THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TtTESDAT. DECEMBER 19, 1916. CABBANZ&'S REPLY DELAYS PROTOCOL American Government De mands Improvement ,in Mexico, Says Lane. PARLEY TO BE CONTINUED Carranza Advises Against Any Pos sibility of Break and Both Sides Express Hopes of Surmount ing Difficulties LAREDO, Tex., 15 CO. IS. Nlceforo Zambrano, general treasurer of the Mexican de facto government, accom pnnled by his secretary, Manuel Bache Alcalde, passed through here today on bis -nay to IVevr York and Washington. He is said to be on a special mission for Carransa. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 18. Sessions of the Mexican-American Commission likely will continue until near the end of the -week, when adjournment will bo taken until after New Tear's day. There Is no prospect of a break In the negotiations. When the commission reconvened to day after a three weeks' recess. Al berto J. Pani reported the results of his visit to Queretaro. The exact character of his report was not revealed, but it was learned that while Carranza had not signed the protocol drafted at Atlantic City, this was not necessarily to be taken as an indication that it would not be rati fied later, the signature perhaps being: that of Ambassador-Designate Arre dondo, who is authorized to sign such a, document. , JlfMage Not Signed by Carransa. It was understood that Mr. Panl's message was not signed by Carranza, but it was. in the form of a communi cation from the Mexican commission ers. aut!ioviz.;d by the Mexican execu tive and calculated to be an answer to the statement by Secretary Lane, chairman of the American commission, made on the last day of the conferences at Atlantio City. Secretary Lane had placed before the Mexican commissioners a supplemental statement in which he had clearly in dicated that the American Government was determined to witness an improve ment in conditions in Mexico and that if it became necessary American troops would be sent across the border in pur suit of bandits and that no restrictions as to how far the pursuit would be carried out would be tolerated. "Al though not included in the protocol Carranza interpreted this statement as vitally connected with the agreement and has protested against the pursu ance of such a policy by the United btates. To the conditions named in the pro tocol for the withdrawal of American troops now in Chihuahua under General Pershing it is understood he made no serious objection. Th terms for their withdrawal are that, they shall be tak en out within 40 days after ratification of the protocol if in that time bandits have not altered conditions in that parti of the country so materially that the peace of the border would be menaced, and that Carranza would garrison the territory as Americans are withdrawn. Break to Be Avoided. Carranza signed no communication to the commission, but au.horized Mr. Pani to draft and to submit , the statement intended as a counter declaration of policy. It was learned that the Mexi can commissioners were empowered to use their judgment in phrasing the document and that they were urged by Carranza not to cause a break with the Americans if it could be avoided. Tonight the attitude of the Americans appear to be that the measure would be considered carefully and it was in dicated that they perceived in it no In superable bar to further debate. A break in the conferences is now unex pected. Mr. Pani appeared today as the domi nant member of the Mexican commis sion, although Luis Cabrera retained of ficially the chairmanship. He ex plained verbally to the Americans at the forenoon session the manner in which Carranza received the protocol and later discussed the details of his visit to Queretaro with Dr. J. R. Mott, of the American commission, at lunch. The written report was placed before the commissioners at the afternoon ses sion. ' The Americans did not give the Mex icans a reply, but after the late session considered the counter declaration at a meeting by themselves. Mr. Pani said after the conference that he believed a satisfactory arrange ment would be reached and the Ameri cans were hopeful that the meeting to morrow would bring them nearer to an understanding that would be followed by the ratification of the protocol either by Carranza himself or by some one he might authorize to act for him. war, was Indorsed last night in a speech by John Howard Whitehouse, Liberal member of the British Parlia ment. Mr. Whitehouse is here studying educational methods. "The United Btates can be of great help in promoting this suggestion at the end of the war," declared Mr. Whitehouse. "America has the oppor tunity, the willpower and the humane instinct tobring about the organiza tion of such a league. "The people of one country know little of those of another and this con dition always must exist until we have better educational methods. The col leges pay too much attention to ancient history to the exclusion of knowledge of the happenings of more recent date. We must have international education. "If we are to build up a great arbi tration it must be done with less Na tional feeling to construct this great mission." FRAME-UP CHARGED W BOPP DEFENSE British Consul-General and Secret Agents Accused at Trial of German. KUT OPEN TO BRITISH NEW ACTIVITY IN MESOPOTAMIA NOT REGARDED CONSEQUENTIAL. London Times Remarks That Turks May Be Forced to El te - Sannay l'at on Occupation. LONDON. Dec, 18. The renewal of British activity in Mesopotamia is at tracting attention. Nothing Is known of the new movement except what is contained in the official communica tions. The near approach of the Brit ish forces to Kut-el Amara Is not re garded as necessarily of great conse quence. General Maude has been in a position to take the town at any time the last three months. The Times remarks that If. as Is pos sible, the British now enter Kut, the Turks will be compelled to evacuate Sannay Tat 'Without the satisfaction of resisting another frontal attack, and adds: "The Mesopotamia expedition Is In a much happier position than it occu pied at the beginning of the year. Two light railways are being built and have reached an advanced stage; the river flotilla has been strengthened: spa cious wharfage accommodation has been accumulated, and the medical and hospital organizations are now believed to be sufficient. The early blunders in Mesopotamia to a great extent have been rectified. The ultimate object of the expedition, however, is still obscure." GERMAN SHIPS READY FREIGHT CONTRACT REQUESTS AT NEW YORK FORECAST PEACE. Two Big Trans-Atlantic Lines Announce Plana for Resumption of iReiB lar Service. NEW YORK, Deo. 18. Action taken by German shipping interests in evi dent anticipation of peace was revealed here today when announcements came from the local oftices of the two big German trans-Atlantic lines that in structions had been received to make freight contracts for shipments from New York to Germany, "after resump tion of our regular service." "We take pleasure in announcing. said a statement Issued by the- Hamburg-American line, "that we are now opea to make freight engagements from the UnitedStates to Hamburg for shipment upon the resumption of our regular service after the conclu- ion of peace-or- such earlier time as the obstacles to such resumption may be removed." In a notice sent out to freight agents and brokers by Oelrichs & Co., general agents in this country for the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, a similar announcement was made for freight contracts between this port and Bremen. It was said that such con tracts would not guarantee any date. and would be made subject to can cellation in the event conditions would prevent their being carried out. BIG SUM FOR FAMILIES SECRETARY BAKER ASKS GRESS FOR SS,500,0OO. CON- CONFIRMATION IS DELAYED Recognition of Turkish Ambassador Walts on Unsettled Relations. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. American relations with Turkey are so unsettled. it became known today, that the State Department does not plan to take any action toward the confirmation of Euad Bey. named by Turkey as Ambassador, until that country gives consideration to American representations and inter ests Refusal of the Turks to allow nearly 200 Americans and naturalized Ameri cans to leave Turkey at Jaffa, and the conduct of the Turkish authorities in their treatment of the Armenians and tsyrians have created this situation. MINT NEARS SUSPENSION Deficiency Appropriation Asked to Prevent Suspension of Three. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Secretary McAdoo notified Congress today that he was faced with the necessity of suspending operations at the Philadel phia Mint for a lack of funds, and esked for a deficiency appropriation before the holidays to keep the plant going. As Philadelphia makes coinage dies for the San Francisco and Denver mints, the Secretary said suspension at Philadelphia would mean suspension" at the other two in the near future. x m PEACE LEAGUE INDORSED British Parliament Member Says .United States Can Be Great Hedp. NEW YORK. Dec 18. Formation of a League of Nations to insure lasting International peace at the close of the Money Is for Dependents of Soldiers Based on Assumption Guard May Be Held Until July. WASHINGTON, Deo. 18. Secretary Baker today asked Congress to appro priate for immediate use $8,500,000 re quested by the War Department for the "support of dependent families of enusiea men ot me Army ana isa tional Guard during the present fiscal year. The amount Is requested to continue monthly payments until the enlisted men have been mustered out of the Federal service, "and is based on the assuofption that the National Guard now in the Federal service will be continued In such service until June 30 next." Secretary Baker said at least $1,600 000 of the amount asked is urgently needed to make payments to the de pendent families for December. GOVERNOR'S PLEA DENIED Both Contestants In Arizona May Claim Clralr January 1. PHOENIX. Ariz., Deo. 18. Superior Judge Stanford today sustained Gover nor-elect Campbell's motion to quash the contest proceedings inaugurated by Governor Hunt. The court held that because the Secretary of State has never issued a certificate of election to Camp bell, the court has no official knowledge of the result of the election and Is, therefore, without jurisdiction. Governor Hunt immediately took an appeal to the Supreme Court and it Is expected the matter will be taken up there tomorrow by stipulation. Mean time the ballot inspection is suspended. Unless a decision is reached before January 1 or. a court order is secured It is probable that both Governor-elect Campbell and Governor Hunt will claim possession of the office. On the face of the certified returns Campbell is elected by a plurality of 30 votes. Governor Hunt claims irregularities in counting the ballots. BOMB "PLANTING" ALLEGED tablish an alibi for Warren K. Billings. under life sentence for murder, Robert Miner, spokesman for the International Workers' Defense League, announced here today. Billings' conviction was in connection with a bomb explosion which killed 10 spectators and wounded 40 during the parade. . ' . According to Miner, a print 6T te photograph now in possession of the defense shows Tom Mooney and Rena Mooney. his wife, both under Indictment for murder, on the roof of a building. while a street clock shows the time to be one minute past 2. A witness in the Billings trial swore that he saw Billings and Mooney at the scene of the explosion, many blocks away, at ap proximately that time. According to Miner, if It can be proved that Mooney was not there the presumption is that Billings was not. Miner said. ARMY IS SAFE Government Takes Ntrst Steps to Connect Consulate With Signing of Checks That Were Issued to Suspects as Payment. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. Charges that A. Carnegie Ross. British Consul General in i5an Francisco, had plotted with eecret agents to discredit repre sentatives of the German government in this city were made by the defense today in the trial of Franz Bopp and six others, charged with conspiring to violate American neutrality oy uehLruy lnsr munitions of war destined for the entente allied governments. Otto O. Orr. a private detective ana a Government witness in the trial, said on the stand, today that he had seen Johannes Van Koolbergen. one of the defendants, carry a bomb with a clock exploding device to the office of the German Consul-General on August 18. 1915. He said that Van Koolbergen was admitted to a room In the Consulate of fice usually occupied by Oonsul-General Bopp. Display 'of Bomb Related. Van Koolbergen displayed the bomb to himself and to W. A. Mundell. head of a private detective agency. Orr tes tified. "Don t you know that the bomD was taken to Consul Bopp's office as a result of a frame-up between detec tives and British Consul-General A. Carnegie Ross?" asked Theodore A. Roche, one Of counsel for the defense. Orr denied that he had such knowledge. Miss Viola Taylor and Miss Alice Far- re, 1. telephone operators at the Palace Hotel in this city, testified that they had seen Lieutenant Wllhelm Von Brincken, military attache of the Ger man Consulate, and one of the de fendants, in conversation with Van Koolbergen. who had been in the em ploy of the German Consulate at dif ferent times. Court was adjourneu while Orr was still on the stand. Orr to Take Stand Tomorrow. He will again resume testimony to morrow morning. The Government made Its first attempt definitely to connect Frank Bopp, Ger man Consul-General, with alleged un neutral dynamiting conspiracies for which he and consular attaches have been on trial In the United States Dis trict Court for two weeks. "Who signed consulate checks?" asked United States District Attorney Preston of Frederick Jessen, a clerk in the consulate, who was on the wit ness stand. "Mr. Bopp," replied Jessen. Definite Connection Sought. Theodore Roche, of counsel for the defense, objected, with the declaration that E. H. Van Schack, vice-consul and also a defendant, likewise signed checks. "I intend to prove," Preston answered. "that up to the time the grand jury began investigating the evl(knce in this case, Bopp was the only one in the consulate who could sign checks. I will prove that Von Schack's name was written In on the bank card after that. It Is the purpose of the Government Preston said, to connect Bopp up with the money paid by the consulate to Louis J. Smith and C. C. Crowley for alleged dynamiting activities. Smith and Crowley are defendants, but Smith is chief witness for the Government. Alexander Kathlen, a San Francisco truns. aeajer, woo was a witness to day, said Smith came into his place one day last July with a "roll of money so big I couldn t get my two hand around it. It was the day Smith said he received the money from Von Schack. August Kdgke, a stone quarryman on the outskirts of -Detroit. Mich., tes tified as to Smith's attempt to buy dynamite there in 1915. ' Fruit Shipping Declared Blind. . Stephen Mitiovich, a Fresno, Cal., fruit man, told of Crowley a represen tations that he was about to engage in shipping fruit to Russia in 1915. The Government" alleges this was a blind to cover plots to place bombs aboard ships for Vladivostok. Mrs. Fanny Bence, proprietor of a store at h oodland, near Tacoma, Wash testified she saw Crowley several times during May, 1915, when Smith and Crowley were supposed to be operating in Northwest ports. He left a suit case in my store once for Smith. I'm glad 1 didn t suspect there was dyna mite in it. said Mrs. Bence. Kansas City Policeman Shot. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 18. J. N. Felis and John Houlehan, policemen In uniform, were shot last night, Houle han, It is believed, seriously, when they attempted to question a man pass ing them in the residence district. Their alleged assailant later was found 1n a barn and surrendered to a detachment of officers from police headquarters. He gave his name as Charles Matthews. 22 years old. of Los Angeles, Cal. Big Flour Mills on Half Time Basis. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18. Minneapolis millers today began operation on half time basis because of the car shortage. They suid they hoped to Viaintain at least that basis if sufficient cars could I be secured. DODGE INJUNCTION STANDS Ford Restrained In Use. of Profits to Develop His Business. DETROIT, Dee. 18. Three Circuit Judges today denied the petition of Henry Ford that they annul the tem porary Injunction which restrains the Ford Motor Company from performing development work. The injunction granted for 60 days, was obtained re cently by John K. Dodge and Horace E. Dodge, motor-car manufacturers and stockholders in the Ford Company. The Dodge brothers are seeking a perma nent injunction to compel Ford to use the profits of his 'company for divi dends Instead of for developing his business. Ford's attorneys argued today that contracts for the construction of a large smelting plant near Detroit were let' some time ago and that the Ford Motor Company would lose a large amount of money unless the work could be resumed,- Immediately. CAPLAN ASKS NEW TRIAL More Evidence Is Offered in Los Angeles Times Destruction Case. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 18? Motion for a new trial was made today toy his attorneys when David Caplan was taken into court to be sentenced upon his conviction Friday of complicity in the destruction of the Los Angeles Times building October 1. 1910. in which 20 men were killed. Hearing on the motion was set for December 27. .. Errors and misconduct by the court and the Jury and the discovery of new evidence were given as reasons, for the motion. PARADE PHOTO IS- ALIBI New Evidence Introduced In Bomb Explosion. Case at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec IS. Micro scopic study of a print of a photograph taken here during a preparedness pa rade July 22 is counted upon to ea RCSSIAXS ALONE NOW HOLD El. TIRE ROUMANIAN FRONT. King Ferdinand's Forces In Safety Be yond Seretn River Reorganise for Further Operations. PARIS, Dec 18. The Roumanian army is now safe, according to news received In Paris last night, says the Petit Parlslen. The paper says that the survivors are now beyond the Sereth River at Jassy and In Hessara bla. where they are being regrouped and refitted In view of further opera tions. The entire Roumian front is now said to be held by the Russians alone. After the Bucharest-Ploechtl line was lost, the story says, the Russians sent divisions and forces of cavalry to support the retreat of the Roumanian army. King Ferdinand fell back as rapidly as possible, assured of the pos sibility of reforming behind the shelter of the Russians, and continued , the withdrawal without halting until, the iseretn was crossed. The Russians offered strong resist ance to the Germans in the region of Buzeu. so as to permit engineers to construct a defensive front between RImnik Sarat and the Danube marshes, on which front, it is said, the Rus sians intend to stop the a,dvance of the invaders. 'ROUND ROBIN" IS DENIED Courtmartial Not Contemplated Over Militiaman's Death, Is Report. -" EL PASO. Tex.. Dec. 18. Reports of a "round robin" having been drawn by men of the Eighth Ohio Infantry in camp here, following the death OS Pri vate- itodney Lapp, of Akron, O.. and the subsequent arrest of an officer and enlistedS man of the same regiment, were denied today by Brigadier-General George Bell, Jr., commander of the border district here. General Bell said hg had asked for a full report, but added that as far as he knew, no one was to blame for the death of Lapp, who died recently at trie Dase Hospital, of pneumonia. The report in circulation among militia troops was thst Lapp died after being placed, in the guardhouse because he was too ill to drill. This was also de nied at the headquarters of the Ohio troops. It also was denied by General Bell that any officer was to be court martialed In connection with the al leged event. STUDENTS' ACT DISAVOWED Barring Stanford Chinese From Dor mitory Displeases President. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. Dec. 18. President Ray Lyman Wilbur, of Stanford University, disavowed today the act or Urucina Hall, the men's dormitory, in refusing admission to J. W. Lum, a Chinese student. "The men of Encina are no longer representative of Stanford University." President Wil bur declared, "although up to this lime they have been considered so. Discrimi nation against any student because of his raoe is not representative of Stan ford.- President Wilbur said he did not yield to- the action of the iinclna men. but that they were self-governing, and their action wuld stand until they saw fit to reverse it. or further dormitory facilities can be provided one of his favorite objects. Emperor, selects, title Charles I of Austria, King Charles IV of Ilungary and Bohemia Chosen. BUDAPEST. Hungary. Dec 19. via Berlin and wireless to Tuckerton. N. J., Dec. IS. The question as to what the official title of the new Emperor should be in Hungary, so as to avoid duplica tion of the titles of previous Kings Charles, was settled today. Premier Tisza announced that the Emperor will call himself at the coro nation "Emperor Charles I of Austria and King Charles IV of Hungary and iionemia. MUNSTERBERG IS AT REST Funeral to Bo Followed by Crema tion, Burial of Ashes in Germany. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec 18. A brief funeral service for Hugo Munsterberg. professor of psychology at Harvard University, who died suddenly on Sat urday while lecturing at Radcliffe Col lege, was held today rrom the Munster berg residence in thi city. The body will be cremated In accord atfee with Professor Munsterberg's wishes, and the ashes sent later to Ger many for burial. Court Holds German Securities. LONDON, Dec. 18. Sir Samuel Evans, president of the British prize court, ruled today that German bonds come under the reprisals order and that Ger man securitites to the'value of 30,000 marks which were secured while on their way in a letter to the State Com-' mercial & havings Bank, of Chicago, should remain in court as property of enemy 'origin until the declaration of peace, or until dealt with as the court might direct subsequently. The se curities were seized on board the Dan lsh steamship Frederick VIIL Mexicans Free American Citizen. BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. Dec 18.- Ricardo'C. Solis, the American citizen who was recently arrested in Mata- moros, opposite here, and taken to victoria, capital or Tamaullpas. ar rived .here today, having been freed by the. Mexican authorities. Solis was taken to Victoria for trial,, but said today he was not tried and was not even imprisoned. He said he did not know the cause of his arrest.' Armed Briton Is Off Willemstad. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Dec, 18. A British merchant steamer (name eliminated by censor) which was due to ' arrive at this port apneared outside the harbor yesterday morning, but being defensively armed passed by after getting into communication by wireless telegraphy with the agency here of her owners. The Dutch government considers armed steamers as war vessels. i Store Open Tonight Until 9 P. 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Cosmopolls people are besinninsr to feel. that the sentiment has been transmitted, as close on the heels of the safe-blowing; and robbery of Neubert's general store and the tailor shop of Frank Marvelll comes a bold daylight robbery Satur day, which netted the thieves approxi mately $200, in watches and cash. About 11 o'clock Saturday morning several women in the O.-W. R & N. seclion house noticed two men pry open the window of bunkhouse No. 10, which housed the section men. and enter the building, and shortly afterwards, leave through the front door. The Marshal was notified, but by the time search was Instituted for the robbers they had made their escape. Upon return of the men who occu pied the building it was discovered that several watches and all the money in the rooms amounting to about $150. had been taken. Marshal Younger arrested four sus pects during fie day. but they were all released, upon failure to identify them. J. Lt. Neubert. of the firm of Neubert & Co.. reports that firm's loss at S500. and he has offered a reward of S100 for the arrest and convictton of the thieves. Cuba's Sugar Crop 3,4 66,000 Tons. NlW YORK, Dec. 18. Cuba's sugar yield for 1916-17 will be a record breaking one, according to cable ad vices received here by the Kederai Su gar Refining Company. The current crop will amount to 3,466.000 tons, as compared with 3,006.000 tons last year and 2,582,245 in the previous season, according to th3 messages. The large output is attributed largely to favor able weather. Crew of 12 of Ixst Bark lit Landed. NEW YORK. Teo. IS. The 12 men thought to have been lost on the bark Nethtls. separated from he tug Uari baldi during a gloria off the New Jer sey coast on a voyage north from Bra zil, were rescued yesterday by the Ital ian ship Sardegna, which brought them to this port today. The Nethtis waa abandoned. Premier Lloyd George Better. LONDON. Dec. 18. 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