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THE MORNING OEEGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 0, 1D18. CAROLINA. DIG WAR MAP SHOWS BATTLE FRONTS AND SCENES OF LATEST ACTIVITIES. LIST IS GUT DOWN Ail but Ten Passengers and Eleven Members of Crew Accounted For. SURVIVORS TELL OF ORDEAL1 Carolina, been ac llne an- Wlreless Operator Sends S. O. S. Signals in Defiance of Germans. Ten IT. S. Army Officers on Attacked Ship. NEW YORK, June 6. All but 10 of the 218 passengers aboard the New York and Porto Rico liner sunk by a submarine, have counted for. officers of the nounced this forenoon. These figures were arrived at by checking up the names of the passen gers who arrived here today on a schooner and tnose who reached Lewes, Del., and Atlantic City, N. J., yester day, with a list of passengers furnished by Captain Barbour, commander of the vessel. The names or the missing, was said, would be given out later. The names of the 10 unaccounted for nassensrers on board the Carolina announced by the line follow: Frederick Atkinsen, Master Edouar do Beltran, Miss Maria T. Beltran, G. V. Carpenter, Miss D. I Cueto, Felfe Delia, Domingo Gonzalez, Domingo Perasa, C. B. Parker and Dr. Rafael VI re 11a. Eleveu of Crew MUnlng. The New Tork and Porto Rico line announced late today that 96 out of 111 members of the crew of the de stroyed steamship Carolina had been accounted for as alive and that four bodies had been picked up by United States destroyers, leaving 11 of the crew unaccounted for. - A schooner carrying Captain Bar bour and 156 passengers and 94 of the crew of the Carolina arrive here early today. The schooner picked up the survivors off Barnegat, N. J., yester day. Among those brought here are 10 United States Army officers, gradu ates of the second officers training camp at San Juan. Porto Rico. Miss Katherine B. Stern, of Los An Keles. Cal.. is among the survivors of the Carolina to be landed here. The survivors were met at the dock by a detachment of Red Cross workers and were driven in ambulances and au tomobiles to -hotels and boarding houses. Survivors Reach New York. Eighteen other survivors from " the Carolina arrived In New Tork during the night by train from Lewes, Dela ware. In the party were 10 passengers and eight of the crew. All had been supplied with clothing by the Red Cross. "Don't use your wireless and we won't shoot," is the newest "made in Germany" war slogan under which the Kaiser's submarine commanders are carrying their campaign of frightful ness into American Atlantic waters, according to persons among the sur vivors of the Carolina who were brought to this port today. Stories told by passengers and crew of the sunken vessel Indicated that Ed win W. Vogel of New York City, the ship's 19-year-old chief wireless op erator, played a spectacular part in the dramatic raiding of the Carolina. Operator Defies Germaau When the submarine messaged the "don't use wireless and we won't ehoot," Vogel defiantly repeated his SOS signals, which he had already begun flashing and was on the verge of answering queries from Cape May and the Brooklyn Navy Yard stations for the Carolina a position, when Cap tain T. R. D. Barbour, Vogel s com mander, ordered him to quit his . key and see whether the Germans would keep their pledge, passengers declared. Captain Barbour said he decided to accept the proposition laid down by the U-boat skipper because he believed dls sent would have meant forfeiture of the lives of the women and children aboard the vessel. I.' A. "7 .'!. ."-' ? v I 1,, S& A: VJ Vecocsri I J ALBS T , I O J v0 qWKWS. as p , . V JT O I V "1'w CArSaavrTsyjr' X. $5 - AMERICAN PATROLS .RAID HUN TRENCHES U. S. Troops In Picardy and in Lorraine Kill and Wound . German Soldiers. Heavy Black Line Marks Present Frost. Heavy Dotted I.lse Marks Starting; Point of Uermia Spring; Drive. Nenllly, Near Bottom and on Left of Line, Is Where Americans Have Performed Latest Exploits. Cantlarny. been of American Fightlne a Few Days Aso, Is Shown at Point Where Line Breaks to the East After Coming; booth From Arras. subsequent developments, pointing to mprisonment and other serious conse quences. Board No. 7 was having search made n an adjoining state for two young men who had Indiscreetly intimated they did not intend to register and left the city. Draft officials were uniformly Im pressed with the general good appear ance and intelligence of the men regis tered yesterday. This was due. they believed, to the fact that a large pro portion of those who have not pre viously enlisted are men holding re munerative, and often responsible posi tions. Shipyard Workers Numerous. A remarkable proportion of those who were enrolled came from the ship yards. Members of board No. 3 esti mated that 60 per cent of those enrolled in their division were shipyard workers. All recruiting agencies of the city have been invaded in the past few days by scores of young men who were due to register. Twenty-eight of 39 men who applied to the Army recruiting station Tuesday were of this age. The Navy station accepted 96 men on Mon day and Tuesday, and a large propor tion of these youths would have come under the selective service regu lations yesterday. Announcement has not yet been made from Washington of the method by which order numbers will be assigned to the newly registered men. It has been said that another drawing will be held, but draft officials of the etate have no verification of this rumor. That some method of chance must again be employed- in placing the young men just enrolled has generally been acknowledged. REGISTRATION IS SMALL (Continued From First Page.) were witnessed yesterday refused to be chagrined. Instead, they insisted that a larger proportion of their young men had enlisted. Board No. 7 enrolled but 67 young men, while the estimated goal had been 160. Board No. 5, with a goal of 192 registered 123 men. Board No. 9 listed but 27 youths at its office In the Stev . ens building, but awaited returns from the East Side which would at least double that number. Board No. 2 was another which fell far behind the es timate. It enrolled 183 in an estimated total of 294. Board No. 3 In Lead. On the face of first returns Division No. 3 made the best record, coming slightly closer than 10 per cent to its goal. This was 8.5 and the number en rolled was 167. .Hoard no. 10, at St. Johns, appar ently made the eecond best record of the day. By last night's report it had listed 184, or within 12 per cent of its allotment o ziv. . Unofficial and partial returns given out last mgnt were these: No. 1... No. 2... Js"o. 3... No. 4. . . No. r... No. 6 . . . No. 7 . . . With complete returns from the two boards giving only partial results here and with the addition of -registrations of sick and absent youths the estimated total for this county is placed at 126 to 150 more than the table of last night indicates. Seldom were waiting lists witnessed at any of the 15 registration places in Portland and Multnomah County yes terday. The boards were adequately manned and the work was pushed along expeditiously and without Inci dent. Men Above 21 Slip In In some instances board members were suspicious that men above 2 years old were slipping in to register. These were naturally supposed to be cligibles who had dodged registration a year ago and were frichtened by Res. Est.l RCK. Est. 274 1 No. 8 1411 ltlO IN.t JM No. 9 27 70 1T 185 No. lO 1S4 210 33". lj'O- 11 60 150 176 1!07! Totals. ...1505 2097 97 1601 'Partial. 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief HUNS ARE BLOCKED French Repel All Attacks and Ground Is Regained. BOCHE PRISONERS TAKEN Enemy Makes Violent Attempts to Eliminate Bulge In Line Run ning From Moulin-Sous-Touvent to Troesnes. (Continued From First Pare ) EXERCISES ARE ARRANGED Commencement Speakers Provided for Portland High Schools. Commencement speakers have been provided for all high schools of Port land for the graduation exercises June 13 and 14. All exercises will be held June 14, except the Benson Polytechnic and Girls' Polytechnic, which will com bine for a Joint programme in the Lin coln High School auditorium the even ing of June 13. Following is the list of speakers and those who will deliver the diplomas: W. r. B. Dod High School of Commirei son and D. A. Grout. James John C. E. Cochran and Charles A. Rice. Lincoln Colonel John Leader and Dr. Alan Welch (Smith. Jefferson W. J. Kerr and O. M. Plummer. Washington Kev. J3. H. Pence and Dr. E. A. Sommer. Benson and Girls' Polytechnic Dr. Will iam T. Foster and N. Q. Pike. Franklin Robert W. Prescott and J. Francis Drake. BOYS GO TO PICK BERRIES First Group of Working Reserve Leaves for Hood River Today. The first group of Boys' Working Reserve will leave for the berry fields of Hood River tomorrow, in charge of E. G. Vincent, assistant director, and will be located in the middle val ley, near Dee. Another group of 22 boys will leave Monday, and another Thursday of next week. Monday morning the first contin gent of girls engaging in the berry picking work for this season will also go to Hood River. A large number of additional pickers and enlistments In both the divisions is needed. Boys over 14 years of age are eligible for enlistment in the Boys Reserve and are requested to make application to the Y. M. C. A. Women who wish to Join in the harvest work are requested to apply to J. W. Brewer, Federal farm-help specialist, 704 Chamber of Commerce. SHIPYARD SPEAKERS HERE Mass Meeting of Workers of Xortli west Steel Called at Xoon. Crawfard Vaughn. ex-Prime Minister of South Australia, and Sergeant-Major Smith, veteran of the British army In France, arrived last night as speakers of the National Bervice section of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Today at noon they will address a mass meeting of workers of the North west Steel Company and' the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation in the yards of the former company. Frank L. Cann. also of the National service section, preceded the remaining members of the party. The trio will speak in various shipyards throughout the district. ELL-AM FOR INDIGESTION B.,a It. or.Eo.'i,. .a, ceding hat there Is "no change " on the Western battlefront observers here became Increasingly confident that the river Marne, for the second time in the great struggle, has marked the end of a drive Intended to crush resistance to the German war machine. There was some question as to whether it was possible that history would further repeat Itself and the invader again be hurled back In pre cipitous retreat before a vigorous of fenslve. There was nothing to indi cate, however, that any officers famil lar with the progress of the fighting believed such a stroke by General Foch's armies was to be expected now. They did not seeany reason to believe mat erman power had exhausted it self. 200 BOCHES BADLY BEATEN NON-PARTISAN IS SPURNED (Continued From First Pare. even have been able to improve their positions at some points. This was the case between Corey and Longpont today. Here the op posing lines run along the edge of the forest of Villers-Cotterets, into which the Germans are trying to ob tain an entry. In, the meanwhile the Germans have assaulted several times unsuccessfully. Huns Lose Heavily. From this vicinity they have been bombarding La Ferte Milon, but have been unable to break down the bar rier of allied resistance and have been subjected to very heavy losses. Their object seems to be the envelopment of the allied troops occupying the bulge, or forcing them to fall back. The allies, however, are holding firmly at both ends for the present, despite their inferior numbers, and the German push appears to have reached an obstacle which the enemy finds difficult to overcome. The -Germans continued local at tacks last evening and during the night on the main battlefront. At tempts made on the French lines at Carlepont Wood, Dommiers, Corey, and in the neighborhood of Chezy failed. In the region north of Corey an action by the French infantry, as sisted by tanks, rectified the French line on the borders of the forest. LONDON, June 5. The military correspondent of the British wireless service writes as follows concerning the operations on the western front: "The situation in the Aisne sector may almost be Baid to have reached that position of stability, to disturb which would require the introduction of some new factor. All operations of the last 24 hours have had only local or tactical significance and, in the balance, have been as much in favor of the allies as of the enemy. Two points are especially noteworthy. The appearance and successful opera tion of an American unit on the Cha teau Thierry front, and the consid ered expression of confidence pub lished oy tne allied supreme war council." LONDON, June 5. German troops this morning attempted to raid the British lines southwest of Morlan court in the region east of Amiens, the war office announced today. Al though the enemy was supported by heavy artillery fire, he was repulsed and left prisoners in the hands of the British. WASHINGTON IS OPTIMISTIC Observers Believe Germans Will Find Marne End of Advance. WASHINGTON. June 5. With the Berlin official statement tonight con servation of the farmers of the state, and we believe it should do so without any affiliation with any political league, which, while its efforts at pres ent might well be actuated, but which nevertheless might fall into the hands of selfish persons seeking their own political ends; "Therefore. Be it resolved, that the Oregon State Grange In session at Salem, June 6, 1918, goes on record as not favoring any combination with any political party or league whatever." Mason Resolution Beaten. After a long discussion the Brransre defeated a resolution by E. I. Mason, of Hood River, which, in effect, de clared that the organization take no action at this time in either" Indorsing or rejecting the Non-Partisan League. inis was Introduced as a substitute to the resolution proviainer that the grange declare Itself against affiliat ing with the league or with any other political organization. The Mason resolution was defeated by the narrow margin of nine votes and aroused a storm of argument for and against. ine greater portion of the day was consumed in discussion of the Non partisan League question. A number of interesting resolutions were Intro duced to be acted upon later, amonsr mem Demg one suggesting- the rental of the insurance tax law Dassed bv that last legislature which curtails the powers of beneficiaries; another urging enactment or legislation requiring deal ers to sell seed and nursery etock true to name; another requiring feedstuffs to be sold in 100-pound sacks, and nother requiring creameries and con. denseries to give a bond where pay is withheld for milk and cream for from 15 to 30 days. Anproprlate legisla tion to cover all of these will be asked of the next Legislature if these resolu tions are adopted. Master's Salary Increased. Consideration of the resolution pro viding that the master of the State Grange be paid a sufficient salary to warrant his devoting his entire atten tion to the work of the grange and nominations of officers consumed the entire time of the morning session.- A resolution was adopted providing a salary of $1200. with X15000 additional for expenses. Argument on the . resolution took the time of the delegates until nearly noon, when it was broken into by the nominations and continued at the opening of the afternoon session. Election of officers was held to night behind closed doors and grange officials declared that under the by laws the result cannot be announced until 9:30 tomorrow morning and that the canvassing board is sworn to secrecy. The contest for master has simmered down to a fight between C. E. Spence, incumbent and J. J. John son, of Portland. Nominations were made as follows: Master C. K. Fpence, Oregon City; J. J. Johnson, Portland. Overseer D. C. Huffman, Ia Grande; H. C Wheeler, Eugene; Mra. Zella Fletcher, alem. Lecturer Mrs. Minnie E. Bond. Rnrena; Hteward C. P. K&lser. Linn: M. C. Ulover, Claekamas; M. P. Younir. Columbia. Assistant steward Charles II. 'Hays, Washington. Chaplain Cyrni Wa.Tkr. L.!nn. Treasurer II. Illrschberg. Polk: F. M Gill. Wasco. Secretary Mrs. C. If. Bailey. Dftuiclaa: C T. Dickinson, Clackamas: Mrs. Mary S. How ard. Mullno: Mrs. M. K. O'Nell. Washing ton: A. C. Newell. Clackamas; Mrs. Wlnn4e K. Braden. Polk. Gatekeeper C. C. Borland. Clackamas: II. N. I,ovelace, Columbia. Ceres Mra Carrie M. Sales. Clatsop: Mra T.aura Locke. Linn; Mrs. Kllen G. Lambert. Marlon. Pomonai Mrs. Iva M. GUI. Wasco: Miss Golds Combs. Linn.; .Mrs. ltuth Mlhlels, Josephine. Flora Mrs. Hester Coovert. Josephine: Mrs. Mary Townuend, Msrlon; Mrs. J. C. Leedy. Washington: Mrs. Anna Wellington, Mult nomah. Lady assistant steward Miss Dorothy Bynon. Washington; Mra. J. Ackerman. Linn; Mlsa Ethel Fletcher. Marlon. Kxecutlve committee B. G. Leedy, Cor- vallls. Legislative- rommlttee M. - M. Purfnef. nsro: Rsy uu), Multnoman, t red Groner, WashlDetoo, Thirty Yankees Encounter Teutons After Americans Have Penetrated to Knemy Third Line and Huns Suffer Heavily in Fighting. WASHINGTON. June 5. Penetration of enemy positions in Picardy and Lor raine by American patrols which in flicted losses upon tho enemy in killed and wounded, was reported tonight In General Pershing's communique. In the Woevre artillery fighting as diminished. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, June 5. (By the Associated Press.) An American patrol of 30 men penetrated to the enemy third lines In the Luneville. sector early this morn ing. The Americans encountered 200 Germans and attacked them with grenades, bayonets and bullets. The fight lasted 20 minutes and many losses were inflicted on the enemy. The American Iobs was extremely light. In another encounter between an American patrol and a party of 17 Ger mans on the Luneville front early Monday, three of the Germans are re ported to have been killed. Another patrol destroyed an enemy concrete observation nest. German guns and airplanes were most active on the Luneville sector yesterday. The artillery showered the areas behind the American lines with explosive, shrapnel and gas shells to a degree unknown for many weeks. Four German airplanes crossed to some distance behind the American lines. They were attacked by American aviators, but succeeded in escaping. There were numerous air combats. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN PICARDY. June 6. (By the Associated Press.) The battle area in this sector was swarming today with aircraft. The enemy attempted to bomb villages to the rear of the American lines, but most of the bombs fell In the fields. Artillery activity bas increased In Intensity, but all reports are to the effect that the line is holding firmly. PARIS, June 5. Ninety out of every 100 American soldiers wounded in the Cantigny battle will recover. This is the Judgment of the' princi pal surgeons in the American Army medical corps which is caring for them. The wounded were brought away from the fighting line without delay when the battle was at its bitterest. Wounded have been brought to American hospitals in the neighborhood of Paris, both from Cantigny and Vullly Wood. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY ON" THE MARNE, June 4. By the Asso elated Press.) American troops made their presence felt at several points in the big battle yesterday and today and won the admiration of their allied comrades. The town of Veuilly-la-Poterie, between Villers-Cotterets and Chateau Thierry, was the scene of the most violent combats in which the Americans took part. There, with their French comrades, they succeeded in throwing the Ger mans back. FLAG TO BE GOVERNOR URGES OREGOMAV9 TO observe: joe 14. Executive SoggfMt Thnt People All Assemblage Sing "The Slsr Spangled Bainer." SALEM, Or.. Jun 6. (Special.) Governor Wlthycombe has issued the following statement relative to Flag day on J une 14: At no tlm In all tho history of the American people has our flac represented as much as it does today when It cham plons tho precious principles of Justice and llberi y Involved In this tremendous world war. This year for the first time the American flac will celebrate Us birthday flytnc; along the battlefronts of foreign lands, aide by side with foreign flags representing na tlons allied with the ualted states In the common cause of humanity and freedom. In the light of thea circumstances, will not the people of Oregon place far mors than the usual emphasis upon the true significance of Flag day and pause long enough on June 1-4 to mark the 141st birthday or our Deioved flag, and to ex press In one form or another our deep respect and devotion for the Stars and Stripes? I respectfully urge that in atl possible assemblies the people sing the "Star-spangled Banner" and In every other available manner contribute whole-heartedly toward a proper observance of the most momentous Klas fluy since the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes. VM1 esvefcAO sssV-e Jm gzznozzTzec: ft) 1 1 . 1 TIF VAiti i sasasasSSssSBB r r s 2 I I SSoscfa. r lJsies?s &m?Ab e" --.-v - - j t - nmj i - BMSJSSJStfsCMSaShSaaSCSBSSBJBjBajaBJsSSBBSSjSBSaBBSBSB1 tfie ore NOTK This Is entirely a formal open- Ins. Ther will be no games or any kind played, bul the evening will be de voted to the Inspection of theo wonder ful rooms. Itt-auttful Cirrasian walnut paneling. pecl;illy-detjrnd iticht In fixtures. thi most expensive taMm in tide, wonderful wall and ceiling dM--orai Ion, flowers, mush these thinca ainiir- won id ere a te att met Ion enough, but in addition, an elaborate and fuiiv eciuinpcd soda fountain and aoft-drinlc e(iutpmnt has bn installed and "A ill be onen for bunineaa. AND the entire proceeds tvIII he do rated to the Hrttlsh Hepcndant Kund . fund for th support of wives and hlMren of Hrttish subjects who former ly li ved In Oregon, but now are f lght -ing in th trem-hea. They get $tO now from the ("anadtan government and the fat her. Can they live on that ? Thev rnttnot. Jiuy jour wife a soda and help them out. This la an Invitation to all the 1 atl lis. girl, men and young men In the Htv. There will be no charge for ad ml ton. fathers of the younar women students. In the eale of thrift stamps and in Red Cross work tho school has an ex cellent record. rWMw i3 V jYfvuQf ur Service Reaches AmsWYiL to the Front Line mmmi Trenches W ft&vkft I tpvEPOSITORS of the 1 I I Northwestern National Kr --V-.-.J'.a' VI Rank- who timv w rmir I ft -nil iBKKJiSiiniS E10 HeKHiincaca COUNTY DEMOCRATS ELECT C. AV. Ha maker Chosen Chairman at Organization Mectlnc- The County Central Committee of the Iemocratlc party for Multnomah County was ora-anised Tuesday even ing by the election of G. E. Hamaker, chairman; V. D. Bennett, secretary, and Ulesby Young-, treasurer. Ir. J. W. Morrow was elected state commit teeman. The chairman was empowered to ap point a campaign committee of 11 members to foe reported at the next meeting, and a committee of five to recommend 'candidates to fill vacan cies In precincts that did not eleit members, the committee to 'elect the additional members. BENEFIT SALE ANNOUNCED Girls at Tol technic School Work for Red Crocs. A ITed Cross benefit sale will lie hf Id today at the Girls' Polytechnic School. All the materials and articles have been donated by the students and the sale is entirely for ther Red Cross. The housekeepers' sewinir class has made a number of -garments for little children from 2 to 10 years of ape, and these will be one of the blir at tractions. The BflnRhams have been shrunk and the dresses are well made In the art department there are husrs. baskets, flower pots and all sorts of handy and ornamental articles. Th sale will be durinar school hours. M iss Anna Arnold, principal, and the teachers, are doing all la their power to encourage the fine spirit of pa trlotism manifested at the school. Yes terday was parents' day, and the school was visited by many mothers and ci n i isi iitt. m brr r6ankBuildin&w nEPOSITORS of the Northwestern National Bank who now belong or will later join Uncle Sam's forces abroad, may make arrangements with us to have their personal checks cashed in practically t any part of France. New as well as old patrons will be extended this serv ice without cost and with out inconvenience. .Tfift orthwestem .National Bank NorthwesternJTiy Portland Oregon soys mm ait the FVosiH: Our boys are distinguishing themselves by their cleanliness and jovial spirits while at the Front. They believe that " Clean liness is next to Godliness." It is an indisputable fact that people can keep healthy and well in no better way than by keeping their bodies clean, inside and out. Many thousands of people are killed every year by allowing toxic poisons to accumulate within the body, and then they fall victims to fevers and all sorts of maladies with special names. The onlv wav to keep thoroughly well is to drink plenty of water daily, bathe frequently, and take some good laxative like Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Cleanse the svstem inside as well as out side. These " Pellets of Doctor Tierce's are made of May-apple, leaves of aloe and jalap. They are sugar-coated, tiny pills, and easy to take. No one should be without them, and it is most beneficial if " Pellets " are taken at least once a week to clear out the intestines. By reason of the toxins, or poisons, bred in the in testines these poisonous bacteria are sent all through the blood channels and the victim feels tired, sleepy and headachy, or the brain doesn't work as usual. Sometimes the breath is offensive. Pimples or boils break out on the face or neck. This is a dan ger signal which should warn you that it is time to go to the nearest drug store and obtain a twenty-five-cent vial of Doctor Pierce's Pleasant relicts, the best known liver pill for half a century past. 1 They are standard and efficacious.