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VOL. VI., No. JM.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1700.
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War Department Is Asked to
Supply Larger Body of
Soldiers to Protect General
Pershing's Lines in Mexico
Sun Antonio, Mir. 21. General
Funaton today announced he had
asked the war department to she
blra additional troopa, io he could
adequately protoct General Per
shing's "dangerously thin" lines of
communication.
Funstou refuted to make public
the number of troops needed. He
aald be preferred Washington to
furnlab that Information.
Funaton did not atate whom be
regarded aa possible enemlea. neces
sitating uae of additional troops. Tbe
reinforcements requested consist of
cavalry and Infantry, and probably
of artillery also.
Thirty thousand aoldlera are now
In Funeton'a district, but most of
tbem are needed for patrol duty.
Funaton had no word from Pershing!
thla afternoon. His latest advice
placed Villa in 'tbe Us Crticcs dls-.
trie.
Washington Informed Funstoni
that $20,000 had been placed to bis,
credit to be used in employing
guides, soouts and interpreters.
STRIKE TIES UP
COAST SHIPPING
Seattle, Mar. 21. Practically ev
ry eteamer plying between Puget
sound porta Inside of Cape Flattery
la reported tied up today, unable to
load or discbarge freight, at tbe re
sult of a general walkout of em
ployes. More than 400 firemen, oil
ers, deckhands, waiters, porters,
cooks, watchmen, pantrymen, and
inesamen are on strike, demanding
wage Increases of from $5 to flS a
month, BO cent an hour for over
1 time, and improved conditions ' of
labor. But three steamers are re
ported running out of this port today
to neighboring points. They are the
'Tacoma, on tbe Seattle-Tacoma run,
and the Kulspan and Walaleale. The
"Kulspsn's crew has been replaced
with negroes, it la reported.
110 SELECTION OF
GiOiP.
Chicago, Mar. 21. Without select-,-lnt
a temporary chairman for the re
publican national convention, to be
held bere in June, the sub-committee
making arrangements for the gather
ing adjourned today. ' :.,," ,
Selection of a temporary chairman
Is considered highly Important, as he
will dollver the "keynote" speech
. when the G. 6. P. delegates meet to
choose their presidential candidate.
The temporary chairman may be
named at the next sosslon of the sub
committee in April., ' '!
Nicholas Murray Butler telegraph
ed to Chairman Hlllcs that coin
mencomont exercises of Columbia
university, or which he Is president,
; would require his attendance on the
first dny of tho republican conven
tion.' , With repnrd to the temporary
. ..chairmanship, llillos nld!
"Wo have not oleftod anybody, up
on the request of an absentee, who
, tiiked us to postpone the choice until
April."
CHAIRMAN
RUSEBURG fiutID
ISSUE KNOCKED
OUT BY COURT
Salem, Mar. 21. Declaring that
tho city of Ronoburg was attempting
to loan Ha credit to a private corpor
ation, tho supreme court today de
clared unconstitutional a 1300,000
bond issue voted by Koaoburg tax
payers to subsidize a logging rail
road into the Caacade mountains.
The contract between the Roseburg
and Eastern Railroad company, tbe
Kendall Lumber corporation and the
city of Roseburg was styled "a vio
lation of torganlo law."
TKEZIUOXD BESIEGED
' II V ItlRSIAN WARSHIPS
London, Mar. ' 21.- Russian war
ships have arrived off Trebliond and
are besieging it, advices received bere
today asserted. Tbe city, was said to
bo defended by a large force of
Turks
L
IS
'Washington, Mar. 21. President
Wilson and bis cabinet agreed today
that the proposals In General Venus
tlano Carranza'a protocol are satis
factory. Tbe hunt for Francisco
Villa will probably be continued un
der tho protocol's terms.
'Counsellor Pol V of the state de
partment, presented tbe plan to the
cabinet. Consideration of it resulted
In a decision which, it Is believed,
will prove of benefit to both the
United States and Mexico.
Washington, Mar. 21. A message
will probably be sent to General Car
ranza late today informing blra that
President Wilson and 'bis cabinet
agreed to the Carranaa suggestion
that further operations against Fran
cisco Villa be conducted under the
terms of a written protocol.
I The plan waa presented by Coun
sellor Polk, of the state department,
at the cabinet meeting today, and
waa assented to.
There is no intention of signing
the protocol immediately, aince time
will be necessary to give; both na
tions opportunity for ample consider
ation of counter proposals.
' ' A factor in tbe cabinet's decision
waa realisation of Carranaa'a diffi
culty In making his position clear to
the Mexican people unless he had
some written document to show, the
Americans were acting in good faith.
I In reporting the Joy of American
Mormons when they were rescued
ffom the Villa menace by American
troops, General Funaton aald:
! "We have found the natives friend
ly everywhere. The Carransistaa are
also showing every Indication of
friendlineea."
L BATTLE OFF
THE BELGIAN COAST
London, Mar. 21. Four British
destroyers engaged three German de
stroyers off the Belgian coast yester
day, the admiralty announced today.
Two of the German vessols were hit
by British shells. Four British sail
lors were wounded. The Gremans
fscaped Into ZoobrugBe after a run
ning fight. .
j This clash was the first In woeks.
It In believed the German vessels
either emerged from Zeobrugge or
daubed along the coast of Holland
from Heligoland. Incoming skippers
reported mlHts overhanging tho Eng
lish chnnnoUtud' tue-North sea.
. Tho Gorman admiralty's statement
aald the Teuton destroyers scored
several hits. .ThageJAld Berlin, tbe
British vessels fled.
AHA
PR
SATISFACTORY
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PAT (f H PEACE HINT uegoh to seiid
hi H I LHUL mil I iiiciiorniTc m
18 HI-RI! Ii.
Slav leader Who Won No
toriety in the War Against
Japanese, Gains , Victories
Oyer the Kaiser's Troops
London, Mar. 21. Russian vlc-
toriea at both ends of the 800-mile
eastern battle line today overshadow
ed new German gains at Verdun.
General Kuropatkln, of Japanese
war fame, forced Field Marshal von
Rlndenburg to withdraw hla troops
from the salient south of Naracos
lake. Berlin admitted this was ne
cessary to avoid having the German
troopa annihilated by a circle of fire.
Berlin announced Russian attacks
had been repulsed south of Riga,
west of Jacofstadt, and northwest of
Postawy. .The Russians suffered
heavy losses.
At Usclecxvo, Russian artillery
forced the Austrian to abandon the
bridgehead, which bad been held tor
alx months against strong Slav at
tacks, according to the official Vienna
announcement '
Petrograd'a statement aald that
Teheran reported Russian troops last
Sunday . marched Into Ishpahan,
which they, had been menacing for
some time.
Petrograd, Mar. 21. 'Russian
troopa marched into Ishpahan Sun
day,' according to advlcea from Te
heran received today.
Ishpahan waa formerly the metro-
polla of Persia. It Is 210 miles south
of Teheran, in the midst of an ex
tensive plain, aurrounded by orch
ards. The Russians have been men
acing it for some time. ' .
The earlier Austrian official state
ment admitted the Important Rus
aian . victory Id southeastern Gallcla,
38 mllea north of Csernowlta. This
makes the Austrian position on the
north bank of the Dnelster precarious
and Is believed" to forecast the be
ginning of a new Russian campaign
I.1K0IOS
El Paso, Mar. 21. Colonel Dodd's
swiftly moving cavalry . ia reported
today on a forced march toward
Namlqulpa to reinforce a Carranslata
force that is engaged In a fierce run
ning fight with Villa and hta follow
ers. Encircled ny uarramistaa ana
Americans, .Villa Is apparently des
perately trying to reach Santa Clara
canyon In the Guerrero mountains,
20 miles 'east of Namlqulpa. Ab
sence of any news from the battle
field since late yesterday, at Juares,
that Villa waa at bay, led to fears to
day that he might cut through the
flying ring and reach a position of
temporary safety.' ,'
In order to trap Villa It he escaped
the central American column, Gen
eral Pershing sent squadrons of cav
alry toward Babrlcoua and Carmen,
on either side of Namlqulpa. One
of them should bo within striking
distance of Villa today or tomorrow.
Several aeroplanes accompanying
the expedition npent the night at As
uncion, within a few hours' flight
of Namlqulpa, possibly to assist the
reinforcements in locating Villa. :
General Gnvlra snld today that he
had no further details of tho battle.
He urgently requested ; information
and momentarily expects replies to
CDllIES TO MOTHER'S 1JEET
Metropolis Paper Prints Story
Indicating That Plans May
Be Under Way to End
War in the Near Future
New York. Mar. 21. That Ger.
many may be tv.'Slng peace, and has
intimated to America that its pre
sent proposals may not be unaccept
able in the near future, waa hinted
in special dispatches, from Washing
ton to the Evening Post today.
Tho messages aald Ambaaaador
Gerard at Berlin bad postponed his
vacation at the request of Imperial
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg,
In order to be at his post if America's
services in peace negotiations should
be needed.
Von Bethmann-Hollweg recently
gave Gerard hla Ideas about accept
able peace terms during an hour's
discussion of peace possibilities.
Gerard had cancelled hla vacation
plans, and will remain at his poet
indefinitely.
The 'Post's information appears to
support recent United Press reports
from Washington that Colonel E. M.
House brought tentative peace terms
f f om Germany to President 'Wilson
after hla recent "mystery tour" of
Europe.
Gerard's talk with Hollweg Is de
clared to have followed a conference
between the imperial chancellor and
the kaiser. Hollweg told Gerard he
did not desire to state specific peace
terms, but that Germany was willing
to withdraw from Belgium without
demanding Indemnities.
The chancellor aald the German
public would demand indemnity for
withdrawal of the Teuton army from
northern France, and would also de
mand restoration of German colonies
taken by the allies.
against Bukovina. 1t Is considered
certain ' the new . Russian offensive
will compel a withdrawal of Germans
from the western front and possibly
terminate the. Verdun smash.
his messages. Oavlra pointed to the
battle as a concrete denial of reports
that Carranaa was disposed to let
Villa get away In order to give him
an equal chance against the Ameri
cana.; . Oavlra Intimated that the Ameri
can expedition had established Its
base of operations near : Casas
Qrandes. Reports that t,he garrison
there waa going to Juares were un
confirmed. Even If large bodies of
Carransistaa placed themselves be
tween the American expedition and
the border, It waa pointed out that
thousands of soldiers at Fort Bliss
and Columbus were ample protection
against the Implied threat. 1
There is no sign of friction be
tween de facto troops and .Americans.
It was reported that in return for
President Wilson's aid at the battle
of, Agua Prleta, CarramUtas would
permit the United States to use Mexi
can railroads for military purposes.
There was no confirmation of this
from Queretaro, the temporary capi
tal. . . " ,.
American troops ore continuing to
march into Mexico from Columbus.
The number now pursuing Villa Is
upwards of 7,000. . ' ;
(Continued on page 2)
FORCES HIST VILLA
Portland, Mar. 21. Oregon's dele
gates to the national Congress of
Mothers, to be held in Nashville,
Tenn., will be Instructed to fight tbe
administration of Mrs. Frederic
Scboff. of Philadelphia, president of
the national body.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee, Mrs. George MacHath, presi
dent of . the Oregon Congress of
Mothers, was instructed to favor ro
tation of officers In the national or
ganization and the , enlargement of
the national executive board to in
clude every state president
Mrs. Schoff has been president of
the national Congress of Mothers for
14 years. Oregon members charge
that tbe present rules are such that
she with two other members of the
executive board control the entire
organization, comprising more than
one million women throughout the
United States. "
MEXICO TO COtiTROL
JAP IMMIGRATION
San Francisco, Mar. 21. Passen
gers on tbe steamer George W. Elder,
which arrived here today from 'Mex
ico, declared the Mexican government
has taken definite action against Jap
anese Immigration to. Lower Califor
nia. : Foxty-elght Japanese laborers
were refused admittance to Lower
California at Ensenada recently , by
Governor Cantu when the Elder took
them from Salina Crux. No reason
waa given. ;
Ua&w contract to land the Japan
ese, the Elder's officers and others In
terested in the contract appealed to
Japanese and. American consula for
relief, but despite all pressure, Cantu
waa obdurate and tbe Japanese were
returned to Sallna Crus.
Students of Mexican affairs point
to the incident as supporting rumors
of Japanese colonisation activities In
Lower California. V .
CARRAXZA ASKING ,.
INFORMATION OF U. 8.
Washington, Mar. . 21. General
Carranaa haa asked how many sol
diers are In the American expedition
hunting Francisco Villa, It waa an
nounced today, v
Carranza'a question was In con
nection with the proposed protocol
under which the great man-hunt will
probably, proceed., The American
consul at Queretaro, to whom the
query waa directed, did not explain
the question In his message to the
state department. The reply la ex
pected to be that the American expe
dition la only large enough to ac
complish its mission - of catching
Villa, and that it doea not intend to
pursue its operations further . after
tbe bandit chief la eliminated.
U. S. AIR SCOUT IS
III
El Paso, Mar. 21. Lieutenant
Thomas S. Bowen, of the American
expeditionary force, has been serious
ly' injured "somewhere in Mexico,"
It was, announced today. Hla aero
plane collapsed while be was scouting
for Vllllstas. Bowen went from San
Antonio to Join the expedition..
This is the first time on record
that an American army aviator has
been injured in active service.
Bowen sustained a broken . nose
and was severely shaken up In his
60-foot fall, later dispatches said. He
will recover. ; ; 1 ;
' Harry ' Silver, of Ashland, spent
a few days In the city, returning home
this afternoon. ' ' . . v
IEE SILL IS
KILLED BY
IT
Well Known Pioneer Reside:!
Dies Under Scnewkt Pe
culiar Grccrtances When
Oa liis Way to Milza
Lee Sill, a pioneer resident of this
district, met with Instant death late .
Monday afternoon while on bis way
to Takilma. Mr. 8111 was going to
Takilma with the wheeled drill out
fit that was being taken ont to the .
Harris property by San Francisco .
parties for the purpose of prospect
ing the placer ground. The drill
was being hauled by four horses, In
charge of Lew Parker, a trail wagon
being drawn behind the drill. Mr.
Sill was riding on a running board
at the rear of the drill in order to
manipulate the .brake, which , he
handled with a rope. While descend
ing the last grade, about three-.
quarters of a mile before reaching
Takilma, Mr. Parker1, who was riding
one of the wheel horses, felt the
wagon come down onto the horses as
though the brake had slipped. He
called to Mr. Sill to ask If the brake
would not hold, but. receiving no
reply,; and seeing that Mr. Sill had
disappeared from ""hit post, stopped
aa soon as he reached the foot of the
grade, and went back. In the road
on .the grade he found the body of
Mr. Sill, life already extinct. The
wheels of the frailer had passed over
his head and heck, and while these
injuries were said by Dr. Dixon, who
was called from Kerby to be severe
enough to have caused death, the
physician believed it possible that
Mr. Sill may have been dead when ,
he fell from the wagon. It is said
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that Mr. Sill was subject to heart
trouble, and it is thought that he may ,
have been suddenly overcome follow- -Ing
the exertion of helping to get tbe .
drill outfit over the roads.
The body waa brought to this city
and s 'being held at Hall's pending .
arrangements for the funeral.
Lee Sill was born In Iowa Novem
ber 21, 1853, went to California in
1876, and came to Oregon 34 years ,
ago.; in 1887 ne located . in tne
Grants Pass district,- where he en
gaged in farming and othor activities,
and was always a respected and in
fluential citizen. Just before . his
death he had made arrangements to
take charge of the store and, post .
office at Wlldervllle, and had already
sent his goods to the Applegate vil
lage. He and Mrs. Sill were to go
the first of the week to assume their'
new duties." '
Besides his wife, to whom he was
married; at Clarion, Iowa, in 1872,
the deceased la survived by seven
children, Mrs. Eva Young, of Port
Simpson IB. C; Mrs. Millie Gaslln,
Mrs. Erma Eastman, Glenn, Merton
and Bernard Sill, of Portland, and
Mrs. Clyde Martin, of Grants. Pass.
He also leaves one sister, Mrs. S. M.
Plumley, of this city, and a number
of other brothers and sisters through
out the east.
The funeral will be held from the
Wm. Bunch residence, 711 I street,
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SECURE ;
DIVORCE DECREES TOGETHER
1 San Francisco, Mar. 21. One of :
the few Instances on record In which
a husband and wtfo have simultane- "
ously secured final divorce ' decrees
waa recorded here today. Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Kronmlller rushed to
court, each domanding the final de-
cree. The interlocutory decree was
granted a year ago. Judge Van
Nostrand gave1 Mrs. Kronmlller her
decree, while Judge Muraskl gave
the husbarid his. ;' . V i
Both decrees are legal. , :
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