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VOI. LY-Q, 17,054. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. 22, 11,15. " PK1CE FIVK CKXTS GERMANY TOLO NOT TO REPEAT OFFENSE President Decides on Terms of Warning. BERLIN'S OFFER IS REJECTED Illegality of Attacks Without Notice Is Assumed. NOTE TO BE SENT TODAY Disavowal of Intent to Kill Amer icans on Lubitanla and Kepar v ation Still to Be Insisted On With Firmness. WASHINGTON. July 21. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, confer ring at the White House today, com pleted the new note to Germany, giv ing warning- that the repetition of a disaster such as that visited upon the Lusltanla. or any violation of Amer ican rights on the high seas resulting in loss of American lives, will be re garded as "unfriendly." It will be dis patched tomorrow. The note is in tlio nature of a final statement by the United States of the interpretation that will be placed by this Government on future transgres sions of American rights, and repeats that the American Government will leave nothing undone to etand by the position it has previously declared. Illegality ot Acta Assumed. Among the points in the new note re: 1. The assumption by the United States that Germany, by declaring her submarine warfare to be a retaliatory measure against the alleged unlawful acts of her enemies, has admitted that the destruction of unresisting mer chantmen without warning is illegal. .2. .German submarine commanders already have proved that they can save the passengers and crews of ves sels and can act in conformity with the laws of humanity in making war on enemy ships. 3. The United States cannot allow the relations between the belligerents to operate In any way as an abbrevia tion of the rights of neutrals and there fore any violation of the principles for which the American Government con tends, resulting in a loss of American lives will be viewed as "unfriendly." Demand for Reparation Renewed. -4. The representations which the American Government has made in previous notes for disavowal of inten tion to sink the Lusltanla with Ameri cans aboard and the request for repara tion are reiterated with renewed insist ence. B. The American Government real izes the unusual and abnormal condi tions which the present conflict haj created in the conduct of maritime warfare and is willing to act as an in termediary as between the belliger ents to arrange a modus Vivendi or any other temporary arrangements which do not involve a surrender by the United States of its rights. 6. The proposals made by Germany to give immunity to American ships not carrying contraband and to bellig erent ships under the American flag are rejected with the emphatic as sertion that to accept such suggestion would be to admit Germany's right to set aside the American contention based on fundamental principles in in ternational law that neutrals may travel anywhere on the high seas on nonresisting ships of any nationality, even if carrying contraband. Discussion of Principle Ended. The note is about 1200 words long. While nowhere '.n It is there any direct intimation of the course which the United States will pursue in the event of another disaster similar to the Lusl tanla tragedy, there are emphatic statements throughout the communica tion pointing out that the discussion of the principle's Involved has been virtually concluded and that future conduct of German commanders will determine the responsibility for the friendly relations between the two countries. The statement that future transgres sions will be regarded as "unfriendly" is taken in diplomatic usage to presage a break of friendly relations unless reparation and disavowal are forth coming. President Wilson, it is understood, has considered fully and at length the construction which may be placed on the implications of the note and is prepared to deal with any new .situa tion that may arise. He is hopeful and confident, however, it is said, that Germany, having already modified to a great extent the practice of her sub marine commanders, will now take such precautions as seem necessary to pre vent any action that would endanger Iriendly relations with the United States From 6 o'clock this morning until late tonight the President, with the ex ception of a few hours, spent in recre ation, was at work on a copy of the note. Secretary Lansing, who had drafted it, worked on the original and took it to the President tonight, with several changes. The President agreed with Mr. Lansing's suggestion and to morrow the document will be finally re vised in phraseology before starting on its way to Berlin. NAVY-YARDS ARE CLOSELY GUARDED SENTRIES CARRY LOADED GCSS SIXCE BATTLESHIP FIRES. ' Xumbcr of Posts Increased Five fold and Orders Are Given to Slioot If Necessary. PHILADELPHIA. July 21. Although officials at the Philadelphia Navy yard denied that recent fires aboard battleships had caused them to take ex traordinary precautions, it was noticed today that the guards about the yard had been increased to more than five times the usual number. Where there were formerly only three posts there are now 16 and each sentry carried a rifle loaded with ball cartridges. Some of them said they had instructions to shoot if necessary. The guards at the entrance were also strengthened and strangers passing ,were closely scrutinized, while near all the vessels of the reserve fleet were signs saying visitors were not permit ted. On some of the battleships, how ever, it was said that visitors would be allowed Saturday and Sunday. In ad dition to the close guard placed around the buildings and warships, extra men have been detailed to guard the avia tion field and the guns of the advance base. The official investigation into the fire on the dreadnought Oklahoma at the yard of the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden has not been com pleted, but preliminary reports leave the exact cause a mystery. All the water has not yet been pumped out of the compartment where the blaze oc curred, and until this is done it was said the extent of the damage could not be determined. 2297 POLES ARE REMOVED Success of City's Campaign for Clear Streets Reported On. . An antipole campaign started about a year ago by the city has borne fruit A report was submitted to Com missioner Daly yesterday showing that since last August arrangements have been made for the elimination of 2297 poles. This has been possible by the agreement between the various public service companies for joint pole own ership. The committee representing the com panies was appointed in August and soon got plans into definite form. In addition to removing unnecessary poles, the committee has arranged so that the various companies use the same poles, thereby doing away with dupli cation. UNDERSEA HERO IDENTIFIED Credit Placed for Sinking of Ger man Battleship In Baltic. LONDON. July 21 To Commander Max Horton falls the credit of having sunk the German battleship which was torpedoed in the Baltic July 2 by a British submarine. Thomas McNamara, financial secretary of the Admiralty, informed the House of Commons today that a communication to this effect bad been received from the Russian government. The German battleship which was sunk is believed to have been the Pom mem. Commander Horton previously was in command of the submarine which sank a German destroyer off the mouth of the Ems last October. . GRANDFATHER AIDS LOVE Canyon City Pair Elopes to Idaho for Secret Marriage.' . BAKER. Or.. July - 21. (Special.) When Miss Anna Erraa Fields left Can yon City to meet her sweetheart and be married secretly she took her grand, father, Martin A.' Lucas, with her, and the wedding was a secret and a suc cess. She arranged for John M. Muldrick, also of Canyon City, to go by auto mobile while she traveled with her grandfather by train to Mountain Home. Idaho, where the ceremony was per formed. Mr. and Mrs. Muldrick then returned to Canyon City with the grandfather, and the three told of the march they had stolen on their friends. Grandfather Lucas is as happy over the coup as is the couple. ' GRAND DUKE IS CONFIDENT Russian Commander Says Soldiers' Spirit Is Unbroken. MOSCOW, via London. July 21. Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander-in-chief, received a deputation representing the municipality here to day. He spoke enthusiastically of the spirit of the Russian soldiers, all of whom he said were confident of final and complete victory. A commission' appointed to Investi gate charges of Inhuman methods on the part of the Germans made a report today that they had employed shells with castiron tips, which were filled with prusslc acid. DARK COLORS IN VOGUE Dress Fabric Buyers Make Selec tions From 2000 Shades. NEW YORK, July 21. Dark colors will be popular in dress fabrics this Fall, according to the prediction of F. B. Hoagland, of the Textile Color Card Association. Mr. Hoagland reported the color selections by experts to a meeting of the Jobbers' Association of Dress Fabric Buyers here today. The selections were made from more than 2000 shades of cloth received from all parts of the United States. J - - ''sssssssssssssisasssaassssiasssssssssssBssssssisssssssssin MEXICANS VIOLATE BORDER AGREEMENT Forces May Be Asked to Leave Naco. GARRISON URGES WARNING Secretary Disturbed by Car ranza's Occupation of Town. CAPITAL STILL CUT OFF Mexico City Situation Continues to Cause Apprehension in Wash ingtonDecisive Battle May Be Impending. WASHINGTON, July 21 Occupation of the Mexican side of the town of Naco, on the Mexico-Arizona border, by Carranza forces was brought to the attention of the State Department to day by Secretary of War Garrison, with the recommendation that the Carranza commander be requested to withdraw In accord with the agreement entered Into last Winter that there should be no fighting there. No action has been taken tonight by the State Department. Secretary Lansing had before him the Wir De partment's recommendation, reports from consular agents on the border, and a 'protest against the taking of Naco from Enrique C. Llorente. Gen eral Villa's agent here. Americans Asala Imperilled. The international boundary runs through Naco, and when the Mexican factions were contending for its pos session bullets and shells were con stantly falling on the American side. Through Major-General Scott, chief of staff of the United States Army, Gov ernor Maytorena, tor Villa, and the Carranza leader. General Calles, agreed that all military forces should be with-, drawn and the town left an undefended neutral port. Secretary Garrison re gards the present occupation as a, vio lation of the agreement, likely to lead to renewed fighting and endangering of American lives. In his protest to. Secretary Lansing today, the Villa agent declared that only the absence of Maytorena troops from Northern Senora to protect Americans in the Yaqui territory had made possible the taking of Naco and the killing of cilivlan guards and cus toms employes. . Official Are Apprehensive. The situation at Mexico City an surrounding territory continued today arouse apprehension in official quarters here, no "direct word having been received from the capital since reports yesterday that Zapata's forces had re-entered the city following Its evacuation oy Carranza's army under General Gonzalez. There is no official information about General Gonzalez or (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2. ) AH! BEWriFlH.1. 1 1 i : . 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tlie Weather. YESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. S3 decree; minimum. SI decrees. TODAY'S Thursday fair; northwesterly winds. War. Germany to be married that repetition ot at tacks without warning- il be retarded s unfriendly act. rasa 1. I Mexico. Carranza forces violate border agreement by occupying Naco, Eonora. Pass 1. National. Oregon & California Railroad asks permis sion to sell timber before disposing of lards to settlers. Pace t. Guards In Navy-yard creatly Increased since battleship ri.es. Paso J. lomeniic. Colonel Roosevelt says Nation has been remiss In failing to prepare to defend Itself. Page i. Maramas make official ascent of - Mount Shasta. Pas . Bridgeport strike called off. Page 2. Wabash Railroad sold under foreclosure. Page S. Charlotte Walker denies motion - picture actresses are Immoral. Page a. Sport. Pacific Coast League results Portland S. Halt Lake 7 111 Innings); Oakland 4. ernon u; San Kranclsco 6, Los Angeles 3. Pag 1G. Salt I-al-.e twlrlcr leads Coast League In strikeouts. Page la. Bill Haymard complslm of track team to represent Northwest. Page 16. Thirty thousand-dollar trotter victor In great contest at Cleveland. Page IT. . I'SH-lfle Northwest. Relatives of abducted Idaho rancher decide to pay SdOOO ransom. Pag 7. . Armed band reported terrorizing rangemen near seen ot I laho kidnaping. Pag 7. Union experiment station amazing. Pag 7. Commercial and Marine. Good crop weather weakens wheat at Chi cago In spit ot big export sales. Pag 17. Two carriers are' chartered by M. H. Houser Pag 13. First sales of new-clip Oregon wool In East ern market announced. Pag 17. Furious speculation In war stocks at New York. Pag IT. Portland and Vicinity. lowan picnic brings 2500 to Laurelhurst Park. Pag 11. New Jersey party begins Elk Invasion of Portland. Pag 3. Portland members fete BO visiting brothers of Delta Kappa Epallon. Page 12. Council Is expected to approve Auditorium plans today. Pag 18. Retailers of Northwest will gather her Buyers' Week. August 9-14. Pag 9. Laundrymen are gay at Bonneville picnic. Pate 11. Governor Dunne, on visit here, advocates municipal ownership. Page 13. CniversalHt churchmen are visitors In city for one day. Pag 6. Downing highwayman taken at Th Dalles la college graduate. Pag 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Tag 1". MARRIED RECRUITS MANY ramify Men in British Army Num ber More Til an 813,000. LONDON, July 21. Speaking for the Government In the House of Lords to- 'da'- Vw.-.n u- AA V Ik. ....... . , - w. w -. but... 11.1, UUUI ber of married men at present in the British army was approximately 843.001. The aggregate cost of separation allowances paid to-wives and children of these men has been f2a.000.000 (1125.000.000). H. S. STONE'S BODY FOUND i Identification of Victim of Lusltanla Tragedy Is Complete. QUEENSTOWN. Ireland. July 21. The body or Herbert S. Stone, who was a Lusltanla victim, has come ashore at Ballybunnion. a small town at the mouth of the Kiver Shannon on the west coast of Ireland, about 150 miles from the point where the Lusltanla was sunk. "PEACE ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY. jSh,4; MOLLYCODDLE!? i jf'" OM y,"r7t,'g? I 5E7 NATION REMISS IN DUTY. CDLDNELSAYS Unpreparedness -Held to Invite Contempt SWISS SYSTEM IS ADVOCATED Universal Military Service Declared Necessary. Is PACIFICISTS ARE RAPPED Motlier Unwilling to liaise Her boy to Iio Soldier Declared Unfit for Cltlicnshlp Army of 2 00,00 0 Is Favored. SAN FRANCISCO. July 21. Theo dore Roosevelt, introduced today by Governor Johnson, of California, his former running; mate on the Progres sive presidential ticket, as the "world figure greatest of living Americans. addressed the greatest throng; that ever listened to a speaker In this city. Standing- beneath the shimmering Tower of Jewels and facing: the great Court of the Universe, whose every vantage point within reach of his voice was Jammed with men and women. Colonel Roosevelt was the attraction of the Panama-Pacific International Ex position today. Ills address on "War and Peace" was read from the manu script, and as he finished with each page it was crumpled in his hand and thrown away. Adequate Defesse Advsrstra. For more than an hour and a half, amid constant applause. Colonel Roose velt decried the theory of peace at any price, and urged an Army and Navy adequate for the proper defense of the Nation. lie frequently deviated from his written speech and made Interpola tions as the thoughts occurred to him. At one time he was disturbed by cries of "Down, down, in front. Glancing up. Colonel Roosevelt saw a long slrp ladder on which half a dozen photographers were perched nap shooting him. After the applause had subsided he smiled broadly and said: "That, my friends. Is the policy of the square deal. That's what Uncle Sam should be able to do. without hurting anybody. He's a contemptible creature If he cannot protect his o'n." Worth-While Pence Preferred. Defining h; own stand. Colonel Roosevelt said: "I'm not for war. I want peace, but I don't want peace for Uncle Sam because outsiders don't think him worth kicking." Just before his address in the Court of the Universe, Colonel Roosevelt spoke for a few minutes to the enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy l,n front of the Enlisted Men's Club on the Exposlt on ground, where he planted a sma'.l poplar tree. When (Concluded on Pag 2. Column 9. Wednesdays War Moves A SERIES of great battlna to de cide the fate of Warsaw Is being fought to the northwest and south of that city. Having successfully retired to positions on rivers and being well flanked by fortresses, the Russians have turned and are fighting desper ately to stem the Austro-German on slaughts. To the north, on the river Narew. they delivered yesterday three fierce counter attacks from the fortresses of Rosan. Pultus k and Novogeorgtevsk. The Germans, who had taken one out work of Tluzon. repul- . these counter attacks, accord If- 04V..e official re port recelv- Berlin, but ap-parentl- been unable to make nn" f o Progress southward. o ..cUIately west of Warsaw, on nat Is known as the Blonle-Urojec line, the Russians have suffered a re verse and are retreating toward the Vistula. Farther south, the army of General von Woyrsch Is making prog ress toward the same river, which has been reached at one point. To the south of Ivangorod. Field Marshal von Mackensen. who is direct ing the offensive between the Vistula and the Bug. has reached the Russian line and here the greatest of all battles is being fought for the pos session of the Lublln-Cholm railway. On the resistance the Russians are able to offer along this front, where the Austro-Germans are making their biggest effort, probably depends the success or failure of the Austro-German operations. Apparently the Austro Germans feel certain of the outcome, for It Is said that Emperor Wll!iam, who Is at Posen. has sent for the Em press to make a state entry Into the Polish capital when it falls. Things are moving a little more quickly In Courland, where the tier mans say they have met with suc cess all along the line, bringing them within striking distance of Riga and the roads which supply that town from the south. The French have made another bid for the valley of the Fecht. In the Vosges. They have delivered several attacks which have been partially suc cessful and have captured the heights dominating that valley from the east. About the same time French airmen dropped bombs on Colmar. Beyond this and a German attack In the Ar gonne. which the Germans declare met with success, and another German at tack In the forest of Apremont. which the French assert was repulsed, only artillery engagements have occurred along the western front. The Italian offensive on the lzonxo continues and Rome reports further progress, particularly In Carxo plateau. MORE JITNEYS REJECTED Poorer Machines Showing Vp as Time Limit Approaches. Jitneys are now be In;; put out of business with a lavish hand by Jitney Inspector Gallup. Saturday noon has been set as the final hour for all ma chines to have passed the city's exam ination of machines and drivers. The incompetent drivers and drivers with poor machines have held eff on the inspection to the last minute, while the others have gone through the Inspec tion. As a result, the Inspector reports that he Is now getting the poorer ma chines. Yesterday he rejected more machines and drivers than he was able to pass. About 300 mm h ira have passed the test so far and 2S have been rejected. Aoout 10 of the rejections have been this week. WORKERS ADDRESS WILSON Complaints Include Disagreement With Secretary of Navy. WASHINGTON. July II. Machinists from the Washington Navy-Yard com plained to President Wilson today that officials were writing in red Ink on the fate of discharge cards Issued to those who leave to accept private employ ment! a statement to the effect that the men were giving up their posts at a tiiii when the Government needed their services. They also complained of a disagree ment with Secretary Daniels over a wage readjustment, and asked the President to have their pay increased. The leaders said they would await the President's action. CAILLAUX ANSWERS CRITIC Hx-Premler Denies He Eter Advised Peace With Germany. PARIS. July 21. Joseph Calllaux. ex Premler. who has been the target of several attacks since the beginning ot the war. today made a statement In his own defense. He declared untrue news paper articles attributing to him the assertion that France should have made peace with Germany after the battle of Charlerol. "I am as much a patriot as any citi zen of France." M. Calllaux declared, "and nothing could be more fantastic than the declaration printed as coming from me. OREGON WOMEN WILL AID Washington and Iduho Suffragists to Appeal to Congress, Also. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 21. Fifty women voters from Oregon. 10 from Washington and 10 from Idaho will come to Washing ton the first week In December to par ticipate In a big suffrage demonstra tion to be made before Congress, ac cording to announcement made today by the Congressional Union. In all. 5000 women ar pledged to participate In this demonstration, de signed to aid the proposed suffrage amendment to the Constitution. DASHING ROBBER IS COLLEGE GRADUATE Hooper Said to Have Admitted Crimes. BOAST IS MADE OF RECORD Captive Scouts Sentiment and Says He Never Killed. CAREER IS SPECTACULAR Lonir Train of Daring Hobberlcs Is Laid at Dour of Well-Dressed Young -Man Who Hints at Bud dins Hoinauce at The Iallcs. II1I1KS l.Allt AT TIIK IMIOR OK JOHN Al STI.V H'MIPKII. Holdup of Gordon Jacobs. Horn brook, fsl., netting t60o worth of sold dust. Theft of two horses at Weed. Cal. Attempting a train robbery at Sedro-Wooley. Wash. Holdup of Oregon City train at Canemah. March S. Holdup of Rogue River Bank, at Rogue. Or., netting $1800. Burglary ot two banks In Grunts Pass. Holdup of telephone exchange at Grants Pass. Holdup of Southern l'acitlc depot al Grants Pass. Holdup of Orecoii City electric train, June 2. at Glen Echo Sta tion. Authorities also believe Hooper may have gone to Yellowstono Park and held up a party of Shrlners, July 9. John Austin Hooper, who was ar rested at The Dalles Tuesday night, suspected of being the leader In a series of spectacular ana successful holdups in California and Oregon, was brought to Portland yesterday under heavy guard and placed In the Mult nomah County Jail. On the trip to Portland, and In the County Jail. Hooper, who Is a college graduate, learned In many ways, aivi somewhat of a philosopher practically admitted several of the crimes laid to him. and gave evidence tiiat he knew much of the others. To Sheriff Chrlsman of Wasco Coun ty. Patrolman Gibbons of The Dalles, Kd Wood, special agent of the O.-W. It. c N. Company, and Lou Wagner, special agent for the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company. Hooper mad damaging admissions. It Is said. To Portland detectives Hooper also uncov ered some of his history and deeds. The prisoner probably will be taken ; to Grants Pass today. I Alma Mater Kept Sec-ret. Hooper is a graduate of a college In lalirornia. lespeet for which prompted him yesterday to keep the name a secret for the present. His father, he told one of the special agents, was a United States Commissioner, but he refused to say in which department of the Government. He lias a brother who Is high in legal circles, and another brother who. he says, follows a rather shiftless career. A strain of romance was hinted at ! yesterday when Hooper divulged the ! lact that a highly respectable girl In The Dalles had become a close friend of his while he was there. She Is a working girl, and Hooper said he had purchased an auto at The Dalles which he intended giving to the girl. He steadfastly kept her name a secret, saying she knew nothing of his career. Reforest Idea Sr sited. Hooper scouts the suggestion that the budding romance might have been the beginning of a determination to "go straight." "No. nothing like that." he answered. "I am a straight-a way hold-up man. and I do it on scientific principles. "I never took a cent from a poor man; if I did 1 alweys tried to give It back. "Furthermore. I haven't a dead man to my credit or discredit- I don't thltlc It necessary to kill to hold up a man. I can flash this gun or that gun. and turn the trick Just as well, and I guess I am cool enough not to pull the trig ger. That's where the average holdup man is foolish. However. I guess I can shoot straisht- PrUosier Pear Hanging. "But I'm glad there have been no murders about here recently, or I am sure I'd be accused of them, and hang ing though I guess It's out of style in Oregon Is no laughing matter." Though the suspect proclaimed li.s Innocence of the charges in public, one of the Portland detectives Is au thority for the assertion that Hooper admitted the evasively holdup of I'o.tla.id. Railway. Light c Power Com pany streetcar at Canemah Park. March 3. and the robbery of the Southern Pacific station at Grants Pass. Hooper arrived In Portland yester day escorted by Sheriff Smith, of Grants Pass, and Lou Wagner. Sheriff Smith desires to take his prisoner on to Grants Pass today to stand trial in that city Instead of having him sent back to Folsom for breaking his parole. Hooper admitted breaking his parole, granted In October last. Hooper Is also suspected of robbing a streetcar at Glen Echo on June 3 and also of robbing the Rogua River tCoacluUcd on l'ag;e 5. colutnu" C. )