Morning Oregonian., June 21, 1916, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 101C
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CARRANZA
IS REFUSED FLATLY
United States Declines to Re
call Army Sent After
i Marauding Bandits.
MEXICAN CHIEF REBUKED
Gravest Consequences Will Follow
Attack on American Troops, Ie-
clarcs Note lieplying
Discourteous Message,
to
troops engaged in pursuing the Villa
bands and the efforts? of the de facto
government to compel their Withdraw
al from Mexican territory by threats
and show of military force instead of
by aKing in the capture of the out
laws constitute a menace to the safety
01 ino American Troops ana to tne
people of the border.
"As long as this menace continues
and there is an evidence of an inten
tion on the part of the de facto gov
ernment or its military commanders to
use force against the American troops
instead of co-operating with them, the
Government of the United States will
not permit munitions of war or ma
chinery for their manufacture to be
exported from this country to Mexico.
"In view of this increasing menace,
of the Inactivity of the Carranza forces,
of the lack of co-operation in the ap
prehension of the Villa bands and of
the known encouragement and aid giv
en to bandit leaders, it is unreasonable
to expect the United States to with
draw its forces from Mexican territory
or to prevent their entry again when
their presence is the only check upon
further bandit outrages and the only
efficient means of protecting American
lives and homes safeguards which
General Carranza, though" internation-
the Mexican government is doing "all
possible'; this is not sufficient to pre
vent border raids, and there is every
reason, therefore, why this Government
must take such preventive measures as
it deems sufficient.
"It is suggested that injuries suf
fered on account of bandit raids are
a matter of pecuniary reparation," but
'never the cause for American forces
to invade Mexican soil.' The precedents
which have been established and main
tained by the government of the Mexi
can republic for the last half century
do not bear out this statement. It has
grown to be almost a custom' not to
settle depredations of bandits by pay
ments of money alone, but to quell such
disorders and to prevent such crimes
by swift and sure punishment.
"The de facto government finally
argues that "if the frontier were duly
protected from incursions from Mexico
there would be no reason for tne ex
isting difficulty.' Thus the de facto
government attempts to absolve itself
from the first duty of any government,
namely, the protection of life and prop
erty. "This is the paramount obligation
for which governments are Instituted,
and governments neglecting or failing
to perform it are not worthy of the
BERLIN SURE JAPAN
WILL HEtP MEXICO
Germany Overjoyed at Crisis,
Believing War Would Halt
Munitions Shipments."
' "WASHINGTON. .Tne 20. The Amer
ican note flatly rejecting General Car
ranza's demand for the -withdrawal of
United States troops from Mexico and
rebuking: the Carranza government for
the discourteous tone and temper of
its last communication was handed to
day to Kliseo Arredondo, the American
Ambassador designate.
H.ons-continueft outrages against
Americans and their property both in
Mexico and on American soil are re
viewed in the note and warning given
that the troops will be kept in Mexico
until such time as the de facto govern
ment performs the duty, which the
United States has not sought, of pur
suing the bandits who oug"tit to be ar
rested and punished by the Mexican j
government- At conciuaes wun ic
statement that if the de facto govern
ment continues to ignore this obliga
tion and carries out its threat to de
fend its territory by an. appeal to arms
against the American troops, the grav
est consequences will follow.
"While this Government would deep
ly regret such a result," the note says,
it cannot recede from its settled de
termination to maintain its natural
rights and to perform Its full duty in
preventing further invasions of the
territory of the United States and in
removing the peril which Americans
along the international boundary have
borne so long with patience and for
bearance. io Intent to Aid Capture.
,I am reluctant to be forced to the
conclusion which might be drawn from
the circumstances," Secretary Lansing
declared, "that the de facto govern
ment, in spite of the crimes committed
and the sinister designs of Villa and
his followers, did not and does not now
intend or desire that these outlaws
ehould be captured, destroyed or dis
persed by American troops, or at the
request of this Government, by Mexican
troops."
The purposes of the United States
Government toward Mexico, questioned
in the last Mexican note, are announced
in the following language:
"If a denial is needed that this Gov
ernment has had ulterior and improper
motives in its diplomatic representa
tions, or lias countenanced the activi
ties of American sympathizers and the
American press opposed to the de facto
government, I am glad most emphatic
ally to deny it. It is, however, a mat
ter of common knowledge that the
Mexican press has been more active
than the press of the United States
endeavoring to inflame the two peoples
against each other and to force he two
countries into hostilities."
A'ote Covers Wide Ground.
The text of the note in part follows:
The Secretary of State to the Secre
tary of Foreign Relations of the de
facto government of Mexico:
"Department of State, Washington,
June 20, 1916. Sir: I have read your
communication which was delivered to
me on May 22, 1916, under instructions
of the chief executive of the de facto
government of Mexico, on the subject of
the presence of American troops in
Mexican territory and I would be "want
ing in candor if I did not, before mak
ing answer to the allegations of fact
and the conclusions reached by your
government, express the surprise and
regret which have been caused this
Government by the discourteous tone
and temper of this last communication
from the de facto government of
Mexico.
"The Government of the United States
has viewed with deep concern and in
creasing disappointment the progress
of the revolution in Mexico. Continu
ous bloodshed and disorders have
marked its progress.
"For three years the Mexican repub
lic has been torn with civil strife; the
lives of Americans and other aliens
have been sacrificed ; vast properties
developed by American capital and en
terprise have been destroyed or ren
dered non-productive; bandits have
been permitted to roam at will through
the territory contiguous to the United
States and to seize, without punishment
or without effective attempt at punish
men, the property of Americans, while
the lives of citizens of the United
States who ventured to remain in Mex
ican territory or to return there to
protect their interests have been taken,
in some cases barbarously taken, and
the murderers have neither been ap
prehended nor brought to justice. It
would be difficult to find in the an
nals of the history of Mexico conditions
more deplorable than those which have
existed there during these recent years
of civil war.
Promises Xot Fulfilled.
"The context of your note gives the
Impression that the object of the ex
pedition being admittedly accomplished,
the United States had agreed In the
memorandum to begin the withdrawal
of its troops. The memorandum shows,
however, that it was not alone on ac
count of the partial dispersion of tne
bandits t! -t it was decided to begin
with the withdrawal of American
forces, but equally on account of the
assurances of the Mexican government
that their forces were 'at the present
time being augmented and strengthened
to such an extent that they will be able
to prevent any disorders occurring in
j..exico that would in any way endanger
American territory and "that they
would 'continue to diligently pursue,
capture or destroy any lawless bands
of bandits that may still exist or here
after exist in the northern part of
Mexico, and that It would 'make a
proper disposition of such c T its forces
as may be necessary o prevent the pos
sibility of invasion of r-erican terri
tory from Mexico."
"It was because of these assurances
snd because of General Scott's con
fidence that they would be carried out
that he stated in the memorandum
that the American forces would be
'gradually withdrawn.' It is to be
noted that while the American Gov
ernment was willing to ratify this
agreement. General Carranza refused
to do so, as General Obregon stated, be
cause, among other things, it imposed
improper conditions upon the Mexican
government.
"Notwithstanding the assurances in
the memorandum, it is well known that
the forces of the de f-to government
have not carried on a vigorous pursuit
of the remaining bandits and that no
proper distribution of forces to prevent
the invasion of American territory has
been made, as will be shown by the
further facts hereinafter set forth.
Embargo to Be Continued.
"Candor compels mfi to add that the
unconcealed hostility of the subordi
nate military commanders of the de
fac government toward the American
HOT SHOTS AT CARRANZA IN WILSON'S REPLY.
"If the de facto government continues to ignore this obligation
of protecting American lives and property) and carries out its
threat to defend its territory by an appeal to arms against the Amer
ican troops, the gravest consequences will follow."
"While this Government would deeply regret such a result, it can
not recede from its settled determination to maintain its National
rights and to perform its full duty in preventing further invasion of
the territory cf the United States and in removing the peril which
Americans along the international boundary have borne so long with
patience and forbearance.'
4M am reluctant to be forced to the conclusion which might be
drawn from the circumstances that the de facto government, in spite
of the crimes committed and the sinister designs of Villa and his fol
lowers, did not and does not now intend or desire that these outlaws
should be captured, destroyed or dispersed by American troops or, at
the request of this Government, by Mexican troops.'
"If a denial is needed that this Government has had ulterior and
improper motives in its diplomatic representations or has counte
nanced the activities of American sympathizers and the American
press opposed to the de facto government, I am glad most emphati
cally to deny it."
"As I am informed, while Villa and his band were slowly moving
toward the American frontier in the neighborhood of Columbus, N.M.,
not a single Mexican soldier was seen in this vicinity. Yet the Mexican
authorities were fully cognizant of his movements, for on March 6, as
General Gavlra publicly announced, he advised the American militia
authorities of the outlaws approach to the border, so that they might
be prepared to prevent him from crossing the boundary."
ITURBE'S VISIT RECALLED
ally obligated to supply, is manifestly
unable or unwilling? to give.
This Government has waited month
after month for the consummation of
its hope and expectation. In spite of
increasing: discouragements, in spite of
repeated provocations to exercise force
in the restoration of order in the north
ern regions of Mexico, where American
nterests have suffered most seriously
from lawlessness, the Government of
the United States has refrained from
aggressive action and sought by appeals
and moderate though explicit demands
to impress upon the- de facto govern
ment the seriousness of the situation
and to arouse it to its duty to perform
its international obligation toward
citizens of the United States, who had
entered the territory of Mexico or had
vested interests within, its boundaries.
United State, tons Suffering. -
"In the face of constantly renewed
evidences of the patience and restraint
of -this Government in circumstances
which only a government imbued with
unselfishness and a sincere desire to
respect to the full the sovereign rights
and national dignity of the Mexican
people would have endured, doubts and
suspicions as to the motives of the
Government of the United States are
expressed in your communication of
May 22, for which I can ima ine no pur
pose but to impugn the good faith of
this Government, for I find it hard to
believe' that such imputations are not
universally known to be without the
least shadow of justification in fact.
"Can the de facto government doubt
that, if the United States had turned
covetous eyes on Mexican .territory, it
could have found many pretexts in the
past for the gratification or its desire r
Can that government doubt that,
months ago, when the war between the
revolutionary factions was in prog
ress, a much better opportunity than
the present was afforded for American
intervention, if such had been the pur
pose of the United States, as the de
facto government now insinuates?
What motive could this Government
have had in refraining from taking
advantage of such opportunities other
than unselfish friendship for the Alex-i-an
Republic?
'I have, of course, given considera
tion to your argument that the respon
sibility for the present situation rests
largely upon this Government. In the
first place, you state that even the
American forces along the Dorder
whose attention is undivided b other
military operations "find themselves
physically unable to protect eriectiveiy
the frontier on the American side.' Ob
viously, if there was no means of
reaching bands roving on Mexican ter
ritory and making sudden dashes at
night into American territory,
it is " impossible to prevent such
Invasions unless the frontier is
protected by a cordon of troops.
No government could be expected to
maintain a force of this strength along
the boundary of a nation with which it
is at peace for the purpose of resisting
the onslaughts of a few bands of law
less men, especially when the neighbor
ing state makes no effort to prevent
these attacks.
America Has One Aim.
"The .most effective method of pre
venting raids of this nature, as past
experience has fully demonstrated, is
to visit punishment or destruction on
the raiders. It is precisely this plan
which the United states desires to
follow along the border, without any
intention of infringing upon the sover
eign rights of her neighbor, but which,
although obviously advantageous to the
de facto government, it retuses to ai
low or even countenance.
"It is. in fact, protection to Amerl
can lives and property about which the
United States Is solicitous, and not tne
methods or ways in which that pro
tection shall be accomplished. If the
Mexican government is unwilling or
unable to give this protection by pre
venting its territory from being the
rendezvous and refuge of murderers
and plunderers, that does not release
this Government rrom its auiy to tane
all steps to safeguard American citi
zens on American soil.
"The United States cannot and will
not allow bands of lawless men. to
establish themselves upon its borders
with impunity, and when pursued to
seek safety across the Rio Grande,
relying upon the plea of their govern
ment that the integrity of the soil of
the Mexican republic must not be vio
lated. "The Mexican government further
protests that 'it has made every ef
fort on its part to protect the frontier."
and that it is doing 'all possible to
avoid a recurrence of such acts.' At
tention is again invited to the well
known and restricted activity of De la
Rosa, Ancieto Piscano. Pedro Vinos and
others in connection with the border
raids, and to the fact that, as I am
advised, up to June 4. De la Rosa was
still collecting troops at Monterey for
the openly avowed purpose of making
attacks on Texas border towns, and
that Pedro Vinos was recruiting- at
other places for the same avowed pur
pose. Villa's Protrresa T'nintfrmptfi.
"I have already pointed out the un
interrupted progress of Villa to and
from Columbus, and the fact that the,
American forces in pursuit of the
Olenn Springs marauders penetrated
168 miles into Mexican territory with
out encountering a single Carranzlsta
soldier. This does not indicate that
name. This is the duty for which Gen
eral Carranza, it must be assumed,
initiated his revolution in Mexico and
organized the present government, and
for which the United States Government
recognized his government as the de
facto government of Mexico.
Troops to Stay In Mexico.
"In conclusion, the Mexican govern
metn invites the United States to sup
port its 'assurances of friendship with
real and effective acts,' which 'can be
no other than the immediate with
drawal of the American troops.' For
the reasons I have herein fully set
forth, this request of the de facto gov
ernment ca.inot now be entertained.
The United States has not sought the
duty which has been forced upon it of
pursuing bandits who under funda
mental principles of municipal and in
ternational law ought to be pursued
and arrested and punished by Mexican
authorities.
"Whenever Mexico will assume and
effectively exercise that responsibility,
th3 United States, as it has many times
before publicly declared, will be glad
to have this obligation fulfilled by the
de facto government of Mexico.
"If. on the contrary, the de facto
government is pleased to ignore this
obligation and to believe that in case
of a refusal to retire these troops
there is 'no further recourse than to
defend Its own territory by an appeal
to arms,' the Government of the United
States would surely be lacking in sin
cerlty and friendship if it did not
frankly impress upon the de facto gov
ernment that the execution of this
threat will lead to the gravest conse
quences.
"While this Government would deep
ly regret such a result, it cannot recede
from its settled determination to main
tain its National rights and to perform
its full duty in preventing further in
vasions of the territory of the United
States and in removing the peril which
Americans along the international
boundary have borne so long with pa
tience and forbearance.
"Accept, etc.,
"ROBERT LANSING."
MASSACRE S REPORTED
Americans Said to Have Been Slain
at Cerralvo, Mex.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., June 20. Pas
sengers arriving at Matamoros, oppo'
site here, today reported a rumor was
current in Monterey that a party of
Americans at Cerralvo, a mining town
in Nuevo Leon, were massacred by
Mexicans. ,
As far as- ie known here, there i
only one American in Cerralvo. His
name is James Hughes. A woman ar
rival also reported that some Amer
leans were taken from the train out
side of Monterey and were reported
to have been .killed.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. June 20. That
the last American left Cerralvo more
than a month ago is the belief of of
ficials of the Penaola Mining Company,
which has holdings at Cerralvo. H. C.
Harrison, of San Antonio, has a mine
in operation there, but removed the
laet foreigner from Cerralvo several
weeks ago.
SEA PLANES TO BE TESTED
Atlantic Fleet's Fire to Be Directed
From Balloons.
WASHINGTON, June 20. For the
first time in the history of the Ameri
can Navy experiments to determine the
availability of . hydro-aeroplanes for
scout duty at sea are to be undertaken
during the Summer maneuvers of the
Atlantic fleet. Six of the seaplanes
are now being put aboard the armored
cruiser North Carolina, station ship at
the Pensacola naval aviation station,
which has been ordered to take part in
the maneuvers.
The North Carolina will be fitted also
with a hydrogen generating plant and
carry a. kite balloon for observation
and fire spotting. United States offi
cers in the basket of the balloon, con
nected with the ship by telephone, will
direct the fire of the guns. If the plan
works out successfully, every fighting
ship in the Navy will be similarly
equipped.
3 CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE
Mother and Two Others Suffer
Spokane Blaze.
In
SPOKANE. Wash, June 20. Haze
Smith.' 4 years old. and two brothers.
August, 8 years old, and Walter, aged
7, were burned to death in their beds
here last night, while their mother, Mrs.
J. L. famith. Is in a hospital in a criti
cal condition as the result of her ef
forts to save her children.
According to neighbors, Mrs. Smith
was in the habit of leaving a lamp
burning all nignt in her children s bed
room. It is believed the lamp exploded.
setting the upper story on fire.
Two other children. Ernest and Mar
garet, suffered minor burns.
Read The Oregonlan classified ada.
SipmaitWolEo Sd (5a.
Former Mexican General's Trip to
Toklo of April Regarded as for
Obtaining? Assurance of
Support by Nipponese.
BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Juno 20.
(Special.) All Germany awaits with
eager expectation the development of
the American-Mexico crisis. The news
received here as to what is happening
and of how far the crisis has shaped
itself toward the brink of war is, of
course, meager.
It would be folly to conceal that
nothing would be hailed with greater
oy throughout the German Empire
than the word that war had broken out
between the United States and her
southern neighbor.
It is taken for granted the minute
the United States engaged in a war
with Mexico the shipments to the allies
of arms and ammunition as well as sup
plies would be forthwith reduced to
considerable extent, if not. stopped al
together.
Japan Regarded as Guiding Hand.
As regards the German viewpoint
concerning the trouble between the
United States and Mexico, the question
to which the greatest significance at
taches is: Will Japan do anything? .
Mistakenly or not. the belief has
prevailed here for many months, and
has been voiced from time to time in
responsible organs, that Japan has a
guiding hand in the defiant Mexican
attitude. When Washington dispatches
recently brought excerpts from the
challenging note sent by General Car
ranza to the State Department of the
United States, it was this "fine Japan
ese hand" that was seen by press and
public here in the astonishing policy of
the Mexican de facto government, for.
t was argued, and is argued now. that
Mexico would never have dared assum-
ng this attitude were it not relying
upon outside aid.
Japan's Opportunity Seen.
Such aid, it is further pointed out.
could come only from one side Japan.
That country, according to the German
view, could select no more appropriate
moment for the realization of its long
fostered dream to seize the supremacy
of the Pacific than this time.
An amazing intimation was made to
the correspondent tonight in a private
conversation with an official of the
Foreign Office, who, for obvious rea
sons, cannot be quoted. He called at
tention to an El Paso dispatch printed
in American papers on April 15 to the
effect that General Ramon Iturbe. for
merly commander of the Mexican
troops in Sinaloa. had passed through
El Paso en route for Japan on an of
ficial mission. a
The inevitable inference left by the
official was, of course, that when Car-
ranza's impertinent note threatening
recourse to arms was delivered in
Washington. General Iturbe had had
ample time to reach Toklo and dispose
of his official mission, and that he
had sent encouraging" news to Mex
ico City, which resulted in the Car
ranza challenge.
The June Sale of Suits
For Every Alan Of Every Age
One of the most noteworthy features of this big sale is the smart
styles introduced; there are styles and sizes here for every man.
These suits are correctly tailored of worsteds, cassi meres, cheviots
and serges, in blue, gray, black and fancy patterns. One. two, and
three-button models, including the popular pinch-back.
Every Suit in Stock ?s Reduced
$30.00 Suits $19.50 $25.00 Suits $17.50
$16.50 Suits $12.50 '
First Floor
6
ULTIMATUM IS SERVED
LONGSHOREMEN THREATEN RF-
NEWAL OF STEVEDORE STRIKE.
Continuing the Sale of
New Summer Wash Fabrics
In addition to Our Regular Specials We Have Just Received a
Shipment of the
FINEST AMERICAN VOILES AT 50c
Reproducing the imported fabrics in weave, texture and patterns.
In the new checkerboard design, and in a satin stripe. In pink. blue,
green, black "" lavender. Reproducing in every Tvay the finest $1 .25
imported voiles. Full 36 inches tfide. Never before shoien.
A THREE-COLOR VOILE FOR 25c
This is another entirely new weave, which goes on sale Wednes
day for the first time. In a combination stripe combining three colors.
In Addition We Are Continuing Our Offerings of
35c Figured Vcile 25c 75c Silk Mixtures 60c
75c Novelty Voile 48c 35c White Voiles 25c
60c Silk Mixtures 49c New English Voiles 75c
Second Floor.
7 A i Silk Store
Offers Today
Novelty Silks
TAFFETAS
MESS A LINES
Checks
Stripes
Block Checks
32 to 36 inches wide
The most desirable
silks of the season.
Selling to $1.50
1
89c
Second Floor
For Wedding Gifts
Guaranteed Knickerbocker
Silver Plate
Only 75 Pieces
On Sale Wednesday
$2.95
Regularly to $5.00
Nut bowls, handled baskets, foot
ed bowls.- 12 styles of bread
trays, covered butter dishes,
round and oval casseroles, crack
er and cheese trays, crumb sets,
sandwich plates, sugar and cream
sets. Sixth Floor
We Offer Today
Original Models
In the Most Exquisite
Midsummer
Trimmed
Crepe de Chine Hats
In all white with a touch of color in the ap
pliqued flower trimmings, or in the ribbon.
At the Most Exceptional: Price
$7.50 .
This is the finest collection of trimmed mid
summer hats we have ever offered at this
pri' Third Floor
Pretty Crepe de Chine' Blouses $2.98
Regular $4.50 materials
Disbanding- of Strikebreakers TTnder
Arms Demanded and Employer
Refuse to Signs tp.
SAN fRANCISCO, June 20. Union
longshoremen served an ultimatum to
day upon Pacific Coast shipowners
who have recruited bands of armed
strikebreakers . that the stevedores
strike would be resumed on Thursday
unless the strikebreakers were dis
banded before that time.
The threat to quit again was said
to have been incited by the killing
here Sunlay night of Thomas Olsen,
union stevedore, supposedly by non
union negro stevedores. Union Asso
ciates of Olsenj it was said today, will
suspend stevedoring on the Pacific
Coast for one hour tomorrow during
his funeral.
Continued refusal of the lumber
yard owners to meet tha union long
shoremen s demands and their state
ment that no lumber will be sold here
until the strike is settled, it is feared.
will throw hundreds of building trades
workmen out of employment. The lum
bermen, operators of lumber-carrying
vessels and warehouse firms declined
to enter the temporary agreement with
the strikers.
SAN DIEGO, June 20. A flat refusal
to handle Los Angeles freight at this
port even when paid the standard
scale of 55 cents an hour straight time
and $1 an hour overtime was an
nounced here today to the various
shipping and steamship companies by
members of the wage scale committee
of the local Longshoremen's Union.
The refusal was based on the sym
pathetic strike with the San Pedro
longshoremen and lumber handlers'
unions and will remain efective until a
satisfactory arrangement has .been
made between the striking unionists
at that port and the ship owners.
The action of the local longshore
men was taken in defiance of advices
received from the executive committee
of the Pacific division of the Interna
tional Longshoremen's Union.
ana more expensive styles
Dressy and tailored models,
with tucking, hemstitching and
burton trimming, in novel effects.
Colors, flesh, maize,
rose, peach and white
The quality silk in these waists
is unusual, never sold at such a
remarkably low price before.
Third Floor.
Pictorial
Review Patterns
are the only patterns with cutting
and dressmaking guides, and are
always three months ahead of
other patterns in their styles. And
they
Have Not Advanced
in Price
Still sold at the old prices.
Second Floor.
HORSE AND MULE BIDS DUE
Government to Advertise for 62,344
Animals for Border Service.
KANSAS CITT. June 20. The Govern-
men is in the market for 62.344 horses
and mules for use on the Mexican bor
der. Orders to advertise for that num
ber were received from Washington to-
dav by Captain C. E. Hawline. Quarter
master of the United States Army. Bids
will be opened here next Monday. No
specifications are mentioned in the ad
vertisement, except that horses and
mules must be of mature age.
The Government also signed con
tracts here today with a local bakery
to ship two carloads of "hardtack" to
the border at once.
Two Steamers Sunk, One Is Missed.
LONDON. June 23. Lloyds announces
that the Italian steamer Apollonia was
fired at by a submarine off Porto
Maurizco. in Northern Italy in the
Mediterranean but was not hit. The
steamers Beacy and Olga, the latter
presumed to be FrencH. were sunk on
Sunday, according to other reports to
Lloyds.
SUTHERLIN BOY DROWNED
Percy Earl, 14, May Have Been
Seized With Cramps While Bathing.
ROSEBUBG, Or.. June 20. (Special.)
Percy Earl, aged 14 years and a for
mer resident of Sutherlin. was drowned
while bathing in a river near Suver,
Polk County, last Thursday, accord
ing to word received here. The body
has been recovered end will be taken
to Sutherlin for burial. In addition to
his mother. Earl is survived by three
sisters.
At the time of the tragedy Earl and
his sister were bathing in rhe river
near, the former's home. Neither of
them could swim. It is supposed that
Earl was seized with cramps or
stepped into a deep hole In the river.
INTERNATIONAL BANK PLAN
Exclusion of Germans in Trade Is
Discussed by Enemies,
LONDON. June 20. Although the
London morning papers all deny re
ports of the organization of a new in
ternational banking house with an in
itial capital of 10,000,000, aiming, un
der the supervision of the government,
to asist British traders and manufac
turers to secure a big share of the
trade with the allied countries after
the war. it appears that tentative plans
for some such organization are being
discussed in high financial quarters.
It is felt that a great bank of this
type, co-operating with similar institu
tions in France. Italy and Russia, would
enable British traders to participate to
the exclusion of the Germans in the
enormous work of restoring and re
building the ravaged portions of Eu
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