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VOL. LVII XO. 17,G89. PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST o 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ATTACKS' OH II. S. TROOPS DETAILED TOO MUCH LOVE NOT GOOD, TEACHER SAYS "MASTER PASSION" BLAMED FOR MENTAL TROUBLES. BUTTE VIGILANTES LYNCH I. W. W. HEAD NEW JAIL FAILS TO HOLD PRISONERS SENATE VOTES TO 15 CRASH TO ROCKS WHEN BRIDGE FALLS C. JONES, IX HOSPITAL WITH BROKEN BACK. KEY MADE FROM METAL COMB LIBERATES TWO. SOUTHERN PACIFIC SOBiTPKOHION Admiral's Report Made Public by Daniels. THREE ATTEMPTS INDICATED U-Boat Crosses Bow of Flag ship Few Yards Ahead.- ONE SUB APPARENTLY SUNK torpedoes Pass Close to Amer ican Warship, Which Put Assail ants to Rout Conditions Are Favorable for Attack. "WASHINGTON; Aug. 1. Details of the attacks by German submarines upon the first expedition of American troops sent to France became known for the first time today when the re port of ' Rear-Admiral Gleaves, commanding- the naval convoy, was made public by Secretary Daniels. The first attack was made on Admiral Gleaves' flagship, leading- the first group of the expeditionary force and at least two. submarines were Indicated, to be en gaged. The Admiral stated the belief that the U-boats had knowledge of the com ing: of the troop ships and were on watch for them. The second group of transports also was attacked by two submarines, one of which apparently was sent to the bottom by a bomb dropped from an American destroyer. Third Attack In Doubt There is disagreement among: of ficers of the third group as to whether they were attacked, but much evidence Is presented to indicate that they also were assailed. Secretary Daniels made the report public with certain military informa tion deleted, after he had sent an tin censored copy in confidence to the Sen ate naval committee, members of which recently inquired as to the truth of charges in the Senate that the official account of the attack published on July 3 was greatly exaggerated. Mayo Forward. Report. The report was prepared by Admiral Gleaves while at a French port and was submitted to Admiral Mayo, In command of the Atlantic fleet, who forwarded it to the Navy Department. Its full text as made public follows : "1. About 10:15 P. M. June 23 the first group of the expeditionary force, of which the flagship was the leader, encountered the enemy's submarine In latitude N. longitude W. "2. At the time it was extremely dark, the sea was unusually phosphor escent, a fresh breeze was blowing Irom the northwest which broke the sea into white caps. The condition was ideal for a submarine attack. "3. (Paragraph gives the formation and names of the vessels, together with the speed they were making and meth od of proceeding, nothing else. It is therefor omitted for obvious reasons. ? White Streak Seen. Shortly before the attack the helm of the flagship had Jammed and the ship took rank sheer to starboard; the whistle was blown to indicate this sheer. In a few minutes the ship was brought back to the course. At this time the officer of the deck and others on the bridge saw a white streak about 50 yards ahead of the ship, crossing from starboard to port at right angles to our course. The ship was immedi ately run off 90 degrees to starboard at full speed. "I was asleep in the charthouse at the time. I heard the officer of the deck say, 'Report to the Admiral a tor pedo has crossed our bow." General alarm was sounded, torpedo crews be ing already at their guns. "When I reached, the bridge the A and one of the transports astern had opened fire, the former's shell fitted with tracers. Other vessels of the convoy turned to the right and left, in accordance with Instructions. B crossed our bow at full speed and turned towards the left column in the direction of the firing. One Ship Has Close Call. 5. At first it was thought on board the flagship that the wake was that of a torpedo, but from subsequent re ports from other ships, and in the opinion of Lieutenant X., who was on the bridge, it was probably the wake of the submarine boat itself. Two torpedoes passed close to the A, from port to starboard, one about 30 yards ahead of the ship and the other under her stern as the ship was turning to the northward. Captain Y. reports the incident thus: " 'Steaming in formation on zigzag courses, with base course 75 degrees psc. standard speed. At 10:25 sighted wake of a torpedo directly across our bow about 30 yards ahead of the ship. Changed course SO degrees to left and went to torpedo defense stations. Fired two one-pound shots and one five pound shot from port battery in alarm. In addition to six blasts from sirens. Passed through two wakes, one being that from the IT. N. S. C. in turning to northward, the other believed to have been from the passing submarine. A second torpedo wake was reported at about 10:35 from after lookouts. After steaming to various courses at full speed resumed course 89 degrees psc t 11:10 for rendezvous; at 12 set cours 56 degrees psc." -6. The torpedo fired at the D. tConcluuuil oil i'iki 5. C'oluma. L Psychologist Tells Oregon Students Fear, Anger, Pity and Love Rule Human Nature. EUGENE, ' Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) Too much love is not good. Dr. G. Sta ley Kali, noted psychologist and pro fessor of the Clark University, told the students at the University of Ore gon Summer School to-day. Fear, anger, pity and love, the speak er declared the ruling emotions In hu man nature. Love he called the mas ter passion, for he said it dominates human behavior more than any other passion. He attributed a great ma jority of nervous and mental troubles to some abnormality In the love Ufa. "Anger well directed is a tremendous source of power," said the speaker, "for It enables the individual to draw upon ancestral sources of energy." He opposed the idea that absence of anger is a sign of finer qualities, and declared that righteous anger is a great power for good and is based in a deep-rooted sense of Justice. "Where there is no fear, wisdom languishes," he said. S. S. MOTANO TORPEDOED Arthur Hansen, of Bay Center, Wash., Slate on Steamer. LONDON. Aug. 1. The American steamship - Motano. of 2730- tons gross, was sunk by a Teuton submarine on July 31. Twenty-two survivors have been landed. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. The Motano sailed from 'New York July 2 for Queenstown. Ireland. The vessel was in command of Captain L. S. Stratton and carried a crew of 34 men. of whom 15 claimed American citizenship when signed on her before the -United States Commissioner on Shipping. The Mo tano was built in 1890 at Newcastle, England. Among the Americans in the crew was Arthur B. Hansen, mate. Bay Cen ter, Wash. UTAH FEARS AEROPLANES Reports Are Credited That Enemy Planes Make' Nightly Flights. SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 1. Con vinced that enemy airplanes have been flying over Southern Utah, Leon Bone, special investigator for the Depart ment of Justice, has asked that the War Department send airplanes to this state to mak investigation of the reports from ' Rh" Juan: and -" CrartJ Counties as to 'nightly flights of air planes. NORWEGIAN SHIP IS SUNK One Passenger and One of Crew Killed on High Seas. BERGEN. Norway, Aug. 1. The Nor wegian steamship Cavis has been tor pedoed at a point 20 miles to sea from I Holmgraa. ! One passenger and one sailor were I killed. . The crew of the vessel has I arrived here. FIRST i ' mm ism mmrwm niMttMMsasaMwsawiMnMMaM n . irim";i7rmiiirift:;i Vt &fli& 'A I fen k2 ... . K - v ' --- 1 x - v utt&& , , r-i V - ' f .vi ksnrzJL4 T rrx - - J ; - X V-' $ v v-C X - - i iitfb. -m:: . --i'-rJ-w f t . s t - - I L SI j . r -'M 3 gg.rTr" ri...2...i. i UniiMi'i i LL mM1 L GGNERAI. CHRISTODOl'lOS, COMMASDEH OK" THB GREEK A It 1 IKS. WITH HIS AID 10, IX TEXT AT KIPBH. " ' ' General Christodoulos Is directing the movements of the Greek army In conjunction with the allied commanders. Little has been heard of what rllZV ,aK?K 1 f f " ?erentryJ,intJ ,the war for most of tn" tln,w hM bfen spent in equipping and mobilising the army for service. The ? - array hich had formerly been divided, while Greece was waylng from neutrality to war. is now a unit aud the men are all anxious to fight I or toe great common cause Frank Little Is Hanged From Bridge. DISLOYAL TALK IS CHARGED National Guardsmen Are. Hur ried Into City. BITTER FEELING PREVAILS I. W. W. Leaders Restrain Men From Acts of Retaliation, hut De clare They Know at Least Five of . the Slen Involved. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 1. National Guardsmen are pouring into this city tonight in anticipation of disturbances which may arise from the lynching of Frank Little, I. W. W. leader, early this morning. More, than . 300 soldiers are camped in the outskirts of the city, an unstated n imber arriving late tonight and mors are reported to be cn the way here. Feeling among the members of the radical labor organization is running high and expressed in bitter language wherever they gather. The whole city is tense, awaiting developments. Fear is expressed that there may be street rioting such as accompanied the labor troubles here three years iigo. Authorities Seek Vigilantes. "Every effort possible will .be made to apprehend the perpetrators of the outrage," declared layor W. II. Ma loney tonight. "I have instructed J. J. Murphy. Chief of Police, to put every available man on the case. Sheriff John K. O'Rourke assures me that he and his men are doing all that they can to run down the murderers. "We are watching the L W. W. close ly in an effort to prevent possible dis turbances." Strike leaders have received numer ous warnings, W. G. Sullivan, legal ad viser to the miners, said . tonight, but it was believed that nothing worse than deportation was being planned. "The idea- of a lynching did not occur to any of us," he declared. Strikers Promise No Rioting. "Little had nothing to do with the local strike, and why he should have been chosen. I cannot understand. We are in possession of complete informa tion regarding the identity of the lynchers and everything concerning them. The lynchers themselves were only tools of a desperate and ruthless machine, and while they are relying upon the strength ' of their alibis, we will be able to cope with the situation with something Just a little more formidable and efficient." Mr. Sullivan asserted that there will (Concluded on ?ajft Column l. PHOTO SHOWING GREECE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE GREAT Alleged Embezzlers Get Tired of Waiting for Trial and Leave, Saying They Will Return. MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Confined in Coos County's new Jail at Coquille for the past three months, A. R. Weidner anu F. W. Raicy, indicted for embezzlement of funds be longing to Frank B. Cameron, editor of the Agitator, walked out of the bastile. leaving letters promising to return for trial In October unless sooner appre hended and returned by force. The break was accompanied by many sensational features. The prisoners had taken time to v.-rlte voluminously to Sheriff Gage; they mailed a letter to their attorney. ex-District Attorney L. A. Liljeqvist; they claimed to have fre quently left the jail in the night and mailed letters in the Coquille postoffice returning without being missed or no ticed in their prowlings; they stated they had no as. stance in releasing themselves from the new, modern con crete second-story Jail and that they manufactured the key with which they opened the doer from a comb. Their first attempt was made with a wooden key, - which broke. The metal comb, however, stood the test and opened the door. YAKIMA BOARDS ARE READY Call for Physical Examination Will Be Sent Out Today. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 1. Physical examinations of Yakima reg istrants for military service will be held next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, according to notice which will be mailed out tomorrow. The ini tial call in this county under tha draft will be for 600 men. The county's quota is 268. The Fraternal Order of Eagles has given its hall for the examinations, and five local doctors will assist the medical members of the board. BRUSSILOFF QUITS POST Korniloff Succeeds to Command of Russian Armies.' PETROGRAD, Aug. 1. General Alex is A. Brussiloff, commander-in-chief of the Russian armies, has resigned. General L. G. Korniloff, commander-in-chief of the Russian armies on the southwestern front, has been appointed generalissimo. . . nrra t TcheremissolT. "com minder of the eighth army, has been appointed to succeed General Korniloff on the south western front. BRITISH DRIVE GERMANS War in East Africa Goes Against Kaiser's Troops.- LONDON. Aug. - I. British troops have driven the Germans from their positions on the." Lugungu River .in German East Africa and also are push ing forward in the Kilwa region. The War Office makes this announce ment today. Wets Are Defeated by ' Big Majority. - HOUSE IS YET TO TAKE ACTION States Have Six Years to Rat ify Constitutional Amendment. COMPENSATION IS DENIED Stone Proposal ' That Government Take Up Losses to Liquor In dustry Is Rejected Several Antis Support Resolution. WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 A resolution for submission . to the states of a pro hibition amendment to the Federal Constitution was adopted late today by the Senate. The vote was 65 to 20, eight more than the necessary two-thirds. As adopted the resolution contains a provision that the states must be asked to ratify the amendment within six years. The House still must act on the resolution. 12 Democrats Oppose. Senators opposing the resolution were: Democrats Broussard, Culberson, Gerry, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Husting, James, Lewis, Phelan, Pomerene, Reed and Underwood. Total 12. Republicans Brandegee, " Calder, France, Lodge, Penrose, Wadsworth, Warren and Weeks. Total, 8. Total against 20. Senators voting for the resolution were: Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead, Beck ham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gore, Hol lis. Jones of New Mexico, Kendrlck, King, Kirby, McKellar, Martin, Myers, Newlands, Overman, Owen, Pittman, Ransdell. Robinson, Saulsbury, Shaf roth, Sheppard. Shields, Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia, Smith of South Carolina, Stone, Swan son. Thompson, Trammell. Vardaman. WaJlv WUllajros and Wolcott.Total,-: Action Is First In Congress. . Republicans Borah, Brady, Cole, Cummins, Curtis, Fernald, Freling huysen, Gronna, Hale, Harding, John son of California, Jones of Washington, Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox, La Follette, McCumber, McNary, Nelson, New, Nor rls. Page, Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Michigan, , Smoot, Sterling, Suther land and Watson. Total, 29. Total for. 65. The proposed Constitutional amend ment is the first Initiated by Congress since that providing for popular elec tion .of United States Senators, ap proved in 1911. It is the first time that either branch of Congress has ap- (Concluded on Pago 4. Column 2.) WAR. John Day Structure Collapses 'When Donkey Engine Is Moved, In juring Entire Crew. THB DALLES, Or.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) While the crew of 15 men were at work on the steel bridge at Cotton Hill on the John Day river, part of the false work collapsed, dropping the crew to rocks below. Everyone was hurt, the most se rious being C. Jones, the foreman, and W. C. Walkins. They were rushed to The Dalles, a distance of 35 miles. At the hospital Jones was found to have suffered a broken back and other injuries. He is In a serious condition. Walkins' skull was fractured but his condition Is not very serious. Dr. Morse, of .Wasco, was called to the scene and brought the injured men to The Dalles. The accident came while the men were moving a donkey engine. HOMER LEEP STILL LOST Oregon Woman, Lured to New Or leans, Finds No Trace of Husband. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Aug. 1. Further mystery de veloped today in the case of Homer H. Leep, of Myrtle Point. Or., who was re ported to have been killed or seriously Injured last Sunday at New Orleans. A telegram was received here from Mrs. Leep saying she had been unable to find- any trace of her husband In New Orleans, or to get any news regarding his reported injury or death. The telegrams which lured Mrs. Leep to New Orleans were signed "Lieutenant P. D. Young." At his hotel 'Mrs. Leep was advised that Young had left for New York. The Army list contains no such name. FIRES CREDITED TO I. W. V. July's Loss in State Increased by $165,000 at Klamath Falls. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.) Members of the I. W. W. are charged with 1165.000 of the total fire loss of $420,870 in Oregon during July, in a report issued by State Fire Marshal Wells, by causing fires at Klamath Falls, which was the heaviest sufferer of 47 towns in the state last month. Albany and vicinity reports a loss of J2S.Q0p;-HuntIngton, f 12S,0oa; Dallas. $10,000; sawmill near Dallas. 125,003; Crawfordsvllle mill, $15,000; shingle mill at Weaver, $10,000; Sherman County grain field. $6000. Oriental Labor Not Contemplated. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Aug. l. The Department of La bor today advised Senator Chamber lain that it does not contemplate im porting Oriental labor into the United States to overcome the existing short age. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tfmperature S3 degree; minimum. tiO degrees. TODAY'S Fair and continued warm: mod erate northerly winds. War. Russians offer stronger resistance on Ga lician front. Page a. Admiral Jellicoe discusses submarine men ace. Page Q. Hepir"1 hampers allies In bis drive. Valuer's crack guards defeated by Welsh troops. Page 4. l-'orelgn. PreJ!fJ- '. "'"le statements of Chan cellor Michael!. Page a. National. Admiral Gleaves1 report of submarine attack on American expedition is made public. Page I. Senate adopts Narion-wlde prohibition con stitutional amendment resolution. Page 1. Conferees report Agreement on food bilL Page 4. New shipping board wants all ships possible whether wood or steel. Pags 6. DomeHlic. Southern Pacific trainmen threaten to strike Saturday. Po l. VIgll.tntes at Butte lynch Frank Llttla leader of I. W. W. Page 1. United Mine Workers demand Federal inter- veution for deported members. Page 3. Sports. Pacific Coast League results San Francisco roruanu i ; uaxtana , varnon a; Salt Lake 11. Los Angeles 0. Page 12.- Bassler. of Los Angeles, leads Coast League at bat. Page 11'. Benny Leonard Is In great demand. Page 12. Eastern Intercollegiate football schedules are muddled. Page IS. Pacific Northwest. Striking Seattle streetcar men resume work today. Page B, 15 hurled to rocks when John . Day bridge collapses. Page 1. Coos County's new Jail opened by key made from metal comb and prisoners escape. Page 1. Noted psychologist tells Oregon students too much love is not good. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Community apple packing-houses help solve labor problem In Northwest. Puge 17. Sharp break in Middle Western corn mar kets. Page IT. Steel leads war stocks In advance. Page IT. Steam schooner Juana Costa, first of Snyder xieet .10 ioaa lumDer at (Seattle. Page 14. Shipbuilding in Orays Harbor stopped by sympathetic strike. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Fuel prices up to mills and mines. Page 18. Measures to curb I. W. W. to be discussed at conference today. Page 11. Retail merchants to limit deliveries to one daily. Page 10. Army draft lists finally arrive, several days lute. Page T. New Chief of Police and Municipal Judge assume duties. Page 14. Oregon National Guard still needs few- vol unteers. Page 7. Women leap to safety when Pettlt factory is destroyed by fire. Page 4. Seventy-nine physicians and surgeons of Portland volunteer for war service. Page a. City Commissioner Barbur wins fight against grade crossing elimination engineer. Page 18. Many laborers needed at American Lake and on Alaska railroad. Page 9. Weather report, data and forecast. Fags 17. ASKS MEDIATION ReplyMadetoThreat of Trainmen to Strike. 8500 EMPLOYES AFFECTED Difference Over Grievances Is Cause of Walkout. WHOLE SYSTEM INVOLVED Strike, if Called, Will Concern Lino From Portland to El Faso, Tex., and From San 1'rancisco, East to Ogden, L'tuli. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1. Federal mediation of differences over which 8500 employes of the Pacific division of the Southern Pacific Company threaten to strike Saturday night was suggested today in a letter sent by W. R. Scott, vice-president and general manager of the road, to members of the co-operative board of the general oommittees of the four unions involved. Scott's letter was sent in answer to a communication from members of the co-operative board. This latter docu ment declared that "having exhausted all resources to adjust amicably these matters, without avail, the co-operative board, representing men employed in engine, train, yard and hostler service, does hereby give notice that the men it represents will withdraw from the service in a body and go on strike as authorized by their vote on the ques tion as issue at 6 P. M. Saturday unless the committee's contentions are granted before that time." Decisions Are Rejected. Differences between the company and employes, according to the correspond ence, grew out of settlement of griev ances of various employes against the company. The decisions of railroad of ficials in 35 of the engineers and fire men's cases were accepted by the union and S2 were rejected. One decision in conductors' cases was accepted and ten rejected. Union offi cials . wrote- .that lft practically every case listed as rejected the decisions were repetitions of former unsatisfac tory replies and were contrary to understandings reached between the two parties in recent conferences. Mr. Scott's reply to this document called upon the patriotism of the men and pointed out the war time importance of railroad transportation at present Appeal Made to Patriotism. "The present is not the tlmo in which to enforce demands by strike," it read. "Patriotism should be the . dominant idea in the minds of every living man in this country at this time. We are dally moving large amounts of freight and men for the Government. The com-p.- ny desires to be more than fair with its employes and has no desire or in clination to withhold from them any compensation or emolument covered by a liberal interpretation of their sched ules. Hope you will realize that an amicable avoidance of this strike is a patriotic duty." Mr. Scott proposed that points in dif ference be mediated by the Govern ment under uie Newlands act, or be left to a board of five members, two to be selected by the company, two by the labor organizations and a fifth to be selected by these four. If they are un able to agree the fifth member is to be appointed by the Federal Judge of this diclrict. Portland to RI Paso Affected. The strike, !f called, will affect en gineers, firemen, conductors and brake men on the Southern Pacific lines from El Paso, Tex., to Portland. Or., and on the Central Pacific line from San Fran cisco to Ogden, Utah. Negotiations for the men are being conducted by M. K. Montgomery, assistant grr id chief, and L. L. Sanford, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; A. Phillips, vice-president, and O. W. Kara, general chairman of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen and En ginemen; T. A. Gregg, vice-president, and S. Veatch, general chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors, and R. Mclntyre. vice-president, and F. L. Mc Dowell, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. At a late hour tonight Mr. Scott had received no reply to his suggestion of Federal mediation. J. M. DYER AT SAX FRANCISCO c Assistant General Manager Consults With Other Officials. J. H. Dyer, assistant general man ager of the Southern Pacific in Port land, now is in San Francisco In con nection with the pending difficulty with the trainmen. He has been in consultation with other Southern Pa cific officials there at various times for the last two or three months. All negotiations affecting the con troversy are being conducted at the San Francisco headquarters. The local offices are advised of developments from time to time. Included in the subjects in dispute are a number of grievances brought on account of trainmen on the Portland division, involving payment for over time and other complaints, not of great Importance in themselves, but reach ing substantial proportions when taken in the aggregate. Trainmen Become Impatient. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Members of the four railroad (Concluded on Page 2. Column .jT i