved
a measure to embody the principle of
stopping use of foodstuffs for manu
facture into liquor and beer for bever
age purposes during the war. The
new bill is not intended as a substitute
for the other food control measures
pending.
FATHER SHOOTS HIS SON
Quarrel Over Ditch Rights Results
In Attempt to Kill.
HERMISTON, Or.. June 11. (Special.)
Robert Kennedy, 23, was shot this
afternoon and seriously wounded by his
father, William Kennedy, 60. Fathet
and son have adjoining homesteads
near here and are said to have been
at outs over their respective ditch
rights. While the boy was working in
the ditch this morning, the father,
thinking he was about to destroy the
flume, brought a gun from the house
and fired a charge of buckshot into
his son's back. Then, sorrow stricken.
the father rushed to Umatilla and then
back here for a doctor.
The boy was taken to the home of
his brother. Jack Kennedy, and- the
father gave himself up to the officers.
It is probable the boy will recover.
The Kennedys have been residents of
the section for about five years.
INDIANS FINALLY REGISTER
Idapah Tribe Submits After Holding
White AVoman as Hostage.
SALT. LAKE CITT. June 11. After
they had gone on the warpath, made
prisoners of the acting Indian agent
and had threatened with death the only
white woman In the village, whom they
had taken hostage, Indians of the
Idapah tribe, in the Uintah basin, have
agreed to register for conscription.
This became known today through a
Federal official In the Indian service.
who arrived he-e to report the matter
to Leon Bone, special agent of the
United States Department of Justice.
ROYAL WEDDING PLANNED
Bulgarian King Wants Bavarian
Princess to Wed Ills Son.
AMSTERDAM, via London, June 11.
The King of Bulgaria is visiting the
royal Bavarian family at Munich. He
is understood to be arranging the pos
sible betrothal of the Bulgarian Crown
Prince with Princess Gondelinde, the
youngest daughter of King Ludwlg.
Prince Boris, Crown Prince of Bul
garia, is 23 years old and is a cap
tain in the Bulgarian army. .
Princess Gondelinde will be 26 years
old next August.
2 BILLION LENT TO BRITAIN
London War Expenditures Are 7,
884,000 Daily.
LONDON, June 11. In reply to a
question in the House of Commons to
day, Andrew BOnar Law, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, announced that since
the beginning of the war Great Britain
had borrowed from the United States
a total of 2, 000. 000, 000.
Chancellor Bonar Law "said in the
House of Commons today that the av
erage daily expenditure of the govern
ment in the first nine weeks of the
fiscal year was 7,884,000.
WOODEN SHIPS AWARDED
New York and Baltimore Concerns
Get Contracts.
WASHINGTON, June 11. Contracts
for construction of 16 wooden ships
were let today by Major-General
George W. Goethals, general manager
of the Shipping Board's emergency
fleet corporation.
Ten went to Sanderson & Porter, a
New York concern, and six to the Mary
land Shipbuilding Company, of Balti
more. WILSON TO DEFINE AIMS
Important Speech to Be Delivered
Flag Day.
WASHINGTON, June 11. President
Wilson Is planning one of the "most
important speeches of the war for the
Flag day celebration here June 14.
Officials believe it will be a more
comprehensive statement of the aims
and position of the United States than
even his message to the provisional
government of Russia.
Ef-
STILL MORE MAY BE SAVED
Several Die as They AreNRe
moved From Tomb.
HERO BOSS GIVES HIS LIFE
Poison Air Tested With -Own Lungs
to Protect Men Under Him Who
Are Savert- -g lies Ke-
SPa V 4Y.7 dS 'Sing.
BUTTE, Mont., June 11. With hope
rekindled by the finding of 10 men alive
today in a crosscut 3000 feet from the
station on the 2200 level of the Specu
lator mine of the North Butte Mining
Company, efforts of the army of rescue
men exploring all accessible workings
for those who may have escaped death
from the poisonous gases Incident to
Saturday morning's fire in the Granite
Mountain shaft have been redoubled.
Every human agency is being em
ployed to reach sections of the mine
where there is JJie slightest possibility
that havens of refuge were afforded by
erection of bulkheads before inroads of
gas and smoke. This involves miles of
exploration through gas-infestCd areas,
where the lives of rescuers, even
equipped with the oxygen helmets, are
in Jeopardy every moment.
Death of four of those found alive
while being taken over the 3000 feet
to the shaft through great areas of
gas is illustrative of the danger the
rescue work involves. They were
equipped with helmets, but because of
their unfamiliarity with this equip
ment and their crazed condition they
failed to use them to best advantage
and in their weakened condition suc
cumbed to the gas.
Boss Dies to Save Men.
Shift Boss J. D. Moore gave up his
life to save the men under him. .Moore
led his little party to a retreat in the
racess of -the- 2200 level and under his
instructions they built a bulkhead that
stayed the approach of the life-taking
gas.
This group of men, directed by Moore,
remained In their bulkhead compart
ment until helmet men tapped signals
upon their improvised bulkhead.
Moore was conscious until a few min
utes before the rescue. He directed the
work of his men througnout. He fre
quently, during the long hours of. their
imprfsonment, tested the air with his
own lungs and would allow none of
the others to undertake that danger
ous task. In thus providing for the
safety of the others he so weakened
himself that he was unable to stand
the strain. He died as he was being
lifted to the cage by helmet men. Lit-
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BUY A LIBERTY BOND
Rescuers Increase
forts at Butte.
Crest of Flood to Be Reached To
morrow With Receding of
Freshet Thereafter.
Further decline In temperatures and
the fact the Clearwater and Snake
rivers are falling, combine to Insure
another check in the freshet and other
than slight gains looked for in the
Willamette at Portland tomorrow, it is
believed the stream will recede again
Thursday and Friday.
The Willamette had a stage of 22.1
feet above zero here at 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon, a gain of three-tenths of
a foot in the day. A stage of 22.8 feet
is forecast for today and 23.4 feet to
morrow, though the latter mark may
not be reached.
Temperatures are far below normal
in some sections, according to offi
cial reports to the Weather Bureau
last night. Assistant District Forecast
er Drake finding that at Pocatello the
temperature was 22 " degrees below
normal, 24 degrees . below normal at
Baker and 26 degrees below at Boise.
Besides, it was regarded certain frost
would be experienced 'last night in
Eastern Oregon and Idaho. Slightly
warmer temperatures are probable to
day, but not any marked advance is
promised.
Official river readings yesterday
were:
ffl o a
I 2 5R 5-2.
: x ' M
To 38.8 0.3 0.00
25 12.S 1.1 0.13
22 13.2 0.3 0.00
23 22.2 0.7 0.00
40 37.1 1.9 0.00
10 5.0 0.5 0.16
2() 7.4 0.1 0.10
20 7.0 0.1 0.14
12 6.4 0.2 0.17
IS 21.9 0.3 0.12
STATIONS.
Wenatchee .
Kamlah
Lewlston . . .
Umatilla . . .
The Dalles. .
Kuffene
Albany . . . .
Salem
Orepon City.
Portland . . .
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 11. (Spe
cial.) The Columbia River at 8 o'clock
this morning was 22.5 feet, and at 8
o'clock tonight it was 22.7.
VICTORIA FIRST AT NOME
Liner Umatilla Beaten In Race North
by Two Hours.
NOME, Alaska, June 11. The Alaska
Steamship Company's liner Victoria,
Captain John O'Brien, arrived at Nome
at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon after a
fast voyage, beating the liner Umatilla
by two hours, although the latter ship
left Seattle a day earlier than the
Victoria. . . -;
The Victoria was the first vessel of
the Nome fleet to enter Bering Sea, and
maintained her lead.
CONVICTS PREFER PRISON
Two Runaways From Utah Peniten
tiary Return of Own Accord.
SALT LAKE CITY. June 11. James
Maxwell and Edward Madison, convicts
who escaped from the state peniten
tiary here, today returned of their own
accord and asked admittance to the
prison. -
"We did not. mean to stay away for
good; we only wanted to see what a
few hours of liberty was like," they
said.
AND HELP KEEP PRUSSIAN KULTUR OUT OF AMERICA.
JA''J.'llVVkk.',UU.M-L III.. L III! I Kill II. I I lllllli I, n, 4
Portland's Total Now
Is $5,604,350.
TWO DAYS LEFT IN CAMPAIGN
Heaviest Purchases of Day Are
Made by Shipbuilders.
JEFFERSON GIVES $200
Oregon Gets $200,000 of Contribu
tlons of Southern Pacific Em
ployes After Committee Ar
gues With California.
OJfLT TWO MORE DATS IX
WHICH TO BUY LIDEHTY
BONDS.
While the liberty bond cam
paign closes at noon Friday, it
will be necessary to close the
subscription list in Portland to
morrow night, as the complete
reports must be In the office of
the Federal Reserve Bank at San
Francisco by Friday noon. ,
This means that no more sub
scriptions can be accepted here
after tomorrow night, when the
records will be mailed.
The local committee urges,
therefore, that all prospective
purchasers go to their banks to
day or early tomorrow and sub
scribe. Both Portland and Oregon now
are approaching their respective
quotas and the committee is par
ticularly anxious to reach the
mark set.
A supply of liberty bond but
tons has been received. Every
person who buys a bond regard
less of the size gets one. Those
who already have purchased can
get buttons by showing their re
ceipts at their banks.
Portland's subscriptions to the lib
erty loan fund now aggregate $5,604,-
350, and those of the state outside $1,
715,750 a grand total for the state at
large of 87.318,100.
With only two more days of the local
campaign remaining the Portland com
mittee Is hopeful that the quota of
86,000,000 for the city and 82,500,000 for
the up-state counties will be attained,
The big spurt yesterday was due to
the subscription of Jl. 500,000 by the
steel shipbuilding interests of the
money held in trust by the United
States National Bank against the un
finished ships now being built here.
The cash will be invested in the bonds
(Concluded on pajf 3. Column 1.)
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Archbishop Mundelein Subscribes
$10,000 and Urges Other Cath
olics to nelp Loan.
WASHINGTON, June li. Jack Par
nett, reputed to be the wealthiest In
dian in the United States, today sub
scribed 1640,000 to liberty loan bonds
through his guardian, Carl J. O'Hornett,
of Henrietta, Okla. Secretary Lane's
ruling that Barnett. who is a ward of
the Government, might do this opens
the way to many Indian subscriptions.
Barnett, a full-blooded son of a Creek
chieftain, derived his wealth from oil
lands near Tulsa, Okla., which he at
first indignantly rejected, declaring the
tract fit only for coyotes and Jack
rabbits and in no wise suited to an In
dian who merely wanted to flsh and
hunt as he pleased. The discovery of
oil and the lease of Barnett's land made
the Indian a millionaire. Barnett has
never accepted more than $125 a month
of his income and shows little interest
in the size of his fortune. Last year he
paid an income tax estimated at $50,000.
Archbishop Mundelein, of Chicago,
has subscribed $10,000 to liberty bonds
personally and issued a statement in
which he declares that he wants to
"demonstrate to the people of Chicago,
and especially to the Catholics, that
the church considers It a positive duty
to assist this Nation in every way pos
sible In gratitude for the peace and
liberty which the church has enjoyed
in the United States. He has recom
mended that every congregation in his
diocese take at least $100 of the bonds.
"If you haven't the money in your
treasury," reads the statement, "bor
row it."
SUSPECT LEAPS OFF TRAIN
Handcuffed Idaho Prisoner Goes
Through Window and Escapes.
OREGON CITT, Or.. June 11. (Spe
cial.) W. L Doyle, alias W. D. Ken
nedy, wanted in Weiser, Idaho, on a
charge of forgery, tonight leaped
through the window of train No. 14,
near Hubbard, 22 miles south of here,
and escaped. Doyle was handcuffed
and the train was making about 15
miles an hour.
Fred L. Ulen, Deputy Sheriff from
Weiser, was bringing Doyle back from
Reno, Nev. Sheriff Wilson, of Clacka
mas County, Immediately , began
search for Doyle.
Idaho Completes Quota.
WASHINGTON, June 11. Idaho com
pleted its regular Army recruiting quo
ta Saturday, making the seventh state
to have supplied its allotted number of
war volunteers.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS"
The Weather. .
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61
degrees; minimum. 43 degrees.
TODAl S Fair and warmer; northwesterly
winas.
War.
Lord Northeliffe arrives In America to head
iirltlsh. War Mission. Pag. 2.
England indorses Russia's war aims. Page 1.
Uenerai Pershing- and Ambassador Page
take lunch with King and Queen of
.ungiana. rate z.
British government declines to cancel So
cialists' passports. a demanded by Sea
men a Lnion. age o.
Canada has " bill for compulsory registra
tlon. Page 6.
Germans beginning to question Kaiser's as
surancea. Page 5.
jMlle of front is taken by British. Page 4.
Po reign.
Chinese President agrees to dissolve Par
liament. Page 4.
Irish from all classes to attend convention
called by Lloyd George. Page 4.
National.
Prohibition movement gains in Senate.
rase i.
War Department orders Immediate arrests
OC all slackers. Page 1.
Indian subscribes $840,000 to liberty loan.
page x.
Senate committee makes Important changes
in income lax. rag 3.
Author of betters revealing Navy secrets is
sought, i page 4.
Labor asks, and Administration promises, to
insist on eariy looa legislation. Page 3.
Domestic. '
Ten men taken alive from mine at Butte.
page l.
Thousands mourn at funeral of Baby Keet.
page z.
Snorts.
Baltimore Federal Leaguo; club's case against
major leagues lor suuu.ouo damages be
gins, rag. o.
Miss Agnes Ford, of Seattle. Northwest
women's golf champion, visits in Port
land. Page S.
All-stars to box for benefit of Red Cross
'rlday night. Page a.
Fighting Seraphs to play Beavers this week.
page .
Commercial and Marine.
Wool prices tn Oregon steadily advancing.
rasa 11.
Chicago wheat higher on big slump In
visible supply. Page 17.
Stock market Is irregular and closes heavy.
rase J i.
Hogs decline at North Portland stockyards.
rage i.
Maritime association to consider wage
problems. Page 14.
American Interests buy Vessel No. 5 at,Mc-
.D-tij j bli yj a. rale 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Flood In Willamette Is checked by cold
weather. Page 1.
Fifteen now out for School Director posi
tions to be voted on Saturday. Pago 7.
Portland Is within few hundred thousand
of liberty loan quota. Page 1.
Chamber of Commerce members see at
tractive home products. Page 13.
Portland ready for her great annual festival.
Page . .
Red Cross campaign In Portland will have
to raise S48 a minute. Page 6.
Grace Olivier, age 10, seeks to enlist as
avlatrix. Page 11.
Oregon Masons elect Eugene man Grand
High priest. Page 7.
More Jobseekers rush to City Hall -to find
places. Page 0.
County Commissioners decide on Increases
in pay. Page .
Marines get 24 on first day of campaign.
Page .
Masons elect S. M. Yoran grand high priest.
Pago 7.
Andrews, alias Oager, falls to have indict
ment dismissed. Page 7.
New Job seekers rush for places. Page 9.
County Commissioners to raise salaries.
Page 8.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
NATION-WIDE ORDERS ISSUED
State Must Furnish Troops
According to Census.
REGISTRATION IS NOT BASIS
Provost Marshal-General Crowder
Inaugurates Vigorous and Ag
gressive Enforcement of
Law's Penal Clauses.
ORDER FOR ARRESTS ISSI F.U
WASHINGTON, June 11. Or
ders for the arrest of every man
between the ages of 21 and 30,
inclusive, who after 9 o'clock to
night cannot show a certificate
of registration for war service,
was issued by the Provost Marshal-General
today.
WASHINGTON, June 11. The period
of leniency ended tonight for men be
tween the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive,
who failed to register for the war
army last Tuesday.
Provost Marshal-General Crowder
sent to the Governors of all the states
a message asking them "to inaugurate
from tomorrow a vigo'rous, aggressive
and effective enforcement of the penal
clause of the selective service law
against all who have by their failure
to register brought themselves under
those provisions."
The message follows:
"Quotas are to be assigned, to
the several states -tn- proportion to
their population as determined by
the Bureau of the Census and
not in proportion to the registration.
The result is that every person, who has
failed to register Is seriously increas
ing the burden of those who have reg
istered. Ample notice and every oppo
tunity has now been given and there
is no longer any argument upon which
the conduct of non-registrants can be
condoned.
Period of Leslraej Has Passed.
"The period of leniency has now
passed. It is requested that every ef
fort be now made to detect and arrest
persons subject to registration who
have not registered and to bring each
case promptly to the attention of the
nearest representative of the Depart
ment of Justice.
"Wide publicity should be given to
the effect of non-registration in in
creasing the burden on those who have
registered. Care should be taken that
the lists prescribed in paragraph 39
are promptly posted and all registrants
should be asked to assist in bringing
non-registrants to the attention of the
police.
"Summarization reports of registra
tion from the various boards should be
compared with estimates of the Census
Bureau and efforts should be made on
those districts where discrepancy be-,
tween registration and estimates seem
greatest.
In case of doubt as to age or per
sons who have not registered, the tab
ulated record of political organizations
and other local records should be con
sulted and data may be obtained from
the Bureau of the Census.
Exrmptlon TloardM to Be Inst met cd.
General Crowder has nearly com
pleted a draft of regulations to govern
exemption boards, and expects to lay
It before Secretary Baker In a few days
for approval. The General believes no
class should be exempted as such, but
that local boards should decide on the
circumstances in each individual case
He favors use of some device such as a
Jury wheel for drawing the names of
those to be examined by the exemption
boards.
A few more states reported registra
tions to the Provost Marshal-General's
office today, but indications were that
all would not be completed for nearly
a week.
Among states reporting so far Ohio
stands first in the proportion of regis
tration to the census estimate with
113 per cent. Illinois has' 104.7 per
cent; Iowa 101.3 per cent, and Wash
ington is the lowest with 50.9 per cent.
When the Provost Marshal-General's
office closed tonight 33 states had sent
complete returns showing a total reg
istration of 6,358,388, compared to cen
sus allotments totaling 7,063,482. The
returns during the day about kept up
the percentage of previous reports, and
predictions as to the grand total ranged
from 9,000,000 to 9.250,000. The pos
sible exemptions Indicated were 3,439,-
527.
SLACKER I1XNT OX IX ORGEOX
War Department Instructions Re
ceived Through Governor.
The grand hunt for slackers who did
not register on War Census day is to
begin at once. No mercy will be
shown them.
Up to the present officials have had
instructions to stretch a point and per
mit men of military age who neglected
to register, bat had repented of their
tCuucluued on Page 2. Column 2.