THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1915.
CHURCHILL
ADMITS
HE IS DISAPPOINTED
Allies Declared Not to Have
Done as Well Recently as
They Had Hoped.
ENEMY'S LINES INTACT
I
j Situation Is Serious, Says Cabinet
t Member, and to Win Will Ke
j quire Whole of Strength and
? Xational Capacity.
t ' LOXDOX, Sept. 17. The first speech
made to the public by a member of
i the British Cabinet since the publica-
tion of rumors of a difference of opinion
J in the Cabinet over the question of
j conscription, and reports that the
'.' members favoring' conscription would
resign unless compulsory service was
J introduced within a week, was dellv
j ered by Winston Spencer Churchill,
; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
J at Enfield today.
"It is not an easy moment," said Mr.
; Churchill, "for a public man to open nisi
1 mcuth on any topic, for there are so
; many people who seem to have less to
I do than they ought to who are engaged
- in trying to make difficulties, even
more than already existed, and seeking
..'to make artificial divisions in regard
...to matters of great consequence which
"Wshould be approached ' in a spirit of
Impartiality and good will."
;' Allien Are Disappointed.
? Mr. Churchill added that during the
J'rast four or five months the allies had
1'not done as well as they might have
-tioped. There had been events which,
:-while not disastrous, were disappoint
t merits. In France and Flanders a
r.eeries of resolute and costly attacks
jswere made on the German lines and,
, although ground was gained, the lines
of the Germans were not pierced. In
i;the Dardanelles, he said, the allies had
gained invaluable ground which led
i'them toward a decisive conclusion, but
: they had not gained the advantage at
ithe points at which they aimed.
; Then there had come the retreat of
.'"Vthe Russians and, while the Russians
iwere rearming and recovering their
-Strength, a new and unmistakable
J'burden had fallen on Great Britain.
TThe situation was a serious one, but
"the allies had it In their power to carry
CTthe war to a successful conclusion, and
-.they could do it. the Chancellor said, if
r'they utilized their whole strength and
.the national capacity.
- Duty All That Can De Done.
After all, Mr. Churchill continued,
i.Hhe allies did not seek the struggle,
; and if they did their duty they would
" have done all they could.
If at the end, the speaker concluded,
rthe liberties of Great Brita4n and of
Europe were still intact and inviolate.
, those who afterward looked back upon
""'this unhappy but. not Inglorious" gen
eration, would be able to say "we did
-;not fail under the test and have pre
served the liberties of the world."
GAS KILLING MYSTERY
;JII!VER. ASPHYXIATED. THOt'GH HE
:V IS ARMED WITH HELMET.
"Tlundrrds Stand About Tunnel Unable
to Recue Victim Companion, Four
- Times Overcome, Is Saved.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 17. Hundreds of
miners stood about, the Quincy tunnel
of the South Hecla property at the
camp of Alta, near here, last night,
unable to rescue James Hendrickson,
. mining engineer, formerly of Brook
. lyn, N. Y who died in a drift off the
; tunnel into the Albion mine, the victim
of a mysterious gas which asphyxiated
'him. although he was armed with a
miner's helmet.
Captain Andrew Eikrem, of the Salt
Lake fire department, his companion,
was rescued after he had been over
come with gas, and four times at
tempted to reach Hendrickson with the
use of the helmet, but was each time
driven back.
The gas was driven out sufficiently
today to recover the body. More than
a dozen miners were overcome in at
tempting to rescue Hendrickson.
Hendrickson and Captain Eikrem en
tered the mine to Investigate. . Hend
rickson leaves a widow and two chil
dren. PARENTAGE TEST ASKED
:
j SCIENTISTS TO BE CALLED IX
; CASE OK '"MYSTERY BOY."
j Attorney Snys Examination Would He-
veal Traits That of Necessity
', Would Be Hereditary.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept. 17. Scl
entitle character analysis to determine
which of two claimants is the fatner of
the "mystery boy" was asked iu the
united States District Court here to
day by attorneys for E. S. Carel ., who
is contesting the contentions of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Delo, of Quebec, Can
ada, that "Roy Carel!" as he has been
known here, is in reality their son
Tommy Delo.
An examination of the child, accord
lng to the motion of the attorney,
would reveal traits which, because of
his age, would necessarily be heredi
tary and would show which of the two
men is his father.
Owing to the unusual character of
the motion, it was taken under ad
visement.
The lad in dispute is in the custody
or the court until a decision is reached.
He is about 7 years old.
;LAW IS HELD OBSOLETE
; J u fl Holmes Says "Sunday CloS'
lng" Not 'on Statutes. .
; TILLAMOOK, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.)
, Judge Webster Holmes says the Sun
' day closing law has been repealed since
January 20, 186u.
; "The Sunday closing law," he says,
J "was handed down from territorial
J days, under the provision of the state
: constitution, article 18, section 7, which
i provides 'all laws In force in the Ter
Iritory of Oregon when this constitution
' takes effect and consistent therewith.
Khali continue In force until altered
or repealed.' The Sunday closing law
! was included In the code of criminal
! fcrocedure passed October 19, 1864. Two
' days later the lama session repealed it
by passing- Senate fiui 71, entitled. "An
act to repeal all statutes of a general
nature, with certain exceptions.'
"Section 1 thereof provides as fol
lows: " That all statutes of a general na
ture passed or in force beiore thte com
mencement of the session commencing
September the eighth, A. D. 1862, ex
cept those enumerated and mentioned
in the next section, be and the same are
hereby repealed." Section 2, of said
Senate bill 71, does not enumerate the
Sunday closing law, nor does it refer
to it in any manner. The Sunday clos
ing law was therefore and thereby
'hereby repealed."
"There has been much ado about
nothing for a good many years by the
mistaken belief that we had a 'Sunday
closing law in Oregon."
The Judge referred to a case In Ma
rion County where the law was at
tacked. Judge Bennett signed the writ
of review from the Justice Court on
July 25, 1904, and the case was tried
before Judge Galloway, who reversed
the case on the grounds set out that
there was no Sunday closing law.
REVENUE PROBLEM LOOMS
McAdoo and Kit chin Confer on Meas
ures for Meeting Nation's Need.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 Revenue
legislation in the coming session of
Congress was discussed today at a long
conference between Secretary McAdoo
and Representative Kitchin. of North
NOTED POLAR EXPLORER FOR WHOSE SAFETY FEARS WERE FELT
AND WHO TURNS
V1LHJALMIR
Carolina, majority leader of the next
House of Representatives. Democratic
leaders are convinced that action must
be taken to swell the Government re
ceipts. In view of the continued war in
Europe.
Customs receipts have not shown any
tendency to Increase, and internal reve
nue receipts are not equal to a few
years "ago. The certainty that large ap
propriations' will be demanded for the
Army and Navy also must be taken into
consideration.
Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Kitchin did not
reach any agreement today as to what
measures may be necessary to bring
about an increase in revenue.
RAILWAY BUYS 70 JITNEYS
Sacramento Company to Run Oppo-
sition to Independent Drivers.
SACRAMENTO. Sept. 7. (Special.)
According to a story given out by the
Sacramento Jitney Association today
and. confirmed by the Ford agency in
this city, the Pacific Gas & Elect-ic
Company, which owns the main street
car lines in this city, has negotiated the
purchase of 70 cars and will begin soon
the operation of jitney busses in oppo
sition to the 95 independent drivers
now in the field.
Street railway inspectors have been
at work for the last two or three days
keeping count of the number of passen
gers carried in the automobiles, and
this count is believed to have decided
the company on the innovation. There
are about 95 Jitney busses in operation.
BODY OF SUICIDE IS FOUND
Erminio Lonzarlnl, of Portland,
Kills Self Near Barracks.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Erminio Lanzarini, an Italian
of 293 Union avenue, Portland, com
mitted suicide on the Government
reservation several days ago and his
body was found last night, In a de
composed state. He had left home last
Friday.
Lanzarini left a letter in which he
said that he had been drinking and
gambling and owed many debts. He
leaves a wife and Ave children in Port
land. He had been employed by the
Oregon Packing Company.
The funeral will be held In Portland
tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
ARMY ENGINEERS RETURN
Company F Completes Mapping De
tail in California.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
Sept. 17. (Special.) Company F,
Engineers, arrived here' today on a
special train from Gilroy, Cal., where
they had been for the past several
months on a mapping detail. Captain
Richard C. Moore was in command of
the company and Lieutenant Dabney
Elliott was with him. There were 140
rnei in the company.
The engineers went to the Panama
Exposition, where they gave a number
of exhibitions in drilling and perform
ing feats of military engineering. Later
they were sent to Gilroy.
ESCAPED TRUSTY RETURNS
Kansas Youth Says Homesickness
Made Him Leave Penitentiary.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Sept. 12.
Frank Long, a trusty prisoner, who
escaped from the Kansas Penitentiary,
has returned voluntarily. His father.
who lives in Clay County. Kansas.
came to the penitentiary and told the
offcials that his son was out with has
parents and would return and that it
wasn t necessary to send a guard for
him.
Long, who is a young man. says he
ran away because he was homesick,
He had two months to serve when he
left. He is serving- a sentence for
fiurgiarjr. in ne second, aegre
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ARABIC CASE MAY
BE OPENED AGAIN
"Conversations" With Berlin,
It Is Reported, Promise
Adjustment of Issues.
INFORMAL WAY PROMISING
Kaiser's Government Ready to Con.
sider Testimony as to How Far
Submarine Captain. Was Jus
tified In His Action.
BERLIN, via London, Sept. 17.
James W. Gerard, the American Am
bassador to Germany, today at noon
called on Dr. Gottlieb von Jagow, the
UP UNHARMED.
STEFANSSON.
Foreign Minister, presumably in con
nection with the situation surrounding
the sinking of the White Star liner
Arabic by a German submarine and the
opening of negotiations on the sub
marine, problem. No definite informa
tion is obtainable, however, concerning
the subjects dealt with.
Nothing can be learned here which
goes toonfirm the statement made In
Washington dispatches that it was the
intention to open conversations be
tween the two countries on the sub
marine situation, but officials gener
ally assume that the news is correct
and express the belief that the diffi
culties between the Wnited States and
berma,ny would be in a better way
toward settlement by such a method.
Fundamental Issues Settled.
Differences in viewpoints, which are
only stiffened when laid down in formal
notes, can, it is believed generally by
the officials, be more easily adjusted
in informal conversations, and all the
more o, they say, because the funda
mental differences of policy have
largely disappeared under the new in
structions regarding attacks on pas
senger steamers.
The United States and Germany, it is
declared, appeared to be now in sub
stantial agreement on the principle in
volved, and It is now largely a question
of adjusting cases like the Arabic in
conformity with that principle.
Germany, it 13 believed here, will be
ready to consider testimony bearine
on this point of how far the captain of
the submarine was justified in his be
lief that the Arabic was bent on at
tacking' the submarine and in conversa
tions she will have the opnortunltv to
satisfy the American Government that
ner policy and practice under present
conditions will harmonize in the future.
lne bokal Anzeiger says:
"It is by no means a bad idea that
their understanding in regard to diffi
cult questions will be best achieved bv
discussion among the negotiators. When
me strategists ot suspicion stand be
iore the door waiting to snap up each
word that passes back and forth and
put. It on the wire in the accustomed
distorted manner, there . must exist
suspicion or at least uneasiness. Under
such circumstances, it is almost Im
possible to accomplish good work."
Formal Kotes Ineffective.
The Tageblatt has this to say:
"If one desires an honorahle nnrl
unreserved understanding with Amer
ica, it must be admitted that the
notes previously exchanged hardly lent
themselves to this purpose. Naturally
the standpoints of the two govern
ments were expressed in these notes
in a somewhat declamatory manner for
tne benent or the rest of the world.
"The manner in which the British
press in and out of England published
the exchange of opinions and stirred
up political opponents. In America may
nave made tne newly proposed method
desirable to the American Government.
A promise for success, however. Is that
the American Government knows how
to guard against espionage and the
activity of agents of the British press;
otherwise 'misunderstandings will not
cease, even with confidential confi
dences.' "
U-BOAT LOSS IS PUT AT 20
Seven British Submarines Destroyed,
Says Publication.
LONDON, Sept. il. The Germans
have lost 20 submarines since the be
ginning of the war, according to an
editorial note in the Motorshlp and
Motorboat, while the British losses
have been only seven, including the
E-7, the destruction of which was an
nounced today.
When the war commenced, the paper
declares, Germany had 11 seagoing
submarines and 16 of a smaller type,
while up to June 1, 10 new boats had
been added. The assertion is made
that the Germans now have only 14
seagoing underwater boats, two of
which are in the Mediterranean.
STEFANSSON SAFE, WELL
' (Continued From First Pare.)
pelled to set out on the return Jour
ney to land. The men had been on
the ice for nearly seven months. The
return to shore was accomplished with
great difficulty.
Xh.e eiDlorera subsisted, on tha nat
meager rations. Their dogs were al
most famished. However, they trav
eled continuously for seven months.
Captain Stefansson has bought for
$20,000 the Polar Bear, which was at
Herschel Island when the Ruby arrived
there. He also bought the powerboat
Gladiator, a small trading vessel. It
is thought he may be at Banks' Land
with both theae vessels now. It is his
intention to establish a base on Banks'
Land and continue his exploration from
that point. TJie time of the return
of the expedition cannot be foretold,
as Stefansson intends to continue until
he has fully ascertained the limits of
the new land he has discovered.
Jack Hadley, who waa a member of
the Karluk party rescued from Wran
gell Island last year by the King and
Winge, has again Joined Stefansson.
COAST GUARD SHIP REPORTS
Captain of Bear Tells oC Failure to
Kind Explorer.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. The last
report from coast guard ships which
have been searching in Arctic waters
for the survivors of the Stefansson
expedition has just been received here
from Nome, where it was dispatched
on August 23. Captain Cochran, of
the coast guard ship Bear, reported
that he had been at Point Barrow on
July 30 and also had stopped at Cape
Prince of Wales on his way to Nome
without finding any trace or news of
the explorers.
"No vessel bad passed Point Barrow
from the eastward," he reported, "and
no news had been heard of the Can
adian Arctic expedition nor Stefansson
himself."
The Bear is now at Unalaska, 800
miles from Nome. It will be impos
sible for her to go north again before
Spring, when the ice breaks up in the
Bering Straits.
WAR TRIP IS DESCRIBED
IRISH LASSES TELL OF PRECAU
TIONS AGAIXST SUBMARINES.
Passengers Hold Drill. In Ue of Boats
Lifebelts Warships Escort
Vessel on Journey.
GASTON. Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Two Irish lassies. Lizzie and Minnie
Johnson, with an older brother, Will
iam. James Johnson, have just arrived
from Belfast. Ireland, ar.d are making
their home temporarily with their bach
elor cousins. John and Dave Baxter,
old residents of this place. Coming
direct from the war-stricken country
and after a voyage fraught with many
terrors, these young people find them
selves the center of much curiosity.
They have two brothers fighting for
their country. The younger one, who
belongs to the Royal Irish Rifles, has
been wounded at the Dardanelles. The
older brother waa badly wounded in
the battle of the Aisne.
He is now a Sergeant, training young
officers at Cork. Miss Johnson, in
speaking of the voyage, said: "We left
Liverpool on the Cunard liner Cam
eronlan and while going through the
danger ione we were accompanied by
two warships, which we could most
always see in the distance. We heard
rumors that there was a submarine in
our vicinity and, being just a day or
two after the sinking of the Arabic,
there was some consternation on board.
For an hour or more all the passen
gers were drilled in the use of the
lifebelts, every person, even the babies,
having one on, and then every pas
senger was assigned to a certain life
boat. "My brother and we two sisters were
assigned to the same boat No. 10 it
was and we knew Just what to do in
case of a torpedo attack. The lifeboats
were in position on deck, so there
would be the least possible delay in
filling and lowering them, and every
thing was In readiness for an attack.
Sunday night the warships left us and
we were told that all danger from the
submarines was past.
"The next day during the sports on
deck a big crowd of passengers gave
three cheers for the captain of the
Cameronian for bringing them safely
through, and there were also three
cheers for President Wilson and the
United States."
TANKERS FIND CHAMPION
RAILWAY OWNERSHIP OX PACIFIC
COAST DEFENDED.
Portland and Sao Francisco Business
Man Say Fuel Transportation
by Steamers Is Beat.
CHICAGO, Sept. 17. Eight business
men of the Pacific Coast took the stand
today on behalf of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company at the rehearing of
the case, in which the Interstate Com
merce Commission In 1914 decided that
the railway's steamers could not carry
oil except for company use. The wit
nesses testified that the commercial as
sociations and business men of the Pa
cific Coast who were consumers of oil
fuel were unanimously of the opinion
that the Associated Oil Company should
continue to operate the tank steamers
and that the railroad should be allowed
to retain its stock in the oil concern.
A. C. Callan. a hardware manufac
turer of Portland, Or., declared that the
transportation of fuel oil by steamers
between Coast points was the only
practical method of transportation. He
asserted tank steamer transportation
to be more economical and efficient
than rail.
Norman Lang, a paper manufacturer.
of Vancouver, B. C said that trans
portation by water was more. efficient,
owing to the frequent car shortages of
Pacific Coast railroads. Other business
and professional men who declared in
favor of the present system of trans
portation were: A. H. Devers, Portland;
W. E. Coman, Portland; George T,
Cameron, San Francisco; J. A. Keller,
San Francisco; F. A. Bushnell, Sf. Paul,
and Drake C. O'Reilly. Portland.
FUSES FOUND IN CARGO
Explosions Heard Before Liner
Sant'Anna Readied Azores.
washikutow, Sept. 17. In an
nouncing to the State Department to
day the arrival at the Azores of the
Fabre liner Sant' Anna from New York
for Italy, American Consul Schultz said
that 18 fuses had been found on the
ship and that many explosions had oc
curred before she reached the Azores.
The substance of the dispatch as
given out by the department follows:
Sant Anna, Fabre Line, arrived
Thursday. About midnight September
12 fire was discovered in the 12th hold
filled with general merchandise and
baggage. Eighteen fuses found. Many
explosions; 605 passengers, including
women, children and aged men, trans
ferred to the Ancona September 13
Ship expected to proceed with 1196 pas
sengers Friday or Saturday. All pas
sengers safe."
Haitlen Government Recognized.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 Formal
recognition has been accorded by the
United States to the new government
in Haiti, headed by President D'Arti-
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A surprising underpricing of a splendid new lot of Women's and Misses' Fall
and Winter Coats. An extensive variety of styles in fashionable materials,
plain colors, mixtures, plaids, wide-wale cords, etc. Especially attractive are
those with two-way collar and in the popular belted effects. All sizes from 16 to
44, especially priced for this sale at $6.65
CHILDREN'S FALL COATS IN SIZES 2 TO 6, AT S2.50
Parents should not fail to attend this important sale of Children's New Fall
and Winter Coats. Tne
chillas, velvet cords, plaid fabrics and plain colored materials.
All sizes from 2 to 6 years, to go at one price, this sale, at
NOTIONS
$2.00 Combination Bottles, made of
heavy red rubber, size 2 and 3-qt.
Guaranteed bottles, JI1
special Saturday pi.0l
Special sale guaranteed Red Rub
ber Hot Water Bottles, size 2 and
3-qt. Bottles that sell regu-QQ-larly
at $1.50, Saturday at?OC
Special sale Red Rubber Gloves,
sizes 7, 8, 8A and 9. Reg-J e
ular 50c Gloves, pair wOC
25c Powdered Borax . . . 15
25c Boric Acid 15
25c Wright's Silver Cream 15
50c Pompeian Massage Cream 32
60c Java Rice Powder 3o0
25c Carbolic Salve lo
25c Mennen's Shaving Creaml5
25c Williams' Shaving Cream. .15
25c Powder Leaves 10
25c Stick Rouge 10
$1.50 Self-Filling Fount. Pens.8o
10c Rose Blossom Soap 6
10c Rose City Glycerine Soap. 60
5c Lurline Soap 4r
15c Glycerine Soapt( box 100
KING LAUDS WILSON
Precedent Set at Table of
British Sovereign.
CENSOR SUPPRESSES NEWS
F'ro-Americanism Prevails at Court
and Queen Is Signally Polite.
Royal Couple Take Pains
to Show Good Will.
NEW YORK. Sept. 17. (Special.)
The following is an account of a din
ner at Windsor Castle at which King
George proposed the health of Presi
dent Wilson the first time that a
sovereign of Great Britain has ever
proposed the health of the President of
the United States at the Royal table
was filed for cabling by te Sun's cor
respondent in London on September
6. It was held up "by the censor and
the copy was sent on bv mail:
London. Sep. 5. At a big dinner
held at Windsor Castle last night, at
which Sir Arthur Nicholson, permanent
Under Secretary ot the Foreign Office;
Lord Revelstoke and several American
women, including the Countess of
Granard and the Duchess Rockburghe,
were present. King George proposed
the health ot President Wilson.
American People Commended.
Ir the course of a short speech the
King said:
"It will, I think, be an everlasting
testimony to the wisdom and good
sense of the American people that in
most trying and difficult circumstances,
well-nigh impossible to conceive, they
stood loyally united behind President
Wilson. Mr. Wilson's action through
out the period of difficulty has Jus
tified the faith and confidence of the
American people."
British Are Pro-American.
This is the first occasion on which
the health of the President of the
United States has been proposed at the
English royal table by the Sovereign.
This tribute to America, however, is
only in accordance with the pro-Amer
icanism which has prevailed at court
for six months. Queen Mary has been
signally polite to American women,
and there have been several entertain
ments at Buckingham Palace in the
past few months at which the only
women present were Americans.
On all. the committees of war char
ities, of which the Queen is patroness.
American women have been asked to
serve by the Queen's request. At both
public and private functions the King
and Queen are constantly at pains to
pay tribute to America and Americans.
CAPTURED ART PRESERVED
Germans Say Precautions Are Taken
In Occupied French Cities.
BERLIN, Sept. 17, by wireless to
Tuckerton, N. J. Every precaution is
being taken to preserve art works
taken from French cities occupied by
the Germans says the Overseas News
Agency, which refers to reports re
cently printed in Paris that valuable
art productions which had been owned
in France had been stolen from an ex
hibitlon of such works in a church in
Metz.
"These works and others," says the
news agency, "were saved from French
shell fire at Etain,.Hattonviller and St.
MihieL ,
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assortment includes a wide
CORSET SAXJE
FOR SATURDAY
Two New Models of the Famous R. & G. Corset
at a Big Reduction
Model C 304 at $1.19 Regular $2 Grade
This model is made of extra quality coutil, with embroidery
trimming. Medium high (5 -inch) bust, with moderate length
skirt, rustproof boning, strong hose supporters. A fine model
for the medium figure, in sizes 19 to 28.
Model E 324 at $1.9S Regular $3 Grade
A dandy Corset, made of fine brocade in white, medium bust
(4 -inch), long skirt. Extra good model for the average
figure, in sizes 20 to 30.
W omen s 1IN (x Jkt fcULLli. MUSE
In Regular $1.25 Quality, Shown Only in Cn
Black, This Sale Only at, the Pair OUC
No Phone or Mail Orders and None Sent C. O. D.
Because we have decided to discontinue this line, we will close
out several dozen pairs of Women's Pure Ingrain Black Silk
Hose at an extraordinary price reduction. They are full-fashioned
stockings, made with double garter top, double heel, sole
and toe. All sizes, in black only.
the owners' names are kept and copies
deposited in safe places, assuring- the
restoration of the art treasures after
the war. Archives and libraries like
wise are removed, wherever it is
possible.
GAME , OVERRUNS FRANCE
Wild Animals and Birds Become
SCenace to Orchards and Gardens.
PARIS. Sept. 17. Because of the pro
hibition imposed by the French gov
ernment on hunting, wild animals and
bird3 have multiplied so rapidly during
this Summer that crops in. the fields
and in orchards and gardens in various
forest regions have been ravaged. The
menace has become so serious that the
government authorities are now killing
raoDits, nares. pheasants and other ani
mals and birds which have fed on the
growing crops.
The killing is done on snecified davs
by those in the communes who have
proper authorization. The huntsmen
act collectively, no individual sports
man being allowed to go out for game.
Guns are not used in the work ex
cept under the supervision of gen
darmes, and only when other means of
taking the game, such as traps and
ferrets, are not available. Wherever
possible the game is taken alive and
transferred to other parts of the coun
try for restocking purposes.
APARTMENT-HOUSE BURNS
Second-Story Occupant Compelled to
Jump From Klames.
LYLE. Wash.. Sept. 18. (Special.)
The Hall apartment-house, one of the
largest buildings in Lyle. was de
stroyed by fire early Thursday morn
ing. The fire originated in the upper
story, presumably from a defective
flue.
W. H. Walker, the only occupant of
the second floor, lost nearly all his ef
fects and was forced to Jump from the
window to escape. Most of the pos
sessions of I. E. Foss and family, oc
cupying the lower floor, were saved.
The house was built in 1912 by the
present owners. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hall,
at a cost of 6000, $3000 of which is
covered by insurance.
Cupid Iiouts Bachelor Maids.
PITMAN. N. J., Sept. 11. Cupid is
riddling the ranks of the Independent
Order of Bachelor Maids, an organiza
tion comprised of well-known young
women of this place, and within the
last year three of the leading members
have broken their solemn pledges to
scorn mere man, and have succumbed to
the wiles of the little god. A further
blow to the bachelor girl's club nas
been the announcement this week of the
engagement of Miss Vestlna F treh.
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GENEVA. Switzerland. via Tarlj,
Sept, 17. C. A. Doerflinger. a profes
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took part in one of the six-lay races
here, and who is a resident of Bisel.
has been condemned to death as a spy
by a German courtmartial. The Swiss
government has intervened in his be
half. The Journal de Geneve says that at
Montreaux. Switzerland. Doerflinger
was engaged by a stranger to supply
military Information.
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German, now an avlatoruho had con
ducted a factory at Freiburg, at which
military aeroplanes were manufactured.
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information he gave. Also It is averred
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