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' jfl . ,.. t r-tx- -..vt nrrPAinrw r. totn PRICE FIVE CENTS. V VOI I V. NO 17.171. niuiui.iii, jiw.w.ii, a.aa-.-.- " - LINER MINNESOTA HELPLESS AT SEA Meager Radio Received at San Diego. SHI? FEW MILES FROM PORT Message Is First Direct Word Since Last Thursday. AID RECENTLY REFUSED ttmi W. Mill l St. rl Confirm Thai British i-vr Nerv c Men Kurort Memos of Unj Cm la Iron. fkS nrOO. Dac . Th disabled freichtrr Voaaaota I wallowing re-t-i:y satol bul II mile o.t wast f la Cra4 !:. accord ing f mcr rad.o rprt ie-lvd u;o today. Thi l ! rirrt direct word ralve4 ro car Thursday m-ricas-IUwaiUa fr!air Naaalaa th off Turti nr. I.ar CHfor'a. I1"1 I8" M'.Baaaot was teamiac aorta at tar kaot aa aor. Capta.o Tkoau Oar lira, of th HH9wt, rfas4 aa of fer f twutuct from th Nevada. Arttnl ltla Thai radio raca.ved br aW tbt t"i .'c rtttl freighter r-d:BeT to lit rro 4 .t'B th arrival f t tmUet tuc t" amd lha u rnt;. wkk ar t--BiB at fill sd from taa orthr fori .Not In waa MM rarllnc ts rterte. f lmpri.i4 la tn shl "ftJt for a:icd attempt t 4 :! ta fricater fty crippling k-r mchirr. K La not imprebabt. ittofJ t to imr(ni - !. tnat Miimmi wi:t put lac , ruca barBor for mnor rpir if fjr:r dfflculty I apart faced. l4o IS Itt fna bWa. T Ceroaado ljUod art li ut:iwst of tl tort. T. TAt"U Hc k-LeuU W. Hill, of tie Great Northers) HtHmillg Company. id taa!(6t tat Informatloa bad bo rri4 front rnt! rl rK mi at foatclo to tbo Sort tb-l at laaat ptu la bainc aM la Iroa Bar4 tbo Hill tlor MaMOOta. cbar(.4 vita mCt( b.r nvarhliMrr to aixb 4aimat of kor trio to I-ondoo. to- Mr. Itilt aai4 lha cn.rat ?.( of tbo amptnjr br ka4 no d.Oott l. roreiatioa a to tbo l.t of tbo earn. aa don. It rfu4 to dooaaa a ro port that aa as.Bl of tbo Vabactoa Uorom.ol m In M. I'ul todar aovk las IB.'ormaitoi rlatto to thla cua, CT.EW AUK ALL WIIITi: MIX Ortralalo Kerrotljr Hrplacrd Fadrr jt I'oltrtta yiiw' Law. r.TTL. V..o.. to. S. Wkaa tbo Craal ortt.ro hnr iliancaota aallcd from hare Noirambar It for Loodoa oa k.r faravoil o;aca from tbo ra-tnc. bo rarrt4 a cr.ar of li whic man. tbo ChiBo l! ti ho mallard bar Ourto brr a mc-j oa tbo ruo btoa Vaattto aad tbo Orlnt haviac baca fcpWoJ a a rn ill of lb La f'ollatto aaman'a law. bo carrlad ao paaaoa ir oa tbia oyao. Pofora tbo M.BBaacta left port ano kal trouelo wub bar boil'r. and tbaro wro rumora ef dUsaCactloa action tbo crew, altnoosb Doputy t'oU.d btata liTitpjpiac Comralaaloear Cbandtar. who alcnad tbo man. (aid tbar war aolactod witb Croat caro aad tbat ae Garmaaa Word waa roeclvaf laat TVadaaodar tkat tbo Mtenaaota had turoad back no miUt aoota of sa Fraaciaco) ao cauao of atm-rooni troabl. aad ra rorta cf titabto witb tbo craw waro raTtvod. Tba- rumor c:od crd sco win It w, a taarttad that ipoctal acoata of tbo Url Nortrara Railroad aal BrttUb ocrt acoata haro war lavaaticattrta' tbo rocorda of tbo oa SiBcrooea amplojr.a. sabaaqaaat ro aorta aai4 oeo aa I poaalblr tbra man ka4 baa pJarJ la tbo anip't brig fr d.nia!a bar rna. blnary. Tbo Graat Nr.6ra Maainariip Com paar cioaod It laa(tl offtca aftar tn Mmaaaota a- lla for Loodoa. aad a a3-borutt raeort coo-rntB tb troublo Rao kaaa r'a!ad karo. Brit la.) a-rt ai.o'a. who aro roportod to kavo oa actlo la tbo lavaatlcatloa ef tbo ;liaa( crow. bao kopt tbair owa couaaat. aad ao laforaiatloo ttlct Utr axajt ka obtaioad ka fcaaa dtrsScad. ItlMU' TJv-IXS ARK MLIt tmg aad attac Mraoner IWIIrtett Only rw Hoar Off. fJtN rRNCI500. roc I Tha ranae'oaa. a poworf .I oaaa-colo tac. aad tko aaira taair la-Jia laft karo twamk.r 1 ndr ordor to flad aad aaatat tko Mlaaaoof a. Official of Uio towaoat company aoalac tko ranatioa ald toa sbt tbat tb Dagot laa aad taqoa aboald roock tb illnao. aota witbla a foar boar. Tb faqa. tkay aald. u .ol9P4 wtta wtrolaaa aad u wtlaoot doubt la eomraualca. tiaa wltk tko balaloaa staajaar. Tba Vlanaoa, tba larcaat ataamar iaw aa 4 -a . t iia JAIL CLOSES UPON CORVALLIS WOMAN miw. nu-.A rotnr is charged with DrniArDixG haxk. I rlrral OffkHal Il-tar rrtaoor Iroos Ivtottt and Alta-C Vn Uwfal l'a of Mali. Park potlt aad raifcar protly. Mr Ota rorry. wifo of Clyd Forry. who lira Bear Co r a! I la. Or. wa takaa to tb County Jail bor Uat klbt I bold poodlaa trial oa a cr of uIb tko Bialla to dafraud aa Iowa bank of i0. JCra Tarry wa arroatod la Colo rado. According to tho Btry of 8. J. Bur rla. Vnltad Btata Marital at Donor. Mr. I'arry dapoaltad two eortlflod chock for i:o oach la t bank at Taoutna. Or. Tho chock war oa th Plat Kaok of Slcoaraoy. la Koohuk. la. Aftar aorao eorraapoadoac batwaoa tho official and th Iowa bank. Mr. Purrti aaya. th chock wr caahod. Itar. th Maxahal ya. It daTl"fd that tho rhacha war fr anothar Mra. rorry and had como Into Mr. 0:a Ttrrf hand by mlatak. Mx. Purr la aay tb chck cam to CorralU ad droaaad to Mr. Elliabath rorry. Th ckack war caahod October 1. I1L Aftar caahlBa' Ik chock, th Mar ina! aaya. Mr. Farry beaja frlcht aoa.) aad flad. Ph wa arroatad aaar Danaar. Mr. T'tvr l aald to bara bca a taaocrapbar la tbo L'nltad Stato civil aaralc bafor br rnarrla. Sh I S3 y.ar old. Th Fodaral char wa bronchi acalaat hr bocauao b oaad th mi: la bar eorrpondne with tb Iowa bank. POSTAL RECEIPTS GROW I-ortUnd Of ru-o fhow nceord for Month of "orrabr. ORCJONIAN NEWS PUREAL'. TVaah- rw L-Thi roatmatr-Ca- aral. la a tatarraBt today, anew that tho raraipt of th rortia&a poaiomr. d'.rinc Noaambor amoontad to ti.llt. aa acalaat IJJ.II fr Noombar laat yr. Thla la Portland racord for No aanbr bualaoaa. Saattlo rocalpt Ibl Norambar wr Stl3.lt!. acalaat 10.JJ. for NoTom k.. I... r l-xbmaa'a rocalot tbl NonaMr war taal .NonaUr. $:.:ii. Tn atatamant ihowa for S ofUca. . . , t . . iiuul half lha ooatal rTo- aoo of tko eooetry. aa lacraaa of i:j.U. or IT. par cant. CITY SELLING WOOD NOW rrioe Too Itish la Tall I Cat. and prmaod locrraaca. t. it t.a JiiMtana why it mad a fallar of tb cord wood bnalnoa durloc Ik rail nonlha. Th prlc waro too klfk. -... r.ti ika rlt aakod S i-7i a cord with 1 cant tra for ck ka!f nl!o of haul boyoad tko flrat half mtlo from Twnty-aath and Kalaifb .tr.ata. Laaa thaa a tantk of tbo wood oa haad wa aold. About It day aco th prlc wa cot to If S a cord, with no oilra rbarca for dcllry oa in nni oiuo .... stda .a far at aa Eul Thirty alntb trt. hloc than th wood baa boon aold at tb rat or rroro 4 to 10 cord a day. GALE TOO STRONG FOR TUG Wallala I Citable to Brine Tow In and Bark Put Oat to 8c. ASTOniA. Or, Ic. I. (Special.) On account cf tho r outhat cat blowlnc oulaid. th tuc Wallula wa conip'I'rd about t it laat Blcht to droo th rranch bark nrr Anlonlna. which aba had takaa In tow about 1 o'clock yraterday aftarnooa. Th bark kcad'd o.'f-ahora. but a th waathar condition ar Iroprorlna" I ipctd to ahow up tomorrow moralng. Wbll dropplntr tho tow. Captain nmA .1 .r of tho 'Wallula. wa ataadtnc near tb towing- anaxhln. lla was truck by a hue that knocked blm down aid wranchod oa of hi lag badly. On of tb i;or alo wo allCblly Inlurad. AUTOMOBILE KILLS WOMAN Morgan Bower Strp Ilcfor Car and r-kall I l'rartarrd. Strpptnc In front of an automobile t,r w" ft swaccert. at ?Utontb aad Waablnrtoa atroat laat alcat. Uargaret liowera. acoo a waa ...n. i.iuni whan ah wa a true k aad knocked to tb prant. Eh wa ...wi w Mr. Swae-cart aad Patrol -naa Tyler and takea to St. Vlacont' HoapitaL wfcer h died aa hour later. Mr. Swaccert oay n waa o.n . , t fniiaa an hour wbea tb worn. aa tpped tn froat of hi machine from botlad a PI aear th fir atatloB at Siitooata and U'aablnxtoa trl. Mr. gwsccert drto a Jlinoy. 2 PASSENGER TRAINS HIT rtrrmaa Dead and Iaoy Other Hart. brrral Serloaaly. fT. LOITISL !. . A fireman wa killed. eral wer Injured aorlouaty aad nor thaa a ocor of Baaooacer ufferod minor lojurlo la a head-oa cotltiloa batwaea two pnt r train of th rtllnoU Coalral line at Ln borc. 11 L. 3S ml'. aoatheaat of hero, today. About let other paaaensera war badly ababea aa. Th accident wa caused. It la d cUxd. bt a taiua lajtvuuiz. tel. i i POLITICIANS BEGIN ACTIVITIES ANEW Hosts Converging on Nation's Capitol. ORGANIZERS WORKING BUSILY Names of Individual Candi dates Are Being Heard. HOT CAMPAIGN INDICATED Ivoirwallc Iaeum, a Well as Ques tion of Tracw and Prrparrdnraa, to B Prcrnlfd rrom Plffer Inc Tlewpolnt. PT JOHN CAXLAJ O-LAUOHLIM. WASHINGTON. Pec I. Politician apparently ar eonyercln; on Waah Incton and th National campalca I openln; with a blar of trumpet de slcnad to be Impreaalr. Th National Democratic committee, with Thorn J. Tenco publicity manacer. la dlrertlna; th eamp!rn for t:ia renomlnatton of President Wilson. The iTmocratle Conirreaalonal com mlttra. with Rpresentatl Doromu. of Mirhlcaa. chairman, la working alone tiara aucceiled by th National commlttao. Rroafeihraa Caaaoalco Oooalaa It I hard to kep traco of th TH- oua Republican publicity acenele. Th Natlnnal Rapnbllcaa committee. Chart D. llllirs. chairman. Is thundrrlnr tilnit the Drmorratle party, but pre sent do candidal of II own. Th National Republican Conrrec lo..al commit! r la followlrf alone similar llnaa. Th Republican Publicity Associa tion, of which Jonathan Bourn. Jr.. I chairman, ia a Republican grt-tocather orcsnlsatloa. Tho National Rapubllcao Leacu Is consolidating all Republlcaa r!ub for concerted action acalnst th Damocratle party and will bar a banquet of Republican Flat Leacu clubs la Washington, aiecember 11. Perklao Baay for Boll Moooora. Georc W. Perkins, th Bull Moeser. haa started up actinttea In New Tork and a branch acenry Is to be estab lished la Washlncton. Aaaoclat Justic Hughe la busy at r.iir.t throwlnc th boot-Jack at tho shadow of bl booster, same un known. Senator Root' campalcn literature comes from Nw Tork. Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, ba an oftlc fore working for him In Washington and a field fore getting d'lrgate to th National Convention from the Rocky Mountain atat. Ill New England organisation la com pleted, with Senator Lodge In charge. Senator Borah, of IJaho. I being pre--d by a committee, beaded by a Taririe Coaat newspaper man. Th Republican nawspaprr In Ohio ,'onr.vlMt an pasa 2. Column X.) J SOMETHING DOING AT THE STOCKYARDS TODAY. ! I xr.vc EXPO I i i Vylwr - a t " t TEACHERS FACING SCRUTINY MAY QUIT TOCNG DOCTOR NAMES SELF TO JIAK.E EXAMINATION. Sis Hundred Women Threaten to Mrlko Cnleaa Allowed to En ago I'amlly Physician. ATLANTA. Gt. Dec t. (Special.) Tb (Ot women teacher la th Atlanta public achool ar threatening to trlk or realgn their positions rather than undergo a p&yslcal examination In th manner prescribed by an order of th Board of Education. Dr. W. N. Adkln. city medical di rector, ha Informed th teacher that th examinations will b of th ores, aar. nose, throat, lunge and heart, and that th teacher will be required to strip to th waist. Dr. Adkln I a young man. and his order has aroused tb teachers. They do not object to being; examined, but want thlr family physicians to make th examination. Dr. Adkln y thla will not b per mltted. Th teacher will hold a meeting to morrow and will protest to th Board. If relief ia not granted, they will re fuse to permit Dr. Adkln to axamln them, they declared today. ROSARIAN BAND TO PLAY Public Rehearsal Will Be Given on Next Monday Night. Tb Royal Roaarlan Band, under th direction of Joel B. Ettlnger. will give It first public rehearsal Monday night. December 13. at th Chamber of Com merce. Th band appeared a short tlrni go In a concert before the Rosarlan and scored a great success, and th at tendance at th rehearsal next Monday la expected to b large. Private ro hearvaJa haro been carried on for th past thro or four month. . Mrs. Grac A. Ettlnger will appear a soloist with th band la a group of songs. OPIUM POSSESSOR JAILED IU1 Jones, Bringing; Drug; From Sound, Arrested at Depot. tTndar tha direction of Juds Thomas C Burka, Collector of Customs. Federal Inspector laat night arrested a man glrlnc th nam of Ed Jones for bav in; la bl possession 2t tin of Lai Tuen opium, aggregating 19' ounces. Th opium was selsad and the man lodged In th County Jail. II was ar rested at tb Union Depot aftar be had alighted from a southbound train ar riving from on of th sound cities. Jon will b given a bearing prob ably today. AUDITORIUM START IS SET Mr. Baler Want Ground Breaking; to Be New Year Day Feature. Breaking; ground for Portland's Audi torium may b one of th New Tear's day features. Three complete set of working plan ar expected In the city today from J. H. Freedlandar. architect of New Tork. These will ba turned over to contractor at once. Th contractor will be asked to sub mit bids a quickly as possible. Mr. Baker ba bl mind fixed on January 1 for the g-round-breaklnir. BOY SCOUT HIS OFFICE New Military Policy Is . Given as Cause. NATURE STUDY GIYES WAY Thompson Seton Out of Sym pathy With Recent Trend. CITIZENSHIP IN ABEYANCE President of National Body Charac terizes Action as "Unfriendly and Scirish" and Defends Patriotic Training. NEW TORK. Dec 6. Ernest Thomp son Seton. naturalist and writer or books on nature, announced tonight his resignation as chie: ot the Boy Scouts of America. In a statement explaining his action. Mr. Seton said h resigned because of a gradual change to poli cies to which ha Is opposed? and for which bo blamea James E. West, of this city, tb present Scout executive. Militarism now comes first and woodcraft, the original purpose of the movement, second, according to Mr. Seton, who announced th formation of th "Woodcraft ' League." Inviting members of the Boy Scouts to Join It. Study of Natar Subordinated. "When Baden Powell and I organised the Boy Scout or England in UOS and th Boy Scout of America in 1910," Mr. Seton' tatement said, "our pur pose waa to make all young people of America outdoor children by teaching them th Joy of outdoor life. As originally formoo. tho Scouts of Amer ica were to bear a message of con servation and brotherhood. The study of trees, flower and na ture." he continued, "la giving way to wig-wagging, drills and other activi ties of a military nature, thus destroy ing th aim of the organisation. As It stand now. militarism comes Orst and woodcraft second.t- DeeUloa Made Laat Sprlag. Mr. Seton explains that be severed his connection with th movement last Spring, but deferred announcement un til it had been accepted by the execu tive board, a step which, he said, had not yet been taken. Mr. Seton aald that last February his election as chief acout was held up because he was not an American cltl xcn. "There ar veral members of the board today who are Britishers." be added. "Several years ago I took out my first papers, but when the war came up I couldn't very well take out my final papers. So I am waiting until after th war befor becoming a full fledged cltixen in the meaning of the law." When he learned of Mr. Seton's ac- (Contlnu.d on Page 2, CoL 4.) CHIEF RESIGNS MONKEYS ARE TO WEAR EYEGLASSES OPTICS TO BE OVERTAXED FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY. Experiments to Be Made In Hope of Finding Cause of and Cures for Human Ills. BALTIMORE. Dec. 6. Two monkeys at Johns Hopkins Hospital are being fitted with eye glasses In an effort to discover a cure for various diseases in the humaju The g-lasses will entail a severe strain on th eyes, causing imperfect vision, and in other ways will confuse tho recording nerves of tho eyeball. The direct result expected is a se rious reaction of the thyroid glands of tho monkeys, with a consequent de velopment of diseases found in human beings to have their origin In the thy roid gland. Principal among these are goiter nervousness, palpitation of the heart, protruding eyeballs and scrofula, a mild form of tubercular af fection. Investigations have revealed that the thyroid gland is responsive to optica! disatfections. This gland is blamed generally for a multitude of trouble some disfiguring diseases, and through the irritation expected to be produced in the monkeys the various stages and manifestations of disease will be mi nutely studied and a search started for a counter-irritant or serum. YEGGS ROB SAFE IN HOME Door of Strong Rox Belonging to Mrs. P. Rhcinholdt Smashed. After smashing the combination with a sledge-hammer, yeggmen last night looted a small house safe in the home of Mrs. Peter Rhelnholdt, 1499 Division street, and escaped with coin and jew elry amounting to about $50. The fam ily were absent. Mrs. Rhelnholdt left her home at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and re turned at 11 o'clock last night. The bouse had been entered through a win dow on the back porch. The "yeggs" made no effort to blow tho safe. The door was hammered out of shape with a sledge. Detectives Hyde and Abbott are investigating the case. CASTLE WILLG0 TO WAR Actor to Perfect Himself in Avia tion. Then Join British Army. BOSTON. Dec. 6. (Special.) At the conclusion of the engagement here last night of "Watch Your Step." Vernon Castle announced that he had severed his connection with the company and was leaving the stage. He will go to California to take fur ther Instruction in aviation, after which he proposes to Join the British flying forces in the war. Mrs. Castle will remain with the company. Clock and Mirror Cause Arrests. A clock, a mirror, and a hairbrush in their possession caused the arreet of James O'Brien and William Franklin last night. Patrolman Drake and Schulpius saw the men and their prop erty, and suspected that the fancy character of the property did not fit well with the worn clothing of the car riers. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 51 degree, minimum, 44 degree.. TODAY'S Occasional rain; winds mostly southerly. War. Hatred dies out aa German occupation of Northern France continues, face 7. Retreating- Serbians defeated near Albanian border. Page 7. German drive in west forecaat. Page 7. Foreign. Crew of Chinese cruiser at Shanghai muti nies, engage other warshlpa and araenaL Page 1. National. Many women reaching capital for his auf frage demonstration today. Page 2. Membera arriving for opening: of Congress today. Page 5. Politicians converging on Washington. Page 1. Domestic Great revival of business shown, particularly in Central West. Page 2. Monkeys to wear eyeglaaae for aclentlflc study. Page 1. Princeton atudent held aa spy Is home. Page 5. Baron regarded aa one of "big men" In alleged munitions conspiracy. Page 5. Lamar Tooze writes of Kabbl Wise's Ideas of peace. Page 4. Four cities In final contest for Democratic convention. Pago 4. Liner Minnesota reported helpless off aouth ern coast. Page 1. Ford peace delegates still cheerful off ooast of Maine. Page 2. Chief Boy Scont resiens. Psge 1. Six hundred women teachers faclnp physical examination by young doctor threaten strike. Page 1. Sport. Gibbona-Aheaxn match attracting Interest. Page 12. Diets haa hopes of upset in Pullman-Brown r. i" Ty Cobb'a average is .370 for season. Page 13. Columbia ParK eleven win. ball title. Page 12. Financial. Henry Clews points out atcp necessary In gaining foreign trade. Page 11. Marine. Steamer Eanta Cecilia sails. Psgs 11. Portland and Vicinity. Livestock Show opens today. Page 11. Orpheum Mil has two fine headline acts. Page 18. Emanuel Hospital la dedicated. Page 10. Jamoa W. Going dies. Page 9. Portland Elks hold memorial services at Flrat Preabyterian, Church. Page 10. Sunday law declined menace to liberty by speakers. Page 16. , Jewish women enlist aid of actresses for to day's sale of Bed Cross seals. Page 14. Call to Atklson Memorial Church accepted by Preabyterian paator. Page 1 Loyalty urged In bulldlnc portlanda com mercial Institution Page 13. Suicide clew found In death of Miss Edna Murphy. Pse 5. Mrs E B. Colwell Is criticised by secretary cf vationai Board of censors. Page ft. Fund for Associated Charities 1754. Pago 10. Ne'er Do Well" oharms Baker audlencea Page 4- Weather report, data and forecast. Pago 13, OF E CRUISER Shots Fall in Shanghai Foreign Quarter. SHIPS AND ARSENAL SHELLED Authorities to Sink Rebellious Vessel at Sunrise. NEWS LAUNCH IS FIRED ON Cjirlsing, Which Seems to Have licen Prearranged, Follows Ar rival of Party of 20 In Launch From Foreign Settlement. PEKI.V, Dec. . The government an nounces that it ha received a telegram from General Vang at Shanghai, aaylna that the Chlneae cruiser Chao-Ho has been recaptured from Its crew, which mutinied Sunday night and opened fire on two other warships and the Kalna Nan arsenal. It ia said that a rebel land movement against the arsenal was repnlsed anil that peace has been restored. SHANGHAI. Dec. 6. Tho crew of the Chinese cruiser Chao-ho mutinied last night and opened fire on two other warships and the arsenal. The fire was returned, the engagement lasting an hour. Several shots fell in tho for eign concessions. Apparently the outbreak has been confined to Chao-ho. The Chinese au thorities announce that she will be shelled and sunk at daybreak. Mutiny Seems Prearranged. Conflicting accounts of the nature of tho outbreak are current, and owing to strict measures taken by the authori ties it has been impossible thus far to obtain official Information. It appears, however, that at 2 P. M. Sunday, 20 men set forth from the foreign sullier'" ment in a launch and -Vent alongside the Chao-ho, which is lying opposite the Kian-Nan arsenal. On. the arrival of the launch the crew of tho Chao-ho mutined, apparently, by prearrangement. At about 6 o'clock the mutineers opened fire on the ar senal, on the cruiser Hai-Chi and the gunboat Tung-Ching. The Hai Chi and Tung Ching replied, and there was lively cannonading of light and heavy guns for an hour. At least half' a dozen three-pound shells fell In tho foreign concessions. Tho city and countryside were thrown Into panic. Watch Kept on Warship. aetf (hn firinsr ceased the Chao-ho remained at anchor, keeping watch on tha other warships. Tha opapnui mithnrities notified th senior Consul of tho foreign settlement that the Chao-ho would be sneiieo ana sunk at daybreak. Attempts to investigate the outbreak met with only partial success. The Associated Press correspondent en- ii.,vnil to reach the arsenal in a launch, but was challenged by the Tung Ching- and ordered to turn aDout. .Not withstanding immediate compliance with this order, the gunboat opened fire, damaging the launch slightly. Three subsequent attempts to reacn tho arsenal by automobile were un availing. On each occasion the outer ni.b.t. w.rA nassed after a strict ex amination, but tho inner guards turned back the automobile. At the time of the last attempt at 9. o'clock this morning there was a heavy outbreak of firing. w a STTrvfiTON. Dec 5. Officials at the Chinese legation tonight said the outbreak at Shanghai undoubtedly would bo suppressed promptly, as xno shore batteries and other warships -v,i hovA little difficulty in dealing with th Chao-ho and her mutinous crow. No explanation could be of fered for the affair, ana totn tne le .,iinn and the. State Department were without official reports on the sub ject. HAND OF JAPAN' SUSPECTED Report of Shanghai Rebellion Not Surprise to Those Informed. NEW YORK. Dec. 5. (Special.) The report of a rebellion at Shanghai occa sioned no surprise today among those In New Tork who are well informed on Chinese affairs. If a rebellion has .f..,iiv nnrnrred. it was said, it is no doubt headed by General Chen Chih- Mei. bitterest opponent or president Yuan Shi-Kai. General Chen has re cently displaced Dr. Sun Yat Sen at the head of those fiery radicals who oppose Yuan and favor a republic at all costs. It is charged that General Chen is working In the interest of Japan, and this may defeat him. Chinese hatred of Japan Is now so great that it it be comes generally believed that Chen is advancing Japanese ends he will cer taalnly be ruined and Yuan'3 triumph will be complete. Salem Elks Honor Dead. SALEM, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) Annual memorial services of Salem Lodge of Elks No. 336 were held today at the Grand Opera-house. Fred D. Wilson, of The Dalles, delivered the memorial address and Walter E. Keyea, of Salem, the eulogy, CREW CHINES MUTINIES