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WHAT YOU NEED The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press; It 3 Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer BARGAIN DAY la every day with the Merchant who advertises In the Press he has some thing to sell and says so. TOLUME XXVI. ATnEXA, UMATILLA COUKTY, OREGON, PBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25," 1914. NUMBER 40. NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World's Important Events Told in Brief. The Belgian recruits of the 1914 elites have been called to the colors. The number of Paris families has decreased 362,454 since the census of 1911. i Lillian Russell, the actress, was operated on for 'appendicitis in Pitta- burg. The Germans in retreat from France have fortified again and plan another stand. Rev. W. T. Sumner, of Chicago, is chosen bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon. , , . j ' According to dispatches from Ber lin, the Belgians are accused of com mitting atrocious acts. . British war office admits the sinking of three of her warships in, the North sea by German submarines. Chicago gains 806,668 in population since the government census of 1910, according to the school census. Summer came to an end this week in Washington when President Wilson's ofhice tent was taken down, first founded 6765 years ago in the temples of Israel, ushering in Rosh Hashana, or the Jewish New Tear. The'minister of finance of Russia 1 has prohibited the exportation of man ganeBe except to the allied nations. A hodcarrier on a San Francisco skyscraper slid 13 stories down a rope, burning out the palms of both hands. ' A Petrograd dispatch says many de serters are arriving at Russian head quarters, mostly Slavs and Bohemians. James E. "Sullivan, famous Olympic games commissioner, and a noted au thority on field athletics, died in New York. - Because reporters were required to enter the back door of the official press bureau in London, the war writ ers have gone on strike. People in Vienna are rioting' because of the government withholding the war news. Several persons have been killed and many arrests made. General Beyers, head of England's troops in South Africa, refuses to lead the Boers in campaign against the Germans, holding the conflict unjust. ' In the synagogues of Portland, Or., Monday was heard the Shofar, or ram's horn, blown in keeping with the custom which Jewish records say was It is officially announced from Zanzi bar that the British cruiser Pegasus, which was recently attacked and disabled by the German cruiser Koen igsburg, has been beached. In a desperate attempt on the part of the chauffeur of King Albert, of Belgium, to deliver him to the Ger mans for a price, the king promptly shot him through the head. - The "Oregon Apple Box" bill which has been before congress for several years, was stricken from the unani mous consent calendar, which means it will not come up at this session. German papers are adopting a more sober tone, some of them even men tioning a possible retreat "for strat egic reasons," from France for the purpose of "punishing the Russians." A message from Petrograd says that during three days the Russians in Ga licia have captured 15,000 Austrians, including 150 officers. Many cannon, quick-fire guns and supplies also have been taken. While the Germans were bombard ing Rbeims Cathedral a beggar stood in the doorway seeking alms and was not injured by the destruction of the building. The man was crippled in the French war of 1870. . Austrian aeroplanes Which flew over the Russian army were destroyed, and on the body of a dead aviator were found lists .of the Austrian reserves and notes as to their positions, which greatly aided the Russians. The German emperor has taken up his quarters in Luxemburg, according to a Paris dispatch. To guard against possible raids by French aviators a squadron of aeroplanes is in constant readiness to beat off attacks. - A dispatch from -Vienna says that General Radko Dimietrieff, Bulgarian minister at Petrograd, who resigned from the diplomatic corps of his coun try tq join the Russian field forces, was fatally wounded in the fighting at Tomaszow. A Bordeaux dispatch says the mag nificent set of ancient tapestries which hung in the cathedral of Rheims was removed before the bombardment by officials from the office of the under secretary of the fine arts, and is now in a place of safety. - It is reported in Tokio that the Ger man crosier Emden has sunk five Brit ish steamers off the coast of India. The passengers of the vessels are said to have been saved. , . The Holland-America Line steam ship Ryndam, which sailed from New York September 8 for Rotterdam, was seized by a British warship and brought into Cork harbor. The Brazilian government has de- tided that the merchantmen of the bel ligerent nations which entered Brazil ian ports because of the war must be detained until the conflict is over. . German Submarines Sink Three English Battleships London The British cruisers Abou- kir, Hogue and Cressy, of identical tonnage and armament, were sunk at 7 :30 a. m. Wednesday, on the North Sea by five German submarines, ac cording to an official announcement. First the Aboukir was torpedoed;" as the other vessels drew in to rescue the crew, they in turn were sunk. . This was the severest loss the Brit ish navy has suffered during the war, British cruisers and torpedo boats came quickly to the assistance of the doomed vessels, and it is reported sank two of the German submarines, while three others escaped. The three crusiers carried more than 2000 men, but no estimate has yet been made of the number of saved or lost. The fate of the cruiser Pathfind er, sunk recently in the North Sea by a torpedo, proved how quickly a ship may be sent to the bottom by an under water attack ' and it is therefore be lieved that the loss of life is bound to be heavy. The steamer Flores took 287 survi vors of the sunken ships into the Dutch port of Ymuiden, The steamer Titan picked up 114 men, one of whem after ward died. Twenty of the wounded were kept on board the vessel, while the others of the wounded were trans ferred to British men-of-war. The Lowestoft, another British craft, res cued a good number. The German policy of keeping the German battle fleet in harbor and at tempting to pick off British ships one by one thus far has resulted in the loss of three 12,000-ton cruisers, the Path finder of 8000 tons and two small craft destroyed by mines. Chinese Complain of III Treatment by Japanese Pekin The correspondent here of the Associated Press has received a letter from Charles A. Leonard, of the American Southern Baptist mission at Lai Chow, ,Shan Tung province, in which Chinese reports of ill-treatment of the local inhabitants by Japanese troops in the country are repeated. Mr. - Leonard relates the passage of the western section of the Japanese army, which he says was about 6000 strong, composed of cavalry, infantry and artillery, and which went through Lai Chow. The advance guard of the cavalry did not -molest the Chinese population and compensated them1 for what provender they took, but when the larger detachments arrived torren tial rains were falling. ,For this rea son the Japanese did not pitch their tents, but entered -.-the. best Chinese homes and compelled local merchants and other Chinese to work for them. In many cases they dried . their wet clothes by making fires of the furni ture in the middle of : the room. The men fed their horess on the ripening crops and the soldiers killed chickens and cattle for their own use, fre quently with inadequate or no com pensation. Mr. Leonard says the Chinese wo men, terrorized, deserted their homes. Five,' he said, committed suicide, either to escape attack by the Japan ese or after they had been attacked. The various Japanese proclamations posted in the war zone, declaring friendship, to the Chinese people and republic, explain the necessity of ter minating Germany's military and naval activities in the Orient and exhort the people to continue their occupations unalarmedr " . ' German Wireless Station Sought in Southern Oregon Washington, D. C. On complaint of the British embassy, the Department of Agriculture has begun a search for a mysterious wireless plant supposed to be operating in the mountains on the Pacific Coast. Information fur nished to the department is vague, but apparently the plant is busily engaged in sendnig messages uncensored by the Federal goverment. Forest rangers who patrol the mountains are under stood to have received orders to look for the wireless outfit. Drys Sweep Virginia. -Richmond, Va. The statewide pro hibition forces won a sweeping victory at the polls in Virginia Wednesday, re turns at midnight showing a majority, of 82,825. .With complete returns from all the cities and 44 of the 100 counties and with scattering returns from other counties, the total vote is 121,763. Of this vote the drys re ceived 77,453 against 44,618 for the local optionists. The cities which were expected to roll up a majority for the local optionists gave 1315 for the drys. , . Following a complaint entered with United States District - Attorney Reames by Thomas Erskine, British consul at Portland, the Department of Agriculture instructed the forest offi cers in Southern Oregon to ascertain. if possible, the location of the power ful wireless telegraph plant that is presumed to be operating in the woods of Southern Oregon in the interests of the German government. Queen Visits Refugee. London Queen Mary, accompanied by the Belgian minister to Great Brit ain and 'several of her ladies, visited the Belgian refugees in Alexandra pal ace. Her majesty was much interest ed in these unfortunate people and gave expression to her sympathy. As she entered the dining hall, where a new batch of refugees had just arrived, she was greeted by wild outburst of cheering. Farming Course Mailed to Eighth Grade Teachers Salem That the agricultural work in the schools may be thorough and conducted so as to give the best re sults, .State Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill is mailing all eighthrgrade teachers copies of a course of Btudy prepared by F. L. Griffin, of the Oregon Agricultural col lege. The course is intended to satify the demands of teachers and patrons of the schools in the elements of agri culture. The introduction says : "Agriculture should be taught, as far as possible, in terms of the child's own experience. This centers the work of the school around the dominant in terests and activities of the home and the community. Students manifesting a great deal of interest in agriculture should be encouraged to apply their knowledge at home. That phase of agriculture most attractive to them should be organized into a definite project to be worked out at home un der the supervision of the school." - It is planned to devote about half an hour each day to the study of agri culture. The teachers are urged when they believe the pupils will be more interested in agriculutral topics than the one assigned to permit them to continue that work as long as it is thought profitable. Mr. Churchill regards the formulas and rules given for scoring various crops in the circular as of particular importance. The pupils are urged to write the Division of Publications, United States department of Agricul ture, for Various booklets for farmers and to the Oregon Agricultural college for copies of its various publications. "By having the pupils write for these bulletins three or four weeks before they are needed, " says the cir cular, "each child not asking for more than five at one time, a splendid school library can be obtained free of cost and the puplis will be procuring a good training in letter writing at the Bametime." Topographic Map Oregon City Quadrangle Ready Salem John H. Lewis, state engi neer, has received word that the United States Geological survey has just issued a topographic map of the Ore gon City quadrangle, which includes 200 square miles south of Portland.' The map is on a scale of one mile to an inch, and is printed in several colors, and shows all details, even the houses, and differentiates between paved and unpaved roads. The maps may be secured from the survey in Washington, D. C, for 10 cents each, or from survey agents in Portland. This map 1b one of a series that is be ing gotten out under a co-operative agreement between the Geological sur vey and the state of Oregon, and is intended to be used for drainage in vestigations and general development work. It is expected that the Boring sheet will be iBBued this month and the Pine sheet in Eastern Oregon by the end of the year. A number of other Bheets will be issued next spring. The Geological survey also has for free distribution a bulletin on the results of spirit leveling in Oregon, done in co-operation with the state en gineer. This bulletin gives the exact elevation, instrumentally determined, of over 3000 points in Oregon, . in nearly every county. It is intended for use by those engaged in general development work, and by civil and irrgation engineers. A similar bulle tin has been issued for Washington. Logging Bunks Ordered. Salem Having decided to make compulsory the use of the safety log ging bunk, Labor Commissioner Hoff announces that he would invite the six companies offering the bunks for sale in this state to equip a train with their devices for demonstration pur poses. Each company will be asked to equip one car of the train so the rep sesentatives of the logging companies may have little trouble in determining which they intend to adopt. Accord ing to the commissioner, the Oregon conception of logging bunks for many years was four stakes driven in oppo site sides of a flatcar. To unload, two stakes must be chopped in two at the bed of the car, it being up to the chop per to find a place of safety when the logs began rolling. Many failed to do so, and, as a result, sustained injury or were killed. " - . . Hop Crop Nearly All In. Woodburn Hoppicking is nearly completed, and with the exception of a few yards, the crop was housed be fore the rains. The crops still out are showing some mould, and will not be of as good quality as was expected. The ' yield probably will be 20 to 25 per cent less than last year, although some yards report an increase. ' Early samples are in good Bhape and should command the top market price. Buy ers are not in the Held with orders as usual at this time of the year. The only sale reported was at 17 cents. Tax Roll Fixed at $19,735,115. ' Hillsboro Assessor Crandall has es timated the total of the 1914 tax roll at $19,735,115, and the board of equal ization will meet here to begin correc tions . of the roll. According to the State Tax commission's report of last year the assessor s summary .gives about 60 per cent of the actual cash valuation. This does not include the assessments of the railways, nor tele graph or telephone systems, the values of which are fixed by the state. Women Oppose 8-Hour Law. Hood River The members of the Woman's Political Research club in various parts of the Hood River val ley, who recently have made a study of the eight-hour law, have condemned the measure. The defeat of the ini tiative measure by a heavy vote here is predicted. The Upper Valley citiz ens are also opposed to the bill, accord ing to the members of a good roads delegation in this city. Pear Tree Promises Second Crop. Cottage Grove Mistaking this beau tiful weather for the -return of spring, a pear tree on the A. B. Wood prop erty has sent out blossoms for the sec ond time this year. It has already produced one crop and Mr. Wood says he expects to have a second crop about Christmas time. Winston Prune Drier Burned. Rose burg The large prune drier owned by Norman Agee in the heart of the WinBton fruit district was burned to the ground Saturday night. The drier was stocked with prunes, and the lost will total $3000. Mr. Agee carried $1000 insurance on the prunes. Monmouth Prune Crop Light. Monmouth The prunes in this vi cinity are being brought to the dryer rather slowly, because the crops are small. Mr. Niggli, who lives south of town, brought in some that averaged eight to the pound, and says he has more. Weights and Measures Law Is- Criticised by Bureau Salem Declaring that if action were not taken soon Oregon would become the dumping ground of incor rect weights and measures and non standard packages of goods discarded by other states, F. S. Holbrook, of the United States Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce, has conferred with Mr. Buchtel, state dep uty sealer of weights and measures, with regard to preparing amendments to the Oregon law for submission to the next legislature.. Mr. Holbrook said the Oregon law was far from being a model and that in many respects it was not workable. In place of county sealers of weights and measures appointed by the County courts, he urges the appointment by the State department of district seal ers who will be directly responsible to the State department. "The idea is to provide a plan for giving the deputies continuous work," continued Mr. Holbrook. 1 "Under the present arrangement many of the county sealers are not continuously employed in this work and as a result little is accomplished. In many parts of the state several counties should be included in one district. This scheme would in no way disrupt or interfere with the work in large cities like Port land, which maintain their ewn departments.". School Standard Is Set. Albany More than 40 rural Bchools of the 130 in Linn county were stan dardized last year, according to a statement by County Superintendent Jackson, of this city. Linn county hat always ranked high in the number of standard country schools. The objects of the rules just received are to pro vide cleaner school grounds, well-kept school buildings, proper lighting facil ities, adequate ventilation ' and heat ing, and to bring the attendance up to ihe maximum. Any rural school in the state meeting the requirements immediately will be given a banner. Rain Ruins Dallas Fair, Dallas The second day of the Polk County fair was practically ruined by the heavy rain. - Thursday night a heavy electric storm visited this sec tion, followed by one of the worst downpours of rain that has been wit nessed here in years. The rain con tinued to fall all Friday and late into the night. Few were brave enough to attend the fair. The amusements did a poor business. Saturday morning it cleared off somewhat and the sun shone most of the day. Exhibits and amuse ment features were the best seen here. Inspectors Hunt Scabies. Salem Two inspectors have been employed by the State Livestock and Sanitary board to wage a campaign against scabies among the sheep in Malheur and Harney counties, accord ing to Dr. W. H. Lytle, secretary of the board. . An epidemic of the dis ease appeared among the herds last year, and the board has since been waging war against a recurrence of the disease. Marion Taxes Paid Fast. Salem The tax roll of Marion coun ty for 1914 was almost $1,000,000 the largest in the hiitory of the county and $953,288.40 has been collected. The uncollected taxes total $43,519, of which $9000 la charged against the Oregon & California railroad on timber holdings. The railroad tax is under litigation in the Federal court 58 PERISH WHEN STEAMER SINKS Only Two of Leggett Rescued Off Oregon Coast. . Lifeboats Containing 38, Including , Women and Children, Are Swamped by Heavy Sea. Astoria, Or. Fifty-eight persons, at least, and probably more, perished when the steam schooner Francis H. Leggett sank in a 90-mile gale 60 mileB south of the Columbia river and 30 miles northwest by north of Yaquina light, off the Uregon coast shortly al ter 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. Other estimates place the number of dead at 70. Five women, a boy and a girl are among the missing. Two persons are known to have been rescued, after clinging several hours to wreckage tossed by a vicious sea, and an unconfirmed report says a third person has been picked up. The known passenger list, furnished by the" owners at San Francisco, to taled 36. Besides Captain Maro, the Leggett carried a crew of 24 men. Two lifeboats are reported to have been filled and lowered. One contain ed 30 persons and the other eight. Al) the women and children were includ ed. Hoavy seas swamped the lifeboats Immediately upon their striking the water. The known survivors are Alexander Farrell, ' of Sacramento, Cal., and George Pullman, or Pollman, of Winni peg, Man. Both were rescued by the oil tanker Frank H. Buck, which is lying off the mouth of the Columbia river awaiting a quiet sea to enter this harbor. Farrell was transferred to the steamer Beaver and taken to Portland. He told a thrilling story of his experience and gave pathetic accounts of drownings of persons at tempting to cling to wreckage. The Leggett was en route to San Francisco from Grays Harbor nortB, having left Portland a few days ago for Washington towns to load lumber. German Shells Set Noted Rheims Cathrdral Afire Berlin. An official statement Is sued Monday says: "Rheims was in the battle line of the French and the Germans were obliged to bombard it We regret the necessity, but the fire of the French came from that direction. Orders have been issued to save the cathedral. "The attacks on the French are pro gressing at several points." Bordeaux.-The Minister of the In terior, Louis J. Malvy, announced that the famouB Cathedral of Rheims had been destroyed, and all other historic and public buildings either laid in ruins or seriously damaged during the bombardment of Rheims by the gener al artillery. Coupled with this announcement was a statement that the government had decided to address to all the pow ers a note of Indignation against "this act of odious vandalism." Germany Questions British Sincerity Berlin. Nobody In Grmany is will ing to admit the sincerity of Great Britain's basing its declaration of war on Germany's violation of the terri tory of Belgium and Luxemburg and much alleged evidence is produced in newspapers and magazines to prove that Great Britain had already made up its mind to join France and Russia previous to Germany's advance on Bel gium territory. In the highest circles of the German government it is asserted that the foreign office has evidence that Great Britain, was negotiating 'with Russia several months before the war broke out to furnish ships for a descent of Russian troops on the coast of Pom erenla, which lies on the Baltio north of Berlin, but It appears that nothing came of these negotiations. Another curious and timely piece of evidence is presented m the shape or an item purporting to be from the Paris Gil Bias of February 25, 1913. That paper is said to have published the following: "A newspaper of Eastern France has revealed a highly Interesting piece of news; In "military circles there it is related that large stocks of British ammunition have for several weeks been brought into Maubeuge, near the northeastern frontier of France, on the railway line from Paris to Cologne. The city of Maubeuge is of greet mil itary Importance. It is designated in the French general staff's plan of cam paign as the concentration point for the allied troops which will be com manded in case of a war by the En glish field marshal, Sir John French, under General Joffre as commander-in-chief." Japanese Gain Reported. Tokio. Lieutenant-General Kamlo, commander-in-chief of the Japanese armies that are moving on Klau-Chau, the .German leased possession in China, reports that he met and re pulsed a German detachment on Sep tember 18. The official announce ment of the skirmish says that the troops, after landing moved southward at Wang-Ko-Huabz, 13 miles east of Tsimo. The Germans used machine guns, abandoned their position in dis order, leaving supplies, equipment and personal apparel. The Japanese suf fered no casualties. Army Wins on Apple Diet. London. The Petrograd correspond ent of the Times says that General Ruzsky's army while in pursuit of the Austrians toward Lemberg, left all transports behind them and for six days lived on apples. This is cited by the correspondent as showing the great energy of the Russian soldiers, who are able to endure forced marches and continuous fighting on such a diet Germany's New Gun Is Big Surprise to World Berlin. It still is too early to' base general predictions concerning war in the future on the engagements of the present great European struggle. One prediction, however, does seem fairly justified already. It is that the day of fortresses has passed. The new 42-centlmeter (16.8-inch) siege gun of the German forces appears to have demonstrated its ability to de molish the strongest fortifications ever made. Pictures of the demolition at Liege bear striking testimony to the power of this new arm. A single projectile demolished utterly walls of reinforced cement and steel, ripped open steel towers andjilled the mass on the forts' defenders. This new siege gun has been the surprise of the war. It has been re peatedly asserted that no nation has any military secrets that are not in possession of all other important na tions, but events have proved not only that the existence of this terrible wea pon was not known to foreign nations, but that only a limited number of high German army officials themselves had so much as heard of it. A member of the Reichstag, whose name is not giv en, is quoted as follows in a German paper: "The fact that the German army possessed such a gun was as much df a surprise to the Germans as to for eigners, for its construction and na ture were kept secret, as the situation demanded, so that even In the empire only a limited number knew about it." German Prisoners Say Kaiser's Losses Heavy Bordeaux. There was given out of ficially information concerning inci dents of the fighting and personal ex periences which had been furnished by German prisoners or obtained from documents seized by French troops. It relates particularly to the fighting around RheimB between September 11 and 16. A German artillery officer wrote: "Modern war Is the greatest of fol les. Companies of 260 men in the Tenth Army Corps have been reduced to 70 men and there are companies of the guard commanded by volunteers of a year, all the officers having dis appeared." The following is taken from a letter written by a German Captain of in fantry: "We were surprised by the French and I lost my company. Searching for It in a village, I was made a prisoner. Now my fate is in the hands of God." Another German officer captured at Rheims said: "For tactical reasons, the guard had to retreat. We had many killed and 800 wounded. The first battalion of the first regiment of the guard has not another officer. The French ar tillery defiled so well that we could not discover Its sight. General Von Schack and the colonel of the second regiment of artillery of the guard are among the killed." English Labor Unions Said to Be Backing King London. The. parliamentary com mittee of the trades union congress, after a two days' conference, Issued a manifesto to trade unionists of the country on the war. The committee was especially gratified at the manner In which the labor party In the house of commons responded to the appeal made to all political parties to help in the defense of the country. The manifesto proceeds: "The com mittee is convinced that one import ant factor in the present struggle 1b, that, In event the voluntary system of military service fail, the demand for a national system of compulsory mili tary service will not only be made with redoubled vigor, but may prove to be so persistent and strong as to become irresistible. The prospect of having to face conscription, with its permanent and heavy burden upon the financial resources of the country, and its equally burdensome effect upon nearly the whole of its Industries, should in itself stimulate the man hood of the nation to come forward in Its defense, and thereby demon strate to the world that a free people can rise to the supreme heights of a great sacrifice without the whip of conscription. "Another factor to be remembered Is that upon the result of the struggle in which this country is now enguged rests the preservation and mainten ance of free and unfettered democratic government which In its International relationships has in the past been rec ognized and must unquestionably prove to be the best guarantee for preservation of the peace of the world. "The mere contemplation of the overbearing and brutal methods to which people have to submit under a government controlled by a military autocracy living, as it were, continu ously under the threat and shadow of war, should be sufficient to arouse the enthusiasm of the nation in resisting any attempt to impose similar condi tions upon countries at present free from military despotism. "But if men have a duty to perform in the common Interest of the state, equally the state owes a duty to those of Its citizens who are prepared and readily prepared to make sacrifices In its defense and for the maintenance of Its honor." 34 on Lost Submarine. Melbourne, Aus. Rear-Admiral Sir George Patey, commander of the Aus tralian navy, in a wireless dispatch to the government says that submarine Ae-1, which was reported lost, disap peared with all hands, numbering 34 men, on board. Other vessels of the fleet made a search but failed to dis cover any wreckage. The loss is at tributed to accident, as there was no enemy within 100 miles and the weath er was fine at the time. This Is the first disaster in the history of the Aus tralian navy. The Ae-1 was under command of Thomas F. Besant. Wounded Briton Praises Germans. Berlin. By wireless to SayvlMe, L. I. Hon. Aubrey Herbert, member of Parliament, who was among the wounded In a Gorman hospital and taken back by the British, expresses his thanks for the courtesy shown him in the German hospital and praises the humanity of the German soldiers. HOME RULE BILL SIGNED BY KING Welsh Disestablishment Also Becomes British Law. John Redmond Cries "God Save England;" Leaves for Ireland to Plea for Recruits, v London. King , George Saturday signed the home rule and Welsh dis establishment bills, making them laws. Parliament was then prorogued until October 27. Announcement that royal assent had been given the home rule bill was re ceived with cheers in both the Lords and Commons. Especially enthusias tic was the demonstration in the Com mons. . Will Crooks, the labor leader, asked if it was in order to sing "God Sava the King." Without waltinK for Der- mission he started the first verse him self and then broke down with emo tion. The anthem was taken up by the spectators In the gallery as well as by the members and the singing was heard in the palace yard. As the members filed out of tbe chamber Crooks cried out "God save Ireland." John Redmond, the Irish National ist leader, replied, "God save Eng land. - Mr. Redmond, who was the recipi ent of many warm congratulations in the lobbies of the house after adjourn ment, left later in the day for Ireland, where he will take part in the re cruiting campaign. Japanese to Get No Land In Lower California Los Angeles. Japan's alleged at tempt to gnln a strong foothold In Lower -California failed Saturday wnen the now Mexican- government, through Its Los Angeles consul, Adolf Carrlllo, refused a syndicate of wealthy Japanese rich land and pearl concessions - sold to them by ex-Dictator Huerts. ThiB action came as a climax to a series ' of negotiations said to have been carried on between Huerta and Japan. The Japanese, Carrlllo said, already were in possession of a large number of valuable concessions in Lower California, wbich will be taken from them. Representatives of the syndicate who called on Carrlllo told him that the syndicate had established Ameri can hoadquarters in San Francisco, and was prepared to take up the Low er California concessions. A heated discussion followed, in the course of which Carrlllo curtly noti fied the Japanese "that the Mexican constitutionalist government will give no concessions of any kind to Japan or to the Japanese." "The constitutionalist government," he continued, "has promised the Mex 1 an people that all of this land that rightfully belongs to them will be turned over to them as soon as In vestigations now being made by a committee appointed by General Car ranza has completed Its work." - Angered at Carrlllo's refusal to fur nish them with passports into Lower California, or to make arrangements for the turning over of the land, the Japanese threatened to go to Mexico City to "see whether the government would refuse them the land and pearl concessions." . Great Britain Is Silent on Subject About Peace Washington, D. C Great Britain has received no proposal for peace. either direct or indirect, from Ger many or Auctria, and therefore has nothing to say on the subject. This was the subHtance of a mes sage received lute Saturday by Sir Cecil Sprlng-Hlce, the British Ambas sador here, from Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary. The ambas sador had inquired whether any pro posal of peace was before his govern ment in view of the persistent rumors from Berlin that peace proposals were being exchanged. Coincident with the receipt of this Information from Great Britain It was learned authoritatively that President Wilson had not pursued either with Great Britain, France of Russia, the Informal suggestion of the Imperial German Chancellor that "It was up to the United States to obtain a state ment of peace terms from the allies." The state department has not com municated with the British or French ambassadors here on the subject, or the German ambassador now visiting In New York. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, as well as Jules Jusserand, were at the state department in conference with Counsellor Robert Lansing, act ing secretary in the absence of Mr. Bryan. Prisoners to Be Listed. London. The official press bureau says the government has received in formation that the German govern ment is prepared to communicate lists of British prlBonerB In their hands in return for similar information as to German prisoners here. It is contem plated that such lists, which will in clude information as to the physical condition of the prisoners, will be in terchanged periodically. Arrange ments also are being made for the transmission to Germany of letters. parcelB and money for-prlsoners. The German government Intends to permit correspondence by their prisoners. Percherons Are Wanted. Bordenux. An American horse ex porting firm of Sioux Falls, S. D is trying with the aid of John W. Gar rett, Minister to Argentina, who is now with the French government here, to have Franco remove the prohibi tion of shipment to the United States of Percherons, for which the French 1 army has no need. It is expected that the government will allow the ship ment. .