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' . . i.- - vj- '?N&'':'f:' v;"-:fvv-;'- - - , rVtvv ..- -.'-.I: ::;.... . ; - : . .1 . .--,. ' - - - :,Y-:: 5 v i. j 'TTS ALL HERE and IT'S ALL TRUE" Tonight and Suaiay unset tled probably tbowerc; weittr ly vindl. Hu midity 87.- VOL. XVI. NO. 6. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1917. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE IWU tlSNTS. if anSs rivr cksxi f - m m :. - , , . H . ! - -- II I'M DISCIPLINED BERESTDRED1N RUSSIAN 1Y New Minister of War and Marine Under Coalition Cabinet' Makes Forceful Appeal to People. FACTIONS ARE BEING UNITED BY KERENSKY Government Insists on vision of AH Existing Treaties. Re- By William G. Shepherd. Petrosrad. May 3 9. (IT. P.) Rus ' ti.vr coalition government will in Blst on revision of all existing treaties pledging the nation with its allies ana will demand lull puDiieity ana revis ion ot all peace terms and war aims, j With the completion and installs- j tion of the new ministry today, ims platform became known. The new nfovernment does not insist on publication of present inter-ally agreement those treaties which were entered Into by the old regime in Rus sia. It insists, however, that these old agreements be abrogated and new compacts, with the existing govern ment, replace them. These new agree ments, in line with the prtsenv Rus sian slogan of publicity and no secret diplomacy will be made public in full. It was stated today that President Wilson's aid wffuld be invoked to carry out this program and second the Rus sian government's demands on the a' lle for revision of treaties and cf peace terms. AlUad Social! its Will Aid. French and British Socialist delega tions now here announced they would recommend such steps to their respec tive governments. A. F. Kerensky, minister of war and marine under the new coalition cabinet, Is uniting all factions into a harmo nious administration. On the first day in his new post. Nathan Straus Arraigns Rich ForStinginess Throws Meeting of Charity Workers at Home of Miss Anne Morgan Into Consternation by Talk. New York, May 19. (U. P.) Nathan Straus' blistering arraignment of Gotham's ultra-wealthy for "their pal try war relief donations,' hurled at a meeting of high society charity work ers In the home of Miss Anne Morgan, left New York's exclusive set gasping today. "Let me seak," demanded Straus, interrupting a report at the meeting of the National League for Women's Service at the Morgan home. "The richest people have acted shamefully. The few paltry donations of IlOuO each have come from men who have made millions out of this war." Straus denounced "that man who recently gavo $200,000 for a picture." Charles M. Schwab did that not long ago. Miss Grace Parker, national com mandant of the league, quickly apol ogized to the rich, saying Straus was airing his own views, not those of the league. Several wealthy women haughtily departed after Straus' tirade. James W. Gerard and George W. Wickersham, also present, sat through the meeting client. JUNE 5 IS fie BYWON OR REGISTRATION Liberty Loan Subscribers to Wear a Button Government WW Furnish All Pur chasers of Bonds With Emblem of Distinction. Washington. May 19. (I. N. S.) Financial slackers, as well as mili tary slackers, will take a place among the American citizenry from now on. The treasury department today re- CONVICT CONFESSES ABSENTEES MUST SEND INFORMATION BY MAIL Names of Men Eligible for Army Under Selective Con scription Measure Will Be u ?' "brt rt , . . i- tons, one of which is to be given every RPfPIVPrf 7 A WI-7 P M. purchaser of a liberty loan bond, neteiveu m. m i r. "'jwhcther hla SUD8crlptlon be a mTni- mum of $50 or $1,000,000. The but tons read: "Get behind the govern ment liberty loan of 1917." Robert W. Wooley. publicity director foi the loan and former director of the mint, received the first button, being the first man to file his appli cation for bonds with the treasury de partment. Mr. Wooley today appeared at his office proudly wearing his red. white and blue emblem. The treasury will take great care to prevent buttons from falling into the hands of any persons who have not subscribed. COLORED MAN BUYS President's Proclamation Ad vises Day Be Made One of Patriotic Devotion. NORTHWEST IS URGED TO HELP LIBERTY L Oi Pershing to Take 27,600 Men K at K t t j. . Expedition Will Sai at Once May Have ljOOOjOOO in Year Secretary McAdoo Addresses 1000. Bankers, Public Of ficials and Business Men at St. Paul Luncheon. Pershing and His Staff Will ; Precede the Army Bound for France, WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN TO BOOM BONDS BEGUN (Concluded on Page Two, Column Six) MURDER OF BOOTH AT WILLAMINA '15 iam Riggin, Who Tells Story, Is a Pervert; His Father Believes Tale. BaaditsIShoot Two, Escape With $6000 Battle in Chicago Business District Be tween Mesienger, Guard and Payroll Bandits. Chicago, May 19. (I. N. S.) Payroll bandits today shot two men and es caped with moire than $6000 after a re volver duel on the west side. Jack Byera, a messenger, returning from a bank with the payroll of the A. Stein company, and a private detec tive were accosted by four bandits as they left an elevated train and com manded to hold up their hands. They refused and drew revolvers. In the shooting Byers fell with a bullet in his chest and a bystander was shot in the knee. Hillsboro, Or., May 19. William Riggin.. convict from the state prison at Salem, brought here In the investi gation of a local case, has made volun tary confession to Sheriff Applegate and Deputy Sheriff McQuillan of Washington county that . he murdered William Booth, near Willamina, Yam hill county, October 8, 1915, a crime for which Mrs. William Booth and William Branson are now In the state prison under life sentences. v Jtiggln la a pervert, and local au thorities are rather skeptical of his story, though the tman's father, George Riggin of this city. In whose presence the confession was made, says he be lieves the confession Is trae. Booth, who was 29 years old, wns found dead near the Willamina brick yard, with a 38 calibre bullet hole in his body. William Branson, 22, a cousin somewhat removed of Booth, and who had been more or less inti mate with Mrs. Booth, 30 years old, was taken into custody, on suspicion, and later, Mrs. Booth was arrested as an accomplice. The Booths had two children. Branson was found guilty of second degree murder, February 16, 1916, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, and Mrs. Booth was likewise sen tenced upon conviction, March 12, 1916, and at a second trial the convic tion was sustained. The trials were held at McMinn ville,, Judge Belt sitting. Sheriff Applegate has not thorough ly investigated the details of Biggin's confession, but ha turned the case over to th Yamhill county authorities, Fortentons Paragraphs In Pres ident Wilaon'a Proclamation. All men between ages of 21 and 30 inclusive must register. Anyone failing to register or who registers falsely shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In case of temporary absence from his legal residence, a man must register by mail. Hours of registration shall be between 7 a. m. and 7 p. m., June 5, 1917, at the registration place in their home precincts 4 $800 OF LIBERTY LOAN BONDS THIS MORNING Policy to Be to Deposit Coin in Community in Which It Originates. ace in tneir nome precincts. : , , nl i.i Those who are too iii to reg- ' nterest in Bis Issue oteadilv ister are required to apply for j , , I J J r increasing juugeu irum before June as to may register by instructions how they agents. Those absent from home on June 5 shall, when in cities of over 30,000 population, apply to the city clerk of the city wherein they may be sojourn ing. That registration day, while not a holiday, shall be made a "great day of patriotic devo tion and obligation when the duty shall rest on every man to see to it that the name of every male person of the designated ages Is written on the list of honor." l Number of Applications,. I A roughly dressed colored man j walked up to the cashier of a Portland ' bank this morning, announced that he had diseussed the liberty loan with ; his "better half and had decided to i invest. j He was given blanks and the neces ! eary information and shortly produced . a check on a savings account. The ' cashier thought it would be for some amount like $50, but the figures read $soo. "I'm too old to do much of anything tttt4tkik else in this war," said the t-ond sub- tcrhtr, -but I want to help where I Washington May 19. (I. K. 8.) Anyway. I'm making more ln President Wilson. Friday night fixed terest on my money this wa than in June i as the date for registration of i savings bank.' all men botween the ages of, 21 and : Thl la., the spirit ths banks are t0,'-lttilVai6?lrt:iBerirtc.-;i1 QDlU ,ffH.WWh. " - piut,vu my v i Tntcrait is increi - iTit t..-kk interest. 19 increi St. Paul May 19. (U. P.) Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo urged the northwest to throw its money as well as its grain into the scales for democ racy in the world war. at a mammoth luncheon atended by 1000 bankers, pub lic officials and business men of the northwest today. Greeted at the union station by a commitee of 500, Including Governor Bumquist. representatives of governors f Wisconsin, the Dakotas. Montana and Iowa, Secretary McAdoo plunged into a whirlwind program expected to boom the sale of liberty loan bonds through out the northwest. Our allies have been fighting near- y three years tor a cause inai is a much ours as theirs. They nave duhi up the most wonderful fighting ma chines that the world has ever known. but their food productions have suf-i fered at the expense of greater mil- itary efficiency," McAdoo said. 'It is up to us to render the quickest aid that can be provided and our first opportunity to aid Is to supply the wherewithal to buy food. We must not only finance the needs of our o.wn government, but we must help the al lied governments." McAdoo explained also that It would be his policy to deposit the money pro cured by the sale of these bonds in the community in which it originates. The $4,500,000 to be subscribed in Min nesota will be redeposlted in Minne sota banks and will be used to extend Air Fighters to Oo Plrst. New York, May 19. (U. P.) America's first squadron ot air fighters probably may beat General Pershing's expedition to France. The first reserve aero squad- ron of 154 men, 34 of them pilots and the remainder mechanics, is being mobilized $ here today and will be on the French front within a few ( weeks, the Aero club of Amer- ica announced The squadron will fly French battleplanes under the Stars and Stripes. The personnel comprises men training at gov- ernment aero schools at Mlneola and Governors Island. In the lists are Major Raynal C. Boll- ing. Captain James E. Miller, Lieutenant Hobey Baker, the Princeton athlete, and Lieuten- ant Blackman. DlflsSsWILL American First to Fire Shot in Balkans Parts. May 19. (U. P.) The first T) j T shot fired for America in the Balkans J UritOnS A.TQ X aVin waa fired bv a. former American n.r-1 J O Inbute to South tillery officer, now a worker with the American relief fund, according to word received today from Balonikl. A five-inch gun of a Serbian battery on the Macedonian front was used. The American, whose name was not given, asked permission to start the offensive by this shot. It was granted. He donned his American uniform and fired six shells into the Teutons' trenches while the Serbian soldiers cheered. Only Woman to Seek Presidency Is Dead Washington, May 19. (TJ. P.) Belva Lockwood, noted woman pub licist and one of the first women to urge women suffrage, died here today after a long Illness. Mrs. Lockwood waa the first woman admitted to prac tice before the United States supreme court, and the only woman candidate . for president. th United StatMrhw. Whereas, congress has enacted -and the president has, on the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, approved the law which contains the following provisions: Provisions Axe Quoted. Section 5 That all male persons be tween the ages of 21 and 30, both In clusive, shall be subject to registration in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the president; and upon I .,.ij it v. v,. ia., , h., i Inquired public notice given by him or by his direction stating the time and place ot such registration, it shall bo the duty (Continued on Page Two Column Three) SO IT EXPLAINS Federal Reserve Statement 8ft FrtDClnea, Hay J9. (P. N. S.)-Sute. raent of condition of federal reserve Dank of Sao. Fraueiaco t close of business Mar 18: RESOURCES Gold coin and gold certificates (n o1i vaults $14,077,000 In gold settlement fund 12,810.000 In gold redemption fund 20.000 Total gold reserve 26,907.000 Lsxal tender notes, silver, etc 53.00O Total reserve 26.BftO.OOt 1 Bills discounted, members 806,000 i Acreptances bought 9.259,000 1 Total bills oil band 10,065.000 l-'. o.. LKJUUB unuvu 2,4,UUO Vi. 8. certifies ties of indebtedness. . &, 973,000 Municipal warrants 811,000 Total earnings accounts 19,278,000 Federal reserve notes on band 1,091,000 National bank notes and notes oa otfter federal reserve banks 258.000 Other cash 1,000 . Net due from other federal re serve banks (collected funds) . . . 2,543.000 . Exchanges for clearing house 341,000 Transfers bought 4.600.00O Other uncollected items 4,163.000 ail other resources .. .4. 154.000 Total ". LIABILITIES. Capital paid in u. a. government aeposiia .... General Bridges Will ajr Wreath on Tomb of Xobert E. ee and Will Visit Grave of Stonewall Jackson. En Route With the British Mission, May 19. (L N. 8.) Great Britain is paying tribute to the gallant south. Former Premier Arthur J. Balfour and the members of the British mission are today en route for Richmond. Military members of the mission are to pay their respects to the great Con federate leaders of the Civil war. Gen eral G. M. T. Bridges will go to the tomb of Robert E. Lee and will place a wreath of laurel over the grave of the southern general. Later he will go to the grave of Stonewall Jackson. The mission will return to Washing ton late tonight. McNulty Would Miss European Service r Washington, May 19. Answering an inquiry from John McNulty of Port land. Or., who stated that he wishes j to serve in thft naval reserve tor de fense, but not for European service, Senator Chamberlain has ascertained from the war department that it Is not Intended to order officers of the naval coast defense reserve to sea duty of any kind, unless the men themselves jequest It. and the department is satis fied" that they are qualified for it. WHY HE WOULD NOT LET ROOSEVELT GO Volunteer Army Would Add Little to Forces Facing the Germans, It Is Held. - -Will Work for Becruitlng. Jfew York, May 19. (U. P.) Asserting that the Roosevelt division would have been ready to sail for France on Monday of next week if it had been ac cepted when first offered. Col onel Roosevelt today declined direct comment upon President Wilson's refusal to designate him as leader of a volunteer army.- "As a good American I shall continue to work for recruiting and then success of the liberty loan," said the colonel. Roosevelt expressed great confidence in General Pershing as leader of the first American contingent to go to France. When the colonel was president, Pershing was one of his fav orite officers and Roosevelt raised him from a captaincy to a brigadier generalship over the heads of 862 officers. creasing steadily, how ever, as was shown by the number ot application blank that are being taken away with the explanation that the prospective buyer wants to talk things over with his family. Small Znrestors Delaying. Here is a bit of pertinent conversa tion showing something of the trend of people's thoughts in regard to the big bond iseue. "How about those Liberty bonds V a man through the cage of one of,, the banks Friday afternoon. "When will they-be' suit?" "About June itha certificates will be Issued bs .the government and we will probably .have- them here some tlma early Inr-'June." was the reply. '"Very well, then, I see we have plenty of time. I'll be around about that time maybe and invest." J. C. Alnsworth, president of the United States National bank, explained today that it was this sentiment that was causing delay on the part of small investors to make subscriptions. Most people want some concrete, tangible thlngrto show for their money Mr. Alnsworth said, and until that thing is produced, the subscriptions, ; unless whipped up through purely pa triotic motives, will come in slowly, ; In the ordinary course of events, this banker thought, the subscriptions would be light until the banks have the engraved government bonds already , to pass through tne window in ex change for the money. I Biff Campaign Planned. I "If people should read in the papers that the banks wiere to have the bonds tomorrow, we would simply be swamped with applications," Mr. Alnsworth said. Plans for the big campaign in Ore gon to popularize the bond subscrip tions are in abeyance until A. L. Mills, general chairman, returns from a fish ing trip. Mr. Mills will be in Portland Monday and plans for the campaign will start immediately. In the mean time not much can be done, for the federal reserve bank of San Francisco is sending details about how the cam paign should be conducted, and these have not yet arrived. In addition to Mr. Mills, the com mittee at present consists of W. M. Ladd, J. C. Ainsworth, E. G. Crawford, Kmery Olmst'ead. Dr. A. C. Smith, W. A. McRae and F. G. Malpas. This com mittee was named by President Mc- i Kae ot tne Portland clearing house, at the meeting Wednesday afternoon. It is expected that Chairman Mills will immediately announce appoint ments to this committee from the ranks of business men not connected with the banks. (Couclndrd on Page Two. Columm Two) SENATE PASSES BILL FOR ARMY AND NAVY WITHOUT ROLLCALL Appropriates $3,342,000,000 Including $750,000,000 for Ship Construction. Washington, May 19 (I. N. S.) President Wilson, Friday night, Immediately after signing the army bill, directed that an expeditionary force of approximately one division of regular troops, under command of Major General John J. Pershing, proceed to France at as early a date as practicable. General Per Bhing and staff will precede the troops abroad. They will be the flower of the army. General Pershing, accom panied by his headquarters staff, will proceed to France at once. His command will follow as fast as their organizations are effected and equipment and transportation pro- Tided. The division, with a regiment of marines to accompany it, will mean about 27,600 men. General staff Was Opposed. The sentimental expedition is the dl rect result of representations of Mar shaiT Jfoffra 'and 5 Former "Prerhlef, - Vr viani of France. It had been opposed by the general staff of the army. Every bit of machinery at the dis posal of the government tonight was working wUh one object in view to start the troops who will carry Old .i k-" N F-.w3 m Ir,. .-? &L '1 I If O" -' rv 1 1 U it M i m 11 j3? i A J 1 i . j i iiii i i i i I I 1 " K II I 1 i - i m I General John J. (Black Jack) j Pershing. ? : OCnn -'MnOIMW ItVUlplilrUUIlLO' GO TO BORDER ; '-. Distribution of Troops Is Anv nounced by War Depart-j' ment; Oregon Contingent to Train in West. i UNITS WILL PRESERVE IDENTITY UNDER PLANK Middle Western and Northern: State Forces Will Be Sent to Border Camps. - 1 ' : Americas, Xake May Get Camp. -Washington. D. Ov May 1. (WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Six hundred million feet of lumber will be required for construction of S3 military camps for training the new army. There will be 2000 houses in each camp quartering; one Jiviblon of 2,000 men. Sites covering 720 acres each will be chosen by the department com manders. American Lake, wash., and a site in California are believed likely to be the choice for the western department. . x ' (Oonclnded on Page Two, Column Five) WILL, IS; EXPEDITION TO FRONT BE PART OF FIRST l! Enlistments May Be For War Period Onlv Men Who Have Seen Service in nam, oamu vummgu and Cuba to Be Sent, Washington. May 19 (T. N. S.) Tne senate mis aiiernoon passea me i ; ! 3k $5,542,000,000 army and navy wat budget without a rollcall and with out a dissenting vote. The bill carries appropriations to taling 1515,000,000 more than those contained in the house bill. The chief new item is an appropriation of $400. 000,000 made immediately available to the president for ship building, with an additional authorized xepend lture of $550,000,000 for the same pur pose a total of $750,000,000 for ship ping. The total provided In the bill for army and naval purposes is nearly $5,000,000,000. The senate added ap proximately $91,000,000 to the house appropriation for the army and $16. 000,000 to the house appropriation for the navy. Just before the final vote was taken the senate reduced the appropriation of $75,000,000 for horses to $25,000,000 on motion of Senator Weeka of Massa chusetts. Senator Weeks explained that it was his understanding that the war de partment did not intend to send any cavalry to Europe and that he could not gee the necessity for such a large expenditure for horses. The amend ment was accepted with the under standing that It would be subject to reconsideration in conference. The bill contains an amendment, sponsored by the administration, em powering the president to commandeer all ship building facilities and ma terials in the country to defeat tn submarine warfare. The measure is the largest appropri ation bill ever passed by any legisla tive body In the history of the world. It carries more money than the entire cost of the Civil war. Washington. May 19. (I. N. B.) ! Recruits for the regular army may en- I list for the period of the war. accord- I ing to an order Issued by the war de ! partment today. feimuar action waa taken by the navy department some time ago. Enlistments' yesterday Washington. May 19. (U. P.) The distribution of national guard troops . was anounced by the war department today. National guard troops! from,'. 2 of the middle western and northerr , tates are to be sent, to the southern ' department in camps along the border.. The New England and AUanua states will train In the southeastern . department. The Oregon contingent : will train In the western department. , The grouping of the states tor training, and the military department. , where they will train, are as follows $ , Groups Are Announced. - T, : Fifth division Vermont, New Hamp shire, Maine. Massachusetts. Knooe Island and ; Connecticut goea to m southern department. ' 4 Sixth division New Tork aoutn- eastern department. 'r - -' ' ;- Seventh r division Pennsylvania southeastern department. - .- Qtbth division Virginia. Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, District of Co lumbia southeastern department.,7 - Ninth division Tennessee,. North Carolina, South Carolina. southeastern department. " - Tenth division Alabama, Qeorgta, Florida southeastern .department. Eleventh; division Michigan, Wis consin southern department. ; " Twelfth to Go South. Twelfth division Illinois southern department. Thirteenth division North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska, Minnesota.' Iowa southern department. Due to member banks. aceotint Cashier's - and 1 ether checks out standing Other collection items .. . U our uauuiun j. ...(59,969.000 . . .$ 3.933,000 ... 13,120,000 88.624.U00 .xn 4,163.000 241.000 Total $39,969,000 Women to Replace Men on Elevated Chicago. May 19. (U. P.) M. J. Feron, general manager Of the Chicago Elevated lines, announced today that women will replace all men taken from the system when selective service goes into effect, Passenger Train Is Reported in Crash I Joplin. Mo., May 19. X. N. S. It is reported that a Missouri-Pacific pas senger train was struck hy a Frisco train at Granby, causing several casual ties.: No details are available here,; Washington, May 19. (I. N. S.) Flatly rejecting that section of the measure which would permit Colonel Roosevelt to organize volunteer divi sions. President Wilson Friday night signed the conscription bill. The bill Cedar Shingle kate Is Ordered Reduced showed a sharp falling off, but 1154 men being added to the regular estab lishment, but department officials look for a very sharp increase in the vol ume of recruits, now that the selec tive conscription bill has become a law. Pennsylvania led with 135 recruits. New York was second with 98, and Illinois third with 90. The total since April 1 Is 76,087. jSinnott Names Boys For Annapolis Places Washington. May T9. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Representative Sinnott announced today the following appointments for examinations for places as midshipmen at Annapolis academy for two vacan cles: First, John W. Brewer Jr., The Dalles, principal; Herbert E. Hunt and Theron E. Northup of Ontario and Thomas White Delsell of Klamath Falls, alternates. Second. Hugh W. Hadley, The Dalles, principal; Godon A. Chambers and Elmore F. Hill of The Dalles and Clell G. Brown of Pen dleton, alternates. Washington, May 19. (t. N. S.) The Interstate Commerce Commission was signed despite opposition which i today declared unreasonable the rate of 67 cents a hurfdred pounds on cedar shingles from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia to Chicagb, St. Louu and other points In Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and Wiscon sin. The commission ordered a two cent reduction. manifested itself at the eleventh hour in many quarters. The president Issued the following statement at the White House: "I shall not avail myself, at any rate at the present stage of the war, of the authorisation conferred by the act to organize volunteer divisions. 'To do so would seriously interfere with the carrying out of the chief and most Immediately important purposo contemplated by this legislation. President Will Take Tim. "The prompt creation and early use of a volunteer army would contribute prcctically nothing to the effective strength of the armies now engaged against Germany. "I understand that the section of this act which authorizes the creation Brazil Will Send a Commission Abroad ' Buenos Aires. May 19. (I. N. 8.) A Brazilian commission has beer ap pointed to go to Europe, says a dis patch from Rio Janeiro today. Admiralty Reports Party With Supply Of Munitions Seized . (Coaclad eo Page Two, Column Fire) Pope's Intercession Saves Ten Belgians Rome, May 19. (U. P.) Ten Bel gians, recently sentenced to death at Charlerol by a German courtmartlal. have been reprieved .by the kaiser, in consequence of Pope Benedict's Inter cession, according to Vatican Informa tion today. ; r '. -: El Paso. Texas, May 19. (TJ. P.) George Holmes, an American cattle man; Juan Andres Almazan, private secretary to t raricisco Villa, and 14 Mexican adherents of the bandit chief, were arrested today near Fabens, Texas, by members of the Sixteenth cavalry. A large quantity of arms and ammu nition and a new automobile, which, it is alleged, was being transported from American 4&il to the bandit chieftain's headquarters, were, seized. The prisoners are being held incom municado by the military authorities. Thunder Storm Does Washington, May 19. (IT. P.)- reclment of marines, about Zo00 men under command of Colonel Charles A Doyen of the Washington barracks, will accompany the first American army expedition to France. The regiment will be composed prln- clDally of organizations which have recently seen active service In Haiti Santo Domingo and Cube, according to official announcement from the navy department today. They will be armed, equipped anl organized similar to the army with which they wjll serve. Colonel Doyen will be under com mand of Major General Pershing and the marines with him will serve a soldiers In the trenches of France. Colonel Doyen Will Command. After making verbal announcement of tne dispatch of the marines. Sec re tary of the Navy Daniels made the following official statement: A regiment of marines, consisting of 2600 men. will accompany the first expedition to France. The regiment will be comrasnaed oy Lionel cnaries A. Doyen and will be composed prin cipally of organizations which, .have been serving in Haiti. Santo Domingo end Cuba. This force will be armed equipped and organized In exactly the same manner'as the regiments of the army with Which they will serve." Tint to right" Contingent. Doyen is now commandant of the Washington marine barracks and presi dent of the examining and retiring board of the marine corps. He iaa seen real fighting service, having been in command of the marines aboard the Hancock. stationed in Dominican waters in 1914. Doyen has also seen many years' service on the west 'coast and in the Philippines. The , marines win live up to their traditions in accompanying the Pershing force. They have- always been known as the "first to fight." Darcy Near Death As Infection Result (CoocluSFd on Psge Two, Column Ooe.) Engineers Prepare , To Repair Damages - I - . v Prompt Action Taken to Prevent Tut. ther Undermining' of Interstate " Bridge Approaches. . . . ' Vancouver, Wash., May 19. Prompt action has been taken on the part of Graham Steel, resident engineer, to prevent further damage to the ap proach to the interstate bridge at Van couver. C. H. Purcell. bridge engineer for the state .of Oregon, has been called In consultation by Engineer Steel, and they report the approach -free from further danger hy rising . water. Traffic has not been Inter fered with, and none of the piers. It is claimed, have been in danger at any time, the danger being to the em bankment on either side of the ap proach only. . At the request of Engineer Steel. . Colonel May sent a detachment Of Third Oregon boys, in charge of Lieu tenant Finn, and three shifts, SO in a shift, worked until 12 o'clock last night placing sand bags on the fill to the ' approach of the bridge, making it free from any danger of rising water. Permanent work will be started . at once. The water fell one half Inch last night. The large drinking fountain which was undermined yesterday, and la now . lying on the sand close to the water's edge, has not been recovered so far. - Transport Is Lost! Enormous Damage London. May 19. C N. S.) (De layed) The transport Cameronia has been sunk, it is officially announced. One hundred and forty men are miss ing. Highland Corrie Torpedoed. London, May 19. (L N. S.) The British steamship Highland Corrie has. been torpedoed without' warning with the loss of eight lives. Five sailors and three passengers were killed, The Highland Corrie displaced 7580 tons and was. last reported arriving at Buenos Aires from orlon. " iy. ' ' i i - . ' ' i " . - " . i - - ' Fond Du Lac, Wis.. May 19. (I. N. g.) Fond Du Lac city and county was swept early today by the most se vere thunderstorm of tne season. Property damage throughout the coun ty will be enormous, hundreds of cat tle having been killed in the wrecking of barns. Highways are blocked by fallen trees uprooted by the gale which attended the heavy rainfall. In some Instances farmers report their crops ruined. Telephone and telegraph com munication la badly " crippled. - The storm waa general throughout the Fox liver ralley. . " '-. Memphis, Tenn.. May 19. (TJ. P.) Le8 Darcy. Australian middleweight, was nar death here today, the result of the Infection of a tooth or tonsil. both of which have been removed. At one time today the attending surgeons said Darcy could not live until nlghtbut he rallied toward noon, and' now is expected to recover. Fred die Gilraore, his manager, and Mick Hawkins, the man who brought him out as a pugilist, are at his bedside. Nicaragua Breaks German Relations Washington. Mar lttTj;, P. Ni caragua has broken relations, with Ger many, the state department announced todar. . ; , 3.- Eugene Man Named As Aviation Officer; Washington. May 19. (WASHING- TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) H. P. Deep of Eugene, Orfor four years a capitol employe by appointment of Senator Lane, leaves tomorrow for Columbus, Ohio, having passed an ex amination for first lieutenant In the av iation reserve corps. : WAR REVENUE , BILL f0 The Sunday Journal tomorrow . will contain in text and summary the provisions of the war rev- enae bill now before congress. The wide range of the act VIA . reach every citizen in one way ' or another. ; This detailed presentation will be read with interest tomorrow; ..'iVvt-V-