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(jicyui X WEATHER Maximum Yesterday 87; Minimum Today 49. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow Fair. BUNE Forty-seventh Tear. nH j v T wl ft h Year . MEPFOIZD. OREOOT. TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917 NO. 105 Ui.i. eriit, ut Library I So P 01DSHMGANDIR0N HUGE BARRIER "7 RHAPn HBE1TQ- POLICY TO SAVE ACROSS CHANNEL Isil Hurley of Chicago Succeeds Denman as Chairman, Whose Resignation Is Requested Capps, Chief Con structor of Navy, Succeeds Goe thals as Manager and Capps of New York Succeeds Captain White President Takes Hand in Matter, WASHINGTON, July 24. Presi dent Wilson today asked Chairman Denman of the shipping board to re Blgn and accepted the resignation of Major-General Goetlmls as general manager of the Emergency Flout cor. poration. Official announcement of the ac ceptance of the resignations of lioc thals and White was made with publi tion of a letter from President Wil sonta Chairman Denman asking for his resignation and giving tho presi dent's opinion that the only way to end the row which 1ms delayed the shipbuilding program was for both Gocthals and Denman to be removed from tho situation. ' Hurley lis Clmmmtu. Edward N. Hurley, a Chicago busi ness man and former chairman of tho federal trade commission, will become chairman of the shipping board. Washington L Capps, chief 'construc tor of the navy, will succeed General Uoethals as general manager of the Emergency Fleet, .corporation. liain bridge Colby of. New. (York will become a member of tho shipping board In place of Captain John It. White whose resignation the president accepted to day. Official announcement of the ac ceptance of the general's resignation was made today with the publication of a letter from President Wilson to Chairman Dcnmal saying he was con vinced that to accept the resignation ' tin Wo : to Wop the row which has been delay ing the program. All Molllliers Resign. After his resignation had been ac cepted Captain White said he had ad vised all the other members of the board to resign and give tho president a free hand for rc-organlzatlon. No official announcement was made of if: intentions of the oilier members, but It was said there were prospects of somo other resignations. Chairman Denman received the president's request for his resignation at noon and tendered It Immediately. "I want to help the president In ev ery way possible," ho said, "and never have questioned the wisdom of his de cisions." Kcslgimllon Asked. In asking for .Mr. penman's resig nation, President Wilson suggested that he would be glad to take the "same disinterested and sotf-forgot-llug ourso that General Goethals has taken." "When you havn done as he has done," tho president wrote Mr. Den man, "I am sure that you may count with tho utmost confidence upon the ultimate verdict of the people of the country with regard lo your magnani mous and iinsolflsh view of public duly and upon winning in the restro- (Coiitinuod on Pago Two.) nF ami IN WAR BRITAIN SPENDING Ul IllliUIIIWII III t BKRUX", Julv 21- The Post 7A I ,. t niisr of Augsburg, Havana, sa.vs that '- it. the reception given recently in ierlin by Jjiqieror William to mim 1 crs of the reich-tni:. Hie cmp.'Tor, ' .n convcrsimr with l'liilipp Schrido mann, the socialist leader, t-pokr slightingly of America nnd oxpr. sscd the conviction that the 1'nited States would not play a dcci-io part 'n the War. Kciensky Says If Argument and Reason, Honor and Conscience Arc Not Sufficient, Sterner Meas ures Will Be Used New Ministry Comprises Leaders of Parties. rKTl!(K!l?An, July 2-1. "A blood and iron policy" will be put into ef fect, if needed, to save Kussia, bv Jhe government of Premier Kcrei'sky, to winch unlimited power has been granted. In an interview today the premier said: , "Kelying upon the confidence of Hie masses mid the army, the gov ernment w ill save Russia mid Russian unity by blood and iron, if argument and reason, honor and conscience are not sufficient. "The situation tf t lie front is very serious and demands heroic jiieas ures. Hut I inn convinced the organ ism of the state is sul'ficienlly vig orous fo bo cured without a partial amputation." New Ministry Named. Premier Kcrcnskv lias complcicd the constitution of the new provis ional government. Like the niin stry of bis predecessor, Prince I.voff, tho cabinet is a coalition but is limited to ten members. Five of 1 lie minis ters belong to the socialist group and live are members, of non-socialist piirlios. The other officers of state will be directed not by ministers bill by unpolitical directors of d"purt nients who are not members of the cabinet. The following is t lie list: Socialists Alexander Kcr-in ky, minister, president end minister of war and marine; M. Tscrclcili, minis ter of posts and telegraphs ; ,M. Sko bclcff, minister of labor; M. Teher noff, minister of agriculture; M. Pie schchonoff, minister of supplies. Xon-socialists N". A. Xekrc.soff, vice-minister president without port folio; M. Tcrestchenko, minister of foreign affairs; T. X. Kfremoff, min ister of justice (If. Kfremoff os a member of the damn's temporary committee); Nicholas Lvoff, tiro curator of the Holy Synod; jr. (iod neff, controller of state. Department. Directors. The directors of departments so far named are: M'. Prokopovitch, progressive mem ber of I lie diinia, department of I rude and agriculture. A. A. Hiirishnikoff, a member of the damn and ii Moscow manufac turer, department of social tutelage. The headquarters of the provision al government have been transferred from Hie Miiiinskv palace to the win ter palace. SANTIAGO, ( bile, .Julv 2 I.-The cabinet lias resigned. No reaso'i is uiven. 'flic Chilean ministry which has just abandoned of fit c was funned July II. replacing Ihe cabinet which resigned on July 7. It hu.s been re ported recently that a majority of the Chileans favored an abandonment of the policy of strict nciirnlily. Trouble over this question, it is thought may have had sometime.' to do with the decision of Ihe cabinet to resign. $45,000,005 A DAY LONDON. July 21. - Andrew P.onnr Law, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced in the house of commons this afternoon, that for 112 dnvs the tiw'rngc l!riti-h cxpcdiiitiire fs.!l7:.,ium daily. The chancellor said the total nd innce made bv Great Britain to her allies and the dominions was ll.tlj.'i, iilill.lilll), I CHII FAN , RvFR MHITDAIITV DnilOV rlblQ 111 IIIIIHI III I III llll I Eastern Mouth of English Channel Fenced Against Submarines by Chain of Mines Patrolled by Fleet Secret Openings Permit Al lied Commerce Germans Kept Out. (Special Correspondence Associated Press.) A HIUTISI1 PORT OX. THE SOUTH EAST COAST, June 30. Across tho eastern mouth of the English channel there still stretches the great harrier, which is one of the principal defenses of tho allies vital channel traffic against ho visits of tho 'German sub marine. Tho "barrage,'' they call the barrier in naval phrase. That consists, In general terms, of a series of "obstruc tions" stretched from huge buoys, shore to shore, tw-enty-odd miles. -Any craft which strikes one of these ob structions straightway explodes a group of mines which spells finls-lo tho intruders. Patrol llngTircat lhirrier. A wholo fleet is constantly engaged In maintaining and patrolling tho great barrier. Its existence is no se cret to the Germans for they aro con stantly sending over airplanes to chart the buoys and mark any changes that may have been mado since their last visit. And changes are constantly be ing mado. Here nn4 there along the line arc secret openings thru which naval pi lots may guide legitimate craft on their way, but these openings are fre quently altered, and not even the nir planic eye of the German can tell which buoy marks saTe passage and which marks destruction. If his mine laying submarines wish to enter the chanuol, they must take their chances. They' must cross submerged, for the patrol boats are on constant duty, and if they escape the traps while sub merged, It con only be said that an other miracle has happened. Senplnnos Defeated. Such miracles seldom happen. Some times twice a week, sometimes oftener explosions are heard at night from tho great, barrier, Indicating that "some thing" has touched off a group of mines. Immediately tho patrols hur ry off In tho direction of the explo sion. What they find thero is a well kept secret. hast week tho Germans tried n new plan to break tho barrier. They sent over three seaplanes with orders to descend low over tho barrier at any risk and shoot their macbino guns Into the bpoys, thus sinking them and the barrier with them. Hut tho patrol boats wero on hand, and two of the three seaplanes never returned to their German home. !1 FILES FOR E SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.- Hi trict Attorney Chillies M. Fickert lias filed application for entry to the sec. ond reserve officers' training camp to oM'ii at the Presidio August 27, it became known today following bis appearance before armv medical ex aminers. "My course in regard to going into the ii rin y is problematical and I have not yet decided whether I shall re sign the ofiiee id" district attorney," Fickert. said. "If I am admitted to the training eiimp, however, I will go thru with it," he added. Fickert served as a lieutenant in a California volunteer regiment dur ing the Spanish-American war, but did not see active service. EIFFEL TOWER SITE FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS PAWS, .Lilly 24.-The city conn eil voted to give a free site in the line Savor.nian de Ilrnrza, near the Kit'lel tower, for a clubhouse for Am erican students in I'nris. i rrrnrnn urn GENERAL PERSHING VIS 4. ff i3&Sl (cncrul Pei-slitng Is here shown KkiiiK n Hrillsh jidjiitant-genernl ut tho front In France his impressions of Tommy In tho trenches. The American commander visited the British Hues nucl returned to 1'nrls, PRESIDENT SIGNS WASHINGTON, July 21. The $040,000,000 airplane bill became a aw today with President Wilson's sig nature. This iniincnso appropriation Is only tho beginning of preparations for the campaign Intended to overwhelm Ger many from the nlr. More than 20,000 planes aro to bo built as a first incre ment and there will be many thou sands of aviators. Tho first task will be the instruction or the vast army of American flyers. Germany, realizing the danger of the air campaign, already is feverish ly building airplanes lo fight the fleets coining to overwhelm her. The clement of speed therefore Is foremost In building the American fleet. Howard E. Coffin, chairman of the aircraft production board of tho coun cil of national defense, today said all industrial records for tho develop ment of a new art must he broken In rushing thru tho program to comple tion. SEATTLE TROLLEY STRIKE SEATTNK, July 2 I. President Al ton W. Leonard of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power company an nounced today that the company had no answer to make to an offer from the street ear men's union strike com mittee to arbitrate all other questions if tho men discharged In Seattle and Taconiu for Joining the union wero re instated. AS PART OF ARMY VASHIN(lTO.V, July 2 4. This Kahn bill to ornnnizf) inn or more roisfmonlH of Indian ravalry an pari of lh American military forrrg wa conMMiTnd hy tho houc military com mittee today. The in on 8 ii re provides that resnrva tlona be vtaltnd by medical examiner and recruiting officers and all avail able Indians Invited to enlist. ITS BRITISH FRONT ME LAKE S10CK SALT BY 1.1 W.? SACltAMENTO, Cal., July 24. Stato Veterinarian Charles Kcane an nounced today that tho deaths of a large number of cattle and hogs in tho Tulo Lake section of Modoc county was apparently duo to a poison plot. JUo opinion of Dr. Keano Is based on a report from Dr. E. it. Keef, a deputy In his department, who has just comploted a special Investigation in tho north. Dr. Keano says there Is every Indication tho animals were killed by poisoned salt set out on the ranges. Dr. Kcane said he was In no posi tion to sny who Is responsible for the work, but Indicated a heller that ene mies of tho government or of tho stockmen In tho district. wero respon sible. During tho last few weeks tho peo ple of Klamath Falls, Oregon, and of a number of small towns In Califor nia near tho bonier have reported troublo with the I. W. W. ISIEf LISTS WASHINGTON, July 2l.- .Miis..i lists of the dm ft - oflioial and last word assigning ecrv ninn of tut Hl.tlUO.non to bis place in the tiat.oli al iinny ,were nin forward in Ihe mails today to the I.Vi7 local boards. They supersede all hitherto puhlisi"i lists iiiul rectify all errors. The lists have been prepared with the greatest cure mid sufcLruards against err '. Printed by the most expert and trusted men in Ihe government ;uint ing office Ibcv hae been proof read three times. n onb-r that each ilis Irict hoard may be assured of get ting ii list in the mail, two copies ate being mailed to each one in 011.1 mail and one in another. The tlieoi" of this practice is that if one list goes astray, Hie other surely will rcu' h its destination. The summoning of the men id' the fir-t increment before the local board will quickly follow the receipt of the official master lists. 1'ntil the men are summoned thev fire tree to volunteer. ." aw Government Requests Additional Five Billion Dollars for Pushing the War Vigorously Money Asked to Maintain Army of Million in France and for Shipping. WASI11NOTON, July 24. An Am erican army of ono million men for service abroad at once instead of tho five hundred thousand contemplat ed for tho J'irst draft is foreshad owed by tiic government's request Tor 1111. udditionul .f.r,000,000,000 made to the senate finance committee to day. Tho war revenue to he raised bv the war lax hill in its present form was contemplated to care for nn nnny of riOO.OOfl for the first yenr. Tho revised estimates, it was lc'iruod are bused on maintaining nn nnny of one million. In this case twice as many men would bo taken in the flint draft as was planned. Mora Money for Ships. The first million men uro to he made up of the first draft army of 5011,000, the National (Innrd and the regulars. It. is improbable that the first draft will be increased but the government is arranging its finances: for other drafts without tho necessi ty of froing; to congress again for money. In ndditiou to the war and navy estimate, members of t ho finance committee said the shipping board had already submit led estimates for additional appropriations of .'foOO, 000,000. For the board $HOO,000,000 ulrend yhiis been authorized. Tax Kxcess i'roflts. While no official intimation of the source of tho new revenue was piven before Secretary McAdoo went before the finance committee, there wero in dications that it would be drawn principally from excess profits nnd estate taxes, probably some increas es in income tuxes nnd minor in creases in miseellnneous taxes. Of ficial figures tire said lo show that excess profits in 'the United Stales are now at, the rate of tfli.OOO.OOU.OUO a year. Peforo Secretary McAdoo appear ed before the finance committee it was understood that the fivo billion dollars represented the estimates of tho war and navy department and that he would propose an additional billion dollars be ruised bv taxation and seek authority for an additional credit of $2,.'i(m.(HI0,000. Whether the latter sum was lo he in bonds or certificates of indebtedness -wax not disclosed. Secretary McAdoo, committee members stilled, told the finance ei 111 mitten thnt it was estimated that an nddt ionnl credit of $2,0(10,00(1,000 to he loaned the ullies also would be re quested. PANAMA, Julv 21 - Dispatches re ceived yesterday from Manahi, a coast province of Kctiador, say (lint a revolution has been started Iherc against Dr. A, llaqiieriso Moreno, president of the republic Revolution ary propaganda in Panama affirm that the outbreak is due to Dr. Mo rcna's alleged pro-denuan policies and tyrannies. The propagandas ex pect the I'nilcd States to supHirt the local authorities, )r. Morcna is in Tumber, Peru, in secret conference with Perm inn officials. LUTHER BURBANK ILL FROM APPENDICITIS SANTA ItOSA, Cal., July 21. Luther Purliiink, noted horticulturist, ill from an inflamed uppendix, was reported to he much better lo day iv Dr. J. II. Shaw, his physician, who nid anoperation would not be necessary. OLHVO DHU Teutons Advance on 155-Mile Front, Forcing Demoralized Russians Back Many Prisoners Taken Heavy Fighting In Progress Over Entire Eastern Front German Effort to Break French Lines Falls Crown Prince Repulsed Again! '. '" HP UN, July 24, via Loudon. . An artillery batlle of intensity never paralleled previouslyq, is "raging day and flight in Flan- '' dors, the war office announces, Tho German announcement in- dicates that in all likelihood Ihftlj- expected Hritish offensive is at hand. It. has been predicted that II10 next ntlack of tho Brit-' . ish would surpass any offbrf. previously made by" them. .', -f -f 4- -f ' I . Signs. of a hull in . the .Russian retreat in Eastern Galicin before the' advancing Auslro-Qoimun anniea aro largely wanting, but indications of stronger resistance in somo sooV tors arc cropping out. The Austro-Gennnn forces are pressing southward in nn effort to cut in between the Russian forces on their old line and the Dniester fiyor, success in which move would npoll disaster for ;lho iUiissiuii units? 'la this seelor. 1 ( ' . ;' ' While Premier Kcrcnsky, armed w'ith almost dictatorial powers, is struggling to right the situation on Ihe Russian front, the allied armies in the west arc holding tho threat of a renewed offensive over tho Ger mans on the Frnneo-Bclginn front. Forestalling AttacJc. There has been notable activity of late by both tho British and French artillery. The situation on tho Aisne front appears to show that tho crown prince fears a renewal of tho French offensive, his countless attacks Do ing considered in many quiirteia an attempt lo forestall it. On the Brit ish front the intense aerial and ar tillery activity presages important movements. . , ' The main infantry movement of Ihe last 21 hours was again in tho Craonne sector where tho crown prince launched another attack .on the French lines, without achieving any success. An attempt to,advance was also made north of Suiiey. This was likewise frustrated. Frequent raids by the Germans indicate, (heir anxiety to learn tho size and dispo sition of the forces opposing (hem, Jernian Itcport. ,.! P.KIiLIN, July 21 The German forces in (lalii iii are advancing from Ihe River Sercth to the wooded Car pathians over 11 front 1,V miles wido, says the official statement issued today by Ihe (iermaii nnny headquar ters staff. Several Gcnnan divisions, ' tlio statement adds, report that they liavo each taken IIIMMI prisoners. Xmncr ( Continued on Fag Two.) KIIBANE TONIGHT 'PHILADELPHIA, July 24. Ar rangements for tho Kilhano-Leonartl fight at Shlbo park tomorrow night wero virtually completed todaw with thn announcement thnt Frank (Pop) O'Brien of this city wll roforee tho sls- rouud hout. Kllhano nnd Leonard are reported to ho In excellent condition, Under tho articles of agreement they must make 133 pounds at 8 p. in. tomor- roWl . i uJ4 1 i ii H 1 1
