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Newspaper Page TextWORLD HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Brents of Noted People, Governments and FacIGc Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. Mrs. Fanny R. Davis, of Chicago. I probably the best posted worann om baseball today, has severed her con nection with tho game for tho period of the war to "do her bit." President Wilson has signed the con gressional resolution revoking the, charter of the National Gorman-Amerl-1 can Alliance, which was charged with j pro-German activities. Since March 21 of this year, the British have taken 14,500 prisoners on the wstern front James Ian Mac Pherson. parliamentary secretary of the war office. Informed the house of ( commons Friday. The French government has con ferred upon Otto H. Kahn, American banker, the decoration of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in recognition of i his services on behalf of tho allied , cause both before and since America entered the war. John J. Benslng. missing cashier of the Peoria, III., postofftce and said to be a relative of Count von Bernstorff, Is sought on a charge of absconding with a postoffice payroll of $6000 and an additional $5000 lost from tho war savings stamp fund. , The five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clint "Sharp, of Newman Canyon, was Instantly killed at Heppner, Or.,( Thursday morning when an auto in i which he and two smaller brothers were playing ran away and overturned. ; The other children were seriously in jured. - ! The German government has given i a favorable reply to the Invitation of i the American government to convene , a conference to arrange for tne ex change of military and civilian prison ers, saya. a dispatch to the London Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam quoting a Berlin dispatch. Edward H. Gahl, adopted Onondaga Indian and advisor of the tribe, an nounced" In Syracuse, N. Y. Friday he badfbeen delegated by the Ononda gas to draft a declaration of war against Germany for the Imprisonment of 17 members of the tribe at the out break of the war in 1914. An eight-hour working day for deck and engine room crews on all vessels In the Pacific Steamship Company's service was announced in San Francis co to become effective at once. This change was ordered by General Man ager A. F. Haynes, Seattle. About 1000 employes of the company were said to be included in the change. The French military mission sent to Guatemala City to assist in the training of the Guatemalan army has arrived. Guatemala has an army of about 85,000 men and when that coun try joined the ranks of the entente allies in April the event was looked upon as one that would give Important aid in the struggle against Germany. Provost Marshal-General Crowder has called on 23 states for 5586 gram mar school graduates of draft ago qualified for general military service to take courses of training at colleges over the country. The men may vol unteer until August C and after that time any deficiency will be made up. They are ordered to entrain August 15. A record delivery by a single plant of 7,000 army rifles in one day last week was announced by the war de partment An official dispatch from France Tuesday says German newspapers re port King Ferdinand of Bulgaria gone to '"foreign lands" for somo time on account of his health. An official communication received in- Amsterdam from German main headquarters denies recent rumors concerning Field Marshal Von Hlnden burg's death. The communication says Hlndenburg's health Is excellent Books and periodicals can be sent to American prisoners of war in Germany only when they are ordered through the publishers and aro -dispatched from the offices of tho pub lishers, the war department announces. Two trainmen are reported to have been killed and 20 or moro soldiers injured, some seriously, when a south bound Missouri, Kansas &r Texas freight train collided with a troop train near Clifton City, Mo., Monday afternoon, To aid wheat growers of tho west, who have suffered sovcro losses through winter killing of their crops 'and through drought, l'rosldont Wilson baa placed 15,000,000 at tho disposal ot th trMtury and agricultural do partmeuta, it l announced. BATTLES TO SHIFT TO SKIES Cloud Flight Across Atlantic Likely Before October. Paris. Stgnor Capronl, speaking of tho projected nlrplano that Is oxpectcd to havo a passongor capacity ot 100, says: . , "Tho quick development ot larger machines la Inevitable At tho begin ning of tho war tho largest bomblug machtno was ot 100 horsopowor. Now tho largest bomber is ot 1000 horso powor. "Tho Liberty motor will do. Wo want them In largo quantities. I havo seen them work and thoy aro satisfac tory for bombing machines. Finer en gines with much lntrlcnto and special ized pahs, llko a watch, cannot bo made In largo quantities, but tho Lib erty motor can, which Is a big advan- '""War ot tho future lies in tho air. for when tho big commercial planes aro developed, thoy can easily bo turned Into fighting machines with powerful offcnslvo propenaltlest Eng land was ablo to defend herself with a largo navy, but It will bo necessary Jn tho tuturo for nations to havo largo nnrlnl fnroon. "Battleships will bo no match for tho new aerial machines, wmcn wjii revolutionise warfare, both on land and sea. Tho activities of tho fighting fnrrra will ho transferred to tho air. Armies and navies will bo unablo to battlo with tho immonso bombing ma Milnp-j nf tho future. Ti n-nrifi will lnnl.- in Amnrica for great developments in aviation, bo- causo 8UO lias uniimucu resources, while European countries aro impov- rrlehr1 hv lnntf Years Of despoliation and destruction. America will manu facture largo commercial machines. They will bo speedy and ablo to carry 100 tons instead of 1000 pounds, as "A trip across tho Atlantic will, It Is believed, be accomplished with- tho present-day machtnes during August and September, and probably October. The weather situation would be un favorable during tho other monthB of tho year. Heavy fogs mako aerial navigation impossible. Aviators aro unable to guido themselves in a fog, ,as it makes everything black. A trip nnrnna MlA rtf-nnn fit this tlmft WOUld have to bo mado by way of New York, the Azores nnu I'oriugai. "Tho development ot an aerial code similar to tho maritime codo will bo iiApnaoDrv Tinfnrn thnrA ran ho cencrnl aerial navigation. Thoro must bo in ternational signals llko tnoso at sea, aerial laws and a whole volumo ot regulations for aerial transportation. Rlimnr Pntirnnl la In Paris on cov- ernment business. Ho expects to visit Atnortfn nrnhnhlv attar tho war. His Tv-lmta tlmn In nnv ilorotod to war DUr- poses. Ho is not developing commer cial macmnes. Aerial Photographer Falla Far. Portland. Al Tlce, photographer, of the Angelus Studio, wont up 2700 foet Into tho air Monday to obtain a pano ramic view of tho yards or the Norm west Steel company and tho Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation. Tho return trip was a hurried, suuaen one, but Tlce came back with his picture a thrill and some scratches. At the elevation named tho balloon With which ho mado tho ascent Jerked queerly and then started suddenly downward. Later tho cable holding the gasbag captive came into contact with a "live" wlr'o carrying 11,000 volts, and burned In two. Ten men who were holding tho cablo let go Just In time to escapo possible electrocu tion, as the cablo tho next fow seconds swerved to the high-voltage wire. The balloon landed In a tree-top, and there Tlce mado his exit from tho basket and his way to tho ground, practically unhurt The desired view was taken on the way down. Sugar Price May Go Up. New York. Tho price to be paid in the United States for Cuban sugar next year has been referred to repre sentatives of tho two governments for determination at a conference in Washington next week. Tho international sugar committee recognizes tho need of meeting tho increased cost of production in Cuba, shown in a brief filed with the com mittee by Cuban representatives to amount to moro than half a cent a pound. The prospective increased cost, as outlined by tho Cuban mission, would mean tho addition to tho prico of sugar In tho United States of a full cent a pound. Night Turned Into Day. Washington, D. C Perfection of an airplane flare for uso in night bomb ing expeditions over enemy territory was announced Wednesday by tho Ord nance department Tho flaro is re leased from tho plane In a parachute and Is set off by air friction. At a height of 2000 feet, it was an nounced, it will cast a light of moro than 400,000 candlepower ovof an area 1 miles In diameter. Tho glare pre vents detection of tho piano from tho ground, It was explained. Yanks to Control Air. Somewhere In England. Amorlcan aviators Wednesday took over from tho British one ot tho most Important seaplano stations on tho English coast, from which thoy will do continuous patrol duty over a largo area of tho sea. Tho American aviators stationed on tho English coast havo heretofore been working as part ot tho nrltlsh squad rons and this Is tho first purely Amer ican station In England. TOBACCO TAXES TO YIELD 340 MILLION Committee Agrees on New Levy Schedule. LUXURIES TO BE HIT Jewelers Say That Collections of Im posts on Basis of Sales to Consum ers Will Be Most Productive. Washington, D. C Heavy Increases in tho present war tax on tobacco, cigars and cigarettes were agreed to Saturday by tho Houso ways and means committee as part of tho now $8,000,000,000 rovonuo bill. Tho tax imposes throo tlmos tho ox Istlng rates on some items of tho schedule and Is oxpectcd to raise ap proximately $340,000,000 in compari son with tho present $168,000,000 rov euuo from tobacco. Members ot the commlttoo said all danger of delay Is over and tho bill will bo In form to report whon tho houso reassembles on August 19. Tho commlttoo went back to tho incomo surtnx paragraphs and, while thoro was no detinito action, It was evident there will bo heavy increases In sur Thoro was also somo discussion ot two plans to superimpoao a sincuy war profits tax on tho excess profits Inr nnn nf thn nlnnn lmlnc for a complete supplemental tnx, ovory dollar oi wmcn wouiu uo auuiuumu m tin nrpnia nrnfltn rovonuo. nnd the othor an alternative proposition undor which tho treasury would Imposo either tho oxcess proms mx or wiu war profits tax, but not both ot thorn, tho tax to bo Imposed bciug that which would bring tho larger revenue In each Individual case. Tho action as to war taxes on tobac co was independent ot tho special license tax on manufacturers of to bacco, in which douhlo tho present tax was Imposed on tho basis ot tho annual sales. Chairman Kltchln mado this state ment: "Tho committee reached tho follow ing tentntlvo decision as to tho tobacco schedule: " '"Cigars weighing not more than threo pounds per thousand, tax in creased from tho present $1 per thou sand to $2 per thousand. "Cigars weighing moro than threo pounds per thousand, and retailing at not moro than 4 centB each, increased from $3 to $5 per thousand. "Cigars retailing at more than 4 cents nnd not more than 7 centB, In creased from $4 to $iu por wousanti. "Cigars retailing at more than 7 cents each and less than 15 cents each, increase from $G to $15 per thousand botwecn 15 and 20 centB each, Incrcaso frnm is tr S2n nor thousand: and thoso retailing at 20 cents or more, Increaso from $10 to $30 per thousand.. "Cigarettes weighing not moro than throe pounds por mousana anu ruiuu Ing at leBs than 2 cents each, Increased from $2.05 to $5 por thousand. "Cigarettes of same wolght retailing at 2 cents or more, Incroasod from $2.05 to $8 per thousand; thoso weigh ing more than threo pounds per thou sand increased from $4.80 to $10 per thousand. "Tobacco tax Increased from 13 to 30 cents per pound. "Cigarettes and tubes tax doubled. "Experts estlmato that tho rovonuo for the 12 months period from theso to bacco taxes will total $340,000,000 against a present revonuo of $108,000, 000 from tho samo source." Tho ways and means sub-commltteo on luxuries held a hearing at which a Jewelers' committee contended that by collecting tho tax on tho basis of sales to tho 'consumer $150,000,000 moro might be raised than If Imposed on tho lesser wholesale price. Huns Ship Wheat Home. With tho French Army on tho Sols BoriHlthelms Front, Saturday. Thou salds of bushels of French wheat havo been shipped homo by German sol diers. Tho French and Americans, during their advance of the last few dayB, havo discovered that systematic plans had been laid by tho Germans for reaping tho harvest In tho country from which thoy havo boon driven. Tho allies havo found largo stacka of small canvas bags to bo distributed among the soldiers to bo filled with wheat. Pursuit Tires Yankees. With tho American Army at tho Alsno-Marno Front, Aug. 3. An indi cation of tho stern chaso tho alilos aro forcing upon the Germans was con tained in a message which camo over tho field wires to headquarters from a commander leading an Amorlcan unit, "My men must rest," ho said.. "Must rest?" exclaimed headquar ters. "Yes," was tho answor. "Our men aro absolutely tired out running to keep up with the arirwaiis." BEAN CROP ASSURED . Downpour Came at Critical Time and Heavy Yield Is Certain in North Idaho District. Lowlston. Idaho. ''The Lowlston Orchards Packing association opened its doors August 1 fur the fall fruit reason," Raid 11. 11. S, Howell, presi dent of tho Lowlston orchards com munity assembly, In speaking ot tho orchard fruit situation. "V. 1). Itylos Is .manager ot tho association. Tho early fall and crabapplos will ho com ing In In largo quantities in a fow days, also tho ponchos, plums, prunes nnd nectarines, and then will follow tho ieara and lato peaches, followed by tho main crop ot fnll and winter apples, "Tho npplo crop will approximate 40 por cent ot Inst year's crop, but will bo ot oxcellont quality. Tho ro cent rains havo been bonoflclnl to orchards." Proparo to Pack Fruit. Lowlston Idaho. W. S. Shearer, prominent orchnrdtst and farmer of tho Lowlston Orchards and Tnmmnny district, stated Wednesday that tho rains during tho last fow days have saved tho bean crop. Mr. Shearer has 741 acres In beans in tho Tammany region that were just coming Into full bloom when tho raliiB camo and as n result there Is an unusually heavy sotting of pods, which will Insure a heavy yield. "Thoro are thousands ot acres of boans In this soctlon ot tho country," Bald Mr. Shearer, "that wo aro now assured will give a heavy yield that otherwlso would havo given only a very light crop or nono at all," A very rapid expansion ot American army hoadquartors In London is In progress. Throo now buildings wore taken over last week. Two army hospitals wore recently opened and tlicso will bo running nt full cnpnclty within n few days. A largo building In tho center of tho city will bo equip ped this weok as a "liaison office," to houso various activities Involving doallngs between tho American nnd British armies. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Portland. Wheat Government ba sis, $2.20 por bushol. Flour Straights, $10.95011.15 por barrel; wholo wheat, $10.30; graham, $9.90010.35; barloy flour, $11012; ryo flour, $11.GO012.5O; cornmcnl, $11.40012; corn flour, $12.20013.40; oat flour, $12.50012.75. Mlllfocd Not mlllfcod prices, car Iota: Bran, $31 per ton; shorts, $33; middlings, $33; rolled- barloy, $70; rolled oats, $09,. Corn Wholo, $75; cracked, $7C por ton. Hay Buying prices f.o.b. Portland: Eastern Oregon timothy, $34 por ton; valley timothy, $29; alfalfa, $2C027; valley grain hay, $20028; clover, $20 028: straw, $9010. ! Butter Cubes, extra, 47VSc; sec onds, 44c; prlmo firsts, Uic, prints, extras, box lots, 50c; cartons, box lots, 51c; halt boxes, c more; less than half boxes, 1c more; buttcrfat, No. 1, 54c por pound delivered Portland. I Kgga Itanch, current rodclpts, 43c; candled, 4Cc; selects, 49c per Poultry Hens, 23 025c; broilers, 2C 028c; ducks, gecao and turkoys, nom inal. Veal Fancy, 18019c por pound. Pork Fancy, 234024c per pound. Fruits Cantnloupos, $1.75 04.25 per crato; watermelons, 303c per pound; peaches, $101.50; now npplcs, $2,75 por box; plums, $1.50 02.25; apricots, $2 per box; pearB, $3.50 per box; casabas, 4c por pound; grapes, $203 per crate. Vegetables Tomatoes, $101.75 por crate,; cabbage, 44lc per pound; lettuce, $2.50 03 per crnto; cucumbers, $101.75 per dozen; peppora, 15c por pound; peas, 12012 'c por pound; beans, 10011c por pound; colery, $1.25 per dozen; summer squash, $1 por dozen; eggplant, 15c per pound. Potatoes New, $3,75 per hundred. Onions Walla Walla, $2.5002.75: California, $202.60 per sack. Hops 1917 crop, 13014c por pound; contracts, 10017c. Wool Eastern Oregon, 35 060c; valley, 54 0 01c por pound. Mohair Oregon, new clip, 55c por pound. Cascara Bark Now and old, 11c por pound. Cattle July 30, 1018. Prlmo steers $11.75(0)12.25 Good to choico steers, , , , 10.75(3)11.75 Medium to good steers.. 9.5010.75 Fair to medium steers .. 8.60 0,50 Common to fair steers ,. 5.50 8.50 Choice cows and heifers. 8.000 8.50 Med. to good cows and hf 0.00 7.50 Canners 3,00 5.00 Bulls 5.50 7.50 Calves 8.5011.50 Stockers and feeders.... 6.00 8,00 Hogs Prime mixed $18.10(5)18.05 Medium mixed 17.8518.10 Rough heavies 1G.G010.85 Pigs 10.0010.C0 Bulk , 18.10 Sheep Lambs gl3.7514.25 Valley lambs 13,6014,00 Yearling" 0.C011.00 Wethers 8.50 0.50 Ewei 0.00 8.00 PLANES FQR 50,000 MOTORS IN SIGHT John D; Ryan Tells of Work Being Done in West. ; TALKS TO SPRUCE UNIT Assurance Given That United Statra ! Hixrlnnliiir In l.arrv lltrouKIl Aircraft Program. Portland. America's great program for conquering thu Hun In tho nlr Is rnst fruiting Into realization; tho northwoHt has tho pralso of tho nation for tho uart It Is playing In aircraft i production; Colonel llrlco P. Dlsquo nnd his men, who are achieving grati fying results In furnishing material' for tho aircraft float, will havo tho chancu to follow tho finished mnchluea across to Franco theso wore tho vital points in tho mossago delivered In person by John I), llynn. director of aircraft production, speaking boforo thousands of his workers nt Vancouver barracks. Aaaurnnco that tho United States Is beginning to carry through its aircraft-making alma with entire success was given In no lndoflnlto phrases by Mr. Ityan. Ho talked In terms ot mil lions or foot ot spruco nud fir nnd, after giving tho Liberty motor hearty pralso, modo known that tlio govern ment has now placed orders for 50,000 ot them to go Into thu planes In sight. Heartiest cheers ovoked from tho thousands of sturdy sprucoworkera bo foro htm wore called forth by Director Ilynn's oxplanntlon Umt Colonol Disquo, Just as soon as tho spruce production work has boon advanced to moot requirements, Is to tnko a regiment ot his men for duty in Franco. This wns tho first official tacit ac knowledgment tliat tho work of pro duclng spruco is soon to be turned over to business hands nnd taken from tho military organization, tho Spmco Production division, to which It was first Intrusted. Rumors that this ac tion impended havo boon current, es pecially slnco tho Spruro Production division was separated from tho Uni ted States Signal corps; Neither Colonol Ulsqun nor Mr. Ityan would comment on tho question as to how long it may bo boforo tho release of tho khaki-clad loggers, mill men and clerical workers from pro duction duties hero for fighting priv ileges "over there," may come. Thoy did mako it plain that only fit, solcct mombors of tho provisional regiments to go into tho many thousands of planes In sight German Field Marshal Slain. Amsterdam. Field Marshal von Elchhorn, Gorman reprosontatlvo and military tyrant in tho Ukralno, was assassinated In Klov Tuesday by Boris Danskio. This tragody comes at a tlmo when tho shots that killed Von Mlrhnch, tho kaiser's diplomatic agent In Moscow, are still echoing through out Russia. Ab In tho caso of Von Mlrbach, tho slaying of Von Elchhorn marks a blow struck by tho Social Revolutionists. - Captain von Dressier, adjutant of Von Elchhorn, perished with his su perior when a bomb was hurlod by a young revolutionist Into tho carrlago In which tho two Germans wore driv ing. Tho aBHassIn, who is 23 years of ago, Is in custody, as is tho driver ot tho cab from which tho bomb was thrown, Tho cat drovo closo to tho carrlago as tho Oormans wore approaching tho field marshal's residence nt tho Casino. It has been established, a telegram from Kiev doclnrcs, that tho aHsasslnn Hon originated with tho Social Revolu tionists in Moscow. Danskio, tho assassin, doclarcd at tho Inquiry following his arrest, tho Klov dispatch says, that ho camo from tho provlnco of Ryazan, adjacent to Moscow, on orders from n communist committee, to kill tho field marshal. Wl.ll. atnr l lntr flunk. London. Tho Whito 8tar liner Jus tlcla, a vessel of about 32,000 tons nnd recontly ongnged In tho transporta tion of American troops across tho Atlantic, has been torpedoed and sunk off tho north Irish coast. Tho casualties, according to latest reports, woro only ton, Thoro woro no troops nboard, but tho vossol, which was on hor way back' to tho Unltod Stntos, carried n crew of ovor COO, Tho Justlcla was sunk only aftor a fight with submarines that lasted 24 hours. A member of tho crow Is quot ed as saying that ton torpodoos wero discharged at tho vosboI. Mr. McAdoo Demands Cash. Washington, D, O. Aftor midnight Wednesday railroads will collect mil lions ot dollars In freight charges on a cash basis by orders of Dlrector-Gon-oral McAdoo abolishing the old prac tice of cxtondlng credit to big ship pers. A day or two In which to mall tho freight hill and transmit a chock in return may bo allowed, .