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declaring that “the issue involved is ing as a transport, that she did not VIUA SEEKS TRUCE 10 CONSIDER of such moment that to remain a mem carry a cargo prohibited by the ber of the Cabinet would be as unfair WARNING OF PRESIDENT WIESON statutes of the United States, and to you as it would be to the cause that if, in fact, she was a naval ves which is nearest my heart, namely, the sel of Great Britain she should not El Paso, Tex.—General Francisco prevention of war.” receive clearance as a merchantman, The President accepted the resigna Villa has decided to ask General Ven- and it performed that duty and en tion in a letter of regret, tinged with ustiano Carranza to agree to a neutral forced its statutes with scrupulous 12233038 deep personal feeling of affection. territory for a conference to consider vigilance through its regularly con Dramatically the official relation of stituted officials. It is able, there Brief Resume of General News the suggestions contained in President Mr. Bryan with the administration of President Wilson and Secretary fore, to assure the imperial German Wilson’s note, according to a telegram the man whose nomination he assisted government that it has been misin so materially in bringing about at the received here from Colonel Enrique from All Around the Earth. Disagree Over Germany. formed. Baltimore convention of 1912 came to Perez Rul, private secretary to Villa. “If the imperial German govern an end. It caused a sensation in the Legality of Sinking of Steamer ment should deem itself to be in pos The telegram was dated Aguas Cal- National capital scarcely paralleled in of convincing evidence that the recent years. Lusitania flatly Denied session officials of the Government of the UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL ientes. COMMONER’S PEACE VIEW DISCORDANT Ambassadors, ministers and diplo “General Villa ordered his secre United States did not perform these mats from foreign lands, officials of taries to come from Chihuahua to by United States. duties with thoroughness, the Gov every rank and nation heard the news Aguas Calientes to draft the note to ernment of the United States sin Live News Items of All Nations and as it was flashed by newspaper extras. Carranza,’’ says Colonel Rul, “and Other Members Are Claimed to Have They interpreted variously its effect cerely hopes that it will submit that also the reply he will send to President Threatened Retirement Unless on the delicate situation that had risen evidence for consideration. Pacific Northwest Condensed Wilson. Villa’s ministers have between Germany and the United ORIGINAL DEMANDS RENEWED Contentions Held Irrelevant. reached Aguas Calientes.” States. The resigantion of the for Our Busy Readers. “Whatever may be the contentions Foreign Policy Was Firm. staunchest advocate of peace in the The Rul statement relates that Villa of the imperial German government decided to invite Carranza to agree to President’s official family spread the carriage of contraband a truce “to prevent further sacrifice in broadcast the belief that the policy of Precautions Insisted Upon and Right regarding cf war on board the Lusitania, or re A German submarine Friday sank republic which might produce in Washington, fD. C.—William Jen the United States as definitely deter of Americans to Travel Seas garding the explosion of that material two British torpedo boats, one steamer the tervention,” that when Villa, in keep nings Bryan, three times Democratic mined on would assert and defend the by torpedo, it need only be said that, and six trawlers. ing with this suggestion, ordered his rights of the United States in any Lawfully, Declared, Notwith in the view of this Government, the The schooner New Jersey is reported troops to retire General Obregon start candidate for the presidency of the eventuality that might arise. standing Warnings. contentions are irrelevant to the ques lost in the Arctic regions and four of ed in pursuit, “bringing on a battle in United States and author of nearly 30 Originally, it was the intention of peace treaties with the principal na the President and Mr. Bryan to have tion of the legality of the methods her crew have perished. the station of Leon. used by the German naval authori “This obliged our forces which came tions of the world, resigned Tuesday the announcement of the resignation The plant of the Butte Socialist, a ties in sinking that vessel. from Silao, commanded by General made simultaneously with the dispatch as secretary of state as a dramatic se of WASHINGTON, June 10.—The text “But the sinking of passenger ships weekly paper of Butte, Montana, was Villa, to attack the enemy vigorously, the note to Germany, but when Mr. of the American rejoinder to the Ger involves principles of humanity which blown up by dynamite. dispersing them after inflicting heavy quel to his disagreement with Presi Bryan did not attend the Cabinet meet dent Wilson over the government’s ing unitl President Wilson sent for man government’s reply to the note throw into the background any special Italian troops are reported as having losses.” following the sinking of the Lusitania circumstances of detail that may be occupied The Villa forces have retired to policy toward Germany. him, rumors that the President had Monfalcone, and being within thought to affect the cases—principles sight of Trieste, Austria. Lagos, state of Guanajuato, 38 miles The resignation was accepted by the been unable to bring the Secretary of follows: lift it, as the imperial govern American friends of Germany be north of Leon, according to Rul’s President. The Cabinet then approved State to his point of view filled the air. “The Secretary of State ad interim which will no doubt be quick to recog “without the loss of many the response which had been prepared Finally, the news became known and to the American Ambassador to Ber ment the critical stage in the Lusi statement, nize and acknowledge, out of the class lieve men or any war materials.” It also to the German reply to the Lusitania was confirmend. lin: Department of State, Washing of ordinary subjects of diplomatic dis tania controversy is passed. says that Villa retains quantities of note. Acting Secretary Robert Lan Just when the subject was first ton, June 9, 1915.—American Ambas cussion controversy. A German admiral says the Mediter military equipment captured in the sing signed the document and it was broached between the President and sador, Berlin: You are instructed to Whatever or be international facts regarding the ranean sea will be the next field for battle of Silao last week and has or cabled to Berlin. Mr. Bryan is not definitely known but deliver textually the following note Lusitania, the the fact is that a German submarine operations. dered some brigades south to recapture Secretary Bryan will return to pri the fact that Mr. Bryan would resign to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: great steamer, principal and chiefly Official statements declare that there Leon and continue the campaign. vate life. It was learned that he in was known to a small circle of officials “In compliance with Your Excel a conveyance for primarily passengers and car Rul declares that in the fighting at tends continue his political support a early as last Sunday. When the lency’s request, I did not fail to trans rying more than 1000 souls who had are yet 9000 Germans and 4000 Aus Silao the Villa forces captured a train of the to President. principles on which the note to Ger mit to my Government, immediately no trians of military age at large in Lon or lot in the conduct of the don. containing powder and apparatus for Rather than sign the document many should be based were discussed upon their receipt, your note of May war, part was torpedoed and sunk without manufacturing ammunition; that this which he believed might possibly draw Mr. Bryan found that he could not rec 28 in reply to my note of May 15, and much as a challenge or a warning, train burned to prevent its recap the United States into war, Mr. Bryan oncile his own position with that of the Germany in the Frye case declares your supplementary note of June 1, and that men, women and children the right to sink any ship carrying ture by was Obregon. submitted his resignation in a letter administration. setting forth the conclusions, so far were sent to their death in circum contraband, but is willing to pay dam as reached by the imperial German stances unparalleled in modern war ages. government, concerning the attacks Canadian Aviator Blows Up Huge German residents in America believe on the American steamers Cushing fare. Duty Owed to Humanity. the retirement of Bryan from the cab Zeppelin, Killing Entire Crew of 28 and Gulflight. “The fact that more than 100 Amer inet will make negotiations with their Principle of Freedom Recognized. ican citizens were among those who country easier. London—For the first time on record “I am now instructed by my Gov perished made it the duty of the Gov Multnomah Typographical union, of a Zeppelin in the air has been destroy ernment to communicate the follow ernment of the United States to speak Portland, has started to ed by an aviator in an aeroplane. ing in reply: of these things, and once more, with have all text books a for movement the public Reginald J. Warneford, a young Cana “The Government of the United solemn emphasis, to call the atten schools dian sub-lieutenant in the royal navy, printed within the state. States notes with gratification the tion of the imperial German govern who mastered aeroplaning only this full recognition by the imperial Ger ment to the grave responsibility which According to figures announced in summer, has performed the feat, and man government, in discussing the the Government of the United States the house of commons, 79,946 English is somewhere within the British lines, cases of the Cushing and the Gul conceives that it has incurred in this women have registered for war work, while a Zeppelin lies in ruins, sprawled flight, of the principle of the freedom tragic occurrence and to the indis of which 1916 have been utilized. the roof and ground of an orphan of all parts of the open sea to neutral putable principle upon which that re Rowing crews from the steamer on age near Ghent. ships and the frank willingness of the sponsibility rests. The Government City twice beat the crews of the Falling a blazing mass after being imperial government to acknowledge of the United States is contending for Rose reserve cruiser Boston in the struck by the young aviator’s bombs, and meet its liability where the fact something much greater than mere naval its . crew of 28 men were killed, as of attack upon neutral ships ‘which rights of property or privileges of Rose Festival races in Portland harbor. were also several occupants of the or have not been guilty of any hostile commerce. It is contending for noth News reaching Geneva confirms the phanage buildings. act’ by German aircraft or vessels of ing less high and sacred than the report that cholera has broken out in The theory advanced that this war is satisfactorily established; and rights of humanity, which every gov Vienna. It is believed to have been Zeppelin was the is craft which raided the Government of the United States ernment honors itself in respecting taken there by wounded soldiers from the east coast of England Tuesday will in due course lay before the im and which no government is justified Galicia. for the fact that it was in the perial German government, as it re in resigning on behalf of those under The attendance at the Panama-Pa night, over Belgium, between Ghent and quests, full information concerning its care and authority. Only her cific Exposition at San Francisco has air Brussels, at 3 o’clock in the morning, the attack on the steamer Cushing. actual resistance to capture or refusal passed the six million mark, an aver leads to the belief that it was return “With regard to the sinking of the to stop when ordered to do so for of 55,000 per day since the open ing from an expedition,not starting. steamer Falaba, by which an Ameri the purpose of visit could have af age on February 20. Dawn breaks early these days and can citizen lost his life, the Govern forded the commander of the sub ing The the huge Zeppelin could be sighted far British are again warned by one marine any justification for so much ment of the United States is surprised off, and it is presumed that the craft of their best-known newspapers that to find the imperial German govern as putting the lives of those on board headed for her home hangar when is imminent unless they pro was ment contending that an effort on the ship in jeopardy. This principle disaster Warneford came winging swiftly un the part of a merchantman to escape the Government of the United States vide their army and navy with more der the gray skies. capture and secure assistance alters understands the explicit instructions liberal supplies of ammunition. The Zeppelin, which was flying com the obligation of the officer seeking issued on August 3, 1914, by the im The Standard Oil company announces paratively began to mount at to make the capture in respect to the perial German Admiralty to its com a cut of one cent per gallon in the once, but the low, British wasp was speed safety to the lives of those on board manders at sea to have recognized and price of gasoline, effective throughout ier and climbed the air in long the merchantman, although the ves embodied, as do the naval codes of all the United States. The new price is spirals, reaching a into position at length other nations, and upon it every sel has ceased her attempt to escape 8.8 cents. A year ago the price was over the German’s vast bulk From when torpedoed. These are not new traveler and seaman had a right to this point of vantage Warneford burst circumstances. They have been in the depend. It is upon this principle of 12 At cents. a luncheon to the visiting Chinese the Zeppelin’s shell repeadedly with minds of statesmen and of interna humanity, as well as upon the law delegates, President Emer his incendiary bombs. tional jurists throughout the develop founded upon this principle, that the commercial itus Charles W. Eliot, of Harvard, de ment of naval warfare, and the Gov United States must stand. clared that China should have an ade Portland, Or., Youth Escapes from ernment of the United States docs not “The Government of the United quate army and navy, adding that “no understand that they have ever been States is happy to observe that Your Mexicans After Awful Experience held to alter the principles of human Excellency’s note closes with the in nation can maintain a national exist ity upon which it has insisted. Noth timation that the imperial German ence without a national force.’’ Counsellor of State Department and Now Acting Secretary of ing but actual forcible resistance or government is willing, now as before, Alden J. Blethen, owner El Paso, Texas — Forced to act as Robert Lansing, State, Whose Signature Is Affixed to Note to Germany. continued efforts to escape by flight to accept the good offices of the of the Colonel Seattle Times, is dangerously ill. gravedigger for Vaill’s execution when ordered to stop for the purpose United States in an attempt to come Degrees are bestowed on 254 stu squad in Juarez for a month, James of visit on the part of the merchant to an understanding with the govern dents at Oregon Agricultural college. Ellsworth, sion warehouse. whose home is in Portland, Portland Has Disastrous Eire; Live man has ever been held to forfeit the ment of Great Britain, by which the Five freight cars in the Southern Or., where he left two years ago, es lives of her passengers or crew. character and conditions of the war The Seventh Annual Rose Festival caped Sunday night and came to the Pacific and O.-W. R. & N. yards were Blocks Swept, With Immense loss badly burned and the freight house “The Government of the United upon the sea may be changed. The was formally opened at Portland Wed American side, hatless, his clothes used jointly by the two railroads was States, however, does not understand Government of the United States nesday. covered with blood stains and slashed Portland, Or.—Fire that swept clean that the imperial German government would consider it a privilege thus to German submarines have sunk six where the Mexican officers had beaten five blocks on the waterfront just damaged also. ‘ is seeking in this case to relieve itself serve its friends and the world. It him over the back with their swords to south of the east approach of the Burn The estimated loss of $400,000 in merchant ships, among them be make of liability, but only intends to set stands ready at any time to convey more him work. cludes the roughly estimated loss of ing a Norwegian steamer. to either government any intimation forth the circumstances which led the Ellsworth, who is 22 years old and side bridge caused an aggregate loss the box factory and planing mill, a or suggestion the other may be will commander of the submarine to allow A delegation of Chinese merchants, of good appearance, says he went to estimated at more than $300,000, pos quantity of lumber, and smaller himself to be hurried into the course ing to have it convey, and cordially touring this country, will visit import Juraez on a sightseeing trip when he sibly $400,000, and threatened other vast plants consumed, as well as the dam invites the imperial German govern ant cities in the Northwest. which he took. was arrested. He was forced to dig valuable neighboring property at 1:30 age to telephone and wire service, the ment to make use of its services in the graves and witness the execution Wednesday morning. “Your Excellency’s note, in discuss this Southern Pacific and O.-W. R. & N. Canadian miners at Fernie, B. C., way at its convenience. The ing the loss of American lives result whole world is concerned in anything refuse to work with alien labor, which of nine men during his imprisonment, The heaviest losses were suffered by freight office and railroad equipment, hauling each of them to the grave the Standard Box & Lumber Co., esti which caught from the sparks and the ing from the sinking of the steamship that may bring about even a partial includes Germans and Austrians. from the adobe wall after they were mated by the superintendent at $250,- belching flames as they were driven Lusitania, adverts at some length to accommodation of interests or in any 000; the Acme Planing Mill company, eastward by the lively northwest wind. executed. certain information which the imperial way mitigate the terrors of the pres keep away may be made to operate He left for his home in Portland im loss fixed by officers at $19,000, with A launch tied up near the mill ex German government has received with ent distressing conflict. $9500 insurance; Page & Son, commis- ploded and was destroyed. regard to the character and outfit of as in any degree an abbreviation of mediately. that vessel, and your Excellency ex “In the meantime, whatever ar-1 the rights of either of American «hip- Noted Banker Dies. presses the fear that this information rangement may happily be made be masters or of American citizens bound Berlin Hebrew Protests. Rate Petition Is Granted. may not have been brought to the at tween the parties to the war, and on lawful errands as passenger« on London — The Exchange Telegraph Berkeley, Cal.—Charles R. Bishop, Washintgon, D. C. — The Interstate tention of the Government of the whatever may in the opinion of the merchant ships of belligerent nation company has received a dispatch from vice president of the Bank of Califor Commerce commission authorizes the United States. It does not understand the im Berlin by way of Amsterdm saying nia, San Francisco, died here, aged 93. North Bank road and Great Northern imperial German government have ality. "It is stated in the note that the been perial German to ques that the Berliner Tageblatt declares Bishop’s career was an adventurous Pacific Steamship company to establish the provocation or the circum Lusitania was undoubtedly equipped stantial justification for the past acts tion those right«. government It understands it that the German anti-Semitic organs and romantic one and included his mar class commodity rates from Port with masked guns, supplied with of its commanders at sea, the Govern also to accept as established beyond are starting a new campaign to pre riage to Bernice Pauahi Paki, a Ha land, and Linnton, Willbridge, East St. trained gunners and special ammuni ment of the United States confidently question the principle that the lives vent Hebrews from becoming officres waiian princess of royal blood, who, Johns, North Portland and Astoria to tion, transporting troops from Can looks to see the justice and humanity of non-combatants cannot lawfully or in the army after the war. The Tage upon her death, left him custodian of San Francisco via Flavel, accord ada, carrying a cargo not permitted of the government of Germany vin rightfully be put in jeopardy by the blatt, which is owned by a Hebrew, is a great fortune. For many years prior ance with an application filed in with the under the laws of the United States dicated in all cases where Americans capture or destruction of an unresist urging the government to put an end to annexation. Bishop was a command commission, and to maintain higher to a vessel also carrying passengers, have been wronged or their rights as ing merchantman and to recognize to these attacks on Hebrews, inasmuch ing figure in the financial affairs of the rates from intermediate points on the and serving, in virtual effect, as an neutrals invaded. the obligation to take sufficient pre as German Hebrews are dying glori Hawaiian nation. After the death of line of the North Bank railroad, pro auxiliary to the naval forces of Great “The Government of the United caution to ascertain whether a sus ously royal wife, he came to California, vided rates from intermediate points Britain. Fortunately these are mat States therefore very earnestly and pected merchantman is in fact of battle.” by the thousand on the field of his more than 20 years ago. po not exceed the lowest combination. ters concerning which the Government very solemnly renews the representa belligerent nationality or is in fact of the United States is in a position tions of its note transmitted to the carrying contraband of war under a Roumania Thought Bound. San Diego Shows Profit. Zeppelin Wires Words to Aviators. to give the imperial German govern imperial German government on the neutral flag. London—The following wireless dis San auditing department Berlin — Count Ferdinand Zeppelin ment official information. Of the 15th of May and relies in these repre “The Government of the United patch was received here Tuesday from of the Diego—The Panama-California Exposition has sent the following telegram to the facts alleged in Your Excellency’s 1 sentations upon the principles of hu- , States therefere deems it reasonable Berlin: issued an official statement showing German Aviation league, which is to expect that the imperial German note, if true, the Government of the j manity, the universally recognized that the exposition made $28,361.24 on holding its seventh convention here: United States would have been bound J understandings of international law government will adopt the measures “ Political discussions in Bucharest. operation during May. This figure is “Sincerest thanks for the greetings of to take official cognizance in per and the ancient friendship of the Ger necessary to put these principles into Roumania, brought to light the fact the greatest for any month the the Aviation League, which has caused practice in respect to the safeguard I that there exists a formal treaty be- opening. From January 1 to since forming its recognized duty as a neu man nation. May 31, a deep impression on the day on which ing of American lives and American tral power and in enforcing its Na Rights of Americans Reasserted. , tween Austria-Germany and Roumania. inclusive, the operating profit at the new creation brought into existence tional laws. “The Government of the United ships and asks for assurances that Tbis treaty, which runs until 1920, exposition totals more than $74,000, the me in the field of aerial science has “It was its duty to see to it that States cannot admit that the procla this will be done. regulates the relations among these according to the statement. Each by proved its worth.” the Lusitania was not armed for of mation of a war tone from which "ROBERT LANSING, countries and binds Roumania in case month has given a larger profit than brilliantly Emperor William has also tele fensive action, that she was not serv- neutral ships have been warned to "Secretary of State ad Interim." of war, not to attack her allies.” the previous one. graphed his thanks. WORLD’S DOINGS Of CURRENT WEEK WILSON NOTE TO BERLIN ASSERTS W. J. BRYAN QUITS POST IN CABINET 3 bo