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U.. i - "
VS FUTURE
IYMENACED
ffiSIONS
al Officials Issue
ation Asking Coafi
a Government
; WOULD REFORM
VIOLENT METHODS
Representatives of All
e forces to lake
'art In Ruling
ffilium 0. Shepherd.
Press staff correspondent.)
4 Vav 10. Trunk admission
ftifsia'i future is darkly
the quarrel bet ween the
iiiinnl government and the
4 workmen ' eoiunnttoe was
Hline phrases ot a proclama-
jtoilay throughout Petrograd
lOiUIUOIl guciliinrm.
ovisioiml government cannot
m the people that of late its
i have increased to such an
tn give rise to serious fears
jro of the government," the
:t declarer-
sing in detail the various re
nt had heen achieved under
s; in conformity with pledges
, isple. the iluina lenders refer
later friction and said:
.jpviaonal government sought
t moral ford's. Not a drop
,;!( 'a blood has been shed by
Invoice has been stifled.
Weld Too Slowly,
watery the new socinlist ole-
too slowly welding and un
4h The welding has been
-. tj' the process of disintogra
todby the collapse of the, old
Mated groups of pertain
' the population, lacking; con
ess seek to jealie their as
lirough violence. They threat
troy discipline and internal
! thus create anarchy,
fore, the provisional govern
m it a duty to declare f rank
't of things is rendering the
stion of the country difficult,
4 to internal disorders, defeat
rt, nhantorn anarchy and civil
'eatening the liberty which
i Eussia."
g the proclamation appeal
Worts of all to strengthen the
lifegunrding it.
frankness Pleases.
JMerntnent," the proclamation
"desires to ' reinforce its
' by inviting to join with it
" of the live creative
" 4e country who hitherto have
'-"active Port in the admin
Mthc state."
ffrimieiit'g complete frank
appeal to the people created
wsponse today. All newspa--t
at length on it. Thoso re-
favoring Foreign Minister
.'men in declaring "double
BILLINGSLEY HAS
SURROIDERED TO
mm law
Dictates Story li His Escape
From Seattle Jail Before
Giving Himself Up
SAW IN HANDKERCHIEF
PASSED HIM ON POLE
Stuck In Window at First
' Attempt But Removing His
Coat, Got Through
Seattle, Wash., May 10. Logan Bil
lingsley, fugitive bootlegger, surrender
ed himself to United States District
Attorney; Clay Allen at 10:45 o'clock
this morning, spent 10 minutes in a cell
in the ma mil ill's office at the request
of the United States marshal and was
finally haled before Judge Neterer iu
federal court and admitted to $7,000
bond, pending nn appeal from a 13
months' sentence in the federal peni
tentiary at McNeil's Island.
At noon he was in the custody of o
deputy marshal arranging bis bond,
which is to be arranged by 2 o'clock.
After that Hillingsley he free
again.
Logan sawed his way out of the gov
ernment detention station here April 22
and has successfully evaded fruited
Htates marshals and police ever since.
Just before he surrendered, Lognn dic
tated an account of his escape clearing
tip ttie details ot the Hitherto mysterious
adventure, ,
T
UNCLE SAM'S APPEAL
Tells Story of Escape.
Seattle, Wash., May 10 Logan Bil
lingsley dictated the following explana
tion today to hig escape from the immi
4iuun.tKUon Station before he sur
rendered, April 19, following a sentence
of 13 months at McNeil's Island for
acts he confessed to in an effort to
convict Mayor Gill and Chief of Police
Beckingham of conspiracy.
"On the 19th of April, I was much
discouraged nnd disappointed at find-
I ing myself sentenced to serve 13 months
in the McNeil's Island penitentiary alt
er I had been promised the privilege of
changing my plea to not guilty on the
charge of conspiracy, which would have
given me a trial by jury.
Buss
!,a is impossible.
.3.. ...
y ....uui-uguig me govern
f of Miliukoffg organs,
;'"ieag and soldiers' commit
ted that no soldiers leave
"miiuuc signed permission
;l"it. Power over the troops
; ferred from the command
J he president of the sol
! women's committee. No
I agree to such a shitua-
JhH'8 '"'papers today pro
; a state ,vf ntn ns rPV,u.
PWnt crisis is "unendur-
Thi Is Low the government
Will p(il to you tlirongb post
ers to " Buy Your Bond' ':
"Uumcmber the Lusitauia
nd buy a Liberty Bond "
"Your first patriotic dutr
buy a Liberty Bond now."
"Liberty Loan, 1917."
"1'or your country bur a
bond."
" 'Tis rightly tailed the V
boat, for it putg it up to you."
"God's free ocean buy your
bond."
"Fight for or finance your
country buy a bond." '
"Buyers of Liberty Bonds are
defenders of their country."
"Preserve your country and
jrour savings buy a bond."
"Where your treasure is,
there also is your heart buy a
Liberty Bond."
. sj
Balance of L W. W.s
On Trial at Tacoma
Given Liberty Today
Seattle, Wash., May 10.Tude Bon
ald, in superior court today signed the
release -of the last of the I. W. W.'s
who have been held in jail charged
with complicity in the killing of Jef
ferson" Beard, who was shot November
5 at the Everett city dock during a
battle between citizen deputies and 1.
W. W.'s. Nino men gained their free
dom today.
Seventy five wore charged by Sno
homish .county with first degree mur
der after the fight- Qne of them was
sent back to Pennsylvania to serve an
unexpired prison term, leaving 74 in
jail. ThoniM Tracy, of this number,
was tried on a charge of murder and
acquitted last week, ' .
Prosecutor Black, of Snohomish coun
ty at once began to discharge the men
held in jail, moving that they be re
leased because of insufficient evidence
Judge Ronald Las granted the" motions
for dismissal in every ease. j
Labor men declare that the acquit
tal of Tracy and the freeing of tin?
other prisoners is a notable victory',
since the I. W. W.'s when the battle1
occurred, were about to land from the
steamer VeTona from Seattle to speak
on the streets of Everett in defiance
f a city ordinance. The labor men
claim this 4s a victutj" i'ar f ttta. speech.
ANOTHER SHIPYARD
C9ASTW1LL
W1000
SELL WHALE STEAKS
They Will Be of 3,000 Tons
Each and Every Yard Will
Be Giren All It Can Build
San Pranciseo, Miy 10. To ship
builders of the Pat-fie coast will fall
the task of bmliiiig esrgo carriers fast
er than the kaiser's submarines can
sink them
Telegrams from Wflshineton to local
shipping firms todan 'continued the re
Ktrt that lOOO woqien shiiw., of 3000
tons each, will b built on the coast
immediaMv under the direct sunervis
ion of the United States shinpinz board
Captain A- P. Pillsbury will super
vise the construction. The shipbuilding
capacity or every harbor will bo esti
mated and the' construction of a cer
tain number of vessels will be assign
ed to each." i.ie government will guar
antee the. delivery of lumber, will
furnish knees picked by experts, and
complete plans and specifications.
Government inspectors will be as
signed to each yard. , .
Seven hundred of the 1000 vessels
will be equipped wita steam engines
and 300 with Diesel engines. The ship
ping board .Already has arranged for
the delivery of the engines -as fast as
the vessels are completed.
Contracts; for ten steel steamers,
larger thari';the wooden boats, have al
ready been awarded to Seattle firms
and San Pranciseo steel Bhip plants ex
pect at least ten similar contracts.
GERMANS WANT IT
(Continued on page two.)
Portland, Ore., May 10. Plans for a
new shipyard at Columbia City, two
miles below St. Holens on the Colum
bia river, are being perfected by Som
marstrom Brothers, of Oakland, Cal.
M. F. .Sommartsrom is iu Columbia City
todav lavine out the site for the yard.
Tho firm controls a large stretch of wa-.
terfront.
The yard iu to build wooden ships and
holds several contracts, worit is ex
pected to start in a fow weeks.
Germany Has No Reason For
Offensive Against America
Sinks Ships Only in the Zone
page two.)
, y
BE MARTIN
6r fifteen neiT b"SS.v ti
if you
enlist
eei1 years f
am
ires
are
'"isi yon i . , ui c
"-"er in th' ii-
By John Gradens. 1
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Berlin, via London, May 10. Ger
many holds no reason for an offensive
against America, but will not forego her
present use of submarines for peace.
The war can be ended only on the
basis that no dishonorable terms be in
flicted upon any nation.
These, expressions were obtained to
day by the United Press from the two
most diverse elements in Germany
the government and the socialists.
The covernment's view of America's
entrance into the war wns given in a
statement authorized by the foreign of
fice through the United Press,
Philip Scheidcman, socialist leader,
voiced the views of the other extreme
clement which has been most active in
recent peace propaganda. Both defend
ed Germnny's use of the submarine as
her most notent means of defensive
warfare and Scheidemnnn gave expres-
sion to the basis upon which the peace
which he lias admittedly been advocat-
ng, must be based.
The foreign office does not regard tue
torpedoing of American ships within
the danger zone prescribed by Germany,
as a hostile act, as all countries were
warned of its existence. The govern
ment regards this submarine warfare as
ita valuable weapon and it will be con
tinued within the announced area- It
was pointed out that American ships
were being attacked only m tne dan
ger zone.
Scuiedemann regarded President w -son's
attitude as "incomprehensible,"
nnd declared that had the president
continued his efforts for nn understand
ing between tho belligerents the war
would have probably been ended long
ago. "I expect good results from the
conference of socialists at Stockholm,"
Scheidemann said, "-but the war can be
ended only upon a basis that no dis
hoiiivinVile teriiia be inflicted upon Hi"
nation."
An Official Statement.
The foreign office statement fol
lows: '
' ' As repeatedly ; declared, Germany
hold there is no reason for an offensive
asainst America. Germany is torpedo-
ncr. Americnn shins DUt onlv in rue
Seattle, Wash., May 10.
Batchers here are selling whale
steaks today at nine and 10
cents a pound. Two thousand
pounds of the meat wa dis
tributed at Seattle markets and
hotels- Experts claim whale .
meat possesses from three to
four per cent more protein than
beef.
i(c jf( jc jc jc 3C 3C 3C
SOME WORK AHEAD .
New York, May 10. Unfilled
orders of the United States Steel
corporation on April 30 amount
ed to 12,183,083 tons against
11,711,644 on March 31, it was
announced today. On April 30,
1910, the unfilled orderg totaled
9,829,551 tons.
ROOSEVELT WILL
HOT BE ALLOWED
TO iHVISH
Conference Committees Now
Agree and Tins Feature Is
Eliminated From Bill
AGE LIMIT AGREED ON
IS 21 TO 30 INCLUSIVE
BRITISH ATTACK
AT HEW POINT 111
IlINDENBURG L1IIE
Capture Portion of Gensaa
hront Sti Deadlocked
Around Fresnoy
Puzzling Problem
for Legal Authorues
Missoula, Mont., May 10. Local au
thorities, both city and state, are stump
ed today. They arrested August. Sirop-
pel on a charge of grand larceny, and
he can 't read or write, nor can he talk
or hear. He can't even understand sign
language. For 30 years MisBoulians
have known him as "the dummy."
The authorities are trying to find
some way to prosecute Siroppel, but
' ' the dummy ' ' probably does not even
know why he is arrested. It is impos
sible to explain the nature of the
charge against him, or to arrange for
him to enter a plea. He had $5 and a
watch on his person, alleged to have
been stolen, when arrested.
There's only one person who can con
verse with Siroppel- He's Robert Fred
ericks, State University of Montana
student, now with the aviation corps
in far-off Texas.
Prohibition Section Modified
to Prevent Sale of Liquor
to Those In Uniform
FRENCH TROOPS DRIVE
THEIR WEDGE DEEPS
Storming Party of British
Capture Trenches But Are
Unahfe to Hold Them
San Francisco, May 10. Ger-
man secret agents have been
shadowiBg VL Bft.ftarJiem,, aged
he" declared.' today, because he
claims to have discovered a new
and highly powerful explosive.
He declares it is four times as
powerful as smokeless powder
and that no nitrates are used
iu it.
Barham also declares German
emissaries offered to take him
to Germany aboard the subma
rine Deulschland and that one
attempt wa9 made to kidnap
him.. British agents have also
sought his formula, he asserts.
a hostile net, since all countries have
been warned.
"The submarine warefare is proving
one of tho best means of defense for
Germany and the war will be continued
within the restricted zone.
"The obligations that Americans, re
port to the police is a just measure
undertaken by Germany against a na
tion warring on her. America is treat
ing Germans in a similar fashion. Am
ericans are otherwise unhampered in
Germany.' '
CThis is the first intimation that has
been received from Germany that Am
ericans are being held under police sur
veillance.) Scheidemann 's statement reflected,
like the foreign office declaration, Ger
man inability to understand America's
position.
"I regret exceedingly the conflict be
tween Germauv and America," the so
.loiict lender declared- "President
Wilson's attitude is incomprehensible.
tt: ;,!,, ln-onco toward England has
been as great as his harshness toward
Germany.
"The German government regards
the submarine warfare as a defense
against England's violation of interna
tional law which it cannot withhold.
"Had President Wilson continued his
efforts for an understanding between
i.,.n:.nnta fliis awful murder of their
peoples probably would have been end
I, . There is no hatred vis
ible among the Germans against otheT
people " . .
Since Karl Liebknecht's imprison
ment, Philip Scheidemann has come to
the fore as one of the foremost socialist
i,i in Romimir. He has been ac
tively identified with the socialist
peace movement and was prime agitator
of the Stockholm peace conference, tue
German government lias recently given
indication of Scheidemann 's leadership
of the radicals by appointing him chair
man of the important constitution com
mittee, which is charged with recom
mending changes in Germany s gov
ernmental syidern
Knoenfi is to erect a co-operative
-,.,J,n... to handle the bean crop
which will be the largest ever grown
PLENTY OF INVENTORS
Washington, May 10. Ameri
can brains are turning out anti
submarine! inventions ; at the
rate of about one every four
minutes.
More than 1,000 devices have
been submitted to the navy de
partment in a few days, it was
ascertained today. Some of them
contain the germ of usefulness,
though most of them are im
practicable. The past, year probably 8,000
inventions or suggestions have
been turned into the office of
Captain William S. Smith, chief
of the inventions bureau while
England in the same time prob
ably had 35,000-
AMERICAN PRISONERS
Washington, May 10. One
hundred find twenty-seven Am
ericans, taken 'from ships, are re
ported to be held prisoners by
Germany. This developed from
a state" department announce
ment today, whereas it had been
generally ' believed the last of
Germnny's American prisoners
were freed when the Yarrowdale
men were released- The women
of the American legation at
Berne have formed an organiza
tion to assist the prisoners.
WARRANTS TOR 13
Pittsburg, Pa., May 10. War
rants charging conspiracy were
ssued here today against io
men who were otticers or direc
tors o fthe Pittsourg Lire anu
Trust company at the close of
business on December 31, 1916.
Arrests of most of them were
to be made this afternoon.
PAPERS RAISE PRICES
Chicago. May 10. The Chi
cago Tribune (morning) an
nounced today that on May 14
its price would be raised from
one to two cents. The Examiner
and Herald (morning) and the
American (afternoon) made sim
ilar announcements recently.
!
Joseph B. Foraker
of Ohio Passes Over
Cincinnati, Ohio-, May 10. Joseph B.
Foraker, former United States senator
and governor ot Ohio, died at Ws heme
here'today at 10:50 a. ni. He had been
unconscious for 24 hours- A week ago
last Monday the former senator fainted
while leaving his office. Ho rallied last
week, but suffered a relapse Monday.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Julia
Foraker, and his daughters, Mrs. Flor
ence Matthews, Cincinnati; Mrs. Victor
Cushman, Washington, and Mrs. F.
King Wainwright, Philadelphia, and
son, Arthur Foraker, Washington. The
family was at his bedside.
Foraker was born in Ohio, July 5
1846. He enlisted in the Civil war and
was with Sherman on his march to the
sea.
Washington, May 10. Eliminating
the Roosevelt division amendment from
the selective service bill, house and
scnato conferees on the army measure
reached an agreement today and will
report to their respective houses as
quickly as their findings can be put in
to snape.
The conferees also eliminated the
Fall amendment providing for the rais
ing .of a volunteer cavalry force for
border duty.
The prohibition amendment as pass
ed by the senate was lett in the bill.
Tho age limit for those subiect to
selective service was fixed at 21 to 30
years. All men more than 21 and up to
the age of 31 will be subject to ser
vice.
As it stands there is every probabili
ty tho senate will make some effort to
restore the Roosevelt amendment, but
since tne conterees agreed to eliminate
it and the tadmimstiUtion does not
want it in it is not believed it could
pass the senate again.
The agreement reached today was
forescast in detail by the United Press
yesterday. . After a short session this
morning it was announced all Iiiicb oi
differences had been erased but it was
admitted there might "'stflrm.'opBos
tion to the teport in both the house and
senate.
Senator Chamberlain said he would
introduce the conference report early
this arternoon in the senate.
House Must Act First
Tho senate cannot act on the meas
ure until after the house has acted.
Demands from the country from ac
tion tho bill and insistence on the part
of the administration for machinery
with which to raise an army, it ig be
lieved, will hasten approval or the con
terence report.
London, May 10. With the British
offensive temporarily deadlocked
around Fresnoy and Bullecourt, Field
Marshal Haig struck in a new ditectiorj
today and captured a portion of the
German front and support lines south of
the Souchez river, just south of Iens
His official report today announcuu ui
capture of a number of prisoners.
Despite ' the apparent deadlock at
Bullecourt, the British commander re
ported success and gains by bis forces,
in the iace of tremendous losses inflict
ed on the Germans in their repeated ef
forts to counter attack and shake the
British grip.
lo the east of Grecourt, Haig report
ed a further advance.
At Bullecourt fighting in - that
neighborhood yesterday was severe and
continuous," Haig 'a report said. "We
progressed despite repeated and costly
enemy efforts to shake our hold on his
positions, which were unsuccessful,
" To the east ot wrecourt, our line ad
vanced, also tu the south of the Souche
river, where we captured a portion of
the enemy's front and support lines and
took a number of prisoners. '
s,'-nortneast or ,ieven anu strain oi
Hulloch enemy .ranting parties were
driven off," the report continued. "To
the north of Givenchy and Lezal La
Bassee, we carried out ft suceesaful
raid."
The Germans evidently regard Fres
noy as a key to Douai which ig itself
one of the main German depot poiHts
behind the Hindenburg line, and pro
pose to stop further British progress
there with every resource at their command.
(Continued on page two.)
Mobilization of Nation's
Finance and Industry For
War Progresses Rapidly
New York City, May 5. (By mail.)
National mobilization of finance, in
dustry and trade to a war "basis is rap
idly progressing. Congress is intensely
occupied devising ways and means tor
aiding in financing the war, while the
government through its various agen
cies is not only preparing tho army and
navy, but also securing the cooperation
of the nation in every sphere of activ
ity, so that the whole country can work
as a unit wnoienearieuiy aim vmcieui
ly. This it is already doing with a pa-! for tho time being discourage ordinary
triotism and vigor surpassing all ex-1 corporation issues of both bonds and
pectations. Assistance of inestimable stocks, while some selling of the latter
value has been rendered by the French may be expected by those wishing to
,n,i Rvitiui, oniiimi-aainiipvo now visitini? subscribo for the new bonds. In April
n,i nmintrv wVm hv irivinff the bene- the recorded issues of railroad and in- nff;ini statement. The fire wag espe
fit of their experience and suggesting i dustrial corporations aggregated $130,- j c;aiiy n8t in the Dvina region. Near
the direction of our efforts have un-i 000,000, compared with $312,000,000 a ziotchoff a German attack failed with
doubtedly saved us from many errors j month ago and $221,000,000 a year ago. heavy losses to: the enemy, th. war of
and delays that would otherwise have Tho total issues of the" same class since fit6 sai(ji
proved costly in life, time and mater-1 January 1st, were sjsjs.uuu.uuu, againsi,
ia , I $992,000,000 at the same time last year.
The most conspicuous influence of j These declines can be clearly attributed
v ; tho anpnrit.v markets i tho to the diversion of capital from ordina-
raising of $7,000,000,000 for its sup-1 ry channels to preparations for the big
port Secretary McAdoo has already an- government loan. In this connection it
nounced the first issue of $2,000,000,- is appropriate to again express the hope
000 3 per cent bonds on July 1st at that congress will endeavor to act both
par tax-free- This issue win unquesiion wisely auu uuuy m ucviomg y, v
ably be an overwhelming success, na-ods of taxation. There should be no
tional patriotism alone being sure to j disposition to favor or punish either
prove a powenui stimuiaiu m hub ' iu - r
inoct -Tr. will be a. popular loan in var- each should bear their share in pro-
danger zone so does not consider this iu that section
i
W F Bundv, 06, of Lebanon was
convicted in the state : circuit, courl .at
ivo 7 Oakley; a 13 expended in the United States, such
C f,gnld t rl The girl became a mother funds will only be momentarily with
year old girl, i ne ku j ontive employment, and
IcSsT Oall,hr girl's their expenditure in thi county will
iothor and made his home witn Tne.naturauy. sumumic - -
suit will bo an immense turnover and
an increase rather than a decrease in
the aggregate amount of business trans
acted, although a few lines of business
may suffer temporary contraction.
There will be more and more activity
in government issues, which already
constitute an important share of our
bond market.
The enormous demands of the gov
ernment upon tho money market must
Drive Wedge In.
Paris, May 10. More gains by Gen
eral Nivelle's French troops in repuls
ing an attack in the region of Chevreux
end a widening of the French wedge on
the German lines across the northern
slope of the plateau of Vauclcrc, were
detailed in today's official statement.
German counter attacks of great
force were struck during tho night
against several parts of the French lines
along Chemin Des Dames, tho war office
said. All were unsuccessful- The most
powerful of these blows was upon the
positions taken by the French in tha
region of Chevreux. So successful were
the French in repulsing this violent as
sault that they moved forward them
selves in following it up. Capture of a
fortified German position was an
nounced in tho official statement as
the net result.
On the northern slope of the plateau
of Vaueuerc the French succeeded in
widening their grip, taking a number of
prisoners belonging to a new German
division. There were patrol and skirm
ish engagements all along the remainder
of the front.
sjc se
Eugene Shields, a resident of Myrtla
Creek, went to tho barn Sunday an
shot himself with a revolve. Ho came
specr. id win ire a pui.iuo. i ... :,.V.. " , i nnni;.a 1 staggering" from tne Darn ana aieu,
ied denominations to suit an purposes, i poruuu ui uck mhu , . - minutes,
and our firm will be glad to receive ! any one class is foreign to American a tew minutes.
Russians Are righting. .
Petrosrad. May 10. Resumption of
artillery firing over nearly the entire
Russian front was reported in today's
The German Story. -Berlin,
via London, May 10. "Fres
noy is completely in our hands, despite
repeated English attacks," declared to-
finv'a official Statement. " Jo uim
court fighting still fluctuates,
war office asserted.
tbe
subscriptions for the same witnour,
charge. The effects of such vast oper-
ations are already Deing remiBeu.
collection of such immense amounts or
funds will extend over a consuicraoie
period of time. They will be withdrawn
in a manner creating the least possible
disturbance, but the nation 's financial
machinery must inevitably undergo far
reaching readjustment to meet these ex
traordinary new conditions. The Bums
raised by bond issues will be allowed
to remain in banks and trust compan
ies in various parts of the country un
til actually needed. As the bulk of the
mnnev raised DV tnese imiicj mu
ifleaa ot trovernment and would ulti
mately injure the country as a whole.
There -is no sound objection to placing
higher rates upon large incomes ana
excess profits, but if this is carried to
the point of drying up the main sourc
es of capital and stifling enterprise, the
result will De narmiui to an, ncn a
poor alike. For the same reason the
call for economy should be obeyed con
scientiously, but with discretion. It may
be necessary to temporarily release m-j
bor from unnecessary occupation in or
der to provide for the more necessary
ones. Extravagance and wanton expen
ditures should cease; but indiscrimin
ate economy would bring tho same re
sults under taxation of wealth, viz.,
business depression and loss of employment.
THE WEATHER
HQP" IT
9C s( jfc 3
(Continued on page four.)
Oregon: Fair
tonight and Fri
day; westerly-winds.