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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1915)
PROTEST IS SENT GENERAL VILLA ETTEL INTERNED MEAL TIME IN A GERMAN CAMP IN POLAND SOME LIVELY MIX-UP TILL END OF WAR UNHAPPINES3 IN THE HOME OP ELDER BERRY. Threat to Confiscate Idle Mines Disturbs Washington. German Raider Fails to Receive Relief in Time. Carranza Authorities Still Assert Obregon Was Routed in South -Battle Result Disputed. Washington, D. C The State de partment Saturday sent a formal pro test to the Villa government at Chi huahua, Mexico, against its threat to confiscate foreign-owned mines. Fol lowing are excerpts of the statement issued summarising the situation: "The department is advised that the Villa administration at Chihuahua on March 19 issued a decree with refer ence to mining operations, providing that if operations at the mines are suspended or if taxes are not paid the mines will be forfeited. It is said that the decree will be in effect from April 1, and that 120 days from the date of the promulgation of the law will be allowed for the resumption of operations. "The department has made a protest against the provisions of this decree, pointing out the hardships that would be imposed upon companies in compel ling them to operate their mines when either the condition of the work or the political situation would make such operation highly inadvisable and un profitable." Definite information as to the prog ress of the campaign in the region of Irapuato, in which General Villa is leading his troops in person against the Carranza forces under General Obregon, still were lacking, although a report to the State department, says Obregon's men had retreated toward Queretara after a short skirmish and probably would make a stand there, Messages to Villa representatives here tended to confirm this, but dispatcheB from Carranza headquarters at Vera Cruz continued to assert that Obregon had won a great victory. A report from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz said news received on April 8 by Carranza officials from Obregon was interpreted there as indicating . that a decisive victory had been won. "It was intimated on the 8th," said the message, "that fighting was still in progress, notwithstanding that the enemy had been driven northward 30 kilometers." War or New Regime Is Threat of Italian People Rome Political parties favorable to Italy's immediate intervention in the war, comprising Democrats, Radicals, Reformists, Socialists and National ists, have arranged great meetings to be held throughout Italy in an en deavor to bring about the participation of the country in the conflict. t The Journal d'ltalia, commenting on the event, says that it has assumed the character of a warning to the mon archy, since the National league, which arranged the meeting, adopted a resolution containing this sentence "If, after long waiting, there are dis illusions, no matter of what nature, i profound political upheaval is inevit able." Professor Mussolini, a Socialist leader, explains this section of the resolution thus: "In other words, if the monarchy is unable to make national war, the mon archy will cease to exist in Italy, as a profound political upheaval means a change of regime." Revival af Stock Buying On Enormous Scale Noted New York With transactions ag- gregating almost 1,300,000 shares and gainB extending from 3 to 71 points in leading issues, Saturday's stock mar ket was the' most exciting and note worthy of any day since July 80 last, On that date, which marked the issu- ance of Germany's ultimatum to Rus sia, the market was stirred to a state of feverish activitity at the expense of prices. The operations were all the other way, only a few of the unimpor- tant stocks failing to share In the broad and steady advance. On the surface, the market had the signs of a general awakening of public interest, due to a variety of favorable factors, including the statement of the Treasury department, which bore out unofficial advices of general domestic improvement. Powder Plant Adds Men. Tacoma, Wash. Forty-Jive men have been added to the payroll of the Dunont Powder works south of Ta, coma, it was announced Saturday. In creased demand for explosives is the reason. The Japanese steamer Haku shika Mara, in port loading, will take 1000 cases of dynamite to Vladivostok. The steamer Robert Dollar, which left this week for Vladivostok, took a sim ilar shipment, and 1000 cases of dyna mite will be sent to Montana next week. All employes recently were given a wage increase of 20 per cent, 812,000 Allies Captives. Amsterdam A dispatch received hara from Berlin savs that on Anril 1 812,808 prisoners of war were being held in Uermany lu.i io oincers ana 802,633 men. The dispatch gives the prisoners by nationality as follows: French. 3838 officers and 238,498 men; Russian, 6149 officers and 604,210 man- RaliriAnR. 647 officers and 89.620 men; British, 620 officer! and 20,307 men. Captain and Crew Downcast As Program Changes Dash ta Sea Was Planned. Newport News, Va. Commander Max Thierichens, of the German auxil iary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, asked the United States government, through port authorities here Thurs day night, to intern his ship and crew. Up to the last moment the German skipper kept up the appearance of be ing ready for a dash to the sea, and when the time for decision finally came explained that failure of "ex pected relief" to arrive had made it necessary to intern rather than "de liver crew and ship to the fruitless and certain destruction by French and Bri tish warships waiting off the Virginia capes." The commerce raider made her last cruise of the war. She was taken to the Norfolk navy yard, across Hamp ton Roads from the shipyard here, where she has been laid since limping into port on March 10, after the re markable commerce-destroying voyage from the Orient, during which she sent the American Bhip William P. Frye to the bottom. Collector of Customs Hamilton boarded the Eitel shortly after 7 o'clock with an imperative notice from the Washington government that the time for his stay in this port would expire at midnight, and that he must leave American waters by 4 o'clock on the morning of April 8. Before the customs collector could deliver the message, Commander Thierichens handed to him the written announce ment of his decision. Italian fleet of Warships Makes Sudden Departure Paris The warships of the Italian fleet departed suddenly on Wednesday from the Mediterranean naval stations at Spezia, Gaeta and Maddalena Is lands. They concentrated at Augusta, Sicily, and at Taranto. They are thus within a few hours of the Adriatic. The departure of these warshipB caused a profound impression, partic ularly at Spezia, where until laat Sun day the barhor was crowded with dreadnaughts, cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers, while the town was filled with officers and sailors. Italy has now the finest fleet in her history. It is headed by several new dreadnaughts, of which the most for midable is the Conte de Cavour, which corresponds in the Italian navy to England's Queen Elizabeth. The future movements of the fleet are veiled with absolute secrecy. It is asserted that only the king and one or two of the highest government offi cials are acquainted with the plans. French Bombard German Factories and Stations Paris "The first days of spring, longer and clearer, have been marked by a recrudescence of activity on the part of the French aviators," says a press bureau note just Issued. "The simple recital of a day's aerial operatoins," the note continues, "will show the value of efforts of this branch of the service. The record of April 2 includes 43 reconnaissances and 20 instances where the aviators were able to direct with greater effi ciency the artillery fire. Numerous photographs of the enemy s positions were taken. "The bombardment operations were as follows on this day: The aviation sheds at Habsheim, a factory at Diet- willer and the railroad station at Wal heim; the barracks and railroad sta tion at Bensdorf, the barracks of the Germans, under construction at Vig neulles; the aviation grounds at Coucy Les Chateau, north of Soissons, and the railroad station at Comines, Bel gium; the railroad station at Somme Py and Dontrien and bivouacs near L'Ecaile and St Etienne Sur Suippe. "At other bivouacs near Bazancourt and Pont Faverger, French aviators dropped 1000 steel arrows." The note then gives instances of daring combats between the French and enemy aeroplanes in the region of Soissons and Rheims and in the valley of the Lys. Moses' lime Wise as Ours. Philadelphia Interesting features of the ancient Mosaic laws were de tailed by Professor Camden M. Cobern, of Allegheny college, in a lecture here Thursday on "Moses and His Times." Recent discoveries by archaeologists, he declared, have confirmed the Bibli cal account of Moses. "Moses could have written his laws in any one of six languages," Dr. Cobern added. "The doctors of the day were as wise as ours. They wrote their prescriptions in an ancient tongue that nobody else could understand. War Costs 5,950,000 Men. Rome The nations now at war have lost 6,950,000 men and spent $8,400,- 000,000, according to figures prepared for the Avanti, a Socialist organ. The article declare the only result of the war will be a reciprocal wearing out of the forces engaged. It is calculat ed that nine or ten months more will exhaust the reserves of men and that the country which will suffer least will be Russia, RUSSIANS Russian Red Cross workers gathering up the German dead after a battle GETTING NEWS OF THE mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . ftM tortjy? $jiaiai Iff ts f K t V V . ... . ?. Pi . if-- r S ' 'M l F'-' 1:-" For the information of the German troops fighting in the eastern war zone bulletins telling of the progress of the struggle in the western zone are posted in Polish villages. SMASHED BY THE ?ic I A ft ?J( I iJ IW' -. .f ' r-rm.. aa,g.rS..i mw. : -. J View of the army museum In Belgrade, Serbia, after Its destruction by Austrian shells. REMOVING THE GERMAN DEAD WAR IN THE. WEST I MMmmm -1 'm 'i iM AUSTRIAN SHELLS i &2 p " J In Poland. admiral lb. Howard Admiral T. n. Howard, recently ap pointed admiral of the Pacific fleet, Is in the harbor of San Francisco and the four-star flag of an American admiral Is flying at the Golden Gate for the first time. One Good Reason for Being a Woman. By nature man belongs to the hunt In the open, and woman to the Are In doorB, and Just here lies one of the best reasons for being a woman rather than a man, because a woman can got along without a man's out-of-doors much better than a man can get along without a woman's Indoors, which proves woman of the two tlin better bachelor, as being more self-contained and self-contented. Every real man when abroad on the hunt Is always dreaming of a hearth and a hob and a wife, whereas no real woman, If she has the hearth aw. the hob, Is longing for man's hunting spear or quarry. If she Is Indeed a real woman she Is very likely longing to give a man the com fort of the fire, provided ho will not stay too long at a stretch, but get out long enough to give her time to brush up his hearth and rinse his teapot satisfactorily to herself. Atlantic. ii'-. h .: -S I According to Hit Story He "Ondured Much Before He Got Hit Mind Made Up to "Git On married." "Your wife alleges that you were cruel to her," charged the judge; "that you first insulted her, then knocked her down and trod upon her. How about it?" "Dis about It," responded Elder Ber ry, "dis much, an' den some. "Me an' dat woman been trabbelin double 'bout 'leben days. I done tuli her to be de wife o' mah buzzum, an' she done stung me In dat buzzum, an' fudehmo': "Day befo' ylstlday evenln' I coma moseyln' 'long homewardB 'bout sup pen time. I has a quarteh's worth o po'k chops under mah arm, an' peace an' satisfaction In mah soul. 1 stepped into de house, an' she rlz up offen her cheer, picked up dat chee an' hung it roun' mah neck same's a crate roun' a tuhkey gobbler. "Den, youah honah, not satisfied wif bo much, she slammed me smack in de stummlck wlf a chunk o' stova wood an' knocked me sltttn' flat in do corner. Den Bhe flung de dlBhes at me an' dat cheer. Den she coma busin' me fust on one side, den on t'other, wlf dat stove wood again.' De cheer an' me dodged de bea' we wuz able, but we bote got Bawl o' in one anuddah's road, an' ebbery now an' again de chunk hit de cheer an' de cheer hit me. An' all de while dat female kep' usln' de mos' lnsultln langwldge herself. "Po'k chops smack! niggen smack! got po'k chops, aln' you? smack! Wha's dat two bits I sont you to collec' f'um Miss Annabelle fo" dat white waahln' I done labohed over? Po'k chops smack! Dat two bits I wuz gwlne to spend fo' de deco ratin' fo' de new hat I wuz gwino to wear to de Sistehs o' John de Baptls'si sociable. Po'k chops smack! dat'a wha It am!' "An' ebbery time she say 'smack!' lalk dat she lamm me annudeb one wlf dat chunk. "Jedge, youah honah, dat jest seemed to be mo' dan I could ondure, specially f'um a strange nlggah I aln' knowed mo'n two weeks at tho mos'es. Me an' dat cheer got up In de corner, an' I sez: 'la you all gwino to continue dis blzniz?' An' she sez: Smack! po'k chops, nlggah smack!' "An' den all I sez wuz: 'Stand outen mah way, woman, stand outen mah way. I'se gwlne to git onmarrled right now!' ' "An' ef she done got sawt o' spilled about some as I wuz passln', dat aln' no fault o' mine." Colonies of Two Nationt. The loss of Brazil brought the Port uguese dominion down from the proud position It held at the beginning or the nineteenth century. But at the beginning of the twentieth century she remained the mistress of a colonial empire surpassed only by Great Brit ain, France and Germany. The cli mate of the Portuguese colonies Is, however, unsuitable for European col onization, and the colonies have no commercial value commensurate with their great extent. The Portuguese) colonies Are: In Africa, Cape Verdo Islands, St. Thomas, Madeira and Prince's inlands; Portuguese Guiana, Angola, Portuguese East Africa or Mo zam blque; in India, Goa, Damaun, Plu; In China, Macao; In the Malay archi pelago, part of Timor. The total area is 803,000 square miles, of which 794, 000 square miles are In Africa. The Dutch colonies In the Malay archipelago number 000,000 Bqunra miles. The West Indian dependencies of Holland are Dutch Guiana or Suri nam, the Dutch Antilles or Curacao and Us dependencies, comprising, al together, a total area of 60,000 square miles. External Use. English .men-of-war have no Ice making machines on board, as' do our ships, and everybody knows how tho English fall to understand ua on tho subject of the use of Ice, especially In our drinks. An English officer wns aboard one of our ships of the Asiatic fleet and, on being served with an Iced drink, commented on the delights of having cool water aboard. The American of ficer responded with an offer of a small cake of Ice, which was sent tha following morning. Meeting the Eng lishman ashore a week later, tho American asked him If he had enjoyed the Ice. "Enjoy It, old top. Why, do you know, that was the first cold bawth I've had nlnce I left England!"- Everybody's Magazine. The Joy of Obliviousness "How did you like my turning off the gas at ten while you and that young fool were In the parlor last night?" asked her futher. "Did you?" she responded Innocent ly; and father knew the true meaning of the word "failure." Philadelphia Public Ledger. Business Enterprise. "How long must I wait for my pro scription?" "Forty minutes,'' answered the drug gist; "hut you can pass the time pleasnntly. We give you your cholco of admission to our picture show, tango parlor or open bridge tourna ment." t I