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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1918. FRENCH BITE SLICE FROM BDGHE FRONT Poilus Advance 800 Yards on Nearly Two-Mile Front and Take Important Ridge. 265 PRISONERS CAPTURED British Repulse Knemy Assault in Vicinity of Merris, and Field Mar shal Haii? Reports Artillery Ac tive Near Amiens. (By the Associated Press.) The French are continuing: their nibbling" north of the Marne. Fri day they swept the Germans from the environs of Villers-Cotterets forest, southwest of Soissons. Saturday night they attacked the German lines a lit tle to the north of the Cligrnan River and just to the left of positions held by Americans. A long ridge between the villages of Monsloy and Passy-En-A'alois was occupied and 265 prisoners taken. Near St. Pierre Aigle, the French positions were improved by a local attack. The British repulsed an enemy as sault near Merris, near where the Ger mans were driven, back east of Nieppe forest on Friday. The British official statement mentions heavy German ar tillery fire before Amiens near Albert, north of the Scarpe near Arras, and in the region of Festubert, northwest of Lens. Guns Roar on Wide Front The official statement issued at Berlin says that artillery fighting has increased between Yser and the Marne, which includes virtually all of the ac tive battle zone. LONDON, June 30. German gunners showed great activity this morning against the new British positions east ot Nieppe forest, on the Flanders front, the War Office announced today. Hos tile artillery also bombarded British positions in the Albert set-tor. A Ger man attack on a British post near Merris today was repulsed after sharp fighting. The text of the communication reads: "Karly this morning the enemy at tacked one of our posts in the neigh borhood of Merris, but was repulsed after sharp fighting. "We captured a few prisoners during the night in patrol encounters on dif ferent parts of the front. French Take Prisoner. "The hostile artillery developed con siderable activity early this morning against our positions east of Nieppe forest. The enemy's artillery has been active also during the night in the Al bert sector, north of the Scarpe ani near Festubert." PARIS. June 30. French troops late last night attacked the German lines northwest of Chateau Thierry, on the Marne front, and captured the crest of the ridge, taking 265 prisoners. The text of the statement reads: "The French executed a number of raids last night, notably west of Han pard and south of Autreches, and took prisoners. "South of the Ourcq, French troops in the course of a local operation, cap tured last night at 10 o'clock the crest situated between Mosloy and Passy-Kn-Valois. Our troops realized an ad vance of 800 yards on a front of 1.8 miles. The French took 265 prisoners, including three officers. In the Vosges the French repulsed a German raiding detachment. Many Hun Planet Kail. "Aviation: On June 2S-29 our chas ing planes brought down 15 German machines and destroyed two captive balloons. Nineteen other enemy air planes were damaged. "Our bombing planes, in the course of the same period, carried out day and night expeditions in which 47 ttons of projectiles were dropped with suc cess upon aviation grounds in the Somme sector, on bivouacs in the re gion of Rozieres and Braye, in the valley of the Avrc, and on railroad stations of Soissons, Fere-Kn-Tarde- nois, etc. "In addition five tons of explosives were dropped June 28 on German troops which were preparing a counter attack in the region of Cutry. French Ace Raises Score. "Lieutenant Finck brought down three. German airplanes June 25 and two others Juno 27, bringing the num ber destroyed by him up to 49." BERLIN, via London, June 30. The official communication from general headquarters today, says: "The fighting in the sectors north of Lys and south of the Aisne increased; artillery activity continued through out the day. In the evening it revived on the remainder of the front between the Yscr and the Marne. 9 "There were small infantry engage ments during strong enemy thrusts outh of the Ourcq and as a result of a successful operation by our troops at llartmann's-Weilerkopf we captured prisoners." Y. S. S.-BI V THE LIMIT GIRL FALLS FROM TRAIN fcix-Yeiir-Olit Rolls Out Window of Sleeping Car in Mojave iDesert. SAN BKUNAKDINO, Cal.. June 30. Meade Belden, 6-year-old daughter of Mrs. M. W. Belden, of Woodlawn, Penn., rolled out of a berth and through the window of a sleeping car of a Santa Fe train on the Mojave desert at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and was not missed until the train had traveled 35 mi les. Three hours later the crew of a freight train found the child, who was unconscious, and took her to a hos pital at Victorville. She will recover. W. S. BI Y Tilt LIMIT LIQUOR FOUND ON STEAMER Captain and Five Members ot Crew Jailed by Officers. The Captain and five members of the crew of the steamer Willamette, ar rested Saturday nipht at Columbia lock No. 1 by officers of the war emergency squad, charged with trans porting liquor into the state, are being held for the Government authorities without bail. Ninety quarts of liquor were discov ered in the hold of the steamer and taken to the police station to be used as evidence. The men arrested are: John T. Good, George Fox. Al A. Roi. I'ercy Coffman, John McMillan and O. C. Orsland. W. 8. 6. BI Y THE LIMIT Kditor of Life Passes. niDGE FIELD, Conn.. June 30. John A. Mitchell, editor of Life, died at Ms Summer home here late yesterday, following a. stroke of apoplexy suf lered, earlier in the day, OFFICIAL CASUALTY 'LIST W ASHINGTON, June 30. The Army casualty list today contained 71 names, divided as follows: Killed in action, 11; died of wounds, 7; died of disease, 3; died of accidents and other causes, 3; wounded, severely, 4tf; pris oner, 1. The list follows: KILLED IX ACTION' Mechanic Dona J. Dugal. Pawtuckel, K. 1.: Wagoner AJberton W. Vinal, North Chelmsford, Mass. ; Cooks Albert Eichelberger. Clear Springs, Md. ; Henry A. Lord. Mllo, Me.; Privates Arthur F. Bond, Los Angeles, Cal. : Charles Buk, Lowell. Mass.; Enrico Ferrera, Newark, N. J.; Otto F. -Folgmann. Waterbury, Conn.; Charles A. McKenney, Bangor, Me.; Charles T, Shepard, Fort Wayne, Ind. ; Edward F. Stanton, Bridgeport, Conn. DIED OF WOUNDS Corporal Jeremiah F. Leahy, Norfolk, Conn.; Gordon A. Suther land, Springfield, Mass.; Privates John Adams, Norfolk, N. Y. ; Chester F. Floyd, Dancy, Miss.; Richard J. Hartigan. Brook lyn, N. Y. ; Angelo Piccolo, Omaha, Neb.; Kobert Vacrosky, Chicago. DIED OF DISEASE Dr. Henry B. Her rlck. Cleveland. O. ; Musician Norman K. Hunt, Stoneham, Mass.; Private Vey A. Thompson. Efiand, X. C DIED FROM ACCIDENT AND OTHER CAUSES Sergeant John Budeslav Radovlch, Fond du Lac. Wis.; Privates Herman E. Obenauff. Twin Lake, Mich.; Edwin Stlck ney, Bowdon, N. D. WOUNDED SEVERELY Lieutenant Edi son M. Burke. Wauseau. Wis.; Sergeants Kussell F. Aldrlch. Fitchburg. Mass.; Frank Cirabowski. Chicago; Floyd Harper, SiSHOn, Teiin. ; o. Koenlg. Detroit: William E. Tur pin, Monroe, Ja. ; Corporals Henry H. Gutz mann. Cleveland, O.; George Johnson, . Be loit. Wis.; Edward J. Lynch. Waterbury, Conn.: Mortimer Susskind. New York: Sid ney F. Watts, Ashland, Tenn. ; Bugler Mor ris Greenberg, New York: Cook Joe B. Marks. Bicknell. Ind.; Privates Joseph Beck. Philadelphia: Edmund G. Brown, South' Manchester, Conn.: Frank Butterworth, New Bedford, Mass.; John P. Burdenave, San Francisco: William J. Dawaon, Flatbush. X. Y. ; Carl C Foster. Leominster, Mass.; John W. Uresh, Unionville. Conn.; Michael J. Guilfoyle, Roxbury, Mass.; Harry H. Hart ley. Bay MInette, Ala.; Charles Hoik, Chi cago: Chapin G. Hurd, Hudson, Wis.; John F. Kendall, Hartford, Conn.; Oscar Law yerson, Caratunk. Me.: Stanley J. Lesnlow skl. Buffalo. N. Y. : Harold A. McAleer. Gar diner. Me.; Roy B. Martin, Stoneham, Mass.; Charles D. Mills. Bridgeport, Conn.: Frank Morawek. New York; Jack O. Kon, New York; John Pezzuto. Colle Sannlta, Italy; Norman B. Phillips, Stafford Springs, Conn.; Thomas F. Pliske, Stevens Point. Wis. ; James S. Powrle Detroit, Mich.; Dennis Ryan Pleasants. Ansonia, Conn.: Louis Schmertz, Coney Island, X. Y. ; Walter E. Simonds, Middiebury, Vt.; Frank K, Snyder, Fairfield, Conn.; Nick R. Theodore. Carista Greece; Joseph Titulacr, West Depere, Wis.: Edward J. Trudeau. Waltham, Mass.; Ange White. 6 Grand street, Hartford. Conn.: Fred G. Wllmore, Charlotte, Mich.; Adrian L. Yelle. Fitchburg, Mass. PRISONER Private Charles J. Szilanskls, South Norwalk, Conn. The Marine Corps casualty list an nounced today contained 48 names, di vided as follows: Killed in action. 4; died of wounds. 2; wounded severely, 41; mli -.ing in action, 1. Privates Sidney B. Hill. Roche Har bor, Wash., and Melvin Warner, Hey burn, Idaho, are among the severely wounded. The list follows: KILLED IN ACTION Corporals Henry K. Smith. Larksville. Pa.; Leonard L. Wright. Gainesville. N. Y. : Privates Clinton S. Llnd- HON BLOW EXPECTED Yankee Troops Ready; Warm Reception Is Promised. GERMAN PLANE SHOT DOWN American Troops Say That o Mat ter Where Knemy Strikes He Is Bound to Pay Dearly for His Ki foils. AVITH THK AMERICAN KORCKd OS THE MARNE, June 30. Excessive movements of troops and materials north of Chateau Thierry, together with the increased artillery and aerial activity, form the basis of the belief that American forces in th is locality may be called upon to defend them selves shortly. Long streams of enemy troops and wagon trains have been observed in the neighborhood of the Bonnes wood. There have been more than 50 enemy aerial flights over the American lines northwest of Chateau Thierry in the last 24 hours. One German machine was ehot down by our anti-aircraft guns. Th American artillery has heavily shelled many vital spots within the enemy lines, once obtaining a direct hit in a detachment of marching Ger mans. For days the Americans have been expecting the enemy, stung by the de feat administered recently here, would make a vigorous assault. It was partly for this reason the American opera tions in the Belleu sector were carried out. With these operations completed, the Americans now have the country for several miles in front of them under their eyes and guns. "When the ex pected blow comes they will be that much better prepared to meet it. The American troops are prepared and the Germans will get a warm re ception if they try what the situation indicates they have in mind. The Americans say that no matter where the enemy strikes he is bound to pay dearly for his efforts and the bigger the target the better they will like it. To the east of Chateau Thierry, along the River Marne, except for constantly increasing long range shelling on both sides, comparative quiet reigns. There has been no patrolling, because the bright moonlight on the water prevents a crossing, but the American snipers have been so active in the last four days that the Germans rarely ever make an appearance. V. S. ei. BUY TIIK LIMIT MR. MARINE JOINS MARINES I'liilailclpliia Youth Has Bis Start on Follow Kiglners. PH I L A OKLPH I A. Pa.. June 30. (Spe cial.) Marine is a Marine. That sounds foolish, doesn't it, but it's true in this case more than any other. Most Ma rines live up to their title, but. this one has a big start on the rest of the Marines. , Kor his name is John D. Marine. He is from Philadelphia and declared when applying for enlistment with Captain s. A. W. Patterson here that he couldn't think of enlisting in any other branch of the service than the Marines. "I must live up to my name, you know," he said. W. S. S. BIT THE LIMIT ITALIANS MAKE NEW GAINS (Continued Krom First Tage. numerous machine guns were cap tured. "Further east between the Frenzela Valley and the Brenta River one of our parties took by assault a well fortified observation point in the south ern slopes of Sasso Rosso, capturing two officers and 31 men. "On the remainder of our front our artillery carried out effective and har assing bombardments. At Capo Sile patrol operations brought us some sey, San Marcos, Tex.; Fred B. Morse. East Bridgewater, Mass. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN AC TION Captain Lloyd W, Williams, Spar tansburg. S. C. ; Corporal Frank W. Franxcek, Chicopee. Mass. WOUNDED IN ACTION, SEVERELY Sergeant Robert G. McGlffort. Topeka, Kan.; Corporals George T. Bishop. New York; Ger ald E. Greenwood. Daunlngvllle. Mich.; John F. Plnson, Jr.. St. Louis, Mo.; David L. Spaulding, Hood Klver, Or.; Trumpeter John J. Mulqueen. Kldgewood. N. J.; Privates El mer B. Asher. address unknown; John Ask ren. Cincinnati, O. ; Norwood B. Boles, Ma rlon. Station, Pa. : Jesse J. Callahan. Graf ton. III.: Paul E. Coddlngton, Mlddletown. O. ; Orville I. Comp, Sheffield. III.; Arnold A. Conklin, Vesper, Wis.; Simon Davis, Hemet, Cal.; Frederick D. Fallon, Arlington Heights, Mass.: Thomas M. Fannon. Phila delphia; Henry E. Harris, Atlanta, Ga.; Irwin D. Harris. Green Bay, Wis.: Lambert v: Heitlinger. Leavenworth, Kan.; Paul R. Herbig, St. Louis: Sidney B. Hill. Roche Harbor. Wash.: Edward Hondllk. Chicago: Henry W. Huntley, no address (enlisted at Cleveland. O.); Jerry P. Jeter. Dresden, Tenn.; William J. Klmbell. Marion. Ind.; Lyall D. Kingsbury, Bascom. O. ; Joseph J. Laskowski. Bay City, Mich.: Frederick J. McCauley. Earllngton, Ky.; Leroy McKln ney. Tango. W. Va. : David S. Messlnger. Worcester. Mass.; Forest P. PogozelskL Mil waukee. Wis.; Guy I. Potter. Portland. Me.: John C. Russell. Eastbrook. Pa.; Robert Slater, New York; Ernest J. Smith, L porte. Colo.; Leroy W. St. Peter. Chicago; William H. Stephens. Mayfield. Ky.; Mevln Warner, Heyburn. Idaho: Noel E. White, Fox Lake, IlL: William Wilson. Topeka, Kan.; John D. Wiltshire. Springfield. 111. MISSING IN ACTION Second Lieuten ant Thomas R. Brailsford, 811 Franklin ave nue. Houston. Tex. WASHINGTON. June 30. Casualties In the American expeditionary forces thus far reported total 10,383. sum maries issued today by the War De partment and Marine Corps show. Of this number 9131 are in the Army and 1252 in the Marine Corps. Army casualties, including those re ported today, were summarized as fol lows: Killed in action (including 291 lost at sea), 1491. Died of wounds, 479. Died of disease, 1287. Died of accident and other causes, 465. Wounded in action, 5024. Missing in action (including pris oners), 385. The summary of casualties among the Marines, which also Included to day's list, follows: Deaths, 407. Wounded, 842. In hands of the enemy ONE. Missing, 2. Four hundred and ninety-seven cas ualties in the Army were reported during the week, including 179 killed in action, 47 died of wounds, 19 died of disease. 19 died of accidents and other causes, 213 wounded in action and 20 missing in action, including pris oners. The week before, 549 casual ties were reported. The Marine Corps summary did not show how many of the deaths reported were in action, from disease, accidents and other causes. It did divide the officers and men. showing that 14 of ficers have died, 29 have been wounded and one is missing. prisoners. In the I.agarina and Suftana valleys enemy railway establishments were bombarded by our airmen." VIENNA, via London. June 30. While admitJng that the Italians in hand-to-hand fighting: penetrated the Austrian first lines on Monte Di Valbella, the Austrian War Office in its official com munication today declares that the Ital ians were driven back shortly after ward by counter attacks. The statement says: "Our position on the plateau of the Seven Communes (Sette Communi) were subjected yesterday from 3 o'clock in the morning to the heaviest artillery fire. This was followed a few hours later by strong attacks aeainst CoL Del Rosso and Monte Li Valbella. "While the assaults against Col. Del Rosso, remained completely un successful, the Italians, after desperato hand-to-hand fighting, were able to penetrate into our first line on Monte Di Valbella. They were, however, again ejected as a result of counter attacks by battalions of Hungarian in fantry regiment No. 131 and Varasdin regiment No. lti. "further attempts to attack, as well as local thrusts against Sisemoland, near Asiago, were put down by our ar tillery fire. "Kverywhere else there were artil lery duels of varying intensity." LOSSES ADMrTTKDLY GREAT Hungarian Premier Says Casualties Total About 112,000 Men. AMSTERDAM, June 30. Dr. Alex ander Wekerle, the Hungarian Pre mier, caused a sensation in parliament Saturday with a declaration regarding the Austro-Hungarian losses in the last Italian offensive, according to a Budapest dispatch today. The Premier said exciting rumors were being cir culated regarding the losses which were much 'exaggerated. The Austro Hungarian armies were withdrawn on the Piave front in order to spare lives, he said, since they must have sustained great losses had they held that line. "But. how great are our losses?" in terrupted Deputy Zlinsky. "The number of prisoners taken was recently stated to be 18,000," the Pre mier replied. "I must, however, cor rect that statement. The truth is that the Italians have taken 12.000, while 50.000 Italians fell into our hands. In the case of an offensive and a retreat this figure cannot be termed excessive ly high. "Much sadder is the loss we suf fered in defid, wounded and sick; most ly sick. In the tenth and eleventh Italian offensives we lost 80,000 to 100,000 men.- Now, however, our losses are similar, about 100,003 men. "I am obliged to record this regret table circumstance. It is true that of three bridges thrown across the Piave the uppermost unfortunately collapsed and then both of the others were car ried away with it. This figure In cludes the fallen, the slightly wounded and those brought back as ineffec ti ves." "There also are rumors circulating that on this occasion also Hungarian troops were called upon in excessively large numbers and that the losses fell upon them only. Therefore. I must point out that 33 Hungarian and 37 Austrian regiments participated in the entire offensive and retreat, or 47 per cent of Hungarian and 53 per cent Austrian. "In the entire advance and retreat the Italian losses amounted to 150.000. far surpassing our losses in dead, wounded and sick. "A report also is being circulated that our losses were due to a lack of ammunition. "A deputy shouted: "Lack of food." The Premier replied to this by de claring that "Our army never was so well provided as during the middle of June. "If. despite these regrettable events," the Premier added, "I draw deductions from the whole it is not to be doubted that we inflicted important losses upon the Italians and prevented them from sending a considerable part of their troops to the western front, which, in the interest of the common conduct of the war is undoubtedly the objective which it was our duty to at tain. This aim, too, we attained." V. S. 8. Bl V THE LIMIT ' Perishable Goods Banned. WASHINGTON, June 80. No more perishable' goods, such as fruit and foods, will oe accepted at postoffices for mailing to troops because almost always they cannot be delivered In .edible condition, . BOGHES IN P1GARDY PREY OF YANKEES Americans Capture 36 and In flict Severe Losses Dur ing Minor Operation. HUN ARTILLERY IS BUSY Germans Shell American Positions Near Belleu, Clerembants and Marette Woods; Attempted Raid in Vosges Is Repulsed. "WASHINGTON. June 30. Marked raiding and patrolling Saturday at sev eral points held by the American troops were reported in General Pershing's communique for yesterday which was received today at the War Department. In Picardy a email detachment brought in 36 prisoners, including one officer. and inflicted severe losses on the en emy, while in the Vosges a German raiding party was repulsed. Increased activity by the enemy ar tillery and airplanes in the Marne sec tor on June 26 and 27 and the heavy shelling of the American positions in the Chateau Thierry region on the same days when the American troops ad vanced their line one-third of a mile, also were reported. The statement follows: "Section A Raiding and patrolling have been marked at several points. In Picardy this morning a small de tachment of our troops captured 36 prisoners, of whom one was an officer, and inflicted severe losses on the enemy. Our casualties were very small. Raiding Party Repulsed. In the Chateau Thierry region a strong hostile patrol was driven back and suffered severely in a patrol en counter. A raiding party "which at tempted to reach our lines In the Vosges was repulsed by rifle fire. "Section B In the Chateau Thierry region the day of June 26 to June 27, noon to noon, was marked by the oper ations of our troops south of Torcy, where our line has advanced for one third of a mile and our positions im proved with little opposition. Besides this, our infantry was active In con tinuous patrolling and our artillery in delivering harassing and destructive fire. "The German artillery shelled our po sition in front and rear with consid erable vigor. The Belleu, Clerembauts and Marette woods along our front lines, as well as positions in the rear extending back several kilometers and covering most of the sector, received harassing and destructive tire during most of the time covered by this re port. "The hostile batteries were observed to be especially active from the vicinity of Torcy, Oivry and Petret. at all of which points they are able to find cover in patches of woods. Rear Activity Noted. "The German machine gun fire was directed, as formerly, on the Belleu wood and Hill 204. It originated main ly In the vicinity of I.a Roche wood and the outskirts of Torcy. The Ger man air forces were extremely active, but performed only reconnaissance work. In the enemy's rear areas move ments were mainly confined to small groups, although detachments number ing up to about 100 men were more than once observed. There was also considerable traffic of wagons and trucks. "The enemy continues to construct works in and near the woods around Boureschcs. In the early raorninr a large German patrol was seen near Vaux. moving northeast. On being chal lenged by our listening posts it dis appeared. From the firing and cries which were heard shortly after, it is believed that the patrol was fired upon by its own machine guns. "Along the Marne, from the early 'ening of June 26 to the early even ing of June 27, there were no notable developments, except further increase in the activity of the German artillery. The fire, which was almost entirely harassing and destructive over the front, and in some areas destructive only, included -a considerable amount of shrapnel. The shrapnel fell mainly on the left of our sector. The German airplanes showed an even greater in crease in activity, flying up and down the Marne in numerous groups of from two to seven machines. Hum Appear Alert. "In the enemy's rear areas a num ber of men were seen circulating in small groups and seemed to be con tinuing the pillage of French prop erty, which has been noticed on numer ous occasions on the north bank of the river. Fresh trenches are being con structed and new wire has been seen. In the enemy's line the infantry seemed to be more than usually alert. "The United States Army Ambulance Section No. 575 has been cited in the orders of the French Army corps, with which 'it is acting, as follows: 'American Automobile Sanitary Sec tion 575: Under the conduct of Lieu tenant Moore, from April 16 to 28, in sured day and night the rapid evacua tion of all the wounded in a very active sector under a ceaseless bombardment, which destroyed or damaged a part of its material. The section carried out its mission without a break or failure with a devotion, courage and sacrifice which'were admired by all the units engaged.' " W. S. S. BIT THE LIMIT CAMPS CLOSE FOR FOURTH Kelso Crowded Willi Loggers; AH Go Back to Work Next Week. KELSO, Wash.,' June 30. (Special.) Nearly all the logging camps of this vicinity closed down yeBterday and to day for the Fourth, and Kelso was crowded with loggers. On the Cowee man, the Multnomah, the Portland, Al gers and Bashors camps are all shut down, and west of town the Eufaula camp shut down last evening. 'The Ostrander mill shut down today on account of lack of logs, but the camp will keep open until Tuesday. The Inman-Poulsen camp at Mt Solo will also operate a day or so next week. All these camps will resume the week following the Fourth. W. S. S. BIT THE LIMIT NEW WHEAT PRICES OUT Minimum Price of $2 Is Fixed for Number One Product. NEW YORK, June 30. New wheat prices, necessitated by advanced freight rates, were announced here to night by the Food Administration Grain Corporation. It was asserted that a minimum price of $2 a bushel for No. 1 wheat aboard cars in the internTbun tain territory will be made effective. Details of the plan will be made public soon. The corporation's announcement said that No. 1 wheat of the Northern Spring, hard Winter. red Winter, Durum and, red Winter grades would be sold In various markets at the fol lowing basic prices: New York. 12.39 H; Philadelphia. $2.39; Baltimore and Newport News. $2.38 'Vi; Duluth and Minneapolis, 2.21V,; Chicago, $2.t6; St. Louis. $3.24; Kansas City and- Omaha, $2.18; New Orleans and Galveston, $2.28; Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Astoria, Or., San Francisco and Los Angeles. $2.20. The price basis for No. 3 wheat will be 3 cents below No. 1 and for No. 3 4 cents below No. 2. Grades below No. 3 will be dealt in on sample. Special classes of wheat, the commis sion said, will be sold on the following schedule: Dark hard Winter. 2 cents above hard Winter; dark Northern Spring. 2 cents above Northern Spring; amber Durum, 2 cents above Durum; yellow hard Winter, 2 cents under hard Win ter: red Spring, 5 cents under Northern Spring; red Walla, 7 cents under red Winter; red Durum, 7 cents under Durum; soft white. 2 cents under hard white; white club, 4 cents under hard white. Changes in Federal grading stand ards previously filed with the trade, it was declared, are expected to result in production of more high-grade wheat than in 1917. W. 8. S. BI VTHELIMIT " KAISER'S PLEA IGNORED HIS GI NS BOMBARD PLACK WHICH EMPUHOH WAXTS SPARED. Only Man Who Krnn Burial Place of Prince Max Endangered ky Shells at Mont Dps Cats. By the Associated Press.) WITH THB BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. June 30. There is an inter esting development In connection with the hostile shelling of the territory around Mont Dea Cats, where the famous Trappist monastery is located. For weeks the Germans have been bombarding this 'Flemish elevation heavily. Recently the German Emperor wrote a letter to the German commander ask ing that Mont Des Cats be spared be cause the aged prior of the monastery was the only living person who knew where the Emperor's dative. Prince Max of Hesse, had been buried after his death in the monastery in October. 1914. The prince was attached to the cavalry which occupied Mont Des Cats in October after the outbreak of the war. During an engagement with British cavalry. Prince Max was mortally wounded" and taken to the monastery. While he was being nursed by the monks, his comrades were driven from the hill and the British occupied it. The Prince died and was buried in a certain place, the location of which was not disclosed to the world. The German Emperor wrote a letter to the Pope, in which he asked for in formation as to where the Prince was buried and requested the return of the body. The Pontiff forwarded the letter to the monastery and it was then that the Emperor received the famous reply not until he had evacuated Belgium and made just restitution would he learn the whereabouts of the' Prince's grave. , The Emperor now appears to be worried that his guns may kill the only man able to give him the desired in formation, but his request to spare the place, if he made such a request, seems to have met .vith small response thus far. for big shells continue to break on the monastery. W. S. 8. BI Y THE I.IMIT SURVIVORS REACH PORI TWENTY MKN PICKED VP AT SEA BY NAVAL VESSEL. Lieutenant Roa VI hitemarah Included Among Those Saved Krom Brit ish Troopship Dwlniik, WASHINGTON, June 30. Arrival at Hampton Roads. Va.. of 20 more sur vivors of the British troopship Dwinsk. torpedoed and sunk 700 miles east of the Delaware capes last June 18. was reported today to the Navy department. Among them are Lieutenant Ross P. Whitemarsh, I.. S. N. Twenty-three members of the crew of 148 still are missing. The 20 men were picked up at sea by a naval vessel on June 28 after they had been for 10 days in an open boat in which they left the Dwinsk. Lieu tenant Whitemarsh was on the troop ship, which was under charter to the U. S. Government and was bound for America. There were no soldiers aboard. The transport's crew got away in seven boats, all of which, except one. have' been accounted for. W. S. 8. BIT TIIK LIMIT COLUMBUS CARS TIED UP Traction Kmploycs Quit When Com pany Refuses to Reinstate 7. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30. Street car service in Columbus was at a standstill today because of a strike of union carmen, who walked out today because of the refusal of the company to reinstate seven of the men who were discharged Friday. V.". S. S. BIT' THE LIMIT LOGGERS PITCH HAY ALSO Arier Full Day in Woods Soldiers Give Rancher Lift. MONTESANO. Wash.. June 30. (Spe cial.) Nine soldier loggers at one of the Wynooche camps, after a full day's work in the woods, voluntarily spent Saturday evening helping H. A.- Mus tard, a rancher, put his hay crop in shock. Tht- soldiers heard thut Mils- JULY VICTOR RECORDS ARE HERE ("There's a Little Star in the Window." "Some Day They're Coming Home Again." f"Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, Gon- 10-InchJ eral Pershing Will Cross 85c I the Rhine." I May Stay Away a Little Longer." 10 Inch f"War Ballad Medley" Fox 85c 1 Trot L"Eclipse Medley" One-Step. f'What Are You Going to Do 10-Inch J to Help the Boys?" 85c I "Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy." . If you do or do not own a phonograph you may, without obligation, hear these records at our store. C.FJohnsonPianoCq. 140 SIXTH. NEAR ALDER. PACKARD IEHLIN" BOND PIANOS. fgi Hear These From July List Hear These From July List 10-inch Double-Face Record 85c "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine" Reverse: "I May Stay Away a Little Longer" Both Sung by Peerless Quartet 10-Inch Double-Face Record 85c "Eclipse Medley" One-Step "War Ballad Medley" Fox Trot Both Played by Pietro j l 1 1 1 I a i i 1 i - 1 i I i3i i II 11! ill 1 1 3 3 I HARRY LAUDER Sings From North, South, East and West" $1.25 JOHN McCORMACK Sings "Little Mother of Mine" $1.00 Shermaniplay;&.C-a pill tard was having difficulty getting his crop in and immediately after supper went over to his ranch and offered him their services. The rancher treated them to a royal feast at the close of work late in the evening. W. S. S. Bl V THE LIMIT JORDAN VALLEY BENEFITS Malheur Farmers Seek to Cut Tim ber Over in Idaho. OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 30. Representative Sin rott has introduced a bill authorizing citizens of Malheur County to po over Into Idaho to cut timber for fencing and firewood. Under the present law a settler living in one state cannot cut timber for domestic use on public lands of another state. The Sinnott bill is drav.n primarily for the benefit of farmers in the Jor dan Valley who have no nearby source or lumber cast ef the state line. The land office regards the Sinnott bill favorably. V. S. S. BI Y THE LIMIT Smoke Knvelops Mid-Columbia. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 30. (Spe cial.) A dense haze of smoke continues to envelop the mid-Columbia district. The smoke blanket, with the west breeze lackins; today, has caused the atmosphere to be oppressive. The smoke probably ' comes from a forest fire in Northern Klickitat County, Washington. iSheepmen yesterday said brush and forests in the Kins; Mountain section, back of Glcnwood, were burn ing fiercely. V. S. 8. BI Y THE LIMIT Dry Weather Ulametl for Poor Crop. RIDDLE. Or., June 30. (Special.) The hay harvest is beini? cared for in the vicinity of Riddle, but is the short est and poorest in quality that it has ever been. The continued dry weather and hesvv winds are blamed for the iliii Hibernia Savings Bank Savings Commercial Trust Fourth and Washington Sts. COLUMBIAl(S I WALLACE REID rlfl J "The Fire- I fly of France' 'Y I ( Mack Sennett Jiffi l'Her Screen Idol' 9 SIXTH AD VIOHR1SO-V STREETS lOppoalte I'ontaf fice PORTLAND Ji E A TTLG T A COM A SPOKANE ii Victrolas $22.50 to $400 Convenient Terms pcor crops. Wheat an-1 other grains ill be poor in yield and quality. j Wait for This Opportunity " We will have a line of excel- x (lent slightly used and second- A hand pianos to offer at our big f j July sale. I This sale begins on Monday I morning, July 8. The pianos are c (now being thoroughly gone over I to be put in readiness for careful ? I- . inspection. The list includes such 2 well-known makes as Fischer, J Is Steinway, Holmes & Son, Brad- ley. Mason & Hamlin. Pres- I c cott, Knabe, Krakauer, Kimball, ' IElstey and many others. Not one of these instruments V I" will be sold before the opening a day of the sale, July 8. People I c contemplating an early purchase c I of a piano, player or baby grand I " will wait for this golden oppor-' x I" tunity. Our piano department is not burning up newspaper space 9 in these times without something 2 I of real value to offer. Our I piano sales are bona fide. 'The Musical Floor the 7th I" &pmanQot$e, & Qy.i MrcJ.j.. rfj Mer CMv" I A Conservative Custodian Open Saturday Evenings . 6 to 8