VOL. LVII- NO. 17,664.-
PORTLAXD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JULY 4, 1917.
PK1CE FIVE CENTS.
U-BOAT ATTACKS Ofl
U. S. TROOPS FAIL
STRIKE FOLLOWS
MILK RATE RISE
EAST ST. LOUIS IS
LEFT TERRORIZED
RUSSIAN DRIVE SEEN
BY GENERAL SCOTT
REV. G. T.
WIDOW GIVES HER
SONS TO COUNTRY
IS
TO FACE CHARGES
Oil STRAHORN ROAD
ASTORIA WOMEN RF.FCSE TO
BUY AT ADVANCE.
AMERICAN OFFICER PRAISES
VICTORS OVER TEUTONS.
MRS. LIZZIE WELBORX, SALEM,
HAS PATRIOTIC SON-IN-LAW.
WILSON
GROUND
BROKEN
Two Attempts Made to
Sink Pershing Force.
1 DIVER, MAYBE OTHERS, SUNK
Each Offensive Made in Force
. by German Submarines.
ESPIONAGE IS SUSPECTED
American Army Is to Go Into Camp
Behind Battle Idne for Train
ing Immediately Battalion
. v In Paris for Fourth.
WASHINGTON. July 8. Safe arrival
at & French port of the last chips of
the first American oversea expedition
was announced tonight by Secretary
Daniels in a. statement revealing that
twice on the way across German sub
marines attacked in force and were
fought off by convoying: warships.
The Americans did not lose a man,
ship or animal. At least one of the
undersea enemies was destroyed.
The work of spies, through whom
the Germans knew secrets of the expe
dition, is disclosed by the news that
the first attack was made far at sea,
before the transports and their con
voys reached the point at which a ren
dezvous had been arranged with the
American destroyer flotilla operating- In
European waters.
Germans I. If" la Walt.
The submarine commanders appar
ently knew where and when to expect
the Americans bound for the fighting
lines in France and were assembled in
force to meet them.
It was Just a week after the first
troops landed that the last vessels put
Into the French port. They were slow
er craft, carrying supplies and horses.
The good news came to the Navy
Department late this afternoon from
Rear-Admiral Gleaves, commanding the
convoy squadron, and was made public
at once as an appropriate announce
ment on the eve of the Fourth of July.
Dangers Are Disclosed.
Becretary Daniels' statement, which
tells all of the story deemed wise to
publish, follows:
"It is with the Joy of a. great relief
that I announce to the people of the
United States the safe arrival in France
of every fighting man and every fight
ing ship.
"Now that the last vessel has
reached port, it is safe to disclose the
dangers that were encountered and to
tell the complete story of peril and
courage.
"The transports bearing our troops
were twice attacked by German sub
marines on the way across. On both
occasions the U-boats were beaten off
with every appearance of loss. One
certainly was sunk and there Is rea
son to believe that the accurate fire of
our gunners sent others to the bottom.
Expedition Is Divided.
"For purposes of convenience, the
expedition was divided into contin
gents, each contingent including troop
ships and a naval escort designed to
keep off such German raiders as might
be met.
"An ocean rendezvous had. also been
arranged with the American destroy
ers now operating in European waters
in order that the passage or the dan
ger zone might be attended by every
possible protection.
"The first attack took place at 10:30
on the night of June 22. What gives
It peculiar and disturbing significance
Is that our ships were set upon at a
point well this side of the rendezvous
and In that part of the Atlantic pre
sumably free from submarines.
"The attack was made in force, al
though the night made impossible any
exact count of the U-boats gathered for
what they deemed a slaughter.
TU-Boats Are Scattered.
"The high seas convoy, circling with
their searchlight, answered with heavy
gun fire, and its accuracy stands
proved by the fact that the torpedo
discharging became increasingly scat
tered and inaccurate. It Is not known
how many torpedoes were launched,
but five were counted as they sped
by bow and stern.
a second auacie was launched a
few days later against another con
tingent. The point of assault was be
yond the rendezvous and our destroy
ers were sailing as a screen between
the transports and all harm. The re
sults of the battle were In favor of
American gunnery.
"Not alone did the destroyers hold
the U-boats at a safe distance, but
their speed also resulted in sinking of
one submarine at least. Grenades were
used in firing, a depth charge explosive
timed to go off at a certain distance
under water. In one Instance oil and
wreckage covered the surface of the
sea after a shot from a destroyer at a
periscope, and the reports make claim
of sinking.
"Protected by our high seas convoy,
by our destroyers and by French war
vessels, the contingent proceeded and
Joined the others In a French port.
Array Tnauka Narr.
"The whole Nation will rejoice that
so great a peril is passed for the van
guard! of the men who will fight our
battles in France. No more thrilling
Fourth of July celebration could have
Mass Meeting Held and Committee
Appointed to Canvass . House
wives Wins Many Advocates.
ASTORIA, Or.. July 3. (Special.)
Astoria faces a milk strike that is
being organized by the housewives of
the city.
The dealers Increased the price per
month per quart July 1 from $2.50 to $3.
This raised a serious protest among
the housewives and last night approxi
mately BOO of them from various sec
tions of the city held a meeting at
Uniontown to consider the situation.
After a thorough discussion those
present decided that the advance in
rates was not justified by the exist
ing conditions, particularly during the
Summer months. The consensus of
opinion, as expressed, was that if the
dealers do not lower the rates, a
"strike" should be organized. Ac
cordingly a committee of ten women
was appointed to interview the house
wives and urge them to Join the
strike.
This morning the announcement was
made that practically all Uniontown is
"out" and scarcely a quart of milk is
being sold there, excepting to families
where there are small .children. A
large number of families in the east
end of the city have Joined in the
movement.
"ASSISTANTS" NEW JOBS
City Commissioners Give New Name
to "Private Secretary" Places.
Assistant Commissioners Is the latest
position to be created at the City Hall.
The Council yesterday passed an ordi
nance introduced by Commissioner
Mann providing for the position at $125
a month.
The plan Is to call some of the pri
vate secretaries Assistant Commission
ers Instead of private secretaries. It
will not mean any additional employes
but merely a new name for the posi
tions. The underlying purpose is to
enable some of the Commissioners to
get rid of private secretaries held over
from the Commissioners who have re
tired, the secretaries being under civil
service.
FIRECRACKERS UNDER BAN
Mayor Baker Issues Instructions to
Police for Today.
Firecrackers and fireworks of every
description are absolutely under the
ban today. The City Council yester
day voted againct allowing even ordi
nary flzzers to be used because several
fires have been caused by these in the
past. ,.
Mayor Baker instructed the police
yesterday to prohibit firecracker shoot
ing or the shooting of fireworks.
RAILROAD EARNINGS GAIN
Western Lines Show Increase of
More Than $3,000,000.
WASHINGTON, July 3. May reports
to the Interstate Commerce Commission
from 72 of the 186 principal railroads of
the country show an increase in earn
ings over May, 1916. The net revenues
for May this year were $48,134,746; last
year, $46,981,930.
Western roads made a gain of more
than $3,000,000-, although both Eastern
and Southern roads suffered slight de
creases.
ALIENS' GUNS CONFISCATED
Five Hundred Weapons Seized In
Salt Lake County.
SALT LAKE CITT. July 3. Five
hundred guns were confiscated from
the alien residents of Salt Lake Coun
ty outside of Salt Lake City yester
day by 135 members of the "home
guard," serving as Deputy Sheriffs.
Most of the guns were taken from
the mining camps where the popula
tion of foreigners is greatest.
THE HAGUE SITTINGS OVER
Protocol Is Signed at Last War
Prisoners Conference.
THE HAGUE, 'July 3. The war pris
oners' conference between representa
tives of Great Britain and Germany
held its last sitting yesterday.
A protocol was signed and the points
on which an agreement was reached
will be submitted to the British and
German governments for confirmation.
AIRPLANE STUDENT KILLED
Mrs. Hattie Nixon Victim of Acci
dent at Marlin School.
MARLTN, Tex., July 3. Mrs. Hattie
Nixon. 26, of Waco, a student in' the
Marlin Airplane School, was killed to
day while making a practice flight
over the city.
Her airplane struck some telephone
wires and felL
T. R.'S SONS ARE IN FRANCE
Major and Captain Roosevelt, to
Join Expeditionary Force.
PARIS, July 3. Major Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. and Captain Archibald
Roosevelt have arrived In France.
They are to Join the American ex
peditionary, forces.
Troops Charged With
Cowardly Conduct.
SOLDIERS GRIN AT MURDER
28 Dead Found, 75 Wounded
and 310 Homes Destroyed.
BRUTALITY CASES SCORED
Labor Leader Traces Race Trouble
to Strike of Year Ago Chief
Objection to Negroes Is That
They Will Not Unionize.
EAST ST. LOUIS. I1L, July 3. Four
teen companies of National Guardsmen
tonight patrolled the streets of East
St. Louis in an effort to prevent a re
currence of the race riots here which,
since Saturday morning, have resulted
in the death of 28 persons, the injury
of 75 more and the destruction by fire
of 310 negro homes covering 16 H acres
of ground.
The entire community of 80,000 per
sons is terrorized by the events of the
last two days and that they fear the
inability of the guardsmen to cope with
the sitnation was intimated today when
the Chamber of Commerce demanded to
know of Adjutant-General Dickson
why the troopers had not displayed
more energetic activity last night.
Governor to Enforce Order.
Governor Frank O. Lowden. in
charge of 14 companies of the Illinois
National Guard, tonight directed the
restoration of order.
Ten more companies of guardsmen
most of them ordered out from Chi
cago, are on their way here tonight.
Members of the Chamber were not
slow to charge the soldiers with inef
ficiency bordering on cowardice, but
Adjutant-General Dickson explained
that his force was handicapped by the
small number of troops available at
that time. t
The police force, which numbers 60,
also was charged with negligence In
attempting to quell the violence.
Of all the Incidents of rioting re
lated today, not one told of a single
act of bravery on the part of police or
guardsmen.
Troops Grin at Murder.
Anxious citizens who inquired of In
dividual militiamen why they did not
stop the looting and murder which
was going on, in many instances un
der their very eyes, received grins for
their reply. Some of the soldiers, were
disarmed by rioters-
Negro Lured to Death.
A newspaper reporter, who was in
the thick of the trouble last night, re
lated a particularly brutal story. A
(Concluded on Pace 3, Column 3.)
SOMETHING DOING
'"' ' ' '
Attack on Austro-Germans Watched
From Hill, One Corps Carry
ing Three Trenches.
PETROGRAD. July 3. Major-General
Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the
United States Army and attached to
the American commission to Russia,
arrived at the southwestern front Just
in time to witness the beginning of
the Russian offensive on July 1. He
was accompanied by Colonel Robert E.
L. Mlchie, of the general staff; Lieutenant-Colonel
T. Bentley Mott and
Lieutenant-Colonel William St. Judson.
Elihu Root, the special ambassador and
head of the commission, is in receipt
of an enthusiastic telegram from Gen
eral Scott, briefly describing the battle.
Standing on a hill overlooking the
Russian and Austrian lines near
Zlochoff. General Scott's party had an
opportunity of observing the Russian
artillery preparation and the charge
which followed. General Scott de
scribed the artillery preparation action
as "excellent," and said that he per
sonally saw the Sixth Corps of the
Eleventh Army take three lines of
Austrian trenches. '
BANK ROBBERS CAPTURED
South Dakota Posse Also Recovers
$7 000 Stolen by Bandits.
CONDE, S. D., July 3. Two masked
bandits, one of whom was badly wound
ed in a running fight with a posse led
by the town marshal, were captured
here this afternoon after they had en
tered the local bank and obtained be
tween $6000 and $7000. The money was
recovered
The men are said to be "Mike" Mc
Brlde and Louis Miles, who have lived
here about a year.
The owner of an automobile which
the bandits had commandeered was
found tied to a tree outside the town.
GERMAN ALLIES CONFER
Von Hindenburg and Von Inden
dorf f at Austrian Headquarters.
BERLIN, via London. July 3. Field
Marshal von Hindenburg and General
von Ludendorff arrived at Austrian
headquarters yesterday to discuss
present and future operations of the
Teutonic' armies, - says an official
statement given out here today.
Both generals were received in audi
ence by the Emperor and had discus
sions with the Austrian Foreign Mln
inter and the German Ambassador at
Vienna.
FARMER DIES IN FIELD
Apoplexy Strikes William Winter-
mantle While Shocking Hay.
JEFFERSON, Or., July 3. (Special.)
William Wintermantle, a farmer liv
ing at Wintle, dropped dead while
shocking hay at his farm yesterday. A
physician was called immediately and
he pronounced Mr. Winterraantle's
death due to apoplexy.
Mr. Wintermantle was well when he
went to work at noon.
EVERY MINUTE TODAY AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Fellow Methodist Files
Accusations.
HEARING WILL BEGIN JULY 5
Letters Written Wife of Com
plainant Enter Case.
OLD FRIENDSHIP IS LOST
Ecclesiastical Tribunal Will Con.
elder Charges of Lying, Defama
tion of Character, and Viola
tion of Transportation Laws.
A special committee of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, meeting In
Portland tomorrow under direction of
the Rev. William Wallace Toungson.
district superintendent, will Investigate
charges of lying, defamation of char
acter and violation of law, brought
against the Rev. Clarence True Wil
son, former pastor of Centenary Meth
odist Episcopal Church here and for
the past several years National execu
tive secretary of the Methodist Tem
perance Society.
The charges have been preferred
against Dr. Wilson by Harry McCain,
of Salem, a fellow Methodist and co
worker with him along temperance
lines.
Letters to Be Explained.
The charges are understood to be
even more sensational than would ap
pear on their face. Among other things,
it is said. Dr. Wilson will be asked to
explain certain letters written to Mrs.
McCain, attacking her husband, which,
Mr. McCain says, nearly broke up their
home.
These letters are understood to have
been written in Kansas City a year
ago, when Dr. Wilson and Mr. McCain
were working there in a prohibition
campaign. A statement alleged to have
been mede by Dr. Wilson about Mr.
McCain also enters into the case.
Complainants An Reconciled.
The letters will be produced at the
hearing in support of the charges
against Dr. Wilson. Mr. McCain and
his wife have been completely recon
ciled.
While leaders In the church declined
to comment last night on the Investi
gation and the charges against Dr.
Wilson, it is known that they have
caused a profound sensation within the
church. There has been much talk
about them for several days.
Statements Are Refused.
Rev. Mr. Toungson. district superin
tendent of the church, declined to dis
cuss the hearing or the charges last
night. He said that in the absence of
Bishop Hughes, who Is In Klamath
Falls, he did not want to make any
statements.
Dr. Wilson also declined to comment
Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.)
Wallace Mclnturff, Marshfleld At
torney, Officer In Coast Artil
lery, May Be Called.
SALEM. Or.. July 3. (Special.) In
the midst of campaigns for the sale of
liberty bonds, assistance for the Red
Cross and other patriotic moves, Mrs.
Lizzie Welborn. 1440 Ferry street, this
city, has made one of the most charit
able sacrifices yet recorded In this vi
cinity.
She has given her three only sons
to her country. Warren, the oldest.
with Company M. Third' Oregon;
Ralph, the next in age, is at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, with the signal corps,
and Forest, the youngest, has Just en
listed here in the engineers' corps to
leave at once for Vancouver.
In addition Wlllard Mclnturff, an at
torney at Marshfleld and the husband
of Mrs. Welborn's daughter, Mabel, is
an officer in the Coast Artillery at
that place and expects to be called out
for service soon.
Mrs. Welborn was left a widow when
her children were still in their infancy
and she has raised them unaided.
COSSACKS INDORSE DUMA
Drastic Action Suggested Against
Autonomy of Ukraine.
PETROGRAD, July 3. The All Rus
sia Congress of Cossacks has adopted a
resolution opposing the dissolution of
the Duma, which It declared would be
a violation of the fundamental laws of
Russia.
The congress declared that the state
of autonomy proclaimed by the inhabi
tants of Ukraine is a menace to the
union of the Russian state. The con
gress offered Its support to the gov
ernment in any action taken relating to
the Ukraine.
NINE PIGS BRING $274
Carload of Stock for Portland Is
Sold for $2100.
SALEM. Or.. July 3. (Special.)
William Colder, who lives near this
city, has Just sold nine one-year old
pigs, all of the same litter, to G. E,
Eyre, for $274.41.
They were shipped as part of a car
load which Included 218 lambs and 14
hogs, all going to the Portland stock
yards and all valued at about 32100. -
KAISER COSTS CITY $4200
Chicago Replaces Spelling Book
With Eulogy of Emperor.
CHICAGO, July 3. The new Board of
Education of Chicago today awarded a
contract for 40,000 new spelling book
to take the place of the volume that
contained an eulogy of the German
Emperor and, caused considerable agi-
i&iiou acre several monma ago.
The new books will cost (4200.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 74
ucgi en, miniuiuui. OfKrecfl,
TODAY'S Fair.
Waf.
Russians force evacuation of Brxiany, talc
ing tuw more lemons. Page 5.
Two submarine attacks made on Pershing's
lorce; one u-ooat, mayo otnera, sunk.
rage x.
American troops begin training In France.
rage
unnn dcoil. or American Army, is eye-
wuncH to xiussian victory. rage x.
Foreign.
Chinese factions reported In battle. Pace 8.
National.
House prepares for fight on Senate draft of
tax bill. Page 4.
Agreement' for early vote on food bill Is
likely. Page 3.
War-time anniversary sees America etrug-
Bimf i maintain iioerty. ragt 6.
jDomestlc.
Many Oregon men win Army commissions.
rage s.
Hoover appeals for self -sacrifice to win war.
fag 5.
Rioting in East St. Louis grows apnea.
rage, J-
6 porta.
Pacific Coast Ieague results: Portland 10,
bait Lake ll; ban Francisco 3, Vernon 1
juos Angeies 3. Oakland, u. Page 14.
A. R. Munger beats R. 11. Mitchell and A.
B. Cooke in Irvlngton tennis handicaps.
rage
Strike-out honors In Coast league held by
jriCKson. or. iseaia. rage l.
Pacific Northwest.
Klamath Falls celebrates beginning of work
on Strahorn lines, rage L
Portland "sidewalk case" won by City Com
miaslonera. Page 7.
Salem widow give her all to country.
rage i.
Oregon court rules homemade win Illegal
in state, rage 7.
Astoria housewives refuse to buy milk at
Increased price. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Coast prune prices may be altered by notion
of California Association. rage 15.
Lower money rate fall to stimulate stock
speculation. Page 13.
First of Government steel ships to be started
here In October, page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
No car shortage hampers fuel men. Page 11.
Deans of Women, at education convention.
to decide how soldiers may court co-eds.
Page 0.
Members of Cabinet suggest alms to edu
catorsr convention. rage o.
r. W. Springer says music festivals are great
assets for cities. Page v.
Mr. Muck thinks bridge records were tam
pered with. Page la
Auditorium dedication set for this morning.
Page la
New battery of field artillery Is being re
cruited. Page ltk
Farewell to soldiers and sailors big event of
Portland s celebration today, page 11.
Oregon's sailors return to Portland for
Fourth. Page 4.
Justice McCaxnant renews attack on History
text. Page
Oregon ready for draft. Page 9.
Railroads and water lines to co-operate for
handling business. Page 7.
Mary Jordan arrives. Page 11.
Rev. C. T. Wilson to face charges. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page U.
Interior Oregon Lines
to Be Linked.
KLAMATH FALLS CELEBRATES
resident Strahorn Drives
Silver Spike in Street.
VAST TERRITORY IS TAPPED
Railroad Builder Points Military
Value of Second Steel Highway
From Columbia River to Call- '
fornia and Southern Points.
KLAMATH FAXX.Sk Dr.. July S. (Sper
clal.) A silver spike was driven Into
a stretch of track and rails here today
by Robert E. Strahorn at ground
breaking; exercises held to mark the
beginning; of construction of the 20
mlle Klamath Falls Municipal Railroad
to Dairy, Or, which Is Intended to be
the first unit of the Oregon. California
& Eastern Railway through Central
Oregon.
Mr. Strahorn Is president of the Ore
gon. California & Eastern, and has the .
contract for building the Klamath
Falls-Dairy section.
Women Break; Ground.
The first dirt was thrown in the
ground-breaking exercises by Mrs.
Strahorn. Mrs. George B. McDonald and
Mrs. W. Frank Arant, the two oldest
white women residents of Klamath,
County. They were assisted by many
of the members of the Ladies One
Thousand Railroad Club, which assist
ed materially last Winter In raising
the $75,000 terminal fund.
Following the dirt throwing a
group of high school students, who
assured Mr. Strahorn at the big banquet
here in November, 1915, that they, as
the business men of tomorrow, wanted
the railway and were with him to- get
It. under the leadership of John Hous
ton made the first grade.
Officials Lit Track.
On this grade Mayor Crisler, the
members of the executive committee.
other city officials, members of the
County Court and other men's organ
izations which assisted in the work
thus far, laid the ties and rails for
the first section of the new road.
The eilver spike was then driven by
Mr. Strahorn and visitors, George P.
Putnam representing the Governor; Mr.
Young, from Paisley; Mr. Nolte, from
Lakeview; Mr. Chrisman, from Silver
lake; Mr. Cheney, from Spokane, and,
Charles Hood, Indian, representing the'
Indiana of Klamath County. School
girls then decorated the completed
track section with American flags. The
right-of-way of the line for a consid.
erable distance from the city was In.
dicated by flags attached to the grade
stakes.
Parade Typifies Passing ef Old.
The celebration began this morning
with a great parade containing numer
ous floats typifying the meeting of the
old and the sew the pioneer method
and the modern.
Captain O. C Applegate, one of
Klamath's pioneers and Indian fighter,
led the procession, accompanied by a,
coterie of Indian scouts and aides, -el-atlves
of actual participants in tha
early Indian troubles here.
A prairie schooner, labeled "Klamath;
or Bust." came next, driven by O. A.
Stearns, an early pioneer. Colonel J.
W. Lathrop. who drove Wells-Fargo
stages in Nevada when a boy, followed
with an old Concord stage, contanlng
Robert E. Strahorn, C B. Crisler, Mayor
of Klamath Falls. County Judga
Hanks, Councilman Struble and others.
Shotgun Agent John Foster, who rep
resented Wells-Fargo Company at
Ager. CaL, for 30 years, guarded the
stage.
Floats Are Elaborate.
There were also floats representing
an Oregon. California & Eastern en
gine emerging from a tunnel, pony
express and other pioneer institutions,
besides very elaborate floats presented
by the local lodges of Oddfellows and
Elks, and a number of local business
houses.
Following the parade exercises were
held at the Courthouse Park. W. A.
Delzell, postmaster of Klamath Falls,
was chairman. Welcome was extended
to the visitors by Mayor Crisler. . A
telegram of regret was read from
William B. Hanley, of Burns.
Governor Sends Secretary.
Talks were made by Mr. Putnam,
representing Governor Withycombe;
W. D. Cheney, of Spokane, and Bishop
Matt Hughes, of Portland.
In a speech on "Empire Building
following the ceremony, Mr. Strahorn
promised work would begin on the
road immediately.
Future of Project Great.
Mr. Strahorn spoke as follows: "We
are today inaugurating what we fondly
hope and believe will prove the most
important railroad building attempted
since the completion of our transcon
tinental lines. We are modestly be
ginning to link together, by a com
paratively small and Inexpensive sys
tem, five railways whose far-seeing
projectors thought It worth while to
push them at great cost many weary
miles up through tortuous canyons to
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