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Newspaper Page TextThe Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As sociated Press; the greatest and most reliable press asso ciation in the world. DAILY EDITION .KALKM, OREGON, TIII'IISIIAY MOILMXG. JUNE UO, 19UV P1UCB HVK OATH 0 (i EMPEROR IS DISAPPOINTED BY FAILURES Protest Against Rations Issued by City Council AMSTERDAM, June 19. The Vienna city council on Tuesday, ac cording to a dispatch received here passed a resolution protesting against the reduction of the bread ration. The Vienna labor council al ter conferring for many hours on the same subject, passed a resolution re newing Its demands for the. "speed iest general peace notwithstanding the great obstacles at present In the Austrian Ruler's Personal Di-l ot wdwor1' section of Troops Does Not 'Bring About Desired 'Re sults. : u PICKERS TO BE GATHERED IN CAMPAIGN TAXATION PLAN OF BROAD SCOPE .Mrs, Fisher and Mrs. Weller Are Named Chairman and Manager of House to House Canvass in Salem. FIERCE RESISTANCE . OP ITALIANS UNBROKEN Klein Would Place Levy en Telephone Tolls, Pur chases, Car Fares. EACH AUXILIARY OF RED CROSS TO HELP Democratic Candidates for Governor Ran Close ST, PAUL. June 19. A handful of votes tonight separated the Demo cratic candidates for the guberna torial nomination. Returns compli ed from 2124 of 3119 precincts, and Including; forty of 86 counties com plete, gave Fred E. "Wheaton of Min neapolis. 13.928 votes ana Judge w. L. Comstock of Mankato. 13.703. Returns from Monday's primary for the Republican candidates for governor showed practically no change In the 50.000 majority for Governor J. A. A. Burnquist. There were no changes reported In the congressional situation. Gains All Favor Allies- fighting Continues Fierce at Several Points. WASHINGTON, June sources of taxation wtin City Is Divided Into Thirty Districts and Workers Are Assigned. ftCXJIE , June lS - Emptor Charles is personally encouraging his trops in "tehlr efforts to ureak down the fierce resistence of the Italians. The Austrian ruler, it is reported, desires to cross the Piave and to climb Montello but his Ad visors induced him to postpone the pian. Denevini trv position to be 19. New increased taxes on present sources estimated to reach more than a billion dolars. were suggested to the house ways and means committee today by Jo senh J. Klein, a nubile accountant of NeW York City, who has been as- J Mrs. E. E. Fisher and Mis. Charles sociated with the council of. nation- teller have been appointed chairman al derense. Tne committee was uoiu- and roanager of a campaign for.en- Ing bearings on the new war rev- ij8tment 0f berry pickers which Is enue bilL . - to be waged by a house to bouse Proposals made by Mr. Klein In- canvass beginning the latter part of eluded: ,!, the week. The campaign will be for A tax or one cent per can -on iu DRAFT DESERTER GETS LIFE TERM Seattle Baker Would Rather Wear Stripes Than a Soldier's Uniform. FOUR TRY TO COLLECT; ON SHIPREPA1RS e- Employes of War and Navy Departments Named on Federal Grand Jury Indict ments. OFFICIALS CONSIDER ATTEMPT SIGNIFICANT Five Minutes Required to Pass Pension BUI WASHINGTON. June l.-i-Only five minutes were required for pas cage today by the senate of the an nual general pension bill, carrying 1220.000.000. the largest pension measure by 112.000.000 In the gov ernment's history. The senate added S3 5.000.000 to the total of the bill as it passed the house, to provide tor recent pension increases. NEW HUN DRIVE HURTS MARKET Stocks' Early Bouyancy Lost on War News; Money ' on Can Plentiful im l . i t. j " I IU1I leirpiiunt; mrBMsra " - - -.uk iu me uanger irom i cents which are not now subject to aruuery-DomDarament and the ac tivity, ofAnglo-Italian airmen. The4r?peror Is said to be greatly disaVmlnted at the results thus far - secured and is preparing to make further attack before admitting that the offenslce has been check mated. , . . ' - ; FEW ALTERATIONS. ! LONDON. June 19. The military correspondent of the British wire less service, describing the situation on the Italian front, says: "Such slight alterations as have taken place on the Italian front have 4een in favor of the allies. On the Montello the situation appears to be better- than was at ' first Imagined. The graund gained by the enemy in 'his initial attack is now seen to be less than the first estimate, while the high points remain in Italian nanas. tax. estimated to raise an addition al $150,000,000. t A. flat ten cent documentary tax on all legal documents : not other wise taxed. Revenue unestlmated. A stamp tax on each mercantile Invoice ot transactions I of $1 or more, estimated to raise $50,000,000. A flat two or three-cent tax on bank checks, estimated to yield from $30,000,000 to $45,000,000. or a graduated tax beginning! with two cents per $100. estimated $70,000,- l Continued on page 8) SOLDIERS TO BE CARED FOR BY SECRETARYSHIP the purpose of enlisting help in ad ditlon to that being furnished by the Doys and Girls Working reserve which Is now being organized Into camps. Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Weller have districted the city among the Red Cross auxiliaries according to the same boundaries is were used In the food conservation and the third lib erty loan drives. Every Red Cross auxiliary In Salem wrill be enlisted to help In the house to house can vass for workers, and each auxiliary will send a representative to the Commercial club Friday morning at 10 o'clock for instructions and cards. , Women Depended I"pu Followlng an appeal from Chair man II. W. Meyers to the Red Cross auxiliaries a meeting of women was held at the Commercial club rooms yesterday afternoon for the purpose of discussing the ' local iaoor situa tion. At a previous meeting of busi ness men and fruit growers the sug gestion had been made that the sav ing of the 1318 fruit crops would iml terr iarreiv wun me lumcu NO AUSTRIAN GAINS. LONDON, June 19. The Austri ans have been able to make virtual- k.ui I i J orrantzatlon would be one of the omEi"T Office Will Aid in Fran- 8' feasible factors In carrying on situation on tne British front Is un-i Ji- H7 c i-ruu ci n.au uar .w CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA, Wash.. Ju nel9. LKe Imprisonment was meted out to a draft deserter sched uled to arrive in camp In the March drart. it was announce! today. He Is William II. remberton, Seattle baker. Petuberton was ordered to report to his local board March 2' tor departure to Camp Lewis with the drart contingent- He refused on the ground that be was an Irish man and to fight for the United States would be aiding England. Ho was charred also with making the rrmark: "I would rather wear a con vict's unirorm than that of a United States soldier." Pemberton was brought to camp under guard and trted by court mar tial. Approval of the court martial sentence was received, today. A special board appointed by the war department' soon Is to Investigate the status of conscientious objectors at Camp Lewis. It became known today. The board does not have power to act. but after Investiga tion will make recommendations re garding the men who have been tried by court martial for refusal to and girls, and that the Red Cross OD ordra. The board consists of Judge Ju- May ; Lead to Disclosure of Similar Schemes Talk of Corrective Measure. changed, -according to the official communication tonight, describing these operations. The- statement says: , ? "There lias been heavy fighting on the Piave froriVbot th enemy made ''little,- If any, progress Tuesday.; The river Is In flood and many of the en emy's r bridges have been washed away. "The situation on the British front Is unchanged. Two additional moun tain' guns have been captured. . FIGHTING CONTINUES. ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUAR TERS, June 9. Strenuous fighting continued todya round the Montello plateau and no the bottom lands along the Piave near San Dona di Piave, both the tlallana and Austrl ans concentrating their efforts at these points. Most of the battles are In : the s open without , protecting ' trenches'.! . . . There! is great-aerial activity, the opposing , airplanes flying low over the fighting soldiers, doing much damage in the opposing ranks. "They almost take your hat off, Is how one officer described the low flying of the airmen. With their machine guns the avi ators pursue troops along the flue tuatlng . battle lines - and even seek them out among thick bushes which are characteristic of the country all along the lower PJave. . . So Renewal of Attacks. a campaign lor worsen The meeting, which comprised about firty representatives of Red Cross auxiliaries, was presided over by Chairman Meyers. O. B. Ging rich, who has been canvassing the county In the effort to awaken in terest and enroll members in an In dustrial army, addressed the meeting briefly and vigorously, outlining a tentative plan whereby the women . . i t a r v.ti 1 A te Ar a Will -Divide Time Between large part of the work of enlisting women and ems. lor me orrnirus operation. ANDRE TARDIEU IS HEAD Washington and Paris, Acting for Premier. and berry fields. He suggested that the same methods ve aaopiea making a survey of the city as was mart in the Red Cross campaigns. With this In view Mis. C. S. Well- ..mmltii m mrrr. I . . m nina T.. .... i a T. ...... r it,, er wa rr ....r " .1 tries ana me mrre ,'Al"ri'-Iwtr-77". .V.7 I and Mrs, E. E. Fisher chairman Bf. mo.llr Callfornians wer lucreasing uuniuvr ui auicikiu viu-i i , . (ConUnned on page 8 preseni. lian Mack of Chicago; Major F. R Stoddard and Dean Harlan F. Stone of the Columbia School of Law. The Stockton. CaU chapter of the native sons of the Golden West to nlcht d resented to T. M. C. A- Hut WASHINGTON. June 19. Em ployes of the war and nary depart ments today were drawn Into the net set by the department of Justice for war contract brokers, throurh In dictments brought a federal grand Jury here charging four men with trying to collect on a aupneate viu for 1187.000 sulAnltted by a dry- dock company for repairs to a gov etnwent vessel. The esse does not Involve clntlngent fee proNtters. but arew out of an Investigation into their practices. The four Indicted are Clyde u. Waltman, a yeoman of the navy de partment's bureau of supplies and accounts; Charle n. Waltman. his brother, a business man of Victoria. Va IlenJamin W. Peake. a soldier sUtioned at Fort Meigs. Wah.. for merly of Perea. C:. and D. Mal vln Mowrey. a stenographer em ployed In the signal corps bnreaa. formerly of Lancaster, Pa. ' Had Free Acrem to File Having free access to the navy de partment files Clyde C. "Waltman and Mowrey mere sail to have ob-; talned a bill for $187,000 rendered by the .Morse Dry dock aad Repair company of New To?k. for repairs to the Governwent vessel Canandlugfa. After the bill was alleged to have been taken from the files, the com pany was told that It was lost and was asked to submit a aapucate. which was nald.k Before the men, presented the original bill for pay ment they were arrested. Proofs KtMi4ied The significance of the disclosure, officials explained, lies in the sus- nirlon thr similar attempts to ae- fraud the government may nave been planned by others who are ex- mm BE MADE Oil I UK i KEW YORK. Jonelf. Trading fn stocks toay was again extremely superficial, the markent showing no substantia! changes fhom the pre vious sessions, except that priee rud more cenerallr toward the nd. Encouragement felt at the begin ninz over the further check to the Austrian ofrenslve was tempered la ter by news of the German drive alone an Important sector of tne French front. United States Steel, rail and shli plnjts. especially the latter, fell back I In the last hour, the reversal being In marked contrast to the strength of fertilizers and leathers at ex treme sains of one to three points. Sales amounted to 410.000 shares. Loral banks offered - call money freely, the rate falling to foer and a nair arter mia -session, i hp p'' - Ing of a largo sum ot time funds aim eased that market, short time loans being made on Industrial collateral at six per cent Itond prices were tnjxed on llrht fferinrs. liberty Is- su varying. Total sales, par value. $S. 11,0. 000. Old rnlted States bonds were en chanted on ralL Attack on American Co&izl ht at Tabriz Thongtl to Presage Long AtlcipateH Declaration of Hostilities INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE INTO DETAILS BAKER IN LINE . FOR EXTENSION OF DRAFT AGE Secretary's Stand Gires New Impetus to Man Pow er Proposals. RECLASSIFICATION IS AID . I ucu uiauurM J No. 2 a large California state na l ,n t,v. w.mln- from the de- tn the presence ol 'a great crowd ol tectoB of thIt ali.red conspiracy. r.r:maltJ T0l of 250.000 .m WA rlf I m vta 1 - - Staff of Hospital May llzxt MoTed from Cty in Tb:b Escape Adrance of LIcLin-xnedans. troops who came to camp irom i"M Definite proof of the specif e pay state.. Miss Cecil itaunui. tio.ib- . -o-tiBr.nt fee areata was 1st; and Miss Laura A. Cotton, gathered today by Assistant Attor- netist ana cemv. ney General Huston Thompson trow Hubbard. ?ist. all of Sn r ran- records by asents In Cisco, who have been playing for tne raids Monday on the agencies soldiers tor a wees. ppw headnnarters in Washington the program which was held In the nnn lr. Men irom tne ivu Rnrineers. 363rd ana Jim the tl Callfornians were iers In France and the Increasing de cree of American participation In the war, the government has decided to create new secretaryship for Franco American war cooperation. The new department, which will form part of the premier's office, will be beaded by Captain Andre Tardleu who. however, will remain as French high commissioner to the United States. He will divide his time between Parts and Washington. Premier Clemenceau sent this af ternoon to President Poincare the fol WAR SUMMARY Chans Not Radical As a corrective measure. Attor ney General Gregory Is planning to ask heads of departments letting con tracts to assist In coordinating thetr contract work. This Is not expected to change radically the system . or Dlacinc orders, or to result In the formation of a central government nurchaslnr aeencr but It may have the effect of eliminating much of the secrecr now surrounding the Will Be Added to Class 1. WASHINGTON. Jane 19. With drawal by Secretary Baker of his op position gave fresh Impetus today to consideration of the proposal before eonrrees to extend Uie draft age limits so that the war department will have available at no distant date ample man power to carry out Pres dent Wilson's program of an army ot unlimited slie for the war on Ger many. Officials in the orfice of Provost Marshal General Crowder Immediate ly began preparation of statistics to The Teutonic allies have apparent ly lost their spirit . of do-or-di-Their attacks everywhere lately have lacked the tenaciousness ot days . .... j rt nlnuvhina lowing letter with the draft of a kronen alliedTlnes vrith stubborn cree which, when signed, will be ef- " sSltTei so long as fective tomorrow: The development of o nenewai or Atiacu. i r on te ration makes it 1 waver ana nau in Th ten of th Italian sUtement Ameic,1 war ,coo?5:' . 1, 1 w .nd rifle fire with the points . niApeuanr to rive iuuiuuhu uuuj . . . direction to all measures looking to they were trying to gam m r it. eomnletion this as well In France yond their reacn. as In the United States. Unity Is Assured. The, creation in 1917 of a high commission of the French govern- -On the1 night of June 17-18 and In the course of yesterday the enemy did n6t renew? his attack from the , Asiago plateau to the Montello. His partial actions were completely re pulsed in the Grappa and Montello ment at Washington has assured this regions. -We carried out thrusts on the mtitr nf direction for all matters to ka .ottiMi tn th United tSates. A Asiago plateau, the allied detacn" central office of Franco-American af ments capturing many score of Pris-jfajra has. since December, 1917, and oners ana two guns. t under the direction or tne unaer- llri.l. t n.n..KA . Mr A I . 1 . rHf.A'M oiiu uncenBioK " " sAeretarle as me prime nuuwwi - i. IUJU" rm . mn'nnA llnnr tne t'lave. wmie Ambitious attempts by the troops of ' the central powers in the P few weeks have proved this. The nMniBff of a uatewny to Paris thriiirh the western front, running from Mondidier to the Marne. have failed completely; the offensive on the Italian batle line launched by the Austrians seemingly has failed miserably in the mountain regions. the Germans shortened the front opened by the under Its care enemv tnnh nf tti VTnnte'helluno rail I . k. ir.itorf in France. . rk... m. .t.K ii..ii. mh. I " u... . - fAM mrm I tt-nke started by w muiicii' uu uvbu.j - i " J list nuw inv fturei ivu ivi w. . ..- - --- - . ., centration of fire did not give truce leasing considerably, and a con- .gainst Kne urn y " to the enemy masses waiting on8 1 tlnuous Increase is expectea in me mrepnun wnui. the front of the battle or movement r-w months. These considers- a yard of teritory. In the back areas. Itidns have led me to the Idea that 'Amj n these various atempted en- eYsterday morning was calm on lhfe centralization of efforts re neces- . . the hiRL commands ot me the Piave river but In the afternoon j sary and jhat it , Is expedient to Germail ani Austro-Hungarian have the buttle hmka nut furiously sealn. I ...H)in till further the direction i , v,( uteratlr mown down " I Dilll'h"" . , tf.Iliut I BCCU IUIII . pw b v lom nrn mana inn Furui r a. mir rnnrwmi mu n iiu . t . t , L.tfiniiAtn niva nptn i ( I a tt'. to cross" to th right bank from San states In placing In the same hands I Uh deaa or wounded as recom Andrea to Candelu were repulsed. On h bulk of the questions concerned. . .nied tr0ops for the the embankments of the river be- if yo prove of my poini oi Tiew :ma Djtg of terrain they yellded nous defense of our troops tried tne naTe the nonor to us yuu -e.- . ....,. .... n the ttal a . i. a I - ... i I nt AUM I 1U UUiUOl v- - " - iween candlu and Fossaiia ine sireu- the following or. . " ... - -m in nrorreti along enemy sorely and his Impetus was u Four ronsiucrauon i ian , ountiln brokeTn by Zr infantry. ''First-There shall be created at the Piave river . out . n th. -oUlj mi e v I - - , .a . Franco-American war the Italians, untisn an rr trooos. who in counter atacas pusnru secretary . fori hapb he Invader from the points ftf-1 - . . 1 I . I mm a. la. war coooeraiioa i a.. rurhiHl in nis lDiiai iusu hem with their runfire ana aiso dolnr sansuinary execution wunm the ranks of the enemy across me river with bombs and machine lire The Austrian- war office assens that the Austro-Hunganan troops hve emsei1 th Fosseta canal at torn noints where Tuesday it was claimed they had made advances and also that several lines at the soutn em foot of the Montello plateau the key to the Venetian plans, nave been nlerced. Rome, on the other hand, declared that all the weak at tempts made in the Montello region were completely repulsed More than SOOOmen have been ta ken bv the Italians since the ofren- Kive ber-n and many runs and seve ral machine guns have been captured. That intensive air fighting nas aiso taken place is shown by the taci that fifty enemy planes have been shot down. Only two or the aniea marhinM have failed to return to their base. - The attacks of the Germans near Rhcims resulted disastrously to them. Hardly ! had they left their Prisoner Number 0011. Uhe prime m "Equally Intense was the struggle tary-shlp for which raged in the sector of Fos- cooperation, ealta southeast of Meolo And north t Second- The of Capo Slle. Franco-American 7 V i. .nmmiulnn(d (o bring to Its max-hhe enemv evidently is fearful of try the;;::'i.'7 " " TfTcency war cooperation be- ; "t tne raettle of the defender . ;l 5' ",.v I " .),. mited States and Franct. the Piave numerous atempts v-: ... v, I t t - in h.ve the authority to obtain I . . mHe br the Austrians to "' . uuiuoaraing wun i,vvv " i A.m'aint i " ; . , srams pr bombs and firing fens OMinav fIIWV " Jtil ti measures ram :r iQQUBands of machine gun rounds tn-1 depanmeni; western pa a a oi " Italians everywhere are war ov.riB.rui " ..1. L I ahnmr renlta whieh HIT b expected m 'i a a arares v ssier r r ii cninnui ill l ii e n - - - - a lawyer of New York, who was as sociated with Charles Hughes In the insurance Investigation. Com mission agents undertook to negoti ate some contracts for shipyards.' of ficials said, and a general overhaul ing of details of all contracts was decided upon to make ceiain that they complied with the law. YANKEE AIRMEN SENT TO ITALY First Escadrille ol Americans Now ob Way to Front for Immediate Action. .WASHINGTON. June 19. The first escadrille of American aviators trenches after tone of the most ter- trained In Italy started for the Ital rifle bombardmetfts with shells of all Man front and will go Into action 1m- calibers. Including gas .projectiles, mediately noon their arrival, tne ever experienced on the western Italian embassy was informed touay front, when nearly 40.000 men were by cable from Rome. The aviators r,,i t- inrM.ft French armies are accompanied or captain b and literally cut to nieces and forced I Guardia. a member of congress who .-S-i, ri t I has been In Italy several months. one point, to the east of Rheims. did "m- u.., l"I -eewt in nenetratlnit cablegram. "Is composed entirely of tht French line. Here they were ejected almost immediately. Little activity has prevailed on th remainder of the west front. The success of the recent naval attack bv the Itritish on the German submarine base at Zeebruggge volunteers representing the finest specimens of American youth. This morninr they were received by wm missioner of Aeronautics Chlesa and Assistant Secretary of State Gallalga ao.d numerous civil and military au thorities. f'After many evidences of solidar seemingly was more successful than ..1 -iYen r the United States this was anticipated. Twenty-one de-1 contribution to our fighting front stroycrs. a large number of subma- constitutes a fresh truth or the Inval rines and numerous auxiliary craft Qable support of America, the slgnlf are blocked in" the canal by the ships lea nee of which. Is deeply appreclat France of Maryland. Republican. It la expected that this Information will be presented soon to the senate ma Itary committee which Is considering the France bilL - Mean h 250,000 More Mew. 1 Early reports on the results of the re-classlfication of men by local boards Indicate that more than 250 000 men will be added to Clasa by this means, as against the origi nal estimate of 200.000. Operation of General Crowder's work or fight regulations which became effective next July 1 also Is expected to add to the total In the first class. Each district is expected to have near the national average of 2S.7 per cent of Its total registration In Class 1 when the re-classiricatlon has been com Dieted. These estimates were pomtd to to day by some officials as bearing out their contention that there ts no im mediate necessity for chancing the ice limits. . General Crowder. how ever, does not share this view, and recently told the senate military committee that extension of the ace limits was necessary because at the planned rate of calls Clasa 1 would be exhausted early next year. So Immnnity f'r Miners. Members of congress from mining districts were Informed today by Gen eral Crowder's office that there will be no reconsideration of the decision r not . to grant deferred classification to miners as a class. This will leave the, 'matter ef miners classification with the local boards as heretofore, and In some quarters the decision was believed to have been Influenced partially at least, by the small num ber ot flahtlng men left In Clasa 1. Announcement of .definite rulings on what are to be termed useful em ployment nnder the work-or-flght re ulations la expected soon, .probably before the end of the week. WASHINGTON. June II. An at tack by Turkish ttoops on the Atutri- eaa consulate at Tab lit, Persia, a; 1 the looting nf an American t&iM-ics-ary hospital la that city, reportad t a . the state department today, was t-- llved la some Q narers here to tre mge the loagnlcipated deelarati- oi tne existence ot a. aiaie or sir between the L' at led States aad Ue Ottoman empire. Diplomatic relations betwe3 t two government bav be a aui;r ed aiare April 2). HIT. t a Turkey withdrew .And ol Hak 11. e!a Hey. &o had ben aclixg charge of the Turkish. esWaty trr since tbe compulsory rvUresrat c? the regular ambassador, witch f-V- -lowed his open criUclsm ef the Cc't ed States government. Nect-sar.:y Ambassador Ji err a than was cttliC ed to leave ConatnUnople aad a.o- that time the reUUeas between tLm two governments Lave be a . jort short of actual formal enmity. Ihinamla Oa Ckangr, Recently there have been !torc demands tn coagreas for a declara tion of a state of war between tLm United States and Turkey and Bul garia, but President Wilson and t- state deparLmeat have not rrtirirl this step as necessary or cirai'.e. since there has been no axtaal ccl- luion betwea American and Turk ish and Bulgarian troops. vs the face ef the reports from American Minister CaldsreU at Teheravov officials were lndiaed t believe that the asxkiag or l- American hospital, a Preabyterian 1 a- stitutioa. over the protest -of tis Spanish counsel la charge as .repre sentative of American Interests, turn- shed the necessary provocation tor open hostilities between Amencaa and Turkey. t Infmrmstlosi Lacking. The advice, however, were meag er and the minister explained that he was only transmitting reports ct matter not of his own knowledge. Ia view ot this. It waa realised tt.it LAer reports might show that the of- fensee were not as grave as 'now represented. American doctors and nurse wto have been sUtioned In the hotplul were believed to have left Tabrla be fore the Turkish troop arrived. Gordon Paddock, the American con sul In that city, reported to the de partment last May 29 that he an 1 all of the Americans and the BrttUa were prepared to leave -the city "be fore the advancing Turku army, consequently It was not believed that Americana actually were molested. The department la trying to.gl further Information regarding th outrages and probably not action will be taken until these efforts axe ex hausted. . . . Batch Socialist Leader Is Barred Irom, Englc:J XONDON. June 19. Pie ter Troel stra. the Dutch Socialist leader, wta. after a conference with Philip Schd 3 emann. leader or the German Social ist party. Intended to go .to Losdca to attend the annual conference cf the British labor congress.' will not be "permitted to enter England, ac cording to. the London. Standard. Troelstra; it Is said, has been refosel a passport. - PIASH TOLLAPSES IX 'AIR SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. June 1. Lieutenant Frank Stewart .Patter? ?n of Dayton. Ohio, and 'Ueateniat'L-6- roy Swan of Norwich. Conn., "were Instantly killed at the Wilbur WrULt aviation field betwen this. city ssl Dayton this afternoon when their airplane collapsed In mid-air. At an altitude of about 10.100 feet the pilot lost control of. his machine af ter going Into a swift nose dive. w TUT: WEATHER Thursday fair and ' continued warm; moderate fiortbweeter.y wlaij ( Continued on page 2 ) . suns, across iu wivm. ,ea oy van , iu.uu wavavu. ... . . I (Continued cm page 8)