74 Pages
Six Sections
Section One
Pages 1 to20
VOL,. XXXVI XO. 23.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1917.
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U. S. Ill WAR TO
BREAK KAISERISM
Aims Explained by Wilson
to Russia.
STATUS QUO ANTE OPPOSED
No Annexation Nor Indemnity,
but the Righting of Every
Wrong Is Demanded.
'GERMAN INTRIGUE BARED
Warning Given That Berlin Is
Using Those Nations Whom
. She Seeks to Undo.
' "WASHINGTON, June 9. Presi
dent Wilson, in a communication to
the new government of Russia, has
made plain the war aims of the United
States and its position on "no annex
ations, no indemnities."
"No territory must change hands
except for the purpose of securing
those who Inhabit it a fair chance of
life and liberty," says the communi
cation. "No indemnities must be insisted on
except those that constitute payment
for manifest wrong done.
Status Quo Ante Opposed.
"No readjustments of' power must
be made except such as will tend to
' secure the future peace of the world
and the future welfare and happiness
of its people."
In unmistakable terms President
"Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal to restore the "status quo"
before the war- - :
"Tt -was the status auo ante out of
which this iniquitous war issued
1U1 UXlj lie oa.jBt wn. l"-' " " , 1
perkil German government within the
empire and its widespread domination
and influence outside of ,that empire.
"That status must be altered in
SUCn iasmon as lu prevent, any buui
hideous thing from ever happening
again."
Aims Previously Beclouded.
The President's communication was
delivered to the Russian government
by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd.
In full it is as follows:
"In view of the approaching visit
of the American delegation to Russia
to express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of
Russia and to discuss the best and
most practical means of co-operation
between the two peoples in carrying
the present struggle, for the freedom
of all peoples to a successful consum
mation, it seems opportune and ap
propriate that 1 should state again, in
the light of this new partnership, the
objects the United States has had in
mind in entering the war.
Germany Is Desperate.
"Those objects have been very
much beclouded during the past few
weeks by mistaken and misleading
statements, and the issues at stake
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GERMAN AIRMEN'S
DEATH TOLL HIGH
METROPOLITAN PAPERS LIST
TWO TO TEX DEATHS A DAY.
Rarity of Notices of Submarine Of
ficers Dead Leads to Belief
Government Bars News.
COPENHAGEN, via London. June 9.
The death notices in the German pa
pers indicate what a terrible toll the
western battle is taking among Ger
man aviators. Scarcely an issue of the
Berlin, Hamburg or- other papers ap
pears without at least two or three
and often eight and 10 notices of deaths
in the flying corps.
Occasionally there Is. a noteworthy
one like today's annouincement of the
death of Lieutenant Schaefer, who was
mentioned in dispatches on Tuesday
for bringing down his 30th enemy air
plane. Death notices of submarine officers
are as rare as those of fliers are fre
quent. For several weeks none has
been noticed in the Berlin and Ham
burg papers, and It is possible that
the Admiralty has prohibited their pub
lication. GERMAN OFFICER INDICTED
Captain of Seized Ship and Others
Accused of Smuggling.
PHILADELPHIA. June 9. The Fed
eral grand Jury here today indicted
Max V. Thlerichens, ex-captain of the
seized German auxiliary cruiser Prince
Ettel Kriedrich; Adelbert K. Fischer.
Mrs. Helena Fischer, his wife, and
Henry K. Rohner, of this city, on
charges of conspiracy and smuggling.
In addition. Captain Thlerichens was
indicted on a. charge of violating the
Mann white slave act.
U. S. SHIP OUTWITS U-BOAT
American Steamer Dodges Torpedo
and Fires on Submarine.
WASHINGTON, June 9. Another en
counter between an American steamer
and an enemy submarine, in which the
steamer narrowly escaped destruction
by torpedo was reported today to the
State Department.
The ship fired at the submarine after
a torpedo had passed within 10 yards
of hei; bow, but the effect of the shot
was not ascertained.
PUYALLUP FEELS QUAKE
Sharp ' Shock . Rattles Windows in
Tacoma and Nearby Towns;
TAOOMA. "Wash., June 9. (Special.)
A sharp earthquake shook houses
and rattled windows in Tacoma and
Puvallun Valley at 6:32 this morning.
It was reported by scores of residents
in. PuyallUD and Alderton, indicating
that it was especially sharp in the
valley.
No damage was reported.
PLACE OFFERED MR. HETZEL
O. A. C. Extension Director Consid
ers New Hampshire Presidency.
R. D. Hetzel. director of the exten
sion service at the Oregon Agricultural
Collage, has been offered the presi
dency of the New Hampshire Agricul
tural College and has the offer under
consideration.
Mr. Hetzel will leave here early next
week for New Hampshire to confer
with the regents of the school.
HOME GUARD ARMS PASSED
Measure Authorizing Equipment Is
Sent to "Wilson for Signature.
"WASHINGTON, June 9. Final action
on Senator Lodge's bill to authorize
issuance of Government rifles and
other equipment for home guard or
ganizations, was taken in the Senate
today and the measure was sent to the
President for his signature.
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BRITISH SMASH 111
NEW 2-MILE FRONT
Gain at "aws
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i ive.
MASTERY IS HELD NEAR YPRES
One Advance Post Lost After
Hand-to-Hand Fighting.
GERMANS MASS ON FLANKS
Several Raids Made Under Terrific
Bombardment and Battle Sways
To and Fro Count Von
. Arnim Defeated General.
LONDON. June 9. The BTltish at
tacked last night south of the Sou
chez River and entered the German po
sitions on a front of more than two
miles, the War Office announces. The
German line was penetrated to a depth
of more than half a mile. Heavy cas
ualties were inflicted on the Germans.
The attack extended north of the
river. The statement says . operations
were carried on with complete success
on a. wide front from south of Lens
to La Bassee.
The Germans made a powerful coun
ter attack last night over nearly the
whole length of the new front. They
were repulsed, completely, the British
retaining all the ground captured.
COUNTER ATTACKS BEATEN OFF
Prussian and Bavarian Troops Suf-
fcr Frightful Losses.
(By Staff Correspondent of Associated Press.)
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, via London, June 9. With
their overwhelming weight of massed
guns and in hand-to-hand fighting at
some points, the British have beaten
off all German counter-attacks upon
their newly won positions beyond the
Messines Ridge. Prussian 'and Bavarian
troops, driven forward under a storm
of fire poured' upon them from ad
vanced British battery positions, suf
fered frightfully. As this dispatch is
written, they had succeeded in recap
turing and holding only one British,
post, at Kleinezebek, which had been
pushed well forward of the consoli
dated main British line.
Beateh back in the center, the Ger
mans apparently have massed toward
the flanks of the front on which the
British advanced. They attempted sev
eral tunes to organize heavy counter
attacks In the direction of Warneton,
but the British guns upset their plans.
All the British divisions involved in
the fighting testified to the readiness
with which the German prisoners as
sisted in the work of bringing the
wounded from the battlefield. They
volunteered for this work and per
formed it with great tenderness. It
reflected their gratitude for escaping
from the maelstrom of battle and the
staggering bombardment under which
they had lived for seven long days
and nights.
The Messines attack was carried out
by a single British army. This army,
commanded - by General Sir Herbert
Plumer, congratuated itself today' on
the fact that its. success had been won
with just about one-fifth the casual
ties which it was felt might have been
paid for capturing such strong strate
gic positions.
Some of the stiffest fighting since
the initial attacks began at dawn on
the east of Messlnea village with Ger
mans advancing from "Warneton. Aus
tralians have been in the thick of this
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NEWS OF THE WEEK ILLUMINED IN PICTURES BY
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
. The Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, . 58
decrees; minimum, 49 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northerly
winds.
War.
America Is In war to break autocracy,. Wil
son advises Russia. Section 1. pace 1.
Russian soldiers and workmen scorn Ger
man peace offer. Section 1, pase 2.
General Pershlns; and staff are received by
King George. Section 1, page 4.
German papers' daily list two to ten deaths
of aviators. Section 1. page X.
Britlsh smash In new two-mile front. Sec
tion 1. page 1.
KatloBsL
Tiaval personnel muzzled In effort to fore
stall spies. Section 1, page 4.
Registration figures from 26 states give total
of 4.716,768. section 1. page 2.
Many die in Salvador cities razed by quake.
Section 1, page 4.
Senate finance committee differs widely In
sources of revenue. Section 1. page 5.
Domestic.
Unquestioned obedience chief virtue In tie
serve Officers' training camp. Section 1,
page 8.
Kidnaped Missouri baby heir found mur
dered; mob seeks vengeance. Section 1.
page 1.
One hundred and seventy-five miners dead
in burning Butte mines. Section 1,
page 5. .
' Sports.
Pacific Coast Leiinis results: I.os Angeles
3. Oakland 0: San Francisco, 14. Vernon 6.
(Portland-Salt T.ake game postponed;
wet -grounds.) Section 2, page 1.
Clever players signed up by Manager roty.
of Shipbuilders' team. Section 2, page 2.
Finals In Columbia-Willamette Trapahoot
ers' Association to be staged today. Sec
tion 2. page 2.
Tacoma setback is feature In Northwestern
League play last week. Section 2, page 2.
St. Louis Browns negotiate for Ken Will
iams. Section 2. page 2.
Attendance at major league games Is large
despite weather conditions. Section 2,
page 3.
Intramural games Increase at Oregon Agri
cultural College. Section 2. page 3.
Athletlo training In colleges held big need
now.. Section 2, page 3.
Plans complete for Festival acquatlc events.
Section 2. page 4.
Ethics In officiating at tennis matches In
volved. Section 2, page 4.
Stymie ruling is not to be changed here.
Section 2. page 4.
Hunt Club plans many activities. Section
2. page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Regular Oregon wool season opens this
week.' Section 2.. page 13.
Chicago wheat soars on Federal crop re
port. Section 2. pago 13.
Sharp advance In Motor shares In Wall
street market. Feet Ion 2, -page 13.
War storks are at highest quotations of
year. Section 2, page 13.
New mills to be built at I,lnnton to cut big
ship timbers. Section 1, page 19.
Grain elevator and water terminal property
chosen. Section 1, page 18.
Portland and Astoria shlpmen vitally Inter
ested In alien navigators' situation. Sec
tion 1. page 19.
Pacific Northwest.
Public Service Commission orders reduction
in commercial and heating rates charged
by Portland Railway. Light A Power
Company. Section 1. page 6.
Big wastage in orders for lumber for wooden
ships seen, section 1. page I.
Old Umpqua. Academy alumni .hojdg reunion
at Wilbur. Section 1. page 7.
Oregon City Cltautauqua programme an
nounced. Section 1. page 7.
Willamette Chapter of Red Cross aotlve In
Marion and Polk counties. Section 1
page 8.
University of Oregon science professors will
do research work this Summer. Section
. . 1. page 8.
Idaho census reveals that farmers sre most
ly young men. Section 1. page 9.
Bend and Prlnevllle respond generously In
liberty loan campaign. Section 1. page 9.
Oregon bankers end convention at Marsh
field. Section 2. page 6.
Portland and Vicinity.
Two subscriptions boost Portland liberty
bond sales. Section 1. pager 1.
Freshet expected to reach 24.4 feet by Wed
nesday. Section 1, page 1.
Big noon liberty bond rally Is held. Section
1, page 6.
Consolidation committee finds officials be
longing to "T. A T. Club." Section 1,
page 6. ....
Children's parade Wednesday morning to be
feature ox Rose- Festival.- section -1,
page 12.
Oregon Honor Guard Girls active In service
of Nation. Section 1. page 10.
Lee Tin freed on murder charge. Section 2,
page 14.
Elks to renew devotion to flag on Multno
mah Field. Section 2, page 14.
Portland called upon to furnish 1B0 mere
men for Marine Corps. Section 2, page 14.
Stirring appeal to Oregon to raise funds for
Red Cross. Section 1. page 10.
Colonel Doyen praised by Captain Plnkston.
Section 1. page 10.
Hill Military Academy cadets close school
year. Section 1. page 12.
National salute by Battery A will epen
Rose Festival. Section 1. page 12.
II. c. Wortman, returned from East, finds
war close to people there. Section 1,
page 12.
New war Is foreseen by Adventlat. Section
1. page 13.
T. M. C. A. boys camp to be limited to 75.
Section 1. page 14.
Portland High and Trade schools will grad
uate 652. Section 1, page 14.-
First Regiment Reserves to be reviewed to
morrow. Section 1, page 15.
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At
2 MEN SUBSCRIBE
HEAVILY FOR BONDS
Max H. Houser Takes
$250,000 of Issue.
T. B.WILCOX BUYS $200,000
Small 'Investors Continue to
Respond Well.
QUOTA BARELY HALF TAKEN
Citizens of Moderate Wealth Must
Take Many $5000 Blocks and
Up if City Is to Escape Be
ing Financial Slacker. '
Two. record-breaking: individual sub
scriptions for liberty bonds yesterday
one by Max H. Houser for $250,000 and
the other by Theodore B. Wilcox for
$200,000 served to bring Portland's to
tal to date up to 13.550,350. which is
more than half the city's requirement.
While the bankers are greatly en
couraged over this substantial mani
festation of patriotism by Mr. Wilcox
and Mr. Houser, they inst that it will
be necessary for other men of means
to make similarly heavy subscriptions
if the city is to escape the odium of
becoming: a financial shirker.
Bulk of Purchases Small. 1
The great bulk of subscriptions con
tinues to come from the host of small
investors and range In denomination
from $50 up to $200.
It is apparent, however, that some
of the moneyed folks intend to Join
In the big: liberty loan this week be
fore . the campaign closes on Friday
at noon.
Among the other large Individual
subscriptions of the last few days were
the Eastern & "Western Lumber Com
pany. 1100,000; S. Benson, $100,000; W.
B. Ayer. $50,000; Mrs. Sigmund Frank,
$50,000; the Meier & Frank Company.
$50,000; J. Tt. Bowles, $50,000, and three
or four of $J5,000. ,
Subscriber Keeps Name Secret.
One 'well-known Portland man has
subscribed $50,000 on condition that his
name be retained a secret. "
When the bankers began to despair
& few days ago lest Portland fall down
in meeting Government requirements.
L. Allen Ijewis increased the original
$25,000 made by the firm of Allen &
Lrfjwio, wholesale grocers, from $25,000
to $50,000.
The First National Bank yesterday
subscribed for an additional $235,000, to
be redistributed among its patrons.
The same bank previously had sub
scribed for $700,000. most of which
was sold over its counters to small in
dividual purchasers.
Treasury Certiorates) Converted.
The First National also has $250,000
of short-term 3 per cent treasury cer
tificates stored away In its vaults which
it is expected to convert into liberty
bonds before the campaign closes. The
bank originally bought $450,000 of the
short-term paper, $200,000 of which al
ready has been converted.
. When the treasury certificates were
sold here in April more than $1,000,000
was distributed among the various
banks of Oregon. All this issue Is con
vertible at par Into liberty bonds which
pay 3H per cent. It is apparent that
cf tula paper already has been
converted but no record has been re
ported to the state headquarters of how
much.
Banks Asked to Report.
C. A. Miller, state manager, yester
day wrote to all the banks holding
short-term certificates asking them to
report by Tuesrtav noon how much they
had converted and how much they in
tend to convert.
It is believed that with a liberal con-
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CARTOONIST REYNOLDS.
CHJZfS
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Sr EVOLfGV TO CTXV j 3 0 7
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FRESHET TO REACH
24.4 BY WEDNESDAY
COOLER 'WEATHER EXPECTED
TO CHECK RISE IN RIVER.
Lapse of Few Bays Is Likely Before
Renewal of Rise Drop In
Temperatures Reported.
Rising 1.3 feet between 5 o'clock yes
terday morning and 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon, or more than one-tenth
of an inch an hour, was the change
in the Snake River, at Lewiston. Al
though the Willamette River rose one
tenth of a foot here during the day,
making the depth 21.6 feet above zero,
it Is not believed that the height will
exceed 24.4 feet Wednesday.
Temperatures fell from 18 to 34 de
grees as compared, with those of 24
hours previous, they being 34 degrees
lower at Baker and Boise, 20 degrees
less at Walla Walla, the same at Kalis-
pell andi!8d.egrees less at Spokane, while
showers were reported at Baker. Walla
Walla and other points in that xone.
The river forecast yesterday morn
ing was that the Willamette would rise
slowly here today and more rapidly
ror two or three days, reaching stages
of 22.2 feet tomorrow, 23.2 feet Tues
day and 24.4 feet Wednesday. The
effect of cooler weather will probably
then check the flow and a few days
more may elapse before it is increased.
Official river readings yesterday were:
2.
Wenatrhee .
40
2H
25
4
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an
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12
13
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la.s
14.0
jo.o
34.3
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6.3
5.
31.6
0.2
Kamlah ...
i.ewlston
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The Dalles .
Rugene
Albany ....
04
o. 1
0.3
0.8
0.6
0
Salem
Oregon City
Portland ...
0.1
BOMBS HIP NEAR KAISER
Illndenburg and Prince Eitel Also
Barely Missed by Airmen.
LONDON. June 9. Emperor William
was with Field Marshal von Hlnden
burg. Prince Eitel Frledrich and
other members of the German Em
peror's staff inside the St. Peter's sta
tion at lhent. i Belgium, when.it was
bombarded by entente allied airmen
the other day, according to a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from a Dutch frontier correspondent.
The Emperor's party was unhurt, but
three array officers near by were killed.
PRISONER. FED. FORCIBLY
Antl-Conscriptlon ' Agitator's Fast
Broken in Kansas City.'
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9. Eiea
Luboshez, a photographer arrested
i week ago on a charge of anti-draft
conspiracy, last night was forcibly fed
at the County JaiL
jjUDOscnez since nis arrest Had re
fused food, though an abundance was
placed in his cell. He was held, a tube
forced into his mouth and a pint of
milk and three eggs administered.
BONDS GIVEN JUNE BABIES
Omaha Commercial Club Has Plan
to Aid Liberty Loan.
OMAHA. Neb., June 9. The Omaha
Commercial Club announces that it will
present one liberty bond to each baby
born in Omaha today, upon presenta
tion of the birth certificate.
If the average number of June babies
claim the prize it will take ten bonds
to fulfill the promise.
WARM WEEK IS FORECAST
Weather to Be Fair With Tempera
ture Above Seasonal Average.
WASHINGTON, June 9. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
June 10, Issued by the weather bureau
today, say:
Pacific states Generally fair; tem
perature above seasonal average.
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BABY SLAIN:
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Suspects Spirited Away,
Captured-by Mob.
12,000 PREPARE VENGEANCE
Sheriff and Seven Springfield
Prisoners Chased Many
Miles by Citizens.
CHILD FOUND IN OLD WELL
Kidnapers' Rendezvous Is Lo
cated in "Haunted House."
Body in Woman's Skirt.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo Jnne 9. A
message was received at the Repub
lican office at 11 o'clock that the
prisoners were captured at Caplingers
mill, two miles east of Stockton, and
were on their way to Springfield.
Not less than 12,000 persons are on
the square awaiting word from the
posse. It was said that farmers had
burned a bridge over which Sheriff
Webb would have had to take his
party and that he abandoned the mo
torcars, taking his prisoners into the
brush.
Persons on the square here were
carrying ropes and were awaiting the
return of the prisoners, which was .
said to be expected between midnight
and 1 o'clock.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 9.
Baby Lloyd Keet was found dead today.-
The child had been drowned in
a well on an abandoned farm at least
four days ago, according to the find
ings from an autopsy, when the band
of kidnapers,- who took him from his
home Wednesday night of last week,
began to fear capture.
Tonight scores of Springfield men
in automobiles were hurrying in pur
suit of the county Sheriff's automo
bile, in which seven persons suspected
of complicity in the kidnaping and
murder -were being sped to the state
prison at Jefferson City.
Lynching Is Admitted Aim.
Openly the pursuers have declared
their intention of taking summary
vengeance upon the perpetrators of
the crime.
The body of the 14 months old
child was found shortly before noon
today by a- Sheriff's possee which had
gone to a "haunted" house, long since
abandoned, - in the Ozark Mountains,
eight miles southwest of here.
In some way not yet explained, the
Sheriff was told last night that trace
of the child could be found on the
farm. Straightaway he left Spring
field with deputies and the long
search began before midnight.
Body Wrapped in Woman's Shirt.
At noon they thought of the well.
A deputy was lowered into the open
ing while others held him by his
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