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s 4 In PORTLAND and Its TRADING RADIUS . The' Journal Has the LARGEST DAILY CIRCULATION of ANY PAPER; VOL. XV. NO. 90. PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY EVENINfJlJNE 23, 1916. EIGHTEEN PAGES TD1?T",T TX70 rtrMTC ON Tk AIMS ASP ITTwI s. - v STANDS i I V E MILITIA ORDERED TO MEXICAN BORDER ' .. i. .1 - - 1 ' ' " i.i .. - ii .i .ii i i .Mi ' . i . . .. .. .1 . . - i - . ,,. , i 1 ' ' ' " ' "' ' " ' '"" " "" " ' ' ' " ""-" "' " " ' ' ' " " ' ' ' " ' ' j ' tT' ... ... 1 ' RUMOR 200 IN KILLED AT CHL I BY 1US Unconfirmed Reports Re ceived by American Mining Companies at El Paso and i Fort Bliss Say Two Troops of Cavalry Wiped Out. ccm nur rerADcn adc ! LOST IN HILLS, REPORT Captain Boyd's Entire Com-; mand Rumored to Havej Been Annihilated in Hills Between Ojoberrenos and San Luis, Fort Bliss Hears. Kl Pnso. Text, .lune (I. . K. ) Captain lloyd'js entire nun. tnc.nd, except the horse ru;inl. Iihn bom uiiiel out by the (:ir- rjtnzistas in the hills between .j-Ih-i re ii os iind San l.tii. jtvorlinjj to reports reaching Fort I 1 iss to day. Kl I'nso, Texas. June 'J. (U. .w4V) rneonffrmed report received ttxljty by .niericjtji u.ining compa-; nies Mated that troops (' and K 1 of the Tenth I'tilte:! States cavalry were prai'tically annihilated in the fighting at (suriza! wjien led into the ( arraiizista trap. This would mean nearly -00 men were lost by the .ineiicaiis. The little handful of American soldiers made a gallant stand, hut,, greatly outnumbered, xvere forced' back. The .Mexican cavalry pur suing, shot down I'nited States cavalrymen whose mounts had M'orH-tiMleri Tmi. Toluaiu One PRAISE COURTESY OF Most Are in Good Spirits and Hopeful of Amicable Set tlement, Vera crur., Mexico, June 13. (U. P.) Arrival of hundreds of American refugees here today, fleeing before war clouds, failed to bring any unusual excitement-to Mexico's principal seaport. The native residents are optimistic. The refugees unite In declaring the crowds which eted them at railroad stations f their trip here were fairly courteo A. Out '.a the harbor today the battle ship Nebraska was lying peacefully at anchor, with Close to 2000 aboard. The Nebraska s officers have endeared themselves to the refugees by their hospitality, but they are mighty anx ious for the arrival of a transport which will relieve them of the civilians aboardr A transport for the refugees is expected within 24 or 4S hours. A tmln from Mexico City late last night brought several score Americana and several hundred other foreigners. Not one of these had anything but the lilgbest praise for the courtesy and po lite treatment accorded them by con stitutionalist officers in Mexico City and en route. Twelve carloads of American refugees; under care of Spe cial Agent Kodgers. were expected from the capital some time today. The hotels, portals and cafes of Vera Crui were alive with Americans today. For the most part, they were In good spirits and hopeful of an amicable set tlement of the difficulties between the two governments. Shops Prepare dto Produce Munitions Los Angeles, June 23. (P. N. S.) An Incomplete canvass of Los Angeles to determine the Industrial prepared neat of the city to furnish war muni tions shows there are 60 machine shops here, capable of turning out. S0O0 tons Of projectiles monthly. ' The Information is being secured by the Los Ar.geles branch of the Ameri can Society of Mechanical Engineers, and is being forwarded to Washington U quickly a complied. AMERICAN REFUGEES CONSTITUTIONALISTS DCIHP U DDtn IMTfl I i : f ! Mil ITARY PFRFFflTinN ... : iwiyp YPMm fta Oreson State Soldiers Are 1 tWirCT " VllftU 7 iD I : Rfiinp Takfin Into Ffidfirali I I ri : (PVl' ?P3 I " O 1 " rw. I I HI In TL J iv v jr V . .. ""Xk I l. ill I Service TMsAftern, M-g- f Mfl General Ball Coming. Cam i, Wlthycorr.be. Clarka mas, U, June Major Gen ual J. Franklin Llel I . I'. S.-A, eomniar.dhiK the western de partment, lieadiiua rters at i-mi I'ra ri"lso. Is expected here tomorrow. Adjutant-! ;-neral Wliuc was toiifled l,y wire today of his M'lro:i,di inn visit ll ;.s mt known what Itritrs ;eru'i:i! Hell to ( 'regon hut it . I'elieved that he is making " inl 'ion nf state mobiliza tion camps In his department. arnr Withycombe, Clackamas, Or. June 23. Oamn oreanlzatlon and ar rrneomenf Is rapidly nearlng perfection' a! Oregon's mobilization ramp, . j The third day In the field fotind the I state's Holdiers policing camp and mak ing ready for mustering in, the process ot taking over the guard into the fed-j eral service being begun this afternoon J with Company M of Salem, 143 strong, i Scores of v isitors are on hand to watch j the guardsmen at their work. ! The Y. M C A. will play an import-j ant pit in ramp life. A large tent for it camp association has len erected on the edge of the field and series of gospel meetings and entertainments are planned, as well as a number of (Cuiieluded on Page Two. Column One.l Four Dreadnaughts Is Latest Program Senate Sub-Co mmltte Adds to WavaJ Program for First Tear; Increase of 20,000 Enlisted Men Pavoied. Washington, June 23. (t P.) Still further increases In the naval building program and in the personnel of the navy were made this afternoon by the senate and naval sub-committee after the conference with Secretary Daniels and Admirals Taylor and Blue. The new program is four super dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers foi the first year and increase of 20, 000 men in the enlisted strength. Steamer Bear Still Fast on Sandbar Portland-San Francisco Craft Aground at Blast's Reef Refuse to Float Though Cargo Ku Been Removed. The steamer Bear is believed to be beyond saving. Reports from the craft received via Eureka by the Merchants' Exchange this morning practically vanquished the last hope or her being saved. The vessel Is high on the beach and water is now running In and out of the hold both fore and aft The wrecking steamer laqua. Cap tain Leb Curtis, Is standing by and it had been hoped that by jettisoning the cargo the vessel could be floated. Government to Care For Soldiers' Families Washington. June 23. (U. P.) A resolution appropriating Jl. 000. 000 to provide relief for National Guardf-men whose families might suffer thiough absence of the supporting memoe- at the border, was unanimously passed by the house this afternoon. The resolu tion appropriates not more than JE0 a month to the family of each enlisted man of the National Guard called or drafted Into the service of the United States until his discharge therefrom. lit. Rev. J. McCort Los Angeles BishQp Rome, June 23. (I. N. S.) The Rt Rev. J. McCort, auxiliary bishop of the Philadelphia diocese, has been ap pointed bishop of the Los Angeles diocese, according to announcement by ths Vatican today. UNITED STATES ARTILLERY ON ITS Abort Battery A of the Fifth United States artillery, en route for El Paso. A number of 4.7 inch guns are part of the equipment of this battery. Below A couple of "Long Toms," as the American 4.7 inch field piece is called, being moved on a flat car to El Paso. These fruns are deemed by experts the most deadly of all fieJd pieces next to the famous French "75's." CARRANZ ISTAS T NOT TO MAKE ATTACK Arredondo Asserts This Is Carranza's Policy in Ex plaining Mexican Situation, Washington. June 23. (U. r.) Acting upon instructions from General Carranza, Mexican Ambassador Arre dondo today called upon a number of Latin-American diplomats and ex plained the Mexican situation from the Mexican standpoint. He told them that the Constitutionalist troops In Chihua hua nad ben instructed not tO'Vttack American troops unless the lattff look the aggressive, while the present Diplo matic negotiations are pending;''" Mexico City, June 23. (I. N. S.) Costa Rica and Salvador have suggest ed to the de facto government of Mex ico that it accept mediation to prevent war with the United Slates. Carranza's cabinet, it was said, is seriously con sidering their proposal. The war office was confident that the rebels of Mexico will accept Min ister of War Obregon's amnesty offer. Mexico City, June 23. (L P.) Though armed conflict with the United States is now considered imminent the Mexican people still hop for a settle ment of the controversy by diplomatic conference. Thursday was a holiday in the capi tal, being the religious festival of Cor pus Christi. Business was suspended generally. Ttie street and park were j crowded. The people talked nothing i but the propects of war with the UnitedJ CIBILCB. Mexico business men Interviewed by the United Press expressed disbelief that the United States would risk de stroying her friendly relations with Laitn-American countries, after labor ing so hard to establish them, by con flict with Mexico. Tney believe the American government realizes that the invasion of Mexico would arouse hos tility against the United States through Central and South America, endanger ing if not ruining the trade connections of American merchants and manufac turers. In fact, all classes of people seem to believe that some way will be found out of the difficulty without a breach of friendly relations. The proclamation issued by War Minister Obregon, calling upon all who have been in arms against the government to abandon that attitude OLD DURING NEGOTIATIONS and join the Carranza forces in case of war with the United States, is ex pected to bring general response. Those who have been declared out laws by Carranza are excluded from the call. Those who do not accept the call will be considered outlaws. Obregon called attention to the fact that opposition leaders in the states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas and elsewhere already have recognized the constitutionalist gov ernment, thus setting the example for -others. . X . . . WAY TO THE MEXICAN MEXICANS TO E EL PASO WILL COME All Three Will Leave at Once to Meet the American Con ferees, Mexico City. June 23. (U. P.) Dr. Atl, newspaper editor; Senor Luis M. Rojas, director of the Bibliotca Nacl onal, and Modesto Rolland, engineer, who have been Invited to meet W. J. Bryan and other Americans at El Paso in a peace conference, have accepted the invitation. They will leave at once. Frank P. Walsh to Attend. Kansas City. Mo., June 23. (U. P.) Frank P. Walsh today wired the Amer ican Union Against Militarism at New York that if a conference was ar- ranged to seek to arbitrate difference between the United States and Mexico l.e would meet with it. Aeronauts Offer Services. Los Angeles, June 23. (P. N. S.) Jack M. O'Connell and Hubert Kiltie, two well known aeronauts, who re cently went' through thrilling exteri ences when they broke the state alti tude reco.'d, -toda,y Wired Secretary of War Bakjr placing at the government's service four gas balloons, together with their services. Great Britain Said To Be Short of Food First Intimation of Seriousness of Ger man Submarine Blockade KeceiTed in Washington Through Con solars. Washington, June 23. (U. P.) An Intimation that Great Britain is for the first time facing a shortage of food supplies through the German sub marine blockade is conveyed in a re port received here through consul channels today. NV m CONFER N Will You Help the'Familhs of Enlisted Men? The advisory board of the Daughters of the American Revolution appeal for co-operation in looking after the families of men who have responded to the call of their country, leaving their usual occupations and foregoing their regular salaries. We must have 1C00 pledges of 25c, 50c, 75c M-00, $3.00 and $5.00 a month for threi months. Fill out the blank below and send to D. A. R. patriotic headquarters, Journal Building, or bring pledges personally after 10 a. m. Monday; NAME .. ADDRESS AMOUNT PER MONTH EORDER GREAT BRITAIN WILL REPRESENT U. S. IF IT IS WAR WITH MEXICO Arrangements Made to Have British Consuls Represent U, S, Interests. Washington, June 23 :(U. P.) The United S'ntes government has asked Great Britain to look after American interests through her diplomats in Mexico. ;t the event of hostilities. It was learn el today. This request was explained as not being indicative of Immediate trouble, but rather as a precaution 6hou;d war transpire. Such moves are customary when trourle threatens between two governments. Great Britain was selected because she has ex'ensive Interests and numer ous representatives In Mexico, and her consequent ability to look after what ever might arise in the event of war. When trouble previously resuited In the Vera Cruz incident and the Ulmted States was without an ambassador at Mexico City, the Brazilian ambassador (Concluded on Page Fifteen. Colnmn One! Jap Warship Report To Be Investigated Daniels Instructs Admiral Wlnslow to rind Out Truth of Rumor Japanese Fleet Is in Mexican Waters. Washington. June 23. (U. P.) The navy department today took cogni zance of a report that Japanese war ships are in west Mexican waters, when Secretary Danielg Instructed Ad miral Winslow on the San Diego, at La Paz, Lower California, to investi gate. In making the announcement of this move, Daniels said: '"Such rumors have , been current at numerous times and have always proved unfounded." 9 " OREGON TROOPS ERED 10 GO AS READY V.ar Department at Wash ington Directs Captain Wil liams, Mustering-in Officer, to Send Any Unit Ready. RIFLES EN ROUTE FROM CALIFORNIA ARSENALS First Unit Will Probably Be Ready to .Start for Bor der in Week's Time. Camp Withycombe, Clackamas. Or., Jvne 2Z. Oregon's trops will go to the Doraer as soon as tney are reaay. Captain Kenneth P. Williams. U. S. A., muster. ng in officer, received no tice from the war department at 'Vash ington this morning directing him to report as eoon as any regiment, sepa rate bat'olion or any other aepirate organization Is reasonably ready for field service. .' As boon as it Is ready, each group of men w.U be dispatched to the bor der for duty. Captain Williams estimates that it will be at least a. week beTore any unit will be ready equipped, checked up and all enlisted to Its maximum strengt n. Supplies and ordnance are en route to Clackamas from the. department headquarters at San Francisco. About $300,000 worth of ordnance. Including 1100 rifles, were shipped from San Francisco and Benecla arsenals June 20 and are expected any moment. Company 11 of Salem, commanded b'' Captain Max Gehlhar, the largest in the regiment, will be mustered In this morning, the men having signed the muster roll last night. They will be given the .oath by the mustering in officer before noon. Major Carle Abrams, commanding the Third battalion, of which Com- (Coucluded on Pik Thirteen, Column One) D. A. R. L LDI Assistance to Be Given Wives and Families of Soldiers Who Go to Front. The Daughters of the American Rev olution state organization of which Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson Is regent, will open patriotic- headquarters at 616 Journal building. Monday morning, at 10 o'clock, the object being to give assistance to wives and families of soldiers who have gone to the front. A special meeting of the Daughter? was held this morning at Central library with a larpre -presentation of both local chapters. Mrs. Patterson presided and Mrs. William D. Scott was made secretary Mrs. C. S. .lackson outlined a plan for collecting and distributing funds in the families of those who are de prived of their usual support through the call to the front of the Oregon National Guard. The first work of the Daughters will be to ascertain which firms are paying either part or full salaries to their employes while they are serving their country, and to facilitate this work the various Portland firms are asked to notify the headquarters, 616 Journal building. The plan for contributions Is to se cure 1000 persons who will subscribe (Concluded on t'age Fourteen, Column Keren) This to Introduce Finest Filling for The Pantry Shelf "The perfect preservation of any substance for use as food Implies the retention of its full nutritive power, sapidity and digestibility, with its natural odor and color unimpaired, for such length of time as may be required." So says a standard authority, which goes on to recite the his- tory of food preservation, not- ing that the processes em- ployed in what is coranvod- ly called iruit canning" are based on a process invented by Francois Appert in 1809. An important index of the modern expansion of this in- dustry la a Portland company whose varied and voluminous operations are noted on the editorial page of this issue of The Journal under the title "Nothing the Matter Wrlth Portland." It utilizes home grown products, and quantity, quality and variety are points for which its output Is notable. ORD so W OPEN QUARTERS IN JOURNA NG ON MONDAY Officers Search City for Stolen Milk Bottles Junk Dealers Suspected of Having Bought Containers From Boys Kneouraged to Steal Them. Search for 75,000 milk bottles It 1s alleged have been stolen from mem bers of the Association of Creameries and Dairies was beun today when warrants were issued out of the dis trict court authorizing the constable's office to search the places of business of six junk and bottle dealers. The search is being made by Deputy Con stables James McCollough and F. K. Druhot. It Is not expected that this number of bottles will be found in those places of business, but If bottles are found bearing the mark of any of the mem bers of the associations, the officers believe they will point the way that the large number of bottles which are missing have gone. The Junk dealers. It Is believed, have been encouraging boys and others to steal milk bottles from back porches by paying them a fair price for them without i-rking aay questions. RESOLUTION GRANTING E Is Attacked by Republicans, Who Cannot See Why Mili tia Should Go Into Mexico. Only Two Dissenting Votes. Washington, June 23. U. P.) With only two dissenting votes the Hay resolution em powering the president to use the militia in Mexico and pro viding pay for dependents of militiamen, was adopted by the house this afternoon. ! Washington. June 23. (VJ. P.) With Republicans, led by Representa tive Mann, demanding explicit expres sion from the president as to his rea sons for sending the militia to the border with power to order them into Mexico, Chairman Hay of th house military affairs committee this after noon began his fight to make the Na tional Guard actually a federal force. Opposition to the resolution, be cause President Wilson has not ap peared before congress In person to explain the Mexican situation, seemed to grow rapidly. Representative Gardner of Massachusetts asked that the whole matter be postponed for consideration until tomorroww. Hay pressed for immediate cons'deratlon. Declaring the action would not con stitute a declaration of war nor an ad. mission that a state of war exists. Hay brought the matter up Immediately upon the convening of the house. Jle asked the house to consent to changes in the resolution in effect placing on congress the responsibility for drafting the militia. Hay asked that the lan guage of the draft empowering the president to draft the militia be made to read: "That in the opinion of the congress of the United States, whereas an emer gency now evists which demands the use of troops in addition to the regu lar army, the president Is hereby au thorized to draft into the United States army any or all the -members ot the national guard." Republican leader Mann objected to (Concluded on fge Fourteen. Column Klei Local Wheat Prices Drop 3 to 7 Cents Break Stta Occasioned by Blaiap In Chicago, Where Cereal Went Uown to fl, Lowest Quotation This Soason. The sharpest break In local w.ieat prices fo.- the season was forced on the Portland Merchants' Exchange dur ing the day's session, when values for the June delivery were cut from 3 to 7 cents a bushel from those of the pre vious day. This is not only the sharpest break of the season for wheat, but it places the bids at the low mark for the crop year to date. The break in prices here was occa sioned by the naming of extreme low price in Chicago. Prices there reached below $1 a bushel for the first lime this season, the July option closing at 93 cents. The Liverpool market, also, chowed sagging prices, with the cash stuff Id higher to Id lower than Thursday. Ellensburg Woolen Mill Is Purchased Portland Woolen Hills, of Which Z. X.. ' Thompson Is Manager, Acquires ths Plant la Washington. The Ellensburg, Wash., woolen mills, which has been idle for more than a year, has been purchased by the Port land Woolen Mills of which E. I. Thompson is manager. The machinery will be immediately shipped to Portland to he operated to its full capacity. The capacity of tht Ellensburg mill was about SIS, 000. When the added machinery has been set up the output of the Portland .Woolen mills will be about 1100,000 monthly. WILSON POWER TO USE GUARD At 60 AS SOON AS THEY Ci h ! :' Militiamen Will Not Be Held in Camps in Various States, But Will Be Se;nt ;to the Border in Units, Not Wait ing for State Mobilization. SITUATION IS CRITICAL, THE ORDERS I INDICATE Immediate Necessity for Strengthening Tbwns Near Border Shown by Funston's Reports; Militia J to ! Relieve Regulars Guarding i Border. Washington, June j 23; (I. N. S.) Following a mefeting of th cabinet today, orders fwefe sent to Generals Leonard jWood, com mandinjr the department of the eat, Thomas Harry, commanding thl central departm-entj and J. Franklin Bell of th( wftRtern de partment, to end al the milltl within their Jurisdiction to. the border "as, soon as thty ai-e ready." The orders mean that instead of the militiamen being held 4a camps In the variou states, thejr will he rushed to the l6rder as .soon as they have taken th federal . oath. T'pon arriva there they will be whipped into fjhape for field service. j " The orders indlcatd the situation Is critical. j i To Move In IVnit. The militia will njove. in units, without waiting for Completion of (Concluded on P Clfti, Otlunm Two) a CARRANZA isle A if he will Accept it Mexican Would de Freed of Responsibility fbr Attack if He Repudiated t. i Vmhin?Un. June 2i.-fiXJ. P.) it Carranza hoops were responsible for the Carrie! Iittl, ("ailrania can set tic the affair by dehourtcing their Rrtion, the Mate department officially indicated this afternooi. J Kerretary Lansing niild t)ie govern ment might be freed ojr tni responsi bility by denouncing tins act of the commander of his force. If the United Ktates forces were ths egtreRors, he suggest tBls govern ment might find it difficult, techni cally at least, to make a imand for rf lease of American treopaj held prls tner by Carranza. - As a matter of actual rroedure, this government will seelt the men's re Iras", even If the Tenti cavalry men were the aggressors. This govern ment apparently relics on Pershing report as showing that 'the; Mexicans were the aggrexRors, bui in .-furnishing Carranza every opportunity to dis claim it. I I Will Sell Busindssr Wants Care; of (Team R. Keith saw an automobile ad vertised for pale In Tlie Journal's Want Ad columns and : told a friend who wanted' one. The friend paid $800 for the machine. Want Ads work in a dpxen: ways but they get results, r 4 i t Business Opportunities OO FINK cigar arid confectionery in good town; will senior trade for clear real estate. Phone. Tor Bent Bonsai 13 FOUR room bungalo. lis; neat and attractive. j Wanted sClscellaasonp a TEAM For use on Carrm for its keep; best of care, i ; The dally circulation lot Th Journal in Portland and I trading radius exceeds the mdrniiig paper by several thousands and Is prac tocallv pef cent greater than the nearest artemooa contempo rary. CHANCE! 0 AVOID WAR 8! J i , i 1 - t 1 i