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r the aroTixrxo orkooxian, satuedat, September 10, 191-t. BRITAIN IS SILENT REGARDING PEACE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLDIERS OF TWO OPPOSING ARMIES. ODAY, Saturday, is the last day of the great sale of Boys' bchool Suits at Ben Selling's. Until 10 o'clock this even ing you can buy $6 Norfolk No Proposal Is Received From Foes, Says Secretary of Foreign Affairs. OU.lld Willi iT I 1 MB:,'r -4 two pairs of trousers for WILSON ENDS ACTIVITY V President Decides to Await Definite expression of Terms From One of Nations at War, Before Kenewing Efforts. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Graat Britain has received no proposal for peace, either direct or indirect, from Germany or Austria, and therefore has nothing to say on the subject. This was the substance of a message received late tonight by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador here, from Sir Edward Grey, the Brit ish Foreign Secretary. The Ambassa dor had inquired early today whether any proposal of peace was before his government in view of the persistent rumors from Berlin that peace pro posals were being exchanged. Coincident with the receipt of this information from Great Britain It was learned authoritatively that President Wilson had not pursued either with Great Britain, France or Russia, the informal suggestion of the 'Imperial German Chancellor that "It was up to the United States to obtain a statement of peace terms from the allies." President Abandons Activity. At the White House the view was expressed that the President practi cally abandoned the idea of carrying further the informal peace movement begun ten days ago, in a conversation between Oscr.r Straus and Count vou Bernstorff, '.he German Ambassador. He has decided to await a definite ex pression of terms from some one of the belligerents, feeling that it would be inconsistent with American neu trality to press any of the belligerents to make overtures to the others. - The State Department has not com municated with the British or French Ambassadors here on the subject, or the German Ambassador now visiting in New York. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, as well as Jules Jusserand, were at the State Department today in confer ence with Counsellor Robert Lansing, acting secretary in the absence of Mr. Bryan. Ambassador Spring-Rice did not mention peace, discussing neutral ity questions. Reports Interest Diplomats. The French Ambassador made only casual inquiry as to the correctness of two newspaper reports, one giving a list of pre-requlsites and conditions un der which Germany was supposed to have informed the United States of a willingness to make peace and the other giving the substance of a conver sation between Ambassador Gerard at Berlin and the Imperial Chancellor. He learned that the latter report was cor rect, but made no comment. The Bel gian Minister had also inquired about the reports. None of the diplomatists expressed any views on the subject to state de partment officials, and among those representing the allied powers the feel ing prevailed that President Wilson would not ask the American ambas sadors abroad to continue the con versations until terms of peace were voluntarily proposed by any of the belligerents. Each Nation Accuses Foe. The Informal exchanges thus far conducted by the American ambassa dors in Berlin, London and Paris have brought forth almost Identical state ments, each side charging the other with responsibility for starting the War, each declaring that It had been attacked and saying that it would con elder terms of peace only if overtures were made by the enemy without defi nite statement of terms. It was pointed out here today that the United States was careful to avoid Informal soundings and obtained a written request from Russia and Japan for a discussion of peace before acting as an intermediary to settle the Russo Japanese war. FRENCH SUSPECT PEACE TALK Germans Attempt to Prepare Re venge, I9 Newspaper's View. BORDEAUX, Sept. 18. The reported project of mediation by the United States among the warring nations has elicited much public and newspaper comment here. Referring to a dis patch emanating from Berlin, accord ing to which a conference to fix the basis of peace already has been sum moned in Washington, the Temps says: "Germans, who are numerous in America, perhaps thought to render a service to their empire by stirring up opinion, but American opinion, like that of the English or the opinion of any. other impartial country, sees through this game and has already given its verdict. "There is a disaster greater than war. A hasty, deceptive peace would Klve only a breathing space which would enable German militarism - to prepare its revenge and a war worse than the present. CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED Henry Fott, However, Will Be Asked to Prove Deliveries to City.' Although it has been found lmpos Clble for the city to prove charges made recently that Henry Foott. a sand and eravel dealer, gave short "meas ure to the city on deliveries amounting to $900, he Is to be made to prove that he delivered a few of the amounts of material he has charged up to the city. This was decided at a meeting yesterday with City Commissioner Bigelow. Facts in the case against Mr. Foott were presented to the city s legal de partment and to the District Attorney and both have announced, it is said. that there is no ground for prose cutlon. "HEALING," Y. M. C. A. TOPIC Dr. E. L. House to Address Men at Auditorium at Noon Today. "Metaphysical and Spiritual Healing will be the topic of an address to be given by Dr. E. L. House at 12:15 o'clock today in the auditorium of the Young Men's Christian Association. This lecture is given by special re quest. Yesterday a large audience heard Dr. House on "Jesus, the Con tcious Mind of God." On Sunday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock President Homan, of Willamette Uni versity, will be the speaker, and a spe cial musical programme will be pre sented. Vi'eAi j& -Nk - V$r V - : " .v.:, - , :k a wis vyv ' - - ' ''- .J, t ? !c -I o Air"-'' " NS - ---v-v 1 V Yl ' JLsr &. - -jZZitH - QsssS&t v vv It" I i. 1 1 11 I irr . r ; , . 1-i .. . - 1 Q&m Photographs by Bain News Service. TOP, GEHMAKS AT USE GETTWG WATER BELOW, BRITISH SOLDIERS WOUNDED AT BATTLE OF MOSS," RECEIVING FRUIT FROH GIRLS A FTER THEIR RETlRJf HOME. TRADE TIME UNRIPE Redfield Advises Against South American Campaign Now. BROAD POLICY IS ADVISED Commerce Department Says Neigh boring Nations Most Need Aid in Regaining Their Credit Op portunity Declared Large. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Secretary Redfield informed the Senate today that the time was not opportune for a general trade campaign in South America. Moreover, replying to the Senate's resolution asking for an esti mate of the probable cost of sending Government vessels carrying American samples and trade envoys to South America's principal ports, the Secre tary suggested that displays of "in dividual and corporate products should not be made under the auspices of the Federal Government. The effect of the European war has not Impaired the ultimate purchasing power o South America, Mr. Redfield said, but its present buying strength and resources of current credit are aversely affected. "There is a large opportunity In South America," he added, "but It is an opportunity for study and for the laying down of broad business policies looking to a permanent trade when the current conditions shall have Improved. For the moment it seems that the policy called for s that of service to South America by helping her regain her credit rather than to expect her ur.der existing conditions to make large purchases. "It would rather seem that measures should be taken, if practicable, in our own country, to assist South America in her urgent financial need and to provide the ready direct course of ex change in dollars which she so much requires. If and when theEe things are done, and hardly before, then will be time to look for the placing of con siderable orders for American prod ucts." The Secretary gave, warning that under existing conditions "only those who are prepared to take cer tain risks or to make actual invest ment of capital in Latin-America can hope for early material advantages from the present situation." The Department of Commerce will place commercial attaches in Rio de Janeiro. Buenos Ayres, - Santiago and Lima. Department commercial agents already are at work in the field. CANDIDATE IN DEFADLT WASHINGTON SENATORIAL ASPI RANTS MAKE NO ACCOUNTING. George Turner Shown Heaviest Expen ditures, f5581, but Ole Hanson Omits Meals and Hotel Bills. OLYMPIA, Wash, Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) Seven of the 11 candidates for United States Senator and 13 Congres sional candidates at the recent pri mary, including two present Repre sentatives in Congress, were liable to prosecution for neglect to file state ments of campaign expenses, when the time limit expired tonight. The delinquents, according to Secre tary of State Howell's files, are: For United States Senator George F. Cot texiU. Hugh C, Todd and James H. Dege, Democrats: J. A. Falconer (Rep resentative), A. V. Fawcett and Lewis J. Kreger, Progressives: Adam H. Barth, Socialist; Representative. First District David Perry Rice, Republi can; John B. Shorett, Democrat, and James W. Bryan (Representative). Progressive. Representative, Second District George W. Adamson, Repub lican; J. E. Campbell and H. G. Nor- deen. Progressive; George E. Boomer, Socialist. Representative, Fourth Dis trict A. C. Shaw, W. A. Halteman and Percy P. Powell. Republicans; J. C. Harkness, Socialist. Statements filed this year show av erage expenses to have been light. George Turner, leading candidate for the Democratic Senatorial nomination, shows the largest expenditures, $5581.65. but Ole Hanson, Progressive Senatorial nominee, with a statement showing expenses of J4046.71, neglect ed to Include hotel bills and meals, shown in Judge Turner's account. Wesley L. Jones, unopposed for the Republican nomination, shows expen ditures of 175.02. his filing fee and a 2-cent postage stamp. OPEN WATERWAY URGED COMMMITTEE NAMEjD AT SPOKANE TO WORK FOR BOAT LINE. Resolutions Include Recommendation That Panama Dredges Be Ob tained and Appropriations Sought. SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 18. (Spe cial.) With the appointment of an ex ecutive committee to work for the es tablishment of a line of boats on the Columbia and the adoption of strong resolutions favoring the opening of river traffic through the Inland Em pire, the Columbia and Snake River waterways convention cair.a to a close today. . i Of the executive committee J work for the establishment of the Columbia boat line F. J. Walsh, John E. Grathka, F. C. Harley and George W. Sanborn are residents of Astoria and O. S. Wlg glesworth Is a resident of Wenatchee. The report of the committee on res olutions urges a. good atendance at the annual meeting of the Waterweys As sociation in Astoria next May; recom mends that each member of the asso ciation work to obtain a larger mem bership; favors the establishment of local port associations along the two rivers; recommends the early passage of the pending bill for an increased ap propriation for river and harbor im provements and recommends that steps be Btarted to obtain dredging ma chinery used at Panama for use on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Wallace R. Struble said the river should be made so safe that there will be no hazard in a journey up to the British Columbia line. He urged that every encouragement be given to the bill of Senator Chamberlain for a $50, 000 appropriation for river survey work. MEXICANS ALLAY FEARS National Railway to Be Restored After Stockholders' Meeting. WASHINGTON. Sept. 18. Fears of American bondholders of the National Railways of Mexico were considerably allayed today when Consular Agent Sil llman advised the State Department that the constitutionalist government proposed to turn the operation of the railways over to the company after a shareholders' meeting to be held Octo ber 7. The bondholders now have notified the State Department they will await the outcome of this meeting before making any representations concerning the recent taking over of the lines by the constitutionalists. Mr. Silliman reported that the Car ranza officials explained the action as an "exigency of war." The Mexican government owns 51 per cent of the stock of the railways, and the consti tutionalists will elect new director at the proposed meeting. . T PAY Democrats of Ways and Means Committee Decide on Tax. LEVY ON BEER APPROVED Assessments Against Gasoline, To bacco and Bank Capital and Sur plus Also Fixed In Measure to Meet Emergency. WASHINGTON. Sept, 18. Stock bro kers who have protested against a pro posed special tax of S50 a year will not escape assessment. Democrats of the ways and means committee determined today to Include them in the war reve nue bill which is now being perfected. Arguments that brokers should not be taxed because stock exchanges now are closed were not regarded as suf ficient to entitle brokers to exemption, inasmuch as it is probable that the ex changes again will be operating before the need for war revenue has passed. Perfection of the revenue bill was not completed today. Stamp tax rates will be taken up tomorrow. Few changes are contemplated in the stamp tax rates as levied during the Spanish American War, although the matter of eliminating checks is still undeter mined. Wine Levy Left Open. . The committee today approved -the additional tax of 50 cents a barrel on beer, the tax of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline and the special taxes on bankers, brokers and tobacco dealers. It is proposed to fix the wine tax at 14 cents a gallon on dry wines and 20 cents on sweet wines. The matter was left open, however, in order to give the California wine growers, headed by Theodore A. Bell, an opportunity to file a statement with the committee to morrow. The committee decided to eliminate the minimum tax contained In the Spanish War revenue law on bankers. The law levied a tax of $50 on bankers with capital and surplus not exceeding $25,000 and 82 a $1000 additional. The proposed bill will fix the bankers' tax at the flat rate of $2 a $1000 of capital and surplus. Republican members of the House voted unanimously in open conference tonight a declaration that with proper retrenchment in Government expend itures there wo-ild be no necessity for ar revenue legislation. Whole Tax to Be Opposed. Minority Leader Mann advised the Republicans to vote against the whole war revenue tax proposition as un necessary. This will be the minority programme when the war revenue bill is brought into the House, and it ac cords with that already adopted by the Senate. The talk tonight varied all the way from discussion of the balance of trade to denunciation of the Democratic tariff law as the cause of bread lines. Representative Frear, of Wisconsin, charged that Congress, and not the President, was to blame. Representa tive Green, of Massachusttts. caucus chairman, insisted that the responsi bility rested squarely upon the Presi dent. Representative Lenroot. of Wiscon sin, favored, and Representative Rob erts, of Massachusetts, moved that Representative Mann Introduce a Joint resolution tomorrow to provide for Joint Congressional paring of all pend ing appropriation bills and appropria tions for the current year. Republican Leader Mann declared this was use- BROKERS US V,KS, aier, more TJk. -M t 111 V f r 1 lTli I . K V I hsTX BEN SELLING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth less as a minority proposition, and it was voted down. CARGO BARTERING REVIVED Iceland Loads Ship and Sends It Out to Trade for Food. NEW YORK, Sept. 18. Trade by bar ter, or its virtual equivalent. Induced by war conditions In Europe, was re vived in New York today when the steamer Hermod, from Reykjavik, Ice land, tied up at a Jersey City pier with fine wool and salt herring in her hold to be replaced with a special load of grain. Olaf Johnson, official grain buyer for the Iceland government, and Svein BJornsson, leading grain expert of Reykjavik, Iceland, hastened to the Produce Exchange, where they ex pressed, desire to make a quick trans fer of cargoes, so that the Hermod might sail on her return trip before the end of September. She left Reyk javik less than two weeks ago. "The war is responsible for the un satisfactory condition of the food sit uation in Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark," Mr. BJornsson explained. It was said Denmark might emulate Ice land's example in sending trading ves sels here for grain supplies. MANY AID RELIEF WORK Plans for Helping Xeedy Xoncom uatants in Europe Kxtended. NEW YORK, SepT 18. The number of organizations in the United States which are extending relief to destitute non-combatants in Europe has sur passed all expectations, it was an nounced tonight by the committee of mercy. To increase the facilities for relief work, the committee of mercy Is contemplating the formation of 48 independent state committees to col lect and distribute funds entrusted to them, it w?.s said. The membership of the committee of mercy comprises many prominent men and women. Including Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard; Professor William M. Sloane, of Prince, ton; Mayor Mitchel, of New York; Vin cent Astor, August Belmont, Louis Brandeis, Norman Hapgood. Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton and Miss Ida TarbelL MRS. BRYAN SUFFRAGIST Secretary's Wife Announces Belief ThrongU Association Committee. WASHINGTON. Sept. 18 In a signed statement made ' public here today through the Congressional committee Free Music Lessons For Boys Under 16 Years. Our Boys' Band Rehearses every "Wednesday aft ernoon at 4 o'clock. All boys un der 16 years of age are invited to join. We teach you FREE Come in and see ns about it. Graves Music Co. 151 Fourth St. Between Alder and Morrison. of the National American Woman Suf frage Association, Mrs. W. J. Bryan, wife of the Secretary of State, declares herself in favor of woman suffrage. The statement was made public to set at rest rumors that Mrs. Bryan was op posd to the movement. It is as fol lows: "I have never been an anti-suffra SB We Make War on High Prices! In the Selling of Superb RaiEcoa There Is a The House of Coats Goodyear Raincoat Co. Sell More of the Better Kind at a Lower Price Than You Can Buy Elsewhere. 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