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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
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