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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.
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WILSON ENDS ACTIVITY
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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