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REGISTER
I DRAFT
Pr..iri..t lc Prnrhmatlnn I
After Passage of Larger Army i
Bill Calling to Service All Men1
RptwPPn 1ft flnH 4 Years !
DeiWeen 10 ana tears.
"This Will Be Final Demonstra
tion of Loyalty and Will to
Win," Says Executive; Ab
sentees May Register by Mail.
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ASIIINGTON. Aug. 31. (I. N.
S.) Thursday, September j
1,1, was today set by proclamation
of President Wilson, as the Mate j
upon which Americas manhood
between the ajres of 18 and 45
register under the manpower bill.
The proclamation was published
simultaneously vith the signing
of the bill, which is designed,
4 through the extension of the draft
ages, to make possible an army
of , 4,000,000 men In France by
midsummer of next year.
The bill, which passed its final leg
islative stage when the senate agreed
to the conference report, was signed
today by the presiding officers of the
house and senate, and then sent to
: the White House for the president's
signature. The proclamation setting
the registration day, which had been
prepared In advance, was . then made
public,
The bill, signed by Senator Sauls
i)ury, acting president of the senate,
at 12:40 p. m., and by Speaker Champ
Cooclufled on Tags Elfh:, Column Two
William Duncan of
Alaska, Missionary
For 61 Years, Dead
Juneau. Alana. Aug-. 31. (I. N. S.)
After 61 years spent among the Alaska
Indians as a missionary. William Dun
ran la dead at Metlakatla today at the
age of 96 years. A stroke of apoplexy
ended his life.
Romance, self sacrifice and achieve
ment marked his life. When disputes
arose a few years ago between Mr. Dun
raiv and the federal department of edu-:
cation In Its effort to take charge of the
Indians' education at Metlakatla, the
"apostle of Alaska" had the support of
his flocks and won his point
Mr. Duncan was born In Beverley,
England. With his Indian followers he
founded the town of Metlakatla.
Soldier Loses Life
When Canoe Turns
Over; Girl Is Saved
Alfred C. Miller, a private in the
spruce production division, was drowned
tn th Willamette river at 8 :30 o'clock
last flight, near the Hawthorne bridge.
In company with Miss Grace Emerlck
of 5 East Twenty-sixth street. Miller
left the Kellogg boathouse In a canoe
at 8 :15. Kcreams from the girl were
heard a few minutes later, which at
tracted attentlqn at the boathouse.
Rescue boats, which were sent im
mediately, found Miss Emerlck cling
ing to the canoe. Miller, who was
unable to swim, had disappeared beneath-
the water. Miss Emerlck is an
expert swimmer.
Hospital Train Is
Hun Flyers' Target
Washington, Aug. 31. (U. P.) Bomb
ing of a hospital train -of 16 cars by
German airmen near the Belgian front
was reported in Red Cross cables re
ceived today. Many of the doctors and
nurse lost all their personal belongings
and In many rases their surgical and
medical kits. The latter were immedi
ately replaced by the Red Crosa. Nq
mention was made in the cable of any
casualties.
1000 Homes Burned
In Constantinople
Amsterdam, Aug. 31. U. P.) Mare
than a thousand houses were destroyed
by fire In Constantinople, following an
air, raid Tuesday night, according to
the Frankfurter Zeltung.
LENINE SHOT
AT MOSCOW,
RUSS REPORT
LONDOIf, Aug. 81 (I. X. 8.)
Tflckoll Lenlne, head of the
Provisional government of Bus
la, was shot and wounded by aa
unknown assailant at Moscow, ac
cording to a Russian wireless dis
patch received here. The attack
ocenrred Friday. The nature of
Lealne's wonnds it not siren.
TOWN BY STORM
Germans Five Times Counter
Attack, But Meet Heavy
Losses at Chavigny.
With the American Army on the
Aisne-Vesle Front. Aug. 30. (Night)
(I v S.)-American troops late today
stormed Chavigny, on the French right
and succeeded in opening up the road
through Bols De Couronne, which ex
poses Juvlgny to American attack from
three sides.
Before the Americans launched their
drive this afternoon there had been no
Infantry activity since yesterday when
the Germans were cut to pieces in five
I massed attacks. The enemy de-
bouched from Bois De Couronne with
orders to fight to the death. Five times
the gray waves rolled en masse toward
the American positions. Kvery attack
was bloodily repulsed by American ar
tillery, machine gunners, Infantry and
tanks.
Enemy Airplaaes Active.
From Chavigny the Prussian machine
gunners enfiladed the American posi
tions and swept them with a withering
fire until the American field batteries
turned upon the enemy and smothered
him.
German airplanes have been extremely
active over the American positions. They
succeeded in setting two observation
"balloons afire bat both observers escaped
by descending In parachutes..
American officers and men are loud
in their praise of the new model light
tanks with which the French have been
assisting their operations. These tanks
helped the Americans greatly in sweep
ing over Von Boehm's elaborately ' con
structed advance trench system between
Chavigny and Juvlgny. along the
Juvlgny plateau.
The Germans tried in vain to check
these tanks with their newest antf-tank
rifles, a powerful gun which penetrates
thirteen-sixteenths of an inch of steel at
220 yards.
Two of these tanks caught fire during
the fighting yesterday and the crews
were rescued by khaki clad Americans
who were advancing in conjunction with
them.
Hurl Hand Grenades
In capturing the Chavlgny-Juvigny
narrow gauge railway line, the Amer
icans were forced to sprint across 300
yards of bare, open plateau which was
raked by the fire of the enemy. After
this heroic dash they occupied a small
embankment only 10 feet from the Ger-
I mans who were on the other side.
Both the Germans and Americans
hurled hand grenades ever the embank
ment until the Germans were driven
back by enfilading machine gun fire.
By Fred S. Ferguson
With the American Armies in France,
Aug. 30. (U. P.) All prisoners taken
by the Americans indicate that propa
ganda is still strongly working in Ger
many to satisfy everyone of the justice
of Germany's cause. '
This has been principally effective
among the Prussians, who fail to show
any of the lost confidence or low mo
rale displayed by prisoners taken in
the fighting along the Marne and the
Vesle.
Warmest Day of
Summer May Be
Duplicated Today
With a maximum temperature of 94
degrees, Friday was the warmest day
of the summer. Today bids fair to be
nearly, if not quite, as warm, the tem
perature at S o'clock this morning being
67 degrees as compared with 65 at the
same time Friday morning.
Hot weather, was general in Western
Oregon Friday, Roseburg reporting 100,
and Marshfield 90. In Eastern Wash
ington it was not so warm. Baker re
porting only 84, while Walla Walla and
Yakima in Washington, had 86 and 90,
respectively.
It had warmed up to 80 degrees at
noon, which was. cooler by seven de
grees than on Friday. Weather Ob
server Wells said indications were thit
the afternoon would not be so hot by
several degrees.
Six-Cenf Fare Hit
By Missouri Judge
Jefferson City, Mo.', Aug: 31. (I. N.
S. Judge John G. Slate in the Cole
county circuit court today knocked out
the six cents streetcar fare recently
granted the Kansas City and St. Louis
car companies by the Missouri public
service commission. Judge Slate held
that the commission was without juris
diction under the state constitution to
change streetcar rates fixed by contract
in a franchise. Attorneys for the rail
way companies asked Judge Slate to
withhold his formal order annulling the
increase until September 2. At that
time the attorneys will present an ap
peal to the Missouri supreme court.
Judg Slate agreed to this arrange
ment. 1 -
AMERICANS
CARRY
ITALIAN EDITORS STUDYING PORTLAND IN WAR
IN THE PARTY OF JOURNALISTS arriving today are some of the brightest minds of Italy, who are touring the United States
to see how America is reacting to war. In the group are, left to right, Dr. Alda Cassuto, Robert Rudd Whiting of the com
mittee on public information, Dr. Antonia Agresti, Count Fran o Rainieri, Dr. Leonardi Vitelli, Dr.' Orazio Pedrozzi, Dr. Paola
Cappa and Dr. Pietro Solari.
LADS OF 18 WILL
BE DRAFTED EARLY
General . March Says Plans Are
Only Tentative; Special Train
ing in Colleges Proposed.
Washington, Aug. 31. (I. K. S.) j publishers of that- ally of the United
Under a tentative plan adopted by the ' States are visiting Portland today. They
war department all men of 18 years of j re finding out what Portland and Ore
. ,, . , . ..... , i gon are doing to assist in the winning
age made liable to the military service . f war wnat th,s part of the CQUn.
under the new manpower bill will be
drafted for training as soolt as possible
after their registration. Chief of Staff
March disclosed to the senate military
affairs committee this afternoon.
Nothing has been permanently or
definitely decided. General March made
it clear. The tentative plan provides,
however, that after drafting the 18-year-olds,
large numbers will be special
ly selected for technical training at
schools and colleges. This does not
mean that they will be exempted from
military service even temporarily. Gen
eral March said. "When their time
comes they will be called just .s though
they had not been selected for special
training."
Practically all American units that
have been brigaded with the French and
the British have been withdrawn and
placed under command of General Per
shing. General Peyton C. March, chief-of-staff,
told members of the senate
military affairs committee today.
More Regarded as Significant
While General March did not advance
any reasons for this move, it was re
garded as significant by members of the
committee and one which may presage
important developments. Besides show
ing the rapidity with which the Ameri
cans have developed into finished fight
jng men, it was taken to mean that the
Americans henceforth wil operate as
an Independent force under the direc
tion of Marshal Foch.
General Pershin-r now has a million
trained men capable of being thrown
Into battle. General March said. This
would indicate that there are now over
seas about a half million men whose
training has not yet been completed.
The "pushing back" movement will be
continued, in the belief of Gtoeral
March. It is in this kind of fighting
that the great American army has been
especially trained, he declared, great
emphasis having Seen placed on indi
vidual marksmanship and "hand to
hand" combats.
Tanks Like Open Fighting
Army officers tbroad. said the chief
of staff, recognise that American sol
diers are superior to all others in "open"
fighting, and they will still further prove
their worth in the "pushing back" move
ment, where they will have plenty of op
portunity to engage the Hun at close
quarters,
Any-report that the American plan of
campaign la based Upon a mobilization
in the- east is a matter of pure specu
lation. General March -told the com
mtttee. No one on this side of the At
lantlc knows what the plan is. and one
guess is as good as another, he as
serted. Only Marshal Foch knows what
the American campaign is. he declared.
More Airplanes Shipped
Beyond stating that the. number of
troops in France -new exceeds the mil'
lion arid one half mark. General March
gave no figures on overseas movements
of soldiers, members of the committee
said.
Production and shipment of airplanes
have been proceeding satisfactorily. Gen
eral March stated. He" said that curing
the past week no less than 1003 of the
modified DeHaviland fours had been de
livered by the factories. . and that of
these 765 either had been already
shipped or were at the docks ready to be
sent overseas. -
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ITALIAN EDITORS
VIEW
WAR INDUSTRIES
Representing Italy in the broadest
sense, the public opinion and the public
press as well as the established govern
ment, seven of the leading editors and
try is doing for the war program of the
nations allied against the common enemy
of central Europe.
One and all. they express their delicht
and astonishment with what they are
seeing in Portland, as well as what they
have seen in their trip from New York
along the Atlantic coast, across the
south and south central states to the
Pacific coast and on the coast itself.
Italy's Leading Editors
In the party are Dr. Orazio Pedrazzl
Count
of the Illustrazione Italiana
Franco Rainieri, of the Glornale d'ltalia
Dr. Alda Cassuto, of the Secolo and
LARGE TRACT OP
TIBER IS SOLD
Eugene Owners Sell 5860 Acres
in Coast Range to Montana
Men; Will Build Mill.
Eugene. Aug. 31. Sale of 433,000,000
feet of timber, located on territory cov
ering an area ot approximately 5860
acres in Alsea and Lake Creek valleys
In Lane, Lincoln and Western Benton
counties, to Alfred Thomas and E. B.
Kingman of Columbus, Mont., was com
pleted here Friday by D. S. R. Walker
and J. Darling of this city. The consid
eration is reported to be in the neigh
borhood of $600,000. The timber runs
almost clear fir.
The deal involved two separate sales,
one of 6300 acres belonging to the- Mon
roe Timber company of Monroe, Wash.,
and the other of 560 acres owned by
M. L. Bugbee and Elmer Paine, both
of Eugene. Two other men, A. H. Buck
and Fred Walters, were Involved in the
deals as heavy stockholders in the Mon
roe Timber company.
Immediate development of the timber
is planned by the purchasers, who in
tend to make their homes and headquar
ters in this city. A small mill is to be
erected at once on the smaller of the
two tracts at the end of a logging
spur already constructed to the prop
erty from the Southern Pacific tracks
at Glenbrook. Here the lumber for the
construction of another and larger mill
and for a logging railroad into the tim
ber will be cut.
September Call to
Be for 150,000 Men
Washington. Aug. 31. U. P.) Ap
proximately 150,000 draftees will be
called out during September. If plans of
Frovost , Marshal . General Crowder re
main unchanged. Part of the Septem
ber call is already-ouU-- - -s-
PORTLAND'S
Messaggero ; Dr. Antonio Agresti. of
the Tribuna ; Dr. Leonardo Vitetti, Idea
Nazionale ; Dr. Paolo Cappa, Avenire
and Corriere d'ltalia ; and Dr. Pietro I
Solari', Tempo. With the party also Is
Enrico Falcidia of New York, represent
ing the Italian press of the United
States. The editors are in charge of
Kotiert Rudd Whiting, editor of Ains
lee's magazine, who is with the foreign
bureau of the committee on public in
formation. With him Is Carroll Hutch
ins. In charge of arrangements.
On the Pacific coast M. G. Montrezza
of the Roman legion is directing the
tour, and in Portland the party was
met by Cavalier Paulo Brenna. Italian
consul for the Northwest, whose ead
quarters are in Seattle.
Kept Bust Here '
Arriviner from San Francisco at 7 ;30 1
this morning, the party was met by a ,
reception committee representing tne.au tne wuiserenie, no
(Concluded on Pw Eight, Column Four)
APPEALS
William D. Haywood and Associ
ates Given Stay to Try Plea
in Higher Court.
Chicago. Aug. 31. (U. P.) William D.
Haywood and 93 other I. W. W., convict
ed of conspiring to interfere with the
war program, were in jail here today,
while their attorneys were at work on
an 'appeal that is the last hope between
the convicted men and the Fort Leaven
worth federal prison.
Sentences ranging from 20 years' 1m- j
prisonment and a $20,000 fine tor Hay- j
wood and 14 other defendants to 10 days
in jail for two others were pronounced
late Friday by Federal Judge Landis. j
The men will be held in Chicago on
Judge Landis' order until next Friday,
after which they will be taken to Fort
Leavenworth. A special train was to
have carried the men to prison Friday
night, s but Judge Landis delayed their
departure to permit their attorneys to
take action toward an appeal.
Before pronouncing sentence Judge
Landis declared that there was "no ave
nue of escape" from the verdict the Jury
rendered.
Practically all of the defendants heard
their sentences stoically. Haywood
walked quietly away when his fate was
pronounced. Later he declared -the ef
forts of his organization will not relax
because he is in jail.
Ben Fietpher, .Philadelphia, a negro,
grinned at Judge Landis as, be tool a
10-year sentence, and remarked :
"Judge Landis is using poor .English
today : his sentences are too long."
In the rear of the court 40 women,
wives and sweethearts of the defend
ants, listened fearfully to the sentences
meted out by the court. There was no
outbreak from them when their menfolk
were hurried a'way to the federal build
ing in patrol wagons.
Later all were permitted to spend 15
minutes with the defendants in a room
set .aside for the purpose '..
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Break Regarded Probable Be
cause of Torpedoing of Ves
sels by Hun Divers.
London. Aug. 31. (I. N. S.) The German-Spanish
situation is critical, accord
ing to a dispatch from Madrid early to
day. Premier Dato was reported to
have been closeted with the American
charge d'affaires for several hours.
Madrid, Aug. 30. (Night) By Agence
Radio to the L N. S. The Spanish cab
inet went Into session at 5 o'clock this
afternoon to consider the situation grow
ine out of the torpedoing of Spanish
shiDs by German submarines. Premier
Dato cautioned correspondents Just be
fore the meeting that the situation calls
for extreme calmness and unity. Spam s
interests must be held above those of
Survivor's Version Sought
Madrid. Aug. 31. (I. N. S.) The
Spanish government today officially an
nounced that it had Instructed the Span
ish consul at Cardiff to forward Imme
diately the stories of the survivors of
the Spanish ship Carasa. sunk by a
German submarine with a loss of 16
lives. The announcement stated that the
cabinet had heard the secretary of
state's account of the torpedoing. A
rigorous censorship has been established.
British Casualties
For Week 16,803
London. Aug. 31. (U. P.) British
casualties published in official lists
during the week totaled 16.803, divided
ai follows :
Killed. W'nded. Miss'cr.
Officers' 327 974 144
Men 2.360 12.054 944
Total
.2,687
13.028
1.088
ROLL OF HONOR
In tlx cuualt 7 lint Mow then is bo cam
of ny man from tl Icific Nortbwert.
IJt 13. :tirni 2:
WMhinton. Ana. 81. Th list of rwnaltfe
is the United Btatef K-rrice made public today
contaitu a total joI 110 names. There -are no
member of the marine oorps included :
The list is dirided a follows:
Killed in action RS
Wounded severely 55
Total 110
KILLED IN ACTION
LIEl'TENANT EGBERT K. TETLET. North
Chelmsford, Mass
SeroaanU
JOSKPH GFTOKR. New York. N. T.
RICHARD JOHNPON. Eau Claire, Wis.
M L. UXC. Siadiiion. Wis.
HARRY JAMES LEONARD. Alma. Mich.
- ARTHUR CLIFFORD PATTERSON. Owesso,
Mich.
- . Corporals
GEORGE W. CHAPMAN, Edsar. Wis.
GLENN G. DAHI.EM. Morris. Hi.
. HMs JOHN. ENGLISH. Rndvard. Mich.
WARD MONTGOMERY ls&RDING. Corunna.
Mich:
GAYLORD PLATTE LEACH. Manistique.
Mich.
JOHN WICKLCN. Eau Claire. Wh.
Privates
EDWARD BORB8. ScotthsTen. Ps.
MARTIN OLIVER BROWN, rieasant Plains.
N. Y.
JOS Bt'BNS. Alamo. Ga.
EARL HARRISON CAMPBELL. PopUr Bluff.
MO. r
CHRIST W. CHRISTENSEN, Gillette. Wis.
ANDRES P. DADIZOX, Caibuau, Lejrte,
Ptiilrprnna Island.
(Concluded om Psf 'Elerea," Coiuma Six)
GERMAN-SPANISH
CRlTlCA
BRITISH
Hill
HIE LIST
Bailleul Reported Captured and Ad
vance Continues; Further South French
Pushing Toward Coucy and Threaten
to Shatter German Line on Vesle River
Americans Cooperating With French at
Southern End of Salient, Where Heavy
Fighting Is in Progress; Battle Line Ex
tends Today From Ypres to Rheims
LONDON, Aug. 31, 1:35 P. M. (I. N. S.) French troop
have advanced east from the Ailette to the outskirts of :
the woods one half mile from CoucyLe-Chateau, the. In
ternational News Service learned here this afternoon.
(Americans are fighting with the French in this sector.
Earlier advices told of the Germans fighting desperately to
hold Coucy-Le-Chateau. If they lose the city it is believed
they will be forced to abandon their line along the Vesle.)
British troops have pushed on east of Bailleul, which they
captured yesterday, for a mile and a half, it was learned here
th siafternoon,by the International: News Service. Lestrom
If now held by the British troops and Mont De Lille has been
occupied.
LONDON, Aug. 31. (U. P.) British troops are advancing'
along practically the whole Flanders front, Field Marshal"
Haig reported today. They have progressed from one to two
miles on two fronts, one of nine miles and one of three.
In the northern sector, Dranoutre, the Bailleul railway station,
and Mont De Lille hill have been occupied.
The British are reported to have occupied Kemmel Hill, south
of Ypres, principal enemy bulwark in the northwestern portion of
the Flanders salient, which the Germans captured months ago after
one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Vieille-Chapelle and Lestrem have been occupied in the other
sector.
Australian troops are attacking directly west of Peronne and
are approaching the city along the north bank of the Somme.,
They have captured Mont St. Quentin and are now only a mile
north of Peronne, it was learned this afternoon. The city is thus
practically surrounded.
In the Arras region English troops have occupied Eterpigny
and are advancing along the Arras-Cambrai road.
British troops have made satisfactory progress north of the
Scarpe in the past 24 hours. They firmly hold Plouvain and have
occupied a thousand yards of the German front line north of Ar-.
leaux-En-Gohelle.
Allied pressure continued today along a front of 175 miles,
from Flanders to Rheims.
French Forces Making
Progress From Noyon
By John De Gandt
Paris, Aug. 31. (U. P.) French troops are reported in the
vicinity of Guiscard, the important town lying about midway be
tween Noyon and Ham. They are also approaching Chauny, the
great railway center 10 miles east of Noyon.
North of Soissons, French and American troops are striking
both northward and eastward. They are advancing obliquely
upon Vregny (four miles and a .half northeast of Soissons and two
miles north of the Aisne), and at the same time are progressing
northward along the road from Terny-Sorny (four miles and a
half north of Soissons) to Coucy-Le-Chateau (nine miles north
of Soissons).
Paris, Aug. 31. (U. P.) Violent artillery fighting between
the Ailette and the Aisne (where Americans are fighting) and
along the north canal was reported by the French war office to
day. ' , r .
The battle east of the Ailette river is proceeding violently. The
enemy is unable to resist the Franco-American push.
Break in Line May
Compel Big Retreat
Bj Ed. L.. Keea ,
London. Aug. 21. (U. P.) The bull's
eye of the military experts. Interest to
day was In the region of Arras where
the British have cut the - Hlndenbnre
line. Here -the heavleet allied effort is
now regristerfne-
Its purpose is to crumple the Dro-court-Queant
"switch" and jeopardise
the stability of the entire Hindenburc
line by exposing its northern flank.
Unleaa the Germans porsess a new
switch behind Queant. continuation of
the allied boring tuctlca Is liable to com
pel a much bigger retreat than last
year's.
The next strong German stopping
place is probably the line before Lille
and .Valenciennes to Lbs lleuse This
KtllEL
OF BIG
SPHG
wculd mean an additional retreat from
10 to 10 mi:i. In this connection it is
remembered that recent reports from
Germany stated that thousands of pris
oners. Including Belgian civilians, were
hastily completing the old Meuse forti
fications. The enemy, realising the crisis, is
showing steadily increasing resistance
In the switch region. Bullecourt, recap
tured by the German, and Riencourt.
which Is ours, are the bastions of the
switch line.
By Lowell Sfellett
Same Devastated Ares. Found
. With the British Armies In' Franca,
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