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1 (Silt ' :tSfei!iiti- Mhmmw I .J- The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As sociated Press: the greatest aand most reliable press asso ciation In the world. i v. 4 j t 1 DRAFT ARMY OFPiffiERS IS PLANNED Local Organization Will Co J uperate with Federal Agent in Raising Force of Berry Harvesters. RED CROSS THINKS OF LEADING WORK M3? Are Called for Dis- cunion of Emergency Situation. following tip tbo conference of busings men held In Salem Monday afternoonl and the consequent agita tion of tho labor problem, there Is evidence of results in an awakening PubUc interest and a concentration of effort j upon what Is for the mo ment the most Important 'matter be fore the community. l Througji tho Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. O. A., an I the boys and girls organ ic"!? wUl b co-operation With the jfederat agent in drafting a army of workers that will save untold values In fruits.) To be sure the Immediate returns in registration are not what might bel desired. At the labor office 150 to 200 names are thus! far enrolled, and the field workers are not meeting with flat tering results in localities outside. But more eneonratgngj' is the fact that the! women's oraghizations are waking up to the exigencies of the case. One-: Groan Ready. . A rh Y- C. 'A.' Miss Florence Cleveland is making every effort to Interest both women and young girls In the cause of fruit conservation. One band of twenty-five girls has already been made up and within a day o rtwo it is hcpd to have daubfe , that number. These ynng ladies have been enlisted for the specific work rof picking cherries in two of Che-larger orchards of this section. Each group will go out under the supervision of a chaperon, who will also be a commissary officer, and if necessary a disciplinarian. A com petent cook will be employed for each group, to be paid a reasonable salary, the food supplies to be paid for on., a per capita basis by the girls. r ft " . - r Every provision will be made for their comfort and entertainment. Camp We wfl lbe conducted after the fashion of the Camp Fire girls or ganization. This should prove dou bly attractive to all gidls who wish to cobbine work with an outing. ; Undoubtedly an added lmpttus will be given the woman's movement by the conference to be held rhis afternoon at the Commercial clubl ftome Growers Criticised, i Commenting upon the situation. Federal Agent Coleman expresses himself very emphatically. He is disappointed to find that the work of organization and mobilization had not been started a month previous to his coming, lie finds to many evi dences of self-interest In the efforts of the larger growers and fruit or ganisations, whereas there should be Continued on pace 8) The policy of this store forbids that goods once reduced be put back in stock at their former prices. Broken lines, odd lots and short lengths leftover from Bargain Day must, therefore, bs closed out at the reduced prices- There are many excellent values to be picked up all over the store. i1 A lot M Plain and Fancy Silks a large and gootl assortment to choose from 35 and 36 indies wide' Values to $2.00 a yard, while they last ' . $1.35 yard For the Sleeveless Coat Jost in by express the most wanted, most fashionable, rich est JET BLACK VELVET used for sreevelcss coats and jackets, al so skirts and suits. Extra rich quality. V 32 inches wide, yard ----- 2-75 27 inches wide, yard . . ... .. ?2-00 " : HALKM; UUKGOX. VEIXE8IAV aioitxixn. in m ' ' ' ' " " ' ' ' " W-W -f -. Additional List Shows Eighty-Four Prisoners WASHINGTON, June 18. An ad ditional list of 84 Americans report ed In German piison camps bj the American Red Cross was announced tonight by the war department. Most of the men named " previously had been reported as missing by General Pershing. Flfiy'F Names Are Added in Casualty List WASHINGTON, June 18. Fifty four names are contained in a ma rine corps casualty list issued tonight, bringing the total announced during the day to 157. Tonight's list show ed one man killed fn action, one died of wounds and 52 wounded severely. All the prisoners named are from New England and mid-western states', i scons ILLS GETS FACTORY Fruit and Vegetable Evapor ator Established for Grow ers of County. Articles of Incorporation were fil ed yesterday at the office of Corpora tion Commissioner Schulderman by the Scotts Mill Co-operative Evap orating company which proposes to! establish a fruit and vegentable evap orating plant alLor near Scotts Mills for the benefit of growers of that section In Clackamas and Marion counties. The Incorporators are L. S. Rice, Orlan Thomas, E. S. Lutgen, C. J. Thomas and W. C; Robison, and the capitalizatiqn is 810.000. No one person or corporation, . other than the corporation itself, will be permitted to own more than 20 per cent of the capital stock for the reas on that the company intends to dis tribute the stock among growers of fruits and vegetables. MISS LUSK GETS NINETEEN YEARS Board of Alienists Declares Teacher Sane Sentence Is Pronounced. WAUKESHA. Wis.. June 18. Grace Lusk. who was found guilty of murder fn the second degree for slaying Mrs. Mary Roberts, wife of Dr. David Roberts, former state vet erinarian; was this afternoon declar ed by a board of alienists to be sane and was sentenced by Judge Martin Lueck to nineten years imprison ment. When sentence was pronounced. Miss Lusk fell backwards in a faint and was caught by one of her at torneys. Before pronouclng sentence Judge Lueck delivered a ten-minute-speech in which he severely scored Dr. Roberts. Miss Lusk will be accompanied on her trip to prison by a jailer and a nurse. ALASKANS WILL REG1STE11 WASHINGTON. June 18. Presi dent in a. proclamation today fixed the period between 7 a. m. July 2 and 9 p. m. September 3 for the regis tration or the military duty of men in Alaska who have reached their majority since September 2. 1917. 222 Fancy Waist and Dress Silks a hig lot - of them to make a selection from. They arc 21 and 27 inches wide, formerly priced up to f 1.33 a yard. While they last U1H Wf " NO OBJECTION TO CHANGING DRAFT LIMIT Secretary Baker Says War Department Has No Oppo sition t Offer if Plan Is Considered. FRANCE BILL CALLS FOR SUCH EXTENSION All of Class I Will Be Ab sorbed Shortly, Accord ing to resent Scheme. WASHINGTON, June 18. Should congress decide that it Is necessary at this time to extend the draft age limits either below 21 or above 3o. or both, no opposition will be offered by the war department. In authorizing this statement to day. Secretary Baker said the depart ment could see no Immediate need tor such action, although the date al ready Is in sight when it will become necessary to replenish the class one reservoir. A bill by Senator France of Mary land, to extend the draft to men from 18 to 45 is now before the senate military committee and at a hearing on It last Saturday, Provost Marshal General Crowder gave It his opinion that extension of the draft ages would be necessary. The present tentative schedule or the war department Is said to con template the arming of 4.000.000 men by Next January 1. That would mean the calling of 1.000,000 men between July and January, and the absorbing not only the men remain ing in class one from the first reg istration, but those placed in that class under the recent registration as well as some 200,000 expected to be put in that class as the result or the reclassification recently ordered. All previous estimates of the de partment relating to man power have been based solely upon the men in class one. General Crowder stating specifically in his report on the first draft that it would be the policy of his department to refrain from touching the other classes. The present emergency, however, with its resultant demands for the speedy organization of. forces far in excess of the number contemplated, have upset these decisions: Officials here have always declared that the difference between members of class one and class two, from the view point of eligibility for service, was too minute to be seriously consider ed. The Invasion of this class. It Is said would not effect the economic machinery of the nation to any dis astrous degree. IIINDEXBl-RG IX SANATORIUM GENEVA. June 18. The Tribune says it learns from a reliable source that Field Marshal von Hindenburg is sufering from an acute nervous di sease; that his mental capacity Is much affected, and that he is con fined in a private sanitarium. The newspaper adds that Hindenburg took no responsible part in the re cent offensive on the western front, the work being chiefly done by Gen eral Ludendorff. ' 85c yard Danger rrom Forest Fires in Two States Increasing MISSOULA. Mont., June 18. The forest fire danger in Western Mon tana and Northern Idaho- Is increas ing rapidly because of the dry sea son, according to reports today to the neaaqnarters or District No. 1 of the United States forest service. Another serious fire has started In the Coeur d'Alene forest in Idaho and two bad fires were reoorted in the Selway forest and the Clearwater region. In the Kan iksu forest the situation Is critical because of large fires in that area. Loyalty and Co-Operation of Seamen Commended NEW YORK. June 18. Warm ap preciation and commendation for the "splendid loyalty and coopera tion" of officers and men of the na tion's cruiser and transport forse during its first year of- "exacting, hazardous duties" has been conveyed to the entire personnel of the ser vice by its head. Admiral Albeit G leaves. His letter was made pub lic here tonight. Safe conduct of transports bear ing hundreds of thousands of men overseas and the preparation for service, within three months, or the ex-German fleet, are among the achievements commented upon In the letter. . HOUSE VOTES TO INCREASE NAVY TO 131,485 MEN Proposal to Change Ranking of Marine Corps Officers Is Turned Down. DEBATE GROWS SPIRITED Keating Attacks Amendment as Favoring Men Never Yet -Under Fire. WASHINGTON. June 18. Perma nent Increase of the naval personnel from 87.000 to 131.483 men was voted today by the house during con sideration of senate amendments to the $1,600,000,000 naval appropria tion bill, but the proposal to create the rank of litutenant general for the marine corps commandant and of major general for the corps staff officers was disapproved, 73 to 44. Spirited debate preceded the re jection of the senate's marine corps amendment. Representative Butler of Pennsylvania. Republican, whose son is a colonel in the corps, said propaganda had been conducted to cause the promotions, while Repre sentative Keating of Colorado. Dem ocrat, charged that Major General Barnett. the corps commandant, started a campaign for the new law as soon as the naval bill was sent .to the senate, in spite of Secretary Dan iels' known opposition to the amend ment. The amendment. In effect, is to Kive the rank of lieutenant general to a man who was never under fire, so far as the records show." declar ed Mr. Keating. "There has tr a lobby by men directly concerned In this amendemtn strong enough to warrant the president to order a courtmartial. "It Is not the men who are going the ton' In France who are asking for this amendment. I am In favor of giving the men who are fighting recognition before giving It to those rocking chair soldiers." General Rarnett. who was a spec tator In the house gallery durina most of the debate, was defended ly Representative Flood of Virginia. Democrat, and Reoresent alive Brit ten of Illinois, and Meeker of Mis souri. Republicans. Mr. Flood de nied that the general had not sought personal promotion, but increased rank for the men under him. Secretary Daniels also came to the defense f General Harnett ,n statement tonight h said the gen eral " Is a very able officer: ha been most efficient in his position as commandant or the corps tnJ served throuKh the Pox-r tro-ihle and at other places where only brave men were to be found.' Mr. Daniels sdded that he hai not he'ard of any prooaganda being eon ducd by the marine corps In support of the senate amendment. "E fbohmsPkifWlmh-crafwysrdlthe Proposal to Change Rank of Navy Officers Defeated WASHINGTON. June 18. The hons today by ""a vote of 73 to 4 4 rejected a senate amendment to the paval anpronriatlon bill conferring the rank of lieutenant general for twof the corps stafr oMeers. Defeat of th- amendment follow ed a spirited debate, in which chances were made that Maior eGnerat Bar nett. commandant of the corps, had started a campaign for the amend ment as soon as the naval bill was sent to the senate by the house sever al weeks ago. AUSTRIA NOW HOLDS, 30000 Enemy Reports Taking 120 Guns on Italian Front Lines Along River Brenta Remain Stationary FRENCH SUBJECTED TO HEAVY ATTACK Desperate Fight Centers on Montello Plateau Key to Positions. VIENNA, via London. June IS. The number of prisoners taken by tho Austro-Hungarians in their drive on the Italian front has been In creased to 20,000. The guns cap tured number 120. Th official statement issued today by the Aus trian war ornce follows "On both sides of the river Brenta the enemy4 constantly renewed hi vain attacks against our new posi tions. "That British attacks south or Asi ago were just as unsuccessful. "The number of prisoners has been Increased to 30.000. We have captured 120 guns. The bootv in mine throwers and machine run fwcu as omer war material has not FREXC1I BOMHARHF.n.1 PARIS, June 18. (Havas Agency) After violently bombardin g the French positions on the Asiago sec tor of the Italian front, telegraphs the Havas correspondent at the Ital ian headquarters, the Austro-Uun-garlans attacked today In mass for mation. The French everywhere broke up the assaults and complete ly maintained their line. Prisoners were taken, important material was captured and considerable losses were inflicted on the enemy. Six hundred Auctro-Hungarlan corpses were buried In front of one French regiment. nf)rXTER-ATTACKS VIGOROUS. ITALIAN HEAQUARTERS. Jane 18. The Italians, with theft French and British allien are- successfully resisting the Austrian onslaught and are counter-attacking vigorously ev- erynere. in addition, there is an acme waicniuiness .ror an enemy movements either in the Brenta river area, the mountains' and plains. Whether the enemy effort upon Montello plateau Is an attempt to move toward the rear of the famous Monte Grappa Jcey to the Italian mountain positions, or else to menace" the Venetian plains and the city of Venice, it is certain that the Austri an are fighting desperately to hold what they have so far attained. The Italian command feels that while! the first great attempt to ad vance has been blocked; each day will bring new efforts and with each effort the fighting will be more ar duous. - TWO SOLDIERS ARE PARDONED Youths Who Slept at Posts Saved from Death by President Wilson. WASHINGTON. June 18. In granting unconditional pardon to two young soldiers sentenced to death for having slept on post at the front. President Wilson expected his action to act 'as a challenge to devoted service for the future." . The text of his order. Identical In both cases and made public today, says: "In view of the youth of Private (Forest Sebastian and Jeff Cook) and the fact that his offense seems to have been wholly free from dis loyalty or conscious disregard of his duty. I hereby grant him a rull and unconditional pardon and direct that he report to his company for farther military duty. "The needs of 'discipline In the army with propriety Impone grave penalties upon those who Imperil the safety of their fellows and endanger their country's cause by ack of vigor, or by infractions of rules In which safety has been found to rest. I am persuaded, however, that this young man will take the restored oppor tunity of his forfeited life as a chal lenge to devoted servliee for the fu ture and that the soldiers of the army of the United States 1n France will realize too keenly the hlrh character of the cause for which they are fighting and the confidenee which their country reposes In themi o permit the possibility of further danrer from any similar shortcom ings." THK WKATHFIl. Fair and warmer: moderate north westerly winds. ALLIED MEN Sending of Americans to Italy Is Talked of WASHINGTON. June 15. Count V. Wacchi dl Cellcre. the Italian ambassador, called on Secretary Baker, today. No statement was maJe but it is understood the re cently announced decIMon to send American troops to Italy was dis cussed. Ieders of all the allied, govern ments as wen as officials here have felt that no better way of demon sented In the armies In each front tlons cruiser and transport force tria hare solidified Into a single force with a single purpose could be devised than to have a nation repre sentedin the armies In each front. Necessarily, however, the extent of the participation of any country on any front must be governed by ques tions of transioi tat Jons and supply. There Is nothing to Indicate that It Is proposed to send to Italy an American force that would be Im portant from a military standpoint. There Is always the possibility that the Italian front will become a renter of assault against the Teu forces. Official here, before the Italian retreat lat fall, saw great possibilities la a strategic way In shifting the front of attack to Italy PENSIONS MAY BE INCREASED Civil War Veterans May Be ; Benefited by Efforts of Senator SmooL WASHINGTON. Juno 18. Under the act of June 10, secured largely through the errorts of Senator Srooot, amending the a-t of May 11, .1912. veterans o fthe Civil war may secure material irra of pension. The Increase Is provided for veter ans of the Clvif war only who are pensioned under the act or May 11, 1912. so that veterans of that war pensioned by special act of congress or under othoy laws are not afr?ted. In order to secure Its benefits, they should submit application for ten sion under the act of May 11, 1912. The act provides the. rate of 130 a month for soldiers and sailors of any age who were honorably dis charged and who are now receiving a lower rate under the aet of May 11. 1912. Thos who are 72 years old, or over, and who served six months, are entitled to $22 a month; those who served one year. $35 a month; one and one-half years. $38 a month, and two years or oyer, $40 a month. The commissioner of pensions ad vises Representative Hawley that In creases will be granted automatically and wtbout the claimants making ap plication of any kind to the bureau of pensions, when the soldier Is now reeeivin g pension under the act of May 11. 1912. Where the soldier Is not pensioned under this art. It Is suggested that he writs Mr.-Hawley giving the facta In bis case as to the present ratfl o fpensicn, are and length of service under what act now pensioned, and If convergent transmit an application under the act of May 11, 1912. and his case will be promptly .submitted to the bureau of pen floss. The commis sioner adrlses that he will endeavor to make payments at the new rates by August 4. 1918 WAR SUMMARY The Austrian pincers are not clos ing up on Italy with the precision of last October, when they forced back the Italian armies of General Cador na from the Julian Alps to tbe Plave river and from the northern moun tain regions almost to tbe plains of Venetia. In fact they do not seem to be closing at all. Tbe upper Jaw a the Venetian Alps is stalled unddr the resistance of the British. French and Italian forces, and the other one seems to lack the force necessary to bring it across the Plave river and push back tbe Italian troops which are clogging Its path. In the Alps the Austrians have been unable further to advance their lines since their initial onslaught last week. Everywhere from the Asiago plateau sector eastward to the Piave river all their attacks have quickly been repulsed by the allied troops who. In their turn, have delivered counter-attacks, regained lout ter rain. Inflicted heavy casualties nn the enemy and taken a considerable number of prisoners. All along the Piave river, from the mountain passes, fierce fighting Is going on. especially on the Montello plateau; in tbe region of the famous Zenson loop and further south from Fossalta to the marsh country around Capo Slle, some twenty miles east of Venice. The Italian war office announces that the enemy everywhere Is being held along the Plave. On the crucial sector of the Montello plateau, which bars the way from the north-' east to the Venetian plains, the Italians have strengthened their poK jiji. ' " 1 . ' " ' ' sitions on the northern edge of thedidier an lb AUn- ench plateau and repulsed two enemy at tacks to advance on the northern border. Likewise to the south near Maserada end Candelu attempts by tbe Austrians to efrect new crossings of the Piave were frustrated with heavy losses. From Vienna comes a variant re- TRAIL LEADS TOARRESTOF LIEUTENANT James C Staley's Name First Officially Announced as hi volred in Great Graft Scheme. BUSINESS MEN. AND -. ATTORNEYS INTERESTED Correspondence Uncoyered b , Raids Concerns Congres sional Employe's. T The secret agsats arrested him af ter he was said to have received a sum of money from Joshua Roiea bal and LoobJ Wener, proprietors of tle plant. It waachargef that be haJ told them he would eipeet more money as soon as they got the con tracts which they sought for tO.CO1) raincoats costing near t2S0.C00. This was the first arrest of an army, officer since the departm-: of JuMlce started its Inrettieatlc n Into the system by which contingent fee agents have made millions tr obtaining contracts, for manufactur ers who were charged a coiamIs:o-. Other arrests may follow soon, as It Is known that a number of contract ors in New York and elsewhere arc assisting the government In running down agents by whoa they fcaye been approached. Lieutenant Staley la a boat CO years' old and came originally trcm Iowa. He entered a training eap In that state last summer and later was transferred to Fort 8ntU:Er. near St. Paul, where he was con mlssloned In August. Sabsequtntlr he was trained at the quartermaster's school at Camp Dodge. Iowa, and last December 11 was appointed a a Inspector In the Quartermaster's de partment Tor raincoats and other army rubber goods. .He has been stationed In New York most of the time since. After being arrested today Lieu tenant Staley made a complete con fession of his part in the tranaction, department of Justice officials sati. and gave much valuable Information which may lead to the detection of other cases of fraud. He will te tried by-a courtmartial. WASHINGTON. June It The trail of tbe governments pursuit of llleral profiteers on war contracts today led to the arrest in New York of Lieu tenant James C. Staley. a reserve array officer, on a charge of accept ing money from the True Fit Rain coat company of New York for a con tract which he promised to procure. The arrest was made by depart ment of Justice agents who had fol lowed the officer during his Inspec tion of the plant or the raincoat company, whose proprietors acte4 li (Continued on page I) port. It does not concede to the allies any of the ground la the moun tain region, saying that all their counter-attacks were repulsed. Con cerning the fighting along the nave. It asserts that the Austrians hare gained ground at numerous points and that the battle U following Its Intended course. In addition, the Austrian war of fice says the number of prisoners taken In the fUhtlng has increased to 30.000 -and that 120 guns, la ad dition to mine throwers, machine guns , and war material have been captured. The prisoners taken tiy the Italians Monday at ' one point amounted to 1550 which wouli bring their total and those of the allies well in the neighborhood cf 6000. Unofficial advices are to the effect that the Austrians have thrown four teen bridges across the Plave along a front of about fourteen and a half miles between the Zenson loop acd the Conegliane railway bridge, ard that the Italians are heavily engag ing the enemy at all points and have the pontoons under their gunfire. The Infantry operations on tbe bat tle front In France continue virtually at a standstill, but the allied and German guns are roaring on varioas Fee tors and It is not Improbable that fighting on a large scale will be re sumed somewhere shortly. Alon;: the Ancre. south of Albert and wen of Serre the British and German are engaged in mighty artillery duels, while spirited activity j noticeable along the French sectors continue daily to regain ground tak en from them In the recent German offensive south of the Aisne and al.v to take prisoners in their enterprises. Several attempts by the Germans to penetrate tbe American lines in the Marne sector have been smashed.