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TITE MORNING OREGOXIAN. I'll IDA Y, JULY SO. 1913. " 3 BRITISH ARREST BOGUS AMERICAN German in London Has False Passport, Said to Be Dan gerous Imitation. WASHINGTON TAKES ACTION Original Document Is Forwarded to London for Comparison Sit uation Constitutes Peril to Americans Abroad. lONDON, July 29. It -was learned on high authority here today that the British authorities have , arrested a German subject who had in his pos session a forged American passport, which the arrested man admits is not genuine. The forged document has been compared with the original passport, which was issued to a bona fide Amer ican citizen. The real passport, which was sent to London by the State Department at "Washington, shows that the rorgery is dangerous Imitation. The arrested man said the false pass- cess. She has gathered about her pro-German party. That high-spirited and popular young King who rule Spain would probably be heart an soul for the allies even without the in fluence of his British Queen; she serves only to make him the more con vinced. Alfonso is decidedly liberal in his views. He is also not without ability. The very revolutionary Re publicans admit that; only, as one of them expressed it to me. "he is sur rounded by men who do not know how to think." He it was who, speaking some years ago to an eminent Ameri can concerning the attempts to as sassinate him, said: "There are two things they won't do to me; one is to make me quit, and the other is to drive me into reaction. Being liberal, he is naturally on the side which the liberals have taken ali over Europe. One more element must be added to those favoring Germany the Carlists, those who support the claim of Don Jaime as rightful heir to the Spanish throne. Since the men of his party make a question of monarchical suc cession, the chief article In their po litical creed, they are naturally ultra- conservative, and they follow the rule I have set down for Europe by fav orlng Germany. Don Jaime's chief adherents have openly avowed sym pathy with the Kaiser. iiHAlTI RESTORED TO ORDER DY MARINES DEFENSE PLANS MILD WASHINGTON WOULD AVOID GOING TO EXTRE3IES. American Forces Disarm Sol diers and Civilians and Turmoil Is Ended. SLIGHT RESISTANCE MET clever that it constitutes Americans abroad. Original Holder In America. Officials Perturbed br Thoucht That Extremists Are Deriving Satis faction From New Policy. WASHINGTON. -Tulv 29 rsn.,- I Officials formulating plans for the Na- whJh wa? overcome without casu- miral Caperton aw Den&rtmnL programme xor toe increase In the Guard Is Landed at Cape Haitien to Protect French Legation, for Fear of Further Attack on Refugees There. PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti, July 29. The American forces, which have been landed here, have restored order. Both Haitien soldiers and civilians have been disarmed and there is little sign now of tne rising, which for two days pre viously, had kept Port-au-Prince In panic The French cruiser Descartes has arrived and a British cruiser is ex pected momentarily. No French forces have been sent ashore. WASHINGTON. July 29. American marines landed at Port-au-Prince. Haiti, last night encountered resist- oftlce of L. M. Lepper. secretary of the Kaat Side Business Men's Club. About ten petitions are still In circulation, but are expected In during August. These petitions ask for a swimming pool and community center to be located in Laurelhurst Park, but the location is only tentative. Secretary Lepper says that the location is not material, and while personally he favors Laurel hurst Park he says that the block on East Stark and East Thirty-ninth streets would be satisfactory. Mayor Albee favors this block, which may be had for five years by the city paying taxes and other expenses. The swimming pool and community center both could be built on this block and there would be space for playgrounds without changing the plans for de velopment of Laurelhurst Park. Secretary Lepper said yesterday that there is no hope of securing the swimming pool this year, but in Sep tember a general meeting will be called in the district, when detinlte action will be taken on the matter and the peti tions submitted to the Council. Commissioner Baker told the Laven der Club that when a community cen ter la built in Central East Portland it will contain a room for public meetings. HOTED CARTOONIST HERE CHARLES LEDERER, OF CHICAGO. ON WAV HOME FROM FAIRS. port was given to him in Antwerp by tional defense are becoming perturbed o .TblL fm S ce" oStIlcner.itZ Th lS?SKT- Ts-o ? ' v"y r1anDftr to iiu. iiavy wmcn will De BUD mitted to the next session of Congress Will flCPAr with ia Man . , .t I v v Vtnern- I " m U6 , tuv uiui C i ne reai papoi i . - radira mllltsrl.t. if i. th. - V. A a j.un.H trt nn Amer-l - - " lean business man who reached Ger many March 24 and left that country April 8. This man was at his home with his passport when the holder of the. false document was arrested In E n arl an d. The American Embassy today de clined to deny any of the statements made with regard to the lorgea pass- nnrt. The officials there declined to discuss the case, which now Is in the handa nf the State Department at Wflshincton. A British official statement dealing with the question of espionage was is sued tonleht. reading as follows: "In addition to the five persons whose conviction of espionage has already been announced, the authorities have arrested at various times recently the .following alleged German agents: "A A Dutch subject. Dutch Subject Court-martialed. "B A Dutch subject, recently tried hv court-martial for attempting to com municate information regarding the fleet: findings and sentence not yet nromulerated. "C A German with a forged Amer ican Dassnort. "D A woman of German origin. married to a naturalized British sub iect of Prussian birth, from whom she is separated. "E A Brazilian of German origin. "F A native of Uruguay of German origin "G A Peruvian of suspected German oriprin. "H A Swede, "I A German asserting himself to be a naturalized American. "J A British subject. Fall Confessions Made. "Of the above. A. C. H and I, since their arrest, have made full confessions of their mission. They will all be charged with attempting to collect and distribute Information to the enemy. "The trials will be in camera. It is not desirable in the public interest to give further details, but it may be stated that as far as is known none of these persons had been in this country longer than three weeks at the time of arrest. Owing to certain measures adopted by the authorities their activi ties were cut short in their early stages, standing of officials charged with the preparation of plans for the National defense that they are to devise a Resistance Easily Overcome. "Landing forces established In cltv' it said. "Slight resistance during early part of night as advance was being maae. l nis resistance easily over come. No casualties our force. Am proceeding to disarm Haitien soldiers and civilians today. Hear-Admiral Caperton. in a cable method of defending the United States! gram sent last night from Port-au- Prlnce and received at the Navy De partment today, said: "The landing force entered Port-au-Prince and bivouacked for the night. A guaro. was placed at the French Le gation. No serious disturbance. against attack and that defects now existing, as shown by developments In the war In Europe, are to be ascer tained and defined. While there is no reason to doubt that the reports of Secretaries Daniels and Garrison to the President will out line several serious deficiencies In of ficers, men and material, there is no reason to believe that their reports. after they are modified by conference. will even approximate the desires of those urging a large plan of defense. Although the absolute necessities of both the Army and Navy will be taken into consideration and while it is prob able that a plan will be suggested for encouraging the citizens of the country to prepare voluntarily for service when needed, there is little likelihood of drastic Increases. The need for an Increase of modern submarines, better coast defenses, more field artillery, larger reserves In equipment and ammunition, and a larger standing Army within the con fines of Continental United States, is recosnizea nere. Dean of Illustrators Herald's Official Representative at Tut Bis; Gatherings. Charles Lcderer. cartoonist, of Chi cago, who has plied his pencil and pen in the. interest of newspaper Illustrat ing since newspaper art was a-bornln. TRENCHES YIELD RELICS SOLDIERS IN DARDANELLES COVER ANTIO. CITIES. tone MixophaH More Than 2O0O Years Old Contain Potteries of Exquisite Form. Men Landed at Cape Haltlesi. This action was decided on after consultation with American Charge a Aiialrea and the French and British Charge d'Affaires. The French warship Descartes is expected tonight. 'Two companies of marines and two companies of seamen were landed Have information from commander of the United States shiD Eagle, renort Ing conditions at Cape Haitien quiet. but the Kagla landed 20 men at Cape liaiUen to protect the French Con sulate for fear of attack on refugees there. They were landed at request of rencn Consul. " FLIRTING BY JUROR LEGAL Man's Coquetry Aimed at Girl Out side; Women Jurors Complain. OLYMPIA. Wash.. July !J (Sne- cial.) The uncontradicted allegation that a man Juror, while confined for consideration of a case, waved, fre quently to a pretty stenographer in a near-by office is not sufficient to justify the setting aside of the verdict reached under such circumstances, the Supreme Court has decided, rejecting an appeal for a new trial of the Lind- quist damage suit against the Pacific Coast Coal Company. This case was tried by a mixed jury. Two women Jurors, who did not agree to the verdict, signed affidavits charg- Vv:--' .. - V A , - - ' -t ii : , - . - - , : - r - i -',. A - x - mm s LiUJsttgW'5sW - A - -. - ' Charles Lederer. Pioneer Cartwoslst, of Chicago, Who Is VImHIbk Portland. LONDON. July 10. (Correspondence I ing members of the majority with vari- QUINABY CONFERENCE IS ON Evangelical Campmeetlng Sway During Week. Holds QUINABY, Or.. July 29. (Special.) Convening Thursday. July 22, the nfth annual campmeeting and Bible confer ence of the United Evangelical Church Is being held at Quinaby, and will con tinue until Sunday evening, August 1 A teacher training course is In charge of Professor A. R. Schmalle and a course in Bible study Is being given by Dr. C. C. Poling, of Portland. The daily children's hour is in charge of Dr. S. S. Mumey, presiding: elder of the Salem district. Other ministers appearing upon the programme for the week are: Rev. A A. Winter, C. P. Gates, M. J. Ballantyne, N. W. Phelps, G. I Lowell, F. H. Neft, E. Singleton, F. A. Phelps, V. Urbino, C. S. Poling. G. B, Stover, F. E. Fisher, W. S. Plowman, G. E. Erskine. S. M Wood. A. P. Layton, J. L. Burns, F. A. Ramsdell and R. O. Caves. of the Associated Press. Enz-lish soiaiers in the Dardanelles have un covered some ancient Greek relics of great interest in the course of their trench digging. A soldier, who was connected with the British museum be fore the war, described his excavation in a letter Just received here. "We are fighting above a Greek cemetery of great antiauitv. and in digging our latest line of trenches we found stone sarcophagi which are cer tainly more than 2000 years old prob ably nearer 2500 years. The walls are thick and the coffins very big. They are filled with fine earth which has slowly Intruded through the cracks of the lid. With great care we sift out rrom this the skeletons, more or less preserved, and in the bottom we find vases, bowls, lamps and sometimes statues. The potteries, decorated with the laces of nen and women, are of exquisite form. I have before me now a delicate cup which the t slightest shock would DreaK. It symbolizes that particular and characteristic beauty of form which Greece revealed to us. Its long handles, ethereal in their delicacy, give to this little thing the palpita- Lions or wings. &ena me a cony of the Illnrt nf Homer by the next mall. It will be interesting to read the Iliad with the country or the poem before me, ous Irregularities, Including "sig nalling" to a woman in another office. All these charges were contradicted In counter-affidavits except the signalling accu at ion. 3 ROSLYN MINERS KILLED Victims of Accident Were AuMrlans. Two Leaving Widows. ROSLYN. Wash.. July 29 (Special. 1 Andrew Majatich. Joe Gavaler and Mike WIchervich. Austrian miners working at Konald. Wash., were killed instantly by a fall of . ock at the mine Is in Portland, accompanied by Mrs. Lederer. They are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. liolme, in Iturcl- urnt. having Jut come from the Fan Francisco and San Diego fairs. Mr. Lederer was the Chicago Herald's ofti- ial representative at the N. tional Educational Association convention in lycg Angeles and of the International Press Congress at San Francisco a few weeks ago. Mr. Lederer is dean of Western car- oonists and newspaper artists. He has been in the service since the days of halk plates. Ills first work was in 183 in Chicago for the old Herald. Since then he has been with several different Chicago papers as chief car- oonlst. and for a time with the New York World In a similar capacity. Of late, however. Mr. Lederer has been writing and illustrating a series of educational art books for use in the public schools. "Halftones for newspapers were un known in the '80s, and even etchings were a novelty," said Mr. Lederer yes terday, "so I guess I belong to the plo necr newspaper artists." Mr. Lederer has been a member for 32 years and much of the time an offi cer of the Chicago Press Club. Mrs, Lederer Is vice-chairman of the ladies' uxiliary of that organization and of the National Educational Association. i clo All the witnesses who testified at hearing today said it is not known what the men were doing when the ac clrtent occurred. They had been at work but a short time, and had been notirted before entering the mine of the dangerous condition at that point and instructed to timber. The officials at the hearing determined that the ac cident was unavoidable. Two of the men were mrrried. Ma Jatich had a wife and family in Aus tria. oavaier s wire lived here in Ros lyn. Wichervich was a single man. CLUB BANQUET DRAWS 100 Efficiency Plans Discussed at Klam ath Falls Gathering. GERMANY ASKED TO PAY AMBASSADOR GERARD TO PRESENT LEELANAW CLAIM. Case Expected to Follow That of Frye yesterday. WEEK HAS ONLY ONE FIRE Record for Seven Years Made With No Alarm In 104 Hours. Only one Are alarm since Sunday. ana uwi single nre resulting In no damage. Is the record for this week i roruana. acoraing to an anneuncement made by t ire Marshal Jay Stevens Into Prize Court, but Waahins; ton Will Ignore Decision. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 29. (Special.) More than 100 active busi ness men and women of the city gath ered Monday night at the new Commer cial Club's "get together, all together banquet. WASHINGTON. Jnlv ! Tk. t-i-j Dr. E. D. Johnson, president of the states Government expects Germany to club, spoke briefly. Captain J. W. Sie- pay for the American steamer Leela- mens, picsmcm ui i"- naw, sunK oy a German submarine off Savings Bank and manager of the the Orkney Islands last Sunday and Klamath Development Company, both the State Department transmitted in- ot mis tin, oi-jvu i"a"D l strucLions to Ambassador Gerard to- of the Commercial Club for a greater day for proper presentation of a claim. Kiamain raus. improves umiaijur- no amount is designated In the ap tation facilities, for greater co-opera- plication for indemnity as the deDart- tion among the citizens In every public ment has not yet received the necessarv project and for greater efficiency. data from the ship's owners. The claim however, will be filed immediately. Of- ffoi.le ...... .V.-. . I, . , TURNER MEDALS AWARDED ' the American ship William P. Frye. aujin. in me ijuuin Aiianuc last i eD- ruary by the German auxiliary cruiser Mr. Stevens said that since April 11 there had been 21 days of 24 hours during which time there had been no alarm turned in. This is In contrast to last year, during which there were only seven days in the entire 365 that there was Ao alarm turned In. The record for seven years wss made last month, when a period of 104 hours and 30 minutes passed durlnir which time there were no alarms. LONG-IDLE MINE LEASED Portland ""judies' Team Among Vic tors at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jul" 29. (Spe- Prinz Eltel Fnedrich. The claims for Indemnity in both cases rest on the treaty of 1828 with Prussia, which the State Department contends specifical ly prohibits destruction of ships under cial.) Winners of medals at the Kribslsuch circumstances. turnfest were announced at a- ball given at the California building at the exposition by the ladies and actives of the San Francisco Turn Verein to the visiting turners. Medals were award ed to teams from the following cities: Actives. Los Angeles; ladies, Port land. Or.: juniors, San Francisco; sen iors, Los Angeles; massed singing, San Francisco. The medals will not be ready for presentation for a few days. sPAIN WANTS NO STRIFE Catholic Order of Foresters, will visit OTHIIM IIHUIO "u mrt the local lodge Friday evening. July SJ. Oregon City Prosrxftors to Work Proper! Neglected 30 Years. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 29. (Sne cial.) Thirty years after the presenc of valuable minerals was discovered Ab Dillman and William Shannon are now making arrangements to work th prospect. They have Just returned from their property, which is near Moun Lassen, in Lassen County, California. Early in this year Mr. Dillman and Mr. Shannon opened an 18-foot shaft, which reveals ore assayed at $200 ton. They have a lease on the propert neglected for 30 years by the owner. The outcropping was found in a orchard 200 feet from the Pacific High way i Lodge Official Comes. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 29 (Spe- HUUbANUS SUN f h. I I I UN cial.) Mrs. itose Kiitman, or Chicago, high chief ranger of the Women's As the German government has de clined to settle diplomatically for the : Frye, it is presumed the Leelanaw case ! also will go to a prize court, though the United States already has given notice that it will pay no attention to the decision of any such tribunal in the Frye case. (Continued From First Page-) which, as a model, they have built the Spanish army . Royal Family Divided. The very court is divided. The Queen-mother was an Austrian prin- She has visited the expositions in Cali fornia and also a number of lodges In that state, so in passing through on her way home was induced to visit here. After the business meeting a banquet in honor of the distinguished guest will be held. East Portland Pushes Public Swim ming Pool Project- Interest in securing a community center and swimming pool in Central East Portland Is attested by the thou sands of signatures attached to pett tions that have been returned to the Mail and Telephone Order Filled by Expert Shopper cNer chan clise cf tAMerit Only Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 All Purchases Made Friday and Saturday Charged on September 1st Bill 'm On Friday Morning We Shall Sell 800 Men's Sports SKirts Featuring the New Convertible Collar At the Sensational Price of LOO The Lowest Price Ever Asked for Such Sports Shirts Entire Washington-street window devoted to display of these shirts. ' IVaihinglon-Sl. Entrance, Fint Floor Straw Hats for Boys From 2 to 1 Years That Sell at C5c to $1.00 Are Now . . . . Clearing Out All Our 1.50 to $2.50 Boys' Wash SllitS, Sizes 3 to 8 Years, at , 25 c 98c Frank Klosr. The Greatest Price Event in Fiber Silk Sweaters Of This Standard Is Scheduled for Friday Very Special 53 Our everyday usual prices on fiber silk sweaters are less than "sale" prices of most other stores, as experienced shoppers know. And this sale price of $5.95 is so exceptionally low that it is bound to create the greatest buying interest. Fiber silk sweaters in a wonderfully soft, silky quality, and shown in the shades that are most fashionable and in greatest demand, such as: Azure, emerald, watermelon, black-and-white combinations, black-and-Copenhagen and black-and-gold combinations Made in style as illustrated, with two pockets, belt across the back, turn back cuffs. In all sizes. Third Floor FIRE IS PRODIGAL Use of Shells in This War Ex ceeds All Records. BOMBARDMENT IS COSTLY EARLY RESIDENT AT REST Funeral of Mrs. Mary Stanard Cliurcli She Helped Found. Funeral services of Mrs. Mary Stan ard. daughter of the late Kev. W. It. Blxhop, who died Tuenday at her home. 341 Kast Kleventh street, were con ducted yesterday from the former Hawthorne Park Presbyterian Church. Kast Twelfth and Kast Taylor streets. Mrs. Stanurd was a charter member of the church. Rev. L. K. Grimes, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, officiated. Interment was in Lone fclr Cemetery. Mrs. Stanard was born In Linn County, Or.. July "0. 1856. and in 1ST7 was married to W. O. Stanard. who survives her. Two sons are living. lilmer J. Stanard. of Woodburn, Or., and Mason K. Stanard, of Portland. C. P. Biahop and J. A. Kishop, of Saiem, are brothers, and Mrs. I. V. Starr, of Brownsville, Or., is a. sister. She came to Portland 25 years airo, and with her father. Rev. Mr. Bishop, be came one of the founders of the Cum berland Presbyterian Church, which was chanired to the Hawthorne Park i'resbyterlun Church. The old church was opened specially for the funeral. where Mrs.' Stanard had been active for so many years. MATING" IS AT ORPHEUM liobelo llarri scale Stars In Drama Story of Country Girl. Bessie Barrlscale stars this week-end at the Orphcutn tn a five-part Mutual drama. 'Matins. The story Is or a little country glri who enters college and is thrust amonn fashionable, blase girls, who snub and deride her. In despair, the "misfit" writes her self a letter from a famous college athlete and drops It where her tor mentors may find it. Dick Ames has a sister who is a friend of the leader of the schools The crirls become skep Meal, so Invite the athlete and his sis ter for a visit In hopes of humiliating the country lass. But Dick discovers the plot and at first pities the Klrl. then falls In love with her. Miss Bar rlscale in "Mating" plays an unusual role with her usual charm. "The Millionaire Baby" will played Sunday. Artillery Ammunition Consumed at North or Arras on Jane 17 Al most Equal to Total Con sumed in 1870. BERLIN', July . (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The aston ishing u'.iell-consumins; power of mod ern artillery is discussed by General Ileinrich Rohne In an interview pub lished by the Vosslsche Zeltung. "In the war of 1S79," says General Rohne. "no German battery fired more than 200 rounds In one battle from each of its suns. A Russian battery fired 622 rounds for each of its (runs at the battle of Tuschitschao. The use of ammunition In the present war puts 11 theve flsrure . in the shade. "Durinjr the whole Franco-German war the German artillery fired 817.000 rounds, a 10th part of which was used in the battle of St. Privat. In the Russo-Japanese war one side used a total of 954.000 shells. "On March 10 German healqunrters announced that the enemy during- the precedins fortnight had fired off an Immense amount of heavy artillery am munition of Its own and of American manufacture, often using more than 100,000 shells In 2t hours. This Is three tlmen as much, as was used in the battle of St. Privat. on a front almost twice as Ions. The number of shots that were fired at a yard of front was six times as large as in the year 1879 in the hottest battle of the war. "Nearly 300.000 shells were fired at the north of -rss on June 17. Thl was almost as much as the whole fire of the German artillery in 1870. On the German side we used our ammu nition more sparingly, because the American factories cannot add to our supplies. How costly the bombard ment of Arras was for the Enjllni may ba gathered from the fact that tha smallest sun shoots a projectile cost ins at least SC. val growth. I-alafng Is said to have as yerted that the Brltlnh feared the days of their naval supremacy wera num bered. A statement attributed to Baron Lir halt, writing undr date of May 7. lSi'J.' was that while Kins Kdward wan In 1'arls he uW the confidence existing between Germany and Krance had disappeared and conditions were like, those of years earlier. Baron Grelndl is said to have been the author of a letter written Septem ber 23. 190S. praising the Drelbund. led by "Germany, for having maintained Kuropean peace for SO years, and declaring- the new disposition of the Brit ish fleet was unquestionably directed against Germany. The same Minister la quoted as having asserted In a later letter that Kins: Kdward hostile to Germany and that Germany's iso lation was the act of British policy. All tha letters printed emphasize ef forts said to have been maae oy Britain to form a coalition asainst Germany. pany'a camp near Knnppa, was prob ably fatally injured today when ho was struck by a falling tree. Ills skull was crushed and one arm was broken. He v.-as brought to the hospital hern, but no hop is entertained for his recovery. Winn has a wife and three children at Knappa. TACIT TRUCE OBSERVED tiKNF.RAI. HEADUIARTK.BS OF ,RMIi:S 5PAHKI1 BY AIRMK. Immunity, llamever. Ooea t Katead to UIllo and Corps. Wha Fre queatly Are V ader Klre. IXIXDON'. July 10. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) It has been a matter of comment that although well within the striking radius of air- cruft. neither the scnernl headquarters of the Germans nor French armies along the western front have ever been subjected to an aerial attack. Some light has been thrown on this mystery by a Belgian, who recently escaped to ling land from his home near Charlorol. where the German general heudquarters are situated. One day he expressed his surprise that these, headquarters, frequently visited by the Kaiser, and where more than a thousand German officers are housed In new buildings In a conspicuous group, had never been bombed. The Gorman officer to whom he expressed his surprise chrnrreed his shoulders and answerins the question with an other, said: "Have you ever heard of General JofTre's headquurters being bombed?" The Belgian replied In the negative and the officer ended the conversation by saying, "Well, that's the reason." This Immunity does not extend to either divisional or corps headquarters, which have frequently been under lire from the "lr. WATER SHORTAGE SERIOUS lastern Oregon streams lxirr Than for Last 20 Year. e S.VI.KM. Or., July 29. Ksstern Ore gon streams are the lowest in : years, and tha shortage of water for Irriga tion purposes is becoming a serious problem, according to reports received at tha office of the State Kncinrcr. In many of the streams the water flow Is said to be 50 per cent below normal. The result of arid conditions Is seen In numerous complaint and disputes between water-users which sre romin Into the State Engineer's office for adjustment. Vtraravua mlnfs produce only !ow-c;rad BELGIAN NOTES PRINTED r.tPKIIS FOI D IV HltlSSKLS Pl'II l.I.MIKU IN UKR.UAM. be Railway Rand to Be Heard. VANCOUVER, Wash July 29. (Spe cial.) The first Saturday evening con cert and serenade will be given by the North Bank Band, of this city, Satur day evening, July 31. There are ii members of the band, under the leader ship of 11. B. Thompson. All members of the band are employes of the Spo kane. Portland & Seattle Railroad Com pany here. A series of concerts will be given every Ssturday niffht for the remainder of the Summer ln the down town business district. Prrlos t OTrrrJ Eltrsdl Krem Msnrai CrUU t iftll r reseat War Ilerlla'a Peaceful Altltade Asserted. BERLIN, via London. July 29. The Norddeuisch Allgemelne Zeltung began the publication this morning of a series of documents purporting to be secret Belgian diplomatic reports found tn Brussels by the Germans and describ ing International political events from the time of the Moroccan crisis until tha beglnnlns of the present conflict. The purpose of their publication is to prove that Germany maintained a peaceful attitude throughout this pe riod. The papers Include alleged reports made to Baron de Kavereau. Belg.an ex-Korelgn Minister. by Count Lie Lalaing, Belgian ex-Minister to Great Britain: Baron Grelndl. Minister to Berlin: Baron Leghal.. at Paris, and Count Oursel. Charge d'affaires at Ber lin. These reports date frorr 1905 and deal with European politics, especially the attitude of the triple entente to wards Germany. Count le Lalaing- and Baron Grelndl are quoted as having reported In Feb ruary. 1905. that British hostility to Germany was caused by Jealousy of tha latter cation's commercial and ua- SCHOOL CENSUS ADDS 32 Orrpon City lNtrlct Show IiOs of 300 und Fund Smaller. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 2. S clal.) Clackamas County showed but slight increase In Its eJucatlonal cen sua for 1915 over that tor 1914. accord ing to the annual report of J. E. Cala van. County Superintendent of Schools, Jut made to the Slate Superintendent at Salem. lie finds there are but 32 mora persons In the county between the ages of and 21 years than there wera una year ago. In the Oregon City dis trict he reports a decrease of S."0. The census enrollment shows: Male. 5911: female, 67;8: total. 11.639. while the school enrollment for the year totaled 7SJ. There were 270 teachers. Clackamas County, according to the superintendent's report, haa (2t.041.S5 In Its school fund, while one year ago It' had $32.580. 36, a decrease of 55u0. MRS. LYON'S ACHES AND PAINS Have All Gone Since Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound. Terr Hill, Pa. "Kindly permit m to give you my testimonial in favor of Lydia tu. I'inkham a Vegetable Com pound. When I firt began taking it I was sulTerinK from female troubles for some time and had almost all kinds of aches pains in low er part of back and in sides, and press ing down pains. I could not sleep and had no appetite. Since 1 have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound the aches and pains are all pone and 1 feel like a new woman. I cannot praise your medicine too niprhly. Mrs. Augustus Lyon, Terre Hill, Pa. 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