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Dead Estimated at 100, Injured at 150
and Property Losses at Over a Mll-
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lion Dollars Series of Explosions
Fire Plant and Shatter Structures
, In Vicinity Red Cross Rescue
. PITTSBURG, May 18 A scries of
explosions in the Oakdale piant of the
Aetna Chemical company at Oakdale
today probably cost the lives of JOO
persons and injured l.'iU and did prop
erty damage which is estimated at
,000,000.
. ' The explosions fired the plant which
at 2 o'clock this afternoon was still
burning and officers of tho comnnny
say that souio time may pass before
the exact loss of life will be known.
: Scries of Kv plosions.
The first explosion occurred at
noon and was so slight that no one
ras hurt, and caused little dnmajre.
But it pnVa the employes warning
and they harried from the building;.
Many of them, however, were caught
in the next explosion which occurred
a few minutes later, and immediately
the plant burst into flames.
Three other explosions occurred,
each one scattering the burning de
iris. Some of it fell among the great
Crowds which had gathered on the
neighboring hillsides and n nuinbor
of persons were hurt but none killed.
Among the persons injured in the
last explosion at the plant was a
riursc, who had one of her legs blown
off whilo acting as a stretcher bear
er. Other persons were injured when
a quantity of sulphuric acid which
had found its wny into a small
stream was fired by sparks from the
burning buildings. Virc on a hill top
fully a mile from tho scene of the
explosion, was caused by flying
sparks.
l'araders Go to HesCHC.
Portions of tho wrecked building
fell on the Panhandle railroad tracks.
A wreck train was made up anil sent
to tho scene, folowcd by n relief train
Kent out by officers of the Aetna
company. A detail of slate troops
from Hie' constabulary, station near
Oakdalo was ordered to control the
crowds.
Several hundred while robed wo
men, gathered from Carnegie, Fort
I'ilt, Itennerdalc, Walkers Mills anil
other villages near Oakdale, were a:
traction line stations wailing for ears
to enrry them to Pittsburg where they
were to take part in the Kod t'ros
parade. At the first sound of the ex
plosion, they abandoned the program
for the pnraile and marched to Oak
dale. Many of them had taken the
full surgical course of the lied Cross
and proved vnlmible assistants to the
doctors.
Hcvised estimates of the number of
men employed when the explosion oc
curred place it nt ,'llin. Fully 1"0 of
these, it was estimated, had been hurl
in addition to the 100 killed.
CASUALTY LIST
; WASHINGTON', My 18. The cas
ualty list today contained 110 names
divided ns follow: Killed in action
three; died of wounds, three; died of
disease, four; wounded Koverely five
wounded, degree not known, one;
wounded slightly, nine; tuismg in tie
turn, 12; prisoner, two.
The following officer nre included
Major Alexander lutsmussen. Slier
wood. Ore., killed in action; Lieuten
nnt Sherman DeMore, Chicago, miss
in? in action; First Lieutenant A lint
hum J. Gordon, Neward, X. J. prison
er, hut snot previously reported miss
ing.
WASHINGTON'. May 18- The to
tal fo the third liborty loan is H.
170,019,650, an OTer-mibucrlption of
39 percent above the three billion
dollar minimum nought,
IKMiP
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IRISH
ON DISCOVERY
OF HUN PLOT
Sinn Fein Leaders Arrested as Result
of Conspiracy with Germany
Proclamation Aserts Treasonable
Communication with Enemy In Pro-
I s gress In Emerald Isle.
LOXDOX, May 13. Documents of
reat importance in connection with
nn Irish conspiracy have fallen into
the hands of the government through
the arrest by const guards, of n Ger
man with certain evidence upon Tiini.
LONDON, May 18. Professor Ed
ward D" nVlern. president of the Sinn
Fein, Arthur Griffith, founder of the
Sinn Fein; Countess Markievicz, Dr.
Dillon and Willinm Grosgrove, Sinn
Fcinn M. P. for Kilkenny,- have heen
crrested, according1 to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Dublin.
Additional arrests in Ireland re
ported in n Times dispatch from Dub
lin, include Dr. Hayes und Durrell
Figgis.
I'lot Discovered.
LONDON', May 18. Ireland and
Irish affairs again have come to the
fore.
Discovery of a German plot involv
ing certain persons in Ireland was
announced lust night in Dublin by the
issuance of a proclamation signed by
Fdwurd Shortt, chief secretary for
Ireland, in the name of the lord Hcu
tennnt, Viscount French.
The proclamation asserts that Brit
ish subjects resident in Ireland, have
entered into treasonable communica
tion with 'J lu German enemy and
calls for drastic measure! to put
down the movement.
Ileeruitiug is urged in order that
conscription may he avoided and that
the Irish may assist in putting down
the conspiracy.
Few arc Involved.
A .dispatch to the Times says n
large number of persons already have
been' arrested in Dublin und other
parts of Ireland.
The number of Irish in co-operation
with the enemy is ,snid to be very
small. There have heen various re
ports recently of German activity, in
tho Sinn Fien ranks and (hero has
been no full explanation of recent nr
rests, including; that of n man who
landed on the Irish coast from a Ger
man submarine in a collapsible boat.
IiONDON, May 18. A later dis
patch from Dublin adds to the list of
those arrested the names of H. Mel
low and half a dozen others, who have
not heen identified hero. '
Professor De Valeru is president
of the Sinn Fein. Mr. Griffith is
vice president; Mr. C'nsgrove one of
the treasurers. Mr. Figgis one of the
secretaries and Dr. Dillon and the
Countess Markievicz are members of
the executive of the Sinn Fein orgnni
zalion.
YOUTHS OF 21
WASHINGTON', May 18. June
fifth has been fixed as the date for
regilratiiin of youths who have at
tained 'J years since the first army
draft registration June fifth last year.
The resolution authorizing tho new
registration is awaiting the presi
dent's signature but the provost mar
shal general's office virtually has
completed preparations for carrying
it into effect.
It is estimated that about 800,000
men available for military service will
be found amiuur the new registrants
this year, llnrim? the year bcuinninu
June .", it is plumir.l to have quarterly
registration.
PARIS, May 18.. Violent artillery
fighting north and south of the Avre
river below Amiens, In reported In
today' mnicment.
REGISTER JUNE 5 HERRING STII
YOUR DOLLAR TO THE RED
ON BATTLE LI
WASHINGTON, May 18. The
American expeditionary force has be
come such u military factor on the
western battlefront, members of the
senate military committee were ad
vised today nt their weekly confer
ence with Secretary Maker and the
war council, that they now rank third
in the mileage held.
The French hold the most mileage,
the British rank second and the
Americans third, exceeding the mile
age held by the Belgians.
' The front line forces of General
Pershing, the senators were told, un
divided among four sectors, all on
what is known as the french front,
but other American troops are at the
front as well as behind the lines in
training, with both British and French
forces. '
The exact mileage in charge of the
American forces was disclosed to tho
eomittcc but was not mado public for
military reasons. The senators, how
ever expressed great gratification nt
the extent of the American front line
activity. One of the four American
sectors, near Montdidicr, was said to
he? of much activity and importance
in the allied plans.
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AMSTERDAM, May 18. "I am
still optimistic enough to believe we
shall have peace this year," said the
Gentian chancellor, Count on llert
ling, in an interview with the Berlin
corre.-wndent of the IimluHM news
paper A J! Est. 'I cherish firm con
fidciice that further events in the we-t
will bring us nearer a speedy end of
the war.
'if the world should one day unite
in an international pence league,'
added Count Von Hcrtling, ''German v
would unhesitatingly and joyfullv join
in it. Cnforlunntely present condi
tion! give very little hope of that
Our desire i to win and present
pi'ftcc,"
CROSS MAY SAVE A WOUNDED BOY IN THE TRENCHES.
I JIN
HUNS MASSED
E
Weather Conditions Awaited for Ger
mans to Renew Smash All Best
Troops On Attacking Front 82
Divisions In Line and 58 Divisions
as Reserve to Push Ahead.
I'AftlS, May 18. Tho beginning
by tho Gonnana of a formidable of
fensive by which they expect to
achieve final success now dopenils
only on woather conditions. Tho
commander-ln-chlcf, tho French
troops and their allies aro waiting
for the shock with the greatest con
fidence Tho Petit I'arlslen says tho enemy
has massed nil his best troops on tho
attacking front Uotwocn the Hol
glan coast and tho OIro, tt stales, ono
hundred and forty divisions (or about
1,900,000 men) have been distribut
ed, cluhly-two on the front Hue or
for dlroct support, and the remainder
behind the lines, to be used for aug
menting tho push at the principal
point of attack.
This nowspapor says tho Carman
plan Is to threaten Amiens, cut the
railroad between that point and Cler
mont, and break up the allied forces
whatever the cost may bo.
LONDON'. May IS. There has
been violent artillery flKlitlng along
the lino between (Jivenchy and Ito
becq, and also In the Flanders area,
tho war office reports today.
BALANCE WEEK FAIR
WASHINGTON, May 18.- Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Wednesday, i-sitcd by the leather
bureau today me:
Pacific stales; Generally1 fair ex
cept shower Mondav on the north
citiist, Nearly normal temperature.
FOR OFFENSIV
RECENT DRIVE
LONDON, May 18. The, most defi
nite figures yet announced regarding
German losses on tho western front
this spring have heen given to The
Asoeiatcd Press. Since the beginning
of the offensive on March '21, two,
hundred and six German divisions'
have been on the western front, of
which 12(i actually have been engaged
on the Some and Anneritieren fronts.!
The 208th German division, which
was one of those suffering most!
heavily, lost 70 per cent of its ef
fectiveness. Seven other German di-j
visions aro known to have lost more
than f0 per cent and at least seven
other divisions are named as having
lost !() to Ml per cent. ,
Only '10 men to the company were
left in the IHMh division after the
fighting of March 122 and 2;i. Their
first, division was in similar straits
after reaching Snilty-linurettu on
March 28, and the 2't-lth division was
weakened similarly on April (t. One
regiment of the fourth Krsulz divis
ion virtually wiis annihilated April I),
and there are scores of instances of
companies and battalions which dis
a p eared almost completely.
In n five-page closelv typewritten
list of losses to German regiments
and divisions engaged in the offen
sive which have been substantiated
by Ilriti-h inleligence officers, there
is scarcely a single instam'e where tjic
looses wen1 not so large as to chum-oerioii-
crippling of I lie efficiency of
the unit.
While it is impossible to make from
these figures any exact estimate of
the German losse it is sufficiently
evident I hat the enemy casualties
have been exceedingly heavy. One
evidence of this fact is Unit the Ger
mans, nficr calling iion nil available
reserve depots in the ncMcrn area,
have already been compelled to draft
into crippled divi-ioim men drawn
from Germany it-elf. im ludintr those
of the 111120 class. From this it may
be concluded that the demand for men
to replace losses has been greater
than reserve centers coutd supply.
LONDON, May 18, Baturdny. A
connltlnrahle number of arrostn havo
been mado In Dublin, and turnout
Irnlond, according to a dlnpatch to
tho Timfis from Dublin, timed 2
o'clock Saturday morning.
ALLIES 10 1
APAN AND CHINA
AGAINST HUNS
Entente Military Co-operation With
Japan and China to Resist Dangers
Threatening. Peace of Far East
From German Aggression A Pure
ly Defensive Measure.
PAKIS, May 18 Japan and China
have been informed by the allied vov-
ernmeuls that they have arranged for
entente military co-ocration to meet
the dangers threatening the peace of
the far east from (icrmun enctrution.
WASHINGTON, May 18. Tho en
tente military co-operation arranged
to meet threats to the peace of tho far
east by German penetration, as re
ported today from Paris, is under
stood here as a purely defensive
measure, in which participation for
tho present will be confined to Japan
and China. Its primary purpose is
the safeguarding of Manchuria with
possibilities of its extension to Sibe
ria. To Prevent Invasion.
For some time negotiations have
been in progress at Peking and Tukio
looking to the eo-operation in that
direction. Japan felt herself respon
sible for tho maintenance of order in
the far east. When German influenc
first began to manifest itself in Si
beria, the Japanese government eon
ceived a plan of military occupation
of some portions of Siberia.
Preliminary impiiries directed to
the entente powers, however, develop
ed a divergence of views as to the
wisdom of it single handed movement
of that kind by Japan. Thc.ro was
no disposition to tpiestion Japan's sin
centy but doubt was expressed as to
the actual existence of imminent dan
ger from German aggression in that
far off quarter of the world whilo the
Cnited States government feared that
tho effect upon the Kussian people of
Japan s invasion of Siberia would be
misundcrslood and that the Wussians
in their fear of permanent Japanese
occupation would he thrown into the
arms of Gormnuy.
Chuntio in Nil tuition.
Therefore it was announced in To-
kio thai the project had been, if not
abandoned, at least indefinitely post
poned in execution.
Meanwhile the activities of General
Semciiol f, the Cossack leader of the
auti-Holshcvik parly in Siberia, had
resulted in practically a slate of war
on the border between Siberia and
Manchuria.
Some German ami Austrian prison
ers of war have been fiddling with
the Itotshevik elements. The Chinese
government, promptly employed what
military force it had in guarding up
per Manchuria hat it was apparent
Ihiit the task was beyond the power:
of Chinese troops unaided by trained
veterans. Therefore Japan has come
lo the aid of China.
WITH TIIK AMKUICAN AltMY IN
FRANCIS, Friday, May 17. lly tho
AHSoclated ProBW.) A Gorman air
piano hearing French iiiarMaKu waa
diBcovcred today flyliiK over tho line
northwest of Toul. American avia
tor tried to intercept him but he
mado IiIh cucape.' Tho Incident hIiowk
what cunning and deceit American
airmen havo to deal with and what
caution they have to display in deal
ing with a Hiippoacd friend.
American patrols wero very active
on tho Toul doctor last nlKht and to
day hut did not establlnh contact with
tho enemy. The artillery fiKhtiim on
thin ns'tor haa fallen off to almost
nothing. It in Just opposite on the
Lunovlllc Rector where tho German
guna aro moat active apparently re
taliating for recent heavy American
lioinhnrdmeiitf,
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in nn'
Light Vote Cast Over State West
Defeats King and Pierce Wins
Democratic Nomination for Gov
ernor McArthtir Defeats Lafferty
By a Two to One Vote In Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore., May' lSl Scat
tering returns from all parts, of Ore
gon on yesterday's primary election,
when 42 per cent of , tho registered
voters went to the polls, seemed to
assure the nomination of Charles L.
McNary, incumbent, for United States
senator on the republican ticket, and
tho renomination of Governor Jumes
Withycoinbo. Former Governor Os
wald West apparently was nominated
by the democrats for United States
senator and Waller M. Pierce fur gov
ernor.
For the republican nomination for
tho short term as Cnited States sena
tor, H. F. Mulkey was in tho lead, and
Kalph Williams was named republican
national commit teeman. ,
McXary a Winer.
Nominations for other stato and
county officers wero undetermined
early today, and returns were coining
in slowly. Sluto wide figures ou the
senatorial and gubernatorial contests,
so far as compiled, folit.w: Senator
Charles L. McNary, 11,0:M; Kobert
Stanl'iehl, .7,1115.
Governor .James Withycoinbo,
17:); Hon W. Olcott, ;i,71;.L. J. Simp
son, :J,r,()0; Gus C. Moscr, 2,014; F. C.
Ilarley, 1,178; J'K. Anderson, l.O.'il.
Multnomah county returns showed
Congressman C. N. Mc Arthur leading
A. W. Lafferty by almost two to ono
for republican representative of tho
third district. William Adams, pres
ent city treasurer of Portland, was
well in the lead for tho republican
nomination for slate treasurer;
Charles A. Johns vns leading for tho
republican nomination for justice of
I he supreme court, Jt II. Schaofer for
superintendent of tho water division
and Fred Williams fur public servico
commissioner. '
In Multnomah County.
Mult non ah county nomina lions
which scrmed assured were: Judges
Morrow, Stapletoii ami Gantenbein;
county commissioner. Hut us Ilolman;
coroner, r, Karl Smith; state sen
ators, J. K. Gill and W. W. Parks;
sheriff, T. M. I luillmrt.
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NKW YOKK, May 1H. - President
Wilson today led in person and re
viewed the great lied Cross parade
here of 7'i.OUO persons.
The president unexpectedly drovo
ni to the starting point of the parade,
just as it was about to get under wav.
With Secretary Tumulty and Hear
Admiral Grayson, he alighted from his
automobile, greeted the grand mar
shal, Mrigadier General Oyer and
took his place at the head of the pro
cession. A human lied Cross, made
up of hundreds' of marchers clad in
red, a living, moving emblem of the
society of mercy that lias become
known as "the greatest mother in tho
world" held the post of honor in tho
parade down Fifth avenue.
Prc-tdcnt Wilson, who as brad of
the society, is to formally open tho
i i.tional campaign for a war fund of
100,000,000 willi an address here
tonight, was the principal reviewing
officer.
Auothir pictureHpw feature of tho
procession was a body of mom than
2.000 nurses garbed in every ariety
of costume worn by nurses all over
the world.
British Destroyer Sunk.
LONDON, May 18. A Pritish de
stroyer was sunk on Tuesday by a
German ftuhmurine, the admiralty an
notinees,
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