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. ' . - ,. : 5 tr . " Jm FULL LEASED f f . Z fl ) W f 4 f! WIRE DISPATCHES jl I ft K ffTflY f) r "'O f.V f CVV'VAv v-v, CIRCULATION IS FORTIETH YEAR NO. 151 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1917 f PRESIDENT WILL NOT COMPROMISE ONFOODCONTROL Liquor Question Brings Dis cord Into Discussion In the Senate CHAMB o UIN THINKS HOlkc BILL WILL PASS onents. Bill Will Fiaht Hard-Ai -Teeth Will Not Be Pulled" i Recruits Wanted for Third Regiment The Unite States army recruiting station at Salem, Oregon, has received orders to recruit in the future for the 3rd regiment of Oregon infantry ami also for the 2nd regiment of Washing ton infantry, both, of these regiments having been mustered into the federal service. Any young man residing any where in Oregon or Washington who wish to join one of these two regiments can do so by applying to any of the sub stations of the U. 8. army recruit ing stations, and if found qualified will be forwarded to Portland to join said regiments- Men between the ages of 18 and 43 are desired. CALIFORNIA BATTERY CALLED MEXICO MUST NOT By Robert J. Bender (I'nited Press staff correspondent) Washington. June 25. The liquor question has hurled confusion, dismay, " iasc uncertainty into tile senate fight for food. control- Just as it appeared that the adiniuis Tiation, holding the upper hand with the aid of powerful republican support. was to rorce passage of the bill this weoiv tlie ".bone- dry" amendment adopted by the house completely upset everything today. Wets" who favored the bill, are ....i wit- ajjui on me ex tent to which war prohibition should ue inaugurated at this time. danger of a filibuster by the liquor . ui.uiiyi-iu in mo upper branch was ad initted. as a result of the confusion which ftfts arisen over Sunday, the senate ag riculture committee postponed its meet ing today. Obviously this was done in order to determine what is the exteut ,.ot the house action against liquors, ui-i-m ami wines. Reaction from the country is await ed as a guidance. menu nine .-senator unnniDerlftin, in charge of the food bill, declared today that. the ' senate would agree- to the house amendments to the bill, "in cluding the "bone dry" section. Three Factions in Senate As a result, of the house action, and the situation now existing in the sen ate the war tax bill being dratted by the senate finance committee is left in mid-aii. Approximately $75,000,000 is levied under Uie proposed bill on boers, and wines, which will have to be furnished from another sourco if manufacture of these is prohibited along with distill ed spirits. i (Senator Simmons, chairman of the committee confessed he did not know just what course would be pursued by ine euniniinee. . "1 believe the food bill as passed by tho house and. referred bv tho senate to the agriculture committee today will be disposed o? before they report out the revenue bill," he haid'. "In that event we will, of cruse, show what disposition has been made of the house 'dry clause' If we are readv to report before the food bill is passed however, we will probably report our tax bill including the levy'on beers and wines, and then if the house dry bill amendment is adopted by the senate we will have to re-commit our bill and hit upon some other tax to- make up for that lost." There are three factions among thej ilrvs in the senate those who favor only a constitutional amendment for complete prohibition, stopping both the jja!e and manufacture of all intoxicants tJiose who favor only the curtailment of distilled' spirits manufacture and those who want to go ahead and force tho senate to adopt tho bone drv food bill provision adopted by the house. Will Not Compromise President Wilson will make his sen- I.os Angeles, Cal., June 23. Battery A, I,os Angeles, of the First California field artillery, has been called to tho colors to be mustered into the federal service. The men are assembling at the uruiury mis ariernoon. uruers were re ceived from Washington today, which Captain McComas, commandant of the battery believes will mean the imme diate movement of his company to the trenches in Europe. CONFISCATE OIL SUPPLYBY TAXES Government Tells Carranza In Friendly Way Where To Get Off GERMAN CONSUL STIRS UP TROUBLE IN TUXPAM GREEK MINISTRY IS TIRED OF ITS VORK Premier Zaimis and Cabinet Out, Venizelos May Form New Cabinet Athens, June 25. The entire Zaimii ministry resigned today. It was reported that Elntherios Xen izelos, former premier and oreaident of the provisional Greek government, now en route here, would probably be named by King Alexander as head of the new cabinet.' . . . venizelos is Known to havo" deuart ed from Salonika nnd to have reached a city in southern Greece en route to Athens. King Alexander is known . to have great admiration for' the orime nnnitrreiy whom his lather, tho former King Constantine, reiectcd and whose advice ho refused to follow. Allied officials here asserted that the new-king could make no more popular move with his people than to install venixclos as the head of the cabinet. Such a move would, it was said, imme diately reunite the monarchial and pro visional governments. Venizelos was three times supported in elections by the Greek people against the former king, and as many times did Constan tine refuse to follow Venizelos' poli cies. New Tax Law Goes Into Effect July 10 Vertually Takes Over Properties. mm mm By Carl D. Groat. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, June 25, Firm, but friendly, representations to Mexico against new high taxes in the Tampico oil fields, and other representations against the so-called "denationaliza tion" of foreign companies, have been made to the Carranza government bv the United States government, it was learncu louay. - Great Britain is understood to have seconded the representations against the oil taxes, though whether she took the course of sending the note to Car ranza is not known. The taxation representations, entirely friendly in tone, but quite insistent up on a change, seek to lower taxes which many oil men now regard as almost confiscatory. The other representations are direct ed against the Carranza decree com polling all loreign companies to oper ate under a Mexican charter, thus tak ing them out from under the protection or their own governments. Will Pay Under Protest. Carranza 's position is known to be that the oil taxes will furnish consider able money to run his government, but the American and British governments hold that With their large drafts of .oil for navy and air service they are en titled to a greater consideration than has thus far been shown them. The new tax law goes into effect July 10. Foreign operators including Americans, will probably pay their taxes under protest, relying on the hope and belief that General Carranza will mnke modifications. Unknown to Carranza, it was learned today, the Gorman consul in the Tux- (Coatinued oa page four.) Russian Anarchists Who Became Such in America Made Trouble in Petronradi Dam Above Fairview, Utah, creaks : Under Terrific Strain-Sends 11,000 Acre Feet of Water Through Val leyInhabitants Warned, Escape ? Salt Lake City. Utah. Juno Tl dam of the mammoth reservoir, twelve miles from Fairview, Utah, has given way under the terrific strain of eleven thousand acre feet of impounded flood water, which is sweeping through the miiuy oeiow, aceorclipg to reports re ceived by officials of the lenver and Rio Grande railway company here from crews sent out to protect tho tracks from the flood. iive small town, as well as the Price-Scofield branch of the Rio Grande railway, outlet of the Carbon county coal fields,, are; menaced by the flood. In addition, thousands of acres or vfciley farms, irrigated by the Price ttiver irrigation company will be unaaieu with incalculable damage to crops. Loss of life is expected to be min imized by telephone warnings sent to all residents in the danger zone- The dam has been 111 a dangerous condition for sveral days as the result of im pounded! flood waters, and experts de clared early yesterday that it would be unable to withstand the pressure. Castle Gate, Price, Colton. Helper and Scofield, with an aggregate popu lation of 5,000 face destruction. . Every effort is being made by the Bio Grande to protect, forty miles of menaced track. Orewnwore tent out yesterday and are on-the ground, striv ing to prevent severance of communi cation with . -the Carbon county coal fields. MARION COUNTY CROWDING QUOTA 40,000 ASSURED Estimates Place Amount at These Figures As Day's Work Begins TEAMS ARE AT WORK IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS Expect to Complete Allotment Will Have Wind Up Meet ing Wednesday (continued oa Page Two.) ABE MARTIN By William G. Shepherd. (United Press staff correspondent.) Petrograd, June 25. Fifteen Rus sians who lived in America are leaders the group of anarchists which the government has been attemotimr for aays io persuade to abandon General Duriiovo's house here. They have made the beautiful building a filthy hole; they are disobeying the law against drinking vodka; they are threatening to give the government a hot time in ejecting them. A party of Americans were permit ted by the anarchists to visit the gar den of their headquarters in this build ing today. Huge black banners with -but we VI an .... I I T I , the motto. "Death to all capitalist. ",7. -AJVT: '""""I? to the 1.. . S I U.VI1 bQQDSL ill When a poplar girl fiuallr marries she never gits eredit fer gittin' th' one she wux after. Ther hsiat nothia' in rttendin' t' other folks business unless they hire you. in the breeze. Armed sentries guard every approach. As I approached to one gateway a youth with rifle carelessly hitched un der his arm, shouted: "Come on in, old boy you're an American." I explained I was a reporter and im mediately he thawed out even more in a hearty welcome, speaking English with a halting American twang. He no sooner had begun to greet me in Eng lish than a score of others roundabout clustered near, all excitedly and brok ealy trying to talk at once. The crowd on the sidewalk outside where the piacn banners marked off the anarch ists' headquarters, looked on with amazement. The averaee Russian re gards an anarchist ai a auner-devil. hardly human, and they couldn't under stand the apparentlv iovful accents with which I was greeted. Anarchists Always. "Where do you live in America!" "What papers do yoa write forf" "Will what you write be published in Detroit!" "Do vou write for anv Frisco newspapers T" were Mine of the questions hurled at me a I was led through the portals to the inner court yard. "How many of you her arc from the states?" I asked. "Fifteen," was the replr. "What are you acting like this fort" , we were in tho United States- never got a chance for action. "Now is our chance and we are mak ing the best of it," ho said. "Don't you believe in warf" "To hell with war we're a bigger fight here against tho capitalists." "Do you favor a separate -peace!" "We're in favor of any old kind of peace. But wo are not cowards. We are all likely to be killed when the gov ernment calls put the troops to eject ns from here." were you fellows in the Rnsskvbol- see attributed ists. to the anarch- Sure," responded one vouth, who went on hurriedly to explain he had worked in a Detroit automobile factory. "What do you think of this?" he asked, patting his revolver. "That's the argument we're going to use." "Yes," interrupted a man who said he was formerly an expert machinist ai i-ievciana, "and lots of 'big pota iocs- (Hussion slang for bombs) will also De used." IID.ii , . wiier-cuniB arouna in the morn ing,- ne continued. "The government will be sending troops against ns. We'll die before we surrender- YouH see war in these gardens." There were about 90 anarchists in the headquarters. Their leaders are Amer icans and one of the Americans is a gun man who came from New York on a steamer via Norway. Officials here declare the gunman type the most vio lent of all anarchists. Inside the Durnovo home, dirt and filth arc apparent everywhere. The men themselves were patently unbath ed. None seem to take tho trouble to shave. I aav several young and pret ty girla about the rooms. Our party wi, freely offered the forbidden vodka. The leaders said there was a plentiful supply on hand. ! tvcTything indicated the anarchists were having the most lurid time of their livea. All Petrograd agrees with them We re anarchists a ways, "one man tie soon, to force their ejection from prouaiy. -ne were when; the Durnovo home- Weather Sends Wheat Down Five Cents Chicago, June 25. Trading was lieht on the wheat market again today al though generally favorable weather throughout the grain -j eountry sent wheat down three ceuts to five cents under Saturday's close. July opened at ?zu, down o cents. September op ened 3 cents lower at 1.84. Both fu tures at noon continued at the opening ngures. Tho corn market was irregular and generally lower. July opened up 1-4 at $1.56, later losing 3-8. September opened at 1.47, off 3-8, continuing at that figure. December opened off 1-4 at 1,10 1-2, subsequently losing 1-8. The oats market also was weak. July opened 1-8 off and later lost another 1-8 at 63. September opened 1-4 low er at 53 and continued at that figure December opened up 1-8 at 55, later los ing 3-8. Provisions were slightly higher on a fairly active hog market. j Today is clean-up day for tho big drive tor the Red Cdoss war fund. A hundred jnen are hard at it, fine comb ing the rural free delivery routes that run out of Salem, and no reports will be available until a late hour this ev ening, when the weary soldiers return to base with the gold and silver scalpB dangling at their several belts. Only a few scattering reports have been turned in, although the teams have been going since Saturday noon, at the same 80 horsepower pace hit early last week. Many pairs worked all dny yesterday, carrying their lunch and their suppers with them. As typical of what is being dono on the rural routes, W. M. Hamilton and George Watson report that on route No. 7, being Garden Road, they inado 27 calls, and placed the matter before 34 different persons. As a result of their endeavors, they secured 29 sub scriptions, for a total of $131, or about $4.50 for an average. j E. W. Peterson, reporting at head quarters this morning for Shaw, turned over $lio.oO, and stated that there might be more to pome. Silverh4 1" in with a report ot 40,01? una Uervais with 4780 . , Tho elements became impatient' Sat urday , evening, - evidently becoming fearful that Salem would not finish-the big campaign flag, and "finished" it good and proper. But the wind which blew the indicator away, had no in fluence on the money already collectod which is still intact; and no influence 011 the' determination o'f the campaign ers to do all that is humanly possiblo to keep Salem out of the slacker class. Rough estimates gleaned from items already reported indicate that Marion county had subscribed to this mornuig about S40.OO0- To Celebrate Wednesday. The Red Cross campaign will wind up in a blaze of glory, oratory and high jinlcs, at a workers' feed planned for Wednesday evening at 6:30. At this time the teams ' "captains will hand in final reports, wipe the perspiration off their manly brows, and call it a oay; at the same time announcing them selves as. ready for the next call the president may make. Anything the president wants ia good enough for Sa lem. A committee on high links has been appointed, but beg that their names bo kept sccTet for awhile, as they wish to nmn star chamber sessions, ana thev fear German spies. sensitive feelings is warned to stay plate. Eleven Thoroughbreds In Brooklyn Handicap New York, June 25. Eleven thor oughbreds, including the winner of this year'. Kentucky derby and former winner of that classic, are scheduled to go to the post today at Aqueduct track to start in the Brooklyn handicap. Re gent, Daughter of Broomstick, prob ably will be made favorite. The starters, with their weiirhts and jockeys, arc: Roamer, 128, Schuminger. Boots, 127, I.oftus. Stromboli, 123, BntweU. ' -Regent, 122, Robinson. Old Rosebud, 120, Peaks. Ormesdalo, 119, J. McTaggart. Borrow, 11, iroxler. Old Koenig, 110, Byrne. Omar Khavyam, lib, A. Colli Chiclet, 107, Keogh. Clematis II.," 10.1, Garner.' r BRITISH H GAINS IN SERIES OF RAIDS These Are of Small Import ance German Attacks Are All Repulsed Loudon, June 2.3. In a score of "minor operations" such as raids and patrol advances, mixed with tho local attacks, British forces bit still deeper into the German lines 011 tho west front today. 'There were successful enterprises at uight at a number of points in the neighborhood ot i.pehy, Uullocourt, Roeux, Loos and Ilooge, where we raid ed enemy trenches, killing many and taking several prisoners," Field Mar shal Haisj reported. 'East of Vermclles in a raid we captured fifteen prisoners and two trench mortars, remaining in the enemy trenches over two hours, blowing tip a dugout and " inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. "Southwest of Lens and northwest of Warneton, successful minor opera tions brought us prisoners and added to tho ground gained on both localities." 176 CARGO SHIPS ARE BEING BUILT F0RG01DIT Contracts Let Today For Tea More Steel and Four Wooden Vessels TOTAL IS 813,200 TONS WORK IS BEING RUSHED Deliveries to Begia h Jan uaryand Wi Be Rapid After That Date . An Artillery Combat .. Paris; -June 2S. Germany's counter offensive drive in the region of Chemin Des Dames slowed down last night to a mere artillery combat. The french of ficial statement today did not mention any Infantry assaults of the kind that for three days navo oeen iruinossiy thrown against the French positions, but specified "in the sector of Roy iere and Froidmoiit farms, near Hurte bise and cast of Chevroux, there was sharp cannonading." The enemy troops were unsuccessful in raids in the region of Chevreux in the Wocvre and St. Mihiel all being driven back with losses to. the Ger mans. ' Escaped Convict George Hohoff Is Arrested at Portland fc;ie&3F'4&&e awfiv nr else wear armor The captains will make their reports CHILE INTERNS FREIGHTER each evening until that time, so that the public may re aoviscu 01 mo gress of affairs. Valparaiso, Chile, June 25 Detention of the British freight steamer Mottifond bfrause it carried one gun as defensive armement, was ordered by tho Chilean government today. The government will hereafter con- strue any vessel carrying any sort of armament as coming within the provision of the neu trality laws requiring internment. answered, A FOOL AND A PANIC Make Whirlwind Finish. Wosl.iiiuinn. June 25. Seventy thou- saud recruits for the regular forces this !wcek and about 420,000,000 Bed Cross funds by tonight those are enus ir j which American war chiefs strove to- ! day. , ! Every city and town throughout the land is aiding both movements. This is "Pershing" day in the Red Cross campaign for 4100,000,000 and in their last hours' efforts, Red Cross workers the country over are desper- atelv trying to drive tne loiai 10 heavy over-subscription by the tinn Portland, Ore., Juno 25. A man wearing tho yellow slicker given state convicts when they work in the fields, stepped up to State Patrol Officer Joe Keller on the street here. "Can you tell me the way to tho Burnsido bride!" the man asked. Keller recognized George Hohoff, life sessions, ana tfirmpr confegged murdorer, who recont Anyone with , escape(i. Ho knew Hohoff had a gun. Keller was unarmed. The state officer stepped up close to the convict. "You're not going to the Burnside. bridge," he. said- "Como with me." ' Keller put his right hand in his coat pocket and stuck his index finger into the corner of his coat, as if he had aj gun. Hohofr threw up nis nanus unu the two paraded several blocks to the police station, where Hohoff wag disarmed. Lumher Schooner On Fire Being Towed Into Port Portland, Ore., June 25 Two women are seriously injured here today as the result of a . panie on a street car when aome one shouted "the draw is open" as the car approaehed the draw of the steel bridge. Fifty per sons in the ear rushed toward the door, injuring Mrs. J. B. Henisworta and Mrs. George Gildez. GIVES FOUR SONS Boston, Mass., June 25. Hav ing given four of her sons to Uncle Ham 'a fighting force, Mrs- William J Brickley, moth er of Charles Brickley, the Harvard football star, has one left. And he, she said today, will be handed over just as soon ag he is old enough. Charley. George, Joe and Bill are "in.'' Red Cross week formally ends tonight. Mntim. street corner recruiting. mass meetings, newspaper advertising and boosting are aiding the gathering of the needed 70,000 men to fill exist ..or,, in th reirnlar army. War chiefs here say that the enomy watches and that hence America must show that, .!.. ive draft. America still utin'v " ; ' the volunteer spirit. Thu rmv. navy and marine corps have added over 500,000 men in the last three mouths, about as Regular armv increased irom 100.00U mark to 250,000. ,cnnfn National guard rose iroui aju,vw w 2ti0,000. . . Marine corps fro mi(,wu 10 ...v 30 000 " The' navy has added 60,000, or more, to its list, while aome thousands of en gineer, or other special branches have been added to the military h""' making the total around the hall mi- linn mark. Half Million In Seattle. l a.Ml. Wash.. June 25. Contnbu- tiona to the Bed Cross fund were com Port of Portland, at Astoria. meantime, the Atlas responded to the wireless and is bringing her to port. The Margaret is under command of Contain Hansen, formerly a sailing ves sel master out of San Francisco. She carried a crew of 21 and no passengers. Jersey Herd at Donald Is cold at Auction Donald. Or.. June 23. Colonel-J. W. Hushes, of Forest Grove, conducted a sale of registered Jersey cattle for Henry Zorn, owner or "Lnampoeg Farm ' near here, yesterday. There were buyers, from the best dairy sec tions of Oregon end Washington pros- ing o fast today that members of the .Tear-old bull, "St. Mames Kof- Astoria, Ore., June 25. The new motor schooner Margaret, loaded with 1,500,000 feet of lumber for China, with fire in her hold, is expected to arrive in Astoria this) morning in tow of the tank steamer Atlas. The fire is of undetermined origin. After battling with the fire since Sunday morning, the crew of the Atlas sent up distress signals last night. They cut bv the Great Northern, which notified Captam uoe. ing, or inej v ee-r.reai.lent of the Lumber- in tnei- . . . . - . Washington, Juno 25. Contracts for 10 more steel ships and four wooden cargo vessels were let last week bv General George W. Gocthals, manager of the Emergeocy Fleet corjration, he announced today. Twenty-four addition al wooden hulls were contrasted for. The first contract for main engine made by the corporation waa announced today, awarding construction of 12 ver tical triple-expansion engines to tho Klliott Machine corporation of Balti more, Md. The total number of comnlete tenl ships ordered by the government ship ping board to date is 22, wooden and steel 32 and eompleto wooden ships 34. The total wooden hulls is 72 and marine engines 12- The other new contractu announced today were as follows: Moore & fWtt Iron Worts. Sua Francisco, Cal., (works at Oakland), 10 complete steel cargo carrying steamer deliveries first and second in Feb ruary, 1018; third in March. .1818: fourth and fifth in June, 1918; sixth i August, 1918; seventh and eighth in Ontnher 1018 nml lnlk i.j 1 ' I November, 1618. .., f Portland hhip Ceiling company, Port land, Maine, four wooden hulls deliv eries February 1, 1918; March 15, 191Hf '-. May lj 1918; June 15, 1918; respes tively. Universal Shipbuilding company, New York City, (works Houston fc'hip Canal, Harris county, Texas), deliver ies one and two seven months after . completion of tho wayB; three and four, month later; five and six nine moot ha after completing ways; seven and eight, 10 months after completing ways; 11 and 12, 12 months after com pleting ways. will Buna Them Qulcajy. McBrido & Law, Beaumont, Texas; four wooden hulls, deliveries first hull on or before March 1, 1918; second hull on April 1, 1918; third hull on May 1, 1918; fourth hull on June 1, 1918. Newcomb Lifeboat company, Hamp ton, Va., four complete wooden carge carrying steamers; deliveries first by January 15, 1918; balance one steamer every GO days thereafter, so that Inst will be delivered on or before July 16, 1918. Since the government shipping board was organised under the act of eongreas approved last September, the board has contracted for 813,200 tons of shipping, divided as follows: Class. No. Tonnage- Complete steel ships .. 38 31,000 Complete wooden ships 34 133,000 Complete c 0 m p osite ships . . . 33 U2,(" Wooden hulls 72 252,000 The wooden vessels average about 2.500 gross tons each and the steeJ steamers range from 5,000 to 10,000 toa each. The 10 steel cargo vessels awarded te the Moore k Scott Iron Works of San Francisco by today's announcement will displace 0,400 tons each. General Gocthals stated that tho large majority of the steel ships so far engaged are of about 8,800 tons each. Tho first wooden ships will bo ready in January. Some builders promise four innnthlv thereafter. The first steel ships will be ready ia February with the averape delivery thereafter two ships a month. Up to today approximately 500,000 tons had been contracted for. Today' contracts added something over 300,000 tons. HENRT J. FAILING DEAD Portland, Ore., Juno 25. nnry J. men's National bank, is dead here t- dav following a paralytic strose Sat urday morning. - . " t: $ a (Continued on pags three.) I fee Violet Lad," lTl.OlS, sold for 4770 to W. U Hull, of Ball.ton, Oregon. - - THE WEATHER t Oregon: Fair tonight; Tues day fair, warm er except near the coast; aorta erly winds, ,