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s 78 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 18 Six Sections VOL. XXXIV. NO. 24. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NOTE CHANGED, BRYAN ASSERTS l Tone -Declared Softened at Last Moment. SPECIFICATIONS HOT GIVEN Alteration, However, Not Suf ficient to Warrant Re calling Resignation. ADMINISTRATION IS SILENT Ex-Secretary Insists Offer to Arbitrate "Issues Should Have Been Included. WASHINGTON, June 12. Ex-Secretary Bryan, who resigned his port folio rather than sign the second note to Germany, issued another statement late today declaring that the note was materially revised following the pre sentation of his resignation. The re vision, Mr. Bryan averred, softened the note, but was not sufficient to justify him in withdrawing his resig nation. "It is true," said Mr. Bryan, "that I saw the final draft of the note just before my resignation took effect, but it contained an important change. I had no knowledge of this change at the time my resignation was tendered and accepted. Note Softened by Change. "This change, while much softening the note, was not, however, sufficient, in my judgment, to justify me in ask ing permission to withdraw my resig nation. As Germany had suggested arbitration, I felt that we could not do ' les3 than reply to thi3 offer by expressing a willingness to apply the principle of the peace treaties to the case." "What was the change in the note?" Mr. Bryan was asked. "I cannot discuss that," he replied. Suggestion Only Provokes Smile. It was suggested that the clause added to the note was that saying the United States would entertain any evidence Germany might have that of ficials of this Government had not thoroughly performed their duty in examining the Lusitania before her departure to see that she was not armed for offensive action. Mr. Bryan only smiled at the suggestion. Secretary Lansing also declined to discuss changes made in the note. The clause referred to follows: "If the imperial German govern ment should deem itself to be in pos session of convincing evidence that the officials of the Government of the United States did not perform those duties with thoroughness, the Gov ernment of the United States sincere ly hopes that it will submit that evi dence for consideration." First Assertion Reiterated. "Irrespective of whether that clause was inserted or not," Mr. Bryan was (Concluded on Page r. Column 1.) JL i rT1J " . .( 1 1 shaul ef in) ALL OA Y raAV. yOJE BLACK CAT LIVES 2 YEARS ON DERELICT AMMAL RESCCEI) AT LAST FROM SOUTH SEA WRECK. British Ship Dalgonar, Abandoned in Gale In 1913, Now Stranded on Society Island Reef. SAN FRANCISCO. June 12. (Spe cial.) A wireless message about a black cat came all the way from Pa peete today to the marine department of the Chamber of Commerce. With only this cat aboard, the British ship Dalgonar has drifted for two years, a derelict of the seas. The wireless message says that the ship's bell and the black cat had been rescued by men from a email trading schooner and safely landed at Papeete. The Dalgonar is said now to be a for lorn wreck on a reef on the coast of Maupihoa Island, in the Society group, in the South Pacific Helpless in" a storm, the vessel was abandoned in mid-ocean in June, 1913. The French bark Marie arrived here December 10, 1913, and reported having encountered the abandoned vessel 1300 miles south west of Callao. The Marie brought the papers. of the Dalgonar, and her cap tain told how-his crew had tried in vain to rescue the cat. It was believed all the members of the Dalgonar's crew had perished, but early in 191 the French ship Lorrie came into port and reported finding the shipwrecked mariners drifting in a small boat. Three had died from ex posure and the 14 others were in a pitiable condition. since then, until today, no word has come of the missing vessel. For two years it has been drifting the seaa and has covered at least 4000 miles. BIG DESTROYER LAUNCHED Wainwright One of Largest of Type In American XaTj. PHILADELPHIA. June 12. The de stroyer Wainwright, built for the Gov ernment by the New York Shipbuilding Company at Camden, N. J., was launched today. Ten-year-old. Evelyn Wainwright Turpin, of Jamestown, R. I., was sponsor for the vessel. The new vessel is one of the largest of its type in the American Navy. It is 315 feet long, and the contract c&lis for a speed or 29 V4 knots an hour. The armament will include four 50-calIber rapid-fire guns and four -1-inch tor pedo tubes, QUINCY. Mass., June 12. The first of ten submarines, under construction at the Fore River Shipbuilding Cor poration yards for a belligerent power, was launched today. The craft, which is of the Holland diving type, will not be delivered until the war is ended. SUNDAY DANCING IS ASKED Council to Consider Issue Made by Request for Permit. Sunday dancing is now. in the bal ance before the City Council. At the next meeting dancing either will be permitted or will pe prohibited, de pending upon the attitude of the ma jority of the Council members. The question has been brought to an issue by the application of the Port land Social Turn Verein for a permit to conduct a dance for members of the organization at Rohse's Park in Ful ton on Sunday. June 27. , The proposi tion was taken under advisement. At present Sunday dancing is prohibited. DECORATIONS TO STAY UP Council Asks That Festival Trim mings Be Left for Flag Day. Owing to the fact that tomorrow is Flag day, Mayor Albee and members of the City Council yesterday adopted a resolution asking business people 'and others to leave the Rose Festival decorations up until Monday night or Tuesday morning. The local Flag-day committee asked the Mayor to urge the public to ob serve the day and to leave the city decorated as It was for the Rose Festival. FALL OF PRZEMYSL DUE TQ BIG GUNS Russians Wholly Un prepared for Siege. STORY OF LIEGE IS REPEATED Correspondent on4 Ground as - New Armies March In. FORTS SCENES OF HORROR Burial of Abandoned Dead Began While City Celebrates New Oc cupation Russians Orderly While in Possession. BT JAMES ODONSELL BENNETT, (.Correspondent of the Chicago Tribune. Copyright. 1915, by the Tribune. Published by arrangement.) PRZEMYSL, Galicla, June , by courier to Berlin and thence to London, June 8, The first 24 hours of the German-Austrian occupation of Przemysl have not yet elapsed, and the town is ringing with the songs of the Jubilant soldiers. The streets tremble under the rush of motor batteries, going in pursuit of the retreating enemy. Inside the town Bavarian troops are marching from masses sung In celebra tion of victory. In the fields outside the town squada of soldiers and peas ants are in search of wounded who may lie amid the tall grain. At every few places of their advance they shout, then pause to listen for an answering cry. The troops marching from mass are escorted by their bands. They are cheered as they pass, and at every turn fresh Austrian flags are flung from windows to welcome them. Bleu Sustained kj Enthusiasm. The troops are dog weary, but are sus tained by their enthusiasm. Every eye glows and every Up trembles with ex citement. : Soldiers who already have quarters are sitting in the windows, making the street around ring with "Gloria 'Victoria." Officers, meeting for the first time since the firing ceased, lean from their saddles to grip hands, and after ex changing congratulations the first words uttered by every one of them are: "How many prisoners?" The answer is pretty much of a disappoint ment, and the comment on it ia that the Russians have made a clever with drawal. Long blue and white Bavarian and yellow and black Austrian banners are swaying in the golden June sunshine from the balconies of all the govern mental buildings, and the Austrian Em peror's portrait, wreathed with field flowers, has just been placed over the entrance to the ratlihaus. Pontoon Bridge Put Into Use. Almost all the shops are still closed, and all the regular bridges across the San are down. But pontoon bridges have been thrown across the river and are packed with wagon trains and caissons. At each end of every poti. toon sit soldiers, holding the craft steady in the swift current with long poles. These bridges are closed to the, townspeople, with the result that fer ries have been established, and these are making incessant trips. What with horses plunging down and up the steep approaches of the pontoon bridges ana wagons scraping their edges. It is al most as much as life is worth to try to cross them -on foot. Despite the strain of military occu pation, the life of trie town is alread resuming its normal tenor. Flower girls are selling bouquets to the sol diery and boys are fishing on the west Concluded on Page .". Column -1.) CARTOONIST REYNOLDS GLIMPSES LIGHTSOMELY SOME INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SS degrees; minimum, 54 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; westerly wind. War. James O'Djnnell Bennett describes Pnemyil Juki after recapture by Austro-Gcrman. Section 1, page 1. Austrlans routed by Italians 'when attempt ins surprise attack with 7O0O rren. Sec- lion 1, page 5. Foreign. London editor says United States is defl nitely committed to action, but not neces sarily to war, by note to Germany. Sec tion 1 page 5. - Oscar King Wilson says Chinese loan has lottery feature, .section 1, page a. American note favorably received In Ber lin. Section 1. page 4. Mexico. General Villa Invites new union of Mexico to enforce principles for which revolutloa was begun, Section 1, page 2. Carranza's reply reviewed by President. Sec tion 1. page 1. National. Country confronted Dy need of revenue and Bryan's .retirement may have influence on method of raising it. Section I. page 1. Bryan charges note to Germany was al tered after his resignation. Section 1, page 1. Domestic ' Pleas for life of Leo W. Frank made before Georgia Governor. Section 1, page u. Oregon horticultural exhibit wins medal by sheer merit. Section 1, page 2. Ruby flint Hughes describes hotel-hospitals of Paris. Section 1, page 2. Black cat rescued after two years alone on derelict ship. Section 1, page J. Sport. Pacific Coast League Results Portland 7, bait Lake 6: Los Angeles 0, Venice U; Oakland U. San Francisco 0. Section 2. page J Bancroft is star In victory of Phillies over Cubs. Section 2. page 1. Vean Gregf- pitches in old-time form for Boston Keel Sox Section 2, page 1. William Hayward selected as coach of Pa cific Northwest track team. Section 2, page J. East Side Redmen meet Piedmont Maroons today and hope to stop their winning streak. Section 2, page 2. Ty Cobb yet in class by himself in baseball world. Section 2, page 2. Witn Northwest shoot over, sportsmen turn attention to National handicap and sev eral Portland contests. Section 2, page 3. Coast League pitcnlng- records not up to 1914 mark. Section 2. page 3. Nerve and ability declared requirement of golf champion by Harry Vardon. Section 2. page 3. Miss Molla Ejurste.lt defeats Mrs. Wright man for tennis title. -Section 2. page 4. Spokane athletes perform wonderfully at Chicago High School meet. , Section 2. page 4. Pacific Northwest. Five tickets expected In primaries In Wash ington In election. Section 1, pago 8. Two Normal School classes will receive di plomas Wednesday. Section 1, page .' University commencement exercises begin to day. Section 1. page 9. Idaho Democrat gets Federal appointment, healing wound. Section 1. page 8. Corvallls merchants eie barbecue for farm ers. Section 1, page 7. Parole Board organizes and adopts rule prisoner must have bona fide Job to ob tain parole. Section 1, page 7. Columbia - County settles contract for road work on basis of SOo.lKKt. Section 1, page -4. y Commercial ud Marine. ' Wool season in taetern Oregon opens In earnest. Section 2, page It. Wheat firmer at Chicago on fear of rain damago. Section 2 page 13. War shares are active features of Wall-street stock market. Section 2. page 13. Former Turkish officer who died recently well known la Portland. Section 3, page 14. M. H. Houser charters Den of Alrlle to carry wheat to England. Section 2, page 14. South Dakota under orders to sail at 6 A. M. today. Section 2. page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Y. M. C A. salesmanship graduates take important positions. - Section 3, page 7. War Department approved plan for militia cruise to Fair. Section 1. page 3. Plans for 1018 Festival already discussed. Section 1, page 14. Reception and luncheon given on Bear for 0. -W. R. & N. girl visitors. Section 1, page 14. Official count of votes soon to begin and Mayor to announce assignments to com missioners. Section 1, page 10. School election next Saturday to be conduct ed under new law. Section 1, page 11. Samuel P. Lorkwood. candidate for school director, discusses issues, beetion 1. page All Irvington greets kiddies In community floral parade. Section 1, page 12. Portland's Rose Festival amazes visitors. Section 1. page 12. Beautiful display of fireworks given at the Oaks. Section 1, page 4. Weather report, data and forecast. Section 1, page 6. Wife for 11 years becomes man's rose bride during Festival gayety. Section 1, page 17. AUSTRIAN PLANE FELLED Serbians Chase Bombarding; Fleet and Bring: One to Karlli. N1SH, Serbia, via London, June 12. Three Austrian aeroplanes yesterday dropped bombs on Kragojevatz, killing or wounding 12 persons. Serbian aero planes pursued the hostile machines, bringing one down. Another aeroplane with two German officers was captured at Agripalanka. s 'c ls ' (ALLA7 CrjETVVSVC? S YA V. S J SrTVjL PRESSING fJEED OF REVENUE APPEARS Rift in Cabinet May Af fect Methods. WOOL TARIFF IS PROPOSED Wilson Not Committed to Doc trine of Free Raw Material. BRYAN LIKELY TO FIGHT Inheritance Tax Suggested, but' Is '.Regarded by Politicians as Be ing Fraught "With Danger to Party In Power. WASHINGTON, June 12. iSpeciaL) The discussion has started here al ready as to the probable effect on legislation by Congress of the break between President Wilson and William Jennings Bryan and the retirement of the latter from the Cabinet. Unless the war should come to an end most unexpectedly and an immediate revival of import trade should follow, there will have to be revenue legislation to raise additional funds for the- main tenance of the Government. Revenue experts here can figure out only three ways open to raise the necessary additional revenues: Revival of the duty on sugar. Imposition of an Import tax on raw wool. . , New Form of Tax Proposed. Levying of additional special taxes, such as stamp taxes, increase in in come and corporation taxes and an inheritance tax. The latter form of a new taxation is considered by the politicians to be full of danger. The people have not set tied down comfortably yet to the In come tax and its collection is caus ing friction In some quarters and may result in loss of votes for the party in power. The sugar and wool duties hold out the possibility of gathering into the Treasury additional funds without causing friction among the voters and without necessitating a readjustment of the entire Democratic tariff scheme. Raw Material Issue Raised. Mr. Bryan has been for many years the ardent champion of the doctrine of free raw material and his views were accepted in large part by the framers of the present Underwood-Simmons tariff law. He is not expected to sub mit quietly to the discarding of his pet hobby, even to meet a crying need of the Treasury. President Wilson la not wedded to the doctrine of free raw material. He was inclined to support the Underwood theory of a tax for rev enue on all articles, especially those in general use, so that the tax burden could be distributed generally, while assuring ample funds for the Treas ury. In the) early days of the tariff-making, the President was understood to favor a duty on sugar, not for the protection of the Louisiana cane grow ers, and also a duty of 20 per cent on raw wool. Klrst FiKht Won by Bryan. But Mr. Bryan was insistent that sugar and wool should go on the free list in the tariff bill. In his fight to bring thia about he split the Demo crats of the Ways and Means Committee of the House, Representative James, of Kentucky, now Senator, leading the fight for the Bryan men, and Chair man Underwood, of the committee, framer of the bill, standing in oppo sition, with a demand for a revenue tax on both sugar and wool. With the committee deadlocked on the (fuesnon, ana disorganization appear- H'oneluded on Page Column 5.) EVENTS IN THE WEEK'S NEWS. Saturday's War Moves ANOTHER big battle is being fought along the line of the Dniester River, In Galicla. in which the forces of Russia are pitted against those of Austria and Germany. Those German troops which had crossed the Dniester at Zurawna having been driven back, and the Russians in Eastern Galicla and Bukowina also having been forced to withdraw to the river, the two armies now face one another across the wide and crooked stream, each making thrusts in an effort to gain the initiative for an offensive. The Austrlans, in their official re port, say they, have succeeded in cross ing the river to the east of Horolenka, a movement which. In view of their recent experience near Zurawna, might prove dangerous. - The Austro-Germans. however, still have Lemberg as '-their objective and they are not likely to allow any re verses they have suffered near Zurawna and east of Przemysl to put them off. Fighting as severe as any witnessed in recent weeks may be expected dur ing the next few days. Heavy fighting also continues in the Baltic provinces and on the Eastern Prussian front, in which both sides claim advantages. With the view, doubtless, of preventing the Russians from sending reinforcements to either of their wings, the Germans on Friday delivered an attack along the Rawka River, between Bolimow and Zochaczew, the scene of important battles last Winter, when the Germans tried to reach Warsaw by the direct route from the west. In Friday's attack the Ger mans say. they have broken into the Russian positions and have taken 5000 prisoners. At various points between Rheims and north of Arras the French continue their attacks, which they report to have been successful, but which the Germans, on the other hand, say have been re pulsed invariably. Although no big forward movement has been made, the fighting is almost continuous along the line from the sea to Champagne and in the Woevre. The British and Belgians, although they are not doing much attacking, are playing an important role in these op erations, for to them falls tne task of holding large German forces on their front by threatening an offensive and thus preventing the Germans from sending relief to those troops which the French are assailing. The Italians have scored another success on the Isonzo River by the cap- Lture of the town of Gradisca, and it Is reported that they are :ary-lng out a strong offensive all along the river as far up as Tolmino, which they are endeavoring to outflank. Unofficial reports say that the allies are making steady progress on the Gallipoli peninsula, but ho details are given and official confirmation is lacking. Yesterday's report of German sub marine activity shows that one steamer and three trawlers were sunk. Since Saturday last, German submarines have sunk 54 vessels, of which seven were neutral. The others comprised two French, two Belgian, three Russian and 40 British. Of the British vessels 32 were fishing craft. In addition, two fishing smacks were sunk by a Zep pelin. DR. DERNBURG SAILS AWAY Ex-Colonial Secretary In Fine Hu mor on Board Steamer. NEW YORK. June 12. Bernard Dern burg, ex-colonial secretary of the Ger man Empire, who has been termed Em peror William's unofficial representa tive in this country, sailed for home today aboard the Norwegian steamer Bergensf jord. He seemed to be in rare good humor, chatted smilingly with friends who came to the pier to wish him bon voyage, posed for photogra phers, talked with newspapermen a few moments and went to his suite aboard the steamer, which had been turned into a bower of roses by admirers, with the hope, he said, that the war would soon end with honor for all engaged. For America and his treatment here. Dr. Dernburg expressed kindly senti ments. He said he had been treated In this country with "indiscriminate nice ty, excepting on one occasion the Lu sitania affair." WILSON RECEIVES 'S REPLY Right to Recognition Is Asserted. WAY HELD OTHERWISE CLEAR "Definite Possession of Sov ereignty" Set Forth. VILLA ALSO ANSWERS Constitutionalist Leader, in Supple mentary Fetter to Opponent, Suggests Personal Meeting to Arrange Peace. WASHINGTON, June 12. President Wilson had before him the first reply to his recent statement regarding Mex ico. It consisted of "a proclamation to the people," issued yesterday by Gen eral Carranza,' asserting the right of the constitutionalist government to rec ognltlon by the United States and other foreign governments. Lack of recogni tion is declared to be the one diffi culty remaining in the'way of restoring constitutional government in Mexico. The statement asserts: "At this time we believe ourselves to be In a posi tion to overcome this last difficulty because the constitutionalist govern ment is now actually In definite pos session of sovereignty and the legiti mate exercise of sovereignty is the es sential condition which should be taken into account when deciding upon rec ognition of a government." Villa's Answer la Wuhlaxtm. General "Villa's a'nswer also reached Washington today, but was not deliv ered at the State Department. Until It is presented the Villa agency de clined to make public the text. Officials of the department declined to comment on the abstract of the Villi statement carried in dispatches or on a copy of a letter from Villa to Car ranza also received at the agency, which urged that differences be for gotten and suggested a personal meet ing between the two leaders to arrange for co-operation and the restoration of peace. General Carranza's proclamation was formally handed to Consul SlUiman xt Vera Cruz yesterday for transmission to Washington. It was promptly laid before President Wilson and State De partment officials would not discuss it. The document reiterates the history of the revolution through five years, be ginning with the Madero uprising against Porfirio Diaz and what is termed the economic and social In equality of the colonial epoch. The length of the revolution, it asserts, is due to attempt at compromise with the elements of the old regime at Ciudad Juarez. s Ex-Ambassador Wilson Blamed. President Madero's failure the docu ment attributes to the opposition from Orozco, Reyes and Felix Diaz of the old regime and Zapata, instigated by their adherents. .General Huerta, it explains, consummated the movement with the. co-operation of "a group of foreigners favored by the old regime who surrounded Henry Lane Wilson, ex-American Ambassador to Mexico and under the pretext of saving Mexico City from war. The statement then explains that as Governor of the State of Coahuila, Gen eral Carranza assumed representation of the republic in accordance with the constitution, which by its own terms "will not lose its force and vigor even though, through some rebellion, its ob servance is interrupted." The schism of Villa and his follow ers, which later occurred, the state- Concluded on Paice 7, Column 1.) GARRAFIZA TZYjEfZ HAH OS fU-Ll-
