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Loudon, May 14. U hardly ieius
posalble tout the present culm on
the western front will be continued.
Gorman preparations for a -re
' lumptlon of th great offensive are
reported to nave been completed and
, the Teuton legions art awaiting the
command ouce mora to launch them
selves at tho lines from which the;
rwollod In tha first two major opera
tlona of tha drive. Allied leaders be
lieve the German blow will be truck
In few day and are waiting with
auprvme confidence the trial or
, itrenKth which may rove decisive.
In tha meantime, only the artll-
; lary and aerial forcea of the con
tending armlea are showing great
activity.
The German official report men-
, tlona frequent French Infantry at
tache on, tha western bank of thi
Avre, but tlieie probably wera (oral
operation for Raining better clefen
alva position or disturbing the ene
my In hi preparatlona for tha great
battle.
The enemy ha large concentra
tion of troop from Yprea to
Ithelma.
In the air, however, the fighting
haa aeemed to grow In Intensity.
Prom several sector along the front
aerial aquadrona have been engaged
In combat In which heavy lone
have been Inflicted.
American airmen have inn do their
appearance on the I,y battle hold,
according to tha Oerman official re.
port, which aya that three Ameri
can machine were brought. down on
Wednesday. Thl I the. first ttmi
that American avlntor have been
reported on thl part of the front,
and It la probable that they are at
tached to the large body of men
that reached poaltlon on the British
front recently,
The Herman have been on raid
ing foray behind the allied line. On
Wednesday night a determined effort
wr made by a German aerial squad
rnn to reach rarla, but moat of the
machine were driven off and drip
ped their bomb In the airburb. One
Waahlngton. May 24. Tha far
reaching character of tba "work or
fight" regulation will not be fully
realised until tha effect appear In
every community. .It will be more
trlngant In Ita rule and mora cloie
'y applied a tha war goea on. The
military authorltle at Waahlngton
think that It will not be neceaaary
to raise the draft aga aa tha man
power of the country I aufflclent, If
those now on tha draft list are ful
uttlUad. In explaining tha need for tha new
regulatlona, Crowder aaya, "Thla Is
not alone a war of military maneu
ver. It I a dvadly contest of In
dustries and mechanic. Germany
must not ha thought of a merely
possessing an army; we must think
of her aa being an army an army
In which every factory and loom In
tha empire la a recognized part In a
complete machine running night and
day at terrific apeed. We must make
of ourselves the aame ort of ef
fective machine.
"It la not enough to aak what
would happen If every man In the
nation turned hi hand to effective
war work. We must make ourselves
effective. We must organlaa for tha
future. Wa must make vast wllh-j
drawal for the army and Immediate
ly close up the rank of Industry tie
hind tha gap with an accelerating
production of every uaeful thing In
necessary measure. How la thla to
be done? '
"The answer la plain. The first
step toward tha solution pf tha dlf
(lenity la to prohibit engagement by
abla bodied men In the field of hurt
ful employment, Idleness or Ineffect
ual employment, and thua Induce
and persuade the vast wasted ex
cesses Into useful fields."
GREAT GERMAN ATTACK
DEPENDS ON AMUS
Conditions Are flinch Differed Tha oa Eve of Last Drive
-German Confidence Gcae 2nd Allies Are Better
Prepared --Territorial Loss is Expected
m WANTS OU LEADS
IP ! NATION WITH
Republican Lrwlera Indicate Their
Cooperation With LrglNUtloii If
It la Necewmrjr
Kdlnburg, Scotland, May 14 "We
are on the ava of a great Oerman
attack," aald Uoyd George today.
"Those who know heat what the
prospects are, feel the most confident
about tha result. For tba German,
aa wall aa for us, tha next few weeks
will be a race between General von
Hlndenburg and President Wilson.
Tha Germans are straining every
muscle to reach their goal before
American help becomes available for
tha alllea. I honestly believe that
the government haa neglected no
possible means for finding out If
there la any possible outlet of this
war."
Premier Lloyd George also said
that In tha month of April tha out
put of shipping exceeded for tha first
time tha losses by aubmarpie, mines,
etc. "Therefore It Is necesary that
tha II. 8. prepare for full participa
tion In the war, for she doea not
have tha equivalent of one-fifth Of
tha fighting atrength which tha Car-
mana received from the collapae of
Russia alone."
WIFE MURDERER DIES
Salt Uke City. May 24. Howard
DeWeese, convicted of the , murder
of his wife, waa shot to death this
morning. In the prison yard. Dc
Weese, who was calm a he faced the
firing squad, cautioned the marks
men to make their aim sure. Death
was almost Instantanous. .
DeWrcse. self styled "king o.f
Jewell thieves," those to be shot for
tha murder of hia wife, Mra. Fanny
Fisher De-Wees, of New York. Her
or fwo German machlnea penetrated i , . .... . . ! . .
I" .. " ". " 8-.pt nivher :5. 1916. The head had
Wa negligible.
There haa been some sharp fight
ing on the Italian front; tut the com
'its have not been of significant
character.
REAL WAR SERVICE
R. W. Hornung, the novelist, la
working In a Y. M. C. A. hut close
to tha front line on tha western
front.
ALSEA P0ST0FFICE
. IS ROBBED-NO CLEW
Corvallle, May 24. A poatofflce
robbery last night at Alsea, which
netted the robbers a little over $250
In cash and thrift stamps sent Ma
jor Delch with a squad of 12 state
police to the little mountain town
about 22 miles southwest of here
todny In the belief that the trick
had been turned by Jeff Baldwin.
apvnrnl hours spent In the local
ity, however; convlncod Major Delch
that the robbery wag not the work
of flnldvvln. Deputy Sheriff Taylor,
who rIbo visited Alsoa Is of the same
opinion.
oeen ao nattered and tne body so
mutilated that every possible mark
of Identification had been destroyed.
ARRIVES TODAY
An Atlantic Port, May 24 Prince
Arthur of Connaught, cousin to King
George, arrived here today aa head
of the British mission to Japan. He
lert 'immediately for Washington,
where he will call on the president.
On the French Front In France,
May 24. I'mertnlnty still exists aa
to when tha Germans will renew
their offensive, and where their blow
will fall, but whenever the Interrupt
ed battle la reopened the enemy will
And various disadvantageous condi
tions In tha situation aa compared
with the first stage of the struggle
that he began March 21.
For one thing, the German sol
diers can hardly possess a degree of
confidence equal to that which In-
aplred them at tba opening of thl
year'a great drive, now that they
have the promise made them of
a decisive fight which waa to bring
rapid peace fall of fulfilment.
Many of their best troops ha.e
been daatroyed without tha armlea
attaining their objectives. Thla baa
depressed tha aplrlU of tha remain
der, cauaing them to doubt whether
further sacrifices may also be useless.
A repetition of a powerful surprlae
attack haa been rendered almost Im
possible, since tha complete unity of
tha French, British and American
troops enables tha allied generalis
simo to control tba whole front.
The alllea art better prepared
than they ware before, and are
watchful for whatever may be com
ing. Thua, although the German
maaaea may be thrown against the
allied front In a heavy, smashing
blow at aome point, tha allied unity
of command la counted upon to make
possible an efficient Intervention or
forcea at a propitious moment, to
prevent any part of tha Una being
overwhelmed. Loose of territory
may be expected In tha Drat rush.
but that la to be counted as unim
portant while tha armlea are Intact
Washington, May 24. Following
a conference between tha prealdent
and Director-General McAdoo, It waa
announced that the administration
win insist on a new revenue legla-
latlon before the adjournment of
congresa. Wilson left tba decision
io aicAaoo, wno told tho congres
slonal leaders that It waa impera
tive. Th republican leaden Indi
cated that If tha rerenue till waa
neceaaary, they would cooperate.
IMXXF.R MONTH TOR
nriLDIXO STEEL SHIPS
Waahlngton, May 24. Steel ahlpa
completed so far In Hay. exceed any
previous month In tha history of the
shipping toard. Twenty-nine have
been launched np to May 21.
Waahlngton. May 24. It waa
learned today- by a dispatch to the
state department that a German dl-
vialon, which had been ordered to
nova from the eastern to the west
ern front, refused, whereupon 50 of
their number were executed and
1.000 others made prlsonera.
AIIH'IN GO THROUGH SEVERE TESTS
EEFOhE READY FOR ACTUAL FIGHTIIiG
London. Apr. 24. (Correspon- selves in the first scrap they get mlx-
dence of the Associated Presal ied un In. and thereafter th
IIOIHJKM t).MMAM(KI) I .
H. KVtJINKKlLS IX MAIKH
How doea the British air servl t pick
out from Its thousands of airmen the
particular men who are destined to
become the star "fighter" r.t the
front? This quostlon was put to an
official of the air ministry here by
the Associated Press correspondent
In an Interview. Here Is his an
swer:
"The pilot who la destined to fly
the single stater machines of the air
force la 'discovered' almost aa soot.
aa ha haa been baptised In the air.
"To begin with, he must have
passed certain physical testa with a
hundred per cent result. Many wist
man, doctor and organiser, alt In
conclave over these tests. They de
fine certain factors that go to make
up a 'perfect' airman. perfect alght,
age 24 or lta equivalent in physical
make-up, a total abstainer, good
hands, quick brain, keenness, confl.
dence. It la odd how much empha
sis Is placed on a man'a hands by
the examiners, whq argue that there
s as much difference between fly
ng a scout and an ordinary machine
as there la between riding a thor-ongh-bred
and a cart-horse.
for, and aeem to enjoy, fight. An
observer In hia official report casual
ly remarks that Pilot So-and-so Is
'always wanting to tackle the Huna
Instead of taking photographs or
ranging guns,' and straightway his
commanding officer sends the trouble
hunter off to headquarters with a
recommendation which landa him in
a apecial post-graduate school : or
aerial gunnery for training In what
tha airmen, call 'flre-eatlng.'
Here he meets the men aces
the call them In France who have
been fighting In single seaters, andj
who are resting or have been sent
back for uae aa Instructors. The
public knowa little about these post
graduate schools for young eaglea;
tha work la Intensive and thorough;
the science of alr-flghtlng la taught
by atagea up to degree of perfection
almoat unbelievable.
'To the airman who fights, such
things aa tactics and .deflection,
ranges and sights, must come by In
stinct. The good fighting man, It
la generally believed, Is born, not
made. He must have the attlck
f. a. Williams leads
BY LARGE MAJORITY
Portland, May 24.-2, p. m
Complete unofficial returns show
that Thomaa F. Ryan, of Clackamas
county, la the republican nominee
for state treasurer, having defeated
O. P. Hoff, of Multnomah county,
hia nearest rival In the race by
majority of 262.
Charlea A. Johns, of Multnomah
county, la tha republican nominee
tor Juatice of tha supreme court
victor in a three-cornered content in
which he leada John S. Coke, of Coos
county, with a majority of 1,3(2.
Fred A. Williams, of -Josephine
county, la tha republican nominee
for public service commissioner, hav
ing defeated Prank J. Miller, of Linn
county, Incumbent, by a majority of
849.
These figures are as nearly accu
rate aa possible until the completion
of tha canvass of returns from the
varloua counties at Salem. There
may have been aome errora In trans
mission, but the totala are made up
from official returns from almost
every county In tha state, the official
count being Incomplete In only two
or three counties, and In those only
minor changea may be made that
will not affect the result.
A telegram received last night,
shows that Fred A. Williams, candi
date for nomination for public ser
vice commissioner, Is sure of his vic
tory over Frank J. Miller. At that
time Mr. Williams waa 1.057 votes
In the lead. The only county not
heard from was Harney, which
would have, at the most, only 300
vote. '
Washington, May 24. Colonel
John Hodges commanded the 60th , flndIng new st(ln Rn'd trcks of
Borne men show their dentin v brain that will dime tha h,i. ..
from the first moment of training, j the Judgment of experience. He
' Men like .Ball and Blahop promise must have keenness, und n'o lucV
vwell right from the atart; they rerel He must love 'IV in-,' althonrh
In finding new stunts and tricks or.lt la not ncnrv th,t h. oi,m
mmes engineer witn tne.meir own. long before their heavier- have been a sportsman, or a yachts
IlrltlBh, against the Germans, dur- "nded brethern begin Mo attempt mnn or a racing motorist In his p re
in f tho month of Match. ithe tnlnK that are safe on all mo- ar daya.
. ro.llr;' , ,', la the general opinion among
PHOHIIIITIOX AIM'ltOVKI. h ,J L 1 ,ow'jr,nd flnd '"ta that a scout fighter who has
. trT I rR.H 8heer pl,,Ck nd, completed a month on the western
Phoenlt, May. 24.-l)oth house. MlaB. , mm .l"". ""i rnt T p.asse(1 thr"h hI P'oba-
of the leglnlnture ratified the nrohl- .,,., ' ",.:... """"'"- "" he good for a long time
bltlon amendment todny. th n . Z . . . 2
' ,nr wa n nod account of them-
SAFELY IN NEW YORK
unioaa bad luck or the
chance bring him down."
laws
of
Binghampton, N. Y., May 24.
Katherlna Stlnson, the aviatrlx, who
left Chicago Yesterday to fly to New
York, carrying government mail
damaged her airplane while 'attempt
ing a landing two miles north of this
city at 6:40 thla evening, The ma
chine overturned, Just as It reached
the ground, smashing the propellei
and damaging one of the wings. Miss
Stlnson wss uninjured. Having cov-c-ed
"S3 n l.es from Ch!cao to thl
city In 10 hoc.ra, Miss Stlnsw b. t
teml by iU?Nt nln. m"'e t. die'
tance made by Ruth I.iw In ;.e it
cord-breaking flight In the Ml r'
1916.
Hundreds of automobiles weie
raced to the landing place and help
was soon at hand after the plane
came to a stop. Miss Stinson, appar
ently none the worse for her mishap,
directed the work of rlghtln? . the
machine.
HAHD
JOSEPHINE tXRXTY LEADS ALL
eor.vriEs op state in red
CROSS DRIVE
PUD R.a.fSES 515,(0
Outside District Reoort XmH.
9400,000 Already Raised aaul
Mora to Come
Portland, May 24 Again Oregon
stands foremost among the alater
hood states, having first attained
mora than a complete quota for tha
second war fund of the Red Croaav
Juat before dawn yesterday tha wlra
to Washington carried tba meaaaca)
that thla etate had winged tha abaft
of patriotic purpose atralght to tha
target, scoring far more than her
allotted quota of 1(09,000.
For Oregon and Portland but
night the Red Croaa total atood at
1716,888, with many, reporta" yet
awaited. Outer state district re
Ported 8185,461, with mora to coxa,
Tba city alone, for example, with
yesterday's noonday total of 1219,
511.95, aa contracted with tba orig
inal quota or $150,000. may ye
reach the height of $400,000 with
out occasioning surprise to local
reader, who know the Impetus of
the organisation they onlooaed.
Josephine county with a quota of
$5,000 waa tbe first eonnty In the
state -to report baring the amen at .
subscribed. Josephine total aab
acrlptlon will amount to nearly
$7,000.
TODAY'S CAOTALTT LIST
CONTAINS 4S NAMES
Washington May 24. The casual
ty list for today number 44. Of
theae 10 died from disease., and four
were killed in action.
GERMAN ZEPVEL1N
BROCGHT DOWN IN SEA
London, May 24 Fishermen, who
have arrived at Asbjerg, on tbe Dan
ish coast, aay that a German "Zeppe
lin waa brought down In the North
sea, the crew being rescued br a
British destroyer.
AMERICAN TROOPS MISSING
London, May 24. British admi
ralty announced today that 56 Amer
ican troops which were on tba steam
er Moldavia, are still unaccounted
for.
Washington, May 24. Nq infor
mation haa been received previous
ly concerting any mishap to the Mol
davia. '
BABES BORN IN CELLARS
Refugees from the Bom me are.
Amiens, Compelgne and .Solsaona
pour Into Paris, according to a let
ter from a Y. M. C. A. war work sec
retary who aaya that be aaw one
family of eleven, two women and
nine children of all agea. The night
before, two bablea were born In the
cellar of the station where he work
ed. One family brought with them
baby goat, a rabbit, two dogs and
two chickens.
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$50 FOR DYNAMITING
Portland, May 23. State Game
Warden Carl D. Shoemaker was fined
$50 for contempt of court for dyna
m'tlng a fish way through the cofTer
daniB at the Anient dam yesterday by
Judge Wolverton. The dam was In
custody of the court through receiv
ership and the warden failed to se
cure the consent of the court.