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6 TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND. JULY 11. 1013. ITALIAN RED GROSS QUICKLY IN FIELd SCENE IN LEMBERG AND MAP OF SHIFTING EASTERN BATTLE LINES. GRAY'S IB WASHINGTON AND wYEST PARK WASHINGTON AND WEST PARK Equipment for Camp Work In cludes 120,000 Beds for the Stricken. peciaSOtferag: n mora i ' j j a, i 11.. JL.":""1. -r -": I " i i ' U A!" i ' A mWM -ft 'tut--' tVvv.bnL ... - GIRLS STUDYING NURSING Conntry Finds Xo Lack of Volun teers and Dgclicss d'Aosta, Sec ond Iady of Iand, Seta Fine Example of Industry. BT CAROLYN' WILSON". 'Copyright, 1015, by tbe Chicago Tribune. Published by arntnsemcnt.) ROME, June 17. The Italian Red Cross service is already at the end of the third week of war. better organ ized, better equipped, than the French wa. at the end of the third month. Of course, there is always the exten uating excuse that Italy has been mak ing ready for months, whereas France was caught absolutely unprepared. I had a Ions interview with theConte Delia Bomaglla, president of the Italian Red Cross for the last four years, and he not only explained Italy's previous preparation, but took me to the train sheds to see the sanitary trains wait ing: there, ready to , be sent out, and showed me rooms full of masks for asphyxiating bombs and other rooms full of different new models ef ban dages and splints and contrivances for comfortable conveyance. Stw Ideas Being Tried. There are tcores of new ideas being eent.in from day to day to the office of the Red Cross, which are busy as the traditional beehive, and all these things are carefully tested and wherever practical used. , I found the eonte, a giant of a man with the beard of a fairy story ogre and the eyes of a. child, bending . over a new model of a mosquito netting so wired that it can be placed over a man lying on the ground without touching him. "Expensive." said the count, doubt fully, "and I'm afraid a luxury. That money ought to go for medicines. Tou are an American, arent' 'you? Do you 'want to tell your countrymen that al- - though we have everything as ready as ' It can e, and although we have ar ranged for alt that forethought can ' provide, still there are articles which, - owins to the impossibility of getting things from Germany, will soon be lackingrjo us. "These are rubber gloves, anti-tc- tanus serum and fever thermometers. Money Always Welcome, "If some one wants to help although money, of course, is always the best way of helping, to be sure but if aay- . oni wnls to send, some concrete things, those are the things that we shall need In time. "But, really, we are wonderfully well organized. Of course, our Red Cross has always been well advanced. Un fortunately," and his face grew seri ous, "we nave had only too much ex perience with earthquakes, and the con- . htant fear of a repetition of one of these shocks has kept us always in " readiness. "Our hospital trains have long been a fact, not an experiment, as was the case with the French. At the begirv ninar of the war we had 22 of them all -ready to leave and there are others ."being prepared now." These hospital trains' are made up of 16 carriages. 10 for the wounded, one for operations, dressings, and pharmacy; another for cooking, and the remaining two for transport. Each train is equipped with 10 railroad nurses, 10 assistants, two surgeons, and two women for the cooking. Mobile I nits Are I seful. Then there are 200 field hospitals and 245 mountain and camp units. These resemble our United States port able units and are made especially light' to oe carried by donkeys up into the mountains or through the narrow parses. The camp unit comprises three tents each for 25 men, one operating tent and 16 attendants. In a war like the present in that terribly mountainous country these units are going to be of even greater service than the big hos pitals back in the cities. It has long been a lament in France that there were not more hospitals near the front. I have been told that all men .with abdominal wounds are simply left ' on the field in France by the stretcher carriers, because it is Impos Kiblerto get them in time to the base hospitals and there is no opportunity for more than a temporary bandaging at the front. The first abdominal case ever re ceived at the Neuilly ambulance, which gets many of the worst surgical cases, was brought in the first day of May, o that it is possible by now that more field work is being done near the front. I know a French officer who has often said to me: "If I'm to die. all right, let it be quick; or if not, a leg shot away or anything but an abdominal wound. You're Just left there, if that's your trouble, until you die of peritonitis." Kqnlpmrnt Includes 120,000. Beds. Besides this splendid equipment of mountain hospitals the Red Cross has 120 base hospitals. Their campaign equipment, exclusive of the. city hos pitals, comprises 120.000 camp beds. This, of course, is only the Red Cross and quite irrespective of the govern ment, which also furnishes hospitals and units and materials. In Milan alone preparations have been made in hos pitals, colleges and hotels for the re ception of (300 patients. Too. there Is the Croce Malta, the Sovereign Order of Malta, one of the most noble and exalted organizations in the world. For any one to belong he must have 16 noble quarterings on his coat of arms. It is a relic of the old crusade days, an organization to do good whether In peace or In war. The members of the Croce Malta, which, as one may suppose, are the smartest, most important neode In Rome, have given freely and already - nospitai trains are on their wit to the front, in many cases in the care of Princesses and Duchesses. Indeed, the Duchessa d'Aosta. second lady of Italy, is one of the most earnest workers among the wounded. At pres ent, tn her little simple dress the Croce Malta wear white. wUJj & white Maltese cross on a green ground over the heart she is making a careful inspection of an nospitais in the north, interroirjitlnir the directors and nurses and assuring nerseii xnai xne attendants have not only knowledge but also common sense. Volanteers Are Plentiful. There has been no lack of volunteers. During these 10 months all the serious minded girls have been taking courses in the first simple requisite of nursing, and after a three or six-month course (without which they will not be ac cepted) they are qualified to go as as sistants. The regular nurses have had three years' -training. There were at the be ginning of the war. without counting volanteers, 4600 graduate nurses and V 5 av"' Cracow PRIXtlPAL STREET OK tiAI.lt IAN' stretcher bearers, most of whom have had experience either in the. earthquake or in the Libyan war. and Imo 21H doctors, surgeons and pharmacists. Of course, the wounded have not be gun to come into any of the southern cities, and I understand that only a few are even in Milan, lint from every In dication It seems as if the Italian I ted Cross .was a well-organized, smoothly running; affair which would minimize by a large per cent both the loss and the suffering: which other unprepared coun tries have experienced during the first months of war. - IRRIGATION FUNDIS SURE Senator Jones Promlsfu Itfllf to Yakima Water lTscr. TOPPE.N'ISH, Wash.. July 10 (Spe cial.) United States Senator "Wesley I Jones addressed a joint meeting of the Farmers' Union, the Water Users' As sociation and Toppenleh Commercial Club here this afternoon. The Senator declared to a eood-sized" crowd that ha was positive that at the next session of Congress ample funds would be appropriated as recommended by the Secretary of the Interior, a. min imum amount of 250,000 for an ade quate distributing system of water for the Takima reservation. Many com plaints have been mad of shortage of water, and tbe superintendent of dis tribution has been severely censured. The latter replies by criticising the water usrs for lack of prparation and carlssnss. PROPERTY-OWNERS TO ACT "Washington-Street Holders May De cide on Street Repairs. Property owners on Upper Washing ton street will meet tomorrow to decide what to do about reDalring the pave ment In the street, which is in such deplorable condition that the City Council has threatened to close the street. Chester G, Murphy, one of the residents of that section, sarfd yester day that he believed the property owners would favor prompt action. The City Council on Friday granted permission to the property owners to have the pavement repaired. Unless action is taken by the property owners earl ythls week it is expected the Coun cil will close the street. PLAYGROUND MADE PUBLIC Reed. College -Campus, Gymnasium and Oonrenleneeai Are Free. Reed College campus has been thrown open as a playpround for the people of Portland. Tennis courts, baseball field, track and portions of the gymnasium are open to anyone who cares to use them. Competent directors have been appointed to take charge of the outdoor games and give Instruction. The locker-rooms, shower baths and handball courts in the guynaeium will be open to the public Many people have not utilized the grounds so far because they did not know that the conveniences would be at their service. There is ample room to accommodate all who wish to come. 'Unlversallsts Call for Peace. PASADENA, CaL, July 10. The Unl versallst general convention elected officers today, chose Worcester, Mass, as the city for then ext annual meet ing and passed a resolution calling on President "Wilson to call on neutral nations to form a board of mediation to settle the European war. The hooio In San Frmnclsca which Rrtrt Louis Stevenson's widow built for her.lt upon returning from the South sm lsisnd. naa been sold, it brourht about MO.Ouo, and iv as subject to a f 10,000 mortsac. Xytotoa. ia'i,7,r a. Jaro&Lsj CITV RETAKEN BV TKITO.MI HOOK K PAII1.IIIIKT AT LKKT. 70. MAZAMAS LEAVE Party Off for Lark on Sides of Mount Shasta. TRIP TO TAKE TWO WEEKS Eastern People and Californlnns Amonr Those Starting for Camp. Journeys to Be Made to Kan Francl and Crater Lake. Beginning the first lap of their sec ond. Journey to Mount Hhasta, 70 Ma zamas left Portland last night by spe cial train for Sisiion, which will be the base for their advance upon the snow peak. They will consume two weeks' time in the trip and ascent, and then the party will disband, part going to San Francisco and part going for a trip to Crater I .eke. The official time of (he trip will be until July 26. The party thla. year Includes a great many Eastern people and Callfornlana besides the ones who have registered from Portland. They will reach Stsson at noon today and proceed at once to the foot of the mountain for the ascent. Krom tonight, when they win reach Mount Shasta Camp, until July 25 they will make their headquarters at the camp at the foot of the mountain. Following the list or members of the party: Ml Elizabeth Mewla. Fatlle. TVub.; R. !'. Veteraon. Portland, Or.: Frank C. Iiavla. Riverside. CaX ; Mn, Frank c Mavis. Klverside. Cal.i A. f Franck, Sis Ii-co. Cal. ; Miss Bttlna, M. Frunck. Kui Dleiro. fal. : Ir. O. Barek, SIta Kdna Bnrrk. IdlM Mary Kl.m. bt. Louis. lo. : rharles A. Ouerne. Turner. Or F. C. Molmaa, Hubs nit Cal.; Mtas I .aura, It. Frazeur. Chlcsco; Mr. and Mrs. W. o. Collins. 8eattl: J w. Marsh. Banks. Or.: li. W. Orlfflth. Ban Francisco: Mlsa Mary K. Moran. Oakland: W. C Yoran. Kuirene; W. B. Marble, rhl easo; O. H. Welchelt. Oakland: Mki M.r-s-aret Mclnnon, Honolulu; P. J Campbell. Kuaene; M Ira Susanne Kel1t. Seattle; A. a. Peterson. W P. HnrdeKty, M1s May Cheno with. Mlti Elaine Farell, Jacques Lets. M -aa Pauline ;eball, Ernest KasersKlueaa. Ben V.'. Newell, MIM Anna Nlrkell Mlsa Ila L CralEhtoo, Mlsa Jean Richardson. W. K. Bernard. Mla A. J. Crosnlejr, Arthnr cook. M lam Mabel K. Pnllllpa. Mlaa Anne Iillllnrcr. Mlsa Harriet Kunkel, J. C. rhn, Miss Acnes G. Lawion, K. J. Davidson. Mlas Minna Backus. Vina IIla Dean. A. I Heyer Jr.. J. Llw Bronaucb. Gorr. bmntnxta, John t-ee. M. W. Oorman, C It. Sholes. H. H. Prouty. Mlaa KJlth Kills. Miss Pearl Fills. Miss Martha K. NI!on. Hoy Anderson. Roy Ayem. Boyd Williams. lu J. Clary. Mlas Polona Clary. MlM Nellie Talcour. Mr K. Skeltoa. Miss Alice Bsnfleld. F. H. McNeil. Harold Newlln. Fred Lutfem. C. L.. Winters and Miss Lilian rpwl. all of Portland. HIGH ROTARIAN COMING ITTEHVATIOVAL PRE9IDRXT TO BE portlaxd sitor nintsbAr. Fntertalnaaeat Plaaaed for Chief aaa "Wife b "Way to Covestloa Sail. srss Talk Is PromlseaU Frank L. Mulholland. of Toledo. O. president of the International annota tion of Rotary Clubs, will be a Port land visitor on July 15. and while here on bis way to attend the convention of the association, of which he Is presi dent, he will be entertained by the Fortiand Kotarians. Mr. Mulholland. accompanied byrhls wife, will arrive In Portland Thursday morning. At the Benson Hotel, from 1 ,.,fti; k ) i ' '-.i. a i. f V. V tx,4 until I o'clock, he will be the guest ef honor at a luncheon given by the Port land Itotary Club. lie will then be taken over the Columbia Highway, and a stop will be made at Chanticleer Inn to allow him to drink In the wonders of the I'ppe'r Columbia. Thirty or 40 of the Portland Kotarians will escort Mr. Mulholland on his sight -seeing trip. At the came; time that the Rotarians give their luncheon for Mr. Mulholland. their wives will entertain bis wife at the Hazelwood. Mr. Mulholland Is an 'attorney from Toledo. lie is said to by a human dynamo In bis store of energy and tn thuslaxm. and the S00 Rotarians and friends who will bear him speak at the luncheon In bis honor may expect omethln? extraordinary. He will dis- i - - '1 i - !. I II Frank I. M albollaasl. ef Telt-do. O. PreaUdeat of latrniatlaaal Anasditloss af Ra-tarr ClakMB. Wis lll Be la I'ertlaad July IS.. cuss tbe general business conditions and how tbe Rotary Clubs may Improve laem. The International Association of Rotary Clubs comprises the countries of the British Isles, Australia. Canada. Philippines and the United states. MAN REALIZING ON CLAIM Orejronlaii In Hudson, X. Y., Write lie la Obtaining Rich Estate. HOOD RIVER. Or.. July 10 fSpe rlal. John IJvlnjrstone. formerly of Portland. Or., who owns a ranch at Cascade Locks, according to Mrs. James Taylor, of Portland, who visited to day at the home of postmaster J. I. Lucas, has written to her that he Is now In Hudson. X. Y.. realizing on a claim he made to a large part of the real estate of that city. Mr. Livingstone, before he left for the East, said that he waa going to se cure the property valued at several million dollars and return to Oregon to spend a large portion of ltln public improvements. According to the story of Mr. Livingstone, the land, before Hudson grew to any size, was left as a life estate to Mr. Livingstone's father, who became Involved In financial diffi culties and disposed, of the land. Those who purport to own the land, he said, time lease It. Efforts have been made to sell it, but they have been unable to give clear title. Easy. Michigan Gargoyje. "Do you know where little boys go who don't go to So net ay school?" "Yes. ma'am; dey go fl.ihln'." ' The average depth ef the sands en the African dossils is froia 30 la 40 fu of Chesterfield Suits, Men's Fine Furnishings and Straw Hats Afford the good dressers of Portland an opportunity to supply their clothes needs for the remaining Summer months at small cost. Come and take advantage of our splendid selections. Biff reductions all along: the line, except on contract and new Fall goods Chesterfield Suits S20.00 Suits at..S15.00 $25.00 Suits at.. $18.50 $30.00 Suits at.'.S22.50 $35.00 Suits at. .$20.50 ?40.00 Suits at.. $20.50 Special Men's Fine Shirts $1.00 Shirts at. . . S5d $1.50 Shirts at. . . $1.15 $2.00 Shirts at. . . $1.45 $5-$6 Silk Shirts $3.65 Special Offerings Ladies' Odd Lot Ladies' $25 to $10 Values, Your Choice. . . 5.95 AND"sGPARK 30 SUBMARINES WANTED WAVY BOARD TO LAY TRESS O 1 KDKRSK.t CRAFT. Daalela Says Larger Beats Will Be Favera-4 aaa That Ceaatry Will .-Seed All It Caa Oft. WASHINGTON'. July 10. Plana far making tbe American submarine more efficient than tbst of any other power are being worked out by tha Navy tieneral Hoard. It became known here today. In connection with Information that the nezt building programme of the Navy would Include estimates for nearly the double number of undersea craft appropriated for by the last ses sion of Congress. Navy officers say tha effectiveness of future American submarines will be vastly Increased through use of a new battery that Is being Introduced for motive power while the underwater boata are submerged. At least JO, and perhaps more sub marines will ba asked of tbe neat Con gress, It is said. Moeretary Pantcls Is said to favor a large building pro gramme. Secretary Daniels today made It clear that be Is a staunch advocate of material Increases In submarine strength. I told the naval commute last Summer that I hoped they would add Just as many submarines as they pos sibly could find money for." tha Secre tary said. "Just how iraany w will ask for nest year has not bean deter mined, but we want 'all we can get. I would not figure on a large Increase In submarines of the same type as we now have. I think that we have got to go In for large submarines, al though the smaller submarines are valuable for coast defense, which Is our chief need. "All the questions" will b taken up in the near future to be worknr out for the estimate to be submitted to Congress." FIREMEN PICNIC TODAY rROr.RAMHK ARRANGED FOR AY. Ml'AL Ol"TIG AT CASIEMIH PARK. Pe-lleemea Will Be Opswaeata la B ball Gasae Priavea An Offered for Virlsas Events. Music, sports, dancing, athletics, base ball and fun Is the programme for the fourth annual outing of tha Portland Firemen's Rand, which will r- he'd t- CONSTIPATION A National Curse HYGINOL A Natural Remedy A super-refined, pure whit Mineral Oil, tasteless and odor less, endorsed by Thysiciana for the cure of Constipation and removal of the causes. It lubri cates without bowel irritation. Stnd tl.OO today for largt botdt by moil IXKUN UBORATORT. 373 4i At.. Ke Tsrfc Special Straw and Panama Hats $2.00 $3.00 S4.00 $5.00 S6.00 $7.00 Hats at. . , Hats at. . , Hats at. . . Hats at. . , Hats at. . , Hats at. . . .$1.45 SI. 05 .82.75 S3.50 $4.25 S5.00 Special Men's v Neckwear 50c Ties at $1.00 Ties at Fine. tOd- 4 - 51.50 njid $2.00 Ties S1.15 S2.50 Ties at S11 $3.00 and $3.50 Ties $1.85 Suits A Sale of "Merit Terms JJ GRAY A"s: day at Canemah Park, near Oregon City. Hundreds of merrymakers are expected to participate. The policemen's and firemen's base ball learn will settle a dispute of long standing with a silver cup ss a trophy for tha winner, prizes lll be given the winners In a long scries of con teats. The Police and Firemen's bands Joined last night In n parade through tne streets. The combined band In cluded 71 pieces, and the public was given a rare musical treat. The crowds will be taken to the pic nic grounds today on t o special trains, one leaving Portland ai'dtfO A. M and the second at 9:30 A. M. The return will be made In the afternoon and evening, ample transportation fa cilities having been provided, special excursion rates have been arranged. xne programme follows: Kaseball. Portland Police Department vs. Port land l ire LXpsrlmrnl, silver cup. Jae ger tiro.; Alblna vs. Brooklyn, base ball1 mitt. Hudson Arms Company; one baseball. Oregon Hardware Company: men's 100-yard dash, men's hat. 1'ralte & Mauck; ladle' 0-yard dash, stickpin, James flnl A f o : second prlre. fonr- 'THE ARISTOCRATS JF THE ROAD" .-v f ig - y mm V V - - . 1 r: ' ' i-T- m. km X-. V-evJ. ., ' ;. . .- " J Made by the Largest Rubber Company in tHe World PAJAMAS 2.00 Pajamas at. 3.00 Pajamas at. 4.00 Pajamas at. 5.00 Pajamas at. 6.00 Pajamas at. SI. 15 S2.00 S -r . . 4 $3.50 OU . 4 SG.25 $ 10.00 Pajamas at. SUMMER UNDERWEAR $1.00 Underwear at S0 $1.50 Undenvcar at SI. 15 $2.50 Underwear at S1.S5 $3.00 Underwear at S2.35 $4.00 Underwear at S3.25 $5.00 Underwear at S3. 75 Department Regular Stock Ladies' Suits $23 and $30 Suits S15.00 S33 and $10 Suits S20.00 $45 and $30 Suits $-."5.00 $53 and $60 Suits $30.00 Cash GTON AYEST PARK pound hec candy. Haxelwood Company; boya und.r 12 years. i yard, pocket knife, lluckus i Morris: girls' potato r"c". ears. lwo-puui.il box. can dy. r(lands: men's tus-of-war. one box ctsar.t, S S. Itich: giria' race, under 14. 7: yard, four-pound box randy. Shetland's: men's shoe. race. ( pair of shoes, '. II. linker: ladles "paper baic race. bonk. C.lils; second prixc. toilet water. Owl I'nij Company; smoking contest. i hat. KoberiMatl 4. Co.; ladles' lassnelng contest, li niuMc bag, Uraves Music Company; married couple race. percolator. Powers Furniture Company: ladles' fire race, llrt order photos, Multnomah Studio: single cou ple race, winner to receive choice ef dinner at Oregon Hotel or scats at llcllig Theater; memorlxlng eontest. one suit clothes. nron-Kuop Company. tVaMUnjnon PoMmaMors Appointed. ORKOONIAV NKWS PCrtHAU. Waah. Ington. July 10. Washington postmas ter appointed: Scott Yancey. Adniv. vice J. I. Winkler, resigned: Thomaa P. Moore. Peolo. vice O. P. lll'.Iyer. re lieved; Inlr TV. Zumwalt. Spring Val ley, vice M. Korman. r-leneH. ft ti rJ a n y n lsA Li? U U U U La i a.