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Page 4 CROO COUNTY .IOURAL MEXICAN PROBLEM DOMINANT SUBJECT Protection for American Uie and Property Overshadows All Other Issues. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG Washington. The 1'roblom o. scour ing protection for American life and property in Mexico, revived by the Santa Vsabel murders. Is expected by congressional leaders to be a domin ant subject in the proceedings of both houses. Issues arising from the Eu- ropcan war have been completely over j shadowed by it and conservation bills j and other important legislative nieas- j ures under consideration are not draw- j h;g the attention that would ordinarily j be given them. There is sure to be more of the fer vid discussion of the Mexican prob lem that enlivened sessions of the past w eek. Members of the house and senate are unanimous in their insist- j ence that the bandits be punished, but I the majority oppose any step that j would result in intervention, which j might mean destruction of the de fac- j to government the United States and the Pan-American nations led in es tablishing. Discussion of the Mexican problem on the floor of the senate and house is expected to arise from considera tion of various Intervention re solu- t Hons. Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, democrat, is considering submitting a resolution to direct tho use of Ameri can armed forces as aids to the Car rania forcts in protecting American citizens in a neutral zone in Mexico. Legislation in congress is progressing J slowly, none of the supply bills being anywhere near ready for discussion, j Carranza Renews Assurances. j General Carranza renewed his as surances to the United States that he ; would make every effort to punish i those responsible for the murders of American mining men near Santa Ysa bul. A dispatch from Consul Silliman to the state department dated at Quere las said Carranza had personally as sured Mr. Silliman, in reply to the de partment's demand that the murder ers be run down, that he had Issued orders for the immediate pursuit, cap ture and punishment of Jbose respon sible for the atrocity." S.muitancously, in a dispatch to Eliseo Arredoi: to, his ambassador des ignate here, Gene.al , Carranza an nounced that he wa3 abt-ut to issue a decree permitting any citizen of Mexi can nationality to shoot the bandits "without a:iy forma.ity." Mineral Li. I Passed by House. The mineral and leasing bill, affect ing all of the 7u0,0C0,u00 ec.-es of pub lic iund iu continental United S.ates and Alaska, has passed the house. Protection for California oil promoters whose cia.ms were affected by the withdraws, of j sblic lauds under the Taft administration is one of the prominent features. It now goes to the senate. The measure would lease public mineral lands on a royalty basis. Prop er safeguards, its sponsors insist, have been established to prevent corpora tions from acquiring any vast quanti ties. Control of the leases would rest with the secretary of the interior and the proceeds would be equally divided j between the federal government and ; States in which the lands lie. Federal (noneys would be used for reclamation i purposes. Wilson Asks Funds to Pay Indemnity. President Wilson has asked con gress to appropriate Hl.t'ZD for in demnities to Greece, Austria Hungary and Turkey on account of neurits to their subjects in the South Omaha i riots on February 21, l'j-it). He and j Secretary Lansing joined in asking ! the appropriation "as an act of grace ' and without reference to the liability of the United States." The amounts , recommended are $40,000 to the gov- ernment of Greece, $$00 to Austria- j . Hungary and 2'M) to Turkey. , The riots grew out of the shooting ! of Policeman Edward Lowry, Febru ary 19, 1909, by John Masourides, a Ureek whom the officer had arrested. Would Cr-ate Naval Reserve. Senator Tillman, chairman of the nava! atiairs committee, introduced a bill to create a 'Jailed Slates naval reserve, officers of which would not be above grade of lieutenant eoin l lander. Enlistment would be open to any eligible American and for a term of four years, and in time of war officers and men would receive the same pay as the regular navy. Big Naval Corps Asked. Immediate action by congress to au thorize an increase in the corps of midshipmen at Annapolis is urged by Secretary Daniels in a letter to Chair man Padgett, of the house naval com mittee. The letter says that If a full number of vacancies be made vailable for ap pointments by members of congress before March, the academy will be able to handle a much larger class next year. ft I Pfcolv by Am.ric.ii t'rei. Awoctattoa. Sir Douglas Haig, who succeeded General French as commander of the British forces In Franca. BRIEF WAR NEWS A trench taken by the Austro-Huu-garians from the Italians near the Tolmlno bridgehead and an increase In the Italian bombardment of this re gion form the chief events on the Aus trodtalian line. In Montenegro the Austro-Hunga-rians continue their pursuit of the Montenegrins, capturing from them positions and men. Podgoditza. to the east of Cettinje, and N'isc are the lat est places reported evacuated. Successes for the Russians in the fighting in Persia are asserted by Pe trograd. In its official statement. Pe trograd makes the first announcement that the Germans are fighting with the Turks in this region. The Turks in retreat along the Tigris are those who have been holding back the Uritish column proceeding up the river to the relief of the Ilritish at Kut-el-Amara. The Turks are now being attacked by both Russians and British. In the Caucasus, the Russians, reinforced, are on the offersive along a front of al most 100 miles, while in Mesopotamia the British have forced the retirement of the Ott man troops along both banks of the Tigris river to the south of Kut-el-Ama-a, and still are closely P'eesing them on the east and the north. On the other fronts, except In Mon e::egro, lilt e righting is In progress. The offensive or the Russians in East Ciiicia and along the Eessarablan front has died down again. On the iine in France and Belgium the opera tions have consisted mainly or artil lery duels and mining and counter mining work. The big British guns ha e thrown shells into Lille, but Ber lin says on!;- slight damage was done. GERMANS BATTER WAY INTO SERBIA Defending Army Fights with Desperation. Few Prison ers Being Taken. Berlin, via London. The Gorman and Austrian forces continue batter ing their way into Serbia and the gate ways to the strategically Important Morava, valley are now in Oermnn hands. The Serbians are milking a desper ate resistance and reports of the bat tles rought show that these are bloody with few prisoners taken. Instead of retreating at the first sign of the ene my, the Serbians fight hand to hand until crushed by overwhelming mini lors. They seem to feel that the out come of the whole war depends on thoir resistance. Th'? Serbians had Intrenched them selves thoroughly and their defense held well on the river fronts, but the heavy artillery of the Germanic forces made 11 Impossible for their opponents to hold Belgrade, Semendrla and Pot sarowltz. A great battle Is now raging In the hills south of Belgrade. Here the Serhlans under British plans have built four strong defensive lines which were almost forts. The German official communication, says of the progress of the fighting In tho Balkan war theater: "All the heights south of Belgrade are In German hands. "General von GalhvlU' army has thrown the enemy behind RuIJa, south west of Semendrla, General Boya jleff's Bulgarian army has forced a passage of the lower Tlmok and has stormed Glopovlca mountain, 119S me ters high. a:;d has taken prisoners 200 Serbians. He also took eight cannon. The Bulgarians also have advanced to ward Pirot." Crook County Swiee Beyers! - SHORT NEWS NUGGETS Miss Margaret Wilson, tne presi dent's daughter, has had adenoids and tonsils removed. General Victoriano Huerta, former provisior.ai president or Mexico, died at h's home in El Paso, Tex. Two bombs were hurled into the automobile or Premier Okuma, sup pose liy by a fanatical Chinese, with out effect. ' Comptroller or the Treasury Wll I'&ms has asked for a lavv to empower the department of justice to prosecute national banks guilty of exacting usury. Fire destroyed a block In the heart of the business district of Ottrmwa, Ia causing $750,000 damage. While the blaze was in progress three other lage business lion:, s were set on lire. Stockholm has been chosen as the seat of the permanent peace tribunal established by the Ford pece party. The selection was made Just before the American delegates left for Rot terdam to take passage for America. BRITISH CABINET MINISTERS DIFFER London. Premier Asqulth has sud denly become IU. His stato of health will require withdrawal from public activities, at leap', for a few days. Britain is waiting anxiously Jo learn whethei the cabinet miiflstrs will be able to compose their differ ences and continue the government without swapping horses In mid stream. The rablnet has been holding long and frequent meetings since the Bal kan crisis developed. Both newspa pers and politicians agree that vital differer.ee of opinion have arisca over the conscription Issue, and the Near Fast question. The resignation of Sir Edward Car son, the flrtt open manifestation of the divergence or views known to ex ist among the ministers, is the result, according to an authoritative state ment, not or the controversy over con scription, but of the condition of af fairs in the Near East. Further evidence of dissatisfaction with the military situation is furnish ed by the recall of General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander or the Dardan elles expedition, who Is returning to England to ma!:e a report. Britain to Alter Blockade Policy. London. It was predicted ncre that Great Britain soon would announce'an, actual blockade or Germany. This in effect would meet the American con tention on severa: joints of Interna tional law involved in the orders-In-council under which the present block ade in conducted. I AM ClosingOut My Entire Stock of Millinery BELOW COST Excellent Values Mrs. Estes' Millinery Parlors Washington State Marksmen Lead. Washington. Washington state col lege, with 9!)9 hits out of a possible 1000, led In the first or a series or 12 ririe matches Just begun by 39 col leges and university teams through out the country under the auspices or the National Rifle Association of America. 2000 Norwegians Homeless by Fire. Chrihtlania, Norway. A third of the city of Bergen, a thriving Norwegian seaport with a population of 90,000, was destroyed by fire. Two lives are reported to have been lost and 2000 persons are homeless. The property damage is estimated at $15,000,000. Work preliminary to the construc tion of the $750,000 addition to tho Hawley Pulp & Paper company at Oregon City began this week and will be rushed at the highest possible speed. At the close of the year there had been reported to the state industrial accident commission, since the com pensation law became operative, a to tal of 7510 accidents, of which number 101 were fatal. So great has been the demand at the university of Oregon for additional work In the school of commerce that arter the first half year or Its estab lishment additional instructors and courses will be added. Last year Mr. Lawson imported into the county choice hogs of a number of breeds, the best that could be bought in the United States. The progeny of these im portations is now ready for service. The gilts and boars range from ten months to a year old. In buying these hogs it was Mr. La wson's desire to give the small ranch owner a chance to weed out his scrubs and get pure bred stock. The gilt and boars will be sold at one price, $20.00, two gilts and one boar, unrelated, $50.00. They will be alloted under the "first come, first served" rule. Kindly bear in mind that these hogs are from the finest sows of the breed, mated with the best boars that the country has produced Tamworth, Hampshire, Durocs, Yorkshire and Poland China Prices: Gilt or boar $20.00. Two gilts and one boar $50.00 THOMAS W. LAWSON RANCH L. REED, Manager, Prineville. Ore. TO THE SMALL RANCHER OF CROOK COUNTY; We shall not start State advertising for two weeks. During that time the people of this county may buy at a 10 per cent discount . J ri Estimating 5 people read each paper, the Jour nal has nearly 10,000 readers this week. Announcement We have taken over the agency for the Ford Motor Cars for Prineville territory and now have in stock at our salesroom both Touring Car and Roadster Models for immediate delivery We also have a complete stock of Parts and Tires and are equipped to take care of iUSINESS We want to get acquainted with you Inland Auto Company Prineville, Oregon FORD