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JL MP PRICE FIVE CENTS. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 17, 1915. VOL. LV- NO. 17.07C ' ' GALVESTON LASHED By FURIOUS GALE Sea Wall Holds While Storm Increases. WIND REACHES 90-MILE RATE Streets Are Flooded, but Chief Damage Is to Windqws. 50CO PERSONS QUIT CITY Vlrca A rr blow a Dvvn nd Irk ar Kelgws Uarousrler Drop to : All 1Ioom on Beach Are Hurried I J Ix-crted. ROWItlUr, Tea. Ass- 1 Tbe Ara.v .Irrlna starVea km raealvaw ift fraas the lrtn bihntM MUM ve-el water bad rWa ! teal eed tka I aaveeal veaaela 4 tweaed ar tbe barber tear. tto limmatal wlselaaa atarsea ra iMlikl. art- trylac wttbewt ee aaa) tw rm tVaJ.eaeaai a Tvsaa Clly. na.rved tba fellwv.tw rr by wire Is. riM 'art seas Hewatewj at aa -t mr aa UmM ref aaa Waa altla HlIM atwae a. la vala. Teaea (II; repacteal at 1 I. M. thai a esr1 hie aal la Mew aw.) af aar a. Ha ate f1 ka ka4 a4 Ikai attor wee aa aav Ik i.Mimr ai t. oalvkstox. Tea, Au. i. n tropical .tortn which .truck Galveston today, till sevsr. had cauaed Be sorl aa Itmin and no laaa of Ufa at 1 'deck tomcat. The Gstvoton Ht wait butlt aa a precaution against each horrleanes. had withstood the fury of l!a .torn and liowed do ttna af weakening. The ittrn struck tha city lata la tha forenoon with, a selorltr of SI Un a boor. At aooa It fcad Increased to bum aa hoar, and during lhe afternoon fluctuated to and mllaa aa hoar, blowing In a northeasterly di rection. MIW. aa Hear. At o'clock tonight th highest ve locity waa S to TJ mlla an boor. with occasional gusts blow Ins aa high, aa mit Tha only damage thua far caud waa tha destruction of window panea and insecure woodwork on exposed build ings. A heavy rala fell throughout tka a., and tonight tha street art filled with water to tha curbing. ttareasetrr Draaa la S. At S o'clock tontrht tha barometer sitxvd at : R. bavins fallen from 1.3 at noon. No aatlmat as to tha extent of tha atorra In Oalton or tia aurroondlns country could be mad tonlsht by the weathrr bureau, owlns to wlr failure. It ta estimated that too persona left Galre.ton by train. Intcrurbaa and automobiles durtns tha last J hours Toalaht practically all of tha homes, especially those on tbe beach, bave been evacuated and tha people are gathered In downtown botela and public build US. LlreaaTora Maad Ready. The llfesaTln crew was held In raadtneaa during the day. but there baa been no occasion for Its use. Tbe city la In darkness tonlsht be cause tha wire of tha llshtlnc system ar out of commission. Warning of tha tropical storm was gITen to skipping In ample time, and ne vessels left port today. Several ahlps are due here, and have reported aa standing by several miles oft shore. WALL WILL IIOLI. IS BKI.IKF Ptrwtion of al Said lo Rc ial ttmou's Ctratet lloi. PAU-f. Tev. Aug. !. Wires to Galveston went down at t.3 o clock tonight. Tha storm threatened also to rat off wtf. communication wltk Beaumont and several other Texas roast towns. Galveston's Isolation after an aft er aeon of anxiety on tha part of the reet of the state, served only to In tensify the suspense. However, the fact that the wind at & o'clock was Mowing from the north and tbe water whh k bad barked Into the streets was from tka bay side of the Island to aight led thane who ar familiar with the geography of the city and the Mstory or evorms, to entertain new bopea that tbe gala would not result la a disaster. ' The sea wall Is on the south side of tie city and faces tbe open gulf. Tbe waters of tha bay directly opposite acraw the mite-w Id Island are more e allow eicert for the ship channel. The storm which devastated Calves lea and drowned persons Partem- bar t. lvt. tore at the city for 11 hoars from a southeasterly direction and piled great saaa tn upon tha frame headings at tha south i la of the etty. daahing tm to ktrMllr.g and making af their debrt a floating ram with which to batter away buildings fur ther inland. Tonight storm, according to bulle tins late today, bad none of those dangerous elements, because the wind was blowing from the north, bringing ntr tha shallow bay water to play t.aaciad aa re . CaxuaaTi I GERMANS DEMAND WIDER FRONTIERS LIBKRAL. PARTY DECLARES EX PA.VSIOX IS PEACE PRICE. Land "East. TAeM and Oyer " I Held Xccearjr Pajnient to Pro tect Nation's Interests. BERLIN, via London. Aug. 1. Reso lutions calling for the extension or German frontiers aa the reault of tha war. were adopted by tha executive committee of tha National Liberal party which met yesterday at tha Reichstag. Tha resolution made the following declaration: -The outcome of the present war can only b a peace which by expanding our frontiers east, west and over seaa. which protect ua militarily, politically and economically against new attacks and compensate us fur the enormous sacrifice which tha German nation already baa made and Is determined to continue until a victorious conclusion. Complete confidence In Ernst Basaer mann. leader of tbe national Liberal party, was expressed In (he resolutions. wbl.h snnounced that the party wouia stand solidly back of any movement pursuing with unbending firmness the alms outlined In the resolutions wnicn were adopted with only two dissenting voles. DR. WHEELER SEES PERIL Oceana Not Guard Enough, bars Kd- acator. Advising Preparedness. IlLRKtLET. Cal, Aug. 1 Military nraoarednesa waa advocated today oy Dr. Benjamin Ida Wheeler, president of tbe University of California. In his an nual address to the student body. He predicted the ultimata adoption by the I'nlted States of compulsory military training. -We abould not deceive ourselves upon this subject of preparedness for war." Dr. Wheeler aald. -Those who aid In deceiving ua do ua a great wrong. In spit of two ocean on either side, this country Is In great peril. SEA WEDDING HALTS FEAST Itoaebars -Pair Are Married With Ocean Ride Inusually Hough. noeKBtRO. Or, Aug. li. (Special.) Burr Jones and Urn. Jennie Kendall, of Hoseb-arg. were married on the high seaa off Newport Thursday afternoon, according to word reaching Hoseburg today. Tney took passage on the Ollle 8. and. apoa reaching the three-mile limit. wr united In marriage by Captain Carner. The sea was unusually rough, and a wedding feast waa scarcely in order when the newlyweda and their frlenda reached tha shore. WHEAT FIRE LOSS $25,000 Maclrlncrv AIo Deatrotcd In Blase Sweeping Tract Near Walla Walla WALLA WAU-V. Wash. Aug. If. tSDeckal.) Nearly SS&.000 worth of wheat and farm machinery burned tonlicht on the Ilungate aV Fon ranch, about 11 miles out on tha Walla Walla- Waltsburg road. Martlng supposedly from sparks from the thresher engine, the flame wiped out more than 20.000 bushels of sacked wheat and destroyed four mules and two header. The flamea spread to a nearby pasture, destroying 60 acres of bunchgrsaa. OREGON BUILDING VISITED Governor Wlthscombe and Sir. Ben son Are Guests at Luncheon. OB.EGON1AN BUILDING. EXPOSI TION C ROUNDS. San Krancleco. Aug. It. (Special.) Simon Benson and Gov ernor Withycomb reached tha Oregon building at o'clock this morning for a tour of the booths and special ex hlblta. A luncheon In their honor Included most of the official party from Ore gon. For the reet of the day they saw tha Exposition simply and unescorted. Mr. Benson Is resting this evening. preparatory to the atrenuoua pro gramme for Tuesday. SEATTLE TREASURY EMPTY Sound City Will Isoue Warrants Be ginning Angus 23. SEATTLK. Wash- Aur. 1. (Spe cial.) With I2.l40.i4t;; In various bond, local Improvement ana construc tion funds, the city of Seattle will go .... wMfmnt Ka l a ItiCUil When the half-month payroll and monthly Mils, amoununa to aoou. .vw.ww, .m w . b.v a.rrtnli rfravln. fc Bar cent interest, retlrabie upon the call of lb t liy I reasurvr. baeia sine II. when for two months warrants wera made to take the place of cash, during a financial stringency. k . . n .1 tha -fv Hall opened this moraine, the general fund . . . I ..J V.a was overurawn -.-. auu lighting fund IIUUK. ITALIANS TO BUY HORSES IS. 00 More War Animals Soujht at East M. Louis. EAST ST. LOUIS. I1U. Aug. 14 Rep resentatives of the Italian government will begin Wednesday the purchase of I3.se more horses for war purposes. These are to be selected within. days. Thus far mora than MO.frO horses have been sold to the belligerent na tions through dealer here. A dealer today said the Allies had spent :.. 4.4 for horses ta East bb Loula. MEXICANS ATTACK AMERICAN TROOPS Force Crosses Border; Kills Corporal TWO OTHERS ARE WOUNDED ICO Armed Men Ford Grande in Darkness. Rio U. S. TROOPERS HEMMED IN Reinforcements Unshed to Scene When Report Is Received That Men Are Marching to Attack Mercedes, Border Town. BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. Aug. If. About 100 Mexicans, under cover of darkness, tonight forded the Rio Grande near Mercedes, about 10 mile up the liver from here, and partly eur rounded 21 men of the Slst United Stales Cavalry. They killed one trooper and wounded two. For a time it was reported that the Mexicans were ad vancing on Mercedes, but at midnight all had disappeared. Soldiers and Posses are searching the brush for them. Ranger Lieutenant Reynan at Mer cedes telephoned State Adjutant-General Mulchings here that Corporal Wil ms n, of Troop O. Twelfth Cavalry, was killed In this fight, and Lieutenant Roy O. Henry, of the lame troop, was wounded. Reynan In an early report said he understood IT Mexicana had croased and that they were coming to attack Mercedes. Retafareeaseala A re R naked. Other were lined up on the Mexican side. Reinforcement or rangers and soldiers from Ilarllngen were hurriedly ordered to Mercedes by automobile. Ilarltngen ie about IS mllea from Mer cedes. Mexicana who crossed the river ould have seven or eight miles to cover before they reached Mercedes. Reinforcement to Mercedes should reach there ahead of the Mexican, ac cording to officer at Brownsville. Mercedes bsd no definite details early tonight. Tree. Threaten Aaaarleaaa. Threats against Americans mad by Mexican soldier because of exaggerat ed account of Texas raid were re ported here today by Americans ar riving from the Interior of Mexico. These Americans came part of tha way by train and partly by automobile. On the train they were threatened by Mex ican soldiers, who apparently had been drinking, they sstd. The soldier sr reported to have declared that Americans along the bor der were roplner Mexicans, dragging them, tied to horses, and killing them. The Carranxa officer In charge of these soldiers were courteous to the American and quieted the troops, say ing such reports were not true. Most of the American resident, these arrivals said, have left Monterey. They (I'onrlurtM on rase 3, Column S.I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TrSTEttDAT-S Maximum temperature, TS degrees; minimum. Jo; partly cloudy. TODArt Fair, westerly winds. War. Ocrman eubmartne bombards three Enill.h teans. Pssa 2. Csrmsns declare frontiers mart be extended as price of peace. Page 1 Mexico. Armed Mexicans In fore cross border, at tack United Stair, troops, kill one. Psae 1. Carrsnsa said to be unyielding. Fag 2. Fsrelga. - Yuan Shi K.I may proclaim him.. If Em peror of China. Pare L a Domestic, atlas Grace De Graff, at X. B. A. convention, uulli system of marching In schools. ' Psce 2. American dollar rules financial world. Pass J. 'Prune day at fair delights throngs. Page 3. FUfiou. gate lashes Galveston; -s.a wall holds. Pace J. Commander of veterans of foreign wars aaya Army Increase Is needec rage z. Sports. "Smoky Joe". Wood has great pitching bat tle with Gallia, Boalon winning, 1-0. Page 11. Beavers detest Chicago University. 7 to t Page 11. Cos.t Lesgue race lies between Los Angeles and Ban Francisco, page iv. World's new trotting snd psclng kings are crowned on Cleveland track. Psga 11. Pacific Sarthweat. Wlnt.t-r Hornlbrook .ay. ba dl.HVe. diplo matic society In Slaia. Page 3. Wheeler Coonty recall falls; District Attor ney keeps Job. Psga D. ranunerclal aad Marina. Whea: price lowered In Northwestern mar ket. Psga 13 Xxport boring of a beat resumed In East. page 13. rorelcn exchange markets recover after ex. (rem. weakness, rage la. Dredge Clatsop sets new pace by handling UJ.dOu yards in ilk aours. rag Portland aad Vicinity. Dr. Charles J. Hxarar Mrs oermsa- Amarlcans are loyal, nut oppon aar. nag 1. Modem Fafflee case may prove one with out par. I lei In Portland s criminal nis tory. Psga . Ex-Senator Burton's utterances give Port- Isnd friends confidence. Page lo. Mr. Baker's committee launches Jobs-for- Joblea plana Page la. Repreacntatlve and Mrs. Nicholas Long-worth bars on vl.iu rage lu. Harbor Inveetlgators ar expected tomorrow. Pag 12. The Oregonlan will be host to neasbovs for visit to prison an ip. rags I. Thorns. Bltyau. cashier Inventor, freed by court order, rage New bills open at vaudeville tneaters. Paza 8. Thirty-million Chicago bride gathers bom ideas among rornanu .towers, x-aaa a. Weather report, data and forecast. Psga 15. rests st circus awe gay throngs, rage a. AIRMAN -WRITER IS DEAD Newspaper Man of Arizona Meets End In Europe. PHOENIX. Aria. Aug. 1. A cable gram from Parle today announced the death of Jacqne Neyvatte, a member of the Ftench aviation, corps. Ney vatte. who waa formerly a newspaper man here, left last September and re turned to France. He wa licensed by the Aero Club of France in 190. and appeared In aerial exhibitions In this country. He serred In the Boer war a a balloonist. MIDSHIPMANDIES AT SEA V. L. McCarthy Stricken With Spi nal Meningitis on Ohio. LOS ANGELES, Aug. W. U Mc Carthy, of Danville, Ky., a midshipman of the Annapolis, second class, died last night aboard the battleship Ohio, which reached here today. Midshipman McCarthy was stricken with spinal meningitis when the squad ron left San Francisco Saturday! ALL OF WHICH MUST GREATLY CONCERN fYOU JUST O ) - GIMME" BACK AMERICAN DOLLAR IS WORLD'S BASIS Foreign Exchange Decided Slump. j LOSSES ALL BORNE ABROAD Pounds, Francs and Lires Go to New Depths. EUROPE'S BUYING IS CAUSE Contracts for Supplies AU Found to Call for Payment in Dollars. Morgan's Reappearance on AVall Street Livens Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The Amer lean dollar ruled the financial world today with an Iron grip. Pounds ster ling, francs, lires, virtually all foreign exchange went down to new depths In a torrent of bills that poured into the exchange markets from American man ufacturers seeking pay for big war con tracts of munitions and other supplies purchased here by the warring nations of Europe. Coincident with the startling decline in exchange rates came the assertion from an unimpeachable source that every contract made by the American manufacturers for supplies sent abroad called for payment in American dol lars, and not English pounds sterling, which have heretofore been the stand ard of finance the world over. Boy era Only Sustain Losaea. The immense losses, therefore, due to the decline In foreign exchange rate ill be borne, to the last penny, oy h forelarn buyers, and will not oe sustained by the American manufaa turers a situation exactly the opposite of what had heretofore been the popU' lar belief. The maximum depreciation today in pounds sterling was 44 per cent below normal; in franca, 19 per cent below normal; in -Italian lire. 15 per cent. In the money markets today the pound old for only $4.C4, 6.02 francs equaled a dollar, and a dollar purchased 6.4S lires. These were the quotation, while rates were at the lowest ebb during the early afternoon. In the last hour of the business day, the presence in Wall street of J. P. Morgan for the first time since the attack on his life six weeks ago and an informal conference of bankers to consider the exchange situation, sent rates upward. Market Closes Finn. Sterling closed at 4.67. one-half point higher than It opened, and a point and - a half under Saturday's close. which established a new low record at the time. Francs gained 3 points over the low record, selling at 6.99 at the close, and lires rebounded a point. c!os ing at 6.47. What to do to remedy tli situation engaged the attention of bankers with international connections at their in formal conference late today. It was (Continued on Page 2. Column 2) THE TURK. 1 ARMED MEN TAKE AWAY LEO FRANK WARDEN OVF1" "'1WERJ3D AXD PRI ' IX ATJTO. MYkoa Farm Wires Are .SvJte.lSand Details of Supposed Lynching- Are Held Up. MILLEDGEVILLE, Gl, Aug. IS. Leo M. Prank. Georgia's noted life- term convict, was removed from the Georgia prison farm ier6 tonight by 25 armed men who overpowered War den Smith. Previous to the attack wires leading to the prison itself had been cut. Frank was placed in an automobile and rushed In the direction of Eatonton. It has not been ascertained whether Frank was lynched or whether the Dartv that removed him from the prison were his friends. 768 POUNDS GOES IN MAIL Campers Ship Outfit 30 Miles, Far From Railway, for $8.32. "VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 16. (Spe clal.) The parcel post system has come to the aid of campers Who are going to the mountains. Three men here today shipped their entire camping outfit by parcel post to Cougar, Wash. Included were tents, clothing and food supplies for three months. No railroad runs near Cougar, but it Is served by mall three times a week by a contract route. The three campers left today with dogs and guns, intending to walk most of the way. Sixteen packages, weighing in all 768 pounds, were shipped, at a cost of $8-3: to a distance of about 30 miles. WOMAN CAPTURES SUSPECT Robbery Victim, With Child In Arms, Runs Man Down. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 16. (Spe clal.) Dennis Sullivan, charged with havinir robbed the I. H. Smith resi dence. 313 Baldwin avenue, last Satur day afternoon, was run down at noon today, after being chased seven blocks by Mrs. Smith. During Ihe chase Mrs. Smith carried a 10-months-old baby in her arms. Mrs. Smith identified Sullivan as a man who appeared at her home last Saturday and asked for some clothing. Shi saw the man today on the street, and the chase followed. She held him on the corner of Nora avenue and the railroad tracks until officers effected the arrest. - REST IS DENIED CITY CLERK Absence Without Pay Refused De spite Fact Many Have No Work. In spite of the fact that there are dozens of men many of them wltn families to support seeking work from the city. Commissioner Dieck has re fused to grant a leave of absence with out pay for three months to John B. Gehr, a veteran clerk in the building bureau. Mr. Gaiir says his sight and health have been impaired by condi tions under which he works. Mr. Gehr Insists that a new mar. could learn the work within 24 hours. Mr. Gehr is past 60 years of age and ha been with the city for about 10 years. He says it will be necessary either for him to get a leave of ab sence or quit his position because of this ill condition of his eyes. LA GRANDEHAS BIG STORM Hay and Grain Crop Near City Is Damaged by Rain and Hall. LA GRANDE. Or., Aug. IS. (Special.) For 20 minutes this afternoon rain and hail did damage to the hay and grain crops in the immediate vicinity of La Grande. Fortunately for the wheat owners the rain was purely a local one and did not reach the big wheat belts. and the loss is therefore confined to one locality. The extent of the dam age has not been ascertained. The soaking rain, accompanied by a near-hurricane, drenched the forests in the surrounding hills so thoroughly that forest fires in the big belts will not be likely for at least another week. IDAHO VALUES ON INCREASE Assessments Are $300,642,066 for Year, Gain of $3,037,041. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 16. Revised fig ures on. the abstracts of the 37 coun ties In the state as compiled by the State Auditor and placed before the State Board of Equalization show the total assessed valuation on all classes of real property for 1915 at 6300, 643.066. The total reported value of last year was 3286.705.015 and the equalized value placed at 3292.484.416. An increase is shown in this year s values over last year's of 33,937,041. NEUTRALITY CASE DELAYED British Charged with Recruiting Raise Technical Objections. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16. Techni cal objections to the indictments, in cluding the allegation that they did not specify that Great Britain was at war, were offered today by counsel for five men held on charges of violating the neutrality of the United States by hir ing recruits for foreign military serv ice. These objections and a motion to quash the indictments ueiayea we ar raignment of the men. LOYALTY PUT ABOVE PEACE WITH KAISER WarOpposed, However, Says Dr. Hexamer. GERMANY DECLARED FRIENDLY Suggestion of Hostilities With United States Scouted. BRITAIN REGARDED MENACE President of Alliance of Americans Descendant of Fatherland Denies Visit to Coast Is In Opposi tion to This Nation. "We Germans are a peace loving peo ple," explained Dr. Charles J. Hexamer, president of the National German American alliance, at the Imperial Ho tel yesterday afternoon. Dr. Hexamer. who attended the re cent convention of the alliance at San Francisco, conferred with prominent German-Americans in this city, saw some of the sights hereabouts and de livered a lecture at the German House last night. German-American Wur Scouted. He Insisted that he did not come to the Coast, as has been reported, for the purpose of preaching German op position to the United States Govern ment in the present international crisis. He explained that he came primarily to attend the convention of the German American alliance and to visit the Cali fornia expositions, and that he stopped In Portland only on the urgent invi tation of his friends here. "No, Germany won't go to war with the United States," he declared. "Germany is not seeking war with anyone. The United States has more reason to expect a war with Great Britain than with Germany. Great Brit ain certainly has done more to provoke a war in this country than Germany and her allies have done. Attitude of Germans Explained. "Why, England has cut the cables connecting this country with other parts of the world; she has blocked our ports, and virtually has attempted to dictate the movements of our vessels and of our shipments on the high seas. In other words, she has paralyzed our commerce." "Precisely what is the attitude of the German-American Alliance?" Dr. Hexamer was asked. "Why, it is merely a patriotic organ ization, formed largely for social pur poses. The only attitude It has as sumed in the present war is to attempt to prevent the shipment of arms and other munitions of war to any of the belligerent countries. Many Petitions Sent President. "As it happens, England and her allies are the only ones that are able to receive war supplies from the United States. England controls the seas. She won't let arms and munitions go to Germany, but gets them herself. "We would take precisely the same attitude if the United States were ship ping contraband material to Germany. Dr. Hexamer explained that mem bers of the organization that he repre sents already have sent thousands of petitions to President Wilson asking him to place an embargo against the shipment of war supplies to any of the belligerents. These petitions, he said, represent millions of American people. Submarine Warfare Defended. He defended the German submarine warfare, but expressed deep regret over the loss of American lives in the Lusitanla" disaster. . However, he maintained that Ger many had a perfect right to sink the Lusitania on the ground that she was carrying war supplies. "Why, there is nothing else for Ger many to do." he said. "The allies are In position to control the seas and Ger many's only defense is to use the sub marine.' "It Is a shame, though, that England and her allies should use tbe lives of American citizens to shield her ship ments of war supplies." Dr. Hexamer was reminded of the American Government's contention that there were no munitions of war on board the Lusitania, but asserted that he was convinced that ammunition ac tually was being carried. "Why, there is no question about it." he added. Question Is 'Denied. In this connection he said he- has been misrepresented regarding his ut terances on the position of the United States Government toward Germany and her opponents. He has been quoted In various quarters as saying that he was "ashamed to be sn American." "I certainly did not say that," he explained. "What I did say was I was ashamed that my country ia acting the way it is; that it prays for peace on Sunday and on six days of the week sends instruments to Europe that mean the destruction of thousands of lives." It was at this point that he brought out the statement that the Germans are a peace-loving people He insisted that if the entire world takes a position opposed to the shipment of war muni tions by neutrals to belligerents in cafe or war, tno peace oi mo .unu will be readily assured. "What will be the outcome of the war?" he was asked. Well, I would be foolish to venture ' (Continued on Fas 0, Column 2.)