THE
WORLD HAPPENINGS AIR
OF CURRENT WEEK
RAID ON LONDON
Ninety-Seven Killed and 437 Wounded
by German Aeroplanes - Many of
Dead Women and Children.
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
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London—In a swift and deadly raid
on the city of London Wednesday, Ger
man airplanes took a heavy toll in
killed and wounded.
Other places
were attacked, but so far as is known
at present by far the heaviest losses
occurred in London town itself.
At a late hour Wednesday night the
casualties as officially announced num
bered 534, including 97 killed and 437
wounded. Fifty-five men met death
and 223 men were wounded.
Sixteen
women and 26 children were killed and
122 women and 94 children were
wounded.
The German squadron consisted of
about 15 machines and the downtown
section of London was their chief ob
jective. Many bombs fell in the East
End, where buildings were destroyed
and others badly damaged and scores
of persons fell victims to the explo
sions. In one instance alone 10 chil
dren were killed in a street and 50
were injured.
British airplanes ascended immedi
ately the signal was given that hostile
machines were coming, but the Ger
mans remained at a great height and
flew swiftly, and evidently the British
fliers had difficulty in the pursuit, for
the loss of only one German machine
has been recorded.
Others are reported to have been
brought down, but there is no official
confirmation of this.
The anti-aircraft guns of London
seemingly were unable to reach the
Germans.
While a great many small business
houses and the homes of poor in the
crowded districts suffered great dam
age, Field Marshal Viscount French,
commander of the home defenses, an
nounces that no damage of a military
or naval nature was done.
The Associated Press correspondent
who visited one of the bombarded
areas, found that a majority of the
casualties occurred among a group
gathering for the noonday meal.
The bomb fell upon the roof of the
eating house, shattering it and causing
the wreckage to take fire.
A
«ISTON
HERALD,
HERMISTON,
OREGON.
U. S. IN WAR FOR FREEDOM
President Wilson Tells Russia Aims ot
America are No Indemnity Nor An
nexation but Righting of Every
Wrong Done Is Demanded.
WILL HUNT SLACKERS
No More Leniency to Be Given De
linquents and Prison Looms for
Those Who Failed in Duty.
Washington, D. C.—The period of
leniency ended Monday for men be
tween the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive,
who failed to register for the war
army last Tuesday.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
sent to the governors of all the states
a message nsking them “to inaugurate
from Tuesday a vigorous, aggressive
and effective enforcement of the penal
clause of the selective service law
against all who have by their failure
to register brought themselves under
those provisions.”
The message follows :
“Quotas are to be assigned to the
several states in proportion to their
population as determined by the bu
reau of the census and not in propor
tion to the registration. The result is
that every person who has failed to
register is seriously increasing the
burden of those who have registered.
Ample notice and every opportunity
has now been given and there is no
longer any argument upon which the
conduct of non-registrants can be con
doned.
“The period of leniency has now
passed. It is requested that every
effort be now made to detect and ar
rest persons subject to registration
who have not registered and to bring
each case promptly to the attention of
the nearest representative of the de
partment of Justice.
“Wide publicity should be given to
the effect of non-registration in in
creasing the burden on those who have
registered.
Care should be taken
that the lists prescribed in paragraph
39 are promptly posted and all regis
trants should be asked to assist in
bringing non-registrants to the atten
tion of the police.
“Summarization reports of regstra-
tion from the various boards should be
compared with estimates of the census
bureau land efforts should be made on
those districts where discerpancy be
tween registration and estimates seem
greatest.
,
“In case of doubt as to age or per
sons who have not registered, the tab
ulated record of political organizations
and other local records should be con
sulted and data may be obtained from
the bureau of the census.
General Crowder has nearly complet
ed a draft of regulations to govern ex
emption boards, and and expects to lay
it before Secretary Baker in a few
days for approval.
The general be
lieves no class should be exempted as
such, but that local boards should de
cide on the circumstances in each in
dividual case. He favors use of some
device such as a jury wheel for draw
ing the names of those to be examined
by the exemption boards.
A few more states reported regis
trations to the provost marshal gen
eral’s office Tuesday, but indications
were that all would not be completed
for nearly a week.
Among the states reporting so far,
Ohio stands first in the proportion of
registration to the census estimate
with 113 per cent. Illinois has 104.7
percent; Iowa 101.3 per cent, and
Washington is the lowest with 50.9
per cent.
When he provost marshal general’s
office closed Tuesday night 33 states
had sent complete returns showing a
total registration of 6,358,388, com
pared to census allotments totaling
7,063,482.
The returns during the
day about kept up the percentage of
previous reports, and predictions as to
the grand total ranged from 9,000,000
to 9,250,000. The possible exemptions
indicated were 3,439,527.
Wrongs
Washington, D. C.—President Wil executed for that purpose.
son, in a communication to the new must first be righted and then ade
government of Russia, has made plain quate safeguards must be created to
Events of Noted People, Governments
the war aims of the United States and prevent their being committed again.
and Pacific Northwest and Other
its positon on “no annexations, no in We ought not to consider remedies
merely because they have a pleasing
demnities.”
Things Worth Knowing.
Practical ques
“No territory must change hands and sonorous sound.
except for the purpose of securing tions can be settled only by practical
those who inhabit it a fair chance of means. Phrases will not achieve the
life and liberty,” says the communica result. Effective readjustments will,
Snow fell at Anaconda, Mont., and
and whatever readjustments are neces
tion.
in the surrounding country Tuesday to
sary must be made.
“
No
indemnities
must
be
insisted
on
the depth of from two to three inches.
“But they must follow a principle
except those that constitute payment
and
that principle is plain. No people
Another encounter between an Amer
for manifest wrong done.
ican steamer and an enemy submarine,
“No readjustments of power must most be forced ’under sovereignty un
in which the steamer narrowly escaped
be made except such as will tend to der which it does not wish to live. No
destruction by torpedo was reported
secure the future peace of the world territory must change hands except for
Tuesday to the State department.
and the future welfare and happiness the purpose of securing those who in
habit it a fair chance of life and liber
of its people.”
Germany has notified the United
The President’s communication was ty. No indemnities must be insisted
States that she regards the 74 Ameri
delivered to the Russian government on except those that constitute pay
can merchant sailors brought in by the
by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd. ment for manifest wrongs done. No
raider Moewe as prisoners of war, and
readjustments of power must be made
In full it is as follows:
that they will be treated as such.
“In view of the approaching visit of except such as will tend to secure the
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’ ' „ * • garia is visiting the
the American delegation to Russia to future peace of the world and the fu
royal Bavarian family at Munich. He
express the deep friendship of the ture welfare and happiness of its peo
is understood to be arranging the pos
American people for the people of ples.
sible betrothal of the Bulgarian crown
“And then the free peoples of the
Russia and to discuss the best and
prince with Princess Gondelinde, the
most practical means of co-operation world must draw together in some
youngest daughter of King Ludwig.
between the two peoples in carrying common covenant, some genuine and
the present struggle for the freedom practical co-operation that will, in
Final action on Senator Lodge’s bill
of
all peoples to a successful consum effect, combine their force to secure
to authorize issuance of government
mation, it seems opportune and appro peace and justice in the dealings of
rifles and other equipment for home
The broth
priate that I should state again, in the nations with one another.
guard organizations, was taken in the
light of this new partnership, the ob erhood of mankind must no longer be
senate Tuesday and the measure was
jects the United States has had in a fair but empty phrase ; it must be
sent to the President for his signature.
given a structure of force and reality.
mind in entering the war.
The Petrograd propaganda in favor
The nations must realize their com
“Those objects have been very much
of a “women’s fighting regiment” has
beclouded during the past few weeks mon life and effect a workable part
made considerable progress.
Eight
by mistaken and misleading state nership to secure that life against the
hundred volunteers have already en
ments, and the issues at stake are too aggressions of autocratic and self-
listed, among whom, it is reported, is
momentous, too tremendous, too signi pleasing power.
the wife of the war minister, A. P.
“For these things we can afford to
ficant for the whole human race, to
Kerensky.
For
permit any misinterpretations or mis pour out blood and treasure.
James Maxwell and Edward Madi
understandings, however slight, to re these are the things we have always
professed to desire, and unless we pour
son, convicts who escaped from the
main uncorrected for a moment.
out blood and treasure now and succeed
Utah state penitentiary, returned of
“
The
war
has
begun
to
go
against
KRONSTADT MAY BE STARVED Germany, and in their desperate desire we may never be able to unite or show
their own accord and asked admittance
to the prison. “We did not mean to
to escape the inevitable ultimate de conquering force again in the great
stay away for good; we only wanted Petrograd Peasants Threaten to Cut feat, those who are in authority in cause of human liberty. The day has
Off Food to Revolutionists.
to see what a few hours of liberty was
Germany are using every possible in come to conquer or submit. If the
like,” they said.
strumentality,
are making use even of forces of autocracy can divide us, they
Petrograd—The All-Russia Council
the
influence
of
groups and parties will overcome us; if we stand to
A telegram reaching the State de of Peasants’ Delegates, after discus
among
their
own
subjects to whom gether, victory is certain and the lib
partment Tuesday, undated and sup sing at a special sitting the recent
erty which victory will secure. We
posed to be about a month old, says the events at Kronstadt, adopted the fol they have never been just or fair, or can afford then to be generous, but we
even
tolerant,
to
promote
a
propagan
Turks have partially evacuated Jeru lowing resolution by a vote of 1000
da on both sides of the sea which will cannot afford then or now to be weak
salem for military reasons, but that to 4:
preserve their influence at home and or omit any single guarantee of justice
the oft-threatened massacre was not
“This congress wishes to inform the
and security.”
feared. The telegram came through inhabitants of Kronstadt that the power abroad to the undoing of the
the Swedish minister at Constanti peasants will stop the dispatch of all very men they áre using.
“The position of America in this PERSHING SAFE IN LONDON
nople.
food to Kronstadt if the town does not
war is so clearly avowed that no man
immediately
join
her
revolutionary
The level of prices paid producers of
can be excused for mistaking it. She American General and Staff Cross At
principal crops on June 1 was 99.8 per forces to those of the Russian demo seeks no material profit or aggrandize
lantic Unannounced.
cent higher than a year ago and 107 cracy and unless it recognizes the ment of any kind. She is fighting for
provisional
government.
”
per cent above the past nine years’
no advantage or selfish object of her
London — A British trans-Atlantic
The Kronstadt revolt has reached a
average on that date, the department
own, but for the liberation of peoples steamer came slowly into her moorings
new
critical
stage,
owning
to
the
for
of Agriculture reported Tuesday. The
everywhere from the aggressiopa of in a British port Saturday morning
composite condition of all crops on mal repudiation of the secessionist autocratic force.
with the most interestnig complement
June 1 was 5.8 per cent below their council of deputies. The garrison also
“The ruling classes in Germany have of passengers she ever had during her
virtually
unanimously
adpoted
a
reso
10-year average on that date.
begun of late to profess a like liberal years of plying between American and
lution demanding that the council obey
Fifty-five persons, mostly members all the commands which the provision ity and justice of purpose, but only to English ports.
The passengers consisted of the staff
of the Farmers’ and Laborers’ Protec al government issues in defense of the preserve the power they have set up in
tive association at Daitas, Tex., were revolution or in defense of Russia Germany and the selfish advantages of the first division of thè American
which they have wrongly gained for army that will co-operate with the
charged with seditious conspiracy against a foreign enemy.
themselves and their private projects British and French armies on French
against the United States government
of power all the way from Berlin to soil in the world war — Gen. John J.
in indictments returned late Tuesday
by a Federal grand jury. Some of PRINT PAPER POOL IS URGED Bagdad and beyond. Government af Pershing and his personal staff and the
ter government has by their influence, officers of the general staff, number
those indicted are already in jail.
Names are being withheld pending ar Commission Makes Recommendation of without open conquest of its territory, ing nearly 60.
There also were on board about 70
been linked together by a link of in
rest of others.
Federal Agency for News.
trigue directed at nothing less than private soldiers, a clerical force of the
The government has begun to tight
Washington, D. C.—Pooling of news the peace and liberty of the world.
same number, a score of British offi
en restrictions governing the travel print paper production and importation
“The meshes of that intrigue must cers from Canada and a large party of
between the United States and foreign under a government agency for distri be broken, but cannot be broken unless adventurous civilians, including sev
Anti-Liquor Movement
governments.
Steamship companies bution to publishers at a price provid wrongs already done are undone, and eral women.
were instructed to accept no passen ing a fair profit to manufacturers was adequate measures must be taken to
Gains Ground in Senate
gers for foreign ports unless they pos recommended Wednesday by the Fed prevent it from ever again being re
Washington, D. C.—Maj. Gen. Per
sess passports from the State depart eral Trade commission in a report on woven or repaired.
Washington, D. C.—Prohibition took
shing, whose safe arrival in England
ment which have been vised. The de its investigation of the paper industry
“Of course, the imperial German is recorded in the foregoing dispatch, more forward steps Tuesday in con
partment of labor ordered its agents to conducted during the last year.
government and those whom it is using has with him 198 officers, enlisted men gress. It was decided to combine the
be careful in admitting persons into
The commission also suggested that for their own undoing are seeking to and other attaches. The party salied many prohibition amendments to the
the country.
the government seek to induce Cana obtain pledges that the war will end in more than a week ago without any food bills in one separate measure for
The District of Columbia reports its dian authorities to establish a similar the restoration of the status quo ante. publicity being given to their depart- conservation of grains and thus pro
total registration at 32,327.
Possible agency to co-operate with the Ameri It was the status quo ante out of ure, despite the fact that it was known hibit the manufacture of foodstuffs in
to beer and malt liqours as well as dis
which this iniquitous war issued forth, to some American newspapers.
exemptions, 19,789. Estimated eligi- can pool.
Reports from Paris said sites for the tilled spirits. The senate agricultural
In a letter transmitting the report to the power of the imperial German gov
bles, 36,926.
the senate, which ordered the investi ernment within the empire and its camps of American troops had been committee reached this decision.
Belgium will send an official mission gation, the commission asked emer widespread domination and influence selected. Presumably Gen. Pershing
The senate judiciary committee fa
to the United States, headed by Baron gency legislation to make the recom outside of that empire.
will inspect these and make complete vorably reported a resolution by Sena
Moncheur, ex-minister to Washington. mendations effective. It declared that
“That status must be altered in arrangements for the reception of his tor Sheppard, of Texas, for a prohibi
It will arrive within the next three if the 1916 consumption of 1,775,000 such fashion as to prevent any such troops.
tion constitutional amendment.
weeks.
The Sheppard resolution was ap
In announcing the personnel of Gen.
tons of print paper is equaled this year hideous thing from ever happening
Pershing’s staff the War department proved with Senators Culberson, of
The tariff commission’s trip to Eu the cost to consumers will be $105,- again.
“We are fighting for the liberty, the made public the first general orders of Texas; Reed, of Missouri, and Bran-
rope and Asia to study tariff and trade 000,000, an increase of $35,000,000,
problems has been postponed until late or 50 per cent over 1916, and that one- self-government and the undictated the commander of the American expe degee, of Connecticut, voting against
in the summer, because of the un half of this increase represents addi development of all peoples, and every ditionary force, dated Washington, it. Prohibition advocates promise to
press for a senate vote upon it.
feature of the settlement that con May 26.
settled conditions abroad, particularly tional profits to manufacturers.
cludes this war must be conceived and
in Russia.
Norwegian Vessel Sunk.
Wooden Ship Men Let Out.
Bride of Day is Widow.
A force of 25,000 Filipino troops,
New York—The Norwegian steam-
Labor Arrests Pacifists.
Washington, D. C.—Charges by F.
Spokane — Earl L. Laughbon, of
wherever they may be needed, was
London—Members of the National A. Eustis, assistant general manager ship Aakild, a vessel of 2264 tons gross
offered President Wilson Friday by Davenport, a bridegroom of less than
Maneul Quezon, ex-Philippine delegate a day, was drowned at Newman lake Seamen’s and Firemen’s Union Mon of the government’s Emergency Fleet register, which departed April 5 with
in congress and now president of the just before noon Wednesday.
His day took prisoner Frederick W. Jo Corporation, and F. Huntington Clark, cargo for England, was torpedoed and
Philippine senate.
bride, who was Miss Vera O. Callison, wett, president of the Independent La that Major General George Goethals is sunk by a German submarine May 19
stenographer at the Ballard Plannery bor party, and James Ramsay Mac deliberately blocking the wooden ship near the French coast, after leaving
In its report on operations along the until Monday, was not in the boat Donald, chairman of the Labor party, building program, resulted in the dis England for Africa, according to mem
Macedonian front, army headquarters when the accident happened and no both members of parliament, who were missal of both as volunteer employes bers of the crew who reached here
announces that British airmen dropped one is able to tell just how the man
“We had time to take to
of the corporation. General Goethals, Tuesday.
about to sail for Petrograd.
several bombs, causing the destruction lost his life.
L. D. Shaffner, of the
An enthusiastic demonstration was in a memorandum to the shipping the boats, ’ ’ Otto Bernsen, one of the
of several fields of ripening grain, on Lakeside Inn, took an auto trip up the held in Trafalgar Square to protest board, announced that he was discharg crew, said, “and then we had a nar
the east bank of the Struma.
•
Spokane valley and Mrs. Laughbon against permitting Mr. MacDonald ing the engineers who conceived the row escape from death by shell fire. A
French destroyer came up and fired
The threatened strike in 140 factor went along. Mr. Laughbon was to have and Mr. Jowett to proceed to Petro wooden ship building plan because
and the submarine fired back.”
their usefulness was at an end.
gone
to
the
head
of
the
lake
to
fish.
grad
on
account
of
their
supposed
pa
ies in Petrograd engaged in metal
cifist leanings.
manufactures and other war work,
Indiana Finally Register.
More Labor Bars Down.
U. S. Ship Sinks U-Boat.
which was fixed for Friday, has been
Montana Raises Quota.
Salt Lake City—After they had gone
Washington, D. C.—Secretary Wil
At
An
Atlantic
Port
—
Destruction
of
averted. The strikers’ demands were
a German submarine by an American
Minneapolis, Minn.—Chairman Hol son’s ruling waving certain provisions on the warpath, made prisoner of the
granted, including the six-hour day.
steamship was reported by the mer ter, of Montana, reported to the Fed of the immigration laws so that Mexi acting Indiati agent and had threatened
Persona leaving the United States chantman upon her arrival Wednesday eral Reserve bank here Monday that can labor may be brought into this with death the only white woman in
to avoid military service would be ex in an American harbor. Her officers the state already had subscribed its al country for agricultural purposes has the village, whom they had taken host
patriated and forever barred from the refused to discuss the encounter except lotment of $7,250,000 Liberty Loan been extended so as to include labor age. Indiana of the Idapah tribe, in
•he Uintah basin, have agreed to regis
country by bills introduced by Repre to say that by agile maneuvering the bonds and that efforts are being made from Canada.
This became
Because of a shortage of labor in ter for conscription.
sentative Taylor, of Colorado. Thirty steamer managed to ram and sink the to raise an additional $2,500,000.
days from the passage of either meas U-boat shortly after two of the under
Two pioneer Montana residents, the Northern lumber regions an effort known Tuesday through a Federal offi
ure would be given to persona who al water boats had attacked the vessel, Henry Carpenter and L. N. Gibson, also is being made to have the secre cial in the Indian service, who arrived
The steamer have subscribed for $72,000 and $50,- tary include in the order labor for this here to report the matter to Leon Bone,
ready have fled to return and make one from either side.
agent of the department of Justice.
amends.
work also.
lost a blade from her propeller.
000 worth of bonds, respectively.
KING DE GREECE IS
FORCED TO LEAVE
Monarch Abdicates Throne On
Demand of Allied Powers.
SON TO SUCCEED HIM
Constantine and Crown Prince George
Go Into Exile in Switzerland-
Frenchman Causes Move.
Athens, via Paris—The fall of Con
stantine I, King of the Hellenes, has
come.
In response to the demand of the
protecting powers — France,
Great
Britain and Russia—he abdicated Mon
day in favor of his second son, Prince
Alexander.
This climax in the affairs of Greece
was brought about through the agency
of the French senator, M. Jonnart,
who has held posts in several French
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rtde
- e 2 (0000)
KING CONSTANT INE
2
OF
GREECE
-
cabinets, and who arrived at Athens
only a day or two ago on a special mis
sion as the representative of France,
Great Britain and Russia.
M. Jonnart had previously visited
Saloniki and other points, and he lost
no time in getting into conference
with the Greek premier, Alexander
Zaimis.
The demands of the powers respect
ing the abdication of King Constantine
also specifically eliminated Crown
Prince George as his successor, the
crown prince being included among
those Greeks in official life who were
considered strongly pro-German.
Both the ex-king and Prince George,
it was announced by Premier Zaimis,
intend to leave the country immediate
ly. It is reported that they will em
bark on a British warship and proceed
to Switzerland by way of Italy.
It is presumed that Prince Alexan
der will take up his kingly duties with
full acceptation of the ideas which the
protecting powers desire to be put in
to effect in the government of Greece
during the present war.
He is 24
years of age and has been free from
anti-entente proclivities.
M. Zaimis recognized the disinter
estedness of the powers, whose sole
object was to reconstitute the unity of
Greece under the constitution, but he
pointed out to M. Jonnart that a decis
ion could only be taken by the king
after a meeting of the crown council,
composed of ex-premiers.
It was not until 9:30 o’clock Tues
day morning that the premier com-
munciated to the commissioner of the
allied powers the king’s answer in the
following letter :
“The minister and high commis
sioner of France, Great Britain and
Russia — Having demanded by your
note of Monday the abdication of his
majesty King Constantine and the
nomination of his successor, the under-
signed, premier and foreign minister,
has the honor to inform your excel
lency that his majesty the king, ever
solicitous for the interests of Greece,
has decided to leave the country with
the prince royal, and nominates Prince
Alexander as his successor.
“ZAIMIS.”
Sinking Arouses Sweden.
Gothenburg, Sweden — Indignation
has been aroused here by statements
made before a magistrate’s court by
survivors of the Swedish steamer Har
old, which was sunk by a German sub-
marine in the North Sea, May 6, the
captain and four of the crew being
drowned. The testimony showed that
the submarine shelled the Harold with
out warning, continuing the shelling
after the Harold had stopped and dur
ing all the time the erew was launch
ing the boats in a heavy sea.
One of
the lifeboats was destroyed by a shell.
Australia Selb Us Wool.
Washington, D. C.—Sixteen million
pounds of Australian wool, released by
the British government to American
users, will be distributed by the bu
reau of foreign and domestic com
merce. An arrangement has just been
completed between the American and
British governments under which
American importers desiring to obtain
British controlled goods will spply to
the bureau instead of as heretofore to
the British govrenment.