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VOL. XIV. NO. 160.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 -TWO SECTIONS 14 PAGES
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ARCHIBALD NOT
BERNSTORFF'S
MESSENGER
German Ambassador Denies
Reports 'That Correspond
ent Had Carried Message
Back to Germany for Him.
SAYS HE WOULDN'T
TRUST YOUNG MAN
Diplomat Makes Statement
So People Will Understand
His Stand in Matter.
Nfw Tork. Bept. 11. (I. N. S. Flu t
denial of published reports that he
had sent a message home by James
Archibald, the former San Kranctsco
war correspondent, was voiced here
today the Count Johann von Hernstorff.
the (Jerman ambassador to the United
?t tes.
"In view of repeated assertions hy
ne wNpapet s,'" nald Ambassador von
Hernstorff, "that I sent a mrssagj
home hy Archibald. wish lo fato that
1 never gave Archibald a single paper
or anythltiK . I ld not use Archibald
as a messenger because I did not think
he was safe, and he certainly proved
imsa fe."
ARCHIBALD THOUGHT
DUMBA LETTER WAS
OF NO IMPORTANCE
I'hlcsRo. Sept. 11. (I. N. S.) The
Herald today prints the following:
'Falmouth, England, on toard th
Rotter.lam, Sept. 10, 11)16. To the ed
itor of the Chicago Herald:
'Tn response to your cablegram ask
ing for a statement regarding my con
nection with tie Dumba letter, I have
this to say:
"The letter from Ambassador Dum
bs to the Austrian minister of foreigni
sffalrs was given to me at the foot
of the gangplank at the moment of
sailing by Dr. lJumba's secretary, who
(Conctadtr on I'tc Three, Column Tfert
TO PERIL F
LINE IN ARGONNE
Errormous Losses on Both
Sides in Latest German
Aggressive Is Admitted,
Pari. Sept. 11. U. P. Claims that
tho tlerman crown prince's attempts to
pierce the Krench lines-In the Argonne
had failed with enormous losses were
made officially; today.
"Since the crov.-n prince began at
tempttng to pierce the lines In the
Argonne," said tho communique, "he
ban not obtained a single strategically
Important result. In the last yeur a
"Ingle (Jrrman corps lost over 40,000
men.
Tho prim e altogether has lost over
100,000 men."
It was admitted that the Oermati
attacks Wednesday and Thursday pen
etrated Krench trenches along a front
of two-thirds of a mile-, but the state
ment declared the German losses were
o t of all proportion compared with
the ground gained.
It was admitted, however, that the
French losses this week had been as
heavy as the (Jerman.
The situation there Is practically
unchanged,'" said the statement.
Paris Helps Switzerland.
Washington. Sept. 11. (I. N. S.)
A me? lean Vice-Consul Poole, at Paris,
today cabled the state department that
l'raticc has adopted measures provid
I'fa for passage of food to Switzerland
through France and has reserved the
town of Cette on the border as a ship
ping center.
Recently. Switzerland. dissatisfied
because Importations had been ham
pered, was retorted on the verge of
throwing Its moral support to Ger
n.any and Austria.
Federal Reserve
Statement
i
Hun KrncUo. Sept. 11. (r.
ment of condition of the federal
t Sun Krincico it the clone of
tenihT 10:
Kewnrcei.
Gold coin and gold certificates
In own TaultH
in gfilri .et t lenient fund
In cold rvjeniptton fund
Legal tender notes, allrer, etc..
Toti ruerYM.
('mmen l.t paper (rediscounts) .
H.iik nvept4Dce
I nlted States tonds
Miinlrii.ai warrants
' r ederal reserve notes Ueld
All I'tlier resources
IV Stste
reaerve bank
busiuess Sep-
l 8.e;io.oon
l.N37.Mio
21.000
6.0O0
8 514.O0U
1.3H7.0O0
6M1.000
1.001.000
1.574.000
1.4411. 000
l.ti03.000
"Total testHirces
r , . Uabuitlet."
Capital paid
Deposits, net
jie.iwi.ooo
.... 3.931.000
12.238.000
Total liabilities lU,ies.0O0
Memorandum.
Federal reserve ,,. receded from
federal reserve sgrnt f 3.040.000
Federal reserve u,te, m hands of
Dk 1.449.000
Net federal reserve notes out
standing 1 391 000
Sold deposited wltli federal reserve
"sent to retire federal reserve
notee 3,O40.e00
Net asset account federal reserve
note I 1,449.000
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WAR-WOULO FOLLOW
RUPTURE, PAPER SAYS
BERNSTORFF DECLARED
Sun Publishes Interview With;
German Ambassador and!
He Promptly Denies It,
Bays .Be Wasn't Interviewed.
New York. Sept .11. ( U. J)
When the I'nited Press this
jf afternoon called Ambassador
if- von Bernstorff's attention to
jjfr statements regarding war-posst-Mfi-
bllities, credited to htm by the
Kvenlng Sun, he declared:
"1 have not given any person
an interview on any subject,
and have authorized no state-
ment."
jfr "Does the Sun article repre
sent your sentiments?" he was
$ asked.
"I cannot make any state-
ment concerning my sentl-
ments," he replied.
'Have you authorized any
statement about your senti
ments?" "No."
"Have you made anv such
statement?"
"No."
Washington, Sept. Jl. (I. X. S.) !
Government officials here do not j
believe German Ambassador Von Bern- J
storff. himself gave out the Interview j
printed In the New York Sun in which
he Is quoted as saying that a break In
relations between Germany and the j
I'nited States would mean "war within 1
a week." If It is not repudiated. It !
was pointed out. it may lead to diffi- j
(Continued on Page Three, Column Five)
England Postpones j
Release of Cotton!
Administration Irritated by Actios I
Taken on Pla "Owners hip" Wot !
Proved Sufficiently.
Washington, Sept. 11. (T. N. 8.) j
Consul General Skinner at London
today cabled the state department that j
Great Britain again had postponed re- I
lease of cotton cargoes, claiming that
Insufficient data was at hand reffard
int,' ownership.
Excessive irritation was manifest in
administration circles following re
ceipt of the report.
French Vessel Victim.
Paris. Sept. 11. (I. N. S.) The
French steamer Ville de Mostaganem
was shelled and sunk by an enemy
submarine in the Mediterranean .sea
todayv according to Hava's dispatches.
The crew, three of them wounded,
were picked up from their boats by a
passing: steamer.
TO UNITED STATES
MOTORCYCLE OFFICER
TELLS HIS RIDE OF
Attorney R, R, Giltner Makes
Statement Explaining De-
t tails of Fatal Accident,
Litigation Is expected as the result
of the Hollaender case. The Hol-
I laenders recently died, following in-
juries in a motorcycle collision with
I Kugene 'White, county motorcycle of-
I fleer.
j Ther question is whether It will be
; civil, criminal, or both.
If County Motorcycle Officer White
is found to be criminally negligent, he
may be Indicted for manslaughter by
the grand Jury and prosecuted by the
district attorney.
If White is found to be negligent,
another question is whether or not
civil lawsuits will be started by the
If heirs of the Hollaenders against White
1 personally, or against tne county.
ifc ; Lawyers are discussing these topics
and they say that several nice ques-
I tions of law are involved.
In ordeT that damages may be col-
lected from White, lawyers state that
ilt must be shown that he was solely
(Concluded on 1'nge Two. Column Four)
DIAGRAM OF COLLISION
OLLIIN
ROAD
&1 SA , A , COUriTY OFFICER
WHFRF mi 1 1 !l OKI sWZZr VVSa WHITE ON LEFT
KeVVErlENT y AUT
HT?OE5KY, DAZZLED BY XXlb
HEADLIGHT OFCPEEDING AUTO "Ss
3WERVE5 TO leiGHT OFF PAVEMENT, jZ'f ,
NARROWLY AVOIDING WHITE. e.
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According to the version of A. Kroesky the fatal accident happened as shown in the above drawing;.
Kroesky rode the motorcycle shown near the middle of the drawing, and he say that he narrowly
averted colliding with White.
VILLA ORDERS
A COMMANDER
PUT 10 DEATH
Report Reaching Washington
Says General Urbina, Vil
lista Leader, Executed for
Accepting Bribe.
SAN BERNARDINO WAS
SCENE OF KILLING
Persistent Rumor That Villa
Himself Had Been Shot
Dead Followed.
Washington, Sept. 11. 1 1. N. S.)
The Villa agency here received Infor
mation this afternoon that General
Villa has caused the execution of Gen
eral Urbina, for accepting a bribe of
oOO.OOO pesos to declare his allegiance
to Carranza.
Urbina's execution, the dispatch said,
took place at San Bernardino, In the
state of Chihuahua. The Villa agency
declared its information absolutely
contradicted reports that Villa had
been assassinated.
Persistent rumors were In circulation
here to the effect that General Villa
had been assassinated, but it is sup
posed that these reports grew out of
the L'rbina execution, as the Villa story
could not be confirmed here.
Rangers Kill Two Bandits.
Brownsville, Texas. Sept. 11. (I. N.
S. ) Two Mexicans were killed today
in a battle between Texas rangers and
hamiits at nta Aiiitn ranch f
15 miles north of Kdinburg. The
bandits had been hiding on the ranch
for a week and were routed and pur- j
sued.
TAKEN SKIDEL EAST
JF FORTRESS GRODNO
Three Day Battle, in Which
Russians Lose Heavily, Is
Crowned With Success,
Berlin, via LorMon. Sept 11. (U.
P.) Field Marshal von Hindenburg
has captured Skidel. 20 miles east of J
Grodno, after a three days' battle In
which the Russians lost heavily, it
was officially announced today.
Von Hlndenburg's right wing cap
tured I,unno, while 80 miles south
east, Austrian forces captured Alba
and are now approaching Kossovo.
The official statement declared the
fight for Skidel and around Nyekraze
was desperate.
"The positions were captured only
after the most severe night fighting,
with swaying success," said the an
nouncement. "We captured 2700 along
the Zelwianka. We bombarded aerially
railroad junctions at Wilajek, Uida and
Leopold and we are now fighting
strongly for possession of Kossowo
station." In the west where desperate
fighting has been proceeding for the
last few days, the Germans, it was
claimed, now hold the heights of Hart
mannsweilerkopf, despite two violent
attacks by the French forces.
l ighting About Kiga Resumed.
Petrograd, Sept. 11. (U. P.) After
several days of quiet, fighting about
Riga has been renewed. Gener.U von
Beseler Is directing a heavy German
attack from Friederichstadt to Dvlnsk,
it was officially admitted today. In
his offensive, he is making a strong
effort to cross the Dvina northwest of
Friederichstadt.
Thus far. the Russinns have been
able to repulse his forces; but the vio-
(Concluded on t'lge Five, Column Fire.)
ON SANDY ROAD IN WHICH
VON H1NDENBURG HAS
Father Flinn Goes to Last RestLinnton Banker
Minister Nearly Century
pi r. k 9, at K at at at at at
Preached in City 65 Years Ago
Above Father John Flinn, From a Photograph Taken in March, 1914,
Below First Taylor Street Methodist Church, at Tliird and Tay
lor Streets, Where Father Flinn Preached First Sermon in 1850.
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CARRANZA REJECTS
PROPOSAL FOR PEACE;
SEEKS A CONFERENCE
Suggests Meeting on Border
to Discuss Situation, Which
May Be Accepted,
Washington, Sept. U. fU. Pi
General Carranza's answer to the Pan
American conferees' peace conference
appeal reached the state department
today. As expected, it rejected their
appeal for peace.
It Included no direct request for
recognition, hut proposed a conference.
at the border. How soon It will be
made public is uncertain.
The proposal for a conference witn
representatives of the "conference re
publics" will undoubtedly be accepted
Carranza Scores Point.
Washington, Sept. 11. (I. N. Pi
General Carranza has scored marked
advantage by announcement of hs
(Concluded on I'ase Fire, Column Six)
HOLLAENDERS WERE KILLED
Old
, . 1 - . 1-1 . . . .. .
Aged Pastor Delivered First
Sermon in Taylor Street
Church,
Rev. John Flinn, 9S years old. a
Methodist minister for more than 70
years and one of the best beloved and
most picturesque figures in the north
west, died at his home, 719 Hancock
street, at 1:30 o'clock this morning.
While he had been always active he
had been confined to his home since
Aucrust 1, as result of bronchitis con
tracted in July while participating In
a campmeeting in Alameda Park. Even
though he was confined to his home
he showed unusual activity for one of
his age, he walking around the house
and up and down stairs, almost up to
the time of his death.
For the past two weeks he had been
gradually failing. His condition be
came worse yesterday and early this
morning in the presence of those mem
bers of his family who live at his res
idence, he breathed his last.
Funeral arrangements are not to be
, made untu wora ls received her from
his two sons, one of whom is in Van
couver, It. C, and the other In The
I'alles. It is probable, however, that
the services will be held in Centenaiy
I aiciiiuuihl 1 iiurcn nexi Monuay artex-
noon The Kdward llolman company
; will have charge of the arrangements
Kcv. Air. Flinn or Father'- Flinn
as he was better known, is survived
by Mrs. Flinn, 82 years old, four daugh-
( Concluded on Pace fcivr. Column Tbree
Marines Ordered to
Haiti for Service
Company at Wew Orlean Will Ball
for Black Republic for Duty,
Tuesday.
New Orleans, Ia,, Sept, 11. f I. N.
S.) Company Eight of the Second reg
iment. 1;. 8. M. C, commanded by
Captain R. M. Cutts, with Second Lieu
tenants H. Schmidt and J. C. Foster,
will leave the naval station Tuesday
for expeditionary duty in Haiti.
The number of uprisings In the past
few months have caused the United
States government considerable work
in the way of despatching troops and
supplies.
I Monarchial Paper Dynamited.
Hongkong, Sept. 11. (I. N. S.) The
I front of the building housing the
I Asiatic Daily News, a Chinese news
paper In Shanghai, was demolished
by a bomb today, according to dis
patches received here. Publication
of the News was started Tuesday to
further monarchial propaganda. One
of the editors of the paper and two
pedestrians were killed and several
others were Injured.
Three Susks were arrested.
Will Jlocruit Natives.
Paris, Sept 11. (I. X. S. ) A bill
proposing the recruiting of native of
French colonies and protectorate will
be Introduced when the chamber of
deputies convenes. This will add a
million men to th French forces.
Hunts Money
LoanedLinnton
Peculiar Mix-l'p Arises From Note
Given to Secure Funds to
Finish Hnll.
In 1911. the city of I.innton through
its mayor, J. 15. Schaefer, borrowed
JJ.000 from V. J. Kreuger, of the Idnn-
! ton Savings Bank, to complete us
city hall. A promissory note payame
one year later was given to Mr. Kreti
ger when the money was turned over
to the city.
Now this note which was to have
been paid by Llnnton, in 1911I. has been
turned over to C A. Bigelow, com
missioner of finance, by Mr. Kreuger
with the request that the money he
forthcoming. Commissioner Bigelow
I doesn't think that Portland is responsi
ble for the note and hns referred it to
City Attorney La Roche for an opinion.
Considerable question exists, accord-
'. 1ng to Commissioner Bigelow as to
! whether the city officials of Linnton
I had the power to borrow money as
they did in that case. Commissioner
Bigelow is also seeking to learn why
the bill was never paid.
Jews Granted More
Liberty in Russia
Burlnf Period of War Thy Can tire
Anywber and Buy Bom Property
Except in Capitals.
London. Sept. 11. H'. P.1 Roth
schild & Son. noted bankers, announced
today that, for the period of the war.
the Russian government has allowed
Jews to live everywhere and buy prop
erty except in capitals and imperial
regimental towns. Some restrictions,
too, have been removed against the
Jews' entrance Into government schools.
WAR ALONE KILLS
. IRE THAN WHITE
PLAGUE, DOCTOR SAYS
Medical Association at Clos
ing Session Hears Tuber
Qjulosis Discussed,
There Is only one destroyer of
human life greater than tuberculosis,
that Is war as modernly conducted, de
clared Dr. Ray W. Matson before tho
closing session of the state medical
convention in the Multnomah hotel yes
terday afternoon.
There is, he continued, one modern
Invention that promises to aid In the
effort to control and ultimately erad
icate tuberculosis to somewhat the
same ratio as other modern Inventions
are used to make war more terrible.
The invention is the X-Ray. With
X-Ray photographs made Into stereop'
ticon slides. Dr. Matson showed a pic
(Continued on Pace Turee. Column Five)
William Van Home,
Railroad Man, Dead
Montreal, Que., Sept. 1. (U. P.)
Sir William Van Horne, 72, former
president of the Canadian Pacific rail
road, died here today.
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne
was born In Illinois, received a com
mon school education and then engaged
In railroad work, fining supervising
and managing positions until 1881.
when he went to Canada.
There he entered the Canadian Pa
cific service as general manager, rls
ing to the posltioit of president, where
he served until 1899. In that year
he became chairman of he board of
director, remaining there until 1910.
He was also president of the Cuba
company.
Barrett Points Out
Trade Opportunities
In a notable address today at a
luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce.
John Barrett, director gent;il of the
Pan-American union, made an appeal
to the business Interests of Portland
to participate vigorously in the enor
mous trade opportunities to be found
In Latin America.
As a representative alike of Argen
tina. Bolivia, Chile. Krazil. Colombia.
Panama, Peru. Ecuador and all the
remainder of the 21 republics of Cen
tral and Bouth America. Mr. Barrett
declared that the United State has not
only an opportunity, but a great re
sponsibility in looking after the com
merce and comity of the western hemisphere.
PHONE CALLS ;
IS REQUESTED;
Oswald West and Claude L. .
McColloch in Behalf of the.
League File a Complaint
With Commission.
BOTH LOCAL TELEPHONE
COMPANIES AFFECTED
Would Increase Service and
Avoid Duplication; Rates . -Not
Mentioned.
Kvery subscriber to the service of :
the Home Telephone company In Port" '
land will have the advantage of eerV
Ice connections with every Instrument
on the Pacific Telephone company'
local system If a complaint filed today
before the Public Service Oommieelon :
of Oregon by the Public Service leaftie
Is sustained by commission and court. '
The action was filed by Former Gov
ernor Oswald West and Claude Me-;
Col loch on behalf of the league, which'
Is composed of some L'OO resident Of
Portland.
The complaint Is d I re tod against th
two telephone compunles jointly and
charges that they aie. violating th
state Ihw prohibiting discrimination irt
lates and service. It charge tht
they have fnlleil soil refused to extend"
to general patron of their respective
lines the interchange service wlilcil
they ate now maintaining at several:
of the Portland hotels. It charge that
that th companies refuse to carry oiit
the principle locally that they do cany
(Concluded 011 t'ac Tbr. Column Une
FRANK S. BELIE,
T
Former Manager of Colum-
Dia Mine Mas uooa necora
Held in Esteem,
Baker. Or.. Sept. 11. In complaint
filed late yesterday by the Columbia
Gold Mines compBiiy ngulnst the FI1(-t
National bank of RiiUer. Frank R. Ball.
lie, former mine mannger of the Colum- "
bla, is accused of wrongfully mlsan- .
propriatlng and embezzling the sum vt
J14,(56.83. whi -h he deposited In th
First National bunk, which has refused '
to give up money on demand of plain
tiff company.'" ,
The charges against Mr. Ralllle 1
caused widespread Hennatloi, as he had
been manager of the Columbia for 17
years, recently retiring, and coming t
Maker to reside. He stands high In
Masonic and business circles, and his" '
statement that the money In question '
belongs to him, and thut he ls willing
that the Issue be decided In the court
ls accepted In Baker without question.
The complaint alleges Balllle wit
removed as manager of the mine "for
cause," August 17 last. Mr. Balllle
claims he resigned last April, the reslg.
nation to take effect September 1. .
"Why tho company should sue th '
bank, Instead of me, I cannot under
stand," aid Mr. Hiilllle. '7 am wllllnC '
to let the matter no Into court, I have
been waiting for some such move, but
theses charges are a surprise.
Mr.' Balllle had told his friends b
expected a lawsuit over money.
Mr. Balllle was this week given an
expensive 60ld watch by his former
employees. 1 '
5,000,000 Live In
New York City
Population of State ,773,817, and SCora
Than Half of That Humber Xesld
In City.
Albany, X. T.. Sept. 11. (I. X. S.--Characterized
as nearly accurate' as
the census enumerator could make it
at this time, the population of the.
state of New York Is 9.773.S17, accord'
lng to figures on recoi d today tefore
the constitutional convention. Th '
population of New York ci ty is given at
fi,0;t6,2i2. The figures are disappoint
Ing, as they show an increase of only
K60.203 in the stata 'since the federal
census of 1!M0.
The most desirable roomer do
not have time to look for TOom.
A Journal Want Ad will find th
people for you. Try one.
Lost ana Found SI
"WIM, the tinder of suitcase lost
near Abernethy bridge Septem
ber 'i please notify."
Autos for Sir
"REO TH K FIFTH." flat rate, or
J1.2B"er hour; careful, experi
enced driver."
Furnished Flat 50
"THRKE room flat, newl fur
nished, good location. 16 min
utes' walk from business center; '
will rent reasonable."
Housekeeping- Boomf 73
Frirata Family
"SPr.KXDli large front rooms,
suitable for small family or
single men, two blocks to post-!
office. $1.60. SZ, U and $4 a week;
rates by month."
The above ads complete, and nil
other Want Ads can be found on
pages 12 and 13.
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