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Jj $"0tttm VOL,. LVI. 'Q. 17,342. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WAR OR PEACE IS UP TO MUM Quick Action One Way or Other Expected. MEXICANS RIDDLE AMERICAN FLAG ARMORED CRUISERS AMERICANS RUSH TO REFUGE PORTS BACKDOWN IS SEEN PERSHING THREAT FREES AMERICAN HOUR GIVEN CARRANZISTAS TO RELEASE SOLDIER. LEAVE FOR MEXICO PART OF CHIEF OU GI-ORY STIMi FLOATS OS MEXICAN FOREIGN" OFFICE OCT WITH SAFETY ASSURANCE. CONSULATE AFTER ATTACK. THREE COMPANIES GO TO CLACKAMAS MILITIA MAY MOVE TONIGHT States Ask Permission to Sena More Troops Than Orig v inally Called For. RECRUITS CROWD STATIONS Funston Ready to Flank As sailants of Americans Now in Mexico. ' WASHINGTON, June 20. The is sue of war or peace with Mexico hung In the balance tonight awaiting Gen eral Carranza's decision as to- the course he will pursue. Officials here believed that 48 hours might bring a clear understanding of what the im mediate future has in store. A note, signed by Secretary Lan sing, conveying President Wilson's rejection of the demand for withdraw al of American soldiers from Mexico, accompanied by a specific warning that an attack on the troops "will lead to the gravest consequences," was telegraphed to Mexico City by Elieseo Arredondo, Mexican Ambassador-designate. In plain terms, it accuses General Carranza of Raving brought matters to the verge of war by open hostility toward the United Slates and failure to safeguard even the lives of Americans in Mexico or on the bor4er from the' lawless ele ments among his countrymen. American Terms Stern. In sternest terms the note repudi ates and resents imputations of bad faith and ulterior motives brought against the Washington Government in the Mexican communication to which it is a reply. General Carran za is informed, in so many words, that protection of its own borders is the only object sought by the United States and is told that that object will be pursued whatever the consequences may be. A summary of the note was tele praphed to Special Agent Rodgers in Mexico City that he may wisely coun sel Americans resident there. Mr. Rodgers reported during the day that he had arranged for a refu gee train to carry Americans and oth er foreigners from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. He expects to see it off tomorrow, but will remain at his post himself unless a declaration of war er a deliberate act of war by the de facto government should make it nec essary for him to leave. Border Protection Only Aim. Mobilization of the National Guards men is proceeding expeditiously in all states and plans for sending some of them southward in response to a re quest from General Funston are un der way. Secretary Lansing today described the policy of the Govern ment as being founded only on a re solve to protect the border. That pol icy has not been changed, he said, and no military step that has been taken has any other object. General Car ranza was officially informed of this in the note which went forward today. To carry out his share in the policy General Funston sent a long code dis patch to Secretary Baker today, indi cating what portion of tke 100,000 Guardsmen ordered under arms he needs immediately to stiffen his bor der guard. The points at which he wishes the mei to mobilize and the proportions of infantry, cavalry and artillery he desires to have at each place were included. Railroad Men Confer. Assignment will be made from the first state units to be mustered into the service. Preliminary arrange ments were discussed today with rail road officials looking to their prompt transportation to the points selected by General Funston. None of the guardsmen summoned under President Wilson's call were ready tonight for marching orders. It may be a matter of several days be fore the first regiments are mustered in, as the men will have to be exam ined physically, additional camp equipment assembled for them and the trains to carry them to the bor der arranged for. The entire guard of the District of (.Concluded on Fas 4. Column S.i Banner Is Keen Still Flaunting In Breeze at Daybreak In Face of Cananea Mob. DOUGLAS. Ariz.. June 20. The American flag flying over the hotel in which was situated the office of Amer ican Consul "W. A- Julian at Cananea was made the target of hundreds of Mexican bullets during the anti-American demonstration last Saturday night, according to American refugees arriv ing here today. After daybreak, wnen the demonstration ended, the emblem still flaunted in the breeze. Numerous bullets struck the hotel, endangering the visitors, who were nearly all Americans. The mob shouted maledictions against the "gringos. After filling the' flag with holes the mab directed its fire at atria flagpole but was unable to cut it. About 650 Americans reached the border today from Cananea. The refugees composed practically the American population of the town. Gen eral Calles announced that he had lifted the embargo on Sonora telephone and telegraph lines that American consular representatives might send warnings urging Americans to leave the state. He specified, however, that all messages must be written in Span ish. FEDERAL ATTORNEY GUILTY If. S. Marshall Is to Be Brought Be fore Bar of House. WASHINGTON-, June 20. Contempt charges against H. Snowden Marshall, United States District Attorney at New Tork, because of his criticism of a House sub-committee, were sustained by the House today by a vote of 208 to 85. and the sergeant-at-arms was ordered to take Marshall into custody and bring him before the bar of the House. It is expected that a public repri mand will be the sentence imposed on Mr. Marshall when he is brought be fore the bar of the House. The action is the outgrowth of impeachment pro ceedings brought against him by Rep resentative Buchanan. HUGHES GAINS IN BETTING Pool or $ I 00,000 Raised to Place at Odds of 9 to 5 for Republican.. NEW TORK. Juno 20. (Special.) The odds in the election betting on the New York curb have changed since Sat urday from 6 to 5 in favor of Hughes to 9 to 5 that he will be elected. The Mexican situation and the calling out of the National Guard are considered strong pro-Hughes factors. A few scattered bets were made on the curb today at 2 to 1 in favor of Hughes, but Wilson money is hard to find and the Hughes supporters cannot get takers. Edward A. McQuade has a pool of $100,000 to bet on Hughes at odds of 9 to 5, but has been unable to place the money. $2,300,000 IS OVERDUE Receiver Appointed for Madison Square Garden. NEW ' YORK, June 20. Madison Square Garden today went into the hands of a receiver. Proceedings to foreclose a mortgage of $2,300,000 to gether with back taxes aari interest and other charges amounting to about J58, BOO were begun last week by the New York Life Insurance Company. Supreme Court Justice Giegerich to day appointed Edward E. McCall re ceiver. The proceedings are reported to foreshadow a sale of the property at auction. BANDMEN UNDER ARREST Michigan Guardsmen Rounded Ui Upon Failure to Report. DETROIT, Mich., June 20. Two band men of the Thirty-First Regiment, Michigan National Guard, were arrested this afternoon because they failed to report for duty. In one instance officers of the regi ment interrupted a performance at a local theater and took a member of the orchestra out. The other musician was employed at a local automobile plant. ARMY POSTOFFICES OPEN Mail Service to Be Arranged for Militia on Border. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. Jesse Roberts, local superintendent of the Railway Mail Service, left tdnight for the Mexican border to establish tempo rary postoffices for the service of mili tiamen and troops on border duty. Military postoffices are to be opened, among other points, at Nogales, Calexico, outside of San Diego and Tiajuana. HUGHES AT CLASS REUNION Republican Nominee Guest of Honor at Fete of Classmates. TIVERTON, R. I., June 20. Charles E. Hughes. Republican Presidential nominee, was the guest of honor today of the class of '81 of Brown University, which assembled here at the home of Benjamin Barker on Narragansett Bay. With about 30 of his former class mates, the nominee sat at a b'ig round table in the open air, the chief figure at the annua clambake pt the class. Naval Demonstration to Be Pacific Record. PITTSBURG, COLORADO START By Tomorrow All Warships on Coast Will Be on Duty. HOPKINS VISITS ENSENADA Precaution Taken to Place Vessels bo That on Outbreak of Hostili ties All Ports Could Be Blockaded promptly. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. June 20. With the departure from this port tonight and at daybreak tomorrow of a squadron of armored cruisers and a flotilla of torpedo-boat destroyers and of the ar mored cruiser Maryland from Bremer ton, Wash., the greatest naval demon stration in the history of the Pacific fleet, with the west coast of Mexico as its objective point, will be recorded. Not since the inception of the Mex ican troubles has there been such a powerful fleet sent to the Western Mex ican littoral for patrol purposes, nor has an American Admiral ever taken the precaution to place his fighting ships so that within & few moments after an outbreak of hostilities, he could effectually blockade every west coast Mexican port from Guaymas to Salina Cruz. Every Warafclp on Duty. When the armored cruiser South Dakota sails from Bremerton Thurs day morning tj join the fleet under Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow and Rear-Admiral William Fullam. it wilt mark the first time on record that every warship on the Pacific Coast in actually commission, or in first re serve, has been dispatched for duty In foreign waters. Steaming at a' speed of 16 knots an hour, the armored cruiser Pittsburg, flagship of Rear-Admiral Fullam. and the Colorado left late today for Man zanillo. At 6 o'clock tomorrow morning the torpedo-boat destroyers Hull, flagship of Lieutenant W. W. Bradley, flotilla commander, Hopkins and Truztun will sail south. Tne Hull will stop at La Paz ant1, the Hopkins at San Jose de Cabo before proceeding to Join Admiral Winslow at Mazatlan cr Guaymas. The Truxtun probably will proceed direct for Topolobampo Hopkins Makes Swift Trip. One of the foremost incidents of the fleet mobilization occurred at 2 o'clock this morning, when the destroyer Hop kins steamed at full speed for Ensen ada on orders from Admiral Winslow. The Hopkins made the 144-mile voyage to Ensenada and return in 15 hours, returning to San Diego at 3 P. M. Lieutenant J. A. Murphy, command ing the Hopkins, reported quiet con Con:ludd on- Pa g 4. Column l. t Cfcyl ' , X SIDE OF THE I yXy tit fiff t t f(xLr street to S riiiiflllllfl Mih t yMy' ) GHOULD HAVE , Lr- J . J . . , . , -. so ,. , nmmn a . . e s. . Mexico City Quiet and No Hostile Demonstrations of Any Kind Are Made Against Americans. MEXICO CITY. June 20. Many Americans left: Mexico City this morn ing in special cars for Vera Cruz. Calls have been sent to Guadalajara, Guan tajo, Puebla and other cities requesting Americans to come to the capital for the purpose of taking trains for Vera Cruz or to reach, other coast ports di rectly if that be possible. The Mexican Foreign Office today again g'ave assurances that no obstacles would be put in the way of Americans desiring to leave the country. Ameri cans have been treated with courtesy by officials having to do with the transportation system, but the short age of rolling stock is making difficult the carrying of those who desire to leave. James L. Rodgers, the representative of the United States Government be fore the de facto government here, met a committee of Americans and outlined arrangements for obtaining sufficient cars to accommodate them. The Pu chacha mining companies have offered a special train of 11 boxcars and ca boose, and if the railway officials will permit this to run a majority of the American colony here will leave for Vera Cruz tomorrow. J. M. LEITER'S HOME SINGED Fire Calclies From Shavings in Base ment; Loss Is $1500. Fire did about $1500 damage to the home and furniture of John M. Letter, tlmberman, at 108 Laurelhurst avenue, early last night. The damage to the house was placed at $1000. covered by insurance, and that to the furniture at $500. The fire is supposed to have started in the basement, where there were hardwood shavings. One of the work men yesterday built a fire in the fur nace and a spark is believed to have dropped to the ash pit and to have eaten its way through a link of shav ings to a large pile on the floor of the basement. BIG FORCE GOES IN AUTOS American Infantry Sent Secretly From Brownsville. BROWNSVILLE. Tex., June 20. A large force of infantry began moving down the Rio Grande from Brownsville tonight in civilian automobiles for an unknown destination. The only information obtainable'at Fort Brown was that this force, the size of which was unknown,,. was for "patrol work tonight." 4 HOSPITALS TO BE GIVEN Chicago lied Cross Prepares to Aid IT War Breaks Out. CHICAGO. June 20. Four base hos pitals of 500 beds each and costing (160.000 will be the contribution of the Chicago branch of the American Red Cross in the event of war with Mexico, according to an announcement today. .This was the result of a conference between National and local officers of the American Red Crocs yesterday. A Tl-SK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STARTED Border Is Anxious as Crisis Develops. SPECULATION RIFE IN EL PASO Military Authorities Are Ready for Eventualities. SWIFT OFFENSIVE CERTAIN Men, 'Women and Children of Mex ican Towns Ordered Southward and Merchants Instructed to Move Goods to Interior. . COLt.MBlS, X. si June 20. Car ranslsta troops and soldiers of General Pershlnar's expeditionary command aonth of Kamlqnlpi are on the verse of hos tilities, aerordlnar to reports from the field tonleht. A wireless dispatch from Colonel U. C. Cabell, General Pershing's chief of staff, uld that the attitude of the Carranalataa was such that Ameri can motor-truck supply trains are In danger of bring fired upon. The ClrramlalK are aald to have mounted artillery in positions menacing; the Americans and the dispatcher In dicated that with the two commands In close proximity the danger of a clash la EL PASO, Tex, June 20. The border read the latest notes to General Car ranza today and then lapsed back into the expectant waiting that has fol 'owed each crisis in the Mexican situa tion. Speculation tonight centered on the first chief's reception of the Lansing document. Much interest was taken in a telegram received this afternoon at the Mexican Consulate from the of ficial news bureau in Mexico City. This message read: , "General Carranza. addressing a pa triotic crowd in Mexico City, declared there would be no war between the United States and Mexico unless the United States should send a further punitive expedition Into Mexico." Kl Paso Interprets Address. The address referred to is believed to be the one mentioned in last night's dispatches, in which General Carranza was quoted as saying he did not wish war, but would not avoid it to the sacrifice of the national dignity. In some quarters the telegram was interpreted as forecasting a back-down on the part of the first chief. It was pointed out that the United States has no intention of sending additional forces Into Mexico unless a new situa tlon arises. Whatever Carranza's attitude, mili tary authorities along the border an nounced themselves tonight in com plete readiness for eventualities. -At every point where the threat of the de facto soldiers exists every prepare tion was made for the protection of American lives and property. In military circles it is agreed that Concluded c-n Page 4, Column :!. SOONER. Trooper Held Prisoner at Casa Gramdes t-'ntil Attack on Town, is Threatened. i COLONIA DUBLAN-. Chihuahua, June 20. via wireless to Columbus. N. M An American soldier was captured to day by Caxranzistaa of the Casas Grand garrison, and held prisoner sev eral nours. Re Was released nnlv vhAn nnral J- J. Pershing, expeditionary command er, sent a demand in which he warned the Mexican commander If the soldier was held an hour longer American troops would attack the town. The soldier, an enlisted man of the Twenty-fourth Tnfantrv n no arm rpp i. ment. straggled from his command, which was marching north toward Dublan, and was captured by a small detachment of Mexicans. Taken to the cuartcl. he was divested of his arms ana was questioned closely as to the strength and positions of the American artillery. However, the Carranza com mander complied with General Per shing's demand immediately. The situation here tonight, while no ticeably tense, remained quiet. F. B. KELLOGG NOMINATED Victory in Republican Senatorial Rare Is Conceded. ST. PAUL. June 20. The nomination of Frank B. Kellogg in the contest for Republican United States Senator in yesterday's primary is conceded to night. His lead over his nearest com petitor. ex-Governor Eberhart, is more than 10.000. Governor Burnquist has been nomi nated without question by the Repub llcans and Thomas Frankson's nomina tion for Lieutenant-Governor on the Republican ticket is assured over James A. Peterson. On the Democratic ticket. D. W. Law- ler, of St. Paul, has been nominated for United States Senator. For Governor the Democrats chose T. J. Dwyer, ac cording to latest reports, who is lead ing his nearest competitor by more than 2000 votes. GERMAN FORCE IS OFFERED Regiment or Brigade Tendered for Service . in Mexico. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. June 20. An offer to organize a "regiment or brig ade largely composed of German sol diers and German-American Turners' for Mexican service if needed was made in a letter to President Wilson tonight by Colonel Emil Block, honor ary lieutenant of the Los Angeles Police Department. The colonel organized a German American regiment in Chicago during the Spanish-American War. he said in his letter to the President. This regi ment, however, was not called into active service. Colonel Block said. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 54 oegreea; nunimum, aecrtei. TODAY'S Partly cloudy and occasionally mreaiemns; warmer, westerly win a. Mexico. Three companies go to mobilisation camp at tiackttntt. face i. Backdown on part ot Carranza, forecast. Page 1 American flaff still float In breeze, though naa.ea oy Mexican moo. face r. War or peace now up to Carrenza. Pace 1. Armored cruiser leave for Mexico. Page L Arizona border force preparing; for develop ment. Page 4. Great quantities of food on hand at Clack amas camp. Page 6. Recruits come from afar to Join Portland militia. Vase 7. Americans In Mexico ruh to refuge point. Page 1. Starving peons join Carranza army on prom ises of food and clothing. Pag 7. Seventy thousand American troops to face Mexican at once. Page 6. One hundred and twenty recruits enlist In day. Pae 6. Berlin believes Japan is back of Carranza. Page 3. Pershing's threat to attack Casas Grande frees American. Page 7. National. Mount Hood Park Dill before Congress. Page S. Senate asked to provide two new dread noughts and four battle cruisers. Page Wir. Russians reclose gap. capture penetrating force and rush on. Page 2. Official report. Page 2. Domestic. Jury in Orpet rase excluded from court room for time during bearing; of evi dence. Pago '2. Sport. Pacific Coast League results: Portland-Salt Lak game postponed, rain; Lorn An geles 8. Oakland 6 12 innings); San Francisco-Vernon game postponed. Ver non team on road. Page 14. Detroit takes pitching: battle from Cleve land. Page 14. Phillies cut down Brooklyn's lead. Pago 15, Four remain In men's singles play In Pa cific .state tennis tournament. Pago 14. Japanese ter.nls players defeat Portland ex perts. Page 14. Pacific North went. Bonaers Ferry. Idaho, flooded. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. North western feed grains firmer on war prospect. Pago 19. Wet weather causes advance In wheat at Chicago. Page 19. Stock market recovers part of Monday's losses. Page 19. Cascade locks not to be affected till rise of two feet Is experienced. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Bloodstained shirt said to have been traced to Bennett Thompson. Page It. Final plans for Fourth of July celebration made. Page 9. Willamette Valley mill to profit by opening of Portland gateway. Page 13. Mrs. Emmelln Wells addresses Mormon Relief Society . conference. Pag 11. Pacific Coast ear and eye specialist meet tomorrow. Pag 20- P. B. McCraken enters suit for divorce Page 20. Portland has two war bridea. Page 7. Portland Heisbts Ross Show opens. Page 4. Dr. Drake takes plao on School Board. Page 13. Oregon pioneer due today for tomorrow" reunion. Pace 0. Piedmont invaded by host of elves. Page 5. Waataer report 4ata and forecast, Pa X9, Salem Delegation Ar rives at Noon. B AND F COMPANIES FOLLOW By Tonight 1000 Men Will Be Encamped. COOKS DO FIRST SERVICE After Dinner Is Served Tents Are Pitched, Street" Cleared, Straw Ticks Carried Out and Bojs do on Hunt for Luxuries. The state mobilization camp at Clackamas fpraoR into life at noon yesterday when Company M, of Salem. 126 men strong;, detrained at the sta tion and debouched into the field. Ten minutes later the company cooks had set up their field range and were preparing: a mess of savory Army "slum." For the benefit of pacifists and those without military training, "slum" is a beef stew concoction the principal ingredient of which is water. While the "slum" was bubbling the met of the company demonstrated one of the many uses of the versatile Army baypnet. Bayonets Graae' Street. The place assigned for the company street was overgrown with long grass. At a word. from Captain Max Gehlhar, the soldiers whipped out their bayon ets and before you could say - "Jack Rcfbinion!" the whole street was neatly mowed. Then the entire company pitched in and began erecting tents. The "slum" called them before they were well started, but it didn't take long after dinner to get the row of tents up. with the mess tent on one end. Company M was the first infantry company to move into camp and give a real military aspect to things. But the first organization .actually to reach camp was the Supply Company of the Third Infantry, from Portland, which arrived at 9 o'clock. Commissariat la Established. Captain Carl Ritterspacher. regimen tal commissary, went out with them. Supplies and five days' rations had pre ceded the troops into camp. Captain Ritterspacher issued the rations as the various commands called for them. Shortly after 3 o'clock a long troop train pulled In from Portland, bringing Company B. Captain Willard F. Daugh erty. 73 men strong, and .Company K. Captain Eugene C Libby. with S3 men. Both companies had left recruiting details behind at the Portland Armory. They went into camp at once and were soon pitching their tenta. Camp la Seeae of Bustle. For the next few hours the camp was a busy place. While some of the men were clearing out spaces for the company tents, and others putting them up and driving the pegs, some were told off to prepare the officers' quar ters. Still others rustled about camp In search of that prize of prizes, a board. Somebody in Company M early made the discovery that an old baseball back stop at the edge of the field was com posed largely ot boards. It was in stantly attacked and demolished. The lucky ones hauled oft the boards to use on their tent floors, to make wash stands and the like. The big drawback was that there' were not nearly enough boards to j around. Straw Ticka Provided. After tents had been pitched, details of men from each company went to the storeroom and brought back straw ticks for the men to sleep on. Eight men were assigned to each tent, and each two men had one straw tick. It developed that no cots were avail able for Issuance to the troops, conse quently they slept last night with only the ticks between them and pneumonia, for the ground was still very damp. The three infantry companies, B. F and M. were the only ones to go into camp at Clackamas yesterday. With possibly two exceptions, all the remaining nine companies of the Third Infantry will move to the camp today. Colonel Clenard McLaughlin saW that it might be necessary to leave Company D at the Armory in Portland to re cruit up some more. Company K. of Corvallis, may also be delayed. How ever, it is possible that both these or ganizations will be able to mobilize at Clackamas today. The companies sure to move are Company I. of Wood burn; Company L. of Dallas; Company G. of Oregon City Company A. of McMinnville; and Com panies C, E and H. of Portland. Battery A. Field Artillery, and Troop A. Cavalry, also are to go Into camp today. When they all arrive, close to 1000 men will be gathered there. Company M Eaarer. Company M, of Salem, which won the honor of going into camp first because it was ready to move first, is a mightily interesting organization. Every man of the 126 at the camp is on his toes to make it the best company in the. regi ment. Women of Salem have sent word to Captain. Max Gehlbar that they have organized a women's auxiliary and are making up soldiers' "housewife" kits, containing needles. thread, scissors. iCaucludaA ea Fas C joiiimn S. i.