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. ' " - - . - - " ; " . , e ' - . " - ' , . . - - . " 1 ' - -X ' ' - d ff1 V-k 1 D 1( b THHC46 4V1JU - LV - Pfe v A K1 morrow. Wr;;. VjOL. XVI. NO. 73. ; PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1917FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. OK TIAtft AMD inrwrf STABDS TIVS CUrii 7. LACK OF GOAL IS GREATPROBLEM IN ALL EUROPE Crown Prince Sends Forces Against French Stronz Attack 5Ldo in Verdnn Sector oo a Front of Three Miles. i': f Pull, Aut T(U. P.)-Hetrr fltht . . lag brvk out ttxlar In th Vrdun c- Immense Drains Are Made on tor. roiiowin hy bombardment. -r . , the forces of th German crown prince ' OUDDly OOUrCeS in Ureal Uuncbed iUod( attck acainst the .. . ... ,, Krench llnea on a. front or approxl- ' BntHjn aS Weil aS On tne matelr three mile, on in. left bank of . , ... i the Meuu river. Continent BY War. I The war office thia afternoon Tt- ! ported beary German loaaea Is tfce at- ! tack. f"l rrrp nrrnilD PDCAT 1 The aaaault waa launched early th:a rLLCiO UtIUUn unt.ni moraine betw.cn Avocourt wood and flllAWTITIFQ flP PI f PI Hill 104. French runs poured a heavy UUMlllllICO Ur lULL ureupcn the attacking, forcea and they I were driven back to their trenches. Renewed artivltv was also reDorted SMnrfinaVian nftnntnP.S r-ace l"if the French front in Belaium. I Violent artillery cnrattmenti wera in ShlltrinWn nf IndllStneS. It Prosreaa there, the war office atated. Is Stated. about Bixschoote and especially ! Hurtebiae. J In the region of Craonne there j were no infantry actions In the Champarna the French made success ful raids, biinclna back many prls oners. By Karl II. Von Wlegand lateraathaul News Service Staff Corrwpoad- ml lb Urt ABertcaa nevspapemaa to Bvrlln. wbe aaa jut uriv4 from tae - ar-andinariaa cuaauies. j Quiet on British Front i, new xots. Aur i. ii. r. o.f i London. Aug. 7. (I. N. 8.) Compar- is kin in Europ today. It or -he'iatlve calm has settled down over the Is siatlnr a klns ransom as tribute. section of the western front. . " . . .. 'The war office statement today said A German scientist has predicted that that notnUlt of importanca had taken -Kinc Coal" will decide the Issue of place during the night. the war. That he already la and with ; Unofficial advicea told of earlier ac- the approach of winter, will become tlvlty In the district of Lens, where still more a tremendous factor is sp- ' the British are working forward alow. parent on all sides. Germany and ly but methodically towards this lm- Kngland are the sources of suppr. portant German position. The production in both countries is Jlralted by the tcarcity of labor whlcu with every month of tse war growa a s problem. Coal Is Xssenttal Equally as important. If not even, "more so than ammunition, ia coal la j the conduct of war. It Is the absolul I saenUal to the fleets that they can Tight, to the rallwaye to trans pot t; troops' and supplies, and to the raer- t eantlle marine and domestic require- j rnents for electric power snd beating. ! "but also those of France, Italy and -o j Tar as possible. Russia- And in ship- )lng coal to those countries the Oer- ! nan submarines get In their work. "Norway, Sweden. Denmark. HollanJ. Switzerland. France. . Italy and Russia i will "fretse" "this winter as never be fore. Towns and cities will be .n darkness because of lack, of coal for ' ower and gas plants. m' Germasy Has Otlp on aTsntrals Traffic arrangements by which ln- t Germsny. asld from her -own big : und Jr5nt1 V CU, "VfJ oal fields, holds the ooal mines of ZltnXf m'Ji rrsnc and Belgium. Coal Is ths S,"0! h' 12. 1. .lae V? iCORBEIT SEEKING TO ' m MM SHIPS TO MAKE THIS POST PORTLAND HIGH BIDDER 1 ROAD BONDS Lurnbermens Trust Company Makes Leading- Offer for Alaska Sends Loyal Youths For War Duty Several Hundred Eskimo Ladf Among Those Headed for Fed , eral Headquarters nt Juneau. Washington. Aug? 7. (U. P.) Over lonely mountain passes and through great stretches of wild country the consciiptable youths of Alaska's (5,000 Americana are trudging to register for! the draft. Among them are aeveral FOOD CONTROL MEASURE GIVES WILSON POWER $900,000 Issue, Though I reTkfr'lid mi n:l nl... n I Farther down toward hii dius Deiuw rax. SERIAL BONOS ARE MORE IN DEMAND Twenty Year Issue May Be Changed Because of Im proved Chance of Sale. President of the Chamber of Commerce Will Make Spe cial Trip to the East. 4narlae4 ca rar Two. OJniiA nnt) NG ber of Corrunerce. will hortiy make. . Mr. Corbett has cosne to the eonclu- slon, after months of endeavoring to secure permission to build, buy or i charter sh'tt. that friendly neutral tonnage is the only kind wh'ch can be secured and be of benefit to PortlanJ immediately. European Demands Hamper Consequently he hopes to be able while in the east to line up sufficient tonnage coming from the Orient to the United States to make it a paying proposition for a steamship line to come to Portland permanently. "Ships to carry Portland's freight are and have been my objective as president of the Chamber of Com merce." he said this morning. "When this national crisis came up j I immediately took the matter up with the federal shipping board and wl:U General Goethals. "They have refused us permission ; to use vessels now built and will not 'permit us to bui'd. We cannot bu Geneva, Aug. 7. (I. N. S.) Violent ; that they want everything for fighting on the frontier or the Kussian service to Europe. provlnco of Bessarabia and along ths Khtp Xa teres Fleaass Roumanian rrontier was reporxeo oy .Sh,p8 cannot be bought except for Vienna today Choosing Uier own bac- ftbulou8 ,umB wnlch make a pubMc ueiieiu. - . proposition imposelble. They cannot Urement between the Dniester and te chartered except where they fly the Pruth rivers, where an engagement Je- DutCK Japanese or Norwegian flags. VIOLENT FIGHTI BESSARABIAN FRONT REPORTED BY VIENNA Austro-Germans and Russo Roumanian Forces Meet in Big.Batttle. - Salem. Or.. Aug. 7. The Lurnbermens Trust company of Portland was the high bidder for ths 1)00,000 worth of blghwsy bonds, for which bids were opened today by ths state highway commission snd the state board of con trol, meeting In joint session. All bids were below par. Tho highway commission opened bids on an Issue of 1500.000 of ths $.000,000 bonds authorised by the peo ple, and the board of control opened bids on 1400.000 Issue authorised by the Bean-Barrett act to match the fed eral appropriation for forest and post read a For the $500,000 Issue, the Lurnber mens Trust company Did i4i.300. Other bids for that issue were as fol- ows: John E. Price & Co. of Seattle, 4S9.S75; Clark-Kendall company of Portland. S4C0.150; Keeler Bros, of Denver. $459,200. The Oregon Fire Re ef association of McMlnnville bid par for $2000 of the bonds. Tot Other Issue For the $400,000 issue, the following bids were received: Lurnbermens Trust company. $372,710: John E. Price & Co.. $39.080; Clark-Kendall company, $3I.40; Keeler Bros., $30. 060. Better bids were received for the $500,000 Issue thsn for the $400,000 issue, both Issues bearing 4 per cent interest, and Highway Commissioner W. L. Thompson, a banker, attributed this to the proposed terms of the bonds. The $500,000 issue ' Is to be serial bonds, the first series to be retired In six years, and ths other issue la to be 20 .year bonds, with the state hav ing an option of retiring one-half at the end of 10 years.. TO KesrLxalsw. civilization American boys from prospectors' gangs are coming in from the mountains. Some must travel many miles to reach the mountain cabin or frontier settle ment wbsra Unci Sara's agent awaits them. General headquarters la the office of General J. A. Strong at Juneau. Word to General Crowder's office from there todsy said the draft is pro ceeding rapidly, considering the diffi culties of travel. Owing to lack of facilities for com municating registration Intelligence, the. Alaskan "registration day" con tinues from 7 a- nx. July 2, to p. m., September I. Sundays and holidays are excepted. Alaska's drawing will be held prob ably at the provost marshal general's office here late In September. Government Given Control of Food, Feed and Fuels Through a Licensing Sys tem for Dealers. USE OF FOODS Tp MAKE WHISKEY IS PROHIBITED The two boards w.ll meet this after noon with u representativ of the Lurnbermens l ank and offer to change the $400,000 Issue to serial bonds If ILLINOIS COUNCIL OF DEFENSE WOULD TAKE OVER ALL COAL MINES President Directed to Com mandeer Spirits in Bond for War Purposes. Air Fighters to Be Pick of JJ. S. t at at at at at at at at at Luf berry Tells Qualifications t at at at s? at at at at at at Double Cream "Men Required 01 at D Youths From 21 to 26 Make the Best Fighters, Says Noted Aviator. r (from tbe flrbttng line. IJen tenant Raosl uirDerry or Arw York, premier airman or ue I.afayette Eacadrllle, today aenda to America. Washington, Aug. 7. The senate late this afternoon agreed to vote on tbe conference report on the food con trol bill at 4 o'clock tomorrow after noon. Its passage is assured and -n the regular routine the measure "111 go to the president for his signature r Tiaay afternoon. Washington. Aug. 7. ft. IT. 8.) This ia what the food bill does in its final form Creates a one-man food dictatorship.' Gives the government control of I food, feeds and fuels. Provides drastic penalties against hoarding and speculation, j Establishes licensing system giving j President Wilson complete control over dealers in necessities. Gives the president enormous requl- r4rr,o nf nolflfrotne I'ltloning power for army and navy. VUIIICICIIOC Ul lcic6ciio i Authorizes the president to close From the Fuel Producing! llZX .ftiV. States to Be Held, Chicago, Aug. 7. (L N. S.) Fifteen stste councils of defense were called Into conference today with the; Illinois State Council of Defense to formulate a plan for the regulation of coal sup ply and price. The conference is to begin August 16 in Chicago. The states called were Indians, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, j spirits in bond or stock for war pur ties. Authorizes the president to buy and sell wheat, flcur. meat, beana and po tatoes at reasonable prices. Guarantee a minimum price of $2 a bushel ft.- No. 1 northern wheat until May 1, 1919. Prohibits us of foods, In whiskey making and authorizes the president, if he sees fit, to Impose similar pro hibition on beer and wine-making. Directs president to commandeer poses. Appropriates $10,000,000 to enable the president to buy and sell fertiliser to farmers. 'Appropriates T152.600.000 to carry out ths purposes of the btlL Washington. Aug. (L N. 8,1 The Crsriudel oe Pace !., Cole ma Fovl BIDS ON COAL FOR SCHOOLS RUN FROM In ths Toporouts-Rarancss , ,n, trliM OP lrrwmenl. Vim ."' veloped sector. i ly take the Japanese and Norwegian iorxn or o "-- out of the rield. davla, ths Rusac-Rumanian forces have It ls wlth sreat piea9ur that been oeuvenng wo wuui. - note the Interest which a group of cistracTing emrpne i -"" " Portland men; S. B. Cobb. C. C. Wood- Oerman pressure on me M3 cock. Joseph Supple. William Reid. Bystritsa rivers. ! K s. Brubaker. Daniel Kern and S. E. Holcomb. are showing in the ships as Berlin Reports Prisoners Berlin, via London. Aug.s 7. (C. p.) Capture of 1300 Russian pris oners and storming positions to the they displayed in their letters to the press. These gentlemen came to me when J ' first took office and I ex plained to them what I intended to north of F.ocsanl was reported by tbe, do. 1 have used every means to ac war office today. Thirteen guns and compltsh that end. numerous trench weapons were also i liy Relief is that tne energy taken, the statement asserted. i should be saved to be thrown In lm . I mediately our government can release is from our patriotic obligations. King George Sees i, Belrium Kestoredi Traffic Patrolmen a... t-t ! To Assist Tourists to ths L. J. 8.) King George of Eng- I land has telegraphed to King Albert Portland's traffic patrolmen -are to of Belgium as follows: (act as information bureaus o automo- "I desire to azpress ray unshakeable j bile tourists traveling through the confidence In the final restoration of ' dtv. Mayor Baker has ordered them Belgium to her legitimate position i to stop all machines bearing license among the free nations of Europe." Bussia Will Pass Through the Test, J Says Hihu Root I tags of other states and have them ip form the drivers of machines of the i beauty spots in and near Portland. ! The officers are also to extend greet ings to visitors In the name of the city. The idea was suggested by J. P. ! Jsegsr of h? Chamber of Commerce. ; and no sooner was it offered than the j mayor instructed ths police as to their ! new duties. m . . , Chicago. Aug. 7. (L N. 8.) Russia's big men are finding ! . r i themselves and Russia ls going A lTlRririflTl innnnTlfir to pass safely through the test of fire and merge as a strong republic. Ellha Root, leader of i ths American commission to Russia, declared hers todsy. . w The. American commissioners S had been getting Into - touch sV with American affairs during their trip from a Pad fie port. P' Washington bound. . "Why, do you know that If K Russia could get a full report s- of tbe troubles ws are having 0 la this country, tbey would s -. think we hava greater problems ff . tm our bands than tbey nave. ' s - Boot said. t , "s' The. commission "wss warmly s' received, be said, denying re e ports that It was looked upon e with suspicion, while in Russia. .ft Ashore in France U TO 7.75 PER TON (Concluded oa Psse rtre. ColeSm Fear) lng coal producing states to bring about the adoption of a federal law , r n ill 1 j wmcn win give iun ana sweeping Three MembefS Ot D0ard HOlCl federal powers of control over prices ana aistnoution o an aaministrative body possessing the machinery to render complete and Instant relief- Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska. Missouri. Kansas. West Virginia. Pennsylvania. North Dakota, South Dakota, and Ten nessee, it became known that tbe law and legislation sub-committee of the Illinois council had offered two other plans to -the council.. The first wss for the seisurs and operation of coal amines by the state and the other was tbe urging of federal legislation to control the situation. The committee found that Governor Lowden was vested with full authority to seise the coal mines and operate them in the Interest of the people. It found that It wae unnecessary to call the legislature into extra session to seize the mines. Two other ways of overcoming the coal problem were submitted by the committee and approved. They are: A. conference of state councils of defense, so that an adequate and uni form measure of relief can be at once contemporaneously adopted and j " enforced in all thesestates. I , . . .. ,. Either separate or concerted action iSchOO COard Not tO N ?L wiin me siaie councils or neignDor- PURCHASING AGENT'S WORK WILL BE DONE BY ASSISTANT CLERK Session and Refer Fuel Bids to Supplies Committee At a business session of the school board Monday afternoon and attended by only three members of the board. Dr. J. Francis Drake, Dr. Alan Welch Smith and N. G. Pike, bids were opened covering the purchase of 4J3a tons of ooal at prices ranging all the way from $4 to $7.75 a ton. - The bids, which were referred to the supplies committee, were submit ted by the Willamette Fuel company, Edlefsen Fuel compsny, Chehalls Fuel company and Liberty Coal & Ice com pany. Other bids were submitted, but without the required certified check accompanying them. Subject to further Investigation, the contract for moving supplies and equipment from the Boys' Trade school to the Benson Polytechnic school was awarded to the Oregon Auto Dispatch, whose bid of $345 was the lowest of four. Audited claims amounting to $66,- 670.75 presented by District School Clerk R. H. Thomas were ordered ac cepted and approved. Bids for belting for the Benson Poly technic school, and also for the haul age of garbage and refuse for tbe dis trict, were also opened. Conference Will Be Held on Wood Prices Boston. Aug. 7. The Addle A. Law rence, a six masted American schoon er, bound for France with steel and munitions. Ia a total loss on the rocks off the coast of France, according to ' figure or increase It er lower It durtnc sun stea Win Xeet Today With Xayor Baker to xnscuse Issue of Prices on Slab Wood. Mayor Baker will hold a conference this afternoon with the lumber mill owners of Portland in an attempt to have them agree on a lower price for slsb wood and other mill products used for fuel. Ivan Humason. special In vestlgator for. the city, has notified all the owners of tbe meeting. Retail fuel dealers have agreed tc cooperate with the city, but declare they can do little when tbe lumber mills fix the prices. iVe mayor wants to learn whether the mills. Intend te keep the price of wood at tbe present Information received bere today. The schooner and cargo was valued at I500.000. Liberia Declares .War; on Germany Washington. ' Xvg. " T.-(U. " .) :IJ beria has declared . war on . Germany said a state department dlspatcb this afternoon. :i .- . . . tbe fall and winter months. Ex-President Taft Is HI in Kansas Clay Center. Kan. Aug. T (L N S.) Ex-Prssldent William H. Taft, who cpoke bere last night tn conjunction with a peaoa . league meeting. Is , ill and under the care of physicians at a betel. . Ills condition la not serious, - ) ::- ;------- Virgil L. Venable Is Made a Major Bias rrom Banks Made In IS Months By Popular Tonne; Officer sad Member of Oregon Beglmaat. "Major Virgil L. Venable, Quarter master Corps." The records of the Oregon National Guard show that narne today. Venable, wbo has been captain guard, has risen from a private to a major in the short si see of IS months: When Troop A went to the border little over a year ago Venable wss placed in charge of the troop prop erty. He spent every minute of his spare time- studying the manusl of quartermaster corps' work. Returning to Portland he was placed In tbe adjutant general's office ss cap tain quartermaster and organised ths corps here. His work in mobilization was of such high class that when Major Knapp became unable because of physical disability to accept hia work. Venable was advanced to the position, while Knapp will be placed on the reserve list giving him an ad ditional two months in which to re cuperate. Venable has had considerable mil itary experience, however, serving four years with the Canadian National Guard and It months with the Oregon National Guard. He la Immensely pop. ular with the men of the adjutant general's office. cancy Created by Resig nation of Thomas Lewis, Following the resignstion of Thomas Lewis, purchasing agent for the school board. School Clerk R. H. Thomas an nounced that no successor would be named, and that he intended to turn the work over to his assistant, thus doing away with, a regular purchas ing agent. Mr. Lewis' resignation, according to the school clerk, was the result of his refusal to be placed under $1000 bond required by the board. Although the boaro' would assume the obligation in curred in putting up the bond, Mr. Thomas said that Mr. Lewis for some reason still refused to go under bond. Mr. Lewis declined to say why he had handed in bis resignation, but stated positively that the bond had nothing to Uo with it He denied that he had refused to go under -bond, snd intimated that his resignstion was the effect -of pressure from other quarters than the boird itself. Mr. Lewis said as soon as he had time to interview other officials, he would make public the real reasons for his resignation. Suicidal Attempt Is Made by a Woman Mrs. O. F. Anger, 40TVi Clay street, attempted suicide late Monday after noon by taking ""hypnotic" tablets, ac cording to police officers. She was taken in an unconscious condition to the St. Vincent's hospital. Domestic trouble Is assigned ss tbe reason for what is reported as the woman's sec ond attempt at suicide since Sundav She bad not regained consciousness this , morning. First Training Camp- May Close Aug. 14 . 4 . V, San Francisco. Aug. 7. T?. TA Unless orders are received from Wash lngton to the. contrary. tbe first Pre sidio officers' reserve training' camp will close Aurrcst 14. Colonel Fred W., Sladen. commandant, said today. - , I ' ,, Coos Bay Harbor Eeport Submitted Washington. Aug. 7 (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Secretary of War Baker has sub mitted to congress a favorable report of the army; eifgineers on the' Coos Bay harbor improvement to provide a 32 foot channel for the en. ranee to Smith's mill. estimated to cost $130,000. with $30,000 for annual main tenance. The plan will give a 300 foot width in front of MarjhfielJ and North Bend. nd through Rock reef at Pigeon point, and 200 feet elsewhere. Tbe Oregon delegation will seek an ap propriation :u tbe next livers and har bors bill. through tbe failed Pnm, bis oplotoa ef tba sort ,vt flgbting men tba Cnited States most IUBWO MM HMO AH yiSUCS . J , Paris. Aug. 7. (U. P.) Tt will take the cream of American, youth between the ages of 21 and 2 to man America's thousands of airplanes, "It will tske the double cream of youth to qualify as .'chasers' in the republic's new aerial army." This was the statement of Lleuten snt Raoul Lufberry today, as he told the United Press of the fitness Amer lea must seek In the men who are to act as the eyes of her army in France: Lufberry is one of the best qualified men in the world to discuss what is necessary to make a successful air man. He has been officially cited for bringing down 10 German airplanes and has unofficial credit for half dozen more. He has been decorated with the Legion of Honor, the British military cross, the French military cross and the Cross of War. He brought down his first enemy machine three days after going into service Three Types "Seeded Three types of airmen were men tioned by Lufberry as be talked for Americans at home of the air fight ers to be sent to France. They in cluded, first the "double creams" to man the light, fast chasers, then the men for heavier airplanes carrying two or more passengers, and the 'bombardier" the expert machine- gun and small cannon operator. "Intensive and scientific training must be given this cream of youth upon whicii America's welfare in tbe air must rest." said Lufberry. Experience has shown that for best results the fighting aviator should not be over 2 years old. or under 18. Tne youth under 18 has shown himself to be bold, but he lacks Judgment. Men over 26 are too cautious. Must Be "Physically Perfect The best air fighter, especially a man handling a 'chaser' must be of perfects physical make-up. He must have the coolest nerve and be of a temperament that longs for a fight. He must have a sense of absolute duty and fearlessness, the keenest sense of action and perfect sight to sain tbe absolute feel' of bis machine. "He must be entirely familiar with aerial Acrobatics. , The - JaUar Xrs TjUfnTly means life or death. "Fighting 22,000 feet In the air produces a heavy strain on the heart. It is vital, therefore, that this organ show not the slightest evidence of weakness. Such weakness would' de crease the aviator's fighting efficiency. Must pise 10.000 rest . "The American boys who come oyer here for thia work will be subject to rspid and frequent variations In al titude. It ls a common occurrence to dive vertically from 6000 to 10,000 feet with tbe motor pulling hard. "Eyeglasses are barred. Sharpness of vision ls imperative. Otherwise the enemy may escape, or the aviator, himself, will be surprised or mistake a friendly machine for a hostile craft. The differences are often merely in sifrnif leant colors and details. "The ears must be able to stand air pressure. The aviator hears nothing BsssMbssbbbM 4sSsflMssVSsH " JtttKtBtk I 1 - Y::ll TTEE IS T PAY SCHEDULES . Government Sees Need .of-. Concerted Campaign to -Dispel Unrest Among the l Workers in United States REPORT TO BE MADE, AT AN EARLY DATE Appeals From Employed Will Then Be Given Prompt. . Consideration, v.?-, ' ' - Other Battens Buffer More htt Washington, Aug. 7. (I. N. I 8.) The United States is freer N$f from labor troubles than any 0 of the countries now at war, 4t Secretary of Labor Wilson de et jjt clared late this afternoon. La-, t. ; 4t tx.r leaders, he said, have been ' 4 . 4t loyal to the government snd - this reflected in the rank and ; file of labor. Washington. Aug. I. (U. P.) The labor situation In the United States Is causing the government alarm. War work is threatened to such a point . that a concerted campaign started to-v day to dispel unrest among, the workers. ".. v !- War, navy and labor departments have named a committee to study ad-? Justment of wage schedules in navy -yards, arsenals and other government : worss to bring aoout. satisfactory schedules. . ' : ; Tbls committee. Including Assistant; Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Wsl- ter Lip man and William Blackman, is to report their findings to the govern -ment August 24. Employes will then have an opportunity to submit appeals from the recommendation of tbe com- mittee. . By September 1 it .is hoped all difficulty will have been settled, v The high cost of living and d termination to share in war profits .', are responsible for the labor unrest, Raool Lufberry, premier fighter 1 officials state. of the Lafayette Escadrille. (. Some of the principal labor diffl cutties in ine country xoaay are; but bis motor and an occasional doss 1 ... .4-41.,- ,i.h.. ' SnOS... ....... i.,ai:'lMi.u4t..-liM..V'.'"'.-w "It Js Important to realise that o I vrn,2rtrBrAS'vn..f- .1 Ions as a man has skill In handling I ArTm ZWi 'ZJ his machine and accuracy In fire, bejjj Kentucky. is never beyond hope. j Troubles In lumber " distrleta in America's aviators must be men f w-.,i,,,,t who will be absolute masters of them- I selves under fire, thinking out their I T.larw .-.iirn.i v.n... atacks as their.,flght progresses. A Orient raUroad. New Haven system. ' "Experience has shown that the I -n(1 telesranhera .trlka n - h. Xf . chaser men should weigh under 180 1 v av t J pounds. Americans from the ranks of Threatened strike of tfiOO man on sport youths who have played base ball, polo, football or have shot and participated in' other sports, will probably make .the- best chasers. "The nerve and abUlty to do acro batic stunts ls -Imperative in handling light machines. Guynemcr, the French champion flier, is an acrobat of the air. He is of very slight build. HI gyrations make it extremely difficult to hit him. Though he has been hit, he is a wonderful shot, himself. Tbls is what Americans must be1 GRAIN CROPS OF L I.S. ARE SAFE, DECLARES CHICAGO AUTHORITY Oats Will Lead With Yield of GOvERNMEN T DECIDES 1,500,000,000 Bushels, Is Estimated, It Blllitla Officers Washington. Aug. 7. The policy of the war department in selecting offi cers for the national guard as vacan cies occur, probably will be to obtain them from non-commissioned officers. says Adjutant General McCain, in re sponse to an inquiry by 'Senator Cham berlain. U. Si Border Patrol In Texas Doubled El Paso. Texas Aug. 7. (TJ. P.) The United States border pstrpl at Presidio, Texas was doubled tonay. in anticipa tion of an attack upon : tbe Mexican town of OJlnaga. Just across the bor der. Villa is reported a few miles south of OJlnsga and Is expected to at tack: the town hourly, v . - .. ' Chicago. Aug. 7. (U. P.) The crops of the country are safe. Nothing now can Interfere with one of the largest grain yields in Ameri can history, . excepting possibly an early frost, which might damage corn slightly. These were the statements today of B. W. Snow, leading crop authority associated with Bartlett-Frasler com pany of Chicago. Oats will lead with a yield of 1.500, 000,000 bushels record. Snow stated. Harvesting and threshing, now in progress, indicate also tbe crop is of exceptional quality. Com has been sent past one danger point by the rains of the Isst three days. The crop Will be late, but it (s making up for this in more than a favorable yield and in excellent quality. The winter wheat yield. Snow said, is better than expected, but short be cause of damage suffered during the winter. The grade Is much better than normal. "Spring wheat has been very unsat isfactory. Snow said, "and the yield will be 40.000.000 bushels short. This, will be offset, however, by tbe In creased winter wheat . yield. Tbe wheat crop will be from 25,000,000 to 40,000,000 bushels larger than last year, which was comparatively small. "Field crops have been doing better in the last three weeks than at any other time' this season. Conditions have been ideal and all crops will be above normal." TO REGULATE SJEEL AND COPPER PRICES "War Profiteering" to Be come Thing of the Past, It Is Planned. ' the Southern Pacific; ' mediation to - be tried. Number of strikes In textile mills in the south and east Summer is usually a season of few (Cob Monad en Pass rite. CoIa.as Use) - ' DAIRY BUSINESS AT ,: STAKE; MEETING - IS : CALLED FOR FRIDAY. Situation Regarded as SerL- ous With So Many Cows; Being Slaughtered, -; Washington. Aug. 7. (TJ. P.)The government is about to lay a strong hand in "war profiteering." Prices on steel and copper are to be fixed to in sure a "reasonable profit to produc ers snd a "fair bargain" for this gov ernment and her allies. It is officially announced. President Wilson has Informed the new "war industries board" that the allies are to buy war materials in this country on the same terms as the United States. "Blood profits' are not to be tolerated. Tbe federal trade commission an nounced today its report on copper prices will be before the president in two weeks. . Tse cut in steel prices will be from $100 a ton and more, now paid by the allies, to approximately ISO a ton. All purchases will soon be in tbe hands of B. M. Baruch, as official rep resentative of all the .allies. ' He is now vising all contracts made in this country to insure against "blood prof its." . ' American efficiency versus German (QmUaeed es Paf Twe. Colons Tkre Switzerland Eef uses Loan to Germany Washington. Aug.' 7TJ. P.)Swit- serlaad la opposing Germany's request for a loan in return for coal supplied to her, tbe state department was offi cially advised this afternoon. 1 Fossil Auto Wreck Fatal to Mrs. Keyes ' : . Salem. Or, Aug. 7. While presiding at a council meeting Monday nlghx. Mayor Walter K. Keyes received a long distance telephone call telling of the death of bis mother, Mrs. Z. T. Keyes, in an automobile accident near Fossit According to the ; message. Mrs. Keyes, wbo was SS years old, was out riding with another son when, the ma chine -reft the roadway, : turned over three times, and killed her instantly. . Mayer Keyes left for Fossil at once. ' Mrs. -Keyes was also the mother of Henry J. Keyes, t county judge of Wheeler, county.! and was- s, -sister of Robert Av Booth of . Eugene. To discuss means of preventing the dairy Industry from going out of exist ence, a meeting of producers of milk snd butterrst has been called ' for 1ft o'clock Friday morning at the Imperial bote:. 1 Alma D. Katz, Portland manager of the Mutual Life Insurance compsny of New York, who is interested In dairying as a side line, took the lnltia- ' tlve In calling the meeting.- Dairy men throughout the state, he says, are slaughtering their cowi for beef be- cause at the present pries of milky they cannot afford to feed tho cattle. . . Although the price paid to farmers for milk and cream has increased con ; slderably in the last few years, says Mr. Katz, the cost of feed and labor has Increased to an extent so much greater that the dairy industry ls la ' danger of being abandoned. Notices of the meeting Friday have - been mailed to about 600 dairymen in the vicinity of Fortland. - - - Team and Harness 4 . Autos for Hire Autos for Xlre S3 RELIABLE auto service 7 pass. cars. Columbia higoway, Mt. Hood parties, day or night service. Business Opportnnites 30 : WELL equipped blacksmith shop and good business, upper Colum bia town. Owner retiring. .Sell cheap, 250 cash from right party will handle.!. mi Household Goods for Sale S HOUSEHOLD ooo8. lawn mow ers, hose garden tools. Going east soon. , Xorses, Vehicles, XUb IS BAT team snd harness, weight J240 lbs. Price f 100. .Take Ml Scott car to tn are. . t Tbe above ads are onlV a.few of th hundred of other - Want Ad ; to b found on the Classified page iOf Today'a-Journal. The Journal rant Column are open to every- , one. Portland's bbying and selling, " public ' use them as a clearing Louse for their various wants. .