Morning Oregonian., July 28, 1917, Image 1

VOL. LVII NO. 17,685.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ANOTHER AMERICAN
ARMY IN EUROPE
REFUGEES
TO OREGON
BOY GOES TO JAIL
TO GET INTO ARMY
7 BILLIONS NEEDED
IN NEW REVENUES
ATTEMPT TO BURN
MILL IS THWARTED
GIRL'S RESISTANCE
RETREAT
CAUSE OF MURDER
Contingent disembarks af
ter SAFE PASSAGE.
TOtTTH OF 19 REPRESENTS
HIMSELF AS SLACKER.
NIGHTWATCHMAX AT LINNTON
PLANT FIRES AT INTRUDERS.
ROMANS
GAI
BELGIAN
RUSSIANS
COMING
Germans Fall Back in
Suchitza Valley.
CZERNOWITZ IS ABANDONED
Russians Withdraw Toward
River Pruth, on Border.
KAISER WATCHES ADVANCE
Teutons Advance Rapidly on Both
Sides of River Dneister Cos
Backs and Motor Cars Strive
to Hold Line on the Sereth.
COPENHAGEN. July 27. Reports
from Vienna say that the evening
newspapers in the Austrian capital as
Eert that the Russians are evacuating
Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina.
JASSY. Roumania, July 26. (De
layed.) The occupation of 10 villages
by the Roumanians in their new offen
sive is announced by the "War Office.
The Austro-German forces retired in
disorder.
The statement follows:
"We continued our advance as far as
12 kilometers (7 miles) from our old
front, occupying all our objectives ind
taking possession of 10 villages. We
captured 450 prisoners, many guns and
much material. The enemy is retir
ing in disorder."
BERLIN, July 27. Troops under
command of Archduke Joseph have re
treated on the Roumanian front. The
statement given out today by the Ger
man . War Department says that the
Teutons left to the Russo-Roumanians
the territory in the Suchitza Valley as
far as the upper course of the Putna
River.
The Austro-German forces are pur
suing the Russians, who are retreating
through the wooded Carpathians in the.
direction of the River Pruth
Kaiser "Watches Advance.
Near Tarnapol, In Eastern Gallcla.
yesterday. Emperor William watched the
German troops extend their gains at
the Sereth bridgehead, the War Office
announced today.
The German statement says that the
German troops are rapidly advancing
on both sides of the Dniester River.
The Galiclan town of Kolomea, on the
railroad between Stanislau and Czerno
witz, has bee- captured by the Teutons.
The announcement follows:
"South of Tarnapol, in spite of stub
born resistance of Russians, who were
sent forward regardless of the fact
that thousands upon thousands .were
being mowed down under our destruct
ive fire, we captured the Gniza and
Sereth crossings from Trembowla to
Skomorocze. We are advancing rap
idly on both sides of the Dniester.
Kolomea has been captured by Bava
rian and Austro-Hungarian Hroops.
Hermans Retire on Upper Putna.
"In the northeastern portion of the
wooded Carpathians, our troops ara fol
lowing on the heels of the enemy, who
is in retreat in the direction of the
Pruth.
"In the mountains east of Kezdi
Vasarhely (Transylvania) fresh en
gagements developed yesterday. We
have left to the enemv th Snv.i, a..
chitza Valley) as far. as the upper
course or the futna. The fighting ac
tivity on the Lower Sereth was less
violent than on preceding days."
PETROGRAD, July 27. Russian cav
alry threw back the pressing Austro-
German r infantry on Wednesday in the
region southwest of Monasterzyska, in
eastern (jallcla, says the official state
ment issued today by the Russian War
Department.
Roumanians Consolidate Gains,
The Russian announcement says the
Roumanians have advanced toward the
upper trenches of the Suchitza River
and are consolidating their gains. The
Roumanians took many prisoners and
captured six guns.
Between the Dneister River and the
Carpathians, the statement says, the
Russians continue to retire in an east
erly-direction.
.Southeast of Trembowla, in Galicia,
near the Russian border, the Russians
retired a short distance to new posi
tions. The Austro-Germans have oc
cupled the Galiclan towns of Plotycy
and Czystylor on the Sereth River.
Accounts of the battles in Galicia
which have reached here say the cav
alrymen fought like heroes, Cossacks
co-operating with Russian and British
motorcars, defended the Sereth line as
long as the least hope remained. It
is reported that artillerymen on their
knees implored the infantry to save
their guns, but that the infantry did
not heed them.
Traitors Are Executed.
General Korniloffs orders to shcot
traitors and marauders are being car
ried out. The commander of a grena
dier division has been removed for re
fusing to fire on deserters.
The Fifth Cyclist Battalion fought
most bravely. It kept off three Ger
man regiments with its machine guns
and carbines and made several bayo
net charges afoot. In one attack the
men rode their bicycles. Some sec
' tlons of the battalion lost 80 per cent
of their officers.
A member of the Duma who has re
turned from the Dvinsk front states
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Troops Wildly Enthusiastic on
Arrival liermit Roosevelt
Lands at Same Time.
A EUROPEAN PORT. July 18. An
other American contingent has safely
arrived and disembarked.
The American troops arrived by the
same steamer whereon Kermlt Roose
velt, his wife and child traveled. When
tenders went along-side the vessel Fri
day, the men were in high spirits and
frequently shouted: "Are we down
hearted?" which was answered with a
roaring "No" given with great enthu
siasm. Representatives of the general staff
watched the disembarkation. There
was no civic demonstration. Only a
few spectators knew of the landirj.
These cheered and the troops cheered
back. The men entrained quickly and
left for their new quarters.
A signal corps company remained at
port for some hours, and these were
the only representatives of the contin
gent which the public saw.
MR. HAUSER AIDS U. S. BAND
Twelve Instruments Given to Engi
neers by Portland Man.
TACOMA, Wash.. July 27. (Special.)
E. V. Hauser, of Portland, a member
of the railroad contracting firm of
Grant. Smith & Company, and presi
dent of the Multnomah Hotel Company,
has been responsible for the organiz
ing of a band in the Eighteenth Engi
neers of the National Army. He pre
sented them with 12 band instruments
and others were obtained elsewhere.
The band made its first appearance
when the regiment was inspected by
Colonel J. B. Cavanaugh and Lieuten
ant-Colonel J. R. Holman.
Captain Hauser, in command of
Company F, is the son of E. V. Hauser.
"KING SOLOMON" IS FOUND
Montana Sheep County Assessor
Lists One Ram for Taxes.
HELENA. Mont., July 27. The far-
famed Fallon County jackass has been
matched. When assessments came in
last year, Fallon County was found to
contain only one jackass.
Assessment lists returned today from
Sheridan County show that, while the
county contains 4000 sheep and 1000
lambs have been dropped this year,
there is only one ram in the county.
Assessors have named the ram "King
Solomon."
JEWS TO FORM REGIMENT
Regimental Badge "Will Be Copy of
King David's Shield.
LONDON, July 27. The War Office
has announced the formation of a spe
cial Jewish regiment of infantry with
experienced officers in the higher com
mands. Jewish soldiers with "knowl
edge of the Yiddish or Russian lan
guages already serving with British
regiments will be transferred to this
unit.
The regimental badge will be a -copr
of King David's shield.
DRAFT SLIPS TO BE SOLD
Red Cross Will Benefit From
Souvenir Proceeds. -
WASHINGTON, July 27. The original
numbers used in drafting the new Na
tional Army have been turned over to
the Red Cross by Provost Marshal-General
Crowder for sale as souvenirs, the
proceeds to be turned into the Red
Cross fund.
The first eight numbers and the last
one, however, will be put back in the
bowl and placed in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia, beside the Liberty Bell.
TWO FIRES START IN GRAIN
Large Amount oil Farm Near Grand
Dalles Is Destroyed.
THE DALLES. Or, July 27 (Spe
cial.) What was thought to be the
work of L W. W.s occurred last night
when a large amount of grain on the
Fred E. Smith place near Grand Dalles,
Wash., suddenly burst into flames. The
fire spent itself before doing more
damage.
Later another fire started up, "but
was put out by soldiers who are guard
ing the Smith place.
CHARLES IS UNDER FIRE
Austrian Emperor's Abode at Front
Shelled by Russians.
AMSTERDAM. July 27. Emperor
Charles of Austria had a narrow escape
last week while visiting the battle
front in Galicia. says the Wiener
Allgemelne Zeitung.
While the Emperor was taking lunch
eon at a castle near the battle line
Russian artillery shelled the dwelling.
The Emperor had refused to take
cover and went on the balcony, but
finally was induced to leave.
Kansas Corn Crop Short.
TOPEKA, Kan.. July 27. The gen
eral condition of Kansas corn based
on 100 as representing satisfactory
growth is 51.4, according to the offi
cial July report issued today.
High temperatures, hot winds and
lack of moisture are given aa the
causes of depreciation.
First Tract of 562
Acres Purchased.
COLONIES TO EE ESTABLISHED
Comprehensive Plan Worked
Out by James Slevin.
MEN EXPERT 0RCHARDISTS
Home Government and Individuals
of Wealth Co-operating to Give
War Sufferers Chance to Es
tablish Homes In New World.
DEVELOPMENTS IN BELGIAN
WAR EXILE COLONIZATION
PROJECT IN OREGON.
Two hundred and fifty Belgian
families, war refugees, now liv
ing in exile in Holland, are to
be transported to Eastern Ore
gon direct.
James Slevin, an American, .
represents the Belgians and
closed a contract for the prop
erty yesterday.
Tract includes 562 acres of
choice orchard property near
Dufur.
A complete community will be
established, with a nice, modern
home for each family, a school,
church, general store, public
hall, etc
The families will move on the
grond in November.
The men are experts in apple
culture and are to be brought
here to develop a great industry.
This is the first unit of a gen
eral colonization plan being
worked out by Mr. Slevin, backed
by the Belgian government and
men of great means who are in
terested in assisting war exiles
to new lives. -
When James Slevin, representing a
Belgian colonization organization, and
A. C. Churchill, for the Dufur Orchard
Company, signed a contract for the
transfer of a total of 562 acres of
choice apple orchard property in East
ern Oregon yesterday morning, a
story of hard business and sweet ro
mance was woven into the lives of 250
Belgian families now refugees and
exiles from their homes and at present
In Holland.
From eking, out a mere existence in
Holland, where they fled following
the Invasion of their native land by
the Germans, these fine farmers and
their families will be transported to
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Rejected by Navy for Minor Physi
cal Defect, Ray Nelson Schemes
to Satisfy Patriotic Ardor.
Desire to fight for his country
caused Ray Nelson, 19, of 30 East Ninth
street. North, to spend four days in the
County Jail under an assumed name, in
the hope that he would be drafted Into
the service after he had served a sen
tence for non-registration.
The boy had tried to enlist In the
Navy and had been rejected for a
minor physical defect.
Toung Nelson, under the alias of
Jack Lelghton, was arrested early this
week. Taken, before United States
Commissioner 'Drake, he said that he
was of registration age, but had failed
to comply with . the conscription law.
He was remanded to jail under $500
bail, pending action by the Federal
grand jury. .
The boy's patriotic misdeed came to
light yesterday when Mrs. Eliza Nel
son called on Barnett IL Goldstein, As
sistant United States Attorney, and
asked him if her son was in Jail. The
mother produced school records to
prove her son's age, and her story was
corroborated by her six other chil
dren. Mr. Goldstein arranged for the boy's
release on his own recognizance, al
though court routine requires that the
case be now presented to the grand
jury and a not true bill returned. Mr.
Goldstein says he may be able to as
sist young Nelson in entering some
branch of the service. The boy has
been employed on the steamer Hassalo.
DESERTERS INVITED HOME
Kaiser Promises Immunity and
Possibly Pardon to Faithful.
.WASHINGTON. July 27. Deserters
from the German army living in for
eign countries are being invtied to re
turn without punishment an,d with fair
hope of pardon if they remain faithful
to the Kaiser during the remainder of
the war.
Notice to this effect has appeared in
the newspapers in Holland.
INDIANS TO GET $12,000
Enrolled Members of Slletz Tribe
Will Receive $30 Each.
- in - -
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, July 27. The Indian Office,
complying with a request from Repre
sentative Hawley, will apportion among
the Slletz Indians some $12,000 received
from the sale of lands.
This will give each enrolled Indian
about $30.
NEW ARMY HAS FIRST MAN
Son of White House Police Guard
Accepted for Service.
WASHINGTON, July 27. Harry
Chapman Gilbert, 21 years of age, son
of a White House police guard, is the
first man in the country to be accepted
for service in the new National Army.
He passed his physical test and
waived all claims for exemption.
GUARDIANS OF THE PORK.
Amount Excludes Any
Aid to Allies.
BONDS MAY BE BIG SOURCE
Interest Rate of 4 Per Cent
Expected on Next Issue.
EXTRA AMOUNTS ASKED
War and Navy Departments Include
Items to Cover Unexpected De
mands Arising Before End
of Current Fiscal "STeur.
WASHINGTON. July 27. Estimating
the cost of the war for the coming
year at $10,735,807,000, exclusive of
loans to the allies, the Administration
Informed Congress today that new
revenues totaling $7,000,000,000 must be
raised from taxation or issuance of
securities.
If advancement of credit to the al
lies is continued at the present rate,
the year's total of war expenditures
will pass $15,000,000,000, and the amount
of additional revenue required will, in
crease accordingly.
Bonda More In Favor.
How Congress will meet the enor
mous new revenue requirements re
mains to be determined, but there is
a distinct sentiment in favor of off
setting most of the expenditures by
bond issues. Many leaders on both
sides of the Capitol predicted tonight
that not more than $2,000,000,000 of
the $7,000,000,000 would be raised by
taxation and that the remainder might
be met partially by bond sales and
partly by issuance of Treasury cer
tificates of indebtedness.
Equipment and stores for the Na
tional Army, particularly artillery, jpeill
require the lion's share of appropria
tions under the Administration's esti
mates. Of the year's total of $10,735,
807.000 the War Department alone ex
pects to spend $7,864,240,000, or $5,319,
000,000 more than has been appropri
ated thus far for its expenses during
the year.
Shlpa Third on List.
The Navy expects to spend $1,200,
000,000, of which $283,000,000 remains
to be appropriated. The Shipping
Board, whose shipbuilding projects
place it third on the list, expects to
spend $799,000,000, of which $350,000,000
remains to be appropriated.
These figures cover the cost of the
war from July 1 last to June 30 next.
They do not include the money spent
prior to the first of this month.
Estimated receipts for the year were
placed by Secretary McAdoo, in trans
mitting t"..3 estimates to the House
ways and means and Senate finance
committee, at $1,333,500,000 This estl-
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Small Blaze Started Vith Kerosene.
Bullet Pierces Hat of
One Miscreant.
An incendiary attempt against the
West Oregon Lumber Company mill,
half a mile below Linnton, was
thwarted at 1 o'clock this morning by
Guy Depour, nightwatchman, who fired
three shots at a group of intruders
and then stamped out a small fire
which had been set. Mr. Depour heard
several men talking at the river bank
and heard the remark: "Is it burning
already?"
"Yes," came the answer.
Mr. Depour says he thereupon fired
three shots and knocked the hat off
one of tho men. The hat later was
found and apparently was punctured
by a bullet.
The nightwatchman then hastened to
the mill and with J. W. Hyzer, night
fireman, located a small blaze and
stamped it out without any damage
being done.
Kerosene had been applied to some
timbers, and a pile of waste and rope
used as kindling.
Sergeant Inskeep and a squad of pa
trolmen went to the mill to investigate
and guard.
Depour says he saw four men in
boat loitering near the mill the night
before, and three the preceding night,
1 but that they rowed away when he or
dered. The mill was the scene of a
near riot among Hindu laborers several
weeks ago.
WHEAT YIELD IS REDUCED
11,400,000 Bushels Is Latest Esti
mate for Oregon.
SALEM, Or., July 27. (Special.)
An estimate was 'inceived by the Pub
lie Service Commission today from C
F. Porter, chief grain inspector for the
Commission, that the estimated wheat
yield for the stale of Oregon this year
is 11,400,000 busnels, or but 60 per cent
of last year's wheat crop.
The Commission at a meeting to be
held in the near future will announce
Its system of grain standards, and
there is no question but what the Com
mission will adopt standards in uni
formity with the Federal Government
standards.
The Federal Government standards
were adopted yesterday at Tacoma by
the Washington Commission and other
states are expected to follow suit.
BODY IS ON CHARRED LOGS
Murder of Wealthy Rancher of Kit
sap County Indicated.
SEATTLE, July 27. The body of E,
A. Erickson, a wealthy rancher of
Brownsville, Kitsap County, who was
60 years old and lived alone, was found
on a pile of charred logs at his home
today.
Neighbors say there are indications
that he had been murdered.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees; minimum degrees.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy and occasionally
threatening moderate southwesterly
winds.
War.
No American troops to be sent to Russia,
says Miciiaeison. fage a.
Russians continue flight eastward In Gallcla
Roumanians make gains. Bago 1.
British victorious in artillery duel. Page 2.
Captain of torpedoed liner thanks rescuers.
Page .
Defeat arouses Russians to their senses.
Page 2.
Foreign.
Cruger girl's resistance to Cocchl's advances
cause of murder. Page 1.
National.
New plan proposed for buying Governmen
supplies. Page O.
Seven billion In added revenue required.
Page 1.
Aircraft board will visit Pacific Coast mills.
Page 3.
Claims for exemption must be made first to
local boards. Page 7.
IomeHtlc.
Eighty-one more get commissions at Pre
sidio. Page 4.
Switchmen in Chicago to svrlke today.
Page 4.
Governor and several other Texas state of
ficials indicted. Page 5.
Sports,
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 7.
Los Angeles 4; San Francisco 6, Oakland
2; Vernon 3, Salt Lake 2. Page 8.
World series may not be held this year
owing to draft of many players. Page 8.
Miss Fording and Olln Lewis win mixed
doubles tennis championship. Page 8.
Freshman ruling Is big question to come be
fore Intercollegiate executive committee.
Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle streetcar officials and strikers fall
to agree. Page 4.
Major Gilbert attacks move by state officials
and university heads to dissuade students
from enlisting. Page 0.
Coos County forest fire fanned by wind be
comes serious. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Hop prices on coast strongly tending up
ward. Page 17.
Wheat higher at Chicago on lighter crop
estimate for Spring-sown sections. Page 17.
Covering by shorts advances steels and war
stocks. Page 17.
Portland share of river appropriations Is
low. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Labor to have picnic tomorrow. Page 11.
Oregon troops expect to go to Palo Alto
August L Page 14.
Guardsmen at Armory await orders to go
into camp. Page 14.
Council will stand for retention of Mr.
Edmondstone. Page 12.
President King, of Oberlln College, sees
world war making men better. Page 9.
Belgian refugees to be settled In colonies In
Oregon. Page 1.
Youth breaks Into Jail to try and get Into
sen-Ice. Page 1.
Chinese Six Companies official here to force
peace on tongs and appears before grand
Jury. Page 7.
Attempt to burn mill Is thwarted. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 17.
!
Ruth Cruger Killed Be.
cause She Screamed.
COCCHI'S ADVANCES SPURNED
Murderer Confesses He Was
Infatuated by Girl's Beauty.
FAMILY QUARREL BLAMED
Unfortunate Woman 1'lghts Hard
Against Embraces and Refuses to
Cease Calls for Police Until
Silenced by Blow on Head. "
BOLOGNA. July 27. An official
transcript of tho interrogation in the
Alfredo Cocchl murder case has just
been made, public. Cocchi swears he
was not helped by New York police
and says he confessed solely to Father
Moretto, manager of the Saint Rafael
Society for Italian Immigrants, New
York.
lie declares he killed Ruth Cruger
with a stick because she refused to
cease calling for help. He denies
charges of his association with the
police for unlawful purposes, or that
he had an accomplice in the hiurder.
The latter part of Cocchi's confes
sion reads:
Crime Denied at Klrst.
The text of the statements made by
Cocchl during various interrogations
of the prisoner by Judge Zucconl was
received by Cocchi's counsel, Attorney
Venturini, today. There were eight of
these Interrogations between June 13
and July 20, and the record of them
covers nine typewritten rages.
On the first day, the record shows,
C-cchi denied the crime, asserting that
the reason he left. New York was be
cause of his wife's jealousy and the
quarrels to which that led, although
he admitted that he had sharpened a
pair of skates for Ruth Cruger. On
the second day Cocchl began by de
claring that the girl came to his shop
in company with two Italians who were
not known to him, and who ordered
him to leave, he "doing so and they re
maining In the room. Under cross
questioning by Judge Zucconi, how
ever, Cocchl began to weep, and hold
ing his head in his hands, declared:
Head Lost at Sltcht of Cirl.
"It is true, I killed her. For a week
I had been constantly quarreling wi'.h
my wife. This day, the 13th, when I
ate my midday meal at home I
drank five glasses of wine to make
me forget my family troubles. In a
nervous condition I went to my shop
about 1:20 o'clock. When there im
mediately entered the girl, who before
noon had left her skates for sharpen
ing. She was very beautiful and I lost
my head.
"When she went to the rear of the
shop to get her si: tes without seeing
me I barred the street door with a
block of wood so that no one would be
ah'- to open it frc-n the outside. Then
I started to embrace the girl, but she
was very strong and threw me back
wards. I tried again and succeeded,
despite her resistance.
f.lrl Reata Kmbraceti.
"I picked -or up uiid dropped her
into tjie repair "om below through a
square door, feet first, holding her by
the head and shoulders. All the while
she was screaming 'Police, police.' She
fell about 12 'feet below, striking a
motorcycle side car on her side, but
was not hurt. ' I jumped after her, sho
being again on her feet, fighting and
resisting with all her power. I re
member that before dropping her
below. I said to her, 'Please say nothing
as I have two boys,' but she continued
shrieking for the police, although I
do not believe anyone heard her.
"When I Joined her in the lower
room my head was gone. I tried again
to embrace and kiss her, but again did
not succeed, she was so strong. I
remember she was of dark complexion
and stout of body, also that her hat
fell off when I first attempted to em
brace her.
Heavy Stick Is Used.
"Finally, exasperated by her resist
ance, I grabbed in my left hand a
stick of heavy wood a yard long and
struck twice or three times across
the back of the " neck, holding
her with by right hand. She groaned
and sank down, her head bathed in
blood.
"Horribly frightened and sorry, I
would have killed myself hid I had a
revolver. Expecting to be discovered
at any moment I took the yet warm
body and dragged it Into a box In the
left band corner of the room."
"What I have related is the truth.
Now I ask merely to be allowed to go
into the army, where I hope I shall be
killed. I swear before God and man
that 1 did no carnal violence to the
girl. If she had pardoned my first of
fensive act and listened to my prayers
to tell nobody I would have let her go
without touching a hair of her head.
I was beside myself, fearing the sev
erity of the American law."
Peru Organizes New Cabinet.
LIMA. Peru. July 27. The new Peru
vian Cabinet has been organized as fol
lows: Premier and Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Dr. Francisco Tudela; Home
Affairs, Dr. German Arenas; War. Colo
nel Cesar Lafuente; Finance. Dr. Bal
domero Maldonado; Justice, Dr. Iticar
do I Florea.
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