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80 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 16 SIX SECTIONS vox,. XXXV. NO. 28. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JUDGE M'NAHY IS STATE : CHAIRMAN Republicans Agree on Campaign Leader. PROGRESSIVES ARE SATISFIED With Six Contestants, Election Is on Third Ballot. E. D. BALDWIN RE-ELECTED Ex-Justice of Supreme Court Is Compromise Candidate and Was "ot Present, but Accepted Position by Telephone. ' Charles L. McNary, of Salem. ex-Justice of the Oregon Supremo Court, is the new chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Oregon. Nominated as a compromise candi date. Judge McNary was elected on the third ballot of a spirited race between six contestants at the organization meeting of the new committee held in the Imperial Hotel yesterday after noon. On this ballot the last vote counted Save him 18 votes, the exact number necessary to a choice. Choice Is Applauded. Tho tension over, the attending dele- Kates, including state committeemen or their accredited representatives from every one of the 35 counties of the state gave voice to rousing applause. Judge McNary was not present at the meeting. He was notified by long-dis tance telephone of his election, how ever, and announced his acceptance. lie succeeds Charles B. Moores, of Portland, state chairman for the last four years. Mr. Moores declined nomination for re-election. Mr. Baldwin Re-elected.. With the chairmanship settled, Ed ward D. Baldwin, secretary of tho State Central Committee during the last two campaigns, was nominated. and re elected by acclamation. There had been considerable talk of a atrong contest for this office but it did not develop and the vote for Mr. Bald win was unanimous. Mr. Baldwin for several years has been secretary to N. J. Sinnott, Representative in Con gress from the Second Oregon District. The selection of Jidge McNary as state chairman appeared to be an es pecially happy choice all- around. Mr. Tooze Presents Name. He was nominated by Walter I Tooze, Sr.. of Dallas, who referred to him as "a vigorous and forceful man of progressive principles," on whom all factions could compromise.. That seemed to be the view taken by the Uelegates, for after it was all over there wasn't a trace of ill-feeling any where. AVhen the meeting adjourned at 5:45 o'clock, half an hour after the selec tion of the chairman, the committee men were all smiling and shaking bands and congratulating each other on the satisfactory outcome with the enthusiasm of pleased schoolboys. A. C. Clark Suggests Jndge McNary. Earlier in the day A. E. Clark, of Tortliind, one of tho delegates to the recent Progressive National Convention at ChioVgo. speaking by invitation of Chairman Moores, had mentioned Judge McNary as one of several men who would be entirely satisfactory to the Progressives as leader of the reunited Republican party in Oregor. Judge McNary's five opponents for the chairmanship were Charles A Johns, of Multnomah County; Robert N. Stanfleld. of Umatilla County; Phil Metschan, Jr.. of Multnomah County; (Conrluded on Pag 12, Column 2.) t I I I n ' - - -m -4 I 1 1 I 1 1 L 1 : 1 L : 'ZZZ'Z" :zntz; "" . -7 . , r - THIRD OREGON TO LOSE COMMANDER COLOXEL M'LAVGHUN TO . RELIEVED AUGUST 2. BP: Operation of "Manchu I jaw"' Sends Officer to Thirtieth Infantry When Detail Expires. ' OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. .July .8,-r-Captain . Clenard Mc Laughlin is to be relieved of further duty with the Oregon organized militia because of the operations of the so called "Manchu law." which limits the time ah ' officer may' remain on de tailed duty, away from his command. He may be relieved by Captain Charles S. Lincoln, Second Infantry. The order detaching Captain McLaughlin from the Oregon regiment, issued today, reads as follows: ' "The name of Captain Charles S. Lincoln, Second Infantry, is placed on the list of officers detached from their proper commands by the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1911 (Manchu Act), to take effect August 3. and the name of Captain Clenard McLaughlin is removed there from to take effect August 2. "Captain McLaughlin is relieved from duty with the organized militia of Ore gon to take effect August 2. He is as signed to the Thirtieth Infantry to take effect August 3, and will then pro ceed to join that regiment. He will be assigned to a company by the com manding officer. Thirtieth Infantry." The Thirtieth Infantry is now at Eagle Pa'ss, Texas. Captain McLaughlin's work while at the head of the Third Oregon Regiment is considered to have had much to do with its efficiency as an organization and the ability which it showed to be among the first state troops mobilized and put into condition for border serv ice. Should Captain McLaughlin be de tached from the Third Oregon and sent to active duty with the Thirtieth In fantry, the command of the Third Ore gon, would fall to Lieutenant-Colonel John L. May. RESORT )N PATH OF FIRE Wind Carries Flames In Forest To ward Rionido, Cal. RiONLDO. Cal., July f. A forest fire which started late today between Rio-, nido. a Summer resort and campers' colony on the Russian River, and Guer- nevllle, hasv been fanned by a brisk west wind and seems headed in this direction. A force of more than 250 volunteer firefighters, led by two for est rangers, is striving to divert the flames from a large redwood grove. Camipers and- Summer visitors are planning to leave the path of the flames. Already the fire has devas tated approximately 150 .acres. YELLOW PRESS IS TARGET Bill Would Forbid False Reports of Foreign Relations. WASHINGTON. July 8. A bill intro duced today by Representative Camp bell, of Kansas, would make it un lawful for any person, company, cor poration, press association, news as sociation or newspaper publication to publish or transmit any false report or rumor bearing on the international re lations of the United States and tending injuriously to affect peaceful relations with the government or people of any other country. It was referred to the Judiciary com mittee BANDITS CARRANZA GUESTS Prisoner Tells of Baiipuet in Honor of Raiders. LAREDO, Tex., July 8. Herberto Pezzlot, alleged bandit on trial here in connection with the recent raid on Webb, Tex., testified today that he and other Mexicans involved in the raid previously were guests of honor at a banquet given at Neuvo Laredo by General Musquiz. General Musquiz is leader of the Carranza forces. MARS HAS A HAND IN THE" PAST WEEK'S NEWS EVENTS AS ILLUSTRATED BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. I DA DA? 55SAa RATE GUT SLIGHTLY Day's Fatalities in New York Number 18. FEDERAL EXPERTS BEGIN FIGHT Many Cases of Illness Are Mis taken for Dread Disease. DISTANT CITIES AFFECTED Infants Are Stricken in Score of Towns From Atlantic Coast to Middle West Children Are Restricted at Play. NEW YORK, July 8. While 95 new cases of infantile paralysis were re ported in New Tork's five boroughs in the last 24 hours, there were fewer deaths than yesterday. Eighteen chil dren died, 13 in Brooklyn. This was the hottest day since the epidemic started two weeks ago. Deaths for the week just ended totaled 126, of which 105 were in Brooklyn. More than 800 cases were reported. Fatalities from the disease have oc curred recently in a score of cities from the Atlantic Coast to the Middle Wes. Health Experts Encouraged. The falling off in the number of fatalities and new cases during the last few days, although only slight, is regarded as favorable by health ex perts. There were 24 deaths during the 24 hours ending at 10 o'clock Thurs day morning, 22 on Friday and 18 to day. Assistant Surgeon-General W. C. Rucker, of the Federal Public Health Service, . was in consultation with Health Commissioner Emerson and other health officials today. The chief problem now confronting the health department, -officials said, is the danger to the general public of the "carrier," a child or adult who may have the disease and without being aware of the fact or showing symptoms of it, can communicate it to others. Kissing; of Babies Dangerous. It is hoped by experiments on mon keys to determine how the disease is spread. They have proved in the past more valuable than any other animals for research work. Dr. Emerson said the department is doing everything within its resources (to cope with, the plague, but that the service can be improved. "Keep away as far as possible from everybody. You can't tell who the carrier may be," was the warning to night of Dr. George Nicholas, head of the bureau of epidemiology. "There is entirely too much promiscuous fondling and kissing of children." That not 50 per cent of the cases re ported to the Health cutborities as acute anterior polimyletis, or Infantile paralysis, are genuine, is the statement made today by Dr. Thomas Darlington, ex-president of the board of health. Many Cases Mistaken. "Many physicians who are not ex pert in their diagnoses have reported as-Infantile paralysis certain cases of infantile Summer diseases which are in no way allied with anterior poliomy letis," he said. "The recognition of this disease is not possible at the out set or even during the early days, of its course." Dr. Charles F. Bolduan. chief of the local Bureau of Health Education, an nounced this afternoon that a large number of practicing physicians have volunteered their services to the Board of Health without remuneration. Dr. George Nicholas, of the depart- ( Concluded oil Paje 9. Column 1.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tho Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 80 deg-rr,es; minimum, 57 . decrees. . TODAY'S Fair, southwesterly winds. Commercial and Marine. Returned traveler says East takes note of Portland shipbuilding-. Section 2, page 14. New" auxiliary schooner City of Portland to arrive today on maiden trip. Section 2, page 14. is Guard protects l.on-unlon men when strik ers attack launch. Section 2. page 14. War. British- Infantry successfully storms German lines. Section 1, page J. German army reported In flight from Rus- - ' slans. Section 1. page 8. Official war reports. 8ection 1, page 3. Germans surrender gladly, says eyewitness. Section 1, page 3. Great Britain publishes new orders which . make blockade actual. Section 1, page 4. Hungarian army rushes to check Russians in Transylvania. Section 1, page 2. Mexico. , Brief rest Fourth of July makes Oregon troops happy. Section 1. page 5. Villa reported again at head of bandits. Section 1, page 1. Oregon cavalry has long " march to secret destination ahead. Section 1, page 1. National. Passage of ship-purchase bill Is assured. Section 1, page 6. Mobilization is lesson to Army officials. Section 1. page 4. War Department ignores Idaho National Guard row. Section 1, page 4. Gifford Plnchot fighting all conservation bills. Section 1, page 6. Domestic. Day's deaths from Infantile paralysis slight ly lower. Section 1, page 1. Republican and Democratic campaign man agers each waiting for other to move first. Section 1. pase 1. Third Oregon to lose Colonel McLaughlin as commander. Section 1. page 1. Governor Johnson to run for Senate on Progressive ticket In California. Section 1. page . Pacific Northwest. Sacred concert to be feature of Chautauqua today. Section 1, page 8. Celebrators have gay Fourth at Multnomah. Section 1. page 1). Military drill to be requisite at University of Oregon. ' Section U. page 7. Idaho is stirred by National Guard contro versy. Section 1, page 4. Civilian cooks at Camp Withycombe ail en list, bection . page o. Judge McNary says he will accept' state cnairmansnip. section 1, page 12. Mrs. Helmick's 03d birthday anniversary ob served at Albany. Section 1. Dane 9. atates makes effort to get more cars. Sec tion i, page 4. Sports. Four good prospects are developed by recent Muuts. oection , page j. Coast's speediest drivers sre entered In auto races to be held next Sunday. Section 2, page 4. Pacific Coast League results: Portland A. San Francisco 0; Vernon .4, Oakland 3; run uiiw.j, ax) a Angeles a. Section 2 page 2. Strachan picked aw possible winner of Ore gon state tennis tourney. Section 2 page 0. La Grande preparing for big motorcycle i aLefc oection , page . Coast girls swim well In 100-yard Cham pionshlp. Section 2. page 3. Portland Gun Club to hold practice shoot Lousy, section z, page . Chicago White Sox defeat New York. 2 to 1. -Kecllon 2, page 2. .. . f Brooklyn takes Reds' scalp in a shutout, 3 to 0. Section 2, page 2. Post-Western tourney mar be railed off he. cause mia-western players are not com ing. bectlon 2, page b. Seals take another game from tho Beavers. a w . nection . page 2. Four games In Inter-City League to be played today. Section 2. psge 4. Fourteen Cosst Leaguers selected as Major leage prospects. section 2, psge 2. Fight game status bemoaned in San Fran cisco. Section 2, page 4. 9 Arthur Duffey talks of Howard Drew's sprinting ability. Section 2. page 3. Japanese tennis players are defeated In doubles at St. Louis. Section 2. psge fi. Chandler Egan wins tennis championship of Southern Oregon. Section 2, page 7. Pacific Northwest. Portland and Vicinity. Judge McNary elected Republican state chairman. Section 1, page 1. Mount Hood road may be started this year. Section 2. page 16. State Health Officer warns sgalnat pos sible invasion of Infantile paralysis. Sec tion 1. page 9. Three ships sre to be in line' for cruise August 1. Section 2. psge 14. Fcstivsl manager makes suggestions for - future celebrations, section 1. page 8. Sweet peas to be displayed this week. Ssc tion 1. pago 11. Weather report, data and forecas.. Section 2, page . . Reorganization recalls history of old Com pany I. Section 2. page 6. Mrs. Carl Brown accused of getting $60,000 estate by fraud. Section 2. page a. State dentists refuse to repair teeth of re cruits free. Section 1, psge 12. Six months' record of traffic accidents shows six killed. 187 Injured. Section- 1. Page 14. Chilean ore riches pointed out. Section 1, pago 14. Judge Gantenbeln has 910 men enrolled as volunteers Section 1, page 15. Columbia River Highw-sy Is open xor motor ists. Section 1. pago 14. Suffrage workers here after auto trip across continent. Section 1. psge IS. Victor Murdock regards himself as political orphan. Section 1. page 14. Chiropractors send message of sympathy to lmprisoner practitioner. Section 1, page 7. Multnomah County Fair plans are well ad vanced. Section 1. page 7. TTTl 107.2 CAMPAIGN LEADERS RESORTTO STRATEGY Each Side Waiting on Other to Move. HUGHES MAY ACCEPT FIRST Republican Nominee Likely to Strike Opening Blow Soon. MOOSE TO BE WELCOMED President's Policies to Be Assailed and Mr. Wilson in Turn Will Seek, to lefend Record of tlte Administration. BT JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN. WASHINGTON, July 8. That strat egy of a high order will be displayed by the managers" of the Democratic and Republican parties in the Presidential campaign Is indicated by the delay in connection with the notification of Woodrow Wilson and Charles E. Hughes that they are the nominees of their respective parties for the Presi dency, i The notification ceremonies are im portant for the reason that they pro vide an opportunity for the candidates to state their views upon the issues be fore the people. The Democrats are anxious that Mr. Hughes shall be the first .to state his position, that the President, when he receives the notifi cation committee, may answer any criticisms of the record of the Admin istration either in foreign or domestic affairs. . The Republicans desire that the President shall set forth hla per sonal as well as party platform before Mr. Hughes speaks, thus giving the latter the advantage of an effective re ply. . Mr. Hutches May Speak First. It looks now- as though Mr. Hughes would be forced to make tho first pro nouncement. He has been waiting un til f vents shaped themselves. He wanted the fog to ltft from the Mexi can situation that his utterances might strike directly at the -Administration's policy. If war should exist that would cause him to take a. different tack than he . would should peace prevail and the present disturbed, conditions continue in tho' neighboring "republic." Moreover, Mr. Hughes naturally de sired to ascertain the attitude of Pro gresslves toward his nomination. The speech of acceptance of the nomination he will make will cover not orrly for eign affairs. Including Mexico, but the great economic questions before the people. The former jurist has concrete ideas on the various issues which were de bated in the campaign of 1912, and while, to quote Chester H. Rowel!, Pro gresslve National Committeeman of California, he is not economlcally radlcal and falls short of the more ad vanced Progressive views, still "mor ally, politically and legally, Mr. Hughes is Progressive enough for anybody.' The statement of Mr. Rowell Is lmpor tant, because he has been and is a sin cere and ardent Progressive and he has had the opportunity to talk with the Republican candidate. Moose to Be Welcomed. Mr. Hughes does not propose to "hu miliate" Progressives. On the other hand, it Is his intention to give them recognition, to welcome them cordially, and to consider their views carefully. In this connection, it is interesting to know that he proposes to give concrete evidence of his attitude. Not only will he be notified of his nomination by the committee named by the Republican convention, but he will be notified also at the same time by members of the Progressive committee of the indorse (Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.) s TROOP A SOON TO MAKE LONG MARCH OREGON CAVALRY TO PATROL MOUNTAINOUS SECTION. Destination Is Kept Secret; Red Tape Is Cut to Hasten Horses for &n. ... SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 8. (Special.) Horses for the Oregon cavalrymen and mules for their combat wagons are en route to the cavalry camp near here from the Army remount tation at Fort Keogh. Mont., according to. in formation received at the cavalry camp.f The Oregon cavalrymen are the ftrast to receive their mounts, their requi sitions having been forwarded early on note paper in the absence of reg ulation forms. Red tape was waived by the Army Quartermaster and the horses are said to be well along on the long journey at this time. It takes 103 horses and. eight mules to equip the troop. With picket lines established . and Instruction work being carried on in the care and use of cavalry horses, the troopers are looking forward with eager Interest to the arrival of their mounts. Captain George A. White, in com mand of the cavalry, said tonight that the troop will move an a mounted or ganization. but declined to say where the troop's new station would be. It is understood that the cavalry men have nearly a week's march ahead of them and a long section of moun lainoun Doraer to patrol on arrival at their new destination. Disclosures as to all troop movement! are prohibited by recent orders. It was explained at camp. GUARDS ASK DISCHARGE Several New Mexico Soldiers Say Tliey Have Dependents. COLUMBUS, N. M.. July 8. Several New Mexico National Guardsmen, on station here, have applied for dis charges on the ground that they have persons dependent on them for support, Harry T. Herring, .Adjutant-General of New Mexico, said today. General Herring added that "if these discharges are admitted it will affect our organization considerably and seri ously handicap our work on the bor der." , WILSON HAS MOTE WRITER New- Office Created to Prepare Dip lomatic Documents. ' ASHINUTOX, July 8. Lester L. Woolsey. assistant solicitor of the De partment of State, who has acted as special assistant to Secretary Lansing in the conduct of European and Mexi can negotiations for the last year, has been promoted to be special drafting expert, a new office created by Con gross. His duties will be to prepare diplo matic notes and treaties. INDEPENDENCE MAN KILLED Cliarles ltlack, 2 2 Years Old, Victim of Runaway. INDEPENDENCE, Or., July 8. (Spe cial.) Charles Black, aged 22. son ot V. M. Black, a farmer living six miles south of town, was killed almost In stantly today when a team which he was driving ran away. A water-wagon, to which the. team was hitched, and on which Mr. Black was seated, was upset and he struck on his head. He was unmarried. GUARDSMEN RETAIN VOTE Kansas Militia on Border May Take Part in August Primaries. TOPEKA, Kan.. July 8. Kansas guardsmen on the boader may vote In the Kansas primaries in August, ac cording to a decision of the State Su preme Court today In a friendly suit brought by Attorney-General Brewstei to determine the power of absent guardsmen to vote. FRENCH RESUME BIG DRIVE DESPITE RAIN British Rush Trenches, Dislodging Germans. GAULS WIN' PICARDY GROUND General Haig's Forces Pene trate Line for Half Mile. COST TO. ALLIES IS HEAVY Teutons, Ifurd Pressed From AH Sides, Face Dilemma Whicli Is Growing More DesperateSwift Sweep of French Succeed;. LONDON. July 8. (Special.) General Foch's troops have resumed the attack. With the British on the north hammer ing steadily at the line they weakened yesterday, the French began their sec ond assault in the fierce battle of the Picardy. Rain that made the ground heavy and fog that 'dimmed the enemy's trenches and spread a screen before the German guns, failed to check the advance. The vigor of the first day's rush has not been lost. French Threaten Railway. The French forces wrested Harde- court and Namelon from the German.", and so -forced a way close to the rail way that runs from Combles to Peronne, the immediate goal of the allied offen sive on the Somme. Meanwhile the British again assailed the Thiepval-Montauban line, where they succeeded yesterday in dislodging the German wedge centering on Con talmaison. They won the Bois de Trons and a farm southeast of the wood. Reports from the RritiMi front relate that In this attack General Haig's troops pushed onward along a consid erable front and penetrated to a depth of half a mile. At Contalmalson. too. the reports assert, the British made considerable progress. CJerman Dilemma throwing. Thus, while the Russians on tho long line from Pripet to Bukowina keep up their relentless offensive, both armies on the" West are attacking in full force. In both Russia and France the Teuton lines are being slowly pressed back and the great German dilemma which arose when allied armies assail ed Teuton lines on two fronts at the same time becomes more pressing dally. The Germans are resisting fiercely on both fronts. There seems littlo doubt that this allied drive in the West which must proceed through a mass of trenches and works fortified with 20 months' work, makes progress at heavy cost. The Crown Prince's at tack on Verdun provi-d how expensive were such operations. Vigor of Assault Keeps l, Berlin tells how enormous numbers of British dead remained before the German positions yesterday after the artillery and machine guns had torn ghastly holes in the masses of British troops rushing-against the German po sitions. But all reports from the front agree that the heavy toll has not les sened tho vigor of the assault. This is attested by the French official statement tonight. "In S3 minutes," it says, "our infantry, by reason of the vigor of the attack, was in possession of the objects aimed at." The gains the allied forces made to day have aided in clearing the way for the resumption of the attack on Peronne. Until the British wiped out the Thlepval-Contalmaison wedge yes- (Concluded on Psge 2, Column 2.