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the morning oregoniax. Saturday, jtjly pa, ioi5. FRENCH BRING NEW FLYER INTO ACTION More Powerful Engines and Heavier Armament Features of Mysterious Chaft. PARIS' SAFETY ASSURED Germans Also Develop Strong An - t agon I st, but France Believes It Has Revolutionized This Form of Warfare. PAJUS. July 15. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The armed aeroplanes, officially reported to have bombarded a train and obliged a Ger man flying- machine to alight, are sup posed to be the new flyers that have been the subject of much mysterious private talk, but of which nothing has been known officially. From many allusions to this new arm, it appears that it is expected to accentuate the superiority which the French declare they have gained over German aviation. The German ma chines were better prepared for war fare at the beginning, had more pow erful motors and could outdistance French machines in an air chase. Raids on Capital Ended. The French brought out more and more powerful motors, protected some of their machines with steel plates and armed them with special guns. These machines in the hands of civilian aviators, who volunteered for the war and who have specialized themselves in the chase of German aircraft, put an end to the aeroplane raids upon Paris. Recently the Germans announced the appearance of new machines, sup posed to surpass everything yet pro duced, with four propellers and two motors to each propeller. A letter from a French aviator says regarding an engagement with one of these ma chines: "Each time he passed me, the ma chine gunman fired a whole band of cartridges it was a hail of bullets. Then the machine swung around and came back above me. Ammunition Is Exhausted. Four times ne repeated the maneuver and it seemed each time I could see the bullets. My passenger and I flred all our ammunition, but the machine was too fast for us. Then we turned to draw the enemy toward our lines. At 1200 meters he scented the ruse and turned tail." As fast and efficient as these' new German machines may be, the French say that their new air engines will further revolutionize this kind of war fare. BRITAIN EXECUTES 2 SPIES Ten Others, Including One With American Passport, Await Trial. LONDON, July 30. The following of ficial statement was made public to night: "It is officially announced that two prisoners who were charged with es pionage were tried by general court martial on the 16th and 17th. They were found guilty and sentenced to death and the sentences having been fully confirmed, were carried out this morning." The British government in an of ficial statement Thursday dealing with the question of espionage said that in addition to five persons whose con viction already had been announced, 10 other persons had been apprehended and would be tried for spying. One of these was a German with an alleged lorgea American passport. FRANCES, WASH., BURNS righting Cats Start Fir That De stroys Town. FRANCES, Wash., July 80. Fighting cats overturned a lighted lamp in the oil room of a general store here to night and the resulting fire practically wiped out the town. The estimated loss is 125,000. The Northern Pacific station, one hotel and one storeroom were all that were saved. The build ings were of wood placed close to gether. The town has no Are apparatus. The screams of Mrs. John Kassa, who was confined in the oil room through the snapping of a spring lock on tho door, caused rescuers to break in just in time to save her life. BRITISH LOSE TRENCHES Germans Make Successful Attack With Fire in Belgium4. jju.i. juiy at. TBe following ouiciai statement was given out by the British War Office Friday night: "This (Friday) morniner the pntmv began a bombardment of our trenches north and south of Hooge (east of Ypres, Belgium) and followed this by an attack with flame projectors, de livered chiefly against the trenches recently captured by us at Hooge. "By this time the enemy succeeded in penetrating our first line trenches on a iront of about 500 yards. The ngnung is still in progress." HOLLAND INCREASES ARMY New Landsturm Bill Provides for Total of 550,0 00 3Ien. THE HAGtTE. Netherlands, July 30. The new Dutch land landsturm bill was adopted Dy the nrst chamber to aay ana oecame a law. The measure provides for an even tual increase In the total trained sol diers of Holland to approximately 650. 000 officers and men instead of 330.000 who are now under arms. Allies' Aviators Bombard Freibnrg. LONDON. July 31. A dispatch to Router's Telegram Company from Am sterdam says it Is off icially announced in Berlin that three allied airmen ap peared early Friday over Freiburg and dropped several bombs. One civilian was killed and six civilians were wounded. The material damage done is declared to have been unimportant. Osteopaths Can Obtain Narcotics. WASHINGTON, July 30. Federal regulations under the Harrison anti drug law changed today to permit reg istry of osteopaths, so they may ad minister drugs In those states where they are registered by law as prac titioners. -T MAP SHOWING GREAT "U" WHICH THE GERMAN ARMY HAS t FnRr.Fn mniivn waugaw -- j ; IGEN. VONlV ? Nr i I QUE LOW f X : baltic . I I -TiCsy bu . Js. sinr (ttOMICSBEfcvT" .j-- 4 -010 cy ' ' " I I ytJf j : t v a i I Jr . : r,- l J V V-Pt.twSTiw M -- t : W genTvon ISW -1 V RAOOMlk loCN VON J . TTO,.'J3BwO t ijssv s" s Comprehensive and Detailed Drawing; Sbowlnx the Autro-GrrmiD I. In the Kali of 'Which on la Believed Cert: E INS CLOSING IN East Line of Russian Retreat Is Now Cut Off. INVADERS CROSS RAILROAD Military Experts of Allied . Nations Regard Complete Envelopment of Czar's Armies as Possi ble Torch ' Is Applied. LONDON, July 30. Further im portant successes in their apparent plan not only to capture Warsaw and all Poland but to envelop the entire Rus sian army, are reported today by both tne (jerman and Austrian headquar ters. The entire Russian front has been "shaken," according to the official communication given out in Berlin, while the Austro-Germans have suc ceeded in penetrating the Russian lines at many places. General Von Mackensen has suc ceeded in crossing the railroad between Lublin and Chelm, southeast of War saw and Ivangorod. General Woyrsch's army has crossed the Vistula at sev eral places south of Ivangorod. It is regarded likely here that the Russians have abandoned the fort ress of Ivangorod, the German com munication saying that the enemy has evacuated positions all along the line. wmch would leave Ivangorod unten able, according to military experts. In their retreat the Russians are ao- plylng the torch to everything that the Austro-fc,ermans might find useful, ac cording to the Vienna official report. which says that even grain fields are being destroyed. With the advance of General Von Mackensen across the railroad east of Lublin, the Russians about Warsaw are deprived of one line of retreat. and French and British military ob servers no longer consider that the Russians are assured of protecting the Warsaw-Petrograd line from the in vader, in which event the Czar's armies would to ail intents and purposes be enveloped. TURKS OBTAIN SUPPLIES Sustained Artillery Fire Itesumed' With Fresh Ammunition. LONDON. July 30. The Times Mvtt lene correspondent says that the Turks have obtained large supplies of heavy ammunition and resumed a sustained artillery fire. Two new German submarines which were brought overland are ready for service in the uuii or Smyrna. A block ade of the coast of Asia Minor from the straits of bcanalova is being vig orously maintained by the Anglo French fleet. v OIL SOUGHT AT TOPPENISH Tacoma Interests Are Ieasing Lands to Sink Test Wells. TOPPENISH. Wash.. July 30. (Soe ciaL) M. J. Bond, said to represent the Hewitt financial Interests of Taco ma, has been in this locality the past weea: taxing leases on land lor him . t 1 self and associates with the avowed purpose of boring for oil. Mr. Bond says several test wells will be sunk, and that examinations have given rise to the belief that there Is a strata of oil underlying this region. Twenty-eight cars of hay were shipped from here yesterday at from 9 to 1J per ton f. o. b. Cantaloupe shipping has begun and will be fol lowed by peaches in car lots by Mon day. BOLT KILLS GUARDSMAN Lightning Strikes Militia Camp In Delaware; Four Others Shocked. NEWCASTLE, Del.. July 30. Louis F. Wagner, a member of Company C, of Wilmington, was struck and instant ly killed by lightning in a severe storm which passed over the encampment of the organized militia of Delaware here tonight. Four other militiamen were badly shocked and a large number of tents were blown down. Wagner, who was a reporter for the Wilmington Morning News, had enlisted only a few days ago. RECALL INVOKED IN YAKIMA Petitions Are Filed Against Coun ty Commissioners. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, July SO. (Special.) Petitions were filed here today with the County Auditor, asking for recall of County Commissioners Lancaster. Stahlhut and Stuart. The signatures range from 5034 against Lancaster to 4835 against Stuart. The recall election Is expected about the end of September. . The county grand jury, which In vestigated county affairs last Spring, recommended recall of the Commis sioners, and the movement started soon afterward. GIRL SWIMMER SAVES BOY Maid Carries Water Wings as Aid in Relieving Cramp Victim. ALBERT LEA. Minn., July 27. The presence .of mind of Helen Nelson, 15-year-old daughter of C. E. Nelson, of this city, in taking with her a pair of water wings when she swam to the rescue of Remer Cook, 17 years old. made It possible for her to save the boy's life. When a quarter of a mile from shore the Cook boy, who had swam across the lake, was seized with cramps and the girl responded to his calls for help. She used the water wings to support him while she pulled him ashore. Aberdeen Man Found In RlTer. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 30. (Spe cial.) The body of J. G. Demlng. a prominent business man here, was taken from the Chehalls River yester day. He had been employed by his father, H. B. Deming, a millowner of Markham, whose home is here. De ceased was 45 years of age. His par ents, two brothers and (wo sisters sur vive. Mrs. H. B. Oakleaf. of Portland, is a sister. ? " Destroyer Whipple Off for Alaska. SEATTLE. July 30. The torpedo boat destroyer Whipple, after under going repairs at the Puget Sound Navy-yard for a week, sailed yester day for Sitka and Dutch Harbor to Join the four torpedo-boat destroyers that went north last week. The Whip ple was damaged by a storm off Port Orford, Or, svnd compelled to fall behind. 'VACATIONS" GIVEN FRENCH SOLDIERS Army Tries Experiment of Let ting Men Return Home at Stated Intervals. EFFECT IS PROBLEMATICAL Ien Who Ilaye Bern Fighting In cereantly Since Beginjilns of AVar Sadly Shaken by Visits to Domestic Scenes. BY CAROLYN WILO.V. (Copyright. In IS. by the Chlcmro Tribune. Published by arranssment.) PARIS. July 10. There is a much greater in ux of soldiers into Paris this last week than there has been since the beginning of the war. It is the commencement of the series of per missions which will ultimately release, at stated intervals, all the men at the front. There are many, many men who have been fighting ever since the beglnnit.' some of those with superhuman luck who have seen regiment after regi ment made up of the remnants. One man I know is the only officer who has not been wounded or killed of four regiments which have been made up of his original one. which went out the 3d of August. Ills first permission came the last week in May, and he was back in Paris for four days. And he Is on officer, too. for whom the situation is necessarily a Cloalns; In on the Polish Capital, In. little easier than for the ordinary sol dier. Effect of System In Doaht. It has been a serious question, of course, about letting the men come back. There was always talk of de sertion, and the possibility that four days with their family would make the trenches doably bad; and on the other side was the fact that the morale was undoubtedly less .'irrn than during tho beginning of the wr.r. It can only be seen and tried. But if the system gets in good working or der so that a man knows that every so often I don't know exactly how long It will be, but perhaps every three months he will get four days with his family, it seems as if he would work and look forward to it as children do to vacation after school. But to hear some of the men talk that seems scarcely possible. The other night I was going down to the country for over Sunday with the wife of a French officer. When we came to Esbly it was necessary to find a carriage to drive the remaining eight miles, and a soldier came up to my friend o.nd asked If she knew how he could get to recy. She told nim to come in the carriage with us. as we went to within two miles of Ceecy. and then as she no ticed how strangely ha acted she said to me: "I'm afraid that man Is drunk. shouldn't have asked him to come with us." Soldier's Nerves Shattered. The man sat wit-, his head In his hands, and when he stood up he couldn t stand straight, but leaned against the wall or the post, ' He groaned from time to time, and Mme. li. asked him what was the matter. I feel so badly," he said. "I am simply decolle gone to pieces." "Haven't you been drinking?" asked my friend. "O. no. madams, none at all." My friend, who is a nurse in a Paris hospital, felt his head, which was cool, but his pulse was Jumping wildly. "Most evidently complete mental breakdown." she said to me. The man commenced tellinr us that he had been home to the Midi for the first time since the war his adore, as he called her, the tears coursing down his cheeks and running into his matte.! beard, had died in December and had left four children, and thia was the first time he had seen them they were being cared for by the state. "And I used to have a little business which would have been sufficient for us all if it hadn't been for the war And now my children are paupers. It is too much. I wish I hadn't gone. It was too terrible to leave them and come away again. I shall tell my com rades not to go. One wants to kill oneself rather than come back. lltlmate Death Expected. "I assure you I have thought of it often. It is sure that I shall be killed before the war Is over, so why have this awful agony for month-, and months more. I'm decolle decolle." and his heed sunk further on his breast and he wept slowly, weakly, unre strainedly. Another roan an officer whom we had all known came home on his first leave r.nd went to Orleans to see his family and his fiancee. When he came back here he was morose and sad. He wouldn't talk, and when you asked him what was the matter he. too, used the same word. "Decolle." It means, literally, unglued, falling to pieces. When be got back to hi. friends In Chalons, where they come for their four days back from the trenches, he kept telling them not to go home; that it was only wo than ever coming back. Then in the morning before leaving for the trenches he killed himself a bullet through the temples. Now we all of us know this man: a braver soldier there was not; a kinder, more thoughtful gentleman: a saner, more evenly balanced business mat. But trench life for II months had com pletely unhinged him and he didn't realize it until after the return home and the inevitable comparisons. Men who write from the trenches simply can't understand the possibility of a Summer season any?, hero. Each man nuturally wants his own wife to keep well and happy and would coun sel her to go to the seashore If she wanted to. but the Idea of a general season" at one of the famous watering places is more than they can bear. However, plans for the season seem to go on. The Casino is to open or al ready is opened at Beauvllle, and you find that thousands of 1'arlslans are leaving. These are women many of whom really deserve a rest. They have been working all Winter In the hospitals without a vacation, and with very long hours. But they say that V shorter in service Is going to be a little serious if many more of the volunteer nurses elect to leave during the same months. AUSTRALIAN PLAN GIVEN DEFENSE FORCE MAIXTAIXED BY TIUIXIXU SCHOOLBOYS. Preparation Begins When Lads In 13 Tears Old, and at 28 Thty Are Classed as Heaervea. SAN FRANCISCO, July SO. Austra lia's system of universal compulsory military training for bom defense, es tablished after It was approved by Earl Kitchener in 1911. was described today to members of the United States Army student camp at tne Presidio by Captain J. W. NIesigh. retired, chief Intelligence officer for the State of New South Wales at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Captain NIesigh said the movement had become popular and girls volunta rily took up physical training In the schools as a consequence. "The system requires every boy when 12 years old to begin physical training In the schools," he said. "At 14 he must register for service, becomes a 'senior cadet' and is taught elementary military drill and discipline. He passes into the recruit stage of the 'citizen forces' at IS. remaining for a year. learning the more advanced work of a soldier or sailor. At 19 he becomes a full member of the 'citizen forces.' He remains on the roll until 25 years old. In his 26th year he is required to at tend a muster parade and then passes Into the reserves. "Attendance required for training Is approximately 68 hours a year, divided Into parades of one, two and four hours' duration. Those 18 years of age are required to serve a portion of their time in a 10-day camp." An efficient righting force, subject to call for home defense only, has been established. Captain Niestgh said, with an enlistment of about 90.UU0. FRENCH WAR TAX VOTED FINANCE MINISTER REPLIES TO CIIARUE OV DEPUTIES. Attempt to Inject Politics Into National Military Affairs Fails Virility sf Conntry Defended. PARIS. July 30. "Words cannot di minish the confidence of the country," said Alexandre E. Rlbot, the French Minister of Finance, replying today to another violent attack made by Deputy Leon Accambray in the Chamber of Deputies. Calling the -Deputy's philip pic "lecturing of the Chamber." the aged Finance Minister replied to the charge that the present government had emasculated the country, saying: "Never has the country been more virile. The government does its duty, as the Chamber also can. The country will judge us. At this hour should alone be reiterated the steadfast pur pose of the nation to do its whole duty to obtain victory' An attempt made by Deputies Accam bray and Emmanuel Brousse to stam pede the Chamber and give them an opportunity to Inject politics into the military affairs of the country failed. The direct taxation bill which was un der discussion was put to a vote fol lowing Finance Minister Rlbot's rlpost to Deputy Accambray's attack and the measure was passed by 4S0 to 1. In an earlier attack on the gov ernment, made June 24, Deputy Ac combray affirmed that the sanitary service of the army was responsible for the deaths of many soldiers, he ex pressed regret that the national re sources were being extravagantly dis bursed, and he deplored what he termed a lack of foresight displayed as to supplies and munitions. LUMBERMEN TO TESTIFY EASTERN OREbON MEN TO GO BEFORE TRADE COMMISSION. Association la Convention at La Grande Decides t Join Parent Body la Advertising Iadnatry. LA GRANDE, Or.. July 30. (Special.) Eastern Oregon lumbermen decided to send representatives before the Fed eral Trade Commission when It sits In Spokane August C. to present problems of manufacturers and dealers, and the Western White Pine Association's plan to enter Into the National Assocla tion's advertising campaign, which con templates an expenditure of ISO. 00J an nually in the interest of lumber, was heartily Indorsed at a meeting of the Eastern Oregon Lumber Producers' As sociation which convened here today. The convention was attended by rep rraentatives of all of the big mills of Eaatern Oregon and some from Boise and Spokane and the National adver tising campaign was put before the meeting by A. W. Cooper, secretary of the White Pine Association, with head quarters at Spokane. Following out the resolutions adopted at the National meeting, the Oregon Association will pay assessments to a fund to advance the campaign to In crease the demand for lumber for build lng and general construction and to educate the public to the lasting merits of the product. Delegates to the Fed eral Trade will be provided with data on closed gateways, freight rates, gen eral conditions that have Impeded the Industry, etc CITY PAYS $150 FOR WOOD Settling Demand of Man Wbo Sold Timber on Stump Authorized. The additional sum of 1150 was au thorlzed to be paid to it. J. Kelly by the City Council yesterday for tlm ber purchased on the stump by tne city during the Winter. The city maide Mr. Kelly one payment, but he said that there was still money due him. The disagreement grew out of the difference In the measurement of the wood made by the men In the employ I of the city and by Mr. Kelly. He also said some of the timber should have been cut was not cut. JENNING'S Saturday Special Four-Piece Pure heavy aluminum, convertible into one 5-quart Berlin Kettle, Steamer, Double Boiler, Roaster, Colander and Pudding Pan. Heavy wire bail handles, securely riveted on. Regular $3.00 value, tomorrow at only No Phone Orders No C. O. D. Orders No Deliveries. Basement Salesroom Main Store. Henry Jenning & Sons FIFTH AND WASHINGTON flOTE NEARLY READY Britain Soon to Deliver Sup plemental Reply. GREAT LENGTH FORECAST Detention of American Steamer n Way From Hotter-dam and Wash ington Caveat on Trlie Conrts to Bo Tlscn9ed. WASHINGTON. July 0. The sup plemental British note regarding the rights of neutrals at sea and within blockade linos will be delivered to the Embassy at London within a day or two. Ambassador Page advised the Department today, and probably will be released for publication early next week. Whether the original note received here last Monday and "withheld from the press at the request of the British Foreign Office will be allowed to stand in Its presnt form and also be made public has not been disclosed. it Is thought possible the entire British argument will be covered In the new note and the previous communication be withdrawn. Twe New Polata Treated. The new note. It Is understood, is the most formidable In point of length and scope of the entire series or com munications exchanged by the two governments on this subject- It la filled with citations and ceals at length with the intricate questions of International law. The British positions on at least two points not treated in the original note the detention of tho American steam er Noches. en route from Rotterdam to New York with cargo, and the American caveat of July 17. declaring the orders-ln-councll would not be recognised by this government as a substitute for International law will be fully argued. Department Aaaembles Data. Meanwhile data hsvo been assembled by the State Department on which to base a rejolnd-r which probably will be ready for President Wilson's con sideration before he returns to Wash ington next week. The accuracy of the figures produced In previous Brit ish notes covering the volume of Amerl" can exportatlons to Germany and Aus tria via neutral ports Is being scruti nised. The British contention Is that these figures show that Urge quantities of ammunition, cotton and even milltary suppltes have reached Germany and Austria via Bweden. Denmark and Holland, practically breaking the allies blockade. TWO AMERICANS KILLED during the night he had maoa op position of his forces for defense at S P. M. Attack from soutn aooui m . M. Sniping from brush In outskirts of town. Two killed In tha seamen bat talion, nons wounded. Successfully re pulsed attack. Maintained quiet . and order In Interior of y city throughout night." Additional Rrgl'sit Asked Far. In his first message after his ar rival at Port-au-Prince, when the ma rines and bluejackets encountered slight resistance on landing. Admiral Caperton asked for an afidltlonsl regi ment of marines. Tha men were need ed. he said, to police the city and sur rounding district adequately. He asked that additional marines be sent on the ..-.. s-nrih Carolina or Tennessee. fast ships. Indicating that he expected! soma dlflicuiiies. ioh available and the Department ordered the battleship Connecticut at the Phila delphia Navyyard to sail. The Con necticut was taking on stores tonight. The department issued this state ment: -At ths request of Rear-Admiral Caperton. now In command of forces landed at Port-au-Prlnca. Haiti, for the protection of lives and property In that city, the following reinforcements have been sent Mm: United States ship Connectliut. Captain E. H. Durrell com manding, has been directed to proceed to Port-au-Prlncs without delay. A regiment of "marines, about 00 in num Dcr will be embarked on tha Connec ticut. Upon the arrival of tho Connec ticut at Port-au-Prince ths marines m disembarked and the Connecti cut will return for necessary maneuvers with ths Atlantic fleet." Daniels Not Apprehensive. Secretary Daniels felt no great ap prehension about the situation. The Cooking Set $11 extra force was sent primarily, he said, to permit short hours of guard duty. "Admiral Caperlon haa advised us." said Secretary Daniels, "that it Is very hot at Port-au-Prince and that he did not deem It advisable to kerp marines on shore duty constantly. He said he wanted a sufficient force so that he might operate the shore guard In re lays and have a sufficient guard to assure adequate protection at a'.l times." Disarmament of the town was di rected after a conference of the citl xens of l'ort-au-Prince. American Navy officers and the American Charge Chame d Affaire. The committee of safety is the de facto government- Any negotiations by the State Department win be addressed to this committee. Inasmuch as there appears to be no other form of government at tha pres ent time It Is practically assured that dur ing the occupation of Port-au-Prince, efforts to negotiate a treaty with Haiti for the administration of that coun try's financial affairs by tne lnite.1 States, as was done In San Domingo, will be renewed. It Is the purpose of this Government to Include In such a treaty a provision similar to the Piatt amendment In the Cuban treaty, whereby tho LnlteJ States would have the right to Intervene In the Interests of peace. Previous efforts to obtain such a treaty failed because the president. Gulallume. fearel tne people would rise asalnxt him If he sinned It- Track layers Are at Brooks. BROOKS, Or, July 30. (Special.) A crew of 3S men is employed by the Southern Pacific at this point, raising the track and replacing the 75-pound rails with 90-pound steel. The work is about completed toward Salem and the crew la working toward Wood burn. LAST DAY THEDA IN The Clemenceau Case STARTING TODAY EASTLAND DISASTER AT THE TAR LAST TIME TODAY TO SEE LENORE ULRICH In a Splendid Fhoto Play KILMENY and CELIL0 CANAL CELEBRATION AT THE BAM LiiLi