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VOL. XIV. NO. 133.
PORTLAND, ; OREGON, ' WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1915 TWELVE PAGES.
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SQUADRON IS
ORDERED TO
SAIL SOUTH
Battleships Louisiana and
New Hampshire Are- to Be
Joined by the Connecticut,
Which Will Leave for the
Soutfiem Waters Tomorrow
WILL 6E WITHIN EASY
REACH OF VERA CRUZ
Latin - American Diplomats
Formally Approve Draft of
Letter to Be Sent Mexican
Factions; Carranza Warns
U. Svto Keep Out.
Hew Torfc An. XI. TJ. F.) The
I Latin-American diplomats attending)
Itba Pan-American conference thi af-
Itarnoon formally approved the draft
I of a letter to be addressed to the Mx-
ileaa .factions. Secretary X.analng', who
(prepared the letter, made this an
nouncement at the conclusion of the
conference this afternoon at 4:45.
i Washington, An;. 11. (U. P.)
I Secretary of the Wavy Daniels an
nounced late today that the battleships
IjTew Hampshire and Louisiana are
bound for southern waters, and that
they will be joined by the Connecticut.
The destination of the three ships will
be announced later, he said. Admiral
Walter McLean is in command of the
squadron.
Cornish. K. H.. Aug. 11. (X.W. S.)
I President Wilson left Cornish at 8:45
o'clock this, afternoon for Washington.
IZCaV wlU arrive at the capital at 9
I o'clock tomorrow moraine
CARRANZA NOTETO
UNITED STATES SAYS
HE DESIRES NO HELP
Washington, Aug. 11. (U. P.) A
mot message from General Venustiano
Carranza, 'warning the United States
and- the Latin-American republics to
keep their hands off Mexico, burst Into
the already complicated Mexican situa
tion like a bomb today.
The Carranzistas agency here made
.Concluded ou 1'itr Two. Culamn Three.)
TO GIVE ASSISTANCE
WHEREVER- NEEDED
Secretary, of the Navy Dan
iels Says They May Go
Either to Mexico or Haiti,
, Washington, Aug. 11. (T. N. S.)
Navy orders which last night sent the
battleships Louisiana and New Hamp
shire scurrying south from Newport,
R. ,1., and which which today were
Supplemented with additional orders
for the Connecticut to proceed from
Port au Prince to southern waters to
morrow, were, declared- by Secretary of
the Navy Daniels this afternoon to
have no special significance in connec
tion with the Vera Cruz demonstra
tions. Nft definite destination was elven
out. Daniels explained he orders as
follows: .
"Conditions at Vera Cruz are such
that the warships may not be sent
there at all. Conditions at Haiti or
other southern points may make neces
sary the, sending of the ships to any
one f a oumberyof places, possibly the
navai base at uantanamo. I cannot
state positively.
,Tlie Louisiana nnd New HamnsMT
left Newport fast night. The Connec
ticut, is in Haitian waters now, but
may Join the others shortly. The Ten
nessee, which" left for Haiti yesterday,
will return to northern waters as soon
as. the marines are landed." .
-Orders were also issued to the col
lier Cyclops to proceed from Newport.
R. 1., to "southern waters." No offi
cial information was available, but it
was understood here this afternoon
that the "entire Atlantic fleet at New
port had received prders to hold them
selves in readiness to sail atan hour's
notice.
Carranza Yieldinz.
, Washington, Aug. II. (V. P.) The!
first hint of yieloing to the United
States came from the Carranza agency
here this afternoon In the form of a
suggestion that the "first chief
might consider a "get together" pro
gram on the ' basis of representation
by: Carranza, Villa and Zapata in pro
portion to their respective, strength.
An -orricial of the agency was au
thority for the statement that a htth
Member;" of the American cabinet has
assured him that there "would be no
outside Intervention Involving blood
shed. , . , .
For , additional sport news
see page 6. , t
SOUTH
Lafferty and
Wagner Almost
Come to Blows
Ex-Congressman is Declared to
Have Threatened Detective- With
Knife; Jitney Case Cause.
The long smoldering ' feud between
attorneys for the Jitney interests and
the police and detectives of the Port
land Kaiiway, Light & Power com
pany came to a head at the police head
quarters building this - morning when
ex -Congressman A.'- W. Lafferty, at
torney for the Jitney Safety federa
tion, attacked " Lou Wagner, Special
agent for the fetreet railway company,
aiid later drew a krilfe on Wagner when
the latter stopped him on the street.
Physical damage was prevented by
the Interference of Motorcycle Patrol
man Bales, about whom, in the courl
room, the rumpus first started. -
John Lanning. jitney driven was on
trial, charged with reckless driving.
Lafferty defended him Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Deich, a personal friend
of Lanning, declined to proseeutr, and
Bates was' compelled to fight his own
case.
During the trial Wagner stepped ip
to Bales and whispered in his ear. Laf
ferty, believing Wagner was prompting
Bales to make the prosecution 3t Lan
ning vigorous as possible, demanded
that Bales state the substance of the
conversation. Bales refused to do this
and was upheld. After the trial, in
which Lanning was fined $10, Lafferty
met W'agner in the corridor.
. He shook Wagner by the shoulders
and. It is said, menaced the detective
with his fit. At this instant Bales
stepped through the door and seized
Laffeety, escorting him to ttie street.
Wagfier set out in pursuit of Laf
ferty. At Third street Wagner stopped
him, and in heated. tones demanded an
explanation. Then,-, according to wit
nessej, Lafferty drew the pen knife
from a hip pocket, opened, it, . and
threatened Wagner. Then he started
off up Oak street, Wagner, abandoning
the pursuit.
TO MEET TERMS OF
BULGARIA WELCOMED
ANies See Hope for Early En
trance of : Bulgaria and
" ftoumamalntothe - War, W
By Henry Wood.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 10. (U.,P.)
(Delayed in Transmission) The pos
sibility of Bulgaria abandoning her
neutrality and sending her armies in
the direction, pf Constantinople, was
materially inereased today when Serbia
informally told Bulgaria she was will
ing to make Important concessions
provided Roumania and Greece adopt
a conciliatory attitude in the present
negotiations. Representatives of the
allied nations declared today that th
latest messages from Athens had
aroused their tropes that both Greece
and Bulgaria wonld Join the allies.
Regardless of this recent develop
ment, Germany still holds the upper
band in the present diplomatic struggle
although the outlook appears brighter
for the allies. The effect of the fall
of Warsaw and the retreat of the
Russian armies upon the Bulgarians
cannot be over-estimated. Today the
Bulgarians believe in an ultimate vic
tory for the Austro-Germana.
Unwittingly the United States is
playing the most important role in the
diplomatic contest of the Balkan pen
insula. Representatives of the allies
have been particularly active in spread
ing Droaucast -fresldent Wilson's, mes
sages to Germany about the sinking of
the Lusltania and the destruction of
vessels carrying American passengers.
The last American note was given un
usual publicity here with the view of
Influencing the Bulgarians. " Even the
reply of President Church of the Car
negie Institute to the German intel
lectuals was circulated here.
To counteract the possible influence
of the American notes, the Austro-Gei-nians
are circulating quotations from
American newspapers In an attempt to
show that the public men of the United
States favor Germany's stand.
Italian-Turkish Crisis.
Athen. Aug. 11. (I. N. S.) Italy's
relations with Turkey have reached a
crisis, and it is announced that all
Italian consuls in the Ottoman Knipue
are preparing to leave. ' "
Prepare to Elect
President of Haiti
Washington, Aug. 11. (I. N. S.)
Arra'ngemeiits for the election of a
president of Haiti were progressing
today, according to advices received
here from Admiral Caperton. Despite
uprisings In the interior, the outlook
was said to be favorable.
,
"Invasion" Story False.
Brownsville. Texas, Aug. 11. (U. P.)
Reports of an invasion of Texas by
1000 Carranzistas, were branded as
false this afternoon. The Mexican,
raiders are merely individuals or mem
bers of separate gangs, and do not
number nearly 1000 in all.
I- MUTT AND JEFF
i will malt vnn liiiirh thrnntrh rh
columns of The "Journal EVERY
DAY, beginning Wednesday, Au
gust 2.5. ...:'
Bud. Fisher has drawn a new
series of , comic strips in which
"these funland ..favorites will be
more popular than ever."
Watch for Subsequent .
Announcements r--4
EVERY DAY
SERBIA'S
AGREEMENT
ENTIRE RUSSIA!!
LINE RETREATS;
TO QUIT KQVNO
j r, . -
Russians South of . Lomza
Are Falling Back and Have
Evacuated Ft. Benjaminow,
Near Novo Georgievsk.
K0VN0, IMPORTANT FORT,
NOW BEING EVACUATED
Grand Duke Nicholas Expect
ed to Retire 200 Miles
East of Warsaw.
Berlin, Aug. 11. (I. N. S.) The en
tire Russian line south of Lomza is re
treating, according to official an
nouncement here late today.
The Russians have evacuated Kort
Benjaminow. one of the eastern de
fenses of Novo Georgievsk.
.The GermarTic allies were today in
striking distance of the Warsaw-Petro-grad
railway.
West of Brok, on the Bug river, the
Germans are "within six miles of the
railroad and are shelling it continual-,
ly to prevent its use. The forts of
the Novo Georgievsk, Ostrow and
Kovno also were being subjected to a
terrific, bombardment.
General von Buelow today was con
ducting a strong offensive southwest
of Riga. General von . Flacke is ad
vancing , rapidly through Lomza:.
GOVERNMENT MOVES
ARCHIVES FROM CITY
OF KOVNO, IT ADMITS
Petrograd. Aug. 11. (I. N. S.) Rus
sian troops have begun the evacuation
of Kovno, according to official an
nouncement from the war office late
today. The Germans are now expected
to resume their marcn on Riga.
The official statement announcing
the evacuation of Kovno said:
"The government archives -are being
removed rrom - Kovno ta Bobruisk, in
Minsk, ; 250 miles to . the - Southeast.
Howrtser have been bombarding: K6jrj
no s forts for two days."' -s"7Tr?r-r
Is Important Portress.
Kovno lied onv the "Nieman river and
is on the Vilna-Koenigsburgt railway.
It is one of the principal fortresses of
Russia's second-line defenses.
The evacuation means that Grand
Duke Nicholas probably' will retire 200
miles east of Warsaw, the Kovno-Grodno-Brest-Lltovsk
line., now being
untenable. Brest, LltOvsk, Riga and
Vilna will be ultimately abandoned. It
Is believed.
Austrian Are Belnf orced.
Violent fighting has been resumed
along the Dnelster. according to to
day's statement from the Russian, war
office, the Austrians, strongly rein
forced, attempting to cross the river
and strike the railroad centers of Tar
napol and Czortkow.
The Russians were successful in re
vising these attacks at every point.
he German forces in Courland today
were continuing to fall back, but the
attack on Kovnowas maintained.
Zeppelins "Saturilay bombarded two
Red Cross ' trains, killing several
wounded soldiers and injuring a num
ber of attendants, according to official
announcement here today.
Aerial Attacks on - Riga. ,
Petrograd, Aug, 11. (I. N. S.) A
Zeppelin today bombarded Fort Ust
Dvinst, at the mouth of the Gulf of
Riga.
German aeroplanes are attacking
Riga daily.
HELD FOR. DYNAMITE PLOT
Bcllingham, Wash., Aug. 11. (U. p.)
Joe Burke, 35, and Frank McLain, 40,
are under arrest here today in connec
tion witn a plot to uiow up industrial
plants to drive Japaiese labor out or
the country. They are also believed to
be implicated in the attempted dyna
miting of the Blaine reservoir recently.
Sheriff Stewart, who made theLarrestsfu
says he has collected damaging evi
dence .against tisem.
JOHN B. YEON IS PRESENTED WITH LOVING
:sP : , I - V -'A
s sn? - c - AA 'V I
; t -r "iim.i mi, in - St s I
Fecsx left to feSJ STttfnp C-S.
. .' - T f .
$52,Q00,0p0 in
Gold, Bonds, Is
Safe in U. S. A.
Huge Sum Brought From England
- to' Halifax by British' Fleet and
Then to New York by Rail.
New York, Aug. 11. i I. N S.) A
special train carrying $54,000,000, two
thlrjis 'in gold and one-third in securi
ties, which had been shipped by the
Bank of Kngland from London via Hali
fax to this city, arrived today , at the
terminal of the American; Express com
pany in seven steel cars, guarded by 10
armed, men.
The treasure crossed the Atlantic in
I a British battleship, accompanied by a
flotilla of torpedo-boat destroyers and
a cruiser through the war zone and
across the Atlantic to Halifax.
One report last night had it that the
fleet- was commanded by: Vice-Admiral
Beatty, winner of the naval battle
on August 28, 1914, off Heligoland
bight.
The detachment from North sea duty
of. a strong section of British sea
strength attended the transportation of
the greatest cargo of treasure which
has ever been trusted to one bottom,
and which was doubly i important to
Kngland because the purpose of the
shipment was in part to strengthen
British financial prestige in New York
markets. Theweight of the gold is 75
tons. j
TWO OF PORTLAND'S
GRAIN FLEET SUNK BY
Bark Morna, Carrying Grain
for Houser, and Steamer
Rosalie Are Sunk.
London, Aug. 11. j (I. N. S.)
Kleyen . vessels today fell victim
to German submarines. The ad
miralty announced this afternoon
that the trawlers Young ' Admiral,
George Criddie, Utopia, .the Norwegian
bark Morffa and the British steamer
Oakwood had been sunk, by the under
sea divers, but no Jives were lost.
Earlier statements reported the loss
of the Russian bark Baltzer and the
British steamer Rosalie, 4000 tons reg
ister; -: J
The trawlers Illustrious, Calm, Tre
vle and Welcome also !vere torpedoed
t:
Another member off the Portland
grain, fleet, the Norwegian bark Morna,
was sunk by German submarines today.
She was sent' out. by M. H. Houser with
81,898 bushels ' of wheat. She sailed
from here March 25. f
The Morna, Captain Larsen, was one
of the old style sharp bottom iron
barks and at the time of her visit here
tipped over , in the Oregon dry dock.
Her captain stated that It was. the first
time in over 20 years-; that she had
been absolutely free ofj ballast.
She belonged to- S. i Rasmussen of
Haugesund. Norway, aiid was of 1511
tons net ' register. Shetwas 233.7 feet
in length, 37.9 feet bea,m, and 23 feet
depth of hold.
The British steamer Rosalie was
bound here "to load grain for the
United Kingdom, under charter to
Kerr, Gifford & Co. She was to have
general cargo either for New York or
San Francisco and as she was Just
leaving Shields at the time of the sup
posed torpedoing it is believed she was
filled with this cargo. ? She Is a new
steamer of 2725 tons net register and
was making her first trip to this
coast
Two Mine Sweepers
Sunk by Russians
Germany Denies Important Jfaval En
gagement in. Gulf of Biga but Admits
Damage to Keconnolterlng- meet.
Berlin, via Amsterdam. Aug.' 11.
(U. P.) Two Germans minesweepers
were lost when a German squadron
encountered Russian warships In th-s
Gulf of Riga Sunday, it was semi
officially stated today. It was de
clared false, however that the an
nouncement from Petrograd that three
of the kaiser's large vessels had been
badly damaged during ; the attempt to
penetrate the gulf. f
The German squadron was merely
reconnoiterlng, officials said.
J ackson, Frank Terrace,' Samuel nill,
. - - .i- roll, Julius I. BleJer John
GERMAN SUBMARINES
! I AM THE
CROSS
BUM
NATION
OF MENEFEE TAKEN
II WTHOUTIteLAY
' ' " ' - " . : -
Commissions . and Salaries
Is Principal Topic at This
Morning's Session,
Cross-examination of Frank Menefee.
president of the United States Cashier
company, at the trial In federal court
of himself and six other officials and
salesmen of the concern, opened short
ly before noon with a broadside of
searching questions designed to show
how much money Menefee received dur
ing his connection and management of
the $1,000,000 organization.
Without giving Menefee an opportu
nity to catch his breath after Attorney
Cake, for the defense, abruptly ended
the days' direct examination of the
principal defendant. United States At
torney Reames began his cross-fire.
Haggling Oyer Figures.
When noon adjournment was taken
Reames and Menefee had spent about
20 minutes haggling over figures In
volving stock transactions In which
Menefee had figured and the Jury to
a man was bent forward - intent on
catching every word interchanged.
Summed up, Reames' opening line
was this in effect: "Mr. Menefee,
how much, when and where did "you
get It?"
"Mr. Menefee," said Reames, "you
received $38,000 in cash more than you
paid into the company and over and
above all you received, through the
sale of privately owned stock or resale
stock you bought up, didn't you?"
"I believe so," said Menefee-
"You also received real estate of a
value of 143,000," persisted Reames.
"Yes. But it wasn't worth it and 1
knew it.
"In all you received about 82,000,
(Concluded on' Page Eleven. Column Two)
CUP AS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OF HIS PUBLIC HIGHWAY WORK
S. Benson, H.,t Plttocki John Teon Sr. Standing-H. Ii.rBowlby.; Sainnel C. tancat, joha F. Car-
B. l'eon, Amos S. Benson, Oswald AVest, JRufus C- Holman, - ' - 1 '
STATE!
New Plans for Army
And Coast Defenses
He-organlaation Completed, War Office
. Anaouaces, and Details Be Submitted
to Fresldent Upon His Return.
vSVasfcifam, Augtl t?ifK-
Plana have been completed for re-or-gantzatlon
of the array and coast de
fenses, it was announced from the war
office- today. The plans will be sub
mitted to President "Wilson upon his re
turn from Cornish.
Book to Describe
Sufferings of Jews
.New Tfork. Aug. 11. (I. N. S.) The
"black book'' is' to be the next addi
tion to the war's literature. It will
describe the sufferings of the , Jews
in practically all of the -countries now
at war. ,
The Jewish Congress organization
commission will compile the black
book from reports of representatives
in Europe.
50 Divers Sunk by
Allies Up to Date
New Tork, Aug. 11. (I.' N. S.)
The current issue of the Army and
Navy Journal asserts .that about. 60
submarines have been destroyed by
the -allies since the beginning of the
war.
JAPANESE FACE CHARGES
Tacoma, Wash.. .Aug. 11 (P. N. S.)
- The three Japanese speeders whom
County Officer Devoer- was pursuing
Sunday when his motorcycle left the
Pacific highway-near the King county
line, seriously ' injuring him, were
charged with two offenses each when
brought before Justice Frank Graham.
Not- only must they answer to a
charge of speeding; but also to that of
resisting an officer. -,Their bail was
placed at $200 each, which friends fur
nished. Each entered, pleas of not
guilty.
ROADMASTER SAYS HE
IS GLAD TO LEARN
WORK
S APPRECIATED
Presentation of Token of Es
teem Comes as ;a Great
Surprise to Mr, Yeon.
As a 'mark of appreciation of pub
lic service, John B. Yeon was present
ed today with a loving cup at a break
fast given in his honor at the Hotel
Benson by. a few oftho who have
been associated with Mr. Teon In high
way work. ,
The presentation speech was made
bg Samuel Hill. A fitting response
was made by Mr. Teon, who was taken
completely by surprise.
The cup which Is of silver la 18
inches. in circumference. It bears the
following inscription: '
"John B, Yeon, rpadpiaster, citizen,
husoand, father, friend.
- "Who, seeking to serve others, found
a, new happiness : for himself. May
others drink from this unfailing cup
and find the draught as sweet.
"Portland, Oregon, August 11."
On U reverse side are engraved the
names of the donors: S. Benson, A. 8.
Benson, H. L. Bowlby, Samuel Hill.
Rufus C. Holman, C. S. Jackson, Sam
uel -C. Lancaster, Julius I Meier,
Frank Terrace, Oswald West, John F.
Carroll, H. L. -Pit toe k.
In 'addition to the donors there was
present at the breakfast, John B. Yeon
Sr., father of the roadmaster.
In accepting the cup Mr. Yeon said
that he had felt that he was not com
ing up to the expectation of his friends
in his public work and was most grati
fied to realize that his work had met
their appreciation. ' Greater than all
the money in the world was the pos
sess fon of friends, he said.
FIRE ENTIRELY
L DEPOT
Flames in Theodore Bernheim
Warehouse Are Believed to
Have Started From Em
ployes Smoking. .
THREE FIREMEN HURT
WHEN WALL FALLS OUT
Two Are Seriously Injured
and Are Removed to Hos
pital; Damage $50,000. 1
WOO
The Theodore Bernheim' wool wars?'
house, at Twelfth and Kearney streets,;
was completely destroyed by fire at1' '
1:30 p. m , today, together with several'
thousand bales of wool. . '
Fireman Ounster, of engine 26, re--ceived
severe Bculp wounds-and was ;
cut. over the eye. He was removed to
the emergency hospital. Fireman Dells
suffered a crushed chest and was also '
taken to the hospital.
The damage is estimated at MO, 000,
at least. The losses are covered by
insurance.
The building covered a quarter block
on property controlled by the O-W, H. '
& N.
For a time the Trussed Concrete -Steel
company plant adjoining Just .
west, was threatened, but at 2 o'clock
the fire was believed to be under con- -trol,
Fire Chief Dowell- said. ' ,
Employes smoking in the warehouse '
are believed to have- furnished the
fire's origin. -
The Dement Brothers flour and feed "
warehouse and contents are damaged :
to the extent of$3000, large stocks of
flour being ruined by the smoke. Th
Trussed Concrete Steel building was .
damaged $1000. The wool warehouse.
which was destroyed, was worth $30Jt)
ard wool destroyed was valued 'at
more than $&o,ooo, of which $8000'
worth' was owned by the Portland
Woolen mills. . . .-
Karl Gunster, truckman on Kngine
58, and K. P. Dills, on Kngine 17. were!
both overcome after a narrow -.escsps
and a spectacular show of courage.!
They were endeavoring to make an' .
I opening in the north wall of the build
ing when a great quantity of wool fell ,
out, completely Covering them. They . ,
were dragged out. : ;,
Gunster, .With, nose, eyes and head'
bleeding, rushed back to the fight. He
soon collapsed and was again 'carried ,
away. When he revived he returned
to the-fire, only to collapse again. Ths
third time he collapsed, he was taken -away
and had to give up the. effort. '
Dills who had bruises on his shoul
der, chest and head, also returned to
the fire and collapsed, t
There are 'said to have been about
1,500,000 pounds of wool In the" ware-
house, and practically all of .it ruined.
GERMAN BOAT
BRITISH SHIP OF WAR;
THEN IS BLOWN UP
Crew of Kaiser's Vessel
Not Surrender When 'Sur
rounded by. British, '
: 1 v
IvOndoh. Aug. 11. (V. P.) The Ger
man auxiliary cruiser Meteor sank the
British warship Ramsey in the North
sea Sunday, it was officially an
nounced this afternoon! Only 43 mem-'
bers of the crew were saved. - -
Immediately afterwards the British
squadron closed in on the Meteor. The
crew took to the boats and blew up
the ship.
' . Move Kxpected Soon.
London, Aug. 11. (1. N. 8.) Trust
worthy reports received here today
say Greece - and Bulgaria soen will
enter the war on the side of Great
Britain, Russia and France.
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Xorses, Vehicles,
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Automobile Wanted 78 .
. "WANTED Becond hand Ford, 4
seats,, in irood condition, for
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Tarnished houses 36
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