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92 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 20 Six Sections VOL,. XXXIV. XO. 23. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1913. ritlCE FIVE CENTS. CABINET HAS 110 IT Confidence Is Felt in German Situation. PRESIDENT IS STILL SERENE Niceties of Expression Consid ered in Final Draft. BREVITY IS PREDICTED Washington Believes Only 'Demand' Will Be That Germans Observe International Law in Sub marine Campaign. BY LOUIS SEIBOLD. (Washington Correspondent of the New York World. Published by arrangement with the World.) WASHINGTON, June 6. (Special.) In striking: contrast to the excitement which the cables say exist in Berlin regarding the pending controversy be tween the United States and the Ger man Empire, the atmosphere at Wash ington was decidedly tranquil today. The possibility of war's arising to threaten the United States patently found no lodging In the minds of the President and the members of his Cabinet. Phrases of IVote Revised. The President today partially re vised, to his cultivated liking:, some of the phrases of the forthcoming firm but polite demand that' the German Imper ial government reply directly to his request of May 13 for a. satisfactory explanation of Its acts of warfare which have menaced the lives and in terests of citizens of the United States. The President returned to his task tonight with the analytical studious ness characterized in his last note. Exact Form Left to Presidents. . With the approval of the Cabinet as to the substance of the document, the exact form of expression of its con tents have been left to the President. Consequently, none of the Cabinet members were called in to go over the matter again today. The code experts of Bryan's depart ment do not expect to receive the note for reduction to cipher before Monday. The most direct information regarding the document is that it will be less voluminous than the President's note of 1300 words to Germany, which has not been answered to his satisfaction and has consequently inspired the sending of the second note on the same subject. Chief Purpose Made Clear. To members of his Cabinet the Pres ident, while reading the draft prepared by him, made it absolutely clear that his chief purpose is to present to the German government, in the plainest Bnglish at his command, the direct issues involved in the controversy with the imperial government which the United States considers of paramount importance. The Cabinet Ministers are confident that the document will accomplish the present purpose in this respect and will not permit of further evasion, argu ment or equivocation on the part of Germany in meeting those Issues. The President, by "a simple narration of facts, disposes of statements made un der "misapprehension" by Germany and arguments advanced by that govern ment to justify her designed sinking of the Lusitania and alleged accidental attacks on the Gulflight and Cushing, the two American vessels that the (Concluded on Page 8. Column 3.) THOUGH OF WAR 12 VESSELS SUNK BY SUBMARINES OXE TRAWLER SPARED TO RES CUE CREWS OK TWO. Eleven or Victims Are British and One Is Icnch Steamships All Crews Are Reported Safe. LONDON. June 5. The sinking of 11 more British vessels and a French steamship by German submarines was made known today. The British ves sels consisted of seven steam trawlers, a steam drifter, a steamship and a sail ing ship. The Germans spared one trawler of a fleet of three in the North Sea and permitted the crews of two of them to be transferred to the third. The two sunk were the Horace and Economy and the one spared was Little Boy. The first two were sunk by bombs placed on board by men from the submarine. The survivors reached Lowestoft safely. They reported that the crews of the two vessels sunk were told they could have five minutes to board the Little Boy. News was received from Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands, of the sinking yesterday of the trawlers Kathleen, of Peterhead, and the Evening Star and Cortes, of Aberdeen. All the crews were landed at Kirkwall today. The drifter Edna May, of Peterhead: the trawler Strathban and the sailing ship George and Mary also have been sunk, but dates and places have not been announced. A dispatch from Leith. Scotland, says the steamship Sunnet Head was tor pedoed yesterday. The crew was per mitted to take to the boats, which have landed at Berwick. The trawler Eben ezer was also sunk in the North Sea yesterday by shellfire from a German submarine and the crew landed at Ber wick tonight. A dispatch from Brest, by way of Paris, says that the crew of the .French steamship Penfield has arrived there after 30 hours' exposure, the vessel having been torpedoed by a submarine when 50 miles off Oussant. The vessel was pursued and shelled, but when it ceased its flight the crew was per mitted to take to the boats. THERMOMETER UP TO 86 Portland Has Warmest Day of Year and Repetition Promised. The highest point yet reached by the thermometer this year was yesterday at 4:40 o'clock, when It registered 86 degrees, according to the Jocal office of the United States Weather Bureau. This, according to the records at the bureau, was four degrees warmer than on any preceding day this year. The highest reached heretofore was April 16, when 82 was the maximum. On Friday of last week 80 degrees was reached. Weather reports last night indicated that today would be as hot as or even hotter than yesterday. FIRST CARS CHERRIES SENT Kennewick Ships 40,000 Pounds to Eastern Markets. KENNEWICK, Wash., June 5. (Spe cial.) Two full cars of Bing and Royal Anne cherries, the first of the season, were shipped from Kennewick tonight. The cars contained 4000 10-pound crates and went to the Eastern market. The cars were shipped by Charles H. Collins and the Fruit Exchange and Yakima Fruitgrowers' Association, the last two shipping jointly. This season's crop is estimated at about 12,000 crates. It is said that these are the first car shipments from the Northwest this year. GERMANS CRUISE IN BALTIC Russians Report Exchange of Shots With Strong Fleet. PETROGRAD, via London, June 6. An official statement issued by the War Offica says: "A strong fleet has appeared in the middle Baltic and exchanged shots with the Russian fleet near the Gulf of Riga." TWO PARAMOUNT ISSUES BEFORE THE VOTERS NEXT MONDAY GET PURE" BULLRUN WATER! MiYY l JP Sn BY THE PINT, QUART J J - CHURCHILL SEES 10 Great Prize Declared Within Grasp. HEAVY LOSS NOT SURPRISE Dardanelles Forces Held to Be Within Few Miles of Goal. ENEMY'S MEASURE TAKEN Ea-Lord or Admiralty Says British Xavy Has Received Reinforce ments That "Would Be In credible but for Facts. DUNDEE, Scotland, June 5. Winston Spencer Churchill, formerly First Lord of the Admiralty, who is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the coali tion Cabinet, arrived today at Dundee, which he represents in the House of Commons. Ho was received enthu siastically at a meeting of his constit uents. He told them he did not come to make explanations or indulge In re proaches or recriminations, for the only thing he cared about was the waging of a successful war on the enemies of Great Britain. Heavy Responsibility Borne. "For four years I have borne heavy responsibility, being, according to the time-honored language of my patent, responsible to the crown and Parlia ment for all business of the Admiralty," Mr. Churchill said. "When I say responsible, 1 was responsible In the sense that I would have to bear the blame of everything that occurred. These years have comprised the most important period of our naval history a period of preparation for war a period of vigilance and mobilization. "I have done my best. The archives at the Admiralty will show the part I played in all the great transactions that have taken place. To them I look for my defense. Naval Situation Improved. "I look also to the general naval situation. The terrible dangers at the beginning of the war are over. The seas have been swept clear. "Tho submarine menace has been fixed within certain limits. The per sonal ascendency of our men and the superior quality of our ships on th high seas has been established beyond doubt or question. "Our strength has been greatly in creased, actually and relatively, from what it was at the beginning of the war, and is growing every day by leaps and bounds in all -classes of ves sels needed for special purposes of war. By the end of the year the Brit ish navy will have received reinforce ments which would be incredible if they were not actual facts. Foe'a Measure Taken. "Everything is in perfect order. Nearly everything has been foreseen. We have taken the measure of our foe and have only to go forward with confidence.' Mr. Churchill added there were two statements he wished to make about the operations at the Dardanelles. Heavy losses must be expected on land and sea. The fleet employed there was composed of a surplus of warships after all other needs had been pro vided for. "Those 'who suppose Earl Kitchener embarked on those operations without thoroughly and. carefully considering every requirement in relation to the army in Franco and Flanders are not only mistaken, but are presumptuous," he continued. "In looking at our losses ( I'onritirled on Page Col u m n 2, ) VICTORY NEAR INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 8 degrees; minimum. 56.3 degrees. TODAY'S Fair and continued warm; north west winds. War. Edith E. I.anyon finds life in England full of thrills. Section 1, page 11. German successes in Itusuia aided largely by exhaustion of Kusxian ammunition supplies. Section 1. page 6. Premier Asqulth visits battle front in France. Section 1, page 7. Twelve vessels, of which one Is French steamship, sunk by German submarines. Section 1, page 1. "Winston Spencer Churchill says victory is near that will "make amends for alL" Section 1. page 1. Mexico. American transports to be sent to Vera Crui for Americans and other foreigners from Mexico City. Section 1, page 3. Posse of cowboys dashes into Mexico and rescues two kidnaped boys from lou Mexican soldiers. Section 1. page L National. Note to Germany not cabled but no reason for delay is given. Section 1, page 1. Three naval cadets dismissed for cheating in examination; grave scandal threatened. Section 1, page 3. Rock Island director testifies receivership was unnecessary. Section 1, page 4. Cabinet has feeling of confidence In German situation. Section 1, page 1. Xomestic. Police band boosts Portland at San Fran cisco, despite its internal troubles. Sec tion 1, page ii. Indian prince robbed by Salt Lake hotel thief. Section 1, page Officials at San Francisco accused of pro tecting opium traffic. Section 1, page Sport. Pacific Coast League results Oakland 4. Portland 0; San Francisco 8. Los Angeles 2; Venice 5. Salt Lake 1. Section 2. page 2. New York Giants win spectacular game from Cubs. Section J, page 'Ji. Harness racing opens at San Francisco. Section 2. page 1. Hunt Club holds annual field day. Section 2 page 1. Greatest track and field -meet of year in Pacific Northwest Is due Friday. Section -. page 4. Washington State College wins conference baseball pennant. Section 2, page 5. Shooting begins today in annual Northwest tourney. Section 2. page 4. All is set for big roller skate marathon. Section 2, page 2. Ty Cobb only major leaguer 'who is .400 hltte'r. Section 2, page 3. Hotly contested City League game due when Monarcha meet Maroons. Section 2. page 3. Interscholastic tennis tourney ends. Section 2, page 7. Oregon student body finishes year with J200 balance, first in 14 years. Section 2. page 3. Walter J. Travis wins metropolitan golf championship. Section 2. page 1. Wlscoratn wins Western Conference track meet, at which nine records are broken. Section 2. pae 1. Columbia track team captain suffer badly spiked ankle. Section 2. page 4. - Pacific Northwest. Acts of last Washington Legislature to be come effective June 10. Section 1, page 9. New Idaho Gubernatorial aspirant upsets calculations of Kepublicans. Section 1. pace a. Ninety-six to receive dlDlomas from Oiwnn Normal School June 1ft. section 1, page . ' r a i .,..... i .... .j i . , . ' Section 1, page 10. Head of State University Department of .Journalism tells power of press for fiood today. Section 1, page. 5. $83,000 order for Hood River and White Salmon strawberries received. Section 2 page 10. Oregon Agricultural College will grant di plomas to 1Mb. Section 1. page iv. Commercial and Marine. Average salmon pack expected and un changed prices announced. Section 2, page 15. Oregon hops Ioat by torpedoing of steamer lnkum. Section 2. page lo. Chicago wheat declines under heavy selling. Section 2, page 13. Boom In stock market spends its force. Sec tion 2, page 15. Lumber tariffs expected to be advanced. Section 2. page 18. Dredge tender for Monticello launched at Supple' s. Section 2. page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Municipal questions to be decided by Voters tomorrow. Section 1. page L Reed's first class receives diplomas with ceremonies on campus. Section 1, page IS. Larch Mountain trail fund helped by 11200 in pencil sale; yet JuOO short. Section 1, page 18. , Prominent Chinese touring United States to be entertained in Portland. Section 1. page 19. Streets will te most- gay for Rose Festival. Section 1, page 16. Grand jury reports for May. Section 1, page 14. B'nai B'rith district president to visit Port land today. Section 1, page 15. Mrs. Gllson Gardner calls on Western women to help battle for vote. Section 1, page 14. Big day of Adventlst campmeeting is at hand. Section 1. page 14. Water Bureau engineer urges meters to in crease revenue and decrease consumption of water. Section 1. page 13. Cost involved in proposed garbage collec tion system shown. Section 1. page 12. Meter Issue at polla tomorrow is over need less expenditure. Section 1, page 12. Amos Benson leads explorers to heart of new park at Gordon Falls. Section 2. page 16. Rev. Mr. Marcotte arrives home, undecided on accepting call. Seotion 1, page 4. Weather report, data and forecast. Section 1, page 4. E. G. Hopson shows fallacies of water meter argument. Section 1. page 13. BOYS TAKEN FROM MEXICAN CAPTORS Posse Crosses Border, Defies 150 Men. COLONEL MENACED WITH GUN Ten Daring Americans Ride After Kidnaping Soldiers. PURSUIT BEGUN QUICKLY Two Vouths Seized by Raiders From Sonora Rescued After Bold Demonstration Before Super ior Force on Own Ground. NOGALES, Ariz., June 5. A posse of 10 American cowboys and miners rode eight miles across the border into Santa Cruz, Sonora, late today, and, leveling their guns at the Colonel commanding the garrison, while 150 Mexican soldiers looked on, secured the immediate release of two American boys kidnaped by three of the soldiers on the Arizona side of t"ie . border earlier in the day. The Colonel gave up his two 17-year-old prisoners. George Vaughn, son of the storekeeper at Duquesne, and Henry Chang, son of a Chinese-American citizen, of Washington Camp, Ariz., without demur, and the posse rode triumphantly back to the United States. Bora Kidnaped by Soldiers. Three Mexican soldiers crossed to the American side of the boundary today, at Washington Camp, 25 miles east of here, and kidnaped two 17-year-old boys, George Vaughn, son of the store keeper at Duquesne, and Henry Chang, son of a Chinese-American citizen of Washington Camp. Army officers were notified at the same time and a posse under Sheriff McKnight, of Santa Cruz, started from here for the scene, although the first band in.pursuit was a hurriedly-formed posse of citizens, miners and cow punciiers from Duquesne, a mile from Washington Camp, who announced their" intention of going into Sonora to rescue the boys. Miner Rides (or Help. News of the affair was brought in by O. IC Franklin, a miner. Franklin said he saw the Mexicans on horse back near the line, marching the boys ahead of them on foot. The boys' hands were tied, he said, and the soldiers kept their prisoners covered with re volvers. Being unarmed.' Franklin rode, back to Duquense to summon help. Santa Cruz is garrisoned by forces of Jose Maytorena, the Villa governor of Sonora. Washington Camp, where the Mexicans captured the boys, and Duquesne are border settlements 25 miles east of here. CHARLTON IS FOUND SANE Italian Professor Declares Ameri can Responsible for Acts. COITO, Italy, via Paris. June 5. Por ter Charlton, the American accused of having murdered his wife at their villa here in June of 1910, was declared to day to have been mentally responsible at the time of his wife's death. An opinion to thia effect was presented in court here today by Professor Mag giotto, who was appointed to examine into Charlton's mental condition at the time he is alleped to have committed the murder. Charlton's trial Is to be opened early next month.' Charlton has just com pleted a lengthy autobiography which he intends to present in court, together with a long document which he has composed in his defense. THE ATTENTION OF Saturday's War Moves A FURTHER advance of the Teu tonic allies toward Mosziska. with indications of a great battle near the Grodek lakes, south of Lemberg. are contained in reports from the Ga lician front. The Austro-German mili tary authorities, according to these reports, count on, serious opposition in the Grodek lakes region on the part of the Russians, reinforced by large numbers of reserves. With this event forecast in the south eastern war theater, both the Russians and the Austro-Germans continue fighting along the entire front in Ga licia. Reports from Vienna declare that the Russians are in full retreat, al though the Petrograd war office main tains that the advance of the enemy has been arrested 10 miles east of Przemysl. In France, the Germans admit the los3 to the French of the sugar refin ery at Souchez, but declare that an attack by the enemy at Nueville has been repulsed. Along the other fronts in the west little of importance has occurred. In the Italian war theater, the Vienna War Office declares that noth ing of importance has occurred, but from Chiasso, Switzerland, come re ports that the invading Italians are making slow progress in S"'hern Tyrol, where. It is said, the ..ustrian military authorities have decided to remove the civil population.. The Russian occupation of an, Turkish Armenia, has been followed by attacks by bands of Kurds in the districts of Bitlis, Mush and Diar'iekr, according to dispatches from Tiflis, Trans-Caucasia. The report from Tiflis also says 'that Armenian volun teers are fighting desperately to pro tect the Christian population from the Kurds. The visit of Emperor William at the headquarters of Field Marshal Arch duke Frederick, the Austrian commander-in-chief, to take part in the celebration of the Archd"'--'- " "-,viJay, was made the occasion of rejoi've at the fall of Przemysl. Coincident with the Emperor's visit. the Exchange Telegraph Company has published in London a dispatch from Vi'-na sa that it is now virtually certain that a coalition government is to be formed In Hungary. PETRIFJED WOMAN BOUGHT Attempt Made to Trace Origin ot Box Bought at Auction. Joe Boyd, who resides on Taylor's Ferry road, was highest bidder for a large sealed box which was offered for sale at auction at an, "old boss" sale held by the Pick Transfer Company. The auctioneer knocked on the wooden box with his hammer and ven tured the suggestion that perhaps it was Army guns. At any rate it was filled with something heavy and long. Mr. Boyd after the hammer dropped loaded the box on a dray and had it hauled home. It had four locks which were broken off. When he lifted up the lid he found a petrified woman. Al though efforts have been made to find out where it came from originally, the efforts have been without success. The stone form is the full size of a woman and weighs several hundred pounds. THK OREGOMAN TO FLASH HETIRVS. In pursuance of its usual cus tom. The Oregonlan will flash returns from tomorrow's election on a screen at the corner of Sixth and Alder streets, across from The Oregonlan building, and glva the earliest possible announce ment of the results. The polls close at 8 P. M. and as soon thereafter as figures are available the first returns will be given. The service will be continued, as usual, until late at night, recording: the count as it progresses. A large force of motorcycle messengers will tele phone the returns to The Orego nian with the least possible de lay. CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. fi?CHOn CAMPAIGN IS OVER FOR CITY. ELECTION 2 Commissioners ' and Auditor to Be Chosen. POLLS TO OPEN FROM 8 TO 8 Eleven Measures on Ballot for Decision by Voters. ANNEXATION QUESTION U? Most Important Matters for Con sideration Are City-Wido Water Meters, General Garbage Col lection and Jitney Curb. I-vFORMATIO.N ABOUT TO MORROW'S CITY ELECTION. Polls open at 8 A. M. and close at 8 P. M. Information concerning elec tion will be answered all day Monday at City Hall election information bureau. Telephones Marshall 4100 and A 6601. Positions to be filled Two Commissioners and one Auditor The incumbents are Commission ers C. A. Bigelow and W. L. Brewster and Auditor; A. L. Bar bur. There are 13 candidates for the two Commissionershlps and three candidates for Audi tor. Three referendum measures and nine proposed charter amend ments are to be voted upon. There will be three ballots, two separate small ballots contain ing the questions of annexation of Linnton and SL Johns to Port land. Returns from the election will be. .flashed ot a screen at Sixth and Alder streets tomorrow nijht by The Oregonlan. t Promptly at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning the polls in Portlands 293 polling-places will to opened, and the race for which 16 candidates and the proponents of H ballot measures have been preparing for months will be on. During the day the voters will settle a number of important issues. Two Commissioners will be chosen to occupy the positions now held by C. A. Bigelow and W. L. Brewster, and a City Auditor to fill the position held by A. L. Barbur. The salary of the Commissioners is $5000 a year and the Auditor $3600 a year. Money Involved Uncertain. . Inasmuch as many of the measures have to do with the expenditure of money only indirectly, it la difficult to estimate accurately the total amount of money involved therein. Measures dealing directly with expenditures in volve amounts 'of aproximately $750,000. The biggest item in the list, of course is the city-wide water-meter scheme This involves an ultimate Investment ot $352,000 for 43,000 meters and an ad ditional expenditure of $25,000 a year for metering new services, an annual cost of $2.50 for maintenance of each meter installed, and large expenditures for the reading of meters and for Water Bureau bookkeeping. Garbage Cost Katlmatcd. Next largest in the way of expen ditures is the municipal garbage col lection measure. This appears on the ballot with tho number 106 yes, 107 no. It involves the question of sell ing $75,000 in bonds to purchase gar bage wagons and other equipment for a Concluded on Page 5. Column 1.) J UjE. GOV