Tonight und- to
morrow, ,falr;t
continoed warm; - .
moderate nortJb
erlr -winds. Hu- -
bL.' XVI. NO. 68.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST . 1,' 1917. S?XTEEN PAGES
PRICE? TWO i CENTS.
o TAnrtf "Aire . mrwir-'i
URtiiUltl
nf rnu niTirn
d tnHbllltlD
man auu persons nave
shed and: More Than
Have Been Prostrated
.rig Past Three Days.
ORK SUFFERS
JTENSELY AT NIGHT
ans Are That Toll Will
.creased Greatly Be-'
'. fore Night.
ilfie Oo Comfortable
I H ontrast to th terrifio
;i th east, frost was re
el tn Yellowstone National
and Pacific coast cities
ntirely comfortable,
i Francisco reported a
ature of 67; Seattle, 58;
(to, so, ana uoa Angcies,
rk, Au-ust 1. (U. P.)
300 persons have perished
than 800 have been pros
he terrific heat of the last
, throughout the country. -
iddle west some relief came
.'.ins, but the east continued
York alone the total deaths
60 and prostrations had
9 160 by noon today.
.idnlg-ht to noon 18 deatns
r-ostratlons were reported in
and the Bronx.
in 17 deaths and 35 pros
e reported from Brooklyn.
Chicago, Cleveland, Phll-
Uetrolt and Boston show
it number of deaths - and
f, according to statistics
-ts of the country gathered
jd Press today,
mm Tussday 98 Degrees
t 41 hours have been the
fiavfa'X'ork has aver knowa m
' opon.-"r Tb ifettxlmtwi
3? ,t8 wa followed, today
Mnf autt and -.intense hu
thermometer registering 91
cities factories were closed
i , sly or worked only half
t ew York, the New York
roaa iet on ait employes
spared at noon.' '
apparent at 1 o'clock that
oughout the country would
4. greatly before night. Two
19 additional prostrations
red in New York within an
oo'Fa Fire, Column Twn)
I AND PARTS
mm ENJOY
'JUS DOWNPOUR
led Corn Crop Saved
i beral Soaking; Hot
v Broken.
ty. Mo.. Aug. 1.- (TJ. P.
-.r Kansas and parts of
souri last night and today
uth and heat wave which
completely ruin the corn
In crop.
vas raining, In Kansas City
istern . Kansas, while To-
t, City and western Kansas
ns last night. At Dodge
tan. an Inch fell following
elt received a good soak-
o'clock lat night an inch
it -"Wichita, and a drtssle
ntil morning. Today it
d clear at Salina, foliow
d of an Inch of rain last
llnson, Pratt, Junction City
all reported from a quar
a half inch during the
the weather threatening
f v has. been seriously! dam-
Ulons of bushels cut from
estimates, i the rain and
er will prove of Incalcul-
ln Has Some Hain
r. Wis., Aug. X.-(IT. P.)-
i poured. rain all over the
( western sections of the
ht, took a Jump across the
paction and never dripped
1
'City awokV-with the sun
ay -as customary, but with
oler western breeze blow
have died -from the heat
unilies Burn
chigan Forest
aty.rflch.. Ausa: 1. (I.
rest xir anrcn oy 49
iaging around" Maple City
tog it witn aestruction.
are believed to have
many: farm- houses ''have
ed. The .fire is raging
MicMgan, 8 miles from
1 19 burning a three: mile
forest. Three thousand
od. to be used in the
of chemicals by the gov
been destroyed," -
2 Women Flee
From Flames;
Down Ladder
Fire in Factory of Pcttt Feather
and Bedding Company Does
Jtluch, Damage.
Fire shortly before 3 o'clock this
afternoon broke out in the Pettit
Feather &. Bedding company's plant at
Seventeenth and Lovejoy streets. The
flames gained, such headway ; that it
is believed the factory will he a total
loss. -
Two women, whose passage was
blocked by flames, ' made their exit
by the fire escape.
The fire Is believed to have started
from a spark or combustion in the
cotton.
ACCUSED IN HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
Speaker Fuller Prefers Im
peachment Charges at
Special Session, '
Austin, Texas, Aug. 1. Speaker Ful
ler of the Texas house of representa
tives preferred Impeachment charges
against Governor Ferguson When the
house met in extra session this after
noon at the speaker's call.
All . representatives, legislative em
ployes and spectators entering the
Texas house of representatives today
for the special session to consider the
Impeachment of Governor Ferguson
were searched for guns.
Four deputy sergeants-at-arms were
sworn in to make; the search,
The articles of impeachment charge:
That impeachment proceedings were
forestalled some time ago by the
promise of the governor that he would
repay misapplied state funds If the
courts so decjded; that the decision
was against the governor, but be
failed 'to repay.
That Go'ernor Ferguson received an
excess of $100,000 in Canyon City Nor
mal school insurance money, taking it
from banks where it was, drawing In
terest for the state and depositing
(40,600 of the sum to his own per
sonal account. 1
That be misappropriated 600 ef
these Vfunda t. pax rjwsonai obllga-i
lions. . - 5. y. ' "
rThat' he Baa haa oer $406,000 yf
(Conelnded on Peg roarteee, Colamn reer)
Socialists of World
: Plan to End War
Washington, Aug. 1. U. K. S.)
International Socialists plan an effort
to unite Socialism and labor, and
through the Joint forces to end the
war' before the winter. Success of
the movement admittedly depends on
whether German Socialists can be util
ised. Officials here profess to see
little hope in the proposition, but it
is admitted that, for the first time
since the war, the Socialist movement
Is active everywhere and is seeking to
advance international peace.
The International Socialist and la
bor conference has been called by a
committee of Socialists repretrenttng
Russia, France, England, Norway,
Sweden and Holland to meet either in
Stockholm or Christlania from Sep
tember 9 to 16 next. An international
entente allied social) congress has been
called to meet in Ixmdon August 28
and 29. The American Federation of
Labor, through its president, Samuel
Gompers, has been asked by cable to
send delegates to both conventions.
Youth Examining
I Searchlight Killed
Los Angeles. Aug. 1. (I. N. S.) A
United States soldier guarding a por
tion of East San Pedro, shot and killed
l:oy George Stull, a Calexico youth,
Thursday night, whA, Stull, found ex
amining an 'army searchlight, ran
when ordered to fhalt, detectives
learned (today, clearing up the mystery
of 'Stull's bullet-riddled body washed
ashore iat San Pedro.. The soldier,
whose name was kept secret, said that
the first shot knocked Stull into the
water, and when he" crawled out, and
continued to flee, three more shots
were fired. Stull fell into the water
and his ; body could not be found when
eollders searched for it.
Eight Hour Plan
Denied by Griggs
Seattle. Wash., Aug. 1. Denial that
the St. (Paul & Tacoma Lumber com
pany of !Tacoma is going to operate
on an eight hour; day basis as was
published Tuesday as a report cur
rent In i Tacoma, Ls made by Evereet
Griggs, president of the St. Paul &
Tacoma! company, through the Lum
bermen's Protective league. Mr. Griggs
makes positive denial that any sucn
move is, contemplated.
?
Admiral Reports
Three Diver Attacks
1 --1
Washington, Aug. 1. (U. P.) Three
U-boat attacks were made on sections
of the Persning expedition. Admiral
Gleaves ; reported to Secretardty of the
Navy Daniels today. .
"!!- ' : -
Senate Confirms' ; .
Nofris Appointment
Washington. .Aug, X. The senate
late this ' afternoon confirmed the
nomination ot Poland kl S, Morris of
Philadelphia to -be ambassador to
Japatv ,j 7" ' ,'--.. - -
GOVERNOR
OF TEXAS
KAISER DENIES
THAT GERMANY
Anniversary Proclamation De
clares' Nation Is Fighting
Only forfFree Empire and
Security for Children.
MUST CONTINUE TO
. FIGHT, HE ASSERTS
Allies Accused of Having De
signs on German Terri
tory, in Speech.
Copenhagen, Aug. 1. (U. P.) Kai
ser Wllhelm disclaims all Idea of am
Litious schemes of conquest as the
aims of the war in bis annual war
anniversary proclamation, part of the
text of which was received here today.
"We must continue the fight and
continue to furnish arms," he con
cluded, "but our people may rest as
sured that German blood and seal have
not been gambled with for the empty
shadow of ambition or schemes of
conquest and subjugation, but ip de
fense of a strong, free empire in whicn
all our children may live in security.
"The enemy is stretching his hands
toward German territory," the kaiser
continued, "but he will never have it."
France and Britain
Asked to Hold News
Both sTatlons Are Asked to Be More
Strict With Censorship Concerning
- American Military Movements.
Washington, Aug. J. (U. P.) The
United States has asked England to
be more strict with her censorship, in-so-far
at least as it concerns Ameri
can military movements. The request
Is the result of several stories which
slipped through the British censor,
causing concern here.
France also Was asked to make her
censorship more rigid. :
Two cases, of the. British passing
stocl stories wei-thea3rtrmlt''jBBrT'
lean destroyer abroad . and last- Sat
urday'g announcement of arrival ef a
new American contingent at a "Eu
ropean port." '
. In the first Instance, the authorities
here planned to make their own an
nouncement when all the destroyer
flotillas had arrived. In tho second
case the American embassy in London
requested that the troop contingent
arrival be not printed, but despite
the request the story went on the
cables and was passed.
The government's request was in
the form of a message from the, at ate
department.
Germans Appeal to
Russia.to Quit Allies
Amsterdam, Aug. 1. (L N. S.)
German newspapers have opened a
new campaign for a separate peace
with Russia. Strong appeals are made
to the Russians to lay down their arms
and desert their allies.
The Lokal Anzeiger. a pro-annexa-tionlst
paper, the Socialist organ Vor
waerts and others argue that the fail
ure of the Russian offensive has ab
solved Russia from her treaty, obli
gations to the entente.
"Moderate treatment" is promised If
the Russians will quit fighting.
The Pan-German newspaper ?Tag
llsche Rundschau declares that "Rus
sia has collapsed as a military power"
and predicts that this week probably
will see the end of all efforts at a
Russian offensive.
President Writes To
First Man Drafted
Washington, Aug., 1. (I. N. S.) A
letter from President Wilson to Harry
Gilbert of this city, the first man
to be drafted, was made public today.
It reads:
"My Dear. Mr. Gilbert: Because of
my interest in your father, I. feel as if
I had a special interest also in you.
nd I want to write you this line to
express my gratification at the spirit
you have shown in seeking as early an
opportunity as possible to serve in the
cause of liberty in tills great war.
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
J "WOOUROW WILSON."
Mr. Gilbert's father is an employe of
the White House.
Peace Plan Has Not
: Support of -Vatican
iwuio, .r " ft- w. a uf pope IS
not supporting any peace plans which
luo v.i 1 uiMt v.nivuv . v j vr i lean
er, Matthias Erzberger, may be agitat
ing. Those close to the Vatican de
clare today that the pope had been
extremely careful not to support any
- r ' f.w.a w . W Ull U1B
sympathies to incline toward any par-
Vatican officials admitted the holy
father was striving for" a "Just and
Christian peace," but not through any
of the agencies of others.
Three Classes Not
-Specially Exempted
. . . .... 4
. Washington, Aug. AL -U. P,) Pro
vost Marshal . General Crowder an
nounced late today that firemen, po
llcemen and . students . In technical
schools have no claims, for" exemption
different' JTrom - anyone else, : J v. ?
American
Heroes Buried
On French Soil
Ambulance Workers Killed While
on Duty Accorded Full French
Army . Funeral.
roar Cited for War Cross
Paris. Aug. 1 (U. P.) Four
more ' American drivers and
workers in the American, am-
bulance service were formally
cited In today's orders for the
French war cross. . They are
members of section 66, and are:
Sam G. Rice of Albany, New
York; Durbln Rowland of To-
ledo, Ohio; J. W, Woodbridge'
of Shanghai, China, and J.
. Rose Rothermel of Reading, Pa.
4
Paris, Aug. 1. (Tj. P.) Two Ameri
can ambulance 'workers were lowered
to heroes graves today "somewhere in
France." They were Perley Raymond
Hamilton of Clinton, Mass., and James
Wilson Galley of New Park, Pa. The
full honors of the French army funeral
service were accorded them, and
French poll us reverently saluted the
American flags with which their cof
fins were decorated.
A French general pinned the war
cross of France to the folds of these
flags, and pronounced a glowing
eulogy on the two Americans. He
revealed for the first time that Galley,
had he lived, would have received a
decoration for bravery In action two
days before he was killed.
The two ambulance workers were
killed by a shell, which struck their
loaded ambulance Sunday morning.
They had two "lying" cases and two
"sitters" in the ambulance. Hamilton
was at the wheel and Galley was clos
ing the rear door when the shell burst.
The "lying" cases escaped, although
the ambulance was wreciced; but the
two. Americana), with the- "sitting"
men, were Instantly killed. -
E
AGAIN TO RETAILERS;
HOUSEHOLDERS NEXT
New Schedule ofTrlces Is
Announced ?n; Ground Jtat
Milk prices soared again today.
Manager Ireland of the Portland
Damascus Milk company announced
that while the rise in the price of milk
to the retailer ls to go into effect at
once, the price to families receiving
their supply by deliveries will remain
unchanged for the present. He predicted,-
however, the price of delivered
milk is likely to be increased Septem
ber 1. ' ' O "
prices to Retailers Announced
Prices to retailers as announced to
day are:
Quart 10c, former price 5 cents; pint
5 cents, former price 4M cents; gal
lon 35 cents, former price. SO cents;
can 90 cents, former price to cents.
Milk wholesalers are facing unusual
conditions, according tp Mr. Ireland,
who says farmers are now being paid
$1 more a hundred pounds than a year
ago. The condensorles are also said
to be a factor. Many farmers are also
said to be disposing of their milch
cows on account of the high price ot
feed.
Schedules Are Distributed
Some of the private dairies are also
putting out new price schedules. An
nouncement of the F. M. Klger Dairy
to its customers is as follows:
"Beginning with August 1, our prices
for milk will be: Certified 18 cents
quart, 12 cents pint; common 14 cents
quart, 8 cents pint; cream 22 cents per
half pint. Discount of 10 per cent on
common milk if bills are paid on or be
fore the 10th in advance.
"We again find it necessary to raise
the price of milk in order to meet the
increased cost of production. The hot
dry weather has burned up the green
feed and already our; cows are on win
ter rations. Prices of all commodities
affecting us continue to advance.
Situation Zs Serious
"As we announced before for some
time we have ibeen delivering milk at
a loss and we feel we must, at least,
break even. The milk situation ls
growing more serious each month as
nearly all dealers are short of milk
and many are expecting to ' quit.
"The condenseries are bidding 82.50
and up for milk from the small ship
per regardless of quality. This has
forced the large creameries to ad
vance the wholesale price to stores
and other 'dealers.'
I. C. 0. Authorizes ,
Higher Freight Bate
Washington, Aug. .1. (I N. 8.)
Tne board of railroad commissioners
today won their fight before the interstate-
commerce commission . .against
discrimination in freight rates from
eastern points to cities in the Mis
sissippi river district above St.' Louis.
The commission rules that .rates .0
these points miy exceed rates to lower
Mississippi river points by not more
than 6n cent per 100 pounds on first
class shipments and one half cent, on
the other five classes.'
Li Yuan Hung May
Be China's President
. 1 . ... .
Peking. - Aug. 1. (I. Vt. S.)Feng
Keo Ching arrived here Tuesday; and
declared h did not '..want the, presi
dency of the republic 14 Yuan Hung
is mentioned as the likely executive :
Tuan Chi Dul republicans fcre show
ing much' unrest and organising-a re
public with Canton as the capital. The
Peking ? government wm use force to
put . down the - threatened uprising:
China is consultlngr with Japan' for a
loan. . - u v
MILK PRICES ADVANG
VIG1LANTESHANG
FRANK
JJ. LEADER
Body Found Dangling From
Railroad Trestle iNear
Butte; Masked Men Com
mit Lynching.
OTHER I. W. W. LEADERS
URGE MEMBERS TO ACT
Telegrams Sent to Locals in
West Urge Them to
Avenge Death.
Butte, Mont., Aug. 1. With a card
bearing the words. "First and last
warning; others take notice Vigilan
tes," pinned to his body,, the lifeless
form of Frank Little, member of the
executive board of the Industrial
Workers of Jh World and prominent
in labor troalles throughout the mir
ing districts of the Middle West, was
today cut down from a railroad tres
tle near here Where it has been hang
ing since early this morning. His
neck was broken.
Leaders of the I. W. W. at noon to
day began sending telegrams to all
I. W. W locals In the West, urging
them to send men at once to Butte
to avenge the death of Little. Tele
grams of protest were also sent to
members of congress.
Mass Meeting called
A mass meeting of ' I. W. W. ls
scheduled for this afternoon and more
serious trouble ls feared.
Long before daylight this morning
masked men raided the locjging-house
where Little was asleep andstook him
to the trestle ' where he was" hanged.
Little was taken from his bed with
out being given time to dress and
rushed away in an . automobile. The
house In which he was sleeping : ls
near the Finn hall, which is head
quarters, for the new metal mlnework
ers union, which recently called, a
strike of miners. Little had been ac-
trvarntKlking pwWt policy.' t-he
attfltsm. v 'v.- z-t.K' ?'-vv -'"C'V
" yw isam It Srafllitaur
Only five or six men lynched Little.
The vigilantes broke into the room
of a cripple in the Steele building,
where Little had roomed, thinking
that, the cripple was Little.
Little was still on crutches, suffer
ing ' from a broken ankle sustained
during the recent trouble In Arlron...
The historic warning, 3-7-77, left on
Little's body, was employed by vigil
antes of Montana's pioneer days.
Autopsy Beveals Ballets
An autopsy held this afternoon
showed several bullets had been fired
Into Little's body before he vat
hanged. ;
Other members of the I. W. W.
declared they have been warned and
several said they know they have
been marked for death.
Witnesses have been found who sav
Little declared two days ago he feated
his own men. The I. W. W.. however,
declare Little was hanged by miners
who objected to bis speeches.
C ailed Troops "Scabs"
"The lynching is said to be the direct
outcome of these speeches, in which he
attacked- the government and referrod
to the United States troops as "Uncle
Sam's scabs in uniform." In all his
speeches it Is said he was bitter in his
denunciation of "the government. As
(Concluded on Page Fire, Column Four)
Naval Equipment to
Be Shipped North
Paymaster Conrad will arrive todar
from the naval military training camp
in Seattle to make a survey of the
naval militia equipment preparatory to
shipping it to Seattle.
It ls expected that the naval militia
will mobilise August 8 or 10. . On
Tuesday "18 men successfully passed
the examinations.
. "I '.expect that 50 men will enlist
before we entrain," said Lieutenant H.
C. Jones of the Oregon Naval Militia.
"We are doing well at present with
the enlisting. Tuesday the Albany
band enlisted in a body. That gives
us nine more musicians." .
.
Far From Home but !
Remembers Draft
. ; ' i
Dallas, Or.. Aug. 1. C. D.'Neilsen,
whose home ls at McCoy, I'olk county,
is no 'slacker." ' Today Sheriff John
Qrr received a postcard from Nellsen,
Informing him that If wanted for the
draft he could be located in the public
hospital at Jamaica, West Indies,
where he had. been taken ill from thj
eteamsnip War Knight, on which he
was employed as a sailor. 8heriff Orr
has dispatched a letter to Nellsen, to
the effect that Polk county was not
required to furnish any men for the
first draft ,
Consulate Guarded
; 'AsTiles Are Moved
Atlanta,- GtL.r Aug. tZ-U. a A
deputy United " States marsnai was
placed : on guard at,'the; German con
sulate here today when Secretary
Stallberger entered the consulate to
remove the' flies to a warehouse for
storage, v The deputy marshal In .no
wax interfered with the work and fed
eral officials refused to' explain their
presence, ' Reports of. attempts to re
move evidence, of .German plots were
current but. could not 1 confirmed.
SENATE PASSES
Vote Is 65 to 20; House Must
. Concur Before Measure. Is
Submitted to States, Three
Fourths of Which to Ratify
RATIFICATION LIMIT IS
PLACED AT SIX YEARS
Passage Came as Result of
Fight That Has Been Car
ried On Many Years.
Washington, August 1. (U. P.)
The senate today passed the prohibi
tion amendment to the constitution.
The action of the upper branch its
first vote on such an amendment in its
history came as the climax of a per
sistent fight waged in the senate for
years and which has Increased In In
tensity throughout the present ses
sion. The vote was 5 to 20.
The vote was: Yeas Ashurst,
Bankhead, Beacham, Borah, Grady,
Chamberlain, Colt. Cummins. Curtis.
Fernald,' Fletcher, Freldnghuson. Gore,
Gronna, Hale, Harding, HoUis, John
son (California); Jones (New Mexico;;
Jones (Washington); Kellogg, Ken.
drick, Kenyon, King, Klrby, Knox, La
Follette, McCumber, Mcellar, Mc
Nary, Martin, Myers. Nelson, New,
Newland'S, N orris, Overman, Owens,
Page, Pittman, Poindexter, Ransdell,
Robinson, Saulsbury, Shafroth, Shep
pard, Sherman, Shield Simmons,
Smith (Arizona); Smith (Georgia);
Smith (Michigan; Smith (South Caio
lina); Smoot, Sterling, Stone, Suther
land, Swanson, Thompson, Trammell,
Vardaman, Walsh, Watson, Williams
and Walcott.
Eleven Absent Missed Tots
Noes Brandegee,- Broussard, Calder,
Culberson, France, Gerry, Hardwlck,
Hitchcock, Husting. James, Lewis,
Lodge, . Penrose, Pheian, Pomerene,
Reed, Underwood, Wadsworth, Warren
VenSenlrsif-
Twenty-five states are now drybut
the anti-saloon forces need only, to se
cure adoption of the amendment to
hold their present strength and add 11
new states 0 the dry column to make
the three fourths majority required to
place the amendment in the federal
constitution. The wets can prevent
final adoption qj the amendment by
holding 13 states solidly for liquor.
It ls now up to- the house to deter
mine whether or not the amendment
shall be submitted to the states, three
fourths of which must ratify It before
it becomes effective.
The vote netted one more than
enough to pass the measure, ti votes
being two thirds of the senate.
Six-Tear Zdmlt Is Tlxed
As passed by the senate, the states
must act within six years or the
amendment is null and void.
Closing, hours of the debate werj
featured by dramatic efforts of the
"wets" to save part or all of King
Alcohol's forces from disaster.
Vicious attacks were made on the
constitutionality of the time limit, sec
tion of the discussion on the resolu
tion. The cry of state's rights was
heard In volume.
Senator1 Pheian. with am eye to the
California wine industry, proposed that
each state haVe . the right; to say
whether all malt, vtnuous and. dis
tilled liquors should go or whether It
should be whiskey alone'.
Tote One More Than Heeded
La Follette s3d ' he opposed prohibi
tion but voted for 'the bill because it
would put it up to the people. Sooner
or ' later, he predicted, congress must
give the people the right of initiative
and referendum on constitutional
amendments and on all legislation.
The first call of the roll on the
Sheppard amendment showed exafctly
64 votes favoring -the measure wieh
18 against. This was all that was
necessary to adopt the amendment. A
call of absentees netted one more for
and two against.
The senate voted -56 to 23 to adopt
the Harding amendment providing that
the prohibition amendment to the con
stitution shall" be Inoperative unless
ratified by the states within six years.
(OotK-hided en Page Two, Colamn Tbree)
Another Conference .
On Ice Cost Sought'
Mayor Baker declared today that he
would hold another conference with
the ice dealers in an attempt ' to get
them to reduce the price beforjs be
ginning prosecutions under an ordl
nance prohibiting combinations In re
straint of trade.
The ice dealers have agreed to sell
coupon books containing tickets - for
100 pounds of ice at 70 eents. provided
the consumer-gets the book at the of
fice of the Ice company,' but the mayor
says this plan la not satisfactory-. No
date has been set for the conference.
City Gets Two More:
Postal Substations
Postmaster, F. - 8. Myers has an
nounced the establishment of two new
postal sub-stations, which win be open
for the transaction of postal buslnesl
beginning today. u--.v.
: Station f 28, r at 1674. ' East Gllsan
street, will be in charge of Cierk Harry
B. 8, Price, and statlen 29. in charge
of Clerk Charles H. Dawes, is, at 301
Russett streets . . . '1
These stations are equipped to serve
the public with stamps, isue money
orders, register -letters and will accept
parcel post packages. . . ,
Conferees on
Food Control
Measure Agree
Bill to . Prevent Speculation In
Foodstuffs Win Now Go Before
y Senate and House.
Washington, Aug. 1. (U. P.)--Tleld-ing
to President Wilson's demand for
elimination of the so-called "congres
sional war committee," bouse and sen
ate conferees on the food control bill
reached an agreement this afteraoon.
The bill now goes to the bouse and
senate for final approval.
While there Is certain to be a storm
in both branches, against . the con
ferees action on the war committi ,
It ls believed further discussion of
the measure will not now be prolonged.
The bill as agreed upon prohibits
distillation or importation of distilled
spirits, authorises the president to
say whether beers and wi ves shall be
manufactured or Imported and per
mits him to seise all spirits in stock
or bond needed for re-distillation for
government purposes. He Is not ex
pected to take advantage of this.
The control features of the bill in
clude food, feeds and fuel. Kerosene
gasoline,' all Implements and tools
used In farm work or mining and
authorizes the federal trade commis
sion to fix prices on coal.
It prevents speculation in foodstuffs.
E
AGREEMENT SIGNED;
Resumption of Service To
morrow Assured After
Tie-Up for Two Weeks,
Seattle, Aug. 1. (U. P.) Settlement
of the strike of Tacoma and 8eattle
streetcar men and the resumption of
streetcar: service Thursday morning,
following a complete shutdown for
more than two weeks, was assured at
noon today when President A. W.
Leonard - of the traction company
signed ah agreement which resulted
from peace negotiations begun yester
day. All that remains Is the ratifica
tion of the agreement by mass meet
ing of strikers in Seattle and Tacoma.
rof strikers jn oeattie ana Tacoma,
rbere seems no jjoubt as ta the ac
ptaneei of "the arreamont.ibyths
ikers. ' As soon as the1 agreement is
The:
eep
strikers'
ratified by the striker arbitration
plana will be laid. Attorney Charles
Reynolds for the strikers Jaav asked
JO days to prepare their case for pre
sentation to the board of arbitration.
The peace terms provide:
All disputes between the men and
the company over wages and hours to
be settled by a board of arbitration.
The reinstatement of all men dis
charged in Seattle and Tacoma for
Joining the union.
Both sides agree that employes shall
have option as to union affiliation.
Company will show no prejudice
against organised . workers and unions
will not discriminate against nonunion
employes.
The company to Immeddately as
semble all Imported strikebreakers at
the Georgetown barns and as soon as
possible, deport them.
All employes to return to work be
fore 9 a. m..' August 5.
The agreement to remain In force
from August 1, 1917, to August 1,
1918. -
All awards under the arbitration to
date from August 1.
Pershing Inspects
U. S. Soldiers Camp
American Training Camp in France,
Aug. l.--I. N. S.) General John- 3
Pershing,, the American commander-in-chief,
who has been expected here-for
two days, arrived today for his first
personal inspection tour Of the Ameri
can, camp. ' ' . '
The trip ls being made by motor,
and the American Is accompanied by
French officers.
During' luncheon at a hotel a regi
mental band played outside.
Afterward a machine gun company
was drawn up and demonstrated ' its
skill In the handling of the new
weapons.
Death Takes Father J
Of George -Cohan
t . .. 1 . '- :..-. ?
'New Tsrk, Aug. l.L N. S.) Jerry
J. Cohan, father of George Cohan ami
head of the famous family of comedy
stars, died today at -his country heme
at Munroe. Orange, county,' N. Y. Death
was ..caused by hardening of . the , ar
teries' t . ' '.'ii ' '-!
All members ef te family were
present. . - r
Mr. iConen was years old, .v His
last' professional appearance was in
Georg-t Cohan's musical, comedy, "The
Yankee Princess." nine years ago. Two
years ago he appeared In 'the Friars
annual frolic. , -
; : ' -j
Alien, Draft Masiire t
k lirPassed WMiM
Washington, Aag.; L (U... F.I Ths
senate late today Adopted without a
record , vote the McCumber resolution
authorizing the- stato 'department Ui
enter into negotiations-' with sllie.1
powers regardinr drafting of alien
citixens in ; this country' for military
service.' - . r-.' j '- -Vv-vVi-s.
German Bombs Hit
J German-Prisoners
? PaHs.Sil.tisi 1. T " 3tS: 'e-Q
man aviator, flying, behind the Frenen
llnea dropped a number of bomb- on
a camp fnlj of German prtsor"""s, said
a dispatch received here to ' , :
CAR
STRKES
NDED
RATIFICATION IS SURE
OF HAlSB
Prisoners Taen , by Allied
Troops in Ypres ' Sector
During First 24 Hours! of
Drive Estimated at 5000-
HEAVY RAIN MAKES
OPERATIONS DIFFICULT
British Field Marshal Reports i
Gains Consolidated, Dur-.
ing the Night;
m
iV..;.,.
By William Philip 81mm. i".
With the British Armies the t."
Field. August 1. (U. P.--Prisonera ' .
taken in the first 24 hours, of the; .":
great drive probably will reach;4 .f tUsVCi".
according to estimates i today. TU,$f- '
stream of . Germans sent ; behind th';'?,:
lines has not yet' been fully counted.. :'
No report has yet been received a '
to whether enemy guns were captured. ; t '
More than five tons of gas werer . v.
loosed by the British against the in -.
ventors of this weapon in last night's
Ltrl.tlng in the great drive. ;' .
It was probably the greatest quan- j ;
tity of gas ever used In a single battle. ' .
A west wind made itn use particularly' "
favorable for the British. 1 .. WJyj-tf'r .
ArtlUery Ooatlaoes Activity i? 'fU
Artillery continued its work today ;
The guns roared an unceasing chorus
of death along the Una. British gurt-r
l ers "got on" that the Germans were A
massing for a counter-attack in the -Z
Ypres region. A iroar ot shells sped
forth and the gray masses of men V
were literally scattered to the four "
! winds. ' . 4
j Hot fighting developed about the- ,
. ,.. . ... , rt j
winamui un ino warneion-uapaant -road.
The mill Itself was one of the ,
ancient structures of this section, bullc -of
great masonry many feet thick. It '
stood so solid that British heavy sheila
bounded off its rocky sides like tennis i
balls during the heavy bombardment
directed against it. British infantry
finally impetuously charged the struCT3
ture and took it. At t o'clock at night
the enemy counterattacked and re- f.T "
tttted-tamrt ButatmWftmit ; the- v
BriUsh charged grabbed it agalft." ,
: r ; Cooperation; Jkeported srf tct::
. , The co-operation and isph-lt'Of fet- '
lowship between British' and Frencni
troops who share the honors of t the- '
advance is perfect.; . . . .;' ' .-.
The French ' maintained their.5 posii v
tlons nearly three miles- in advance. Of "
where their front lines were on Mon
nay. . -" . j i. H vy.vflHt; '
There bitter' encounters last nigat
(Contiooe Pas Tw. Coturfia rivei
AMERICWFFICER3 -
German Defenses Are iCoiili
s sidf red ;Most VulnerableJri
SectioniNow? Under fmmi
mmimmm
iDniiNitGlIf
" ' '. ' . - . -.
;Xpre May Be Seeond WWrtoo . - r
London, ,Augk 1. (I. N. 8.1 -
Mk .-Belgium may prove the field -
- -en which thelmperlallstld dream .
m !of.?JEmperor Mrilllara is sbat- 4t
Ured just as it was the tciW&SZ
s toxitb collapse of Napoleon's -y-
v world ambitions. . Twice in the 0
sf-yYpres sector the Germans tried r 'W
.to brealc through the allied line , - -
'and twice they were hurled a
back' amidst a welter of blood. '-'-
'Twice -the British have attacked
t ln the same region. The first
sWgainad important ground for;, m,."
w them and the second Is still un-r
syder'JWay; Ypres is just '
-miles from Waterloo. .,' '
Vashtortol,Usi 'jyil; KSThio
Anglo-French offensive in West FUnti
ders may , take the balance of : control ' ' . ;
In Belgium from .Germany, .-ttii fi's --
iQeneral''; staff bfflcers, Just's' 6acfc5:'-'-from
France,;- are - following develop-
ments closely; They declared - today - ' -that
much more than appears, on the ' :
surface is at stake in the ,;new;.
struggle.- Yj;... '. - ... .
.'Om, of these officers, who. has ira';r
; Coocle6ea es Page yive, Oolamo Beves '
American Steamer
HMotantf
-'tondoW'An.''-.'. W--T1ii??!.:
American steamer MoUno ,was-4orpe-i
doed. and sunk by' a submarine yester-. v '
dayj : the -admiralty J annwaisced. today, -
y wenty-two surri vors were la&&0j.$.i'p.,
: ?he"MotanoVwas steel screw, "thres-'
masted ship of 27J9 tons, the property fi -of
the JB raodard Oil 'company of New
Jersey-and reglstered at New York. ' - -?
' -i. ' j . ' '4jiSSf'
f eadeCCmnied; Crew of.'60;'-:': (-
r JNew York- Augv llVXi B.k-4Uikf
1 inr of the ; Americas.1 steamer -Motano, -i
with possible loss of. life, wae reported Mi:
to her owners, tne otanoard uii corn-.- -' r
paay ot New Jersey'bers today. , Tha I ? f;
Motano" ar led a f.crewv- of., about
men," but-thet4omBanywas' advised - - r. -thar.
onlyr 12 ;"f i these have, been'
landed.v-vv'rtfy?c: - y r':"
CapUln "Ernest. Stratton' of V.--
rhlladelphla. commandea th : . '
,