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3 r bombs was made today by Mrs. Holt's attorney here. J. E. CockrelL Mrs. Holt previously had denied receiving the letter. In the letter alleged to have been written by Holt to his wife It was said Holt asserted that either the Saxonia or Philadelphia would be destroyed by an explosion July 7. Mr. Cockrell yesterday telegraphed to Cone Johnson, of Tyler. Tex., solic itor for the State Department at Wash ington, a copy of that portion of Holt's letter to his wife detailing the alleged placing of bombs aboard the steam ships. Superintendent of Police Pull man, of Washington, then telegraphed Cockrell: "Cone Johnson transmits to this de partment your Important telegram. Wish you would get In touch with Mrs. Holt and inquire if she knows of any possible person who might have Joined her husband In carrying out his plans about sinking steamers Philadelphia or Saxonia. Wire reply, please." Cockrell said he gave the following to Cone Johnson in the original tele graphic warning about the liners: "Mrs. Holt and Dr. Sensabaugh, her father, and I thought this should be Immediately put' before your depart ment as a precaution, although none of us believe he had any accomplice what ever, or that he has any Information." Mr. Cockrell said he had telegraphed Superintendent of Police Pullman that the family here had. no further infor mation. MONTENEGRINS PUT UP BAIL OF $20,000 tnmioi The Expansion Sale Grows of Necessity There's Every Reason for Its Marked Success Newest Summer Merchandise Deeply Reduced SET HUERTA FREE Washington Indicates Inten tion of Dropping Charge Against Dictator. Joco Mocanovich and P. M. Luburich, Charged With Neu trality Violation, Released. MEWS OF BATTLE AWAITED ENLISTMENTS ARE DENIED Apprehension as to litc of for eign Colony - in Capital Somc wliat ' Relieved by Assur ances Given by Carranza. Man Representing Himself us Per sonal Agent of Holer Sajs lie Only Provides Money So Re bcrvlMs May Reach Canada. TITE MORNING OREGONTAN. TITT7RSDAT, JULT 8, 1015. " GOV m ntriiT ml WASHINGTON. July 7. There were Indications here tonight that the case acainst General Huerta." charged with conspiracy to violate the neutrality of the United States by starting a new Mexican revolution, might be aban doned. Huerta Is due to appear before a United States Commissioner for a hear ing next week. Althougrff officials are reticent, persistent reports are current that there will be no prosecution and that Huerta will agree to leave the Mexican border and take up his resi dence somewhere In the northern part of the United States, to interfere no more in Mexican politics. It was pointed out tonight In official quarters that such a settlement would accomplish the chief end desired by the Government prevention of Huerta's re turn to Mexico to complicate the situa tion there still further. News of the result of Carranza's latest attempt to drive the Zapata gar rison out of Mexico City was awaited with anxiety tonight by officials of the American Government. No word from the fighting has come since it was announced, two days ago, that the Carranza army under General Gonzales, reinforced after its repulse on June 25, had renewed its attack with the expectation of an easy victory. Carranza to Aid Foreigners, Apprehension felt on account of the foreign colony in the capital was some what relieved in th course of the day by the receipt of a dispatch at the State Department from Vera Cruz saying the investing Carranza forces intended to facilitate attempts of foreigners to quit the city and to transmit their messages to the outside world. Measures for the relief of non-combatants in the republic were continued today as far as conditions permitted. Consul-General Hanna at Monterey re ported to the Red Cross that he was feeding 16,000 persons from American relief supplies. Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza's agent in Washington, reiterated in a state ment tonight that in those sections of Mexico over which Carranza had con trol there was no famine danger a.nd "no shortage of foodstuff supplies so serious as to threaten hunger, even to the poorest of our population in the future, immediate or distant." Blocking of Relief Denied. The contention between the Red Cross and officials of Villa's agency here over the attitude of Villa's of ficers toward relief measures resulted in a statement tonight from the agency declaring the Villa forces had offered every aid in their power to alleviate suffering in war-disturbed districts. Miss Mabel Boardnun. of the Red Cross, asserted there had been lack of co-operation by botli Villa- and Car ranza officers to forward supplies, ex cept at such isolated places as Mon terey and Monclova. She added that where co-operation was not forthcom ing the Red Cross, for the time being, would take no action. The Carranza agency announced the receipt of a dispatch declaring the Villa army had been completely routed by the Carranza forces at Villa Carvia, between Monterey and Paredon. Villa forces were said to have suffered lows of 600 killed and wounded. The agency added that a second f tprht near er Paredon also had resulted in a Car ranza success. BESIEGERS D1UTEX BACK COURT FREES DERTOR judge: woi.vertox ordkrs lewis WEHMAXTLG RELEASED. Attempts ' to Capture Mexico City Checked in Outskirts. MEXICO CITY. June 30. by Courier to Vera Cruz, July 6. Repeated at tempts by forces under the command of General Pablo Gonzalez to capture Mexico City have failed and troops under General Zapata and Gonzales Garcia assert that the advance of the Carranza troops has been definitely checked. Despite these assurances, the government's archives and treasury funds have been moved to Cuernavaca, and special trains and streetcars have been kept in readiness to carry away the government officials, many of whom. with Provisional President Chazaro. still are living at the na tional palace. Many wounded soldiers have been brought into the hospitals lor treatment. The outposts of the convention forces are now at Barrientos, on the Grand Canal, Los Reyes and Xochimilco. The advance guards of the Carranza forces penetrated the outskirts of the capital, liberating 400 prisoners from the Peni tentiary and several political refugees from the Tacuba Jail, but later were driven back about three miles. Business in the capital has been paralyzed since the siege operations began, the fear being expressed that there would be a general looting of the city shoruld the constitutionalists succeed in capturing It. Mobs parading the streets call on the inhabitants to fight with the convention troops. Stores dealing in firearms were visited and unsuccessful attempts were mada to batter down the doors. General Eupheinio Zapata, brother of General Kmillano Zapata, has arrived from Cualta with 12,003 men to reinforce the defenders, hut the men are poorly equipped. EUGENE GIRL IS INJURED Six-Year-Old Child Pierced by Ha; Hake in Runaway Accident. EUGENE. Or.. July 7. (Special.) Margaret Jorgensen. 6-year-old daugh ter of Frank Jorgensen. a farmer liv trie five miles west of Eugene, probably was fatally injured early this after noon in a runaway accident. The child was dragged beneath the point of a hay rake for 10J yards or more, when the team of horses which she was driving became frightened at a passing train. The same train brought her to Eugene and she was rushed, to the hospital, where slight hopes of saving her life are enter tained. o Fraud la Foond In Traa.actioa and Judgment, nnd Judge gmym Poller I" Not to Imnrlaon for Deaf. Federal Judge Wolverton. in the United States District Court, yester day ordered the immediate release from the county Jail of Lewis Weismantle. who was arrested under a warrant is sued by Judge Davis, of the State Cir cuit Court, on the allegation that he had contracted a debt by false repre sentations and was concealing his as sets to defraud a Judgment creditor. On this warrant Weismantle has been held In Jail about a week pending his payment of the judgment. The Judg ment was obtained against him by Dr. A. Parrish for a balance of 1660 due on rent. Judge Wolverton held that the debt and Judgment was a releasable claim and not tinctured with misrepresenta tion or fraud, and that the policy of the Government is not to imprison per- ons for debt except in extraordinary cases defined by the Constitution. The hearing consumed much of the fore noon and the better part of the after noon and was bitterly contested, the plaintiff being represented by A. I. Moulton and W. P. Lord and the de fendant appearing by C. J. Srhnabel and J. B. Ofner as counsel. Since Weismantle has been In JalL the plaintiff has had to nay SI a dav to the Sheriff for his board and lodg ing. SPAIN ARMING ITSELF SECRET PREPARATIONS MADE FOR EVENTS FOLLOWING WAR. Projectile Factories Work Day and Mgat and Submarines and Mlnea May Be Bought. MADRID. June- 22. Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The Spanish government recently . has been active in the preparation of military and naval armament. Artillery, small arms and projectile lactones are working night and day, and the Minister of War, de sirous himself of learning their ca pacity, has in the past few days vis ited those at Trabia, Ovideo. Granada ana Seville. Military and naval commissions have left for the United States and Italy for me purpose oi acquiring arms and ammunition, as well as the machinery for their manufacture. There ia talk lso of the acquisition by Spain of several submarines and of large quan tities oi mines ror coast defense pur poses. -tin inese activities art he I no- enn. ducted with " the greatest secrecv. the uuvernmeni naving requested the press to maintain rigid silence on the i.K. Ject. It is said that the motive behind uiese warlike preparations is by no means to enter the present Kurnnesn i-unmci on enner side, but to strength en Spain and to prepare her for an event which may follow the present war. FIREWORKS TO RE GIVEN OAKS DISPLAY TO SIRPASS OXB SHOWN DURING ROSE FETE. With all the nonchalance of tle man of high rank he declares himself to be Joco Mocanovich, who, with P. M. Luburich, was arrested here Tuesday on nstructlons from Federal authorities In Chicago, who charged violation of the United States neutrality laws, yester day handed Assistant United States Attorney Johnson a certified check on the First National Bank of Portland for 110.000 bail for hlmseif and $10,000 for Luburich. They were released. Mocanovich had telegraphed to New York Immediately after his arrest Tuesday for funds to meet the $20,000 bail. He got an answer yesterday morning, showing that he has 193.000 on deposit In a New York bank. His credentials were so good that the First National Bank accepted his personal check for I20.0)j and made ont a cer tified check to the Government. Activity Here la Abandoned. The two are charged with having furnihed Montenegrin reservlxts In America with money to go to Canada and from there to Montenegro to Join the army. They planned to hold a meeting In Portland last night to gather reservists here, but on the ad vice of Assistant United States Attor ney Johnson, who warned them that they had better settle the trouble they are In before stirring up more trouble for themselves, they decided not to do it. They have waived examination for removal to Chicago, and are endeavor ing to have their bail transferred to the Chicago United States Attorney's office, with a hearing set there for August 16. In the meantime, they want to go to San Francisco, where they think they can get a large number of reservists. Violation of Neutrality Denied. Both men declare they are not violating neutrality laws. In that they are confining their ork to unnatural ized Montenegrins only, and are merelv furnishing them money to go to Can ada. They deny attempting to enlist them into the military acrvlra of Montenegro in this country, leavinir the cnusting to te done In Canada. Jloctnovlrh says he was advised hi- Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. Brltlxh Ambas. sador at Washington, that they are not violating the law. He says he Is the personal representative of the King of Montenegro. They ray they have induced 300O Montenegrins to ro to tanaot ror enlistment there. Twelve-Foot Portrait of Prealdenl Wilson, Set Pieces, Bombs and Odditlea to Be Featured. i ne second fireworks display of the uaKs season will be given at the amusement park at 9 o'clock Saturday night. The contract has been given to a fontanel nrm. which promises to outao even the Rose Festival pyro technic exhibition. There will be an entire absence of rockets. Instead special attention will be given to the set pieces, oddities and bombs. The feature of the evening will be a 12-foot square portrait of President Wilson in fire. A number of the set pieces will be of a patriotic character. No grandstand will be erected, but the fireworks will be displayed from the roof of the bathing pavilion, moored in midstream, which will enable them to be visible from any point In the parK. The display is contingent on weather conditions, but given fine weather It will be fired promptly. The exhibitors promise the display to be of the most spectacular description, and assert past exhibitions win be surpassed. PLAN IS EXPOSED BY WIFE Attorney in Texas Telegraphs In formation to Washington. DALLAS. Tex., July 7. Admission that Mrs. Frank Holt received a letter yesterday from her husband intimating that he had planned to blow one or more trans-Atlantic liners with timed JAMAICA DROUTH BROKEN Tobacco and Sujar Flourlli, After Six I -can Years. KINGSTON. Jamaica. July 7. After a period of nearly six years of insuffi cient rainfall there have been fine seas onable rains and the tobacco crop prob ably will be the finest ever reaped on the island. Everything points to sugar crops above the average at next season's cut tings. Oak Grove Club to Meet. The Social Service Club of Oak Grove and Vicinity will meet today at Crystal Lake Park at 2 o clock. A picnic sup per will be served at 8 o'clock, when the husbands of the members will Join the party. 8antiseptic Cures Poison Oak or Ivy Drucfflats refnnd If It fall. lnst&stly relleyet ttrhinff, smarting and lnf lammatloa. D-lia;nlfiUj cooilnj sod Booming, sue. ail aruffui RI-ERVISTS ALLOWED TO ;o Government. However, lo Prosecute Agent Who Have Hern Active. WASHINGTON. July 7. Although Department of Justice officials are con fident they have nipped in the bud a plan to ship large numbers of Monte-, negrins back to their native country to Join the colors, it was said tonight there was no present Intention of prevent ing the departure of Montenegrins who already have been induced to start for Dome. Officials here, therefore, were not surprised to learn that Hi recruits held up In Portland. Or.. Had been al lowed to proceed. It Is said the efforts of the Government are to be directed chiefly toward the conviction on the charge of violation of the neutrality laws or the three or four representa tives of the Montenegrin government charged with Inducing their country men to enlit and return home. Activity of the department leadlnar to these arrests is a part of a general ef fort to prevent enlistments In the United States for the armies of bellig erent European nations. Evidence so far discovered points to violations In enlistments for the British and Monte negrin armies, and Government agents are keeping close watch on reported attempts to recruit for Italy. ord was received today at the de partment that indictments were expect ed in San Francisco against five men charged with securing recruits in the Lnited States for the British army. Of ficials of the British Embassy hold that the return of Englishmen for military service, even where free passage Is ex tended, floes not constitute a violation of United States law unless there Is an actual muster or an engagement to en list across the Atlantic. SERBIAN RESERVISTS LEAVE Balkan War Veterans in Parly on Way to Europe via Canada. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 7. (Spe cial.) Forty-two Serbian reservists. with their destinations the battlefields of Europe, left here this morning for Seattle and from there they probably will go to Canada and take a British cruiser for Europe. Most of the men are young and none of them have families in this country. All are mill workers or woodsmen and many of them have been out of em ployment for some time. The party was gathered together in Aberdeen. Ho quiam and Cosmnpolia. Most of the reservists are veterans of the Ralkan wars. None of them have been in this country for over two years. The youngest of the party Is 19 and the oldest about 50. Whether or not they will be de tained by Federal authorities as Monte negrin reservists have been Is not known. If detention occurs anywhere It will be at Seattle or Bellingham. Serbians here expect no difficulty In leaving the country. EVELYN TO BE TAKEN BACK Sheriff and Depot les Go to Mrs. Thaw's Home to Get Her. NEW YORK. July 7. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw will be brought back here, prob ably Friday, on a body attachment Is sued today and required to appear be fore a Supreme Court Justice and ex plain why she failed to obey a aubpena directing her to testify In the proceed ings yesterday relative to the sanity of her nusoand, Harry Thaw. Mrs. Thaw came here from her Sum mer home at Chateaugay Lake. In the Adirondack's, yesterday, but returned, saying that she was too ill to take the stand and that In any event she did not Intend to testify against her husband. Sheriff Grifenhagen with two depu ties left tonight for Mrs. Thaw's camp with the body attachment. Important Sale of Over 1000 New White Tailored Tub Skirts $1.48, $1.65, $2.78, $3.45, $3.95, $1.95, $2.45, $5.45 Anticipating the demand for washable tailored shirts, w offer the most attractive styles, made from the most popu every woman, a skirt in every size, a skirt in every style o trate one model taken from each special group. At $1.48 .'"'k'ng slcirts of white repp in a gored and flare style with two pockets. At $1.65 Walling skirts of fine white repp cloth in a popular flare style. Made with separate belt, two plaited pockets and pearl button trimmed. At $2.78 Walking skirts of extra fine quality satin striped white pique. Strictly tailored style, flaring effect and two pockets. At $3.45 talking skirts of extra quality white imported pique. Made with double-plaited front, trimmed with white pearl buttons. e have made extraordinary preparations, and will now lar materials, in this great Thursday sale. A skirt for f the day. Anticipate your needs now. Above we illus- At $3.95 Prt -'rt f white golfine in a new and very smart flaring and gored style, two fancy pockets, trimmed with pearl buttons. At $1.95 Skirt of uhite pique in a gored and flare style with plaits down the front, two flap pockets, wide pointed and stitched belt and pearl buttons. At $2.45 skirts of fine wide wale while pique with plait in front finished with fancy pearl buttons, two fane; pockets and detachable belt fastened with straps. At $5 45 Prt 'rt ' white washable velvet corduroy in gored and flarirg style with pockei and separate detachable belt fastened by loops and pearl button trimmed. Third floor s ncv De Miracle The Best Hair Remover Also the cleanliest, most con venient and inexpensive to ue, always ready for use, requires no mixing. Special, 79c Drug Section, First Floor .'.Jail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers crMercKnd.o of cJ Merit Only" Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 Do You Know That the New 1915 Free Sewing Machine Is the Only Machine Guaranteed for Life? Your Old Afachine and $1 WILL BUY ONE $1.C0 a week pays for it. -Second Floor Continuing the Removal Sale of Every Pair of Shoes The House of Middy Blouses Just Received Another Large Express Shipment of Middy Blouses at 98c and $1.25 Made in the regulation style of all white or white with navy blue collars and cuffs some with laced sides others with emblems on the sleeves. Striped Middy Sports Jackets In Style as Illustrated Very Special at $1.75 The style that has been so much in demand by women who know here now in all sizes from 1 6 up to 44 bust measure. Made of striped galatea in dark blue and white, light blue and white, red and white with plain white collar, cuffs and wide belt, with pocket on each side. $2.50 Cretonne Smocks for $1.98 In the short length that is so becoming in a very artistic flowered cretonne design. Gathered and shirred on yoke in both back and front, laced front white belt, collar and cuffs. White Tailored Tub Skirts for Girls Priced Specially at $1.39, $1.49, $2.49, $2.95 and $3.95 Made in the smartest gored and flared styles, with belts and patch or slit pockets, button trimming and tailored stitching. In sizes from 10 to 37-inch length. Fourth Floor In a very short time the shoe de partment will be located in its new home on the second floor to fit tingly celebrate this event we have reduced every pair of shoes in the department, and out they must go, regardless of their former prices. .For W m e n's I Pumps Selling to $4.50. Of g u n- (metal and patent colt , in strap and Colonial $2.95 v in ira leffects Lo u i vamp ' Cuban and I s heels, .r.orl models. All -it and widths. ft $3.95 $4.95 For Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps Selling to $6.00. Pumps of patent colt, of demi-calf with two-toned quarters and heels to match with Louis Cuban heels. Military four-eyelet Oxfords in Russia, patent colt and demi-vamps. Cray and fawn toppings. High-top shoes in patent colt, gunmetal. vici, tan. Russian calf, button and lace styles. All new two-toned toppings. For Shoes and Pumps Selling to $7.50. Shoes in lace and button styles. French and custom made mod els. French and Louis Cuban heels, t.vo-toned effects in fawn, gray and putty-colored toppings. Fox-trot Ox fords and pumps with French and Louis Cuban heels. In all new two-toned and plain effects. Every Pair of Shoes, Pumps and Oxfords in the Juvenile Department Radically Reduced We have grouped several lincswhite nubuck button Oxfords tan calf pumps ankle-strap black velvet pumps ankle-strap pumps of red kid. The small portable style that is used for all outing occasions. Sold Canoe $1.00 down and $1.00 week. No Victrola trip complete without one of these entertaining machines, that will play any records. Price l$15.00 Basement Sizes 2 to 5 for 75c Sizes 8'z to 11 for. . .$1.15 Sizes 6 to 8 for. ..... 95c Sizes 11 to 2 for.. .$1.35 Basement ft i l-ll 'Sports and street models. White Cnincnilla maje 0f eood auain-a xhitc $10.50 Coats chinchilla in a jaunty 32-inch length. Special. $6.95 Third Kliwr. These Smart $15.00 White Golfine Suits, Special $8.95 They have just come in the ideal suits for all kinds of sports wear. Made from an extra fine quality of velvet finished white golfine. made without lining, so they may be easily cleaned and pressed. The jacket is made in the popular 32-inch sports model, with belt and pearl button trimming, two side pockets. The skirt is cut on the very latest gored and flare lines, finished with two fancy pockets, trimmed with pearl buckles to correspond with the jacket. The woman or girl who wants the smartest sports costume lpill find these suits the smartest, newest garments lo be found anywhere. Elsewhere, if they could be found, these suits would sell for $15.00. but the Lip-man-Wolfe price is $8.95. The model on sale is sketched at the left. Third Floor New Wynall Blouses Such Pretty New Waists as These Would Sell Elsewhere at Afuch More Than Our Price Special $1.50 These are our "Wynall" blouses, known throuphout the city for their individuality their fine materials their roomy, well-fittins luics. It is unusual to be able to pur chase a good-looking waist for $1.50. but every cne of our "Wynall waists is made with the same care to detail that is put into expensive blouses. They are made of fine voiles and organdie, some n-ilh touches of embroidery, others allover embroidered effects, with collars of or gandie, embroidery or self materials, trimmings of Oriental and filet laces, novelty buttons, hemstitching and fine tuclc'mgs. Long or short sleeves may be found in the assortment. Many blouses in blacl( and white striped effects, or with the popular poll(a dots. They conn in white and new tan colors, in all sizes. Third Floor