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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1916. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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1 R. R. CHIEFS ARE
UNABLE TO SEE
THE WAY CLEAR
Leaders Declare It Will Be
Impossible to Reach Con
clusions in Less Than 48
Hours on 8-Hour Question.
BROTHERHOODS RESUME
TALK OF CALLING STRIKE
President Wilson Confers
With Commerce Commit
tee Chairman.
Washington. Aug. 23. (U. 1.) The
three cornered effort under wr.y here
to avert a nation-wide railroad strike
appeared this afternoon to have run
Into a Jam. .
Leaders among the railroad presi
dents said they could not see how any
concluMons could be reached In less
tin 48 hours. At the same time, in
HfJother part of the city, leaders of the
nfilroad brotherhoods' representatives
were planning ways of hr ruing In
check an uprising on the part of the
brotherhood representatives. A unani
mous strike demand might come then,
they said.
President Wilson. Jn a conference
With Chairmen New'nds and Adam
son of tho senate ',nd . house inter
state "Commerce co'nlttecH. urged the
taking of a ste Tliat obviously cori
templaidi final agreement by the
railway 'VeHldents with his plan. This
was the tissage by the senate of
the bill already passed by the house
to Increase the Interstate Commerce
commission from seven to nine mem
bers.
Increase Regarded Necessary.
The Increase will be necessary to
provide rapid hearings on the rail
Ways' certain demand for rate In
creases following any agreement to
the eight-hour day demanded by the
brotherhoods and the president.
The railroad presidents, for their
-part, are working now to find a way
to accept the eight hour day and at
the same time "preserve the principle
vt arbitration" for the future.
Fighting to the last against aban
doning what they term the "final bar
rier against labor aggression," they
Vave asked President Wilson for some
Concrete proposition for avoiding- re
curring labor differences.
Apparently convinced that settle-
( Con eluded on se Two. Column One)
IE
FRENCH LINES AFTER
SHOWER OF SHELLS
.Fierce Bombardment Main
tained for Several Hours
on the Whole Front,
Paris, Aug. 23. (U. P.) German
troops made a powerful attack last
night on trenches south of the Somme,
south of Estrees and west of Soye-
court, which were captured by the
French In Tuesday's fighting, and suc
ceeded In penetrating the French line
at several points, it was officially ad
ml t ted today.
v The attack was preceded by an in
tense bombardment lasting several
hours, in which the whole French front
south of the Somme was under steady
fire.
North of the Somme the Germans
maintained a fierce bombardment of
the French first line and communicat
ing trenches both north and south of
Maurepas, but there were no Infantry
attacks.
In the Vosges, French grenade par
ties repulsed an attempted surprise at
tack on Hartmannsweilerkopf.
The French flyer. Dorm, downed his
fifth German aeroplane yesterday.
Northeast of Peroone, Frencn tlyers
with machine guns attacked four Ger
man planes, which landed behind their
own lines seriously damaged.
GERMANS
PENETRA
i ' British Trenches Captured.
' London, Aug. 23. (U. P.) The Oer-
'.''" titans made two determined attempts
: last night to wrest from the British
' ' nawty captured positions bouth of
J . Thiepval, which menace the German
j': atronghold,
' ' Oeneral Halg reported thiB aftar
: v noon that both attacks were repulsed,
'7 though in one attempt the Germans
-,r gained a temporary footing In the Brlt
lsb trenches. The German lossea were
' oescrioea as heavy.
f Army Appropriation
Bill Passed by Senate
Measure Includes Original Serlsloa of
,:; Artiolea of Wax In Flaoa of That of
SaprMoataUT Hayaa.
; - Waswngton. Aug. 2S.-(TJ. P.) The
7r jlT,69,B30.10 array appropriation bill
" which pay for Uncle Sam's increased
V land force passed the senate today.
Tna Mil Included the senate's orla
k .' lnai revision of the articles of war.
which had not been changed for 100
Tears, .': in place of Representative
itayes revision, wnlch exempted re
tired army officers from court-martial
and which mad President Wilson veto
the- measure last. week.
Senator Underwood's amendment pro
viding that no: one under 21 years
hould be allowed - to enlist without
censent -ol bin parents was beaten 26
to 23.
PROMINENT RAILROAD MEN IN WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE: (From top, left to right) W. W.
Atterbury, Pennsylvania System; R. S. Lovett, Union
Pacific ; Samuel Ray, Pennsylvania System ; George Randolph,
Baltimore & Ohio; S. M. Felton, Chicago Great Western;
W. J. Harahan, Seaboard Air Line.
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ENSIGN GEN IS SAFE
DENMARK AFTER
ARCTIC EXPEDITION
Effort to Find Crockerland Is
Futile; Controversy May
Be Revived.
"Washington. Aug. 23. (I. N. S.)
Ensign Fitxhugh Gren, who represent
ed the United States navy on the
Crockerland Arctic expedition of 191S,
and who had been given up for lost.
has notified the navy department of
his arrival at Copenhagen.
How many other members of the
party have reached safety with him is
not known here. The American lega
tion will take Immediate steps to assist
Green and others of the ill-fated expedi
tion.
Incidentally, the so-called Crocker
land which Peary believed he had dis
covered is not referred to as existing
in Ensign Green's report. This may
start a revival of the Cook-Peary con
troversy. The expedition was sent out under
the joint auspices of the American Mu
seum of Natural History, the American I
Geographical society and the Unlver-
sity of Illinois. Before It left New
York on the steamship Diana, fitted
out for the purpose. Ensign Green was
assigned to represent the government.
together, with Jerome Lee Allen, a
young electrician of the navy depart
ment, ft now develops that Green de
clined to give up the search for the
elusive Crockerland, even when aimost
Insurmountable difficulties broke up
the party and threatened it with star
vation. He felt that he was under
orders to find it if possible, and kept
up the perilous sledge Journeys, even
when conditions were most unfavor
able. A relief ship, the George B. Cluett.
found Green in 1914, and when the
vessel became frozen In, the party
started a dangerous sledge Journey
across Melville bay, with the object
of reaching Kdgedesminde, in southern
Greenland.
By this time It was evident that
only quick action could brln? relief,
either to the main party of the tixredi
tion or the first relief party which had
gone to succor It, The Crockerland
committee had the. steamer:1 Denmark
In southern Greenland to meet the ex
pected emergency. . i
PROGRESSIVE LEADER
TAKES UP CUDGEL
IN WILSON'S BEHALF
John P. Rusk of La Grande,
Or,, Rebels at the Political
Company of Hughes.
La Grande, Or., Aug. 8.
Colonel William Hanley,
Woodrow Wilson League
Banquet.
Portland, Or.
Dear Bill:
There's a lot of us over here
in the Bunch Grass country
who agree with you. The long
continued rule of special priv
ilege operating through the
boss-ridden Republican party
has produced in America far
too many culls In the human
herd. We are also of the be
lief that President Wilson has
waged a worthy fight on such
conditions. We can see no
promise of good in Hughes
hitched up with Fairbanks and
herding with Barnes. Penrose.
Cannon and their political kind.
We are with you. Bill Hanler.
in supporting Woodrow Wilson
for reelection. Success to vou.
"JERRY RUSK."
John P. Rusk of La Grande. nriMkrr
of the house of representatives at the
bcbbiuu ui mi, wiu, not support
Charles E. Hughes for president. He
can "see no . pronAsa of good in
Hughes," he says. ' He cannot sucmort
(Concluded od Pee Sixteen. Column -Two)
Trade Commission
to Meet Lumbermen
Final Hearing to Be Held oa Condi
tions of industry with view of
Beconunendlmg Aid.
Washington, Aug. 23. (I. N. 8.)
The federal trade commission today
announcea that a ' final conference
would be held with leading lumber
men shortly preliminary to drafting
a report oa the disturbed conditions
of the lumber, Industry and recom
mendations for a federal: policy.
OFTEN NATIONS
Turkey. Is Sending Reinforce
ments Into Bulgaria in an
Effort to Check the Ad
vance Of the Allied TrOODS. I
r ;
AUSTRIA WILL BE ASKED
TO SEND DETACHMENTS
Allies Take the Offensive n
Valley of the River
Vardar.
London. Aug. 23. (U. P.) A great
battle of nations, with the troops of
nearly every belligerent involved. Is
gradnally developing in the Balkans
J
as the fighting along the 150 mile
front increases In fury.
Tnrltpv 1 sending reinforcements
into Bulgaria, according to an Athens
dispatch today. At least one division J
of Turkish soldiers is en route to join
the Bulgars in the attack on the allied
lines, while another division will
so Dlaced as to threaten Rouman
should that country decide to enter the
war on the side of the allies.
Austria will be asked to send a few
detachments to the Greek border to
Join the Bulgars, Germans and Turks
in resisting the combined attacks of
French, English, Russians, Italians, I
Serbians and Montenegrins. In no en
gagement, of modern history have the
armies of so many nations been in
clash along one battlefront.
Forced to yield advanced positions
under the first Bulgarian attacks, the
allies have reinforced their lines and
are strongly on the offensive in the
Vardar valley, northwest of Salonlki.
On the wings, tho Bulgarians have
made further slight advances by rea
son of their numerical superiority, but
Anglo-French artillery and the stub
born resistance of the Serbs has con
siderably checked the momentum
of
the advancing enemy forces.
All press dispatches from Roumania
bear evidence of close censorship, but
from a direct source it was reported
that fighting in the Balkans has
caused a profound impression In Bucharest.-
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But despita -warlike reports brought
to London, in a roundabout way, many
persons well informed on the Balkan
situation do not believe that Roumania
'Kill enter the war, at least until the
allies have advanced up the Vardar
valley and have scored decisive gains
against the Bulgarians. It has been
known here for several weeks that the
third Roumanian army was mobilized
and in readiness for instant service,
but there has been no other positive
evidence of military movements to
warrant the belief that Roumania is
about to declare war.
Greece Refuses to Enter.
Athens, Aug. 23. (I. N. S.) It is
stated here that General Serrall does
not intend to precipitate an offensive
upon the initiation of t!.e Bulgar raid
ers. It seems impossible that t.ie
electoral campaign can open earlier
than September, the date originally
fixed.
Kavalla, Drama, and Seres returned
45 members, but the Greek popul. tion
is fleeing in masses from those parts, j
refugees are hurrying towards the
French and British lines.
The. German and Bulgarian govern
ments have given written assurances
to Greece that their troops will not
enter Kavalla, Drama or Seres, it is
said.
Albanians Join Allies.
Salonikl. Aug. 23. (I. N. S.) A con-
tigent of Albanians landed here today
to reinforce the allied forces
Mercury in N. Y.
Passes Century Mark
Weather on Street Mocks Forecaster's
Official erttoa Temperature Only
SO; Snower Hot Yet Arrived.
New York. Aug. 23. (U. P.) Street
thermometers registered 100 in the
enade in New York today and as high
as 118 in the sun, in mockery of the
assertion of the weather man, high
on top of the Whitehall building, that
the official temperature at 2 o'clock
was 90.
The prognosticator's welcome pro
mise of thunder showers had not come
true at that hour, although there was
water to spare in the air, humidity
ranging above 80. Three deaths and
many prostrations were reported.
Indications Are
Mercury Will Go
to Higher Mark
Yesterday's temperature set a
high mark for the year with 92.1
degrees ana at noon ioaay tne
mercury stood one degree higher
tjan at noon yesteraay maicai-
lng the probability that . the
record will be surpassed before
the afternoon closes. Previous
to yesteraay tne mgnest mart
reached was on June 16, when
the thermometer indicated 91.7
degrees. Hourly temperatures
today are:
6 a, ro, 63
S a. m. 63
7 a. m 67
S a. m 70
9 a. m. 72
It a m. 75
11 a, m. 78
12 noon ..S2
1 p. m. 85
8 p.m.......... 88
3p.ro, .........91
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State Employe
Gets His Wife
on the Payroll
Dr. J. Sf. Smith of Feeble-Minded
Hoine, Discharges Woman for
"Nothing in Particular."
Salem, Or., Aug. 23. Dr. J. X. Smith,
superintendent of the state institution
for feeble minded, yesterday dis
charged the matron, Mrs. Minnie E.
Root, and immediately appoint u his
wife to the position. Mrs. Rojt was
matron at the institution Jong tietore
Dr Sm:th was appointed wperintend-
ent, and, so far as is known, no word
of complaint has been heard against
her.
Asked today for the reason for mak
ing the charge, Dr. Smith replied:
"Nothing In particular."
Mrs. Root has appealed to members
Of
the state board for protection
st Dr. Smith's action. Tears
reamed from her- eyes as she told
i them that she was supporting tw .
j children in school, and that the $65 a
I month she received as matron meant
; everything to her.
j Dr. Smith, as superintendent, re-
Iceives $25U0 a year and now his wife's
, name wm gQ Qn the gtate payron at
,$65 a month. Mrs. Smith is quite a
j society leader and gives much of her
8t1 a"ars-
Dr. Smith was appointed superln-
tendent aDout a year ago, succeeding
j Dr. J. H. Thompson, who was dis-
1 charged by the votes. of Governor
Withycombe and State Treasurer Kay
for apparent political reasons.
! Slip of a Girl Draws
Salary rom Uounty
Clerk Hennessy of District Court and
Brother-in-law of Commissioner
zaghtner Names Daughter Deputy.
County Commissioner Rufus C.
Ilolman wrote a letter of protest to
the district judges this morning com
plaining against the action of Frank
Hennessy, clerk of the district court,
in appointing his daughter as deputy
in the clerk's office at a salary of
j S SO a month.
I Mr. Holman says that Hennessy,
who is a brother-in-law of Commis
I sioner Lightner, asked for an addi
tional deputy in the clerk's office
I during the summer months. The re
I quest was granted and the deputy was
appointed on July 20, to serve until
September 1.
In a letter written to Hennessy
this morning Mr. Holman said:
"You asked the county commission
ers for an additional deputy during
the summer months. Believing that
the request was made in good faith,
we granted it. I now find that you
have appointed your daughter, a mere
child, to the position. I consider this
an absolute breath of confidence and
protest against it."
In his letter to the district judges,
under whose administration the clerk's
office is, Commissioner Holman said
that he does not approve of such ac
tion. He asks that the Judges take
action in the matter.
"I feel sorry for the girl," Mr. Hol
man said this morning, "but such
methods should not be permitted. The
idea of a 15-year-old girl drawing a
salary of $80 a month."
Attacking Enemy's
Location Unknown
Hostile Battleship Pleet Is Approach
ing Atlantic Cast In Greatest or
Havyf War Games.
Washington, Aug. 23. (U. P.)
Scouts of the defending fleet have
not yet located the hostile battleship
squadron bearing down on the Atlan
tic coast today in the navy's biggest
war game.
Seventeen destroyers and seven
cruisers, under command of Admiral
Gleaves, are scouring the Atlantic
seeking sight of the oncoming offen
sive fleet. Admiral Helm, command
inx the battleship squadron of the
defenders, is waiting for the radio
, flMh rom one of the scout shlp8 t0
tell where the enemy is.
The only evidence the navy strategy
board has of the existence of the
enemy fleet is a number of code mes
sages picked up by the scouts. The
board has not yet been able to de
cipher any of these.
Admiral Hetm is thought to be
holding Admiral Grant in charge of
15 submarines for a dash along the
coast as soon as a line is obtained
on the point likely to be attacked by
the invaders. .
Re-united Party Is
Declared a Myth
Republican Nominee, Hughes Cannot
Heconclle Elements, Declares Vinoe
MoCormick. '
Chicago,' Aug 23. (U. P.) "The re
united Republican party is a myth.
Mr. Hughes cannot reconcile the ele
ments. They don's fit in with his cre
ators," said Vance McCormick, chair
man of the. national Democratic com
mittee, on his arrival here today from
the east for a conference with western
Democratic campaign managers.
McCormick made the statement when
asked if he believed "the Progressives
are going back to the old party."
He said running President Wilson's
campaign for reelection was a snap in
comparison to the job of running one
for Hughes.
'Sharpest Temblor
'Since-1906 Is Felt
Eureka Experiences Earthquake at 6:55
This Morning, bat So Par Ho Sim.
are Heported.
Eureka, Cal., Aug. 23. (P. N., S.)
Eureka was visited by the' sharpest
earthquake today felt there since 1806
The first tremors came at 6:55 o'clock
this morning, but so far no damage
has been reported. The tremors were
felt in all .the coast region of northern
Humboldt county. t .
COOS BAY BIG
PIVOTAL POINT
FOR TOMORROW
Veritable Pacific Coast Con
gress of Special Trains
Will Assemble in Honor of
Railroad Jubilee Planned.
VISITORS ASSURED A
HOSPITABLE WELCOME
The Journal Special Train
Will Leave Portland at
11 o'Clock Tonight.
The Journal Special Leaves
Tonight.
The Journal Special for Coos
Bay leaves the Union depot to-
niKht at 11 o'clock sharp. The
train will be ready at the
Union station at 9:30 p. m., and
excursionists may go aboard at
that time The train will be
found close to the main gate
at the depot. The Chamber of
Commerce Special leaves for
Coos Bay ct 11:15 p. m. This
train also will be ready for its
passengers at 9:30 jVlock. At
9:45 there will be rehearsals on
both trains of Coos Bay songs.
A veritable Pacific coast congress of
special trains will assemble at Coos
Bay tomorrow.
Oregon and California will Join at
Coos bay tomorrow in celebrating the
completion of the $13,000,000 Willamette-Pacific
railroad.
Representative business men of
Portland, Salem, Eugene, Albany, Rose
burg and San Francisco will Join
with Marshfield, North Bend and other
Coos bay communities In Jubilance over
I the fact that the new railroad has
ni. M. 1.1... i. l . vj Liiur vi navci i yj uun
From Portland will go twin specials
carrying a delegation of about 300.
The Journal special leaves at 11
o'clock tonight. The Chamber of Com
merce special leaves 16 minutes later.
To Visit Main Points.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday will
be spent at Coos bay Thursday at
North Bend, Friday in visiting Coos
county points, and Saturday at Marsh
field. The train will be parked at Coos
(Concluded on Pe Mae, Column Four)
Men on Border Will
Be Paid Immediately
Delay Dae to Effort of Quartermaster
to Eoonomiie la Estimates, Senator
Chamberlain Ascertains.
Washington, Aug. 28. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Senator Chamberlain a few days ago
started an inquiry as to why Oregon
guardsmen on the border are not paid.
He is now informed by General Sharpe
that the delay is due to failure of the
quartermaster at Fort Rosecrans to
submit estimates for adequate funds.
The commanding general of the
western department states . that
instructions have been given to pay
the men immediately. The quartermas
ter is reported to have been economizing
in his estimates because he was forced
to stretch the funds under the emerg
ency extension acts up to the time the
army appropriation bill recently vetoed
becomes law. The order now given
will enable payment of the men for the
months of July and August.
Meat Packers Said
to Influence Bakers
Representative Balney Announces He
Will Place Data Before the reaeral
Trade Commission.
Washington. Aug. 23. (U. P.)
Representative Rainey of Illinois an
nounced this afternoon that he will lay
before the federal trade commission
data which will show Chicago's meat
packing interests are behind the agita
tion for higher bread prices.
Rainey declared the packers, having
fixed meat prices, recently got control
of one of the largest bakeries In the
world, and will replace the 5 cent loaf
with a 6 cent loaf.
Bandits Over Border,
Fire Upon Americans
Report That Mexicans Fired into Barn
Housing Seven Man to Be Probed
Hone Was Injured by Wre.
El Paso. Texas, Aug. 23. (U. P.)
A rigid Investigation or reports that
five Mexican bandits crossed the Rio
Grande river ana nrea z snots into a
barn 10 miles west of El Paso last
Sunday night was ordered today by
General George Bell Jr.. commanding
here.
In the barn at the time of the re
ported attack were five Americans
and two Mexicans. Bullet holes have
been found in the building.
No reason for the reported attack
was given -by the men Jn the building1,
none of whom was injured.
Republicans in Convention.
Santa Fe, X. M., Aug. 23. U. P.)
Friends of Frank A. Hubbell claim he
has a safe majority for United States
senator over Senator Thomas B.
Catron, in the Republican state con
vention here today. H. O. Burmaum
seems certain of the nomination for
governor. Congressman B. C,, Heman
des bad no opposition for renomina
tion. : ' '.
Refuses to Use
the City Water
to Spite Law
Man Who Preferred Jail Sentence
to Paying Fine Insists lie Is
Right.
P. Stein, pawnbroker of 26 North
Sixth street, served four days in Jail
because he refused to pay a $15 fine
assessed by Municipal Judge Lang
guth for refusing to allow a water
bureau inspector to go on his prem
ises. Still contending that he was right
even though he had spent four days in
thinking the matter over, Stein ap
peared before the city oouncil today.
"Am I right or wrong?" asked Stein
(after he had explained his case.
"You're wrong," said tha council.
"Just wanted to know," said Stein,
Btiil contending that he was right.
Stein said that he had been getting
no water through the store services
for six months and did not believe that,
the city had the right to inspect his
premises.
"I wouldn't use city water for the
next 20 years, if I live that long," said
Stein.
I can get along without water, I
can drink beer or whiskey. I've been
a vegetarian for 18 years. When I
w i in Jail I didn't eat meat. I traded
it with another man for his bread. I
ought to get a rebate."
MEN TO TREAT WITH
IXICOJOoEN BY
SB
Arrangements for Meeting
Are Now Being -Made at
Washington,
Washington, Aug. 23. (I. N. 8.)
Mexican Ambassador-Designate Arre
dondo and Secretary of State Lansing
held a conference here today to per
fect arrangements for the meeting of
the Joint commission which will con
sider the various matter In dispute
between the two governments.
The Joint Mexican-American com
mission will begin its meetings the
first week In September, it was an
nounced today. The exact date will
be settled after conferences between
the commissioners.
The American members of the com
mission are Franklin K. Lane, secre
tary of the interior; Judge George Gray
of Delaware, and John R. Mott of New
York. All three have accepted.
Judge Gray is a personal friend of
the president and served on tho peace
commission after the Spanish-American
war. He was also a member of
the permanent court of arbitration at
The Hague.
John R. Mott is said to be a per
sonal friend of both President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing. Both Judge
Gray and Mr. Mott were educated at
Princeton.
It is believed that the commission
will select as a place to carry rn the
deliberations', one of the seashore re
sorts not far removed from Shadow
Lawn, N. J., which will be the summer
capital after the adjournment of con
gress. The administration, it is claimed, is
ready to concede promptly the demand
that General Pershing's forces be
brought back to the border.
Hungary Eeferred to
as Friend of England
Emphasis Placed oa Tormer Friend
ship by Z.ondoa Papers Regarded as
Pointing to Separate Peace.
London. Aug. 23. (I. N. 8.)
several editorials appeared In the Lon
don papers today emphasizing the for
mer friendship between England and
Hungary and stating that Hungary is
an enemy only because she is allied
with Germany.
These may have significance, but
any movement toward a separate peace
with Budapest is dependent entirely
upon Roumania's course in the next
month. ,
Bobbers Get $200
From Cash Kegister
Marshfield. OrMAg. 23. Robbers
last night entered tiie cigar store of
T, Cordes and stole $200 from the cash
register. The police have no clue to
the robbers.
CRETARY
LANSING
Creditors Nam Committee.
H. A. Sargent, Roseau Hawkins and
H. L.. Bradley were appointed on a
committee to represent the creditors
of the North Pacific, X-moer company
in the -reorganization of the company.
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INVESTIGATION 1
UNDER WAY III I
OREGON PRISON
Secretary of State Olcott and
State Treasurer Kay Get
Busy Following the Gov
ernor's Call for Help.
WARDEN MINT0 MAY BE
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE
Official Jealousies and Bick
erings Held to Be Partly
Responsible
By Will T. Kirk.
Salem, Or., Aug. 23. Secretary of
State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay
today began a personal investigation
of conditions in the state peniten
tiary. They have 6pent most of the
day at the prison.
Governor Withycombe, who declared
Monday at a meeting of the state
board that the convicts were on the
verge of mutiny and conditions were
so bad. at the prison that he wanted .
authority to appoint a commission to
Investigate and report. Is out of the
city and is not expected back until
the last of the week.
While It Is not expected any official
action will be taken until the Governor
returns, the secretary of state ana
stale treasurer have rolled up their
sleeves with the evident purpose of
pitching Into the hoiiHe-cleaning them
selves without waiting for the advice
of anyone else.
Here is about what may be ex
pected: Will oive Klnto Chanos,
Warden John Mlnto will be given .
a fair chance to make good. Some
believe he has not had a fair chance.
If he falls In putting the institution
in better condition and keeping 'it
there he might as well hand In his
resignation.
One of the first things Mlnto prob
ably will do will be to attempt to dis
charge Joe Keller, parole officer, and
leader of the faction which is fight-
lng Mlnto. A legal question may be
Involved here, as it Is understood the
governor contends be alone has au- f
tlTbrlty to appoint and remove the
parole officer. Tne question undoubt
edly will have to go to the attorney
general for an opinion. 1
Joe Keller, whoe fame ws not of
(Concluded on l'age Srtn. Column Four)
RUSSIANS CLAIM TWO
FRONTIER ARE TAKEN
Petrograd Says That Victor
ies at Many Points Are
Won Over the Turks,
Petrograd, Aug. 23. (I. K. 8.) Cap
ture by the Russians of two heights
on the 'Hungarian frontier, one nertn
and the other south of the Koverla
rrfbuntalns, was claimed in an official '
announcement made from the war of
flee here today. The Koverla moun
tains lie south of Jablonltza pass.
The statement added:
"South of Krevo enemy gas attacks
were repelled.
"Hostile aeroplanes .dropped 100
bombs on the railway station at Mane
vlchl. "The enemy offensive on the Sereth
river south of Broday has been re
pulsed. '
"Southwest ' of Ardjelus our forces
captured two heights, one north and
the other south of the Koverla moun
tains." Announcement was also made that
the Turkish offensive in southern Ar
menia has been checked. It was de
clared the Russians had gained vic
tories at many points in the Turkish
fighting.
Two Geologists Held
as American Spies
Eagle Pass, Texas, Aug. 23. (U. P.)
Charged with being American
spies. Dr. Walter Staub, a Swiss, and
Malcolm Mulr, aa Englishman, were
arrested by the Mexican authorities
at Piedras Negras and have been in
Jail for 48 hours on a bread and
water diet.
R. W. A. Marshall, British consult
wired to Ambassador Spring-Rice to
day and also sent a telegram to Gen
eral Carranza, asking the Immediate
release Of Mulr. W. p. Blocker, Unit
ed States consul, has taken the mat
ter up with the state department. The
two men were examining geologists
for the Corona Oil company at Tam
plco. Both had passports from the
Mexican military commander at Tarn
plco. t,:
HBGHTSON HUNGARIAN
German Battleship Damaged. , ,
London, Aug. 23, L K. DBcttU ,
official announcement was made Id '
Berlin today that the -German battle- -hip
Westfalen was slightly damaged '
on Saturday by a British submarine's
torpedo, according to a Renter dispatch -from
Amsterdam, a
Appointment Is Confirmed, ,
Peking. Autf. 2a. (J. N. S.) Parlia
ment today unanimously confirmed
president Li Y?an Hung's appointment ,
of Tuan, Chi Jul as premier. v. :
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