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VOL,. L.IV. NO. 16,839.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IE, SEIZED
CITY, IS LIKE TRAP
Place Almost Entirely
Bound by Water. .
GERMANS' HOLD THOUGHT WEAK
Kaiser's Troops Now Within
50 Miles of Calais.
iYPRES IS STRONGLY KEPT
fighting Marked 'by Heavy Infantry
. Assaults, Accompanied by Shell
D1XMUD
S Fire Defending Lines Con
tinually Reinforced.
' LONDON, Nov. 13. The Times? Flan
ders correspondent, describing the Ger
man attack at Dixmude, says:
"There were only two points, Dix
mude and Nieuport, where the Ger
mans could assume the offensive on
the Yser, all the front, between being
Impossible for fighting on account of
the flood. The force concentrated be
tween Dixmude and Tborout w&s chos
en for the attack..
"In the morning the German bat
teries opened a heavy bombardment on
the positions and kept it up through
most of the day. This cannonade was
the prelude to a violent infantry attack
on the outskirts of Dixmude.
Fierce Fighting? AVajjed.
"The attack was made with great
gallantry and very heavy fighting took
place.
"The Germans came on in overwhelm
ing numbers and toward evening the
allies were compelled to retire. They
fell back into the town, destroying the
two bridges in their retreat. The Ger
mans thus won the bridgehead.
"Next morning strong reinforcements
were brought up by both sides and
fighting continued in and about the
town. In the course of the afternoon
(a force of Germans succeeded in pene
trating Into the town and a desperate
struggle went on in the streets.
Dixmude Almost Inland.
The capture of Dixmude or a part of
It would be of great advantage to the
Germans. The town is almost entirely
surrounded by water. More than once
Dixmude has proved a death trap to
the Germans and it may well do so
again."
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
In Northern France, telegraphing un
der date of Wednesday, adds that the
German position at Dixmude is "very in
secure, that the Germans are exhausted
by their exertions and wilL probably be
driven out again.
Evidence is accumulating, according
to this correspondent, that the Ger
mans are suffering from a shortage of
ammunition and that tho quality of
their artillery and ammunition appears
to have deteriorated. Heavy fighting,
he says, continues around Dixmude.
Point SO Miles From Calais.
With Dixmude In their possession
today the Germans are within 50
miles from Calais . and less than
that distance from Dunkirk. The
fighting today seemed to bear out
the statements previously made, that
they will not abandon this struggle to
reach the coast unless they are utterly
crushed.
The English and ' French theory is
that the holding of Dixmude is only
temporary; that Its history will be
much the' same as that of other towns
which have been taken and retaken In
ihe fighting on the Yser.
Attack Renewed Toward Coast.
In certain places north of Dixmude
the Germans are at least on the left
bank of the Yser; that is, on the side
nearest the French coast towns, and
their attacks Instead of concentrating
to the southward below Ypres, appar
ently have been renewed almost on the
coast line. Here they drove the allies
from Lorabaerdtzyfie, only In turn to
be driven out themselves.
The official announcement given out
by Paris today says that the Germans
again are trying to take Lombaerdt
syde, which Is to the north of Nieuport
and within a stone's throw of the sea.
How they can operate in this locality
if British and French warships still are
standing guard off the shore is not
clear to British observers..
Germans Using Infantry.
The British official press bureau is
sued the following statement tonight:
"The operations during tht last few
days have consisted mainly of fighting
to the north of the Lys. where the
points of interest were at first on
the line of Hollebecke, Wytschaete
and Messlnes. There have also been
severe encounters on the line from
Zanvoorde to Frelinzhein. '
"The character of the fighting has
been one of frequent and vigorous
Infantry attacks from the Germans,
accompanied by heavy sheJJ fire, alter
nating with equally vigorous counter
attacks, the general result being the
maintenance of our line, not without
considerable losses on our Sid's, but
with still heavier losses on the other.
ix machine guns and more than 100
prisoners were taken by us on the
eighth.
Allies' Lines Reinforced.
' "The allies' strength has been con
stantly maintained by reinforcements.
Latterly the stress has been In the
neighborhood of Gheluveldt, to the
north of Ypres, and at Dixmude.
"Tie German artillery fire was prac-
(Coa'cluded ob Face 4.)
RECENT ELECTIONS
ADVERSE TO WILSON
MAJORITY OF ELECTORAL COL
LEGE "WOTJLD BE REPUBLICAN.
Campaign Based on Cry of "Stand
by President" Fails of Purpose,
on Face of Returns.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 12. In the recent cam
paign the Democrats went to the coun
try with a single cry, "Stand by the
President. All other issues they sought
to evade: all Republican charges they
attempted to sidetrack, and with few
exceptions,. Democratic Senators and
Representatives seeking re-election
asked their constituents to return them
to office In order that they might con
tinue to uphold President Wilson.
.The attacks on the Underwood tariff,
criticism of the war tax. Democratic ex
travagance and the depleted condition
of the Treasury all were dismissed with
the reply, "The war has made times
hard." Always emphasis was laid on
the necessity of "standing by the Presi
dent." Therefore, from the Democratic view
point at least, it can be said that Presi
dent Wilson was the dominant, and in
fact, the only issue in the campaign.
That being true, politicians have figured
out what would have happened to Presi
dent Wilson, on the basis of the recent
returns, 'had this been a Presidential
year. This is what would have hap
pened: " . "
Republican.
Elec. dec.
State. vote. State. vote.
Connecticut 7 North Dakota ..... 5
Delaware ......... 3 Ohio 24
Idaho 4tOregon ft
Illinois 29 Pennsylvania 88
Iowa .lXRhode Island ...... 5
Mains 6jSouth Dakota 5
Massachusetts ....ISjUtah 4
Michigan 15Vermont 4
Minnesota 12:Washlngton ........ 7
Nevada 3West Virginia 8
New Hampshire ... 4:Wisconsln ....... ..13
New Jersey 14jWyoralng -3
New Mexico 3 -
New York 45. Total 293
Democratic.
Alabama 12IMIssourt ........... .18
Arizona ........... SlMontan
4
8
Arkansas ......... 9;Nebraska
Colorado 6
North Carolina ....12
Florida l
Oklahoma ..10
South Carolina .... 9
Tennessee .....12
Texas 20
Virginia lz
Total 221
Georgia .......... .14
Indiana ....... ...16
Kansas .10
Kentucky 13
Louisiana ..10
Maryland ......... 8!
Mississippi 10
Progressive or Divided.
California 13
On the face of these figures President
Wilson would have had 221 electoral
votes, or at the outside 234 if he had
had California, which, so divided its
vote that it is useless to attempt to say
how it would have gone In a Presiden
tial contest. The Republican candidate
would have bad 293 votes, a majority of
59, giving California to the Democrats.
In comparing these figures with the
electoral vote of 1912, the enormous
gain of the Republican party in the past
two years of Democratic administration
is Interesting and startling; Two years
ago, the Republican candidate carried
only two states, Utah and Vermont,
with .a total electoral vote of eight,
while Roosevelt carried six states with
88 electoral votes, and Wilson carried
the other 40 states with 435 electoral
votes. ' .
BULLETINS
LONDON, Nov. 12. The Admiralty
announced today that In the absence of
further- information, ' the loaa of the
British .crulaera Good Hope and Mon
mouth la the naval engagement off the
conii of Chile with the German squad
ron on November 1, ia now "off icially
presumed.'
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov. 11.
A dispatch received here from Valpa
raiso any a that the Japanese .aquadron
aeen recently off Easter Island la the
Pacific by a merchant Teasel consisted
of eight .vessels. The battle cruiser
Conge waa the flagship.
BERLIN, via The Hague and London,
Nov. 12. The official newspaper pub
lishes a decree forbidding tlve export of
leather, horae akin and ealf sklas,
ahoddy and tlnplate.
LONDON, Nov. 13. Field Marshall
Lord Roberts, of Kandahar, la going to
France. The official . announcement
making thla fact public aaya the fa
mous General la going into the war
Bone "to see the Indian troops." ' Lord
Roberta waa bora In Cawnpore, India,
8a years ago.
VIENNA, Nov. 12, via London. Cen
tral Fotlrelt, commander of the Aus
trian army operating against the Ser
vians, haa laaued a general order to the
Fifth and Sixth armiea fighting In Ser
vla to do their utmost to break the
laat resistance of their opponents and
end the campaign before Winter L. a
In with all the terrible sufferings which
would follow. '
TOKIO. Nov. 12. Meyer Wnldeck,
who commanded the German forcea at
Talug-Tau, according to a dispatch
from Talng-Tau to the Aaahl, haa aent
a telegram to Emperor William aaylng
he waa compelled to aurrender on ac
count of lack of ammunition and the
heavy, damage Inflicted by the enemy
on hla forts.
PEHPIGNAN, France, Nov. IS, via
Paris. A French crulaer steaming off
the coaat captured a German, steamship
which had on board 150 men and what
waa deactibed aa a anapldoua cargo.
The Germana on the steamahlp were in
terned here.
NEW YORK, . Nov. 12. Passengers
who - were on the British steamship
Vaadyck when she was captured off
the coaat of Brazil October 26 by the
German crulaer Karlsruhe are being
brought to New York. ,
ROME. Nov. 12AdVlea
atantlnople say that the Ottoman army
still lacaa TOO officers, and that the
authorities at Berlin were requested
to supply them. Berlin replied that It
would be Impossible to send all Ger
mans, but would supplement them with
Austrlans, who would travel to Con
stantinople Individually aa civilians.
LONDON, Nov.- 13, Bi30 A. M It Is
rumored among shipping firms In Lon
don that the German crulaer Karlsruhe
haa been cornered.
ONLY 2 OF EMDEJrS
SHOTS EFFECTIVE
German Outranged and
Outfooted in Fight.
SYDNEY'S BIGGER 'GUNS TELL
Observer on ,' Cocos Islands
Describes Battle.
WIRELESS IS .BLOWN UP
Party of Germans Left Ashore When
Enemy Heaves in Sight Seizes
Schooner and Has Not Been
Heard, From Since.
KEELING. Cocos Islands, via Ber
lin, Nov. 12. (Special.) It was early
on Monday that the unexpected arrival
of the Emden broke the calm of these
isolated little islands, which the distant
news -of war- had hitherto left -unruffled.
- '
.One-of the-islands is known as Di
rection Island and there the Eastern
Telegraph . Company has a cable sta
tion and staff engaged in relaying mes
sages between. Europe and Australia.
Otherwise the inhabitants are all' Ma
lays, with the exception of the descend
ants of June . Clunies Ross, a British
naval officer who came to these islands
90 years ago and founded a line of "un
crowned kings." '
Patrol of Beach Ordered. "
The war seemed far away. Official
bulletins passed through the cable sta
tion, but they gave us little real news
and the only excitement was when it
was rumored that the company was
sending rifles, in case of a raid on the
station, and that the beach must be
patrolled by parties on the lookout for
Germans.
Then we heard from Singapore that
the German cruiser Emden had been
dispatched to these islands, and toward
the end of August one of the cable staff
thought he saw searchlights out ever
the sea." Then suddenly - we were
awakened from our calm and made feel
that we bad become a most important
place in the war area. .
Fourth Funnel la Obvious Ruse. .
At 6 A. hi. Monday a four-f unneled
cruiser arrived, full speed, at the en
trance to the lagoon. Our suspicions
were arouse'd, for she -was flying no
flag and .her fourth funnel obviously
was a dummy made of painted canvas.
Therefore, we were not altogether
surprised at the turn of events. The
cruiser at once lowered an armored
launch and two boats, which came
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BRAVE
LITTLE
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MEEDSKl
INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S8.2
degrees, minimum, 47.5 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; strong southerly winds.
War.
Dixmude, now held by Germans, is sur
rounded by water and is likened to trap.
Page 1.
Armenians Join Russia and, defeat Turks.
Pe I.
War within war betas; fought desperately
on German soil In Vosges. Page 2.
Correspondent on Cocos Islands describes de
feat of Emden. Page 1.
Belgians contribute $3,000,000 to relief of
countrymen. Page 3.
Kaiser's son prevented by sentry from vla
itlng prisoners camp. Page 3.
Ecuador and Columbia warned by allies
against neutrality violations. Page S.
Mexico.
United States forcea to remain In Vera
Crux until issue of control la settled.
Page 1.
Foreign. r
Mongolian Independence believed subject ol
meeting with Russia and China. age 2.
.. National.
Recent election shows Wilson, If running
for President, would bava lost Electoral
College. Page 1.
Texan wants to be Speaker of the House.
Page 8. .,
Ecuador end Colombia warned by allies.
Page 3. ..
President Wilson offended by negro In
White House. Page 5.
Domestic
Mrs. Brashears loses suit for slander, but
- her nun. cleared by Jury. Page 8.
Bankers say era of depression is past.
. Page 6.
Woman suffrage victories in two states eele
bra ted by National convention. . Pag b.
Pacific Northwest.
Legislature to be - asked to appropriate
$958,911 for Oregon Asylum and Peniten
tiary. Page 7.
Public ownership declared failure by ex.
pert before League of Municipalities.
Page 7.
Uncharted reef In Pacific found -to be huge
bed of rocks. ' Page 7.
Report made of-money spent for candidates
and measures in . campaign. Page o.
Sports.
Lincoln Iligh-HIll Academy game ends In
row." lege 14.
San Francisco gets next meeting of minor
leagues. Page 14.
Option on Seals, given to Berry.' cf Los
Angeles, and associates. Page 14.
Agglea may fall before Idaho eleven. Paga 14
Commercial and Marine.
Pilots make counter salary offer to Port
Commission. Page 18.'
Hop-buying Is heavy in Oregon and Wash
ington. Page 18.
Wheat prices tally at Chicago on European
buying. Page 19.
Curb trading In securities without, restric
tions at New York. Fags 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Cattle of West free from disease and de
mand tor products grows. Page 15.
War tax to cost Oregon seoo.ooo. Page 15.
Attempt to be made In next Legislature to
amend lien laws. Page 18v
Infant son of Thomas B. Lovelace perishes
in fire. Page 15.
Woodmen celebrate at Manufacturers and
Land products Show. Page 9.
Tanner Creek sewer has been cause of
' trouble for 20 years. Page 6.
L. C. Oilman, president of Kill lines In Ore
gon, sees era of prosperity early In 1915.
Page IS. . . .
Terrific rale strikes Portland, Page .
Charge against Joseph Berger may be re
leased. Page 4.. ........
NEW LANDS "NOW 3V AHEAD
Count of 1 3 Ont of 1 6 Xevada Ooun
- ties Shows Piatt Losing.
RENO, Nev., Nov. 12. With 13 out
of 16 counties in Nevada officially can
vassed. Senator Newlands now leads
over Samuel Piatt for re-election by 31
votes.
The other three counties will be can
vassed tomorrow.
A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.
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J&yrrr., Jwfcr. r
ARMENIANS AID GZAR
IN WAR ON TURKEY
Guerillas Defeat Sul
tan's; Troops.
TOWN IN GERMANY CAPTURED
Report of Split Between Teu
. ton Allies Reiterated.
AUSTRIANS LEAVE GALICIA
Pursuit of Kaiser's Array . Slackens
bnt Minor Battle in Russian
Poland OontinuesPetrograd
Claims Caucasus Victory.
LONDON. Nov. 12. Reports reaching
the Russian capital from the Turkish
border attach Increasing Importance
to the part the Armenians are playing
in the Russian-Turkish war. accord
ing to a Petrograd dispatch, which
says;
"In several towns occupied by the
Russians Armenian students have
shown themselves ready to Join the
Invading army. All along the line of
march, according to these dispatches,
the" Armenian peasants are receiving
the Russian troops with enthusiasm.
Armenia Ready for Sacrifice.
"An Armenian newspaper, referring
to this crisis. In the history of
Armenia, publishes the following:
" "The long anticipated day of de
liverance for the Turkish Armenians Is
at hand and the Armenians are pre
pared for any sacrifice made necessary
by the performance of their manifest
duty."
"From this border country there has
come to Petrograd further reports of
armed conflicts arising from the re
fusal of Armenians to become Turkish
conscripts and surrender their arms.
Armenians Defeat Turks.
"It Is now rumored that the impor
tant City of Van Is today besieged by
Armenian guerrilla bands In great
force. In Feltun these bands are said
to exceed 20,000 - in number and they
are reported to have defeated all the
Turkish troops sent against them, caus
ing the Turks heavy losses.
"News of the beginning of a battle
at Cracow, Galicia. is momentarily ex
pected. .
"The Germans have been digging
trenches, and erecting barbed wire en
tanglements along the whole of the
Russian-German frontier to Impede the
progress of the Russians. It is under
stood, however, that their main plan is
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pyr-o-: -PS
Thursdays War Moves
A CRITICAL stage In the battle In
West Flanders has been reached,
and the next few days, if not hours,
should produce something more de
cisive than has yet occurred.
The Germans have continued to at
tack, with all the forces at their com
mand, the British and French who
bold the line-' between Dixmude and
Tpres, but, with the exception of the
capture of Dixmude, which was accom
plished Tuesday, and some little prog
ress made around Ypres, they have not
been able to make any material ad
vance.- -
Th French official report says that
an the attacks have been repulsed.
The Germans are no longer utilizing
green troops In this region, but have
brought up the pick of their army, in
eluding sorSe Prussian Guards, who at
tempted an offensive movement against
the British without success.
Both sides express satisfaction with
the progress of the battle. Berlin says
that the attacks of the allies have been
repulsed, and that their own attack is
making headway; while in London and
Paris it is felt that so long as the
allies can hold the line of the canal
from Nieuport to Ypres their position is
a strong one.
In France, from the northwest to the
southwest, there have been engage
ments of lesser Importance in which
according to the French report. Gen
eral Joffre's armies have succeeded In
gaining ground and strengthening their
positions. The Germans continue to
destroy bridges and railways In Bel
gium, but with what object remains
secret. It is thought, however, that
they are making preparations to Win
ter in that country and they are taking
every step to prevent their plans from
becoming known to their enemies.
The Russian army under General
Rennenkampf is lighting its way into
fc.ast Prussia and has taken Johannls
burg, which is on the railway from
Lyck to Soldau, both of which towns
are already In Russian bands. This
gives to Russia the control of an Im
portant railway line which skirts the
frontier In German territory and sev
eral branch railways running into the
Interior.
"The central army, which drove the
Germans back from the Vistula, has
had only unimportant engagements, but
it is known to be pushing forward to
the borders of Posen and Silesia, which
the Germans are crossing.
The Russian left wing has followed
the Klelce Railway to the Austrian
frontier, and is within a few miles of
Cracow, the siege of which is imminent.
The Southern army, under General
Ruzsky, Is at Rzeszow, between Prze
mysl and Cracow, and its crossing ot
the Sao River is being opposed by the
Austrlans. Another detachment con
tinues the siege of Przemysl, while still
another is operating against the Aus
trlans, who are holding the passes of
the Carpathians.
The r.rmy of Armenia, whose base is
on Kara, trans-Caucasia, is approaching
the Turkish fortress of Erzerum.
The manner in which Grand Duke
Nicholas, the Russian Commander-in-Chief,
is wielding these armies, and the
mobility they are showing, are the sub
ject of admiration on the part of mili
tary men in London. ,
A message from Sarayevo says that
the Governor of Bosnia has addressed a
proclamation to the Austrian army, de
claring that the Servians must be com
pletely defeated before Winter. In
conformity with this, the Servians have
been driven back to their own country,
but according to the Servian account,
they Inflicted a defeat on the Austrlans
who attempted to follow them.
There is a steady flow of recruits for
Lord Kitchener's army, and it Is ex
pected that with the territorials, who
number 600,000, Kngland before Ions
will have an army of 2,000,000 men.
New armies are also being organized
in India-
Great Britain and France have warned
Ecuador and Colombia that they will
not countenance further violations of
neutrality by them. Representations
have been made at Quito and Bogota
to this effect and the United States
Government has been notified in view
of possible complications that might
arise.
No specific violations have been men
tioned, but it is believed, the warnings
were the result of charges that islands
off the Ecuadorean coast have been
used by the Germans as coaling sta
tions and that wireless plants in both
Colombia and Ecuador have been giv
ing Information to German cruisers.
MINE RAMMED TO SAVE
AH bnt One Lost on Kussian Picket
' Boat That Shields Cruiser.
LONDOX Nov. 12. A dispatch from
Petrograd tc the Times says:
"The correspondents of Finnish news
papers report the heroic sacrifice of the
crew of a Russian picket boat In order
to save a Russian ctuiser which was un
wittingly' approaching a mine in the
Gulf of Finland.
"Realizing that it was too late to
signal the danger, the boat deliberately
rushed at the mine at full speed. A
terrific explosion followed and six of
the crew of.. seven perished. The sur
vivor, who was severely wounded, has
received the decoration of St George."
NORWAY GRIPPED, BY GALE
Terrible Storm Submerges Bridges
and Damages Snipping.
LONDON, Nov. 12. A dispatch to the
Morning Post from Christiania, Nor
way, says:
"The severest storm In ten years has
been raging along the coast, but Is now
abating. Several bridges are sub
merged and several ships in the harbor
here are damaged or ashore. Mail serv
ice is disorganized. -
"Most of the coasting steamers suc
ceeded in reaching refuge owing- to
ample .warning
VERA CRUZ WILL BE
HELD FOR PRESENT
Guarantee of Guaran
tees Now Demanded.
TANGLED. DISPUTE VEXATIOUS
Washington Chagrined Over
. Repudiation of Oaths.
UNITED STATES IS ALOOF
Policy, However, Is to Wait Until
Assurance Can Be Given Thut
Dominant Faction Will Not
Disclaim Responsibility.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan have de
cided not to fix a date for the evacua
tion of Vera Crus by the American
troops until It is determined which
faction can dominate that section of
Mexico sufficiently to carry out the
guarantees asked by the United States
as a prerequisite to its withdrawal.
General Candldo Agullar is In com
mand of most of the troops In the im
mediate vicinity of Vera Cruz and is
believed to be loyal to General Car
ranza, who is In open conflict with
the national convention which declared
General Kulallo Gutierrez provisional
president, of Mexico.
Support for Guarantee Demanded.
The President is unwilling to with
draw the troops until the . various
guarantees asked for can be enforced
and there is no danger that some other
faction on becoming dominant will
disclaim responsibility for negotiations
hitherto conducted with' General Car
ranza. -
The Washington Government does
not desire to Interfere In any way
in the tangled controversy which has
arisen between the various military
chieftains, but Administration officials
showed plainly today their chagrin at
the fact that several generals who
wrote their names on the Mexican flag
recently, kissing it as a pledge that
they would abide by the acta of the
convention at Aguas Calientes. have
now repudiated tfieir oaths, refusing
to support General Kulallo Gutierrez,
selected as provisional president.
Lorsl Llenests Recognised.
The United States will continue Its
custom of dealing with each element
that is in de facto control of a certain
territory. Special agents are accom
panying General Gutierrez, General
Villa and General Carranza.
From all these representatives co..ia
advices today reflecting the uncer
tainty and doubt which enveloped the
general situation. -
On the alignment of the various
chieftains depends whether civil war
will result in earnest. Should r ma
jority of the more powerful leaders
side with the convention, Carranza will
be compelled by force of arms to re
linquish power. It will take several
days for the situation to shape itself
definitely, however, and Mexico, ac
cording to official reports, is wrapped .
in a tangle of plots and counter-plots
between the two elements In their con
test to win the support of the more
Important military chiefs.
Carransa Stoves to Cordoba.
Official advices showed that General
Carranza had moved his archives.
Cabinet and clerical force to Cordoba
for a lengthy stay. He is understood .
to have left Mexico City because he
doubted the sincerity of troops guard
ing the capital. When General Blanco
started from Aguas Calientes for Mc-.-ico
City he was arrested at Silao by
General Pablo Gonzales, who hitherto
has been regarded as a supporter of
Carranza.
Dispatches from Aguas Calientes to
night saying General Gonzales would
stand by the convention were taken to
mean that Blanco would be released
and that the two men might work in
harmony in the control of Mexico City
and surrounding territory. If the re
port concerning Gonzales la verified, it
also will mean that Villa's big col
umns, which moved southward today,
will have uninterrupted control of the
territory between Aguas Calientes and
Mexico City, leaving Carranza to oper
ate toward the east of the Mexican
capital.
Generals Declared Loyal.
Dispatches given out tonight by
Rafael Zubaran Capmany, Washing
ton representative of General Carranza,
said that Generals Obregon, Blanco,
Gonzales. VUlareal, Hay and others
would support the first chief. The
telegrams, dated yesterday, said that
these men called on Carranza to re
sign, but on his statement of his posi
tion in refusing, they decided to Ignore
the convention and support him.
Mr. Zubaran also gave out a tele
gram from Carranza announcing that
hostilities had opened between his
forces and those of the convention, and
that he had notified all civil and mili
tary authorities to recognize only his
own orders, as be was still "first chief
of the constitutionalist army in charge
of the executive power of the nation
by virtue of the plan of Guadalupe."
Woman Doctor to Aid Belgium.'
CHICAGO, Nov. 12. A woman physi
cian. Dr. Caroline 'Iledger. carrying a
supply of typhoid virus. Is goiug to
Belgium to aid in the fight against the
inroads of the typhoid germs. The Chi
cago Woman's Club voted today to send
her as their representative.