iri ViKAlttKW Today and Friday probably fair; cooler -la night; moderate Boutbwe s t e r l wind. Hum. 61. OrLOCK VOL. XVI. NO. 63. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE TWOCENTS. traihs aits irewt JTAWDS FIVX OEJTTfl BOARD 10 MALARKEY SITE FOR ELEVATOR Dock Commission Comes to Decision After Executive Session Lasting From 11 o'Clock Until 1:30. PORT ARRANGES TO DIG DEEP SHIP CHANNEL Sale of Bonds to Amount of $1,500,000 at 41-2 Per Cent Authorized. The dock commission selected the Ogden-Malarkey site west of St. Johns on the peninsula fronting on the Wil lamette rtver ts the place for Port land's $3,000,000 freight and grain ter minal this afternoon. The decision followed an extensive executive session which began at 11 o'clock and continued until 1:30. Thd vote on the site was reported as unanl mous by the commissioners as thoy were, leaving the office. Bond 8 ale Authorized At the same .time the commission authorized the sale of $1,500,000 serU'.. 4V4 per cent bonds to be dated October 1. From the port commission this morning the dock commission secured assurance that the port's dredging equipment would be held available for dredging the 2,000,000 yards required to make the site selected accessible. Immediately upon the close of tha commission's meeting Kngineer G. B. Hegardt distributed a prepared state ment among newspaper representa tives. Statement Xs Issued This statement covering the main facta about the properties selected reads as follows: , The commission of public docks. hlnar riven careful consideration the waterfront situation in connection with the options held on several avail able properties, tias made its selection nf the site which Is to be utilized for th more immediate construction of and freight terminal facili lies, leaving the question of acquiring additional water frontase, under op lions still held, for future consider Tht o1t selected is locateH at St. the east Bide of the Wil lamette river and includes the proper ilna knnwn ns thp Malarkev and OKden tracts and a small parcel of land nrnmA ho William Gatton. Th. MniarWfv tract contains 56 acres, the Ogden tract 49.55 acres and the Gatton parcel iz acres, a ioiai oi 117.65 acres. On the Malarkey line and the harbor line and on the Ogden tract an additional li s acres, so trial the total acreage of ihe sue ayauaoie for development becomes 153.55 acres. The prise of the Malarkey 06 acres Is 190,000, the Ogden tract $35,000 and the Gatton parcel l,UUU, a total emit of I137.0U0. Like other waterfront properties. this site reciuires to be filled and it Is nroDOsed to raise It to the general elevation of 22 feet above the water, which is the height most convenient for the waterfront facilities to be constructed. The commission first considered acauirina: only the Malarkev property. as furnishine: an acreage sufficient for present needs, but because of the fact that the material to be excavated for the proposed slips and about 2,000,000 cubic yards in the approach channel (Concluded on Page Fourteen. Column Four) SEATTLE; PEACE NEAR President of Company and Striking Union Men Get To gether and Discuss Terms. ' Seattle, Wash., July 26. (U. P.) Peaceful settlement ot Seattle's street car strike seems possible this after noon. Acting on direct orders from Stone "Webster, at Boston, who yield 3d to pressure from Secretary of Labsr William B. Wilson, President A. W. Leonard of the traction company met seven striking union carmen from Ta coma and Seattle for an hour and a half this forenoon and announced shortly after noon that another mean ing would be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Carmen Wear Smile The Btriking carmen were smiling as they left Leonard s office. How Leonard had agreed to the meeting which now promises peace was disclosed when Federal Immigra tion Commissioner Henry M. White announced this afternoon that Secre tary Wilson had wired him to learn what the local officials of the com pany were doing toward settling the strike. Labor Is Pleased This followed announcement that Wilson, through a"fcpecial envoy, for mer Congresman Peters of Boston, had Concluded on Page Fo' iSrt n. Column Three) Irish Home Rule Committee Named Dublin. July 26 (U. P.) The con vention which England hopes will set tie the Irish home rule question met today, appointed a committee on pro cedure to report August 8 and then adjourned until that date. BUY GOVERNMENT TAKES A HAN CAR STRIKE GERMANS ATTACK IN THE WEST The Germans have apparently entered upon a deliberate attempt to break through the French line between Soissons and Rheims. The official reports from Berlin and London show fighting of a desperate character around Gauchy (1), near St. Quentin, and an extremely heavy assault from northeast of Craonne to east of Hurtebise (2). The new offensive also in cluded heavy assaults on the French lines at Corbeny (3) and Cerny (4). J3 lit GERMAN LOSSES ARE TERRIBLE IN ATTACK ON FRENCH TRENCHES Part of First Line East of Hurtebise Is Occupied; Great Force Is Engaged, Paris, July 26. (U. P.) Suffering terrible losses, German troops never theless succeeded In a desperate at tack last night in occupying part of first line French trencne east of Hurtebise to south of La Boveile. The official statement today declared the attack was la great force. The German assault was -over ap proximately a three mile front. In the same sector which has been battered unceasingly and unavaillngly by the crown prince for the last we,ek. . Tho French here hold the dominating posi- tions on the Chemin de Dames. Tne statement said the Germans "extremely nervous throughout the night." "At 9 o'clock last night," the war office declared, "the enemy renewed his violent Infantry attacks on a front of three kilometers (about two miles) from east of Hurtebise to south of La Bcvelle, engaging with great forces. At the price of heaviest losses and after desperate onslaughts, the enemy penetrated elements of our first trench south of Allies. The assaults at Hurtebise farm were broken up in the Frenchi line. "In the Champagne tho Germans bombarded our positions violently and launched a rapid and intense attack on Mont Haut. The fight raged throughout the night, the French lines not yielding a whit. The attack was arrested early today. "On the left bank of the Meuse, ar tillery of both sides kept up a vio lent fire." British Give Up Small Front With the British Armies in the Field, July 26. (TJ. P.) Retirement of British forces on a small front east of Monchy was forced early today by obliteration of the Tommies' trenches in German shellflre and an attack by about 400 of the enemy, armed with flame throwers. This was the only spot on the. BrUish front where there was in fantry activity, except in raids. Ths artillery fire, however, was exceed ingly intense in many sectors. Today it appeared that the coast sector was likely to rival Lens as the storm center for the German shells. Neiuport, in this section, was bombarded from 10 o'clock last night to 5 o'clock this morning. Projectiles of all calibers' up to 9.2 shells wers hurled by the enemy guns. The shower was a continuation of several previous nights' bombardments. In the air today both sides were also very busy. Fighting between squadrons on both sides was f re quent. American Sailing Ship Is Diver Victim London. July 26. (I. N. S.) The American sailing ship Augustus Welt. 1222 tons, was sunk by a German sub marine on June 21, it was officially announced today. The crew was saved. The Augustus W elt hailed from Bos ton. Hoover Serves But One Slice of Bread To Dinner Guests K Washington. D. C. July 26. 14 (WASHINGTON BUREAU OF S 14 THE JOURNAL.) Senator and K 14 Mrs. McNary dined with Her- )S3 bert C. Hoover last night The )Kj K senator reports the menu was $3 14 uP to the Hoover standard 4 14 plenty to eat but no meat ex- )Sti 14 cept chicken and one slice of 14 4i bread to each guest. )B) SCA.LE. OF MILES KVV.RO O S mi TREASURER SUBMITS BUDGET CALLING FOR 5 BILLIONS Largest Item on List to Be Devoted to Strengthening of Fortifications. Washington, July 26. (L N. S.) "Not $5,000,000,000, but nearly six Is the total needed for war purposes," Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo late today told the house of representatives. He presented to the speaker a budget calling for $5,917,878,347 tor prosecut ing the war. Budget Goes to Committee The budget was at once turned over to Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropriations committee, which will have the task of formulating the big. bill to raise the revenues required. Some consternation was caused by the fact that the budget was practically a billion dollars larger than Secretary McAdoo had told the senate finance committee it would be. Deficiencies made up by far the greater portion of the figures sub mitted. $5,275,763,576 being sought for this item. The supplemental estimates amount to $642,124,591, asked mainly for the aviation section of the signal corps. All the money asked for is to be ex pended by the war department. Largest Item for Fortifications The largest single item listed among the deficiencies is for $2,468,613,000, for armament of fortifications and is charged, against the ordnance depart ment. An estimated deficiency of more than $100,000,000 for ammunl. tion for the fortifications is listed. The quartermaster corps deficiency amounts to nearly $2,000,000,000, In eluding $715,828,440 for pay of the army, $329,672,000 for subsistence of the army, $450,000,000 for transporta tion of the army, and $357,000,000 for clothing for the soiaters. The medical department deficiency is $100,000,000 and the same amount is required to cover the deficiency in the engineer department. The budget is for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, the first full year of the war. Xaval Bill Is Withheld Washington. July 26. (I. N. S.) Almost $300,000,000 will be asked in the naval deficiency appropriation for mulated today by the house appropria tions committee. The largest item is $100,000,000 for emergency construc tion with $89,000,000 more for ord nance and ammunition. The bill was ready to be reported to the house when Secretary McAdoo submitted his, big war budget, and the committee decided to withhold the naval bill and report it with the war budget later. Felton Is Appointed Railway Dictator Washington, July 26. (I. N. S.) Samuel Felton, president of the Chi cago & Great Western railway, today was appointed railway dictator of the United States. He was designated by Secretary of War Baker as director general of railways under the chief engineer of the army. He will, have charge of all railway forces of the army in this country, France and else where. As such, he will have super vision of the purchase of ail railway materials. His headquarters will be in Washington, where, rntii recently, he has been acting as adviser to Gen eral Black of the engineering division. Another Anti-Draft Plot Is Discovered Cleveland, Ohio, July 26. (I. N. S.) Another anti-draft plot the ad ministering of certatn drugs to render a drafted man temporarily unfit was discovered here today by department of justice officials who are seekina a I youth known to have purchased druas FOR WAR W.W. MENACE TO WEST. WEYERHAEUSER Timberman Declares Condi tions in Logg'ng Camps and Sawmills Threaten Continuance of Industry. FIRES SET IN TIMBER, FINISHED WOOD RUINED Respect for Law and Order Must Be Retained by by Operators. "What do they want?" This was the question that J. P. Weyerhaeuser of Tacoraa, eldest son of the late Frederick Weyerhaeuser and manager of extensive timber interests in the northwest, asked Wednesday in discussing the menace confronting the chief industries of the Pacific north west as a result of the widespread L W. W. activities. -Tar. v eyernaeuser was visiting in Portland with members of his family and relatives from St. Paul, and stopped at the Portland hotel. As a result of the industrial unrest that now prevails, he was anything but optimistic over the prospects In the timber and lumber trades. "I had a talk not long ago with one of the I. W. W. leaders," said Mr. Weyerhaeuser In answering the ques tion quoted above. "I asked him what his people wanted, anyway." "We Want Tour Mill" " "We want your mill,' he told me. asked him what he was going to do with the mill when he had It. inas much as none of his organization would know how to run it after getting possession. " 'We're not worrying about that, this man answered. 'We will hae plenty of time to learn how to run the mill after we get it. "That seems to be the spirit of the crowd They are out to disorganize. to disrupt everything legitimate in business. Sometimes, after seeing and hearing the things that are aid about business. I wonder why they don t put us in Jail for attempting to be decent. "They seem to think, we are making immense profits out of the timber business this year. Lumber prices are not high and we are not making Im mense profits the way things are now. The lsmber prices are only in propor tion to the price of logs, the high price of labor and other considera- (Concluded on Pace Seren. Column One) LABOR TROUBLE HAS OF W. W. Blamed for Unrest in Big Timber Belt; Hun dreds of Men Employed, Hillsboro. Or.. July 28. Labor trou bles have started in the big timber belt of north Washington county where at least 800 to 1000 men are employed in logging and sawmllllng. Twenty-two men walked out yester day in Wheeler Skyline logging plant and the Cox & Berst camp in Reli ance has been closed. The agitation was started, it is re ported, by the I. W. W. The Wheeler company reports that threats have been made that the or ganization would close the camp down by next Saturday, and if necessary violence would be invoked. Many men of families are working in the timbr (Concluded 011 Pife Sixteen, C'olama Seven) Fire Danger Lessens As Weather Takes Unexpected Change Unexpected changes in atmos pheric pressure have caused a reversal of the weather condi tions, according to a bulletin today from the San Francisco office to the local weather bureau. The bulletin says: "Sudden and unexpected changes in pressure have caused a reversal of weather conditions, and instead of warm dry weather it will be unset tled, showery, and cooler in Cascade. Blue, and Rocky mountain districts during next day or two. In Sierra it will also be cooler probably without showers but with high humidity. Fire danger instead of increasing will thereby be come less everywhere on Pa cific slope for the next, few days." Cooler tonight and Friday with probably fair weather is the prediction for Portland made today by A. H. Thiessen of the local weather bureau. Hourly temperatures today were: 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 a. m. a. m. a. m. a. m. a. m. a. m. P. rn. 65 67 68 72 75 77 81 m NVADED CAMPS WASHINGTON 0UN1Y SECTION OF RUSSIAN ARMY ROUTED BUT EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON SAYS SITUATION WILL IMPROVE SHORTLY RUSSIAN ARMY IH GALIGIA HAS GIVEN UP GUNS Immense Quantity of War Mater'al Believed A ban doned During Hasty Retire ment of Brusiloff s Troops. London, July 26. (U. P.) Russia's routed army in Galicla may have lost to the Germans all the wealth of artil lery and military supplies which the allies concentrated for General Brusi loff's great offensive. Even if Pre mier Kerensky ana his ministry, armed with unlimited 1 powers, succeed in stemming the rout, supplies of incal- cuiable value have been lost. nun trh tori-v rvrr 1 Dispatches today served to Increase the realization here of the gigantic task undertaken by the new democracy that of re-forming apparently panic stricken spy-infested troops with a new spirit that would imbue them to make a stand against the ever increas ing encroachment of the Teutonic armies. They told of the wild confusion with which the Russian Eleventh army turned tail and ran, some of its sol diers shooting down their own com rades of the artillery that they might flea on the horses attached to the gun limbers. Big guns were abandoned. Supplies were left where they lay. Stores of ammunition were disregard ed. Through all the story London de tected the work of the German secret agents. "Planted'' in Russian regi ments, the Germans apparently waited until the offensive had attained its height with a great concentration of forces and supplies and then acted con- certedly so that the greatest possible booty might fall into the hands of the Germans. Great fear was felt here today for supplies of the Seventh and Eighth Russian armies, also on th GaUclan front. The panic of fear fostered by Ger man agents apparently had not totally unseated the reason of these troops. but the rate of the German advance has been so rapid that it is doubtful if the two armies can save all their supplies. ICE MAN FINED SHORT CITY'S CAMPAIGN Three Arrests on Complaint of Householders; More Sight, Says Sealer, J. C. Booker, a driver for the Crystal Springs Ice & Coal Co., was fined $25 in municipal court this morning on a charge of selling ice short weight. The complaint was made by J. H. Bryant, 520 Rex avenue, who alleges that Booker sold him 40 pounds of ice, repre senting it to weigh 50 pounds. Henry Sause, proprietor of the com pany, was also arrested by E. D. Jones, city sealer of weights and measures, but was released. Sause, according to Jones, was issuing ice ticket books with only 25 and 50-pound tickets. This did not enable the driver to make proper change. Judge Stevenson, however, dis missed the case, as there is no clause in the ordinance covering the situation. Bert Gaines of the Ice Delivery company was also arrested by City Sealer of Weights and Measuraa Jones for selling to Mrs. J. T. Wile, oiz Buxton avenue, is pounds of ice representing it to be 35. A mistake was made however, and Gaines' helper it is alleged, signed the receipt. Gaines was released. Jones said this morning that he wished the cooperation of buyers 't I ice in running down the short weight sellers. m 1 nirty cudic inenea or ice weigh a pound," he said, "and if people would 1 measure it ana- see wnat they ar I getting and then, if they are snori weigniea, noiuy our oirice we well prosecute the sellers The total profit on ice sold to the Portland consumer at $1.00 per hu j dred pounds is approximately $15 50 per ton. The profit made from the I sales under the .coupon book system j at 70 cents per hundred is approxi mately $9.50 per ton. The total amount of ice sold In I Portland during a year Is, in round J figures, 35,000 tons, so that the total profit made by ice sales, at the smaller poundage charge is about $322,503. This represents a 10 per cent annua: earning on $3 225,000, a sum much larger than that invested in the ice business in Portland. Portland is in the grip of an Ice men's combination. That has been the general supposition for some time, and it was verified by the report of Ivan Humason, the investigator recently ap- pointed by Mayor Baker, in his stale- ment made to the council Wednesday Mr. Humason finds that all the lc plant3 that are now operating are "under option to a California concern for a period of two years and that they are being operated by this company. ' He finds that the price of ice has been materially increased, so far as family $25 WEIGHT (Concluded oa Page rear. Uolama One) RUSSIAN COLLAPSE A HEAVY BLOW London, July 26. (I. N. S.) "The collapse of the Russian offen sive in Galicia is an appalling blow," said a Petrograd dispatch printed in the Morning Post today. The telegam continues: "It is known that never before in'this war has Russia put into the field such an enormous army as on this front, and never before has any Russian army been so lavishly supplied with the technical adjuncts to fighting capacity. British and French gunners and guns, flying ma chines and aviators and British armored cars (tanks), were-added to the unprecedented technical strength of the Russians themselves to make this particular front equal to anything. Artillery was placed in such ad mirable natural and prepared positions as amounted to the ideal. There were places where the artillery lay in absolutely 'dead ground,' not 300 yards from the German trenches. "As for the guns of the Eleventh army, 1 have received information that almost staggers belief. It appears that the infantry shot down their own gunners in order to get their horses, or shot down the gun horses in revenge as they retreated, and this panic-stricken act indeed if it was not the act of purchased treachery left practically all the artillery in the hands of the Germans." SENATOR BORAH SAYS OUTLOOK FOR ALLIES IS WORSE THAN EVER Declares Issuing of Bonds by United States Must Stop; Urges Revenue Bill. Washington, July 26. (I. N. S.) Never since the outbreak of the war on August 1. 1914, has the outlook for the allies been so unfavorable. Senator Borah of Idaho told the senate this afternoon. He declared the Issuing or bonds by the United States must stop and that drastic levies must be made upon the wealth or the nation will h face to face with bankruptcy and dis aster. He declared there are now $48,000, 000,000 worth ot bonds afloat in the world. "We have got to stop Issuing bonds; we've" got to' go get the money. If wa don't, wa'll face ankruptcy and aiMjiter" he ald. Ha urged a reve nue bill of $3,000,000,000. ' "Never since the outbreak of the war has there been a time when the outlook was so serious and menacing to the allies as at the present mo ment," said Senator Borah- Belleves Bnssla Out of Coafllct "Russia has virtually passed out of the conflict. If there Is any efficiency in prayer, the American people may well send up a prayer for the divine guidance of Kerensky. His assassina tion would mean the death of the 1, 000,000 American soldiers, if on French soil.- There could be no more serious situation than that which now con fronts the allies. It may not be wise to say this, but I believe it best the people should know. "Let us make this an American war. The hour of sacrifice has arrived." Senator Borah declared the submarine war was distinctly favorable to Ger many, that increased tonnage was be- ng sunk, and that France was being fought to her knees, despite a display of the most wonderful tenacity and patriotism the world has ever seen. Would Har Paaca Terms Clear Insisting this was no time to talk peace, Senator Borah said nevertheless the administration should state to the American people in clearer and more distinct language the terms upon which the United States is fighting and the terms upon which the fighting would cease. "There should be a more specific program or aims so mai me peopm may know the things ror wnicti iney are expected to die," said Senator Borah. "We must have a sustained public sentiment behind this war. The reason we don t have tnis now is because of the nebulous manner in which our war aims have been stated and the utter lack of knowledge or what would get us out of the war. Much to Be Done Before Men Drafted Will Leave State BB Before the selective draft 14 jag actually takes away any of fea III Oregon's young men, the fol- Kg M lowing preliminaries must be carried out, according to of- K R flclal advices. JS First Receipt of official ea S draft numbers from the war E3 )m department by the exemption Kl boards. SI Second Exemption boards Kb to meet to set time and place Ma Ior examinations. Ka 1 Third Notices sent of s time ar,d Place tor Physical examination of registrants who JBa J4 have been drawn for service. pa b Fourth Physical examina- tions begin in lots of thirds. )Ba. K Fifth Filing and hearing Pi pa of exemption claims not later ft than seven days after notice 1st to for physical examination. fen gg Sixth Ten days allowed for filing exemption proofs. Seventh Exemption boards kg to report on claims within three MSj Id days after filing of proof; ap ssi IBs. peal to district boards. ja m Eighth Adjutant general 1st, glvea notice of all who have ss Den called to military service. tM m Ninth Final caH by the It 1 government to the service, time )Bb at indefinite. )s MOSCOW HAS BEEN FOR MEETING OF Conference Will Be Held Soon to Discuss Nation's Posi tion and Problems, Petrograd, July 26. (U. P.) The provisional government today decided to hold a conference shortly at Mos cow with the principal representative of all social organizations of the 111 tlon "to discuss the country's position. problems and future. The organizations will Include th peasants', soldiers' and workmen's and Cossacks' congresses. Carrying out its policy of firm re pression of all discordant elements, the government today forced surrender of an ammunition factory at Sestro rezk, which has been one of the main bulwarks of the Bolshevik! countur revolution party. Cossacks, armed with machineguns. surrounded the building and the work lngmen Inside were ordered to sub mlL. After half an hour's parlay they marched out, depositing that arms with th government troops. Seven leaders -were arrested, but the remainder were freed. Premier Kerensky is receiving tele grams from all over Russia from hundreds of military and other or ganizations, pledging full measure of loyalty to the government and offering their services in the sternly repressive measures the government has determined upon against traitors. Decision to confer on matters of governmental administration at Mos cow instead of Petrograd may be sig nificant. At the height of the Petro grad rioting a week ago, it was re ported then that the government was considering removal to Moscow, Executions Occur Daily Geneva, July 26. (I. N. S.)-M3er-man troops that fought their way across the Sereth river, under the eyes of the kaiser, are now approach ing the Russian frontier, driving the Russians before them, according to reports from Berlin and Vienna to day. Dictator Kerensky and General Kor nlloff are taking the most drastic measures to restore discipline in the army. Scores of executions occur daily In cases where the troops re fuse to obey their officers or retire in the face of Austro-German at tacks. 2000 Teutons Taken Prisoners Petrograd, July 26. (U. P.) Two thousand Teutonic prisoners have been taken by Roumanians and Russians in the Carpathians and Roumania, today' official statement bald. The Roumanians took 10CO of the enemy, with 33 guns and 17 machine guns. The Russians captured the same number of troops and took 24 machine guns. The Carpathian offensive of the Russo-Roumanian troops has now reacnea sucn strength tnat it was hoped here the pressure there on the Teuton lines would force some let-up in the drive against General Korni- leff's troops. The Roumanian troops In particular have distinguished themselves in the fighting, performing prodigits of val or. Russian troops, thoroughly loyal, have ably aided In the drive. Three Hundred Out At Tacoma Plant Tacoma, Wash., July 26. (U. P.) Three hundred employes of the St Paul & , Tacoma Lumber company walked oilt in a body shortly after 1 j o'clock this afternoon, following re fusal of the demands for an eigiu hour day. The entire sawmill was closed. The walkout virtually means a tie up of the entire plant, although latest reports were that a few men in the planing and fchingle mills still are slicking to their Jobs. Irish Nationalist Is Ejected From House London, July 26. (U. P.) Lawrence Glnnell, Independent Irish Nationalist member, was forcibly ejected from the house of commons today and suspend ed from his seat as the result of a sensational charge which he leveled against the government. He declared to the house that the authorities were plotting to take his life in order to manufacture a conspiracy which they could blame on Irish Sinn Felners. CHOSEN R AN FACTIONS CABINET DENIES THATGAUSEFOR ALARM EXISTS Secretaries Baker and Red field Report Conditions on. West Front Satisfactory; New Contracts tor Vessels. . Washington, July 26. (U. P.) Tha government and the Russian embassy ' today Joined efforts in throwing a' brighter glow over the world war sltua tlon. Members of President Wilson's cabi net, Including Secretaries Baker and- , Redfield, denied that conditions on th '. western front in Europe were such as -. to cause alarm or dismay in the United States. Redfield sal.l repfirt3 of army offi cers returning from France were most encouraging. i: The Russian embasev denied lmDll- cations that Russia's war machine had collapsed, said that most of th army was fighting valiantly and that soon the whole aituation would clear. This' belief also was expressed by members ' " of the cabinet. Meantime the gloom in the situation, shown privately by army and navy officers and reflected through the press, is serving to stint- , ulate recruiting, reports to the war department showed today. The high water mark in volunteers was reached yesterday when 2370 men were ac cepted for service. . Progress was made In reorganlsa- ' 1 tion of the shipping board when Chair man Hurley began work at his desk today and awaited o-!y hit commission before officially plunging Into con- ' tracts for more cargo vessels. : FIVE RUSSIAN WOMEN OF 1EGI0N OF DEATH' KILLED OR WOUNDED Girl Soldiers Show Valor In Victorious Battle -Suffering Stoically, Bear By William Q. Shepherd Petrograd. July 26. (U. P.) Rus sian women have laid down their lives on the battlefield of democracy. Against the report of traitorous re treat of some of the male divisions be- fore the Austro-Germans. came word today of how the women's "Legion of Death"' on the Vllna front fought and died in repulsing an enemy attack. Five women of the "Legion of Death" were killed or wounded la this first engagement in which they wera called upon to resist with arms the in vasion of their country. The "Legion of Death- left Petro grad barely two weeks ago. its. girl soldiers garbed in trousers, puttees and tunics a trifle longer than tha usual army coats. They wore the regulation army caps, over bobbed hair, and carried packs only a trifle lighter than those Of th regular Russian soldiers. They entrained amid the proud tears of their families, soberly, like veterans. The girls were of Russia's best blood, of the strong stock of some of the city's intellectual, financial and social leaders. Most of them were students at uni versities. Some were wealthy. All pledged to "do or die" for Russia, Two Girls Drown' In Upper Siletz Toledo, Or., July 21!. Two younf daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mo Guire, who live on the upper Slletsv were drowned last evening while In bathing. Mrs. McGulre accompanied the girls, but they were caught in a whirlpool and drowned despite her ef forts to rescue them. One girl was 13 years old and tha other was 9 years old, both being fairly good swimmers. The bodies were recovered in about 20 feet of water a half hour after the ac cident, but all efforts to restore Ufa proved of no avail. 8 Power Binoculars -Edison Phonographs Pianos, Organs and slnslcal Zm strnmeats 8V EDISON PHONOGRAPHS Given away. $35 to $60 phono- -graphs for nothing if you buy $S worth of records. 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