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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.
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