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VOI. XXXVI. NO. 18.
PORTLAND, OUEGfON, . SUNDAY MORNING. 'MAY C, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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5300 GERM S
French Win Brilliant Vic
tory nn 4-Mile Front.
DOMINATING HEIGHTS TAKEN
Heavy Counter Attacks in Vi
cinity of Craonne Are Re
v pulsed Successfully. .
BRITISH BLAST WAY ON
Progress Near Builecourt Is
Steady Airmen Continue
Daring Performances."
' PARIS, May 5. A brilliant success
for the French arms is recorded in the
official communication tonight. An
important French advance has been
made against powerful . opposition
along the road from Soissons to Laon,
over an extent of nearly four miles.
' French troops have captured all the
plateau in the neighborhood of Cerny
and Craonne and the hills dominating
the valley of the Ailette River. The
number of prisoners captured today
tv-as 4300, in addition to the 1000 taken
yesterday.
Heavy Counter Attacks Fail.
Heavy counter attacks launched by
the. Germans with fresh divisions last
night on the positions captured by the
French yesterday along the front
from Craonne to Mont Carnillet were
repulsed.
In addition the French made prog
ress east of Mont Carnillet.
LONDON, May 5. The British
have made further progress north of
Havrincourt wood and near Fresnoy,
according to an official statement is
sued by the War Office this morning-
Builecourt Is Battle Center.
The most intensive center of the
fighting in the past 24 hours con
tinued to be in the neighborhood of
Builecourt, telegraphs the Reuter cor
respondent at the British headquar
ters in France-
"Here the battle is continuous and
surges in and around the ruined vil
lage sothat it is difficult to say what
the situation is at the given moment,"
eays the dispatch.
"South of Builecourt the British ap
pear not only to have maintained their
positions on the Hindenburg switch,
but during the night their bombers
worked their way along an appre
ciable stretch of both front and sup
port trenches of this system in the
direction of Queant.
"It is no wonder, owing to the great
tactical significance of our gains at
this point, that the Germans are de
livering such violent counter attacks,
in which they are suffering prodigious
losses." -
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, via London, May 5. (From
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BERLIN'S TERMS OF
PEACE SCHEDULED
ANNOUNCEMENT WITHIN FORT
NIGHT PROMISED.
Von Bethmann-IIollweg's Decision
to Define Aims Is Result of
Pressure From AH Parties.
COPENHAGEN, via London, May 5.
A plainer declaration or Germany s
peace conditions will be nade by Chan
cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg within a
fortnight.
Dr. Karl Helfferlch. the Vice-Chancel-
lor, announced yesterday that an an
swer would be made within this time
by the Chancellor to the interpellations
presented by the Conservatives and the
Socialists.
The Chancellor's decision to define
Germany's aims was the result of pres
sure exerted from all sides.
BERLIN, via London, May 5. The
committee on foreign affairs of the
federal Diet is expected to meet Tues
day for the purpose of receiving a
statement from Dr. von Bethmann
Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, on
the military, political and economic
situation. - .
It is predicted that Dr. von Beth-
mann-Hollweg's announcement will co
incide with the reply he will make to
the interpellations of the conservatives
and social democrats regarding ' Ger
many's war aims.
CAPTAIN WRIGHT WEDS
Washougal Girl Is Bride of Portland
Artillery Officer.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 5. (Spe
cial.) On the eve of his departure for
San Diego to enter the Army Aviation
Corps. Captain Frank M. Wright, who
on Thursday was relieved, from dut
as commanding officer of the Eighth
Company, Coast Artillery. Oregon Na
tional Guard, came to Vancouver, se
cured a marriage license, and was
wedded to Miss Martha Goot, daughter
of a prominent Washougal family.
Captain Wright's mother, Mrs. Mar
garet A. Wing, accompanied the couple
when they secured the marriage license,
and none of the Captain's friends knew
of the ceremony.
JEERING OF FLAG CHARGED
Youth of German Descent Arrested
at Proebstcl.
VANCOUVER.. Wash.. May 5 Ernes
C. Phillipson. a resident of Proebstel.
was arrested today by Deputy Sheriff
George M. Johnson, on a charge of
publicly Jeering at .the American, flag
and making remarks about it which
are deemed in violation of the statute.
Phillipson is alleged to have said that
he "would die any time to see the
flag torn down."
Though he gave his age as 15 years,
the man stands six feet in height and
weighs 180 pounds. Phillipson was
born in this country, but his father Is
a naturalized German.
GIRL, 13, WINS IN ORATION
Miss Ruth Hill to Represent Aber
deen High School in Contest.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 5. (Spe
cial.) Miss Ruth Hill, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hill, of the First
Methodist Church, won the Aberdeen
High School annual declamatory con
test last night with her rendition of
"The Death Bride of the Tay."
Besides receiving a silver medal she
gained the honor of representing the
school in the county declamatory con
test to be held at Montesano Friday
night.
U. S. TO FEED BELGIANS
Foodstuffs Also to Be Sent to Occu
pied Districts of France.
HAVRE, France, May 5. The Bel
gian government has been advised that
the United States will devote J150.000,
000 for provisioning the population of
the occupied districts of Belgium and
France. Of this sum, $90,000,000 will be
devoted to Belgium.
It is estimated that the cost of feed
ing is approximately $7,000,000 monthly.
SVC sOTZrKKWVG
RUSSIAN HOTE jn
ALlluuirlED
Cabinet Pacifies Coun
cil of Soldiers.
PEACE TERMS INTERPRETED
Delegation Gives Small Major
ity Vote of Confidence.
DEMONSTRATION IS FORBID
Troops Xot Permitted to Leave lsr
raeke Willi Arms and Meetings
' In Fctrograd Are Taboo for
Period of Two Days.
FETROGRAD, via London, May 5.
The sitting of the grand council of the
workmen's and soldiers delegates
ended late last night, after the dele
gates Kad discussed a supplementary
communication from the provisional
government, explaining the note of May
1 to the allies.
The council passed a resolution de
claring that the government's new
note, which it win send to the allies,
puts an end to all interpretations of
the note of May 1, contrary to the in
terests and aims of the revolutionary
democ racy.
Another resolution was adopted de
claring that the policy or annexation
for the first time had been made the
subject of international discussion, and
this fact should be considered an im
portant victory for democracy.
Rally to Council Asked.
The resolution concluded:
"The executive committee, while as
serting its unalterable determination
not. to make peace except on these
conditions, appeals to the entire re
volutionary democracy of Russia ' to
rally around the council of workmen's
and soldiers' delegates, and declares
its firm assurance that the peoples of
all the belligerent countries will be
able to overcome the resistance of their
governments and force them to enter
upon negotiations for peace on the
basis of renunciation of all annexa
tions and indemnities."
The explanation of the note of May
1, which the. provisional government
gave to the council and which will be
forwarded to the allied 'governments,
follows:
"The note was subjected to long and
detailed examination by the provis
ional government and was unanimous
ly approved.
Mote Is Explained.
It was obvious that this note, in
speaking of a decisU'e victory, had In
view a solution of the problems which
were mentioned in the communica
tion of April 9 and which was thus
specified:
"The government deems it to be its
right and duty to declare now that free
Russia does not aim at the domination
of other nations or at depriving them
of their national patrimony or at occu
pying by force foreign territories, but
that its object is to establish a durable
peace on the basis of the rights of na
tions to decide their own destiny.
"The Russian nation does not lust
after the strengthening of its power
abroad at the expense of other nations;
its aim is not to subjugate or humiliate
anyone. In the name of the higher
principles of equity, the Russian peo
ple have broken the chains which fet
tered the Polish nation, but it will not
suffer that 'its own country shall
emerge from the great struggle humil
iated or weakened in its vital force.
"In referring to the 'penalties and
guarantees' essential to a durable peace
the provisional government had In view
the reduction of armaments, the estab
lishment of international tribunals, etc.
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OUTSTANDING EVENTS IN THE WEEK'S 'NEWS INSPIRE THE PEN OF CARTOONIST
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum, temperature, 64
degrees; minimum, 44 decrees.
TODAY'S Showers: southerly winds.
War.
Registration for Army draft outlined and
publio Is instructed. Section 1. page 4.
Oregon's task In war Is outlined. 8ectlon 1,
page 3.
New French drive nets captive .Ger
mans. Section 1, page 1.
. Foreign.
Russian Council of Workers and Soldiers
votes confidence in Cabinet. . Section 1.
page 1.
Bryce peace plan la given to public. Section
1, page 0.
National.
Congress rushes through Important bills.
Section 4. page 1.
lomestlc.
California legislators make bitter attack
on policies of ex-Governor Johnson. Sec
tion 4. page -1
Snort. . '
Portland-Eugene golf tourney will be May
27. Section 2. page 4.
Seattle lands Far Western ' amateur boxing
championships for May 30-31. Section
- 2. page 4.
Arrangements for Hunt Club field day go
ahead. Section page 4.
Mohler to twirl for Kenton today. Section
2. page S.
Portland Yacht Club plans for Memorial
day regatta. Section 2. page 3.
Mike Gibbons demands only (30,000 for
bout with Les Darcy. Section 2. page 3.
Seattle fans hold out hope. Section U, page 2.
Fielder Jones predicts Kothoron will be sen
sation. Section 2. page S.
Taclflc Coast League results: Portland 2,
Oakland 1; San Francisco 8. Los Angeles
4: Salt Lakt 5, Vernon 3. Section 2.
page 2.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool market opens In Eastern Oregon at
high prices. Section 2. page 15.
tightness -of stocks sends wheat prices up
at Chicago. Section 2. page 15.
Metal stocks firm feature of Wall street
list. Section 2. page 15.
Shipbuilders decide on plans whereby steel
craft building can be Increased. Section
2. page 6.
Shifting of loans In preparation for Gov
ernment financing. Section 2. page 15.
Belgian Relief Commission negotiating for
Portland-built ships. Section 2. page 10.
Real Kstate and Building.
Large residences are In demand. Section 3.
9ge U.
llouser deal over Hippodrome Is largest here
in years. Section 3, page V.
Roads and Automobiles.
"Slow race' run by Chandlers. Section 4,
Page 6.
Cole eight makes Hall street on high. Sec
tion 4, Page 8.
Auto mystery to .few nowadays. Section 4,
Page 6.
Upper Columbia River Highway in fair con
dition. Section 4, page T.
Big tourist year is predicted. Section 4,
page 7.
H. It. Hower breaks vow and wears spats.
Section 4, page 8.
Rains hurt Seattle-Portland routes. Sec
tion 4, page 8.
Central Oregon roads are reported In good
condition. Section 4, page 9.
Eight National parks are opened to motors.
Section 4. page 10. . .
Owners warned to beware of auto thieves.
Section 4, page 11.
Road cost divided between city and county.
Section 4. page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Troop 16 captures cup at Boy Scout rally.
Section 1. . page 14.-
Oregon pledged to feed- Belgian province of
tirabunt. Section 1, page 13.
Navy enlists 1157 here since April 1.- Sec
tion 1. page 1ft.
Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt first to report ready
for taking war census. Section 1, page
III.
Thousands spent by tourists go
farmers. Section 1. pair 18.
to Oregon
High tribute paid Walt Whitman by John
Cowper Powys. (Section 1. page 11.
RIVERS INUNDATE FIELDS
Grant County Farmers Find Plant
ing Greatly Delayed.
BAKEK, Or., May 5. (Special.)
Continuous rains In Grant County this
week have swollen the rivers and
creeks so that many fields are in
undated, causing; extensive damage.
Long: Creek has overflowed its banks
at many places, making small rivers
across fields so that it will be impos
sible to plant crops until the middle
of Summer. '
Because of the great amount of snow
in the mountains it is expected that
the rivers will be high all Summer.
The water is now within a Jew feet
of the bridge at Stephen Harer's ranch
and is expected to rise until it sweeps
the structure away.
Missouri Corn Acreage Increased.
COLUMBIA. Mo.. May 5. An Increase
In the Missouri corn acreage of about
750,000 for this year was indicated in
the monthly crop report -issued here
today by the State Board of Agricul
ture. The wheat condition in the state
is placed for May 1 at 51.9 as against
C9.6 a month before and aten-yearaver-age
of 82.6.
PLANS TO ATTACK
KIEL CANAL HINTED
Scientists Prepared to
Combat U-Boats.
AMERICA TO BE AGGRESSOR
Scheme Includes Bottling Up
North Sea Completely.
ELECTRICITY TO BE USED
Experiments Made With Seeret De
vices Prove Successful, Xaval
Consulting Hoard Announces.
Details Are Kept Secret.
NEW YORK, May 6. (Special.)
William L. Saunders, chairman of the
Naval Consulting Board, announced to
day that the board had forwarded to
the Government at Washington a plan
for aggressive operation against sub
marines which, in the opinion of the
members of the Board, would soon put
an end to the submarine menace.
He added that a companion plan for
the destruction of German establish
ments on land in wllch the board had
confidence had also been sent to
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Without committing himself, he In
timated that an attack might be made
on the Kiel canal.
Kxperlmcnta Are Successful.
Mr. Saunders said that he could not
go Into full details about the plans,
as to do so would reveal information
valuable to the enemy. But he gave a
general outline of what the board con
templated and said that the measures
proposed were not matters of specula
tion. but had been tested and proved
by 15 sub-committees of the Naval
Consulting Board, which had been
working on. them at Atlantic Coast
ports and elsewhere for three months.
Ho was confident that the means for
the extinction of the submarines had
been provided by the Board. .
The most important Immediate step
proposed, said Mr. Saunders, was the
closing of the North Sea so that sub
marines could not get through into the
Atlantic Oceaia
Kleetrlclty to Be I aed.
This could be done, he Insisted, by
the employment of several new Inven
tions In conjunction with the Naval
forces of the United States. "
What the new inventions were. Mr.
Saunders said he could not reveal, but
he admitted that they would involve an
extensive use of electricity and had
been perfected largely through the gen
ius and work of Thomas A. Edison,
who had been devoting all of his time
at his laboratory on Orange Mountain
and at a seacoast experimental station
to their development.
The allies, Mr. Saunders said, have
successfully closed the English Chan
nel to submarines by the use of high
watch towers on the. shores of France
and England, from which suspicious
disturbances on the face of the water
can be detected and by the employment
in connection with these of nets, de
stroyers, airplanes, mines and other Im
plements. Expanse Problems Overcome.
The comparative narrowness and
shallowness of the Channel has made
it possible for these forces to be suc
cessful. Similar operations at the northern
exit of the North Sea have been made
impossible by the wide and stormy
waters between Scotland and Norway.
Mr. Saunders asserted, but he added
these natural obstacles could be over
come by the naval forces of the United
States in conjunction with the recently
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SPANELL HELD FOR
KILLING OF OFFICER
CONVICTION' FOLLOWS ACQUIT
TAL OF WIFE MURDER CHARGE.
Shooting Result of Alleged Undue
Attentions Paid Mrs. Spanell by
Lieutenant-Colonel Butler.
COLEMAN. Tex.. May 5. A verdict
of guilty of murder was returned to
night by the jury in the case of Harry
J. Spanell, charged with the killing of
Lieutenant-Colonel M. C. Butler.
Punishment was fixed at five years'
imprisonment.
Spanell almost collapsed when the
verdict was read. Counsel for the de
fense announced a motion for a new
trial would be filed Immediately and.
If not granted, an appeal would be
taken. The plea for reversal, they said.
would be based specifically upon the
refusal of the court to sustain the de
fense's plea of "former acquittal."
Spanell was indicted for killing his
wife and Lieutenant-Colonel Butler at
Alpine on the night of July 20, 1916.
The charge of killing his . wife. Mrs.
Crystal Holland Spanell. was tried at
San Angelo last February on a change
of venue. Spanell was acquitted and
the case against him for killing Butler
was brought to Coleman County. The
trial began Monday, April 23.
Testifying in his own behalf. Spanes
said Butler showed undue attention to
Mrs. Spanell, despite several warnings
and promises to cease these attentions.
On the evening of the double shoot
ing, Spanell testified. Butler had insult
ed Mrs. Spanell in an upstairs room of
the Holland Hotel at Alpine. He in
vited Butler into an automobile with
himself and wife and. after driving
short distance, demanded an explana
tion. In the ensuing altercation shots
were fired by both Butler and Spanell.
The shot that killed his wife. Spanell
declured. had been fired by Butler.
Spanell declared he fired in self-de
fense. Butler being the aggressor.
BEATEN CANDIDATE SUICIDE
Man Defeated by Miss Rankin Takes
Poison.
ELKHART. Ind., May 5. E. Jacob
Crull, of Roundup, Mont., who was de
feated for the Republican nomination
for Congress in his district by Jean
nette Rankin at the 1916 primary, died
here today, the result of taking poison.
Crull drank the poison at an undertak
ing establishment last night and died
today in a hospital. No cause for the
act Is known.
GERMAN RIOTERS ARE SHOT
Disorders Over Food Shortage at
Mainz Reported Grave.
AMSTERDAM, via London. May 5.
Grave rioting has occurred in Mainz,
Germany, according to a report re
ceived here by the Telegraaf. Sixteen
hundred people took part in a demon
stration because of the scarcity of food
and a number of shops were looted
Troops fired on trie demonstrants, the
report adds, and eight persons were
killed.
Later the troops arrested 500 persons
MORE RAIN IS PREDICTED
Normal Temperature Is Forera.st for
Tills Week,
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WASHINGTON". May 5. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, May 6, Issued by the weather
bureau, are: v .
Pacific states Normal temperature
and generally fair except that oc
casional rains are probable on the
North Pacific Coast.
SNOW FALLS AT DENVER
Storm Is Reported General in Rocky
Mountain Region.
DENVER, May 5. Four and one-half
Inches of snow had fallen at Denver
today.
The snow storm is general over the
Rocky Mountain regions, according to
the local weather bureau.
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WHEN AUTO SKIOS
Railroad Man's Condi
tion Is Serious.
W.E. COMAN, DRIYER, BRUISED
Four Others in Party Escape
With Trifling Injuries'.
CAR FAILS TO TAKE TURN
Vccitlent Happens at Eat Thirteenth
Street and Bybee Avenue and
Preliminary Treatment Giv
en at Scllwood Hospital.
W. D. Skinner, traffic manager of
the rortland. Spokane & Seattle Rail
way, suffered internal injuries, a badly
bruised skull, and spinal injuries In an
automobile crash at East Thirteenth
Rtreet and Bybee avenue last night at
6:30 o'clock.
Wilber E. Coman. vice-president and
general manager of the Northwestern
Electric Company, who was driving
the automobile, was slightly bruised
and cut about the head.
Others In the accident were rhil
Metschan. Jr., of the Imperial Hotel;
George H. Kelly. S26 Johnson street.
president of the Whltmer-Kelly Com
pany and recently appointed a member
of the Port of rortland: Christ E.
Minslnger. 321 East Thirteenth street
North, president of the Star Sand Com
pany, and John II. Burgard, insurance
man. 619 HIU Crest drive.
far Skid on Turn.
The accident occurred as Mr. Coman
attempted to turn of f of East Thirteenth
street into Bybee avenue. His car
skidded and struck a telephone pole
while still under good speed.
All the occupnnla of the automobile
were shaken and bruised, but Mr. Skin
ner was the only one seriously hurt.
Preliminary examination and treatment
of his Injuries were made at the Sell
wood General Hospital and later Mr.
Skinner was removed to St. Vincent's
Hospital by the Ambulance Service
Company, where he was hurried to the
suritery. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie was
called.
Mr. Minsinger was badly bruised
about the face.
Car Badly ramged.
When the accident occurred the
party was en route to the city from
Mr. Skinner's home near the Waverley
Country Club, according to Mr. Coman.
who, after being treated at the Sell
wood Hospital, was able to leave for
his home. D. T. Honeyman. who was
passing the scene of the crash, assisted
In taking the injured members to the
Sell wood Hospital.
The automobile was considerably
damaged In the impact.
Patrolman Park made an investiga
tion of the accident.
Mr. Coman said of the accident that
Tib e car failed to respond properly when
he turned the corner and skidded into
the pole when he attempted to top it.
Prominent Place Held.
r. skinner Is one of the best known
railroad men in the Northwest, and is
prominent among Portland business,
men. He came to Portland about 20
years ago and entered the service of
the O.-W. R. & N". Company as a minor
clerk. By repeated promotions he be
came assistant general freight agent,
general freight agent and general
freight and passenger agent of the lines
besyeen Portland and Seattle with,
headquarters In Seattle.
In July. 1912, he became assistant
traffic manager for the O.-W. 11. &. N.
Company, and in January of the follow
ing year was appointed traffic manager
of the North Bank and its affiliated
lines, succeeding Mr. Coman in the lat
ter position.
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