Jittit! f jj flU lrtrrtttt Jltt VOL. LVIII. XO. 18,013. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HUN SHIPS MAY BE SEIZED BY SPAIN OF YOUNG WIVES MAY AID IN HOSPITALS SEATTLE MAN UP FOR G. A. R. HEAD PROFITEERS REAP BLUE-CLAD BOYS OF OLD BRIGADE HEBE SALUTES U. S. COMPENSATION TO BE TAKEN FOB VESSELS SUNK. 50,000 WOMEN NEEDED ' . CARE FOB SOLDIERS. TO F. H. Hl'RD SUPPORTED FOR COMMANDER-IX-CHIEF. i ALLIES WIN GROUND BY SHARP THRUSTS Entente Forces Slowly Close in on Roye. IE BOYS AUG HARVEST EOCHE GRIP ON CITY SHAKEN Canadians and French Ad vance on Front of 3 Miles. Madrid Notifies Berlin of Decision I to Take Interned Bottoms in Pay for Diver Outrages. LONDON. Aug. 16. Spain has notified Germany of her intention to compen sate herself for future outrages against Spanish shipping: by confiscating a cor responding; amount of tonnage from German shipping that has found refuge in Spanish ports, says a dispatch to the Times from Santander. There are about 90 German steamers TOiuntarily Interned In Spain. MADRID. Aug. 16. Premier Maura and Foreign Minister Dato left Madrid French High Command Pays Homage. ARTILLERY FORCE REVIEWED General Malleterre Speeds Troops to Victory. P0ILUS TAKE TWO WOODS Ined'tn therplt J'wtheVia'rn'e p' .SUCCESSES RECALLED Allied Troops Occupy Villers-Les- Reoye and St. Anrln and Reach Old-Line Trenches East of Armancoort, It Is Stated. officially of the reception given by the I German government to the Spanish note on the torpedoing of Spanish vessels. El Liberal says the Spanish govern ment already knows unofficially the impression made on the German gov ernment by the note. According to El Sol the note will be published in full as soon as the Madrid Cabinet hears it has reached Berlin. Military Expert Writes Analysis of Great German Offensive of March 21 in Picardy and Summarizes Results. BY GENERAL J. M. G. MALLETERRE. (Of the French Army.) (Copyright by ' the Pren Publishing Com piny, tne lsew lora worm. published uy arrangement.) PARIS, Aug. 16. (Special.) I had the pleasure of saluting a brigade of PARIS. Aug. 1.-French and Cana- pRCOinFWT "HAS fjlllFT DAY limn troops nave nua protrvM aaMuat tne uermana over a iront or more Dfalrc tor Seclusion and Rest Car- thr milea between Ooyencourt and 1 , . laftUOQWl, W Cast OL AVJCt W.vi uiuB w at! .;,. ..:, MANCHESTER. Mass.. Aug. 1S. American artillery last Monday at a . . . UtS.UI LP Ileal The Bols Pes Lores, rive roues soum i of Rove, also has been penetrated deep- aengntrui aay lor tneir brier outing on 1 k -.- French. I th North Shore. Business cares, except ior a lew conierences witn coionei n. WITH THE BRITISH ARMT IN M FRANCE, Aug. IS, 1:1S P. M. (By the I nearby, apparently were dropped. Associated Press.) By a brilliant I Before breakfast the President went maneuver the French have fully cap- I for a walk with Mrs. Wilson. Later he tured Z wood and Damery wood. In bad a round of golf with Dr. Gary T. these two wooded tracts the Germans I Grayson and lunched with Colonel and have been holding out desperately for I Mrs. House. several days, realising the value of these positions. I drew hundreds of automobile parties I ,.,,. AIIM Paaltloaa Improved. I to this resort, but the Marine buard Salute Stirs Emotions. Tha little patches of forest which I extended their picket line and all ma- it was with much emotion that I re- . . . ... I chines. v harreri frnm the rnnH lead. I .a i . . t,a h.llliDnl ar now In the nanaa oi ine aiues r - i . oaiuiu ut w . " n an th extreme ria-ht of the I lo n8 estate, ine presiaent s ae- brigade filing past like so many vet British line, and from their eastern I e're fr absolute rest and seclusion I erans. It waa with great pleasure that borders it is possible to observe closely I wa carriea out. 10 ine letter. j. shook the hands of the officers, and aulta a wide stretch of ground. The I " with the certainty of victory did I bid allied position, for several mile, on U R fl. y BALLOON IS ADRIFT -ral and his valiant troops fare each aide of tha two woods have been I I wen. n.- imn.d hr the eantnr. I neea not ten American readers any ' n.Mtw ra. irkiAh i . ... - . These were virtually the laat of the " "'"""v more aoout tnese men. i can imMi The General was good enough to have three regiments march past before me. I was the first French General to have -.w. ....... .1.1. .I.,H .U - V.I J- 1 1 v. House, who has a Summer home " i - in JFianca only mree mull in a. The General took it upon himself to pay homage to a mutilated soldier of the Marne, but as for me it was the French high command which was pay Ing homage to these soldiers of the United States nrenarine: for battle and Word that the President was here eaf;er to joln their comrade8 already in Escapes From Liwlon, Okla. see them smile, like myself, when they read the official communiques report ing the second German defeat, the cap ture of 40,000 prisoners-and 700 guns. 8 accesses Come in Series. This series of successes continues really mora important positions on the new front to which th enemy has been aeiamg ana wnica mo l.iwmv rvi. inr is irn vl forces desired. Th enemy launched a fctoP- searching for a large Army heavy attacaiatey.tra-y--.u.vlu- 0b8ervjltlon balIoon whlch 8Hpped its new positions at Damery. After sharp I , .... v. i i i fighting h. waa repulsed, leaving 160 wh,cn rported to avo been after the Marne and the Somme. The Prisons In a .a,.,.!, dlrection. new c"ons have f" e" h ber... PrlM.tr. Tafcea- Ther were two observer. In the baa- u"der tne 8ame T th.V . . . .i i v. . . . . . . . . . the same success. In reality they form Other purely local action, have been ket when the balloon escaped, but they comDleta conceDtlon of a Dow. fought her and there along th new I were unable to let the gas out. one or front for th purpos of improving po- the men leaped from the basket Before . . .rmn ittunched BltlODS. 1 I.V1UWI. WU ... - ll .O LUtU-l t V t. U .Vi cv t U . .1 VJ un.iwi. last !4 hour, the British have captured I shot upward to a great height. The 2(0 prisoner, and four machine guns. I names of the men have not been an The casualtiea in killed and wounded I nounced. inflicted upon the enemy in theae local affairs are estimated to be at least 1300. on March 21 in Picardy was one con tinuous effort (notwithstanding the varied battle lulls) till July 15 to pierce the western front and break the Anglo French resistance before the efficacious r esiimaiea to oe.i.e.iouv. ... si.iOTCD UAI TCfl Untrv of the American Army into the To th north. In th direction or l. Vllliioi- mn.o.i.. mhuilu - H.n. virtorv Rffi- Couronne. th line, of th British hav , , . . cient to force the allies to accept peace Artillery activity continues alonr tho I oer ure .ntir. front, especially in th. new r.nvcy to Pket. K.w Weak Point.. Komme battle area, but th enemy doe. I I Despite the powerful means and ef not seem to desire to launch any ex-I PEKIX, Monday, Aug. 12. The Chi- fectlves put into action, that offensive tended infantry attacks, even at Roy I nes government has canceled the P-jid not reach its essential objectives. and Chaulnea. wh re he i. strongest- I pointment or its Minister to tne van- Jt opened fairly big gap and pushed It wa. learned tuday that alnc Au-I cn ana has onaerea in Minister, wno out pockets sufficiently deep to cause rust S the Germans have employed 36 I has reacnea Maaria on nis way to anxiety ln France as to the security of division, on a front of 48 mile. Of thi. Rome, not to proceed. W , ln , V. tin . , (ha kft. I " - I . fm D.bl. A 1 It ginning of the Somme attack, the other , . J . . ' . v f. being brought in a. reinforcement J '. th Ch,ne! vernm.nt had Brltlah Gaaa Effective. I recently appointed papal nuncio to It i. learned from prisoner, recently China, on the ground that he waa a captured that the British artillery dur- I personal friend of Admiral von Hintze Ing th last few days has caused con-1 German Secretary of Foreign Affairs. aiderable destruction within the enemy cully active : i hing out German LABOR SHORTAGE RELIEVED ammunition dumps, a number of which hav been destroyed. It was partially I Xon-War Production Order Helps to I t M J 1 4.... tila .Kb .ii.h I '"r " ;.,'," IT," VV Jl. I Solve Government Problem. " ment of th guns. From th start of th offensive, not a moment haa been WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. Shortage of lost In moving up the artillery. That skilled labor in war Industries Is being It has been a paying proposition is considerably relieved by restrictions proved by prisoners' statement, aa to upon non-war production, the Depart- th havoc wrought by shellflre. I ment of Labor today announced. Some alight troop movement, east-l Curtailment of automobile production ward are reported now and then to I ha. released many mechanics and other the rear of the German lines along the! workers. Somme. but they are insufficient to I There is still a serious shortage In warrant any conclusions regarding the many war industrial centers, however, Paris. But the German high command did (Concluded on Ps. 2. Column 8.) Majority Must Be Trained Nurses, but Others Physically Fit May Be Trained for Work. WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. Fifty thou sand women will be needed by July 1 next year to assist ln the care of the sick and wounded of the American Army, Surgeon-General Gorgas said to day in announcing that young wives with husbands fighting ln France would be accepted as hospital assist ants. The vast majority of the 50,000 wom en must be trained nurses and avail able for service overseas. To supplement the supply of gradu ate nurses the Army medical depart ment has established the Army School of nursing, at which physically fit young women between 21 and 35 years will be trained and sent abroad as the need arises. Fully 15,000 women can be used as hospital assistants or student nurses In the United States. NON-PARTISANS WIN POINT Supreme Court of Idaho Decides Candidates Can Enter Primaries. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 16. Non-Partisan League candidates in Idaho, many of whom were prominently Identified with the Republican party until last June, will be permitted to enter the primaries of September 3 on the Democratic bal lot under a Supreme Court decision rendered today. The laws of Idaho, contain no pro vision which directly or impliedly for bids a candidate of one political party from seeking and obtaining the nomi nation of another political party at the same primary election, but permit a candidate to solicit and secure the nomination from one or more political parties at the same time. It was held. SENTENCE JS EFFECTIVE Youth Tells Judge Story of "A Man Without a Country." SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16. So touched by the pathos of th tale that he wept during its recital. Charles C. Rossback. 17, in obedience to a pre vious court order, told United States Commissioner Krull the story of "A Man Without a Country" here today in lieu of being sent to jail for alleged se ditious remarks. The complaint against him was dismissed. On August 2, following charges that he had attacked the liberty loan and upheld German militarism, Rossback was ordered by Krull to read the book and to retell the story to the court today. Disclosures in Official Report Startling. 31,500 CONCERNS INVOLYEO Law Prevents Publication of Names and Earnings. FOOD SITUATION WORST One Packing Magnate Shown to Have Made $19,000,000 More la 1917 Than in 1916 Fuel Returns Smash Records. Aspirant Once Chief of Veterans' Organization in Washing ton and Alaska. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug.' 16. (Spe cial.) Washington will be represented at the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Port land next week by nearly 1000 men and women, and the delegations to all of the conventions are charged with the responsibility of promoting the candi dacy of F. H. Hurd, of Seattle, for commander-in-chief of the great organiza tion. Delegations en route to Portland are beginning to arrive ln Seattle, and the political feature of the encampment is indicated in hotel lobby gossip. Mr. Hurd will be the principal Western candidate, perhaps the only one, and his large acquaintance with the member ship of the G. A. R., due to the fact that he has attended every National meet ing for years, is a big factor ln his favor. He is a past department com mander of Washington and Alaska. His candidacy for commander-in-chief has the official indorsement of Washing ton and Alaska department, adopted at the Tacoma encampment May 14 last. In the political life of Washington Little Bronze Medal Is Worn on Many Breasts. 1000 ALREADY IN PORTLAND WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (Special.) Mr. Hurd nas always taken a conspic- Amazing profits ln almost every uous part. He served on the City branch of American Industry were Council several years and is numbered brought to light today when the Treas- among the prominent business men of ury Department completed its long- Seattle. His Army record shows con- awaited report on profiteering. tinuous service of three years in the The report covers 31,500 corpora- Connecticut Infantry. Hons, the names of which are with- Me was with the Army of the Po held. It was prepared in response to tomac from Antietam to Appomatox. the Borah resolution, adopted by the He has filled nearly every office in Senate after President Wilson, in his Stevens Post No. 1, of Seattle, of which revenue address to Conurress on May 27, 1 ne has been a member for 28 years, declared that there was "abundant fuel I was for many years chairman of the for the lieht" In the Treasury Depart- board of trustees and active aide on ment with retrard to orofiteering. lne 8la" or Lolonel Allen C. Bakewall. Law Forbids Publicity. The Treasury Department takes the FLESH DIET IS APPROVED position that it would be a violation of existing law to make public the Catholic Church Issues New Ruling names oi corporations ana iubh cevtu Commander-in-Chief Somers Visited by Mayor. OTHER G. A. R. OFFICERS IN City to Be Hospitable to Honored Guests, Still Young in Spirit, Full of Patriotism and . Good Stories. Ings. The Senate resolution is not suf ficient to suspend the law; it would require a joint resolution, the Treasury Department holds. Members of Congress who have ex- to Soldiers in Service. WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. Catholics in the Army and Navy are relieved from the obligation of abstaining from flesh amined the report regard It as a com- diet on Fridays with the exception of plete vindication of President . WI1- Good Friday. son's frank statement about profiteer- The announcement was made today Ing. by the bishop of Catholic chaplains, They also declare that it affords Patrick J. Hayes, to remove misunder more than ample Justification for the standing that has arisen on the sub- 80 per cent war profits tax urged by Meet. Secretary: of Treasury McAdoo. - Profit. Largest In Foodvtnffs. The most extraordinary profiteering revealed by the report was 1" d- Tran8fuslon of Blood XrIed ,n Effort SENATOR JAMES RELAPSES stuffs. Producers of nearly all tne common necessities of life were shown to have made enormously increased profits in 1917 over 1916, although RAIL CONSTRUCTION RAPID Line More Than 130 Miles in Length Bnilt ln 100 Days. PARIS, Aug. 16. (Havas Agency.) railway more than 130 miles in length behind the French front has been built in less than 100 days and yesterday was open for traffic. Its purpose is to improve the com munications between the northern and southern parts of the Northern Railway System. The construction involved the build ing of two important bridges and a unnel 375 yards in length. to Save Kentuckian. BALTIMORE. MA, Aue. 16. The con- their earnings In the latter year were aition of Senator Ollle James, of Ken- in numerous cases far above the 100 tucky, who has been at Johns Hopkins per cent mark. I Hospital for more than two months, is Meat packers' profits were shown to tonight said to be very serious. The have Increased substantially. one extreme heat of the last two weeks has large packer made 819,000,000 more in weakened him. Transfusion of blood 1917 than ln 1916, nas been resorted to. Fuel Gains Unparalleled In the iron and steel industry, sen- Pershing's Cousin Joins Army. sationai proms were uiscioseu. inraii OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. Auir. 16 and oil. profits mountea to unparaueiea Arthur E. Pershing, son of Rev. J. E. figures. I Pershing, of this city, a cousin of Gen Pi.hHn utilities of virtually every eral Pershing, was accepted today by ir. fr HWal local draft board. Pershing made three . . . I attempts to enlist. He will report at 'ine report, which ib xn&ue up ol huge mass of figures and statistics Is herewith presented in summarized DEX OF TODAY'S NEWS form Among the dairy concerns large in creases of profits were shown. One The Weather. 75 (Concluded en Page 2, Column 4.) THE OLD GUN WAS LOADED. enemy's intentions. Orranaa Uaaa Roar. Th enemy artillery waa active last I dustrle- night from one end of tha British front to th other. There waa no develop ment of activity by th enemy infantry anywhere, however. All along the Somme the British are continuing va rious slight forward movements t gain advantages of position. It waa in movements of this kind that Damery and Parvtllers came yesterday into British hands. . Th situation north of th Ancra has not yet been clarified, the enemy's in tentions being obscured. There are no further reports of widespread with drawals in this region, although the enemy seems to have abandoned sev eral of hia small forward positions! On th other hand, the British patrols that crossed the Ancre last night were fired upon and forced to return. which can be relieved only by further I transfer of labor from non-war In- WrTH THE FRENCH ARMT IN FRANCE, Aug. 16. (By th Associated Press.) Allied forces occupied Vlllers- Les-Reoye and St. Aurln and reached their old line of trenches east of Ar- mancourt yesterday. Farther north they pressed forward toward the Chaulnes-Roye line, taking Damery wood in the evening. French WU Victory. Sharp fighting continues cast of Ar- nancourt. Just west of Lasslgny there was a lively combat for Chasseurs trench. In the middle of Plesaier Park. RAILROAD SAVING IS HUGE Economies at Rate of $25,000,000 1 a Year Effected in One District. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. By reduc tion of passenger service, elimination of freight train duplicatio . and pool ing of facilities under Government op eration, economies at the rate of I25.-.I 000.000 a year have been effected in th northwestern operating district,! Regional Director Aishton reported to day to Director-General McAdoo. Officials say the other six districts are making similar records. GOVERNOR ASKED TO QUIT J Republicans Charge Executive With Discrepancies In Accounts. BURLINGTON. Vt.. Aug. 16. Gov ernor Horace Graham today was asked to resign his office, in resolutions adopted by the Republican Stat Com mittee at a special executive session. This week discrepancies amounting to 920.000 were said to have been found : in the accounts of tha Governor when he was State Auditor. t YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, degrees; minimum, oo degrees. TODAY'S Showers; moderate southwesterly winns. War. Official casualty list. Page 2. Allies win more ground. Page 1. Germans seem unlikely to resume grand of fensive this year. Page 13. Marne hero pays homage to American sol diers. Page 1. Oil tanker ablaze off Cape Hatteras. Page 3. Poreign. Church services held at Quentln Roosevelt's grave, rage 4. Harmony said to have marked meeting of war lords. Page 2. British recognition of Czecho-Slovaks dis turbs Germany. Page 3. Weetern 8Ibeiia appeals to allies for arms. Page 2. Spain to confiscate German interned ships to pay xor marine josses, .page 1. National. Revenue bill near eight billion goal. Page 6. Young wives may render United States serv ice in Army hospital. Page 1. Billion-dollar budget for railroad Improve ments found insufficient, page 6. Passport law to apply to aliens. Page 6. Official report shows profiteering on amaz ing scale. Page 1. Domestic. DeHavlland plane stands war test. Page 4. Paelfie Northwest. I F. H. Hurd. of Seattle, up for commander J ln-chief of G. A. R. Page 1. 4 Sports. I Shipbuilders' nines to play four games Saturday and Sunday. Pace 12. Benny Leonard and Kid Lewis signed up for matcn in new jersey, page 12. St. Frisco establishes new record for trot ting stallion, page 1Z. Swimming races in Multnomah tank tonight. page li. Commercial and Marine. Houser orders warehousemen to hold fife and Turkey red wheat for seed. Page 17. Chicago corn market depressed by reports or ram. page ii. First liberty bonds sold at new high record price. Page li Laborers urgently needed at local steel ship yards. Page li. Northwestern lumber output tot week ex ceeds nominal cut. page 1 1. Portland and Vicinity. California liquor dealer fined $10,000 for shipping liquor to Oregon. Page 18. United States Employment Bureau has list of 100 applicants xor work. Page 7. Details of telephone merger ln Portland sent to Washington. Page 0. Almost entire class of J018 men required to make up quota here. Page 10. Council to frame two-platoon plan for fire department. Page 10. Blue-clad boys of G. A. R. here for conven. tion. Page 1. Alice Carey Rlsley recalls dark days of '62. Page 4. Wool shortage' declared acute by Federal representative. Page 9. lather report, data and forecast. Page 17. BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN. Where are the boys of the old bri gade? Whoever seeks an answer to the refrain of the song that veterans cherish will find it in Portland today. Summoned from every quarter of the land they fought to save, the lads of Gettysburg and Sherman's march are gathering to hold their National en campment when the Grand Army of the Republic bivouacs once more. Streets that within the year have rocked to cheers which sped the khaki clad troops to France now witness the passage of the once familiar blue. To right and left, wherever one glances, there is the gilt hatcord and the bronze medal. In steadily Increasing numbers the veterans entered the cUy yester day. Today and tomorrow they will come by thousands, for Monday marks the first day of the 52d encampment. Last night estimates placed the num ber of Grand Army delegates at 1000. with every one of them housed and happy. Today the number will hav trebled. In even greater numbers will come the members of patriotic auxil iaries the Woman's Relief Corps, the Daughters of Veterans and the Ladies of the Grand Army. Portland is awak ening to the fact that the highest honor ever paid to an American city's hos-. pitality is at hand. Citizen Asked to Decorate. For the suitable decking of the streets and business houses with flags. bunting and emblems, Mayor Baker has Issued a call to all citizens to bear their part in the decorative programme without further delay. He has called for the display of the American colors and the likenesses of our three great war Presidents Washington, Lincoln and Wilson. Secretary McCrlllis, of the citizens' committee, urges the lib eral showing of the welcome cards to be had at Liberty Temple. In testimony of the city's regard for its guests. Mayor Baker and the City Councilmen paid their official visit yesterday to Orlando A. Somers, commander-in-chief, and to his staff, as well as to the National presidents of the Women's Relief Corps and other auxiliaries. The Mayor bade them wel come to the city and assured them that their lightest wish has the weight of an enacted ordinance. Another of the official family of the Grand Army is now in the city in the person of George A. Hosley, chief of staff, who arrived from Boston accom panied by Mrs. Hosley. Yesterday Mr. I Hosley reviewed the parade plans and route of march with W. J. Hofmann, of the parade committee, and sanc tioned the arrangements of Tuesday's patriotic pageant, which he will direot. Veterans Full of Good Stories. , Few there are of the veterans who have not stories of exceptional Inter est for that is the way with men who have written history with the swing of the saber or the point of a bayonet. Chief of Staff Hosley, with a war rec ord to occasion pride, would seem to have had his lot cast in the valley of adventure, for he was on of the party which sought for Livingstone, lost In the dark tangle of Africa, and brought back the word that the explorer was alive and waiting rescue. Afthe Multnomah Hotel last night the first of many functions of honor was held, when Commander Somers and his staff, with the National presidents of the auxiliaries, were entertained at dinner by General Charles F. Beebe and Frank McCrillls. chairman and sec retary of the citizens' committee, after ward attending the Helllg as guests of the management. Within the next few days thousands of Portland folk should wear the white badge which reads: "May I help you. visitor? I live here." It has been planned to make each citizen a member of the nformatlon committee, " and all art urged to get the badges at Liberty Temple. Roaariana to Be Busy. Strenuous times are ahead for the Royal Rosarians, who have been or dered to escort duty, with their 30 piece band to enliven things. Rosarians will report at 1:30 today and thene- (Coneludcd on Page 13, Column 1.) BOYS 31 SINCK JUKE 5 MUST REGISTER AUGUST 24. All male persons who have reached their 21st birthday since June 6, 1918, and on or before August 24, 1918, must register on August 24, 1918. These men should consult with local draft boards as to how and when they should register. tConcluUcd oa Face 2. Column