The Oregon daily journal., August 21, 1915, Page 2, Image 2

GERMANS TAKE RIGA
GOLF; DEFEAT NAVAL
FORCES OF HUSSI
Kaiser's Men Enter, and. Bom
bard the City, According to
Stockholm Despatches,
NO DETAILS OF BATTLE
OuCi Commander Had elled TXpon
Maes, Sleet Mid I-and Batteries In
- Bepolslng- Eawnyj Disappointed.
Copenhagen, Aug-. 21. (I. K. S.)
The Kusslan naval forces at Riga have
been defeated, the Germans have en
tered the Gulf of RlKa and the city is
undergoing bombardment, according
to Stockholm dispatches received here
today.
No details of the reported naval
battle are given.
' Petrograd Admits Danger.
Petrograd,- Aug. 21. (I. N. & Ad
'mission that lllga is In 'grave danger
of capture was forthcoming today from
the Russian war office.
The Russians had placed depend
ence upon the mine fields, fleet and
land batteries in repelling the attack
of the Germans and are greatly dis
quieted at the partial failure of these
defenses,
"Great anxiety also was manifested
liere today regarding the rapidity of
the Teuton's advance from the Vistula.
GERMANS SENT GREAT
Ci CCT AfiftlMCT DIRA
I I numiiu I muni
FIGHTING CONTINUES
London, Aug. 21. (TJ. P.) One of
the greatest naval battles of the war
may have been fought yesterday in
the Gulf of Riga.
At the admiralty offices here de
tails were being anxiously awaited to
day, as it is evident from an official
statement from Petrograd .that the
German Baltic squadron has made a
determined effort to overwhelm the
Russians guarding the Gulf of Riga
and go to the support of the German
land forces attacking the port of that
name.
Petrograd merely reported:
"Strong forces of the German fleet
penetrated the Gulf of Riga, and fight
ing with our ships continues."
German rieet Is Powerful.
Tor two weeks the Germans have
been endeavoring to force an entrance
to the gulf. During the past few days
they -have been reconnoltering and
hare drawn the Russians" into minor
engagements.
Other reports from Petrograd indi
cate that the German fleet is composed
of about 10 dreadnaughts and batti
cruisers, a number of armored cruiser
and numerous torpedoboat destroyers.
The early efforts of the Germans
were directed toward clearing the mine
fields guarding the Gulf of Riga. Pe
trograd reported one, or two Of the enemy-ships
damaged by mines, and one
unconfirmed report from , Stockholm
declared a cruiser had ; beert ' sUnit a
week ago.
Indicates Mine Tields Penetrated.
. " The Petrograd statement of today
would appear to Indicate that the fleet
had penetrated the mine fields.
Whether the full strength of the
Russian fleet is against the Germans
Is not known. The whereabouts of the
Russian dreadnaughts Imperator Pa
vel, Slav and Tsessarevltch has not
?bettt disclosed since the opening of the
war. All of these vessels carry bat
teries of 12-inch guns.
, Dispatches from Copenhagen declare
the Germans have been ordered to de
stroy the entire Russian 'Baltic fleet,
' thus making possible the landing of
troops at Riga or on the coast of Fin
land. Marries to Get Coin;
. Then Deserts Bride
fortune of $18,000 Awaited A. L. Vis
vers If He Would Wed Christian Oirl
, and Settle Down.
Los Angeles, Aug. 21. (P. N. S.)
Authorities today sought Arthur L.
Vlssers following trie request of Mrs.
Vissers, formerly Mrs. Irene Rogers,
for a warrant charging failure to pro
vide and to question him regarding a
report that he has a former wife who
Is said to be living in or near Spokane,
Wash. Mrs. Vlssers stated that her
husband left her three days ago, tell
ing her he would not return.
Vlssers, who formerly lived at Long
Beach, married Mrs. Rogers a few
months ago when he declared that he
bad been left $18,000 by a relative of
Detroit in the provision that he
marry a Christian girl before Septem
ber.. 1 and "settle down."
Several days- ago, Mrs. Vissers
stated, she returned to her home and
found two notes from her husband
stating mat ne naa leri with his 6
. year-old daughter. In the meantime
Mrs. Vissers said, she heard reports
that her husband had previously mar
ried a woman in Texas and that in
vestigation had led her to believe the
. woman now resides in Spokane.
Youth Kills Uncle"
'. i To Help Parents
Arthur Iiomley, 18, Stones T. J. Smal
ler, 78, to Death, Then Hobs Apart
. uenta ( Says Els Mother Starving.
- Boone, Iowa, Aug. 21. (TJ. P.) Ar
thur Lumley, IS, today confessed to
the police that he murdered his weal
thy uncle, Thomas J. Smalley, aged 76.
h - Lumley said the pitiful condition
;. of his parents incited him to the deed.
Ilia mother was starving and his
father sick. The youth crept upon his
-Uncle while the aged man was asleep
and stoned him o death. ' He then
' robbed . the place and set the house
. afire. -
Lumber California's
Principal Industry
Sacramento, CaL, Aug. 21.- (TJ. P.)
Lumbering' and logging with an annual
output or 45,000,0OO; leads California's
Industries, according to a report by
George Robertson of the state board
of agriculture. , ,
' -fm " a " " 1 -'- "'"
Mexican" paper money must still' be
worth something.' At least, it seems
to be worth, counterfeiting-. , .
ANS
Year Ago in War
August 31, 1914.
Tie first great battle of the war
begun along 250 miles of western
front between 2,500,000 men.
Russia announces that 20 army
corps, 800,000 men, are marching to
invade Germany.
King Albert, at the head of the Bel
gian army, retreats to Antwerp with
his government.
Japan gives orders to fleet to strike
at Kiao Chau unless the kaiser replies
to its ultimatum in 24 hours.
Great German army of invasion of
Frori n. i mnsHRil on thft rtla.inR about
5x Brussels and across the Meuse river
Vnear Huyg.
TWO FREIGHTS CRASH
KILLING CONDUCTOR
AND BRAKEMAN
(Continued From Pag-e One)
brakeman, who were sitting in the ca
boose. J. V. Hatcher, another brake
man, who was acting as lookout in the
cupola of the caboose, saw the danger
and juabped.
XUg-ht of Way Za Question.
The other train was composed of
six flat cars which had been loaded
with logs from Timber. The logs had
been 'unloaded at Cemetery station and
the train, with the engine ahead but
backing because of lack of turning
facilities at Cemetery, was proceed
ing toward Oswego.
The transfer train was made up in
this order: A caboose was ahead, then
the engine and back of this the flat
car loaded with wood. It had left
Brooklyn, crossed the Willamette on
the Oswego bridge and was headed for
Jefferson street station.
Unofficial information has it that
this train had the right of way, and
this point Is one of the subjects of
an investigation begun as soon as the
track, was cleared at 8 o'clock this
morning, .
One Train Out of Limits.
Superintendent L. L. Burckhalter of
the Southern Pacific, is conducting the
official investigation today to deter
mine the cause of the wreck. It was
apparent that one of the -two trains
was running beyond the limit of its
orders.
That the personal factor was respon
sible was the opinion at Southern
Review of Day's Fighting
London, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) Ques
tions which pulsed through London
yesterday as to what the United States
would do in regard to Germany's sink
ing of the Arabic with the loss of
American lives and the still biggei
question as to the situation in thf
Balkans, both remained unanswered
today. Apparent determination tc
move slowly in the German crisis im
pressed London, but it was not doubted
that Washington would take definite
and positive action when the. time
came and all reports from President
Wilson's representatives were ih. Cer
tainty was felt in Downing street cir
cles that Germany would not be able
to excuse her submarines' attack on
the Arabic as she did on the Lusltania
and a definite statement from tha Ad
miralty that the Arabic was not under
convoy apparently cleared up the sit
uation so that no excuse was possible.
British Comment Subdued.
British newspapers today were
unanimous in their view of the in
cident, but the tone of their comments
was subdued and it was evident that
there .was no disposition on the part
of the" British public to press the Unit
ed States in the matter, full confidence
being expressed that President Wilson
would "omit no word or act," to secure
his people the right to travel in safety
on the high seas. .
No word of certainty had been made
public today as to whether the Lap
land had been attacked by German sub
marines or not and the tension to
know her fate was "severe. There was
great relief that the Bovic and Ni
cosian, reported sunk, had escaped "tne
German divers and hopes were enter
tained that the Lapland had escaped.
Balkan Situation. Unsettled.
There was little news today from
the Balkans and apparently difficulty
still was being experienced by the
entente ambassadors in arranging the
conflicting claims of Bulgaria,
Roumania, Greece and Serbia as to the
hinterland- of Kavala and Salonika In
Macedonia. .Dispatches . from Buchar-
SINKING!
Pacific headquarters, for which reason
before any responsibility was placed,
the superintendent decided on a most
thorough study of the situation.
The log train was in charge of Con
ductor Fred H. Ortschild. Others of
the train crew were R. F. Scruggs, R.
Stanton and G. T. Renfrow. Engineer
P. J. Kottoff was at the throttle and
E. C. Erickson was his fireman.
J. H. Corbett was engineer of the
transfer engine and J, Betr was his
fireman.
Bask Bares Engine Crew.
Thus the two trains, one running
without orders, met in the out, which
is 200 feet north of Riverdale station
and about a mile south of Cemetery
station.
The caboose of the transfer train,
caught between the engine of the log
train and its own engine, was tele
scoped and broken to splinters. The
tender of the leg train, holding to the
frails for a moment, shpt off into the
embankment next to the river, its-engine
climbing it until the rear was
tilted six or eight feet. The momen
tary holding of the Render on the track
is believed to have' saved the engine
crew from disaster, because otherwise
the engine cab would have been
crushed. Both men in the cab held to
their posts.
Hearing Is started.
The members of the board of in
quiry, composed of George D. Schalk,
City Safety Commissioner Harry P.
Coffin, Superintendent F. L. Burck
halter, Assistant Superintendent C W.
Martyn and Master Mechanic George
Wild, left for the scene of the wreck
at 10 o'clock this morning and returned
to Mr. Burckhalter's office, where tes
timony was taken.
The Public Service commission
scheduled . hearing of its own at 1:30
this afternoon. Commissioner Muller
and Examiner F. E. Raach accompanied
the board to Riverdale.
Sues Concessions Company.
Santa Rosa, Cal., Aug. 21.-r-(P. N.
S.) Christian Schlake, of Santa Rosa,
today brought suit against Eugene M.
Connell, head of the Consolidated Con
cessions company of the Panama-Pacific
exposition, to recover $34,000 al
leged to have been paid for stock in
the company, sold under false repre
sentations. Schlake asserts that the
company's reports claimed it owned
the Inside Inn and other valuable con
cessions, whereas, in realty, only a
sixth interest was owned.
est intimate that another Balkan war
was possible, but this view was dls.
counted here, the opinion among mili
tary observers being that Serbia,
when Bulgaria's irreducible minimum
of demands was reached, would agree
to such concessions as would ensure
action in common by all the Balkan
states.
Italy's Ultimatum Interests.
The greatest interest was manifest
tn reports that Italy had sent an ulti
matum to Turkey -and in the expected
nomination today by Premier Veniselos
of Greece's new war cabinet. On the
whole, though the situation In the
near east was still somewhat cloudy,
the expectation was general that hot
more than a few days could pass be
fore a definite alignment will be
known, :
Reports that the German armies in
vesting Brest-Li tovsk have practical
ly enveloped 300.000 Russian troops in
th neighborhood of that fortress
were doubted here. At any rate they
were regarded as premature. It was
pointed out that the Russian commander-in-chief
has. to date, been
able to- avoid the sacrifice of any con
siderable number of troops and con
fidence was expressed that, even if a
further withdrawal of Russian forces
proves necessary their line will still
remain unbroken. - v
Riga Developments Important.
Greater danger to the Russian cause
than through the operations at Brest
Litovslc was seen here in reports that
the German fleet had forced the Gulf
of Riga.- If true, which Petrograd has
not yet. admitted, this sea victory
would mean easy reinforcement of the
German armies In Courland and might
easily make . a serious attempt . on
Petrograd Itself possible
Fleet street awaited confirmation of
the news with anxiety. ' Calm on the
British front with only sporadic ac
tivity by., the French and Germans in
Champagne and the Vosges led to the
belief that, from the allies' point of
view, the general military -: situation
was not unfavorable,
WAR SUMMARY
BY J. W. T. MASON
Former European Manager of
the United Press.
New York, Aug. 21. Criticism of
General Jof f re, hushed when it first
appeared in France, has broken out
again and this time includes War Min
ister Mlllerand.
A disillusionment is evident as to
the conclusion of the war which was
expected last year. The probability
that no power will be crushed when
peace is restored except possibly Tur
key is felt in France. A querulous
temper rises in its train. Attacks
upon the war minister and the French
generalissimo are no more than efforts
to find scapegoats. No one in France
could do more than Joffre has done,
and, If Millerand has offended, so have
the Germans, for neither . has made
progress against the other.
The amazing fact Is. that criticism
did not develop in France sooner. The
lateness of the effort to send the lead
ers to sacrifice, is evidence of the re
generation which the war has given
France. Hitherto the critical faculty
of the nation has greatly Interfered
with governmental efficiency. But the
war has changed this nervous impa
tience. All partisanship was lost when
the nation opposed Germany. Only
once during the first year of the war
was any effort made to find fault with
General Joffre. That failed to ac
complish any sympathetic response
Now popular disappointment because
of the deadlock in the west finas it
expression in parliamentary debate
That it well go further and lead to
ministerial reconstruction is improb
able. ......
Galveston People
In Need of Bread
Sufferers in Storm-Swept Territory
Have Been Supplied With "Water
183 Dead Damage 950,000,000.
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 21. (U. P.)
Bread is the greatest need of Gal
veston. Relief work is progressing
rapidly and an emergency supply of
drinking water has been turned on, but
there is little bread in the town.
Reports today from throughout the
storm section accounted for 183 dead.
There are now less than 100 persons
missing and it is believed a majority
of these will be found. Estimates still
place the property damage at 150,
000,000 today.
S(,orm Works North,
Chicago, Aug. 81. (U. P.) Crack
ing its way northward like a giant
whip unfolding, the West Indian tauri
ricane which swept Galveston had
struck northern Illinois and Wiscon
sin today and was wearing itself out
on Lake Michigan. - The fury of the
storm was broken at St. Louis.
The greatest damage, outside of
Texas, has been in Arkansas, Mis
souri, Mississippi, the western sections
of Louisiana and Kansas and Illinois
and Wisconsin.
Trains are delayed, wires are down
and scores of bridges washed out in
the central path of the storm.
Boat Service Restored.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 21. (X. N. 8.)
Hourly boat service .between Houston
and Galveston was being maintained
today, Wire communication is still
Interrupted.
Harte's Daughter Watched.
New York. Aug. 21. U. P) A,
woman believed to be Mrs. Jessamy
Harte Steele, eldest daughter of Bret
Harte, Is undr observation as to her
insanity at Bellevue today. Mrs, Steel
is estranged from her husband, atid at
times has been troubled mentally.
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6th Annual
Round-Up
The Epic Drama of the
West
PENDLETON, OREGON
. Sept. 23, 24, 25, 1915
Let'er Buck I
TILLAMOOK BAY TIDE
; LANDS ARE TO BE
SOLD BY THE STATE
Lands Are Desired -by Whit
; ney Cumber Co, Limited
: Channel to' Be Ample,
', Salem, Or., Aug. 21.-The state land
board yesterday decided to advertise
for sale 241 acres of tide land located
in Tillamook bay In the vicinity of
the Wilson and Kilchler rivers. The
tide lands extend from the south shore
of the eastern section of the bay to
a point about a Quarter f a mile from
the north shore. The line of the north
end would be on the channel, as pro
posed. '
The tide lands are desired by the
Whitney company, limited, which
owns large tracts -of timber lands in
the vicinity, for log booming. Repre
sentatives of the Whitney company
assured the land board that the chan
nel would leave plenty of room for
water transportation of parties own
ing lands adjacent to the company's
holdings.
The tract will be advertised for 60
days by the state land board. .
License in Stocking;
She Couldn't Get It
South Orange, N. J., Aug, 31. (TJ.
P.) Because her driver's license was
tucked away in the top of her stock
ing, Mrs. Max Gerties, of Summit, N.
J., was detained for an hour by the
police After her -car , had figured in a
collision.
"I Just can't show you, officer; J
just can't," protested Mrs. Gerties,
blushing furiously, when Patrolman
Pat Shefflngton demanded a look at
the license and threatened to send her
to Jail. A companion saved the situa
tion by telephoning for Gerties, He
satisfied the police that his wife had
a license.
Hop Picking Begins.
Qulnaby, Or., Aug. 21. Beginning
this morning, the hop picking machine
on the Llvesley ranch was put in
operation en the early crop. Tha ma
chine does the work of 100 persons, al
though about 40 are engaged In handl
ing it. A large force of hand pickers
will be employed about September 1,
but the machine is considered adequate
for the early crop. More than the usual
difficulty has been experienced with
vermin in the yards this season, but
continuous spraying, together with the
hot wave of the past week has eradic
ated great numbers, but ha also dried
the vines to some extent.
Four Divorces Granted.
Albany, Or., Aug. 21. Circuit Judge
Galloway, during a brief term of court
Thursday afternoon and yesterday,
granted four divorces, besides acting
upon numerous civil cases.
The divorces, all of w"hieh were , on
desertion charges, are as follows:. Rose
Sherwood from Thomas Sherwood;
Lela Alford "from Clarence Alford;
Caroline Olson from N. S. Olson; and
Lillian Begley from James Begley.
Th
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Cleveland. O.. Aug, 21 (TJ. P. ) Lit
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day. While all of Cleveland's police
were searching for Helen Peterlin.
aged : 3 ' years, Annie, discovered that
Helen had taken her mother at her
word. ' '---v
Mamma, can baby, play tonight T"
asked Helen. v-,' '
"No, dearie," Mrs. Peterlin replied.
"Little girlies must go to bed with the
chickens.'; v" V"
That's just what Helen did.
Annie found her asleep In the chick
en coop.
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Buxton Is School Clerk.
Forest Grove. Or Aug. 21. Karl O.
Buxton, assistant cashier of the First
National Bank, has been elected school
clerk to succeed Hal Parker, who re
signed to accept a business position
In the east. " The election was very
spirited and . Mr. Buxton received S3
votes, while his competitor, H. R.
Bernard, polled 48. '
8. G. Hughes acted as -chairman and
R. P. Wirts and C M. Good, tellers.
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Woodland; Wafch., Aug. 2 1. -No seri
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epell of the year, ' presumably on ac
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ing much damage to late potatoes and
other late crops.
Power Line Is planned.
Morton, Au.g. 21. The Lewis County
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its main lines and is removing its tel
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alleys inside . the city limits; Prep
aration is now being made to con
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lighting wire, which will be done next
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