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VOL. XII: WO. 17.
;.CITYEDIvTION
PORTLAND,OREGON, SUNDAY .MORNING, JULY 18, 1915.
UDER ESCAPES
LU5I11 FATE
Studying Map of New Park Area Around Mount Hood
Throat Is Cut
, f.'ILL ; :
FE, ASLEEP
PlilSflOEO CUTS
THROAT OF LEO
Ollfl
Mi
Cunarder Orduna, ; With 227
Passengers, V Including 21
Americans,' ils Chased fby
d: German but Outmaneuvers
SUBMARINE FIRES AT y'
ORDUNA SEVEN TIMES
T : ' . '" 1 " , " - ", . :
Steamer Was Coming From
LiverpooJ to .the U- S.
'r When Attacked.
, Naw Tork, July ' 1 7 U. P.) Tha
riant fCunard Jlner Ordana, carrying
2J7 pwasengora.. 2l" 0f whom were
AWerlcatia, only 'escaped a Lusltania
fate by the superb ecamonehlp of her
eap tain and his- officers., according to
her passeaera. - , The vessel arrived
Tieee today, The .' Orduna s was chased
and without Warning shelled by a Qer.
' man .submarlno 16 hours out of Liver
pool, about 6 o'clock on . the mornln
tf i'rtaaj-v: July a. Scores of paesen
KersV said ' the undersea boat fired a
.' torpedo at the fleeing- liner. Probably
the heat account of the attack was
given to the United Press tonight by
. Baron' Marcus Rosenkrantz,1 a. Danish
nobleman.' who witnessed the whole
affair from the upper deck.. Captain
Taylor and his officers, being also
naval reserve officers, refused to dis
cuss the matter In any way
"There was absolutely tno warning;
said the" .' baron. " "The aubmariue
simply i slipped up on us and . began
action before we knew anything About
it. Z had rather halfway " .-expected
aotbelhJng would "happen and had gone
on the top deck to look around. . Tbe
first intimation I had that anything
'ww wrong was when 1 suddenly no
Jtksed a white streak about 26 yards
astern of us. It was not. I think, a
, torpedo, -. No explosion , followed the
- streak. . . ..y,- .
" The next -thing I. knew, the peri
scope of a subtnarlns appeared off our
Starboard - quarter, and we could see
.' four xaen busying themselves at -Uie
gun. She had only one..; :i - .
. t-Thec Orduna, bafore we sighted the
streak, was traveling about 1 knots,
and- Captain Taylor Immediately or
dered full speed ahead. One of the of
ficers, .calmly took out his watch - as
; th periscope .came Into vviwand
from i that titna ? until the first shell
, whistled' acroed our decks. It was er
actly eight, minutes. - :-y"-
s "The. white streak, I think,' was Ahe
. .,. . i .,; i i .
(Coaetadad oft Par Eta-ran. Column Ona -
Wilson Refuses, to j ,y
K Ooiorjieiit on' Orduna
' "'"i" j i.j-t'-
Xaeidea Infases ' Wew Tactor la Ger
maa-'Amerlcam BelaUoas; VreslCenf s
aoatloA Xs xaded.
? Windsor, .' VU,7 July 17. (U. ' P;)
President Wilson g' unofficially in
formed tonight of the attempt by a
German submarine to sink the dusard
liner .Orduna. He refused to- say any
thing about - it. . "
" The incident- infused a' new' Japtor
into s the "'German j situation by indi
cating -that ' Germany dees . not 'intend
t.o abandon her- attack on big passenger-carrying
ships, It. was stated at the
summer white house. It. was said, that
th. president v will await , an official
report from the ambassadors at Lon
don arid- Berlin, v The reports ( will de
termine whether the Orduna Incident,
because of the presence of American,
passengers, aboard, will be mentioned
in the new American note now in the
preliminary stages of formation. The
. president,'' it was learned tonight, ex
pects to decide Quickly upon this gov
ernment's course of action In ' reply
to- the : latest OermaA ' communication
regarding' the L,usitania. In all prob
ability i the American answer Will . be
on. Its way ; to. Berlin by, the end of
next week. - v
President Wilson spent the last day
of his vacation outdoors. " He will
leave here ' tomorrow afternoon, arriv
ing in Washington in time fey the con
ference with Secretary Lansing Mon
day. . , t ' '
Rheims Bombarded ;
:: !: By German Shells
r. V .. ..- a , ., . - . -
Missiles Tell Around , JPajnou Cathe
" dral; CHvUitn. JOlled; German ArtU
" lary Also Attack Arras. "
,Paris. July 17. (U. P.) German
artillerymen shelled iRhelms . for .at
least an . hour v today, sending shells
crashing into ; the heart of the city
) and .all around . tbe 'famous cathedral.
The war office' reported tonight that
at ' least one ' civilian was killed and
others" wounded. during the bombard
ment. German shells were also burled
into Arras, but did no. great damage,
-" Official dispatches tonight reported
Lh renewal ot, the . German offensive
.along . the jMeuse-here: The Teutons
.launched -violent infantry : attacks
against the -French lines from Calonne
to Espargea, -.: - '
V South Of the ravine of Sonvaux.
r we lost a portion of a trench . captured
July s, under, fierce enemy attack.
tonight's communique, admitted. -Else
where in the region, particularly be
tween Sonvaux and Calonne the enemy
was- repulsed, our' troops .-. Inflicting
heavy losses" - ' - ''
MRY . WILL: NOT .RESIGN
Pptrograd July 17.-r-(XJ. P.) Ameri
can Ambassador Marye -today denied a
report .that he -was to resign. , lie said
he had -heard nothing of the rumor un
til shown a- cable dispatch from : the
United States,- , ,
Leo M. Frank .celebrated convict
' who - was tbe . victim of mur
derous jtMNUult by, a fellow prla
v oner at Milledgeville, Ga.
NEWS INDEX
SECTION ONE -1 4 PGES
Fare, ' .?
t I.iar Orduas acapa Bubmarines. ' -
. Lh H.' (Tank's Throat Cat. ' i.
. National Park Area fop City.
Murdexad Body Fouaa n Altar Btap.
Uuidr;a SMt la Ceavaattoa Xafs
' 'Wak.
, S. Xaflaad Warnad by IT. B. '
Strik: is Muniticn Flant Imminent. .
Faraoanal i Naval BoaVA to Ba Aa
aouoced Monday, ..
a, - Straw Vota Farort Wflaoa. '
WaaimtoQ Kowt Latter. .
- . Reot Could Land Nomina tiaa, f - '
j- CaloToraia Bentimaot for Wllaea.-. i
4. . Buyara Waek Plana Frorresa,'- .
m - P. P.. Claatan Kakea T Addrea.
a. ( Bob of Aaiarioaa Hevelution to Meet.
... Intallirant-Minda Daalared Ttopiaa. '
, , -Portland Attraots Advartuina; Itaiu, . v
' i laat Broadway Needa Pavement, ' t :
v Oovernipaat 2ote; Dispatched in Coda. '
" Proareaa ot 3T, 8. Caahior Co, Irial..
Holland 'a', Neutrality I:ad -j v j
" Three Portland Women Walk 60 Hilea,
: 7. Baa Frasciceo Naw Latter. .
O. A C. GlrU ia Hich In-ret at Fair.
. - Enghah Women Would MaW Xnaitioaa,
- v V. Paciona - Charted With Attempted
. Murder. . --..!. ,-. . .
-8.' 8nator Taimaa ; Btanaeh 'WUsim 8up
v.-,s: -. ' aorter. r i- c.v-i---
i .. Color Fhritssranna Dalirht TUltora.
Bal Vaoh .Wint Hiah Dive.
O-W. R. A N. Employee Picnio. .
B. ; Aaaiataat Poreater Sherman Hercu
- Larch Mountain Trail in XTae. v
1 i.- Couimaia High-way LaiideoV , , i -
Deata te.uio coyote. ' v
Promotiona inr Pcatal Berrice Promiaed.
Biahop Si mnar to Addreaa Women, -.
Vewe of Coarta,
Mattnewa Leavaa teO.OOf Batata.
Big Log Drive-on Lewis Hivar.
-City wood Butineaa Laga. -, -
10.
II.
roTtiantt to uia tor anrtaa coavantsoa in
- 1911 or 1919.
i Jorenile Court Place Ciildren Buceeaa-nllr.-
-Becornitioa
cf Carranza Probabll.
- Caamp Clark Arooaea Patriotism. . .
. It. Industrial Accidents of Week.
Oladitone Chantauauaa Near Close.
-i - Koaeknrg Awaits New- Kail read.
V, of O. Bird aad Animal Collection Hear
, . Completioa. -
' Northwest- in Brief. ' '
IS. Vancouver News.
Day's Happening tn Oregon City.
. Corvallia Summer School Garden Thrives,
. . .Cove Holds Cherry Fair,
New Industry Established at Roseburg.
14. Oregoa Scenery Information Available,
Civilians Blamed for Seaside Incident by
- Militiamea.,
Opportunities for Law Btpdants.
SECTiON TWO 16 IMAGES
' 1-5 Bports News and Gossip.
8-10 Aatomobilo News, -- - - -.: - '
11. Work. Not Oratorv. Needed.
Taylor Street Church Bich ia JKisterie
ixre.
18-15 Want Ads. , v
16. Marine New,' . ,
SECTION THKKE 10 PAGES
Fag,' ! ' "
1. , School for Blind Declared Beneficial,,
t,. Photoplay. News. r v ; ' -
" B. ... In " Stag-eland. ' ' ' ' ' ' T " ' . "
4. - EdltariaK t ' - - ; f : - ;
.. Brief Information, : ..... ,
' 7owa Topica. .
-t- Poander of Osteopathy. - ': ....
y ;HuraM on Mt, Shasta.',
-' Ashland Invites Portland Motorist.
V , Illustrated News Review..'- ..
7. - News 'From Foreign Capitals. ' .
.t Real" Estate and Building Newa. :-.
9.i Markets and Finance., -W.
City Park StTk Baay. - -
, University aad College News.
, Country Sohool aad Its 'Fields - , , - .
v New toatractioa Methods Urged. "
" t J . . i
. SECTION. FOUR 10 PAGES
Pag. -
-. Th Week la Society. : .
4-. News of the Beachea. - . . -.
Realm f Muaiev - ?
Fiavternai Notea. ' -At
-Inland aad Mountain Resorts.
i Oregoa Guardamea Capable Soldiers.
7. Children and Their Needs Considered.
Psychology of Social Service. ,
Y. W. C. A. Work ia Jaoea. ' '
. Full Skirts Her to Stay Ann Kitten
house. - : - ...
' Ticking ia Fashioaable- Margaret Mascsw
Amenea Leads in boons - Clothes.
S. Destgaa -for - the . Needle-woman Cathar.
' ino ureeawooo:."" -v
Woman ia the Week's New.
Seep Tour , Teata Busy Dr. Weeds
HotchinaoTi. . . -
Women of Today aad Testerday OEUla
Wheeler Wileex.
Matrimony aad Commercialism Dorothy
10. Libeity Bell'a Visit Reviewed. '
. Liberty Bell Pilgrimage. Not ' a J
,unk:,,;.i . . - ,
SECTION FIT&-i PAGES
" - (Magazine) " " ' 1 - "
Pare. e
X. If England Bad Tunneled the Channel.
t. The Made m-America Danaar.
S. .Dario Rests Th Fastest and.ths Slow-
, est atan.
4. Th Housekeeper's Council Table.
a. .-i From Filmland.
5. ' On the Bonn? Bide of Life.
- 8eein- Amenea First Fred C. Eally.
' Bandom Facta aad Fancies,
All the - Discomforts of Home James
Montane. . . . ...
- ..The Silly SeaMs by the Sea J.'Z. Xur-
- . pny. - . ,
7. Boieno and Near-Bieaes tTp-to-Sate.
g. : Carteenaa-rama Charlea A. Ovdea.
' The Fro- - Prinoa Georgem . Faulkner,
?'The Story- Lady." ' -
SECTION SIX PAGES
, ' (Coutlfl. '
WHliam Cfeen Life Jermer,
Attacks Slayer of Mary
Phagan With Butcher Knife
Cutting jugular Vein. t ' -
CONDITION OF VICTIM 7
. SAID TO BE SERIOUS
Believecl Parties in Sympathy
With Relatives of Girl t
v Slipped Knife in.
Milledgeville, Ga., July' 18.--8un-day--dT.
P.)l-Lio' M. Frank's . throat
was slashed ?lasf night by-; William
Creen. aged 46, serving a life teYm for
murder. '. Frank's 'left Jagular- vera was
Severed and he may die.' ; II t was at
tacked at 11:10 o'clock aa he lay 'sleep
ing in - tha prison dormitory. :-rt i w. -:
Creen ' used f a sharp, home-made
butcher knife. . Creen, Frank and ban
dreds of .other prisoners were ' in the
dormitory on the' second- floor ol the
twomtory building. They, had retired
at 9 o'clock, the regular time. Two
guards Were stationed s at - two en
trances to the room, and the lights
were turned, down. Frank's cot was
about 40 feet from one entrance.
Creen s .was . four cots further' along
In the line. . r. . i
Mo one saw Creen,' but he -was be
lieved to have, slipped ' out of his cot,
crawled under the three between him
and Frank, who was asleep on his
right side, .
" Slashes . rraak's Throat. - S .; ;
As Creen struck Frank, : the man in
the next' cot gave the alarm;. Guards
sprang towards Creen. Prisoners
leaped from their cots, and general
"pandemonium reigned.- Before Creen
could strike again, he was seised and
. 1 wi s.. . i.
tuw jkuii-o .. yvicoieu iniiu - iuua - jiaun
sank back, -on hla cot. In a, pool of
blood. .. f 'Vf
- Creen was ruBhed to Warden James
E. Smith, and is now in irons in ' a
solitary cell In the basement of the
dormitory building He has not spoken
aord since the assault. . '
... Frank - was lifted - from - his. jcot and
taken to the operating room. - Two
physicians. Inmates of the prison, were
In the fbuildlng and - gave . Ftank im
mediate -attention, V , ' ', "
Victim Hu Xvea haae.
;" One of the physicians who rendered
was rr. C. W. ilcNaughton,- serving a
life sentence for ; murder. . The . other.
Dr." .it- M. Harris, was convicted of
another crime In Columbus.? -
While these two doctor worked over
Frank, a lrury- call -was i -sent Dr. Guy
D. Compton. prison physician," at- his
home half -a mile' away.. He arrived
within a few minutes. The three phy
sicians performed an .Operation imme
diately, switching together . thewoUnd
in : Frank's throat. ' It: took oyer two
hoars. i'.
The United-Press correspondent en
tered the room after the - operation
and asked Frank, who had remained
conscious, how he . felt. . .
, "Pretty well." said Frank,' nmmng.
. Dr. Compton later stated Frank" bad
an almost - even ' chance - to . recover,. -
While the '.left- Jugular wein is sev
ered, the windpipe and spinal; cord
are Intact.' He has' lost much blood,
which, combined ; with his - poor phya-
lcal - condition, resulting - from r long
confinement,' - lessens . his - chances for
recovery. ' "..;, . ; '
Bided ConUane .to Tlow.
The knife ' which Creen: used is salQ
by Warden Smith to have been ob
tained from the farm Saturday after
noon, when Creen; assisted In killing
several hogs. . Smith expressed the be
lief .that Creen concealed the knife
about his clothing and lay awake sev
eral hours awaiting his cnance.
"Frank has been at the farm about
three weeks. -
The prisoners are allowed the free
dom of the -floor until 8 o clock and
the 'lights are-, turned down promptly
at 9 o'clock. 'After that hour no pris
oner is allowed to move without per
mission frpm a -guard. . ... ..- ? r
Attack Causes ICnch Xxcltement.
Excitement whiclr followed the at-.
tack lasted" for hours, t .
v At 1 :30 a m. Frank waa still on
the operating, table. Doctors had not
succeeded in fully stopping the flow
of blood. They admitted that -the pa
tient s chance for i recovery was nar
rowing. : At. IMS physicians completed
the stitching and at that time they, be
lieved the operation would prove sue
cessfuL They had Joined the jugular
vein, and Frank-was then taken to- the
hospital. - -1
Mrs. Frank is in Milledgeville, where
she was stopping so as to be near her
husband.' She Immediately started for
the state prison farm when she learned
of the attack, on . her husband. , i ,
'' Governor Itef uses' to Talk. 1
Washington. ' July 18. (U. P.)-
Governor - Harris of Georgia had not
been informed of the attack on Leo
AC -Frank at "2:10 a. m. and. when, told
the details by the United Press de
clined ' to: make any statement until
be had received the official reports.
Stajvingx Mexicans t
Given !Money, Food
Qaaexai Caxranva, la Control la JSealoo
,City, Slstrlbtites 15,000 Tons of Pro
visions ; "Relieve Suffering. ' - ' "
"Galveston. Texas, July 17,- (U. P.)
-Genuine money and over 15.000 tons
of food have been distributed in Mei-
ico City by Carranzlstas, according to
a cablegram to the consulate here to
night. ''f - . -r-
- This - remarkable distribution of
money' was free and was . undertaken
to .. replace depreciated iVillieta. Zapa
tista and counterfeit constitutionalist
money. k
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Kepresentative "C : i K.TMcArthnr, Mayor M. R.' Albee, Engineer
MURDERERS LEAVE i ?;
BODY ON ALTAR STEPS
OF CATHOLIC CHURCH
. ? ; : ',.,' - - ,-T 7i. i 1 1 s - -
Spjke Or!yen;into.;Head of lr
;i A,i Miller; SalesmanGIrl
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Los' Angeles. CaL, July IT. Xli.Y.
Murdered and spread out in the shape
of a cross on ' the altar steps of . St-.
Augustln's Catholic -church, the J body
of A." Miller, Los Angeles salesman,
was found "by a little girl this after
noon. . - 1 ; !,
Death. ; was caused- by a-,splke being
driven 'into Miller's forehead; A small
hole was -discovered in, the middle of
his brow.-1-Nearby was-? a smalls vial
of colorless fluid.;', Handkerchiefs -scat
tered on the ground outside -the church
were .probably used to tie ' Miller's
hands and f eet before death; , S 'r -'.
- The ( man's : clothing t was T carefully
draped over-the altar railing. N watch
Was found and no m6neyu ' ,
1. Probably wirderea Outside. iJ:f ''
- Entrance to the church had evidently
been! gained v through the vtstry room,
adjoining the cbanceLj The outer) door
of the -vestry Jwas open. A- it- gives di
rect entrance' Into a ' cornfield,, and . a
few paces from it police found marks
indicating that: Miller ; had neither been
killed there or stunned by a-blowt and
his body dragged Into ,the- church, t
That a number 6f men participated
in the crime-is believed lowing .to the
trampled condition of the earth nreund
the,-vestry door. Several chairs had
been placed hear the Inner" door of the
vestry, indicating" that the murderers
sat there and peered into the chancel,
carl risds Sody. . . , ;
Detectives are working on a' theory
that - Miller, was seized , by . a 1 gang,
taken lntd the church, spread-eagled
on the altar steps, : gagged, and : then
killed by the slayers at. their leisure.
To find .a possible motive for this
sort of.-crime, the -police are -Inquiring
into Miller's past? history... - ,
, Another theory.; Is that. Miller was
killed for purposes .of robbery and. his
body left on . the altar "steps . by .thugs
actuated by a spirit' of -r bravado.". ; ?
- Laura Machaeo. caretaker. - In ' ' the
church,- discovered, the' body . when she
went- there to clean and sweep in prep
aration: for Sunday's services. Miller
had been dead for some. time. , 4 ; -
Thaw Says He Will '
; Divorce Fair Evelyn
' "r ,- n"?rri,"i ijt-y. ;jw..
Confirms Seport; That Ha Hopes ' to
Secure. Marital XTeedom; Mother
Approves. Beach -Outing.- - - :
Atlantic ,'City; K.' J.,', Jul 17-TJ.
P.) Harry IC .Thaw tonight-confirmed
tbe report that he. intends to sue Eve
lyn Nesblt Thaw, for divorce. i i
Tes, I -intend ti . divorce her." he
said- "That's all I want to say about
It now. B I haven't made my ."-plans and
I haven't hired a lawyer." -' : :
- Persons -close to- Thaw said ' tonight
that he intends. to issue -a statement
giving his reasons for suing the danc
ing girl-when he reaches his home in
Pittsburg, i He will leave here ' tomor
row afternoon - at 4:30 for Philadel
phia, taking the 8:80 i train for Pitts
burg Monday Jnorning. -". A'
v. Thaw was angry tonight over state
ments appearing : in: newspapers - that
immediately after -he was given ..his
freedom - he had, flirted - with the old
life by coming to Atlantic" City ' Jn
stead; of going directly to his mother
In Pittsburg.. -He gave reporters a
copy. . of ' a telegram he said . he. had
received from .his mother. It read:
, - "Glad to know . you ; are - having the
sea air after stuffy city. - All ; well
here," ;-, " . -
Uncle Sam Will r Give City Park
Twenty Square Miles Set Aside
- '.. Chief .Forester Henry S. Graves :.announees that ?. ths city . of
Portland will be given by ,the national government the following im
a portant -advantages: . - t a ' . .. '
-." Fourteen thousand -acre park for publio use mora than SO sauare
miles. ..- ' , - : ' . . -
Immediate -survey of ?0 mile road, completing connection -of 170
...mH loop; about Mount Jlood.,- Put veyvwill cost 12000 and .will be
rnaiie at price. Roa4 Will oot U, 060 ftnd -money must be seoured
from 'congress. "There is now authority to build thr'read.' - -
- , Public camp sites are being cleared, especially on Eagle creek,
''-.I Forest service will plant seve ral . million young trout In Eagle
creek.-- - - --'-- .
-ii.Also:" A. string 14 acre tracts aggregating two square miles.'
t - on both aides of ,Tanner, creek, 'lea ding -south-from .Bonneville fish
hatchery,- is tn process , of .being 6 atented by ths state and will be -
m available for public park usv ,
mm'-m
Npiedersons Are,,
y Portland Guests
National Figures in PoHtical and
Business -Lines Are - Here.
. Portland " entertained",, some, distin
guished visitors yesterday. f in; addi
tion . td ? the jr. army. : of i Shrlners Uhat
passed through.'- Amongr- them were:
Newcomb ".Carlton, f presidents or the
Western ' Union Telegraph ; :. company.
Mrs. ' A; neischtnann, widow of 'the
yeast :. magnate.' J H -ff-'t
. United . States -Senator .Benjamin
Ryan Tillman of South Carolina. ;
. Henry. S.v Graves,' chief 'forester" of
the 'bureau of 'foreatry department ?of
agriculture..'?; ,--; .vi-'-ff:
- P.- P.'Claxten,- United States com
missioner ot education.' "f
-- Daniel -'C. . Roper, .flrst assistant
postmaster general. "i . v-i-i-:; i-v ;
- James5 M. Baker secretary of J the
TJhited-rStates : senate; -.i --g-'Jr.
' ' Frank- Treat of Fargo. N. sD., past
imperial potentate. Mystic Shrine. .
-Colonel. Theodore? Roosevelt .wilL
flit through -tomorrow 'afternoon--oa
the ' Shasta'- Limited,- arriving . front
Seattle .at. 3:30 and starting for San
Francisco- at J:60. , - ,
Governor -.W -g Hammond of Min
nesota, accompanied' by several mem
bers of . his - family and ' his - official
staff, will .arrive -at - .a. m.'-on the
Great 'Northern.'-. and., will leave '-for
the , south, . probably -on the Shasta.- ,
Fight for Warsaw
- On Near Pfzasnysz
'y '' v- V 1
Tom Hiadenberg Tries Sweep Sown
, . oa Polish-Capital Prom Worth and
' . Xneounters . Xasslan 'jLrmt,'.;?
zIndorfc July 18S0nday-(Urp.
'A. forced battle is on in; the "vicinity
of Prgasnyss, where General Von
Hindenberg .-"vis attempting.: -tO'follow
up-l"lIs j recent successes -?and ? sweep,
rapidly toward i Warsaw, i according; to
unofficial 'dispatcbes from "both Ber
lin and JPetrograd 4 tonights r W
" jrnthe Courland . districV,tbe'RU
sians are i reported ,i to be -continuing
their retreat at -certain, points, though
the entire Russian line- is coming to a
halt and - preparing to give battle.
Elsewhere the Slavs 'are maintaining
their positions. l. r-. - - . ;
' No advices from Berlin on" the re
sults ' of';, fighting, - either - along . the
Russian - or the Franco-Flanders front
had been received early today.' "The
usual German war office statement
failed to reach London Saturday after-
Ai "GERMAN
ATROCITY
- Geneva;-Jul IT. (Ui POA: Ger
man Atrocity,' ran the' headlines over
an article In a Geneva newspaper to
night,- announcing: that .Germany had
prohibited? the, exportation of German
brewed beer for the remainder of th
Forester Henry S. Graves, Assistant
Samnel C. Lancaster. 'and, C C. Colt,
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mmmmrtmm
CuhardLihe'T ahen
; :; V Over By British
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PorilandrFirm Instructed to. Bill
? - Shipments on Another. Line.-
.That.the" British admiralty has taken
over . control of the TCunard line ' of
steamships' and has been - operating
them at; least: since 'July , 8 is indi
cated In-a telegram' received on July,
by one of the largest exporting, firms
of, Portland. The contents, of the mes
sage were given a significance not ap
preciated at first by yesterday's news
dispatches telling , of the- attack " upon
the Cunard ' liner Orduna.' , t .
: The Portland firm was instructed" to
bill its shipments' hereafter to some
other- llne of I steamers v because - the
government bad commandeered .'the
Cunard' fleet. . It is not- known here
lust when the order took Affect." though
it is supposed to have been made be
fore the Orduna,' sailed, "so- she would
come under the direct authority of ; the
admiralty in-case of Just such an en
counter as she - .experienced, '"kv..-
The Orduna was attacked July 9., the
day- the message was received here.
This is .taken to mean that, it was
transmitted from London the day be
fore; on which day . the vessel left-port
. - Tne v instruction - to . cease - billing
goods . for.- transmission: on-, Cunard
steamers, .will ' have the-, effect of lni
creasing; ocean; freights, it was said
here last-night,' because of the added
hazard to general shipping implied by
tbe BrtUah admiralty's action. ' -
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Attempts; Jailbreakj
NearlKills Trusty
Burglar la Taooma Jail Beats - Joseph
VTetter Over Head With Oak Club,
: : Tractarfag Skull; Steals Hays.
i Tacon - - Wash., July 17---Beating
Joseph Jietter.t trusty prisoner and in
side turnkey, nearly to. death with an
oak. club tonight, Charles Foster, eerv.
lng time In,-the county Jail for bur
glary, attempted a wholesale jail de
livery1. His -plot', was frustrated .by
Jailer - Jim Leak - and August Kusick,
a trusty. 'Tetter hasa compound frsc
tyre of the skglL -
, "I'll kUl you - -if - you s attempt - to
move," shouted Foster, " walking- into
xetter s room, rxetter struggled with
Foster, who struck him several times
over the ' head ; with - an oak .. peavey
handle.; fracturing hjls - skull in two
places. Koster . then .shoved i a . bunch
of rags-In .Tetter's mouth, bound him
hand and foot and then-tied the inert
form;-, to the bed. f Foster stole from
Tetter the cell keys: and $28 in cash.
After- the assault, Foster ran down the
jail corridor, rf'vv,1 jt s
- Foster ran up stairs, where bis pal,
Fred Semple, was confined. C Seraple
caiiea io me tnmatea to follow. 'Foster
opened the door 5 and then rant down
to the "lower; tanks, which' be un
tocKea. ine Prisoners followed Fos
ter and Semple to the Jailer's door.-.
Jailer Leak enlisted s the help of
August Kusick, who seized Foster and
hurled him Into ths dima-cmn A ' i).
f County hospital It was said late to
hight that xetter' had ? little chance of
recover - J - ,
Chief Forester E.- A- Sherman,
"president Chamber Commerce.
LAUNDRYMEN MEET
IN BIG CONVENTION
HERE DURING WEEK
All Subjects Related.toMho
.Transaction of "the ' Busl-
- ness Will Be Discussed.
Monday "until Friday 1
t The men who keep our nation clean,
, Spick and span and fit to be seen, t
. Who ware an endless war on dirt,
- And prove the sin of a soiled shirt, '
'.Will put world issues In the wash.
' - The llls of trade will . soak and
-;' squash. ' - ;
i TIU sll the evils that they know : '
- ,Ar washed and Ironed - as white as
. snow. , -
t The "combined annual convention of
the National Laundrymen'scand Ore
gon m Washington - British Columbia
traundryraen's associations In-Portland
this week doesn't Intend to devote five
whole "Says to comparing the relative
stiffness of-starches or the purifying
power of soaps.
- Their, fun started yesterday after
noon when most of th 71. delegates
arriving on the Chicago Laundrymen s
special attended - the -.ball J game. It
rained, in ' Banff - tbe - Beautiful and
they cut f out theiV half-day stop in
Tacoma, .so after-a day- and" a hairs
entertainment in - Seattle . the' Chicago
delegation i arrived in Portland at 7
a. m, - Saturday, - nearly . a 4day ahead
of schedule, weary but hetppy. -
j iVVs 'ehlcaarosuia Kst 'm ""a. vi va.1.' ;-'
.They were met .on their; arrival by
a large local reception committee and
were - entertained informally d6ring
tne day.: Many or them are shrlners
and mingled with, the larger groups of
f ez wearet-s. -The 'partyi is' beaded' by
Charles; M. Lear, sales manager of
the Troy Laundry Machinery 'com
pany, of ;Chicago, k This 'is -the ".eigh
teenth .annual excursion -of Chicago
; fCanclndad ee fag Koor.' Col a ma Tare)
Belieyes Endibf -
, ' :, ;Ooal Strike Hear
President of South Wales Miners' 7d-
oration Hopeful " That Trouble Can
f,' Be Settled.. -' ;
'Newport, Wales. July 17. (IT. P.)
President ; James Wins tons of the
South Wales Miners' - Federation , to
night declared he was hopeful that the
great ; strike 4 of Welsh " coal miners,
which ' threatens - to , cripple naval op
erations - and ' the production of - war
munitions, will be settled satisfactorily
on ' Monday. - - .j .
; . Winstons... who , returned early .this
evening, from the conference-with the
government board of - trade, said he
believed the coal operators through the
government would offer concessions
to the'' executive council of the min
ers which meets at Cardiff on' Mon-
day. ; qo-M' ' ' : - ? ;
Eussian Tofpedbed
y I But Crew, Escapes
Seventeen of Steamer .Balva's Crew
lMad at Aberdeen Submarine Per
mitted Crrw to Take to Boats."
: -Aberdeen. Scotland,' July 17. (U. P.)
The'crew of , 17 of the Russian
steamer Bal va torpedoed 60 miles east-
southeast of the Shetland Islands yes
terday, was landed here tonight by a
Duteb fishing vessel.. " I-; ;-
-4 The Balva was en route from BIyth
to Archangel with a -.cargo of coal.
The submarine commander permitted
her orew to -take to tbe boats before
sinking her. - - - . - .
The Balva was a 11 85-ton steel screw
steamer owned by P.' Dannenberg and
registered from, the .port of Klarra.
She was built in. 1885 and is 32a. feet
HDIDED TO Oi'.
Chief Forester Graves Cry
Word That. Will Link Pcv
land and Mount Heed r.
.Connecting Loop to DoCu!;
RUGGED RETREATS TO
, BEPUBLIC PLAYGROU.ID
Final Details Rest With D:
partment and No D:!r
. Is Expected.
Ily Marsliali W. Dana.
Portland will be linked tn iScmn
Hood..
The city will have added to its r
possessions 4,000 acres, or mora i
20 square miles.
A survey will be made at oit r-t
of funds now avallabta for the i'0-r t
road through the Oregon National I . r
est, completing the 170-mile l.oui-vt - 1
from Portland around Mount Hon l.
Organized effort led bv the On
delegation' to congress and tai : i
the Chamber of Commerce and c -
generally .will be made to secure t
$60,000 necessary to construct t
20-mlle connecting road so that it fr
be completed by this time next jt .
.Portland Park Area X.eafls.
The announcement by Chief Ur':
States : Forester Graves ytstcrJ i
means that Portland will hern the i
of more park area than any other
la the United Statea
It means that all those st.l;
monoliths and crags and canyons 1 -deHng
the Columbia river highw; -which
awe all observers with ti.
tremendous grandeur will be kept i
perpetuity as a publio playground an i
safe from the desecration of comrmr
clalism. Had not the decision been mnde, a
strong and well planned but quiet : -
fort to have a large part of the ar. -
opened to entry, would probably h ava
been successful and the most wonuit-
ful Columbia river highway vt--might
have been barred by si ens,
rate Property No TreispaaBing." .
Chief Forester Graves made ! r -
nouncemant-tq a, pr;y cl : -
and Hood River business men at. 1 j,
srnment forest service men some
miles from Portland, nar the bar -.
of beautiful Eagle creek on a
site which will 'be open hereafter i
all. -;-- --- -' .
' ' ; Chief Shown District.
The excursion had been orcsi rAtt- i
that the chief forester might sea ths
Columbia river-highway and the scen
ery it Junfolds. It was anangud v, it u
the hope that, having seen, bis consi -erations
of - the-project might lea l t
approval some time in the future. r
,(Ai luncn bad een served unuer t:
trees, with the crystal clear watfrn f
the stream rushing river-ward, but si
few feet away. , .-.,:'W - -
A map had been prepared showir :
the, possible park area and the sr. t
roop road and the. features ot t.
plan were explained. Informally ly
Jacob-Kanzler, chairman of the Cham ¬
ber - of -Commerce ; party. . t Then ha
asked, "Ha a any one else anything t
suggest. ' .
"I would . Mke; to say somethir.j,
said Gravea - ;.-:.-
- Then he announced that he had
ferred with - George H. Cecil, c; ;
district .- forester, and that -tlte ar i
designated; along tne nignway mi - t
Immediately , be considered as putl, :
park, property, with the added fcatur s
that since It will remain in govern
ment control, as is the Bull Run water
shed, source of Portland's water p; -
ply.it will have government main
tenance and service.
He aQded that funds were now avf '!-
able for the detail survey of the 2 -
roue road' tnrougn tne national rorf -t
to connect the Hood River valley an l
Barlow roads around the east an i
south bases of - Mount Hood and th t
the survey would be made at once. It
will cost about 12000. The road con
struction will involve an expenditure
Of 160,000.- . ,
Authority both: to give use of t'
park area to the publio and to buiil
the road wben the money -ia secure-l
rests now in the department and thera
(Concluded ea Pag Kin., Cola ma Four)
Red Buff Rabbits
Blocky, Fat, Geldin
ft
-Want Ads" such as the follow
ing may be found every day in the
"Want Ad" columns of The Jour
nal. There may be some interest
ing item there for you;
Wasted Automobiles 73
"WANTED Auto; have 500 auto
player piano to trade; may pay
difference.
AutomobUs-Accssoris 44
1910 7 passenger Packard, 6 good
tires,' electric ' generator for
lights, foredoors. demountabl
rims. In fine shape throughout:
cost $6600; will sell for,l5uj,
tSOO'down. 160 a month."
Poultry 37
"RED" BTJFF rabbits, good stock;
young Carneaux II each."
- Pumlture for Sale e3
,'A SPLK,ND1I Charter Oalt stel
range, slightly ueed. v.lth food.
large oven. Splendid baker;
-AIRTCDALE bitch, 1 year
pedigree, for shotgun or V ie-
trola." ;.-.
- Aereage 67
' TEN acres in suburbs, 1 2
, 1500 cash: 4 blocks Pacific 1.
-'way, 1V4 miles Multnomah -.
tion. ; 6c fare: aver running cr- ;
land lays Bood. rieh, deep
about 4 market price."
' Tor 'Sale irjicellaneot's 19
TOR SALE T e 1 e s c o p e tu: '
glasaes. fine condition, gyc i
lens; barcain."
- Boreas aad Mclae IS
"1400 lbs. s-yar-ci t v g: .
, -works single, double, b.,
built, fat."
war. - 4
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long, , -
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