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WES JEADER ON NO. 4T. vol. xxxv. WESTON, OKEOON, FRIDAY, HAY 12, 1010. n V0.WS DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Ericf Rfisisnc of General News Frca All Around the Earth. nm'iHTOicsciAKuisiai Uve News Hems of All Nations and ,; Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. Chief Justice Charle C Hughe ttM been Invited to deliver a Fourth of Jul oration at Salem, Or. The munition ' liner Cymric I re ported torpedoed off the weat eoart of Ireland, and It in linking condition. Pour mora IrUh revolutionary load ers ara huC Nlnateen other an tenced to death are (Won prison aen- tencee. . A Rotterdam dlipatch declares Ger many U formulating terme upon which to offer Pr. which Include relin quishment of Belgium and all territory In France. Tka fWtanif la hullJln elrahlna of the Zeppelin typo tu diarloaed In the hoo of common. How much such aircraft Croat Britain poaad waa not rrveaiao. TKa haua ralarta tha senate amend- Mu.f tka hill ihnrain It waa voted to Increase tha iamilng army to 150.000 man. ina measure waa re turned to aonf aronea. '...,. Two nan wara It Iliad In a feud batUa at tha Jualin mining camp, Juneau, , Alaska, on Bamet'a Bay, TaeanUy. Forty man took part In tha fight, which Moulted from card gamaa. A mar If ana who hava enlUted at Toronto for army eervlea to Europa ara danlad tha uaa of tha nama "Amer ican Legion," nnder lntrwtlon from tha Dominion authorities at Ottawa. Tin destroy tha Chicago Grain company elevator and 80.000 bushel of rln. rauatn a 1200.000 toe. Ctar ence C Fox, preeWent of tha com pany. Intimated that tha nre might oa attributable to a war plot. President Wllaon'a approval of tha . nomination of Louis' Brandals for tha Suprama Court bench, In a letter to tha senate, declare tha charge - aai?lwt Mr. Brandela ara 'lntrlnel- caily Idcradlbla to anyone woo anow w" --v.:.-, Tha Britiah chip Gal gate, from Port land. Or., January 4, for porta In tha United Kindirdom, we sunk Saturday, according to Uoyda. Tha Galgata waa laat raportad aa having arrived at St. Michael April 84. 8ha waa 2356 tonagroaa. Tmn lar bnlldlnaa of tha Dlant of tha Cadillac Chemical company at Cadillac, Mich., wara cwatroyea oy nr. Tuaaday, with a loaa aatimatad at 1160.000. Tha, company la under con tract to furnish an Ingredient for smokeless powder to tha British gov eminent. ' Dr. Ban L. Reltman la aantanrad to 60 daya In tha New York worknoue for distributing literature, alleged to ba Impropar. relating to birth control. Dr. tollman waa arreatod at a meet Ing hald recently to protest against tha conviction of Emma Goldman on a similar charge. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, prel dnt of tha National American Woman Suffrage association. In an address be fore tha MiaeiMlppi Valley Suffrage eoniarence at Minneapolis, declare, that the formation of a woman's po- luteal party would not be necessary this year to obtain national enfran chieement " ; . -':::. ,A robber enters tha National bank at Francis, Okia., covare tha caahler with a revolver and fled with about 1 000. After an exchange of shot with a pursuing posae, tha robber forced tha driver of one of the posse's - automobiles to take him in and, with a revolver held at the driver's head, dis appeared In tha hills. i With the moWn mows no longer delaying the descent of the Russian Caucasian army from tha high Armen ian plateau Into the plateaua of Asia Minor, where the Turks, having gath ered all available reinforcements, ara ready at last to make a determined atand, tha campaign In Asia Minor baa ' reached a most Interesting and pos sibly a decisive stand. An uncensorad letter from Mexico declares Carransa Is the chief obstacle ; In the way of capturing Villa, The sinking of a French fishing ves sel 160 ratios from land by a submarine la reported In an official communica tion issued In London. Tha rural credits bill has passed tha senate. A body believed to be that of O Kollly. a loader of tha Irish rebel Hon, baa been found. " neuter's Amsterdam correspondent telegraphs that Information, which is regarded as trustworthy, has been re ceived there that Meu is being evacu ated by the civil population. Baker, Ore.; voters decidedly reject ad the proposed change to the city manager form of government by a vote of 80 to S69. The city commissioners won a salary raise by a somewhat mailer margin. j An Irish President for Five Days. MiUljl W iiimi HIM i Lew iw m.., , ,! i,. as. n S Ml .nisi I I " ! i - ' . ! ' .. " ' " ' ' ! i ; Patrick J. IL Pcarse. Patrick J. II. rearsa was "provisional president of tha Irish republic" for Ave daya, Tha Sinn Felnere called him that when they began their "revo i..ti..n" in HuUin. lie was executed by the British after ha had issued a proclamation calling on all those who mm Gffl Cf DISCQISGIt TO tt im BY PEBDIHI VilSOK Wa.hlnvtAn. D C Rtudv'of the German submarine note la convincing President Wilson's advlaera that an other reply must ba made in order to answer certain charges against the United Btatae made in mat aocuroenu These chergeo are: l-l i T,i t Via tlnltad Ststea had discriminated atralrtst Germany and in f. nf Craat Kritaln la ita demands that International law ba obeyed. Second That the united etause ..n.il.1 Um Knaitrkt fraadnm fif tha aeaa bad It Inaisted on Ita righu agalnat Great uriuin. Third That ha United Sutea has .Llxt r.nrm.nv'a enemiea bv eUDIily- Ing them with all kinds of war mator- iala. . Tha Prwtldiwtt and his advisers de clare there has bean no discrimination for or against any belligerent since ins war began. T.. k.in. .kniit the adontioa of a submarine policy based on tha recog- . " . . . l l la. nised baais oi intornauonai iaw, n w Mn tnr tha United Slates to con duct negotiations with Germany which have extended over a perion m months. For 15 months tha United at.tM k. iwtan Mmrtlatlno' with Great Britain and her allies to put a atop to violations of international law leveieu against neutral commerce, u. wiiann hol.la. his advisers de clare, that it waa far mora important to obtain protection ror numan iue tv. It in arranira for protection for dollars, and It waa for this reason that ha proceeded with aucn vigor gainst Germany. Attention la called . a is. MnMnantatlona and nroteats which have been mada to Great Bri tain and Franca as proor or ma euorc of tha administration to prevent the seiiure of Innocent gooda by ships of the allied power. If Germany will give the government kakMaa. as Attain. It ta declared. Germany "-" - . - will have no reason to complain of the lack of vigor of tha rreaiaeni. Won Rejects AH Peace Talk; UOes TOing to Wait EcUcr lice JUUIUaU'si a'w - papers Monday laid great emphasis on Uermany a aiiegm ueoir u i tv.ai.Unt Wilion accents the German note aa a basis for further die- cussion," says tha Daily cnromcie, "his motive must he aougnc not in m terms which Germany oners, out in tha wider suggestion which waa ax- Navy Run by Telephone. Washington, D. C A working sys tem of wire and wireless communica tion eaid br rmy and navy experta to ba unequalled by that of any other na tion was effected Saturday by the Maw doDartment aa an adjunct to the preparedness program. It was Inaug urated oy a wireless hjii eation, the first ever held, during which n.nUL in tha Naw denart- ment, gave instructions to a command er on a warship-operating against a tkuntlral anamv far off the Virginia capes, and received reports from him. Brvsnlte Threatens Bolt. Boston Formation of a political party to uphold peace principles was advocated by George Fred Williams, i-mtnUter to Ureece, tn an aauress mass meeting in the lntewts of peace here Monday night. 'i am raariv ta return to noli tics to fight the Bght for peace and leave my party if necessary to do it," saiu aar. wiiiiama, who for many years was prominent In the Democratic party nt n ardent supporter of William J. Bryan. followed him to lay down their anna. pressed by only a hint In tha document, but waa presumably amplified In verbal communications with tha American ambassador. Germany now la at tha top of ber military achievement. If she can make peace now it would ba on terms more favorable than later. If aha can strongly enlist American pub lic opinion that la a great step toward the accomplishment of this object. "In such a aituation tha allies' cause needs a plain declaration by tha allied statement that no peace negotiations are admissible at the preaent- etage. Public opinion In the allied and neutral countries need to ba clearly reminded of tha essential issue underlying the present struggle." , $27,593 a Year to Support Him. a ,'' ; ' a lohn Jacob Astor. Jr. M.-. .tnhn J.inh Aatnr. last widow of the multi-millionaire land owner, who went down on the Titanic, insists I. (97 KQ9 a ur tn mirrort her I VW l(V-. J 1 1 four-year-old son, John Jacob Astor, Jr. There was allowed from the es tate of hia father $20,000 a year for hia support. That ia not enough aaya Mrs. Astor, in her last report to tha umirate of New York county. She spent over $7000 additional. The As tor estate was worth between hu, 000,000 and $100,000,000 at tha death of John Jacob.' The major portion went to hia eldest son Vincent Astor. Transport Strikes Mine. ' Berlin Tha sinking of an allied transport In the Mediterranean late in April with the loss of nearly all the 600 Russian troops who were on board Is reported In advicea from Chief Cor fu Monday. The transport waa sunk by striking a mine about the same time thaBritiBh battleship met a similar fate, It Is said. "According to relia ble reports from Corfu, In addition to tha battleship Russell, a transport steamer with 600 Russians on board struck a mine and Bank. Only a few were rescued." . 26,000-Mile Flight Plan. Atlantic City, N. J. Porter Atwell Adams, a Boston millionaire, la going to circumnavigate the globe in a spe cially built aeroplane, with a crew of six men to help him. The young man expects to fly frem San Francisco west ward to San Francisco, Mr. Adams, who is a descendant of John Quiney Adams, is staying at the Hotel Tray more here, making out hia itinerary. His preliminary plans call for IS stops in his 25,000-mile air journey. ruEsoDa wises icons twt KM TO Sffil noiuy Washington, D. C A note cabled by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard Tuesday for delivery to the Berlin foreign office Informs the Ger msn government i that tha United Slates aerepta IU " declaration of abandonment" of Ita former submarine policy and now rellea upon a acrupu lous execution of tha altered policy to remove the principal danger of an In terruption of tha good relation exist ing between tha two eountriee. With thla acceptance ia coupled formal notice to Germany that tha United Slate cannot for a moment en tertain, much lee diecuee, a euggee tion that repect by German naval au thor I lies of tha righto ofeitlxenaof the United States on tha high aeaa IwmiM in tha aliirfctaat defree be made contingent upon tha conduct of any other government affecting tha right of neutrals and noneomDauinu. Thla la In reply to tha concluding la Lament In tha laat German note to tha that while submarine com- mandera had been ordered not to aink peaceful freight or paaeenger-earrying hlna without raniina? or Without safteyfor passengers and craw, tha Uerman government wouia reeerv- w iteelf complete liberty of decision do le the United Stetee waa successful In ita effort to break tha BrltUh blockade. ' fosstfii (9 Sad Trocps u Hat M cf Hods. Esricr Csws Washington, D. C Administration nmXata ara .till honeful that effective co-operation between American and Mexican troops to exterminate- in hanf nl Maxiran outlaw, which raided Glenn Springs, Tax,, last Friday night will result from tha conference at El Paso between Generals Scott and Ubre gon. In tha meantime both at the War and State department, it waa stated officially that General Funston ha full authority to send hia troops acroaa tha border oa any hot trail. Secretary Baker conferred with Preeldent Wilson Tueaday evening, but k. .M latav than had been no devel op menta in the aituation. He declined to discus what steps naa oeen iaa h rwmaral Funatou of what recom mendations ha had made. Offlciala would not comment on bor der advicea saying General Fun ton bad repeatedly urged that hia force be strengthened. -Tba question of calling out a portion of tha National guard is not under Immediate consideration, however, and aa the only means of adding materially to tne Doraer guaiu auill ha tit amnio coast artillery troops aa Infantry for that purpose, there la nothing to Indicate that Gen eral Funston' force ia to be increased. Senator Borah issued a statement urging that additional troop be or dered to the border, and that any man or party in Mexico which nought to embarrass tha task of protecting American interest ba treated aa an enemy of the country. Gcrma Ccol kMd for Procffiing false Passport Naa, Vnrk Carl JL Luderit. Ger man consul at Baltimore, MiL, waa in dicted by tha Federal grand jury here Tueaday. charged with procuring a false passport for Horat von der Go!, confessed apy. Another Indictment was handed down cnarging mono T.l . Crmaa anretarv of Captain 1KB., " - Franc von Papen, recalled German military attache; Dr. Walter D. Schelle, already indicted in tha alleged "fire bomb" plot, and Guetave Stein berg, alleged aide of Fran von Rinte l. nrman rant with consDirinaT to falsify a ship' manifest in sending a cargo of lubricating oil to Germany. The indictment against Luder it charges that he obtained a passport for Von der uoiia in wo nam- Rn'rlnmill W TvlOT fUIt UlO SeCTe- tary of State at Washington on Au gust 24, 1914, and that on October 2 of the same year the passport was vised by tha Italian consul general here. - ' : Wilson Sharaa Peanuta. - Washington. D. C President Wil son went to tha circus Tuesday. , Seat ed in tha front row, and sharing a bag of peanuta with Secretary McAdoo, ne apparently lost notmng or me uouuay ni.it nf tha occasion. A BTOUP of clowns found a particularly apprecia tive spectator in we rresiaeni, wuo man timH laughed heartily.. When t. 'antjtrad the biir tent the crowd rose and cheered. A he passed one of the rings the rrewaent too on his hat and laughingly made a motion aa if to throw it In. $600,000 la Given Yale. v YnrkA tEOaOOO beauest to Yale university and two bequests to . i ,T V . r.nnfnTtnrl.n Knanital I tne new ww iotmj smountinir to $350,000 are contained in the will ot the late nsxiee r. u. .L.n.oa ' Rtandard Oil com Dan V di- UM."M ww-- - rector, which was admitted to probate here Tuesday, ine Document indication aa to tne touu vaiue oi me esUte, The chief beneficiaries axe the widow, Mrs, Mary Warden Haric- nesa, and other relatives. Shot Taken From Brain. Sacramento. Cel. Chris Evans, fa moue California ex-highwayman, Tuea day submitted to the surgeon's knife at the Sacramento county hospital and a buckshot was removed from the right side of his brain where it had been imbedded during the last 23 years. Despite the seriouaneaa of the operation and his advanced age, Evans is expected to recover. NEWS ITEMS Of Central Interest About Oregon Equality in Distribution of Slate School Money Shewn That the state and county official of Oregon are much more aealous in eafe vuaniinff tha school fund than are soma of tha neighboring atatea ia shown by an Investigation staneo a tu- ilma aa b the Wialative com mittee of tha state of Washington representing tha State reueraiion oi fahnr. tha Farmer' Union and State Grange. The secretary of the commit tee wrote to State euperintenaem . a ninprhill ratlins- attention to the fact that 28 per cent of tha moneys derived from tha aala of timber and rentale of the foreet reserve ia paid by tha Federal government to variou tetea and that tha law provide that it shall ba by them divided among the counties in which tha foreet reserve are aituated, and tha money expended for tha benent or ina puDiie cmi and tha public road thereof, and not otherwise. A comparison of the way this money la AiwAmA In I ha different atatea ia quite interesting. Thla committee sent a statement which snow mat in many counties of Washington all the money ia expended for tha benefit of road, and the schools receive notaing. In aome counties a very email aum is spent for road and schools and the balance ia "otherwise" expended. Superintendent Churchill sent a let ta a aarh mnntv ot this state asking for a statement aa to how the money ia expended In Oregon, ne naa re-m-imA uttava fmm naarlv all tha coun ties, and in every instance the money ia equally divided between the acnooi fund and the road fund. Government Crop Report for Oregon Waahington, . D. C A summary ol the May crop report for tha state of Oregon, aa compiled by the Bureau of crop estimate, U. 5. oepartmem ra Agriculture, ia aa follows: Winter wheat Mav 1 forecast 12.- 400,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate;, jo.ziw.vvu; wo veara aero. 13.684.000: 1909-13 aver age, 12,955,000 bushels. Rye May 1 forecast, 436,000 bush el; production but year (final esti mate). 414.000: two years ago, 836,- -000-tmshebji. - - Meadow May 1 condition 93, com pared with the ten-year average of 96. Pasture May 1 condition 93, com pared with the ten-year average of 95. Cnio nlnarinv Per sent dona to May 1, 1916, estimated 89 per cent, compared with 9Z Hay I tasi year anu 84, tha ten year average. nlantinar Per cent done to May 1, 1916, estimated 75 per cent, compared with 86 May 1 last year and 80, tha ten-year average. Hay Old crop on I arms may i, es timated 75,000 tone, compared with 120,000 a year ago and 173,000 two years ago. -, :;. V:VV 'VC Prices The first price given below ia the average on May 1 this year, and tha second, tha average on May 1 last er- .... . Wheat, 87 ana lie per ousneu torn, 85 and 89. Oata, 39 and 61. Pota toes, 77 and 77. Hay, $13.10 and $9.60 per ton. Eggs, 20 ana is cents per dosen. :- ;'" - - - , Timber Sale Approved. Announcement ia made by the Foreet nriM that the district forester. Portland, Ore., has just approved the contract ror the sale to crown oros., nf Hubbard of 8.900.000 feet of timber on the Crater Lake National forest in Southern Oregon. The timber ia located on Crystal rVaaV An the west side of Klamath lake and consists mostly of western yellow pine, although mere ia some nina and other BDecies. The prices paid for tha timber are $3.20 per M feet ror tne yeuow pine ana sugar pine, and 50 cents per M feet for the other species. Mill Refuses Business. Mnl.flnlrl Frank W. RehfeliL a myrtle wood manufacturer here, has more orders than na can nu ana nau w turn rinwn a larire contract for myrtle bobbins for spinning mills in Calcutta. Myrtle wood novelties nave oecomo mnoh anuo-ht since thev were exhibited at the San Francisco exposition, and orders for the wood are Being rcceivea from many sections of the United Stataa Tha Ttehfeld riant ia now busy on an order for 1,000,000 auto writers, a contrivance used in teaching cnuoren to write.-. ' - - Fruit Pest Fight Planned.' Hood River Professor L. F. Hen derson, . formerly bead of the depart ment of botany of the University of Mann who has iust been appointed county fruit inspector to succeed H. M. Hoi brook, win wage a campaign to keep the orchards of this district fna fmm disease Desta. Non-resident owners will be made to clean up tracts that have grown to weeds. was mtrvncr tn ii h of the Uddct Valley community to meet with such co-oper ation from Professor Henaeraon, earn Colonel W. F. Tucker. Mill Burned; Loss 1 5.000. Tillamook The Yellow Fir lumber mill 1 1 milea aouth. was destroyed by fire one morning this week. The flames originated in the engine-room rrom a hot bos. There waa no insurance. The toss is put at $15,000. Some 80,- 000 feet of lumber was ournea. me plant will be built immediately to fill biff orders ahead, according to Frank Long, owner. . GGitr iss'jsjLm) m Tcrs co to enenct" tzzix falici Vsshlngton, D. C. With 8000 ad ditional troop under order for the Mexican border, Including 4000 Na tlonal Cuardcmen from Arlxona, New Mexico and Texaa, administration offl eiala felt Wednesday night that neeee aarr steps had been taken to prevent further raiding of American border towns by bandit. President Wilson and hia cabinet discussed the Mexican aituation, but tha President had authorized the new troop order before hia aevsiere gath ered. General Scott and General Funston recommended early in the day that additional forcea ba aent to the border. After an exchange of tele grama General Funston uggested that the National guard from tha three tataa namad ha failed out In addition to tha sending of ail the remaining in fantry to join bi eomroana. tiis aug- Canada's Only Woman Recruiting Officer. . -K Mrs. Clara Sanderson Laub. Mr. Clara Sanderson Laub spent more than a year in hospital work in France, and then returned to Canada to do what she could to induce men to enlist. This photograph shows her in her recruiting costume. She is the only woman in Canada engaged wholly in this work, and she has' brought many men to tha colors. gestion waa promptly approved and or der were dispatched. ' $10,000 Offered for 103 Scats ia Republicsa National Ccnvestioa Chicago From the pile of mail that was stacked high all over hia office Wednesday, Fred W. Uphara, chair man of the Chicago committee that brought the Republican National con vention to this city, extracted a letter. The letter made an offer of $10,000 for 100 seats for the convention that will assemble in Chicago June 7 to name tha candidate of the Republican party for President. "The demand for tickets of admis aion to tha convention ia enormous," .M Mr ITnham. aurvevine the piles upon piles of letters awaiting hia re turn to Chicago. " we are gemng av least a bushel of mail a day, and al most every letter asks for seats. "I've been connected with the Chi cago committee that has handled four National Republican conventions, and I never saw anything like the demand for ticketa that there ia for this year. It is four times aa great aa ever be fore." ;. , Prosperity Due to Stay. Washington, D. C. There will be no industrial depression in the United States at the end of the European war, in the opinion of Secretary of Com merce RedBeld, who wrote William P. Malburn, assistant secretary of the treasury, that the country's so-called war business does not exceed probably 5 per cent of ita total industrial and commercial activity. , The letter was in reply to a sugges tion by Mr. Malburn that the Ameri can people are in danger of overlook ing preparedness for peace. Moonshiner la Arrested, rmvonnort Wash After lying in wait on a nearby mountainside for sev eral days and through a spyglass watch ing the movement of the moonsmners from thair nlace of concealment. Sher iff John A. Level and two deputies swooped down on Willis Tuba, oi tne Spokane river country north of here Wednesday, and captured him while he was operatnig one of the most com plete still ever located in this section of the country. BfRUfrSMBl : puts off bs;; Assurances of Gne h S:) m states to m nimoT German Embassy Declares Nev Note" Gives President Wilson Ail Ha ) Asked Congress Quiet Washington, D. C Germany's note has postponed, if it actually has not averted, a diplomatic break with the( United State. President Wilson will make tha de- eiiion after be baa read tha official text, which readied the State Depart ment bite Friday night by cable from; A mk.d.ulii. fiuru r-A at Rarltn. It Wan aid authoritatively after tha cabinet ; meeting that if the official text bore out the unofficial version transmittea In Berlin'e new dispatches, Germany'a aaanranraa nndouhtediv would be ac cepted, and before taking another tep the United State would await we iiu fillment of her latest promises. In uch ease the United States might nnt renlv tn the note and would await evidence of the actual abandonment of Germany' preaent practice of ub- ' marine warfare, wmcn ia oeciareu. Pnitnt Wilaon is described b? those -!..aa atmnt him aa bc-in? in a position where he cannot question the good faith of Germany' assurance, which must stand or fall by the future conduct oi her submarine commanders The Germany embassy' view is that the note gives all President Wilson auirwt fnr- that it sicnalize a return to "cruiser warfare" the use of ub- marinea as regular naval cruisers, irt tjrrantinir mmmcrea with visit and search, and that inasmuch aa it makea no mention of the armed ship question, that perplexing feature of the contro versy is not involved. Congress took the note quietly, and, although member expressed a variety of views, the general sentiment seemed to be in favor of leaving tha situation in the hands of the President. rin tha enrfnr-A thara WAJI ISO Slim Of activity in the group which haa been working to prevent the rresiaeni irora pressing the situation to the point of a diplomatic rupture. " Following are 20 vital points in tha German note: i AHmita "nossibilitv" that Sus sex waa torpedoed by a German sub marine, i. JJeaiea -ueuoeraie method of indiscriminate destruction." 3 flnnt.nrU it has exercised "far- reaching restraints" : on submarine operations. 4. Asserts tt naa issuea orders to "visit and search," except aa to "enemy freight ship in war zone." 6. Asserts "good faith" in giving and executing these orders. 6. Admits "errors" and pleads for "al lowances" for them. 7. Seeks to shift blame for killing Americana to TTn;tt RtatAiL Asserts man v deaths would not have occurred had United States "accepted German pro posals." 8. Refuses to dispense with ita submarine weapon. 9. Offers "a further concession" (ace 18, below.) 10. Accuses Britain "beginning" vio lations of international law. 11. Pleads "self defense." 12. Charges United Statea with "discrimination" against Germany. 13. Allegea Brit ish violations of international law. 14. Asserts United Statea has- "power to confine war to armed forces." 15. Accuses the United State of partiality to allies. Revives "munitions" ques tion. 16. Discusses plea for human ity. 17. Blames allies for continuing the war. Germany "ready to maker peace" on Germany's: terms.- 18.'. Offers new pledge to observe interna- tional law provided: 19. United States successfully insists that Britain , observe, as laid down in notes of De- camber 28, 1914, and November 5, ! 1915, "forthwith." HO. Reserves ' "complete liberty of decision," should f United States not meet this require- f ment. .: : ' ' s "- ' - Raider May Be In Pacific. San Francisco As the schooner W. G. Irwin, from Roche Harbor, Wash- ; ington, was passing Point Reyes, Cal., at - midnight Saturday a war ves- ..i ,..MKr ratu directiv in f ront ' OC1 buuuwiij v - of the Irwin and carried away the lat- ; efa fore rigging. This report waa ' made by the master of the sailing ves- 5 sel, which' arrived here loaded with lime. The steamer Tjikembang, of the .. Java-Pacific line, which just arrived in : port, waa warned by wireless three 's days out from Honolulu to be on the , lookout for a German commerce raider. ; American Flag Stays Up. Columbus, N. M. Thirty Carranza customs guards stopped an American motor supply train at Las Paioross, ;rht milM south of the border. Satur- ' day, and ordered the commend? r to re move American tiaffa flying rrom me cars. The Mexicans, who had been celebrating "Cineo de Mayo," the Mex na holi.ldvr. informed h'tn American flags could not be allowed on Mexican soil. No attention pa,., to the demand and no trouble rtsuSuJ. ' Packers Are Convicted. . Chlcaeo Swift & Co., m-i ; found guilty by a j'ry l:i the f--: -1 court on" ail 2S ciwm Sa i ment charging It wi'it vMau-'O f.f interstate cowmerce la.