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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1917.
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Infantry Finds Taking
of Langemarck Easy.
STEEL CURTAIN ADVANCES
Counter-Barrage Weakens as
German Guns Are Silenced.
MUD HAMPERS MOVEMENT
Violent Counter-Attacks Are Made
by Teutons, Tut No Gains Are
Accomplished Fighting Is
Fierce in Concrete Tunnels.
(By the Associated Press.)
BRITISH FRONT IX FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug. 17. Another phase of
the battle of Flanders has. ended, and
today the entente allies are looking
back on one of the great achievements
of the war. Attack against the Ger
mans east of Ypres. which resulted
In such sanguinary fighting, has not,
to be sure, accomplished the advance
desired, but the great push to the
north of here represents one of the
remarkable accomplishments of the
year.
, The French today were consolidating
the positions won yesterday and the
British -were establishing themselves
well beyond Langemarck, their for
ward positions being about half a mile
to the east of that place.
Germans Make Counter Attacks.
Fighting is still continuing at various
points where the Germans are attempt
ing to regain lost ground, tut the posi
tions remain much the same as at the
close of yesterday's heavy battle.
In the Lens theater of operations
the Canadians today added another
strong section of the German defenses
to the positions already wrested from
the enemy. The Canadians attacked
a. strongly fortified trench system just
a little northwest of Lens, and after
several hours' hand-to-hand fighting
captured it. .
- 'The assault was on a rronf of ap
proximately 450 yards, and the Ger
mans made a determined resistance
because of the importance of the posi
tions, which formed a part of the de
fenses of the city itself.
Tide of Battle Kbbs.
The Canadians attacked with bombs
and bayonets. For four or five hours
the fighting surged back and forth,
first one side and then the other gain
ing a hold. The Germans finally aban
doned the fight.
& The enemy territory beyond Lange
' marck already is showing the e'fects
of the British artillery firing. The
guns have been moved forward rapidly
and are giving excellent support to the
infantry in the advanced positions.
And beyond here the German defenses
rti not so strong. The concrete re
doubts which dotted the region to the
west of Langemarck are fewer. In
stead, one can glimpse the green, culti
vated fields of invaded Belgium, a
striking change of scene from the
ground over which the British have
Just fought.
Snipers Are Accounted For.
Most of the German snipers who
were concealed in shell holes and re
mained behind the British advance
have been accounted for, and the re
doubts which had held out have sur
rendered. One redoubt which gave
great trouble, 'that of Au Bon Gite,
southwest-of Langemarck, surrendered
after being surrounded for many hours
by bombers who waited for the open
ing of one of the steel trap doors to
throw In high explosive bombs. The
Germans saw the situation was hope
less and mustered courage to open the
trap door far enough to call out that
they surrendered.
While less success was achieved by
the British on their right wing, the
fierce battle here reflects fully as much
1 credit on the troops which went into
' the attack. No more bitter fighting
has been recorded in recent days than
occurred in a nearby wood into which
London troops fought their way an?
held on. -
English Barrage Effective.
Evidence continues to multiply from
both the prisoners nd British officers
of the wonderful efficacy of the Brit
ish barrage fire yesterday morning on
the north end of the British line where
the advance was so successful.
The correspondent visited the casual
ty clearing station for the Langemarck
region and talked with a British artil
lery observation officer, who was
wounded in the fighting near Lange
marck. He said:
"I have seen much modern artillery
work, but, frankly, I never dreamed
there could be such perfection achieved
In a barrage fire as we accomplished
Wednesday morning. I was stationed
in an advanced post, where I could see
the full effects of our fire on the
Langemarck region. While I directed
the firing of the guns in the rear, I
was amazed to see what our gunners
could not see.
Cnrtain of Steel Moves.
"At the Jumping-of f hour, which was
4:45 o'clock, the British batteries
dropped a barrage in front of our in
fantry for the advance. It was as
though a solid curtain of steel had been
dropped hefore our men. It moved: f or-
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Grave Situation Exists in Valuable
Timbered Sections In Both
Idaho and Montana.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 17. A message
received today by E. D. Gardner, in
charge of the local forestry office,
states that a forest fire of large pro
portions threatens the town of Avery,
Idaho, a division point on the Milwau
kee road. Fire fighters have been
taken on a special train to Saltese to
fight the fire from this side. One
hundred fire-fighters have been hur
ried from Spokane to Avery. The mes
sage adds that it is believed the fire
is of incendiary origin. ,
MISSOULA. Mont., Aug. 17. Five
hundred striking Industrial Workers
of the World, lumberjacks, who have
been sent from Missoula to fight fires
for the United States Forest Service,
will stick to their jobs even though
the general strike of the Industrial
Workers is called next Monday, ac
cording to a statement made today by
Arthur W. Smith, secretary of the
organization here.
The fire situation is now more seri
ous than at any other time this year.
Throughout district No. 1 dangerous
fires are spreading rapidly through
dry forests and men enough to combat
them successfully cannot be hired.
Fires near Falcon, Idaho, along the
Milwaukee Railroad in the St. Joe
forest, are the most serious in the dis
trict. Here and five miles east of Mis
soula fires are threatening the power
lines which supply the electrified dis
trict of the Milwaukee.
In the Selway forest, Northwestern
Idaho, and the Flat Head forest. North
western Montana, serious damage is
being done., A fire in the Bitter Root
forest south of Missoula, threatens to
break into valuable white pine stand
ing timber in Idaho.
WOMEN PICKETS ARRESTED
Washington Police Tell Suffragets
Placards at White House -Must Go.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Formal no
tice was served by the police today
upon leaders of the Woman's party
that so-called picketing of the White
House would be tolerated no longer,
and that in future bannef-bearers
would be arrested as fast as they ap
peared. Several hours were allowed for the
warning- to take effect. Then six
women posted at the executive mansion
gates were carried pft, in a patrol
cit.ti, n'uri to uxe oi a waicn-
ing crowd. All the prisoners gave
bond for appearance tomorrow to an
swer charges of obstructing traffic.
WIDOW'S SONS CALLED
Two Sets of Brothers Are Examined
by rendleton Board.
PENDLETON. Or., Aug. 17. In two
homes in Pendleton two members of
the same family were called in the first
draft. Lawrence G. Collins and Wilbur
R. Collins, sons of a widowed mother,
were both in the first call. The elder
claimed exemption. The younger passed
the physical test until his mother point
ed out a defect. His rejection was the
cause of his brother's acceptance.
Charles A. Fanshir was called on the
first 8G. Though married, he claimed
no dependency exemption. He .is a
farmer. His brother, Edwin Fanshier,
.has been named in the second call. He
is not married, but also is a farmer.
SENATOR SCORES 1. W. W.
Letters Stand for Imperial Wil
helm's Warriors, Says Mr. Ashurst
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Senator
Ashurst, of Arizona, denounced the
Industrial Workers of the World today
in the Senate.
"With the Industrial Workers of the
World perjury is a fine art and mur
der has been reduced to a science,"
the Arizona Senator Ceclared. "After
murder has been committed and a man
is brought into court, the organization,
produces fine alibis. I have been
asked the meaning of I. W. W. It
s"nds for Imperial Wilhelm's War
riors." AMERICANS. NEAR FRONT
Surgeons and Nurses Aid in Care
for- Allies' Wounded.
(By the Associated Press.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug. 17. -In a clearing sta
tion during yesterday's battle on the
Belgian front, the Associated Press
found four American surgeons In the
operating rooms hard at work. They
were assisted by businesslike Ameri
can nurses.
A large number of American sur
geons are now working close up to the
front in tais region and others are be
ing brought up continually. They are
reported to be doing yeoman work.
FAIR BUILDING BURNS
Fire From Tinker's Soldering Pot
Causes $150,000 Loss.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Aug. 17. Fire
said to have been caused from the
soldering furnace of a tinker who had
been working on the roof, early to
night, completely destroyed the Dome
building at the State Fair grounds,
valued at $150,000.
Records of the Illinois National
Guard kept In the office of Colonel
Daniel Devore, chief mustering offi
cer for Illinois, and other military
properties, were saved by the soldiers.
Election of Wilson on
Peace Plank Quoted.
GERMANS EXPECTED VICTORY
Only Two Months Are Needed,
Says Zimmermann.
NATION FOR U-BOAT USE
Belief Universal in Minds of People
That Resumption of Submarine
Warfare Would Mean Suc
cess and Glorious Peace. .
BY JAMES W. GERARD,
American Ambassador to the German Impe
rial Court, July S, 1913, to February
4, 19t7. Copright, 1917, by the Public
Ledger Company.
Not only had I cabled the informa
tion collected b- Commander Gherardi
as to the orders given to submarines
long before the date of the President's
speech, but on the night after I had
received the German note announcing
this resumption I was taking a walk
after dinner about the snow-covered
streets of Berlin. In the course of this
walk I met a young German woman of
my acquaintance who was on intimate
terms with the Crown Princess. She
was on her way on foot from the opera
house, where she had been with the
Crown Princess, to the underground
station, for by this time, of course,
taxis had become an unknown luxury
in Berlin, and I Joined her.
I told her of the ultimatum which I
had received at 6 o'clock that evening
from Zimmermann and that I was sure
it meant the breaking of diplomatic re
lations and our departure from Ger
many. She expressed great surprise that
submarine warfare was set to com
mence on January 31, saying that weeks
before they had been talking over the
matter at the Crown Princess' and that
she had heard then that orders had
been given to commence on the 15th.
At any -event, it is certain that the
orders to . the. submarine commanders
had been given long prior to the 31st
and probably as early as the lath.
Peace Offers "Were to Split Allies.
I sincerely believe that the only ob
ject of the Germans in making these
peace offers was first to get the allies,
if possible, into a conference, and there
to detach some or one of them by the
offer of separate terms; or, if this
scheme failed, then it was believed that
the general offer and talk about peace
would create a sentiment so favorable
to the Germans that without fear of
action by the United States they might
resume ruthless " submarine warfare
against England.
A week or two before January 31, Dr.
Solf asked me whether I did not think
It would be possible for the . United
States to permit the resumption of
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Cakes of Combustible Chemical Said
to Have Been Shipped to. Or
ganization Members.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17. The Indus
trial Workers of the World are pre
paring to use phosphorus with which
to burn grain fields and grain held in
storage throughout Idaho, Oregon and
Washington, according to Information
sent to Sheriffs of Idaho tonight by
-arvey Allred, director of the state
farm markets bureau.
Mr. Allred asserts the phosphorus has
been shipped into Idaho in cake form,
and distributed by the Industrial Work
ers of the World to be placed in fields
of ripening grain and about buildings
wnere cereals are stored. Phosphorus
is kept in water and becomes a com
bustible after the moisture has evapo
rated. Vigilante committees are being or
ganized in nearly all of the principal
towns throughout the Snake River Val
ley to guard against the destruction of
property by the Industrial Workers of
the World.
SPRUCE ORDERS RELEASED
Government to Allow Filling of Con
tracts for British and French.
OR EGO XI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 17. Senator McNary,
after further telegraphic correspon
dence with Oregon spruce men today,
had another conference with the Air
craft Production Board, and finally
brought about the sending of a tele
gram to E. T. Allen, at Portland, in
structing him to confer with the Brit
ish consular's office at Seattle and G.
S. Long, of Tacoma, of the lumber com
mittee, Council of National Defense.
These three in conference were in
structed to authorize Oregon mills as
they deem proper to fill outstanding
contracts with the British and French
governments for airplane spruce.
TORPEDOES MISS U. S. MEN
Members of Sawmill Unit No. 3 Es
cape Being U-Boat Victims.
MATNARD, Mass., Aug. 17. A
steamer carrying American sawmill
Unit No. 3 to a British port recently
was attacked in mid-ocean by two
German submarines, according to a
letter received last night from a mem
ber of the. unit; - - ,
- Two torpedoes were fired at the
ship, but both missed their mark by a
few feet, the steamer escaping by her
great speed, the writer said.
ONE-EYED MAN PASSED
Applicant Tries to Enlist, Is Re
jected, Then Passed, Appeals.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 17. After
having been rejected for various forms
of Army service, in which he tried to
enlist, because he has but one eye,
E. B. Devoe. assistant cashier in the
County Treasurer's office, was passed
as physically fit by the examining
surgeon of an exemption board here
today.
Mr. Devoe appealed to the district
exemption board.
BEST GIRL, THE ONE WITH THE MARKET BASKET.
1 1 DRvv?r n I
Fate of Belgian Prince
Sailors Recalled.
FOPE'S MOVE HELD PREMATURE
British Minister, of Blockade
Says Reply Will Be Sent.
ALL ALLIES TO CONFER
Regret Expressed Pontiff Did Not
Condemn Atrocities, Especially
Invasion of Belgium, Subma
rine Warfare, and Armenia.
LONDON, Aug. 17. The aHied gov
ernments will discuss Jointly the peace
proposals of Pope Benedict and a reply
will be issued in due course. Lord
Robert Cecil told the Associated Press
tonight.
Whther the reply will be a joint note,
or, as suggested in some quarters,
through the medium of the United
States, or by some other manner, will
be decided later.
When the correspondent entered the
office of the Minister of Blockade he
was seated at a desk with a package
of documents dealing with the fate
of the crew of the steamer Belgian
Prince, while another packet lying
near told the story of the American
steamer Campana, sunk August 6, and
from which the Captain and several
gunners were removed by the crew of
the submarine, whether as captives or
to suffer a fate similar to the crew of
the Belgian Prince is not yet known.
Pirate Days Recalled.
"It is difficult to talk of a 'condi
tion, " remarked Lord Robert, in re
sponse to a question concerning the
papal note, "while reading stories like
these. I hope sincerely the brave
Americans taken from the Campana
have not suffered the fate which the
pirates meted out to our men aboard
the Belgian Prince. It takes us back
to the. awful days when old-time pi
rates by way of reprisal' made sailors
walk the plank to certain death In
the sea.". ... '
Turning to the note from 'the Vatican,
Lord Robert, after "prefacing his mo
tives with the statement that, inas
much as the matter now Is a subject
for discussion by the allied govern
ments, he could express only his own
personal views, said:
Prematnre Attempts Useless.
"Premature attempts at mediation
are not usually successful, and I fear
this is premature.
"I think we all recognize that the
Pope's motives are the best in the
world and that; he desires peace ar
dently, as. Indeed, we all do. But the
time is not yet ripe
"The allies cannot think of condona
tion until the criminals are really re-
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THANK
You
MADAM
Affiliation With American Feder
ation of Labor Perfected Wage
Adjustment May Be Asked.
Telephone girls of Portland have or
ganized a union affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
The movement has been quietly under
way here for the last two or three
weeks, and culminated last night when
a mass meeting of their members was
held at Selling-IIirsch Hall.
The charter of the new union was
received and about 300 girls were ad
mitted into full membership of Local
Union No. 44-A of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Many girls were unable to get away,
but most of them are expected to join
at the next meeting next Thursday. It
is estimated that fully 600 girls are
employed in the telephone service and
that 75 or 80 per cent will affiliate
with the new union, which takes in
operators on private switchboards as
well as those in the big exchanges of
the Bell system.
Among the speakers at last night's
meeting were President Howard, of
the Central Labor Council; Otto Hart
wig, president of the State Federation
of Labor, and Frank Schubert, presi
dent of the Electrical Workers' Union.
The only apparent immediate purpose
of the union is to obtain solidarity with
other labor unions, -but it is not im
probable that wage adjustments will
be proposed to the employers as soon
as the organization gets well under
way.
FIRE TAKES ALL; MAN DIES
Resident of Sampler Expires Sud
denly in Baker Refuge.
BAKER, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.)
Shock caused by the fire that destroyed
Sumpter and took all his possessions
caused the death today of V. R. Meador,
aged 76. Mr. Meador's home was in
the path of the flames and he gathered
all his possessions and was taking
them to safety when he stopped to
assist some women who were strug
gling alone to save their all. While
doing so the flames destroyed every
thing he possessed. He came to the
home of Mrs. L. V. Case, of this city.
He died suddeply this morning. ,
He came to Baker County from Dead
wood, S. D-, 20 years ago.
MIMIC WAR KILLS S1X
Score. .of i Canadians Also Injured by
Explosion of Mine.
LONDON, Aug. IS. Six Canadians
were 'killed and 23 injured in the ac
cidental explosion of a mine during a
mimic war at the maneuvers camp at
Hampshire Thursday, according to the
Daily Mail.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 72
degrees; minimum, 02 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
War.
Two divisions Instead of one may make up
first guardsmen's contingent. Page 2.
General Korniloff predicts vast operations
in Russia. Page 6.
Perfect barrage protects English. Page 1.
French deny shelling St. Quentin Cathedral.
Page 2.
Day before break with Germany Gerard la
told United States will not fight. Page 1.
Allies will confer on Pope's peace proposal.
Page 1.
Full control over Army operations given
General Korniloff. Page 4.
foreign.
Sharp fighting marked passing of Chinese
empire. Page 2.
National. "
Senate Imposes $40,000,000 or $."0,000,000
war tax on auto owners. Page 3.
Secretary Daniels severs Navy League's con
nection with the Navy. Page 4. '
Tried officers to command troops of North
west. Page 4.
John "W. Kern, ex-United States Senator,
dies. Page 3.
Domestic.
No half-hearted measures to be taken
against I. W. "W. Page 3.
' Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 8,
Oakland ."; San Francisco 2, Salt Lake 1;
Los Angeles 12, Vernon 6. Page S.
Miss Mary K. Browne, of Los Angeles, de
feats Miss Bjurstedt in Boston play.
Page 8.
Postponed boxing card to be held at Van
couver August 24. Page 8.
Rudolph Wilhelm and J. R. Straight to play
for state golf championship toda,y.
Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Lumbermen list 5000 men for work on Gov
ernment contracts. Page 6.
Patriotic appeal will be made to keep har
vest hands at work. Page 6.
L W. "W. plot to burn crops with phosphorus.
Page 1.
Governor reiterates arguments for eight-hour
day In lumber industry. Page 5.
Town of Ruthton wiped out by fire; brands
set other fires. Page. 5.
Forest fires menace Avery,- Ida. Page 1.
Fred D. Fisher, consular agent, returns from
long absence in Orient. Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern wheat farmers more disposed
to find market. Page IT.
Corn drops sharply at Chicago on stoppage
of cash. buying. Page 17.
Shipyard strike seems to be off. Page 14.
Rail shares depressed with coalers' losses
greatest. Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
"Willamette Valley gateway hearing set by
Interstate Commerce Commission. Page 13
Packers say they make no big profits.
Page 13.
Mr. Griffith will discuss wages with carmen
early next week. Page 9.
Factories told that they must bid in. Gov
ernment work. Page 9.
Bond issue of $900,000 for Ochoco irrigation
project underwritten and contract let.
Page 1.
Society women aid move to cut down store
deliveries. Page 6.
Changes in Police Burtau being worked out
gradually. Page 11.
Telephone girls organize union. Page 1.
Fuel oil shortage stirs County Board to ap
peal to Washington. Page 7.
situation is not abnormal. Page 9.
Clark Cochran, accused by ex-wife of murder,
is arrestee., rage j.-.
Weathor report, data and forecast. Pace IT.
Bond Issue of $900,000
Is Underwritten.
TWOHY BROS. GET GONTRAGT
Water to Be Supplied for 22,
000 Acres of Arid Land.
CATTLE INDUSTRY HELPED
Hnge Earth-Filled Dam, 100 0 Feet
Across at Top and 125 Feet
High, Will Impound Flood
Waters for Summer Use.
After seven months of careful in
vestigation and arrangement of the
financial and construction details, a
syndicate headed by Stephens & Co.,
with offices in San Francisco, Los An
geles, San Diego and Coronado, Cal.,
and by Clark, Kendall & Co., of Port
land, has underwritten a $900,000 bond
issue of the Ochoco Irrigation project,
in Crook County, Oregon, and has let
contracts for Immediate construction
work.
This work is to begin within the next
20 days, probably on September 5. To
the Twohy Bros. Company, of Port
land, has been awarded the contract
for construction of the project dam
and the first X5a miles of canal.
lrineville Center of Project.
Announcement of the underwriting
of the $900,000 bond issue by the syndi
cate, and of its plans for the imme
diate development of the project, which
is to be completed by May 1, 1919, was
made yesterday by Ralph H. Schnee
loch, of Clark, Kendall & Co.
Until then it had been known by only
a comparatively few persons that ne
gotiations for the forming of the syndi
cate and development of the project
were under way. The conservative and
safe course of completing all prelimi
naries to actual construction before
giving publicity was followed by the
men interested.
-. The Ochoco project centers about the
town of- Prineville; in Cook County.
With Its completion, 22,000 acres of
rich land will be placed under irriga
tion. The' territory affected is one of the
great stock-feeding centers of the Pa
cific Northwest. The bringing of wa
ter to the 22,000 acres will benefit not
only the district itself, but the whole
cattle industry of the state.
Dam Will Save Flood Waters.
The plan of construction provides
for an impounding reservoir with a
capacity of 47,000 acre-feet. This res-;
ervoir, which will impound the flood
waters of Ochoco Creek, will be created
by means of a huge hydraulic earth
filled dam, which will require about
500,000 cubic yards of material.
The site of the dam is-5 miles
above the city of Prineville. The dam
will be 200 feet long across the base
and 1000 feet long across the top. It
will be 600 feet up and down stream
at the base, 20 feet up and down stream
at the top, and 125 feet high.
The reservoir will be approximately
3 miles long, one-half mile wide,
and will cover between 1100 and 1200
acres of land.
Land Is Dry in Summer.
Of the 22,000 acres in the project,
about one-third, is at present irrigated
by the flood waters of Ochoco Creek.
However, this water is available only
in the early part of the season. With
the running off of the flood waters, the
land under present conditions can no
longer be irrigated.
Of the remaining two-thirds, about
half is now being farmed under dry
farming methods. All but 2000 acres
of the other one-third belong to the
Oregon & Western Colonization Com
pany, a Hill Railway company.
All this land under suitable weather
conditions produces fine grain and hay
crops, but the size and quality of the
crops depend on the amount of rain
fall. When water is put on the 22,000
acres, two crops of hay can be pro
duced where the yield is now only one,
and the grain crop each year wilt be
assured.
The contract for construction of the
dam and the first 15 Vz miles of the
drainage canal was let to the Twohy
Brothers Company this week. The dis
trict has accepted the syndicate's as
signment of the contract to this re
liable firm.
Cost of Dam Abont $300,000.
The cost of the dam Itself will be
approximately $300,000. The whole
ditch system will cost another $300,000,
and the cost of the 1100 td 1200 acres
to be covered by the reservoir will be
slightly more than $100,000. Options
have been obtained on the land re
quired for this purpose.
The balance of the $900,000 bond
issue will be used to complete the con
struction. The underwriting syndicate has been
examining the project since last De
cember, and arranging all the details
of construction and development.
R. W. Rea, of Portland, is the project
engineer. The consulting engineer for
the district, on details of the dam de
sign and location, is J. M. Howells, of
San Francisco, who is considered one
of the greatest authorities In tais coun
try on hydraulic-filled dams.
The engineer for the underwriting
syndicate is A. j. Wiley, of Bol3e. Ida.
Mr. Wiley is a hydraulic consulting en-
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