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The News For Results - - If you have lost or found. If you want to buy or sell, If you want work or workers. Use The News Classified Ads. Daily Weather Report sxss Fulr TonlKlit mid Tuesday! Not So Warm. Highest tomp. yesterday ...97 Lowest temp, last night ...GO VOL. VI. HOSEUUHG, DOTULAS COUNTY, OKKGON 'MONDAY, AUGUST 2:1, 101S. No. 2.10 Warning FRENCH THINK ENGLAND IS IDLE Not Doing Her Part In War Now Being Waged. STRIKES GIVEN AS EXCUSE BY ENGLISH Iti-ltlfih Are Fortifying IjoimIoii as OUais luid Dunkirk May Fall into tlie Hands of Germans. liy William Philip Siiiuns. i United Press Staff Correspondent.) PARIS, Aug. 6 (By mail.) Ev erybody in France knows it, so why en around London are an admission GERMAN NAVY HAS BIG LOSS By Russians. sweeping German ships and German commerce from the seas. "But French ships have not been idle either," they declare. "We have kept the Austrian fleet cooped up all winter and we have done all we could with the fleet In other dirctions. All we ask: 'Has England, like ourselves done all she Is able to do." , j io uouui r ranee aim ungiana w'"r-y j , t stand together without faltering right Ureadnaugllt JVlOltke IS Sunk on (through y the end, but now here Is no doubt about it, more than at any time since hostilities com menced, France Is inclined to ask ! England to get a move on, to quit squabbling at home and get Into the fight. For every hour the war is prolonged means many lives snapped off. No the least part of the resent ment In France is caused by British insularity. In England, as Georges Clemenceau, the former prime min ister, writes: "After all Calais is only Calais!" Calais is in France, a foreign country. The measures tak- TCU nrurn iii'nrinno i mi uincn wnnonira GO DOWN try to keep it a secret? , France is not at all satisfied, with what Eng land has done and Is doing in this war, and Englishmen in France, sol diers, as well as sojourners, admit France Is right. And now come stories by private conveyance from Great Britain that London is being fortified with a couple of rows of defenses running entirely around the city; that the English are saying "one never can vhnt will happend," that they admit they lack ammunition and will continue to lack It even under best possible conditions for some months Givat Victory In Ilallic Revives Doii'ssel Spirits of Slavs After the Ijoss of Warsaw. mans being exterminated and" the barges enpturd." A dispatch to the Times from Pet- '"hmu lUlltlllllB UlU UllllUUUCVIlieill j of M. Rodzinnko, the president of the Duma, of a Russian victory In the gulf of Riga and the sinking of the German bnttle cruiser Moltke. The German bttle cruiser Moltke was a vessel of 23,000 tons, and car lied In ordinary times a complement of 1107 men. She was n sister shin of the famous Goeben, which became a part of the Turkish nnvy after the beginning of the wnr and was re chrlstened Sultnn Sellm. Mollko In Previous Ilattlc. The Moltke was 690 feet long and was armed with 10 11-inch guns and 12 six-Inch guns and 12 of 24 pounds. In addition, her armament Included four 20-Inch torpedo tubes. She was built in 1911 and had a sneed of nOIIRT KINKING BY SUBMARINE Conflict Of Opinion Over Ar abic's Loss From Torpedo. PRESIDENT WILL NOT DISCUSS MATTER j Survivors Claim German Submarines Hid Behind Duuslcy and Fired The Fatal Shell. that Calais and Boulogne may fall fnto the hands of the Germans. The French feel that if England does heri duty the thing won't happen. So the French not only think, but speak. PETROGRAD, Aug. 23. Eleven German warships, including one of about 28 knots. t'be enemy's "best dreadnaughts,' The Moltke was in the battle with were sunk bv the Russian naval! tlm nHttsh fi i tun o . . , ... ..... o-u . expressed aount mat tno Arable was squadron in the Riga battle, the ad-, last January, when the German arm-1 sunk by a German submarine, espe- cially without any warning. Every- (By Carl W. Acltorman; copyright, 1915, U. p., copyright Great Britain.) BERLIN, Aug. 23. Officials here TAFT HAS GOOD -The PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 23 to come; that if the Gernians make ! formatlon of'a lee f nations to a dash for Calais and the other Chan- settl a11 Questions of a judicial na nel ports with forces such as she is ' tu,'e arlsil,S between nations, and using around Warsaw, there will be! thus do away with practically all ne no stopping them at oresent. I ''easily for war, was advocated by ex- What do all these stories mean? i 1 resulent lart' 111 sinking berore nunurecis or acres of land and sev- fho French are asking. What Is the ' tne olnt meetln5 of the Oregon and "The president of the Duma has, eral towns are flooded by the Mora matter with England after more than ' Washington Bar Association and gen-1 announced that the Germans had j nice river, declare that three thous a year of war? Why can't she with ' eraI mib,lc' Taft suggested that the. lost the battle cruiser Moltke, three! and are homeless. Coroner Doil.i til her steel mills and kindred works I leasue be formed something after i . cruisers and seven torpedo boats In, stated that as far as he could learn, i no lives nave been lost, although he j mirauy omciany announced, une ored cruiser Bluecher was sunk. In , Russian gunboat was destroyed "One' 1912 the Moltke was In the Germnn of the best German dreadnaughts squadron which visited' the United was sunk by a British submarine, at states to return the visit of the Unit- least two German cruisers and eight: ed States battleship squadron made torpedo boats were sunk," the state- at Kiel on its trip around the world, nient declard. "The Russian gun-'The cost of the Moltke was about boat Sivutch was set on fire after ; $1 2,000,000. brilliant fighting and sank, carrying down with her a German torpedo boat". The official announcement of the admiralty conflicts on some points! with the earlier statement of Presi-j dent Rodzinnko, of the Duma, but in the main, the claims that a crushing! blow has been dealt tlie Germans, Isi borne out. President of Duma .Makes StntcmtMlt. LONDON, Aug. 22. A dispatch to! ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23. Late re- the Central News from Petrogrnd! turns from St. Louis county where turn out much more than sufficient the SUDreme court of the United the Riga battle ammunition, enough, In fact, to sup-i ply her allies? "Strikes have hampered us," Eng lishmen in France give as an excuse for mam of these mtpqtinnc i "Why tolerate strikes?" the French ask impartially, "when the life of England hangs In the balance with our own and .that of several other countries perhaps as well?" Now, with fall almost at hand, England Is still holding, with great effort at that, her little 30 miles of front. The French hold 500 miles. In the II months of trench fighting this proportion has not changed and many has been the time when French States. BULGARIA WILL KEEP HANDS OFF The announccnlent of the President ' is investigating the reports that 12 of the Duma ns sent was as follows; j persons were drowned. "In the Riga battle the Germans lost -one battle cruiser, the Moltke, three cruisers and seven torpedo boats. 'The German fleet has withdrawn from Riga bay. Hiires of Soldiers Kxtorminatcd. "The Germans tried to make a descent near Pernpvin (Pernigel), on DY OF NEFF GOLD BEACH, Or., Aug. 23 The BERLIN, Aug. 23. Positive ad vices officially received, claimed that! Ihe east shore of the Gulf of Riga Bulgaria and Turkey have signed an ' some 35 mils north of Riga. Four body of R. D. Neff, who shot and agreement Insuring the neutrality of barges crammed with soldiors took killed. A. .1. Whitman a week ago, Bulgaria. It is stated that Turkey' part In the descent. They were Ye- was found In Floras lake by Deputy has granted Bulgaria the desired pulsed by the Russian troops, without .Sheriff Russel. The supposition here I railway concession to the sea. the co-operation of artillery, the Ger- that ho committed suicide. artillery has been called upon to sup port the British even along their short front. Gabriel Hanotaux, former minister of foreign affairs, a historian and i unusually calm thinker, has said: "From England there have come! lllusionary catchwords on which we have lived for months and which, nf-i tor henpPiftini no fn .,.-., ended by doing us harm. - - - Was 'It not Lord Kitchner who evolved 1hat formula so pregnant with hope but so tardy in delivery: 'Our forces will continue to expand unceasingly -wnue tnose ot tne enemy will un- ceasingfy diminish.' " Hanotaux did not express this crlt icism of England In private, or be hind England's back. He said it in print, to England's face. Nor is that a-.ll he said. "The English ministers were prodigal of magnificent phrases," he writes, "but their work shops were idle." I asked an Englishman why Eng land still held only her 30-mile front. why Kitchner's promise of more and more mid still more soldiers has not been made cood. His reply, in effect, was that Kitchner himself had made good his promise. He had raised the soldiers. "There are throe million soldiers or thereabouts in England," he said. "Hut they are equipped with wood en guns." So admitted my English friend. "There are men a plenty," he sary equipment. They have uniforms sary equipment. Thy have uniforms or most of them have, but many lack belts, knapsacks and the like. And of the thousands and thousands of recruits one sees drilling around l-ondon daily, very few have rifles. They are using the sticks used be fore the war In Ulster with other Imitations made since." The French whole-heartedly admit that Pfgland furnished the broom vhir'i w;.s largely instrumental In IS THE MOB SATISFIED? -7 t . .yt--1 fe I lit J one In official circles with whom I have spoken and talked said he doubted If the Arabic was sunk by a German submarine. "From excerpts in tlie English, Dutch and Scandinav ian press it Is not certain that a sub marine sunk tho Arabic," said one naval commander." No one saw the submarlno. The captain of the Arabic says he saw the torpedo three hun dred feet away but this does not seem probable." WASHINGTON, Aug 23. Judg ment still Is suspended by the United States government on the torpedoing of tho liner Arnlilc, with a loss of two American lives. Until ofricial Information on which to base t'he course to be pursued ar rives there will be no statement of the government's- position, and high officials will not discuss the subject. Both President Wilson and Secretary Lansing were silent today, the hit ler dismissing Interviewers with a iicgaTi've answer when asked whether nny additional reports had been re ceived from Ambassador Page. Key Is Held liy Gerard. It was understood last night that the all-Important report awaited be fore the United Stales determines whether Germany has committed a "dellberatly unfriendly act" is ex pected from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. Cnbled statements of Ameri can survivors apparently have left no doubt that the Arabic, with Amorlrans on board, was torpedoed without warning. The question now Is wheth er Germany will set up the conten tion thnl the maneuvering of the ship just berore she was atlaclted led the submarine commander to believe that fibe was attempting n hostile act agalut Ml'ii. In addition lo such brief informa tion as he has cabled. Ambassador Page is said to have mailed a long re port, Including affidavits of the American survivors. President. Avoids DIscunsLoii. President Wilson remained at the White House yesterday long enough to cat his meals. Ho showed a de-1 sire to get away from his usual -lur-roundlngs and to avoid discussion of the sinking of the Arabic. In the morning he ulto.ided church and hoard the clcrgynian'pray that divine guidance be given him In the present crisis. The president will decide to morow whether a cabinet meeting will bo called for Tuesday, but last around the Dunsley s stern and launched the fatal torpedo. Survi vors say that the Germnn boat, whtob. came up alongside the Dunsloy, bora no number. - - ' No previous definite statoment as to the fate of the Dunsloy has come from London. It was announced that she had been torpedoed, but it had not been known whether she succeed ed in reaching port with her passen gers. Ili'ltkli F'orelgn Office Positive. LONDON, Aug. 23. The n.iti.h foreign office went flatly on record us claiming that the Arabic was sunk by n German submarine without warning, and without having at tempted to escape or attack the sub marine. "The Arabic was an un armed passenger steamer, outward bound to a neutral port," it !s stat ed, "thus It was Impossible for her to be carrying contraband to this country. The Arable was sunk with out warning, and the vessel neither attompted to escape or to attack the submarine." It is assumed that this statement Is based upon the report mndo by Captain Finch of tho Ara bic. Finch maintained that he saw the track of the torpedo which sank his ship, resulting In the death of two Americans and upwards or 40 others. Not Decide on Fragmentary Evidence WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Any ac tion to be taken as the result of the sinking of the Arabic, will not be de- elded upon "fragmentary evidence." This was stqted by a high nutborliy of the state department, and was taken to mean that the administra tion might need two or three weeks to make up Its nilnd.x Tho British ver sion of tlie sinking of the liner Is expected to bo recolved with reason able promptness. Ambnsan.ior Ger ard at Berlin, has been Instructed 'o seek n statement from Germany, it Is announced, but the detailed mail advices from Atnbnssndor Page, and tho report of the submarine com ftinder to Berlin may not be receiv ed for a rortnlght. Lansing denied that the stock market reports from Germany disavowed the sinking of ' Anib'c, but this Is followed by the admission that some such state ment might have been made by Gerard. HEAD CITY TICKET Tho 'ninny friends of Napoleon Rico have prevailed tupon him to make tho announcement that he will again accept tho nomination for mayor of this city. This fnct bo enmo known late this afternoon when in a short talk with Mr. Rice he sl'ited that the fact could bo mado public this evening. At first Mr. Rice hesltaied about accepting the mayoralty on account of tho fact that, tho orfico demanded considerable time from Ilia business affairs and ho thought that he could 111 afford to give the office and city affairs the rccessary time, but the Insistent dc- ! manda of tho business men of this city forced him to reconsider his former decision. Napoleon Rico has made one of the -best public officials that Ilose- nlght.lt seemed Improbable that the-j hli'B has ever had. Tlie affairs of cabinet members would be nummon-l"10 c"-v "avc been looked after dur- oil before final reports of the Arabic dlsacter were received. Severance of diplomatic relations with flerniauy is being generally dls otisHod as the step (bat would follow I determlnntlfin ti nt tho "Inking of the Atatdc was deliberately unfriendly to the United Slates. Whether such an action would be taken without first consulting congr speeu hit Ion. I xws& VI LIVERPOOL, Aug. 23 -According to survivors of the steamer Dtlnsley, torpedoed bv a German submarine just before tho White Star liner Ara bic was sunk, the underwater rrn.'t bid behind the liunslcy's sunken hulk in wait for the larger vessel. The survivors declare they had been ordered off their ship and were In lifeboats when the submarine conceal ed herself from the approaching Ara bic. It Is said that when the liner came close enough to make an attack pos sible, tho Btibtiinrlne submerged, went lug the time he has been In office. in Ihe same manner as has been highly successful business of which ho Is tho head, and It Is Tor Ibis reason that the business men have united and prevailed upon him In ac cept Hie second term. Since the elty has voted to bund Itrelf for $::-. for the purpose of consti-uoUni; a Is a matter of railroad to the timber belt, Mayor Rice has done all In his power to see that the city had a fair and safe contract with the parties who are to equip ami maintain It after It is con structed. t...' 11.,,,-r, w ),, no opposition to Ihe candidacy of Mr. lilce stands to reason for every citizens knows that with Napoleon Rice at the 1 of the city affairs their Interests as property owners and taxpayers of the city are w-ell protected. Miss A 11 a f-'mltb, of Pendleton, stopped In this city today for n visit with Mrs. .1. W. Nowland, while on her way home from the exposition.