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fc) to to to tokto to to to s DAILY EVENING E0ITI0II WCATHKR Heavy frost . tonight; tomorrow fair and warmer. DAILY EVENING EDITION TO AJJVERTJ.8KK Tha East OrcgonlaD haa the largeat bona (Ida and guaranteed paid elmils'.lwi of say Pur la Oregon, east ol Portland and bj i tha laVgelt ctrculatloa In I'eadlatoo of any newapaser. . Maximum. 71; minimum. 41: rain fall. ; wind. wpl. IIKht: aeather, clear. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON,' MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1 NO. 9139 VOL. 29 it fOREST FIRES DESTROY Incendiarism Blamed for Rus sian Conflagration in Which 3,000,000 Bushels of Wheat and Big Elevators are Lost. INVESTIGATION IS STARTED FHT1WG11AD, June 4. I"" fire In the Minsk region have burn od 7 COO aieV. destroying three mll lta bushel) of wheal and ma; eleva tor. It la bciicted Ulf flrea are In-sx-odlarj. It ta nut v Uevruiliied Hbnlm live were lost. A vigorous InmciffBtlon hen been started. Tha workmen', soldiers' Journal, now all powerful Here, complained editorially against further Issuance of paper money, demanding 'that all war profits be conflacaled. lljtlist Are Blamed. At the beginning eight hundred million dollara of paper money waa In existence," the newspaper assert ed, "last January the amount waa four billion dollura. It haa now r.,.rk.ri m total of six and a half billion dollars mote. Prices are rising I because the value of the rouble la j " ..nir. Kuaaia'a wnr debt nan reached a dally total of twenty-fl million dollars - It s the capiisiisi fiiult that the liberty war loan waa jiot succeaaful. The government must take all the war profile. . Army Short of Food. -The army needs four hundred and fifty six carloads of food daily. Tiurlnf the earry part of April thev received nly eighty dally, but condl tions are Improvlng.- Four hundred succumbed to alco holism following the recent lootlns of the Troltak win factories, the No oe Vremva asserted. REVOLT IN HUNGARYIS HINTED AT Dr. Hunfi, Socialist Leader, Gives Intimation Hungarian Radicals are Planning Dem ocratic Revolution. STOCHOLM, June 4. A hint that the HutiRarlnn radicals are planning a democratic revolution" was given In an Interview with the Hungarian m ciallst. delegate, lr. Hunfi. "A democratic revolution In inld- Uuinpean countries, ne aociareu. not only an Interior question, nut "" ..l the greatest Importsnce to '"' t.an politics and a vital step low an. 1 eu.-e." , It u-unlni the group deliln-ral Ions ..f the socialists already here. Hunfi said- 'l have the strongest expec- HUGE GRAIN STORES talion that the conference laler will '., m hllv. f,.r,,,. .l Its exemption meceed In uniting socialist groups on j pMn, a eommon peace program. Then all: general, men In government si etitlists can work for the adoption ( ,.rvi,.,. ami those In certain proline oi tent nroaratn by the belligerents.-.., li,.,.,. anil as far as possible men vnlila llptitcd yiicwtions. We puriiosely ignored the disputed lio stions between belligerents la -cause. It's not profitable to catalogue the wrangles of war. ln addition. It v. a" apparent from the first that the .deputes nf any two belligerents voiild differ from those of any other two All such iiueetloiis should be . nsldered ib international confer eiiies." Mow Wants home C'omnaiu). .I.imi-s Kads How. the "millionaire hobo." is the only American her .laimlng s-lalltie standlns. He lal.led Ueprcsentstlve Meyer lindoli the siM-lalisl congressman. "Kreneh oiol K'lltlish delegates ar comma bete. Please help our comrades in America to get passports." WOltK Mtlt IIOMK lil AKIt WASHINGTON. June 4. Mi litiamen now guarding factor ies and bridges will be ordered to Join the commands when the guard units are called out In July and August. ' Watchmen and home guard lmilies will do I he W ork. It Is orfleially lenril- . d. , . 38, QUESTIONS ALL OF MILITARY AGE MUST ANSWER ft - sa-alMa )t ... II 12 ISk. SX I 5 rt- jViV"' ' ' " SZZS Z ai.iaiwa, si "i ""''' 1 " "' ' 7 htT1 - - Here la a fao-lmlle of the registration blank which every man be tween the ages of twenty-one and thirty "must fill out on June 5. when the registration for the conscript army draft takes place. OVER TEN MILLION MEN EXPECTED TO REGISTER SLACKERS ARE WARNED 4 4 "Arrest promptly all persona of the prescribed age who re- fuse or neglect to register to- morrow and all persons who by word or act seek to influence others against registering." These directions were recelv- ed this morning, by Sheriff T. D. Taylor from U. 8. District Attorney C 1 Iteamea who de- dares that the United States will take immediate and decls- Ive steps to punish all those who seek to defeat the purpose of the selective, draft. Kheriff Taylor is Instructed to place a deputy sheriff at each polling place in the county to arrest any person who tries to keep others from registering. Mr Keames Impresses upon the sheriff the necessity of 4 promptness in arresting those who fall to register. A federal a- grand lurv will ne called to meet In Portland the day after registration to deal with the cases growing out of the war f census. i XVASHIXGTOV. June 4 - Over rx"eetcd ten , ,. , lire .,! tomorrow i ,rec.)m., in hasten full re I ports to the .pfiee of the provost I ... ,..., u,.n,.riil. It is expected thai ln K n reports will be ready f,,r Bn.,si. ty then the govern with ,l.- the first endeiits. III be freed from call. SEVERAL AMERICANS PERISH H WTH SUBMARINE XF.W VOItK. Jhim- -I- Tlie rtrit- mi leanicr J.'-sm'B . with several merii-niis alswnl wwe t.i-d-l Ma lath, esC-rs rilMirtrst. TIm? llrlll-tl Miwmrr Xcilroee ms cmil tl- i-n-w ami nrrxl take at Use IR-rtsixii-. iMT tlse submarine!.. Ttt snbnalrtiM- f rod twn lon-sh at llw IVrilnsr, not mbest!. JPX tlT IVTFIll'FHK. TllKIO, June 4. Japan's d"teri.it natton not to inlerfeie In t'iilns s in 1erl.ation.il sftairs lias I re tn- h.i-lre.J .t:ulall REGISTRATION CARD nu.. tCS) .("fl- tftiw ki is i .ia.Jtrfsai)t S tkst tfcsg I The first call to arms cornea early in 8eptcmbor. the call for the second half million will likely come in No vember or Hecember. Department of Justice agents are convinced the anti-registration pro paganda is small. No demonstration is expected. No Cbv aa a Whole fCxranntcd. Provost tleneral Crowder .empha sised the fact that no class of men will be exempted as whole from ser vice since such action would endan ger the government's plan to secure a million and half men from the ten million men expected to register. The department of Justice side tracked all other business for the en forcement of the selective draft act. The following warning was issued: "All other matters in the depart ment of Justice for the time being are subordinate to the enforcement of the conscription act. Whenever it is necessary, the assistance of federal state and local officials Is sought, of ficers and agents of the department throughout the country will be in structed accordingly. Higher Hail Is Fixed. 'Committing magistrates are asked to fix the ball as high as practicable I In each case, higher ball being asKea In cases of Individuals who have ad vised or aided other persons to evade the law. or who have Interfered with registration officers in the proper pcr formsnce of their duties. than is asked in cases of Individuals merely failing to register." 9 Will nraft SJl.ooo Men. The government intends to draft six hundred and twenty five thousand r.en the first call. The hundred and twenty five thousand alove the first half million Increment will lie placed In training to fill the vacancies caused l-y sickness and death. VESSEL; Fl T KXPFtT TO CAITUItF KIHXAPF.lt TOXK.IIT SPltlN'KIKI.IV Mo., June 4.-Kld-miHrsof Uoj'd Keel. 14 months old son of J. Hollard keel, millionaire lianker. will proliablv Is ari-ested be tore the ilay is over, according to the tsiMeo who sa the klilnaners were la e.:led 30 miles from Springfield In tha rark fisilhills. jpdae Johnson an-noam-eil that unless Keel voluntarily dliulsed all the facts relative to the .ilsltirtioii and his suhsciuent deslings uith the k Id na pers. hi would l-e taken ll loll- the iMand Jlll. IGH REPORTED ACTION TAKEN WILL F, Co-operation, Presumably Be tween the United States and Allies Agreed on. WASHINGTON June 4. Action has been taken, presumably through co-operation between the United Ktaes and her alliea. to allay the threatened shortage in sugar. This became known when Herbert Hoover, food administrator, stated steps had been accomplished that would "avoid a sugar famine." Hoover's state ment followed the publication of in formation he recently furnished the senate agriculture committee. Hoover s statement to the United Press said:. "1 have no statement for publication upon the subject of sugar. I did in an important conference state that un less order was restored to Cuba, we would be short of sugar, because of Ii.ability to secure the harvest of the coming crop. Since this action was t!ken. ample supplies are assured, not only from Cuba, but from elsewhere. There will be no famine in sugar." TWO BIG LAND DEALS CLOSED OXK INVOIiVFS TKANSreB OK OVKH 500 ACKl-S AXI OTH fAl KfrXTIONS. The 'consummation of two big land deals Is told in deeds Just filed at the office of Recorder Hen 3. Bur roughs. One deal invglves the trans fer of over 6000 cres of land and the other more than three sections. For a consideration of Isl.655.s5 Herman Rosenberg of this city ac quires title to 5443.73 acres of land, most of which Is farm land, situated northwest of Pilot Rock, from Man uel and Frank Pedro and wivea. The deal has been pending for more than a month. The other deal transfers title to three sections and a fraction In the west end of the county from H. I Moody, a land operator, to Loren Seward. The land la a part of the old Prospect farm and was contract ed for some time ago. The consid eration w-aa 145.000. MKSSAOK RFACHKK RUSSIA. WASHINGTON. Jane 4. 1 "resident Wilson's message, stating his r alms has n a bed ivtrograd and haw heert presented the provisional government. Publication of roexsage la withheld ti mporarlly. The state department curtained that anotlier cm Mo gram would be sent to ivtrograd. FOItMl; llltill I'OUNt'll. TOKIll. June 4. I Tern tor Terauclil Is forming a high advisory council for tle purpose of unifying J at sin's foreign imllclcs with the allies, It be came known. The council consist of members of Terauclira calsoct. leaders of cdVli of the political parties ami influential cltiactts. IIIX A'S VU K-PltKNinK.XT II AS OI'IT HIS POST R" FH Nt'IST. June 4. Vie-Prr-sklcm Fong Kwock Oiew. of China ha handi-d his resignation to President li Yuen Hung, according to a cablegram the m-wps-r Chinese World printed. liie Mm liiei-s reffiisHl to recogiile the iM-c-hlcnt. lljjitlug Is mil men tioned In tlie cablegram. ELECTION REPORT WILL BE FLASHED BYE.0. TONIGHT Aiailable returns from Ihe special stile election, parllcu larlv the vote on the road bond Issue, will It secured by the Kast oreuonlnn toiiiKhl and flashed on a screen opla.sile the Kast Orec.-iiiSii btiiidlna. The r-turns will cover Ihe IVlulleton voting and as nian coiintrv pre-ii-ncls as m.l be soeured. ln view oi the -horlness .-f the l-al-lot the oounttlii: should le fast tonitcllt. Tlinoich the I nit.d Press a report will also In- received oil the voting over the slat.- and with reference to the main Is sues In the Port land r!t . lec tion. Watch for the returns to night, at the cirio-r of Main and Webb. i : ti :l i i i PREVENT SUGAR AMINE FAC bout REGISTRATION t. for WASHINGTON. June Here is authorized dafei registration day, June 5: Wlio Must llcslhter. All male persons ( citizens or aliens) born between the sixth day of June, ls, and the fifth day of June, MS, both dates inclusive, except: Members of any duly organ- ized force, military r naval. subject to be called, ordered or drafted Into military or naval service of the United States; In- eluding all officers and enlist- cd men of the regular army. regular army reserve, officers" reserve corps, enlisted men's reserve corps, national guard and national guard reserve rec- ognizedV by militia bureau, the navy, the marine corps, coast guard, naval militia, naval re serve force, marine corps re serve and national naval volun teers, recognized by the navy department. When. On Tuesday. June 6. 1917. between seven a. m. and nine p. m. Where), ln your home precinct. How. Go In person, June 5. to the registration place of your home precinct. If you expect to be absent from home June S, go at once to the clerk of the eonnti- where von now happen to be. or if In a city of 10,000 or over, to the city clerk and follow his Instructions; if aick, send a competent friend. The clerk may deputize him to prepare your card. Penalty for Not jteglsteHng. Liability to a year's Impris onment; then enforced regis tration. FAINTING SPELL AT WHEEL OF AUTO IS CAUSE OF ACCIDENT F. F. Juld tiligtuly Hurt In Mishap I iv WaHa Walla VeMcrdayj Car Swerve into Tree. F. K. Judd. vice president of the American National Bank who was injured yesterday afternoon in Walla Walla w hen he fainted while at the wheel of his auto, was brought back to Pendleton today and la reported to be pretty well recovered. His in juries were not as serious as at first reported. Mr. Judd had driven to Walla Walla to spend the Hay and the ac cident occurred while he was driviiis' along Hoyer avenue near Whitman iJollege. He was seized with a faint ing speH to which he has been sub ject for some years and fell forward upon the steering wheel of his car. Charles Dement, who was riding in a car Just behind, states that Mr. Judd's car suddenly swerved. Jumped the curb and leaped rorward. It turned suddenly almost at right an gles and struck a tree which saved it from going down an embankment. Mr. Ju.lii was unconscious when Mr. lH-ment and a companion reached him. He" had not been thrown from the car but his load had struck one of the car fixtures ami a small wound had been cut He was taken to the Walla Wall-l Hospital where I r. Keylor of Walla Walla an. I Or. Hockey of Portland attended him At first the thought he was suffering from concussion of the bruin. However Tie recovereJ consciousness within a half hour. Upon heini; notified, of the acci dent by telephone. W. I. Thompson, president of the bank. Or F. K. Hoy den. K. 1' Marshall and J. X- P.ur. gess left for Walla Walla by auto, returning Its' evening Mr Jud-1 was in Portland, arriving home tins morning. !"he aecom panied Mr Thompson to Walls Walla this morn ing to l.rilli: her husband bal k WANTED SAILORS TO BETRAY U. NKW Yt'KK. Jul.,- - Tlitv- nlW- til i.trm.tii up' ranjihl l m-trl ir j vict aKftitfj wprr uriHi-iu-it bvf.rv t lnle1 Slut-; comnuwnn-T. fharsi! i mith Voni-ririn.T in1uf mt-mlMTf of rrr f NiTfsiHH vH-Hf. ! rnrrv im-sRac ooniYniinit tht nwe n-vnt f Anu-rioan warships t- .tr- . Wh x hrom ti aut'-Tr :'' t? "Irivi-n from th n lt un .ill trx U 1ri' it -ul ,tn human hi'.'Hv GERMANS L AUNCH COUNTER BACK Haig Prepares to Resume Offensive; Canadian Troops Return to Same Trenches They Victory and Oereat Around AUSTRIANS 6AIX 6R0UXD IN STARTED OH CARSO FR0.1T AFTER 2 CAY LULL LIGHT VOTE BEING CAST ' HERE TODAY IlKiallT. WARM DAY BRfXfJS OUT MANY: OHTEF INTKKFJST 'IX BOXD ISSCR Today the people of Umatilla county are voting upon the seven state measurea submitted to the vot ers of the state for adoption or rejec tion and a bright, warm day is help ing to tiring out a good vote. Tha polls do not close nntll 8 o'clock this evening. Chief interest centers on the six million dollar road bonds Issue for which an energetic campaign has been carrteiT on alnce the close of the legislative session. This overshad ows all of the other- measures in Im portance. : The other measures are as follows: For authorizing porta to create lim ited indebtedness; for the limiting of the number of bills In the legiala tnre and increasing the pay of legis lators; for declaration against implied repeal of constitutional provisions; for uniform tax classification; for re quiring city and state elections to be held at the same time; for building a new penitentiary. Being election day the banks and all public offices are closed. They will- be closed tomorrow also for the war census will be taken then. REGISTERED MEN MAY STILL GO AS NAVYVOLUNTEERS The fact that a man registers for Uncle Sam's selective draft will not prevent him enlisting In the navy if he so desires. Word to this effect was received this morning by Peter Swartx. in charge of the local naval r. cr'.iiling office. Until a man is ac tually drawn for service In the army hi will be at liberty to enlist in the navy, the instructions Mate. Oregon is still heading the list of a!l western states in furnishing naval ncruits. The report received here shows that Oregon topped all of th j other states again last week, furnlsh j ing 110. Out of the last fourteen week. Oregon has been at the tu-nd ot the list during 10. taking precedence ir. actual number of recruits and not or. a prop'U fionate basis over Wash- 'irgton. I'alili-rnui. t olorado. t tan .d other slates in the west. ItWk MVsl .l lt ItOllllt l. 4 IIICAtiO. June 4. Automobile bandits roblssl 4;corg Meyers, hank mi .-s-tigr-r. of a snlttasr. containing SlisiHi this afti-rniMin at a down town sirnr. Movers w'nt Into the More, tlie bandits followed and -avali-lscd tlw satchel. They e-s-aped. TEUTONS HOPE 10 END WAR AND SADDLE MONSTER INDEMNITY ON LI. S. BEFORE SHE BEGINS FIGHT ir. r -i viMv , WITH TH K -miTl!! ..Kll :.!.( June 4 The .' t!, c.nt'.tw--U 'IKvriiik .lulrm .U U on ihe I'nurd ta'- t-wftrv h nl. j" in II -i-riit h ii nllita 1 i"toiieri. r" ,ininA l'riir- tin efl u r jeerrd r,iiicM.ptn n.. tvt w f hi a. "Ii'f4.'-v America 'rifc. v H t .-f treJ f-.rsUin(1 i et1 liili inti u niii"n n1 h" mi'r ih . v ! h l ; m lt' in ; j ',! l.e U- M .-. - i POWERFUL ATTACKS AND WIN NUMBER OF POSITIONS Occupied Last Friday After a Avion; Heaving Fighting at Lens FIERCE BATTLE IsOXDOX", June 4. "Good results' were obtained from a bombing attack on Brugges, the admiralty announced. The British recaptured an outpost the Germans gained Hunday morning south of Chertay. Haig ; sported. The British further advanced east of Vermelles. Heavy Hunting south of Lens indicated Haig is about to re sume the offensive. The Germans strongly attacked and gained a foot hold northwest of Froidmont farm, the Paris statement said. The British powerfully struck a blow along the touches river, but the Germans concentrated big reserve aa soon as Haig's artillery began to roar a preparatory fire, and launched these strong counter attacks, recap turing nearly all the positions tha British won. The British heavily bombarded German positions in the Tpree section. Military experts be lieve Haig is testing the German line, preparing to resume the drive. Are Fxpecting an Offensive. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS. June 4. The Canadian troops are back to day in the same trenches they ores. . pied last last Friday, after a victory and defeat, around Avion. - - The' Prussians Pnnday afternoon re took the electric light station east of Avion In a mad fury of attack.totallv disregarding losses. Thus they undid the work the Canadians accomplished Saturday in obtaining control. Throughout Sunday the enemy con tinued a terrific bombardment along the front of 1700 yards, where the Canadiana. made an advance. The fire was so intense they decided later Sunday to withdraw the British te previous positions. The Germane at tacked during the withdrawal. Brit ish artillery is active at a. number of points. The Germans are expecting a renewed offensive The slightest stir In the British trenches is the cause of great activity by the German. The Teutons fire nervously at the allghteet s.gn of movement. Fterer Attack on tTarso Front. ROME. June 4. Fierce fighting has started on the Carso front after two dsvs of inactivity. Strong Aus trian attack is officially reported. "The enemy completely destroyed our new line of defense with artillery and penetrated our advance line at some points." the statement said. "With the prompt assistance of it inforcements the enemy everyw here was driven back with severe loses." JULY OPTIONS UP NINE CTS TODAY CHICAGO. June 4. tSpec'a the Fast i regonlall I Hanse heat prices today: of open. High. l.w. Juiv litis 12. Hi $j.n; CI is Sipt. II.S2 l 11. II 5 Xo Portland quotatlonr today flu . holt- l fiiiiiriv te I ritl-!"-w 1 Ci ru mtMl n o ,.,rti .....n..., I , a destroyer ln lh n hniir 'ti , toft-. Ihe tlivi.'-i, t (fMipti r f t j wnt t'i K'Jf-'l n! Ihe 1.4,' rn l-etiijc trutnetl lim re le d "iUuf !!' Im. l.-le. ' he rte.-ti4ret ' ctn 1 h.-iifi u tint' h t w " Th- 'ruwiii i) .f f u r l her ,r oM.nef - U'lirlc ;rtTIMti w:il iri the m-tr ..r t.tl..T lt -m ("'' -f - t m .ih 1. .-- . -: .-. a ; f '