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Jlii? mug jfj Co Over the Top W. S. S. Buy Up to the Limit, and Don't Wait Any Longer. W. S. S. Now U the Timet Buy All You Can and Do It Today Time Presses. VOL. LVIII. XO. 17,973. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. JULY 2, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AUTOS ARE NEEDED TO CARRY PICKERS APPEAL, BY MAYOR IS MADE TO PATRIOTIC CITIZENS. H0SP1TALSHIPSUNK, MISS1HG TOTAL 244 U-Boat Strikes Blow Without Warning. FOE REELS BACK OH ITALIAN FRONT Austrians Mowed Down in Futile Attack. ARMY LIQUOR TABOO UNDER NEW ORDER TELEGRAPH, PHONE SEIZURE PROPOSED Authority of Congress to Be Asked. AUTO CRASH FATAL TO BENTON WOMAN SENATE STRONG FOR $2.50 WHEAT Move to Kill Increase Amendment Fails. FURNISHING DRINKS IN HOMES IS PROHIBITED. MARGARET TALLMAX IS KILLED WHEN CAR OVERTURNS. LLANDOVERY CASTLE VICTIM 4el Plainly Marked to Indi cate Her Mission. GERMAN BRUTALITY TOLD Boat Containing Nurslnjr Sisters Is Known to Have Capsized and Indications Are That the Survivors Are Few. LONDON, July 1. One of the boat of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle, containing 12 nursing; sisters, was seen to eapslxe, according to latest Informa tion. The sisters were drowned. LONDON, July 1. A German sub marine 70 miles from the Irish coast on the night of June 27 torpedoed the 11,000-ton hospital ship Llandovery Castle, chartered by the Canadian gov ernment and in the service of carrying wounded and sick from England to Canada. The ship was then on her way to England. She tad on board 25S per sons, 80 men 'of the Canadian Army Medical Corps and 14 women nurses. Only 24. including the captain, are reported saved. The attack was with out warning. GermiB Says Ship Was Tranftport. The submarine commander, who or dered the captain, several of his of ficers and Major Lyon, of the Medical Corps abroad, said he sank the ship because she was carrying American aviation officers and others in the fighting service of the allies. He added later that the vessel was carrying munition stores, because of an explo sion which occurred aft. All lights were burning when the Llandovery Castle was . torpedoed. These Included a huge electric cross over the bridge and strings of white and green lights on either side. The red crosses on the sides of the vessel were Illuminated. Many Dead In Engine-Room. According to Red Cross information, many were killed in the engine room. There is hardly any doubt of this, as there was no response to Captain Syl vester's signals from the bridge after the torpedo struck. As the engine men were either killed or left their posts, there was no one to shut off the power, and the ship kept on her way, notwithstanding the great holes torn by the torpedo, not beginning to slow down until the water rushed Into the boiler room, extinguishing the fires. This added to the confusion in launching the lifeboats. There was no panic. By the time the ship lost her momentum most of the bouts were over the side. Few Saved From Sea. Many were unable to reach the boats and the ship was sinking rapidly. They Jumped Into the sea and a few were picked up. According to information received by the Canadian Red Cross here. Major Lyon, from the Llandovery Castle, was forced to stand in the conning tower despite an injured foot, while the Ger man submarine officers questioned him. The Germans insisted that Major Lyon was an aviation of'icer, notwith standing the officer's strenuous denials. The Germans even threatened to shoot Major Lyon, contending that he was an officer of the fighting unit. not a medical corps. Vnknown Target Shelled. The Admiralty report on the sinking describes the cruel treatment of Major Lyons and declares that the submarine, after sinking the vessel, shelled an un known target, which the report inti mates might have been the missing boats. The captain's boat, containing the survivors, was picked up by the de- stroyer Lysander, the commander of which has reported that he had found no trace of the remaining five boats. The Admiralty statement on the sink lng of the hospital ship follows: "Germany'e awful debt to the world continues to grow. Another hospital hip has been torpedoed, this time 7 0 miles from the nearest land, and her people turned adrift in their boats to sink or swim as best they might. Wanton Deliberation Charged. "And although, as it nappened, she mas a Canadian hospital ship returning from Halifax with no wounded aboard the tale of crime reveals wanton de liberation on the part of the submarine commander and almost suggests the hope on his part that he would find her full of injured and helpless men. "It was during the night of June 27 toward 10:30, that the crime was com mitted. The Llandovery Castle, steam ing on her course at some 14 knots, showed the usual navigation and reg ulation hospital ship lights. Under the overcast sky she was plain to see and could not be mistaken for anything but what she was a ship immune by every law of war and peace from at tack or molestation. "No one on board saw the wake of the torpedo. The first intimation of the presence of a submarine was iConcluded on P-co 4, Column 3.) An Hour or Two Each Day Will Save Many Fruit Crops From Waste and Help Nation to Win. To save the fruit crop in the vicinity of Portland, not only are pickers need ed, but automobile owners who will contribute their services for an hour or two each day to take pickers from Portland to the farms In the morning and return them to their homes in the evening. The farms are not located far from the city of Portland and the need of cars Is vital. Mayor Baker yester day issued a statement on the situa tion as follows: With tons of fruit going to waste In the vicinity of Portland for lack of picking, a situation has arisen which demands immediate attention of an loyal citizens. A large number of women have come forward willingly and offered their services in saving this important crop, but lack of trans portation has made it impossible for them to reach the farms. To overcome this, it now has be come an important and vital patriotic duty for owners of automobiles to con tribute their services for an hour or two each day while the crops last, to take the pickers to the farms morn ings and to call for them again in the evening. The crops are situated close to Portland on good roads and can be reached within a short time. Persons willing to do their part should com municate with the Women's Land Army of America headquarters, 704 Oregon building; telephone Broadway 440." FOE LOSES MANY AIRCRAFT French Drop 2 1 Planes, Burn Six Balloons in One Day. PARIS, July 1. The French airmen have played their part in the increased aerial activity which has been dis played along the front in the last few days. Yesterday they brought down or put out of action 21 German planes and set on fire six captive ' balloons, according to the War Office announce ment tonight. LONDON. July 1. Twenty-two Ger man airplanes were shot down, 10 were driven down out of control and two German balloons were destroyed dur ing the air fighting Sunday, according to an official statement on aerial op erations issued by the war office to night. HATS OFF TO UNCLE SAM Spirit of the Hour Seizes Nations Old and New Alike. LONDON, July 1. American troops in the London district were entertained at the Palace Theater Sunday evening and addresses were made by Vlce-Ad miral Sims, commander of the Amer ican naval forces in the war zone, and T. J. MacNamara, Parliamentary faec retary to the Admiralty. FLORENCE. Italy, July 1. President Wilson has been given the freedom of the city by unanimous vote of the city council. RIO JANEIRO, June 30. The Bra- allllan government today announced that the Fourth of July, would be cele brated as a national holiday. RED CROSS OUTFITS NINE Uniforms Rushed That Britain May Sec Baseball on Fourth. LONDON, July 1. American women at the workrooms of the American Red Cross today put the finishing touches on 300 baseball uniforms and sent them to the American camps in Great Britain so that they could be distributed among the teams which will play baseball July 4. Two hundred women were engaged in this work. TILLMAN IS NEARING END Hope for Recovery of Senator Is Virtually Abandoned. WASHINGTON, July 1. Hope for the recovery of Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, chairman of the naval affairs committee, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, virtually was abandoned today. The end was believed to be a mat ter of only a few days. Senator Till man has been unconscious since Sun day. WAR VETERANS GET LEAVE Men of Cirll AVar Can Attend Port land Encampment on Full Pay. WASHINGTON, July 1. President Wilson today issued an order granting leave of absence with pay to all Civil War Veterans in the service of the 1 Government who desire to attend the 52d National encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Portland, Or., I August 18 to 24. QUEEN'S MEMORY HONORED Secretary and Mrs. Lane Worship at I Liliuokalani's Tomb. HONOLULU. T. II.. Jun. 21. Frank lin K. Lane and Mrs. Lane prayed at the tomb of Queen Liliuokalani, last monarch of the Hawaiian Island-, last Sun ay. The two then laid lei? upon the bier in which reposes the remains of the Queen. THOUSANDS PRISONERS TAKEN Monte di Val Bella Death Trap for Teuton Forces. DEFENSE LOSSES SLIGHT Vienna Officially Admits Complete Evacuation of Two Positions of Great Strategic Importance. ROME. July 1. Heavy attacks launched against Monte di Val Bella by the Austrians were repulsed by the Italians, "enemy masses being mowed down by artillery fire," according to the official communication from head quarters. More than 2000 prisoners were taken by the Italians. The statement says: "On the Asiago plateau our troops yesterday morning opened action.. The formidable Col Del Rosso was carried with spirit. Col di Chelo was the theater of a bitter struggle throughout the whole day. Heavy Attacks Repulsed. "In the end the bravery of our troops conquered the enemy's stubborn resist ance -and the contested positions re mained in our hands. "About midday and in the afternoon the enemy launched two heavy attacks against Monte di Val Delia, but the enemy messes, mown down by our ar tillery fire, were completely arrested by our infantry and forced to retire. "Our airplanes daringly participated in all phases of the fighting. The losses suffered by the enemy on Saturday and Sunday are ascertained to have been exceptionally heavy. Eighty-five officers and 1936 men were made prisoner. Our losses, thanks to the decisiveness of the attack and ex cellent co-operation of the artillery. we.'e very slight. Enemy Posts Surprised. "On the remainder of the front the fighting activity yesterday was nor mal. In the Daone Valley and In the region of Giudlcaria wo surprised small enemy posts, securing a few prls oners and machine guns. In the Meugna region an enemy attack was repulsed." WASHINGTON, July 1. An official dispatch from Rome today says the Italian and French forces on the Asiago plateau in capturing Monte di Val Bella took 1500 Austrian pnisoners. Successful surprise attacks on the Giudicarle and on the left side of the Piave on the salient of Montello also were reported. Hostile airplanes raided several cities on the Venetian plains. (Concluded on fare 3, Column 1. ) ' ' ' " - 1 NOW FOR THE GREATEST SPLASH THE OLD SWIMMIV HOLE EVER HEARD. j SibSs 11 JW w Dry Zones Around Camp Where as. Many as 250 Men Are Sta tioned Are Established. WASHINGTON, July 1. Furnishing of liquor to officers and men of the Army within private homes Is prohib ited under new regulations formulated by President Wilson and Secretary Baker and made public tonight by the commission on training camp activities. Dry zones around every camp where as many aa 250 men are stationed for more than 30 days also are established. Heretofore officers and men were permitted to be served with liquor in their homes or when bona fide guests in private homes outside the canton ment xones. The previous order as to camp sones affected only divisional, embarkation, officers' training and a number of spe cified training camps for various staff corps. The limits of the dry sones, five miles, except when the camp is within a city or town where the sale of liquor is legalised and in that case within one-half mile, remain as before. The revised regulations were issued upon recommendation of representa tives of the Attorney-General, the Judge Advocate-General, and the com mission on training camp activities. HUN TEXTBOOKS STORED Seattle School Board Bans German Language From Schools. SEATTLE. Wash., July 1. (Special.) More than 65,000 German text books dis carded in the Seattle schools are In storage awaiting action by the Seattle School Board. The books represent second-hand value of $1500 but are not marketable. Whether the books will be destroyed or ground -up for waste paper matter. Is a question the board has not yet decided upon. Seattle abandoned teach ing German in local schools In June. STAMPS GIFT TO NATION Patriot Buys Postage Stamps Worth $500, Then Cancels Them. SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. A sale of $500 worth of $5 postage stamps was recognized today as a Fourth of July gift to the Nation. W. W. Fun go. Jr.. traded his liberty bond Interest cou pons for the stamps and canceled them. Mr. Funge originated a plan for a "birthday party" for Uncle Sam by which it was proposed to have Indi viduals purchase postage stamps and cancel them on July 4. AIR RAID MYTH THRILLS Women, Suspecting German Inva sion, Flee to Cellars. NEW YORK. July 1. The Bronx to day had all the thrills of an air raid, when a siren whistle, to be blown In case German airplanes should appear, was tested without the police being no tified. Women fled with their children to cellars, while business throughout the district did not continue "as usual." SENATE OPPOSITION LIKELY Wilson Approves Plan to Take Over All Systems. PRELIMINARY STEPS TAKEN Postmaster-General Burleson Is on , Record as Believing Electrical Communication of Country Is Seriously Threatened. WASHINGTON. July 1. Legislation to authorize iiovernment control and operation of telegraph and telephone systems during the war was approved today by President Wilson and lead ers at the Capitol prepared for Its Im mediate consideration with a view to action If possible before Congressional recess this week. Secretaries Baker and Daniels and Postmaster-General Burleson, all of whom have Indorsed the pending bill by Representative AawelL of Louisiana, proposing this authority, were Invited to appear tomorrow before the House Interstate Commerce committee. Strike Call Ignored. The President's statement was In a note to Chairman Sims, of the commit tee, approving a letter from Postmaster-General Burleson. There was no direct reference in any of the cor respondence to the call sent out by the Commercial Telegraphers' Union for a strike of Western Union operators on July 8. Mr. Burleson, however, wrote that he deemed the legislation necessary "at this moment when paralysis of a large part of the system of electrical com munication is threatened with possible consequences prejudicial to our mili tary preparations and other public ac tivities that might prove disastrous." Daniels Favors Move. Secretary Daniels wrote: "I believe that such resolution Is of high military Importance and that dur ing this period of war the commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy ought to pave the way to take possession and control of any telegraph, telephone, ma rine cable or radio system, and operate the same subject to those conditions of law, so far as applicable, which are in force as to steam railroads while under Federal control. "It was found absolutely necessary early In the war to take control of radio systems, and I think It Is almost as important that the President should have the power to control all methods of communication." The resolution, which was Introduced by Representative Aswell, of Louisiana, reads: "That the President, If In his discre tion It Is deemed desirable in order to (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) ........ ........ Miss Mabel Morse, of Portland, Suf fers Three Broken Ribs and Many Body Bruises. CORVALLIS. Or.. July 1. (Special.) Miss Margaret Taliman -as Instantly killed this morning, and her cousin. Miss Mabel Morse, of Portland, severely Injured when the former'a car turned over a few miles north of this city. The girls had been to the depot and were returning home n a light car at a high, rate of speed. While descend ing a long hill the car swerved, and to save It from plunging into a ditch Miss Taliman turned the steering wheel so quickly that the car turned a complete somersault, alighting right side up and hurling the girls violently to the ground. Miss Morse suffered three broken ribs and Is otherwise bruised. She is daughter of H. W. Morse, tif Tort- land, who formerly lived in Corvallls. Miss Taliman was killed Instantly. Her head was slit open, her Jaw broken and her thighs fractured. She Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. U Tall- man, a 1915 graduate from the Cor- vallis High School and a successful teacher for the Past three years. She has a brother In training for the naval service In San Francisco. Another brother Is employed as city mallcarrler at Corvallls. The funeral will ba held tomorrow afternoon at the family resi dence. SPOKANE IS AFTER IDLERS Only Physical Inability Valid Ex cuse for Not Working. SPOKANE. Wash.. Julv 1. rsn.ri,i "Men of draft age In Spokane not en gaged In useful occupations must go to work where their services will be of some help In winning the war. The new a ran regulation which took ef fect today requiring all men between 21 and 31 to be doing essential labor will be strictly enforced by the police." In these words Commliuinn! tmi today gave notice that idleness is taboo in apoxane from now on and that all men not engasred in useful nf-enna 1 1 n must seek new fields for their labor. "Employes of nool room- an - i- fountains. waiters or diahmah.,, - restaurants, elevator boys, bell boys. aoor men, unskilled clerks In retail stores, must get down to real work. Everyone must b mniAvi i - Aial labor. Only physical inability will excuse a man ror lack of employment In Spokane In the future." NEWSPAPERS RAISE PRICES Minneapolis Publications Increased From One to Two Cents. MINNEAPOLIS. July 1. Three Min neapolis papers, the Journal, the Even ing Tribune and Daily News, tod-v in creased their price of the paper from one to two cents. The Minneapolis Morning Tribune recently increased its price from one to two cents. The Sunday issues of the .Im.m.i and Tribune will be six cents instead of five cents hereafter. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 81 decrees; minimum, 67 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; gentle westerly wind a. War. Austrian attack on Italian front repulsed with great loss. Pace 1. Germans mass apparently for new thrust at rriB. rigs a. British hospital ship sunk by U-boat; 244 persons missing. Page U Official casualty list. Page 2. German batteries open great bombardment on Amiens. Page 2. Forelgn. German public wants peace, writers say Page 6. Bolsbevlkl accuses Germany of holdups In case of Poland. Page 2. Czechoslovak forces overthrow Bolshevik authority at Vladivostok. Page 3. United States and Turkey nearer war over .National. Wilson prepares to take over telegraph and telephone lines. Page 1. Government departmental employes may be unionize-, fag e. Big appropriation bill ' vetoed becauae of eight-hour day law for clerk. Page 4. Senate stands firm for $2.50 wheat. Page 1. Domestic Army liquor la taboo. Page 1. Sport. Yankees rout Vean Gregg. Pago 12. Dope upset In Shipyards League. Page 12. July busy month for traps hooters. Page 12. Portland gets aquatic meet. Page 12. Paclfle -Sortbwee. Benton teacher la victim of auto crash. Page 1. Jackson County forests menaced by fires. Pact 6. Merger of mining Interests Is blocked Page 6. Jurisdiction of State Railroad Commissions unsettled. Page 14. Commercial and Marina. Kew flour prices will not apply on present stocks. Page 17. Hogs are quarter higher at North Portland stockyards. Page 17. War stocks weakened by charges of prof iteering. Page 17. Corn lower at Chicago owing to favorable crop reports. Page 17. Many shipyard workers called In recent draft. Pago 13. Portland and Vicinity. Home telephone asks Government to con sent to consolidation with Pacific sys tem. Page a Boys are good workers, say reports to Port land Y. M. C A. Page 11. Oregon la n eating war-stamp quota. Page T. Milk producers dislike new prices. Page 7. Oregon State Dental Association now in ses sion here. Page 7. Mayor Baker appeals to patriotic auto own ers. Page 1. Jo bee flouring mills bought by syndicate. Page 6. Guns are turned on jitney owners. Page 13, Fake Army officer faces forgery charge. Page 11. Fourth of July plans complete. Page IV. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. BALLOT STANDS 46 TO 19 Deadlock Over Appropriation Measure Continues. EMERGENCY FUND HELD UP Conferees or Two Houses Will Mold Meeting and Report Disagree ment on Measure to Itoth Krant-lics. WASHINGTON. July 1. The Senate today by an overwhelming majority re fused to yield to House opposition to an Increase in the Government's min imum guarantee for wheat to $-.60 per DusneL A motion of Majority Leader Martin, proposing to Instruct the Senate con ferees to abandon the Senate price In crease. amendment to the annual agri cultural bill was defeated. 46 to 19. The Senate's action causes continu ance of the deallock over the $28,000,000 appropriation measure and prevented its passage today, the beginning of the Government's fiscal year. Emergency Resolution Blocked. Enactment of an emergency resolu tion to provide needed funds for the Department of Agriculture pending settlement of the wheat dispute Is un der consideration. Another meeting of the Senate and House conferees is being arranged and it is. planned to report a disagreement on the wheat amendment to both branches of Congress, leaving the House to determine whether it will agree to an Increase of the present wheat-price minimum. Grata States Senators Lead Fight. Senators from wheat-growing states led the fight against abandonment by the Senate of its amendment, and on . the rollcall on Senator Martin's resolu tion, the Senate voted as follows: For the resolution Democrats Ashurst, Beckham. Fletcher, Gerry, King, McKellar. Mar tin. Plttman, Pomerene, Robinson. Shep pard. Smith of Arizona, Smith of Mary land. Swanson. Thomas, Trammel and Underwood 17. Republicans Hale and Sutherland 2. Total for, 19. Against the resolution Democrats Bankhead. Chamberlain. Gore, Guion. Henderson. Hitchcock. Hol- lis, Johnson of South Dakota. Lewis, Myers, Nugent. Overman. Phelan. Rans dell. Reed, Shafroth. Simmons. Thomp son. Walsh and Wllfley 20. Republicans Borah. Calder, Cum mins. Curtis. Dillingham, Fall, France. Gronna. Johnson of California, Jones of Washington. Kellogg. Knox. Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber. McNary. Nelson. New, Norris. Penrose, Poindexter, Sher man. Smoot, Sterling. Wadsworth and Watson 26. Total against. 46. Prices Held To. Low. Last March the Senate voted. 49 to IS. to add the Gore amendment to the agricultural measure and Senators who insisted today on the measure argued that the prices fixed by the food ad ministrator, even with the new allow ances to cover Increased freight charges, are not high enough. In view of farmers' production coats and price of flour. There was little support In the Sen. ate debate for Senator Martin's resolu tion, friends of price increase occupy, lng most of the time spent la discus sion. Attack Made oa Hnm. Senator Reed, of Missouri. In urging the amendment, again attacked Food Administrator Hoover. lie said the "most horrible example" of profiteer ing shown in the Federal Trade Com mission's report last Saturday was that of the packers, who. he declared, war. "compelled" rather than permitted by Mr. Hoover to make big profits. "The farmer is told to be patriotic," Senator Reed continued, reading a statement y the food administration's meat division. In which It was said it was necessary to be liberal with the packers. Hah Prices Cited. Prices on bran, wheat and rye flour and meal are now much higher than when the food administration was created, the Missouri Senator said, add ing that no speculator In these com modities "ever held that kind of a toll on the consumer." Senators Sterling: of South Dakota. Gronna of North Dakota, Borah of Idaho, Curtis of Kansas and Reed of Missouri opposed the Senate receding from its position. Senator Gronna said Food Administrator Hoover, appearing before the Senate agricultural commit tee, opposed the fixing ot a maximum price for wheat. Farmers Ask Privileges. "The farmers would be perfeotly sat isfied to take their position alongside of other industries and have the food control law repealed," Senator Borah said. "The farmers are not asking for any exception to the rule." Senator King of Utah Interrupted to say he thought a halt should be called in the raising of prices and wages. Senator Borah agreed, but said what the farmer protests against now i3 being given different treatment than Is accorded other lines of industry, lie added: "I think $2.20 a bushel for wheat Is high enough if you deal with the other subjects on the same basis.-