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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1915)
i COWBOYS RECOVER f ifinuinni vauihc LJ muiwijj 1UUIII3 Arizona Posse Crosses Mexican Border and Defies Troops. TEN DARING AMERICANS ACT QUICKLY Two Boys, Victims of Raiders, Re turned to U. S. Soil Colonel, Menaced With Guns. Nogales, Ariz. A posse of 10 Amer ican cowboys and miners rode eight miles across the border into Santa Cruz, Sonora, late Sunday, and, level ing their guns at the colonel command ing the garrison, while 150 Mexican soldiers looked on, secured the imme diate release of two American boys kidnaped by three of the soldiers on the Arizona side of the border earlier in the day. The colonel gave up his two 17-year-old prisoners, George Vaughn, son of the storekeeper at Duquesne, and Henry Chang, son of a Chinese-American citizen of Washington Camp, Ariz., without demur, and the posse rode triumphantly back to the United States. Army officers had been notified of the affair and a posse under Sheriff McKnight, of Santa Cruz, started from here for the scene. News of the affair was brought in by 0. K. Franklin, a miner. Franklin said he saw the Mexicans on horseback near the line, marching the boys ahead of them on foot. The boys' hands were tied, he said, and the soldiers kept their prisoners covered with revolvers. Being unarmed, Franklin rode back to Duquense to summon help. Santa Cruz, is garrisoned by forces of Jose Maytorena, the Villa governor of Sonora. Allies Report Extensive Gains On Turkish Lines About Dardanelles London Official announcement was made Monday that the British troops at the Dardanelles, as a result of their new offensive movement last week, captured two lines of Turkish trenches along a three-mile front. The state ment in part follows : "On the night of June 8-4 the Turks, having heavily bombarded a small fort in front of the extreme right of the French position, which previously had been captured, launched infantry attack against it, which was repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy, At the same time the Turks set fire to scrub in front of the left center of the position occupied by the British divis ion and attacked, but met with no suc cess. "On the morning of June 4 Sir Ian Hamilton ordered a general attack on the Turkish trenches in the southern area of the Gallipoli Peninsula, pre ceded by a heavy bombardment by all guns, assisted by battleships, cruisers and destroyers. "At a given signal the troops rushed forward with bayonet. They were im mediately successful all along the line except in one spot, where the heavy wire entanglements were not destroyed by the bombardment. "Indian troops on our extreme left made a magnificent charge. They cap tured two lines of trenches, but owing to the fact that the troops on the right were hung up by the wire entangle ments, they were obliged to retire to their original line." Austrian Cable Is Cut Rome The following official state ment was issued by the War depart ment Monday: "Naval detachments yesterday cut the cables uniting the continent and the islands of the Dal matian archipelago. All lighthouses and outlook stations of these islands were destroyed. The railway between Cattaro and Ragusa were bombarded and seriously damaged. "The same day a group of our de stroyers, which were unsuccessfully attacked by aeroplanes, again bom barded Monfalcone and sank several sailing craft laden with merchandise, San Francisco Is Shaken. San Francisco Two slight but dis tinct earth shocks were felt generally throughout the city at 9 :15 Monday morning. No damage was reported. At the University of California at Berkeley, across the bay, where the shocks were felt, Professor A. C. Law son, of the mineralogy and geology de partment, who supervises the seismo graph records, said that the temblor was comparatively insignificant. Observers at Lassen peak reported the volcano somnolent and that no shake was felt there. Passports Are Revoked. Berlin, via London The passports of two American citizens living in Dresden, Leon Raines and Karl Reck nagel, have been ordered revoked by the American embassy on instructions from the State department at Wash ington. The men, It is said, adversely criti sioed the American government's pol icy in the present crisis and reported in newspaper circles that they were ashamed of their citizenship. Portland Wheat: Bluestem, $1.10: forty-fold, $l.08J; club, $1.05J; red Fife, $1.02; red Russian, $1. Millf eed Spot prices : Bran, $27 27.50 ton; shorts, $2929.50; rolled barley, $26.5027.50. Corn Whole, $35 ton; cracked, $36. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $15 16 ton; valley timothy, $1212.50; grain hay, $1012; alfalfa, $12.50 13.50. Vegetables Cucumbers, Oregon, 40 75c dozen; artichokes, 75c; toma toes, $5 crate; cabbage, 1J 2jc pound; celery, $3.50 crate; head let tuce, $11.15; spinach, 5c pound; rhu barb, 1 2c; asparagus, 75c$1.25 crate; eggplant, 25c pound; peas, 6c; beans, 7c; cauliflower, $1.25 crate; carrots, $11.50 sack; beets, $1.50; turnips, $1.35. Green Fruits Strawberries, Ore gon, $1 1.75 crate; apples, 85c $1.75 box; cranberries, $1112 bar rel; cherries, Oregon, 68c pound; 90c $1.25 box; gooseberries, 23c pound; cantaloupes, $2.506 crate. Potatoes Old, $1.752 sack; new, 34c pound. Onions Yellow, $1 1.25; White, $1.75; red, $2 sack. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 19c dozen. Poultry Hens, 12c; broilers, 15 23c; turkeys, dressed, 2224c; live, 1618c; ducks, old, 9llc; geese, 8 9c. Butter Creamery prints, extras, 27Jc pound; cubes, 24c. Veal Nominal, 9c pound. Pork Block, 10c pound. Hops 1914 crop, 10 lOJc; con tracts, 10llc. Wool Eastern Oregon, medium. 25c; Eastern Oregon fine, 1820c; valley, 2528c; mohair, new clip, 30 31c pound. Cascara Bark Old and new, 44jc. Cattle Best steers, $7.307.65; good, $7 7.25; medium, $6.757; choice cows, $6.356.60; good, $6 6.35; heifers, $57; bulls, $3.S05; stags, $56.50. Hogs Light, $7.507.85; heavy, ?6.757.05. Sheep Sheared wethers, $67.25; sheared ewes, $4(515.25 ; sheared lambs, $67. Full wools $1 higher. Grain Bag Shortage Seen. Ulympia In order to warn grain producers in Washington of the possi ble shortage of grain bags this season, owing to the handicaps to ocean ship ping incident to the European war. Governor Lister has taken up with the board of control and the state gram department the question of supply. Inquiry by the grain department re veals that grain bag dealers in the West have orders placed for 50,000,000 bags from Calcutta and that they ex pect to receive them, though no assur ance is had that shipping facilities will be available. The state board of control reports that the penitentiary mill has now on hand 1,250,000. it is also learned that there are now 1,000,000 bags available in Portland; that the private manufacturers in this section will produce 4,000,000 and that the California penitentiary will pro duce 3,000,000. If the shipments from Calcutta are handled as they would be were ship ping not handicapped, there will be no trouble in supplying the need. Should the shipments be held up, however, it might be necessary, thinks Governor Lister, for the farmers in many cases to handle their gram in bulk. Prune Crop Will Be Large. Prune prices are going to rule lower this year from all indications. The Pacific Coast has a large crop and but little chance to export the surplus, as the war has paralyzed the foreign de mand. A little business is being done by packers on the basis of a materially lower market than prevailed at the opening last season. Various estimates have been made of the size of the California prune crop, but a fair average of the yield is 175,000,000 pounds. In Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho the dried prune out put will run at least 25,000,000 pounds, according to the best-posted prune men. It is, therefore, almost assured there will be a tonnage this year of 200,000,000 pounds on the Pacific Coast, against 100,000,000 pounds last year. For the past four or five years, ac cording to official statistics, the ex ports of Northwestern and California prunes have been about 45 per cent of the total production. This year, a conservative estimate is 10 per cent. Fruit to Go to Chicago. Albany, Or. As a result of the re cent organization of the Linn and Ben ton Co-operative Growers' association, plans are being made to ship fruit out of Albany in carload lots direct to Chi cago. From indications this section of the state this season will have the best opportunity it has ever had to market its fruit crop on a satisfactory basis. As a step in the plans now being devel oped, the Great Northern Express com pany has petitioned the city council for permission to use the Oregon Elec tric spur for loading cars. Wool Market in Stronger Position. In commenting on the wool market, the Boston Commercial Bulletin sizes up the situation as follows: "Confi dence seems to have begotten more con fidence in wool, and the market is un doubtedly in a stronger position than a week ago. Whether or not clothiers have given the manufacturers reason to be more optimistic by placing orders more freely is not clear, but there is no doubt of the fact that wool the world over is In a very firm position. GERMANY WILL PAY LOSS OF GULFLIGHT Sinking of American Merchant Ship Declared Error. BERLIN BLAMES BRITISH PATROL BOATS American Flag NotSeen Until Tor pedo Is Discharged Regret Is Expressed for Mistake. Washington, U. U. Germany, in a note cabled to the State department Saturday by Ambassador Gerard at Berlin, expresses regrets that through an unfortunate accident a German submarine had torpedoed the American steamship Gulflight and declared itself ready to furnish full recompense for the damage thereby sustained by American citizens. In the same communication the Ger- an foreign office said it had not yet been possible to clear up fully the case of the American steamer Cushing, re ported attacked by a German aero plane, and asked that the United States communicate the information in its possession concerning this incident. Blame for the attack of the Gulf- light was placed by the foreign office on the proximity of two British patrol boats and the absence from the steamer's freeboard of the distinctive markings usually carried by neutral ships m the war zone. "That the at tacked steamers carried the American flag, " the note adds, "was first ob served at the moment of firing the shot." The Gulflight was torpedoed in the English Channel five weeks ago, while bound from Port Arthur, Tex., for Rouen, France, with oil. She was towed to Crow's Sound and beached for repairs. Two seamen were drowned when the crew took to the boats immediately after the attack and the captain died of heart trouble next day. The expressions of regrets and offers of reparation in the note follow the principle outlined in the circular re cently sent to neutral nations by Ger many, disclaiming any intention of at tacking neutral vessels carrying non contraband cargoes. Carranza's Reply to United States Note to Be "friendly and Serene" Vera Cruz "Appreciative, friendly and serene." Such will be the tone of General Carranza's reply to President Wilson s note. After carefully con sidering the note, General Carranza concluded that it contains nothing other than hopefulness for the consti tutionalist cause, and it was officially announced that his reply to President Wilson would be handed to John R. Silliman, personal representative of President Wilson in Mexico, for trans mission to Washington within the next few days. The reading of the note by Carranza officials and members of his cabinet has created a feeling that President Wilson intended no harsh action to ward Mexico. A distinct teeling prevails that a more definite attitude at Washington will result in hastening a solution of the Mexican problem without foreign aid. General Carranza expresses the opinion that his intended reoccupation of Mexico City soon will place the con stitutionalists in a better position to be recognized by the Washington gov ernment. When Mr. Silliman called at the lighthouse he was informed that a reply to the note was being formulated by the constitutionalist foreign minis ter. It was said that the tone of the reply would be "appreciative, friendly and serene." German Press Asks Calm. London "The German newspapers," says the Exchange Telegraph's Am sterdam correspondent, "while admit ting that the fall of Przemysl is a sat isfactory achievement, warn the public against attaching exaggerated import ance to it, declaring that this event is overshadowed in importance by the threatening situation created by the attitude of the United States, Rou mania and Bulgaria. Private mes sages from Berlin are pessimistic, and a rupture with the three countries is feared at an early date. Jews in Warsaw Suffer. Lodez, Russian Poland, via London Warsaw newspapers, which have been smuggled through the lines, say the number of homeless Jews on the Russian side is increasing steadily. At a conference in Moscow recently of the Jewish Aid society, it was es timated that the number of these homeless persons is about 100,000. The greatest distress prevails among the homeless in the government of Lomza, numbering about 22,000. Submarine Defeat Hinted. Lisbon, Portugal Newspapers of this city say that the steamship De marara, from London Lisbon for Liv erpool, fired on the periscope of a sub marine, which was following her. It is said the submarine disappeared and that soon thereafter large quantites of oil were seen floating, in the surface of the sea. CYCLE Bicycle detachment of the Italian RUINS f . I at JSsmi4J1MWiallIi4,w ,v-T a'8 More than half of the city of Colon, Panama, was destroyed by the recent gives a view ot the ruins from Bolivar street, looking toward Cristobal. The background. GERMAN DESTROYER AT ANTWERP This photograph of a German destroyer passing through the docks of Antwerp was taken secretly by a resident of that city, despite the German threat of fine and Imprisonment for anyone taking photographs. It would seem to Indicate that Holland's neutrality has been violated. SuiirA F ifctK" Wisp Bp- '.I'-' tmh fJrt'T rnii tall Hil i ll Milf"' ' US trio i f, . This Is the residence at Forest Hills, Long Island, which Gen. Vlctorlano Huerta has leased and In which he has Installed his wife and their household f SO children, grandchildren, tutors and servants. 8afety Matches Running Short. According to a Melbourne dispatch to the Sydney (Australia) Herald, re produced In a commercial report, strict economy In the use of safety atches is being advocated by mer chants who know how limited the stocks lu Australia are at present, and how difficult It is to procure further sups-lies while the war lasts. Al ready prices have risen 133 per cent la Us wholesale market, and only a mast careful use of thess matches can prevent an actual shortage. The chief reason for this state ot affairs CORPS OF THE ITALIAN army maneuvering near the northern border of the country, OF COLON AFTER GREAT FIRE Is said to be the regulation In force In England that compels the factory which sudd lies nearly all the Aim trallan matches to show no lights at night, It being situated close to the Thames estuary. Consequently, the output Is reduced to one-third of the normal quantity. Select Circle. "Don't any of your friends come to cee you on visiting dayB?" asked the kindly old lady. "No'm." resuonded No. 777,444; "they're all here with ma." ARMY great conflagration. The photograph ruins of the market are seen in tha CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS Camllle Salnt-SaoiiB, the famous French composer and the first dolo gate of the Franco-American commis sion for the Development of Political, Economic, Literary and Artistic Rela tions, photographed as he landed In Now York. The composer, who la eighty years old, looks forward with uncommon pleasure to revisiting tha United States. He will be entertained extensively by the French societies la the many cities he expects to visit during the three months of his stay here. Why Men Eat More Than Women. That men eat five or six per cent more than women not because they are gluttons, but because they actually require that much more nourishment appears as a result of an Investiga tion made In the nutrltlou laboratory ot the Carnegie Institute at WanhlnR ton by Francis O. Benedict and L. E. Eames, says the Literary Digest. Tha reusou for the discrepancy seems to be that women have a smaller propor tion of active tissues than men of the same weight and more Inactlvu material, such as fat. The Investiga tion disclosed that the average wom an generates only 1,355 heat units Id the 24 hourB, as against 1,638 pro duced by the man, or about two per cent more for the latter per pound of body weight. When groups were con pared, after careful selection of Indi viduals of nearly the same height ami weight, the men were found to pro duce about 12 per cent more heat than women. SfVf i k. l-r I 1 Ml, t1 X I I 1 Lf 1 unocitwoooI