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
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