LIBERTY. V
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.. L.VII NO. 17,648. POBTLAXD, OREGON, THUKSUAY. JUXE . 14, 1917 , . PRICE FIVE CEXT9. '
97 KILLED III 1
RAID .11 LOUDON
More Than' 400 -Wounded
Are Tabulated.
TERRIFIC BATTLE FOLLOWS
Scores of Buildings Wrecked,
but No Military or Naval
Damage Results.
KING CALM UNDER FIRE
Monarch Proceeds With Cere
mony and Later Visits
Bomb Victims.
LONDON, June 13. Nearly 100
persons were killed and more than
400 were wounded today by bombs
dropped in the course of a raid on
ast ii,nd of London just before noon
today by 15 German airplanes.
British aviators attacked the in
vaders and a great aerial battle fol
lowed. One German plane is rported to
have been shot down.
Schoolhouse Is Hit.
A bomb struck a schoolhouse killing
10 children and injuring 60.
The casualties, it is officially an
nounced, according to the latest police
reports, numbered 97 killed and 437
wounded. The killed comprise 55 men,
16 women and 26 children. The in
jured comprise 223 men, 122 women
and 94 children. , ;
No damage of a military or. naval
nature was done. '
The Associated Tress correspondent
who visited one of the bombarded
areas, found that a majority of the
casualties occurred among a group
gathering for the noonday meal. -
The bomb fell upon the roof of the
eating house, shattering it and caus
ing the wreckage to take fire.
Diners Are Maimed.
The legs of one man in this group
were shattered below the knees: an
other's arm was blown off as he was
raising a cup of coffee to his lips,
while a third was seriously wounded
in the chest by fragments of the bomb.
The clothing of some of the wounded
was torn in shreds and the faces of
nearly all were purple hued from the
effects of the explosives.
For nearly an hour after the ex
plosion at this place ambulances were
busy carrying away the wounded.
One bomb which failed to explode
dropped in a church yard, digging a
hole three feet deep. Another dropped
upon a banking house. Four clerks in
the place were injured and the ex
plosion shattered the windows for 200
yards around.
Populace Remains Cool.
As soon as the raiders appeared,
coming from the southeast coast,
warning was given tlfe schools with
the result that m many of the suburbs
the children were dismissed in time to
reach their homes before the raiders
were in the vicinity of London.
There were many evidences of the
coolness with which the people greeted
the appearance of the raiders over
London. For instance, despite the vre
ports that a raid Mas in progress,
King George proceeded with an in
vestiture in Buckingham Palace, the
recipients of the honors walking in
and out of the palace grounds with
out a trace of nervousness being ap
parent. For an hour after the raid the tele
phone system of London was swamped
with calls from business men who
were anxious to learn the fate of their
families in the suburbs. Despite the
loud reports of the explosions, the
telephone girls stuck to their posts.
Court Proceedings Continue. '
A case was being heard in a court
when explosions were heard1 in the
vicinity.
"I understand there is an air
raid going on and bombs are being
dropped," said, the justice presiding,
"but I think we are safer here than
anywhere else.."
After a few moments the judge an
nounced: "I understand the raid has
come as far as this, but now has gone
away, so we will proceed with the
case unless it returns."
The East End stood the strain of
the raid well and there was no panic
such as one might expect to find
" (Concluded on Page 3, Column l.j
MERCURY AT 90;
PORTLAND WILTS
HOT SUMMER DAY. FOtLOWS OX
HEELS OF COLD SFRIXG. .
Straw Hats and Warm-Weather Styles
Appear on Streets, bt Today
Will Be Cooler.
Portland might have been Bombay
or soma other tropical seaport, judg
1ns from the sort of weather ' which
greeted the opening day of the Rose
Festival yesterday.
The city sweltered In a tempera
ture which reached 90 degrees at Its
hottest in the afternoon. Coming1, as
It did, after the ' cold, rainy Spring
which Portland has had, the.heat.was
oppressive. -
The prediction of the "Weather
Bureau for today is fair and not -so
warm. Westerly winds are also on
the programme, for today, according to
the weather man.
All sorts of Summer clothing were
brought out and appeared In the Sum
mer style 'parade resulting from the
heat yesterday. Stores selling straw
hats did a lively business. ' "Ice cream"
suits also proved the order of the day.
The temperature ranged from 61 de
grees to 90 degrees.
BIG FAMILY GETS BONDS
Stockman Buys One Each for Self,
Wife and 12 'Children.
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LA GRANDE, Or., June 13. (Special.)
It will be hard for any Oregon family
to show more partiotism than Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Block and family. There
are 12 children in the family, and for
each of these 12, his wife and himself
he bought a liberty bond. Local
bankers think no other Oregon family
has thus far duplicated -or anywhere
near equaled this family.
Mr. Block is a prominent stockman.
living near this city. The $100,000
mark has now been reached in sub
scriptions through La Grande's banks.
U. S. SHIP.- SINKS U-BOAT
Steamship Rams One of Two Sub
marines Attacking. c
AT AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 13.
Destruction of a German submarine by
an American steamship was reported
by the merchantman upon her arrival
today In an American harbor. Her of
ficers refused to discuss the encounter
except to say that by agile maneuver
ing the steamer managed to ram and
sink the U-boat shortly after two . of
the underwater boats had attacked the
merchantman, one from either side.
The steamer lost a blade from her
propeller.
WIVES ASK MATES DRAFTED
Provost Marshal-General Has Sev
eral TJniqUe Letters.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Among the
thousands of letters reaching the Pro
vost , Marshal-General's office these
days from wives, mothers and sweet
hearts asking exemption for their
men, officials were amused today to
find several from wives recommending
that theirv. husbands be conscripted.
One woman said her husband didn't
want to go to war but had no good
reason for not going,' and "tipped" the
War Department that It would be Just
as well to make a soldier of him.
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS
Citizens of San Salvador Without
Food, Following Quake.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-At least
20,000 persons are living in the streets
and parks of San Salvador, made , des
titute and without food and shelter as
result of the earthquake and vol
canic eruption.
American Minister Long reports
urgent need of corrugated iron for
roofing purposes, clothing and medi
cines. WRIT DENIED DRAFT FOES
i
Thirteenth Amendment Not Applic
able to Conscription Law.
KANSAS CITT, Mo., June 1J. Judge
Van Valkenburgh, In the Federal Court
here late today, refused a-writ of
habeas, corpus for the release' of the
alleged anti-draft agitators held in
Jail here.
Judge Van Valkenburgh said the
13th amendment did not apply in the
draft law. . .
SLACKER IS CONVICT NOW
School Teacher Sentenced to Peni
tentiary for Not Registering.
NEW YORK. June 13. A peniten
tiary sentence for not registering un
der the selective draft law was imposed
by United' States Judge Chatfleld in
Brooklyn today on Herman P. Levine,
school teacher and college graduate.
The sentence is for 11 months and 29
days.
GERMAN SPY FOUND GUILTY
Werner Horn Convicted of Trying
to Destroy Bridge.
BOSTON, June 13. Werner Horn, who
declared himself an officer of the Ger
man Landwehr, was found guilty today
in the Federal Court on a charge of un
lawfully transporting dynamite In -interstate
commerce.
Horn wgs arrested in February, 1916.
after an attempt to blow up the In
ternational bridge at Vanceboro, Me.
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10 JILLIOII II
FOR BONDS PASSED
. -
Oregon to. Exceed
Quotaby$2'C
TODAY LAST CHANGE TO BUY
Bricklayers Turn Over Surplus
of Union for Bonds. '
DAY'S TOTAL1 v $1,250,700
Subscriptions of Employes of Many
Large Corporations Are Much
Increased, While Additional ,
Companies Take Orders.'.
LIBERTY BOND CAMPAIGN
POSITIVELY CLOSES TO
NIGHT. After the banks close for busi
ness today It will be impossible
for anyone In Portland to sub
scribe for the liberty bonds.
While the city and state al
ready have oversubscribed their
respective allotments, the com
mittee will accept all subscrip
tions, of whatever sire, today.
It really Is desirable to get
every dollar possible Into the
loan, so that Portland and Ore
gon may be permitted to 'make as
good a showing as possible. .
Inasmuch as the campaign In
the country over closes at noon
tomorrow, all applications today
.will have to be sent to San Fran
cisco by telegraph, which the
committee has arranged to do
without cost to the subscriber.
Total subscriptions to the libertv
loan in Oregon now are $10,526,850.
This is substantially1 12,000,000 in ex
cess of the state's requirement.
Today, the last day for the reeelnt
of subscriptions. Is expected to bring
the final total for the state well ud to
ward $11,000,000,
Applicants lined "the bank counters
by the score yesterday. Most subscrip
tions were for small amounts, from $50
up to $600. but heavy buying" by cor
porations and their employes served
greatly to swell the figures toward the
close of the day.
Day's Total for City S775,50.
The day's totals for Portland were
$775,650, bringing the aggregate for
the city up to $7,777,650; for the country
they were $475,050, making the total
$2,749,200. '
Portland ''probably is the only 'city
on the Pacific Coast-that has exceed
ed its allotment by any such substan
tial margin.
Tacoma reported last night that It
had passed Its minimum of $2,160,000,
(Concluded on Fage 2. Column 3.)
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T0KI00FFENDEDBY
U. S NOTE TO CHINA
ACTION REGARDED AS IGXOItEVG
JAPAN'S POSITION.
vials Think Consultation Their
Due; Press Warns of Future
Possibilities.
TOKIO. June 9. (Delayed.) The
American Government's note to China
expressing regret over the dissensions
in that country and a sincere desire
that tranquillity and political co-ordination
be forthwith established caused
surprise and unfavorable criticism in
Japan, where the action is regarded as
ignoring Japan's ' special position In
China. ' ,
The feeling as expressed In official
circles is that the situation would have
oeen better treated by exchanging
views ;with the entente, and especially
Japan.' which is described as rigidly ad
hering to a policy of non-interference
in Chinese domestic affairs.
The newspapers call the attention to
the United States' glaring interference
and "warn the government that it is
probably an epoch-making precursor
of further activities.
Officials here expressed the opinion
that the Chinese situation will be set
tled by a compromise.
A dispatch from Pekin June 7 said
Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, the American Min
ister, had that day delivered to the
Chinese Foreign Office a communica
tion from Washington regarding the
dissensions in China and expressing the
desire that tranquillity be established.
The note said that the entry of China
Into the war or China's continuance of
the statusquo with Germany were mat-
- wi nrrr.uiiun.ry importance ana tnat
China's principal necessity was to re
sume and continue her political entity
and proceed along the road to national
development. .
BRIDE OF DAY IS WIDOW
Davenport Briedgroom of Few Hour;)
Drowns While on Fishing Trip.
SPOKANE, Wash.. June 18. fSne-
cial.) Earl L. Laughbon, of Daven
port, a hhidegroom of less than a dav.
was drowned at Newman Lake Just
before noon today. , His bride, who
was Miss Vera O. ' Callison, stenog
rapher at the Ballard Plannery until
day before yesterday, was not in the
boat when the accident happened and
no one is able to tell Just how the
man lost his life.
This morning L. D. Shaffner. of the
Lakeside Inn. took a auto trio un
the Spokane Valley and Mrs. Laugh
bon went along. Mr." Laughbon was
to have gone to the head of the lake
to fish. . . . ,
CHINESE SPEEDER FINED
Fact Dozen Juveniles Enjoyed Ride
Does Not Deter Court.
OREGON CITY, Or.. June 13. (Spe-cialO-It
cost Charley Chew, Chinese, a
farmer of Clackamas County, $10 to
take an auto load of children for a ride
today on the Elghty-second-street road.
When arrested by County Motorcycle
Officer H. E. Meads, Chew' was going
35 miles an hour, while 12 Chinese chil
dren and one American youngster clung
to the cushions, tops fend sides of the
car and shrieked their delight at the
speed. The fine was Imposed by Jus
tice of the Peace Kelso at Milwaukle
this afternoon.
THAT LIBERTY LOAN IS DUE TODAY.
FLOWER AND FLAG
BLEND III PARADE
Patriotism Is Taught by
Lads and Lassies.
FESTIVAL DAY NOT ALONE FUN
Thirteen Schools Represented
In Great Parade.
MILITARY NOTE OVER ALL
Militia and Marines, Bluejackets
and Cadets Are Interspersed
With Red Cross 7f urses, School
Girls and Honor Guards.
Ojice upon a time, runs a true story,
the wind caught a myriad butterflies
back yonder and carried them captives
into a far land.. They came in a lane
of "wondrous, shifting color, as distant
as the eye might reach and. for one
never-to-be-forgotten day. possessed
the country aad Its towns.
Likewise it chanced in Portland yes
terday, when the Rose Festival bloomed
for its first day, that a miracle no less
magnificently tender and beautiful be
fel the city and it was given utterly
over to that pageant of loveliness,
the children's parade.
Avenue la Lane of Color.
There were butterfly colors, as on
that other day, but. for the most part,
they were the deep blue field of
liberty's stars, her crimson bands of
strong brotherhood and the fair p'urity
of spotless white. Into that children's
parade, as a master weaver toils at a
tapestry, they had blended flowers and
the flag, until Grand avenue became a
lane of tossing colors, the graceful
weave of thousands of children, brold
ered, by cheers.
Gaie down- that lane, as it was yes
terday forenoon, when the vanguard.
heralded by the strains of patriotic
music, first drew into sight and you
are lost who did not feel the insplra
lion or liberty s lesson, as taught by
schoolboys and schoolgirls in the mere
frolic of a Festival day. i .
- Queen Nina Ha Royal Court. -
There rode Queen Nina and King
Mac. throned high above the throngs,
casting their smiles of genuine delight
with the imparial largess of childhood.
And in their train succeeded such
princesses as the dear old Grimms were
wont to write of. Here, then, they
come, girt round with flags, guarded
by bluejackets and . marines. Royal
Rosarians, clean-stepping cadets and
many a lad and lass in costumes of
fanciful design. A rattle of drums, the
flash of a lifted horn, the ripple of
thousand flags fall 'back!
Motorcycle policemen patrolled ' the
parade route on Grand avenue, but the
crowds were orderly, patient and good-
natured and remained well back on the
curbs.
Captains Moore, Inskeep, Circle,
(Concluded on Page S, Column 1.)
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RIVER RISE TO COME
AFTER THREE DAYS
HIGH TEMPERATURES IX INTER
IOR START. FLOODS.
Warm Weather Indicated for Today,
With Possibility or Change.
RiverRcports Decline.
"It will require at least three days
to bring about another rise in the river
and it will be two days before It is
stationary here again, and by that time
cooler weather may be experienced,"
was the prognostication last night of
Assistant Forecaster Drake after re
ceiving Weather Bureau reports of a
temperature of 80 degrees at Boise and
78 at some other points. The Willam
ette River registered 22.4 feet above
rero here at 7 o'clock last night a drop
of one-tenth as compared' with the
reading at the same hour In the morn
ing. Mr. Drake says it Is to be warmer
today, though, a trough of pressure in
dicated in the Willamette Valley last
night may change atmospheric condi
tions. '
The river made a gain of one-tenth
of a foot here In 24 hours ended yester
day morning and It was the" only point
on the Clearwater. Snake. Columbia and
The official river readings were:
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a 2. 255
STATIONS. " 2 -X
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WfmlchM ..... 40 SsTS o a
Kamlah s n.o a.r,
lewlnton .......... 22 13 3 1 o
t'matllla a. 21 5 o's
The Dalles 4 3U.8 O 8
Eugene 10 a.o O 4
Albany :o 6.0 0.7
Salem 20 Ji. o.l
Oregon City 12 5.9 0.8
Portland 15 22.5 0.t
VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 13. (Spe
cial.) The Columbia River is falling
and tonight was 23.1 feet. At 8 o'clock
this morning it was 23.2 feet.
ENGINEERS ARE INSPECTED
Colonel Dentler Characterizes Army
as Great Government School.
Members of Company A. Oregon
National Guard Engineers, were for
mally Inspected at the Multnomah
County Armory last night by Major
Jewett. Following the inspection
Colonel Dentler made a brief address
in which he outlined the importance
of the engineering department of - the
Army and the high standard which
that department had maintained in the
past.
He characterized the engineering
department of the Army as a great
Government school in which an en
gineer might become a better engineer.
Colonel Dentler predicted that the
war would last at least a year longer.
Th ree companies of engineers are to
be recruited here, by the National
Guard, thereby forming a complete
battalion.
T. R- TO . VISIT NEBRASKA
Colonel to Arrive Today to Take Part
in State's Celebration. .
LINCOLN. Neb. June 13. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, who will arrive
here tomorrow morning as the guest of
Nebraska to deliver the principal ad
dress on the closing day of the cele
bration of the state's 60 years of state
hood, will be met in Omaha by 40- rep
resentative Lincoln business men.
The celebration of the semi-centennial
today was marked by the opening
of the state historical museum, a parade
by nearly 600 graduates of the State
University and an address in the after
noon by Governor Capper, of Kansas.
Governor Capper was the guest of Gov
ernor Neville, of Nebraska, at lunch
eon. 2 DIE IN FIRE; 20 MISSING
Eleven - Story Sugar Refinery
Brooklyn Is Destroyed.
In
BROOKLYN, N. T., June 12. Two
men are dead, two are dying, 15 others
are in hospitals, seriously injured, and
fully 20 others arc missing as the re
sult of a fire which destroyed an 11
story building used as a refinery by the
American Sugar Refining Company on
the Brooklyn waterfront late tonight.
The fire was started by the explosion
of a condenser.
39 STATES REPORT COUNT
Registration for Draft Is
92 Per
Cent of Estimate.
WASHINGTON. June 13. Thlrfv-nln.
states and the District of Columbia had
reported their war registration re
turns ' tonight when the Provost Marshal-General's
office closed, showing an
enrollment of 7.776,434, or more than- 92
per cent of the census estimate of
8,413.852 elegibles for these states.
ROOT PARTY IN PETROGRAD
American War Mission Reaches Its
Destination.
PETROGRAD. via London. June 13.
The American mission, headed by
Elihu Root, arrived here.
Shriner Officials Confer.
SALEM. Or.. June 13. (Special.')
Salem nobles-of the Mystic Shrine will
meet with James Moffett. potentate of
Al Kader Temple. Portland, and J. E.
Buckingham, master of ceremonials, at
the Marion Hotel, in this city, next
Friday. At the meeting arrangements
will be made for the ceremonial to be
held in Salem on the night of June 30,
when it is expected more than 400
Shrtners will gather in Salem.
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
90
degrees; minimum, ei; lair.
TODAY'S Fair,
not so warm, westerly
winds.
FAIRY RULERS HOLD
SWAY OVER RDSAR1A
Thousands Pay Horru
age at Coronation.
HUNDREDS OF GIRLS DANCE
Rainbows and Sunbeams Play
About Multnomah Field.
GREAT HUMAN FLAG WAVES
Chilrdcn, In Variety of Pretty Cos
tunics, Give Drills and Do Artis
tic Dances Before Tiny
Majesties Unthroned.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IS RE
MAINING TWO DAYS OP
ROSE CARNIVAL
Today.
7 A. M., Festival Center Sun
rise gun.
10 A. M., Multnomah liotel
Meeting of Honor Guard girls.
2 P. M-. West Side streets Pa
triotic parade, form at Four
teenth and Yamhill streets, north
to Morrison, east to Broadway,
north to Fine, east to Third, south
to Alder, west to Sixth, south to
Main and disburse.
S P. M.. at Irvington Club
Tennis tournament.
2 P. M-. at Multnomah Field
Elks' Flag-day exercises.
8:30 P. M.. at Oaks Rink Pa
triotic ball. ( '
Tomorrow.
7 A. SL. Festival" Conter Sun
rise gun.
2 P. M. Grand floral parade.
2 P. M-. Irvington Courts
Portland centraf tennis cham
pionship. 7:30 P.M.. South Park blocks
Great community sing,-- 4009
trained voices.
8:30 P. M., Cotillion Hall Roy
al Hosarlan ball, invitation.
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Queen Nina and King Mac, gracious
monarchs of the Festival, rule all loyal
hearts throughout Rosarla.
The appeal of childhood, nearer ta
the land, of make-believe than older
ages, has struck a note dear to every
heart, that makes the 1917 Festival
distinctive above all others that went
before.
Yesterday morning thousands of
children, happy hearted in their play,
marched down an . East Side street
while they tugged at the heartstrings
of those who watched them. In tha
afternoon children again ruled with
coronation exercises that were a de
light never to be forgotten.
Statue of Liberty I'nvelled.
Last night the Statue of Liberty, in
the Festival Center, was unveiled and
great crowds watched and cheered the
spectacle.
Over all rule Queen Nina and Klngr
Mac On Multnomah Field yesterday
they were crowned with more charm
ing ceremonies than ever marked
the coronation of old-world royalty.
Straight out of fairyland came troop
ing at their call gaily decked hosts
of fairy folk to do them honor.
Around and about they danced and
gamboled in celebration of -their
crowning. Troops of children drilled
in varied evolutions and gallant, horse
men bowed low before their youthful
majesties and vowed unswerving
fealty.
Rainbows Dance Before Rulers.
It was like a field day in Avalon.
Before the royal court danced pretty
sunbeams and animated rainbows. A
great field of children, dressed In col
ors, moved in unison and an immense- '
flag seemed to wave before them.
About Maypoles gaily clad girls cir
cled prettily, and a rainbow, made of
living colors, danced across the center
of Multnomah Field.
It was before a great throng of their
subjects that the two rulers of the Fes
tival assumed their crowns. They en
tered upon their rule with fair skies,
certain herald of a successful relgrn.
Through It all ran the happy note' of
childhood, the two monarches and their -youthful
courts being as charming as
the rosebuds that they symbolise.
Two Bands Herald Majeaty
Colors and music of patriotism mad
the ceremonies impressive. The' Rosar
ian Band and Quartet and McEIroy's
Band gave their best efforts to the suc
cess of the day. The Royal Rosarians
were escort to the royal party and Into
the huge bowl that is Multnomah Field
came trooping after them the hundreds
of performers In the coronation cere
monies of Portland's gentle rulers.
About the field they circled to the
accompaniment of the bands and,. after
assembling in the center of -the field,
the king and queen, escorted by the)
Rosarians and followed by the court."
mounted the thrones set at the edge
of the grandstand.
Crowds See Coronation.
E. E. Larlmore, president of the Fes
tival, and Mayor Albee approached the
throne and bowed low before them.
Upon the fair brow of Queen N'na Pres
ident Larimore pressed a diadem and
A. M. Grliley placed the crown upon
iConcluded on Pace 15, Column 2.)
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