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Canadians Storm Strong Posts of Ger
mans West of Lens British Are
Also Nearing Coal Center.
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Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
General Maeovsky, commander of
the Guards Corps which headed the
Russian retreat on the southwest front,
has been ordered shot, according to a
dispatch to the London Post from Pet
rograd.
Conference reports on the priority
shipment bill and the bill increasing
the membership of the Interstate Com
merce commission from seven to nine
were adopted late Tuesday by the sen
ate. Both measures now go to the
President.
The Russian ministry of justice has
ordered the arrest of Leon Trotzky and
Dunacharsky for the part they played
in the uprising last month. The men
and international Socialists and leaders
in the Council of Workmen’s and
Soldiers’ delegates.
A report that a U-boat had been
sighted near the trans-Atlantic lanes
off New York caused the War depart
ment authorities to close the gate in
the net protecting the harbor mouth at
1 o’clock Tuesday morning. The gate
was opened again at 6 a. m.
Italian troops in attacks on the
Julian front Tuesday extended the Ital
ian lines southeast of Boscomalo.
There was also spirited fighting on
Mount Rombon, where an Austrian at
tempt to win an Italian advanced posi
tion was definitely negatived.
A concerted movement to save white
flour has been started in Massachu
setts. At the suggestion of Henry B.
Endicott, state food administrator, the
majority of hotels, restaurants and
clubs will refrain from serving white
bread during the entire week.
The new war industries board held
its first conference with President Wil
son Tuesday and took up in general the
problems it must face in the purchase
of war supplies for this government
and the allies. The President indi-
cated his idea of the board’s functions.
According to the Nord Deu sche
Allegemeine Zeitung, of Berlin the
stocks of corn found in Roumania after
the invasion by the German army have
been distributed among the central
powers, including 90,000 tons of prop
erty belonging to the former Bureau
Brittanique.
Cardinal Gaspari is expected to re-
sign his post as papal secretary of
state, according to the Messagero. The
paper attributes his intention in part
to reasons of health and in part be
cause of the desire of Pope Benedict to
exercise more direct control over the
Vatican’s policies.
It is officially declared that, contrary
to rumors of overwhelming losses in
submarines, the monthly average is
little more than three under-water
boats lost during the period from Feb
ruary 1 to August 1, while the monthly
increase in submarines constructed is
many times larger.
A violent earthquake, which caused
great damage, has occurred in the
southern portion of North Island, New
Zealand, according to a Reuter dis
patch from Wellington. North Island
is the northern most of the New Zea
land group. Two active volcanic peaks
on the island are Mounts Ruapehu and
Tongari ro.
The American steamship Motano, of
2730 tons gross, was sunk by a Teuton
submarine on July 31.
Twenty-two
survivors have been landed.
Germany has notified Turkey and
Bulgaria thet she will assume all ex
penses incurred by these countries in
the campaign of 1917-1918.
British troops have driven the Ger
mans from their positions on the Lu-
gungu river in German East Africa
and also are pushing forward in the
Ki Iwa region.
Cuba has turned over to the United
States the five German merchant ships
seized in Cuban ports when Cuba de
clared war on Germany.
The ships
will be made ready for repair and
operation.
The semi official Vienna Fremden
blatt says it is able to announce au
thoritatively that Germany gladly will
act upon peace overtures coming by
way of Vienna. The Cologne Gazette
reproduces the Fremdenblatt's state
ment.
Canadian Headquarters in France—
Canadian troops made another success
ful advance Monday night which car
ried their outposts to the main line of
the enemy’s defense on the railway
embankment to the west of Lens.
The men of two Canadian battalions,
in a dashing attack captured a crater,
occupying a cross road to the east of
Cite de Moulin, and a crater to the
north, on the Lens-Lieven road which
passes through Du Moulin.
For several days the enemy had
maintained strong posts in these cra
ters, from which harassing rifle and
grenade fire was directed at the out
posts’ line at night.
The attack for the most part was
carried out with bombs, the approach
being through a maze of partly de
stroyed houses. When the bombs be
gan to fall the enemy did not stay to
the fight it out, but retired toward his
main positions, leaving the craters to
be incorporated in our advanced lines.
An attacking party then advanced to
two tunnels known to be occupied by
the enemy and bombed them, inflict
ing, it is believed, a considerable num
ber of casualties on the enemy.
A breaking in the clouds has permit
ted a resumption of the artillery and
aerial activity.
.
London—Again Monday the British
forces operating against the important
coal city of Lens made further slight
advances west and southwest of their
objective, according to the Brtish offi
cial communication. In addition an
attempt by the Germans to raid Brit
ish positions north of Arlex was re
pulsed.
DEATH FOR SLACKERS ASKED
Government Agents Declare Oklahoma
Rioters Guilty of Treason.
Oklahoma City — The death penalty
has been demanded by Federal officials
against the leaders of the anti-draft
uprising which, led by leaders of the
so-called Working Class Union, have
thrown the counties of Central Okla
homa into turmoil for the last four
days. Their action has been declared
by W. P. McGinnis, United States at
torney, to constitute treason. Hear
ings will be started immediately at
McAlester before Federal Commis
sioner McMillen.
The jails in Seminole, Pottawatomie,
Uontotoc and Hughes counties were
almost cleared of their inmates, vir
tually all being transported to the
county jail here.
Federal and state
officials at McAlester are still at work
at Ada, Wewoka, Dustin and Holden
ville, filing informations against the
rioters.
Dipsosal of the cases are still unde
cided, but authorities believe a special
session of the grand jury will be called
to take action. Posses are still in the
field in Seminole county, in Hughes
county and south of Shawnee, in Pot
tawatomie county. Isolated bands are
giving trouble, but no reports from the
searchers apparently bear out the sup
position that no further clashes will be
met with.
TIME FOR PEACE NOT RIPE
President is Ready to Consider Move
When Germans Make Overtures.
Washington, D. C.—President Wil
son had a long conference Monday with
Senator Lewis, the Democratic whip.
The President urged haste in the
final enactment of the food-control bill
and revenue bill and is understood to
have indicated that he does not consid
er the present the time for discussion
of peace negotiations with Germany.
Senator Lewis would not dicsuss the
latter phase of his conference, but it
was believed the President indicated
that he did not consider Germany’s re
cent peace feelers to be genuine and
that he can be expected to let the
country know when he believes the
time has come for discussing peace.
Senator Lewis declared the President
would not allow the American people
to lose any rights or suffer any
wrongs which "his diligence could pre
vent.”
The Illinois senator told the Presi
dent he believed congress could ad
journ September 1.
Destroyer Saves Crew.
New York—The Greek steamship
Charilaos Tricoupis, 2475 tons gross
register owned by the National Steam
Navigation company,
Limited, of
Greece, was sunk July 13 by a German
submarine, according to a cable receiv
ed here by agents of the line. Captain
Gouilandris and his crew of 35 men
were picked up and landed at a British
port by an American destroyer. Agento
here said they understood the steamer
had been chartered to the British gov
The department of Labor has ad ernment. She was built in 1892 at
vised Senator Chamberlain that it does Sunderland, and was 300 feet long.
not contemplate importing Oriental la
Texas to Have Fliers.
bor into the United States to overcome
the existing shortage.
New York — Official announcement
was made by the British recruiting
The Norwegian steamship Cavis has
mission here that Lieutenant H. B.
been torpedoed at a point 20 miles to
Denton, in charge of recruiting for the
sea from Holmgraa.
One passenger Royal Flying corps, will go to Texas
and one sailor were killed. The crew soon to lay out an aviation camp for
of the vessel was saved.
the Canadians. "This camp in Texas,”
An advance of a cent a quart, mak the statement said, “will mean a still
ing the price of milk 12] cento in New closer co-operation between the avia
York, will cost the consumers $7,300,- tion sections of the American and
000 a year, it is estimated. The ad British forces and a further standard
vance is the fourth since last October. ization of methods of actual work.”
HERMISTON
HERALD,
GERMAN OFFICER IS
TAKEN IN PORTLAND
Lieutenant in Kaiser’s Army To
Be Interned in Seattle.
SEATTLE TAKES SPY
HERMISTON, OREGON.
KERENSKY IS UPHELD
Russian Premier Withdraws His Resig
nation When Vote of Confidence
is Tendered Him by Duma.
Four hundred and sixty acres of the
old McGee place near Airlie have been
sold to Crane Bros., Rollin, Mont.,
who will take possession at once and
develop a model stock farm.
Many reports of damage done by
frost last Sunday night comes from
Dallas. Beans and potatoes have been
damaged most. All sections of Polk
county seem to have been, affected.
A shortage of men caused by the ex
odus to enter the war is forcing Grant
county women into the hay fields. The
Reservist Thought to be in Employ of women are driving rakes and bucks
and some are even forced to pitch hay.
Krupps—Parole Term After Sen
, Explaining his reason for appointing
tence for Fraud is Broken.
Portland—A. von Alvensleben, a re
serve lieutenant in the German army,
was arrested at the Benson hotel Wed
nesday by deputy United States
marshals on telegraphic instructions to
United States Attorney Reames from
the attorney general at Washington,
directing that he be interned.
The attorney general’s message did
not designate the specific charge, if
any, aganst Liieutenant von Alvensle
ben.
So far as Mr. Reames has informa
tion, he is not charged with being a
spy, but has been ordered interned
merely as a precautionary measure.
Lieutenant von Alvensleben took his
arrest good-naturedly and philosophi
cally.
He talked without restraint to Mr.
Reames, answered readily all questions
asked of him and said he had been a
lieutenant in the German army, but on
the reserve list for about three years
before the outbreak of the war.
He smiled as he told Mr. Reames
that he would not even attempt to gain
his liberty by trying to make the au
thorities believe he was not loyal to
Germany, or would not fight for Ger
many if he had the chance.
'
"I want it understood that I would
ask nothing better than the opportun
ity to get back to Germany so I could
fight for my country on the battle
line,” he declared with emphasis.
He added:
“Under the circum
stances, I could not expect the Ameri
can government to do anything else
than intern me.
“The facts are that I am an officer
in the German army ; that I left Ger
many two days after the declaration of
war between Germany and England,
and that the natural query is, ‘ What
am I doing here?’ ” said Lieutenant
von Alvensleben, further discussing
his case.
Seattle—Louis Hollweg von Betten
hausen was taken into custody here by
Federal officers, charged with violation
of his parole, after serving 14 of 18
months of a sentence to prison bar
racks at San Francisco.
He will be
returned to San Francisco.
Federal agents here gave informa
tion that von Bettenhausen was at one
time employed by the Krupps, of Es
sen, Germany, and it is known that he
was an officer in the German army be
fore entering the American army for
service in the Philippines.
Under the name of Charles Louis
Hollweg, the spy suspect, von Betten
hausen, was first brought to the atten
tion of the Seattle police when he was
picked up by City Detective Hayden
July 18 on a government description.
He was released at that time on con
vincing the police that he was not the
man wanted.
A. B. Wright, special agent of the
department of Justice, later took up
the case, and on Tuesday, July 31, he
was again picked up and identified by
Mr. Wright as the man wanted on a
desertion charge.
FOOD BILLS FINALLY PASSED
an even number of members on the
State board of Conciliation and Media
tion, Governor Withycombe said the
function of the board is conciliation
and not arbitration.
Articles of incorporation of the
George F. Rodgers company have been
filed in the county clerk’s office at As
toria. The company has leased a tract
of water frontage from the Port of
Astoria Commission for a shipbuilding
plant.
On recommendation of Lincoln
county authorities, Carl Tuel, 16 years
old, who confessed that he killed Jess
Hall, ex-convict, near Toledo about
three months ago, has been paroled
from the State Training school and has
left for British Columbia with his sis
ter, Mrs. T. M. Joselyn.
Geogre H. Stevenson of North Bend,
member of the war spruce council for
Oregon, has forwarded a telegraphic
invitation to the National Defense
commission now in the Northwest to
visit Coos county and look over the six
mills which are manufacturing aero
plane stock in that locality.
A hay shortage is threatened in the
Long Creek section and farmers are
even cutting the growth in fence cor
ners and other places where mowers
cannot operate. Some are cutting rye
grass to feed with what hay they have.
The Baker crop is coming up to that of
last season, but sales are being made
at $15 and $16 a ton in the stack.
An increase of 15 per cent in all
freight rates was granted to the Great
Southern Railroad company by the
Public Service commission.
One hun
dred farmers and merchants appeared
at the hearing at The Dalles and
prayed the commission to extend the
increase asked or more if necessary.
The road runs from The Dalles to
Friend.
Larry M. Sullivan, of Oregon City,
one of the owners of the Friar’s Club,
at Milwaukie, has been pardoned by
Governor Withycombe, according to a
telegram from the governor to Gilbert
L. Hedges, district attorney. Sullivan
had been convicted and sentenced for
numerous violations of the liquor law.
He was at liberty on bond pending ap
peal. He had not served a day in jail.
In the first irrigation controversy to
come before the Oregon Public Service
commission, water users of the Suther
lin valley, in Douglas county, were up
held in an order issued Tuesday. The
case is that of H. I. Merriam et al,
plaintiffs, against the J. F. Luse com
pany, by W. E. St. John, receiver, de
fendant, and the Northwest Trust
company, of St. Paul, and Ira C. Ohler,
trustees, as intervenors.
Upon learning that Baker will ex
perience a greater coal famine than
has ever before been known, Mayor
Palmer telegraphed an appeal for re
lief to the department of Commerce at
Washington, after a consultation with
the local coal dealers. Mayor Palmer
has been working upon the problem for
some time and reports that he has
found the local dealers unable to get
any coal for storage purposes and not
enough to supply current orders.
Conference Report Approved by Senate
The apple market is open with an
and Ready for Wilson’s Name.
order of 25 carloads of "C” grade
Washington, D. C.—The food bill Spitzenbergs and Newtowns placed in
passed through the last stage of legis Hood River by California distribtuing
lative enactment at 4 o’clock Wednes concerns.
day afternoon, when it was finally ad
Dr. K. A. Leep and wife, of Myrtle
opted by the senate in form previously Point, are en route to New Orleans in
approved by the house.
President response to a telegram stating that
Wilsons’ signature now will make it their son had been seriously injured
law.
by falling from an aeroplane.
Immediately after the final vote on
Robert Ankeny, owner of an 1800-
the control bill, the senate by a viva
voce vote also approved the conference acre farm near Rickreall, and son of
report on the first administration food Levi Ankeny, Walla Walla millionaire,
bill, providing for a food survey and has just passed the examination at Sa
appropriating funds to stimulate pro lem to join the navy as second ma
chinist.
duction.
Ill Ships Enter in Day.
New York—To allay any alarm that
might arise over reports of U-boat ac
tivity in Altantie waters, an author
ized statement from the Treasury de-
parrtment given out here Thursday by
customs officials shows that 111 vessels
entered American ports during the 24-
hour period ending August. 5. It is
estimated that more than 225,000 tons
of shipping is passing through the dan
ger zone daily, headed toward the
United States. An official statement
showing the number of ships arriving
will now be made public daily.
Loan Will Be Earlier.
New York — Preparations for the
floating of the second Liberty Loan to
be offered to the public some time
early in the fall were begun here
Thursday by the general loan commit
tee of the second Federal reserve dis
trict. Although the date the second
loan will be offered to the public and
the rate of interest it will bear have
not been definitely decided upon, it was
said it would be about September 15,
and not October 15, as first reported.
Members of the I. W. W. are
charged with $165,000 of the total’fire
loss of $420,870 in Oregon during July,
in a report issued by State Fire Mar
shal Wells, by causing fires at Klamath
Falls, which was the heaviest sufferer
of 47 towns in the state last month.
Albany and vicinity report a loss of
$28,000; Huntington, $25,000; Dallas,
$10,000; sawmill near Dallas, $25,000;
Crawfordsville mill, $15,000; shingle
mill at Weaver, $10,000; Sherman
county grain field, $6000.
Petrograd—By a vote of 147 to 40 a
joint meeting of the executive of the
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ and Peasants’
councils confirmed the decision of the
all-night, Monday, political conference
of continued confidence in Premier
Kerensky. The Maximalists strongly
protested and 42 of the members of
this party abstained from voting.
The Duma committee also has con
firmed the vote of confidence in M.
Kerensky.
Premier Kerensky has returned to
Petrograd and withdrawn his resigna
tion. He attended a ministerial meet
ing on Saturday evening, and after
wards conferred with various political
leaders.
M. Kerensky has issued a manifesto
in which he declares that he considers
it impossible when the country is
threatened with defeat without and
disintegration within to refuse the
heavy task again entrusted to him,
which he regards as an express order
from the country to construct a strong
revolutionary government to carry out
the principles already laid down.
“At the same time,” said the mani
festo, “I consider it inevitable to in
troduce changes in the order and dis
tribution of government work without
allowing myself to be influenced by
the thought that these changes will in
crease my responsibility in the su
preme direction of the affairs of
state.”
General L. Korniloff, in accepting
the p cition of commander-in-chief of
the Russian armies, has telegraphed to
Premier and War Minister Kerensky
the conditions under which he is wil
ling to take the supreme command.
“First—I wish to be responsible
only to my conscience and to the peo
ple,” says the general.
“Second—No one shall intervene in
my fighting orders and appointments.
“Third—The measures adopted dur
ing the last few days at the front also
shall be applied at the depots in the
rear.”
DRAFT OBJECTOR IS KILLED
Posse Fires on Renegades When They
Resist Officers of Law.
Holdenville, Okla.—Edward Blalock,
a draft objector, was killed and a
posse man, Jack Paige, was wounded
in the leg in a fight between officers
and objectors to the selective draft,
12 miles southeast of here Sunday
night. Henry Johnson, another posse
man, was wounded in the head.
The fight, according to meager re
ports received from Calvin, took place
about three miles north of that place.
About 50 objectors, alleged members
of the “Working Class Union,” have
been congregating in the woods near
here for the last week, posse members
declared, and it was with members of
this organization that the battle was
waged.
Two members of the resisters were
said to have been wounded, but it had
not been determined whether they
were captured.
The country where
the brush took place is especially wild,
being locat'd in a bend of the South
Canadian river.
Previous to the clash, nine objectors
were captured in the hills after they
had been surrounded in a deserted
cabin.
RAILROAD PROFIT
SHOWS INCREASE
New Prosperity Record is Made
for June Over Last Year.
WESTERNERS IN LEAD
Eastern Roads Show Increase in Rev
enue of $600,000,000— Operating
Revenues Gain $15,000,000.
Washington, D. C.—Record prosper
ity for the railroads is shown in Inter-
state Commerce commission returns
for June.
The 153 roads covered by the fig
ures, operating three-fourths of the
country’s mileage, reported that their
net revenue increased nearly $8,000,-
000 over June, 1916, the previous rec
ord month, and reached a total of $88,-
283,329. Operating revenues increased
more than $38,000,000, totaling $273,-
867,527, while expenses were approxi
mately $30,000,000 higher than a year
ago.
The greatest increase is shown by
Western roads whose operating rev
enues jumped from $94,000,000 to
$110,000,000. Expenses increased ap
proximately $10,000,000, leaving net
revenue from operation of $39,616,950,
or about $6,000,000 more than in June,
1916.
Eastern roads show an increase in
net revenue of approximately $600,-
000,000.
Operating revenues in
creased $15,000,000, totaling $120,-
665,262, while expenses increased ap
proximately $14,400,000.
In the
Southern district, operating revenues
show an increase of more than $7,000,-
000, reaching $42,719,588.
Expenses
increased approximately $6,000,000,
leaving net revenues $13,494,159, ap
proximately $1,000,000 higher than a
year ago.
Total operating revenues of the 153
roads during the first six months were
$1,489,248,702, an increase of $163,-
000,000 over the first six months of
1916. Expenses totaling $1,065,281,-
720 were approximately $160,500,000
greater than a year ago.
PLAN ARMY REORGANIZATION
New Arrangement Will Increase Mo-
bility of Forces in Field.
Washington, D ,C.— A reorganiza
tion lof American army units, under
which the division totaling 28,000
men, found unwieldly for service on
European battlefields, is abandoned
for the continental unit of about 19,-
000 men, has been ordered by the War
department.
Under the new plan a division will
include only two infantry brigades of
two regiments each, in place of three
brigades of three regiments each under
the old system. Many other organiza
tion changes were made, including a
material increase in the artillery and
machine gun strength of each division.
The cavalry regiment now included in
each division is detached, a new trench
mortar battery is added and the old
army corps plan, abandoned after the
Civil war, is again put in operation.
Wording Declared Treasonable by San
The 16 divisions of the National
guard as now constituted will be re
Francisco Board Chairman.
aligned in conformity with the new
San Francisco — John L. McNab, plan after the guardsmen reach their
chairman of an exemption board in training camps.
•
San Francisco, Sunday addressed a let
ter to John W. Preston, United States
district attorney, urging the latter to
take official cognizance of what he al
leged to be a concerted plan to hinder Thorough Shake-up in Bureau ia Pre
the progress of the selective draft.
dicted-Admiral Wemyss Chosen.
Mr. McNab, writing for the board
London
—Official announcement was
which he heads, invited the attention
of the district attorney to certain affi made at the Admiralty Tuesday night
davits presented in support of exemp that Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, second
tion claims. The affidavits, he said, sea lord, had been.replaced by Vice-
were in similar form, and indicated Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss. Allan
the existence of a plan to combat the Garrett Anderson, hitherto vice-chair
selective draft.
He told the federal man of the wheat commission, succeeds
official that the board had refused to Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, the new
file the papers and by unanimous vote first lord of the admiralty, as control
had directed that they be forwarded ler of naval constructoin.
The changes in the British admiralty
for attention. His reasons he stated
are attacting much attention, and are
as follows :
“To tolerate such vicious utterances interpreted as the first step in a re-
made under the guise of an exemption organization which it is supposed Sir-
claim is to encourage disloyalty and Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of the
admiralty, was appointed to carry out.
place a premium upon treason.”
EXEMPTION PLEAS VICIOUS
Picture Record Planned.
Paris — The Signal Corps of the
United States army, has perfected
plans for the establishment in France
of a huge plant for taking, developing
and printing motion and still pictures.
From the plant, which is expected
eventually to become one of the largest
of ito kind in the world, will be issued
the photographs which are to form a
historical record of America's partici
pation in the war. Within a week it
will begin giving out photographs for
The
The Astoria police and justice court use in American newspapers.
departments were more than self-sup pictures will be censored in France.
porting in July.
The receipts from
27,000 Bales of Hay Burn.
fines in the police department were
El
Paso,
Tex.—Twenty-seven thou
$1067.50, while the salaries of the offi
sand bales of hay were destroyed by
cers amounted to $925.
fire which broke out at the cavalry
Fire destroyed the J. B. Morrison eamp at Fort Bliss shortly before mid-
combine harvester in the wheat field night Sunday night. Firemen from El
of G. A. Meloy between Moro and Paso and soldiers worked until 9
Grass Valley Saturday.
The cause o’clock next morning before the blaze
was not determined. It was discovered was brought under control. Hundreds
when the crew appeared for the day’s of motor trucks were employed in
work. The caterpillar tractor used to hastily moving more than a million
pull the harvester was saved and no bales of hay from the danger zone.
wheat was destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
BRITISH NAVY CHANGE MADE
Canada’s Cost is Figured.
Ottawa, Can. — Canada’s war ex
penditures are now about $850,000 a
day, the total to July being $623,000,-
000, according to figures This sum in-
cudes upkeep of Canadian troops in
France, for which Canada owes Great
Britain $272,000,000.
Advances to
the munitions board amount to $288,-
000,000, while $22,000,000 was spent
for hay, cheese, flour, etc. Canada is
supplying about $10,000,000 a month
to buy cheese and contributing $25,-
000,000 a month to the treasury for
the purchase of munitions in Canada.
Interpreters in Demand.
San Francisco — A corps of inter
preters consisting of 175 men able to
read, write and speak English, French
and German will be organized here im-
mediatey, the censor for the Western
department of the army announces.
All but 72 members of the organiza
tion will be commissioned. The others
will rank as non-commissioned officers.
Men who have seen serivee in the Ger
man and French armies and who are
now citizens ars particularly desired.