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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY r
ilHSElHlSSiliEMl
SEiSIBMi
. "t f
Ill ITALY
v : - .. ;
uerinansi nuweycr, rue rvnuwn iu
Be Massing-Troops in . the
I Arras Region and Indications
Are for Renewal of Battle.
BritisH Continue Successful Raids
in v the Enemy's' Territory!
. Taking Prisoners and Machine
Guns) Rains Continue Falling.
3 MSTERDAltf; May 7. (U. P.J
l -r-The German press declares
.? the 'resumption of -the-west -front v
offensive will be aided by a huge
offensive on the Italian front. H .
was learned here today.
"The combined efforUwlll thus
bring .the longed for German .suo
. cess," the German newspapers ,
;! :Tfe beginning of the west front
offensive '.was definitely. fore-;
'cashed in the Oerman press. .
London. . My- . (I N. 8.)-Brltlh
trixnii nucciifullv raided the German
l!rM'at NeuUU VltAsse, th war of-
flct rDortcd today.
t, .xtwNnaa.traopa. ttmptd t,jr.t4h
nmn nne . oonuu. . buv, wars
rDnd. "
.(NuvUl Vlte ta about two miles
and ahalf south and t little -aatof
outh Of AlTM.)
The official text followa:
. i"A euccessful raid was carried out In
the nUht In the neighborhood of Neu
vllte 'Vltaaae. We Captured a few prl-
okera. .three machine gnma with llffht
raaualtlea.' 'A. raid attempted: by 'the
eftem? at BoycHea was repulsed. There
i-aa ndthtna- - further to report." ;
Correnpondents " at the BrlUsh "front
aaree that the . next German blow Is
lis.. ! At jAnt, In i lmi reMni:
Allied ivlators have reported, that the
enemr'a preparation, seenta Almost 'com
nleted 'Btar'auhe have been moved 'uK
the railroad llnea repaired ' and large
COnctated on Pate Fifteen, Coluae 8n)
Question of Veracity Raised as
xo vuai - uperanons - in
f,r
Conduct of War.
A'
i By Ed. X'Xeeu
tndon.. May , 7.-k-(U. . P.) A, public
letter ,from, General 'Maurice, formerly
director of military 'operations,' substan
tially charging A premier' Lloyd :' George
and Chancellor Bonar Law with lack of
veracity ' concerning vital matters, ad
- mittedly . presents ; the gravest' situation
with, which the recently much assailed
government has been confronted."
I Herbert Asqulfh. former premier, pre
cipitated matters in the house of comH
ireons this, afternoon; by .bluntly' asking
. the .government what steps it , Intended
to take regarding Maurice's letter. '
- Bonar Law, acting as spokesman for
the government, ireplled. that the army
co unci 1.1a nqulrtngsIota. the question, of
military discipline raised toy the letter.
He said that the government had asked
that two ' judges - be 'appointed as H
.court of honor to investigate Maurice's
allegations against- the ministers.! He
offered; to permit Asqulth .to name one
of the Judges.'
Bonar iLaiwr said that; secret idocu
ments of. the utmost Importance must
be eXamiried ahU because of this a house
committee' would be unsuitable to deal
with the j matter. He , said, however,
that 'the government would set a date
,i t dfHCuas Maurice. - ' '
' -Admlrkr Sir .Hed worth Meux declared j
1 that l Bimar La W' answer would - be -re-1
: celved with the greatest dissatisfaction J
iby the.arrhy ahd navy.: "who are sick to
death pf the' way things are running 1n
. tha commin.' f
i Watisgaijist,Anj
:Meetingt With Huns
' liOhilotV May i.i L N. a)-"Dont os
, lured into a conference where Germany
la represented. Labor Minister Roberta
warned an American labor- delef atioa in
a speech at Norwich.' "If German Sociat
Democrats rare: allowed ,to attend the
wtuv be there .as, representatives of the
- kaiser. .1 would' sooner meet the devil
WRICEAWES
i BRITISH PREMIER
RIGHT IDEALS'
TO PREVAIL,'
SAYS VlUSON
WA8HI3rOTOK,MAyHt--(ir3r.
S-) "Oar Ideals i of Justice,
hartaaltr and liberty ehall 1
taa ea fevall,"; retldeat Wilson
declared, today la telegrams of ap
; preciatiQitto, state eoHsrlUt of, it.
'tloaal' defease, Mold lag war confer
eaees la maar parts of the country,
i. The pretldeat's nessag-e saysi
! a lour flf bt for the rights of
free. ma 'the world ever, yonr ef
forts aad the efforts of your fellow
'cltiseat are a tIUI' factor.
A "Vdsr'deterialaatloa to perform
'the aeeestary, labor aad accept the
necessary , sacrifice ad the ' like
spirit. which has new become, man!
tfest thretgheat oar aatloa, reassure
stricken-world that, our Ideals of
Baltic iad ; haniaalty and liberty
shall la the ead prevalL
COAST
TO BE KEPT BUSY
Joseph R. Bowles Reports Ore
gon; Boilders Will Get Full
-' Share of Contracts.
The ; United Statea shipping- board will
look tt Pacific coaet shipbuilders to fill
the g-reater parte of pending- and future
contractjifoBteelandwooden., ships
and Oregon builders will get their full
share of the business. A steel-ship hull
launched from' every "way on the coast
every SO days is the desire of the Unit
ed Statea .shipping- board, under Charles
MScftwab, the new bead of the cor
poration and as - long as the Columbia
and -Willamette river 'steel shipbuilders
ank Jteep; up to this, program they jare
murai i wi im w9tk iney-can eianaie.
This is the messaae broueht to Port
land by-Joseph, R. Bowles, president of
th Northwest 'Steel company, who;re
tume - Trom rWshingtan, Monday "ever;
nmr TCo hewsRlpyarda wUi brncour.
aged. it 1 said, but every encouragement
wilt be given those already, operating- to
Increase v their ..capacity and t production
10 tne-wrnoau. v- s
r Br-fallevery"steer, ship 'war ln this
district will' be -turning out a hull every
(0 days If the shipping board plana car
ry, Alr.-Sowles says. cThose who do not
produce -in auctr capacity, will be sub
jected to drastic action: and advice from
the board. ..;, . 'h'.
The x wooden shin orocrram contem
plates, iusf what has i been announced
here, as far as Mr.etBowIes .was - able
to learn. It seems "certtain. In view of
Uie recent general contract for 200
wooden . ships., that local', nlantn t win
De-Keptnusy ror the
duration, of the
-vjA-iir.-Jf- -
war. .
It la Important. Mr.
Bowles declares.
that Oregon -builders be able to - deliver
lumr proaucu wrui- a minimum or de '
lay, and. the only way that this can be
properly done is by developing the pro
duction of-aMpI equipment' "business.
Manufacturers of ' specialties must get
to work to. aid th shipyards at once.
The - shipping board wants ships com
pleted in-' every detail V before they are
delivered andi builders! who cannot ac
complish .'this will not'lmeet with favor
from the "boaxd.V;- ..-:;
At present,. Mr., Bowies says'. Colum
bia and Willamette' river builders are
In great favor with the board. That
body will look to the Pacific coast to
fill most of Its contracts. Inasmuch as
the east 'has so many Industries
that full-attention cannot be4 devoted to
shipbuilding as it can here.
OREGDNIAN confessed
THIEF OF NEWS REPORT
tF'ny person, rotjCOflncte with: arty telegraph company,'
h I ? shall, bv ineahs of anvlmachinei ihstrurnentX oricontriv-
V" tance, orirt; anyother martnerV! wUully antf fraudulently'
react or aiscmpi iu rcau any messajje, ;on 10 icani inc ramenis
.message, wple the, -same is
DCing receivea xnereior is .sent, tnereirom, orisnaju use or.atr
tempt.to Use, or tomrunicate to others; my information so ob
tained by any. persori rthe persoii so'of f eriding. shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed $1000V6r. imprisonment hot ' to ; exceed ?one- year., or bv'
both sUcW fine and Imprisonment! in the discretion pf the court.!
this crimmal statute. -'t
yn iaw'wasHiacted tor ttje purpose of protecting trrt pfop-s
.ertyj rtgh of .theaddressep of telegfam.t That right is .recog-
'nized by the courts and the laws! of every, state in. the tTrtiori.. i'
'U. Theiprcgon statute was aesined; to provide for.theJpfmish
mteiit of .-wire 'tappers. swindlers and other critnirials who steal;
telegrams addressed to' other persons. fJ -V , . ' . ;
'Thit is'breciselv what the Oriptmnian Hrl ' T ji 1 1V nVi v
ntght tt stole amewsdispatcH, jcontaihing four news stories;
which, had been) sentto Thejpurn4l byThe Journal's ; corrC
spbndent at Pertdlton. if Afterr earefullyf Obliterating the jeviv
deuces sofrthetroebwnershiHd
4weanthnews asiVoWn:;; I . ' ; - ,
; The Journal published theproofsfeof the theft.v After three:
.daysV delay ;the jpregbhian has ttfUTiitfpTiy.i,
:v -The Oregbniarits a; self-confessed 1 thief
k Reduced Excursion Fares on
Oregon ' Roads Are Bei ng Xan
cefledu by . Order 7of. Director
G e n e ral of R ai f roads M cAdoo.
0-W. R & N.'Co. and S. P. Co.
Ask Permission &td CanceKLow
Fares -Bonneville, Columbia
River, Coast Resorts Included.
: Salem, .May. T. All summer excursion
fares on Oregon railroads are being can
cel td by order of Director General Mc
Adoo. .'
, Those who want to hie 'away to. beach
or other pleasure" resorts this rummer
will have to, pay full fare.t,
The purpose-is to produce'tnore reve
nue for the railroads and probably to
cut down .traffic '. r
The public service commission today
received a telegram from William Mc
Murray, general passenger-agent for the
O-W. R. & N. company, asking for per
mission to cancel all summer excursion
fares on Its lines in this state. . This
will include short trips, such as . special
excursions "from Portland to Bonneville
and other points on the Columbia river,
as well as to the coast.
Monday the. commission had a tele
phone call' from the Southern Pacific,
asking It that company would be given
permission . to 'cancel all its excursion
rates on short notice.
-While, the reason, for the request of
Director General vMcAdoo. has not been
.divulged to Portland, railway, officials.
It is understood here' that the director
proposes to curtail: needless travel, and
at the same time increase revenue. The
entire subject of excursion rates has not
-been adequately decided upon, but It is
jteUaved' here , that", the : year-round, ; ex-
eurslon ,rates lncluoing weeK-ena. rounn
trips and - tockj -summer resort - travel
A feeling Is prevalent that general increases-
In passenger . fares will be
worked .out reventually. r, ., -
' Applications to the State commission
refer to. specific rates and are not gen
eral, it 'was ! safd. i-
Calif ornat Rates Cancelled
' San Francisco, . May 7. J, J. Wood
ward, assistant regional 'railroad direc
tor for the western, tertitory, announced
Monday that there will be no reduced or
summer rates; this. yea'rX The Southern
Pacific, Western , Pacific and . Xorth-western-1
Pacific Tail ways were' instruct
ed to cancel all reducecL'tafif f s already
announced.
tOUt ATACDX JO
Oakland, , in Sanies
Oakland. Cal.'May ":T-U. ;P.)St-
MarVs college:' waa in flames at 1 :30
o'clock this afternoon.
L A general r fire lilarm - has been
turned in. .-. '
i The blase started hear the root of the
building and spread rapidly. At 1:41. tt
appeared 'that;the whole school was
doomed to destruction.
' St Marys college was destroyed by
fire 24 years ago'-and was moved to San
Francisco. Later the college Was ' t e-
built on the-same site. , r
in ahy,r telegrabit office, or ais-
i : -v
Yankees" 'Retaliate for Poison
v Attacks Made by Huns on the
. , Picardy' Front; Americans De
velop! ng-Ha'tred for the Enemy
German Infantry Showing Signs
of-Nervousness, as if in Fear
of ttack; Boche Prisoners
Attempt Treachery on Yanks.
'By Fred 8. Ferguson
: With the American Army in Picardy.
Iay -6. (U. The rear German or
ganisations have been bathed, in gas. .in
retaliation for the gassing of the Ameri
can areaeu The guns roared alt night.
The- boches threw more than 1500
"yperlte" mustard gas shells Saturday
flight,, gassing - one village - and : all - the
roads in the vicinity. - Subsequently
there - was a three-hour bombardment
with high explosives, the Americans
keeping under cover In their newly con
structed dugouts. The concentrated
German gas attack was like a rain of
gigantic bad eggs.
Lieutenant Morgan of the -" medical
corps heroically stuck to his post In a
shell hole, rendering first aid until he
was exhausted. He., threw off his gas
mask in' an effort to work faster, as
mustard gas principally affects the
eyes temporarily.
The American patrols are bringing in
German prisoners every night They
are also developing- the. deepest hatred
for the treachery of -the boche. One
entered the front-line alone., yelling
"Kamerad T: The Americans' suspicions
were aroused and they surrounded him
quickly. They found, "lie was loaded
down with hand grenades. He tried to
escape, but was overpowered. .
The German 'infantry Is displaying
jtgns.or nsrvousnefrs. Increasing- Us firs
land sending .up, numerous rockets, at
Ki . - Germans .Fear Attack
'With the American Army 1 Lorraine,
May 7. (TJ. P.) The .-enemy is showing
uneasiness' alnnr tha' lft tuink nt t
Meuse (Verdun sector). .This Is mani- j
'"icu every mgm Dy im use or -oruuant
(Concluded on Pe Fifteen. Cotomn SU)
Announcement Made by Officials
of Provost Marshal General's'
. Office; Many M6re Soon.
Washington. May 7. U., P.) Presi
dent WUstfn's i great army expansion
plan is backed up by a reservoir of ap
proximately 1,750,000 physically fit men
In . class- one, -officials of ' Provost ' Mar-
fshai; General Crowder's office declared
today..1:,.
This represents the actual fighting
strength of -the class, with a' deduction
for ' the call - of Saturday for 233.000.
To - this will be added . about 700.000
LaddiUonal .fit fighters by the registra
tion, or tne 21-year-olds next month.
Increasing the reserves to nearly 2,500,
000 tnen. . . i
This-figure assures that-the deferred
classes' need- not 'be invaded to supply
alt; the. increases now planned .under- the
expansion program, officials said. .
- 49,0e Rave Been Called
Exact figures' on the number of men
in. the various draft classes 'are still
Incomplete, Thei number, the, quesUon
naire system put 'in class one. was very
near, to 100,000, , or about 30 per cent
or ine registrants. Physical.' disqualiO
catfons, which i were less under the sec
ond; draft, brought, downH the number
or' avauable' fighting men : to -2.400.006.
. Since then, however, tha Italia )
been unusually heavy - and (&a,000 of
uus number win Aave been, sent to sum
by June l. Mobilisation orders between
March 25 and June 1 will total about
S76,ooo men.' - --t t
-V Registration; Probably .June i
The needs, of agriculture will riot cut
dowtt class one now. officials, point out,
as essential r farmers 'were 'riven de
ferred classification, t Farm laborers of
class one 'will not be taken until atter
harvest, but , they are sun In class One
ana- wm oe suoject to cau.lhen. r , i
Unless final . congressional approval
of ' the ' draft amendment. , authorlainv
reglatrStlOn'bf the 2r-year-old men. is
delayed these men will, be listed : on
Jen under ore sent -blana. ' f
- The tbneT-of 'contention on the quee
tlon now is whether these men siall be
placed ,at. .the end of the class one UsfA
and It Is eipected this will be-settled
this week. . ' ;: h - .,
GemanS'Tortiire
ers' Relatives
if Parts.. May .7. The Germans Jatest
demonstration of barbarism j is directed
against ; the friends - and relatives "of
prisoners. Several cases have been re-
i ported accusing the Germans of putttmr
, concentrated gases In letters written by
war' prisoners to their homes la allied
CLASS 1 CONTAINS
1.750.000 FIT IN
this is third
a3vniversary
Of lusitania
j
OXDOX, May ' 7-(I. .3T. 8.)
I Commektlag on the'aa'nlversary
- of the sinking of the Lasltabla,
Lord Rhoida1 decUred . today that
the kaiser "will be kaown as the
SWh century Herod.
"Worse than the sinking was the
exaltation when 'the medal was
strnek In commemoration of ' the
. sinking, he said. . "May the .world
.see the inherent erlmlnallty of the
foe. -.Germany Is. still unchanged.
We mast not relax oar efforts until
we destroy the evfl spirit Which
planned and rejoiced la the crime.
' Washligten,OIay f (t. P.)
The nation's capital, beat oa aveag.
lag the horrors of the Lasltaala, let
the' aanlrersary 'ftf that - tragedy
pass almost unnoticed 'today. The
IV A. R. observed It fittingly, but
'officials of the' government. did not
-pause In- their' work.
HIT SENDS
E
Gunners . on Steamer Tidewater ,
Make Very Satisfactory Show- j
ing When Vessel Attacked, j
Washington. May 7. (U. F.) With !
three Well placed shots,, the American
steamer Tidewater disposed of an ene- t
my submarine March 17, the navy de- '.
partment announced today." , j
The second shot was a "clean hit" on
the U boat, the Tidewater's commander '.
reported. !
"The captain, the chief engineer, my-!
self and .others of the crew -were satls-
CLEAN
SUBMARN
UNDER
"tl1 II"-" eK!l,Ve'".hl,Te,nr;ed --VVI jurtttYs tl oT the
The .action occurred shortly-before government. ' '- . ' -midnight,
March 17. .; , ; 1 Seydler is preparing to
' The ship barely , mUaed , the U boat mak an important move, butfH Is not
while turning. The submarine then waa certain that he can 'restore calm.' This
submerging, and the funs were brought depends largely upon the action taken
i" iww, i in m- naiuHW . xne - xirst
strtrck'some' distance ahead orseA
take. ' .
; Three shbts.ltn,.ari were 'fired, aft.r
which the Tidewater proceeded without
again seeing tne submarine, though all
tck
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Soldiers in Trouble -
A a. 1 Tiv A." T ' Tl J !
Alter JNlffnt JOV'itlQe
O u
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San Francisco. May'. 7s L N. . S.) !
Seven soldiers from Camp Fremont were
arrested early today, following alleged
participation In a. burglary, .a. robbery
ana an assault while on a.Joyride In
what the .police believe was .a stolen
auto. .' . " - .
The men under arrest are: Clyde'
Jones. Timothy . Sheehan, , Luther '- A- '
Dunn. George K. Lawrence. D. K..Fish,l
H. A. Gillette and. H. F. Penrod.
ROLL OF HONOR
Msshincton. lUt T. (L K. S.)
th snallaai caaualt Hate Seported - In sercnl
dty . was. announced by the ni daitmcBtto
d", . n"T Mn if I1.-" rmT
were kUlrfln setion. to-d.f euiMb. sad
on. n mnni in acuon. r l.v aia OI otMll,
ml. one front oUr num. TUtaM .wire
Ten-ly woanded lad ' IS ilithtl wounded.
Kilted In Aetlaa
CORPOKAI, BJORMHANO, Trft. Minn. . .
PUIVATK8 OSCAB C, ', OBIrTITH. . Uuln.
Ate.
MABCrs JU.-VX.S, Blnnaipolte. Uhrn,
JLLJC8 F. MCuLEB. MlMoori V11it. lews.
IJET-TESANT EDMOSU L. IORTE. ' Plaia-
fleki. N. i.
CORPOKAI, . F. . WHAI.KN. JR..
Hartfonf; Conn. ' i '
l'RIVATES CLAUDE HKXDERSON. Uaons. .
Okl, ... ... i
AND! MAHXI.i LASU,' Kscla. Wto. I
JOHN VEET. HollTSrov. la. I
OtoS Weens
- rui4wt i,a ow cub, nuon, r
Okla. . ' ' ' '
GIOVANNI CAVALIJEHI. TorrlBStoa. Corn.
. DaS ef other fimii J
PBIVATB UXLCOii CVLLUN. Nabortooi,
' weeneed. Ssverety I
8rsant t'lsrvnee A. Blaosher, E!kton,.Vs. ' ,'
Cetporml Orlando L.- Unliam, Aton, Van.
Cbuk'JssMa- P. Cnttoe. Brooklyn. N. X. -Uocaaahacr
Jos. tfichnbert.- Ford CltT. Pa. '
print .Homar R. JnkiiM. SunUr, Vs.
Mhn A. KennaS - mn. R- I. KanftafY. B2S
IMna iWM,' PartlanS Osssii;
Joba E. iUxfteki. rv.' liM lUxneM.1 Ill
Id. . UrxJ iJIHe
Fifth E.iif.-tiW Salt. laka' City.
Hcnnr A. Monaco, rw KocbcU. X. Y.
Jack W- U Conner. Host, Cala.
1aiiMM. O IVII. iTra. Ella U'Datt. 05-n7
Colnmbta WrraV Spoaaw. WaahT
John L rottaf, unant, H.I.
Tktbtaaa RodTsnaky. Chieaso.
Laviio - Sexton, Hantarilla, Tana. -
laurice Wilt.; Datrott, Mick, v
T;Wil SllawUr
Corporal Joe B. Ksrdasirie. Autnara, Pa.
Muaaetsa ' Edsar- !' Bachan. IJccatar, Hk. "
Cook Harry J. Robtaaon, Boatoa. Maaa. - .
ITrTSiao tiaroaxv A. tiara, oacraaaaato, Cai
1 arifon -a. voona, . cix urvre,- ut,
saona a. t.wrnn. jsci
B. tiwynn. Mentor. Kf.
Brtttos 0. Hatrtooa.' WrWnarti). Taea. ' ? "
, Adoipta Hlmeo. 'ew Tot city. ...
Crt .- Maftmaa OrSfon CHy,' Or, . . ' ' '
t'lsrr-ttca U. 'Krlloct. t)eatr. Ilia, .
Pttrick J. IXibr. Elisabeth, ,M..J. d
Airxandar l. MeTrat-Wonataa, Maas.
William J. lfnkstoa. tTirUttaaa, Taea. . .
j-Tfe a - Masalne AS Aeataa V- 1' 5
f Prorata Loads U. Kiaers.- Uaap Biver. Conn.
:WaahiatoB, May 7 I. S.) .rtra naSM
tnt 'oa a maMna reSnlty Wat aoopopoad by
tba-naay .dapartmeat. laU. Monday aft anion,
ana, bains kilted ta actiua- and', foar alptrinc
from srouoda. ? ' - ..
-..-They 'werat;- . , . ; .
-! .-, ?. KRM, In ASIaan-y'l- ' i ,
i- PBtYATS' WtlXABD FBASaXW CLARaC
. -COBPPRAL . JOHN
MART IN. GARDNER.
TMa.'-N. t . '' . v .
.CORPORA!. . ERA EST PETER - JOHN PB- '
TKU. emersnMry nMna, . Chfiirtna . Patcr
iaa. SdST Sooth Aberdean atraat. (Mnm
' - PRIVATE -1RE4KRT" ALAN 'DORimti aA.f
irm ,ArrW;P.iJJoripa; lzlx KA . ctixtr-fWib
at rrrt. TiWrx - - . -T ; J f
rsiiAia vm yuzTaV, -Bnitakv
mi rip nc
IIUimULL Ul
REVOLT IS
- ; . ' i . ,
s 1 - g
Repressive1 Measures Said to
Have: Been Taken to Prevent
Manifestations Against the
Authorities; -Trouble Serious!
Premier von Seydler Said to Be
Preparing Important Move
but Whether. He Can Keep lid
on the Populace Is Uncertain.
ZLRICH, May -7. (I. N. SO
Revolutionary tendencies are
cropping out in Austria-Hungary
and extraordinary measures have
been taken to preserve order.
News from Vienna today was
inoro serious than ever, although,
the Austrian government has 'is
sued a denial of certain rumors.
Repressive measures , have been
taken to prevent manifestations.
An official manifesto has been issued
Kv the Pole.
; " ? r1.
Tor some w
' VOr some weeks there have been seeth-
13. ?osttrSfto
tZlrJ
7: ; 1 :
A iivS aSwai-sassivssssi - a- v . wmv ww.a
and th War .tcnMnti hm been ttw-
trying to And a solution and to bring the
hotu together., but; without
any- tangible result. -
Political-reforms have heea promised
In - Hungary, '-but - they .-have - not .been
' forthcoming, and a group of Hungarian
statesmen recently, went to Vienna to
attempt to force Premier .von Seydler ut
or onice.
The Germans :have evidently taken
r alarm at the situation, fearing a. reTolu-
tlon and it la being watched keenly at
Berlin.
.'
Workers Enforre Hsllday
Copenhaa-en. May. 7. (U. P.) AU work
in Austria-Hungary ceased on May Day,
- ) according to . Information . received ! .here
. ' i today. .The workers . passed . a resola
f tlon demanding an eight-hour day.
This is-the first -information received
,n this-country that the demonstraUon
' Bi-nnd for .May Dar May L the Eu-
- i . . . -,
1 ropean labor day)-was carried out sue
cessruuy.. xne one-oay walkout, or
ganised by trades unions and socialists.
L was. Intended. as. a demonstration ta fa
vor ot promised electoral reforms and
better food conditions. -
JOURNAL IS ONLY PAPER
.WITH . REAL WAR NEWS
a- ' I I i a I ... I II t
.. ...... . ' I
D OXT forget that the war, which is the most important
thing in the lives of us all, is an afternoon .paper story.
Tftiimal'e r'itv eriitiori 'oo: tr
London. I All of the day's happenings, have been reported to
- a4a . , ' - a i V.'iLi
the fans and London.war oinces ana Dy tnem given out o-inc
world." Nothing of irnportahce ever is' given out in' London or
Paris between that hourand the next daywhen the news is
again too, late f or thie'tnorning papers and is' first published In
the afternoon. . , , ' .:
n Furthermore, with its unrivaled staff of foreign correspond
ents, The Journal is not only able' to get the news first, but to-
present it in best form for the
men as wiiiiam rnnip rimms,.
Wood, with ;he French (V6od,
of' the Legion of Honor by the
for hjs unrivaled' reporting of
.son and,Henry,G. .Wales;, with
tor ine journal jn rortiand.
An example of this exclusive
in Monday afterriootfs -JoUrhal
Rasmussen.by.a.shell on. the.
land paper had this, nor has
reports-have not yet earned-the-news to Major RasmussenY
family. The quick work ofPerguson arid the othet1 correspond
ents in France for TheJoumal make', it 'absolutely necessary;
for you to read this paper;if
! a. -.... - '
There was not a war story
Oregonian that was not in yesterdayVJournal. The amething
is true "practically every day -In the Week. .- . . ': .
. t.Vouxaat,afford. to bc.fxbm15to.lS,hours late in learninc
what is happening. to your, boy
I Inquisition Had
NdTorture Worse
Than Those Used
ByGermanFiends
.
French Escape Says Brutal Hins
; Make American Prisoners -Work
'Until Completely Exhausted.
Br Wewten C. Parke
' With he America-Army. In France,
May 7. tl. N. &) A French prisoner
who has .escaped from. Germany jnade
the following statement regarding' the
experiences of an - A-mertcan prisoner
whom .he met at Hanover (in Prussian)
"Since he 'was an-uri wounded Am-
erlcan, he was assigned to the, pris
oners' camp - without being sent :
through the hoetpltal. Weakened by
the excess of' work Imposed on the
'prisoners working In the salt mines. -he
waa unable to remain longer,
so he Waa sent -back to Hanover.
"I don't . remember- his : name or
regiment, bus. he is a. .New , Yorker
and was In one of the. Tlrst. detach
ments of Americans' who occupied
the trenches several weeks after
their arrival in France..
"He told me that In the three'
months he worked' lit the salt mines '
he tost1 13 pound a He was solidly-'
' built and. had large .bones. Appar- .
ently he had been strong, and vigor
ous. But' when I saw him he waa In- .
credibly thin, and so weak he could
hardly cross the room In which. we
were talking, without "stopping re- -peatedly
and leaning against pieces
of furniture or supporting himself
against some boxes. -
"I don't think the Germans would -have
sent him to the hospital. Eng
lishmen mho .had arrived several
days before him were .assigned to
the same work. - Moat of them were .
placed In separata companies in the
camp.- . i :
."Of seven.- prisoners ' sent; to the
hospital tword .missing) .died, You
. can . therefore easily -Imagine the -.
condition, of the- American- v t ;
'Package service doea not exist in .
these mlnea.1.'The'Bris-arseeve4
. practical y j-nothing .from j foreign
countries. , The nourishment consist
ed prtnctpaiiy . t- very, -thin soup
t made of barley an d. cabbac t . numa- 4
tkaaawjtu- se js .aaltrcoaUigii eerge r
or , other fish Impossible to eat, and,
1 very fsw potatoes.' "
- "It IS tmpo-afWe"fr the prisoners
' 'to do tha Work they are assigned to
-. Without fanmr '' tek. ,To make the ';
prisoners' contfnue therr m-ork the
' Germans oeat ' them with rifle butu '
"attd wrur the flat , side of their
bayonets, place them In a' hot cham-
'ber-heated' with steam and starve
them.: 1 , ' '
Then they force them to 'stand at
attention In, the snow for ' several
hours. , Death frequently is the re
sult of , this torture. The American
prisoner , F met was punished sev- ;
- eral times thls way." ' '
Other Trench and. angllsh prisoners,
confirming -the cruel . treatment at the
hands of-the Germans. saM they 'were
mo weak- after- such f punishment that
they, were .unable to hold a. cigarette.
Ship Goveraof Hits
Breakwater; Leaks
Victoria. B. C. May '7. (L N. &)
The steamship Governor. solving . here
early today, struck the outer breakwater
s breast of 'Its engine room, and is tax
Ing ..considerable, .water. The vessel's
pumps are taking the water out almost
as fast as It comes In. The salvage
MeamshlD-Alaskan Is. standing by. .A
diver will be sent' down to ascertain the
damage.
riress'. itiis' H'cTcloek at niirht in
reader. Such world-renowned
wnn ine 'iiniisn army; nenry
was offfcially rriade a chcvalicr?
French. government last'weelt
the great war) ; Fred' S. Fergu-;
the American forcesare writing!
... ... ; . i
service, was the announcement.
of 'the'killing of , Major' Axel
American front. No other Tort-
it yet. The official government.
you want the' hews and want iti
. f
of importance, in this-moraing'
and your friends on the other-
IeiMiIIIi
ULIVInlUULU
a - .
m nnrnnMi
n v ' iinriiin,
U ij UNLUUIU
There. Will Be No .Whitewashing
in" Investigation, Promises:
' Chamberlain', Who .Demands.
; Probe of U. S. Aircraft Work.:
What Has Become of Expenditure
of; Millions, Asks Oregon Man,;
Who Says No Plane of Ameri-.
can Make Has Gone to Front
WASHINGTON, May 7. (I. N.
. S.) The senate military., af- .
.fairs committee' will investigate '
the aircraft' prorrim and show .
'the country what has been 'done
with every dollar of the haridreds.
of millions appropriated for avla- - .
tlon purposes, - Senator Chamber .
lain, chairman -of -the senate mili-
Ury' affairs committee, announced )
-In the senate -this' aX(.ernoon. . , . '
, ".llZ wlU ; be . no whitewashing
.procesa,. either,. added i Senator ..
Chamberlain. ' - y 1
I- Brought to his feet by the persistent-
.inal Investigation, Senator , Charaber-
uamor in loe senate sor a oongrea
taJi7Jcnrs4; ..:r,' i-n 7 '
-I will say hers now. that tt Is sot
the-purpose f the cemmlttee to absn--don
Its -Efforts to give the: country the
truSH about the -aircraft -program. -r s '
-There ts -otnethlac radically wtobs.'
S'e man tn the cdmmlttee can aeoounf
r or anything like tha II4S.000.000 being
Spent br the'aircraft maaasrernent. The '
tommlttee ts going to pursue this ques
tion and ascertain where "the weney has ,
beep, spent. - The committee is - not go
ing to - engage, in any whitewash Ins;,
process, either." .
"This thing has not developed In a(
Cay,' Senator "Chamberlain said. " "The '
Investigation Itself is not the develop
ment of a' day. Charges of 'a sensa- '
tlonal nature' .from reputable citUens '
reach my. office every day. " - -
""This committee Is determined to do
whatever ts necessary to win the -war.
If-there 'are men .who are responsible
for the failure to speed up the war this
committee proposes to point - them out '
to the . country. '
"Amerlca'has not put any Am eric a b-
(Caaeladad aa Paa Two. Calsai Thra
LOGAL SHOPS TO .
BUILD 3000 CARS
Pacific, "Car & Foundry Cb.
1 Awarded. Freight- Car Con,-
; tracts- by GovBrnrn'ent
The Pacific Car A Foundry company.
with plants . In Portland - and' Seat tie. '
has been' awarded ' contractai for '0O0
freight cars by the' federal ranraad pur-t
chasing .eommissioia. Twohy Bros. M :
Portland are amalgamated with the
Pacific. -Car it Foundry company and
It Is planned to .build tha ears. in -the'
Twohy ,Broa." shops -hersv- ----.a -
Orders allotted so far asgregate IJ.fXXJ
rare, an built with steel underf rame
and all of the composite type.. Of, these.
l.M0'tWlll vbe 40-ton double-aheathed
boa ears.'. 1 (.MS ea-con lnalahe(atlsd
box ears. 1I.SO0 (0-ton composite gun
Solas. 1,ODO, oa-ton hooper. oel . cars.
knd (0od "o-ton low-side gondolaa. The
cars will be allotted to the railroad com- !
paalea by. the J1 rector-general as fa at ,
as they are completed accord Ing. ta tha ,
aeds of the road a ........
Tha orders call for Immediate oon .
traction - and -. work twEl , bexla r? st
once. It U. said. in. all of the. IS, plants '
to wtilrh contracts have been, awarded- -
Construction of the total government
order win require aso.0O0.oos feet of
lumber, the amount estimated for bwttd-.
Ing .the SOOS cars- allotted, ta the Pa
cific 'Car a Foundry company belqgap- .
proximately 10000.000 ieet.
-'There is -a. tendency on the pari of -tha
railroad purchasing commission to
glvs -.orders for lower grades of lum
ber required ta "the-Southern intUs'and
demand - tha . supply . of . higher grade
materia from the mills of the Partfla ' -North
wast, say . members - of tha West ;
Coast Lumbermen's association. Offl-.
eers of th association are endeavoring
to- have - orders for lumber placed ta
straight car on Its, , thereby permtttlng .
eoaat lumbermen to work off a portion,
f'thetr surplus of. side, cut. t -
The same 'class of high grade lum
ber ts used .la the construction of cars,
for snip, decking and for airplane con
struction. , Lumbermen- of Oregon and
Washington- are now supplying the bulk '
of lumber need 'In ship . and airplane .
, (Oavlwlad ea Page Slateea, CoUma Three)
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