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VOL. JLVI NO. 17,349. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ADAIR SAVES FIVE ' BEFORE HE FALLS NEGRO PRISONERS OH WAY TO BORDER LONG AND BITTER WAR IS PREDICTED E SAMUEL HILL GOES TO WORK FOR CZAR HUGHES Ai I. R. Ill FULL ACCORD TROOPS OFF TO WAR PORTMXD BOY CHARGES CIKAJi THROUGH CARR1ZAL. MEXICAN" CONSCL URGES ALL EFFORT TO LIFT SIBERIAN" KAIIi BLOCKADE TO RE MADE. TO STRIVE FOR PEACE. TROOPERS FREED; CRISIS IS STAYED 600 MOR OREGON Break With Garranza Not to Bo Immediate. NOTE FROM MEXICO WAITED Whether Rupture Is Prevented or Merely Postponed Is V.. Yet Uncertain. PREPARATIONS NOT HALTED Rush of Troops to Border Con tinues Situation as It Was Before Carrizal Clash. ' WASHINGTON, June 28. An im mediate break between the United States and the de facto government has been averted by compliance with the American demand for release of the 23 troopers captured in a fight at Carrizal. Whether a state of war has been prevented or merely postponed no one here would attempt to say tonight. Official information as to the atti tude of General Carranza was lack ing. Until his response to Secretary Lansing's note, dispatched Sunday, making two peremptory and distinct demands, is received, there will be no decision on whether President Wilson shall lay the crisis before Congress. High Officials Relieved. The news of the release of the pris oners, received early tonight in press dispatches," brought undisguised relief to high officials. It was accepted as correct, although no announcement has come through official sources. Moreover, it was assumed that Car ranza, impressed with the urgency of the situation, had ordered the cap tured cavalrymen started for the bor der without waiting for his announce ment of the action to reach Washing ton. While it is generally conceded that this move lessens tension and makes the crisis less imminent, no one con versant with the grave problem is los ing sight of the fact that the all-important question of Carranza's atti tude toward the American expedition across the border to protect the terri tory and citizens of the United States from bandit outrages remains unset tled. If the de facto government Etands upon the orders of General Tre vino to attack Pershing's men when they move otherwise than toward the border, the situation actually is just what is was before, except that there now is a possibility of diplomatic ne gotiations that did not exist while the Americans were held prisoner in Chi huahua. Preparations Go Forward. The preparations of the United States War Department will go stead ily 'forward. There will be no inter ruption of the rush of National Guardsmen to the border, and Gen eral Funston will continue disposition of the forces under his command as though he expects an immediate at tack from the Mexicans. The fact that Carranza has com plied with one of the demands is ac cepted by the more optimistic officials here as an indication that he is striv ing to prevent a break. During any negotiations; however, the United States will insist upon freedom of 'movement of troops in Mexico, and any attempt to interfere with them will be met by such force as is necessary- This will apply, too, to any period of delay occasioned by attempting to arrange mediation cr arbitration. The possibility of Latin-American offers of mediation in the crisis again was widely discussed tonight. Ignacio Calderon, Minister from Bolivia, will make a second call upon Secretary Lansing tomorrow to discuss the sub ject. He will endeavor to ascertain for the benefit of himself and his colleagues whether tender of good of fices by the South and Central Amer ican republics would be entertained at this time. . Pressure Brought on Carranza. It is known that powerful influ ences have been brought to bear on Carranza in the last . few days to make him at least turn over the Amer ican prisoners. Prominent Mexicans in the United States, as well as Amer- lConcludl on Pae Offlcers reclare Troopers ' Would Have Beaten Mexicans if They Had Not "Lost Boyd and Adair. FIELD HEADQUARTERS. June 28. (By wireless, to Columbus, N. M.) Majors Jenkins and Howie, returning from their relief expedition toward Carrizal. grave it as their opinion that the negro troopers of the Tenth cavalry would nave teaten the Mexi cans had they not lost their officers. The death of Captain Boyd and Lieu tenant Adair and wounding of Captain Morey took the heart out of the soldiers, they said. Lieutenant Adair charged completely through the town. He had only five men with him when he returned, but he got these safely back to the irriga tion ditch before he fell. Major Howze's command today com pleted upwards of 1030 miles of horse back riding since entering Mexico and in addition has marched 350 miles in order to save the horses. The men of General Pershing's com mand drill briskly arvery day. The American camp Is on a hot, shadeless plain, but the men, hardened to cam paigning, stand the intense heat with ease. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 28. Representative Mc Arthur. who yesterday telegraphed General Funston urging him to do everything possible to recover the body of Lieutenant Henry Adair, slain in the Carrizal massacre, tonight received a reply stating that it was expected the body would be recovered and brought back to the United States, but nothing definite has yet been accomplished. YOUTH HELD FOR MURDER Ranch Workers Charged 'With Kill ing Homesteader Employer. LEWISTOWN, Mont, June 28 John Fink, 20 years old, was brought in from Roy today charged with the murder of Fred Gillis. a young homesteader for whom he worked. Gillis, who was 22 years of age. unmarried and from Mountain City. Mo., had been missed some days and neighbors found the body in a coulee. He had been shot through the chest. REFUGEES NEED DOCTORS Public Health Service to Enlist Ad- ditlonal Medical Men. WASHINGTON", June 28. Additional medical men to examine refugees from Mexico and to care for Mexican prison ers in event of hostilities are being sought by the United States Public Health Service. Examinations for physicians and sur geons will be held in the principal cities of the country probably early in July, it is announced. CLOUDBURST FATAL TO 3 Montana Woman and Two Children Lost in Flood in Coulee. LEWISTOWX, Mont., June 28. A big cloudburst near Winifred, 45 miles north of here, today sent a wall of wa ter down a deep coulee, in which Mrs. Charles Stone and her two children were living in a tent. They "were picked up by the flood and carried along with the mass of debris until they were drowned. IOWA CAVALRY BACKS OUT Only 50 Take Oath Agreeing to Go Anywhere for Service. IOWA CITT. Ia.. June 28. Only 112 men out of 300 of the First Iowa Cav alry consented to take the United States oath and only on condition that the organization be kept intact. Only 59 signed the oath agreeing to go un der any officer anywhere. All 12 officers of the four troops are willing to go where commanded. WOMAN GETS LONG TERM Acquitted of Murder, Sentence Passed for Trying to Escape. Is MUSKOGEE. Okla. June 28. Mrs. Ida Hadley. who yesterday was ac quitted of the murder of Sheriff Jake Giles, of Beaumont, Tex., on the ground of insanity, today pleaded guilty to at tempted jail breaking. She was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary. CAPTAIN MOREY ARRIVES Survivor of Carrizal Keachcs Lino En Route to Hospital. COLUMBUS, N. M., June 28. Captain Lewis S. Morey. of the Tenth Cavalry wounded in the left arm in the clash June 21 at Carrizal. arrived here today en route to the Army hospital at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Tex., for treatment. He will leave tomorrow. CALL FOR AVIATORS ISSUED Aero Clnh of Hinois Would Be Pre pared for Eventualities. . CHICAGO. June 28. A call to li censed aviators throughout the country to volunteer for service with the Army in anticipation of a Federal call for their services was sent out today from the headquarters of the Aero Club of Illinois. Cavalrymen Expected at El Paso Today. ULTIMATUM BRINGS. RESULTS Arms and Accoutrements Also Being Sent With Men. FUNSTON RECEIVES REPORT Tension at Border Relieved by Xews. Mexicans Contend Action Shows They Do Not Want War if It Can Be Avoided. SAN ANTONIO. Tex., June 28.- eral Funston received tonight a report from Brigadier-General George Bell. Jr., at El Paso, which stated General Bell had been notified by Mexican Con sul Garcia that the American prisoners taken a-t Carrizal now are on their way north to Juarez and probably would arrive there tomorrow morning. According to the report. Consul Gar cia had received word from General Jacinto Trevlno that the American pris oners, with their arms and accoutre ments, were to be delivered at once to the American authorities. Report Sent to Wuhlngloi, The report was forwarded at once to Washington by General Funston. There were no indications at head quarters here that Trevino's order for the liberation of the prisoners would in any way affect the movement of Na tional Guardsmen toward the border. There was a feeling among Army offi cers that the release of the prisoners would not change the situation between i no united otaies ana -Mexico In anv material way and that the basic de mands exhibited In the note of the De partment of State to General Carranza still remained to be answered. General Funston has urged the War Department to expedite the transfer of recruits for the regular Army from Eastern recruiting stations to the bor der. These men are needed at once, not only to fill up the ranks of the new regiments provided by the Army in crease bill, but to strengthen the old regiments depleted by the transfer of soldiers to the new regiments. Mlsaourtans Go to Laredo. Word was received here through rail road sources that the Missouri troops, the destination of which has hereto fore been simply "somewhere in Texas," were to be sent to Laredo. EL PASO, Tex., June 28. President Wilson's peremptory demand on Gen eral Carranza for the release of the American prisoners held in Chihuahua Penitentiary today met with compli ance. Late this afternoon it was announced from the commandacia in Juarez that a message had been transmitted over the (Concluded on page 2. Column 1.) ' -.-."..- i - EI Paso Official Says Americans Will ' Suffer Heavy Iotsses in Conquering Trained Forces. EL PASO. Tex.. June 28. "All the good people of both, countries ought to get together and work for peace, for this war. if it comes, will bo hell on earth while it lasts and it will last a long time," Andres Garcia, the Mexi can Consul at El Paso, said today. He made the declaration in army headquarters at Juarez in front of which armed civilians kept guard. General Gonsales and his staff were in the office, but the Carranza regulars were nowhere in sight. Mr. Garcia continued: "The United States will have to face a united people, and a people determined to fight to the last ditch. Besides, we have more than 200.000 veterans, trained to a style of warfare that makes the best use of our peculiar natural con ditions. The Americans will encounter heavy losses in exterminating the Mexican people; for that is what the war would be." UNCLE JOE WOULD INVADE Military Government in Mexico Fa vored; Wilson Criticised. WASHINGTON, June 28. Republican criticism of-President Wilson's Mexi can policy marked debate In the House today on an urgent deficiency appro priation bill, carrying approximately $28,000,000 asked for by the War De partment to cover pay, equipment and transportation of National Guardsmen. Ex-Speaker Cannon attacked what he called a "wishy-washy" course and ad vocated going into Mexico with, suffi cient force to set up a military gov ernment. SUMMER RESORT BURNED Half of Business Section of Glacier Destroyed by Fire. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. June 28. Half of the business section of Glacier, a Summer resort and outfitting camp in the National . forest at the base of Mount Baker, was destroyed by fire early today. A hotel, grocery store, barber shop and the depot of the Bell Ingham & northern Railway were burned; . - - - -' The fire started from a heating stove in the lobby: of the Mountain View Hotel. BERLIN PAPER SUPPRESSED Suspension of Tageblatt Ordered by Military Commander. BERLIN, via London, June 28. The Tageblatt. one of the leading Berlin newspapers, announced this morning that its appearance had been prohib ited by order of the military com mander. This is the first Instance for some months of the suspension of a Berlin paper. French Quell Algerian Riots. RABAT, Morocco, via Paris. June 28. French troops have quelled a serious revolt of tribes in tbe EI Quad region in Algeria after fierce fighting. TRUE AMERICANISM. Second Battalion Goes in Longest Train Yet. BATTERY AND TROOP LEAYE Artillery Ordered Direct to Ca lexico, on Border. CAPT. WHITE WITH CAVALRY Fonr Hi. go Locomotives to Drag Train Southward as Fast as Pos sible Others Giving Way to Hasten Soldiers Along CAMP WITHTCOMBE, Or, June 28 (Special.) Six hundred more Oregon troops are speeding south tonight, with right of way over all trains between here and San Diego, Cal. for duty on the Mexican border. They are moving as two contingents. in separate trains, one bound for Cal exicd, Cal.. right on the frontier, and the other for San Diego, where the Third Battalion of tbe Oregon -Infantry, which entrained yesterday. Is preceding them. The troops moving today comprised Battery A. Field Artillery, for Calexlco, which entrained first, and the Second Battalion of the Third Infantry, with Troop A. Cavalry, for San Diego. Train Loosest Vet The battery, recruited to its full war strength of five officers and 175 men, under Captain. Charles W. Helme, got away at 11:30 o'clock this morning on a train of 16 cars. The other officers of the battery are First Lieutenants Clayton and John son, and Second Lieutenants Stevens and Hayes. First Lieutenant V. C Birney, medical corps, accompanied the battery as medical officer. The second battalion and Troop A lid' not get away until 7:38 o'clock to night, after an afternoon and evening of the most feverish preparation. It moved out In a troop train containing 23 cars, said by Southern Pacific offi cials to be the longest troop train ever moved In Oregon. It is two cars longer, than the longest train of regular troops the company has handled. Fonr locomotives to Pnll Train The total weight of this huge train was 1200 tons, and it left Clackamas station drawn by one of the most pow erful freight "hog" locomotives on this division of the Southern Pacific At Oregon City a secood locomotive ox the same type was hooked on, thus in suring a fast run. It will take more of these same pow erful engines, making four in all. to drag it over the Siskiyous. Train master A. L. Downs is in charge of the train. The Second Battalion is composed of Companies E. F and H. of Portland, and G. of Oregon City. Following are (Concluded on Page 6, Column 3. Task of Opening Road to Traffic Given Portland Capitalist by Entente Allies. Samuel Hill, millionaire son-in-law pf the late James J. Hill, and noted as a- railroad executive and road builder and as president of the Home Tele phone Company, has left Portland for Vladivostok at the request of the Rus sian government, to take charge of the traffic department of the transconti nental Siberian railway in order to fa cilitate the movement of war supplies. The information was disclosed to a friend in Portland by letter after Mr. Hill had reached Seattle. Mr. Hill wiil be gone until some time in September at least! He has arranged his busi ness for a long stay. He sailed from Vancouver. B. C. about two weeks ago. Just after arriving home from the East. Mr. Hill Is a close ersonal friend of King Albert, of Bjlgium. and last Spring visited the Belgian monarch. While a guest of King Albert he at tended a meeting of the war council of the entente allies, and discussed with them the congestion on the Trans-Siberian railway. At the conference in Paris last May. King Albert is said to have suggested that Mr. Hill be employed to untangle the traffic congestion of the Trans- Siberian and as a result of the confer ence the Russian government gave Mr. Hill the commission- Mr. Hill hurried home from Europe in time to attend the Republican National Convention at Chicago, to which he had been elected alternate from Washing. ton. Immediately after the convention he returned to Portland, arranged his personal affairs and left incognito for Vladivostok to begin his work. DAYTON HAS CLOUDBURST Streets I'looded and Seven Miles of Highway Washed Out. DAYTON. Wash.. June .28. (Special.) Water from a cloudburst which struck Mustard hollow, four miles out of Dayton, tonight, flooded the streets and business blocks of the town, car ried away bridges, fences and farm lm plements and destroyed seven miles of county road on which construction was under way. The greater part of the population was attending Chautauqua lectures in the city park when the storm struck. Tho flood of water which swept down the canyon was 100 feet wide. ULTIMATUM SENT TO SWISS Germany's Demand for Exchange of Commodities Expires Tonight. PARIS. June 28. A Zurich dispatch to the Matin says that Germany's de mands on Switzerland for the exchange of commodities are in the form of an ultimatum which expires at 6 o'clock Thursday night- INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 64 degrees; minimum. 50 degrea. TODAY'S Showers, wind mostly southerly, Mexico. Pershinjr'B army has motor trucks for use If railroads are taken. Paste- 3. M ext.-an Consul at Kl Paso predicts long and bluer war. Page 1. Lieutenant Adair saves five of his men be fore he U slain by bullet. Page L Immediate war averted by release of pris oners. Page X. Six hundred more Oregon troopi are on a ay to bolder. Page 1. Politics. ClonI Rooaevelt and Mr. Hughes dine to gether and agree to work, together. Page 1. Foreign. Sir Rodger Casement's attorney collapses while making appeal to Jury. Page 5. Dr. Karl Llebknecht. German Socialist leader, sentenced to GO months in prison. Page 4. National. America demands apology from Austria. Page 4. RelleC provision taken out of Federal Guard measure. Page 3. Funds provided for building Mount Hood lo"p road anil Oregon caves road. Page 5. Wilson not to let Roosevelt lead army. Page 2. Domestic. German spy says he was Innocent tool of military attache. Page 4. Orpet eludes trap set by, state's attorney. Page pacific Northwest. Seaside highway to be dedicated today. Page 20. Culver prepares to retain county, seat of Jefferson County. Page ft. Attorney Willis makes dramatic appeal at disbarment hearing at One ha lis. Page 8. Lumber mills seek relief from car shortage. Page Z. Company M boys find train beds too smalL Page 0- 6 port. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 2, Los Angeles 6 10 Innings): Vernon 3. Fait Lake 2; Oakland 8, San Francisco O. Page 14. Pittsburg defeats . Chicago In lS-lnnlng game. Page 14. Two Warerley stars forced out of Spokane tournament. Page 15. Moran -Dillon boxing bout tonight draws tans' attention. Page 14. Commericsil and Marine. North western wheat crop . estimates are larger, owing to recent rains. Page 19. Whtit prices at Chicago rally late la session. Page 19. Mexican Peroleura weakest stock in "Wall street market- Page 19. Chamber on record fur Puget Round long shoremen's wage scalea Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Rtcrults flock to local recruiting- offices of Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Page . Court scores rate on flour, but hss to allow iu Page 13. Patriotic Council designated as state official agency to direct relief work. Page IS. Railroads expected to oppose new rate de cision. Page IS. Big Hughes rally to be held Saturday night. Page 8. Portland entertains 3"0 Knights Templar aud ladies. Pass 9. Hatpin saves girls from would-be assailant. Page 20, One hundred and fifty enlist In Judge Gantenbeln's proposed regiment. Page i. Weather report, data and forecast. Page J 9. Samuel Hill goes to Vladivostok to help solve transportation problems. Page 1. peculiar deals In city wood are charged. Page 6- Candidate and Colonel Dine Together. ROOSEVELT OFFERS TO AID Ex-President Declares His Willingness to Make Speeches in Fall. NOMINEE HIGHLY PLEASED Interview Described as ''De lightful"; Campaign Is sues Are Discussed. NEW YORK, June 2S. Charles E. Hughes, Republican nominee, an nounced tonight at the end of an in terview with Theodore Roosevelt which lasted for more than two hours and a half, that he and the ex-President were in "complete accord." Mr. Hughes issued the following statement: "I was very much pleased with Colonel Roosevelt's letter of indorse ment, and he has expressed himself in a very kindly way with respect to my telegram to the Progressive com mittee. Interview Termed "Delightful." "I wanted to talk with Colonel Roosevelt fully with respect to the issues of the campaign and asked him to dine with me, so that we might have that opportunity. He dined with me tonight, and we had a very de lightful interview. We talked very fully over all matters and are in com plete accord. The evening has been a very pleasant one." It is understood that Colonel Roose velt told Mr. Hughes he would co operate heartily with him in any of his plans, even to the extent of mak ing a speaking tour if Mr. Hughes so desired. Crowd Gathers in Lobby. Coldnel Roosevelt called on Mr. Hughes at the nominee's invitation, and they remained together for more than two and a half hours. A crowd had gathered in the lobby of the hotel where Mr. Hughes is staying when Colonel Roosevelt arrived. The ex President lifted his hat and bowed, then hurried into an elevator, which took him to Mr. Hughes' apartment, the parlor of which had been fitted up as a dining-room. The Republican nominee and Colo nel Roosevelt dined alone. The waiter who served them was barred from the room except when summoned by a call button. After the interview Mr. Hughes emerged with Colonel Roose velt, escorting the former President 'Concluded on Page 2. Column 4.) OREGO.V TROOPS AT THE FRONT. Arrangements have been mad by The Oregonian to give com plete news reports of the oper ations of the Third Oregon on. the Mexican border and later In Mexico should war be declared. Special telegraphic news, fea ture articles and illustrations will be received by The Orego nian from its correspondents at the front. These will be supple mental to the Associated Press service and special reports of mil itary activities as now received by this newspaper. George A. White, Captain of Troop A. Oregon Cavalry, will act as correspondent for The Orego nian. Captain 'White has relin quished temporarily his position as Adjutant-General of the Ore gon National Guard and left yesterday with his command. Be fore his appointment to head the Guard he was a prominent news paper man. He is a skilled writer, besides being a thorough student of military tactics. George Palmer Putnam, pri vate secretary to Governor Withycombe. will also be a regu lar contributor to The Oregonian. Mr. Putnam, has gone to the bor der as corporal in Company M. of Salem. His journalistic work is well Inown through articles contributed to The Oregonian prior to his appointment as sec retary to the Governor. Other correspondents also will report for The Oregonian the ac tivities of the Third Oregon. Column