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74 Pages Six Sections Section One PdgesltolS VOL,. XXXVI NO. 24. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY JlORNTNG, JUNE 17, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. If BIAII FAITH IS PLEOCffllO 0. S. War Will Continue, Root Party Is Assured, RINGING DECLARATION MADE "We Shall Fight Together,' Says Foreign Minister to American Mission. MOTIVES ARE APPRECIATED Promise Made After Special ' .Envoy Warns of Danger of German Intrigue. PETROGRAD, June 16, via London, June 17. A stirring proclamation placing the council of workmen and soldiers' delegates on record as ir revocably opposed to a separate peace was adopted by the council today. The proclamation was prompted by Aus trian efforts to lure Russia into a sep arate peace. PETROGRAD, June 15, via London, June 16. "The Russian people con sider war inevitable and will continue it. The Russians have no imperialistic wishes. We know that you have none. We shall fight together to secure lib erty, freedom and happiness for all the world. I am happy to say that I do not see any moral idea or factor between America and Russia to divide us. We two peoples Russia fighting tyranny and America standing as the oldest democracy hand in hand will show the way of happiness to nations great and small." These ringing words, expressing the attitude of the Russian government toward America and the American mission, headed by Elihu Root, were voiced tonight by M. Tereschtenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs, respond ing for the Council of Ministers to Mr. Root's address of sympathy and good will on the part of the American Gov ernment. Mission's Purpose Explained. The American Ambassador, David R. Francis, presented the Root mis sion to the Ministers in Marinsky Pal ace, explaining that the members of the mission had come to Russia to dis cover how America can best co-operate with its ally in forwarding the fight against the common enemy. The presentation was very informal, only a few Russian officials and the mem bers of the American Embassy at tending. M. Kerensky, the youthful Minister of War, just back from one front, wore the khaki blouse of a com mon soldier. The Ministers listened with rapt at tention to Mr. Root's address, which was an impressive utterance, both in substance and manner. M. Tereschtenko rose from a sick bed to attend the presentation. He said (Concluded on pase 3. Column 1.) OOAZ. OJ.X3 1121 STUDENTS OF STATE JOIN COLORS 12 6 OF 220 HIGH SCHOOLS SEND YOUTHS TO SERVICE. Enlistments Reported Largely From Rural DIstircts, According to Superintendent Churchill. SALEM. Or., June 16. (Special.) Oregon "schools have responded nobly to the call to arms. Statistics gathered by J. A. Churchill, State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, show that up to the time of the closing of school a total of 1121 students have enlisted either in the National Guard the regular Army or the Navy out of the high schools, col leges and universities of the state. Of this number 736 were from the high schools and 385 from the univer sities and colleges. Of the 736 going from the high schools 438 were below the senior grade, and of the 385 going from the universities and colleges 273 were below the senior grade. The reports were received from 220 high schools of the state and of that number 94 reported no enlistments. A glance through the reports Indi cates the preponderance of enlistments were from rural communities, rather than from industrial centers, indicating that the volunteer enlistments have drawn most heavily on the young men who could be us- 1 for farm work dur ing the coming season. "The public schools have been put to the test and are found not wanting," stated Superintendent Churchill today, in commenting upon the reports re ceived. BRITAIN SEEKS SLACKERS Conscription May Be Extended to Subjects Jn This Country. XEWt'OEK, June 16. All male Brit ish subjects between the ages of 18 and 45 years now in the United States are to be compelled to Join the British colors if the laws of this country will permit, it was made known here to day.' British Consuls and recruiting agents throughout the country are com piling lists of these men. Brigadier-General W. A. White, in charge of the recruiting, has gone to Washington to confer on methods to carry the plan through. Announcement was made that a Brit ish recruiting station was opened in Boston today and that others would be established in various parts of the country whenever Consuls reported conditions were favorable. Reports were received that Scotch men living in Philadelphia have begun recruiting a Scotch regiment and that Jamaica negroes in New York also are attempting to form a unit to fight with the British forces." DOYLE IS LANDED IN JAIL Man Captured Jiear Oregon City Again Escapes but Is Retaken, LEWISTON, Idaho, June 16. (Spe cial.) W. R. Doyle, alias W. C. Ken nedy, bad-check artist, wanted for de frauding Lewiston business men, has been brought here from Oregon City, Or., by Fred L. Ulen. Doyle is in the County Jail awaiting trial before the next term of the District Court. While being brought from Reno, Doyle escaped from Professor TJlen on account of having a defective Oregon boot, but was recaptured by a posse. SLAYER OF TWO ACQUITTED Self -Defense Proved in Killing of Portland Man. BOZESIAN, Mont., June 16. Andrew Levenski was declared not g-uilty by the jury today of the murder of Glad stone Stevens January 29 In the "West Gallatin Canyon, 50 miles from here. Levinskl admitted killing Stevens and George S- Miller, of Portland, Or., but his plea was self-defense. The difficulty arose over a mining claim. PICTORIAL y lu in iiJi nt m V 1 i LOAN SURPLUS IS TO BE TURNEFl p01' Early Announcement of Limit Holds Good. SMALLER INVESTORS FAVORED Decision Is Interest of Public Good, Says Mr. McAdoo. RESERVE BANKS SWAMPED Over-Subscription Is Certain to Be 9700,000,000 and May Roach as High as $900,000,000 Late Offers to Be Decided Later. "WASHINGTON, June 16. Secretary McAdoo announced tonight that no part of the- great over-subscription to the liberty loan would be accepted, and that his statement of May 10, In which he declared that the Issue would be limited to $2,000,000,000 stood good now as then. Mr. McAdoo's announcement will re sult in paring: down hundreds of the larger subscriptions until the total reaces the $2. 000, 000, 000 limit. How much will have to. be taken from the amount the country offered to take was still an unknown quantity tonight. The over-subscription will not fall be low $700,000,000, it seemed certain and may go as high as $900,000,000. Incorrect Report Dented The gran i total of subscriptions will not be known until Monday at the earliest. In disposing of reports that the amount of the issue might be en larged to include all offers, Mr. Mc Adoo issued the following statement: "Allotments of liberty bonds will not be made in excess of the $2,000,000,000 offered. I announced this on May 10, when the details of the loan were first published. I have asked the Reserve Banks to tabulate separately, and on supple mentary lists, the subscriptions re ceived yesterday, June 15,' afternoon, in order that I may be in a position to consider. In making allotments of the $2,000,000,000 of bonds, those applica tions, which through no fault of the subscriber were not recorded on time. Smaller toant Favored. "It Is impossible to foretell what de cision will be reached In this matter or to determine the basis upon which allotments will be made until substan tially definite returns have been re ceived from the several Federal Re serve banks. The organizations of these banks, unusually efficient as they are, have been overwhelmed by the multitude of applications received at the last moment. "I shall avail myself of the right re served In the circular offering the bonds, to reduce allotments on appli cations for larger amounts, as such action-will be clearly in the public in terest." Mr. McAdoo today acknowledged with appreciation the work of the forces of publicity which, aided in the flotation of the loan. Campaign One of Education. "The liberty loan campaign he said, "was essentially one of education and without the generous arid patriotic sup port of the press of the Nation the hope of those in charge that it would be a popular loan would not have been real ized. The untiring efforts of the news papers throughout the campaign were a constant inspiration to the various other groups of workers. "At a time when news space was at a premium the liberty loan was fea tured at length. The foreign language Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.) SIDELIGHTS BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS ON SOME EVENTS IN THE WEEK'S NEWS. YOU CAN Hqw PORTA FBEi.1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TERDAT'S Maximum temperature. V fees , miniuiuw, uo ucgi res, "V3 Ag) vYS Fair, cooler; westerly winds. War. End of all wan is hope of cabinets of world. Section 1, page 5. German Socialist peace programme carves entente nations, but not fatherland. Sec tlon 1, page 2. Berlin admits Wilson Is changed. Section 1. page 3. Germany offers peace to Russia through Swisa. Section 1. page a. Russian faith pledged to America In ringing words. Section 1, page 1. Freedom and aid promised Greece by en tentes. Section 1, page 3. National. Japan declines to Join America In plea to China. Section 1. page S. Comprehensive military highway bill Intro duced by Senator Chamberlain. Section 1, Page 4. Liberty allotments will not be made In ex cess of $2,000,000 oziereo. beet ion 1, page 1. Helm board holds defense of Columbia River is important. Section 1, page 4. First draft plan will soon be announced. Section 1, page 4. Wilson directs Hoover to proceed In organ! ration of food administration. Section 1, page 0. Domestic Student officers at the Presidio have "pay .day" without cash. Section 1, page 2. Forest fires sweeping Ojai Valley in Cali fornia. Section 1. page 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 5, Ios Aneele 6: San Francisco 4, Oakland 3; Salt Luke 1-11, Vernon 3-4. Section 2, page 1. Earl Cooper wins 250-mlle auto raoe in 2:2:28. Section 2, page 1. Portland boys feature in Northwestern League pitching duel. Section 2. page 2. Golf fans predict greatest tourney here next week. Section 2, page 2. Trapshootlng tournament at Portland Gun Club grounds big event. Section 2, page 3. Freddie Welsh claims title on technicality. Section 2, page 3. James Burke joins Navy. Section 2, page 8. Coach Plpal, of Oregon Agricultural College. loses veterans and must remould 1917 team. Section 2, page 3. Three thoroughbreds matched for Spring meet, beet ion z. page a. Pacific Northwest. 1121 Oregon students Join colors. Section 1. page 1. Polk Roundup ends In series of thrills. Sec tion 1, page 7. Railroads In Western slope prosper. Section 1, page 8. Chief Justice McBrlde delivers patriotic ad dress on Flag day. Section 1, page 8. Idaho Captain's appointment as Lieutenant Colonel meets with protest. Section 1, page 9, O. A. C. faculty reduces cost of living by co operative buying. Section 1, page 9. Idaho brings first action against bond of Carey Act Company. Section 1, page 9. Commercial and Marine. Demand for hides is slow In reviving In northwest. Section 2. page 10. Offerings of new Texas wheat weaken Chi cago market. Section 2, page 13. Minor specialties firm features of Wall street market. Section 2, pa ire 13. Westerner hits jetty in fog and Is towed Into Astoria, Section 2, page 16. Auxi liars schooner Tern pate christened with applju. Section 2, page 16. Ship Industry well started at Olympla. Sec- Lion page id. Roads and Automobiles, Oregon roads generally In good shape for travel. Section 4, page 7. Deep ruts cut In road by Marmot, Section 4. page 7. George Walte sees better times ahead for auto industry. Section 4, page 0. Dick. Burson makes border trip. Section 4, page v. Saxon car covers 7300 miles around border of united States, section 4. page 10. Roads in Mount Rainier Park open. Section 4, page la. .Portland and Vicinity. Details complete for Red Cross drive In Portland this week. Section 1, page 1. Sommer and Plummer lead for School Di rectorships. Section 1, page 1. Max H. Houser confirms purchase of Mc- Kachern shipbuilding plant. Section 1, page 6. Marines in recruiting week obtain 83 of re quired 150 men. Section 1. page 6. Mr. Baker as grand marshal of parade Is victim of Rosarians. Section 1, page la. Dr. J. Howard Miller, dentist, killed by fall from fourth-story window in Morgan Building. Section 1, page 14. Two slacker suspects prove to be patriots. ! Section 1, page 15. I Oregon Red Cross campaign fully organized. Section 1, page 16. Annual Rose Show to be held at Multnomah Hotel. June 20-21. Section 1, page 17. Benefit entertainment at the Baker for Ore gon Home Reserves. Section 1, page 17. Weather report, data and forecast. Sec tion 1. page 5. Oregon Railroad Commission to begin freight hearing early In July. Section 1, page 7. Portland leads Coast cities In bond sale. Section 1, page 10. Liberty loan party travels 1300 miles In Eastern Oregon. Section 1, page 10. Frank McGill, trying to prove wife Is a perjurer, arrested on old charge. Sec tion 1. page 1L President Larimore estimates cost of Rose Festival at less than $20,000. Section 1. page 12. N". E. A. to intersperse serious business sessions with fun. Section 1, page 12. Explorer Stefansson, In North four years, sticks to task. Section 1. page 7. COM - ?JLE "7 V SjT ' :. ljm W-? ill! souer IN LEAD, PLUMMER IS NEXT Early Returnslnconclu sive in School Election. FEW VOTERS GO TO POLLS Director Beach Is Third on First Ballots Counted. VOTE WIDELY SCATTERED Number of Candidates In Race Is Greatest on Record In Similar Contest AH Voters Eligi ble for First Time. Complete returns from all bat three of the 63 school precincts at Ht30 o'clock last nlsht make certain the election of Dr. E. A. Sommer as one of the two School Directors to be elect ed, and Indicate the re-elect Ion of O. 91. Plummer for the other place. The vote for Dr. Sommer in 09 out of 62 precincts Is 4170. The vote for Mr. Plummer is 330t. to 3091 for IV. L. Rlckman. sivia Mr. Plummer a lead of 110 votes. This could hardly be overcome by the three missln precincts. J. V. Beach, chairman of the pres ent Board, Is In fourth place, with 2703 votes. Ir. E. A. Sommer and O. M. Plummer were leading- for School Directors on early returns last night from yester day's school election. As the count stood at 10 o'clock last night, complete returns were avail able from only 21 of the 62 school vot ing- precincts. Close behind the two leaders came J. V. Beach. In fourth place was W. I Rlckman. The count was so incomplete, how ever, as not to warrant any predic tions as to the result. Returns from a few more precincts might switch the relative standing of all four. The vote from the 21 precincts counted stood as follows for the four leading candidates: Dr. Sommer, 98S. Mr. Plummer. 787. Mr. Beach, 661. Mr. Rlckman. 657. Two directors are to be elected. Mr. Plummer and Mr. Beach are members of the present School Board, Mr. Beach being its chairman. None of the other 11 candidates in the race has a chance for election. All of them are far behind the leaders on the early returns. U. D. Maxson apparently will finish In fifth place. His total vote in 21 precincts of the 62 was 276. Mrs. Ferdinand E. Reed was sixth at that stage of the count, with 164 votes. Apparently she will finish with a larger vote than that of any of the other four women candidates. Complaints about the manner in which the vote was taken in some of the school precincts were frequent. At the Ladd School precinct, it was charged that the chairman of the Board Insisted on writing the number of the voter on the back of the ballot before depositing it in the box. Such a procedure, of course, would make It possible to check back over the election books and find Just how each voter cast his ballot. A protest against the action of the election official was made by more than one voter, and a complaint was telephoned to School Clerk Thomas. Never before have there been so (Concluded on Page G, Column 'Z. ' -V T- V- r- rVgi., II I I-, i o r-f. n r- I FOREST FIRE DRIVES PEOPLE FROM TOWN RELIEF PARTIES FROM VEX- TUBA ARE CUT OFF. Conflagration In Ojat Valley In California Fought by Hundreds Depot Operator Loaves Post. OJAI. Cal., June 16. A forest Are sweeping the Ojai Valley is threaten ing the complete destruction of this town. Several valuable homes on coun try estates have been burned. .People are fleeing from the valley, and a call for automobiles to carry refugees from the danger zone has been sent out by citizens. Several persons were reported to have been seriously burned, but no deaths had been reported. The Are, It was reported, has cut oft rescue parties from Ventura, Cal.. and relief parties were being sent in by way of Santa Paula. CaL Practically everyone had fled from Djai at 9 o'clock tonight except em ployes of the OJal State Bank and the operators in the telephone office. 'Hun dreds of men were fighting the flames, LOS ANGELES. Cal.. June 16. The Western Union telegraph operator at OJal, formerly NordhofT, CaL, reported to the Los Angeles Western Union office that the depot at Ojai was on fire and that he was leaving his post. 'KAISER' FOBS CONFISCATED Proud Wearer of AVUhclm's Picture Munitions Plant Worker. CHICAGO. June 16. The observing eye of a policeman today caught sight of the features of Wllhelm II, Emperor of Germany, adorning the fob of Max Kllxmalitz. of Indiana Harbor. "Why, that's the Emperor." Klixmal lttz said proudly, when he was brought up short by a hand on his shoulder. He was arrested and held for investigation when he said he worked in a munitions factory. Joseph Ginslnger, a jeweler of Indiana Harbor, also was taken Into custody and a stock of the fobs con fiscatcd. 35 GERMANS NATURALIZED Court Holds Citizenship Is Due Those Filing Before War. SAN FRANCISCO, June 16. -Thirty-five German aliens were admitted to American citizenship here "today under a ruling made by Superior Judge E. P. Morgan. 4 He held that those who had filed their applications for final papers be fore the declaration of war by the United States were eligible to become full-fledged citizens. NAVY-YARD HAS FIFTH FIRE Board Is Named at Xeiv York to Make Investigation. NEW YORK, June 16. The fifth fire In the Navy-yard here since this coun try entered the war broke out today in a pile of shavings near a shop. The blaze was quickly extinguished, caus ing only slight damage. A board has been appointed to in vestigate the cause. MR. BEALSAT NEW POST Ex-Portland Weather Man Now Beads Coast District. SAN FRANCISCO, June 16. Edward A. Beals. for several years forecaster of the Portland district of the United States Weather Bureau, today assumed control of the San Francisco district. The San Francisco district, it has been announced, has been enlarged to include the entire Pacific Coast. T7-Boats Damage American. ELIZABETH. N. J., June 16. The American four-masted schooner Anna R. Hedrltter was fired upon and dam aged by a submarine off Gibraltar yesterday. GOV Too or os? Vv fV? LAST DETAIL READY l!J RED GROSS DRIVE City to Be Combed for $200,000 Offering. SCORE OF TEAMS ARE NAMED Leading Business Men Drop Own Work at Mercy's Call. EVERY CITIZEN TO BE SEEN Speakers' Bureau to Present Causa at All Civic Meetings, at In dustrial Plants, and on Streets of City Throughout Week. j HIGH LIGHTS OF THE RED CROSS H 00,000 WAR RE . LIEF KITXD DRIVE. President Wilson has desig nated June 18-25 as National Red Cross week. The National war council of the Red Cross bas asked that the Nation raise a total of $100,000. 000 immediately. Portland's quota of this gigan tic sum is 1200,000. It must be raised or pledged before next Monday, June 25. Liberty loan bonds will be ac cepted exactly the same as cash gifts. The first big salvo in the cam paign will be fired from hun dreds of Portland pulpits today. Watch the Red Cross clock at Sixth and Alder streets for the dally additions to the fund. Portland and Oregon have held either first or second place in Army enlistments. Navy enlist ments and in liberty loan bond subscriptions. Help Portland make good with the Red Cross!. . In the prosecution of the tremen dous drive for Red Cross funds which, will be the outstanding event in Port land during the coming week the lead ers have developed an organization that will leave not overlooked a single detail that would make for victory. There are four distinct but co-ordi nated branches of the big $200,000 campaign, each with its own efficient staff and organization, yet all of them tied together by frequent conferences and rallies. Plans trader Way for Month. For practically a whole month the work of whipping the machinery for the gigantic drive has been under way and hundreds of shrewd business exec utives and public-spirited citizens have given their best thought and energies toward making the leadership of the campaign as perfect in its operating activities as possible. The following Is the way In which the campaign Is to be handled: Division 1 Executive committee. This committee has charge of all office details and sen oral aupervlalon of all phases of the campaign, and Its members havt been work Ins" shoulder to shoulder with the leaders of the other branches of the drive. Field Workers Picked. The members assisted In the selection of the field workers. In the organisation of all departments of the drive, and they discuss and settle matters of policy that arise from day to day. They have been holding; meet ings almost dally sine the middle of Slay and have laid aside all their personal busi ness affairs for the period of the campaign. 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