Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 22, 1916, EXTRA 7:15 PM, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textjfii EXTRA 7:15 P.M. VOL. L.VI. NO. 17,343. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22. 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 40 AMERICAN TROOPERS KILLED CMANZA MAKES SURPRISE ATIACK Battle Fought 90 Miles South of El Paso. MEXICAN LOSS IS SMALLEST General Gomez Among Dead. Americans Charged With Making Attack. 17 REPORTED CAPTURED Surrender by Any of Pershing's Men Is Doubted by Gen eral Bell. EL PASO, Tex., June 21. A de tachment of American cavalry clashed with Carranzista forces at Carrizal, about 90 miles south of El Paso, early today, both sides suffering heavy cas ualties, according to unofficial reports received by Mexican military authori ties in Juarez tonight. According to the report, which the Mexican authorities are investigating, 40 Americans were killed by machine gun fire in a surprise attack. Mexican General Killed. The Mexican casualties were said not to have been so heavy, but Felix Gomez is named as being among the Mexican dead. The American command is said to have been part of a scouting patrol from Guzman, returning to General Pershing's line of communication. Carrizal, named as the place of en counter, is about nine miles south west of Villa Ahumada, the Mexican field base in North Chihuahua. 17 Americans Captives. Later, General Francisco Gonzales, Mexican commander at Juarez, gave out a statement in which he an nounced officially that the Mexican command had taken 17 American prisoners. He also said that General Gomez death had been confirmed, but said he had no official reports as to the number of casualties on either side. The wounded, both American and Mexican, the exact number of whom is not known here, were taken to Villa Ahumada. Attack Laid to Americans. General Francisco Gonzales made the following statement: "Immediately upon learning of the presence of the American troops in the vicinity of Carrizal, General Felix Gomez dispatched a messenger with a request that the American commander withdraw to his camp. When the American troops remained motionless he sent a second dispatch-bearer, who was fired . upon by the American troops, after he had delivered his mes sage. The Americans immediately moved forward and attacked General Gomez' command. "All the prisoners admitted that the blame should be put on the American commander for having ordered the at tack. The prisoners were sent to Chi huahua City with the customary pro tection." General Gonzales said that the re port of the engagement was made to him by Lieutenant-Colonel Gertoveso Rivas, who succeeded to the command of the Carranzista forces with the fall of General Gomez. Surrender Is Doubted. General George R. Bell, Jr., who was first informed of the fight by Mexican Consul Garcia, said that no military action would be taken in El Paso while orders were awaited from General Funston. In the meantime, he said, his forces were ready for any demonstration from the other side of the Rio Grande. General Bell said there was no question but that a fight had taken place, but was inclined to disbelieve the report that any Americans had been taken prisoners. The news was spread throughout Juarez, but the Mexican city remained calm. OREGON CALLED ON FOR ARMY HORSES 42,612 AND 20,200 MULES ARK NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. Sealed Proposals Must Be Sent to Quartermaster at Seattle by 9 A. M. Monday. Contemplated increases in the Gov ernment troops has called for the pur chase immediately of large numbers of horses and mules and the state of Ore gon is to have an opportunity to sup ply a part of the required number. The Government has announced that it must have Immediately 42,642 horses and 20,200 mules and has asked for sealed proposals. Such proposals must be at the depot quartermaster's office in Seattle by 9 o'clock Monday. The horses are to be used by cavalry and artillery companies, which are to be enlisted up to full strength, or by new organizations to be formed. The specifications received by the Portland Chamber of Commerce call for the de livery of the animals at Portland, Seat tle or Tacoma or some other centrally located point, where facilities are ample for handling them. The call sent out asks for 26,550 cav alry horses, 15,900 artillery horses, 192 light draft horses, 8100 draft mules, wheel, and 8100 draft mules, lead, and 4000 pack mules. The artillery animals must not be less than 15 hands 1 inch n height and the cavalry animals 14 hands 2 inches. TROOPS BENEATH CANVAS Oregon National Guard All Assem bled in Clackamas Camp. With the exception of one small unit of 36 men. the Third Infantry, Oregon National Guard, completed mobilization at the state camp at Clackamas shortly after 6 o'clock last night. Company K, of CorVallis, was the last to arrive. ' In command of Captain Charles A. Murphey, 65 men strong, the men came in by train and at once went into camp. In addition to the 12 companies of the Third Infantry in camp. Battery A, Field Artillery, and Troop A, Cavalry, are at the camp. 1243 Men in Camp. The number of men under arms there at 7 o'clock was 1243. Of these troops. 1005 were divided among the 12 com panies of the Third Infantry, 147 were in Battery A and 91 in Troop A. Virtually every organization, how ever, had left small details at their home stations in charge of an officer to attend to further recruiting. So far as Captain Kenneth P. Will iams, United States Army, who has been detailed as mustering-ln officer, is con cerned, he is all ready to begin muster ing the troops into the Federal serv ice this morning. Muster BUnki Arrive. The necessary blanks and forms for this work arrived from Army head quarters at San Francisco yesterday. In fact. Captain .Williams wanted to muster in Company M, of Salem, yes terday but could not do so because not all the men were in camp. Captain Gehlhar at once' sent orders for men left in Salem to join the company. Captain Williams expects to muster in Company M, and perhaps another organization today. The mustering-in ceremony is a brief one. The men of the company line up for inspection. After a thorough in spection by Captain Williams, they wiil take the dual oath of allegience pre scribed in the new Army bill, and administered by him. Then each man will sign the muster roll. After the men have been mustered in, the officers will be taken into the Fed eral service. Mustering; to Be Expedited. Every effort will be made by Cap tain Williams to complete the muster ing of the Oregon troops into the Fed eral service with the greatest expe dition. No company, however, can be mustered in until all its men are on hand, including recruits, and with the enlistment records of each company completed. At best, it probably will be 10 days or two weeks before the mustering in. inspection and listing of all prop erty can be made. In the meantime, the min will be put through intensive drilling each day. They will also be grivn plenty of target practice on the rifle range, for, as the officers say, no soldiei is better than his marksman ship. Colonel McLaughlin wil be the hist man to be mistered in. Although Colonel McLaughlin already is a Cap tain in the regular service, he will be mustered in as Colonel of the Third Infantry. Under the regulations, the Colonel cannot be mustered as such, however, until the entire regiment has been taken into the Federal service. MASSACRE JS REPORTED Americans Said to Have Been Slain at Cerralvo. Mcx. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., June 21. 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 i known here, there is only one American in Cerralvo. His name is James Hughes. A woman ar rival also reported that some Amer icans were taken from the train out side of Monterey and were reported to have been killed. SAX ANTONIO. Tex.. June 21. 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, PERSHING GIVES MEXICANS CHANGE Small Force Sent 35 Miles From Camp. BORDER ARMIES GROWING General Murcia Puts in Ap pearance With 2000 Men. SEARCHLIGHTS TO BE USED Funston to Assign Kxperlenced Non commissioned Officers to New Organization to Han dle Recruits. SAX ANTONIO, Tex., June 21. Gen eral Pershing- has given the Mexican troops the opportunity to make good their threat to attack him if he moved east or west, but the Mexicans declined the issue. He sent a small force eastward to Guzman, about 35 miles from his line of communication, yesterday to investi gate a report that a concentration of Mexican troops had been made there. He reported the incident to General Funston today, adding that the detach ment hau returned without finding- any Mexican troops in that vicinity. Reports to department headquarters today told of the arrival of more troops at Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, and at Piedras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass. Beyond Ojinaga increased activity was noticed, but officers here believe Colonel Gaston, commanding' on the American side, has men enough to meet the situ ation. The heaviest addition to the Mexi can border army was that at Piedras Negras, where General Murgia arrived with 2000 men. General Funston announced that to the Army's equipment here there has been added today a large number of searchlights. General Parker reported from Brownsville th it he had not been able to confirm the rumor that Americans at Cerralvo had been massacred. General Funston was notified by the War Department today that detailed instructions have been sent to him for organization in this department of four regiments of infantry and two cavalry regiments under the Army reorganiza tion bill, which will become effective July 1. The procedure will be to as sign experienced noncommissioned of ficers from existing- regiments to the new organization to handle the re cruits. HUGHES MOVE IS STARTED Marshfield Claims Honor of Organ iiins First Club for Nominee. MARSHFIELD', Or.. June 21. (Spe cial.) Marshneld claims the honor of organizing the first Hughes club in the state and it is composed largely of cit izens of foreign origin. The club is not the result of a sud den impulse, but of a carefully thought out plan of patriotic support to the Presidential candidate who is entitled to the members' suffrage. The club, so members state, is the nucleus of a state organization which, without relation to former political faith, will support Charles E. Hughes for President, be lieving their sympathies towards the war in Europe are no more a subject of censure than are those of pro-ally citizens. Carl Albrecht is president of the club and E. B. Gehrke the sec retary. President Albrecht said the organiza tion will have 1000 members, in Cooa County alone and many thousand throughout the state. GERMAN BANKER RELEASED Charge of Attempt to Violate Neu trality Is Dropped. WASHINGTON. June II. Chief Bei laski. of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Investigation, today tele graphed his El Paso agent to drop charges against Frederick Griese. a German banker or Mexico City, de tained there yesterday for alleged at tempts to violate American neutrality. Investigation convinced officials here that there had been no violations. Griese was suspected by department agents of taking a leading part in anti-American propaganda in Mexico, and was arrested as he was preparing to cross the border. No evidence was discovered on which he could be held. MEXICANS CALLED TO ARMS Plackards Posted About Juarez Signed by General Trevlno. EL PASO. Tex., June 2. Placards were posted about Juarez today call ing on all Mexicans to present them selves for possible military service. They bore the signature of General Jacinto Trevlno. JOBS TO BE HELD FOR MILITIA MEN MAJQHITY OF BUSINESS HOUSES TO KEEP PLACES. Some Go Even Further and Guar antee Full Pay or Half Pay to Those Joining Colors. Employers of Portland are coming: to the front nobly when confronted with the loss of part of their working force by v reason of the mobilization of the Oregon National Guard. Generally, without an exception that has so far come to light, business houses, manu facturers and office heads have assured their men who have enlisted that their positions will be held for them and the fatted calf or its equivalent will await them on their return. Many have gone father than that. The Crane Company, wholesale plumb ers, have announced they will pay full salaries of members of that organiza tion who leave with the militia for a period of six months. The Western Union Telegraph Com pany will pay its enlisted men half wages while away on duty for the Government. The United States National Bank will also give half pay to Its enlisted men. Department stores are hit by the mobilization movement, the Meier & Frank Company leading with 35. The Portland Gas & Coke Company has seven men in the ranks. The Portland Railway, Light & Pow er Company has 16 carmen enlisted, together with 10 of the office force. Vacations have been ordered suspended there until the guard movement is determined. vMcii who have enlisted will be taken back without loss of their seniority in the service. Women of Portland are needed to help in the care of families left behind by the militiamen, and it is expected there will soon be an organization along this line. NAVAL MILITIA RECRUITS Examination for Junior Officers to lie Held Sunday. Captain George C.. Blair,, of the Ore gon Naval Militia, is busy recruiting that unit of the- state forces and an examination will be held on board the Marblehead next Sunday, beginning at 10 A. M., for five Junior officers. One officer is wanted for the Second Divi sion, wo in the Engineers' Division and two in the First Division. Captain Blair will keep on recruiting until the full strength of the Naval Militia shall have been mustered, and there is a waiting list as well. Drills are held regulary on the Marbehead and the men of the organization are being put into good condition. OREGON MAN HONORED It. E. Reynolds Goes to Wyoming as Livestock Specialist. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, June 21. (Special.) Laramie County. Wyoming, has secured the services of R. E. Reynolds, extension livestock specialist at Oregon Agricul tural College, as county agriculturist, with headquarters at Cheyenne. Mr. Reynolds was graduated from the ani mal husbandry department here in 190S. He then returned to the home farm in Union County till 1913, when he went to the University of Wisconsin, where he did graduate work. He was then offered the position he now holds. His going is regretted by the head of the department Professor Potten and other college officers. The Lara mie authorities offer a salary equal to that of the head of the ' department here. KLAMATH COURT OPENS New Grand Jury Is Drawn and Ses sion Is Bejrun. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June 21. (Specal.) The June term of the Cir cuit -Court for Klamath County began with Judge D. V. Kuykendall on the bench. The first matter of business was the drawing of the new grand Jury, which Is composed of Charles Loom In. foreman: M. P. Evans. J. L. Davidson, L. D. Ross. Jasper Bennett, J. J. Kern and C. V. Loosely. Several cases originally set for trial this week have either been settled out of court or continued, so that Judge Kuykendall found it necessary to dis miss the juries until next Monday. BROADWAY TO BE WIDER Improvement to Be Made Between Union Avenue and East Seocnd. Proceedings are to be started by the City Council for the widening of Broad way between East Second street and Union avenue. The Council will start the proceedings by resolution as a result of an appeal made yesterday by a delegation of property owners. It is proposed to add about seven feet onto the north side of the street. Temporary curbing will be put in the edge of the pavement which is to be laid soon. The additional strip will be used for sidewalk space and will be available for wider street area later. Elks Lead Offut Celebration. CENTRA LI A, Wash.. June 21. (Spe cial.) Tonight was Centralia and Olympla night &t Offuts Lake, the Sum mer resort north of Tenino. The Olym pia Elks' band rendered a concert early in the evening, and later the combined Elks orchestra of Centralia and Olym pia furnished the music for a dance. Monday night 40 Centralia Elks, ac companied by the local orchestra, went to Olympla in automobiles and partici pated in the annual geoduck feed of the Olympla lodge. EUROPE SEEKS TO BLOCK CONFLICT Pressure Brought to Bear on Carranza. ENTENTE ALLIES ARE ACTIVE Chief Doing All Possible to Protect Americans. COMMISSION PLAN OUT Washington Points Out Tbat Mexi can Head Migbt Avoid War Should International Body Be Worked Out Satisfactorily. WASHINGTON. June 21. Strong pressure is being brought to bear upon General Carranza by representatives of European powers to prevent him from forcing a break with the United States. Indirect reports reaching the State Department today told of these efforts and said there was a possibility that they would be successful. Agencies of the entente allies are understood to be active for peace, par ticularly as they believe German in fluence has sought to inflame the Mex ican government against the United States, with a view to preventing this country from gathering In trade for merly controlled by Germany in Mex ico, South and Central America. It is pointed out that Carranza might avoid war by calling for an in ternational commission to discuss the border situation as provided for in the treaty of 1848. So far, however, no suggestion for such a step has come from Mexico. A definite statement has been re ceived that General Carranza is doing all in his power at this time to protect Americans in Mexico from attack by the populace. He is said to have given Special Agent Rodgers. in Mexico City, all the aid in his power In arranging for trains to carry American refugees from the interior to Vera Cruz. In some quarters here this was construed as evidence that he is not bent upon provoking hostilities. The State Department had no advices bearing out these hopeful indications, except that from Special Agent Rodgers announcing the progress of his efforts to get American citizens out. With the full consent of the Carranza authori ties, he said, and the promise of ade quate protection from possible bandit attacks, he had arranged for a special train to leave Mexico City tomorrow carrying Americans to Vera Cruz. Mr. Rodgers added that he and his diplomatic associates in the Mexican capital have been given every assur ance of safe conduct and protection on their trip to the coast, if it became nec essary for them to leave. The corps of American newspaper correspondents there has decided to remain with Mr. Rodgers until such time as he may find it necessary to leave. HAROLD BEAN HONORED Siecial Work Provided for Portland Boy at Johns Hopkins. Harold C. Bean, son of Federal Judge Bean, has received hlKh honors at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, from which institution he graduated June 15. His work at the university was of such a character. that the fac ulty chose him for one of the four po sitions in the university hospital open for graduates. Tnese positions are given to students having the highest class standing. Dr. Bean has been a student of Johns Hopkins University for the past three years. He took his first year of medi cine at the University of Oregon medi cal school in Portland. He is a grad uate of the University of Oregon. Dr. Bean has Just returned from Bal timore. He will visit here during the Summer, returning to Baltimore in the Fall. BABY SEAL FINDS HOME Young Mammal Caught In Columbia Is on Exhibit at The Oaks. There's a new baby out at the Oaks and it is the center of attraction there. John Cordray. manager of the amuse ment park, has accepted it as his charge from Eugene Farrell. who Is the real foster father. Mr. Farrell had no show place for it and induced Mr. Cordray to add it to his collection at the Oaks. It is a baby seal, caught at the mouth of the Columbia River by Mr. Farrell recently. It is about six months old and a special pen has been fixed for it at the Oaks. Goddess Contest Begins. ' CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 21. (Spe cial.) With three candidates in the race Miss Edna Newell, Miss Gertrude Markcll and Miss Tressie Gladson the election of a Goddess of Liberty for Centralia's July 4th celebration opened yesterday. Ballot boxes have been placed at convenient points in the city, and votes are selling at 1 cent each. The contest closes on the night of July 2. COMMANDER OF MEXICAN FORCES WHICH ATTACKED AMERICANS. 5 rJf' -i""u , I V r " n . Trv if ' ' if V ON- :,-:Nf I . - ; i r - - r; ; 8o ' viii.r j II 9 - w GEXERAL BEAVERS LAND ON BEES AND WIN, 4-1 SOTHOROX ALLOWS ONLY FOUR 11 ITS IN GREAT GAME. Lous: Tom Hughes Eeels Power of Portland Swatsmitlis, Who Sniu.sli Out 12 Bingles. Chiefly because the Salt Lake Bees could not hit Pitcher Allen Sothoron. Portland took the first game of the series yesterday afternoon on the Vaughn-street grounds. The final score was Portland 4. Salt Lake 1. Sothoron pitched a beautiful game, allowing but four hits. Eight Bees went odt via the infield-fly route and when the former Wichita star was not retiring them in that manner, he either struck thtm out or caused them to knock puny grounders, usually easily handled. Al struck out four. In hope that he would repeat his victory over the Beavers which he secured when the Bees opened here In April, Manager Blankenship started "Long Tom" Hughes on the hillock. The former star flinger of the Washington American was pummelled for 12 safe blows. Nine of the hits were allowed in three different innings, three in each and each time tallies were reg istered. Doubles in succession by Rodgers and Stumpf produced the Beavers first tally in the second inning. The visitors tied the count in the third on a two bagger by Pitcher Hughes, Quintan's sacrifice and Rath's out at first. De termined not to be held even, Walt McCredie's hirelings came back in their half of this inning and took a one-run lead which was never overcome. Papa Southworth's double, Guisto's sacrifice and some poor team play on the part of the Salt Lakers, allowing Nixon's Texas-Leaguer to drop safe, produced the bell-ringer. A walk issued to Gus Fisher started trouble for Hughes in the sixth canto, when the Mackmen registered a brace of tallies, putting the contest on ice. The Beaver backstop advanced to the keystone on Sothoron's out at first and scored on Wilie's screeching dou ble, which rattled the right garden wall about ten feet inside the foul line. Vaughn's single, which sizzled on its way into the center pasture, scored Denny for the last run of the matinee. When four Salt Lake pastimers all tried to catch Billy Nixon's fly back of Guigni's territory in the third inning. Bunny Brief and Jimmy Shinn bumped together while both were running at top Bpced. It shook both up and Brief held up the game about ten minutes while the Salt Lake trainer bathed his bleeding, nose. He finished the game. Brief, Shinn, Guigni and Orr all tried to catch the balL The result was that no one got it. Portland's tyinar tally was scored on the misplay. It was Guigni's ball pure and simple and the others bad no business butting In. Herb Murphy relieved Tommy Quin Ian in the third inning. The latter is suffering from a Charley horse. The score: Salt Lake 1 Portland B H O A El B H O A E Qutnlan.m too O o'wili.m. . 51400 Bath. 3.... 3 O Ml. Vaughn.:!. 4 2 2 3 fchinn.r... 3 10 O 0 ,oulh'rtb.l 4 1 U UV COMiLKS. Brlef.l... Ryan.l. . Hannah. c. Ort.a Ouiftnl.2. . H UKhea.p . S Oil 0 O'Guisto.l.. 1 3 2 1 O'Nixon.r. .. 4 4 O 4 S 1 Stumpf. s.. 4 4 O 5 1 0Rodera.2- S 8 0 0 ! Oil 4 3 0 2 S o 3 1 O 2 10 3 3 0 1 2 0,Plitier.c... 3 1 O 3 a . Sothoron, p 4 ll ! 1CI ! O 00 Murphy.m V ann" . 1 Totals. 30 4 241j; Totals. 321227110 Batted tor Hustles In ninth. Salt Lake o o 1 0 O OOO O 1 Hits llluolOO 0 4 Portland OllO02v0 4 Hits 1 3 3 O 0 3 1.1 ' 12 Runs. Wille. Southworth. Stumpf. lTIsher. Hushes. Struck out. by Hufthes 3. Sothoron 3. liases on balls, off Hughes 4. Sothoron 4. Two-hase hits Shinn. Stumpf. Rodgers. Hughes. Southworth, Wllle. Sacrifice hits. Wuinlan. Guisto. Hit by pitched bals, Mur phy. Brief. Passed ball. Fisher. Runs re-' sponsible for. Hughes 4. Sothoron 1. Time. 1:45. Umpires. Phyle. and Doyle. Y. M. C. A. BOYS PASS TESTS- Xiue Memhers Admitted ta Volun teer Lifesavlng Corps. Nine members of the Y. M. C. A. boys' division have passed the Federal examinations and have been admitted to membership in the United States Volunteer Lifesaving Corps. The tests were conducted in the association tank under the direction of Hary T. Smith, assistant physical director and one of the Federal examiners for Oregon. The boys have organized a patrol, which will be on duty at the Summer camp at Spirit Lake, and will teach others to swim. Knowledge and methods of resuscitation, breaking holds of drown ing persons and ability to swim, fully clothed, and dragging weight to shore were required. The boys are Harrison Hugglns. Her bert Foster. Remey Cox, Joe Ingram. John McLernon, Richard Dent, Haddon Rockhey, Joe Tibbetts and Paul Stone. FIRECRACKERS ARE TABOO City Council Firm Even After Loud Demons! ration Is Given. Even a firecracker demonstration and the smell of firecrackers failed yester day to move the City Council into al lowing use of small crackers on July 4. Dan Malarkey and Roger Slnnott appeared before the Council and urged the dropping of the bars for small noisemakers. The kind favored were exhibited to the Council. The Council voted the proposal down, whereupon Mr. Sinnott distributed hi collection of firecrackers. Somebody set a string of them off in the corridor. It sounded like a genuine Fourth of July and smelled the part, but It was still thumbs down with the Council. BISHOP VISITS SEASIDE Hev. Mr. Sumner Addresses Women , and Conducts Services. SEAS1DK. Or.. June 21. (Special.) . Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner arrived here yesterday. He addressed the Sea side Woman's Club in the afternoon, and in the evening held confirmation services, at which Dorothy Johanstn and Kdwin Blake were confirmed. The bishop announced that during July the Kplscopal Church here will be presided over by Rev. T. F. Bowen. of the Parish of St. Michael and All Angels. Portland, and during August the Rev. -John 1. Rice, of Sellwood, would have charge. On Sunday the bishop was In Astoria, where he instituted the Rev. W. ii. Turrill as rector of Grace Church. Mr. Tuirill was formerly of Kansas City. Kan.