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K VOL,. TJY. NO. 1 7,022. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V BERLIN ADOPTS PACIFIC TONE Compliance With American Note Held Possible. ARMS SHIPMENTS DEFENDED Conciliatory Articles Appear in German Papers Said to Have Empire's Support. CONFLICTS NOT SOUGHT Writer Urges Diplomats to Stand Against "Whip-the-World" Enthusiasts. BERLIN, via London, June 14. The Lokal Anzeiger prints a noteworthy article on German-American relations by its general director, Eugene Zim merman, which, coming on the heels of Friday's conciliatory article, is taken to mean that influential representa tives of politics and business are standing behind this paper and ex erting their efforts for a German American understanding. "President Wilson," says Herr Zim merman, "desires nothing more and nothing less than an understanding between Germany and England con cerning the forms of maritime war fare, which, at the same time, will insure the safety of American pas sengers. The task is not light, con sidering the development of naval war, but it can be solved if all inter ests display good wilL" Safety to Passengers Considered. A new form might be given to naval warfare, Herr Zimmerman continues, on the basis that passengers on ships with special marks of identification and sailing under the government guarantee that they are unarmed, should receive proper consideration at the hands of submarine commanders. The compromise must also involve the withdrawal of the British Admiralty's instructions to merchantmen to., at tack and ram submarines on sight. The article ventures to indicate for the first time to the German public there may be a second side to the question of arms on which? the press has been for months harping. -Herr Zimmerman pays his respects to what he terms typewriter heroes, who, far from the front, are preaching war to the knife against everybody and con cludes: New Conflicts Not Wanted. "We wish to write with blood and iron, but just because we are fearless and determined we may look for pos tible ways by which to arrive at an understanding with America. We need not close up our department of in coming and outgoing declarations of war, which heretofore has worked nobly, but it seems to me that we can curtail the output somewhat without incurring a reputation for excessive caution." The editor of the Tageblatt, Theo dor Wolff, also publishes an article in favor of a policy aimed at. the avoid ance of new conflicts and the bringing in of new adversaries. He urges a suitable method for giving German di plomacy adequate authority and pres tige at home to stand firm against "jingo and whip-the-world enthusi asts," the creation of an advisory council to the Foreign Office, in which former Ministers and Secretaries of Foreign Affairs, Ambassadors and leading members of Parliament should have seats. Ship Examination Suggested. The Frankfurt Nachrichten proposes as a method for modifying the hard ships of submarine warfare that the United States Government consent to the stationing of German commission ers in American ports to examine ships sailing for Europe, so that those which carry no armaments, muni- tions or troops may be exempt from attack by German submarines. The newspaper cites as a precedent for such action the fact that similar commissioners are maintained by the s British government in various neutral countries, to examine and certify with regard to cargoes bound to neutral ports. The Berliner Tageblatt expresses its (Concluded on i'age 3. Column 1; GERMAN REPRISAL IN PRISONS ENDS ALL. BRITISH CAPTIVES TO BE TREATED ALIKE. Teutons Discontinue Retaliatory Measures When Submarine Crews Are Not Confined In England. BKRLIN, via London. June 14. As a result of the stopping of the exceptional treatment which was being: accorded German cubmarlne-boat prisoners in England reprisals against an equal number of British officers, prisoners in Germany, have been discontinued. Germany today notified the American Embassy that the British officers who were selected for retaliatory treat ment here would, like the submarine prisoners in England, hereafter be con fined with the other prisoners of war and given the same treatment. "With this incident out of the way it is hoped that the negotiations be tween Great Britain and Germany for the release of enemy civilians who are incapacitated for military service, which was interrupted when the cap tured crews of submarines were placed in confinement, may be resumed. The negotiations at that time were vir tually complete. Arthur J. Balfour, the new secre tary of the - British Admiralty, an nounced June 9 that German sub marine prisoners thereafter would, be treated exactly as all other German prisoners in England. Great Britain shortly after the commencement of Ger many's submarine blockade held the captured crews of the submarines apart from other German prisoners, and it was intimated that these men were to be dealt with with particular severity after the war. Germany alleged they were being maltreated, and certain British officer prisoners in Germany were selected for treatment of equal harshness. Representatives of the American Embassies In Berlin and Lon don recently visited these prisoners and. reported on the treatment that was being accorded them. ALL MISSOURIANS INVITED Speaker Clark Asks Everyone in State to Daughter's Wedding. MONTGOMERY, Mo., June 14. All Missouri today was invited to attend the wedding of Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of Speaker Champ Clark, of the National House of Representatives, and James M. Thomson, of New Or leans, which will take place at Honeyshuck," the Clark home at Bowling Green, Mo"., June 30. The general Invitation issued here by Wallace Bassford, Speaker Clark's secretary, read: "As it has been found utterly impos sible to issue individual invitations, all Missourians are invited." VILLA WILL ADMIT FOOD Safe Conduct of American Tied Cross Supplies Ordered. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. June 14. Gen eral Francisco Villa tonight gave as surances to United States authorities that he would "do all in his power to assist in the distribution of food sup plies to deserving civilians," according to a message from Eagle Pass. It said that General "Villa had re versed the order of General Rosalio Hernandez and ordered safe conduct for Red Cross supplies destined for Mon clova. RECEIVERS TO EQUIP ROAD Petition for 4000 Cars for Hock Is land Filed in Court. CHICAGO, June 14. New equipment on an extensive scale for the Chicago, Rock-Island & Pacific Railroad has been decided upon by the receivers. Judge Carpenter, in the Federal Court, will be asked to approve the purchase of 4000 freight cars, which will cost between J3.300.000 and 14,000.000. ine court win rule on the precise method of financing the purchases. ST. LOUIS FLAG IS BIGGEST Emblem, 150 by 7 8 Feet and Weigh ing lno Pounds, Given City. ST. LOUIS. June 14. What is de scribed as the largest United States flag was presented to t'.ie City of St. Louis during the flag day celebration here today. The emblem is 150 feet by 78 feet and weighs 400 pounds. It was giver to the city by the Mil lion Population Club. In a recent parade 150 men and 60 boy scouts were required to carry it. KING C0NSTANT1NE WEAKER Temperature Remains High and Respiration Is Heavy. LONDON, June 14. Reuter'a Athens correspondent, telegraphing tonight, says: "Tonight's bulletin says that the general weakness of King Constan tino continues. His temperature this evening was 99.14, pulse 100 and res piration 20." FIREMEN CLIMB 200 FEET Thousands at Exposition Cheer Men Fighting Blaze. SAN FRANCISCO, June 14. Fire which did small damage caused fire men to scramble nearly 200 feet up steel girders to the roof of the Palace of Machinery at the Panama-Pacific Ex position today. Thousands of persons applauded their dangerous work. VILLA ASKS PEACE AS WILSON DESIRES Situation Now Depends on General Carranza. SELF ESTEEM IS LAID ASIDE Prompt Discussion of Govern ment Reorganization Urged. FREE ELECTION IS WANTED Northern Chief Says He Wants No Power, "Except by Vote of People-; Washington Officials Pleased by Movement. WASHINGTON, June 14. The United States was formally notified today by General "Villa, on behalf of the Mexican convention forces, that he had tele graphed General Carranza urging a conference for the restoration of peace and constitutional government in Mexico. This step is the first tangible devel opment resulting from President Wil son's recent warning to all Mexican factions that, unless they came to an agreement among themselves soon, some other means would be employed by the United States to relieve the suf fering population from further devas tations of the military element. On General Carranza's . reply depends the next move in the situation. Stress Laid on "Warning. The announcement that General Villa had initiated a movement for peace was received with satisfaction in official quarters. Enrique C. Uorente, Washington representative of the Villa-Zapata coalition, called on Secretary Lansing with a copy of the Villa telegram to Carranza and a long note from General Villa replying to President Wilson's recent pronounce ment of policy. The note referred appreciatively to the President's efforts and outlined the purposes of the Villa-Zapata lead ers to bring about a reconciliation with the Carranzistas. In the message to Carranza dated June 11 and sent direct from the camp of the northern General at Aguas Ca lientes to the First Chief at Vera Cruz, stress is laid on President Wilson's warning that the United States would be obliged to "decide on other meas ures should a coalition of the factions prove futile." General Villa says: Self Eateem Laid Aside. "In our opinion this declaration in volves two principles, which may frus trate the ends of the revolution and impair our sovereignty. First, the Cientificos, with any other group, might again enthrone themselves with American assistance. Second, should the people not submit to this. the American Government might have re- fOoneluded on Paaro 2. Column 1.) NOW W f 7 iU.r tk . jifrery INDEX OF TODArS NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 77.0 degrees; minimum, 52.0 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwest winds. War. German submarines destroy three merchant men and fourth la sunk by mine. Page 2. Sixteen thousand Russians captured. Page 2. Germany quits reprisals against. British in prison camps. Page 1. 1'oreiga. Berlin adopts more pacific tone. Fag 1. Mexico. Villa asks for peace, in . accordance wltlj President WlUon's note. Page 1. National. Supreme Court again upholds entrymen in Lewis County case. Page 2. F. Drew Caminettl loses appeal to Supreme Court, - Page 3. Domestic Chicago paralyzed by streetcar strike. Page 1. liov-ernor of Georgia hears arguments in Leo Frank case. I'ago 3. Witness-tampering virtually is charged against Naval Academy superintendent. Page 0. Prompt preparedness is declared America's urgent need. Page 1. Sport. aicCredie says Beavers will finish first "or second. Page 10. New York Yankees go into first division by defeating at. Louis twice. Page 10. University of Oregon alumni almost unani mous in declaring against abolishing in tercoKcgiate athletics. Page lO. Pacific Northwest. McMinnville host to Grand Army veterans and auxiliary organizations. Page 5. Shanlko druggist sentenced over phone by Judge at The Dalles, 60 miles away. Page 1. Lumbermen propose combine for export trade. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. New egg-grading rules are lot effect In local market. Page 15. Heavy run and lively trading at stockyards. Page 15. Minor issues are feature of trading in Wall street. Page 15. Porto Rico put In direct commercial com munication with Portland. Page 1. Portland 'and Vicinity. Nearly one-fourth of $5000 reeded by Asso. elated Charities U raised. Page 15. Leah Cohen, Portland girl, wins applause at Empress, page 7. Wild Western skits give thrills at Pantages. Page 7. W. K. Schaeffer, 21, drowned when canoe riding swells capsizes. Page 1L Two suspects In holdup of Oregon City ears make dash and are captured. Page 16. Persons of all estates today pay tribute to memory of Rose Bloch Bauer. Page U. A. H. Lea confirms report he will refuse place as Game Warden. Page 4. Masons of state open sessions. Page 12. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 12. Elsie Ferguson in "The Outcast." at Heilig, touches heart of audience. Page 4. OREGON BEATS ALL AT FAIR Record Set in Number of Medals Won; Orchards and Farms Rule. SAN FRANCISCO. June 14. Oregon has set a record in the number of prizes and the state and its individual exhib itors have carried off at the Panama Pacific Exposition. Most of them have been in the department -of" horticul ture and agriculture. In both of these fields the stone has won a grand prize. In addition to those, individual exhibitors have been awarded three medals of honor. 23 gold medals, 69 silver medals and 89 bronze medals. Among the awards was the grand prize for forage. ROBBER GIVES BACK NICKEL Highwayman Refuses to Take Last Five Cents of George Healy. A lone nickel aroused the sympathy of a robber who held up George Healy, who resides at Fourteenth and Glisan streets, as he reached Thirteenth and Glisan streets while going home last night. The five-cent piece was returned to Healy by the highwayman. GREECE IS PERFORMING ON THE QUICK PREPARATION DECLARED URGENT Notables of 25 States Plead for Defense. BREATH ABATED IN CRISIS Ex-Secretary of War Says At lantic Is Only Protection. PERIL HELD POSSIBLE SOON America Declared Pledged to Use Force "Unless Attacks on Citizens Are landed by Germany, Which Is Severely Scored. NEW YORK. June 14. Better mili tary and naval preparedness on the part of the United States was urged here tonight by speakers of National prominence at a mass meeting at Car negie Hall under the auspices of the National Security League, which today began, a two-day peace and preparation conference at which 25 states were represented. The speakers included Jacob M. Dickinson and Henry I Stimson. ex Secretaries of War; Charles J. Bona parte, ex-Attorney-General; Judge Al ton B. Parker, honorary vice-president of the league, and Dr. Lyman Abbott. Prompt Defense Move Desired. In introducing Judge Parker as chairman of the meeting S. Stanwood Menken, president of the league, said the conference desired to inquire into the necessary steps which should be taken for an Immediate adequate Na tional defense. Judge Parker declared that the present European war has taught this country that what was preparedness two years ago is not preparedness now. "We are now faced with the ques tion," he said, "whether we are In a position to protect our rights. We need not fear a growth of militarism, but we must have an Army and Navy large enough to protect us in our posses sions. - Demands Regarded Seriously. "We are not prepared to withstand a large power. An attack may be long delayed, but now we are following the President with bated breath, while he makes his demands on Germany and Mexico." Judge Parker said that this country has learned the value of airships and submarines and asked if any reason able person could object to our spend ing enough money to protect ourselves from any foe. "This movement," continued Judge Parker, "is to awaken the people to the fact that we need protection to avoid calamity, to show Congress that the people of this country have deter mined to spend a little to preserve the country for their children and grand children." Mr. Stimson opened his address by (Concluded on Page 3, Column 2.) BRINK. COURT HEARS PLEA ON 60-MILE PHONE ACCUSED DRUGGIST ADMITS AND IS SENTENCED OVER WIRE. Shaniko Pharmacist Waives Right to Appear at Trial and Takes Fine for Law Violation. THE DALLES, Or., June 14. (Spe cial.) The long-distance telephone was put to a novel use today by C. P. Wil son, proprietor of a Shaniko, Or, drug store. Wilson had been arrested on a charge of conducting a pharmacy with out a registered druggist. He had been ordered to appear in the local Justice Court today. He did not want to come to this city, so he pleaded guilty over the telephone. Justice Ehrsam, at one end of the line in his office at the courthouse, "heard" the case with Wilson at the other end, 60 miles away. The defendant was told that the law provides that he should appear in court in person or by repre sentative. "I'll waive that right," said Wilson. "I plead guilty, your honor, and will stand by your decision." "All right," replied Judge Ehrsam, "you are fined $100 and costs." GREEK PRINCE HINTS PLANS War Party's Victory Settles Future, Says George. ROME, via Paris, June 15. "The elec tion will show the will and opinion of j the people in regard to our national ideals and the means for realizing them," was the declaration of Prince George of Greece, discussing the in ternal situation of his country. "We are on the eve of an understand ing between M. "Venizelos and M. Gounaris," he continued, "which will settle the future attitude of Greece." ATHENS, via Paris. June 15. "Re turns from the general election show that ex-Premier Venizelos' adherents (the war party) have returned a ma jority everywhere except in Mace donia. MACKINAW TOWED TO PORT Vessel Disabled on May From Sun Francisco Reaches Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., June 14. (Special.) The Dollar line steamer Mackinaw ar rived this morning nearly nine days from San Francisco in tow of the tug Dauntless. Soon after leaving the Bay City, the Mackinaw ran into heavy weather, and she was tossed about like a cork. Her engines became par tially disabled and her condensers blocked, and one tank of oil was pumped overboard to quiet the waves while an effort was made to repair the ma chinery. The Mackinaw proceeded from here under her own steam to Portland, where she is under charter to M. H. Houser to load grain for Europe. O'SHAUGHNESSY IS BACK Secretary of American Embasy at Vienna Called to Washington. NEW YORK. June 14. Nelson O'Shuughnessy, who was the United States official representative in Mexico in the critical days that preceded the taking of Vera Cruz, and was later assigned to the American embassy at Vienna, reached New York today aboard the Cunard liner Orduna, in response to cable instructions from Washington to report to the Secretary of State. Mr. O'Shaughnessy sailed from this port September 9, last, for Vienna, where he was secretary of the Ameri can embassy. He declined to comment upon the significance of his recall. CONVERTS AT FAIR IS AIM Evangelistic Meetings Held Nightly in Huge Wooden Tabernacle. PAN FRANCISCO, June 14. Nightly evangelistic meetings in a temporary wooden tabernacle, seating 6000, begin ning with a sermon tonight by Dr. James A. Francis, of Boston, have been announced by the committee of one hundred. Noted evangelists and chorus lead ers will conduct the services until the close of the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion. Dr. John Macneil, formerly with Dwight L. Moody, and Professor B. F. Stout, leader of Gipsy Smith's chorus several years ago, are among those who will lead the services. SCOUT PONY RIDER DEAD Major George F. Asbory, One of Last, Passes Away at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 14. With the death here today of Major George V. Anbury, 62 years old. passed away one of the last of the scout pony riders and wagon bosses of frontier days. He made his first trip across the plains to Oakland. Cal., at the age of 17. and later served under Kit Carson and Colonel James Rridger until the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. DEMOCRATS WIN PORTUGAL General Election Passes 'Without Disorders, Revolutionists Losing. LISBON, via Paris. June It. The general elections held Sunday passed without disorder. Returns from Lisbon assure a ma jority to the Democrats and a minority to the revolutionists. Reports from the provinces gave similar results. CHICAGO WORKERS TRUDGE STREETS Autos and Trains Fill Streetcars' Place. JITNEYS APPEAR EVERYWHERE Strikebreakers Being Rushed In by Companies. BOTH SIDES STAND FIRM Sympathetic Walkout by Chicago Federation of Labor Is Serious Factor "Which Threatens Po lice Prepare for Trouble. CHICAGO. June 14. (Special.) Chi cago met a complete tieup of its sur face and elevated railway lines today with a smiling face. The hundreds of thousands of work ers went to and from work the best way they could. Thousands of auto mobiles and hundreds of suburban trains combined to fill in the void caused by lack of streetcar transpor tation. From boundary to boundary of the city, the spirit of co-operation was broadcast. The telephone was used to transact most business. Only the weather man' failed to do his part. It rained off and on during the day. Better Conditions Promised. The worker also who went home as best he could tonight. jostling and battling through the good-natured mobs, will find conditions alleviated tomorrow. Out of the chaotU condition, sys tem in means of transportation is be ing evolved. The railroads will be pre pared to handle the hundreds of thou sands with clock-like regularity. Jitney buses by the thousands, hastily con verted from everything from the scorned "flivver" to the limousine and from moving van to the hay rack, will be running from practically every car line intersection. Not a wheel turned on the surface lines. Five elevated trains ran from the Sixty-first street terminal of the South Side elevated line around the loop at 15-minute intervals. Only a few patrons rode. They paid no fares. Elevated Service To Be Extended. Tomorrow no surface cars will be running. An attempt will be made to extend the elevated service. There were no signs from either the company or the men of giving way. No peace overtures looking towards a settlement and a return to work were made. Both, sides stood firm and gave out statements indicating they were prepared to fight to the last ditch. A serious feature of the situation was seen tonight when the chief of the strikers conferred with officials of the Chicago Federation of Labor and dis cussed the calling of sympathetic walk outs. As indicating the purpose of the unions to fight to the end International President W. D. Mahon authorized the local unions to draw strike funds from the international organization's , "war chest." Strikebreakers Sent Far. While on the face of 'the situation matters appeared to be deadlocked It was not denied that strikebreakers were being brought from all over ttie country. This is not being done di rectly by the transportation companies, but by labor contractors. The lines themselves were flooded with tele grams from labor and detective agen cies from coast to coast offering men. On top of this there has been some defection from the unions. The labor officials say it amounts to practically nothing. The cars operated today, how ever, were manned by old employes. The police department's strike head quarters, with a strike squad of more than D00 policemen, was established. All stations over the city will be drawn on for the mobilization of this squad. A number of automobiles were placed at the disposal of the squad, and fre quently scouting trips were made. Not an arrest was made. Extra Police Aid Refused. Chief of Police Healy was refused 1000 additional men for 60 days. He appealed to the Council finance com mittee, asking that that number be equipped and also wanted 50,000 rounds of ammunition. His request was re fused. Tonight the State Board of Arbitra tion entered the situation by address ing communications to both the trac tion company officials, the union offi cials and to the public, inviting a re quest that its services be asked. t The strike was the big question be fore the regular meeting of the City Council tonight. Various resolutions looking to a settlement were proposed. One would pledge tho city, which is a partner in the profits of the surface lines, to pay a proportionate share of any advances granted the men. An other suggested that a mediation board of five Aldermen be appointed. Odd Vehicle L'sed. All manner of vehicles wero pressed into service, even roller skates among some of the younger generation, but tens of thousands walked to their places of employment. The great thor oughfares through poorer districts were black with people trudging to work. They overflowed from the sidewalks to the pavement. Tne streets had the ap pearance, except tor the general good (Concluded ou fae 2. column 1.)