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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOMAH, 3IONDAT, SEPTEMBER 18, 1916. VILLA'S LOSSES AT CHIHUAHUA HEAVY Bandit's Forces Capture Peni tentiary and Palaces, but L Are Driven Out. TREVINO RECEIVES WOUND Villa, Although In Command of At tack, Does Not Enter City With TTis Men Liarge 'Number of Prisoners Are Executed. ' MEXICO CITT. Sept. 17. General Obregon, Minister of War, announces that a thousand followers of Francisco Villa, who attacked Chihuahua Friday Yiight, were routed early Saturday Ynorning with a loss of several hundred men killed and many captured. After the battle General Trevlno's troops participated in the Independence day parade Saturday morning. In the fight ing General Trevino -was slightly grounded in the shoulder. Aided by some of the townspeople, the Villa forces attacked at 11 o'clock Friday night and took the penitentiary and the municipal and federal palaces. General Trevino recaptured the public buildings and completely defeated the attackers in the early morning light. The captured men will be tried by courtmartial. General Obregon has sent a message (of congratulation to General Trevino. Prisoners Are Pnt to Death. Several of the captured men already have been tried by courtmartial and put to death. Normal conditions prevailed at Chl buahua Sunday. The details of the defeat of Villa forces aroused enthusiasm here. CHIHUAHUA CITT, Mexico. Sept. 16. (Delayed by cut wires.) Villa's own troops executed a surprise attack on Chihuahua In the dark of this morning wnicn, although, successruny initiated, ended in a complete victory for the de facto government forces under General Jacinto Trevino, who received a flesh wound In the left forearm under the fire. At 3:30 o'clock, during a heavy rain, while the people were hard asleep after the festivities of two nights In honor of the Mexican Independence day, the Villa forces entered the town in two columns. They made straight for the penitentiary, where Jose Tnez Salazar, the rebel on trial for plotting against the government, and political prisoners were released. The others rushed for the government buildings and the fed eral palace, driving out the small Car ran za guard. Trevino Direct Artillery. General Trevino rushed his troops to Vantage points and covered the govern ment buildings with rifles and machine guns. He then took personal command of the artillery at Santa Rosa, and by a few well-directed shots made the buildings untenable. The bandits, caught under double fire, fled out of the city to the northwest, leaving more than 100 dead behind. The fleeing Villa followers at Nombre de Dlos ran into the forces of General Matlas Ramos, which General Trevino had placed there to cut off the retreat. Ramos continued the pursuit with heavy loss to the bandits. Although in command of the attack. Villa did not enter the city with his troops. - The streets around the government buildings are strewn with dead men and horses, while wounded bandits con tinue to be brought in. A large number of former adherents of Villa and Orozco are among the dead. Marcelo Caraveo, once a General under Orozco, was taken prisoner which proves the complicity of other factions with Villa. General Trevino received his wound which is not serious, whiTe directing the fire of the field guns. He remained with his men, however, throughout the fighting. It is reported that not a eingle government soldier deserted his post during the fight. Republican political managers for dragging into the campaign the Wilson foreign policies, on the theory that "politics stops at the water's edge." Is answered by Chairman Willcox. "What was President Wilson doing but playing politics when he disrupted our diplomatic service and placed his political henchmen in the posts filled by trained men who had won their rank by promotion after years of faith ful service?" says Mr. Willcox. "How many times have National interests been subordinated to political Interests in the Mexican situation? Have not the facts proved that Mr. Wilson was playing politics when he sought to em phasize his independence of Wall street by giving- up all of . the ground won by the United States in the Far East and letting the open door slam in the face of the United States? What is it but politics now that makes him leave China to her fate rather than confess an error of Judgment of four years ago? How many times in the 'main tenance of American rights' in the European field has the Administra tion listened to the lure of political expediency rather than based its ac tion upon sound, straightforward poli cies? "Let us be honest about this." FOREIGNERS CAUSE RANK RUN Of SUNDAY Panic Seizes Russians and Poles as Result of Failures of Private Firms. POLICE PROTECTION ASKED BOOKIES JOIN BATTERY FAME OF OREGON ORGANIZATION HAS SPREAD AFAR, Troopers Take Advantage of Sunday Opportunity to Do Family Wash ing by Calexlco Method. BY TITLL G. MAC RAE. WITH TROOP A. Calexlco. CaL. Sept. 17. (Special.) Beyond a few stray bits of confetti which visitors to Mex ican, where Mexican Independence day was celebrated yesterday. brought across the line, nothing marred the 'Sabbath calm" today. Takinar a les son from the chapter of human nature. President Cantu ordered all the saloons and gambling halls in Mexicoli closed during the celebration. In conse quence the day and night passed with out a disturbance. The arrival of two recruits from L03 Angeles for Battery A livened things up a little. Captain Helme made a flying visit to El Centro yesterday and met the recruits on the train. The rookies did not know Captain Helme, but because he was in soldier dress, began talking to him. They soon in formed Captain Helme that they were going to Calexlco to Join Battery A. In answer to inquiry why they had selected the Oregon Battery, one of them said: 'We selected Battery A from Oregon because we had heard so much about the Oregon organization. We Intend to give Battery A the once-over before we decide to join. If the gang doesn t look good, good-night." At this juncture Captain Helme thought it best to reveal his Identity. The troopers of ' Troop A believe in the old saw, "The better the day the better the deed." It was family wash day. The Calexlco mode of doing washing is to turn on the shower, sit under the stream in the all-together and hand-rub the dirt out. Boiling and the use of a washboard, in spite of water which looks clear, leaves a per fectly white garment with a light but ternut tint. MEXICAN PLANS RAILROAD lexical! to Be Connected "With Gulf by 4 0 -Mile Iilne. SAN DIEGO. Sept. 17. Building of a railroad from Mexicali to San Felipe, et the head of the Gulf of California, a distance of 40 miles, will be begun soon by Governor Esteban Cantu, of Lower California, according to an announce ment made here by a close friend of Cantu. The purpose of the road, to be In op eration not later than the Summer of 1917, is to afford a direct line to tide water for Lower California, products without a long haul through American territory and attendant customs com plications. MARCOLA HAS BEST COOKS Girls Team Scores 90 at Lane Fair and Santa Clara 88. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 17. (Special) The girls' cooking team of the Marcola public schools won first prize at the line County Fair, which closed Friday. The scores received by the various con testants were as follows: Marcola. 90 Santa Clara, 88; Springfield. 87; Cot tage Grove, 85, and Elmira, 75. The members of the winning team were Lela Hannis, Audrey Lewis, Lottie McMurray, Pearl Sullivan and Jennie Turner. The school cooking contest Is one of the annual events at the fair In which rivalry is exceedingly keen. REPUBLICANS OUT TO WIN (Continued Vom First Pa se. ) and West Virginia, if the same percent age of Progressives vote the Republi can ticket as did in Maine, will elect Republican Senators. The combined Republican majority in Ohio was 74,000 in New York, 190,000; New Jersey, 65,- 000; Nebraska, 17,000; West Virginia, 23.000. "If we elect these five Senators, which is practically certain, we still rave the states of Arizona, Indiana (2) Tennessee, Maryland, Montana, Nevada and Missouri, furnishing eight places, In which to get the remaining three de sired, and In each one of them there is a good fighting chance for Republican success. "In these seven states, furnishing eight Senatorial places, the combined Republican votes exceeded the Wilson vote in five, and the Wilson vote ex ceeded the combined Republican in two. Defaults Not to Be Permitted. "The Republicans lost some Senator chips in 1914 through default, notably In Nevada, where Newlands was elected by 40 plurality, and Wisconsin, where J lusting was elected by 950 plurality. There will be no losses by default this year. ' Secretary Lansing's complaint against STRAND HEAQLINER GOOD FIVE MUSICAL. SOOS PRESENT UN USUAL ATTRACTION. Other Vaudeville Numbers, and Photo play of French Revolution Round Out Bill. Three merry little kiddles of the Five Musical Soos are an unusual at traction at the Strand Theater. The little ones sing and generally entertain the audience in support of the talented musical parents. Their act Is a good headliner. There are three other acts and a good photoplay that brings back the tirte of the French Revolution, entitled 'Black Friday," which is thrilling and well enacted. A seemingly unfaithful wife, a despicable friend and a loyal, loveable man are the central charac ters. t Lotta Ellis and her Novelty Trio are singers and artistic entertainers. with old plantation songs and poetic settings and ideas. Will Cunningham, singer and imita tor of Chauncey Olcott, Harry Lauder and other famous comedians, is popular. A funny Dutch pair of sailors and singers are West and Mack. Melvin Ogden gives special pipe or gan numbers. ARTILLERYMEN IN GAMP GUNNERS FROM FORT STEVENS ARB AT WESTPORT. Long Hike Up Washington Beach to Be Followed by Target Practice and Maneuvers. HOQTJIAM. Wash.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Upwards of 200 regular artillery men are encamped on the beach at Westport tonight, for maneuvers and target practice, after marching up the beach from the Columbia River. The troops are from Fort Stevens, Or., and are under command of Colonel Ludlow, The first company of soldiers arrived at Westport late Friday evening and pitched camp near the life-saving sta tion. The other two companies fol lowed in yesterday. They marched from Fort Stevens to Astoria, crossed the Columbia River to Ilwaco, marched up the beach to Willapa Harbor, which they crossed in boats, and then marched up the beach to Grays Harbor. Colonel Ludlow arrived on the Harbor on the Government tender Fornance, which docked in Hoquiam Friday night, after landing supplies for the troops at West port. Depositors Wltlidraw $50,000 From State Institution VT1lcl1 Is Re garded by Officials as Ab solutely Solvent. CHICAGO. Sent. 17. Russians and Poles in Chicago's West Side foreign quarter, panic-stricken today by fail ure of several private banks, jammed and fought their way today Into a state bank In that district and caused run on the Institution. The banK was that of SchlfT & -o.. wnicn has more than $2,500,000 in deposits and is believed to be absolutely sol vent. Banks in the West Side foreign quar ter are opened here for a few hours on Sunday. When the Schiff banK opened at 8:S0 A. M. a crowd of de positors entered and began withdraw ing funds. Police protection was asked. More than $50,000, mostly in savings accounts, had been withdrawn when the bank closed at 1 P. M. bam- uel S. Schuster. cashier, announced there was plenty of money on hand, and that all depositors who wished will be paid tomorrow. Schuster blamed the run on the ex citement caused by the crash of Silver & Co., Michael Michniuk & Sons and the M. Ginsburg & Sons private banks within a few weeks. Schiff & Co.'s is one of the largest banking institutions on the West Side. Battery A Notes CALEXICO. Cal.. Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) The second horse to be killed as a result of an injury was shot yesterday by Stable Sergeant Callander. The animal had been kicked and the wound failed to heal. Today being Sunday, there was no drill this morning, but practically the entire battery went for a 10-mile ride on individual mounts. Two of the rid ers were thrown, but were not hurt. The chase after the horses lent a few thrills to the outing. Since the departure of the Washing ton guardsmen the iceman finds it con venient to reach this camp early, and the change is noticed in the water barrel. The baseball suits have arrived from Portland and the team finds playing easier in the lighter clothing. m m Corporal DuGas today did a little fancy riding on his motorcycle for the battery. He kept the track clear for a foot race. Swimming has become less popular since the advent ofacooler weather here, here. Corporal Hardy lives up to his name. Sergeant Painter's wife has arrived in camp and he is one of the most pleased soldiers here. Mess Sergeant Stover is earning a reputation as a handy man about camp. He always has ready money and is willing to lend it when the boys are "broke." The mule skinners have decided that they have some rights. Now they want ice water in a jar of their own. Just like the men in the blacksmith shop have. A few of the boys of the battery fell in and held a little parade in a sage dust cloud while their more fortunate brothers in the Third Oregon were re ported to be parading at home. The men of the battery and Troop A have a secret pride in being at Calexl co. They say that the real soldiers can t be spared from actual border duty, At the new camp Che battery has found the facilities for watering the horses better than before. The picket line, however, is not as advantageously situated. Chester E. Adams, one of the first recruits to answer the call on June 19, is establishing a name for himself with the battery through his excellent horsemanship. PASTOR'S BROTHER ENLISTS Wilfred Bates Is In Canadian Engi neers at Valcartler. WARRENTON. Or., Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Rev. Alfred Bates yesterday re ceived a letter from his brother, Wil fred, who hae enlisted In the Canadian Engineers, and Is now stationed at Valcartler Camp, Quebec In which he said: "A draft of 200 soldiers left yester day for France and I expect to sail for England or go overseas with the next draft of men. "There are 20.000 men here In train ing, composed of different regiments of the Canadian army. The camp Is about 18 miles from Quebec. "I notice the absence of electric light, feather beda and modern comforts in our tent, which is occupied by eight of us. If you will send me The Oregonlan sometimes I shall be so glad." BLACKMAIL BAND JAILED (Continued From First-Page.) mingling with the best people. Plans to ensnare their victims were made far in advance. The men worked in the same way with women. The majority of the victims seem to have been women, perhaps because they would not attempt to bluff out of a situa tion, but generally would pay without so" much trouble. "The girls have succeeded In luring wealthy men into compromising posi tions with astonishing ease. The men have done almost as well with women victims. But we could not land them. They dodged us for months. Then in June we got William Butler and George Irwin. These men, we believe, are the leaders. Butler was sent to New York for prosecution, which is still pending. Irwin was held for a hearing here. "He was taken before Commissioner Foote. His attorney asked and ob tained a change of venue to Com missioner Mason. Irwin was released on $5000 bonds. His release was our big-test mifitaltej" MILK INQUIRY IS ORDERED Federal Officials to Frobe Charges Against Illinois Producers. CHICAGO. Sept. 17. Details for the Federal investigation into milk prices here were announced today by Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of Agri culture, after a conference with United States District Attorney Clyne. Vrooman said the inquiry would ex tend to producers, wholesalers and re tail dealers. Wholesalers have charged producers with a concerted movement to Increase the price of milk. The pro ducers on the contrary, declare it costs them more to produce milk than they get for It. Hanly Party Leaves Ashland. ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.) The Chautauqua auditorium was fairly filled last night to hear ex- Governor r rank Hanly and Dr. Lan drith. National Prohibition candidates. Their special train arrived late. The subject discussed was "Our Greatest Problem." 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Both Saffraglsts and Antl-Saff raglats to Discuss National Isaacs In Support of Hughes. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican National committee, has announced the personnel of the National women's campaign committee, the women who will accompany the Hughes campaign train" that will leave this city on October 2. Entirely financed and managed by women, the train will carry na speech makers, it was said, women writers, orators and leading workers for "Americanization, emigration, educa tion, protection of women, probation, etc." Among them are Mrs. Raymond Robins, Miss Mary Dreier. Miss Helen Todd. Miss Frances Keller and Miss Maude Miner. The train will tour S8 states, from Massachusetts to the Pacific Coast, re turning to this city November 4. It will carry both suffragists and anti suffrage women, and In each state will be met by a state reception committee. Men will preside over the meetings and the Issues presented will be National. To End Catarrhal Deafness and Head Noises Persons suffering from catarrhal deafness and head noises will be glad to know that this distressing affliction can be successfully treated at home by an Internal remedy that in many in stances has effected a complete cure after all else has failed. Sufferers who could scarcely hear a watch tick have had their hearing restored to such an extent that the tick of a watch was plainly audible seven or eight inches awnv from either ear. Therefore, if you know someone who Is trouDied with head noises or catarrh, or catarrhal deafness, cut out this formula and hand it to them, and vou will have been the means of saving some poor sufferer perhaps from total deafness. The prescription can be pre- parea at nome, ana is maae as iouows Secure from your druggist 1 oz. Par mint (Douoie strength, arjout 75c worth. Take this home and add to it 4 pint of hot water and 4 oz. of granulated sugar; stir until dissolved. Take one tablespoonful four times a day. The first dose should begin to relieve the distressing head noises, headache, dullness, cloudy thinking, etc., while the hearing rapidly returns as the sys tem Is invigorated by the tonic action of the treatment. Loss of smell and mucus dropping In the back of the throat, are other symptoms that show the presence of catarrhal poison, and which are often entirely overcome by this efficacious treatment. Nearly ninety per cent of all ear troubles are said to be directly caused by catarrh, therefore, there must be many people whose hearing can be restored by this simple home treatment. Every person who is troubled with head noises, catarrhal deafness or ca tarrh in any form, should five this prstription a trial. Adv. The women who are on the committee which is organizing the tour include the wives of several Governors, United States Senators and Republican state chairmen. Small Forest 1'ires Reported. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Although several small forest fires still are burning In various parts of the count-, these are well under con trol and no further damage from them Is expected. loggers, however, are praying for rain. llible University Gets Gift. EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.) The Eugene Rlhle University has re ceived a gift of business property val ued at (8000 and situated in Dufur, Or., according to an announcement made by G. S. O. Humbert, fieki agent of the school. The gift Is made by an aged man and his wife, who ask rental only ao long as either shall live. Read The Oregonlan Classified Ads. tir - -3 There Is No Talking Ma chine Like the VICTROLA There Is No Better VICTOR SERVICE Than That of Sherman Jplay Sc Go. Vlctrolas from $15 up On the easiest terms All the Victor Records Sixth and Morrison Opposite Pos toff ice Dealers in Steimays and other good Pianos, Pianola Pianos, Viclrolas and Records. Player Rolls, Cabinets, Etc.