COPTS APPEAL
MS. COURT
WILL ASK RULING ON
SERVING FOREIGN LANDS
Claimed That Constitution Violated
By Drafted Men Being Compelled
to Leave tlie United States for For
eign Service. • __
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 9.—
Before the selective service army or
any of the militia wil be sent abroad
the United States Supreme Court
will be appealed to for a decision on
the constitutionality of forcing con
scripts to accept service in foreign
lands. It is claimed by opponents of
the draft that operations on foreign
shores must be carried on by volun
teers and regulars, and that men who
are drafted cannot be taken out of
the country for service.
FEW JITNEY BONDS
ARE BEING WRITTEN
OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 9.—
Although the Republic Casualty Co.,
of Pittsburg has been licenses to
write jitney bonds as required for the
operation of those machines in first
class cities under the legislative act,
but four bonds have been filed with
Secretary of State Howell up to this
time. They are all from Spokane.
flUKT TODAY
ARTILLERY DUELS AND
RAIDING STILL CONTINUE
Germans Directing Terrific Bombard
ment Against New British Posi
tions at Staden—British Shelling
German Base at Intervals.
LONDON, Aug. 9.'—Operations on
the western front in Flanders are
confined mainly to artillery duels and
raiding operations today. To the east
and north of Ypres the German ar
tillery are directing a terrific bom
bardment against the new British po
sitions in the sector around West
hoek, and Ypres, and the Staden rail
rbad. Staden lies four miles north of
the great German base, which the
British are shelling at intervals.
SHIPS REAL CRUX
OF WHOLE WAR
LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Observer,
in an article arguing that the western
allies, even without Russia, are more
powerful than the central powers,
says:
“The real crux of the whole war is
to provide ships for American re
quirements. We refuse for a single
moment to believe that the United
States will fail to rise at the crisis.
,, The cause needs every single tons of
maritime carrying power that the
United States can muster or launch
later.
“No possible shipbuilding effort in
this country alone can provide the
huge additional tonnage dematfiTetfj
by coming American requirements.
To get fairly ahead of the subma
rines, the United States must launch
at least the same amount of tonnage
as that mentioned by Lloyd George
in Paris as Great Britain’s output for
the coming year, namely, 40,000,000
tons, and that within the same time.”
POLES REFUSE TO TAKE
OATH OF TEUTONIC ALLIES
LONDON, Aug, 9—Big street dem
onstrations occurred at Warsaw as
a result of the arrest of General Pll
sudskl, of the Polish legion, and oth
er leaders In the movement against
imposing an oath of fidelity to the
Apstro-German sovereigns upon the
Polish ’army. Many of the legionaries
; have refused to take such oath.
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WANTKD iMea to ship on barge
Gen. Fa!tt$i]d to work vessel to fleft
*)e. Apply to •Captain on board. tf
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I. W. W. AND LABOR
TROUBLES TO BE PROBED
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Executive Appoints Chief Justice Cov
ington to Make a Personal Inves
tigation of Labor Trouble and Re
|M»rt to Him.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 9.-—
President Wilson today took cogni
zance of the I. W. W. agitation and
the labor troubles sweeping the coun
try, by selecting Chief Justice Cov
ington of the District of Columbia
Supreme Court to make a personal
Investigation of conditions and re
port to him.
TWELVE PERISH IN GALE
BLOWING ON LAKE ONTARIO
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KINGSTON. Aug. 9.—The steamer
er George A. Marsh was sunk here to
day in a gale on Lake Ontario, and
twelve persons were drowned.
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Threatens Wealthy Man
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—Accused of
making threats against the lives of
J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller
land his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
| a man who said he was Elie Koodin
lopf, a naturalized citizen born In
I Russia, wasarrested today.
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Miss Margaret Miller will leave on
jthe Mariposa for Seattle where she
will enter the Sacred Heart Conven*
Saskatchewan Needs Rain
REGINA, Sask., Aug. 9.—Reports
received by the provincial depart
ment of agriculture from the crop
correspondents throughout the pro
vince. made public today, indicate
jthat the wheat yield of the province
I will average between ten and fifteen
I bushels to the acre. Rain is needed,
, but in some sections the crops are
| so badly burned that rain would do
'no good now. Wheat in the south
| country district will average about
twelce bushels, with oats a failure in
| some sections. All grains are matur
ing too fast and it Is feared that the
conditions of 1914 will be repeated.
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Hostler Killed Accidentally
KELLOGG, Idaho, Aug. 9.—H. R.
Smith, a hostler, was instantly kill
ed today in the house of Dr. T. R.
Mason, mayor of Kellogg. The trag
edy was an accident. Smith had been
called into the house to assist Mrs.
Mason to move a bed. A revolver
concealed in the bedding fell to the
floor, exploding, the bullet striking
Smith in the heart, killing him In
stantly.
ELLIOTT ON WAR BOARD.
0M .of Railroad Proaidanta
Choaan to Dhroot Raft roads.
Photo by Amertcao Fna Association. ■
Of the five railroad presidents cho
sen to direct the roads of the country
throughout the war, Howard Elliott'
president of 4he New fork, flaw Ha-1
>**i And Hartford nUlNdd, was select.'
ad ff .-W because.^f ftfe wide expert-:
enoa.
The Armored Cruiser Montana
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The armored cruiser Montana* Is a vessel of liBOO Urns, with a speed of
twenty-two knots and carrying four ten-inch guns, besides smaller ordnance.
Her keel was laid In 190ft. The North Carolina is her Mater ship.
FOOD CON1L HLL
MEASURE PASSED BY
VOTE OK «0 TO 7
Senate Late Yesterday Afternoon Vot
ed to Ratify the Conference Agree
ment Amendments, and Bill Will
Go to Piesident l-riday.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 9.-—
The Senate late this afternoon rati
fied the food control bill by a vote
of 66 to 7, and the measure will go
to the President Friday. President
Wilson again urged haste stating that
speculators were making millions of
dollars off the people.
Governor of Finland Resigns
PETROGRAD, Aug. 9.—Michael
Stakovich, governor general of Fin
land, has resigned.
Governor General Stakovich pre
viously announced his intention to
resign by declared the provisional
government would appoint a succes
sor to him and maintain the latter
and his staff at Helsingfers to show
that Russia had not recognized the
validity of the act passed by the Fin
nish parliament declaring the inde
pendence of Finland.
Floods Destroy Crops
QUEBEC, Que., Aug. 9.—Damage
estimated at hundreds of thousands
of dollars, Including destruction of
three bridges over the Chauldlere riv
er and the ruin of crops, have been
caused by the worst floods this sec
tion haB ever experienced. The river
here is still rising from recent heavy
rains.
INTENSE HEAT WAVE IN
EASTERN UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 9.—
The most intense sot wave of the
year continued today in the central
valleys, the Middle Atlantic states,
New England and the lower lake re
gion. Weather bureau officials held
out no promise of relief for the next
two days.
From the Rocky Mountain region
westward and from Montana east
ward through the upper lake region
today moderate temperature prevail
ed.
Two Deaths In Boston
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 9.—Another
heat wave, in the early stages more
Intense than that of yesterday, which
attained 98.5 degrees and caused two
deaths and many prostrations, spread
over this city today.
Storm In Montreal
MONTREAL, Que„ Aug. 9.—A ter
rific electrical storm last night, after
the hottest day here in five years, des
troyed trees and demoralised tele
graph and telephone service.
Eighteen Dead In Chicago
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. — Eighteen
deaths attributed to the heat occur
red in Chicago within the last twen
ty-four 'hum, Coroner Hoffman said
today. The government thermometer
registered 97 degrees end at 1 p. m.
wrt stfll dlimbing.
WII.EING TO BE IMPRISONED
TEN MONTHS IN FACTORY
VYentingliouse Interests Ask For Vol
unteers to Manufacture of lni|tort
taut Invention of Thomas A. Edi
son.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9—The West
inghouse interests were are seeking
1,000 men who are willing to sign an
agreement to enter a new plant to be
built for the manufacture of war mu
nitions by a secret process and re
main imprisoned for ten months, all
communication with the outside to
be shut off.
Men who have been approached
were told that the plant will manu
facture a powerful implement of war
and the secret must be guarded un
til the Government sees At to make
the details public. Only those work
men and officials who will be engag
ed in the production of the new wea
pon will know its character and the
details of manufacture.
Recreation and entertainment of
every possible sort will be furnished
the isolated employees. Pay double
that which they now get is guaran
teed, and bonuses will be paid for
high production. Only picked men1
whose Americanism is unquestioned'
and whose skill In their respective
vocations is of the highest will be em
ployed.
Officials of the Westinghouse in
terests today refused to talk. An ar
tisan of high standing, who was ap
proached by the Westinghouse agent,
said he had received an intimation
that the new plant would turn out,
in large quantities, one of the late
inventions of Thomas A. Edison.
Russian Woman Resigns
PETROORAD Aug. 9—The Count
ess Panina, who recently was appoint
ed assistant minister of social tutel
age in the new department of publlo
welfare, has resigned her portfolio.
A woman's military congress will be
convened August 10.
The countess, who is 45 years old
and wealthy, has long been an ac
tive worker in the constitutional dem
ocratic party In Russia. As the
world’s first woman minister, she en
tered upou her duties as assistant
minister of social tut£j£g*» dre^ed
in workman's blouse and a leather
skirt.
American Aviator Injured
PARIS, Aug. 9.—Bennett Moulter,
an American aviator in the French
service, has been Injured, but not
dangerously, on the Belgian front,
by being pitched out of his machine
on landing from a flight over the Ger
man lines. Moulter fought for and
against Villa in Mexico.
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“THE BECKONING FLAME” -".l
AT TOE EMPRESS TONIGHT
Henry Woodruff and Tsuru Aokfj
in “The Beckoning Flame” will ap-jl
pear at the Empress tonight, preogd-d
sd hy the Ptctogruph, Zydurf
Zee, ' and followed by the wihedyJr.
“Luke’s Late Lunches.” Saturday],
“The itugmaker’s Daughter.” ' *'' J
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EMBARGO COnON
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SUGAR AND IAJMBER ALSO
PLACED ON THE LIST
In Effort to Prevent Staples Reaching
Germany Through Neutral Na
tion President Wilson Will Advo
cate Embargo.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 9 —
The President at an early date will
probably place anembargo on sugar,
lumber and cotton. It Is learned that
Germany is desperately bird up for
cotton, which until recently has been
supplied through neutral nations. By
placing these commodities under ex
pert control it is believed that all sup
plies will be shut cff from enemy na
tions.
NEXT 1K0QPS
GOJ RUSSIA
SENATOR LEWIS STATES
MEN GO TO ITALY
In the Senate Today Jim Ham liew
is Says Next Contingent of Ameri
can Troops Will he Scattered
Among Allied Nations.
WASHINGTON, D. C\, Aug. 9.—
The next body of American troops
will be sent to Kuaala while others
will go to Italy, was the declaration
of Senator James Hamilton Lewis of
Illinois, in the Senate today. The
date for their departure will be kept
a secret.
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ENEMY PRISONERS
IN RUSSIA ESCAPE
PETROGRAD, Aug. 9.—The not
able growth in the number of enemy
war prisoners escaping from Russia
since the revolution is engaging the
attention of military authorities. Ac
cording to published data from the
beginning of the war until March a
total of 5,350 escapes have been reg
istered, whereas during March 735
managed to get away, in April 2,526
and in May more than 3,000 escap
ed.
Mrs. Snodgrass and daughter Eu
nice will be outgoing passengers on
the Mariposa for their home in Se
attle, after spending the summer with
her son, P. E. Peterson. Mrs. Snod
grass has been honored at several in
formal functions during her stay here
and has made many friends.
QUITS SPECULATION.
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Jam** A. Rattan Think* Tim**
Tao Critical to Op*rata M*rk*t.
James A. -Stock pace,
blcr, who
that he
■pccolatton. Ic retiring again. thlc ttee
ter “patriotic reaeona." “I berteW
GERMAN AGENT IS
TAMOFFICER
AFTER NATION-WIDE HEARTH
BY SECRET SERVICE MEN
Herr Louis Hollweg Von Bettenhau
sen Ran Down After United States
Had Been Ransacked—Responsible
For I. W. W. Activities in West.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. 9 —
Federal Agents today arrested Herr
Louis Von Bettenhausen, a German
spy. agent for the Krupp works, a
lieutenant In the kaiser’s army, aod
a deserter from the American army,
after a search of many months, ex
tending over the entire nation. Herr
Bettenhansen 1b said to be responsi
ble for much of the recent I. W. W.
lawlessness, and is charged with fur
nishing funds to that organ Izatioifto
help cripple American industries.
Secret service men are much elated
at the success of their long search.
Free Postage for Soldiers
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 9.—
Free postage for ail soldiers' sailors
and marines during the war is pro
posed in a bill introduced today by
Representative Lotiergan. of Con
necticut.
STEAMERCM
SARSJFOR NORTH
ONE HUNDRED THIRTV MEN
ABOARD FOR ANCHORAGE
Government Transport leaves Seat
tle With Ijarge Passenger List and
2800 Tons of Rails and Supplies
For Government Railroad.
SEATTLE. Aug. 9.—The govern
ment transport Crook sailed today for
Anchorage, with one hundred and
thirty railroad laborers and 2300
tons of construction materials for the
railway. A large lot of material is
on the wharf here to be taken north
before the close of navigation on
Cook Inlet.
MiSSOTRl KIDNAPING
TASKS HKT FOR TRIAL
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 9.—The
cases of seven persons charged with
kidnaping conspiracies and brot here
from St. Louis and Stockton, Mo.,
have been set for trial on the second
Monday in September in the Webster
county court at Marshfiedl, Mo. The
prisoners were brot here secretly
early today for a bearing on their re
quest for a change of venue which
was granted.
The prisoners are Claude J. Pier
sol. Taylor Adams and Cletus Adams,
charged with kidnaping Baby Lloyd
Keet; Dick Carter and Sam McGin
nes, accused of attempting to kidnap
C. A. Clement, a jeweler here, all of
whom were brought from St. Louis.
Mrs. Allie Adams and Maxie Adams,
also accused in the Clement case,
were brought here from Stockton,
Mo.
FIREMEN THREATEN
TO GO ON STRIKE
WALLA WALLA, Aug. 9.—Em
ployes of the Walla Walla fire depart
ment today served notice upon the
city Are department today served no
tice upon the city commission that
they will leave their posts at 9 o'
clock tomorrow morning unless a $15
per month salary Increase is granted
by that time. The commission is in
session this afternoon endeavoring to
adjust the matter, „which becomes
difficult It Is said, because of a char
ter provision that no funds in excess
of the budget estimate may be appro
priated. The high cost of living is the
yeason assigned by the Acumen In the
ultimatum tor asking the increase.
Fire Meeting Thursday
' Fire meeting at 7:10 phasp. Thurs
day evening. Ali BrtUt at
tend. 2t