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TTIE MORNING ORFGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1915. 70,000 CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS IN SOUTH RECENT PHOTOS "FROM THE FRONT" ON THE TEXAS BORDER. DEtVIOGRATS BELIEVE T.R. HAS DEEP PLAN 'XOU CAN DO BETTER FOR IiESS ON THIRD STREET' Store Opens Daily at 8:30 A. M. On Saturdays 9:00 A. M. Store Closes Daily at 5:30 P. M. On Saturdays 6:00 P. M. Registration of Teutons Taken in Recent Success Is Not Yet Complete. Suspicion Is Colonel Will Try to Get Republican Nomi nation in 1916. Pacific Phone Marshall 5080 Home Phone A 2112 The Most in Value The Best in Quality a ADVANCE IS SUSPENDED Grrmnn Is Made Mayor of Vllnu, Latest City Taken in Coup Czar's , Forces Retreat Eastward Un- Impeded, Says Petrograd. LONDON, Sept. 21. Seventy thousand prisoners of war taken by the Russians n the front south of Polesie In the last flays of August and the beginning- of September already have been regis tered and it is expected this number will be increased when the final re ports are received, says a Petrograd dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. General Ivanhoff apparently has adopted the prudent course In suspend ing the advance on the Sereth in view of the enemy's enormous numerical fuperiortty produced by reinforcements from other sections of Field Marshal von Mackensen's widely scattered p ray. Incidentally the Russian success' at Kolki is important as indicating the rlefeat of the attempt of the Austro rJermans to gain possession of Sarny and the railway which would have enabled von Mackensen to link up his various armies. Vllna Has Cnnai Mayor. The appointment of Mayor Pohl. of Tilsit, as Mayor of Vllna has been announced in Berlin. The announce ment, following so quickly on the capture of Vilna, is regarded here as showing the certainty with which the Hermans counted on taking Vllna and the German" progress according to the schedule of FieJd Marshal von Hinden burg's campaign. Commenting -on Field Marshal von Hindenburg's latest coup, the military correspondent of the Times suggests that since the recent changes in the Russian higher command -the wise strategy of Grand Duke Nicholas seems to have lost favor and instead of con tinuing their orderly retreat, the Rus sians held on too long. This gave the German commander an opportunity of which he availed himself fully and the great cavalry raids of the American Civil War have been reproduced in the Vilna region. "It was a great coup." the corre spondent says, "for the German cavalry to reach Vileika and the railway Junc tion at Molodechno, which must have been the main artery for supplies not only for the Vilna army, but for all the Russian troops fighting on the Vilna-Stonim front. Russian Armlets Separated. "This interruption will have the im portant effect of severing the Russian central and northern armies from each other, for the" latter cannot do much to prevent this separation since it is being nttacked Itself by superior forces, at all events around Dvtnsk. The withdrawal of the Russians from Vilna eastward Instead of south ward, pays a Petrograd dispatch, is authoritatively interpreted as proof that the German cavalry has been un nble to impede the Russian retreat Feriously. Passing Oshmany and Solny, the Russians are now battling for crossings over the Viliya River under conditions regarded as favorable. The Germans in their pursuit have occu pied territory only as far as the Mere fhank River. The Russians not only have de stroyed the bridges, culverts and tun nels along the railroad lines, but the roadbed itself, where it passed through the marshes. t is assumed that the Germans are now operating in three directions. Dvinsk, Lida and Molo dechno, aiming at a general junction at Minsk with forces from Stonlm. JOHN D., JR., WIELDS PICK (Continued From First Page.) party passed a mule patiently waiting for his car to be loaded for another trip down, the long passageway to the trolley tracks. Mr. Rockefeller began talking to the mule driver. Then, sud denly: 'Look there," he demanded, "why is that mule chafed and bleeding from the harness?' The embarrassed driver stammered an explanation. Mule's Abrasions Explained. Mr. Rockefeller walked around the .animaP, pointing out several places where its skin had been worn by the harness. Finally, the combined elo nuence of all the mine officials present -sufficed to persuade the man of mil lions that "green" mules always suf fered abrasions from the harness until their skin became calloused. Then, "half satisfied, Mr. Rockefeller resumed his walk. Leaving the mine Mr. Rockefeller re turned his ordinary raiment. The party then motored to Stonewall, a Summer resort at the end of the improved high way, for luncheon. Later in the day the ovens at Segundo were inspected. IMck "Wielded Lustily. Mr. Rockefeller swung a pick and dug out coal in the course of the in spection of the mine. He did not dig much coal.- The grinning miners doubted whether he could earn good wages by the month, but he hacked away right lustily with the pick. Then, standing in the dim glare of the light on the caps of himself and his com panions, Mr. Rockefeller made a speech to the three or four grimj coal-diggers whose toil he had interrupted. "Men, we are partners in this busi ness," he said. "Anybody from inside the camp or from outside who has been telling you that we are enemies has been trying to deceive you. I can't get along without you and you can't not along without me. If I had all the money in the world 1 couldn't run these Colorado mines without you workmen, and you, with all your brawn and muscle- couldn't earn a living dig 'ging coal out of the ground unless there was capital 'to buy these mules and lay the tracks and provide a mar ket for the coal. We are partners, that's what we are, and I want to do business with you on that principle." Then Mr. Rockefeller turned to leave. "You are not as bad as you are painted to be," remarked one of the miners, as he picked up his pick and went back to his toil. Centralia High School Growing. CENTRAXJA. Wash-. Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) The enrollment in the Centralia Wish School has increased to such a figure that it has been found necessary to add a teacher to the high school staff. Miss Lucy Daubney being trans ferred from the grades. At the noon luncheon of the Commercial Club yes terday Superintendent Lay hue attrib uted the growth of. the schools to the co-operation of the patrons of the district. Santiseptic for a Perfect Complexion PreaerTes, Beautifies, softens, whitens, prerenta "and rapidly clears skin of all eruptions. You'll like it cleanly, bealtby odor. 50. All droMists. -VZzJt tTJrS at K - ; 1 V' 'iAi i --'' -tW-oV ! I ' " J jij r - -I 8 'i:-- ;f!S5, i F ( ' , -JTt ws rf SL Above Colonel Billiard (Left, Commander of I'nltrd States Troops Near Brownsville, in Consultation With Captain Johnson. One of His Aides. Be low Type of Kield Gun Being Used to Protect Border Against Mexican Raiders. ORDER BEING KEPT Conditions Approach Norma! in Carranza Territory. CAPITAL GETTING MAILS Guarantees Are Given l-"oreigrers-Villa Movement Toward TSorder Makes Renewal of Raids More Probable. WASHINGTON, Sept. 31. Conditions in Mexican territory controled by Gen eral Carranza are rapidly becoming normal, according to advices to the State Department today from American Consul Blocker, at Piedras Negras. Telegraphic communication, which- for many months has been paralyzed, now is open to Mexico City, as well as Sal tillo, Monterey, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi. Guanajuato, Aguas Calientes and intervening stations.. Railroad communication is in the process of re pair and rapid strides are being made, according to official advices. The dispatch of mails to Mexico City has been resumed, according to an an nouncement from the Postoffice De partment here today, and mail for the capital and outlying districts, which had been accumulating at the border, is being forwarded via Laredo. Guarantees Given Foreigners. Consul Blocker, describing conditions at Piedras Negras. said that the Car ranza administration was extending guarantees to all foreigners and had distributed circulars to soldiers warn ing them that any molestation of peaceable people and their property would result in severe measures of punishment. There were no political developments in the Mexican situation here today ex cept for the arrival of General Manuel Chao. recently in the field with General Villa, who joined Roque Gonzales Garza and others who desire to - lay their viewpoints before Secretary Lan sing and the Pan-American Conference. In the meantime the activity of Gen eral Villa's forces is being watched with interest. According to official in formation he has ordered a general withdrawal of his forces toward Juarez, the purpose apparently being to be to transfer them to Sonora. War Department Takes Precaution. The Villa agency here emphatically contradicted reports that the mobili zation of Villa troops at Juarez had any sinister aspect with respect to re lations with the United Sates. As a precaution, however. Acting Secretary Breckenridge, of the War Department, after a conference with President Wil son, ordered the Seventh Infantry and the Fourth Field Artillery regiments from Galveston to strengthen the' gar rison at El Paso. Tex., bringing its full strength to about 4000 men. In the district1 east and west of El Paso Major-General Funston has in all about 14,000 men. while in the vicinity of Brownsville he has 5003 men. Officials here do not expect any law lessness or outbreaks in or near El Paso, but in view of the fact that Villa's forces were' reported to be breaking up Into small bands, border raids were considered not unlikely. TROOPS TO GET APPLES Move Is Started to Send 100,000 Barrels to Europe. CHICAGO, Sept. 21. A movement to send 100,000 barrels of apples out of the abundant American crop to soldiers in the trenches' in Europe was an nounced here today by R. J. Coyne. "The idea occurred to me two weeks ago and I have been working on" it ever since," said Mr. Coyne. "I have com municated with about 700 apple men in all parts of the country and it looks as if about 80 per cent of the apples would be contributed gratis. The co operation of the Red Cross Society is being sought at Washington. "Some barrels will be contributed, but I figure it will cost us about J230, 000 for containers and transportation. We hope to get the apples into .the trenches by November enough of them so every soldier will get at least one." PORTO RICO TOO CROWDED President and Governor Discuss Emigration as Solution. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Plans for stimulating emigration from Porto Rico to improve industrial conditions there .were discussed with President Wilson today by Arthur Tager, Gov ernor of the island, who declared the population in Porto Rico is so dense that many cannot earn a living. Governor Yager suggested negotiat ing agreements with Cuba and other West Indian countries, permitting emi gration of natives from Porto Rico to those countries. The President and Governor Yager also discussed the bill to give citizen ship to the Porto Ricans. which will be urged by the Administration at the next session of Congress. CLUB AT BERKELEY ELECTS Oregon Students Choose V. V. Mills President and Plan Work. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berkeley, Sept. 21. (Special.) At the first meeting of the Oregon Club last Saturday night, Verni Vicor Mills was elected President to succeed Hugh Bur dette McGuire, who has left the uni versity. Miss Edith Euland was elected secretary. Mr. Berst is the treasurer. Miss Louise Harvey acted as chair man. Several dances are being planned for the term, to be held In the Oregon building at the exposition. Most of the evening was passed in dancing, more than 50 persons attending. Steams-kip Eastland Ordered Sold. CHICAGO, Sept, 21. The steamship Eastland, which capsized in the Chicago River July 24, drowning 812 persons, has been ordered sold by Federal Judge Landis to satisfy a claim of $34,000 for the work of raising the boat from the river bottom. How Any Woman Can Remove Hairy Growths It is not longer necessary for a wom an to visit a. beauty specialist to have superfluous hairs removed, for. with the aid of a plain demosant paste, she can, in the privacy of her own home, remove even a stubborn growth in a very few minutes. The paste is made by mixing some water with a little powdered demosant. This is applied to the hairs and after 2 or 3 minutes removed and the skin washed, when it will be left clear and hairless, neither disfigured or discolored. Be sure you buy real demosant. For twenty-five cents one can obtain plenty either by mail ir plain wrapper from the Esben cott Laboratories, of Portland, Oregon, or any druggist can supply it. ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25c at all druggists. DEADLOCK SEEMS ASSURED Opinion Strong That Mr. Roosevelt Will Attempt to Take Advantage of Lack of Favorite In Race at Next Convention. OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. 21. The suspicion is strong in some Democratic circles that Colonel Roosevelt is even now laying plans to capture the Republican Presi dential nomination in 1916, and that his professed loyalty to the Progressive party is for trading purposes only. As these Democrats figure it, the Colonel expects to take advantage of the sit uation that promises to exist when the next Republican convention assembles, when a dozen or more favorite sons will be put forward by their respective states, each with some backing, but none a recognized favorite. In less than nine months the Re publican delegates will assemble to nominate their candidate for the Pres idency. Today there is no favorite in the race, and there is nothing whatso ever to indicate which one, if any, of the favorite sons is likely to win. Burton May Support Borab. It is pretty well understood, however, that if ex-Senator Burton is eliminated, he would like to throw his support to Senator Borah, if the Idaho Senator, during the earjy days of the conven tion, shows signs of strength. Repre sentative Mann of Illinois has with drawn as a formal candidate, but his withdrawal was not designed to aid Senator Sherman, of his state. The Mann strength, what there is of it, if cast to any other candidate, will go to Root or Weeks. But the general supposition is that Mann plans to enter the race after a good healthy dead lock has come about, and not allow his name to be entered when the contest opens. - Unless some new candidate of their faction enter the contest by the time the Republican convention meets, it is assumed that the Weeks delegates will go to Root in the event Weeks is elim inated, and if Root is eliminated the plan of his managers is to turn to Weeks as their second choice. This plan may be upset, however, if ex Senator and ex-Secretary Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania ' gets into the Presidential race. Deadlock Sctam Likely. From whatever angle the Republican outlook ia viewed, there is promise of a deadlock early in the next conven tion and it may be the Democrats are right in figuring on the prospect that Colonel Roosevelt will take advantage of that deadlock in the hope of landing the nomination himself. It is interesting to note, however, that in predicting the entrance of Roosevelt into the Republican Presi dential race, the .Democratic wiseacres go so far as to predict that ir the Colonel is nominated, the stand-pat Republicans will cjll another conven tion and put up ah opposing candidate, thus turning the tables on the Colonel and insuring the overwhelming re election of President Wilson. PRINCESS AIDS WAR BABES Kaiser's HangJiter-in-Law Is to As sist Xeedy Mothers. BERLIN, Sept. 21. (By wireless to Sayville.) The Crown Princess Cecille issued the following appeal today on the occasion of her birthday anniver sary, says the Overseas News Agency: "After having basked in the sunshine of God's grace through the birth of my war-daughter, I heartily wish to assist women without means who have borne children during the war and whose husbands are in the army. There fore, I appeal to all German women who also have been blessed with war children and whose means are suffi cient to join me in this work of neigh borly love." Regular $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 Lines New Fall and Winter Doatim On ISale at $2.00 and $2.25 Yard Here is a special underpricing of the new double-weight, all-wool Coatings, worthy of your best attention. Included are the new shadow and ombre plaids, Scotch mixtures, novelty boucles, etc., in a full range of the best new colors. Fabrics of regular $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 qualities especially priced, this sale. .$2, $2.25 - New Broadcloths at $1.98 Yard 54-inch Broadcloths in chiffon finish, soft as velvet. They come sponged and shrunk, ready for the needle. All the correct new QO colors, on sale at, the yard, pltZ0 Swiss Messalines at 69 Yard 26-inch plain colored Swiss Messaline Silks of rich, lustrous finish; an excellent weight in all wanted colors, underpriced for this ?Q sale at, the yard OitC New Dress and Waisting Silks at $1.5 O and $2.00 "Sard An endless variety of weaves and colorings to select from yard-wide Printed Warp Fancies, Satin Stripes and Overplaids, etc., in rich color combinations; all beautiful new goods; especial values at, the yard $1.50 and $2.00 A Special Showing Comfort Materials Time now to prepare for Fall and Winter Bedding requirements. Here you'll find unsurpassed as sortments of Comfort Materials most moderately priced., as you may judge from these items: CHAL1.IES AT iS? 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COVERED WOOL BATTS AT $2.75 AND $3.25 EACH AGENCY SYSTEM BLAMED GOOD FIRE RISKS DRCLARFD St B SIDIARY TO PROFITS. excess of what it (should he for the service rendered. Greed of the- rompanie.x. he said, caused them to issue policies regard less of conditions. Thev had shown their inability to reduce fire waste, he declared, and he suprprested as a remedy that agents' commissions be fixed by law on a contingent basis, ar cordine; to the quality of the risk. He said this should be the first step toward reducing waste by fire, now en couraged by loose agency methods. Insurance Commissioner Saj Compen sation Should Be Baaed on Quality, and AVaste Reduced. DEL MONTH, Cal.. Sept. 21. The agency system in writing insurance was blamed today for much of the enormous waste by fire in the Vnited States every year by John S. Darst, president of the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, in his annual address at the opening of the 46th an nual session. Mr. Darst, who is State Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia, said that the principal concern of agents is not to get good business for the in surance companies, but to find com panies willing to accept risks that their better Judgment should cause them to refuse. He said the compensation al lowed fire Insurance agents Is far in GREAT CROWDS ARE SEEING THE WONDERFUL APPEALING ARTIST WALKER WHITESIDE IN THE MASSIVE PRODUCTION is. t THE FILM THAT IS STARTLING THE WORLD THOUSANDS ' ARE SEEING IT DAILY THOUSANDS ARE PRAISING IT HOURLY HUNDREDS COMING THE SECOND TIME THE BEST PICTURE EVER SHOWN IN PORTLAND COME EARLY AFTERNOONS IF POSSIBLE 10c NO RAISE IN PRICES 10c Today-All Week Washington at Park St. paramomitrogjcim Attractions de Luxe at the PEOPLES THEATER West Park at Alder TODAY ONLY CYRIL MAUDE The Eminent English Actor in PEER GYNT Masterpiece of Henrik Ibsen, Norway's Great Dramatist An Attraction Par Excellence - PARAMOUNT TRAVELOGUE A Visit to South America Coming Tomorrow for Rest of Week BLANCHE SWEET in THE CASE OF BECKY - A," . l.jtrl h iynn Big Double Food Bill Today Free 2:30, Scientific Cookery. 8 o'CIock, Foods for the La boring Man, Professional Man, Mother and Child. How to save $120.00 a year on foods. 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