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momo HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK MAIN LINE REACHED Canadian* Storm Strong 1’osU of Gw- man* W «t of Lena - British Ar« Al*o Nearing Coal Center. GERMAN OFFICER IS M EN IN PORTLAND Canadian Headquarter* in France— 1 Canadian troop* made another success- Brief Resume Most Important ful advance Monday night which car Lieutenant in Kaiser's Army To ried their outpost* to the main line of Be Interned in Seattle. Daily News Items. the enemy's defense on the railway ; embankment to the west of Lens. The men of two Canadian battalions, in COMPILED FOR YOU a dashing attack captured a crater, SEATTLE TAKES SPY occupying a cross road to the east of Cite de Moulin, and a crater to the north, on the Lens-Lieven road which Reservist Thought to be in Employ of Brent* of Noted People, Governments passes through Du Moulin. For several days the enemy had Krupps Parole Term After Sen and Pacific Northwest and Other maintained strong posts in these cra tence for Fraud ia Broken. Things Worth Knowing. ters, from which harassing rifle and j grenade fire was directed at the out posts’ line at night. The attack for the most part was Portland -A. von Alvensleben. a re General Maeovsky, commander of carried out with bomba, the approach the Guards Corps which headed the being through a maze of partly de serve lieutenant in the German army, Russian retreat on the southwest front, stroyed houses. When the bombs be was arrested at the Benson hotel Wed has been ordered shot, according to a gan to fall the enemy did not stay to nesday by deputy United States dispatch to the l,ondon Post from Pet- the fight it out, but retired toward his marshals on telegraphic instructions to rograd. main positions, leaving the craters to United States Attorney Reames from be incorporated in our advanced lines. the attorney general at Waahington, Conference reports on the priority that he be interned. shipment bill and the bill increasing An attacking party then advanced to directing attorney general’s message did the membership of the Interstate Com two tunnels known to be occupied by not The the specific charge, if merce commission from seven to nine the enemy and bombed them, inflict any, designate aganst Liieutenant von Alvenale- ing, it is believed, a considerable num were adopted late Tuesday by the sen ben. ate. Both measures now go to the ber of casualties on the enemy. So far as Mr. Reames has informa A breaking in the clouds has permit tion, President. he is not charged with being a ted a resumption of the artillery and The Russian ministry of justice has aerial activity. spy, but has been ordered interned ordered the arrest of Leon Trotzky and merely as a precautionary measure. Dunacharsky for the part they played Lieutenant von Alvensleben took his London—Again Monday the British in the uprising last month. The men forces operating against the important arrest good-naturedly and philosophi and international Socialists and leaders coal city of Lens made further slight cally. in the Council of Workmen's and advances west and southwest of their He talked without restraint to Mr. Soldiers’ delegates. objective, according to the Brtish offi Reames, answered readily all questions A report that a U-boat had been cial communication. In addition an asked of him and said he had been a sighted near the trans-Atlantic lanes attempt by the Germans to raid Brit lieutenant in the German army, but on off New York caused the War depart ish positions north of Arlex was re the reserve list for about three years before the outbreak of the war. ment authorities to close the gate in pulsed. He smiled as he told Mr. Reames the net protecting the harbor mouth at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. The gate D E A T H F O R S L A C K E R S A S K E D that he would not even attempt to gain his liberty by trying to make the au was opened again at 6 a. m. thorities believe he was not loyal to Italian troops in attacks on the Government Agents Declare Oklahoma Germany, or would not fight for Ger Julian front Tuesday extended the Ital many if he had the chance. Rioters Guilty of Treason. ian lines southeast of Boscomalo. " I want it understood that I would There was also spirited fighting on Oklahoma City — The death penalty ask nothing better than the opportun Mount Rombon, where an Austrian at ity to get back to Germany so I could tempt to win an Italian advanced posi has been demanded by Federal officials fight for my country on the battle against the leaders of the anti-draft line,” he declared with emphasis. tion was definitely negatived. He added: “ Under the circum A concerted movement to save white uprising which, led by leaders of the flour has been started in Massachu so-called Working Class Union, have stances, I could not expect the Ameri setts. At the suggestion of Henry B. thrown the counties of Central Okla can government to do anything else Endieott, state food administrator, the homa into turmoil for the last four than intern me. "The facta are that I am an officer majority of hotels, restaurants and days. Their action has been declared clubs will refrain from serving white by W. P. McGinnis, United States at in the German army; that I left Ger bread during the entire week. torney, to constitute treason. Hear many two days after the declaration of ings will be started immediately at war between Germany and England, The new war industries board held McAlester before Federal Commis and that the natural query is, ’ What its first conference with President Wil am I doing here?’ ” said Lieutenant sioner McMillen. son Tuesday and took up in general the The jails in Seminole, Pottawatomie, von Alvensleben, further discussing problems it must face in the purchase _____ Uontotoc and Hughes counties were his case. of war supplies for this government almoet cleared of their inmates, vir Seattle—Louis Hollweg von Betten- and the allies. The President indi cated his idea of the board’s functions. tually all being transported to the hausen was taken into custody here by county jail here. Federal and state Federal officers, charged with violation According to the Nord Deutsche officials at McAlester are still at work of his parole, after serving 14 of 18 Allegemeine Zeitung, of Berlin, the at Ada, Wewoka, Dustin and Holden- months of a sentence to prison bar stocks of com found in Roumania after ville, filing informations against the racks at San Francisco. He will be the invasion by the German army have rioters. returned to San Francisco. been distributed among the central Dipsosal of the cases are still unde Federal agents here gave informa powers, including 90,000 tons of prop cided, but authorities believe a special tion that von Bettenhausen was at one erty belonging to the former Bureau session of the grand jury will be called time employed by the Krupps, of Es Brittanique. to'take action. Posses are still in the sen, Germany, and it is known that he Cardinal Gaspari is expected to re field in Seminole county, in Hughes was an officer in the German army be sign his post as papal secretary of county and south of Shawnee, in Pot fore entering the American army for state, according to the Messagero. The tawatomie county. Isolated bands are service in the Philippines. Under the name of Charles Louis paper attributes his intention in part giving trouble, but no reports from the to reasons of health and in part be searchers apparently bear out the sup Hollweg, the spy suspect, von Betten cause of the desire of Pope Benedict to position that no further clashes will be hausen, was first brought to the atten tion of the Seattle police when he was exercise more direct control over the met with. picked up by City Detective Hayden Vatican’s policies. 18 on a government description. It is officially declared that, contrary T I M E F O R P E A C E NOT R I P E July He was released at that time on con to rumors of overwhelming losses in vincing the police that he was not the submarines, the monthly average is President is Ready to Consider Move man wanted. little more than three under-water When Germans Make Overtures. A. B. Wright, special agent of the boats lost during the period from Feb department of Justice, later took up ruary 1 to August 1, while the monthly Washington, D. C.—President Wil case, and on Tuesday, July 31, he increase in submarines constructed is son had a long conference Monday with the was again picked up and identified by many times larger. Senator Lewis, the Democratic whip. Mr. Wright as the man wanted on a A violent earthquake, which caused The President urged haste in the desertion charge. great damage, has occurred in the final enactment of the food-control bill southern portion of North Island, New and revenue bill and is understood to F O O D B I L L S F I N A L L Y P A S S E D Zealand, according to a Reuter dis have indicated that he does not consid patch from Wellington. North Island er the present the time for discussion Conference Report Approved by Senate is the northern most of the New Zea of peace negotiations with Germany. and Ready for Wilson’s Name. land group. Two active volcanic peaks Senator Lewis would not dicsuss the on the island are Mounts Ruapehu and latter Washington, D. C.—The food bill phase of his conference, but it Tongariro. was believed the President indicated passed through the last stage of legis The American steamship Motano, of that he did not consider Germany’s re lative enactment at 4 o’clock Wednes 2730 tons gross, was sunk by a Teuton cent peace feelers to be genuine and day afternoon, when it was finally ad submarine on July 31. Twenty-two that he can be expected to let the opted by the senate in form previously survivors have been landed. President country know when he believes the approved by the house. Germany has notified Turkey and time has come for discussing peace. Wilsons’ signature now will make it Bulgaria that she will assume all ex Senator Lewis declared the President law. Immediately after the final vote on penses incurred by these countries in would not allow the American people to lose any rights or sufTer any the control bill, the senate by a viva the campaign of 1917-1918. wrongs which "his diligence could pre voce vote also approved the conference British troops have driven the Ger vent.” report on the first administration food mans from their positions on the Lu- The Illinois senator told the Presi bill, providing for a food survey and gungu river in German East Africa dent he believed congress could ad appropriating funds to stimulate pro and also are pushing forward in the journ September 1. duction. Kilwa region. Cuba has turned over to the United Ill Ships Enter in Day. Destroyer Saves Crew. States the five German merchant ships New York—To allay any alarm that New York—The Greek Bteamship seized in Cuban ports when Cuba de clared war on Germany. The ships Charilaos Tricoupis, 2475 tons gross might arise over reports of U-boat ac will be made ready for repair and register owned by the National Steam tivity in Altantic waters, an author Navigation company, Limited, of ized statement from the Treasury de operation. sunk July 13 by a German partm ent given out here Thursday by The semi-official Vienna Fremden- Greece, was according to a cable receiv customs officials shows that 111 vessels blatt says it is able to announce au submarine, ed here by agents of the line. Captain entered American ports during the 24- thoritatively that Germany gladly will Gouilandris his crew of 35 men hour period ending August. 5. It is act upon peace overtures coming by were picked and up and landed at a British estimated that more than 225,000 tons way of Vienna. The Cologne Gazette port by an American destroyer. Agents of shipping is passing through the dan reproduces the Fremdenblatt’s state here said they understood the steamer ger zone daily, headed toward the ment. had been chartered to the British gov United States. An official statement The department of Labor has ad ernment. She was built in 1892 at showing the number of ships arriving will now be made public daily. vised Senator Chamberlain that it does Sunderland, and was 300 feet long. not contemplate importing Oriental la I^>an Will Be Earlier. Texas to Have Fliers. bor into the United States to overcome the existing shortage. New York — Official announcement New York — Preparations for the by the British recruiting floating of the second Liberty Loan to The Norwegian steamship Cavis has was made here that Lieutenant H. B. be offered to the public some time been torpedoed at a point 20 miles to mission Denton, in charge of recruiting for the early in the fall were begun here sea from Holmgraa. One passenger Royal Flying corps, will go to Texas Thursday by the general loan commit and one sailor were killed. The crew soon to lay out an aviation camp for tee of the second Federal reserve dis of the vessel was saved. the Canadians. "This camp in Texas," trict. Although the date the second An advance of a cent a quart, mak the statement said, "will mean a still loan will E>e offered to the public and ing the price of milk 12| cents in New closer co-operation between the avia the rate of interest it will bear have York, will cost the consumers *7,300,- tion sections of the American and not been definitely decided upon, it waa 000 a year, it is estimated. The ad British forces and a further standard said it would be about September 15, and not October 16, as first reported. vance is the fourth since last October. ization of methods of actual work." r A A A A A A A A a a a a a * STATE N E W vs S £ IN B R IE F ■ P P P P P W P : KERENSKY ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ W W W W Four hundred and aixty acres of the old McGea place near Airlie have been sold to Crane Bros., Roilin, Mont., who will take poaaeaaion at one« and develop a model stock farm. Many reporta of damage «lone by frost last Sunday night cornea front Dallas. Beans and |iotatoes have been damaged moat. All sectiona of Polk county seem to have been «(Tected. A shortage of men cauaed by the ex- '. m I u * to enter the war is forcing Grant county women into the hay fields. The women are driving rakes ami bucks and some are even forced to pitch hay. Explaining his reason for appointing an even number of mem bent on the State board of Conciliation amt Media tion, Governor Withycombe said the function of the board is conciliation and not arbitration. Articles of incorporation of the George F. Rodgers coni|>any have been filed in the county clerk’s office at As toria. The company has leased a tract of water frontage from the Port of Astoria Commission for a shipbuilding plant. On recommendation of Lincoln county authorities, Carl Tuel, 10 years old, who confeased that he killed Jess Hall, ex-convict, near Toledo about three months ago, has been paroled from the State Training school and has left for British Columbia with his sis ter, Mrs. T. M. Joselyn. Geogre H. Stevenson of North Bend, member of the war spruce council for Oregon, has forwarded a telegraphic invitation to the National Defense commission now in the Northwest to visit Coos county and look over the six mills which are manufacturing aero plane stock in that locality. Russian Premier Withdraws Ills Resig nation When Vote of Confidence is Tendered Him by Duma. Petrograd By a vote of 147 to 40 s joint meeting of the executive of the Workmen’s and Soldier*’ and Peasants’ councils confirmed the decision of the sll-night, Monday, |>olitical conference of continued confidence in Premier Kerenaky. The Maximalists strongly protested and 42 of the memhera of thla party abalained from voting. The Duma committee alao has con firmed the vote of confidence in M. Kerensky. Premier Kerenaky has returned to Petrograd ami withdrawn hia resigna tion. He attended a ministerial meet ing on Saturday evening, and after wards conferred with various political leaders. M. Kerenaky has issued a manifesto in which he declares that he considers it impossible when the country is threatened with defeat without and disintegration within to refuse the heavy task again enlruated to him, which he regards aa an expreaa order from the country to construct a strong revolutionary government to carry out the principles already laid down. “ At the same time," said the mani festo, “ I consider it inevitable to In troduce changes in the order and dis tribution of government work without allowing myself to be influenced by the thought that these changes will in crease my responsibility in the su preme direction of the affairs of state.” General 1« KornilofT, in accepting the position of comm*mler-ln-chief of the Russian armiea, has telegraphed to Premier and War Minister Kerensky the conditions under which he is wil ling to take the supreme command. "F irst — I wish to be res|xmsib!e only to my conscience and to the peo ple, ” says the general. "Second—No one shall Intervene in my fighting orders and appointments. "Third—The measures adopted dur ing the last few days at the front also shall be applied at the depots in the rear. ” A hay shortage is threatened in the Long Creek section and farmers are even cutting the growth in fence cor ners and other places where mowers cannot operate. Some are cutting rye grass to feed with what hay they have. The Baker crop is coming up to that of last season, but sales are being made D R A F T at *15 and $16 a ton in the stack. An increase of 15 per cent in all freight rates was granted to the Great Southern Railroad company by the Public Service commission. One hun dred farmers and merchants appeared at the hearing at The Dalles and prayed the commission to extend the increase asked or more if necessary. The road runs from The Dalles to Friend. Larry M. Sullivan, of Oregon City, one of the owners of the Friar’s Club, at Milwaukie, has been pardoned by Governor Withycombe, according to a telcf.raro from the governor to Gilbert L. Hedges, district attorney. Sullivan had been convicted and sentenced for numerous violations of the liquor law. He was at liberty on bond pending ap peal. He had not served a day in jail. In the first irrigation controversy to come before the Oregon Public Service commission, water users of the Suthor- lin valley, in Douglas county, were up held in an order issued Tuesday. The case is that of H. I. Merriam et al, plaintiffs, against the J. F. I.use com pany, by W. E. St. John, receiver, de fendant, and the Northwest Trust company, of St. Paul, and IraC. Ohler, trustees, as intervenors. Upon learning that Baker will ex perience a greater coal famine than has ever before been known, Mayor Palmer telegraphed an appeal for re lief to the department of Commerce at Washington, after a consultation with the local coal dealers. Mayor Palmer has been working upon the problem for some time and reports that he has found the local dealers unable to get any coal for storage purposes and not enough to supply current orders. The apple market ia open with an order of 25 carloads of " C ” grade Spitzenbergs and Newtowns placed in Hood River by California distribtuing concerns. Dr. K. A. Leep and wife, of Myrtle Point, are en route to New Orleans in response to a telegram Btating that their son had been seriously injured by falling from an aeroplane. Robert Ankeny, owner of an 1800- acre farm near Rickreall, and Bon of Levi Ankeny, Walla Walla m illionaire, has ju s t passed th e ex am in atio n at Sa lem to jo in th e navy as second m a chinist. Members of the I. W. W. are charged with *165,000 of the total’fire loss of *420,870 in Oregon during July, in a report issued by State Fire Mar shal Wells, by causing fires at Klamath Falls, which was the heaviest sufTerer of 47 towns in the state last month. Albany and vicinity report a loss of *28,000; Huntington, *25,000; Dallas, *10,000; sawmill near Dallas, *25,000; Crawfordsville mill, *15,000; shingle mill at Weaver, *10,000; Sherman county grain field, *6000. IS UPHELD O B J E C T O R IS K I L L E D Posse Fires on Renegades When They Resist Officers of Law. Holdenville, Okla. Edward Blalock, a draft objector, was killed and a posse man. Jack Paige, waa wounded in the leg in a fight between officers and objectors to the selective draft, 12 miles southeast of here Sunday night. Henry Johnson, another posse man, was wounded in the head. The fight, according to meager re porta received from Calvin, took place about three miles north of that place. About 50 objectors, alleged member* of the ” Working Class Union,” havo been congregating in the woods near here for the last week, posse members declared, and it was with members of this organization that the battle was waged. Two members of the resisters were said to have been wounded, but it had not been determined whether they were captured. The country where the brush took plare is especially wild, being located in a bend of the South Canadian river. Previous to the clash, nine objectors were captured in the hills after they had been surrounded in a deserted cabin. EXEM PTION PLEAS VICIOUS Wording Declared Treasonable by San Francisco Hoard Chairman. San Francisco — John L. MoNab, chairman of an exemption hoard in San Francisco, Sunday addressed a let ter to John W. Preston, United States district attorney, urging the latter to take official cognizance of what he al leged to be a concerted plan to hinder the progress of the selective draft. Mr. McNab, writing for the board which he heads, invited the attention of the district attomey to certain affi davits presented in support of exem;>- tion claims. The affidavits, he said, were in similar form, and indicated the existence of a plan to combat the selective draft. He told the federal official that the board had refused to file the papers and by unanimous vote had directed that they be forwarded for attention. His reasons he stated as follows: "To tolerate such «¡clou* utterances made under the guise of an exemption claim is to encourage disloyalty and place a premium upon treason.” Picture Record Planned. Paris — The Signal Corps of the United States army, has perfected plans for the establishment in France of a huge plant for taking, developing and printing motion and still pictures. From the plant, which is expected eventually to become one of the largest of its kind in the w *4. will be issued the photographs whioi/ are to form a historical record of America’s partici pation in the war. Within a week it will begin giving out photographs for The Astoria police and justice court use in American newspapers. The departments were more than self-sup pictures will be censored in France. porting in July. The receipts from 27,000 Bales of Hay Hum. fines in the police department were El Paso, Tex.—Twenty-seven thou *1067.60, while the salaries of the offi sand bales of hay were destroyed by cers amounted to *925. fire which broke out at the cavalry Fire destroyed the J. B. Morrison camp at Fort Bliss shortly before mid combine harvester in the wheat field night Sunday night. Firemen from El of G. A. Meloy between Moro and Paso and soldiers worked until 9 Grass Valley Saturday. The cause o’clock next morning before the blaze waa not determined. It was discovered was brought under control. H undreds when the crew appeared for the day’s of motor trucks were employ^ *n work. The caterpillar tractor used to hastily moving more than a million pull the harvester was saved and no bales of hay from the danger zone. The origin of the fire la unknown. wheat waa destroyed. m PROFIT SHOWS INCREASE New Prosperity Record is Made for June Over Last Year. W ESTERNERS IN LEAD Kaatrrn Roads Show Increase in Rev enue of *600,000,000 Operating Revenues Gain *15,000.000. Washington, 1>. C. — Record prosper ity for the railroad* i* shown In Inter state Commerce commission return* for June. The 163 roads covered by the fig ures, operating three-fourths of the country’s mileage, reportvd that their net revenue increased nearly |8,IMIF 000 over June. 1916, the prevfo*«‘• i 'F ’ ord month, and reached a total pf *88,- 2H3.329. Operating revenue* Increased more than *88,000,000, totaling *273.- 867,527, while ex|>en»ea were approxi mately *30,000,000 higher than a year ago. The greatest increase I* shown by Western roads whose operating rev enues jutn|ied from *94,000,000 to *110,000,000. Expenses increased ap proximately *10,000,000, leaving net revenue from operation of $39,010.960, or about *0,000,000 more than in June, 1910. Eastern roads show an increase in net revenue of approximately *000,- 000,000. (>|ierating revenues in crease«! *15.000.000, totaling *120,- 666,202, while ex|>ensis Increaaed ap proximately *14,400,000. In the Southern district, operating revenue« show an increase of moro than *7,000,- 000, reaching *42,719,688. Expense« increased approximately *6,000,000, leaving net revenues *13,494,169, ap proximately *1,000,000 higher than a year ago. Total operating revenues of the 163 road* during the first six months were *1,489,248,702, an Increase of *103,- 000,000 over the first six immth* of 1916. Expenses totaling *1,005,281,- 720 were approximately *100,600,000 greater than a year ago. P L A N AR MY R E O R G A N I Z A T I O N New Arrangement Will Increase Mo bility of Forces in Field. Washington, D .C.— A reorganiza tion lof American army units, under which the division totaling 28,000 men, found unwieldly for service on Kuro|iean battlefields, is abandoned for the continental unit of about 19,- 000 men, has been ordered by the War department. Under the new plan a division will include only two infantry brigades of two regiments each, in place of three brigades of three regiments each under the old system. Many other organiza tion changea were made, including a material increase in the artillery and machine gun strength of each division. Tho cavalry regiment now incluiled in each division is detached, a new trench mortar battery is added and the old army corps plan, abandoned after the Civil war, is again put in operation. The 16 divisions of the National guard aa now constituted will be re aligned in conformity with the new plan after the guardsmen reach their training camps. BRITI SH N A V Y C H A N G E M A D E Thorough Shakc-up in Bureau ia Pre dicted Admiral Wemysa Chosen. London—Official announcement was made at the Admiralty Tuesday night that Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, second sea lord, hail been replaced by Vice- Admiral Sir Rosclyn Weinyss. Allan Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice-chair man of the wheat commission, succeeds Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, the new first lord of the admiralty, as control ler of naval constructoin. The changes in the British admiralty are attacting much attention, and are interpreted as the first step in a re organization which it is supposed Sir- Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, was appointed to carry out. Canada's Coat I* Figured. Ottawa, Can. — Canada’s war ex penditures are now about *860,000 a day, the total to July being *623,000,- 000, according to figure* This sum in cudes upkeep of Canadian troops in France, for which Canada owes Great Britain *272,000,000. Advances to the munitions board amount to *288,- 000,000, while $22,000,000 was spent for hay, cheese, flour, etc. Canada ia supplying about * 10 , 000.000 a month to buy cheese and contributing *26,- 000,000 a month to the treasury for the purchase of munitions in Canada. In te rp re te rs in Demand. San Francisco — A corps of inter p re te rs consisting of 175 men able to read, write and speak English, French and German will be organized here im- mediatey, the censor for the Western department of the army announces. All but 72 members of the organiza tion will be commissioned. The others will rank as non-commissioned officers. Men who have seen serivee in the Ger man and French armies and who are now citizens are particularly desired.