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, fJ, FULL .LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES' '. riRriTT.ATinv TC! 110 : 0VEK kyAyvVv Sj jjc l s(t )C iff 9ft )C jc 3fC 3C )(C 3C fE 4100 DAILY . FORTIETH YEAR -NO. rfnil ERMERAL SORELft'lZZLED BYHEOCTIC8 Attacks at Unexpected Places and Times and Advances Steadily PRUSSIA SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF WEAKENING Cermans Falling Back Into Lens French Victory Was Complete . By William Philip Simnis. . (Uuited Props staff -correspondent.! . With the British Armies in the Field, .Tunc 27. German defenders of Lens re treated today into Avion, behind the so-called Avion-Mericonrt "switch lines," established in tho ruins of the ' Lens suburbs as the British continued their inclosing movement. .Here behind the railroad embank tuents and sing heaps the Germans have established machine gun fortresses. Bri tish patrols are keeping closely in touch with the retreating enemy in all this section south of the city. West of Lena the difficulties in the way, of the attacking British forces is tremendous, but prisoners pouring back in a steady stream declared tho German defenders were sorely pressed and fear the worst. The British now hold nil high ground in the entire Lens salient. Enemy airmen are striving frantical ly to solve the riddle of Haig's offen sive where he will strike with his next attaek. It is plain 'from thoir efforts they cannot figure whether it will be ot Ypres, Messines, Lens, Arras or Bullecourt. A document taken from a prisoner today and exhibited at headquarters confessed that the Germnn planes hare nearly, all been stopped by the British flying corps before they were able to get over even their own front lines. A few, however, seem to cross every once in a while and there are numerous hot battles in the air as a result. " - Keep Them Guessing. With the British Armies in the Field, June 27. Field Marshal Haig Has Hindenburg guessing, shifting like a master boxer, hitting first with his right and then with his left and then sharply uppercutting in tho center to the chin the British commander keeps his Prussian opponent not only puzzled, but on the defensive, with hig back against the ropes. . There isn't any doubt that Prussia, as President Wilson snys, "shows signs tii weakening." The fighters here ap prove that statement. And they add in effect, "it 'a up to the allies now to hit hard.' ' Throughout today, Ilaig continued his tactics throughout the length of the British froat, harrying the enemy ev erywhere. While the enemy anxiously watched some spot where the German commanders think they have detected (Continued on Pago Two.) ABE MARTIN 1 1 it 1 f. In spite o' all th' anricultural pro-T-er;ty dnrin' th' last ten or twelve ye-rs I've got my first farmer t hear ay. "Tiir.ej are good." Xecensi'ties hai-it high, it's th' extra added fea tmes o life that bankrupt us. 7 4 Hi'V- 1' 153 FOUR CLASSES TO BE EXEMPT UNDER PLANS ARRANGED There Are the Physically Un fit, Those Employed In War Industries RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND HELPLESS DEPENDENTS Appellate Boards In Each Judicial District Have Power to Excuse By Webb Miller (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, June 27. Four classes of men are named as exempt from mil itary service in the draft regulations to which President Wilson gave final ap proval today. ' - These classes are: Men physically unfit. Men employed in essential positions n war industries. Those with certain religious beliefs Men with wives or other relatives wholly dependent on them for support. The regulations server fifty printed Danes. Thi'V will btt uinrtft mi 1.1 i.. nt u date to-be fixed later and will probab ly be given the press to be held for re- tease-tomorrow or f'nday. ..... The rules, provide that local exemp tion boards already named, have power to exempt uie pnysicatiy unlit and members of certain religious societies. Local Boards Barred The appellate board in each judicial district will have power to excuse for occupational reasoug and will hear the pleas of those with dependents. Ihe appellate exemption boards will scrutinize carefully all cases of cler ical workers and farmers, before grant ing exemption. Jn the cases of munitions workers, miners, ship builders and otlier work ers on lines of national interest, there will c practically no question. The appellate boards not the local groups will determine the mdispensa- bility of the industry and of the man tno industry. While in most cases the employers' idavit will be sufficient, the boards will guard against selfish interest on the employers' part and will require individual evidence by the applicant. Should a man be exempted from duty by virtue of his occupation he cannot maintain this exemption if he transfers himself to other lines not vital to the nation 's needs. DAN MALARKEY WILL ORATEAT ALBANY Will Be Principal Speaker at Round Up Celebration July Fourth Albany, Or., June 27. Fred Dawson chairman of the Fourth of July com mittee for the Albany celebration an nounces that Dan J." Malarkey, state senator from Multnomah county, prom inent i ortland attorney and one of the best known and most polished sjieakers in the state, has consented to deliver the principal address at the morning exercise. A well known local attorney will read the declaration of Independ ence, the document that America adopt ed HI years ago and is tHing to help Kussia and other countries adopt to day. Albany i ready to entertain her FuorOh of Julr and round tip visitors most royally. The streets are being dec orated and the city is taking on a de cidedly gay appearance. - , The morning program on the fourth will consist of a street parade, musical program, addresses and general .-patri-o'ic exercises. Carnival attractions will keep the air lively between times. In the afternoon at 1:30 on the round up field, the big western Oregon round up will take place and visitors will see the greatest exhibition of racing, bucking hore riding, steer roping and bull do-'ing, Roman and drunken rides and all kinds of smnts of daring horse manship. The entire state is invited to eele- brate with Albany and help make the eagle scream as she has never screamed before. ' VON TIRPITZ ILL Paris, June 27. Grand Ad miral Von Tirpitz, German's apostle of sea ruthlessncss, is critically ill of diabetes at a Black Forest resort in Switzer land, according to word receiv ed here today. . . . The former German naval minister resigned ' in' ' March, 1910, on account of ill health. Concert Delightful , But Anthem Ignored There was a good crowd out to hear tho band concert last night in Willson Park. It was a delightful evening for a conceit and the people enjoyed both music and the starry night. The electric fountain was at its best and drew many explanations of delight from the crowd. Miss Pauline' Liska made - her first appearance as air open air singer and was rewarded with two eneores Her singing was clear and her voieel had excelleut carrying power. She re ceived enthusiastic applnr.se. Although it seeins the public has been told time and time again that the prop er respect for the "Star Spangled Ban ner" when i( is played is to rise to tho feet and stand at attention facing tho music, when the -national, air was played at tho close of the concert last night many people ignored it entirely. Some young people ran . about the ground heedless that the anthem that represents the spirit of their country was being played; men siood carelessly with has on, while others lounged on the grass without respect enough in their hearts to rise to their feet. -In many places, failure to remove the hat-is a .signal. for a fight; the strains of the anthem should draw each one to respectful attention as a magnet draws the bits; of steel. - .-, ,.. LEOPOLD OF BAVARIA WOULD FOOL RUSSIA Conspires wiih Russian Soci alist to Formulate More For Peace Washington, June 27. That King Leopold of Bavaria, commanding Ger man forces, has conspired with the Kus aian agitator, Lenine, toward getting a general peace without annexation or contribution was the deduction from a state department message received to day. The message said Lenine had spoken before the. Russian workmen's and soldiers' congress June 22 in favor of a general peace. M. Vierensky then spoke; announcing he would repeat Lenine's speech. Reading from a manuscript, he practi cally duplicated the agitator's utter ances, whereupon he announced that the document was in reality an intercepted wireless signed by the king of Bavaria. The eonchijainn from (his is Ihnl Len ine received the message and delivered it as his speech. Vierensky 's revelations stirred the congress. The extreme socialists! had planned an anti-government demonstration for June 2.1. but abandoned the idea atter- tne covernnient prohibited the assemblage Th. government hd Ihe support nf the congress on this step. Wheat Came Down While Corn Went Up Chicago, June 27. A wave of buy ing today sent corn up 3-4 cents to 1 1-8 over yesterday's close- Need of rain in Kansas was a bullish factor. July corn opened down 1-2 to fl.54 1-2 on lack of buying power, but later went to 1.55 .1-4.. September openert a-s ort at $1.45 1-2, but later went to 1.47. December was 1-S off at the opening, but subsequently gained 1 to 1.09 1-4. Wheat continued to decline under the influence of generally favorable weath er and crop conditions. July opened 1 lower and later lost 4 to $2.04. Septem ber rpened unchanged at $1 S4, later los ing 2.. ' ' : - ' ' Oats followed the- trend in eorn.. July opened off 14 at 2 5-8, but later re covered to 6.1 1-2. September opened 1-8 lower, later gaining 1-2 to 5.1 5-8. December opened 1-8 lower at 54 3-8, later gaining 3-8. Provisions were higher in spite of a lower hog market. ATLANTIC CITY GETS THEM Minneapolis, Minn.. June 27. Atlantic City. N. J., gets the next year's Shriners conven SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917 pt .a .ppr mm pi mmw 111 lltflill all III ' LAJ VW S First American Troops To Land In turops Reach Port Today Meaner Dispatch Says They Ae Pershings Regulars-Are Presumably the 12,000 With Him In Mexico ..... A French Port, Jupc 27. The first detachment of American troops has landed on French soil. -. ' . The troops are Pershing's regulars. The voyage from an American port was made safely without untoward in cidents. The work of disembarking the Am erican soldiers was proceeding rapidly toduy. The townspeople gave them a frenzied welcome. The troops marched from the piers to their temporary camp, which had been selected some time pre viously,, amidst a gre. demonstration. The harbor was V scene of feverish activity as the troons were discharged from their ships and the unloading of me vast amount ol military parapher nnlia began- , , Will Begin righting Soon. . Washington, Juno 27. General Per shing's regulars will probably get to th? western front and actually begin fight ing before snow f lieSi For obvious reasons army officers will not discuss the exact program to be followed by the American army which has just land ed "somewhere in France," but the period of "intensive .training", for the trained regulars will start at once. Some time ago it was reported in Washington that the Americans would probably take their places in the fight ing front between the British and French troops. This would put them somewhere around St. Quentin, one of the base cities in the Douai-Cambrai-Ht. Quentin- La Fere line the backbone on tho German hold on. France and Belgium. France , and England both struck some of their most powerful blows in this section, following up the German strstegic retreat" of March, and the allied lines now are within sight of St. Quentin. Pershing's men have all been trained in trench fighting through the long months they were in Mexico and on the border and trained in the exact methods now in use by the allied sol diers, as reported by American army ob servers and ail available data. Experts here do not believe they will need a great deal more of this sort of preparation for actual fighting, should er to shoulder with America's atliei allies against Grmany! When they arc first sent to the firing line it is probable the Americans will first be "spnnk led" in with British or Fi with British or French vetcr- ans. They will probably serve in fighting with these brothers of the trenches for several weeks and then the Americans will "go it alone." 1,041,000 TO DATE Portland, Or., June 27. Ask ed to give 1)00,000, Oregon has raised 1.041.000 for the Red Cross, according to official es timates compiled today. . .. - .-k . .JJi "THET'BE IX FBANCE" WcIL you needn't worry about the lawn any more. AH yon've got to do is refrai nfrom watering it and it will mow itself. avjiiuu.- v mi i r- v f 1 p WHOSE BOYS AEE WITH HIM DOT'S FLAG HANGS UPON Cruiser Olympia Strikes Hid- den Ledge While On Way to Target Practice ; V.',hii g(i.n, June V Admiral Dew cy's flagship, the - cruiser Olympia, ashore and flooding off Block Island, inay have fought her last fight. Navy , dispatches up to early today said she was in no immediate danger, though press reports said she was in a bad way. Tho Olympia grounded while bound outward for target practice. With crew members taken off, the vessel finally rested "easily" in four and a half fath oms on the edge of a shoal. Both en gine rooms were flooded at last re ports. May Be Saved Newport, E. I., June 27. The United States cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dew ey's flagship at the battlo of Manila Bay, was in a precarious position early today off Block Island, whero he has run aground on a hidden ledge. The crew has been taken off. Chief Machinists' Mate William M. Babb was struck on the head by a 'fall- ing hatch and killed, tho only casualty. Wrecking vessels and warships stand prepared to assist in taking the cruiser off at high tide. With continuance or the calm sea, it is believed she is in no immediate danger. Prices Were Strong But With Little Change New York, June 27. The New York Evening Sun financial Kcvicw today says: , Today's stock market was somewhat more animated than recent sessions and gave evidence throughout that trading was not wholly in the hands of the pro fessional element. Actual public par ticipation was slight, and more interest was eredited to the wire houses. Speculative activity shifted away from the rails although a good under tone prevailed in that department. Transactions were particularly heavy in United States steel and in the other steel shares. , Trading subsided to some extent at mifl.flav with rvrifM Kncltinff ftnd filling -.- t I O o . a bit lazily in the afternoon. ftfimiilna fnr th hrinker tradinff was ' wui... ' ,i.,m ..-w.j .. the government and steel, copper and oal interests had reached an agreement with respect to prices mutually satisfac tory. Prices were unstable in the late trad ing, but tbey still ruled above the pre vious closing level, although a point or so below the high of the day. Your Bed Cross bond is printed in invisible ink on imperceptible paper, bnt it draws interest, payable every minute, and eternally. PRICE TWO SAYS RAILROADS AREAUTOCRATSOF iTS MARKET Coal Operator Says Refusing to ruraish tars Enhance All IVices REFUSAL COMPELLED MINES TO SHUTDOWN This Was Done Deliberately wasse toai-r amine was at Its Worst Washington, June 27 That ruilroads are tho "autocrats of the national mar ket and responsible for present high prices," was tho charge of H. E. Wil- lard, Ohio coal operator, before the Ben ate interstate commerce committee to day. "Eogulato the railroads. Mako them give us cars," Willard shouted, "and you will increase the coal production of this country nearly one hundred per cent." ' Willard described tho ' ' czar-like ' ' methods of tho Pennsylvania railroad when it tried to take his output last i-euruary ai a cost ot a ton. "Loal was already scarce in the country," Willard said, "and we told the nnsylvama people our entire out put wag contracted for. That didn't stop them. They closed our mine until we. got relief 'from tho Ohio railroad commission which put a ban on this kind of autocracy. "Since that time, the Pennsvlvanln officials havo been very stingy with their cars. We asked for 250 cars just for last week and got 18. ' "The coal operators are not leeches," Willard told the committee-1 We are iU3t as patriotic as anyone in the country and don't want to be classed as extortionists." ' He corroborated statements of other coal men that the industry has had 15 lean years ending -with 1915. "My company has an ultra-modern plant in Ohio. AVe built it in 1900 and made no money until tbo beginning of 1916," he said. New York real estate men appear before tho committee late today, asking for cheaper coal. They say that com sumei's are hoarding coal and fear a severe shortage in New York City next winter unless tho government takes prompt cetion. To Help Production. of National Defense advisory commis-1 sion working in conjunction with coal operators meeting here, today adopted a resolution tending to stimulate pro duction and to fix "immediately a fair and reasonable price on coal f . o. b. cars at mine in each district." The body which adopted this resolu- tion is composed of seven members of the National Defense Council, consti- tuting its advisory council, and seven rnnpa.antntiua. rV amm mi, hM rin It 1 . :..t.,A v., !, i ,.,.. ators, who aro meeting here- The states represented by these com mittees are: Pennsylvania, West Vir ginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland end Alabama. The resolution, declared the Council of National Defense had named Francis S. Peabody as chairman of a commit tee on coal production of the council. This committee will constantly keep in touch with representntives of the coal and anthracite industries. The object of the committee will be to have the coal operators and miners work in harmony with the government so production may be stimulated and plans adopted for adequate means of distribution at reasonable prices. - TWO SHIPS A WEEK NATIO Portland, Or-, June 27. Portland will launch two steel ships a month beginning July 15 and continuing almost in definitely. July 15 the Northwest Steel company will pnt in the water the Cunarder War Viceroy. At intervals of two weeks the com pany will launch two other craft. September 1.1 the Colum bia Hiver Shipbuilding corpo ration expects to launch its first ship. Launchings will con tinue through the rail. CENTS S?tZ?,?Aa y " " i i-j v - r, m i r- CONGRESS QUITS PASSES THE BUCK UP TO PRESIDENT Senate Agricultural femit tee Passes Up Bone Dry !.'',-Amendment '' LEAVES BANTLING ON PRESIDENTS DOORSTEP Expected Committee Will Re port Redraft of House Bill with Changes By Eobert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) , Washington, June 27. President Wilson today fouud himself the center of the nation's prohibition fight. Con gress, unablo to. solve the muddle en dangering the food bill, has shunted Ihe burden. Some time during the night the sen ate agriculture committee wrapped up the bone dry amendment to the food control bill and lift it on the Whits House stoop. This, in effect, was what was pinned on the bundle: . , . "Tho manufacturer of distilled spir its from foodatafii la prohibited during the-,war, Beers and wines also cannot be produced from foodstuffs. "Unless the president in the publie interest, deems limited manufacture of malt and vinous liquors necessary." Aside from this the bone dry amend ment adopted by the senate committee is the same as that approved by the house. The president is given the pow er to commandeer for re-distillation all spirits in boud. op to President. The action of the. committee, if ap proved by the senate, will place the president in a position of affirmatively supporting the manufacture of beers; and wine, if they are to continue, and . of advocating the wiping out of billions in federal and Jocal taxes on beers and liquors if they aro to stop. , That he will raise a protest against the responsibility was expected in con gress today. Meantime, some "on the hill" were chuckling in their sleeve in the belief that "perhaps tho ad ministration will now feel that it has) about all the power it wants." No one could say what the president will do if tho senate approves the com mittee's action and if later bouse and senate conferees agree that the last say on the question should be at the White House. It is probable the president would lean on the judgment of Herbert Hoov- e', food administrator, who recently ex- pressed the following opinion on the subject of prohibition: "Entirely aside from ethical ques tions, my impression is that we coubl save between fifty million and sixty million bushels of grain on the brewinj? side, atfer allowing for fodder, and that grain is of the utmost yaiue o . allies. On the distilling side, we i will probably want the whole capacity or. fl 1 UlfMB IUI luimoiiiui f'"-!' nctinn with munitions manufacture. But with the establishment oi ioon control and the use of instillation of substitutes for grain in distillation, could save somewhere from twenty-five million to fifty million bushels of grain in the manufacture of industrial alcohol." .. ' . The agriculture committee expected to report the re-draft of the house bill today, modified as toiiows: To iuclud.) control of steel, iron oil, manufacturing machinery and kindred products; to exempt the farmer from regulation regarding hoarding and pro duction; to exclude the power of egu- (Continued on PC Hx.) . THE WEATHER - m Oregon: tonight Fair aad Thursday: light variable winds.