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I VOL. L.VIII. NO. 17,959. PORTLAND, OliUGON, SATURDAY. JUNE 15. 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ES 744,865 YOUTHS REGISTER FOR WAR u- I DEFEATED PAT O'BRIEN'S LUCK STAYS WITH HIM FALL OF 2 000 FEET FAILS TO KILL. AVIATION LIEUTENANT. AMIENS DRIVE NEXT, SAY ARMY EXPERTS T'LBR5DSJL0WER -INSURANCE JJ l U I OUUJlJllO I ... . Oil BATTLE FRONT ALL-DAY FIGHT EFFECTIVE III bill OREGON'S TOTAL AXXOCNCED BY CROtt'DER AS 4701. LOCAL VETERINARIANS OPERATION SUCCESS SAY FIGHTING SUBSID BO Germans Relax Efforts to Drive Forward. FRENCH BEAT OFF ATTACKS Artillery Is Active Along Line Held by Americans. YPRES REGION SEES CLASH Berlin Reports That French Vainly Attack Between Voormezeele and Vler6tratt and Say Fighting . Elsewhere Is Not Severe. PARIS, June 14. During the course Of Friday there was no fighting be tween the Infantry on tny sectors of the battlef ront. There was consider able artillery activity In the Hangard Wood, south of the Aisne and In the sector between Villers Cotterets and Chateau Thierry. American troops are on the battle " line near Chateau Thierry. German Onslaught Falls. A German attack near Antheuil, west of the bise, was completely broken up. WITH TUB FRENCH ARMT IN FRANCE. June 14. (By the Associat ed Press.) Only small local actions have occurred along the battlefront since last night, and it appears scarce ly possible that the Germans will re commence serious work for the present on the. line . of Montdldler-Noyon. Their offensive for the capture of Coraplegne, with the eventuality of making further progress toward Paris from the base that they hoped to at tain there, may be regarded as having met a bloody check, costing them thousands of men belonging to their best divisions. There appears no doubt that the Ger mans desired to make an Imposing ad vance toward the capital, and at the sp.me time infyct losses on. the French and British forces before the Amer ican Army was ready to take the field. United States Armjr "Worries Hun. They assuredly are anxious In regard tc the rapidly growing army from across the Atlantic Ocean, and are. try ing their utmost to use up the old armies in front of. them before fresh trans-Atlantic troops arrive in suffi ciently strong force to turn the balance. The heroism of the veteran troops who in these last days have inflicted such terrible .losses on the -flower of tho German army has given the foe a iude shock. The Germans probably will try to break through somewhere else, but the allies with their armies under the command of General Foch are confident that they will check the Germans anywhere. LONDON, June 14. A strong' enemy party this morning attacked one of the posts recently established by the Brit ish southeast of Merris on the Flan ders front, the war office announced. The attack was completely repulsed, BERLIN, VIA LONDON, June 14. Heavy attacks by the French against the Germans between Voormezeele and Vlerstratt, southwest of Ypres. have been sanguinarily repulsed, according to the German official communication esued today. . . Light Fighting Reported. The communication reports only light fighting on the, remainder of the west trn front. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, June 13. (By the Associated Press.) Five days sufficed to stay the German offensive between Montdidier and Noyon, whose objective was Com piegne. Despite long preparation, the Ger mans were unable to overcome French resistance and brilliant counter at tacks by the allied troops took bacjc everything of importance which fell In to the hands of the enemy during the first rush with large masses of troops. The Germans gained some little ground, but their design failed in its great lines. (ierman Losses Great. ' Today there was an unsuccessful German attack west of the Oise, but 'the front elsewhere in this region was calm. This may be a sign that th enemy has renounced further efforts in this direction and is about to start elsewhere. Troops- who participated in the battle, as well as prisoners, are unanimous in declaring that the Ger man losses throughout the five days were appalling. The French now occupy a much bet ter line for resistance along this fron than before the battle, having straight ened out a dangerous salient. The French left wing continues to threaten the German, communications. Both the staff and the troops are full of confidence that they will be able to cope with any further Germa efforts. AMSTERDAM. June 14. The aid that the American Army is bringing th allied forces in France is made light of by Lieutenant-General ' Baron Ar nand von Ardenne. the military expert of the Berlin Tageblatt. He says: "The artillery counter attack by th Americans was conspicuous by its ab sence in the fighting at Belleu forest on June 7 and 8. It seems, therefore, that the American cor.mand has not Tully seized the principles of joining (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) ' Entire Number for U. S. Below Cen sus Estimate; Enlistments Help to Explain Discrepancy. WASHINGTON. June 14. Nearly complete reports to the Provost Marshal-General's office show that 744,865 young Americans, who have become of age during the past year, registered for military service on June 5. This is 266,724 below the estimate of the census bureau, but since more than 200,000 unregistered 21-year-olds are enlisted in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps, the military authorities find the result entirely satisfactory. Array and Navy estimates place the number of 21-year-old men enlisted at 208,588. This figure combined with the falling off in alien registration gives a total of 253,686, which means that the census bureau apparently missed the number of eligibles by only 13,000. The 1918 registration totals of West ern states are as follows: Arizona 1.605'Nebraska .75 Arkansas 13.20S; Nevada . B61 California 18.834INew- Mexico 1.674 Colorado 6.021 North Dakota 5.086 Idaho 2.788iOklahoma 16.315 Illinois 44.842lOregon 4.701 Indiana 20.WK), South Dakota 5.107 Iowa 18.032iTexa S4.2.-.H Kansas 13.122iUtah 3.051 Minnesota 21,039' Washington .... 7.703 Missouri 2r.680lWomln 1.831 Montana 4.233i United States. 744,865. EAST SETS JSHIP RECORD Baltimore Yard Builds - Between- Deckr Craft in 4 0 Dajs. BALTIMORE, Md., June 14. A record for shipbuilding has been established by the Baltimore Drydocks & Ship- uilding Company in the construction n slightly less than 40 days of a be- tween-deck vessel of 6450 deadweight tons, which will be launched Monday with Charles M. Schwab, director general of the emergency fleet com mission, and other officials of the com mission, present. Tomorrow the same concern will aunch a minesweeper, and July 12 another vessel. YANKS' VICTORY GROWING Third Hun Plane Believed Destroyed on Toul Sector. (By the Associated Presa. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, June 14. American aviators on the Toul front probably drove down nother enemy machine behind the Ger man lines yesterday In addition to the two machines . - brought down, which have now been confirmed officially as lctories. Except for the usual artillery ' fire. the American sectors have been quiet today. THEOLOGY COURSE IS CUT Candidates- for. Priesthood to Study but Three Years. BALTIMORE. Md.. June 14. Cardinal Gibbons ha3 been notified from Rome that hereafter a three-year course in theology will .be .sufficient for appli cants for the priesthood for ordination. Heretofore the course has been four years, but it is understood, under the new plan, nearly all the topics touched upon in the four-year course will be given in three. WIFE OF EDDIE FOY DIES Seven Children, All in Vaudeville, Survive Former Ballet Dancer. NEW ROCHELLE, N. T.. June 14. Mrs. Madeline Foy, wife of Eddie Foy, the comedian, died at the New Rochelle hospital tonight of pneumonia. Born in Turin, Italy, 48 years ago, she was a ballet dancer in her youth and was known on the stage as Made line Moranda. She was married to Foy in 1895. She was the mother of 11 children. Seven, all in vaudeville, sur vive her. 20,000 IN HUNGER RIOTS Machine Guns Turned on Hungry Russians at Kineshma. LONDON. June 14. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Moscow says that food riots have occurred at Kineshma, in the government of Kos troma, where a crowd of 20,000 pen- sons besieged the Soviet offices. Machine guns were used to disperse the crowd, a number of persons being killed or wounded. KAISER TO HIT RUSSIANS Moscow Fears Huns Will. Strike In Pskov District Soon. LONDON, June 14. A dispatch to the Exchange TelegraDh from Mnar-nw says there are indications that- the uermam are preparing to start opera tions again in the Pskov district and that the question of the defense of Petrograd has been raised anew. HIGH OFFICIAL IN CUSTODY New Arrest Follows Apprehension of Sir Joseph Jonas. LONDON. June 14. A prominent ' of ficial of the government office was ar rested ' today in connection with the case of former Lord Mayor Sir Joseph Jonas, of Sheffield, according to the Evening News. Armored British Vessel Survives Encounter. AUTHOR ARRIVES IN PORT Keemun Eludes Submarine That Attacks Her. SOME SAILINGS CANCELED Reports of Raiders Operating 18 Miles Off Virginia Capes Cause . ' Order to Be Issued De taining Craft. . AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 14. A story of an all-day fight yesterday with a German submarine off the Virginia coast was brought here today by Captain George Aitkin, of the British steamship Author. He said the raider gave up the chase 70 miles from the Virginia Capes, apparently fearing to brave the coast patrol. "- Captain Aitkin, whose ship is one of the few armed craft to be attacked by the U-boats since they came to Ameri can waters, said the German showed no disposition to come within the range of the guns of his armed guard of British bluejackets, though he trailed him at long range for 12 hours. Many shots were fired without effect. AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 14. The British steamship Keemun, of 9074 tons, attacked last, night off the Virginia coast by a German submarine, passed safely through the Virginia Capes to day apparently not damaged seriously, if at all. Details of E.nraiter Lacking, Naval officials here were Informed of the ship's arrival, but had no account of her experience with the raider. An American, steamer from West Indian ports arriving her today re ported that on Tuesday -off Cape Hat teras, the vessel picked up a wireless call for help from a ship between her and the shore, which the message said was being shelled by a German sub' marine. AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 14. Ships ready to sail from here last night and today were held back on reports that a submarine was operating 18 miles off the Virginia Capes. WASHINGTON. June 14. The Navy Department was advised today that the British steamer Keemun had ar rived safe at an Atlantic port. The Navy Department refused to add details of the escape of the Keemun, though it was announced that the last previous report from the vessel had been that she was being shelled by a submarine off the Virginia cap?s. The Keemun' master reported her attacked and sinking Thursday night, according to another merchantman iConcluded on Page 3, Column 1.) T. ................. ...................................................... ....... I ALL ABOARD FOR THE BERRY FIELDS. . 4 BERRY mMYM1 t PICKERS, tefejffl WANTED mCMM I X (L' vs- iv k M -f lt i ' 'L' o ryrvnwy I i' 7 M, Lr, y'N-Wi OTsSTrf I fclV I c.sra?s- vrff I Hero of Mishap Survivor of Big Atr : ship ' Battle and Escaped Cap- tlvc From German Prison. SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June 14. Lieutenant Pat' O'Brien, of Momence. 111., and later of the British Royal Fly ing Corps, who survived a battle with four German planes, was taken pris oner, leaped from a fast-moving train, wandered' more' than two months through enemy territory, finally reach ing Holland and safety, is suffering to night from the second, fall of his ad venturous career. This last mishap was caused, accord ing to observers, by O'Brien taking lib erties with a student training type of airplane at Kelley Field. . ' Apparently O'Brien's, only Injury after a 2000-foot , fall In' a nose dive was -a broken nose, but ' Kelly Field physicians refused to allow him to leave this afternoon - for' Houston, lest It 'develop that he was injured inter nally. .... . Two thousand feet from the ground the plane side-slipped and O'Brien. was unable to right It- The machine land ed nose downward in- soft earth. The aviator climbed out. badly shaken and bleeding freely. - NATION PROVIDES FOR ILL Patients- Needing Skilful Care In Moving May TTs Private Cars. WASHINGTON. June 14. Use of luxurious private ' cars has been dis continued by the Railroad Admlnistra tlon except in a fe cases of serious Illness, when the patient must be moved with skilful cafe. In addition railroad executives have their' office cars for business uses. The private cars now are. Idle on sidings and few applications for their use are received from wealthy persons. Hauling' of the cars was abandoned because of the great. tax on railroad facilities for so few passengers. STREETCAR MEN GET RISE Spokane Lines on Parity With Late - ' Increase at Seattle. SPOKANE. Wash.. June 14. (Spe ciaL) A voluntary Increase In wages. effective today, was announced. for ev ery . streetcar employe arid on lnter- urban lines in the city by the Washing ton Water Power - Company and the Spokane Traction Company. The Increase is approximately 2 cents per. hour and the advance is said to place Spokane on a parity with the lat est increase in wages in Seattle for similar work. BROKERS LEAD ON INCOMES Farmers Are Last, According to Tax Returns for 1916. WASHINGTON, June 14. A larger proportion of brokers than of any other occupational class reported Income of more than $3000 in 1914 and farmers made proportionately the smallest num ber of returns, it was shown today in an analysis of income tax returns for 1916. Orre out of every five brokers made returns, but only one in 400 farmers. Nearly one-fifth of all lawyers and Judges made returns. Bigger Smash to Come Soon It Is Believed. U. S. MENAGE SPURS BOCHE Half Million Men Landed in France Since March 21. FAITH IS FELT IN FOCH Commander of Allied Armies Places Part of American. Force at Apex of VTcdgo Thrusting Toward Paris and Channel Ports. WASHINGTON, June "14. The pres ent lull on the battlefront in France only presages a now and more violent storm of attack on the allied lines, in military opinion here. The Impression Is rapidly strengthening that the stage is. almost set for renewal of the Ger man main thrust at the British Army around Amiens with the channel coast as the objective. Belief has never wavered among the majority of officers here that the real purpose of the German general staff has been from the first to cut the al lied armies apart by a drive that would carry, them to the channel; that, ar rived at that goal, massed attacks would be hurled against the northern sectbr for the purpose of destroying the British army, while a strong defense was maintained against the French to the south. Asaleas) Drive Kxpected. The thrusts at Paris have been looked upon as well planned and exe cuted feints designed to weaken the Amiens front before the final effort should be made there. On no other theory can these ob servers explain the sequence of Ger man operations In the great battle. and on no other basis, they say, can the earnpatgn of defense waged by General Foch be understood. Some observers believe further, ef forts are to be expected to flatten out the Complegne salient completely be fore the main attack is- resumed. If so, they argue that the next flare of activity will come along the front of the Compiegne salient, where the fight ing has Just paused momentarily. New Blow Thought Near. Other observers are almost con vinced, however, that the situation not only permits but demands that the enemy's main attack be pressed with out delay, as American aid is coming forward more ewlftly than the Ger mans possibly could have estimated would be the case. Official announcements show that ap proximately 500,000 American eoldlers have landed in France since the Ger man drive began. One element of General Pershing's mobile forces, by direction of General Foch. guards the way at the apex of the whole German wedge near Montdidler. Cantigny. re cently recaptured from the Germans by (Concluded on Pace 2. Column 2.) 4 Devocalised Animal Tries, but With out Success, lo Resume His Raucous Roar. Veterinarians of the Northwest yes terday successfully removed the bray from a mule. The devocalized animal tried repeat edly, several hours after the clinic to engage in his vocal pastime, but with out success, and time only will tell how permanent the operation was. The removal of the bray was a fea ture of the convention of veterinary surgeons of Idaho, Washington and Oregon, now being held in Portland Dr. W. H. Lytie. Oregon State Veter inarian, performed tho operation with the aid of other veterinarians, before a large gallery at the stables of Dr. G. H. Huthman. 415 East Seventh street. In terms for the laymen, this is what happened: A cartilaginous partition in the nose of a mule, which serves to form a separate air pocket and a wall against which the air is vibrated when the mule essays to bray, was removed after the animal had been thoroughly anaesthetized. The operation Is a small one. and should H not prove permanent, other operations will be attempted. One of these is to sever the muscles which lift the tail, as it has been discovered that no mule can bray without lifting the caudal appendage. still another pos sible operation Is to alter the vocal cords, but the operation performed yesterday on the nose, it is thought, will be most effective, and in no way, now known. Impairs the . functions of the mule. The operation has long been talked of. and recently used with modified success on the battle front in France, where the mule's bray often Is a men ace to the safety of the army. The tail operation is a heritage from Caesar's time, as that doughty leader discovered that by tying a weight to the tail, sufficient to keep him from raising it. the mule could not bring himself to a braying attitude. LOYAL WOMAN NO GERMAN American Will Get Divorce Rather Than Register as Alien. YAKIMA, Wash.. June 14. (Spe cial-) "I won't be a German! I'll get a divorce before Til be classed as a German! This was the declaration Wednesday ot an American-born wom an cf tai city who was married to a German shortly before the beginning of the European war. and whose hus band his not become naturalized in this counfy. In cojseitii---e of ne- marrl-is ar.d her husoand's status th wife is classed as a n-jniai alien and is required to register as aurh. She deoared she bad convert.-cl btr husbar.J to American ideas, and said she loved him, but rather than be classed as a German, she said, she would divorce him. FOOD SCARCE IN BAVARIA Home Secretary Announces Meatless Weeks Necessary. LONDON. June 4. It will be neces sary to Introduce meatless weeks in Ba varia, owing to a serious -shortage of food, the home secretary has announced according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Amiens next Hun objective, aay expert, Lieutenant O'Brien baa third narrow escape in war. rsfi j. Fighting- subside on battlefront. Page 1. Military experts expect new blow soon page s. Kaiser tells soldiers on battlefield Germany moving- to victory. page . British ship escapes after all-day fight with L-ooaL page i. Forty more Americans reported in German prison camp, page 3. Foreign. Pern seises Hun ships. Page 3. Allies urtre Japan to intervene In Siberia. paga D. Teutons withhold decision as to fate of Poland, pace 4. Domestic. Wilson urges telegraph company heads to accept War Board's decision. Page 2. National. Wilson In message to Polncare reiterates United States' Intention to win peace through victory. Page 2. Southern Pine Association makes charges against Charlea Kdgar. Page 7. Registration ot 1018 reaches total of 744 865 Page 1. Sports. McCredie to try twilight baseball. Page 14. Shipbuilders start second half of season to morrow. Page 14. Portland lose to Aberdeen. Page 14. Hunt Club Spring meet Is today. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Quakers bold 26th anuual session at New berg. Pago 5. Portland gets lower Insurance rate. Page 1. Oregon government may be simplified. page io. Commercial and Marine. Broader trading In grain market la aim ot Food Administration. Page 18. Bearish crop reports lead to selling of corn at Chicago. Page IS. Early gains In stocks reduced by later real izing. Page IS. Metalworker vote down resolution pledging straight time Saturdays. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Milk prices may rln. Page 12. Vote soliciting for school election strictly prohibited today. Page 12. Mr. Vernon Kellogg tells fateful story of starving Belgians. Page li. Portland to raise I8.00O.0O0 in two week. Page 11. Hundreds apply for military training at uni versity. Page 8. Tax statements Introduced In Xarlfa Faling will contest case. Page 7. Veterinarians continue convention. Page ft. Oregon women to aid berry grower. Page 11 Selective service law amended. Page 20. Portland high schools graduate rS3 students. Page 6. Jen commemorate 60th anniversary of Congregation Beth I-reel. Page 7. Portland celebrates Flag day. Pare 4 Mules' bray cut out by surgeons. Page L Property Owners Will Save $100,000 Year. COMMERCIAL RISKS AFFECTEQ Reduction in Rates Will Be Computed From May 1. RE-SURVEY IS FIRST STEP Splendid l'irc Record of Portland Decides Action by State Com-' mUsioncr Wells and Rat ing Export McCunc. SALEM, Or.. June I . tSpecial- A sweeping reduction in fire insurance rates on all commercial risks in Port land which will effect an approximate saving of about. $100,000 a year to Port land property owners was announced here today following a conference be tween Insurance Commissioner Harvey Wells and. J. M. McCune. manager of the Oregon Insurance Kating Bureau. With a total of premium Income on this class of business amounting to ap proximately $1,400,000 aggregate, the reduction will be in the neighborhood of 10 per cent This reduction will be effective in all cases as of May 1, although It may take from four to six months to make a re survey of the properties affected. ReRumr Mn-t Walt. "War conditions will make a speedy resurvey impracticable and impossible." stated Mr. McCune. "Some of our be.t men are in the Army and the ship yards and they cannot be weaned back. However, I will put every available man on the re-rating work as fast as possible and as fast as the work is completed the results will be an nounced. Instead of waiting for the completion of the entire survey before making a report. "The new rates will be applicable on everything but dwellings, flats and' private outbuildings. The rate on dwellings Is now as low as in any other city In the country . and lower than In a great majority of them and there is no objection, as I understand it. to the present rate on that das of risks. In Chicago, dwelling Insur ance is on a basis of 30 cents and in Portland on a basis of 33 cents. "Notwithstanding the fact that it was understood that we would wait three years before making this re-survey and establishing new rates, we are doing the work within two years. Re-ratlnst to Be aa of May 1. 'The difficulty .which we will en counter in obtaining an adequate num ber of men to do the work may delay Its completion for some time, possibly as long as six months. But in every instance as soon as the re-rating la made, it will become effective as of May 1. and consequently there will be no discrimination whatsoever amonic the various property owners who will come under the new rates. ... "All mercantile business, factories and that class of risks will te covered in the re-survey. Engineers arc uted in carrying out a survey of this char acter and the immense demand for en gineers at salaries and possibly futures much beyond what we could afford to offer them has made It a difficult proposition to handle a task of this kind speedily." Insurance Commissioner Wells has obtained from City Commissioner Bige low a statement showing that there are 33 fire stations in Portland, with 372 men In the department and 33.1 available. There are 31 Inspectors In the Are prevention work. New Pumper In Service. "Regarding the eligible list," writes Commissioner Bigelow in a letter dated yesterday, "there is none now, but the Civil Service Board will probably au thorize an examination today. The regulation as to age is somewhat more liberal, and a determined campaign will be made throughout the state to bring: the fire department up to its maximum. The six additional looo-gallon automo bile pumpers are in service now and are doing splendid work. In addition to this, steamers, which this apparatus has replaced, are being held In reserve and are available in case of emer gency." It was largely the splendid record made by Portland during the past two years and the degree of efficiency at tained in fire fighting, states Commis sioner Wells, that has resulted in the material decrease to be given in ratej. Water Protection Iaveatlgated. "Early in the year." says Mr. Wells, in commenting upon the situation, "Commissioner Bigelow. of the Fire Bureau of Portland, tpoke to me about reviewing the fire Insurance rates now being charged in Portland. I informed him that after the companies had file! their annual reports showing their ex perience for the year 1917, I would th:i be in a position to take the rate ques tion up with the one in charge. This t have done and also have inquired Into the fire and water protection now ex isting in that city and have arrived xt the following conclusions: "While fire conditions in many loca tions are somewhat hazardous, inas much as the fire department Is now provided with modern fire equipment and supported by two flreboats. with an experienced chief at the head ef the tCuannuvl uu 1 eu . Column ii-t