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THE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917. STUDENT OFFICERS LEANT ARMY LAW Penalty for Theft "of Tobacco Is Year in Prison and Dis v honorable Discharge. MANY PHYSICALLY UNFIT Several Portland Men Fall to Pass w Examination Pay for First' Month's Training Received by All at Presidio. BY JEHROLD OWEN. PRESIDIO, San Francisco, June " 26. (Special.) A year's imprisonment and dishonorable discharge from serv ice awaits the Army man found guilty of the theft of a 6-cent sack of tobacco, declared Major .Massey, Judge Advo cate, in a lecture to training camp of ficers this -week. Many of his auditors glanced uncomfortably toward bunkies from whom the clandestine ' "loan" of the "makings" was a common occur rence. . The Army is no place for a thief, was the point emphasized by Major Massey, in a rebuke to Judges who advise men wiiom they would not send to Jail 'to Join the Army. Any form of larceny, embezzlement or fraud is punished at the very least by dishonorable discharge and a year's jail sentence, said the speaker. The reason for this strictness lies in the fact that in the Army the property of every man is by necessity exposed and the field for the petty thief .is large, though unprofitable. A seriesof lectures on Army law, as set down In the manual of courts-martial, began this week and the prospect ive officers are taking much interest in the course. The lectures are alter nated by practical exercises In the drafting of charges and specifications. Portland Lawyer Interested. Among the 175 In the Portland con tingent in camp are many lawyers whose dip into martial law is a re laxation from the- unfamiliar soldier life. They are a unit in approving the method of courts-martial, which follow closely the rules of civil courts, but are not bound by trifling technicalities which take no cognizance of what the Army prides itself is the foundation of its law common sense. . Portland has lost many represent atives in camp during the past two weeks, the severe physical examina tions causing approximately a dozen to be dropped. All the reports of the tests are not yet in and there are still some badly worried young men about camp. Men whose eyesight is defective without the use of glasses are in the predominance among those leaving. Captain William R. Wood, second training battery, was interrupted dur ing a lecture on shrapnel shells the other day by a young man of a serious visage. Shell Danger Feared by One. "Please, sir," he said, ""I was read ing that many casualties tn the French army artillery were caused by prema ture explosion of shells and that an average of one out of every 5000 shells fired exploded prematurely, because" o defective primers." " "Yes?" interpolate! the "instructor. ' With evident anxiety the serious young man continued. 'Do we use the same kind of shells?" Amid a chorus of laughter the seri ous young man sat down. Captain Wood explained that many American shells were designed on the same prin ciple as the French, which did .not serve to reassure the perturbed ques tioner. , Jack Maginnis, of Portland, who is in training in the infantry division, was startled out of his soldierly composure this week by an unusual incident. Mrs. Maginnis and Jack, Jr., aged 12, came to San Francisco to be near the husband and father. Maginnis rushed from camp to meet them at their hotel. As he was ascending in the- elevator to the sixt". floor, he was annoyed by a conversation begun by a quiet young man who stepped into the elevator with him. Maginnhs was preoccupied with the thought of soon seeing agaifl his wife and adored son, from whom he had been separated more than a month. The young man got out at the .sixth floor too. r - ............... ................................. ........................... T LATE ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP IN BATTLE OF MANILA, WHICH GOES ON ROCKS. t ' - : .A - - 'I I "J i1LTirAjNJ' if - l ' ir 'l i v' " ; A: 1 I IT. S. CRl'ISER OLVXrl.. . v.. ; " ;.....t FLAGSHIP Oil ROCKS Cruiser Olympia Wrecked Off Rhode Island. LIFE OF ONE MAN IS LOST Crew ." Abandons War Vassel and f Other Xaval Craft Are Stand ing By, bnt Position Is Re ported to Be Bad. (Continued From Flrat Page.) struck south of Cerberus shoal buoy in Block. Island Sound. Port engine and firerooms ., flooded. . After ship listed 10 degrees. Ship was then in shoal water -for observation and now is resting' easily in four and one-half fathoms -on edge of shoal." -. . Own Son Net Recognized. "Do you like it at the Presidio, dad?" he asked. And Maginnis recognized Maginnis, Jr., in his first pair of long pants, an adequate disguise. They are telling this one on A. W. Iafferty. of Portland: The ex-Congressman, who was .dubbed "Half right" Lafferty by his comrades, not in any reflection upon his mentality, but because of his -habit of turning them at " Column half . right" twice v lather than to give the command "Column right" once, was drilling a section of Company 9 when' Lieutenant-Colonel- F. W. Sladen - appeared on the parade grounds, astride his bay horse. As the command under Captain Laf ferty passed by the officer. Captain Lafferty ordered, "Port arms! Kyes right!'' Instead of being pleased at the com pliment, Lieutenant-Colons) Sladen is reported ..to have frowned and de manded, "What is the vintage of your drill-book?" of Captain Lafferty. It appears the command given was proper in Civil War and Spanish-American war times, but a faux pas at present, v'icn the most demanded by drill regu luikms Is a salute by the Captain after bringing his company to attention upon the approach of a ranking officer. Pay Received by All.'- Ml the students In the training camp have received pay fortheir first month of training. A few companies were paid two weeks ago, but the majority received their gold pieces last Satur day. Saturday jiight was a gala one for the Reserve Officers among San "Francisco's bright lights. , It was the first opportunity many of them had had to make a splurge of gayety since the brief splash accompanying their entrance Into San Francisco. . ' The St. Francis, Palaoe and Fair mont- hotels San Francisco's leading hostelries attract large Bwarms of olive drab visitors . these days with dinner and theater dansants. '"Quarters are maintained for the men without cost. - - UTAH FLOOD IS FALLING COMMrNICATIOX STILL Cl'T OFF FROM SEVERAL TOWSfc. 1 ' : Seven Railroad, Four Highway Spans Washed Out. but Water la Being Kept Bfearly In Banlta... SALT LAKH CITY, June 26. Colton is the farthest point east in the Price River flood district which could be reached tonight by telephone, all lines of communication being down beyond that point. At that point It was report ed that the' water had receded about three feet and the Mammoth reservoir in Gooseberry Creek is now empty save the water that is running in from the melting snow, the dam having gone out to its foundation near ' the center of the core. Seven railroad bridge on the Denver & Rio Grande line between Colton and Castle Gate have been washed out and three or four bridges along the state highway also have gone out. At Castle Gate five company houses were under mined by the water and collapsed. The tenants had moved out, seeking higher ground, and no loss of life or injuries were reported. . The last report received from Price was that the diversion dam, two miles and a half above Price, is still holding out, but that part of the earthworks at each wing had been cut open to keep the water in the riverbed and keep it from inundating the entire valley. The flood was caused by the breaking, last Sunday, of the Mammoth dam of the Price River Irrigation Company in Gooseberry Creek, a tributary of the Price River, 12 miles northeast of Fair view, in San Pete County. ... ZIONISTS PICK OFFICERS BACK-TO-PAIESTISE" ' MOVEMENT NOT TO BE DEBATED. Obtain from the War Department rec ognition equivalent "to that given men physicians in the service with equal title, service and pay. There is no or ganization of women physicians in Spo kane, but several who have a practice here sent in their names with those of the men who volunteered their services to 'the Nation.- In ortier cities of the West women phvsicians are organizing to back up their demands. "We in Spolane would certainly fa vor the proposition to have women in medical profession receive the same recognition in the Army that the men do," said Dr. Margaret Johnson. "We 'volunteered along with the men and we believe we should be entitled to the same rank and pay if we en tered the Medical Reserve Corps." Women in the United States are now allowed to serve only as Army nurses and first-aid workers. KAISER THANKS TROOPS PEACE! NECESSARY TO GERMAX DE VELOPMENT FORECAST. Regiment Returned From Roumanla to Western Front Particularly Appre ciated by Emperor. . AMSTERDAM, June 2. On June 21 Emperor William,- in reviewing troops on the western front, made a speech in which, "according to a Berlin telegram- today, he said: "I express to' the troops gathered here my fullest appreciation of their conduct and my firm confidence that they, as hitherto, whenever they may be employed, will, trusting in God, do their duty and succeed in gaining the peace for the fatherland which we need for its further development. "1 m especially delighted to be able once more to congratulate the well trierf dragoon regiment of Ba.yreuth of Hohenfriedeberg fame. When in the late Summer of 1916 I sent the Borecki squadron to Roumania, I gave it on The way my order to maintain at all costs the old tradition wherever It -might be and to gain fresh laurels if possible. The regiment fulfilled the expectations of its supreme war lord and accom plished deeds which will please 'Old Fritz' up there , in the Flyslan fields. May it keep this up. We shall not let loose our hold until a happy peace is gained." ' . . RECRUITS ARE FEW Only 1451 of 70,000 Are 0b . ' tained on First Day. FIRST SERVICE ASSURED SPY DROPS HIS LOOT UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS PREVENT LOSS OF VALUABLE PAPERS. " Strikers Learn ltise Was. Planned. BAXDOX, Or.. June 26: (Special.) Thirty-five employes - of ' the Prosper .Mill Company struck for $3 a day, causing a brief shutdown. The com pany had intended to raise voluntarily the first of July.' The men were re ceiving $2.75, but were dissatisfied on account of frequent shut-down on ac count of lack of loes.- X'se Santiseptic After Sharing. Soothing, cooling, refreshing. Leaves soft, v?l Tpty fimh. Instantly reliefs and prevents irrt tatinn. Prevents infection. . You'll liae Us deauly, healtliy odor. 60c All drugguu. The Achoosa," Organised Vnder taws of New York,- Announces Plane . for Developing. Palestine. x'-- BALTIMORE, Md., June 26. Dr. Har-' ry A. Friedenwald. of this city, was to day unanimously re-elected president of the Federation of American .Zionists, and Louis Llpsky, of New York, was unanimously elected .. chairman of the executive committee, Louia Robison, of New York, was. re-elected treasurer. To these victories the administration forces of the convention added another victory at the most exciting session of the convention. This was the adoption by the convention of a resolution of fered by Judge Huge Pam, of Chicago, pledging the Zionists to adherence to the peace agreement between Zionists and anti-Zionists; pledging all Zionist delegates, who will be in the majority at the Washington congress, not to start any debate on the question of the "back-to-Palestine" movement and bid ding them to work to secure, through the congress, a "maximum of Jewish risrhts in Palestine." A ' message of congratulation upon their new freedom was sent to the Jew ish students of Russia. . The Achoosa. the Palestine company, organized under the laws of New York, today announced its plan. The mem bership dues, it was said, will aggre gate SI. 000.000 a year. """ Jewish1 soldiers.' after the present war, will be invited to farm in Pales tine. The holding company will be known- as Zion Commonwealth. Incor porated, ' WOMEN DOCTORS, ASK DUE Equal Title,' ervicc and Pay In Army Are Demanded, '' SPOKANH, June f 26. (Special.) Women- physicians are - organising; to a - -. Soldiers Will Guard Berkeley Labora , torles. Where Important Ex periments Are Made, BERKELEY. Cal., June 26. Prompt action of two university professors prevented the theft early this morning of important Government secrets by a man believed to bea German spy, who had succeeded in ' effecting an . en trance into the chemistry building of the University of California. The first act of the authorities will be- to throw a cordon of soldiers about the build ings in which Governmental research is being nude under most careful pre cautions. . - Shortly after daybreak two of the "professors went to the laboratory and as they approached the building they saw a man slipping from a window of the office of Professor Joel 11. iltldebrand. Under His arm was- a roll of papers. The savants grappled with the man, who was young and vlgorpus. struggled desperately and finally threw off his would-be captors and escaped. In the struggle he-dropped his loot. which was found to be a roll of blue prints, containing plans- for chemical .apparatus used in carrying out certain vitally important experiments lor the War .Department. -.'. 4000 or 5000 a Day Will Be Needed to Provide Reserve to Keep Regiments . to War Strength After They See Trenches. WASHINGTON. June 26. Responses to President Wilson's proclamation calling for 70.000 war volunteers for the regular Army this week are com ing slowly. Only 1451 were obtained yesterday, according to returns from, all parts of the country. . While the figures nearly doubled the low mark for dally recruiting set last week, officials were much concerned over the absence or a rusn to join me branch of the service certain to be flrat to face the Germans in France. It is I hoped that as recruiting week proceeds and with the tremendous campaign the newspapers of the country are conduct ing, the daily total will "be swelled to 4000 or 5000 men. New York showed the results of the campaign that has been waged by the metropolitan papers. " A total of 325 men was obtained in that city. Illinois, despite the fact that .the state's Quota is nearly 1000 over-recruited already, added 162 men. Pennsylvania supplied 147; Massachusetts 8a and Califor nia 68. The total number of war volunteers obtained since April 1 is now 126,400. Thia means that the great majority of the regiments are close . to full war strength, but it does not provide the necessary reserve to Keep them at that Btrength. BOY, SCUFFLING, IS SHOT Bullet Enters Thigh and Passes - Through " Body. OREGON CITY. Or.. June 26. fSne- eial.) Arthur Pack, 11-year-old son of Mr. and, Mrs. T. H. Pack, residing at Hoff, four miles from this city, was accidentally shot in tha thigh today by William Haxby, aged 17 years, who is making his home with the Pack family. ' T'lO boys had been ..hunting for gophers on the ' Pack farm, and the elder of -the boys attempted to take the gun from Pack, and in the scuffle the gun exploded, causing the bullet to enter the thigh of the Pack boy and pass through the body. He was rushed to this city and taken to- the office of Dr, -H. S. .Mount, where -be was given medical attention, and was able to be removed to his home. . - . lit :" 7"' ' M&r&W) ' ht0' Business as Usual No. 7. 7 .(!:'l:lli::r.i'i!' J r Boilers for tHe Pacific Coast DO YOU knQWTthat many of the great marine boilers for the boats now building in Portland, Seattle and San Francisco are being made here? Portland's expansion in machinery and steel has ijiven U3 a great industry. Auxiliary engines for ships are also being; built. And now comes the news tjiat the smelters at Oswego are to turn ore into pig iron and steel. Progress today is moving swiftly in Oregon. Business in every line must keep pace. Sound financing is a first consideration. Call on the First National for service and co-operation. Our Monthly Business Forecast and Trade Bulletin sent to those who re quest it upon their business letterhead. hail Am First for three Generations Falling, he struck a stringer of the bridge and landed on a sandbar in the middle of the stream. The accident was witnessed by soldiers who are guarding railroad property.' The guard fired several shots and atopped the train while Corporal Putnam, in charge of the detail, waded out and brought the injured man to camp. He was given first aid treatment by the soldiers and sent to the hospital here on the firat train east. He is badly bruised and possibly injured in ternally. SHIP CLEARS OWfl PATH DEVICE IN FROST BRUftS EIPLO. SIVES TO SIRFACS. Netted Projection Catebea Sea Bombs at Safe Distance From Vessels I Others Being Equipped. AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 26. A mine-sweeping ' device, calculated to pick up- and safely bring to the sur face any mines that may be in the path of vessels, is now being attached to a number of ships proceeding througn the waters of the war, zone. One of these devices was observed- on a pas senger liner whichv arrived here today. It is attach'ed to- the bows, and when let down anetted projection extends a dozen or more feet on either side of the ship. If a mine is encountered it is picked up and brought to the surface at a safe distance from the vessel. The ship to which the device was at' tached is on her first trip here since AprU, when she was compelled to seek a drydock in a British port on account of damage from a mine. The explosion, officers said, tore a big hole in her bottom and killed one member of the crew.- Watertight compartments held and the ship was able to make port without assistance. PERCY CHASEJ.EVAR DEAD Coqulllo Cditor Passes Away on Board Steamer. EUREKA, Cal.. June 6 (Special.) Percy Chase Levir, for'many years and until a few months ago editor of the Coqullle (Or.) Herald, died today aboard the steamer Breakwater while en route to San Francisco. Mr. Ievar. who was a victim of tuberculosis, was - In the caTe of his wife and a nurse, and was en route to Southern California for his health. ' He was a native of Wnloe, aged 57 years, and a son of John Levar, an early day logger of this community. The widow and a daughter. Miss alary 1-evar. sur Vive. Knights of Pythias have charge of the body; which will be sent to Marshfleld for burial Sunday. TEACHERS TAKE TESTS - examinations for State Certificates to Begin This Morning.' " ' Examinations of teachers who apply for state certificates will begin thi morning at 8:30 -at the Commercial High School. Fifth and Harrison streets, and will continue until Satur day afternoon. It is expected that 250 teachers will take the tests. The examinations are under the gen eral supervision of County Superin tendent Alderson, who will be assisted by a corps of teachers. Five rooms will be used, each of which will be in charge of an assistant. FIREMAN FALLS FROM TRAIN Guardsmen Rescue Injured From Island in River. . Man PENDLETON. Or., June 26. (Spe cial. ) Gus Blythe, fireman on a freight which left Reith early this morning, slipped from the running board of the engine as it passed over the river near Campbell Tstatlon, a few miles west. Ex-Premier Enters Army. AMSTERDAM. June 2. Neues Wel- ner Tageblatt says that Count Clam- Martinic, who recently resigned - as Austrian Premier, has returned to the military service and received an ap pointment as Colonel. He will become Military Governor of Montenegro. AUTO FIRE FRIGHTENS CITY Blaze Xear Gasoline Tank Throws Huntington Into Panic. BAKER. Or., June SS. (Special.) Huntington was endangered last night by a burning automobile ami the peo ple are still nervous today over the fright given them. The automobile, owned by a traveler giving his name as SI. McDonald, was taking gasoline at a tank near the Pacific States Telephone office when the gasoline on the car Ignited. The machine was standing about a tank containing 400 gallons of gaso Iln., which several times was thought ignited, and the fighters of the flames fled fearing an explosion which would wreck the entire city. The- flames were finally extinguished with no dam age except to the automobile. Final Statement Being Prepared. SALEM. Or., June 2 (Special.) Senator E. L, Cusick. of Albany, and Bruce Dennis, who had charae of the $6,000,000 road-bond issue campaign, were in the city today conferring with. Secretary Olcott relative to the filing of the final statement of expenses in the road-bond campaign. Now $1460 July 1st $1525 Mitchell Prices Must Advance SIXES TWO SIZES Mitchell- roomy 7-pks-senger Six with 127-inch wheelbase and a highly-developed 48-horae-power motor. - $1460 , Price will be advanced t $1525 oa July 1st. Four-Passenger Raadstar, $1495. Sedan, $2175. Cab riolet, $1895. Coup, $1995. Also Town Car and Limousine. These price will be advanced on July 1 st. MitchellJunior- s" passen ger Six on similar lines, with 120-inch wheelbase and a 40 horsepower motor. -ach smaller bore. $1195 ' Price will be advanced, to $1250 on July 1st. All Prices . o. b. Racine You Can Make a Saving on a Mitchell or on .the Mitchell Junior by . " Buying Before July 1st la common with other manufacturers of high-grade automobiles who are maintaining their . present high standard of construction, we have been forced to in crease the prices of the Mitchell, on account of big ad vances in costs of raw materials, labor, etc. On July 1st the new prices go into effect. The Mitchell now selling at $1460 will be advanced to $1525. The Mitchell Junior now $1195 will be advanced to $1250. However, all cars purchased before July 1st will be sold at iht old price. . Get Your Mitchell Now 4 Make up your mind to buy your Mitchell now and make this saving. Fortunately, we still have some cars due us out of the current production. But their number is limited. And once they are gone no cars will be available at the old price. See the Many Extras . . The Mitchell has SI features which nearly all cars omit. There are luxuries and beauties far beyond any other car in this class. There Is 100 per cent over-strength In every Mitchell part more than twice the usual margin of safety. Come see these extras f cores of them all paid for by factory savings. See what they add to a lifetime car. Then judge for yourself if you want to go without them. Remember, July 1st, Mitchell prices will be advanced. Put in your order today. MITCHELL MOTORSCOMPANY. Inc, Racine, WU, U. S. A. Service Firs t jf