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TOE 3IORXIXO OREGOXIAT. UIONDAT, OCTOBER .. 1914. FIRE SCATTERING IN BATTLE OF NAGQ I 7 Only Casualties of General Hill One Dead, Three Wound ed by Own Men. DEFENDER EXPECTS HELP Arizona Town Across Border Surfers From Bad Marksmanship of Mex icans Cavalry Patrol Still Turns Fugitives Back. NACO, Sonora. Mexico, Oct. 5. Scat tering, ineffective fire from both sides constituted the day's programme in Governor Maytorena's attack on Naco, where General Benjamin Hill has been entrenched for a week awaiting the assault. Hill's casualties were one killed and ihree wounded, but by his own fire. Naco, Ariz., adjoining the besieged town, across the American border, is almost as much of a sufferer as this place. Bad marksmanship on the part of the attackers and the proximity of the town have combined to make the American streets hazardous. Sightseers have been stopped a mile outside the town. Cavalry Patrol Stops fugitives. The Ninth United States cavalry bor der patrol is actively keeping back the wounded Mexicans, who have been constantly seeking to cross the line, and also striving to prevent American curiosity from being fatal. On the east of Naco, Maytorena has deployed cavalry which arrived from Cananea late today. On the west of the town the Yaqui Indians are spread out, keeping up a desultory fire which strikes the Ari zona town as often as the object of their aim. Kenewed requests from Hill for permission to take his wound ed across the border have been re fused, both by Colonel Guilfoyle. com manding the Ninth cavalry, and by the Btate Department at Washington. Hill BxpectH Reinforcements. However, Hill says he has received assurances that the United States will allow shipments of ammunition across the border to him to continue while he is besieged. Reinforcements from Auga Prieta are expected late tonight by Hill. He then plans a cavalry sortie to engage the enemy. Several small guns are in action on both sides. Today Hill said his fire had silenced two of the enemy's guns, but he feared to make a sortie to take them. The closing in of Maytorena's troops is taken to mean that he will make a serious assault soon. One trooper of the border patrol was wounded by a stray bullet tonight. CAltllAXZA SEEKS RECOGNITION Loan or $100,000,000 Awaits "Wil son's Sanction Is llcport. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 4. John R. Silliman, President Wilson's personal representa tive with the Carranza government, and Richard H. Cole, personal friend of Vendstiano Carranza, Provisional Pres ident of Mexico, passed through here today, each en route to Washington on a hurried mission concerning the Mex ican situation. Mr. Cole was quite frank about his mission to Washington. "I am going to seek recognition for the Carranza government," he said. "And what is more, 1 anticipate no trouble in getting it. "With Carranza as head of the civil government of Mexico and Villa as head of the military department, there would be peace in Mexico within 20 minutes, and it would be a permanent peace. Villa and Carranza will never come to blows, because there is a strong mutual admiration between them. The present controversy be tween the two chiefs was caused not by Villa, but by influences backing him. The fact that Villa has not yet attacked Carranza is proof of his pa triotism and admiration of the man. "American capital is ready now to recognize Carransra. To my knowl edge a loan of $100, 000,000 has been promised by American bankers, who are waiting only for the Washington Government to recognize him." CONFERENCE TO BE DECISIVE Washington Thinks. Pence Turns on Action at Aguas Calicntes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. The confer ence which opens tomorrow at Aguas Calientes between Representatives of Carranza and Villa must decide whether there is to be peace in Mexico or not, is the opinion of officials here. . . Neither Administration officials nor constitutionalist officials attach much significance to the action of the con ference of southern chiefs in Mexico City yesterday in refusing to accept the resignation of General Carranza as first ciiief. It was pointed out that, had the resignation been accepted, it would have left the government with out any official head and seriously complicated the situation. That Fernando Eglesias Calderon, despite his refusal to accept the provi sional government in the manner in which the division of the north offered it to him, would assume that office was firmly believed. Commenting on the arrival of John R. Silliman at St. Louis today. State Department officials said tonight that his trip to Washington was not at the direction of the department. They did not know why he was coming. MADEIlO'S BROTHER AVENGED Execution of Sandoval Due to Im plication in Killing:. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Oct. 4. Jose Bonales Sandoval, court-martialed and executed nt Jiminez. Mexico, several days aao. was put to death because of his alleged implication in the killing of Gustavo Madero in Mexico City. This was announced here today at the head quarters of the faction which supported Kx-President Huerta in the recent revolution. Sandoval left KI Paso early last week to confer with Villa, presumably as the representative of Pelix Diaz. Nothingv was heard from him until dispatches told of his excution. because, it was declared, of his representations in be half of Diaz. NEED OF LESSON LIKELY Continued From First PaR.) rests upon fear, whereas all history proves the contrary. "Continuous preparation for war pre- must be hated until he can be over come, but hatred begets hatred, and revenge 1s the heaviest load that man kind can carry. ltenponit.bil.ty Dental Significant "Most of the errors which man com mits In international affairs arise from failure to understand the fundamental trirth that moral principles are as binding1 upon nations as upon individ uals. A nation Is but a group of indi viduals, and no group, however numer ous, can expunge one syllable of the moral law. "One of the encouragements to be drawn from the present European con flict ts to be found in the fact that the governments Involved vie with each other in refusing to admit that they began it. We have taken a long step in advance when no civilized nation will either admit a desire for war or confess an intention to inaugurate it." In conclusion, the Secretary said: Mediation I Yet Hope. "Man has spent a considerable part of his time in the work of destruction. In the day that is dawning he can de vote all his efforts to production. There I tr: ' - , t ' ' . , " I t'Af J . A r;n 'M-'A &M f: VA 5 ' w - r I ? v ?Tr& Chine Goit, Alleged Portland Gun- f t man. Who Waa Found Head In J Seattle. j is as much inspiration in a noble life as in a heroic death." Oscar Straus expressed hope that me diation would eventually settle the Eu ropean struggle. "A month ago he said, "Secretary Bryan, under the direction of the Pres. dent, encouraged by a statement made by an Ambassador of one of the powers, conferred informally "with the other powers as to whether they were ready to accept the President's tender of good offices. "While the time is not yet ripe for discussion of the subject, we may hope that these negotiations may have had the effect of lifting the latch on the door of mediation, so that, without the initiative of either side, at the first opportunity that door may readily be thrown open." Pope's Advice Unheeded. Cardinal Parley, making his first public appearance at St. Patrick's Ca thedral since his return from Kome, said that if Europe had heeded Pope Pius X the war never would have started. At the Cathedral of St. John the Di vine, Bishop Greer asserted that al though all methods heretofore tried have failed to insure universal peace, the principles laid down by Christ have yet to be applied to diplomacy and poli tics, and that until such principles are applied the world never will be sure of peace. The present war, he said, should teach the lesson that huge armaments do not guard the peace of the world. PRESIDENT AT PEACE SERVICE Clergymen of All Denominations of Vnlted States Pray for Peace. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. Prayers for peace in Europe arose from ail parts of the United States today, in accord ance with President AVilson's proclama tion. Clergymen of all denominations read the President's proclamation, it self a fervent peace prayer, and con gregations gathered to sing peace hymn3 and take part in peace services. The President himself attended the Central Presbyterian Church here and heard the Rev. James H. Taylor Dray that the United States might be in strumental in restoring peace to Europe and that Mr. Wilson might be given wisdom and strength in his mediation proposals. The President was ac companied by Secretary McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo and several White House guests. In his sermon Rev. Mr. Taylor de clared that the war in Europe means, not the breaking down of Christianity, but the failure of some people to fol low Christian principles. He added that permanent peace would come when the nations of the world turn more to prayer. People who pray,'. he said, get a better perspective and forget their passions and jealousies. The church was packed until there was not even standing room inside. After the services a large crowd waited until the President had 'taken com munion to watch him ride away in his automobile. Special peace services were held at Mount St. Albans, the site of the Prot estant Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, near the Peace Cross, erected after the Spanish American war. Several thousand peo ple attended the outdoor meeting.- Schiimanii-Heink Sings for Peace. CHICAGO. Oct. 4. Peace - sentiment here today centered in a public meet ing at which Governor Dunne. Bishops Fallows and Anderson and Miss Jane AdJams were the chief speakers. Madame Schumann Keink, opera singer, who escaped from Europe with diffi culty after the beginning of the war, sang the "Aria Adrianne," from "Rienzi," and "Let Us Have Peace." VIENNA HOSPITALS FULL PROVISION TO BE MADE FOR 10,000 MORE WOtSiDED. Army of Destitute Increases and Food Problem Is De clared Serious. VIENNA, via Paris, Oct. 4. The Vienna hospitals and 11 temporary asylums for sick and wounded soldiers are fearfully crowded. The City Coun cil has decided to build additional wooden barracks hospitals, which will be furnished with 10.000 beds. The great block of buildings com prising the University of Vienna has been given over entirely to wounded soldiers. The students now meet in improvised lecture rooms in various public buildings. The army of destitute and unemployed people in the Austrian capital is in creasing daily; Thousands are threa tened with starvation. The authorities estimate that it will be necessary to provide free meals for 100,000 persons daily and measures are being taken to carry this into effect. Owing to the rapid advance in the price of meat and the shortage of livestock, the City Council has asked the government to permit the importa tion of 1000 tons of Argentine beef. PORTLAND CHINESE WITNESS HANGED Card on Body in Seattle Indi cates Suicide, but Detec tives Scent Murder. ARREST AND DEATH LINKED Citing Gow, Suspected of Having Shot Smuggling Testifier, Found J Dead After cx-Depjity Is Taken for Alleged Bribe Attempt. SEATTLE. Oct. 4. Ching Gow, a Portland Chinese, who. United States officers say, was the gunman Wsho killed Lura Kong, a witness in the Chinese smuggling case against former Immigration Interpreter Frank Tape, was found dead in a room in a hotel in the Oriental quarter today. Federal detectives believe the Chinese was murdered. ' Ching Gow.'s body was found hanging from the door casing of his room, but evidence gathered by Government offi cers caused them to declare positively that it is a case of murder. Ex-Deputy Arrested. Ching Gow's death was learned a few hours after it became known that Har tig Norman, a former deputy sheriff, had been arrested for an alleged at tempt to bribe a deputy United States Marshal to give Norman a list of the Government's witnesses in the Tape case. Government detectives are of the opinion that Norman's arrest and their activity in running down clews concerning Lum Kong's murder, fright ened the Chinese involved in the case and prompted them to put Ching Gow out of the way, fearing that he would be caught and would implicate them. The identification of Ching Gow as the gunman, who killed Lum Kong a week ago, was made by Immigration Inspector Thomas M. Fisher. Lum Kong in his dying statement told Mr. Fisher that Ching Gow was his as sassin. Murder, Say Detectives. When Ching Gow's body was found it was still warm. The Chinese ap parently had dressed hastily, for his shoes were unfastened. His head was bruised in two places, but the poliQe have not determined whether this had anything to do with his death. Fed eral detectives are inclined to the be lief that Ching Gow was drugged and then hanged to give the impression that he had committed suicide. In the dead gunman's hand was a card signed "Ching Gow" and on which was written "Let , Dan Free (China Dan). He is innocent. The men rent the room for me. They don't know I done." China Dan is said to be a leader of the Hip Sing Tong. but this Is denied by members of the tong. What, con nection China Dan has, if any, has not been disclosed. Ching Gow had been in Seattle two months. To all inquirers he said he came from Portland. Immigration In spectors believe he recently had been smuggled into the country. Hartig Norman, the ex-Deputy Sheriff arrested last night In connec tion with the Tape case, is in jail in default of $5000 bona. Bribery Confession Reported. Late last night when Norman was arrested P'ederal detectives announced that Norman had confessed offering a bribe to Deputy United States Marshal Anderson and that he had said Tape had $3000 with which to purchase a list of the Government's witnesses. The detectives also asserted that they had evidence that the morning of Septem ber 26 Lum Kong was offered $200 if he would obtain a list of the witnesses by 2 o'clock that afternoon. Lum Kong refused and at 2:45 P. M. was shot. China Dan, who was prominent in Chinatown and whose liberty is asked in the note purporting to have been written by Ching Gow, disappeared soon after Lum Kong was killed and although it has been rumored that he was mentioned in Lum Kong's ante mortem statement. Government agents have refused to confirm this and have denied that China Dan was being held incommunicado pending the arrest of others in the alleged conspiracy. ASIATIC'S RECORD HERE BAD Ching Gow Involved in Smuggling of Xcpliew Into Portland. Ching Gow, the Portland Chinese be lieved to have been murdered in Seattle, was accused of killing Lum Kong, the Government witness whose testimony was responsible for the arrest of Immi gration Interpreter Frank Tape. Kong also brought about the deportation of Ching Gow's nephew, whose immigra tion certificates were shown to have been forged. The Portland police have been look ing for Cfcing Gow since the shooting of Lum Kong, September 26, and were working on information which inti mated that he might be in Portland. Ching Gow, a native of Oregon, was educated in the Portland schools and spoke English fluently. He moved to Seattle recently and for some time was treasurer of the Hip Sing Tong in that city. Lum Kong, who, it is said, was shot by Ching Gow, also had visited Port land. His testimony before Govern ment officials was responsible fcr the deportation of two Portland Chinese merchants, who, it was alleged, had come into this country without proper credentials. Ching Gow wanted to bring his nephew frcm China last year. He had a brother there and the brother ob tained an immigration certificate. Ching Gow's nephew came over on his brother's certificate.. Lum Kong, it was declared, found out about the illegal transfer and notified the authorities, implicating Immigration Interpreter Frank Tape. Tape was arrested and Gow's nephew was deported. Lum Kong was shot twice Septem ber 26 in the Chinatown of Seattle. In his dying statement he said Ching Gow had shot him. Ching Gow had eluded the authorities until yesterday. Cabinet Ladies in Cotton. WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. Women of the Cabinet circle and in official life generally, especially those from the South, continue enthusiastic on the preparation for the cotton fashions show here next week, which they have planned as one means of stimulating activity in the South's greatest inter est, now depressed by the European war. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, has arranged a North Carolina exhibit, which will , in clude a cotton gown made by herself. 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WILSON SENDS INVITATION i War Situation in Europe aiid Plans for Fall Campaign Are Discussed. "Peace Sunday" Celebrated 'With Harmony. WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. President Wilson and George Harvey, former editor of Harper's Weekly, but now of the North American Review, whose attacks on Mr. Wilson led Mr. Harvey to withdraw his support from Mr. Wil son for the Presidential nomination, furnished one of the chief incidents of Mr. Wilson's campaign for the Presidency, celebrated "Peace Sun day" today by a harmony meeting at the White House. It was their first meeting since their talk in 1911 in the presence of Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, which gave rise to Mr. Watterson's later attacks on Mr. Wilson and led Mr. Harvey to support Speaker Clark for the Presidential nomination. Editor Calls by Invitation. Mr. Harvey called at the White House at the invitation of Mr. Wilson to discuss the European situation and the Fall campaign. 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