THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAN. 3IOXDAT, JTJXY 2, 1917.
FOOD BILL MAY NOT
PASS IN TWO WEEKS
that an intense duel has been In prog
freas from the region of Brxesany to as
LUMBER ACTIVITY IS
far northward as the middle Stokhod
In Volhynia. a distance of about 17;
miles. Brzezany is one of the keys to
Lemberg, the Galician cfepital.
GREATEST III DECADE
Berlin declares that the Russian at
tacks, which It says were powerful.
eZsa JV'ajW- lfT3
were brought about through .the
pressure of the leading entente pow
ers.
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Genera! Debate Will Be Re
sumed in Senate Today
i on Amendments.
HOOVER OFFERS ADVICE
Final ' Agreement
Reached Before
Cannot Be
July 15,
Senate
Even. Should
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Finish This Week.
WASHIT7GTOI. July I. A formid
able mid-Summer legislative pro
gramme with food, prohibition and
revenue the major measures, still con
fronts Congress In Its war session,
which began three months ago to
morrow. With business "congested In the Sen
ate and the House marking time In
recess, Senate leaders hoped tonight
to make rapid progress on the food
control bill, with Its provision pro
hibiting the manufacture of distilled
spirits and send it to conference by
the end of the week.
Launching of the war revenue bill,
practically re-wrltten from the House
draft and reduced from J 1,800.000,000,
to $1,652,170,000 by the Senate finance
committee, also is planned this week.
Several weeks of revenue debate prob
ably will follow disposal of the food
liquor measure.
Food Control Discussed.
Members of the Senate agricultural
committee and Herbert C. Hoover, food
administrator, were In conference to
day discussing amendments and meas
ures to expedite the food control leg
islation. Many administrative changes
were suggested, and will be presented
to the Senate by Senator Chamberlain,
but none were said to materially re
strict or enlarge the scope of th
measure.
Kxcept for a sharp but probably
brief fight expected late this week the
prohibition Issue seems virtually set
tled. Administration leaders are posi
tive the Senate will adopt Senator
Chamberlain's substitute for the
House's "bone-dry" sections.
Hoover Offers Suggestions.
Among the changes In the food con
trol features of the bill proposed by
Mr. Hoover were application of the
legislation to farmers and gardeners
co-operative associations and modifica
tions of the committee amendment pro-
hiblting (jovernraent employes or
agents from selling their own products
to the Government. The latter, Mr.
Hoover said, should be so amended that
while preventing a member of a volun
tary advisory commission from selling
his own products to the Government, It
still should permit use of his services
In advisory capacities in respect to
products in which he has no Interest.
The committee agreed to remove ex
emptlon of grain elevators of farmers'
organizations used for public purposes,
but retained the exemption clause as
to associations not organized or oper
ating for profit.
Two Week More Will Be Needed.
General debate will be resumed In
the Senate tomorrow, with discussion
of amendments. With the House re
oess until July 9, even should the Sen
ate dispose of the bill this week
conference agreement and final enact
ment probably will not come until near
the middle of the month.
The Senate finance committee plans
a final vote on its revision of the
House war tax bill tomorrow.
Further hearings will be held this
week on the bill appropriating $600,
000,000 for the aircraft programme.
The Administration bill regulating
"trading with the enemy" will be take
up when the House reconvenes next
week.
Progress of the War.
rTlHB soldiers of New Russia have
JL assumed the aggressive. For the
first time since the revolution last
March Russian troops have begun an
attack on an extensive scale. Along a
front of 18 miles ln the region of
Brieiany, Galicla, Russian troops have
stormed the German positions. Berlin
says the Russians suffered heavy
losses and were compelled to retire
before the German fire. The attack
was made in the section southeast of
Lemberg, where the artillery firing has
been heavy recently.
The Russians also made night at-
tacks on both sides of Brzezany and
near Zwyzyn and Berlin reports as
saults between Zlota Lypa and the Na-
rayuvka. The artillery arm of the
Russian forces has been active and
from the Berlin report it is learned
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Field Marshal Hals continues to
tighten his grrip on Lens. On the north
bank of the river Souchez British
troops have captured German positions
on a front of half a mile soutnwest
and west of Lens. The British army
during June captured S68S German pris
oners, including 175 officers and 67
guns. Including two heavy guns.
well as much other war material.
The French and Germans continue
to battle at various points on the front
from Cerny to the Verdun region.
East of Cerny the French have repulsed
German attacks and In the region of
Prunay, east of Rheims, a German
surprise attack was thrown back with
heavy losses. On the left bank of the
Meuse the fighting has brought no
change in position.
Two German submarines were fired
on by the gun crew of an American
liner during a voyage from the United
States to England, and the sailors be
lieve one periscope was shattered. A
third submarine was sighted but the
American gdnners had no opportunity
to fire, as it Immediately submerged.
1000 ELKS HAVE PICNIC
DAY'S
OlTIJfG IS ESJOYEB AT
BONNEVILLE.
The Dalles Ldaremen Join With Port
land In Flag-Ralslns; and
la Festivities.
Almost 1000 Elks and their families
and friends attended the fourth annual
picnic of Portland Lodge of Elks yes-
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terday at Bonneville and enjoyed the
pleasant weatner. i
A special tralnload of Elks from The
Dalles arrived ln time for the flag-rais-
ins ceremonies. Fred W. Wagner and
Cary Houseman raised the flag1, while
Mrs. German Politz, prima donna of
The Sultan of Eulu" last week, sang
'Star-Spangled Banner"; Judge Henry
McGinn delivered the oration of the day
and It rang with patriotism.
Races of all kinds were held and
baseball game between the girls team
of KIrkpatrick Council, Knights and
Ladies of Security, and the Portland
Elks' Lodge nine was played, but just
what the final score was no one seems
to know.
More- than 60 automobiles made the
trip and the special train which left the
Union Depot at 9 o'clock had a full
load.
The famous All-Elks band of Port
land Lodge was in attendance and dis
pensed music for the dancing and sing
ing. Mrs. Charles Sherman Botsford
sang "America, My America," the song
which recently was dedicated to the
Portland Elks regiment.
LABOR IS ONE PROBLEM
WOODEN SHIPS DEPEND
OX HETf
TO BTTILD THEM.
Government. Says F. C Knapp. Will
Give Pacific Coast All Contract.
That Can Be Filled.
"The Government is going to give us
all the ship contracts that we have the
men and the lumber to build," said F. C
Knapp, president of the Peninsula Lum
ber Company and of the Peninsula
Shipbuilding Company, upon his return
last night from a stay of more than
two months in Washington and other
Eastern cities. While in Washington
he conferred with General Goethals and
other Federal officials.
The Peninsula plant now has con-
tracts for four Government vessels and
Mr. Knapp says they will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible.
"There need be no fear whatever
that the wood ship industry will not
be recognized by General Goethals and
others in charge of the Government
programme." said Mr. Knapp. "All must
take into consideration the labor prob
lem. The .Government does not want
to cause an abnormal movement of la.
bor from one part of the country to
another. We will get. all the business
that our available supply of labor can
handle
RUSSIA IS AWAKENING
EV PROVISIONAL GOVEBTMEVT
SHOWS GREAT ACTIVITY.
Better Organisation of Supply and Dis
tribution of Food Is Main Item .
of Government's Programme.
PETKOGRAD, June 29. (Delayed.)-
Great activity is being shown by the
provisional government with the 0b-
Ject of improving Russia's financial and
economic condition. The main items of
the government's programme are better
organization of the supply and distri
bution of food and raw material.
I sorting where necessary to state
monopolies; the Increase of national
revenue and productivity, and the crea
tion of new specialist state organiza
tions to relieve or extinguish overlap
ping departments.
Bills establishing monopolies in min
erals, fuels and sugar were submitted
yesterday by the government. The
Minister of Supplies had approved a bill
authorizing the local authorities to
requisition for public use agricultural
machinery which la not being effective-
ly employed.
MEN NEEDED FOR BIG GUNS
Two New Batteries of Artillery to
Be Recruited.
Two new batteries of Oregon Field
Artillery are soon to be recruited. If
present plans are carried out, and one
of these at least will be raised in Port
land. With Battery A. the oldest ar
tillery organisation In the West, Ore
gon then would have given a complete
battalion of field artillery to the
service.
Captain Cicero Hogan, In charge of
recruiting for the Oregon National
Guard, at 106 Fifth street, asks especi
ally for saddlers, horse-shoers, black
smiths and cooks to Join the proposed
batteries.
At the Oregon National Guard sta
tion 10 men were enlisted yesterday.
Ijad Eats Strychnine Pills.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. July 1 (Spe
cial.) Johnny William, the small son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duckwall, of the
Odell district, is recovering from a serl
ous case' of strychnine poisoning;. The
little boy. discovering a box of pills
used by his grandmother for heart
I trouble, ate a generous quantity.
Survey of Conditions in North
west, by Federal Reserve
Bank, Shows Progress. -
PATRIOTIC CALL IS HEEDED
Importance of Shipbuilding Indus
try Asserted and Promising Con- '
dltion of Varied Food Crops
Is Declared Satisfactory.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1. Lumber
activity In the Pacific Northwest In de
clared to be more active and remuner
ative man at any other time in the
past decade, in a resume of general
business conditions Issued by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of the Twelfth dis
trict. Mills are said to be operating
almost to capacity and the demand is so
great that many large producers are
reported to be completely out of the
market.
The survey In detail Is as follows:
'Maximum production and minimum
necessary consumption ' of foodstuffs
is a sound war principle. At least in
production this district Is putting forth
a splendid effort. The Fall and Winter
were unfavorable for grain and the
Spring was cold and backward, but, in
spite of this and because of the spurs
uoin oi patriotism and of promise of
"'Sh prices there has been
large In
acr?af,oC Spring plant-
ner. amounting to 32 per cent more
than last year ln Washington. Oregon
ana laano. rne Government report,
June 1. indicates a yield in this dis-
"" - 01 woeat, oaney and oats In ex
wi tunc kjl year,
California Condition Promising'.
"In California the deficiency ln nre-
cipitation has been offset by cool
weather during early Summer which
has been Ideal for many crops. Hay,
which was generally short last year.
will show a greater tonnage this year.
Alfalfa will exceed 6.000,000 tons
against 5,000,000 last year.
Urower3 of deciduous fruits have
been greatly relieved by the announce
ment that such fruits will be classed as
necessary food and not as a luxury
assuring greater demand, better prices
and more cars for moving the crops, A
generally larger yield is indicated.
The crop of navel oranges, during
the season Just closed, has been one of
the best ln years, aggregating 27,153
cars as compared with 22.25 cars last
year. Shipments of Valencia oranges
are just beginning and likewise prom
ise to bo larger.
'Shipbuilding is probably the most
active industry on this Coast. Seattle
shipyards have JS0, 000. 000 of contracts,
while those of Portland and Tacoma
have as much more. The contracts of
the Puget Sound district are believed
to exceed those of the San Francisco
district.
Crude Oil Is Scarce.
In California during May. petroleum
production averaged 261.004 barrels per
day and shipments 305,300 barrels, re
sulting in a reduction of stored stocks
of 1.2oo,318 barrels. The increasing
shortage of crude oil Is rapidly creat
ing a critical fuel situation on' this
Coast. It is reported that the South
ern Pack'io Railroad, using crude oil as
fuel for its locomotives. Is unable to
supply Its requirements and that by
September 20 per cent of its motive
power will be out of commission un
less new supplies of crude oil become
available,
Not ln 10 years has the Pacific
Northwest lumber market been so
active and remunerative as at the pres
ent time. Demand has been such that
many large producers are now abso
Iutelv out of the market. Lumber pro
duction Is near the maximum possible.
Food production in this district
promlsM to be unexpectedly large and
materially greater than seemed prob
able a month ago, although not of
record volume.
Trade Is active. Bank deposits.
clearings and building permits all show
increases.
CHINA HAS NEW CABINET
Further Steps Toward Restoration
of Order Are Taken.
WASHINGTON, July 1. Further
steps toward restoration of order In
China through a coalition Cabinet were
reported In Pekln dispatches to the le
gation here yesterday, which said that
three more Ministers appointed by
Premier LI Chlng Shi had accepted of
fice. The new Cabinet now is virtually
complete.
The new Ministers are: Justice, Klang
Tung, formerly Vice-Mlnlster; com
munications, Lung Klang Chang, for
merly civil. Governor of Kwel Chow,
and agriculture and commerce, LI
Sheng Tan, formerly Minister to Japan.
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Socialist Member of Reichstag
Would Postpone On Dispute.
COPENHAGEN. July 1. Dr. Cohn,
Socialist member of the Reichstag, who
visited Copenhagen to confer with the
Danish Socialists, has furnished the
Associated Press with a statement of
the peace views of himself and his as
sociates. The only novel point in his statement
Is the suggestion that the question of
Alsace-Lorraine should be excluded
from the peace negotiations and Its
settlement be deferred several years
1 until the passions engendered by the
war have cooled.
AVIATION STUDENTS 1004
Five State Universities Are Training
American. Youth to Fly.
WASHINGTON. July 1. The number
of military aviation students in courses
at the Military Institute of Technology,
Cornell, Ohio State, Illinois, Texas and
California Universities, was announced
yesterday as 1004. Courses will be
opened Monday at Princeton with 32
students, and at Georgia tocnool oi
Technology with 50.
A campaign will be started soon to
obtain recruits for aviation training.
Russian Industry ln Peril.
PETROGRAD. July Arthur Hen
derson, member of the British war
council, and the labor member of the
British delegation now visiting; Russia,
has transmitted to the Russian Foreign
Minister a document in which the direc.
tors of a number of important under
takings, mainly British, working in
Russia, point out the serious position
of industry. The directors ask security
for property.
Read The Oregonian classified ids.
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HOPE OF LABOR FAILS
SWEDISH LEADEB DISAPFOISTblJ
IN AMERICAN IPK1JEHA.T10X.
Llndaulst Says Purpose ef
International Conference Wan to
Dlacnas After-War PreWeau,
trrctcnrBGLZl. July V The refusal of
the American Federation of Labor to
rT-tirtTit ln tha International con
gress of trades unions, called to meet
ln Switzerland In September. la a great
disappointment to the Scandinavian
labor federations and particularly the
Swedes, who Issued the call. This dis
appointment Is voiced Dy Herman una
qulst, president of the Swedish Fed
eration Of LaDor. JLD a rammcni w
the Associated Press he said:
"Officials of the labor federations of
the three Scandinavian countries have
met frequently during the war, and It
has been our constant wish that an
International trade union conference
might be held. Our purpose never was
to assume any attitude whatever to-
.1 .. tn aiHcuiiK the war. either
as to Its conduct or the responsibility
for its origin., wnat wo w
simply to get the world's labor men
together to discuss prooiema wmcn
must be faced by labor after the war
and to formulate the demands of In
ternational labor for a period when,
more than ever before, it will be neo
essary for the world's worklngmen to
stand united.
"I could understand now labor reop
erations that are at the same time po-
.... n4 ., tma mfirhl nn.l hi V rt
ULicai 01 - --
fuse participation for governmental
reasons, dui me -rvwi a ...'-.'-....
Is not a political organisation and its
attitude cannot be understood and is
re gre table."
WILSON CALLED HYPOCRITE
German Majority Socialists Scold
Germany and Cnited State's.
COPENHAGEN, July 1. The German
majority Socialists have returned from
Stockholm and are indulging in an out
burst of scoldlnff against Germany, and
particularly criticising the United
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Hill.
States for not favoring the German
majority Socialists' particular brand of
peace.
Richard Fischer, the socialist leaaer,
ln addressing a mass meeting In Berlin,
said regarding the Stockholm confer
ence that the -whole world, except the
British, French and Italian govern
ments and "that arch-hypocrite, w ii-
aon," was arrayed for peace.
MORE MEN NOW AT WORK
Governor Campbell, of Arizona, lias
Reports of Improved Conditions.
PHOETNTX. Aria, July 1. Reports of
Improved conditions in the Warren
(Blsbee) district were received by
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are at work ln the larger mines there
than at any time since the beginning
of the strike, the reports said.
Replying to a recommendation by the
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