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VOL. LVII XO. 17,638. fORTLAyD, OREGON,' WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HIGH EX-OFFICER lnFWFV'Q HIQTflRin WILSON HAY DECIDE LOVED WIFE GIVEN . UP TO HER AFFINITY french troops are again in Athens WEALTHY WOMAN WITHDRAWS SUIT BRITISH DRAW NET TIGHT ABOUT LEIIS Rapid Advance Made Across Plains. IN VATICAN IS SPY " .1.7. IE-DRYNATION nJUbnlr WRECKED FORMER CHAJIBERLA1X TO MATE OF OTHER MAX ALSO AGREES TO STEP ASIDE. MR. AND SIRS. RALSTON WILBUR OF SPOKANE RECONCILED. POPE CONVICTED I3f ITALY. Oil GDI, Senate Sub-Committee Would Give Power. CONTROL EXTENSION FAVORED Measure Recently Passed by House Is Rewritten. EARLY REPORT IS LIKELY Agricultural Committee Is Expected to Submit Bill Without Material Change for Discussion in Upper Chamber. .WASHINGTON, Juno 26. The Ad ministration food-control bill, passed by the House, was rewritten today by a Senate agriculture sub-committee so as to give President Wilson the power and responsibility of deciding whether the Nation shall be "bone dry" during the war and to place iron and steel and many other products, in addition to food and fuel, under Government con trol. Both advocates and opponents pre dicted passage tonight by Saturday. Provisions Are Substituted. As a substitute for the House pro hibition sections, which, without quali fication, forbid the manufacture of foodstuffs Into liquor, the committee adopted provisions which would pro hibit manufacture during the war of all intoxicating beverages and em power the President to commandeer existing supplies of distilled spirits, but would authorize the Executive In his discretion to permit manufacture of malted, fermented and vinous bev erages and fix their alcoholic content. As rewritten, the sub-committee draft will be considered tomorrow by the agriculture committee and probably will be reported at once for Senate discussion without material change. Senators Gore, Smith of Georgia, and others prominent In the bitter fight against the legislation have announced their support for the re-drafted measure. Future debate promised to center upon the prohibition question, with leaders predicting an extremely close final vote. Food for Liquor Forbid. For the House prohibition plan, the sub-committee substitute provides: "That from and after 30 days from the date of the approval of this act it .shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use in the manufac ture of any intoxicating liquor for bev erage purposes any perishable or non perishable feeds, foods or food ma terials. "Whenever the President shall find it necessary to conserve the perishable products named he Is empowered to permit the use of such products in the manufacture of vinous liquors. "Whenever, in the judgment of the President, the public interest would be subserved thereby, he is empowered to permit the limited use of the materials mentioned In the manufacture of malt or fermented liquors and to prescribe the alcoholic content thereof." Another section adopted would au thorize the President to take over any or all distilled spirits now in bond, upon payment of a reasonable and just price to distillers, for re-distillation into alcohol for war. industrial or other non-beverage purposes. Time for Decision Given. The 30-day provision is designed to give time to the President to decide whether further manufacture of beer, wines and light beverages shall be permitted and for consumers and man ufacturers to prepare for what the President may decide. Should the President not exert his authority so as to exempt malt, fer mented and vinous beverages from the sweeping prohibitory provisions and should commandeer distilled spirits in bond, "bone dry" National prohibition of both manufacture and consumption would result, entailing a loss of Fed eral revenue estimated between $400, 000,000 and $500,000,000 and new taxa tion measures as well as local revenue deductions. FINN TROOPS NEAR BORDER Russia Would Prevent Return of Men Who Fought for Germany. PETROGRAD, June 26. The Russka Volla says that 3000 Finnish volunteers who formerly served in the German army are expected to attempt to enter Finland shortly. The border guard has been increased and strict orders have been Issued to prevent their crossing. The central committee of the Finnish Social Democratic .Workmen's party has protested strongly against the non admittance of the Finns to Finland. CARGO OF GOLD ARRIVES $400,000 in Bullion and $180,000 in Furs Reach Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 26. The steamship Humboldt arrived from Southeastern Alaska today with $400, 000 of gold bullion from mining camps along the Yukon. Furs valued at 1180.000 also were brought. Verdict Reached After Accused Austrian Prelate's Departure. Holy See Absolved. PARIS,. June 26. The Judgment of the Italian court which tried Monsignor von Gerlaclv the Austrian prelate who was formerly private chamberlain to the Pope, on a charge of espionage, found him guilty and, although he bad left Italy long ago, sentenced him to Imprisonment for life, now has been published. It shows that the court found that none of the acts of which Monsignor von Gerlach was accused were com mitted within the Vatican or other places occupied by the Holy See. which was entirely absolved from 'knowledge of any of the persons under examina tion. ' Investigation of Monsignor von Ger lach's activities was begun In Rome after the Italian battleships Benedetto Brin and Leonardo De Vlncl were blown up and one of the plotters, an Italian named Ambrogetti, was reported to have confessed that he was the finan cial agent of Von Gerlach. A Berlin dispatch last January reported his ar rival in Lugano, Switzerland, after having been forced to leave Rome. WOMEN SELL MANY PAPERS Copies of The Oregonian Bring 1 for Red. Cross. Mrs. Ruth Paxton. 387 College street, and Mrs. Peggy Wood. Karl Hotel, Im bued with the Red Cross spirit after the open-air meeting at Sixth and Alder streets Monday night, hurried to The Oregonian office, obtained a bundle of papers and sold the early edition of The Oregonian at Brradway and Wash ington, realizing $33.25, which was turned over to theRed Cross commit tee. The young women sold between 10 o'clock and midnight and several men paid as high as $1 for The Orego ian. The young women went after cus tomers with a vim and only the coldest- hearted got by without buying one. They gave little change and little was asked. COMMAND NOT ANNOUNCED Answer as to Status of American Army Denied in Parliament. LONDON, June 26. Joseph. King, Liberal member for North Somerset, asked In the House of Commons today whether the "American soldiers now on the western front are under the su preme command of the French general issimo or General Haig or the American general." Hertry William - Forster, Financial Secretary of War, replied: "The American Government will doubtless make suitable announcement as to the disposal of their forces when they consider it opportune to do so." GERMAN- BOYS- PATRIOTIC Irwin Borck Gives XTp.$5 00 0 Crop Prospects to Go Into Artillery. DAVENPORT, Wash., June 26. (Spe cial.) Irwin Borck, a young German farmer of Davenport, has set a patriotic example by disposing of his personal property for $8000 and leasing his land and then joining the heavy artillery as a private. His farming operations un der ordinary conditions would have net ted him at least $5000 this season. A brother of young Borck is in the aviation corps ct San Francisco. Their father was born in Germany. MONTANA SOLDIER KILLED Shot Fired by Associate Is Declared Accidental. MISSOULA. Mont., June 26. Corporal Clarence Shaw, B Company, Second Montana National . Guard, was shot through the heart and instantly killed today by Acting Corporal Arthur Kline, of the same company. The shooting was accidental, reports say. The tragedy occurred near a railroad construction camp the men were guard ing. Shaw enlisted at Miles City, Mont, and L-ve his home as Pryor,, Ckla. Kline's home is in. Denver. BILLION LENT TO ALLIES America Bias Advanced $550fO00,- 000 to England for War. WASHINGTON, June 26. American loans to the ' allies passed the billion dollar mark today when the treasury placed $15,000,000 to thte credit of Great Britain and . $10,000,000 to France's account. . Credits to all the allies to meet their expenditures in this country now total $LOO&.eOO,000, of which Great Britain has received $550,000,000 and France $210,000,000. ' RIFLE MACHINERY NEEDED Appropriation let to Be Made for - Making Guns for Army. WASHINGTON. June ' 26. Special rifle making machinery costing $9,500. 000 must be obtained at once by the Government if the new army is to be properly equipped for speedy service abroad. Secretary Baker today advised the House. A bill to make the appropriation probably will be introduced immediately. Cruiser Olympia Hits Off Rhode Island. ONE SAILOR LOSES HIS LIFE Vessel Is in Bad Position and Greatly Damaged. CREW ABANDONS WARSHIP Accident to Coast Patrol Leader Occurs in Fog During: Practice at Shooting Fleet Is Stand ing by Stranded Vessel. BLOCK ISLAND, R. I., June 26.- The United States cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship at the battle of Ma nila, ran aground in the fog off Block Island early today. The cruiser was reported in a bad position, with considerable water in her hold. . , Chief Machinist's Mate William M. Babb lost his life when he was struck on the head by a falling hatch. No other fatalities were reported. Warships Standing Br. Warships and wrecking vessels were standing by the ship tonight. The sea remained calm but It was re ported that as a precautionary meas ure a part of the crew had been taken off. The Olympia put out yesterday for target practice, and it is supposed she struck during the thick fog, which stretched far out from shore. - Details of her exact position could not be learnedi. The Olympia was recently assigned as the flagship of the coast patrol fleet of the second naval district. Danger Not Great. Immediately after she flashed out word of her mishap members of the patrol fleet went to her assistance, but it was found that the famous old war ship was in no immediate danser of breaking up. ; NEWPORT. R. I.. June 26. The crew of the cruiser Olympia, which went-on the rocks off Block Island today, aban doned the ship on orders and were brought to the naval station here today.' ' Other warships are standing by She was reported to be-badly dam aged. WASHINGTON. June 26.--Reports to the Navy Department tonight indicated that while the Olympia was seriously damaged, she was resting easily in shoal water and is in no further danger. Ship Besting Easily. The department's announcement re garding the accident says: "Monday afternoon U. S. S. Olympia " (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2. ) JUST A Mrs. Charles R. Hamslcy, - SO-Xear-Old. Beauty, of Evansville, and El-" ' wood Matlach, Arc Principals. - CHICAGO. V June 26. (Special.) Charles R. Hamsley. 381S Park Place, loves his wife so much that he i going to give her up to an affinity. He an nounced today that he Intended to sue for divorce immediately. Mrs. Hamsley, who Is a student in the School of Natural Science and a "big sister" In the Illinois Aid Society, standing at her husband's side, called himi a "big, noble-hearted man." and said she regretted causing him sorrow, but would join, her "soulmate" as soon as the law allowed. ' The soulmate is Elwood Matlack, a resident of Webster' Grove, a suburb of St. Louis. He is ' married, but his wife, does not look at this romance as does' Mr. .Hamsley. According to ad Vices from St. Louis, Mrs. Matlack ereated a scene . when, her . husband walked into the. house on May IS in company with Mrs. Hamsley and an nounced that he had found his af finity. ; - . Then came a decision. It was reached by Mr. ?ind Mrs. . Hamsley and Mr. Mattock In conference,, at the Hamsley home, and Mrs. Matlack has consented to get a divorce. "There Is nothing to say except that I am both very happy and very" sorry." said Mrs. Hamsley. "I am overjoyed to have found Mr. Matlack. We love each other dearly. It seems as if our souls have been groping for each other for ages." Mr. and Mrs. Hamsley were married in Evansville, Ind., September 7, 1899. Mrs. Hamsley is the daughter of Jacob Metzgar, a wholesale dealer of Cin cinnati. She is 39 years old and counted a beauty. RESERVECASH DISTRIBUTED Government Orders Proceeds of Lib V erty Loan to Smaller Banks. NEW TORK, June 26. The Federal reserve bank here received directions from Secretary of the Treasury today to distribute among the banks of this district between $80,000,000 and $100, 000.000 of Government .-money now on deposit largely accruing from liberty loan subscriptions. It was understood here that similar action would be taken .in all the other Federal reserve districts. -i. AGED CONVICTS RETAKEN Wanderers Nearly Freeze AVhen Out Over Night. FOLSOM, Cal., June 26. Prison guards today found the two aged es caped convicts,- Dick Larkin and Bill Nye. sitting beneath a tree near White Rock, a few miles from the prison. ...' The wanderers, who escaped Sunday were not sorry to see their captors ap proaching and mads no effort to hide. Last night they nearly froze. "V. S. Flying Corps" Arrives. , LONDON. June 26. A small contin gent of the United States Flying Corps arrived In England yesterday wearing civilian clothes with blue silk armlets, bearing white letters "United States Flying Corps." , LITTLE DRIVE, FROM THE OREGON Entry sor- c de sitc-aermans. YENIZELOS REACHES CAPITAL Entry Into War Against Teu tons to Be Proposed. PEOPLE Tp BE EDUCATED New Premier-Elect Expects to Be Able to Send Nation's - Entire -Military - Force to : Front Within Three Months. LONDON. June 26. Adispatch to the Times from Athens says French troops yesterday entered Athens and occupied several points in the city. A Reuter dispatch from- Athens says there was a demonstration in the citr on Sunday night and that the allied troops entered the city to assist in maintenance of - order. - Ex-Prcmitt'i Party Blamed. The demonstration was organized by a number of reservists and sailors under the leadership of followers of Demetrios Gounarfs. - (M. Gounaris. ex-Greek Premier, was one of the pro-German group around King Constantlne. He was de ported after the abdication of Con stantino.), This Is the second time since the war that troops have been sent to Athens. The previous instance was December, 1916. Venlselos Reaches) Athens. Soon after landing they were fired upon by Greek troops. They -were withdrawn after the Greek government had acceded to the allies' demands for reparation. v PARIS, June 26. A Havas dispatch from Athens says that ex-Premier Ven izelos, who has been commissioned by King Alexander to form a new Cab inet, arrived at Athens yesterday and will be -received by the King.'.'" ' LONDON. June 26. A dispatch to the Times from Athena says that as soon as . Parliament is convoked M. Venizelos probably will propose to the Deputies that Greece join the allies. People to Be Educated. He does not intend, however, to mob ilize the nation against Its will. He is expected, first, to undertake a great campaign, explaining to the people that Greece'.! Interests are bound up In "the entente' cause. ' If his mission is successful, he will be able in about three months to put the entire forces of Greece Into the bal ance. A Reuter dispatch from Athens says it "is stated on -good authority that M. (Concluded on Pas 6, Column 3.) WOODS. Husband, of Whom Accounting for $130,000 Was Demanded, Is Now Captain of Engineers. SPOKANE, Wash., June 2S. (Spe cial.) The divorce action of Mrs. Sarah H. Smith Wilbur, millionaire mlneown er, against Ralston T- Wilbur, pending In the local Superior Court, will be dismissed and the pair -will be recon ciled tdteachother, according to Infos matlon from an authoritative source today. . . Mrs. Wilbur declined to - make any statement in tne matter, but -did not deny the report of a reconciliation. Bringing- of the divorce action by Mrs. Wilbur followed less than a year of married life. She asked for .an ac counting with her husband, -who she declared, had received more than $130, 000 from fcer for investments. ". - ( After the suit was filed Mr. Wilbur was commissioned as a Captain In the Engineering Department of the Offi cers' Reserve Corps and ' was at the Presidio training camp for a time. Mrs. Wilbur, Is a heavy owner and a director of the Hecla mine, a big pro ducer of the Coeur d'Alene. GUARDS FIND DYNAMITE Discovery of Explosive Near Soldiers' Camp Starts Investigation. ST. PAUL. June 26. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the finding of 90 sticks of dynamite near the camp of the First Minnesota Infan try at Fort Snelling Sunday night by guards was ordered late today by Brigadier-General William II. Sage. The explosive was found by two guards after they had challenged a man who was crawling on his hands' and knees through the weeds and he had fled. The guards declared that the man. was wearing an olive drab uniform. SPECIAL COURSES OFFERED Navy Department to Train Medical Men for Specialized Duty. WASHINGTON. June' 26.. InKtltiiMnn or courses of instruction for members of the - Medical Corps of the Navy to equip them for work alonz- n.riai lines, in leading medical schools of New Xorlt. Chicago and San Francisco was announced today by the Navy De partment. Von Tlrpltz Is 111. ' GENEVA, June 26. Admiral Freder ick von Tlrpltz, German ex-Minister of Marine, has arrived at St. Blaise, in the Black Forest. He is suffering seri ously from diabetes. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Mailmum temperature,- T7 degree; minimum, 51 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. War. Bx-Chamberlaln to Pope guilty of espion age. Page 1. Russian Ambassador asks patience toward his count ry. P a ge 3. Recaptured French lands planted to crops. British draw net tight about Lena Page 1. Athena again occupied by French troop a Page 1. National. Senate sub-committee puts bone dry Nation up to President. Page 1. Cruiser Olympia. Dewey's historic flagship. Is wrecked. Page 1. Recruiting for regular Army la slow. Page 2. Domestic. Husband gives wife he loves to affinity. Page 1. Three more crafts strike at ' Butte" mines. Page 4- N Girl who killed 'wife of affinity questioned by Federal . agent. Page ft. ... Daughter of late O rover Cleveland --to wed. Page 4. Student officers learn Army law. Page 2. . ' Sport, Pacific Coast League results Portland 1. Vernon 2; Salt Lake 3. Oakland 1! ; Los Angeles 6. San Francisco 3. Page 14. "Joe Acton, famous wrestler of early days, dies In Portland of paralysis. Page 14. Russel, Smith eliminated In golf tourney. .Page 14. . J.R Owens, of Wenatchee, "Wash.,, wins Smalls cup at Pacific Northwest shoot. Page 15. s Clinton Prough, of Oaks, la leading Coast pitcher. Page 14. Mltchle and Bronson will battle for honors . at Vancouver July 4. Page 15. r - , Pacific Northwest. Wealthy Spokane couple reconciled. Page 1. Supreme Court upholds Bean-Barrett bill . to Issue .bonds matching Federal road money. Page 6. Total of 2000 men start work on cantonment buildings at' American Lake post. Page 5. exemption boards for Washington named. Page 3. ' Commercial and Marine. Grain markets unsettled by prevailing food .--legislation. Fage lu. Beginning of Kansas harvest weakens wheat at Chicago. Page 19. Railway stocks strong in Wall street market. Page 10. Crew Insurance law effective. Page 16. Fire damage to schooner Margaret is $23, 000 to $30,0OO. Pago 16. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon's contributions to Red Cross pass l.O0O,0OO. Page 8. Evidence all Submitted In Chinese murder case. Page 8. . Thomas Gavin awarded first Campbell hero medal. , iPage 9. Dr. David Starr Jordan will address X. E. A. Page 'JO. - . . m Spanish-American War' Veterans to partici pate July 4. Page 20. ' . Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. Highway Commission meets today to allot moneys for highway Improvement. Page - Entire block leased for manufacturing In- dustry. Page 13, . . C. L- Amsbury. employe of Employers As sociation, dies or wounds after night re volver duel. Page 13. . Americans needed to crush Germany. Fage 13. . Pioneers to come to Portland. Page 7. Belated gifts push Portland's Red Cross contribution to Tiuv,vw. - i'Mge H. CANADIANS CAPTURE YILLAGE Great Craters Dug by Germans Are Discovered in Roads. HOUSES ARE BLOWN UP French Capture Entire First Line of Trenches by Surprise Rush and Take 3Iore Than 300, f-4 Says War Office. Br THE ASSOCIATED TRESS. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS I K FRANCE. June 26. The British are closing In about Lens. After the cap ture on Sunday of fosse 3 and enemy trenches west from the hill and from, the lines immediately south of tha Souchez River, several new positions . have been occupied in this region near er Lena. Patrols are advancing: across the plains in an easterly direction. Ltns Being; Encircled. Thus the great raining: center Is being- slowly encircled. For weeks Lens has not been exploited economically by the Germans- and now is directly men aced by the military. CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUAR TERS IN FRANCE, June 2S Canadian' troops entered the village of La Cou lette this morning. The Germans hav withdrawn in this neighborhood rron a line about one and three-quartera miles long. The German retirement ceased last night. Patrols sent out opposite Marl court and to the south found the ene my's front line strongly held. The Ger mans have made - huge craters in all crossroads in Avion and leading to wards Lens. These craters did not ex. 1st 48 hours. . Advmnce Coats ant Little. In their general advance on Lena the Canadians have occupied the strong est outpost In the defense of that place and have pushed their troops toward La Coulette. The Increasing pressure on the enemy in the Souchez Valley dur ing the - last few weeks has brought signal success to the British arms with relatively slight loss. Several days ago the Germans were . known to be destroying houses In the western part of Lens with the object " of giving a wider area of fire for their guns. That may indicate the Intention of clinging to the. eastern side of the city and prolonging the struggle by house-to-house fighting. PARIS; June 26. The French made 8, ' surprise attack northwest of Hurtebise last night, after brief artillery prepara tion. Tha War Office announces the capture of the entire first line German trenches which were held against des perate counter-attacks. More than 500, prisoners were taken. LONDON. June 26. "There was a. successful local operation last night northwest of Fontaln-les-Croisilles, re sulting In the capture of a number of German prisoners," says today's official statement. "A hostile raiding party was repulsed In the night west of La Basse." BERLIN, via London, June 26. The French troops which penetrated the . German lines northwest of - Hurtebise on the Aisne front. were subjected to a counter-attack ami ejected from tha greater part of the positions they had occupied, army headquarters announced today. Great quantities of ammunition are being expended in artillery fire alon? the front held by Crown Prince Rup precht (the British front in Belgium and Northern France), the statement -declares. SLEUTHS TO GUARD COURT Prosecutor of Emma Goldman 19 Threatened With Death. - . - NEW TORK. June 26. Six Depart ment of Justice agents were assigned tonight to-guard Federal Judge Mayer at the trial, beginning here tomorrow. of Emma Goldman .and -Alexander Berkman, anarchists, arrested here re cently, charged with attempting to de- feat the selective draft law. It was announced that Harold A. Content, the-Federal Assistant .District '. Attorney, who will try the case, had been threatened with death In letters he received. RABIES ATTACK IS FEARED Wagontlre Rancher, Bitten by Wild cat, to. Receive Treatment. BEND, Or., June 26. (Special.) A. T. Donovan.' of Wagontire, left last' night for Portland t4). obtain the Pas teur treatment for rabies, which he' fears he .may ' be subject to as the re sult of the bite Of a wildcat. Mr. Donovan was attacked by the animal as he was leading a team of horses across one of his fields. He was able to kill the beast and has taken the head with him for examination. M