TTIIS MORXINfl- OREGOXIA. TUESDAT, MARCH 2S, 1916.
TjIIMORITY hot to
HAMPER PRESIDENT
Oregon CommarHiiry No. 1 and Wash
ington ('omnianclciy No. 10. 01 Portland,
have invited the Knights Templar, of
Vancouver. Coramandcry No. 10. of this
city, to Join with them in attending
services Easter at 3 P. M.. April 2::.
at the White Temple.
A!o Action Taken on Border
Patrol, When Funston Re-
J. ports Situation Quiet.
MORE AIRMEN TO BE USED
Cavalry Mounts Put on Short Ia
tions, Pending Adequate Means
of Maintaining Cominunica-
tion Lines Into Mexico.'
' WASHINGTON, March 27.-Failure of
Senate Republicans to take any action
at a conference today on the Mexican
situation left the Administration un
hampered in dealing with the problem.
The conference was called to consider
steps to force the dispatch of additional
troops to the border for patrol duty. In
the face of official advices denying
alarming" reports, however, and of Gen
eral Funston's apparent conf idenca that
he has enough men for any present
emergency, the Republicans adjourned
with some of their leaders agreeing to
do nothing but support the Administra
tion's plans at this time.
Official advices confirmed press dis
patches telling of the physical difficul
ties encountered by General Funston in
keeping a 200-mile supply line in oper
ation without the use of railroads.
While there is no shortage of food or
other supplies for the troops at the
front, cavalry mounts already are on
short rations.
Steps to meet the situation have been
taken by Secretary Baker, as there is
no indication of an early agreement on
the proposed protocol providing for the
use of Mexican lines by American
troops.
TVo Conflict Reported.
Mr. Baker issued this statement late
today:
"All Information the department has
from the border shows conditions to be
quiet and the excitement of the last
few days somewhat allayed. We have
no dispatches indicating actual conflict
between American soldiers and any
forces of any kind In Mexico.
"The expedition is, of course, moving
forward, and so lengthening the line
of communication. For that reason.
General Funston has requested and the
department has purchased two auto
truck equipments, comprising 54 cars
In all.
"In addition to that. General Funston
tells us that additional aeroplanes will
be of service, both in reconnaissance
work and in carrying messages from
the advance column to the base at
Columbus. The department is now ne
gotiating for the purchase of addi
tional aeroplanes.
IVIrelesa ot Dependable.
1 "Wireless communication is reported
to be intermittent because of the static
conditions in the electric fields there.
For tTiis reason additional importance is
piven to the request for large aeroplane
facilities."
The Secretary said the destruction of
two Army aeroplanes had not been ex
plained as yet to the department. Four
of the remaining six machines on the
border were under repair, leaving only
two of the original eight in actual serv
ice. The Army has plenty of slAlled
aviators to operate the machines that
will be purchased, Mr. Baker added. He
said that, while the Aero Club, had
volunteered the services of its men and
machines, the law forbade their ac
ceptance. The negotiation of a protocol cover
ing xise of the Mexican railways and
the other matters beyond the border
encountered a delay today with the
receipt of General Carranza suggestions
as to modifications and additions to the
plan worked out by Counsellor Polk,
of the State Department, and Eliseo
Arredondo, Ambassador designate.
Templars Invited to Services.
VAXCOUVER.
Special.) The
Wash.. March 27.
Knights Templar of
MEXICANS WEARING BORDER
Tvo Thousand to Be Stationed 35
Miles From Douglas.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., March 27. General
Arnulfo Gomez, commanding column
of 2000 de-facto Mexican troops, ar
rived in Agua Prieta late today for
a conference with General P. Elias
Calles. military governor of Sonora.
Gomez left his column in the vii:inlty
of Cumpas and Moctezuma. ' approxi
mately 150 miles south of the border.
The new troops will be stationed at
Esqueda. 35 miles south of Douglas, and
at Cabullona, where General Calles pre
viously had established his forces, re
taining but a small number in Agua
Prieta, opposite here. The new troop
movement is said by Mexican officials
to be for the purpose of establishing a
mobile force in a position where it can
strike rapidly either northeast or south
east in protecting the Chihuahua bor
der from any attempt on the part of
Villa to enter Sonora.
Esqueda is the railroad station for
El Tigre, situated miles eastward,
and that camp can be protected, also,
it was said. It was not said whether
the new forces are bringing any artillery.
PAPER COST IS SERIOUS
Proposal Made to Put Embargo on
Materials Needed in Factories.
WASHINGTON". March 27. A resolu
tion for an investigation of the news
print paper situation by the Department
of Commerce was introduced in the
House today by Representative Copley.
pf Illinois. Much of the supply of raw
material for print paper that came from
Germany, Norway and Sweden was cut
off by the war. Other material is be
ing shipped from this country to Eu
rope for use in the manufacture of
munitions, the resolution says. An
opinion is asked on the advisability of
placing an embargo on raw material.
According to Mr. Copley the price of
paper has advancred so far that the
lives of many small newspapers are-
threatened.
WARSHIP-SENT TO TAMPIC0
Americans in Oil Region Apprehen
sive of Danger.
WASHINGTON, March 27. The gun
boat Marietta has been ordered from
Vera Cruz to Tampico to aid in pro
tecting American interests. Today's
report from Tampico said conditions
were unchanged, with quiet prevail
ing, but that it wa desired to have
light-draft Navy vessels at that point
which can go up the river to the town.
The battleship Kentucky, now off
Tampico, will proceed to Vera Cruz.
Americans in the Tampico oil region
are still apprehensive and the Mari
etta and Machias will remain at that
port as long a there is any alarm.
There are some 2000 Americans in the
vicinity.
RATE ORDER PERMANENT
Injunction Gives Sacramento and
3 Other Cities Terminal nights.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. A spe
cial United States District Court per
manently enjoined today the effective
ness of orders of the Interstate Com
merce Commission making the cities of
Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton and
Santa Clara nonterminal rate points on
westbound transcontinental freight.
The transcontinental railroads in
volved were ordered not to collect any
higher rates on certain westbound
transcontinental, freight to those cities
than is collected on such freight to
San Francisco.
Train Derailed; Three Hurt.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.. March 27. R. C.
Stoddard, of Vancouver, B. C, and two
other passengers were seriously in
jured when the Wolverine - Flyer, on
the Michigan Central Railway, jumped
tbe track near here today. -
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ENDURE HARDSHIPS
Flying in Mexico Most Diffi
cult Ever Experienced
by Army Aviators.
STORM PERILS THRILLING
Observers Vnable to Leave Ma
chines Without Assistance, So
Chilled Are They, and Cold
. Nights Add to Misery.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS AMERI
CAN EXPEDITION, Colonia Dublan,
Chihuahua. Mexico., March 25. (By
aeroplane to Columbus, N. M., March
27.) The first aero squadron of the
United States Army 1n a week's serv
ice with Brigadier-General John J.
Pershing's expedition in Mexico has
surmounted flying problems more dif
ficult than most of those encountered
by European aviators.
The work has been done without,
thus far, a really serious accident. One
of the senior aviators said today that
only in the Alps are the European
flyers likely to encounter conditions
paralleling those under which the
American aviators now are working.
The flying service has been a succes
sion of unique adventures, each one
met successfully by the quick wit of
the aviators.
"Never," said this aviator, "have we
had any flying as difficult as we have
done here. We are under a handicap
of an altitude of about 5200 feet when
we rise. Some of the mountains we
have tried to get over are approximate
ly 9000 feet above sea level and none
of our machines are powerful enough
to carry a military load, the pilot, ob
server and sufficient fuel at such an
altitude. We might get over one of the
high mountains, but we probably would
be unable to carry enough fuel for the
return flight-"
Plane Graze Treitopi.
He told about a flight of some of his
men over a mountain pass which the
aviators described as some of the
roughest country in Mexico.
Just before reaching the pass they
were above a gorge 2000 feet deep. No
landing place was observed within 15
miles of this pass. One of the flyers
had difficulty in rising to IJie necessary
altitude. He turned and wheeled his
machine, trying to ascend, but the
strong air currents swept him around
until he was within about 20 feet of the
tree tops near the summit of the pass.
After he had grazed the trees, without
being able to fight his way higher
through the treacherous winds, he was
forced to turn back. The other aviators
made the flight.
The men slept, cold and hungry, in
the open without blankets, choosing
any handy clump of grass or knoll for
a windbreak.
Airmen Brave WJUidM. -
When the wind moderated enough
for flight, it still was very cold. In
fact the aviators did not wait for fa
vorable weather before resuming flight,
and one of them cranked his engine
from 5:50 A. M. until 9:30 A. M.. until
by hand power alone he got it into
trim to take him off the ground. The
other machine got away by the same
process with two hours' cranking.
The aviators believe that their work
of gathering and transmitting informa
tion for the Army is a more difficult
duty than being under actual fire. ThA
chances of being hit while under fire in
this country they estimate at "about
1,000.000 to 1."
In any work they may undertake
against Villa the American aviators
are not counting on saving their lives
If they should be forced' to descend
within reach of bandits.
VILLA IS IN FULL FLIGHT
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getting provisions, especially supplies
for the horses and mules, to the field
army, while General Funston and his
staff anxiously studied the map, refer
ring frequently to the scale of miles
that showed the advanced cavalry col
umns rapidly nearing points 200 miles
away from the border.
It was realized here that the early
capture of Villa would b; little better
than an accident. With their knowl
edge of the country and with the as
sistance they can obtain along their
route. Villa and his followers, it is
feared, will have no difficulty in keep
ing ahead of the pursuing Americans.
Their hope for an early ending of the
chase is that Carranza troops will
finally check Villa's flight or that Villa
himself after joining one or more of
his wondering bands In Southern Chi
huahua or from North Durango, may
decide to fight It out with the steadily
advancing cavalry of the punitive force.
That Villa will be able to effect a
juncture with a considerable force be
fore he is brought to a. stand again
is regarded at ' headquarters here as
probable. Canuto Reyes, one of his
Generals, who has been operating in
the vicinity of Torreon, is known to
have an exceedingly mobile force that
is by no means negligible,' and in the
state of Durango it is said the Arrieta
brothers are in a position to move
northward to his support
Unofficial observers have offered a
theory, regarded as somewhat fanciful
by American military men, that Villa,
after joining these and others, will
continue his movement to the eouth,
with the hope of gathering strength
as he .goes and with Zapata and other
enemies of the Carranza government,
attempt once more to gain possession
of Mexico City.
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AR1ZOXA GOVERXOR.'S REO.IEST
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Secretary Baker, of the War Depart
ment, Says Citizens Should Hot
Be Armed Indiscriminately.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Senator
Ashurst was informed by the War De
partment today that it could not, under
the law, furnish citizens of Arizona
3000 rifles, requested by the Governor
for purposes of self -protection against
raids from Mexico.
Senator Ashurst today made public a
telegram from Secretary Baker to Gov
ernor Hunt explaining the department's
refusal.
"Thereis no authority of law for this
issue of arms," read the telegram. "In
the present apparent panicky state of
mind of citizens along the border. I
do not think that arms should be placed
in the hands of anj- body of men except
those who are under the severest disci
pline. The presence in border towns of
armed bodies of citizens is liable to re
sult in some incident which might pre
cipitate the very trouble that all wish
to avoid. I cannot recommend the In
discriminate arming of the civilian
population.
"Consular reports indicate that there
are few Mexican troops along the
border. General Funston is aware of
conditions and is believed to be taking
such steps for--protection of citizens as
conditions demand."
PRINCIPAL IS RE-ELECTED
J. C. Nelson to Head Salem High
for ThirdTerm.
SALEM, Or., March 27. (Special.)
The Salem School Board tonight re
elected J. C. Nelson principal of Salera
High School, for the third successive
year, at a salary of $1740.
Dr. Carl Gregg Done)', president of
Willamette University, was chosen to
deliver the commencement address to
the graduating class on June 2. The
class this year numbers 108, of whom
63 are girls and 45 boys, the largest in
the history of the school.
Indian Hiker at Chehalls.
CHEHALIS, Wash., March 27. (Spe
cial.) White Eagle, a three-quarters
Comanche Indian, who says he is a
globe trotter, was in Chehalls yester
day. He says that two companions who
started on the trip were left in the East
by him. White Eagle reports that since
he left Chicago. October 16 last, he had
not had a sick day and had not been
forced to rest. The trip is declared to
be for $10,000 and is to include a dis
tance of 12,500 miles.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
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RAILROAD IS HEEDED
Question of Getting Supplies
to Front Is Serious.
SAND STORMS DANGEROUS
Army Officers Await Permit From
Carranza to Use aiexican North
western American Crews and
Kolliiig Stock Are Ready.
EL PASO. March 27. With the belief
that -he chase of Pancho Villa was
going- to prove a long and tedious one,
attention here was turned once more
tonight to the railroad situation. Dis
patches from Washington and San An
tonio showing- that the United States
military authorities were becoming in
creasingly impatient for the comple
tion of arrangements with General Car
ranza for the use of the Mexican rail
roads confirmed the belief held here for
the last week that the railroad prob
lem was the present crux of the situa
tion. Army officers hre privately admit
that the question of getting- adequate
supplies to the forces at the front is
growing serious. They say that the
present system of motor transportation
across the Chihuahua desert has proved
entirely inadequate, and as General
Pershing's columns push farther into
the desolation of Western Chihuahua,
the supplies problem is growing acute.
The advance corps of the expeditionary
force is now well over 250 miles from
the frontier, and every day presumably
adds many miles to the thin line of
communications.
The sand storms which sweep across
the Chihuahua wastes are similar to
the simoons which have again and
again wiped out caravans on the Sahara
desert. Mormon colonists and Ameri
can ranchmen agree that nothing but
a railroad can cope with nature in this
dreary region. Even if wagon roads
were constructed their life would be
brief.
Thousands of tons of foodstuffs,
clothing, ammunition, hospital supplies
and forage are in warehouses here,
ready for shipment south the minute
word arrives that General Carranza
has granted the right to use the Mexi
can railways.
A few hours after such information
comes if it does come several heav
ily loaded trains will be started for the
Casas Grandes district.
If permission to use the Mexican
Northwestern Railroad is granted by
the de facto government. General Fun
ston will provide his own equipment
for the forwarding of supplies. The
present rolling stock of the railroad is
said to be inadequate. Also little of it
is available here.
United States Army headquarters in
El Paso already has arranged with
railroads entering here to provide en
gines and cars to make up supply
trains. Scores of trainmen, including
engineers, conductors and brakemen,
who already have seen service in Mex
ico, are ready to make up the crews.
All that is needed is the command to
move.
One of the minor hardships which
the American soldiers at the front are
at present enduring is the difficulty of
communicating with their wives and
relatives back home. Such mail as is
coming back is censored to such an
extent that it consists largely of thra
"I am well and hope you are the same"
variety. Like the soldiers at the Eu-.
ropean front, the Americans cannot
even indicate from where the letter
starts. "Somewhere in Mexico" prom
ises to become as popular a phrase in
the United States aa "Somewhere in
France" is in Europe.
GENERAL OTIS IMPROVING
Lios Angeles Publisher Is Suid by
Doctor to Be Out of Danger.
LOS AXGELES, Cal., March 27.
General Harrison Gray Otis, editor of
the Los Angeles Times, was pro
nounced out of danger today by Dr.
John C. Ferbert, "providing there were
no unforeseen circumstances."
General Otis' convalescence will be
prolonged. Dr. Eerbert said, by the
development today of phlebitis, or in
flammation of the veins, in his left
leg. General Otis became ill with grip
about two weeks ago. Mild pneumonia
developed, and for several days he was
in a dangerous condition.
Bridge Xcar Dee Is Completed.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. March 27. (Ppe
cial.) At a cost of J1200 L. M. Bentley,
a Hood River contractor, has completed
a county bridge Just north of Dee. The
structure, which crosses Collins Creek,
replaces a bridge destroyed in a forest
fire last Summer. The new bridge has
12 spans, crossing a wide canyon. The.
road at the point has been straightened.
French soldiers at the front are allowed
one oint of wine a dav.
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