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Forty-seventh Tear. Dally Twelfth Tea r. IN CEREALS Administration Food Bill Adopted by Senate Empowers President to Put the Ban on Speculation in Futures Public Lands to be Opened Under 640-Acre Homestead Tract $11, 101,000 for Investigation of Food Resources Appropriated. WASHINGTON, June 2. The ad ministration food bill today was adopted by the senate by an aye and nay vole. The bill appropriates $11,100,000 for an immediate investigation of, the food resources of the country and for other measures to stimulate agri culture and facilitiate the distribu tion of farm products. A similar measure has been passed by the bouse appropriating; $14,770,000 for the purpose. The bill will now be sent to conference. Prohibit Speculation. By a vote of 37 to 17 the senate today included in the food bill an amendment by Senator Nelson of Minnesota, empowering the president to prohibit speculation of futures which unduly enhances prices of wheat and other food cereals. If the wnrnine; is not observed the pres ident could close an exchange during the war. Senator Fall's amendment to the food bill providing that all public and unreserved lands in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and South Dakota, be opened under tho C40 acres home stead act was adopted ill to 13 in the senate today. It was opposed by Senators Walsh of Montana, Nel son of Minnesota, and Hasting of Wisconsin. The Minnesota senator said lie feared the amendment would be a vehicle for "cattle men to secure and monopolize land that might be cultivated." For Use of Convicts. The sennte accepted an amendment by Senator Newlands to permit parol ing during the war of federal con victs who have served 00 days im prisonment, providing they are em ployed in industry or agriculture. An amendment by Senator Horuh to include Idaho in the area affected by the 640 acre homestead net was adopted as well as one by Senator Jones of New Mexico prohibiting ere ntion of forest reserves in New Mex ico and Arizona except by act of con gross.. Senator Thomas ve-introduced his amendment to regulate food specula tion but it was rejected. One by Sen ator Hasting empowering the secre "tary of commerce to buy and sell fish also was voted down. It was simitar to the one by Senator Fletcher re jeeted yestcrdav. 10 LEAVE PRESIDIO SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. Eight hundred men now in training at the officers' training camp here will be sent nway within a month for in tensive training in special branches nt other posts, it was announced here today nt army headquarters. Two hundred men will go to Fort Winfield Scott, San Francisco, for training ns coast artillery officers. 1:,0 will irn to Vancouver HfirrneL-s. Wash., for training as engineer offi cers and 4")0 to Douglas, Ariz., for training as field artillery officers. The selection of the men has not been completed. FOR COMING WEEK WASHINGTON, June 2. Weather predictions for the week beginning June 3, Issued by the weather bureau today stale: Pacific States Generally fair weather with normal temperatures. RAMBLING 0 WEATIIEK Maximum Yesterday 70; Minimum MEDFOBD ALLIED DIE Hindenburg Reports That French and ' British Spring Offensive Has Come to an End God's End Attained by German Incomparable Suner-Hu- man Troops Declares Emperor. BERLIN, June 2. The French and British offensive on the western front has come to a definito conclusion, according to a report from Field Mar shal Von Hindenburg to Lmpcror William. Official announcement is made that the emperor has sent the following telegram to the empress ut Homburg castle: "According to a report from Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, the ureal British and French spring drive has come to a certain conclusion. Pre pared since autumn and announced since winter, the attack of the British and French armies, supported by pow erful masses of artillery and techni cal resources of all kinds, has fail ed after seven wexks of hard strug gle. God's nid has granted our in comparable troops super-human force to accomplish these excellent acts and endure successfully the mightiest but tles ever seen in the history of war. All our heroes by their deeds com mand the reseet and gratitude which every German feels. The Lord be praised. Glory for Ilis help and thanks for such magnificent people in anas." Emperor William also has sent a telegram of congratulations to Em peror Charles on the Austrian resist ance to tho Italian attack on the Isonzo front, saying: "In a tenacious struggle the Tsonzo army defied the mighty and stubborn enemy and caused him to fail. I con gratulate you and your brave troops on this great success. God will be with us further." CHICAGO BUTTER CHICAGO, June 2. Indictments against twenty individuals and firms charging attempts to create monop olies of batter and eggs in the Chi cago market were returned before Judge Landis in the United States district court today. Fourteen per sons alleged to have conspired to fo ment rebellion in India also were in dicted. Among tho nllegcd plotters of re volt the indictments named Bnron Kurt Von Iieiswitz, former German consul at Chicago, Gustave II. Jacob son and Albei t Wehde. The egg men, operating on the Chi cago butter and egg hoard, ore charg ed with violation ot ine Snerman anti trust law. Sixteen individuals uad nine firms are named. it U cnurged that the whole coun try accepts the Chicago quotations as the basic prlco of eggs and that the defendants, by fictitious dealings on the butter and egg board, after they had obtained huge supplies of eggs, established quotatioas higher than would have been the case had the law of supply and demand been ullowed to take Its course. The revolt lodtctments name four teen persons. Von Keiswlcz left the country with former German Ambas sador Von Bernstorff. Jacobson, Wehde and others are under arrest the others named are: George Patir Docj.m, lloramba Lai Gupta, Jodh Singh, Dhlrcndra Nath Sen, Jnanendra Nath Sanyal, Chandra Kanta Chakraborty, Ram Chanddra, Bhagwan Singh, Samtokh Singh, Go pal Singh and Adolph Scholtz, alias Stcrneck. It Is charged that tho Ger man defendants employed the Hin doos to foment a rebellion agalnr.t the British government. A number of confessions In this city have been made and the details published from time to time. Wchdo was brought here from Hawaii. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 2. A nation wide search for Lloyd Meet, the 14-months old hoy kidnapped lrom his parents' home three duys ngo, be gan today, picture? of the child have been sent to ufl parts of the country by his Juther, J. 11. Keet, a local FNiULY CHECKED ASSERTS KAISER banker, MEDFORD WAR BUDGET E Conferees Reach Full Agreement for Expenditure of Three Billion of War Funds, Including $75,000,000 for Merchant Ships Civil Sundry Appropriation Cut to $140,000,000. WASHINGTON', June 2. The three billion dollar war budgot, Including provision for $75,000,000 for an American merchant marine, was to day completed by the senate and house conferees who reached agree ment on all quostlons. Tho shipping legislation was 're shaped so the president will direct and be responsible for the acquisition of tho merchant vessels, but specify ing that the emergency fleet corpora tion, headed by General Goethals, as well as the government shipping board, must he used In the work. The application of $10,000,000 to be spent in the discretion of the sec retary of war was stricken out. To day's action is final and complete. Civil Sundry Hill. Agreement was reached by senate and house conferees today on the sun dry civil appropriation which was re duced in total to below $140,000,000. The appropriation of $10,500,000 for flood control work along the Missis sippi and Sacramento rivers was re duced to $400,000 and $2'50,000. A house provision affecting west ern irrigationists was stricken out by the conferees. It would have per mitted application of money, received thru sale of water power from re clamation servlcb plants to the con struction account. F. E BERLIN, June 2. French posi tions over a front of about 1000 yards northeast of Solssons were captured by the Germans In a surprise attack yesterday, the war office announces. The statement says Portuguese sol diers were taken prisoner by tho Ger mans In the western front. During the mouth of May, the offi cial announcement says, the Germans captured on the western front 12,500 rank and file and 237 officers, Includ ing one general. They also took three heavy guns, 211 machine guns, 4 34 quick loaders and 18 mine throwers. The artillery duel In the Wytscha cte bend on the Belgian frontier, which became violent Thursday, In creased In Intensity yesterday, tho statement adds. The German report contains the first official announcement that Por tuguese troops were participating In the fighting on the western front, al though American correspondents re ported the arrival of Portuguese forces last January. H. C. L MAY CAUSE CHRISTIAXIA, via London, June 2. Parliament has decided, to in crease the tax on war profits to HO per cent. Socialist dcuptics declared Unit unless more effective steps were taken to counteract the rise in prices a revolution would occur. The government has been atitnnr ized to raise a loan of eighty million kronen nt home and abroad. DES1R0YS U-BOAT ROME, Juno 2. The French sub marine Circe has torpedoed and sunk a large enemy submarine as it was coming out from Cattaro, escorted by a torpedoboot. Although attacked by airplane, the Circe returned undam aged to its bate. A D UPON BY BOTH HOUSES Today 39. FORECAST M All OREflOST, SATURDAY, JUNE 2. 1917 HARVARD BOYS LEARNING 10 DIG TRENCHES ' iCfejWi i i u IK - lll under direction of I'romh miiiy officers. They are. learning lio arts of modern wnrfne In (he open plain near (he university at 'nnibrlln;i Mush. $1, KANSAS CITY, Mo., Juno 2. Twenty-three deaths, the probable in jury of more than 2110 persons and property dntniiffo estimated at more than a million dollars was done in four states Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri, by a series of tornadoes late yesterday and last niht ,accordin'r to incomplete re turns received today. At Colgate, Okla., eleven persons were killed. Coffeyville, Kan., reported three deaths, more than .'10 injured and a properly loss estimated at more than .")OO,0IM. At Drake, Okla., five persons, all members of one family, were killed. Ono person was killed nt Montana. Kan.; two at Mediae, Kan.; time it I Morse, Kan., and one at liartlcsvillc, Okla. COFFKYVILLK, Kan., June 2. A toll of three lives, the injury of more than thirly and damage cslimiiled al more than $:IHI.OOO was evaded by the tornado which swepl over Ibis city late yesterday. More than 100 homes were destroyed. The dead lire : Dale McDonald, 25 years old. Sirs. J. IC Love, .'C. The 11 -year old dangler of ('has. Pctolon, Relief work was taken up imine diutely by the local Re,l Cross. Na tional Guard and I!oy Scouts patroll ed the devastated sections. PETUOfiRAI), June 2. Represen tatives of Hie workmen In tho lionet. coal and metallurgical region have demanded a minimum wage of 2.10 rubles a month. They presented their demands at a conference with tho as sistant minister of labor, who was delegated to try to effect a settle ment of the labor troubles in tho dis trict, Tho workmen's representatives declared that the sum mentioned rep resented the average cost of living for a family of four. Prior to the war the Russian ruble was equivalent to about 51 rents In American money. IN WEST IN MAY LONDON", June 2. The morning papers fiirme tli.it Tl.'t airplanes were shot down on the western front in May, of which 4(2 were German and 271 British and French. The total losses in April were estimated ut 70'J. Liglit Frost Tonight; Sunday To a. jo GENTRAL ALLIES UDINE, Juno 2. Fragmentary news has already been received hero thru neutral countries of widespread insurrectionary movements In Sorbin. This news is now supplemented by the statements of Auslrluii prisoners captured In tho recent Italian ad vance, giving details ot the merciless methods of repression used to crush the uprising. Tho Insurgents were gradually sur rounded by Austrian, German and Bulgarian regiments and all who fell Into their hands, chiefly old men, women and children, aro declared to have been massacred. In spite ot this procedure, flerco resistance was of fered for throe weeks and heavy loss es Inflicted on tho Invaders, especial ly Bulgarians. Tho Insurgents finally succumbed to superior numbers and tho Serbians wero hanged by thou sands. According to the prisoners, the Bul garians wero guilty of sucb atrocities, especially against women and chil dren that even tholr Austro-Gcrman allies termed them barbaric. OTTAWA, Juno 2. Premier Bor den has called upon Sir Wilfred Lau I'ier, the opposition leader, and asked his assistance In forming a coalition ministry. It was reported that tho premier offered to allow Kir Wilfred to name half the members of the new govern menl and to grant tho Liberals an thorlly equal to that given the Con servatives on all question of adminis tration. Tho condition attached to the pro posal was that. If voluntary enlist ment after a fair trial, did not pro vide the number of men necessary to keep the fine Canadian divisions now in overseas service up to full strongth, conscription should bo put Into affect BRITISH PACIFISTS l.ONIO.V, Juno 2. Tho extreme pacific socialist organizations, Includ ing tho Independent labor party, havo arranged for a big nuiRS meeting nt lxeds on Sunday to proclaim their sympathies with tho work for a peaco without annexations or Indemnities, and to demand that the British gov. eminent support that formula In har mony with tho Russian government. Fair, Warmer. "O UNE E making gains Advance for Distance of 400 Yards on Two and Half Mile Front Ger mans Capture 1000 Yards French Positions but Are Expelled From Ail but Advanced Trenches. TtOM'B, Juno 2. Italian forces on tho Julian front yesterday advanced for n distance of 400 yards alone a two and one-half mile front to the south of Castngnavizza, on tho road to Tricst, says tho official avatoment Is sued today by the Italian war depart niont. General Cadorna has set his effec tive military mnchlno In motion again, his report today showing a re newal of the Italian thrust In the di rection of Trieste. The new advance was scared on a two and a half mile fret south ot Castagnavtzza, along which the Ital ians pushed something like a quarter ot a mllo near their goal. Germans Advance. Tho Germans announce today the capture by surprise of a Fronch posi tion about 1000 yards long northeast ot Soissoas. In reporting this en gagement last night the Parts war of fice declared the Germans wore ex pelled from all but a few elonionts of the advanced trenches In which they had gained a foothold. British bombs were again dropped by tho ton last night upon Gorman basos along the Bolglan coast. This was tho second successive night in which extensive bombing operations were carried out by aircraft against Ostand and Brugges and also Zoe- brugge, one of the chlof German sub marine bases. Tho taking of moro than 12,700 prisoners on the Franco-Belgian front dining may, togetnor with three guns, 211 machine guns and other war ma terials is claimed in the German offi cial statement. Vimy llninlNirdcd. LONDON. June 2. Vlmy nnd Bul- lccourt, two of tho most Important positions taken by the British In tho battlo of Arras, wore under heavy Germaa fire last night, tho war office announces. PARIS, Juno 2. Lively connonad lng In the region ot the Chomln-Dcs-Dames Is roported In tho official statement, which says that a few foe hlo German attacks wero repulsed during tho night. PICE UDINE ' L WASHINGTON, June 2.-Prince Cdino mid the Italian mission visited Ihe house of representatives today anil were received w ith a great demon stration. William Marconi, who has been ill since the mission came here, made his first public appcariiiico and addressed the house briefly. America's great industry, the plincc told the house amid thunderous ap plause, would end German autoc racy. "You possess a e;rcat and magni ficent industrial organization' said the prince. "You, more than anyone else, arc in a position to put an end to tho enemy's barbarous dream anil to create with your energy much more than lie can destroy." "In the name of the soldiers of Italy, one of whom I am proud U be, in Ihe name of all those who are lighting on the mountains, on tbc plains ami on the treacherous seas, in the na'.ie of those to whom your words of friendhip have brought n message of hope and faith across the ocean, I tliruik vou from the bottom of my heart.'' The prince spoke nt length much in the same vein as he did in the sen ate earlier in the week. COPLXllAtiKX, "jiiimT A semi official coiiiiiiunicaliou to the (leMiian press expresses the fear that recent numerous fires in munition factories and establishments encaireil in war work may be attributed in part t peace at any price advocates, who have taken this means of hastening an cud to the war. ITALIANS RESUM DRIVEONTRIESTE NO. 62 ROUST RIOTS Grand Duke Nicholas, Former Com mander-in-Chief of Russian Ar mies in Custody Minister of Com merce Resigns to Let Socialists Rule Anarchists Active. LONDON, Juno 2. The arrest ot Grand Duko Nicholas, former com- mander-ln-chlcf ot the Russian ar mies. In consequence of royalist riots at Tints, Is roported In an Exchange Telegraph dispatches quoting advices recolved from Petrograd. PETROGRAD, June' 2. A delega tion from tho Kronstadt council of soldiers and workmen's delegates has arrived horo and been received by a comnilftoo from the Petrograd coun cil. Altho declaring themselves In agreement with the Petrograd body, the report ot tho Kronstadt delega tion Indicates that they do not fully comprehend the relations between the government and the Petrograd coun cil. Delegates of the Petrograd council are going to Kronstadt Sunday to In vestigate tho seizure of the fortress by tho Kronstadt delegates. Wants Socialist Cablnot. PETROGRAD, June 2. A. I. Kon- ovatoff, who resigned yesterday aB minister of commerce and trade, la quoted today by the official news agency as saying In explaining the motives for his resignation that the present government should make way for a homogeneous socialist govern ment. Aiiurclilsta Active. LONDON, June 2. A Petrograd dispatch to Renter's says that a few scoro anarchists, accompanied by some soldiers and sailors, marched thru tho N'ovsky Prospect and other main thorofurcs at midday on Friday carrying black banners Inscribed: "Down with authority," "Down with capitalists," "Long live the social rev olution and the commune." They wero armed with rifles, revolvers, daggers and grenades. Tho paraders stopped outside the Kazan cathedral and harangued the crowd of BpoctatorB. One sailor pro claimed that they were only danger ous to capitalists and not to the poor. Subsequently agitators wont from one assemblage to another along the Cfev cky. Inciting them to rob banks and declaring that the social revolution would be proclaimed on the occasion of tho approaching municipal elec tion. Grand Duke Nicholas, who com mnndod' the Russian armies In tho early months of tho war and subse quently was sent to tho Caucasus, waB designated as supremo commander by Emperor Nicholas on the abdication of tho emperor, but his appointment was opposed by the Russian revolu tionaries and he retired. Early last month It was rumored that Grand Duko Nicholas had arrived at his es tate In tho Crimea. Thero have been several arrests In connection with rcportod royalist movements since tho revolution but no previous Intlmntlons have been given of any disorders In thlB connec tion. PETROGRAD, June 2. Arthur Henderson, member of the British war council and minister without portfolio, has arrived here. Countess Pnnln, well known fof her organization of popular philanthro pies, has been offered tho post of as sistant minister In the new depart ment of public welfnro. REFRIGERATOR CARS WASHINGTON, June 2. The In terstate commerco commission hold today Hint It Is without authority. In tho absence ot undue discrimination, to order railroads to acquire equip ment of a special type or to require the transportation ot refrigerator cars on passenger or special traluJ, CAUSE Ail OF GRAND DUKE
