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German General Takes
War Measure.
NAMUR PARTIALLY INVESTED
Foe Continues Westward Out
of Range of Forts.
BELGIAN RETREAT GOES ON
Jrench Officials Continue to Belittle
Importance of Move and De
clare General Staff Not
Taken Unaware.
PARIS. Auk. 21. An official state
ment Issued tonight says: "Namur Is
partially invested. Heavy artillery
opened fire toward noon. The west
ward movement of the German columns
continues on both banks of the Meuse
outside the range of action of Namur.
"German cavalry forces passed
through Brussels today going west
ward. They were followed later by an
army corps.
"A war tax of $40,000,000 has been
lrvled on the city of Brussels by the
German general.
-The retreat of the Belgians contin
ued today without incident"
"As already announced, after recon
quering the frontier, our troops ad
vanced Into Lorraine along a front
extending In the Donan Mountains to
Chateau Salins. They drove the Ger
mans back into the valley of the Zille
River and the marshy district and
our advance guards reached Delme,
Pieuso and Morhange.
Several German army corps made a
vigorous counter attack yesterday and
our advance guards fell back. The
f!ght was extremely fierce on both
sides, and in view of the greatly su
perior number of the Germans, our
troops, who had been fighting for six
days, retreated.
i.nmnni Too Strong In Lorraine.
"Our left covers the advanced work
of Nancy and our right Is firmly es
tablished In the Donan Hills. The
great strength of our enemy made our
remaining in Lorraine useless and Im
prudent. "Details received show that the re
occupatlon of Mulhausen was a great
success. The offensive, first along the
line from Thann Dannemarle (Dam
merkirch) and then on to Mulhausen,
was carried out with rare dash. By
a bold stroke General Paul Pau, once
he was master at Thann and Danne
marle, directed the troops west of Mul
hausen, giving the enemy an oppor
tunity to engage him between our
lines and the Swiss frontier, and then
hy a second move the Germans were
thrown back on Mulhausen.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The Antwerp cor
respondent of Reuter's Telegram Com
pany, In a dispatch dated Friday, says:
"I learned from a reliable source that
German cavalry patrols appeared today
at Mallnes, 13 miles southeast of Ant
werp, where there was a skirmish. Our
troops In armored motors took 10 pris
oners. An advance guard of German
cavalry left Brussels today, proceeding
northward, supposedly for Ghent.
"The Uhlans everywhere are cutting
telegraph and telephone wires. The
burgomasters of rural communities are
disarming the civil guards in order to
prevent the enemy from firing on a
peaceable population."
LONDON. Aug. 22, 2:45 A. M The
Daily Mail's Ostend correspondent, tele
graphing Friday night at 6 o'clock,
says:
"The Germans are overrunning North
ern Belgium. They are now believed
to be within striking distance of Os
tend. "Fifty thousand Germans marched
through Brussels, and are now in
Ghent."
IED ON BRUSSELS
BHXi IAN ARMY FALLING BACK
Defense of Antwerp Extends Over
Enormous Area.
LONDON, Aug. 21. Advices from
Antwerp are that the people of the city
are busy strengthening its defenses
while the Belgian army is falling back
In that direction from Brussels. Prep
arations for the defense of Antwerp
extend over an enormous area. All
classes In the city are joining in the
work day and night, but there Is no
sign of panic or excitement.
A telegram from Ostend, Belgium, to
the Dally Mail, dated last night, said
the main body of the German army
around Brussels camped for the night
just outside the city, which had been
lormally occupied by a small advance
guard, and that the remainder of the
troops would enter the Belgian capital
today.
City Provisioned for Sieve.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Ghent, under yesterday's date, says the
Germans arrived at Brussels Thursday
morning.
The Amsterdam correspondent of the
Chronicle, telegraphing yesterday, said
Antwerp was being put in a state of
defense and provisioned for a siege.
He adds It was said at the office of
the General Staff Thursday that all
lorelgn correspondents found In Bel
gium after last night would oe shot,
and ? ays:
"The gates driven through the walls
by a peace-loving people are closed
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BULLETINS
ROMIS, via Paris. Aug. 22, 1:25 A. M.
The newspaper print the following
dispatch, dated Nlsh, Servia, August
21 : "The seneral staff announces the
complete victory of the Serbs in a four
day battle near Losnltza. Austrlans to
the number of 1SO.OOO fought an equal
number of Serbs. The losses on both
side were enormous. The victors cap
tured great booty and several thousand
prisoners.
LONDON, Aug. 2T-The Central News
has received a dispatch from Paris
saying French forces defeated a de
tachment of German cavalry coming
from Leopoldshoehe and Huenlngen, In
an engagement near Hasel. The Ger
mans retired In the direction of St.
Louis. leaving BOO dead and wounded
on the field. They lost most of their
horses.
LONDON, Aug. 21. A dispatch to the
F.ii-liaii I rli-tnuih Company from
Cettlnje says an Kngllsh fleet, support
ed hv French warships. In conjunc
tion with Montenegrin batteries on
Mount I.ovrhen. on Wednesday Bom
barded the Austrian fortifications at
Cattaro, greatly damaging them.
ANTWERP, Aug. 21. An official
statement says the situation Is un
changed. German cavalry' patrols are
circulating around Brussels, severing
onmmunlcatlon between the capital
and Antwerp and between these cities
and the central part of the country.
P4.RIS. Aug. 21. TTie steamer Ei-
pagne will leave Havre tomorrow, tak-
nir nearlr 100O Americans baoK home.
The steamer Roehambean will leave
for the United States on August 20,
and the Flandre, which has been sub
stituted for La Champaigne, on Au
gust 31.
PARIS, Aug. 31. A French official
note sayst "A French dirigible last
night threw a number of projectiles on
two German cavalary camps In Bel-
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ginm, -ini-wn - . ,
spite the fire of the enemy, the
nir
,-ruft returned safely to the French
lines."
LONDON, Aug. XL The Central News
correspondent in Rome, says an offi
cial dispatch from St. Petersburg, as
sert that a Russian army composed of
20 army corps will carry ont the Inva
sion of Prussia, nnder the direction of
Grand Duke Nicholas.
LONDON, Aug. 21. The correspond
ent of the Renter Telegraph Company
at Amsterdam quotes an official dis
patch received there from Berlin, as
follows: "That the Baltic is free of all
hostile ships Is confirmed by repeated
reconnotterlng of the German navy up
to the Finnish Gulf."
LONDON, Aug. 21. Great Britain has
decided to make a loan to Belgium of
10,000,000 sterling (50,OO0,OO0. The
money will be raised by treasury bills,
fer which tenders were called today.
LONDON, Aug. 21. A dispatch to the
Renter Telegraph Company from
Bruges sa.ys that 18 German officers
and 432 men, prisoners of war, have
been sent away from that city, via Dun
kirk, for Kngland. When they left
Bruges they were escorted by a dosen
gendarmes with fixed bayonets.
WESTERN MEMBERS UNITE
Opposition to Reclamation Fund Di
versions Is Determined.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 21. Western members of
the House at a conference today de
cided to make united opposition to an
amendment which will be offered to
morrow to the Ferris water power bill
which provides that revenues derived
from power sites on public domain
shall be diverted Into the Federal
Treasury and not go into reclamation
fund. .
Western members, following their
agreement have been working in
dividually among members - of the
House in an endeavor to develop
enough votes to kill off this amend
ment, wnich is backed by leaders of
both parties.
There is feeling if this amendment
prevails that other sources of reclama
tion revenue will later be cut off.
WAR IS CARRIED TO CAMP
Laborers on Pacific Highway Are in
National Squads to Keep Peace.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
J. H. Sweeny, in charge of the exca
vation of the Pacific Highway over
the Siskiyous, fears the European war
may put a stop to his work entirely
unless he can arrange the squads of
laborers according to their nationality.
A Russian and German laborer had
a hand-to-hand conflict last Saturday,
which was declared a draw after sev
eral loosened teeth and swollen noses
had resulted. The leaving of two
Austrian workmen recently for the
seat of war seemed to pacify the Aus
trian division and they took a Servian
Into their ranks without a murmur.
DARIUS MILLER STRICKEN
Louis Hill Orders N'ursc and Doctor
Sent to Glacier National Park.
SPOKANE- Wash., Aug. 21. Darius
Miller, president of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy Railroad, was strick
en with abdominal trouble today in
Glacier National Park in Montana.
A telegram from L. W. Hill, of the
Great Northern, was received here
tonight asking that a doctor and a
nurse be sent by special train, and
they left at once.
The train will arrive at the park
tomorrow morning.
Pendleton to Add to Police Force.
PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Pendleton will need 100 police
for the Roundup. Chief Kearney has
submitted his report to the Council.
,i.iinr that he would receive specially
appointed officers from the railroad
and the Roundup association, but would
still need more from the city. The
city had 115 police last year, when the
attendance was as high as 25.000 a day
on the grounds alone, ana me total at
tendance in town was 100,000.
GERMANS PREPARED
10 HOLD KIAU-GHAU
Resistance Based on
Hope of Short War.
FIGHT TO DEATH IS EXPECTED
Effort Designed to Preserve
Status Quo in Far East.
JAPANESE ON WAR FOOTING
War and Navy Departments Active,
but People Show No Evidence of
Personal Antipathy to Ger
mans in Country.
BT JOHN CALLAN O'LOUGHLIX.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (Special.)
There is not the slightest doubt in
Washington that Germany will reject
the ultimatum of Japan for the evacu
ation of Kiau-Chau.
If the German note should be deliv
ered through the German Ambassador
in Tokio, it must be presented before
noon on Sunday: if through the Japan
ese charge d'affaires In Berlin, before
7 o'clock, Berlin time.
Following the receipt of the German
note or failure to receive It prior to
the hours named, Japan will declare
war. Then she will loose her forces
against the German stronghold on Chi
nese soil.
China Will Keep Ont.
Reports have been published that
Germany intends to circumvent Japan
by restoring Kiau-Chau to China. It
has been published that the Fekin
government has inquired of the United
States what its attitude would be in
case Germany should transfer the
lease of Kiau-Chau to the American
Government for cancellation, which
would insure the restoration of the
territory to China
Authoritative Information which has
reached Washington is to this effect:
First Germany intends to hold
Kiau-Chau as long as possible.
Second China has no Intention of
permitting Germany to drag her into
the war.
United States Would Not Agree.
There Is this further authoritative
statement:
The United States, like China, will
not take any action likely to irritate
Japan or any other nation.
In short, even If Germany desired to
return Kiau-Chau to China, the United
States would not agree to be the in
termediary through which she could
act.
Moreover, China, except with the
express consent of Japan, would not
receive the territory.
Here are the reasons given for the
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 71
degrees; minimum, 59 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds.
War.
German General levies loan of 40,000,000 on
Brussels. Page 1.
Tension on shipping due to war relaxes at
Sn Francisco. Page ;.
Germans prepared to hold Kiao-Chau.
Page 1.
Feelings of French over loss of Alsace de
picted by Daudet. Page 2.
Americans tell of trip in war zone. Page 2.
Cruiser Ieipslc off coast while collier con
tends for right to sail. Page 1.
Administration decides to relax censorship.
Page 1.
raoUA- a-w former, reaJlzlnff war con
ditions, are slow to sell cattle. Page 3.
Arrangements made for finances for Amen
rann I r- war 2.
United States, in reply to Japan, refrains
from expressing opinion on ummaiui".
Paa-ft 4.
Tourist searched 49 times on trip out of
. . Ausirla. Page 3.
British Columbia fleet Increased. Page 1.
Sugar drops 50 cents In Portland market.
Page 2.
foreign.
Speculation rife as to Pope's successor.
Paite 5.
Domestic.
Chicago bankers plan branch and clearing
house in Peru. Page 5. ,
Pacific Northwest.
Railroad Commission allows United Railways
to raise rates. Page 11.
Knowles returns to civilization after des
perate ordeal. Pane 4.
Sport.
Youth of 22 years wins open golf champion
ship of America. Page 10.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 4.
Oakland 3; Sacramento 1. Los Angeles 0;
San Francisco 7, Venice 2. Page 10.
Finishes close In Rose City races. Page 10.
Cleveland Americans to buy Bill Rodgers or
Dave Bancroft and probably both.
Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Buvfng of Pacific Coast hops is heavier.
Page IB.
Wheat higher at Chicago on export talk.
Page 15.
More eggs Imported from China. Paze 15.
Two British naval reserves on Colusa are
called home for service. Pace 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland orepares to handle Its army of
unemployed. Page 7.
War likely to cause apple prices to go down,
sav head of distributors. Page IS.
Awards are made In amateur flower garden
contest. Page 14.
Commissioner Daly urges re-establishment
of all old telephone rates. Page 9.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11.
"Death letter" clew sought In Nelms mys
tery. Page 14.
NEW YORK DARK AS NIGHT
Electrical Storm Kills One, Injures
Seven and Causes Panic.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. For nearly
half an hour today New York was as
dark as at night, while it was visited
hv one of the most severe electrical
storms in its history. One death, a
panic among 2000 bathers in a pavilion
struck by lightning, and injury to
seven persons caught in the path of
tno storm sums ud the known losses
from the storm. It brought relief from
the Intense heat, 'he temperature drop
ping fr im 87 to 1'i degrees.
NRW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug. 21. Two
ursnn: were killed, two others were
perhaps fatally injured and much prop
erty damaare was clone by a severe
electrical storm which swept over the
greater part of Connecticut late today.
Richard Walton Tully Gets Decree.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21. Richard
Walton Tully, author of several plays,
was divorced today from Eleanor
Gates Tully, also a dramatist, by
Judge Taft, of the Superior Court.
Mrs. Tully was not present at the
hearing, being In New York. Mr.
Tully obtained his decree on the
grounds of desertion.
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HALTED BY LEIPSIG
German Cruiser Off
Coast Ti$;'
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COLLIEr?tfriTS DETENTION
Washington Knows of No Law
for Refusing Clearance.
TORPEDO BOAT ON GUARD
United States Vessel Under Orders
to Prevent MBzatlan's Sailing
While Collector Inquires
Further Into Cargo.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21. The
first definite information of the
whereabouts of the German cruiser
Leipzig since she left San Francisco
early Tuesday morning, was brought
to port today by the American tank
steamer Catania, which arrived today
from Port San Luis, and reported that
she had been halted Tuesday by the
Leipzig, 150 miles north of San Fran
cisco. Captain Canty, of the Catania, said
he was running along without dis
playing his colors when the Leipzig
bore down upon him at full speed from
the southwest. When within a mile of
the Catania, which paid no attention to
the approach of the German cruiser,
the Leipzig displayed her colors and
hoisted signals which read: "Heave to.
Show your colors."
Captain Shows American Flag.
The Catania promptly stopped her
engines, while the quartermaster ran
up her signal letters and displayed the
American flag at the stern. Apparent
ly satisfied, the Leipzig signalled the
Catania to proceed and turning about,
put to sea.
Captain Canty's account would Indi
cate that the Leipzig still Is hovering
off the California coast, apparently
seeking prizes from which she can
obtain fuel. The Leipzig took on 675
tons of coal at San Francisco Monday
and cannot visit an American port
again for three months.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Guarded by the United States
torpedo-boat Preble, with Imperative
orders to block her sailing from port
at any cost, the Mexican steamer Ma
zatlan today lay at anchor off Goat
Island, ready to sail, but with her
clearance held up.
Clearance Papers Refused.
Clearance paperes were refused by
Collector Davis, pending investigation
into the ownership of 500 tons of coal
aboard the steamer. J. F. Bley, cus
toms broker for F. Jebsen, agent for
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AMERICAN
ANKER
Friday's War Moves
NEWS from the great battlefield of
nations was limited yesterday to
even an exceptional degree by the cen
sorship of the contenders, but It was
permitted to be said that the German
General commanding the forces that
entered Brussels had levied a tax of
$40,000,600 on the people as a war
measure, that the retreat of the Bel
gian army toward Antwerp was con
tinuing without Incident, that Namur
was partly' invested, while the west
ward march of a great force of Ger
mans continued on both sides of the
River Meuse outside the range of ac
tion of Namur.
German cavalry passed through
Brussels, which Is reported cut off In
every direction from communication
with the world. The Belgian forces
are reported falling back on Antwerp,
the fortifications of which are being
strengthened by the people, and Ger
man cavalry patrols were reported at
Mallnes, only 13 miles from Antwerp.
Burgomasters of villages were reported
to be disarming the civil guards to pre
vent firing on a peaceable populace.
An impenetrable curtain has been
drawn over the operations In the center
of the battle line, where the main
French army is co-operating in the
fio-htlna-. The French War Office, how
ever, admits having abandoned Alsace,
where It is declared the enemy was so
strong resistance would have been use
less. According to French official advices.
It is the Germane' Intention to pass
their main army Into France by the
Brussels road. The Germans themselves
are naturally silent, but there is no
reason to doubt that they are quite as
well aware of the difficulties of this
route as are their opponents.
At the German left, where three Aus
trian corps are said to have reinforced,
the battle ie said to be developing a
front jot nearly 40 miles, and according
to French statements nothing Is heard
from the German side.
Japan Is making active preparations
for action In the event her demands
concerning Kiau-Chau are refused by
Germany, as it is fully believed they
will be. All authorities predict Ger
many will order a resistance to the
last. This may be based on Germany's
belief that the war will be a short one
and on her desire to maintain the
status quo. If possible, against the day
of settlement of the nnal peace. If
Germany were In possession of Kiau
Chau when the war ends, it would
mean in all probability her retention of
her footing in the Far East, and Kiau
Chau is said to be exceedingly well
fortified, though its garrison is not
large. The number of defenders has
been estimated as between 3500 and
5000, but this number may have been
Increased by the crews of war vessels
or by reservists, several thousands ot
whom are scattered throughout the
Orient in various commercial pursuits.
Kiau-Chau has been provisioned for
siege and military experts say will
prove a second Port Arthur.
The United States meanwhile has
sent Japan a polite note, declaring this
Nation's policy to be to maintain abso
lute neutrality, but meanwhile assert
ing Its understanding to be that Kiau
Chau if captured Is to be restored to
China, and also referring to the condi
tion arising from the Boxer uprising
as Indicating that Japan, of course,
will consult this Government In the
event that measures shall become
necessary to preserve the peace In
China during the present widespread
disturbances.
The Washington Administration has
virtually decided to modify the censor
ship of wireless messages and not to
attempt any censorship whatever at
cable ofTlces. This plan has been agreed
on and will be submitted today to Mr.
Haimhansen, the German Charge d'Af
falres. The plan would permit the
sending of code messages at the Say-
ville I L. wireless station by the
German government, or any other gov
ernment, but an American naval
officer would be retained In charge to
prevent unneutral messages from being
sent. The difficulty of the situation
has been to And an equitable solution
that would give Germany an equal
means of communication with England,
which has a cable communication from
the states. The fact that Great Britain
has cable connection with Canada was
also considered.
The situation of Americans abroad
was reported to be materially im
proved. An Important development
was the completion of arrangements
to transfer to the credit of Americans
in England the full amounts placed to
their credit with the State and Treaa-
urv Departments at Washington. The
French government has arranged to
move all Americans now in Switzer
land to French seaports, and the prob
ability that they can get across the
channel to England and thence be
hrouE-ht home, has lightened one of
the board's burdens. There are about
2000 Americans in Italy, but it Is ex
pected the steamship service will be
resumed at once, and It Is said Amer
icans In Germany can leave by way
of Holland and England.
The German cruiser Lelpsig Is report
ed to have halted an American liner
150 miles north of San Francisco Tues
day, giving rise to the theory she was
seeking opportunity to take a coal
cargo as prize and replenish her bunk
ers. Meanwhile the agents of the col
lier Mazatlan, at San Francisco, con
tended for their right to sail and Wash
ington officials were reported as say
ing there was no warrant for the de
tention of a merchant vessel loaded
with coal intended for a belligerent,
though such a ship risked seizure on
the high seas.
Base I.lnc Puvlng Vp Tonight.
Thp nronertv-owners of the Base
Tina rrtn il navlnsr district will hold a
meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at
the Macc abee Hall at llocKwoon to ais-
' cuss the paving question. Jay Bower-
man has promised to attend, ine Dis
trict Attorney also will be asked to
be present or send a representative.
I All interested are invited
UNITED STATES TO
ABATE CENSORSHIP
Cable to Be Free, Wire
less Relaxed.
WASHINGTON SUBMITS PLAN
Idea Is to Put Britain and
Germany on Equal Footing.
CODE MAY BE EMPLOYED
Kinbasslcs and Ctonsulato to Bt
Permitted to Commnnlcalo With
Home Governments In Cipher.
Neutralltr Is Guarded.
WASHINGTON, Aug. SI. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan have
practically reached a declaion on the
extent to which the United Statei Gov
ernment should endeavor to enforce
neutrality at cable offices and wire
less stations In the Jurisdiction of t'.ila
country.
No censorship on cables and modifi
cation of the present strict supervision
of wireless Is contemplated In a plan
that has been drafted and which will
be submitted tomorrow by Secretary
Bryan to Mr. Halmhausen, the Herman
charge d'affaires. Should the German
government, which haa protested
against the strict censorship of tha
wireless, approve the new suggestion.
It will bo put In effect at once.
Wireless Code Permitted.
The plan would permit the sending
of code messages at the Fayville, L 1..
wireless station by the German gov
ernment, or any other government, but
an American naval officer would be
retained in charge to prevent unneu
tral messages from being sent.
Under the tentative Instruction
given by Secretary lanlel. of the
Navy Department, following President
Wilson's executive order, no cable
messages of any kind have been per
mitted to leave the coast wlrelass na
tions. Consequently, as the German
government had lost Its rabla In Ihs
Cnited States, It found Itsalf practlral
ly Isolated from the world and protest
ed against the strict embargo.
Germany pointed out that under Tn
Hague convention a neutral nation Is
not compelled to censor messages. The
President took the position, however,
that messages should not be permitted
to be sent from coast stations to ves
sels at sea. as this wns tantamount to
directing operations.
Kqual 'usamiialeatloa Drlre4.
In wrestling with the question. Iha
coast's International lawyers have
been trying to. find an aqultable solu
tion that would give Germany n
equal means of communication with
England, which has a cable communi
cation from the states. At first It H
contended, and virtually decided, that
the American Government should ap
ply equal censorship on rablaa. The
point was debated In Cabinet council,
however, and the conclusion was
reached that the cable did not stand
In the samo relation as the' wlrelesa.
To censor the cnblo would mean a
stupendous undertaking, and could not
Interfere with England's cable commu
nication through Canada. England
nrntasted also against a possible cen
soring of the cable, contending that
Germany was always at liberty to cut
the cables at sea. It was finally de
termined that, while under Interna
tional law a neutral government was
not required to censor cable messages.
It should protect ltaelf against un
neutral use of wireless stations, as
thero whs no physical means for bel
ligerents to interfere with wireless
messages when once sent from a neu
tral station.
Hermans Will liet .News.
The plan that has now born brought
forward would give the German Em
bassy and Consulates In this country
an opportunity to communlcat In
code directly with their homo govern
ment. Diplomatic Information about
the attitude of other countries In the
war and a wealth of general Intalll-
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poi'E's nam wot ih.au.
The Associated Press by
mistake yesterday announced in
a dispatch from Rome that Anna
Sarto, sister of the Pope, hsd
died from the shock of the
Pontiff's death. The statement
was carrlod In the early edi
tions, and part ot the regular edi
tion, of The Orogonlan. Correc
tion was made promptly by tha
Associated Press, when the report
was found to be untrue.
The United Press, which falsely
published to the world the an
nouncement that the Pope had
died during the day Wednesday
hours before his actual demise,
at 1:20 o'clock Thursday morn
ing has not corrected It" error,
but brazenly Insists, In the fac
of overwhelming testimony toth
contrary, thnt it was trua.
The two Incidents Illustrate
the difference In the methods and
character of tha two associa
tions. It ought to be added that
tho Associated Press Is rarely
found In error.