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S TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. 1915. HUNGARIAN WARNS DEFIANT. NEUTRALS Countrymen in America Said to Be Ready to Block Mu . : i nition Shipments. MILLIONS ARE COUNTED ON Telled Threat by Premier Tisza Said to Ilaie Been Designed to Relate Both to Rou mania and TTnited States. LONDON. July 20. (Special.) A special dispatch 'received by the Lon don Post from Budapest, Hungary, says that the government contemplates a mobilization of American-Austrlans and. Hungarians, of whom are tome 6.000.000 in the United States, with the purpose .of interfering with the manu facture of -war material. If the Amer ican Government does not meet the demands of the central empires. One of the members of Count Tisza'a club said: "It is a great mistake on the part of America to believe thatr we are utterly powerless, for If the worst comes to the worst, we have more than 15.000, 000 men, mostly in Eastern states, Ger mans, Austrians and Hungarians, who are ready to menace the business of munition manufacturers." Central Organization Necessary. The Post adds that it is not quite clear what all this means, unless it refers to more incidents of bombs and revolvers, such as came to light in the case of Morgan's assailant. Muenter, who is feted in Vienna and Munich as a German martyr. , There are 2000 Hungarian societies in America that could create trouble and foment strikes, says the Post, but for such an undertaking a central organization is necessary and American authorities may have something to say on that subject. Underground agita tion, on the other hand, will be of lit tle use. Moreover, though there are many thousands of Hungarians em ployed In factories in America turning out war material for England and the allies, and though agents of German organizations are doing their best to Impress them with their ideas, the peo ple pay little or no heed to them. Hint Given "Unfriendly Xentrala." Count Tlsza, in giving followers some Idea of his policy, i reported to have said: 1 "We have been at war almost a year now and we have tried to behave as modestly as ever a great military power behaved. We worked hard and shed our blood and spent our money until we achieved a position In war which justifies our taking into con sideration the unfriendly attitude an'd pretensions of certain neutrals who interpret neutrality entirely in defiance of the spirit of the word, and in ac cordance with their own interests and sentiments. We think the time has arrived when we should take a stand and in the name of right and justice raise a protest against this menacing arc disloyal attitude of certain neutral states." These phrases are , said to relate partly to Koumania and partly to America, but the Premier did not give any indication as to the precise steps he would take.. BRITISH REPORT GAIN SECTIOX OP GERMAN TRENCHES OCCUPIED AFTER EXPLOSION. Rhelms Again Is Bombarded and Civil ians Are Killed French Dirigible Bombards Munitions Depot. LONDON. July 20. Field Marshal Sir John French today made the following announcement in a report: "After successfully exploding a mine last night Just west of the Chateau Hooge, east of Tpres, our troops occu pied about 150 yards of the enemy's trenches. This'' gain has since been consolidated. We captured 15 prison ers, including two officers, and also two machine guns. Two other German machine guns were destroyed by the explosion." The German official report, issued at Berlin, says of the British attack that they advanced on both sides of the road from Chateau Hooge, but that the assault collapsed before the German fire. The British, however, it is ad mitted, occupied an excavation made by the explosion. Other attacks by the allies, says Berlin, were repulsed. ins omciai Jt-rench report tonight. as issued from Paris, says there have been several artillery duels along the iront, dui no inrantry engagements. Several civilians were killed in a bom bardment of Khelms. A French dirig ible on Monday dropped 23 bombs on an ammunition depot at Vlgnuelles les HollonchatteL SlIPPEHI PROMOTER ACCUSED OF NEW ENGLAND SWINDLE. Partner In Boston Brokerage Finn Charges Maine Client's Check for 270O W Hypothecated. LOS ANGELES, July 20. Postofflce officials here received word from Bos ton today that Dr. John Grant Lyman, a promoter whose exploits in finance and as a fugitive made him notable on the Pacific Coast several years ago, w.s wanted in that city on a charge of having defrauded a citizen of Maine out of S2700. Lyman, who was convicted here has oeen at liberty under 20,000 bond, pending appeal from a sentence to the Federal Prison at McNeill's Island and was supposed to be with the British army in Northern France. According to the information re ceived here today, he appeared in Bos- .11 ius agu, ana esiaDiisned a oronerage urm under the name of crown, JUonmcr & Co. One of his partners alleges that he hypothecated check for $2700 intrusted to the firm by a Maine client to buy stocks, and went to Canada. Lyman's career here began with the selling of Panama Canal Zone lands. which the Government alleged ha did not own. e ilea, was captured, es caped with the collusion of an officer. was recaptured and convicted, and then appeaieo. . W. Csmsroa Forbes, former Oovernor- nrai oi jm v muppines. win bmd a bira collectinc axpeditloa in Cantral sad South America lor .Harvard university. GERMAN WOMAN FOR WHOM BRITONS ASK NATURALIZA TION OF GOVERNMENT. j ; SLIT". Q ' ;) - -;.-; S- I . V4 - ' 'r- , ' I ' " v I , . r. ...... . . : r - s . 7 I - ' ' . htH- - (Co) Vv'''" " ' ' V. ;- ' ;- ' - I tfl ' ' Copyright, REV. GERTRUDE BRITISH LIKE TEUTON Naturalization Is Asked Woman Pastor. for REQUEST MAY BE GRANTED Birmingham Citizens Rally to Rev. Gertrude von Petzold, "Who Has Endearee Herself to Xeijjh foors During 18 Tears. LONDON, July 20. (Special.) Neighbors of Rev. Gertrude von Pet zold, In Birmingham, have petitioned the home secretary to grant natural ization papers to the German subject who, for the last 18 years, has been a resident of England, endearing herself to her neighbors. That the recent anti-German riots, which came as a climax of the sinking of the Lusitania were not directed at every German inhabitant of the Brit ish Empire was shown as strikingly nowhere else as in the case of Dr. von Petzold. In her 18 years' residence in the dis trict of Birmingham she has done great social uplift work and has won count less friends among the English people, among whom she counts herself. She is the pastor at Waverly Road Uni tarian Church and has taken a degree at Edinburgh University. The request that she might be nat uralized as a British subject was held up by the European war,, but so many are her friends and so confident are they that Rev. von Petzold's Inter ests are all British that it Is regarded as more than likely that an exception will be made in her case by the home secretary and that the request for naturalization papers will be granted. BERLIN TO INDEMNIFY AMERICANS ARE INSTRUCTED FILE CLAIMS. TO German Commission to Consider Pay. Dents for Property Requisitioned In Occnpled Enemy Territory. WASHINGTON, July 20. Official In structions to Americans who desire to present against Germany claims grow ing out of its requisition of property in Belgium, Northern France and Poland have been sent out by the State De partment. Millions of dollars' worth of property are understood to be affected. The United States has been officially advised of the German government's creation of "the Imperial Indemnity Commission," to consider claims for compensation for property requisitioned in enemy territory occupied by Ger man military forces. Claims of Americans are being filed by Ambassador Gerard with the Ger man Foreign Office for presentation to the Commission. The department will transmit to the Ambassador papers in such claims with the understanding that the Ambassador can do nothing more at present than to forward the papers to the German Foreign Office ana mat me claimants personally, or by attorney, must take other necessary steps. SIGN LANGUAGE URGED DEAF SPEAKER CONDEMNS SYSTEM OF "ORALISM." Hands, Aided by Gestnrea of Body and Facial Expression, Used at Association Convention. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 Jay uooae Howard, a banker of Duluth Mien., president of the National Asso ciation of the Deaf, in session here. and himself deaf, condemned today the existing method of instructing the deaf and deaf mutes by "orallsm." or lip reaamg. Nearly all of the speakers at the seven-day session are afflicted in hear lng or speech or both. The sign lan guage with hands, aided by gestures oi arms and body and by facial ex pressions. Is used In the addresses. The "oral" speakers, few in number, caused interpreters to be stationed at several points in the audience room to trans- 1915, by Underwood & Underwood. VON PETZOLD. late the spoken words into the manual expression equivalents. "Being deaf ourselves." Mr. Howard said, discussing methods of instruc tion, "our voices seldom are pleasant to the ear. Confining deaf mute chil dren to oral instruction too often cuts them off from real educational prog ress. They may learn to read and speak with the lips tolerably well, but they do not know what the words mean. In most instances it Is parrotlike with them. By the combined method we teach children by the use of manual alphabet, writing, signs and also by orallsm,' if the child can profit by It. "Oralism Is mostly theory, and the trouble Is parents have been misled and misinformed about it." FOE OF SP00NERS IS SEEN Oregon City Constable to Flirtation Rocks. Watch OREGON CITY, 'Or., July 20. (Spe cial.) The stand of Mayor Jones and Sheriff Wilson on the question of spoon ing In public parks does not meet with the approval of Jack Frost. Constable, Juvenile Officer, Fire Chief and Deputy Sheriff. Mr. Frost declared today that If he finds love-making late at night by persons under age he will inter vene. "It's about time the officials of Ore gon City were coming to their senses." Mr. Frost declared today. "A public park Is not a proper piace to spoon. Neither are the dark stretches along the top of the bluff where, I am to understand, many couples go every night. 'If any case comes to my notice where these flirtations are going on late at night and the girl Is a minor will be strongly tempted to break up their party. "The position taken by Mayor Jones reminds me of the expression of Dr. Cam, when he was Mayor. A woman once came to him and protested that a spooning couple lurked behind every rock In Canemah Park. 'Well, I'll look into that.' replied the doctor. 'If there are not enough, I'll have the city put some more there. . AMERICAN CHASES BRITON Tank Steamer That Sails "With but One Wireless Operator Overhauled. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. The British tank steamer Tamaha was seized and held today by Ellery Stone, assistant United States Radio Inspector. wno pursued the vessel In the United States Coast Guard cutter Golden Gate wnen sne put to sea with only one wireieas operator insieaa OI two as required Captain Hollingshead. of the Tamaha, was notified yesterday, Mr. Stone said, that he would have to replace the secona wireless operator. M. P. Forbes rirst oiricer of the Tamaha. It was re ported, was ordered by the caDtain to act as the second operator, but he re- tusea, tore up his operator's license. ana me vessel put to sea. Mr. Stone was informed bv wlr!. of the occurrence and overtook the ves sel. The maximum penalty for the of- lense is a line oi I&OOO, MAN FIRES MAIL BOX Edward Holt at Los Angeles Said to Oppose Munition Shipments. LOS ANGELES. Julv 2J Kriwarri Holt, arrested after he had dropped a ugaiea Kerosene torch into a United fciates mail box, was held todav for trial in the United Stitm niiri-t Court. He also is alleged to have sent mreatening letters to C. White Morti mer, British Vice-Consul here. Aitnougn no relative of the man who shot J. Pierpont Morgan. Holt is still to have held similar views with re gard to the shipment of war munitions to curope. WOMAN IS HURT -IN CAR Mrs. J. E. Murphy Injured When Open Switch Hit by Trolley. Mrs. James E. Murphy, wife of the cartoonist. J. E. Murphy, Jr., was bad ly bruised when she was thrown from her seat in an open Rose City car as it was oeraned on striking a switch at turn ana Burnside streets yester oay. Jirs. -Murphy was hirried to her home on East Forty-sixth strest in ar automobile, -where. Dr. Sanford Whiting said that her condition was not serious. The other occupants of the car were badly shaken. Cornelius Sunday School to ricnle. CORNELTL'8. Or.. July 20. (Special.) AH of the children of this place are looking forward to Wednesday, when the Bundsy school ef the Methodist Church will hold Its picnic at the city park. The children will march to the park for the programme and games. FOES ARE CLOSING AROUND WARSAW Radom, on South, Captured and Germans to North Are 20 Miles From Capital. LUBLIN REPORTED FALLEN Reports Indicate Store Tlian 50,0-0 0 Russians Taken Prisoners in Three Days and Retreat on All Pronts Continnes. LONDON, July 20. Capture by tha Austro-German forces of Radom, 67 miles south of Warsaw, appearance of a heavy German force near Novo Geor- gievsk. a strong fortress 20 miles northwest of the Polish capital, and of another force astride the railroad from Radom to Ivangorod tRese successes by the Teutons, If an unomcial report of the fall of Lublin Is correct, mean that Warsaw gradually is being sur rounded, and military critics here are of the opinion that evacuation by the Russians is only a matter of time. The Russians continue to retreat practically along the entire front from Bukowlna to the Baltic seacoast. German and Austrian figures, which are impossible of definite summing up. ndlcate that between 60,000 and 60,000 Russians have been captured since July 18, while scores of machine guns have been taken also. . In the Baltic provinces, following the capture of the seaport Wlndau, the Germans are within a few miles of Riga, also an important seaport, and its capture would give the Kaiser a valuable naval base from which to ex tend his operations further north and against the Russian fleet, which has succeeded In outmaneuverlng the Ger man squadrons that have been sent against It thus far. German mlMtary critics are of the opinion that the Russian Imperial guard, the flower of the Czar's army, will be sent Immediately to try to stein the onrush of the Teutons, and they give warning that, should this be done. decision would be quickly reached for one side or the other. .' DETECTIVE KILLS WOMAN MESSENGER SENT TO BUY REVOL VER ROIl MURDEROUS DEED. Victim Formerly Owner of Hotela In Portland Assailant Turns Own Weapon Against Himself. LOS ANGELES, July 20. W. II. War ren, a private defective, shot and killed Mrs. J. L. Carter today and then ended his own life with the same revolver. The tragedy occurred at an apartment hotel where Mrs. Carter, a young wo man, had lived. Warren summoned a messenger and gave him money to buy a revolver. Shortly after the'messenger delivered the weapon four shots were heard. Previously arren and the woman had been heard quarreling, according to police officials. Thomas Westhauser. the messenger, reported that Just as be arrived Mrs. Carter tried to pass out of the apartment and was thrown back by v arren. WOMAX KXOWX IX PORIXAXD Ownership of Two Hotela by Mrs. Carter Is Recalled. -Mrs. J. L. Carter. 'ho was killed by . 11. arren In Los Angeles yester day, was a resident of Portland for about four years and left here for Los Angeles In June, 1914. For a time she ortned the BradfordJ Hotel, now the Ackley. later selling that and buying the Alma, at Twelfth and Burnside. Mrs. Carter sold the Alma In August, 1913, but owing to the inability of the purchaser to live up to the contract she had to take it over again. She sold the place again in June, 1914. C. A. Marsch. who has offices In the Northwestern Bank building, was Mrs. Carter's attorney while she was here and has had charge of her affairs here since she left. He said last night that Mrs. Carter still owned at the time of her death some property in Portland in the shape of Improved real estate and lots. , Mr. Marsch said that to his knowl edge Mrs. Carter had no relatives here. He Bald that she had one sister, a Mrs. McGee. living at Whittler, near Los Angeles. J. L. Carter, husband of Mrs. Carter, was employed at the Waldorf here for some time. At the time bis wife left Portland he accompanied her to Los Angeles. TUESDAY IS H0TTEST DAY (Continued From F1rt Page.) was still too soft. A few more days of weather like today will prepare prae. tlcally all the fields for cutting. ROSEBCRG 6CX AIDS 3IELOXS 9 8 Degrees Delights Growers, Who Kxpoot TJnusual Crop. ROSEBURG. Or.. July 20. (Special.) Roseburg and the I'mpqus alley to day experienced one of the warmest days of the season. At S o'clock the thermometer registered at 98 degrees. Douglas County produces many wa termelons, and the growers are de lighted with the warm weather. A few days' continuation of the warm weath er would greatly enhance the pros pects of a big fruit crop, the growers say. MEDFORD MEUCniT IS AT 103 Brush Fires Started by Heat Are Kxtin?uished by Fighters. MEDFORD, Or- July 10. (Special.) The heat of today equaled that of any day this month. At 2 o'clock, the hottest hour of tho day, the mercury went to 103 degrees. According to officials at the local weather office more hot weather is ex pected. Several brush fires were start ed, but wjre soon extinguished. Eugene at 0 8 Has Record. El'OENE. Or.. July 20. (Special.) A temperature of 9i was reported at the official Government thermometer near the. university today. This Is said to establish a new record In Eu gene, so far as is known, the nearest approach being a temperature of 97 about five years ago. The streets were deserted nearly all day. BAKER WORK MAX PROSTRATED Intense Heat Insure Bumper Grain and liny Crops In County. BAKER. Or.. July 20. (Special.) Baker's first case of heat prostration occurred at X o'clock this afternoon when C. S. Benrvf . aged 60, was over come while working in a sawdust pile of the Eostern Orrion Light A- Power Company's South Baker plant. Ills con dition is serious. Baker's hottest weather for the year arrived today, when the thermometer climbed to 93 above at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Soon afterward clouds ap peared, and the mercury fell four do degrees in an hour. A refreshing breeze came nt the usual time tonight, and people who suffered intensely to day have found relief. The hot weath er, following the rains of last week, has Insured bumper Krai nand hay crops. Albany Reports S8 Degrees. ALBANY. Or.. July 20. (Special.) With but little wind to relieve the un usual heat. Albany sweltered all aft ernoon today. The Government ther mometer here recorded a maximum of 98 degrees, which ties the mark reached June 80 for the hottest day of Hie year. Sea Breeze Cools Corvallis. CORVALLIS. Or.. July 20. (Special.) The heat shortly after noon today reminded Easterners of the climate they left behind them, but by 3 o'clock the sea breeze began to come over the low pass north of Mary's Peak. By o'clock the atmosphere had cooled off. and tonight sleepers will reuire a com fort. La Grande Registers 9 5. LA GRANDE. Or., July 20. (Spe cial.) La Grande commenced to swel ter today In the severest heat wave -of the year. Ninety-five degrees was the official maximum reading. Pendleton Broils at 102 Degrees. PENDLETON. Or., July 20. (Spe cial.) The maximum temperature to day was 102 and the minimum last night was IS. The maximum yester day was 94. $5000 IS LENT PROJECT WORK ON UNIT OF TUMALO IRRI GATION IS ORDERED. Improved Land Harlnsr. Vested Water Rights As Token as Seenrlty for School Fnad Loan. SALEM. Or., July 20. (Special.) The State Land Board today Instructed F. N. Wallace, manager of Tumalo irriga tion project, to complete the Crater Creek unit of th.o work. It was decided to lend $5000 from the state school tuna, taking Improved lands on the I-oJect having vestedswater rights as security to complete the unit. It is also planned to fill a crevice In the reservoir at the Tumalo project which has caused considerable trouble. Mr. Wallace will submit application on Improved tracts, aggregating 600 ucres. Individual applications must be flld nnd spproved by M. E. Brink, of THE QUESTION OF INTEREST TO EVERY WOaiAN SHOULD A MOTHER TELL? The Question That Has Upset Two Continents See BETTY NANSEN Who Solves the Problem at the Always Cool STAR (fnri 'b - 'Ao j THEATER oyLY ! Today and OUIDA'S CELEBRATED PLAY Under Two Flags Featuring: an All-Star Cast OTHER FEATURES COMING SUNDAY "PROHIBITION" Most Widely Discussed Topic of the Day SIX MASSIVE PARTS Summer Vacations at the Seashore Cooh Gay Gearhart and Seaside Clatsop Beach Quickest Reached of Any Seashore Resorts Near Portland Daily Seashore Limited 8:30 A. M. Daily Evening Express 6:30 P. M . Saturday Special 2:00 P. M. NORTH BANK. STATION 10th and Hoyt Prineville, attorney for the State Land1 Board In Crook County. Completion of the Crater Creek unit, according to estimates of the state en gineering department and desert land board, will Insure the irrigation of 2000 additional acres. It is the intention to divert the water from Crater Creek by a ditch five mils long nto the headwaters of the Tu malo Creek. The ditch is already half constructed, and a large reservoir for storimr wattr has teen bulit. With the divorsion of Crater Creek. It Is esti mated that the average flow will be ISO second feet. It will require about 60 days to fill the reservoir at this rate. Hood River to Improve Parks. HOOD RIVER. Or, July 20. (Spe cial.) Making an appropriation last night of $200 to be used In completing the swimming pool thta is now- being constructed in a city park In the west border of the city, the members of the City Council expressed themselves to the effect that this was the beginning o fa definitely outlined plan for park Improvements. Aberdeen Captain Is Retraced. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 20. (tre clal.) "I'or" Bennett. Aberdeen captain and second baseman, has been rrlea.4ea at his own request by Manager Barnes and will leave shortly for his home in San Diego, Cat. 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