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VHT T.T7-TT V Ht Q . . ' ' IIATII SENDS ITS TO BATTLE First Increment of Draft Leaves for Camps. PARADES MARK GREAT DAY President Wilson Leads Line and With Ambassadors of . Many Lands Views Men, BLUE AND GRAY JOIN Chief Executive Envies Men Who Will Fight Last Bat 4. tie for Independence. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. The President and Congress of the United States and the. allied nations, through their diplomatic representatives, Joined today in paying honor to the men selected from the District of Co lumbia for service in America's Na tional Army raised for the battle for democracy. Washington, long used to glitter ing processions, opened its eyes and cheered itself hoarse at the spectacle. For two hours, while in other cities throughout the Nation other thou sands moved over the first part of the long road that may lead to French battlefields, Pennsylvania avenue heard the tramp of marching men, the jingle of spurs and the rumble of artillery. ; Half of Line in Uniform. About 26,000 men, women and chil dren passed a -reviewing stand before the White House, where the President and his guests watched the - parade. More than half of the long line was in uniform. . There were regulars from infantry, cavalry and artillery regi ments stationed near by, marines from the officers' training camp at Fort Myer and hundreds of Army and Navy officers attached to the departments here. Stars and Stripes Only Banner. The Stars and Stripes waved from the reviewing stand, from the build ings along the broad avenue, from the head of every unit and the hands of most of the civilian marchers. From the corner of Fifteenth street, where Pennsylvania avenue turns around the Treasury, the long mile to the foot of Capitol Hill was one stream of flags. The President and those in the stand with him were kept at salute continually. president Leads Parade. l President Wilson himself, eyes to the front, stepping out like a freshly trained recruit, marched at the head of the long line, surrounded by a com mittee of citizens which arranged the parade. Behind him, in unbroken ranks, came most of the members of the Senate and House, in such a trib ute as they probably never have given on any occasion in the long years since this country became a Nation. . When he reached the White House the President left the ranks and took his place in the stand by Mrs. Wilson. It was the second time he had gone a-foot over Pennsylvania avenue. The first time was when he led the pre paredness parade before the United States went to war. Most of the mem bers of the Cabinet, the Japanese mis sion, Ambassadors Spring-Rice, of Oreat Britain; Jusserand, of France; Minister Calderon, of Bolivia, and dozens of officers in the uniforms of the armies of the nations that are fighting Germany were in the stand with them. Blue and Gray Join. At the head of the Senators marched Senators Nelson and Warren, of the Union Army, and Martin and Bankhead, who fought on the side of the gray in the Civil War, and with them marched Senators Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee, and Lodge, ranking Republican of the naval committee. The House turned out hundreds of its" membership, headed by Speaker Clark and "Uncle Joe" Cannon. Senators La Follette and Gronna were conspicuously ab sent. For more than an hour the flood that poured by the stand was in the brown of the khaki-clad Army, with ihe exception of the 1400 drafted men, who, in spite of their civilian clothes, (.Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) SOUS " ruuix,AJMU, UKt,UU, WEDXESDAI, CHICAGO COUNCIL LAUDS GOVERNOR MAYOR THOMPSON'S COURSE IS CONDEMNED BY IMPLICATION. Effigy of City Executive Hanging to '- Lamppost Blockades Michi gan Boulevard. CHICAGO, Sept. 4. Chicago's City Council, sitting: as a committe of the whole, at the end of a turbulent four hour session today, adopted by a vote of 42 to 6 a resolution praising: Govern or Frank O. Lowden for his action in overriding Mayor William Hale Thomp son by refusing- permission to the Peo pie's Council for Democracy and Peace Terms to meet in Illinois and urging the state's chief executive to prevent any meeting in the future which may be inimical to public safety or disloyal or treasonable to the United States. Mayor Thompson and his friends in the Council made a subborn parliamen tary fight to prevent the adoption of the resolution. Traffic was blocked tonight on Michi gan boulevard by a. large crowd and scores of automobiles which gathered around an effigy of Mayor "William Hale Thompson, hanged to lamp post on an island of safety at the Randolph- street crossing of the thoroughfare. A placard pinned to the manikin bore the inscription: "Sic semper big Billbus. "Veterans of foreign wars." A policeman on duty near by did not discover the eftigy until a large crowd gathered and blocked traffic. A patrol wagon full of policemen was then called. The effigy was carted to an ash heap and the street was cleared for traffic. No arrests were made. HILL TO BRING TRAINLOAD Special Will Be Run From St. Paul .for Pendleton Roundup. PENDLETON. Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, today telegraphed from St. Paul that lie was prepared to bring, instead of one car, an entire trainload of people to witness the Round-up, and asked that reservations be made for them on all three days. This is the first time that a special train has come from so great a dis tance to the Round-up. Mr. Hill was visitor here last year and was de lighted with the exhibition. Where to seat the St. Paul people is question," as there is no 'section left intact in the grandstand. SUNDAY FILMS VOTED OUT Corvallis Lone Theater Is Closed on Sabbath After Bitter Fight. CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) Corvallis clamped the lid on Sunday motion pictures today. A theusand votes were cast, the measure to close the picture theater winning by the scant majority of C4. This ordinance precipitated a bitter flght between the opposing factions, the "blue" law being championed by the churches. Four bond issues, among them two for purchasing motor equipment- for the tire' department and for paving street intersections, went over with flying colors. EX-AMERICAN VESSEL LOST Spanish Sailors Forced to Leave Aigua Freda Because of Fire. . AN ATLANTIC PORT. Sept. A. Forced to abandon their burning ship the Spanish schooner Aigua Freda without provisions or clothing, 11 men of the crew were brought in here to day by fishermen after having drifted more than 24 hours. Explosion of a large gasoline tank on deck caused the lire. The ship formerly was the American schooner Shamrock. She was 55 days out for Barcelona. MEXICO WARS ON SHARKS Fishermen Organize to Obtain on Gulf of California. Oil EL PASO, Sept. 4. The Mexican gov ernment has declared war against im mense schools of sharks which have recently been discovered in the Gulf of California, according to a dispatch received by the local Mexican Con sulate today from Mexico City. Parties of fishermen are being or ganized at Guaymas and elsewhere to kill the sharks, from which oil is to be extracted. RAILWAY AND UNIONS SIGN Southern Pacific Reaches Agreement With Four Brotherhoods. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. An arbi tration agreement .between the South- I ern Pacific Railway Company and 8000 I members of four brotherhoods of train men, whose differences with the com pany recently led to a strike vote, will be signed this week. "W. R. Scott, general manager of the company, made the announcement to day. VICTOR MURDOCK SWORN IN Kansan Takes Place on Trade Com mission Left by Late Mr.' Parry. WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. Victor Mur- dock, former Representative in Con gress from Wichita, Kan., and one of the leaders of the Progressive party, was . sworn in today as a member of the Federal Trade Commission,' suc ceeding the late Will H. Parry, of Se attle, Wash- ' ! AMIES. THRICE BOMBARD ENGLAND 108 Deaths Caused by Monday Raid. CHATHAM BARRACKS STRUCK Tuesday Night Raiders Reach London District. ZEPPELINS ARE SUSPECTED First Two Klght Maurauders Fly Too High to Be Reached by Antl-Alr-craft Guns or Searchlights. One Civilan Killed. LONDON, Sept. 5. For the thlrrf night in succession enemv AlrnlaneH have visited England, the raiders last uuesday) night shelling the English coast, as well as the London district. Reports of'the damage have not yet been received. The raid of Monday nleht resulted In the death of 107 persons and the wounding of 86 at Chatham." All were members of the naval establishment. Six Planes Make Raid. There were six planes In the raid Monday night, all of which escaped the guniire oi tne defending; garrisons. As on Sunday night, when a single ma chine dropped bombs, the invaders flew high and could not be picked up by the searchlights. The official report of the Tuesday night raid says: "A considerable - number of enemv airplanes crossed the southeast coast at 11 o'clock last (Tuesday) night and dropped bombs at a number of places. Some of the machines reached the Lon don district, where bombs were dropped. wo reports of damage have yet been received." Zeppelins Are Suspected. Dispatches from towns on the south east coast say many inhabitants be lieved Monday night's raiders were Zeppelins, as they made much more noise than usual for, airships. . There was heavy firing first at one point and then another, and finally heavy ex plosions occurred. Shortly before 9 o'clock explosions. and heavy firing could be heard in the direction of Dunkirk and Calais and It was thought a raid on a large scale was taking place along the French coast. This lasted until nearlv mid. ight. when warnings were given, and shortly afterwards bombs began to drop. Anti-aircraft guns went into ac tion and the whirr of airshir, enirintui could be heard. Test Made by Moonlight. Early reports on the air raids over the southeast coast on Sunday .and Monday nights said they seemed to ba more for the purpose of teetiner the ossibility of attack by moonlight than n the hope of doing any considerable damage. Like the single air Taider who (Concluded on Page 3, Column 3.) .' 1 1 -T r ' L - -- , ,- . SCHOOL DAYS. I f SAy, OcWtX. - - HOW,t,M OO,h&) l YOUR. TETHER. ( fvClA I AlV HATf sTL TO Know there's 1 Pi tlV- I ntc. miss peettins I f ak m fir TrvrWc school Vjwa'5s PEXkms I -p DAD?- . I : v h5' t v r v i - . .-vi 1. w: PP fit ' 5 i ' - - - V - ' : ' " ............ ............... ............. T T T T t T,,,,,,,t, .t,t ALL MEN DRAFTED WILLING TO SERVE DESCHUTES . COUNTY MAKES RECORD FOR PATRIOTISM. Official Report Says .There Are No Claims for Exemption, No Dls ( charges Nor Appeals. Deschutes County yesterday wrote a remarkable page into the history of Oregon's first selective draft when the local exemption board at Send noti fied the district exemption board by telephone that of all the young men examined in that county there are no claims for exemDtton. no ' discharsx from Army duty and no appeals to the district board. This Is a record uneaualed in any of the counties of Oregon.- and. accord ing to members of the district board. indicates a marked degree of patriotism in eastern Oregon's infant county. .Deschutes is the only county within the first exemption district from which no appeals to the district board were made, and is the first county of rec ord wnerein none of the conscripted youths sought to evade liuilitary duty unaer tne many exemption claims rec ognized by the Federal Government. RICH MAN'S SON IS LOSER Utah Offsurlne of Mannfaiinr Must Serve Country at War. oim i-tfirm, till, eeot. 4. Georrc Low Abbott, son of a wealthy Ogden manufacturer, who was ordered to r port for military service by the local draft board, but who - successfully claimed exemption before the district board, will have to go to war, after all, AbDott claimed exemption because he said his wife was dependent upon him for support. Following its action Saturday when it granted exemption, the district board today decided to accept an offer made by I. N. Parker, of Redmond, Utah, who said' that he would bo pre pared to support Abbott's wife while he was on military duty. PEACE ANSWER DISCUSSED German Secretary. Passes Day - Vienna and Sees Emperor. In AMSTERDAM,' Sept.' . 4. Baron von Kuehlmann, the German Foreign Sec retary, who Is on a visit to Vienna, dis cussed all yesterday with Count Czer nin, the Austro-llungarian Foreign Minister,' the terms of the reply of the central powers- to th efcPope.- The Em peror received both Ministers last night and beard " their proposals regarding the answer. . Baron von Kuehlmann is expected to return to Berlin today and will pro ceed immediately to headquarters to report to the German Emperor. HAWAIIAN COCKTAIL GOES Governor Announces Territory 1V1V . Abide by Hoover's Wishes. HONOLULU, August 25. (Mail.) The cocktail and its ramifications have been banished' from the menus at Ha waiia's official banquets. - . The Governor, has announcd that in line with, public sentiment for prohi bition and in keeping with Federal Food Controller Herbert C. Hoover's food conservation campaign, the ter ritory would set the example by elim inating liquors at all public dinners. SEPTEMBER i " RETREAT IGA WarshipsBombardEast Coast of Bay. LEOPOLD SEEKS LANDING Fleet in Gulf of Finland May Be Trapped. ARMY' NOT DISHEARTENED Defense of . Loyal Troops Sole Bright Feature Petrograd Press Declares Dictator ship Is Necessary. (By the Associated Press.). From Riga to the east of Uxkull the Russians continue in full retreat before the Germans, those from the evacuated port making their way northeastward along the coast of the Gulf of Riga and those from Uxkull and vicinity endeav oring' to reach the Riga-Pskof f-Petro- grad railway line. Behind them the Russians left Riga partly aflame as the result of the Ger man shells hurled into the town before they departed while the smouldering ruins of small villages mark the path over which the other contingents have passed, having been set on fire during the retreat. Leopold Seeks Base. Along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Riga for a distance of about SO miles north of the.' evacuated town German warships are shelling various towns, possibly with the itnention of covering a landing of troops whose object would be to cut off the retreat of the Riga arm or turn its flank, thereby entirely clearing the. gulf shore region. This would give Prince Leopold of Bavaria a base, possibly at Fernau, whence to operate overland in conjunction with the naval forces toward Reval, Russia's principal port on the Gulf of Finland, in an endeavor to seal up the Russian fleet.inside.the gulf.. . While the Germans were knocking at the gates of Riga from the west and southwest, hurling shells of all cali bers and loosing gas waves against the town., loyal Russian troops held them back long enough to blow up the forti fications at the mouth of the Dvina and raze the bridges over the water Way. .Germans Take Thousands. To the south, where the defection in the ranks of the Russians apparently was greatest, the Germans, according to Berlin, took some thousands of prls. oners and captured more than 150 guns and large quantities of war material. PETROGRAD, Sept. 4. The Petro grad morning papers agree on the gravity of the situation created by the fall of Riga, the only bright feature in which is a report from the com missary of the northern army to the Council of Deputies which declares that the army fought valiantly, al- RUSSIANS FROM BURNING R ELBOW CURVE FATAL TO F.S.RICHARDSON PORTLAND SALESMAN MEETS IN ' STANT DEATH IN ACTO. Machine Leaves Pacific Highway 'on Kobe its Mountain Near Roseburg. Driver's Skull Is Crushed. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 4 (Special.) F. S. Richardson, traveling salesman for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Com pany, of Portland, was probably In stantly killed when his automobile left the grade at"the -elbow" curve while descending the south slope of Roberts Mountain and overturned. His neck was broken and his skull crushed. Mr. Richardson left Roseburg at about 2 P. M. today, hoping to reach Grants Pass tonight. It is believed the acci dent happened less than an hour.later. H. Merten, who was returning from Riddle, passed the scene of the tragedy at 4 o'clock and noticed the ill-fated car lying down the bank a distance of about 10 feet. On investigation he dis covered Mr. Richardson's bodv beneath the machine. From the position of the machine it is apparent that Mr. Rich ardson was descending the mountain slope at a fair' rate of speed and was unable to make the turn. The car was not badly damaged. Mr. Richardson is well known in Roseburg, where he has visited occa sionally for several years. air. Richardson had lived in Portland for several years and is survived by his wife. He was 28 years old. He was a well-known member of the automobile trade here. He -left Portland last Wednesday on his tour of Southern Oregon that resulted in his death. The body will be brought to Port land tonight for burial. Arrangements for the funeral had not been made last night. L. J. Sparks, manager of the Fire stone Company, is now in California. He was informed of the accident yes terday by. wire. HEALTH SEARCH FUTILE J. E. Nash. ci-Porllanilpr. Tl m Garden Valley Ranch. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 4. (SDecial. J. E. Nash, who came here from Port land about a year ago in search o health, died on his fruit ranch in Gar den alley Monday. ine body will be 6ent to Iowa fo burial. He was a member of the Tai lor-street Methodist Church, Portland. MUTINY HITS PORTUGAL Many Arrests Follow Difficulty Aboard Battleships. MADRID, via London. Sept. 4. (By British Admiralty, per "Wireless Press. .Mutinies have broken out aboard some of the Portuguese warships Many arrests have been made. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th Weather. ihii h,kia -h Maximum temoerature. T "Co' rr-a . minimum, o ueKreeg. TODAY'S Fair; rentle winds, mostly west - War. Gerard tells of first aid to stranded Amerl cans at outoreaK or war. Par K van&aians pusn lino wltnln 3UU yards of Airplanes visit England three nights in sue cession, rase j. Germans evacuating Western Flanders: Ca naaians witnin 3 yards of Lens. Pare 3. Kunslans nee- from' burning Riga. Page " inrremeni or ivarional Army goes to lumps touay. x age .1. Foreign. zars private arcnives give up "Willy1' anil iick notes oetween Jvaiser and Em peror. age i. National. L.a rouette-8 ertorts to raise war nmnia levies innco votea aown. Page 2 America urged to declare war on Austria ana J3uigana. i age a. American snipper ana lour naval runner. nem in uerraan prison camp. Page 9 senators see hope for basic wheat prices at x-acmc pons, rage Bond bill expected to pass House In frn. rcpgricu. rage O. y Ioinestlc. I LiMr win promote loyalty to Tc.tinn rage i. Bar Association pledges loyalty. Page 7. Attorney-General or Iowa arrested on In- un-Liueni lur oppression in ornce. Paa-e 4 Chicago council condemns Mayor by prals- B uuvci nui . x age x. . Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Vernon 3, San rrancisco tio otiier games, teams traveling. rage s. itussel r.mitn. of Portland, is beaten h uuaitas ui.nt in jet -uorue golf play, Page 8. Traps season Is good. Page 8. Bobby c. wins main event at Hartford races. ruse o. Pacific Northwest. F. S. Richardson meets death In auto uenc near r.oseDurg. Pago 1. Camp Lewis Is healthful. Page 4. wardens to look lor hunters in fore.ra 1 "So Portland B-cent faro hearing set for Thurs oay. rage l. u.-rv. ti. jv. held for heavy taxes bv nasuujsion Decision. rage 6. Commercial and Marine. rirst sales or wheat In Northwest at Gov ernment price. rage IT. Port authorities commend Portland' dock plans; Page 14. , Portland and Vicinity. Not one claim for exemption made In Deschutes County. Page 1. Many widows ask citizenship to save their pensions. rage u. Portland to front In food economy. Page 18. Twenty-seven thousand children In- school. Page 4. Game Warden steadfast In determination not to 'allow cattlemen to use elk pre serve. Page 0. Lack of profits force dairymen out of busi ness, rage 10. .Tobacco fund of The Oregonlan growa apace. rtga ii. Conscientious objector will not escape serv ice, rage 19. I State Highway Commission lets- contract for paved road between Oregon City and Can by. Page 12. Annual meeting of Northwest Library Aun. elation closes. Page 13. Y. W. C. A. war workers bring measar of service to Portland. Page 9. I Commissioner Kellaher blocks revocation of pouiuwn nvcus. uu vuarga OL gambling Page 13. Portland men among officers selected to to iw . w. w . . - 1 . 1 . 11 u-11.. rase 1 Plan to open Terwllllger boulevard to heavy Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. HIVES REVEAL MISER'S CUIIIIIIIG Czar's Treachery Bared in "Willy-Nicky" Notes. HUMBLE BRITAIN, IS AIM German Emperor Paves Way to Align Russia and France Against England. CZAR REVEALED AS DUPE War Lord's Private Messages to Nicholas Show How He Plotted Alliance. BY HERMAN BERNSTEIN. (Copyright, 1917. by the New Tork Herald Company. All Rights Re nerved. Published by Arrangement With the New York Herald.) STOCKHOLM, via Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 4. (Special.) I have obtained for first publication in the Herald from Vladimir Bourtseff and Schego leff, in charge of the secret archives of the exiled Czar Nicholas, an inti mate telegraphic correspondence ex changed between Kaiser Wilhelm, of Germany, and Czar Nicholas during the years 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907. This correspondence was kept se cret, even from the - Secretaries of State. It was discovered in Nicholas' private archives in Tsarskoe-Selo, and it will appear soon in the Byloye. The telegrams throw a most interesting light on the two Emperors. "Willy" and "Nicky" Signed. The Kaiser reveals himself as a de signing, cunning, unscrupulous in triguer, employing all means to achieve his purpose; a strong person ality beside the capricious, colorless Nicholas. The correspondence was conducted in English, in expressions often stilted, but in tones most inti mate,, the Kaiser signing himself Willy! and the Czar signing "Nicky," almost every message from the Kaiser concluding with "love to Alice," the Czarina. , The Kaiser endeavored to form an alliance of three great continental powers against England during the . Russian-Japanese war. When the Anglo-Russian negotiations were tense- the Kaiser desired to force France into breaking her agreement with England, made in 1904, to join the Russian-German combination. , Czar Ready to Betray France. To accomplish this he urged the signing of a separate secret treaty ! between Germany and Russia, ac quainting Franei only afterward with the accomplished fact. 4 Nicholas was ready to sign such a treaty without the knowledge of his ally, France, thus giving Germany supremacy in Europe and leaving Russia to Germany's mercies. Cir cumstances later changed the situa tion, but the fact remains that for several years the Franco-Russian al- . liance ceased existence. The Kaiser watched the Russo-Jap anese war closely and kept advising ' Nicholas regarding military opera tions. He also sent to him informa- . tion and diplomatic gossip from be hind the scenes and gave counsel con- ' cerning peace negotiations, favoring peace when it suited his purpose, ad- vising against it when it interfered ' with his interests. - n Notes Reveal Kaiser's Mind. He suggested to Nicholas the call ing together of the Duma and throw ing responsibility for peace on -the representatives of the people. This course he advised to save the Em peror's face and the prestige of the .monarchy..'- He showed his pettiness. by betraying jealousy of the late Count Witte carrying off the honors of the peace treaty. The entire correspondence, although dealing with past events, was of pe culiar significance, at the present mo- . ment as revealing the character of the mind behind the militaristic machine which now is fighting against de- : mocracy and world civilization. Emperor "Tips" Czar. The first of the telegrams to pass between the two Emperors is dated October 19, 1904. It is from the Kaiser 'to the Czar, and is as follows: 'Have information from eood sourrn that 'former Japanese Minister at ' (Cunciudcd on Page U, Column 4j