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PORTLAND, OREGON, -MONDAY EVENING,. MAY 21. 1917. FOURTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS. g&BV cSS i.
l-.-r--
PI. 15 P. IS
GIVEN
TO CUT RftTES
Public Service Commission
Takes Stand That Com
pany Must Meet Competi
tive Prices.
LIGHT, POWER SERVICE
ARE BOTH AFFECTED
Minimum; Rate for Resi
dences Remains at $1 ;
Rebate Will Stand.
' Salem, Or.. May 21. The Public
Service commission today ordered a
1 eduction In the light and .power rates
of the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er company.
On the company's present volume "f
business the reductions will amount to
approximately $60,000 to S6R.000 a year,
nccording to the estimates of Chairman
Frank J, Miller o the commission, and
if - the Northwestern Electric company
meoig the new rates another $10,000 to
112,000 will be cut from the comum
era' light and power bills. The com
pany is .given 20 days in which to put
the new rates in effect.
This reduction of rates was ordered
by the Public Service commission In
tace of figures showing that the Port
land Railway, Light & Power com
pany In the last four and a half years
has not received fair returns on its
investment. Keen competition is the
cause of the rapid falling off in the
company's revenues, and the commis
sion decided that the only way to in
crease revenues is to meet competition
In rates. Hence the order for a re
duction. What Reports Show.
On the total valuation of the utility
property owned by 'the company, which
the commission found to be 146,862,971,
the company In the last 4H years re
ceived an average annual return for
all utility operations of 6.27 per cent.
Out of this percentage, dividends. If
any, and Interest on bonded Indebted
ness must be paid.
The average annual return for the
1 years ending December 31, 1916,
was 4.16 per cent.
"This return is below that generally
expected and received by Investors in
the Pacific northwest from the opera
tion of publio utility properties," says
' the commission's order. '
- Here is an illustrations-showing how
the new rates, based on an average case
of 600-wstt connected load, will affect
residence lighting:
Kilowatt hours. Old rate. New rate.
11 $1.00 $1.00
12 1.04 1.00
13 1.11 1.00
15 1.25 1.14
?0 1.60 1.49
25 1.80 1.G4
The tnlnimum -rate under both the old
nd new cchedule is $1 a month for
residences.
Wew Besidenoe Bates.
' Following is the commission's order
relating to residence lighting rates. .
First 20 kilowatt hours per month
for first 600 watts or less of installa
tion, plus 1 kilowatt hour per month
for each additional 30 watts of in
stallation On excess of 600) will be at
the primary rate.
All consumption in excess of that
at the primary rate will be at the sec
ondary rate.
Primary rate First 13 kilowatt
hours or less, $1; excess over 13 kilo
watt hours 7 cents per kilowatt.
Secondary rate First 60 kilowatt
Iiours 3 cents per kilowatt; excess over
60 kilowatt hours '1 cents per kilowatt.
Discount of 5 per cent will be given
for payment within 10 -days from the
date of the bill.
Minimum bill for lighting service
$1 per month.
Minimum bill for lighting service,
in combination with heating, cooking.
' and small domestic power loads having
a possible connected capacity in ex
cess of 2 kilowatts, $2 per month,
Lighting equipment in excess of one
kilowatt per square foot of floor area
in any room will not be considered in
- determining the size of the installa
tion:
. No heating, cooking or power ap
pliances will be considered in the de
termination or installation in the
tignting; rate.
Commercial Power Bates.
Rates for commercial power
fixed as follows:
are
'First 73 hours' use per month of
the consumers' demand will be at the
primary rate.
All consumption in excess of that at
(Continued on Pag To. Column Knur.)
Mrs. Mooneyes Trial
On in San Francisco
San Francisco, May 21. (U. P.)
The trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney on
charge of murder in. connection with
the preparedness parade dynamiting
began In the superior court today,
Judge Emmett Seawell of Santa Rosa
presided in place of Superior Judge
Dunne, who recently announced that
he would not try any of the bomb
plot cases.
The prosecution announced that T.
C. Oxman, Oregon cattleman, who
was held Jo answer in the superior
court to a charge of attempting to
"frame testimony against Thomas
J. Mooney, would testify.
Americans on Casualty list.
Ottawa, Ont-. May 21. (I. N. S.)
Americans In the latest British casu
alty list, as announced here, include:
Died E. B. Emlrle, Denver, Colo.
- Wounded J. E. Ramborg, Port An
geles. Wash.; G. R. G. Husband, Se
attle, wash.
THE LIBERTY
Local Plants
Will Build 18
Ships for U.S.
Contracts Have Been Awarded to
Three Portland Firais to Con
's tract Wooden Carriers.
Washington. May 21. (WASHING
TON RtmiTAI! OV TMW inilRMi 1 . 1
General Goethals today announced that
contracts for 10 wooden ships have!
been awarded to the Standifer Con-1
Struction cornoration and four others
?rv,r,Xlllf;
'em is given contract for 12 wooden
vessels. Awards will be announced I
every Monday hereafter.
It is reported today that a contract
for four ships will be awarded to an
other Portland firm, the Coast Ship
building company, represented here by
Arthur Sherwood.
The shipping board. In a statement.
says it "has never wanted to build
woodeq ships but has been driven to
it by necessity. The wooden vessel
has an economic value not entirely
negligible but, were it not for war, it
is not conceivable that we would have
built one of them."
Chairman Denman declared that the
board Is in full agreement with Goeth
als concerning wooden ships but said
we will build all wooden and all
steel vessels that can be built which
will be of substantial service in the
war." He adds that the first curtail
ment of production will be in wooden
ships, "should the effectiveness of the
suDmarine be happily curbed."
Portland shipbuilders now hold con
tracts to .build 18 wooden vessels for
the government. v
The Coast Shipbuilding company has
four, the Peninsula Shipbuilding com
pany four and the Standi fer-Clarkson
10 of the 3000-ton steamers to build.
Work is starting at once on all of
these craft. Ways are being cleared
for the work and material gathered.
The Peninsula Shipbuilding company
has the keels for two of their craft,
while the Coast Shipbuilding company
will begin laying keels within a week.
Steel yards in Portland also expect
considerable work. J. R. Bowles, presi
dent of the Northwest Steel company.
expects to be on his way east within
the next 48 hours to see what can be
done at Washington.
Portland shipbuilders received word
through the Chamber of Commerce and
Captain Blaine of Seattle that the
shipping board would open a Portland
office within the next few days to look
after the letting of contracts and car
rying out of the contracts on the river.
Captain Blaine also stated over he
long-distance telephone this morning
that while he had not received plans
from Washington, he was expecting
mem momentarily.
President OoDoses
War Tax Features
Washington, May 2L (I. N. S.)
To the legions opposed to various fea
tures or tne si,80Q,ooo,ooo war rev
enue Mil now on its stormy way
through the house there can be added
today the name of President Wilson.
It was learned in official circles
that at least two features of the bill
do not meet his approval but what
teps he will take to make them con
form to Ms Ideas were not divulged.
It is understood he does not approve
or tne proposed general 10 per cent in
crease on imports already taxed and
that he agrees with the publishers that
tne import on second class matter
would have a very bad effect if. in
deed, it did not drive many publlca
uons out or business altogether.
Chinese Cabinet
Members Resign
Peking. May 21. (I. N. S.) All the
members of the Chinese cabinet except
the premier, Tuan Chi Jul, resigned to
day. Tuan Chi Jul also holds the post
of minister of war.
There have been dissensions in th
government for some time, owing to
tae war situation.
Famine Threatens China.
Peking, May 21. (I. N. S.) The
food scarcity in China has become so
acute that actual famine' is threatened
in some districts.
Box of Dynamite
Found at Linnton
A box containing 20 to 25 sticks of
dynamite and a box of caps was found
on the side of a hill behind the govern
ment moorings at Linnton today, by
Officer E. B. Anderson of Linnton.
Anderson took the explosives to the
Portland police headquarters where
Lieutenant Jenkins ordered that they
be sunk In the river.
No clue could be ascertained as to
the Identity of the person who placed
the explosives.
Fisheries Compact
Jravorably Reported
Washington, May 21. (WASHING
TON -BUREAU OF HK JOURNAL.)
The Chamberlain bill to ratify the Oregon-Washington
fisheries compact was
favorably reported by the senate Ju
diciary committee today. Senator
Chamberlain, however, will not urge
it at present, in the absence of Senator
Lane, although Lane some time ago
stated that if no referendum were filed
on the new legislation this year he
would not further oppose ratification.
Federal Control of
Coal Business Urged
Washington, May 21. (TJ. P.) De
claring that mine operators are charg
ing exorbitant prices for coal, the feb
eral trade commission today urged
congress to establish control by gov
ernmental agencies whleh may fix
prices ' ' i. . .
LOAN IS A MORTGAGE ON
BITS OF SHELL
KILL NURSES ON
LINER MONGOLIA
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250 MILES OFFSHORE
Miss Emma Matzen, Nurse,
Wounded; Vessel Returns
With Victims.
Ammunition Found Defective.
Washington, May 21. (I. N.
S.) Defective ammunition was
reported as the cause of the
death of the two Red Cross
nurses aboard the Mongolia.
This was revealed In a telegram
received by Surgeon General
Go r gas from Commander C. C
Collins, In charge of base hos
pital No. 12, which the Mon
golia was transporting to
France.
' The reason for the Mongolia's
return to port was not to bring
back the bodies of the two
nurses but to replace defective
ammunition, Collins' telegram
declared.
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Washington. D. C. May 21. (U. P.)
America's first women victims of
the war were two nurses killed by ex
plosion of a shell during target prac
tice Sunday aboard a the armed mer
chantman Mongolia. 'The ship reached
her port of departure today, hiring
put back with the bodies of the two
nurses. One other nurse was wounded.
All were members of a medical unit
organised in Chicago. The two wom
en killed were Mrs. Edith Ayres and
Miss Helen Burnett Woods, both of
Chicago. The wounded nurse la Miss
Emma Matzen of Columbus, Ohio.
In some Inexplicable manner I
shell exploded and portions of the cas
lng were flung into a crowd of nurses
and doctors watching the American
gun crew at work.
The medical unit aboard the Hon
golia was under command of Major
Fred A. Besley. and Included 65
and 1S3 privates.
, Kongolla Sailed tart Weak.
The Mongolia had sailed from an
American port late last week. The
accident Sunday occurred about 250
miles off the coast. According to
information available this afternoon
it was around the stern gun that the
explosion occurred.
A United States revenue cutter met
the Mongolia and bore the dead to
port.
Both Mrs. Ayres and Miss Wood
were experienced Red Cross nurses,
having seen service and been drilled
In this work for three years. A
month ago they Joined the corps and
were en route to Europe when the ac
cident occurred.
Major Besley, a professor in North
western university, Chicago, who was
in command of the hospital unit, this
afternoon gave the following account
of the accident:
Accident Declared "TTnaToldable,
"An unavoidable accident during
target practice on the steamer carry
ing the Northwestern university base
hospital No. 12, occurred Sunday after
noon, resulting In the Instant death
of two nurses, Mrs. E. F. Ayrs, aged
36, of Attica, Ohio, and Miss Helen B.
Woods, 32. of Evanston, 111. Miss
Emma Matzen, 84. of Columbus, Nebj
was seriously but not dangerously In
jured. "No other member of the unit was
injured. The morale of the personnel
was splendid. The nurses were sit
ting on the upper deck aft on the port
side, 200 feet from the stern gun, dur
ing target practice. Only one shot
was fired from the stern gun. At this
time Judgment must be suspended, as
there is ho accurate evidence to war
rant making a positive statement as to
the exact cause of the accident. The
first officer of th. ship was standing
within 10 feet of the nurses when they
were Killed."
Major Besley was standing within
three feet of the nurses who died, and,
relating his personal story of the acci
dent, saiu:
"In the target practice, which oc
curred at 2 p. m. Sunday, when .we were
24 hours out. the two forward guns
were fired first, then the stern gun.
(Concluded on Pace Two, Colnmn Six)
No Trace Found of
Missing Petition
No trace of the missing school elec
tion petition had been found up- to 3
o'clock this afternoon, though more
than 36hours had elapsed since the
announcement by Superintendent I R.
Alderman, confirmed by John H.
Veatch, that the document containing
between 7000 and 8000 names, had been
stolen from the law office of Raffety
& Veatch in the Fenton building Sat
urday night.
H. L. Raffety declared himself
grossly misquoted by an afternoon pa
per which made him say it was "hu
manly impossible" for the petition to
have been stolen, leaving the inference
that the theft story was concocted to
cover up a failure to secure the requi
site number of signatures.
.Opponents of the act reducing to
three years the tenure of office for
school directors have given up the ef
fort to get the referendum upon the
ballot, finding it impossible to make
up the 7000 or 8000 names figuring' in
the alleged tnert. , ,
PRESIDENT WILSON'S address to congress, telling why
:the United States must enter the war to preserve liberty
for the world, was translated into German and carried
over the German lines by balloons, timed to drop and scatter
-them among the .German troops.
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RULE TO BE MADE UP
OF ALL
Even Sinn Fein Adherents to
Be Represented,
Tells Commons,
Premier
London, May 21. (U. P.) Premier
Lloyd Georg3 revealed his scheme of
settlement of the Irish question to the
house of commons today.
The proposed conference to decide the
exact form of home rule to be applied
to Ireland will be composed of all par
ties and all f rations In the Island, he
said, in opening the debate. Even Sinn
Fein adherents will be represented, he
declared. The chairman of the commit
tee will be nominated by the king.
The British premier explained that
the suggested Irish convention would
be expected to submit to parliament a
complete draft of an Irish constitu
tion. Sir John Lonsdale, ah Irish mem
ber, said he would lay Lloyd George's
proposal before the Ulster Unionist
council, but he was not sanguine as to
any result.
"Ulster will never be forced into
home 'rule," he asserted.
John Redmond, Nationalist leader.
declared this was the first time in
Ireland's history that she had been
asked to settle the problem of gov
ernment herself. He felt sure all sec
tions of the island and all factions
would participate in the conference.
San Francisco Has
First Registrations
Of 24 Who Sign Cards, but Htne So
Hot Claim Exemption Oermaa-Born
Bailor Is Among the Bins Men.
San Francisco. Mar 21. (P. N. S.')
Registration for the army draft began
here today. sigmund v. Schloss, the
first man to present himself, registered
because, he said, he planned to go east
on a business, trip and would not be
here on registration day, June 5. He
did not claim exemption, although his
card stated his wife is dependent upon
him for support.
Registrar Zeemansky Is ready for
general registration now. Others fol
lowed Schloss action because they ex
pect to be out of town June 5, and by
this number, all but nine claimed ex
emption. Seven of the nine were sin
gle meiw
The first man of German birth to
register here was Carl Pohlman, a sail
or. He did not claim exemption.
Child Playing With I
ratner ls uied
.Roseburg, Or., May 21. Lethla Har
ness, S-year-old daughter of Russell
Harness, died last night as the result
of being run over by an automobile
driven by Charles Fields, clerk In the
Roseburg postof f ice. ,
The accident occurred on the Brown
bridge, across. the North Umpqua river,
Sunday evening. The child was play
ing on the bridge with her father, who
was fishing for salmon from the bridge,
when the Fields car drove slowly along,
the child darting In front of the car.
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ILL STIMULATE THE
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Clearing House Committee to
Meet Tuesday to Discuss
Plans for City Campaign,
Plans for the Portland campaign to
stimulate interest In subscriptions to
the Liberty Loan bonds will be laid
at the meeting of the clearing house
committee Tuesday. President A. L.
Mills, of the First National Bank, as
chairman of the committee, has called
the meeting for 3 o'clock in the after
noon.
Details of the plan proposed by the
San Francisco loan committee had not
arrived this morning, but are expected
before the meeting Is held here.
Bewail Dwlght BUlis Coming.
President Mills was also informed
today that the American Institute of
Banking is sending two' speakers of
national note to this city in connec
tion with the bond subscription move
ment.
These men are Rev. Newell Dwight
Hlllis, Congregational clergyman and
writer of New York, and Lawrence
Chamberlain, banker ,and writer,
Chamberlain is professor of finance
at Dartmouth and In the commercial
school of New Tork diversity.
These men are making a coast to
coast lecture tour in a Campaign to
popularize the Liberty loan. They
will be in Portland June 1 from 1:50
to 11:10 p. m. Two big public meet
ings at some local theatre are planned
for the day.
Aggressive Campaign to Open.
June 1, by the way. will probably
be the start of an aggressive "Lib
erty Loan" Week In Portland. All of
I these
plans, however, are still ln-
definite.
Governor Archibald Kalns of the
federal reserve branch at San Fran
cisco, notified 'Portland bankers today
that the temporary treasury certifi
cates, subscribed a month ago to
advance the government money for
emergency purposes, may be turned
in by the banks as part or whole
payment for Liberty loan bonds,
should the bankers care to do so.
Business Men Asked to Aid.
Nine Portland business men were
asked today to become members of a
Liberty loan publicity committee for
the Pacific coast. The request came
from John A.' Brltton of San Fran
cisco, general chairman of the pub
licity committee. Telegrams explain
ing the work came to C S. Jackson,
William M. Ladd, Edgar B. Piper, C.
A. Morden. Simon Benson, D. C.
CBeilly, John B. Teon. A. D. Charlton
and E. E. Faville. A meeting of this
committee was requested as soon as
possible. Plans pertaining to the ex
ploitation work are now in the mail,
the dispatches said.
"We depend upon your committee
for immediate action as time is short."
Mr. Britton. wired.
Portugal Capital
Has Food- Riots
Lisbon, May 21. (X. N. 8.) Food
riots occurred here today. Mobs at
tacked stores.
PORTLAND
BANKERS
CAMPAIGN FOR
'LIBERTY LOAM'
IN FULL SWING
Energies of Nation Are. Con
centrated in All Sections
in Tremendous Effort to
Make Issue a Winner.
"BUY A BOND FOR BABY,"
ONE SLOGAN ADOPTED
Idea Loan Is Oversubscribed,
Though Wrong, Delays
Sale of Bonds.
Tea Billions Tlrat Tear's Bead.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 21.
(U. P.) ' Ten billion dollars will
be required to finance the first
year of war," Secretary of the If
Treasury McAdoo said here this
afternoon, addressing bankers t
and business men on the "Lib-
erty bond" issue. ft
"We don'J intend to be
dragged at the wheels, of any
military autocracy as Belgium
has been," McAdoo said.
t
New Tork. May 21. (U. P.) Amer
ica's first offensive of the war the
$2,000,000,000 loan drive is in full
swing today. Reports gathered by the
United Presa from every part of the
country showed the nation's energies
concentrated in a tremendous effort to
make the issue a winner.
Millions of people are engaged in
the mighty campaign. In ecores of
cities and towns the walls are pi
tered with slogans "Buy a bond for
baby," "Ring the liberty bell again.
Finance your boy on the finng line."
and "Put a bond in every home."
Some cities report slow sales, due
to an Idea that the loan is over-sub
scribed. Headquarters here declare it
is not half subscribed.
Billy Sunday Joins More.
Pittsburg's pledge Is 330.000.000, the
allotment $50,000,000. Boy Scouts dls
trlbuted cards, 200 bond salesmen and
100 orators are leading the fight.
New Tork took two powerful short
arm punches at the Liberty loan -today.
"Liberty booths" in red, white and
blue were opened In the Fifth avenue
and down-town ahoppiagr center stores.
with young women In charge taking
subscriptions.
"Dig down, you folks," Billy Sunday
told Gothamltes today, "and get behind
the government in this new loan.
Everybody with $50 buy a bond. I'm
going to buy a few."
In St. Louis the 'Tond in every home"
slogan originated. The total subscrip
tions in the Cleveland federal reserve
district are estimated at $100,000,000.
Private subscriptions are going slowly
there. Detroit city subscribed $100,
000,000 as an example to otner munici
palities. "Buy a bond for baby," is going big
In Madison, Wis. Five hundred thou-
(Oootlnaed on Page Four. Column Four)
F
T IS
CLIMAX OF INTENSITY
Numerous Divisions of Aus-
tnans Fresh From Russian
Line, Join Struggle,
By John H. Hearley.
Rome, May 21. (U. P) Climbing
seemingly inaccessible heights, amid
clouds of enemy shells, and singing
patriotic songs all the while, Italian
troops today were still pushing for
ward north of Gorizla. The fighting
Is now reaching a climax of intensity,
with numerous fresh Austrian divis
ions, transferred airect from the Rus
sian front, thrown into action.
Men fight from behind rocks and bar
riers of stones hastily thrown together,
or from caves and dug-outs'cut in the
granite ridges. With the ground so
ridged and broken, "waves", of the
Italian advance generally break up intb
knots of fighters, where small groups
must match their individual resources
and strength against the enemy.
Along the Mount Cucco sector, today
General Cadorna's singing soldiers cap
tured a wnoie row or underground bar
rack spaces. The dug-outs had evident
ly been furnished for Teuton officers.
They were luxiously fitted up and
stocked with a huge supply of wines
and other comforts.
Mexican Snipers
Fire on U. S. Guard
Washington, May 21. (U. P.) A
clash between American border troops
and Mexicans was reported officially
to the state department today.
The message said that a group of
filibusterers crossed to the American
side near Nogales and were captured
by American army men and customs
officers. Included in those captured
were George Holmes, designated as an
American, and Manuel Gonzales, form
erly secretary to Hipillto Villa, An
other message told of firing from n
house en the Mexican side near Nogales
upon an American soiaier. tie re
turned the fire and the trouble ceased.
FIGHTING
ITALIAN
RON
REACHING
PATRIOTIC DUTY-BUY A
U. S. Plans to
Build Fleet of
Mine Sweeps
Secretary Daniels Confers AMth
Shipbuilders Hegarding Construc
tion of 24 Vessels.
Washington. May 21. (U. P.)
Contracts for 38 merchant vessels navo
been executed to date by the emerg-
nirv fleet corooratlon. United States
shipping board, it was announced to
dav.
To speed up construction of S com
bination mine-sweepers and sea-going
tugs. Secretary Daniels today conferred
with a delegation of 12 shipbuilders
representing all of the principal shit
building yards in the country. Daniels
explained the necessity of quick work
on the boats and called upon the ship
builders for aid.
He assured the builders that the gov
ernment would cooperate with them In
procuring labor and material. Already
the government has arranged to fur
nish certain plates vand other steel
needed by expediting shipment.
The new mine-sweepers will be of
1000 tons. They are to be sturdy,
powerful boats. Although officials re
fused to comment, it was said the. new
boats might be used to cooperate with
the British fleet of mine-sweepers.
After their conference with Daniels,
the shipbuilders met Admiral Griffin.
with whom they, went over In greater
detail the plans for construction or
the shljjs. At a later conference with
Daniels the method of payment for the
new fleet was talked over. The gov
ernment favors payment on a profit
percentage basis.
Daniels said the biggest problem is
procuring skilled labor sufficient to
meet the demands of the navy pro
gram.
H1NDENBURG PLANS
T
Shattered and Exhausted Di
visions Sent From West to
East Front to Reform.
Armistice Officially Admitted.
London. May 21. (I. N. S.)
Considerable comment was
aroused here today by the of
ficial admission of Prince
Lvoff, the Russian premier
that an armistice exists on Xhe
eastern -front. The declaration,
which was -made in Petrograd
yesterday, was the first official
admission that fighting has
stopped between Russian and
German troops.
"The existing armistice at
the front, which gave the Ger
man chancellor a pretext to
formulate his idea of a separ
ate peace, dishonorable to Rus
sia, must cease," the premier
said.
By William 1'hillp Slmms
With the British Armies In the
Field. Mar 21. (U.. P,) Field Mar
shal von Hindenburg is shunting h!
shattered and exhausted divlslonr
from the west front to the northern
and eastern battle lines, where they
are being re-formed preparatory to a
drive on Petrograd.
In the meanwhile, fresh divisions
from the Russian front .are being sent
to France.
German prisoners revealed the pur
pose behind such a plan: as two-fold.
"We expect Hlndenborg to try to
take' Petrograd? said one today, "or
at- least additional Russian territory.
His purpose would be, first, to scare
Russia into a separate peace, and, sec
ond, to use his gains There as a lever
against the allies.
Zast Trout Unas How Thin.
"Just now, however, the east front
lines are thin. Exhausted divisions
end those whose losses have brought
them far below the regular strength,
are being transferred from France to
Russia. In retuj-n. fresn divisions on
the Russian front are being switched
here. Some from Russia are being
hurled against the British and French
without waiting for replacement on
th. Russian front."
From prisoners and ' the results of
raids. British headquarters estimated
(CoDdaded on Pe Foot, Column Three)
Senator Lane at
St. Francis Hospital
Kan Francisco. Cal, May 21. (U.
p.) United States Senator Lane of Ore
gon, who is seriously m at tne ti.
Francis hospital, is better, it was de
clared at the hospital "this afternoon.
He is not out of danger, however, It
was stated. '
Senator Lane- went to the hospital
last Thursday, suffering rrom heart
trouble and a genera'l breakdown, re
sulting from the strain of his work
during the present special session of
congress. t
Registration Hours
To Be 7 A. M. to 9
P. M.ffAnnounced
Washington, May 21. (V.
4 p.) A mistake In some of the
mimeographed copies of the -gt
president s proclamation re-
gardlng registration for the
s new army was corrected today
by the war department. The
m . hours of registration are from
7 a. m. to 9 p. m., not 7 to 7, on
June 5. m
DRIVE ON PETROGRAD
SAY GERMANS
AKEN
ANOTHER JOINT
BLOW IS STRUCK:
ON WEST FRONT
British and French Forces
Capture Positions, Former ;
in Bullecourt Section and ;-
Latter at Mont Cornillet.
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ACTION COMES AFTER
LULL OF NEARLY WEEK
French Troops Had Been
Kept Busy Repelling 6er:
man Counter Attacks.
London. May 21. O. P.) British-
and French forces struck another Joint
offensive blow today. FleU' Marshal
Hair's Tommies took additional sec-
Ions of General Hlndenburg's tine po.
sit'.ons, and General NivelVe i pollus , .
achieved a brilliant success in cap-
tare cf "several lines" of German .
trenches on the north alop-a of Monf ' ;
Cornillet.
The British advance was registered .
In the sector embracing Bullerosrt and ' '
Fontaines-les-Crolsilies.-the foundation . -. "
for the Oppy-Queant part of tee Min-
denburg line. It was made despite
massing of formidable fresh German
divisions from the Russian front. '
The French gains were all in tha . ;
Champagne district, in that section
rrom Kheims east to Aunertve,, where
six weeks ago General Nivella started 'm'
the general offensive timed with the"
British drive on Doual. ;
Resumption of the offenslvo by the :
Franco-British forces comes after.' j
nearly a week's lull. There had been
considerable fighting at Bull. court on v i
the British front, and that village was '
finally gained by the British, but there
was no general "drive" apparent lit . '
the action. On the French front. Gen-. j
eral Nivellc's troops had teen, kept ' ',
busy repelling unceasing waves of Ger- ; '
man counter attacks, launched for the "
most part in the Solssons-Rhelms sec' v
tor. and designed patently to relieve
pressure on Laon. X
Field Marshal Halg Reports.
London. May 21. U. P.) Further .
successes along the Hindenburg Mb
were achieved by British trees, in spirited
fighting last night. Field Mar
shal Haig reported today,
"At Bullecourt and Fontaines les
Cvetlllles alng the Hindenburg line ,
our success was continued at night and -counter
attacks repelled," the state- :
mem said.
"A Hindenburg line trench was cap
tured and ISO taken prisoner." Haig
continued. "A large number ef dead
were found there. Two German di
visions haye been engaged there sine
yesterday morning.
"At Loos we conducted a successful
raid. Southwest of Messlnes enemy,
raiders were driven off."
French Capture Prisoners.
Paris. May 21. (U. P.) General
Ntvelle's troops started another of-'
fensive today.
Capture of several lines of German -
(Continued on Pare Four, Ooiama Tare)
DYNAMITE IS USED TO
CHECK BIG FIRES THAT
SWEP ATLANTA, GA.
Flames Breaks Out in Three I -Sections
of City at Oncej j ;
Damage Heavy, '!
Atlanta. Ga., May 11. (I. N. S.)
Three fires in widely separated aee-
tions of Atlanta started almost slmul-i
laneousiy ims anernoon ana in I lie tea j .
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heavy property loss. Twenty-five reel- ,
lences in one Section war reV
duced to ashes and the blase;
is threatening a larsa warehouse, t
inirty cottages were destroyed lnr.
another part of the city, - and the;
fire there was not under control at I-'
o'clock. Three of the most pretentious i
homes In Gordon street were com-
pletely destroyed In the third fire. .:i
At S o'clock the Edge wood avenue -fire
had spread three blocks northward; ':
pain iwu Diwai wiui wa.a ruw across
AUDurn avenue 10 ,uia w neat street..
traveling rapiaiy to tne more substan-
tial residences beglnnlag at Irwin
streett -s
At 3:15 p. m. the fire department r
has ordered many houe dynamited -
which lie in the Dath of the onisaetM.
g flames, hoping to check the fir. '
All residents are moving out Of their .
nouses as far north as Pine street. .
A pro.perty loss approaching fZ,t09.-
uuu was mi ihyw wrougni dp W .
o ciock mis anernoon. in luunes
started In a small cottage-in Edge-
fire has Just passed East avenue and
is within a few blocks of Ponce De
ieon Daseoaii para. vv-:. -.-'
Red Cross chapters and other char--t
table organizations are already at
worn relieving mc unirnani ana name
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less and trying to provide for shelter
for them tonight. The great auditor- -
lum is being filled with tots to be us4 ,
. Several surrounding towns including
Griffin. Athens and Rome, rushed. fir
apparatus to Atlanta to help fight the '
names, the first arriving from Griffin 'i
shortly after 4 o'clock. . :
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