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TITE MORNING OREGONTAN, -3IONDAY, - DECE3IBER 21, 1914. SCOTT READY FOR PEACE CONFERENCE American General, With 47C0 Men at Back, to- Meet Mexicans on Border. REINFORCEMENTS ON HAND Preliminary Conversations Held With Persons In Touch With Warring Factions and In vestigation Begun. NACO, Ariz., Dec. 20. General Hugh I. Scott, chief of staff of the United States Army, arrived here today and at once began an investigation of the Mexican border trouble here, which haa resulted in the killing- of five persons and the wounding of 47 by Mexican bullets crossing the line during the 10 weeks' siege of Naco, Sonora. General Scott began a series of con versations with persons informed on Mexican affairs and also with those in touch with General Hill, the Carranza commander entrenched in Naco, Sonora, and Governor Maytorena, the Villa be sieger. This investigation is prelim inary to conferences General Scott ex pects to hold with Hill and Maytorena in an effort to secure some agreement which will eliminate further Mexican fighting along the border. It is recognized that, whatever care the Mexican factions might exercise not to fire into the United States, stray bullets would continue to fall here, either through bad marksmanship or individual disobedience of orders. General Scott's peace conference will be held with an. army of 4700 men, un der command of Brigadier-General Tasker H. Bliss, encamped opposite the Mexican battleground. The last of the reinforcements from Fort Sill and Texas City arrived today. The Ameri can Army forces now consist of the Eleventh, Eighteenth and Twenty-second Infantry, 10 troops each of the Ninth and Tenth cavalry and three bat teries each of the Fifth and Sixth Field artillery. This is a force greater than the combined forces of the two Mexican camps, with artillery also superior to that of the Mexicana Besiegers' Position Unchanged IGeneral Bliss said tonight that mili tary observers on duty along the bor der had reported no change in the po sitions of the Villaista troops under Governor Maytorena, besieging Naco, Konora. . ' Soldiers of the attacking force, both to the southeast and southwest of the besieged town, showed considerable ac tivity tonight, keeping up a desultory ire in the direction of General Hill's trenches. Several bullets fell on the American aide. Some struck near the immigra tion office and a few passed down the main street. MATTOREN'A WILL. WITHDRAW Carothers Notifies Department Villa General Has Agreed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Consular Agent Carothers telegraphed the State Department today that Governor May torena, commanding the Villa forces besieging General Hill's garrison at Naco, Sonora, was preparing to with draw his troops to a point 10 or 12 miles from the border to eliminate the possi bility of firing into American territory. This move has been awaited by offi cials here since Provisional President Gutierrez announced that he had di rected Maytorena to abandon the at tack on Naco unless the operations could be carried on without sending bullets across the international line. Brigadier-General'Bliss, in command of the artillery, infantry and cavalry concentrated about Naco, Ariz., to en force the American Government's de mand that firing across the line cease, reported earlier In the day that May torena apparently had withdrawn. SHIPWRECK LAID TO CAT Isthmian Sailor Executes Black I'c- line, Friday Being Doomsday. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 20. The black cat, blamed by the crew of the Isthmian for the mishap which nearly sent the freighter to the bottom of the sea, was summarily executed Friday night and the body thrown overboard. The feline was picked up by a sym pathetic seaman in the freight yards .t San Pedro and taken aboard the Isthmian as a pet. Unfortunately, the man who carried the black cat aboard had not been going to sea in ships long enough to become imbued with the superstitions of the average deep water sailor, and as a result he felt no fear when he ascended the gang way with the cat snuggled under his coat. ' TWO ROBBERIES REPORTED Highwayman Gets $22 and Burglar $ 1 0 and Jewelry. George H. Peters, Seventh-street terrace, reported to the police last night that two men had strong-armed him and robbed him of $22 while he was at Sixteenth and Elizabeth streets on his way home. He said the men ran up from behind, grabbed him, and one held -him while the other rifled his pockets. J'. II. "Wageblast, 1215 Hazel Fern avenue, reported to Patrolman M. M. Jones last night that his home had been burglarized while the family was at chuich. The thieves kicked the glass out of a basement window to gain en trance. The loot was $10 In cash, a woman's watch, three lockets, a gold chain, and a wedding ring. RAISING OF CRAFT HALTS Work on Stranger, Sunk Xear Car son, Awnits Opening of locks. Charles Steelsmith, superintendent of The Dalles - Columbia line, returned last night from Carson, Wash. He an nounced that arrangements for raising me stranger, wmch sank after hittins a. rock near Carson, are held up tem porarily. soon as me cascade lacks can be operated the steamer F. B. Jones -will be sent there and no trouble in floating the Stranger Is expected. Mr. Steelsmith said the Stranger was lying in an easy position and that little or none or the cargo was damaged. Fire Destroys Home. Fire of unkno.wn cause last night destroyed the home of William Gilbert, at the foot of VIrgina street, causing a loss of about $500. The building was owned by Robert Hohman. Oregon Legislators No. 89 Miss Marion B. Towne, Representative-Elect of Jackson. .:.:w:-:--. :-v.::::-: :: ' &-.w:.;-:;i i.i 'te:..'-:' - X' S . . . - . ""J f .; ::-.-.- - v ' ' - - r -, ; r4 ' Vo""-? " ' " - - ', 4. . "' - s 1 ,V - J ALLIES ENCOUNTER NEW DIFFICULTIES British Official Observer Says Germans Are Stronger and Better Entrenched. MISS MAKIOX B. TOWSB, EDFORD, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) Miss Marion B. Towne, of Jack son County, has the unique dis tinction of being the only woman mem ber of the 1915 State Legislature, and almost the only Democrat. Neverthe less, she does not view her political future with alarm. Oh, J never fear the men." said she today. "It's the women I look out for. During my campaign I didn't make a speech because speeches do nothing but please the supporters' you have. They never, or almost never, make votes. I spent my time in a house-to-house canvass, meeting the women who keep the houses and sometimes the men and trying to get their points of view and opinions. I let them know who I was and what I wanted, but 1 never asked bluntly for votes. I sim ply Increased my acquaintance and trusted to the fact that the more peo ple I had as friends the more votes 1 would get. I have not outlined my plan of work at Salem and have let no one outline it for me. I am particularly interested In Juvenile Court reform, social better ment anj economy. By economy I don't mean so much penuriousness as bet ter methods and more efficient organi zation, getting a higher value for the money we expend. It is not that we have spent so much money as we have wasted so much." Miss Towne was born in a mining camp near Jacksonville "some time in the 19th century," as she expresses it. but not far from the year 1883. Her father, W. F. Towne, now dead, was postmaster at Talent and a well-known pioneer . in the county. Miss Towne worked in the County Clerk's office for five years under W. G. Coleman and was regarded as one of the most effi cient officials in the courthouse. She is a young woman of much charm and personal attractiveness, a keen sense of humor, and has a mind distinguished by its originality and alertness. This completes The Oregonian's series of portraits and biographical sketches of members and members-elect of the coming Legislature. C. M. Hurlburt, Representative-elect of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, was not included. He probably will not qualify. IS BELL FAMILY PRODUCES NEW LINE OF MUSICAL programme:. Georgfe McKay' Wit Catchlnc, Floraiu Kolb and Adelaide Harland III "Evolution" Are Clever. Glistening and gorgeous like unto a Christmas tree Is the spectacular effect of the Bell family of musicians heading the Orpheum bill. There's nine Bells, six tall, athletic men and their three attractive sisters, Mexicans, who know all the Ins and outs of harmony. The Bells play on bells, strings of Santa Claus bells hung on. rods, and they make wonderful music out of the xylophones. Their first number, the Hungarian Rhapsody," was given en tirely by the Bell family, with no help ing out by.the orchestra. The orchestra so often makes half of the xylophonic acts and never gets any credit for it. The Bells, however, are musicians who can make their own accompaniments. Goodness knows they ought to there's enough of them in numbers. One of the girls, a dainty little maid. Is picturesquely dark and vivacious. She dances Mexican fandangos with spirited ' grace, one of her. numerous brothers as her partner. All of the Bells' selections are pretentious, from the quartet from "Rigoletto," a beau- tifuly effective rendition, to their last encore selection, a medley of American patriotic airs. And, of course, they did the inevitable Tlpperary, with the gallery audience whistling an accompaniment. A rollicking funster is George Mc Kay, debonair and devilish in evening clothes, with a sense of humor that spares neither his own shortcomings in a vocal way or the wee bl plumpness oi nis aooraoiy auracuve partner, un tie Ardine. Ottie is a toe dancer who doesn't overdo It and with George as a human pivot she whirls in an acro batic dance that is novel and amazingly artistic. George mostly jokes, some times sings, and does some clever ca pers with his feet. Florenz Kolb, surely his name is Florenz, although the programmes have it Florence, has an unique offering with Adelaide Harland in "Evolution." From 1860, with Its hoopskirts, pantalettes and Beau Brummel days, the merry twain dance and sing and fritter dull care away up to 1920, not in actual years, of course, but in point of hap penings. Their best bet is a suf fragette episode in 1920. It's a hilarious thing. . The Avon Comedy Four in a "skule house" act has been here before but in comedy it is one of those repeaters that gather laughs, despite -the age of some of its jokes. The singing of the four is this close harmony kjnd and is really pleasing the voices blending nicely. Hal and Frances, a pretty girl and a dashing chap have a song skit sketch, "The Farm," with bucolic songs and witticisms. An acme of excellence in its line is the ball bouncing act pre sented by the two Alexander brothers, who are wizards in dexterous manipu lation of the elusive pellets. They have put this sort of act out of the rut. by their new Ideas. Opening the bill is a trio of acrobats, Leo Zarrell and com pany. FOE IS ABLE, SAYS BERLIN German Folk Warned of Future Possibilities in Russia. ' BERLIN, via wireless to Sayville. N. Y., Dec' 20 The official press bu reau gave out the following items to day: "Although certain' observers still af fect the belief that the German victory in the east will insure against danger of a Russian invasion 'for all time,' as one commentator puts it. It Is beginning to be realized that the victory, as com plete as It was, la not synonymous with utter destruction of the Russian posts, and that much remains to be done. "The Vienna Neue Freie Fresse pub lishes the comment of an unnamed Gen eral, who points out that the rear guard engagements of the retreating enemy may not only be designed to save the Russian train, but also to give rein forcements time to come up. On whether they will be able to bring enough fresh troops, he says, will depend whether the success already achieved will be of lasting value. "A Vienna official report describing heavy fighting near Krosno and along the upper Dananjre River shows that the Russians there still are capable of determined resistance. Private advices show that the Russians are retreating in the Carpathians northward from Munkacs without fighting. "Another factor that contains a warn ing against too great expectations in Poland is that the retreating Russians are getting nearer their base of sup plies, while their pursuers are getting farther away in a country of terrible highways. Despite this and the paucity of official reports, there is complete confidence that Field Marshal von Hin denburg wijl be able to finish what he has started." BRITON REPORTED SUNK DREADNOUGHT THUSDERER LOST LAST MONTH, SAY SWEDES. Mine or Torpedo Caused Destruction, Bellevea American Bringing An nouncement to New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. A report that the British dreadnought Thunderer was sunk in the North Sea on November 7 by coming into contact with a mine or being hit by a torpedo was brought here today by George Rottweiler, of Chicago, a passenger on the steamship St. Louis from Liverpool. According to Mr. Rottweiler the sink ing of the dreadnought was seen by eight men, members of the crew of a small Swedish sailing ship called the Soefjord, that put into Liverpool with survivors from the drea'dnought on board. "These men were taken in charge by British officers and were kept under surveillance at an out-of-the-way sail ors' mission." said Mr. Rottweiler. "I heard of the report in a roundabout way and through a friend I managed to talk with one of the crew. He told me that the Thunderer blew up and sank in full view of himself and his mates on the Soefjord. The crew has tened to the scene and a dozen or so of men were picked up from the water. Mr. Rottweiler said he was a passen ger on the steamship Nooerdam, leav ing New York for Rotterdam the early part of September. He and 35 others were taken -from the ship by British authorities at Plymouth and detained eight days pending investigation as to their being Germans, but were released on. proof of identity. He spent 10 days in Germany and since that time has been In .England and France, his passport covered with indorsements, indicating that he visited many of the prominent cities of England and the Continent. The Soefjord is not listed in the mari time register. TURKISH STRAIT SHELLED Allies' Fleet Bombard Inner Forts of Dardanelles. LONDON, Dec. 21. An Athens dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com pany reports that the allied fleet bom barded the interior forts of the Dar danelles Saturday. This would indicate that extensive operations, heretofore not revealed in the news dispatches, have been in progress for some time in Turkish waters. SMALL GAINS IMPORTANT Tactical Advantage Often Greater Than Measure of Distance Would Seem to Imply Prolonged Bombardment Necessary. LONDON, Dec. 20. The great diffi culties under which military opera tions in France ad Belgium are be ing conducted are described In a nar rative of recent developments written by an official observer attached to the British headquarters and made public today by the Official Information Bureau. The recital brings the story of the war, as covered in these eye witness reports, up to December 17. "The opposition now being encoun tered resembles to some extent that met with by us in the beginning of October, when we first reached the Franco-Belgian frontier and before the Germans brought up their full force and assumed the offensive," says the report. Germans Much Stronger. . "It has one great difference, how ever, and that is that the enemy is in much greater force and his positions are much stronger and better organized than they were two months ago. "At that time an advance on the eastern end of the line Implied a move ment across a difficult country, as it does still, and for us it meant an at tack on skillfully but hastily fortified strong points or villages, held to a large extent by cavalrymen and jaeg ers. With the large proportion of ma chine guns that we have in front of us today, it is no longer a succession of Isolated points. "There are still such points, but they are stronger and form part of a prac tically continuous defensive zone, con sisting in some places of several lines of cunningly situated and carefully constructed works. Obstacles Take Every Form. "This zone really amounts to a maze of trenches and obstacles. Every known form of obstacle is used. En tanglements, to select the most com mon form, vary from loose coils of wire to securely staked networks of from 18 Inches to nearly six feet in height and of different widths. "When it is reported in laconic terms that ground has been gained at a certain point, topographically the gain may amount to only a few yards. Tactically, on the -other hand, the progress implied by even such a small step forward may be important, for a trench, a cluster of trenches, the edge of a wopd. a building, a village or a knoll may have been reached, possession of which will facilitate fur ther operations. "Siege approaches, such as saps, help the attacker to advance under cover and minimize the losses, but they do not and cannot obviate the liability to a surprise reception when once the enemy's works are gained. The only certain method of preventing this is by a prolonged bombardment." x Defenses Rednced to Scrap. The official observer points out that the purpose of this Is to reduce trenches, mines and machine guns to scrap heaps. Another method, he says, is to mine under them and blow them into the air. The report of the actual fighting is a repetition of what has appeared in the daily French official statements, telling of capture of German trenches, of sapping and mining operations and heavy artillery duels. Concerning the latter the observer says that the Brit ish artillery on December 17 obtained several hits on what apeared to be the German headquarters. The narra tive continues: "From a prisoner captured on Decem ber 14 it has been ascertained that both the Twenty-third Regiment and the Jaegers suffered enormous losses on November 4. The same man de scribed November 5 as a terirble day, saying he had never before seen such mud as that in which the Germans were operating and that the troops were suffering much from the presence of water in the trenches. The shell ing that went through the 31st of this month, he states, exceeded anything which had been experienced previously. Landwebr Reported Resentful. "We ' have reason, to believe, from the evidence obtained from prisoners, that many of the landwehr are heartily sick of the war and resent the harsh treatment of their officers. They have been persuaded that the British ill treat their prisoners, and 'but for this some would be willing to surrender. "The Germans appear to be discard ing their helmets, the pickelhauben with which they have- for 50 years been associated in the eyes of the world. Many variations in their uni forms now are to be seen. Some- of the troops are wearing their peace clothing, which is of brighter color than the gray service dress. There l evidence that certain of the units fac ing us are much under strength." Concerning the offensive movement of the allies, the observer says: "In conjunction with the French, who also are pressing forward, a move ment has been started which has re sulted in a small gain of, ground." The narrative then records gains made by British and Indian troops near Ypres and south of the Lys, which already have been reported. PORTLAND MAN IN TROUBLE Peter Chiarmonte Held in Chicago After Signing Two Checks. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. (Special.) A bandaged hand, he said, prevented Peter Chiarmonte, of Portland. Or.. from writing two checks he wished to cash at the new Hotel Morrison to night. Chiarmonte asked a bellboy to maKe out tne cnecKs, one for $15 and another for $5. He signed them in a sprawling handwriting. The clerk was suspicious and telephoned for the police. ' Chiarmonte, according to the police, confessed naving passed several worth less checks in Portland. Detective Ackerman, of the Portland police department, said last night that Chiramonte was supposed to have passed . several check's for trifling amounts in Portland. The Portland de partment notified Chicago last night that they would not send for the man. Cruiser Tacoma Reaches Colon. 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County Prose cutor Crandell has obtained a tem porary injunction to halt the surgery and will have the court order made per manent Monday, unless the accused, man can show his life is ifi jeopardy. The County Prosecutor added the additional chapter to the eventful his tory of the accused man today when he appeared In the court and asked for an injunction against the prisoner, the Sacred Heart Hospital and the physi cians, as he declared Chamberlain seeks to ward off being tried on the criminal charge. Chamberlain, was tried in the court of Judge Blake recently and convicted on a charge of having forged the sig nature to a check. He was granted a new trial, however, when he introduced affidavits to show he was suffering from a physical ailment when the case was tried. He also introduced affidavits to show that his conviction was a Xrameuff on the part of complaining witness. The Injunction and show-cause order obtained today provide that no opera tion shall be performed on the prisoner until Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock unless "it is found that delay will be dangerous to the life of the defendant, Chamberlain." The show-cause order provides the restraining order will be made perma nent unless the defendant shows cause why the operation should not be de layed until after the trial. SEA FIGHT WAITS; MEN EAT (Continued From First Page.) being struck by a flying splinter. Had he ordered his slx-Ioch. guns manned there doubtless would have been fatal ities aboard, as one of these guns was smashed by a German shell. The Germans saved from the disaster have been sent to England. CAXOPUS ORDERED TO KTJN' Glasgow's Officer Explains Battlc- ship's Absence From Figlit. LONDON, Dec. 11. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) When the German squadron off the coast of Chile, subsequently destroyed by Brit ish warships, sunk the British cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth and damaged the cruiser Glasgow, the British pub lic asked: "Where was the Canopus? Why did she not arrive in time?" It was known in London that the Canopus, a battleship, had been sent to the Pacific to aid her weaker sis ters, and the fact that no mention of her was made in the dispatches con cerning the disaster to the other British ships caused considerable curiosity. This curiosity was not allayed until now, when a letter came from an offi cer of the Glasgow, explaining that after the Good Hope and Monmouth had been sunk, the Glasgow, fleeing from the scene, warned the Canopus by wire less to run. With the Good Hope and Monmouth at the bottom, officers of the Glasgow regarded it as suicidal for the Canopus to come up and en gage a vastly superior enemy flushed with victory. The Canopus was then 200 miles away. Repeatedly the Glasgow tried to get her wireless through to the battleship. but the Germans kept jamming the signals. "We were some hours getting through to her," the letter goes on to say. "She no doubt would have fought gallantly, but could hardly have hoped to fight five ships successfully." Incidentally, the officer's letter tells of the damage to the Glasgow. T can never understand the miracle of our deliverance," he writes. "No one ever will. We were struck at the waterline In all by five shells out of about 600 directed at us. but, strangely, not in vulnerable places, our coal sav ing us on three occasions. As we are not armored, we should not be in bat tle line against armored vessels." Cruisers at Puerto Montt. PUERTO MONTT. Chile, Dec. 20. The British cruisers Glasgow and Bris tol arrived here today. Santa to Visit County Farm. Santa Claus will not forget the peo ple at Multnomah County "farm this year, for arrangements already have been made to bring them cheer. Candy, nuts, tobacco, magazines, fruit an other things that will brighten their lives have been collected by business men of the city and Christmas stock ings to contain the gifts have been sewn by women of the city. Every man and woman on the farm will be reaam bered. with appropriate presents. BUEL0W SEES ITALIAN KING New German Ambassador Presents His Credentials to Rome. ROME, Dec. 20 King Emanuel re ceived . today Prince von Buelow, the German Ambassador to Italy, who pre sented his credentials and remained for an hour in cordial conversation with the monarch. Leaving the palace Prince von Buelow said he was greatly pleased with the result of his audience. King Victor Emanuel sent the court carriages to the new Ambassador's resi dence to bring him to the Quirinal. Prince von Buelow drove to the palace accompanied by Baron von Hinden burg, Counsellor of the German em bassy and a nephew of the famous Field Marshal. an j a 1)' - " ...iilIIIHIIIiii,... 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