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Full Leased Wire Dispatches THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR Jjgg . , OREGON, SATURDAYMAY 29, 1915 " ' PRICE WQ CENTS 011 TBAnri1 TIFIFIITIIRSntM. k -u. hi mir or t NEWCOMMERCIALCLUB i1 "E - iu iLuuLLu m" "'""""'w i iv i ii i r i.r nr lid i iu i viiilv- I'Awi' i ii i ii ii 1 1 nm . nnnr iriiirn nnnr fill Also Allow . Crews of Wounded Ships to Take To Life Boats IDENTITY OF NEUTRALS .. MUST SHOW PLAINLY Gerard Does Not Believe Re ply Will Satisfy Demands of United States By John Edwin Nevln. Washington, May 29. Germain- in willing to agree to limit her submarine aiiatiiii io nii'rcnaninien Of enemy coun- tries. The imperial government' is also willing to give time for passengers afldl .-I. 1. i . i . . .. I o r. r ""ft- o mm fron ot such veaaehi tn tuba in o, ats if such action doea not endanger inp Minmanne. But neutral ships must aid Germany by taking all precautions to establish their identity. On the eve of the receipt of the kaiser's formal reply to President Wil li 's rcceut protest, this was the in terpretation placed today upon a com (limitation handed Ambassador Gerard by the Herman foreign office yesterday iiil ciililed to the stato department. This notification to the American am bwador asked that American shipping use extreme caution tn traversing the war Jone about the British Isles, it declared that in at leaRt ono ease a neutral ship had been mink by a sub- n&TifiA twiiunaa tlin t-nuunl u-na mlulnlran for n English merchantman in the wnm uecuuse oi i.iuuequiiie l.iumiii ttumut Its neutral marUings. The au "twwttnt from the state department I'nvetmj development, snid: "incutti warded tlie situation this afternoon u n'onc too roseate. Should I the Herman rtpy endeavor to evade the1 Mfwl Tlla (lITllnrmn tlnu '".n'li issues uUM by the president, it i.n 41... i i was expected tlie.r will again be stated t" the imperial government and with renewed emphasis. If Germany then slill remains obdurate the question of hrcnUng 0ff diplomatic relations will '"lie up. It is understood that Oermnnv de ires to reach an agreement upon a "lateinent of facts as to the Lusitnuia, '"imply whether she was strictlv a pas senger carrying shin or wns trnnsnnrt. H munitions to Rnglaml as an nuxil-f ' y or tne ilntish nnvy and leave ( her mutter, open for further negotia tions. s , .'resident Wilson, it is Intimated, is "''pressed with the dnnger of taking "np jinlumeiit in the aituation as it w stnnds. T,ere is alf of soom i'y in official circles and the former nnpefuliiess has eompletolv disappeared, wtieials are not pessimistic but are ",.,uslv hopeful" that a wav may o tuund of gnining the minimum of tllllt lllltttl ...1.1 .1. 41.. IT. I . In. . nil me i.iuieu ptates tnusti "iks ui irenton nnu i nrrollton exceeds 'iM. without .sacrificing the friendship I '"'If that ninoiint. Streams are over f lierninny. flowing their banks and there has been iicmry rynn nttendcd the Pan- Anierii"! f!-,,v,ii , v. 4.1. i-uiii'reas louav nnci ' Wsellor Lansing left for New Vork. ;ern,av s note, handed to Ambassador .', ir ,,'"'av' P'ol'ftW.v will not be "'"U earl.v n,," we(,k. f wa The reply will probal.lv reach here 1,. ,y- Ani1 H is opinion of Am n a. r (:,.mri) .hat it wM, fftil t() wt. ;').tne mted States, in view of the i. n ent s vigorous protest. Tho noto . msiooh to he couched in the most f i illy terms and insists there is no ,7 ,hnt the friendly relations be- i '".v nnu tne t inted State at. V".'. tu i 1 . ' n is understoar'i". inhm, tlmt lrmanl h,lni0 . "'."'inare is .pistifie.U on the I "..tarian basis raised bv the Vi.it- to .t,, ra-lsr -of KnKln"'l' attempt many l," l"nian pojuiiatlon of tier . U Mild bit....! 11.1 1 , "ii'iuui up tne ease, and noinKiiig oi ine i.iisiruinu an i ine geu- fessinns nre made to President Wil icrnl subinnrine warfare. tt'' .',,,''tion"i sharp rejoinder is The reply is described semi officially Wl '"' .hone close to the president as "polite, but leaving room lor further lion mi v et" thBf uaWf visita .! . '""'''v f merchant vessels pre of a torpedB by a sub new" ; ""I"1"" tho pnssengers and l'ie .i, r.u'von time to talis to the boats it in I " thBf unIl' visita- a flag- urea, 1, i,t,riinflni i. 'r the rv i. V " ""-. .. wentativ 'UVII4H-U iu ue aru- "1'ler.t P!'e" though frlendlv, it is ti.m.. ., "'"t President Wilson will l' t ""ttermany agree tcian abso- m.V or ""b'nnrtne attacks - 'i us nn nr .....i.. Hi,,,."1 '' ''""tmen until the dispute is! :.. '' The failurn of : .. . ! LiliJ."''1' ''onditioni pending fur"ther ! ;, r',""W0"1'1 ""suit n, serious '"' ,, ,h amicable relations be- ,. "e two ,.,ln.rj ; r"rieu tnlav that it had '"''H.v settled' that the Xe k,. , rra- ti ""nil..,. , ,or!'''lood off Fastnet. . "'Kan '," . .1 'r,'w were not positive " case l,t .ii ii.. y Ami'?, "M'losion which damaged " wn. "'"a"1" was not caused . .-..v ,,,, m-ri- iituiauT 4. "at A -e nenowon warn H oa;'i','r"'n,1 "hipping exercise ex (ii; . ' ""'Ppmg exercise ex- IIP SLlSHiHI -iyirtf!' i ffirirWDir Judge Galloway Dissolves Temporary Injunction In Kurtz Case Holding that the nnrticni,., Trade street was more valnnhi. f... commercial purposes than for resi- purges ami that the citv ordi nances protected the property' owner against the leaving of ears standing to he exclusion of traffic .ludge Oallowav today dissolved the injuction in the case 5,L"r,t' flt!ni"st ,he 8' p- rui,r(1H'l fr WW) damages and assessed the costs to each party. This suit was brought to restrain the railroad company from put ting in a spur track to a mill on Trade street. The plaintiff alleged that be cause of the spur track passed in front of his apartment house on Trade and Church strecta nn.l n....n. . . . .. .. .iuuuum private house he was damaged to the extent of p.UMIO. The lllnintiff nlniiiw.,1 l,.t l- i .1 been unable to rent the house and that nun a Bpur in front of his property it Would lie ininosniblA tn 4-'.i.- - - - r tw .....u UI1 ui lut. curb with a load of wood or other . ln reP'.v to this couten ,10n tlie jm,Ro ""Id "At a mud hole pre ve"teJ a wagon from driving up at tli tirutlAllt 4it..n -...1 II... .a 1 necessities. In rculv to thi- cntn. tl. present time and that if the track WerO nut in anil if ti-na n.,l... I ii... 44. i "milieu, UIIK the street should be paved fliat the rail road would be forced to pave to the curb and to bring the surface of the pavement up to the top of the rails thus making a perfect approach to the curb in front of the property. Judge Galloway went on to say that when the railroad first came to this citv the (I i' not wns built w tlm ;.i ' town and as the mill and factory dis trict had already been established along the river front and it was neces sary to devote one street to tracks to me mills from the main line for the reeular traffic liv ;ni. tn.-iv -J viKiii,. IIUI1U street wns irivcn nvnr tn ti,:. .i , .,7, ----- .u -U.D UIIU IUU .iimgo sum xuut tno plaintiff was well aware ot inese conditions when the property was purchased. 'It is quite tho ,ppufar thing to 'mi mi wiui uie private owner against the large corporation," said the .judge um niniwii, mill I KI1I1W l tA ik n n. hi conclusion, ana I know the plain t,iff ,0 ho 0110 of the best citizens yi Snl',-" However, It is necessary that K K sncnrinea uhAul.l l.A ..n.iA : some sacrifices should bo made in th interests of the improvement of tho city ,nnd tho railroad is a factor in tho development of any citv. I think the entiro street should be' given over to commercinl purposes if the business of the city should justify it, accordingly the injunction restraining the ratfronrt from building the switch track is dis missed. ' ' floods Menace Lowlands 'Along Mississippi River St. Louis, Mo., May 20. With the greatest floods in Missouri since 1SSS raging the inhabtiants of l'attonsburg, a town of 5,000 population, are today marooned on roofs, in upper stories o'r have tnken to the hills to escape the water. The property loss in the civin ity of Pnttonsburg is already ostimnted nt more than a million dollars while the loss at Trenton and f'nrrollton exceeds a steady downpour of rain. Boats are navigating the principal streets ia ninny towns and the dnniuge to live stock and other property is high. Lexington,' Missouri, is isolated. Two railroad bridges have been carried awav by the waters and the crops are badly damaged. There has been eighteen inches of rainfall within the lust ten duvs. Zniln ill (hit ri.iriiin nf tlm llrlliuli lylnu has been issued by (ierinany. The .ate department today issued a statement announcing that such v:u nini;.i had In.,,,, .,! i I,., i:.,,.,- l 11. ,r. " (Bv Carl W. Aoyerman l (I'nited 1'ress Stall' I orrc-pondent.) Herlin, via The Hague mi l Loudon, May !'!. (ierinany 's reply tn President .i.ison s noie or proicsi rcyarmng nil. .' .1 B . t 1 . . . I .1 .... negoiiaiions. ine long awaited answer ironi tne kaiser was handed to Ambassador (ler ard by a representative of the foreign office at 10 a. m. today. It was of five typewritten pages, and Secretaries Orev ami llnrwv immediately set td work trnnsliiting the Herman note and ' putting in M"r trnmniis the state department com 4,. V'nbl.in,M.,n A fxtv lur 1 1 II Ii3iiii.-niun iv ..ft."-.. hours later the note was on its way n I ,i, i.urn tti- tp to ropeniiagen n teicKrui'ii. "- ... . 1.1 . 1 ...) Ihnn tn will be re'ayed to London and then to Wnshimrtrin. The renlv is almost cer- tain to rea. h Washington Soinlny. Despite the secrecy, it is roughly known that the note will ask that the rnit0, Htntes agree upon a statement 'ol tin ts as in ine i. u.. - jtakenp further interchanges regarding I the g rnl sobinarine warfare. There are now L'I'ho Americiio-4 in euMH just liermnnv, aicoruing . ji i. i i,t. I by Consul (icneral i.ay. i mi- nuuiher lenving Herlin this week was i.i.iv .il.me normal. Aiming the P'iiii passengers leaving Scandinavian oorts on the next steamer will be ,' '4 thnneh they are not entire- n - ii uul uliiluiu in ii .1 iiuiii nrr n i uuzens 01 mis tuv nave riirr ihiui- Himih Exercises Will Extend Over Two Days, Both Religious and Ritual ALL CHURCHES SUNDAY; AT CEMETERY MONDAY Special Program To Be Ren dered at Armory Monday Afternoon-Dinner All arrangements are practically com plete for the general observance of Memorial day, which will be conducted under the auspices of tho Grand Army of the Republic, on Sunday and Mlon- day, at the armory and the City View cemetery, and at the Lee Mission ceme tery 011 Monday, by the ladies of the 0. A. R. The veterans will attend re ligious memorial services at their re spective chosen churches, all of which I will have special services on Sunday morning, nud the afternoon formal re ligious services will be held at tho ar mory at 2:30, at which all votorans of the civil Avar, Indian wars and Spanish- American war are invited nud urged tm ue in uiieniiiiiice, as wen as tno ladies auxiliary organizations. Iho regular memorial exercises Which -will include the iteenrntinn nf the irrnveii nf H.a nti1t-;--.4 .ln.i .:u 4..i.n 1 r""ul 444--4I4, T41I4 4.UIVIS place Monday morning, and all veterans and som of vetornns will meet at the armory and go to the City View ceme tery where tho ritual exercises will be conducted nt the Grand Army Circle. During the nfternron a special iiroirmni of exercises will be held at the armory, following a parade which will form at 1:1.1 011 terry street, where a program of special addresses and exercises will bo carried out appropriate to tho oc easiiin. Special services will also be hold nt U'c .Mission ceinetciy on Monday, un der the auspices of the Ladies of the (r. A. R one of the features of which will be the first public appearance nf Ilebel's Cherrybuil bund, under the leadership and direction of Charles He bel, instructor and director. (Jeneral orders for the Meinnrial day exercises for both Sunday and Monday) have been issued bv the special committee of Sedgwick Post No. 10, fi. A". 1., as luuows: General Orders Are Issued. "Complying with general orders from headquarters of the department of Ore gun, (Irnnd Armv of the Republic, the members of Sedgwick Post No. 10 and auxiliary organizations nre hereby or ilcre.l and requested to assemble at the .Salem armory 011 May HO, IMIo, at half past the hour of two in the alter noon, to there pay rcs t to nr.ir pa triot dead ill the iiiinnnl memorial re ligious service. To this service all good citiens are invited and especially all religions organizations of the com iiki 1. ity and students of hrnl education al institutions. "On following day, May 111, 191.1, at hall' past the hour of nine in the forenoon, the Sedgwick post, No. 10, ami auxiliaries will meet at the Salem aruiorv to take transportation furnish ed bv the Sons nf Veterans bound for the (irand Army Circle, City VieW cemetery, where rituul exercises will bel held. Returning, dinner will be served J at the armory by the Woman's Relief Corps ini'l nt Rvau's hull bv the Ladies of the (I. A. R. ' I "At 11 minutes past the hour of one in the aft-ei noon, column will form! for parade in the following order: I "Un Kerry street, right resting 'i'i ; l.ibeity, headed by the Cherriun band.' The column wilt be under the command of I'a pi a in M. II. (ichlhar, of Company1 M. Oregon National Guard. Kollowing: will In 1 onipany M. the Cherrians, the Pnited Spanish War Veterans, the, Jo-linn Sniilh Camp Sons of Veterans Sc. Igwirk Post No. 10 Giand Army of' the Kci.iililic, Sedgwick Woman's Relief 1 Corps No. 1 and Ladies f the II. A. H.J O. II. II. bank. The line of march will! be on Liberty to Court, on Court to, Commercial, on Commercial tit Trade, 1 and then 011 Trade to the river, where ritualistic exercises conducted by the Woman's Relief Corps will be held in memory of our sailor dead. "At the concli'sinii of these exercises, the column will return t the armory,1 where it will disperse to attend the an nual .Memorial -lay exercises. Address's will be made by Governor Wilhycombe and Congressman llawle.v, and a gen eral program of appropriate son anj recitation rendered." Program for Monday afternoon at armory: Music, bv ( herrian band. Pravcr. l.'ev. F. T. Porter. Song, "America," led by doha Hrot Pinni-ll. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, by lion. P. II. IVArcy. tjnnrtet. Governor Wilhycombe. Address. Gov. Withyeirrhe. Vocal solo. Julia Hro Pinnell. Address, Hon. W. C. Ifawlejr. ll.ut.Uctiuu. Although no official check has beeu made of the number of members of tho re-crgnniMd Commercial club which haya signed up voluntarily since the activtt csnvnsH foi mmii).,-.,l,',.i . ..,v.nt,j 4IU.-IV44 at noon yesterday, it is certain that 1110 mtai r.aa now reached over SOU members, the mark originally fixed as the minimum, and new ni.in, tinea coming in constantly. Through error 11 was 8taiea in yesterday account of -ne progress mat Tlie total number of subscrintions received un t nnm, tvnu 721, whereas, as a matter of fact, the uornoer snoum nave ueeu 771. which left only 29 to lecuro to reach the first minimum. A recess has been taken until Tues lav morninir when nf U.J.r, n'ln.,!. the working committees will ngaia as semble at tho Marion hotel and start out to finish the campaign for 10U0 nieinuers, tne latest goal tixed by the workers at yesterday noon's Inuchcon. Knthusiasm continues to grow and no trouble is anticipated whatever iii be ing ablo to accomplish the new mark established. ILT.FORTUNE Multi - Millionaire Lusitania Victim Leaves Bulk of Wealth To Elder Son New York, May 29. Alfred (I. Van derbilt, multi-millionaire, who perished when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk, left his widow $2,UujLi,00U under an ante nuptial i4jrsnmt, nd $1,000, 000 additional. This was revealed today when his will was filed fur probate. It also pro vided that Mrs. Vaadeibilt should have during her lifetime the income from a trust fund of Ki,000,OUO. The widow will also receive title to VHiiderbilt 's lo-0-ncra camp at Saga more Lodge, his 2000-acre camp In the Adirondacks, his houseboat Ventura and all of his real and personal prop erty in Kiiglaud, William 11. Vanderbilt, eldest son nf the millionaire, will participate, under the will, in a i,uou,uuo trust fund and will receive two farms and considerable personal property. When he is 21 years old he will receive the "Central Trust fund," which includes the bulk of the great Vanderbilt fortune, given to the care ot Allrcil Viinderuut by bis lather. The will makes no mention of Mrs. Klsie French Vandorbilt, former wife of the milliiiiiaire, who divorced him several years before he married Mrs McKini, divorced wife of Dr. McKim. Governor Paroles Six Men From Penitentiary: Balks At Manslaughter Acting upon the recommendation of the parole board. Governor Withycombe yesterday grunted paroles tot he fol lowing prisoners who have served their minimum sentences: O. E, Tate, com mitted from Multnomah counly for larceny; William F. i'etitt, committed from jiisephin lUlity for Incest; Joe Hcluspy, committed from Multnomiih county tor larceny from th person; George Miller, committed from Douglas county tor ii.rce. v in a uweinng; 1. ... linker, c, minuted from Malheur county for obtaining money by false pretenses, and lin k i.ockctt, committed '"' Baker county for the larceny of .'10 steers and . 1 11 esc men liad all served their minimum sentenes and had I, ..-.ii recommend.' I fur parole by the pa rob' bi'Uid A ''"" r """en.,.-u i,y ine ''" , 4.. ., . I ..l for Ise riltclt, seniencesj ironi .vnn. 1 noinah county tnr obtaining money by false pretenses, was Iield up by govern or Withycombe for further investiga tion and a parole reco.n mended for Gust Mnmanas, sentenced from Hellion co.inty in March, W14, on the charge of manslaughter, refused "I "'is time, Ihe governor feeling that the minimum sentence of one year was rather light in view of the rious nature of the crime of which Marannas was convicted. Kiperien . e f. S' lies us that a lot of1 experience doesn't teach IIS any thing. I I The Weather Oregon: Fair to night and Son- i day; light frost n ui ,.,,ri,,, 1, lit I night; w a r in e r j Holiday; north westerly wind). 1 1 -.bp IS SotwE hipt 5T.N5 l"(YSfl Teutons Fail To Cut OIF Rus sian Lines of Communica tion With Base FRENCH CLAIM GAINS INAIX NOULETTE REGION Chile May Unleash Dogs of War If Germany Ignores Note of Protest Herlin, via Amsterdam, May 29. Pr.einysl is now surrounded except on the eastern side. I'nofficinl advices carrying this report today staled that General Von Maekcnsen 'a Corel's are again bombarding the western forts and are pressing their attack along the entire front. Owing to the encrricliment of the Austro (iermnn forces only Intermittent traffic is now possible over the railroad from Przemysl to Lemberg. Heavy fighting is in progress, but the Germans are i entering great bodies of Rus sians massed immediately behind Pr.e mysl to guard the railroad and keep the lines (if communications open. Russians Occupy Vaatan. Petrograd, May 29. Russians ad viincing from Vnn have occupied Van- Inn ..nil Itoriun in Ariiumiii i4 voy of. finally announced today, lieuvy losses weru suiiereii ny tne turns, who are now In flight. The Russian troops cup 4-nriMi ,1 uiinm inj unM 441,111 mtu ul , ,.s of stores, ammunition and proiisiims ami me government treasury at Vau. ing here. Only those well supplied with provisions urn permuted to remain, and all able bodied men lime lit. mi enliuiiul ill niding those who are preparing tn ncu'ii'i tne ciiy against au expected iittjick. German Aviators Drop Bombs. Herlin, via wireless to London, May 29. German aviulors su 'ssfully dropped bombs upon Grnveliaes, 12 miles uortheast of Calais, nud upon St. Omar and the French aviation station nt Fisnies, 1" miles northwest of liheims, it was officially announced to dav, Chill Feels Wr Btlr. Santiago, Chile, May 29. There have been minor anti-German rota every night for a week, but today 's disturb mice was ihe first serious one. It nroso from icporls that O ir-iniiy hud Ignored the Inst note preseotod by the government of Chile 11101 rumors that a severing of diplomatic, rclaiiuiis might result, Trench Report Advance. Paris, .May 29.- Smashing night at tucks delivered against I lie licrmiin po sitions east of Aix Noulctte resulted in the capture uf several trenches, the war ollice iinnoiiiiccd today. The French troop chaii'i'd au open ground iu the glaie ol the Geiinun illuminating lioiulis and drove out the enemy al the point of the bayonet, in the face of heavy lire. The supreme struggle for pinitions in Ihe l.on-tlc Mills iloiniunting lines tu Lens is now declared to be 111 progress. Kepeutcd attacks have licen iiiade oy Ihe Gcimann in an effort to dislodge the French Iron, tlie positions tney now , , ,,im) ,;,.,. , ,H(f M ,,,' hl ,,. ,.. uUl,i,:i Ablaiu, ,,, W1,h , , B,,ir,.,l,,u Ull! ,,.,.,, ,....,,. ,,, wee able In .,,,, ,, i;,,,,,,,,,, hues and ton ed In,,.,,, to rctie.it, i i Germany Well Supplied. Herlin, via Amsterdam, May 2'... -'ier.nuoy has enough win mutc.ial now 'II l."'l4 " - .....,-...,4..., ,u, wllf ,,.,, ,,,,, ,ay. 'I lie statement whs made to the loolget com miltee of the reii hslag by Urn deputy war minister. Violent EiiHiKements Reported. Itirue, Mi,, it'.--Kn-ept at .Milan, where it was nei ensarv to place the i.lv under control of ihe military 011 account of ant. Oeriusn riols, condi Huns were normal throughout Italy to day, despite great exciteinei.t 1.1 expec liitiou ( a ucneral l ame. VnaVnt artillery engagements are , i,i,grn"S lor possession ol Ihe narrow defiles b-ading tn lloverdo and the Alpine passes east of Luke liarda Tvroleso jaegers, retreating Iron. Ala before the Italian advance, have ... sialic, I Uiciiischcs behind the walls of the pntniesipie old f elress of Sena valle. I hey are equipped wnn new mountain howitzers and flee the task of holding the invaders iu cheek until ihe Austruins are prepared to n t the i xoeeted altar upon iiowtuii. The Italians have dragged mountain uiiii. notthward along the mist .poiered ridges of Monte llldu. They are nln'i ,Miig upon Scrrnalla from the heights of Mjii.te Alli-simo wnni. (lomiiiaies ihe Adige valley. Another force is sttempt.ng to outflank the Aostr.ar.s. Having driven the enemy fro... Stnro. thev are moving eastward aiu.mil the Citizens of This City Have 1 Thirty Minutes to View Historic Relic The famous Liberty Roll will stop in Salem nt 2 o'clock p. in. July IB to re main .HI minutes while tho citizens of the city may view the famous relic. The bell will be carried on a special train over the Southern Pacific. W. M. Hamilton, president of the Malum Com mercinl club, bus been asked bv the chairman of the committee in charge of the bell to nrrnnge nil details for the exhibition in this city. The following is the letter received by Mr. Hamilton: William Hamilton, Ksq., President, Commercial Club, Salem, Oregon. Dear Sir: Your telegram to Mayor lilanken burg requesting the Liberty Hell stop in your city has been referred to me for reply and it is with pleasure that I inform you that the special train will arrive in Snlem on Thursdny, July Kith, 1HI5, nt 2:00 o'clock p. m., remaining for thirty minutes ns per inclosed itin erary, P. is the deairc of the committee, that all arra.'gemnts for tho reception Iu honor of our precious nnd historic relic be under tho supervision nnd direction of the stato and municipal authorities in capital cities, and we trust you will co operate with the committee in this respect. Respectfully yours, Cll AULUH HF.GF.R, Chairniiin. Plans Being Made For Fourth of July Celebration Plans are rapidly going forward for the combined Fourth of July ami an nual Cherry Fair celebration to be held in this city July second and third, Kntertnliiiiieuts of a slightly differ ent character nre being arranged for the HIM festivities, but It Is planned to crowd tho two .lavs selected ern.n full of enjoyuble features. Kspeeially it is hoped this year to give more atten tion in a personal way to the out of town visitor who ron.es to Hitlcin from the nearby surrounding country. The 1 '1,1.1 nn. n il. I Club is now working on plans for thin and it may he that special ln Millions to attorn! will be scut to severul thoosau.l of dm repre sentative farmers of the nearby coun try. After these are in town, a par ticular effort will be jiiit forth to see that their visit is enjoyable, A enmprf hcnslvo exhibit of Willi. ni ello Valley cherries Is of course on Ihe program, and these will be assembled 11. a novel and attractive fashion in some of tho larger show rooms of the city. hvery effort will be put forth to uialie the lpl.1 Fair a record breaker in I the history of Sl.lcni's culebratioii. I norlhc.n ...id of the lake to .Hindi Riva, I 10 miles f.01.1 Rovenlo ...id Mori, two miles l.o.u that point. Austrian artil lery posted upon heights com.nauil.ng Ihe line of advance of Hie llulians lire slolibiiinlv resisting all movements of the invaders. W. O. T. U. TRHABURER DYINO. Portland, Or., May 20.- Little lioiie wns entertained this afternoon for the r very of ,l rs. K.ll.iilii'th It. Ilotton, of Winficld, Kansas, national treasurer of the W. ('. T. I',, who underwent 1111 operation here recently. She was said to be sinking rapidly. JEWISH RABBI DF.AD. Portland, Or., May 20.- IL II. Heller, of the Jewish church died hero today BULLETS WHISTLE IN FOREST PARK AND SOD COVERS BRAVE DEAD By William O. Shepherd. . j (Copyright ll'ir. bv Ihe Foiled Press; copyright in Great llrilaln.) I Headquarters of the Ilntish Army,! Northern France, April 21. (Ily mail to New Vork.) Ploegslreet wood, the' Tommies call it Plug Street, Is In l.il-j giuiii. Some day it will be a gnat his torical park, like the field of Water loo , Just now Its trees are scarred by bullets and shells; Herman bullets whistle now nnd then through the branches and clip them off with a lightning snip; fiom time to time the ambulance men run to some comer of ihe forest to pb k up a Ilntish shoblier who has been hit by a stray German m.ssle and, taking It altogether now Is not the time to we Plug Street wood. Just beyond the wood lie the llritlnh trenches; and just beyond the Ilntish trenches is the German line. A rich brewer In Ar.i.entieres owu Ploegstreet. ; It was b its pheasant ground. The pheasants are gone now; just before c,rtuias the Itritish soldie.s In the wood bagged twenty two of them for; ( hristmns dinner and that finished tl.ej Today 's News Printed Today I Ul L LLfl I LU IIUMIL Violent Artillery Engagements In Progress In Narrow Alpine Passes MARTIAL LAW DECLARED BECAUSE OF RIOTING Trieste In Hands of Wild Mob and Residents Pray for Arrival of Italians Rome, May 29. Reports circulated today that Popo Henedlct Intends to quit Romo during the war, though ri diculed from the Vatican, aroused th greatest misgiving. With the pope absent from Romo, it is generally believed that the kaiser would uul hesitate to order a Zeppelin attack upon the city, endangering St. Peters and other historical buildings. Mobs Rule Trieste. I'dine. Italy. Muv 'Ml Trie... , I. I the huii. Is of mobs and is in danger of oi sun, ion, uu.i.ss itnnnn troops arrive soon, according to refugees arriving here todav. Aideil bv irend.iri.ies. fr4iny.i4i(l Ana. trians are I. timing and sacking all Ital ian prnperty. Many Italians have been injured ami the civil authorities are repurted to hnve fled, alarmed by re-' ports of the advance of Italian troops. All nf tin. h,,i44 l',iiiili... nr 'r.:..4 lire declared tn lie in flight, leaving inn ruy in ine worst elements, who are burning and pillaging at will. Tho plant of Ihe newspaper Picco.'o has been demolished and other property destroy ed. There are scarcely any' Austrian troops iu the (own, according to report here. Martial Law In Milan. Mil..... M.iv "II 1,ifii,.l I,,- proclaimed Iu Milan today because nt continued nnti-flominu rlnilnip wliL.k has resulted In thu destruction of much torelgn property. Three hundred per sons have been arrested ami troops are) constantly on duty in the streets to prevent further outbrenks. The Metropole hole), which was at tacked yesterday, Is heavily guarded, Austrian Submarine Sunk. Home, May 211. One or two Austrian submarines, which B peared off Venice, was sunk by un Italian destroyer, it was aiiiiiiiined todiiy. The other sub marine, with an Austrian convoy uf destroyers, escaped. Steamer Ethiope Torpedoed. London, May 20. Tim British steam er Kthiope, bound for Africa, has been torpedoed by a submarine und sunk, oceniding to an auuisiiiceinent here to day. The Flliiopu is a vessel of 371)4 tons. Tim submarine l'-2l sank the Kthi ope, which was en route from Hull to London. The chief officer and 1H members of the crew were rescued. Tha remainder are believed to bo drifting in the open sea iii bonis, Dispatches re porting t. sinking of the Kthiope do not mention passengers being uliourd. following nn illness of nine months. Ho wns 51 years obi. Itefore coming to Portland, Unhid Heller filled important positions in Oakland, California, Phila delphia and Richmond. lot, In October the Germans, sweeping down toward Calais, tried to take the Ploegslreet wood. Coniaiander iu Chief Sir John French gave one of hit i.011 clad orders that it must be held; the fighting for Plnegstreet wood went 0.1 for days. The Hermans got into it Hii.l- died; tho llritishers fought them out of it and died. And when winter fell the great forest wus dotted w.lh gtuves and its trees were battered by builds and shells, but the llrit.sh trenches circles Its outer edge and the German trenches were dug four hundred fe.'t from the forests limit. The forest is two miles long nnd mile wide. We eso.e to its border after crossing ploughed fields where German shells fell daily. We found a side walk two feet wide, made .lh sticks fastened together with wire, a corduroy foot path. "It was uuenkahle here In the win-, ler, The men fluiiuderej In mud up to their waists until we built these foot way's," iiplained the Kiigllsh major (Continued on Tag Three.) MJ 4iaverninj-r iue war 4.-...