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ROSE BLOCH BAUER
DIES AT MIDNIGHT
TWO MEN HOLD UP
OREGON CITY GARS
LIFE INSURANCE
BARS WAR TRAVEL
CHICAGO TRACTION
EMPLOYES STRIKE
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WISOOXSIX, IOWA AXT MINXK-
NOTED VOCALIST SCCCUMBS TO
XERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
AMERICAN COMPANIES TO RE
STRICT POLICY-HOLDERS
SOTA DAMAGED.
DIVIDED ON
AMERICA
One Faction Opposes
Making Concessions.
SUBMARINE WAR DEFENDED
Right to Stop Munitions by
Every Means Upheld.
SOME FAVOR DISCUSSION
Tress Unable to Understand, After
Reading Note, Why Bryan Re
signed "Practical Political
Differences" Are Suspected.
BERUN, June IS. The Berlin morn
ing papers generally comment more or
less extendedly on the American note
along the lines followed by the Satur
day papers.
While there is a general disposition
o recognize the friendly tone of the
note and the fact that it makes fur
ther negotiations possible, the press Is
divided roughly into two parties, one
of which appears disposed to enter into
negotiations looking to a compromise
on a new basis, while the other, by im
plication or expressly, rejects any de
parture from the course heretofore fol
lowed. Settlement Only Postponed.
Among the representatives of the
latter idea is the Taglische Rundschau,
which says:
"The note, therefore, is calculated
only to postpone a settlement of German-American
relations and not bring
It about. The friendly tone we ac
knowledge, but the declaration that
the sinking of the Lusitania was un
paralleled in modern warfare seems
opposed to the character of upright
friendship."
The Rundschau defends the sinking
of the Lusitania and In conclusion de
clares: "And the watchword is: The torpe
doing will go on.'"
The Kieuz Zeitung emphasizes Ger
many's right to prevent the shipment
of ammunition to an enemy by every
means.
Kmbtrso on Monitions Demanded.
Count von Reventlow in the Tages
Zeitung says:
"If President Wilson persists In his
refusal to recognize the German decla
ration of a war zone, we are not able to
conceive of an agreement or even a real
understanding.
"President Wilson brushes aside the
chief part of the German note as un
important. When President Wilson ap
peals for morality and human rights,
let him extend these noble motives
first to American munitions. Germany
cannot abandon the use of her best im
plements of war merely in order that
Americans may sail the war zone on
British ships."
The Morgen Post says:
"The note is filled with tones of
heartiness and friendliness and seeks
to open and smooth the way for fur
ther negotiations. Tte after to medi
ate between Germany and Great Britain
will unquestionably be gladly accepted
by the German government, and if
mediation fails, it will be Great Britain's
fault.
Dtacuaslou Regarded mm Pomilble.
The Tageblatt says:
"It cannot be seen why the German
government should not be able to enter
Into a discussion with the American
government concerning another kind
and manner of naval warfare. This
possibility is increased by the American
offer of mediation with England. The
answer will not be ready for several
weeks, but it must be said that the
German people now. as before, lay
great weight on undisturbed relations
with the United States, whose wars" of
liberation they once joyfully greeted,
and within whose borders millions of
Germans have found new homes.
"The earnest character of the note
may not be overlooked, but it contains
nothing which even indirectly can be
looked upon as an ultimatum."
Die Post is dissatisfied, saying:
"The note sails the old course and
demands the cessation of our submarine
campaign and again emphasizes the re
markable special right of Americans to
voyage through the war zone as pas
fengeis on ships belonging to belliger
ent powers."
Demand Deemed Vnpractlcat.
The newspaper says that whether i
real result can be obtained is ques
tionable, since the demand of the "An
glo-Aniericans" that the submarine
warfare be stopped "lie outside the
empe of practical discussions.
The Kreuz Zeitung finds the argu
ments contained in the American note
"quite unconvincing."
"The note." it says, "tries to meet
Germany's well considered arguments
with an appeal to humanitarian duties.
whereas Germany's first humanitarian
duty is to protect her soldiers from
American ammunition shipments."'
Most of the newspapers profess In
ability to understand the motives
prompting William Jennings Bryan to
retire from the post of Secretary of
State. The Morgen Post says:
"The former Secretary of State seems
to have less confidence than we in the
honest desire of the American Govern
tnent to arrive at a peaceful compro
tnlso with us. Mr. Bryan Is convinced
that President Wilson and his Govern
dent will nnally appeal to force. We
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Strip Eight Miles Wide Is Swept by
Wind; Thirty Persons Hurt and
Farmhouses Wrecked.
LA CROSSE. Wis., June 13. Twelve
persons are reported dead in the storm
which swept over Western Wiscon
sin and parts of Minnesota and Iowa
Saturday night. Seven are said to
have lost their lives near Ferryville,
Wis., and five near Lansing, la.
The deaj near Ferryville are Mrs.
Maria Finley, aged 70 years; John Fin
ley, her grandson; Miss Rose Finley,
daughter of Mrs. Finley; Mrs. John
Daley, of Atlantic, la., sister of Rose
Finley; Charles McManus, an Infant,
and a farm laborer, name unknown.
The wires are down to Lansing and
particulars of the casualties there have
not been received.
An eight-mile strip from a point two
miles east of Ferryville to a point three
iles east, near the village of Eneca.
was swept clear, and every farmhouse
was wrecked or damaged. The storm
was at its worst at tne larm nome
of James Finley, where his mother,
son and two sisters, one of whom had
just come home on a visit, were killed.
Finley himself sustained two broken
legs and his wife was seriously in
jured.
Thirty persons were injured, several
of whom are in hospitals in La Crosse
in a serious condition.
MEXICAN HALTS FOOD CARS
Aid From America Not Needed and
Forbid, Says General.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 13. When
a car of corn and a car of beans, pla
carded with emblems of the American
Red Cross, were made ready in Eagle
Pass today for shipment to Monclova,
General Rosallo Hernandez refused to
permit the cars to cross the border.
Hernandez informed J. C. Weller, spe
cial agent of the Red Cross, that not
only were relief supplies not needed,
but would not be allowed to enter.
TRIESTE BEING PILLAGED
Austrian Town Without Bread and
Meat Sells at $ 1 a Pound.
UDINE, Italy, via Paris, June 13.
News received here today from Trieste
says that the entire Austrian town is
in the hands of pillagers.
Meat is selling at $1 a pound. There
is no bread and the population is living
on vegetables and fruit from Istria.
AIRMAN ACTS UPSIDE DOWN
Panama-Pacific Exposition Visitors
See Sew Performance.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13. "Art"
Smith, the aviator, flying above the
Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds
today, looped the loop with his aero
plane upside down.
This is said to have been the first
time the feat was ever performed.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 71
degrees; minimum, 00 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly wind.
War.
Karl II. von Wlesand describes Prtemyil
immediately arter recapture by A-ustro
German armies. Page
Italians overcome great obstacles In march
across frontier. Page
Russians capture more than 15.00O Auatro-
Oermam. Page 4.
Revolt plot in India is revealed. Page 4.
foreign.
Berlin press divided on what reply to United
t-iai.ee anouia oe. page 1.
Death of Countess of Cardigan recalls ro
mantic chapters of Kngiian social his
tory. Pafi 2. .
National,
O arn son to have opportunity to strengthen
National defense, with Bryan out of.
cabinet. Page S.
Wilson's plea that Bryan's resignation -would
oe suoject to mtseonstruciion by Germany
ignored d fceeretary. Pago 1.
Domestic.
Change In Mexican policy 'encourasres suf
fragists in effort to win President. Page -4.
Picturesque cattleman of early days in Ore
gon and Idaho visits exposition. Page i.
Chinese Commissioners drop dignity at hear
ing own voices in liaison machine.
Page 3.
Great strike of Chicago traction employes
cauea at mianignt. page J
Storm kills 12 in Wisconsin and Iowa.
Page 1.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland -S.
t-alt Lake 1 -4 ; can b ran Cisco J-t. Oak
land O-U; Venice 3-3. Los Angeles
tsecond game 13 Innings). Page 10.
City League results: Maroons 1, Redmen 0;
Monarch S. Sell wood 3. Page 10.
Portland Golf Club team defeats Eugene
players. Page 11.
Pacific Northwest.
Bishop Sumner preaches baccalaureate ser
mon at Eugene. Page 6.
University of Oregon may abandon inter-coU
iegiate atnietics. Page 0.
Finance and Industry.
Federal Reserve Board provides for ith
drawal of state banks. Page S.
A. C. Shute, of Hillsboro. talks on rural
banking at Francisco convention.
Page b.
Fort lan d an d Vicinity.
Dr. Marcotte announces decision to remain
with Westminster Church. Page 7.
Veterans are guests of Naval Militia aboard
cruiser Boston. Page 14.
Campaign of Associated Charities to raise
owu is renewed and l-u donation re
ceived. Page 9.
Movie fans approve programmes. Page 1.
Mormon church Is dedicated. Page 9.
Children's day observed in many Portland
churches. Page 6.
Universal peace depends on training chil
dren of today to view all killing as
wrong, says Miss Grace Do Graff. Page .
Six girls who entered kindergarten together
hear sermon as first graduates of 1m
maculata Academy. Page 14.
Portland today joins nation-wide tribute to
flag. Page 14. '
Two highwaymen hold ap Oregon City cars,
get several hundred dollars. Page 1.
Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, prominent vocalist,
dead. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 11.
Joshua W. Alexander, author of ship-purchase
bill, to address Chamber of Com
merce today. Page IX
Danger of Misconstrue
tion Pointed Out
FULL TEXT OF NOTE SEEN
Secretary Urged by President
to Reconsider.
EFFECT IS DISREGARDED
Washington Takes Heart From Tone
of German Press and Detects
Indications of Modification
of Submarine Campaign.
WASHINGTON, June. 13. Secretary
Bryan had gone today to Old Point
Comfort, Va.; and little comment on his
statement of yesterday that the latest
American note to Germany was
changed after he had decided to
resign was obtainable in official quar
ters. It was noted, however, that al
though Mr. Bryan referred to the sof
tening of the note after his resignation.
he said he did not consider that the
document had been changed sufficiently
to cause him to withdraw his resigna
tion.
While the White House anu State
Department are not making any com
ment on Mr. Bryan's utterances, per
sons close to the President who were
n a position to know the details con
cerning the shaping of the note placed
emphasis on the time and manner of
Mr. Bryan's retirement.
Effect Ignored by Secretary.
These declared that not only was the
note shown to Mr. Bryan in its final
form, but the President himself had
expressed a hope at his farewell meet
ing with Mr. Bryan an hour before the
note was cabled that some way could
be found to make unnecessary the Sec
retary's resignation, especially because
of the possible misconstruction in Ger
many of the change at this time.
Comment by the press of Europe on
the recent American note to Germany
attracted much attention in official
and diplomatic quarters here today and
in the absence concerning the probable
attitude of the German government it
was the chief subject for speculation.
Officials Are Encouraged.
The editorials of the German press
were read with particular interest by
officials, who drew much encourage
ment from the references to the friend
ly tone of the American note. High
officials have felt that if a spirit
of friendliness could be maintained
throughout the negotiations, the efforts
of the United States to convince Ger
many of the legality of the American
position ultimately would be successful.
The careful phrasing of the last
American note is known to have had
the purpose of stating the demands of
the United States very earnestly, but
in such a fashion as would not niak
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Column 5.)
I NEITHER! j
Soprano Singer Known for Wonder
ful Voice and . Many Philan
thropic Deeds.
Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, for years
known as one of Portland's leading
vocalists, died at midnight last night at
her home, 130 North Nineteenth street,
after a long illness brought about by
nervous breakdown.
Cause of her death is attributed to
heart disease, . although her illness is
said to have originated" two years ago
when, in singing for philanthropic
work, she took upon herself too great
a burden and suffered A nervous break
down. About a year ago an automobile
she was driving1 struck a boy and
the worry of this soon made her 111
and she never -recovered. Mrs. Bauer
gradually grew worse and had been in
bed for three months prior to her
death.
Mrs. Bauer is survived by her hus
band. Cecil Bauer, a prominent attor-
Mrs. Rom Bloch Bauer, Prominent
Portland Vocal int. Who Died Last
Night.
ney; her parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. Bloch,
both of Portland; a sister. Mrs. I. L.
White, and two sisters-in-law, Emily
Francis Bauer, noted music critic, of
New Tork City, and Marion Bauer,
widely-known pianist, of New York
City. .
Mrs. Bauer was 42 years old and lived
all her life in Portland, save when she
was studying abroad or In the East.
She went to Europe with her parents
and studied under noted masters there
when at girl of 17 and later went to
New Tork City for further study.
Her' wonderful soprano voice soon
gained for her an offer on the grand
opera stage, but this she declined, de
claring she would not give up her home
life. Her married life was an especially
happy one and her love for Portland
was almost an obsession. Several
times, in fact every few years, since
her marriage, she went to New York
and coached under the leading teach
ers there. . Her work In Portland placed
her 'in the foremost rank, both as a
singer and as a teacher.
Many of her pupils have gained wide
fame.
Mrs. Bauer was noted as much for
her philanthropy as for her wonderful
singing. She sang yearly for the old
soldiers and her rendition of "The Star-
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Money Demanded at
Point of Pistol.
HATS PASSED TO PASSENGERS
Highwaymen Fire Shots
Frighten Victims.
to
$100 OR MORE IS TAKEN
Conductors Forced to Surrender
Day's Receipts; 50 or More Trav
elers Forced to Deliver Up
Cash; Partner Qnits at Crisis.
The Oregon City Electric train which
left Portland at 10:30 o'clock last night
was heldU.up by two armed men at 11:10
o'clock between Vinyard and Glen Echo
stations, about 10 miles south of Port
land and loot estimated at $100 to $500
taken.
After firing three shots through the
roof of one of the cars and another shot
through the floor to frighten the pas
sengers and crew, the highwaymen
took between $35. and $50 from the
train crew and an unknown amount
of money and Jewelry from the passen
gers. Hold-Xp Practically Single-Banded.
The-hold-up was practically executed
by one man, his partner getting "cold
feet" shortly after they began and. while
the passengers were disgorging their
money and valuables.
The scene of the holdup is between
eight and. ten miles from Portland. The
two men, one about 35 years old.
smooth-shaven and wearing a salt arid
pepper suit, and the other a younger
man, boarded the train at Vinyard.
After the train had taken on speed
they nulled red handkerchief masks
over their faces and seized the con
ductor, P. Tye. Shoving a revolver
into his face, they forced him
to give up his money, which is esti
mated at $35 to $45. The leader of the
duo took station at the front of the
forward car and made the conductor
take his hat, pass it among the pas
sengers and return the valuables to
him. It was during this operation that
the confederate became frightened and
jumped from the car and disappeared
in the darkness.
Operation Repeated In Rear Car.
When the first car was rifled, the
highwayman backed into the rear car
and single-handed, repeated the opera
tion, firing a shot to frighten the pas
sengers there. He obtained $15 or $20
from the conductor, J. E. Gates, of this
car and an un estimated sum from the
passengers. There were 50 or more
passengers in the two cars.
When he had accomplished his pur
pose the highwayman ordered the car
stopped at Glen Echo, alighted and
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Prospective Participants In Conflict
Barred Outright, 'Visitors
Are Circumscribed.
NEW YORK. June 13. Spec!al)
Persons who intend to go to Europe
during the war are practically barred
from obtaining life insurance from
three of the largest insurance compa
nies in this country, the Mutual Life,
the Equitable Life and the New York
Life, as well as others.
Those who propose to cross the At
lantic to join the fighting forces
cannot get any f insurance whatever,
and even Americans who visit any of
the belligerent countries on business
will not find it possible to find in either
of thee three companies life insurance
wnicn protects them against death re
suiting from the causes of war unless
special provision is made'.
Charles A. Peabody, president of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, said
today: "We will not insure any per
son who goes to Europe for the pur
pose of fighting. Of course we will in
sure Americans who do not go to take
part in the war, but if the- insured
should meet death from any cause of
war, such as the sinking of a vessel by
a submarine, then the insurance would
not be paid."
RUSSIANS BOMBARD PORT
Several Turkish Vessels Sunk, Says
Petrograd Report. (
PETROGRAD, via London. June 13.
Russian torpedo-boats on the night of
June 10 destroyed the buildings of the
Turkish seaport of Samsun, on the
Black Sea, according to an official
statement given out in Petrograd under
date of June 12. Many Turkish boats,
the, announcement says, were sunk.
The text of the statement reads:
"On the night of June 10 our torpedo
boats had an engagement with the ex-
German cruiser Breslau and caused her
some damage.
"At Samsun our torpedo-boats de
stroyed the buildings of the port and
sank many of the enemy's boats."
STOLEN SKUNKS TRAILED
Police on Scent of 14 Animals
Taken From Kansas Farm.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan., June 13.
Corporal Jonah Jones, of the Military
Prison Guard, has reported tp the po
lice that some desperate thief stole
it fine skunks from his skunk farm.
The police say that they are on the
scent.
The corporal raises skunks as a side
line and finds it very profitable. He
has received as high as $5 for some
skins and the animals taken were his
finest breeders. He thinks it ought
to be a comparatively easv thing to
locate the guilty person.
CANADA MOBILIZES ALIENS
Six Thousand Italians and Montene
grins to Be Trained.
OTTAWA. Ont., June 13. Frepara
tory to leaving for theif countries,
where they will take up arms against
Germany and her allies, nearly 6000
Montenegrin and Italian reservists now
in Canada, will be mobilized at the con
centration camp at Three Rivers, Que
bec, according to an official statement
issued 'by the military department to
night.
Canadian officers will supervise the
training of the reservist.
Sunday's War Moves
3 OTH in the Baltic provinces and
U along the Dniester River heavy
fighting continues between the Rus
sians and Austro-Germans. without.
however, any material change in the
situation. The movement forward and
backward of the battle lines in the
Baltic provinces is almost continual,
and each side at various times has held
an advantage.
In Galicia the scene of the fighting
has changed. The Germans, balked In
their effort to reach Lemberg from
the south, have begun an attack on
the Russians on the River San, north
of Przemysl, and along the Dniester,
in Southeastern Galicia. and In their
report tonight claim to have been suc
cessful in both sections.
The movement in the southeast re
sembles that which failed farther up
the Dniester, at Zurawna, but is on
a wide scale. The right wing of the
Austro-German army is only 20 miles
from the Russian frontier, while its
left wing reaches as far as Halicz,
where many attacks have been de
livered against a bridgehead. The cen
ter of the operations is Kolomea, from
which point the main attacks which
have carried the Teutonic allies across
the Dniester in several places are be
ing launched.
Simultaneously the Germans are pro
ceeding with their attack on the Rus
sian center on the River Rawka, west
of Warsaw, whej-e they also have been
successful, according to their report.
In the western zone, artillery en
gagements are in progress from the
sea to the Woevre, and even beyond
that district, with here and there In
fantry fighting.
With Monfalcone and Gradlsca In
their hands, the Italians have begun
an attack on Gorz. farther up the
Isonzo River, and one of the Austrians
most strongly fortified frontier posi
tions. The Italians already have cut
the communications to the north and
south of the town, so that It now de
pends entirely on the difficult moun
tain road to the eastward.
Local Unions Ignore
National Officials.
WHOLE CITY TO BE TIED UP
All Surface and Elevated Cars
Are Affected.
HOTEL ROOM AT PREMIUM
Downtown Concerns Prepare for
Condition of Siege Major Prom
ises Full Police Protec
tion to Resuming Lines.
WHAT CHICAliO TRACTION
STRIKE MEANS.
Number persons depending
upon surface lines for transpor
tation, 2.400.000.
On elevated lines, 600.000.
Number surface cars operated
daily, 3125.
Elevaed cars. 1518.
Number of rides daily Sur
face lines, 3.044,650; elevated
lines, 712,000.
CHICAGO, June 13. (Special.) Chi
cago's business life, already running at
low ebb because of the prolonged car- ,
penters' painters', lathers' and other
building trades' strikes, is to suffer
still further by a strike on all street
cars, surface and elevated. Negotia
tions which have been pending for two
weeks were suddenly terminated tonight
by the Chicago officers of the street
car unions and a peremptory strike or
der was issued, effective at midnight.
Officials of the street railway com
panies assert that this is in violation
of a pledge that 24 hours' warning
would be given. W. D. Mahon, the in
ternational president: Mayor Thompson
and the company officials were work
ing out a satisfactory solution of the
entire trouble when the local officials
took the entire matter out of the hands
of Mahon and ca'lled the strike.
Union Fend Is Cause.
This is the result of a long-standing
feud between the local and interna
tional officials.
The companies now pay 23 to 32 cents
an hour, requiring five years' service
to attain the maximum. There is also
double pay for overtime.
The men demand 33 cents the first
year and 36 cents thereafter and some
radical changes in the number of work
ing hours. They submitted, as a basis
for arbitration, a plan that would bind
the companies to an extra expenditure
of $1,100,000 before the latter could
name an arbitrator. They also de
manded, in advance, several pledges re
garding working hours and other con
cessions. They also insisted on nam
ing two of the three arbitrators.
Mayor'a Advice Rejected.
The companies submitted a counter
proposition, offering to arbitrate every '
question, guaranteeing the men against
loss in wages or conditions as a result
of arbitration. The companies offered
to let Mayor Thompson select five men
from whom a referee would be chosen.
The men refused to consider this prop
osition and ordered the strike forth
with. A final conference was held In the
Mayor's office tonight. The Mayor
summoned the officers of the Chicago
local unions and laid before them the
tentative proposition made by the com
panies, which was to be in effect during
arbitration. The Mayor told them
bluntly that this was a fair proposi
tion, supported by the press and public
of the city, and they could take it or
leave it, but he warned them that if
they would not consider the proposition
the entire police strength of the city
would be used to maintain order.
Police to Guard Cua.
This means that the cars will be oper
ated under police protection and that
rioting and attacks on passengers and
property of the companies will be se
verely dealt with.
The companies are preparing to man
all cars as rapidly as the strikers leave.
It is said that they have 10,000 men In
readiness for this work. It is certain,
however, that there will be great dis
order. Preparations were hastily made to
night by big commercial and other con
cerns employing large numbers of per
sons to get them to and from their
work. For this purpose they have
rented hundreds of automobile trucks
and other cars. Identification slips
have been issued and a schedule given
each employe, telling when cars will
pass their homes. By presenting their
identification slips they will be trans
ported to and from the city.
The telephone company has arranged
to house 200 or more of its girl em
ployes at downtown hotels.
Hotel Accommodations at Premium.
All downtown hotel space is already
at a premium, as many persons living
far out will not attempt the trip home.
It is understood all the steam roads
running to the suburbs will inaugurate
an all-night service beginning tomor
row. This will take care of thousands
who travel after 10 o'clock at night.
The newspapers will take care of their
employes by fitting up their delivery
trucks for passenger service.
All police vacations have been can
celed and every man has been sum-
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