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VOL. VL.I. NO. 17,361. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LANSING TO MAKE DEMAND ON ALLIES Note on Trade Restric tions Under Way. GERMAN PRESSURE IS DENIED British Concessions to Neu trals Unsatisfactory. CONTRABAND LIST IS LONG United States Also Will Protest Vgaiust Order in Councjl AVlilch Puts Burdeitof Proof on Captured Vessel. t.V JOHN CALLAN O'LACGHLIX. WASHINGTON, July 5 3. (Special.1 The next move of the United States in connection with the great world war will be the transmission of a demand to the allies that they cease the use of illegal methods in connection with their supervision of American frade. This action will not be due to Ger man threat of a resumption of unre stricted submarine operations, in spite of pledges made to the United States, but will be inspired solely by the pur pose of the Administration to compel all the belligerents to observe inter national law as recognized prior to the na r. Lansing Studying British ote. It is known that Secretary Lansing Is devoting part of his vacation to a study of the British note on the trade (situation, and the subsequent order in council issued on July S changing the proceduro which up to that time had been enforced. The order in council makes certain concessions to neutrals, but Is not re garded as fully meeting the rights they possess. XTnder the order issued at the beginning of the war, for example, all neutral vessels which proceeded to an enemy's port were liable to capture and condemnation if encountered before, the end of their voyage. The new order modified this sweeping rule by apply ing the condemnation specifically to these neutral ships "carrying contra band." Contraband List Extended. The list of contraband, published by the allies, however, has been extended to such lengths as to include practi cally everything under the sun. Again, the United States holds that only a vessel attempting to break through a blockade la liable to capture and con demnation and that her guilt does not make her subject to capture upon her next voyage. The order in council also places the burden of proof on the vessel, a course to which this Government strenuously objects. It provides further for the condemnation of contraband articles when consigned not only to or for an enemy, which Its entirely legal, but when consigned to or tor "a-person in the territory belonging to or occupied by the enemy." This the American Government holds, under certain con ditions, to be ilegal. among these con ditions being the nature of the article, which may or may not be contraband in our view. food Contraband Issue Open. Prior to the war Great Britain held foodstuffs to be conditional contraband. That is to say, they were liable to capture and condemnation only if con signed to an enemy government or to an agent of a enemy government or to a fortified base. Largely on the ground that the German government has taken over the distribution of all food supplies, the British authorities assert that such supplies are contra band. There is strength in this argu ment, and whether or not it will be contested will be determined by Secre tary Lansing after the careful investi gation he is making. The Administration realizes that merely to file another protest will not be productive of any results. For this reason it is considering the advisability of bringing the dispute to an issue which will result in a decision one way or the other. Treaties Provide Way. It is realized that an ugly situation, such as developed with Germany, can not be brought about with Great Brit ain and T rance. There are two treaties between the United States and each of these countries which must be appealed to when diplomatic negotiations have failed to effect a settlement. Tho first Is the arbitration treaty of 190S. which provides for the reference to The Hague of all disputes of a legal or treatv rharacter. The second Is the treaty of 1!14. which requires tl.e appointment of a commission of inquiry. It is prob able the allies, when compelled to do so, will ask for the commission of In-iulr;-. The investigation can take a year, when, the eonynission must sub mit a report. In the meantime the legal practices to which the United States objects can be continued without Interruption. This is the serious defect of the 1914 instru ment. Allies to I'.rsist In Policy". It la apparent, therefore, that there will be no substantial departure on the part of the allies from the policy they hitherto have pursued. Not onlv will they maintain their blockade of the North Sea coast of Germany, but they will meet the complaint of the United States as to the Inequality of the block -tConcludcd on Page 0, Column 2. PET BEAR TURNS ON ITS TRAINER HOQIIAM MAX SAVED BY COM PANION' AFTER TUSSLE. Three Animals Owned by John (iega Keep Hoquiam Residents in Alarm Police Kill Two. HOQUIAM, Wash.. July 13. (Spe cial.) John Gega. a wild animal train er of this city, was attacked and se verely Injured yesterday by a 3-year-old black bear which he had been at tempting to tame and which he had had since it was a cub. Gega is in tho Hoquiam General Hospital suffering from deep scratches on his abdomen and wounds inflicted by the bear's teeth in his right arm and hip. The bear which made the attack and a younger one were killed by the police following the attack. Gega had been keeping the bears In a barn in North Hoquiam. He had three, the two killed and a young one. When he went to the barn with a com panion to feed the animals last even ing the older one, which was chained outside, attacked its trainer, knocked him down and was savagely clawing and biting him, when Gega's com panion attacked the animal with a club, driving it back until he could drag the injured man to safety. The Gega bears have been a source of much complaint from residents of North Hoquiam. They escaped from their quarters several times and fright ened women and children of the neigh borhood. Recently a petition was cir culated asking the removal of the bears from the city, but no action had been taken. L. R. ALDERMAN IS ILL Portland Superintendent Stricken While at Convention. Information has reached officials of School District No. 1 that L R. Alder man, City Superintendent of Schools, Is ill in Washington, D. C. Mr. Alder man, left this city several weeks ago to attend the annual convention of the National Education Association In New Tork City. It is understood that his illness is not serious. Mr. Alderman is expected back in Portland about July 20. O. M. Plummer. the other administrative officer of the Portland schools, who attended the convention, will visit in Kansas CiO' and California before returning home. 2 ADDED TO LIST OF LOST British Say They Have Proof Two German Dreadnoughts Sank. WASHINGTON. July 13. An ad miralty cablegram to tho British Era bsassy here says positive proof has been found that the. two great dread naughts Kaiser and Kronprinz were sunk by torpedoes during the battle of Jutland and that they now have been added to the official British list of German ships destroyed. The Kaiser was of 24.700 tons dis placement and carried 10 12-inch 50 caliber guns. The Kronprinz carried 10 12-inch 45-caliber guns. She dis placed 25,575 tons. CHERRY STEM USED IN WAR Allies Buy Product at The Dalles to Make Poison Gas. THE DALLES. Or.. July 13. (Spe cial.) Wasco County cherry stems are being shipped to Europe to make the poisonous gas that is used by the op posing armies in France. The stems, from which cyanide of potassium is made, were formerly shipped In bales to Germany, but since the beginning of the war have been Dought up by representatives of the allies and shipped to England. Several tons will be shipped this season by The Dalles canneries. CAR DROPS INTO SUBWAY Passengers Arc AVamcd in Time and Escape Injury. NEW YORK. July 13. A trolley car, in which five employes of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company were riding, dropped into a new subway excavation in Brooklyn today. Several passengers had left the car a few moments before, having been warned that it was unsafe to cross the spot. The mortorman and four conductors then proceeded. The timbers gradually gave way, carrying the car and the men into th,j excavation. No one was hurt severely. TAC0MA MAYOR CANDIDATE A. V. Favcctt Enters Race for Rep resentative in Congress. TACOMA. Wash.. July 13. (Special.) Mayor A. V. Fawcett today filed his declaration as candidate for Represen tative in Congress on the Republican ticket. He started his campaign by vis iting Vancouver and towns in Lewis County. Mr. Fawcett was first elected Mayor in 1896 and again in 1910. Dur ing that term he was recalled and was re-elected in 1914. SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW Railway Strike Causes Suspension of Constitutional Guarantees. MADRID, via Paris. July 13. In view of the railroad strike, the government has suspended the constitutional guar antees and martial law has been pro claimed throughout Spain tonight. King Alfonso has arrived at Madrid from La Granju. A general strike is aunounced for July 16. GERMAN PROMISES FREIGHT AIRSHIP U-Liner Officer Says Fleet Is Building. SECOND SURPRISE IN STORE Deutschland Discharges Cargo and Makes Repairs. AMBASSADOR PAYS VISIT Offieiul Papers Diplomat Has Been Unwilling to Trust to Customary Channels to Be Sent to Germany by Submarine. BALTIMORE, July 13. Count von Bernstorff. the German Ambassador. spent an hour aboard the German sub marine merchantman Deutschland to day. He inspected the vessel from stem to stern, had the Intricate machinery and instruments aboard explained to him, and personally congratulated Cap tain Koenig on bringing his vessel safe ly to America through waters infested with hostile warcraft. The Ambassador informed Captain Koenig that he would send to him be fore the Deutschland starts on her re turn voyage several packets of official papers which he desires to have deliv ered intact to the Berlin Foreign Of fice. Some of these documents em bassy officials have been reluctant to trust ip the regular mails because It was considered likely they would fall Into the hands of British censors. Ambassador In Knthualaxtic The Ambassador was enthusiastic as he emerged from the conning tower of the Deutschland. "It is a wonderful boat, and with as courageous a crew as ever sailed the sea, has' made a wonderful voyage," said he. "I climbed up and down every hatchway, looked into every compart ment and had my first experience with a periscope. "Captain Koenig did not tell me just when he expects to leave for Germany, but I presume it will be soon after he has his return cargo aboard. He Is In complete charge of the vessel and he has his orders from Berlin. His craft is a private one. Just as much so as any North German Lloyd liner. My visit was entirely unofficial." Visit From Zeppelin Promised. The Ambassador arrived In Baltimore today from New York. Prior to visit ing the submarine he attended a lunch eon at the Germania Club, given lr. honor of Captain Koenig. He was present at a dinner given tonight by Mayor Preston to the commander of the submarine. City officials who visited the sub marine today quoted Captain Koenig as saying that Zeppelin airship freight ers are being built in Germany for transatlantic service. "To you," Captain Koenig was quoted (Concluded on Par 8, Column 1. ; - l THE DEMOCRATIC TAILOR. t I 1 i - INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Wratber. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. M degrees; minimum, Oft degrees. TODAY'S Psrtly cloudy and occasional ly threatening weather; northwesterly winds. War. Submarine captain says Germany will send Zeppelin freighters soon. Page 1. British settle for seized, food cargo of Wilnelmlna. Page S. German belief In. victory strengthened by Jutland sea battle. Page British report small gains on western front. Page 2. Lloyd George says tide of battle has turned. Pa ye 2. Mexico. Militiamen at border find soldiering not loafing game. Page 4. Sand sweeps over Oregon camp. Page 4. National. War Department revokes order relieving Captain Mcljaughlln of assignment to Third Orffon. Page -I. Representative Huraphrpy, of Washington, to file for Senate today. Page 3. Wilson says Americans shofeld Insist on loyalty of adopted citizens. Page 3. United States preparing to demand that allies modify practice of interfering with trade. Pagv 1. Navy personnel Increased by Senate. Page 12. Heat wave halted by heavy downpour. Page 1. Domestic. Oregon troopers get few horses. Page 5. Atlantic Coast patrolled in effort to extermi nate man-eating sharks. Page 1. Orpet defence has day. Page 3. 8ports. Pacific Coast League results: Oakland 4. Portland 3 fll Inning's) ; Los Angeles 3. Vernon O; 5n Francisco 8, Salt lake Page 1 4. Pop Dillon way be chosen to manage Oak land. Page 14. Dodgers and Cardinals divide double-header. Page 15. Mrs. W. 1. Northup wins round-robin tennis tournament at Irvinsjton. Ptage 14. Coast Leag-u to retain salary and player limits Page 14. Regatta to- start In Willamette today. Page 13. John B- Yeon to be presiding judge at automobile races Sunday. Page i .' Yankees regain lead in American League. Page 14. I-melflc Northwest. One killed, others Injured, as auto turns turtle on way to Gladstone Chautauqua. Paga 1. Coast lumbermen win signal victory. Page 1. Pet bear nearly kills owner at Hoquiam. Page 1. Chautauqua continues to draw interested crorads. Page 6. News that Colonel MacLaughlln is to lea Oregon troops spurs recruiting. Page 5. BAPTISTS ARE IN SESSION Voting People's Union Holds Annual Mooting at Spokane. SPOKANE. Wash.. July 13. Several score delegates to the sixth annual Pa cific Coast convention of the Baptist Young People's Union were welcomed here tonight by Mayor Charles A.' Fleming on behalf of the city and by the Rev. John Snape on behalf of local churches, at the convention's first formal session. President A. R. Herron. of Los An geles, in his response spoke of the rapid growth of tho union, saying that whereas six years ago only two out of 12 states In this district were or ganised, now there were 10, with a total membership of 25,000. The Junior societies had multiplied in that time fivefold, he said, and the intermediates tenfold The entire night session was devoted to addresses. T. R. DROPS WAR PLANS Raising of Division of Volunteers Abandoned for Present. NEW YORK. July 13. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has abandoned for the present his plan to raise a division of volunteer troops, according to an announcement tonight by R. II. Posl. former Governor of Porto Rico, who has had charge of recruiting. Mr. Post said the plan had been dropped as war now seems unlikely. HEAT WAVE HALTED BY HEAVY DOWNPOUR saw -p.y .vc- o " Yc.- " I J 1 J csv .1 mm rveatner man. MORE TORID DAYS COMING Annual Period of Mad Dogs Re appears in Chicago. PHILADELPHIA IS CUT OFF Soaking Rains in Middle West Arc Hailed With Joy by Fanners, as Tliey Mean Salvation, of Withering Crops. CHICAGO. JuTy 13. ( Special. 1 Heavy rains in the East and parts of the Middle West served to halt the deadly heat wave temporarily today, but weather forecasters say the tor pidity will return Inside of 4S hours I and continue several days. A two-day respite from the heat was granted to Chicago today, due to a cool wind that came from the north across tho lake. It also served to di vert the rain and thunder clouds, and only a trace of rain fell In this district. There were no heat deaths today, and only four prostrations and one drown ing. The annual peril of rabid dogs, driven mad by he heat, appeared to day, three persons being bitten. Yesterday's fierce heat was followed in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and adjacent states by heavy rains and con siderable wind. Wire service to Phila delphia is badly crippled tonight. In dicating destructive storms. It Is of a local nature, however, as wires to New York are working uninterruptedly. Edna May's Caddy Killed. Felix Jacobus, a caddy for Edna May. thn actress, was killed by lightning in her presence on the golf links at Great Neck. N. Y. Lightning also killed Lav. rence Harrison, of Herron. III., and Charles l'allatas. of Benton. III. A bolt f liKhtning killed three crack race horses at the Empire City track In New York. During the storm at Buffalo the wind blew down a structure under erection, killing three men and seriously injur ing five others. Italn Brings Joy to Farmers. Soaking rains In tho Middle States and West were hailed with joy by the farm ers, as they mean the salvation of crops that had been parched and withering. New York. Missouri and Nebraska had heavy rains, accompanied by much lightning that did considerable prop erty damage. One. farmer was killed by lightning, and another was knocked unconscious and entirely stripped of his clothing, but will probably sur vive. In Kast St. Ixuis, III., lightning killed a man and fatally burned a young I Con-luded on rase 2. Column 1.1 AMTn turns; ovfr WITH 7; ONE KILLED Mils. KVA MYEItS IS THROWN' IN'TO FENCE, STRANGLED. Another Woman and Child Are Hurt In Accident on Highway on Wuy to Chautauqua. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 13. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Eva Myers, wife of W. H. Myers, a cooper. 3001 Sixty-second street Southeast. Portland, was thrown Into a barbed-wire fence and stran gled to death, and another woman and a child were hurt, when an auto mobile, carrying seven persons on their way to the Gladstone Chautauqua, turned completely over on the new hard-surfaced highway between Oregon City and Parkplace tonight. Mrs. W. G. Kent, who is the owner of the Amsdon Hotel. 268 Third street, was badly cut over the eyes and is in the Oregon City Hospital. Her condition is not serious. Edward Wells, aged 4. was slightly injured about the head when he was thrown by his father. R. A. Wells, a baker, of Oregon City, as soon as the machine started to spill. Others in the machine were Mrs. R. A. Wells, wife of R. A. Wells. Oregon City, unhurt: Mildred Wells, aged 9. unhurt: Mrs. F. W. Orpin, wife of an engineer of the Portland Gas & Coke Company. Llnnton. unhurt. Mrs. Orpin is the daughter of Mrs. Kent. Mrs. Orpin, owner of the car. was driving. As the machine started down the grade over the Southern Pacific tracks, the wheels on one side slid off of the pavement Into the sand. Mrs. Orpin was not able to control the machine, which immediately somer saulted. All of the party except Ed ward Wells were caught under the car. WIFE WOULD GO TO JAIL Mrs. It. A. Mitchell Mams Husband Fi-ee to Earn Lilvng. That she might be permitted to serve her husband's term of imprisonment, in his stead, was the plea made to Muni cipal Judge Langgulh yesterday after noon by Mrs. R. A. .Mitchell when Mitchell was found guilty of violating the prohibition law. "Judge, he can find something to do. and I can't." argued Mrs. Mitchell "Won't you let me go to Jail in his placer Instead of a Jail sentence Judge Lengguth imposed a 350 fine, which the Mitchells assured the court they could raise funds to pay. Mitchell was ar rested at 530 Couch street by City De tectives Cahill and Hill and Patrol men Richards and Powell. T0KI0 DENIES NAVY REPORT Department Asks for Five Capltiil ships Within Seven Years. TOKIO, July 13. Dispatches to America saying that Japan has author ized the construction of four super dreadnoughts are misleading. The navy has submitted to the finance de partment a programme to be intro duced 1n the Japanese Diet, involving the expenditure of about 250.000.000 yen in seven years. This programme calls for the construction of three supcrdreadnoughts and two battle cruisers. The reported programme would ful fill the naval ambition by the creation of a first-line fleet of eight superdread noughts. Officials of the navy depart ment declined today to discuss the pro gramme. JOHN DAY ROAD IS ASSURED State Surveyors to Start on Link Connecting Main Hlgliwnjs. BAKER. Or.. July 13. (Special.) Construction of the John Day lighway. which will connect the Columbia River Highway with the Lincoln Highway, will be started soon. A party of eight surveyors from ths State Highway Commission has arrived In Prairie City to survey the road through Grant. Baker and MaJheur counties. The movement has been agitated by Grant County, the court there and in Malheur County having promises) to do their share, and Baker County Is atao expected to stand Its proportion. NITRO EXPLODES, KILLS 4 Four Others Injured In Du Pont Plant Are Expected to Die. K ASK EL. I,, N. J.. July 13. Four men were killed, one Is missing and more than a score of others were more or less seriously injured by an explosion of 600 pounds of nitroglycerine In the mixing-house of the Du Pont powder plant at noon today. None of the In jured is expected to die. The explosion in the mixing-room was followed by another in a building near by which was used for drying smokeless powder. Many of the men hurt were at work In the drying-room. LANE COUNTY OUT OF DEBT No Bonds Outstanding and Grant Taxes Uncollected Arc $237,477. EUGENE. Or.. July 13. (Special.) Lane County Is out of debt. No bonds arc outstanding against the county, and the few warrants otitstanding are more than counterbalanced by the cash on hand and the taxes due. according to the reports of county officials for the six months ending June 30. 191. The report shows uncollected taxes on Oregon 4 California Railroad grant lands amounting to 23 i,47I.iO. COAST PATROLLED BY SHARK HUNTERS Terror Seizes Patrons of Beaches. MANY OF MONSTERS ARE SEEN War Believed Responsible for Ravenous Appetites. BOY THOUGHT DEVOURED Search tor Victim PlWtl DMllN ing Maneater Exudes Poison With Deadening Erfect on Nerves and .Muscles. VICTIMS OK M AN - F. TING SIIAIIIV ON NF.W JERSEY OAST. July 12 Lester Stlllwcll. 12, killed In Rarltan Bay. near Mat awan. July 12 Stanley Fisher. 24. who tried to rescue young Stil well. died from Injuries. July 12 Joseph Dunn. It. at tacked near same place; will lose leg; may die. July 6 Charles Bender. Spring Lake. N. J.; both legs bitten off; died later. July 2 Charles E. Van Sant. killed at Beach Haven. N. J. NEW YORK. July 13. Armed shark hunters in motorboats patrolled th New York and New Jersey coasts to day, while others lined the beachea in a concerted effort to exterminate the maneaters which have moved north from their customary haunts, appar ently in large numbers. The village, authorities in Matawan. N. J., offered a rewurd of 1100 for every shark brought in. dead or alive. The belief that a single shark was responsible for the killing of four swimmers in New Jersey waters within the last twe weeks, two of them yes terday In Matawan Creek, a shallow Inlet 1 miles from the open sea. has been dispelled by persons who actually have sec: a half dozen or more of the monsters. n.toinuri Kood Spply(iiir. One thory Is that sharks which for merly fed cn refuse thrown overboard from the many ocean steamships that plied before the war began now have become ravtnous. Even those not or dinarily clnssed as man-eaters. It ia said, probably have been driven by starvation to lurk in the waters of the Atlantic Coast, warm at this season, and attack human beings. Turfe ot the huge fishes were seen today In Matawan Creek and now are bflleved to be bottled up there. Nets have been stretched under a bridge about a mile and a half from the mouth of the inlet to prevent egress into Rarl tan Ba-. A British sloop arriving from Bermuda was reported tonight to have killed a score of sharks during the voy age, one of them off the New Jersey coast. Bathera Seised With Terror. Terror has seised the multitudes who have bathed at beaches along the New York and New Jersey coasts and com paratively few persons now venture Into the water. At Asbury Park and other New Jersey resorts wire net 3 have been sfVung around the bathing areas. - Dr. George B. Reynolds, of Matawan. who attended Stanley Fisher, who wa jo seriously mangled in a battle with a s'lark yesterday that he died a few hours later, performed an autopsy on Fisher's body today. He declared he found t .at the flesh torn by the man eater's teth was impregnated with a peculiar poisonous liquid, which seemed to have a deadening effect on the nerves and muscles. This probably rx.dained, he said, why Fisher appar ently had little sensation of pain when the shark took off his lear. Boy Probably Deourrd, Little hope is entertained for the re covery of the body of 12-year-old Les ter Stlllwell. the other victim of tho Matawan Creek tragedy. It is be lieved that he was devoured by the. shark, as persistant dragging cf the inlet and dynamiting of the waters have failed to bring up the body. Many confllctin-T r ports were re ceived here in the course of the day from various points along the New York and New Jersey coasts regarding the killing of sharks, but only one appears to have had any foundation In fact. This was the news brought In by Anthony Lundy. captain of a fishing boat, who said his party of New York fishermen bad clubbed to death a nine-foot shark, weighing HO pounds, while cruising yesterduy off Elberon. N. J. A fisherman reported tonight that he had vainly tried to .kill, with an oar. a seven-foot sh irk, which became en tangled in his ncti.. He said the fish tried to strilke his boat, apparently In tending to overturn it. SHARK, DANGK.R Is MINIMIZED Fisheries Bureau Says Chance Is I -- Than Lightning Stroke. WASHINGTON. July 12. Inquiries concerning the presence of man-rating iCacvJudkd face 1. Caiiuali hS