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; .- .-. -, -. .,- THE WKATHEH -vV CLOCK 4U Tonight and Saturday unset 1 1 e d, probably ihowers; south erly winds. Hu midity 59. CM TEAMS A YD VTW STANDS FIVE CENTS VOL, XVI. NO. 23. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 8. 1917. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. CONFERENCE IS PROPOSED BY AUSTRIA J General Rohr Authorizes Del egation Representing Aus trian Army to Make Formal Offer to Organization in Control in Russia. SEPARATE PEACE MAIN OBJECT OF PROPOSITION McNary Sworn In-as Senator at NoonToday New Oregon Representative in Up per' House Is Escorted to Place By Senator Chamberlain. Washington, June 8. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Charles L. McNary was sworn in as senator at. 12:05 o'clock today. His credentials were presented as soon as the senate convened by Senator Cham berlain, who eecorted his new col league to the vice president's desk, wherti he fas greeted by Vice Presi dent Marshall, who administered the oath. Senator McNary was assigned a seat in the third row on the Republican side at tne extreme left of the vice president. The chair is one heretofore occupied by Senator Lewis. He is seated next to Senator New of In diana. The new member was warmly welcomed by other senaiurt. Before the senate convened he visited the senate press gallery and met the Washington correspondents. BRITISHTR00P3 FORGE AHEAD IN BELGIAN DRIVE CHILDREN DRILL FOR ROSEBUD PARADE Dress rehearsal this morning of Ladd school contingent in preparation for annual event which will take place on first day of Rose Festival next week. The children executed all the figures under the direction of Robert Krohn, physical director of the Portland public schools. Their drill was noteworthy for the remark able precision with which it was executed. The children, 120 in number, are to represent the national emblem. PORTLAND GEIS it Haig Calls Position Captured Yesterday One of the Enemy's Most Important Strongholds in the West. Delegates, Including Two Generals, Visit Kishineff, Escorted by Russian Sol diers; Arrest of Party Is Ordered From Petrograd. EVERY STEP OF DRIVE IS FIERCELY OPPOSED Germans Mass Reserves, But Show No Evidence of Snap ping Back Into Line. By William (J. Shepherd Patrograd, June s. tU. P Formal proposals for a separate peace have bt-en instituted by the Austrian Gen eral Rohr. He authorizes a delega tion from each Austrian division on the front to enter the Russian lines and propose such a compact, it was reported here today. Simultaneously, news was received of a delegation of Austrians, including two generals, who were in Kishineff urging a conference with the work men's and soldiers' council. They were accompanied by a delegation of Uus slan soldiers. Orders were issued for their arrest. City Proclaims Autonomy Complete autonomy has been pro claimed by the Pereyaslav district, ac cording to word received here today Inhabitants there have refused to fur nish supplies, even for troops at the front, and have sent their own repre sentatives to" meet with the troops. Pereyaslav Is ft city in southern Rus sia, 150 miles west of Poltava and near the-Dneiper. Its population is about 16,000; BatiiA Kanara In Balance. fcus4a- is hanging In the balance be tween eaarlsm and moblsm. America and tne allies must lace the facts square ly. Under present conditions Russia will not fight. Conditions may change. There is a possibility ttiat order may come out of the governmental chaos. There is nothing today to indicate its approach. No man strong enough to control has yet, grasped the Russian helm. Min ister of War Keransky, on whom hope ' has centered, is, despite ill-health, working day and night. But even his (Uontluupd on Fs Tto, Column Four.) MONDAY IS LAST DAY CANDIDATES MAY FILE Two Bills Introduced Washington. June 8. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)- Senator Chamberlain today introduced a bill to suspend the law requiring the working of mining claims and im provement of desert land entries dur ing the war for the benefit of the men who enlist. He also introduced a bill to restore Dr. J. Shelley Saurman of Burns, Or., a retired assistant sur geon of the navy, to the active list, Lr. Saurman being a few months over the aje limit. No Cruiser for Festival Washington, June 8. (WASHING TON. BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Secretary of the Navy Daniels informs Senator Chamberlain no naval vessel can be detailed for the Portland Rose Festival, nor can a detail be made of marine corps recruits. GOETHALS RELIEVES 10 OF ASSISTANTS AS DISPUTE RESULT Controversy Over Steel and Wooden Ship Construction by U, S, Reaches Head, Berlin. June 8. (1. N. P.) The Ger man troops holding the salierts out of Yprcs, in Belgium, have been with drawn to previously prepared posi tions, the German war office an nounced today. London. June 8. (U. P.) "The po sition we captured yesterday was one of the enemy's most important, strong holds on the western front." Field Marshal Haig reported todav. "The position captured dominated the Ypres salient," Field Marshal Haig explained in his afternoon statement, 'and save the enemy complete obser vation. He neglected no precaution to render it impregnable to battle, be cause it was a gauge of the ability of the Germans. Advance Made Difficult "Our advance was under conditions favorable to him. With the enemy s knowledge that the attack was im pending, and despite the difficulties and disadvantages we had to overcome. the assault and subsequent attacks were in exact accordance with the time table. "Nineteen deep mines were exploded simultaneously early in the morning. "Our mines completely wecked tha front tnd support trenches. Within a few minutes our infantry carried the enemy first line on the whole front, and, scarcely pausing, pressed up the Messines-Wytschaete ridge. Three hours from the commencement of the attack we stormed the entire crest and shortly afterward Messines and Wyts chaete were captured. Bear Defeases Become Objective "On1 the second stage we pushed down the eastern slopes and advanced toward the powerful German rear de- ft: Wits Am'4h ' ! f fc- W i -y . NEW YARDS FOR WOODEN SHIPS I fix l f :: 1 i 1 Largest Plant of Its Kind in World Will Be Located Here, and Two Other Yards With Big Payrolls. ' u- 1 50 SHIPS FOR FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO RISE C. F. Swigert Closes Deal With New York Firm for Mammoth Yards. (OoBtlnued on Page Two, Column Two) Contracts for Wooden BMpe et Washington, June 8. (U. P.) The shipping board announced today that contracts for 160 wooden ships had been let with in the past 10 days. 100 ships to the Southern Pine association and 60 to various firms on the western coast, with an option for 40 more et the same price. LAVA SETS FIRE TO MANY BUILDINGS Volcanic Disturbance and Earthquake Cause Heavy Damage in Central America FOR H O L DIRECTOR Washington, June 8. The dif ferences among the men who are to build the American ships to keep the allies supplied came to a head sudden ly today when General Goethals re lieved of their duties F. A. Eustis, as sistant general manager of the Unit Hi States Emergency Fleet corporation, and F. H. Clark, consulting engineer of the corporation. Goethals' action followed rumblings of trouble as to building of the mer chant fleet that have been heard for some weeks, the dispute being over So Far Only Two Persons wd,i vesS Have Announced a Desire to Serve as Board Member, Monday will be the last day on which . candidates for director at the coming school election of June 16 will be able to file their applications with the school clerk. The ballots will be sent to the printer some time Monday The first information was that Satur day would be the last day. District School Clerk Thomas today eald that, although the ballots prob ably would be in the printer's hands early Monday, he' would see to- it that any names presented on that day wouia De inciuaea. xso provision is made by law, he said, for the last day of filing, and it is a rule to, hold the list open as long as possible. Candi dates whose names do not appear on the ballot may have them written in by the voters. Two Candidates File So far only two persons have filed their applications for the election. They are Mrs. Ina Coleman, 1284 East Sixth street ndrth. president of the Woodlawn Parent-Teacher association. and U. DeWitt Majtscn, 1240 Royal Court, general manager for the West ern rarquar Machinery company. It Is considered likelv that J. Y Beach, present chairman of the board, will be a candidate to succeed himself. Director O. M. Plummer, in the event that he Is retired this year and which (Continued on Page Four. Column FlTe) Steamer Ellen Is Now Upside Down Gtoetnals' position. Attacked The first real cign of serious dif ferences came when Goethals, at a dinner in New York, declared the ships to be built should be constructed of steeL Two days later Chairman Den- man of the federal shipping board is sued a statement in which he deplored the fact that Goethals had "discussed government shipbuilding policies at at dinner attended by steel men." Goethals did not reply to Denman's statement. Last night Eustis and Clark Issued formal statements attacking Goethals and charging him with "deliberately Steamer Southland Sunk; Five Killed London Cable Says 38 Are lUsslnff; Vessel Torpedoed While En Bonte From Liverpool to Philadelphia. New York, June 8. Five persons were killed and 2S are missing as a result of the torpedoing and sinking of the steamer Southland, of the In ternational Mercantile Marine com pany, a cable received at the steam chip, offices here this afternoon stated. The Southland was Iwund from Liv erpool to Philadelphia when she met with disaster. There were about 1 2w men in the liner's crew, a number of them Americans. So far as known, the Southland car ried no passengers. 1 There is still some hope that some of the missing will yet be rescued, the cable said. Five Americans are among those saved. They are: A. McCoy, Los An geles; Jacob Houser, Middletown, Pa.; Albert Lyons, Bridgewater, Mass.; James Geoghegham, Salamanca, N. Y., and John McNeil, Providence, R. L The Southland was formerly the Vaderland. and was engaged in Trans- Panama City, June 8. (I. N. S.) Widespread damage to property was caused by the earthquake and volcanic eruption in the republic of San Salvador today. Details were meager, but from advices received here, it was evident that many buildings were destroyed In San Salvador and the surrounding country. Flames and molten lava from the crater of the volcano of San Salvador, three miles north of the city of the same name, lighted up the surrounding country for miles and forest fires were started by the hot cinders. HOLD REHEARSALS FOR ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE ChHdren, 120 of Them, Will Represent National Em blem on Flag Dayv ENGLAND; RECEIVES (Concluded on Page Sixteen. Column Two) German-Haitian Relations Broken London, June 8. (U. P.) Relations between Germany and Haiti have been formally broken off, according to a Central News dispatch from Amster dam todav The Dalles, Or., June 8. The steam tr Ellen lies bottom side up at The Dalles port, having been towed hero last night by the steamer Dalles City. The Ellen was stranded on a rock in Yhre Mile Rapids two miles above here. The Dalles City went to her rescue last night and pulled her off the rock. The Ellen immediately turned turtle. The four men were not on the et earn or when the accident occurred. The Ellen will remain here until low water when the steamer will be left on the beach where it can easily be righted and re-launched. PHONE YOUR SUNDAY "WANT AD" TO THE JOURNAL Anytirrie Up to 7:30 P. M. Saturday Experienced and competent "want ad" takers, courteous and obliging, will receive your ad vertisement and word it for you if desired. Telephone ads will be charged only to those whose names ap pear in either of the telephone directories. "Want ads" received between 7:30 and 8:00 P. M. will be in serted under "Too Late to Classify" CALL MAIN 7173 ORA-6051 atlantic passenger service until March, 1915, when she was taken over by the British government. She was of 7490 tons net register, and 560 feet long. Canada May Have No Draft Registration Hew Conscription Clanse to Provide Calling Out of all Hales Between 20 and 45 By Units. Ottawa, Ont., June 8. (U. P.) conscription witnout registration is a proposed clause in the government's forthcoming war bill. Thereunder all males between 20 and 45 will be considered conscriptablo, unless they prove their right before a local board to exemption. The first call will be for single men between 20 and 25, the second for single men, 25 to SO, the third for mar ried men, 20 to 25, and the fourth for married men, 25 to 30. Exemption boards will be appointe. by local, not federal authorities, w'it; wide power for exempting men in industries. American Destroyers Convoy Steamer That Bears Com mander Across Atlantic. Minister Ixmg Reports Washington. June 8. (U. P.) An Important section of the central busi ness part of San Salvador, Central America, was destroyed, the Ameri can legation building was rendered uninhabitable and all other city prop erty apparently made untenable by ar. earthquake, fire and volcano erup tion Thursday night, according to ad vices from Minister Long to the state department this afternoon. Long's message, undated, apparently was sent Thursday night. It reported severe earthauakes from 6:35 p. m. to 8:45 when the volcano of San Sal vador began to belch forth fire and smoke toward Quetzaltepeque. One final severe shock was followed by Jecreasing tremors. Dry ashes fell in a steady streak over the city. Long said the fire in the business section" seemed to be un der control at the time his message was sent. No deaths had been reported at that time and the legation records are re ported safe. The city of San Salvador had a pop ulation of 59,544 at the last census. It is situated on a small stream which flows into the Pacific ocean and was founded in 1525,, being only three miles distant from the volcano of the same name. The city contains a national university, the national palace, a cath edral, national library, botanical gar dens and is a center of the indigo trade. San Salvador was greatly damaged by earthquakes in 1854, 1872 and 1879 The seismograph at Georgetown uni versity early today recorded "severe" earthquake shocks, presumably at a distance of 2000 miles- from here. The disturbance began at 7:57 at;t night ind lasted until 9:25. The maximum remois were reached about 8:07. Dress rehearsals are the rule fr Portland's annual Rose Festival. If you see some fairy tripping along the street don't rub your eyes ani wonder. Rather remember that th festival begins next week with the glamor of the rose commingled wit "a the spirit of patriotlsrr. The park blocks in front of the Lad.t school were the scene of the first dress rehearsal of the children wm will take part in Wednesday morn ing's parade, the opening feature oi the rose show. Professor Robert Krohn and his assistant. Miss Johanna Cramer of the Ladd Rchool. were in charge. national Emblem Represented The children are to represent the national emblem and more than 120 girls are In the one feature. SeveraJ other schools will also pre sent special feature, the rehearsals for which are being carried on daily. The Royal Rosarians sent out the invitationc for their ball at Cotillion hall, June 15, today. This has been an annual feature of the Rose Festival for several years. Patrlotlo Idea Prevails Work on placing the Statue of Lib erty in the Court of Patriotism was finished and florists began the work of transforming Its base into a huge floral bed. Other work at Festival headquarters is going on with the new patriotic idea being worked out on every hand. IF OREGON SHALL MEET LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA With End of Campaign Only Six Days Off, Businessmen Redouble Their Efforts, Th larpcst wood shipbuilding plant in the United Slatrs. and two addi tional plant, eai h or which will em ploy many men. are to he established shortly in Pi-tland. Yor, iHine fiom the east today that Charlrn F. SwiKTt. president of the Pai lftr Itridse i-fimpany, had arranged with the Foundation company, a big firm of New York engineers, to put in h mammoth yard here at which wooden s!;i'K wlil lie turned out. Fifty Snips for Prance The first ."n vessels are said to be for t tie French government, while more may he . onsti n -ted for the American government or private account. This latter matter is not clearly stated It the information, however, and It had. been understoi here that the firm , had ceased negotiating with the Amerr ican government. The Foundation company has been awarded rontracte on the Atlantic coast by the government, however, and may plan on diverting some of them here Swigert has been In the eat as rep resentative of the Portland Chamber of Commen-e but resigned fiom that poet when this opportunity offered, and L. J. Wcntworth was sent bark In his stead. Swigert Is well known here aa head of the old City & Huburtan Rall way Co., the Pacific Bridge company, (Concluded on ! fllxtrcn. Column Twe) London. June 8. (U. P.) A notable assembly met Major General John J. Pershing on his arrival in London late this afternoon. At the railway station were Lord Derby, minister of war Lord French, commander-in-chief of the home defense forces; Sir Francis Lloyd; American Ambassador Walter Hines Pag; Vice Admiral Sims. U. S. N.; General Robertson, and a number of others. Pershing's military escort lined up in formal fashion at Fuston railway station, while the British military staff reviewed them. Then they hur ried off to their -quarters. General Pershing established head quarters at the Savoy hotel. Officers and men accompanying the American (OmtlDUd on Tour. Column Kour) Watch It Rise Three Enemy Planes Downed by British London. June 8. (U. P.) Three en emy aeroplanes were downed by Brit ish se&Dlanes around Dixmude. an of ficial statement said today. The Brit ish flyers attacked two northeast of Dixmude and downed both out of con trol. A single British pilot sent a third whirling vdown In the northeast ern part of the city itself, Illinois Gets Training Camp "Washington, June 8. (I. N. S.) Secretary of the Navy Daniels late this afternoon authorized the construction- at Great Lakes. 111., of housing and training facilities for 15,000 add! tional apprentice seamen. Cecil C. Hawley To Go to France Washington, June 8. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Cecil C. Hawley. son of Representa tive Hawley. has been ordered to Join engineer officers" reserve corps In training at American Lake. In about two months he will proceed with a division of engineers to France to en gage in construction work. For sev eral years he has been doing engineer ing work In San Francisco. More Destroyers Expected Paris, June 8. (I. N. S.) The Ma tin stated today that another flotilla of American destroyers and patrol boats Is expected In European waters shortly to engage in submarine bunt ing and convoy service. Two More Sites for Cantonment Camps Washington, June 8 (U. P.) Chil- licothe, Ohio; and Petersburg, Va.. were today selected as sites for canton ment camps for the new army. U. S. Naval Aviators' Arrive in France Ready for Battle 4 Washington. June 8. (I. N. fcj S s.) The first regular American k f fight. ng force was today on IBq Sssj French soil. It comprised 100 to expert and prospective naval B4 aviators who are to cooperate to to with the French nayvy in meet- to to inK the submarine peril off the to to French coast and also to aid to to the badly pressed American to to aviation section on the west- to to ern battle front. to to These experts are all officers fcj to In the United States navy. They to landed at a French port today to B and will proceed to get Into fcj a active service immediately. The to Si expert aviators include among to Si others Lieutenants G rat tan O. to a Dlchman. and Kenneth Whiting to Bi and Lieutenants (Junior grade) to sj Godfrey De C Chevalier and SSi B Virgil C. Griffin as well as It, 1 others who already have made to B their mark in the United to bj States navy s aviation service, to Meeting at Hippodrome Don"t forget the big Liberty loan public meeting Saturday. It will be held at the Hippo drome theatre, Broadway and Yamhill street, at 12.15 p. m., and Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian chunch. will be principal speaker. Wil liam M. Ladd. president of the Ijidd & Tilton bank, and chair man of the Liberty loan pub licity committee, will preside. C. A. Miller of San Francisco will speak on the Investment advantages of the bond and an swer all questions. An extensive musical pro gram has been arranged. The Ad club quartet will give sev eral numbers and Frank B. Henr.essy will sing a solo, "America, My America," com posed by a Portland girl. The Third Oregon reg-imental band will lead the parade before the meeting and play at the theater. RED CROSS CHAIRMAN $8,500,000 6,000,000 5,500,000 5,250,000 5,000,000 4,750,000 4,500,000 4,250,000 4,000,000 3,750,000 3,500,000 3,250,000 3,000,000 2,750,000 2,500,000 2,250,000 2,000,000 LIBERTY LOAN Friday's grand total for state $4,169,500 The state outside of Portland 1,425,350 Total for Portland 2,734,120 Friday's Portland subscrip tions 337,650 Friday's outside subscrip tions , 34.60 LEAVES FOR BOISE TO ' AID GEM STATE WORK After Idaho Conference Sat urday, ' Mr, Corbett Will ,: Visit in Eastern Oregon, c The highly important matter of get ting a number of large subscriptions to the Liberty loan is being Jiscussed by the financial division of the Oregon general committee at the First Na tional bank this afternoon. With the end of the campaign six days distant, the business men of this city who are working to see that Port land does not fall down In its quota are becoming greatly agitated. $4,330,500 Still Weeded The number of large subscriptions. amounts running into five and six fig ures, are very few, probably under 20. The number is not exactly frnown, be cause the banks have adopted a policy of not making public the names of in dividual subscribers. Based on figures reported today. Portland, to reach her quota of $6.- 000,000 in thrt few days remaining, must subscribe $3,265,850. The state, including Portland, must subscribe $4,330,500 In crder not to fall down on her gross quota of $8. .00, 000. And it is entirely probable that Port land may not have six days left In Henry 1.. Corbett, representing- Jhe national war council of the Red Cross tor this diKirict. left for Boise thia morning to direct the "set up" work . In connection with local financial cant- ' palgtis throughout the "Gem" atate Mr. C-.rbett will meet the state and local leaders there In a conferen-ie .' Saturday and will then double bark to Baker, and go over the organization plans with the various Red Cross dls- trlcts In the eastern part of the state ana from there be will make a similar tour through central Oregon early next week and get the detailed machinery for the handling of the $400,006 state . drive In full motion before returning to Portland to assist In the general supervision of tho final plans for the local drive. Pendleton SVeadr Tor Drive Organisation of the state by coun ties and districts Is now well under' way and L. O. Nichols, state cam paign manager, has a very busy cor ner at Red Cross headquarters, where reports and queries are coming In by telephone, telegraph and mall front all over Oregon. A telegrx.ni this morning from Leon Cohen, chairman of the executive committee at Pendleton, says that organization is complete at that point for a thorough drive covering all of Coneluii-J n T'aire Knirt--n. Column Tine) (Cooeludrd on Page Two. Column For.) Brother of Villa Is Liberty Bond Buyer. K1 Paso. Texas. June 8. tU. P.) Hlpolito Villa tor'.ay purchased a 10 Liberty bond from a local bank. He announced that his brother, Franiaoo Villa, Intends to buy $1000 worth At the bonds. Liberty Loan Facts No. XI A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE AND TO INVEST In asking you to buy a Liberty Bond, the United States Government does not ask you to spend your money. It offers you a splendid oppor tunity to save and to invest. The effect of the successful subscription of the Liberty Loan, and the huge contemplated purchases by the government and our allies In this country, will create a situation where every man and every woman, who is capable of working. Is going to have more work than they ever had before in their lives, and at good pay. The great selling campaign now being carried on to sell Liberty Bonds will stimulate more thrift and more saving by the American peo ple. The result will be that you, who now buy Liberty Bonds from your current savings, win find you are acquiring the Saving Habit, and you need have no fear that your income will be curtailed during this period. The increase in savings deposits in all the belligerent nations during the war is complete proof of the above. BUY A LIBERTY BOND TODAY AT YOUR BANK AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE, AT YOUR POSTOFF1CE A RICH MAN'S MONEY IS NOT TOO OLD TO FIGHT-MOBILIZE YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS-BUY LIBERTY BONDS 4