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fair; moderate
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Merchants to Adopt Energy -Saving
Plan N'ext M'eek a Part of
War Efficiency.
plan de-
' The one delivery a day
rs f--- ' m.nded of the mrcl
oDruce rrom ureuun ruiww i st.tr. by the gov
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REPORTED LOST
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At a mask meeting to be helJ at
the Chamber of Cummcrca Tuesday
evening the plan Is going to be ex
plained to the pubi c, that tbey may
be thoroughly conversant with It.
In Portland alone It i uU that
the service, of 259 men. wifoni or
autos can be saved by .dotting the
new plan.
ta DIIDI IP TnWinUTI i'ortlaod merchants re ready for
IU rUDLIU lUlMIUni ,tll change, declared Ch.rle. K. Cerg.
chairman of the committee of the
chamber, which, at the re. que. t of
council c. nat.onal de'nse. In-
rated the change; but the pub:i'
must b educated sj to wlut to ex
pect.
AimlanP TimherS. ! At Tuesday night s meeting proml-
,...r...v 1 nent speakers wli; explain the
I m A tJ r,r.a.1.
Armies of America and the
Allies in Europe. '
SFEAKERS APPEAL
Lumber Men of State Urged j'
to Increase Production of
cause
mm
m audience at the memoers" coun-
m ell of the Chamber of Com-
merce this afternoon.
The winning of the wsr. they
explained. Is to be decided by
spruce. Spruce Is 10 points bet- St
ter than the best material ob-
talnabie by the Germans. Ore- -
ha. a grat natural store of IU
m Oregon will furnish the avia-
m
All Portland Is honoring ths mem
bers of the official aviation commis
sion and especially ths three foreign
i epresentatj v which accompany the
commission.
The Pbrtlaau hotel. wre the party
put up Sunday stternoon when th-
Tlctory Oepeada oa Oregon
The winning of the world
war will depend upon Oregon.
burh was the me.sa.ge of the
members of the Allied Air
Craft commission to a large
audience at the memoers' coun
cil of the Chamber of Com
merce this afternoon.
The winning of the wsr. they
explained, is to be decided by
aviation. Aviation ' depends on
spruce. Spruce Is 10 points bet
ter than the best material ob
tainable by the Germans. Ore
gon produces the spruce and
ha. a grat natural store of IL
Oregon will furnish tha avia
tion of the world, not alone of
ths Urltlsh. the Krench. the
Italians, but of America, with
ths vitally needed material.
GIRL DARES FLAMES
AND DRIVES CAR OUT
OF BLAZING GARAGE
Children Play With Matches,
Start Fire That Does Much
Damage Before Put Out.
! National Army
Mobilization Is
Held Up4 Days
Delay Dae to Necessity of Avoiding
Congestion Iiecause of Labor
Day Excnrsir els.
I Washington, Aug. II. (I. N. S)
Drafted men' for the new national
army will start for their cantonments
September 6. Instead of September l.
Provost Marshal General Crowder' an
nounced today.
General Crowder explained the delay
was due to the necessity of avoiding
congestion because of Labor day ex-
i cursiono.
I Other Increments will move to can
' tonments September 15 and September
30. the provost marshal general's of-
QlfiWT lIC nCQTIWATinW flee announced. The three increments
w..ii w. i inn iiwii wm each comprj,, ao per cent of th
' draft total.
The dates specified for each move
ment of troops are for entrapment a
home stations. The iast 10 per cen
of the drafted men will follow as soon
alter September 30 as possible.
On the Jays named the men accepted
for service will report to their loca
boards and will entrain fcr camp
i wlUiln 24 hours of the time they re
port
The men must present themselves In
civilian clothes, with nothing but ab
;"mr.oe.crilJ ! Steamer Carrying a Large
Number of American Mis
sionaries From Atlantic
Port to Africa Hits Mine.
VESSEL GOES DOWN IN
Entire Family of Eight Was
Among Those Who Met
Death in Accident.
HOOVER S PLAN
OF CONTROL OF
WHEAT IS GIVEN
Prosecutions Will Be Directed
Where Any Person Holds
More Wheat or Flour Than
Required for His Business.
Washington. Aug. 13. Fifteen pas
sengers and four members of the crew
of the steamer City of Athens, which
vs. a m n rnn t a t m m Vm LVs1nr1
port to South Africa, were drowned 1 ""utaly necessary baggage
h.; .v.- . ,.,-, -.T,1-i, . j i For many days war depai
sank off C.oetown South Af-lc Au- 1 rs'lroad experts have been working ou
Ku.t 10. Meaner advice- r.lved bv ! Plan for th Brat troP movemen
to camp. It is stated tha men will
go with the least personal lnconven
lence, but it will be necessary to send
all In day coaches
Braving smoke and flames. Miss
Lucille Elrod. daughter or J O. Elrod.
saved her automobile from destruction
in a b!axing gsrags at Thltty-second
and Thurmnn street, which had caught
fire from matches In the hands of
Don and Mack McPher.on. aged 3 and
S years, about noon today.
Miss Elrod rushed into the burning
gara.e. climbed Into the driver', seat
and. amid blinding smoke and leaping
irlved. the Muitnomah Lumber & Bot flames, drove the car into li e street.
company, where it had been .aid thev I She managed to escape without Injur JL
The parage was owned .'olntly trv
Mr. Elrod. who lives at 10J Tburman
street, and Charles J. McPhetson, who
lives at 40S Thirty-second street, and
I wa. used by them, together with Dr.
it ( 8. H. Sheldon. 10S Thurni.n street.
FIRE IN THE BUSINESS
DISTRICT AT SUMPIER
IS
BEYOND
CONTRO
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iConcloilrd ob Page Thrre. Coisac rear)
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SPREADING
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would visit, the 'Jhamber of Commerce
where they weni for luncheon with the
Member's council, all held crowds of
people who wanted to glimpse the
heroes of the great European war.
Krom th. Interest bain shown
N almost certain that tha MunicOpal and Miss Elrod. aa a storafis placa for
Auditorium wi.ere they 'will tell of thlfr c'-
their exploits, show moving pictures children, Don and Mack,
of the great War and the airplane j w Plync n the garage and built
work and try to impress upon th I a fira on tha floor. A maid In the
people of Portland the mportance ot J home of Dr. Sheldon saw them rua
out of the place crying fire snd gave
t the alarm. Of the four machines
kept In the rises only two were In
at the time, the one belonging to
Dr. Sheldon and Miss Elrod's. The
doctors machine vas damaged to the
extent of about 1600. The damage
to the building. Including equipment
Dm k pfWMTV TiMPfD. r r '-.ivr 7tzxsz
I ULIl UUUMI I I IJflU-.ll. hlch are close by. all were damaged
' j to some extent, but not seriously.
IflPPEPQ nDIlrH nilTl-cT.Ue: t.
LUUUUIU LltllUil JJ I to kMp m,trh., ,wa. from children.
I especially during the hot weather.
Homes and Outfits of Woods- j Chamberlain Finds
the state department today give a par
IUI list of the lost and the names of
some of the saved. No details of the
sinking are as yet available, except
that the vessel sank almo.t in sight of
her destination.
The known drowned Include:
MR. S CM NEK, American.
MK. AND MKS. NAUAKD. Ameri
can niis.iona.rles.
MISS KotllNSON. American mis
sionary.
MISS CAROLINE THOMPSON.
American missionary
MR. AND MKS. DUCKWOKTH AND
THEIR SIX CHILDREN. ,
The husband u a British subject,
but Mrs. Duckworth's parents ara un
derstood to live in Denver, Colo.
was attached to the Methodist Epuco- baker bends hire r iffhtins:
. .. 1 w.l 9 l..l. l.k. - J C
ters at New York city.
Among those known to have been
saved, according to ths stats depart
ment cablegram, were:
Mr. Portner (or Painter) and II mis- I
lonarles having headquarters at Brook- j Baker, Or., Aug. 13. The business
ln. N. Y. dUtrlct of Sumpter. the mining town
Mr. and Mr. Sommer of Meadows. 41 n,,e irom xer, is reported ou-n
UL log this afternoon. Several buildings
Mr. Rlchey. 416 Evans avenue. Chi- I already been destroyed and the
ure is oeyona control, details of tne
orlrin of the ' and the vslue of de
stroyed property bad not been recorded
Apparatus in Answer to
Emergency Call for Help.
cago.
Mr. Prltchatt. Philadelphia.
David Lova.a, Astoria, 8. D.
K. Y. Brattan, Minnsapolia. Minn.
Mr. Denh.ra.a Auatiaa -.--.,
American wife and two children.
here,
Local fire, aoulpment la belnr sent
"Tothe stricken camp, tn responge 'id an
A large number of passengers on tha
steamer were mlssionariea tn route to
Africa.
emergency calL
I Sumpter was Just recovering crm
j heavy damage by fire some weeks ago.
Tha only steamer City of Athens '
listed In Lloyd s register is a British
ship of 6534 tons, owned by G. Smirh
Ac (ions, and registered at Glasgow. I
Officers of the American Navigation 1
company in New York, first reported '
as owners of the destroyed steamer. .
said they owned no vessel of that
name.
Japanese Mission
eEaches Coast Port
men's Families Destroyed;
Company Loss $100,000.
. Dallaa. Or. Aug 18. Fornt fires
In the vicinity of H:.ck Kock and
Kails City are uncontrolled ana spread
ing rapidly. Two separate flrea are
reported, one at Powell's camp of the
Falls City Lumber at Logging Co.. and
ths other In the timber of the Wil
lamette Valley Lumber company. Ths
Powell fir Is being held within a 11m-
Ked area, but the other, whlcc started
Florida Spirit Fine
Oraerom Senator Bataras After
dressing Oraat Maetlag at Jackson-
Ttlla oa Military roUcy.
Washington. Aug 13 (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Senator Chamberlain returned to
Washington today from Jacksonville,
Fla,. where he addressed a great meet?
4ng under the auspices of the Florida
Bar association. His adJress deajt
Tlsoonnt Zshii, Ambassador Extraordi
nary, Heads Farty Composed of
Eleven Fromlnent Men.
A Pacific Port. Aug. IS. (U. P.)
The Japanese diplomatic war mission,
headed by Viscount Ishll, arrived here
this afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock.
The mission was ascorted by a squad-
BerVrley Couplo Saved
Barkcley. Cal.. Aug. 13. (U. P.)
Rev. Bradford Scudder and his wife of
this city were aboard the steamer City
of Athena when it struck a mine off
Cape Town and sunk, according to prl- ron of cavalry and a battalion of in-
vate aavices receive- nere tnis arter- f.ntry to the city hall, where a public
noon, iiotn were savei. imougn they reception was held an an address of
io.c cveryimng mey naa excepting tne welcome by the mayor was delivered
ciomes mey wore- l ne coupie naa
with them money to provide for their
reeds for five years. They were bound
for ths Belgian Congd.
ENTIRE WHEAT CROP OF
1917 MAY BE SEIZED
To Eliminate Speculation the
Mills Will Have to Take
Out Licenses.
m
Washington, D. C, Aug. II.
(WASHINGTON BUREAU OF
THE JOURNAL) Food ad
ministrator, under the direc
tion of Herbert C. Hoover will
be named for each state. The
names are now in the hands of
President Wilson and the ap
pointments will be announced
soon. The state administrators
will establish local office ma
chinery at a point most con
venient and will be expected
to work with the governora and
the state councils of defense.
The administrators will have
charge of issuing licenses and
all other details ot the administration.
Turbiners May
Be Taken for
War Service
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific Expected to Become Troop
Ships In Atlantic Service,
Washington, Aug. J i. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) )
Commandeering of tha steamships
Great Northern and Northern Pacific,
of the Great Northern Pacific Steamship
company, plying between Flavel, Or.,
and Sin Francisco, fo Atlantic troop
ship service, is foreshadowed by Vice
Chairman Stevens of the sbirmin- i
board. reDlvine to an Inoulrv fro.n i &
Senator Chac-.bcrlaln. Stevens says
that final decision has not been
reached but the ships are suitable and
the supply of vessels for such service
is limited. . i
"The board realizes that taking the
boats will disturb commerce in which
they are engaged," he say, "but the
war needs of the country predominate."
ARTHUR HENDERSON,
labor member of British
war cabinet, whp resigned
at Lloyd George's behest.
Penrose Urges Big
War Revenue Bill
Saya zro Time Shall Be Wasted In War
Emergency; Proposis Immediate
Study to Prepare for Tariff Revision
Washington, Aug. 13. (U. P.) Sen
ator Penrose of Pennsylvania, ranking
Republican member of the senate fi
nance committee, today urged the
$2,006,970,000 war revenue bill.
Penrose, citing his opposition to all
previous Democratic revenue bills, said
this one will get his unqualified sup
port because "no time should be
wasted in this war emergency in press
ing partisan consideration."
Penrose urged the government to
set experts at work now gathering
data for revision of the tariff after
the war. so as to make possible the
t taxation laws and the
gathering of the bulk of the United
States revenues after the war from
other nations.
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REFUSE PASSES
10 COJiENCE
Andrew Bonar Law .and Ar
thur J. Balfour Announce
Decision of England and
Other Nations of Allies.
STOCKHOLM MEETING
CALLED BY RUSSIANS
Arthur Henderson's Reslgna-
tion From Cabinet Cause
of Controversies.
MSI!we!
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:
10 OF GERMAN AIR
RAIDERS DOWNED OFF
COAST OF FLANDERS
Sohlede aan Urres Btforms
Zurich, Aug. 13 (Hy Agencs
Radio to the I. N. S.) Philip
Schiedeniann, leader of the ma
jority Socialists in Germany,
was quoted in a dispatch re
ceived here today us saying that
Germany positively inlai s
tablish a parliamentary, form
of government.
The declaration was made at
a meeting of German Socialises.
Dr. Scinedemann further de
manded the resignation of Vice
Chancellor Helfferlcii and the
concentration of authority in
the relchstag.
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- Two Plans Bearine:
Un Uoal Uonsidered
Washington, Aug. 13. (L N. S.)
Following announcement that Herbert , i t
C. Hoover's food administration is to -... -e.
take over control of the nation's wheal
commencing September 1, farmer or
ganizations throughout tha country got
busy today to secure proper represen
tation on the price-fixing committee,
President Oaxfleld of Williams col
lego Is to be chairman of the board,
tut senators and representtatives from
tt.e oig wheat-growing districts want
practical men named to assist him.
rhey planned to carry their demand to I Washington, Aug. :i. (I N. S)
the White House and to Mr. Hoover I The coal situation is rapidly coming to
without delay. la head. Two plans of guaranteeing
Tha senate has fixed tha minimum I tha coal supply are open to adoption
price of naxt year's wheat crop at SI I forming a pool under government con
buaheL Farmers ara not aatlaf led I iroi iron wnicn ail coal will be bud
with this flaura. Thar aa-t It I Pl'd at a uniform price, and fix in a
failed, to take late consideration .l-ei'1" prica baaed on min produc
enorntena increasa In pries of all farm I lion costs plus fixed percentage of
materials and help. They will try tolProrit.
have the Garfield committee Invest)- President Wilson is expected to de
gate these questions before acting, to I C'J tnla question soon. Strong pres-
control this -year's crop. sure is being brought to bear by ad-
Hooven plane for the control of vocates or both courses.
wheat, flour and bread, as announced Tne federal trade commission
Sunday, are specific and comprehtn-1 atrongljr favors determining the fost
slve. They have been worked out full r I r coal production at the mines and
n view or the disrupting and dlstrlb- P)'" tor it on that basis with
1
utlng conditions of the European war
(Coo tinned on Page Two. Column Two)
nxea margin of profit. Authority.
of the coal producing states, n.r-
ticularly the soft coal states, are urg
ing the pool plan.
at Balderree s logging camp. Is eat- I with the military policy ana emergency
ing Its way into heavy timber near the I measures, because, he said: "1 do not
summit. Already It Is estimated that ! believe America is yet aroused to the
the lumber company's loss in bridges
and equipment will run ove- 1100.000.
Shortly before midnight Sunday
. trains were sent from Black Rock to
remo e the loggers and their families,
whose shack, and other cap outfit
were toon afterward burned. As yet.
no casualties have oeen reported.
The mill of the Willamette Valley
company In this city has been closed
and will not resume operations for sev
eral week, because of lack of log. due
to the fire. Large private and govern
ment contract, will have to be can
celed. Several members of Company L who
were sent to the headwaters of the
Rlckreall to protect the Dallaa city
water supply were recalled this morn
ing on order, from Colonel May to re
port at Clackamas tonight.
danger which confronts her and be
cause America should have one voice
and one purpose in war.
He received a great reception in
Florida, and says the spirit of the
people la splendid The people showed
Indignation over the conduct of ob
structionists in congress.
Family Wr Well Known
Denver. Aug. 13. (U. P.) Mrs. Ar
thur Duckworth, who with her husband
and six children was lost In the mon
ing of the steamer City of Athens, waa
formerly Miss Lydla Scovllle, promi
nent religious worker here.
The family left Denver July It, after
spending a year's furlough here. The
children who perished were Ethel. 12;
Koslyn. 10; Edith,
vilie, 2, and a baby
i The members of the mission are
; iscount Ishll. ambassador extraord-
nlory and plenipotentiary; Vice Ad
miral Takcshita, I. J. N.; Major Gn
I eral Sngano. I. P. A.; Masanao Hanl-
' hara. consul general at San Francis
! co: Matsuzo Nagal. secretary of the
' re elgn office; Commander Ando, I. P.
' N. ; Major Tanikawa. I. P. A.r Toshio
Shiratori, attache Japanese embassy,
Washington; Tadenao Imai, vice con-
suul; Yoshiro Owcku. private secre
tary to Viscount Ishll; Douglaa L.
I Dunbar, secretary.
Montana Contractor
Killed on Auto Trip
Great Falls. Mont, Aug. 11 ( fj.
S.l Martin I.eaje. a prominent con
tractor, was killed instantly when the
automobile In which he was riding
overturned IS miles from this city
Saturday night. Lease and another
man were returning from Belt when
their car hit another machine and
overturned, tar owing both men out.
WHAT EVERY SOLDIER
SHOULD KNOW
In today's' Journal Is tha first of
a series of articles published on
authority of the war department
that constitute a home reading
course for dtlaen soldiers.
Each article covers some vital
phaM of military training and i
written in terms that make most
interesting reading.
One article will be published each
dar except Sunday until the series
is cone laded.
A DAILY FEATURE
Oregon Men Are Commissioned
Washington. Aug. 13. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Slgfrled Maurer of Eugene. Or., has
been appointed a first lieutenant ot
Infantry, officers' reserve. He is now
training at Fort Sheridan. IU. Richard
Kendall of Sherwood has been ap
pointed a second lieutenant of the
Infantry, officers' reserve, and is train
ing at Fort Riley. Kan.
Riverfront Clean-Up
Will Start at Once
Fire Marshal John Young has be
gun a campaign to cleanup Portland's
waterfront and eliminate the fire haz
ard., especially those near the ship
building plants.
Tuesday he will ask thst the old
mill and wharf at the foot of Mont
gomery street, owned by W. K. Smith,
be torn down. Fire Marshal Young
says that the mill is one of the worst
menaces on the river and should be
removed Immediately.
Portland Man Is
Killed Near Bend
Kansas City Police
Stand With Strikers
xMmo.o:ico:i Father Killed, Son
Hurt, at Centralia
Centralla. Wash., Aug. 13. Arvld
Forstrum of Independence was in
stantly killed and his 10-year-old son
Theodore was badly Injured just be
fore noon today when a truck loadei
with milk which Forstrum waa drlv-
Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 13. (IT. P.) 1
With tha llrwlrir fr(k -till -- :
settled 600 Imported t rikebre. leer- " wa "truck by a northbound
were encamped at Selsa. a village
about 20 miles from here, today,
Northern Pacific train at Summa
street in the south end of Centralla.
The truck was wrecked.
The accident happened when For
strum backed his truck onto the track
; directly in front of the approaching
After an all-night conference the
compromise agreed to by the railway
company and committeemen, was sub
mitted to tha striker, for a vnt. v-
terday. The company agreed to every i train. The boy suffered fractures
demand of the strikers except a closed ! of both I and vere cuts about
shop. The compromise was rejected. ! tne bo-'-
A strike of policemen Is threatened1 "
aa a result-or the strike situation to
day. Twelve patrolmen called at po
lice headquarters this afternoon to
notify the chief they would not obey
any orders to ride street cars witn
strikebreaker, or take any concerted
action against the strikers auring the
strike. A poll of different police de
tails disclos-ed more than a hundred
policemen ready to resign rather than
take part In protecting the strikebreakers.
Tacoma Girl Lost
In Rainier Glacier
Bend. Or.. Aug. 11. Henry E. Kara
ton, aged 6S, well-to-do Portland man.
waa instantly killed Sunday, the blow
from a horse's hoof crushing his skull
when his team bolted, throwing him
to the ground. He was on his way to
his ranch and waa 17 miles from Bend
at the-hlme of the accident.
Mr. Mar.tcn had dismounted from
the waron only a moment before the
runaway. She will accompany the
body to Portland tonight
Tacoma. Wash.. Aug. 13. Hope of
rescuing Dorothy E. Haskell the 15-year-old
Tacoma girl who fell Into a
crevasse in Nlsqually glacier. Mount
Rainier, has been given up.
Forest ranker, de.conded 100 feet
Into the crevasse wltfiout being able
to see the body.
Diver Sinks Bark;
Entire Crew Saved
Washington. Aug. 11. (U. P. ) The
American bark Christians was subma
rined near the Asorea. August 7. but
the entire crew waa landed at Ponta
del Gad a. nary deoartemnt advices ta.
dar said. .
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Commissioners Seek
Way to Dodge Fires
The county commissioners received
a report Monday morning on the fire
which occurred Saturday on the Broad
wsy bridge. The expense of repairing
th structure amounted to $30.
The probable cause of the blase Is
given as a lighted cigsrette, which
may have lodged in one of the numer
ou. cracks In the flooring.
The commissioners are requested to
consider a new decking on the lift cpan
to 'prevent future trouble of this na
ture. - t
Message Addressed
To Training Camps
Washington. Aug. II. CL N. S.)
Because It was Impossible for him per
sonally to commisl.on and address all
the graduates of the 16 officers' train
ing camps. Secretary of War Baker,
who waa at the Fort Meyer. Va.. camp
today, addressed this meaaage to the
new- officers In the other li camps:
"The war department feels no small
pride ' In tha commissioning during
these d.ys of tbousanda of young offi
cers who have passed through a period
of, training as thorough and intensive
a it could be made." . - i
U.S. TO INQUIRE AS TO
FATE OF MEN TAKEN
ON TANKER, INDICATED
President Returns
From Potomac Trip
Status of Prisoners, From Ca-
pagna, Including Captain,
Is Cause of Speculation.
Washington, Aug. J3. (I. N. S.)
President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and
s returned early today from
-end trip down the Potomac
e Mayflower. Before going
to his desk the president went to the
links for a round of golf.
Jellicoe May Quit
As First Sea Lord
London, Aug. 13. (U. P.) The al
lied fit 1 Inns 1 1 m v m a cr r H that n. . net '
Score of Machines Caused ports shall be Issued to Socialists de- -
siring to attend the international con
Death of 23 Persons Near
London and Injury to 50,
London, Aug. 1. (U. P.) Two of
the Herman slrnlane. which raided tne
coast resort of Southend and other "n l. Participate b Swcltholm
ference, scheduled in Stockholm next
month, at wMeh peace was to De die-'
cussed.
With the press still filled with"-
charges and counter-charges relating
to the action of the labor party. IU
town. Sunday were brought down by n'V rVtVi-ement i ?6m tne "cabin'
British flyers, the admiralty an-1 the situation was further complicated
nounced today. j tooay oy the French Socialists votlntf
The machines were brought down t0a,"n !l?ckb:21 .me.e.Un. .
off the coast of Flanders One of "XT;. . . .u oi ln"
them was a "Goths," the new type: M" " V ' : ' B "r vw ov-rn-
German plane, whila the other was " ou" commons,- touajr
seaplane.
announced that the United States,
Th ir-itw imn tff ar. Fruc ind Italy had oared with Kurt
day announced 20 machines S taking ia xnat paasportg-permitting attend
part in the raid, which resulted in the nce at the Stockholm conference,
death of 23 persons and the injury of would be withheld. '
60. I Invitations to the conference were
The two German machines were I originally Issued by the Russians.
brought down In a series of thrilling j Premier Kerensky is declared to be'
battles in the air at neignta ranging ,. - . ,
((yontloued on Pure Two. Column t'Ourt
COAST CONSTRUC
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URGING CONSCRIP
Washington, Aug. IS. The United
States kovernment plans to ask
Germary. through the Swiss govern
ment, what iias been done with . Che
captain and the four American naval
London, Aug. 13. (U. P.) Reports
that Vice Admiral David Beattle may
soon become first sea lord persisted
today. Sir John Jellicoe, Is Is stated.
may step down in the near future, feel
Taker prl-oner. Twhen 7. V-boil ln " th"
gunners
sank the tanker Cam pan a, the state de
partment indicated this afternoon.
ous duties he has been performing.
Germany will not shoot the captured I QqtTQTI Qnno Ann
en if she follows precedent I V CJi-l OUllO j.lt
Drafted in Service
men
They are members of the military
forces of the United States. If they
are treated as are the gun crews taken
from French and British armed mer
chantmen, they will be Interned as
prisoners of war. Officials here today
were very confident of that fact so
far aa the four United States sailors
are concerned.
They were not so certain, however.
as to what the fate of Captain Oliver,
commander of the tanker, will be. Ger
many has not indicated any line of
policy toward such men. It Is true
that Captain Fryatt, British merchant
officer, who was shot as a pirate fol
lowing a court-martial, commanded an
unarmed merchant vessel which tried
to ram an attacking submarine.
Whether the difference, in that the
Campana was armed, will result in
Captain Oliver being considered a pris
oner or war u be ana the others reach
Germany is a subject on which offi
cials were silent Their attitude was
that Oliver la a prisoner of far under
every possible -construction ef inter
national law, and that he will not be
considered anything else by this gov
ernment It was emphasized today,
however, that the government does not
know whether Captain Oliver' and the
four men actually are In Germany.
Oregon Men Realize
U. S. Needs Them
Exemption claims ar dropping off
In the state oi uregon at least
Reports received by Adjutant Gen
eral White from the various local
boards indicate that the registered and
drafted men arc realising that the ror.
era men t means business, and that oni-
Justlflable claims will be slowed.
Adjutant General white is especial! -
pleased with the showing of loc.l
boards and of the various district at
torneys who are now aiding the boards.
The work 1. being done sharply and
speedily and should - be complete
shortly." "
Seattle. Aug. 13. (U. p.)seVen
son. of Mrs. H. O. Bower of E&ston.
Wash., have been drafted and certified
for war service. Their grandparents
were both natives of Germany.
"I am glad to do my duty," Mrs.
Bower told newspaper men today, "by
giving my sons to serve their country."
China Is Ready to
Declare War Exists
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OF FORCES OF LABOR
Shipyard Men Would Have'
Government Fix Wages,
and Employment Rules.
Tokyo. Aug. 13. (U. P.) China will
declare war on Germany and Austria
tpmorrow. It was semi-offlcially
stated here today.
Allied Flags Flung
To Breeze in Honor
Of City's Visitors
Kg Celebrating the presence in Sa
CI Portland of the allies' airplane fca
m mission the national emblems ft
B of the allies' are flung from
m The Journal nag pole. g-1
m The Stars and Stripes Is on
m top. Underneath Is the Union
M Jack' of Great Britain. The Res
French Tricolor la the third t$
m flag. Following this is the in- fcfe
m slgnla of Italy. The next flag ftx
m Is the national emblem of Rus-
mats. Belgium's, banner is the IR
m next and is followed by that of K
m Greece.
. The flag of Japan proved too fts
t much for the string, so had to
bb b taken down. '
from 4000 to 8000 feet over the North
sea.
Thrilling Air Tight sported
Reports of the air fights, which be
came public today, with the admiralty
announcement of German losses, re-
ealed some of the most daring flying
done by the home defense airmen In
months.
Numerous naval machines engaged
the Germans over the sea without re
sult. The pilot which destroyed the
Gotha first pursued an enemy airplane
12,000 feet up off the forelands of the
Kentish coast He kept hot after the
enemy machine, tiring as he flew, but
! lost it off Zeebrugge. Heading back
toward England from across the chan
nel, the British. aviator made or
Southend again. 'Climbing high, he ob
served eight Gothas with, four British
planes pursuing them. The Gothas
were 2000 feet above the British, and
the lone flyer climbed steadily until
ne was a i a newui . "'""u IC"H Washington, Aug. 13-(L N. S.)
" Y conscription of labor to carry out
alone, chasin- them for 30 miles. shipbuilding contracts taken over by
Tbows Enemy a Xdfebelt the government Is being urged by J:
While In pursuit of this flock of cific coast constructors.
Gothas, the British pilot observed a Facing a 26 per cent Increase in the
single hostile machine 4000 feet below, cost of labor for building the vessels.
He Immediately dived for it There the shipyard men declared today the
waa a sharp fight The German was labor question has another Quito as
driven down to the water. The enemy serious aspect as the Increased cost,
machine overturned as It struck, and Labor men, they contended, are en-
the British airman could see one occu- deavorlng to make arrangements '
punt clinging to its tail. He threw the whereby the advantages of the prea-
German a lifebelt aa be swept over ent spparent labor shortage will con-
him. close to the water, and then alg- tinue after the war, when tha labor -
naled deslioyer. the disabled enemy's market probably will be glutted. : . -position.
- Thus far the question has been put
up to the shipping board only. No
Naval Bases Were Goal further development can be expected,
London. Aug. 13. (I. N. S.)hat " , 1 ' , t. ' ,,H'-
Sunday's German air raid waa directed I'-vw-uj- 01 tne
against naval establishments at the 1 01 ..-nu-. ucui or congress i
estuary of the Thames river was Indl- lc action. y- .
cated today by fresh details from the lt men r conscripted to go into the
district attacked. As in .the past, trenches, at the certain risk of their
however, only the innocent suffered. Uvea, ths builders have pointed out,
for all damage was done in summer the government should take steps in
resorts, where numerous visitors bad its war Industries. The method most
gathered for the week end. Most of favored, and actually the only resort '
the victims killed were women and the builders see. Is conscription : of
children. labor. They strongly advocate, it was
'learned today on unimpeachable au
thority, fixing a standard and reason-'
able wsge for employes in industries
directly contributing to waging th -war,
Just as the pay . of drafted sol
diers is fixed. '
American Steamer
Drives Diver Away
An American Port, Aug. 13. (L N.
S.i Word was brought here-by the
captain of a Norwegian steamship
which reached port today that gun
crews on an American ship at Santa1
Marie. Azore Islands, successfully re
niit nn A 11 r nut 4 .n attuclr hv a
large German submarine which arrival j
outside the breakwater of that port
and shelled the city.
So vigorous was the fire of the
Americans, the captn said, that the
enemy retreated after knocking down
one house ana nuiing one cnild and
wounding an old woman.
Later; according to the captain, the
U-boat met a fleet of ships 140 miles
off the coast ana sank seven of them.
German Diver and
American Ship Mix
New York. Aug. 1J. (U. P.) A half-
hour engagement between a German
submarine and an American steamsLIp
off th coast of Ireland, July 21, was
reported her today. The ship-ex
changed shots, neither vcorlnf ahit. v ,h
How to Dry Vegetables
At the beglnnlna of the' war.
President Wilson appealed to th j
ycupte iw n riu luuu crops. . v
It is of first importance bow
that these crops, so patriotically
planted and cultivated, shall not
De wasted. . -
This Is the time of harvest. ThUi
Is the time to preserve food for
next winter. '. -
It Is of the most serious import
ance to the nation and to you that
nothing be allowed to wast, that
everything possible eh' dried or
canned. -
Beginning today. The Journal
will publish a series of articles "1
Kivinx prcciaa inairucuQD IQT ary-
ing vegetables. .. w s - ,
The information is furnished by
th government It is official.
The articles will be found J on '
' the page opposite the editorial
; page. Read thenu Clip them out
Follow the directions carefully, .
: Sav food now and you will find
that blab prices next winter for -foods
cannot .oppTeas you. .ic.
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