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80YD AND ADAIR DIED LIKE MEN, WORDS OF CAPT. LEWIS MOREY Sole Officer to Survive Car .. rizal Fight Fervently Wel ' corned by Regimdnt. PUTS BLAME ON NO ONE captain Draws Ho Conclusions and Hakes Wo Suggestions as to What Should Have Been Dons. riem Headquarters (Via Radio to UOlum&us. N. M. ). June 27. (U. P.) Captain Lewis fcj. Morey of Troop K of the Tenth cavalry, the sole officer to survive the fight with Carranzista forces near Carrtzal, today eat on the dge of his bunk In the thatched hut that Is tha headquarters of the Ameri can forces and told an attentive group of fellow-officers the details of the flrat real tragedy of this campaign. Captain Morey had spent the night In the hospital after his arrival here by automobile lata Sunday afternoon. Today, with his bolod-staJned shirt re moved and his body refreshed and cleaned, he was able to be about camp, with his left shoulder, through which a Mauser bullet passed, swathed In .bandages. Officers Oreet Moray. He first visited General Pershing, then the regiment. In what will probably be one of the most remarkable reunions of the campaign. As he walked through the company streets, flanked by tents and curiously woven brush huts, quarters that men and officers have built, there was no Croup, he paused, some Officer, with eager face, stepped forth "and grasped Captain Morey'a unmaimed hand, ex claimed: "Glad you're back. Congratu lations." Those were simple words, but they were fervent, for no man of this command had believed Captain Morey would ever be w ith them again. Morey Blames No One. Captain Morey told his story slowly, with superb restraint and modesty. He blamed no one, drew no conclusions and offered no suggestions as to what should have been done. He added little to the tale of the fight except to say that Captain Boyd and Lieutenant Henry Adair died like men and that, in the firing that fol lowed the Mexican attack, the Car- ranziittas seemed to be centering their lire on the white soldiers. Captain Morey's troop Was on the right flank whttn the "ball opened,' as he expressed it, and he could fol low the charge of troop (J under Captain Boyd and Lieutenant Adair only to the fringe of brush Into which the men and horses disappeared. Tells of Adair's Death, "Men of Troop C tell tne;". he said itiat lieutenant Auatr aien in an Irrigation rlitch with his head held by a non-commlsslont'J nffii-cr. There was water in the ditch and Adair nuuia nave i'ifciuuu iuiwaiu iiilu n huA liA not tppn KimnnrlArl T nurlor. stand th non-commissioned officer left Adair In the ditch at his order and went forward to carrizal. Look ing bark, he saw Adair with glaze'd eyes and Inn head wobbling against the sides of the ditch. So he went back and stayed with him until he died. "Captain Boyd was killed when ills troop made a rush for the trench in which the Ca mmzlKtar. had machine puns. Just how lie died 1 d not know." Eld Behind Adobe Wall. Morey told how hi own small de tachment, fighting on their bellies, withdrew until Morey, wounded in the shoulder, found himself with seven men behind an adobe wall near a dry water hole offering protection 1 Summer Coats Three Groups of the Smartest at Wonderfully Moderate Prices Style and comfort demand a Coat for your Summer wearl Just the jaunty, colorful Coats for traveling, seashore, moun tains vacation wraps are embraced in this sale. Checks and Plaids of all sizes Corduroys and Velours in strik ing colors Belted Sports Models and the always -popular Topcoat. Coats Originally $11.50 to $22.50 $7.45 $9.95 $12.45 Suits at $15 Including a Number Up to $45 "GREETERS" FROM PORTLAND AND SEATTLE ARE NOW EN ROUTE TO SALT LAKE 92 .tt.:-':szvLv,s,y: mm 4'vsJWK7' V'y rs inn iiBitTTTT-nr r - -i i n i ) mi n i 1 r s ... w W it'lmn """topK,iM,tffi " , -- - Front row Al Lundborg, Tom Finnl&an, James Milne, Charles Schreitec, Paul Jensen, Harry Carroll George W. Thorne, George Farris and J.. J. Page. Back row George C. Ober, C. E. Larson, F. B. Beach, Charles Q. Van Duyn, G. D. Gunn, E. E. Edmonds, M. J. Slatky, Mrs. Slatky, Mrs. Thorne, Mrs. Jensen, Al Gait, E. H. Bernigger, Eddie Snyder. Portland and Seattle "greeters" who will go to Salt Lake City to attend the annual convention of the hotel men of tha whole country left on a morning from the bullets but not from the sun. Three hundred yards to the south were the Carranzlstas, some mounted and some afoot, firing and yelling as they advanced, emboldened by- the Americans' retirement. "When I got behind the wall," re sumed Morey, "I told the men I pur posed to stay there. Those who wished to go, I told to go." Four men, including one who was wounded, decided to try to escape and Captain Morey said he saw them as cend a hill Atretching away to th: north. Brew Mexicans Away. I never saw men act so straJigely," said Captain Morey. "They did no: run or seem to exert themselves in any way. They simply moved away up the hill as If dazed and by doing so probably saved us. We who remained behind the wall noticed Carranza horsemen riding out to flank them. It was apparent that some of the Car ranzlstas had seen us take refuge be hind the wall and noting four trying to escape went in pursuit, leaving us unmolested." Morey and three black troopers lay In that hole behind the wall all the longest day Of the year without water while the enemy beat the country oh all sides. Night came on and with it a drop in temperature. Under tne stars the wounded officer and his men started west In the first relay of the 70 -mile Journey to the American lines. Orders Men to Teave Elm, Captain Morey was so weak he could walk only J00 yards at each stretch and as night wore on ho decided It was humanly impossible for him to go farther. He first requested the men to leave him and when they refused he ordered them to leave. The three negroes obeyed the or der. Captain Morpy wound his band age about his shoulder as best he could and lay down to sleep on the desert. The stars were still shining, but dawn was touching the sky when ho awoke a little strengthened. Alone he forced himself to his feet and stag gered In the direction In which he thought lay Santo lomingo ranch, eight miles from Carrizal, the point whre the command bivouacked the night before the fight. Finds Pood and Water. The ranch was deserted when he ar rived there at 4:30 a. m., but he found food and water. Near the ranch he found ,flve troop rP OT5.T LAN DS fl 24tol26axfhSUu5tcff.fchinAton. Over 100 suits to choose from. Suits of every favored material and model, formerly sell ing at $19.50 to $45. Second Floor, Sport Sweaters A showing of the fashionable Fiber Silk Sweaters, notable for its jaunty styles, stunning colors and moderate prices. No Summer costume is complete without one. Exceptional values tomorrow at -$4.35 $5.50, $7.50 $8.95, $13.50 -Main Floor train today. They carried with them the firm determination to land the 1918 convention for Portland. The convention is held alternately ers of the Tenth cavalry. They were making their way for a ranch at San Luis, 35 miles away,, when they found J. T. McCa.be, manager of the ranch. who drove them to San Luis. There they were Joined by Captain Howse's squadron of the Eleventh cavalry, tsent out by General Pershing to pick them up. CARRANZA WILL REFUSE U. S. DEMAND FOR 17 TROOPERS (Continued From P&ge One) belief that Carranza's reply will reach Washington either tonight or early to morrow morning. President Wilson and the members of his cabinet canvassed the situation today. Confident that Genertil Car ranza's reply will be unfavorable, the preMdent this afternoon drafted the outline of the address he will deliver at a Joint session of congress at noon tomorrow. In the event of the Mexican reply reaching Washington by that hour.- President -Wilson made it plain, however, that he will not wait later than Thursday to go before congress. WILSON'S PATIENCE LIMITED TO HOURS IN AWAITING ANSWER Washington, June 27. (U. V.) President Wilson's patience in await ing release of American prisoners In Chihuahua City la limited to hours, not days. It may t stated that a definite re ply from General Carranza relative to his attitude la expected not later than tomorrow night The state department has been in formed the president's demands were delivered to Mexican Minister of For eign Affairs Aguilar yesterday. It is understood Consul Rodgers suggested to Aguilar that an "Immediate reply was Imperative. Cabinet Met Today. What lies beyond this officials will not discuss. The program of possible action was taken up by the cabinet todav. It is understood that, in the , ats f &P .Wert in the east and west. Boston Is In line for the 1917 gathering, which throws the next years session back upon the west. event of Carranza's refusal to release the prisoners taken In the Carrizal battle. President Wilson will ask con gress to permit use of armed forces of the United States to get the troop ers. Cabinet officers, before going Into session with President Wilson, were determined that Carranza must make quick answer to American demands. A limit In days or hours was not set, but members felt Carranza should not be permitted more than two days pro vided the United States' note was de livered to him yesterday as anticipated. Expect Unsatisfactory Reply. 'The first chief's reply and attitude could be only guessed. The guess in official quarters was that he would bs none too conciliatory and that he might force trouble. At any rate, cab inet men said, his answer is the deter mining element in the situation rather than the Indication that perhaps Amer ican forces were partly provocative of the Carrizal battle. Carranza's refusal to release the American prisoners in Chihuahua City or an unfriendly statement of atti tude toward future relations with the United States doubtless would cause immediately visitation of the "gravest consequences" which President Wilson threatened. On the other hand, com pliance with the request that a fa vorable Intent toward this govern ment be proved will smooth out a bad situation. Bed Tape Is Out. Secretary of War Baker reported his supplemental order cutting red tape and permitting National Guards men to move more rapidly toward the border. Secretary TAn sing's report on re jection of the Bolivian mediation of fer was approved with the added de cision that the Mexican problem for the present, at least, is beyond the mediation stage. President Wilson is anxious to avoid trouble with the de facto government if he can do so honorably. In this feeling he has the support of the nation, administration men said today. "In other difficulties there has been a great national upheaval for wa." said an army man today. "In this one, however, the nation has no war spirit. There is no upheaval and If the president can avoid a war he wlii have the country behind him." To Reject TJ. S. Demand. Mexico City, June 27. (I. N. S.) General Venustlano Carranza has de cided to reject President Wilson's de mand for the release of the negro troopers captured in the battle of Carrizal, according to a high gov ernment official here today. "If peace with the United States," he said, "is contingent upon the free ing of the troopers, then war is cer tain." The work of drafting a reply to Wilson's ultimatum was completed shortly after midnight. It was learned' from an authorita tive source that the reply informs the United States that the attitude of Mexico is clearly set forth in pre vious communications and insists that the presence of the expeditionary forces in Mexico are contrary to the wishes of the de facto government and the people of Mexico, "reiterates the denfand for the withdrawal of the American forces and places re sponsibility for hostilities, if war comes, on Washington. Urge Troopers' Release. Washington, June 27. (U. P.) Sev eral Latin-American diplomats In Washington have .telegraphed General Carranza urging release of 17 Amert-1 can troopers held prisoners at Chi huahua City, It was learned today. Americans Wonder About Citizenship These Who Swore Allegiance to Xing; on Joining British Army May Be Ex patriated ; Test Being Made. London, June 27. (I. N. S. Be tween 16,000 and 20,000 Americans, who on joining the British ajniy took the oath of allegience to King George, are wondering whether they have expat riated themselves. The American ex patriation act of 1907 provides that any American citizen who swears al legiance to a foreign state loses his citizenship. A test is being made in the case of Abraham Wreath, who came here with a cargo oi arms1 ana aorees ua en listed. Linn Farmers Pleased. Albany, Or., .June 27. This parf of the Willamette valley has been visited by very beneficial rairui tne last wake Heavy showers fell Sunday and occas ional rains occurred Monday. Little damage, if any, has resulted to what few hay crops that were cut. and the increased value that the moisture has put- Into other growing crops la of value. The late spring kept the grow ing season back, and in most cases the crops were all planted late. The hot weather that followed the , last coia rains anea up ine g rouuu too mur.h mxiA threatened manv cfama .Tlut I farmers could not .be better suited I fered by the employers wa to .tha f than with the warm, gentle rains that I feet that: , have visited , thla section. v r - stevedores be paid S 5 cents an hour Yesterday afternoon the visiting hotel men were taken for a trip over j The united States marketed 1731 the Columbia river highway, with din- snort tons of asbestos of domestic pro ner and dancing at Crown Point chalet duction last year, a gain of 39 per in the evening. MAY USE MILITIA EP ORDER ON I One Man Probably Fatally Wounded as Result of Last Night's Rioting, GOVERNOR ON THE State Troop JTow Mobilised at Ameri can 7xe WIU Hot Be Called Upon for Some Duty. Mediator Is Busy. Waterfront strike efforts of the federal mediator, Edward M. White, Immigration in spector at Seattle, will e6me to a climax in San Francisco Thursday. That his efforts are bearing fruit is seen in instructions re ceived here today by Jack Mahr, vice president for Oregon of the International Longshore men's association, to come to the Bay City at once. Mahr will either leave on the Shasta Limited this afternoon or wire his proxy to one of the California vice-presidents. At a late hour he had not de cided what to do. Tacoma, Wash.. June 27. (U. P.) Whether state troops shall be called to guard the waterfront here to prevent repetition of last night's rioting will be decided by Governor Lister, who left Olympia for this city Just before noon today to Investigate the longshoremen's strike situation. In the trouble last night, John Mow, 24, union longshoreman, was probably fatally shot and two other men were wounded by bullets. The governor's office stated that an urgent request for troops had come from Sheriff Longmlre of Tacoma early today, but Longmlre. when ques tioned, denied having made any such request. He said if such a communi cation had been sent the governor it must have come from some member of the Employers' association. Will Maintain Order. In a statement Issued by OpVernor Lister just prior to his departure from the capital. It was stated that military force will be used if necessary to main tain order. None of the troops now in the Amer ican Lake mobilization camp will be used, however. There are several hun dred men in the coast artillery and naval militia who are subject to call when needed. Guards, Under Arrest. Two men employed as guards on the Grace line steamer are under arrest charged with carrying concealed weapons. ' Yesterday's riot began when a crowd of ISO striking longshoremen rushed the entrance to the Sperry flour mill, where the steamer Santa Cruz is being loaaea witn non-union men. on their way through the mill the longsnore men severely beat up several employes they encountered. A number of 'hem slipped aboard the steamer. Two strikers were thrown into the bay during a free-for-all fight which immediately followed. A crowd on shore threw stones. Captain Hall was in the thick of the fight, and was badly cut about the face. William Root, a youth from the Seattle offices of the Grace company, was also in jured, as were eight or ten others on the vessel. Probably 60 shots were exchanged In the melee. Mow was shot In the abdomen. Following the shooting the strikers left the ship and the riot ended. Demands Are Granted. San Francisco, June 27. (U. P.) The T. K. K. line granted the demands of the striking longshoremen Monday afternoon on receipt of orders from he company's heads in Japan. An hour after the word had been sent to the Riggers' and Stevedores' union, members of that body went to work unloading the Shenyu Maru, one of the liners now In port. The longshoremen asked E6 cents an hour regular time, $1 an hpur overtime and the discharge of non-union steve dores. The temporary compromise agree ment suggested by the employers was discussed at a conierence Between tne employes, the-longshoremen and rep resentatives of the Federation of waterfront . unions.- So far this has had no result and the waterfront labor j situation is as much. In the air as ever. ' The temporary compromise as of- . . i WAIERFRON straight tlraa and 82 H cents an hour overtime. Instead of If. Tha men worked nnder the old con ditions arranged for at the 1914 cor- , ferenca and not under the new con ditions. . Theold conditions Induce closed shop. Five members of the executive board , of the Pacific district of the Interna tional Longshoremen's union acting a a sub-committee, were present, and Henry M. White, official mediator pre sided. These five said that they could rot , take action, but would telegraph to the other eight members and wouid abide by the majority decision. It was pretty well understood that the . majority will be against the accept- ance of the temporary compromise. Seattle Goes it Alone. Seattle, Wash.. June 27. (P. N. S.)- Seattle will settle its own phase of the longshoremen's strike, irrespective of San Francisco deliberations, was the declaration today of Captain J. S. Gib son, head of the Waterfront Employers union. . "San Francisco took the lead before and failed," said Captain Gibson. "This time we'll settle our own strike. and not allow San Francisco, to dictate any terms whatever." Five hundred non-union men are working for the Seattle Waterfront Employers' union'. Four hundred and fifty union men are working the ships of Frank Waterhouse & Co. and Mitsui & Co., the latter concern late yesterday agreeing to the demands of the strikers. German-Greek Mails Stop. London, June 27. (1. N.' S. ) Ac cording to the Telegraph's Copenhagen correspondent, mails between Germany ami Greece have been discontinued. r cent from the year before. I Tn . . . ' y vff lv I fi 1 r-1 ill ; - nir L . r - .i TACOMA I VOUNG Men's C I I II If. " . ' f ...-.. . : J- clothes of in- W' fC . tense personality, at- TjJv ; tractively priced. Jrll A see ine new raDncs xanorea in LJ I i J0B Pinchbackand English models. yU j II i -va viit i . i I Second Floor I l) ' III ft VVs!SV9X0- , 1 V VII I i i nun i.jsj i ! VI r U , T(l D?. J I T" ii i i I g ' ' III immmmimme : 1 I $1 ; t ' - rt I r-i-tf 1 "f .. ; . i .7 i.7 F'.;l . ; : T f? it 'ii !; . . . f I. . . . : I? F': i ; ; ' , -iT V e a - s so Saa bhii sa III . 1 frSsjT -;K,s.: -X" t"" 1 1KI IT "SC-S! 1 M: 1 I UN War Supply Trains Given Right of Way All American Sallsoada Tv. Uncle Barn's Business on Border Ahead of Everything Slse. ' Washington. June 27. (U. P.) War department supplies and troop trains have the right of way on all .Ameri can railroads. Through the American Railway association, the department, it was learned today, has at Its dis posal all the, rolling stock it desires. As fast as freight is sent to the border. the empty cars will be "deadheaded" back to distribution points. Cars containing war department ma terial bear a special placard and this is recognized by every dispatcher and train crew as giving it the right of way. British Are in Favor Of U. S. Intervention Australian Expeditionary Army Officer Says EagUsn reel Cleaning Up of Mexican Mess Would Be Best for All. New York, June 27. (I. N. S.) That public opinion in Great Britain Is sol idly in favor of Intervention by the United States in Mexico was the state ment today by Sir David Hardie, an officer in the Australian expeditionary army, on his arrival from England on the steamer Cameronia. "The feeling in England Is that the United States should walk into Mexico and clean np that mess at once and for all time," said Sir David. "It will and clean up that mess at once and foreign residents there." 37; if a$s& liij 'V V V-J- tWy ' 7 Runael WiU 0o to . " Alaska-Land Office,' Ban Francisco. June 27. (P. ' N. S.)v A. B. RundeL special agent of the. United States land office, who has been working in San Francisco In' the Oregon land fraud cases, has Just received word of his appointment as chief of the land office in Alaska, one of the most important posts In the department at this time. , How to Heal Skin-Diseases A Baltimore doctor suggests this simple, but reliable and Inexpensive, home treatment for people suffering with ecsema, ring worm, rashes and similar itching, burn ing skin troubles. At any reliable druggist's get a jar of Reslnol Ointment and a cake of Reslnol Soap. These are not at all expensive." With the Reslnol Soap and warm water bathe the affected parts thor : oughly, until they are free from "crusts 3 and the skin is sqftened. Dry very gently, spread on a thin layer of the Reslnol Ointment, and cover with a light bandage if necessary o protect the clothing. This should be done v twice a day. 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