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RUSSIANS JOIN BRITISH FORCE AGIST Germans Send 4000 Men to Reinforce Turks at Bagdad, Austria Already Has Force of 12,000 There. RUSSIAN MAIN BODY IS STILL FAR TO THE EAST Cavalry Detachment, How- ever, After Wild Ride, Uni- ted With English Army. 1 A r-. t. fin T ht u r flclal announcement was made here today that Che Turks have been rleared from tine right bank of the Tigris as far as ShatUl and Hnl. London, ' Af ay 22Tl. N. 8.) Four thousand Germans are en route to re inforce the Turks at Bagdad, accord ing to reports reqelved bere today. TwkIva thailRflTiil Austrian nlfpaHv a r at Bagdad, and with the Germans and Turks are preparing to check the Im minent drive on that place by the Brit ish and Russians. ' General, von Sanders Is In command of the Teutonic forces and he has a large supply of ammunition. .-, Russians Join Britons. For the first time since the war be gan, British and Russian land forces arc today fighting shoulder to shoulder In Mesopotamia. ,, Military critics warned the public against undue optimism regarding this speedily executed Joining of British and Russian troops. They said It was highly improbable the Russian main body would be able to effect a Juncture With the British for weeks in sufficient strength to hurl an attack on Bagdad. The Russians will probably move upon Bagdad from the north. The Kussians, after a wild and ad- Venturous ride from Persia, Joined the column of General Sir G. Gorringhe, which is iflghtinsr its way up the Tigris .towards-; JtuC " . : ,r Headed for Sacred Caty ' This British force, originally dls- f.stehed as a relief expedition to succor the beleaguered array at Kut. hvw is me weage ior a nusso-urnisn campaign against the sacred city of Islam. ' The Russian forces which have joined colors with' the British are merely 'the advance guard, it is stated, of strong commands now on their way 10 eiiect a junction. i tie co'noinea armies are about 130 miles from Bag- AnA T i, . , .... . ; . . v . i . i uiiu. x uvy mo Hunting u 11 tilts ait l.. ground over which Townshend ad vanced to Ctesiphon, Just below Bag dad, where ho met his disastrous de feat Gorringhe Is Advancing. A further advance for General Gor- riiighe's troops on thj light bank of the Tigris, also is officially reported. A. statement' received from General r Percy Lake, commander-in-chief o- op erations in the Mesopotr.mian theatre, says: "On May IV, the enemy evacuated Bethaiesba, an advanced position on the right oank of the Tigris. "General Sir G. Gorringhe, follow ing up the enemy, attacked and car ried a redoubt at Dujallah. Xnemy Holds Bennayyat. "The enemy Is still holding the San- the Tigris. "A force of Russian cavalry Joined VVMV. WV111U5UV M,n m i iv . i . Th flnnrin which for mora than a n it with ham y LIMlMlL U H 1 V K' ri.i.Mur u ii . 1 1 in i ia TO BE PEACE PRICE, Delegation From Duma Visits Paris; Diplomatic Intrigue Not to End War, Paris. May 22. U. P.) Peace wlil tot come except through a decisive factory, Premier Brland today told he Russian Duma delegation. The lallie can regard the future kith confidence." declared Briand. Peace must not. result from diDlo- natic intrfgue, but it can come omy nrough; a decisive- allied, victory. f'hich can and will restore recognition f international law as A right." Professor Mlllukoff. leader In the Russian Duma of the constitutional liarty, said in larls today: Tlie status ot Poland must be In lecord with the solemn-promise op the tussian government. My. party has rafted a bill insuring Poland an au onomous regime eimilar to Irish home uie. wuioh all the Russian political arties nave Joined to support."; fepain May Begin Peace; More. JLondon, May 22. (U. P.) King Al- onso of Spain is likely to initiate eace negotiations soon, Madrid news apera said today, according to the Ex iiange Telegraph. He will first sound ut the peace sentiment in each bel igerent country, and If the results are atlsfactory, ths king will send two panish tatesmen to each of the war-. jing capitals to work out plans for a TURKS BRIAND TELLS RUSSIA TURKISH REGIMENTS NOW AIDING THEIR GERMAN ALLIES in an effort to break through. British lines on the Yser, en route to Calais A Turkish regiment marching djt their German officer (at left), showing the men "guiding right as they pass. In an effort to break through the British lines on the Yser and get; to Calais, the Germans have brought a number of their Turkish and Bulgarian allies from the Balkan front to aid them in the monsterdriye. ' immimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmMim 1 - ii'i r i.iniiu.imrtin. .r,..,.. ,- .;,-,, . ,...: j " rZr M m mp M f -frssrv, ff -WV-U : " ; ISOL 11 1 -ti mnnLimmiijiiHinini . jiitsMiiMiww'iMiniiiiiiuMiifiMisii mm ui iiiminiii iii.hu. u juuh juju iM-Liji-Ijiji i ' ja.l'LlljJ'l l ..in jimtrrrwi "l rmnriniirrm i ii n i 1 1 ","'",vy,'y",rf'g!a BOTH SIDES OF 1USE French Repel Desperate At tacks of Teutons Sunday; Gas Clouds. Averted. Paris; May 22 (U, P.) French counter attacks' have driven Germans from strong positions on both sides of the Meuse in a heavy renewal of the battle of Verdun. according to official announcement today. The Germans charged again and again In desperate efforts to regain the lost terrain, but every assault was defeated. . ... 1 The heaviest of fighting continued throughout Sunday, marking the be ginning of the fourth month of Ver dunthe world's greatest battle. West of Deadman's hill, already littered with corpses,, the Germans time after tinje tried to widen their gains made in Saturday's fighting. ' Each assault was met by a curtain of fire which threw back, ihe gray ranks and the French, seizing the opportunity for counter attacks, plunged into the con fused Teuton masses and regained part of the ground lost Saturday. Trench Capture Trench. On tha Meuse eust bank the French captured a trench adjoining the shat tered ruins of Vaux village. During the night the Germans made a moon light attack on Haudremont quarries but met with disaster, their column being blown to bits by a concentrated French fire. The quarries were taken by the French Sunday. "In the Champagne district." the communique adds, "a German gas at tack between the Sousaln-Somme and the Sf, ' HUalre-St. . Souplet roads was unsuccessful. A sudden shift in the wind deflected the clouds to the enemy's trencnes. "in the Avocourt wood our grenad iers gained some advantage and an. rcupled several blockhouses which the enemy evacuated. "Enemy aeroplanes bombarded Dun jutk mm morning. "Three taubes have been downed oy our jubu augie guns. "Last night aeroplanes bom hard l the railway stations at iletz-Sablons, Aniuuun ana xwy ana munitions depots at Blaches'and Chanelotta Vn.i Camps In the region of Azanne and tha village of Jamletz, where an Important commana is lnstaiiea, , . xwo 01 our dtrigibler showered uoiiioB on me railway stations m iineuiies ana uun. French Take Quarry. Benin, May 22 (U. Pi- French troops gainea a xootnoid in a quarry south of Uaudromont, , east of the River Meuse, following three attacks in tore., it was officially admitted today. The text of the statement follows 1 "On the right bank of the Meuse. the French attacked our lints . in the quarry district south of Haudromont and on the Vaux summit several times without success. On the third attack they succeeded In obtaining a footing lu the quarry. "Taubes made repeated attacks upon the harbor of Dunkirk with repeated success. "An enemy biplane, after a combat. ren into the sea. , "Four more enemy aeroplanes were disabled at various points. "Besides those mentioned. Lieuten ant Boelke downed his seventeenth aeroplane south of Avocourt and his eighteenth south of Le Mopt Homme. "In recognition of his achievements lieutenant aoeiae nas Deen made a captain by the emperor." The official statement continued "To the eastward of Nieuport a Ger man naval infantry ' patrol entered French trenches, destroyed their de fenses and returned with 233 prison era. "Southwest of Vivencby several lines of British positions on a front of more than ' a mile were conquered. The enemy's counter attacks were repulsed.- Ve captured eight officers, 220 .soldiers and four machine guns." Vatican Delegates Opposed. - Rome, May 22. (L? N. S.) -High public officials today were advocating the exclusion of Vatican delegates when peace negotiations; are , opened by the warring nations of Europe,', on the ground that Italian interests would be endangered. - 'They may force the gov ernment to take action. - .' f.'-.' - DEMOCRATS CHOOSE DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL SESSION Winners in the First, Second and Third Districts Given; Votes Cast for Each.1 Two close contests have developed in the Democratic primary, as further returns from Friday's election come in. For the fourth delegate-at-large to the national convention the race Is be tween "'J. W. Morrow and "W. fc. Mor gan, both of Multnomah ..-cetmtyv - ? The latest compilation gives the fol lowing vote: " Morrow, 8793; Morgan, 8787. The three delegates whose election seems assured are F. L. Armitage, A. S. Bennett and L. H. Crawford For delegates from the Second con gressional district the figures are very Incomplete. These show: Biggs 1401; Holmes. 1847; King. 1983: Peterson 2176; Worden, 747. It seems assured that Peterson will be successful. The fight is between King and Holmes. The candidates leadlne for district delegates are C. C. Jackson of Hal sey and R. R. Turner of Roseburg, from the First district: William Peterson of Pendleton and Will R. King of Ontario. from th Second district, and George A. Lovejoy and Shirley D. Parker of Port land rrom the Third district. The vote follows: Dlst. Delegates, Dem. Hat. Convention. srirst uxmvnci. (Two to- Be Elected 1 Jackson. C. C H&liiev 5 niA Turner, R. R., Roseburg . . . I . " ".2964 Rodant. E. T., Sllets 2,062 Second District (Two to Be Elected.) r-eteraon, w. m., Pendleton. . . . J .2.175 "wra v.UMlvu .......... . i.vsd Holmesy. La Grande 1,847 Biggs, MIU Prlnevtlle X.401 Worden, G K., Klamath Falls .. 747 Third District (Twa to Be Elected.) iviy.o0. A.. .4. 3.2 Parker, Shirley D. .- 2 92 Welch. John G. 2 060 WMtten 1.7B2 Four delegatea-at-large (four to be elected) are; A. S. Bennett. Wasco 10.889 T. HCrawford. Union 10,292 F. JL. Armitage. Lane y x.i J W., Morrow. Multnomah 8,793 W. L. Morgan, Multnomah...... 6,s v Marshall Sends Telegram. Vice President Marshall sent the fol lowing telegram to Frank S. Myers, which was received today: "Hon. F. S. Myers, PortUnd, Or. Please convey to all Oregon; friends my deep, appreciation of their con fidence In my sincere desire to serve whole-heartedly that party whose il lustrious head is , the president and next president of the United States. "THOMAS ii. MARSHALL." , American Invents Cable System. London, May"2a.(L N. 6.) Colonel George o. Squier, who has been United States military attache here, is the in ventor of a new aygtenj of cable Aete- gt'am.Mt la' stated today. His friends say it will re ylutionie oceen commu nication. It gives a greater speed range ana is much cheaper. Houses for Ohiokens Built and All Ready To Move itight Into Hen homes, either for .light housekeeping or for permanent Ut and elaborate establishments, are naturally In . demand in a state so suited to poultry and egg farming as is Oregon and t in wnicn every maraet tnaoce- 4r ment tempts the poultry raiser. " ijt The Journal presents on Ha 4 editorial page today an article, one of its "Nothing the Mat- ter With Portland" series. . which- reviews the operations $ of two Portland companies en- gaged in; providing for the re- Hit ' quirements of the estimable - y ifr Biddy and her ' chirping child- ' ren, and which Is calculated to .'augment the, back-to-the-farm m 1 lure.. .--.-, , - ' s ; 1 - - - t - " PROGRESSIVE ASSERTS REPUBLICANS TO TAKE EE OR NOT Texas Republicans Will Send Two Delegations to Con vention; 'Hughes Says T, R. Chicago. May 22. (TJ. P. "Bepub 11 cans have one week in which to nomi nate Theodore Roosevelt and four years to regret not, having done so," said O. K. Davis, secretary of the ' Progressive organisation, in a statement issued to- Chairman Hilles of the Republican national committee Is en route to Chi cago. Secretary Reynolds of the Re publicans asserted today that there would be a double representation from Texas districts, except , in two cases which, are to be contested. Frank Hitchcock, a Hughes support er, Is due tonight. It is expected that his arrival will boom the justice's stock. y, Rumor Not Recognized. Washington. May 22. (U. P.) Justice Hughes does not recognize irresponsible rumors," it was an announced through his secretary today, when he was' questioned as to a pointed Btory where he was quoted as having said: "The Republicans will nominate Roosevelt. There is no use considering anyone else." T. It. Headquarters Open. New York, May 22. (U. P.) Regu lar Republican- today opened head quarters for a Roosevelt boom. The Rooseveltlans are all former Taf t men, and there are no Progressives among them. They plan to shortly move to Chicago. George von L. Meyer, former secre tary of the navy. Is chairman of the delegation. He has an appointment with the colonel at Oyster Bay for this afternoon. It is believed that Roosevelt will be persuaded to make a brief whirlwind try through the middle west, following hie speech at Kansas City on Memorial day. m Earthquakes Signal For New Eruption Xilauea Volcano, la Hawaiian Islands, Shows More Activity following Pour SUgbt Sarthanake Shocks. . Honolulu I.By Wireless to San Fran cisco, CaL). May 22. (U. P.) Follow ing four Blight earthquakes, the .vol cano Of Kilauea appeared more adtive today. There were no further ' indica tions of an eruption of the Mokaweo weo crater, all being quiet in that re gion. The slty is Clear. . . ' Try Woman for Hotel Fire. Los Angeles, Cal., May 2,2. j(P. N. S.) Charged with plotting the de struction of a local hotel, of- which -mtia was proprietor, . Mrs. Henrietta Can field went on trial today. According to the police, Mrs. Canfleld poured a large quantity of ' gasoline ' and oil throughout the , building while 20 guests, were, asleep In: their, rooms. The hotel, known as tb.e CanfieTd, is said to have been Insured for' $20,000. Dr. Waite on Trial . For Peck Murders .- hi I, ; JPhysician Xs White and "Was, hat Cool : and Apparently trnconcerned; J'nxy - to-" Try. Cass Impanelled. - Newt Yor'k, May 22 (U, P.) Fac ing trial for the murder by 'poison and germs of , his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Peck of Grand - Rapids, Mich., pr, Arthur , Warren : Waite - appeared in court today , white and wan. Ills jaunty manner was. gone, but he, was cool and apparently unconcerned. ' The. Waite Jury was completed early this afternoon, 1 after - the trial had been in progress Z hours and -4 5,' minutes- This is considered record break ing speed. , - , i THEODOf RING BEND EXPEDITION RETURNS FROM CHASE OF MEXICAN BA DfTS Every Man, Horse and Piece of Equipment Returns Un i n jured From Cam paign. Marathon, Texas, May 22. II. N. S.) The, 'expeditionary forces of Colonel Sibley and ' Major Langhorne are now on this side of the Rio Grande and wlU remain. there until further orders are received either direct from the war department or from General Funston. according .to advices Irecelved Jer this afternoon. No trouble with either the Mexicans or Taqul Indians was re ported. , The news of the arrival of the ex peditionary forces on American soil was brought here by truck , drivers. They stated that the commands of Langhorne and Sibley camped Satur day, night nine, miles south of the bor der. The men forded the river at 10 o'clock yesterday and camped on the American side of the stream for three hours, the horses and men wallowing In the water. Then the soldiers marched 12 miles to Boquillas and en camped there for the night. The two commands will recuperate frbnr the trip at Boquillas ai-d await orders there. Every man. every horse and every bit of equipment which left came back. (Concluded on Page Eight, Column Two) Treaties Result in Recall of Minister M. Blonde!!, Trench Minister to Bon mania, Beoallea tor Hot 7reventls greements Wlth Central Powers. Paris, May 22. r(TJ. P.) M. BlondelL French minister to Roumanla, has been succeeded by Colonel de Saint Aulalre, ad3utnf resident-general to Morocco, it .was made known today. A rdmor which . circulated Saturday Indicated a possibility that Bldndell was ' recalled because he failed to pre vent the signing of treaties between Roumania and the central powers. Italian Liner Sunk By Austrian Diver Rome. May 22. (U. P. The Italian liner St. Andrea' has been sunk by an Austrian submarine. It was stated to day. : German Steamer Sunk. Copenhagen, May 22. (I. N. 8.) "The, German steamship Worms, miss ing (for several days, is believed to have been sunk by a Russian subma rine, according to announcement here today. . - The destruction ..of the steam ship. Rosalind, registering 877 tons, as the result of striking a mine, also was announced. Chicago Teamsters Strike. Chicago, May 21 (I. N. S.) Secre tary; of Labor Wilson today, ordered Michael Crawford, . local agent of the labor department, to Investigate the teamsters' strike here and- report to Washington. The strike has the in dorsement of the American Federation of Labor. . Strikebreakers were ar riving today on every train. . Snows in Umatilla , And Cold Wind Guts Newly Shorn Steep Pendleton, Or.. May 22. Six- 4 inches of snow fell at Meacham last night according to a me- sage received here. Snow still Is falling with indications, of : continuance. There is but lit- 4t- tie stock in the mountains at He this time. 4 ' In , the lowlands a cold wind HH-' has been . sweepin g j: for" two days, and. newly,-shorn sheep are suffering some., ITALIANS LOSE THEIR GRIP ON TYROL'S PEAKS Determined Austrian Offen sive Nets Them 23,000 Prisoners and 172 Cannon; Tavarone Plateau Taken. HARDLY-WON POSITIONS .ARE LOST BY ITALIANS Austrian Crown Prince and Italian King Are Both at the Front. Vltenna, May 22. (U. P.) "The Italian defeat on the south Tyrol front is steadily growing more serious," it was announced officially today. "The attack of "our corps on Tavarone plateau was highly successful. The enemy was driven off from the whole position," "Austrian troops under Archduke Karl reached the line of Monte Tor mino Montmorje," the announcement continued. "Our troops conquered Fima Mandrioll and heights to the westward of the frontier from the sum mit ias far as Astach valley. The total number of Italians captured is now 23,883, Including 481 officers and 172 cannon." Efforts to Stem Attack rail. Massing heavy forces on the south ern Tyrol front, Italians today are making desperate but unsuccessful ef forts to stem the Austrian invasion... Commanders ordered repeated as saults of Italian Alpine forces on the Teuton-lines. Every onslaught was repulsed. According to official an nouncements, the Austrlans claim cap ture of several more Italian positions and. 3000 prisoners. Reviewing the first week of the battle, the war office declared that a total of 16,000 Italians had been made prisoners. Considerable terrain has been seised. Desperately fighting under direct orders from King Victor Emmanuel, the Italians are bringing every avail able man and gun into the action in (Ooo eluded ob Page -Igfat. Column Three) Graham Suit Against 1 Spreckels Dismissed federal Judge Beaa Holds Action In volving Beaver Hill Mine Baseless Victory for Spreckels Interests. R, A. Graham's suit against John Ds Spreckels & Bros, company and the Southern Pacific was this morning dis missed as baseless by Federal Judge Bean. Graham was the promoter and de veloper of the Beaver Hill coal mine. In Coos county, and the Coos Bay, Rose, burg & Eastern railway. He borrowed large Bums of money from the Spreck els company. The Spreckels company, to safeguard its Interests, it-claimed in court, secured an agreement with Graham, June 8, 1899. In this agree ment Graham promised to pay the Spreckels company $500,000 In six months, and, If . he did not pay, to re linquish tie property. He did not pay, and the Spreckels company took posses sion of the mine and railroad. Graham contended that the agree ment did not contemplate that he should be ousted totally for non-pay ment. He asked for an accounting so that his equity in the property might be determined. Judge Bean, in dismissing Graham's complaint, held that the agreement was voluntarily entered Into by him after days of negotiation, with able counsel and full knowledge of all the facts, and that there Is nothing to show that Gra ham was overreached or Imposed upon. Baptist Convention Names Its Officers president Barbour of Rochester Semi nary. President; T. J, Tillers, Betrolt, Yloe President; Treasurer, T. Minor, Minneapolis. Minn., May 22. I. N, S.) The northern Baptist convention elected a new president here today. He is C - A. Barbour, president cf the Rochester Theological seminary. John Y. Atchison of Chicago was appointed home secretary of the -American Bap tist Foreign Mission society. Other officers of Ihe society elected follow: First vice president, T. J. Villers. Detroit; second vice president. TV. C. Coleman, Wichita; corresponding sec retary, W. C. Bitting, St Louis; re cording secretary, Maurice A. Levy, Brooklyn; treasurer, Frank L. Minor. Des Moines. t Holland Refuses to TakerBerlin Version Heported to Be - Sending- Strong note to Oerssany, Saying; Xt Oamaot Aoespt Explanation of Sinking, of Tnbantla. London, May j 22.II. N. The Dafty Mail prints a dispatch from Rot terdam which says that the government of Holland is sending a strong note to Berlin, stating that it cannot accept thai German version of the sinking, of the Tubantia, and holding Germany re sponsible. - Anto Upsets, Surgeon Killed. BTort Collins, Colo- May 22. (I. N. S.) Dr.' George L. Hoel, prominent surgeon. was fatally hurt near here today - when an automobile ; in which he J was rushing to the aid of a dying patients turned, turtle and pinned him underneath., . . . .- - ., Oriental Babes Exceed Whites in Sacramento Statistic Show More Japanese ChU- dren Born Than White Children in County. . Sacramento, Cal., May 22. (P. N. S More Japanese than whites were born In Sacramento county exclusive of this city in 1915, also more Japanese than whites in Watsonvllle during the same period. Figures given out today byiGedrge L: Leslie of the bureau of vital sta tistics on the state board of healtn. show that the Japanese birth ,rate ban tripled in the county during the !a; five years and that the same general figures apply to the whole central portion' of the state. The death rate aniong the Japanese, however, also is Increasing greatly. In Sacramento county there are now 4810 Japanese, 1410 of these residing in the city. Japanese births In Sacra mento county for the past year totaled 142. Wilson Believes in The National Guard Ke Is Boon to Give Public Indorsement of Xt; Chamberlain to Kenew fight fox VaiTersal Military Service. "Washington. May 22. (U. P.) President Wilson indicated today that he would soon express his confidence in the National Guard in a public man ner. This hint followed news ttiat more than 100 members of the Texos militia had refused to take the oath necessary for federal service-. The expression of confidence wilt probably be In the form of a letter, al though the president has been asked to make a speech. Representative Hay and Senator Chamberlain called at the White House today and discussed details of the compromise army bill. Chamber lain expressed a belief that the Na tional Guard would not. give the de gree of defense desired, lie said he would renew his fight for universal military service, and that in this con nection he would cite the alleged fail ure of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas guardsmen to meet the army's require ments. Filibuster on Rivers BUI. Washington, May 22. (U. P.)' Sen ate filibusters, as fresh as when they started their battle, today re sumed attacks on the rivers bill. They claim that at least half of., tbs-$42,- uoa,ooo ; appropriation is inexcusable extravagance. Party lines cut no fig ure in the filibuster. Each Delegate Asked To Support Suffrage Chicago, May 22. (I. N. S.) Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage association, has sent out from Chicago an appeal to each delegate to the Republican, the Democratic and the Progressive national conventions to put a suffrage plank in each platform. "All history proves the minorities of today are the majorities of tomor row," she wrote each delegate. "No republic can endure, half governed by half the people and the other half governed by all the people." Mrs. Catt said that while she can hardly call it confidence," she still "has high hopes," the Republicans will put In a suffrage plank. Colonel Roosevelt has declared for it, and four years ago a minority of the resolu tions committee proposed such a plank, "and It met with anything but lg- nomlnous defeat," said Mrs. Catt. Three Are Killed In Alabama Tornado Birmingham, Ala., May 22. (I. N. S.) Two white persons and a negro were killed and many others were in jured in a tornado 10 miles south' o" here today. Cyclones Do $20,000 Damage. Des Moines, lows. May 22. (U. P.) Cyclones which raged through several western states did (20,000 damage and injured eight, none serious, it devel oped today. Turks- Say Allies Bombard El Arish - Constantinople, May 22. (I. N, 8.) (via London) The war office com munication Issued today says: "Last Thursday three enemy war ships bombarded El Arlsh (coast of Syria.) for two hours, while six enemy airmen dropped 100 bombs. One hun dred persons were killed and five were slightly injured." Lynch Seen FigfiUng. London, May 22. (U. p. Jeremiah Lynch, the American rebel, sentenced to 10 years for participating 1n the Irish revojt, was seen In Liberty hall. rebellion headquarters, during the fighting, wearing an officer's uniform. General Sir John Maxwell reported to day to-Premier Asquith. Lynch has not denied taking part-in the uprising. the foreign office Stated today. He was first sentenced to -death. - Later this was commuted. Roosevelt to Be Witness. . Washington, May ; 2l L N &) Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will arrive In Washington tomorrow to testjftr st the perjury trial of three officers of the Rlggs National bank. He will be called as a character witness for C, C. Clover,, president of the hank, one of the-' indicted nwn.,: v'f" ;- , Believe Fleets Fighting, . Copenhagen. May 22. I N. 8.) Heavy gunfire was heard off this coast Sunday night. It Is believed here that German . and ' Russian warships . have been engaged la battle.. , - HAWLEY URGES TEK-YEAR BOND IN CREDITS BILL Rate of Interest Can Be Re duced to Farmers by Ex tending Term, Is Opinion of Oregon Representative. - ': EXPECTS CONFEREES 'SjX TO FAVOR HIS PLAN Substantial Benefit to Agri 'aiJturists Is Predicted as Result of Measure. s . Washington. May 22. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL"--While. the rural credits Mil framed by the house, as well as the one passed , by the senate, fertls In various featutes In meeting the desires or many who have been foremost In advancing such legislation, the vote of 295 to, .10, by which the measure passed W'e house i tells the tory of a general disposition to "make a start." There Is a general disposition also, to rely upon the conference'commlttse to improve the final draft of the bill over either the senate, or house bills. Ab the line of policy pursued In both measures Is the same, It Is thought th conferees can do a polishing job without having their work seriously challenged. Representative Hawley of Oregon, one of the, members of the Joint ton giesional committee on rural credits, says the bill passed by the house is short of his hopes, but he supported It because he thinks It Is Important to begin. As experience shows defect, amendments can be made to correct them. " ; Mr. Hawley was given the Job of writing the bond provisions of the heuse bill, largely because of his ex perience in handling the bonds jOf a fraternal organisation. He sought to write Into the bond sections such pro visions as would make the bonds readily acceptable to the Investing -UJoocl tided on Pie Twn, Colli mn Twm.t F THEIR NOTED '75S' ON IMMENSE AEROPLANES v . Successful Experiments Com pleted With New Giant Terror of Air, ' ' By Henry Wood. Pnris, May 2. (By Mall.) (ir P.), Monster French air crolsers each mount liii,' one of the famous "s:'ixante- quinze" guns, so destructive at Ver dun will be in action against Ger many's air forces before many weeks, Successful experiments With . this new terror of the air have Just -been completed. In all probability Sergeant Aviator Treille Grandselgne, neio of several recent air exploits, will pilot the first of the new battle planes. He has been directing the experiments. In which huge aeroplanes have carried the seventy-fives in rehearsal of air ; engagements, ", Although but 25 years of age. Ortnd- Alervi has tsnrt fnw V i i m si 1 f as trttt t. enviable record as a pilot of tft first cannon mounted aeroplanes, mounting fcmail guni firing shells much smaller fives.. Orandaeians is the aviator Who was cited in oTders of the day for drop ptng 18 Incendiary bombs on a Zeppelin off ZeebrugKe on the night of April 24. ' He also carries the distinction vf be ing the first pilot of one of the new cannon carrying aeroplanes to battle an enemy warship. ' , Departing from Dunkirk about 9:30 on the night of April 14, Grandselgne was German warships off Nieuport, Mid dlekirke and other Belgian coatl towns.' He continued on to Ostend, where he opened fire on two German wit ships Just leaving the harbor for Zeebrngge. Dropping to within a few hundred feet of the water, Grandselgne allowed his gunner to discharge his full ammuni tion supply of 16, shells at one of- the vessels, and then made his escape. The warship did not sink, but apparently was paaiy damaged. . . . Furniture for Clothes Nurse Wants a Case The next time use Journal Want Ads. They are widely read : by people who are ableCto buy. and who do buy. See pages - y- ;.. v- Musical Instruments 34 - FOR SALIi Cheap, a fn used' piano. Household Ooods for Sale S iiou equity In niue set of f urn!- tore almost new. for sale cheap,, j or will exchange for up to ilti I clothing, i " ,.,. ITurses 60 .""', r-'.' EXPJSRIENCKU nurse wants i st once; will do light house j work In addition. . , t . J The dally circulation ' of Tn 4 Journal in Portland and US trad- i ing radius exceeds the morning v j practically 60 per cent-' greater limit im ucoii liuui) cun' temporary. , , , . , . RENCHM MOUNTING