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80 Pages Section One Six Sections Pages 1 to 20 VOL.. XXXIV. NO. 31. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, 3IAY 23, 1913. PRICE TVE CENTS. i RL1KE ORDER Formal Mobilization of Italy's Army Commanded. SEIZURE CF VEHICLES MADE Clashes Along Frontier Re ported as Tension of Troops Increases. EARLY DECISION EXPECTED Cabinet Said- to Be Putting Final Touches on Declar- ation of War. ROME, May 22. All Italy awaits the call to arms. The Ministry has Fet its face for war and the general mobilization of the army and navy by order of the King is under way. The King signed the order today! The Ministers of War and Marine have declared a state of war in the provinces along the Austrian frontier pnd the islands and communes on the Adriatic. This order says: "From May 23 a state of war is declared in the provinces of Sondrio, Brescia, Verona, Vicenza, Beluno, Udine, Venezia, Treviso, Padua, Man tua and Ferrara and the islands and communes on the Adriatic coast, as well as in all the fortresses which may be declared in a state of resist ance." " Slop 1 Just Short of War. While thij is not a. declaration of war, it is the customary precautionary action taken in a grave crisis, when the next step may carry the country into actual hostilities. Thousands of Austrian troops are facing the soldiers of Italy along the frontier. There have been clashes on the border. The barracks of an Aus trian regiment at Rovereto, in the Tyrol, has been blown up. Many Italians reside in that town and the Austrian authorities are ar resting them. Large numbers of Ital ian residents in Austrian territory are being sent into Hungary. Diplomatic Formalities Observed. The Italian Consul-General has been ordered by his government to leave Munich. Austria has asked the United States to take over the charge of Aus trian subjects in Italy. It is under stood that Switzerland will care for the Germans. So far as is understood neither the Austrian Ambassador at Rome nor the Italian Ambassador at Berlin has left his post, but preparations for a speedy departure were long since completed. PARIS, May 22. The Havas Agency's correspondent at Rome tele graphs that King Victor Emmanuel today signed a decree ordering a gen- iirlinlrd on Papp tt. Cnlumn 1. WA SPED BY KING AEROPLANE RAIDS PARIS IN DISGUISE rnisxcn air scouts llvt sip posed rrsiENo PASS ox. Bomb Drops Closo to Kiffcl Tower, Another ar 1'amous Store, but Virtually No Damage Is Done. PARIS. May 22. German aviators flew over Paris at dusk tonight in an aeroplane disguised as a French ma chine. Because of the disguise the French oir scouts allowed It to pass the frontier, believing that it was one of their own aeroplanes. Flying high over the city the Ger man aviators dropped three bombs. One of the bombs fell in the Seine close to Kiffel Tower, another on outbuildings of the Bon Marche store and the third in Rue St. Charles. All three bombs were Ineffective and virtually no dam age was done. The German aeroplane was driven off by a French machine. SUNDAY THEATERS SCORED Prcpbjtcrians Denounce Movies and Indorse Saturday Half Holiday. ROCHESTER, N. T., May 22. The re port of the committee on Sabbath ob servance made today to the 127th gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States denounced Sunday moving picture theaters and in dorsed the Saturday half-holiday move ment as tending to aid Sunday observ ance. Sunday newspapers were denounced and the assembly was requested to urge faculties of colleges and semin aries to omit recitations Monday morn ings so as to leave the Sabbath free from the necessity felt by some stu dents to prepare lessons on Sunday. The general assembly was asked to reiter alo emphatic disapproval of all secular usps of the Sabbath day, including games and sports in civic life, as well as in the Army and Navy, all-unnecessary traveling and all excursions. The report was adopted unanimously. HOUSEHOLD GOODS MAILED Whitebird, Idaho, Office Gels 23 Parcels Weighing 803 Pounds. LEW1STOX. Idaho. May 22. (Spe cial.) The Whitebird postofllce received through the mails recently 21 parcels of household goods, all boxed. 'the ship ment welshing 803 pounds and the total postage being The shipment was destined to a point on a rural free deliv ery route several miles from the Mos cow postofflce. The carrier of the route hauled bis mail and freight in a sub stantial wagon. The poods went by mail approxi mately 150 mites at a cost of a fraction more than a cent a pound. From White bird the shipment was transported by Ha so to Cirangeville, a distance of 20 miles, and from Grangeville via train to North Lapwai. where it was trans ferred to the Moscow line. It then re quired another handling by the rural delivery. WAR COST IN YEAR FIGURED Expenditure Is $2,0OO,000 Hour or $17,400,000,000 for 12 Months. PARIS, May 22. Captain Kdmond Theiy, widely known as an economist, estimates that the total military ex penditures for the first year of the war will be 50 billion francs ($10,000.- 000.000) for the seven allies and 37 billion f rancs ' (J7. 400, 000, 000) for Ger many, Austria and Turkey. This makes an average of 7,250, 000,000 francs ( 1,440.000.000) a month, 242,000,000 francs (I4S.400.000) a day, 10,000,000 franca ($2,000,000) an hour. He believes the economic powers of Great Britain, France and Russia can support the strain much more easily than that of their opponents. Americans Xot Urge'd to Leave. WASHINGTON. May 22. Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, cabled the State le partment today that reports to the effect that members of the American Kmhnssy staff are advising Americans to leave Germany at onco are without foundation. SOME EVENTS t I cA&vy VERDICT FOUND IfJ p.ni nwn'Q FflVfl R V of O Library 22NOV15l fl I U 1 1 Juror No. 1 1 Gives In ' After 42 Hours. " BARNES' COUNSEL TO APPEAL Defendant and Jurors Photo . graphed Before Parting. PLAINTIFF NOT IN COURT Colonel Koosevclt Calls Finding "Typically American" and His Attorney Sajs Anglo-Saxon System Is Vindicated. SYRACUSE, N. T.. May 22. Twelve men chosen as a Jury to determine whether Theoaore Roosevelt libeled William Barnes when he charged that he worked through a "corrupt alliance between crooked business and crooked politics" and that he was "corruptly allied with Charles F. Murphy of Tam many Hall," today returned a verdict In favor of tho ex-President. In the belief of the jury everything Colonel Roosevelt said about the former chair man of the Republican state committee was true and therefore Mr. Barnes was not libeled. Counsel for Mr. Barnes announced that an appeal woutd be taken. Forty Ballot Are Taken. The verdict was returned after 40 ballots had been taken and the jury i i ,.,.nii.1r.H for 42 hours the evi dence which was presented during five weeks of the trial. Nineteen noura hefore 11 of the jury men, who since the second ballot had stood together, persuaaeo. juror , , Rums, a Syracuse motor- man and a Republrcan to join with . 4 .-oturnlnir a verdict which l.u r in ' . Colonel Roosevelt later declared to be "fyplcally American. For 11 of those- 19 hours, the Jurors in favor of an unconditional verdict for j.f oni talked to trie one vwio. i.i.if nvnrlnz a similar ver- V II 1C " v . diet. Insisted that the court disbursements should ne aivm tween the two principals. x-..-aiot IteHched la Jail Dormitory. The veidict was reached in the dormt- .. loll attached to the Onon daga County courthouse and not in the Jury-room. Juror Burns agreed to vote with his companions soon aner i- arose this morning, following their .1 ntcrhf -In fUStodV. Mr. Barnes was not In court and neither was liis chief counsel. "William M. Ivina. when the verdict was re Thft Colonel was there, how ever, with his staff of counsel, some time before Justice Andrews ascenaca Mm Kon.h and OnCMlcd COUTt. Immediately thereafter Henry Wolff, one of Mr. Barnes1 attorneys, entered an objection to the verdict beingr re th a lurv had once been rn-M tn nnrn court. The objection, as well as a similar one entered after the verdict had been reached, was over ruled. Colonel and Jury I'botojsrapl-ed ivi. h. -in t-v harl bften called In from its room and its members had seated themselves, the rorcman, v ar ren W. Sommers, almost in a whisper, said mat i ne veraict was ior me uc fendant. In response to a request from t . H'nl r 41. S ii was thon rtrtll cA The Colonel and the jury were then photographed, after which the Colonel turned to the lurv and said: 'l am more moved by this verdict than it is possible for me to express. None of you, I assure you, will ever have cause to regret your action. I am especially yratniea tnat sucn a ver ("(included on Pag o. Col umn 2. IN THE WEEK'S NEWS INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTKRDAY'S Maximum temperature, 64.2 degrees; minimum, 50.0 deRrees. TODAY'S Showers, southwest winds. War. Conference between United States and Great Britain concerning seized cargoes, off, owing; to discovery of misunderstanding. Section 1. page 2. Washington hears entry of other Balkan nations Into war depends on allies cam palsn against Dardanelles. Section 1, pase 3. Baron Burlan tells Italian Ambassador that Austria-Hungary Is "painfully surprised" by violation of treaties. Section 1, I'aga 3. Parts regaining; cheerful tone. Section 1. pago 6. Domestic. Automobile laden with dynamite blown up In city street. Section 1, page 7. Hatters union votes not to raise funds to pay judgment against it, but will aid individual members who may be com pelled to pay. Section 1, page 2. Fore lan. Japanese Ministers defend policy in China before Diet. Sertion 1, page 3. Automobile aud Roads. Hudson Six is throttled down to two miles an hour ou high, Section 4. page 5. Washington to have no auto act frem June 1 to Junt 10. Section 4, page .. Autoist proves himself a, painter. Sec tion 4, page o. Motorcycle club to Ftage meet here Decora tion day. Section 4, page Real Kntate and Building. Small realty deals numerous but big onoa scarce, bectton 4, page S. Ileal t y nvn pi a n trip to attend N"a t tonal convention at Los Angeles. beet ion 4, Page S. Building work on East Side heavy. Sec tion 4, page s. Sports. Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs Jump to lead in their respective leagues. Sec tion 'J, page 3. Club championship next tourney on Portland links. toection 2, page 5. Interscholnstic track meet Friday centers attention of Portland athletes and faua. Section 2. page 5. Monarchs play East Side Redman today in -tty League. Section 2, page 2. Big Northwest ohoot is to be June 6-. lection '2, page 4. Only eight Oregon baseball players get -let ters, lection 2, page 4. Victoria's arrival in first place no .surprise to tans. Section 2. page 3. Oregon expects to beat Aggies at eonfef- ence meet Saturday. Section 2, page 4. Route for Festival roller skate contest is chosen. Section 2, page 2. Harry K. B. Davis omitted in golf rankings to contest for titles in East. Se. Lion 2, page 5. Pacific North went. Oregon University class hears Merrill Reed taiK advertising. fectlon J, page 11. - Oregon problems will be considered at Commonwealth Conference Friday. Sec tion J , page U. Borah's chances for Presidential nomination occupy Idaho's attention. Section 1. page 9. Commercial and Marine. Oregon wool buying reason w m open this week. Section 2, page 15. Stocks advance largely because of Italy's action. Section 2, page 15. News from Italy causes slump In Chicago wheat market. Section 2, page l.V Inqulr called to fix responsibility for grounding of Santa Cecilia and American. Section 21, page 16. SUBMARINE K-6 AGROUND Flotilla Guarding Atlantic Coast in Maneuvers lias MUliap. NliWt'ORT, R. I... May 22. Anothot mishap to the submarine flotilla guarding the Atlantic Coast during the war game of the Atlantic fleet was reported tonight when word reached this city that the submarine K-'6 was aground, on the east side of No-Mans Land. The tender Fultoa was stand ing by. The Iv-6 struck during a dense fog in a heavy southwest wind and rough sea. STRIKE ACTION DRASTIC London Tramway Employes of Mili tary Age Must Yield Uniforms. LO.NDO.V, May 22. The London Coun ty Council took a drastic step today to deal with the strike on- the Munici pal Tramway system. It ordered all employes of military age who are eligible for service in the army or navy to surrender forthwith their uni forms and badges. Only men above military age will be employed during the remainder of the war. Dixie Highway Takes l'orin. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., May 22. The Dixie highway from the ureat Lakes to the Oulf of Mexico took definite form here today when the commission ers from seven states adopted the route ot the highway after a three days' ses sion. Chicago was selected as the northern terminus and Miami as the southern. GET THE FLEETING ATTENTION OF CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. LASSEN GIVES NEW AUG EXHIBIT Big Funnel of Smoke Rolls Skyward, ERUPTION GREATEST OF ALL Rim of Crater Is Reported to Have Collapsed. CROPS ARE TOTAL LOSS Properly Destruction Is Widespread, but l'orest Supervisor iays Fer tility of Soil Will Bo Im proved by Covering. RhUDINU, Gal., May 22. Lassen Peak burst into an eruption late to day that is reported to have surpassed all the eruptions, several score In num er, from its crater since a renewal of its eruptive activities one year ago. A tremendous funnel of smoke shot from the mouth of the peak and rolled sky ward to a great height. People in Redding poured out of homes and buildings' to watch the amazing spectacle. Although it waa believed thiit there was no danger here, the sight was awc-lnsplrins and disturbing. Kim of Crater Reported Kallrn. Following an electric storm which raged around the summit of Lassen last night there .came a report early today that tho rim of tho crater had fallen In. Weather conditions and the danger of new eruptions prevented thorough investigation, although two forest ransrers ventured far up the mountain's side. Farmers, driven from their homes in panic yesterday by the flood of mud that laid a black blanket from one to three' feet deep over an area 10 miles long and from one-half to two mil wide, returned today to look over the desolated laiidsiarm. They found their crops utterly destroyed, stock killed and largo damage done to farm equip ment. Kvery bridge for 30 miles down Hat Creek Valley was reported gone. l?perta Calm People' Fear a. Further relief to the anxious minds Of the people In Lassen's vicinity was supplied by the opinion of experts that Lassen Peak was too far from the sea to permit accumulation of steam that would render the menace of more vlo lent eruptions acute. Rushing accounted for the flow of mud on the theory that hot lava pour ing from the crater had melted the snows that flank the mountain's slopes and had set in motion a landslide of fluid earth. The layer of mud has spread over many farms, most reports fixing the depth at one to three feet. It is report ed to have covered the valley for a distance of 13 milew, the strip varying In width from a half a mile to two miles. Alfalfa was the principal crop. Mud Mill Increase Fertility. Forest Supervisor Rushing said to day that the mud would serve as a fertilizer. Reports of damage continue to coma in but the total will not be known for days. Property destruction was widespread. Miitor damage waa done to many homes, and the loss of livestock, implements, household goods and sup plies was great. The crops in the area of about 1 3 square miles covered by the mud are said to be a total loss. Great heat exists in the Lassen Peak crater, according to a report to Forest Supervisor Hushing by two rangers sent to investigate. Ilrnt Increases With Aarrnt. They ascended tho side of the moun tain, but were compelled to turn back t'olumn .) au) I ' Saturday's War Moves ONLY the formal declaration of war Is now necessary to complete the reach between Italy and her former Hies of the Triple Alliance, and this is expected at any moment. The Am bassadors are still at their posts, but ews conies that IhA Ilulldn t'nnstil n t Munich has been ordered to return to Rome, and throughout the three coun- rles the respective nationals are pack ng their belongings in anticipation of inal and official rupture. Should a rupture come, it is expected that it would not have any immediate n"cct on the battles now in progress, tut it would he liWolv t n Intliipnop IhA action of the Balkan states, which have been awaiting Italy's decision. assurances from Bulgaria that if liou- mania decides to join the allies and go :o the assistance of Russia by an in vasion of Transylvania. Bulgaria will nnt nttalr hr an tliat in w t Rnl- garla herself Is considering the poshi- DUity ol taking similar action, annougn her attack would be directed against Turkey. Greece is also interested in develop ments, and her efforts, if she should decide to join the allies, would be di rected to the Dardanelles and Asia Minor. In these latter theaters of op erations the allies continue their ac tivities and the official report Issued yesterday records further progress and confirms the despatch sent by General Sir Ian Hamilton to Australia that In an attack on tho Australian and New Zealand positions the Turks suffered a loss of 7000 men, -of whom 2000 were killed. This report does not mention the operations against Smyrna, but from Turkish and other source it is learned that the allies are almost as active there as they are on the Gallipoll Fcn insula. There Is little or no change in the situation on either the eastern or west ern fronts In L'urope. The Austrians and Germans assert no further prog ress in their offensive in middle Ga iicla and so the British critics draw the conclusion that the big battering ram which drove tho Russians east ward, and, at some point, across the San River ha been brought to a standstill against the bulwarks ot tho Russian reinforcements. S t u b b orn fighting, however. Is still in progress and It may be many days before cither side can show a definite result. Mention In the t.ernian omvial report of a cavalry engagement east of Win dau indicates that the Germans have landed another raiding force on the coast of Courland to take the place of the one the Russians drove back Just when it was reaching the environs of Mitati. All through this northern re gion and as far south as the ICast Prus sian frontier confused fighting contin ues between widely-separated forces, which ebbs and tlowa as one side or the other brings reinforcements into the field. Roth British and French say they have made headway at 1 A Jtassce, but the Germans declare that all attacks have been repulsed or that the righting is still in progress. Apparently the allies are engaged In straightening out their fronts to conform with the posi tions which they won In recent engage ments a task to which the Germans are offering stubborn resistance with numerous and cleverly placed machine guns. HOMESTEAD RIGHT CLAIM Sou of cx-Uffieial of Stale Squats on Part of Huntington K&lute. LOS AXGELES. May 22. Midway be tween the mansion of Henry E. Hunt ington, street railway magnate, and the palatini hotel he built for wealthy tourists, near Pasadena. Kenneth Wal lace, eldest son of ex-Lieutenant Gov ernor Wallace, has pitched his tent and claimed a, homestead right to six acres of the Huntington estate, valued at $42,000, and the case was today before the United States Land Office. Wallace contends a mistake in the survey of the estate laid the six acres open as Government land, and he filed on It. The tract on which Wallace is homestcadlng lies In the heart of San Marino, a Fixth-class city recently in corporated and populated exclusively by millionaires. SCHOONER STRIKES ROCKS; ALL SAVED Claremont Sinks Off Coos Bay Entrance. WOMAN AMONG BRAVEST ASKIP Coast Guard and Dredge Crews to Rescue. CAPTAIN TAKES BLAME S. Ilenson, on l'irst Trip, Admits Ho Turned Craft on Outer lind of Sunken Jetty, but s Anions Last to Quit ship. MAKSIII'IKLl', Or., May 22. (Spe cial.) Kxcept for he assistance of lh dredge Colonel I S. Mlrhie and the Cast Guard crew here, all on board of the fleam frti.innfr Claremont, bound from San Francisco to Willapa Harbor, would have been lost today when the ship struck on the extreme end of the sunken Jetty and 'oundered. Th experience of th crew of 21 and two passengers is thrilling and all but ono were taken off by breeches buoy after the lino hud been picked up from the dredge Mlchte. which caught a line thrown off the stranded vessel by the captain, steward ami first mate. The lines were quickly arranged and fastened to the mast of the Michic. Only one woman was aboard thn Claremont. Miss Ollvrtta Faulk ner, of Aberdeen. Wash.. who w:is among the bravest of tlio.-c. ahojtrd tiio vessel. The crew insisted that before Mis.i Faulkner should take a chance at the llfesavini; line somebody should test it. otto Olsen, of the crew, went over first, and Miss Faulkner followed. She was follcwed by members ot thj crew until (he last included tho captain. tirt mute and steward. Lumberman Among l,at aved. Alfred Harl. partner In the Hart Wood Lumber Co., of Rnn Francisco, was aboard the vessel and was among the last to leave the ship. Miss Faulkner and Mr. Hart, part own-r of the Claremont, as he fait. were the only passengers. Captain S. Benson had little to say of the wreck, except that he was to blaine. yet, being a new bar to him, it was not surprising his ship foundered on ttie outer end of the sunken Jetty which is several hundred feet outside the standing portion of the rock work. Miss Faulkner appeared on the streets of i: in pi re tonight when the dredge Michie landed the saved. In a sailor's suit of warm clothing and her hair waa hanging down her back. All the sta men on the Michie and Claremont said she was absolutely without fear and look her chance with the rest. steward Hero f reek. Steward Finest Goller was the hero of the w re. k and saved the ship's man cot. Jrttk. a Belgian dog and th4 ship's flag, bringing them with him over the breeches buoy, after the larger portion of the crew had been landed safely. The Claremont Is a total wreck, with a hole in her bottom that means her destruction. She Is lying where the tides ebb and flow and the breakers strike her at every wash. The Claremont had on board several hundred drums of oil which are adrift In the bay and much freight for Kay mond and South Bend, on Willapa Harbor. Lum f l.lfe at Flrt I'eareiJ. For a lime loss of life was feared, as one sailor, Xi. C. JIaeg, tired of waiting for the rchruers, Jumped Into i 'oim-1 uil '! I'll P.ci ft. t'olutnn )