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LIBERTY What your fathers won for you, you should preserve at any cost. Buy a liberty bond FREEDOM Is it worth preserving? It is the stake of the war. Buy a liberty bond. ' VOL. jLVII NO. 17,647. PORTLAND, OREGON, . KDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. KII OF GREECE IS FORCED OUT Monarch Abdicates on Demand of Entente. SPRECKELS BEGINS FiGHTFOR CHILDREN 2 DIE IN JAIL BREAK; RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN RECEDING STATE PASSES GOAL BOISE PAIR, 50 AND 47, WED IN BAKER BROKEN" AUTOMOBILE DESERT ED FAR FROM DESTINATION. OLD GLORY TOM 111 WAR BOND SALE III ROSELAHD TODAY EX-WIFE MUST DEFEND POSI TION AS LEGAL, CCSTODIAX. WARMTH MAY CAUSE RISE IN UPPER WILLAMETTE. PURSUER 15 HURT Slayer of Jailer Kills Self When Cornered. SECOND SON IS SUCCESSOR Constantine and Crown Prince George to Go Into Exile in Switzerland. ARMY OFFICERS SUBMIT Downfall Is Brought About by French Senator With Troops at His Call. ATHENS, via Paris, June 12. The fall of Constantine I, King of the Hellenes, has come. In response to the demand of the protecting1 powers France, Great Britain and Russia he abdicated to day in favor of his second son, Prince Alexander. ' This climax in the affairs of Greece was brought about through the agency of the French Senator, M. Jon nart, who has held posts in several French Cabinets, and who arrived at Athens only -a day or two ago on a special mission as the representative of France, Great Britain and Russia. Crown Prince Eliminated. M. Jonnart had previously visited Saloniki and other points, and he lost no time in getting into conference with the Greek Premier, Alexander Zaimis. The demands of the powers respect ing the abdication of King Constan tine also specifically eliminated Crown Prince George as his successor, the Crown Prince being included among those Greeks in official life who were considered strongly pro-German. Pair to Go Into Exile. Both the ex-King and Prince George, it was announced today by Premier Zaimis, intend to leave the country immediately. It is reported that they will embark on a British warship and proceed to Switzerland by way of Italy. It is presumed that Prince Alexan der will take up his kingly duties with full acceptation of the ideas which the protecting powers desire to be put into effect in the government of Greece during the present war. He is 24 years of age and has been free from anti-entente proclivities. Affairs Often Complicated. Affairs in Greece, which several times since the outbreak of the war had seemed on the verge of settle ment, recently have taken on such an aspect of uncertainty that it became necessary for the powers to act with decision. M. "Jonnart was selected to proceed to Athens for the purpose of laying before the Premier the aims which France, Great Britain and Russia had with respect to establishing unity of feeling among the Greeks and greater security for the entente forces en gaged in operations in the east. While he informed the Premier that troops had been placed at his disposal, he appealed to that official to use his influence toward a peaceful settle ment. Troops Await Decision. The troops, according to M. Jon nart's instructions, were not to land until the King had given his answer, M. Jonnart called upon Premier Zaimis Monday morning and de manded, in the name of the protecting powers, the abdication of King Con stantine and the nomination of his successor to the exclusion of the Diadoque (Crown Prince). M. Zaimis recognized the disinter estedness of the powers, whose sole object was to reconstitute the unity of Greece under the constitution; but he pointed out to M. Jonnart that a decision could only be taken by the King after a meeting of the Crown Council, composed of ex-Premiers. King Accepts Fate. It was not until 9:30 o'clock this morning that the Premier communi cated to the commissioner of the al lied powers the King's answer in the following letter: "The Minister and High Commis sioner of France, Great Britain and Russia Having demanded by your note of yesterday the abdication of his (.Concluded, on. Pace 2, Column 2.) Suit Filed at San Francisco Based on Woman's Admission of Resi dence in New York. SAN FRANCISCO. June 12. John D. Spreckels, Jr.. began an action in court today for legal custody of his three children by his first wife. Edith Hunt ington Spreckels, now the wife of Frank Wakefield, of New Tork. While the children are here and un der their father's care, the mother still is their legal custodian, under the di vorce decree. The action is based on an admission made by Mrs. Spreckels-Wakefield in a recent Federal Court action that her legal residence was New Tork City. From this, the contention is raised that for the mother to continue as custodian of the children would be to have them outside of the Jurisdiction of the courts of California. The three children are: Mary, aged 13, now living in a girls' school at Piedmont; Adolph, aged 10, a pupil at the Belmont School, and John D. Spreckels III, aged 6, who goes to day school and lives at the Spreckels resi dence in Pacific avenue. AUSTRALIA SELLS US WOOL British Government Releases Large Holdings to United States. WASHINGTON, June 12. Sixteen million pounds of Australian wool, re leased by the British government to American users, will be distributed by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. An arrangement has Just been com pleted between the American and British governments under which American importers desiring to obtain British controlled goods will apply to the bureau instead of as heretofore to the British government. TWO GIRLS TO OWN BONDS Probate Jugde Allows Investment of Part of Mother's Estate. Two little Portland girls today are owners of liberty bonds in the amount of $500 each by virtue of an order granted yesterday by County Judge Tazwell allowing their father, as guard Ian of their estate, to Invest available funds. These two young patriots are Ger trude and ' Helen Wood, daughters of Edward B. Wood, special agent for the O.-W. R. A N. Railroad. Their invest ment of bonds is from the estate of their mother, who died several years ago. INTERNED BELGIANS DIE Of 3000 Held in German Camp 500 Are Said to Have Starved. HAVRE, France, June 12. The death by starvation within three months of 500 Belgians interned in Germany is reported in a semi-official statement given out here today. "According to the information re ceived by the Belgian Ministry of War, the statement says, "Belgian civilians interned in a German camp near Lue beck refused to work. Out of 3000 in terned, 600 died of starvatiqr. in three montba.". ALIEN ENEMIES ARE MANY Census Bureau Places Number in United States at 4,662,000. WASHINGTON, June 12. The num ber of German, Austro-Hungarian, Bui Karl an and Turkish subjects In the United States is placed at 4,662.000, in cluding about 964,000 males over 21. In a Census Bureau report made public tonight. The Germans are estimated at 2,349,- 000; the Austro-Hungarians at 1,376,- 000, the Turks at 188,000, and the Bui garians at 11,000. CHILD'S SAVINGS BUY BOND Billy Berrian, of Medford, Aged 1 0 Invests With Uncle Sam. MEDFORD. Or., June 12. Billy Ber rlan, a' 10-year-old Medford boy, Mon day drew his savings from the Medford National Bank and bought a 850 liberty bond. Billy is the son of Superintendent Berrian, of the Butte Falls state fish hatchery. AMERICANS GET WELCOME Ambulance Drivers and Nurses Make Great Impression in France. BOULOGNE. June 12. Another install ment of the vanguard of the American Army has arrived in France in the form of 150 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses. Preceded by a British military band, they marched through the streets to their quarters amid the enthusiastic cheers of the population. 41,150 REGISTER IN-IDAHO Exemptions Total 21,2 82, While Allen Enemies Number 181. WASHINGTON. June 12. The Gov ernor of Idaho reports the state's total registration at 41.150, divided as fol lows: White, 36.869: negro, 217; alien. 3883 alien enemies, 181. Indicated possible exemptions, 21.283. .State's estimated ellglbles, 64,030. COMPANION FORCED TO FLEE Prisoners Walk Through Jack sonville Streets. DYING MAN'S KEYS TAKEN J. Tj. Ragsdale Uses Flatiron to Fell Guard After Entering Office by RuseMere Lad Shows Bravery in Capturing One Fugitive. (Spiff l-moo ouiajdns) j.ino3 aiuajdng !. (Special.) x wo wen ire aeaa ana one seriously Injured as the result of a Jallbreak at Jacksonville today shortly after the opening of the Circuit Court. The dead are: J. L. Ragsdale, a pioneer rancher of Lake Creek, sentenced by Judge Calkins today to an indeterminate sen tence from 20 years to life for criminal assault upon his stepdaughter, Bessie, and Charles H. Basye, the Jailer. Chauncey Florey, County Recorder, was seriously Injured when he fell from a car which had started In pursuit of the escaped prisoners, hitting on his head and suffering concussion of the brain. Florey has an even chance for recovery. Flatiron ITaed aa Weapon. The Jallbreak was one of the most unusual in the history of Southern Ore gon. With the Circuit Court in session n the Coursthouse, only a few feet from the jail, and many people in the Courthouse grounds, Ragsdale received permission to use the telephone in the Jailer's office. As he left the corridor of the Jail proper Ragsdale took from a shelf a flatiron which- had been used by one of the prisoners, concealing it under his arm. From the position of the Jailer's body and the absence of any sign of a strug gle. It is believed the prisoner asked the Jailer to call the number and, as he sat down at the desk, crushed In his skull with one blow of the flatiron. Companion Forced to Escape. Taking the Jailer's revolver, coat -and keys, Ragsdale stepped, back, to the co-rridor, unlocked the Iron door and. covering irving uenier, or Portland, a fellow prisoner, with the Jailer's gun, commanded him to lead the way. According to Oehler, he was afraid to refuse, and the two men walked slowly out of the front door of the Jail to an automobile standing near by, which Ragsdale commanded Oehler to crank and drive to his home in Lake Creek. The car would not start, so the strange procession continued down a side street toward the brush near Jack son Creek. . Ragsdale held the revolver under his coat In such a manner that it was not visible to the people in the courtyard, and the men would probably have made (Concluded on Pago 4, Column 3.) THE FIRST N 'ij I ' - " Forecast of 22.8 Feet Is Not Attained and Hope of Avoiding Serious Freshet Is Renewed. The Willamette River gained one- tenth of a foot between 7 o'clock yes terday morning and 7 o'clock last night and stood at 22.5 feet above sero. For the next two or three days a fall is expected. At the same time, however, weather will influence the Upper Wil lamette to rise, but not in volum "Temperatures are higher, according to late reports, yet Jt is about 10 de grees below normal in Southern Idaho, 72 degrees being about the maximum there. It is below normal in Eastern Oregon. and Eastern Washington, the maximum in the latter district being 68 degrees," said Assistant District Forecaster Drake last night. "That means more melting of snow, but the night will be cool, with prospects of warmer weather tomorrow as com pared with that of today." The see-saw caprices of the main rivers of late had Increased the hope that serious freshet conditions will be avoided. That is particularly true since the expected rise to 22.8 feet was not realized yesterday. Tet the knowledge that real warm weather is fully due in the higher zones, that may hang on for longer periods than during the past two weeks, causes apprehension that snow water may come out with a rush. Official readings yesterday were: "a, cE STATIONS. 2 . jy B : : Wenatchee 40 SO .0 Kamlah 23 11.5 1.0 Lewlston 22 14.3 0.9 Umatilla 25 22.0 0.2 The Dalles 40 37.6 0.5 Eugene 10 5.4 0.5 Albany 20 6.7 0.7 Salem .". . 20 6.5 0.5 Oregon City 12 6.2 0.3 Portland 13 22.4 0.5 WAIF MAY BE HEIRESS Ward of Juvenile Court Is Adopted by Well-to-Do Family. Little 4-months-old Ellen, a ward of the Juvenile Court, whom Chief Officer Spencer in an appeal Sunday morning sought to place with some responsible family, has been adopted by a family In a nearby town, and may some day be heir to an estate valued at $100,000, according to Mr. Spencer. The mother of the baby appealed to the Juvenile Court last week for aid in finding a home for her baby because she was unable to care for her. . . , . SEIZED SHIPS TO GO SOON Six Vessels Will Complete Repairs This Week. WASHINGTON, June 12. Six more former German ships will complete re pairs this week and five of them will be leased to the Italian government to carry food and supplies to Italy. They will sail as quickly as possible. $25,000,000 Put Into Bonds. NEW TORK. June 12. The United States . Steel Corporation today an nounced it had taken an additional $25,000,000 of the liberty bonds, mak ing a total of 850,000,000 subscribed by this corporation. ROSE OF SUMMER ON WITH THE Portland Alone Gives Extra Million. $9,276,050 NOW SUBSCRIBED Original Quota Is Expected to Be Excelled $1,500,000. CAMPAIGN WILL CONTINUE Church Bells to Be Tolled Tonight to 'Make Known That Only One Day Remains in Which to Assist Liberty Loan. OREGON MAKES GOOD ON LIB ERTY LOAN. Portland and Oregon have sub scribed S9.276.060 to the liberty loan. They were asked to raise 88,600,000. Oregon will raise more than 810,000,000 through the sale of liberty bonds. The . surplus will be used where needed to take care of failure of other districts to make their quota. Subscriptions will be taken at the banks until tomorrow night. The committee urges all who can subscribe to do so today rather than wait until later. Tonight is the latest that .returns, can be mailed; after that they must be telegraphed. C. A. Miller, representing the Federal Reserve Bank,' who is managing the Oregon bond cam paign, expressed gratification felt by himself and his commit tee for the splendid support given the bonds by people of the state. Oregon has done its bit. and. more than-- Us bit, in -subscribing tor the lib erty bonds. Last night $9,276,060 had been sub scribed by the city and state and It is a conservative estimate that $10,000. 000 will be given to the Government's first war loan by Oiegonlans. Portland, asked to subscribe $6,000, 000, had signed up for bonds to the amount of $7,001,900 last night, with two more days to go. More Thu Quota to Be Given. The state, outside of Portland, re quisitioned for $2,500,000 in bonds, had given $2,274,150 last night, with many additional subscriptions on the way to Portland headquarters. There is no question that the state outside of the city will give more than its quota. ' Yesterday was a great day in the bond campaign. Subscriptions to the amount of $1,394,450 were made by Portland people, while the state out side reported $560,400. The committee in charge of the drive (Concluded on Pag. 7, Column 1.) FESTIVAL! Couple Rave Difficulty Getting Wit ness After Leaving Bridegroom's Son In Charge of Car. BAKER, Or, June 12. (Special.) After a strenuous trip from Boise, Oli ver Page, 60, and Sarah Yates, 47, were married yesterday by Rev. Owen F. Jones at St. Stephen rectory. The couple had planned to be married in Burns, but their automobile broke down near Huntington. - Leaving Mrs. Yates" 14-year-old son in charge of the car, the two made their way to Huntington, where they caught a train for Baker, the nearest county seat. When they arrived here they could find no one to identify them. After much searching the bridegroom obtained the assistance of C. C. Burt, an organizer of the Loyal Order of Moose, and the ceremony was duly per formed. The delay spoiled their wedding Journey plans, because the bridegroom said he had to hurry back to Boise to help his mother In her furniture store. They left for Boise last night. LAD DOUBLY PATRIOTIC Youthful Farmer Invests First $50 , Return In Liberty Bond. EUGENE. Or.. June 12. Thnmi. A Calvert, aged 14, of Junction City, re- spenaea to the patriotic appeal and planted a garden as his part in the de fense of the Nation. His early crops are maturing and his sales have biwn profitable. Today he walked into the United States National Bank here, placed 850 from his profits on the counter and told the cashier: "I made this money from my garden: I want it to work for Uncle Sam." TERRIER MOTHERS KITTENS Children Take Pity on Small Dog When It Is Despondent. Deprived of her small offspslng. the fox terrier belonging to E. V. Sund strom, of Ryan Place, became despon dent. She went around tho house cry ing for her lost children. Mr. Sundstrom's small children pitied the brute and scoured the neighborhood for some small children for the down hearted "Zeppe." A few days aro three white' kittens, motherless, were found and Zeppe has forgetten her loss. MERIT MARKS AWARDED Patrolman Endicott Rewarded ' for Capturing Chinese Gunman. For risking his life in the capture of a Chinese gunman recently, P.ljii man Delos Endicott received 30 merit narks yesterday from the Municipal Civil Service Board. Patrolman Endicott was near the scene of the shooting and captured one of the Chinese who was said to have done part of the shooting. Russian Exempted to Be Tested. PETROGRAD. via London. June 12. The government has ordered the im mediate re-examination of all men who have hitherto been exempted from mil itary service. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 74 degrees: minimum. 48; fair. TODAY'S Fair and warm; northerly winds. ' Rom Festival. Old Glory and roses begin reign today. Page 1. Complete programme of first day of Rosa Festival. Pass 8. War. Klnir Constantine forced by entente to ab dicate. Page 1. Armed American steamer Petrollte sunk by U-boat. Page 2. British again advance on two-mile front. Page 4. National. Federal authorities aroused by rumors In connection with Keet baby murder. Page 8. Rate Increase asked means S 300.000,000 annually; hearing closed. Page 3. Red Cross outlines plana to spend 8100,000. OoO. Page 3. 70.000 volunteers wanted at once for regular Army. Page 2. Ttomestie. J. I. Epreekles. Jr., begins fight for cus tody of children.. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Trading In wheat for Eastern shipment Is resumed. Page 10. Ideal crop weather weakens wheat at Chi cago. Page 19. Ralls are firm feature of Irregular stock market. Page 19. Sixty-cent wage scale granted to longshore men. Page 16. Sport. Pacific Coast League results Portland 4. I.os Angeles 2; Oakland 8. San Fran cisco 1. (Salt Lake-Vernon teams trav eling). Page 14. Boxing card to be given Saturday night for benefit of Red Cross. Page 14. San Francisco players protest salary reduc tion. Page 14. Many athletic events scheduled for Rose Festival- Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Boise couple. 50 and 47. overcome difficul ties and wed In Baker. Page 1. Colonel Richard H. Wilson. Fourteenth In- fantry. retires. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Libert i bond quota oversubscribed by Ore gon. Pago 1. Willamette River expected to recede for next two or three daya. Pago 1. Score of slackers will be Indicted. Page 6. Order of F-astern Star elects officers and hears addresses. Page 4. Woman, seven years missing. legally desd and estate sues Undertaker Erlcaon. Page 9. George Palmer Putnam writes of devastated - San Salvador. Page 6, Final plans to be made today for Red Cross drive. Page 18. Dr. E. A. Sommer ta sixteenth to seek school directorship. Page 9. Cash register will be Installed on Interstate Bridge. Page 1L Weather report data and forecast. Fax 19. Patriotism to Throb in Hearts of Frolickers. CHILDREN WILL HOLD PARAGE First Shot of National Salute to Be Fired at 7 A. M. QUEEN TO GET KEY OF CITY Replica of Goddess of Liberty Will Be Unveiled Tonight at 7:3 0 by Electrical Contact Flash Sped by Prcslednt. HIGHLIGHTS IX THREE DAYS OF ROSE FESTIVAL HAP PINESS. Today. 7 A. M., Festival Center Sun rise gun. followed by National , salute of 21 guns, formally open ing Rose Festival. 10 A. M.. East Side Children's parade: 3000 Juvenile marchers in beautiful drills and evolutions. Line of march: Grand avenue from Madison north to Holladay. 1 P. M. Rose Festival cham pionship trapshoot, Everdlng Park. Jenne Station. 2 P. M., Multnomah Field Crowning of Queen Nina; spec tacular pageant and exercise by children. No admission charge. 2 P. M-, Irvlngton Courts Port land central tennis tournament, 2 to 5 P. M. Official Rose Fes tival regatta. 7:30 P. M., Festival Center Un veiling Statue of Liberty by elec trical impulse from President Wilson at W) Ite House. Ad dresses and trlotlc sing. Tomorrow. 7 A. M., Festival Center Sun rise gun. 10 A.- M. Meeting of Honor Guard. Multnomah Hotel. 2 P. M. Grand patriotic pag eant: Irvlngton tennis tourney. 8:30 P. M. Dancing at Cotil lion Hall. 8:30 P. M.. Oaks Park Grand patriotic ball. Friday, Juac IS. 7 A. M.. Festival Center Sun rise gun. 2 P. M. Grand floral parade. 2 P. M.i Irvlngton Courts; Portland central tennis cham pionship. 7:30 P. M., South Park blocks Great community sing, 4000 trained voices. 8:30 P. M., Cotillion Hall Roy al Rosarian ball, invitation. If any lonely fay from fairyland, lost on a starbeam, should flutter into Port land today he'd feel very much at home amid the flowers and friendly happi ness. The 11th annual Rose Festival of Portland, a fiesta that is no less far famed than the Mardi Gras. makes ill flag and flower-gowned bow to Amer ica, . Certainly the city never was more wtnnlngly attractive than on this open ing day, when her thousands of guests are assembling from all parts of the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. She has not paid her tribute alone to flow ers, to the queen rose. but. rising to the height of patriotic impulse, has made the American flag the magnificent motif of her Festival. Floral Frolic Patriotic. There is a vision in the vistas of flag-flying streets, with the mile-long festoons of red, white and blue elec trics, the great buildings blazing with patriotic color, the big electric flags at street corners a glimpse at the true heart of the Northwest, that finds, even in a floral frolic, the boon of patriotic expression. This morning at 7 o'clock such sleepyheads as may remain unawak ened will rouse to the boom of the sunrise gun. And should they turn again, the 21 guns of the National sa lute, which immediately follow, will scatter slumber for keeps. The salute will mark the dawn of Rose Festivasl dom. Gunner for the sunrise gun is Preal-. dent E. E. Larimore. of the Rose Festi val board of governors, who will fire the fieldplece, with his cohorts about him. National Salute e Be Fired. Three three-inch fieldpieces, of Bat tery A, Oregon Field Artillery, with 10 artillerymen, under commarrd of Captain Bert V. Clayton, will be con stantly stationed In the Court of Pa triotism, around the Goddess of. Lib erty, and it Is these who will fire the sunrise and sunset guns and the Na tional salute. Queen Nina and King Mac, with fheir royal party, will leave the royal sul9a. at 9:30 to Join their loyal subjects in the children's parade, which will be held on the East Side, moving north on Grand to Holladay avenue and dis banding at Holladay Park. Wherever and whenever folk talk of .tConoluded on Page 8, Column Gj 106.2
