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VOL. I, VII. XO. 17,737. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WEEK'SSHIPLOSSES AT. LOWEST POINT 35,000 PAY HOMAGE MITCHEL LOSES .! WHEAT 12.05 HERE WILL ADD 10 CENTS LEGLESS NEWSBOY STRIKERS DUE TO i:j clash LEAD IN RECOUNT CLIMBS MT. HOOD TO FARMER AT FAIR TEUTONS ATYPBES SIXKIXGS OF ALL CIiASSES TOTAL BUT 17. BENNETT 9 4 VOTES AHEAD IX . MAYORALTY RACE. JOE HARTY'S SPIRIT RISES ABOVE EVFIRMITY. ENGLISH SMASH PIGKETIi K V Lines Penetrated Two- Thirds of Mile. GERMAN DEFENSES TAKEN Powerful Resistance Offered and Strong Counter At tacks Made by Foe. RIDGES ARE OBJECTIVES wew unve is unaer way in f Flanders After Rest of But Few Days. EEELIX, via London, Sept. 26. The British forces in their new offen sive in Flanders have penetrated Ger- man positions to the depths of about two-thirds of a mile at several places, according: to the German official com munication issued tonight. Desperate f Jghting: is continuing. t LONDON, Sept. 26. In an attack along a six-mile front today the Brit ish troops captured an important po sition around Tower Hamlets and strong German field works, according to the official report from Field Mar shal Haig tonight. German Attacks Severe. Powerful resistance was offered by the Germans throughout the day and they delivered many strong attacks. "But," says the British commander, "our operations were entirely suc cessful." By the Associated Press. BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 26. Another heavy attack was delivered by the British at daybreak today against the German positions east of Ypres, and early reports showed thatthe assault ing troops had pushed the enemy out of many important positions. 1000-Yard Advance Made. The offensive was started along the greater part of the line that the Brit ish reached in last Thursday's battle, extending from east of St. Julien to southwest of Gheluvelt. Along the northwestern half of the line of attack the British success was marked, but meager details have been received from the sector of Polygon Wood and south of that place. On the north, an advance of from 1000 to 1200 yards was made quickly at numerous places, and it was reported that strong British troops were engaged in fierce fighting only a few hundred yards west of Zonnebeke. Ridges Scenes of Conflict. The Germans are resisting desper ately, and along a front of about 1000 yards astride the Ypres-Menin road a terrific struggle has been proceeding. The most important points involved In the new offensive, as was the case six days ago, lay directly east of the city of Ypres, between the Ypres Roulers railway and the Ypres-Menin highway. Here are situated those strongly held elevations that still re main to the Germans out of the num erous ridges and forests which formed a vital part of their defense in this section of Belgium. English Tide Rises Higher. Last Thursday they suffered a crushing blow in the loss of such strongholds as Anzac, Nun's Wood, Glencourse Wood and Inverness Copse and now an ever-rising tide is reach ing out for still more. Australian, Scotch and English troops this morning were pushing out into a difficult country, over ground still sodden from rains and floods, among concrete and steel redoubts heavily armed with machine guns, over elevations and through bits of wood choked with rapid firers. They might fail in their object and still have covered themselves with glory. Battle Rages All Night. The Germans undoubtedly knew that the attack was pending and it is prob able that their heavy counter-attacks yesterday ad last night against the British positions on the ridge east of Ypres, Polygon Wood and Tower Hamlets were carried out in an at tempt to frustrate the British plan. The battle started here yesterday con tinued with great fury all night and it was along this bit of front that the (Concluded cn Pass 8. Column l. Submarine's Victims Least Since Germany Began V-Boat War fare Early Last February. LON'DOX, Sept. 26. Thirteen British merchantmen of 1600 tons and over and two vessels of less than 1600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines last week, according- to the weekly ad miralty statement issued this evening In the aggregate this Is the smallest number of vessels sunk during any one week since Germany began ber inten sified submarine warfare last Feb ruary. Two fishing: vessels also were sunk last week. The admiralty statement follows: "Arrivals. 2775; sailings, 2631. 'British merchantmen over 1600 tons sunk by mines or submarine. Including one previously. 13; under 1600 tons. two. Fishing vessels sunk, two. "British merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked, including three previously. 10." The smallest aggregate of vessels sunk in any previous week since the February undersea campaign was started by Germany was 16, 14 mer chantmen of 1600 tons and over, and two of less than 1600 tons. This was during the week ending August 12. 1-ast week the admiralty report showed 28 merchantmen sunk eight of more than 1600 tons and 20 of less tonnage. SENATOR HAS APPENDICITIS Mr. Chamberlain May Save to Un dergo Operation. OREGOXIAX XEW3 BUREAU. Wash- ngton. Sept. 26. Senator Chamberlain today suffered an attack of appendi citis. Whether he will undergo an op eration will depend upon developments of the case within the next 12 hours. It was not until this morning- that the pain became so acute he summoned a physician. The Senator's physician has been hopeful that an operation, may be avoided, and through the day has been resorting- to external Applications. To day the Senator telegraphed his son at Portland assuring him there was no cause for alarm and promising to ad vise promptly if an. operation is de cided on. The Senator is reported to be resting- easily tonight. WIDOW-BRIDE SEASON ON Winter's Approach Causes Wives ol Yesteryear to Try, Try Again. VANCOUVBR, Wash.. Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) June is brides' month, and most of those who are married here during that month go to the altar for the first time, but with the approach of Winter widows seem to have better success in making second and third ventures on the troublesome matri monial sea. For instance, today eight marriage licenses were issued. Five of the brides-to-be had been brides before. while one was a minor and the other two were under 24. This tendency for widows to be mar ried in the Fall has been noted here for several years in succession. ACIFISM TO BE ATTACKED Nation Wll Be Informed of War's Task by Speakers. WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. The Na tion's war task is to be presented to the people in a Nation-wide speaking campaign, in which many organizations will be enlisted to attack pacifism and arouse the country to the importance of the work it has undertaken. Arthur E. Bestor, president of the Chautauqua Institution. has been hosen director of the campaign and will co-ordinate the efforts of all or ganizations which participate. ELEPHONE STRIKE VOTED Spokane Local Union Fixes Bate for October 21. SPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. 26. The local union of the International Broth- rhood of Electrical Workers at a meet- ng here tonight., voted in favor of a strike of electrical workers employed by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company and affiliated coraapnies ef fective October 21. They are demanding an increase Jn wages from $4 to h a. day for electrical workers and from $2 to 12.75 a day for operators. AR AND FEATHERS USED Rice Farmers Deal With Agitators Alleged to Be I. W. W. STUTTGART, Ark.. Sept. 26. Four white men, believed to be Industrial Workers of the World, were taken from the county Jail here early today by 150 rice farmers, who administered a whip ping and applied tar and feathers to each of the men and drove them from town. The men had been arrested on a charge of inciting laborers to cease work. Great takes Fleet Taken Over. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 36. Part of the fleet of the Great Lakes Transit Cor poration has been taken over by the Government and the corporation will -.ease accepting freight at Milwaukee on October 2, according to announce ment toJny. Grounds Packed From Gates to Track. GOOS CAPTURES GRAND PRIZE Big Attendance Today -Will Clear Expense Sheet. WASCO TURKEY RED WINS Prominent Speakers Further Cam paign for Food Conservation and Increased Production. Guernsey Club Elects. SALEM, Or.. Sept. 26. (Special.) The Oregon State Fair today broke all records for attendance, according to an announcement made by Secretary A. H. Lea, who estimated there were fully 35,000 persons on the grounds. If the grounds will hold that many, the esti mate is not far off, as they were prac tically packed from gates to the mid field of the track. This was Salem day and apparently all of Salem, Its environs and many from outside packed into the Fair Grounds. All available automobile space was taken shortly after noon and because of the dense crowds that surged around the entrance to the race track it was necessary to shut off al lowing any more machines to attempt to pass into the centerfield. Mr. Lea announced hat if the attend ance tomorrow, Portland day, is like today, the board will be in the clear as far as expenses are concerned for this year's show. , Coos Wins Grand Prize. Weather conditions were ideal today. with no apparent prospect of a. change for the worse. Coos County was awarded the grand sweepstakes prize for the county ex hibits, scoring 73.6. The sweeDstakes prize is 100. While there were other counties that scored higher in the per centage than Coos County, they . failed to exhibit such a representative show ing of products, according to the an nouncement of the Judges. Polk Coun ty, as an Instance, scored 85.1 per cent, but failed to bring along for its ex hibit some of the banner products of the county, which cut down its chances for the sweepstakes. Three high coun ties In each of the three divisions scored as follows: First district Coos, 73.6: Tillamook. 67.75; Lincoln, 66.2. Second district Polk. 85.1: Benton. 82.6; Multnomah. 82.1. Third district Baker. 77.85: Union. 77.6; Morrow. 75.9. Wasco Wheat Wins. The county that won first in each of the three divisions competed for the sweepstakes prize and the compe tition was exceptionally keen. "Visitors at the fair declare that the exhibits this year are the best in the history of the fair." said Mrs. "Winnie iOoncluded on Page 7. Column 1.) NOW t V Supreme Court May lie Called Upon to Decide Result of New York Primary Election. . NEW TORK, Sept. 27. William M. Bennett took the lead in the contest for the Republican Mayoralty nomina tion from Mayor Mitchel early this morning by a gain of 156 votes in the 17th assembTy district, which wiped out the apparent majority recorded for the Mayor In the primary election last week. Mr. Bennett is now 94 votes ahead. NEW YORK. Sept. 26. (Special.) The examination of the ballots cast In the Republican primary election last week as ordered by the Supreme Court, tonight cut down the majority of Mayor Mitchel over William M. Ben nett to 54. Although the Mayor's majority over Mr. Bennett of 345 votes, which was established by the official returns of the board of elections, apparently was reduced tonight to a dangerously close figure, it was pointed out by Mr. Mitchel's counsel that the changes be ing made as a result of the present inspection proceedings would in no wise effect the board of election's fig ures until these changes had been passed upon by the Supreme Court. Mr. Mitchel began the proceedings with the view of establishing Mr- Bennett's charge that fraud had been committed In the primaries. According to the Mitchel legal forces no evidence of fraud has been disclosed. In order to have the new figures now being disclosed, officially accept ed, it will be necessary for Mr. Ben nett to bring an entirely new recount proceeding. Failing to do this he can protest on the ground that the present Inspection of the ballots has shown that many of them indicated erasures of the cross-mark opposite his name. There are a large number of ballots which had either the cross-mark be fore Mr. Bennett's name erased or that showed erasures of the cross-mark be fore the name of J. A. L. Campbell, the Independent candidate for the City Court Judgeship nomination. According to Mr. Bennett's counsel, all the erasures invalidated the bal lots. If the Supreme Court should up hold Mr. Bennett's contention the May or's majority will be cut considerably. "OBJECTOR" SENT TO JAIL Federal Penitentiary Holds Man Who Refuses to T3o to' Camp.' KANSAS CITY. Sept. 26. Carl Mil ler, 26 years old, a conscientious objec tor to military service, who refused to go with his contingent to Camp Fun ston, Kan., Sept.. 19, tomorrow will be taken to Leavenworth, where he will be placed In prison. Miller will be impris oned on the order of the War Depart ment at Washington. It 1b understood he will be kept in durance for the period of the war. GREAT CORN CROP IS SAFE Weather Bureau Makes Report That Fatal Frosts Are Escaped. WASHINGTON. Sept. 26 Much of the country's great corn crop is now safely past danger from an ordinary killing frost, weekly Weather Bureau reports today indicated. THE VILLAIN TURNS TO SOFTER TH EH PMfpjj " " Farmers Benefit More Than Expected. MAX HOUSER EXPLAINS CAUSE Producers Profit by Saving on Transportation. REALITY OF WAR IS SEEN Federal Grain Administrator for Pacific Norihwestj Returns From Washington, D. C., Where "Everything Is Humming." "The change In the basic price of wheat in Portland to $2.05 a bushel will naturally make some delay, but farmers must be patient, for what ap pears on the face of It as only giving them 6 cents more Is really giving them 10 cents more a bushel," said Max H. Houser, Federal grain adminis trator for the Northwest, on his re turn to Portland last night from Wash ington. He has been East for two weeks during which time he has been en gaged in conferences in Chicago, New York and in Washington, where he went over the grain situation with Mr. Hoover himself. Mr. Houser explained that the Port land market is so near the wheat pro ducer in its zone that the saving on transportation will really give the farmer a gain of 10 cents a bushel over what he would have received un der the former basic price. Wheat Will Move Soon. "I expect to have things working fairly well here next week," said Mr. Houser. "I have rather held back on letting wheat come out too early, so as to know, what supplies must be held for interior mills. "I expect to have a conference with Theodore B. Wilcox as soon as this is ascertained, and to get things moving shortly thereafter. "While in Washington I had several conferences with Mr. Hoover. He Is working like a human dynamo. All the various organizations under the food administration are getting pretty well along in working "order. It ' is hard to conceive of the magnitude of it till you really see for yourself what's doing. "All the work of the Food Adminis tration, of course, is to one end food production, conservation and control. Xatlon Deadly In Earnest. "The various boards of the different departments are all Infused with Mr. Hoover's optimism in this work. They are all working: alone the lines on which he feels so strongly. There is no foolishness. Everything is strictly business and deadly in earnest. 'The delegation from here that went back to Washington in connection with the fixing of the basic price seemed to have been satisfied that the work ll'onludfd on Page 6. Column 1.) WORDS. Dream of Feasting tTpon Glorious Vistas Unfolded From Peak's . Pinnacle Comes True. ats off to Joe Harty, Portland's legless newsboy, whose spirit rises su perior to infirmity. Yesterday he climbed Mount Hood and looked down upon Portland from the highest point In all Oregon. It has long been Joe Harty's ambi tion tot climb to the snowy summit of Mount .Hood and when he resolved re cently that he would accomplish the feat it was safe to wager he would do It. He made good yesterday. The newsboy and his wife left Port land last Saturday for Government Camp' and each morning since he looked longingly at the mountain, which from that distance presents a much more formidable appearance than when viewed from Portland. Weather conditions Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were unfavorable for an ascent and he was compelled to spend the three days in waiting. But yesterday was clear, and Joe Harty, Mrs. Harty, Elijah Coalman and C. A. Pridemore, guides, and -J. O. Jacobs, .district forest ranger, set out from the. hotel at 8:30 in the morning bound for the summit.' Joe Harty rode a horse to the foot of Crater Rock and from there he made his way over the snow and ice, crevasses and all. on a small sled, equipped with spikes to keep it from slipping- back. He clung to rock pin nacles and to the line stretched over the cornice of the mountain and edged along like a veteran mountaineer. The party reached the summit at 3 P. M., having occupied in the ascent, about the usual time required for the aver age climb. Last night they returned safe and sound to the Government Camp hotel. WHEAT IS MOVING AGAIN Buyers Pay $1.50 Now and Balance When Price Is Fixed. PENDLETON. Or., Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) Wheat has begun moving here again with the offer of buyers to pay farmers SI. 50 a bushel, holding the re mainder of the price as security for commission, moving charges and other costs of marketing. . The arrangement is temporary until the details of the price-fixing law are worked out. FAIR DEVICES' DENOUNCED Resolutions Adopted Demand Clos ing of Concessions. SALEM. Or.. Sept. 26. Branding as "gambling Joints" certain concessions at the State Fair grounds where pa trons pay money to play various kinds of aevices for prizes, the Purebred Livestock Association in a meeting to night adopted resolutions demanding that these places be closed immediately. The resolutions cover 19 concessions. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temnerature. T.l degrees; minimum, 6U degrees. TODAY'S Probably rain; moderate south westerly winds. War. English smash into German lines at Ypres. Page 1. Von Tirpitz declares peace without Indemnity , is defeat for Germany. Page 4. Hard battle In air breaks up German raid. General Soukhomllnoff convicted of treason. ' Mexico said to be about to break with Ger- i many. .1. American soldiers in France get baptism ui Aire. mge Allies content to wear down Germans until (jaiipa oias enters iigut. Page 7, tnip sinkings least since warfare began. ruga a. Evacuation of Petrograd begins. Page 4. Germany offers to evacuate Belgium on con- uiuuna. ras . Rational. laDor Adjustment Board coming to Coast 10 aajusi wage scale in shipyards. Page . Guard units deplete numbers in draft camus Page 3. Government Page IB. shipbuilding- plans are huge. Mitchel's lead wiped out In recount; Ben nett leads by 94 votes. Page 1. Iomestic San Francisco shipbuilders' strike over, pend ing 11 a 1 11 ff 01 wage. fage o. Taft leads move to uphold Wilson. Page 3. Roosevelt condemns all pacifists. Paga 3. Sports. Pacific Coast League results Portland 1, Vernon O; San Francisco 5, Los Ange les 1; Oakland 6. salt Lake 3. Page 14. Portland fans evenly divided on result or world's series. Page 14. "Darkhorse" Newman, gridiron wizard, will return to O. A. C. Page lo. Races at State Fair close. Page 14. Lincoln defeats Hill eleven. .19 to 0. Page 13. railfic Xortliwebt. Seattle steel workers say strike Saturday is certain if new scale is not granted. Page 6. anirty-rive thousand attend State breaking all records. Page 1. Fair, Oregon Methodists' Conference Springfield, paga . opens at Yamhill road boosters declare for direct highway route. Paga 7. Commercial and Marine. Bulk of Oregon prune crop out of growers' hands. Page 10. Stock prices decline owing to continued money stringency. Page 19. Flag of Navy Reserve force seen In Port land harbor for first time. Page ia. Portland and Vicinity. Strikers clash with police when picketing Weather report, data and forecast. Papain Joe Harty. legless newsbor. climbs to sum mit of Mount Hood. Page 1. Library fund subscriptions aggr.wte $3061 Page 20. Hood filvtr apple groww. will need 1000 Ad Club's flh market appreciated by do ple. Fn.se 13. Oregonlan'a cigarette and tobacco fund for toldlors lo totals S898.U5. Page 9. Basic wheat- price at Portland really bene fits farmers 10 cents a bushel. Pag 1. Germany lauded in textbook used In Port land schools. Page 5. Fifteen-cent milk looms. Page S. torn Kippur services impressive. Page B Mayor Directs Police in Making Arrests. TROLLEY TIE-UP THREATENED Attempt to Interfere at Wil lamette Plant Frustrated. NO PEACE PROGRESS MADE Yards Will Make Energetic Effort to Resume Operations, Adequate Protection Being Promised for AH Who Wish to Work. OUTSTAKDIXG FEATURES Of LOCAL STRIKES SITUATION. First clash between police and strikers occur near Willamette Iron & Steel Works. Several arrests made under provisions of anti-picketing ordi nance. Injunctions not to be asked by unions. Mayor, Sheriff, Adjutant-General White and Lieutenant-Colonel Abrams, every commanding officer in the Bureau of Police, 80 uniformed men and detectives and several Deputy Sheriffs par ticipate in move to prevent in vasion of Willamette plant. Mass meeting called by strik ers for tomorrow night as protest against city officials upholding shipyards in open-shop stand. a........ ......... . . . . a a a First clash between the police and striking ship workmen at a point near the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, the arrest of several for violating; the anti plcketing ordinance; prevention of ef forts to stop streetcars carrying non union men- from that plant and threats of a tieup of the transportation sys tem featured yesterday's activities In the controversy which has virtually stopped construction of vessels here. As predicted, the strikers selected the plant of the Willamette Company for their first point of attack in massed formation, and marched upon it yester day arternoon at the time when the day crew was about to go off duty. It is said they had been instructed by their officers to go there, so as to subject themselves to arrest for the purpose of testing the antl-picketing ordinance, which was passed by vote of the people of Portland last June. This prohibits picketing or assembling at or near plants for the purpose of persuading others not to work. Mayor Acta) Personally. Following out his announced pur pose to afford protection to all men who wish to work in the shipbuilding plants. Mayor Baker personally direct ed the movements of the police at the Willamette plant, backed by practical ly every commanding officer of the Bureau of Police and large numbers of police reserves. Sheriff Hurlburt, Adjutant-General White, and- Lieutenant Colonel Abrams were also present. Around the issue of enforcement of the anti-picketing ordinance centers great interest, as upon the result as decided by the courts much depends. If It is upheld, it is only a question of suf ficient men to keep it in force; if it is declared unconstitutional by the courts, it leaves the city without an adequate instrument by which to protect the workers in the shipbuilding plants and therefore subjects them to assault. Picketing; Teat May Come. There was a rumor about the city yesterday to the effect that W. 6. U'Uen, counsel for some of the striking unions, intended to seek an injunction against . the anti-picketing ordinance, but Mr. U'Ren last night denied that he would do so st this time. . "I have such a plan in mind." said Mr. U'Ren, "but as there have been but a few arrests so far. I do not intend to bring the subject up at this time." Mr. U'Ren intimated that the unions are as anxious as anyone to have the status of this ordinance fixed by court. Intimidation Ia Sunpected. When the etrike was declared union leaders announced that they would con duct their operations in an orderly manner. Police reports show, how ever, that a number of men have been assaulted, and while It is not known by whom, the effect upon workmen wishing to perform labor in the vari ous "open" plants is such that it prob ably would result in reducing the num ber of those remaining on work or of those who misht wish to return. . Little progress was made yesterday In augmenting the crews in ship plants and, although the companies have all formally made known their willingness to take back any strikers or to employ any man wishing work, the situation remained virtually unchanged. Plants to Reopen. This morning, it is expected, more determined efforts will be made to re sume operations, as ample protection has beeti pledged by the authorities, and the employers feel that they have held off long enough; that they have given the strikers a reasonable length of time In which to decide upon a. course, and that, in view of the urgent ICuauiuueu on Pae u. Column 2.