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VOL. XVI. NO. 49.
' PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10. 1917. SIXTEEN PAGES
ESS;
Members of Belgian Commission Arrive in Portland, Are Greeted by Reception Committee
THEME OF ALL
t a
OREGON GIVES
HANDS TO MEN
FROM BELGIUM
mm
DAY S SESSIONS
Shower of Roses Greets the
Members of Commission
From That Heroic Nation
Crumpled in Onslaught.
BARON MONCHEUR STEPS
SMILINGLY FROM TRAIN
Own Hope Renewed, He Says,
When American Nation
Entered War.
Heroic Belgium'
commissi on of
pratitude to Amer
ica was welcomed
to Portland this
morning.
Karon Moncheur.
lieutenant General
l.erlercq. Major
Osterieth and the
other were welcomed with the cordial ,
handclasps of the city's leading busl- J
ncss men, the govornnr, the mayor and .'
the commissioners. They were wel- !
comcl with h shower of Portland's
perfect roscH and with a morning of I
clear Kold. J
Paco Lig-hts With Smllo !
Baron
ci.'il com
loncheur, chief of the spe- '
"tnmlsslon from Belgium, gave
return to the welcome of officials and ,
flowers and nature in a sentence or .
two. Coming fro::i his car at the
North Bank depot hp bared his head
to the sun; his wrinkled, kindly face
lighted with a smile.
"We. have been saying that this is
liko Kngland, but with grander nature
and jrremc: beauty." ho commented
"We contrast it with our beloved Bel
gium, for I here we use every corner
and here you. have great spaces. '
Hope Benewed By America
"But In Belgium we have hope. We
never gave tip our hope. It was our
hope and our love of country that kept -Belgium
fighting on bitterly, ceaseless
ly. When we learned that the great
United States had come Into the war
our hope was renewed. Here was a
country of 100,000,000 people, a country
of ehaustless riches, a country of
splendid generosity and wonderful
kindness.
"When the United States came Into i
(Oonehided on Page Two, Column One)
BENSON GETS ANGRY;
ARE PLAYING POLITICS
Issue of Location of Highway
in Columbia County Comes
to Crisis at Meeting,
Chairman Benson of the state high
way commission, today told the other
two members of the commission that
. . . .1
doing business.
"If you are to continue to do so,"
he said, "we had better resign and get
a new commission."
The discord aroae over the location
of the Columbia river highway in
Columbia county, a subject which has
been a bone of contention since the
highway was surveyed three years
ago and which figured in the recall of
a county court.
Whan the commission met today tho
matter was brought to an Issue by
County Commissioner Harvey, who
asked tha commission to decide on the
route for the reason that it- was im
portant that his court should know as
soon aa possible that rights of way
could be Becured.
Bauson Wants Actios
Chairman Benson wanted to take ac
tion. He said the county court of
Columbia county was entitled to a de
cision and that it was business to make
one.-. Commissioner Thompson remained
firm in his resolve to defer. He finally j
conceded that he might decide before
the session of the commission was
ended. j
Commissioner Adams Indicated that :
he agreed with Thompson.
'After Harvey left the room the
r atorm broke. "You fellows are play
ing politics," said Benson. "It Is not
fair to Columbia county to' defer de
cision." It is not right and It is not
business. If you are going to keep on
playing politics and not do business '
we may as well send in our resigns-'
tions so a new commission can be ap
pointed.; "We had a hearing at St. Helens
yesterday. It did no good. You are
going all around over the, state hold-
ing hearings on these local differ
ences. It will do no good. You are
only playing politics."
ExecntlYe Session Held
The longer Benson talked the "mad
der" be got.
He admitted that he was "mad"
clear through. Here I have been
studying'' thN question for two years.
and I think I ought to know something
rocalttroublesd in line county or Una-
till. m . .. TmY.. v. n . . i .
-ict iuiii.;. " igr .duuuiu hoi. my
opinion on matters in my district be
worth something? I do not know,
Thompson, what influences are con
SAYS COMMISSIONERS
trolling you.' I A French Seaport. July 10. (By
Commissioner Thompson called at- Agence Radio to the I. N. S.) An
tention to the fact that It was lunch American yacht ha? arrived here with
time, and suggested that the commis- several members of the crew all Ha r
slon interrupt the quarrel long enough vard gTaruates suffering . from slight
to - eat. -,v v. . ' burns and Inhaling smoke while fight-
After, tha recess Benson and Thomp- ing a fire to-the bunkers. !; TheJr" had
on want into executive session, , enlisted aa. stokers and seamen.
It I w i-'$ IP UV tfT 111 J. III
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Plfctnr of Belgian commissioners
Count d'Ursel; Major General
commander of First regiment
Greek Donates
His All to Red
Cross, Enlists
San Francisco Restaurant Man
j Gives His fcife and Property to
San Francisco.. July 10. 1. N. S.)
John Lampas. born in Greece, today j
has in the world i
gave everything he
to the Red Cross, then enlisted in the
United States army as an Infantryman.
He gave hia big touring car, a gold
watch, a bankbook with 521 to his ac
count and 25 in cash to the Red Cross.
max s ail J. - io iuu
through tears at the recruiting head-
1 quarters ' but still i nave my me.
"If I Bet out of the war with only
, my hands I will be satisfied. I will
! make more money. I've always worked
, with my hands."
Lampas is 26 year old. He has
been in the restaurant business in
this country for nine years.
The money and automobile repre
' senta his savings of years. He is glad
i that he can go to help a country that
' for nine
living.
years has afforded him a
Proposed Increases
Wiped Out by L CO.
Washington, July 10. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The interstate commerce commission
has Wiped from its alato the proposed
increased rates on poles from Pacific
Coast, transcontinental shipments Of
bottles and east-bound canned goods.
This follows as result of the decision
in the 15 per cent advance case. "Rail
roads are now cancelling numerous
proposed increases which had been sus
pended by the commission, pursuant to
the understanding they had 'entered.
The Oregon Public Service commission
was the leading party in the bottle
rate' case, because of the effect on
loganberry and like industries.
Fred Harper Is
Chief of All Elks
Boston, Mars., July 10. (I. N. S.)
Fred Harper. Of Lynchburg. Va, was
today elected grand exalted ruler of
the grand lodge of Elks at their con
vention, here. Tha vote, was 1J03 tor
Harper and 30& for John W. Stevenson
of Fulton, N. T. . Atlantic City was
chosen as the place for the next con
vention. HcirVcird StlldeiltS
Have Exciting Trip
and orae of th eceTOdn Tomiirlttwsr taken t rthe s Pfurth ' Bank"'
Mathlea Leclercq; GoYernor Withycombe; Baron Moncheur, head of
of guides of the Belgian army, and Captain T. C. Cook, U. 8. A.
DANGERQU3 FOR
SAYS HQLLWEG
Chancellor Reported to Have
- Voiced Adherence to Pol
icy of Annexation and In
demnity Before Reichstag.
Two . Seslgnatlona Reported
Amsterdam, July 10. (U. P.)
Unconfirmed reports received
here today state that the kaiser
has decided to accept the resig
nations of Foreign Secretary
Zimmermann and Vice Chan
cellor Helfferich.
Zurich, July 10. (By Agence
Radio to I. N. S.) At a con
ference of the National Liberty
party yesterday evening it was
unanimously decided to demand
the Immediate resignation of
Chancellor Von Bethmann Holl
weg. Washington, July 10 (L N. Si)
The political storm that is sweeping
Germany is growing more severe -every
hour, according to advices reaching the
state department -late this afternoon:
It Is only in its first stages and the
crisis 'may -not be reached for.' several
days, declares tha Hmhnrjr Frenden
blatt, which: describes the-situation as
the most serious in Germany's politi
cal lire since the beginning of the
war.: internal reorganization are as
much' a part, of it aa the 'fundamental
question, of war and peace, this paper
says. "The Vorwaerts simply asks,
"Quo Vadis, Germaa'lar'
' ' , . i .
Berlin, July 10. (By Agence Radio
to I. NV! :- S.) ?The German news
papers Vqsal'sche Zeitung. Lokal An
sieger and Berliner Tageblatt all print
articles - enegetically . requesting- the
German government to adopt a policy
of an early peace without . annexa
tions and 4 indemnities.
The Berliner Tageblatt mention
Prince Buelow . or Count Herling or
Dr. Roedern as the probable succes
sor to Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl-weg.
Zurich. July 10. (By Agence Radio
to the. I. N. S.) "Germany must fight
to the last' gasp! .
"With these words Chancellor von
Beihmann-Hollweg announced to the
world, that peace is still far distant,
said an official dispatch from Berlin
today. .
Tha Taeglische Rundschau of Berlin
was gives as authority for the German
chancellor's declaration, as the speech
waa made In secret on Monday before
the j main committee or the reichetag.
iCooclud en rage Twelve, Cahu&a Onei
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Aux Commissionaires Beiges
Messieurs:
Portland, la ville des roses, souhaite la bienvenu
a vous!
Votre courage . et fortitude sous les crimes
honteux et outrageants du malfaitetir universel a
gagne pour vous V affection sympathique dumonde
eclaire.
Sur Vautel de patriotistne vous avez sacrifie vos
moyens et vos vies.
Mais ce que vous avez perdu, vous sera restitue.
Derriere le masque de culture se cache un
vautour misanthrope et un ravisseur d'hommes.
L'humanite n'endurera pas cette devastation de
les biens les plus cherts. Voilal Le jour de la
revanche viendra. Ca-ira! Alors la Belgique elle
s'elevera libre, hereuse, puissant e, comme autrefois.
Que cela soit faitel
Vive la Belgique! Vive les Etats Unisl
Vive la liberie et la gloirel
FRENCH FLIER
EXPL
FACTORY AT ESSEN
'
One Hundred Workmen Re
ported Killed or Wounded
by Bombs.-
The Hague. July 10 (I. N. S.) A
quarter of the Krupp plant at Essen
was destroyed by bombs dropped by. a
French airman, -according to a dis
patch printed In the Maestricht news
paper. Les Nouvelles. today. One
hundred workmen were reported killed
or wounded
With the French Armies In the Field,
July 10. (U. P.) France's latest ae
rial hero Is a territorial, a stolid, sub
stantial individual, 38 years old, for
merlv a nrosalc .hardware merchant-
He, is Sergeant Gallois. The feat whisfl
brought him fame was his flight to
Essen, center of Germany's great
i Krupp works, and bombardment of that
Industrial city.
There could be no more ap$ llluatra-
' TOeaelded on Pare Fear. Cnlama Xe
Trawler Destroys
. J Two Seaplanes
; London,. July I0. (U. "P.) Two Gr'
man seaplanes were destroyed . by the
Erltlsh i armed vtrawler Iceland off
owestorft : an admiralty-- announce
ment asserted today. T owf of" the Ger-
man Xly er were taken prisoner,
M .
DROPS
OSIVES ON KRUPP
tatitnr
the mission; Mayor Baker; Hugh
'
NEW $3,000,000,000
TO BE MADE SEPT. 15
Second Installment of Liberty
Loan to Bear 3 1-2 Per
Cent Interest'; Plans Made.
Washington, July. 10. (U N. S.)
A new war laan of $1,000,000,000. the
second' installment of the Liberty
ftan. of 1917. will be offered to the
public at I hi per cent On .September
16, it was learned at the treasury
department today. Already officials
are laying the ground work for float
ing the huge issue, the largest ever
offered In history of American financ
ing. .
This issue will dispose of the entire
amount of war bonds authorised by
congress 6,000,000,00p. As soon as
the loan is completed" treasury offi
cials and congressional leaders will
begin work on a new war bond pro
gram -wntcn win result In the voting?
of another big credit, probably largar
than the present one, next sprins.
If the war has not at that time come
to an and.
Despite the fact that tba f 2,000,000.
000 Installment of the Liberty loan
has barely been closed, and the full
amount of subscriptions under Its
terms hava not , been paid in, the
treasury can. see the1 point at which
it will ..be in need of ready cash. X
meet this situation-substantial.. offer
ings of treasury certificates of - ln-
dabtadnaas again will jbe -mada.
WA
LAN
OFFERING
S1dtteT" Ieft to Tight Col. George
Gibson, representing state department;
RUSSIAN
ARMY
GAN
CLOSING
N ON LE1EKG
I Austrian Prisoners Marched
Behind Lines in Unending
Stream an'd Cavalry Pur
sues Shattered Army.
i
- By WiHiJun Q. Shepherd
Petrograd July 10 (U. P.) den- 1
eral Bruslloff is again flanking the .
TeuMnlc army and closing in on Lem-
berg.' Front dispatches today detailed
the steady advance of this move under
General Kornlloff with Hallcz. key I
citv to the Gallcian stronghold, all but j
cut off. ;
Austrian prisoners are pouring back
of the Russian lines in an unending
stream and the blows struck by the
Russian Infantry and artillery have so
shattered Austrian lines that Russian
cavalry has been called Into action. It !
is the same story that came from this
front In 1914, when Bruslloff took
Lem berg by almost Identical tactics
of flanking the enemy.
Gaaeral Soott Traises Busslans
In spirit- of Jubilation over the suc
cesses which this drive has accom
plished, Petrograd agreed firmly with
the eulogy of the troops expressed by
Major General Hugh L. Scott of the
American mission.
"The Russian army Is splendid." he
declared. "Tha Russian' spirit is
fine. They are going to fight val
iantly." Scott's Judgment was founded on
first hand knowledge,
from the trenches himself. He wit
nessed the stait of Brusiloffs great
drive.
"Mickley, Judson. Parker and myself, ;
with my orderly sergeant, Randolph, i according to headquarters' reports to
arrived at Tarnopol on the evening of The ur oJuently how
Juna 30." the American army chief of :fw German machines get over the
Staff stated. "We motored to the front F,ench Puln" an1 hcrw French
and from a concealed observation pit
watched the Intense artillery prepara-
tlon for the Russian assault.
Watches Attack on Austrian s
"In the morning we .were established
at an observation post In a wheat field
and kept our glasses glued on the
trenches a m41e and a half dUtant,
while thousands of guns continued the
preparation. Some of these guns were
of the 11-lnch type.
Suddenly tha waves of Russians j
climbed out and advanced. Five mln-
(CoDclnded o Pace Twelve, Cohtma Thrve)
Crop Prospects in
Germany Are Poor
New i York. July 10. (I N. 8.)
Advices received here today by cable
from trustworthy aources in Scandina
via state that crop prospects in Ger
many are poor and that tha production
of wheat will be nly 4 per cant of the
normal..,-".' -. - , ; . : ...
I
S. Young, U. 'tt-Alf Weutenant
Major Osterieth, battalion
Price Was Set
For Captain of
American Ship
L -Boat's Captain Cursed When i
Orleans' Commander Escaped I
Being Killed.
Paris, July 10 (By Agence Radio
to tho i. N. 8.) A graphic story o." the
destruction of the armed United Statea
steamship Orleans by a German aub
' marine, revealing for the flrt time
J tha: the kaiser had aet a prloe of
24,000 marks upon the head of Captain
Allen Tucker, was told here today by
survivors, who have Just arrived.
Officers of the submarine with drawn
revolvers tried to find Captain Tucker
to kill him. but were frustrated. Tha
captain had a narrow escape from
drowning aa well as from death at the
hands of the Germans.
On the night of July 3, when the
Orleans was attacked without warn
ing. Captain Tucker and his first of
ficer' were accidentally left behind
when the crew departed In the life
boats. Tucker and the other officer
clung to a piece of timber and finally
were rescued by a lifeboat.
Meanwhile the German crew in
spected all the lifeboats looking for
Tucker. The German captain waa told
that Tucker went down with the ship.
He cursed and shouted: "There is
a price of 24.000 marks on his head
and we want him.'
Air Fighting Carried
Over German Li$es
With the French Armies In the Field,
July 10. (U. P.) France's mastery of
He is Just back'the alr u Dln v'vl1y demonstrated
in ine iigauus tuung mo Aune.
To date French aviators have fought
10 combats over German lines and
officially 112 over the French linea.
carry the rigniing over the enemy's ,
"nea.
: " ,
j Allied Losses Called Heavy
' Berlin, via London, July 10. (U. F.)
1 During June Germany's enemies lost
220 airplanes ana 33 . captive balloons.
an official statement today declared.
in the same month the German losses
were 68 airplanes and three captive
balloons.
i
i Gantenbein to Quit
On Entering Armyt!
San Francisco July ' 10. U. P.i
Judge Calvin U. Gantenbein said todav
SSrt? worried, when inforroedhat
he would profcaoiy nava to resign hJl"" j, ."" - wy t
seat on tha Oregon circuit bench if he of 4 to l' BrUlyn- niasons. black-
accepts a commission aa colonel in the
United States array.
"If I accept the commission In the
army- tnat nas neen tenoered to ma.'
the said, -I shall, of course, resign mr
1 ludldal poalUon.- - it a.
I judicial poalUoa."
Fifteen N. E. A. Meetings This"
Morning Emphasize Need
0 Changes in Viewpoint
Toward Life and Living: 7
ALL AVAILABLE HALLS
USED IN DAY'S GRIND
Physical, Mental, Social, ln
dustrial Spiritual Aspects
of Preparedness.
Preparedness and how it is t ba :
gained through the educators of tha
country, made the Important topic Df '
the departmental conferences of tha
National Education Association this '
morhing in variouj halls of tha city.
Preparedness through greater efficiency v
J of school work, preparedness through
better organisation of business condl- .
tions. preparedness through impreTed
physical training, these made tha topics,
I in various forms, of the meetings.
Fifteen meetings were held in ari ..:
I ous parts of the city from tha Cen
tral library to Reed college, centering " '
mostly aroimd tha Auditorium and '
near the Central library. Most Of -..
these meetings were of the varlouji
department of the National Educa '
tlon association, but several wera of-'
affiliated organisations. Tha prO .-
grama in almost every case procaaded
; as scheduled.
Business Department XCaeta
One of the most significnt of tha '
meetings was that of tha department
or business education. U. O. Dubach
of the Oregon Agricultural college
started the meeting with a discussion ,
of our Pan-American relattona. ; Ha
showed how the credit of tha country ,
grows and how European nations had
been taking most of the trade with .
South America, which really belonged
i to the United Ptats. This, he said.
dun to the way conditions are now, la
i easy for the United States to take .
oyer and thlfc nation should hava tha ,
bulk of It in the future.
Tha department of physical education
also showed Itself altva to tha Heads,
Of 'tha country with discussions suoh -as
that of A, C. Strange, superintendent
of schools at Baker, Or., on "Prepared-
in ess Through Physical Education." Ha
(Cbntlnard on Pag Two, Cnlnraa Three)
BETWEEN 118
AND 211 POUNDS IN
WEIGHT ACCEPTABLE
I '
!War Department Indicates"
What Kind of Soldiers Are
Wanted by U. S.
MEN
Weahlngton, July 10 (U. P.) Tha.
men in America's armies will be tha
most perfect physical specimens In
the nation. ' ' '
In regulations outlining require
ments for the draft army, issued to-
day by the war department, rigid, :
standards are set up. .
In general, the following are the ra
qulrements:
Height, 5 feet 1 inch to f eet -Inches.
'
Weight, between 118 and 211 pounds. -
However, these standards are-not;, '
absolute, but men under ( feet "4 1 ;
Inches must be of exceptionally good
physique. ' y-
Variations in weight above 211 pounds
are not disqualifying unless sufficient
to constitute obesity.
The mental test is designed only to .?
develop whether the man Is of sound :
understanding. J '
Examination of the eyes and cars fr :
are made by charts and whispering .
tets. Almost any disease of the lungs or
heart la disqualifying.
The men must have at least four
serviceable molars two above and two '?'.
btlow opposed. '
Before th heart and lung test, tha "
crafted man is required to Jump""i
s.raigbt up. kick the heels behind, r
hop around the room first on one "
foot and then on the other, and then
make several standing Jumps. After -x
this exercise the examination la
started. " i
The chest measurement should b;
between 31- and 38)4 Inches. The pu.se .
and respiration must be nearly nor- .;'.
mal and the skin In good condition.
Chronic rheumatism., old dislocations -
and badly united fractions form a dls- -qualification.
Chronic diseases of any T
jkind will disqualify the drafted man.': .
The feet should be In fair condition, ;
Pronounced flat feet also disqualify. - .
Ajiti-Draf t Strike
Vote On in Canada
Winnipeg. Man., July 10. (U, P.) t; .
All labor unions In Winnipeg and other
cities In western Canada are voting on
he question or calling a genera strike :
f conscription is adopted by the Ca- --
radian parliament, according to a re-
! port here today. '-'. tiwt,
, nco ?
f..
At Calgary the Machinists' union'
smiths and other anions there are re
ported to bav voted likewise. Soma
aald they, would .withdraw their opposi
tion to conscription If tha government
conscripted wealth befora coascrlpUag