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Forty-seventh Tear.
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. MEPFOIZD. OREOOT. TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917
NO. 105
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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
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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.
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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! '.
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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
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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-
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