I
quests, and therefore w ill not continue
the war a day longer merely for the
sake o f such conquests i f it could ob
tain an honorable peace.
County Exemption Hoards W ill Notify
“ The Germans,” he said, “ wish to
Men Selected by First Call Fail
conclude («a c e as combatants who
have successfully accomplished their
ure to tie! Notice No Excuse.
purpose and proved themselve« invinci
ble.
A condition o f peace is the in
(From O fllc« o f Adjutant («»»irral. O. N O.l
violability o f Germany’s territory.
Portland Within a few days official
No parley is possible with the enemy
lists o f the draft serial numbers, show Brief Resume Most Important
Possible Peace Terms Declared demanding
the ceaaion o f German soil. President Acts to End Shipping
ing the order in which they were
“ We must by means o f understand-
drawn in the lottery at Washington,
by Chancellor Michaelis.
Daily News Items.
Board Controversy.
, ing and in a spirit o f g ive and take
will reach the various county exemp
guarantee conditions o f the existence
tion boards.
Following receipt «if
o f German empire upon the continent
these lists, the boards will notify the
and oveseas, ” continued the chancellor.
men called up in the first draft.
Dr. Michaelis' words on this point
Until then it will not be necessary
required s careful reading the are cap
for those subject to draft on the first
able o f various interpretations other
call to report.
But as Siam as thuy
than the surface one. His German in
receive notification from their boards,
England Blamed for Causing War and dicates a willingness to make peace Rear Admiral Capps Takes Charge o f
they must report promptly on the day Events o f Noted People, Govrrnmenta
only as victors.
designated.
for Making Use o f Submarine«
Fleet
Company
E.
V
Hurley
to
and Pacific Northwest and Other
" I t must,” he continued, “ prevent
The first step taken by each board
nations
from
being
plunged
into
fur
Necessary Food is Scarce.
Head Trade Commission.
Things Worth Knowing.
w ill be to (mat in a conspicuous (dace a
ther enmity through economic block- |
list containing the names o f all the
ades and provide a safeguard that the
men registered in its county or dis
league in the arms o f our opponents
trict, in the exact order in which they
Copenhagen— W ith the statement does not develop into an economic
Washington, D. C. - President W il w ill be called on the first and all auc-
Eight new regiments o f cavalry,
that Germany’s wish is to conclude offensive alliance against us.
son Tuesday asked Chairman Denman, cceding drafts. A copy o f this list equip|>ed and trained as artillery, will
“ We cannot again offer peace. We
(«a ce as combatants who have success
also w ill be given the press for publi he added to the regular army immedi
have loyally stretched out our hands o f the shipping board, to resign, and
ately.
fully accomplished their purpose, yet once. I t met no response, but with accepted the resignation o f Major Gen cation.
I.et it lie emphaszied again that this
Missouri has been added to those
admitting the severity o f the food sit the entire nation and with Germany, eral Goethals as general manager o f
list w ill have not only the names of states whoae quota in the regular army
the
army
and
its
leaders,
in
accord
uation, Dr. Georg Michaelis, the new
the Emergency Fleet corporation.
the men to be called out on the first has been filled, having recruited 6620
Official announcement o f the accept draft, but o f every man registered, in men with a quoti» o f 6586.
imperial chancellor o f Germany. F ri with this declaration, the government
feels
that
i
f
our
enemies
abandon
their
ance o f the resignations o f Goethals
day made his first address before the
lust for conquest and their aims at and Captain John B. W hite was made the order in which he must be called.
The city council o f Paris has voted
reichstag.
No person whatsoever has any auhtori-
to give a free site in the Hue Savorg
Dr. Michaelis declared adherence to subjugation and wish to enter into ne with publication o f a letter from Pres ty to change this order.
the submarine campaign as a means of gotiations we shall listen honestly and ident Wilson to Chairman Denman,
Having poated this list and given nan de Brazza, near E ifel Tower, for a
hastening the end o f the war, and readily for peace to what they have to asking for his resignation and giving copy to the press, the board will then club house for American students in
looked lightly upon the entry o f the say to us. Until then we must hold the President’s opinion that the only notify by letter every man called up Paris.
way to end the row which has delayed
United States into the war, asserting out calmy and patiently.
Major General Goethala, general
“ The present time in regard to food the shipbuilding program was for both on the first draft. Each man will be
the German fleet and the submarines
directed to appear before the hoard for manager o f the Emergency Fleet cor-
conditions
is
the
most
severe
we
have
Goethals and Denman to be removed. physical examination on a specified (Miration, resigned Tuesday and hia
would master that situation.
In asking for Mr. Denman’s resigna date, which w ill be within seven days resignation was accepted by President
Meager reports o f Dr. Michaelis’ experien ced and in the month o f July
address, received Saturday, were sup- has been the worst. Drought has de tion. President Wilson suggested that o f the mailing o f the notice.
Wilson.
lemented Sunday with more complete layed and want exists in many cases, he would be glad to “ take the same
A t the same time, failure to receive
but
I
can
declare
with
glad
confidence
A lim it o f $5000 an reward for in
disinterested and self-forgetting course this notice w ill not be accepted as an
versions.
formation upon which smuggling rases
‘ ‘ Although,” said Chancellor M i that relief w ill shortly set in and the that General Goethals has taken.”
excuse for not appearing on the day
chaelis to the reichstag, “ English population can then be supplied more , “ When you have done as he has set. The burden o f appearing when may aurreasfully be prosecuted and re
adequately.”
done,” the President wrote Mr. lien- he is called is on the man himself, and coveries o f duties obtained, haa been
statesmen knew, as shown by their
man, " I am sure that you may count it is up to him to find out when he set by the government.
bluebook, that Russian mobilization
with the utmost confidence upon the must appear; there is a stiff (»enmity
must lead to war with Germany, they
Luther Burbank, noted horticultur
ultimate verdict o f the people o f the for failing to answer the call.
addressed not a word o f warning to
ist, ill from an inflamed appendix, was
country with regard to your magnani
Russia against military measures,
Remember,
that
regardless o f reported to be much better Tu»*aday.
mous and unselfish view o f public duty whether a man intends to apply for e x Dr J. K. Shaw, hia phyaician, said an
while my predcessor, in instructions
and upon winning in the retrospect the emption or discharge, he must appear , operation would not now be necessary.
July 29, 1914, to the Ambassador at
same admiration and confidence that for physical examination on the day
Vienna, directed him to say that we
Federal investigation opened in Salt
1 have learned to feel for you.”
would willingly fulfill our duty as an
set. He has seven days from the post
President Wilson’s action came as a ing o f the list and the mailing o f the Lake Wednesday o f the coat o f copper
ally, but must refuse to permit our
and
mill and «melter
surprise.
Officials generally
had notice to him by the board in which to produetion
selves to be involved in a world war
charges under the direction o f three
thought
he
would
make
a
further
through Austria-Hungary disregarding
file
application
for
exemption,
and
10
Washington, D. C.— Selective con
metal ex|ierts representing the Indua-
effort to patch up differences and di
our counsels. The man who wishes to
scription was put into effect Friday, vide specifically between Chairman more days in which to file proof.
trial W ar commission at Washington.
kiodle a world war does not write like
And remember again, that no claims
this, but a man who is laboring and when a national lottery fixed the order Denman and General Goethal’s (lower for exemption because o f employment
Efforts to find sufficient labor for the
has labored for peace to the utmost.
o f m ilitary liability for the 10,000,000 conferred on him by the shipping act. in necessary industries, including a gri farms o f California have proved a fa il
Chairman
Denman
received the culture, can be considered by your ure. The prospect now is that much
“ The concentration of the Russian young Americans registered for serv
E’resident’s request for his resignation county exemption board.
army compelled Germany to seize the ice.
o f the crop w ill go unharveated. Gov
sword.
To accomplish the result, 10,500 at noon and tendered it immediately.
Such a claim must be made to one ernment conscription o f labor may
“ I want to help the President in o f the three district appeal boards, at have to be the means chosen o f solving
“ There was no choice left to us, and numbers had to be drawn, one at a
what is true o f the war itself is true time— a task which began in the morn every way possible,” he said, "and Portland, Eugene or I.a Grande. It the problem.
never have questioned the wisdom of can only be made then a fter the man
also o f our weapons, particularly the ing and lasted far into the night.
Clothing is to lie issued hereafter to
submarine. We deny the accusation
The lottery was held in the public his decisions.”
has passed his physical examination the American soldier only in accord
Edward N. Hurley, a Chicago busi and been certified by the county board
that the submarine warfare is contrary hearing room o f the senate office build
to international law and violates the ing, with War department officials in ness man and form er chairman o f the as called for m ilitary service and not ance with hia individual needs. The
war department has decided to abandon
rights of humanity.
charge o f the actual drawing and with Federal Trade commission, w ill Eie- | exempt.
the system o f issuing regular allow
“ England forced this weapon in our members o f the senate and house m ili come chairman o f the shipping board.
A fte r you have appeared before your ances, which afforded soldiers an op
hands through a neutral blockade. tary
committees
as
witnesses. Washington L. Capps, chief construe- county exemption
board and have
England prevented neutral trade with Through the day there was a small tor o f the navy, w ill succeed General passed the physicial examination, it . portunity to effect individual savings.
Germany and proclaimed a war o f crowd o f spectators, but altogether Goethals as general manager o f the w ill still be some time before you w ill | Eight suffragists o f the women’s
starvation. Our faint hope that Am er probably less than 1000 people saw any Emergency Fleet corporation. Bain- actually be called out to join the army, j (»arty took up their posts beside the
bridge Colby, o f New York, w ill be You w ill be notified when it is time gate o f the W hite House again Tues
ica, at the head o f the neutrals, would part o f the process.
check English illegality was vain and
day. They carried banners with quota
As a result o f drawing, every regis come a member o f the shipping board for you to report for service.
the final attempt we made by an hon tered man receives a definite place in in place o f Captain John B. White.
tions from some o f President Wilson’s
speeches to congress, but attracted lit
orably intended peace offer to avoid the liability-for-service list. Already
the last extremity, failed.
R E T A I L P R I C E S O F F O O D RIS E tle attention, and one s(»ecial (»oliceman
687,000 have been ordered to the colors
easily preserved order.
“ Then Germany had to choose this to fill to war strength the regular S E C O N D A R M Y P L A N S MA DE
last measure as a counter measure of army and national guard and to consti
Statistics Show Some Staples Jump
To assure the folks at home o f news
self-defense. Now also it must carry tute the first increment o f the national Five Billions Added to War Expenses
o f the American soldiers serving in
From 55 to 150 Per Cent in Year.
it through for the purpose o f shorten army.
Allies W ill Need More.
France, Adjutant General McCain is
ing the war.
The submarine war is
Washington, D. C.— Heavy increases about to establish a new division in his
To obtain that total 1,374,000 men
accomplishing all and more than all it w ill be called for examination within
Washington, D. C. — Plans worked j in retail food prices in the United office. It w ill have to do with com
¡3 expected to. It impairs England’s a few weeks, officials estimating that out in congress for raising war reve- States within the last three_ years are
pilation o f all sorts o f information in
economic life and the conduct o f the two registrants must be called for nue were overturned Wednesday by shown in statistics compiled Tuesday regard to the officers and enlisted men
war month to month in a growing de every soldier accepted. These 1,374,- by announcement o f forthcoming addi- by the department o f Labor.
The on duty abroad, which w ill be supplied
gree, so that it w ill not be possible to 000 w ill be taken from the head o f the tional estimates for war expenditures sharpest advance was in flour, which to their friends and relatives on in
oppose the necessity for peace much liability list, every local district fur aggregating more than $5,000,000,000, jumped 150 per cent in price.
Pota- quiry.
principally in anticipation o f assem toes increased 125 per cent, lard 82,
longer. We can look forward to the nishing a fixed quota.
Plans have
been completed for
further labors o f the brave submarine
The drawing was conducted with bling a second army o f 500,000 men sugar 79, corn meal 77, bacon 56,
bringing all American aviation force«
with complete confidence.
bread 55.
ceremonies as democratic as the ideal under the selective draft.
Secretary
McAdoo, at a special
“ We look without serious concern citizenship it embodied.
During the first year o f the war at Paris under a single direction,
upon the optimistic sentiment in the
It was shortly before 10 o ’clock meeting of the senate finance commit many prices decreased slightly but by working in conjunction with other
Airplane squadrons
entente countries caused by Am erica’ s when Secretary Baker, entrusted by tee, revealed that the War department the summer o f 1916 they were mount military units.
intervention. It is easy to reckon how the President with the carrying out o f alone is preparing estimates to cover ing rapidly. Most o f the increase was w ill be divided into tw o classes, tacti
The former w ill
much tonnage is necessary to trans the draft law, rapped for order. The additional expenditures o f nearly $5,- duing the last 12 months.
Wholesale cal and strategic.
port an army from America to Europe, congressional committees were in their 000,000,000, and asked the committee prices o f many commodities have more operate V ith in a range o f 25 kilome
ters and the latter within a range o f
how much tonnage is required to feed seats, and on a small table stood the o f hold up the $16,70,000,000 war tax than doubeld since 1914.
200 kilometers.
such an army.
France and England lottery jar, sealed with brown paper bill until the detailed estimates o f all
are scarcely able to feed and supply and showing through its transparent departments are submitted. The com
Eleven
American
army officers,
their own armies without influencing walls the heap o f number-filled cap m ittee agreed to the
request and R U SSIA N L O A N S H O W S F A I T H members o f a special commission sent
the economic situation still further. sules that must be taken out, one, by pigeon-holed a report on the measure
to France, Engnnd and Belgium early
A fter our previous success we shall be one.
which it had planned to submit during $75,000,000 Advanced by U. S. Makes in June as investigators o f srmy con
able to master this situation also
Secretary Baker briefly explained the day.
ditions, arrived in America Wednesday
Total o f $175,000,000.
through our fleet, particularly the sub the purpose o f the drawing,
The new estimates, including $500,-
then
on an American steamship.
The offi-
Washington, D. C. — The United cres visited all the commands on the
marines. That is our firm conviction stepped forward to be blindfolded and 000,000 additional for the Shipping
and assurance.
W e and our allies, draw the first number.
board and $100,000,000 for the Navy States Tuesday emphasized its faith western
front and shrapnel-scarred
therefore, can look forward to any fur
It was No. 258. Then, in quick sue-1 department, are to be submitted to the in the Russian government by extend steel helmets which they brought back
ing it a further credit o f $75,000,000.
ther development o f m ilitary events cession, other numbers were drawn, committee late this week.
as souvenirs supported their admission
This is the second Russian credit, that they had been under fire.
with calm security.
Besides the additional sums needed
while cameras and motion picture ma
“ The burning question in our hearts, ' chines recorded the scene.
for the American war program, Secre the first, for $100,000,000, having
Plans are under way In Manila, for
however, is how much longer the war
tary McAdoo told the senate commit been established soon after the United
the
formation o f a full regiment o f
States
entered
the
war.
It
is
under
is to last. With this, I come to a
tee that the $3,000,000,000 authorized
England Sends Thanks.
stood rfiost o f the $100,000,000 already M o n » in the hope that eventually it
matter which stands in the center o f j
for
loan
to
the
allies
probably
would
London— On behalf o f the govern
all our interest and all our proceedings ment, Ix»rd Robert Cecil, minister o f last only until October and that about has been spent fo r railroad supplies will be attached to the American expe
today. Germany did not desire the blockade, asked the Associated Press $2,000,000,000 fo r their further assis and that much o f the $75,000,000 w ill ditionary force in France.
war in order to make violent con
be used in the same manner.
to express to the American government tance would be needed.
President Li Yuan Hung, in an
and people the gratification and appre
nouncing his resignation, urges the
$350,000,000
in
Gardens.
Camp Gets First Animals.
Sinn Feiners Asking Aid.
ciation o f the British government for
country to support Feng Kwo Chang,
Washington* D. C. — The gardening vice president, for the presidency.
Tacoma, Wash—The first carload of the reception and assistance given to
Washington, D. C .— Tw o communi
15,000 animals to be used at the army the British recruiting campaign in the cations addressed to congress contain campaign has resulted in the planting Fen Kw o Chang has refused the posi
cantonment when the 46,000 men are i United States.
The results o f the re ing pleas by the Sinn Feiners in Ireland o f more than three times the usual tion o f chief executive.
in training arrived Saturday from Fort cruiting campaign in
the United for American aid in their demand for number o f gardens in the Uinted
Keogh, not far from Miles City, Mont. States have been a source of satisfac absolute independence from England States, with the prospect that their
Letters received in Chicago from
The shipment had been on the road 12 tion to the British government.
were left at the W hite House Wednes products w ill reach the total value o f American soldierB in France indicate
days. The animals w ill be brought to
day by Irish representatives. One is $350,000,000, according to an estimate that a few stogies would be much ap
the camp from many places in the Uni
Mrs. Roosevelt Greeted.
signed by Patrick McCarten in behalf made by Charles Lathrop Pack, presi preciated g ifts by the men at the
ted States, but the major share o f
Pipe tobacco and cigarettes*
Paris — Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, o f the Irish repubic. The other is an dent o f the National Emergency Food front.
them w ill be gathered at concentration Jr., arrived from New York Saturday, appeal signed by 26 officers “ o f forces Garden commission.
are available, but, says one letter,
points in the west, such as Miles City, and was greeted by the prefect o f the formed independently in Ireland to se
In the Pacific states the gain ¡ b set “ we are really suffering for good old
Mont., and Tw in Falls, Idaho.
United States nickel cigars.”
at 185 per cent.
French government.
cure liberation o f the Irish nation.”
G0ET1ALS RESIGNS:
TO POST DRAFT LIST
OF CURRENT WEEK
AMERICA IS SNUBBED
NEW MEN ARE CHOSEN
607,0 00 CALLED TO
COLORS BE LOTTERE
COMPILED
FOR
YOU