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8t Louis, Juns 16.The complete
naroioay. program of th democratic
, national, convention u "busted
ild open" today.
' Harmony reached lu climax near
. midnight when President Wilson tad
Vice-President Marshall were re
nominated by acclamation.
At 7 o'clock, when the resolutions
oommittec wu potting tit finishing
touches on its report, after 2S hours
continuous session, It wa apparent
that at leut on flgbt of that long
grind would be carried to the floor of
th conventioa.
This wss In relation to woman suf
frage. The committee fought out the
equal ballot pledge for hours. It de
feated, 10 to II, plank for a
straight-out declaration la favor of a
federal eonititutlon amendment to
glra woman the Tote. , It adopted br
' a Tot of IS to lo the following state
ment: ; :'tt? ' i
"We reeonuoead taUxtln of
the franchise to the women of the
country by the atatet, upon the tame
terms aa man."
This lobetltute waa entirely un
satisfactory to the auffrage workera.
The workera for a atralght-out suf
frage endorsement were Indignant
and openly voiced their declaration
-of offering from the floor a aubatltut
Which would commit the party to
open and complete accord In a con
stitutional amendment granting ex
tension of tha ballot.
The language of the Mexican
plank and of that referring to the
democratic' foreign policy were alio
stumbling blocke with the auffrage
resolution.
The convention, Id the night tea
talon, which adjourned at 11:80 a, m.
today, plainly showed it waa weary
of further delay anxious to finish
up and go home. ; That feeling was
even mora pronounced when the dele
rates awoke with sore throats or ach-
ing arma and legs from the over-use
they gave such , organa and parts In
, last night's outburst of cheering and
' noise accorded President Wilson and
his running mate,
Outside all the police reserves had
to be called to quell a riot of disap
pointed spectators. There was con
siderable crltlclam of the police to
day Tor their utter refusal to recog
nise credentials of national commit
teemen, delegates or newspaper men
In this throng outside. Many with
full credentials were even roughly
, handled.
Some dolcgates had smuggled In
their friends without tickets early,
and the overflow ran into the preBS
stands and the aisles, thus .packing
the, convention hnll with many with
out credentials. , ' '
ritTSONEllfl ANP QVSH
CAITniEl) HV ORHMAN8
Berlin, via London, June 16.
' The French forces on the southern
edge of Dead Man's hill were driven
back by German forces, the oftlolal
war oltlre statement said today.
German troops took 248 prisoners
and soveral Maxim guns. '
In the region of Thlnumont minor
ongaKonienls favored the' Germans.
At other points srtlllery engage
ments took place.
KIIACKKLTON WILL GO
TO RIOStTE MKN
London, June 16. A Reuter dls
' patch saye that Lieutenant Bhackel-
toai Is about to leave the Falkland
' Islands to rescue'f he mm Of bis party
. ' left on Blephant Island.
8t. Louis, June II. Unmeasured
denunciation of " the' hyphenated
American and a lauding of demo-
eracy'a achievements during the put
three years, promise of ' additional
labor legislation, a fervid t endorse
ment of Americanism and prepared-ness--these
were the principal planks
In .the platform submitted' to. the
democratic national committee today
by a ' resolutions committee that
wound up a continuous 11-hour ses
sion full of flgbt and pepper.
Woman's auffrage, one of the prin
cipal bones of contention, waa held
to ba a state lasue and not one for
decision by a constitutional amend
ment ',' - '
It was a lengthy document.
Twenty-flve "planks" constltited It,
and democracy's "pointing with
pride," promises, pledges for the fu
ture and endorsement of the put
were limned in about MOO words.
The platform held "revolting" the
thought of Intervention in Mexico. '
The light on the platform started
at 10 o'olock Thursday night Three
changes were made in the draft as
submitted by. the president. They
were on the Mexican, auffrage and
tariff planks. The main tight cam
on declarations to to suffrage and
Mexico, but with the draft completed,
Senator Stone announced the presi
dent thoroughly approved the docu
ment aa toayy drawn,
The flgbt on auffrage luted Ave
op..la .BjrXsvaabaM,tf
western and southern etatea.' "
' Judge King, of Oregon, Judge
Raker, of California, and Senator
Plttman'ot Nevada led the fight for
a thorough-going endorsement
Governor Ferguson of Texaa and
Governor Stanley of Kentucky led the
fight against ft. The opposition wu
largely from the aouth. The plank is
regarded aa distinctly unsatisfactory
by leaders of the woman's party and
the congressional union. .
HTOIIKS AND ItOOBEVELT
i. V ARK SOON. TO CONFER
New York, June 16. That Charles
B. Hughes, republican candidate tor
the presidency, will soon have. a con
terence with Theodore Roosevelt was
the belief today of men identified
with the Hughes campaign. It fol
lowed on the heels of a rumor, eman
ating on the Roosevelt stde, that the
colonel would see Hughes tonight.
In view of the tact, however, that
Roosevelt expects to etay in town
and Hoahea will leave at 8 o'clock
to be away two days, thla Is held In
accurate.; " ; "
Those! responsible for the news
that the men will confer also are of
the opinion that Roosevelt will take
the stump for Hughes.
CARRANZA REPLY
TO BE SENLATONCE
Washington, June 16. The Car
rahsa reply Ib ready. Developments
reported ' yesterday regarding fresh
bundlt border raids, ;t was generally
stated, Inclined administration offl
dnls to tho belief that It should be
dlBiiatchod Immediately. There was
strong probability It would be sent
today. The communication Ib said to
be the United States' final word In
the matter of withdrawal of the ex-
pedltlpn that crosaed the border to
hunt down Villa nnd break up border
banditry. ; ' s
The note Is In no sense 'an ultim
atum, 'It was said again today. It
does deilarji plainly and without any
possibility f)t misunderstanding where
this government . stands and where
Carrana's do facto government "gets
off" on the question of safety at the
border and als6 safety of Americans
and other foreigners Inside Mexico.
Administration ofllclals sal'd today
the note calls for no answer, and that
none Is expected.
Rcssbcs Reported to Have
Taken Izpcrtast Position
Western Drive in Effort
to Cct the Autrfcn Li:e
London, June 16.- With Czerno-
wlts seml-ofllclatly reported captured,
the Russian offensive is now driving
westward toward 8tnlslau, In an
effort to completely cut the Aua-
triana' , communications between
Lemberg and the southern points of
the line, if the Russians are success
ful, the Austrian Cxernowits army
either will have to stand its ground
or retreat through the eastern end of
the Carpathlana and down the plains
of Hungary. For the Russians to
reach and occupy the rich farming
country of the plains would be a
serloua blow to the central powers,
now practically dependent upon the
coming harvest for enough food to
enable them to continue the war. .
Reports from Berlin, Petrograd and
Vienna all make patent . that , the
Austriana, in an effort to preveat the
coop let est have ettffahed'theW do?
fens. '
The Russians continue to advance
steadily In the Indentation they have
made In the line at Lutsk.
FROM HOLLWEG
'.Berlin, via Sayvllle. June 16.
Chancellor von "Bethmann-Hollweg
addressed the relchstag unexpected
ly during the third reading of the
budget this afternoon. 'He spoke of
the present diplomatic and military
situation and discussed the response
both at home and abroad to recent
German declarations regarding peace'
pofiarbllltles.
, In the course of his speech, Holl
weg said:
"As In July, It 15i we, after a suc
cessful defense, will neglect nothing
which might shorten the terrible
sufferings of European nations In tha
midst of this conflagration."
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VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS R. MARSHALL
Special Eleetcg cl Dcscara-
tic Advisers Called by Mc
Ccsis to Pretest Arbi
trary Action by President
8t Louis, June 16. A special
meeting of the democratic national
committee hu been called by Chair
man. McComba for 4 o'clock thla af
ternoon. McCombs Usued the can
at the request of certain members,
who desired, they said, to express
their disapproval In the open of Pre
sident Wilson naming a chairman out
of the committee to head the com
mittee. ... 4 ' ;.. . ,
The appointment of a chairman by
President Wilson was In disregard of
their wishes.
K resolution baa been prepared by
John J. McOraw, West Virginia,
along this line. The 111 feeling re
sulting from the action of President
Wilson yesterday la selecting Vane
McComlck. of Pennsylvania, to the
chairmanship of the' committee
threatened to bring about a stormy
session.. ,'
, Before the .meeting wu called to
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orvwr'aome m ua memoers orgea
the disgruntled members to curb their
anger for the sake of party peace.
They insisted, however, they would
go through with the proposed rebuke.
The meeting. It wu said by some
members, wu for the purpoae of
having the committee name Ita own
chairman. Homer Camming hu
been the committee's choice for chair
man.
14,000 MORE PRISONERS
; taken; by Russians
Petrograd, June 16. The Russians
on the offensive along the Austrian
front from Kovel to the Pruth, have
taken an additional 14,000 prisoners,
it was officially announced today,
This brings the total for the offen
sive since June 4 to 164,000.
FOREST FIRE BURNING '
IN BRITISH 'COLUMBIA
Winnipeg, June 16. A forest fire
is sweeping the timber lands near
Fernle, B. C, on Crow'a Nest pass,
today. Fannad toy a high w'nd, it is
reported to be spreading rapidly.
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WESTEIiil FIIT
London, June J 6, The' Germans,
apprehensive of a big allied offensive
on the western front re continually
reinforcing "their lines there, dis
patches from Holland agree. From
Knocke, In the Belgian territory oc
cupied by the Germans, troop-laden
tram cars are going toward the front
in a never-ending procession. These
are covered with green boughs to
prevent the allied airmen from see
ing them readily. " .
On the streets here, In the clubs,
in the restaurants and on the trains,
persona discuss with marked inter
eat the cryptic sentence in the French
semi-official report ' on Wednesday,
which reada: - ' -;' ' ""'
The Germane in front of Verdun
are maintaining an attitude of ex
pectation, in view of the menace of
events which tbey feel sore are "be
coming more and more imminent"
To most, it means that the big
drive Is aoon to start, at the strategic
moment when . the momentum of
moment when the increasing mo
mentum of the Russian drive wlH
leave the German commanders with
no choice but to have their ' line
smashed somewhere either in France
or Russia. . "v' '
LICER BEAR IS
aMiiyioiiiF
Eureka, Cel., June 16. Riding
easily la a light aea, the coast liner
'Bear remained on the rocks of
Blunt's reef today In no Immediate
danger of breaking up. Frequent
trips were made to the wreck by Bail
ors on a raft, attached to an over
head trolley cable. The surf which
upset the two llfeboata and drowned
five victims early Thursday, waa so
calm that no danaer wuv felt la
visiting the stranded steamer. Plana
are being adopted to remove baggage
and part of the cargo by lighterage.
Captain Nopander Intends to make
a close inspection of his vessel to
day and ascertain if' there la any
chance of saving her. If the dam
age la not u bad as at first sup
posed, every affort will be made to
salvage the steamer. " Seamen be
lieve it might be possible to float her
off the reef and convoy her to Eu
reka. ''
Bright and early this morning all
survivors in Eureka were about the
streets seemingly happy, busy mak
ing preparations to start 1 for San
Francisco on a special train, leaving
here at 8:45 a. m. All agreed there
was no panic after the first excite
ment subsided and that the launching
of lifeboats was clamly conducted.
every man and woman manifesting
great coolness and heroism In the
face of Imminent peril. t . ...
The todies of the five who died
have been taken to the Ferndale moS
gue, where they will remain until
claimed by friends or relatives. The
best reports today here 'showed 200
survivors In Eureka and Ferndale.
This check ws' made by the purser.
His figures left five still unaccounted
tor, In addition to the five dead, but
other accounts declared all had beea
accounted for.
STRIKERS BEAT UP
NON-UNION WORKMAN
Oakland. Cal.. June 16. Fifty
strikers at the Sunset lumber yards
today attacked Frank Gulva, a non
union yardman, and beat hlm,severer
ly. Police dispersed the crowd.
Gulva was taken to' the emergency
hospital. The strikers also pulled
Joseph Smith, yardman, 1 from , a
lumber truck, but he escaped by run
ning. .The police remained on guard
at -the 8unset plant'. Officers wer
called to'.twoV' other 'lumber yards,
where .disturbance were- feared. ,
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-VA.- IS'. CoTn'ell ' reTurneTlasr nlgnt
from a business trip to Med ford.
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Dicplay cf Is Excel-
ly Doccratod VcHdi Are
; n Parade n tbs Fcrc:::n
The silver cup presented by Dr. J.
F. Reddy to the exhibitor of the most
perfect specimen of a rose in the
roae show held In thla city today was
won by Mrs. Geo. Riddle. . with an
entry by Mra. Geo. Satin takjnff see
ond place. The cup offered by the
sugar company for the aoat artis
tically decorated automobile in tha
parau was Awarded by the Judges to
the Methodist Sunday schooL
There were many beautifully de
corated automobilaa In the parade,
ad when the procession, headed by
the Moose band, came down the street
this forenoon it found a large- part
of the population on the street to
welcome It Besides the autos, the
wagons with their loads of camp fir
girls. . the ladies oa horseback, the
bicyclists and motorcycle riders aad
quite ;. an. Imposing . parade. ; The
Judgea made the following awards
of prises for this part of the carnival:
4 The : moat ' artistically : decorated
car Methodist Sunday school, first, .
trophy; 0. A. C, second prlae;
The test Sunday school car Bap
tist 8unday school, first; Christian,
seconds '". t" ' " ;, . ;; ',: '"'!
' The best decorated Fori car Mr.
Evenson. flrstr Parley F.!,Prstof'.
8COttd.f.''.'.V'e'
; The best decorated school sad fra
ternities civ O. A. C, first: C of O.,
second. -. "
The nest horse-drawn vehicle
"Wallulah Camp Fire girls, first;
Madronu, second. v
The best motorcycle with sidecar
A. K. Cus, first .. :
The best decorated motorcycle M.
Mclntyre. "" ' '
The best old fashioned bIeycl-
Luther Ruth. ' , '.is
: Best decorated bicycle Wlnnlfred
Abel. . . . . . . .V-':;-.:::.
j . L,ittle boy with cart and Teddy
bears, first; little boy on tricycle,
second. - ' ' ' ' : '
I General bicycle No. 13. '
Best mounted horse Mrs. Amoa
Smith, first; Mrs. Bratron. second. ,
There was aa excellent display of
roses at the Smith building on Front
'street, and the attendance of visitors
'during the day has been good. Tho
'awards were made by the judges as
follows: ' . ' .. .
c Six Caroline Testout rosea Mra.
C. L. Clevenger, first; Mrs. . Ella
Roper, second. ,
Four red roses, any one variety
named Mrs. Pardee, first; Mra.
Amos Smith, second.
Four pink roses, any on variety
nasisd Mrs. Amos smitn. nrm;
Mrs. Schell, second. '
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ALARMINGLY ILL
New York, June 16. Colonel
Roosevelt suffered another coughing
spell during the night and wu feelr
tng much worse' today. It was ad
mitted at his hotel today that his
condition l alarming his family, '
The colonel left the hotel with Dr.
Hubert V. Guile, who had been called
in consultation and went to , the
physician's office for examination. Hi
shook' his head ;when asked how be
felt, and whispered, 'I don't nbw'a.
tfohg 'boysl'wueu' reporters 'met
him. .. ; " ."
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