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THE WORLD HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. Every jitney bus operating in Spo kane was ordered off the streets by Mayor Fleming Tuesday. Rear Admiral Sims, in charge of American naval operations in Euro pean waters, was formally appointed Wednesday a vice admiral by Presi dent Wilson. Two employes of the Giant Powder company at Oakland, Cal., were killed Tuesday afternoon, when the nitro glycerine house at the company’s plant near Richmond, blew up. Panama has proposed that the Unit ed States advance $10,000,000 for im mediate construction of strategic roads and railways as a step in proper de fense of the Panama Canal Zone in the world war. “Keep up local charities,” is the message sent by the women’s commit tee of the Council of National defense to women of the country. “Our poor and helpless must not suffer because of the war,” it says. The evening newspapers of New York City did not publish any editions on Memorial Day. The purpose of this step was the conserving of white paper. It is estimated that it resulted in a saving of 250 tons. An official statement issued in Lon don recently says that counting the Americans serving in the British and French armies and the additional units ordered to France, there shortly will be 100,000 Americans in France. A mob estimated to number 3000 persons, shouting threats to rid East St. Louis, Ill., of negroes imported to work in factories and munitions plants, swept through the streets Wednesday night, attacking and beating negroes wherever found. Several negroes were injured so severely they probably will die. Resolutions adopted at the great mass meeting in favor of the entente allies held in Madrid Tuesday were presented to the Spanish minister of the interior. The resolutions were to the effect that “Spain should break diplomatic relations with Germany and should acept all the consequences from the action which she is compelled to adopt for the defense of her dignity.” Hundreds of business men of El Paso, Texas, wept Sunday when Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, of Brooklyn, N. Y., pictured conditions in Belgium, Northern France and Serbia under Ger man rule, and cheered wildly when Dr. Hillis said: "The Kaiser sent a mes sage to the Sultan of Turkey saying: ‘God bless you, my friend,’ “If 1 were a layman I should say, without being sacrilegious, ‘God damn the Sultan.’ ” HERALD, BORDER TOWN RAIDED PPRRRRRPRPRPE 23 Villistas Capture Ojinaga in Surprise Attack — Soldiers and Civilians Escape to American Side. Presidio, Tex.—Francisco Villa now holds a border port opposite an Amer ican town, and again United States troops are patrolling the border, while Villa cavalrymen are silhouetted against the night sky on the Southern bank of the Rio Grande. At 5 o’clock Thursday morning ap proximately 200 Villa followers dashed into the little border town of Ojinaga, opposite here, shouting “Vive Villa,” and shooting right and left as they rode. Only a handful of Mexican gov ernment forces occupied the town, General G. Figueroa, General Garcia and Colonel Riojas having gone out Sunday night to engage the Villa com mand, which was encamped in La Mula pass, 35 miles south of the border. These forces were expected to return and make a desperate effort to drive the Villa troops from the town. Fifty of the government force of 75 men left in Ojinaga were killed in es caping across the river to Presidio. Women and children followed behind their men, carrying babies and bun dles. Of the 25 government soldiers remaining 16 were killed during the fighting, six were taken prisoner and the remainder were wounded. The battle lasted two hours, after which the shops and homes of the Ojinaga residents were looted. Chico Lano led the Villa forces into the plaza. Martin Lopez, Jose Ynez Slazaar and Carlos Montoya were re ported to have been with him in the attack. Reports of a fight Wednesday be tween the government troops in com mand of Generals Garcia and Fig ueroa, 15 miles southeast of La Mula pass and 50 miles below the border, were brought here by refugee Mexi cans. They said the government forces were divided into two com mands, and both were said to have suffered heavy losses and were forced to retire to the foothills. Seven hun dred Villa troops were said to have been engaged in this battle, and were opposed by about 600 government troops. The Villa force was said to have been Villa’s main command, and he was reported to have been present in person. GOVERNMENT EXPENSES UP Total More Than $150,000, Compared With $8,000,000 Last Year. Washington, D. C.—The govern ment’s expenditures for the fiscal year so far reached $1,600,000,000 Thurs day, more than $900,000,000 in excess of last year’s expenditures up to the present date, and a new high record in American history. The chief item of the increase, $607,500,000, was purchase of the ob ligations of foreign governments in exchange for loans to the allies. An increase of approximately $245,000,- 000 in the ordinary disbursements of the government, ¡chiefly due to mili tary and naval needs, also is recorded, and another item going to swell the grand total of expenditures was the payment of $25,000,000 for purchase of the Danish West Indies. Ordinary receipts also shew an in crease over last year, the total to date being $818,000,000. The chief item of increase is the income tax, payment so far this year having reached the to tal of $155,000,000, as compared with $28,000,000 last year. Income tax receipts are flowing into the treasury at the rate of nearly $4,500,000 a day. Enlistments in the Naval Reserve They have reached a total of nearly forces since the war began have $100,000,000 this month, as compared brought the personnel of all branches with less than $5,000,000 last May. up to about 25,000, or almost half the size of the regular Navy a year ago. NAVY GETS FIRST DIRIGIBLE This includes the fleet reserve, the naval auxiliary, volunteer coast de fense and flying corps reserves and wo Aiaahip Makes Long Flight With Great Success; 16 to Be Delivered. men enlisted for special duty. Bos ton, New York, Philadelphia and Nor Washington, D. C. — Navy officials, folk, in the order named, have led in encouraged over the successful build enlistments. ers’ trial of the first 16 non-rigid di Marshal Joffre and ex-Minister Vi rigible balloons ordered by the depart viani arrived at Brest Wednesday ment two months ago, said Thursday night on their return from the United night that the dirigible program now States. They proceeded at once to was assured of completion much sooner Paris. than had been expected. The airship left Chicago at midnight Fire Thurdsay night in the Norfolk navy yard is said by officials there to Monday night and arrived without ac have done “negligible damage. ” Pub- cident Tuesday afternoon at Akron, O. lished reports of an explosion in the The contract called for delivery within four months, but the builders will turn city power plant were denied. over the first ship for active duty in Because of lack of sufficient surgical coast patrol work within less than 90 dressings, newspapers are being used days of the date of the contract, and on the battle fields of France to stop thereafter one or more will be deliv the wounds of many soldiers, according ered every week. to a cable message received by the American Red Croes. Eastern Youths Migrate. The Roman Catholic newspaper Tyd Laredo, Tex.—Federal officials here says it understands on good authority Thursday disclosed the fact that from that the Austrian court is initiating a new peace effort. The action is in ac 15 to 20 young Americans, with little cordance with the wishes of Pope Ben baggage but carrying plenty of money, are crossing into Mexico daily, osten edict. sibly to mine, prospect for oil or pur The first detachment of United sue other occupations for which they States army engineers, under command apparently are not trained. It is be- of Major Parsons, arrvied in London lieved by officials that they are leaving Thursday evening. The second unit the United States to avoid conscrip of the American Hospital corps has tion. Most of the young men are from reached Great Britain. Eastern states, some being from The government has obtained op points as far East as Maine and New Hampshire. tions, it is announced, on large quan tities of leather for the Army and More Wages Are Raised. Navy at prices in effect at the begin Louisville — Wage increases involv ning of the war. No figures were ing approximately $1,920,000 a year given out, but it was said this repre- have been granted to over 8000 shop- senta a considerable saving. men and foremen in the employ of the The war revenue bill, framed to bring into the treasury $1,800,000,000 through new taxation during the com ing year, passed the house by a vote of 329 to 76 late Thursday in almost the same form that it was presented by the ways and means committee two HERMISTON I Liberty Loan I * FACTS I HERMISTON, OREGON ... BASE ERR RUSSIA FACES CRISIS TORNADOES’ TOLL 200; INJURE 2400 COLUMBIA RIVER Miracle is Only Hope, Says Minister of Finance, of Saving Country From Industrial Disaster. ApAAARARRARDR ......... - -- ---------- Helm Board Also Recommends Why Does the Government Sell, Bonds? The sinews of war are men, muni tions and money. The greatest imme diate need of the United States today, to render the best help to her Allies, is money. This money can be raised by the government by borrowing and by tax ing. The United States is at present employing both methods. Borrowing by means of the Liberty Bonds is a method of securing immediate funds for the prosecution of the war and spreading the burden of repayment over a period of from 15 to 30 years, when, it is hoped, world civilization will be in a happier state than now. Taxation does not bring in the funds as quickly as bond issues, but never theless helps to pay off immediately a large part of the current expenses. It is this government’s avowed in tention to put the burden of our share in this struggle for Democracy as far as possible on the present generation and not to shift our troubles onto our children. That is why the Liberty Bonds are issued with a maturity of only 30 years and a large part of the current expenses will be taken care of by taxation. This is sound reasoning, as we can well stand the burden. It will keep our country in healthy financial condi tion for the keen world competition in business which we must face later. Are you doing your share to straight en out this world struggle in the right way by subscribing for the Liberty Bonds? Liberty Loan Spells Immediate Prosperity. What will be the effect on business of the successful subscription of the two-billion-dollar Liberty Loan? Do not worry, you Manufacturer, Merchant, Employe. The immediate effect in every war has been that business should be stim- lated to the last degree. Every railroad, every mill and fac tory, every mine, every farm, will be pushed to its utmost to meet the in creased activity caused by the govern ment coming into the market as a buyer on an enormous scale. War for the next three years as re gards business would mean a kind of concentrated “prosperity”—the lavish spending of vast sums of money on our industries by our government. The cost will come in loss of our young men, in waste of money in un productive lines and for the future in increased taxation. But the cause of Civiliztion is worth the cost. A large oversubscription to the Lib erty Loan will shorten the war. And no one need hesitate to subscribe be cause he fears any possible business depression in the immediate future. Large Aviation Station DOZEN SUBS AT FIRST Appropriation of $1.200,000 is Asked; $60,000 Limit for Tongue Point Site—Protect Coast Ports. Washington, D. C.—The secretary of the navy Wednesday sent to con gress the report of the Helm board recommending the appropriation of $1,200,000 to establish and equip a submarine and aviation base near the mouth of the Columbia river. The board recommends the purchase of the Tongue Point site, at a cost not exceeding $60,000, and in eyent the property cannot be acquired at that ’ The figure, advises condemnation, owners are asking $75,000. The remainder of the appropriation, it is recommended, should be expended in preparing the site, and in the con struction of wharves, storehouses, shops and equipment, an electric charging plant, temporary barracks for men, with such other equipment as may be necessary to meet the necessi ties of at least 12 submarines. In addition, provision is to be made for hangars, launching ways and equip ment for aeroplanes and other aircraft. The submarine base, it is recom mended, should be so installed as to be able to care for at least 24 submarines in time of war. In its report the board states that during its visits to the Columbia river it was impressed with the importance of adequately defending this region from attack, and the base is recom mended largely as a defense measure, to afford naval protection to the Co lumbia river country in time of war. None of the sites near the mouth of the river was regarded as ideal for submarine and aviation work, and it is said the region is not suitable for training aviators. "But,” says the report, “in time of war the necessity for protection of the Columbia river region is imperative, and a well-equipped submarine base in the Columbia river from which sub marines could operate for a distance of 150 miles to the north and south would meet the major requirements of de fense at Willapa Bay and Grays Har bor and the coast north and south of the Columbia.” Of the appropriation recommended it is proposed to expend $900,000 on the submarine base and $300,000 on the aviation base. 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Will you lend your money to the United States on such a basis? To Every Employee. Go to your employer today and tell him you wish to subscribe $100 for a Liberty Loan bond. Tell him you wish to make a pay ment of $10 down and about $10 per month, which he can retain out of your salary. He can arrange all details with his bank. It will help your country. At the end of nine months, you will own the safest investment in the world, paying you at least 31 per cent. You will have saved this $100. If you have a savings account, go to your bank and ask them to transfer a part at least of your account into Lib erty Bonds. You can arrange with them also to make monthly partial payments if necessary to buy these bonds. In this way you will save for yourself and your current savings will go toward helping your country to save Democracy. Anti-War Mob and Police in Battle. Cleveland—Police attempting to pre vent anti-war speeches by Socialists in the public square were attacked by a crowd of about 300 late Monday and a pitched battle ensued. Just previous to the trouble, the recruiting station Louisville & Nashville railroad, whose erected in the public square registered nine-hour day was reduced to eight, 211 recruits. The police dragged one of the So- according to an announcement Thurs day. The pay of machinists and boiler ciaist orators off the stone rostrum makers was increased from 42 to 48 and the crowd attacked the police. cents an hour. Car repair men, help- Reserves rushed to the scene, clubbed en and apprentices shared in the in , the crowd back and half a dozen men crease. i were arrested. UNCOVER CONSPIRACY PLAN German Intrigue Pronounced Against Selective Draft Registration. Washington, D. C.—Attorney Gen eral Gregory Wednesday instructed United States attorneys and marshals throughout the country to use their ut most efforts to arrest and prosecute all persons responsible for the agitation which has manifested itself in locali ties from New England to Texas against the registration June 5 of men subject to selective draft. This agitation has made itself felt somewhat in many sections, but thus far there apparently is little connec tion between the outbreaks. Officials have undertaken an exhaustive investi gation to determine if the whole anti draft sentiment is not rooted in exten sive machinations of German propa gandists having a central headquarters in this country. Color to this theory is lent in some degree by the marked similarity in the methods of procedure in the widely separated communities. Some officials believe that the entire agitation is manufactured by German agents, who, baffled in their original program call ing for an armed uprising of German reservists in this country upon Ameri ca’s entry into the war, have truned their energies to this method of hin- dering the military plans of the gov- ernment. Petrograd, via London — The indus trial crisis in Russia is so acute that, according to a recent utterance of the minister of finance, M. Shingaroff, only a miracle can save the country from economic ruin. The demands of the workmen were so enormous, he declared, that it seemed impossible to keep the industrial wheels going for any great length of time. The Socialist ministers at a recent ministrial council said that the only possibility they saw of settling the difficulties was to bring the war to a close. Neither the coalition cabinet nor the newly appointed commission to regu late the difficulties between capital and labor has yet found a way to settle the industrial crisis. The commission is composed of the minister of finance, trade and industry and labor, but since there is a wide divergence of views between the ministers of finance and the new Socialist minister of labor, it seems probable that this commission will be confronted with the same diffi culties that attended previous efforts at reconciliation. An investigation of factory condi tions in Petrograd leads to the alarm ing but inevitable conclusion that un less the government finds a means of adjusting the present difficulties, most of industrial enterprises working for national defense will be compelled to close within a few months. The outstanding features of the la- bor situation are as follows: An in vestigation shows that virtually the same difficulties prevail in all the big factories in Petrograd, and apparently authenticated reports from the Mos cow, Donets and Ural districts indicate general disorganization. In many of the factories demands of the working- men for increased wages are actually greater than the entire profits of the factories under the best conditions of production. The workmen, through their com mittees, are virtually in command of the factories and business has to be submitted to them for approval. INDUSTRIAL PEACE IS PLAN National Council Hopes to Eliminate Strife Among Workers. Washington, D. C.—Labor strife is to be abolished for the period of the war if a plan under consideration by the labor committee of the Council of National Defense should be adopted. Up to this time the committee work ing in conjunction with Secretary of Labor Wilson has arranged disputes between employes and employers. The machinery available is inadequate and cumbersome, however, and it is sure to break down under the stress of the conditions which the war is producing. If the war is to be won it is appar ent there must be industrial peace. Secretary Wilson is understood to be drafting a .bill for consideration by congress under which compulsory in vestigation shall be required. A bill of this kind could not possibly get through congress. The matter, there fore, must be settled in another way. The plan under consideration con templates the insertion in every gov ernment contract for supplies of a pro vision under which arbitration must be resorted to in case of industrial differ ences. The arbitration board would consist of seven members, two repre senting labor, two representing capital and three representing the public. It would tie the duty of this board to receive and investigate all complaints regarding conditions of labor in the plants having government contracts. The findings of the board would be ob- ligatory upon the employers, and pub- lie opinion, it is believed, would have the effect of causing the men to con- tinue work. . Property Loss in Middle State: Will Reach $5,000,000. MANY SECTIONS HIT Three Days’ Storm Sweep Destruction Through Kansas, Illinois, Indi ana, Kentucky, Tennessee. Chicago — More than 200 persons were killed, 2400 or more injured, and millions of dollars’ worth of property destroyed by tornadoes which swept through Kansas on Friday, Illinois and Indiana on Saturday, and parts of Ten nessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and South ern Illinois, Sunday. Reports indicate that a large amount of farm implements, needed to produce the bumper crop desired this year, were ruined, although the spasmodic wind struck only here and there in its frightful play through the rural re gions. Crop damage is said to be not heavy in grains. The heaviest toll of life was taken at Mattoon, Ill., a city of 10,000 popu lation in the broom corn country of Central Illinois, where 54 are known to be dead and 500 injured, with a property loss of $2,000,000. Charleston, Ill., 10 miles east of Mattoon, was also partly wrecked Sat urday night with a loss of 38 lives and 150 injured. The property loss there is $1,000,000. The next most serious loss was at Andale, Kan., where 26 were killed and a score injured on Friday. Dublin, Ky., suffered three dead and 17 injured Sunday. South Dyersburg, Tenn., was reported to have lost two killed and 15 injured in a tornado that swept Dyer county. Near Blytheville, Ark., nine persons were reported killed and a dozen hurt. Reports from Indiana show at least seven persons killed at Hebron, Kouts and other places, and the death list may reach 20. More than 200 were injured in the Indian Territory swept by the storm. Smaller towns in Illinois lost a dozen dead on Saturday with two score in jured, while in the Southern point of Illinois windstorms killed a half dozen and injured a score. GOETHALS WILL VISIT COAST Federal Shipbuilder to Inspect Work- on Government Contracts. Washington, D. C.—General George W. Goethals, head of the Federal Ship-building corporation, is planning to visit the Pacific Coast at an early day, primarily to inspect the steel shipyards, but incidentally to look over yards which have taken or will take contracts for wooden ships. It is General Goethals’ intention to call upon every shipyard on the coast capable of building 4000 and 5000-ton steel ships, to take Government con tracts and to concentrate on the orders to the exclusion of all other business, between now and December 31, 1918. Under the arrangement which Gen eral Goehtals has made with the big steel plants of the East there will be no difficulty in supplying the West coast yards with steel for government ships; rather it is anticipated the only handicaps will be labor and yard facil ities. Established yards will be urged to increase their number of ways, and en couragement will be given to legiti mate enterprise which is ready to es tablish new yards for the building of these ships. It is largely with a view to bring about an expansion of the steel ship building industry on the Pacific Coast that General Geohtals will go West. Such expansion, he believes, is entire ly justified, not alone by the govern- ment contracts in contemplation, but by the enormous demand that will arise for shipe after the close of the war. Troops Will Be Amused. Washington, D. C.—American troops would take rest and recreation centers along with them to France under plans worked out by the training camp ac tivities committee appointed by Secre tary Baker. The committee already has received many offers of aid from actors and other entertainers. Major General Bell, commanding the Eastern department, has urged the Vienna Cabinet Shaky. Giant Explosive is Found. committee to lay great stress on sing- London—A vacancy in the Austrian New York—Dr. D. DeWaltoff, vice ing and an effort will be made to president of the American Medico- get soldier choruses going in the premierhsip may soon follow the Hun garian premiership vacancy, according Pharmaceutical league, announced at camps. to reports through Amsterdam Monday. the annual meeting of the league here 150 Engineers Called Out Messages from Vienna, says the Cen that he and his son, Mortimer, had dis San Francisco — Orders went out tral News correspondent at Amster covered an explosive so powerful that a five-grain tablet would suffice to Tuesday to 150 enlisted men of the dam, indicate that the rumors of the wreck the tallest building in New Eighth Regiment, reserve engineers, resignation of Count Clam-Martinio, York. The discovery, he said result to report next Friday for duty, They the Austrian premier, are so persistent that developments in this connection ed from an experiment to find a cheap are to be sent to American Wash., for a month of drill and train- are expected shortly. substitute for gasoline. Count von Coudenhove. the governor Dr. DeWaltoff claimed that his ex- ing before going to France. of Bohemia, is mentioned as successor Lieutenant Colonel James B. plosive was “10,000 times more pow naugh, commander of the regiment, to the premier. erful than dynamite. ” left Tuesday for American Lake to Ship Sunk; 52 Missing. superintend the construction of the Allied Experts Arrive. training camp. New York — The British steamship New York — A French and British Feltria, a 5254-ton freighter belonging scientific commission, which will work Shipyard Strike Called. to the Cunard line, was sunk May 5 off with American scientists on war prob Newport News, Va.—Machinists em the Irish const and her captain and 52 lems, arrived Wednesday. The com- mission consists of Commandant Fa ployed by the Newport News Ship of hie crew, including two Americans, bry, Commandant Henri Abraham. building & Drydock company gave no are missing. This report, current in Captain de Grammant de Guiches, Cap tice Tuedsay night that they would marine circles Monday, was confirmed tain Duxouey and Lieutenant Peterno, strike because yard officials rejected by the Cunard line. The Feltria was The formerly known as the Uranium, and all of France, and Sir Ernest Ruther demands for wage increases. ford and Commander Bridge, of the plant is building about $80,000,000 her last appearance in American wa British navy. There also arrived on worth of naval ships, including two ters was on February 18, when she sailed for Liverpool with cargo. dreadnaughts. the four officers of the Italian army.
