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V t .-.-V .11 VOL. LYI.-XO. 17,304. PORTLAND, OREGON, 3IONDAY, MAY 8, 191G. PRICK FIVE CENTS. RICH MAN PLANS TO FLY AROUND GLOBE E STAND MADE STUDENTS INJURED HUGHES, ROOSEVELT SENTIMENT LEADS WAITING COUPLES WEDDED IN GROUPS WILSON TO ANSWER BERLIN'S CHARGES AS CAR HITS AUTO AGAINST BIG ODDS NEW AEHOPLAXE FOR SEVEX PASSENGERS ORDERED. . lEI FKRSOX HIGH SCHOOL PAU- Flit ST OPEX SVXDAV EVESTH'L FOn iKEF.lv CATHOLICS. TV. VICTIMS IN CRASH. HEN BANDITS RAID INTO TEXAS BRA Three Soldiers and Ten-Year-Oid Boy Slain. TWO CITIZENS ARE KIDNAPED Men Carried to Almost Certain Death South of the Na tional Boundary. REINFORCEMENTS ARE SENT New Development Discussed by Scott, Funston and Ob- regon in Conference. sZL. PASO, Tex., May 7. Three American soldiers and a 10-year-old boy have lost their lives and two American citizens have been kidnaped and carried south of the international boundary to almost certain death in another raid of Mexican bandits that takes rank with Francisco Villa's famous attack on Columbus, N. M. Three soldiers were wounded and two soldiers and two citizens are missing. The bandits' foray, carrying them through the ' southern limits of Brewster County, in the Big Bend district of Texas, and taking in three little settlements near the border Glenn Springs, Boquillas and Deemers took place on Friday night and Sat urday morning, but news of it did not reach here until today. Reinforcements Sent Quickly. Within an hour preparations had been made for adequate action. Ma-jor-General Funston ordered that in all four troops of cavalry should pro ceed to the raided section to rein force small detachments already on the scene from Presidio and other convenient points. These troops got under way tonight. It was 'said here that if the exigency of the case demands such action, they will cross the border in order to run down and disperse the bandits. The soldiers consist of two troops of the Eighth Cavalry from Fort Bliss, El Paso, under Major George T. Lang horne, and two troops of the Fourt eenth Cavalry from Fort Clark, under Colonel Frederick W. SiWey, com mander of the Fourteenth. Conference Comes to Halt. The two detachments are expected to detrain tomorrow, Major Lang home's at Alpine and Colonel Sib ley's at Marathon. From these points they will march south 90 miles to the boVder. While military events were develop ing with such rapidity, the confer ence over the co-operation of Ameri can and Mexican soldiers in Mexico, which had been expected to reach a culmination today, came to an abrupt halt. Generals Scott and Funston met General Obregon and Juan Amador, Mexican Subsecretary of Foreigp Af fairs, in the immigration station at the American end of the interna tional bridge shortly after 11 o'clock today for what had been expected to be their final conference. It de veloped later, however, that prac tically the only matter discussed was the bandit raid at Glenn Springs. Mexicans Discuss Developments, What was said at the meeting was rot divulged. , Immediately afterward General Obregon and Secretary Ama dor hastened to Juarez, where they entered Ueneral Obregon's private car and began a conference that lasted three hours. General Gavira, commander of the Juarez garrison, General Santos and Andres Garcia, Mexican Consul in El Paso, took part in this discussion. General Obregon was in telegraphic communication tonight with Venusti ano Carranza and it was understood he was acquainting the first chief with the new developments and sug gesting action that would have to be taken. Practically all the details of the raid reaching here today came , to General Funston from Major C. B. Meyer, of the Fourteenth Cavalry, stationed at Marfa. According to Major Meyer, the bandits, about 75 in number, crossed the Rio Grande from the Mexican side late Friday at a point a few miles south of Ter- I Concluded ou l'age 4, Coiumu l. Itinerary Calls for 13 Stops on 2 5, 0 0 0-Mile Journey. Starting From San Francisco. ATLANTIC' CITY. N. J., May 7. (Special.) Porter Atwell Adams, a Boston millionaire, is going to circum navigate the globe in a specially built aeroplane, wiht a crew of six men to help him. The young: man expects to fly from San Francisco westward to San Francisco. Sir. Adams, who is a descendant of John Quincy Adams, is staying at the Hotel Tra'ymori here, making out his itinerary. His preliminary plans call for 13 stops in his 25,000-mile air Journey. In a year the modern Magellan ex pects to be ready to start. The Glenn Martin Company is now building under his direction a great aeroplane which will carry seven men. This will be driven by eight motors of 125 horse power each. FOOD COSTS ESTIMATED Family of Five Need $7.30 a Week to Eat in New York. NEW YORK, May 7. Wholesome and nutritious food for a family of five can not be bought in the New York market for less than $7.30 a week, according to the calculations made by the department of health of the city or New York, It was announced today. The articles In cluded in the list of foods were selected with great care, it was said, to provide a well-balanced diet at low cost. The chief items, of expense are for two pounds of meat daily at 20 cents a pound, two leaves of bread at 8 centa each, two , quarts of milk at 7 cents, two dozen eggs a week at 30 cents and one pound of butter at 40 cents. It has been found by experiments that the djet proposed will provide approxi mately 9300 calories a day and 450 grams of proteid a day. GERMANS GAINING GROUND Paris Admits Losses in Region on Both Sides of Meuse. PARIS. May 7. In fierce attacks on both banks of the Meuse today the German forces gained ground from the French. ' They entered the French communi cating trenches east of Hill 304 and gained a footing in the first French line between Haudramont wood and Fort Douaumont, over an extent of nearly a third of a mile. General Robert George Nivelle has been appointed to direct the local oper ations at Verdun. General Henri Phil ippe Petain has been promoted to commander-in-chief of the group of central armies in the sector between Soissons and Verdun. WOMAN RETURNS TO JAIL Prisoner Denies Attempt to End Life by Drinking Poison. Mrs. F. White, who was found on the street yesterday morning and taken to St. Vincent's Hospital suffering, it was thought, from carbolic acid poisoning, was returned to the Emergency Hos pital and the City Jail yesterday. She explained that she had been in a de spondent mood and drank alcohol to promote forgetf ulness. Admitting That sne may nave asKea druggist to sell her carbolic acid, as was reported, she denies having naa any intention of taking her own life. he is a widow, with children in the East, and has been employed at house work by the day. LYNCHING CAUSES VACANCY Florida Member of Congress on Spot With New Postmaster. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. May 7. The Postmaster-Gen eral recently received from Represen tative Wilson, of Florida, a letter read ing as follows: "Dear Sir I have the honor, sir, to inform you. sir. that the postmaster recently appointed by you on my recommendation at the town of : Florida, was lynched last night. You will, therefore, take notice that vacancy exists. I desire that vacancy filled by the appointment of John Doe. Respectfully yours. -EMMET WILSON." GIRL DIVES THREE STORIES Snrsc Struggles Vainly With tient on Fire Escape. Pa- SAN FRANCISCO. May 7. Miss Pauline Cushins. believed to be from Boston, killed herself here today by diving from the third story of a local hospital, after a terrific struggle on the fire escape with her nurse. Miss C'ushing. of whom practically nothing is known here, came to Sun Francisco recently from the Northwe and was taken to the hospital at the instance of Mrs. F. G. Sanborn, pre dent of the Woman's Board of the Pan ama-Pacific Exposition, who found the girl ill and despondent. 60-MILE GALE OFF SHORE Barometer Falling at Astoria Vessels Are Delayed. ind ASTORIA. Or.. May "7. (Special.) A cold rain from the south fell in Astoria all day. and while there was practically no wind here, a 60-mile southeast gale was reported blowing outside. The river was rough, and as the barometer had dropped to the excep tionally low point of 9:50 and was still falling, indications pointed to a rough night. No damage has been reported, but outward bound lumber vessels have been delayed.. Americans Make Fort of Adobe Hut. BANDITS SET ROOF AFIRE Troopers Forced From Posi tion by Flames. 3 KILLED MAKING RUSH Mexicans Attack in Military Forma tion, Which Is Maintained Dur ing Siege of House Boy Victim Deaf and Dumb. ALPINE, Tex., May 7. Villista ban dits in large force forded the Rio Grande Friday night and, sweeping 1 miles inland on American soil, raided the little settlement, of Glenn Springs and attacked a detachment consisting of nine men of Troop" A, Fourteenth Cavalry. Three troopers and a 10-year-old boy were killed, two cavalrymen were wounded and another is missing. He is believed to be a prisoner of the ban dits who" are now fleeing southward into Coahuila, Mexico. Two American citizens J. Deemer and a man named Compton according to reports received here, were carried across the . Rio Grande, . and reports have it that their throats have been cut. A posse of 50 citizens of Mara thon are tonight in pursuit of the Villistas. Boy Victim Deaf and Iumb The dead troopers are William Cohen, New York City; Stephen J. Coloe, New York City, and Hudson Rogers, Dan ville, Ky. The missing trooper is Ros coe Tyree. ine little boy is the son of Compton. He was deaf and dumb, and bandits are thought to have killed him in rage because he could not an swer their questions. The two wounded troopers. Privates J. Hires: and r rank Derree, were brought here today, badly wounded Birck's body was filled with small brass pieces of tacks fired from shotgun. Defree was burned about the head and shoulders. In a little adobe house nine caval rymen made their fight for life against the 70 or more Villista bandits at Glenn Springs. A hail of shot poured for more than two hours into the single window of the mud adobe, but the Americans refused to give up. The cavalrymen kept up a steady 'rifle fire defiant answer. Then the Mexican eader ordered fire balls to be thrown on the roof, thickly thatched with can- delaria. Men Killed In Dak for Ope The blazing weed tortured the sol diers below and burnt their heads and bodies. Then, smashing the door, the troopers broke for the open, firing as they ran. Two were shot and killed as they fled. One is missing and it believed he is dead. Another was (Concluded on Page 4. Column 4.) a . : - i ff53 - f4 LJe M P' Err?Y 0Tf J Broken Arm and Cuts Send Two Young Men to Hospital Girl and Boy Escape With Shaking Up. r - Two boy autoists were injured, one seriously, in a collision between an automobile and an Irvington car at East Fifteenth and Siskiyou streets at o'clock last night. A girl and an other boy, also passengers in the au tomobilc, escaped with a severe shak ing up. The injured were: Floyd Case, 1196 Kerby street, broken arm, and Carl J. Bruder, Jr., 300 Holladay avenue, cut by flying glass. The other passengers were Charles Hoch, 928 Mississippi av enue, and Miss Letha Beach, aged 19, of 1077 East Twenty-second street North. Hoch, Bruder and Miss Beach are students at Jefferson High School. The automobile ' party left Miss Beach's residence to take Mr. Case home a few minutes before the acci dent. Mr. Case was driving. Bruder was on the front seat, and Hoch sat on the rear seat with Miss Beach- As the automobile came out from behind a "blind" corner, going; west on Siskiyou street, the passengers saw the car coming north on East Fifteenth street. Both vehicles attempted to stop, but the wet streets made It im possible. The car struck heavily the rear wheel of the auto. The jerking of the steering gear broke Mr. Case's arm. Jitney Patrolmen Nelson and Everett arrived on the scene soon after the ac cident, and called the Ambulance Serv ice Company. The injured were-taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. The automobile is owned by Charles Hoch's father. TRANSPORT STRIKES MINE Many Ilussian Heinforccments t France Itcportcd Drowned. BERLIN. May 7. (By wireless to Say ville. N. Y.) The sinking of an allied transport In the Mediterranean late in April with the loss of nearly all the 600 Russian troops who were on board is reported in advices from Chief Corfu, says the .Overseas News Agency today. Tne transport was sunk by striking a mine about the same time the British battleship Russell met a similar fate, it Is said. The news agency statement regarding the reported sinking Is as follows: "According to reliable, reports' from Corfu, ill addition to the battleship Russell, a transport steamer with 600 Russians on board struck a mine and sank. Only a few were rescued. The boJies recovered were buried at Malta." CATTLE ARE LOST IN FIRE J. II. Large Severely Burned in Liberating Stock at Sutherlin. SL'THERLIN, Or., May 7. (Special.) Fire igniting from empty oil barrels early last night consumed a barn con taining eight cows, a valuable horse and considerable farm machinery and supplies on the J. B. Large place, three miles west of Sutherlin. Mr. Large was severely burned while attempting to liberate the livestock from the structure, which was a mass of flames when the fire was discovered. Several horses escaped, but the most valuable animal ran back into the flames after being turned loose. The loss will approximate 13000, and was partially insureds A POOR TIME AND PLACE TO SLEEP. Justice Still Is Held Un known Factor. COLONEL IS REAL ASPIRANT Contest May Narrow to . Between Two Men. BURTON MUCH IN EARNEST Ohio Delegates Expected to Be Anions Lost to Leave Favorite Son Candidate How Dele gates Now Chosen Stand. PllESEXT STATUS OF RRFUB I.ICAN DELEGATES SIT UATION. Total number of delegates. . . .985 Necessary to nominate 493 Delegates elected to date 811 Yet to be elected 174 Delegates instructed....' 277 Delegates uninstructed 534 Instructed delegates are pledged as follows: C u rrrm Ins (Minnesota. Mon tana, Nebraska, Iowa).....'. 74 Burton (Ohio) -. 48 Sherman (all Illinois but 4 ) . . . 54 Fairbanks (Indiana and 10 from Kentucky) 40 LaFollette (North Dakota and 15 from Wisconsin) 25 DuPont (Delaware) S Ford '(Michigan) SO Total 277 OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. May 6. Although, up to this time, not a single delegate to the Re publican National Convention has been Instructed to vote "for Justice Hughes or for Colonel Roosevelt, those two men are expected to become the cen tral figures in the party contest which is to start in just one month. Both Hughes and Roosevelt are stronger today among the chosen dele gates than any favorite son whose name has been entered in the race, and of the two Hughes is thought to have the greater support among unin structed delegates. - Comparatively little interest has been manifested In the preliminaries lead ing up to the Republican National Con vention. Politics has been shoved into the background by international problems and by the war in Europe. But during the 30 days that must elapse before the convention assembles at Chicago much may happen, and doubtless will happen, to shape the course of the 985 delegates who are to name the man to oppose Woodrow Wilson in the National election next Fall. From present indications Oregon will be the only state In the Union to send CCoocluded on rasa 7, Column 3.) Two IVoion Marriages and 17 Christ enings Performed In Day by Rector With One Assistant. NEW YORK. May 7. (Special.) The priests of the KussUn-Greek Cath olic Church in East Seventh street had a busy Sunday "day performing mar riage c- . . and christening bah' v 1 d for the day was jAV1"'1' -u. 19 christenings. The due to the fact that it was - iirst Sunday after Lent on which marriage could be performed. So many couples were wailing at one time to be married that the rector sxud his assistant Joined In matrimony 14 couples in one ceremony. As the would-be brides and bride grooms lined up in a semicircle the bridal attendants all received lighted candles. The ceremony for all fol lowed, and then each couple knelt on the priedleu in front of the altur. The bride pluced her hand on the missal and the bridegroom placed his band on the bride's hand, while the priest read that part of the ceremony which was Individual to each couple. There was chanting as the priest put a ringlet of smllax and roses on the head of each wife and husband. Each person In the church held a ightcd candle during tho ceremony. The christenings took place between weddings. BISHOP DEDICATES CHURCH Head of Free Methodists Attending Conference of That Body Here. Bishop Wilson T. Ilogue. of Michigan City, Ind., preached yesterday morniiu; in the r irst ree Methodist Church. and in the afternoon he presided at the dedication of the Third Free Methodist Church at Lents. He uiiied in his morning sermon broad Christian life. At the dedica tion services he was assisted by the district elder, F. L. Bunks, and by Rev. K. I. Harrington, pastor of the First Church. Their conference begins in the Cen tral Church, at East Fifty-fifth and East Flanders streets. Wednesday aft ernoon, and continues to Saturday Rev. Mr. Harrington may resign here to take up another field, but the ap pointments will not be made until Sat urday afternoon. SAN JUAN TO BE REF0UGHT Militia and Veterans to Reproduce Battle on Kugrene Butte. EUGENE. May 7. (Special.) It Is planned to use Skinner's Butte In con nection with the reproduction of the battle of San Juan by the Spanish American War veterans at the state encampment, June 14 and 15. In the sham battle the veterans wnl represent the Spanish soldiers and the second and third companies of the Coast Artillery Corps. Oregon National Guard, will represent "the American troops. The reproduction of the battle is to be spectacular. The buttes offers an excellent site for the military observa tions, throwing the scene high enough above the city so thnt spectators can see from all directions. DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OUT Resignation Tendered to Prevent i American Intervention. SANTO DOMINGO, May 7. General Juan Jimenez, president of 5anto Do mingo, has resigned. He took this ac tion to prevent armed interventon by the United States. Quiet haa been restored. Congress will appoint a provisional president. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Ihr Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum rmprature. 13 drirr..s: minimum. 4i deftrees. TODAY'S Rain; southerly Hind. Mexico. American soldier and boy killed In Mexi can bandit rmld Into Ttrxaa: civilian, kidnaped; other men wounded. Pag. 1. Brave stand made bv little band of Amer ican troopers. I'ajc 1. War. British autrniartne sunk off coast of Den mark. Pace? 2. Official reports. rift 2. National. Wilson may send note to Oerniany, answer- ins serious chnrges. Pake 1. Domestic, Mary Robert. Rlnehart says prosperity not Increasing patriotism of Americana. . Pase S. Grain traders expect sreatly reduced acre- ace in Winter wheat. Pace 3. Huchea and Roosevelt expected to lead al least In early ballotinc In Chlcaco. Pas 1. Sport a. Pacific Coast Leacue results: Portland-Lcj Ance!es came postponed, rain; Oakland J-.. San Frar.r-lsi-o 1-11; Salt Lake l-o. Vernon 5-3. Pag-e 22. Cleveland keeps up w-lnning; streak In Amer ican League, page is. Frank Templeton Is high at traps. Page 13. Vote to retain rucby at Stanford regarded as final. Page 1. Cleveland's sprint to lead In American League Is surprise of baseball. Vma 12. Rudolph Wllhelm wins ball sweepstakes Portland Go.f Club. Page 13. Marine. Nine carriers In river to tske away 11.- 000.000 feet of lumber. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Church erected by community is dedicated. Page 18. Offletalaratherlng for tourist rate hearing In Seattle. Page ltl. Three youths begin long hike to New Tork City. Page lo. Clean-up campaign finishes East Side to morrow. Pago 11. "vomen can't acre, on formation of new party. Page 7. Hollander says Dutch expect revolution In Germany. Page 10. Prunes, pears and cherries damaged by bad weather. Page 6. Ualtee pageant plans to be decided upon Wednesday. Page 16. Germans and Irish form American Neu trality League. Page 10. Danger from high water Is threatened, ruse e. Jefferson High students Injured when car hits auto. Page I. Pretty young womnn ! ave d-iiM!iUent note and suicide is Xeareu. Pace 7, Policy of Discrimina tion to Be Denied. FULL NEUTRALITY ASSERTED Germany- Accused of Inter rupting Negotiations. HUMAN LIVES PUT FIRST Submarine Outrages Timed to Dis tract Attention From Ffforts lo IVrsuaile Allies to lte cct Xeutral Commerce. m JOHN C ALLAN O'LAfGHLIN. WASHINGTON". May 7. tSpccial.) Study of the German submarine r.ote is convincing President Wilson's advisers that another reply must be mado in or der lo answer certain charges ag.ilnst the United States made In that docu ment. These charges are: First That the Vnlted States had discriminated against Germany and In favor of Great Britain In its demands that International law be obeyed. Second That the Vnlted States would have brought freedom of the seas had it insisted on its rights against Great Britain. DlfMTlmlnatton la Denied. Third That the United States has aided Germany's enemies by supplying them with all kinds of war materials. The Fresldent and his advisers de clare there has been no discrimination for or against any belligerent since the war began. To bring about the adaption of a submarine policy based on tho recog nized basis of international lav.-, it was necessary for the United States to con duet negotiations with Germany which have extended over a period of 13 months. For 15 months the United States has been negotiating with Great Britain and her allies to put a stop to violations of. international law leveled against neutral commerce. llamas Life Declared Flrat. Mr. Wilson holds, his advisers de clare, that it was far more Important to obtain protection for human life than It was to arrange for protection for dollars, and it was for this reason that he proceeded with such vigor against uermany. Attention is culled to the representations and protests which have been mado to Great Britain and France as proof of the effort of the Administration to prevent the'seig- ure of Innocent goods by ships of the allied powers. If Germany will give the Govern ment here a chance. It Is declared, Ger many will have nu reason to complain of the lack of vigor of the President. Germans Cssse Interruption. The difficulty Is, according to the officials, that every time the Presi dent begins to consider action against the allies, a German submarine com mits nn act which excites the public against the German government and its methods of warfare. The miscon duct of the allies thereupon is thrown into the background and there is only a tepid popular interest In what may be done to stop it. To obtain effective results In nego tiations it is imperative there should be a well-Informed public sentiment back of the "chief executive. Germany asserts in her note that naval warfare,- like warfare on land. Implies unavoidable dangers for neu tral persons and goods entering the fighting gone. International law ex perts say there is no such similarity. Sea Presumed to lie Free. The seas are presumed to be free and neutrals have the right to navi gate them in full security, subject only to visit and search and loss of their goods should they be contraband in character. There Is no such thing as a "flghtinir" gone on the high sens. It would have been the height of folly, according to the officials, for the United States to Insist upon freedom of the seas" at the Instance of Ger many. . Action so inspired would have made this country a German ally. BRIEF ANSWER IS FORECAST Administration to Becide on t'oure Early This Week. WASHINGTON. May 7. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing con ferred late tonight at the White House on the situation confronting the United States as a result of the latest German note regarding submarine warfare. While Mr. Lansing said later that no final decision, had been reached, it is understood that the course to be pur sued probably will be known tomorrow or Tuesday. There were strong intimations in of ficial quarters tonight that the Ad ministration might send to Germany a brief communication, noting the new instructions to submarine commanders quoted in the German note and in forming the imperial government that so long as these instructions were ef fective diplomatic relations between the two nations could continue. Should such a communication be sent, how ever, it would make it plain that the United States will not permit Its rela tions with Great Britain to enter into the controversy. It was authoritatively said that should another ship carrying American ou l'iu 1. Cuiuiaa . twunuluui-d V'.'