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nni i -nnnnr i i nunT-rnnnn n r t fapi innnr 4
Oregon Will Furnish 53 Volun
teers and 300 Drafted Men in
4 Limited Service Call; Allot
ment to Counties Is Made.
Many Full Service Men Now Em
ployed in Woods Will Be Re
leased to Carry' Arms; Service
; Men Are to Be Weeded Out.
WASHINGTON. June 11. (U.
P.) The first call for lim
; Ited SPtvi men was sent out by
; Provosl MarHhal Oeneral Crowder
.today. The call is for 9000 lim
, ;.Jkd . service men will be
0Dt to the "Northwest to cut
rpf nee1 for Ine" affpUectortWi
Every atata In the Union, except Main,
Oklahoma, South. Dakota, and Texaa, la
affected. The men- are to entrain the
latter part of June at various dates. The
call Is for M26 laborers. 250 clerks. 600
carpenters, 800 cooks and those trades
such as automobile drivers, railroad engi
neers, firemen, conductors, brakemen. lo-
comotlve repairmen, telegraphers, track
builders, steamfitters, surveyors, me
chanics, draftsmen, pile driver foremen,
stationary engineers and the like.
t; Oregon's part in the first move of the
program to Increase the personnel of the
spruce production division will be to
: furnish 63 volunteers and 300 drafted
men from Class 1, limited service.
. Washington's quota in n men.
Captain John Culllson. in charge of
the selective service division of the ad
jutant general's office, today wired allot-
' menta to local boards. Each board's
quota Is .determined by the number of
jnen it has listed for limited service and
. (Continued on I'M Pour, Column Two)
WOO TONS OF
July 4 to. Be Made Gala Day by
Combined. Launching ofvat Least
! 12 Wooden Hulls, Perhaps 20.
A minimum of 44,500xtona of wooden
hips will be launched in the Columbia
river district for the Emergency Fleet
corporation on . Thursday, July 4, and
that day will be marked as one of the
most, notable In-Oregon's industrial his
tory if plans in charge of the United
States shipping board, the 12 shipyards
In the district working on government
contracts ami the Chamber of Com
merce carry.
July 4 is to be made a gala and a
noisy day by the Combined launching of
at least 12 wooden hulls and possibly
as many as 20 within the district of
which Portland Is headquarters. Build
ers ar sending In statements of what
their yards will do toward making the
anniversary an historical one. but until
all statements are , received the actual
number of launchings above the mini
mums cannot be stated.
--It appears, however, that possibly IS
hulls' will dip and the total tonnage
may ranch as high as 75.000 tons. More
than one vessel will be launched by at
least on of the yards and the steel
shipbuilders may Join in the biggest
patriotic spectacle said to have been
attempted In Portland, Yards engaged
In building for private account will un-
(Coaetodad oa.Psta Poor, Column Two)
U. S. Transport Wins
In Fight .With Divers
V '' - ' - - - i '" 1 5
An Atlantic Port. June 1L (X. J. S.)
News was brought here today of a
triple r victory scored . over "German
U-boats by a United States transport on
, May' SO. -,' L-"r i&Wf.--
,Tha naval guri crew aboard the trans
port ' sank one U-boat, drove away' a
second and crippled n Jthlrd so that , it
; was speedily captured by the transport's
destroyer, convoy..
That was on the transport's last east
ward trip. On " Its return trip it was
attacked by morn submarines, but drove
inem on - .
H TO TAKE DIP
NEW ROSE TO
BE NAMED BY
COL. DISQUE
COLOXEL BBICE P. DISQUE,
commander of the ipraee are.
dsctlos division of the signal
corps, accepted this morning the
invitation of Portland Heights resi
dents to officiate at the naming of
the new Portland rose at the Port
land Heights clnb rose show. Than,
day evening at s o'clock. The rose
Is the creation of Albert Clarke of
Clarke Brothers and it will be given
the name of a prominent Portland
woman, according to advanee Intl.
mations.
Included In the" Portland Heights
rose show, Thursday and Friday,
will be a special exhibit of Iris by
John Claire Montelth, exhibits of
peonies from the gardens of O. H.
Page and H. E. Weed, sn exhibit
of boatonlere bonqaets by Mrs. W.
H. Williams and an exhibit by JL.
31. Tblelan, landscape engineer of
the park bnrean, of roses sent from
all parts of the world to be tested
ont In the Portland rose test gar
dens.
The Portland Heights rose show
will be the only one In Portland this
year. It will open in the Portland
Heights clnb at 8 o'clock Thnrsday
afternoon and continue tbroagh Fri
day evening.
Admission Is to be free and the
exhibit will be open to the public.
RUSSIANS APPEAL
Cadet Party Declares It Never
Recognized Bolshevik Treaty '
- With Huns. : ;
Washinsrton. June lt.--.fTT ptw.
elating It has never recognized the
cresi-uiovsK peace treaty perpetrated
by the Bolshevik!, the Cadet 'party of
Russia has passed resolutions . appeal
ing to the allies for aid.
The Russian embassy today made pub
lic cable dispatches disclosing the Cadet
action, which declared that informa
tion In America that allied assistance
is not wanted. Is false.
Kcrensky Minister Arrives
Washington. June 11. (U. P.) With
the arrival at Seattle today of former
Russian Vice Premier Konovaloff. Ke
rensky's right hand man. Russian' of
ficials here predicted a speedy decision
aa to the allied plans for combating Ger
many's eastern conquests.
Konovaloff was one of throe ill-fated
ministers falling Into Bolshevik' hands
after Kerensky's downfall. The. other
two were assassinated, but he was Im
prisoned in Petrograd until a Berious
Illness caused his release.' He then
fled to China.
; The former vice president., who next
to Kerensky was Ate strongest man in
Russia directly after the czar's abdica
tion. will probably visit President
Wilson.
Konovaloff s coming is significant
when Unked with the expected return
July 1 of Jean Seoking. courier, with
advices from the Russian ambassadors
in Paris, London 'and Madrid.
That the representatives of the old
Kerensky regime are trying- to stir up
action to restore themselves and - save
Russia at this critical time Is the in
terpretation placed upon these events
by diplomatic observers. '
Prayers Said for Czar's Restoration")
Berne, June 11. U. F) The 're
ported movement In Russia for resto
ration of the csar is Increasing, ac
cording to reports reaching here to
day. People are praying in the
churches for his return, it is said.
A newspaper published secretly In
Petrograd urges his restoration.
Several attempts have been made on
the life of Ntcplal Lenine, the . Bol
shevik premier. The latest v one oc
curred June 2, it Is . reported, 1 when
the driver of his coach was shot by
a ntaaen assassin. , . ... s,
ROLL OF HONOR
AVaahlnaton. Jane 11. t. M. K.1 !..
dred and thirty camaltM ia the Imrrtran ex
peditionary force were announced bjr the r
aeimnmem loaay. amoea as touoita:
Twenty-eix kiUwl tn action, three died of
wonnda, aeven from tUeeaao. .thrao frma uJ.
dent and other canaaa. 48 wounded aanralv and
48 wounded, desree wtdetenataed. . . -
Captata John T. Coat alio, Binchaaitoa. V. T
prevkmaly reported aararely wounded, sow re
ported aMchthr wosaded. . .
Too Uat foilowa: . .,- -
Killed In Aetlon ' t I
CORPORAL. ELMER B. DOUim, Tmu.
UT. Pa.
CORPORAL TALMAGE W. GEBOUX -Gahp
vsnt'a Ferry. 8. C. '':
MECHANIC CECIL. C. ABELA, ' Bsvss
wood.'W. Va. - ,
MECHANIC WILLIAM ' A. PURCELL, FbD-
PUIVATB JAMKSA. BURSS. Wauaau.
PRIVATK LEON CAMPRRI.T. Athena..
' PRIVATE sFANK CARALtXAS. Taoaqru..
Pens. v
PRtVATK CEdl. V, CRAIt. PhllHpa, Okhu
PRIVATK VAVU F. t'ROSS, ShelbrnUa. tad.
PRIVATE JOE F. FRE.NTZEI.. Canton. Ohio
PRITATE CHAKLXS B. JiACKNET. Knqs
rUle, Team. - - '
PRIVATE : PAVL L. HA BO REAVES. ? Js-
. PRIVATE ZED 8. HONAER. War. Mri Vt
V PKIVATBr v X)KEST O. JOHN 8. Tksnle
: (CoaOnaed oa-Pas Twelra, Conuaa Fenry
TO ALLIES FOR AID
nu hum
big i ite
TO MAT
Depth Bombs Dropped by Allied
Destroyers Account for Two
More Divers on Trip of Convoy
From Europe to U. S., Belief.
Escort'of American Warships and
Dirigible Welcomed When
News of U-Boat Raids on
Coast Is Received by Wireless.
By Fred J. Wilson
(General Manager International Newa Serrk-c.)
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 11.
(I. N. S.) Certain destruc
tion of one German submarine
and the probable sinking, of two
more by allies' destroyers .es
corting hervwis jporteAJby the t
eaptain of a big "Tmer"-Jwhlobr '
4 reached this port today, after a
voyage crowded with events as
thrilling as any met with on the
high seas since the Germans be
gan, their, mid-sca murder.
The U-boat surely accounted for
was sunk by gunfire from the liner
after an attempt - to ram the div?r
had missed by a bare six feet.
One pother submarine is believed to
have been shattered by a destroyer's
depth charge before the liner's victory
and the third within two hours after.
Naval regulations forbid naming the
ship which sunk the diver with her
guns, or the naming of the destroyer,
but the elated captain of the liner,
after persuasion, permitted me to tell
the thrilling story of his banner
voyage. '
When our liner, with several other
large steamers, left its home port for
America. It was evident that trouble
'Concluded on Pa Two, Column Three)
London. June 11. U. P.) A military
convention between America and Great
Britain will be ratified soon, Lord Ce
cil, minister of blockade, announced in
the house of commons this afternoon.
Washington, June 11. (U. P.) State
department officials said this afternoon
they could not discuss "at present" the
proposed military convention between
the United States and Great Britain.
Army officials professed to be in the
dark about It and Secretary Baker "waa
not immediately available.
..In some quarters it. was suggested the
convention would deal with Russian mat
ters; and others that it wa the matter
of reciprocal drafting arrangements; or
an agreement as to the purpose, in con
tinuing the war till Am erlan -allied aims
are achlved. 4 . - . , r
Stilt another suggestion." wan that the
convention . would deal with the pro
posed arrangement for an lnter-allled
war director, though thin theory did not
explain why France or the other allies
were. not. included.
" 1 " 1 I . 1 ' "i ' r-
By Bert lwx f i
With ths American V Army at5- the
Marna, Juna .10. (Nighty (L. K.' S-)
The United States . marines or the
"Devil Hounds." as the Germans have
come to call them, on account of .then
fierce fighting; , qualities have again
extended their gains northeast of Cha
teau Thierry, storming J nearly all f
Belleau wood, advancing their lines over
half a 'mile and capturing two German
mlnenwerfersi the' largest pieces they
have yet taken. V
'i The" success, was gained ' by ' the lrst
battalion of the Sixth marines. " The) at'
tack.was, delivered at- 4 o'clock this
morning. s the 'Americans went 'for
BRITISH AMERICAN
PACT IN PROSPECT
ewHoiinds
But
brews
MARRIED MEN
TO BE PLACED,
IN CLASS ONE
WA$HIXOTOX, Jane IK IV
P.) Under new regnlatlons
being prepared by the provost
marshal, married men whose, wives
are capable of supporting them
elves and married men whose
wives are net dependent npon them
for sapport will be placed in class
one, while many . now In class one
will be plneed la a deferred classi
fication or pronounced fit for limit
ed military service la class- oae.
The recent "work or fight" order,
the reclassification and the new
regulations will dovetail and round
out the draft machine so that the
work of shifting labor from non
essential Industries to essential In
dustries nay Begin Immediately.
U. S., WILSON WARNS
President Requests that No Dif
ficulties Be Permitted to
Halt War Work.
WASHINGTON, June 11. (I.
N. S.) Solemn warning that
"the war can be lost, in Amer
ica as well as on the fields of
France." was voiced by Presi
dent Wilson today In : a tele-
gram to the American Alliance
" f orXahor. and. Democracy, pow fn -
session- at St. PauL ' .
" Th e presiden t : again urged that -no
labor difficulties be permtted . .
to Interrupt war wark.
"Any ill-considered or unjust Inter
ruption of effectual labor of the coun
try may make it Impossible to win .it."
continued the president's telegram. "No
controversy between . capital and labor
should be suffered to. Interrupt It until
every instrumentality set up by the gov
ernment for amicable settlement , has
been employed and its intermediation
heeded to the utmost; and the govern
ment has set up Instrumentalities wholly
fair and adequate."
The text of the telegram, which was
addressed to "Robert Maisel. was as fol
lows: The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy has my earnest hope
for a successful convention that will
give added strength to future ac
tlvties Called into, being to combat
ignorance and misunderstanding,
successfully played upon by disloyal
. influences, your organisation has
done & great sad necessary work.
. It has aided materially In promot-
ing the . unity that proceeds from
exact understanding and is today a
valid and Important part of the
great machinery that coordinates the,
energies of. America in the prosecu
tion of & just and rigrhteous war.
- The war can be lost in America as
well as on the fields of France. and
ill-considered ' or unjustified inter
ruptions of the essential labor of the
country may make it Impossible to
win ' It. . -No controversy between
capital, and labor should be suffered
. (Concluded on rag Fifteen, Column Six)
Five -Dollars
for a Name
Five dollars for your namel
Not somebody's else. Your
: name is worth five dollars if you
find it inserted by The Journal
at random amonj today's Jour
nal 'Wanf ads. ' i
See the announcement on an
other page of how The Journal
: ia'gtvl"" away five dollar War
Savings ?: Stamps and then get
busy- and read each Journal
"Want" ad, carefully. Yonr
hime may be hiding among any
one of them. Do it now.
Haiiimer
WAR CAN BE LOST IN
rWiot; ;Talcien Prisoners
ward they surrounded. - croup of
about a dosen machine guns, but did not
take the crews prisoner. Heavy losses
were Inflicted upon the enemy. , ' T
Major Cole Leads Charge '"T,
Major Edward Cole led in the attack.
The marines advanced over a front less
than half a mile wide, . storming a hill
and - thrusting the ' Germans , from I the
Berth ern horn of the woodv " -r -
The Americans had to advance through
beavy "artillery Ore' and the Germans
sprfhkled .the fighting- r. field liberally
with gas shells. High explosives tore up
the ground, but oult not deter- the sol
diers ot the sea la their forward plunge
! v Major "Cote' had- previously captured,
PACT FDR
AIM,
IS PLEA OF
PRESID
Wilson Tells Mexican Editors
That United States Intends to
Protect Other Nations With
No Idea of Selfish Gain.
Proposal Made for Common Guar
antee for Political Indepen
dence and Territorial Integ
rity; Germans Spread Distrust
WASHINGTON, June 11. U.
P.) Pan-Americanism a pact
of all the Americas for self pro
tection purposes, is advocated by
President .Wilson.
" Jills developed today with the
authorized publication- of Presl-
denVrtlsonVresenT address .io,i,
group 6f . Mexican editors visit- '
ing here.'., '' ; '
Declaring the Monroe doctrine to be
a case of telling: Central America: "We
are going to be a big brother to you
whether you want ' us . to be or not."
the president said 4he policy contained
nothing that protects Mexico from
"aggression from us."
As a result, the president declared,
he had observed some sister republics
to the south were uneasy lest "our
self-appointed protection (Monroe doc
trine) might be for our own benefit
and our own Interest and not for the
interest of our neighbors."
He then revealed that he had pro
posed to the countries "a common
guarantee that all of us will sign a
declaration of political Independence
and territorial integrity."
"Such an arrangement." he said, "will
have to be the foundation of the future
life of the nations of the world. The
whole family of nations will have to
(Concluded on fsge Twelve, Cohima Three)
TVOHY BROS. WILL
PLANT
The Twohy Brothers company of
Portland has begun construction work
on the enlargement of the car manufac
turing plant in M on ta villa to accommo
date government orders for freight cars.
The expenditure of approximately 1150.
000 will be required for new buildings in
which to install equipment necessary for
work on orders - already secured by
Twohy Brothers and the Pacific Car c
Foundry company. -
Land already owned by the company
will be used for the new buildings. Most
of the equipment has been tn storage or
has been recently brought to . the" Port
land plant from Seattle. A considerable
outlay for new. tools, will be necessary.
however, .according; . to Mr. . Twohy's
statement this morning.
Present , orders for freight cars 'held
by this company aggregate 2000 cars of
the composite box type. Other orders
sre expected later on from the govern'
ment and from the individual railroads.
' Work on the new government ear or
ders is already under way,' but in order
to speea production additional equp-
ment is being- brought Into play, new
nuuarngs erected and considerable add!
tlons made to the working force. '
single handed, half a dosea straggling
German , prisoners. , . -.
The "Syracuse brigade," corn posed of
the Ninth - and Twenty-third Infantry,
recruited In upstate New York. Is hold
ing the point on the battle front near
est to Paris, astride the mauxroad from
ChAteauTThlerry to . Paris.
.Essnlyj;.Shenins';yraense Hen
This Is the- second time this most im
portant position has been entrusted to
the : Syracuse, brigade, - as, ; on May JJ,
while the. crown prince was stin forging
ahead, they were given a position to de
fend the right flank of the Marne.
- (Cootinoed oa Taee
Cohnan Seraa) --
ENLARGE
Boches
Back
Surrounded
GERMANS
IN RESERVES IN
BIG FINAL SMASH
Enemy's New Drive Is Rapidly Becoming
the Fiercest Battle of War; French
Block Foe in Counter Attacks. .
BY HENRY WOOD
- w-,ww-.--ww-r a V 1 IT-Pf TXT T TJ V?
WITH Ihll rKc.rslxl AKMlCo UN inc.
FIELD, June 11. (U. P.) The newGcr
mm Artvt- rtwn Mnntfliclier and Novon
As . vaasw-. w.v -
is rapidly becoming the fiercest and most cruel
battle of the war. Into it the Germans apparently
are determined to throw their last reserves, in a
supreme effort to separate the allied armies and
WW.
&i reacn rans Deiore merica b iuu "-r'''"
. .e . t - - -a
tem wrests Irom them
x'l A rpartv the
sand British reserves into France, coupled with the
Jtrr.fir lo?sr
ao I
f
i. March 21, practically has wiped out tne numerical
9$m$m superiority with which the Germans openea tne
HfiNH-y wood offensive.
It is certain that if the allies hold out two months longer the
Americans, at the present rate of arrival, will give them an incon
testable and crushing superiority.
As a consequence, the French are resisting in the battle with
extreme energy, equaled only by the prodigality with which the
Germans, are rushing up their last resources.
No longer is it a secret that the French expected the present
attack and were as fully prepared as effectives and material would
oermit. It is likewise known that the Germans knew the French
xpecled andrepaxrfioc4lattck, ,yet, iacing the heat3kkwes
which such a situation necessarily must entail, the enemy Unhesi
tatmgly attacked, lhey rusned
Stubborn Defense Is Met :
The Germans engaged between 20 and 30 divisions (240,000
. , . j 1 . t 1:
men to aou.wu meni in tne new anve up 10 mianigm, lecumg
battalion after battalion with prodigality , unequaled in any pre
vious phase of the offensive.
Heroic French resistance, which necessitated this constant
feeding-in, changed completely the entire character of German
tactics from those which largely insured the success of previous
drives.
By counter attacking locally
from Montdidier to Noyon, almost every minute, the French kept
the Hun first line troops almost constantly engaged, thus prevent-
ing them trom being superseded
troops.
In 'very counter attack the French succeeded in taking prison
ers along the entire battlefront, who unanimously declare the Ger
man losses are frightful. French troops participating in these
counter attacks also find heaps of Boche dead everywhere.
French cavalryrfien,. fighting afoot on the summit of Le Ple
mont plateau, who succeeded in escaping after their position had
been entirely surrounded, declared that previous to their depar
ture they repulsed 19 infantry assaults.
The, battle is accompanied by one of the fiercest artillery duels
of the war. Owing to the Germans' slow advance, they have been
ableo bring up their guns, but their heavies are still firing from
their original positions, which are constantly under French bom
bardment. Small Gains Are Made
Despite the incredible amount of material engaged and the un
equaled masses of men constantly fed in, the Germans, at the most
extreme point of their advance last night, have averaged only five
kilometers' (about three miles) penetration a day.
The French airmen continue to maintain an incontestable su
periority, constantly bombing and machine gunning German col
umns and inflicting the heaviest losses, which the aviators them
selves are able to see. The railway, station at Roye was observed
in flames, following a bombardment.
On both wings, where the French are doggedly holding out,
villages like Courcelles have changed hands every few hours, day
and night, since the battle began.
The Germans still Ire making their greatest effort in the Metz
valley for the purpose of reaching the Oise above Compiegne, thus
forcing evacuation of the entire Noyon salient, where, at the ex
treme northern point, Carlepont wood, on the east side of the Oise,
and Mount Renaud, on the west side, have to date barred the Ger
man advance into the Oise valley.
Military experts consider it most probable that the Germans
will launch a second converging attack from-east of Noyon. with
identical objectives of attaining
ing evacuation of the Noyon,.sahent.
Boys of 1920 Class in Figbt
- From prisoners and other
Boches are suffering a severe
mes go into action witn oniy
forced to return to the fight as
in'infantry" officers are so great
stituted. -
Among, 200 prisoners interrogated, a fourth were in the 1919
class.-while many were in the 1920 class. The prisoners also in
cluded miners and expert workmen, who heretofore had not been
sent to the front. The Fifth division of thVTrussian' Guard.
which is one ot Germany s iinest Bodies ot troops; lost 50 percent
of its effectives during the March" offensive on the Somme and
lost 30 more in the Chateau-Thierry drive, it has been established-
French patrols, penetrating -
reaux, reported neaps or German
" "a . . .
successive ... wmorqws. ooum
were counico. -.- - si-s.r,
HURLING
the last nopes 01 victory.
steadv 1 ow ot American, Italian
inflicted on the Germans since
.... . . . . ; 1
up reserves to replace roeir irpscs.
at every point on the entire front,
Dy recruiting waves 01 iresn
the Oise from the east and forc
sources it is established that the
crisis in effectives. Many corapa-
ou or aw men. i he wounded arp
soon as they are cured. -The losses
that cavalry officers are now sutv
the region of Vouty and . Ma erc-
dead, oiten lying in four or five
.-" - . as-' . - v-
or averones, 670 unburieg dead
i . -w- --:- wvii;,; .-
mm
EFFORT IS
ssi aBsB s bi Iss 1 P
Germans Making Powerful Thrust
Toward Paris, but Meet Stern
Resistance From French, Who
Return Blow for Blow at Foe.
t
Fierce v Counter Attacks. Disor
ganize and 'Disable Enemy,
yho Suffer Severe Losses;
British Gain on Long Line.
By Frank Charton
(tntematiooal Newa Serrtoe Cable Editor!
THE Germans have intensified .
their efforts to -break4
through on the 21 mile, front
; south of Noyon and Montdi41er, ,
r but ' are - meeting with stern re- -sistanee
everywhere. - '
7 N0lVIr-havtIiir French t'
eapured Mercy (between W and ";
1 11 miles west of Compiegne) bot '-.
Uiey nurled the Germans back
from the Aronde river, establish-
Ing their lines south of Belloy;
through St. Maur and south of
Marqueglise.
Ths BUoy-S& Msur-Marouerllss lins -
Is between seven and eicht miles south.
of the front, as it existed before ths
Germans began their latest offensive
last Bundsy morning-, and about ths
same distance north by northwest oC
Complerne. Just how far south of
this line the French positions stand la
not known.
By concentrating- tremendous pres
sure with reserves against the French
oenter the crown prince's army was
able to press the French 'back to ths
Aronde river, but before the Germans
could organise their gsin. the French
(Ceastadea em paee fire. Cotaama One)
J. N. Teal Telegraphs From
Washington That Freight Ad-. .
vance Order Is Modified.-
Radical modification of Director Gen
eral McAdoo's advancing freight rates 1
was announced this morning upon re
ceipt of a telegram from J. N. Teal stat
ins that the f IS minimum on car earn
in its had been canceled.
Mr. Teal reached Washington this
morning to make personal protest for ths .
Portland Traffic St Transportation asso
sociation. the charre objected to applying-
on logs, sand,' gravel, crushed stone,
brick and ore. -
. The 2S per cent Increase In ' freight
rates included a provision that each .
car loaded must yield at least IIS.
without respect to length of haul or
commodity. Many commodities being .
of low grade raw material and hauled
for short distances, the application of
the flS nlnhnura would mean the stag
ration of many lines of work tn Ore
gon, ths protest asserted. ;
Whether a new minimum will b
fixed or some other adjustment rasds
of ths ' new rate application has not
been announced.
The Oregon public service commis
sion has called a conference of ship
pers -and traffic melt of . Thursday
morning to take up' this question, of
mlnimoms and other phases of the rats
advance which have led to - contro
versy and: protest. .. - ; ., ' -
lib MINIMUM ON
CARS IS CANCELED
Training Camps to -Open
to Civilians
s. Washington. June VL (U. P. Ths ;
army's need for officers has become so
great' that ths next series of training;
camps will again be opened to civilian
candidates. '----
Ths artillery-especially Is short of of
ficers. Ths plan that has been- practi
cally decided upon Is to admit 1100 civil- v
tan candidates and 1200 from the ranks .
to the artillery of fleers train Ins camp ,
each month. ; Only men from civil life,
above- draft ags, - will . be accepted as
candidates. . Those with - technical edu
cations ars sought. - - r
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