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jjffan$fitt$ SS VOL. L.VIII. XO. 17,9G1. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1918. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. NON-PARTISANS PROBABLY BEATEN LUMBER PLANT AT LENTS IS BURNED LEONARD WOOD TO STAY IN AMERICA MAKES GRAFT 38 HUNS DIE WHEN Ml GAS FAILS TO BUDGE U.S.TB00PS U-BOAT HITS MINE RAIDS III 70 CITIES DEFEAT IX MINNESOTA PRIMA RT INDICATED. GENERAL FINALLY LOSES FIGHT TO FACE NATION'S FOE. SOME OF CREW ARE SUICIDES WHEN HOPE IS LOST. COB U BY ITALY MAKES Gl Austria Tries Desperately to Gross Piave ALLIES TAKE 4500 CAPTIVES Enemy Forces Resisted Tena- ciously by Italians Along t 1 Entire Battle Front. VIENNA CLAIMS SUCCESSES Advance Alleged Near Coast and Total Prisoners Are , Said to Equal 12,000. ROME, June 17-In their attacks between Zenson and Fosalta along the Piave, the Austrians have been stopped everywhere, says an official statement issued tonight by the Italian War Of fice. In the mountain region and around Montello, there have been no infantry attacks by the enemy. The allied troops have taken several hundred additional prisoners and some machine guns. LONDON, June 17. The Austrians are reorganizing their effectives along the British line of the Italian front after their "severe defeat," according to an official statement issued tonight on the operations of the British with the Italians. ROME, June 17. Italian troops, in conjunction with their French and British allies, yesterday began a counter offensive against the Austro ilungarian forces, which had launched an attack on the Italian mountain front. . The Italian and allied troops, ac cording to an announcement made to day by the War Office, were able to gain partial successes and to rectify their lines. , Enemy Losses Heavy. The statement says the. Austrians, disregarding their losses, continued their endeavors to cross the Piave River, but that the Italians are bravely holding their positions. More than 4500 Austrians have been made prisoner by the Italians, British and French. The Italian troops and their allies are holding the enemy strongly, tenaciously resisting him in the new offensive and making repeated coun ter ' attacks, said Premier Orlando in a statement to the Chamber of Dep uties. ' VIENNA, via London, June 17. The number of Italians and allied prisoners captured by the Austro- Hungarian forces in their new of fensive on the Northern Italy front has been increased to 12,000, says the Austro-Hungarian official statement issued today. The Austrians have captured Capo Sile, on the southern end of the Piave line and on the west side of the river, and. also have captured ground to the west of San Dona di Piave, the state ment adds. WASHINGTON, June 17. An of ficial dispatch from Rome dated 11:55 o'clock last night says the battle on the Italian front will assume gigantic proportions, the Austrians attempting to break down the Italian-defense by a great pincer movement. It adds that the battle will last several days before a decision is reached. Italy Not Surprised. The dispatch follows: "The Austrian offensive, directed by General Boreovic, is developing along a front of 150 kilometers. Two armies are operating along this front the army of General Conrad on the Asiajo plateau and that of General Kuchbach along the Piave. The-element of sur prise is completely lacking. The stronger attack has been made against the defenses of Montecello and along the right bank of the Piave River down to Capo Sile. "At 9 o'clock yesterday morning (Saturday) the Italians got into con tact with . the Austrian infantry on the Asiago plateau, on the Grappa and the Lower Piave. The battle con tinued the entire day and night and is growing in intensity at this mo ment. It is evident that the battle will assume gigantic proportions, and that the plan of the enemy is as follows "While ueneral Conrad tries to ..(Concluded on face 2, Column Early Returns Show Two-to-One Vote for Surnqulst Unusually Bitter Campaign Is Ended. ST. PAUL June 17. Primary election returns from about one-fourth of Min nesota's precincts, tabulated early to day, give for the Republican candidates for Governor. Burnqulst 61,951, Lind bergh 34,343. Returns were received from 713 precincts in 69 of the 86 coun ties. " ST. PAUL, Minn., June 17. Governor J. A. A. Burnqulst, opposed for the Re publican nomination for Governor by Charles A. Lindbergh, who was in dorsed by the Non-Partisan League, gained a notable lead on the face of the first scattering returns received from 26 counties tonight. Shortly before midnight Republican leaders at the state capital forecast Burnquist's renomination by a heavy majority. It was pointed out, however, that some rural precincts had polled majorities for Lindbergh and that more probably would go the same way. When the primary election polls closed throughout Minnesota tonight after a day of heavy balloting, one of the most bitter and perhaps the most spectacular campaigns In the history of the state was finished. The contest between Governor Burn qulst and ex-Congressman Lindbergh overshadowed all other issues. Loy alty was the leading issue of campaign. Burnquist's supporters charged that Lindbergh's speeches were un-American and that the policies of the Non-Partisan League were unpatriotic. Lindbergh asserted he was loyal and said his war criticism was aimed a "unscrupulous profiteers." Burnqulst polled a two-to-one vote over Lindbergh in the first precinct which reported primary election returns tonight. The first 22 precincts of the state to report gave Burnqulst 2159 and Lindbergh 1082. The first precinct to show strong Lindbergh strength was in Kandiyohi County, where the -vote was Burnqulst, 5; Lindbergh. 127. Forty precincts out of 3119 in the state gave Burnqulst 4S80 and Lind bergh 1788. The vote included 15 pre cincts In Ramsey (St. Paul) County. Returns foi Governor from 16 pre cincts out of 3119 in the state gave Wheaton, Democrat, 251, and Comstock, Democrat, 723. Early returns for the Republican nomination for United States Senator showed that Senator Knute Nelson was maintaining a 3-to-l lead over James A., Peterson, of Minneapolis. Nelson's renomination was practically conceded. EX-JUSTICE IS SENTENCED Misappropriation of Funds Brings Term in Penitentiary. MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 17. Spe cial.) A. E. Shuster, the North Bend Justice of the Peace who was convict ed of appropriating S800 of county and state money to his own uses, was sen tenced this morning by Judge John S. Coke, of the Circuit Court, to spend from one to seven years in the State Penitentiary and pay a fine of $1300. The major portion of the funds mis appropriated by ex-Justice Shuster was money collected in fines from men do ing an illegal liquor business since the prohibition law went into effect. The ex-Justice was married two or three years ago. There is some talk of ap pealing the case to the Supreme Court. OKANOGAN CROPS MENACED Unprecedented - Water Shortage Threatens Rnin. WASHINGTON. June 17. Because of an unprecedented shortage of water In the Okanogan reclamation project In Northern Washington, the Department of the Interior today asked Congress for an appropriation of $125,000 to pump water from a distance. ' Unless water is obtained soon crops and orchards will be ruined and th wonk of many years' development wll be severely retarded, the department's report said. OLD SEDITION CASE REVIVED Loyalty of President Buchanan At tacked in Senate. WASHINGTON. June 17. The Senate today by a vote of 51' to 11 adopted a House resolution authorizing the erection in a public park in this city of a statue of James Buchanan. Senators opposing the resolution at tacked the loyalty of the former Pres ldent. AUSTRIAN KING AT FRONT Monarch Watches Fighting In Which Germans Are Not Represented. AMSTERDAM, June 17. Emperor Charles is with his troops on the Ital ian front, according to a Vienna dis patch to the Nieuwe Rotterdamsch Courant. No German troops are participating in the offensive, the dispatch adds. CHILE GETS DIVERS IN U. S. Six Submarines Reported to Have Reached Ballenlta, Ecuador. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, June 17. Six submarines built for the Chilean gov ernment in the United States arrived Sunday at the port of Ballenlta, Ecua dor. They left an Atlantic port in the United States May 25. Rice-Kinder Mill Loss May Be $70,000. POLICE SEEKING INCENDIARY Ship Timbers Piled Outside Sawmill Consumed. MAN SEEN RUNNING AWAY Night Watclmian Hears Noise In Ma chine Shop Shortly Before Roof Bursts Into Flame Direct ly . Over Main Saw. Fire, believed to, be of incendiary origin, completely wiped out the plant of the Rice-Kinder Lumber Company, located at 100th street and Foster road in Lents, at 6:30 o'clock last night. The loss is estimated at between $60,000 and $70,000, covered by $15,000 insurance. Within one hour from the time the fire burst through the roof of the main sawmill plant, the main plant, planing mill and drykiln were a smoldering mass of ruins. Four engine companies and one truck company of the fire de partment responded to the call. Chief B. F. Dowell and Chief Harry John son, directed the firemen, in. fighting the blaze. Sawed Lumber Destroyed. The plant, which is owned by the East Side Lumber Company, is a total loss. The property was appraised at $99,000 by "the fire underwriters. In addition to the loss of the plant by fire, between $8000 and $10,000 of sawed lumber piled in the yards of the mill was destroyed by the blaze.' Three freight cars standing on the siding at the lumber yard were consumed by the blaze. They were partly filled with lumber which had been loaded for ship raent In addition, several logging cars on the main track next to the mill were burned up and the trolley wires of the Estacada line, which hauled the logs to the mill, were melted by the blaze and fell across the track. - The fire was noticed to burst' from the roof of the main sawmill plant at 6:30 o'clock by workmen and neighbors In the vicinity. Without warning. sheet of flame and smoke burst through the roof and quickly spread to other parts of the mill. Police geek Snapeet. The police are looking for a man whom it is alleged may be responsible for the fire. .About 10 minutes before the blaze started the night watchman, Robert Earl, said he heard some one tinkering in the machine shop. Shortly Before he saw the blaze leaping from the roof of the mill he eaid he saw a an running down the track between the cars on the siding. It is this man that the police are looking for. Captain Inskeep and Chief of Police Johnson were closeted with R. G. Kinder, one of the lessees of the plant. and N. D. Jamieeon, secretary of the East Side Lumber Company, in con (Concluded on Pas" . Column 3.) JUPE W pluui US S' Ty I ffisS yg is-ctf j T Instructions Detailing Warrior to Train Camp Funston Recruits Issued by Washington. WASHINGTON, June 17. (Special.) Major-General Leonard Wood lost his fight to go to France in command of troops,, temporarily at least, when orders were issued today reassigning him to train troops at Camp Funston, Kansas. From statements of officials there is no present intention of sending General Wood' to France in command of this new division after it is trained. An offrcial statement on thla point was withheld, however. Secretary Baker re fusing to speculate ."about General Wood's future." In issuing the new order assigning General Wood to training duty at Camp Funston, Secretary' Baker cancelled orders previously issued assigning General Wood to command the West ern Division at San Francisco. This was in response to the plea made in person by General Wood to President Wilson and Secretary Baker for a command with troops. Instead of an administrative post, if he were to be denied the opportunity to go to France with his men. The decision to keep General Wood In this country will leave General Per shing the ranking general officer in the American forces abroad. All the other general officers who ranked Pershing in seniority have been dis posed of by assignment to training or administrative posts in this country. General Tasker H. Bliss is General'! Pershing's only senior in France, but he is assigned to the Inter-allied War! Council and Is not connected with the expeditionary forces. CARLTON TAKEN TO TASK Labor Deplores Attitude of Western Union Telegraph Head. ST. PAUL. Minn., "June 17. A reso lution protesting against the attitude of Newcomb Carlton, president, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, in the controversy with the telegraph operators employed by that company was adopted today at the convention of the American Federation of Labor. According to the resolution. President Carlton's action In calling a convention of Western Union employes to be held in Chicago on July 10 la for the pur pose of perfecting a "company-controlled association," and is a continu ance of his denial to workers of the right to, belong to a legitimate trade' union. OFFICE BOY, AGED 95, BEST Oakland Employer Finds Solution of Difficult Labor Problem, SAN FRANCISCO, June 17. Oakland has a 95-year-old office boy, possibly the oldest In the United States. He is in the office of W. R. Alberger, vice president and general manager of the San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Rail way. The "office boy" is a former well-to-do business man. Mr. Alberger, needed an office boy. He had been forced to engage one every few days, as the boys continually left his employ to work in shipyards at higher wages. So he hired the man of nearly a cen tury as his "office boy." "And he's the best office boy I've ever had." the traction manager says. PLUVIUS, SLACKER OR PATRIOT? Nation-Wide Blow Hits War Order Plot. MUCH EVIDENCE OBTAINED Illegal Commissions Figure in Hundreds of Contracts. 4 BOSTON MEN INDICTED V 1 Secretaries Baker and Daniels Keep In Close Touch With Proceed-' Ings -President Wilson In formed of Situation. WASHINGTON. June 17. A Nation wide conspiracy betwen manufacturers and contractors' agents in Washington to solicit Government war orders un der an agreement to pay commissions illegally to the agents was disclosed today by the Department of Justice. Simultaneously with the announce ment, raids were made on hundreds of manufacturers' - business offices throughout the United States In search of paper showing the scope of the illegal practice, and four Boston busi ness men were Indicted in Washington on charges of acting as contingent agents. Hamdreela of Contract, Involved. Even before the results of the raid were fully reported here tonight, of ficials Indicated they had evidence that scones, perhaps hundreds, of con tracts have been made with manufac turers who were under pledge to turn over to contract commission agents Fn Washington. New. York and elsewhere a percentage of their profits. Officials said the manufacturers were led to enter into the agreements by assurances of the agents that they had special influence with Army offl cers or others in charge of letting con tract, and under threat to use that Influence against the manufacturers. Tnenaaada Made la Fee. . Evidence was said to have been se cured" that some of the agents have "."ready made thousands in commission fees. Thl. development led to lnvestlga tion of the relations between certain Army officers and these agents. Al though there Is no definite indication that these officer are knowingly in volved in the conspiracies. Secretary Baker is making a thorough invest! gatlon in co-operation with the De partment of Justice, and tonight au thorlzed the statement . that he would go to the bottom, of any suspicious case. Secretary Daniels is keeping in close touch with the Investigation. The situation has been called to the atten tion of President Wilson. Conspiracy ta De Charged. Th commission agents guilty of these illegal practices will be prose cuted under conspiracy statutes and all contracts made by them or with their aid are' subject to annulment Ramifications of the plot may lead Continued on Pag 4. Column 2.) Survivors Describe Cries of Victims, When End Came, as Most Hor rible Thcj- Ever Heard. LONDON. June 17. Details of the destruction of one of the largest Ger man submarines are given in a dispatch from a neutral correspondent. This submarine was one of the last to leave Zeebrugge before the entrance to the harbor was blocked by British forces. The U-boat struck a mine and out of the crew of 40 only two survived on reaching the surface after a struggle with death for an hour and a half. 20 fathoms below the surface. Some of th crew committed suicide, having lost all hope of leaving the boat alive. The only chance of escaping was to force open the conning tower and the forward hatches and trust to the com pression of air in one part of the vessel to force each man. like a torpedo, to the surface. The air pressure in the submarine had become so high most of the crew could not keep their mouths closed. The compressed air shot them to the surface and hardly had they reached the sea level when the air pressure burst their lungs and about 20. of them sank like stones. The survivors de scribed the yells of the men. when the end came, as the most horrible noise they had ever heard. The attention of a . British trawler was attracted and it hastened to the rescue. The condition of the survivors showed that their experiences in the submarine had been of a dreadful character. YANKEES MAY HELP ITALY No Announcement Will Be Made Un til Troops Land. Says Baker. WASHINGTON. June 17. There are o American combatant troops in Italy ow, with the exception of "observing riissions." Secretary Baker said today. In replying to Question he csM n announcement would be made of Amer ica's decision to send troops to Italy. position ot such an expedi tion or of lis strength or commander i iorce Had aafeiy landed." U. S. EX-ATTACHE IS HELD Charles Strangcland Held for Vio lating Trading-With-Enemy Act. NEW YORK. June 17. Arrested In Bethlehem. Pa., last Saturdav on a charge, of violating the tradlng-with- tne-enemy act by conspiring to smug gle a mysterious message into Den mark. Charles Strangeland. a widely known political economist and until recently second secretary of the Amer ican embassy in London, was held here today in $10,000 ball by the Federal authorities. . INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weatbrr. YESTERDAY'S Maximum t'mperstur 67 ricfrMi; minimum. 52 degrees. TODAY'S Fir; moderate westerly winds. War. Italy fains by counter blow. Pare 1. Austrian drive, launched ts mask internal irouuiea. rill . United States troops firm under a-as attack. Thirty-elsht Jtuna dli I whrn U-boat hits mine. Pise 1. Official casualty list. Pass 8. German press threatens atrnhlp raids on U. fr. ports. lage R. fr'orelsm. German! plan extemlve bread strikes. Pa se 3. All fkralna reported on verse of revolt acalnst Germany. Page 3. National. General Wood loses fight to go to Franc. iciui n to nansas. rife I. Nation-aide drive made en alleged war or der grarters. line l. Secretary Baker favors deportatloa of un- ucslraDlo cuisena. I'ag 4. Lieutenant Pulitler renter of naval sensa tion, rife 4. Interior Department blocks bill to g!v soldiers and sllors preferential horns stead rights. Pass 7. Nation-wide round-up of Irlah agltatora to sta rt. PS gs a. Wilson seeks to stabilize unskilled labor . market. Page IT Demeatle. Selsure of all Busch breweries as allss properties ordered. Paga 4. Indications are Kon-partlsans are badly beaten in Minnesota primary election. Pas 1. aport. Shipyards title to be decided Saturday Page 12. Irvlngton Spring handicap fnn!a tournament to start today. Fife 12. Southern golfers lead at Seattle. Pag 12. ' raciftc Northwest. Kin girls leave. Eugene today to walk 123 miles to Portland. Pago 11. Seattle Mayor and United States officer clash. Page 6. Major baseball leagues not exempted from "work or fight" rule. Page 12. Judge Thomas F. Hvan may yet be can didate for State Treaaurerahlp. Page 7. Oregon University holds commencement. Page 4 . Commercial and Marine. Wheat crop proapecta good abroad aa well as at home. Page 17. Corn advancea at Chicago on fears of bot viva damage. Pag 1 1 . Stocks unsettled by war news and liberty loan prospects. Pag 17. Cattle and sheep lower at local atockyards. Pag 17. Wasco loads big cargo. Pag IS. Portland and Vicinity. Slxty-ftv German alien women register first day In Portland. Page 9. Y. f. C. A. will aak for S 100.000.000 In Oc tober. Pago 19. Student soldiers called to colors. Pag 11. Rtc-Klnder mill at-Ienta burns. Page 1. History ef Methodism in Oregon to be written. Pag 2. O'Leary captured by Portland secret serv ice men. Pag 5. Slla-Floto shows full of sensations. Pag 10. Tn-cnt reduction la price of Ice goes Into eirecu rage n. Dr. Flxott Important witness in Fating will case. Psg 6 Tesmwork wins National Presa Association to Coast In 181A. Pag 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 17. Yankees in Belleu Wood Brave Heavy Fumes. BOCHE FED AMERICAN GAS American Patrol Crosses River, Marne and Locates. Enemy. V0SGES RAID IS REPULSED " Badly PunUlied TcutonsFail to Itc new Attacks Following Disastrous Defeat Sunday, In Which Their Losses Were Above 2 0 0. WITH TH K AMERICAN FORCES ON THE MARNE, June 17. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The Germans todsy be gan using gas to a greater extent along this front than they have done heretofore. The Bois da Belleau came in for its share, but notwithstanding the heavy gas and other shelling the American lines remain intact. An American patrol crossed ' the River Marne last night east of Chateau Thierry and at once established contact with the Germans. After an exchange of shots the Americans recrossed the river safely, by means of boats. Rata Dreirkes Troops. Heavy rain' began falling late this afternoon. WASHINGTON. June 17. Aside from patrol activity in Picardy. Lorraine and the Vofges, no Important devel opments at points held by the American troops In France were reported In to night's communique from General Per shing. In the Vosges a hostile raid wa broken up by the American fire. WITH THE AMERICANS ON" THE LORRAINE FRONT. June 17. (By the Associated Tress.) The Germans failed to renew their attacks on the American front northwest of Toul to day. The enemy losses sustained yes terday morning when the Germans were defeated In au attempt to take American prisoners, are estimated at a number In excess of 200. Yankee Losses Snaall. " The American casualties were con siderably fewer. WITH THE AMERC1AN ARMY IN FRANCE. Juno 16. (By the Associated Press.) The Germans captured an American soldier in their attack on Xivray today, but he did not remain a prisoner long. At the edge of the village threo Germans came upon a wounded Amer ican. He was placed under guard of a German private. and started for the enemy lines. Reaching a point near the enemy wire entanglements, the American suddenly drew a revolver and forced his surprised cutodian to march back across No Man's Land into the American lines. After . turning his prlsonen over to fellow soldiers the wounded man fell unconscious from loss of blood. lluna Are Disappointed. In their attack on Xivray the Ger mans hoped to enter the village and carry off a large number of prisoners, but the alertness of the American ar tillery observers completely overturned the enemy plan. Examination of the Germans captured In the fight disclose. that the enemy planned the raid a week in advance and that the 600 special troops who took part In it were re hearsed behind the German lines. The enemy plan was to send forwatd a large party without preparatory ar tillery fire. This party was to take up a position near the American barbed wire and then send up a signal rocket for a box barrage to cover Xivray vll lage and the approaching communica tion trenches, while the heavier artil lery was to bombard the villages In the rear. American artillery observers saw a Inrge number of Germans creeping about In no man's land and. thinking they composed a large working party, the artillery signal-d for a barrage. l otted Males finaa Inflict Damage. The American artillery and machine guns went Into action Immediately and before the enemy barrage could get started had Inflicted heavy casualties on the unprotected Germans In no man's land and played havoc with the plans for the raid. There has been an Increase In the ar. tlllery and aerial activity along th Marne front, but the .infantry has not been engaged In the last 2 hours. The enemy artillery fire in the sec tion east of Chateau Thierry has been increasing for some time and the Amer ican fire has Increased proportionately. The Germans last night started to con struct a foot bridge across the Marne at this point, but wera discovered and abandoned the attempt even before the American machine gunners on the bank could get into action. (.aa I aeel la Large Anaonata. In the west the Germans have taken to drenching certain localities with mustard gaa. One of these places is Belleu Wood, the Germans apparently thinking this waa the only way to drive the American troops out. But It was not. for they are still holding all their positions and at the same time are giving the enemy some clouds of Amer ican gas to worry about. German airplanes today and late last evening were very active. There was hardly a moment when the hollow bark of the Archies was not heard. The tCouciudcd on Pasc , Column J.