VOL. LIV NO. 16,748.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29. 1914.
THICK FIVE (KMS.
WAR DECLARED
WHENGERMANY
PREPARES WAY
Decision Now With Russia
Whether All Europe
Will Be Involved.
CITIZENS FIGHTING
FIRE DESPERATELY
TOWS OF SISSOX, CAL., STILL IX
SERIOUS DANGER.
AUSTRIAN ARMY IS
Neutral Powers Cling to One
Last Hope of Localizing
Present Conflict.
BRITAIN STANDS BY ALLIES
Home Rule to Be Compromised
So Nation Can Be United.
WARSHIPS TAKE SUPPLIES
Germany Rejects British Proposal
for Mediation Partnership With
Austria Shown to Be in
Perfect Working Order.
LONDON, July IS. The Austro
Hungarlau government declared war
against Servla today by a manifesto
which Is one of the briefest of history"s
momentous documents.
Germany paved the way for tills dec
laration by announcing her rejection of
the British proposal to bring four pow
ers together In conference for media
tion. Germany explained that her ally
could not be expected to submit her
acts to an European council as though
he were one of the Balkan states.
Partnership Works Perfectly.
This announcement preceded the dec
laration of war by only two hours and
pave an exhibition of the perfectly har
monious working of the partnership
between the two nations which stood
firmly together through the Bosnian
crisis of 1909.
The center of interest has shifted
sharply to St Petersburg, which holds
the decision whether a European war
whicli probably would shift the balance
of power. If not rearrange the entire
map of Europe. Is to break out. Nego
tiations are afoot there between the
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergius Za
sonoff and the Austrian Ambassador,
which are designed to "localize" the
conflict
Neutral Powers Desperate.
The nature and progress of these
conversations are wrapped In the
thickest mystery, but they are the last
plank the neutral powers are clinging
to in face of a storm which may wash
all under.
There is no doubt In British minds
that Austria had folly resolved to util
ise the provocation afforded by the
kHarayevo murders to wipe the slate
clean of all accounts against Servla
and served an ultimatum on her which
"a designed to have no result save
war.
The next news expected is the occu
pation of Belgrade, and even now It
may be an accomplished fact. Reports
of small encounters along the frontier
have been permitted to pass the censor,
but military experts here believe mob
ilization has already been effected and
that a thoroughly-planned campaign is
well under way.
Britain to Support Allies.
There is absolutely no enthusiasm
In England for war no desire for this
particular war which confronts Great
Britain, yet there is a general .belief
that titer obligations to her partners
in the triple entente, hs well as her
interests as a great European power,
will force her to support Russia and
Frame in any steps they may take.
ine darK developments of the day
were received without excitement, but
with the deepest gloom. The imme
diate effect of the war cloud is likely
to be a compromise on home rule, since
all parties feel that domestic dissen
sions must be settled at all cost m the
face of peril from without.
The tierce demands of the onservative
papers for a general election have been
wholly hushed. The Foreign Office
has become the most important branch
f the government and no one wants
to risk the possibility of losing Sir
Edward Grey, with his influence in the
councils of Europe.
The government is confronting the
situation with perfect calmness. There
is no sign of unusual events at the
Foreign Office, except that the Prime
Minister, Mr. Asquith, who seldom vis
its that office, called there today and
conferred with Sir Arthur Nicholson,
permanent Under Secretary. The Aus
trian Amoassaaor came to- make for
mal announcement of the declaration
of war.
The ships of the British fleet every
where are raking on supplies.
One of the darkest features the alt-
tConcluded on Page 2.)
Blaze Jumps Open Spaces and Cuts
Lane Five Miles Long Women
Are Lett In Charge of Stores.
REDDING, Cal., July 28. (Special.)
For 24 hours the town of Sisson has
been in danger from forest fire. The
danger is not over. Special trains from
Weed and McCIoud have taken men to
assist the firefighters from Sisson, who
are completely worn out from last
niKhfs battle. A special train from
Kennett Dlckod uo men there and at
points north.
The fire started three miles south
east of Sisson yesterday from a camp
fire abandoned by hunters. Fanned by
south winds, tiie flames ate their way
toward Sisson, and every able-bodied
man In the town turned out. Back
firing was resorted to. but the fire
leaped over open spaces and crowded
closer to the town.
All night long the fight was kept up.
By good generalship the fire was driven
east of the town. It has burned a
swath five miles long.
The desperate fight of the day was
to save the water tank supplying the
town water system. Merchants have
abandoned their stores, leaving them
In charge of their wives. The women
made sandwiches and coffee to send to
the men at the front.
FRANCE IS QUIETLY
PEP
NG FOR WAR
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Word From Ally, Russia,
Calmly Awaited.
TROOPS' TRAINS ARE READY
DIECK HAS NEW AUTO PLAN
Parking Machines In Middle of
Streets Will Be Advocated.
Parking of automobiles In the center
of streets instead of on the sides will
be advocated by City Commissioner
DIeck as part of his "safety first"
campaign.
He says the parking of machines on
the sides of streets leaves only a nar
row space in the center where traffic
In both directions must pass. By
standing tho cars in the center of the
streets In the parking districts traffic
could move on both sides of the stand
ing cars. The machines In the center
could be set in diagonally so that they
could be moved easily.
WOMEN BATHERS SHOT AT
Indignant "Xyinphs'' Dodge Bullets,
Then Swear Out Warrant.
ROSEBURG, Or., July 25 (Special.)
Mrs. Mary Crlteser, of West Fork,
was arrested and brought here today
charged with shooting at a number of
women who were bathing in Cow Creek
late Monday.
Although some of the bullets came
clor.e to the bathers, they escaped in
jury and proceeded to Glendale, where
they caused a warrant to be issued for
Mrs. Crlteser's arrest. She will be held
pending a hearing before the grand
Jury in November.
Questioned, Mrs. Crlteser refused ta
offer an explanation.
Cabinet Emissary Is to Join
President Poincare at Dawn.
ONE ESCAPE IS POSSIBLE
Austria May Panse After Seizing
Some Servian Territory, in Which
Event Russian Intervention
Might Be Forestalled.
PARIS, July 28. The French gov
ernment and people appear to be quiet
ly preparing for war. The government
Is simply awaiting the decision of
Russia.
Troop trains are ready and repre
sentatives of the army are on duty In
the telegraph, telephone and posof
flces. Large posters on the bulletin
boards In the postoff ices, city halls and
other public buildings will apprise the
soldier citizen of exactly uie nour
when his instructions become effective.
Cabinet Receives Reports.
The Cabinet met late today and re
ceived reports from ministers. If any
decisions were reached they have been
kent closely guarded. Abel Ferry,
Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
who took part in the Cabinet council,
is on his way to Dunkirk tonight to
meet President Poincare and Premier
Viviani, who will arrive mere at
dawn.
According to what is believed to be
responsible opinion, there remains the
possibility that when Austria has oc
cupied some Servian territory she will
in a day or two announce her invention
not to proceed further, but to hold
what she has taken until Servla gives
competent guarantees that she will ob
serve Austria"s wishes.
Austria and Russia Treating.
Russia would not then be likely to
intervene, it is argued, except aipio
matically, and negotiations appear to
be going on at the present time be
tween Austria and Russia.
On the announcement of war tonight
Paris became animated. There were
patriotic demonstrations in the capital
and many other cities throughout the
republic, but there were also demon-
1 stratlons against the war.
The Weather.
TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SU
degrees; minimum, 53.8 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds.
War.
Auatrlans In state of Intense fervor. Page 2.
France prepares for war. Page 1.
Change in map of Europe likely to result
from war. Page 2.
War news sends up Northwest wheat prices.
Page 12.
Austria declares war against Servia. Page 1.
Francis Joseph in manifesto accuses Servia.
Fae 2.
Foreign.
Mme. Calllaux acquitted. Page 1.
More guns are landed in Ireland. Page 4.
Domestic.
Wheat pit In mad fever over war news.
Pag 1.
Citizens fight fire and Sisson, Cat, is still In
danger. Page 1.
Millionaire heir asks parole on bigamy
cnarge. .fag 3.
Harmony rules in Nebraska. Page 4.
Sports.
Coast League results: Portland 4-S. Oakland
G-l; Sacramento B, Venice 0; San Fran
cisco 3, Los Angeles 1. Page i.
Big tennis men from West drawn In New
York play. Page 7.
Chrlstofferson's flying boat defeats cham
pion water craft, Baby Bell. Page 6.
McLoughlin defeats Murray; will play John
ston today. Page tl.
f-'emi-uro schedule and ellglbles for city
title series decided on. Page 7.
Paelflc Northwest.
San Francisco, chosen for 1915 good roads
meeting. Page 5.
Sutherlln. Coos Bay & Eastern Incorporates
Hue to coast. Page B,
Knowles leaves second message telling of
his struggle to exist. Page 5.
Woman, a widow for 40 years, Is bride at
Vancouver at 72; bridegroom Is 73.
Page 1.
Supreme Court, in reversing personal Injury
case, suggests plan of presenting Instruc
tions to Jury. rage o.
Ashland's mid-Summer Carnival Is on.
Page J.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon hop crop cut down by long dry spell.
Page 17.
Wheat advances nearly 10 ceits at Chicago
as result or war excitement. Page 17
Stock prices break badly owing to crisis In
Ldrope. Page 17.
Hearing set to consider application to
change harbor lines. Page lo.
Portland and Vicinity.
Drya aroused over L" Ken's surrender of nom
ination. Page 13.
Ten babies scored at Kenton Clubhouse show.
Page t).
Colonel Samuel White, of Oregon National
Guard, criticises executive officer of
cruiser Milwaukee in reporting on reoent
cruise. Pago 18,
Sympathy plea made by attorney for W. F.
Mlnard. Page 11.
Chamber, of Commerce appeals to Senator
Chamberlain for funds to maintain pres
ent river and harbor work. Page 12.
Weather report, forecast and data. Page 17.
"Bug Juice" rice is held too high by chair
man of committee. Page 13.
New traffic scheme is tried on "chalk walk"
corner. Page 12.
MME. CAILLAUX NOT
GUILTY. SAYS JURY
Deafening Tumult Fol
lows Verdict,
BARRISTERS COME TO BLOWS
Republican Guards, Seeking
Peace, Join in Melee.
OUTCOME NOT YET TOLD
Woman Who Slew Editor of Figaro
Covers Face With Hands as She
leaves Courtroom Amid
Cheers and Hisses.
A0 MAD FRENZY SEIZES
WHEAT PIT TRADERS
YEARS OF VAXCOl'VEIt COI MB
TOTAL 117.
John II.
and
Baker, Civil War Veteran.
Mrs. Tine Oollc Are
Slurried In Hank.
BATHROBE ISN0T ENOUGH
California Sheriff Interferes Willi
Tramps' Ideas of Needed Attire.
STOCKTON. Cal., July 28. (Special.)
Sheriff Rlecks has found It necessary
to Interfere with a group of tramps
who call themselves "Edenltes" and
who have selected a cool retreat on the
San Joaquin River for their rendezvous.
The visitors have organized, it was
declared today, for the purpose of dem
onstrating that a bathrobe is sufficient
wearing apparel for any man. Several,
It seems, tried to carry the doctrine to
further extremes, which resulted In a
raid on the camp by officers.
PARIS, July 18. Madame Henrlette
Calllaux was acquitted tonight by a
Jury in the Court of Assize of the wilful
murder on March 16 last of Gaston
Calmette, editor of the Figaro. The
verdict was returned after BO minutes
of deliberation. The announcement
was followed by the wildest tumult.
Madame Calllaux staggered and then
threw her arms about the neck of her
counsel, Fernandl Labor!. Her hair
was undone, falling over her shoulders,
and her hat dropped to the floor. The
spectators stood on desks and chairs.
"Calllaux! Labori!" and cries of "Call
laux! Assassin!" merged into one.
Barristers Come to Blows.
The din was deafening. Several
groups of barristers came to blows, and
the Republican Guards, in an endeavor
to separate them. Joined in the melee.
The spectacle of Laborl and Chenu, the
latter counsel lor the Calmette family,
embracing each other, calmed the tu
mult for a moment, but it was re
doubled when they left with Mme.
Calllaux.
Falling to make himself heard, the
presiding Judge, followed by the other
judges, marched out of the room. The
advocates took complete possession of
the court. Some of them mounted the
judges' desks and harangued the
crowds. The guards then cleared
portion of the room and comparative
quiet was restored. Judge Albanet
then returned and read the Judgment
ordering the release of Mm. Caillaux.
Cries at "Murderess'' Fellow Murium,-.
Shaken with emotion, Mme. Calllaux
left by the witnesses' door, the guards
making a lane through the crowd. She"
covered her face with her hands as if
to shield herself from the furious cries
of "Murderess!" By way of narrow
corridors and back staircases she
reached a small side door in the Palace
VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 2V Upe
clal.) Cupid scored a triumph today,
when he witnessed the wedding cere
mony of a couple whose combined years
were 147, and the bride had been a
widow 40 years. The couple cam from
San Diego, Cal., and will make their
home in Lents, Or. Tho bridegroom
is John II. Baker, a Civil War veteran,
formerly of Fores. Grove, and his sg Is
75. The bride was Mrs. Tin Crolle. 72,
who was married 46 yearn ago. Her
husband died six years later.
The marriage vows of the couple
were said In tho private reception room
of the Vancouver National Bank. At
noon Mr. Baker and his bride-to-be en
tered the bank and were welcomed by
President Adams, who knew the bride
groom in Forest Grove.
Judge Bark was summoned from a
nearby restaurant and, with Mr. Adams
and Archie Mungt-r as witnesses. In
the reception room In the rear of th
bank the ceremony was perform .
Arm In arm, the venerable couple
then departed for Lents, wher they
will begin housekeeping.
Another couple married today by
Judge Back saw each othe- for the first
time In what seemed ages to them.
John I. Myers, a farmer of Haines, Or.,
met his bride-to-be, Mrs. Grace Parker,
who had Just arrived from Seymour,
lnd. Mrs. Jennie O, Hlnehart acted as
witness for them. The ceremony was
performed In the chambers of Judge
Back.
Fortunes Won and Lost
on War News.
UPROAR REACHES TO STREET
One Obscure Individual Makes
$25,000 in Five Minutes.
CALL FOR MARGINS OUT
Settlement
fluence.
Cents a
Time Ha, sobering In-
nd Urnisnd for 20
Builirl m All Deals
Shuts Oat Smaller IV).
r-
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SHAMROCK GOOD SAILER
Sir Thomas Llmpton's Craft Takes
Big Seas "Like a Duek."
HORTA, Fayal, Azores, July 21.
Shamrock IV. Sir Thomas Llpton's
new challenger for the America's cup,
arrived here today, having taken seven
days and three hours for th voyage
from Falmouth, England.
According to those on board, the
would-be lifter of the International
trophy proved herself an excellent sea
boat. In hard blows she took the big
seas like a duck and slipped through
the water with great ease.
PERU IN FRIENDLY MOOD
President Benaxidei Announces Am
leablc Foreign Policy.
LIMA. Peru. July 2 President Ben-
avIJes delivered Ills message to Con
g; jss today. It referred to the peace
and -rbltratlon treaty rec 1 signed
with the UnlteM States and said that
tho Peruvian government r .1 not omit
ted any efforts to increase friendly re
lations with nil foreign nations.
It had received special proofs of the
or llallty of Argentina. Brasll and
Chile.
Mlllhl l ir M(ICM Mil) II.
J by laVNH in ki Kurv
A Expectation of war between Aus-
f trls-Hungary and Htrui and tbe sub-
sequent declarstlon demoralised the
T markets of Ins world.
I In Vienna there was s heavy tun
en the Austrlsn savings hsnk.
In Psrts t lis Commercial Ksohaage
J suspended sli desllngs In grelBS.
sugar and ether conditions, snd es-
change on London snd private dls
' count for the first lima Is resrs wr
I not quoted.
i In Berlin runs on ssvisgs bsnka be-
gun yesterday grew heavier.
In London, sfter the close of the
stock market, stocks tumbled an the
curb.
Ther wss as avalanche of foreign
selling os the New York Stsck Be
ch..nge. Leading eecurttles stuinpeel
from I to 20 points.
The stock- axehsnges of Montreal
and Toronto suspended I heir eeaaleBS
Oa the t'hlcsgo Board sf 1'rsds
ther was a tremendous rise In wltest
Millions la gold were engeged si
New York for London sad I'arla
MAP OF TERRITORY INVADED BY AUSTRIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES, SCENES IN ABANDONED SERVIAN CAPITAL AND AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.
MAP SHOWS AUSTRIA TO NORTH OF SF.RVIA. BELGRADE IS THE SERVIAN CAPITAL, ABANDONED AT OITBHEAK OF HOSTILITIES BY SERVIAN tiO VKR M K '!'. MMI. i
THE SOUTHEAST, IS SERVIA-S TEMPORARY CAPITAL. TOP, AT RIGHT. IS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT AT BELGRADE, AND BELOW IS KOfif PETER'S NEW PALACE. REPORTED
OCCLPIED BY AUSTRIAN'S. PORTRAIT IS THAT OF FRANZ JOSEF, OF AUSTRIA, THE AGGRESSOR IN OPERATIONS.
CHICAGO. Jul) II Th wlldMt
si ns wltusd In the wheat pit of
the Hoard of Trad here sine In
opening of the 20tb century wer pre
cipitated today by Auatrla's declara
tion of war against Servla.
Transactions totaling nearly mo.
000,000 bushel sent prices ekjxaid.
th not rlfs balng from to tt
cants.
Stories of fortunes mad and lost
war numerous, the most spaclflo rasa
of auddan rlchas balng thai of a here
tofore obscur trailer, who actually
pocketed 126.000, which h had netted
In an Interval of exactly five minutes.
all for Msralss Ne Out.
Hundreds of spectators thronged
the galleries watching the traders
struggling in (he pit Th uprosr was
plainly audible in th trta sur
rounding the Board of Trad building.
Although failure wer momentarily
looked for, there were none announced.
Tonight, however, margins were be
ing called for rlgnt and left, and to
Buch a wide aegree that it seemed
certain the volume f business to
morrow would be greatly rtrli td
compared with today, regardlaas of
ow high or low the mat kit iiilvht go.
The risk of speculating at all In
such a frenzied market formed
strangely one of the element that
promised to bring about speedy or
der, notwithstanding that the -te
today was at the tip top of the ex
citement, with prices at the highest
pinnacle reached.
Twealy tats a Banket Drsaaaded.
How hazardous the situation was
deemed tonight waa shown by the ac
tion of leading firms In demanding
that all customers put up margins of
20 cents a bushel on every trade.
The flrat throb of excitement was
given when the news came that quo
tations had been discontinued at
I'arla Bullish feeling rune rapidly
after advlcea were received that Gar
many would stand aloof from any
peace conference. Even after the bul
letin of the declaration of war there
waa a check In the shape of a ropoi I
that Servla had conceded everything
asked. It waa the dispatches later
seeming to Involve Russia and Ureal
Britain that carried speculators com
pletely off their feet.
In the end the market resolved Itself
Into u spectacle of bulls frantically
selling to bulls.
M mi I He becked.
In some quarters there was a ills
position tonight to regard the allliis
of margins to an extent of 2 cents
a bushel as next door to the action
of European and Canadian authorities
In locking the doors of exchanges outright-
The effect of demanding such
heavy protection for brokerage
bouses. It wus ahl, would realm t
speculation to u minimum and lo shut
off venture, fiom small calllx i trad
ers who might easily work far-reach
ing damage b not -tsicllna hi obliga
tions stiould tho market tak. an un
expected course. High margins wet
defended tonight by those responsible,
the ground being taken that the pres
ent situation wss paralleled only 1;
conditions In the American Civil War
and at the time of the I rsuco-Prussian
War. During both of those iuii
flects variations of II to 3 cents a
day in wheat prlca were not un
rcedPto4l aad might yet be equaled.
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