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.
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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.
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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.
COLON, Dec. 20 The United States
cruiser Tacoma, ordered to the canal
zone in response to Colonel Goethals'
request for warships to maintain the
neutrality of the canal, arrived here
today from Guantanamo,
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COURT ORDERS DELAY OF OPERA
TION OS ALLEGED FORGER.
Hospital Enjoined From Permitting
Treatment Arranged by C. 91. Cham
berlain Before Date of Trial.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) While .Charles M. Chamberlain,
ex-attorney and banking expert, who
was to have been tried on a charge of,
forgery in the Superior Court Wednes
day, went to the hospital today and 'ar
ranged for an operation. 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.
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