VOL. XV. NO. 9.
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General Pershing Announces
Carranzistas Severely De-
- . a a . m m
feated Bandit Leader in
Battle at Namiquipa.
AMERICAN AVIATOR IS
: BADLY INJURED BY FALL
Lieutenant Thomas Bowen of
Aviation Corps Drops
With Aeroplane.
Army Aviator Talis.
El Paso. ' Texas, March 21.
CU. P.) Lieutenant Thomas S.
Bowen, of the American expe
ditionary force has been ser
iously injured "somewhere in
Mexico," it was announced to
day. His aeroplane fell while
he was scouting for Vlllistae.
Bowen went from San Antonio
to Join the expedition.
This is the first time on rec
ord that an American army
aviator has been injured In act
ive service.
at
-
Two Aeroplanes Xrfrt.
Columbus, N. M.. March 21.
Advices received here this aft
erfnoon say that two aero
planes of the first squadron
have been lost in flight from
here for the front In Mexico.
No mention was made in the
dispatch of tire identity of the
aviators in charge of the two
missing machines.
San AntoniV Texas, March 21.
announced he had a&ked the war
department to kItb him additional
trannm. mn rw mtiM daAn.,nn.
tect General Pershing's danger
onsly thin" line of communication.
i Funston refused to' make public
, the number of troopa needed. Ha
aid he preferred Washingiorl' tb
farnlBb. that lnf ormation. . '
V Fnnston did not state whom he
regarded as possible enemies ne
cessitating the use of additional
troops. The reinforcements " re
quired consist of cavalry and in
f entry - and probably of artillery
also, ;
f Thirty thousand soldiers are now
in -Funston's district, but most pf
them are needed for patrol duties.
Funston had no word from Per
shing this afternoon. His latest
advices placed Villa in the La
Washington informed Funston
that $20,000 had been placed to
his credit to be used in employing
guides, scouts and interpreters.-
Villa Is Defeated.
El Paso. Texas. March 2 (U. P.
General John J. Pershing wirelessed his
Carranzistas vesterdav uvnlv
mountains.
Few Hours May Tell.
Ban Antonio. Texas, March 21. IT.
il.y "On the map It looks as if Fran
cisco Villa might be In hot water," said
Major-General Fred Funston today.
The next few hours may tell the story.
We must not forget he still has free
movement In a Dig lot of country where
fie knows every trail and cow path."
Wireless messages received at head
quarters here after Villa's first brush
ith the constitutionalists Indicated
hat he and his men were near Las
""races, while American cavalry closed
n. on them by galloping for Lake
IBabricora. Carmen and El Valle.
If It is true that Villa is moving
horth, as Indicated, it seems that he
rnuat be hard pressed, army men be-
Iieve. iis original plan was apparent
y a flight straight south.
f Col. Dodd Chasing Villa.
I El Ftdo, Texas. March 21. (U. P.)
Colonel Dodd's swiftly moving cavalry
sreporTea wraay on a zorced march
oward Namiquipa. to reinforce Gen-
feral Cane's Carranzistas, who are en
gaged in a fierce running fieht with
Francisco Villa and his followers.
Encircled by Carranzistas and Ameri
ans, "Villa Is apparently desnerateiv
rylng to reach JSanta Clara canyon, in
ne uuerrero mountains zo miles east
f Namiquipa. Absence of any news
rom the battlefield since. Juarez late
esterday received first word that Villa
Vas at bay led to fears that he might
ave out through the flying ring and
cached a position of temporary safety.
Villa So Taken.
At 9:15 a. m. today General Gavlra
aid he had not been advised of the
esulf of fighting: at Namiquipa. , Aji
tmosphere of : suspense was notice-
bis. In Ei Paso military, and civil
ttrcles. A. belief was ; growing;, thati
pe reported . engagement.- wouia not
irove decisive, v' ' . '
I Asked if Villa had been killed or
Vptured, Gavlra replied , "no" to both
EM1S. ' is- -; . - . . . -' i -, ;
leral Garcia visited Gavtra'a head
ers at Juares to learn how .the
kttle came out.r ,':.Ha was itold that
brnmurilcation with Namiquipa- had
teen cut . off. GSvlra' said he did no
now where the break was hot asserted
(Ceecluded ea Page Tn, Oeluui OaeJ
PURSUIT OF VILLA IN MEXICO (1) Where, the
American troops were stationed on the border. . (2) Route
taken by Villa after attack on Columbus, N: M. (3) Car-
ranza troops closing in on bandits. Namiquipa, scene of bat
tle, is near bottom of map. ; '- ';
VATER PROBLEMS TO
BE FACED BY TROOPS
Correspondent Sends inter
esting Details' of Expedi
tion; Boy Is Mascot,
New York, March 21. (I.
N. 8.)
morning
I io .New lorn 'limes this
prints the following:
"On Pershing's line of march in the
Mexican desert, March 20. (By Cour
ier to Columbus, N. M.) Pancho
Villa's dead, those who succumbed
from wounds in the attack on Colum
bus, lie among the cactus even here
(deleted by censor) miles from the
the scene, of the fighting.
"Riding out from Columbus toward
Perahlnc's column some miles above,
the Times correspondent found two or
three dead, one sprawled face upward
upon a outte, another lying; in a . little
valley near a dry stream. Near by
each grazed his horse. Jaded and
abandoned Villa horses are every
where in' this north Chihuahua dis
trict: Too . weak almost to . eat. they
stagger like- blind things through the
sage and cactus.
Boy Xtws Away to Join.
"Near the -camp at (deleted), where
United States troops are bivouacked.
we found nearly a dozen of Villa's
horses, some of them nearly recovered.
"The correspondents now making
their way to the front are planning to
capture horses tor pack animals.
- "The troops In the field now have
a mascot.' He is Knox Lloyd,, IS years
old, the son of a cattleman near Phoe
nix. Ariz- Sent to a military school at
Meridian, Miss., Knox became so im
bued with militarism that he rn away
to Columbus, stole a ride on a train
here with (deleted) cavalry, now at
(Coeelnded on Page Thirteen. Column Two)
Orders for Building
500 Cars Confirmed
Great Northern Kail road Company to
Kits rwdght Oars Bnlliki Xfila'to
Share tm Basta . - . -
Orders for material for the. construc
tion of C00 freight cars have been
placed with the Duncan lumber com
pany of this city by the Great North
ern railroad. : ."The order calls for ap
proximately $,000,000 feet of fir. The
Business wui be distributed among
mills In this, district. Announcement
or the placing of an order by the rail
road company was made from Seattle
last week. . -. , r""
The Duncan Lumber company has
also accepted orders for about .4.000,-
uo xeei ox nr to go to continental Eu.
rope. It will be shipped by way of tha
Panama canal If . the ' waterway is
thrown open for traffic next -month "as
expected, . otherwise it , will be sent
acroas the continent by rail for-trans-
shipment across the Atlantic.
? 5 QnnnienioBa .-Txied.'?
Jewxork.-March, J1.KI. 3?8:
jusxice enearn, in the criminal branch
of- the "supreme ' court, has; set iAprll 3
as. the date of the trial of Onisnns
Arlchlello, Frank Ferrera and Joseph
and Antpnio. Zafarone. alleged gunmen,
accused ot t having murdered Burnet
Baff.-The four were caught after a
chase of mora than IS .months.. They
win oa. urea separately, -
POVER TO CALL OUT
House Adopts Amendment to
Hay Bill Authorizing Call
ing Reserves at Any Time
Washington, March 21. No objection
was made by Representative Hay
chairman of the committee on military
affairs, when, the house today adopted
without debate Kahn' .amendment to
the army bill, authorizing the president
at any time to call into active service
the 60,000 reserves provided, for In the
army bill.
Acceptance of the Kahn amendment
is regarded as a concession to the ad
vocates of a big army. Kahn also
tried to force Into the Hay bill the en'
listment provisions of the Chamber
lain senate bill service of three years
with the colors and - four years with
the reserves. This amendment was
defeated, . however, the vote standing
113 to 101. ,
Big Army Mea Win Victory.
Gardner's substitute amendment pro
viding for discharge into he reserve
after one year's efficient service in
the regular army, carried 128 to 117
This was the big, army advocates' first
victory on a contested point. -
Passage before adjournment of the
Hay and Tillman mlliUrry bills in the
house and senate . was the hope of
leaders today. ,
A final vote on the armor plate
measure this afternoon is certain.
Voting on the amendments begins at
4 p. m.
Dispostion Of Representative Hay'i
army increase bill is rather more
doubtful. There is a chance that work
on it may be completed today, but it
Is considered more probable the vote
will be taken Thursday, as it will not
be considered tomorrow.
' TUlmaa yaeasur Approved.
Senators Penrose and Oliver were
expected to make their final stand
(Concluded oc Pf Two. Column Tarej
Portland Gement
Mill at Oswego
Soon to Operate
- "Cement" . Is a name given to '
K'the produce of certain ' argil- !
' -leceoua stones, after calclna-
t ion, which will., set rapidly ln
the air," becoming . a hard ad- ,
heslve substance in abort
time,' and will -also set under
; water, both without admixture
s of any other substance. . '
-"Argillaceous"' means, simply i
tVIay-Uk:e." Oregon has plenty '
of that-, particular geological
formation, . bot.' nothing,- .has f,st
"heretofore been dons to utilise; Si
i it, and vast sums have 'been
gent out of the stats for wnat :
; should have been produced -at
home. - - . ' , , . J
- All this Is now to be changed. "
and - the manner of "the r c&ang- i
ing is described On the editorial
: page of this issue o,The Jour- .
- nal under the -title rNothing
i: the ; Matter --With ? Portland." i
f The appearance of the great
Orecou Portland Cement Works
: at Oswego la an Immense ful-
xuimenu : .- - " ' - . . -SikS1ltS
Russians Win Victories at
Both Ends of Eastern Bat
tie Line, Squeezing Hintf en
burg, Crossing Dniester.
GERMANS TAKE2500
PRISONERS AT VERDUN
All French Positions North
west of Avercourt Wood
Are Captured.
London, March 21. (U. P.) Rus
sian victories at both ends of the 800
mile, eastern battlellne today over
shadowed new German gains at Ver
dun. General Kuropatkln, of Japanese war
fame, forced Field Marshal von Hln-
denburg to withdraw his troops from
the salient south pf Naracos lake. Ber-
lln admitted this was necessary to
avoid having the German troops annl
nllated by a circle of fire.
Berlin announced Russian attacks
had been repulsed south of Riga, west
of Jacofstadt and northwest of
Postawy. The Russians suffered
heavy losses.
At Uscleczvo Russian artillery
forced the Austrtans to abandon the
bridgehead, which bad been held for
six months against strong attacks, ao-
cordlng to the official Vienna an
nouncemtnt
Petrograd's statement said that Te
heran reported Russian troops last
Sunday marched Into Ispahan, which
they had been menacing for some time.
The earlier Austrian of f ical - state
ment admitted th Important Russian
victory In southeastern Galicia, 38 miles
north of Czernowits.
This makes the Austrian position on
the north bank of the Dnelster pre
carious, and Is believed to f orecet the
beginning of a new Russian campaign
against Buckowlna. It is considered
the new Russian offensive will compel
a withdrawal of Germans from the
western front,' and possibly terminate
the Verdun smash.
VICTORIES IN ATTACKS
ON FRENCH POSITIONS
9
Berlin. March 21 (I. N 8.) Claim
ing victories of paramount Importance
todays official bulletin fram the Ger
man, general staff stated that all
French positions northwest of1 Aver
court Wood had been stormed and cap
tured, the Germans taking prisoners
sz -Trench oillcers and. 2500 men.
FRENCH ADMIT GAINS
BY GERMANS ON WEST
BANK OF RIVER MEUSE
Paris, March 21. (U. P.) German
attacks have gained more ground on
the west bank of the Meuse, It was
(Concluded on Pace Num. Column Twe)
MERCHANT VESSELS
OF ALL NATIONS LOST
IN WAR TOTAL 2,15:
U, S, Commercial Attache in
London Collects Available
Figures of Losses,
Washington, March 21. (I. ,N. S.)
in a dispatch to the bureau of foreign
ana domestic commerce, AlbertusH,
Baldwin, United States commercial at
tache at London, gives a general Idea
or the losses of the merchant marine
of the different belligerent countries
in the present war. The entire ton
itage that has been captured or de,
stroyed is 3,774,219, or 2193 vessels in
all. v
Great Britain has lost, accord In to
the .sources of information available
to Mr, Baldwin. 485 ships, with a total
.tonnage or 1,&06,41&. The allied coun
tries of France. Italy and Russia have
lost all together 167 ships, with a ton
nage Of 282.187.
'The number of German ships lost
by capture or sinking Is 601, with
tonnage of 1.276,500. Eighty Austrian
merchant vessels have been lost, mak
ing ,a total tonnage ., amounting - to
267.664. There' ha been 124 Turkish
ships lost, but no adequate estimate of
the tonnage has been secured. - Neutral
ships have been sunk to the namber of
736. with a tonnage of 441,472
Wife" of Premier Is ;
; Awarded Damages
Mrs, Aso.uitti Xs. Given erdict " for
; $5000 AgaUrt Irfndon OlobeBeeaase
f of Stories Mated About mer. ;
v London, . March 2X(1. N. 8.) Mrs.
Herbert Henry Asquith,. wife of Eng
land's i premier,' today was "awarded
damages of 15000 from "the London
Globe for publishing stories that Mra
Asquith played tennis with And sent
gifts to German officers' interned at
ponnlngton halt. "The Globe also was
ordered to pay all costs la the case.
The newspaper.haa publicly announced
regret for its charges.
Edison Agrees
to Win Ford to
Inventor WUI Take Peace Propo
nent to Florida and Convert
'Him; 'He Fears for U. S.
Orange, N. J., Marcn 21. (I. N. S.)
While packing some newly Invented
bait the will make any fish leave his
briny .home, Thomas A. Edison, who
starts for Florida -today,, paused long
enough In his laboratory to remark: -
"Wa'r In for Mr trouble in Mexico.
but we'll blunder through it
"Germany will last one mora year
and .then will be' crushed.
"Every young buck In this country
ought to be trained to be a soldier.
"But you can't force preparedness
on this country until It Is too late.
After the European war prepared
ness agitation here win die out and
then war with us will be a walkover
for some nation.
"This nation will reach its apex and
then will deteriorate and die.
"Germany la on the wane. Our turn
will come. . '
"We've got to get more efficiency
in this country. Nothing can be
wasted.
"Henry .Ford will be my guest in
Florida and , I'm going to convert him
to preparedness and we'll both get on
a war footing.
II this country , goes to war you
may be sure Henry Ford will place
bis plants and his fortune at the dl3
posal f the government."
$950,000 IS PAID BY
PORTLANDER'FOR PART
Philip Buehner. Becomes the
.Owner of Valuable Lands
and Property at Cods Bay,
Marshfield, Or., March 21. Official
announcement has been made of a deal
whereby Philip Buehner of Portland,
has takon over part of the Coos county
holdings of the Simpson Lumber com
pany.-
The purcnasa includes Z5.000 acres
of timber,' 000 feet of water front in
North Bend, a large tract of tide lands.
the Portar mUL with, a capacity of 10 0,
000 feet. of lumber a day, eight lots on
Sherman avenue and four other lota.
Including Springs In North Betid, the
steamer A. M. Simpson and the sash
and door factory.
The Simpson company, retains the
steamer Hardy,- the old mill and real
estate in North Bend and L. J. Simp
son retains .his beach home. Shore'
Acres, and about 18,000 acres of tlm
ber and other land.
. rne property win be taken over
April 10. Philip Buehner's son and
son-in-law. Henry C Buehner and
George Saylor, will have charge of the
Coos Bay end of the business and
Portland lumberman will have charge
of the manufacturing end.
The pries paid is said to 1950.000,
The deal Is one of the largest ever
made of the Coos Bay property.
About 10 weeks ago The Journal
stated that negotiations were under
way between the Simpson estate, rep
resentatives and Philip Buehner and
his son, and Mr. Buehner admitted that
the holdings were being cruised and
surveyed with a view of purchase.
Mr. Buehner left here for San Fran
Cisco two days ago to arrange for the
final closing of the deal. The original
Simpson holdings on Coos Bay were
28.000 acres.
Mr. Buehner was at one time active
In the management of the Eastern &
Western 'Lumber company of this city
and more recently operated the plant
of the Carlton Lumber company a
Carlton. During the past year he has
been handling timber holdings.
Road Ready April 1.
Marshfield, Or., Marsh 21. Engineer
V. G. Hindmarsh, In charge of Wlllam- i
ette-Pacifiu construction between Coos
Bay and Reedsport. 'stated Monday that
service will be established on the rail
road from Portland though Coos Bay
U. CoquiUe valley points by April 1.
Equipment for the. train to run be
tween Coos Bay and Umpqua until the
bridge across the latter ie completed.
Is being brought across, the river. For
the present transfers of passengers
will be made on a ferry at the Ump
qua river.
Pleas of Irrigation
Districts Unheeded
Tederal Appelate Court Tpholda ZjOwer
. Court la Idaho Cass Begardfcar Ap
plication of Cteaeral Uea lawa
" San Francisco, "March 2L (P. N. a)
On grounds . of public policy, the
property of municipal - corporation
held for public purposes may be ex
empt from the operation of the general
lien laws of the states, according to
an opinion handed down Monday in the
United States circuit court 'of appeals,
yet such municipalities may not enter
Into contracts with third persons for
construction of plants or other im
provements of property belonging to
the third person, to be afterward con
veyed to the municipality, and then
claim statutory (exemption from' Hens
for labor or materials used In the con
struction of improvement. . i
- This decision was rendered when the
district court of Idaho was affirmed!
In a decision in favor f the Portland
Wood Pipe cpmpaay against the Crane
Creek irrigation district and Sunnyside
irrigation-district. The latter appealed
to the circuit court. S The lower court
held that the districts were responsi
ble for tha pipe supplied by the plain
tiff company ; when the irrigation dis
tricts weretnrt In, though the Crane
Creek Jrri J"ejg, ; Land & Power, com
pany, a private corporation, contracted
for the supplies and did the work. The
Irrigation; districts claimed exemption
from liens on .the- theory that they are
public ., corporations. . c ,
Preparedness
OF S MPSON HOLD NGS
Further Operations in Mexico
Probably Will Be Conduct
ed U nder Terms, of Writ
ten Agreement With'Him.;
NATIVES ARE FRIENDLY
SAYS FUNSTON - REPORT
He Says Carranzistas Show
ing Every Indication of
-Friendliness.
Washington. March 21. (U. P.)
A message will probably be sent to
General Car ranza late today,, informing
him that President Wilson and his
cabinet agreed to the Carranza sugges
tion that further operations against
Francisco Villa be conducted under the
terms of a written protocol.
The plan was presented by Coun
sellor Polk of the state department at
the cabinet meeting today and was as
sented to.
There is no intention' of signing the
protocol immediately, since time will
be necessary to give both nations op
portunity for ample consideration of
counter proposals.
immediately after the cabinet meet
ing Secretary of War Baker con
f erred with General McCain. Judge
advocate of the army, relative to
armv needs. It la desired to Incor
porate these needs in the outline of
the agreement between the two gov
ernments. . The protocol In substance
provides:
Cooperation of military forces
the extermination of the common
enemy.
' Bight of either government to send
troops across the border in pursuit of
bandits and to continue the pursuit in
definitely until the bandits are cap
tured or killed.
, Common use of the railroads of both
countries In the movement , of supplies
and munitions for troops ao. engaged.
Tha protocol In addition, to smooth
ing the 'course of the -United States
troops now In Mexico also will tend to
make eaelerrOnercl Carran xas " tag It
of organising and maintaining a stable
government. . . ,.. , ..
Tn agreement as 'drawn up." Is
practical acceptance of Mexican Am
bassaaor Arredondo s- suggestion. -
A factor In the cabinet s decision
Lwas realisation of Carranca's difficulty
in maaing nn position Clear to tne
Mexican people unless ' he had some
written - document or agreement to
(Concluded on pace Poor, Colnmn Four)
L
VICTIM OF ASSAULT;
IS
Vera Spennett, Aged 13, At
tacked in Woods' Near the
Woodstack School.
While on her way to the Woodstock
school this morning. Vera Spennett,
a 13-year-old girl, was assaulted In
a woods through which she 'had to
pass.
within a short time after the at
tack was reported to the ajierlf fa
office, 'Deputies Phillips, Ward and
Christoffersou had arrested, Lugi 81--
co, an Italian who lives in the vicin
ity, and the ffirl positively identified
him as the man who attacked her.
" Investigation Being Made.
The aheriffa office is investigating
whether Slsco Is the man who has been
terrorising school children and parents
In the vicinity of Ockley Green school
Vera Spennett told the officers she
left her home' In Errot Heights, where
she Uvea with her grandparents', Mr,
snd Mrs. Q. Al Lewis, shortly, before
8 oiciock. As she was passing through
a strip of woods, she said. Slsco
jumped out of the brush and grabbed
her and tied , a cloth over her mouth
and face, which he did not remove un
til he had brought ber back to the
path and told her to go. She said he
warned her If she told anyone about
tne - attack. . ner, rate would be even
worse. ' '-
, She ran back to her home and told
her .grandparents. Her -grandfather
seised t mn and went in searclTof the
man.; who was later located by the of
ficers from the description .the girl
gave or him. :
Aooosted Oaee Before.
- She said about three week ago Slsco
accosted ber In the same woods and
then she turned and ran. :
Sisce lias lived in Portland about. 20
years and owns his place la the Wood
stock district. He says he is 63: years
old. He Is unmarried and Uvea, with
the people who have; rented his' place
at IT35 Sixty-third' avenue southeast.
, - When he was brought to the county
Jail he vigorously protested his inno
cence' of any crime.. - When he was
searched, pinned jo hie undergarment
was' a wallet 'containing five 1100 bills
and a ISO bilE'-.. ; ' ; :v " '
DtJ: E-: V. Geary, the' county physi
cian, waa called to attend the girl.
This -afternoon she will make a state
ment to the; district -attorney. Her
rather.- William D. Spennett, Uvea at
Winona, near Grants ; Pass, and her
stepfather, Lon Storey, lives at Mer
rilL in Klamath county, - v
YOUNG
SCHOOL
SUSPECT
CAUGHT
Lane Predicts
Re-Election of
the President
-
Secretary of the Interior Saya B
pnbUcana Have No Policy, No
Leader, and No Chance.
Santa Barbara. Cel., March 21. (R
N. S.) Confident of success for the
Democ ratio party headed by Woodrow
Wilson In the coming presidential
election and proud of the general ap
proval of the method by which the
administration is solving Us intricate
problems of state. Franklin K. Lane,
secretary of the Interior, in Santa Bar
bara for: a short visit, today spoke of
what appeared to him to be the hope
lessness of the Republicans without
an acceptable leader and without a
policy. . . .
"We are In a very happy position
not only because of the general sup-
pur t-which our policies are receiving,
but because of the fact that the. Re
publicans have really no policy,' he
said. "Look at Root's .and Lodge's
speeches. They don't dare to come
out in , the open and be specific. Ev
erything is cryptic TJO they want
war? what would they have done In
situations such as the present admin
istration has met? Not a word have
we had on these' points. There has
been nothing but generalities."
Secretary Lane declared that the Re
publicans were apparently -without a
candidate acceptable to the masses In
their party. Tnat Justice. Hughes
would be the next Republican nominee
for the presidency he dose 'not beliave,
for it is his opinion -that the supreme
court of the nation will be kept free
from politics and the precedent of
choosing presidential nominee from
the supreme bench will be avoided.
EARLY CLOSE OF WAR
IS BELIEVED POSSIBLE
IN LONDON, IS REPORT
Rumors Which Followed Mor
gan's Return From Eng
land Borne Oat in London.
Belgium Zs Ooasldered.
i London, March II. (L N. 8.)
-Foreign Minister Grey today
told the house of commons that
England, France and Russia
e have informed tha. Belgian far.
eign' office, that Belgium's par-'
tlclpatlon In the-general peace
conference at the end of the
was is desired.
"Hostilities- will not cease
until Belgium's integrity Is
guaranteed and the country
suitably indemnified."
V ' By W. Orton Tewson.
London, March 21. (I. N. 8.) News
that following the return of J. P. Mor
gan to New York, rumors of a quick
peace were circulated in Wall street,
bear out the optimistic Spirit markedly
noticeable here during the last ' two
weeks. Whatever Morgan may have
told his friends confidentially on this
score, the fact remains that v there are
certain undoubted earmarks which
point to the war's ending considerably
sooner than most persons estimate.
Aa stated In eny dispatch of March
11. when Mr, Morgan sailed he was
known to.be very well satisfied with
the result of his visit here. Much
depended upon Verdun and now that
is no longer ' In question the pros
pects for the allies and peace are in
creased accordingly.
i Within the last few days I have
heard of wagers for substantial sums
being made in financial circles here
that peace negotiations will be begun
within 90 days.
Recent news from Germany shows
that at best tbe state of affairs there
Is depressing.
GERARD TO REM AIN AT
BERLIN POST TO TAKE"
UP PEACE PROPOSALS
New York. March-2i. (U. P.) That
Germany may be seeking peace and
has intimated to America that its pres
ent proposals may not be unacceptable
in. the near future was hinted in spe
cial dispatches from Washington to
the Evei-ing Post today. .
v. The, messages said Ambassador Ge
rard at Berlin had postponed his vaca
tion at the request of Imperial Chan
cellor vo.-i Bethmann-Hollweg, in order
to be at his post If America's services
in peace-negotiations should be needed.
Von Bethmana Hollweg recently
gave Ambassador Gerard his Ideas
about acceptable peace terms, during
aa hour's discussion of peace pbssiull
ties. - , - -
Gerard has cancelled ! his vacation
plans and will remain at his post in
definitely" - 4 ; r
The Post's Information appears to
support -recent 'United Press reports
from Washington that Colonel E. . M.
House brought tentative peace terms
from, Germany to President Wilson
after' bis'1 recent : "mystery' teur' of
Europe. . ' ,
Gerard's talk with Hollweg Is de
clared to have followed .a conference
between the- imperial chancellor and
the kaiser. " '-i -
Hollweg told Gerard be did not de
sire to sute specific peace terms,, but
that Germany waa willing to withdraw
from Belgium without demanding, Jo-
demnltlea.;'
k The chancellor said the Germsa nub
ile would demand Indemnity for with
drawal, of the Teuton army from north
ern France, and would also, demand
restoration of German colonic taken
by the allies. , f t
Deposed King Of fers Service). -Madrid,
March 1WL N; S.) King
MS a ueL deposed king ef Portugal", has
telegraphed tu Lisbon -offering , his
service to Portugal.. He said la his
dispatch:
"My only thooghta are for the wel
fare of my couatry. t -
SECTION SEVEN
GIVES HO HELP
TO Jl
0. & o: Land Grant Commit-,
tee Holds Session to: Hear"
Explanation Offered : by
Minnesotari to Charges". i
DEALINGS WITH SMITH ;
COMPANY MADE CLEAR
Section Drawn by Him. -So
Altered as to Be of Np"
Benefit to Him.
Washington, March 21. (WA8H
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Hearing on the Oregon A Call
fornia land grant was reopened ' today
by the house committee on public
lands to receive the explanation of
John Lind, the president's first repre
sentative in Mexico, concerning his
and the C. A. Smith Lumber company's
Interest In certain lands covered by
executory contracts on which the pur
chase price was not completed.
A sensational story appeared in the ,
Washlngtcn Post today, stating that -section
7 of tbe amended ChamborUln
bill was inserted after a conference be- '
tween Lind and the department of Jus--,
tice officials, and that the effect '
would be to give Lind title to "publio ,
land" worth $400,000. k
Xiad left "la lie Air." -V
The charges In effect revamped what
S. A. D. Puter heretofore . told ,-tns
committee. The testimony today dis
closed that section 7 was first drawn
by Lind. handed by him to" Senator
Chamberlain, handed by the latter to .
offlcUls of the department, with ins
statement that It seemed fair and he
would like to have It considered. The
attorney general's office revised the
draft offered by Lind, however,' and as .
it xinauy was rwmmenaia, wbuui
not affect Lind's land at aQ,, leaving
mm -in tne air . . . ,
Lind stated he first secured the tract
or iad n ;oos county ny using script.
This" hi sold in rtiO to the Smith com.
pany for $100,000, "receiving $40,000
down and $$,000 in notei. 1 TBS ots
have remained unpaid, and the. Smith
company now owes him $S.000.r When
the affairs of the Smith company be
came involved, said Lind, he accepted
a conveyance - and assignment ' from
Smith for 7000 acres of grant land that
Smith bad left, the other 20.009 acres
(Ooachided on Fage Two, : Oolama Toor) r
ALLEGED LEADER OF
IS
E
Louie Ding Captured by G0V7
ernment; I wenty-tive uap
tured So Far in Dragnet
Louie ; Ding, a Chinese believed to
be a leader in-the big smuggling ring
operating - between Canadian waters
and Puget sound In motor boats, was
arrested in Portland last night by gov- .
ernment officials. This is the twenty-
fifth arrest made since December 14,
when the net of the government first
fell around the smugglers. . .
Some IS men in two swift hosts wsre
taken then, and others believed to be
members of the, ring have been Arrest
ed individually since. This powerful
organisation has been smuggling Chi
nese and opium into this country from
Canada for several years.
Customs inspector McGrath. TL P.
Bonham of the local Immigration of
fice and Immigration Inspector Thorns s
M. Fisher of Seattle, made last night's
arrest.-'
According to word received here to
day, a" third launch was captured in
Seattle last night.
This Puget? sound smuggling ring has
been in existence for years. Up to
about four years ago not even a.de-
scrlpton af the mysterious craft watch
carried contraband cargoes of Chinese
and opium could be secured. Even
when a general idea of the boat was
ascertained, tbo craft changed colors
like a. chameleon and' kept matters as
confused as ever,-. It was years before
tha identity of any of the, members was
suspected,, and. after that more months
elapsed before tangible evidence
against them was secured.
homestead for $1000 '
.-. Carpenter Is Wanted
Mrs. Townsend simply "ditched"
. the old "for rent" sign and adver
' tlsed her apartments in The Jour
nal's classified section. Now they
are occupied again. See pages
1$ and If.
atoaaestsaas 4T - -s.
HOMESTKAD conulning 120 ,
v atres In Modoc county; Cali-
fornia. Improved., ready for plow.
Price $1000. - , i 5
Bastaees Opportaaltlee 0 -
'HALF interest in store and paint-
' tor business. S40; no agents;
give terma . -! . . ' .
- HripJTMtill Wale X
CARPKNTER wanted" to build
bungalow, part cash anl acre-;
age--' ' " 1 ' ' .-. :-r
: 'The dally circulation of -The
Journal In Portlaad and is trad-
: inr radius Is several .i thousands
greater then . the" morn trtg paper "
and xceeds that of Ite nearest x
afternoon contemporary by prac-
j.lcally $0 per ceat. -.
OHIILIND
BIG SMUGGLING RING
ARRESTED
HER