THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY. JUNE 2G. 1917.
1 U-BOAT DEFEATED;
ANOTHER IS SUNK
BRITISH MONARCH GIVES ORDERS TO AIRMAN.
SPIRIT OF BELGIANS
FIOT YET CONQUERED
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one glance and your critical inspection will
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American Naval Gunners Save
Passenger Liner in Battle
Off Irish Coast.
General Leclercq Says Army Is
Better Prepared Now Than
at Beginning of War.
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ERITISH DESTROY DIVER
Torpedo Speeds Within 2 0 Feet of
' United States Vessel Which Iin-
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Sea Prevents Accuracy.
AN ENGLISH PORT. June 25. Amer
ican naval gunners -successfully fought
off a big German submarine which at
tacked an American passenger liner
off the,, coast of Ireland last night. A
torpedo fired by the submarine missed
Its target by less than 20 feet.
The encounter occurred at midnight,
after, the liner had been in the subma
rine zone many hours. A large num
ber of the passengers on board were
reading in the cabins or lying in chairs
on the deck, ready for an emergency.
A staff correspondent of the Associ
ated Press was talking with the lieu
tenant in charge of the gun's crews
when the gunners crowded about the
forward guns and also the ship's offi
cers on the bridge, sighted the wake of
a torpedo as it went spinning toward
the bow. The lieutenant jumped to his
station as the lookout cried:
"Torpedo and submarine off starboard
bow."
The ship swung around so sharply
that the decks were tilted to an angle
of 20 degrees. Immediately there came
the bark and flash of a gun.
Great Waves Interfere.
Passengers, binding life belts about
themselves, swarmed to the decks. The
ship's officers hurried among them,
counselling 'calmness. Another gun,
. this time pointed farther astern, was
. fired and the projectile in its flight
struck a long boom swung over the
side, to which a log line was attached.
The liner at that moment was wallow
. ing between two great waves. The
' conning tower of the submarine, out
lined for a moment against the sky,
was all that was visible.
They soon lost sight of the raider in
the darkness, and were unable to tell
whether any of the shots hit the mark.
Two minutes later gunners at the
stern of the ship saw a conning tower
above the surface of the water, in the
wake of the steamer. The vessel was
rolling so heavily that the gunners
were -unable to get their gun pointed
before the submarine again disap
peared. Every ounce of steam avail
" able was fed the engines and the ship
was quickly out of the danger zone.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 25 Mem
bers of the crew of a British steamer
which arrived here today reported hav
ing sunk an attacking German subma
rine. Shell Destroys U-Boat.
The British vessel sent a shell into
the U-boat's magazine, causing an ex
plosion which parted the underwater
boat about amidships. Each end sank
separately. The British steamer was
uninjured.
The submarine was five miles distant
and running away after having at
tacked the Britisher nearly 400 miles
off the coast of Ireland.
According to the story told by the
gunners of the British steamer, the
submarine was first seen when she sent
a shell at the steamer from a distance
of about 3000 yards. It fell short and
the steamer immediately was swung
around so that her stern was toward
the U-boat, getting the naval gun at
work. Eleven shots were fired In rapid
succession and each struck very close
to the German. The twelfth, the one
that sent the U-boat down, struck Just
abaft of the periscope. It was then
more man aouu yards away.
GERMAN DROUTH BROKEN
Itainfall in Middle and Eastern
Provinces Declared Ample.
CUrK.MiAGEN, June 25. A report
sent out loaay Dy the German govern
- ment says that in consequence of the
long-desired rainfall, the crop prospect
in Southern and Western Germany
really is brilliant. In the middle and
. eastern provinces it is thoroughly
satisfactory.
Private reports received 'by the As
sociated Press up to the end of the
second week of June describe prospects
for 1917 as anything but brilliant. They
say that rains are urgently needed and
if they come opportunely could do
much to save suffering Spring grain
and improve V inter grain prospects,
but in no case could produce better
than a bare middle harvest.
Naval Captain Dead.
WASHINGTON. Juno 25. Captain
Volney O. Chase, of the Navy, assist
ant to Admiral Benson, chief of opera
tions, died suddenly at his home last
night. He was 65 years old and a
nntivpt of T .'m; isiana.
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two boxes of Ointment baby was
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KING GEORGE: A'D CAPTAIN HICKS.
King George is here shown addressing one of his famous airmen. We can
easily imagine him saying, "Now, you get the Kaiser," emphasizing his com
mand with a shake of his hand and the expression of his face.
This is probably the most unusual photograph ever taken of the British
King and is one of the best to arrive in this country In years. The aviator
in the picture is Captain Hucks, one of England's prominent airmen.
The King was greatly interested in the performances of Captain Hucks and
other aviators while visiting an aeroplane field near London. He was spe
cialist inquisitive about safeguards for protecting their lives.
As commander-in-chief of Great Britain's forces, land, sea and air, he
naturally displays the greatest interest in all that concerns these branches
of the service. Recently he spent a day at an aeroplane construction shop
inspecting the plant.
RECRUIT!
GBOQMQN
President's Action Virtually Is
Call for Volunteers.
OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Men Between 3 1 and 4 0 Years Are
Eligible for Regular Army as
Well as Younger Ones, and
Will See Early Service.
WASHINGTON, June 25. Patriotic
and civic societies, newspapers and
other semi-public agencies everywhere
are making a gratifying response to
the Government's appeal for support in
the campaign of Regular Army Re
cruiting week, and the War Depart-
ment officials . believe the next few
days will see a recruiting boom for the
Regulars unparalleled in the Nation's
history.
Reports from all over the country
indicate that the daily papers, as re
quested by Secretary Baker, are taking
hold of the work vigorously and are
bringing home forcibly to eligibles the
necessity of quick expansion of the
regular Army, pointing out that enlist
ment with the Regulars not only would
give men eligible for the draft an
earlier opportunity for service abroad,
but would insure that they go to the
front under experienced officers of the
line with equipment selected before the
great demands of the war Army have
been met.
Officials are emphasizing that the
plan of enlistments for the war only
offers an opportunity also for a man
over 31 and less than 40 to do his share
along with the younger men subjeet
to draft.
President Wilson's proclamation set
ing aside the recruiting week, it is
pointed out. virtually amount to a call
for volunteers among men of this class.
The recruiting figures for today,
which are expected to show the first
results of the publicity campaign and
really mark the beginning of recruit
ing week, will not be available until
tomorrow. During Saturday and Sun
day, nominally the first days of the
week set aside by the President, 915
men were recruited, with New York
leading the states with 132 men and
Pennsylvania second with 102. Since
April first. 124,949 war volunteers have
been enrolled'.
KLAMATH PLANS FETE
RAILROAD DAY TO BE UNITED
WITH FOl'RTH OF JVLY.
Guests at Celebration Will Be Taken
to Crater Lake for Big Supper.
Plows M ill Rid Road of Snow.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., June 25.
(Special.) Chairman W. Paul Johnson,
of the entertainment committee of the
Klamath Falls Municipal Railway day
and Fourth of July celebration, July
3 and 4, announces that Bishop Mat
thew Simpson Hughes, of Portland, will
be one of the speakers.
The race for Goddess of Liberty is
on. Miss Rose Zlabek. of Malm, nomi
nated by her friends, has declined to
run. Her place has been taken by Miss
Vera Houston.
Largo lithographed posters featuring
the Strahorn Railroad dedication and
Fourth of July celebration are being
distributed over Oregon and Northern
California.
Plans are being made to entertain
the guests of the celebration at a big
supper on the rim of Crater Lake Sun
day evening, July 1, through the
courtesy of the Fort Klamath and
Wood River Valley citizens. It will be
at least two weeks earlier than the
road is ordinarily open to the public
The Fort Klamath committee has had
bobsleds and cutters running over the
route for several days already to break
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up the snow as much as possible. A
large number of plows will be put on
the road as soon as possible to break
up the snow.
AIR PORTFOLIO OPPOSED
Secretaries Baker and Daniels Are
Against Separate Department.
WASHINGTON, June 25. Establish
ment of a separate aviation depart
ment, with a seat in the Cabinet, waa
opposed today by Secretaries Daniels
and Baker before the Senate military
committee. Both declared themselves
in favor of greater co-ordination of
the aeronautical branches of the Army
and .Navy.
A bill now is being prepared under
the supervision of the two Cabinet
members to establish an aeronautical
board of representatives of both the
War and Navy. The bill also will
carry an appropriation of 1700,000.000
to build airplanes. It is expected to be
introduced within a few days.
RUSSIA TO INCREASE TAXES
Bills Aiming at His Incomes and
War Profits Submitted.
PETROGRAD, June 25. Bills have
been submitted to the Russian provi
sional government .by the Ministry of
finance dealing with an increase of as
much as 30 per cent in the tax on in
comes exceeding 400.000 rubles and i
tax on profits of industries supplying
war material of 70 to 90 per cent.
The government has instructed the
Minister of Supplies to proceed with
the organization and distribution
among the population of cloth, boots,
petroleum, soap and other necessities
at prices which must cover the costs
of manufacture, transportation and
distribution.
COOS LOGGER IS KILLED
Fritz Mitler Catapulted Into
Air
When Tree Fails on Cable.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 25. (Sue
cial.) Fritz Mitler, a Smith-Powers
logger, died in the hospital at Myrtle
Point from the effects of a peculiar
accident.
While Mr. Mitler v as eating his
lunch at noon seated on a laree steel
cable a tree fell across the cable, throw
ing him 30 feet into the air. When he
came down he struck head first and
his skull was fractured.
Freight Traffic at Bend Gains.
BEND, Or., June 25. (Special.) In
order to care for the increasing freight
car -movement here the Oregon Trunk
has decided to put on a switching en
gine and crew, according to announce
ment made today. Since the relief from
the car shortage began to be felt both
the local saw mills have been shipping
large quantities or lumber, causing
congestion which the switching engine
will relieve.
Woodsmen Are Enlisting.
BEND. Or., June 25. (Special.) Act
ing under instructions from Washing
ton, W. G. Hastings, supervisor of the
Deschutes National Forest, .is actively
recruiting for the regiment of woods
men and millworkers now being raised
to go to France. James A. Wiley, of
Dayvllle, and Ralph Elder, of Meadow,
have already enlisted with Mr. Hast
ing a.
Canada's Food Chief Returns.
OTTAWA, Ont., June 15. Word was
received today from W. J. Hanna,
Canada's food controller, that he was
returning here to organize the do
minion's policq in co-operation with
Herbert C. Hoover. Mr. Hanna re
ported, his conferences in Washington
had Deen successzui.
Medical Promotions to Be Easier.
WASHINGTON, June 25. A bill to
permit promotions to the rank of Cap
tain in the Army medical corps withou
the five years' service now required
passed the House today. It will receive
Its enactment is desied to stimulate
recruiting.
22 MILES OF LINE IS HELD
National Press Club Teams More
Derails of Suffering of People
- and of Their Hope to See
Americans in France.
WASHINGTON, June 25. The Bel
gian army is larger, better equipped
and more determined today than it was
at the beginning of the war, said Lieu-
tenant-General Leclercq, military mem
ber of tha Belgian mission, in an ad
dress tonight to the National Press
Club.
The General gave a graphic descrln-
tlon of how twice, at Liege and at the
user, nis countrymen held up Ger
many s hordes while the allies united
in the rear and told of the Joy the
iielgian soldiers would experience on
sight of the American khaki.
The King without a country'
General Lecleroq said, "is the expres
sion tne uerman papers use to desig
nate our sovereign. This is not quite
accurate. There remains a part of Bel
gium still unviolated. The German
hordes have not succeeded in passing
the Yser. The Germans shall never
conquer this small corner of our coun
try." Belgians at Work for Allies.
Besides rehabilitating their armv
after terrible losses, the General de
clared, his country haa set up muni
tions factories abroad, one at Havre
with 15.000 workmen, and two at Rich
mond, and Letchworth in England with
35,000, while the Royal Belgian Lloyd.
with $50,000,000 capital, assures trans
portation at sea. Special schools train
the maimed and the crippled for what
ever work their disabilities make pos
sible. The Belgian army now occupies a
front of 22 miles with eight divisions,
including two of cavalry. The land is
low and flat, requiring millions of
sandbags for defense.
Nothing remains," said General
Leclercq, "in the battle zone where once
there were great fields filled with cat
tle, smiling Flemish farms and green
trees. -The only bright note, if I may
so call it, are the graves of those who
have poured out their blood for their
native land, serving as an encourage
ment to their living comrades, to whom
they say and incessantly repeat:
'Avenge us. Do your duty.' "
First Victory Checks Germany.
Upon Belgium's first victory of the
war at Liege the General dwelt at
length. There, he said, his country
men, barely 100,000 strong, met at
least three times as many Germans, in
flicted losses admitted by Germany to
total 42,174 and paralyzed for 13 days
the great invasion which after 40 years
of methodical preparation was expected
to be irresistible.
'The Germans had organized a for
midable war machine whose wheels
were adjusted with absolute precision."
he added. "The resistance of Belgium
at Liege was the little grain of sand
which threw the whole machinery out
of gear at the very commencement, as
it permitted the r rench to gain very
precious time."
Colonies Are Captured.
After picturing the ruthless destruc
tion of men. women and children that
followed the fall of Liege, the General
told of the Belgian attack upon the
German flank before the battle of the
Marne, of the brave defense of Ant
werp, of the fighting at the Yser and
finally of the inundation of Flanders
to drive out the enemy and make solid
the line thrown by the allies across the
road to Calais.
In Africa, too," the General con
cluded, "we have met the Germans.
Our colonial army, 18,000 colored
troops before the war, was immediate
ly increased to 23,000 and dedicated it
self to inflicting a merited punishment
for the unjust invasion of the mother
country. Belgium has gained a terri
tory of incalculable value with a popu
lation of 8,000,000 and an area twice
as large as Belgium itself and offering
the most favorable commercial re
sources." SCHE1DMAN1M LOSES HOPE
German Socialist Says Democracy Is
Surest Way to Peace.
BERLIN, via London, June 25.
Phillip Scheidmann, the Socailist leader,
celebrated his return from the Stock
holm conference by the publication in
Vnrwaerts of a two-column article, in
which he reveals himself as anything
but optimistic concerning early peace
prospects.
"In spite of Stockholm, alas," he says,
"we fear that we shall be called upon
to face the fourth Winter of war. To
r.v.nt this, if possible, in an honor-
hle wav. must be our duty. One of
the means of achieving this, while
not lnfalibly certain, yet nevertheless,
most promising, is the democratization
of Germany."
INVALID ESCAPES TRIAL
Ex-Premier of Manitoba Cnable to
Undergo Ordeal Again.
WINNIPEG, Man., June 25. Sir Rod
monri Roblin. ex-Premier of this prov
ince, and G. M. . Coldwell and J. H.
Howden. two members of his Cabinet,
all under indictment in the Assize
Court for alleged conspiracy to de
fraud the Government in the erection
of Parliament buildings here, was dis
charged by Justice Prendergast today
nn motion of counsel for the crown.
The action followed presentation of
physicians' certificates declaring bir
Rodmond's health was such that he
would not stand the strain of another
trial. One of the other oetenaants aiso
is in bad health, it was stated.
BROTHER KILLS POLICEMAN
Tragedy Is Outcome of Scolding for
Quitting Job
RICHMOND, Cai, June 25. William
Shehan. an Oakland policeman, was
shot and killed by his brother, Thomas,
at the home of their aged mother this
afternoon. When Shehan s fellow-offi
cers arrived they found the mother
weeping over her dead son. while his
brother sullenly awaited arrest, and
freely told of his deed, so the police
said.
According to Thomas Shehan, he
quit his Job" and came home to live
I braided him. they grew angry and the
ith his mother. His brother up-
I shooting followed.
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FIGHT IS MODIFIED
Resignation of Chicago Mayor
Is Not Demanded.
GALLERY CHEERS ENTRY
Departure From Previous Session
Due to Riot and Missiles Which
Were Thrown at Him, Offi
cial Tells Aldermen.
CHICAGO. June 25. (Special.)
When Mayor Thompson appeared be
fore the Council this afternoon cheers
broke out in the gallery. Because of
the dense crowds packing the Council
rooms and the corridors, police closed
the Council chamber doors when the
session opened.
The Council was besieged by a crowd
estimated at several thousand persons,
men and women, who stormed the
doors in an effort to gain admittance
in the belief that there would be a re
enactment of the last meeting of the
Council, when Mayor Thompson fled
from the room after ruling an adjourn
ment under the gavel.
The crowds were so great that a
detail of 25 policemen was sent to the
City Hall to preserve order. A number
of plain clothes men were also on
hand and mingled with the crowd.
Reports gained circulation that
Mayor Thompson haJ been beaten with
violence and that it was upon his
orders that the detail of police was
ordered out. This, however, as de
nied by members of his Cabinet.
Mayor Thompson was not asked to
resign today. Neither was a resolu
tion adopted calling for his impeach
ment. The Mayor's forces put up such
a hard fight in his behalf before the
Council committee on judiciary that it
was finally voted to defer action to
give the Mayor an opportunity to ap
pear before the Aldermen and make a
defense to the charge that his act in
adjourning the Council at the last
meeting was premeditated.
The Aldermen almost came to a vote
doing away entirely with the resolu
tion calling for his resignation, and
substituting another censoring the
Mayor and calling upon him to make
his rulings in the future in accordance
with the law.
Mayor Thompson submitted a written
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explanation saying he quit Friday's
meeting because it had become riotous
and regular business ' was Impossible.
He also cited, the fact that Aldermen
were hurling missies at the presiding
officer.
The Council, by a big majority, de
clared legal the rump meeting held
after the Mayor had departed and at
which his School Board was ousted.
Tonight quo warranto proceedings were
instituted to force the school trustees
out and reinstate the old board headed
by Jake Loeb.
Numerous surprises developed at
the committee meeting. The room
was crowded to the doors. Alderman
Roedriguez, Socialist, who has been
very bitter against the Mayor, came
out in his defense. Insofar as the last
actions of the city's chief executive
were concerned with Council meetings.
The Socialist Alderman almost suc-
eeded in having the modified resolu
tion of censure passed. Another sur
prise came from Alderman Woodhull,
who declared that, although he was not
in sympathy with the Mayor, he did
not believe the Council had the right
to ask for his resignation.
Alderman Woodhull said that the
matter of resignation was up to the
people, who had elected Thompson by
big majority. The one and only roll-
call of the meeting showed that a ma
jority of the members were In favor
of giving the Mayor an opportunity
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