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THE' OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - SATURDAY " EVENING. 'AUGUST-. IS. 1914. . -aMsesassaaaaaBBaMSSSa . wmi.. i. i - m 1 ' " - ' ' I " ... .. . .. .. - . 1 GERMANS TRYING TO PENETRATE THE LEFT WINS OF. WAR ALLIES German Infantry Is Wonder fully Efficient,. Points Out War Experts, WAR RUMORS UNRELIABLE Mnch of Information Is Exaggerated, Bat Keal Facts Will B Given Boon, zt la Declared. Kj Ed K Keen. (To! ted Preaa Laaed Wlra. i London, Aug-. 15. All Indications were that the Germans were trying to penetrate the allies' left wing in L-elglum, the official British military bureau admitted today. War experts unitedly urged the Urinal not to expect too much. The German Infantry is wonderfully effi clent, they pointed out, and even if the kalner's forces should succeed in their present attempt, it was ox plained, it would be no more than an initial reverse for the allies, which would not mean ultimate defeat. The official bureau remarked that the British government "has no rea son to doubt that the German crews of the cruisers Goeben and HrtHlau have been replaced by Tur- . klsh officers and men." This, to some extent, modified the threat that Turkey would be dragged Immediately Into the European Strug. gle. It had previously been suspected - that the reported sale of the two cruisers by Germany to Turkey was a mere pretense, and that, after re mainlng as long as they chose in TurklBh waters, both ships would re sume naval warfare, with their old frews, on the shipping of Great Brit sin, fram-e, Russia, and their allies. Act Hot Deliberate. It was fttlll considered that the sale was unprecedented, with the vendor of the ships actually at war, but the opinion was gaining that perhaps Tur key did not deliberately Intend Its act an a defiance of the group opposing Germany and Austria-Hungary, and some thought Germany deliberately planned a trap to involve the sultan in lostllitles on the Teutonic side. foDies" were received here of a manl festo to the German people by General Btoln. of the German army general staff, warning the public against believing any statements given out concerning the war, except by the German govern merit. "In England and France," said the proclamation, "falsehoods are being Spread throughout the east. Germans have too muc i faith in your govern ment as to accept such rumors too easily. "The English accuse us of having suggested the partition of Holland In exchange for Knglish neutrality. Such charges are beneath contempt. 'you Germans also are spreading ru mors of victories and defeat, such as the German occupation of Belfort and the destruction of the regiments whole sale. Advance Checked. "livery thing will be published at the proper time, and we have given our word that nothing shall be exaggerat ed, and'nothlr.g minimized. "Few, except those experienced in warfare, can know with what difficul ties victories are won." The official press bureau announced; "The German offensive is for the mo ment arrested in upper Alsace, an.1 there are Indications that the Frencb have made progress on that side." Sentiment Against AQTP&N ATTFMPK War Tax Develops "n Al INYttlUN flALItU BY ALLIED FORCES ; Servian Frontier Is Scene of President WiUOn said TO Ba Uncertain Whether to Bend a Special Mas sag's to Congress. Washington, Aug. 15. Several Dem ocratic leaders admitted thia afternoon that there was but little sentiment in congress in favor of a war tax. It was stated that unless President Wilson xenrlx a aneeiiLl meuira to confreaa on a war tax bill through. I Opposition in the house against any such measure was strong. The repre sentatives, it was said, feared the ef- I feet a stamp tax act would have oa the i Desperate Fighting, Battle Stilt Going On. One General Carranza Enters Mexico City Constitutionalist Chieftain Beached the Capital Teaterday, Says Official Tel egram Received at Knevo X.aredo. Laredo, Tex., Aug. 15. An official telegram received at Nuevo Laredo, the Mexican city opposite here, said that the constitutionalist chieftain entered 1 jatiicw K,uy yuBieruay. Refugees Beach Vera Cruz. Washington. Aue. IB. Vera . Cruz was packed today, with refugees from Mexico City", according to advices re ceived by Secretary of "War Garrison from General Funston. Hundreas or CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED TO ESTABLISH E political situation. DCflT ADMV MflTUrtD A UO nersons. th mesaasre said, were Bleep It was announced at the White uuni ntm I hii i iwimnu ,- "-a-" House that the president was unde cided whether to send a war tax mes sage to congress. GERMAN CHANCELLOR GIVES OUT OFFICIAL WIRELESS STATEMENT Montenegrins Assist In Repulsing- En emy, Battle Being Waged From Trenches on the Border. (United Press Leased Wire.) London, Aug. 15. Two more sangui nary battlea on the Servian frontier were reported today in a message re ceived here from Nlsh, Servia'a tempo rary capital. In one, it was stated, the Servian and Montenegrin allies repulsed an Aus trian attempt at an invasion. The other was still in progress. The first fight began Thursday night, a strong Austrian. force attempt re r i j n ... i nigni. Diame TOr War Laid On nUS-lng to cross the Danube near the Rou- American People. J a II J j. ' nianian Doraer. j. ne ames, enirencnea Sia and Appeal IS Made IO !on the Servian side of the river, fought mem uniii riaay noon, wnen iney withdrew, badly beaten. In the meantime, 4000 Austrlans had crossed the river Save at Schabatz and (United Preu Led Wlre.) jomea an Austrian lurce ..ay was expressed here today in the war I fr he 'orm!I.i?fiIlt- statement Issued yesterday by Imperial ; " erot ""m V 11 "Z 72 .Yi i" Chancellor Bethrnapn-Hollweg of Ger- 1 J?H?ul? th Ni9h l many, apparently mainly as an appeal ! doubt when NisU dlBPatch was tn thA XlnitaA fltatan TV 1 Sent. was given out officially through the German wireless stations and by Mar coni Wireless company to the British press. "The present war is a life and death struggle," It said in part, "between the German and the Muscovite races of Russia." The latter country provoked the struggle, it was asserted, and France and ISngland were drawn into it through "an unnatural alliance" with Russia, Inasmuch as England "stood in the way of the German attack .on the northern coast of France," it was de clared Germany ".was forced to violate the neutrality of Belgium but we had promised emphatically to compensate that country for all damage inflicted." "It Is with a heavy heart," the mes sage concluded, "that we see England ranged among our opponents. England piacea nerseii on ine ae ox us-. An advance of 20 cents a barrel In sia whose lnsatiabllity.and whose bar- the prlce of patent nour today an ad baric insolence have helped this war. vance of 2c a pound In the price of . Vu V .v. u.u.. (butter scheduled for Monda morning, " w J"u ilower prices for coffee aria the an- A.uc..w..u wvio w,i ciu ; nouncement that tooth brushes, hair fu t0hPVerd Ur sltua"on- We I brushes and, in fact, all brushes are invito tnAir Anlntnn oat - 4na rtA i h-, t.". ": " ' bout to desert the market..were items them o examine our view In an un prejudiced way. The sympathy of the American na tion will then He with German culture and civilization, fighting against a half Asiatic and slightly cultured barbarism." ing in the open. Three hundred French refugees were expected to reach Vera Crux tonight. AMElANnHG GERMANY AS FAST AS TRAINS CAN CARRY Huntingtons Had Never Been Arrested, Says American Consul at Hamburg, PATENT FLOUR PRICE TAKES UPWARD JUMP OF 20 CENTS BARREL Farmers Holding Wheat Is Given as Reason; Brushes Practically Out of Market. Washington, Aug. 15. Americana in Europe were moving from one country to another at will today, according to advices, received at the state depart menc The American embassy at St. Peters, burg stated that most of the Amerl cans there had left the city and that their departure was not being ham pered in any of the other cities of Rus sia. Ambassador Gerard at Berlin said Americans were leaving Germany as fast as trains could carry them away. No orders had been issued by the Ger man authorities, he said, to hamper them In any way. Secretary Bryan was notified by the American consul at Hamburg that Archer Huntington and Mrs. Hunting ton had never been arrested. The gov eminent, he said, requisitioned their automobile, and Huntington's valet. British subject, was arrested. "Mr. and Mrs. Huntington," the cable said, "were not molested." The American minister at Berne suggested that all American teachers in Switzerland remain until arrange ments for their transportation America had been completed. ADVANCE ON BRUSSELS IS ON IN FORCE Swiss to Meet Here On Saturday Night Minister to TTnlted States Issue a Ap peal Through Z.ocal Consul for Bed Croaa Aid. Portland Swiss have received an ap peal from Dr. Paul Rltter, minister from Switzerland to the United States, through Consul Albrecht Strelff, to lend their assistance to the Swiss Red Cross. In line with the appeal Mr. Strelff has announced a meeting of the Swiss Hall association at Swiss hall Satur- (Contlnued From Page One.) attempts to carry outposts at the point of the bayonet were repulsed in dlsor der and with heavy losses. Cannonading Xs Pnrioua. Furious cannonading was in progress today the entire length of the Belgian and German lines. It was taken for granted here that the German general assault had begun. The artillery duel started at dawn. It was opened by a long range artil lery fire on the Belgian lines, cover ing the advance of the German in fantry. The Belgian front extended from the vicinity of Dlest to the Luxemburg zrontler, a distance of about 75 miles. French and English held the center, at Gembloux. There were 300,000 Ger mans along the River Meuse. Cap tured German officers admitted the general staff was willing to sacrifice a third of them to take Brussels. The Belgians believed their capital's cap ture was impossible. TThlana Driven Back. Early in the day German Uhlans be gan feeling the Belgian lines In many places but retired before the terrific assaults of the latter's cavalry. - The German infantry remained In Its trenches and the artillery held Its positions. The situation unquestion . ably was serious. The war office was suppressing all detailed information from the front. This was Interpreted as meaning" that the German Infantry was In touch with the Belgian, French and English al lies' 'forces and that the next Ger man forward movement would Involve the whole of both armies. It was expected the battle would last several days. Provisions Come for Oermana. The German headquarters was es tablished at Vise, whither supply ' tralna were bringing up ammunition and provisions from Aix-la-Chapelle. By this means the fighting force waa being furnished with food for men and horses, a consideration almost com pletely overlooked, apparently, during the earlier fighting. Belgian officers declared even the present aystem waa working unsatis factorily and that the German commis sary was practically a complete fail ure. -A little bridge had been thrown across the Meuse at Vise, and from the same point a temporary railroad NURANC BUREAU Leading Bankers and Busi ness Men Confer on Plan to Aid American Ships, RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Joins in uWtisff and Bill Za Being" Drafted. Germany Prepared To Fight To Last Xosss Already Sustained Increase De termination of Xaiaer and Xia Ad viser. By Karl II. Ton Wiegand. Rotterdam, Aug. 15. "Germany Is prepared to fight until the last man capable of bearing arma has been killed." Thia was the last word I "received when I left the foreign office in Ber lin Thursday. The war has already cost many Ger man lives, but this has only Increased the determination of the kaiser and his advisers. The nation Is calm. Reports of anti war demonstrations are false. DECREE OF FEDERAL COURT PUT IN FOR BY E PHON COMPANIES the main battle In Belgium .bad yot begun, expreaalng the opinion that pre limlnary skirmishing; would continue for several days. AMUSEMENTS Interchange of Long Distance Service Put Into Effect for First Time This Morning, PLANTS ARE REARRANGED PACKERS SHIPPING (United Pre Leased Wire.) New York. Auar .-. IS nonrrem will be asked to pass a bill creating a bu reau of war Insurance of American register ships and their cargoes In the euon to cure the stoppage of Ameri can over sea commerce caused by with drawal of foreign merchant snips. leaaing bankers of the country are behind the measure- and a conference on tne subject was held vestrdnv with Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo. To insure the freedom of dis cussion the conference was held be hind closed doors, but the resolution adopted was made public. The con- rerence appointed a committee of 12, headed by Seth Low, president of the National Civic Federation. The com mittee will remain In Washington to aavise with the government deDSrt ments and congressional committees, GREAT QUANTITY OF MEAT FOR ENGLISH Under Hw Systeta Subscribers Kay Have Privilege of In tar-City Wlrea of Both Uaea. Long distance interchange between the Home Telephone company of Port land and the Bell lines in the north west was put into effect for the first time this morning. This accommodation which is the re sult of a recent decree of the federal court affects all Home telephone lines HEILIG Iffffss TODAY 1:30 TOM GUT AU Thia and Next Week Famous ' Uotloo Picture "CABIRIA" IS ORCHESTRA SPECIAL CHORUS Et. TSe, BOe. t&o. Aft. 0e. t&o. Government Investigators l"Po,r.tu,MLand ian.eyvtown.8. and Pa , I cific lines throughout the entire north- ousy unecKing up inquiry on Advance in Prices. to west. Since Judge Bean made his decision both companies have been at work ar ranging their plants for the service. It was necessary to lay ISO cables (United Press Lesxl wir i 1 &nd to Install 32 dials on the long dls Chicago, Aug. 16. Federal district tance switchboard of the Bell exchange. aiiorney vviiaerson was informed, here 1 Under th. new Interchange svstem a toaay that Chicago meat packers" had natron with h. t.ihnn. mv mi?? n! ll l0-000;0 Pounds of mak. loDg distance call to any point meat to Canada since the war Btarted. I ,.w. v ... . The work of drafting a bill has been U a sal(1 wlu ba northwest For eiamola. if on lnaulrv commenced and the matter will be! . . . . of the Home long distance operator it pressed for passage. The plan has the ""VI "Vt " "Tf?" alB. nave la found that the town desired la not indorsement of J. J. Hill. J. p. Morgan i:,', VLT --JL..V reached by the Home wlrea the call ana ower leaaing financial men. I , :r, 7" A" LV2 "'" would be shifted by the Home ex ronowine la the conference resolu-i ' ;.rr I chans-e to th Bll rhn ana the j i i-j v iiiHfii'M rwMi vnn r v mj nirarann Mnn. i "a " "'"Wlffi "tK orTrrT7TIl- Bell telephone the operation would ;kt,"k S ::.eT?LJa:y the Armour Packing company for UBt tn rever8e- c..oi t vu.au tv i i -isiL lUBumuue. o Ann nnn j . . . , i . , ... . . to h nflmfni.f.wj . -. . . ' ..wv,uuv yuunuo vl oeet was me ursi nirs cuarga win oo maae tor of l III 11 ,th? dirfcUon . foreign war order received. this accommodation, the two companies I" 1L . -H . "'""r" "I nave decided." jU1 Wfllrr-onn ! irrinrlni' tnr a rUorln. hnnu nf an. dv a Doarn or thru nr riv man tuVik ... . a - Bhaii ae.,Tv.a . 1 " ' . " ln,s aiternoon, to summon everyone counts made through Interchange. lean fihina anf Am.rl..n o, . r .T . . . " I x c.c.iua.o y.K.Lya.uy sir s),inn ' v. .v.,' X ' : ana 11 1 think Indictments are justi- nounces a new number. A-68, as the ' ' " - w WW DU1ULTCU VilQICUit. T1 Orl thA OTO A n. Ill . . " It . . . . . . - . T. j . "v ""i owt. inj uisiance awii.cn ooara or ine fa- board, it shall .nnaar th. a min, i . 1 . "c .wlt3 pauci- cine ciatea leiepnone company : ", ' ' . lulg a. separate prooe toaay into the ur Bti.ppers on American ves- boosting of foodstuffs prices sels are unable, in any canicular ! trade, to compete on equal terms with the vessels or shippers of other na- j tionalities by reason of the protection I offered such other carriers or ship-; pers by arrangements for war indem- nity through their governments, and I that such board have power to fix vim EVERY BODY GOES QtTAXXTT VATTDBYIXX.S 1 0-Big Features-IO COMTDTVOVS Aftetnwo, 1:30 to 5:30; night. 6:30 to 11:00; Sundays. 1:00 to 110. PRICES Afternoons. 10c and 15c. Nights, lftc and 25c MATINEE DAIIY 230 BROADWAY AT AUliK WKKK Ai;3. 10 Special eugaaeinont Mlsa Jcssle-Shlrler and eomuanr In "I NDKR TWO LAOS; ' Miss Julie King In "The Mao 8h Mt-t;" Tha Threa Klrius Ksrs. Miaa IxwIm I)tocrie Arthur Mar and Sunny Klldaff; Mutual Weekly No. US; orcbastra. Balcony and box sats reserved. BAKER THEATRE TOKIOHT THE H. B. BAACO 1CUBICAL TABLOID CO. Prssents A SEASIDE ROMANCE Tbr ilimn daily Matine 2:30 P. M. Nltrhla 7:30 and 8 o'clock Any seat in tba bonsa lOe f Two Injured When Farmer Refuses Meal Colfax. Waih.. Atir 15 Toonh rates of premium, subject to change to ! Codd, age 36 years, son of Mrs Wil each country or for each class of. Mam Codd of Spokane, is In tho St of interest to the average consumer here today. To the farmer the fact that a snsatlonal advance is being made in the bids for wheat is also in teresting. "With the possible exception of but ter, which advance cannot in any way be attributed to the war in Europe, the conflict abroad was given as the direct reason for the advances. Butter prices are quoted higher simply be cause the extreme dry weather has ruined the pastures and the supply of cream is almost at the vanishing point. The advance of 20 cents a barrel In the price of patent flour Is due to the fact that milling wheat is very scarce. Farmers are not offering to sell freely because they believe that the war will force prices still higher. The shortage in brushes is due to the fact that most of the bristles from which these are made come from Germany, France and Russia and the war has practically stopped the Im ports. Stocks of bristles in this coun try are the lowest in years. day evening, August 22, at 8 o'clock, I wheat Drices are advanced because to which all Swiss in the city are In- ! nr th announcement that a rcsump- vited whether stockholders in the as-1 tjon Gf export shipping Is at hand. sociauon or not. Miiicro am therefore more ket-.n to tak Dr. Ritter has also advised that : hnlrf nf the better Quality and they are Swiss reservists will be sent to Eu- invading the market In numbers beforo rope on vessels sailing from New j tne export demand becomes too strong. York August 21, 26 and 29. j , . Word was received from Beleian Charge d'Affalres Havenith this morn ing by Vice Consul C. Henri Labbe to stop sending reservists east. had been built along the Dutch fron tier to the German border, connecting with the regular line running west ward from Aix-la-Chapelle. There was a hospital, too, at ViBe. with accommodations for 10,000 patients. On the Belgian aide King Albert waa at the front In person, in su preme command of his forces. He wore a plain blue uniform without insignia of rank and few of his offi cers or men recognized him. All the ooldlers' hardships were shared equally Dy the king. He would die, he de clared, rather than see Brussels fall. The Liege forts still held out, though those on the left bank of the Meuse were badly battered. There were but 30.000 Germans left at Liege, it was understood, the rest having been requisitioned for the gen eral advance. German deserters, of whom there Wilson Opposed to - French War Loan President Opposed to Any Financial Move That Could Ba Possibly Mis construed by Any Other Nation. "Washington, Aug. 15. Secretary of State Bryan announced this afternoon that he would answer later in the day J. Plerpont Morgan's inquiry relative to a proposed loan of $100,000,000 by J. P. Morgan & Co. to France. From sources close to President "Wilson it was learned that he is opposed to any Nine Liners Are Preparing to Sal More Than 3000 Beeervlata "Were on Board the Various ships In tha Har bor of New Tork, New York, Aug. 15. Nine big Trans atlantic liners were scheduled to leave this port for European points before 9 o'clock tonight. The Cedric, with her name painted out, sailed this morning. British war ships were waiting outside the harbor to convoy her to Halifax. The British warship Good Hope will escort the Cedric from Halifax to Liverpool. More than 2000 reservists were aboard the various ships here, await ing transportation to Holland, French, Italian and British ports. The French liner Rochambeau sailed at noon for Havre. She carried 250 cabin passengers and 1200 steerage passengers, the latter mostly reserv ists. The Kroonland, Minnetonka, Amer ica, Danube, Saxonia , and Pottsdam were due to sail tills afternoon. I Decision Will Hinge Un Wish oi Majority "If 51 per cent of the property own ers who must pay for the Base Line road pavement really do not want the improvement they will not get it," said Circuit Judge McGinn this morning. Yesterday afternoon Chairman Ku fus C, Holman of the county com missioners was a witness in the trial of the suit now in progress to en join the county from proceeding -with the Improvement, and testified that the county board had no desire to foist upon the people affected an: Im provement the people did not want. He said that during the preliminary steps it had appeared that the ma jority wanted the pavement and that he still believed it was wanted. Sixty-two witnesses, for John Hinter- man, the plaintiff in the suit, have tes- i tifled, all being witnesses about dls- cargo. The sub-committee on exchange sub ignauus nospital at Colfax with a 11 calibre bullet In the region of his mltted the following recommendations ! left kidney, and Ike Baker, a well which were approved: That the treasury department be re quested to deposit funds in leading fi nancial and export centers, to be ex clusively used in facilitating exports. That the question be taken up with the state department of securing the release of funds held in foreign coun tries resulting from the sale of ship ments diverted from their original des tination. That it be recommended to the fed eral reserve board that it take up. when opportunity offers, the question of establishing an International clear ing house. financial move which possibly could be misconstrued by other Governments. I puted property which was rejected in President Wilson, it was saia, has whole or In part when the remon no authority to prevent the loan, but Morgan indicated that his firm would not make the loan unless the admin istration approved. President "Wilson this afternoon called upon the legal experts of the state and justice departments for their opinions regarding the Ameri were many, said the forts' defense had I can government's authority to censor disheartened the attackers. Some of j wireless and cable messages. It was them. It was said, had gone Insane seml-offlcially announced that, until SACKS New and second-hand Sacks for Wheat, Barley. Oats. Onions. Potatoes, -Hops, etc. We guarantee our grades of second-hand bags. We manufacture new burlap bags or all kinds. De liverefl prices mace to any point. GB, XOr OliOZB, X" . BA HOP OZaOTH, TWZ2TB WINKLEMAN BAG CO. Oldest, Largest Second. Hand Bag f Dealers in noruwast. ITS TXOHT ST.. COB. TAHHILL ST, , POBTZiAHS. OB, from their sufferings and drowned themselves in the Meuse. Friday night, the deserters stated, several German regiments hurled against the forts on the stream's left bank and were annihilated, the ground before the fortifications being cov ered with dead and wounded. Marwlta Bnoeeeda Ton Enunloh. It waa learned here today that Gen eral Marwitz had succeeded General von Emmicn ,who led the Germans when they invaded Belgium. The news aa brought in by Belgian spies. vvnai naa oeiauen Von Emmich they did not know. He was previ ously reported dead, according to sum accounts by his own hand, as a se quel to the reouke said to have been administered to him by the Berlin general stair on account of his hand ling of the campaign. General Von Buelow, brother of the former' Imperial chancellor of Ger many, Prince Von Buelow, was also said to have been killed while lead ing an attack on the Liege fortifica tions. . General Von Daimling, another high German officer, was reported here to nave Deen wounded In the fighting with the French In Lorraine. Offer to Buy German Ships. New York, Aug. 15. That Its offi cials had under consideration Ameri can offers to purchase some of its steamships in American waters, valued at 120,000,000, was admitted In a state ment issued- at the New York office of the Hamburg-American line today The Vaterland, the largest steamship in the world, is owned by the Hamburg American line. the opinions were received, the govern rnent would not act on a tentative plan to extend the wireless censor ship to the cables. The wireless cen sorship, however, continued today. Federal district attorneys and agents of the department of Justice have uniformly reported that the ad vance in the prices of foodstuffs seems unwarranted. The Kansas City agent of the justice department wired Attorney General McReynolds this af ternoon that the beet sugar crop was being held back for some unknown reason. The Topeka agent reported that the California beet sugar crop, usually marketed August 1, has not appeared yet. Cruiser Leipsic to Coal in Bffi City strance was checked over after being filed. Parents Convicted Of Beating Child Through the efforts ofr Arnold E. Neate, manager of the Oregon Humane society, punishment waa meted out yesterday in the municipal court to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Buchanan in shape of 10 days each In the county jail for beating their 9-year-old son, The boy's back was covered with welts and bruises to an extent that Judge Stevenson postponed the case a full wees because the sight so un nerved him. 'f Neighbors testified as to the treat ment the boy received from his pa rents and several offered tq adopt him. The lad is now at the Frazier home and will be kept there until the juvenile court decides what to do with him. The Buchanans served notice of ap peal. In line with its policy that humane treatment applies to humans as well as beasts, the Oregon Humane socl ety followed up the case until a con victlon was procured, Arrangement Made f or 'Snplplea by German Consul With the Collector of the Port. - . t-'Ks- San Francisco, Aug. 16. Within the next eight or 10 hours the cruiser Leipsic will be lying In San Francisco j bay, near the foot of Mission street, taking on supplies and coal. Arrange ments to this end were completed ear ly today by the German consul here with. Collector of the Port J. O. Davis. ' The Leipsic arrived off San Fran cisco late yesterday after a day's dash in northern waters In search, presum ably, of prises of war. The German cruiser Nurnberg, it was said, was still scouting in the north but was expected to return south either 4ate today or early tomorrow. Euef Again Loses Fight for Parole San Francisco, Aug. 15. By a vote of three to two, Abe Ruef was de nied a formal hearing of his petition for parole by the state prison boar a In session today at San Quentin prison. The application came up In the form of a resolution offered by Prison Director Warren Porter, who served notice at the last board meeting that he would introduce such a resolution WAR INSURANCE BY U. S. GOVERNMENT WOULD BE BIG HELP Government insurance of grain car goes in American ships would help the situation on the Atlantic coast more than on the Pacific coast because of the larger number of available ships that could be put under American reg istry, according to Portland bankers and grain exportefs, who nevertheless see in the plan a marked relief from resent conditions. One grain exporter declared the idea good one, though it would take a long time to be worked out. He said the scarcity of ships of American reg ister here would prevent any rapid off- hore movement from this coast no matter what arrangements were made to insure cargoes destined for foreign ports. D. W. L. MacGregor, of Balfour, Guthrie & Co., said government as sumption of the war risk would help some, though he thought already the situation had been relieved somewhat by the British .guarantees. This had. however, not caused much confidence among the Pacific coast grain men who fear the risk is not thus properly safeguarded. Lee Boyer, an extensive exporter. said the government's guarantee would depend largely upon- the destination of the cargo and how the warring na tions would interpret the contraband rules. He also pointed to the lack of American ships as a factor, but thought If any relief at all were giv en, the result would be worth the experiment. Mr. Boyer said less wheat is now Do ing diverted to Puget Sound than for several days, indicating a relief in the local financial situation. Samuel L. Eddy, of the Ladd & Til- ton bank, said the war Insurance would relieve the situation If there were only boats to handle the export crop. He said hardly any buyers have enough confidence in the safe delivery of the crop to take up the supply now In the warehouses. Great Britain's willing ness to guarantee the risks, he said, has not been received as final assur ance, and only one cargo of grain has moved from the Pacific coast since the war began a shipload of barley from San Francisco. known farmer of Thornton has a eash in the back of his head as the result of a quarrel over a meal. James Codd, age 22, and Joseph, brothers, both married, left Spokane in an automobile Friday for a hunting trip and to visit an uncle, Patrick Codd of Colfax. Baker says that about 8 p. m. the men entered his farm yard in the car and asked for supper. He refused to get them supper, explain ing that his wife was cooking for hay bailers, and that supper was over, advising them to go to Thornton, two miles distance. Baker says the boys had been drinking, and that they abused him. A fight started, and while Baker had Joseph down James struck him over the head with a .45 Colt's revolver. Baker's wife then brought a .22 rifle, and Baker shot Joseph Codd as they were attempting to get away in the automobile. The Codds were armed with a re volver, shotgun and automatic pump gun. As they were en route to Thorn ton, their car ran into a ditch, and as Baker's' men were taking him to a doctor, the Codds held up the Baker automobile, forcing the men to get out and put their car back In the road. The two parties then went to Dr. Bumgardner's office, where the Codds were arrested by Sheriff Cole and deputies. Baker came to Colfax, and several stitches were taken In his scalp. The Codds are well known pioneer residents of Colfax and Spokane, be ing one of the wealthiest families of Spokane. Mrs. Codd and son, Ambrose, are In California. Educator WfJl Return. Walla Walla, Wash., Aug. 15. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Kroesch of Whitman college, who left early last June for Germany, where Dr. Kroesch was to have acted as an exchange professor with Dr. H. Menschel of Swinemurden. who was to have come to Whitman, are now In London and will return to the United States as soon as possible. They were ordered out of Germany, and so far nothing has been heard from the German government relative to sending Dr. Menschel to Whitman. Entomological Ranger Picked. Washington, Aug. 15. J. C. Gordon of Corvallis has been appointed ento mological ranger in the forest service at Missoula, Mont. French Advance in Fighting on Border Gauls Hold Mountain Fasaes la the Country Into Alsace; Teatona Said to Ba Handicapped. By William Philip Sims. Tarls, Aug 15 The French advance through the Vosges mountain country into Alsace was continuing today, the war office announced All the main passes, it was stated, were held by French troops. The Gal lic artillery, it was added, was prov ing Itself vastly superior to the Ger man. Aside from the fashion in which the kaiser's troops handled their big guns, the French declared their ammunition was Inferior and their explosive shells were Ineffective. This was greatly handicapping the Teutonic soldiers. It was stated. It was admitted, however, that they were resisting desperately. Commenting on the theory that mod ern fighting Is all at long range, stress was laid on the telling work the French have done by their bayonet charges in the Vosges mountain campaigning. The Paris war office predicted a French investment next week of Strassburg. the metropolis of Alsace and the key to the German line of frontier defenses. War office officials did not believe 22? 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Governor West, who Is In the city today, announced this morning that he had prepared a proclamation of ficially closing the season until such time as rains come. The governor stated that he was loth to stop the sport and enjoyment of hunters and had held back his proclamation In the hope that rain would come. Unless it rains before Monday, how ever, the order will go into effect. Closing the season has been urged in the hope of preventing the spread of fires from campers' and hunters fires. The Portland Chamber of Com today. Ruef was not In the meeting I merce at Its meeting yesterday went room when his application was read. 'on record as favoring the step.. STAR THEATRE COMING Tomorrow, Monday. Tuesday TlieTrey o If eaiis CHAPTER NO. 2 "White Water" or -The Hunted Man Could a woman love her father enough to kill her sister? SEETHE v PICTURE! 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