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.. . . ',.'- , " ' . . 7.-'. - - SSf GN AlAVCV Q-S - ' HEATHER . V- Is Section Five MT& " Y A V V IKl " ) EDITOM Sly wS" PORTLAND; OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1915. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS SmPcam VOL. XIV. NO. 137. COLONEL POPE SBEST-L1T0VSK Men and Women of National ' Reputation Are Visitors and Sight-Seers in Portland Today HAS FAITH l NATION'S CHIEF HEARS GUNS OF TEUTON AMIES Bavarian Right Wing Crosses Bug River; Maintaining an Even Front With Bavarian Center Approaching Biala. RUSSIAN LINE BREAKS j UNDER GERMAN ATTACK our Important Towns Are Occupied by Teutons in Past 24 Hours. Berlin (via wireless to London) VUg. (U. P.) Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces have captured Klavatyczse, less than 24 miles south pC Brest-Li to vsk, this- war office an nounced today. " The Germans under von Mackensen filso captured Ciale. Tour Points Captured. To the west of Brest-Litovsk the Bavarian- forces of Prince Leopold becupied Los ice and Miedzyrxec, mak- ag ifour, points in .all occupied by the Teutonic forces during the past 24 hours. The Bavarian right wing: Is hdvancing toward Biala, 28 miles from JBrest-Litovsk, where the Russians are expected to make a stand before re- p-tringto the outer works of their neir portress base. Biala is on the railway Bine running: from Lukow, captured fby the Bavarians last week, to Brest- iUtovsk. ' . Bng Biver Xs Crossed, Northeast of - Sokolof the : Bavarian right wins forced a crossing- of the Bugriver the -official statement de- clared. keeping pace with the Bavarian center approaching Biala,- Between the Narew and the Bos the Russian line was again broken and the Germans reached Branskill, , it was stated. .Five; thousand prisoners were taken in this region.-. In the bombard ment of Novo Georglvsk fhe Russian defenders were driven ba.ckupon. the Inner defenses of the fortress. 4,ast.cCXMiice. taa.,SUefUn land wehr troops , have broken 1 the Russian line between Tocanaw and Klukowka. ,, -' . ' Base Jf early Kenuued In. - -" Toe "new: 'Russian i base vdf ' Brest- Lltovsk is now being hemmed in from th west and : southwest. , The main assault, in the opinion of military "critics, will be delivered by the Bavarians.- '-They '. ' have .swept rapidly eastward ! since the fall ,of Warsaw ' and, ! though - the . Russians have delivered counter ' attacks,;, they have-been swept baclc steadily, Juatest reports state that the -Russians - are again in retreat after having been sharply repulsed by the Bavarians in a, new attempt to-check their advance. " , BJoto Oeorgiersk Attacked. The fall of Novo Georgievek, the isolated fortress to .the west of War saw, . is ? expected here 'at - any time. Parts of the outer works have been demolished by the German artillery and the big guns are closing In to batter down the inner defenses. On the northern .end of .the battle line the 'army of Field Marshal yon Hindenburg is again advancing slowly. according to .late dispatches. After being driven out of K.ubisko, the Rus sians retreated to the- northeast. In repulsing a sortie from Kovno, and pressing their operations between the Narew and the. Bug river, the Ger mans , have taken upwards of 7000 prisoners during the past two days. Russians' Predict iong " Siege. ' Petrograd, Aug. . 16. (I. N. S.) Novo Georgievsk,' one of the ' great Russian' f ortresses'Vthat" have checked the Germans ' In theIronwrd rush sine Warsaw's fall, was closely In vested by the Germans today, a state ment from the war office here admit ted. . A long-drawn-out, . desperate struggle there Is looked, for by Rus sian military experts. They believe the .garrison, r which numbers 60,000 men; will be able to withstand the German attack for -months. . Bushels of Peaches ' 18 H.P.,lvfotorboat READ over this list of "Wartt Ads" and if any of them Inter ; est you, turn over to our - "Want - Ad," section, where you will .find v these ads complete under the same classification as shown here. You' will alwaya find' an abun dance of bargains in the "Want Ad" section of The Journal. " . tost and roand 21 "BLACK handbag, ieft-on curb in : front of X'nfoatation at 6 " o'clock Saturday evening. " Con- tains i personal-, effects , including ; bank book bearing: name of Mrs. E. K. Lansdbwnei GretlvlHe, O." t ( - - swap Colnmn 8S r "A NICE cHister diamond ring to exchange .- for good ' horse or rig; also fine lady's fur coat to exchange l' for f borfte or anything can use." . ;-. For Bale Miscellaneous 19 "PEACHES for-sale;, have, several hundred bushels of fine peaches, 60c, 56c and $1 per bushel." --. ' i" . "-5;tfa"'tr;.. - . : " Bousehold Ooods for Sale 3 ""FOR SALE Some cd soMd oak furniture, ' all new. i at a bar-.! gain if taken at once.' V, : . . . . r . : - 1 .. Pianos. Organs and 34 Musical instruments ' "GENUINE old Chickering piano: : will -sell cheap or exchange, for . eomethins I :can use." j k . , ' ' . , - tannches and Boat 64 "A DANDY 15 mi. motor boat, IS s ; ' H. P. engine. auto top.' house. : In - fact everything . necessary, for : a first class outfit; will sacrifica if taken by Tuesday." -. - - Among the visitors in Portland . Barton, of Ohio, Intervention Is Declares Ex-Presldentf Says It Will, Take S5O.0OO Men to SettJo Mexico; s Conditions Now Intolerable. St., Louis. Mo,, Aug. 16. (U. P. Intervention in Mexico seems neces sary?today; the tTnited' States can no longer tolerate the confusion and dis order - in our .neignborlng republic, declared former President William Howard Taft in an interview here to day. - . i ' -( "I am In favor of peaoe, but not n this foolish sense of security without tWntipxiJ'i said- ..Tf tw "Todayit. loorks as if - the tTnited, StaUs ' musi intervene in Mexico, This would re qtiire 50,000 soldiers At'the time ?I left office I was considering a plan to recognise Huerta. In -my . judgment this' oountry mailer avmistake when, it ousted him." i t Taft will address St. Louis business men. today. . ; ; THOMAS R. B1LYEU GOES FREE BUT ALL OTHERS TO BE TRIED Judge Bean Overrules Motion for Instructed Verdict m U, S, Cashier Case, Judge Bean, of the federal court, this afternoon overruled the motions for. instructed verdicts in all of six of the seven: defendants '. in ; the U. S. Cashier case and allowed it as to Thomas R. Bilyeu, inventor of the orig inal models and director of the com pany in 1913.; In "allowing" the motion which freed Bilyeu, Judge Bean said that Bilyeu' 3 connection with the Cashier comptny was that of a man who sells a product on initiation. of the buyer. ' , :-' '"Matter for the' Jury. ... - As to O. e; Gernert. B. F. Bonnewell and H..M. Todd, sales agents, he said, the evidence was such as to make it a matter of inference, for the Jury and not for the -t court,, and! overruled the motions. . '. ;r i, ' . Arguments for Frank Menefee,' pres ident,, and F. M. LeMonn," former sales manager, wereliot made. .'. , y - Argmnents Procsed. . - ; Thereupon ;Unlted . States . Attorney iteames. opened .nis arrgument tor the jury, .tie , prooaDiy will, speak: ' until some time tomorrow forenoon. Attorney William Cake is, scheduled to. open final arguments fdr the defense and iMartln Pipes will- make the closing one alters, wmc.n tteames will, dose and the case will-rest wi.th the. jury for decision, probably late Wednes day - , - . "-."vTaat the Court Said. . In overruling the' Gernerti Todd and Bonnewell' motions,' the court said' in effect: . '1 - . v "They ? were -sales -agents, jlind through them a large -amount of "the stock, was disposed of, -The evidence for the government tends to show they made statements which " (the govern ment claims was untrue.-' . Whether they were Instruments of other parties or had a knowledge of the Alleged scheme is Jn my . judgment an infer ence of fact ' to ' be : decided .by. : the jury. Therefore , the - motions are overruled.- ' ' . i . . ' AOyett Acted in Good Psith. . "As to Bilyeu,". continued the court," the case, is entirely different. He was not an. officer or an agent, and had nothing to 4o with the stock -.sales: He had nothing to do with the-management, so . far as the testimony shows. His connection with the: com pahy began in 1910 in the spring. When he and his associates sold an invention on which applications for patents had been.made.i That sale was made on the Initiation of the Cashier company, and the evidence shown does not indi cate that , It was anything bat bona fide. - Nor does the evidence show but that Bilyeu acted in good faith, Necessary today are, left to right Mrs. Howard Spaulding Jr., formerly Iiss Catherine' Barker of Chicago, heiress to ex - senator and aspirant for Republican presidential nomination; Mrs. Alice Roosevelt- Longwortfa; Nicholas HEW SEA WALL AT GALVESTON People Fleeing From City; Fearing Great: Breakwater ;Will:3ive;,Way tin Face of ! . T0rrKin Ht!wrjrrl " - V ' " Galveston, Texas. Aug.' 1. VWHl S. While' thousands, were watching, the seas batter ' down. the atoroache Ho all , bath -bSuses and : dash, over' Gal veston's great' sea wall;the residents of this city; this af ternoon - were pin ning their hopes of' safety on tne weather bureau's statement that thj "West Indian "hurricane will spend its greatest force close to the LoulslanA Texas line. The wind, however, was increasing In srelocity .this- afternoon and hundreds of residents" of the', low lying districts t were deserting - their homes. ' - : Dispatches . from Port Arthur and Beaumont-say the residents of thoae cities, fearing inundation, were leaving (Concluded, oof Page Two.' Coicmn On) TWOIBATTLESHIPS-TO GO TO VERA CRUZ TO PROTECT AMERICANS Rear Admiral McLean Orders New; Hampshire and Louis- iana to Mexican Port. , . 1 Washington, Aug. 16. (I. N. S.) Rear Admiral McLean tills afternoon was ordered to .take "the battleships New, Hampshiref and Louisiana to Vera Cruz:. .- , : ' . '.."; , Secretary, of the Navy Daniels . ex- piained the Louisiana land New Hamp- enire were oraerea 10 vera jruz xo re place the Marietta -and Sacramento. : The Sacramento entered New , Or leans this -afternoon' and the Marietta taif been ordered from Vera- Crus to I'rogresso.? The Louisiana and .New .Hampshire ai-4 expected to arrive' at. Vera. Cruz Wednesday. - " " ' The JUartetta was sent to Prog;reso because - of reports that soldiers were interfering with vessels attempting to dear. ' - " . ' ' ' ' - Shipping bf Arms , Termed Blood! Money Even if the United States were shlp ping arms to Germany; as she la to the allies, ' the 'National German-American alliance would protest, t. according to its 'president, Br. Charles J. Hexamer. who arrived in Portland last night from the south.. : " ; v -. "America says that she wants to end the war," said Dr. Hexamer, i "and yet American manufacturers 1 are making money out of the blood of. their fellow men in Europe, ' ' ,: . jbr. Hexamer eys this is . the reason that the German-American , alliance protests , galp,st American ' shipments of arms to Europe,' and net because'of sympathy for Germany - - . Titt Hexamer conferred with -members of the American Neutrality league, of -which Dr. Emit Kroner Is president, at the German r house this morning, and was the guest of honor at a. luncheon .at the , Imperial. He will speak. in English tonight at 8 o'clock' at the German'' bouse, at an open mass meeting. 1 His topics will be-' "The Attitude of the German-Amer. lean to the War;": and "American Neu trality." ' . ' - , . $3000,000 Bride Visits City Mr. and Mrs. '& Sq Are Nick 'Longworthand Alice In Portland Today. Prominent perponj : in Pprt ' ' land today are: f Theodore E. . Burton, pres-' ' ldential candidate. ' . , ; Nicholas and ' Alice - Long-, m worth '. Y i j Howard Spaulding , Jr . and "jau- 4SO.0i'eoo -oride. ,". Senator,, Wi'X,; Stone.VoC-Mis-t souri. , .v . Dr.- Charleii 3Z?TSkzSBSrZ i president National German- - American alliance. -. -r :' Colonel George A.' Pope, president National Manuf ac-. - turers. " James A. Emery, general if. counsel, National Manuf ac- - "turers... m .. - - ' ' . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Spaulding Jr. of Chicago are very- much interested 4 houses just now. And particularly, they are interested in little, low. nestling houses of the bungalow type, with vines and plenty of old fashioned flowers. - Mvand Mrs. Spaulding are in Port land today. They were married July 31. at Harbor Point, Mich. ; Accounts of the wedding were printed that -day and the next all over the country, be cause the bride, who was Miss Catherine-Barker, is heiress to $30,000,000. This morning, as the guests of George C. Ober, manager of the Port land hotel, they saw the . Portland Heights residence districtfom a new Cole "eight" driven by Lv K.Therkel- Sen of the Northwest Auto company. "See That, Sear , Idttle Place." . "See, Howard, there's a dear, little place," said ; Mrs.: Spaulding several MORE DAMAGE TO NEUTRALS I . . . . . . , . -1... . . t . . - ., - ''. g - . -. ' - times during the drive, and the young husband picked out some pretty places himself. ..' ' , . For air their fortune, Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding have no great plans f horns building. They are interested In homes, "that's all. and they rhave one Picked out on thelnorth side. Chicago. Mrs. Spaulding-is 19, and an orphan.! tier Jguaraian iis James Jfrgan, president- of? tba. First NaUoual bank ofXlilctfo, ,wh,aTe her away at the wedding.- . Her- great: fortune " is -rep -resented by the r jfKa3rtelT-Barfce ? af company Duiiaer ox rreignt cars wttn works at Michigan City, Ind., 62 miles from Chicago. -Ui .:.- . - 4 Mr; Spaulding, c who Is 24, , is conl neeted with, the company as an eni- ( Concluded on Page Nae. Column Three.) T. E. Mixes in Hot ';; Cat dni Bird Row Colonel Sides in With XiOng ZslanA Woman to .Bsts Birds, Thereby Arousing Owners of Cats. Sayvllle, L, I., Aug. 16. (I. N. S.) Colonel Roosevelt has alienated Say ville suffragists by his plans to. save Long Island birds. It simmers down, they, aver, to a question of ' cats or birds. d A prominent, suffragist conducts what is locally known' as a "cat farm. She has swayed other members of her party to her own way. of thinking, and the suffragists have . declared unre servedly in favor of the cats.. , j '..The cat. farmer has four, sons of voting age, 'all- of whom are under strict -injunction to defeat Colonel Roosevelt on the cat issue.' $30,000,000; Howard Spaulding Iiongworth,' 'congressman from first SING DENIES RIGHT TO STOP INITIOFJS American , Note to Austria Holds United States Cannot Change- International Law Durina War If It Wants To. WashtSitonTAirgr li.-HSh Teutonic allies- catinot e-xpect to" dis rupt -commerce and industry-and-produce economlo - confusion "through ap peals to neutral powers because Great Britain rules the seas. - This Is the sense of the adminis tration's note , replying to Austria's protest against the shipment of .muni tions from the United States - to the allies. It .was - expected . today 'that with the receipt of the American note in . Vienna discussion of ' the subject may end, at least- for the - protest. Austria-protested the shipment of mu nitions to the allies was not in keep ing with the adminstratlon's .neu trality and ' the . administration., has merely' reiterated ' its previous v ex pressed 'views, and given further rea sons why it would be an unneutral act to prohibit, munitions exportation. Theory of Austria- Held Unsound. . - Austria Is v told that its position is apparently that advantages gained by other-belligerents - by controlling the seas should ! be equalized by neutral powers by prohibiting Intercourse with the - victors. ; If this .principle should be applied to arms and .ammunition, it might also be applied to food, clothing and - other . articles, the note declared, and - the question is asked, whether it (Oonfladed n Page Three. Column One) SALE " o Chicago; Theodor, . Ohio district. ; " - Man Is Killed at the Opening of Deer Season Fred Iayton, Aged 18, of North Albany, : Is Killed by , Dis charge of His Own. Gut.' Albany. Or., Aug. 18. Within six hours , after the deer" hunting . season" opened the death toll began when Fred Layton, aged 1 8. of North.A-Ibany, was shot. and. -killed.-, '; ., . ' K-; i Layton met - death - from the acci dental discharge of nis own gun. The accident happened . three and . a .half miles northwest of the . foot of Alsea mountain at -o'clock, within half an hevr-after Laytonf' wUht a party- friends, had eft camp.- v: Layton died at 10 o'clockwhlle he lng brought , out - on , ah lmprovlset sirexcner. tnrougn aense ',unaerorusn.. The - accident Is a mysterious one: The bullet, which was from a 25-30 rifle, . pierced Lay ton's thumb, ranged through bis left hand and arm and into the pit of the stomach. An examination developed - that it then ranged upward, piercing the left lung and lodged m the left shoulder. The mala theory is that the gun was discharged as Layton - shoved , it over a log, - butt first, while making ready to crawl over the log. - V - . : - The " party of which ", Layton was a member was made up of his father, E. G. Layton, and D. B. Bussard and M. Bussard and son. all of this city. and Oren Ellis of North Albany, -"They left ! here Saturday noon, Layton and his father riding a motorcycle, while the others went in an automobile tak ing' guns and a camping outfit. ' Mistaken for. Deer, Shot.. ... McMlnnville, Or., Aug. 18. Edwar.1 Berry,. was. shot In, the head Sunday morning by a mistake by a deer hunt er, is resting easily and will recover. Berr,y and John Moullet were hunting in the hills 10 miles west of McMlnn ville. They had wounded a deer and both hunters were looking for the ani mal. .: ' : . , -5: " Moylne of the brush caused Moullet to discbarge his shot gun In that direc. tion and the shot hit Berry in the back of the head. . . Some 12 jBhots.were extracted by the physicians as. soon as Berry was hur ried to town in' an automobile. , ,- Mr. Berry Is an experienced hunter. Is 33 years of age and has a wife and two children. - ;- Eugene Hunters Succcssfnl. - , " Eugene, Or., Aug. 1; -Several hun dred Eugene men- were in the woods yesterday, the ; first day ; of ; the open season- for; killfng-deer, and a'good many of - them brought;? back ho,me last night' trophies of 5 the.' hunt. Some of ' them are -still - in- the: mountains and will, remain for several . days. The game - wardens in k this part of the state report that the deer are quite plentiful,' as the "Closed" season has been - pretty well observed. DOWNFALL OF GREEK CABINET-THREATENED BY LEADER'S CHOICE . .. 'I . ii- Zavitzanosr Adherent of Ven izelos,. Ghosen ; to Head Chamber of Deputies. . . i Athens, Aug. IS. (L N. S.) M. Za vitzanos. a political adherent of Premier-elect Veniselos, was elected presi dent of the chamber of deputies today, Zavitzanos' .election. threatens the downfall of the cabinet, as. the minls- i try r is? opposed to the principles of the venizeios party, veniselos, and hts followers favor entering the war on the side of the triple 'entente. - Zavltzanos waselected by a vote of 182 to 93. Rome, Aug. .l(. U.' P.) With the bombardment- of .Belgrade -f and - the massing - of large . Austro-German forces on the Serblaa frontier, the be- (Conelttded on Peg Nine. Column Two) President of National Manu ¬ facturers' Association De-(; clares Intervention in Mex-; ico Undesired at This Time. MORE SHIPS URGED TO HANDLE TRADE! Believes European War Willi Last Two Years More, As Predicted. v , ' "If President Wilson can keen us' from intervention in Mexico he will be' ' doing the best possible thing for this country." said Colonel George A. Pope, president of the National Manuf actur-' ers' association. In Portland this morn- lng. . , : - , r "1 have great confidence in the pre-, ident's . policy and in . his wisdom.' continued tha venerable . chief of the organization which represents tbs country's producing industries.- . -Colonel Pope, president, and James A, Emery, general counsel for the Na tional Manufacturers' association, are ' spending a month ' investigating busl- . ness conditions on the. coast. They came last night from Fuget sound, and are guests here of the Employers' asso ciation and will be guests of honor at a banquet at the Chamber of Com merce tonight. T , - , "After the War, What?" Colonel Pope said " he predicted - at the beginning that the European war would last three years. - "I haven't changed my opinion, he said. ) ' - "After the war, what?" - , "No one can telL' Industry guesses. But to hold the trade which we have) secured, say, in South America, because -Of withdrawal of foreign ; competition we must have a merchant marine. I am in hopes "that the next con (Concluded on Pure Three," Column Bli) SENATOR STONE SEES VIESON'S NOMINATION ALMOST CERTAINTY Democrat From Missouri Ad- 'mires Policies of Chief Ex ecutive,. , ." " "Unless the unforeseen happens and it j. is ' not expected to . happenPresi dent "Wilson will be unanimously re. nominated, by the- Democratic party' next year and will be reelected. You ' cannot beat him." -.:v, i Thus spoke Senator William J.. Stone of Missouri, who arrived in Portland today noon accompanied by Mrs. Stone and their daughter. Miss Mabel, and their, son-in-law, John Q.- Parkinson, "I thlnk Woodrow Wilson k mads, a great president.!' said the senator. "I think his administration has. been a great administration. In traveling over ' the United States,' I find among. Republicans and Progressives, as well as among Democrats, general ap proval of, the president's course in re-v lation to foreign affairs. - "Naturally, there is a difference of opinion on some economic questions, but thepeople of the nation are gen- erally supporting ' the president." Senator Stone and party may spend two or -three days In Portland.' They, are staying at the Benson hotel. They ,' have come from, spending, a week la ths Tosemlte national park, ; "We are taking the trip leisurely," said the senator, "sol don't know how long we will stay in Portland." Senator Stone Is a six footer now In his sixty-seventh year. He was a member of - congress from Missouri from: 1885 to 1831, and was governor of . that state from 1883 to 187. lie became United States senator In 1903. and was reelected for the second time last year.- --.- ' " TJ. S. to Investigate German Propaganda Charged That Methods Used to Sway Amerlean Sentiment May Be Unaeu-, tral May Affect German Diplomats. Washington, 'Aug. 18. (U. P.) Charges made by the New Tork World of a widespread effort of German of f U . clals to - sway American ' sentiment through propaganda are to he investi gated -by the ' government.' It . was learned ; authoritatively today. -The propaganda' is regarded as legitimate, may possibly be unethical and urtneu tral, .-' . w- --. .-f.'i; Though the charges are not yet of fl clally before the administration, many , circumstances cited are already known to the government, and steps have been taken to Investigate the alleged activi ties of German diplomats. If they are guilty -of misconduct, the. government may be expected - to request - that they be recalled. 100 Americans With - "Canadians ; Killed : London. Aug. 15 (U, P.)--Of 2000 Americana who enlisted with the Ca- . nadtan contingent, 100 have been killed In Flanders. This statement was made by General Sam Hughes. Canadian mln-' lster of rnllitia, here last night.