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THE MORNING OREGONIAJT, FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 18, 1914. 5 APOLOGY NUDE FOR GARDEN GtilTIGISfil British Ambassador's Regrets and Explanation Accepted by State Department. RECOGNITION NOT YET SET Question of Withdrawal of Troops From Border Is Also Unsettled. Mexican Officials Cheer Vera Cruz Order. ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. President Wilson declared today .that he had or dered American troops withdrawn from Vera Cruz ' because he believed the Mexicans now in control were able to manage the affairs of their country. Colncldentally with the President's remarks on Mexico to his callers, the British Ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, expressed to the State Depart ment his own regret that Sir Lionel Carden, British Minister to Mexico, should have been quoted in criticism of the President's policy. He said British diplomats were never permitted to crit icise the heads of foreign countries, and whatever statement may have been made it did not represent the view of the British government. Carden Believed Resentful. Officials accepted the Ambassador's Explanation. They had realized Sir Lionel Carden had had personal dif ferences with Carranza and had sup posed that he spoke resentfully toward the latter because the constitutionalist chief had forced him to leave Mexico. The President today said the ques tion of withdrawing troops from the Texas border had not been considered nor was he able to predict when formal recognition would be extended. He pointed out that he had official reports and assurances that conditions in Mex ico were not threatening and unsettled as had been reported. He expects that the conference on October 1 will desig nate a provisional President and he does not know from official reports whether General Carranza will be named or will retire in order to be a candidate in the succeeding elections. Significant Oration Quoted. A speech in the presence of General Carranza, his cabinet and the diplomat ic corps at the official celebration of Independence day in Mexico City, was received today and regarded as signifi cant of Mexican sentiment. It was made by the principal orator of the day and in part follows: "I am sure, gentlemen," said the ora tor, "that the much-discussed question of Vera Cruz is the only motive which has caused all good Mexicans to ap pear reserved and not to manifest the immense sentiment of gratitude felt to the man who has slain evil and who has demonstrated in the midst of prob lems most difficult and profound that the only policy worthy of the age In which we live is the policy of honor and truth. "The last shadow, the darkest of all, having vanished from our national life, we render homage to a great and sin cere man, the great representative American. I call on you that from this favored land, in the name of Hidalgo, of Morelos, of Guerrero, of Juarez, of Madero, of Bolivar and of Washington, let us give a hearty- cheer for Wood row Wilson, President of the United States of America." Official reports say an enthusiastic demonstration followed the utterance. SAM KLINE TAKES FINE Alleged Loan Shark Pleads Guilty and Pays $25. Sam Kline, one of the alleged "loan sharks" Indicted through the efforts of the District Attorney's office on a charge of receiving Illegal interest, en tered a plea of guilty yesterday before Judge Morrow and was fined $25. He Intimated that he will not engage fur ther in the business of lending money. Three of the original arrests on this charge remain. S. Bromberger and R. A. Frame will. It Is intimated, plead guilty to the charges against them. E. E. Ware, manager of the State Security Company, the original arrest in the crusade against loan companies, is un derstood to Intend to test the law to the fullest extent and will attack the constitutionality of the measure passed by the 1913 Legislature. All the in dictments charge violation of this law. land Saturday, September 26. Plans for the event are being made by the Portland Commercial Club. The fol lowing letter concerning the matter was received yesterday by the execu tive committee of the Commercial Club: "Marshfield, Or. The Marshfield Chamber of Commerce Is sending the Coos Bay concert band on a tour and its itinerary will Include Portland. We feel that we have a splendid organiza tion In our band and no doubt some of your members who were here on their recent trip to this section will bear us out in this. "We would appreciate very much having your Commercial Club make some arrangements to have -our band, while., in your city, render a public concert so that the greatest number of people may be enabled to hear it. This, of course, to be entirely free of cost to you. Our only desire in this matter is that the greatest number of people possible hear the band. "Awaiting an early reply, we remain, "Marshfield Chamber of Commerce, "Hugh McLaln, President." AUTHORS BACK BRITONS NOTED WRITERS OF" ALL VIEWS SAT WAR IS RIGHTEOUS. Resolution Pledges Support to Allies, Whose Cause Is Held of Import to Future of World. LONDON. Sept 17. Fifty of the best known British authors, among them men and women of most divergent po litical and social views, have signed a resolution in which they said they are all agreed "that Great Britain could not without dlsbonor have refused to take part in the present war." The signers include Rudyard Kip ling, H. Granville Barker, Sir J. M. Barrie, Arnold Bennett, Robert Bridges, G. K. Chesterton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir H. Rider Haggard, Thomas Hardy, Anthony Hope Hawkins, Jerome K. Jerome, Henry Arthur Jones, H. G. Wells and Mrs. Humphry Ward. After reviewing briefly what they assert are the causes which led to the war, they said: ."When Belgium In her dire need ap pealed to Great Britain to carry out her pledges, this country's course was clear. She had either to break the faith by letting the sanctity of the treaties and of treaty rights of small nations count for nothing before a threat of naked force, or she had to fight. She did not "hesitate, and, we trust, she will not lay down arms un til Belgium b integrity is restored and her wrongs redressed." The declaration closes with the state ment that Its signers "feel bound to support the cause of the allies with all our strength, with full conviction of Its righteousness and a deep sense of its vital import to the future of the world." HANS IN PERIL Rear-Guard Action Said to Have Become Almost Rout. GUNS CAUGHT IN MARSH GERMAN SINKS STEAMERS Three Sent Down and Fourth Brit isher Chased ISO Allies. BOSTON, Sept 17. Reporting a nar row escape from capture by the Ger man auxiliary cruiser Luxemburg 300 miles south of St Lucia, British Indies, th British steamship Anselma do Lar rainaga, from Buenos Ayres, arrived here today. Captain Davis said the Luxemburg, formerly a Hamburg-American liner of the same name, chased his vessel for 150 miles until the appearance of a French cruiser and a British warship forced her to abandon the pursuit "When we got into St Lucia," said Captain Davis, "we were told that the Luxemburg had captured the British f reljrht - steamern T f va ri.c - unimw and Bowes Castle, but being unable to pui into any port with them she had taken off the crews and sunk the ves sels. The Bowes Castle was sunk two days before we got to St Lucia, we are told. She was on her way to New York from Chile." Two more British steamships were reported missing and were thought to have been captured, according to Cap tain Davis. Croatian Regiments, Chosen lor Leading Part In Attack on Ser vians, Fall In Masses Be fore Sated Foe. LONDON, Sept 17. Dispatches re ceived In London concerning the East ern field of war say the Austrians are retiring rapidly in Gallcia, hurried by pursuing Russians, and that their posi tion is growing increasingly perilous. Fighting is Incessant. Some reports say what has been In the past a rearguard action has de generated almost into a rout Paris officially announced today that the German army corps which went to the relief of the Austrians is retreating. Russians 40 Miles From L.embergr. A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd says the Russians have advanced to Mosclska, 40 miles west of Lemberg on the main line to Przemysl, and are now only 19 miles from the portion of the Austrian army which took refuge at Przemysl. A dispatch from Venice, which is said to be Informed from Austrian sources, says the Austrian army In Gallcia Is in a truly precarious situa tion. The dispatch says that around Lemberg the Austrian infantry sus tained terrible losses because the artillery was caught in the marshes. The artillery men stood seven hours in the water and arrived at the scene of the fighting too late to afford the necessary support of the infantry. Own Men Mowed Down. It is asserted here that the Austrian artillery decimated three of their own infantry regiments whom they mis took for Russians because of a simi larity In uniforms. Wounded to the number of 2900 ar rived In Vienna Tuesday. As evidence of the gallantry of the Austrian sol diers, it Is said all the wounds are on the front of the body. Accordingly, it is announced that the government or der forbidding persons to give infor mation regarding wounded soldiers has been canceled. The public is now free ly admitted to the hospitals, indicating that the authorities do not fear to let the people know what has happened. Numbers Overwhelm Austrians. Messages received in Vienna from Gallcia lay stress on the nu merical superiority of the Russians, whose army divisions are composed of 16 battalions of infantry, with cavalry and artillery, and unlimited supplies of ammunition. The Russian divisions are considerably stronger than the Austrian, especially as regards artillery. Austrian soldiers declare that for every ten Russians killed, 20 came in their places. The Russian artillery fire, they said, was wonderfully good. but the infantry work was of an in ferior kind. The wounded continue to arrive in Vienna in great numbers. Eight thou sand were brought in on Sunday alone. The hospitals and the public buildings, converted into temporary nursing homes, are terribly crowded. . Ten thousand .wounded are being cared for In the rotunda of the exhibition build ing In the Prater, the imperial park. THANKS SENT J. BOURNE It A. BOOTH TELEGRAPHS ON HEARING OF COXTRIBUTIOjr. BIG TAX MAY CURB COTTON Congressman to Recommend Means of Curtailing 1915 Crop. WASHINGTON, Sept 17. Convinced tfter a search of Supreme Court records that the Federal Government has a right to curtail production by means of a prohibitive tax, a committee of Sen ators and Representatives will recom mend to the Congressional cotton con ference tonight two plans designed to limit the production of cotton in this country next year to 50 per cent of the 19 14 crop. One plan would tax 10 cents a pound all cotton produced by any planter In 1915 in excess of 50 per cent of the total he produced In 1914. Another plan would levy a tax of J20 an acre on the total acreage planted with cotton in 1915 in excess of the total acreage of 1914. PRESS CURBED IN JAPAN ETwo Papers Suppressed for "Im pairing" Friendly Relations. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. The Japanese government has prohibited the publica tion of the Japan Daily Herald and the Deutsche Japan Post, newspapers in Yokohama, according to e. cable dis patch received here tonight by the East and West News Bureau. The dispatch says Martin Ostwald, editor of the Post, has been expelled from Japan. The two newspapers, according to the cable message, met with government censure on Monday after frequently disseminating news of a character tend ing to "impair the friendly relations between the empire and other nations The cablegram sets forth that the Japanese government was forced to act "In order to maintain public peace and order." RAILWAY ASKS PRESS AID Editors Told Ton of Coal Hauled Five Miles for Postage Stamp. ST. LOUIS, Sept 17. A plea for the newspaper editors of Missouri to aid In me elimination of prejudice against railroads was made today in an ad dress by B. F. Bush, president of the Missouri Pacific Railway, before the Missouri Press Association. Here is something for you editors to think about" said Mr. Bush. "The Missouri Pacific must haul a ton of coal five miles in order to' make enough money to pay the postage on a single lener. Mr. Bush said that state and Federal regulation of railroads had Increased the cost of operation and that a failure to increase rates would cripple the efficiency of the roads. CANNERYMAN SHOOTS GiRL Astoria Workman, Believed Insane, Also Turns Pistol on Self. Miss Lillian Hendrickson. 17 years old, an employe of the Union Fishermen's Co-operative Cannery, was shot and probably fatally wounded today by Au gust Perola, a cannery workman. Pero la then shot at a young man named Wilson and turned the revolver upon himself, the bullet lodging in his ab domen. Miss Hendrickson was shot while at work labeling on the second floor of the cannery. Perola is believed to be Insane. He and the girl are in the hospital and both are in a critical condition. TRENT READY FOR SIEGE Austrian District Mounts Cannon and All Practice Shooting. ROME, via Paris, Sept 17. 9:58 P.M. Dispatches received from Trent, Aus tria, are to the effect that everything is in readiness for the proclamation of a state of siege. Even the Alpine refuges, it is declared, have been transformed Into forts, in which can non have been mounted. All males from 17 to 60 years of age are practicing at the rifle ranges, but insufficient arms are available despite tne arrival of rules from Germany. COOS BAY BAND COMING Public Concert to Be Given In Port land September 2 6. A publio concert by the Coos Bay Conoert band will be given in Fort- George II. Himcs Lectures. A lecture on "Historical Oregon," by George H. Himes, assistant secretary of the Oregon Historical Society, was the feature or the meeting of the Wiscon sin Society in Cotillion Hall last night Another number on the programme was a piano solo by Roy wheeler. The lec ture was followed by dancing. 7:30 o'cIock Saturday evening and 9 o'clock other evenings is the closing hour for accepting Classified Ads. for proper classifications for the next day's issue. Classified advertisements ac cepted after these hours will be run under the heading "Too Late to Classify." Nominee for Senate Declares Indus trial Depression Will Insure Election of Republicans. HEPPNER. Or.. Sept. 17 (Special.) Hon. R. A. Booth, Republican nomi nee for United States Senator, today sent the following telegram to ex-Senator Bourne: "In so far as I may rightfully speak for the Republican party in this state and as its nominee-' for the United States Senate, I sincerely thank you for your recent contribution to the campaign in Oregon. The statements in your recent letter to Hon. C. B. Moores, chairman Republican state central committee, were sound and timely. "The J500 you inclosed will give needed aid, but existing industrial con ditions, so plainly spoken by you as reasons for not sending an additional $500, are now appealing In an emphatic way to our citizens, as abundant rea sons for electing Republicans to Con gress November next Your earnest desire for my election as expressed in letter to Mr. McCusker, published in today's Oregon ian, is much appreciat ed and. gratefully acknowledged. GANG COMMIT SUICIDE LEADER FIRST KILLS WIFE AS OF FICERS BESIEGE. Outlaws Indirectly Responsible for Death of South African Gen eral Wiped Out. JOHANNESBURG, Union of South Africa, Sept 17. The gang of despera does, under the leadership of a man named Jackson, that indirectly were the cause of the killing of General Ja cobus Hendrlck ae la Rev, the noted Boer General, came to a dramatic end today. They took refuge in a cave on East Rand, which the police sur rounded and called upon them to sur render. The outlaws offered to- surrender their weapons to Jackson's wife. The woman entered the cave and Jackson shot her. The leader and his two companions then committed Suicide. General de la Rey, who was one of the ablest commanders in the Boer war, was proceeding in an automobile to nls farm, when police wno were watching for the Jackson desperadoes challenged him. The order was not heeded and the police fired, a bullet entering (General le la Rey s heart 12 HOPELESSLY BURIED Utah Miners Caught "by Cave-in Be low 1200-Foot Level. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept 17. Twelve men were hopelessly buried by a cave-in in the Oklahoma stope of the Centennlal-Eureka mine at E reka at 3 o'clnolr tmtav a ft tonight the first of the 12 bodies was rovuvwott m mo eage pi the stop There was little dirt on the body and It is believed that the miner, John Knipe, was instantly killed by the concussion following the cave-in. Thirteen men had entered the stope with the day shift John Wick, a Finn, escaped. He attributes his es cape to the fact that he is supersti tious and says that he had a "hunch" when the lights went out He dropped his wheelbarrow and ran into the main tunnel The concussion knocked him down, but he was uninjured. The exact cause of the cave-In has not been determined and the mine offi cials would not hazard a guess. The Oklahoma stope. which was opened up about two years ago, is said to have been heavily timbered. The rescuing party went Into the mine immediately after the cave-in. They quickly expressed the opinion that the accident which was between the 1200 and 1600-foot levels, had caused the death of all of the minora It is believed those who were not killed by the concussion or who were not buried alive wl'l havo smothered before the barrier to the stope can be removed. Great difficulty is being encountered in the work of rescue. The cave-in Itself is seemingly continuing, . dirt tailing into tne tunnels almost as fast as the rescuers can take It away. SERVIANS MARCHING ON AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS SAID TO HAVE ATTACKED TOWNS. Many Hostages Said to Have Been Taken by Retiring Foe When Semlln Was Evacuated. LONDON. Sent. 18 Teli-ernnhlnrfiytm Nish. Servia, Thursday, the Morning Post's correspondent says: "The Servians are continuing their forward movement north. "Two Austrian warships approached Semlln and fired 60 rounds on both Semlln and Belgrade and the Infantry which was shooting from Semlln. "When evacuating Semlin - the Aus trian took many Servian residents as hostages. Thirty-two Servians impris oned in Semlin as a precautionary measure, at the outbreak of the war were liberated by the conquerors. "The railway approaching Belgrade and the station in Belgrade have been repaired. "The Austrian prisoners' In Nish are being kindly treated. Many of them circulate freely In the town. Some of them are employed In the public works and parks. All of them are happy and docui yieaoeu wim. meir cnanged occupations." TRUCE NOT ACCEPTABLE COLORADO MINE MEN SEEK TALK WITH PRESIDENT. Operators Find Some Features of Peace Agreeable, Announces Corpora tion Head. DENVER, Sept 17. Aecentanco of certain features of President Wilson's proposal for a three-year truce in the coal miners' strike was announced late today by J. E. Wellborn, president of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. The announcement contained the fur ther information that some of the op erators had asked for a conference with the President to discuss those provi sions of the plan which they are not prepared to accept . The statement issued by Mr. Well born follows: 'The coal operators will malt Indi vidual replies by letter to' th -Presi dent's proposal. Certain features of ine pian win be accepted. In addition A -1LO 71 f -ST's A (PhFT Buys a fine $6.00 Nor folk Suit with extra trousers to day and Saturday only at BEN SELLING'S. Don't fail to buy for your boy. Second ' Floor. Ail-Wool Fabrics Finely Tailored FullNorfolk Style Trousers full-lined Taped Seams Best for School a conference with the President . has been asked by several of the operators in order to discuss with him certain practical difficulties in applying the proposed plan to local conditions." Mr. Wellborn declined to give any further information regarding the plan of the operators or to say what fea tures of the President's suggestion were acceptable and what ones unacceptable to the mine owners. A meeting of the operators of the state has been called for Saturday, at which time it Is expected that the de tails of the corporations' attitude to ward the peace proposal will be de cided. At a convention held at Trinidad, the Colorado union miners yesterday voted to accept the President's proposition and sent a telegram to the White House announcing their readiness to call off the strike and go back to work as soon as the proposal had been adopted by their former employers. NORTHWEST IS INVITED CALIFORNIA WOULD HELP ADVER TISE ENTIRE COAST. C C. Chapman Returns From Meeting? of Commercial Bodies Oregon . Building; Looms. That California .has raised $300,000 to advertise the Panama-Paclflo Expo sition, and. that they have offered the Northwest the opportunity of joining in - their publicity campaign, was an nounced by C. C. Chapman, manager of the publicity department of the Port land Commercial Club, who returned yesterday from San Francisco, where he attended a meeting of officials from all the commercial organizations of the Pacific Coast "The meeting was called to deter mine whether it was best to advertise the Exposition," said Mr. Chapman. "We all thought that it was necessary. Then It was suggested that the whole Pacific Coast participate In the move ment "All the barkers point to the Ore gon state building as one of the big attractions of the Exposition grounds. Oregon can be proud of the appearance of the building. It Is radically differ ent from anything else in the entire Exposition grounds and the hundreds of pre-Exposltion visitors who view the grounds comment upon It in a most complimentary manner. "The effect produced by using giant logs as pillars and heavy bark to cover the cornices and roof, has the merit of novslty in addition to lmpressive-nesn." of ANUFACTURERS' OUTLET 375 Washington Street Corner of West Park reed. Landlord increases our rent. Owner of building notifies us of increase of rent after October 1. We cannot afford to pay more and continue to sell at our present small margin of profit, therefore We Quit September 30th Last Day You have just 11 more days in which to take advantage of the lowest prices ever of fered on Suits, Coats, Dresses Skirts, Waists and Petticoats. We propose to dispose of every garment in stock during these 11 days, and if low prices are any object, we will succeed in doing so. 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