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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4400 DAILY J- y . ml V TlnlltTirnirn - ) fll 0 Ql Q II I, M.I Vlai,Csit-'' FORTIETH YEAR NO; 156 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS 8TANDS FIVE CENTS. (1 f (out 4 jraOira GREECE P CAST LOT Recalls Represet ives to Central Powers and Summons AD Armv Chk V for Conference at Athens Exoected Germanv Will iond Wi!3i Declaration of WarHas 300.000 Seasonti Soldiers MobilizedBritish- Tighten GrioOnLens ; . r " : Athens, June 20. 6 -ce moved rapidly today in ac tion against Germany. "All Greek diplomatic representa tives in the Centi al Powers capitals were formally re called and all Greek army chiefs were summoned to Athens for conference as to best utilization of the army. In the capital it was' confidently expected that Geiv many would respond immediately with a declaration of war against King Alexander. The full war strength of Greece is somewhere around 300,000 men, according to best available data. Practical ly all of this force has been mobilized for nearly . two years, rne army is iormed under the compulsory service law and is generally regarded as well disciplined, al : though not as well equipped as necessary for effective service. When Elutherios Venizelos resigned as premier under former King Constantine and established his pro visional government at Salonika, a large force of sol diers attached themselves military and royalist party, a majority of the armed iorces. It will probably be several months before these two .factions in the army can be united and made ready for effective service. The personnel of the Greek army, how ever, is of the highest, many of the Balkan wars. It appeara likely that Greece will throw her forces into the Macedonian campaign," releasing several hundred thousand French, British, Russian and Italian soldiers now there, for service on the Greek soldiers are veterans of the Balkan wars. Such a campaign would arouse the main causes of unrest was failure to keep his pledges to British Bite in Deep. London, June. 30. With irresistible force, British troop3 swept on closer around Lens today. Gain o'f a mile over a total front of four miles was reported sjby Field Marshal Haig. .. v "As the result of four attacks," he said, "strongly organized defensive systems on both banks of the Souchez river covering I.ens were captured " "Our whole 'objectives were gained with slight loss and with considerable enemy casualties. "Positions of great strength, as well as tacital and strategic importance, are . ours. , . ' ' Additional information confirms the success of the Lens operations. lie aides captures in prisoners and machino guns,-- an important advance was made over a total front of four miles to the depth of one mile." Although the British commander in chief did not specify exactly in which suburb of Ltns his forces had made their greatest gains, it Was believed here the main drive was now centering from the south. It is in this section that the Souchez river lies, running from the south. It is in this section ABE HARTIN J . I suppose ther 's a lot o ' good f er Jiothin' folks inever'.business. but they don't how up like a shiftless farmer. Newspapers are all right fer some things, but ever' time they boost th' food value o' somethin' it doubles in Iriee. REPARES TO WITH ALLIES to his standard.. The Greek however, continued to control of the soldiers being veterans the western front. , Many of enthusiasm in Greece, as one former King Constantine s aid Serbia. that the Souchez river lies, running from southwest of the city to its vory environs. The "positions of tastrai strategic importance" was believed here to refer to the two small ridges which command the French coal city from the south and southwest above Avion and southeast of Eleu Dit .Lean votte. Battle front dispatches declared the Germans wero centering their detense on the knot of railway lines which con verge northeast of Avion. If the Bri tish reach this junction point, the Ger mans will be cut off from their lines to the south anil the city itself isolated except from the northeast. Germans Make Savage Attack. Paris, June 30 Picked troops, driven forward in perhaps the most savage at tack the German crown prince has at tempted in six months, succeeded in penetrating the French first line trenches near Verdun over a front of nearly a mile, and a half last night, but were immediately driven out. Fear ful losses were inflicted on the at lack ers and the net gain was a small bit of ground held on the west slope of Dead Man's Hill, according to the oificial report today. "On Friday evening, west of Dead Man's Hill, the Germans powrefnlly as ! sumed the offensive on a front of about a mile and a half," the statement said. '"The assault was by picked troops in a funoug attack, but energetic counter attacks drovj them out everywhere with the exception of the western slope of Dead Man's Hill. "As evidence of the German con centration of troops, 80 prisoners taken in this fighting by our forces belonged to iour different regiments. - Fighting Kear Verdun. "Northwest of Cerny the enemy re newed his attacks at night. Two against Labovello were accompanied by liquid fire. In very lively fighting these at tackers obtained 'a footing on a bat tered salient there. "Around Avoneourt and Dead Man's Hil! today the artilleryiug was of ex-j t rem violence. i "West of Hill 304, a French eounterj attack retook trenches last yesterday. "In the Champagne, west of Navarin; farm, a strong German raid was re-j pulsed." The fighting around Verdua is in the; same sector where the German crown prince yesterday tried to break through a violent general offensive move. Dead, Man's Hill and Hill 304 are two prom- cntories over which the tide of battle has ceaselessly swung to and fro ever sioco the Germans began their batter- j ing against Verdun. They ar north-1 weat ef Verdan, about 10 miles distant from that tity- " . i Labovelle is just north of Cerny and (Centioned on page ikree.) POOR OLD NICHOLAS Petrograd, June 30. . .Nich olag Bomanoff is experiencing complications as result of his dethronement. The cooks of the Bonianoff palaces have formed a union, hired a lawyer and are suing the former czar for loss of employment and non-fulf ill men of contract, it became known today. Jfi 3fc lc 30C 4 SC 3f( 4c Sf 3fC lC 5jc HOLD MOLE TOWN Several Citizens Killed and Bank Robbed of Papers and Coin By William O. Shepherd (United Press staff correspondent) Petrograd, June 30. Ten masked ban dits in the most approved Jesse James style held up the Oceanic bank of Ust, terrifying the town, stealing 100,000 rubles (about $54,100) and a number of valuable documents. Several towns people were killed and wounded when the bandits went through the streets demanding everybody's valuables. The tea got safely away. ' . The incident led to strongly repress ive measuies by the government today to put down crime. All court procedure was practically made to conform to mar tial law. folder the new plans, a jury may consist of three soldiers and even the prosecutor may be a member of the army, although preference is expressed for a civilian. It appeared likely today that the government would bo forced to inter vene in the controversy between the Subjenskie coal operators and their men over wages. The employers are deter minedly resisting demands of the min ers of whom seventy five per cent are German prisoners for a wage of eight rubles (about $4.32) a day, instead of two if 1.08). The German prisoner work men agree, to give a fiftli of their wag es to llussian prisoners in Germany and three tenths to the orphans of Russian soldiers. - , The mino operators insist that the Germans have all saved np several hun dred roubles each and are the best dress cd workmen in the mines. Forty four Russian soldiers, employ es of the American ambulance corps at the front, today vote.1 to ent' the Le gion of Death on organization form ing all over Russia now and with the avowed purpose of fighting the Ger mans to a standstill- Dr. Philip Newton, Lan American surgeon and member of the finbulance corps, left to.lny for the froat to join the same organization. State Highway Commission Distributes Funds for Year; Tourist Roads A re Favoredl The state highway commission, at an let for grading the road on this hill, important meeting in Portland Thurs-1 The commission authorized the hard day, alloted funds for road construction surfacine of tho Rex-Tiffnrd road from work and hard surfacine in parts of tho state,, as follows: tor work on post road from lort Rock to Lake view, $15,00, and from liend to La Pine, on same road, $17,000. This money will come from the quarter mm state nignway tax levy and will bo matched with an equal amount bv the government. ior work on Pacific - Highway in Douglas county this year, $75,000, to be taken from the Ueau-Barret bond issue and $25,000 from the same source next year. The government is to be asked to match both sums, and tho county in turn is to match the $uu,uoo thus pro vided for the two year proaram bv an other $200,000 for its own bond issue. Grading to Bs Completed For grading wherever necessary to complete the Columbia River Highway between lho lailes and Astoria, the commission allotted $500,000 from the $0,000,000 road bond issue. This money is to be expended this year and next year, on a two year program basis. Work is now under way on portions of the highway. xor work in Josephine county, the commission allotted $1 5,000 from the Bean-Barrett bonds, which will be matched by $15,000 -rom the govern ment, iu improving the Wolf Creek hill road on the Paeific. Highway. - tor rocking the John Day buhway south of Coo Jos. Gilliam ewinty was alloted $15,000 from the quarter mill state highway tax levy on condition that it expend $5000 of its own money on grading the same road from Thirty jiilc creek to Alayville. tor graveling the-Columbia niver Highway for four and one half miles east of The Dalles, Wasco county was alloted $10,000 from tne quarter mill tax levy. Highway to Be Macadamized For macadamiung the Pacific high way between Cottage Grove and the southern boundary line of the county, ljae county was awarded s.iOOO from the quarter mill tax levy. The eounty preferred macadam to hard surface. tor macadamizing cummines ill II on the John Day highway. Wheeler coun ty was awarded $1.7,000 from the state tax levy. The contract has already been STORY IS TOLD OF PERSHING'S ARMY REACHING FRANCEl French Port Goes Wild with Joy As Big Gray Trans ports Dock MAN OTTOMAN IS FIRST ; TO YELL mS GREETING Pershing and Sibley First American Generals to Meet On French Soil A French Port, June 30 For the first time in history two American generals on a belligerent misison, have met, sa luted and clasped hands on v French soil. ! It was the meeting of Major General John J. Pershing and Major General William I,. Sibert here, where the Am erican expeditionary army is waiting restlessly to get into notion, safe and sound after a journey over perilous wa ters. "Black Jack" Pershing arrived to meet with his men two davs after every last "Sammy" had been disembarked, luggage and all from the great Amer ican transport. . . "This is the happiest of the busy days I have spent in France prepar ing fof the arrival of our first contin gent," the commander in chief of the American forces declared. "Today I have seen our troops safe on trench soil irom transports sate- guarded in their passage by the re sourceful vigilance of our navy. "Now, our task as soldiers, lies clear ahead. We hope, with the aid of the French leaders, who have placed all the results of their experiences, at our- dis posal, to make this force' worthy tn skill and determination to fight side b side with our brothers in arms of (he French army." , , Pershing is Cheered. Pershing received an enthusiastic. welcome from his officers and men. He was accompanied by General Pclletier, the French army officer detailed to his staff and a number of American of ficers who have been busily working in the Rue Constautin, Paris, preparing for the fightiug men. (Continued on pace "ix.) the Multnomah county line to New berg, about 15 miles. Ao definite am ount was fixed, but it is estimated the work will cost approximately $100,000 which will come out of the ' $8,000,000 bond issue. Astoria Paving Authorized On the Columbia River highway the hard surfacing of the road from As toria to Svcnson, nine or 10 miles, was authorized. Xa ddfinite amount was fixed on this work, but its approximate cost is to be about $100,000. The commission voted to spend $2000 on the road from' Kosehurg to the Sol diers Home, about two miles- Doug las county is to cooperate in the work. It was further voted to give Marion, and Clackamas counties five miles each of hard surface on the Pacific High way. The hard surface strips are to ad join, there being five miles extending in either direction from the county boiindarv line. This money, the amount of which was not definitely fixed, will come from the $(1,000,000 bond issue. The same is true of four miles of hard surfacing allotted to Vamhill county on the .Sheridan-Tillamook road. Work is now in progress on one mile of this stretch, and the commission early Thursday agreed to pave three miles, as the property owners will do the grad ing. Later another delegation of prop erty owners appeared, headed by State Senator Vinton of AfcMinnville, and urged for an additional mile. Dangerous Bill Bo ad to Ge f As they agreed to pay all costs of preparing the road for hard surface and the cost of the pavement will be relatively lessened by having an addi- tional mile to lay, the commission agreed to their proposal. This money also will come out of the $13,000,000 road bonds. It was agreed by the commissioners, on condition that Clackamas eounty matches the money for work this year and provides funds for completing it next year, to allot $1.1,000 for eliminat ing the dangerous Xew Era hill road. The Clackamas eounty commissioners promised to give definite answer to (Continued oa Page Three.) TOLD TO READ SPY BILL San Francisco, June 30. warning to speakers at the anti draft mass meeting to be held here on the evening of July 3, that if they contemplate inter ference with recruiting, "indi vidually or collectively," they had better read the espionage bill first, was sent out today by Uniied States District At torney J. VV. Preston. The warning follows instructions from Attorney General Greg ory calling for rigid enforce- ' nient of the law. LAO ALTO IS CAMP-SITE Washington, June 30. I-ao Alto, Cal., was selected by the war department as a camp site for the Twentieth division of the national guard. INCREASED RATE TO RAILROADS DENIED BY THE C0MM1SSI0 Burden of War Business Is Not Found to Be Excessive of Over Costly Washington, June 30. The railroads of the United States have lost their light for a 15 per cent increase in rates Tlio interstate commerce commission j lYiday night denied their petition. The commission's order was dated June 2", but was held back. Commissioner Mc-j Chord dissented. The order sets forth:: 1. That the- operation of the sched ules submitted by the railroads upon which increases were asked, "bo and hereby arc suspended until October 28, 1917." : - Ora Bate Changed' 2. Exception is mado to schedules applying to bituminous coat, coke and iron ore and naming rates in the south ern district. , 3. Exception is made In schedules applying to bituminous coal, coke and iron ore and naming increased rates in the eastern district. 4. All schedules naming increased rates applying intorterritbrially be tween districts, excepting only those applying to bituminous coal, coke and iron ore between the eastern and south ern districts. 5. That the use of the rates, charges,) regulations and practices stated in such suspended schedules be deferred upon interstate traffic until Oetobei 2S, un less otherwise ordered by tho commis- "Red Tape" Deplored The decision, of tho commissioni strikes at the red tape that marks most rate bearings. The present hear iner was hold under simplified proceed ure. Of it the commission says in the maioritv oiiinion: "Manv of the protcstants requested us to susnend their tariffs in order that an investigation might be had, as in their view is contemplated by the statue, tho implication being that an investigation would be imposed with out suspension. We have sat as a body for practically a whole month listening to testimony and arguments favoring or ' opiiosing these proposed increased is Assured "The form of the investigation which we adop'.ed fitted the subject to be investigated. Had these proceed ings been conducted subsequent to a suspension of tariffs, they could not properly have been materially differ ent from what they have been. Every one who nppeared and expressed a de sire to be heard was heard, and no one was denied a fair hearing. Further Testimony Unnecessary "We might have sat for months listening to the detailed testimony re lating to specific rates nnd localities, but such testimony could have been of litltlc assistance to us in arriving at a proper conclusion.' Commissioner Meyer concurs in the conclusion with respect to carriers in western and southern territories, but dissents from the conclusion of tho ma jority "that an emergency exists in regard to the carriers in the eastern district of such a character as to make it imperative to authorize at this time the increased -class rates sanctioned by tho majority." i Eefera to Cou bcneauies These words of Commissioner Meyer have reference to the exceptions made for tho coal schedules. ; Apparently the commission, except ing Mr. Met hord, in agreeing upon an order, accepted the contentions of the lawyers .ot the shippers that the rail roads were not entitled to any more relief from the government than any other industry which felt its expenses crawling up on account of the war and that; in addition, the railroads all had surplus earnings in their treasury suf ficient and more to meet any increase in operating cost and wages. The commission finds that the war has not affected the railroads as dis astrously as the first general statement of railroad witnesses might have indi cated. War Burdens not Demonstrated The opinion says: "While a number of witnesses refer red to the burdens to the carriers of WAR DEPARTMENT VMiS BOARDS OF GRAVITY OF TASK Must Strike Balance Between Military and Industrial Needs of Law EMPLOYERS, LABORERS AND FARMERS ON BOARD Problem Is To Reduce Inter ference with Country's Business to Minimum May Draft 750,000 Washington, June 30. It will be necessary to draft a total of 725,000 mou to bring America's regular army and national frua.d to full war strength and put tho first national army of 500,000 men in the field. Indications today the last day of army recruiting week were that fifty thousand men would have to be drafted for the regulars and 50,000 more into the militia. By Webb Miller, (United Press (Staff Correspondent.) Washington, June 30. Warning of the gravity of the task, the war de partment today called upon state gov ernors for their nominations to the up por tribunals that will single out the men for America's new armies. On each board the farmer, the big employer and the laboring man each will have "a friend at Court." In a letter to each goreruor, Secre tary Baker drew attention to the double responsibility th. t. rests upon the boards to ruise armies and at the saint; time avoid injuring the vital In dustrial needs of the nation. He de clared it was the "most vital problem of the war to strike a balance between the military and Industrial necessity." At the suggestion of the department, every board will bo composed ot one member in close touch with the agri cultural situation of each district; another member with wide knowledge of the industrial situation of the dis trict affected and one in touch with tho laWing man preferably a repre- gentativj of organized labor. In addi tion there will be one physician and one lawyer. Men For the Boards. Secretary Buker emphasized that the needs of the nation demand only men of tho highest standing for these diffi cult positions. "They must be men possessing the mentality, experience and information that will enable them to solve the very difficult economic problems to be encountered," he told the governors. "They must bo men of such stability, patriotism and integrity as will- insure the interests of the nation against tne urging of private claims." Tho most delicate task of the whole draft falls upon the shoulders of the appellate boards. The final and estire responsibility of sorting out the "in dispensable" men in the "vitally necessary" industries is left to these srronps of men "To tho district boards," P.aker wrote, "is intrusted the most vital problem of the war. lwo things arc to be accomplished to raise armies, and to maintain industries. As the war proceeds more and more men will be required for the battle line and yet there are certnin industries that must be maintained to that end- "Any conceivable diminution of men must to some extent interfere with in dustry. The diminution must be made and hence it is self evident that the (Continued on page six.) the war," viewing the record as a whole, no such burdens have been shewn to exist, nor has the probability of their development been demonstrated. It was B0t shown that militarv transportation had been in the past, er U likely to be in the future, a financial burden to the carriers. On the eontrarVj certain facts were referred to which indicated that the transportation of troops had been more remunerative during certain mo bilizations in the pt than ordinary passenger transportation. Railroad Berflces Appreciated . "In so far as anything that is here asked of us might contribute to the success of the war, we should respond unhesitatingly to the fullest extent of our lawful authority. We fully appre ciate the services which the railroads are performing, and the unusual efforts they are making to secure a maximum of efficiency. But this record does not convince us that the suspending or. re fusing to suspend the proposed rates, or the (ranting or refusing to Kraitl increased rates will facilitate ot retOTd. the successful prosecution of the war-'.' . FOUR FACTIOUS Ci SEIIATE QUARREL OVER DRY CLAUSE Senator Borah Says It's Con gress' Dirty to Take Responsibility AND NOT TO ADD TO LOAD PRESIDENT IS CARRYING Big Fight Expected This After noon When Senate Takes Up Bill Again By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, June 30. Tho first big prohibition riot in the senate is oer, at least temporarily suppressed by the president. Following informal agreement be tween dry and administration leaders to kill whiskey, but. to spare Iftef arsjl wine, friends of the food control bill today arc confident of its early pafs age. Senator Chamberlain, in charge of the bill, was active early today trying to reach an agreement for a time to vote. There still are loyal disturbances, how ever, which will continue the wet and dry fight as a source of anaoyaime and unless some agreement is Teached in these isolated disturbance, the whole fight threatens to "break out anew. There are now four factions in the senate, including those willing to accede to President Wilson's demands to modi fy the bone dry measure; those radical drys unwilling to make this concession; those who favor continuing- beer and wine production, but who refuse to leave their ultimate disposal in tho president's hands and those who oppose prohibition of anything, even whiskey. Borah -lg tor Action. Senator Borah, Idaho, heads the group who will not vole to plaee beer and win production at the discretion of tho president. "Such action would be eewardly," Borah said today. "This is a qnention of right or wrong, a question for -congress to face, not a question of loading teh administration of it on the presi dent, I will fight any such proposal. I will vote bone dry before adding to the president's other troubles the disposal of the beer and wine prohibition ques tion." Opposed to this group are those dry have "stretched their consciences" to exclude boer and wino from prohibi tion, even on condition that the presi dent is given power to stop their pro duction when he tninas " Decennary. "If the power is not placed eome whero to stop manufacture of beer and wine we will nave to resume our por tion in supnort of a bone dry amend- ment," these drys reiterated. Whatever restraint upon tne con version or looasiuns inio ocveruKo shall be necessary, the president will bo- best nblo to .ludce and with tne aw or his selected staff, he will know when and in what way to enforce these im itations," Senator Lewis, Illinois, said on the floor today. Pass It Up To Wilson. "As we are giving the president full ' power to control the food, let him con trol the drink also?' 'declared I-ewis- "Let conaress refrain from adminls- ti ..wher. At least let a food meas ure re a rooa measure, nui a arm mrnir ure, and let a drink measure be a drink measure and rot a food measure." There is a new ficht smoldering and ;t wttJl thought probable it would be reached today. The senate lesumea con sideration of committee amendments to the food control bill, one nf which f the bone dry provision. When that is reached, a motion will be made to strike out the drastic section for a substitute which will be along the line the presi dent has suggested. House and senate conferees no the "food survey" bill, appropriating $11, 000,000 for conducting a canvas of the. food situation in the country ad tak ing steu to stimulate production, beg!! work today. They expect to complete their con ference Monday so that the bill will be ready for final adoption in eoagre-ss next week. THE WEATHER OrcJ: Pair tonight; Susday, warmer; sorta easterry winds. . REFUSE TtT lee ootF I i