DAILY EDITION
VOL. VII., No. M.
GRAFTS PASS, MCKPHnfB COCTT, OREGON, , TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917..
WHOLE NUMBER SIM.
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DICTATOR OF
Si NATION
RUSSIA GOVERNMENT HKFVsV
Kl TO ACCEPT RESIGNATION t
oiven rvtii power
TROOPS FIGHTIX6 fSUT EETTiEAT
German Troops Hastily KMlng
. Crop la OalicUui Territory Taken
VMM Rotreatlng Rnsslaaa .
Petrogred, Asg. 7. The Russlsna
have beea, driven back across the
Tyrlsdebus rim near Foessnl, II
u officially announced todey. Went
of Sobrucs the Teuton troope art
nastily harvesting crops la the vul
hsya of tbe Sereth and Buoieuy riv
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The Ratal aa forces fighting north
ern of Caeraoaits, la aa attack,
drove back the enemy upon several
villages, capturing mas and maohlae
turn, but later, in the fare of su
perior forces,' aere eompelled to
withdraw to tkalr main position, ac
cording to the offleial comtnunlcstloo
Issued today. " la central Bukewlne,
around Radaata the Austro-Oertaaat
continued to make progriss. "
A democracy that has created
,w Utile Itself a rulo of ebsolntiaa,
, approved by the people, was Russia's
Istest contribution to "war govera
meats" today. " 1
.- Having aeon given, a M -
odenra by' councils repreaeatatlva of
Alexander F. Eercaaky
all Russians, Premier. Kertnsky Is In
a position to proceed with his work
of regeneration with absolute power.
The portfolios of all cabinet minis
ters are again in his hands. Hs
may endeavor to form a now cabinet
or continue with the present mln-
' Istry as he chooses. The workmen's
and soldiers' council, tha peatantt'
council and other bodies look to the
dictatorship of Kerentky to save
Russia. .
A great Improvement in tha mo
Qte of troops at the front Is re-
, ported.
NOT SEll AT PAR
Saiem, Aug. T. The Muribormau't
Trust company, was the highest bid
der for $900,000 highway bonds.
The state highway commlMlon and
state board or control today opened
bids on two allotments of bonds. All
bids warn below par. '
For tha first allotment of- 9500.
1 000, tha highest bid iwas $471,800.
Tha second lttua of f 400.000,, the
highest Ibid Was $373,710. '
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SENATE TALKS
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Hitter Clashes Onr Measaro to Al
low Herbert Hoover to Ooatsnl
nation's rood Supply
Washington,. Aug. 7. The senate
spent the day la wrangling over the
conference eoolnltleo's report on the
food control Mil. ' Several , titter
slashes worn Indulged In, with Cham
berlain", tbe'senator In charge of tha
bUI, Reed of Missouri and Oore of
Oklahoma doing moat of tha serap
plf g. Senator. Oore charged ' that
Cbambartaln and bis fellow mem
bers bn tha conference committee
had yielded he senate's .opinions to
those of tha president.
"I btd rather be charged with fol
lowing In tha footsteps of the distin
guished presMaat of the United
Ptstes in the conduct of this war,"
said the Oregon senator, "crawling.
It you please, on my knees and lick
ing the dnst from his feet, as has
been suggested here, thsa to stsnd
la opposition to blm and to con
certing: to be conspiring aad treat
ing with the enemies of the presl
deal .
Most of today's debate was occu
pied by democratic senators opposing
approval of tha',nferencar report.
The republicans were aald by their
'leaders to be almost a unit for Im
mediate and favorable action.
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ThC"'mknager of the Oranta Pass
Chamber of Commerce hss secured a
tentative eromlse from Governor
Wlthycombe and Chairman Simon
Benton oft the stats highway com
mission, to go to Crescent City with
the Orsnts Pass delegation to confer
with Governor Stephens and the Cal
ifornia state' highway commission.
The matter of a paved road between
this city and Crescent City will bo
tha 'piece de resilience" of the con
ference. ,1
NOT APPROVE CABINET
Berlin, Aug. 7.-The liberal Ger
man press hss .expressed open dis
satisfaction with the new cabinet. "
Tha Tagebiatt has stated with
much bitterness that tha people were
given no choice In the new govern
ment. It declared, '."A real demo
cratlsatlon of Germany or a pari I a
mentarisatlon resembling an exotic
sea monster, is the choice confront
ing Premier Mlchaetls.
"Oermaay has reeelvad i new gov
ernment as a gift from above. It' la
Impossible to acknowledge or refuse
It. The German people are exposed
to the lightning stroke of fate."
WelserW Idaho', Aug. 7. A lira,
believed to Jifcve Ibeen Incendiary,
was started la the Oem State Lum
ber yard here this I morning. The
damage Is eimstei to be fully
$100,000, tnoludlng tflve cariosds of
Fords whloh were entirely destroy
ed.' '
Ths blste sproad to the city's Ice
plant, com storage plant and coal
yards, " -. ' j
AMKIUCANH TiOOKINO FO
AN ATTAtTi IIY VII.M
to Paso, Aug. 7.--The American
border patrol at the Presidio hat
been doubled In anticipation of an
attack itpwnOflaeee Villa is known
to be a few hours south from OJIn
sga, An attack It expected hourly.'
FOOD
TRO
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NECESSARY III
MCRISIS
AITHOIUTIEH AT WASHWOTOW
AIiARMKI AT LABOR. VHRKNT
THKOIOHOIT COVJiTRT
SELECT COMMITTEES TO STUDY
rweaa of Necessary Activities la
War lYepsmtloM Thiwatoaod by
Lahor OoaMUttoeM
Washington, Aug. 7. The labor
situation la threatening war work to
suck aa extent that the government
today started a concerted campaign
to dispel the disturbed condition In
labor fields. . The war, navy and la
bor departments have named com
mittees to study aa adjustment of
wase schedules. The plan Includes
aa arrangement whtrOby employees
shall have aa opportunity to anbmlt
appeals from the schedules fixed.
A re-alignment of wag schedules
la all navy yards, arsenals and other
govsrnmsnt plants will be uader
takaa bv a special committee of gov
ernment officials appointed today
through an agreement vetween the
war, navy and labor departments.
Officials of the vsrlous plants will be
asked Immediately to report regard
ing labor conditions and later the
employes will be given an oppor
tunity to be heard.
The members of the committee are
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the
navyr- Walter. Llppman of the war
department and William Blackmaa
of the labor department. They as
pect to report their conclusions to
the deperlments for approval early
next month. :"
HASTY CONSTRUCTION OF
SHOWN IN WAR
With the British Armies In the
Field. July 10. (By mall) There'a
a lesson to the United States not to
make haste too precipitately. In re
cent air battles here. The structursl
defects of German aircraft have been
strongly Illustrated of, late. They
were of machines hurriedly built as
a result of Germany's "speeding up"
of aeroplans constructions Now that
America Is going to hustle up and
build great fleeta of audi craft she
will do' well to note noma of the re
mits of too much apaed and .not
enough precaution.
.'In -one weak recently seven Ger
man planes were' seen literally to
break up In the'alr, tha pilots and
obtarvera being hurled to -the earth
below. These accidents were unmis
takably tha result of faulty con
struction. Two other Prussian bi
planes suddenly burst Into flamet in
view of Britlah fighters tor no ac
countable reason.
Moreover, tha new German planes
are exceedingly vulnerable, probably
due to faulty material and rush
work. One British lieutenant the
other day fired 40 rounds at tS yards
range and 'broke tbe German'a
wings clear off. Another British
tighter turned his machine gun fire
at tha tall of one of IB Prussian ma
ohlnes, from a' distance of 60 yards.
The Boche's tall slid dear off and
the machine crashed to earth.
On the same day as this last in
cident, five British flyers attacked a
fleet of Albatross scouts among the
clouds. The fighters got separated
shortly In the fleecy clouds and then
It was every man for himself. One
British captain, after driving off
three Germans, hid in a cloud and
awaited the fourth, whom he sw
approaching. At tbe correct mo
ment, the Britisher dived out, got be
low his enemy, and fired 88 shots.
He broke the' German plans com
pletely In two. ' i
On the following day a British air
fighter, ' battling with nine planes,
broke one Into several pieces with
a tew shots, and then saw two other
CAR1SW
ABOUT VERDUN
FRENCH HOED
TKRRIFIC CAMJfOHADiNO FOL.
LOWED BV TKITOX ATTACKS
1 WHICH ARB RKPILSED
Germaas geeaw to Bo Trylag to Bols
ter Vp BonsMtlc Sltaattoa by
' , Flerc Attacks at Ftoat
Paris, Aug. 7. Heavy fighting
has started la the Verdun sector fol
lowing a terrific artillery bonibsrd-
ment. i '
' The Germans hsve launched an
attack along a tbraa-mOa front oa
tha west bank of the Mens. Tha
French commander reports tstat the
Oormana have suffered terrible
losses and that tha intense French
artillery action drove the, Germans
back without gala.
' Renewed activity aaneclallv vio
lent artillery bombardment, la re
ported on the Belgian coast
'.The war office communication is
sued this evening says: .
' "Both artilleries have been rsther
nctlve in the Champagne In the re
gion of the Wonts and on both banks
of the Mouse, especially in tha s
tors of Avoconrt and Louvemont.1
"Belgian communication: During
the night the onehty artillery was
active against- onr twniuartsatUma,
Oas bells were fired In the region
of Mascapolle. Some patrol fighting
took place to tha sooth of Dixmnde.
A few . projectiles fell during the
day on vsrlous parts of the front"
GERIAAH PIAIIES '
TESTS LESSON FOR I). S.
of his enemies burst Into flames.
One fell, like a comet, tbe second
burned slowly. - On this second one
the pilot, unable to bear the agony
of the tire, leaped out. Tbe ob
server, left with a pllotless machine,
crawled out along the fuselage, but
fell off as the plane reared and
plunged. . . . ii . ..
Once again, eta Britlah flyers at
tacked It enemy planes. One of the
German machines burst Into flames,
one was crumpled by. gunfire, and
another Just simply collapsed after
18 rounds of tiro. .
- Tha moral la that Americans will
need' tha hestmaehlnes and their1
best men against tha Germans. Even
then it would be foolhardy to expect
a walkover. .
Right now the German high com
mand is grouping, hla flyers, aware
of the British aerial supremacy.
Just aa a year ago he grouped ar
tillery Into traveling "circuses." The
idea Is that since the Germans are
unable to maintain equality of the
air everywhere along tha front, they
can concentrate a flying "circus" at
some weak spot, or at some place In
the line which Is threatened. ,
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Clifton, Arls., Aug. 7. The Arl
tona state federation of labor yester
day tent a telegram to . President
Wilson asking what action he Intend
ed taking respecting the deportation
o: 1,200 I. W. W. from BWbee.
In . addressing (the , convention,
John L. Donnelly, president of the
federation declared the BlBbee affair
was a "beckoning tlnger to revolu
tion," and that tbe time was near
when radical action would be reqnlr
ed to preserve "the liberty and free
dom which this country has enjoyed
for over 140 years,"
REVOLUTION
SUGAR PEOPLE
T BEETS
Silly Rumor Coacerainf Factory
Starts From Aiteaapt to Bay Sogar
Reai for Stock Feed 4
The anxiety of certain parties in
this and tha neighboring county to
purchase sugar beets for stock feed.
has started a rumor that tha local
sugar factory would not ma this aeev
soa. Several growers have been ap
proached with propositions to ' sail
their crops aad have had tt re pre
sented to than that tha local factory
would not buy for sugar purposes.
It la needless to say that there la
not a word of truth to tha report
Tbe acreage of growing beets la am
ple to give tha factory a too ma
this seasob; far bettor than last. The
sugar company wants all the boots
It can bay; will pay orioea several
times aa high as stock men can af
ford to par aad will pay cash.
' Field men of the sugar company
are anxious that growers should
keep their crops weD watered. Wham
sufficient Irrigation baa beea had. the
crops era la fine shape. By keep
ing them moist good returns will bo
reoJixod. This unusually dry spell
can stunt tha growth If water la not
used. - : "v,
CHINA READY FOR VAR
LEADER ONLY LACKING
'Washington. Aug. 7. That Obian
will soon enter the great' war in the
oDinion Kenorally held in official clr-
eies.here. .1U believed tbat.thoon
voelng factions rtforwiay seaasw
ated and that a compromise can no
effected with the question, of 'elder
ship settled. , : ,
The whole dispute about China's
actual entrance Into the war, follow
ing; America's step haa centered
about .the method. All vartlee In
China are said to be In favor of war
and to be disputing only the question
who shall lead.
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. Washington, Aug. t. A delega
tion representing the federal govern
ment's alrcr&fi production campaign
will visit tbe Pacific coast this week
to hasten the manufacture of parts
for the Immense fleet of aeroplanes
tha United Statee plans to put Into
the field ,1a. Franca. -
Producers of ship spruce wood
particularly will be urged to In
crease their output aa much aa pos
sible. The delegation left Washing
ton Thursday and wiM make Rs first
stop la tha west Tuesday night at
Seattle. Later It will viairTacoma.
Portland. . San Frsnoisco and a num
ber of smaller cities on tha coast. ,
OOAL SHORTAGE MAY
HINDER WHEAT HARVEST
Twin Falla. Idaho. " Aug. 7. A
shortage of coal may seriously af
fect tbe output of grain In Idaho, in
the opinion of coal dealers and grain
men here today. . V
Inability to get coal may prevent
the threshing of part of Idaho's huge
grain crop, unless straw .burners are
Installed by the threshing outfits.
RAKKIN WOULD HAVE
U.S. OPERATE MINES
k Washington.' Aug. ' 7. Miss Je
nctte Rankin, congresswoman from
Montana, today Introduced a Joint
resolution authorising President Wll
aon to take overeand operate metal
liferous mines. - The resolution ap
plies particularly to (Montana and
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LYHCHEfG OF FRARK LfTTUi .
GIVE RADICALS EXCUSE FOB .
GENERAL TROUBLE
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iraM'rattBia
Grate Harvests aad
Miatag Operation Are
.-lar fAjaca of Attack
Chicago, Aag.
growiag for a general striko of Lf. '
W. all over tha country, according to
WUlian D. Haywood, general . secre
tary of the organisation.
' He declared that harvest handa i
South Dakota are' rapidly ', strlkinf
and that walkouts by St per cent of
the lumber industry of the north
west haa beea halted as raanlt of
strikes and walkouts. If ore
75,000 men are now out, be
and added that he had , , received
telegrams from all parts of tha coun
try endorsing a general .strike la
retaliation for tha lynching of Frank
Little. ' 'i.'j's'JvHlf t '.
Meanwhile comes word that fed
eral authorities are determined to
bring charges of treason, the pan-;
alty for which is death, against tha
leaders of the recent Oklahoma aatt
draft rioters.: : l 'v -v-
7 CUshee betwasnt ta beads, af ra-.
lives? two l the nslcon
on fen la
falling.
before the wU directed fire of the
citlxens' force, and oho innocent man
being killed wbaa .hd 'ertdeaUy mis
understood an -order to-halt-, .Na
merous injuries have occurred, bat
none, it le believed, will prove fatal.
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CRniSOFSUBXuEV
TffiS ASEU1ED
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An Atlantic.. Port. Aug. 7. A
French steamsr reached thin port
today with the crows" of seven' ves
sels ail bnt one bf which had baea
sunk by German submarines. Three
of tha sunken ship ware Norwegian.
one British, .one Canadian, one Ital
ian and one American. .
' The procedure of the Germans' was
the same la all case,' according to
the craws. ; - -Tha vessels weret stop
ped, boarded by ithe submarine ceair
mandey and .the, menv ordered to the
lifeboats,' after "which mines or bomfta
were placed In the ships and explod
ed. Then the submarine towed tha
lifeboats A few' miles toward ahoro
and gave them the right direction: be
fore submerging. r v 4 .. , (
It required two days or more im
most Instances for the crews to sail
and row to St. Maria, in the Asores.'
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PASSES TV0 BilLS
Washington, -Aug. 7. Two bUIe.
were sent to the president today for
his signature by the senate's adop
tion of the conference committee's
report on the bill increasing the
membership of ths Interstate com
merce commission from 7 to 9 and
the bill providing for the president's
determining the priority of shipping.
Under the priority bill tbe presi
dent Is empowered to order, through
the Interstate commerce commission
of such persons aa he may designate,
that preference be given by common
carriers In the transportation of Such
commodities as be may deem essen
tial to the national defense. Provis
ion Is msde for the maintenance of
the railroads of a central board at
Washington, such as the existing
railroad war board, to carry out the
president's priority orders. ' ' '
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