WORLD HAPPENINGS
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Brents of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
General Maeovsky, commander of
the Guards Corps which headed the
Russian retreat on the southwest front,
has been ordered shot, according to a
dispatch to the London Poet from Pet
rograd. Conference reports on the priority
shipment bill and the bill increasing
the membership of the Interstate Com
merce commission from seven to nine
were adopted late Tuesday by the sen
ate. Both measures now go to the
President.
The Russian ministry of justice has
ordered the arrest of Leon Trotzky and
Dunacharsky for the part they played
in the uprising last month. The men
and international Socialists and leaders
in the Council of Workmen's and
Soldiers' delegates.
A report that a U-boat had. been
sighted near the trans-Atlantic lanes
off New York caused the War depart
ment authorities to cIobb the gate in
the net protecting the harbor mouth at
1 o'clock Tuesday morning. The gate
was opened again at 6 a. m.
Italian troops in attacks on the
Julian front Tuesday extended the Ital
ian lines southeast of Boscomalo.
There was uIbo spirited righting on
Mount Rombon, where an Austrian at
tempt to win an Italian advanced posi
tion was definitely negatived.
A concerted movement to save white
flour has been started in Massachu
setts. At the suggestion of Henry B.
Endicott, state food administrator, the
majority of hotels, restaurants and
clubs will refrain from serving white
bread during the entire week.
The new war industries board held
Its first conference with President Wil
son Tuesday and took up in general the
problems it must face in the purchase
of war supplies for this government
and the allies. The President indi
cated his idea of the board's functions.
According to the Nord Deutsche
Allegemeine Zeitung, of Berlin, the
stocks of corn found in Roumania after
the invasion by the German army have
been distributed among the central
powers, including 90,000 tons of prop
erty belonging to the former Bureau
Brlttanique.
Cardinal Gaspari is expected to re
sign his post as papal secretary of
state, according to the Messagero. The
paper attributes his intention in part
to reasons of health and in part be
cause of the desire of Pope Benedict to
exercise more direct control over the
Vatican's policies.
It is officially declared that, contrary
to rumors of overwhelming losses in
submarines, the monthly average is
little more than three under-water
boats lost during the period from Feb
ruary 1 to AugiiBt 1, while the monthly
, increase in submarines constructed is
many times larger.
A violent earthquake, which caused
great damage, has occurred in the
southern portion of North Island, New
Zealand, according to a Reuter dis
patch from Wellington. North Island
is the northern moBt of the New Zea
land group. Two active volcanic peaks
on the island are Mounts Ruapehu and
Tongariro.
The American steamship Mptano, of
2730 tons gross, was sunk by a Teuton
submarine on July 81. Twenty-two
survivors have been landed.
Germany has notified Turkey and
Bulgaria that she will assume all ex
penses incurred by these countries in
the campaign of 1917-1918.
British troops have driven the Ger
mans from their positions on the Lu
gungu river in German East Africa
and also are pushing forward in the
Kilwa region.
Cuba has turned over to the United
States the five German merchant ships
seized in Cuban ports when Cuba de
clared war on Germany. The Bhips
will be made ready for repair and
operation.
The semi-official Vienna Fremden
blatt Bays it is able to announce au
thoritatively that Germany gladly will
act upon peace overtures coming by
way of Vienna. The Cologne Gazette
reproduces the Fremdenblatt'a state
ment. The department of Labor has ad
vised Senator Chamberlain that it does
not contemplate importing Oriental la
bor into the United States to overcome
the existing shortage.
The Norwegian Bteamship Cavis has
been torpedoed at a point 20 miles to
sea from Holmgraa. One passenger
and one sailor were killed. The crew
of the vessel was saved.
An advance of a cent a quart, mak
ing the price of milk 12 cents in New
York, will cost the consumers $7,800,
000 a year, it is estimated. The ad
vance ii the fourth since last October.
MAIN LINE REACHED
Canadians Storm Strong Posts of Ger
mans West of Lens British Are
Also Nearing Coal Center.
Canadian Headquarters in France
Canadian troops made another success
ful advance Monday night which car
ried their outposts to the main line of
the. enemy's defense on the railway
embankment to the west of Lens.
The men of two Canadian battalions,
in a dashing attack captured a crater,
occupying a cross road to the east of
Cite de Moulin, and a crater to the
north, on the Lens-Lieven road which
passes through Du Moulin,
For several days the enemy had
maintained strong posts in these cra
ters, from which harassing rifle and
grenade fire was directed at the out
posts' line at night.
The attack for the most part was
carried out with bombs, the approach
being through a maze of partly de
stroyed houses. When the bombs be
gan to fall the enemy did not stay to
the fight it out, but retired toward his
main positions, leaving the craters to
be incorporated in our advanced lines.
An attacking party then advanced to
two tunnels known to be occupied by
the enemy and bombed them, inflict
ing, it is believed, a considerable num
ber of casualties on the enemy.
A breaking in the clouds has permit
ted a resumption of the artillery and
aerial activity.
London Again Monday the British
forces operating against the important
coal city of Lens made further slight
advances west and southwest of their
objective, according to the Brtish offi
cial communication. In . addition an
attempt by the Germans to raid Brit
ish positions north of Arlex was re
pulsed. DEATH FOR SLACKERS ASKED
Government Agents Declare Oklahoma
Rioters Guilty of Treason.
Oklahoma City The death penalty
has been demanded by Federal officials
against the leaders of the anti-draft
uprising which, led by leaders of the
so-called Working Class Union, have
thrown the counties of Central Okla
homa into turmoil for the last four
days. Their action has been declared
by W. P. McGinnis, United States at
torney, to constitute treason. Hear
ings will be started immediately at
McAlester before Federal Commis
sioner McMillen.
The jails in Seminole, Pottawatomie,
Uontotoc and Hughes counties were
almost cleared of their inmates, vir
tually all being transported to the
county jail here. Federal and state
officials at McAlester are still at work
at Ada, Wewoka, Dustin and Holden
ville, filing Informations agairmt the
rioters.
Dipsosal of the cases are still unde
cided, but authorities believe a special
session of the grand jury will be called
to"take action. Posses are still in the
field in Seminole county, in Hughes
county and south of Shawnee, in Pot
tawatomie county. Isolated bands are
giving trouble, but no reports from the
searchers apparently bear out the sup
position that no further clashes will be
met with.
TIME FOR PEACE NOT RIPE
President is Ready to Consider Move
When Germans Make Overtures.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son had a long conference Monday with
Senator Lewis, the Democratic whip.
The President urged haste in the
final enactment of the food-control bill
and revenue bill and is understood to
have indicated that he does not consid
er the present the time for discussion
of peace negotiations with Germany.
Senator Lewis would not dicsuss the
latter phase of his conference, but it
was believed the President indicated
that he did not consider Germany's re
cent peace feelers to be genuine and
that he can be expected to let the
country know when he believes the
time has come for discussing peace.
Senator Lewis declared the President
would not allow the American people
to, lose any rights or suffer any
wrongs which "his diligence could pre
vent." The Illinois senator told the Presi
dent he believed congress could ad
journ September 1.
Destroyer Save Crew.
New York The Greek Bteamship
Charilaos Tricoupis, 2475 tons gross
register owned by the National Steam
Navigation company, Limited, of
Greece, was sunk July 13 by a German
submarine, according to a cable receiv
ed here by agents of the line. Captain
Gouilandris and his crew of 35 men
were picked up and landed at a British
port by an American destroyer. Agents
here said they understood the steamer
had been chartered to the British gov
ernment. She was built in 1892 at
Sunderland, and was 300 feet long.
Texas to Hare Fliers.
New York Official announcement
was made by the British recruiting
mission here that Lieutenant H. B.
Denton, in charge of recruiting for the
Royal Flying corps, will go to Texas
soon to lay out an aviation camp for
the Canadians. "This camp in Texas,"
the statement said, "will mean a still
closer co-operation between the avia
tion sections of the American and
British forces and a further standard
ization of methods of actual work."
RAILROAD
PROFIT
E
New Prosperity Record is Made
for June Over Last Year.
WESTERNERS IN LEAD
Eastern Roads Show Increase in Rev
enue of $600,000,000 Operating
Revenues Gain $15,000,000.
Washington, D. C Record prosper
ity for the railroads is shown in Inter
state Commerce commission returns
for June.
The 153 roads covered by the fig
ures, operating three-fourths of the
country's mileage, reported that their
net revenue increased nearly $8,000,
000 over June, 1916, the previous rec
ord month, and reached a total of $88,
283,329. Operating revenues increased
more than $38,000,000, totaling $273,
867,627, while expenses were approxi
mately $30,000,000 higher than a year
ago.
The greatest increase is shown by
Western roads whose operating rev
enues jumped from $94,000,000 to
$110,000,000. Expenses increased ap
proximately $10,000,000, leaving net
revenue from operation of $39,616,950,
or about $6,000,000 more than in June,
1916.
Eastern roads show an increase in
net revenue of approximately $600,
000,000. Operating revenues in
creased $15,000,000, totaling $120,
665,262, while expenses increased ap
proximately $14,400,000. In the
Southern district, operating revenues
show an increase of more than $7,000,
000, reaching $42,719,588. Expenses
increased approximately $6,000,000,
leaving net revenues $13,494,159, ap
proximately $1,000,000 higher than a
year ago.
Total operating revenues of the 153
roads during the first six months were
$1,489,248,702, an increase of $163,-
000,000 over the first six months of
1916. Expenses totaling $1,065,281,
720 were approximately $160,500,000
greater than a year ago.
PLAN ARMY REORGANIZATION
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
European 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 orgamza
tion changes were made, including a
material increase in the artillery and
machine gun strength of each division,
The cavalry regiment now included 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 as now constituted will be re
aligned in conformity with the new
plan after the guardsmen reach their
training camps.
BRITISH NAVY CHANGE MADE
Thorough Shake-up in Bureau Is Pre'
dieted Admiral Wemyss Chosen.
London Official announcement was
made at the Admiralty Tuesday night
that Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, second
sea lord, had been replaced by Vice-
Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss. Allan
Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice-chairman
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 Cost is Figured.
Ottawa, Can. Canada's war ex
penditures are now about $850,000 a
day, the total to July being $623,000,-
000, according to figures 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 is
supplying about $10,000,000 a month
to buy cheese and contributing $25,
000,000 a month to the treasury for
the purchase of munitions in Canada.
Interpreters in Demand.
San Francisco A corps of inter
preters 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 serivce in the Ger
man and French armies and who are
now citizens are particularly desired.
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INCREAS
KERENSKY IS UPHELD
Russian Premier Withdraws His Resig
nation When Vote of Confidence
is Tendered Him by Duma.
Petrograd By a vote of 147 to 40 a
joint meeting of the executive of the
Workmen s and Soldiers and Peasants'
councils confirmed the decision of the
all-night, Monday, political conference
of continued confidence in Premier
Kerensky. The Maximalists strongly
protested and 42 of the members of
this party abstained from voting.
lhe Duma committee also has con
firmed the vote of confidence in M.
Kerensky.
Premier Kerensky has returned to
Petrograd and withdrawn his resigna
tion. , He attended a ministerial meet
ing on Saturday evening, and after
wards conferred with various political
leaders.
M. Kerensky 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 entrusted to him,
which he regards as an express order
from the country to construct a Btrong
revolutionary government to carry out
the principles already laid down.
"At the Bame 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 L. Korniloff, in accepting
the position of commander-in-chief of
the Russian armies, has telegraphed to
Premier and War Minister Kerensky
the conditions under which he is wil
ling to take the supreme command.
"First I wish to be responsible
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 tile front also
shall be applied at the depots in the
rear.
DRAFT OBJECTOR IS KILLED
Poase Fires on Renegades When They
Resist Officers of Law.
Holdenville, Okla. Edward Blalock,
a draft objector, was killed and a
poBse man, Jack Paige, was 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
ports received from Calvin, took place
about three miles north of that place,
About 50 objectors, alleged members
of the "Working Class Union," have
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 place 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 Burrounded in a deserted
cabin.
EXEMPTION PLEAS VICIOUS
Wording Declared Treasonable by San
Francisco Board Chairman.
San Francisco John L. McNab,
chairman of an exemption board 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 attorney to certain affi
davits presented in support of exemp
tion claims. The affidavits, he said,
were in Bimilar 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 vicious 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 piatures.
From the plant, which is expected
eventually to become one of the largest
of its kind in the world, will be issued
the photographs which are to form a
historical record of America's partici
pation in the war. Within a week it
will begin giving out photographs for
use in American newspapers. The
pictures will be censored in France.
27,000 Bales of Hay Burn.
El Paso, Tex. Twenty-seven thou
sand bales of hay were destroyed by
fire which broke out at the cavalry
camp at Fort Bliss shortly before mid
night Sunday night. Firemen from El
Paso and soldiers worked until 9
o'clock next morning before the blaze
was brought under control. Hundreds
of motor trucks were employed in
hastily moving more than a million
bales of hay from the danger aone.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
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Four hundred and sixty acres of the
old McGee place near Airlie have been
sold to Crane Bros., Rollin,' Mont.,
who will take possession at once and
develop a model stock farm.
Many reportB of damage done by
frost last Sunday night comes from
Dallas. Beans and potatoes have been
damaged most. All sections of Polk
county seem to have been affected.
A shortage of men caused by the ex
odus to enter the war is forcing Grant
county women into the hay fields. The
women are driving rakes and bucks
and some are even forced to pitch hay.
Explaining his reason for appointing
an even number of members on the
State board of Conciliation and Media
tion, Governor Withycombe said the
function of the board is conciliation
and not arbitration.
Articles of incorporation of the
George F. Rodgers company 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, 16 years
old, who confessed 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 Bix
mills which are manufacturing aero
plane stock in that locality.
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
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
telegram 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 Suther
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. Luse com
pany, by W. E. St. John, receiver, de
fendant, and the Northwest Trust
company, of St. Paul, and Ira C. 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 is 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 stating that
their son had been seriously injured
by falling from an aeroplane.
Robert Ankeny, owner of an 1800
acre farm near Rickreall, and son of
Levi Ankeny, Walla Walla millionaire,
has just passed the examination at Sa
lem to join the navy as second ma
chinist. Members of the I. W. W. are
charged with $165,000 of the totaljfire
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 sufferer
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.
The Astoria police and justice court
departments were more than self-supporting
in July. The receipts from
fines in the police department were
$1067.50, while the salaries of the offi
cers amounted to $925.
Fire destroyed the J. B. Morrison
combine harvester in the wheat field
of G. A. Meloy between Moro and
Grass Valley Saturday. The cause
was not determined. It was discovered
when the crew appeared for the day's
work. The caterpillar tractor used to
pull the harvester was saved and no
wheat was destroyed.
GERMANY KNEW OF
ADVANCE
Secretary Zimmerman Said to
Have Made Admissions.
AUSTRIA WAS BACKED
Deutsche Tages Zeitung Challenge!
Germans to Prosecute Socialist
for Telling of Secret Council.
Washington, D. C Germany had
possession of Austria's ultimatum to
Serbia 14 hours before it was delivered
to Belgrade, according to positive in
formation which has reached officals
here and which was made public Satur
day for the first time.
It was stated that former Foreign
Secretary Zimmermann admitted this
himself when pressed closely as to
Germany's foreknowledge of the ac
tion of her ally which precipitated the
European war.
Germany has maintained that she
was not consulted by Austria as to the
ultimatum which practically denied
Serbia's independence and that she did
not even have knowledge of the step.
Foreign Secretary Zimmermann 's
admission, however, is interpreted
here to show that Germany had full
knowledge of the note in time to stop
action on it if she felt it essential.
Her action, however, is felt to have
proved her an accomplice of Austria,
whom she had already told she would
support in any decision she might
make.
This fact fits in closely with the re
cent statements first advanced by Dep
uty Cohn in the reichstag and since
adopted by the allied governments,
that German and Austrian leaders held
a war council at Potsdam July 5, in
which it was decided to plunge Europe
into conflict. The interpretation
placed on this council has been that
Germany had full knowledge of all
Austria's plans and stood unreservedly
behind her. Germany, however, has
repeatedly denied the holding of such a
conference.
Amsterdam The Deutsche Tages
Zeitung challenges the German govern
ment to prosecute Dr. Cohn, Socialist
member of the reichstag, for his al
leged revelations regarding the crown
council held at Potsdam July 5, 1914.
The newspaper says it knowns the
revelations published in the London
Times came from Stockholm direct and
from the German Independent Social
ists, and it offers to give the fullest
evidence if the government desires to
courtmartial Deputy Cohn.
Information given credence by offi
cials here is that a conference at Pots
dam did take place and was attended
by Von Moltke, Falkenhayn, Tirpitz,
Bethmann-Hollweg, the Crown Prince
and Emeror William. Afterward the
emperor left for a short trip and on his
return found Sir Edward Grey's offer
of mediation.
He was disposed to accept this, but
Von Moltke, Falkenhayn and Von Tir
pitz threw their swords down on the
table and offered their resignations.
William thereupon decided to refuse
the offer.
ALL NEW SHIPS TAKEN OVER
About 250 Vessels Under Construction
on Pacific Coast Are Affected.
Washington, D. C. The Emergency
Fleet Corporation Monday requisi
tioned all merchant vessels of more
than 2500 tons now building in Ameri
can shipyards. Double and triple labor
shifts will be put in at the yards to
speed construction.
No announcement was made as to
the amount of tonnage taken over, but
the shipping board's records show that
about 700 vessels of nearly 2,000,000
tons of all classes are building.
As fast as the yards are cleared of
their present construction, they will be
put to work on the great fleet the gov
ernment will build. Compensation for
the construction seized will be deter
mined later.
Much of the tonnage building is for
British and Norwegian account. Its
final disposition will be left to negoti
ations with the governments con
cerned. Nerves Are to be Tested.
Washington, D. C Unusual pains
will be taken to weed out of the war
army all men whose nerves are in the
least afflicted. Surgeon-General Gor
gas has organized a corps of 150 nerve
specialists to examine every man un
der training. An official announce
ment says that no man can be expected
to make a good soldier under present
methods of warfare if he has any or
ganic nervous disease, any mental de
fect or any touch of insanity, or if he
is chronically addicted to the use of
drugs or alcohol.
Adventure Leads Afield.
Paragould, Ark. Dressed as a boy
and hoeing cotton on a farm in the
norhtern part of this county, Flossie
Smith, 15 years old, who two weeks
ago mysteriously disappeared from her
home here, was found Sunday. A wide
spread search had been made for her
and two young men had been arrested
following her disppearaance, one of
them charged with murder. The girl
said she had tired of home life and de
cided to seek adventure in travel